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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
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February
16,
1996
Our Lady Of Lourdes Celebrates 50th Anniversary By
MIKE KROKOS Editor
MONROE— From matriarch Ora Lee Duncan, 92, to 3-yearold Courtney Miller, they
came
to
honor
their church.
ages were on hand to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe Feb. 9-11. Parishioners of
all
The jubilee weekend of activities included a Mass and luncheon honoring parishioners who have been there since 1946 when the church was established, the blessing and dedication of a new church organ, and a family celebration. The Feb. 1 1 celebration of the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes included a visit from Bishop William G. Curlin and a brunch. "We're here to have fun and celebrate the 50th anniversary of our church," said 8-year-old Elizabeth Ladzinski as she took part in Saturday afternoon's festivities with comedy magician Steve Long of Charlotte and a parish hall full of families. Parishioners like Wally and Muriel Miesiaszek, Paul Haefling, John and Lib Axley, and Ora Lee Duncan have been a part of the church since its inception. They were among those honored Feb. 9, along with Adda Delia Pozza, now of Cary. She and her late husband Martin were the first couple married in the church. Others recognized included Peter and Dot King, who have been members of Our Lady of Lourdes for 47 years. These people were the foundation of the church, said Spiritan Photo by MIKE KROKOS Children at Our Lady of Lourdes were treated to a performance by comic magician Steve Long. The fun was part of 50th anniversary activities at the Monroe church.
And Legacy Of Luther King, Jr. And His Dream
Diocese Honors Dr. Martin
See Anniversary, page 16
Life
For 1 1 years, the Diocese of Charlotte has sponsored the Memorial Birthday Celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, children were invited to participate in the workshops, offering a new level of
energy and
creativity.
By ELIZABETH
MAYBACH
dream,
—
CHARLOTTE "I learned a lot here today," said Eddice Martin, a parishioner from St. Benedict Church in
Winston-Salem.
"We
long way. Looking back
have come a at the past
10
showed me the great strides we have made as African American Catholics. We need to do more, though. Just like Martin Luther King had a years really
CCHS
DSA: Hmong Ministry Featured This Week
Pope John Paul ll's Lenten Message
a dream. If
will
come
we
believe
true."
Martin was one of more than 50 people who participated in the 11th Annual Diocesan Memorial Birthday Celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Feb. 10. The celebration, held at the Southpark Suite Hotel, was divided into two workshops, each examining a different facet of Dr. King's philosophy. Representatives from five parishes attended the conference. "J think the conference went of the presentation and the response of the people who were there," said Rev.
Angolan Cardinal Visits
it
exceptionally well from the standpoint
Inside Secretary
we have
in ourselves
Staff Writer
page
2
Mr. Curtiss Todd, Vicar for African American Affairs. "Hopefully, programs such as this will inspire other churches to get involved in the African American Affairs Ministry. This
page
3
REMEMbER Lent BtqiNS Ash WcdNesdAy, FfbRUARy 21
for
churches with a majority of African
American parishioners." the
page 6
was not just
One highlight of the conference was inclusion of children. Workshop
presenter Dr. John F. Leeke said
that
having the children involved in the program was significant because they added so much energy and creativeness. "There wasn't a single thing that we
asked the adults to do that the kids weren't able to do just as well," Leeke said. "There were instances when there were truly similar thoughts and feelings expressed by both the youth and the adults, and those are things that were very telling. The times when they differed in opinion were telling, too,
"The reason people don t talk about race is because they can 't get y
past the emotions." and I think both groups noticed learned from it."
that
and
About 15 children attended both the morning and afternoon sessions,
some who had
left
home
before sunrise
be in Charlotte by 9:00 a.m. Raven Brooks, 1 2, a parishioner of St. Benedict to
Church in Winston-Salem, said the program gave her some concrete ideas about how to help her community. "We talked about learning to grow within yourself first and then growing within
Photo by ELIZABETH
Our Lady of Consolation parishioners Mary Jones and Van Dorest carry brooms symbolic of cleansing impurities of the soul as they lead the
processional during the
ceremony.
See Celebration, page 12
MAYBACH
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February 16, 1996
Visited
Is
By Angolan
Help The Catholic Church In Central And Eastern Europe Diocese of Charlotte
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P.O. Box 36776
•
Charlotte,
NC 28236
Cardinal's Secretary By ELIZABETH
MAYBACH
February
16,
1996
Staff Writer
CHARLOTTE
—
When
Father
Apolonio Alberto Antonio Graciano visited Charlotte Catholic High School on Feb. 9, he addressed all of the students in their individual classes. In fact,
thanks
advanced technology available at CCHS, students in all 50 classrooms saw Father Graciano' s presentation at to the
the
same
time.
began again after elections in 1992. With peace at hand, the country is working to establish a democracy and rebuild
many
of the institutions that
were damaged during the war. As a result, Father Graciano is visiting the United States to learn more about school systems to see what is effective and what ideas he might like to see implemented in Angola. In Angola, more than 65 percent of the 10,280,000 total population is Catholic. However, the long war years have left the country with few foreign missionaries. Father Graciano said a "considerable number" of religious and seminarians in his country were martyred during the war, leaving the country with a shortage of young priests today. Father Graciano, who speaks limited English,
was escorted by William P.
interpreter Dr.
Rougle. As translated by Rougle, Father Graciano was interested to see
how much American
citizenship and patriotism
a
consciousness.
were
American
of
part
He
also said he
was impressed at the amount of enthusiasm on the part of
Dear Friends
in Christ:
Since 1990, Catholics throughout the United States have generously
supported the renewal of the Church in Eastern Europe. For more than 50 years, the Church suffered deeply under communist rule, yet the light of faith could not be extinguished in the hearts of the people. Religious leaders, once underground, are again teaching the children, training the faithful and tending to the elderly
throughout the region. Catholics gather publicly for Mass in once forcibly closed churches, is
and children attend schools where prayer is being made, but
encouraged, not forbidden. Great progress
much The
remains to be done.
and Eastern Our contribu-
Collection to Aid the (?atholic Church in Central
Europe funds nearly 1,000 projects
in 22 countries.
tions to this annual collection support religious tion; religious
and moral educa-
communication through mass media; restoration of
churches, seminaries and convents; and the revitalization of Catholic charitable organizations.
Perhaps the impact of our support is best described by a program director in the Czech Republic who said, "We're happy we can work in our Catholic Church in freedom, and we're happy to know there are so many good people who help us and pray for us. Yes, we need it very much, and we're very glad you do it for us. We can feel it, and we bless our Lord for your kindness.."
educators.
Father Graciano paused Photo by ELIZABETH
during his tour of
MAYBACH
CCHS
Charlotte Catholic High School Social Studies
with social studies teacher Tony
teacher Tony DiDonato and CCHS Campus -Minister Father Dennis Kuhn discuss educational theories with Father Graciano during his visit to the school.
DiDonato. DiDonato offered insight about the development of American democracy and suggestions for the Angolan
The media center
CCHS
at
established a direct video link between
Father Graciano and the television monitors in the building. As a result, Father Graciano' s five-minute message
of thanks and hope to the students and faculty
was broadcast from
the third
floor to the lunchroom.
Father Graciano
is
Nascimento of Angola, a republic in southwest Africa. In 1991, warring factions in Angola signed a peace treaty to end a 1 6-year civil war, but the fighting Catholics Per Priest The number of Catholics for every one
priest
in select nations:
No. of Catholics Priests
per Priest
55,047,000
6,173
8,917
132,500,000
14,992
8.838
Catholics
PHILIPPINES
BRAZIL
MEXICO
development. During the remainder of his fourweek visit to the United States, Father Graciano is traveling to Los Angeles, Boston and New York. Following his tour of the United States, Father Graciano will visit the Basicilica of Guadalupe in Mexico and then return home.
Executive
Secretary to Cardinal Alexandre do
86,992.000
12,196
7,133
UGANDA
8,391,000
1,263
6,644
KENYA
5,798,000
1,484
3,907
—
36,844,000
25,130
1.466
CANADA
12,585,000
10,555
1.192
U.S.
57,349,000
48,649
1,179
ITALY
55,747,000
57.349
972
3.362,000
6,009
560
Source
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Wishing you God's blessings,
I
am
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r'ery
Reverend Mauricio W. West, V.G.
Chancellor
and Methodius
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during Lent at 7 p.m. in the Blessed
Sacrament Chapel. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament follows the Stations on Friday March 1. "Soup and Substance," a simple
Sunday:
meal of soup and bread with
Monday:
1
the presentation
is
from 8-9 p.m.
CHARLOTTE — Jesuit Father Jim
Deveraux, pastor of
St.
Peter Church,
presents "Poetry into Prayer" Saturday, a.m.-
4 p.m.
at St.
cosponsored by the Oratory Center for Spirituality and St. Gabriel's Faith Development Center. Cost is $15. Register by calling (704) 362-5047. into Lent series
Rock
Hill
These two brothers were born of a senatorial family in Greece late in the eighth century. Cyril became a priest
and the older brother, Methodius, became abbot of a monastery. They were sent to Moravia with the task to teach in Slavonic. The two were made bishops. They became popular among the Slavs for preaching and
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Ash Wednesday
honored
3:
Mark
9:
James
4:
Mark
9:
13-18 14-29 1-10 20-37
12-18 2 Corinthians
Joel 2:
5:
Matthew Thursday:
1
6: 1-6,
Feb. 14.
Friday:
Saturday:
Isaiah 58: 1-9 9:
14-15
Isaiah 58: 9-14
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16-18
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Matthew
as the apostles
to the Slavs. Their feast is
James
5:
6:2
ministering in the local
language. They are
3: 16-23 38-48
Corinthians
Matthew
a
Wednesday evening Mass during Lent. Mass is at 7 p.m., supper is at 7:30 and
Leviticus 19: 1-2,
17-18
presentation by a guest speaker, follows
Gabriel Church as part of the Journey
IRELAND
February 21. renewal in Eastern Europe.
are at St. Barnabas Church every Friday
March 2 from 9 POLAND
be taken in our diocese on Ash Wednesday, Thank you for your contribution to this spirit of
collection will
Cyril
Lenten Opportunities
ARDEN
The
to talk
5:
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February 16, 1996
Stewardship Profile
tewarddiip
WINSTON-SALEM
According to Paul Hoeing, Chairperson of the Stewardship Committee, stewardship was seen by the committee members as "one way to live our faith, make good use of the gifts God has given to each of us, and return a portion of those gifts back to God in gratitude. stewardship as an opportunity
to build a sense of
community
in our
parish through the giving of time, talent
and treasure." ," "Our efforts resulted in a great joy he added. "I don't think anyone on the committee regrets the time and effort
we
put into
intensively for six months, preparing for their first three- weekend effort. Early it
was established
that the
Diocese
of Charlotte Parish Stewardship Manual
would guide
them more on implementing
their effort, enabling
to concentrate
the plan rather than creating
it.
One of their first steps was to update the Pastoral Council organizational chart
and group activities and ministries under appropriate commissions. It quickly became apparent that someone was needed to match volunteer talents with parish ministry opportunities
if
the
stewardship effort was to be a success. In October, Roseanne Zech became that
person as
Education Program Begins It's 20th Year
St.
Asian
tribe
Leo's
first
full-time
Director of Volunteer Activities.
of the effort.
The committee was pleased when more than 27 percent of the parish community responded to Commitment Sunday. Five hundred and ninety-eight parishioners, representing 23 percent of the parish, are currently involved with ministries in the church and community.
The annual
offertory
was increased by
$42,531. Groups like the Newcomers Welcoming Committee, Youth Ministry Program and Peer Ministry Outreach were established through the
stewardship committee's efforts. The parish family at St. Leo Church is experiencing the joy of giving back to
God
Scripture study and prayers, as well as fasting in solidarity with families overseas,
from a family of nine children, Father Tanguay has had plenty of experience
helps provide a
live in the Midwest, there are significant
in negotiating.
numbers on the East Coast. Over the last
activities that bring the
are encouraged to sacrifice meals and
snacks and redirect that time and activities
that
America
their
understanding of those less fortunate.
means of spiritual renewal
during Lent.
"When we
The Hmong came
money to
strengthen
take the time to pray for
population in
many
North Carolina has increased from less than 1,000 to approximately 5,000. Three thousand of those live in the Hickory area due to job opportunities.
of the immigrants of the past, leaving their country and part of themselves behind. Adjusting to a new country can be like a battle, especially
and learn about the daily struggles of others, we are enlightened as to our own moral responsibilities as Catholics in the United States acting as 'Ambassadors for Christ,'" Kenneth F. Hackett, executive director of
when
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) said.
three years, the
Ten years
Hmong
ago, in the inner city of
R.I.,
Father Bill Tanguay
helped form an East Coast Ministry to Hmong to tend to their pastoral needs. Currently, he is the director of the ministry. Because of the rapid growth of the tribe in the Hickory area, Father Tanguay is spending the next six months in his temporary office at St. Aloysius Church. Since most Hmong are not Christian and have religious beliefs based in animism, much of Father the
there
lifestyles.
Hmong,
is
to
like
a great difference in
The Operation Rice Bowl Home
With the Ministry for the immigrants have the
Calendar Guide features a different country its
background, a story about a beneficiary of an Operation Rice Bowl project and a recipe typical of that country.
The
recipes
and can be prepared each week as alternative Lenten meals. In 1995, Operation Rice Bowl raised over $4 million for CRS projects. The are meatless
funds raised through Operation Rice
Bowl
directed exclusively toward development initiatives.The aim of CRS
are
is to help people develop skills and resources they can use after the agency turns over the projects to the local community. Additionally, 25 percent of
projects
strives to make the Hmong feel welcome in the Catholic Church. With the help of local churches like St. Charles Borromeo in Morganton and Our Lady of the
the contributions raised is targeted for local
poverty alleviation efforts in each participating diocese.
CRS is the overseas relief and development agency of the Catholic community in the U.S. Founded in 1943, CRS provides over $300 million to needy
Annunciation in Albemarle, his ministry has helped lead 40 Hmong
Diocese of Charlotte. When he was asked what with the
week of Lent, giving
for each
opportunity to learn of Christ and the Church and one day possess the greatest armor of all: faith.
Tanguay' s work is evangelical. He
people
in
80 countries around the world.
CRS assistance is given solely on the basis
him to become involved Hmong, Father Tanguay
of need.
responded, "The Hmong found me.
For more information on Operation
When they came to the door, I was the one who opened it." Not long
Rice Bowl, call (410) 625-2220, or write to
after that initial calling,
Pholo by
Father
he found
himself in a Thai refugee camp learning the language and culture of the Hmong. Father Tanguay said the ministry
has given him "a greater sense of Church." He said his spirituality has grown as he "reflects more on the mysteries of the faith." One of the greatest challenges to the ministry is helping the entire Hmong family acclimate to the changes in their environment. The young adjust much easier than the older Hmong, who have more difficulty with the language and
value systems
is
not
parent/teenager relationship, the strong
community that comes from ministering
disturbing.
sense of family unity in the
Hmong
makes these tensions seem more
Father Tanguay has no simple
Baltimore, Md. 21201-3443.
well as an ongoing commit-
ment to the Church and community in which we
In Yours.
the live."
Bishop William G. Curlin
ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte or to your parish. Simply have the following statement included in your Will: "/ leave to the
a conflict of
uncommon for any
St.,
HisWll
is in turmoil because of the fear that future generations will
Though
Catholic ReliefServices, 209 West Fayette
JOANN KEANE
Tanguay
"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as
Often, the family
lose their heritage.
Bill
Remember
tend to resist the drastic cultural changes.
culture
one another.
Bowl
family together
in thanksgiving for His many blessings and the deeper sense of
to
Participants in Operation Rice
so healing can take place. Since he comes
inspired
and a brochure were a crucial part
and almsgiving.
of consistent quality attention, family unity can be restored. He has often acted as a bridge between generations, organizing
Vietnam War. After the war conditions were no longer safe for them in Laos and their loyalty to the U.S. cost many of them their homes. Some Hmong were able to escape to refugee camps and relocated in the U.S. Although the majority of Hmong
the timetable outlined in the Parish
letter
Operation Rice Bowl contains
four components: prayer, fasting, education
the youth are given a lot
the
families to the Catholic faith in the
conveyed their message. The three mailings which included the pastor's
in past years,
mainly from Laos that
With the enthusiastic and prayerful endorsement of their pastor, Father James Solari, the committee followed Stewardship Manual. They found lay witnesses from all segments of the parish population to address the congregation. They even had a "dress rehearsal" in the church to insure the speakers properly
—
solutions, but finds that if
assisted the United States during
Lenten
BALTIMORE The 1 996 theme for Operation Rice Bowl's 20th year as Catholic Relief Services' Lenten education program is "Ambassadors for Christ." As
KATHLEEN SCHMUGGE
HICKORY — The Hmong is an
Providence,
it."
In the summer of 1994, the newly formed Stewardship Committee planned
on,
Founder Of Ministry Sets Up Temporary Office In Hickory
The
primary goal of the Stewardship Committee at St. Leo Church is to do God's will by establishing stewardship as a way of life in their faith community.
We saw
Annual
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Leo Church
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Charlotte (or
Roman
Catholic Diocese of
parish, city) the
sum of$
of my
estate) for percent of the residue religious, educational and charitable works."
(or
its
For more information on how to make a Will that works, contact Jim Kelley, Diocese of Charlotte, Office of Development, 1524 East Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207, (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.
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& Herald
February 16, 1996
The Pope Speaks Pope John Paul
Tro-Life Corner
Pope Preaches Reconciliation Through Power Of Cross
$
$
GUATEMALA CITY (CNS) — In a land crucified by Guatemala's
"r
Respect
civil
war, Pope John Paul
II
preached
power of Christ's cross. The pope celebrated Mass Feb. 6 outside the
reconciliation through the
Basilica of the Black Christ in Esquipulas.
News shows and other programs refuse to show the
With his red vestments whipping in the wind, the pope said he came to Esquipulas as a pilgrim to venerate a crucifix that has been the object of Guatemalans' devotion for 400 years.
people of our country what an abortion really looks like.
"You prostrate yourselves before the Black Christ of Esquipulas and in your personal encounter with the Redeemer, you ask the gifts of pardon, reconciliation
When something is so we can't why are
horrifying that
stand to look at
and peace," the pope said. Although final peace accords in the civil war have not yet been signed, the pope told the people that Christ
it,
we tolerating
has not ignored their pleas. "Here is born a life of faith in Christ, the servant
it!
who The Respect
suffered for our salvation and rose again, living and interceding in our favor," the pope said. By uniting themselves to Christ's suffering, death and resurrection, he said, people die to sin and are born
Diocese of Charlotte
Life Office
(704) 377-6871
to a
new
life,
solidly based
"W
"hearing the call to social coexistence,
on
the children of
is lost,
there
among
God: The message of the Christ of
Pope John Paul
told the people that he
hoped
"Help those
who
have abandoned the
Catholic faith or
ran the risk of abandoning it so that they can return quickly to the Christian community in which they were born and educated," the pope said. As many as 30 percent of Guatemalans belong to sects or to Protestant communities. Often the sects accuse the Catholic Church of idolatry because of its devotion to the Virgin Mary. During the liturgy, the pope crowned a gold-
ornamented wooden statue of Our Lady of the Assumption, patroness of the city. But explaining the church's devotion to Mary, the pope insisted it was a direct consequence of Catholic faith in Christ who was born to the Virgin Mary in order to bring salvation to
By
the Esquipulas basilica in 1986,
would
Guatemalan Catholics were committing themselves to "In this way, a new era will begin in which hatred must be vanquished by brotherhood and in which rivalry, rancor and war must give way to Christian solidarity, personal forgiveness and peace," he said. Pope John Paul had special words for Guatemala'
2,300 catechists who lead many of the country's Catholic communities, especially in the rural areas. "Dedicate yourselves in a systematic and profound way to teaching the doctrine of the Gospel, preparing your church communities so that they correctly celebrate the Eucharist and draw from it the strength to live the new commandment of love," he said. The pope paid homage to the hundreds of catechists who, along with several priests, lost their lives during Guatemala's 35-year-long civil war because of their
finally lead to
Guatemala. Devotion to Christ' s cross, he said, must lead to an obedience of faith and a corresponding change in believers' lives, seen in the love they have for others. Without love and hope, people cannot bear the crosses of their own lives, he said. lasting peace in
dignity and his
in turn, the
life;
systematic violation of the
moral law, especially in the serious matter of respect for
human
life
Pope Urges Strong
and
dignity,
its
Faith
To Counteract
Influence Of Sects, Help Bring Peace GUATEMALA CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II
faith
—
produces a kind of
— John Paul
II,
Evangelium Vitae
required them to
make to
"With their blood, they have made the blessed land
to their civil war-battered nation.
and saving presence."
living
it
of Guatemala fruitful forever," the pope said. The inheritance left "by these heroes of the faith beautiful, but at the same time binding, because
counteract the influence of sects and help bring peace
capacity to discern God's
and the commitment
the poor and to the indigenous.
urged Guatemalans to be strong in their faith to
progressive darkening of the
all.
asking the pope to crown the statue, he said,
her example of obedience to God and fidelity to Christ.
Central American peace accords which were signed in
man, of his
to lose the sense of
brotherhood and peace."
Esquipulas continues to be alive and imposing," he said.
also a tendency
is
justice, in
"Reconciliation with God, reconciliation
hen the sense of
God
II
During a Liturgy of the Word Feb. 6, the pope pleaded with Guatemalans to remain active and united in the church of their ancestors to stop the flow of Catholics to evangelical sects and Protestant churches.
carries with
it
is it
the urgent task of continuing their
evangelization," the pope said.
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Catholic Schools Week, for, though
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there are several fine publications
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One Candle
Father John Catoir
The Most Precious Possession |
Have you ever met anyone like her?
A
young woman with three children recently abandoned by her husband. She's angry at him, at herself, at everyone around her. She's beginning to be sexually promiscuous and hates herself for
go
it.
She doesn't pray, doesn't
to church.
How can you help? Is it possible to reach her? Probably not directly and not right
away. Indirectly, you can help by
praying for her. But chances are that unsolicited advice will be rejected. This is terribly
painful for parents
who want
to help their troubled offspring, but it's
a fact of
life.
Or perhaps you have met him. A college student, 21, from a good
religious family, has
little
fruits
He thinks prayer is a waste, has
Church.
no sense of direction and pretty
use for the
much
as
it
suits
lives his life
him.
One day he
stunned by the news that he has gotten a young woman pregnant. He panics and wants to avoid the problem. He fails to see any connection between his is
and
spiritual life
him
his present misery.
83BI
IS?
To
a
Life is consequential. It's also messy.
— our most precious possession — know enough Lord
We
do, in fact,
for help, to ask Him for wisdom, peace
we
and patience. "Seek and you will find." one need be deprived of God's healing, loving friendship. Never be discouraged. There is always grace. For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Praying Together, " send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th Street,
who sow good seed find that an enemy has spread bad seed. How important it becomes to keep the faith. God made us in His image and likeness; a creation of spellbinding beauty. Out of the wonder of His mind we were formed. "In Him we live and breathe and have our being." Because He is the vine and we are the branches, each of us is designed to reflect His joy, even those
formidable opposition. Some people who appear to be the most hostile to religion are only covering up a deep longing within themselves. Everyone needs peace, joy and love. These are the
It's
question of being connected.
sow. Sometimes
just a question of
His strength and His love.
with God.
reap what
bad luck. How do you get through to him? Again, you probably can't. But prayer has its way of penetrating even the most it's
of union
When troubles come, people with
faith
to turn to the
No
New
York,
NY 10017.
Question Box Father John Dietzen
Garden Weddings Q. Later
this
year our son will
marry a young woman of another faith. She would like a garden wedding, but the parish priest asked the chancery office and was told marriages had to be in church. Does the Catholic Church have a rule about this, or does it change from one place to another? A. Your chancery office
is right,
son's diocese.
11-18).
As
have explained several times over the years, our church has a strong traditional respect for church buildings as sacred places where sacred events in our
life
noted that these
church or almost anywhere else. Even then, however, couples are urged to respect the religious character of their wedding in every way possible when they choose the place and other details of the ceremony.
if
the bishop has
granted
a "dis-
The celebration of the sacrament of Christian marriage is one of them. Not
pensation from the form" of mar-
only because it is an act of worship, but also because a wedding is a solemn act that should be reverent and devout in
riage.
and the rule does not change (or shouldn't) from one place to another. The general law of the church is that a marriage between Catholics, or between a Catholic and a baptized person of another faith, is to be
every
way
the "faith
A
wedding is a solemn act that should be reverent and devout in every way possible
possible, the parish church,
home" of
at least
one of the
parties, is the preferred place.
As I said, the diocesan bishop may make exceptions, even for baptized
Ordinarily, Catholics must be
celebrated in a parish church unless the
the parties
example in his judgment have so little connection
married before a priest or other qualified Catholic minister to be validly married
bishop gives permission for another
with, or respect for, religion that their
"suitable place."
negative attitude would be incompatible
For a variety of reasons, however, bishops may dispense from that requirement, allowing the couple to be married, for example, before a
If the
non-Catholic
is
not baptized,
may be either in church or another suitable location (Canon
the marriage in
people,
if for
may be
held in a courthouse, a non- Catholic
rules do not apply
of faith should take place.
In that event, the marriage
should be
It
I
Q. What is this with the change of days? My missal says that the feast of St. Rose of Lima (my patron saint) is Aug. 30. A new book I have says the feast is Aug. 23. My missal, from 1950, says St. Rose is the saints' feast
American
first
says that
Which
is
it is
St.
saint.
A new
missal
Elizabeth Ann Seton.
right?
in the church.
with a church ceremony.
The usual policy, however, is the one followed by the bishop in your
Protestant minister or a civil judge.
A.
A number of saints'
transferred to other days
feasts
many
were years
See Dietzen, page 13
Family Reflections Andrew
Rely
&
Terri Lyke
On God
During Life's Transitional Stages Today, more and more corporations what were once loyal ties with employees through corporate downsizing. Often it's a numbers game where the dice just roll a certain way.
concern than the impact it's having on her family. "My kids asked if we were going to be poor," she said. Right now, it's much too soon to evaluate her job
None
downsizing's ramifications are broad and deep. Along with the feelings of rejection and
living a rich life are very good. She's
personal loss, employees who have been
Jean's interior search she
are severing
the
less,
prospects.
However, her prospects
trying to look at
all
her
gifts,
for
those she
uses professionally and otherwise. In is
finding a
longing to be unleashed.
"tapped" often feel as though they're in
spirit that is
a bubble. Transition from one job to
With the support and encouragement of her husband, family and friends, she's picking up the pieces of her broken selfesteem and moving toward turning her
another or from having a job to not having one can be a time of personal turmoil and depression. But, for many, it
is
a time of personal introspection and
self-inventory
— a time of
crisis to
her favor.
Andrew left his job after Though his leaving was
In 1993,
grace.
Our friend Jean's corporate job was
23 years.
job and vocation.
to live better with less
Coming
goals.
difficult
to the
involved much discussion between us and the
and much prayer. Our first concern was how we were to live without his income, as the purpose of his leaving was not to find another job, but to go back to school and focus on our ministry to marriage. At first the idea was scary.
kids,
But, as certain events unfolded before
we were able to discern God's call and prayerfully take that leap of faith. Essential to the success of Andrew' us,
just eliminated. For her, the office
voluntary, the changes in the corporate
transition is our adaptable family system.
by survivor' s guilt and
culture brought on by downsizing
We let go of a more comfortable lifestyle
presented him with a choice between
and some material goals, and are learning
politics, affected
avoidance by some co-workers,
is less
a
The
dec-
ision to leave
by setting better
transition sparked creativity
Andrew
that had been laying dormant. Having a more flexible schedule allows him much more time with the kids. There is a more spiritual a greater presence in our family life reliance on God. And even with considerably less income, we are living in
—
better.
Similar faith stories can be told by
many
others caught in the downsizing Losing one's job rarely comes as good news. But when it is faced head-on with faith, a willingness to change and the support of family and community, it can be an open door to a richer life. trap.
6 The Catholic
News
& Herald
February 16, 1996
"Give
Them Something To Eat" Matthew i4:i6
A Lenten Message From Pope John Dear Brothers and
Once
immigrants, refugees, the unemployed
Sisters!
again the Lord
is
calling
him along the journey of Lent. Each year all the faithful are invited to respond anew as individuals and as a community to our us to follow
baptismal vocation and to bear fruits of conversion. Lent is a journey of evolv-
which inspires penance and gives new impetus to every aspect of our commitment to follow the Gospel. It is a journey of love which opens the hearts of believers to our brothers and sisters and draws them to God. Jesus asks his disciples to live and to ing, creative reflection
radiate charity; this
new commandment
of love represents the authoritative sum-
CNS
photo by
DEMISE WALKER
Marguerite Quinn, a member of the Church of the Resurrection in Ellicott City, Md., prays as ashes are placed on her forehead, marking the beginning of Lent.
On Ash Wednesday,
mation of the Decalogue entrusted by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. Each day we encounter people who are hungry, thirsty or sick, people who are outcasts or migrants. During this season of Lent we are invited to pay greater heed to the
If
you're tired of Friday night fish sticks during Lent, a lighthearted angel cookbook might ease the sacrifice. Low-fat, vegetarian recipes with names with religious twists such as
"Dominus Vo-Biscuits," "FettucineAl-Pray-Do" and "Atone-Mint Brownies" fill the pages of "The Angel Cookbook: Heavenly Light Cuisine," published by Strawberry Patch. Author Diane Pfeifer boasts that her 12 years of Catholic education,
implore us, hoping to be heard. How can we not open our ears and hearts and start to make available those five loaves and two fish which God has put into our hands? If each one of us contributes something, we can all do something for them. Of course this will require sacrifices, which call for a deep inner conversion. Certainly it will involve changing our exaggerated consumerist behavior, combatting hedonism, resisting attitudes of indifference and the tendency to disregard our personal responsibilities is a great tragedy afflicting humanity. We urgently need to acknowledge this fact and to offer resolute and generous support to the various organizations and
Hunger
movements founded sufferings of those
to alleviate the
who
risk death
from
starvation, giving special consideration
various aspects of poverty that continue
to continue the fight against
in
our time.
Gospel makes Tlhe the Redeemer
is
compassionate
it
clear that
especially
to those in
He speaks to them of the Kingdom of God and heals the body and spirit of those who are in need of care. He
difficulty.
Angel Cookbook Could Lighten Up Lenten Meals WASHINGTON (CNS) —
They
to those people not reached by government
humanity. The beginning of Lent this year falls on Feb. 21.
Tired Of Fish Sticks?
raise to us their cry of suffering.
suffering written on their faces, faces which challenge us to acknowledge the
Catholics
around the world receive this symbolic reminder of the humble origins of
—
then says to his disciples, "Give them
something to eat." However the disciples realize that they only have five loaves of bread and two fish. Like the disciples in Bethsaida, we today are aware that the means at our disposal are certainly insufficient to meet the needs of the nearly 800 million people who suffer from hunger and malnutrition, and who still
struggle,
on the threshold of the year
2000, for survival. What can we do? Do we leave things as they are, and resign ourselves to being helpless? This
is
the question that, at the
beginning of Lent, I would like to pose to each member of the faithful and to the whole church. The crowds of starving people children, women, the elderly,
—
or international programs.
It is
necessary
hunger both in less-developed countries and in highly where, industrialized nations unfortunately, there is an ever-growing gap separating the rich from the poor.
The earth has the resources necessary to feed all humanity.
We need to learn to
use them intelligently, respecting the environment and the rhythms of nature,
II
organizations committed to distributing
needed supplies. Even cities,
it is
not
in great
uncommon
modern
to see people
sorting through refuse bins once the local markets have closed. When we consider scenes such as these, symptomatic as they are of profound contradictions, how can our
hearts fail to rebel against
can
them?
How
we not feel spontaneously moved to
Christian charity? Authentic Christian
however, is no mere transient Only as the result of a patient and responsible training from childhood on solidarity,
feeling.
does solidarity become a fundamental personal attitude which affects all our actions and areas of responsibility. A general process of consciousness raising is needed, a process capable of involving society as a whole. The Catholic Church, in full cooperation with other religious denominations, seeks to offer her own distinctive contribution to such a process. This is a fundamental work of human promotion and of fraternal sharing, one which requires that the poor themselves be involved, in whatever way they can. Brother and Sisters! I entrust to you these Lenten reflections, so that you can ponder them as individuals and as a community under the guidance of your pastors. I urge you to take significant
Dear
practical steps
which are able to multiply
guaranteeing fairness and justice in the few loaves and fishes at our disposal. business dealings and ensuring a This will provide effective help in distribution of wealth which takes into addressing the various forms of hunger account the duty of solidarity. Some might and will be an authentic way of living object that this is a grand and unachievable this providential period of Lent, a season Utopia. Yet the social teaching and activity of conversion and reconciliation. of the church demonstrates the contrary: As you carry out these demanding Where men and women turn to the Gospel, resolutions, I gladly impart to each of this project of sharing and solidarity you my apostolic blessing as a pledge of becomes a remarkable reality. strength and consolation. May the Lord as we witness the grant us the grace to set out generously, destruction of great quantities in prayer and penance, on the path towards of products necessary for the celebration of Easter human life, we are saddened to see the disturbing spectacle of long lines of people waiting their turn at soup kitchens or around convoys of humanitarian
Even
PUT YOUR GIFTS at the
including four years of Latin study,
enabled her to come up with the titles. But the book itself, the fifth she has written, was inspired after watching an angel television show. Before getting into chopping, kneading or baking specifics, Pfeifer gives readers
Paul
Service of Others
Consider
some
PRIESTHOOD
angel trivia with lists of famous movies
about angels and songs with angel titles.
But beyond the
tidbits,
in
puns and
angel cartoons, the reader will find that the recipes
—
The Diocese
from main appear quick and
for everything
appetizers to desserts, and the
dishes in between
—
of Charlotte
easy to make. Pfeifer,
who
has a degree in
chemistry, now runs her own publishing
She has touted her books on shows "Regis and Kathie Lee" and "CBS This Morning." The cookbook is available by calling(800) 875-7242 and askignfor the nearest stor with the book, or by sendign $9.95 plus $2 shipping per copy to Strawberry Patch, Box 52404-
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1996
epiainmen Entept
The following are
VI•IQ G O S I
home
videocassette re-
views from the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film
casting.
Each videocassette
VHS format.
is
and Broad-
available on
Theatrical movies on video have
a U.S. Catholic Conference classification and
Motion Picture Association of America
rat-
reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience. ing. All
"The Amazing Panda Adventure" (1995) Contrived escapade of an American youth visiting his estranged father on a panda preserve in the highlands of northern China where the 10-year-old boy promptly gets lost in the wilds while trying to rescue a panda cub from a pair
of gun-toting poachers. Beautiful locales and cuddly cub. Director Christopher Cain can't overcome the artificial story, CNS
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Demi Moore as Annie
finds herself
caught in the web of the mob's psychotic hit man in "The Juror." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion
—
Picture Association of America rating
R
—
is
restricted.
undeveloped characters and the spoiled lad's unconvincing juvenile exploits. Life-threatening menace and a needless scene with head shots of two youngsters in the buff. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II
—
and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating parental guidance suggested. is PG
adults
—
"Beyond Rangoon" (1995) Stranded in 1988 Burma when her U.S. passport is lost during student demonstrations against the military dictatorship, a newly widowed doctor (Patricia Arquette) and her elderly Burmese tour guide
(U Aung Ko) struggle
Film Captures The Ocean Terror On The Albatross NEW YORK
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—
accidental death, another (Eric Michael
who
hides his poor study habits
Squall" (Hollywood) takes forever to
Cole)
get to the storm sequence that gives the
behind aggressive behavior and a pampered preppie (Jeremy Sisto) acting
movie its name, but the fact-based story is memorable in capturing the terror on board when giant waves capsized the floating prep school
known
as
Director Ridley Scott, admired for keen visual sense, is true to form here with impressive backdrops of land and sea culled from shooting in such diverse locales as the West Indies, Malta and South Africa. However, the buildup to the central event of the movie takes nearly 95
his
The Albatross is on the return voyage when the sudden freak storm hits, and despite the crew' s desperate efforts, four
students and two crew
The
story stresses uplifting
to the safety of the
staying in school and rejecting despair
shallow characterizations and pat
some sexual much crude slang and rough language. The U.S. Catholic
succeeds in calling attention to human rights violations in that beleaguered country. Intermittent scenes of military attacks on unarmed civilians. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R it
—
—
uneven
I
Just Wasn't
Made
for These Times" (1995) Sympathetic but ultimately sad
portrait of the innovative
led the
musician
who
Beach Boys to the top of the music 1960s, then suffered a
charts in the
breakdown in the mid- 1 970s and became a recluse until recently reemerging on the music scene. Interweaving a 1994
The
troubled adolescent lads signed on board
Skipper Sheldon' s (Jeff Bridges) squarerigged brigantine for a year's workstudy cruise of the Caribbean and South Pacific. is
determined to mold
the boys into disciplined
a brilliant career. to substance
Numerous
references
abuse and a few coarse
The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
young men
while his physician wife (Caroline Goodall) and crew mate John Savage oversee their studies. Tom Cruise look-alike Scott Wolf
intriguing
man whom the audience is left
judge whether he was an imperious autocrat or a devoted believer in the sea as the pathway to mold boys into men. Although handsomely shot and at times riveting, "White Squall," with all
to
its
the'
run after being framed for
murder, a dopey delivery man (Daniel Stern) pretends to be the savvy guide
assigned to take six children on an overnight camping trip into the wilds, with an FBI agent (Jon Polito) and the real guide (Brad Sullivan) in hot pursuit.
adults. The Motion Association of America rating
is
restricted.
movie production whose cast (Catherine Keener and James Le Gros) and crew (Steve Buscemi, Dermot Mulroney, Danielle
Von
Zerneck,
of which stem from their
set,
own
III
—
The Motion Picture of America rating is PG-13
adults.
Association
most
personal
shortcomings and professional pretensions. Writer-director Tom DiCillo spoofs the struggling filmmakers with obvious fondness, though the contrived situations and broad performances are more tiresome than amusing, even for film enthusiasts. Implied sexual liaisons, brief nudity, intermittent profanity and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating
is
— R—
restricted.
Gentle clash-of-cultures comedy in retired martial arts master
which a
(Sihung Lung) leaves Beijing for New York to live with his son (Bo Z. Wang) and American daughter-in-law (Deb Snyder), but feeling he's in the way, moves to Chinatown where a new job
and a possible romance restores his sense of self. Writer-director Ang Lee's wellobserved tale of strained family relationships and the challenges of aging
bathroom humor, scenes of children
in a youth-oriented society consistently
in
The U.S. Catholic
—
—
parents are strongly PG-13 cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. is
uses wryly understated
humor to reveal
the humanity of the characters. Partially
subtitled.
Minor
and
violence
intermittent profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. Not
—
rated
by
the
Motion
Picture
Association of America.
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etc.) are
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surface portraits of those aboard the
doomed
— R—
A- III Picture
Director Greg Beeman's forgettable comedy is a mishmash of slapstick sketches. Brief cartoon violence and
exploration of character, only delivers
narrates the story as one of the teens, Phillippe) grief- stricken by his brother'
is
"Pushing Hands" (1995)
"Bushwacked" (1995)
Picture Association of America rating
stewardship.
Because of some sexual innuendo and crude references, fleeting violence and intermittent profanity, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-
befriends a fearful lad (Ryan
—
Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion
Bridges makes his skipper an
story explores a dozen, mostly
The skipper
and a wide variety of interviews, Don Was' documentary does a better job exploring Wilson' s considerable musical accomplishments than in grappling with the personal problems which interrupted
but leaves unclear what the youngsters
film.
Conference classification
Tedious farce about a low-budget
"Brian Wilson:
instance of profanity.
they have learned under his
solutions. Brief violence,
references and
"Living in Oblivion" (1995)
restricted.
teens support their guilt-ridden skipper feel
the
perish.
anti-climactic
themes about
developing the American woman' s plight,
jeopardy, a mild sexual reference and an
The
culpability afterward hastily concludes
members
Director John N. Smith's fact-based
but the slick script rarely rises beyond
investigation afterward suggests that the
minutes of sluggish character exposition. The powerful storm, with its tragic loss of life, is harrowing, even heartbreaking. inquiry into the skipper's possible
almost
problems while showing them that poetry offers practical
in their personal
flood of desperate dissidents fleeing
On
Each boy represents a particular
English to a chaotic class of tough minority students, she becomes involved
political thriller is overly contrived in
father.
problem, but too much time is bestowed on their gradual bonding as they perform routine chores, do schoolwork and misbehave on shore leave.
Pfeiffer) turns to teaching high school
Thai border. Though director John Boorman's
out resentments against his iron-willed
The
Albatross in 1961.
"Dangerous Minds" (1995) When an ex-Marine (Michelle
insights in facing life's struggles.
expressions.
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Our Lenten focus
What
suffering
tells
us ing situation, can offer others the example and
encouragement they need to face their own challenges in a positive, creative way, just as the cross has inspired believers through the centuries. Suffering can only occur in a world where there is freedom and the capacity to make changes toward a better life. This is the kind of world God created for us and shared
with us.
The cross of Jesus shows that God does not deny or shy away from suffering, but embraces it as part of the process of life. This does not make suffering desirable, but it can make it a
the meaning of
human suffering in
five
ways.
1.
one of the most
Actually, people may suffer as a result of their own actions, but God does not cause such suffering. The general introduction to the Rite of Anointing states this with regard to the suffering which accompanies illness. "Although closely linked with the human
perplexing experiences of life. An infant is born with a genetic
condition, sickness cannot as a general rule be regarded as a punishment in-
By Father Robert Catholic
News
Human suffering
is
L.
Kinast
Service
— disorder. —A parent in the prime of develops multiple sclerosis. —A recently retired businessman life
suffers a crippling stroke.
Some
people suffer innocently, like the victims of a natural disaster or an accident; others suffer as a result of their own actions alcoholics or lifelong smokers, for example. No matter what the circumstances, and no matter who suffers, most people try to make sense of it, to find some meaning or value in the suffering they experience. In doing so, it is helpful to make a
—
distinction
between pain and
suffer-
ing.
Pain is physiological; it is how the body reacts to attack or stress. Suffer-
on each ~ individual for personal sins"
(No.
2).
that suffering has intrinsic value, that it is somehow worthwhile in itself. II
is
how
call into
Through cross Jesus it
very
The same
it is
is
became
one with all people who are made to suffer because of the
question
life."
not something to be
we should all
fight
sickness" (No.
true for
all
forms of
suffering.
To fight against suffering eliminates the stoical attitude that nothing can be done about suffering except to passively endure it. People with a stoical attitude are unmoved by the daily reports of human suffering, dismissing them as an inevitable fact of life.
For Christians, suffering elicits a different response, drawn from the cross of Jesus.
During Lent espe-
we
recall that the cross sheds light on cially,
means for achieving what God has had in mind from the beginning. (Father Kinast is the director of the Center for Theological Reflection, Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.) All
ger, conceit or hatred of other people.
Suffering teaches us that some actions have destructive results. As we learn from experience what these actions are, we should be able to recognize them in ourselves and in others, and to counter them with action for good. Otherwise, suffering is truly in vain. 3. Suffering puts to the test the beliefs and values most people first learn
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT If suffering is unpopular, hard to imagine why.
it's
not
Suffering can be frightening. It can make us feel lost. We may
wonder how we'll
survive.
Suffering arrives uninvited.
the
prejudice, fear, an-
the meaning of
bluntly in his encyclical on The Christian Meaning of Human Suffering (1984) when he said, "Suffering is in itself an experience of evil" (No. 26). There is nothing inherently good about
and
seri-
behavior.
is
a person reacts to
events which
how
quences of wrong
put the
suffering,
Suffering re-
ous are the conse-
is
psychological and spiritual;
John
matter
3).
it
reacts to attack
or stress. Suffering
is
Paul
physiological;
how the body
2. The second erroneous view
Pope
is
providence is that strenuously against
their sins.
Jesus preached and enacted a message of love and acceptance, but some people were threatened by it and unwilling to change their own attitudes and behavior. The cross keeps Christians realistic about the struggle needed to achieve good in our world. veals just
"Pain
Not
all pain does this. Nonetheless, pain very often does lead to suffering. In searching for the meaning of suffering, two explanations are unacceptable from a Christian perspective: 1. The first is that God inflicts suffering on people as a punishment for
ideals of human automatically.
a reminder that the life are not achieved
2.
desired or sought after. In fact, says the Rite of Anointing, "part of the plan laid out by God's
is
is
flicted
psychological and spiritual; it is how a person reacts to events which call into question the meaning of life.
ing
Suffering
It
causes pain. But if it's easy to see why suffering gets a bad rap, it's also easy to see that it might not deserve this. For, most people know someone who suffered and who, afterward, seemed a better person. Most of us know someone whose losses paved the way to greater rewards
No wonder
in life.
suffering baffles us.
In the face of the confusion that often accompanies suffering, some people end up with greater
some appear to give up on some people open up to the future, others grow bitter, become faith, faith;
abstractly.
not so difficult to profess belief until one's child is in forgiveness killed by a drunk driver. It is not so difficult to affirm that one should aluntil a coways be fair and truthful worker uses devious tactics to gain a promotion. 4. Suffering provides a unique opportunity to unite oneself with Christ on the cross. This does not mean a superficial offering of one's suffering to God, but a deep personal identification with the Savior, who took his place among the suffering of the world. 5. Finally, suffering can be a source It is
—
—
isolated.
Finally,
people in their lives. Pope John Paul II thinks that's a good context in which to situate suffering. In
The way a person deals with a seriillness, a former addiction, an abusive spouse or parent, an unjust work-
The Gospel of Life he called
"futile" to try to
it
ignore suffering
and said people must be helped to understand
its
"profound mystery"
(No. 97).
He added, "Even suffering
when close
pain and
have meaning and value
they are experienced in connection with love
received and given."
of inspiration to others.
ous
faced with suffering, to the
some people open up
David Gibson 7
Editor, Faith Alive!
February
16,
The Catholic News
1996
& Herald
FAITH IN ACTION What happens when people surfer?
Suffering brings change:
Turn By Father David K. O'Rourke, Catholic News Service
A dozen
years ago
I
had an
it
OP
own life. I was going to have to change way I lived, so I might as well make the changes interesting and for the
.
the better. These years have been the best in
illness
that permanently eroded my health. It made mush of my physical strength and reduced my energy output by half. For someone as
my life. first
for the
healthy.
had been, the was startling. Ordinary tasks I had taken for I
"Bad things happen to all of us.... But we can choose how we're going
limitation
granted, like carry-
now required
to deal with them.
ad-
Handled creatively these choices can be
vance planning.
My favorite rec-
—
from back-packing in the mountains to digging in the garden reations
tively
young and But instinc-
liberating."
I
to set priorities.
obvious?
No, it really isn't. No one will ever object to your waste of your own time. You can sulk, sleep, fool or life
Christians believe that good can
advice: Don't waste your
own
time, and don't allow others to waste for you.
come from suffering. The ancient
how much
Greeks taught that suffering can bring wisdom. Most of us I suspect, given our druthers, would look at the good and the
CNS
it
photo bv Cleo Freelance Photo
Only then did I realize
was doing without
really
ally deciding to.
So take charge of your calendar and
what is important. And don't postpone what you decide is important. The other lesson, by far the most important, came from seeing other sick people. Sickness opens your eyes, decide
I
saw was how
well off
by comparison and how much
I
am
winners. He was struck by a drunken driver while out bicycling and paralyzed from the chest down. His body may have been broken, but his spirit remains upbeat and free. He was, and is, determined that his new life can and will be a good life, and he is making it work out that way. Interestingly, his courageous and good-humored determination is catching. It is catching because we all hope life's
— changes — can be for
that the changes in our life often brought by suffering the better.
people's
limitations are really in their own heads.
think of a young friend: smart, personable, athletic and able, one of I
wisdom that suffering is supposed to bring and say
(Father O'Rourke is a free-lance writer in residence at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Berkeley, Calif.)
The strange link between suffering and greatness
"Thanks, but no, thanks."
Bad things happen to all of us whether we like it or not. We can't
I
knowing why. It is so easy to back into work and obligations without ever re-
and what
projects.
My
what ways can you be a partner with God in creatively and suffering?" the authors ask in a discussion point. They observe: "Suffering is chaotic, both for individuals and societies. But within the suffering there is a movement toward order and healing. transforming pain
too precious to waste.
time was
will object.
care.
.
now knew
away, and no one Furthermore, many people will happily spend your time on their
were no longer possible. Even hiking and swimming had to be faced with great
is,
No longer having the energy to do everything I had been doing forced me
my
dream your
—
it
limited and valuable,
that
Isn't that
ing in the groceries,
as
life
Reflection: "In
change I want to mention involved my use of time. Time is cheap
The
and active
energetic
as
good
to
"Stripped of all our defenses and illusions, both in its terror and its wonder, and choose to respond creatively to events that we would never have chosen for ourselves or those we love." The possibility of doing this casts light on why suffering can "become the path by which persons find meaning for themselves and their world. This meaning, however, comes from facing the pain and not avoiding it," write Bruce G. Epperly and Father Robert L. Kinast in a booklet titled Can Suffering Be Redemptive? (Process and Faith, 1325 N. College Ave., Claremont, CA 91 71 1 1 995. $2).
we may see
change that. But we can
choose how we're going to deal with them. Handled creatively these choices can be liberating. After I first became ill, the losses I experienced proved depressing, but that quickly wore thin. Few things are as boring as the sound of your own
By Father John Catholic
Tell
one's relation to
gains in personal stature. But for the person who curses suffering, things are quite different. Either way, however, the suffering hurts. No one is asked to enjoy suffer-
geously accepts
disappointment, loss or hurt in
your
it
ing.
MARKETPLACE
something good
it.
The person who realizes that suffering has positive potential and coura-
—
how a
Service
became a force for
life.
Hezekiah was one of the few truly great kings of Judah. He was a zealous religious reformer. But his goodness did not save him from suffering. In the 14th year of his reign, Sennacherib's Assyrian armies besieged Jerusalem and threatened to destroy it. It was a terrifying situation.
The Assyrian commander scorned "My parents got divorced when was in third grade ... but (that) has made me more compassionate, tenacious, and better at expressing myself. I've been able to have better relationships because I've been able to understand and accept I
disappointing realities that face us
all."
— Lisa Senuta, Manhattan, Kan.
"My aunt died when she was relatively young, and afterward her death gave me a new perspective.... Because of her death knew had to learn to live each day to the
fullest."
— Jacqueline Acebal,
I
St.
Augustine,
I
Fla.
"My father died of a sudden heart attack a number of years ago. His loss of life helped me to understand what the Spirit is. That experience has helped lead me into youth ministry, and as speak to groups of parents and teen-agers today, like to tell them that they need to tell each other that they love one another before it's too late. also speak about the understanding that is needed between teen-agers and parents to survive in this world today." Bill Casey, New Ulm, Minn. I
I
I
—
An upcoming
edition asks:
Share a
how you pray
brief
prayer of yours
in
times of
then. If you would like to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alive! 321 1 Fourth St. N.E.,
suffering. Or,
tell
As if this were not suffering enough, Hezekiah was laid low by a mortal illness. Once more he found strength in prayer.
decided and this was a conscious decision to assert much more control over my
FAITH IN THE
Castelot
There is a strange link between suffering and greatness. But suffering can be demeaning and defeating too. So much depends on
moans. However, figuring out how to handle these limitations, and especially learning to live with the very idea of limits, proved interesting. It was interesting because I
—
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J.
Washington, D.C. 20017-1100.
Hezekiah's envoys, scoffing at their fureliance on Egyptian assistance and, even worse, on the protection of their God. The good king must have died a thousand deaths. He faced the agonizing prospect of seeing his valiant efforts crushed in the dust and rubble of a devastated land. But he refused to tile
abandon faith in God. The king turned to the prophet Isaiah for help and was assured that God would save him against all odds. So the king poured out his broken heart in prayer, and Isaiah says the angel of the Lord went forth.
—
A
plague, probably malaria, broke
among the attackers and so weakened them that they had to break camp and stagger back to Nineveh out
(Isaiah 37:36-37).
And
out of
all this
suffering
and anguish came increased courage and true greatness. God added years to his
life.
In the Bible, we also meet Herod the Great, who was not really great and who perhaps brought suffering on hinjself.
—
which wasn't Herod's throne even rightfully his; he wasn't even a meant so much to him that he Jew couldn't bear even the thought of losing it. Even the thought of losing any of his mighty privileges constituted suffering for him, so he ruthlessly and brutally brushed such threats aside, even killing two of his own sons. Herod tended to be ruled by anger and suspicion, characteristics which
—
make it difficult to become great in the face of adversity. He appeared to live a charmed life, successfully engaging in spectacular building projects, erecting whole cities where he lived in luxury. But he continued to deteriorate, becoming more cruel and brutal. In the
end he died a wretched death. Hezekiah had grown great through "the uses of adversity." Herod achieved only a spurious "greatness," which was really abysmal failure. (Father Castelot
is
scholar, author, teacher
a Scripture
and lecturer.)
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People
In
Seminary Rector Named New York Auxiliary Bishop
The News U.S.
Envoy Denies Return
of the Presentation of the Lord,
at St.
—
Stateside Imminent ROME (CNS) While U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond L.
Msgr. Edwin F. O'Brien, rector of St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, N.Y., has been appointed an auxiliary bishop of New York by
Flynn has said he is willing to return to the United States to work for President Bill Clinton's re-election, he denied reports that his transfer is imminent.
native Pittsburgh Diocese, where he
John Paul II. The appointment was announced Feb. 6 in Washington by Archbishop
Flynn' s administrative aide in Rome said
Catholic community also witnessed the
newspaper reports that the ambassador would leave in March were based on "ridiculous sources." Brian O'Hearne, Flynn' s assistant, said that out of courtesy to the Vatican and to the American people, the ambassador would make a public statement if and when Clinton calls him home. "Ambassador. Flynn has a direct relationship with the president and with the Holy Father, and he continues to work hard to support and
ceremony, during which the new bishop
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
—
Pope
early February
Agostino Cacciavillan, apostolic pro-nuncio to the United States. Bishop-designate O'Brien, 56, was
ordained to the priesthood in 1 965
He
has served as
Joseph's Seminary rector twice, from 1985 St.
989 and again from 1 994 to the was rector of the North American College in Rome. to
1
present. In between, he
_
Msgr. Edwin F. O'Brien bishop of New York.
Life In Albania
Teaches
Priest
Appreciation For Poverty Father Ted PEORIA, 111. (CNS)
—
Hochstatter
is
a happy man. "I've never
been so happy, and all because I gave everything away," said the priest of the Diocese of Peoria. He recently returned to Illinois after two-and-a-half years of
working
Mother
with
Teresa's
Missionaries of Charity in her native Albania.
On
knelt before
Dec.
3,
Father Hochstatter
Mother Teresa in Rome and
pledged
vow
Knigts
was named
CNS photo auxiliary
the repose of W. Patrick Donlin,
Supreme Advocate of the Knights of Columbus since 1981, was celebrated Feb. 6. Donlin died suddenly Feb. 3. He was 58. Bishop Thomas V. Daily of Brooklyn, N.Y., Supreme Chaplain of the Knights, was the chief celebrant at the Mass at St. Mary Church, which is where Father Michael J. McGivney and a group of lay associates founded the
free service to the poorest of the poor."
As Supreme Advocate of the Knights
—
fourth to
The vow makes him what he
calls a
Sister Erb Dies At 63 Pa.
—
St.
Joseph Sister Vincent dePaul Erb died suddenly at the Sisters of St. Joseph Motherhouse in Chestnut Hill, Pa., on Jan. 14, 1996.
She was 63.
Surviving Sister Erb are her
sister,
Marie, and her brother, Father Vincent I.
Erb of the Diocese of Charlotte, who is retired and lives at St. William Church in Philadelphia. Also surviving are one niece, one nephew, three grand nieces and one grand nephew. Born April 21, 1932, Sister Erb graduated from Cecilian Academy in 1950. She then entered the convent. She taught at grammar schools in Philadelphia, Delaware, and New Jersey and also taught religion in four high schools of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
According to her brother, one of Sister Erb's particular gifts was converting people to the Catholic
faith.
"There was a 10-year age difference between us," Father Erb said. "I used to
many of the The same year I was
tease her about imitating
things
I
did.
ordained, she entered the convent."
A
Mass of
Christian Burial
was
celebrated Jan. 16 at St. Joseph Villa by
Father Erb.
Condolences may be sent to Father Erb at: Regency Park Tower, Apartment 813, 1001 Easton Road, Willow Grove,
PA
19090.
Envisions Church Of 'Apostolic Simplicity' YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (CNS) In his inaugural message, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Youngstown told a joyful
—
congregation that one of his goals
U.
S.,
Mexico and other countries. "W. Patrick Donlin was a dedicated member of the Knights of Columbus and a distinguished Supreme Officer who served the Order and its members well," said Supreme Knight Virgil C. Dechant. "He was an outstanding Catholic gentleman, a devoted husband and he added. Donlin was elected to the Board of Directors of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus in August, 1977. He was appointed Assistant Supreme Advocate in April, 1981 and, six months later, selected as Supreme Advocate. Active in the affairs of the National Fraternal Congress of America, an umbrella organization of some 100
father,"
fraternal benefit associations in the U.S.
and Canada, he was chairman of that group's law committee and vice
Youngstown took place Feb.
A
resident of North Haven, Conn.,
Donlin was a member of St. Mary parish and served on the parish council and finance committee. Pope John Paul II named him a Knight of St. Gregory the Great in 1 985 in recognition of his service to the Church. Donlin is survived by his mother, Dorothy Brady Donlin; wife, Nancy; two
two daughters; four grandchildren and two brothers. sons;
the
The St.
and many members of the Youngstown
described his vision for the six-county diocese in northeast Ohio.
Pope Names Replacement For Ousted French Bishop VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope
—
John Paul
named
II
a replacement for
controversial French Bishop Jacques Gaillot,
who was ousted from his diocese
Appointed to head the Diocese of Evreux was Bishop Jacques David, a 65-year-old canon law expert who has been active in a wide variety of pastoral ministries. He has been bishop of La Rochelle et Saintes since 1985. Bishop David is a member of the Vatican's Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," an umbrella charity organization, and serves on the French bishops' commission for education among young people. A one-time spokesman for the French bishops' conference, he has served on national church panels concerned with social assistance, seafarers, church law and worker priests. in early 1995.
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—
remains the same. The next scheduled Mass is March 10.
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second
Sunday each month. The time
—
clergy and other friends from the bishop'
Situated in Hot Springs, N.C., in the
—
Patrick Cathedral has been to
the 1,200-
person, overflow crowd were family,
Jesuit
Charismatic Mass as
changed
Among
Residence and Hikers' Hostel
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CHARLOTTE
Cathedral.
2, the feast
Charismatic Mass
president, before being elected president in 1990.
a
and structurally lean." Bishop Tobin' installation as the fourth bishop of
of Columbus, Donlin was responsible
and Canada,
is
truly apostolic church "that is spirit-filled
Knights of Columbus in 1882.
fraternal operations in the
HILL,
New Youngstown Bishop
for legal matters related to insurance
"special Missionary of Charity."
CHESTNUT
between the United States and the Vatican," said a Feb. 1 statement from the embassy in Rome.
Supreme Advocate,
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LEARNING AND LOVING OUR FAITH Stick we
Your
Neck Out!
celebrate the feast day of good St. Blaise, a bishop from Armenia (look it up on your map!) who lived during the 4th century. When Christians were being persecuted (dissed and killed), he became a hermit. But hunters saw him curing wounded animals & took him to the Governor, who ordered him tortured and beheaded for his faith. Legends tell us that, while in prison, he saved a boy who was choking on a fish bone in his throat. (Now, that's a WHALE of a good deed!) Feb. 3,
IN A
So now St. Blaise is the patron saint of folks with a sickness ask St. Blaise to pray for your throat probs.
in their throats.
From lumps
to strep to
frogs,
at church Feb.3 - your priest will bless your throat with 2 crossed candles and say a cool prayer for your health. Not a pain in the neck at all, huh???
See ya
& Herald
1
FUN WAY!
& You
Lent
Look up "Lent" in the dictionary,and you might be surprised. ..it's NOT that stuff in the clothes dryer! It's a word we learned about 1500 years ago from the Anglo-Saxons. These dudes were kinda like Vikings they lived in a cold, wet land and couldn't wait for spring! When the days got longer and warmer, they called this "lengten" time.
of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday. On day, the priest rubs ashes (from last year's burned palm leaves) in the shape of a cross on our foreheads. Here's a tip - this reminds us the only thing that lasts forever 'n' ever is JESUS and the everlasting life he gives us. We hear, "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel."
Our celebration
A
batch of
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desserts!
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Ingredients (Stuff you'll need) • 1/2 stick butter or
12 oz. bag mini 8 cups shredded
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marshmallows wheat cereal
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•
Waxed paper
•
A grownup's
Pour the cereal in. your hands (Slime
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Procedure 1.
this
a sauce pan over low
and, while the mixture
is
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At times,
heat.
warm, shape
into
crosses on
The "No Eating" Option you want to make a cross you can keep, don't put in butter and marshmallows. Instead, mix 1/4 cup or so ot glue with the cereal. Shape your cross on the wax paper and let dry a couple of days. Spray with an acrylic sealer, attach a self-adhesive hanger and display on your wall!
(Or ...Going to the
Temple)
When Our
Lord Jesus was just a tiny dude, only 8 days old, Joseph and Mary brought him to the Temple to be "presented." This was Jewish law, little
and Mary and Joseph always obeyed God's commands.
An
old
man named Simeon had been
he would not die before he saw the Messiah. He went to the Temple and, as he held Our Young Lord, he cried, "...for my eyes have seen your salvation." (Luke 2:29). told
by the Holy
Spirit
that
A
prophetess, Anna, was there, too. She never left the temple, praying day and night. She, too, came to our Holy Family and, seeing little Jesus, gave
thanks to God (Luke 2:36).
We celebrate the presentation of Our Lord on Feb. 2
0m Habp While out, Bernadette saw a vision of the most beautiful lady, but didn't know who she was. The lady seemed so kind and gentle. Bernadette began to say the Rosary, and the lady prayed it silently with her. Later, Bernadette told her parents what she saw, but they didn't believe her. They thought she was lying! Have you ever told the truth but weren't believed? Then you know how sad Bernadette felt!
Once, when Bernadette begged her to tell her who she was, the lady said, "I am the Immaculate Conception." It was the Blessed Virgin Mary, Jesus' mother, conceived without sin!!
this spring.
these things helped Bernadette dedicate her life to God. She was named a saint, and today Lourdes is one of the
All
visited
and famous shrines
Remember, Mary's goodness All
you cyberspace hackers, get
have
-
we were
is
Our Lady.
something
not conceived without sin but
we
can
God will
us, just like
address: http://www.vatican.va
Hey,
it's
okay.
HAVE to fast,
but
try
it if
Mom
It's
You're thinkin' "What CAN do for Lent??" Well, this year, instead of giving UP something, why not DO something for Jesus instead? Find out about "Operation Rice Bowl" at your church. You can give money to kids who are poor and less fortunate than you. I
Give an extra coin in the Sunday collection-Read a chapter of the Bible-Paint a picture of Jesus' resurrection-Ask your priest, or Dad about your Baptism - what does it
Mom
mean
to
you today????
What's the best way to do a great job?
all
Practice, practice,
practice!
It might SEEM kinda hard to be a good Catholic, but you're not alone. Jesus is with you and he will always help. Just think of the tremendous courage it took for Christ to die for us! These next 40 days of Lent, give it
YOUR
BEST SHOT!
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He helped Mary, to be good and faithful to Him. not say a rosary - just like Mary and Bernadette.
online with the Vatican at this Internet
why
to
a
a cool thing to do to get ready for Easter! And remember, no meat on Fridays.) Hey...try out your self control by eating only small, simple meals on Wednesdays during lent. Betcha can! say
The Blessed Mother, called Our Lady of Lourdes, told Bernadette to dig into the dirt with her hands - and up bubbled a clear spring filled with healing waters. Many people were
most
It's
to confession - Say an extra prayer each day-Do a kind act daily-Help out Mom&Daa-Be a steward of God's earth: feed the birds, plant bulbs, pick up litter, recycle -
One cold day - Feb. 11, 1858, to be exact - a little girl named Bernadette Soubirous went off in the woods of Lourdes, France, to look for firewood. Her family was very poor and needed the wood to keep their tiny house warm.
cured at
little.
Go
Hourtie*
of
- eat just a
way to
& Dad
If
of Our Lord
means no
during Lent, too. That
(Unless you're 18, you don't
wax paper. Chow down!! Enjoy the good cookies and think about what good YOU can do during Lent.
The Presentation
"fast"
learn self-control (to get a "grip" on yourself!) Cool! You'll learn to resist temptation with self-control.
neat
the
4.
we
chowing down on mondo meals
Hey
kids!
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included the sprinkling of holy water
Celebration, from page
1
is
important
...
The reason because
that people don' t talk about race is
they can't get past the emotions.
learned
how
how
to deal with that
to help other
We
and then
people do the same
After the end of the afternoon session, many of the participants moved to another part of the hotel for the closing ceremonies: a Harambee ceremony and a Mass. In the Harambee, two women with
workshop
brooms led a processional down the aisle. Sandy Murdock, a parishioner of Our Lady of Consolation Church and one of the coordinators of the event, said that
Harambee means
"pulling together" and
originated with practices of slaves. "In
many
areas of the rural South, people
would sweep the dirt floors of the churches before services. In the same way, we sweep the floor to brush away impurities and to honor our ancestors." Other aspects
people used to
from the
settle the dust
dirt floors
and a large iron pot sitting in the front of the room. Murdock said that the pot
from old
was another carryover
"During the time of slavery, slaves used to have to rituals.
away
slip
to have their prayer They would meet in the
meetings.
thing."
how
symbolize
to
your community. Then there was a part about who we are and why being individuals
Harambee celebration
of the
Martin Luther King
woods and believed that if they said an upside-down
their prayers into
pot, then their masters wouldn' t hear
them and they would go God."
straight to
The Harambee celebration preceded Mass with Bishop William G. Curlin as celebrant. During his homily, the bishop praised African Americans for keeping their faith despite great hardships. "You have suffered so much and yet you never lost Jesus; that's the wonderful gift that you bring," he said. "You've got a spirit of Jesus in you that our world desperately needs. Let your faith be the strength of this diocese."
CNS
Young musicians and dancers from the Daughters of Charity Orphanage in Uganda perform spiritual songs and dance during a Black History Month celebration at The Catholic University of America in February each year.
Asian Churches Ask France To Apologize For Nuclear Tests BANGKOK, Thailand (CNS)— The Christian Conference of Asia has called
on France to apologize for the human and environmental damage caused by its recent nuclear tests in the South Pacific and to compensate the victims. France announced that its Jan. 28 nuclear test in French Polynesia would be its last, but the Christian Conference of Asia said in a statement Jan. 30 that it considered this
"little
consolation for the
damage that has been done." "We, therefore, call on the French government
needed
damages caused by the
tests
on
and environment, and ensure to the victims," the statement said. It was reported by UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand.
said the tests
were
to
brothers in the Pacific with
whom we
"We same
The Christian Conference of Asia, a fellowship of churches and councils in 6 Asian countries, said the nuclear tests showed the French government's "wanton and callous disregard of the will and well-being of the peoples of the South Pacific." 1
The Conference
also cited
what
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and its incomprehensible insensitivity to the moral outrage" over the tests expressed around the world. The conference said the testing had caused incalculable damage to the ecological system and had "endangered the lives of present and future generations of people and indelibly affected the future of our global environment." France began a series of six nuclear tests Sept. 5 in the South Pacific despite
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seas, oceans,
systems of
"Out of a deep sense of love and solidarity, we feel the need to stand by our sisters and brothers in their efforts to protect the South Pacific as a nuclearfree zone and a zone of peace," the Hong Kong-based conference declared. It called on its members to urge their governments to work toward an international treaty banning nuclear weapons and toward "the disarmament, demilitarization the and the denuclearization of Asia and the Pacific."
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have a shared history and culture, as well as a shared environment, which has been our home," the Asian Christian statement
compensation
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Prix Party CHARLOTTE The Grand Prix Party and Silent Auction to benefit Charlotte Catholic High School is Sunday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. at CCHS. Sponsored by the CCHS Foundation, this event will include an open bar, hors d'oeuvres and music. The silent auction includes a 1996
"Survivors," a
and a CRISM group and "Ride the Rails to Raleigh" Tuesday, March 26. The $70
continuing coping group for those dealing
fee covers a round-trip ticket
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Survivors Support Group
CHARLOTTE
Sunday of each month at the Catholic Center, 1524 East Morehead
registration forms are available in your church office. Registration deadline
Volunteers Needed training for volunteers
is
Saturday,
Gastonia.
sponsoring a team, bowling, or having the youth of your parish participate, please contact Josh Newton at (704) 825-4161.
Aging Conference An interfaith
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conference to help church communities develop programs and locate resources for senior citizens
Charlotte. Cost call
Thursday, Feb. 29
is
Jewish Community Center
the
is
,
is
Hospice Mondays and
experienced a loss during the past year are invited to call Mil Hendrix at (910) 621-2500.
at
Pilgrimage To Fatima The 11th Annual Pilgrimage
in
ext.
to
Fatima, Portugal, under the spiritual direction of Rev.
314.
Edmund McCaffrey is
July 22- Aug. 3. Cost, including airfare,
SDR
Bowling Trip
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GREENSBORO
Divorced and Remarried Catholics (SDR) of Greensboro are bowling at AMF Lanes on Holden Road on Sunday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. The
trip is free,
but a $1 donation
to
make
meals and accommodations, is $1480. For information, call Kathleen Potter at (704) 366-5127.
Grief Support
Group
MAGGIE VALLEY
—
A
grief
support group, "Sharing Begins Healing
of the Heart," begins Tuesday, Feb. 20
a reservation.
(704)
377-6871
for
information.
Mary's Cruise Of
Mercy WINSTON-SALEM — Deliver hurricane relief to the people of the four
WASHINGTON, D.C.— A group from St. Barnabas
Church in Arden is pictured at the recent March for Caribbean islands hit by Life. Hurricane Marilyn March 10-17. Donations of cash and directed by Jesuit Father James Dolan, religious articles are welcome. Call Marge and Kean Degnon at (910) 924- author of Meditations for Life. Cost is $225. 2012 for information. The March 22-24 weekend retreat, "Critics' Choice," is a media literacy RCIA At St. Therese Church MOORESVILLE RCIA inquiry retreat directed by Gail Hunt Violette and catechetical groups meet Thursdays and Loretta Wnetrzak. Cost is $80.
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at
Golden Agers
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is
suggested. Call Gerry at (910) 370-9423
Feb. 23. Call Suzanne Bach
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$12. For information,
Suzanne Bach at (704) 377-697 1
The Amtrak schedule
information.
a bowl-a-thon to benefit the
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dinner.
for your area and group
from 3:30-5 :00 p.m. Call Suzanne Bach at (704) 377-6871 for more
GREENSBORO
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To register for these retreats, contact Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, NC 28751. For information, call (704) 926-3833.
The Golden
Agers group from St. Dorothy Church meets the fourth Wednesday each month. For information, call Mary Jordan at (704) 735-0842.
Prayer For Peace WINSTON-SALEM A scriptural
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a.m. at St.
Leo
the Great
Church
1 1
:40
in the
convent chapel.
Living Waters Reflection Center 1996 Retreat Schedule MAGGIE VALLEY The March 8-10 weekend retreat, "The Gift of
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Gabriel
and will continue to meet the third Thursday each month. The group is sponsored by the Ministry to the Sick and Dying Pastoral Care Group of St. Margaret Church and is open to anyone struggling with grief, emotional or
Imperfection," directed by Rev. David
preferably black
Church will be moved to the Daily Chapel.
physical loss, or loss through death.
Hill, is
It will be used exclusively for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 24 hours a day,
Meetings are from 7-8 p.m. For
appreciation for God's acceptance of us
information, call the parish office at (704)
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at St.
welcome
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to visit.
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World And National Briefs Media Fails To Communicate Competing Views Of Women
DALLAS (CNS) — Media coverage
of two international conferences failed to communicate to the public
competing views of the appropriate and desirable
women in the modern world, according to the U.S. bishops' pro-life spokeswoman. Helen Alvare, director
roles for
of planning and information for the bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, addressed a gathering of bishops Feb. 1 in Dallas. Her talk was part of an annual study workshop on medical/moral/ethical issues for bishops
from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The workshop, which was closed to the press, was sponsored by the Pope John Center for the Study of Ethics in Health Care in Braintree, Mass.
in society."
Jane Chiles, executive
director of the Catholic Conference of
Kentucky, said spending decisions are 1 priority because the budget "embraces so much of what the bishops value." A Catholic state senator in Idaho said budget considerations also are important there, while the Nebraska Catholic Conference is watching bills that would allow physician- assisted euthanasia and a tax on nonprofits, the No.
Pope John Paul waves to thousands of Guatemalans gathered for Mass II
including churches.
Feb. 6 near the Basilica of the Black
Religious Practice Can Inoculate' Against Social Ills
Christ
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Regular
religious practice can "inoculate"
Esquipulas.
his four-country tour
individuals against such social problems
through Latin America.
and
as suicide, drug abuse, crime
in
Guatemala was the pope's first stop on
divorce, according to a new study by the
Heritage Foundation. "Social research
Marks Beginning Of Black History Month
St. Patrick's
NEW YORK (CNS) — Blacks and whites "have so
much
to learn
from
each other," New York Cardinal John J. O' Connor said Feb. 4 in his homily at an annual Mass celebrated at St. Patrick's Cathedral to mark February as Black History Month. This year the Mass also observed the National Day of Prayer for the African- American Family. The cardinal, who also was principal celebrant of the Mass, focused on the universality of the church and the unity of all Christians in the one body of Christ. Emphasizing the deep roots of Christianity in black history, he recalled the early centuries of the faith in Africa, particularly North Africa, Ethiopia
the area
now known
and
demonstrates that regular religious practice is both an individual and social good," said Patrick Fagan, the foundation's William H.G. FitzGerald senior fellow in family and cultural issues. "It offers a powerful answer to many of the nation' s most serious social problems. "The time is ripe for a deeper dialogue on the contribution of religion to the welfare of the nation," he added. Fagan' s study, titled "Why Religion Matters: The Impact of Religious
—
Protecting
life
and budget
priorities are
Marie Julien Fortin, 67. "Our
sense of the inviolability of consecrated
persons has been altered."
Nuns Praised At Funeral Mass
—
WATERVILLE, Maine (CNS) The two Blessed Sacrament nuns slain
faith,"
Vatican Prepares For Jubilee Liturgies VATICAN CITY (CNS) Vatican
"women of the "women of unflagging
convent were
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said at their funeral
Mass Feb.
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.
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has established the second
diocese in
Cuba
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in less than
two
the co-president
Christ are formed, but they cannot be
of the Cuban bishops' justice and peace commission to head it. The new Diocese of Ciego de Avila, on the island's south central coast, will be led by Bishop Mario Mestril Vega, who had been the auxiliary bishop of Camaguey. Erecting the new diocese Feb. 2, the pope brought up to 10 the number of dioceses in Cuba, which has a population of 10.9 million, about 41 percent of whom are Catholic. According to the Vatican, there are about 430,000 people living within its boundaries. They are served by four parishes and 18 chapels. Six diocesan
missing in any formation program," he
priests, eight
said.
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Pope John Paul II said. Such values respond to the spiritual dimension present in every student, the pope said. He made his remarks at a Sunday blessing Feb. 4. "In the educational
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Belarus and 30 others required to leave the country. All 32 had been accused of
protects the right to life of every person
"a fundamental tenet of
interview with Catholic
jubilee year declared by
68, superior of the Servants of the
is
the cardinal said in a Jan. 3
Polish priests ordered to leave western
major liturgical ceremonies for Year 2000. A meeting of 40
sacred." In Minnesota, the bishops called
agenda
—
head of the Catholic Church in Belarus has expressed high hopes that foreign priests will not be expelled from the former Soviet republic. Cardinal Kazimierz Swiatek of Minsk-Mohilev spoke after 100 Polish priests were threatened with deportation under a new church-state law. "I'm confident that no priest will be expelled from Belarus,"
directions in preparing for the special
in the
emphasize
Eastern-rite elements
liturgical experts at the
Catholic social teaching
Cardinal Hopes Priests Not Expelled From Belarus WARSAW, Poland (CNS) The
1-
ecumenism and
tomorrow in what they professed and lived so well," said Father Anthony Schueller, head of the congregation's St. Ann province, which covers the entire United States. "More than a convent," he said, "was violated in the tragic deaths" of Sister Edna Mary Cardozo,
The bishops of New Jersey
REUTERS
and
officials are planning to
for
said the central focus of their legislative
photo from
government officials and expressed hopes that talks will result in permission for foreign Catholic nuns to stay. In October, several newspapers reported that government officials had given Cardinal Swiatek a list of two
the U.S. provincial of the
Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament truly
attend the funeral.
several state Catholic conferences that
bishops.
Mary remained
Ann Keane, 68, was released from the hospital Jan. 31 but did not
the Jubilee
their
72,
Patricia
sources of their faith, and find courage
arm of
other
history of mental illness. Sister
the key legislative issues this year for act as the public policy
Two
Blessed Sacrament nuns were injured in the Jan. 27 attack by a man with a
hospitalized in serious condition; Sister
Slain
beatitudes" and
Catholic State Legislative Agendas Address Life Issues WASHINGTON (CNS)
Sister
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released Jan. 25 in Washington.
in their
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was
Practice on Social Stability,"
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process, moral values and religious values have particular importance. These
obviously have a specific significance in church schools, where disciples of
women
religious
and four
there.
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Anniversary Celebration
February 16, 1996
Is
A
Parish Family Jubilee, from page
1
Washington, D.C. In 1960, the Fathers of Mercy completed their ministry in North Carolina and turned over Our Lady of Lourdes and its missions to the Diocese of Raleigh.
Bishop Waters appointed a priest, the Rev. Robert
diocesan
F. Shea, as the next pastor.
When
the Diocese of was formed in 1972, Bishop Michael J. Begley Charlotte
Mary assume the
invited the Oblates of
Immaculate pastorate at
to
Our Lady of
Lourdes. In 1973, Father Donald Joyce was the first O.M.I, to become pastor. Father Joyce was
Our Lady
of
Lourdes Church
Monroe. That resulted in an influx
Father Ed Vilkauskas, pastor of Our Lady
unit in
of Lourdes.
of military personnel from
Saturday's "Parish Family Jubilee
many who were
country,
over the
all
Catholic.
was
Celebration" was organized by Barbara
Passionist Father Dennis Keating
Dalley, Teresa Richardson, Kerry Pueschel, members of the "Bingo Crew" and most importantly, the youth of the
assigned as the first Catholic Army Chaplain, and shortly thereafter, the Society of Priests of Mercy sent two
parish.
priests
"The kids did most of the work," Dalley said. "They made posters of their favorite people in the parish, using a
"Planet Hollywood" theme."
The Union County church has seen tremendous growth since it was established.
also an
It is
the Catholic population
example of how growing in the
Father Vilkauskas.
we had about 250 Now, we have close to 500."
"Back when families.
The church
I
started,
also has a large Hispanic
population which
growing as well, he
is
made during
the pastorate of Father
McCartin. In 1 984, during the pastorate of Father Martin Walsh it became necessary to build an education building for the ever-
increasing number of children in Religious
Monroe.
Education.
the early days, Mass was celebrated each day in the chapel and on
the O.M.I. Fathers left Our Lady of Lourdes
Because of a realignment of personnel,
In
988 and were followed by the Spiritans, known as the Holy Ghost Fathers.
in the Center Theatre. The first Solemn High Mass was celebrated
in
Christmas, 1942.
Father Ed J. Vilkauskas, C.S. Sp., became
Sundays
Only
is
South and the Diocese of Charlotte. "I've been here almost eight years and the church family has nearly doubled in that time," said
from Our Lady of Lourdes in Brooklyn, N.Y., to establish a church in
followed by Father George Waggert in 1976, and Father Paul McCartin in 1978. The parish hall was built during the pastorate of Father Joyce and the final payment was
a
month
earlier,
the
War
Production Board granted Our Lady of Lourdes Parish permission to build a church at the corner of East Franklin and Deese Streets. After the war was over in 1945, the exodus of Catholic soldiers
Mass attendance.
greatly reduced
However, some of the discharged had married local ladies and settle in Monroe. So, from Wisconsin, Indiana, New York, Tennessee and other states came the first soldiers
1
also
the next pastor of the parish.
associate pastor
The
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish begins in 94 Back then, Monroe was a small, quiet, Protestant town. The three known Catholics gathered once a month in the home of Patrick Dooley for Sunday Mass, offered by a priest from St. story of 1
1
.
James Parish in Hamlet. Army maneuvers brought the first soldiers to Union County, and in 1942, Camp Sutton was established as a training
is
Father Vincent
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The education building was much needed
paid for in 1988 and a
four-room office complex connecting the church and the rectory
was com-
pleted and paid for in 1991.
What does the future hold for Our Lady of Lourdes Church? In anticipation of future growth, the parish family purchased additional land adjoining the church parking lot in 1992. Parishioners and Father Vilkauskas agree they have outgrown their current place of worship and hope to build a new church sometime in the future. "We have finished our parish study and are now packaging it for presentation to the diocese," Father Vilkauskas said.
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The Catholic Church of Our Lady of Lourdes was dedicated by Bishop Vincent S. Waters of the Diocese of Raleigh on April 24, 1946. The bishop then offered a Solemn Pontificial Mass with priests from 40 Catholics parishes in North Carolina, New York and
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