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the Diocese of Charlotte

Inside Lutheran-Episcopalian

communion Ecumenical

officer

comments on

significance of declaration

3

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Black clergy mark slavery

Respect

Life

anniversary 7

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World prays in

disaster's

wake 9

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Local

News

Asheville calls for death File

penalty moratorium ...Page

"A

5

little

child

has no

difficulty in loving,

photo by Jimmy Rostar

has no obstacles

And that is why Jesus said: 'Unless you become little children, you cannot enter the kingdom of God.'"

to love.

Hikers encounter God's Spirit in

like

-MotherTeresa

mountains 14

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Room

Illustration by Tim Faragher

Church community celebrates life during annual Mass

at the Inn resident

looks to brighter future ...Page

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Every Week

By

ALESHA M. PRICE

CHARLOTTE Entertainment

Pages 10-11 Editorials

& Columns .Pages

comes from God and repeated the man-

Staff Writer

12-13

—

tra

spirit,

for theirs is the

are they will

who mourn,

for they

be comforted."

- Matthew

5: 3-4

in the

Mass

a world where we take our future and put them to death," said Father Bellow.

"It is God who gives us life.

"As we advance in our society, we are convinced that we have the right to decide who should live, and we have

for the unborn.

During a month

dedicated to the prayerful protest of abortion with the March for Life in a similar

one

at the

Mass

on Jan.

held at St. Gabriel Church

The Mass, sponsored by Life ministry

team

the Respect

at St. Gabriel, in-

volved readings, Gospel, and prayers of the faithful

all

dedicated to the respect

theme. Father Bellow weaved the creation story throughout his homily and told the congregation that all life life

many

We

have witnessed

scientific advances...,

yet

we

taken on the arrogant attitude that

live in

we

are

our families and communities, must stand up for our brothers and sisters who cannot speak for themselves, and we must reach out to the women who have to make this difficult choice."

With the approaching anniversary in

of the Roe

vs.

Wade Supreme

decision on Jan. 22,

United States, people

rtion in the

show

their support for

all life.

"Most of the people who come

millennium, just having completed

the jubilee year.

God...We,

14.

a

can e together to

good."

new

over 100 people gathered to remember parents and the unborn

kingdom of heaven. Blessed

all life is

world that tells us that we have a right end life...," said Father Richard Bellow, celebrant and homilist at the yearly to

in Raleigh,

in

said

"We gather as a people of faith

"...We live in a

Washington D.C. and

"Blessed are the poor

"God

Mass

issue of respecting

from birth ally

to the

believe strongly in the cause.

put

life

in all its

The

forms

to death needs to be continu-

in front

of everyone's minds

because there doesn't seem to be enough

emphasis

in today's

world and

in the

media," said Jim Lashua, one of the St.

Gabriel Respect Life committee members.

"We want

enough emphasis on everyone is aware that this is a main cause of concern for the church."

Mary Ann McCintock, a St. Gabriel Church parishioner, agreed, "It is importo place

this so that

tant for us to

church and

show our support

its

for the

teachings on abortion,

Court

1973, to legalize

See

CELEBRATE

LIFE, page

5

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The Catholic News & Herald

HUD nominee came

The World

January

in Brief

to U.S. from

when

same pride

own

his

a

—

Cuban

Archdiocese's Catholic Charities, is President-elect George W. Bush's choice as secretary of Housing and

Commission achieved such

Urban Development. Aglio met

shown

Brooklyn abortion

CNS

attorney

clinic's

$10,000 for misrepresenting 11 affidavits in a lawsuit against Helpers of God's Precious Infants, an organization of pro-life activists. In a unanimous decision, a four-judge panel of the state appellate division's Second Judicial

Department ordered Edward Land, attorney for the Ambulatory Surgery Center of Brooklyn, to pay the fine to the Lawyers

Fund

misconduct

as a sanction for

The

for Client Protection

Land had himself

court found that

signed the

1

individuals

1

in the case.

on behalf of the them, then nota-

affidavits

named

in

rized them, representing them as signed by the individuals in his

The

presence.

decision, dated Dec. 21,

New York Law

was published in the Journal Jan 9.

Food for the Poor retains council membership after investigation

DEERFIELD

BEACH,

—

Fla.

(CNS) After an investigation of Food for the Poor's financial practices, the Evangelical Council for

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nomination. The commission has become the country's main provider of nutritious food and preventative

Financial Accountability has praised the agency's

"commitment

to

employ

corrective measures that will build an environment conducive to accountability and excellence." The council, based in Winchester, Va., released its findings Jan. 12 from an investigation of the Deerfield Beach-

based charity, which works to improve the health, education and economic, social and spiritual conditions of people in Central America and the Caribbean. Last September, Food for the Poor^founder Ferdinand Mahfood gave up his position as CEO after admitting he had diverted charitable donations now estimated at more than $400,000 to two female members of his staff with whom he was sexually involved and to members of their families.

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(CNS) Church officials welcomed a campaign for all white South Africans to acknowledge their responsibility

The "Declaration of Commitment by White South Afri-

for apartheid.

—

For more than 150Cistercian Abbey of

long has attracted

men

interested in

the austere lifestyle of worship and

work suggested by monastic St.

Benedict.

It is

rules of

the strictest lifestyle

of the Benedictine order, calling for

formal worshipping seven times a day, self-sufficiency through food pro-

The Business

Group, Catholic Social Services Western Regional Office and Marriage Ministry of St. Eugene Church are presenting "Money and Marriage" today from 7-8:30 p.m. at Asheville Catholic School, 12 Culvern

The workshop;

more information,

led by Bonnie is

CSS

at (828)

families

who have

call

255-0146.

9:45 a.m.

Charlotte Catholic High School, Charlotte

CHARLOTTE — All

interview, Father O'Leary,

Sean

suffered a loss are invited to attend the

monthly memorial Mass

who drew

up the Catholic Church's submission to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 1998 while he headed the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference justice and peace department, warned that racism is a major problem in the country.

BELMONT

—

Charlotte -

white

O'Leary,

during the Mass.

Holy Trinity Middle School,

•

Father

at (704) 334-2283 with the name(s) of loved ones so they may be remembered

designed for couples involved with marriage preparation programs or any couple who wants to work on their personal finances. Proceeds from the sale of Scully's book about managing money will benefit CSS. For

Mass

call" for the

said

night at 7:30 p.m. Call the church office

Diocesan. planner

High School, Winston-Salem

January 31

"wake-up

discrimination." In a Jan. 8 telephone

Scully, certified financial planner;

a.m.

a

Trappist Father Thomas Merton, and hundreds of other holy men

—

St.

30-10

is

community,

acting director of the catechetics institute Lumko in Johannesburg. In the declaration, white South Africans state: "We acknowledge our debt to fellow black South Africans since all whites benefited from systematic racial

Bishop McGuinness Memorial

Mass

cans"

year history, the Our Lady of Gethsemani is opening its cloistered halls with a weeklong participatory retreat for groups of young men interested in possible vocations. The monastery home of the late renowned mystic and priest,

Mass

January

apartheid South Africa

CAPE TOWN,

its

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HERALD

&

how much

people can do for the Brazilian children if they get together around an initiative capable of transmitting inspiration and hope," Cardoso said in announcing the

the void.

—

to all Brazilians

common

Court fines attorney suing

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) A New York appeals court has fined a

a level of

even the Ministry of Health, which is frequently at odds with the bishops' conference, has decided to channel a significant part of its budget for the commission's programs. "The commission has efficiency that

Martinez, along with 90 other teenage boys, in a camp south of Jacksonville when Aglio first started to work for Catholic Charities in 1962. The children were sent from Cuba with one suitcase of belongings. Aglio recalled how the young people clung to each other for security. Martinez, who did not see his family for more than five years, said his Catholic faith

pro-life activists

commission nominated for Nobel Peace Prize RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (CNS)

Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso announced that his office has nominated the Child Pastoral Commission of the Brazilian bishops' conference for the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. The Child Pastoral

immigrant who came to the United States with Operation Pedro Pan, a 1960s project of the Miami

filled

a

Brazilian bishops'

son suc-

ceeds. Martinez, a 55-year-old

2001

limited diet.

ORLANDO, Fla. (CNS) — For Tom Aglio, Mel Martinez's recent success brings about the

9,

duction or other means of labor and

Cuba under Catholic program

father gains

1

at St. Patrick

Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, to-

—

Queen of the 26 Apostles Church, 503 N. Main St., is having its First Annual Fish/ Chicken Fry today to benefit the

Warm Hearts/Warm Homes gram

pro-

to fund heating costs for disad-

families. Lunch; consisting of fish, chicken or a combination of both with French fries, hush puppies and Cole slaw; is being served from 10:30 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. and from 4-7:30 p.m. Delivery is available for orders of 10 or more. For more information,

vantaged

Church 9605 or the church 825-5277.

call Jennifer

CHARLOTTE

—

at

(704) 651-

office at (704)

St. Luke Church, 13700 Lawyers Rd., is hosting Marty Haugen, composer, artist and clinician, tonight at 7:30 p.m. and at a workshop on the "Future Ministry of the Church" and the "Gospel of Luke" on Jan. 27 from

January

9,

1

2001

The Catholic News & Herald 3

Around the Diocese

Lutherans, Episcopalians celebrate

full

communion

Diocesan ecumenical officer calls declaration significant STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

"In

—

WASHINGTON

(CNS) The Episcopal Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America inaugurated a new life together Jan. 6 with a national celebration of full

communion.

Some

3,500

members of

the

two

filled the Washington National Cathedral, renewing their baptismal vows and sharing the Eucharist in a two-hour worship service that blended both liturgical

churches

traditions.

Bishop Frank T. Griswold preached the sermon.

"Our formal declaration of full communion is just the beginning of the journey," Bishop Griswold said. 'Where

God alone knows." communion allows the

will be led

Full

million

U.S.

Episcopalians

7.7

and

Evangelical Lutherans to share clergy and churches and engage in common mission. It is not a merger, however, and each church will retain own structures and worship style.

its

Father George Kloster, ecumenical officer for the Diocese of Charlotte, called the communion significant.

"An ecumenical convergence of importance is the result of deep prayer, profound patience and good

this

theological process," said Father Kloster, who pastors St. William

Church

in

Murphy and Immaculate

Mary Church in Hayesville.

The dialogue that led to full com-

of

munion began to an

led

moving toward

full

commun-

the Episcopalians and Lutherans

many obstacles and objections which certainly tried their collective patience," Father Kloster said, "but they always kept in view the ultimate goal, and they were willing to acknowledge that not all questions were answered and some gray areas still exist. faced

"But the sharing of Eucharist

more important than

is

total theologi-

agreement. In their willingness take this approach, they have moved the entire Christian family closer to the great prayer of Jesus, 'ut unam sin' 'that they may all be one.' For this we should be grateful.'"

The presiding bishops and ecumenical officers of their churches spoke about the impact of the full communion agreement at a press conference Jan. 5 at the College of Preachers next to the cathedral.

Bishop Griswold described it as enabling the two churches to "speak with one voice to a broken world."

"If the churches are going to preach a Gospel of reconciliation, they have to be better able to be reconciled among themselves," he said.

Bishop Anderson said that besides deepening the relationship and collaboration of Lutherans and Episcopalians, the full communion agreement "can be an encouragement to other church bodies who are in one way or another working cal

to

ELCA Presiding Bishop H. George Anderson presided at the liturgy and Episcopal Presiding

we

ion,

in 1969. In 1982 it interim agreement for

eucharistic sharing, allowing

members

of each church to share in the other's Eucharist as they worked on remaining issues that needed to be resolved in order to enter into full

communion.

9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. For call

Marti Dushak

27

CHARLOTTE

more

information,

—

toward some

fuller relationship.

It

can be done."

The church officials declined to predict specific future directions of full communion or how concerns of some members about the new relationship will be resolved.

"God is a God of surprises," he added. "Our tidy little plans may get stretched beyond imagining."

He said that "communion is an says

in

it

moderation.

An

orientation

being

is

545-1224.

offered at St. Vincent de Paul Church,

information

session about volunteering for the first

6828 Old Reid Rd., tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Faith Formation wing. The

National Gathering for African-Ameri-

classes will begin every

can Catholic women, being held in Char-

p.m. For details, call Karen

lotte

at (704)

— An

from July 27-29,

is

taking place

(704) 556-9404.

Monday

— The

at 7:30

Acken

at

organic relationship, not a document," and he hopes that "any fears or anxieties will be resolved over time" as members of the churches

grow

in that relationship.

the final years before the adoption of "Called to Common Mission," their formal full communion agreement, the critical issue was how to achieve a full mutual recognition of ministries.

The world Anglican Communion, to which the U.S. Episcopal Church belongs, requires the ordination of all priests and bishops by other bishops already ordained in historic In

however, was the first entry of the ELCA into communion with a church which regards the historic episcopate as a necessary part of its

Mission," the Episcopal Church has temporarily suspended the application to the ELCA of the Anglican

Ordinal's prohibition against exercise of ordained ministry by anyone not ordained by a bishop in the historic episcopate. That allows "full interchangeability and reciprocity" of all ordained ministers without requiring current ELCA ministers to

undergo some form of reordination.

The ELCA, in turn, has pledged that at future installations of its bishops, Lutheran bishops in the historic episcopate will participate in the laying on of hands and invocation of the Spirit,, and all future clergy ordinations will be presided over by a bishop.

The Rev. Daniel F. Martensen, the ELCA's chief ecumenical officer, told Catholic News Service after the

WINSTON-SALEM

Secular Franciscan Order meets today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception

first

Church, 208 7th Ave. West, in the recently added office wing. Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so for more information, call Pat Cowan at (828) 8844246.

29 CHARLOTTE The Light Weigh 12-week Catholic spiritual growth is a weight loss program designed to help deepen your relationship with Jesus while learning to eat the foods you enjoy

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day of open registration for the 2001-2002 school year for students enrolling in Pre-kindergarten-8th grade.

For further

details, call

Dr. Veronica

Berreen, principal, at (828) 252-7826.

Lamprich

Made

1

GREENSBORO

— The Adult Edu-

Our Lady of Grace Church, 2205 W. Market Stf continues tonight from 7-8 p.m. in the activity center. Tom Mammoser, publisher of the cation

Program

at

in

is

presenting "Marriage:

Heaven, Celebrated

the sacrament of marriage.

in

Church,"

For

further

274-0445.

—

The Healing Companions, a grief support group for the bereaved, is meeting tonight and Feb. 15 in Conference Room A at 7:30 p.m. at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. Call the church at (336) 724-0561 for details.

2

February

—

—

ally

beyond reach. Sometimes

it

is

achieve 'perfect unity' within one's own denomination."

difficult

to

Mass

of the school, answering questions and the

partners in mission and dialogue" and may do so.

Three of the ELCA's full communion partners the Episcopal Church, the Presbyterian Church (USA.) and the United Church of Christ are part of COCU, which plans to enter a major new phase in its relationship next year with a mutual recognition of ministries by all member churches.

"I hope the theological process that was -used can be a model for future ecumenical actions," said Father Kloster of the communion.

"One approach is that before the Eucharist can be shared, there must be 'perfect unity' between the churches. That is a goal that is usu-

of possible solutions or alternative, family-oriented sources of entertainment. Also, on Feb. 6, Father Mark

availability

28 HENDERSONVILLE

is

He said the ELCA has also been invited by the nine-church Consultation on Church Union "to become

everyday from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. For more information, call the church office at (704) 549-1607.

details, call (336)

assisting with registration. This

structure.

magazine "Becoming Family," is presenting "Families and the Media" This session concerns the effects of media on families, especially children, and the

a.m. Parent volunteers are giving tours

St.

Christ.

have continued having their pastors ordained by bishops in the historic episcopate, others have not, and Lutherans do not see the historic episcopate as an essential mark of the church. They regard the difference between pastors and bishops as one of jurisdiction, not ordination.

Under "Called to Common

a session about the role of the church in

— The

—

Rev. Martensen said the agree-

and parents of Asheville Catholic School, 12 Culvern St., invite everyone to their Open House this morning from 9-11

Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the

ments with the Moravian Church and three churches in the Reformed tradition the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Reformed Church in America and the United Church of

ment with the Episcopal Church,

at Our Lady of ConsoChurch, 2301 Statesville Ave. To volunteer or for further information, call (704) 568-1573 or (704) 370-3354.

King Celebration

this is not a necessary mark of the church.

In recent years the ELCA has entered into full communion agree-

While some Lutheran churches

30 ASHEVILLE

lation

Lutheran tradition that

succession.

today during the annual Martin Luther

faculty, staff

press conference that for ELCA, it was "a very delicate question" to come up with a way to affirm the historic episcopate as "a sign of our connection to the apostolic period" and at the same time not deny the

CHARLOTTE

—

St.

Thomas

Aquinas, 1400 Suther Rd., hosts Eucharistic adoration every first Friday from 1:15 p.m. -midnight, and Eucharistic

Holy Hour takes place every Friday from 7:30-8:30 p.m. The Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Aquinas Hall is open

HIGH POINT

— There

at Christ the

is

a Latin

King Church, 1505

E. Kivett Dr., tonight at 7 p.m. followed

by adoration and benediction. For details, call the church office at (336) 884-0244 or (336) 884-5858.

Oratorian Father David 3 SYLVA Valtierra from the Oratory at Rock Hill is presenting the Gospel of Luke today at St. Mary Church, 22 Bartlett St., from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. with 9 a.m.

Mass. The Gospel is being presented using the informal Oratory style of sharing the Word of God. The schedule includes prayer, Eucharist and an introduction to the outline and central themes of Luke's Gospel. For more information, call Annette Leporis at (828) 497-7464.

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Please submit notices ofeventsfor

tlie

Dioc-

esan Planner at least 10 days prior to publication date.

tlie

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The Catholic News & Herald

Peruvian artist

is

Home catechesis workshops scheduled to

guest

Belmont Abbey College

By JIMMY

ROSTAR

BELMONT — Alejandra Lopera, recorder player from Charlotte's Sister City, Arequipa, Peru, will be guest artist with Carolina Pro Musica at a concert at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12, 2001 in the Belmont Abbey Basilica.

The concert is free and open to the public.

The program

features music from

Spain and Germany by familiar 18th century performers Corelli, Italy,

Scariatti,

Bach and Telemann. Addi-

tionally, the

program

will include

several vocal and instrumental works from 17th and 18th century Peru a rare treat for North American audi-

—

ences.

Carolina Pro Musica performs music written before 1800 with instruments of the time and in the performance styles of the period. The concert will feature recorders, traversi ( 1 8th century flutes), viola da gamba, harpsichord and voice.

Karen Hite Jacob, artistic director of Carolina Pro Musica, is also organist for Belmont Abbey Basilica and College. She has performed in Peru several times,

most recently

in

August

2000 with Lopera.

Lopera has a certificate in rethe corder performance from Cherubini Conservatory in Florence, Italy, where she studied with world famous teacher David Bellugi. She studied for two years at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. She currently teaches at the Prescott (American Speaking) School in Arequipa and also the School of Arts of National University of St. Augustine.

She is a frequent performer of recorder solos with ensembles and orchestras in Arequipa, Lima and elsewhere in South America.

Carolina Pro Musica members are Karen Hite Jacob, director;

Ed-

Holly Wright Maurer, and Gastonia native soprano Rebecca Miller Saunders. Carolina Pro Musica is now in its 23rd season.

ward

Ferrell,

The concert at Belmont Abbey is made possible by support from the Stowe Family Foundation of Belmont, N.C. For more information call (704) 334-3468 or surf to

CHARLOTTE — In an effort to discuss with pastors and parish catechetical

new

leaders a

diocesan policy on

home

of texts and other guidance

by pastors/parish catechetical leaders.

The upcoming workshops will provide an opportunity to address the policy

and the

parish catechetical leader in implement-

2000, was designed to foster a link between the parish and home that involves the pastor, catechetical leader and parents in cases where the parents them-

diocesan director of faith formation pro-

selves choose to provide faith formation in

home instead of in parish programs.

The document that resulted from

their

is both pastoral and law of the church, said Father James Hawker, diocesan vicar for

ing

"The format of the workshops

who

will direct the gatherings. "I

be explaining the rationale and background of the document, and zoom in on the key elements of the policy where the boundaries are, where they have a lot of freedom and, most importantly, we will will

—

how

share ideas as to

enant between the pastor and the

The workshop schedule is a follows: Holy Family Church, 4820

policy assists in

Kinnamon

and parents of children who are catechized at home," said Father Hawker.

'There is no question that parents have

1:30-3:30 p.m.;

—

re-

Clemmons,

Rd.,

Jan.

22 from

Aloysius Church, 921 Second

St.

NE, Hickory,

St.

Jan.

23 from 1:30-3:30

—

St.

1400 Suther

Thomas Aquinas Church, Rd.,. Charlotte, Jan.

25 from

1:30-3:30 p.m.;

parish family, including children, are

St. John the Evangelist Church, 234 Church St., Waynesville, Jan. 26 at

—

ing and appreciation of the teachings of

12:45 p.m. (lunch will be provided at

the

noon);

faith."

Key elements of the

—

—b

policy include:

Parental notification of intent to

Lawrence, 97 from 1-3 p.m.

Basilica of St.

-

Haywood

St.,

Jan. 27

For further

children in the home.

dialog between parents

and pastors/parish catechetical

leaders.

catechesis policy

— The providing of diocesan and par-

expectations and resources for catechesis and sacramental preparation

—

Catholic Social I SsRvias

information on the

and

home

the workshops, call

Dr.

Cris Villapando at (704) 370-3246.

-

ish

Attention

Jimmy Rostar 370-3334 or e-mail

Contact Associate Editor

by calling (704)

jtrostar@charlottediocese.org

Fourteenth Annual for College Students.

contest includes cash awards of

$3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 for the top

Winners

three entries.

work

their

television program Christopher Closeup. The program reaches millions of people throughout the United States and over 150 foreign countries via the Armed Forces Network.

To

enter, students

"One

theme,

the

must interpret Person Can

Make

a Difference." Past winners have used a variety of styles and genres that

have included drama, comedy, documentary, news format, music video and animation.

Entries may be created using film or video, but must be submitted on

VHS

tape only, and

minutes or

less in length.

standard, full-sized

The

five

contest

is

open to

all

currently

enrolled college students, on both the level.

Students may enter more than once, but an official entry form must accompany each video.

The deadline for entries is June 15, 2001.

Winners will be announced

September

2001. contest entry forms are available by writing to-. College Video Contest, The Christophers, 12 East 7,

NY

48th Street, New York, 10017, by calling 212-759-4050, or by visiting

www.christophers.org/ contests. htmi on the Web.

The Christophers, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1945.

Elizabeth Thurbee (704) 370-3228

Cira Ponce (704) 370-6930 lust'tce

&

Peace:

Joanne K. Frazer (704) 370-3225

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Assistant District Attorney for

moratorium on execu-

Buncombe County Kate Dreher and one other person spoke against the moratorium resolution.

supporters attended the city council vote wearing "moratorium now" stickers, with three dozen having to stand outside the chambers and listen to the

Other local governments that have passed resolutions include: Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Cofield, Davidson, Durham, Greensboro, Hillsborough, Orange County

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Pope thanks Italian police for extra effort during jubilee year Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) John Paul II thanked Italian police for

that

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"Our nation is too good go on," he said. Reading a personal letter he received about a London doctor proposing to do an abor-

killed after birth.

to allow this to

their extra efforts to patrol the Vatican

during the jubilee year and said he hoped they gained spiritually from the experience.

how many

"I realize

tion in his office, the archbishop also said

an outlook had spread across the world that a child could be casually killed by

difficul-

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"Those of us who are horrified by the media as "unprogressive and even fanatics," he said. Archbishop Egan was celebrant and homilist Jan. 13 at the annual Pro Vita Mass sponsored by the Diocese of Brooklyn at St. James Cathedral.

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Black clergy mark 500th anniversary of slavery focus

By JERRY FILTEAU

News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) Catholic

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remembrance and response.

In a statement issued Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the cau-

historical

rican slaves to Sept.

African tribe

the

word

taken from the of the Akan, means

West

thought that

tive

said

with the first trans-Atlantic slaves the following spring.

"It was the beginning of a long travail, the inauguration of a brutal

fleet arrived

vicar for the African

American

Affairs

Jesus to live as

He

as true brothers

lived

and

and each other."

Rev. Mr. Todd

is

which means

sisters

to

upon

also the secretary

good," it says. says reconciliation demands "recognition of the depth of harm done" and "acts of restitution which

repentance, reconcilia-

"Therefore,"

the biblical story of Joseph

on the Internet

at

.

"It is

The

sold into slavery by his brothers,

priests in

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is

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all

of us as Catholics live

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He

lived

sisters to

500 black Catholic the United States. Its presi-

The

as

statement says that "authentic

Him and each

It

other."

"forming

personal friendships and relationships with people of other races."

-Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd

says that "the millions of lives

lost in genocidal

actions" cannot be

restored, but "restoration begins with

Franciscan Father

telling their story."

commerce

Father Goode led an old-fashioned tent revival weekend of preaching, singing and fellowship; sponsored by the African American Affairs Ministry of Charlotte, N.C., and Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte; for the Diocese of Charlotte in June of 2000.

Precious Blood Father Clarence Williams, director of the Institute for Recovery from Racisms in Detroit and coordinator of the Sankofa Statement Committee, said the statement is the first by the caucus to highlight the role of Native American genocide as an element in black history in the Americas.

that brought social disinte-

gration and economic dislocation to Africa," the statement says. "It also

inaugurated a social curse comprised of racial castes, racial hatred and racial injustices upon four continents Europe, Africa, North and South America."

"Most people think of slavery beginning in America only a few hundred years ago and not 500 years ago.

It is a sad comment on our society that we are still talking about reconcilia-

—

tion, still fighting the Civil

War

and

trying to achieve equality in society and in the Church," said Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice chancellor and still

said the document's central

"Celebrating God's

Word

tion

when they repent

their sin

—

as "a

remarkable parable" for the possibility of redemption and restoration through repentance and reconciliation.

"The hemisphere is called to repentance because of its grievous and heinous genocide in the human family,"

it

says.

the "forced migration, deliberate infection with deadly diseases and forced starvation and war campaigns" waged against the indigenous peoples of the Americas.

It

cites

Some indigenous tribes were completely eliminated and most were systematically "savagely abused, marginalized and rendered powerless for the support of white supremacy in the republics of the hemisphere," it says.

"Does this not cry out for repentance?"

It calls the tragedy of slavery "a living legacy in the present" that has stamped a continuing stigma "of infe...

"Restoration calls for building bridges of conversation" about the "underdevelopment of African and native populations" that formed the dark side of America's development, the statement says.

It urges the Christian community to facilitate an ongoing conversion from racism "by creating annual liturgical rites and rituals which recall our racial brokenness, confess our need for redemption and proclaim our belief in the power of God who frees us from our racial bondage."

"Perhaps the Jewish community's annual observance of Yom Kippur might serve as a model for an annual communal commemoration of racial reconciliation ers,"

among

Christian believ-

says.

it

Staff Writer Alesha

M.

Price contrib-

uted to this story.

in

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civic

racially based disadvantages that bur-

which means as true brothers and

James E. Goode.

He

—

racial healing" also requires

-than

New York

common good organizations, hospitals, schools, labor and financial institutions and government agencies to undertake proactive efforts to overcome the tions entrusted with the

but ultimately bringing them redemp-

and professed followers of Jesus to

caucus, founded in 1968, rep-

more

"genuine

den the sons and daughters of Africa."

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says,

reconciliation calls for all social institu-

available

is

caused." it

—

to discern their future."

The caucus statement

damage

repair the

tion and restoration.

It cites

common It

people to look back to their past for

wisdom

"This assumption of inferiority, living in the collective unconscious-

the

our Sankofa observance"

in

of Africa."

ness of white Americans and shared even by some people of color, has poisoned our public life, fragmented our communities and compromised

Him

of the National Black Clergy Caucus.

The statement adds that "there are four areas of global racism to reflect

— redemption,

upon the sons and daughters

riority

Ministry for the Diocese of Charlotte.

"It is incumbent upon all of us as Catholics and professed followers of

reflec-

person or a

"calls a

when

from Spain into Hispaniola." Ovando's

said.

The statement

1501,

Ovando, received permission from the crown to introduce his (African) slave

rooted in its history of slavery and genocide, challenges Americans to reflect on "the trauma of racial dysfunction" in their society.

"The hemisphere is called to

"Sankofa,"

16,

"the governor of the Indies, Nicolas de

cus said America's continuing racism,

it

family.

The statement notes that the Spanish began to impose forced labor on the indigenous people almost immediately upon their arrival in the Americas.

It dates the start of importing Af-

The

National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus marked the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave in the Americas with a call for "Sankofa"

repentance,"

the model of restoring unity in

is

human

the

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in

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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY (CNS) The

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world's people need to undergo an "ecological conversion" to protect the

environment and make the earth a place where all life is valued and can grow in harmony, Pope John Paul II said.

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God's plan for creation is described as favoring harmony among people, between people and the rest of creation and between people and God, Pope John Paul told several thousand people in the Paul VI Audience Hall.

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VATICAN CITY

Pope sends prayers, agencies pledge

— Fol-

lowing a major earthquake in El Salvador and surrounding countries, Pope John Paul II offered prayers for victims, and the Catholic charity Caritas pledged to help relief efforts.

In a Jan. 15 telegram and at his Jan. 14 weekly Angelus prayer, the pope said he was deeply saddened by the tragedy, and he urged the international community to mobilize

help after earthquake

quickly.

Sending

"heartfelt condolences" to

families of victims, he said in a tele-

gram

addressed to Archbishop Fernando Saenz Lacalle of San Salvador that he hoped the disaster would "inspire feelings of solidarity that help to assuage grief and overcome adversity."

Speaking Jan. 14 to people gathered below his apartment window in St.

Peter's Square, the

"my

pope expressed

spiritual closeness to the people

hit by the earthquake in that region which is so dear to me."

While praying for the hundreds of dead, the pope also encouraged survivors not to lose hope and called on other

countries to send aid to the region.

"May help that can mitigate the tragedy's consequences result from solidarity,"

The

he

Jan.

said.

13 quake,

which mea-

sured 7.6 on the open-ended Richter scale, was centered off El Salvador's coast and

was

felt

as far north as

the

from Nicaragua to

Mexico

damage occurred

City.

in

Most of

and around

El Salvador's capital, San Salvador.

The death toll topped 600 and was expected to rise further as rescue workers continued to pull bodies from the rubble. More than 500 were missing and presumed dead, and more than 2,300 were injured. Landslides and mudslides triggered by the earthquake and its aftershocks worsened the disaster's effects, burying people inside their homes.

Foreign aid, including medical supplies, food and blankets, began to arrive Jan. 14, just after President Francisco Flores declared a state of

emergency.

-But Caritas Internationalis, the Rome-based Catholic charity, stressed the need for financial aid above

all else.

In a Jan.

CNS

Chavez of San Salvador

told

Auxiliary Bishop Gregorio Rosa

the

agency to encourage monetary donaall relief material could be purchased locally.

Caritas set its initial goal for the El Salvador drive at $1 million.

In Baltimore, Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' international relief and development agency, pledged $250,000 in plastic sheeting, potable water, blankets and basic

tions because

food supplies to assist victims. CRS staffers from Guatemala joined CRS workers in El Salvador to try to channel aid to those most affected.

"The destruction is devastating"

Gino Lofredo, CRS country representative to El Salvador.

In the Archdiocese of Washingsaid

15 appeal, Caritas said

photo from Reuters

Jorge Ramirez holds up a crucifix he found in a house that collapsed in the village of Comazagua near San Salvador Jan. 15. More than 600 people lost their lives in a major earthquake that struck El Salvador Jan. 13.

where about one-third of the 510,000 Catholics are of Hispanic descent, Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick said he would ask all Catholic parishes to help raise funds for the earthquake victims.

In Canada, the Canadian Cathoton,

Organization for Development and Peace, the bishops' development arm, said it would channel relief funds directly through its partners in the region and that it had already sent $30,000 as an initial response.

The last major quake to hit El

homeless and caused $10

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Contributions

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in

the earthquake

to

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Book

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of Christians' journeys

By BEVERLY CORZINE Reviewed by

CHRISTIAN BROTHER

JEFFREY GROS Catholic

The

"Catechism of the Catholic

find the

Church" as a primary instrument in the development of the faith life of these new

News Service

fascinating tales in "Surprised

Cycle

Catholics.

The

Catholic Church

is committed Orthodox and Prot-

1)

estant churches with the goal of restor-

2)

by Truth" and its sequel, "Surprised by Truth 2," recount the journeys of Christians into the Catholic Church from a

to dialogue with the

variety of spiritual paths.

ing

The

attraction of Catholicism varies of these pilgrims. Some read works of the fathers of the church, while

for

all

others appreciated Catholicism's author-

consistency and

ity,

or the

infallibility

communion. There are some Pentecostal and evangelical churches

they see

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ticular Christian

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stories highlight par-

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readers

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rather anti-ecumenical, anti-Catholic versions of the Christian

some of the

ism were just as distorted as were their views of the Catholic Church. This volume is as important for getting an in-

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I

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"From

Swastika to Jim Crow" is an absorbing one-hour documentary about the many German Jewish professors who,

levels.

Yet what a difference these profes-

made in the lives of their students, tapping hidden talent and potential in sors

expelled from their homeland by the

new

found

Nazis,

lives

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how

a

professor persistently encouraged him

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The program juxtaposes images of the struggle for civil rights with Jewish refugees being deported, and of Ku Klux Klan rallies and large Nazi parades, underscoring the similarities in the plight of both groups. And while the Jewish professors added their voices to demand freedom for the AfricanAmericans, black students defended

America seeking academic positions, but were met with resistance from a nation reeling from the effects of the Depression and ripe with anti-Semitic and anti-German sentiment. They an unlikely place: historically all-black colleges and universities in the South that most American professors had ignored.

Many

in

when anti-Communist sentiment during the 1950s made the

their professors

Jewish scholars targets.

of the surviving professors

By sharing

former students are interviewed for the program, and their stories of mutual respect and understanding are indeed moving. One interviewee explains that the two groups were able to successfully come together because both Jewish refugees and blacks understood racial terror and oppression, albeit from very

as well as their

—

—

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their stories, both

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Although a few images of German death camps are disturbing, "From Swastika to Jim Crow" is appropriate for both adults and adolescents.

different historical perspectives.

However, the documentary

CNS stars in the

Conference classification

is

movie A-II

thriller "Antitrust."

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By ANNE NAVARRO Catholic News Service YORK (CNS) Farfetched yet entertaining is one thing. Farfetched and tedious is quite another. The lame

Navarro

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between Robbins' Gates are undeniable, but the script cleverly and quickly handles this by having Robbins offhandedly remark, "Bill who?" thereby focusing the viewer on the story. However, Robbins does bear an uncanny resemblance to the real-life mogul, with

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With a very flimsy narrative that is poorly assembled, "Antitrust" is more like irritating junk e-mails than entertaining film fare.

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film also

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an answer with astonishing speed and lie

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Robbins is the one bright spot in the film. But the writing is poor and he is saddled with such corny lines as, "Surthere are no prise me" or "Be creative

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Editorials

January 19, 2001

& Columns

Benedictine nuns sing again of Christ's love

The Pope

On

Jan.

The

1999, bluesman' and music

25,

Bottom Line

producer Thomas J. Pomposello died of a heart attack at age 50. His work, he would say, was motivated by the desire to "bridge the gap between secular and sacred music."

One of Pomposello's last productions was the international best seller "Women in Chant," a compact disc featuring the choir of nuns at the

PAUL

II

Pope tells diplomats world problems are rooted By

selfishness

JOHN THAVIS

Catholic

VATICAN CITY "state of the

in

News Service (CNS) In

—

world" address to diplomats, Pope

and ecological imbalances that continue to plague John Paul

II

said the wars, social injustices

many countries are rooted in human selfishness.

The pope said the solution lies in an approach that may seem "too simple" to the world's powerful: treating all people as brothers and sisters. He noted some hopeful signs in recent peace agreements and international steps to reduce poverty

and

illiteracy.

The pope made

the remarks Jan. IS in an

audience with ambassadors representing the 172 countries that maintain

full

diplomatic relations

with the Holy See. While praising the ambassadors' work, the pontiff said the world scene at the beginning of

2001 "could cause one to doubt the capacity of diplomacy to bring about the rule of order, equity and peace among peoples."

"Egoism and the will to power are humanity's worst enemies. In some way, they are at the root of every conflict," he said.

He said this was especially evident in parts of South America, where socio-economic differences, guerrilla warfare and the turning back of democratic gains have damaged the social fabric and caused entire populations to lose confidence.

The pope said the world would be radically

Washington.

As the nuns, my friends, prepared to remember him On this second anniversary of his death, they honored him by giving the world' in his name another music gem. The nuns have released a new compact disc called "Women in Chant 'Recordare' Remembering the Mysteries in the Life of Jesus, Son of Mary."

The idea behind completing this recording came from Pomposello's son, Travis, a vice-president at the Discovery Channel. He approached the nuns, asking if he could continue the work his father had begun at Regina Laudis.

"Travis' appearance on the scene reminded us, once more, that the life of resurrection is experienced in the continuity of those who love beyond the terrifying mystery of death," said Mother Lucia Kuppens, one of the 38 nuns at the abbey. A former Yale scholar, Mother Lucia wrote the beautifully informative booklet that accompanies the new CD. I received an invitation from Mother Dolores Hart, the actress who left Hollywood in 1963 to devote her life .^o God in this

Benedictine community, to attend a special afternoon presentation introducing the CD to some of their friends.

is

my

"human

meanderings.

DAN MORRIS CNS Columnist

Winston's wise counsel

good

Mahatma

could have been either

It

Juan Valdez

who

coffee smells,

said, "If it

Starbucks or

wisdom does not

taste like

should."

The

sold.

center which

is

serves as his

mode

become the "masters

"no authority, no political program and no ideology is entitled to reduce human beings to what they can do or produce."

On the issue of religious freedom, Pope John Paul said the church would continue to defend ity to state publicly that

religious experience as a vital element in shaping

and society. He made it clear that was closely monitoring religious freedom around the world, particularly in some Musthe individual

the Vatican

subtext of the story of a recent

—

license plate

also his front

—

room and

kitchen. It also

of transportation. His address

number. His home

is

a

is

a

Volkswagen

Vanagan.

Winston has been a friend for a long time, the friendship being born in the underwater diving and harvesting industry in the San Juan Islands and the fjord-like inlets of Homer, Alaska.

Years ago Winston began "decluttering" his life. At first it was economic necessity. Today it is a conscious choice.

lim countries.

knows

"The tragic experience of the Christian community in Indonesia or the blatant discrimination suffered by believing communities, both Christian and non-Christian, in some countries under

'Less

Marxist or Islamic control summon us to vigilance and unfailing solidarity," he said.

to

fill

his tiny single-burner hiking

from somewhere else. He pumped pressure into the device and lit it as he allowed me to seek self-healing

All believers, the pope said, have a responsibil-

has also led

pulled a tiny red funnel from someit

"stove" with fuel from a small container he had pulled

and

fo believe that they can

it

He

where and used

of nature and of history," regarding the human being as an object to be manipulated or bought

some

said,

can make only one cup at a time, but since he

—

when

science has produced notable advances

human community, he

At the final blessing, sung by the abbey's founder, Mother Benedict Duss, now 90, I think we all felt elevated and rerfewed.

methodically from his crouched position worked, that is, on the coffee and on my self-absorbed

profundity of this observation formed the and probably the best cup of coffee I ever had. The cup was served by a wise man and brewed in wonderful style in his tidy home.

His home doubles as his meditation and counseling

While

divine.

Current personal concerns of mine occupied much of our conversation as Winston worked slowly and

was despised in the cruelest ways."

He said he was thinking of the many wars, the legalization of abortion and euthanasia, and of cultural models based on consumption and "pleasure at any price." He warned against upsetting

for the

the administrator, the theme of "recordare" to join in the call for forgiveness and reconciliation raised by Pope John Paul II. "Recordare" is Latin for "to remember," and the community believes that before one can forgive the past, one has to remember it and "admit the part we have played in one another's sufferings." Nowhere is this truth better expressed than in the life of Jesus and his mother Mary.

And that brought the nuns to a very creative path. They joined two radically different spiritual expressions, classical Gregorian chant celebrating the cycles of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Eastertide, and the devotional prayer of the rosary, following the progression of the 15 mysteries. Special meditations, spoken by Mother Dolores, reflect on the events in Christ's life from his mother's point of view.

Listening to the chant and the words was truly prayer, and I felt I and the others there had been shown a new way to be linked to the

chose

they

that

of it."

life

the balance of creation and the environment, because "a world determined by our designs alone could well become unlivable."

Mother David Serna,

decided to give up coffee in recent times he said he looked forward to making one for me, "just for the smell

Light Side

brother." Unfortunately, he said, his-

tory will judge the 20th century as the time

Columnist

explained

He

On the

different if people applied the principle of "every

man

CNS

of Regina Laudis (Bethlehem, Conn. 06751), who were coached

by Theodore Marier, a professor of liturgical music at The Catholic University of America in

—

his annual

ANTOINETTE BOSCO

Abbey

Benedictine

is

He in

is

the only person

I

know who

actually

ah intimate way the truth of the statement,

more."

Vanagan's passenger seat as making ritual and we talked. I surveyed his condensed kingdom: a tiny library of challenging books, an eclectic assortment of cassette tapes and music, a well-worn Bible on the dash, a rolled sleeping bag at the end of his plywood "sofa."

I

sat sideways in the

Winston performed

his coffee

through his listening.

From under his breadbox-size library he produced his sole metal cup, a small bag of fine coffee, a plastic carton of water, a-filter.

As he performed his rite of sharing, my heart lightened. When after some time he handed me a steaming cup of perfect coffee, I realized I was being served by a uniquely spiritual person. Winston has no checking or savings account, no IRAs or 40 lK, no house payment, no car payment, no desire to hit it big in the stock market or the lottery.

He had stopped by to spend a couple of days with me because "it just seemed like I should." He helped me' repair water lines and a septic system. And my heart.

He left this morning to help a mutual friend with problems the latter is having with his vessel on the Oregon coast "because it just seems like I should."

I know this unselfconscious mobile "monk" will help breathe new life into more than our friend's empty sails.

'Thanks

for the coffee,"

"Pleasure's

all

I

waved

at him.

mine, buddy," he smiled back.

And

he meant it. He has built a life purposely that enables him to be available and fully present to others, no strings attached. Christlike.

The

concept smells awfully wise.

Comments are welcome.

E-mail at: cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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1

9,

2001

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Editorials

let God be the master of their lives. Jung describes what happened next: "Just when they were about to throw me overboard, Jesus Christ appeared before me with such clarity. I clung to Him, and begged Him to save me. At that very moment, rescuers appeared and

They

One

Candle

won my release."

Kim Dae Jung is no ordinary freedom fighter, but one of many tireless voices who refused to be silent. After

MSGR. JAMES

P.

Guest Columnist

were he born

He Was

in a

Hands

democratic country. But he wasn't.

raised in a nation

which had a continuous lineup

And

of military dictatorships. nation decided early

on

the people

who

led his

that he should be silenced.

was

It

Kim Dae belief that

constant surveillance.

warded.

him

however and wherever he could. So vexing was this free-thinking and free-speaking individual that the government decided he needed to be taught a final lesson. Writes Jung "In August of 1973, while exiled in Japan, I was kidnapped from my hotel room in Tokyo by intelligence agents of the then military government of South Korea. The agents took Instead, he spoke out

quiet.

me to their boat at anchor along the seashore. They tied me up, blinded me and stuffed my mouth." These agents were about to kill this troublesome dissident and bring his cry for freedom to a permanent end.

Jung, a Catholic Christian, decided that his only

was surrender.

No, not to the pressures of his But surrender to the will of God. He recalled the valuable lessons from holy men and women of faith who put aside their fears and their anxieties. They let go. choice

captors.

New

remarks

it

He

relationship

tion day.

I

six

Often

In his

Jung summed up his philosophy of was sentenced to death by the military

at Oslo,

For

regime.

can make a difference has been re-

life

received the Nobel Peace Prize.

months, in prison, I awaited my execuI shuddered with fear of death.

But I

would

find calm mately prevails.

in the fact

knew

I

of history that justice

that in

all

ages, in

all

ulti-

places,

he

who

lives a righteous life dedicated to his people and humanity may not be victorious, may meet a gruesome end in his lifetime, but will be triumphant and honored in history.

He who wins by injustice may dominate the present day, but history will always judge him to be a shameful loser. There can be no exception."

Kim Dae Jung did not, thank God, need to wait for

history to vindicate him.

In his lifetime, he has seen the

result of persistence, dedication, courage

Just one person with a dream, but a justice

is,

and conviction.

dream with the

fire

of

in the end, unstoppable.

Question

Corner

always been?

We are concerned because a

relative

reluctant to be baptized again.

received this sacrament.

from

The

Catholics previously baptized

recognized, has

is

fruit.

Jung's devotion to the cause of justice and

one

hope: "In 1980,

Q. Please discuss in your column if or when baptism in another church is recognized by the Catholic Church. If it is

faith

bore

it

between the Koreas has softened. Families kept apart for decades by the demilitarized zone are able to see each other at last.

Over

these intimidations keep

And

daring.

We

wishing

to enter

our

Hefeels he has already

are receiving various answers

different priests.

A. Since as long ago as 1949, the Catholic Church

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

has explicitly assumed the validity of baptism in most

Columnist

Protestant denominations. Several of these churches

were

by name, but the ruling applied to any and intentions were present. (Reply from the Holy Office Dec. 28, 1949) This position resulted partially from a better awareness by the Catholic Church of baptism in these others

listed if

basically necessary rituals

other congregations, but also, at least to

some

degree,

from a more developed theology and practice concerning baptism on the Protestant side.

Since then, of course, the understanding of the meaning and significance of baptism has developed significantly, making conditional baptism (or, as it is sometimes erroneously called, "rebaptism") of converts to our faith quite rare.

Most times today, if a convert has belonged to and been baptized in a major Protestant denomination, conditional baptism may be ministered only if the fact of the previous baptism is uncertain or if the individual has serious and specific doubts about the validity of the former baptism.

You should not be receiving varying responses about

Present Catholic regulations explicitly forbid automatic or routine baptism of people already this.

baptized in another Christian denomination.

Full

The Rite for Receiving Baptized Christians Into the Communion of the Catholic Church (n. 480) says

the reasons" for this action.

These same regulations are repeated in the Code of Canon Law (845) and the 1993 Vatican Directory on Ecumenism (Nos. 94-95).

Fulfilling Q.

obligation

Do wefulfill our Sunday or holy day Mass obligation

by attending

Mass

discussion about to

Mass

in

this,

tlie

home of a

retired priest?

but I think those

We had a

who say no have no law

back them up.

at a

A. Canon law (1248) states, "A person who assists Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either

on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass."

Church law formerly required that Sunday and holy day obligations be fulfilled in a church or certain oratories (chapels). However, that need no longer exists.

Some people also seem unaware that the Mass attended need not be the Sunday Mass with its proper readings and prayers. Those participating in a Saturday evening wedding Mass, for example, are not obliged to attend another

Mass

the following day.

repetition of the sacrament of baptism "is not permitted

unless there

is

a prudent

doubt about the

tigation"

it

A free brochure answering questions

fact or validity

of the baptism already received." If after "serious inves-

seems necessary to confer baptism again

conditionally, "the minister should explain beforehand

tlie

sacrament of penance

is

IL 61651.

Catholics ask about

available by sending a stamped,

self-addressed envelope to Father

Peoria,

ANDREW &

elected President of

South Korea.

Seeking to be a reconciler for all the people of the Korean peninsula, he boldly proposed to visit the forbidden nation of North Korea. He went with no expectations beyond a desire for dialogue and an end to the hostilities which have separated North and South for a half century.

the years, he endured prison, house arrest, exile and

Kim Dae Jung never let

Kim Dae Jung was

eral years ago,

Kim Dae Jung has been tested all his life. A citizen of South Korea, he came early in life to see the value of freedom, and committed himself to the principles which underlie democracy. That might not be a difficult vocation

Reflections

years of dictatorships, the popular will for freedom finally prevailed and South Korea embraced democracy. Sev-

LISANTE

In His

Family

John Dietzen, Box 325,

TERRI LYKE Guest Columnists

Terri's parents lost a longtime friend very

In these later years of their life together, they find themselves regularly going to funeral services to say goodbye to old

recently.

them are at once a sense of sadness and a sense of acceptance, as if to say, "When will it be my turn to die?" though without any friends. In

sense of morbidity.

and dying tality

With diminishing

more profoundly than

ever.

mor-

Perhaps

is

characteristic of the later season of

is

filled

There

health

friends, they experience their

this

life.

when it seems that our life -events with our friends and

are times

new

life

siblings-events such as baby-showers, weddings and baptisms. Currently we are in a season of life that is filled with graduations and events involving the next generation. Though we know that death is waiting for everyone, newness in life is so abound that death seems very remote. And when death is around us, it feels like an intruder.

Throughout life we experience the cycle of dying and rising through the perennial tragedies and joys of life. Our faith helps us make sense of this as each experience draws us into a deeper understanding of the Paschal Mystery.

Yet, it seems that the seasons of life tend to prefer one or the other facet of this mysterious lifelong dance. In our youth we rise daily to new experiences, newfound knowledge, new associations, new life, new love and new dreams. The infrequent tragedies of youth would have us negating God's full presence and participation in the darker experiences of death and loss.

As we grow in wisdom, age and grace, the experience of death become less remote. We develop an intimacy with God who has carried us through difficult times. As we mature we experience more of the tragic side of life. Our faith deepens over time and we begin to see more clearly God's compassion and mercy.

When parents age and die and leave the world's cares in our hands, we experience life in new ways. We also experience God in new ways. With faith we find ourselves grasping less for future life and clinging to the present moment. Whether in the rising or the dying,

God still is.

Though

the Paschal Mystery of dying and ever-present throughout life, perhaps the seasonal emphases of one or the other are appropriate. Just as there is beauty and purpose in each season of the year, there is beauty and purpose in the seasons of life in which we learn more about God. are walking closely with our parents during this season of their lives. They need our care and compassion now more than ever before. rising

is

We

Also, there

they

grow

is

in

will aid us in

much for us to learn from them as wisdom, age and grace-lessons that our next season of life.

Andrew and Terri Lyke are coordinators of Marriage Ministry for the Archdiocese Of Chicago

14 The Catholic News & Herald

January

Around the Diocese

9,

1

2001

The Spirit of the Lord is alive in hiking groups By

WENDY

MURRAY

E.

Rock

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faces,

—

a

ministry at St. Eugene Church in the Asheville Vicariate. Aptly named the Hiking Program, it is the brain child of Sheila O'Connor, parish director of faith formation.

O'Connor envisioned a ministry that would blend spirituality with a mutual appreciation of God's creations.

"The goal is to build community, incorporate prayer and expose people to hiking," she said. She invited parishioners who are like-minded in spirit

made up her own which the group prayed before their ascent up the ing

Cicotello

skills,

"hiker's prayer"

Correspondent

and the hiking program was off

and running.

mountain.

Reaching the summit, Cicotello shared a Scripture reading with her friends. In Matthew's Gospel chapter 4, verse 8-11 the devil tries to tempt Jesus again with the kingdoms of the world in their magnificence.

Cicotello said, "Here we are on top of this mountain with a spectacular view of Looking Glass Rock and I felt this was the perfect place to read and

on its meaning."

Another group hiking on Fridays is led by Doris Thibodeau, an experienced outdoorswoman.

For Thibodeau, this group gave her rereflect .

Well, not exactly.

The only skills needed were a love for the outdoors and a willingness to try something new. As luck would have it, two experienced hikers came forward to lead the hikers. One of the groups, led by Chris Cicotello, set off for John Rock in the Pisgah National Forest for their first adventure.

"I think that we see an entirely different face of God in nature than

newed

we would

"shopping around" for

staring at buildings," said

hand

Cicotello. "His

mountains. hike

They

within these lead me to God, so I is

the time."

The trailhead starts at the Fish Hatchery just off US Route 475 and is all

rated as a moderate to strenuous hike.

These wilderness seekers realized that it was more than a walk in the woods. It was an uphill trek to an elevation of 1200 feet.

In addition to her mountaineer-

—

—

A

joy.

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and

book librarian from Johns Hopkins Hospital, Doris had been away from the Catholic Church for rare

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Hispanic leaders to refocus apostolate AGOSTINO BONO

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"Doing things as we did then is not looking toward the future," he said. "Yet many U.S.-born Hispanics feel they are not getting the attention they need, especially youth."

text,"

parishes have been transformed into

So refocusing also means "don't throw out the baby with the bath

director of the U.S. bishops' Hispanic

multiethnic ones with the arrival of

water," he added.

Affairs Secretariat.

immigrants from Asia and Eastern

Angeles to celebrate and promote the cultural and ethnic diversity of Catholicism in the United States. The subtitle of the gathering was "Many Faces in God's House." Its program incorporated contributions to church life by Catholics from African-Ameri-

By

A main

aim

—

tion with the entire U.S. church

some of these

as:

ics

are no longer born in the United

States because of increased immigration flows during past decades.

—

Many

traditionally Latino

Europe.

to increase coopera-

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— A growing number of Hispan-

News Service HisWASHINGTON (CNS) panic ministry is refocusing its apostolate within a growing multicultural and multilingual U.S. church, said Ronaldo Cruz, executive Catholic

—

by a

Hispanics have been mainly

responsible for the numerical growth

Hispanic minority which is primarily responsible for the recent growth in U.S. church membership, he said in a

Cruz

in the U.S. church since 1960 and form a major bloc of U.S. Catholics.

January interview.

To spur re-evaluation, the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Hispanic Affairs is sponsoring a Feb. 14-17 symposium for about 60 national and regional Hispanic ministry leaders.

The meeting will be in Colorado Springs, Colo., on the theme, "Refocusing Hispanic Ministry for the New Century."

The gathering will assess the new realities of the 21st century, Cruz said.

in foreign-

In

have to be developed, said Cruz.

"In 1980, 80 percent of all Hispanics were born in the United States.

In 1990, about 64 percent were U.S.born. Today, about half were born in the United States," he said.

born

in

the United States.

64 percent were

U.S.-born. Today, about

means the work we did in the past is not known to many of this generation.

is hard to predict economic conditions abroad will produce another heavy influx of Latin Americans, he said.

"About 71 percent of Catholic growth in the United States since 1960 is due to the Hispanic presence," said Cruz. He added that currently there are about 24 million Hispanic Catholics in the United States.

A mission of the

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At the February meeting Hispanic ministry leaders "will look at our history and see what is taking place now," Cruz said.

The meeting aims to help Hispanic leaders face new challenges within the framework of "cooperation with the full body of Christ," he said.

The overall goals of Hispanic ministry remain the same, said Cruz.

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1980, 80 percent of all Hispanics were

These demographic changes mean new methods and processes

"This means the work we did in the past is not known to many of this generation," he added.

"Past programs were mostly for U.S.-born Hispanics," said Cruz.

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said the

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And baby makes two By

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downward spiral. was love and concern of

lenting pull of

Editor

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mother that brought her

girlfriend's

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been changed to protect her identity^, a resi-

dismal

dent of Room at the Inn in Charlotte, agreed to an interview with The Catholic News

mistake, it hasn't been without challenge and strife, but DeAna found the discipline, structure and love missing from her forma*tive years.

She lives in safety now. And is learning life skills necessary for her and her

DeAna

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Her

story.

that every

brutally honest with her

openness underscores our belief

life is

precious.

— DeAna

CHARLOTTE

has the

glow of an expect-

face of a child with the

sion early

1

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her

life

diapers and bottles.

one of

DeAna's expecting a

teen-ager.

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fell

1

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that

would be or on the streets. But harness and redirect

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community

college.

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she wants her daughter to grow up in an environment of love and respect. Her parental dream is light years from her own brief childhood. "I want her to be proud of her mom and not have to go through or suffer what I have," says DeAna, who wants nothing more than to be there for her child. "I hope to teach from my mistakes."

"I loved him so much," she says. "All wanted was love." But her boyfriend "had no respect for life or anything."

Even less was any concern for her wellbeing. Hospitalized last winter, she begged him to visit her bedside. He was too busy on a drug run.

She knows she should have moved I

blind.

DeAna

to the underbelly of life.

returned

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This past June,

she found herself pregnant. "He said did it on purpose and tried to say wasn't his baby."

month

their

to enroll at the

selling illegal drugs.

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DeAna knows

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she dropped out of school,

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