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Parish Profile:

Diocese of Charlotte

Immaculate Conception

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Established Jan. 12, 1972

by Pope Paul VI

JANUARY

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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

2004

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Bush guest worker proposal

Victory roar

raises hopes, leaves questions Plan

not benefit North Carolina

will

Hispanics, says Hispanic ministry director BY PATRICIA ZAPOR employers cannot fill with CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON

—

Bush's

President George

new guest worker proposal may address some of the goals

people already in the country. The plan would include giving at least

some of the estimated 8 more illegal immi-

million or

grants already in the United States permission to stay here

of Catholic and other immigrant advocates, but they say they are worried about his

ployers demonstrate a need for

plan's lack of details.

their labor.

temporarily, as long as

em-

announced allowing tempo-

Advocates who work with immigrants raised doubts

rary workers fi-om other countries to be admitted to the

about whether Bush's proposals win turn into the legislation

United States to take jobs that

See WORKER, page 4

Bush on

Jan. 7

a proposal for

Knights of St. John

take up call to serve FIRST N.C.

COMMANDERY

ESTABLISHED AT OUR

LADY OF CONSOLATION BY

STEPHEN UZZELL CORRESPONDENT

Courtesy Photo

show support

ro :o

for the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte Catholic High School students

break from their dress code and wear Panthers

attire Jan.

were permitted

CHARLOTTE

— New

defenders of the faith have planted roots in North Carolina.

Charlotte Catholic wins wager with Philly school CHARLOTTE

—

:her fans at Charlotte ic

Pan-

Catho-

High School are reveling

n victory. Not only did the Carolina Panthers beat the Philadeljhia Eagles in the championship football

Jut ts

game

Jan.

18,

Charlotte Catholic won friendly wager with Fa-

:her

Judge High School

[Philadelphia.

Because the Panthers A'on 14-3, Father Joseph Clampellone, Father Judge

High School's president, must award Gerald Healy,

a friendly gesture.

Charlotte Catholic's principal, with an authentic Philadelphia cheese steak. If the Eagles had won,

for the Panthers, Charlotte

Healy would have sent Father Campellone Carolina barbecue, donated by the Ole Smokehouse in Charlotte. However, Healy asked Jennifer Johnson, Charlotte Catholic's director of devel-

opment, to send barbecue to Father Judge High School as

To show

their support

Catholic students broke from

on Jan. 15 to wear Carolina Panthers attheir dress code

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men of the of St. John Commandery No. 586 and 20 women, of the St. Agatha Ladies Auxiliary No. 497, Knights of St. John International were officially recognized by their fellow parishioners at

tire.

"We wanted

the students

ment and

them

this gives

chance to sport their favorite Panthers wear," said Johnson. "It's a great way for us to support the Panthers as a school community."

Good counsel stressed in

Mass

of Charlotte

Our Lady of 18.

The Mass culminated initiation for the first

Knights

St. John commandery in North Carolina. Their retreat,

See KNIGHTS, page 6

Watch

Photo by Stephen Uzzell

weekend of preparation and

Culture Diocese

Consolation Jan.

to be involved in the excite-

Pastoral councils

Twenty

Knights

St.

Agatha Ladies Auxiliary

No. 497, Knights of St. John

International

lead

the

opening procession at the installation Mass at Our Lady of Consolation Jan. 18.

Perspectives

Books explore Flannery

Columns, Pope Speaks,

O'Connor's works

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2 The Catholic

Current and upcoming topics from around the

In Brief

world to your

own backyard

Chaldean archbishop

says Iraqis

not ready for direct elections bishop Sako not ROME (CNS) — While said,

the Iraqi

RECONCILING FOR PEACE

people have a right to control their country's destiny, they are not ready for direct elections, said Chaldean Archbishop Louis Sako of Kirkuk, Iraq.

Thousands of

Iraqis

marched

Baghdad, Iraq, Jan. 19 to show their support for a call by Shiite leader Ayatollah Ali Sistani for direct elections of a new Iraqi government by

May.

The U.S.-appointed

administra-

said .direct elections

tion of Iraq has

could not be arranged that quickly; the current U.S. plan is for members

of the U.S.-appointed governing council to choose members of a national assembly by May 30. The assembly would appoint a transitional

government July

would take power

that

In a Jan. 20 interview. Arch-

Diocesan. planner

PHOTO FROM Reuters

greets Pope John Paul II following the "Concert of Abdulawahab Hussein Reconciliation" at the Vatican Jan. 17. Looking on is Imam "believers Christians and Muslims Jews, on called pontiff The Gomaa of Rome. world. to work for "sincere reconciliation" and peace in the in the one God" Elio

Toaff

Rome

—

At reconciliation concert, pope urges all faiths to find peace —

VATICAN CITY tians,

Chris(CNS) Muslims and Jews "must find

within ourselves the courage for peace," Pope John Paul II told religious leaders gathered at the Vatican for a "Concert of Reconciliation."

express together is that people will be purified of the hatred and evil that continually threaten

'The hope

that

peace and that they will learn to reach out to each other with hands that know no violence but are ready to offer aid and need,"

Pope John

Muslims cannot accept that the earth be afflicted by hatred, that humanity would remain in-

comfort to those Paul said.

wars without end," the pope volved said at the Jan. 17 concert with performers and spectators from the three faiths. The program began with the world premiere of "Abraham," a motet commissioned for the evening and written by U.S. composer John Harbison. Pope John Paul said the Abraham motet and Gustav Mahler's "Second

were Rabbi Yona Metzger, chief

Symphony," also called the "Resurrection Symphony," remind people that Christians, Muslims and Jews recognize Abraham as their father in the faith and

Arabia.

"Jews, Christians and

they believe they will be reunited with God at the end of time. "The history of relations among ,

Jews, Christians and Muslims is marked by lights and shadows and, unfortunately,

has

the pope said.

known

painful

"Today one

moments,"

feels a press-

ing need for a sincere reconciliation among believers in the one God."

Among

those present at the concert

members of the Muslim commu-

nity of Rome and representatives of Islamic organizations in Libya and Saudi

must

learn to respect and accept others." "The people, however, are tired of

words," he said. "After 35 years of daily suffering and repression, they now want facts and are not content

with promises." violence in the country, he of frustration. "Behind these attacks there are

The

said, is partially a sign

some people who do not want to see Iraq progress, some who are against the American presence, foreign forces, the unemployed who have lost all hope, parasites who love to fish in troubled waters, and criminals released from prison," he said. The archbishop appealed for international help, especially from Iraq's Arab neighbors, in rebuilding the country and creating jobs.

are interested in returning to the practice of the Catholic faith. The Catholics Returning Home series will meet Jan. 11-Feb. 15, 3:30-5 p.m. For more information, call Sue

Johnson

at (704) 333-8028.

CHARLOTTE — The

St Maximilian Kolbs Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order gathers the first Sunday of each month at 2

Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. Those interested in learning more about the SFO and the Franciscan way of life are invited to attend. For more information, call Skyler Harvey, SFO, at (704) 545-9133.

—

Lucien Church, of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday of each month following the 9 a.m. Mass with benediction at 4 p.m.

SPRUCE PINE

695 Summit Ave.,

St.

offers Adoration

CHARLOTTE VICARIATE MINT HILL Looking

—

way

for a

to get

your new by taking

the Alpha Course. Alpha is a video lecture series and supper club that meets Friday nights through March 19. Register by

calling (704) 573-702 mcnucciel@bellsout.net.

— All women are

Women

the

e-mail invited

JVord for weekly

gatherings for prayer, reflection on Sunday scripture, music and sharing experiences of Christ in daily life. The group meets each Thursday, 9:45-11:45 a.m. in the family room of St. Gabriel Church,

3016 Providence Rd. For details, call Linda Flynn at (704) 366-9889. 'For childcare reservations, call Jurga Petrikene at 704) 907-0205.

CHARLOTTE

—

St.

— The Happy Timers of

Ann Church meet

closer to God this year? Put year's resolution into practice

to join

CHARLOTTE

Gabriel Church,

St.

Wednesday luncheon and program the first

a1 each month with a p.m. in the parish activity center, 3635 1 Park Rd. All adults age 55 and older are

welcome. For more information,

cal

Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879.

GASTONIA VICARIATE

BELMONT

—

Father Joe Zuschmidt anc Dennis Teall-Fleming will host an Evening present chal of Conversation on the past and lenges of the sexual abuse crisis the Catho includ< lie Church is facing. Topics will what impact the crises have had on th( Catholic Church as a whole. Catholics them selves and how well the Catholic Church responding to the crises. The conversatioi i

will take place Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in th

Family Center of Queen of the Apostle Church, 503 N. Main St. For details, caj Dennis Teall-Fleming at (704) 825-960( ext. 26.

Abdellah Redouane, general secre-

tive" for bringing together members of the three monotheistic religions. "This concert was an occasion to reflect not on that which divides us, but

which unites us, which portant," Redouane said. that

more im-

also said the pope's constant apand reconciliation "re-

peals for peace

mind us of the road

she has lived.

and bishops.

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Also attending the concert were Anglican, Orthodox and Protestant representatives and dozens of cardinals

said

assimilate democracy; they

p.m. at

BOONE VICARIATE

tary of the Islamic Cultural Center of Italy, said the concert was a "great initia-

God's words are addressed to every person, who one day will be called to account for how he or

The pope

Church, 416 N. 2nd St., meets the first Wednesday of each month in the Family Life Center at 10 a.m. For details, call Gerald Maiden (704) 982-5261.

CHARLOTTE

Ashkenazi rabbi of Israel, and representatives of the Jewish community and Jewish organizations in Italy, Poland, France, Brazil and the United States. The Muslim representatives included

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FROM THE VATICAN

Vatican needs to add security, deal quickly with crime, judge says VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The The more information shared

Pope says feminine genius needed in age of insecurity,

confusion VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— The

mission of every woman is to recognize and live her vocation of feminine genius, especially in an age of insecurity and confusion, said Pope John Paul II.

"Humanity has noticed with growing intensity the need to offer meaning and purpose in a world in which every day new problems crop up that generate insecurity and confusion," said the pope in a sjjeech to participants of a national congress sponsored by the Italian Women's Center.

Given the growing participation of women in civil, economic, religious and family life, the pope said, "This asks of you your constant attention to the problems that emerge and your generous foresight in confronting them."

Citing his

1999 apostolic letter on women, the pope said, "A woman's dignity is closely connected with the love which she receives by the very reason of her femininity; it is likewise connected with the love which she gives in return."

He said it was important women keep alive an awareness of this fundamental vocation of fulfilling oneself through the giving of love. "This genius ensures a sensitivity for human beings in every circumstance, because they are humans," the pope said. "The moral and spiritual strength of this vocation springs from the awareness that God entrusts, in a special way, the human being to women," the pope said.

Vatican needs to consider ways to

and

increase its security and deal more quickly with crimes committed on its territory, a Vatican judge said. The Vatican's status as an inde-

Vatican can "face the question of security, even in times of increased ten-

VICARIATE

— The Adult

GREENSBORO

Faith Formation ministry of St. Pius Church, 1^210 N. Ehn St., will present "A Tale of Faith and 'Medicine" Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. A physician will Ishare his journey of faith that led him to truly give the gift of life to a young woman. For more information, call the church office 'at (336) 272-4681.

rounded by

— The Ladies

GREENSBORO

joining international structures aimed at promoting freedom of movement together with security, said Nicola Picardi, promoter of justice in

charitable inter-parish group will attend the 12:15 p.m. Mass at St. Benedict Church,

W. Smith

honor of

Brigid Feb. 2. Lunch at Ganache will follow. All Catholic women of Irish birth or descent are ivelcome. RSVP to Elaine McHale, presifent,

St.,

292-11

at (336)

LAOH

meeting

18.

St.

The regular

be held Feb. 5 at 7:30 Kloster Center of St. Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St. will

).m. in the

iIGH POINT

—

Immaculate Heart of Vlary Church, Johnson St. and Skeet Club ^d., will offer free basic and intermediate 'Spanish classes Thursdays, 7-8;SO p.m. ];iasses begin Jan. 15 and end Feb. 19. To •egister, call Nancy Skee at (336) 884)522.

IICKORY

—

brated the

first

Charismatic Mass is celThursday of each month in

iebastian Chapel of St. Aloysius Church, •21 Second St. NE, at 7 p.m. For further tiformation, contact Joan Moran (828)-

27-0487.

IICKORY

— A Grief Support Group meets

he second and fourth

Wednesday of each

lonth at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor of St. -loysius Church, 921 Second St. NE. For lore information, call the church office at l'?28)

327-2341.

— Sacred Heart Church,

128

L Fulton St., celebrates a Charismaifzc

and

lealingMass the first Sunday of each month t 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer ;ams will be available at 3 p.m., and a otluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father 'hn Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant, or further information, call Bill Owens at '04)

639-9837.

MOUNTAIN VICARIATE

ANTON

—

and

Museums.

The "vast majority" of the 125 penal cases handled by the court in 2003 involved theft, for which more than 90 percent involved unknown

the Tribunal of Vatican City State. Picardi presented a summary of the Vatican civic court's activity in

suspects, he said. The remaining penal cases involved "unauthorized ap-

2003 during a Jan. 16 meeting. "The phenomenon of interna-

propriations, swindles and insulting a public official."

tional terrorism seems, in fact, to re-

His report dealt only with the cases brought to the court, not all of those reported to the Vatican police.

quire

new forms

of cooperation aimed

at reconciling people's

freedom to circulate with perfecting measures to safeguard security," Picardi said.

The length of time needed to handle penal and civil cases is due largely to most parties involved not living in Vatican City, so notifications must go through Italian authorities

suggested the Vatican join the

and repressive

or diplomatic channels, said Picardi. Joining the Schengen convention, he said, could speed up the processing of cases because notifying the parties involved and collecting information

initiatives

aimed

safeguarding security."

would be

easier.

648-

St. John the EvanChurch, 234 Church St., offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the first Friday of every month following the 9 a.m.

Immaculate Conception hurch, 42 Newfound Rd., will conduct

THIS MONTH IN -1996

gelist

Mass

until 4:15 p.m.

For information,

call the church office at (828) 456-6707 or Christine Ryan at (828) 926-1331.

SYLVA tion

—

St.

Mary Church

of the Blessed

offers

Sacrament the

first

AdoraSatur-

day of every month following the 9 a.m. Mass until 3 p.m. For information, call (828) 586-9496.

•

Five recent college graduates began working in diocesan schools through the University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE) program. ACE is a two-year service program offering

college graduates the opportunity to serve as full-time teachers

across the southem United States. ACE teachers of ACE.

Research shows that one out

contrast, that

WINSTON-SALEM

of six first-year

under-staffed Catholic schools

community, which

considered a

teachers leave teaching

vital

in their first

aspect

year. In

ACE boasts a 95 percent or higher retention rate every year, and one important reason for is the support ACE teachers receive in community.

Through three

pillars in

— teaching, community and

spirituality

—ACE seeks to develop lifelong advo-

education.

VICARIATE

WINSTON-SALEM

—

St. Leo the Great School, 333 Springdale Ave., will have an Open House Jan. 29, 9 a.m.-l p.m. For details call Laurie at (336) 7488262.

—

Learn Natural Family Planning taught by the Couple to Couple League. A four-part series of classes will begin Feb. 1 6 at 1 :30 p.m. at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For registration and information, call Stephanie and Todd Brown at (336) 765-2909.

CLEMMONS

live in

success

cates and leaders

—

4820 Kinnamon

"it's

an opportunity for young Catholics to give back to their community in a service-type environment,"

said Jerry Healy, then-principal of Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School

when the AC E program first came to Charlotte. "It also exposes our kids to a unique set of young adults. shows the kids that ,

...

it's

OK to be smart and you can be cool and be involved in education."

There are currently six ACE teachers working

for

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools.

Holy Family Church, Rd., offers Eucharistic

Adoration every Thursday. Exposition begins at 6 p.m. and benediction is at 9 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM

ALISBURY VICARIATE

ALISBURY

visitors, particu-

to St. Peter's Basilica

WAYNESVILLE—

WINSTON-SALEM

VICARIATE

ilCKORY

at (828)

drawn

the Vatican

"but also intensified the exchange of information, operational relationships as well as preventative

know more about church

Dot and Chuck Luce

had some 18 million larly

tries,

teachings or to review what you learned many years ago. For more information, call

— — means should consider

of foreign visitors criminals

The report said while Vatican City had 492 residents in 2003, it

draws millions including a few

7369. Ancient Or-

der of Hibernians, Guilford County, Division I, an Irish Catholic social, cultural and

109

—

Church." Sessions will start at noon bring your lunch; drinks will be provided. Discussions are open to anyone to

Italy that

Schengen convention, which not only eliminated the need for passports and visas between some European coun-

one-hour sessions for five weeks beginning Jan. 29 on "The Precepts of the Catholic

who wants

sion."

pendent geographic enclave sur-

He GREENSBORO

decisions are implemented quickly, he said, the better the

—

The Healing

Companions is a grief support group for the bereaved that meets the first and third Thursdays of the month in conference room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For further details, call Joanne Parcel at (336) 924-9478.

is your parish or school having an event? Please submit notices forthe Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event date in

writing

Karen

Evans

l<aevans@charlottediocese,org orfax to (704)

370-3382.

OF CHARLOTTE DIOCESE

BOY SCOUTS AND CUBS Catholic Camporee 2004! March 26 28 -

Camp Grimes, Dysartsville, NC Make plans now to attend. Call

George Waddell 828-437-8049 -

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January 23,

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

Guest worker program may prove inhospitable

partment of Homeland Security keep track of what immigrants are in the country and where, he said. If the jobs end or if their three-year permits are not renewed, the immigrants would have to return to their home countries. But Bush said he also would work with immigrants' home,

WORKER, from page 1

make them happen, and whether anyone besides large employers and their workers would really benefit. The chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Migration, Coadjutor Bishop Thomas G. Wenski of Orlando, Fla., praised Bush's decision to bring up the issue of immigration again with

necessary to

tives to return

permits expire. Ouisa Davis, director of Migration and Refijgee Services for the Diocese of

and his plans to renew talks with the govmigration bilateral ernment of Mexico. In a Jan. 8 statement, he com-

his proposal

El Paso, Texas, praised Bush for re-

opening immigration dialogue but worried about implications for families of temporary workers, especially children being uprooted after a three-year work permit expires and forced to return to inferior education systems in

mended the president for acknowledging the need for worker protections and his call for the

more "green

government to issue permanent resi-

cards," or

their

dent visas. Bush's proposal, however, "does not provide a solution to the serious problems we experience as the result of

said,

"What

truly comprehensive

mented currently living in the United States, temporary worker programs with full worker protections and a path

take jobs that employers cannot

permanency, as well as a reform of our family immigration system that will allow immigrant families to reunite timely fashion."

greens, told

work

The

News & Her-

Catholic

many Americans

willing to

the long days for a short time

each year. for workers,"

"We've advertised

Andrea Inkrott, directory of Hispanic ministry for the Diocese of CharSister

lotte.

2002 story. "We've only had one person apply, and when he found out what he had to do,

said Barr in a Dec. 6,

boom to the who want to come

be a temporary

he wasn't interested."

Bush said in a White House speech, "Our laws should allow willing workers to enter our country and fill jobs that Americans are not filling." But current laws make it difficult for immi-

to work in our pine trees and tobacco fields, but only temporary," she said.

Migrant workers, many from North

Mexico, cut Fraser fir Carolina during the November-December Christmas season. Agricultural workers make more money in North Carolina than in Mexico. Migrant workers at Barr Evergreens tree farm in Jefferson were part of a government-sponsored guesttrees in

lined up to receive permission to enter

the country.

Davis said the proposal as

grants to cially for

come

into the country, espe-

low-wage

"Instead

turning to the

jobs, he said.

see

in the

United

States.

They would

border.

"Employers aren't going to hin someone sight unseen," she said. "Anc there doesn't seem to be a way someon(

be entitled to bring family members in with them, as long as they can support them. And the immigrants could legally leave the country for visits and

can enter the country legally unles; they already have a job."

return without liability. Currently, many illegal immigrants hesitate to return to visit their families for fear they will be unable to get back to their homes and jobs in the " United States.

and his advisors and Congress need t( understand the reasons why people im migrate to the United States, mainl; because they cannot survive or suppor

immigrants already here, as long as they are employed, he said, thereby bringing undocumented workers "out of the shadows" and under the protection of It

the president for at

issue again, but to really be effective,

Bush's plan would include tempo-

labor laws.

commend

tempting to address the immigratioi

rarily legalizing the status of illegal

also would help the

stop

the U.S.-Mexicar

their families in their countries of ori gin," said Sister Inkrott.

Editor Kevin E. Murray contributed

De-

this story.

many employers

illegal labor

market,"

Bush said. "We see millions of hardworking men and women condemned to fear and insecurity in a massive undocumented economy." His proposal would allow immi-

worker program and legally qualified to work in the United States. Rusty Barr, owner of Barr Ever-

work

laid oul

by Bush would not do much to

with people already in the country.

ald he would be out of business if it wasn't for the migrant workers, as

there aren't

"For the majority of the Hispanics in our diocese, the proposed legislation will not be beneficial," said Franciscan

"It will

further detailed the

illegal traffic across

agricultural workers

fill

who

president's proposal said guest workers would have to have a U.S. job already

them Crews of workers, many from Mexico, cut Fraser trees in Jefferson and load to markets shipped are they before twine nylon in them wraps which baler, through a for allowing throughout the country. President Bush on Jan. 7 announced a proposal States to United the to admitted temporary workers from other countries to be

immi-

gration reform that will provide opportunities for legalization for the undocu-

in a

tion officials

Photo by Joanita M, Nellenbach

...

countries.

requirements for hiring guest workers, whQe small employers won't want to go through the bureaucracy. Administra-

ken."

Bishop Wenski

home

Davis said major industries are most likely able to meet government

continued undocumented migration and an immigration system that is bro-

needed

them financial incenwhen their temporary

countries to give

grants to obtain three-year permits to

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tion. In the

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Hermann. "And councils are deep American psyche as how we get consensus and direction." Recommended by the Second in

Vatican Council of 1962-1965, the pastoral council is a new concept, said

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are only operatives of counsel when they are with the pastor, and when they

are reflecting,; dialoguing and planning

the good of the whole," said Sister

Hermann. "I

said Fischer.

because that expert doesn't

Mark Fischer presents "Establishing anci Renewing Pastoral Councils in the Diocese of Charlotte" at Our Lady of the Highways Church in Thomasville April 1, Dr.

catechism in general, but can't

what

church organizations, led meetings at Our Lady of the Annunciation Church in Albemarle in 2003, "I tried

Trinity in Washington, D.C. Sister

Hermann,

a consultant and

to get the pastoral councU to

look at what was hanging it up and why they couldn't get going," said Sister

Hermann. "Once they were around the and working together with the pastor, it became clear everyone was table

concerned about the parish, but they didn't

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lowers, wise people consult with other

who

Hermann. 'They help what needs to be the overall good of the parish."

said Sister

cils,"

pastors think through

Pastoral councils and pastors, through their interactions with parishioners, both have a sense of what is going on in the lives of parishioners, said Sister

wise people

have a responsibility to conlife of the church," he said, but

on whether they are lay or ordained. "I don't know how we can have good parishes without pastoral coun-

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you

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presented workshops to two gatherings of priests at St.

pastoral councils,

tell

your church." "People have a right and obligation to speak and pastors have an obligation and right to listen," said Cardinal Adam

2003. facilitator to

know what

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is to give the best advice possible," said Sister Brenda Hermann, a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Blessed

'The greatest expert in the world can't you how to preach to your people,

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pastors never are to be considered simply executors of decisions deriving from

role of the pastoral council

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but without confusing their role with the role of the bishop or pastor.

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pope

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belongs to the diocesan ordinary or pastor must be safeguarded," the pope told

hierarchical structure of the

Yet "the most recent

are that 82 percent of 19,000 Catholic parishes (in the United States) have pa.s-

cils

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Knights of St. John rescued a church during civil war hostilities in 1992. "The rebels saw the church as opposition and thought we were hiding some political prisoners," said Father Tulay. "The members of the Knights of St. John ran to defend the church, to stop looters and to stop the rebels fi-om vandalizing. The valuables of the

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Culture Watch

A roundup

WORD TO LIFE

of Scripture,

readings, films and

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: Feh.

Two books explore Flannery

Most

Psalm 2)

.CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Catholic readers are probably

aware that Flannery O'Connor (19251964) was a Catholic who wrote fiction, but many may not realize she was also

ion and

seems a

everyday-life-as-a-Catholic department.

ribs or a

wake-up slap to the chops. Thus, writing in 1962: "One of the

our great benefit, editor Robert Ellsberg in "Flannery O'Connor: Spiritual Writings" has gathered into one compact volume excerpts from O'Connor's fiction, letters and essays in which she wrote about religious and spiritual matters. Fordham University professor of English Richard Giannone has written the book's introductory es-

of modern liberal Protestantism has been gradually to turn religion into poetry and therapy, to make truth vaguer and vaguer and more and more effects

relative, to banish intellectual distinc-

depend on feeling instead of thought, and gradually to come to believe that God has no power, that he cannot communicate with us, cannot reveal himself to us, indeed has not done tions, to

Her wisdom makes

the leap fi^om

with

pp.,

versity of

Imagination"

The Obedient

Sarah Gordon. Uni-

Georgia Press (Athens, Ga.

Flannery O'Connor Bulktin since 1983.

Gordon's book

"Flannery O'Connor's Dialogue

With the Age." O'Connor would

have

broadly, then laughed out

smiled

loud, at the

suggestion that she could serve as a spiritual adviser to anyone. But that only serves to put the stamp of authenticity on her words. I think one of the most important characteristics of a healthy Catholic spirituality

the abil-

—

espeand the inclination to laugh cially at oneself This is why a rigidly conservative spirituality, and a rigidly ity

liberal spirituality, are

gies

masquerading as

both mere ideolopiety.

authentic Catholic spirituality

the parish

phone

happened to answer

The

after hours.

caller

wondered if I could answer "some questions about your church." I thought maybe she was a publisher's representative or someone taking a survey, but it turned out she was a member of a neighboring parish, and there were some liturgical expressions in that church

fight against the prophet, but Jesus

remains unharmed as do those who hold to him.

Questions:

just don't like," she explained.

When

In another church the priest

who

attended,

do you recaU witnessing reon behalf of Christian action? How can you bolster your courage to stand as a prophet of Jesus' message when the occasion pre-

was

jection of someone speaking

caused people to go shopoccasions, I heard

On numerous

the grousing expressed in almost these

exact same words:

"He makes me come

sents itself?

son. Going to church is supposed to make you feel good." Not really. Since the beginning of humankind God's call to unselfishness and mercy has been roundly rejected by

who

people

don't

want

Scripture to Illustrate: "But do you gird your loins; stand

up and teU them all that I command you. Be not crushed on their account' (Jeremiah

to believe they

1:17).

anything but narrow-minded or rigid. And so in O'Connor's words you will find liberation and joy, plus a no-nonsense honesty and clarity of thought that will sometimes knock your socks off and almost always delight you. O'Connor avoided all pious platitudes. Reading her, you may find yourself blinking and saying, "What? What?" For example, writing to someone about to become Catholic, O'Connor said: "Having been a Protestant, you may have the feeling that you must feel

work of

a fine biographical

fiterary criticism.

Gordon,

who

has been teaching courses on Flannery O'Connor for 30-plus years, asks what inner struggles led fiction that

was

O'Connor

Gordon

to write

disturbing, ironic, haunt-

ing and sometimes brutal. suggests,

Much

came from the

this,

natural

resistance of O'Connor's imagination to

was expected by the male-centered church, society and literary background of her time. Gordon believes O'Connor was a writer whose environment was saturated in male presumption regarding women and creativity. "The Obedient the obedience that

Imagination" offers into O'Connor's dutiflil,

many new

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

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by Sarah Gordon, an English professor at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Ga., O'Connor's alma mater in her hometown. Gordon has chaired the university's renowned symposia on O'Connor and edited The

2003). 296 pp., $19.95.

say,

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feel

other day

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The Obedient

173

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The

Meanwhile, "Flannery O'Connor:

by Robert Ellsberg. Orbis

"Flannery O'Connor:

all its

own

and love, one can safely bet that a hew and cry'wfll follow, and people will turn their backs. But for those willing to take on that task, there is good news in both the Old Testament reading and the Gospel for this week: God insists that his message will prevail. People can reject the message and the Christian life, and they can fuss and

shopping" on the premise that people should choose a church community that

makes them

fight against you."

into society the Christian call to justice

people go "church

out of church feeling like I'm a bad per-

her mid-20th century era to our

(Maryknoll, N.Y., 2003).

how

"They wUl

Whether it's an individual or an entire faith community trying to insert

popular Catholicism in recent decades.) "Flannery O'Connor: Spiritual Writings" is one volume that belongs in the hands of every thinking Catholic tions.

Books

loins.

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It's

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He told Jeremiah as much: I'm appointing you a prophet so gird your

ping.

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ings," edited

this

carries his

world.

71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17

and that religion is our own sweet invention." (We'U leave aside for now to what extent these words may apply to so,

"Flannery O'Connor: Spiritual Writ-

God knows anyone

17-19

1:4-5,

Corinthians 12:31-13:13 Luke 4:21-30

Commun-

than joy." In other instances, O'Connor's words will seem like an honest dig in the

who don't

their

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reliable feeling

sharp-as-a-tack in the spirituality dewhich means, in the livingpartment

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humble themselves to admit sinfulness or do the hard work of

want

3) Gospel:

believe;

the feeling of pain on going to

wonderful and

aren't perfectly

C Readings:

Jeremiah

perhaps feeling belief is not always an illusion but I imagine it is most of the time; but I can understand

you

FEB.

changing their ways.

O'Connor's works MITCH FINLEY

Fourth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

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SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 25 - JANUARY 31 Sunday

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She also examines how O'Connor was influenced by her reading of James Thurber, Edgar AUan Poe, T.S. Eliot and others who, Gordon thinks, were negative toward women. Not all readers wUl agree with all of Gordon's conclusions, but her book is loaded with thought-provoking material that will be of great interest to anyone serious about a study of Flannery

O'Connor.

(Sts. Titus

insights

growing up years

8:2-6, 8-10,

and Timothy), 2 Timothy 1:1-8, Mark 3:22-30; Tuesday (St. Angela IVIerici), 2 Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19, Mark 3:31-35; Wednesday (St. Thomas Aquinas), 2 Samuel 7:4-17, Mark 4:1 -20; Thursday, 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29, Mark 4:21 -25; Friday, 2 Samuel 11:1-4, 5-10, 13-17, Mark 4:26-34; Saturday (St. John Bosco), 2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17, Mark 1:1-4; 4:14-21;

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Perspectives

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

Pope says peace of Christ will not be achieved through war BY

VATICAN CITY

comments and

declare

we are going back before Vatican II, and the laity will have no say in matters concerning the Church. In actuality, we must read the comments

will

experience in America. It has never been the policy in the Diocese of Charlotte that the role of the pastoral council is to make decisions for the pastor. This is neither our history nor our tradition. It has

always been the policy, as is echoed by the members of the diocesan synod of 1987, that the pastoral and finance councils have an advisory/consultative role. It is very clear from the comments made at the Jan. 10 meeting of the Congregation for Clergy that the form of pastoral council used here in the United States is held up as a wonderful example of lay participation in

decision making. So what is the role of the pastoral

To understand it, we must understand the role of the pastor. The pastor is charged by the bishop with responsibilities outlined in council?

Column GEORGE COBB

Guest Columnist

are: liturgy and worship; word; Christian community;

nity for guidance. There was never any question on the part of the faith-

The

pastor's charge

for the en-

and converts minds," he said. The pope pronounced his talk

who was

the final

decision.

But also there was no ques-

menical delegations and a choir of

knew

tion that the Apostles

must

make

also consult with the

that they

nity of the faithful, since it is in the Church as a whole we best come to an

understanding of what the Spirit is trying to do within our lives and our Church. The Second Vatican Council and Pope Paul VI insisted on the importance of pastoral councils on the local,

regional and diocesan level. Pope John Paul II has repeatedly emphasized the same, expanding their scope and importance within the Church. Catholics today live in a time of unprecedented opportunities to be involved in the life of the Church and help guide the Church into a new century.

as Catholics

must now take

seriously our role to assist the pastor in his ministry of the entire parish for, well.

Orthodox Christians from Moscow.

commu-

our ministry as

The sat

pope, his

who

Speaks POPE

ful as to

The Pope

war.

for peace,

the Vatican's audience hall before several thousand people, including ecu-

as Christians,

and outward mission.

won through

stead, reconciles souls, purifies hearts

first

canon law, which

Highlight-

needs peace today as yesterday, but often it seeks peace with improper means, sometimes even with recourse to force or through the balance of opposing powers," the pope said at his general audience Jan. 21. "In such situations, man lives with a heart disturbed by fear and uncertainty. The peace of Christ, in-

in the light of the Scrip-

tures and the traditions of the Universal Church, not in light of our own

never be

"The world yearns

Guest

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

theme of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope John Paul II said the peace promised by Jesus ing the

role of pastoral councils

will point to his

JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Working together: The Recently the Holy Father has expressed his concern over the balance between the roles of the pastor and the laity at the parish level. Some people

2004

looked alert as he

mobile throne, presided

JOHN PAUL

includes many positive developments, including progress in theological dialogue.

"Keeping

signs,

mind these positive become discour-

shouldn't

in the face of old

aged

lems, but face

and new prob-

them with patience and

understanding, always counting on divine help," he said. The prayers at the end of the audience were offered for the Christian churches in East and West, for the pope and other Christian and world leaders, for peace and for all those suffering from

war and

over prayers for Christian unity in several languages at the end of the

pair of unusual guests:

audience.

that

theme of week, "My Peace I Give You," was chosen by an ecumenical group in Aleppo, Syria. He recalled his visit to Syria in 2001 and said his meetings with Orthodox leaders there represented another significant step along the path of

The pope noted

that the

this year's Christian unity

ecumenism.

injustice in

the world.

The

brief prayer service had a

two lambs were presented in baskets and blessed by the pope. The blessing is a traditional one that marks the Jan. 21 feast of St. Agnes, a Roman martyr

who is often depicted with a lamb. The lambs were carried up to the pope in separate baskets, their small heads peering over red and white garlands.

One

of them bleated after

the papal blessing, prompting smiles

said that along with gestures

in the

audience

hall.

from church leaders, however, the movement toward unity needs commitment by all Christians, engaged in a "profound spirituality of peace and

The lambs are raised by Trappisi monks who live near Rome's Basilic? of St. Paul Outside the Walls. Then

pacification."

He acknowledged ficulties

ecumenical

dif-

between various Christian

churches, but said the overall picture

is shorn before Holy Week, anc used to help make palliums, the circular bands of cloth presented tc archbishops in an annual ceremonj at the Vatican June 29.

wool is

territory (parish) under his charge. Catholic and non-Catholic

tire

The pastoral council advises the pastor concerning these pastoral matters just as the finance council advises alike.

Along the Good Shepherd's Path

the pastor concerning financial matters. The laity's role is to use their

knowledge of the community to advise the pastor concerning pastoral matters. But it is important for the to recognize that it is the pastor's responsibility alone to make faithful

the final decision.

Not within

This may sound strange to democratic Americans who feel that a vote

But inside

required for every issue. It is not strange in either the Scriptures or the Tradition of the Church. But because

these walls

this heart,

it is

Nor beneath this steeple

the pastor's ultimate responsibilmake the final decision, that

But where Jesus beckons.

ity to

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

does not mean the

laity have no voice and no role. These same traditions and Scriptures hold that important decisions should not be made by one person alone. When we look in the Acts of the

we can see that the Apostles make an important decision without going to the community for

Apostles, did not

advice and then praying as a

commu-

Photo and meditation by Stephen Uzzell

Christ-centered devotion

January 23,

2004

The Catholic News & Herald

officers. It

It Still

made me uncomfortable and

angry."

matters

She went on to admit something she'd avoided saying for the first 85

years of her National holidays are hard to dislike. But some of my friends have a

with the one we celebrate this year on Jan. 19. That's Martin Luther King Day, set aside to remember the nonviolent contributions the Baptist minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner idiflTiculty

made

friends acknowledge he was a ^eat man who made a difference for the good.

They

are not callous to Rev.

One

Light

For the in that

Candle

tried to put myself And, Father Jim, it so mad to think that any

first time,

man's

made me

Guest Columnist wealthy white neighborhood, and that

that

was enough

hands of an avowed racist. They >imply don't want to rehash history, rhey see the battle for civU rights as settled and Martin Luther King Day as superfluous. Said one fellow: "That's stuff from the 1960s with no particular neaning any more. Everyone enjoys

It's the reason he left L.A. and moved to Alexandria, Va., a city he sees as both integrated and harmonious.

and equally. And she found in her anger she didn't like an America that wasn't able to realize that. It's an anger she shared with Rev. King and Howard. It's an anger filled with justice. And it's the reason we need to set aside the third Monday in January, if only to remind us that we have not, as yet, truly overcome our bias, our prejudices, our bigotry and our fear of people just because

the

jqual rights today."

and an African \merican. After winning a Christopher Award for his powerful movie 'Remember the Titans," he agreed to ^e's a screenwriter

interviewed for our television series,

the novie that highlighted racial bigotry md asked about his experiences, toward said he had personally known ;he sting of prejudice many times. In particular, he recounted the humiliatng incidents of being stopped while Iriving his car in Los Angeles. He'd lone nothing wrong, wasn't speeding, in

ladn't rolled past a stop sign.

man

didn't experience this racial

harassment back in the '60s. The incidents are recent. Truth told, I had

what

would be

be stopped for having a different skin color. I've been stopped by police while driving, but it's usually for mistakes I made. Being singled out by race should be beyond imagining. Except that it isn't. It happens every day. it

like to

Yet few of us readily admit preju-

mentioned the scenes

vas a black

important to mention that

It's

Howard

phristopher Closeup. I

to be interrogated.

never, until that interview, imagined

know a man who begs to differ. name is Gregory Allen Howard,

rlis

him

But he driving through a

dices.

One of my

parishioners told

much. Her name is Edna. She's 85 years old and is white. She was coming out of church recently and looked troubled. I asked her why. "I saw your show with Gregory as

Allen Howard the other night." "That's good," I answered. "Well, it bothered me," she continued. "That story he told about the many times he was stopped by police

are

entitled to be treated

all

fairly

they're different.

parish? The Human Side FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CNS Columnist 'What makes for a good parish?" This question comes up with greater frequency. But why? First and foremost, many parishes no longer have the luxury of several resipriests, and many worry about not

dent

having even resident pastors. They are

This year, let's ask ourselves: Am I a person who sees those of a different color as less significant? Or do I really see every person, equally, as a child of the Creator? Am I willing to uphold God's sense of justice? Let's follow Edna's footsteps and place ourselves in the shoes of who has felt bigotry. That's the

someone first

step

to purging our hearts of this sin that keeps us from being whole and holy.

For a

News

good

for a

place.

King's sacrifices, including his death at

for

What makes

person could be treated that way. It's just not worthy of us as Americans. It's just not something I imagine God would ever want." This woman had finally understood

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

to the battle for civil rights.

life: "I'd hate to be given a hard time for no good reason. And someone's color is just no good reason.

free copy of the Christopher Note, "Respect, Understanding,

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faced with maintaining their quality without one of its main ingredients.

The need today for well-defined gious values

reli-

another reason for desiring a good parish. It is the primary place people look to for moral guidance. Yet another reason is that parish life is

essential to the people it serves. Parents seek guidance on parenting. The diis

vorced, separated and

singles need the camaraderie and caring, as do the elderly and the sick. Youth, who are in the critical years of their formation, are especially in need of good spiritual formation. Immigrants look to the parish as a new home.

Without sounding simplistic, a good parish is one focusing on the works of mercy. These include: instructing, advising, consoling, forgiving, bear-

ing wrongs patiently, feeding the hun-

Mary Stewart's Prayer One of the most important jobs of he parish church is to be a "school of )rayer." teach people how to pray

nd what to pray

both by word and

for,

example. The liturgy is the principal chool of prayer. There we make the x>rd present in word and sacrament. 5ut other "prayer clinics" include devo-

tributed a

little

Parish

prayerbook from Liguori

Press as a gift to everyone.

"Treasury of Prayers."

It is called

contains

basic Catholic prayers, plus a

all

and meditation and prayer groups. Nothing is more centi-al to our life than

before Christmas, as a prayer for our families. It goes:

ary,

Tayer.

I'ith

things Jesus did his disciples was teach them to

first

them not to rattle on pagans who went into endless

ray. 'le

the

told

prayer

ec-

But he also told lem to be persistent in prayer and to

tatic

/ords.

His prayer

ourse in prayer. It ur prayers.

a kind of short

a summation of all

iachers of prayer in our Christian tradi-

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; people

like St.

God, from

all

pettiness.

word

and deed. "Let us be done with fault-finding and leave off all self-seeking.

"May we put away

all

meet each other face to face, without and without prejudice.

self-

Teresa of Avila,

be hasty in judg-

parish,

read that prayer to our heard a little inward taking of

when she says, "Let us not forget to be kind." Every famUy has said unkind words. breath at the end

Heartfelt prayer brings our real self before God. It expresses our needs, our

thanks, our fears, our failings and hopes. it

even expresses our humor.

One of my

favorite prayers

makes

me laugh.

I have it taped to the mirror in bedroom. It goes: "Dear Lord, So far today I've done

"Let us always take time for all things, and make us grow calm, serene

haven't gossiped or lost my temper. I haven't been greedy, grumpy, pouty or

and

whiney. Nor have I been ant or overindulgent.

gentle.

better impulses, to be straightforward and unafraid.

"Grant that the

ray.

are as one.

little

we may

things of

life

realize that

that create the

differences, but in the big things

"And Lord God,

it is

of life

"Lord

I've

would

us not forget to

been rather good.

selfish,

like to

unpleas-

keeping themselves together. Young people need spiritual guidance to handle the secular and often irreligious environment in which they live. Those whose marriages experience severe difficulties need advice and comfort. They also need to relearn the virtue of truly forgiving

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

who hurt them and themselves. The beauty of the works of corporal

those

mercy

is they point a parish toward the needs of its own members and toward the needs of others. The works of mercy encourage a parish to take a global view

and not get locked into provincialism.

parish practicing the works of

mercy inspires

parish gives

say that

But God, in a few minutes I'm going to get out of bed.... From then on, I'm going to need a lot

its

youth.

Young

people are idealistic and more serviceoriented than are given credit. When a

young people

nity to serve,

the opportu-

amazing to witness

thankflil for all that.

their zest.

parishes that are truly inspirational. When you look more closely at the reasons for this, you will find that they

help.

Amen."

Maybe some let

to God. on the needs of

reflect

down to the need for guidance, support and comfort. Families need guidance and support in

Sometimes

work ofjustice pleasing

parishioners, they boil

be kind! Amen."

When

also a

When we

OK. Actually

of Assisi and St. Ignatius of oyola, who taught their followers to

This past Christmas our parish dis-

ment and always be generous.

St.

'rancis

alms to the poor is one of the chief witnesses to fraternal charity: It

FATHER

pity

"May we never

these, giving

PETER J. DALY CNS Columnist

pretense and

"Teach us to put into action our

There have been many famous on

us,

"Let us be large in thought,

rituals.

ray always without losing heart. Most important, Jesus taught his )llowers the words of a prayer so we ould pray when we could find no other

particularly liked

"Keep

Among

Diary

the

few un-

ions such as eucharistic adoration, Staions of the Cross, novenas, retreats, ro-

the naked, visiting the sick and imprisoned, and burying the dead. Among all

had not seen before. one prayer titled "Mary Stewart's Prayer." I'm not sure in this instance who Mary Stewart was, but she wrote a good prayer. I read it to our people at Mass a couple of weeks usual ones

gry, sheltering the homeless, clothing

make

of our prayers not only make God laugh too.

us laugh but

Today we have many wonderful

model the works of mercy

in action.

12 The Catholic

January 23, 2004,

News & Herald

PARISH PROFILE the church, and had

Immaculate Conception Church

blessed

by Pope'

Paul VI. This stone has now become a sacred part of Immaculate Conception,

remaining

in the

church to

this day.

After Father Lane's death. Father

prospers in Hendersonville

(now Msgr.) Joseph Showfety became pastor and oversaw repairs to the aging

church and rectory. But the congrega-

Pastor: Capuchin Father John Aurilia

had grown to 240 families and a was needed Under Msgr. Showfety's guidance, Immaculate Conception saw the beginning of a larger church and the completion of a new convent and a playground for Immaculata School. The new church, which would seat 520 people, was de-

Parochial Vicar: Capuchin Father

signed in a

tion

IIVIMACULATE CONCEPTION 208 Seventh Avenue West

larger church

CHURCH

Hendersonville, N.C. 28791 (828) 693-6901

Vicariate: Asheville

John Salvas

proved in Michael J. Begley chose Msgr. Showfet) as its first chancellor. Father (now Msgr.) William Pharr became pastor ir January 1972, the same year the ok church was torn down. In April 1974 the new Immaculate Conceptior Church, buUt to seat 520 people, wa;

Pastoral Associate: Capuchin Brother

Michael Molloy

Hispanic Ministry: Capuchin Brother Francisco Arredondo

Number

modern mountain-chalet style of Charlotte was ap1972 and founding Bishop

The Diocese

of Households: 3,500

dedicated. In the late 1970s, Immaculate

Conception Church was the largesi Catholic parish in western North Carcv Una with more than 1,600 parishioners. Since that time. Immaculate Conception has been blessed with severa priests, including Father Thoma: Walsh, Father Paul Wilderotter anc Father Dennis Kuhn, a former Episcopa

Capuchin Father

who converted to Catholicism Capuchin Father John C. Aurilia, th( current pastor and frequent columnist fo Herald, was ap The Catholic News

John Aurilia

Photo

Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville was dedicated and can accommodate 800 people for Mass.

HENDERSONVILLE

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Over

the

past 90 years, Immaculate Conception Church has been blessed with growth,

and love. From a modest beginning of only 19 people, the church has grown into a thriving community of 3,500

faith

George Cobb

December 1998

wasn't until 1869 that a Catholic

church appeared in the western North Carolina with the completion of St.

Lawrence Church (now

Basilica) in

Asheville. Catholicism spread in the re-

HendersonvUle.

the guidance of Father Peter Marion, the first pastor, the small group of Catholics struggled to survive with collections. Often, parishioners

donated food and other necessities for the rectory.

Immaculata School was

gion and Masses were held in private

pointed in June 1995.

built in

in 1931.

students.

However, summertime

visitors

gradually increased and in 1936 a new church made of stone was built to accom-

pers.

Live At Home!!

April 12, 199'

Dedicated in December 1998, th

church's exterior roof resembles the soai

modate 200 people. Father Howard Lane served the church as pastor fi-om 1944 until his

ing rooflines of the 1974 church.

skills

By 1997, parishioners were in volved in Hispanic ministry, which pre

helped free Immaculate Conception from its debt by 1966. He also guided the

vided aid for migrant workers in are camps. Today, parishioners are involve

church through the changes established by the Second Vatican CouncU. The first Mass in English was held at Immaculate

death in 1967. His

management

more than 50 ministries. Immaculate Conception Churc continues to grow in numbers and fait!

Conception on Nov. 29, 1964. Father Lane often vacationed in

Now Your Parents Can

he oversaw the groundbreaking for a ne\ Immaculate Conception. The two-levt facility was designed to seat 800 peopl and features administrative offices, a fam ily center and a chapel for 100 worship

200 Father Phillip O'Mara came to the congregation numbering less than 100

Hendersonville's first Catholic church was built in 1912. The Church of the Immaculate Conception, a small, white clapboard church, featured wooden pews that seated 50 people.

modest

Hendersonville in 1926 and enlarged in 1944 to accommodate 125 students. Today, the school has around

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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

2004

VOLUME

IGHTING FOR LIFE

DSA

Bishop Jugis, others

And the Greatest

oin

March for Life Washington for the annual March for Life. At rallies, prayer services and marches held in Washington on the 31st an-

ROUSE MARCHERS FOR ANNUAL PRO-LIFE RALLIES

EVENT BY

GERALD POTKAY

—

J. Jugis and thers of the Diocese of

lishop Peter

Love'

Annuai diocesan appeal to bring God's

hue

cisions legalizing abortion, participants were encouraged to continue their fight

CORRESPONDENT

2004

of These

niversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe vs. Wade and Doe vs. Bolton de-

REV. MR.

WASHINGTON

NEW^*!ERALD

Established Jan. 12, 1972

JANUARY

PAGE

many

KEVIN

MURRAY

EDITOR

— God

CHARLOTTE

against abortion.

love.

'harlotte were among tens f thousands descending on

And See MARCH, page?

as the people of

God,

are charged with bringing

his love to those in need.

Catholic Schools

Week 2004

The annual Diocesan Support Appeal has helped plant and reap many seeds of hope across the Diocese of Charlotte. This year, contributions to the

DSA

will continue to

support

those in need through 36 ministries

across the diocese, in-

cluding Catholic Social Services, educational and multicultural ministries and the vocations program. The goal of this year's DSA that kicksoff Feb. 1, themed "The Greatest of These is

Love,"

$3,775,000, and

can only be obtained with support from Catholics across the

Diocese of Charlotte.

Illustration by Tim Faragher

"Expressing the love of Jesus tion,"

must involve some said Barbara Gaddy,

acas-

Above

the poster for the

kicks off Feb.

2004 Diocesan Support Appeal, which

the Diocese of Charlotte.

sociate director of the diocesan

DSA

throughout the western part of

to express

the state," said Bill Weldon,

that love in deeds beyond

chief financial officer of the Dio-

words and

cese of Charlotte.

development is

Photo by Kevin

Murray

office.

a concrete

way

"The

feeling. It is also a

means of sharing what you

Mocesan Catholic schools celebrate 'Faith-Filled Future tudents at this

St.

Michael School

photo taken

Gastonia take notes during class

August 2003. Catholic Schools Week,

have with others." "Contributing to the DSA gives the Catholics of western

this

North Carolina an opportu-

ear themed "Catholic Schools: A Faith-Filled Future," runs Jan. 5-31. Look for Catholic Schools Week coverage in the next issue f The Catholic News & Herald.

something bigger, and to help the church at large in its ministry

mmi nosiim

nity to be a part of

far

and wide, said Gaddy, including: providing resources and workshops for parish and school catechists; funding seminarian education and

pastors in serving

Spanish-speaking parishioners.

"All of these diocesan

istries

DSA,"

rely heavily said

Weldon. "It's cerfrom a finan-

tainly important

diaconate formation; providing flinds toward Catholic So-

See DSA, page 9

DSA 2004

Bishop dedicates

Multicultural ministry helps

Parish targets, ministries

communities

budget

St.

Gabriel

chapel

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January 30, 2004

News & Herald

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the world to your own bacl<yard

World community urged to examine failure to stop

NEW YORK

VPANDJP2

(CNS)

modem- day genocide

—

Arch-

bishop Celestino Migliore, Vatican nuncio to the United Nations, called Jan. 27 for the international commu-

examine why

has failed to prevent the new acts of genocide that have occurred in recent years. Speaking to the fourth Stockholm nity to

International Forum, he said geno-

violence, genocide sets itself apart hy

the evil motivation behind

it,

namely,

intent to destroy, in whol^

its specific

or in part, a nation, a race, an ethnici or religious group, a defenseless on vulnerable group of human beings^) simply for being such," he said.

The Stockholm forum was

initi-

ated in response to acts of antiSemitism in Sweden and reports that many young people agreed with those who denied the Holocaust ever happened. A forum on the Holocaust in 200C| was followed by one in 2001 on com-| bating intolerance and in 2002 or truth, justice and reconciliation. For this year's event, held Jan 26-28, Sweden invited representatives of 58 countries and more than c

greater and more courageous will to implement them," he said. "Among all forms of large-scale

dozen international organizations tc address the theme "Preventing Genocide: Threats and Responsibilities."

cide remains "a constant menace,"

and

the world is too interconnected to "plead ignorance" of "what is happening on the other side of the global

village."

The

nuncio's statement, released

by the Vatican's U.N. mission in New York, said the international community had legal instruments to "nip genocides in the bud."

"What we need most now

CNS

Pope John Paul

was the pontiff's highest-level audience with a U.S. official The pope emphasized the need for International cooperation

following the Iraqi war.

resolving conflicts around the world.

Pope-Cheney meeting comes as U.S. and Vatican rebuild relationsliip VATICAN CITY

The

time

Vatican recognizes use of force to prevent acts of terrorism can sometimes be legitimate, as an extension of

U.S.-Vatican relations are in a re-

the principle of self-defense, but the

Pope John Paul

when

— Vice

(CNS)

President Dick Cheney's witli

meeting

first

came

at a

building phase following the

war

privately with the pope

27 and later with the Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano. The discussions dealt primarily with the

Jan.

community needs

could be expected to strike again.

2001 actions

—

Afghanistan

support for U.S. attacks against alin Afghanistan, say-

Qaida strongholds

ing use of force in that situation represented an extension of self-defense

against a terrorist organization that

made

world.

Vatican

CHARLOTTE

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CHARLOTTE

—

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CHARLOTTE — The

—

Thank God It's Frida (TGIF), a weekly support group for sepa rated and divorced women, meets even

Wednesday

at 6:30 p.m. in the

New

Lifi

Center building, room 114, of St. Matthev Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., includinj a potluck dinner. Divorced men are invitei every third Wednesday of the month TGIF is a healing ministry sponsored b; Catholic Social Services, Charlott' Regional Office and St. Matthew Church

Trish

For

details, call (704) 543-8986.

Wilson

CHARLOTTE —

Vatican

officials

Second Fridays" is a

luncheon speaker series on social justice topics that meets the second Friday of each month, 1-2 p.m. in the Annex Building of St. Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon St. Dr. Terry Armstrong, director of the Arrupe Program in Social Ethics for Business and Woodstock Business Conference, will present "Shareholder vs. Stakeholder Value" Feb. 13. Parking is available in

—

Peter Church, 507 & Adoration of tlu Blesse,

St.

St., will offer

Neumann Church,

50-f Club of St. Johi

8451

Idlewild

meets the second Wednesday of eac month at a.m. with a program and kmc in the parish center. For more informatior call Lucille Kroboth at (704) 537-2189. 1

GASTONIA

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BELMONT

—

Father Joe Zuschmidt al Dennis Teall-Fleming will host an Evenin of Conversation on the past and present chal

JANUARY

THE

VOLUME

NEW^iiERALD

caution that in con-

ducting the "war on terrorism," the United States seems to rely too heavily

on short-term military solutions and not enough on political, social and educative steps.

terrorism.

tary action," said one Vatican

"But there is also understanding that the United States is still probably under the influence of Sept. 1 1, and that tliis

"Just

CHARLOTTE

30, •

2004

NUMBER

officials said.

wage war without responding to a specific act of aggression and without the explicit backing of the United Nations or international treaties, in order to eliminate a potential threat of that nations could

CHARLOTTE

But the same case could not be for Iraq, and this was underscored by the lack of an international consensus in support of the war,

and emphasized the role of the United Nations in this process and in "collective security" throughout the

rejected the idea

Frances of Rome Church,

to ge

CHARLOTTE — The

Vatican's reaction to the U.S.

fied

officials

St.

way

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The

argued against the U.S. decision to invade Iraq, but recently have focused on the need for cooperative reconstruction rather than on past differences. The pope said the international

against terrorism.

—

for a

this year?

not have legitimacy.

a Vatican spokesman was different and other church officials offered quali-

But differences remain between the Vatican and the United States over preemptive or "preventive" war as a tool

SPARTA

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— Looking

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closer to

Sacrameiit on the first Friday of ever month following the 12:10 p.m. Mass am Benediction at 1:30 p.m.

and well-defined.

Kzst and international terrorism. The pope and Vatican officials have

racy,

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cheon following the 12:30 p.m. Mass at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For further information, call Jeanmarie

specific

military's

to help Iraqis "retake

MINT HILL BOONE

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must be

current situation in Iraq, the Middle

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Failure to find Iraq's weapons of

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Diocesa n. planner

Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, St. Brigid's Division, will celebrate the feast day of St. Brigid, patroness of their order, Feb. 8 at a lun-

Iraq.

Cheney met

greets Vice President Dick Cheney during a private audience at

the Vatican Jan. 27.

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ROM THE VATICAN

Pope

Pope urges international community to lieip eradicate ieprosy you pray "While VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope

family values, urges changes

for

them and the people who

care for

invite

urged the world commulity to continue its work to wipe out eprosy while the head of the

ohn Paul

Vatican's office for health care

empha-

needs of the sick and medical

After praying the Sunday Angelus an.

25,

World Day of Leprosy,

the

thoughts were "with all hose who still suffer from Hansen's iisease," which is another name for sprosy, a chronic infectious disease hat attacks the skin, peripheral lerves and mucous membranes of the yes and respiratory tract. Lesions and ensory loss in the affected areas usully begin in the toes and fingertips. In some advanced cases, gangrene 'ets in, causing parts of the body to Iiecome deformed. lope said his

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— Mod-

divorce, contraception, abortion and

ern mass media too often encourage negative family trends, uncritically depicting infidelity and giving "positive support" to divorce, abortion and

homosexuality. Such portrayals, by promoting causes inimical to marriage and the family, are detrimental

common good of society." The pope called for "practical

to the

said.

tiatives" to offset this

disease," said the pope.

The pope called on parents, communicators and public authorities to fight what he termed an agenda "hostile" to family values but without

family.

In a Jan. 25 message, Cardinal Javier

Lozano Barragan, president of

Workers, called for the training of religious and lay workers to prepare them for the "spiritual trials not only of sick

people but also of the professional

and

women who

men

are directly involved."

According to the Vatican, the church worldwide runs 678 leper hospitals, helping more than 817,000 people in 2002. The World Health Organization reported more than 620,000 new cases of Hansen's disease across the globe in 2002, but warned the number of infected people was much higher.

Professional communicators recommercial pressures or demands of secular ideologies, he said, and civil authorities should, without resorting to censorship, "set in place regulatory policies and procedures to ensure that the media do not act against the good of the family." The pope said parents, as their children's primary educators, should teach them not to uncritically accept or imitate is depicted in the media, and also need to regulate media use in the home, including scheduling and strictly limiting media use, putting

—

resorting to censorship.

The pope's message on the theme "The Media in the Family: A Risk and a Richness," released at the Vatican Jan. 24, was designed to prompt reflection ahead of World Communications Day, to be marked in most dioceses May 23. The pope said today's global reach of mass media offers virtually unlimited opportunities for families in terms of education, cultural expansion and even spiritual growth, and he noted the media sometimes treats the family with intelligence and per-

On Topics will include what npact the crises have had on the Catholic hurch as a whole. Catholics themselves and o\\ well the Catholic Church is responding y the crises. The conversation will take lace Feb. 2 at 7:S0 p.m. in the Family Censr of Queen of the Apostles Church, 503 N. /lain St. For details, call Dennis Teallleming at (704) 825-9600, ext. 26. "hurch

facing.

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JREENSBORO

Theology on Tap will

Tuesdays in February. Speakers inlude Sister Antonette Schmidt, Abbot lacid Solari, Bishop William Curlin nd Terry Aiken of IHM in High Point, "heology on Tap meets at "Anton's" on attleground Ave. 7 p.m. Contact leet

reensborotot@yahoo.com

for

iformation.

IIGH POINT

—

There will be Immaculate Conception Church, 42 Newfound Rd, in Canton, and at 1 1 a.m. at St. John Church, 234 Church St. in Waynesville, during which couples will be able to reday will take place Feb.

new

their marriage vows.

some media entirely off limits and making media entertainment a family event.

All modern communication should be inspired by respect for the truth and human dignity, he said. Without that, he said, media have the capacity to do "grave harm" by presenting a deformed outlook on life, the

CANTON

—

Immaculate Conception

of Hibernians Guilford County Division, and largest order of Irish Cathoc men, is looking for more Irish Catholic len to join them for meetings, educational eminars and social events. Contact lichael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time er

le oldest

enant are depicted uncritically, while is at times given to

positive support

family, religion

and morality.

Breaking for the pope

Catholic Church." Sessions will start at

noon

—

bring your lunch; drinks will be provided. Discussions are open to any-

one who wants to know more about church teachings or to review what you learned many years ago. For more information, call Dot and Chuck Luce at (828) 648-7369.

FRANKLIN — The

— The Ancient Or-

riage,

Following the

Church, 42 Newfound Rd., will conduct one-hour sessions each Thursday through Feb. 26 on "TJie Precepts of the

522.

GUILFORD COUNTY

of marand the absence of a moral and spiritual vision of the marriage cov-

delity, sexual activity outside

be receptions for couples in the respective church halls.

WAYNESVILLE

Church, Johnson

the other hand, he said, "infi-

liturgies, there will

Immaculate Heart of St. and Skeet Club Ld., will offer free basic and intermediate 'panish classes Thursdays. 7-8:30 p.m. lasses begin Jan. 15 and end Feb. 19. 'o register, call Nancy Skee at (336) 884-lary

special liturgies at 8:30 a.m. at

ini-

image of the

sist

ception. jnges of the sexual abuse crisis the Catholic

hostile to

homosexuality. Pope John Paul

the Pontifical Council for Health Care

irofessionals.

media too often

them, I encourage the international community's efforts to eradicate this

ized the church's need to address the piritual

says

—

The

Catholic

Women's Circle of St. John's Catholic Community meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the church hall. For

information, call the church office

at (828) 456-6707.

Women's Guild of St. Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St., meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Family Life Center. The meetings feature guest speakers and special events periodically. For more information, call Claire Barnable at (828)

369-1565.

nd location.

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[ICKORY

— A Grief Support Group meets

second and fourth Wednesday of each lonth at 6:30 p.m. in the parlor of St.

Church, 921 Second St. NE. For church office at i28) 327-2341.

.loysius

lore information, call the

^LISBURY

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lOORESVILLE ^arents Who Have

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Support Group for Lost a Child of any age leets the second Monday of each month at p.m. at St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley chool Rd. draw strength from others' xperience of loss and grief For more inforlation, call Joy at (704) 664-3992.

MOKY

Pope John Paul

classes will begin Feb. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at

an audience at the Vatican Jan. 25. Break dancers performed Jan. 25 before the

St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For registration and in-

pontiff In the Vatican's

formation, call Stephanie and Brown at (336) 765-2909.

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and

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WAYNESVILLE

—

The

CNS

listens to a rap

heads on the marble

PHOTO EROM Reuters

song as a Polish youngster break dances during

sumptuous Clementine

floor to the pope's

Hall, with

some spinning on

their

apparent delight. They jumped and twisted

sound of rhythmic music that blared through the hall from a boombox. The pope raised his hands in approval after each dancer finished, and told the group afterward: "I bless you from my heart for this creative and difficult work." He also told the youths that creativity was Important in all art and that artistic talent was a gift of God that should be developed and not wasted. "Be faithful to beauty and to the

Holy Angels Church,

faithful to

goodness," he said.

your parish or school having an event?

Please submit notices 1

for

the Diocesan

5 days prior to the event

Karen A. Evans

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax

date

nnual observance of World Marriage Sun-

Todd

1208 N. Main St., offers Eucharistic Adoration every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., and every Thursday, 10-11 a.m. Adoration concludes with Benediction.

Planner at least

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in writing to

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CORRECTION In

the Jan. 16 issue, Tania Castillero

first

program director. She her time between locations

full-time

splitting

was

incorrectly identified

as the Hispanic Center's

a full-time Catholic Social Services employee

High Point and Greensboro.

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January 30, 200^

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AROUND THE DIOCESE GROWING ADORATION

Young Adult Views

Bishop Jugis dedicates

Catholics

adoration ciiapei at St. Gabriei Cliurcli

age 20-39 who consider the

following 'essential' or Very important' aspects of the faith.

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Jugis dedicates the expanded eucharistic adoration chapel at St.

Bishop Peter J. growth of Gabriel Church Jan. 25. The larger chapel was necessary to accommodate previous the devotion, so the parish expanded the size and seating availability of the chapel.

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for eucharistic adoration.

Bishop Peter

Jugis dedicated the

expanded adoration chapel Jan.

25.

to assure there are always some members present in prayer before the ex-

posed Blessed Sacrament. Bishop Jugis said eucharistic adoration assisted him in his discerning of his call

The larger chapel was necessary to accommodate growth of the devotion, so the parish expanded the size and seating of the previous chapel. Also added was a picture of the Annunciation, given to the church by an anonymous donor. "In this chapel, the love of Christ will be present," said Bishop Jugis during the ceremony. "In this chapel, the sweet conversation with our Lord, which we begin in Mass, will continue in personal and

private adoration."

Eucharistic adoration, also called is

some

a practice in

Catholic parishes and religious

commu-

of exposing the Eucharist 24 hours a day for adoration by members of nities

the community. Communities that es-

to the priesthood.

times he spent as a

Eucharist at

St.

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'thrive

KAREN

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STAFF WRITER

— Tucked

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away

n the mountains of North Carolina,

St.

Borromeo Church has become welcoming haven for three diverse ithnic groups Anglos; Guatemalans rom Central America; and Hmong, efugees from the highlands of Vietnam llharles

—

ind Laos.

Ministering to three populations eparated by language, heritage and :ven spirituality can prove a challenge, )ut Father Ken Whittington, pastor of it. Charles Borromeo, and his staff

met that challenge by serving ach group's individual needs while ntegrating them as one community. St. Charles Borromeo offers three *4asses each Sunday in English, lave

—

and Hmong.

Spanish

bring the cul-

ures together in worship, the church

Mass. Fittingly,

Iso offers a bilingual

celebrated together by the ntire parish community.

'entecost

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by the

aided

Ministry of the Diocese which encourages Spansh- and Hmong-Ianguage Masses and •ther ministries to reach out to growng populations. As a result, Catholiism is thriving in the Hmong, Hislanic and other communities. North Carolina's Hmong populaion is the fourth largest in the United vlulticultural

Charlotte,

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origins."

In "Instruction on the Pastoral

Care of People Who Migrate," Pope Paul VI affirmed, "migrating people carry with them their own mentality,

own

Mayan

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In "Encuentro and Mission," the bishops of the United States said, "Be-

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things are parts of a certain spiritual heritage of opinions, traditions and

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their

language, their

and their own

culture, which will (continue to exist) outside the homeland."

"The church

for the Catholics

who

are here now," Father Whittington said. "If tomorrow they are from Mars, then we would minister to them."

Although

his parishioners are all

encourage the catechesis of its population, St. Charles Borromeo is served by a full-time Hmong catechist, Pe Lis, who is currently studying to be a member of the

Hmong

permanent diaconate. The

Hmong

Catholic, Father Whittington realizes

New

there are important differences in their

with the parish's annual festival. "If we look at people and say 'They're African-American or French or Hmong,' we're missing the most important thing that they are fore-

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FIGHTING FOR LIFE

President says every

person

is 'a

blessing'

BusKs remarks to March for Life CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE want you to know that our Nellie,

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of President George

made

the text

administration

Bush's remarks

via a telephone call

this

from Roswell,

overturn

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want you

vital

on my best to each one of them in person, please, and tell them how much I apprebelieve, as

all

tion, parental notification

law.

You

also

ered there on the Mall from every corner of America to take part in the 31st March for Life. And I want you to pass

ciate their devotion to

week, I proposed that we double federal funding for abstinence wiU continue to education programs. support crisis pregnancy centers, adop-

ence.

that

in the courts.

do. Earlier this

terrorism.

thank you for including me in this celebration of life. I'm calling you today from Roswell, New Mexico. And it sounds like you've got some people who know where Roswell is here in the audi-

know

know without your hard work and

sible.

appreciate your kind introduction, and

vigorously defending who would seek to

dedication to the cause of life, these achievements would not have been pos-

and

Well, thank you very much, Nellie.

law against those

We'U

also

bill

can sign

into

work with Congress

pass without delay a comprehensive and

We can

ban on human cloning.

push the limits of medical science while maintaining the highest of ethical standards. Human life is a creation, not a

such a noble cause. do, that every per-

Photo by Nancy Wieo

son,

research material for reckless experi-

Above: Maria Miller embraces daught Devin, 6, during the National Prayi

however frail or vulnerable, is a Each of us has a special dignity, place and purpose in this world. And in

commodity, and should not be used as

blessing.

ments.

Vigil for Life Jan.

the Declaration of Independence, our founders stated this self-evident truth: The right to life does not come from government, it comes from the Creator

continue with civility and respect to remind our fellow citizens that all life is sacred and worthy of protection. I know as you return to

Above

we must

During the past three years we've made real progress toward building a culture of life in America. As president, I've signed the Bom-Alive Infants Protechave signed legislation supporting maternity group homes. Working with the Congress, we have refijsed to I

spend taxpayers' money on international programs that promote abortion over-

President.

We're opposed to the destruction of embryos for stem-cell research. And last November it was my honor to sign into law a ban on the brutal procedure of

ate so very

Bush:

seas.

N.C.,

Aloysius Church.

Left:

Mass

Bishop Peter at the

Basilica

Jugis celebrat of the

Natior

Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington Jan. 22. Hundreds of Nor Carolinians attended the Photo by Joseph Purello

March for

Mass and

Life.

Thank you, Nellie. I apprecimuch the opportunity to bless

you

all,

and

may

Where do you want your child?

continue to bless America. Thank you very much.

partial-birth abortion.

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January 30, 2004

FIGHTING FOR LIFE The

was part of the

rally

Silent

No More Campaign

co-sponsored by the Catholic organization Priests for Life and the National Organization of Episcopalians for Life (NOEL). One of the first speakers was actress Jennifer O'Neill, who told the crowd that all speakers that night

had different stories and different reasons for having their abortions, but one common thread was that they all regretted the procedure.

"You can't kill your own young and be well afterward," she said, adding that she had nine miscarriages after her abortion.

She also said that she suffered emotionally after the abortion, but pointed out that her faith in God enabled her to find "healing, hope and restoration."

Alveda King, the niece of the Rev.

Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkav

Martin Luther King Jr., told the crowd she too felt the emotional pain of having an abortion, but also came to experience God's forgiveness.

Bishop Peter

Jugis stands with youth from St.

Barnabas Church

Arden prior to the start of the March s

for Life in

Washington

jan. 22.

Executive support President George W. Bush addressed March for Life participants at

Marching for life

a Jan. 22 rally at the Ellipse

Mr. Gerald Potkay of Holy Infant

the Basilica of the National Shrine of

Church. Father Jim Collins from St. Joseph Church in Newton, 33 parishioners from Holy Infant Church and 32 from St. Barnabas Church joined parishioners from Catholic churches in

the Immaculate Conception the morning of the march, Jan. 22. Six-

Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Hickory, Newton, Charlotte,

teen priests concelebrated and four deacons from the Diocese of Charlotte assisted with the Mass at the basilica,

Salisbury, Huntersville, Reidsville and other areas of the diocese in

MARCH, from page 1

Bishop Jugis celebrated Mass at

which was

filled

almost to capacity.

"What was most moving

Charlotte Catholic and Bishop

for

was the

size of the basilica, and a small diocese being able to fill the basilica

almost to capacity," said Fa-

ther Christopher Davis of

Church

fant

Holy In-

in Reidsville.

how seriously the Catholics of North Carolina take their "This show

faith

and how strongly they

feel

about the abortion issue," he said. At the end of the Mass, Bishop Jugis polled those present to deter-

mine how many were from the dioceses of Charlotte and Raleigh the

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

majority of those in attendance raised their hands.

Concelebrants of the Mass included Father Christopher Roux, parochial vicar of St.

Mark Church

Matthew Kauth, administrator of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Franklin; Father ChristoHuntersville; Father

pher Gober, administrator Lucien Church in Spruce Pine; Roger Arnsparger, pastor Barnabas Church in Arden;

of St. Father of St. Father Matthew Buettner, parochial vicar of Gabriel Church in Charlotte; and Father Kieran Neilson of Belmont Abbey. Father Jeffrey Ingham and Father JaVan Saxon, both of the Diocese St.

of Raleigh, also concelebrated.

The

were Rev. Mr. Arthur Kingsley of St. Barnabas Church; Rev. Mr. Ron Steinkamp of St. Pius X Church in Greensboro; Rev. Mr. Timothy Reid, newly ordained transitional deacon; and Rev. assisting deacons

McGuinness high schools

also sent

marchers to Washington. "The Diocese of Charlotte was well represented in

Washington

for

the March for Life," said Maggi Nadol, director of the diocesan Respect Life Office. willing to

make

"To

see so

many

a personal sacrifice of

their time to be a witness for life

wonderful example of faith in action." The diocesan Respect Life Office, which receives funding from the Diocesan Support Appeal, "is a ministry of Catholic Social Services, acting as a liaison with parishes to help build a culture of life," said Nadol. "Through education, sponsored events and resource material, DSA funding keeps the issues on the sanctity of life available for Catholics in western North Carolina." Bishop Jugis said he was inspired by the number of North Carolinians who "made the sacrifice to come to Washington for the March for Life."

"When

continue "to remind our fellow citizens that all life is sacred and worthy of protection." He spoke of the abortion-limiting legislation passed during his administration, including the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act; the ban on

first

went

to the

March

which is facing and restrictions on

partial-birth abortion, a court challenge;

Washington.

between

White House and the Washington Monument, telling them by phone from Roswell, N.M., that they must the

use of tax

money

in international

pro-

grams that encourage abortion.

He also listed several other pieces of legislation he would support, including increased federal funding for abstinence education and passage of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which would allow prosecution under homicide statutes for the death of fetuses killed during the commission of The crowd gathered on the March for Life rally

women

begin to speak

more openly about the physical and emotional pain they suffered from their abortions they will begin a new grass-roots movement. Panelist Cathy Cleaver Ruse, director of planning and information for the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities agreed, stating that society as a whole

story."

In a Jan. 22 press conference by the National Right to Life Committee,

Wanda

tures of themselves, eat a quick lunch

president, said that "the days of

or hold aloft banners before the speeches began, and they seemed more relaxed than in previous years, perhaps in part because of warmer temperatures.

are numbered:

After the rally speeches, participants walked along Constitution Avenue to the Supreme Court and then

many continued

to visit

Congress and lobby for

tions

were

at Catholic

Franz, the organization's

The number

down and

Roe

of abor-

the support for

abortion rights has eroded." Across the country, dozens of

Masses, pro-life rallies and prayer services took place to mark the Roe anniversary. Editor Kevin E. Murray and Catho-

members of

pro-life legis-

buses, hundreds of marchers stopped

hundreds and hundreds

said that as

Washington, Fourney

re-

1984, we had one or two buses from Charlotte, but this year we literally

sembled a high school pep rally complete with chaperones. People assembled in small groups to take pic-

lation.

of North Carolinians at the Mass and the march," said Bishop Jugis. "Easily, the greatest numbers of people in attendance were the youth," he said. "This gives us great cause for hope for the future that our young people believe so strongly in this important issue of respecting the dignity of human life."

The Catholic University

El-

for Life with the diocesan Respect Life

Office in

America

is beginning to understand the concept that abortion kills babies but it "still embraces abortion saying it's good for women." She described the women who are speaking out as "our new prophets who will bring us to the end of this. These women are the rest of the

a crime.

lipse for the

"Women who don't admit to the pain of abortion are numb," she said. Rallies where women speak frankly about the impact of abortion on their lives have expanded the prolife movement's emphasis, according to Georgette Fourney, executive director of NOEL and co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign. During a Jan. 23 panel discussion on abortion and the American woman

lic

News

Service contributed to this story.

Before heading back to their churches for drinks and

snacks.

Speaking out At the end of the day, when most marchers began their trips home, a few hundred remained in front of the Supreme Court for a another rally where at least 50 women held signs that read

regret

abortion."

Respect Life Office

one of the

ministries funded by contributions to the

Diocesan Support Appeal.

January 30, 2004

News & Herald

8 The Catholic

DSA 2004

2004

DSA MINISTRIES BUDGET

CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES DIOCESAN MINISTRIES Special Ministries $226,167 Natural Family Planning

DSA SUPPORTED AGENCIES AND MINISTRIES

Family

Elder Ministries

(704) 370-3262 (704) 370-3228 (704) 370-3220

Family

(704) 370-3250

Catholic Social Services Ministries

Diocesan Ministries Life

Marriage Preparation

(704) 370-3228

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(704) 370-3230

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(704) 370-3277

Respect

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2004

Annual appeal to bring God's love to

many 30,000 children and adults Dr. Cris VLllapando, di-

istry to reach

last year," said

DSA, from page 1

rector of the diocesan Faith Formation Office. cial perspective,

Guided by the cornerstones of

because although there

of our ministries, the DSA is the primary funding source for them, with the exception of Catholic Social Services."

prayer, wise planning and financial and

"As the people of the diocese entrust us with their gifts, we are then accountable to them for the use of these resources," said Weldon. "We are very conscious of the sacrifices people make; we have a strong sense of responsibility to use the funds as prudently as possible

in faith formation,

to achieve the goals of the various minis-

Catholic population within the Diocese

outside funding for almost

tries

all

and agencies."

resources, Villapando said DSA helped the Faith Formation Office

human fiinds

assist 13,934 catechists, 18,239 children

350 adults at the Fire Mountains event, 250 adults at

in the

the Lighting the Fires of Faith event,

700 adults in Small Christian Community and 700 catechumens and candidates in the

RCIA.

With an

increase of 4 percent in

of Charlotte, the 36 ministries funded by the DSA have more people to assist in

Dissecting the DSA "Most of the programs and services offered by the DSA-funded ministries

the

coming year. 'The program

directors

hard to stretch every dollar

work very in

funding

of the diocese," said Weldon. "Consequently, the largest cat-

so as to maximize the services rendered,"

egory of these expenses is personnelrelated. However, the DSA only pro-

to generate additional fijnding for their

are provided

staff"

vides fijnding for direct

program

costs.

There

is no allocation of indirect costs." "As an example, accounting and finance costs are general and administrative expenses, not direct program costs," he said. "Therefore, none of the expenses in this category are funded by the DSA." Planning for this year's DSA began last fall as budgeting for the 2004-2005 fiscal year began. The goal represents an increase of $55,000, or 1.5 percent, over

last year's goal, said

"This increase

Weldon.

slightly

1.3

also

work very hard

programs and ministries." For example. Catholic Social Services generates approximately threefourths of

its

funding fi-om sources

total

DSA,

said Weldon. Each of the 91 parishes and mis-

other than the

sions within the Diocese of Charlotte

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

assigned a target

"their share of the

overall goal of $3,775,000," said Weldon. 'This is accomplished by using a formula established by a task force of lay people, pastors and finance council representatives."

more than

the increase in diocesan-wide offertory of percent, and less than the increase of

4 percent

Weldon. 'They

said

our Catholic population," he said. "We have tried very hard to limit cost increases while expanding program in

Parish offertory fi-om the last

year

fiscal

the starting point, said Weldon.

Then, 25 percent of parish subsidy to Catholic schools

parish offertory.

The

subtracted fi"om the resulting

number

the basis for a mathematical computa-

services."

tion that determines each parish's pro-

Establishing the current goal of $3,775,000 involved account-by-account budgets for each program and

rata share of the

ministry that receives

DSA fianding,

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; program â&#x20AC;&#x201D; exam-

Weldon. "Two components changes and cost increases ined

when

establishing the

The amount budgeted is

are

DSA

budget.

for each ministry

published in this issue of T/u

News

said

& Herald (on pages

"If,

Weldon.

ish," said

its

rebated to the par-

"If a parish falls short

target, the parish

make up

expected to

the difference fi-om

its

own

budget."

Cat/iolic

Making the pledge

The

diocese has established a monthly reporting process so each program's financial performance can be monitored throughout the year. "We are committed to the highest standards of fiscal integrity and accountability," said Weldon. "Every fall, we present a financial report in The Catholic News Herald that presents the previous year's actual DSA funding by

In the

coming week, registered pa-

rishioners will receive pledge cards and

homes

letters at their J.

fi-om Bishop Peter

Jugis, asking for their support of the

DSA.

Parishioners

may

send

tion with those cards for their pledges.

sent out in paid,

all

in a

dona-

or part of

Reminder cards will be for the amount not yet amount may be paid over

May

and that

a period of six months. "I ask your special consideration for your support of the DSA again this

ministry."

year," said Bishop Jugis.

"Each person's

the very

contribution makes a difference to the

the vast

success of the

majority of them are not large donations,

so every contribution counts," said Weldon.

"But the financial picture only

tells

part of the story," he said. 'The real story

by the people who benefit fi-om programs and ministries. "While not the total picture, DSA fiinding is critical in facilitating our minis

goes over

tions, a particular parish

target, the excess

8-9)."

People power 'While we are gratefijl for large donations to the DSA,

DSA goal.

through parishioner contribu-

DSA."

"We

understand people make sacrifices to support the DSA, their parish and Catholic schools," he said. 'We appreciate those sacrifices; it's not something we take for granted."

told

the

DSA

Contact Editor Kevin E.

calling

(704)

Murray

370-3334 or e-mail

kemurray@charlottediocese.org.

January 30, 2004

News & Herald

10 The Catholic

Culture Watch

A roundup

WORD TO LIFE

of Scripture,

readings, films and

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Book makes for 'nice liandbook'

of revelations, essays

ELIZABETH RACKOVER

Catholic Press Association executive di-

"Two

'Xeaping: Revelations and Epiphanies" is an apt title for this selection of

by Brian Doyle in which thoughts, ideas and memories spill out one after the other, arriving, as the subtitle says, at revelations and epiphanies. His essays are connected loosely by a spiritual thread and a pleasing sense of humor. One might imagine many of the stories told over a Sunday brunch, those with the more colorful details coming after the second bottle of champagne is airy essays

opened. Doyle, editor of Portland Magazine at the University of Portland, Ore., associ-

when

attractive also

made

When

scary.

dunked you in the deep end, there was no instant pushing off" from the' bottom to break the surface, no walking to the side to catch your breath. If something went wrong a side stitch, a foot cramp, water down your windpipe the deep was unforgiving. It became

Doyle's subjects in "Leaping" include the colorful and sharply detailed territory of the pre-Vatican II Catholic childhood. Doyle recalls a church that towered over its young, robed in Latin in all that glorious incense.

of the sacristy, the flickering prayerful votive candles, the recalls the privacy

stunning and sometimes moodily sainted stained-glass windows, and the rhythmic whap! whap! whap! of kneelers being pushed up after the Mass has ended and everyone has gone in peace to love and serve the Lord. These are all living memories, and, as Doyle relates them, readers will relive their own. Doyle invites readers to imagine Christ as a boy a real boy "hauling lumber for his stepfather, and straining not to mento curve planks for chair tion grumbling through the various physical tasks around the house." He exhorts us to look past the physical Christ of the Bible ("a travelin' man") and to imagine ourselves into, the heart and soul of a boy growing up as normal as possible considering the circum-

C Readings:

Psalm 2)

—

138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8

Corinthians 15:1-11

Luke

3) Gospel:

peared in the best American essays anthologies of 1998, 1999 and 2003.

and veiled

the lifeguards weren't looking.

But the very depth that made

Isaiah 6:l-2a, 3-8

work has ap-

Voices." His

Sunday Ordinary Time

Cycle

REVIEWED BY

rector,

Feb. 8, Fi/th

2004

friend

with his father, Jim Doyle, retired

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

FEB.

—

frighteningly clear in such

5:1-11

how

DAN LUBY

moments

was our sense of mastery

illusory

over the water.

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE There, feet planted on the bottom and head well above water, it was easy to imagine yourself an aquatic creature and water a

In the end, the key to surviving the deep end was trust. For those inevitable moments of struggle, disorientation, panic, you had to trust the lifeguard to see you, to bear you up and bring you to

harmless, refreshing alternative to play-

safety.

The

shallows were

safe.

"The

grounds.

calls us to "put out into the deep water," is full of adventure, but it is find ourselves, all frill of danger too. too often, in over our heads, struggling to stay afloat, in need of rescue. Sunday's Gospel helps us remem-

summer days, shallow water grew bathtub warm.

was

short-lived.

hot

deep end was water cool all day. That's where the action was anyway. That's where you could entertain your friends with slapstick antics off" the side, or impress girls with heroic dives from the high board, or indulge pirate

Only

in the

thrown

fantasies, diving for quarters

of discipleship, of following a

life

Master who

But the appeal of the shallow end

ber that Jesus' invitation to join his work of transforming the world rests not on our virtue but on his promise to be with us always.

—

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

...

"Leaping: Revelations nies,"

and Epipha-

by Brian Doyle. Loyola Press

(Chicago, 2003). 194 pp., $13.95.

we remember only the legend of man we do him disservice and

"If

ated with the Congregation of the

Holy

Cross, puts a lot of thought into his writings about daily

mundane and

life's

constant proofs of God's hand touching this world.

most,

The

think, if already inclined

was once one of us, which is to say he is us. That is his message and genius; that is the song he

disrespect, for he

sings

reader will enjoy Doyle

those proofs. This book

toward

not "chicken

...

still."

news of all news: Jesus like us, for a while.

lived, just exactly

He was

divine,

and he

soup" for a doubtful soul but rather a

was human. And,

lovely icing for the choir.

students said one day, "It doesn't matter

This choir member, for instance, was charmed by observations on the

what

challenges and triumphs of teaching cat-

said love

echism.

was

especially grateful for

Doyle's authoritative assertion to his young students that "God forgives Hitler" (during a discussion involving

God's

infinite love

Personally,

one

from the

God is love, and love And Doyle's essays make

God

Osama

loves

bin

Laden and Saddam Hussein and would welcome their heartfelt repentance and remorse." Mr. Doyle, you have given me

Now,

a vital reassurance!

phone

call,

will

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as an unequivocal

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promote anti-Semitism" through "painful" portrayal of Jews as being

"We were

27 Baseball abbreviation

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Mel Gibson's

sponsible for the death of Jesus.

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a scene for Mel Gibson's movie "The Passion," Jesus (Jim Caviezel)

Pope never commented on film Anti-Defamation League cails

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Perspectives

collection of columns,

and viewpoints

editorials

Firâ&#x201A;Ź,

brimstone demonstrate

God's power to defend good

Love

action

calls for

God is on those

Column on the Love of week of the Ignatius of Loyola

Spiritual Exercises, St.

makes two important preliminary notes. The first is "lo\'e ought to show itself in deeds o\ er and abo\'e words; the second is that love consists of a mutual sharing of goods." He goes on to explain "as a lover one gives and shares with the beloved something of one's own personal gifts ...

Guest Columnist

Someone who has knowledge

amples.

should share not.

specific ex-

with someone

who

does

someone has honors or riches, someone

who

lant presence taking the side of the

evil."

good and of justice," the pope said Jan. 28 at his weekly general audience. "He sees and provides, intervening with his word and his action," the pope said. Focusing his remarks on Psalm 1 1, the pope said believers draw hope from the psalm's assurance that "the Lord is just; he loves just deeds." Used in the church's evening prayer, the psalm asserts that God

But the psalm "does not conclude with this tragic picture of punish ment and condemnation," he said. Rather it ends by promising tha

My contribution

to the

helps assure that 36 ministries will

continue to reach out and bring God's love to others. Just as

impossible to

it is

do something for someone being blessed in return.

without

else I,

too,

blessed beyond measure with God's

who

bountiful grace

has none.

nothing new. St. Luke recalls the preaching of John the Baptist that "the person with two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food ought to do likewise." (Luke 3:1 1) So what does all of this have to do with the 2004 Diocesan Support Appeal? As someone who directs both the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the Diocesan Support Appeal, I found some striking similarities. The theme of this year's appeal, 'The Greatest of These is Love," ought to be a hint. Clearly, love calls for some type of action; it is more than just words or feelings. Newlyweds can't seem to do enough for each other. They send each other love notes, flowers and gifts. They are constantly doing little "acts of kindness" for one another. My love for Jesus is

really

must also involve some action. The DSA is one very concrete way to show my love in deeds over and above words or feelings. It is also a means of sharing what I have with others. Our young people are hungry for knowledge of the faith. Our catechists gladly share their knowledge and understanding with them.

The DSA

provides

not a remote king,

These are just a few of the many ways the DSA is a catalyst for me to put

that person should share with

This

"The Lord

closed in his gilded world, but a vigi-

DSA some

said.

and

love.

Ignatius concludes: "In

ways wants

love',

one

to give to the other."

al-

How

be a part of the body of Christ and not give to others out of love?

can

Barbara Gaddy of developmentfor

the associate director

the Diocese

of Cliarhtte.

actively takes the side of believers

when they

"feel alone or powerless in the face of evil," and that God is

moved order"

to action

when

"the just social

what good is What

plation 2.

What good is

to listen to silence?

immediately creates a

you, which

fi-ees

you

stillness

fi-om the

within

drudgery of

Spirituality

for Today

incessant thinking. Besides, the only lan-

guage God speaks 3.

ness less

FATHER JOHN

is silence.

How does silence equal God? Still-

CATOIR CNS Columnist

your consciousness fi-om needworry and useless thought. God is in fi-ees

the silence. stUlness a kind of vacuum?

4. Is this

No,

it is

a presence.

It is

a level of con-

way of

isn't it?

Pure prayer

It is.

found in

giving yourself to God. Contemplation entering the stillness where

God

posed to the false you, the egoistic self It is a fiberation of sorts. 5. If it is a kind of liberation why aren't more people drawn to it? They are. People are always trying to escape fi-om themselves through sleep, sex, drugs, al-

when you are relaxed enough to sense God's presence you simply sit stiU and enjoy. I wrote a book on

who

are elderly and lonely, families in

need of cial

crisis intervention.

Services

Catholic So-

there to help.

The DSA

provides funding for approximately one-fourth of the

CSS

budget.

Thou-

sands of Hispanics come to North Carolina each year looking to make a better life

for themselves

Once

and

their families.

here, they seek a place to

and pray. Thanks to

DSA

worship

funding, His-

God

communio

and peaceful trust in the God who from evil," the pope said. While the pope skipped about a

frees us

third of his prepared text, his voice

was strong, and he spent 25 minutes at the end of the audience greeting individuals, blessing newlyweds dressed in their wedding gowns and suits and posing for photographs

cohol and the is

that there

like.

What

It is

they don't

know

a higher consciousness to

which they can ascend. Contemplation enables people to rise above their incessant thinking.

putting yourself

down

and worrying about the future you become a slave to the tyranny of the mind. Everyone needs a break now and then. Contemplation is a way to escape the inner noise. 6.

Contemplation

a form of prayer,

you simply

listen to

lives.

your own

breathing, and then

"Enjoy The Lord" (Alba House). The very act of visiting the Lover within is a this,

way of offering and is

life

the homage of your being God. The joy of contemplation

prayer of the highest order.

7. How do I know I'm not just imagining God's presence? The indwelling Trinity is always present. You may wish to substitute the name of

Jesus for the

word

presence.

"I live,

but Christ lives in me" (St. the grace of God you have become one with him. Even though he is in eternity and you are not, he com-

longer Paul).

these cravings, you will find peace at the

core of your being.

first

Throughout the diocese, there are those with no coats and no food, those

"an experience of joyful

mingles his life with yours. Even if you don't feel him, he is there. 8. Forgive me, but it feels like I'm just wasting my time when I sit stUl for too long! Perhaps so, but feelings are not facts. What you actually are doing is shedding your need to do something else. In order to keep up the mad pace of living, you constantiy do mindless things. You push yourself endlessly. You don't even know how to stop. But once you let go of all

contemplation? Contem-

listening to silence.

contacting the real you, the soul, as op-

helps fijnd seminarian

the upright will see the face of

it?

and school catechists to grow in their faith and learn how to teach others. Our parishes need good and holy priests to shepherd them and hard-working deacons to

The DSA

condemning

What is contemplation, and

sciousness above thought.

education and diaconate formation.

purifies history,

with visiting groups.

threatened.

resources and workshops for our parish

assist.

The psalm speaks of God raining "upon the wicked fiery coals and brimstone," which the pope described as "symbols of the judgment of God

communities.

way with

the lover."

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

cese are able to help the pastors serve the

Spanish-speaking members of their faith

God's symand brimstone is

panic coordinators throughout the dio-

love into action.

continues with

JOHN PAUL

not primarily meant to sow fear, but to assure those striving for good that God is on their side, Pope John Paul

So, too, the beloved shares in a similar

VATICAN CITY bolic arsenal of fire

pope

WOODEN

GADDY

in the fourth

Speaks

BY CINDY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BARBARA

In his "Contemplation

The Pope

who strive for

good, pope says

Guest

God," found

the side of

What do

really crave?

You

are

seeking fulfillment in external things.

You hunger

But you jqy in the present moment. Craving fliture happiness takes you immediately out of the present moment, and leaves you always unflilfilled. Give yourself a treat, and return to sUence. In the process you will find your true self for fliture fijlfillment.

future fUfiUment can never bring

Benedict

St.

know

identifying with

You

said,

"Know yourself" To

yourself you must learn to stop

your ceaseless thinking.

are not your thoughts.

You

are the

observer of your thoughts. Contemplation enables you to observe yourself thinking. In the process you push aside your worries and become one with the Lover within.

The Catholic News & Herald 15

January 30, 2004

February:

Month

I really like the idea of February as the month of love, because of the Valentine's tradition. Love truly deserves more than a month. For now, let's

we can! We all know that life is love, after all, whatever way it is lived on a day-to-

get what

day

Anyone can

basis.

however heavy,

till

of love

one day. Anyone can

Guest

Column FATHER JOHN

sons, a letter that

AURILIA,

simplicity, sincerity

Anyone

OFM

Cap

common people many of them.

made so Dear Mr.

emotional, shallow, dysfunctional love, Jesus showered his love on us, even though we did not deserve it.

the

In a world filled with superficial,

performance-orientated

live in a

come

to a

The theme of this year's Diocesan Support Appeal, "The Greatest of These is Love," echoes the motto I chose at the ordination last Oct. 24, "The Love of Christ Impels Us." The word that unites both themes is 'love." are able to love God because God first loves us. God loves each one of

us unconditionally

about themselves. Research has shown a caring touch can possibly subdue heart irregularities, relieve depression and lower blood pressure.

love of Christ

least of

for me."

We are able to serve our broth-

The

ers

and

can extend a loving touch through the words we speak. In the case of the leper, mentioned above, Jesus spoke the words, "Be made clean." In the case of the centurion, Jesus spoke the

a pair of

of his gentle but penetrating wit; the simple and beautiful eloquence of his speeches has assured him a place in our stories

hearts.

While George Washington

don't

know yet," said the doctor.

can't get the

door open to

examina-

tion room."

Yes, God gave us all the tools to open wide the examination room (our

not be afraid: today reach out and touch someone. heart).

sisters

sisters,

you do

because of the great love

He showed us the we are called to respond. The ministries flinded by the DSA

that Jesus has for us.

give us the opportunity to respond.

have had the privilege of experiencDSA from several vantage points. First as a parishioner, I recognized the importance of supporting the ministries of the diocese. Then as a pastor, I I

The doctor came out again, and Mrs. Smith approached him, "What in the world is wrong with my husband?" "I

brothers and

way;

it in.

by the way we listen. American history tells us Abraham Lincoln had a common touch with the

following

deceiving.

She went out of the office, came back with pliers and took them in to him. Later, he came out asking for a screwdriver. She obtained one and took

We can touch people's lives through love

reli-

young

an example: Mrs. Smith waited in the outer office while her husband was being seen by a

may be may be

pliers."

not held and cuddled failed to grow and often died. Studies of long-term nursing home residents showed those who were frequently touched when given their medication, demonstrated a more positive attitude

la3^erson,

or young-at-heart.

The doctor came out of the office and

who were

—

Our response to the shown in how we love and care for one another. Remember, Jesus said, "Whatever you do for the

said to his secretary, "Get

noticed babies in orphanages and hospi-

JUGIS

Bishop of Ch.arlotte

cause they were lovely, but because

doctor.

Earlier in this century, pediatricians

REV.

gious or clergy; single or married;

story

and

MOST PETER

love. Jesus loved his disciples, not be-

love

usually the last to diminish.

tals

Bishop

(Jn.

he was loving. Speaking about love, sometimes the appearance of lack of love or presence of

of our senses to develop and

first

loved you."

worth because of their performance. This makes it difficult for us to understand unmerited

...

help heal. "The letter noted that touch

feeling of personal

finding that touch has to calm, nurture

"Love as

society in which people

Clinic Health Letter (June

power

said,

1994) noted a small but growing group the subtle

From the

President, you're right!

through the affirming, uplifting, encouraging words that we speak. I often forget the potential power of the spoken word.

be made clean." (Mt. 8:1-3) That's the touch of love.

These is Love'

13:34)

...

of researchers

God

Matthew relates to us an event that shows the power of touch: "There was a leper Jesus stretched out

The Mayo

because

words, "Go; let it be done for you according to your faith." too can touch people's lives

acts of service. St.

hand and touched him, saying

a masterpiece of

loved the

patiently, lovingly until the

his

girl

'The Greatest of

and sympathy. Lincoln once remarked God must have

live sweetly,

sun goes down. This is all that life really means. Love is a commitment to reach our full potential today, using and not wasting our skills and talents. Great things happen when we build and shape, day after day, our loving and positive attitude. Physical touch is one of the five love languages of children, including quality time, words of affirmation, gifts and

called the "savior" of our country.

whether his appearance might be improved by a beard. In the rush of affairs of the State, he found time to write to Mrs. Bixby, bereaved by the reported death of her five

can do his or her work, however hard, for

our country, Lincoln

Adamant and unswerving in time of peril, he was a simple man who could find the is

time to stop and discuss with a small

carry his burden,

nightfall.

called the father of

ing the

saw the many ways DSA-funded ministries helped members of the parishes I had been called to serve.

The echists,

formation directors, cat-

faith

youth ministers and

RCIA

team members found the Office of Faith Formation to be a valuable resource. I relied heavily on the help from Hispanic coordinators to serve the needs of the

growing Hispanic communities. The seniors in

programs

parishes looked forward like the

Spring Fling,