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20, 1995

King

Annual Celebration Draws Large Crowd By

JOANN KEANE Associate Editor

—

CHARLOTTE

Eddice Martin donned a peach batik kaftan with matching headwrap.

Benedict the

The parishioner of St. in Winston Salem

Moor

was bedecked

in native African garb,

and couldn't have been prouder. Like many of her counterparts attending the 10th annual memorial birthday celebration for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Martin wore the ensemble to symbolize her heritage. Colorful kinte cloth cast a bright

backdrop on an otherwise dreary day. Outside, threatening weather provided a steady rain, but

did not

dampen

the

of the 1 75 gathered at Our Lady of Consolation for the annual diocesan celspirits

Bishop William G. Curlin and Msgr. Anthony Kovacic greet Rev. Mr. Ron Caplette permanent deacons held Jan. 14 at Queen of the Apostles in Belmont. Rev. Mr. Caplette is a permanent deacon for St. Joseph Church in Newton. Msgr. Kovacic is vicar for permanent deacons. Photo by JOANN KEANE

following a mini-retreat for

Cardinal Bernardin

Warns Of

ebration.

For those in attendance, the day was more than just a celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it was an educational experience. Young and old came together for workshops focusing on African contributions to the Catholic Church

and the rich culture of African Ameri-

Trend To For-Profit Health Care CHICAGO

(CNS)

— In a

cans.

"We're becoming more aware of our

talk to

tion representing more than 900 Catholic

Chicago business leaders, Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin warned that "our health care delivery system is rapidly commercializing itself and ... abandoning core values that should always be at the heart

health care facilities across the country.

"Not-for-profit hospitals sent

more than

...

repre-

three-quarters of the

existence of not-for-profit institutions is

nonpublic acute-care general hospitals in the country," Cardinal Bernardin said. "Not-for-profit hospitals are the core of this nation's private, voluntary health care delivery system, but are in jeopardy of becoming for-profit enterprises." One of the major threats to the

threatened, he said.

nonprofits, he said,

of health care."

Those developments have created an "extremely turbulent competitive environment in health care" in which the very

He argued

that business

and com-

munity leaders "have an urgent civic responsibility to preserve and strengthen

the "body of opin-

ion that contends there is no fundamental distinction

He urged business leaders to recog-

and health care delivery system." The Chicago cardinal made his comments in a speech Jan. 1 2 to the Harvard Business Club of Chicago. He spoke just two days after the Columbia/HCD

nize major distinctions that need to be

maintained between health care delivery

and the free enterprise model of providing goods or services for a profit. He emphasized that he was not criticizing the free enterprise system itself:

largest for-profit health care

owner and

"We are all beneficiaries of the genius of

announced a deal

to acquire

that system .... It' s contribution to Ameri-

operator,

three nonprofit hospitals in Chicago.

businessman Rick Scott, who in the late 1980s had just two hospitals in Texas entered 1995 with 199 hospitals and 128 outpatient surgery centers in the United States, England and Switzerland. It recently announced its intention to begin

can society has been most beneficial." But "not all of society's institutions have as their essential purpose earning a reasonable rate of return on capital," he said. He cited the family, education and the whole range of social services as areas where the primary purpose of the social institutions involved is not profit but the good of the persons served

acquiring nonprofit institutions to ex-

"the advancement of human dignity."

The corporation

—

series of acquisitions

the result of a

and mergers by

—

pand

its

market position

key

areas.

Cardinal Bernardin told the Chicago leaders that he was speaking not as a professional in health care but as a

munity

com-

leader, as an archbishop with

pastoral responsibilities in

20 Chicago-

area Catholic hospitals, and as a member of the board of trustees of the Catholic Health Association, a national organiza-

pastoral council.

See King, Page 16

CRS

—

"The primary end or essential purpose of medical care delivery should be a cured patient, a comforted patient and a healthier community, not to earn a profit or a return on capital for share-

This understanding has long been a central ethical tenet of medicine,"

holders.

the cardinal said.

See Health, Page 2

*»»».

Rwanda

war erupted

since a bloody

last April,

and

it's

a change for the better, reports

not

Anne

Smith, a Catholic Relief Services field

monitor in Rwanda. "The people are trying very hard to get back to a normal life, and it does feel normal. But that's the strange part, be-

cause murderers are walking the streets,"

Smith said. Neighbors have killed neighbors, and the guilty parties continue to

among their other neighbors.

According to Smith, justice is slow in coming due to the lack of policing and organization in the country. Yet justice is essential, she said, for the country to-be

whole again. "Until justice is carried out, these people will not live peacefully,"

Smith told the Catholic Review, Baltimore's archdiocesan newspaper. Smith monitors CRS feeding programs that serve about 18,000 people, including 8,000 children, considered vulnerable. The numbers include the elderly

and

CRS

sick.

program last July were established to help children who were either orphaned or separated from their families in the war. started the

after centers

•V>

Martin Luther King tion held Jan.

Jr.

birthday celebra-

4 at Our Lady of Conso-

lation in Charlotte.

The collection comes

from Mattie Reed, Curator and Director Emeritus of the African Heritage center at North Carolina A&T State University. Photo by JOANN KEANE

Field Representative

has changed in

live

^lStm'?9j^

Chloe Russell holds an African bracelet Young examines some of the artifacts of African arts and crafts on display during the 1 0th annual diocesan

Troubles Plague BALTIMORE (CNS) — The mood The

civil

while Otelia

New

between medical care and a

commodity exchanged for profit."

our nation' s predominantly not-for-profit

Healthcare Corporation, the nation's

more about our beginnings," said Sandy Murdock, parishioner of Our Lady of Consolation and chairperson of the African American heritage and want to learn

Says

Rwanda

centers receive 60 tons of food a month, including sugar, beans, rice, oil, salt and powdered milk.

Smith, who spent three years in Rwanda with the Peace Corps, has been

working with CRS since July. She said Rwandans must also deal with the return of refugees who left the country in the late 1 950s and early 1 960s

because of political and ethnic tensions then. These Rwandans bring with them money and possessions, while those who were displaced in the last year have no possessions.

"The Rwandans who are returning 30 years are optimistic," Smith said. "They have been waiting for this day for a long time. Some of them are even taking over businesses in Rwanda. "The others lost family, friends and possessions. They were witness to all the after

horrible events and suffered the most. is definitely conflict between the two groups." However, what may be Rwanda's biggest problem lies just over the border

There

There in refugee camps, thousands of Rwandan governin neighboring Zaire.

ment troops are training on their homeland.

raid

for a possible

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& Herald

January 20, 1995

The

First Arrival.

Johnny Knippel, pictured with his parents, John and Teresa Knippel, received his Eagle Scout award in a recent ceremony at St. Francis of Assisi Church at Franklin. The award is the highest given by the Boy Scouts.

Franklin Youth Receives Eagle

Scout Award At Parish Ceremony FRANKLIN

— On Oct. 30

at St.

Francis of Assisi Church, Johnny Mira Knippel, son of John and Teresa Knippel,

was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout. The Boy Scouts' highest award is attained by only 2 percent of Scouts. Johnny's 21 merit badges, position as Senior Patrol Leader for his troop and work on a church beautification project earned him the rank of Eagle Scout. At the awards ceremony he was presented with letters of congratulations from President and Mrs. Clinton, U.S. Sens. Lauch Faircloth and Jesse Helms, N.C. Sen. Bob Carpenter, U.S.Rep.

Charles Taylor and Bishop William G. Curlin. He was given a U.S. flag which flew from the Capitol by Taylor and a N.C. Senate pin by Carpenter. The Eagle

Badge was presented ther,

him by

Bishop William G. Curlin holds the first child born to a resident of Room at the Inn, a new home for unwed mothers. Joining the bishopin greeting the new arrival is Father Conrad Kimbrough, chairman of the home's board of directors. Photo by JOANNKEANE

his fa-

who received his own Eagle award

1969.

The invocation and

closing

prayers were offered by Father Richard

McCue,

pastor of St. Francis of Assisi. Refreshments were offered after the ceremony for family and friends. Johnny, a member of Troop 229, is a sophomore honor student at Franklin High School and a candidate for confirmation in the spring.

Pope Says Evangelization Is Priority But Must Not Be Imposed MANILA,

official

— An

Poland (CNS)

of the Polish bishops' conference

for the last nine

Vatican vacant

to the

months

mark of

disrespect for the pope. "It is, to put

mildly, astonishing

which has a Polish pope for the first time in history, which initiated diplomatic relations with the Holy See

that Poland,

after

gelization remains the highest priority of

many very

difficult years for the

the Church, but "evangelization

must

generally speaking, bestowed meaning

and harmony on the life of individuals and on the communities they composed. "The forces of secularization tend to undermine your rich religious and cul-

never be imposed." In an address to the Sixth Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences, the pope said that

tural heritage.

"the act of faith and reception into the

Filipino Cardinal Jose Sanchez, prefect

not only strange, but ridiculous," he

communion of the Church through bap-

added.

tism must always be entirely free," re-

of the Vatican's Congregation for the Clergy, came about halfway through the

Waldemar Pawlak had asked the Foreign Ministry "as a matter of urgency" to nominate a candidate for the post, which has been vacant since the death last April of Henryk

ported

Kupiszewski.

wish to way."

fill

the ambassador's post any-

"From the viewpoint of people con-

said the fact that Poland has left the

ambassadorship

—

as the third millennium approaches, evan-

Name Ambassador To Vatican

WARSAW,

(CNS)

Pope John Paul II told Asian bishops that

Polish Bishop Criticizes Failure

Philippines

cerned with diplomacy, the situation

Polish Premier

said he

This great continent

is at

a spiritual crossroads."

The pope's on

his behalf

presentation, delivered

and

in his

presence by

UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. He told more than 150 bishops at San Carlos Seminary in Manila Jan. 15

Federation of Asian Bishops' Confer-

that evangelization "involves love

and While ever insisting on the Church's right and duty to proclaim with joy the good news of God's mercy, Catholics must carefully avoid any suspicion of coercion or devi-

expedite the delivery.

respect for those evangelized.

ences' 10-day plenary. nal

Pope John Paul said he asked CardiSanchez to read his talk, so as to

When

Cardinal

ous persuasion."

In an interview with Poland's offi-

A spokesman for Polish President Lech Walesa said the president had asked Pawlak "many times" to fill the vacancy.

agency, Bishop Pieronek said

In mid- January the premier' s office again

the joyful, patient and progressive preach-

was awaiting a new nomination

ing of the saving death and resurrection

Sanchez finished, the pope said, "What I wrote, I wrote, and it should be read," but added, "what I meditated on should also be revealed." He then spoke of the need in the near future for a synod of Asian bishops, just as the African bishops met in synod last year. Though he did not intend, he said, to be called "the pope of synods," he strongly favored holding synods "as a

of Jesus Christ must be your absolute

fruit

whole of Eastern Europe, and which plays host to an apostolic nuncio also a Pole, does not even have

who is own

its

ambassador there," said Auxiliary Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek of Sosnowiec, secretary-general of the Polish bishops' conference.

cial press

Poland either cannot find a candidate or does not

the current situation "looks as

However, Foreign Ministry officials no response from Pawlak to a recommendation they made said they received

last

October.

said

from the Foreign Ministry.

"If the

Church in Asia is to fulfill its

providential destiny, evangelization as

he said. "Accusations of proselytism which is far from the Church's missionary spirit and a one-sided understanding of religious pluralism and tolerance should not be allowed to stifle your mission to the peoples of Asia," he said.

priority,"

Health (From Page He

argued that the central goals of

health care "are best advanced in a pre-

dominantly not-for-profit delivery system" because the very reason for being of nonprofit institutions is to improve the lives of those they serve. The not-for-profits play an essential role in assuring wide access to medical care, guaranteeing a patient-first medical ethic, keeping health care focused on the needs of the whole community, and promoting an ongoing spirit and practice of volunteerism in health care, he said.

He argued that they also best fulfill an important function in American society of "mediating structures" which stand between the individual and the state and between the individual and "the rougher edges" of a capitalist economy. "The need for mediating institutions in health care is great," he said. "Private sector failure to provide adequately for essential human services such as health

—

The pope

essential services,

to to

generally does a

poor job of delivering them."

said that "rapid techno-

and economic growth have revolutionized the face of Asia" since the bishops' federation began in logical progress

II." first

millen-

nium had many synods, he said Vatican II was creating this new synod era of the Church, and as he meditated on the third millennium, "I thought of the need to return to the synod experience." The ad limina visits of every bishop to the pope are one form of sharing, he noted, as are praying and eating together, "but we also need to meet as representatives of the whole collegium of bishops."

1970.

Noting that the "transformation of is "even more

care invites government intervention.

While government has an obligation ensure the availability of and access

—

of Vatican

Pointing out that the

the spiritual landscape"

striking than Asia's material progress,"

pope said, "Religious indifferentism and exaggerated individualism now

the

threaten the traditional values which,

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January 20, 1995

Keane, Former North Wilkesboro Pastor, Dies

Trinitarian Father

SILVER

Md.—

SPRING,

Trinitarian Father Roderick

Keane, former pastor at St. John Baptist de LaSalle Parish in North Wilkesboro, N.C., died Dec. 29 at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring after a period of declining health.

He was 80.

Father Keane served as pastor

John from 1976

to 1985.

•years as a priest,

State Deputy Jim Neeley

High Point accepts a plaque honoring him from Ken

(I)

Columbus council at St. Matthew in The presentation was made during the Knights' state mid-year meeting 6-8 in Charlotte. A first degree exemplification during the meeting was named

Conroy

(c)

and Jim Nass

of the Knights of

Charlotte.

Jan. in

Photo by CHARLIE

Neeley's honor.

Knights Of

BOWLING

Columbus Push For

During

he served

at St.

his

in several

North Carolina parishes, including St. Joseph at Asheboro. After leaving North Wilkesboro, he served in semi-retirement in Georgia and then retired to St. Joseph Church in Holy Trinity, Ala. Prior to his final illness, he resided at the Father Judge Missionary Cenacle, his order's senior ministry residence in Adelphi,

Md.

Following a vigil service Jan 2 at the Father Judge Missionary Cenacle, a Mass of the Resurrection was concelebrated Jan. 3 at Holy Trinity Mission Seminary in Silver Spring. His body was taken to

Alabama for a vigil service Jan 4 at Holy Trinity and a concelebrated Mass of .

Vocations At Mid-Year Meeting By CHARLIE

BOWLING

the Knights' collection for mentally re-

Religious vocations were the central

theme as more than 250 Knights of Columbus met recently at the University Hilton in Charlotte. Four priests spoke to representatives of

more than 83

councils about the need for tions for priests, sisters

parish

new voca-

and brothers

North Carolina. Father Joe Yaeger, chaplain of Roxboro Council 1 1235, told about his unusual calling after working in several unsatisfying jobs. Vocation directors for both the Raleigh and Charlotte Dioceses, Father John Rinalli and Father Frank O'Rourke, respectively, thanked the

members

for their financial support of

tarded children, has banked

Albert

boys and

the religious

and

Lawson

Pinehurst, state chaplain of the Knights,

urged everyone to get behind this year' national theme, "In Solidarity With Our Priests."

He ended his remarks

with his

"Long live the pope!" State Deputy Jim Neely of High Point reported that "Operation Lamb," usual cheer,

expected

ticipate in the

Carter.

life.

that the Inn's

any time. Local councils were urged to par-

seminarians and others working toward

Father Robert T.

Hodges reported

baby

Free

girls

Throw Contest state

chairman

for Bill

Awards are presented to regional winners each year..

state

Cardinal Submits Resignation At

The Bishop Greco Council in Clemmons will host the 1 995 State Basketball Tournament Feb. 1 1 at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem. Grand Knight Jim Gildein encouraged entries by the Jan. 28 deadline. Charlie Bowling is a parishioner of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.

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Cardinal O'Connor ment of his role as priest

Canon law says

a bishop

who

has

reached 75 is to present his resignation to the pope. Whether or when it is accepted is solely up to the pope. Cardinal O'Connor said he had not

been told anything about what might be planned for him, but observed that naming and installing a successor for a see as major as the New York Archdiocese normally required several months.

Reporters asked him to reflect on and identify the best and worst features of his 1 1 -year tenure and to confess any mistakes he thought he had made. stressed enjoy-

— saying Mass,

preaching, hearing confessions and other activities.

If he had it to do over, he said, he would spend more time with people in the

parishes.

He has visited virtually all 41

parishes of the archdiocese, but noted he

would have

liked to be out of the office

you tend to get bogged down in administration," he said. more. "In

this position

to reporters Jan. 13,

A native of Philadelphia, the cardi-

Cardinal O'Connor said he would write

nal told his archdiocesan weekly, Catho-

Commenting

New York, that he planned to continue New York after his retirement. All previous archbishops of New York

and Washington for transmittal to the pope. "Then I will just

lic

wait."

have died

his required letter

mail

his birthday,

to the nuncio in

my job," he said. While some

days he might wish the pope would hurry and name a successor to take over the administrative and financial headaches, he said, most of the time he is happy serving as New York's archbishop. Special

TV features were aired and

The New York Times ran a front-page story

on the 75th birthday of the

His Will In Yours.

p.m.

Charlotte, M.C. Featuring workshops on Faith Stories, Spirituality and Aging, Grieving and Renewal and More... Local Congregations showcased in

call

— Cardinal

Remember

nnuai Intepfaith

(CNS)

John J. O' Connor, who offered his resignation on his 75th birthday Jan. 15, said he thought he had a "good shot" of still being in his post when Pope John Paul II makes his planned visit to New York this

"I love

Word

St. Joseph Church. Burial followed in the order's cemetery at Holy Trinity.

Christian Burial Jan. 5 at

more than

$645,000 thus far and is expected to exceed last year' s collection. Local councils distribute 85 percent of the net contributions in their own areas, while the state Knights of Columbus responds to needs on the state level. The pro-life efforts of the Knights focused on the "Room at the Inn," a home for expectant mothers that recently opened in Charlotte. Kean Degnon and first

FATHER KEANE

cardi-

living in

in office, so

rience for the archdiocese.

The

cardinal,

who

"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as

well as an ongoing commit-

ment to the Church and the community in which we live!' Bishop William G. Curlin

Charlotte (or (or

Catholic Diocese of

parish, city) the

sum of$

percent of the residue of my estate) for

religious, educational

and

presumably

after retirement, said he planned to stay busy writing, accepting speaking invitations and continuing his association with the Sisters of Life, a new order he established to concentrate on pro-life issues.

statement included in your Will:

Roman

will

continue to have responsibilities in Rome

ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte or to your parish. Simply have the following

"I leave to the

having a retired

archbishop around would be a new expe-

its

charitable works."

For more information on how to make a Will that works, contact Jim Kelley, Diocese of Charlotte, Office of Development, 1524 East Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207, (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

Pro-Life Corner

—

Sunday, Jan. 22 Mass for the Unborn, St. Gabriel Church, Charlotte, 3 p.m. Bishop William G. Curlin, principal celebrant and homilist. All are welcome.

—

Sunday, Jan. 22 Depart for national March for Life Jan. 23 in Washington, D.C. Leave from the Catholic Center Charlotte at 7 a.m. Return Jan. 23 after the march. For more information, call (704) 377-6871.

Editorial The Respect

Moral Leadership Robert P. Casey, whose term as governor of Pennsylvania ended this week, apparently will continue to speak out as a private citizen on issues which concern him and which should concern most Catholics. In an appearance at a Jesuit-run prep school in Philadelphia, the outspoken pro-life Democrat called for new moral leadership for the United States. Casey told the students at St. Joseph's Preparatory School that the November elections signaled a "tidal wave" of national discontent. "Anyone who tells you the unease in this country, the genesis of that tidal wave, was limited to economic concerns is missing a very basic point. The vast majority of Americans recognize that our problems are fundamentally spiritual and moral in character." Casey went on to say that "this country today is in dire need of true leadership, moral leadership of a high order which makes no apology for speaking in those terms."

Casey has been speaking

terms for some time. His stand against abortion made him a virtual nonperson at the 1992 Democratic national convention where he was denied the right to speak. But, while he is not exactly the most popular person in those

world among the present leaders of his party, he could be one of the most popular among the party s rank and fde. And that popularity could be translated into votes if he seeks the party's presidential nomination in in the

Catholics always have been a mainstay of the

Democratic Party although many turned their backs on its stand on abortion and other moral issues. A man like Casey could be the one who the party because of

brings

Diocese of Charlotte

Missionaries Essential To VATICAN CITY

— Pope John Paul

(CNS)

There already have been suggestions that he should seek the presidency. It's almost a safe bet that those suggesions will continue in coming months as the

countdown to the 1996 election begins. Casey so far has turned away questions about future political plans.

As he puts

it,

contribution to the modern-day Church.

The pope, speaking at a general audience at the Vatican Jan. 11, said the rich history of missionary

how efforts at personal sanctification among religious should be balanced by apostolic work

effort illustrated

on behalf of the whole Church. The missionary work performed by many religious orders is a sign of divine generosity toward the Church, and "we should be truly happy when this sign is so frequent, as in our

own time," he

said.

The pope emphasized that balancing prayer and apostolic work was a constant challenge for religious, including those active in the missions. All members of religious orders should recognize that the aim of their vocation

never limited to personal sanctification, he

his

a job."

Hopefully, while he's job hunting, he'll keep right

on speaking out about the moral issues. It would be hard to find a man better suited to

that

religions in Sri Lanka, including Buddhists,

asked a blessing upon them. "I

action," he said.

The pope noted

that some religious missionary under papal authority. This is a measure to improve the quality of apostolic work and does not dispense religious from the respect and obedience due to local bishops, he said. fall directly

Publisher: Editor:

VATICAN CITY (CNS) In an apparent effort to defuse Catholic-Buddhist tensions on the eve of his visit

clarify issues for Christian readers,

—

Far East, Pope John Paul

expressed deep

respect for Buddhism and said he hoped his trip

would

bring the two religions closer together.

The pope made the unusual remarks at a general audience at the Vatican Jan. 1 1 several hours before he ,

was scheduled to depart Rome for a 10-day visit to the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Australia and Sri

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never have been doubted. "The Holy Father in no way intended to hurt the Buddhists," said Vatican spokesman Joaquin NavarroValls. He said the pope's use of the word "negative" referred to the Buddhist' s emphasis on detachment from the world and was not a judgment of the Buddhist

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book, saying the pontiff was trying to

In Sri Lanka, an island-nation off southeastern

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"I hope the visit to Sri Lanka and the other countries can strengthen dialogue and understanding between religions, favoring an increasingly intense collaboration toward peace and solidarity between peoples," he

Vatican officials had earlier downplayed the pope' s

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comments

because they were unhappy with the pope's description of Buddhism in his recent book, Crossing the Threshold of Hope. Among other

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and he

take this

opportunity to assure the followers of the Buddhist religion of my deep respect and my sincere esteem," he

Buddhism Before Flying East

to boycott the papal events

The Cathouc

am happy to

said.

Some Buddhist leaders in Sri Lanka had threatened prat,

At the end of his audience, the pope said he was looking forward to meeting representatives of other

At the same time, religious should be the first in the Church to "resist the temptation of sacrificing prayer to

Lanka.

task.

pope wrote that Buddhism could be considered an atheistic religion with an almost exclusively "negative" doctrine of salvation. things, the

said.

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praised the missionary activity of religious worldwide, saying their work in spreading the Gospel is an essential

orders

1996.

Life Office

Ellen quit smoking. With all due congratulations and best wishes, five days into her New Years' resolution, Ellen feels like she's climbing the walls. The nicotine still infiltrates her body, and the craving forjust one cigarette is about to send her over the edge. She says she screams to God, "Take the image of the cigarette out of my head." At the same time, she realizes her modus operandi isn't quite on target. But as the nicotine slowly filters from her body, other entities enter the picture. Ellen's not alone as she turns to candy and other foods as a substitute. Anyone

who's known an ex-smoker marvels

at the

sudden

Editor's

Notebook

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'wWk

Joann Keane

increase of weight. Its a Catch-22 of sorts; no cigarettes, no calorie-filled substitutes. Giving up the smoke is a top contender among resolutions. Perhaps dieting tops the

magazine claims the best diet. For those lacking the will-power

And

every

to resist

sweet

list.

temptation, a recent supermarket tabloid story lured readers with the secret of successful dieting.

See Notebook, Page 6

The Catholic News

January 20, 1995

& Herald

The Loyal Opposition Loyalty is more than a rubber stamp. It

involves fidelity to the Holy Spirit.

Pope John Paul II has been described pope" by Cardinal Ratzinger, the prefect of the Sacred Conas a "restoration

until

1960 the Holy See had

followed the policy: "Error has no rights." By 1 964 many of the so-called errors of the day won the approval of the Council

One of the most controversial on the agenda at Vatican II was

Fathers.

gregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Some think this means we are turning

that of religious freedom. Jesuit Father

back the clock to the days of Cardinal Ottaviani, a good man to be sure, but one

John Courtney Murray, whom Cardinal Ottaviani opposed mightily, was the

who thought that loyalty meant protect-

champion of that debate. Father Murray managed to persuade the Council Fathers and Pope Paul VI to pass the ground-

quo at all costs. In 1958, Pope John XXIII rejected the advice of Cardinal Ottaviani and the entire Roman Curia when he announced his intention to convene the Second Vatican Council. The pope's futuristic thinking legitimized open debate on many ing the status

issues.

Cardinal Ottaviani thought this

was a threat

good

order.

At issue was

issues

Disagreement with certain reform-

the Vatican Secretary of State said: "If

able teachings might be a sign of the

cated, but the sweet smell of victory did

Holy Spirit at work. Growth and change have always been a part of Church life.

one loves Christ, one must love the Church and not criticize its leaders ... Love does

alty.

not linger long. In a few years, the resto-

selves the final arbiters of truth, but the

the People of

Some

cor-

process of restoration might have gone too

Open

far.

debate on controversial

issues should not be

viewed as a breach

of ecclesiastical tact or a sign of disloy-

thing except his reason." According to Chesterton, our bal-

the one that best puts time on your side

when we can

enter into the world of fairy tales

still

which

supplant reason with imagination.

So many times I have arrived

the

all

available,

means of

allowing time to begin to work for you rather than against you.

When I board the Capitol Limited in Washington, I have 17 hours I can call

mas Cole, framed his famous early Ameri-

absorb the countryside. If I get sleepy,

can frame the scenic

Allegheny Mountains

my mind

doze, just as the American painter, Tho-

me are left behind on the platform.

can mountain panoramas. Since the beginning of humankind, mealtime has always been the best time

The poetic takes

over, and in

for countering the fatigue of an exhaust-

Chesterton' s words, "instead of trying to

ing day. Mealtime can refresh our physi-

station,

ing

problems that have been badger-

Father Eugene Hemrick

transportation

believe that travel by train

Capitol Limited, Chesterton' s wisdom is the train pulls out of the

director of

my mind free!

ing music or just peer out the window and

The Christophers.

The Human Side

one of the benefits of a journey by

train, a respite that sets

dream about how a similar happening might once again occur. Thanks to fairy tales, our minds are set free to pretend. Whenever I travel Amtrak between Washington, D.C., and Chicago on the confirmed.

NY 10017.)

Father John Catoir

delve into a relaxing book, listen to sooth-

York,

destination refreshed by the respite that

notion that once upon a time something

us the exciting

(For a free copy of the Christopher Note, "Live Joyfully, " send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New

News

ity."

beautiful happened, and they inspire us

instill in

tually exclusive terms.

them finite, I float easily atop their infin-

my own before arriving in Chicago. Time is at my service. I can kick off my shoes,

Fairy tales

mands? Charity and loyalty are essential values, but they are not necessarily mu-

make

cross an infinite sea of ideas and

best kept alive

God to be a static society, no longer open to change or growth, but a living Church needs honest dialogue to stay alive and avoid stagnation. Recently, Cardinal Angelo Sodano,

not criticize." Is this what loyalty de-

Philosophy Of Train Travel

In his book, Orthodoxy, the versatile and iconoclastic English author, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, put his finger on one of the today's most maddening problems when he wrote: "Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason ... The madman is not the man who has lost his reason. The madman is the man who has lost every-

a climate of fear in the

were needed in the post-conChurch, of course, to reestablish the authority of bishops over theologians who were bold enough to consider them-

ance

Church today which causes many to abandon their conscience, however prayerfully they may have arrived at their conclusion. A Church in fear of reprisal may make sense if one presumes

Cardinal Ottaviani returned. ciliar

Church teaching.

There

ration policy took over as the spirit of

rections

able

Father John Catoir

The loyal opposition had been vindi-

dom."

the validity of the concept of loyal "op-

doctrinal teachings, but rather of reform-

One Candle

breaking "Declaration on Religious Free-

position" within the Catholic Church.

Pope John XXIII had opened the door to freedom of discussion, but those in the Curia considered any opposition to their thinking to be disloyal and disrespectful We are not speaking here of solemn

Light

cal,

psychological and spiritual energies

no other event

quently today,

its

our

life.

potential

Too is

fre-

short-

changed because meals either are rushed or turned into working sessions. On the train, a meal can last as long as you want it to last. The gentle sway, scenic vistas and unhurried atmosphere create the respectful environment a meal needs to exercise its energizing powers. At times I have heard people at the conclusion of a train journey say that they would never take a train again because it was too slow. It always seems to

that their impatience

they've forgotten

a sign that

how to enjoy time.

Chesterton would agree with the

modern civilized

slogan, "Taking a train

way to go!" And were he

he would add, no doubt, that

good way

the

alive

"it is

one

to cultivate a free-floating

imagination that works best

when given

time."

Father Hemrick is director of research for the United States Catholic Conference. Copyright ÂŠ 1 995 by Catholic News Service

Young People May Learn From Mistakes Dear Dr. Shuping,

same thing all over again, and you would end up wasting even more money. One of the big problems is that it' s your money, not his. He hasn' t worked and invested his own money in his education. If it were his own hard-earned money, he might decide not to spend it on school at all right now, but if he chose school and paid the tuition himself, he would be more likely to follow through also do the

My son, Tony, (not his real name) is a freshman at a small private college which he chose himself. Although he

has the ability, he failed all of his first semester classes. Tony admitted that he has been staying out late every night at clubs or at parties and has missed classes to sleep late. His father

and

are sick about it. We are not wealthy, and we paid more than $6,000 for that semester he wasted. I worked a second job to earn part of the money. I didn't want Tony to have to work because I wanted him to have time to study. He says he will do better next semester, but his father doesn't want to pay for another semester. We haven't paid any of the fees yet, but they are due later this month. I'm not sure what we should do. possible that

Tony

really

Martha W. Shuping,

with the studying part. He wouldn' t throw

away

his

own money

so easily.

Suppose you don't pay the current tuition bills. He couldn't go back this

ter at the private

school next

fall,

but

every night, you

may also want to watch

expect him to be responsible for some of

to see whether this settles down or whether

semester, but that doesn't

his expenses.

perhaps he may be developing a problem

get an education. Let

The minimum wage job he is likely to get will probably provide some motivation for him to want to study for something more interesting and better paying

mean he can't him live at home

work now to start earning part of his college money, then in the spring and summer he could try community college while living at home. It would give him an affordable way to try out and go

college again and see

would learn from the shock of failing and would make more effort next time. But he could It's

Crosswinds

he really has the

and ability. If he does well, you and your husband could consider whether you want to contribute to another semes-

interest

for the future.

does often happen that when young people go away to college they may try out their new freedom in ways they later It

regret and they often learn

from

their

mistakes. However, with the partying

with alcohol that Dr. Shuping

may need treatment. is

contract staff with and also has a

Catholic Social Services

private practice as a psychiatrist in

Winston-Salem. Questions for this colsent to: Dr. Martha W. Shuping, 1400 Millgate Drive, Suite B, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.

umn may be

6 The Catholic

News

& Herald

January 20, 1995

The Day All right, I admit it. I was happy about the outcome of the Nov. 8 elecI got home from work that day expecting to perform my usual election ritual: a few beers and snacks in front of

tions.

the television until

got too tired to stay

didn't get to bed until 2 a.m. and

when I woke up

the next day, or rather,

three and a half hours later, freshed.

was

re-

many pro-abortion go down in defeat was an

candidates

see so

answer to years of prayer. But when the afterglow of victory faded,

and

was

left

with a dreadful feeling

this thought:

betrayed again? to

and foreign policy issues first, then

we'll get to the social issues." In other

words, "We' ve got more important things to

first."

They never did

get around to doing

much for the babies. Twenty-one million

"Are we going

Is this

to be

'triumph' going

be a repeat of 1980?" Although 1980 wasn't as extensive

a victory for the pro-life forces,

did

manage to elect a president. I remember going to a pro-life victory party the next day. Most of us present were Democrats, but we celebrated what we thought was a decisive

win

tive victory" later,

find myself asking,

be betrayed again? In 1980,

was a

liberal. I

was not

impressed with Ronald Reagan, but I voted for him because of his strong stand

994 1 was a conservotes went only to those

against abortion. In vative, but

candidates, liberal or conservative,

who

were opposed to abortion. There are millions of voters like me. Although we care very much about welfare reform, the economy, etc., we believe that the most fundamental issues facing our nation are moral and that they

come first.

for the babies.

am glad that the Reagan and Bush

administrations were responsible for the

sus building" and beltway politics took

collapse of the "evil empire" of the So-

The new conservative administra-

and Republican-held senate leadership said in effect, "We have to tackle the

tion

A Q. I

blessing to the couple. My sister and I were married at the same time, and our father had us kneel and pray and blessed us. It meant a lot, and I would like to do this for our son. Can you suggest anything that would help us to know how to do something like this?

(Iowa)

Newt

Gingrich.

think his

ceremony is necessary for the blessing you mention. Either by yourselves or in conjunction with the parents of your son's fian-

you could prepare and minister such

a blessing using Scripture passages,

prayers (traditional or

some you make

up) and other appropriate words and actions.

As parents and as fellow Christians,

Maybe Newt and

his gang, after fulfill-

ing the "Contract with America," will

and the so-called "Reli-

turn their attention to stopping abortion.

gious Right" think that welfare reform is

Maybe there is some secret strategy we don t know about. 1 remember being told

orities. If he,

more important than pro-lifers

abortion, then

have been betrayed again.

this

The creators of this country believed that the foundation of our republic was democracy, but on the virtue of its people. Democracy is merely a means of transferring power. Virtue is what shapes the character of the citizens who do that transferring. A nation that permits wholesale abortion on demand might be very democratic, but it cannot be very virtuous. Perhaps I am being too pessimistic.

built not on

back

in the early '80s.

Maybe.

We might be able to look back in two or four years and say that Nov. 8, 1994

was the beginning of the end of the failed liberalism

can't at the

used to believe in. But

same time say that it was also

the beginning of the end of abortion, then

we will have gained nothing. In that case, I

will say, I'd rather see a socialist

America

that doesn't kill babies, than a

conservative America that does.

A Wedding

In a section titled "Blessings Related

together.

Question Box

The Foreword and Introduction briefly discuss family prayer and how to

Father John Dietzen

use the book to the best spiritual advan-

Since we're on the subject, a few worth quoting. "Begin to pray

lines are

beside your children even when they are

very young.

perhaps still seems strange to some Catho-

"Pray in your own words, by all means, but pray especially the words of the Church. Pray because you yourself need to pray. Then, as your children grow, invite them into this prayer. "Bless them each night. Pray at the table with them each evening. Let them hear you singing the songs of faith and

almsgiving, care for the poor and the

"Let them

United States, Catholic Household Bless-

and Prayers. This excellent volume contains nu-

merous

varieties of blessings, celebra-

and seasons, and prayers, all designed for use within fam-

tions of special times

surroundings.

Notebook (From Page 4) who

contends the holy water diet is a sure fire way to melt the pounds away. "Let the power of prayer keep you slim," says the Texan. "It works

same way

protects us

from

sin,"

A teaspoon of holy water before the meal keeps potential

fatties

from overindulg-

The same "newspaper" contained an about the heavenly marriage of John F. Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe. article

Take your cues on

showed

reality accordingly.

the holy water article to a

present, normally preside at blessings,

published by the U.S. Catholic Conference, and should be available through

any bookstore.

the Church does not exclude others from

doing

so.

ish,

Lay men "and women, says the Vatican edition, "in virtue of the universal priesthood, a dignity they possess because of their baptism and confirma-

may

celebrate certain blessings

...

by use of the rites and formularies designated for a lay minister.

"Such laypersons exercise this minof their office (for example, parents on behalf of their children) or by reason of some special liturgical ministry or in fulfillment of a paristry in virtue

ticular

(Afree brochure, in English or Spananswering questions Catholics ask

about baptism practices and baptismal sponsors is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, 704 N. Main Street, Bloomington, 1L 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.) Copyright © 1 995 by Catholic News Service

charge in the Church" (Book of

St Paul's Conversion

Blessings, General Introduction 18).

Catholic Household Blessings

and

Prayers is a spiritual asset in any home, not only for families but for individuals and couples without children as well. It is

He howled with laughter. Where

asked, as

sheepishly admitted to pur-

chasing the tabloid, for research, I added.

won't work, it's absurd, he never leaving his face; although I suspected he anticipated a run on water blessings.

No,

this

said, the smile

Ellen's got a long

say the urge to great,

While priests or deacons, if they are

world did this story come from, he

way

to go.

Some

smoke never leaves.

an addiction, after

ing.

the response of

American bishops to a 1984 Book of Blessings published by the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship, which suggested that local churches adapt and expand the rites for local use. The idea of lay men and women giving "official" blessings of the Church the

priest.

The Holy Water Diet tells the tale of

and

dear."

This publication

lics.

tion,

that fasting

and daily intercession for justice and for peace are what you hold most

in the

a Texas priest

know

sick,

der the auspices of the bishops of the

as I

his sense of pri-

Marriage" you will find just what you're looking for, the blessing of an engaged couple, to be celebrated by both families if possible, perhaps at a meal

and hopes for the bride and groom. Your question gives me an opportunity again to call attention to a marvelous book, published about six years ago un-

in the

am troubled,

reading the holy Scriptures.

ily

was with Reagan, with

Parental Blessing During

would be a wonderful and proper way for you to express your love, prayers

this

ings

ideas are sound. But

tage.

A. First of all, no officially approved

cee,

But what did they do to defeat the evil empire here at home? Very little. viet Union.

My son is getting married and

am wondering how to give a parents'

Jim Mclnerney

Newt Gingrich going to be another Ronald Reagan? Are we pro-lifers going is

Then the political reality of "consenover.

Lifelines

abortions and another "great conserva-

awake. I

fiscal

After

all.

It's

But, she's doing

and hasn't succumbed to just one The food cravings, she says,

cigarette.

are another story.

Perhaps Ellen should keep a vial of holy water nearby, just in case.

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As Saul was nearing Damascus,

from the sky suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground and light

heard a voice saying to him, "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?"

He said, "Who reply came, "I

persecuting.

are

you

sir?"

The

am Jesus, whom you are

Now get

up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do."

— Acts

3-7

The Catholic News

January 20, 1995

Do Sponsorship Programs By SISTER BARBARA MAYER Many people are skeptical about

Dona

very appealing. People like the personal touch of getting letters and pictures of the

sponsorship programs. They have doubts

troduce them to her family and neigh-

child or elderly person they are helping.

about whether the children or elderly really exist or if benefits actually reach

bors.

The Kuhns could not speak Span-

More than 80 percent of CFC A sponsors

but ended up staying about three

hours, communicating largely through

have continued their support for at least two years. Almost 5,000 have been spon-

hugs and smiles.

sors for five or

wanted

ish,

them.

One sponsor

recently said that her

"It

adult children have been chiding her for

aiding an elderly

woman

to prepare refreshments

was

gratifying to see

Gloria

and

how

small contribution was making a big

Costa Rica

difference in

through Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFC A), a Catholic spon-

said.

was a

their administrative costs

the world. Mrs.

become

John Kuhn decided to

a sponsor for

woman

Dona

Gloria

about two years ago because her own mother was elderly and in a nursing home. Her Contreras, a

in her 60' s,

real person.

below

1 1

cent so that maximum benefits can reach staff works tirelessly

with missionaries,

tance of a family friend they found the

clergy and religious

whom they trust to

woman and traveled to see her in Corina

use the funds in the best

Rodriguez, a town near San Jose. They

People become sponsors for a variety of reasons, but for most sending help for an individual person rather than making a general donation to the missions is

the children

thought they would only stay about half an hour, but the project coordinator told

them

that

Dona

Gloria would be hurt

and

elderly.

life.

what

"Actually,

have never stopped to count the years," Cheryl Manrique said. "What I have counted, however, are the beautiful snapshots I receive of little Gina every year. For the sponsor, it is such a joy to receive those photographs and watch the growth of your child from one year to the next." Mrs. Manrique, who is an opera singer and pianist, asked CFCA to pray

would get a piano. "Our good Lord has graciously blessed me with musical gifts, but I have not been able to

that she

per-

Kuhns were in Costa Rica for a wedding and decided to try to locate Dona Gloria. With the assisLast Christmas, the

has meant to her in her

"We had a wonderful visit and I'm

children did not believe that Dona Gloria

than 45,000 children and elderly around

years.

has been a sponsor

for eight years recently shared

Dona Gloria's life," Kuhn

so glad we had a chance to get to know each other." Her children don't ridicule her anymore. Christian Foundation for Children and Aging takes seriously its responsibility of being a bridge of friendship and compassion between sponsors and the people they assist. They strive to keep

sorship organization that assists

A woman who

our

Herald 7

Work?

Really

in-

they did not stay longer.

Moreover, the

"And without simply can't progress as I feel called. Every few years, a negative thought comes which taunts, 'Why are you sponsoring a child year after year? You could have purchased a wonderful piano by now if it hadn't been for your afford a piano," she said.

one

way possible.

With the help of her sponsor, Manuela now has a chance for education.

ceaseless donations.' But then

think

about one day standing before God and I ask myself which will be more important,

having a piano or helping a child

need."

The

sacrifices sponsors

make and

the letters they send are often inspiring

and very moving.

letter arrived re-

cently from Mrs. Jud Fredericks' of

Chalmette, La., which told about her own son who died in a school track accident and the boy she sponsors.

"Narsaiah Dara reminds of my precious son.

when he

He was

me so much 1

2 years old

died. Narsaiah' s birthday hap-

pens to be in August and my son' s birthday is Aug. 4. My son, Anthony Joseph, loved running and I understand that Narsaiah enjoys running too. I pray Narsaiah Dara continues to dream of the future, work hard and develop the strongest self-esteem anyone could have. Please

much

Sponsor a child

at a Catholic

for just $10 a This is Marta. She lives in a small village in the mountains of Guatemala. Her one-room house is made of cornstalks with a tin roof and a dirt floor. Her father struggles to support his family of six on the $30 a month he earns as a day laborer. Now you have the opportunity to help one very poor child like Marta through Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA), the only Catholic child sponsorship program working in the 23 countries

For as

can help a poor child at a Catholic mission site receive nourishing food, medical care, the chance to go to school and hope for a brighter future. You can literally change a life! Through CFCA, you can sponsor a child with the amount you can afford. Ordinarily it takes $20 a month to provide a child with the life-changing benefits of sponsorship. But if this is not possible for you, we invite you to do what you

same

can.

day!

as $10 a month, you

him

to study hard, learn as

and the

universe around him."

giving

life to

another child, this

mother is doing something constructive

benefits as other sponsored

with her grief. Narsaiah will never fill the void left by her son, but he will help to heal her loss.

children.

To help build your personal relationship, you will receive a picture of your sponsored child, information about your child's family and country, letters from your child and the CFCA quarterly newsletter.

Please take this opportunity to

make a difference in the life of one poor child. Become a sponsor to-

CFCA

donations and the tireless efforts of our dedicated Catholic missionaries that your child receives the

we serve. little

month

CFCA will see to it from other

desperately poor developing

mission

tell

as he can about his world

Some of our sponsors aid more than one person. Chuck and Jenny Nicholson of Dallas, Texas, currently sponsor 1 children and two elderly persons. Before becoming sponsors, the Nicholsons did a lot of research on sponsorship programs. "We found the CFCA gave the most to kids with the least amount of overhead," Jenny Nicholson said. "We know our money is being put to

good

use."

"We think this is a good way to show ;

Catholic Child

others God's love and to increase our

Sponsorship

children's awareness of the less fortunate," she added.

CFCA

Yes,

I'll

Boy

Girl

Teenager

Any

most need

efforts to aid the poorest of the poor.

print)

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and questions

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pate in one of their retreat trips to Guaquarterly

my first contribution ol $ cannot sponsor now but endose my gift of $ Please send me more information. Endosed

$20

contribute:

monthly

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A balanced faith ^|/|VAB^ and

looks By Father Robert Catholic

News

that

CjjjlwCJ affect the community's poor needy.

Kinast

The temptation to measure the value of one's private, spiritual acts by tangible results on a large scale must be resisted here, however. This is the temptation to think that your concern and prayers are worth little unless all poverty is eliminated, all child abuse prevented, all exploitation stopped. A better approach is expressed by the bumper sticker urging people to think globally and act locally. A retired social worker put it another way. "Just do what you can and watch what happens." Spoken like a true member of the mystical body.

Service

too busy to pray. people are too busy praying to help others in need. I was determined

"Some people are

Some

happy medium." The speaker was a devout

to find a

Catholic, retiring after a long career as a social

worker. I

wanted

medium

know where

found.

"It's in

that happy the mystical

of Christ," he replied. "If I didn't believe in that, I would have burned out long ago."

body

I was surprised by his answer, but I shouldn't have been. The mystical body of Christ, one of the oldest and most profound of doctrines, reminds us that we are united to each other in real, spiritual ways and that we affect each other even though we may not

(Father Kinast

prays, acts in faith,

cumstances:

—Some are in a position to be more

active, others to be

more contempla-

tive.

—

This does not mean, however, that we should take for granted our connections within the mystical body or contributions to it. There are steps we can take to balance our world of personal faith, directed inward, and our world of public faith, directed outward to others. Three basic steps should prove helpful in working toward this balance. 1.

First,

meet your immediate

re-

sponsibilities.

where people's lives are centered, where they have the most direct impact. For most people, immediate This

responsibilities include their relationships to spouse, children, other family members, close friends. It also means their work, neighborhood and civic activities, as well as care for the

—

environment. The world of immediate responsibilities is the world of personal prayer, participation in liturgy, Bible and

di-

set aside quality time for

meditation, in

life

depriving others

of the quality time

need from me? As a parent, question

they

feel confident that

familiar to every parent. Parents have moments of imagining that time taken for themselves is time taken away from children. But think of many others for example the justice workers and social servants who sense that no this

other

—

amount

iC' CNS

spiritual reading, and conscientious moral decisions. These may seem like small activities without much influence on the larger world. Within the mystical body, however, there is no limit to the

When

attempt to identify their talents careone person, asked to teach in the parish religious education program, responded by saying she felt more qualified to become a facilitator for one Naturally, people's circumstances

Martin

sanitation strike in

Tenn.,

change over the years. Thus, one married couple was

what

strikers should do to ensure justice in the future, he told

them

to be the best sanitation workers they could be.

"There are steps

we can

take to balance our world of personal faith, directed

inward, and our world of public faith, directed

ate responsibilities

outward to others.... First, meet your immediate

advances ultimate

responsibilities."

Fulfilling

immedi-

causes. 2. Second, take advantage of opportunities to do something "extra" when they arise. Often these are appeals to

serve as a volunteer. The challenge is to know how much "extra" a person can do when so many requests and demands are made. A good friend of mine expresses it this way: "I am concerned about many things but I can care about only a few." That's why some people serve by focusing on a single issue like abortion or hunger. It also is why some people

very involved in Catholic schools and family devotions

by engaging "thought, imagination, emotion and desire," meditation

"strengthen our will to follow Christ," it says (No. 2708). Meditation

isn't inaction. In fact,

meditation can improve the quality of

our action as Christians.

all

part of the

human condition to

when their children were growing up. Now, taking care

that time for personal meditation

of their own parents, the couple is more

active serving in programs for the

and time

for others are simply

two

sides of one coin. Each needs the other.

David Gibson,

The third and

most difficult step to inte-

grate one's personal world of faith with the public world of faith. A parish lector I know does this by study-

—

ing the Bible texts she

read at Mass and using

them for personal prayer.

—

A business executive does this by always concluding staff meetings with a question about

how

understand the why and how of the Christian life" (No. 2705). And

be suspicious that time for oneself represents a form of selfishness? Maybe. Still, I've come to believe

of activity on behalf of others is enough. "Meditation is above all a quest," the new Catechism of the Catholic Church says. "The mind seeks to

mobilizes the faculties needed to

of the parish's faith-sharing groups.

Luther King Jr. was asked during the

Memphis,

photo by Michael Hoyt

fully;

effect of a positive action.

Some are able to articulate a principle persuasively, others are able to make it work in practice. The whole body is built up by each member's contributions, as St. Paul proclaimed long ago (1 Corinthians 12).

an author and

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

acknowledges God's presence, serves others, practices virtue, that person contributes these experiences to the larger mystical body. This spiritual strength is then available for others to draw upon when they face a crisis, are asked to make a sacrifice or try to discern the right thing to do. You might call this a network of spiritual interaction. The private prayer of a cloistered nun in India might provide the very courage needed by a community organizer in Mexico to win justice for village workers. All worlds come together in the mystical body. In the mystical body each person is expected to contribute what he or she can, based on personal gifts and cir-

rector of the Center for Theological Reflection, Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.)

always be aware of it. In other words, we're not isolated individuals. We're connected.

When someone

and

their decisions will

Editor, Faith Alive!

The Catholic News

January 20, 1995

Herald

Stop! Begin to regain your "Life's ultimate

focus

question in

By Brother Cyprian Catholic

FMS

Rowe,

News Service

"At 8, I have to let John off at bus and at 8:10 Sherrie has to take school bus. There's no creamer in office, so I'll have to get that. On way to the store, I'll try to figure what to do for my next client."

Thus another day begins,

the the the the out

littered

with a million "things" to do. The world falls out of focus again. God, faith, purpose: All are swallowed up into the quicksand of a day that lurches forward on the pogo stick

and habit. Your world begins to wobble

like a

sense top running out of momentum. of pain or confusion may become the force that causes you to stop and to question life.

ultimate question

Life's

still

Who made me? Whose am I? To whom must I send back all the labors of my life? A person who feels lost must make a its

forms:

commitment

to stop and to bring answers to those questions into the center of life:

mind and heart;

into

into all

between people; into

the interchanges

IN THE MARKETPLACE

FAITH

How does

private prayer

aid your relationship

me on who am who God is. In doing that, takes away my sense of self-sufficiency. When see my "Prayer focuses

relationship to it

need for God, it helps me be more compassionate and patient with others." Janis Erb, Roanoke, Va.

—

makes me more open

"Prayer

strengthens my confidence in dealing with other people." Frank Senka, Christowith others.

—

pher,

III.

"When pray I

make

for others,

opens

heart to them and helps me friends with them." Brian

—

Cain (age

7), Mt. Olivet,

What

W.Va.

"When you pray and you're comfortable with yourself and God, it carries over to all your other The peace

find in

having a quiet time with God helps in getting along peacefully with everyone else." Chuck Richard, Christopher, III.

—

"My prayer is an important way me to draw close to others. make a special effort to remember all my friends and benefactors in

for

its

send back

all

the

my life? A who feels lost

labors of

person

must ... stop ... to bring answers to those questions."

needed to

give focus to life is the conviction that you have a mission. "The" question for refocusing your life is still, "Why did God make me in

way God made me?" This question

invites a person to look inward, into

imaginary space between the self and the world. Ultimately a person is led to we do for or should ask, What can one another? Why are we here to-

—

CNS photo by Anne

gether?

Asking why God made us leads us toward understanding that while human life is lived in community, it must at some awesome points be shared, alone, with the Spirit, who whispers in and through the silence! Part of this process of asking why God made us is asking what specific gifts the Lord has given us, and why. How can these gifts benefit God's creation in the everyday world? A pattern is needed: being with others at times; being by oneself at other times. Remember that even Jesus walked with his people, but withdrew at times for prayer alone. The "hidden life," that private time when the "why" questions are asked in order to shine some light on our action and vocation in the world, must be lived daily. It must be lived in the pockets of all parts of the day in those moments between tasks when you ask: "Why am I doing this? How is this related to God's kingdom?" Stop! That's the first step. But remember that ultimately a balanced life of faith flows from the realization that it is the Spirit who works. So, as you ponder these ques-

—

tions

— Who? Why? — give yourself

over to the Spirit and ask to be shaped, directed for your daily life. Your meditation reveals that you are not selfsufficient.

relationships.

'who' forms:

is still

Who made me? Whose am I? To whom must

—

with others?

"why" questions.

the

of necessity

"who" in one of

the ways that things are used. To refocus and begin to find balance in your life, ask yourself, "Who am I?" You are a person of a particular age and culture. You live in a particular place with particular people. Do these mean anything? Do these realities define you or do you define them? Do you get confused about this? That confusion can be cleared up only by asking and answering the

one

Give the Spirit time

— and place.

The way to sharpen your vision eryone

By Father John Catholic

News

Castelot

Service

All work and no play dull boy. Similarly, all

pray makes anyone

Work

makes Jack a work and no

dull.

important. What, for instance, is more important than raising a family? But work is absorbing, timeis

consuming, demanding. Unless a person takes time frequently to reflect prayerfully on the purpose of work, it can become frustrating, maddening. Why am I knocking myself out like this? Does anyone care? Does God? Feverishly busy as Jesus was, he had to find time for prayer. Mark tells us of a typical day, a day whose work began when most people were ready to call it a day: after sunset. Crowds flocked to Jesus with their troubled friends, and he tended to them all. As on another occasion, "the crowds gathered, making it impossible for them even to eat" (Mark 3:20). The work that began at sunset left him exhausted, but also exhilarated. Popularity like that can be unsettling.

Sleep brought some

(Marist Brother Rowe is a research associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a dean of students at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.)

relief. Then, dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed" (Mark 1:35). But he couldn't call even his solitude his own. His disciples tracked him down and reproached him: "Ev-

"rising very early before

FAITH IN ACTION

prayers."

— Frances Fordyce,

Uniontown, Pa.

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is the ground of human involvement," and that is "why we need to help one another become inwardly quiet," writes Martin Helldorfer in Prayer When It's Hard to Pray (Twenty-Third Publications, Mystic, Ct. 06355; $7.95, paperback). This is a book of many brief reflections on prayer. The author, a psychologist and psychotherapist, says: "When quieted we are invited to become attentive to the beauty and goodness of life. We will also see its

"Silence

violence and injustice. Before long persons of prayer are led back to the marketplace where their presence is so necessary." Reflection: "Prayer involves learning to rest," writes Helldorfer. Do we know rest, or why? Helldorfer says: "Stop for a moment; sit down and rest;

how to

look closely. The world breaks open. contemplative we become, the more without a moment of rest.

Nordmark

We see what was unseen. The more we notice.... But the world seldom opens

looking for you!"

They had a lot to learn. All they could see was the enthusiasm of the crowd and an opportunity to exploit it. They didn't stop to ask: "For what?" They did not realize that work had to be balanced by prayer if it was to make any sense. Jesus could have scolded them for but he said simply: "Let us go on nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose have I come." Prayer had sharpened his vision, given him fresh insight into his purpose. It made his work meaningful. This was not an isolated instance. The Gospel of Luke shows Jesus frequently at prayer. "In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God" (6:12). "He took Peter, John and James, and went up the mountain to pray"

this,

to the

— —

(9:28).

—"He

place,

was praying in a certain and when he had finished, one of

his disciples said, 'Lord, teach us to pray"' (11:1). Someone was getting the message! By his example, Jesus taught the need for prayer the importance of pausing in the midst of our legitimate activity and talking things over with

—

God.

have to balance action and

re-

This is essential for sanity, emotional and spiritual health. St. Benedict gave his followers a simple formula for keeping balance: "Work and pray." Both are of the esflection.

sence.

(Father Castelot

a Scripture

scholar, author, teacher and lecturer.)

& Herald

The Catholic News

January 20, 1995

People

The News

Pope A Parishioner Of Orthodox Church In Lenin's Hometown WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Pope John Paul II has been made the first honorary member of a new Russian Orthodox parish in the hometown of com-

mitted to building the

St.

rica,"

New York

munist icon Vladimir Lenin for supporting construction of a local Orthodox cathedral. Poland's Catholic Informa-

lic

new South AfArchbishop Wilfrid Napier of Durban said of Slovo, 68, who died of bone marrow cancer Jan. 6 in Johannesburg. Archbishop Napier is vice

—

tion

Agency

Ann Armenian Catholic Cathedral in

whose worldwide membership includes some 75,000 lay people and 1 ,500 priests,

since 1986. Bishop Setian

appointed him pro-exarch in 1989. In 1 990 he was also made chancellor of the exarchate.

president of the Southern African Catho-

Bishops' Conference. Slovo was hous-

ing minister in South Africa's govern-

ment of national unity, an important post

said a medal conferring the

as the country seeks to redress the injus-

of apartheid, which included se-

honor had been sent by the parish council supervising the project in Ulyanovsk, a town on the Volga River, 500 miles southeast of Moscow, in Russia's

tices

Mordova Republic. The

Priest Leaves $1 Million Estate

Father Barnabas Ahern, Leading Bible Scholar, Dies

CHICAGO Father Barnabas

—

(CNS) Passionist Mary Ahern, an inter-

renowned Scripture

nationally

scholar,

verely substandard living quarters for

theologian, ecumenist, teacher and re-

millions of black African citizens.

treat leader,

died of pneumonia at the

Immaculate Conception Chicago Jan. 9. He was 79 years old and had been living at the Passionists'

decision fol-

Monastery

lowed Pope John Paul's donation of $10,000 for the new Cathedral of the

To Pontifical College In Ohio

Resurrection, in response to a request

Pontifical College Josephinum, the only

monastery since 1 989, when failing health and Alzheimer's disease forced him to

from the council chairman, Protodeacon

pontifical college outside Italy, has re-

stop teaching.

ceived the largest

All Saints Cemetery in Chicago follow-

Aleksij Skala.

COLUMBUS,

The donation, personally

Ohio (CNS)

— The

gift in its history,

bequest estimated at approximately $1 ,250,000 from the estate of a Toledo diocesan priest. Father Blase J. Cupich, president and rector of the college in Columbus, said a new fund set up with the bequest of Father Virgil J. Riedlinger will provide as many as 10 students a year with full or partial scholarships.

handed over by the Vatican's outgoing nuncio to Moscow, Archbishop Francesco Colasuonno, is believed to be the first ever made by a pope for the construction of an Orthodox place of worship.

Gospel values and be law-abiding," said Bishop James T. McHugfrof Camden in

was

Rodriguez, said the power of his organi-

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based more on prayer than on alleged worldly influence. "We don't consider ourselves supermen, but people like everyone else able to make mistakes, but capable also of loving God utterly in everyday life," he said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire. Bishop Echevarria, 62, was one of 1 0 prelates ordained by Pope John Paul II in an Epiphany liturgy at the Vatican Jan. 6. Unlike most of the bishops, who will administer dioceses, he heads the Opus Dei personal prelature,

strations at abortion clinics. "Neither the

life style that in-

own

vegetables and

has appointed Father Hovhannes

New York Ar-

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United States and Canada. Bishop-designate Tertzakian, 70, succeeds Bishop

—

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Dei, Spanish Bishop Javier Echevarria

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Christian Unity WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

Catholics and other Christians gather to

pray for Christian unity Jan.

8-25, they

994 as a year of intense ecumenical activity on many fronts. can reflect on

Among

the significant ecumenical

through the renewal of our worship." At the same time, it says, the wars

and other painful divisions and in human society today make "even more poignant the failures of

international Catholic-

message one Christ," it adds, him must find ways to

"those loyal to

Herald

Active Ecumenical Year needing further ecumenical discussion and that dialogue on other issue of faith and church life should continue. The Vatican took a major step toward approval of earlier Anglican-Catholic

"Is Christ divided?" the

asks. "If there

have to include:

communion among our

divided Christian churches."

advances in 1 994, even a short list would

— A major

The Catholic News

January 20, 1995

March when it said work is needed for the

consultations last

no further

that

present to clarify the statements of sub-

agreement on Eucharist and mincontained in the 1982 Final Report

Catholic and Orthodox bodies amid the strains following restoration of religious

freedoms

Eastern Europe and the na-

tions of the former Soviet Union. Its statement on uniatism affirmed and reinforced a 1993 international dialogue statement on the legitimacy and

spiritual rights

of those Eastern churches

Rome, same time recognizing that a

stantial

that have historically reunited with

istry

while

Lutheran agreed statement on "Church

serve the unity of the church.

and Justification." A Catholic-Assyrian accord ending church-dividing differences that go

gift

of communion in

life

together?"

"The very fact we set aside a week of

In addition, the second consultation,

Brother Jeffrey Gros, associate di-

back more than 15 centuries. A U.S. Catholic-Orthodox

prayer for the unity of the Christian

which began its work in 1982, issued a major joint statement on ethics, affirming that even when their churches differ in judgments on certain moral issues, they share a common ground of funda-

rector of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat

of eight U.S. Episcopal and Catholic bishops to Canterbury and Rome.

—

state-

difficult issue of

ment settling the "uniatism."

— Pope John Paul IPs strong em-

not the

God a call to share

is a witness to the need for more more collaboration and more spiri-

tual conversion, if the unity Christ willed is

be realized," the message says.

first

Anglican-Roman Catholic

International Consultation.

church study,

of the

Among the ecumenical advances of

his apostolic letter

on preparations to of the third millennium of

1994, the Catholic-Assyrian accord last

mark the

November was issued as a formal "Com-

mental Christian moral principles. The Disciples-Roman Catholic International Dialogue issued an agreed

mon

statement, in Christ."

to translate the

and Patriarch Dinkha IV of the Assyrian Church of the East. They declared that Catholics and Assyrians share a common faith in the divine and human nature of Christ, in effect ending the

common

faith

Christological differences that have di-

The World Council of Churches announced "Return to God: Rejoice in Hope" as the theme of its next world assembly, to take place Aug. 24-Sept. 7, 1998 in Harare, Zimbabwe.

among theologians into concrete shared

vided the churches since the Council of

In the United States, the national

Christianity.

The theme ion in

God

— Life Together." The theme churches in

reflects a strong focus of

on the need

recent years

growing expression of life

Week of "Commun-

for this year's

Prayer for Christian Unity

and witness on the local

Declaration" by Pope John Paul

Ephesus

level.

43 1

The yearly week of prayer for unity was begun in 1908 by Father Paul

With its "Church and Justification" text, the Lutheran-Roman Catholic In-

Wattson, an Episcopalian convert to

ternational Dialogue addressed one of

Catholicism or

who formed the Graymoor,

Atonement,

Franciscan

friars as a

religious order dedicated to Christian

most fundamental points of division between Roman Catholics and the the

churches of the Reformation. In

unity.

Originally called the Church Unity

Octave and

later the

Chair of Unity

Octave, the week of prayer was extended

throughout the Catholic Church in

by Pope Benedict XV. Since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s,

when

the Catholic

Church

really entered into the Christian ecu-

menical movement,

has

become an

occasion for innumerable interfaith services in

which Catholics, Orthodox and

Protestants

come

together in

common

prayer for unity. Since 1966 the Faith

and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches has joined the Vatican as official co-sponsor of the week.

This year's joint message of U.S.

week celebrates "the progress that has been made through

Christian leaders for the

common

witness, through dialogue on

the essentials of the Christian faith

and

December

the leaders of the

Lutheran Church in Germany presented the pope with a declaration that their church's 16th- century condemnations of Roman Catholicism do not apply to the modern church. They expressed hope that an analogous Roman Catholic document would be approved soon. Many hope a mutual lifting of Catholic and Lutheran condemnations, a project underactive consideration on both sides for more than a decade, can be completed by 1997, the 450th anniversary of the Council of Trent's decree on justification

condemning what Catholics then

understood to be Lutheran teachings. At one level Catholic- Anglican relations came up against another stumbling block in 1994 when the Church of England, mother church of the Anglican Communion, ordained its first women priests. But authorities on both sides were agreed that it was a serious issue

"The Church

Communion

Catholic-Orthodox dialogue has played a strong role in trying to maintain dialogue and constructive relations between

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The first tap came from my family when I was growing up. Even before I understood the word stewardship, I saw my parents as living examples of good stewards. So much of their time, talent and treasure was dedicated to us children. They used everything they had to watched them pray and seek God in their lives and they passed that on to us. educate, train and support us.

One was

family tradition

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shared

that of praying before meals.

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—

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QfUM^SaS msp_ anas Bautismo El bautismo ha sido descrito

como

misterio del encuentro con el Padre y con el Hijo y es

con

tambien misterio del encuentro

el Espiritu Santo.

Espiritu (1

Cor

12, 13;

y llama al "nacer desde lo alto" un nacimiento del agua y del Espiritu.

Grupo de ninos de segundo grado en una clase de catecismo con sus catequistas, las cuales son miembros de la comunidad americana de Biscoe, que ayudan al padre Clarke en el apostolado hispano de su mision (Foto de A. DE AGUILAR)

3, 5)

En el Espiritu se realizan el perdon de los pecados y la adoption filial: "Que ustedes sean hijos lo atestigua el hecho de que Dios ha enviado a sus corazones al Espiritu de su hijo que clama: Abba, Padre". (Gal 4, 6). En el Espiritu el bautizado esta conformado al Hijo, Jesucristo, en la plenitud de su misterio: "Si alguien no tiene el Espiritu de Cristo, ese

Un enamorado de Por

los

hispanos en Biscoe

ARTURO DE AGUILAR

Como en muchos de nuestros pai'ses, escuche llamar a la Misa con el ya tan antiguo sonido de la campana, aunque esta es una muy pequena. El padre Jerry, o Gerardo, como a el le gusta que le digan, se encarga de que se escuche cada

una de las misiones que limita con la diocesis de Raleigh. Segun los calculos del padre, en los alrededores de esa poblacion hay mas de dos mil hispanos, que en su mayoria son mexicanos. Casi todos trabajan en algunas tejedoras de prendas de vestir o en la fundidora local. El padre Gerardo Clark, religioso de los Oblatos de San Francisco de Sales, empezo la comunidad hace un par de anos. Con algunos fondos de la diocesis y otras ayudas que el padre bused, fue posible adquirir una antigua capillita al este

Con

tiempo, la comunidad ha ido creciendo y ha sido posible hacerle muchos arreglos al edificio, que ultimamente se renovo casi

capilla prestada.

del todo.

El padre Gerardo habla espanol bien

y lo ha ido mejorando a traves de su trabajo y contacto diario con hispanos.

Hace

tiempo viajo a Mexico con varias de las familias de la mision donde visito y conocio varias ciudades de ese pais y de paso pudo practicar aun mas su algiin

espanol.

Junto a

comunidad hispana, que

es mayorfa, hay una pequena comunidad

americana que comparte todas sus actividades con la primera. Al platicar con algunos de los miembros americanos pude descubrir que tienen un gran sentido de responsabilidad por la comunidad hispana. "Ellos saben que el apostolado de nuestra mision es el colaborar y servir a la comunidad hispana, peregrina en este pais" dice el padre Gerardo, al preguntarle

como

es la relation entre

ambascomunidades.Existe unarelacion armoniosa y de carino que les permite crecer juntos como una sola Iglesia. El padre ha tratado de formar grupos de reflexion, de aprendizaje de ingles, de computadoras y algunas otras cosas mas para la comunidad hispana. Algunas han

8, 9).

el Bautismo, el cristiano sabe que ya no esta solo, porque en realidad forma parte de la familia de los hijos e hijas de Dios, en la cual el Espiritu comunica a cada uno sus dones en vista del bien comun y ayuda a todos a vivir en comunion con Cristo y con los hermanos.

como

Vivir

mutua y en el mutuo servicio de caridad, al mismo tiempo, dando testimonio delante de los hombres del don que se realizo en Cristo y en

el Espiritu.

El Bautismo nos da la alegria de ser y sentirnos verdaderos hijos e hijas amados del Padre, llamados a vivir en el

seguimiento de Cristo, continuamente renovados e inspirados por el Espiritu Santo. ( Con permiso de los Padres de Sociedad de San Pablo)

NUEVA YORK al

Hombre

del

—

(CNS) Al II como su

Papa Juan Pablo

Ano

para 1994, la revista

"Time" lo califico de "una brujula moral para los creyentes y los no creyentes por igual", que reafirma con energfa una vision moral de un mundo en el que muchos ven que los valores decaen. Padre Gerardo Clarke "llamando" para comenzar la misa de 12, en espanol, que se celebra los domingos en la mision de Nuestra Senora de las Americas. (Foto de A. DE AGUILAR) El

'Por tal rectitud

— o temeridad como —

sus detractores lo definirian

el es el

Hombre del Ano de Time", dijo la revista en su edition para la semana del 26 de diciembre al 2 de enero que salio a los estanquillos de publicaciones el 19 de

Time

El Papa Juan Pablo es solamente

segundo Papa que haya llegado a las caratulas de Time para fin de aho. El Papa Juan XXIII fue el Hombre del Ano en 1 962, en cuyo ano inaguro el Segundo

Concilio Vaticano.

visitar los

Time dijo que el Papa Juan Pablo, como cabeza de casi mil millones de

alcoholismo, las drogas y las consecuencias en los hijos. Tambien pude grupos de ninos en su clase de

catecismo dominical. Esta es la segunda vez que tengo la oportunidad de compartir con la gente en

catolicos en todo el

Nuestra Senora de las Americas, el nombre de la mi sion en B iscoe, y disfrute mucho al tener la posibilidad de confirmar una vez mas que la comunidad hispana esta creciendo mas y mas a traves de la diocesis y que hay muchos sacerdotes interesados en apoyar y conocer mas

padre Gerardo

nuestra cultura.

Como

digo en

titulo

de este

padre Gerardo es un enamorado de los hispanos porque el articulo,

ama

su ministerio entre nosotros y da todo su tiempo y carino a su comunidad. "he contratado a una secretaria bilingue que me ay uda a resolver y escribir cuando

no puedo con algo, ademas asf la gente se puede acercar con la confianza de que encontrara a alguien que les entiende bien",

me dijo el padre.

Despues de terminada la celebration Eucaristica salf a platicar con algunas de las personas y todos me dijeron lo mismo, que pueden sentir el amor con el que el

pulpito

mas

Pocos de sus antecesores durante los 2,000 anos ultimos han hablado desde el mismo tan a menudo y con tanta energia

como el". "Su poder descansa en la palabra, no en la espada El es un ejercito de una . . .

persona, y su imperio es tan etereo y ubfcuo como el alma", dijo la revista.

"Juan Pablo ve como su deber el poner en dificultades a la corriente viviente del modernismo. El se yergue solidamente contra gran parte de lo que el

mundo secular estima progresista: La

notion, por ejemplo, de que los seres

humanos comparten con Dios el derecho

diciembre.

funcionado y otras no, pero el no se da por vencido y sigue animosamente tratando de servir a sus fieles. Cuando visite la comunidad pude compartir con un grupo que se reune para hablar sobre

Papa nombrado 'Hombre

nombrar

bautizados significa,

entonces, vivir en la aceptacion

del Ano' por la revista

del estado y es

protestante y ahf continuo celebrando la Misa, que ya antes celebraba en otra

(Rm

Es en el Espiritu que el cristiano forma un solo cuerpo con aquellos que, como el, han sido bautizados en nombre de la Trinidad: "En realidad, todos nosotros hemos sido bautizados en un unico Espiritu, pero para formarnos en

domingo a las 12 p.m. En mi recorrido por la diocesis, hace algunas semanas fuf a parar a la comunidad de Biscoe, N.C. que se encuentra

pertenece a Cristo"

griegos, esclavos y libres" (1 Cor 12, 13). Gracias al don del Espiritu recibido

Nuevo Testamento habla de un

Bautismo en Tt

(III)

un unico cuerpo. Judfos y

mundo,

tiene "el

sobresaliente del

mundo.

a determinar quien nacera y quien no nacera", dijo la revista.

La misma mencionaba su oposicion con exito a la fraseologfa que apoyaba al aborto en la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones Unidas sobre Poblacion y Desarrollo, efectuada en el verano pasado, como un "ejemplo formidable y controvertido" de su influencia sobre asuntos mundiales. El conflicto papal con la polftica y

esto es

les trata

les recibe.

Por

que muchos de ellos no extrahan

su parroquia en su pais de origen pues se sienten

"como en casa" al asistir a Misa.

las creencias seculares predominantes en

conferencia

sobre

poblacion

ejemplifico el papel central que

desempenando en un

viene

conflicto global

aiin tiene

sobre "diversos senderos de razon y normas de verdad", dijo Time.

parte de la comunidad para engrandecerla

"Sus objetivos principales han sido de aclarar la doctrina de la Iglesia los creyentes pueden experimentar duda, pero debe evitarseles la confusion y

Biscoe es una comunidad joven que mucho futuro y que con el apoyo del padre Gerardo y mucho animo seguira adelante. Esperemos que cada persona que llegue a Bisco pase a formar

— —

los

y hacerla crecer con la riqueza personal que cada uno posee y que Dios ha puesto

proyectarse hacia el mundo, procurar

en nosotros para hacerla producir al ciento por uno. Al caer la tarde en Bisco yo tuve que volver a Belmont pues el proximo dfa yo tenia mis clases, pero me quedo un "buen sabor de boca" al comprobar una vez mas que somos bienvenidos en estas tierras lejanas de nuestra patria y que hay muchas personas, como el padre Jerry que estan enamoradas de los

a todos la santidad de la persona humana, cuerpo y alma", dijo la revista.

nuestros..

contactos con otras creencias y proclamar

To Our Friends An

about the work Father Gerard Clarke is doing at Our Lady of the Americas Mission in Biscoe. Third article in a series about baptism.Pope John Paul II named "Man of the Year" by Time magazine. article

Symptoms Of

Pope: Wars VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

World's 'Despair

Bosnia-Herzegovina and the new outbreak of war in the Russian province of Chechnya were symptoms of the "despair and pain" that afflict many people

He said he was alarmed that aid to Africa had dwindled considerably in 1994. Of the world's 40 poorest nations, 30 are African, he pointed out. He urged an end to power struggles based on race and ethnic makeup, and an end to the arms trade which has helped

across the globe.

fuel the deadly fighting in places like

At the same time, the pope heralded recent peace moves in the Middle East, South Africa and Northern Ireland, say-

Liberia, southern Sudan, Somalia,

In his

annual "state of the world" address. Pope John Paul II said the continued killing in

ing the international

community should

take these lessons of successful negotiation to heart.

The pope delivered the wide-ranging speech Jan. 9 to international diplomats accredited to the Holy See. Like previous

years,

tried to balance

hopeful signs

with an honest evaluation of global iniquity

and suffering. still

rising today

from this world too many cries of despair and pain, the cries of our brothers and sisters in humanity, crushed by war, injustice, unemployment, poverty and loneliness," he said.

The diplomatic community

gen-

and the United Nations in particular have the responsibility and the means to help change the situation, he said. "I am convinced that though war and violence are alas contagious, peace is equally so. Let us give it every chance!"

eral

he said.

"One does not

write peace with

let-

of blood, but with the mind and the

tions

and the improved post-apartheid

political climate in the country.

a good example of a tion

and compromise, he

offers

of reconcilia-

spirit

said.

The recent cease-fire in Northern Ireland was another "happy development" following difficult negotiations, he said. He encouraged both sides to find a political solution based on forgiveness and mutual respect. Likewise, the pope hailed progress in Middle East peace negotiations, while noting that situations of confrontation

and exclusion persist in the region. "The Palestinian people are still waiting to see

Lebanon

their aspirations fully satisfied.

has not yet recovered its full sovereignty,"

disintegration, "predatory" nationalism

Turning to Latin America, the pope said he hoped people in Haiti and Cuba would find "the most appropriate paths to consolidate democratic life."

said.

and acts of aggression, he said. The pope' s sharpest comments came in his review of the Bosnian fighting, which he described as a "pitiless war" that in a way seems like "the shipwreck of the whole of Europe." The biggest failure in the face of Bosnian suffering would be international indifference, he said.

"There are aggressors and there are victims. International law and humanitarian law are being violated. All of this demands a firm and united reaction on the part of the community of nations," he said. In no case should a solution simply endorse territorial conquests obtained by

he added.

force,

A Chechen woman

said.

While Latin America

experienc-

ing the beginnings of economic growth,

he said, vast social reforms are needed to eliminate "the real cancers of poverty

and injustice." He called drug trafficking and crime on the continent "as subversive as the guerrilla movements of the

versary.

United Nations in San Francisco. Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco and Msgr. Robert N. Lynch,

cisco as part of his

general secretary of the National Con-

fall's trip to

the United Nations

ference of Catholic Bishops, said they

U.S. cities, Church officials said he would

on its 50th anniversary to keep develop-

had no knowledge of any plans by the pope to visit San Francisco.

visit the

Stewardship (From Page

my time

The pope noted the continuing social and economic renewal taking place in China and Vietnam, but complained that Catholics

who generously

both countries

still

contribute to

face restrictions on

He encouraged

ing the tools of diplomacy and interven-

But he cautioned against the use of economic embargoes, saying it is an

the

only legitimate way to preserve harmony

to defend the Vatican' s stand at the

ets

The pontiff, citing numerous pockof war and suffering in Africa, ap-

pealed for a "major effort of international solidarity"

toward the continent.

act of force that often punishes civilian

The pope

also took the opportunity

International Conference

994

on Population

and Development in Cairo, Egypt. The Vatican opposed wording on abortion, the family and reproductive health, eventually gaining some allies and winning concessions in a final

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walks by a burning gas pipeline in Grozny as she transports water to her home. People in the Chechen capital are suffering from a lack of water, electricity and food. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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World and National Briefs Los Angeles To Build New Cathedral For Year 2000 CardiLOS ANGELES (CNS) nal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles announced Jan. 6 that a new St. Vibiana

homosexual group could not be excluded. The state trial court had said the event was a recreational activity open to the public and therefore could not exclude participation based on sexual

Cathedral will be built to replace the

orientation. In July, the Massachusetts

—

current structure, which has stood for

I nearly 1 20 years but was seriously damI aged by last year's earthquake. The anI nouncement came almost one year after the quake of Jan. 17, 1994, which was I centered north of Los Angeles and caused I billions of dollars of damage to the area. I The new cathedral, slated for completion

said a

Supreme Court agreed, saying the orgaaccommodation law by refusing to let the Irish- American Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Group parnizers violated a public

ticipate.

Two

Total Catholics In Congress Sets Record; More GOP Catholics Too WASHINGTON (CNS) At a

I foundations have pledged a combined

record 149, there are seven more Catho-

1 in 2000, will cost $45 million.

—

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$35 million to the effort, and the archdio-

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ago, and a greater percentage of them are

I lion in a

To Visit

—

(CNS) Four scholars two of them

U.S. Scripture

bishops ,

Catholics constitute the largest single

Rome On Inclusive Language

WASHINGTON are to

—

meet

Rome

this

month with counterparts named by the Vatican on the use of English inclusive language in Scripture and the liturgy. The consultation stems from a Vatican decision last year to reverse its former approval of liturgical use of two inclu-

United States. Another inclusivelanguage text adopted by the bishops for liturgical

use has been sitting in

awaiting final approval for

denomination, as they have for decades, although Protestants dominate as a group with 344. The Senate has 21 Catholics, the House 128 a shift since 1 992 from

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the 23 Catholic senators and 119 Catho-

members of the House when the 1 03rd Congress began. Of this session' s Catholics, nine senators and 54 members of the lic

House are in the GOP, the most Catholic Republicans ever in Congress.

sive-language Scripture translations in the

Republican than in previous sessions. According to Congressional Quarterly,

pledge drive.

U.S. Delegation 1

Cathedral Plan...

Rome

more than

two years. Bishop Donald W. Trautman of Erie, Pa., head of the U.S. delegation, told Catholic News Service by telephone Jan. 9 that some details of the meeting were still being worked out.

Court Will Decide Whether St. Pat's Day Parade Can Ban Gay Groups WASHINGTON (CNS) The Supreme Court has agreed to decide

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whether the sponsor of Boston's St. Day parade may exclude homosexuals. The 1994 parade was canceled by its sponsor, the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council, rather than obey a Massachusetts court ruling that

Patrick's

Clinic Shootings' Impact On March Turnout Unclear, Organizer Says WASHINGTON (CNS) There may be no way to assess the impact of the

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late-December abortion clinic shootings in Massachusetts and Virginia on the Jan. 23 March for Life until that day, said the march' s organizer. "I don' t have any kind of feel" on turnout, said Nellie Gray, who has organized the march each year since it began in 1974. This will be the 22nd such march. While the turnout may be affected, Gray said, the march's tone will remain the same. "I think it will be a very prayerful march for all the victims of abortion: the preborn, the victims in the 'abortatorium,' the re-

ported alleged shooter."

Misinformation, Slow Assimilation Said To Fuel Immigrant Furor WASHINGTON (CNS) Mistaken perceptions and problems with assimilation are behind much of the recent hostility toward immigrants in the United States, according to Linda Chavez, a former aide in the Reagan and Carter administrations and now director of a Washington think-tank. In an informal meeting with reporters Jan. 9 at the Center for Equal Opportunity Chavez

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piscopal Calendar

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events during the next few weeks:

January 22 3:00

Pro Life Mass,

St.

Gabriel,

Charlotte

January 23 - 24 Pro-Life March, Washington, DC

Thanks to the Virgin Mary, St. Ann and St. Jude for prayers answered and

Auschwitz for fear of creating a wrong public impression about blame for the camp. Instead, both bishops' conferences

favors granted.

will release separate statements urging

May

Greensboro

adored, loved, glorified and preserved

January 29 9 am Mass St. Peter Church, Charlotte

New Year,

Catholic reconciliation with Jews. Bishop

Stanislaw Gadecki, chairman of the Polthe Sacred Heart of Jesus be

throughout the world,

3:00

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scrapped a joint declaration marking the 50th anniversary of the Allied liberation of the Nazi concentration camp at

JAG

now and

new interior secretary said the

country

official

was

surprisingly

open to a

sin-

cere discussion about the plight of

Mexico' s poor. Several clergy who work in impoverished areas met with the official, Estaban Moctezuma, on Jan. 5 and 6.

A Mexico City archdiocesan official

said afterward that the secretary indi-

cated he talks

prepared to open continuing issue. Father Manuel

on the

Zubillaga, director of the archdiocesan Caritas office, said Jan. 6 that Moctezuma

displayed a "desire to open up a space for

dialogue with social activists."

churches.

For Joint Auschwitz Document WARSAW, Poland (CNS) The Polish and German bishops have

10:30 am Pro-Life Mass St. Paul the Apostle,

Mass - Vietnamese St. Ann, Charlotte

on the feast of the Epiphany, thanked them for putting their gifts at the service of Christ and the Church. He prayed that the new bishops, including Bishop Raymond L. Burke of La Crosse, Wis., would continue to be faithful witnesses to the truth and effective shepherds. The pope also offered special prayers Jan. 6 for the Eastern-rite Catholics and Orthodox preparing to celebrate Christmas the next day and for full unity between the

that an immigration crisis exists in the

January 28

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Polish, German Bishops Abandon Plan

Card Of Thanks

January 28

Pope Ordains 10 Bishops, Thanks Them For Gift Of Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II, ordaining 10 new bishops

ther impact of immigration fuel the sense

January 27 7:00

heads, she said inaccurate beliefs about

country.

Confirmation, St. Mary, Shelby

Mahony

Los Angeles announces plans for a new cathedral which was seriously damaged in the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake. The 120-year-old cathedral will be torn down to make room for the $45 million new structure. (CNS photo by Tod Tamberg, The Tidings) Cardinal Roger M.

to replace St. Vibiana Cathedral

ish bishops'

Commission

for Dialogue

with Judaism, told Catholic

News

Ser-

Pope Welcomes Clinton Proposal For Teamwork On Relief Efforts ROME (CNS) Pope John Paul II said he welcomed President Bill Clinton' proposal for U.S. -Vatican teamwork on

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humanitarian relief efforts in world The pope said such cooperation could aid victims of disease, war and natural disasters across the globe, according to U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond L. Flynn. In a letter to Clinton Jan. 4, Flynn said the pope personally expressed his appreciation of the president's idea and voiced his hope that there would be important opportunities to coordinate aid efforts. Flynn also cited trouble spots.

document had been com-

a written papal response to Clinton, quot-

ever.

pleted in time for the late-January anni-

ing the pontiff as saying: "The Holy See

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on

versary, but the decision to not release

us.

had been made by both episcopates.

deeply committed to drawing the attenand all people of good will to the unity of the entire human family and to the urgent need for practical solidarity with our many disadvantaged brothers and sisters."

St.

for-

vice the joint

Jude, worker of miracles, pray for Priests, Government Official

us. St. Jude,

help of the hopeless, pray for

us.

Thanks

Discuss Mexican Poverty

MEXICO CITY (CNS) — Mexican

priests

JMM

who met

recently with the

tion of Catholics

16 The Catholic

King

News

(From Page

& Herald were ees "Reflections

For the youth, the symposium prompted self-exploration along with insight into the uniqueness of African

American lot

history ... "Our youth miss a because they did not grow up in the

60s," said Murdock. "They don't under-

stand the struggle; to them

its

just an-

other part of history. Those of us

grew up

who

have a true sense of what Dr. Martin Luther King stood for bein

it,

cause we lived during his lifetime." Although the youth grasp an account from history books, they need to hear the history from their elders, said Murdock. Moreover, the Martin Luther King celebration took participants back be-

yond the 60s, to explore the rootstock of African American Catholicism. In his workshop, "What is our African heritage and

why

we be

should

proud," Father John Payne, associate pastor of St. Augustine Catholic Church in

Washington, D.C., reminded

partici-

Many aspects of the liturgy and

doctrine of the Church

come

the conti-

nent of Africa, said Father Payne.

our

spirituality through African dance," presented by the Cultural Movement Dance Company of Goldsboro, showed the musical relationship of the African drumbeat to

popular American music. Ritual and tribal music came to life,

while participants explored

meaning and expression behind the rhythmic beat.

the

"As we explore the historical past,

God

begin to see

through our own perspective," said Father Cecil Tice, pastor of Our Lady of Consolation.

"Once we make that connecwe can lay more claim to

tion,

our own church. There is reason to be proud of cultural contributions.

And once

that con-

nection is established,

it's

easy

to understand how all (cultures)

work

pants of the African contributions to the

Church.

treated

together."

"We want

Photos above and below: Members of the Cultural Movement Dance Company from ritual and tribal dances during the 10th annual diocesan birthday

our children to

Goldsboro perform

know our history, that we came from Africa and we are proud

celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Photos by

JOANN KEANE

of that," said Eddice Martin.

In that mode, conference attend-

"We have

have pride."

Study Finds Lay Ministry Programs Burgeoning WASHINGTON (CNS) — Lay stuwho

dents

are currently pursuing de-

grees in U.S. Catholic graduate ministry

programs outnumber Catholic seminarians enrolled in the nation's theological

schools, a

new

study said.

increasing numbers of trained

lay ministers take up leadership roles in parishes, "there

how

a virtual revolution in

ministry functions in the Catholic

Church in the United States," according to the

is titled

"A Same and Differ-

ent Future."

The

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43 of belong to the Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry reported a combined enrollment of 3,317 students working for graduate degrees in the fields

the

institutes

that

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of theology and ministry.

9-page executive summary of the

Small percentages of these were seminarians, per-

study. It

lighting the findings of both

found that lay students finishing

manent deacons,

priests or

likely

ordained ministers of another

than beginning students to view the

denomination, and a substan-

Church primarily in terms of servant, communion and sacrament. Graduating students also were more likely than incoming students to see the Church in egalitarian terms, were slightly more likely to attend Mass daily and read the Bible daily and were "significantly more embracing of social justice

tial

their ministry degree are

clear majority of the students.

When noncredit and continuing edu-

— those not aiming

cation students

— were counted

were 2,915 Catholic seminarians

in all

told Catholic News Service that the study

to the

the nation's theological schools

com-

itself,

bined.

One key problem

the study found

larger majorities of the graduating stu-

was a lack of parish or diocesan

dents held those positions.

cial assistance to students.

Nearly two-thirds of the students working for degrees in ministry said they hoped to get a salaried position in

colleges and universities in 1992-93 and a review of the programs themselves in the 43 institutes that partici-

pated in the study.

The study of students is titled "Minof the Future." The study of the programs is called "Education for Ministry." The executive summary highisters

program the most

common

reason students give for dropping out

coming student

ratings with the excep-

tion of the ability to 'balance

work and

leisure activities,'" the study said.

treated separately.

settings,"

who can and diocesan

said.

The study

Institute for

lic

ings were significantly higher than in-

the Loyola

offer leadership in parish

number of diocesan

ministry students form the pool of pro-

graduate ministry students in U.S. Catho-

data on dropout rates or reasons, but in

fessionally prepared persons

"Yet, as the

priests continues to decrease, graduate

two major components: a survey of

important

skills

to ministry, "all graduating student rat-

degree in another field and that most have prior work experience. One-third

in a parish

New Orleans, the study had

and relational

covering only one year, gave no

each new student enrolling in a prothe 1992- 93 school year and to each student graduating from a program during that year. The responses of seminarians, who represented about 1 1 percent of the incoming group and 15 percent of the graduating group, were

from the diocese. The

true for parish support," the

Seventy percent of the students were female and most students were between the ages of 35 and 50, the study reported.

Ministry in

a series of questions about pro-

ating students receive 50 percent or more tuition assistance

setting.

Loyola University

fessional

istry students already have a graduate

study said.

to the

the graduating students."

ducted in detailed questionnaires given

earned their master' s degree, and almost

Funded by a Lilly Endowment grant

and author of the student study,

finances.

same holds

work

finan-

versity

"Less than 1 percent of both the incoming and gradu-

ministry or religious education after they to find

meeting this need since this item received the highest gain score ratings by

stu-

requirement for ordination, but even

hoped

ently the graduate programs

percent of those graduating.

Barbara Fleischer, associate profes-

a degree total

do well

percent of the incoming group but 33.7

sor of pastoral theology at Loyola Uni-

priesthood and dropping the celibacy

half

for

as well, the

Large majorities of incoming

women

women and men formed

enrollment in the ministry institutes rose to 6,302. In 1992-93 there

attitudes," the study said.

dents favored ordaining

minority were religious

brothers and sisters, but lay

said lack of tuition aid to

lay students could be a significant factor

dropout rates from programs. In the institutions surveyed, there were 1,152 incoming students and 825 graduating students. The study found that 73.6 percent of the incoming students surveyed were laypersons, while only 56.2 percent of the graduating group

were

lay.

Men

and

women religious

—

whose religious communities picked up the tuition tab

— accounted

for 17.5

The survey of

students

was con-

gram during

Questions designed to assess theological knowledge, pastoral skills and formation for ministry through comparisons between incoming and graduating students indicated that the insti-

were achieving their own goals and the expectations of students in most

tutes

areas.

"Incoming students most wanted to increase competence in their ability to engage in critical reflection connecting Christian tradition and contemporary experience," the study said. "Appar-

reported that 28.6 percent of min-

have worked as teachers.

MACS

Admissions Meeting

CHARLOTTE

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The

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools informational kindergarten and transitional kindergarten admissions process meeting

Wednes-

day, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption School. For inforadmissions mation, call the

MACS

office at (704)

335-1334

ext. 2.