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more

efforts to

evangelize

Hispanics

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By

By JOANITA M.

NELLENBACH

AGOSTINO BONO

Catholic

News Service

Correspondent

WAYNESVILLE and-white

— Wearing

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Editor's Note: Editor Kevin E.

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Murray

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shirts, members of Haywood Catholic Youth attended Mass together at St. John the Evangelist Church June 6.

The group had returned the day before from Catholic HEART Workcamp 2003, a week of working in poor neighborhoods in and near Nashville, Tenn. After Mass, some members

church has to increase

especially those living

Catholic

Orlando,

HEART

McCarrick oC Washington.

Hispanics are estimated to be about one-third of the

Catholics Photo by Kevin

Catholic

E.

Murray

See WORKCAMP, page 9

For

f nil story,

in

United

the

States, but "I think they are

50 percent because you have to count the undocumented," he said July 8 to 100 people

HEART Workcamp 2003

While Haywood Catholic Youth spent June 29-July 5 in Nashville, Tenn., students from other states came to work in North Carolina. Above, Beth Underwood from Jasper, Ind., and Lisa Kunnen from Richmond, Va., share a moment with David, a resident of Holy Angels in Belmont.

1993, are held

Fla., in

Workcamps

ille-

gally in the United States, said Cardinal Theodore E.

Carl Friberg. in

its ef-

forts to evangelize Hispanics,

spoke about their experiences.

"It overwhelmed your whole mind and body. You go out and you help these people, and you get done with your work, and these people come up to you and hug you and kiss you ..." said

Founded

contributed to this story.

please see page

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involved in Hispanic ministry throughout the country.

Cardinal McCarrick was a speaker at the July 8-11

meeting of the National Catholic Association of Diocesan Directors for Hispanic

Journey to the

Ministry in Washington.

Franciscan Sister Andrea

last

Inkrott, director of Hispanic

Ministry

American frontier

in

the Diocese of

Charlotte, attended the meeting.

"It

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MORRISTOWN,

N.J.

(CNS)

July 25,

Brief

in

preparations are under

Sixty- one

—

for

Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the

men ordained deacons

himself is preparing to celebrate a different anniversary. Vatican spokesman

Santa Fe, N.M., archdiocese

Joaquin Navarro-Valls announced in late June that the pope would spend part of his 2003 summer vacation finishing a book on his "pastoral and human experi-

tions with the Jews, called July 19 for

Muslims and Christians to work up a new human cix-ili-

as allies to "build

zation of

when many

In a time

life."

people, especially in the

and

their direction

West, have

ence as a bishop."

religious

On Aug. 6, 1958, the 38-year-old Father Karol Wojtyla ordination as a bishop.

and

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immense de-

ethical potential against the

Cardinal Kasper joined a rabbi and an

imam at a special assembly on "Children of Abraham: Journeys to God" at the College of St. Elizabeth, an institution run by the Sisters of Charity in Morristown. Identifying the Middle East as a place where the alliance was especially needed, Cardinal Kasper

planned.

German

priest suspended for giving Communion

urged that Christians, Muslims and Jews work together to "end the vicious circle of violence and counter-violence which has caused the death of so many innocent people on both sides."

Activists warn of budget cut consequences for the poor PITTSBURGH (CNS) Representatives of church, labor, community and health organizations warned of serious consequences from the proposed federal budget and planned tax cuts at a town meeting in Pittsburgh's Hill District. "Human dignity must be the fundamental criterion against which public policy is measured," Susan Rauscher, secretary for pastoral and social con-

support simplifying and expanding the

Phatmass

Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income families; and oppose planned cuts to child nutrition, food stamp and food

late

cerns for the Pittsburgh Diocese, told

assistance programs.

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to non-Catholics

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site actually started in

1999, according to Dustin Sieber,

the site's Web master. 'The original goal of Phatmass was originally to defend the in a

telephone interview from his

home

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told

Hautz

Lawrence, 97

will

cial

of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia

is in

2-3. He has been invited by the Mission Office of the Diocese ofCharlotte to

Glenmary

Home

Soudi and Southwest. For Mass

offers

Ado-

Sacrament die

ration of the Blessed

first

Saturday of every month following the 9

am. Mass

until 3 p.m.

For information,

call

(828) 586-9496.

3

CHARLOTTE — The

Peter Church,

Adoration of

the Blessed Sacrament on the

first

Fri-

day of every month following the 12:10 p.m. Mass and Benediction at 1:30 p.m.

2 ASHEVILLE

will

Maximilian

gadier today at 2 p.m. at

— Glenmary

Father

Franciscan

way of life

SFO

and the

are invited to attend.

For more information,

SFO,

Our

Ave. Those interested in learn-

ing more about the

offer

4 CHARLOTTE

Bill

Owens

at

— The bereavement

call

Skyler Harvey,

at (704) 545-9133.

3 SALISBURY

—

128 N. Fulton

St.,

charismatic and healing

(704) 370-3238.

4 CHARLOTTE Transition

is

be celebrating a

Mass today

at

4

—

Christians in Career

a ministry of

St.

Church, 8015 Ballantyne

Matthew'

Commons

Pkwy., devoted to helping people in career

The meetings take place on die first and third Mondays of every month 7-9 p.m. in die conference room. For more information, call Rev. Mr. Jim Hamrlik at crises.

(704) 576-0456.

Sacred Heart Church, will

who has experienced die loss of a loved one.

For details, call Rutii Posey, CSS counselor, at

St.

Statesville

St., will

(704) 639-9837.

p.m.^nd every first Monday in die Family Room at St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. This support group is for anyone

— St Mary Church

2 SYLVA

Lady of Consolation Church, 2301

Tryon

pastor, will be the celebrant.

further information, call

252-6042.

Aug.

CHARLOTTE — St.

For

support group will meet tonight 6-7:30

Order

1

potluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father

John Putnam,

times, please call the church office at (828)

diocesan pro-life directors and state Catholic conference directors July 31-

.507 S.

priest said the

p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a

Kolbe Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan

Au gust

The

speak at Basilica of St. St., during Masses

Haywood

Charlotte- for the annual conference of

2.

circumstances.

— Major

(CNS)

August

chia, die

"Ecclesia de Eucharistia," which re-

Kirchentag was an example of a special circumstance.

VATICAN CITY

Rollie

lical,

of other denominations may receive the Eucharist only in very limited and spe-

CNS.

While church prepares for one anniversary, the pope honors another

Missioners and their ministry in Appala-

thony J. Bevilacqua, pro-life advocate and chairman of die U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will celebrate Mass at St. Peter Church, 507 South Tryon Street, at 8 am. today and at 8 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. Cardinal Bevilacqua, who recently retired as head

was acting within the guidelines the pope in the April encyc-

down by

iterated church teaching that Christians

July

An-

said he

apologetics while they're there," Sieber

share information about

Cardinal

ing the suspension. Father Hasenhuettl laid

Upcoming Parish Events

—

The Mass was

dropped from the Kirchentag's official program after church officials voiced their strong objections. "For the sake of the credibility of the church, I cannot accept that a priest celebrates an open Eucharist which has been specifically prohibited by the pope in his recent encyclical," Bishop Reinhard Marx of Trier told a July 1 7 press conference announc-

Phatmass visitors. "They can come in for another reason, then put in the to

The

Diocesan, planner

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Father Gotthold Hasenhuettl, 69, of Trier in southwestern Germany celebrated the May 29 Mass during the ecumenical Kirchentag, or church as-

in Arlington,

"good": "fat city," "fat of the land"

31 CHARLOTTE

W. West

Kevin E. Murray

Staff Writer:

Mail:

Web

'We

hearing.

1

photo by Celine Baca Radigan

sembly, held in Berlin.

Web

(CNS)

German priest was suspended for giving Communion to non-Catholics during a high-profile Mass in a Lutheran church.

Sixty-one deacons lie prostrate at a liturgy of ordination at the Albuquerque Convention Center in New Mexico July 12. The group, believed to be the largest class of diaconate candidates in the United States this year, was ordained by Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe.

Mike Doyle, D-Pa., who hosted

urge you and your colleagues to assess the strength of our nation's budget policy by how much it enhances or undermines the lives and dignity of the most vulnerable members of our society," she added. Rauscher encouraged legislators to fully fund the the

—

the future pope was summoned from a kayaking trip with friends to be told that he had been nominated an auxiliary bishop of Krakow. He gave his assent and the nomination was announced in Poland Aug. 8; the bishopdesignate then returned to his friends on the Lyna River excursion and returned from the outing Aug. 20, as originally

structive potential in our world," he said.

U.S. Rep.

book's publication

is

ethical orientation,"

enormous human,

The

expected to coincide with the 45 th anniversary of the pope's Sept. 28, 1958,

'lost

adherents of the three religions constitute "an

for celebra-

marking the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's election, but the pope

tions

Vatican Commission for Religious RelaJews,

way

2003

4 CHARIX)TTE

— The

c

ancer support

group for survivors, family and friends w meet today and every first Tuesday at

ill

7

July 25,

2003

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Pope donated $6.6

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in Brief

of violence against women," Quinn said, adding that she hoped the Senate also will take "the right action" and keep the ban in place.

Pope asks Catholics to pray for

million

to charity in 2002, Vatican report says VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II gave about $6.6 million in disaster relief and development projects in 2002, according to the Vatican's coordinating agency for

—

Malnourished children

live in

Mexico City

squalor in

church's faithfulness to God

CASTEL GANDOLFO,

charity,

by

amount — — was earmarked

far the largest

about $1.3 million for victims of

war and terrorism

in 18

countries, including the United States.

The

report said most of that funding

was

collected

Unum"

by "Cor

in

con-

junction with a day of prayer and fasting called by the pope in late 2001 for world peace. The pope also financed development projects in 48 countries totaling $1.9 million.

canticle

for health, education and housing in poor countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

after the

language was amended to resolve church concerns. The bill, which was awaiting the signature of New York Gov. George Pataki as of July 16, calls for such drugs as long as they "are not

CNS

photo by Sergio Dorantes

A mother and her malnourished

children stand in their cardboard shack Mexico City overpass. The Mexican bishops' conference was to officially launch the National Solidarity Campaign Aug. 20. It is a program to set up community kitchens in built along the concrete wall of a

poor neighborhoods, and

is

based on a model developed in Brazil.

ceses. Catholic hospitals "currently ad-

House keeps ban on funding for groups involved in forced abortions WASHINGTON (CNS) The

under those conditions, the statement Richard E. Barnes, executive director of the Albany-based conference, said in the statement that Catholic hospitals "are second to none in providing

House, by a 216-211 vote July 15, maintained a ban on U.S. funding for organizations that promote forced

p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. For more

ence

information,

call

Marilyn Borrelli at (704)

542-2283.

5 GREENSBORO

— Theology on Tap"

sessions are held

Tuesday evenings

at

Anton's on Battieground at 7 p.m. For more information, e-mail

—

Thursdays of the month in Conferat St Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For further details, call Joanne Parcel at (336) 924-9478.

7 CHARLOTTE St Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., will host an Ultreya weekend for women August 7-10.

For more information, call Dan Hines at third

Room B

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abortions or sterilizations.

The

legisla-

tion, supported by Catholic and other pro-life leaders, keeps intact U.S. policy that has been in place since

1985. In a statement released the

same

day, Gail Quinn, executive director of

the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for ProLife Activities, said that with the vote,

House members

"affirmed the dignity

of women and their unborn children in developing nations." "Coerced abor-

condemned throughout the international community as a crime against humanity and as an act tion has been

ture guest speakers and special events periodically.

For more information,

call

Claire Barnable at (828) 369-1565.

—

more

The Forever Young Club of Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, 416 N. 2nd St, will have a meeting and a covered dish lunch in the Family Life Center at 10 am. For further details, call Gerald Maiden (704) 982-5261.

6 CHARLOTTE The Happy Timers of St. Ann Church, 3635 Park Rd, will have a meeting with a luncheon and pro-

7 HICKORY St Aloysius Church, 921 St. NE, will hold a charismatic Mass the first Thursday of each month in Sebastian Chapel at 7 p.m. For further information, contact Joan Moran

Kroboth

1621 Diiworth Rd. East at 4 p.m. with

(704) 543-7677 or (800) 332-0763. Spon-

gram

prayer teams at 3 p.m. and a potiuck din-

sored by

at

1

p.m. in the parish activity center.

and older are welcome.

For more information about the senior group or bingo Thursdays at 7 p.m., call Charles Nesto at (7()4) 398-0879.

All adults age 55

7

WINSTON-SALEM

Companions

is

— The Healing

a grief support

the tareaved which meets the

group first

for

and

(828)-327-0487.

10 CHARLOTTE Mass

will

be held at

—A

charismatic

Patrick Cathedral,

St.

ner follows at 5 p.m. in the school

cafeteria.

For further information, contact Susan

Lew 1 1

at (704) 849-0214.

FRANKLIN

— The Women's Guild

of St. Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St, have dieir

monthly meeting at 7 p.m.

the Family Life Center.

The meetings

in

fea-

Helena's,

rection parishes in the

Wilmington

Diocese gathered at St. Helena's recently to hear Jezreel talk about how JustFaith can be the answer to a need that

is

familiar to many parishes. is now used by about 200

JustFaith

U.S. parishes and is sponsored by Catholic Charities through an office Jezreel directs. Next year, he said, he expects up to 4,000 new parishioners to enroll.

lie

Relief Sendees/Operation Rice

Bowl,

be presenting photos and information about her tour with CRS in May to will

19

6 ALBEMARLE

—

St.

Immaculate Heart of Mary and Resur-

Donations are being accepted during the

1

meeting. For

Second

Catholics in working for social justice.

About 50 people from

Benin (West Africa) and discussing CRS operations. All are welcome. For more

(704) 544-6665.

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1988 to head the office of social miniswas "full of fire and confidence."

But after three months of putting out bulletin inserts, fliers, posters and invitations and doing "everything I knew how to do," only four people had shown up at his meetings. He was ready to quit. Instead, Jezreel developed JustFaith, a small-group program designed to restore a parish's sense of mission and engage more

The 50+ Club of 13 CHARLOTTE St John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., conducting a meeting at 1 am. with a program and lunch in the parish center.

greensborotot@yahoo.com.

—

arrived

try he

compassionate, holistic care to survivors of rape. This legislation will not affect how that care is provided. Catholic hospitals in New York will continue to offer these medications to rape survivors, consistent with this law and with church teaching."

said.

when he

—

at a large parish in Louisville, Ky., in

contraindicated, the woman is not pregnant, and it is within a medically appropriate amount of time from the attack," according to a statement from the conference, which represents the bishops of the state's eight Catholic diominister these drugs to rape survivors"

Isaiah.

Jack Jezreel said that

objections to legislation

drugs to survivors of rape,

from

social justice efforts Del. (CNS)

—

mandating that hospital emergency rooms provide "emergency contraception"

Italy

asked

WILMINGTON,

New York conference accepts revised bill on emergency contraception ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) The New York State Catholic Conference withits

II

Program finds success in engaging Catholics in

Most were pro-

grams

drew

Pope John Paul

Catholics to pray that the church never falls short of faithfulness to God. "The church is our mother," he told pilgrims July 16 at his weekly general audience, which was held in a small inner courtyard of the papal summer residence outside Rome. "She feeds her numerous children with her spouse's word and the sacraments.

Let us pray for the church that she may always be faithful to her Lord," he said. The pope, continuing a series of audience talks on the Bible passages that make up the Liturgy of the Hours, focused on an Old Testament

charitable donations. In an annual report released July 17, the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" said the pope gave about $2 million in 2002 disaster relief, almost double what he donated in the previous year. Of the 2002 relief -

—

(CNS)

13

information, call Lucille

at (704) 537-2189.

CHARLOTTE

— The

"Faithful

Friends Tour" with national recording art-

Tony Melendez, Steve Angrisano and Toe Jam Band will be in concert at 8 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 ists

the

Ballantyne

Commons Pkwy.

information, call St.

Matthew

BOONE

Laney

— The Boone

at (704)

Vicariate

Hispanic Catholic Ministry will host the

Mobile Mexican Consulate today beginning at 8 a.m. in the Watagua High School gymnasium, 400 High School Dr. The Mexican Consul staff will offer Mexican identification documentation service to the

Mexican population of

Boone, Jefferson, Sparta, N. Wilkesboro,

parish office

Spruce Pine and nearby areas. For information on specific documentation and

—

one non-perishable food item per person.

Terri Jarina, parish social ministry director

764-8169.

ticket

For

St. Matthew's Youth Ministry and Good News Ministries of NC. St Luke Church, 15 CHARLOTTE 13700 Lawyers Rd., will host a supper 6-9 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Admission is

information, call Laura

and diocesan coordinator for the Catho-

requisites, please call

Jaime

Sevilla, vi-

cariate coordinator, at (336) 927-4259.

Please submit notices of parish events for the Diocesan Planner at least 15 days prior to

t/ie

event date in writing to Karen A.

Evans at kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to (704) 370-3882.

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Cardinal urges evangelization efforts

"I

believe every church has

Father Blanchard said Hispanic ministry is not one of transition by which Hispanics are assimilated into a

some

Hispanics in their parish territory," said Sister Andrea.

Cardinal McCarrick urged greater use of church resources for Hispanic ministry. Hispanic ministry has to use radio, television, street preaching and

cardinal said

many

young Hispanics with

is

gifts.

Carolinians"

multicultural church being proalso pro-

New

UNC-Greensboro Center

North Carolinians, July 18

and ethnic groups celebrate together as one religion, he said.

Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, associ-

The program was sponsored by the Diocesan Diversity Committee in order to create an awareness of the church of

ate director of the U.S. bishops' Secre-

the present, said Janice Ritter, assistant

Hispanic Affairs, said Hispanic ministry is expanding beyond providing pastoral care, but this is being done at a time when resources are

superintendent of diocesan Catholic

do

tariat for

shrinking.

Because of the increased needs of the Hispanic community, Hispanic ministry is expanding into social services, immigration services and youth

life

that

services, said Aguilera-Titus.

some

But the moral

potential voca-

crisis in the

church,

because of the clergy sex abuse scandais and the economic crisis in the country, is producing a "culture of scarcity" in which Hispanic ministry is often put "on the back burner," he said.

'

he said.

U.S. census figures report that in 2000, more than one-third of Hispanics between the ages of 18 and 24 did not finish high school.

However, said Sister Andrea, the Diocese of Charlotte is making big strides in implementing the U.S. bishops' 2000 pastoral statement, "Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity

Carmelite David Father Blanchard said church ministry for

diocese has nine Hispanic ministry coordinators serving the 10 vicariates, and a diocesan youth-young adult Hispanic ministry coordinator, she said, to be resources

this,"

in

Hispanics has evolved over the decades from one of providing handouts to the poor to working toward incorporation of Hispanics into all levels of church life.

"Hispanics are not asking for used clothes anymore. They want to be part of the organization," said Father Blanchard, an expert in cultural anthropology and the role of popular reli-

Diversity."

The

and parishioners in implementing programs and assisting His-

for pastors

panic parishioners.

"We are trying to look at Hispanic ministry not as something extra or parallel, but something that should be a part of every parish's ministry," said Sister Andrea.

"Welcoming the stranger is something every parish needs to do," she said. "Look around, see who the strangers are and welcome them as brothers and sisters, for that is who they are."

giosity in evangelization.

"The Hispanics are not just sit in

rector of the

Bailey, Ph.D., di-

Hispanics

education to qualify for seminary admission, he said.

"We have to search for ways to

here to

in a pre-

by Raleigh

sentation

the diocesan Pastoral Center.

tions lack the necessary high school

change

— Diocesan em"New North — immigrants —

CHARLOTTE

the country at large as different racial

Hispanics, said the cardinal.

major problem

EVANS

to

cations to priestly and religious

A

A.

ployees learned about the

moted by Hispanic ministry

not come to church because they fear that immigration agents are at Mass looking for them.

Most Hispanic youths are too poor to go to Catholic schools, he added. "If they are not in our schools we have to look for them and form youth clubs," he said.

Another problem is the lack of vo-

the pews," said Sister

Andrea. "We need to integrate them into the fabric of the church, including positions of authority. need to help the young people

We

stranger

Staff Writer

for

living illegally in the United States

among

KAREN

U.S. church, but a "ministry of the soul" by which Hispanics share their

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reach people, he said.

The

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vides "an alternative social model" for

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schools and

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committee member.

According to Bailey, western North Carolina has a fast-growing foreignborn population, with more than 10,000 new immigrants each year. Many are refugees, escaping from religious persecution or war. Others come to the United States for economic opportunity, "Immigrants are a resource that make us a stronger community," said Bailey.

"We

are a better,

more enriched

society Joecause of the constant flow of

new

cultures."

According to Bailey, immigrant workers have historically driven the American economy, making significant contributions to the tax base.

They

have a strong work ethic and develop new businesses and markets. In addition, they

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"Catholic social teaching calls us in a special

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Around the Diocese

wounded on

the front lines of World during a Russian invasion.

In the 1970s, Logsdon's sister, Paula, researched the family history and learned more about the bishop when she visited relatives in Poland.

The family believes their uncle has guided them in their ministries and their prayer life.

"By finding out about him his holiness, his devotion to the Sacred Heart my father had a real devotion

Guided by 'Uncle Bishop'

War

Brevardrelative believes sainted uncle inspires family ministries, prayer life

By JOANITA M. N ELLEN BACH Correspondent

BREVARD

— To

the Pelczar fam-

—

long been "Uncle Bishop." To all the world, he's now St. Joseph Sebastian ily,

I

he's

—

Pelczar.

Kathleen Logsdon, nee Pelczar, her

to him,"

husband, George, parishioners at Sacred Heart Church, and other Pelczar family

She

members from

the United States and

Poland attended the May 18 ceremony in St. Peter's Square at which Pope John Paul II proclaimed four new saints.

During the ceremony, each new saint's name was announced: St. Joseph Pelczar, Urzula Sebastian St. Ledochowska, St. Maria De Mattias and St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli.

"Even if he hadn't been a member of the family, it would have been thrilling," Kathleen Logsdon said of the canonization, '.'but to know that he was a relative, when they said Joseph Sebastian Pelczar, there wasn't one relative who didn't have tears rolling

down

Father Joseph Sebastian Pelczar (1842-1924) founded the Congregation of the Sister Servants of the cred Heart of Jesus in

1

Most Sa-

894. Today, the

order has convents in the United States, Poland, France, the Vatican, Italy, Af-

South America and Ukraine. A biography on The Catholic Community rica,

Forum's Web site (www. catholicforum. com/ saints/ saintjfj.htm) notes and he started hundreds of libraries founded the Fraternity of Our Lady, ...

the Polish

Crown,

to care for

the poor, orphans, apprentices, servants, the sick and unemployed.

Bishop of Przemysl, Poland, from 1900-1924, he visited parishes, supported religious orders, conducted three synods and worked for the education

and religious formation of his priests. bishop encouraged everyone in devotion to the Eucharist, the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.

The

said.

said her aunts

Ann and Olga

Columba Church

St.

in a Polish

neighborhood in Chicago; they cooked for church events, including weddings for hundreds of people. "They felt Uncle Bishop had been inspiring them," she said.

"When I found out about his life and the things he did, he's just had a huge influence on my life," Logsdon said. "I was on the library board in Peoria (111.), and when I found out that the bishop started libraries, I said, Well, [my involvement]] makes sense.'

The more I learned about him, the more I realized I had a responsibility to do

Courtesy Photo

Kathleen Logsdon, a Sacred Heart Church parishioner, poses in a portrait of St. Joseph Sebastian Pelczar, her granduncle.

Logsdon

said that he "directed the

clergy to get out of the rectories, get into the church and on your knees before the

their faces."

Queen of

cleaned

Logsdon

Blessed Sacrament, and you will have all

you need."

Bishop Pelczar, the biography

the grace

and restored churches, built nurseries, kitchens, homeless shelters and schools for the poor; gave tuition assistance to poor seminarians; and worked to implement Pope Leo XIII's social doctrine. St. Joseph Sebastian's

notes, built

writings include books, pastoral letters,

sermons, addresses and prayers.

In his May 18 sermon, the pope quoted from the saint's writings, saying the path to perfection is open to all people regardless of their condition of life or their age.

"God considers not external things but the soul and demands only that which we can give," the saint wrote.

St. Joseph Sebastian also helped poor farm girls migrating to Przemysl.

The girls knew little about their religion, and, without job training to help

Rome

with

them gain more acceptable employment, some had turned to prostitution.

the things he did."

In Peoria,

"When

women drug

he became bishop, he sent notices to all the churches to say that he would teach girls about their faith and have someone teach them to be cooks

and seamstresses," Logsdon

The American knew

little

to

who were trying many had lost children. Logsdon

their lives;

custody of their

helped them get emergency food and

"They needed someone to them with respect," she said.

find jobs.

said.

Pelczars initially

about Uncle Bishop.

amend

Logsdon worked with

addicts

treat

"My

"They would be so excited

that

someone

grandfather would tell my dad that he had an uncle who was a bishop in Poland and was a very holy man and, therefore, he was to be holy," Logsdon

would ask about

said.

bishop's nephew, had immigrated to

rishioners volunteering at Sharing House, an interdenominational organization in Brevard that provides cloth-

the United States to avoid military ser-

ing, food

Austro-Hungarian army in World War I; he believed that the Austrian kaiser's position on the war was unjust. (In 1914, the nation of Poland did not exist. It had partitioned into

tance to low-income people.

Logsdon's

grandfather,

the

vice in the

wanted

their children.

to teach these

women

that

loved them."

Now,

she's

among

Sacred Heart pa-

and other emergency

assis-

She strongly feels her connection to Uncle Bishop: "This whole idea of 'com-

munion of for

me

saints'

came so much

to

but was reconstituted as a republic in

Catholic

uted to this

1918.)

News

Service reports contrib-

story.

Fearing that his European family Contact Correspondent Joanita

suffer reprisals for his refusal to

serve, the

nephew

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Reflections of Africa ORB-fundedprojects benefit women in Benin

By TERRI JARINA Special to The Catholic News & Herald Editor's Note. Terri Jarina, parish, social ministry

program

director

Relief Services' Operation Rice

and

nator with the Office of Justice traveled

May

21-30

to

Catholic

Bowl and

coordiPeace,

Benin, Africa, with

CRS, U.S. bishSocial Development and World Peace,

representatives of diocesan ops'

and CRS

in Baltimore,

Md.

BENIN, West Africa

woman

— "To

educate

Archbishop Nestor Assogba of Cotonou, Benin, told our eight-member Catholic Relief Services (CRS) delegation. Educating women and children is the primary focus of CRS' Operation Rice Bowl (ORB) programs in 40 countries worlda

is

to educate a nation,"

wide, including Benin.

This year, Catholics in the Diocese of Charlotte donated $41,481.97 to ORB, CRS' annual Lenten appeal. The major portion of the ORB collection is used by CRS to help people who are poor in other countries. In May, our delegation saw

how

a portion of that collection

is

used

in

ing Center in

assisted by elder run the Girls' TrainBembreke, the most north-

of how the women grow and prepare food items by manual labor with the loans from Sia N'Son. CRS supports the

ern city that

we

microfinance programs principally through the monetization of United States Department of Agriculture food.

group of nuns,

girls in residence,

who

food for three meals a day for the chil-

We

dren and the staff' arrived on a Friday afternoon when the students were involved in activities such as making

The

ethnicities

a variety of and religions to form a com-

munity.

In Benin,

it is

common

for parents to

promise their daughters as young as six years old to an elder man. The man gives the girl's family a dowry and the girl is expected to marry him and begin having children

when she is as young as 12 number of the girls have

A

years old.

their

homes. CRS partners with Caritas in supporting this clinic.

In a round mud hut with a thatched roof, a CRS employee presented a health information session on the transmission of malaria. The hut was built by CRS to

literacy in reading

Benin

able to lead their meetings.

community center in the village of Waranru on the outskirts of Parakou. Nearby, a concrete structure

housed a maternity five

mothers and

nine CRS-supported projects in Benin,

wooden

where 71.3 percent of the women have no formal education. CRS helps provide

the labor room.

clinic

with beds for

their babies,

and a

The

entire village greeted us at the

public school in the village of Gbegorou.

aluminum pots from recycled materials, cosmetology, weaving and applique.

Our day at Project Sedekon in Davaugon was filled with a visit to the health clinic, where patients are treated for HIV/AIDS, typhoid and other deadly diseases; lunch at the community center; and accompanying CRS staff members as they visited outpatients in

serve as a

122 girls

come from

riculum

of Porto Novo, we visited a resident and day school for the deaf and hearing impaired. With USAID supplies, CRS provides enough skirts of the capital city

visited.

attend the school's four-year cur-

come to

this school to

escape these forced

this school,

and provides

seventh stop was at a village

CRS

donates

USDA

a stipend for the

in the school. The school canteen is a cooperative effort between CRS, the

school administration and the local par-

ent-teacher association.

The

contributions, with the ultimate

goal of self-sufficiency and self-reliance

among

CRS

people of Benin and elsewhere.

women

basic

the local people.

Through, and

train

its

programs

women and

to educate

children,

tinues to encourage hope

CRS con-

among

the

and math so they are

The women have formed 16 solidarteams of 6-8 members within this village bank where they receive loans from Sia N'Son ('For a Better Tomorrow"), a local nongovernmental organization in Parakou. During the meeting the women spontaneously chanted, sang and danced in celebration of their

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CRS

Benin, on the work of

or on the

ORB

program,

contact her at (704) 370-3234

achievements.

table with a hole in the center in

students'

parents send in food to supplement the

bank in Gbenonkpo, where the women were making their bi-weekly payments on the small loans they had received. We were reminded that the first task for the staff is to teach the

food

cooks to prepare two meals a day for every child

CRS

marriages.

Our

At

or thjarina@charlottediocese.org.

Later, while visiting another village

bank

in

Gbaka, we saw demonstrations

financing for small businesses, school lunches, maternal health and nutrition,

and literacy education in rural villages throughout the country.

Benin's economy depends upon subsistence agriculture; cotton production;

production of textiles, palm products and cocoa; and regional trade, according to the CIA World Fact Book. CRS spent $7.6 million last year in Benin, slightly more than two percent of its annual $344 million budget. Surrounded by Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea, Benin, about the size of Pennsylvania, is home to 7 million inhabitants.

Our group

visited orphanages,

health clinics, various educational pro-

grams, community centers, a school canteen and small businesses all supported by startup costs or food distribu-

—

Photos by Kevin

from CRS.

tion

The was our

Oasis Orphanage in Cotonou first stop.

CRS

serves as an

intermediary in providing United States

Agency for International Development (USAID) food for the Oasis School. Oasis is a safe haven for orphans whose

E.

Murray, Terri Jarina

left: Terri Jarina, coordinator of Catholic Relief Services' Operation Rice Bowl, displays an applique map of Benin, Africa, which she purchased in the city of Cotonou during her May 21-30 trip to observe ORB-assisted projects. The map features symbols representing kings who once ruled the various villages. Above right: Residents of the village Dra gather fish from a man-made pond where they raise tilapia to sell within the village.

Above

parents have died of HIV/ AIDS or other diseases 'and for children kidnapped and

Grants for local

initiatives

tal

sold within Benin and outside the country.

Whenever

members

A small portion of the CRS' ORB col-

possible, Oasis staff

strive to reunite the children

esan Committee awarded $500 to each of

tation.

applications are available for

the following projects:

Native American Cultural Evening, Smoky Mountain Vicariate A

up to $1,000. Parish, school or college

used here in the diocese to fund

development is fostered in Dra through a CRS-supported nutrition and

ing.

growth-monitoring program. After the bi-weekly nutrition presentation, the CRS trainers weigh the women's babies and chart their growth. As an outgrowth of the nutrition program, the villagers have built fish ponds where they raise tually,

within their village. Even-

they hope to raise enough

fish to

market them outside the village.

In the village of Louho, on the out-

cel-

a multi-national parish

Faith Formation Program, Wadesboro Catechists from Sacred Heart Church will offer faith formation classes in the homes of Hispanics who have no transpor-

is

small grants for local initiatives on interna-

tilapia to sell

formation classes in the homes of

and opportunities for

among

community.

Refugee Resettlement Ministry, A 17-member St Matthew Charlotte Church Refugee Resettlement Team serves as mentors for two recendy relocated Montagnard families.

During the fall 2003 ORB grant cycle,

lection

with their families.

Our next stop was the rural village of Dra in the town of Sakete. Community

assistance

ebration

immigrant, or migrant issues and

tional,

promoting Catholic social teachDuring the spring 2003 ORB mini-

activities

grant cycle, the five-member

—

CRS

Dioc-

Hispanic Faith Formation Program, Ellerbe, N.C Administered by St. James Church in Hamlet, this project pro-

—

faith

who have no transportation.

Go Where They Are Hispanic

Hispanics

—

—

—

—

cultural presentation to share the rich

Cherokee heritage

at the

Bishop Begley

Lake

vides faith formation classes for Hispanic

Conference on Appalachia

children in Ellerbe.

— Go Where They Are Hispanic Faith Formation Program, Hamlet —

Junaluska in October 2003.

Catechists from St.

rishioners provide temporary supplemen-

James Church

will offer

try,

at

— Parish Community Needs MinisBrevard — Heart Church Sacred

pa-

—

—

groups or organizations is Sept 15, 2003.

deadline

cation

is

available at

ORB

grants

may apply; die The grant appli-

www.cccnc.org/

justicepeace.

For more information, contact Terri Jarina at (704) 370-3234 or e-mail tlijarina@cliarlottediosese.org.

8

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Cardinal Bevilacqua

2003

Teens work and play in Alaska

Masses

to celebrate

July 25,

Around the Diocese

Parishioners of St. Therese

in Charlotte

ALASKA, from page 1

Church and

Father Richard Allen, a retired dioc-

now

esan priest

serving as a traveling

Archdiocese of Anchorage covers 150,000 square miles, making it the largest U.S. diocese in geographic area. But it has just 21 priests one for every 7,000 square

ordinated the expedition.

where 54,359 Catholics an area approximately one-fifth the size of the continental U.S., Catholic churches are small and far-flung.

Father Allen's purpose in organizing the trip was two-fold: to provide muchneeded service to parishes in the ArchdioIn a state

live in

Anchorage and

—

North

miles. Many parishes are accessible only by air or water. Of these 21 rural

lifestyle

missions, only six are served

to expose

Carolina youths to the distinctive

by resident priest pastors.

of Alaskan Catholics.

"My own lina in the

how

early days in

1950s offered

Courtesy Photo

North Caro-

me the chance see

life and faith and challenging social and atmosphere," said Father Allen.

others experience their

overgrowth

The

in a different

CNS FILE PHOTO BY NANCY WlECHEC

religious

"Mission

Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia leads the annual Vigil for Life in

Washington

great efforts others have to their faith

—

The

Bible School materials, cleaning a

for the annual conference of diocesan

and state Catholic conference directors July 31-Aug. 2.

The cardinal holds a master's degree in political science from Columbia University in New York, a doctorate in canon law from the Gregorian University in Rome and a doctorate in civil law from St. John's University in Jamaica, N.Y. Admitted to the New York and Pennsylvania bars and to the bar of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1988, he may be the only cardinal in U.S. history accredited to argue cases before that body.

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mothers and a homeless shelter.

However, this group had the unique mission of helping unload 47,000 pounds of thawing salmon.

'The youth groups from Charlotte and Mooresville came to Cordova and painted for three days in the rain and never let the sun escape from their hearts," said Father Tom Killeen, pastor of St. Joseph Church in tiny Cordova.

'The sun came out as they left on the ferry, but never it matched the sun they carried with them," he said. 'They are delightful, hardworking and joyful."

The number of Catholics in Cordova, which has a year-round population of 2,455, doubled with the arrival of the missioners. The group from Charlotte provided the manpower necessary to for single

pro-life directors

Cardinal Bevilacqua

two

—

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in Charlotte

is

Charlotte missioners spent

at churches Cordova, Eagle River and Valdez. Much of the labor was typical mission work preparing Vacation

80 as head of the Arch-

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social life in

in Talkeetna,

Committee on Pro-Life Activities, will two Masses in Charlotte. retired at age

and

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who

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Tom

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days," said

chaperones and a St. Ann parishioner.

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HCY serve Tennessee needy

Faith in action Teens

WORKCAMP,

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By KEVIN

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volunteer work fun as a group."

"They're an awesome group.

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nationwide. This year, there are 22 in

for volunteer service

HEART

("Helping Everyone AtRepairs Today") camps work with local agencies to provide help in the neediest neighborhoods. It fits right in with HCY's motto: "Living Christ's Love Through Service to Others."

always to help them with God," said Steve Bernardi, HCY coordinator. "I want them to come away with a sense of the importance of service.

This is a time in all teen-agers' lives where faith is a struggle. It's important to provide them with opportuniis

in their relationship

grow in their faith. fWe inspire them to come home

ties often to

want] to and not only serve but to lead other youth in service."

Catholic HEART Workcamp was

HCY

the first activity

participated in

forming four years ago.

Like Friberg, Amy Warwick has attended all four workcamps. This year she helped repair a porch and painted and cleaned the house of an 80-year-old woman with limited moafter

bility.

"I think it's awesome, it's a great experience," Warwick said of her

HEART Camp trip. lege,

I

"Going

off to col-

need that spiritual boost. Most

of the teen-agers are there for the same reason to get closer to God. It's a major retreat and mission."

HCY's contingent of 17 youth and five adults joined some 330 others at the Nashville camp. Everyone

—

was housed

Father Ryan High

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School.

"Since there aren't a lot of Catholic

Haywood County, it was many Catholic Warwick said.

kids in

nice to be around so kids,"

Daniel Verges' group helped a shy elderly lady. They caulked her windows and scraped paint in the then repainted her house.

All attendees are split into groups, so that people from various churches work together. Jason Higgins, youth minister at St. John Church, was in a group with youth from Virginia, Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.

"They do that on purpose," Bernardi said. "They want you to be rain,

HEART

Courtesy Photo

Haywood County Youth member Stephani Bernardi holds a ladder for

Traci Higgins, an

HYC youth HEART

minister, during Catholic

Workcamp week in

Nashville, Tenn.

peratures often in the 90s. In the evenings, everyone returned to the school for

music and

spiritual talks.

Among

the places where Sara Bernardi's group worked was the home of a woman whose foot had been amputated because of diabetes. The small five-room house was dirty, infested with cockroaches and other insects. The group cleaned the house, washed a slew of dirty dishes and even washed the woman's dog.

"I was grateful for everything I have," Bernardi said. "A lot of these people don't have the luxuries we have."

Friberg was on a crew that built wheelchair ramps at people's homes.

Steve Bernardi, a building contractor, worked with others to replace siding and repair roofs in Franklin, Tenn.,

damaged by recent tornadoes.

"I have to say it was a good sion,"

deci-

said Jan Porvaznik, an ex-

change student from Bratislava,

who had

Slovakia,

just finished a se-

mester at Tuscola High School. "It brought me closer to God. This experience will be in

my

heart forever that

got to help people. Helping people who need help is what we are here for.

I

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"They're an awesome group and we depend on them to come in and do summertime work."

Sister Nancy said the camps are a great way for students to do a week of service during their summertime break.

maica.

around people with disabilities. They spent a week with them. Once you have done that, it changes your per-

Based in Orlando, Fla., the camps, held June through August, have popped up in over 20 states with between 300 and 500 teens at each camp. The camps offer service projects and evangelical programs for Catholic young people and their leaders by working with local agencies in needy neighborhoods.

This was the fourth year the Diocese of Charlotte has hosted a camp.

Service projects around Charlotte include working with agencies such as Love, Inc., Cherry Community Organization, Life Span, Crisis Assistance, Catholic Social Services, Catherine's House and Holy Angels.

Students, divided into 50 teams, painted, built wheelchair ramps and assisted with day care and yard work at various locations.

"It

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"It was an amazing experience," said Tricia Brennan, from 14, Ardmore, Pa. "We had fun working with Holy Angels. The residents strengthened my faith so much. It makes me feel good serving others."

"I couldn't have asked for a better experience," said Beth Underwood, a group leader from Jasper, Ind. "I have more faith in the children and people in general."

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personal liberties, including procreation, human rights and the consistent ethic of life.

McGreevy's clear prose is backed at every turn by thorough documentation from archives across the country, and should win the minds of lay readers and specialists alike. With this book, McGreevy has firmly lodged himself alongside the masters of American Catholic history: Peter Guilday, Thomas McAvoy, John Tracy Ellis, Philip Gleason and Jay Dolan.

McGreevy's star rose while teaching history at Harvard and in writing on black Catholics in the urban north. Racial uplift is also at the center of 'Witnessing and Testifying: Black Women, Religion and Civil Rights," a book of

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Ever since the founding of the repubCatholics have steered a sometimes

lic,

between

and ethproclaimed by their adopted nation. John perilous course

ecclesial

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nic loyalties

liberties

McGreevy, a professor of history at the University of Notre Dame, in "Catholicism and American Freedom" has now supplied the very best chronicle of this

journey.

He

begins in Boston in

1

859 with the It was

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sparked by 10-year-old

who

Catholic lad

Thomas Whall,

Word to Life

a

declined to recite the

minibiographies of black

of the

1

women

9th and 20th centuries.

acthists

The

au-

thor, Rosetta E. Ross, a Methodist elder and ethics professor at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, portrays the lives of one Muslim and six Christian champions for ci\il rights. Descriptions of each woman's upbringing and work are coupled with their witness and testimony to.

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Some names

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Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree) and Fannie Lou Hamer.

Others are more obscure, but pivotal

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century.

Women,

Reli-

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the King

Coordinating Committee; grass-roots activist Victoria Way DeLee, a field officer for the NAACP in South Carolina during the 1950s and '60s; and Clara Muhammed, who, with her husband, Elijah Muhammed, were cofounders of the Nation of Islam. Two more women round out the biographies: Diane Nash, a Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee activist, and Septima Clark, a church worker who developed voter literacy pro-

as prescribed

Massachusetts

Whall was whipped

public schools.

for his

and Boston's Know-Nothing party took the occasion to insist on Catholic compliance with the law. A suit was brought, and school officials were vindirefusal,

— much

to the chagrin of the city's

Catholics.

Whall's story leads into McGreevy's account of typical Catholic attitudes on education in the 19th cen-

grams

and the Civil crosses over into the

tury, as well as slavery

War. As the

tale

He

that increased black voter reg-

istration

throughout the South.

A running theme throughout

20th century, McGreevy examines questions of the economic order brought on by Pope Leo XIII's social

Ross' biographical sketches is the quest for empowerment not only in the personal standing of each of these

—

then provides further

women, but for all people. Their quest connects civic responsibility and the Gospel. This is more than a history of some pretty gutsy women of bygone

chapters on American Catholicism's un-

derstanding of freedom as such, especially in light of Catholics' own increasing political influence at home as well as

days.

They

are models for today.

the theological development of the con-

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Hayes

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is

on

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This incident came vividly to mind as I reflected on the readings for

Cycle B Readings: 1) 2 Kings 4:42-44 Psalm 145:10-11, 15-18 2) Ephesians 4:1-6 3) Gospel: John 6:1-15

this

making

particular reference

two of us would share this food, and asked God to it.

And

then

we

weekend. In the

ate.

first

we God

reading

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utterly to provide food for a crowd.

The Gospel tells

follows this

theme and

the well-known story of the mul-

and fishes, where again a large crowd was fed

tiplication of the loaves

By

BOZENA CLOUTIER

News Service when I was working in a big county hospital. The morning had been long and very busy. I was

with the paltry contents of a young

Catholic

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at a time

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These are stories of faith or, to be even more specific, stories of trust the kind of trust that rests in the as-

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and hungry, but on looking at the clock realized that lunch hour was long over and the cafeteria closed. I resigned myself to something from a vending machine, but just then met my colleague, Summith, on his way to the staff lounge. He asked if I too was going there and so learned that I was about to find some something to eat. On hearing that I'd not had lunch, he said: "I've not eaten either. I brought a sandwich today; will you share it with me?" tired

And

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we

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surance that despite evidence to the contrary,

God

They ity,

will provide.

are also stories of hospital-

the kind of hospitality

we

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and hospitality

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justified

assurance that

(704) 554-0141

collar.

This painting with broad brush

positioning the church as one-dimension-

tation

•

wimple or

by the

Continuing

Road

not to mention Christian

can be found under any

drama

ally wicked.

8919 Park

— —

kindness

compassion

story of the four than a film aimed at

accredited

the film Sister

Christmas screening. Not one ounce of hu-

man

care retirement communities

that are

—

Bridget sheds a crocodile tear over at a

while exploiting others' suffering

Mullan heard from those who lived in the workhouses a fact muddied by the coda that appears at the end of the film explaining "what became of each of the

15% of the nation's continuing

Bells of St. Mary's"

genuflecting at the altar of sensationalism

stories

among only

nuns, presented as consistently

money-grubbing, merciless hags, have no emotional depth. They are as exaggerated in their sadism as Ingrid Bergman is in celestial benevolence in "The

evil,

audience has a right to wonder whether

are

Just

women

their parents or guardians

Mullan's narrative presents them as

Retirement Community

in lurid,

director Peter Mullan's 'problematic melo-

ized to the point of caricature in writer-

photo from Universal

young women

episodic fashion: brutal beatings and mali-

mind games by the nuns, including a group shower-room scene involving extended full frontal nudity and taunting insults aimed at dehumanizing their hu-

laundries in 1964 Ireland are sensational-

CNS

the film unreels one horror after an-

tive,

other on the four

un-

abusive nuns, brutal beatings, sexual violence including rape and forced oral sex priest,

manizing

full

an extended scene of dehufemale nudity, an attempted

suicide, sporadic

profanity, the

rough language and brief Office for Film &

USCCB

Broadcasting classification offensive.

The Motion

of America rating

is

R

is

O — morally

Picture Association

—

restricted.

12 The Catholic News & Herald

Editorials

Ten relationship rules for the young, single and confused

The Pope

I

Speaks

POPE JOHN PAUL

II

2003

July 25,

& Columns

Our Turn

don't pretend to be Dr. Love, with the secrets of

enduring and satisfying relationships. However, after responding to letters from young people for an advice column I wrote titled 'Therese's Pieces of Advice: A Gen X Hotline," I know better now what not to do.

My relationship rules differ a little from those you'll read in the national best seller "The Rules," which promises the marriage proposal of the man of your dreams in 30 days or less. Mine are rooted in history, mistakes and a little research from the real Dr. Loves

THERESE CNS

J.

BORCHARD

Columnist

out there.

If you are

young, single and confused, here's a little in the form of generalizations, of

unsolicited advice

course.

—

because blood

up to you to apply them to your

It's

relationship's specific dynamics.

is

both tender

father, severe judge,

makes a bold argument in his video "How Not to Marry a Jerk": "Opposites attract, but differences divide." Not that you should marry your clone, but some

pope says at audience

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy —

whom

he called both a severe judge and a tender father.

Speaking at his weekly general audience July 23, the pope continued a series of series of talks on the Liturgy of the Hours by focusing

on Psalm 147.

The

text invites believers to praise

God

and all creation, he told about 2,500 pilgrims crowded into an inner courtyard of the Castel Gandolfo papal

for his lordship over history

summer

residence outside Rome. also revealed as a father who bends to the interior and physical wounds

"He

down

present

is

in

his

humiliated and oppressed

people," the pope said.

But he said that while God "surrounds the poor with tenderness and care" he also rises up as a severe judge of the wicked.

"The Lord of history is not indifferent to the raging of the oppressors who believe themselves to be the sole arbitrators of human activity: God throws down into the dust of the earth those who challenge heaven with their arrogance," he said.

"The highest praise we can give to our God is to place all our trust and hope in him, giving our lives completely over to him and his plan of salvation for all people," the pope said.

when the going gets rough. hard to teach an old dog new tricks.

similarities help

Pope John Paul II urged believers to put themselves under the loving protection of God,

2. It's

If you are

dating a guy

who

two-timed

his previous

four fiancees but claims to be different now, think twice

about investing time into confirming his conversion.

3. What you see is what you get.

Beware of empty promises. The woman of your dreams loves five whiskey sours every evening but promises to cool it once you start a family? Think again.

"I will"s don't always materialize after "I do."

Assumptions are the termites of relationship. wish I'd thought of that line myself, but I heard it somewhere. As much as certain people (including me) hate confrontation, clear communication is key to an honest, trusting relationship. Tackle misunderstandings before they snowball out of control.

5. You do marry the family.

You can't make fun of your in-laws too many times without getting in trouble. You don't have to agree with them or even like them, but you have to respect them 4.

I

Letters to the Editor

think.

think.

other.

There's a no-brainer that

Compatibility goes a long way.

This is common sense, really, but who looks for qualities in a spouse that you'd require in a roommate?

Dr. John Van Epp, a marriage and family counselor, 1.

God

you

thicker than

is

Be nice to each

6.

Wait 10 seconds

before

is

more

than you your wife in

difficult

you snap

at

public or say something after a few drinks that she will

be sure to remember the next morning.

7. If you're not happy with yourself, you're not going to be happy with anyone.

Trying to find that special someone who will comyou in every area of your life? Better first clean out the baggage of your past and find a few things that fulfill you as a person.

8. Make time for each other.

If you are like me, time is your most valuable asset, which is why it's important to devote it to your life

plete

partner. Michael Leach, co-editor with

me

Being Married" (Doubleday), contends that

of

Like

"I

"familiarity

breeds content."

Forgive.

Popular author Marianne Williamson once wrote that "without forgiveness love has no meaning." Not that you need to turn a blind eye to a husband who just cheated on you for the 30th time, but many relationships could benefit from a little forgiveness because no 9.

one

is

perfect.

Be careful where you get advice.

With just seven years into the game of 10.

I've

—

marriage,

got a lot to learn, which is why I rely on the experts for couples holding hands after a half century

—

advice on love.

do research on human embryos, from aborted babies or cloning human beings for the purpose of obtaining stem cells.

Some scientists mistakenly believe the good of developIt is

wrong

to

whether using the

tissue

ing cures for serious illnesses outweighs the

evil intrin-

Innocent until proven guilty Thank you for having Father John Catoir's column ("How I see it: When a priest is falsely

church rightly forbids stem on use of human embryos.

accused," June 27).

I have often thought recently that the process

Many Catholic pro-life women have already donated umbilical cords, and illnesses have already been

seems to condemn priests who are accused. The legal system in the United States is supposed to be one is innocent until proven guilty. The press seems to think priests are guilty until proven innocent. I don't remember seeing anything so clearly stated as Father Catoir's column.

Of course, those truly guilty need to be dealt with appropriately. But I expect there have been many false

treated successfully

human

beings for research.

cell

The

research that depends

by use of these stem cells (unlike what has happened with embryonic stem cells, which has created some horrific problems in the patients that received them).

Umbilical cord stem cells are already providing ethical lic

and

women

effective treatments for illnesses and Cathoshould not hesitate to donate the cord at the

time of giving

birth.

— Martha W.

accusations.

There are very many good

destroying tiny

sic in

and bishops out there (including our retired bishop) who have been dealt with harshly by the press. I pray that we can get beyond this issue.

Shuping, M.D.

Winston-Salem

priests

NFP Thank you

so

much

— Nancy Mosley

Families the Natural

Charlotte

defender

among my

is

the way

for the recent story, "Planning

Way"

(July

11).

As

a constant

Catholic friends and long-time

I want to conyou on a great story on doctors Holland and Harrison, and on providing information on the miscon-

user of natural family planning (NFP),

Donating umbilical cords

OK

was very concerned about Therese Borchard's I column ("Science and pregnancy: The continual new issue,"

July

1

1)

as

it

gratulate

ceptions of artificial birth control.

NFP

creates confusion about the issue of

donating umbilical cords. Borchard wrote the idea made her "uncomfortable," but, in fact, there is no moral it is morproblem with donating an umbilical cord ally no different than donating blood or bone marrow.

In fact, it promotes the sanctity of human life by providing tissue for research, which eliminates reasons for people to consider the immoral use of human embryos.

—

is

a

wonderful and effective tool for spacing some great exposure to the

children and definitely needs

Catholic population that believes tion

is

artificial

contracep-

acceptable. Charlotte Catholics need to

know

that there are doctors in the area that are living out their faith

and not providing contraception.

— Rebecca Foret Huntersville

2003

July 25,

him you

"You phoned the department store and you had a 'gentleman' in your office looking for a job. Frankly, I thought you were kidding. Me a gentleman? Nobody ever called me that before. I was always called a 'bum' or 'hey, you!' Anyway, it made me feel good!

That day I vowed I'd try to become a

One

Light

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& Columns

Editorials

Candle

find a job:

said

—

Guest

Column

gentleman."

—A

19-year-old had recently lost several people

who were close to him, including his father and his best friend. One day, when he was feeling deeply despon-

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

went

dent, he

Guest Columnist

to Mass, but sat off to the side

He

participated.

recalls that at the sign

FATHER JOHN

and barely

of peace

AURILIA, OFM Cap

when

people traditionally acknowledge each other with a handshake or embrace, "Two elderly women hobbled Little

moments

tell.

Now, you might not

think

it

would be

reach this deduction. But, in

difficult to

particularly

fact,

all,

between what important?

difference

Except, of course, take us,

it

insignificant

is

we

know

the

and what

word or gesture

the same. Yet,

feel

not

frequently don't know.

for granted that if a

then other people

how can we

is

We

small to

is

many

times a

simple pat on the back or "thank you" or a smile make your day. On the other hand, a burst of impatience, anger or meanness from a loved one or a stranger can sour your disposition for hours.

So I thought I'd pass along a few of the many

heard over the years that illustrate how a so little after all; how some event should have been totally inconsequential, but turned out to be stories I've

thing

little

made

isn't

the decision to rejoin the living."

— A woman with

believe

I

most of us operate on the premise that we can pretty much tell what's going on and what's what. As judges of human nature, we certainly know if what we do or say really matters. After

my solitary corner on fragile legs. Their journey seemed to take forever, and yet their greeting was warm and caring. In the time it took them to arrive, I

over to

with big meanings

have come to the conclusion that you never can

I

Cemetery or columbarium?

several children, including a

new

both overwhelmed and discouraged until she got a note from another young mother which said: "Hi, baby,

felt

to tell you that I think of you often. have time to spend together like in the old days.

Keep plugging, I know you're a super mother." The recipient was so heartened that she started sending friendly notes to neighbors, teachers, store clerks anyone who could use a good word.

I came across a quote from British writer E. V. Lucas who put it this way: "One of the most serious thoughts that life provokes is the reflection that we can never tell, at the time, whether a word, a look, an occurrence of any kind, is trivial or important."

Since we can't always tell, the thing to do is make each of our basic, humdrum everyday interactions with people as worthwhile as possible. It could do some good

friend

...

wanted

Just

Someday

we'll ...

—

for the other guy;

it

surely will for us.

life-changing.

—A

Guest Columnist

who helped troubled kids got a visit from a young man he had not seen in five years. The visitor reminded the man that he had helped volunteer mentor

For afree copy of the Christopher News Note, "Works of Mercy, Gifts ofLove, " write: The Christophers, 12 East 48th

New

Street,

York,

NT.

10017.

While

familiar with the cemetery,

some

"What's a columbarium?"

This Latin word literally means "a nesting box for pigeons." Because of the similarity of the Catholics

still

ask,

word in the Christian tradition has become a sepulchral vault or other structure

cubicle size, that

with recesses in the walls to receive the ashes of the dead.

The Cremation Document (July 30, 1997) gives a clear idea on the Catholic prospective of our choice: cemetery or columbarium. Historically, the disposition of bodies of deceased Catholics by means of cremation is a fairly recent issue.

Canon 1203 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law forbade the practice, and this prohibition continued until 1963.

The instruction "Piam et Constantem" (May 8, 1963) urged "the practice of burying the bodies of the faithful is by all means to be kept, but allowance was made for cremation in cases of necessity as long as it was not chosen as a sign of denial of Christian teaching, especially that of

the resurrection of the dead and the immortality of the soul."

This 1963 concession is provided in the 1969

What about communion marriage ends

Ordo Exsequiarum,

Question

after a civil

divorce?

in

Q

It

was

later incor-

porated into the 1983 Code of Canon Law: 'The

Corner

Our daughter became pregnant when she was 1 7. She and her boyfriend wanted to get married quickly, but our parish priest, learning she was expecting, said he wanted to

the Latin edition of the re-

vised Catholic Funeral Ritual.

Church earnestly recommends that the pious cus-

tom of burying the

bodies of the dead be observed; does not, however, forbid cremation unless it has been chosen for reasons which are contrary to it

talk

with

He

her.

told her because

was young

site

they could

marry

a judge if they wished to give tlie baby a name; if the marriage lasted they could be married in tlie church later.

Christian teaching." (Canon 1176)

before

As he pastor told

predicted, tfieir union lasted Iter

in sin. Site left

she could not receive

a short time. The

Communion

Two

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

while living

church for several years but returned about

t/ie

two years ago.

Site

Communion

doesn'tfeel she should go to

still,

of what she was (Michigan)

told nearly

25

because

years ago. Please help her.

receiving

points should be clear in the develop-

ment of the theology of cremation: 1) Importance of the body. Baptism and death mark the beginning and end of our spiri-

Communion. You seem

to indicate that, even

.

tual journey on earth. The church has great reverence and respect for the human body, because it "has been washed by the water of baptism, anointed with the oil of salvation, and fed with the Bread of Life. the body is the temple of ...

after

A.

was

Many

readers of this question will be confused as

among other

your daughter's

when they stopped

divorce from her husband,

civil

living together, she did not feel

good bit of misinformation. However, the situation in which you and your daughter find yourselves is shared by a huge number of Catholics with a history of problem marriages and subsequent uncertainty about their status in the church. For many of them I have a suggestion at the end

permitted to receive Communion.

of this response.

highly charged family events

I

about,

At very

least

it

things, a seemingly

appears that

some

serious misunder-

standings took place along the way. For example, it is true that priests occasionally give the advice your pastor

gave to your daughter. In the almost inevitable tensions and pressures accompanying a young unmarried pregnancy,

it is

often evident that the couple simply cannot

lics in

situations similar to hers share her hesitancy,

what you have

Two points need to be made here about your daughter

and others

like her. First,

name

or to resolve the is

clearly

not a reason to get married.

When other avenues, such as

waiting until after the birth

when

pregnancy are absent, are

rejected, the priest

good

confusion arises

may

comment. from your statement about not

pastoral reason for his

One

of have

at least the pressures

pregnancies;

that cause involved individuals to badly misinterpret everything they hear from family members or others.

Thus, just plain misunderstandings often cause which unfortunately

alienations that are unnecessary but

back years,

on an expectant unwed mother

such cases arise from

— unmarried

—

preparation. desire to give the child a

many

marriage plans complicated by parents, pastors or other church officials; personal crises with Catholic schools; etc.

continue for decades.

The

from

me

nothing prohibits her reception of the sacraments of penance and Eucharist. told

properly and maturely discern their readiness for marriage or give appropriate attention and time to the

social strains

Though manv Catho-

The

whom

second suggestion for those whose problems go if

not decades,

is

to talk again with a priest in

one has confidence and ask his advice and assisSometimes a different person's perspective, or perhaps a change in some procedure, can put a different light on the problem and point the way to a solution.

Please ask your daughter to do that if she has not already done so. She has been away from the sacraments tance.

too long.

the

Holy

Spirit

and

is

destined for future glory at

the resurrection of the dead." (Cremation

ment,

p.

Docu-

l)

2) Cremation. Cremated remains should be treated with the same respect given to body

from which they came. This includes the use of a worthy vessel to contain the ashes, the manner in which they are carried, the care and attention to appropriate placement and transport, and the final disposition. The cremated remains should be buried in a grave or entombed in a mausoleum or columbarium. Scattering cremated remains on the sea, from the air or on the ground, or keeping them in the home of a relative or friend of the deceased are not the reverent disposition the

church requires.

possible, appropriate means for recording with dignity the memory of the deceased should be adopted, such as a plaque or stone which records the name of the deceased.

Whenever

(Cremation Document, Fat/ier Aurilia

is

p. 2).

the pastor

ception in Heudersonvilk.

of Immaculate Con-

14 The Catholic News & Herald

In

2003

July 25,

the News

USCCB releases video on

'BRAVEHEART' SUPRISES BISHOPS

Catholic social teaching NEWS SERVICE

By CATHOLIC

— The

WASHINGTON

for sacramental preparation, small study

central

education.

world?"

Human

The

Teaching

photo by

Mary Knight

Mel Gibson chats with Janet Kistler, an employee of the Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, as he leaves the bishops' headquarters July 21.

Actor-director U.S.

Mel Gibson visits MARK

By

PATTISON News Service

Catholic

WASHINGTON Mel Gibson

—

paid a visit to the U.S. bish-

a

1,

signed autographs for employees outside

Actor-director

ops' headquarters building in

ton July 2

U.S. bishops' building

month

Washing-

after the U.S.

Confer-

ence of Catholic Bishops and Gibson's Icon Productions were involved in a spat over Gibson's new movie, "The Passion."

Gibson, a Catholic, met with Msgr.

William tary. "It

Fay,

P. Fay,

was

who had

arrival

USCCB

general secre-

a surprise visit," said

Msgr.

been notified of Gibson's

about an hour before

it

happened.

Msgr. Fay added there was no bad blood between the USCCB and Gibson.

"He wanted the visit to make clear that there was not" any animosity, he said.

The dispute centered on the use of what Icon Productions said were unauthorized copies of a draft script used by a group of Catholic and Jewish scholars to critique the screenplay

USCCB headquarters.

When signing an Janet Kisder,

The same day as Gibson's visit, William Donohue of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights blasted an es-

say written by Paula Fredriksen in The

magazine over the controversy surrounding 'The Passion."

Calling Fredriksen "a demagogue," Republic

Donohue

said in a statement,

'Working

with an unauthorized script of 'The Passion,' Paula Fredriksen has declared the anti-Semitic.

...

She has

libeled

Mel Gibson."

German organizers of 2005 World Youth Day open new Web site MICHAEL LAWTON

Catholic

News Service

COLOGNE, Germany ganizers of

World Youth Day was

— The

Pope John Paul or-

World Youth Day 2005

have opened a new

Web

site

with a

is

The Web site is currently available German and Italian. An English site

be available later in the summer, according to a spokeswoman for orgawill

nizers in Cologne.

Highlights of the event will include papal Masses on Aug. 18 and Aug. 21,

2005, and a 20.

vigil led

The Days

in

15,

2005.

by the pope on Aug.

the Diocese preceding

World Youth Day

will

be held Aug.

1984 as a way for

II in

the church to galvanize youth.

World

Youth Day

is held in dioceses every year, with the international celebration held

According to the

scheduled for

Aug. 16-21, 2005, in Cologne, according to the Web site, www.wyd2O05.org. The theme is, "We have come to worship him." in

by

1

1-

tion will begin in

Web

site,

registra-

summer

2004, by which time information concerning registration fees and accommodations will be available. But the site recommends

and the Na-

Women.

of contexts and time frames, according to

human

an announcement.

Part one provides an overview of the seven themes of Catholic social teaching and a brief scriptural and historical context for its development. Part two highlights the themes by focusing on the lives of six individuals and a couple who discuss their own commitments to promoting justice and peace.

The video can be used as a resource

nity and participation; rights

Key themes of Catholic life

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and dignity of the

person; a call to family,

commu-

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Pennsylvania native to lead fundraising efforts atBAC Belmont Abbey named J. Michael

College has Pressimone as vice president stitutional Advancement.

—

CHARLOTTE Tri Vinh Truong of Charlotte was one of four candidates for the priesthood who took their first

for In-

Pressimone, who served as vice president for institutional advance-

Elizabethtown College

at

temporary oath to the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers in ceremonies at Our Lady Queen of Apostles Chapel in

in

the

Abbey and

The

The

their spiritual formation year.

cal

Michael Pressimone

J.

proud to be called to serve as president," says Pressimone.

vice

its

"The

col-

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commitment

to its Catholic

and Benedictine heritage and athletic prowess. The people of Belmont Abbey are dedicated to serving its students and being a good neighbor. I look forward to serving them and the entire Abbey community."

Pressimone is a graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he earned a bachelor's degree in fine arts. He looks forward to being an active member of the community in North

advancement, one of two vice presidents at the college, directs tional

Belmont Abbey College's relations with the philanthropic and volunteer communities, including prominent individual supporters, charitable foundations, corporate donors, alumni and public relations.

Pressimone said he is honored to

named to the position.

"I was immediately attracted to Belmont Abbey College and was be

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Truong, 29, was born in Vinh Long, Vietnam, where he completed high school in 1992. He graduated magna cum laude from St. Xavier University in Chicago, 111., earning a bachelor's degree in philosophy and religious studies in 2002.

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Rita Epple are identical twins and nuns from the Dioceses of Saginaw and Gaylord in Michigan. Sister

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they sound alike and, given the right audience, they even alike,

Sisters of

Charities in the

CNS photo by Brett McLaughlin,

In their trademark, quick-witted

pastoral assoin

Bay

fashion, the sisters recalled

City,

of parish

life.

church work)

is

ment of their

classmates, the twins joined

from

four other girls

ing religious dentally,

life.

went

their class in pursu-

(Father Heller, coinci-

Mary explained in an interThe Catholic Weekly, serving

litde time to

spend together.

And

Saginaw and Gaylord dioceses.

Although their service to God has taken them in different directions, they have never been separated. 'The hearts

Mary said.

The structure and discipline of the convent took a toll on many only 10 of

are close," Sister Rita said.

the original 3 1 took final

The middle pair of four girls in the Epple family, Sister Mary and Sister Rita agreed there was never any doubt they

Epples endured. "We wanted the religious life and we did what we had to do,"

"Convent

(we became nuns)," Sister

lieved

said. "It

she heard the

Mary

that

kissed

good

night," Sister Rita

Mary

— vows —

but the

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paper towels Sister

Mary

would have

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to

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to

tell

said there

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Sister Rita.

A

said.

that she

in

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sisters fear

each other's death the if I

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would

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In 1974, Sister Serena was appointed executive director of Catholic Charities in the Albany Diocese. Under her leadership, ,Catholic Charities expanded its presence from three to all 14 counties of the diocese, linked with the public sector to improve the lot of the needy, and joined with state and national lawmakers to formulate

together.

The

first

Serena entered the Daughters of Charity in Emmitsburg, Md., in 1931 and worked as a teacher at several places. She then earned a master's degree in social work from The Catholic University of America in Washington

that

"Her men's

most "Someone asked me once

dimension of

life."

commitment

was no

men's room," she

social service

didn't question the

Both nuns have tremendous respect for the Catholic laity. "The laity has so many more decisions to face and difficulties to endure," Sister Mary said. "Even when it comes to marriage," she added.

"Once married people make that commitment, what options do they have?

With us, we could change our minds before we made our first vows, again before our final vows," Sister Mary said.

whispered with an impish grin.

"She said that," Sister

structured," Sister

service to the church.

attended Catholic grade school

and high school in the Diocese of Saginaw. Sister Mary said their high school experiences were beneficial to their development. "We had good social lives.

We dated and went to the prom."

"We

lady

telling her

re-

took the pressure off them."

They

"When

and

Believed to be the

her sister of a time

at Sister Rita's parish festival.

must have a conversion experience to enter into religious life. For Sister Rita,

think our real sisters (older sister

were

"We

The Epples

and using Necco "communion" wafers. sister Jane)

died July

head a diocesan Catholic Charities agency, Sister Serena received the 2002 Vision Award from Catholic Charities USA for her leadership and lifelong

system."

their heads as veils

Ann and younger

was very

Sister Rita said.

They grew up

playing "nun," tying bath towels around

"I

life

Mary reminded

Sister

hold reunions each year and plan to retire

such camaraderie was not encouraged.

candy as

who

who had "an incredible sense of how to fulfill the social

the church's

Although people do see the nuns as

College, the sisters

had

the

We

have very few worries, don't have to worry about how we will be taken care of when we grow older."

"We have taken an oath of poverty, but the laity has so many other limits," really

room wasn't my problem."

The 10 nuns who graduated together

view with

life.

"We

from the

to the seminary

same class.)

At Detroit Mercy

(the

not our whole conversa-

religious

Hubbard of Al-

vision about

individuals, there are accidental mix-ups.

tion," Sister

would enter

J.

called Sister Serena,

care"

Sister Rita added.

Sister Rita

occasional e-mails and

it

an

'That kind of took the edge off that," added with a grin.

With the support and encourage-

In the

in different dio-

take ideas from each other, but

at

added.

shop much; exchanging phone calls. "We

also don't talk

Albany Diocese and

Bishop Howard

Catholic Weekly

"Just before the prom," her sister

they don't see each other often. They

ceses,

it

was

altar boys' meeting," Sister Rita said.

many pastoral functions.

Living and working

the final

announced to the school.

"One of the boys announced

absence of a full-time priest in the parish, her role includes

how

decision in their discernment process

in the

ity for all aspects

Daughter of

a leader in Catholic

nationwide.

justice

is

celebrated July 12

8 at the age of 90, "a pioneer in child

Saginaw Diocese. She assists Father James Heller with parish activities and programs.

Sister Rita Epple is a pastoral administrator at St. Dominic Parish in Metz, in the Gaylord Diocese. She has responsibilwhich

—

X Church in Loudonville for

who was

Charity

is

faith.

Mary Epple is a St. Mary Parish

Mass was

N.Y. (CNS)

Sister Serena Branson, a

Bay

Each acknowledges the sup-

Sister ciate at

funeral

bany

port of the other as a sister by both blood

and

LOUDONVILLE,

pastoral associate in

90

dies at

Metz.

Mercy since they took their first vows in 1963. They love the church and their call to senice.

Charities leader,

Mary and

Sisters

pastoral administrator at St. Dominic Church in

act alike.

The Epples have been

2003

Sister Serena Branson,

News

By BRETT Catholic

July 25,

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