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1993

Archbishop Lyke, Nation's Top Black Prelate, Dies

Of Cancer At Age 53

—

ATLANTA (CNS) Archbishop James P. Lyke of Atlanta, the U.S. Catholic Church's only active black archbishop, died at

home Dec. 27 after a two-year battle with He was 53.

cancer.

His funeral Mass was celebrated Dec. 31

at Christ the

King Cathedral

in Atlanta,

followed by burial at Arlington Cemetery in

Sandy Springs. Archbishop Lyke was a leader civil rights

and

pro-life

in the

movements and

African-American cultural and

liturgical

development, and he wrote numerous

ar-

ticles in national publications on black Catholic

issues in America.

His death reduces the number of active U.S. black Catholic bishops to

1 1

"In a very short period of time, he

accomplished so much in both the Archdiocese and Province of Atlanta," said Bishop

John

Donoghue of Charlotte.

In addition

Archbishop James in

and Charlotte make up the

against cancer.

five dioceses of

Lyke of

Atlanta,

shown

a 199 1 photo, died Dec. 27 after a long fight

to Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, Raleigh

(CNS photo by Linda Schaefer)

the Province of Atlanta.

"He was

on Capital Punish-

man deeply committed to whole concept of justice for everyone," said Bishop Donoghue. Beverly Carroll, head of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Black Catholics, called him "agiant in the African-American Catho-

proclaimed the richness of the black Catho-

the

lic

movement" "He was certainly one of

prophetic leaders

"He had such a

the

most

have ever met," she said.

passion for the Catholic

again" in consecrated

He had a keen sense of family, and he was a prophetic writer." When he was made an auxiliary bishop of Cleveland in 1 979 at the age of 40, he was

him." (Mark 1:10) Pilgrims

JOANN KEANE

the youngest bishop in the country, only the

the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a

come from

all

"bom

over the world to be

Photo by

from the Jordan.

dove descended

fifth

U.S. black bishop, and

native

LC. Trappist

Monastery Extends

—

become a

the

first

he played a key role

black bishops to work as

a group on national issues of

common

concern. In 1984 he coordinated their writ-

By CAROL

HAZARD

Associate Editor

MONCKS CORNER, came

S.C.

contemplative community. They rise

—

a.m.,

Luis

Mepkin Abbey looking for God." The ;d New York Supreme Court justice wered the connection has to do with Of this, he is sure. "I have come late in life to understand

perfect connection with

diose J

who

to give

love selflessly have a great

of that love^' says the 6 1 -year-

come

together for prayer seven times

Neco has learned much about life and from the 26 monks at Mepkin. He is one of hundreds of men, Catholic non-Catholic alike,

He was appointed administrator of the In

January 1991, doctors operated on Bishop

Lyke

remove a cancerous kidney. In months after he had

April 1991, nearly 10

become

administrator of the Atlanta Arch-

diocese,

Pope John Paul

appointed him

archbishop. Last April doctors found inoperable

cancer in his right lung. In November, as the it became clear that would not help, at his

cancer worsened and further treatment

ing and issuance of

"What

We Have Seen

home. Carroll said Archbishop Lyke's single most important legacy to the Church is Lead Me, Guide Me, an African-American Catholic hymnal that is widely used not only in the

and Heard."

See Lyke, Page 13

together in silence.

They stay for at least one month, long enough to become free from their outside lives and pick up the rhythm of monastic life. It

takes a minimum of one

week just to

unwind, says Brother John Corrigan, pro-

gram

coordinator.

who have been

their intentions.

Some

are interested in re-

turning to organized religion after years of

agnosticism or cynicism. Others are moti-

vated by a desire to deepen their spirituality.

omed into the bosom of the Cistercian-

Priests often retreat.

roperty bordering the Cooper River in h Carolina's low country, prawn to the contemplative monastic

frightened

make

the guest

program a

Occasionally, a new arrival becomes so

tractions (no

the solitude

and lack of dis-

or radio), he flees after a

y come to get in touch with God and Ives. Says Abbot Francis Kline, "It's

few days, says Brother Corrigan. Most,

of Southern monastic hospitality."

plined pace.

[epkin Abbey is one of a few, if not the monastery that receives "outsiders"

one of

The guests do as the ustere lifestyle

a major obstacle to the evangelization of blacks.

a day, work, study and take their meals

pist community on 3 ,400 acres of grace-

community

called racism a

Candidates are screened carefully for

grandfather.

America but

wound in the Church that remains

request he began receiving hospice care at

bishop.

in organizing the

Hospitality'

a Chicago

black from the North to

In the early 1980s

touthem Monastic

—

heritage in

festering

Atlanta Archdiocese in August 1990.

tradition....

He saw

black bishops,

ment, and was a

lic

ming up out of the waters,

The first-ever joint pastoral letter by the who then numbered 10, it

the chief architect for the

Provincial statement

its

own.

monks do, living among the cloistered,

however, adjust to the unharried,

disci-

Neco spent six weeks at the monastery, It was his

leaving at the end of December.

at Mepkin. He had been there weeks a few months before, trying

second stay for five

Monk at Mepkin Abbey spends quiet time overlooking the Cooper River. See Monks, Page 2

Photo by

CAROL HAZARD

& Herald

News

Catholic

Monks Extend Southern

Hospitality

for

as an impartial judge.

for a

Now,

it.

can identify

with the suffering of others and it,

see in

weeks

might be too much, but it wasn't enough. "My inner journey had just begun and it

was concluded too abruptly," he says. Returning to Mepkin, Neco found "the hearth and home" he had always yearned for, he says. "The monks have enwrapped me in the community. They have given

someone

and forever changed

chismo, gentleness virtue.

pastoral setting of rolling hills

escape.

But

it is

here that

not considered a

And gentleness between males is

life's battles are

revealed in the starkest

here

light. It is

where some people come to terms with themselves and rearrange their priorities.

"What seems with

the Holy by the monks' "ineffable gentleness." "In the hurly-burly world of maSpirit,"

unsure of themselves, this

and ancient live oaks adorned with Spanish moss might seem a good place to

a cloak of love."

left recharged, "quite filled

mature and

could be very difficult for them."

The

the first five

lifestyle requires a

mentally balanced person, he says. "If

the suffering of Christ."

Neco thought

month."

The

ation prohibited

page

someone who wants room and board

to tap into humanity on a level he couldn ' t

meted out justice, but never with the compassion of a Christian. The situ-

(from

life

be a rather simple

of contemplation becomes a

more complex

set of

much

dynamics," says

Neco.

Mepkin Abbey

The dynamics involve

internal inquiry intimate to people

mitted to the monastic

cross and symbol

mark entryway.

struggle, an

com-

life.

need, you realize they are not very important."

Dronen has made

not displayed too readily.

re-

This community carries

treats for 13 years, start-

gentleness with unconquer-

ing with

able nobility.

gentleness,

this

nobled and

en-

trips,

and self-directed retreats and now, for the first time, becoming part of a community.

have

in turn,

weekend

graduating to week-long

receiving

become gentler." The Monastic Guest Program is a creation of the monks' love, he says. "It is

Retreats are in effect religious seminars, brief

one of the purest and most unselfish gifts I have ever

respites

received."

The monastic experience

life

Accepting strangers into

community

from a frenzied Dronen says.

pace,

a religious journey,

"seep time" as he calls it.

"quite daring," says Brother

Dronen was intrigued by the counter-cultural aspects of the Mepkin community; rising at a time most people sleep,

a cloistered

Corrigan. "It's like bringing

people into your home." Although the average

age of the community

plus years, the guest program is

wearing habits, eating

not a recruiting tool, says

Brother Corrigan.

deed "a

vegetarian meals,

in-

gift," offered free

adhering to a

charge and simply because

"Ascesis (self disci-

people in "today's wounded

pline)

world" want to spend time

monastic

a monastery.

Men

all

ages from across the

"It's a basic cosmic struggle between good and evil," says Abbot Kline.

own

"One has

to confront one's

Mepkin. Since only three are accepted at any one time, the pro-

mons.

a nude fight with next to no

gram

angel in the middle of the night."

country, Alaska and Australia have found their

way is

It is

booked

for

for people

months

advance.

Corrigan. "It

own

lives," says

Brother

It's

supports.

It is

says.

They

everybody.

de-

Jacob struggling with the

Monks do

who are ready to ask

"the deeper questions about life and face issues in their

for the love of God, he

also

do it for the sake of a martyrdom."

"It's

but

we do

achieve the struggle to bare

our hearts to the work of God," says

Abbot

Kline.

"So God works the way

He wants to in the human heart in a way He can't in the city." It's

not a gratifying

life in

terms of

personal accomplishments, says Abbot Kline.

"Community

pen unless

life

does not hap-

a completely selfless

life."

Therefore, very few are called to

it.

Neither Neco nor guest Bill Dronen

life,

since

changes one's perception of God from a tuality," says

Abbot

Kline.

minimum,

Neco boxes

i:|

eggs,

"honest labor" in return for his stay at Me I

livelihood.

the

monks

with|

There are 35,000 hens.

including availability of food and a lim-

"One's whole environment is controlled here, so it influences what you think and experience in your heart," says Abbot Kline.

The

old practice, he says.

keep

vigil at all

an ancient

Someone must

hours for the second

coming, so monks take on the responsibility at that time of day.

more to it than that. "In silence and solitude, that is where you find God most easily," says Abbot Kline. "The psyche, the dream world becomes that much more vivid before Yet, there

dawn.

It is

a great time to pray.

It's

cated.

while quiet on the

came to Mepkin to take

notch" and to figure out the kind of person he wants to be for the rest of his life, he says. "If I had to do it all over again, I would put relationships with people higher on the list," Dronen says. "Once you get all the things you think you

also

the best time to read the Bible, because

easily given to rational analysis."

development "up another

alive with activity in the

plant kingdoms, says

anima

Abbot

KlineJ

Rabbits and foxes are feeding,] are hooting, the pores of the eartj

3 a.m. rising time

the Bible

his spiritual

Center: Guest Luis

Egg farming provides

Distractions are kept at a

would become monks if they could. The question, they said, was too compli-

pillar executive,

contribution to the

Bill

12,000-book library

notional idea into an experiential spiri-

of Charleston could say whether they

Dronen, a 62-year-old business management consultant and former Cater-

in the kitchen.

critical to the

Dronen works at the abbey community.

Above: Guest

ited choice of reading material.

"We don 't achieve holiness so much

not a halfway house or

Guest Joe Whelan works

strict

schedule, he says.

a very intuitive book, not

Moreover, the pre-dawn hours

human

level

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

open, plants are growing, fish are jff ing, herons screaming, alligators |

ing, deer snorting,

wood hogs

sea

ing, crickets chirping.

Says Father Aelred Hagen, n<1 "A monastery provides s:j

director,

space to listen to what

God

is saj

Most people are so busy, they can' the time. This is what our guests back with them to their jobs and munity." That, and the unique opportunj

experience,

only for a brief

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

tian life lived as a

are

whole

in a praj

Gospel-like community," Father E| says.

believe we are connected to one another, to the whole global village, then what I do here does not effect just this community but in some way ripples out," says Father Aelred Hagen. "If we live our life auIf

thentically, something happens in the world.

timi

integrity of the monastic life, "the Cl

good

Photos

CAROL HAZARD

The Catholic News

1993

Hei

Zoning Dispute Poses Challenge For Charlotte Catholic High By

JOANN KEANE

"Unfortunately, they have advised us they are going to oppose because they

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE —The future of Catholic education in Mecklenburg County hangs in the balance. And judgement day is Jan. 19. That's when the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission's

uction program at

St.

the final phase of a

major

Paul the Apostle in Greensboro. Religious education and office

complete.

ies already are

reensboro Parish Begins To

Of Building Program

jREENSBORO

— Blueprints and

rezoning request for

both the main campus of Charlotte Catholic High School and the 2. 17 acre tract of land that the diocese owns at the corner of Cambridge Dr. and Park Rd." said Joe Treacy, MACS board president. MACS has plans to turn the land into much needed parking spaces for

Muddy

sidewalks and Committees, subcomes and an endless stream of weekmeetings. From vision to pledge

schemes.

r failures.

to dedication, the path

ing project is far tut

of a

new

from smooth,

members of St. Paul the Apostle

\Vith the parish staff

now

settled

ew offices and the religious educaprogram enjoying newly remod:lassrooms, they are beginning to le fruits of their labor. Both the ;s and classrooms were part of the )hase of a building project that will

fhude when the parish's Tie project

began with a study by a

At that time,

St.

Paul had 800-900

now the count stands families. Ken Shahbaz,

ered families; 3ut 1,100

man of e,

com-

the parish building

According

the space needs of the parish.

limunity family."

and and red acceptance in June 1986. In 1987 arish developed a master plan,

|ly submitted a construction

ieling plan to the diocese

included a more detailed blue-

building.

nity.

"We have always seen ourselves as a parish that wants to participate greatly

master plan for the future, which proposed 2 1 ,000 square foot classroom/administration building, and a small addition to the existing cafeteria. No new classroom space may be built without additional parking. Blocking MACS efforts are members of Freedom Park's Neighborhood Association. "We have met on a number of occasions with neighborhood leaders and adjoining land owners. From a technical standpoint, we think we have met all of their concerns," said Treacy.

ties

we want

that lose.

hear the

In Yours.

that

would allow

are asking for an upgrade of zon-

for accessary parking.

ing."

"The parking

lot calls for

256 spaces both on the main campus and on the new lot," said Treacy. At the neighborhood s request, plans have been modified. Landscaping and '

buffers are included in the architectural plans, yet the neighborhood association

won't budge. Treacy calls the project the future.

objectives

"One of is

(or

an addition to Charlotte fall of 1994, contingent

Catholic by the

upon three things." Beyond the first step of rezoning, enrollment must justify the need, and financial support has to be in place.

Oblate Father Jim O'Neill, pastor Paul the Apostle, said the new

St.

sanctuary, which will seat 800 people, will offer a setting

good

more conducive

liturgy.

"There should be plenty of

seats,

C5^

and people should have a good view," Father O'Neill said. "The seating will

be arranged so that people can see each other and have contact with each other. The setting should lend itself to a good

Area of a zoning dispute which could

Michelle King is a member of Paul the Apostle Parish.

Donoghue

percent of

religious, educational

make

affect future

expansion of Charlotte Catholic High

School.

liturgical experience."

\md charitable works.

more information on how

critical for

the boards' stated

tant."

Bishop John

its

park-

to activities here. That's very impor-

ment to the Church and the community in which we live'.'

sum of$

little laid back.' We have quite few non-Catholics, many of us have spouses who are non-Catholic, and we want them to feel comfortable coming

Roman Catholic Diocese of

of my estate) for

openness

St.

Retired Charleston Bishop Dies;

Was

a Will that

porks, contact Jim Kelley, Director of Development, Diocese of Charlotte, 1524 East Morehead St.,

28207, (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

Fighter For Racial Justice

CHARLESTON,

S.C.

(CNS)

—

summa cum

laude from

The Catholic

Retired Bishop Ernest L. Unterkoefler

University of America before he de-

of Charleston, a nationally noted ecumenist and fighter for racial justice, died in Charleston Jan. 4 after a long

cided to study for the priesthood. He earned graduate degrees in theology and canon law and was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Richmond, Va., May 18,

illness.

"/ leave to the

ing spaces, which will give us a total of

ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte. Simply have the following statement included in your Will:

they're a

"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as well as an ongoing commit-

Charlotte,

we cannot

use the 2. 1 7 tract for connection with the high school," said Treacy. "We have to use the next highest zoning classification

parking

make certain we don't comments of folks who

Remember His Wll

needed

not.

non-con-

and

For

tracts are

than just worship. "I think it's that sense of

jary as well as administrative

Charlotte the

"Because the two

community," Shahbaz said. "It's not just us; we want to invite others in and participate in other kinds of activi-

new

\he residue

permissible within the residential zone,

in the

in a

lot is a pivotal part

the sound system should be excellent,

he building committee subse-

of what the parish

new

Shahbaz, the parish sees the new sanctuary and educational and administrative facilities as an expression of its presence in the commu-

said the visioning committee

They looked at what we were all ," Shahbaz said, "the fact that we talking about building, and what l/ould do to us as far as a parish and

hired to design the

was

zoned single

say, 'People are friendly at St. Paul's;

visioning committee formed in

i [

new sanctu-

complete in the spring of 1993.

the existing multipurpose building,

Greensboro aren't complain-

ch in

MACS

ner and the same architect who designed

family residential. While a high school

tiguous, filed a

The parking

educational areas. John Stec, a parishio-

lot.

parcel of land

request.

call for a

By MICHELLE KING

to the construction plans,

only the parking

The

that land."

association has

a non-connected parking lot

CCHS.

5e Fruits

no objection

lot

The neighborhood

public hearing will listen as the Diocese of Charlotte and Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools defend their rezoning

"We v sanctuary, scheduled for completion in the spring,

don't want a parking

He was

75.

His funeral was scheduled for Jan. 8 St. John the Baptist Cathedral in

Charleston.

When

he retired as bishop of

Charleston Feb. 22, 1990, it was the 28th anniversary of his ordination as a

bishop and the 25 th of his installation as head of the Charleston Diocese. At the time he was one of the few remaining active bishops who had attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, 1962- 65.

Born in Philadelphia Aug. 17, 1917, Ernest Leo Unterkoefler graduated

1944.

After pastoral assignments and diocesan posts as notary, tribunal secretary, chancellor and vicar general, he was named auxiliary bishop of Richmond Dec. 31, 1961, and ordained the following Feb. 22. Named bishop of Charleston three years later, he was installed there Feb. 22, 1965.

In 25 years as South Carolina's only

Catholic bishop, he was a state leader in

and a state ecumenism.

the struggle against racism

and national leader

See Bishop, Page

Catholic

News

January

Herald

Pro-Life Corner

m. "Concern for the child, even before birth... is the primary ar fundamental test of the relationship of one human being another."

Pope John Paul

Editorial The Respect

We All Lost The deaths in the past 12 days of Archbishop P. Lyke of Atlanta and retired Bishop Ernest

Donoghue for the annual concelebrated Mass for the Unborn Sunday, Jan. 17, 1993, 2:30 p.m., St. Gabriel Church, Charlotte

Unterkoefler of Charleston constituted a major loss for

Church and especially

for those of us in the

Province of Atlanta. The death of Archbishop Lyke was an especially serious loss. He was only 53 years old and had only just begun his duties as archbishop and as metropolitan of

Under other circumstances, we might have expected to benefit from his service and guidance for another 20 years or more. Bishop Donoghue, commenting on the death, noted that Archbishop Lyke had accomplished much in his slightly more than two years as first administrator and then archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The accomplishments were remarkable given the fact that he was suffering from cancer for most of that time. Despite his illness, he actively carried out his duties. As the nation's only active black archbishop, he remained active in the affairs of black Catholics. He had been coordinator of the 1984 black bishops' pastoral which sparked the revival of national black Catholic congresses. When the second such congress was held in July, he was too ill to attend. But he sent a lengthy message to the delegates.. Despite the death of his own brother at the hands of an armed robber, he opposed capital punishment and recently issued a pastoral letter expressing that oppo-

The Pope Speaks

the province.

sition.

The other bishops of the province joined him

signing

—

ROME

(CNS) The ending of one year and the beginning of another naturally lead people to evaluate their lives

and the events

have occurred, said Pope John Paul II.

that

"Particularly

when people

find themselves facing an

**jP* ittJ y.

a-* ending, they feel the need

—JE

for a judgment," he said at a Dec. 31 evening Mass and prayer of thanksgiving for the year ending.

The celebration, occurring glow of Christmas, allows Christians to make in the

their judgments relying not just their

knowledge of God's plan

on human

on pope

logic, but

for humanity, the

logic of judgment coincides

human beings. God wants the be saved. This is why the light came into the wc Men and women, he said, "are called to walkii 1

light, to

become

its

witnesses."

Readings at the Mass marking the end of the spoke of God coming to judge the earth. The reai show the connection between the coming of. celebrated at Christmas and God's promise to "in the fullness of time," the pope said. As a year passes, the readings remind peopli time is moving toward an ultimate destiny, towarc kingdom of God which is the completion of the hi of men and women and of the world." After celebrating the Mass at Rome's Gesu Ch the pope was to join the crowd of pilgrims visitin ri

life-size nativity

scene in

St. Peter's

Square.

said.

Although Bishop Unterkoefler had been retired for

many

of us.

He was

for

many

years a tireless

worker for ecumenism and for racial justice. Even after retirement, he participated actively in dialogues with

other denominations.

South Carolina, he worked constantly to promote rapid and peaceful integration. He was a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and took part in Dr. King's 1963 March on Washington. Both men will be mised. In

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

Pope John Paul II, form following intestinal surgery last July, spent a day on the Italian ski slopes during the Christ-

back

mas

in full

holidays.

A Vatican official confirmed that the 72-year-old pontiff skied for two hours during a six-hour excursion

Dec. 29 to

Campo Felice, about 50 miles east of Rome Apennines.

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Donoghue

all

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Khartoum when he

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Hispanic Editor: Sister Irene Halahan

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1993

Number

Accompanied by two

guards, the pope mingled with the estimated

made clear that the pope is in good health," the Vatican

The pope hiked, did some cross-country skiing and took on a number of intermediate-level downhill runs,

"It

mews&

"very difficult." "Considering his age, however, he got do very well," di Stefano said. tried a hill rated

skiers

shortly after dark.

The Catholic

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tor,

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in the central

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The

"law of public order" for the Khartoum province sets a maximum penalty of 5,000 Sudanese pounds and 25 lashes for women and men standing in line together or getting on buses through the same doors. It bans bathing in the Nile River or washing a car, Father Bragotti said. It bans posters with words or drawings "contrary to faith and morals, public customs and good taste." "Every now and then they come up with little laws of this sort," he said.

While those

rules should not be a

problem

pope, the Comboni priest said the law also "singing in public with a loudspeaker" and celeb: Mass out in the open. Pope John Paul is expec celebrate an outdoor Mass during his brief sto after visiting Benin and Uganda Feb. 3-10

The Vatican said the pope wanted to visit Su> celebrate the recent beatification of Sudanese

Josephine Bakhita and "to comfort the Sudanesec

community." Sudan has been afflicted by a civil war pittii dominated by Arab Mi central government against the mainly Chi from northern Sudan and animist blacks in the South. Father Bragotti said there are more than 60 Coi priests and a similar number of Comboni sisters ing in Sudan, mainly in the northern and westen of the country. Twelve Combonis were amot foreign missionaries the government expelled fr< southern city of Juba in September.

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The Catholic News

1993

k-y 8,

The

Editor's

Notebook

Light

Herald

One Candle

By BOB GATELY I find myself wondering what it will bring. I have going to be peace in the world, he Serbs in what used to be Yugoslavia show no real signs of ending their program of "ethnic cleansing" and there are some signs that they may even expand it beyond the areas already

/e're into

another year and

feeling that

;ing

isn't

involved. There also are strong indications that other nations

— including

the Uniteed States

—

will

By FATHER JOHN CATOIR As you

think about your

Year's resolutions, I'd like to remind you of a

from God's

life is

personal.

Therefore, you are not always on the receiving end in your relationship with God.

You are a partner in a mysterious supernatural union which gives you the surprising power

comfort God.

become

Jesus compared

involved. Iraq's

New

subtle theological point. Everything that emanates

God

to a

human

father

who

longs for

The Parable of the Prodigal Son tells of a father who was immensely comforted by the

the return of His favorite child.

Saddam Hussein appears

to be ready to try his

luck again and there already has been aerial combat

involving American pilots. That's one job that

still

return of his beloved son. If the son had not returned to

may

recapture his innocence, the father would have remained in

have to be finished.

sorrow.

The humanitarian mission to feed the starving in Somalia may yet wind up in more fighting than the minor skirmishes which already have occurred,

What would happen to your prayer life

if you imagined you were capable of giving comfort to your Heavenly Father? Isn't it true that God loves you with an infinite

that

nd those are just the really major ones. There are plenty of other trouble spots orthern Ireland, South Africa and the former Soviet republics,

love? Therefore, isn't it correct to say that He can be comforted by your devotion? Like the father pining for his

brings this up is the fact that I have a birthday coming up in a couple of won't go into the exactt age but suffice to say that Calvin Coolidge was

wayward child, God the Father waits for you to come to Him, especially if you are one of His lukewarm children. The saints down through the ages have been aware of God's passionate longing for souls. Many of them have written about how, in the intimacy of their prayer life, they have responded to Him. The saints love God without forcing feelings of any kind. They know that true love is in the will, that

fiat I

ent

when

was born.

can determine, there has not been an entire year since that time when three major las been complete peace in the world. It's a pretty dismal record ind countless smaller wars, revolutions, civil wars, "pacification" campaigns, s

far as

—

actions etc.

feelings are of little importance. If the emotions help, that's good, but

hoping that I'll see at least one year of peace during whatever time I have ut I'm not counting on it. ease pardon my pessimism. Maybe it's just the thought of becoming a year

:eep

;tually, in some ways, I think 1993 may be a better year than 1992. At least onomy seems to be improving somewhat. any rate, I would like to wish all of our readers a Happy New Year on behalf self and the rest of the staff of The Catholic News & Herald. t

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN Years ago we were taught that transubstantiation was a basic belief of ith. Today we hear no reference to it in our homilies. Is it still a valid part doctrine? (Florida)

The word

itself

or homilies. le le

may not be used as much

But

it's

best to ignore them. Pure prayer

is in

when they get

the will to give yourself to

God.

Most of us simply do not comprehend the depth of God's love. We do not have the mystics' childlike simplicity. We do not see that God passionately desires to give Himself to us, and that He is comforted when we give ourselves to Him. It comforts the Father when we become instruments of His love as Jesus was. Our Lord not only forgave those who crucified Him, He made excuses for them. Fatherforgive them for they know not what they do. (Luke 23:34) All the virtues we practice for the love of God give Him comfort. We please our loving Father when we consciously do little things well for Him. He is delighted when we cooperate with His grace and rise to great heights of virtue. The Risen Lord comes to us in the Eucharist to be our intimate companion, but we must open ourselves to receive and comfort Him. Every love relationship is personal, and depends on the interaction of the two lovers. AH the mystics have compared the great mystery of our relationship with God to a human love affair. And so it follows, difficult as it may seem to fathom, that you and I have the power to

nsubstantiation

tholic

way,

in the

that has nothing to

catechism and other instruction

do with our

belief in this essential

comfort God. Next time you offer yourself to God, just be still and know that He is happy to spend this quiet time with you. (For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48 Street, New York, NY 1001 7.) Father John Catoir is direcctor of The Chrstophers.

of Christianity. reality

behind the word, the true presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, "Body

ood, soul and divinity," under the appearance of the eucharistic bread and is

lis

and always will be at the heart of our Catholic Christian faith, you will hear repeatedly, not only in homilies but in the rest of Mass,

you

Every Liturgy of the Eucharist at Mass literally overflows with this reality. Most obviously of course, in the

words of consecration during the

Crosswinds

institution narrative of

we hear the words of our Lord body ... this is my blood." Every time you receive Communion you make an explicit profession of faith in this mystery by your "Amen," as the eucharistic minister holds up the host and declares the "body of Christ." The word you speak of is prominent in Christian eucharistic tradition. The reason it is not used as frethe Eucharistic Prayers,

himself, "This

quently today, however,

a Latin mouthful, and

very simple.

It is

too

much

perfectly possible to express

what we believe about this sacrament without resorting to such (for us) and arcane terminology. e new Catechism of the Catholic Church is a good example. By the words of and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, it says, the bread and wine mysteriously e the body and blood of Christ (1333). ter the catechism speaks at some length about what happens when Christ es present in the Eucharist. A "conversion" of the bread and wine into another takes place. The Church believes, it says, that the word of Christ and the Spirit ower to make this change happen (1373-5). e word transubstantiation doesn't occur at all in th s explanation except at the id then simply as part of a quote from the Council of Trent (1376). ist year a child in our First Communion class piped up, "My mother said to ask

tliar

;

w we know

for sure that the

Communion

host

Jesus."

promising to get even with her mother, I told her, "Because Jesus said so. the whole answer." the catechism indicates, no one can really go much further than that,

ter

bive big words

may have theological and doctrinal value, but they really don't

nuch more about the what or the how, or take us any deeper into the mystery. dree brochure outlining marriage regulations in the Catholic Church and king the promises in

an interfaith marriage is available by sending a stamped messed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main homington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father ft

at the

-vyright

same address.)

1993 by Catholic News Service

Crosswinds

a series of columns

written by Catholic Social Services staff

members about

their experiences. In

order to protect client confidentiality, the staff members are not identified. In the spirit of "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus," CSS is there to admit that "Yes, there are some folks who could fit the term 'underserving' poor." This s a harsh reality to face and an equally harsh reality to deal with, particularly when an agency as ours is trusted with the stewardship of the gifts of others, be it at Christmastime or throughout a New Year. While agencies such as ours attempt to deal with the above reality as

of our

Who

;

constructively as possible,

we draw on

our understanding of personality types, and then we dig a bit

resistance, denial,

further into Scripture

of the Church such as

Bishop Untener on

documents the work done by

and

this topic.

poor of his he learned several things

In his dialogues with the area,

felt

about the rest of us. One is that we are too quick to substitute the "emotionally" poor for the "financially" poor and find ways to look and still miss the "poor." To meet the financially "poor" (in a constructive way), we must go out

way

to place ourselves in situa-

where we can interact, the bishop says. For him, the "undeserving poor" are those who have made the bad choices, or worse yet, have failed to make any choices at all. They are the ones who have been helped before and it didn't help. His response is "help them anyway." tions

really to decide if they are

undeserving? The

memory

of Jesus'

endless mercy helps the bishop dig in a

and give again. But he is enough to ask us not to stop

bit further

realistic

there, but to get involved with those

aspects of society that keep the poor

when possible, with those him or her blocked and bent in the wrong direcalienated and

aspects of the person that keep

tion.

Bishop Untener is realistic enough that if you try to help the poor, you will sometimes get taken. Helping the poor, he says, has its risks (but not to help can have greater risks, especially when we meet our Heavenly Father.) to

know

The same you

true of forgiveness. If

70 times seven, you sometimes get stepped on. It's a darn shame, but be generous anyway. will

try to forgive

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Herald

How Does Canon Law Affect

Lifeline

Mixed Marriages By JIM MCINERNEY

By JEANNE-MARGARET

Chicago was murderously hot the Sunday of July 9, 1893. Despite attempts to escape the heat at a local tavern expressman James Cornish found himself in the middle of a barroom brawl. A few minutes after the melee began, Cornish was in the emergency room of nearby Provident Hospital with a

marriage

baptized Catholic and one baptized in another Chi church. They share the same baptism, but they d

was Daniel Hale Williams, one of the few black doctors of

that revolutionized thoracic surgery.

lessly stand

by and watch

this

man

Rather than helpdie, he said, "I'll

operate."

The

result

was one of

the first successful pericardial

operations in history. Although, strictly speaking, the operation did not involve the heart muscle, nevertheless

was widely acclaimed. By

—

something, so the operating on and sewing up the pericardial (near heart) sac he instilled in experts said, that could not be done without killing the patient

—

others the inspiration to be bold and to not give up in such situations.

Anyone who

has undergone successful heart surgery owes Williams a debt of gratitude. About 60 years later, Dr. Martin Luther King did something even

remarkable than Williams. Although his epitaphs read "minister, orator, civil rights leader, etc., in my book he was an apostle of Williams. He was a heart surgeon. Rather than stand by and watch America die from the grievous wounds of racial

made a revolutionary decision. He said, "I'll operate." He operated on the heart of America. He did this despite the opinion of experts who said that this could not be done without great harm. He did it despite the hatred and resistance of his patients. He told white America that it was suffering from a fatal hatred, he

and that the only cure was the open heart surgery he performed with and grace. I remember how, as a child, I sat transfixed in front of the television set watching news coverage of the famous bus boycott demonstrations in Alabama. I remember the shame I felt as I watched the fire hoses knock down school children and the police dogs and night sticks brutalize the demonstrators. I remember not liking those feelings of shame and guilt. Looking back on it, I'm glad I had those reactions. Dr. King was operating on my heart, too. Well now, you might ask, what's all this got to do with a pro-life column? Two things. First, racism is one of the maladies of our society that contributes to the cheapening of human life. As long as it continues to prevail, all of our lives are diminished. I wish Dr. King, or some leader like him, were around today to remind us that we have to get along as a nation or we are sunk. Secondly, I wish we had someone of King's stature who would lead African Americans in their opposition to abortion and how it is decimating the future population of black America. According to Barbara Bell of Massachusetts Blacks for Life, of the estimated 1.6 million abortions committed each year, about 25 percent, or 400,000, are black. In other words, each year an estimated two percent of the black population of the United States is wiped out through abortion! This is a statistic that would make any Nazi or Klansman stand up and cheer. Where is the protest? Why the silence from those who claim to be Dr. King's heirs? Where is the prophetic voice calling for an end to this horror? Could it be that the only ones who do speak out against it are those "crazy" antiabortionists, whom the media continue to label "right wing?" So, those are my thoughts as we celebrate Martin Luther King Day. I think of his unfulfilled dream, the effective rooting out of racism in this country. I also think of the nightmare that is being fulfilled, the black abortion holocaust and the desperate need for someone to speak against such madness. (If you want more information on black abortion rates and blacks who are protesting it, write: Barbara Bell, clo Massachusetts Blacks for Life, P.O. Box 724, Kendell Square, Cambridge, MA 02142.) spiritual disease skill

Letters To Too many deaths To The Editor:

The

Editor

about. Babies are killed in abortions,

Is she angry with Mr. Clinton's mother for selecting a Catholic school for her son because of the discipline and teaching? Oddly enough those are the main reasons private schools are filled

4,000 a day

to capacity today.

New

dents?

Year's resolution

let's

more of what abortion

try to tell folks

in the

United States.

Our Declaration of Independence says "all are

men are created equal, that they

endowed by

their creator with cer-

tain unalienable rights, that

are

life,

among these

and the pursuit of happi-

liberty

ness."

Think of the

Holy Innogroup in

feast of the

cents and then join a pro

life

your area! We can al do some good way. Rita

Rochester,

To The

at the

Catholic

schools for their teaching and disci-

which is now and always has been the backbone of Catholic education. In Mr. Clinton's case, the teaching must have been successful because he categorically opposed Vietnam and Desert Storm which many Right-to-Life people pline,

Crowe

with her body? In spite of what men say,

our own

Editor:

wonder who Mrs. Turpish (Letters To The Editor, Dec. 4 ) is angry at. Is it

Mary

angry

supported. in

Sister

How can any knowledgeable woman, Catholic or otherwise, oppose a woman's right to choose what she does

Mary

Perhaps she

for expressing a teacher's

pride for the success of one of her stu-

women do have the right to their bodies and minds, just as men have now and have always had. I would think the Anita Hill Clarence Thomas hearings would have See Letters, Page

a canonical term used for the marriage between two Christian:

—

same beliefs a tragic state of the Chi The couple are united and divided at the

profess the

his day. It soon became apparent that Cornish was suffering more than a chest wound. His symptoms indicated that the heart was involved. In those days, the only known medical advice for such injuries was to do nothing. But as the patient's pulse grew weaker, Williams made a decision

MACNALLY

This article reflects the interpretations of the eminent canonist, Jesuit Ladislas Orsy, to whom I give credit for the best of my canonical education.

knife sticking out of his chest. His attending physician

For a

Uj'

churches. time. This

is difficult

to explain theologically,

muc

canonically.

The back to

historical origin of our present legislature

between Reformers ai Church. But the laws became most severe 1917 Code of Canon Law. Today we have new laws Vatican II which attempt to balance the values of t law and the values of the Council. Canons 112^ provide the broad norms for mixed marriages. Mixed marriages, particularly in our part of the try are ordinary occurrences. The canons uphold the rights and duties of the Ca party and expect this to be balanced with the rights of non-Catholic persons balancing requires prudence by the spouses. The permission fo the ordinary, i.e., the diocesan bishop is required for a marriage. The bishops can delegate the power to grant permission to priests w( in parishes. This permission is granted with the condition that the Catholic pr to fulfill his/her obligations and the duty of the Catholic party to respe conscience of the other party to uphold the harmony of marriage. The permission is canonical; it means the lawmaker is well disposed towards an i does not want it to be performed until he has had the opportunity to check tl necessary conditions or requirements are fulfilled. A marriage contfacted w permission would be unlawful (illicit) but valid. The task of loving and helpin; other is given priority over the religious education of the children. Keeping mind the parents, using the values of marriage, per se may jointly determi religious upbringing of the children. No longer must the non-Catholic part promises to rear the children Catholic. The parties are bound to observe canonical form, i.e., marriage be! delegated priest or deacon, two witnesses and consent given to the priest or d< However, here too, the bishop may grant a dispensation from this form if th( grave difficulties. No two religious celebrations should take place to give or consent. Once the sacrament is completed there should be no repetition. Ho\ there may be another religious celebration which does not include the giv renewal of consent. In fact, such a celebration may be advisable from an ecum point of view. Two ministers may be present and offer prayers, give a blessing, etc., bl cannot jointly request and accept consent. Either the Catholic form is used other; or a dispensation from canonical form is obtained and a public form bitter confrontations

Roman

There are no other options. Canon 1 129 applies these same norms to a marriage of a Catholic an< Christian (Jew, Muslim, Buddhist, etc.) The problems are similar so the scope law has been extended. The faith of the Catholic must be protected ai conscience of the non-Christian must be respected. The issue of mixed marriages is part of the broader picture of the mov toward Christian unity. Mercy Sister Jeanne-Margaret McNally is a licentiate in canon law and a of The Trubunal of the Diocese of Charlotte.

the

saints

THORFINN WAS ST.ORIGINALLY FROM

STTH0RFIN

TRONPHEIM, NORWAY, WHERE HE WAS A CANON OF THE CATHEPRAL ATNIPAROS. IN TIME HE BECAME BISHOP OF

HAMAR. HIS SUPPORT OF ARCHBISHOP JOHN OF NIPAROS AGAINST KING ERIC CAUSEP THORFINN

E*E

EXILEP.

PURING HIS EXILE, THORFINN SUFFEREP MANY HARPSHIRS, INCLUPING A SHIPWRECK. EVENTUALLY HE REACHEP THE CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF TIER POEST NEAR BRUGES, FLANP£RS, WHICH HAP A NUMBER OF CONTACTS WITH THE NORWEGIAN CHURCH. THORFINN VISITEP ROME, ANP RETURNEP ID TER POEST IN POOR HEALTH. HE PIEP ON JAN. 8, 1285. THORFINN'S HOLINESS WAS COMM EM OR ATEP IN A POEM WRITTEN BY WALTER PE MUPA, ONE OF HIS MONKS. HIS fBRST IS JAN. S.

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1993

He;

Kirk Cameron

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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ChelseaNoble

EBy irk

Paul Lauer

Cameron and

wife Chelsea

Noble are giving

Hollywood a new

you need

word The "Growing want hearts beat-

interpretation of the

"Hey,

Pains" stars

can get through

this

God and

saying,

by hanging on

You."

"heartthrob."

ing for the right

looking to

to start

for

big challenge

you growing up as a teenager?

Chelsea Noble:

be the basics

or whatever.

in life?

faith,

even together. Or sometimes

even

are telling

live

it's

you

the strength'to say no.

your

life carefully.

And

think that

out to what

looking at what you want to be different,

Youth Beat: What

selling

know

Kirk: That God

single person.

the time.

When God

has

want

everything alse just seems

always

there.

knowing

life

that I'm moti-

how you

can

be. Before

treat people.

Kirk: When I'm dreaming about what

a simple

God that makes things work out. Chelsea: When you don't think of God first,

want my

you're run by the need to be accepted, or by

my career be successful...?" You don't know the answers. But God says, "If you put me

trusting in

anger or passion

who

God

you

Youth Beat: Do you guys pray together?

act.

gives

integrity

"Am

your

first in

helps you think before you speak and before

and honor.

work

be,

life to

and scared.

you're run by things other

than the grace and goodness of God,

Respecting your body

on the newsstands.

to live

loves everybody, every

don't feel like I'm special.

your work comes

you

to sell

God

that

being the best person that

out to us and says, "Hey, I'm here to help. I'm It's

vated by love for others, committed to

reaches

of that. You've got to

something precious. You don't have

hard to talk to your parents. But instead of

But

it.

lot

guided me, and gave

at that time,

was respected because

Sometimes your

of us has a perfect family. folks aren't

who

of people

Kirk Cameron: Number one is my personal relationship with God -- making sure that's honest. And the basics of family. None

hard to stand up against a

It's

tions?

here to be your very best friend."

Peer pressure. You're pres-

sured to do things, like to drink or to have sex

Youth Beat: What do you consider

you in the public eye as celebrities? Chelsea: don't know. But one thing I

much about me! That he always

confusing,

Youth Beat: What was the

stuff...

cares so

be true to

your convic-

going to be happy.. .Will

life, all

out."

can get discouraged

these things are going

you keep your

faith,

you

can trust that God's gonna make you the person he wants you

to be. • • •

We pray together a lot. Youth Beat: Why do you think God put Both:

Absolutely.

gives you the strength

By Paul Lauer

show

life

So he said it—with a

it.

Word. The love which God has

for

JEALOUSY

expressed in his Son, Jesus.

He's called the

Word

God

because he's the complete expression of the Father.

And

By Regina Doman

through

en *y

him, God's love entered the physi-

cal world.

you want

know

about God, and you want to know

what he thinks about you, look

There are only a few things in life

can make you

that

Jesus Christ. He's the image of the

was

still

fully

again walked Jesus

YOU lOVe me. And you want to

Jesus,

among us.

had a

chest,

God

loves you.

eyes.

And he wanted

God

that

to die for love of us. In

God took his mind and heart

Wow! ter,

sister

said, "Are

thought that

and here we were

feelings

towards her

us to hate people

The best way

We need only open our eyes

to see

because she seemed (I'll

bet she

start

comparing

around the cor-

right

have

together.

all

She has tons

makes an album someday) and a cute

tough time being around

really

and she

how beautiful they are.

perspective on

•• •

When we see

left

her. Finally

told her

you kidding? You have so many

all

was competing the

same

right

boat.

with

how

talents.

just to get

felt,

Sometimes get I

my sisTHIS PAGE

negative

simple: don't

compare

And keep remembering God's

of us: God's love isn't envious.

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away. Jealousy leads

should be loving.

to avoid

yourself with others!

physical world. Cool?

when you

begins

jealous of you!"

and placed them right before our

word. That way your love enters the

off

envious of

a beautiful singing voice

boyfriend.

and God once

and he showed us

truly

of friends,

showed us how God sees

was willing

show it, So you say it— with a

he was

God. In him, heaven and

earth were fused,

things,

yet

and you come out on the bottom. Jealousy

ready to pounce.

ner,

human form. On earth he

was fully human, and

worse than JEALOUSY.

feel

at yourself to other people

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society's outcasts in a picture filled with

beat tremendous odds in discovering a

ironic contrivances, bizarre situations

treatment that has since saved hundreds

bedroom shot, flash of rear nudity and frequent rough language. The

and human

of afflicted boys. Harrowing scenes of a

USCC. classification is A-III

frailties.

The

plot hinges

transvestitism and the film contains some

scenes of hard-edged violence, a flash of frontal nudity

guage.

EW YORK (CNS) — The follow|e

and recurring rough

USCC

with reservations. is

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lan-

A-IV adults, The MPAA rating is

restricted.

capsule reviews of movies re-

reviewed by the U.S. Catholic rence Office for Film and Broad-

Crying

Game"

(Miramax)

uirky tale of an

IRA gunman

|en Rea) who, after the bungled |g

of a British soldier (Forest escapes Belfast for London

iker), i

The

his

attempt to make amends to the

Soldier's lover (Jaye Davidson)

^is life upside down. Writer-direcJordan

"Lorenzo's Oil" (Universal) Confronted with the devastating

child's physical deterioration

intense arguments.

cation cents.

and some

The USCC classifiis

parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

news that their 5-year-old son (Zack O'Malley Greenburg) is dying of a rare terminal disease, his desperate parents

Emma Thompson,

(Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon) defy medical science by setting out on their own to find some way to prolong their boy's life. Without shielding viewers from the relentless progress of the child s degenerative illness, director George

Stephen Fry, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Hugh Laurie and Imelda Staunton) who, a decade after graduation, reunite at an English manor for a New Year's weekend of carefree catching-up and unexpected soul-searching. Producer-director Branagh 's deriva-

Miller presents a grueling but incredible

tive situation is sporadically entertain-

charts the shifting personal

fact-based story of a couple who, with

ing as

no medical training and while agoniz-

relationships of friends

unnatural relationship of two of

ing over their son's constant suffering,

facing turning points in their lives. Fleet-

ite

starts

adults.

A-II

with the unnatural ece of republican terrorists and ends il

—

MPAA.

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it declared that "the church carries the responsibility of reading the signs of the time and of interpreting them in

World, 4). Thirty years after Vatican II and on the verge of the 21st century, what signs of our time call for interpretation? 1. Care of the environment: The planet is in peril. You don't have to be an environmental extrem ist to be concerned about the fragiL network that maintains life on earth. The international summit on the environment, held in Rio de Janeiro last summer, drew the world's attention to the gravity of the problem. It made the need to preserve the Earth an unmistakable sign of the time. Christians should need no such reminder. From the opening pages of the Bible, Christians hear how God entrusted the creation to human care with the expectation that it would become fruitful in human hands.

The present ecological crisis is a sign that we must learn to care better for the Earth. For Christians the starting place is the liturgy. In the liturgy we learn to cult-ivate creation. Using the goods of the Earth in a reverent and moderate way develops a sensitivity to creation as God's work. Shaped by this experience, Christians join with others to fulfill their responsibility to the environment by eliminating unnecessary consumption, avoiding products that pollute, recycling what can be used again, insisting on environmental studies for new projects, and investing in companies that do not harm the environment. Technology for humans:

Modern life is virtually synonymous with advances in technology. From the industrial age to the computer age to the space age to the information age, society has been shaped by the application of discoveries in physics, biol-

spiritual

Often we see that people throv out the world create unique relat, ships with God which may be very ferent from others' relationsh Christians she not be surprisej this.

"Thirty years after Vatican

and on the verge of the 21st century, what signs

and mathematics. "Developed" nations are those that have access to the latest technology; underdeveloped or undeveloped nations are those that do not. Technology in itself is a sign of human creativity and a glorification of God so long as it serves human values and its benefits are available to all. But when technology is used to perpetuate the domination of classes or nations, when technology becomes a weapon in political or financial dealing or is developed without regard for its environmental impact, then it is a ogy, chemistry

countersign. Christians are as eager to enjoy the benefits of technology as anyone else, but along with everyone else Christians bear the responsibility to evaluate developments in technology to see

that they keep human persons primary and serve human needs. 3. A new world order is emerging: That is the impression created by the dramatic breakup of the Soviet Union. Whether the changes are really that new or likely to yield any lasting order is a debatable question. What is not debatable is that the longing for political and cultural freedom lies deep in the human heart. A key element in the quest for freedom is the desire to participate, to contribute to the events that shape one's life. Christians

and

understand

environment

for salvation, Christians also real-

that without their cooperation ize

challeng

is for all

technology for humans ... a new world order (that) is emerging ... spiritual hunger."

God

this sign of the t

interpretation? Care of the

While acknowledging the indispensable grace of

God's grace

The

of our time call for

cherish this kind of freedom.

They

there are a gi variety of spiri traditions wit Christianity its

...

individ

examine

depth of their spiritual comi merit. From thu sition

they wil

able to identify v

shared by diffe approaches an interpret with ot those signs of the time that lead deeper union with God. is

is inef-

fective.

This experience of participation begins for many people in the church itself. Active involvement in the liturgy fosters involvement in other areas of parish life. This cultivates a habit or participation which people bring to

(Father Kinast Kinast is the din of the Center for Theological Reflen in Madeira Beach, Fla.)

and business affairs. Of course, the reverse also happens.

civic

Participation in secular life often stimulates a desire for greater participation in church life. As a sign of the time, the recent "outbreak" of political freedom calls for a reexamination of all institutions. By improving the channels of participation and taking advantage of those that currently exist, each person can contribute to the shaping of a new world order. 4. Spiritual hunger: Spirituality is on the rise. This was one of the "megatrends" John Naisbitt

and Patricia Auberdeen

identified in

iili

FAITH IN ACTION Is interdependence a sign ail challenge of the times? "More a

)

more we are recognizing of interdependence," writes Jes Father William A. Barry in Spiri and the Encounter \

Direction

God" (Paulist Press, 997 Mac Blvd., Mahwah, N.J. 07430. M Paperback, $7.95 ). The suggests that an age of inttfl dependence offers the possib for

FOOD FOR THOUGHT The world keeps changing and changing. That means the place where faith comes to life is always new, always different. Does that mean the Gospel needs to change also in order to fit the world better? No, but means Christians are kept on their toes. Christians of every age find themselves asking any aspects of God's

groups and

institutions to wc

together to create a society mc "in tune" with the action of God challenge of the times, then, is people "to trust one another enou to believe in their power to me< society or

some

part of

word that could provide insight for their times are getting overlooked. The world has a way of requiring Christians to bring faith to life in situations barely familiar to them. Today medical technology that calls upon Christians for painful difficult decisions; space exploration reconstructing our very conception of the universe;

— — —drugs creating new fears parents; more often —aged people be 85 or 95 and challenging again our notion for

living

a world

possibilities,

powers and weaknesses are signs it offers here and now.

of the times.

amenable

of:

Gospel values."

Reflection:

What pressing need

people

local commur\\

somewhat overlook^ by the church community, currently is

of family — especially when a family's

members are divided by the great distances a mobile society creates. The changing world is a place of new fears and new possibilities; new powers, new weaknesses. They invite Christians to delve deeper and deeper

into faith for the life-support 1

a search for deeper meaning beyi the gratification of material pos sions and pleasure. This spiritual hunger reflects fact that each person is created wi^ desire for union with God. This dej defines the very nature of being man. It is natural that we shoulc

the light of the Gospel" (Constitution on the Church in the Modern

These fears,

their book, "Megatrends 2000." Perhaps the worldwide interes spirituality is not always equated v adherence to traditional religions, trines or practices, but it does poiai

hen Vatican Council II turned its attention to the world,

contents copyright

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alivel

whatever reason? Is it possli members of a small groups

that

do something need?

parish could

address

this

y8, 1993

The Catholic News

Some well, kfhat

do you

we read some we don't

Kehrwald News Service

ommending an

the Saturday before election parental sideline conversation 10-year-old's soccer game was means ordinary. 'O parents were animated in exing their opposite views on a

referendum.

my own spirit, and listen to

within which says, "Be still now that I am God." s, even in the middle of a refereniebate, on the freeway, looking at -ed rivers and streams and hear8ws reports of greed and brutalneed to anchor how I respond to pis of this age age-old asce that 'God

thereaust be God's mt witness, lis is a trejus challenge ft age of rapid I,

CNS

photo by John Fesler

rment

and

Be and instant cation. These lea of Ds

life

in-

sights.

You might

think: Wouldn't

great to be a kid again? Think again. Our children face great danger in this society. Countless are homeless and more are aborted each year. Nearly half of all AfricanAmerican children are poor and many are dying from poverty. In this richest nation on earth, far too many children are abused, neglected and undernurtured.

many children

are

abused, neglected and undernurtured. These sad figures today challenge our spirituality which calls for us

are giving

This age has not changed their

"Our children face great danger in this society.... Far too

"All

ness to signs of even import. greater

Dice

"You can pay

them for their blind-

whom I disagreed.

Iter reflection, however, showed in my judgmental posture I was of the very thing I thought the person stood for: prejudice and ng of other people, ad to step back, examine the gen-

oil filter,

embrace and cherish the

These sad figures today challenge our spirituality, which calls for us to embrace and cherish the gift of

our children. Without our care and

nurturing

they

cannot unleash the wisdom they bring

to share. Jedtobespirigift of our children." The value of life 1 grounded a is not related to the primacy. We functions we pericounter huform. There's a strong force in modern oncerns and unique experiences in society attempting to reduce life to Wa world where the ordinary rubs matters of quality, productivity, pain1st the sacred like a fingernail on lessness and independence. Ijckboard, demanding a spiritual If you've ever had a serious, chronic ietake. illness or have been incapacitated for e experience mentioned above an extended period of time, you know iclined my ear closer to the blackhow important basic health is to where I'm also hearing: "While simple functioning. |ren are the leaders of tomorrow, Yet your spirituality reminds you ire the prophets of today." that your life retains genuine meaning Jjildren have a rare gift of being numbered. Often they speak wisto all those around you, to yourself and |[ind truth for all ages, like the 4therefore to the rest of the world even old searching for his connection when you suffer from the more I God. The boy turned not to his dreaded illnesses such as AIDS and r its but to his infant sister and chemical dependency. tely asked, "Quick, tell me where When basic human values are sacri3 from. I'm beginning to forget." ficed for vain pursuits, we feel empty, |u know when you've heard true deprived of and separated from our I \t from a child because you feel Creator. That's a great danger. But the greater danger lies with you and I and convicted at the same time. me in not allowing ourselves to be spiritually challenged. Put your ear to the blackboard.

know how

21).

Prophets were people with sharp insight into the signs of the times and the courage to

these represented

for

lived in

people.

Amos

the situation and to turn things around

them

interpret

invitations to re-evaluate

era of lush prosperity for a small upper crust. The vast ma-

the

direction of justice,

to inter-

jority of their fellow-

compassion, love, harmony, peace."

pret the present time?" (Luke 12:56)

The

sign of the times but the man's selfishly myopic solution was to build bigger storage areas. God's reaction to this deliberate blindness was devastating: "You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?" Jesus makes the lesson explicit: "Thus will it be for the one who stores up treasures for himself but is not rich in what matters to God" (Luke 12:16-

signs of the times, implicit

"You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not

—

crowds' cleverness in predicting rainy or dry weather. As an agricultural people, they were sensitive to weather signs. But Jesus chided

I re} I held my own view, Isd silent, feeling superior to the

Service

me now, or really pay me later." On one occasion Jesus alluded to the

filth

bumper crop, a crop so abundant he didn't know what to do with it. All a around him people were starving

Castelot

'verything people do, as individuals or societies, has consequences. Everything has a built-in arrow pointing to the future, and responsible people, alert to the signs of the times, pay attention to those arrows. As the car mechanic says when rec-

Leif

oversial statewide

News

Catholic

hear? Catholic

however,

Israelites,

lived in scandalous

present

poverty.

time was the time

In a particu-

of his ministry, his

larly biting passatirized the conspicuous

urgent proclamation of the longawaited reign of God's dynamic love. Everything Jesus did proclaimed this love: his practical concern for the poor, the sick, the disadvantaged of an unfeeling social system; his embrace of

sinners. All these represented signs of the times, implicit invitations to re-evaluate the situation and to turn things around in the direction of justice, compassion, love, harmony, peace. This was the direction within their grasp "if" they read the signs of the times and responded positively by living re-

sage,

Amos

consumption and obscenely luxurious lifestyle of the elite, concluding with the sad observation: "Yet they are not made ill by the collapse of Joseph (Israel)"

(Amos

6:6).

they had looked out of their bay windows and seen the homeless and starving in the streets, it would have If

sick and moved them to remedy the situation. But they ignored the signs of the times, and within 25 years Assyria wiped them out and dragged them into exile and oblivion.

made them

sponsibly.

On another occasion Jesus gave the man who harvested a

example of a

a Scripture

MARKETPLACE

FAITH IN THE

(Father Castelot

scholar, author and lecturer.)

someone completely unfamiliar with the Gospel asked you

to tell of something vital

offered to a troubled world,

how

would you respond?

What do you hear? (Kehrwald is director of family life for the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., and a free-lance writer.)

signs

carefully! By Father John

"The Gospel calls us to care for those who are most vulnerable, most disadvantaged in society. When we do that, it strengthens society as a whole." Laura Robinson, Muncie, Ind.

—

of peace, of a meaning to life and of example, death, sickness and everyday Eikey, Wheeling, W.Va. "It

offers

a message

life's difficulties, for

"It tells

life."

with

— Veronica

me there is a God and that he loves me personally." — Debby Phillips,

Barnesville,

"It

how to cope

gives

Ohio

me the message of how am to treat others. And I

treat others with

tenderness and respect, they in turn

each of us tries to

may treat still others in this

way. It's a message that has the power to transform the world." Hoffman, Bethany, W.Va.

An upcoming

edition asks:

How would you

— John

describe someone whose

faith is alive? If

you would

like to

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he Catholic

News

Herald

January

November ended a

People

The News

Catholic Bishops, marked his 10th anniversary as archbishop of Cincinnati

Former

OSV

Official

Dead At 66

Editor, Knights

HUNTINGTON,

practice to "homosexuality

(CNS)

Ind.

Visitor

—

MANCHESTER,

— Speculation

cism with Mother Teresa has been dismissed by Mother Teresa herself. Newspaper reports on Dec. 27 claimed that Princess Diana, who separated from her husband, Prince Charles, earlier in the month, was receiving instruction in the faith from a Dominican priest. Dominican spokesmen said they know of no such activity by any of their col-

—

as editor of the newspaper. Virgil C.

Dechant, supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus, praised Scheiber as "a a distin-

guished Knight of Columbus who exemplified the order's ideal of practical in all aspects

of his per-

Named

—

Houma-Thibodaux (CNS)

—

Orestes Lorenzo Perez expressed a hope

Pope

to bring his wife and his sons out of Cuba, other men might have dismissed it as an impossible cause. But not

John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop Warren L. Boudreaux of Houma-Thibodaux, La., for reasons of health and named Msgr. C. Michael Jarrell to succeed him. The changes were announced in Washington Dec. 29 by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, apostolic pro-nuncio in the United States. Bishop Boudreaux, who will be 75 on Jan. 25, was the first bishop of

Armando litical

Valladares. Valladares, a po-

prisoner in

Cuba

for

22 years,

founder of the Valladares Foundation, the non-profit international human rights

advocacy organization which provided Lorenzo with the plane that he used to fly his family to freedom Dec. 1 9. "I was a government official of the Castro re-

Houma-Thibodaux, serving there since 1977. 1992' marked the 50th anniversary of his ordination as a priest and the

gime," Valladares said in a recent speech at the

University of Texas in Austin. "I

supported the revolution, but I had religious convictions, spiritual convictions

30th anniversary of his episcopal ordination. Bishop-designate Jarrell, 52,

was

and ideals of

liberty

and justice."

pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Ville Platte, La., at the

ment

time of his appoint-

Father Minogue Elected President Of DePaul University In Chicago

to the hierarchy.

CHICAGO

(CNS)

— Vincentian

Catholic Marines Chaplain Backs Current Military Policy On Gays WASHINGTON (CNS) Presi-

cago, called value-based education a

dent-elect Bill Clinton should not change

key

—

the current U.S. policy of barring

homo-

Father John Minogue, the newly elected president of DePaul University in Chiin the transformation

of society. "I

believe that values, especially DePaul's

sexuals from military service, says Fa-

urban mission,

Eugene T. Gomulka, deputy chaplain of the U.S. Marine Corps. "If this decision were made, it would eclipse Roe vs. Wade (the 1973 U.S. Supreme

Father Minogue. Father Minogue, 46,

ther

member

make a difference," said is

of the Congregation of the

Mission, the religious community which

cited exceptionally difficult cases to ar-

founded and sponsors DePaul University. His term is effective July 1. A native of Chicago and a graduate of DePaul, Father Minogue has been a board member of the university for the

gue their position, he

past

Court abortion decision) in its impact on our society," Father Gomulka said. In the 1 970s, advocates of legal abortion

result

was abortion

end

said, but the

virtually

he believes that a regulation requiring the military to accept

would bring

1 1

years.

on demand

throughout the nation. Similarly, he said,

Archbishop Pilarczyk Marks 10 Years In Cincinnati

homosexuals

radical changes, leading in

24-page insert commemorating his decade of leadership in southern Ohio. It said that Archbishop Pilarczyk, now 58, personally visited each of the 253 parishes in his archdiocese within his

four years as archbishop, celebrat-

first

ing Mass, meeting with the pastor, staff

and parish council and, if there was a school, spending some time in every

NEW YORK

U.S., East

European Parishes

CINCINNATI (CNS)

—

bishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk,

—

(CNS) "I was Moscow," remembers Bob McQuie. From his frustration over trying to do what would usually be it

not for having to

cross borders, languages and time zones

— McQuie began an odyssey

that could

keep countless U.S. Catholics from having to endure the same hassles. McQuie, a retired federal employee, is now volunteering his time to set up Parish to Parish, an exchange program between U.S. Catholic parishes and Catholic communities throughout Eastern Europe. When stymied in his efforts to send money to Russia, McQuie said, he turned to the U.S. Bishops' Office to

Aid the Church

in Central

and Eastern

Europe.

who

Campus

Week Of January

January 16

Sunday: Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7 Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17.

Monday: Hebrews

1:1-6;

Mark

1:14-20.

Tuesday: Hebrews 2:5-12; Mark 1:21-28.

Wednesday: Hebrews 2:14-18; Mark 1:29-39 Thursday: Hebrews 3:7-14; Mark 1:40-45. Friday:

Hebrews

4:1-5, 11;

Saturday: ebrews 4:12-16;

Mark Mark

2:1-12.

2:13-17.

lege Students by the deadline,

June 11, 1993. Entries must be minutes or under in length and ex the theme, "One Person Can Maj Difference."

make

how one

person

the world a better place.

Father John Catoir, director

oil

Christophers, described the conte

"an opportunity for students to use cameras and their creativity to m and encourage others. The competition is sponsored a ally by The Christophers, a New Yo, based international media organiz; which produces the syndicated T. ries,

"Christopher Closeup." Win be incorporated into]

entries will

weekly program, which has aired at] the country and abroad on both

and commercial stations for more

years.

There are also cash prizes of $3 $2,000 and $1,000 for the top winners and awards of $500 each f< five students receiving honorable

Sixth-Grade Sportscaster Gets Celebrity Status ERIE, Pa. (CNS) Maria Sansone,

—

anchor of "Down to Size" sports segments on an Erie television station, is getting more than 15 minutes of fame as word spreads about her tal11 -year-old

The sixth-grade student at St. Andrew School in Erie has been featured in the The Wall Street Journal and has made appearances on "Good Morning America" and "The Tonight Show." Of her new-found celebrity, Maria said, "At first I didn't want to do it. It's overwhelming. Then I talked to my mom about it and she said it was a good opportunity and I decided to do it." In addition to newspapers and TV, Maria has done interviews with three radio stations, and People magazine came to ents.

tion.

To compete,

must be

entrants

rently enrolled college students in

standing. Projects can be create*) either film or videotape but

submitted on only.

VHS

completed

mu:

or 3/4-inch c official entry

must accompany each submisi Forms are available from college Media and Communications de ments and from The Christopher:! East 48th Street,

New York, NY

1CI

(212) 759-4050.

First U.S. Tridentine-Rite

used the pre- Vatican II Tridentinel Father Pikus thus became the seJ American to be ordained for the Pri Fraternity of St. Peter and the first ordained in the United States, priestly fraternity was founded with John Paul IPs blessing in 1988 to

tion In

priests for traditionalist

her

home Dec.

13 for a story.

Ordina30 Years Held In Scranton SCRANTON, Pa. (CNS)— Bishop James C. Timlin of Scranton ordained 27

in a Latin-language

ceremony

that

followed

excommunicated Archbishop

ing to the church.

AKofC

M;j

Lefebvre who wish to be recon with the Catholic Church. Archbi| Lefebvre died in 1991 without reco]

Please pray for the following deceased priests during the month of January Reverend Arthur J. Racette, 1975

Readings For The

theirj

Karl Alfred Pikus to the priesthood Dec.

Arch-

—

regardless of

are invited to enter Christophers Video Contest For

trying to send $2 to

— were

—

jors

—

their visions of

To Be Linked For Exchange

WASHINGTON

filmmakers

In the past, students have used mation music video, news report, d mentary, comedy and drama to caj

classroom.

an easy task

Cuban Exile Who Aided Daring Pilot Sees No Impossible Causes AUSTIN, Texas (CNS) When

Bishop Boudreaux Resigns; Succes-

WASHINGTON

Buckingham Palace declined comment on "hypotheticals."

leagues.

sonal and professional life."

sor

England (CNS) of Wales

that the Princess

has discussed converting to Catholi-

Our Sunday Visitor, including five years

Catholicism

Dec. 20. His archdiocesan newspaper,

Video Contest For College Students

the Catholic Telegraph, put out a spe-

News To Me, Mother Teresa Says Of Rumors Of Diana's Conversion

newspaper and

Church and

on demand"

forces.

Christophers Holdi

cial

former supreme secretary of the Knights of Columbus, died in Huntington Dec. 29 of cancer. A funeral Mass was Jan. 2 at St. Peter and Paul Church in Huntington. Robert P. Lockwood, president of Our Sunday Visitor, praised Scheiber for his more than 27 years of service to

loyal son of the

armed

in the

Richard B. Scheiber, former editor of

Our Sunday

three-year term as

president of the National Conference of

Monsignor Lawrence Newman, 1981 Monsignor Eugene H. Livelsbrger, 1987 Reverend Bernard J. McDevitt, 1942 Monsignor Michael A. Irwin, 1952 Reverend Charles E. Sweeney, 1958 Reverend Robert J. MacMillan, 1962 Reverend Cletus J. Helfrich, 1971 Reverend Philip J. O'Mara, 1975 Monsignor Charles J. O'Connor, 1976 Reverend Kenneth J. Parker, 1 1 976 Reverend Thomas E. Curran, 1983 Monsignor Edward T. Gilbert, 1983 Reverend Herman Grones, OSB, 1936 Reverend Matthew Graz, OSB, 1942 Reverend Gerard Rettger, OSB, 1944 Reverend Benedict Rettger, OSB, 1952 Reverend Maurus Buchheit, OSB, 1975 Reverend Paul Milde, OSB, 1979

Mary

The Catholic News

1993

bumenical

Spirit.

Vietnamese Families Aids Woman's Spiritual Growth Bishop John

Donoghue

pre-

By BEATRICE LEAKE

CHARLOTTE—

of the Spiritual Directors pro-

gram

Rev. David

pastor

Hill,

of Calvary Lutheran Curch in

Morganton. Rev.

Hill

was one

tual Directors in July, 1992.

The

diocesan program was initiated as a result of

synod recommen-

dations in 1987. Rev. Hill hopes to start a similar

program

for the

Lutheran community based on the direction received

from the

diocesan training.

ihop (From Page

During Vatican

a gathering of all

Rome,

poke out on behalf of restoring the Inanent diaconate.

When )

the diaconate

was

restored

)wing the council, he played a key

I in

U.S. development, as

its

first

Irman of the U.S. bishops' CommitIm the Permanent Diaconate in 1968ind again in 1975-77. In the years he head the committee he was a I not ;ultant to it. By 1992 there were e than 10,000 permanent deacons in U.S. Church,

Idwide

more than

half the

total.

AdBoard of the National

assistant secretary of the

istrative tolic

Welfare Conference 1963-66,

involved in the restructuring of body into the National Conference 'atholic Bishops and U.S. Catholic

/as

and he was

ference,

first

NCCB-

:C secretary, 1966-69. One of the original members of the

in ordaining priests

tion.

His years of ecumenical efforts reached a culmination in 1987 when Pope John Paul II visited Columbia, S.C., for a national meeting with American Protestant leaders. An ardent opponent of racial discrimination of any kind, Bishop Unterkoefler worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and traveled from Charleston to Washington in 1 963 to join Dr. King's March on Washington.

lirs, :

Unterkoefler worked constantly with

—

Commis-

then

for Ecumenical andlnterreligious

he was a member or consultant from 1965 on, including a stint as Irman 1978-81.

He was Catholic co-chairman of the tolic

dialogue with Presbyterian and

)rmed churches from 1965 until

last

He was Catholic co-chairman of the lican-Roman Catholic Joint Inter-

nal

Commission, originally Submission, on Theology of Marriage 1967 until its work was completed 1

975.

Maryfield Acres Retirement

Community Offers Peace of Mind

can

over racial discrimination were won, he continued to fight strenuously against what he called the "silent racism" in society and the Church. He was credited with behind-thescenes leadership that saved the Na-

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see, these

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to be thankful for

it.

At one home, there was a man sick with stomach pains and diarrhea. We gathered around his mattress for they have no beds and sleep on the floor, and prayed that he would get well. You don't often see men gathering around a sick person's bed to pray. It was so beautiful, I could have cried. To be able to see God at work in this community was awesome. You could feel the presence so much that it was as if the Lord himself had his hand on all of our shoulders. The air was full of the Holy Spirit, a peace that had to be like heaven. I felt no fear, no anxiety, just is different than the love we our homes. It's something that you never want to give up or lose. You'll

love. This feel in

do anything

to feel

heart the Lord

again.

was

know

right there with

of us. Knowing and understanding what was happening and what will come.

all

could see Jesus through all of them. there was concern of their future,

Yes

but beyond that was Jesus.

There will be many

trials to

come

for these families, as there will be for

all

our continuing journey towards the glorious kingdom that God has waiting for all of us. Togetherness as one, and the community of God, are something that every individual should strive for. This Vietnamese community will make it, I can't help but wander if we of us

will.

Much

love has gone into helping

these people, and

give in

life,

shows.

Lord

the

What you

will give back.

Materialistically, there are needs to be

met and

there will be for a while, but

you can't top it. is a parishioner of James in Concord.

spiritually,

Beatrice Leake

St.

needed at the time, something we Americans never do. They showed no

made it clear that women do have rights.

would give

noticed that

their cookies to

Some of the children are sick, which typical of children at this time of year.

The children were all very close to their mothers. It was obvious how much they were loved, and this is also true of the community. These people are family oriented and trusting of one another. I couldn't help but sense, despite every-

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thing they are going through, a spiritual

peace within them.

They

REF1NISHING

aren't to be pitied, but to be

envied. If we

all

had this peace the world

Yes, to me, a man, abortion

wrong.

Also, 20,000 deaths a year from hand-

guns are wrong. Death by gas chamber, electric chair or lethan injection is wrong. War is wrong. Death by starvation when stores are filled to overflowing is wrong. Death by freezing when there are empty buildings is wrong. It is easy for us to judge and con-

demn

those

who are

thrust into the situ-

ation of abortion, but perhaps

would

be more in keeping with Christ if we attacked and defeated all the evil, legal death that is rampant in our society today.

Perhaps Mr. Clinton through his Catholic teaching will seek to walk this path. Instead of judging ing, let us

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but

people had lived in the jungle and didn't know about refrigerators, which we take for granted, and they put all their food in the cupboards. Much has to be taught to these children of God as they continue to grow in learning the ways of Ameri-

peaceful integration. After the key legal

c/uirr/t

thought.

put in the proper place.

other religious leaders to promote rapid,

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and sober conversation soon turned to smiles and laughter. It was obvious that the Holy Spirit was very much at work. Father made the rounds, checking kitchen cupboards and refrigerators to make sure they had food and that it was

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He was among the religious leaders

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fortunate than

and nothing would stand in my way. I've always been one who wanted to put my arms around those in need, tuck them under my wing, and care for them as Jesus and his mother would do. We filled up the van at St. James Catholic Church in Concord with donations received from the people of the parish. After a 30 minute ride, we arrived at our destination. We entered the apartment complex and knocked on doors of those on our list. At each home we visited, the door would open, and Father Vang would exchange some conversation, for only he could speak their language. The warmth and the smiles that shown on their faces was overwhelming. Each home invited us in. Father spoke to them as we gathered in their living rooms, checking on how they were doing and if anything was

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He once said, "My greatest satisfaction

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was

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Herald

January

QmnnidaS ms p anas 'Qpmimiqtiemonoj jFeliz 1

992

Aho Nuevo

se nos va a terminar y

hacia atras con los ojos de la

hemos de dar

mirando fe,

todos

gracias a Dios en primer

de lamentarnos por lo que ano pasado nos haya traido de penas

lugar, antes

este

Siempre hay que y sufrimientos. empezar por lo bueno que Dios nos ha regalado y cada uno encontrara mucho que agradecer: la vida, salud, hogar, alimento, ropa, trabajo, familia, alegrias, celebraciones, comunidad, amistades y un sin fin mas de cosas necesarias en la y

vida. la

Pero hay otras mas valiosas aun:

Iglesia,

eucaristias, el

los sacramentos, las amor de Cristo, ladevocion

a Maria Santi'sima, ladivina providencia, las gracias recibidas

en abundancia,

fortaleza para perseverar en la vida

La Hermana

paz interior, el consuelo de la presencia de la Trinidad en nuestra alma, el alimento espiritual de la Palabra de Dios, los buenos consejos y ejemplos de personas que nos han

Centro Catolico Hispano, desea su mas

animado a ser mejores, libros y escritos inspiradores que nos han hecho reflexionar profundamente y muchas mas si nos detenemos a pensar

apostolicos, a las personas

cristiana, la oracion, la

cordial jFeliz

Pilar

Dalmau, directora del

Ano Nuevo!

reliogiosas y laicos dedicados al servicio pastoral con los hispanos, a las comunidades

organizadas, a los grupos y movimientos

que han ofrecido

sus talentos, tiempo y tesoro, a los colaboradores voluntarios y a cada uno de los

hispanos y sus familias.

seriamente.

iQue bueno es Dios y cuanto nos como hijos e hijas que contamos el precio de la cruz de Jesus! Nuestra tendencia espontanea es quejarnos en seguida de cualquier cosita que nos disgusta, olvidandonos de todo lo bueno que recibimos por la misericordia del quiere

Agradecemos

a los sacerdotes,

hasta lo mas insignificante de lo diario y

que nos disgusta,

de soportar

ofreciendolo

como

sacrificio

con Jesus

Padre.

valiosa colaboracion de estos dos jovencitos que prestan su aporte en

a la derecha, anima tocando

Los Pobres Y Los Ricos Encontraron A Jesus Allf en Belen todas las personas de

buena voluntad, que escucharon

"buena noticia: o siguieron la luz que los guiaba, todos al fin, ricos y pobres, encontraron al Nino Rey y sus diferencias sociales no importaban, puesto que ante

De Vida

El ultimo

con

la fiesta

domingo

del

Familiar

92 termino

Sagrada Familia,

cual nos reta con el ejemplo de nuestros

modelos: Jesus, Maria y Jose. La Iglesia con esta celebracion liturgica nos invita a considerar la familia ideal, aquella que se desarrollo en la sencillez, humildad y santidad en el hogar de Nazaret hace dos mil anos.

duradera.

familia cristiana que se inspira Sagrada Familia y se propone seguir sus ensenanzas practicas de amor,

respeto, servicio, consideracidn, interes,

Nuestra vida familiar debe reflejar

hoy ese modelo y

ano para enmendarse y mejorar en el futuro. Un dialogo sincero puede entre todos encaminar el rumbo de la familia hacia una meta de felicidad final del

tambien ejemplo para la sociedad en que nos encontramos. El padre, la madre y los hijos tienen una funcion importante en el bienestar de hogar. Cada uno tiene derechos y deberes, si recordamos todo lo que implica el cuarto mandamiento. Muchas preguntas deben hacerse los miembros de la familia en esta revision de vida al ser

generosidad, paciencia, honestidad y

demas valores, puestos en action hasta los mas pequenos detalles, con seguridad llegara a poner a Dios

comunidad

como centro de su

familiar.

jPidamos a Dios que nuestras familfas hispanas se esfuercen en imitar a la Sagrada Familia durante el

proximo

ano de 1993!

al portal

hallaron en tus brazos a Je

Sabemos que a tu lado le vanu encontrar lo mismo en la alegria qu la

cruz" refiriendose a Maria.

villancico nos recuerda que el

regalo que le

podemos

(

llevar al P

Hijo de Dios, todos eran iguales. Hay,, varios temas que resaltan alrededor de la

Dios, tanto ricos

cuna de Jesus:

Reyes Magos" de Emilio Vicente Mi en su cuarta estrofa, nos dice: "Lie tu vida; ponla ante el Senor. No piei que son riquezas aquello que busca solo viene buscando el amor". Carmelo Erdozam, en su villanâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;. "Caminando desde Oriente" canta<W estribillo: "Los reyes traen oro, inckl y mirra, y entregan sus tesoros al Pi Rey; tambien nosotros vamos cor regalos, llevamos al establo pure:! fe". Los dones ofrecidos por los R' Magos son simbolos del sacrif ofrecido por Cristo al Padre. E adoration de estos personajes real( ve una actitud de profundo respeto una entrega que anticipa la de Jesu la cruz. El nuevo Rey ha venido a can* el curso de la historia de tod:

Revision

Ami

organo con su notable talento musical y Ricardo Tom] la izquierda, sirve fielmente cada semana en el altar con acolito. Toni es hijo de Ante] y Angie Anaya, del Peru y los padres de Ricardo son Gladys y Rafael Torres, de Puerto

Senor. Decimos que Ano Nuevo es empezar una "vida nueva", hagamos el proposito firme de agradecer a Dios

celebraciones liturgicas los domingos en lacatedral de San Patricio, Charlotte. Toni

misterio de la encarnacion y nacimiento del Verbo divino hecho hombre, la paz y alegria que trajo al mundo, la luz con que quiso brillar para abrir los ojos de la fe a las realidades eternas, la humildad y sencillez que atraen por ser mas hermosas que todas las riquezas de la tierra, la "epifama" manifestation visible del amor de Dios a la humanidad, las melodfas que dan gloria a Dios ante todo con su musica alegre y reconocen la prioridad del Ser Supremo, el valor de la familia unida en cumplimiento la voluntad del Senor, la fidelidad a las promesas cumplidas, el abandono a los designios de la providencia divina y la conexion que tiene la cuna de Belen con la cruz del Calvario en el Salvador. Esta conexion entre la cuna y la cruz se halla en un villancico del compositor Cesario Gabaram, titulado "Los Cielos y la Tierra" en la tercera estrofa, que dice: "Los magos y pastores que fueron el

como

pobres, e

regalo de nuestra propia vida.

fli

humanidad. Los Reyes

represei

nuestros deseos y esperanzas,

camino verdadera Luz del mundo.

estrellas la

que alumbran

Noticias Diocesanos 16 de enero: todos estan invitados a un dfa de reflexion y oracion con el grupo "Buen Pastor" de renovation carismatica. Sera en el Centro Catolico Hispano de Charlotte, de 9 a.m. a 5 p.m. Mas information con el tel (704) 3351281.

dirigira la

Hermana

Sagrario

Nunez. 29 al 3 1 de enero: todos los jovenes de 1 5 a 25 anos de edad quedan invitados al retiro espiritual, en The Oratory, Rock Hill, SC. Pueden llamar a Jose Fernandez (704) 554-9550, Carmen Guerrero (704) 556-0805, Gladys Torres (704) 5637428.

Agradecemos a Luis Wolf su incansable

servicio voluntario de la administration de las

finanzas del Centro Catolico Hispano de Charlotte.

24 de enero:- entrenamiento pa programa "Renacer" en Cristo Yadkinville. Llamar a la Hna. An i

(919) 463-5533.. 5 al 7 de febrero: Escuela Ini de Cursillos en el Centro Ca Hispano de Charlotte. Vendra el de la Region VII de Miami. Inscri] (704) 335-1281.

de febrero: Baile de el Centro Cat(| Hispano de Charlotte. Boletos Consuelo Amessa, tel.(704) 535-41 13

Enamorados en

The Catholic News

ary 8, 1993

Herald

[jiocesan King Celebration

baXure Awareness Workshops [[CHARLOTTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D;The

African-

respect for cultural differences..

Ministry of the Dio-

Barnett,

has scheduled two as a part of its workshops Wreness Inual Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth-

junct faculty

fcirican Affairs

I of Charlotte

who also serves as an admember in both the under-

graduate and graduate Religion Departments at La Salle, also taught New

Testament Literature at Howard University in Washington D.C. In addition,

Celebration," to be held Jan. 23 at I

Lady of Consolation Church in rlotte from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. They highlight the topics "The Socio:al and Philosophical Aspects of ism, and the need to Appreciate the ural Differences of Others, " and ten to the Voices of Our Ances-

she serves as administrative assistant for Adult Ministries for the Christian

Education Department of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Chruch. Barnett's presentation "Listen to the

in Philadelphia, will facilitate the

Voices of Our Ancestors," will guide participants through the long and interesting story that has been revealed through the voices of our forefathers. It is designed to re-tell the roles our ancestors played in the developments of Christianity and the Catholic Faith. It also

cshops respectively.

focuses on:

Edwin Nichols,

Dr.

a clinical psy-

and Dr. Joanne Barnett, the itant provost for Multicultural and mational Affairs at La Salle Univerogist,

Nichols

Associates, Inc., an applied science firm based in Wash)n, D.C. His presentation will be gned to promote understanding as )\v

of African-Americans.

*Sharing our cultural and spiritual * Identifying

the socialization process affects

view on the world, and it shapes his formation of "isms" in

United States but abroad.

He coordinated Hymnal Project,

Caucus, on the board of directors of the National Office for Black Catholics and a

which produced the 450-selection hymnal

member of the Southern Poverty Law Center. He was also involved in a number of

some ancestors whose

sold

within the

first

more than 100,000 copies

four years after publication.

extended poem on unborn

The program design will guide parants through a series of experiences

tion.

new

^Demonstrate unconscious cultural that governs the decision making

the door

provide insight

how logic and value iecision

sets influence

making processes.

Pre-registration

$8 per adult and

$6 per student under 18. Registration at is $10 per adult and $8 per

from

life.

he drew

his Franciscan spiritual roots to try to

get past the usual debates over abortion to a

life

...

the joy, excitement, miracle

potential of every

new

18,

bom

1939, the youngest of

who were

raised

their

ess.

mother

* Analyze socialization as a rein-

Baptized when he was 10, he joined the Order of Friars Minor in 1959 and was ordained a Franciscan priest in 1966 after studies at St. Joseph Seminary College in Oak Brook, m., Our Lady of Angels Seminary in Cleveland and St. Joseph Theologi-

;ment of values which affect behav-

Pre-registration

*JBxplore basic attitudes that foster

Enclosed

ngs of mistrust between self and

adult(s)

*Resolve dysfunctional concepts of

in the

for pre-registration for

and

student(s).

Make

checks payable to Ministry for AfricanAmerican Affairs and mail by Jan. 15 to Dwight Walker, 2706 Vestal St., Greensboro, NC 27406.

onalized guilt.

*Make a personal commitment

check/money order

amount of $

rs.

Form

change agent in the development of

cal

Week

Lenten

Prayer and Reflection

HOLY LAND Friday,

March 5

weaving Charlotte,

Under the

spiritual

Francis Cancro of Washington D.C. Fr. Joseph Mulligan of Mint Hill, N.C. Msgr. Richard Allen of Charlotte, N.C

liturgical

commission.

guide and bus drivers,

rational

Tampa Send

airfare cost

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real is

poverty in our inner city neighborhoods

the lack of such choices.... Tuition tax

credits will enable

poor families

have a

choice."

He was a member of the Black United Fund, the National Association for the Ad-

vancement of Colored People, the National Urban League, Bread for the World, Pax Christi USA, and a variety of other national black and Catholic organizations.

various public policy issues such as poverty civil rights,

among Archbishop Lyke's

black culture, family

life

and

Most of his published

catechetics.

articles

focused

on black Catholic perspectives on worship, culture, evangelization and family life. Carroll said that as a convert, he liked to point out that he was a Catholic "because he really wanted to be Catholic." He was committed to expanding the multicultural dimensions of Catholicism, she

said.

cese.

also administrator of St. Bertrand El-

From 1 977 to 1 979 he was pastor of St.

sparked the

and director of the Newman Center at Grambling State University. While in Memphis he began to receive national recognition as a black Catholic leader.

When

he was appointed auxiliary

bishop of Cleveland

1979 he was

presi-

Land

modem

revival of national

black Catholic congresses, she said.

When last

July in

the second such congress

was too ill too attend, but he wrote a paper was read to the delegates. In it he urged

that

new church ministries to black families and empowerment of families

as the

key

to the

future of black Catholicism in America.

"We

must help the next generation spiritual and cultural history," he wrote. "Then that pride will spill over into the community. The church can understand their

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She described the 1984 black bishops' pastoral that he coordinated as a "vision statement" that marked a new phase in African- American Catholic consciousness.

dent of the National Black Catholic Clergy

the assistance of American clergy assigned to the Holy

also urged tuition tax credits for

who wish

and

La.,

Fr.

ith

He parents

Benedict the Black Church in Grambling,

leadership of

and

driving interests were liturgy, education,

was

NC, Baltimore, MD, and Tampa, FL

federal funding to fight hunger, poverty

homelessness.

and worked with several civil rights projects in the area. He also conducted high school retreats and worked with the Cleveland

hold a pastorate in the state of Tennessee.

Sunday, March 14

Padua

Memphis, Term., first as associate pastor and then as pastor and superior of the local Franciscan community. When he was named pastor in 1 970, he was the youngest priest to

the

before Con-

Despite his extensive involvement in at

From 1968 to 1977 he was at St. Thomas (later St. Augustine) Parish in

testified

Franciscan High School in Parma, Ohio,

diocesan

an inner-city housing project.

Seminary in Teutopolis, UJ. In 1967-68 he taught religion

bishop he

gress several times in support of increased

schools for their children, arguing that "the

life."

James Patterson Lyke was Chicago Feb.

and

civil rights projects.

As a

deeper level of what he called "a feeling for

seven children

student.

major

His first pastoral letter in Atlanta was an

contributions are an integral part of

Church history. At the conclusion of the workshops Bishop John F. Donoghue will celebrate Mass at 4 p.m. at Our Lady of Consola-

society. It will also

at the installation of a new (CNS photo by Linda Schaefer, The Georgia Bulletin)

Lyke of Atlanta celebrating Mass

the African-American

in 1986.

gifts as Catholics.

ldividual's

are.

*Recalling the historical and cultural heritage

ivorial

Archbishop James

late

pastor in an Atlanta parish in October.

Lyke (From Page

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the director of Nichols

The

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Special Catechist

Program

CHARLOTTE

— Joanna Case,

national speaker and a teacher at Char-

GREENSBORO — Bishop John F.

Donoghue will celebrate Mass at Our Lady of Grace Church Friday, Jan. 8 at 7 p.m. The purpose of the celebration is and thank

to praise

life in all

its

God

for the gift of

dimensions.

All of the Greensboro parishes are

on "Catholic Identity" at St. John Neumann Church Monday, Jan. 1 8 from

invited to attend. There will be a recep-

tation

tions for Ministry with Older

program

Of Life Mass

Gift

Catholic High, will give a presen-

lotte

ence

bers from the Indiana university.

cards, religious or non-religious.

Please send them

on its winter tour visit. The concert Tuesday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. The Notre Dame Chorale, in its 20th season, is a choir of 50 plus mem-

rale

tion with the bishop following

cation

Program

at St.

Gabriel Church

offering "Mid-Life Directions," a work-

shop for personal and the

weekend of Jan.

spiritual

15-17.

starts Friday, Jan. 15 at 7: 15

Gabriel's

growth,

The program p.m. in

St.

Community Center Cafeteria.

Shine

care will be pro-

vided for children ages 5 to 1 2 on public school teacher work days and snow days at St. Elizabeth Church or the Catholic

Campus day

Ministry. Cost per child per

$12.

The day care, Rise and Shine Child Development Center, needs volunteers,

offers an opportu-

teachers and substitutes to help with the

35 to 65 plus to look at their lives as crisis, transition and renaissance in the light of the Gospel. It confronts anew the question about the

program. For more information, call Cindy Robinson at (704) 297-4063,

purpose of one's

Think Summer

The workshop nity for people ages

life.

The workshop

will

be led by Im-

maculate Heart of Mary Sister Monica Stuhlreyer from St. Michael's Catholic Community in Sterling Heights, Mich.

evenings.

—

The OraKINGS MOUNTAIN tory Religion Camp is offering two one-

week

sessions July 11-17 and

Camp York

July 18-

Kings Mountain is for girls and

The camp

Sister

Monica has completed a nine-

State Park.

month

internship in advanced spiritual

boys under age 1 3 who will be entering grades 2-7 in September 1993. Cost is

direction at the Center for Religious

Development in Cambridge, Mass., and is

a graduate of the Institute for Spiritual

Applications are available from The

Chicago's Jesuit School Loyola University.

Oratory Religion Camp, P.O. Box 11586, Rock Hill, S.C. 29731.

Leadership

of Theology

The

fee

$50. Pre-registration

required. For

more information,

Sharon Meese

March For

WASHINGTON D.C.— The Char-

(704) 366-2738.

lotte

El Salvador Slide

Showing

CHARLOTTE — St.

Offerman

and Jan Valder-Offerman will talk about their fall trip to El Salvador and show slides in the St. Peter parish hall on Jan.

planning a Jan. 21-22 to participate in the

annual March for Life. Buses will leave

from Charlotte and Asheville. For more information, contact your parish coordinator or Maggie Nadol at Jan. 21

the Respect Life Office, (704) 331-1 720.

Make A

Upcoming

Washington

trip to

Peter parish-

ioners Jerry Bone, Barney

Diocese

Difference

WINSTON-SALEM

Dloceean Events

— The Win-

ston-Salem Hospice needs volunteers. is provided by Hospice. For information, call (919) 768-

Training

13th

Lucille

Kroboth (704) 537-21S9

CHARLOTTE — Perpetual adora-

Jan. 10 Bridging The

Gap Between

8>:30

beginning this month at St. Gabriel

Church in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. To sign up for one hour each week

month

be in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament, call Dana Bean at (704) 553-0037.

Parents and Teens Holy Cross, Kernersville

6:30 pm

Jean Marie deckman (919)

996-5109

Winter Tour

Visit

CHARLOTTE Jan. 10 "Liturgical Symbolism" Presented by John Buscemi St. Paul the Apostle, Greensboro 1:15

2:45

Mary Connolly (919) 294-4696

Church

Newman

Women" Women's Aglow

Fellowship

Country Club, Charlotte Permie Reynolds (704) 377-1019

to all

registri

presenting the 13th annual

Newman

a.m. to 4 p.m. Jesuit Father Daniel

Berrigan will speak on "The Peacemak-

Warmaking State." Father Berrigan of New York City is known for his prophetic and scholarly commitment to peace and justice. As a ing Christian in the

poet, prophet

and former prisoner, he

has been a witness to the justice of the

Gospel

He has

our time.

eral books, articles

written sev-

and poems.

Early registration

For more information, at (803) 327-2097.

Oratory

expected

More than 200

peopl<

to attend.

The event

co-sponsored b

Charlotte Diocese Office of

Retreat Weekends

and the Oratory in Rock Hill, S.C. is $15. For more information ori

—

MAGGIE VALLEY Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center is offering "Dreams: Journeying through the Inner Life," Feb. 5-7 and

tration forms, contact the Offi<

Worship, 1621 DilworthRd.East,< lotte, N.C. 28203, or call the off] (704) 334-1805.

"Enneagram: The Nine Faces of God," Feb. 11-14.

The dream workshop emphasizes the use of a dream journal to facilitate the exploration of the unconscious. Time is provided for theoretical input, dreamwork.

The Catholic News & Herald comes parish newsfor the diocesai

Good photographs, prefe black and white, also are welt briefs.

Please submit news releases and at least 10 days before date of tion.

lenging approach to holiness and self discovery. While at one level the workshop is a personality study, it is also a

of conversion.

spirituality

The

director for both

workshops

Father Bernie Tickerhoof. Suggested

donations are $75 for the dream work-

shop and $135 for the Enneagram. To register, write the Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751. Or call (704) 926-3833.

Homeless Shelter

BOONE — Volunteers are needed winter shelter run by the Hospital-

House of the Boone Area, Inc. For more information, call Jim Thompson

—

Gabriel hosting the Notre Dame Cho-

FOUR great; names! to

KM)

(704) 264-1237.

Conference

On Aging

CHARLOTTE— Singer/storyteller Ed Kilbourne will be the featured speaker an Interfaith Conference on Aging at Providence Baptist Church, 4921 Randolph Rd., Thursday, Jan. 28 from 9 at

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Lecture Saturday, Jan. 30 from 9:30

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^Milwaukee To Get Millions MILWAUKEE (CNS) The De

—

Mce

amendment rescinded gay rights laws previously enacted in Denver, Boulder and Aspen.

Foundation, a major donor to

»olic causes for nearly half a cen•, has been dissolved, its directors

Freedom Of Choice Act

Bounced Dec. 29. Of its assets of $ 1 00 n ion, $70 million has been slated for

effort to stop the

of a support fund for the reliand charitable activities of the iwaukee Archdiocese. The other $30 lion has been allocated to a variety of lies, including about $9 million to

'Project Life' Seeks

Halt

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS) In an Freedom of Choice

lition

Act, the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for

lis

Pro-Life Activities and the National

lous Catholic educational institutions.

Committee for a Human Life Amendment have launched "National Project Life Sunday." They hope thousands of

Wonders Whether

WHEELING, W.Va. (CNS) W. Schmitt

lop Bernard

—

of Wheel-

Charleston wonders whether the xch, just as Is,

runs schools and hos-

might also run prisons. "I'm

rais-

Church's concern for every part of

an area of particularly :re need." The Catholic Church "has l involved in every other area of ety's problems," he said. "Maybe a e hands-on approach by the Church ild give the Church an opportunity jmonstrate its mission to heal, rehaate and re-socialize." ety, this is

To Meet

In Colorado pite Calls For Boycott

DENVER (CNS) — The

itto 3

i's

Sisters of

said they will hold their July

assembly

lite

Colorado as planned,

calls for a national

boycott of the tourist and convention facilities

ban on gay rights

rotest the state's

uses. The sisters "will remain within

1 state and commit

educational and

combat bigotry prejudice against gay and lesbian pie," the community said in announcncial

proposed federal legislation that would outlaw state regulations on abortion.

Bush has opposed

President

the Free-

dom

of Choice Act, but President-elect Clinton said he would sign it if Congress approves

it.

more than suggesting

the question

answer," Bishop Schmitt said. "In

etto Sisters

weekend

of Jan. 23-24, asking them to oppose the

Should Run Prisons

ireh

resources

...

process which would end hostilities in conditions for such a process seem to me to be more favorable now than per-

15 in the

17 when caught in a cross-fire at a Brooklyn housing project. "The bullet that penetrated the chest of Patrick Daly broke the hearts of millions of New Yorkers who are forced once again to ask the question that is never answered, 'When will the shooting and the killing stop?'" said Bishop Thomas V. Daily of Brooklyn.

Catholics across the country will write their members of Congress the

lop

Red Hook section of Brooklyn,

was buried Dec. 2 after a funeral Mass at Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church on Staten Island. He died Dec.

Parish Reaction Mixed At Pastor's Death From AIDS ST. CLOUD, Minn. (CNS)— When the people of Holy Spirit Parish in St. Cloud learned their pastor had died of AIDS, some were angry but others wished they had known so they could have been more supportive. The pastor, Father Joseph Kremer, 5 1 died the week before Thanksgiving. His cause of death did not become general public knowledge, however, until early December ,

when the death certificate was filed and local media picked up on the fact that he had died of AIDS. Crosier Father Marvin Tellers, associate pastor, preached on compassion after the revelation and told parishioners that Father Kremer "walked with the Holy Spirit in his brokenness and preached to us and lived what he preached, just as Christ did as he walked

with us in his brokenness."

Hot Line Set Up For Alleged Abuse Victims In Worcester WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS) Bishop Timothy J. Harrington of Worcester said he wants to make him-

—

and other diocesan

self

gustine Fraszczak says he to die during the

bandits held

basis of sexual orientation.

Moslem

jungle hide-

prepared to die.... They said me. I believed them. I

was they would

knew

they

would not get any ransom, and if they kill me," Brother

Fr. Daniel Berrigan,

Oratory

Inigan

frail,

the mis-

happy

to present Daniel Berrigan, S.J., for the

Newman Lecture. Father

Images of Self Film and discussion series Thursday, January 21 and every Thursday through February 11, 1993 7:00 p.m. Michael Rukstelis and David Valtierra,

—

demand

He was

for a

»V series

Pre-registration encouraged

Theft

Of Church Goods

On The

Rise In Poland

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — Polhave asked Church authori-

draw up plans

for protecting the country's 14,750 churches and chapels

from theft following a recent upsurge of robberies and break-ins at places of worship. The crime wave resulted in the loss in

992 of 1 76 sculptures,

liturgical

vessels, paintings, chandeliers, vest-

ments, other sacred items and a number of collection boxes, all worth $3.6 million, according to reports. Among the

were a 16th-century wooden

fig-

Krakow's Wawel Cathedral and three St. Mary's

14th-century statuettes from

Gdansk.

freed after negotia-

The Vatican

also

Christmas Day

COTABATO

—

(CNS)

CITY, Philippines Muslim gunmen

Philippine

massacred

8 Catholic

Church workers

as they gathered Christmas

Day

cuss holiday festivities, an

Army

to disoffi-

Dec. 27. Military authorities said the murders might have been in revenge for the killing of Muslim farmers Dec. 24. Soldiers were searching for the killers in jungle around Carmen and Pikit towns in North Cotabato province, about 560 miles south of Manila, the cial said

military said. Army spokesman Col. Jose Valencia told reporters the victims

had been meeting with other Catholic Church workers in a school building in

Carmen Dec. 25 when the Moslems barged into the room and opened fire.

Key Vatican Official Says Force Could Be Legitimate In Bosnia TURIN, Italy (CNS) Vatican

—

announced the pope's appointment of Msgr. Roman Danylak to be apostolic

Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo

administrator of the Ukrainian Diocese of Toronto, assigning him the titular

violations in Bosnia-Herzegovina could

Sodano

said the level of

human

armed intervention

—

rights

Diocese of Nissa. Ukrainian Bishop Borecky of Toronto turned 8 years old in October and has headed the

the situation in the Persian Gulf

diocese since 1956.

the Vatican's different positions

legitimize

Primate Says Time Is Ripe For Peace In Ulster

—

ARMAGH, Northern Ireland (CNS)

Cardinal Cahal Daly of Armagh, primate of all Ireland, said he believes

who have backed an armed struggle to reunite Ireland are sincere when they speak of peace. He asked for a peace

unlike

two

years ago. Cardinal Sodano explained

two

those fcer session

ber interview with the Italian newspaper Avvenire.

ransom of

Irish

discussion based on the group viewing and the written insights of frmas Merton and Robert Bellafi.

made

of the Marian the remarks in a Decem-

18 Philippines Church Workers

CO.

Inflective

Fathers,

bishop, a

member

Massacred

authorities re-

Isidore

second mid-winter series using contemporary media to explore the connections Iween personal experience and the invitation to faith. Each session developes

The 42-year-old

Ukrainian-born

government and Church

Ukrainian Archbishop Maxim Hermaniuk of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Vatican announced the metropolitan's

a scholar and author, poet and peace maker. All are welcome as guestsa of le Oratory. Beverages will be nrovided for those who wish to bring a bag lunch.

reorganize.

being killed by his kidnappers after the

sor,

Kazakhstan, said the spread of hostiliwould be a "terrible catastrophe" for the future of democracy in the region and for the Church's fledgling efforts to

ties

retirement Dec. 29. Pie

Lenga, apostolic administrator of

sionary said he had resigned himself to

resignation of his 8 1 -year-old predeces-

S J.

ous threats in the Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union, said the Church's top official there. Bishop Jan

Unshaven and looking

— Pope

Saturday, Jan. 30,1993 9:30 a.m. • 4:00 p.m.

—

John Paul II has appointed the superior of U.S. and Canadian Ukrainian Redemptorists as the new metropolitan of the Eastern-rite church in Canada. The appointment of Archbishop-designate Michael Bzdel, 62, followed the

CARDINAL NEWMAN LECTURE

Rivalries Thrive In Post-Soviet Asian Republics, Bishop Says MILAN, Italy (CNS) After nearly a year of independence, nationalist and sectarian rivalries are emerging as seri-

missionary from Chicago, said after he was released unharmed Dec. 29.

Ukrainian Metropolitan Appointed For Canada VATICAN CITY (CNS)

The 13th Annual

—

"to persevere in this direction."

losses

New

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the

ure of St. Peter snatched from the throne

between the kidnappers and Moslem officials who gave the bandits sacks of rice and two pairs of sunglasses in exchange for his freedom.

THE ORATORY

—

Fraszczak, a 55-year-old Polish-born

tions

movement

Republican Army, its political wing and supporters should be encouraged Irish

djd not, they would

$200,000.

the state constitution to bar

that

kill

Daly, the 48-year-old principal of P.S.

ijiging

—

was prepared

outs in the southern Philippines. "I

The

53 percent of Colorado voters roved Amendment 2, a referendum

ts,

68 days

him captive

lieves the republican

ish police

— American Franciscan Brother Au-

"The

haps they have ever been," Cardinal Daly said. Cardinal Daly said he be-

ties to

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (CNS)

jected their

November elec-

has

U.S. Franciscan Freed By Filipino Captors

state or local legislation that would lect people from discrimination on

In the

who

been victimized by sexual abuse. The bishop said he is taking the step as an interim measure until a permanent committee to help abuse victims is named. Bishop Harrington's action came in the wake of reports Father David Holley, a priest of the diocese in the 1960s and now retired in Denver, had been named as an abuser by an alleged victim. The accusation was "most disturbing," Bishop Harrington said in a statement.

Bishop Hopes Principal's Death 'Will Not Be In Vain' BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) As one Church leader prayed that the death of Brooklyn school principal Patrick Daly "will not be in vain," another asked God to "send us another one like him."

es decision.

officials avail-

able to anyone in the diocese

British-ruled Northern Ireland.

on the

crises in a wide-ranging interview

published Dec. 28 by the Turin daily, La Stampa. The cardinal was asked whether recent Vatican statements suggesting the use of force in Bosnia contradicted its

strong criticism of the U.S. -led mili-

tary intervention against Iraq in 1991.

"There

no change

in principles, but a

different judgment," he said.

News

Catholic

January

Herald

Charlotte Catholic Girls

Crusader Corner

BELMONT — Belmont Abbey

Hoop Tourney; Boys

With the Christmas break still going on for most students, both basketball squads have started preparing for the post-Christmas

means big conference match-ups. The men's squad and coach Tim Jaeger find a very unwanted present under the tree to start January off in the

portion of the schedule, which

form of Pfeiffer College. Pfeiffer

twice the defending Carolinas Conference

Champions, and swept through last year s conference schedule 14-0. Pfeiffer was the only conference team to defeat Belmont Abbey during their late season 7-1 playoff drive. The Crusaders will be heavy underdogs playing in Mesenheimer, where Pfeiffer has won 28 in a row. The Falcons have four former NCAA Division I players in their starting line-up, including Paul Childress, a former starting point-guard at East Carolina for former Abbey Coach Kevin Eastman. If the name Childress sounds familiar, it should because Paul's older brother Brad is Belmont Abbey's assistant coach. This will not be the first meeting between the two brothers. Although Brad has never coached against his brother, back in 1990 the two squared off when East Carolina battled Campbell University, where Brad was a star point-guard. Paul Childress is not Pfeiffer's only threat. They have a shot-blocking machine 6-1 in 1 Antonio Harvey, who once played for the Georgia Bulldogs, and Antoine '

Abbey will have a chance to atone for a huge loss when the Crusaders host the Lees-McRae Bobcats at 7:30 on Monday night. The Abbey lost to Lees-McRae 70-65 on Dec 7 ending the Bobcats 28 game losing After the Pfeiffer game, Belmont

streak.

There was only one thing that could stop the offensive barrage of points that the Belmont Abbey Lady Crusaders were scoring, and that was the Christmas break. Yesterday, however, the Lady Crusader's hosted St. Leo's College of Florida with a big streak intact.

After getting out of the gate slowly with a 3-3 record, Elaine Kebbe's Lady won their final two games before the break, scoring 100 points in both games, defeating Barton 103-84 and converse College 104-57.

Crusaders

Belmont Abbey had broken the 1 00 point barrier only once before during Coach Kebbe's first six years at the Lady Crusaders' helm. Now they have a chance at doing for three consecutive games. Last year, St. Leo's allowed 100 points three times,

including

14 to Florida Tech.

Yesterday's game was the only home game for the Lady Crusaders until next Wednesday, when they face Lees-McRae in what could be a district playoff preview. The game finished too late to be included in this week's column. Before that the Lady Crusaders have important conference business to conduct, as they travel to Pfeiffer to play the Lady Falcons on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in the first game of a doubleheader. Pfeiffer and the Abbey split the season series last year, and Pfeiffer was picked to finish just behind Belmont Abbey in the pre-season coaches' poll. On Monday the Lady Crusaders travel to Spartanburg, S.C., to take on Converse College once again. Game time is 7 p.m. Frank Mercogliano is sports information director at Belmont Abbey College.

Charlotte Catholic Alumni In

lic

Meet

9th Annual Basketball Tourney

annual Holy Angels Holiday Tourna-

team won the tournament, and the boys team finished third. The Cougar girls have not lost in their first seven games. They defeated Cardinal Gibbons of Raleigh in the tournament finals by a score of 54-37 with outstanding play by junior Jenny Hoist. Hoist, voted tournament most valuable player, threw in 24 points for the

ment

DANNY HOLMES

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte CathoHigh School Alumni squared off on the courts December 26 at the 9th annual Alumni Basketball Tournament at St. Patrick School and Charlotte Catholic High School. The all-day tournament is designed

in the victory.

"When you

the elder division.

This year's tournament was no ex-

play an

all

ception as 20 teams gathered in hopes of

After the final games ended, the alumni players met for a reception in the

winning the single-elimination event.

Charlotte Catholic cafeteria.

Eight teams played in the elder men's 2 teams competed in the

younger bracket. In the younger division, the class of 1987 met the class of 1988 in the final game. The players, many of whom were on the same team in their high school

20 minutes However,

played

game

out of reach for the

Cms

handing coach Tommy Lavelle the nament championship. Aside from the high school co tition, the Holy Angels' Great

tures (a club for adults with or

mental retardation) blew away

On the boys' lic

side, Charlotte

defeated Cardinal

Newman

Cathoof Co-

lumbia, S.C., to take third in the tournament by a score of 70-5 1

Tom

Cranwell led the Cougars in Chuck Wittman and

all-tournament

School Student Council

member Jeff Brookman

had 13 and 12 points respectively, while senior Chris Healy sank 4 points. In the boys finals, it was Bishop

in a

bask

Senior Class Treasurer Katie

was pleased with

the success

tournament as a whole. "This is the chance all year we get to play Catholic schools from around this and we get to do it to benefit the Angels." Danny Holmes, a journalism dent at UNC -Chapel Hill, was a st\ intern for last

The Catholic News

summer.

Opera Company To Perform At Belmont Abbey

National

BELMONT—"The School for Lovwas the original subtitle for Mozart s comic opera "Cosi Fan Tutte," which will be performed in English by the National Opera Company Jan. 20 at 8: p.m. in The Haid Theatre on the Belmont Abbey College campus. The free performance is part of Belmont Abbey ers

Under the terms of the wager two men must do everything -

College's 1992-93 Performing Arts Se-

Alfonso prescribes for 24 hours. The two sisters are informed their betrotheds have been ordered the wars; and their maid, Despinl bribed by Don Alfonso to encouragj ladies to take advantage of the absence by indulging in some di\

ries.

flirtations.

(

A more literal translation would be "Women

Are Like That," but the opera has been staged under such varied titles as "Who Won The Bet?," "The Girls' Revenge," and even "Love's Labor Lost," in which the original Italian text was replaced by the words of

titles

all

have a bearing on the delightful plot of which includes no less than four cases of mistaken identity, a favor-

the opera,

men

dep£;

appear and quickly begin to woe sisters ardently. The "Albanians" <

course, Ferrando and Guglielmo ini guise, according to

Don

Alfonso':]

structions.

Although

Actually, these unlikely

sooner have the

than two spurious "Albanian noblen]

Shakespeare's play.

and Doral|( advances of the)

Fiordiligi

at first resist the

personable strangers, they gradili succumb and eventually agree to rr

the foreigners after a surprisingly

by Despina

8th century theatrical device.

courtship, aided

The character responsible

disguises, first as a doctor and lat

the strength and talent of the class of '87 was too much for their

younger competition. Boo Hood, Kevin Hackett, and Captain Pete Mc Ardle trig-

bet with his

two young

for this

in her

Alfonso, an

who makes

soldier friends,

Ferrando and Guglielmo, that their fiancees, the sisters Flordilgi and Dorabella, can be proven to be as fickle as he believes

women

notary.

Having won the

reveals the plot to the

bet,

Don

Alf

two duped

and they are reconciled with

it's

their o|

nal lovers.

are.

part of the tournament is over," said class of '90 alum-

nus Kerry Pratt. "We got knocked out at 8 this morninng, but I've seen people at this reception I haven't seen since high school. This is the reason I'll probably play again next year."

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Don

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Charlotte Catholic.

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Bishop England point guard Kevin sank four clutch free throws to puj

exhibition.

operatic intrigue

atmosphere, said Lynne Holmes, direcalumni and public relations at

competitive play in a friendly, social

days, battled aggressively for the

point field goals late in the game,

Devon Sodden and Maureen McNally combined for 19 more points

points.

iced the victory.

tor of

some of the alumni together for

England of Charleston, S.C., over ( dinal Gibbons in a close 55-5 1 gan Cardinal Gibbons made a foi quarter run by converting two big th

bers of the Charlotte Catholic

gered a second half scoring drive which

day tournament like this, fatigue becomes the most important factor," Mc Ardle said. "Whoever hustles the most is usually going to win. Luckily, we were able to outhustle them in the second half." Captain John McGlaughlin steered the class of '77 past the Grant brothers' team (class of '80-'90) in the finals of

division while

Finish Thin

lic

to bring

as the girls

Win

Cougars. Defensively, she held all-tournament member Beth Larson to just 1

ite

High School basketball playrs repre-

sented themselves well at the second

scoring with 18.

Davison, a 6-8 forward formerly of Utah.

By DANNY HOLMES CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Catho-

FRANK MERCOGLIANO

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