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Catholic

Year of the

Diocese of Charlotte

Eucharist Understanding the Mystery

of the Mass, Part 9;

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Established Jan. 12, 1972

by Pope Paul VI

FEBRUARY

25,

eucharistic adoration |

SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

2005

VOLUME

compliance with

in

charter to protect

lastFatima visionary

children NEW AUDIT

dos Santos

by

WOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY When

dioceses

Eastern-rite

U.S. bishops' policies to pre-

her.

nors as of Dec. 31, 2004, according to an independent audit released Feb. 18.

13,

The

given the fact that the Blessed to ap-

are con2004 annual re-

statistics

tained in the

port on the implementation of

pear to Lucia and her two cous-

on the 13th of the month. apparitions took place from May 13 to Oct. 13, 1917.

And, of course, discussion began almost immediately ins

See CHARTER, page 8

The

Real ID decried

about when the process to canonize her would begin. Her

CNS

Worshippers surround the casket of Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos as cathedral following her funeral

See FATIMA, page 5

and

vent clergy sex abuse of mi-

Her Feb. 13 death also led to widespread discussion in

Mary promised

The

ery applicable article of the

lieved still-secret secrets of

Virgin

—

eparchies in implementing ev-

buried in mid-February, a sur-

about the number

MURRAY

Diocese of Charlotte is among the 96 percent of the 195 U.S.

prising number of people be-

Italy

E.

CHARLOTTE

—

—

Fatima were buried with

KEVIN

EDITOR

Carmelite Sister Lucia dos Santos the last of three was Fatima visionaries

—

FINDS NEAR-TOTAL

COMPLIANCE OF DIOCESES WITH SEX-ABUSE POLICIES

dies Feb. 13

CINDY

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Charlotte Diocese

Pope, cardinal talk of

by

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PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN

Secrets, superstitions, sainthood

Sister Lucia

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list

who claimed

in

central Portugal Feb.

to have seen the Virgin

Mary

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5. Sister Lucia,

at Fatima, died Feb.

it

photo from Reuters

leaves the Coimbra

the last of three children

13 at age 97.

as excessive National, local critics

say House bill will hurt people, nation

WELCOMING THE ELECT by

PATRICIA ZAPOR

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Bishop Jugis celebrates

WASHINGTON — Despite opposition

rite

of election

from

faith

groups, governors, state motor vehicle departments, unions

by

KAREN

A. EVANS STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE

RCIA

—

Each Church welcomes tens of thousands of adult converts into full communion through the Rite of

year, the Catholic

Christian Initiation of Adults Photo by Karen

Bishop Peter

J.

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St.

Thomas Aquinas Church

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(RCIA). Nearly 700 of these neophytes, or new Catholics, join the church in the Diocese of Charlotte annually.

Around the Diocese

which adults are baptized, confirmed and receive the Eucharist. RCIA

and organizations representing Hispanics, Native Americans, refugees and immigrants,

was restored by the Second

the

Vatican Council in the 1960s as

10 to limit drivers licenses to people who can prove they are

the suitable

is

the

way

rite in

adults prepare

citizens or legal immigrants.

to receive these sacraments.

Bishop Peter

J.

House voted 261-161 Feb.

Jugis wel-

comed hundreds of these soonto-be Catholics from the diocese

The

U.S. bishops' migration

committee chairman had been among those encouraging the

See RCIA, page 9

See REAL

ID,

page 13

Perspectives

Parish Profile

Healing for those in

A spirit ofChristian love: St. Paul the

Charlotte; Knights raise

need; communal

Aposde Church touches lives ofmany

funds for needy

anoin ting ofthe sick

in Guilford County

St. Pat's parade

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The Catholic News & Herald

February 25,

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Supreme Court rejects request reconsider Roe vs. Wade WASHINGTON (CNS) — The women

2005

to

and psyDorinda Bordlee, secounsel for Americans

physically, emotionally

Supreme Court Feb. 22 turned down a request that it reconsider its 1973 Roe

MISSION OF FAITH

vs.

Wade

ruling that legalized abortion.

Norma McCorvey, who was

identi-

Roe" in the 1973 case, and Sandra Cano, the "Mary Doe" of the companion Doe vs. Bolton ruling, petified as "Jane

tioned the court to set aside the decisions,

new

or at least order a

on the merits

trial

McCorvey ever

Neither Cano nor

had the abortions at issue

in their cases.

women now

oppose abortion.

Their effort to see the Roe and Doe decisions overturned is backed by 33 women from 19 states who say they regret having had abortions.

Without comment, the court rejected the appeal.

Americans United for Life said the problem is the court's current makeup.

'The justices' refusal to consider this case shows that they won't consider the

growing evidence that abortion hurts

Diocesa n, -planner CNS

photo from Agenda

0

is

carried by

Landless Movement during funeral services Feb. 15

in

Anapu,

a

coffin of U.S. missionary Sister

member

of the Sisters of Notre

Dame de Namur,

members

of the

lived in Brazil's

of

and speaking

—

what

might have been her last letter before she was murdered Feb. 12, U.S. missionary Sister Dorothy Stang spoke of the "great struggle" in Brazil, where she had spent nearly 40 years.

The letter was to her fellow Sister of Notre Dame de Namur and longtime close friend, Sister Barbara Ann English, director

of Baltimore's Julie

Com-

munity Center. The two had spent nearly 20 years together in Brazil before Sister English returned to the

United States

in 1985.

Stang wrote: "Yes, we are in a great struggle, and the sense of solidarity is our source of life."

Sister English received the note Feb. 1 1 The next day she learned that In the card," Sister

.

"Dot," her 73-year-old "sister, colleague, friend

and co-madre" had been shot

four times in the chest and head by a pair of gunmen while she

was

visiting a

remote rural encampment near Anapu,

on the

outskirts of the

Amazon jungle.

Stang had been a missionary almost 40 years, and for the past 22 years she worked in the Amazon with the poor and landless as Sister

in Brazil for

"It

"We

lived with landowners

love,

You

Thomas and Antonin have said Roe was wrongly decided and should be overturned.

However, it is rare for the court to reopen a case based on changed circumstances. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in September threw out the lawsuit, saying McCorvey's claims were no longer relevant because the Texas abortion ban of that era had long ago been repealed.

Scalia

overview on the plight of refugees and offer suggestions on how parishes can welcome and foster relationships with refugees resettling in the Charlotte region. -The speaker will be Mary Morton from the Office of Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The event is sponsored by the Office of Justice and Peace and the Refugee Resettlement Office of Catholic Social Services. Visit www.cssnc.org/justicepeace for further information and to register, or call Terri Jarina at (704) 370-3234.

call the

church

CHARLOTTE

ushers. For

more information, contact Mary

Kennedy, St Gabriel disABILITY Ministry,

at

(704) 364-6964.

GASTONIA

VICARIATE

— Queen of the Apostles Church, St., will

252-3151

meet in the New Life Center, room 102, of Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. The program meets Mondays, March 7 and 2 1; and April 4 from 7-8: 5 p.m. or Tuesdays, March 1, 8 and 22; and April 5, 6:30will St.

1

available

by reservation

at

1.

CHARLOTTE — St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Stranger"

March

6,

host the monthly meeting of

the Gaston Coalitionjbr a Moratorium

be giving presentations on what Vatican II was and its importance to the Church. All sessions

the

retar-

503 N. Main

VICARIATE

is

and visitors with varying degrees of mental

dation will serve as musicians, lectors, greeters and

For more information,

CHARLOTTE — Msgr. John McSweeney will

(704) 543-7677 ext. 101

Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. Parishioners

BELMONT

office at (828)

7:45 p.m. Childcare

Jugis will be the

Trinidad,

in places like Africa, Belize,

Haiti and the Philippines.

J.

12:30-

Mw(GCMN)

Anthony Kovacic

March

3,

Center.

GCMN is a grassroots organization calling

7-8 p.m. in the Msgr.

reform of North Carolina's capital punishment system, through educational forums, contacting state legislators and execution vigils. for the

Contact George Burazer for more information at (704) 822-6350.

BELMONT — A Lenten Supper-Study Series will take place in the Msgr. Anthony Kovacic Center at Queen of the Apostles Church, 503 N. Main St., Wednesdays, March 2 and 9. A shared meal begins at 6 p.m., and catechesis begins at 6:45 p.m. The theme this season is 'The Eucharist as Sacrament, asJJevotion, as

Uniter/Divider and as Way of Life." Free and

open to

all

— no

fees or pre-registration necessary.

is full

of memories of the woman who had wanted to be a missionary since she

was a child, the woman she calls a pioneer and martyr.

After a 2004 visit, Sister English said Sister Stang told her: "I have learned that faith sustains you, and I have also learned that three things are difficult: One, as a woman to be taken seriously in the struggle for land re-

grief-stricken, but not surprised.

between parishes in America and the nuns and lay leaders working

Heart Welcoming

form; two, to stay faithful to believing

from the funeral of another nun when she got a phone call about Sister Stang's death. Sister English was shocked and

present the mission,

will

Church, 1 400 SutherRd., will host 'Weaving One

the rain forest.

had just returned

overseas

and

she joined in the struggle to preserve Sister English, 71,

Msgr. Michael Flanagan of

bishops, priests,

can't allow yourself to

be terrorized."

Sister English said her heart

Joan of Arc Church, 919

St.

7 and 8 at 7 p.m.

ingful link

and so you go on about your

business.

—

"Living in the Peace of God's Love and Healing," Cross International was founded to forge a mean-

people that were hired by big companies who terrorized with guns and machine guns," she said. But, the people for whom she and Sister Stang and other Sisters provided pastoral care "are the people you work with and

Chief Justice William Rehnquist and Justices Clarence

for Diversity Education at (828) 232-5024.

Cross International

during the years of the mili-

most on abortion, while the Doe decision permitted abortions through all nine months of pregnancy. decision threw out

state restrictions

CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter

Haywood Rd., will hold a Lenten Mission March

tary dictatorship of the 1960s arid '70s.

*

not unelected judges."

celebrant at a Mass celebrating tlie gifts of those with mental retardation March 6 at 5:30 p.m. at St.

ASHEVILLE

because it could have happened to any one of us at any time," she said.

She knew that her friend had been on a hit list, and she remembered how the danger of being killed had been almost ever-present when she worked in Brazil

all

Union Gallery, 1 University Heights. For more information, call UNC Asheville's Center

wasn't that this could happen,

cide,

sity

6,

In

wisdom

will share his

UNC

Murdered nun spoke of 'great struggle' in one of her last letters (CNS)

— Father Frank Cancro, pastor

Eugene Church,

over the world as part of "In the Footsteps ofPilgrims: Historic Travels of Faith, " a gallery exhibit and lecture series on religious pilgrimages hosted by Asheville. The ktnchtime lecture will take place March 1, 12: 15-1 p.m. in the Highsmith Univer-

out concerning the ecological dangers of deforestation.

BALTIMORE

St.

from leading pilgrimages

Amazon region

for nearly four decades, working to protect the land rights of peasants

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE

Brazil. Sister Stang,

United for Life.

"While unfortunate, the decision from this court was expected. This proves the need for justices who will respect selfgovernment," said Bordlee. "In a matter as weighty as this, the people should de-

4:30 p.m. This educational forum will provide an

Globo, Ailton de Freitas

ASHEVILLE

Dorothy Stang

The

nior legislative

The Roe

for reversal.

Both

chologically," said

that these small groups of poor farrriers

organizing and carrying forward; and three, to have the courage to give your life in the struggle for change."

will prevail in

their

own agenda

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FROM THE VATICAN

Vatican, Israeli representatives

Pope issues letter on recent trends in media, communications —

Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) John Paul II has written an apostolic letter on recent trends in media and communications, the Vatican said.

The letter, titled "The Rapid Development," was released at a Vatican

The

press conference Feb. 21.

was

—

relatively brief

letter

— under 20 pages

and addressed primarily to those responsible for social communications.

In addition to looking at the way Catholics can and must use the media and interact with them, the pope called for greater public involvement with the running of newspapers, television and radio stations.

"If the communications media are a good destined for all humanity, then ever-new means must be found to ...

make possible a true participation in thei management by all," the pope said.

U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley,

Dennis Teall-Fleming at (704) 825-9600, 26 or e-mail teallfleming@yahoo.com if you t. ve any questions.

lease call

EENSBORO

—

niekt

situation

is

invited to attend the Re-employ-

Support Group held in the Parish Life Center, 8, of St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2715

Room

Horse Pen Creek Rd. The group will meet March and 31, April 14 and 28 and May 12 and 26, 7:30-9 p.m. For more information, call Colleen Assal, (294) 4696, ext. 226. Anyone with knowledge of job opportunities is asked to call Colleen to share them with the group.

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— The Ladies Ancient Order of

GREENSBORO

Hibernians, Guilford County Division, will hold

its

monthly meeting March 3 in the St. Pius Church Kloster Center meeting room, 22 10 North Elm St.,

The division is having an "Irish Cream Tea" March 16 at 3 p.m. at the O. Henry Hotel, 624 Green Valley Rd. For more information, contact Mary Giff at (336) 855-7014 or Marilyn Conte at (336) 632-1340. at 7:30 p.m.

GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Council of Catholic Women will present its annual Lenten Mini Retreat at the Franciscan Center, 233 N. Greene St. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. followed by coffee and light refreshments. retreat dates are Thursdays,

March

3,

The

10 and 17.

This

is an opportunity for all of us to do something extra during Lent. For more information,

please contact

HICKORY

Carmen Wood

(336) 545-9266.

—

HICKORY The annual World Day of Prayer ecumenical worship service will be held at First Presbyterian Church March 4 at 7 p.m. This bilingual service was written by Christian Women of Panama. The theme is "Let Our Light Shine. "The guest speaker will be Emmanuel Gitlin. A native of Poland, he is professor emeritus of religion at

Lenoir-Rhyne College. For more information, contact Carole

Marmorato

at (828) 256-8956.

1

7 in Jerusalem and agreed to hold

that the

the church, especially

"human and

on members of laity,

to instill a

Christian spirit" into news-

A source close to the Vatican negotiaNews Service the meet-

tors told Catholic

ing lasted less than three hours, but after

December meeting was canceled and a January meeting was postponed the fact a

two

sides

met was

positive.

The 1993 Fundamental Agreement between the Vatican and led the

way

to

full

which

Israel,

diplomatic relations,

specified that further negotiations

to be held to develop treaties

television.

For many years, the pope has issued an annual message to mark the World Day of Social Communications.

In recent years, the pontifical

on

were and

legal

fiscal issues.

The

current talks are focused on the

church's long-standing exemption from local

property taxes

— an exemption

the

document on media ethics and two documents on

government

the Internet.

that property disputes involving the

SALISBURY

church be resolved in a court of law, not by politicians.

On the Israeli side, the Vatican source said, "there were promises and

council has issued a

VICARIATE

— Michael Matthews, Catholic

SALISBURY

evangelist and former Baptist minister, will be

Matthews Sacred Heart Lenten Mission. will share his journey to the Catholic faith, including things every Catholic should know.

2002

unilaterally revoked in

— and on

the Vatican's insistence

assurances of good

faith.

We

are await-

ing further developments."

"There side,

but

we

is

openness on the

Israeli

are waiting for that to be

translated into a text," which

would be

topic for the following nights will be "Bread from Heaven: the Eucharist in Scripture." Childcare provided. Contact the church office (704) 633-0591 for more information.

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Mass Ministry

of

but the Israeli govern-

ment must decide whether concrete tions with the Catholic

Church

will

rela-

con-

tinue to be a matter handled politically

by the government or will be normalized and recognized in Israeli law.

The choice, he said, is that issues involving the Catholic Church and church property in Israel would continue to be "determined by executive order or begin to be determined by rule of law.

Will they move from a situation of control to mutually agreed rights and duties?"

The

source said he

is

convinced that

would not have taken place at all if the U.S. government had not put pressure on the Israeli government to return to the negotiations.

Israeli Franciscan Father David Jaeger, an expert on Vatican-Israeli relations, told Vatican Radio: "There was a good atmosphere. The people involved have known each other for some time" and are committed to concrete results.

17 meeting

the Feb.

The

Israeli ambassador to the Oded Ben-Hur, told Vatican

Vatican,

Radio: "Obviously,

I

share this sense of

optimism.

The

good

on the part of

will

serious intention and the Israel to arrive,

the conclusion of these negotia-

finally, at

tions have been understood."

—

In lieu of adoration of the Blessed

Sacrament on the first Saturday of March, St. Mary Church, 28 Bartlett St., will be having a 24-hour uninterrupted Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following the 9.a.m. Mass on March 4. For details, call the church office at (828) 586-9496.

MURPHY

— Rev. Arnaldo Lugo

will

preach

the third in a series of Community Lenten Worship Services March 2, 12-12:30 p.m. at St. William Church, 765 Andrews Rd. The series is designed to strengthen ecumenical bonds within the

community. For more information,

Kennedy

at (828)

WINSTON-SALEM ebrated

at

Kinnamon

Joan

VICARIATE

—A

CLEMMONS

call

837-8519.

Healing Mass will be cel-

Holy Family Church, 4820

Rd.,

March

will be available to

7 at 7:30 p.m.

A

priest

hear confessions at 7 p.m. call

Jim Passero (336)

Courtesy Photo by Pam Gendoes

Is

your parish or school sponsoring a

free event

open

to the general public?

Please submit notices for the Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event

date

in writing to

Karen A. Evans at

Students from various Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools participated

in

the

MACS

The winner was Patrick O'Brien from St. Gabriel School; the runner-up was Kacie Watson from Our Lady of the Assumption School. FOR MORE SCHOOL NEWS, SEE PAGE 6. spelling bee, hosted by St.

Matthew School

Jan. 20.

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in thefollowing events:

Lector Permanent Diaconate Candidates and Rite of Recommitment St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte to

said,

said.

technically

SMOKY MOUNTAIN VICARIATE

l

a.m.

he

difficult,"

he

sides,

Buzzing at the spelling bee

Galveston-Houston now an archdiocese

—

(CNS) With the reading of the papal decree during a special Mass Feb. 16 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Houston, the establishment of Galveston-Houston as

March

both

"The problems are not

The

HOUSTON

Cell 6 n Q elf

April.

and

(704) 370-3382.

Episcopa

March and

papers, magazines, books, films, radio

For more information 998-7503.

VICARIATE

Feb.

cation ("Inter Mirifica"). called

legally binding

In

ongoing attempt to negotiate agreements called for by a 1993 treaty, Vatican and Israeli representatives met further meetings in

That decree

in

Jerusalem, set

of the pontifical council.

Last year, the pope met with pontifical council members as they marked the 40th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Instruments of Social Communiofficials

joining Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 128 North Fulton St., March 6-8 at 7 p.m. for the

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO Anyone currently unemployed or concerned about their present employment

president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, addressed the press conference, along with other

more meetings on VATICAN CITY (CNS) — an

meet

an archdiocese became official.

The decree was read by Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

Pope John Paul II divided the state of Texas into two ecclesiastical prov-

inces Dec. 29,

making Galveston-Hous-

ton an archdiocese and the metropolitan see for six other eastern Texas dioceses Austin, Tyler, Beaumont, Victoria, Corpus Christi and Brownsville.

—

The

other archdiocese in the state,

San Antonio, remains the metropolitan see for seven other dioceses

—

Dallas,

Fort Worth, Amarillo, Lubbock, San Angelo, Laredo and El Paso.

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FOR THE LEAST AMONG US

Kernersville Knights raise

parade coming to Charlotte

funds for local organizations

CHARLOTTE — The Ninth An-

—

nual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival will take place in uptown Charlotte on Saturday, March 12.

James Babb, president of Babb Communications, will serve as grand marshal and Moira Quinn, interim president and senior vice president

the

Carolina, Inc., the Knights of

2004 to benefit mentally handicapped adults and children in North Carolina.

"Eighty five percent of this amount will be distributed to requesting organizations in Forsyth County and will be combined with funds raised by three other Knights of Columbus councils in Forsyth County," said David Thomas, the council's 2004 local coordinator. in

communications for Charlotte Center City Partners, will be deputy grand marshal.

Catholic schools and other local Catholic organizations, including the

Knights of Columbus and Ancient Order of Hibernians, were among the 80

groups marching in last year's parade.

This year's parade, which runs along Tryon Steet past St. Peter Church, is expected to be the largest yet.

which

festival,

free

is

Photo

will feature live music, food, activities for chil-

dren and an "Irish Marketplace," which will feature Irish arts and crafts.

The headline band will be The Wolfe Tones' Derek Warfield on tour direct from Ireland. The Federal Brothers Band also will perform throughout the day, as well as performances by Mulligan's Banned and Rince na H'Eireann School of Irish Dance and Walsh Kelley School of Irish

by Kevin E.

WANT TO GO The free parade begins 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 12, at Tryon and Stonewall Streets and runs north up Tryon Street.

The free festival, which runs 10 a.m.-10 p.m.,

will

be

Streets. For

at the corner of Tryon

more

info, call

and 3rd

Linda Dyer Hart

542-6846 or go online

at (704)

at

www.charlottesstpatsday.com.

Dance.

The funds

Murray

An unidentified "leprechaun" marches in last year's St. Patrick's Day Parade in uptown Charlotte. This year's parade is scheduled for March 12.

and

open to the public, Irish

Colum-

bus Council 8509 at Holy Cross Church in Kernersville reported Feb. 16 that it had raised almost $22,000

for

The

KERNERSVILLE On behalf of The Lamb Foundation of North

will be distributed to

the organizations during a private dinner at St. Leo the Great Church in

Winston-Salem March 10.

"The North Carolina State Knights of Columbus will distribute the remaining 15 percent," said Thomas.

The councils in Forsyth County have raised more than $92,000 the past three years to support both local

and state organizations for schools with mentally handicapped programs. One hundred percent of all funds raised is used for charitable purposes as designated.

"We enjoyed an extremely fine campaign along with the dedicated time and effort of so many workers," said

Fred Hogan, council publicity

'We enjoyed an extremely fine campaign along with the dedicated time and effort of so many workers/ chairman. "Many of them came from outside our parish limits, willing to assist as they knew of the good and generous' outcome of this particular charitable program."

The Knights of Columbus, an international service organization

founded

in

1882

New

in

Haven,

Conn., has more than 1.5 million members worldwide. The Knights emphasize charity in each council's local community.

The services the Knights provide are entirely volunteer and range from fund-raising for the underprivileged to highway cleanup efforts. In December 2004, Council 8509 collected 17 bags of garbage and a large bag of aluminum cans along Hastings Hill

Road

in Kernersville.

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2005

FROM THE COVER on the

Sister Lucia to herself precisely

'May the Lord repay her abundantly for the great and hidden service Pope John Paul II she gave the church.'

—

13th of February," the cardinal said.

The cardinal said people should remember the 3th of each month, "not out of 1

God and Mary had done ex-

superstition," but simply because

Pope, cardinal

the Blessed Virgin

talk of last

Sister Lucia in

Fatima visionary

alive again, but that

traordinary things on that date in the past.

Cardinal Bertone said he last visited

November 2003 and told come visit her again.

her that he would

"She told

me that would I

to bless her casket.

not see her

would come only She knew even this," I

the cardinal told reporters.

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page 1

am

"I

ecy, but

cousins, Francisco

were hood

—

beatified

—

Bertone of

confirmed that Sister Lucia's computer and all the letters, diaries and other written material found in her cell at the

celebrated Sister Lucia's fuall

"They

when Pope John Paul

in

II,

Sister Lucia three times, or-

—

"third secret" of Fatima a description of a vision the Blessed Virgin Mary

— groups

such as CNS

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the Canadian-based Fatima Center imSister Lucia dos Santos

was incomplete and the Vatican

was hiding something.

And when Sister Lucia died, the Fatima Center posted a message on its Web site saying it would continue a "campaign for the release of the

full

tion of it before

had written nothing either before or Cardinal Bertone said.

third secret"

it

was

secret.

can say, without any doubt, that it is absolutely certain that everything having to do with the secret of Fatima has been revealed and that the third part of the secret is contained in the four

we

fied

'Great and hidden service' Pope John Paul II said he was deeply moved when he heard that Sister

20th-century persecution of the church under Nazism and communism and spoke of the 1981 attempt to assassinate him.

visions,"

Lucia "was called by the heavenly Fa-

The pope was shot May 13, 1981, the anniversary of the first of the

Sister Lucia died in the Carmelite

Coimbra, Portugal, at 97.

"I remember with emotion the various meetings I had with her and the bonds of spiritual friendship that intensified with the passing of time," Pope

John Paul

before flying to Portugal for the funeral.

for the great

"May

was aware that people, despite the affirmations of Pope John Paul, continue to claim there is more cardinal said he

In 2000, Pope John Paul ordered the

said.

the Lord repay her abundantly

and hidden service she gave

the church," the pope wrote to Bishop

Fatima apparitions.

Pope John Paul has

Mary

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coincidence,

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In his message to Bishop Cleto, the pope said that with her death Sister Lucia "reached the goal she always aspired to in prayer and in the silence of "Sister Lucia leaves us

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February 25,

IN

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Catholic student band

members honored, perform events

in local CHARLOTTE

— As

a result of

recent auditions, students from Charlotte Catholic High School and Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School in Charlotte gained membership in area honors band and orchestra programs.

Several Charlotte Catholic students were selected for the South Central All District Concert Band Festival, which took place Jan. 29-31 in Mooresville. The top students from instrumental music programs across a six-county area are picked annually

for the band.

Charlotte Catholic students selected were Kris Bahar, Deanna Becker, Mark Binetti, Jenna Harper, Photo by Carole McGrotty

Seventh-graders at Asheville Catholic School learn to read and write Japanese during part of a two-day workshop in February.

Megan

Hermance,

Alexandra

Reinhart and Emily Sharp, with Emily Freeman and Kaitlin Gilbride picked as alternates.

In addition, Charlotte Catholic's

Asheville Catholic students

Chelsey Conrad, Andrew Randazzo and Andrew Mack were selected for

Trinity Catholic Middle School also were selected for the All District Concert Band Festival. They were

Alexandra Boss, Ryan Brennan, Eric Gleeson, John Luttrell, Becca Mack, Keagan Maryman, Evan Peleaux, Carianne Schlie and Hilary Sharp.

Maggie Luttrell was selected as an alternate.

Charlotte Catholic High School to participate in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Charlotte March 12, the South Central District Band Festival in Shelby and the North American Music Festival in

Band plans

New York

in April.

Holy Trinity's sixth-grade band perform the home opening game of the Charlotte Knights baseball season this spring, while the eighthgrade band will participate in the Smoky Mountain Music Festival in Gatlinburg, Tenn., in May. will

Band Festival, a new event planned this year for Feb. 28 at Lenoir-Rhyne College in

the All District Jazz

learn art of Japanese writing

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the cultural significance of

CORRESPONDENT

—

enth-graders at Asheville Catholic School were recently treated to a two-

day workshop on the art of Japanese writing and language taught by a II

veteran.

Bryan Battey, who learned Japanese in the U.S. Navy and served as a translator for captured Japanese soldiers, showed the students the history of the written Japanese language as an art form of symbols and characters dating back to 700 A.D. School librarian Pamela Budd, who spent three weeks in Japan in November as part of a Fulbright Memorial Fund Teaching Program, saw Battey's demonstration at an Asheville Arts Council showcase and invited him to enrich the seventh-graders' study of Japan.

Battey taught the students write

many

how

to

of the Japanese characters

and form basic radicals, or root words, from which other words are formed.

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February 25,

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

Adoration of the Eucharist is offered

Spiritual foundation for the

at the following churches:

Word

Liturgy of the

Andrews

Understanding the Mystery oi the Mass, Part 9

Holy

Redeemer Church

Fridays, 9-1 0 a.m., with confessions ending with Benediction

Arden

St.

Barnabas Church

Asheboro

St.

Joseph Church

Asheville

Basilica of St.

Sundays, 1-10 p.m.; weekdays, 6 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturdays, 6 a.m.4 p.m.

For the

weeks,

last several

we have

been considering the Introductory Rites discovered that as the of the Mass. highest form of prayer, the Mass teaches

We

how to pray.

The Mass begins

us

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with the humble recognition of one's in-

GUEST COLUMNIST

adequacy in the presence of God. After recognizing our sinfulness and God's abundant mercy, we are moved to praise and adore the Blessed Trinity in

hymn known

as the Gloria.

moves from humility

Likewise, prayer

and repentance to praise and adoration. the

Mass reach

Prayer.

The

their culmination

and

Opening Collect or

celebrant collects the peti-

and intercessions of the sacrifice and implores the Father through the Son in the Holy Spirit. Prayer, as in the Mass, then moves from praise and adoration to petition and intercession.

So far, the Introductory Rites of the tions

Mass

teach us that prayer has the fol-

lowing form: humility, praise and petition. But there is still a further component to prayer, beyond the scope of what we have already accomplished. must

We listen to the voice of the Lord. We must be receptive to the

Word

whose members we

mystical body living

by

his

very

Immaculate Conception Church

Franklin

St.

lifeless

representation of

It is

rather Christ

ever living in his Church

Word

gain access to the saving

The

faith.

events of the

past are brought into the present.

the

whole

proposed to us in all the circumstances of his life, as the Word of the eternal Father, as born of the Virgin Mother of God, as he who teaches us

of

life

Our Lord

work of

truth, heals the sick, consoles the 'af-

who

endures suffering and who dies; finally, as he who rose triumphantly from the dead, and who, reigning in the glory of Heaven, sends us

Holy Paraclete, and who abides in his Church forever....

'The liturgy shows us Christ not only as a model to be imitated but as a the

mission of teaching the truth

As

day diswe have a privileged place of honor his present

who

leads us to eternal

John Eudes wrote,

"We must

News &

life and his mysteries and beg him to perfect and realize them in us and in his whole Church...."

(Liturgy of the Hours, Friday, week 33).

Next week we will examine how the

divine mysteries are unfolded as

we look

the structure of the Liturgy of the

Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.,

first

Fridays, 7 p.m.-1 p.m. Saturday

Francis of Assisi Church

first

Fridays 9 a.m.

until

11 a.m.

9 a.m. Saturday; other

St.

Michael Church

eve of first

Greensboro

St.

Paul the Apostle Church

first

Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Hendersonville

Immaculate Conception Church

first

Fridays, 9-11 :30 a.m.

Hickory

St.

High Point

Christ the King

Huntersville

St.

Mark Church

Fridays, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Jefferson

St.

Francis of Assisi Church

Fridays, 9:30-1 0:30 a.m.

Kannapolis

St.

Joseph Church

Aloysius Church

Church

Maryfield Chapel

Friday,

10 p.m.

8 a.m. Friday

until

first

Fridays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

first

Fridays: call church for time

perpetual adoration

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m. ending with Benediction and followed by a Spanish charismatic prayer

group; Fridays,

Kemersville

Holy Cross Church

Lenoir

St. Francis of Assisi

Lexington

Our Lady of the Rosary Church

1

0 a.m.-7:45 p.m., ending with

Fridays following 9 a.m.

Church

is

Mass

7 p.m.

Mass until 5 p.m.;

Fridays following morning

Mass Sundays

Fridays, 6-7 p.m.

Lincolnton

St.

Dorothy Church

Linville

St.

Bemadette Church

Marion

Our Lady of the Angels Church

Fridays following 11 a.m. first

Mass

at

Fridays, 8:30-11:30 a.m. followed by

Benediction and Mass. For Spanish-speaking parishioners, 6-8 p.m.

Francis of Assisi Church

Mocksville

St.

Monroe

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Mooresville

St.

first

Fridays at 11 a.m.;

Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

Saturdays, 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m.

Therese Church

first

Fridays following 9 a.m.

Mass until

Benediction at 4:45 p.m.

Mt. Airy

Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30

Holy Angels Church

Word.

p.m.; Thursdays,

10-11 a.m.

St.

Joseph Church

first

Fridays following 12:10 p.m.

until

6 p.m.

Mass

parochial vicar of

(704) 845-1416.

Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.; Sundays 10:30-11 :30 a.m.

Salisbury

Sacred Heart Church

Spruce Pine

St.

Statesville

St. Philip

Swannanoa

St.

Margaret Mary Church

first

Fridays following 12 p.m.

Sylva

St.

Mary Church

first

Saturday following the 9 a.m. Mass

Thomasville

Our Lady

Tryon

St.

John the

Waynesville

St.

John the Evangelist Church

first

Fridays following 9 a.m.

Winston-Salem

St.

Leo the Great Church

first

Fridays following the 8:1 5 a.m.

Lucien Church the Apostle Church

first

Fridays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

first

Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

until

of the

Highways Church

Baptist

Church

first

3 p.m.

Fridays, 12-7 p.m.

Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30

5 p.m., except during

NC

Mass until 5 p.m.

..

p.m.;

Fridays

first

9a.m.-6p.m.

to:

Charlotte,

until

Saturdays, 4:15-5:15 p.m.

Dorothy Church in Lincolnton.

St.,

Mass

Benediction following 11 a.m.

Newton

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Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

The

Christ continues his redemptive ac-

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Through the faithful proclamation of salvation history found in sacred

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Sundays, 8-9 a.m.

Pope Pius XII

teaches that the Liturgy of the

mysteries of the

a.m.

Thursdays, 9:30-1 0:30 a.m. except holidays

James the Greater Church

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In other words,

we

Fridays following the 12:10 p.m.

Friday evenings, 7:30-8:30 p.m.;

Vincent de Paul Church

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Fridays following 5:15 p.m.

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should

Introductory Rites to the Liturgy of the seated to listen

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first

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source of our holiness and the head of the

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should listen

whom we

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2005

hKUM IHb LUVbK Protecting God's Children

Diocese in compliance with charter No breakdown

missing.

CHARTER, from page 1

the "Charter for the Protection of Chil-

dren and Young People." The bishops' Office of Child and Youth Protection prepared the report for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the National Review Board, appointed by the bishops to monitor compliance with the charter. The all-lay review board ap-

proved the report before the

it

was sent

USCCB. The charter was approved by

to

the

bishops in 2002 and calls for an annual

compliance report.

This was the second year that on-site audits

much of

with

were done

in a

the data based on

reporting by church

officials.

row

in dioceses, self-

While the

charter requires the child protection office

to issue annual compliance reports,

does not stipulate

how

it

The 46-county Diocese was audited

for compliance

16-20, 2004. It also

of Charlotte

during Aug.

was found

in

com-

pliance during the first national audit report, released in January 2004.

"It is gratifying to

continue to be in

compliance with the charter," said Bishop Peter

J,

Jugis. "I will continue

daily prayers for

all

my

victims of abuse in

money

gious orders.

When

spent by

mendations for improving policies.

These include developing a mediation system for the resolution of allegations and an annual report by each diocese and eparchy with information about new allegations and costs.

"There is undoubtedly progress still to be made," said Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., USCCB president, in a cover letter to the report. dioceses face today

is

often

at protecting children, including train-

ing and background checks of staff and volunteers 4,502 staff and volunteers

Despite the almost-total compliance of dioceses and eparchies with the charter, "continued external oversight and

received the training and/or were sub-

evaluation (are) essential" since compli-

jected to background checks.

ance "may improve or diminish over

of abuse,

time," said the audit report.

An

of

all

dren and

audit "does not ensure that

all

— Procedures

photo by Bob Roller

answer reporters' questions on clergy sex abuse Feb. 18 report on to release the second Church

officials

implementation of the "Charter for the Protection

People"

in

of

Children

Young

and

report said that the

new

allega-

gender and age reported in the massive "nature and scope" study of clergy child sex abuse from 1950 to 2002 released last year by the National Review Board.

The "nature and scope" study conducted by the John Jay College of Crimi-

New York reported that

nal Justice in

been appropriately removed from minis-

percent of the accusers were males while

attorneys' fees.

No

try," it

peal

were used

The board found

not credible. Bishop Jugis concurred and

no further action was taken.

One priest was removed from active ministry in February 2004, when information about his service in another diocese was reported to officials of the Diocese of Charlotte:

"Here

in the

Diocese of Charlotte,

we

problem," said Bishop Jugis. "Prayer

is

the primary response for the people of

God when

confronted with something

as evil as sex abuse."

.

in

The 50-page

allega-

tions nationally of child sex abuse

made

against 756 diocesan and religious priests and deacons, with most of the alleged abuse taking place between 1965-74. It said 73 percent of the accused, prior to the allegation, had been removed from ministry or were dead or

Winston-Salem and

— Training

Asheville.

were not compliant with one or more of the charter's 17

on Dec. 3 1

This

is

a significant advance from

the 2003 report,

when

19 of the 191

from dioceses.

43 priests were laicized.

56 allegations received before 2004 were judged false in 2004.

— — — 57

dioceses and eparchies audited were not

compliant with aspects of the charter.

Compliance was judged in two steps.

First was the on-site audit, which judged the situation since the 2003 audit. Dio-

remedy the situation and .had until the end of the year to take the actions.

Initially, 50 dioceses received "required actions" with 43 taking the necessary actions by the end of 2004.

Regarding allegations and spending, CARA received responses from 181 dioceses and eparchies, representing 93 percent of the total, and from 158 religious

of the allegations

made

in

—

tors

who have

have been screened.

More than

97 percent of the

employees have been screened. And almost 79 percent of the 978,172 church volunteers have had background checks. report said that background

112 seminaries run by the dioceses and

Recommendations programs

—

in the

2004

re-

include:

Special outreach to clergy, and

religious

who have been

victims of

sexual abuse.

— Developing

practices for monitor-

implementing "safe environment" education programs to prevent abuse. The background checks and education programs are considered crucial to long-term efforts to prevent child sex abuse.

United States to their people in the future and to the safety of all our children."

esan priests needing them. All 13,559 deacons subject to background checks

L

screenings and evaluations also take place for priesthood candidates in the

again in a church environment."

It asks Catholics to be "unwavering in our commitment to ensuring the ac-

Background checks have been conducted on 92 percent of the 34,874 dioc-

l>

contact with minors.

needs to continually develop new prevention initiatives because full implementation of current policies "will not ensure that no child will ever be abused

in

i

and contrac-

conducting background checks of clergy, lay employees and lay volunteers coming into regular contact with children.

Important strides were also made in

false.

i

Background investigations fori

clergy, volunteers, teachers

audit also reported major inroads

The

it

God's Children for minors.

ing priests and deacons at risk as offenders.

The report notes that the church

2004 were judged

in

9,000 diocesan employees and volunteers have completed the Protecting God's Children Training Program to help them recognize and prevent the sexual abuse of children. The diocese has also implemented a version of Protecting

port for improving sex abuse prevention

audited, only seven

F;

more than

unteers. Since June 2002,

3,277 victims and some of their relatives received outreach services

—

in

for clergy, staff and vol-

eparchies audited.

charter were given "required actions" to

audit report said that

2004 there were 1,092 new

Charlotte,

include:

the 194 dioceses and eparchies

CI

I

No

Of

.

I

The

Other figures from the 2004 report

se

A

Three coordina-

reported that 55 percent were in the

reason was given in the report.

in

tors are located in diocesan offices in

Group Inc. of Boston and on data collected by CARA from dioceses, eparchies and religious orders.

Only the Diocese of Lincoln, Neb., did not participate in the compliance audits.

Other stats and recommendations

of

assistance coordinators.

the abuse began while the 2004 figures

same age group.

t(

serve as victims'

the 195 U.S. dioceses and eparchies con-

ducted by the Gavin

«

who

people

percent of the 207,817 other church lay

ceses not in compliance with aspects of the

National perspective

been a victim to report the incident to civil authorities. The diocese will cooperate with any investigation.

ported that 59 percent of the accusers were between 10 and 14 years old when

The report is

articles

have policies, programs, people and, most importantly, prayer to address this

has

based on audits of 194 of

Breaking down the audit

the complaint

who

185,924 Catholic school educators have had background checks. More than 85

Also during the year, the diocesan

1970s.

cese also encourages anyone

showed that 78 percent were males. The John Jay study re-

Diocesan Support Ap-

incident alleged to have happened in the

dio-

the 2004 audit

for the assistance.

Review Board investigated one complaint, which was made regarding an

81

to

ca

that encourage people

The

— Lay

tions generally parallel the patterns of

a

if they

www.charlottediocese.org.

site,

Washington.

communities representing 71 percent of the total U.S. male religious population.

Spending figures showed that 32 percent of the $140 million spent by dioceses and eparchies was covered by insurance and 12 percent of the $18 million spent by religious orders was covered by insurance.

The

come forward

1$

have witnessed or experienced sexual abuse. The procedures can be found on the diocesan Web to

paid for settlements or

collections or the

it

employed by the diocese, with the exception of one priest. The group includes a psychological counselor. Their role is to review allegations of abuse and to make recommendations to the bishop.

No money was

added.

ss

board, a group of volun-

teers not

offenders or potential offenders have

funds from parish

People."

policy included the establish-

ment of a review

services.

which was used for counseling

Young

— The

CNS

and procedures are in place to long past deal with and put a stop to new instances of abuse that may be reported," he said.

in assistance to victims

ues expressed in 2002 in the U.S. bish-

now

report also includes recom-

—

it

0

ops' "Charter for the Protection of Chil-

child protection office.

—

1

reli-

Local statistics During 2004, the Diocese of Charlotte spent $48,172 on programs aimed

diocese also provided $15,385

Sexual Misconduct by Church Personnel" has been updated to reflect the val-

The data on new allegations and spending came from a separately commissioned study done by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA), based at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and incorporated into the final report by the bishops'

"Much of what

"Policy of the Diocese of

Charlotte Concerning Ministry-Related

spent about $ 1 billion in child sex abuserelated costs since the beginning of 1950.

The

The

in 1994.

added to other pub-

lished figures, the U.S. church has

the result of past abusive behavior

The

—

settlements to victims, the report said. figures include

in place to

of sexual abuse of minors. They are: A written policy to deal with the sin of sexual abuse that was put in place

During 2004, the U.S. church spent $158 million for sex abuse-related activities, with more than $106 million paid in

our society."

—

and people are

of the 1,083 accusers.

The

programs combat the sin

Charlotte, policies, procedures,

deacons was given.

Half of the new allegations were against clergy who had been previously accused. Males accounted for 78 percent

to gather the data

for the report.

CHARLOTTE — In the Diocese of

of priests and

countability of all Catholic bishops of the

Agostino Bono and David Hains contributed to this story.

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February 25,

FROM THE COVER

Bishop celebrates rite of election in diocese the journey, following a period of discern-

ment and study of the

RCIA, from page 1

Catholic

faith.

Before formally beginning the

RCIA

process, a person considers his or her

during the

of election and

rite

tinuing conversion at St.

Church Feb.

19.

call to

relationship with Jesus Christ and their

con-

interest in joining the Catholic Church.

Thomas Aquinas

This period

This was one of three such

events that took place in the diocese.

During

"Your presence

afternoon

is

the Catholic Church, the inquirers the period of the catechumenate,

evidence that Christ, our

Catholicism. This stage can last for a few

months or

The

which occurs during the Easter Vigil

baptized in other

the Catholic Church.

Following

introduced to the bishop at this time.

13,

Mass, a

catechumens and candi-

as

Holy

is

lasts until

Catechumens gather on the conversion at call to

St.

altar during the rite of election

Thomas Aquinas Church

both as well. Bishop Jugis completed his

later,

the

Bishop Jugis said the rites of election were joyful celebrations and the joy of all

In a continuing effort to reach out to

Spirit

the increasing Spanish-speaking popu-

one of several steps along

lation of the diocese, the rite of election

office

people to become disciples of Jesus," said Cris Villapando, diocesan director of

was apparent.

"I was delighted as bishop to see such evidence of the work of the Holy

to continuing

Pentecost continues in bur diocese and the Holy Spirit never ceases to call

Hispanic participants in Spanish.

the participants

call

office is

homily with a special welcome to the

Celebrating the call to continu-

of an

The

this period,

and

Charlotte Feb 19.

of liturgy. The faith formation supported by funding from the annual Diocesan Support Appeal.

"Given the 683 elect we received last year and probably about the same number this year, it is quite evident that

continuing conversion was

readings alternated between the two languages, and hymns were sung in

Pentecost or

in

celebrated in both English and Spanish.

known

neophytes reflect on the events of the Easter Vigil and continue to learn more about the Scriptures, the sacraments and the teachings of the Catholic Church.

A journey offaith ing conversion

period of formation and

mystagogy. During

which

Family Church in Clemmons. Parishes from the western counties gathered for the rite Feb. 20 at St. Barnabas Church in Arden. The diocesan commission on the RCIA designed the liturgical celebrations for the Diocese of Charlotte.

The rite of election and call

final

Karen A. Evans

and

initiation at the vigil

education continues in the stage

dates from the eastern counties of the

diocese participated in the rite at

the

Mass, catechumens receive the sacraments of baptism, confirmation and Eucharist, and candidates are confirmed and receive the Eucharist. At this time, they become fully initiated members of

Christian faiths, or candidates, are also

Feb.

the cel-

is

Mass on Holy Saturday. During

seek baptism at the Easter Vigil Mass.

On

long as several years.

for as

third formal stage

ebration of the sacraments of initiation,

rite

who were

when

they study the history and practice of

of election consists of the official enrollment of the names of those unbaptized adults, or catechumens, who

Adults

may

decide to continue the process and enter

at this rite this

good shepherd, the risen savior, is indeed working in his church."

"He has spoken, saying, 'Come, follow me,' and you have responded to his call," Bishop Jugis said. 'You would not be here if our Lord were not working in your life through his Holy Spirit."

The

as the period of

After discerning their desire to join

his homily, the bishop ad-

dressed the catechumens and candidates, saying,

known

is

evangelization and precatechumenate.

faith

formation programs.

throughout the diocese," said "It was inspiring to see so many individuals wanting to celebrate Bishop Jugis.

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Culture

WORD TO LIFE

A roundup

of Scripture, readings, films and more

Bishops' committee sets up

Web site

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: MAR.

March 6, Fourth Sunday of Lent Cycle

where people can vote on Oscars by age WASHINGTON (CNS) — The commit-

urging people to cast their own vote for the Academy Awards by visittee

is

Web site.

ing their

Results will be posted on the site

Feb. 28.

Web

can vote on Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Movie of the Year and on awards in a handful of other categories.

The chance to vote continues through Visitors to the

site

Feb. 27, the date of the annual presentation of the Oscars,

which are voted on by

members of the Academy of Motion

Pic-

ture Arts and Sciences.

The

(www.usccb.org/movies/index.htm), which receives more than 20,000 visits each month. A total of 297,484 visits was logged in 2004. The reviews are also carried by Catholic

News

site

Service.

more than 76,000

calls in

2004.

USCCB

classification

WANT TO VOTE?

Broadcasting

by

To cast your vote Awards,

of each movie's

for the

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its

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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In

Factory," a life-affirming family fan-

—

young boy (Ryan Kelley) mute since witnessing his father's

—

opaque narrative, freighted with

The home

its

Small, the intriguing film wrestles with heavy issues death, loss and

DiCerto is on the staff of the Office Broadcasting of the U.S. for Film Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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in

an imaginative way, but

when my

central importance,

was blessed

USCCB OfBroadcasting classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance suggested.

Film

"so that the

made

well.

somewhere in faith life assumed discovered that

I

to be able to express spiritual

I

steered

reading, the Lord tells Samuel that human judgment is inadequate; one must seek God's perception and trust its truth.

because

my

fig-

"people" tended to have

I

persevered, and a

breakthrough came when I read "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards. The author noted that whether a person engages the brain's left or right hemisphere determines one's mental perception.

A right-handed person drawing with the left hand perceives an object differently than when drawing with the right hand and is particularly able to recognize "negative space," she said.

For

first

In drawing,

away from anything

human

through him."

visible

In the

ideas through pen-and-ink drawings.

instance,

I

realize that seeing the

positive space of fingers carries

all

—

—

take on their true appearance.

Jesus told the Pharisees that as long as they "see" only with

human

experi-

ence and expectation, they will be blind

and their sin will remain. But if they will have faith enough to open themselves to a new way of seeing put the pencil in the other hand, as it were they will discover to God's divine ways,

—

—

divine vision.

&

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&

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5

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Hosea

Thursday (St. Katharine Drexel), Jeremiah 7:23-28, Luke 11:14-23; Friday (St. Casimir), Mark 12:28-34; Saturday (Lenten Weekday), Hosea 6:1-6, Luke 18:9-141.

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6-12

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man was blind works of God might be

Jesus explained that the

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There he must confront his fears of mortality, guided by his grandfather (Armin Mueller-Stahl) and the friendship of a mercurial girl (Hayden Panettiere).

Written and directed by Eric tragic death

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derlying message: that despite transience and unavoidable pain, is ultimately worth embracing.

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Catechesis Program and the RCIA Process. Qualified candidate must be a practicing Catholic with a firm

He

or she

will

sacramental

resume Fr.

St.

be expected

life

commitment

Church and

to participate regularly in the

of the parish. Position is

Send resume and

adults.

James Hawker, 1123 South Church

John Paget Joan of Arc Catholic Church

919 Haywood Road

NC 28806

St.,

will

be accepted

until

March

Charlotte,

Resumes

11 , 2005.

The Diocesan Office of Development has an opening for

its

teachings.

community and

open immediately. Please submit

a full-time director of

The candidate must be

for Catholic Schools.

with a degree in marketing, communications, or related

field.

three years of experience in fund raising and marketing.

with

computer related programs.

regional annual giving

campaigns, handling

newsletters and annual reports,

foundation boards.

a college

all

and serving as

Must have experience

Kelley, Office of

managing two

aspects of production of liaison

to regional schools

Please submit resume by March 15, 2005 to:

Jim

graduate

Must have two to

Responsibilities include

Development

Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

to:

Asheville,

to the

young

ministry with

Roman

for Catholic Schools

Formation. Qualified candidates should have a college degree

its

in

Fr.

of a

theology or related

in

28203-4003. Or e-mail jfhawker@charlottediocese.org.

development

position with

to:

member

active

Diocesan Director of Development

being accepted for the position of Coordinator of Adult

of religious education or related

required:

NC

COORDINATOR OF ADULT FORMATION Applications are

skills

Catholic parish faith community; master's degree

1123 South Church Street NC 28203-4003

Charlotte,

or email: jkkelley@charlottediocese.org

February 25,

The Catholic News & Herald 13

2005

FROM THE COVER As the National Council of State hegis-

Real ID decried as excessive

latures said, according to Bishop Barnes,

denying

The

REAL

ID,

was passed on a fast track over the objections of House Democratic

from page 1

leaders

House

to reject the Real

ID

Act, H.R. 418,

weaken asyundermine national security and promote unsound public policy.

The bill would set nationwide standards for state-issued drivers licenses, prohibiting federal agencies from acceptsaying

lum

its

provisions would

protections,

bill

who pushed

for

it

to be sent back

through the usual process of public hearings and review by one or more House committees. Those steps were bypassed.

Persecuting innocence Bishop Gerald R. Barnes of San

gress,

government buildings or air travel unless they meet the new requirements.

migration committee, said the

plans to build

new

barriers

on the

southern border of the United States.

are not

number of

less

unlicensed,

sions

would do

drivers licenses

porters claim.

little

by

He

bill's

provi-

to prevent use of

terrorists, as its

said a

homeland

sup-

security

passed two months earlier included an

bill

adequate provision to prevent use of

li-

reality that those

may

tion

who flee persecu-

not readily relate the horrors

they faced and

may

not have brought

corroborating evidence as they fled their

home

countries.

He

noted that terrorists

untrained and uninsured drivers would

are already barred from obtaining

increase dramatically and

so the

deny

police offic-

new

asylum

provisions are unnecessary.

ers the tools they need in investigating

An

crime" or assisting people in distress.

have begun issuing drivers licenses with-

members of Con-

In a Feb. 9 letter to

Bernardino, Calif, chairman of the bishops'

affect

"because the

safe,

who

would make the roads

Several states, such as North Carolina,

ing licenses as identification for access to

It also would raise the burden of proof of persecution for political asylum applicants and waive all laws that might

licenses to all people

legal residents

nore the

out regard for the applicant's legal

resi-

dency status as a way of helping ensure that all drivers have insurance and can be held accountable in case of accidents.

Bishop Barnes also criticized the bill's

asylum provisions, which require

applicants to prove they fled persecution

on the basis of religion, nationality, social group or political opinion.

censes for fraudulent purposes.

race,

Bishop Barnes said the provisions ig-

exchange ofhope "A study of the economic policies between the United States and our southern neighbors would give many U.S. citizens a change of heart toward our brothers and sisters from south of the border," said Franciscan Sister Andrea Inkrott, director of Hispanic Ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte.

Sister Inkrott agreed with Bishop Barnes' assessment that denying licenses to non-legal residents

would make the

roads less safe and would do

little

to

decrease people coming into the country.

come

"People

You met them with a tz wave of compassion

to the United States

looking for what the majority of our ancestors also came looking for a

—

to

.

own way

overcome the unbearable economic do not allow them to pro-

situations that

vide for their families," said Sister Inkrott.

"Unless the economic situations are improved in the countries of origin, there is no way that people will stay home and watch their families suffer," she said.

"They will risk even death in the desert or attacks by robbers on their way to the promise of a better life for themselves and their families.

Bishop Barnes' letter also said the bill's

provision to expedite construction

of fences on the U.S.-Mexico border "would be a dangerously broad mandate that is almost without precedent."

"While the threat of terrorism to our country is a real one that requires our

government

to

implement appropriate we must make

measures to be vigilant sure

we

address real threats and consider

carefully unexpected negative outcomes," photo by David Snyder,

<3oc6eoTD 6<3oo

CRS

Staff

said Joseph Purello, director of Justice

and

Peace Office for the Diocese of Charlotte.

"Expediting the building of more make border crossings more treacherous as people seek relafences will likely

w^

tively isolated,

Tenma

Kassh

more

lightly

guarded

crossing zones in wilderness areas," said Purello. "We must ask who will be harmed the most by increased exposure

(Thank You)

long treks through isoand the evil actions of smugglers and robbers who prey on migrants seeking a better life in the to the elements,

THANK YOU for your magnificent outpouring of compassion to survivors of the tsunami catastrophe. Because of your generosity,

CRS was able

to quickly

respond with food, clean water, shelter and

the tools survivors need to rebuild their lives

thanks to you,

we have committed $80

and

livelihoods.

And

million to help families and

communities in the hardest-hit areas of Indonesia, India, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Their road to recovery is a long one, but we plan to work with them for the next five to seven years as they rebuild.

The response of the

U.S. Catholic community proves that we do one human family - bound by compassion and inspired by hope. Your support is an inspiration to us at CRS. But more live in

importantly,

it is

a

source of hope for so

many devastated by this

lated regions

United States."

"Disturbingly, the

waiving

all

bill

would require

laws, including, for example,

laws against murder; laws protecting

civil

laws protecting the health and safety of workers; laws providing for a minimum wage or prevailing wage; environmental laws and laws respecting sacred burial grounds," said Bishop Barnes. rights;

It

would

also prohibit judicial re-

Please visit www.crs.org for the most recent updates on our tsunami response and our work to help the poorest of the poor

view of any decision or action related to a section of the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Responsibility Act, and bar courts from ordering compensatory relief for problems arising from border

around the world.

construction.

disaster.

Thank

you, again, for your generosity and your prayers.

"Catholic social teaching calls us to

0CRS CATHOLIC

RELIEF SERVICES

weigh carefully the impact of any policy decision, such as one that would create a more extensive border fence network, on the poor and vulnerable," said Purello.

Catholic Relief Services

is

the official international relief U.S. Catholic community.

and development agency of the

Editor Kevin E. Murray contributed to this story.

14 The Catholic News & Herald

February 25,

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

and viewpoints

editorials

2005

Communal anointing of the sick

A generous response to 'God's family'

Q. Please explain communal anointing of the sick and when it may be received. My husband understands that the

Question

sacrament of anointing will take away all sins. Is that what we believe? (Iowa)

Corner

your

FATHER JOHN

A. In Catholic belief, forgiveness of sin always has been one effect of the

CNS COLUMNIST

sacrament of anointing of the sick. The primary biblical text about prayer and anointing of the sick (Jas 5) says that "if he (the sick person) has committed sins, he will be forgiven."

Exactly what this means, however, or how it happens is not spelled out. The Council of Trent, in

My

Dear Brothers and

As you

Sisters in Christ,

suffering from the devastating

still

tragic loss

the great threats to health

of life,

and

safety,

and

the

enormous ongoing and

long-term rebuilding efforts have led to a tremendous outpouring of prayers, material assistance

and financial support from around

the world.

The people of the Diocese of Charlotte have joined the appealfor prayers

and

assistance to our brothers

millions of others in answering

and

sisters in

South Asia.

It is

with

great joy that I share with the people of the Diocese of Charlotte that a total of $421,905

has been raised to date, primarily on behalf of the work of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), to assist in the

The

South Asia earthquake and tsunami disaster recovery

effort.

.

response of generous donors from dioceses throughout our nation has enabled

on the

sick but the Eucharist. Christian tradi-

Communion when dying.

This is the first effect of the anointing mentioned by the council (Session XIX).

something to be with us and help us "on the journey" through death into eternity.

sin."

Our present ral care

sary, the

if

commit more than $80 million

to

to relief and recovery

programs

in the

neces-

whose

sacrament of anointing "also

of our diocese

disaster appeals

CRS

to

the people

solidarity with the global community, especially

who

are poor

and

one.

of the Diocese of Charlotte our brothers and

am pleased that once again

suffering. I

and strong

a long

Previously

of our diocese are participating

so

into deeper

sisters in this

world

many families, parishes and

in this

30th anniversary year of CRS Operation

in his

World Day of Peace message of Jan.

Rice Bowl.

His Holiness Pope John Paul

2005 prays

II,

and daughters of the Church find

that the "sons

love [the Eucharist] the wellspring

Redeemer and,

in him,

The generous

with every

of

human

all

in the

1,

supreme sacrament of

communion: communion with Jesus

the

being.

response of the Catholic community to the millions of suffering people

been anointed but are now from a different illness, those who are to undergo surgery because of a serious sickness, sick children

the sacrament also arouses trust in God's help to bear one's suffering in a holy way and may return the sick person to health if that would be helpful for

sufficient use

However one might

sacrament and old people who are age, even if there is no dangerous illness present (Ritual for Care of the Sick, Nos. 8-12).

The ritual notes that no one should become overly demanding in determining how sick an individual must be. "A

with the

prudent or reasonably sure judgment, without scruple, is sufficient for deciding on the seriousness of an illness."

Communal anointings are ceremonies at which a number of people receive the sacrament within one celebration. These anointings may be either within the celebration of Mass or in a

completes our conformity to the death and resurrection of Christ, just as baptism began it. It completes the holy tian

life,"

South Asia

the one

is

an incredible witness

bread and the one cup,

together

we can make our own

values ofjustice, freedom I

with

am me

to the

we come

Holy Father's closing words,

to realize that

effective contribution to

we

"by sharing in

are 'God's family'

and

that

mark the whole Chrisbaptism and confirmation.

This last anointing, it continues, "fortifies the end of our earthly life like a solid rampart for the final struggles before entering the Father's house" (No. 1523).

Determining who should receive this sacrament also has changed over the

separate liturgy.

A free ish

about baptism practices and sponsors

For centuries, any seriously ill person was considered eligible for anointing. Later on, as most older Catholics still remember, it was thought of more as the 'last rites," only for people

years.

departed and

we

dressed envelope to Father John Dietzen,

Box

325, Peoria,

Lord for

We

call

the generous response

of our diocese

Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol. com.

upon the mercy of Jesus Christ for the souls of the

who

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Most Rev. Peter

is

available by sending a stamped, self-ad-

sacrament usually was delayed until the sick person reached as close as possible

very grateful for this outpouring of generosity from our diocese. Please join

South Asia.

brochure in English or Spananswering questions Catholics ask

and peace."

in thanking our

disaster in

have

this

explain these fit

if they

of reason to be comforted by

weak from

actually dying. In fact, reception of this in

from

suffering

anointings that

Bowl Lenten program have brought

schools

is

and ongoing yearly support of the Operation Rice

seriously impaired

who have

words of the Catechism of the Catholic Church that "the anointing of the sick

CRS

is

penance" (No. 6).

In all its major documents about this sacrament, the church professes that tian

supplies have brought immediate relief, while plans for long-term rebuilding are being

relationship

health

ness of sins and the completion of Chris-

Catholic teachings, they

The

call it "viaticum," literally

sickness or old age. This includes those

impacted communities in South Asia. Life-saving assistance and urgently needed

responses to

to holy

received by the

provides the sick person with the forgive-

tsunami-

implemented.

We

it is

The anointing of the sick, therefore,, may and should be received by anyone

Catholic ritual for pasto-

of the sick teaches that,

salvation.

CRS

name

tion, in fact, gives a special

be expiated (forgiven or absolved), as well as any remainders of sins yet to

of the earthquake and tsunamis that struck that region on Dec. 26, 2004. The

effects

text

moment of death.

Today the church again acknowledges more explicitly that the true sacrament for the dying is not anointing of the to the

sacraments, says the anointing "cleanses all

are aware, the people of South Asia are

its classic

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2005

February 25,

Lent time for sincere,

Arthur Miller and the oxygen of affirmation

profound conversion,

Fictional characters have ties to reality The

death in February of Arthur

Miller, at age 89, triggered an outpouring of praise for one of America's

greatest playwrights. His 1949 classic "Death of a Salesman" is the only

work

I'll

mention

here.

His creation of Willy Lowman, the salesman who needed the oxygen of affirmation, and Willy's wife Linda, whose words provided it so movingly but unsuccessfully, was Miller's great contribution to our national treasury of dramatic memory.

We need great plays to help us better understand ourselves, to see our failures and regrets, and to learn how we might change.

Linda, aware of Willy's downward spiral of discouragement and eroding self-confidence, pleads with their two sons, Happy and

show

their father

the dearest

man

she says, "and

making him and

more

Biff,

to

respect. "He's

world to me," won't have anyone unwanted and low

in the I

feel

blue."

Biff tells her to "stop making excuses for him," and cruelly adds that Willy never respected her.

Linda replies: "Biff, I don't say

man. Willy

he's a great

Lowman

never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a

thing

human is

being, and a terrible

happening

to him.

says pope

must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must be fition

nally paid to such a person."

Linda then urges her son to "be sweet to him tonight, dear. Be loving to him. Because he's only a little boat looking for a harbor."

Miller was 33 when "Death of a Salesman" opened on Broadway. At age 68 he said in an interview with the New York Times that he could see himself in the character of Willy Lowman, although when the play opened he tended to identify more with Willy's son Biff.

But now, "when Biff s yelling at Willy, he's yelling at me. I understand Willy. And I understand his think I longing for immortality that's inevitable when you get older.

Willy's writing his name on a cake of ice on a hot day, but he wishes he were writing in stone. He wants to I think live on through something. all of us want that, and it gets more poignant as we get more anonymous

—

...

...

in the world."

Willy believed "a man has got to add up to something." He couldn't face living the rest of his

up a

life

"ringing

zero." Early in the play he says,

"You're my foundation and support, Linda." But eventually Willy takes his

own

Looking

Around FATHER WILLIAM BYRON,

CNS COLUMNIST

Charley says to

Biff:

"Willy was a

salesman. And for a salesman, there is no rock bottom to the life. He don't put a bolt to a nut, he don't tell you the law or give you medicine. He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine.

"And when they start not smiling back that's an earthquake. And then you get yourself a couple of spots

—

on your hat, and you're finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory."

Our world is full of Willys, writing their names on cakes of ice. They need the gently heroic Lindas for support and encouragement. And all of us Willys and Lindas can be grateful to Arthur Miller for the spirit-sustaining insights that his genius left behind.

by

in

one of the major worries in any life. Over the years I have seen what a comfort the sacrament of is

the anointing of the sick

On

occasion

I

is

to people.

have seen people healed

either spiritually or physically.

In early December,

outside priest with a ministry of healing come, but no one was available.

So it was just me to do the anointing and our two deacons to lay on hands in prayer.

When

came for the healchurch was jammed

the night

would take only a few minutes consumed more than an hour.

The sick in body, mind and spirit lined up three and four deep across the front of the sanctuary. Many were accompanied by a companion.

we scheduled

Mass" in our parish. We announced that anyone who wanted healing could come forward to be anointed. We had hoped to have' an a "healing

—

ing Mass, the not just with our parishioners, but with people from other parishes and

even some non-Catholics.

I preached on healing. I talked about various kinds of healing: the healing of memories; healing that comes with forgiveness; healing that comes with reconciliation; the healing of the troubled spirit as well and the

As

down

I

came

to each person,

to be told

wanted.

why

I

leaned

a healing

was

Some had

chronic conditions.

Some had cancer or heart disease.

Many mentioned things like depression. A few young people who were there came forward and said, "I want to be anointed for my uncle" or some other person.

I anointed the people with holy oil on the head and the hands. Then I laid my hands on each one's head. The deacons followed, laying hands on each head and praying over people for a while as I moved on to the next person.

After more than an hour I was exhausted. Sweat was pouring down

my

brow. Someone brought me a towel and a glass of water. I had to sit down. One woman came up to me afterward and said, "Who will anoint

Good

infirm body.

the anointer?"

expected about a dozen or so people to come forward to be anointed and prayed over. were overwhelmed when more than 250 people pressed forward. What we thought

was a wonderful experience.

Over the following weeks, people would stop me and say, "My back is

I

We

question.

It

"My depression is lifted." Their healing had nothing to do with me, of better,"

—

Sitting with

aides in his private library,

John Paul

Pope

used closed-circuit television to greet hundreds of pilgrims who had come for his weekly general II

audience.

The Vatican initially said the pope would come to the window of his apartment Feb. 23 to bless the pilgrims in St. Peter's Square. However, bad weather led officials to herd the pilgrims into the Vatican addience hall, where they saw and heard the pope on big television screens.

Except for the fact that the pope was not in the audience hall and did not spend half an hour shaking hands and blessing individual pilgrims, the Feb. 23 gathering had most of the ingredients of a normal weekly general audience.

E-mail: wbyron@loyola.edu.

After the pope

Diary FATHER DALY

PETER

in

Italian

made

brief re-

about the Lenten

season, Vatican aides introduced the pilgrim groups present. Then the pope offered them greetings in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and Polish.

In English, he said: "I greet all the English-speaking pilgrims here today and thank you for your prayers.

May your time in Rome be filled with joy and deepen your love for the uni-

Parish

need

Anointing ofthe sick brings God's grace to others Sickness

WOODEN

VATICAN CITY two

marks

Healing for those

CINDY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

life.

At Willy's graveside, neighbor

So atten-

J.

SJ

J.

CNS COLUMNIST

God bless you all." was the first general audience following Pope John Paul's Feb. 10 release from the hospital for breathing difficulties. No audience was versal church.

was the power of grace.

In one case, a young man came

course.

It

forward to be anointed for his uncle

who was

A

suffering from heart disease. few days later the uncle agreed to

be anointed in the hospital. The man had been away from the church for many years. He received absolution and Communion as well as anointing.

Since then he has

come back

to

the sacraments. Sometimes the heal-

God

gives is not what we intend what God knows we need.

When I was a young priest, I was skeptical about what good the anointing of the sick really did. It seemed so fruitless because it often was adminis-

ing but

is

tered just

moments

before death.

But now, I see things differently. I have seen various kinds of healing: spiritual, physical and emotional. I have seen families healed by the experience.

God's grace is raining down on us all the time. Healing grace is always there. The anointing of the sick is just a way of taking down our umbrellas and letting that grace soak in to give us what we really want, healing.

It

scheduled for Feb. 16 because of the annual Lenten retreat for the pope and his top aides.

While he was wheezing a bit, the pope read his introductory remarks with strength, even adding several phrases to the prepared text published by the Vatican press office.

"We are following the Lenten journey, which began Ash Wednesday, helped and stimulated by the liturgy which calls us to a particular

commitment to prayer, fasting and penance and to a greater solidarity with our neighbors, especially the poor and needy," the pope said.

"The austere itinerary of Lent will lead us to the solemn celebration of Easter," he said. "Let us open our hearts to a sincere and profound conversion.

May

selfishness give

way

to

we can

experience the joy of forgiveness and of intimate reconlove so that ciliation

with

God and with our

brothers and sisters."

February 25,

2005

The Catholic News & Herald 16

PARISH PROFILE

A spirit of Christian love: St. Paul the Apostle many lives in Guilford County

touches

ST.

PAUL THE APOSTLE CHURCH

2715 Horse Pen Creek Road Greensboro, N.C. 27410

— The

GREENSBORO

Catholic Vicariate: Greensboro

community of St. Paul the Apostle Church was founded in July 1974, when thenBishop Michael

Pastor: Oblate Father William

Begley of Charlotte in-

J.

The

Permanent Deacon: Deacon Gordon L. Forester

County seat Paulist Father

first pastor,

Number

Robert T. Scott, celebrated St. Paul the Apostle Church's first Mass at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church. While a longterm, three-phase building plan was drawn up in those early days, the congregation first gathered at a number of Protestant churches and a funeral home for liturgies and parish celebrations.

As the number of families continued to grow from its original 90 to more than 350, the parish set its sights on constructing a church.

ken

in

facility,

first

new

in the

Emphasis on community

— among — has

been an important facet of parish life. In the mid-1970s, Father Scott brought a ministry to the parish for divorced and remarried Catholics. In 1978, the parish

Ground was bro-

made

news when

local

it

"adopted" a

family of Vietnamese refugees.

450-seat church in

Paul the Apostle parishioners are

St.

In addition to the central worship

new

,524

the congregation and beyond

known

chapel, kitchen

1

Paul parishioners in the early years for

April 1976. space, the

of Households:

parish functions.

August 1975 for a multipurpose and the parish gathered for its

Mass

Ruhl

Oblate Father Charles M. Chamberlain

vited the Paulist Fathers to create the fifth

parish in the Guilford

J.

Parochial Vicar:

in the

Greensboro community

for their extensive involvement in out-

building also provided a

reach opportunities.

and rooms

a small

for a nursery,

The church is one of number of churches that partici-

classrooms, religious education offices

pate in the Guilford Interfaith Hospital-

and meeting rooms.

Bishop Begley served as celebrant at the dedication Mass in May 1976.

Concelebrating was Paulist Father Tho-

ity

mas

the parish transforms meeting

F. Stransky, then president of the

Paulist Fathers, ily,

Network, a joint venture of area churches that unite to provide shelter, meals and compassionate assistance to homeless families. Four weeks each year,

and Father

who

delivered the

hom-

Scott.

While the

the families currently in the network.

Other outreach activities "include

Paulists ministered to

the ever-growing parish of St. Paul the Apostle Church, they also served in campus ministry to Catholic students attending Guilford College, Greensboro College and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This ministry developed into the Catholic Student Fellowship.

Parish growth continued through the 1980s, both in the efforts

and the

The

size

number of

volunteering at a soup kitchen, maintaining a food pantry and providing

Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter food baskets to about 150 families rePhoto by George Cobb

St.

That

By

of the congregation.

The

Church

new

March

1998, the parish had

1993.

grown

to

Parish Life Center, a

facility

provid-

ing a multipurpose room/gymnasium,

pastor.

was com-

and classrooms.

Father O'Neill continued to serve the Greensboro parish until April 2002.

Oblate Father Tom Murphy, who came with Father O'Neill in 1991 as parochial additional meeting space

posed of almost 1,000 families, and Father O'Neill immediately began plans to enlarge the church facilities. The expansion, which yielded additional worship space,

in

Bishop William G. Curlin joined the parish family to celebrate the dedication of a

year, the Oblates of St.

parish at that time

in

the Guilford County

cial service

about 1,900 households with more than 5,500 people. On Oct. 21, 2001, then-

and Oblate Father James O'Neill

was appointed

Greensboro has served Catholic

work

John F. Donoghue

Francis de Sales assumed pastoral leadership,

in

tive

St.

Paulist Fathers continued their

until 1991.

Paul the Apostle Church

by the Hispanic Ministry, the NaAmerican Association and local so-

ferred

seat for more than 30 years.

ministerial

pastoral at St. Paul the Apostle

rooms bedrooms and provides housing for

into

was dedicated by then-Bishop

vicar,

returned in April 2002 as pastor.

Let stairs be our

hunger and housing through participation in CROP Walks and Habitat for Humanity.

St. Paul the Apostle has formed a relationship with a parish in Manta, Ecuador, and through the Sister Parish program they have helped finance a soup kitchen, provide wheelchairs for four parishioners and hearing aides to a

Oblate Father William J. Ruhl assumed the pastorate of St. Paul the Apostle Church in July 2004.

The parish council has developed a vision statement that stresses St. Paul the Apostle Church's

commitment

groups.

Paul the Apostle parishioners also

to alleviate

crises

to

the Eucharist as the center of each parishioner's life. "Our Vision 2000"

encompasses individual spirituality and community outreach as the model by which the St. Paul the Apostle Church family will continue to move

young child.

Dozens of other ministries and

through the new millennium.

An ecumenical outreach, which developed during the Paulist presence in Greensboro, continues today. The Catholic parish signed a covenant of cooperation with Cross of Christ Lutheran and St. Barnabas Episcopal churches, which were utilized by St.

Meals

projects enhance an active faith parish.

From youth

life

at the

ministry to Mobile

for the needy, small faith

commu-

Respect Life ministry, the people of St. Paul the Apostle Church reach out far beyond the church walls to touch the nities to

lives

of many in their community.

Staff"

Writer Karen A. Evans contril

uted to this

story.

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