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Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of
God. Just as
everyone ing
in
my own
1
diaconate set to expand diocesan
please
try to
benefit but that of the
many, that they
may be saved. Be
me, as
imitators of
I
every way, not seek-
am
I
Corinthians 10:31,33—11:1
FEBRUARY 14,
prison ministry
of Christ.
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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2003
Harambee Mass
5
VOLUME
N9
12
21
USCCB takes steps
celebrates
to protect children
Africari'American culture
Workshops, policies aimed to help create
OLCand OLA pull together for Black History Month
safe environment* By KEVIN
MURRAY
E.
Acting Editor
The Ad Hoc Committee
on Sexual Abuse will conduct a series of workshops throughout the country later this year.
The workshops
will assist
dioceses in implementing the
"The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People," developed by the ad hoc committee and approved by the full body of the
US.
Catholic Conference of
(USCCB)
Bishops
in its
Novem-
ber 2002 general meeting
Implementation of the "Es-
Norms
sential
for
Diocesan/
Dealing with
Eparchial Policies
PHOTOS BY KAREN
A.
require that
each diocese have a written policy on the sexual abuse of minors by priests and deacons, as well as by other church personnel.
Each diocese must file a copy of its policy with the USCCB by June 1, which is within three months of the effecof the norms.
tive date
The
Office of Child and Youth Protection (OCYP), established by the charter, will help conduct the workshops
scheduled for April, May and June of this year. Audits to en-
Abuse of
Allegations of Sexual
The norms
shops.
November,
in
be covered in the work-
will also
—
WASHINGTON U.S. bishop's
Minors," adopted
See WORKSHOPS, page 8
Vatican OKs Harry Potter
EVANS
Rome, local opinion says boy wizard hot evil'
Our Lady ofConsola tion parishioners lead the Harambee Mass a t Our Lady of
processional at a
the Assumption Church.
The Mass was celebrated
as part ofBlack History Month for the students
By KEVIN
Vatican
Pictured left, 9/1 1 survivor Victoria Lockhart
selling
performs during the Harambee Mass.
By
KAREN
A.
EVANS
Staff Writer
—
CHARLOTTE woman dances
dressed
down
all
in
the aisle
Lady of the Assumption Church. In front of the
altar,
she continues her joyous dance. Thus begins the Harambee-influenced Mass presented for the students of
Our Lady of
the Assumption
films are not evil; instead, they
story,
are fdled themes.
page 8
6S2S
Christian
the woods,
by stealing away into Plummer ex-
ing the release of a Vatican document on the New Age
narrated the Harambee procession. Harambee, a Swahili term meaning "pull-
plained.
movement.
ing together," refers to the desire to bring a diverse group of people together as one congregation.
side
in traditional
Af-
in secret
Once
the woods, an iron pot would be turned upin
down on
slaves
the altar, and
would pray
into
it
so
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The
boy wizard was brought up because strains of the New Age movement promote magic and the
of the
body ...PAGE
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CNS
page document entitled "Jesus
photo from
Warner Bros.
Christ the Bearer of the
fictional
occult, according to the 93-
See HARAMBEE, page 8
Speaker relays theology
U
with
practiced their Christian faith
American slaves were forbidden to worship, so they
6.
rican costume,
1000-665^ ON TIIH 0C68 ao
the best-
officials said
Harry Potter books and
Our Lady of Consolation Church (OLC) parishioner Robin Plummer
Dressed
white of Our
—
"I see absolutely no problem with Harry Potter," said Father Peter Fleetwood at a Feb. 3 press conference mark-
School Feb.
A
MURRAY
VATICAN CITY
Our Lady ofthe Assumption School.
See accompanying
E.
Acting Editor
of
of
Life:
on the "I
A
Water
Christian Reflection
New Age." don't think any of us the imagi-
grew up without
See POTTER, page 14
Parishioners spend a
Sister of St. Joseph
day with
sees ministry as great
St. Paul's
adventure
letters ...PAGE
7
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The World
February 14,
in
Brief
Social ministers urged to help church restore its credibility The WASHINGTON (CNS)
show a connumber of priests in the world, but an increase in the number of seminarians. Meanwhile, the
Vatican's latest statistics
tinuing decline in the
—
church has "one shot" at restoring its tarnished credibility because of the clergy sex abuse scandal and needs the continued efforts of people in social ministry to be successful, said a member of
worldwide Catholic population reached 1.06 billion at the end of 2001, an increase of nearly 1 percent from the previous year. The statistics were released
the U.S. bishops' National Review Board. "If
we
full
Feb. 8
backslide, if we settle for less than
we
suspect
I
ond chance,"
will
the latest edition of the
Vatican said the number of priests declined by 111 during 2001. That re-
not get a sec-
said Jane Chiles,
when
Vatican yearbook or "annuario" was presented to Pope John Paul II. The
accountability and complete trans-
parency,
former
executive director of the Kentucky Catholic Conference. The National Review Board was created by the bishops last June to oversee implementation of
flected a decrease of
the bishops' policies on child abuse.
riod,
negative attitudes toward racial diversity
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
— An
Af-
rican-American priest criticized many Catholics for having negative attitudes toward the growing racial, ethnic and church are not too enthusiastic about this state of affairs," said Father Bryan N. Massingale, who teaches moral theology at St. Francis Seminary in Milwaukee. Attitudes include resistance, being lukewarm and giving diversity a low priority, he told more than 400 church workers attending the Feb. 9-12 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington. "Christians must do more than tolerate diversity," he said Feb. 9 at the gathering's opening session. "Christians must also cherish and in the
same pefrom 110,583 to 112,244. The most significant increases came in Asia, Africa and the Americas, while Europe and Oceania registered a reduction. CNS
Remains of shuttle crew arrive The remains of a Columbia shuttle
—
— six Americans and one
members
Sick.
The
Mary
Blessed Virgin
a grotto near Lourdes 18 times between
Feb.
11
and July
Mary
1858.
16,
Our Lady of Lourdes, to annual World Day of the
the feast of
be the church's
di-
rected the girl to dig in the grotto and told her she
wanted a church
built at the
of a spring Bernadette uncovered. Since then, a church-appointed medical board has recognized 66 Lourdes' cures site
was the 1999 healing of a 51 -year-old French man with multiple sclerosis. as miraculous; the last
U.S. theologian tells Vatican officials war would be self-defense
& H
February 14, 2003 Volume 12 • Number 21
Iraq to a skeptical Vatican
audience, arguing that military action
was
justified
under traditional
self-de-
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—
Visiting artist
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CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of
Charlotte will be presenting the His-
not
Texas would
have chosen to become part of the space program. The sleepy, rural corner of Texas once known primarily for the beauty of its Piney Woods has now been in the
consciousness of
bishop Jean-Louis Tauran, the Vatican's equivalent of foreign minister, and offi-
a sorrowing nation as the place where
of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, and later detailed his Vatican
came
cials
debris from space shuttle Columbia
was outside when
to rest. "I
it
happened," Msgr. James Young, pastor
Rome sympo-
of Sacred Heart Church in Nacogdoches,
sium organized by the U.S. Embassy to the Vatican. Novak argued that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein had disrupted international order by refusing to disarm and that Iraqi weapons risked falling into the hands of a new breed of
told the Catholic East Texas, Tyler's di-
presentation at a Feb. 10
international terrorists eager to strike
countries around the world with no ad-
Vatican yearbook shows small decrease in numbers of priests VATICAN CITY (CNS) The
U.S.
a case
D ioce$an planner
R A L D
t
Israeli
concept of preventive war. Brought to Rome by the U.S. State Department, Novak met privately Feb. 8 with Arch-
war on
(CNS) Novak made
The
NEWS
in
some new
—
VATICAN CITY theologian Michael
Columbia tragedy leaves sizable imprint on quiet Texas diocese TYLER, Texas (CNS) It is
Reuters
vance warning "A limited and carefully conducted war to bring about a regime change in Iraq is, as a last resort, morally obligatory," Novak said at the Rome symposium. "For public authorities to fail to conduct such a war would be to put their trust imprudently in the sanity and good will of Saddam Hussein," he said.
fense principles and not under
1,
via
implanted firmly call-
to Bernadette Soubirous in
At 1
—
ing for prayer, penance and conversion
— appeared
for
9 midday Angelus address, the pope explained why he chose Feb.
NASA
the military mortuary in Dover.
the grotto at Lourdes, France, the Blessed Virgin Mary continues to offer hope to the sick, Pope John Paul II said. his Feb.
photo from
Delaware for identification astronaut are carried by an honor guard under the U.S. and Israeli flags after arrival at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Del., Feb. 5. The remains of the orbiter's seven crew
cultivate diversity."
From Lourdes' grotto, Mary continues to offer hope to sick, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) From
in religious or-
increased 1.5 percent over the
linguistic diversity in the U.S. church.
"Many
778
der priests and an increase of 667 diocesan priests. The number of seminarians
Chiles spoke Feb. 9 at the opening ses-
sion of the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering held Feb. 9-12 in Washington. The meeting brought together more than 400 church workers from 42 states. Catholics told to avoid
2003
—
ocesan newspaper.
"I
heard
this
'boom,
boom, boom.' It was like a sonic boom, only it just went on and on for what had to be two minutes. Everything around me shook. People in the area have been "very shocked, very saddened" by the disaster, the priest said. "This isn't something that happened somewhere else, this isn't something that they just watched on the news. This happened literally in their own front yards, and it has affected them in very deep and personal ways." In weekend Masses celebrated Feb. 1 and 2, "we remembered the seven astronauts in prayer," Msgr. Young added. 'We offered the Masses for them, and we prayed for them in the prayers of the
faithful.
We've been pray-
ing for their families, too."
panic Pastoral Plan at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 6212 Tuckaseegee
French throne, matches military forces
Road, and discuss its implementation today. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. with coffee and registration and ends with lunch at noon. All priests, secretaries, parish personnel are welcome. Our diocese is being gifted with the Hispanic presence that the U.S. bishops spoke about in their 1983 pastoral letter, "The Hispanic Presence: Challenge and Commitment." There will be two similar meetings later this year: on July 16 in Asheville and on Nov. 12 in Greens-
are out
boro. For more information, contact Andrea Inkrott at (704) 370-3269.
20 BELMONT
Sr.
— The Abbey Play-
and Belmont Community Theatre present William Shakespeare's "Henry V" on Feb. 20-22 and Feb. 27March 1 at 8 p.m. in the Haid Theatre, Belmont Abbey College. One of the Bard's best-known works, "Henry V"
ers
will
against the French.
The English
numbered nearly
forces
5-1, but they
love their king and are willing to lay their lives
down
for him. Reservations
can be made by calling (704) 8256787.
20 WINSTON-SALEM ing Companions
is
— The Heal-
a grief support
group for the bereaved. They will be meeting tonight and Oct. 17 in conference room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For further details, call Joanne Parcel at (336) 924-9478.
21 CHARLOTTE
—
Thank God
Friday (TGIF), a weekly support group for separated and divorced women, meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the It's
Matthew Church parish center, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., with its
St.
a tale of honor, perseverance, loyalty
monthly potluck dinner with a guest speaker from the community. TGIF is a healing ministry sponsored by
and romance. King Henry the Fifth of England, thinking he has a right to the
Catholic Social Services, Charlotte Regional Office and St. Matthew
is
2003
February 14,
The World
The Catholic News & Herald
Brief
in
man
Vatican prepares release of confidential pre-World War II documents VATICAN CITY (CNS) As the
human embryos
its
files
Germany
relating to
almost exclusively on diplomatic reports contained in the Vatican's so-called "Secret Archives."
is
Under
acceptable.
bill
D-Calif, S.303, research could legally proceed using cloning techniques as long as a fertilized embryo is not allowed to be implanted in a womb. A bill co-sponsored by Sens. Sam
before
public attention focused
II,
clear
co-sponsored by Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah and Diane Feinstein,
a
Vatican prepared to give scholars access to
making
that no form of research using cloned
—
World War
dignity aimed at
3
But what may prove
Mary
equally significant to scholars
Brownback,
set
Landrieu, D-La., S.245, would prohibit all cloning research that involves creation of human embryos. It would allow use of cloning techniques for animals other than humans and for research involving cloned DNA, tissues and organs. A spokeswoman for the U.S. bishops urged defeat of the Hatch-Feinstein measure. At a Feb. 5 press conference, leaders of half a dozen organizations including the Knights of Columbus and Concerned Women for America signed a "Manifesto on Biotechnology and Human
is another of records being opened the same day, Feb. 15, by the Vatican's Congregation for die Doctrine of the Faith, which in the pre-war per iod compiled numer-
ous confidential studies on Nazism, communism. The fascism and congregation's
move
the latest in
is
its
5-year-old "open doors" policy, which
has given researchers access to documents relating to some of the most con-
and sensitive issues in church 500 years. Not only do the files available to scholars docutroversial
history over the last
ment periods like the Inquisition but also more recent top church evaluations of 19th-century novelists and the authenticity of the 1917 Marian apparitions at Fatima, Portugal. In an earlyFebruary interview with Catholic News Service, the doctrinal congregation's
Msgr. Alejandro Cifres Gimenez, said the roughly 90 new dossiers dating from 1922 to 1939 would
chief archivist,
Archdiocese
NEW YORK
— Cardinal
(CNS)
Edward M. Egan of New York opened the canonization cause for Rose .
Hawthorne, founder of the Dominican Sisters,
Servants of Relief for Incurable
Cancer, in a ceremony Feb. 4 at the
York
Catholic Center.
human CNS
photo by Jim Harney for Voices
in
Hatch
the Wilderness
sleeps in pediatric hospital in Baghdad An Iraqi girl suffering from cancer sleeps in a pediatric hospital in Baghdad during a visit from a U.S. peace group in late January. UNICEF officials told the visitors that 5 million Iraqis would need direct medical Iraqi girl
U.S. author Nathaniel Hawthorne,
Hawthorne was
a wife, mother,
in
1900.
Known
in
religious
or food aid in the event of war.
ST.
poor without charge,
St.
Rose's in
Peter beneath
1926. Both
homes
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
—A
four-
receive
day from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West. Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so for more information, call Helen Gillogly,
SFO,
believed to be the
tomb of £t.
St. Peter's Basilica, to
the
20th-century silver crucifixion sculpture atop the pastoral staff used by Pope Paul
VI and Pope John Paul
II.
The
six-
section exhibit includes a Bernini sculp-
and
ture, papal portraits
busts, a
photo-
graphic architectural rendering of the famous Sistine Chapel, papal rings, li-
and sacred furnish-
spiritual
—
to help
deepen your re-
lationship with Jesus while learning to
Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Parkway, will host a Mardi-Gras style Christian Coffeehouse tonight at 7:30 p.m. Single and married adults of all ages are invited to join this Christian celebration of words, music, food and drink. Kathy and David with "Redeemed" with provide the music. Admission is free, although donations are appreciated. For more information, please call Kathy Bartlett at 704-614-9100.
eat the foods
23 HENDERSONV ILLE
Family Hall. For more
.
— The
St.
Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will meet to-
An
'manifesto' (CNS) As two competing bills aimed at making cloning illegal move through Con-
—
WASHINGTON
gress, a coalition that includes the
Knights of Columbus has issued a "manifesto" on biotechnology and hu-
man
Catholic Church, will host Terri
Diocesan Program Director for Parish Social Ministry on Feb. 25 at 7
Jarina,
p.m. in the social
hall.
Ms. Jarina
will
speak on social justice and peace. All are
883-9645.
growth weight-loss pro-
gram designed
Matthew
at (828)
24 CHARLOTTE The Light Weigh is coming to St. Vincent de Paul! The Light Weigh is a 12-week Catho-
bmayer@alltell.net.
St.
in operation,
it
lic
—
still
ends in San Diego in September 2004. Described by its producers as "the largest collection of objects from the Vatican ever to tour North America," the exhibit is titled, "St. Peter and the Vatican: The Legacy of the Popes." It includes treasures of history and art ranging from a full-size reproduction of cinnati,
Cursillo information via e-mail contact
22 CHARLOTTE
are
along with four others, in Philadelphia and Atlanta; St. Paul, Minn.; and Parma, Ohio. Four-city U.S. tour of Vatican art treasures starts in Houston
is
Cloning bills move through Congress; group issues biotech
—
To
what
the motherhouse, where she died in
stops in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Cin-
Church. For details, call Trish Wilson at (704) 543-8986. 22 SALISBURY School of Leaders will meet at Sacred Heart Church today from 9 a.m. to 1 1:30 a.m., following the 8 a.m. Mass. For more information, call Dan Hines at (704) 544-6665 or visit www.charlottecursillo.org.
hattan and Rosary Hill in Hawthorne,
ings for papal liturgies.
Man-
also referred to as
—
Par-
warn
kids
PAUL, Minn. (CNS)
that soft drinks are bad for their teeth.
turgical vestments
as
is
ents and dentists regularly
begins in Houston this March. After
life
which
proving soft drink's effects on teeth
Rose
Mother Alphonsa, she established two homes where the sisters cared for the
refers to as "nuclear transplan-
Teen wins science prizes
of
widow
all
what
"therapeutic" cloning.
city U.S. tour of Vatican art treasures
and convert to Catholicism. She began caring for poor people suffering from cancer in the slums of Manhattan in the 1890s and established the congregation
including
cloning,
tation,"
New
The daughter
and
Dignity," which calls for a ban on
provide essential insight into Vatican thinking in the pre-war years.
Canonization cause opened for Rose Hawthorne in New York
R-Kan.,
welcome.
For more information, Tyson at (828)
contact Rochelle C.
859-9881.
25 CHARLOTTE
— A Rachel Net-
work Evening of Prayer
Over the
years, youngsters have found and effective ways to tune out the adults and sip soft drinks fearlessly. But it's a different story when one of
creative
their peers delivers the message. Adam Quade, a ninth-grader at Totino-Grace High School in Fridley, offers not just a warning, but scientific data about the damage such drinks cause to tooth enamel. Quade did most of the work on his project last year as an eighth-grader at St. John the Baptist Catholic School in New Brighton, in the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis. After winning blue ribbons at both the state and regional competitions, he went on to compete in the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge National Competition last October in Washington where he placed third.
the Great Church will celebrate the church's 75th anniversary with a Mardi Gras-themed fundraiser to-
night at 6 p.m. in the Bishop Begley Parish Center. There will be lots of food, fun and games for young and old alike. Prizes will be awarded for the best costume for children
and
adult.
for Post-Abor-
tion Healing will be held today at 7:30
March
CHARLOTTE
—
Programa
moderation.
p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Provi-
7
orientation will be offered today at 7
dence Road in the daily Mass chapel. This service is open to anyone who is experiencing issues related to abortion, whether their own or that of a friend or
Esperanza of Catholic Social Sendees will present a "Blending Cultures" class today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Blending Cultures class addresses traditional Hispanic/Latino culture, reasons for immigration, frequently asked questions about Latinos and working effectively with the Hispanic/Latin American community. To register contact Anna M. Judy at
p.m. in
wing
you enjoy
Room
4 of the
in
faith
formation
for those considering the pro-
Come
give God's way a chance! have questions, please call Karen Acken at (704) 543-5497. 24 The Little Flowers
gram.
If you
NEWTON —
Catholic Girls'
Group
is
for
all
Catholic
and up. The group will be Joseph Church, 720 West 13th St., at 4 p.m. in the Holy girls
ages
meeting
five
at St.
details,
call
Debbie Vickers at (828) 495-2039. 25 Tryon St. John the Baptist Ro-
—
family member.
Your
anonymous and
individual confession
participation
is
with a priest is available following the prayer service.. All communication is confidential. Men and women of any denomination are welcome. For more
information, contact Dr. Martha Shuping at (336) 659-1342 or e-mail mshuping01@sprynet.com.
28 WINSTON-SALEM— St. Leo
(704)
370-3248,
amjudy@charlottediocese.org.
'
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The Catholic News & Herald
February 14,
Around the Diocese
2003
Speaker relays theology of the body
attendance, pleading with them to be conscious of immodest clothing and behavior that can make it difficult for
West paints holy and hopeful picture ofsex and marriage
even
By
some men
beyond the physical, was not the intention. Through his presentations, West
KATHY SCHMUGGE
HUNTERSVILLE
— The
man and woman
is
up various misconceptions about sexuality. "Equality of the sexes does not
love be-
and
mean sameness," he said, asking women to embrace their feminity and men to embrace their masculinity, be-
a physical
manifestation of God's love, a love that free, total, faithful
is
fruitful.
That was the message given to approximately 400 people by Christopher West, a professor of sexual ethics at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary
cause these unique characteristics together r&veal God. He also explained that the physical coming together in the marital embrace is a renewal of the marriage vows and it should reflect the Trinity in its willingness to bring forth new life or openness to a
talking about human sexuality in the context of faith at St. Mark Church Jan. 27-29. 'The one-flesh union in marriage is a
new
where Christ wants
II's
ality."
to love in this
way
—
is
—
contraceptives in marriage
becomes inverted and
tniofjlfciol
contagious. Every time
I
listen to
him,
come away with a new perspective on Pope John Paul II's theology of the I
Photo by Kathy Schmugge
Patrick Church parishioner Valerie Gephardt speaks with Christopher West during his talk on sex and marriage at St. Mark Church Jan. 28. St.
for example,
in premarital sex,
.
"Christopher's passion for this topic
general audience talks between
by engaging
if
loved each other rightly?" he asked. "Look at the mess in the church and in the world resulting from the misuse of the gift of sexu-
1979 and 1984 on human sexuality, gave West the needed answers when he once grappled with the difficulty and sacrifice of lo\ing as God loves. According to West, when a couple fails
the world look like
men and women
to be in
union with us," said West, the theology of the body staff advisor for the Gift Foundation and the Archdiocese of Denver, as well as author of "Good News About Sex and Marriage." Theology of the body, Pope John Paul
life.
'What would
great mystery that points us to the Eucharist,
to see
that
tried to clear
Correspondent
tween a
if
He
or using
understand," said Paul McNulty, a col-
masturbation.
the love
lege student and parishioner of St. Mark. Valerie Gephardt, a parishioner of
of sexuality are interrelated because they twist and defile what God made to be
Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, be-
good, holy and beautiful.
selfish.
Aware of the transforming potential of the pope's teachings, West made it his
St.
life's
mission to share it with others. He has been so successful that he is known
ment of healing and hope.
throughout the world as one of the main interpreters of the theology of the body. He articulates the message with passion using his real-life experiences to bring the ideas home. "It is cool that Christopher West decided to study the theology of the body and put it in words that we all can
sage: priests, religious
stead of a person
not just lay people because this truth applies to every man and woman," she said. 'West has taken his suffering and transformed it and himself so that he can reach everyone in a special way." During the talks, West covered topics including lust, pornography and
likeness of God.
lieves
God
chose
West
to be an instru-
"Everyone needs to hear this mesmen and women;
Gem Lab
Carolina
Fine Jewelry Appraisals Chris S. Davidson, G.G., NAJA,
West wanted
said these distortions
the
men
to see the pain caused
in
attendance
by reducing
people, even oneself, into an object in-
made
"Men, when a
in the
image and
woman compromises
her dignity, your response should be tears, not lust," said West. 'With just a look, you can tear her down, or build up her true dignity." He then addressed the women in
body," said Brenda Cerkez, director of
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make a
now
hearing West's
after
more sense
lot
talks.
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I
was nervous about getting married. Now I am more open to the idea," she said.
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Around the Diocese
ministry resides.
Permanent diaconate set to expand
While many parishes currently have
own
their
prison ministries in place, Rev.
Mr. Wenning said the new diocesan approach would complement those efforts. 'We have no intention to disrupt any-
diocesan prison ministry
thing that's
By KEVIN
MURRAY
E.
upon
Acting Editor
"It's
CHARLOTTE — The Office of the Permanent Diaconate
will
in place,"
said,
"but to
grow
ing sure
we feel will be very everyone involved, by makprisoners have access to the
a model that
beneficial to
soon be taking
he
it."
all
over prison ministry for the Diocese of
ministry," said Carter.
Charlotte.
Meetings are scheduled through the how to implement the process. Rev. Mr. Wenning intends to have an action plan prepared for Msgr. Mauricio W. West, diocesan administrator, by June 1. Rev. Mr. James Johnson, permanent deacon for St. Charles
'The purpose
to utilize the deacons
is
Rev. Mr. Ben
in their locations," said
Wenning, coordinator
winter and spring on
for the
permanent
SB
diaconate. "We're going to take prison
ministry and expand
it
over the entire
diocese."
The
concept, he said,
is
for the dea-
Borromeo Church
cons to not only become prison chaplains
in
Morganton,
is
scheduled to coordinate the program.
but to become liaisons to the prisons in
"As Catholics, we have a strong
their respective areas.
scriptural obligation to reach out to
'The deacons, based on their locations and parishes, will be available as
people, including those in prison," said
those
who
who
need to contact are incarcerated," said Rev. Mr.
focal points for those
know
Wenning. 'They
will
tional procedures
and contact informa-
the opera-
man
for the job, as he
areas,"
had been
involved with volunteer prison ministry
work
in
North Carolina and South Caro-
lina since 1985.
The first
tion for the prisons."
And
noted Rev. Mr. Wenning. Matevie counsels inmates and staff, offers spiritual reading matter, notifies inmates if a family member has died and
ioner of St. Vincent de Paul Church, as the perfect
visits
four years, Matevie
worked
inmates
who
are hospitalized.
coordinates 300 volunteers
who
He
conduct
the deacons will be available to
as a full-time volunteer chaplain at vari-
Bible study at the prison, trains others
"provide a Catholic presence to the pris-
ous correctional institutions in North Carolina and raised funds beyond what
prison ministry and helps connect volun-
DSA provided. Now a fuU-time prison
teers with the people they should see at
oners, their families
and the prison
Mr. Wenning. 'They
said Rev.
staff,"
will visit
the
County
who want
to
Carter, "just like
we are to reach out to the
marginalized and the poor."
Prison Ministry will reap a fruitful harvest thanks to your contribution to the
Diocesan Support Appeal.
become involved with
with them and meet their needs."
chaplain for Mecklenburg
Diocesan prison ministry, partially supported by Diocesan Support Appeal funds, was implemented in 1991 with Bill Matevie as coordinator in February of
North, and the only Catholic chaplain in
regardless of their religious affiliations.
more
that year.
'While concentrated in Mecklenburg County, Bill has reached out to other
Carter, director of the diocesan Special
by calling (704)
Ministries Office under which prison
kemurray@charlottediocese. org.
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considered Matevie, a parish-
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Jail
the system, Matevie ministers to 600
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Promoter of low-income housing gets CCHD award
and political life, without charity every change would remain shortlived," the poge said in the message released Feb. 6 at the Vatican. For the
cial
—
WASHINGTON (CNS) Peter J. O'Connor received the 2003 Sister Margaret Cafferty Development of People Award
majority of Catholics,
affordable housing for poor people in
southern New Jersey. The award is given annually by the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S.
was presented
in
Washing-
ton at the opening of the Catholic Social
Ministry Gathering. O'Connor is the founder and executive director of Fair Share Housing Development Inc., of Cherry Hill, N.J. A nonprofit corporation, Fair Share Housing built and manages more than 800 units of affordable rental housing in Camden, N.J., and the surrounding suburban region. He also was one of the lead attorneys in two landmark New Jersey Supreme Court decisions that require each
provide affordable housing
in the state to
opportunities for cal effect
community
all citizens.
The
practi-
has been to integrate suburban
towns.
Recent Iraq visitor says case for war not made WASHINGTON (CNS) The
—
out Feb. 5 at the United Nations by Secretary of State Colin Powell for war against Iraq has not convinced Scott
case laid
Wright,
who worked
El Salvador for
in
eight years during the height of that nation's civil
war
in the 1980s,
visited Iraq for five
think he
made
days
and
who
in January. "I
the case better than Presi-
dent Bush, but I don't think he made the case for a pre-emptive, preventive war
Wright view with Catholic against Iraq,"
an interService.
said in
News
Wright, a Catholic who lives in Washington, was one of a dozen Americans \isiting Iraq Jan. 21-25 on a trip sponsored by Voices in the Wilderness.
The
vocation to charity
CNS
Israeli high school teacher demonstrates gas mask protection Teacher Nivin Mabareeki cheeks the fit of a gas mask at Catholic Apostolic High School in Shfar'am, Israel, Feb. 6. Anticipating Iraqi aggression if the U.S. goes to war with Iraq, Israeli soldiers prepared educators in the use of gas masks to protect against such threats as nerve gas, anthrax and mustard gas.
Salisbury student Xavier dean's CINCINNATI
makes
list
— Xavier Univer-
announced student Christopher
Goodman
of Salisbury earned dean's list recognition for the fall 2002 semester.
Goodman,
major, received a grade point average of at least a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale to earn the
Pope meets German foreign minister for talks on possible war
in Iraq
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— Ger-
committed themselves
Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer briefed Pope John Paul II and top
Vatican
officials
tion to
war
on
his country's opposi-
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In
Lenten message, pope says
U.N. Resolution 1441 and through other political and diplomatic means. The nuncio said he was not the one to
charity essential to Christian
assess technical aspects of Powell's pre-
life
sentation, but he shared the concern
—
VATICAN CITY sonal acts
(CNS) Perof charity and sacrifice to '
about threats to said
truly Christian
Pope John Paul II said. "Christians must not think that they can seek the true good of their brothers and sisters without embody-
arsenals of
ing the charity of Christ," the pope said in his message for Lent 2003. "Even in those cases where they might succeed in improving important aspects of so-
said.
military force. Speaking to reporters at a
German convent
within the Vatican's
walls immediately after his Feb. 7 meet-
pope was "deeply worried about the threat of war" and its ing, Fischer said the
potential consequences for Iraqi civilians
and regional
stability. Fischer,
life,
human
security. "I
think what Secretary of State Powell
help others are essential elements of a
obtain Iraqi disarmament without using
tion,
showed more proof that there are weapons of mass destrucbut
I
couldn't see evidence of a
threat of an immediate use of these
weapons by the government of Iraq," he Archbishop Migliore said
this fac-
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criteria to justify military intervention.
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408 people.
all
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NEW
minister.
cruise missiles in
the heart of
Vatican's U.N. nuncio said the threats
pediatric hospital in the Iraqi capital,
was hit by two the Gulf War, killing
is
Don't use war to respond to Iraq, Vatican rep says after Powell talk YORK (CNS) The
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who
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The Catholic News & Herald 7
Around the Diocese
Parishioners spend a day
with St. Paul's letters By JOANITA M.
NELLENBACH
"Paul's conversion is an ongoing experience," he said. "I think the death of Stephen is part of his conversion. [Taiirj hadn't seen the light yet, somebody but he saw the witness
Correspondent 1
— "Always ask
SYLVA
'What
is
yourself,
the underlying relationship
—
with Christ that Paul is trying to elucidate?'" said Father David Valtierra; it was one of his key points in "A Day With the Letters of St. Paul" at St. Mary Church Feb. 8. Father Valtierra, from The Oratory in Rock Hill, S.C., and whose specialties include Scripture and church history, covered four of Paul's letters:
died."
Paul was present when Stephen was martyred about 35 A.D., and Paul's conversion began in the 30s.
He
and he wrote his letters before the Gospel, Mark, appeared in the
first
Thessalonians, 1 and Colossians
1
Corinthians, Philemon.
traveled for 12-15 years before he
started writing, around 49-50 A.D.,
late 60s. "I
Paul
"Don't get hung up on local sues, such as should
women
were written before the
is-
talk in
Who
is,
he's relating to here
is
Mary
Bill Stahl, a St.
church or should we sue each other in court," Father Valtierra said. "Paul's theme in his letters is 'What's your relationship with Christ?' Paul is Christological - Christ-centered.
Your question
never really thought about
in a historical context, that these
Gospel's," said
parishioner.
Stahl said that because of the
way
the Bible is structured, "We take it for granted that Paul came after the Gospels. Paul couldn't reference anything
the Jesus
from the
New
reason
out for himself."
and now?'"
it
In
Readers of the letters should also said Father Valtierra, that Paul wrote out of spiritual experience he gained over time. "Paul is closer to your experience of Christ than the Apostles' (experience was)," Father Valtierra said.
1
Testament.
He had
have the same chance for paradise as
Thessalonians,
Father
Valtierra said, Paul's big question
"We
has been preserved, was written about 51 A.D. to a community that believed Jesus' return was imminent. However, they were concerned because some of their members had died, said Father Valtierra. Paul assured them that (l Thess 4:13) dying in Christ means rising in Christ and that those who have already died
don't
know
meaning of resurrection?"
This, Paul's earliest letter that
(Christ) historically
and physically, but we know him sacramentally. Paul didn't walk with the historical Jesus, but he knew the risen Christ.
those In
is,
'What
the
Oratorian Father David Valtierra (right) explains some of St. Paul's letters during a daylong program at St. Mary Church in Sylva. This was the fourth year that Father Valtierra had presented programs on Bible subjects at the church.
to
realize,
is
Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach
is
who 1
are
"That's a cultural issue, it's not a faith issue," Father Valtierra said. "Before
still alive.
II, we thought that meant women should wear hats in church." He recommended using Bible
Vatican
Thessalonians, Paul's structure
the familiar theme of
faith,
hope and
he alters the sequence. He thanks the Thessalonians for keeping the faith, encourages them to love each other, and tells them they should hope love, but
footnotes to help understand which
were cultural and which were
To
in the resurrection.
get
more out of reading Paul
"Paul's point," Father Valtierra said, "is, 'I'm thankful because I see
and to be able to apply Paul to life, Father Valtierra said, "Do the behav-
the risen Christ in you.'"
ior because of the Christ relationship.
In his letters, Father Valtierra said, Paul begins with a greeting, criticisms or exhortations and in1 cludes some doctrine. In Thessalonians, for instance, Paul
Don't get hung up on the particulars. Like Moses you can't see God and who saw God in the burning live bush, you see God in the person right next to you. Paul's image of Christ is the presence of God."
community for its strong but urges even greater faith. This is good, but, he said, "Where we get into trouble talking about Paul is that we think that a local issue for that community is the way we should do things today. You have to be able to separate the local historical issues from the universal teaching."
Author's Note: Women praying with their heads covered was a cultural issue? The HarperCollins Study Bible states in its footnote for 1 Cor 1 1 :5 that for the Corinthians, being "unveiled" was "typically associated with promiscuous women or priestesses of pagan cults."
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EVANS
CHARLOTTE — "There more important
me
to
me
nothing than God using
is
Lockhart
women's ministry leader and author who brought her inspirational message of Jesus and his goodness to Our Lady of the Assumption (OLA) School Feb. 6. After performing Bette Midler's song "Wind Beneath My Wings" during a Harambee Mass, Lockhart told the stu-
how
God
to serve
full time,"
you live right before the Lord Jesus, you are a hero. In times of distress if you live for Jesus, you are a real hero." On Sept. 11, 2001, Lockhart was in her office on the 63 rd floor of the World Trade Center when the first plane hit the "If
...
life
she
desire
Having
said.
to Christ in
1989,
her corporate job and began
working in the ministry full time in November 2001. In addition to spreading the Gospel through her music, books and movie scripts, she leads a women's minis-
Queen of the
try called "Girl Talk:
"I
love to be joyous.
many moments when
I
I
don't have very
am
not joyous,"
Lockhart quoted Philippians have the strength for everything
said.
4:13, "I
through him who empowers me." Lockhart's debut album, "In His Time," was recentiy released. The first song, 'Testimony," is her own story of
how God
saved her
life
on
Sept. 11: "I
to work on September 11 /The devil's mighty tried to send me to heaven/before my time/My dad said,
went
'no,
my baby girl can't go/...
witness so the world will Yes,
when
I'll
use her as
know
I
reign/
in trouble she did not doubt.
I
had to bring her out'/Lord, I'm loving
you more every day/Thanking you and praising you for another chance." Lockhart calls her ministry to children "Jesus Luvs the Schmuggabuggs." She is currently establishing a yearly scholarship ministry by the same title, which will be used to send children to college.
"Schmuggabuggs"
the term
is
she uses for "anyone under the age of
"You have
1
7."
to display and reflect the
love of Jesus. That's the only
way
the
will know the love of Jesus," Lockhart said. She called on the students of OLA to be "warriors for the Lord and soldiers in the army of God."
world
Erika Bethea dances down the aisle to begin the Harambee Mass as students from OLA look on.
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"We did this so the Ole Master would not hear us and come and beat and maim us because we were trying to worship," Plummer said. "We sang and prayed for mercy and for deliverance." Next the floor of the church was swept to prepare for the Mass. "This is symbolic of what women did in the past to prepare for Sunday school, tarry services and prayer meetings The women will sweep this room
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CHARLOTTE does
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diocese of Raleigh addressed this question at the Catholic School Inservice Day at St. Gabriel School. "Educating for Life: A Catholic Identity' Experience," was the theme of the three in-service workshops held at concurrent sessions in Belmont and Charlotte Feb. 7. In-service days, held throughout the year, are designed to motivate, inform and direct the spirituality of all teachers in Catholic schools. Vallero emphasized the correlation between Jesus and the men and women present, as Jesus is most often referred to as "teacher" in the Bible. She encouraged teachers to address relevant faith and values issues in their classrooms, instead of leaving such topics to religion instructors. The teachers participated in small discussion groups and shared stories of people who had made significant differences in their lives. Several mentioned their own teachers who had
encouraged them and ones who trusted their students, even after they
had made mistakes. Students aren't the only ones who need encouragement, according to Lee Tappy, a teacher at Holy Trinity Middle School. "Some of my parents
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February 14,
Readings
2003
Book Review
Book examines moral
Word to Life
reasons of 'Why We Fight' TOM ROWAN
Reviewed by Catholic
adds that they have won numerous court cases "over such matters as being al-
News Service
Remember the surge of patriotic ardor that unified the nation in the wake of 9/ll? William J. Bennett remembers, and in "Why Fight" he fears the erosion of moral clarity in our response to that horror and the subsequent atrocities. As he has said in a dozen or so previous books on moral issues, he believes the main culprit is moral relativ-
We
He defines this
ism.
as the belief that
good
and evil are in the eyes of the beholder along with the attitude that "anyway, who are we to judge the actions of others? That's being judgmental."
The
exception to this attitude, of the United States. Being fiercely
course,
is
critical
of America
but a duty.
is
not only permissible
The main
says, are elite
offenders, Bennett
trenched academics
pus and warts and
off, all
who
but with
An example of moral
terrorist, ac-
cording to the head of Reuters, a worldwide news agency, lacked objective meaning: all know that one man's terrorist is another man's
We
freedom
j
all
is
about."
In what promises to be a long struggle, Bennett stresses two vi-
J~~J
'"J"'
tal steps to attain peace.
He
on moderate, centrist Muslims to take back their religion from
MORAL CLARITY AND THE WAR ON TERRORISM
calls
those
WILLIAM J, BENNETT why
use
it
And
about the achievements, freedoms and noble vision of America that exa nation that people run to
when
Bennett has no trouble distinguishing between good and evil. His concern in the very readable "Why Fight" is that the erosion of moral clarity will blur this distinction to the peril of freedom everywhere.
what "freedoms" Osama bin Laden espousing for the Islamic people he purports to champion. is
Atrocities carried out in the
name of
Islam are attributed to Islamic extremBennett agrees that there are a great
ists.
Cycle 1)
persecuted.
We
A Readings:
Psalm
32:1-2,
5,
11
retired, is theformer editor
ofthe Catholic Standard,
tlie
experienced God's forgiving and with
I
it
By JEFF HENSELY
relief similar to
when he sought God's
for-
giveness.
News Service
am
not one to blow up at others on a regular basis, I have been known to lose my temper a time or two. And not always reasonably. The details of the incident are lost to me now, but it involved my behavior toward a postal clerk. I had been stressed out, trying to get something in the mail and had blown my cork at this innocent person who was only carrying out a post office policy. Within a few minutes of leaving the window, I realized I had a strong need to return and ask this person to forgive me. Even though it required me to turn my car around and head back to the post office, I did it because I knew I wouldn't be able to rest until I'd I
happy
a
felt
I
David's Catholic
much
as well as the postal clerk's,
1
Though
free with
my relief.
ness,
Corinthians 10:31 to 11:1 3) Gospel: Mark 1:40-45 2)
was
behavior,
In the psalm in today's readings, David says "Happy is the man whose fault is taken away, whose sin is covered." At the moment I asked forgive-
Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46
It's not in Scripture, but the old admonition to "keep short accounts with the Lord" seems to apply. Better to get reconciled quickly so that
God's forgiving, promised in the Lord's Prayer, can be obtained
—
quickly.
Questions:
Are there people
in your life you need to ask to forgive you? Will you take advantage of the grace God will pour out on you by asking them to do
that?
Scripture to Illustrate:
'Then
my
you,
I
acknowledged
guilt
I
my
sin to
covered not" (Psalm
32:5ab).
Weekly Scripture
—
Scripture for the week of Febuary 16 Febuary 22 Sunday (Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time), Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46, 1 Corinthians 10:31 11:1, Mark 1:40-45; Monday, Genesis 4:1-15, 25, Mark 8:11-13; Tuesday, Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10, Mark 8:14-21; Wednesday, Genesis 8:6-13, 20-22, Mark 8:22-26; Thursday, Genesis 9:1-13, Mark 8:27-33; Friday, Genesis 11:1-9, Mark 8:34 9:1; Saturday (The Chair of Peter), 1 Peter 5:1-4, Mark 16:13-19
—
—
Scripture for the week of February 23 — March 1 Sunday (Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time), Isaiah 43:18-19, 21-22, 24-25, 2 Corinthians 1:18-22, Mark 2:1-12; Monday, Sirach 1:1-10, Mark 9:14-29; Tuesday, Sirach 2:1-1 1, Mark 9:30-37; Wednesday, Sirach 4:11-19, Mark 9:38-40; Thursday,
Mark 9:41-50; Mark 10:13-16
Sirach 5:1-8,
Rowan, now
to
my
this
whereas terrorists invariably target restaurant patrons, wedding party guests, office workers, bus passengers, children and missionaries. He also wonders
surprised clerk
for evil in
fighters don't massacre innocent civilians,
Sunday of Ordinary Time
schools once again teach
it is
The
Feb. 16, Sixth
country he asks that
THE OEATH OF OUTRAGE
plain
who
purposes.
fighter.'"
pointing out that freedom
reli-
He
convinced that "the survival of liberty is precisely what our efforts to eradicate terrorism are
Bennett hotly disputes this assertion,
"infidels."
sought reconciliation. his forgiving of
women,
war mandated by
gion between Islam and
j—i
was demonstrated when, Bennett writes, "Even relativism run riot
word
radicals, this is a
WE
all
or, for
head coverings at work; being excused for prayer several times a day; being provided with special locations for prayer in the workplace ..." Bennett points out that the United States repeatedly intervened throughout the world on behalf of Muslim interests. America, he says, defended Kuwait and Saudi Arabia from invasion, stopped persecution of Muslims in Bosnia, assisted the Muslim nation of Somalia and routed the Taliban from Afghanistan. Nevertheless, Bennett declares, 'There is no question that Islam is at war with the West and specifically with America." And in the minds of Islamic
WHY
camnot with
warts.
the
lowed to wear beards
and en-
paint America, on
Sunday Scripture Readings: Feb. 16,2003
17:1-15,
Friday, Sirach 6:5-17,
Mark
10:1-12; Saturday, Sirach
newspaper ofthe
Archdiocese of Washington.
many
devout, peace-loving Muslims, but he says extremists who despise America and the West and are virulently antiSemitic have hijacked Islam and control the major mosques, the schools, the
me-
in some cases the government. Bennett says that where radical Islam is dominant, its beliefs become the law of the land and religious tolerance has no place. He declares that "a penalty of death awaits the convert to Islam who
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pointment, where the beautician (Kim Whitley) is shameless in seeing men
towel.
cliched ending.
five
They make
up, but
now
only as potential pleasure toys.
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move
a
She
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is
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—
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tions.
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—
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February 14,
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Will the true Valentine stand up! The Encyclopedia of Saints lists 13 Valentines. I presume that one of them is the one we celebrate on Feb. 14. The story of Valentine may not or may be a good
The Pope
Speaks
however, the true story
fiction;
is
2003
Guest Column
that a saint called Valen-
God and odiers, so he became the patron of lovers. Are we not all lovers? Love is a road map and the challenge is that we want to make sure that we have chosen die best route to our destination. When we set out on our tour, we discover that tine loved
some
POPE JOHN PAUL
II
routes have long and rough detours.
Even
FATHER JOHN AURILIA,
OFM
the sign,
'Elxcuse our progress," does litde to quell our disappoint-
ment. So, on our
journey,
life's
we
Cap
Guest Columnist
encounter detours.
Nothing new! Life does not
There are curves long and
Pope urges sick people
difficult
tunnels in which
how
carefully
we
move
in
that take
lay out our plans, in
prayers for peace
better strategic planning.
discover that
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VATICAN CITY — Amid last-minute inIraq,
Pope
John Paul II called on sick people around the world to transform their suffering into an ardent prayer for peace.
The pope made his appeal at his weekly general audience Feb. 12, one day after a cold forced him to limit an appearance at a World
Day
of the Sick
commemoration
at the
Vatican.
Speaking to Polish pilgrims at the audipope said human suffering "always carries a challenge of love." Those who endure suffering with love for God and their fellow human beings "transform it into a great gift and become intercessors in many difficult situations," he said. This is why "I have asked the sick to pray ardently for peace in the world," he said. ence, the
Though
we were
we do
not
move
On
I
remember
a detour,
we sometimes we thought
not really going where
we were going. Detours teach
war on
life
No matter
We have learned that detours can be opportunities for
JOHN NORTON
ternational efforts to avert
the light of day.
our goal.
directiy to
Catholic
us.
detours, trying our patience; there are
we cannot see
to turn suffering into
By
a straight line for any of
some maneuvering; there can be
we are not perfect who thought she was
us that
that lovely lady,
because of her prayers and religious experience. She actually became high and mighty; she also knew God's will for everyone else's life. After flying high for several months, her life suddenly seemed to go into a tailspin that brought her down to earth. Fortunately, she realized that she was not flying high any longer; actually, she was flying very low, and she became humble, less judgmental and more loving. Our love story invites us to reassess our values and also offer opportunities for growth, to see the rainbow through and after the rain. Crisis is not a tragic moment, but a teachable moment. Our love takes different faces, shapes, and forms, according to our development and relationship. It is like teaching math in different times of history. For instance, here are some examples of different methods: Teaching math in 1950: A logger sells a truckload of perfect,
lumber for $100. His cost of production
What is
text,
or $80.
What
his profit9
is
representing the elements of the set "M." Represent the set
"C
"M' and answer
as a subset of set
question:
What is
the following
the cardinality of the set "P" of profits?
Teaching math in 1980: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $80 and his profit $20. Your assignment Underline the number 20. Teaching math in 1990: By cutting down beautiful forest trees, the logger makes $20. What do you think of this way of making a living? Topic for class participation after answering the question: How did the forest birds, owls and squirrels feel as the logger cut down the trees? There are no wrong answers. Teaching math in 2000: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is $120. How does Arthur Andersen determine that his profit margin is $60? Teaching math in 2003: El hachero vende un camion carga por $100. La cuesta de production es May you have a truckload of love and 100 percent profit As you read this column, you may stand up. You are ...
my
valentine. '
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the pope, as in past weeks, read
he spoke
in a clear voice.
The evening
before, the
Letters to
pope canceled a
the Editor
planned appearance at a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica for World Day of the Sick. Instead, sounding congested, he greeted participants from his window over St. Peter's Square. A Vatican source said the 82-year-old pontiff the pope
made no
direct
mention of the Iraqi crisis, but it was clearly on many participants' minds. Italian groups waved rainbow-colored flags emblazoned with the word "Peace."
Meanwhile,
envoy, retired French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, was in Baghdad, Iraq, to deliver a personal message from the pope to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, urging greater cooperation with the United Nations in order to avoid war. Among the people meeting the pope at the end of the audience was Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter, Tara. She told the Vatican's newspaper she felt "very honored" to greet the a papal
pope and would "carry sage of peace to the
and mesand children of
his blessing
women
Sue Konopka Asheville
suffering from "a light cold."
At the audience,
We
appear not only to not learn by our mistakes in history, we thrive on modernizing and rationalizing them. May God help the innocent of this world. And may the church stand strong. world.
Afterward, he
more than
his face.
India."
price.
Teaching math in 1970: A logger exchanges a set 'L" of lumber for a set "M' of money. The cardinality of set "M' is 100. Each element is worth one dollar. Make 100 dots
3nibnBl3
half an hour, greeting individual pilgrims and watching a performance of Polish folk dancers with a smile on
was
4/5 of the
Teaching math in I960: A logger sells a truckload of lumber for $100. His cost of production is 4/5 of the price,
just a small portion of his prepared audience
lingered
is
his profit9
War
is
not the answer
Troubling issues were raised in the conflicting articles "U.S. enlists Michael Novak to defend concept of 'preventive war'" and "Pope says military
Letters to the Editor
strikes against Iraq should be 'very last resort'" (Jan.
17).
Those of us who
believe that Christ
was and
is
the ultimate peace activist, also believe that "just is an oxymoron. Now we have the U.S. government going even further, trying to influence the Vatican at a February conference, that bombing Iraq first is "morally justifiable war." One wonders
war"
why the state is so interested in brainwashing the church to go down this path; perhaps the state next wishes to call this a "holy war." The nuances of that are endlessly hypocritical and evil. Mr. Novak's credentials are unimpressive and worthless to those who didn't believe the lie in the first place; we will not believe it just because it has been repeated thousands of times by our politicians and the media, and now by Mr. Novak, over these many months. The comments of U.S. Ambassador Jim Nicholson and his interpretations of the pope's speeches reek of his own political permeation, not the real truth of what Pope John Paul II has said nor the truth of what Jesus continues to say to our
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Editorials & Columns
Light
Christian moral fable about faith and temptation writ-
One
ten as a series of letters from the
nephew Wormwood,
Candle
is
demon Screwtape to his Wormwood's goal
a lesser devil.
we find that black God Himself. At
him. So, from this hellish perspective, is
Guest
the ultimate damnation of the "patient" assigned to
good
white,
one
point,
is evil,
when
and the
Enemy
the "patient"
Column
is
Lewis admarriage from the
falls in love,
dresses the need for true charity
in
upside-down point-of-view: is the time for sowing those seeds which will grow up 10 years later into domestic hatred. The enchantment of unsatisfied desire produces results which the humans can be made to mistake for the results of charity. Avail yourself of the ambiguity in the word 'Love': let them think they have solved by Love problems they have in fact only waived or postponed under the influence of the enchantment. The grand problem is that of 'Unselfishness.' Note, once again, the admirable work of our Philological Arm in substituting
month give accounts of Jesus'
the negative unselfishness for the Enemy's positive
who
devil's
MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist
For Valentine's Day, a
little
charity
There's a very old saying: "Charity begins at home." It's one of those cliches that people offer more when they want to discourage family members from doing something for others rather than to encourage kindness within the family. And that's too bad because every home could benefit from as much charity as possible.
So with
many
Valentine's
St.
Day
couples get engaged and
being a time
when
many married
folks
little more about their relationships, I thought suggest paying some attention not to just the emotions of love, but to loving and charitable behavior. Obviously, it's a lot easier to be kind and generous to a
think a I'd
whom you have warm feelings than to somebody you don't care about or actively dislike. But, even the most loving families can take one another
person for
—
More than that, too often people think less terms of gracious, openhearted giving and more in terms of being "unselfish". This is not necessarily a good thing. In fact, in excess, it can be as bad as selfishness. There's a huge difference between giving and giving up. C. S. Lewis, one of the most respected and widely read Christian writers of the 20th century, had some wise and practical advice on the subject in one of his best known works, The Screwtape Letters." This is a for granted. in
9TB
uoY
.qu btiaU
"Courtship
We
Thanks
Charity.
teach a
man
ing.
We
to this
you
can,
from the very
to surrender benefits not that others
be happy in having them but that he in forgoing them.
"A
much
sensible
ill-feeling
so often
outset,
human once
said, 'If
may
be unselfish
don 't
ofien visit other churches for
it
knew how
would not be
the pulpit'; and again, 'She's
—
woman who lives for others you can always tell the others by their hunted expression.' All this can be begun even in the period of courtship. Cherish these things, and above all, don't let the young fools notice them. If they notice them they will be on the road to discovering that 'love' is not enough, that charity is needed and not yet achieved and that no external law can supply its place." So, here's hoping that love and charity are always welcome in your home and in your heart. For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Works of Mercy, Gifts of Love," write: The Christophers, 12 East 48th Street, New York, 10017; or e-mail: mail@christophers.org. the sort of
...
—
—
NY
usually just follow the crowd, but
is
Question
Mass. But is
Corner
any
and exposure took their toll of long before the actual disease did. When Jesus meets the man with leprosy, less important than Jesus curing the man is the fact He "touched" the man (Mark 1:41). Jesus could have society. Starvation
cured at a distance, acquiescing to the social norms of his day. In His desire to be close to those who were, by law, "untouchable," He sends the message that both charity and justice must prevail. Throughout much of our world endemic poverty is the norm. Half of the world lives on less than
among
We
(sitting, kneeling,
standing, bowing)
body of Christ
as the assembled
at
Mass
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
that time in the celebration.
We
also
Columnist
differences these postures
change from time to time and
place to place. Kneeling, for example,
reverence in other countries that
it is
is
not the sign of
have resulted in a bewildering variety of customs concerning postures at Mass, in some regions more than others. Last year (2002) the U.S. bishops adopted a standard
tentative regulations never officially adopted,
policy for
all
dioceses in the United States. Theoretically,
based mostly on provisions in the revised Missal, should be in effect for all parishes in the
this policy,
Roman United
States.
The policy
STAND
is
as follows:
and Liturgy of the Word: from the beginning of Mass until the
Introductory
Scripture reading.
rites
first
of the
turned out of
afflicted are
sent to live in rags on the outskirts of
Other diseases (with known vaccines and leprosy,
known
HIV/
also as Hansen's
disease, continues to afflict a million people
SIT during the first and (on Sundays) second STAND from the Gospel acclamation SIT during
readings.
(usually
end of the Gospel.
Liturgy of the Eucharist and concluding
rite:
the preparation of the gifts until the end of
the priest's prayer beginning 'Pray brethren
STAND to begin
the people's prayer,
"May
until the conclusion
the
Lord
of the "Holy,
holy, holy."
KNEEL after the "Holy, holy, holy" until the Amen at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer.
STAND from the Our Father until after the "Lamb of God."
KNEEL after "Lamb of God" until the distribution of Communion.
STAND when receiving Communion. SIT or KNEEL during the reflection time after Communion.
STAND from the "Let us pray" before the prayer after Communion until the end of Mass. As you see, most of these reflect long-standing practice in the United States. One or two are newer and will take some getting used to. They are, however, die present standard for parishes in the United States.
those in distant lands
who
are marginalized.
Con-
sider participating in
your parish or school's
CRS
Operation Rice Bowl collection
this
coming Lent.
CRS is also calling for greater assistance to the
..."
accept ..."
Remain standing
become the Body of Christ. Through the grace bestowed on us we are called to be miracle workers. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is one of many church-based organizations effectively reaching
the homily.
STAND during the creed and general intercessions. SIT from
for us.
For centuries, even in Europe, people never knelt at Mass, which explains why numerous older churches have no kneelers. Standing was obligatory and the normal posture during Mass on Sundays and during the Easter season. Bishops in some countries have policies different from ours even today. Now to answer your question, conflicting news stories over the past several years, and in some places premature adoption of "official" practices which in fact were only
Many
throughout Africa, Southeast Asia and Brazil. From the Church shines the light of Christ; we are nourished by the Body of Christ and in turn,
Alleluia) until the
need to remember that because of cultural
illness
Even
AIDS.
we
most obvious and meaningful of those signs. do them as responses of faith to what is going on at
millions live
and famine, causing many to their homes and nations in hope of a better life. The pandemic of HIV/ AIDS afflicts tens of
society.
are
the
Hundreds of
dollars per day.
cures) take a far greater toll of lives than
faith.
The postures
with great
life
flee
by signs that express, nourish and strengthen our
assume
had
The scourge of leprosy was a death sentence; not so much because leprosy kills quickly (it does not), but rather because those afflicted with leprosy were required by law to live apart from
homes and
CNS
filled
wit-
this"
and extreme poverty. Earlier this month at Mass we heard Job's lament over his terrible suffering, asking God "Is not man's life on earth a drudgery?" During Jesus' time, the standard of living had not changed much from Job's day.
millions.
A. Before responding to your question in detail, it is worth reminding ourselves that the posture we assume at the celebration of Mass is more than mere etiquette or manners. As the instructions for Mass point out, the entire eucharistic liturgy is carried out
was
who
suffering
amidst war,
rule that parishes are supposed to follow? (Ohio)
this
For those His healing touch, wonder miracles.
observe and feel and amazement ensue. Indeed, as those nessed His miracles say, "nothing like ever been seen before (Mark 2: 1 2).
two
amaz-
there
Bring hope to a suffering world The Sunday Gospel readings during
Life in biblical times
people
Unselfishness occasions,
recommended from
may
/f,i!
the confusion about standing, sitting, kneeling
of Justice and Peace
...
Standing and kneeling at Mass Q.
JOE PURELLO Director of the Office
poor nations of the world. Special attention must be given to the people of Africa where a food crisis combines with HIV/AIDS and other diseases, unleashing death and suffering on a massive scale. President Bush's recent promise to expand our nation's commitment to fight HIV/AIDS must be solidified by Congressional support. In this year's message of Pope John Paul II for Lent, he says, Appealing to believers
people ofgood
which
is
I would
will,
like to
and
to all
reaffirm a principle
self-evident yet often ignored
Our goal should
of a privileged few, but rather the improvement of the living conditions of all. It is more blessed to give than to receive. We, the Body of Christ, are called to be Christ's messengers to the world, to deliver Christ's message of hope. not be
t/ie
benefit
For furtlier
formation about Operation Rice
if
Bowl, contact TerriJarina at (704-370-3234).
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February 14,
Around the Diocese
Celebrating
POTTER,
Fantasy is a healthy component of childhood, according to Father Cancro.
from page 1
"The ability to imagine people, places and circumstances beyond human re-
—
at the council for culture before join-
ing the Council of European Episcopal Conferences. Father Fleetwood said such ele-
ments ten by
in the
Harry Potter books, writ-
British author J.K. Rowling, are
'every day' behaviors,
He
is Christian in her mode of even in her way of writing." "We should not ignore the fact that magic and sorcery are being promoted in modern culture," said Teresa Osorio Goncalves, an official of the interrreligious dialogue office, who worked on the document. "I think this
Why
the U.S. Protestants reacted so strongly to 'Harry Potter.'
is
in 1992.
"The Catholic reaction has been more balanced, looking at the impact on children," she said. "I
think (Harry Potter)
issue for
most
Church In
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"Children inject themselves into There they work out issues of power and control and various other aspects of maturation," he said. "It is a fun, non-threatening way to support a developing sense of self and a their fantasy.
conviction,
...
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Photos by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay
personal maturation.
Balance is key, said Father Cancro. "Just because children might read about witches or wizards does not mean that they will be unduly influenced in that regard. Children know what a movie or a book is," he said. "And, when the family is the locus for
"not a banner for an anti-Christian ideology but are used to teach the
Mary Church
an important element in brain development as well as intellectual and alities is
nary world of fairies, magicians and angels they are not evil," said Father Fleetwood, who worked on the New Age document while an official
faithful lives
at St.
evil
is
that the
Harry
a crafty depiction of an
system that
is
trying to plant a
seed in our children's imagination.
The
notion of witches and wizards and other aspects of the book are therefore evil and should be avoided," said Father Cancro. "(But) with a balanced appreciation of and approach to fantasy and imagination, these stories hold some positive potential. This book is not evil."
becomes
easier
"Fantasy play
at
appropriate
times and places must be balanced by the demand for other appropriate behavior at other times," he said. "This
simple discipline helps create a healthy balance and teaches a child perspective."
Father" Cancro encouraged parents to pray with their children, to talk
about God and to be involved with them. "These are important shaping elements for your children," he said. "Parents do have an obligation to share faith in a solid way so that fantasy does not bleed into the religious imagination. At the same time, parents have an obligation to be sure they
know what
viewing on the screen." "See the movie with your children. Read the book (or at least parts of it) with them. Talk about it," said Father Cancro. "It will give you insight into their imagination and also help you provide the balance I spoke of earlier." their children are reading or
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In
Vatican: Christians who buy New Age goods should ask what they seek By CINDY
WOODEN
the existence of sun and
evil,
soaking in a tub with aromatic
rance as the sources of personal and soci-
New Age
movement, the Vatican said Christians who buy the products should ask themselves what
mean one embraces
the
"Almost
the things in
all
have a ,good
etal
ills.
— Promotes
self-realization
side,"
New Age
Archbishop
said
Michael Fitzgerald, president of the PonCouncil for Interreligious Dialogue.
is
self-
a gift
New Age
who worked
on the document when he was an
official at
In embracing elements of ancient pa-
on the same level as Christian faith, making the difference between faith and belief seem relative," the document said. The Vatican offices said the permeation of
gan
religiosity
New Age
and religiousness
of God.
movement occult,
Western
and Catholic
the surface the
Poupard
nal
But
retreat houses, calls
increasingly replaced
body/ spirit," but the fundamental ideas remain
New Age
it is
marked by
necessary to signal
all
assumption that they can harness energy or change negative energy,
must be seen
as a
be fully aware of what
said.
tlie
New Age's
our increasingly interconnected world,
In
we
which
believe
our reason for being:
is
of the water of
life,"
the
cardinal said.
The document contrasts the New Age movement's expectation of a coming "Age of Aquarius," the zodiacal water-bearer, with Christianity's faith in Jesus as the one
who nal
Can we ignore even one child?
people go looking elsewhere for that
Jesus, the bearer
Within the next eight
years. Africa wall
home
be
to over
30 million AIDS orphans. Without greater intervention from the worlds developed nations, these children will
grow up
without a home, without hope and without a productive future.
As Catholics, the Gospel
calls
us to respond.
gives the water of salvation and eter-
life.
While the New Age label has been on everything from music to philosophy, the Vatican document said, in its placed
Catholic Relief Services believes that a crisis of this
dimension warrants
a
high level of commitment from the
depths it
— Opposes —
institutional religions.
Replaces the Judeo-Christian pro-
fession of a personal
nected cosmic
God with
Christ, labeling
as just
Through the advocacy campaign
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your members of Congress
the uniqueness of Jesus
him
Rising,
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— Denies
United
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me is that many people
indigenous spirituality are not truly
obvious the church must ask
"It is
why
said,
traces of the Judeo-Christian
be erased.
involved in certain types of oriental or
positive it
will
"Wliat worries
mainly as a marketing
technique, they are sold with an un-Christian
intact.
'In a cultural environment
label
which
God
are sold under a
reconciliation with themselves,
he
as Gaia, a
in
label
by "hosounding terms such as "mind/ is
with others and with nature." the church.
and they are concerns
movement espouses. Even when products
"New Age"
Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of
call to
said,
New Age sees the earth
the Pontifical Council for Culture, which
Its success,
concern promotion of
shared by the Catholic Church.
movement.
wake-up
its
United States and Great Britain the
religious relativism,
mony and
New Age
environment and
goddess, and promotes a universal religion
Feb. 3 press conference marking the release of a Vatican "reflection" on the New Age
response to people's longing for "peace, har-
New Age
for greater attention to the beliefs the
listic"
produced the 93-page document with Archbishop Fitzgerald's office, said the growth of the New Age movement is a
strains of the
also
interreligious tolerance are positive, Cardi-
culture, in-
cluding mandatory workplace training sessions
some
promote magic and the the document said.
On for the
philosophy, spiritualism in
religions,
the council for culture, said that in the
"Music that relaxes you is good, but if music empties prayer and turns into just listening to music and falling asleep, you cannot call that prayer," he said at a this
and
redemption, denying that salvation
Father Peter Fleetwood,
they are seeking.
tifical
a warning against the attempt to place
attained enlightenment.
— Denies
focusing instead on bad energy or igno-
or listening to pipe music does not
oils
man who
— While buying
VATICAN CITY crystals,
a
News Service
Catholic
6a
Ls
agenda, he
aisle
to
hidden behind" said.
16 The Catholic News & Herald
February 14,
Living the Faith
Sister of St. Joseph sees ministry as great adventure By JOANITA M.
NELLENBACH
Correspondent
LENOIR
— "One
in Love," the
credence that all the Sisters of St. Joseph are united in love, is engraved inside her gold profession ring. Sister Joan Pearson, Hispanic ministry coordinator for the Hickory Vicariate, is also one who is in love with a life of service her great adventure. Her order's motto is "Be the More." "I think I've tried to spend my whole life as a Sister of St. Joseph living up to that ideal," Sister Joan said. "God doesn't want 80 percent from you; he wants 100 percent, and I like that. I've never been a half-hearted person." Adventure and service began
—
Her
father, an engineer for
are.
While at Bishop McGuinness, she and other students took faith formation classes on Sundays; she remembers Franciscan Sister Patrice McCabe's "loving presence with people." On Saturdays, she accompa-
The Sisters of St. Joseph wanted her to teach. During formation and after final profession, she taught at various schools in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, at Immaculate Heart of Mary in High Point and at St. Leo
nied Mission Helpers of the Sacred
School.
camaraderie
Heart on home visits. "That was two shots a week, but every day I had the influence of the
never had a bad class," she said. "People say to me, 'You look like you're having such a good time.'"
Mercy
graduated
Win-
Martin Anthony, of
ston-Salem, Joan attended St. Leo School, then Bishop McGuinness
her desire. Sister Martin suggested the
High School. Her parents were involved vice: her mother with Catholic
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Electric, frequently
his family to
new
cities,
the oldest of five girls,
When
moved
the Pearsons settled in
guilds, her father in the
in serladies'
Knights of
Columbus.
"My the time Sister
Joan
little,
a global heart,"
said. "That's just the
way
they were. I entered (religious life) just because if you didn't do something to help other people, what was the point
make
home
there," she said, laughing. "Isn't that a grace, to be able to say that?"
While
'We're not meant to wait for people to
master's degree in coun-
Joan Pearson
seling at Chestnut Hill
had already earned a bachelor's in psychology there), Sister Joan taught at St. Hugh of Cluny, which had an all-Puerto Rican population. It was there that she really began in Philadelphia (she
sit in
come
finishing her
Sister of St. Joseph
visits.
an
office
and
to us," she said.
'We're meant to go where the people
to learn Spanish.
"You
could survive without you wanted to stay in your own little world, but I wanted to (Spanish)
if
talk to the parents," she said.
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She also worked with Hispanic children and their families at a child psychology center. When Father James K. Solari, then-pastor of St. Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem, was looking for someone for Hispanic community ministry, Sister Joan accepted and finally realized her earlier dream of faith formation and home visits.
She
became
the
Hickory
Vicariate's Hispanic ministry coordi-
nator six years later in August 2002. "I make sure the recently revised diocesan pastoral plan is being actualized," Sister Joan said. "I'm organiz-
Carolina Catholic
ing formal RCIA in Spanish, Quinceaneras (celebrations in honor of girls' 15th birthdays), faith formation, to bit by bit integrate the Anglo and Hispanic communities. "If somebody doesn't do that, the
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two
retreats for
young
adults alike.
The Day
Hispanic community will take care of itself and the two communities will exist side by side, but they'll never come together, but that's not the point," she said. "We're all one church. While we're doing all this bringing together, we're also bringing them up to speed." Life is still an adventure. "Oh, God, life is good," she said. "I'm just having fun. I want it chiseled on my tombstone that I had a wonderful time as a Sister of St. Joseph." Contact Correspondent Joanita M. Nellenbach by calling (828) 627-9209 or e-mail jnell@dnet.net.
3.
The theme
were a part
fun
faith
The
Feb.
also recalls the street
"I mark my missions (teaching assignments) by the distinctive kind of
She wanted to do formation and
parents instilled in us, from
we were
—
recently hosted
She
of those communities.
Philadelphia. Joan entered the order that year, and made her fi-
BELMONT
ested in learning Spanish. festivals that
nal profession in 1978.
growth,
of Retreat for the Widowed, for members of Healing Hearts, the support component of the Bereavement Ministry of the Sisters of Mercy, was held Feb. 1. The White Stone Retreat for Young Adults was Jan. 31-
guese and Puerto Rican, Sister Joan grew inter-
choice."
which Joan, found exciting.
Western
At Holy Infancy Elementary School in Bethlehem, Pa., where the students were Portu-
"I thought if I could be that happy serving God, that would be a great life
Joan
on spiritual
"I
she said.
from Bishop McGuinness in 1970. In her senior year, she told the principal, St. Joseph Sister
early.
Retreats focus
of being alive? Life was for service."
Sisters of St. Joseph,"
2003
was
Day of Retreat Unwrapping Your
for the
"Creativity:
God-given Gifts," to inspire, energize and provide beauty and humor for of all involved. Approximately 100 men and women participated from both North Carolina and South Carolina. The morning began with a mime presentation of "Creation" by Mercy Associate Gaye Dimmick, creative arts therapist at Holy Angels Residenlifting the spirits
tial
Center.
A
video, "Creativity:
Touching the
Divine," followed, after which partici-
pants were invited to
reflect,
journal
and engage in creative activity before sharing their thoughts and feelings with the group. Craft items were avail-
members to work with during the program. Helen Gassen, a Tai Chi instructor and member of St. Gabriel Church in able for retreat
Charlotte, led the group in a variety of
movements
helpful in meditation and calming the mind. The movements also helped increase flexibility.
The day concluded with an appearance by Ed Kilbourne, a musician, composer, storyteller and entertainer.
Mercy Sister Jeanne-Margaret McNally served as presenter of the White Stone weekend retreat that was planned, promoted and hosted by Mercy Sister Antonette Schmidt, spiritual
mentor coordinator
in the
Young
Adult Ministry Office of the Diocese of Charlotte, and Mercy Sister Cabrini Taitano, a member of the Regional Community of N.C. Leadership Team. The retreat was attended by young professionals from around the region, including Charlotte, Gastonia and Greensboro. The men spent the weekend with the monks at Belmont Abbey, while the women stayed with the nuns at the Sister of Mercy campus. The purpose of the retreat, said Sister Antonette,
vide
young
was twofold:
to pro-
adults with a greater un-
derstanding of the Sisters of Mercy and the Order of St. Benedict; and give them the opportunity to deepen 'their spirituality, know themselves better and meet with other young adults with similar value systems. "I think it went very well," said Sister Antonette. "It was very exciting just to have the young adults on the campuses. They were very forthcoming about suggestions for future retreats."