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Number 22

Protests

February

1998

Go Unheeded

Karia Tucker

Executed HUNTSVILLE, Texas (CNS)

—

Despite protests from Pope John Paul II, American Catholic bishops and other

groups opposed to the death penalty, convicted killer Karla Faye Tucker was executed Feb. 3 in Huntsville. Tucker, given a lethal injection, bethe first woman executed in Texas

came

since the Civil

War and

the first in the

nation since 1984.

Before her death, the 38-year-old Tucker apologized to the families of her victims and said, "I hope God will give you peace for this." Speaking to her own husband and other family members, she said, "I

going to be face to face with Jesus now. I love all of you very much. I will see

you

all

when you

get there.

will wait

for you."

Less than a week before the execution. Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Domestic Policy Committee, had urged Texas Gov. George W. Bush to "heed the calls of our Holy Father, our brother bishops and concerned citizens

Texas to grant clemency in this case." "Our call for mercy in this case does way detract from the brutality of Ms. Tucker's crime," Bishop Skylstad wrote Bush. "We can only imagine the depth of the loss felt by the surviving in

not in any piece, "I Am the Resurrection and the Life," is one of two stained-glass works designed by Our Lady of Mercy Church parishioner Betti Pettinati-Longinotti for the Winston-Salem parish. The design is placed in the church, while another, "I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life," resides in the eucharistic chapel at Joseph House on the parish grounds.

The above [

See Tucker, page 6

RCIA Commission Gathers Catechists, Offers Support By

JIMMY ROSTAR

Baptist

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE — Those who the

community of faith through

Church

training for those

serve

the Rite

Tryon. "This is team are charged with

who

rating Scripture, prayer, theology, sacred

to help

mission of the Diocese of Charlotte sponsored a workshop Jan. 10 at St. Thomas

Aquinas Church for

RCIA team mem-

bers, pastoral associates, clergy,

one involved

and any-

in coordinating the initia-

tion process at the parish level.

Through

"The people here today have

vari-

ous degrees of experience and opportunities to go to workshops and learn," said Joanna Case, who is serving as commission co-chairperson with Father

Lawrence Heiney, pastor of

St.

John the

list

pose, Villapando said, is vice to pastors and parish RCIA staffs." "This is not a juridical body and does not fit into any official diocesan organizational flow chart," Villapando added. "It is not policy-making. Its reason for

for full reception into the church.

have a new resource

them celebrate their ministry. The recently appointed RCIA Com-

of Faith Formation, submitted a

in their parishes."

such gatherings, commission members hope to offer a network of support to those who make the RCIA process come alive for the men and women preparing

in the diocese

fice

of quaUfied individuals.

Case, a board member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate, was one of four presenters of ideas, suggestions and resources at the workshop, attended by 75 catechists who traveled from as far away as the Asheville and Greensboro vicariates to attend. "When you're teaching, you also constantly need to update yourself, so I really think this workshop is great," said Helga Bracke, an RCIA team member at St. Therese Church in Mooresville. Like Bracke, dozens of catechists heard about and experienced ways of incorpo-

of Christian Initiation of Adults process

Villapando, director of the diocesan Of-

the responsibility of the catechumentate

tradition, doctrine

RCIA

and discussion

in their

group sessions. The commission was appointed late last fall by Bishop William G. Curlin, after Father Anthony Marcaccio, diocesan director of liturgy, and Dr. Cris

existence

primary purto "provide ser-

Its

service, service

and more

service."

includes visible signs tices

—

itself

liturgical prac-

and understanding of history

lation to Scripture, for instance

in re-

—

that

give people a very real sense of Jesus

and his purpose, she added.

Workshop

sessions explored the role

of sponsors in the initiation process, the

wealth of resources available to present-

and the variety of prayer styles and forms that can enhance one's faith life. Throughout the seminar pervaded an emphasis on making the process an exciting and experiential one for those in ers,

In addition to Father

Case, commission

important part of our Catholic faith," said

Case. Like the sacraments, faith

Heiney and

members

are

Linda

Schlensker of St. Andrew the Apostle Church, Mars Hill; Miriam Picconi of St.

Thomas Aquinas Church; Carlos Castaneda of St. John Neumann Church, Charlotte; Capuchin Father Martin

RCIA groups. "Know who they are and where they are in their faith journey," said Father

Thomas

Schratz to catechists during a session on

Aquinas Church; and Linda Licata of St. Paul the Apostle Church, Greensboro. At the workshop, facilitators evidenced various ways to illustrate tenets

prayer he led with Picconi. The two are

Schratz, parochial vicar of St.

of Catholicism during

"The sense of

RCIA

leaders of the RCIA team at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, and they pointed out ways of encouraging and creating meth-

sessions.

the tangible

a very

See RCIA Commission, page 3

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February

1998

Helen Church Makes Religious, Pro-Life Leaders Most Of African-American Denounce Clinic Bombing

St.

Programs

Affairs Ministry By

MIKE KROKOS

who attended last summer's NaBlack Catholic Congress in Baltimore. Evangelization was the theme of the congress, and participants also discussed the National Black Catholic Pastoral Plan. Anthony said she hopes to implement parts of the plan in her parpeople

Editor

— Helen Church con— of

SPENCER MOUNTAIN mission statement,

St.

tional

its

that veys a dedication to tradition the church and of African and African-

American

culture.

One way

parishioners continue to

ish.

gain more insight of their AfricanAmerican tradition is by taking advantage of programs offered by the diocesan African-American Affairs Ministry,

which

partially

funded by the annual Diocesan Support Appeal. Barbara Gardin, faith formation coordinator at St. Helen Church, has attended several African- American Affairs Ministry programs in the last few years, including taking part in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. "It gave me a sense of belonging," she said. "I could see my culture coming alive." History is an important part of any culture, she added. "It takes you back to where you come from, up to where you are

their entire life,

Rev. Mf. Curtiss Todd, vicar for the African-American Affairs Ministry, said DSA funding helps with budgeting in four areas: the annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration; a spring workshop; a fall workshop and retreat; and a Black History Month celebration. "The focus of our (DSA) budget is spread out in these programs," he added. Many of the programs feature nationally recognized speakers who are authorities on such things as African-

Virginia Anthony, a lifelong parish-

American

ioner of St. Helen Church, has attended try

liturgy, the education of African-Americans, and black contributions to the Catholic Church. "The money also pays for these speakers and their travel expenses," Rev. Mr. Todd added.

Affairs Minis-

programs over the years as well. She

said

members of her

parish enjoy par-

workshops because they are always educational and build on in-

ticipating in the

The African- American

formation presented in previous years.

"They

reflect

on what you've learned and

istry

also

among

Affairs

Ala.

Law

—

(CNS)

of Boston and

hours of surgery for extensive injuries to her legs, abdomen and face, includ-

other religious and pro-life leaders con-

ing the loss of an eye.

demned the Birmingham abortion clinic bombing that killed an off-duty police

The bomb, which exploded about a half-hour before the clinic usually opened, blew out the windows and door at the clinic entrance and ripped off their awnings. An FBI agent said the bomb apparently had been in a package. Initial reports of a second bomb proved false. But the area was sealed off for hours, and two dormitories at the nearby University of Alabama at Birmingham, as well as a local day-care center, were evacuated as a precautionary measure. The Birmingham News daily paper reported Jan. 30 that authorities were

officer

and

critically injured a

nurse Jan.

29.

and

"If initial reports are true

destruction

was

intentional,

this

con-

demn, in the strongest possible terms, such murderous violence," said Cardinal Law, head of the U.S. bishops' Committee for Pro-Life Activities.

Cardinal John

York

O'Connor of

"Regardless of

said,

who

might have been responsible, sick at the

news of this

New what

am heart-

death, injury and

destruction."

added, "No one advances the cause of life by inflicting death." Birmingham Bishop David E. Foley said Catholics throughout Alabama are "in sorrow over the violent death and injuries at the

New Woman All Women

Clinic here in

Birmingham."

and is a reprehensible act," he said. "It militates against our prayers and love for all huclinic is against our faith,

man

in a

wig seen

according to the Associated Press.

arrests

had been made, but inwere reported to be ques-

number of people, including a

tioning a

man who regularly protests at the clinic. He was across the street at the time of the explosion.

Birmingham, diocesan

pro-life

director Father John T. Igoe expressed

Sanderson, 35, a Birmingham police

sorrow for the policeman's death and offered prayers for the seriously

officer

guard

who

worked

also

as a security

wounded

at the clinic.

Emily Lyons, 41, a nurse and counselor at the clinic, was hospitalized in critical condition. She underwent 10

nurse.

Bishop Foley asked

See

Clinic

that all Catholic

Bombing, page

Min'

from the DSA since 1987.

T^anfo

—

Sljube

His Excellency, Bishop William G. Curlin announces the

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Damion

ministry at his

1998.

own

Readings for the week of February 8-14, 1998

for favors

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Our Lady of Consolation has been granted a leave of absence from priestly

L^mch, Parochial Vicar

Parish, Charlotte,

Sunday Isaiah 6:1-8

request. 1

Sister

Mary Timothy Warren, RSM, Director of the Lay Ministry

Program, has been appointed Vicar for Women Religious. (She will continue her responsibilities in the

Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke 5:1-11

Rejection at Monday

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"The intentional bombing of the

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ing the area after the explosion.

has received a percentage of its op-

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experienced," she said.

Anthony was

Anthony

noted.

now."

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ods for a personal, enriching prayer life best suited to each individual involved in the process. With the season of Lent approaching, the commission also presented a session on the

rites

included

Linda Licata, echoed the significance of meaningful experiences for participants, and she stressed the importance of "seeing the face of Christ" on those being in the initiation process.

initiated.

tlie Diocese of Charlotte joined the thousands who took part in the annual March Organized groups from several diocesan schools were among the participants.

Parishioners from nation's capital.

KATHY SCHMUGGE

ing

Correspondent

WASHINGTON — On Jan.

25th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, more

than 150,000 people from across the country came together to express their commitment to life. Joining national March for Life events were approximately 200 members of the Charlotte Diocese, including Bishop William G. Cardinal Bernard Law, archbishop of

Boston and chairman of the Pro-Life Ac-

Committee of the National Con-

God and moment of

created in the image of is

sacred from the

conception to the last moment before natural death, and every moment in between," he said. On the morning of the march. Bishop Curlin held a special

Mass

in the shrine's

Chapel of Our Lady of Carmel for diocesan pilgrims. "The defense of life is a clear reflection of an inner love for Christ

and the

Curlin.

tivities

therefore 22, the

he creates," Bishop Curlin

lives

The diocese was again sented by

its

youth

at the

well-repre-

national pro-

Ufe events. "There was an increase in the

homily the night before the annual march at the Mass in Thanksgiving for the Gift of Life. Also present at the Mass held at

number of college students, teens and young children participating," said Jack Sweeney, a member of the pro-life com-

the Basilica of the National Shrine of the

Vincent de Paul Church in Sweeney has put much effort into working with youths from around the diocese on pro-life is-

congregation of more than 6,000 people. "We march to say that every human be-

Following the workshop, the pews of St. Thomas Aquinas Church were abuzz with excited questions, exchanges of phone numbers and

our

enthusiasm shown by young participants and believes youth will play an important role in the future of the pro-life

movement. "The way

promises of continued correspon-

Many catechists agreed that RCIA process is an ongoing journey of faith for them, too one that is carried out through personal witness, community effort and new ways dence. the

to (support the sanctity of

life) is to raise

young people who

are

rooted in a firm conviction of the evils

"There

One of the vibrant young faces at the march belonged to Megan McDonald, 18, of St.

Aloysius Church in Hickory.

and

mittee at

St.

Charlotte. In recent years,

sues, including Charlotte Catholic

realize that

faith.

a need to gather folks

to offer support

and training,"

said Picconi. "If we're true to the es-

sence of what the RCIA is about, we really can create a renewal, and they (the initiated)

"Seeing the thousands of people tak-

involved in this ministry so we can continue to share resources and ideas,

fifth and most memorable March for Life. "Since I am older now, I felt more focused on why I was there," McDonald said.

ing part in this helps

—

of experiencing

of abortion and euthanasia," he said.

This was her

said.

ference of CathoUc Bishops, delivered a

Immaculate Conception was the Most Rev. Agostino Cacciavillan, apostolic pro-nuncio to the U.S., who shared a written message from Pope John Paul II. "I assure you of my spiritual closeness to you and my sharing in your concern for the continued Holocaust of innocent lives," the Holy Father said. Cardinal Law also gave words of encouragement and hope to the large

for Life Jan.

new

can be the leaven of who have life-giv-

generations

ing faith."

one voice can make a difference, especially

when I am united with others," she

added.

High

School students. Organized groups from several other diocesan schools were also a part of the

march. Benedictine Father Kieran Neilson accompanied a group of 10 college students from Belmont Abbey Col-

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Pope John Paul

Pope Hopes Cuba Trip Will Have Effect and Onitsha, returning to Similar To Poland Visit Abuja for the night. On the VATICAN CITY (CNS) Here is the Vatican, next evening he is to fly back

—

Pope John Paul II's remarks weekly general audience Jan. 28. text of

From a

Christian point of view,

what constitues a good death not the absence of pain but the presence of faith.

— Rev. Andrew Lansdown, "Euthanasia: A Dangerous Enthusiasm"

Dear brothers and

Bishop William G. CurKii

will

take part im the following events:

Speaker Charlotte

Rome.

The bishops of Nigeria have said the pope's program will include the beatification of Father Michael Cyprian Iwene Tansi, a Ni-

rich Christian heritage in building a society of free-

elections,

upon young people to open way to build a world more worthy of the human person. I also called upon the laity to play a full part in society, guided by the church's social teaching. My visit to Cuba was a historical moment in the new evangelization. To Our Lady of CharI

called

their hearts to Christ as the

of Cobre, patroness of Cuba,

Cuban people and

entrust

all

the aspira-

the church's mission in

the service of the Gospel. I

9:45 a.m.

Park Baptist Church group

sisters,

gerian priest

tions of the

IVIyers

at his

church in Cuba has experienced difficult times, but has persevered in faith, hope and charity. I went there as a pilgrim of peace, to proclaim that Christ is the redeemer of humanity and that the Gospel is the guarantee of the authentic development of society. I stressed the importance of the family and the significance of Cuba's

ity

February 8

EngUsh

My pastoral visit to Cuba was a significant event of spiritual, social and cultural reconciliation. The

dom and fraternity.

^^piscopal GalenJar

warmly

pecially those

greet the Enghsh-speaking pilgrims, es-

from Japan, Denmark, Finland and the I invoke the abundant

United States. Upon all of you blessings of Almighty God.

who

died in 1964.

About 12 percent of Nigeria's estimated 103 milis Mus-

lion people are Catholic; half the population lim.

Church leaders have been among the critics of the country's military leadership for delaying presidential

now scheduled for the end of this year. The last presidential vote, in June 1993, was voided by the military regime then in power, which had taken control of the country in a 1985 coup. The presumed winner of the 1993 election declared himself president in June 1994 and was jailed 23 days later. Western countries and human rights groups have placed Nigeria under increasing pressure for alleged human rights violations and the pace of democratic reform. International sanctions against Nigeria, including suspension from the British Commonwealth, followed November 1995 execution of playwright and environmentalist Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight of his associ-

the

ates.

February 9-10

Pope To

Continuing Education Training for Priests, Religious

and Deacons

Catholic Conference Center Hickory

February 15

Visit

Three Nigerian Cities

March

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II will

visit three cities in as

In 1982

toral visit to Nigeria, the

cities

The upcoming 82nd pastoral

Vatican announced.

The pontiff will fly from Rome to the Nigerian capital Abuja March 21, according to a preliminary schedule released Jan. 30. On March 22 he is to travel to the

Pope John Paul

visited five Nigerian cities

during a nine-day, four-country swing through Africa.

many days during his March pas-

visit

trip will

be the 77-year-old pope's

outside of Italy since the beginning

of his pontificate in 1978.

Enugu

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Concelebrating Mass with Bishop Edward Braxton of the Archdiocese of St. Louis St. Patrick Cathedral

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Blight of Slavery admiration goes out to movie producer Stephen

Spielberg. First

he taught us about the horror of the Nazi Ho-

locaust in his massive and honest film "Schindler's

Now, he has given us "Amistad," the story of the landmark 1839 court ruling on the case of 53 Africans stolen from their homes to be sold as slaves. Chained together on a Spanish slave ship named La Amistad, one man managed to unlock the chains. In the ensuing revolt the Africans killed all but two of their captors. Attempting to sail back to Africa, they were captured by the U.S. Navy off the coast of Long Island, N.Y. The movie shows how people who found slavery abhorrent used the legal system to free the Africans, who had been bom free and were sinned against when they were abducted from their homes. Spielberg had more than entertainment in mind when he made this movie of a powerful moment in history. His DreamWorks studio also produced a study guide and sent it to some 20,000 college and high school

List."

the church's hierarchy for his courage.

Many great Americans found slavery repulsive and spoke out against it, people like John Paul Jones, Ralph

Waldo Emerson, Walt Whitman, Andrew Carnegie and Susan B. Anthony. That noble woman actually lost her teaching job because she associated with "colored people." Showing her contempt for the authorities who could be so callous, she went on to devote her life to freedom for all. Perhaps the most surprising one to hate slavery was Robert E. Lee, the Southern general. He condemned slavery in vehement words: "Slavery as an institution is a moral and political evil. I regard it as a greater evil

I would love to see more dramatizations of the people in history who found the courage to speak out against slavery, even at great personal price. We could begin with Peter Claver, a saint of the early 1600s, who lived his life trying to help Africans stolen and made

It seems contradictory that he would have chosen to lead the South in the Civil War. But he was a Virginian and felt it a duty to stick by his state. I think it is essential for young and old alike to remember the battles over slavery. It is extremely im portant that we never stop learning, never stop being shocked by the evils of the past. How else can we work to ensure that they never be repeated? Some voices complain that Spielberg's study guide is not historically accurate and should be banned. I dis agree. I found that while "Amistad" took some liber

slaves by the Spanish.

ties

educators.

The guide

designed to generate discus-

sion on the blight of slavery and the slave trade, to that they utterly contradicted

for.

Another fine man was a French clergyman, Henri who wrote powerful treatises against slavery the French colonies and was miserably treated by

Gregoire, in

show

what America stood

for whites than for blacks."

with the actual events of a historical incident, in underscoring the humanit

was absolutely accurate of blacks, as

depicted the evil of slavery.

That, to me,

the really important point.

February

Light

One Candle

Father Thomas

Rethinking tlie Best-Laid Plans A farmer owned a mule that was very important to him because he was a good plowing animal. One day the mule got very sick. The farmer called a veterinarian

who,

scribed

examining the mule, pre-

after

some pills. Huge pills. "Just give mule and he'll recover," said

morning comes. We become distracted or overwhelmed or we may try our best, but the mule blows first.

The farmer looked

at the pills

and

"How can 1 possibly get these big down

the mule's throat?"

The

vet

ery.

of pipe with a large enough bore to

Then put

the pipe in the mule's

mouth, put the pills inside the pipe and blow. Before the mule knows what's happening, he'll swallow the pills." It

hours

seemed like a good idea. But a few later,

the farmer appeared at the

vet's office looking very sick.

The

first!"

bed

at night,

many

of us,

think that

we have

that not all our de-

we should. And we may neglect to fac-

tor in the unexpected, the unforeseeable. is,

can't control every-

And we don't like to When we make an important

admit

thing.

right thing and

a difference for the

it.

decision,

we want to beheve that the result will be all we hope for. When we invest our time and effort, we expect to see posi-

gift.

During the war

in a wheelchair, but a

of determination.

could play the piano and trumpet, scuba dive, even change tires and fix the roof of his house in Georgia. He was also married and the father of two

we have

our ideas as closely as

fact

simply knowing that

made

do not always know best. We may not have taken other people into account. Or even examined

The

We forget that

better

the contrary. It's just that

then, of course,

see the future.

man man

way

set out

What's a There is nothing wrong with mak-

signs are flawless.

apart

fall

Nobody can

anticipated.

done the

When he met Ken McGarity he saw not just a eran.

But things can

or just not turn out the

real mis-

up for person to do?

set ourselves

remind ourselves

vet

said to him, "You look awful. What happened?" The farmer moaned, "The mule blew

will achieve everything

ing plans, with trying to achieve goals.

replied, "That's easy. Just find a piece fit

discouraging. If

It is

to do,

asked,

McSweeney

tive results.

the vet.

things

with only good intentions for the next day: We are going to cure a lot of mules. We are going to do the right thing. Then

these to the

the pills.

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Vietnam a trauma

children.

surgeon, Kenneth Swan, was told by his

His wife, Theresa McGarity, told the

you ought to know, the other surgeons feel you should have let that fellow die last night." The young soldier they were talking about had taken a direct hit from a rocket. Looking more dead than alive, he had lost both eyes and

surgeon, "I always wanted to meet the

thank you for these 20 wonderful years and for our two beautiful daughters. The

both legs.

of the

superior, "I think

man who saved Kenneth's

decision you sible for

made that night whole world

life

...

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

respon-

for the life

for the sick

man I intend to grow old with." Dr. Swan got a great gift. We can't always know whether our actions, life-

cide

or-death or seemingly less significant,

Swan said, "I was trained to care and wounded. God will dewho lives or dies." Still he wondered. For over 20 years he never knew if he had made the right decision and done the right thing for that terribly wounded solDr.

What we need is And let God

ultimately do good.

enough

faith to

keep

trying.

be the judge.

he decided to find out. took over a year to trace the vet-

dier. Finally, It

Question Corner Father John Dietzen

When

the Priest Receives

Many

not drink alcohol; individual

charist is not the priest celebrant, but the

questions there are ones I

bishops handle the situation

same one who was host

differently.

into "a living sacrifice of praise" (Eu-

have had myself. Your column on "outstretched hands to receive Communion" was a blessing. It never crossed my mind that such a simple act could have such a meaning

charistic Prayer IV).

of respect and humility.

and feeds us

Communion

in the

sacrament of the Eu-

Q.Ifa priest does not receive Communion at Mass until after he has distributed Communion to the congregation, is this Mass valid? He is a devout priest, but I'm wondering why he does this and how it af-

This meal, as the eternal banquet of heaven, is his. It is his Spirit who gath-

fects the Mass.

A. I'm aware that some priests follow this practice today, motivated by the courtesy in other circumstances that the host eats after he serves the guests. What your priest does has no effect on the validity of the Mass. Don't worry about that. It also should be noted, however, that the practice indicates considerable confusion about who is the "host" when we receive

invites

Last Sup-

per, Jesus himself.

ers "all

who

share this one bread and

who

one cup," forming those

Some funny ten today about it

receive

things are said too of-

"whose" Mass

somehow "belongs

it is,

that

to" the priest.

The announcement we hear just before Communion ought to help keep everyone's attitudes and actions in proper perspective:

"Happy

are those

who

are called to

his supper."

our Catholic paper.

now

These provisions, however, are too long and

equate explanation here. Perhaps it suffices to say that at least the alcoholic priests I

about our pastor. He wrote us a letter telling us about his alcoholism and his entering a treatment program. He was honest and brave, and I pray for his recovery. If a priest has this problem, is there a provision for substituting juice for wine? Certainly alcoholic priests do not need to stop offering Mass. question

com-

plicated to attempt an ad-

know have been able to work way that is appro-

out the problem in a

and effective for them. Perhaps you could ask the question when you have an oppor-

priate

of your pastor tunity.

free brochure outlining basic

Catholic prayers, beliefs and moral precepts, is available

by sending a stamped

self-addressed envelope to Father John

Substituting Wine? Q. I look forward to your column

Communion.

The one who

at the

and welcomes

A. The church has tried to offer a in

variety of solutions for priests

who

can-

Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N.

Main

St.,

Bloomington,

III.

6 1 701.

Today

Spirituality

Father John Catoir

Thought Conditioners

to JumpStart Positive Feelings Thoughts are like seeds. If you allow your mind too much freedom, you will get caught up in a whole series of negative emotions: fear, anger, resent-

ment, guilt and the like. Poisonous thoughts produce poisonous feelings, whereas positive thoughts produce positive feelings.

The

will cannot control feelings di-

you are depressed you cannot will it away, but you can begin the process of purging yourself of negative

rectly. If

thoughts. This effort will lead not only to

good

feelings, but

good actions

well. It takes a little time for the process develop so be patient. However, as the dawn follows the darkness of night, so, too, good thoughts produce good and healthy emotions.

With

this in

mind I want

to give

you

a series of thought conditioners based

on your faith in Jesus Christ. Faith can be of enormous help in turning around your mood swings. You can jump-start your progress once you truly believe in the words of Jesus. I will state a truth and then give you a first-person statement to help you assimilate the truth so that it will pass from objective, cognitive knowledge to appreciative, healing knowledge. 1 Jesus told you not to be anxious, and Psalm 37 tells us: "If you trust in the Lord, you will be secure." Your re.

sponse: "I trust the Lord;

am is

secure;

Whether you feel secure or happy The task before you is to

plant positive thoughts so that they will

take root and in time produce healthy

emotions.

God's love, you have the power of divine love in you.

to live a richer, happier life (In. 10:10).

that

you

He died

might

ance. "I

loved.

I am happy." Jesus came to save you, not to con-

sin

are sorry for your faults

his life that

you might be I

secure; 5.

lay

am joyful;

enough.

and

free of

Jesus wants you to be happy because of the

1).

You

are his

be happy. am happy."

Jesus promised that the holiness

of his followers would be seen in the

knowledge of his

way

love. Trust him. "I

am forgiven. I am cleansed. I am happy."

happy."

Jesus affirmed his desire to bring

you abundant joy (Jn.l5: child, and he wants you

guilt (Jn. 10:18). "I

saved;

That

not be too hard on yourself.

you. Believe in his mercy.

and needless

Jesus

failings.

forgiven;

power-

came to save sinners (Mt. 9: 13). He called us to forgive and forget. You 6.

cherished.

demn down

am loving; I am am happy."

ful; I

happy. Honor his love and claim you inherit-

happy."

irrelevant.

they love one another (Jn. 15:12).You are a channel of

2. Jesus gladly surrendered every sign of self-interest to help you

promise,

you repeat these ideas

over and over again they will cleanse your soul of negative emotions and give

you

a new life in the Lord. Read the Scriptures, and make up

your own formulas; more.

will help

you even

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6 The Catholic News

February

Churches, Family Continue To Pray For Charlotte Teen's Safe Return CHARLOTTE

—

Nearly eight

children's organizations were contacted

months have passed since 18-year-old

and many offered their assistance. The media got the word out. And still to this day, no substantial leads or clues. The family continues to press on in

Kristen Modafferi disappeared in California.

The St. Matthew Church parishioner,

who had just

finished her freshman year

North Carolina State University, was spending last summer in the San Fran-

cisco area, working

two jobs, attending

classes at the University of California-

out there

have

knows something. We need to come forward and give

that person

us a clue."

their search for their daughter. Charlotte

Internet page has

personally taken up

the cause and of-

fered to spend a year searching for Kristen. He lives out of his van and is

in-

vestigator, he has

return.

also been set

Kristen and

linked

coming

entered, type

search involving police and private de-

They also made several trips to San Francisco area. Missing

ish to help defray

tant thing (people

costs in the search

can offer)," said Ca-

for the teen-ager.

puchin

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shown in her dorm room at N.C. State University. The St. Matthew Church parishioner has been missing since last summer.

keep Kristen' s face and story in the public eye. People are being asked to wear the ribbons to show their support for all of Kristen' s loved ones, and as an expression of hope for her safe return. "As long as people are still searching, caring, and keeping up the faith.

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Board of Pardons and Paroles, clemency for Tucker. Walter C. Long of Austin, an

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Her family began an extensive

lence which

The Karla Faye Tucker put to death Texas was not the same Tucker who committed brutal murders in 1983, said the Vatican Radio report. "She was repentant; she was contrite. She found dignity in religion, be-

by money from the Kristen Fund, a campaign begun last summer at St. Matthew Par-

Kristen.

beheve, however, that capital punishment diminishes all of us and contributes toward a brutal cycle of vio-

Vatican Radio issued a report expressing dismay that Texas officials decided to put to death a woman who had

safe

But something happened the afternoon of June 23 after Kristen finished working at Spinelli's Coffee Shop at about 3 p.m. She told friends and coworkers she was headed for the beach. It was the last time anyone has seen

"We

information

leading to Kristen'

State.

re-

main with them.

Shortly after Tucker's execution,

streets of San Francisco looking for

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being offered

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society," he added.

$10,000 reward

resident Dennis Mahon spends his days walking the

Berkeley and taking an evening dance According to her family, this was part of a true-life experience as encouraged by the Park Scholar program at N.C. class.

hope," said Debbie Modafferi, Kristen' s mother. "We believe someone

there

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papal support for clemency. Long said the pope's appeal was

encouraging to Tucker and her supporters because the last time a Texas governor delayed a death sentence it was because of a papal appeal. Other religious institutions, including the World Council of Churches, had also issued urgent appeals for Tucker's execution to be called

off.

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1998

& Herald 7

Entertainment The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S. Catholic Conference Officefor Film and Broad-

Each videocassette is available on VHSformat. Theatrical movies on video have a U.S. Catholic Conference classification and Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience. casting.

Videos

"Air Force One" (1997) Violent political thriller in which terrorists (led

CNS

photo from 20th Century Fox

Hawke as

Finn and Gwyneth Paltrow as Estella share a kiss in the modern film adaptation of the classic "Great Expections." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-lll adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is

Ethan

—

restricted.

"Great Expectations"

Interesting Attempt

by Gary Oldman) hijack

HENRY HERX NEW YORK (CNS) — A

Russians to release their imprisoned leader, unaware the president (Harrison Ford) is still aboard and determined to stop them. Directed by Wolfgang Petersen, the ensuing cat-and-mouse derring-do is very violent and jazzed up with all manner of complications but none of it is very credible and the suspense grows tiresome. Vicious violence,

America.

brutal treatment of hostages, profanity

build the country's cifies, industries

and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is

—

R — restricted.

"8 Heads in a Duffel Bag" (1997) Sophomoric black comedy about a

boss. Writer-di-

who chance upon

thanks to an anonymous patron in an updated version of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" (20th Century

who's been dotty ever since being jilted at the altar and now seeks her revenge by tutoring her young niece, Estella, to break men's hearts. Estella practices on Finn, trying out some steamy kisses that have nothing to do with innocence. What works best in this reworking of the Victorian original is making the

but never bother to notify the police. Brief violence with frequent mistreat-

sends

cutter.

When

he does, Lustig cuts off his

leg shackles, gets in the boy's motor-

boat and

artist

tells

Along

him

head for Mexico.

the way, the convict slips

over the side when a Coast Guard launch approaches and tows the boy to shore where he keeps mum about his strange encounter, even after learning the convict

was a gangster convicted

of murder. In this inauspicious beginning,

a self-taught

whom a mysterious benefactor to New York to prove his talents.

Confirming his belief that Ms. Dinsmoor is his patron, Finn finds Estella (Gwyneth Paltrow) already living in New York and as contrary as ever. Finn works feverishly to achieve his now-great expectations of an

artist's ca-

wedding Estella but, though his first one-man show is a great success and he eventually beds Estella, his world

reer and

collapses

It is

when

she marries another.

then that Lustig pops up to re-

who bankrolled Finn's

Niro's foul-mouthed convict seems to

veal he

have escaped from "Cape Fear" rather than prison and the modem setting robs the situations of any sense of wonder

chance at success out of gratitude for his long-ago help as an escaped convict. Pursued by rival gangsters, Lustig has to get out of town and Finn helps the old man get to the subway, where he dies in Finn's arms after being stabbed to death by a thug.

the one

Though ist,

Finn's

he's

life is

now

a successful art-

rather aimless until he

eventually finds his true love in a sunny

ending.

Directed by Alfonso Cuaron from a script by Mitch Glazer, the movie keeps the core of Dickens' story while

THE CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN

making

See "Great Expectations," page

and Western settlements

until eventu-

ally, despite anfi-Catholic prejudice,

they became part of the American

mainstream. Produced by Thomas Lennon, the four-part PBS series is an objective history of the Irish experi-

ence

with commentary by Irish-American

mob

horrified reactions of a half-dozen people

grown Finn (Ethan Hawke)

fought on

historians, writers

to deliver to a

woman, Ms. Dinsmoor (Anne Bancroft),

in a sunny shallows on the Gulf Coast of Florida where escaped convict Lustig (Robert De Niro) suddenly emerges from the water to grab 1 1 year-old Finn and threaten to harm him unless he returns that night with a bolt-

the epic story of

ing the heads of eight rivals the gangster

Especially out of place in the modern American context is the rich old

This time around, the story opens

tells

new immigrants

accidentally took a duffel bag contain-

world

Fox).

these

both sides in the Civil War, then helped

in America, keyed to the lives of major figures, richly illustrated with

New York art

poor

mentary series

how

period photographs and embellished

given the chance to

in the

The first great wave of refugees to America were the Irish fleeing the potato famine of 1845-50 and this docu-

(Andy Comeau) who

rector

make good

"The Irish in America: Long Journey Home" (1998)

gangster (Joe Pesci) pursuing a vacation-

or mnocence.

Florida youth

adults, with reservations.

the

was

—

is A-IV Not rated by Motion Picture Association of

Conference classification

the president' s plane in order to force the

ing medical student

To Modernize A Classic

of rough language. The U.S. Catholic

Tom

Schulman's tasteless chase comedy finds redundant humor in the

ment of body

the decapitated heads

parts for

comic

effect,

much

profanity and some rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classificafion is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted.

—

"Excess Baggage" (1997) comedy in which a

Mirthless

own kidnapping by

getting in

the truck of a car which is then stolen by a thief (Benicio Del Toro) unaware of her presence. Directed by Marco Brambilla, the witless narrafive rambles aimlessly on as a host of unsympathetic characters vie to cash in on the ransom. Brief violence, underage drinking, sexual innuendo and intermittent profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classificafion is A-III adults. The Mofion Picture

— Association of America — parents

rafing

PG-13

are strongly cautioned that

some

material

may be

all

and ordinary cifiAmerican ethnic saga for

ages.

"Love Seranade" (1997) Offbeat comedy set in a backwa-

town where two manstarved sisters (Miranda Otto and Rebecca Frith) compete for the love of ter Australian

the new guy in town (George Shevtsov), a silky-sounding disc jockey who warns them he's an incorrigible Lothario but learns too late

how

seriously they take a love affair. Writer-director Shirley Barrett stuffs

her quirky tale with eccentric characne-

glected teen (Alicia Silverstone) tries to stage her

zens. It's an

inappropriate for

children under 13.

"Hollow Reed" (1997) Searing drama in which a divorced homosexual (Martin Donovan) sues for full custody of his 9-year-old son on the grounds the child is being physically abused by the live-in boyfriend (Jason Flemyng) of his ex-wife (Joely Richardson). Director Angela Pope movingly explores the characters' human passions and frailfies in an insightful tale of prejudice, betrayal and self-decepfion. Brief homosexual activity with rear nudity, some violence including child-beating, intermittent profanity and instances

who have a certain amount of deadpan charm, but the melodramatic climax will leave viewers scratching

ters

their heads. Fleeting violence, restrained sex scenes with brief nudity

and a morally ambiguous conclusion. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R re-

—

stricted.

"Sister Wendy's Story of Painting" (1997) Taking viewers on a culture tour of Western art beginning with the wall drawings of prehistoric cave dwellers down through the centuries to the present is Sister Wendy Beckett, an English nun from a Carmelite cloister, whose commentary is always informative, surprisingly fresh and indeed entertaining. Produced by the BBC, the five-part series of one-hour programs brings together an incredibly diverse collecfion of great painfings, each of

which

illuminated by Sister Wendy's

personal reflecfions on

its

content and

technique as well as her assessment of the artists in the context of their times.

See Videos, page

The Catholic News

& Herald

February

1998

Finding a place for faitli By Father David Catholic

live

America

O'Rourke,

News

on the West Coast of always was

But now the diversity

in our religious

backgrounds has been

and financial security. And, as we admitted, "we've gotten used to it probably more than

and individual outlooks on

life.

The

—

result of this diversity is that their reli-

many Americans now keep

Many people "now keep and

them thinking that there is very they can do to make a difference. So Jack and Marie have fears for their children. But that is only one

left

little

part of the picture

want

to present.

said.

generation, which came into adulthood in the 1950s, was on the receiving end of great financial growth

woven through our laws, business practices

Jack

Our

reli-

giously diverse.

it financially than they are troubled by religious issues. "Given the choice between a-moral success and church-going poverty, I don't know what I'd prefer for my

kids,"

reli-

work

make

Service

— clearly a land of many

gions. This country

The

there are young people today who are determined to live as Christians in the world around them. fact

is,

like to admit."

their religious beliefs

business by the rest of the time."

Religiously, Marie added, we've also had it

—Your church where you go on —^Your values are what you do busi-

munity, which even gave us solid outlets

ness by the rest of the time. This, at least, is the picture that the social scientists who study behavior now paint of society. A recent dinner discussion with two old friends confirmed just how much we are influenced by this point of view, even those of us who are believing Christians.

community sershe said. But most of this, we concluded, was in the This couple's chilpast. cns^S dren live and work in a more competitive, less-religious and tougher world. What about the support systems we for

vice,"

^^^^

After dinner Jack and his wife Marie began talking about their hopes

were accustomed to? Marie and Jack are concerned that the pluralistic world their children grew up in and married into can't provide the support taken for granted by our generation. Furthermore, the couple's children

and grandchildren. Jack and Marie wanted personal success and financial security for them. Our generation, the three of us recognized, has had the good life. Now Jack and Marie want the same for their children. They admit that they for their children

daily are exposed to the many problems of the needy and homeless via television and newspapers, which has

are more afraid that the children won't

"We belonged

a supportive, securely Catholic comto

Sunday.

FAITH

easy.

In my ministry I see many young people, now in their 20s and early 30s, who

want to live their faith in this world's day-to-day contexts.

These

young

people have grown up in the pluralism of the 1980s

and 1990s. And that world also

THE MARKETPLACE

How has faith made

way

—

you go on Sunday. Your values are what you do

categories:

can't control the

What I did not realize and have since discovered is how important support and recognition from their religious leaders and parish communities are to these young people. They want the kind of support that my generation once took for granted. As young people seek ways to synthesize faith and life, they need support and encouragement. They need

where

gious beliefs and their day-to-day business in separate, non-communicating

know we

our big corporation does business. But we can talk with each other about business ethics. A lot of our coworkers are religious people. With encouragement they do bring their values to work. And our discussions help us see how much of life can't be reduced to one of our computer programs," Ned explained. Ned believes that just starting these discussions with good people will have good results. I find myself marveling at the courage and faith of people like Ned. But I also have learned that the rest of us can do a lot more than just provide silent approval from the sidelines.

their day-to-day business in separate, non-

communicating categories: Your church

a difference for an important

has

"How to work with different colleagues, or as a manager, bringing up a problem with a co-worker that needs to be corrected ... in a way that is both kind and effective: That's a specific way my faith impacts my work on the job." Dennis Kurtz, Eau Claire, Wis.

many good

points.

decision you faced on the job?

For one thing, has a tolerant

"Whenever I would Jesus do

respect for differences. Part of that tolerance is an acceptance of people who want to take their religion seriously. The result for these

want

and women

—

face important questions, I go right to the question. What in these circumstances? Usually, the response is not what I to do. I also use Scripture as a guide to work with people as a campus minister, and I try to listen to people with the compassion that Jesus would." Cynthia Yoshitomi, Los Angeles, Calif

—

"Our faith was one of the primary reasons my wife and I moved from the East Coast (Washington) to southwest Texas. We came as volunteers to do social work through Catholic Charities. In D.C. we were working with social agencies like United Way, but not church agencies.... We came for two years, and we're still here 16 years later." Steve Hay, Lubbock, Texas

—

An upcoming edition

asks: What question from a teen initiated a conversation about faith in your home? If you would like to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alive! 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100.

young men

that while they see

society treating religious and spiritual values as personal, private matters that do not belong in the workplace, they believe nonetheless that there is a place for faith that is also public.

In other words, these young people disagree that faith must remain private. And they say so.

One young man, whom

will call

Ned, works in a big high-tech company, and he says that he and his friends tackle this head on.

places to meet like-minded young men and women. Finally, they need recognition recognition that their effort to bring faith and work together is valid and worthwhile and respected. Faith can find a place in our work. Because today's marketplace is now so high-tech, locating the place for faith is not easy. But we do have believing men and woman who aretrying to show us it can be done. They deserve support.

—

(Father O'Rourke

writer in Oakland, Calif.)

a free-lance

February

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1998

""Nutshell

How faith works itself

Faith doesn't have to remain private, separated from ordinary life and the workplace.

But as people seek ways to synthesize faith and support and encouragement.

into our world

they need

life,

in a position to make such an extravagant gesture. But could we review our vision of success and commit ourselves more completely to the Gospel, which

Faith's role in the world becomes clearer when we don't just know about "poverty" or "suffering, " but know the poor and those who suffer.

V-^all him Frank. He's done reasonably well in school and made some good friends in college. Always up for a party, he's also a stand-up guy you can count on when you need help. Like his class-

mates, Frank

Facts of

When

life:

bright

looks forward to a

life

and eager, and he

Soon he and his fiiends will graduThey have all given serious thought

ate.

and money meet man's house, the crowd was shocked at his having anything to do with such an extortioner. Zacchaeus felt forced to defend

this

himself. "Behold, half of my possessions. Lord, I shall give to the poor" (Luke 19:8). Before the story of Zacchaeus in the Gospel is a passage in which Jesus speaks more generally about

-L he proper use of money presented no problem for Jesus' very first followers.

And when

They

St.

have any. Paul extended the didn't

boundaries of the early Christian communities to include gentiles, he devoted considerable time to gathering contributions from the new con-

The gentiles often were

verts.

The Jews had a long tradition of almsgiving. Gentile converts, howhad to be educated and motivated. That is why there is so much on the subject of rich and poor in Luke's Gospel. Luke wrote for ever,

of you;

your

life will

come

it is

to believe that

the root of

all evil."

is "money But what the

him a yardstick

for success

different fi-om the one our

much

consumer cul-

faith

and

Frank

will live for awhile

among

people whose access to "success," as the term generally is defined, is severely limited. He will see firsthand what it looks like to be locked out of opportunity by racism or illness or poverty.

And what he sees firsthand wiU allow him to discover more about the ways faith works itself into life when we don't just know about "poverty" or "suffering," but know the poor and those who suffer.

life's

ordinary circumstances

will

move beyond abstractions

blood people

who have

pelled to plan for his future in light of

count will be feeding the hungry, and clothing the naked, and visiting the imprisoned; welcoming the stranger and caring for the sick.

to flesh-and-

real needs."

For Frank, poverty and suffering will not be academic abstractions. He will

move beyond

abstractions to flesh-and-

—

blood people who have real needs people with names, with faces, with families and stories and memories and hopes. Having served people who are deprived, Frank will develop a healthy respect for the importance of material

needs like food, clothing, shelter, medical care, jobs, a car.

But he

also will

in his bones, that

come

know, deep

not the acquisition

and the things you have pre-

whom

will they belong?' be for the one who stores for himself but is not rich in what matters to God" (Luke

pared, to

Thus

when

by whom they have impressed, but by whom they have served. What will

beings

author really said is, "The love of money

be demanded

yielded

give

For Frank, poverty and suffering will not be academic

dangerous. People can

human

need of God. An oft misquoted verse is

'mix'?...

become avaricious and, worse, they have no

but

easily

is looking ahead too. In a special way, he is doing so through the prism of his faith. As such, he feels com-

what Jesus described as the ultimate measure of success. As Jesus faced his passion and the end of his earthly ministry, he said that people will be judged not by what they have, but by what they have done; not

impossible for

itself,

Frank

abstractions.

possible for God" (18:26-27). It isn't that money is wrong in

largely gentile communities. Luke tells the story of the selfsatisfied landowner who had such a bumper crop that he didn't know what to do with it all. His solution: Store it, relax and live a life of ease. Jesus' comment was devastating: "But God said to him, 'You fool,

ate studies.

discipleship.

"How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" (Luke 18:24). Jesus' hearers were stunned, for riches popularly were considered a sign of God's favor. They asked: "Then wh'o can be saved?" To this Jesus replied, "What

ent.

this night

and

riches

afflu-

Frank's roommate has interviews with four banking houses. His girlfriend is polishing an essay for law school. Several fiiends are thinking about gradu-

"What

measures success by faithfulness, generosity and service? However else Frank spends his future, he believes that his experience will

ture offers.

of great promise.

to the question of success.

faith

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up treasure

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12:20-21).

As the rest of the Gospel insists, what matters to God is unselfish generosity, especially to the needy

Luke, however, did not want to discourage his readers by seeming to demand that they impoverish themselves.

He wanted

living!

poor.

the root of all evils, and some people in their desire for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains" (1 Timothy 6:10). is

selfless generos-

not financial suicide. Luke tells of "Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a ity,

(Father Castelot is a Scripture scholar, author, teacher and lec-

wealthy man" (Luke 19:2). When Jesus invited himself to dine at

turer.)

That's

why Frank

planning to spend a year or

more after college as a volimteer

He has applied to sevprograms for volunteers and doesn't yet if he will be teaching in irmercity schools, or working as an advocate for the needs of children and seniors, or servhelping others.

eral

know

ing in a night shelter or in some other way helping to empower the powerless. Most of us probably do not feel we are

Recently my youngest child was learning to balance equations in her high school chemistry class. The underlying principle of this as I understand it (and in simplest terms) is that matter entering into the chemical mix of things cannot actually be lost in the outcome.

Now, chemistry isn't my thing! It's an equation involving faith that I'd like to balance here. The question is, What is yielded when faith and life's ordinary circumstances "mix"? at least from the chemistry teacher's perspective If what is yielded doesn't include faith, it seems that something

—

wrong. It's easy

always

(Luby

—

David Gibson, Editor, Faith

"out."

the director of the Division of Christian Formation for the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas.)

—

In the school of compassionate serhe will learn that success that lasts, that transforms society, that gives life is more about fidelity than accomplishment, more about generosity than consumption, more about standing "with"

vice

than standing

present in me. But how is it present when I'm budgeting household expenses, paying bills, running weekend errands; when I'm bogged down or bored; when noise pollution afflicts me? Maybe we act as though God is absent faith is absent from the "equation" of real life, at least when life is hectic, when we're busy. And yes, it's a good idea to make some quiet, nonhectic time for God, for prayer. However, one point to meditate on during that quiet time is faith's potential for transforming life's ordinary events. to assert that faith

of these things that gives meaning to life. Frank will learn fi-om the people whose lives he shares that much of what passes for success in our world is shallow and self-serving.

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& Herald

February

1998

People In The News Pope Tells German Bishops To Halt Certificates For Abortions

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— Pope

John Paul II instructed Germany's bishops to have Catholic organizations stop issuing certificates that enable

women to

munity." They also endorsed the pope's call for steps within Cuba to restore religious and other human rights. "The Cuban people have a fundamental and inalienable right to determine their own future course," the group said Jan. 27.

Most lay organizations urged a compromise so that women considering abortions would

Author Calls Pluralist Democracy Greatest Challenge To Church WASHINGTON (CNS) Coming

not stop going to those agencies for coun-

obtain abortions after counseling.

seling. The German bishops' conference said it would consider its options, but comply with the papal instruction. Ger-

man law lets a woman have an abortion only after obtaining a document from a state-approved social services center that

shows she received counseling

at least

three days before the procedure. Catho-

Uc organizations operate 259 of the 1 ,685 such certified centers in Germany. The Catholic centers are run either by the German branch of Caritas, the Catholic Church's international aid agency, or the Catholic Women's Social Services Agency, known by its initials in German as the SkF.

—

terms with pluralist democracy is the greatest challenge facing the Catholic Church, best-selling author Charles R.

Morris said Jan. 30. In a talk at The Catholic University of America, he warned that the rancor found in many socalled liberal-conservative debates within the church poses a serious threat to its vitality because "we are walking on a knife's edge, with a deep abyss on either side." Since year, Morris'

—

Calif.(CNS) Bishop Gerald E. WiUcerson, ordained as an auxiliary for the Los Angeles Archdiocese Jan. 21, asked the people he serves to share in his mission. "We have many challenges ahead of us," he told the ca-

crowd at his ordination Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church in Encino. "And I ask you to join me in letting God work through us to build his church." He expressed gratitude to Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, the principal celebrant, for his confidence in him and said he was proud to join his fellow bishpacity

publication last

and discussed books on U.S. CathoHcism in

many years. Pope Extols Franciscan Missionary Priest Murdered

New Bishop Asks People He Serves To Join In His Mission ENCINO,

its

book "American Catholic"

has become one of the most widely read

Rwanda

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

capital.

—

John Paul called Father Curie "another victim ies

...

in the long series of missionar-

who have confirmed

with the sacri-

ops.

fice of their lives their love for Christ

Archdiocese Says Gustavo Still Under Scrutiny LIMA, Peru (CNS) The Archdiocese of Lima announced that Father

and for the African people." Director Of Pastoral Care For Migrants, Refugees Resigns

Gustavo Gutierrez, considered the father of liberation theology, remained under scrutiny from the Vatican's doctrinal congregation and must clarify some of his writings. The late-January announcement said that earlier in the month. Cardinal Augusto Vargas Alzamora of Lima received a letter from Cardinal Joseph

Suzanne Hall resigned Jan. 20 as director of Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees for the U.S. Catholic Confer-

Gutierrez

—

Ratzinger, prefect of the doctrinal congregation, "expressing concern for the

delay of the solution" of Father Gutierrez's clarifications on his theology. Cardinal Ratzinger' s letter asked Peruvian bishops to act in order to speed up the final solution of the problem.

Diplomats, Educators Urge Review Of Cuba Embargo Policy WASHINGTON (CNS) Two

—

former U.S. ambassadors to the Holy See and 28 other U.S. educators, political leaders and former diplomats have endorsed Pope John Paul II's call for the United States to end its trade embargo against Cuba. They asked President Clinton and Congress "to undertake a systematic review" of the embargo, with an immediate goal of lifting restrictions on medical supplies and basic foods and a long-term goal of "the full reintegration of

Cuba

in the international

com-

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

ence. Since 1994, Sister Hall, a

of the Sisters of Notre

had headed the

office,

Dame

Sister

member

de Namur,

which coordinates

the church's pastoral outreach to

new

United States and other people on the move, such as migrant farmworkers and circus workers. The office has a network of pastoral centers and diocesan personnel ministering to a variety of ethnic groups and other miarrivals in the

grants.

Former Lansing Church Official Ordained As Kalamazoo Bishop KALAMAZOO, Mich. (CNS)

—

Msgr. James A. Murray, former rector and moderator of the curia of the Lansing Diocese, was ordained and installed as the third bishop of Kalamazoo Jan. 27. After thanking

members of

the dio-

cese for their "strong affirmation" of him as their

new

bishop, he declared the oc-

casion "a day of rejoicing, a day of rededication." Bishop

Murray was named

head the Kalamazoo Diocese, succeeding Bishop Alfred J. Markiewicz, who died Jan. 9, 1997, from complications resulting from brain cancer.

Nov. 18

State of the

Charities

USA.

increase in the mini-

mum wage, subsidies for child expanded access

care,

medi-

cal care, tax breaks for families

and a ban on human clon-

ing were

among

issues on

church agency agendas that were raised by Clinton in his Jan. 27 speech to a joint sesrecita-

achievements with dozens of new and ongoing goals. Most of the issues Clinton little more than a few sentences of reference, but fixing the Social Security funding problems, addressing education deficiencies and

raised received

making

child care and medi-

cal care

more widely

available

were dominant themes.

Among

CNS

the president's

— An expected surplus

eral

budget

photo from Reuters

President Clinton delivers his State of the Union

speech before Congress Jan. 27. The president pledged to have America lead the world to- "new heights of peace and prosperity."

points:

Pope

legisla-

agenda outlined in the Union address includes many items on the priority list of the U.S. CathoUc Conference and Catholic tive

The speech mixed

During his

midday Angelus address Feb.

ZAPOR WASHINGTON (CNS)

By PATRICIA

— President Clinton's

tion of his administration's

sands of religious men and women who completely offer their lives in imitation of Christ, Pope John Paul II said. Father Vijeko Curie, a 40-year-old Croatian missionary in Rwanda since 1983, was shot during the night between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 near Holy Family Church in

Rwandan

Child

sion of Congress.

Franciscan missionary priest murdered in Rwanda is an example of the thou-

Kigali, the

Agenda Includes Care, Ban On Cloning

Clinton

after next year

in the fed-

should

first

be directed toward saving the Social Security system, he said. Some financial analysts have said the program is in danger of running out of money by the time today's Baby

Boomers reach retirement age. Clinton said the White House would sponsor a conference on Social Security this December and host a series of meetings on the subject around the country. "In an economy that honors opportunity, all Americans must be able to reap the rewards of prosperity," Clinton said. "Because these times are good, we can afford to take one simple, sensible step to help millions of workers struggling to provide for their families. We should raise the minimum wage." "Child care is the next frontier we must face to enable people to succeed at home and at work," Clinton said.

—

He proposed federal assistance to pay for child care; scholarships and background checks for child-care workers; a new emphasis on early learning; tax credits for businesses that provide child care for employees; and a larger tax credit for child care for working families. "If you pass my plan, what this means is that a family of four with an income of $35,000 and high child-care costs will no longer pay a single penny of federal income tax," Clinton said. He encouraged Congress to pass a consumer bill of rights about medical

—

care.

"You have a right to know all your medical options," Clinton said. "You

have the right to choose the doctor you want for the care you need. You have the right to emergency room care wherever and whenever you need it. You have the right to keep your medical records confidential."

—

The president said he wants to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to extend its coverage to another 10 million people.

The law

requires employers over a

certain size to permit their workers to

take time off for family emergencies and

medical problems. Clinton said the law should be expanded to allow parents to take time off to see their children's teach-

them to the doctor. Each of those items was on the agenda of Catholic Charities USA for this year. The board of trustees for the ers or take

church's domestic social services organization in December approved an 18ite'm legislative agenda that also included

expansion of food stamp availability for immigrants and additional funding for emergency food and shelter programs. Catholic Charities' top three priori-

were child care, food stamps for immigrants and a managed care patients'

ties

bill

of rights.

The usee also is pressing for childminimum wage increase

care benefits, a

and protection for Social Security and medical benefits.

On other subjects, Clinton reiterated his reasons for

keeping U.S. peacekeep-

ing troops in Bosnia and warned Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, "You cannot defy the will of the world" in preventing

See

Clinton, page 13

February

The Catholic News

1998

Clinic

Bombing,

the

"Great Expectations," from page 7

general intercessions at Masses

weekend of Jan. 31 -Feb.

In Chicago, Clarke D. Forsythe,

kinds of changes to adapt it to a contemporary American setting. By uprooting the story from its Victorian sensibilities, however, the adaptation is only moderately successful as a modem coming-of-age all

president of Americans United for Life,

bombing. "We call for an end to the violence," he said in a statement. "Our purpose is to protect and defend human hfe, not to assault it." also

condemned

the

said his organization

would con-

tale.

"working peacefully through the democratic process to achieve our goal tinue

of giving every child in America the gal right to be bom."

The melodramatics with the ecMs. Dinsmoor and the grate-

centric

le-

ful ex-con, Lustig, clash uneasily

with the realistic setting and the

Joseph Scheidler, executive director

other,

of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action

more conventional, charac-

ters.

League, said in a statement, "We oppose violence both inside and outside the abor-

more than

tion facilities."

the tale's narrator,

"Pro-lifers

denounce any action

takes or endangers

human

life,"

that

What works

determine responsi"Don't assume pro-lifers are -in-

letting investigators bility.

volved," he said.

mistakably" against

little

but, as

best

Emmanuel

Lubezki's photography which, like Patrick Doyle's music, supplies some emotional feeling and energy to a script in which both are in short

Emergency workers carry away an unidentified woman who was seriously injured in a bomb blast Jan. 29 at New Woman All Women Health Care, a clinic in Birmingham, Ala., which offers abortions. An off-duty police officer was killed in the blast. Right to

term abortion. Anti-abortion activists

Life Committee, also issued a statement

protested outside the clinic Jan. 24, to

condemning "the bombing and

mark the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized

state affiliate of the National

death and injury

in the strongest pos-

"These ac-

do violence not only to their intended targets, but also to the pro-life cause."

"Hearts cannot be turned to the plight

of mothers and their children if they have been torn apart by a terrorist's bomb," he said. David N. O'Steen, executive director of the National Right to Life Committee in Washington, said the organization "unequivocally condemns any such acts of violence used by individuals regardless of their motivation." "No person who is truly pro-life could commit such an act of violence in the name of protecting unborn children," he said in a statement. The California ProLife Council, the

lence, sexual situations, brief nudity

pledged $1,000 as seed money to a reward fund "for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the bombing." "We will not defend anyone who

son killed in abortion clinic violence during this decade. But he is the first to die in a bombing; the others were vic-

and occasional profanity and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Con-

M. Wash-

ploded an hour apart at an Atlanta abortion clinic. Seven people were injured and the case remains unsolved.

clearly

not pro-life," said Serrin

Foster, executive director of the

ington-based group, in a statement.

need

to ferret out those

who

"We

ference classification

tims of shootings.

adults.

In January 1997

two bombs ex-

A-III

—

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advocate

Hce." Foster told Catholic Jan.

News

Service

30 that Dr. Bruce Lucero, the former

owner of the bombed

clinic

who advises

Feminists for Life on abortion issues, also has made a pledge to the fund.

The bombed facility is one of four Alabama clinics that are challenging new state

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crosses, each engraved with the

of those killed.

of people carried large posters of the

men

and boys who died. A river of people slowly began to wind through the streets of Londonderry, Northern Ireland's second largest city, retracing the steps civil rights protesters

took in 1972. "It started off just like this,"

said Feb.

Bradley

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(Marilu Henner) by a young thief (Mike Doyle) in the steerage section. Directed by Robert Lieberman, the 165-minute TV production largely wastes the human drama inherent in the historic tragedy by focusing on banal fictional characters provided by an inept script, though the re-creation of the majestic vessel and the terrible fate of so many of its passengers is

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dent.

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Tri-

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new

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inquiry into

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"More and more we

are

working

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common

said.

goals. If we

want America to lead, we've got to set a. good example." Clinton also looked farther to the future, predicting that children

year

may

from page io "As

part of our gift to the millen-

nium, I propose a 21st century research fund for path-breaking scientific inquiry," he said. Funding for the National Institutes of Health, the National

Science Foundation and the National Cancer Institute would be significant. But research in some areas should be limited, Clinton said. "We must continue to see that science serves humanity, not the other way around," he said. "We must prevent the misuse of genetic tests to discriminate against any American, and we must ratify the ethical consensus of

and religious communiand ban the cloning of human be-

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—

cal service, reaffirmed the congregants'

own image and

baptismal vows and reminded the faithful they are all one in the Lord.

"We have just done a radical thing," said United Methodist Bishop J. Lawrence McClesky about the baptismal renewal. "We have remembered the sacrament which tells us who we are. It gives us an identity. It defines us forever. It takes us back to the root." The Jan. 18 service drew more than 175 people to Trinity Lutheran Church In addition to the Methodist bishop,

Employment Opportunities

the South Carolina synod of the Evan-

Choir Director/Organist:

and children choirs. Benefits available. Send resume, salary requireLimrgy Search Committee, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 128 N. Fulton NC 28144. Phone: (704)633-0591. Fax: (704)647-0126

singing. Adult to

Street, Salisbury,

Director of Music: 1500-family parish seeks part-time professional with liturgical music experience. Potential grows to full-time. Requires organ, keyboard and vocal skills, working with youth and adult choirs. Send or fax resume to: St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., Charlotte,

28227. Fax: (704)536-3147

Diocesan Regional Coordinators: two openings: Northern Vicariand Southern Vicariates. Diocese seeks persons with master's degree in Rel. Ed/ demonstrable successful experience in parish/diocesan work. Well-rounded in catechist formation skills. Collaborative. Sensitive to cultural minorities. Good written/oral communication skills. Please send resume and three letters of recommendation to: Dr. Cris V. Villapando, 1 123 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203, Attn: Search Committee. Inquiries: (704) 370-3244. Deadline: February 27, Charlotte Diocese Office of Religious Education has ates

allied field, five years of

1998, or

when

us with a unique opportunity."

GREENVILLE, S.C. (CNS) South Carolina bishops from four denominations joined hands at an ecumeni-

the other prelates taking part were: Catholic Bishop David B. Thompson of Charleston; Bishop David A. Donges of

Position open immediately. Part/Full time. Handbell, chimes choirs. 600 family parish, K-8 school. Faith Formation, RCIA, Sacramental Preparation. Congregational

Bishops Of 4 Denominations Urge Continuing Dialogue

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Church in America; and Episcopal Bishops Dorsey F. Henderson Jr. and William J. Skilton. Bishop McClesky called the ecugelical Lutheran

The opportunity

is,

he read, "to face

to the evil of racism, totally united in

the belief that

God

all in his

likeness, that he created

equal and that

all

created us

we all have the same

inalienable right."

In his sermon. Bishop

McClesky

important to get identity right. tells us who we are. It gives us an identity. It defines us forever. It takes us back to the root." Bishop McClesky reminded everyone at the service that they are all brothers and sisters in Christ. "Baptism gives us each other. Baptism breaks down barriers that are insurmountable by other means," he added. Bishop McClesky said Christians of various faiths are called to build a bridge with baptism as its foundation to bring all God's people together. When Bishop Donges invited the congregants to step forward to reaffirm their baptism, he invited them to go to a bishop of a faith different from their own said, "It is

Our baptism

—

menical service "radical" because he said many in the congregation have strayed too far from the root of their faith, and that sometimes it takes a radical act to bring them back. The ecumenical service was a reaffirmation of a 1995 covenant signed by the leaders of the four denominations. In it they pledged to work together to help

"It was wonderful to see," commented the Rev. Kathleen Chartier, an Evangelical Lutheran minister, who added that she saw much "crossing over"

unify Christians.

of denominations.

Bishop Thompson read the covenant message, which in part says that the approaching millennium and the dialogue between the four denominations "present

for the blessing.

Many Donges

of them did, which Bishop

said

showed how reaffirmation

of baptism could unify the four denominations at the service.

Bishop Donges agreed. "I had very few of mine come to me," "You can sense when a service has a good spirit, and this one did." he

said.

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1998

Diocesan News Briefs Healing Mass Caring Hearts

hope, teaches communication on a feeling level, helps couples realize that their

Ministry sponsors a healing Mass

problems are not unique, helps couples identify their values and priorities, and teaches couples to forget the past and start anew. The program begins March 27. For further information, call Nick and Irene Fadero in Charlotte, (704) 5440621, or (800) 470-2230.

—

ASHEVILLE AIDS

every second Thursday at 7 p.m. in St. Joan of Arc Church. Refreshments fol-

low

meeting room.

in the

Natural Family Planning

—

ASHEVILLE Nazareth Parenting Center of the Basilica of St. Lawrence sponsors a natural family planning meeting Feb. 15 at 3 p.m. in St. Justin Center across from the basilica. The meetings includes a brief overview of NFP, discussion, materials on display and refreshments. Call (704) 252-6042 for further details.

Weekend

Parents'

—

BELMONT College's Parents' IS.

"My

longs to the Abbey," and events include an address by Dr. Robert Preston, college president; a tour of the abbey church; a basketball double-header; and Mass. For more information, call Augusta Gladd, (704) 825-6888.

Campus

Ministry Series The Catholic

CHARLOTTE Campus sity

—

Ministry group at the Univer-

of North Carolina

Charlotte hosts

"Voices," a monthly series featuring guest speakers and discussion focusing on the stories and voices of the marginalized. Meetings include potluck dinner.

R.S.V.P., to offer to bring a

potluck dish

you wish

have dinner,

and to order the resource book "Principles, Prophesy and A Pastoral Response," published by the Campaign for Human Development and the U.S. Catholic Conference (cost is $2), call Barbara Neff Hutchison, (704) 5474069. The next meeting is Feb. 22 at Aquinas Hall, on the parish grounds of St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

CROP Speakers Available CHARLOTTE

— CROP Walk of

STATESVILLE

Council 7152 hosts a

— A support group

ond and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 6:15-7:30 p.m. at St. Ann Church. For more information, call Kathy Wooley, (704) 376-1503.

Stroke Prevention Screening GREENSBORO The 50-i- Club of

—

spaghetti dinner at St.

Church on Feb. 15 from 4-6:30 p.m. For more informaPhilip

tion,

Andrew

call

DeRiso, (704) 8730166.

The Catholic Daughters

Catechetical

Conference

WINSTON-SA-

Paul the Apostle Church sponsors the

Stroke Prevention Life Line Screen for all

Spaghetti Dinner

— The

Remarried Support

ried "outside the church" meets the sec-

St.

For more information, call (704) 664-3992.

Knights of Columbus St. James

CHARLOTTE

Heart Be-

leader. All are invited

to attend.

Separated, Divorced,

for separated, divorced and those remar-

Belmont Abbey Weekend is Feb. IS-

This year's theme

gelization and renewal, is the mission

LEM

—

"Lighting

ages on Feb. 20 from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

the Fires of Faith EI,"

church. Test results will be sent in

a catechetical confer-

at the

three to five days. For information and to register, call (888)

737-7078.

Teen Lenten Retreat GREENSBORO The Office of Youth Ministry of the Charlotte Diocese

—

presents a Lenten retreat at St. Pius

Church from Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. until March 1 following an 11:30 a.m. Mass and lunch. The cost is $50, with a $25 deposit due by Feb. 20 and the balance

due upon arrival. The fee covers all food and materials for the retreat, including a For details and registration forms, call the Office of Youth Min-

retreat T-shirt.

istry,

(704) 370-3243.

of the Americas recently presented checks for $2,320.64 each to the Piedmont and Southern Piedmont chapters of the Alzheimer's Association. Each check represented one-fourth of the proceeds of the Catholic Daughters state court's Safe Return fund-raiser. Pictured from left are Utha Johnson of Charlotte; Victoria Lesse, director of the Alzheimer's Association Southern Piedmont chapter; and Lucille Kroboth, state regent of Catholic Daughters.

ence sponsored by the northern region of the diocesan Office of Faith Formation, is Feb. 21 from 9:30-3:30 p.m. at St. Leo the Great Church. The schedule includes morning prayer with Bishop William G. Curlin, addresses and workshops in English and Spanish, and lunch. The conference offers participants spiritual renewal and professional updating for their ministry of catechesis, as well an opportunity to attain another level in the pro-

Bring a bag lunch; drinks and desserts are provided. Call Marga765-8775, or Wendy Glen, (910) 924-0400, for more informa-

until Feb. 18.

ret O'Neil, (910)

tion.

Lenten Series

WINSTON-SALEM — Dr. Beatrice

Keynote speakers are Father Berard

Bruteau shares thoughts from her new book-in-progress, "Holy Thursday Revolution," beginning Feb. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Joseph House at Our Lady of Mercy Church. Subsequent presentations are March 4, 18 and 15, and April 1, 8 and 15. For further information, call (910) 722-0028.

Marthaler, professor emeritus of religion

and religious education

at the

Catholic

University of America in Washington,

Feb. 20-22 and April 3-5

cation department of the Archdiocese of

—

at the

Catholic

Conference Center. For information, call Michael and Stacey Holcolm, (704) 8448181, or for reservations call Tom and Emilie Sandin, (910) 274-4424.

D.C., and Dominican Sister Rosa

Monique Pena,

director of religious edu-

Miami and chairperson

for the Florida

conference of diocesan directors of religious education.

Cost

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes parish news for the diocesan news briefs. Good photographs are also welcome. Submit news releases and photos at least 10 days before the publication

$10, which includes lunch.

Charlotte has speakers available to ad-

Faith Formation

dress parish groups during Lenten events.

For details, 333-9255.

call

LENOIR

Frances Daniel, (704)

—

St.

Workshops

Francis of Assisi

Church sponsors a series of faith formation workshops presented by Peg Ruble,

50+ Club

CHARLOTTE

— The 50+ Club

John Neumann Church meets Feb. 1 10:30 a.m. for a regular meeting, the choosing of the Valentine's Day king and at

queen, and bingo. Prizes will be awarded

For more

535-3745.

Diocese of Charlotte, Feb. 28 in the school building. Ruble will focus on morality in the 10 a.m. workshop, and the sacraments in the 3 p.m. workshop. Lunch will be provided. To register, call Lynn Rascoe, (704) 728-0739.

Mass

charismatic

will be celebrated in St. Patrick

Cathedral Feb. 8 will

meet

Parish Mission MOORESVILLE St. Therese Church sponsors a parish mission called "The Presence of God" Feb. 15-Feb. 18 at 7:15 p.m. each day. The mission's focus is on the manner of God's presence

—

Charismatic Mass

—A

at 3

4 p.m. Prayer teams

p.m. and after Mass. For call Josie, (704) 527-

more information, 4676.

Retrouvaille

CHARLOTTE

— Retrouvaille

program for married couples

—

Joseph WINSTON-SALEM House of Our Lady of Mercy Parish hosts a continuing series on aging using the

date.

tor for the

information, call Joanne Halgas, (704)

CHARLOTTE

Aging Seminar

central region faith formation coordinaat

St.

to the lucky Valentine's couple.

liv-

of life. Sessions are Wednesdays at noon

cess leading to certification.

Marriage Encounter Upcoming Marriage Encounter weekends are scheduled for

HICKORY

anointing of the sick as a model for

ing one's sacred call in the second half

that brings

our lives, the experience of this presence and the transformation that takes place when people connect to that presence. Father Frederick A. Pompei, a priest of the Diocese of Syracuse, N.Y., who has traveled extensively throughout the United States in a ministry of evanin

Around The Diocese Lenten Musical Drama musical drama, addresses social concerns and the not going quite right: "Is there a God? Is he listening?" Act Three focuses on the themes of Lent and Easter, as the actors portray the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. The play is written and directed by Mercy Sister Larretta Rivera- Williams of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in Belmont and will be presented "Still," a three-act

questions people

may have when life is

twice in the Diocese of Charlotte. The first presentation is March 28 Gastonia.

An encore presentation is

7:30 p.m. Admission (704) 829-5260. at

is free.

7:30 p.m. in St. Michael Church, Curtin Hall in Belmont on April 4

For more information,

call Sister Larretta,

February

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1998

World And National News Survey Shows Change Catholics' Self-labels

maceutical company, which will donate

February meeting

medicine produced by a subsidiary outside Mexico City and assist with a related health education campaign. Sister Maura B. O'Donohue, a physician with the Medical Missionaries of Mary and program director for the medical board, said, "In Central America, probably 50 percent or more of the children have

with Russian Presi-

worms."

Studies, 38 percent of citizens said

Abortion In just WASHINGTON (CNS) over two years, the way Catholics label

—

themselves on the abortion issue has done a complete flip-flop. A poll conducted in January by Baselice & Associates showed that 48 percent of Catholics now describe themselves as "prolife,"

Archbishop Urges U.S. Support For Peace In Algeria The WASHINGTON (CNS)

compared to 41 percent who called

themselves pro-life in December 1995. In the earlier poll, 49 percent of Catholics said they consider themselves to be

—

will serve

any pur-

conducted by the

Moscow-based Center for International Sociological

they favored closer

Orthodox -Catholic 68 agreed

relations, while

41 percent said they would label them-

continuing violence in Algeria and^irged

with the suggestion

Catholics

U.S. government support for efforts to

that a papal meet-

bring peace to the region. "As religious

ing with Russian

called themselves pro-life in the latest

while only 29 percent chose the pro-

poll,

leaders

we cannot remain

silent as

weekly basis," wrote Archbishop

released by the U.S. bishops' Secretariat

Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark,

The margin of was plus or minus 3.1

for Pro-Life Activities.

error for the poll

percentage points.

Head

Chicago Archdiocese Tackles Racism Issue of

CHICAGO

(CNS)

— "What would

racism look like?" the archbishop of Chicago asked a gathering of University of Notre Dame alumni at the city's Union League Club.

Chicago

that's free of

The lack of people of color

the

"Racism is devastating and it is a sin," Cardinal-designate Francis E. George of Chicago told the members of the Notre Dame alumni club. of the problem.

His

talk,

delivered five days before he

was named a cardinal by the pope, was titled, "Racism: Catholic Teaching and Catholic Practice." Those two things, he noted, don't always match.

Vatican

Document Urges

Vocations Promotion To

Church VATICAN CITY (CNS) Entire

— The

pro-

work for vocations knows

no boundaries," said the document presented at a press conference by the interdepartmental Pontifical Work for Ecclesiastical Vocations. In a culture that

emphasizes preparation for a profession and economic security, people need help rediscovering the truth that

God calls all

people to holiness and that his call is addressed in a specific way to each member of the church, the document said.

Medical Board Initiates De-worming Effort For Central America

NEW YORK (CNS) — The Catho-

Medical Mission Board, which usuresponds to mission areas' requests medicines and medical services, has broadened its program by initiating a massive assault on worm infection of children in Central America. Launched late 1996 with medicine purchased in lic

— A Russian

the lack of consultation with local Catho-

However, the head of the Vatican's Promoting Chris-

Pontifical Council for

Unity said local Catholic representatives were not invited to the talks since discussions did not concern matters within their jurisdiction. "Talks like this have no effect on (improving) Russian tian

Viktor Bartsevich, chancellor of the Apostolic Administration of European

Rus-

sia.

Washington State Farmworkers Face Critical Housing Problem SEATTLE (CNS) Although

—

farmworkers in Washington state must contend with federal immigration laws, low pay and few of the benefits enjoyed by most American workers, it is the lack of adequate housing that wears on them every single day. According to estimates by the Washington State Department of Health, 62,300 migrant farmworkers

came to the state in 1996. Sixty percent of them had nowhere to live. "In gengrowers don't think it's their responsibility to provide housing for migrant employees," said Mike Gempler, execueral,

tive director of the

Washington Grow-

League. In

Survey,

Many Russians

Say Patriarch-Pope Meeting 'Desirable' WARSAW, Poland (CNS) More than one-half of Russians think their country's Orthodox church leader should hold talks with the pope, according to a new survey. However, fewer than one in five think Pope John Paul II's expected

pport of the Johnson

the

& Johnson phar-

or no

little

knowledge Vatican

activities,

according to the

which was out by

poll,

carried

Poland's

state-

representative sample in the

(CNS)

for

now drawn

have

Moscow Talks

ally

irope, the effort has

was "deHowever,

sirable."

agency among

Catholic church official criticized the secrecy surrounding mid-January talks between Vatican and Russian Orthodox officials and voiced disappointment at

ers'

Alexei

half claimed to

owned PAP news

MOSCOW

lics.

Orthodox Patriarch

Russian Church Official Criticizes Secrecy Of

Orthodox or local government attitudes" toward the Catholic Church, said Father

motion of vocations must be part of every Catholic Church activity and program and must be addressed to every member of the church, said a new Vatican document on vocations in Europe. "Pastoral

N.J.,

in a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. "We beUeve that our government has a humanitarian and moral obligation to support and encourage all efforts to bring peace, stability and reconciliation to all sides in the Algerian conflict," wrote the archbishop.

at the lun-

food cheon — except those serving — was reminder of pervasiveness

hun-

dreds of innocent civilians are killed on

choice label. The survey results were

percent

attend church weekly, 61 percent

Among

—

Briefs

pose. In the survey,

"pro-choice," while in January 1998 only selves as pro-choice.

dent Boris Yeltsin

chairman of the U.S. bishops' International Policy Committee denounced the

who

& Herald

Russia's

14 re-

gions.

Dallas Parties Told To All

Mediate $118

Jewish and Arab children study and play together in the Peace School in Neve Shalom or Wahat al-Salam, the Hebrew and Arab words for Oasis of Peace, in Israel. The community was established 25 years ago by a Dominican priest. It is home to 32 families.

Million

Judgement

DALLAS

—

Texas District (CNS) Judge Anne Ashby signed a recordbreaking $118 million judgment against the Dallas Diocese and Rudolph Kos, a

(Food and Drug Administration) bureaucrats." He also disagreed with the administration's five-year limit on the

former Dallas priest accused of sexually abusing minors. But she ordered the plaintiffs, the diocese and its former insurance carriers to enter mediation to resolve how the judgment is to be paid. Ashby also ordered transfer to her court of a lawsuit the diocese filed last August against Lloyd's of London and Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. The diocese is suing the insurance companies over their refusal to cover its liabilities and legal defense. The companies claim their policies did not provide coverage for conspiracy and gross negligence, which the jury found in holding the diocese liable for Kos' actions.

South African Catholic Schools Have Highest Graduation Rate

Armey: Law Banning Human Cloning Should Be Quick, Thorough

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Legisla-

ban human cloning should be permanent and extend to all phases of private and government-funded research,

ban.

CAPE TOWN,

— Catholic

South Africa (CNS) schools in South Africa

graduated nearly twice as many students as other schools in the country in 1997, said the director of the Catholic Institute of Education. Almost two-thirds of Catholic schools obtained a 100 percent

graduation

rate,

and 68 percent of gradu-

ates of Catholic schools obtained university

entrance requirements, according to

a late-January statement issued

Dame

Sister Brigid

by Notre

Rose Tieman,

Johannesburg-based

tor of the

direc-

institute.

Most Catholic schools operate in black townships and rural areas, which are "usually undermined by poverty and unemployment," Sister Tieman said. Souper Bowl Drive Nets $1 .5

Pledges This (CNS) Bowl campaign to donate

Million In

tion to

WASHINGTON year's Souper

—

according to a supporter of such a bill. House Majority Leader Dick Armey, RTexas, said he is heartened that President Clinton supports a ban on cloning,

money

but fears the White House proposal would not go far enough. At a press con-

Brad Smith, a Presbyterian minister in the Columbia, S.C., suburb of Spring

ference at the Capitol,

Armey

on human cloning should be

records in

participating.

As of

early Jan. 28, $1.48

million had been pledged, and the Rev.

said a ban

Valley, said he expected the total to break

legislative,

$1.5 million by day's end. And 8,000 churches had called in their pledges, Rev.

not just an order of the administration,

which could be repealed

food banks set new money pledged and churches

to local

at the

"whim of

Smith added.

16 The Catholic

News

& Herald

February

1998

GJiapefofiJie CRecfeemer

S)aiish-

The site was located in the Madison County town of Warm Springs, located along the French Broad River near the Tennessee

deemer was

Profile

border.

ton to build a Catholic church upon.

Warm Chapel of the Redeemer Route 25/70 Hot Springs, N.C. Hill,

—

Edward M.

the early years of the 20th cen-

entity for the past century, with small

counties were served.

Number of families: 14

HOT SPRINGS

—

in the

faith hills

communities scattered about the and valleys of the state's west-

counties.

Numbers of Catholics

the

Redeemer

history

Hot Springs, whose

rich with Jesuit presence

and missionary outreach. During the mid- 1800s, a pair of

Church of the Flower in Revere. The now-defunct church was an instrumental part of the early missionary landscape in Madison, Yancey and Mitchell counties, as it was among nearly a half-dozen Catholic the construction of the Little

mission stations established in the region by the mid- 1930s. In 1954, the Jesuit serving in

Springs

at the time,

Hot

Andrew

Father

priests ministered to Catholics living

Graves, acquired a parcel of land in town.

from Columbia, S.C., to the northwestern

The

mountains of North Carolina. In 1885,

cese, the

in a vast territory ranging

H.T. to

Rumbrough offered a gift of land

site

would

later

become

the

home

of two Catholic institutions in the dioJesuit

Chapel of the Redeemer and the

House of Prayer.

The A-frame Chapel of

Bishop Henry Northrup of Charles-

has served as retreat director at the House of Prayer since 1982. Jesuit Father Francis Reese was appointed pastor of Chapel of the Redeemer in 1979. His period of service was one of transition in the Diocese of Charlotte, as a mission in Mars Hill was placed under the care of Hot Springs in 1981 before being established as St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in 1985.

Mars

the Re-

of Hot become the population cen-

Hill, to the southeast

Springs, had ter

The

Jesuits

have continued

was appointed pastor of St. the Apostle and its two misHot Springs.

Because of the need for major inand exterior renovation work,

terior

Redeemer was

the Chapel of the

closed in 1997 to begin that project. Parishioners have gathered for gies in the chapel at the Jesuit

year.

Twenty

registered parishioners

currently

worship in Hot Springs.

em Buncombe

counties by the 1980s. With the establishment of the new parish in Mars Hill came missionary status,

under the pastor-

Andrew

Church, for Sacred Heart Church in Burnsville in

1986. Chapel of Redeemer became a mission of Mars Hill in the the

early 1990s. In addition, the

Church

of the Little Flower in Revere was a mission of the Chapel of the

Redeemer

for a

number of years. Revere church has not

The Chapel

been

work.

The

diocesan

photograph,

of the is

Redeemer, pictured

in this

Ages 6-16

Italy

Camp Timberlake Rome,

For more information, Joann Keane Director of

^"A summer of fun, building confidence, and motivation." A Summer Camp for Boys

- including Florence,

Ages

Charlotte,

NC 28203

or E-mail:

JSKeane@aol.com

^ '

iiillliii

In tiie Blue Ridge Mountains of

contact

For brochure

Communications

Diocese of Charlotte 1123 South Church St.

6- 1

Visa, Mastercard,

American Express accepted for payment

1977

currently undergoing extensive renovation

"More than just a camp." A Summer Camp for Girls

splendors of

litur-

House

of Prayer, and await the retum to their refurbished church in the spring of this

Camp Merrimac

Witness the

serve in the region. In September 1996, Jesuit Father Edward M.

of Catholicism in Madison and north-

ate of St.

1930, the increasing size of the

Catholic population in the area warranted

have grown in recent years, however, and there are now two dozen Catholic churches in the Diocese of Charlotte's two westernmost vicariates. Among them is the Chapel of

sions in Bumsville and

Catholicism mountain region of North Carolina has largely been a missionary

of parishioners:

became

Andrew

church furnishings to a small chapel attached to her home. The Jesuits arrived in Hot Springs in 1926 to serve in the area, thus beginning a relationship between the small town and the religious order that continues today. Under the pastorate of the Jesuits, Catholics in several mountain

Number

site

Ifkovits

—

The

sponsored the hikers' hostel, a group home for boys, and the Jesuit House of Prayer, a retreat center that remains in use today. Jesuit Father Vincent Alagia

—

Ifkovits

Mass Schedule: Sunday 10:30 a.m.

Trail.

ing the 1970s and '80s, as the priests have

one Catholic was living in Madison County, and St. John Church went unused and was eventually dismantled. In 1905 the lone Catholic, Bessie Safford a member of the Rumbrough family and widow of Andrew Johnson Jr., the president's son received permission to transfer the

Pastor:

Jesuit Father

Appalachian

use since 1996.

frequently visited place of ministry dur-

tury, only

Vicariate: Asheville

Catholic

Named St. John Church, it became a mission of St. Lawrence Parish in Asheville. By

mid-1960s.

also built a hostel for hikers traveling the

renamed Hot

its first

church by decade's end.

Box 1406 N.C. 28754

Mail: P.O.

Mars

—

Springs had

Springs in 1886

built in the

the property, the Jesuits in the mid-1970s

NX.

information, write or coll

Spencer 8c Dorothy Boyd 1229 Montreot Rood, Block Mountain,

(704) 669-8766

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