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MACS nurses change state legislature Ratified bill empowers teachers and staff in
emergency situations By KEVIN
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CHARLOTTE — In
or-
der to help save a student's life in an anaphlaxis emer-
gency, Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools nurses
worked
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change North-
to
is
a severe
allergic reaction to an insect
sting or bite, or from touching, inhaling, or ingesting
allergens including certain foods such as peanuts, shell-
staff,
epinephrine
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want
to
cross the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco May 18 at the start of a three-month crosscountry walk that ended in Washington in August. Father Norman Weslin of Australia and Mary
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anaphlaxis cases resulting from insect stings, and only with patients not covered by orders from their private
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seeing more cases of students experiencing their first allergic reactions while in school, and they were unaware that they had allergies."
Carolina legislature.
Anaphlaxis
Paula Knish, a part-time nurse with MACS. "Our concern was that we were
Charlotte pray for an end to abortion as they kneel in front
Court Aug.
of the Supreme
Washington
in
12, 2002.
A JOURNEY FOR LIFE
More than a dozen doctors consulted
Charlotte teen completes 3,100-mile trek to urge end to abortion
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over Mother Teresa miracle By KEVIN By CINDY
WOODEN
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Acting Editor
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a three-month, 3,100-mile trek
than a dozen physicians in India
across the country to call to an
Catholic
ROME and
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Rome were consulted
unborn and their mothers in themovement," she said. "I found my purpose in life and my calling from God." Worthington's journey first began as she drove to Mass dur-
After
group of pro-
end
for abortion, a
the mysterious cure of an Indian
life
walkers called Crossroads
woman
before the Vatican ac-
reached Washington from the
man
cepted the healing as the miracle
West Coast Aug. 9, 2002. One of them was Charlotte native Mary Worthington, a pa-
saw a bumper
about
needed for the beatification of
Mother Teresa of Calcutta. The promoter of Mother Teresa's canonization cause, Missionaries of Charity Fa-
ther Brian Kolodiejchuk, posted detailed information about the medical condition of Monika Besra and about her cure on the cause's Web site in
After studies by Indian and by Vatican-appointed physicians, the decree
miracle
recognizing the
was issued Dec.
John Paul
II
20;
Pope
will celebrate the
beatification Oct.
19 at the
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as well as
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Worthington. moment, I knew
said
Crossroads, a division of
life.
resolutions
site,
death."
on
this ministry called Crossroads."
New Year
Web
promoted by the culture of
Ohio.
never realized such a true calling in serving the helpless
of abortion," according to the
Crossroads
'Taking steps to save lives." "The people in the RV showed up at Mass wearing T-
University of Steubenville in
Students' 1000-665^ 3N TIIH
age across the United States. focus is to "offer up prayers and sacrifices in union with
to "educate the youth and alert
them,"
was a
summer
sticker that read
studies at Franciscan
it
spend their
on a walking pilgrim-
The
year in Steubenville. She
human
For Worthington,
who
vacation
summer before her fresh-
shirts that said 'Pro-Life'
"I
early January.
0£6£ 80
Ann Church cur-
cross-country pilgrimage for
Vatican.
ing the
rently studying theology and life
dents
pro-life
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include stress,
Build-
ing a school for just $22,000 sounds like a tall tale, but it's not. Just ask the people of St. Athanasius Parish in Evanston or the people of Nyenga, Uganda. The
Church delegation urges relocation for refugees stranded in camps
parish, outside Chicago, recently raised
WASHINGTON
Nsubuga
Memorial Senior Secondary School
by a pregnancy."
actually threatened
—
the funds to build Cardinal
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women who are suffering from who are simply having an overly emotional day, or who have limited budgets, not just women whose health or life is
Chicago parish raised funds to build school in Africa
EVANSTON,
10,
— Refu-
(CNS)
in
gees stranded for years in camps should
Nyenga. They responded to the pleas of Father Charles Muhigirwa, a friend of their associate pastor, Father James Heyd, from their seminary days, to finance a rural six-room school on the shores of Lake Victoria near the source of
be resettled to third countries if they cannot live safely in their home nations, said
the Nile River.
The
school
is
now
and
'Many of we visited had been in these deplorable camps for a decade and the refugees
longer," said Bishop
camps
VATICAN CITY Christians are called to
light to
—
(CNS) All become lights to
guide individuals and nations out of the "darkness and clouds" that threaten them, Pope John Paul II said before ordaining 12 new bishops, including four Vatican diplomats. Celebrating the feast of the Epiphany in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 6, the pope ordained the new bishops from Italy, Slovakia, South Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Benin, Ireland and Spain. The three wise men who fol-
lowed the star to Bethlehem represent the first of those who throughout history would be "attracted by the light of Christ," Pope John Paul said. "From your youth, faith in Christ, light of the world, has guided your steps to the point of offering yourselves in priestly consecration," the pope told the bishops.
and myrrh, but your
gold, frankincense
very
new
"You did not give the Lord
lives,"
he
said.
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Bishop Kinney, New York AuxilRobert A. Brucato and Mi-
iary Bishop
gration and Refugee Services Executive
the feast of the Epiphany. It is traditionally believed that the man who is the first to grab the cross, thrown in the water by an Eastern Orthodox priest, will be healthy throughout the New Year. 6,
Director
Mark Franken
visited
Kenya, Tanzania and Guinea
vember and
camps
in late
in
No-
early December.
Mentors in Oregon youth program strive to bring hope Gift of Christ's birth rejected by much of modern society, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) The
—
of Christ's birth lasts through the ages, but much of modern society refuses to accept it, Pope John Paul II gift
said.
During
Vatican Jan.
Christmas
a
5, is
midday blessing
at the
a joy that
Texas Supreme Court rules state not obliged to fund abortions AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) The Texas Supreme Court ruled Dec. 31 state does not
that the
have to fund abortions for
women
something that should
ceive Medicaid. In the case of Low
stay with people throughout the year
—
ends up generating "confusion and dissatisfaction, hatred and violence."
the pope said the spirit of
God
revealed himself com-
with health complications
Christ represents divine light, and
vocates
drama
is
that Christ as the light of the
world is unknown by many people and is not welcomed by others, in fact, is refused. Unfortunately, widespread in our society is a culture saturated with selfishness and closed to the awareness and love of God," he said. The pope said this culture, by refusing to orient itself toward a sense of divine transcendence,
said
St.
Matthew
—
for
for
pregnant women with heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, epilepsy and other health complications. 'The term 'medically necessary abortion'
is
just another
way
of
Court has defined
'health'
...
so broadly
that the term 'medically necessary'
MURPHY
—
would
The 2nd group
meet in the parish hall and feature the Gospel according to John 11-21: "My Peace I Give You." Call Marylee (828)683-3559 will
founded in 1993. Each year, several dozen Portland first-graders in high risk situations are selected to participate.
The
meet four hours
several challenges," Vollert told
(704)825-6735. St.
William Church,
765 Andrews Rd., will hold a study of the Gospel of Mark with Deacon Carl following the 9 a.m. Mass today. This is a 4-week look at the Bible and its structure and the workings of Christ through the eyes of St.
The
Mark
NEWTON
16
— The
The
organization will provide fellowship
through tivities
spiritual, social
call
(828)464-9207.
18
CHARLOTTE
BELMONT
trade
breakfast
— An
international
seminar featuring
Belmont Abbey professor Dr. Jim Giermanski
will
be today, 7:30-9:30
in the Student Commons at Belmont Abbey College. "Securing the Supply Chain: C-TPAT & Trade Act of 2002" will focus on the Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and the Trade Act of 2002. The event is open to
a.m.,
the public.
To make
reservations call
and service ac-
within the Church. For details
in particular. Coffee
—
Ladies Guild
meet today at St. Joseph Church, Holy Family Hall, 720 West 13th St.
will
and doughnuts are available. Bring your Bible. Questions? (828)837-2000
16
—
The mentor
program, Friends of the Children, was
per in Portland. 'They are at risk of not doing well personally without some intervention. They're up against the wall through no fault of their own."
'The U.S. Supreme
(704)543-0489.
14 ASHEVILLE St Joan of Arc Church, 919 Haywood Rd., is starting bible study groups. One group will be working with the Book of Acts: "The Good News of the Holy Spirit." For details call Mary Ann (828)667-4227.
a difference in
Burke, staff counsel of Americans United for Life, in a statement.
Pkwy. at 7 p.m. to learn the power of the Holy Spirit. For registration or questions, call Lisa Gray
Matthew
Commons how to live in
Church, 8015 Ballantyne
make
school hopes to
the lives of the city's youths.
Catholic Sentinel, archdiocesan newspa-
15 LEXINGTON Our Lady's Guild will meet in Rosary Hall, Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 619 S. Main St., today at 7 p.m. Call (336)248-2463 with questions.
to the daily chapel at St.
pro-
saying 'abortion on demand,'" said Denise
14
—
Texas should pay
"medically necessary abortions"
with questions.
planner January 1 3 CHARLOTTE
who
—A
weekly with the youngsters until they finish high school. "The relationship with a caring adult is the important thing," said Jack Vollert, a former member of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and now one of 36 paid mentors on staff at Friends of the Children. He keeps up with eight boys, helping with homework, playing basketball, bowling and talking about life. "These are kids facing
by an 8-0 margin with one abstention, a
"it
(CNS)
former Portland Catho-
Income
Women vs. Raiford (previously Low Income Women vs. Bost), the court rejected, lawsuit filed by doctors and abortion ad-
"The
lic
in a
organization's mentors
and gave people
shines today for us," the pope said.
PORTLAND, Ore. gram based
who re-
a savior as well as a contemporary.
pletely through Christ
Charismatic Prayer Group, Alive in the Spirit, will be offering the Life in the Spirit seminar today and on Monday evenings through Feb. 24. Come
Acting Editor: Kevin E. Murray
on migration
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and
& H t R A L D
January
a manifestation of tragic loss to potential," said Bernadette P.
Cisse, policy adviser
Diocesan NEWS
is
human
Pope ordains 12 new bishops, says Christians bring world
John F. Kinney of St.
Cloud, Minn. "Refugees languishing in
offers
We
U.S. bishops' delegation
that visited Africa late in 2002.
opera-
both secondary and technical education in woodwork and tailoring. "It's amazing what can be done with so little money," Father Heyd told The Catholic New World, archdiocesan newspaper of Chicago. "Our parish began raising money for this much-needed project for the children of the Lugazi Diocese. believe we are part of a global church where every parish is called to be a missionary and must reach out to others, not just to the sharing parishes within our own diocese." tional
members of a
— The
Christian
Coffeehouse will be tonight from 7:30 p.m.-9 p.m. for adults of all ages in the parish center at St. Matthew Church,
8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. Redeemed will provide the music of rock jazz, blues
and gospel sounds. Call Kathy
Bartlett at (704)614-9100 with questions.
—
St John Neumann 19 CHARLOTTE Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., will host a mission, "A Parish Retreat A Time of Grace," presented by Father Michael P. Sullivan, beginning today through Wednesday, Jan. 22 at 7 p.m. All are welcome and babysitting will be provided. Call (704)563-6520 for irifbrmation.
19
CHARLOTTE
— A Mass
for the
January
10,
2003
The World
The Catholic News & Herald 3
Brief
in
National Catholic Partnership on Disability hands out 2002
and Paul Zirimenya from the intolerance he says he suffered before and after his ordination in 1977. Father Coughlin had been searching for a U.S. seminary to re-
awards
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The National Catholic Partnership
has honored
St.
on
ceive deaf students since the
Disability
Joseph's Catholic
Archdiocese ended
Church
Mary
a problem.
Vatican says 25 church killed in mission
Jane Owen,
workers
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
Disabilities, the partnership,
25
—
1978 pastoral statement on people with disabilities, presented its Opening Doors Awards in late December. The awards are funded by Aetna and administered through the NaCatholic bishops'
which
counted
St Joseph's Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors program, directed by Gay
A
video and handbook on acces-
sible construction
earned the Archdiocese
of Louisville's Committee on Accessibility the $250 second prize.
Up to 35 U.S. bishops could age reasons in 2003
retire for
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As many
CNS
Iraq.
Shanks' painting of pope on display at Philadelphia Basilica Guests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia view artist Nelson Shanks' painting of Pope John Paul II Jan. 6 at the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul in Philadelphia. Shanks based his piece on photos, videotapes and seeing the pope at several public activities. It is among the artworks being presented in a traveling Vatican exhibit.
There are 16 more with
75.
day coming
a 75th birth-
in 2003.
more more than two years August 1966, when
Catholic midwives say profession has much to offer ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) As a la-
Pope Paul VI first asked bishops around the world to submit their resignations at the age of 75, there were fewer than 25
bor and delivery nurse, Cathy Rudolph
largest
number
in history. It's eight
year and
than
last
ago.
Even back
1
in
8
The
said she ral
saw
childbirth turn
from a natu-
occurrence to a technical process with
age-75
machines, medicines to speed up labor
which implemented a policy established by the world's bishops in 1965 at the Second Vatican Council, was incorporated into general church law for the Latin Church in 1983 and for the Eastern Catholic churches in 1991. In Eastern
and an increase in the number of Caesarean sections. Rudolph's desire to help
churches with a patriarch, the resignation
Rudolph, a parishioner of
active U.S. bishops over 75. rule,
is
may
deliver their babies without tech-
Boston Univerwhere she earned her master's degree
Margaret Winter Park said mid-
wives
offer a great deal
II
has increas-
ingly kept bishops active beyond their
75th birthday.
who
Of the
17 active
US.
bish-
turned 75 in 2002, he allowed
only five to retire that year.
As 2002 ended
and attention to the
St.
of labor support
spiritual
tional aspects of birth "which
and emois
exactly
what women know women need." She said the main aspect of midwife care is based on the idea that pregnancy and birth are normal life processes. Rudolph
19 active U.S. bishops were already over
said
unborn
today at 3 p.m. Church, 3016 Providence Rd. All are welcome. Msgr. Richard Bellow will be the celebrant. Call (704)3645481 for information.
comes Larry Dawalt of Hospice of Charlotte from 7-8:30 p.m. today. Session is
19
23
will be celebrated
at St. Gabriel
CHARLOTTE — Cursfflo
Ultreya
followed by School of Leaders will be
today at 1:30 p.m. at
St.
Thomas
Aquinas, 1400 Suther Rd. The Ultreya normally held at St. Matthew Church
be held at Our Lady of Consolation, 2301 Statesville Ave., Jan. 26 at 1:45 p.m. Questions? Call Dan Hines will
(704)544-6665; email: bmayer@Alltel.net or Web site: www.charlottecursillo.org.
20 CHARLOTTE
—
The Ladies AnOrder of Hibernians Div. 1 Mecklenburg County-St. Brigid, an cient
midwives monitor the physical, psy-
for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one or those in bereavement
ministry.
N.
WILKESBORO
—
St.
John's
Women's Club
will meet at 7 p.m. today and every 4th Thursday of the month at St. John Baptist de La Salle Church, Verna Beane Center, 275 CC Wright School Rd. Call (336)838-5562 with
questions.
—
N
SAN FRANCISCO
retariat
Meeting from 1-2:30 p.m. Ques-
—
liam
J.
felt like
Francis Xavier Church,
As
the
known
—
derful blessing of John Paul I Is 'Theology of the Body" with international speaker,
21 CHARLOTTE
Christopher
istry Center,
—
St.
Gabriel
3016 Providence
Min-
Rd., wel-
at St.
Mark
West
Share the won-
today through Jan. 29
Church, 14740 Stumptown
was
priest
is
trib-
The correct date
Sunday, Feb.
2,
2003.
hopes "to shield" seminarians
Matthew Hysell
Rd. Call (704)948-0231 for
February 2 SALISBURY
N
details.
CLEMMONS
—
Sacred Heart
—
ebrating a charismatic
Holy Family is
cel-
Mass tonight
at
The sacrament
of reconciliation will be given at 7 p.m. and the laying on of hands will take place after Mass. Need details? Call (336)778-0600 or Jim Passero (336)998-7503.
—
ciation
morning at 10 a.m. For details Gerald Maiden (704)982-5261.
6 GREENSBORO
—
Elm
St.,
will
have a men's weekend
for Charlotte Diocese Cursfflo today
Church, 128 N. Fulton St., will be celebrating a charismatic and healing Mass today at 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a poduck dinner will follow the Mass. For information call Bill Owens (704)639-9837.
7:30 p.m.
Charlotte
in
incorrectly listed in the
ute issue.
born-deaf man to
first
Gislain Cheret Bazikila,
3
retire-
Dec. 20 Bishop Curlin
be ordained a Catholic priest in North America, Father Coughlin defied many doubters and silenced a long list of critics.
The
Bishop
at St. Vincent
de Paul Church
for its deaf
Church, 416 N. 2nd St., will be having a meeting and a covered dish lunch in the Family Life Center this
27 HUNTERSVILLE
ment Mass
and appoint Father Coughlin pastor of San Francisco's St Benedict Parish at St congregation.
for
William G. Curlin's
fall
www.charlottecursfflo.org.
Providence Rd. Anyone interested in their Irish-Catholic roots, call Jeanmarie Schuler (704)554-0720.
The date
Levada's decision to welcome the
three seminarians to San Francisco this
7:30 p.m. at St.
meet tonight at Gabriel Church, 3016
in Baghdad, "martyrology," re-
about Archbishop Wil-
ter-parish group, will
Dan Hines
August
Correction
a miracle," said Father
The Forever 5 ALBEMARLE Young Club of Our Lady of the Annun-
tions? Call
killed in
The annual
enous priest of the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific: Father Augustin Geve was killed in August during an attempt to mediate peace in Guadalcanal. Colombia, where church leaders have been targeted by guerrillas and drug lords, led the list of martyrs with one bishop, seven priests, one nun and one seminarian.
(CNS) In a development for the Catholic Church in San Francisco, a deaf priest is now pastor of a deaf congregation in San Francisco and three deaf seminarians are studying at St. Patrick's Seminary, Menlo
(704)544-6665; email: bmayer@Alltel.net or Web site:
Irish-Catholic social and charitable in-
which
historic
Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd.,
25 SALISBURY Cursfflo Ultreya at Sacred Heart Church, 128 Fulton St, will hold Mass today at 8 a.m., School of Leaders from 9-1 1:30 am., Men's Team meeting from 10:30 a.m.- noon, and Sec-
in Africa,
to San
Francisco church
Thomas Coughlin
in public health specializing in midwifery.
and
In Asia, a Chaldean Catholic-
seminarians add
priest,
new dimension
sity
refuse a bishop's resignation or delay
Pope John Paul
Deaf
Park. "It
Parish in
recent years
and social well-being of the mother and provide her with individualized education and prenatal care.
nical assistance led her to
Mary
accepting it Pope Paul rarely did so, but in
ops
women
The pope
submitted to the patriarch.
least
leased Jan. 2, includes the first indig-
etiological
—
died, 10.
nun was
photo from Reuters
as 35 active U.S. bishops could retire in
2003 because they are at or beyond the normal retirement age of 75. That's the
priests, religious
workers
on Disability. First $750 award, went
carries a
to
Pollock.
— At —
and lay missionaries including 10 in Colombia were killed in mission territories during 2002, said Fides, the Vatican's missionary news agency. Most of the killings took place in Latin America, where 13 church
established in 1982 to implement the U.S.
tional Organization
2002
territories in
merly the National Catholic Office for
prize,
We are not the problem, we are
the solution," he said.
the partnership's executive director. For-
Persons with
for deaf
seminarians in 2000. '.People labeled us as
and the Archdiocese of Louisville's Committee on Accessibility for "working with rather than for" the in Capitola, Calif,
disabled, according to
New York
program
its
St.
call
Pius X, 2210
through Feb. 9. Contact Dan Hines site: Web (704)544-6665, www.charlottecursillo.org or e-mail bmayer@alltel.net with questions. The Heal6 WINSTON-SALEM ing Companions is a grief support group for the bereaved. They will be meeting tonight and Feb. 20 in Confer-
—
ence Room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For details call Joanne Parcel (336)924-9478. St. John the 7 WAYNESVILLE
—
Evangelist Church, 234 Church St., offers today and the first Friday of the month Eucharistic adoration. Call
(828)456-6707 for
details.
7 WINSTON-SALEM
—
St.
Leo the
Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave., will have adoration and benediction today and the first Friday of each month from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. All are invited to spend some time with the Blessed Sacrament. Call (336)7240561 for information.
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January
Around the Diocese
CATHOLIC AND ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES / FIRST
IN
violence.
Workshop reveals Catholic teachings on war and peace GERALD POTKAY
Correspondent
GREENSBORO Office of Justice
— The diocesan
and Peace organized
parish-based educational program "Catholic and Islamic Perspectives on War, Peace and Solidarity: Growing in Knowledge, Seeking a
entitled,
Peace."
The program was
designed, in keeping with the tradition and wisdom of Catholic social teaching, to give participants a chance to respond to the "sign of the times." The first of the four-part workshop program came to Our Lady of Grace Jan. 6 with a presentation of Catholic social teachings on war and peace. The following three workshops at Our Lady of Grace Church are: Islamic perspectives on war and peace,
swers," said Maleska. But "we are willing to get back to you on anything that we do not know." Of the over 30 attendees at Our
Lady of Grace workshop, many expressed bitterness and lack of understanding as to why the events of 9- 1 had occurred. Questions included: "How does a religion (Islam), which teaches so many good things, back so
much
"Why must we go to "Why do they hate us? And
hatred?";
war?";
what can we do about
it?"
Father Francis O'Rourke, pastor of Our Lady of Grace, came to see, "How United States policy and we, as a church, develop (within the framework of) justice and peace positions," and, "How does the religious dimension really play in
all
of this?"
between the
According to Rosenhauer, it is the results that matter. It is important to
United States and the Islamic world, and aspects of the church's
know other faith traditions, she said, but we must first understand the
Workshop
foundational teachings of 6ur own church. "You are leaders of your parish," she says on the video. "You will bring what you learn here back to your parishes. You will help them grow in
Jan. 13; the relationship
Jan. 21;
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participants are strongly encouraged to attend
all
four parts; the
members
of the Justice and Peace Advisory Council designed the program as an integrated four-part educational
knowledge."
The workshop reviewed highFebruary speakers and explored the distinction between works of charity and justice, tenets of the Catholic faith and just war prinlights of the
While the
principles are
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be-
still
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New Year's resolutions With 2003 under way, The Catholic News
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People
WASHINGTON Steele,
practice their religion,
cases
—
(CNS)
who was
January
the Hews
Mass
at his
home
which
most
in
Islam.
—
ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) Following his death at age 81, Bishop J. Richard Ham was remembered by those who knew him as a kind and gracious person who loved people and valued friendships. Bishop Ham, a Maryknoll missionary to Central America who also served as auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of St. PaulMinneapolis from 1980 until 1990, died Dec. 20 in Maryknoll, N.Y., after a long illness. A priest for 54 years, he spent 21 of those in Central America. He went to Guatemala in 1958 as an associate pastor in Cuilco and later became pastor of a parish of Mayan Indians in Ixtahaucan. In 1961 he was transferred for one year to El Salvador, where he founded a parish and established the Christian Family Movement in the Santa Ana Diocese. Returning to Guatemala in 1962, he served as a pastor of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe. He was named an auxiliary bishop of Guatemala City in
are so blessed to be here," said
Steele after the
is
Bishop Ham, former missionary to Central America, dead at 81
to be inaugu-
rated as Maryland's first AfricanAmerican lieutenant governor Jan. 15, celebrated his win in November with a Mass of thanksgiving at St. Mary's Parish in Landover Hills, Md.
"We
2003
10,
war, and detainees are permitted to
Catholic faith central to Maryland's new lieutenant governor Michael
in
par-
"Everyone has been so supportive and good to our family. This is home." During the Mass, Father J. William
ish.
Hines, the pastor of St. Mary's, offered special prayers for Steele as he prepared to begin his four-year term as lieutenant governor of Maryland. At a reception afterward, parishioners
more than an hour to greet him and his family. Steele, a lined up for
Republican, is the first AfricanAmerican elected to a statewide office in Maryland history. He was to be sworn into office along with his running mate, Gov.-elect Robert Ehrlich Jr. Steele and his wife, Andrea, and their two sons, 14-year-old Michael and 1 1 -year-old Drew, are active pa-
CNS
PHOTO BY DlANNE TOWALSKI, St. CLOUD VISITOR
Somalian refugee recalls homeland struggle talks about his Somalian homeland and
Mohamoud Mohamed
his
experience as a refugee in Kenya during an interview at his office in St. Cloud, Minn., in early December. He is founder and executive director of the St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization, which helps resettle Somalians in St. Cloud.
rishioners of St. Mary's, with Steele
serving as a eucharistic minister and
November 1967 and ordained bishop Jan.
a
1968.
6,
,
Maryland college and seminary gets new president EMMITSBURG, Md. (CNS) The board of trustees of Mount St.
lector.
After 50-year lapse, woman returns to Catholic faith
—
GREENVILLE, Del. (CNS) Boots Herrmann had lived in some of Wilmington's nicest neighborhoods, owned an antique store, spent winters in Florida, and raised three children. And yet, she had the feeling that something was missing from her life. That something, it turns out, was her Catholic
faith.
And
age 77, had been raised at
—
Herrmann went, and she has not
Raymond
looked back.
John the Evangelist Church in Slatersville, returned home in late December. This was the second time
Somali refugee
Cloud
in St.
finds 'you can't go home again' For ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CNS) novelist Thomas Wolfe, "You Can't Go Home Again" was a book title and a literary expression of one man's search for identity. For Mohamoud
—
who
A. Tetreault, pastor of St.
Mary's College and Seminary-has appointed Thomas H. Powell, president of Glenville State College in "West Virginia, as its 24th president, succeeding the retiring George Houston. "I am both pleased and honored to be given this opportunity," Powell said.
that the priest, a chaplain and lieuten-
ant colonel in the 43rd Military Police Brigade of the Rhode Island
Army
National Guard, had been 1991, he
called to active duty. In
"The Mount
is
about many things, about people about
—
Mohamed,
a Somali refugee
lost
served as a chaplain to the troops in
but chiefly
Catholic, returned to the church after
his wife to
trauma and separated from
talented students, staff and faculty.
more than 50 years following the
his family while fleeing the
death of her son Philip in 1999. Herrmann, whose given name is Myrtle but who has been called Boots since her teens, was born and baptized a Catholic in Baltimore and at-
homeland, the phrase is a stark reality. More than 1 1 years after the start
Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Storm. While stationed in Cuba, Father Tetreault was senior
tended Catholic school there. When she was young her parents divorced and she moved with her mother to the Eastern Shore of Maryland. She got her nickname when a doctor recommended that she keep her legs cov-
the St. Cloud Area Somali Salvation
Herrmann, who
ered in cold weather to alleviate pain
from arthritis. The day after her son died of cancer, his friend, John Slagowski, showed up at their front door, telling Herrmann, "You have to go to Mass Sunday because Phil is going to be mentioned" at St. Elizabeth's Parish in Wilmington.
of
civil
still
war
in Somalia,
war
in his
Mohamed
is
Cloud
as
a refugee, settled in St.
the founder and executive director of
Organization.
Mohamed
recalled his
journey from Somalia to the United States after St. Cloud Bishop John F. Kinney's recent return from a factfinding visit to refugee camps in East Africa, where Mohamed first sought shelter.
Returned Guantanamo chaplain describes detention conditions
SLATERSVILLE,
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(CNS)
—
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chaplain, in charge of lains
cluded Catholics
among
in-
the 5,000
U.S. troops, their families, support staff stationed at the base and the almost 600 detainees from the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan, including detainees from 34 countries
tion at Glenville State.
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The Catholic News & Herald 7
Around the Diocese
Community leader, political strategist dies at age 52 Don Baker
Politicians, family bid farewell to By KEVIN
MURRAY
trying to rationalize right from wrong, you could turn to Don his moral compass never wavered; it always
quality education, decent hous-
the hundreds of people gathered for the
pointed to the truth."
tunities."
"homegoing" funeral Mass of Don Baker Thomas Aquinas Church Jan. 6.
Baker served as chairman of MinorN.C. Democratic Party. In 1985, Baker was an instrumental part of the Committee for Concerned Black Catholics in approaching Archbishop John F. Donoghue, former bishop of Charlotte, about the educating the diocese to the needs and contributions of black Catholics. That effort evolved into the African American Affairs Ministry of the Diocese of Charlotte. Baker was heavily involved in public service. He served on the board of directors of the Afro-American Cultural Center and was a former chair of the
E.
—
Acting Editor
CHARLOTTE — Politicians joined
New
Me-
York's
morial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Jan.
three weeks after being diagnosed
1,
with an aggressive form of abdominal cancer.
He was
a
member of Our Lady of
Consolation Church and had been considered a leader in grass-roots politics.
"He wasn't
a politician, but he un-
derstood the political protocol and the
importance of it," said U.S. Rep. Mel Watt. "He's the guy behind the scenes who refused to take any credit." Baker worked for 10 years as the district director for Watt's 12th Congressional district.
He
Carolina
whom Don
1950
taged kids
...
first
Baker, today those
same
the
studied
High School. He social work at
Beta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., the first Courtesy Photo
black fraternity at the univer-
Don Baker and
sity.
He was
the fight for Henderson
American Studies Department and for the first African
name Don
Lasting friendships soon developed with
Gantt and Watt, and Baker became actively involved in Gantt's mayoral and U.S. Senate campaigns as well as Watt's
American dean. Baker married Diane Zetha Clayton Oct. 2, 1975. The same year, he volun-
hope
kids have
his wife Diane.
also a leader in
State's African
he cared deeply about these kids and their need to have a
said Bowles. "Because
to
to
Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Ark., where he was a charter member and the first president of the Xi
a
because of the strength of this good man,"
Noted Catholic Ethicist
Carlisle, Ark.,
black student to attend
Carlisle
delivered miracles."
may never know
in
Allen Baker and Marnetta Nichols Baker. He was the
"While thousands of poor, disadvan-
North Carolina's families because we had Don Baker pushing us forward, challenging us to lead, showing us the way," said Bowles during the service. "When, as a politician, you were
we
those kids because Don Baker gave us the strength to do it," added Bowles. Baker was born Aug. 24,
—
"For years, folks like me have been up in front of large groups this and talk about the important
each of
it,
are able to look to the needs of
immi-
"Social security recipients,
and equal oppor-
here today can testify that
grant families, homeless, new home owners, minority and small-business contractors who Don always went out of his way to work with," said Watt. "The poor and dispossessed these are to
able to stand
teered for Gantt's
...
first
six congressional races.
Charlotte city
council campaign, which Gantt won.
See BAKER, page 16
Present in the Diocese of Charlotte
on January 17 and Fr. J.
He was
Project.
real
"Though Don would
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus.
Chris Kouri.
issues, facing
Community
all,
never take credit for
member of
also served as a
and trusted advisor to other political candidates, such as former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt, former Senate candidate Erskine Bowles and 8th Congressional District candidate strategist
like
above
ity Affairs for the
at St.
Baker, 52, died at
ing, affordable healthcare and,
18,
2003
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Mother of three takes new approach to children's prayer book By STEVE EUVINO Catholic
News Service
HAMMOND,
Ind.
—
Vicki
the first person who'll tell you she's a musician, not a writer.
Pastore
Still,
is
Pastore has just had her
first
book published. The words are not artwork is all paper and
hers, but the
Pastore. "Basically,
it's
an illustrated ver-
sion of the Our Father and Hail Mary," Pastore said from her home, with her husband Rob and their three children never too far away. "But it's illustrated line
Most
by
line."
children's prayer books, she
on one page and illustrations on other pages. Pastore took each line from both prayers and developed an image to match the line. Pastore, 39, made each image from cut paper. Using bright colors, she designed the images for children ages 2-7. When she started on the project more than a year ago, she had said,
would have
a prayer
her daughter, Julia, then 2-and-a-half, in mind. "I used vibrant colors in pictures to grab the attention of young chiland I used simple pictures," dren Pastore said. "If it's too elaborate, children won't know what to look at. If it's simple, it grabs their attention." Each page has one figure or image to accompany a line of the prayer. Most of the images are of people of diverse backgrounds. The book is divided in two: half has the Our Father; flip the book over and the other side is the Hail Mary. Pastore started the project by writing the prayers, then doing the sketches. She did 10 different versions before settling on the final sketches some of which were revised after Paulist Press accepted her work. The book is dedicated to the three Pastore children: Julia, 4, Emily, 2-
—
—
,
January
the News
In
CNS photo by
a spiritual contribution.
I'm sending out 10,000 Hail Marys and Our Fathers into the whole world," she said. "Every time I pick up the book, I'm praying the Hail Mary and Our Father. It's a gift of prayer." Rob Pastore said the book brings the prayers to the level of toddlers. However, the book is also valuable for adults more accustomed to perhaps reciting the lines mechanically without considering the meaning. "Everyone is so used to rattling off the Our Father," Rob Pastore said, "but in this book everything is broken down. Every line is important." "I feel like
Karen Callaway, North west Indiana Catholic
Editor's Note:
Vicki Pastore plays with her children Max, 1, Emily, 2, and Julia, 4, at
home
their
in
Hammond,
Ind.
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chairman of the U.S. bishops' communications committee. Archbishop John P. Foley, the U.S.-born president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, said the Catholic press "reminded Catholics that the bad news of clerical abuse was in no way the full story of the Catholic Church in the United States."
Both messages were released
for children
Pastore went through 1 0 years of miscarriages be-
based Catholic theme of the 2003 observance is "The Catholic press: The place to turn for the rest of the story. Spread the word." "The terrible tragedies which have lacerated the church, as they left
innocent victims psychologically scarred and thousands of innocent priests as the victims of undeserved
suspicion, have affected the morale
It
was during her pregnancy with underwent four months
moment" with posinews about World Youth Day in Toronto, the naming of new saints, church social and educational ser-
Catholic press
tive
needed when
that she
of bed rest in the spring of 2001. By that time she had completed the pages for the Our Father, but during those bedridden months, with help from friends, Pastore worked on the Hail
Mary
That pregnancy, Pastore
believes,
provided inspiration for completing the book. "It just seems that every time I'm pregnant, something happens," she said. "It's a special time a time when things happen. It's a special feeling to have another life inside you it makes you do extraordinary
—
—
things."
The
Pastore children are still too young to read, but their parents can use the book to say the prayers with them as they study the images. Pastore, a member of St. Joseph Parish in Hammond, sees the book as
and the dedication of an "imnew cathedral" in Los Ange-
vices,
pressive
church scarred by
les,
the archbishop said.
Bishop Galante said 2002 was
say bishops
crisis,
"especially challenging" for Catholic
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Catholic press has balanced
this "depressing
1.
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who have had
journalists
"to report
N.Y. (CNS) The Catholic press is needed more than ever today when the church is scarred by the bad news of clergy sexual abuse scandals, said two bishops involved in church communica-
some very bad and tragic news." At the same time, Catholic jour-
tions.
Dennis Heaney, executive publisher of The Tidings and Vida Nueva newspapers in Los Angeles and CPA
In separate messages for Catholic Press Month, observed in February, they praised the Catholic press for also reporting the good news about
the church.,
"While pointing out the sins and crimes of a few, you have also supported and pointed out the generous service of many," said Coadjutor Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Dallas,
.
nalists "are
persons
who
proclaim the
sin," said
Bishop Galante.
president, said Catholics should not
on the Catholic press only in times of crisis. Catholic publications and Web sites are also a source of spiritual rely
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LEGISLATURE, Below are symptoms of both mild and severe allergic reactions (anaphlaxis), from
the
Mecklenburg Area
Catholic Schools "Allergy/Ana-
phylaxis Treatment Protocol."
may
Mild Allergic Reactions: Patient exhibit a
few hives and itching or
swelling at the site of the bite or sting.
Severe Allergic Reactions: Patient
may
some
exhibit
following
or
all
of the
symptoms:
— sense foreboding, or apprehension. — swelling or of
fear,
flushing, hives,
especially
in
itching,
chest, mouth, or throat;
drooling.
— coughing, sneezing, wheezing. — change voice, runny nose. — change skin rapid pulse. — nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea. — dizziness, collapse, difficulty talking,
in
.
color, chills,
in
fainting,
convulsions.
Even with proper treatment, a second, delayed reaction
may
occur. Patients are encouraged to
obtain immediate follow-up care
an emergency room or as rected by their doctor.
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di-
page? physicians, said Knish.
"But what happens when a child has his or her first life-threatening allergic situation in school? The school nurses felt, 'This law is good, but we want to expand and improve it,'" said Rachel Piche, a regional school nurse coordinator with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. "Ambulance drivers were seeing people die from anaphylaxis that could have been saved with epinephrine." "Since we don't have nurses in all the schools all the time, we had to find a way to empower the teachers and staff to
immediately respond to
aller-
gic emergencies," said Knish. "Other-
we have to wait for (Emergency Medical Services)
EMS
wise, rive.
to ar-
In that time, the situation can
turn deadly."
"Even if the nurses were in the schools every day, they needed to train others to recognize and treat anaphylaxis," said Piche.
Knish volunteered to write the treatment protocol for responding to both mild and severe allergic reactions. "We needed something fool proof and panic proof so it can be taught to others," said Knish. She consulted with Piche and Dr. Tom Humphries, a local allergist. Dr. Larry Glass, a local physician, agreed to write the standing orders for ana-
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"This will allow other trained personnel to utilize their judgment in dealing with anaphylaxis situations," said Jackie Degnan, a nurse at All Saints School in Charlotte. "It will
going to revise their credentialing program to train people to intervene
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"The only obstacle was that the legislation needed to be changed,"
EMS
said Knish. "So
EMS
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10,
Readings
Book Review
Three books on prayer SISTER MONA CASTELAZO, CSJ Catholic News Service
Word to Life
Father Kennedy's form consists of sev-
Reviewed by
mood, a story
and the
Sunday Scripture Readings:
asking for a grace, setting the
eral steps:
Jan. 12,
(the experience of a real
Twenty-five years ago, the publication
person), a scriptural reading, a meditation
of "Finding Grace at the Center" sparked a
by Father Kennedy based on the Scriptures, an anointing, reflections and a clos-
Jan. 12, Tlie Baptism of the Lord. Cycle B. Readings:
ing prayer.
1) Isaiah 42:1-4,
nationwide interest in the practice of centering prayer. This landmark
book has
"Watch and
been reissued in a 25th anniversary edition. It
contains essays by Trappist
Abbot
Kisly,
M. Basil Pennington, Trappist Father Thomas Keating and Jesuit Father Thomas
E. Clarke presenting a prayer
traditionally
honored and taught
Kisly suggests that her fact that
the world.
pray."
Centering, or contemplative, prayer
was part of the church's it
began to be discouraged and neglected in more active forms of prayer sup-
trust of mysticism,
selections are short;
life.
and mystical writers of
the past were then ignored. Later, an un-
healthy emphasis on private devotions and apparitions led people to confuse contem-
By JEFF HENSLEY
News Service
Frank Alarcon was a mail
Day
But Christmas
carrier.
of 1972 he was a
of the authors agree on certain
witness to the multiplication of food at
we know up before God
a simple Christmas dinner served at
dump in Juarez, Mexico, the sprawling and poor city across the border from El Paso, Texas. Jesuit Father Rick Thomas, whose work among the poor of the two cities has since become somewhat legto
go and do
Jesus calls
nomic downturn, and experienced a way of life and health (not to mention the deep conversion to
vastly improved
food and drink
to those who cannot repay us. Father Rick said later that it was a simple thing, but something that, in obedience, he had never done. The group of charismatics from the area that he led found that the people they sought to "throw a little
and Pray
Thomas
Keating, ocao
ings. Yes, the Spirit of
or levitations
—
experiences not meant for
ordinary people.
The
'
-
TJ$sI1IP
heavens, but there's so the story of
authors see contemplation as a
reading and meditation. Stopping
creates the
on
meeting place "where the
Christian at prayer meets the whole of reality, divine tilings,
evil
and human, persons and
time and space, nature and history,
and good," Father Clarke
writes.
Each
author provides clear methods and images for the practice
the responsibility
ment
title
"to
Jesus
much more came
made
to
into our
us rich.
So
much more.
from the Juarez dump. were at war. Through a series of peacemaking discussions, Father Rick and his little band were able to establish a one-day truce around a makeshift set of tables
Questions:
Have you ever sought to be obedicommands to love
ent to one of God's
without thought of a return and been surprised by the results? Lately?
pray always."
And
Paul Tillich counsels that 'To
New
to be grasped
"Jesus Prayer," but
it is
own
totally in the same way with all the consequences this entails." John of the Cross suggests: "An instant of pure love is more precious in the sight of God and more profitable to the church than all good
works."
we do
Being
show anything (but) by it."
...
not need to
must only be open
book a rich resource on prayer.
Kisly offers in this for years of reflection
actually a series of
guided imagery meditations written by Father Kennedy himself Father Kennedy uses this prayer practice in his East Los Angeles parish and with young people in
who has taught English and literature for many years in the Arclidiocese of Los Angeles, most recently at Mount St. Mary's
detention in California's juvenile
College.
hall.
Sister Castelazo
is
Weekly Scripture
a
life
of Jesuit Father Michael well-known, traditional
life is
not be imitated; one can only live one's
enter the
like the
that "Christ's
prototype of individuation and hence can-
Kennedy's book, "The Jesus Meditations,"
may sound
we have to listen to the moment by mo-
CG. Jung writes
and understanding of cen-
tering prayer.
The
descended
Spirit within to direct us
regularly and centering one's attention
God
how
earthly poverty and
clable materials
Huxley and Rudolph Bultmann point out
natural step in prayer practice, following spiritual
God
on Jesus and a voice came from the
Essentially, they
plation with strange visions, the stigmata
of their number).
'
!
m
many
a bit like this Sunday's read-
It's
very hostile groups who competed for the chance to salvage and sell recy-
~
.„
Christ of
two
party for" were squared off into
,.
the former owners during an eco-
and love
Watch
little
the dump's recycling concession from
God
that simple thing that
for: offering
love
tlie
(and of them) in this
observed the miracle of the multiplying ham. There's more to the tale than the increase of a slab of pork and a little Christmas party for the poor. In time, the two groups ceased their warring against each other, took ownership of
the public
endary, responded to a call from
God
group of faithful Christians. And that's where Frank comes in as a witness to a miracle. As he later told the story, he noticed that as the women serving ham from a pickup tailgate sliced and sliced, the ham grew no smaller. It so caught his attention that he just settled down and
29:1a, 2, 3ac-4, 3b, 9b- 10
Catholic
all
readable.
and accept ourselves, give and realize that helplessness is our best prayer. Andre Lout writes, "Our true heart is asleep" and "has to be woken up gradually through the course of a whole lifetime." Another contributor writes that we seldom "attain to anything good unless (we) first have gone somewhat astray." Aldous
Controversies of that time produced a dis-
of
to the
— and
drawn together by
hostilities,
6-7
Acts 10:34-38 Gospel) Mark 1:7-11
prayer.
predispositions for prayer: that
favor of
plot of land with each other without
2)
"awaken, remember, re-
Most of the
Many
when
posedly better suited for the apostolic
we must
most
are
tradition until the
16th century, Father Keating writes,
on
title refers
main open, be mindful, attend
over
Psalm
by Lorraine
centuries of Christian reflection
mediod all
Pray," edited
an anthology, a compendium of
is
tailgate of a pickup truck.
They sang some traditional carols together and managed to be on the same
2002
Scripture for the week of January 12 - January 18 Sunday (Baptism of the Lord), Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7, Acts 10:34-38, Mark 1:7-11; Monday (St. Hilary), Hebrews 1:1-6, Mark 1:14-20; Tuesday, Hebrews 2:5-12, Mark 1:21-28; Wednesday, Hebrews 2:14-18, Mark 1:29-39; Thursday, Hebrews 3:7-14, Mark 1:40-45; Friday (St. Anthony), Hebrews 4:1-5, 11, Mark 2:1-12; Saturday, Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 2:13-17 Scripture for the week of January 19 - January 25 Sunday (Second Sunday in Ordinary Time), 1 Samuel 3:3-10, 19, 1 Corinthians 6:13-15, 17-20, John 1:35-42; Monday (Sts. Fabian and Sebastian), Hebrews 5:1-10, Mark 2:18-22; Tuesday (St. Agnes), Hebrews 6:10-20, Mark 2:23-28; Wednesday (St. Vincent), Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17, Mark 3:1-6; Thursday, Hebrews 7:25 8:6, Mark 3:7-12; Friday (St. Francis de Sales), Hebrews 8:6-13, Mark 3:13-19; Saturday (The Conversion of St. Paul), Acts 22:3-16, Mark 16:15-18
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Entertainment
Presenting the best movies of
2002 By GERRI Catholic
PARE
strongly cautioned.
News Service
NEW YORK — The past year saw an abundance of Hollywobd films that were "safe" franchise films, prequels or
Some
material
may
be inappropriate for children under
"The Emperor's Club"
13.
a
is
thoughtful tale set at a mid-1970s boys'
academy where an
idealistic classics
teacher (Kevin Kline) compromises his
their
wanted to cash in on name recognition, which almost al-
ways
translates to a lack of originality (a
character of a troubled student (Emile
sequels. Studios
was the second part of 'The Lord of the Rings" trilogy). thrilling exception
Of the
top 10 box-office grossers for
the year, not a one
was
in the R-rated
category, indicating
how
films that are
more box
family oriented do the best at the
office in
the long run. Hollywood,
please take note.
Happily, there were a healthy
num-
ber of fine films released during 2002. Here, in alphabetical order, are the best
movies of the past year as chosen by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting. "About Schmidt" is a poignant tale of a newly retired and newly widowed 66-year-old (Jack Nicholson) who tries to reconnect with his daughter (Hope Davis) while hoping to abort her upcoming wedding. Nicholson shines in director Alexander Payne's bittersweet comedy about a man coming to terms with his unexceptional life and finding peace in tolerance, forgiveness and generosity of spirit. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I 1 adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R re"
—
—
stricted.
"Antwone Fisher"
is
the inspira-
tional true-life story of a troubled naval
(Derek Luke)
who
with the help of a Navy psychiatrist (Denzel Washington) learns to cope with the emotional devastation wreaked by childhood rejection and physical abuse. recruit
Washington's directorial debut is a moving account of strength and surtestament to the nobility of spirit inherent in every person. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are vival, as well as a
—
—
International
standards while trying to mold the Hirsch). Director Michael Hoffman's
ethics-centered
drama
sensitively ex-
plores the crucial importance of personal and professional integrity and
The
lifelong consequences.
its
U.S. Confer-
ence of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
—
—
"Evelyn"
is
a heartfelt
and
fact-
based tale about the 1950s' legal fight
CNS
an impoverished Irish father (Pierce Brosnan) wages after his wife runs off and his three young children are placed in different Catholic orphanages against his will. Director Bruce Beresford captures the
human
Live-action 'Pinocchio' pales to animated classic Roberto Benigni stars as the mischievous boy in his film adaptation of the classic Italian tale "Pinocchio." The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G general audiences.
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story be-
hind the legal battle as well as the faith the characters have in God that justice will prevail against staggering odds. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance sug-
—
"My
plans to marry a non-Greek
second installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy trilogy about the struggle between the forces of good and evil, set in the mythical realm of Middle-earth. Director Peter Jackson seamlessly blends breathtaking locations with cutting-edge effects to tell the timeless tale of humble hobbit and unlikely hero Frodo (Elijah Wood) and his companions as they continue their perilous quest to destroy the One Ring, an amulet of unspeakable, seductive power. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are
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and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating
A-II
adults
parental guidance suggested.
"Road to Perdition" is a gripping drama set in Depression-era Chicago in hit
man (Tom Hanks) working
for the leader of the Irish
Newman) embarks on
adults. The Motion Picture Association of restricted. America rating is R "The Rookie" is an uplifting charmer based on the true story of 35year-old Jim Morris (Dennis Quaid), a small-town Texas baseball coach and
—
high school chemistry teacher
who
gets a
mob
(Paul
the audience to think about forgotten
dreams while pleasing and inspiring without discernible violence, sex or crude
The U.S. Conference of Catholic
language.
Bishops classification patronage. tion of
is
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general
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general
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Cimarron" is animated tale set on the 1880s' American frontier, where a cruel cavalry colonel (voice of James Cromwell) tries to tame a wild mustang (voice of Matt Damon) that escapes the fort with a captured Lakota "Spirit: Stallion of the
a rousing
Indian (voice of Daniel Studi). Beauti-
animated by directors Kelly Asbury and Lorna Cook, the themes of fully
respect for
life,
nature and the precious-
ness of freedom emerge through painterly visuals and stirring music with a
of spoken dialogue. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classifigeneral patronage. The cation is A-I Motion Picture Association of America
minimum
rating
is
— G—
general audiences.
a journey to pro-
son and avenge the
death of the rest of his family. Examining
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The Pope
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II
be
pope says
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VATICAN CITY
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Faith in Christ should
be lived with joy, Pope John Paul II told 100 members of an Italian circus after two acrobats performed feats of strength and balance just a few yards from where he was seated.
The performance at the pope's Jan. 8 general audience was just one sign of the continuing holiday atmosphere at the Vatican. 'In a special plated with
way
Mary
we contemJesus, God incar-
at Christmas,
the face of
pope told Polish pilgrims. Psalm 100, the topic of the pope's main audience talk, "is, in a way, an invitation to remain in that contemplation," he said. The psalm calls Christians, certain of God's love and confident of his protection, to praise the Lord, the pope said in his main audience talk. nate," the
Calling
Lord, he
all
the earth to sing joyfully to the
psalm reminds believers that "when we pray, we must be in harmony with all those who, in different languages and forms, exalt the one Lord." The psalm also calls for a recognition that the Lord is God, that he made each person and that all belongs to him, the pope said. The psalm's proclamation of God's goodness, kindness and fidelity is a profession of faith that the Lord "will never abandon us. He will always
Faith
said, the
ting
fire.
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difference as threatening.
They may
think that they in violence
have society's permission to engage against others.
Dr. Jack McDevitt, a criminologist at Northeastern University, believes, "Hate crimes are message crimes ... the offender is sending a message to members of a certain group that they are unwelcome in a particular neighborhood, community, school, or workplace."
While violence against persons or property clearly constitutes a crime, frequently hate
town by way of free
comes
to
speech. Recently in Lexington,
Ky., after the baptism of quadruplets parented by a gay couple, a Baptist minister drove from Topeka, Kan. with two vanloads of parishioners to demonstrate against the church and the homosexual couple.
Their presence with signs reading "God hates fags" apparently aimed at provoking a response for media reporters.
The
other daunting statistic is that 70 percent of hate crimes involve an attack against a person based
on
race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, or sexual orientation. For example, in the year follow-
ing the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Human Rights Watch documented a 17-fold increase in hate crimes against Arabs and Muslims in America, while the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition claims 24 transgender people were murdered in 2002. A University of California researcher concluded that in the mid 1990s, fewer than five percent of the offenders belonged to organized hate groups. Most hate crime offenders display a personal prejudice, perhaps rooted in a background that disdains people who are "different" or perceives that
In front of the church, Christ the
King Cathedral,
35 people trained in non-violence stood silently in prayer. As parishioners arrived for Mass, some joined the group and swelled the ranks to 100, but each sensed the power of prayer and the witness- of love as the appropriate response to hate. Later in Lexington, 41 religious and civic groups jointly sponsored a Hate Free Lexington rally to reaffirm
commitment to tolerance. Laws can punish offenders for
the city's
hate crimes, but only creating a society of acceptance that rejects hate as unacceptable will blacks, Arabs, Hispanics, Jews,
women,
the disabled and homosexuals
Catholic churches
—
— and
rural
ultimately be safe.
this and acts with justice when he defends his marginalized peers and other endangered individu-
from
Letters to
said.
At priests
als.
Pope John Paul a photograph with 44 newly ordained
the end of the audience,
posed for
the Editor
from the Legionaries of Christ and with
Potter embodies the magic in
the order's founder, Father Martial Maciel.
The 44 were
official in
the
Vatican Secretariat of State.
Eleven of the
new
priests are from the United from Canada. Others come France, Germany, South KoItaly and Mexico.
States and three are Brazil, Chile,
rea, Spain, Ireland,
The
ordained Christmas Eve by
Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, a top
from
As
road trains to minister to the immigrants in coal camps like Lynch, Pineville, Corbin and Hazard. The wood frame structure boasted stain glass windows, hand-carved pews and a stairway and balcony evidencing the skill of dedicated craftsmen. One night in October 1993, someone or some group stuffed songbooks and candles under the altar, opened the front and back doors to create a wind tunnel, then torched the pile and left. By morning, the Catholic church in Appalachia saw part of its heritage burned to the ground. Authorities never arrested anyone for the crime. Suspicions spanned the spectrum from mean vandals to thieves after the gold chalice to members of the Ku Klux Klan. Whoever the criminals were, they showed a vicious disdain for the church. The crime occurred right before the intense wave of black church burnings throughout the South. In the minds of many, the torching of St. Boniface Church qualified as a hate crime. The American Psychological Association defines hate crimes as "violent acts against people, property, or organizations because of the group to which they belong or identify with." FBI statistics show about .30 percent of hate crimes are committed against property by robbing, vandalizing, stealing, or set-
be there to sustain us with his merciful love," the
pope
Economy of
the mother church, its rectory sometimes housed eight Benedictine monks from Cullman, Ala., who
POPE JOHN PAUL
lived with joy,
2003
established a beachhead for Catholic mission activity in
Speaks
Faith in Christ should
10,
Jan. 3 issue of The Catholic
all
of us
News & Herald
ran a letter to the editor from an impassioned reader who took offense at the paper's "promotion" of several books that explored links to Christianity in the Harry Potter books. The reader obviously is disturbed by the magical content of the stories, which she deems contradictory to Christianity. I am, like the letter writer, a devout Catholic, but I am also a reader of the Harry Potter books. Rather than be frightened or disgusted by these books, I am inspired by their positive message. The message is simple and very in line with Christianity: good triumphs over evil. Harry begins his journey as an outcast oppressed and unloved, but when good people believe in him, he shines and succeeds. Loving adult mentors show him that his magic his gift has always been with him; it is up to him to nurture it and use it wisely for goodness. We all have magic a potential for goodness within us. Like any powerful gift, it can be used to do good or do evil. As we are all tempted each day in our own lives, Harry also faces temptations to go down paths of darkness, but through the compassionate support of friends who love him, he ultimately chooses paths of light. In turn, he learns
—
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The books are exquisitely crafted tales and a joy to read. It is no wonder that they have ignited a love of reading in millions of young people worldwide. Rather than "open a door to the occult and witchcraft" as the letter writer suggests, I believe that these stories will encourage readers to think creatively and compassionately, and to realize that
there
is
a little
Harry Potter
in all of us.
Beth Downing Charlotte
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We
do know from the Gospels that the coming of the precipitated first, King Herod's infamous order for the killing of babies born around that time in Bethlehem, and then the flight of the Holy Family to the
One
Magi
Candle
Guest
Column
safety of Egypt.
Meanwhile, "having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, (the wise men) left for their own country by another road" (Matthew 2:12). We know nothing of their journey home or what happened to them afterward. But surely, having traveled so far on their quest and finding the child-king they sought, not
MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist
FATHER JOHN AURILIA, OFM Cap
most humble surroundings, they must have been changed men. Having adored the Mesin a palace, but in the
siah face to face, could their lives not
formed?
Taking another road journeys long and travel sometimes -hundreds or even thoushort. sands of miles to be with loved ones for the holidays. And the Christmas story itself tells about Mary and
Christmas
about
all
is
Joseph traveling to Bethlehem in obedience to civil authority and in fulfillment of the Scriptures' prophecy. After the birth of Jesus, after the visit of the shepherds, we hear of another journey: wise men follow the star in search of a king. People have contemplated these men and their pilgrimage for 2,000 years. Who were they and just what was this star they followed? Through tradition, we are told that there were three of them. And we have Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar given them names
— — and made them
ethnically diverse, the better to
We call them kings, prob-
ably because of the richness of their offerings of gold,
frankincense and myrrh. These very gifts and their
homage
to the infant
Messiah foreshadowed our
own
gift-giving customs.
What
of the star
itself?
Because the precise date of
unknown, various theories of cosmic events have been offered, from stars and comets to
Jesus' birth
is
planetary alignments to angels acting as God's messen-
Even without an answer,
gers.
And change is something we all hope for as
travel;
We
represent the Gentile world.
Guest Columnist
have been trans-
the subject intrigues us.
year opens before the fact
is,
we
us: a fresh start,
a
new
the
new
beginning. But
always start out from where
we
left off.
That's not a bad thing. If we truly want to change our
we need to know where we've been and where we are. Then we can make up our minds that we don't have to follow a path that brings us danger; we can choose a different way, a better way. Nor do we have to get bogged down by the fear that we'll never really stop doing the things we know are harmful or succeed in becoming the people we want to be. "Although God calls us all toward a more perfect life, we cannot personally achieve the state of perfection," writes Dr. Gerald May in Addictions and Grace. 'We can and should do our very best to move in that direction, struggling with every resource we have, but we must also accept the reality of our incompleteness (which) is the empty side of our longing for God and for love. It is what draws us toward God and one another." Our life's journey from birth to eternity isn't mealives,
...
even measured by the take, but by the faith, hope and love we share with each other. And our success? That comes from getting up just one more time than we stumble. sured in miles or hours.
It isn't
beat of our heart or the breath
Epiphany: The feast of the Jewish boy Let us never forget that Jesus was born Jewa Jew, died as a Jew. He was indeed a loyal son of Israel. In a broad sense, he is the child of the universe, besides being the son of God. The Jewish religion, in which Jesus was reared, was monotheistic that is to say, they believed in only one God who was creator and sustainer of the universe. The Scribes and the Pharisees looked on God as belonging primarily, if not exclusively, to the Jews. They were convinced God lived in the temple of Jerusalem and they were determined to keep him there. Jesus had no part of this confinement. The God whom Jesus proclaimed could never be imprisoned anywhere or shut out from anything. He was the God of Israel. Jesus never doubted it, but he was also the God who loved the world to which he gave his only son. ish, lived as
—
To
we
Q.
My
implanted in a constricted area near tlwfallopian
tube,
a
Corner
life-
My daughter, a registered nurse, was aware ofthe nature which they agreed, a drug apparently used in some cancer cases to impede the
tlu suggested treatment to
injection
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
CNS
cases. It is
but find
effects,
it
difficult to
accepted I believe, that surgical removal of the
part of the tube in a tubal pregnancy permissible, even tJwugh the unintended effect is
is
morally
to kill tlie
embryo.
I'm also aware that no
The
much
like
direct act to kill
t/ie
a direct
act,
but I'm no expert.
my enlightenment and as a guide with my daughter? (New Jersey)
information for conversations
embryo
is
drug seems to me Can you offer any
"treatment" with the "cancer"
in future
You
sacrament of penance and get back to the Eucharist, has not already done
if
she
so.
have been involved in a few such cases through the am very concerned about a few points in your description of what took place. I hope your daughter obtained a second opinion from another competent gynecologist before proceeding with the course of action she I
followed.
Q.
What is tlie difference betweenforgiveness and absolu-
lution usually denotes a
different.
As you
indicate, the direct intention in injecting
the so-called cancer drug
was
the death of the fetus. In
fact,
seems there was no other intended result. I don't know the depth of understanding and other factors that might have influenced your daughter's decision. At this point it is done, and it's probably impossible to it
sort everything out.
important tiling
is
Without knowing further details, the what was done to the
that she bring
The way it
the
words are used
often in the sacrament
one
free
of
seems they are two different things. (Iowa)
A. Forgiveness and absolution are
from
more formal
commonly used action of setting
guilt or obligation.
Someone may be
said, for
"What
is
if this
tiny
group
have no other plans." not the time to evaluate if others
Jesus replied,
fulfilled Jesus' plans;
"I
the question
is:
"Am
I
•
tended.
tion?
fail?"
Epiphany have
interchangeably, but there are different nuances. Abso-
is
believe that
It
angels, astonished.
should
penance
situation
who
your chance to manifest your love as
is a story about Jesus' arrival in goes as follows: When Jesus arrived in heaven, a vast crowd of angels greeted him. After the formalities, they asked him whom he had left behind on earth to finish the work he had begun. Jesus replied, "Just a small group of men and women who love me." "That's all?" asked the
heaven.
growing tube is itself life threatening, and the direct intention is to remove the pathological tissue. The resultant death of the developing baby would be indirect, not inyour daughter's
is
There
are correct that, generally speaking, solid
description,
to an end, not an
well.
moral opinion supports the excision of the affected part of the fallopian tube in a tubal pregnancy. The pathologically
From your
violate the sacred day.
the Jewish boy manifests himself in his
Epiphany
Forgiveness or absolution? A.
any way
means
As
years and
allowed.
in
love and in his death, so do you,
apply in difficult
affected
The
every day.
Columnist
growth offast-growing cells. A few daysfollowing the injection the embryo was dead and the tissue was removed. I understand something of the moral principle ofprimary
and secondary
sacred.
is
determined by what
He saw the laws end in themselves. Jesus' philosophy was: 'The law must benefit the lives of people and make easier the worshipping of one God." Therefore, Jesus manifested (epiphany) himself as the God who never died and always loved, and the man who died loving. That's what Epiphany really is for all of us who die and love
threatening situation should the pregnancy progress.
of
is
ing the ancient laws of his nation. as
daughter recently terminated her pregnancy. S/ie
something
Jesus had a different approach, while respect-
Question
and her husband want children, but the doctor said her estrogen level was dangerously low for the pregnancy to continue. The level continued to fall, and the embryo had
religions,
"that something" is. To the Scribes and Pharisees of the first century, the law was sacred, especially the law pertaining the Sabbath Observance. Nothing should be done on the Sabbath, which
would
A terminated pregnancy
all
quality of every religion
example, to be absolved
from a financial debt. Remission of sin in the sacrament of penance by a religious authority (priest) is another example.
To forgive commonly denotes a less formal, perhaps personal, transaction. It involves giving up resentment or at least a willingness to forego revenge against one who has offended another.
fulfilling Jesus'
where?"
plans to love everyone and every-
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and
peaceful."
remember
protest against abortion), they'll
the calm kids kneeling and praying while
most abortions in 1973. "One out of every three pregnancies
legalized
since 1973 has
ended
in abortion. It's
such
we
let
w as
Worthington. 'They friend, roommate, hus-
killed," said
could have been
my
band, the next president or pope.
and so many There should have been
were so many babies opportunities
lost.
more people on
There
my
killed
team."
on
spit
She
believes that die
lifers will
will be
only so long that people will tolerate
— women
die pain of abortion families are hurt.
abused and used
tiiey are
Texas and Colorado.
Francisco, Calif, in
May
and walked about 70 miles a day. "We were blessed to have a priest on Father Hilary Flynn of Ausour walk tralia," said Worthington. 'We were able to have daily Mass, sometimes on the side of die road, in random parking lots and in die living rooms of families with whom we
—
all
A
calling."
were happy one walker Macon, Ga, one of
the experiences
copperhead snake
while the group was in
The group
bit
also encountered
"two
types of people, the pro-lifers and the
pro
its
stops.
Worthington. She recalled being tormented by the screams, shouts choicers," said
and curses of many supporters of legal abortion. 'We were planting seeds," she
to "get in-
Start a pro-life
at your church. Pray in front of a Support students who want to dedicate their lives to the pro-life movement."
Worthington ioners of St.
volvement
grateful to the parish-
is
Ann who
supported her in-
in Crossroads.
She has become
involved in Franciscan University's abortion clinic outreach. She speaks to school youth groups about the importance of be-
ing
pro-life.
This month, she
Another blessing, she said, was visiting World Youdi Day in Toronto last July. "This was my third time seeing the Holy Father and it was very encouraging to see him around the youth," said Worthington. "He believes in youth and calls us to witness Christ in our world.
life.
clinic.
stayed."
Not
by abortion and
Worthington urges others group
ones.
are hurt,
Women don't realize how
New Jersey, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia,
an awesome
new wave of pro-
bring abortion to an end. 'There
volved with die fight for
What
for Life rally in
March
will attend the
Washington
She
Jan. 22.
plans to fast that day.
Td
encourage
many
people from the
Charlotte area to attend the It's
up
March for Life.
only a six-hour drive," she
and show
for that
"Being active
all
"Stand
said.
of America."
movement
in die pro-life
is
a truly integrated calling," she added. 'It
is
a calling to pray hard, to fight this
spiritual battie for life. It is a fight for
love, for
life,
for
our culture."
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missionary first foreigner to win award from Korean province
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An South Korea (CNS) honored by a South Korean island province for his work with local farmers, said that the farmers taught him about sacrifice, family
Eventually, the priest succeeded in convincing the farmers to accept his proposal of improved techniques in
values and generosity.
try allowed
Columban Father Patrick J. McGlinchey, 75, who was awarded the $4,200 Cheju Culture Prize in late December, said the people of Cheju did not readily accept him when he arrived there in 1954, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. "On my arrival, farmers, mostly non-Catholics, did not listen to me because I was a foreigner and I was only 25 years old at that time," Father
ers sacrificed their lives to
SEOUL,
Irish missionary, recently
McGlinchey
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Around the Diocese
build mission stations,
not Catholics," he
their
me
though most were
New
grant
South
offers hope to faithful BAC plans conference for religious colleges and universities
December press release, the local government praised Father McGlinchey
first
non-Ko-
poor patients in the rural day care centers, kin-
work
for caring for
over the past
much
area, establishing
decades has "borne
dergartens and a center for the elderly.
with 120,000 people belonging to 26
In
farmer-operated credit unions. In addition,
1975, the priest received the
Ramon Magsaysay Award,
each livestock farmer has an average of
Asia's
1,000 to 2,000 cattle or pigs.
said.
in
In a
said.
Father McGlinchey, the
fruit,"
50
miles south of Seoul, the nation's capital.
rean to win the Cheju award, said his five
in
Korea in 1953, starting his work as pason the island's Hallim Church a year later. He set up Isidore Cattle Farm in 1961, which became one of Cheju's largest, with about 3,000 cows and sheep. From 1954 to 1990, he helped build churches and medical clinics on the island. Cheju, South Korea's largest island but smallest province, is located 280
children's education.
also willing to help
huge improvement
tor
Father McGlinchey said his minishim to witness how the farm-
'They were
a
Father McGlinchey arrived
raising cattle.
improve
is
years," he said.
Nobel Peace
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regarded as
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Belmont Abbey
College has received a $10,000 grant from the Lilly Fellows Program in Humanities and the Arts to host a regional conference entitled, "Life of the Mind, Life of Faith: Identity, Curriculum, and
Student Life
The
in the Bible Belt."
April 2004 meeting (specific
date will be announced) will feature
keynote speaker Father John Klassen, O.S.B., abbot of Saint John's Monastery in Collegeville, Minn. Father Klassen is the author of Catholic, Benedictine Values in an Educational Environment. "I am excited that we are the only
our increasingly interconnected world, In
Catholic institution in the region
Can we ignore even one child? Within the next eight years, Africa
will
be
ceive such a grant
home
to over
the worlds developed nations, these children will grow
up
without a home, without hope and without a productive
As Catholics, the Gospel
calls
us to respond.
grant.
"We're hoping the conference will give all faith-based institutions a chance to share some commonalties on issues, face these challenges and also offer solutions," he said. "Ultimately, they will be able to return to their campuses, continue the dialogue and improve support for their institution's mission."
Catholic Relief Services believes that a crisis of this
The
dimension warrants a high United Rising,
States.
level of
commitment from
Through the advocacy campaign
Hope and
Healing,
we
your members of Congress
ask you to join
to
the
Lilly
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manities and the Arts
College, the interdisciplinary honors college of Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind. Its goal is to renew and enhance the connections between Christianity and the academic vocation at
Africa
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to. re-
Lilly Fel-
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30 million AIDS orphans. Without greater intervention from
future.
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in urging
be generous in their response
church-related colleges and universi-
to the call of Africa.
ties.
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program
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16 The Catholic News & Herald
January
10,
Living the faith
BAKER, have trouble remembering a time there," said Watt. Baker was an avid runner who participated in many marathons, including one in Africa in 2001. Watt recalled how Baker always encouraged others to strive for their best "Don Baker was devoted to making everyone around him feel better, look better, perform better and be better. His
others as educator, chaplain
"I
when Don was not
was helping others succeed," said Watt "Our challenge will be to keep that tradition alive by continuing to be a service to people and by lifting each other up. Don would want us to honor his greatest joy
memory
in that
way.
"Sometimes, without realizing it, we're in the company of someone who is great," said Father Jude Duffy,
OFM
Our Lady
Cap., pastor of
who the
of Consolation,
celebrated the Mass. "As life
of
Don
Baker,
we
we can
look at
say that
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By JOANITA M.
ASHEVILLE
— When
a
the youngest of seven children in
"[Prayer time] was a she said. "If you couldn't be there, you didn't
—
now returned to his one true home, the home in heaven," said Father Jude. "Hopefully, we will all meet him again one
a
very reli-
school.
when
Baker
is
survived by his wife of 27
years; his three
grown
children,
Sister
entered religious
Carmen
Dustyn and Daniel; three grandchildren; three sisters and two brothers. In lieu of flowers, friends and family are asked to memorial Baker by donating on his behalf to Our Lady of Consolation Building Fund, 1224 Dearbourne Ave., Charlotte
said.
laughed a
novitiate days
older, she did
who were
laundry
babysat for free, cleaned houses; she picked flowers in the ill,
family garden and took
them
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who
liked to
dance, have fun, wear nice clothes and
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—
As she grew
was
were down to earth and enjoyed life. They seemed very happy. They
life called her through helping others: "Whenever a neighbor needed help, I was there to help. It was
for people
life.'"
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life,"
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religious
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the Sisters of Mercy because they
were wonderful. My biggest problem was breaking silence." She was in the sixth grade when
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to me. cannot do
cannot just leave home and be a nun. They don't seem to have much
also helped
day and thank him for what he did to us the way."
'I
to
worked
Carmen
said,
this.
gious vocation."
out at the family's home in town. "This (work and prayer) training really helped me
has
I
have to give an excuse, but you were expected to be there. Prayer was a wonderful influ-
children
Carmen
coming back
ritual,"
Carmen's mother was a
we mourn here today, we also we celebrate someone who
She kept the calling to herself, telling only her pastor, Capuchin Franciscan Father Fulgence Petrie, who told suggested she pray about it. recalled, "It kept
my
Guam, when she was novitiate at the
18. She made her motherhouse in Belmont,
vows in 1961. Carmen taught at schools in New York and Guam. In North Carolina, she taught at Sacred Heart Grade and took
final
Sister
Catholic family.
ence and played important part in
dad:
you," she said.
Sister
homemaker; her father owned a farm where the
"As
others,
my
you want to give something to do it at night when no one can see
devout
of character, of courage and in large doses of humility."
Carmen
Cruz became of Sister of Mercy, she never suspected she would someday be a hospital and police chaplain. Carmen Cruz grew up in Agana,
Guam,
learned this lesson from
"I
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greatness comes in gentleness, in strength
celebrate
Mercy reaches out to
Sister of
from page 7
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School in Belmont; Sacred Heart School in Salisbury; Asheville Catholic School;
Gabriel School in Charlotte; St. Michael School in Gastonia; and St. Mary in Wilmington. While teaching, St.
she also served as assistant principal at several schools.
She earned a bachelor's in early childhood development from Sacred Heart College in 1974 and a master's in theology and applied spirituality from the University of San Francisco in 1998. After Sister Carmen had taught for 28 years, Mercy Sister Annette McBennett asked her to volunteer in Mission St. Joseph Hospital's pastoral care department. This inspired her to
become
a hospital chaplain, the full-
time job she's had for 18 years. A certified hospital chaplain, she's served in various offices in Region 4 of the National Association of Catholic
Chaplains. Sister
for a year
Carmen was at the hospital when a recruiter approached
her about being a sheriff department chaplain, volunteer work she does in her spare time. She recalled,
"I
said to
Tom
Why
Morrissey (sheriff at the time), are you asking me?' He said, heard a lot about you, a lot of good things you're doing for people (as hospital chaplain).'" After six years as sheriff department chaplain, she moved to the Asheville Po-
We
lice
Department chaplaincy. She often
rides with the police officers.
"I'm usually called for homicides and suicides, to come with the officers and be with the families," she said. She also ministers to the officers.
She remembers when Mercy Sister Jeanne Margaret McNally had told her, "Don't stay within the walls of St. Joseph Hospital. Reach out to the community." Sister Carmen has certainly
done
that.
me I
Carmen entered
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