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reveals Catholic
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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2003
Making safer schools
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FIGHTING FOR LIFE
MACS nurses change state legislature Ratified bill empowers teachers and staff in
emergency situations By KEVIN
E.
MURRAY
Acting Editor
CHARLOTTE — In
or-
der to help save a student's life in an anaphlaxis emer-
gency, Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools nurses
worked
.
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
See LEGISLATURE, page 9
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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Beth Worthington of
in
anaphlaxis immediately with epinephrine," said
"You
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could only intervene
with
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treated, anaphlaxis can be fatal.
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Currently, the state legislature mandated that "unlicensed assistive personnel" (UAP), such as teachers and
anaphlaxis cases resulting from insect stings, and only with patients not covered by orders from their private
eggs and milk. Un-
fish,
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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
E.
MURRAY
Acting Editor
WASHINGTON
—
News Service (CNS) More
a three-month, 3,100-mile trek
than a dozen physicians in India
across the country to call to an
Catholic
ROME and
—
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
rishioner of St
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Jesus Christ as reparation for the evil
"From that
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them
that
wanted
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the abortion holocaust," as
the
Roe
vs.
Wade
decision that
See JOURNEY, page 14
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of the walkers were born after
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wear
sider themselves "survivors of
to participate in
American Life League, consists of volunteer, college-age stu-
at
participate
the "Pro-Life" T-shirts and con-
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as well as
to the lies that are being
Those who
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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