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Bringing The Love

Volume 5 Number 42 • July

26, 1996

Of Jesus

Takes Parishioners To Poverty-stricken Side Of Jamaica

Ministry By

MIKE KROKOS Editor

KINGSTON, JAMAICA

"It

— Chris Glass has

nessed both ends of the spectrum

this

wit-

summer.

In June, the rising senior at Charlotte Catholic at St. Ann Church spent 10 days with classmates in Spain touring "the glories of western civilization and the post-Renaissance period." A few weeks later he found himself overseas again, this time in the slums of Jamaica, offering a helping hand to the less fortunate of what many consider a jewel of the West Indies. "My dad (Dr. Larry Glass) had made a mission trip here last fall, and I wanted to see what it was really like in a third world country," he said. "I needed to experience that myself." For six days earlier this month, Glass and 24 others ministered to people in Kingston. From building and repairing homes to teaching children and providing medical needs, the group which included parishioners from St. Ann and St. Eugene parish in Asheville focused on a culture in need. They also spent time getting to know the people whose faces would become embedded in their memories. In the process, the teenager learned a lot about life in poverty-stricken parts of Kingston. "You see a lot of sick people down here, and I wanted to see if I could help ease their pain," Glass said. Despite the stories his father shared from his journey last October, the 16-year-old wasn't prepared for all aspects of Jamaican life. "I was ready for the shacks, but I wasn't ready for the human suffering," Glass said. The pilgrimage to Jamaica was the second in nine months led by Monsignor Richard Allen, pastor of St. Ann Church. Father Richard Ho Lung, the Jamaican priest who founded the order called the Missionaries of the Poor, had visited St. Ann parish and invited Msgr. Allen and parishioners to come to Jamaica and "share the spiritual life of the brothers." Another driving force behind the mission trip was St. Ann parishioner Janine Boudreau, who had done similar work in an Atlanta parish before moving to

High School and parishioner

—

Charlotte

She had found the experienriching that she wanted Msgr.

1/2 years ago.

ence so spiritually Allen and their church family to share in it. This month's trip was different from last fall's journey in several ways: the group that accompanied Mgsr. Allen was much larger (only 1 3 people went last fall); they spent more time (six days versus four) in Kingston; and several teachers led by Sister of Saint Joseph Helene Nagle, principal at St. Ann School, made the trip to educate children at the residences operated

by the brothers of the order. Teachers spent time at the Faith Center, a residence for 70 homeless persons; Good Shepherd, which houses 60 street people and abandoned children; and the Lord's Place, where 30 mentally and/or physically handicapped children who've been abandoned live. The Brothers also operate a fourth shelter, Jacob's Well, which houses 80 homeless adults and retarded children. Natalie Bassham was among the educators who spent an intense four days with children at the Lord's Place.

From counting

to 10, reciting the

was easy to jump in (to a rouBassham, a teacher at Holy

tine)," said

ABC's and

Middle School. "There's so much even if it's just talking or hugging the children." The teachers and other volunteers from the diocese were overwhelmed by the children's plight and the great paradox of Jamaica: brutal poverty on this island paraTrinity

that needs to be done,

dise. Judith Akins, a teacher at St.

Ann

School, was skeptical about making the

She admits she thought sending

trip.

money was

the best way to help the troubled people at first; However, that quickly changed after arriving. "They need

someone to lift them up and help them, and money won't do that," she said. "They need hands down here." In the process, Akins said the warmth and genuineness of the people changed her perspective. "I came on the trip because I thought I could give something to these people and I could feel good about something, but I ended up getting se-rauch more from them in return," she said. The "school days" in Jamaica extended way beyond the ABC's. The daily lessons were a teaching experience for Sister Helene as well. "We went down there thinking we were an educational team, and the big thing we wound up doing was helping children walk for the first time, teach-

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Photo by MIKE

Seminar Offers Hope Based By

BRYAN LAMBERSON Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE

KROKOS

Glass embraces a child at The Lord's Place in Kingston, Jamaica. Dr. Glass was among St. Ann parishioners who made a mission trip earlier this month with Monsignor Richard Allen. The group also included parishioners from St. Eugene in Asheville. Dr. Larry

— As she moved past the hot

God's Word

view of Biblical history, the parables and the Gospel of Matthew. Last year's seminar was entitled: "Stories Jesus Knew From Books Jesus Loved," which encom-

and among her audience, the stylishly-dressed woman with short blonde hair and red-framed eyeglasses had everyone's attention. The camera angles were blocked, the video checks complete, the sound levels from the two wireless microphones she wore on

passed the entire Deuteronomic history. As the topics covered have expanded over the years, so has the audience. What began with a handful of parish-level faith formation coordinators has now

her waist just right. Action!

adult ministers, catechists

lights

how you can live the life that God wants words of God here's a blueprint!" she proclaims. (And you thought it was "Sally Jessie"...) This was the scene in the parish hall of St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte on the final day of the 1996 Bible Seminar, presented July 15 - 19 by Susan "Here's

— from

the

—

Brady. Brady, southern regional director of faith formation for the Diocese of Charlotte, had spent five days leading a group of 70 through the 40th through 55th chapters of the book of Isaiah.

Shout the news gladly; make

known every-

packed houses, including youth and young and those without a formal ministry who yearn for a deeper understanding of God's word. "The way Susan presents the scriptures is a real inspiration. It's like they come alive not just dry words on a page. They're presented with a real passion and

grown

an insight that helps them to become much more personal," said Mike Hjellming, faith formation coordinator for Our Lady of the Assumption parish. St. Vincent dePaul parish Faith Formation Coordinator Joan Mahony echoed that endorsement: "This is my fifth year (attending the seminar). Susan just has a way of making Jesus so alive and real, today]"

where... Isaiah 48:20

This

the last five

Brady's challenge ... and her talent. For summers, the Dominican-educated Bibli-

singing nursery rhymes, the teachers were greeted with

cal scholar has carved out a portion of her schedule in

love and cheers each day as the residents showed a yearning to learn.

the Office of Faith Formation to present the Bible Seminar. In years past, the topics

have included an over-

The Sovereign Lord has taught me what to say, so that I can strengthen the weary. Every morning he makes me eager to hear what he is going to teach me.

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July 26, 1996

Missionary Group Embraces Residents Living ing

them

to walk, finding out

need materials

"We

didn't

any way," she

said.

got some of those children to talk

for the first time in their lives because

we had something

as simple as raisins,

and the things right under our noses were the things we were missing that were the

most

teachable things in the world. In

the end, the children taught us and gave

much

St.

Ann parishioner Tom Pomeroy

offered a similar perspective. "I've

al-

ways said, 'Someday I'm going to do that, someday I'm going to do that,' and I never have. I guess this was someday." The group built two new homes and repaired several others. Along the way many, if not all, built friendships with people happy to see someone reach-

not

hand ex-

is all

too

love of

Allen added.

team

of physicians Drs. Larry Glass, Tom Gavigan, and

—

at the centers.

They

also

brought much-needed

Ann parishioner Tom Pomeroy using his skills to help build a new home. "I've always said, some day I'm going to do that, some

my own little world and forget

supplies for

day

arms and legs all over the globe, ... you know,

the brothers to

rare. "It's

easy to get locked in

that there are

Body of

the

Christ," St.

Ann

Rod Branscome

parishioner

myself getting selfish and greedy and wanting more in my life back home, and this is a good, humbling said. "I find

Taft also found himself

befriending Jamaicans who crossed his path. "I believe (Sister of Saint Joseph) Joan Sullivan described

she said, Jesus did.

best

when

T guess that's what He spent most of his

day going around and being present to the people.'

way,

in this small

said. "It

cares about

guess,

did too,"

makes

here feel like there

who

have

the people is

who

someone they are

and what they're about." In a homily delivered to the mission team, Msgr. Allen said "putting

down

ing that

"The big thing

times

fective therapy: love.

be like heaven to them," Dr. Glass said. Like others on the trip, the physician yearned to assist the least of his brothers. "I just always felt this was something I wanted to do, to be a missionary," Dr. Glass said. "Since I'll never do that as a religious, I can do this and feel maybe a little bit of that sense of helping out my fellow man." Members of the mission team also manned a food line one afternoon at the Faith Center. The group passed out rice, beans, corn meal and other non-perish-

hammer

part of the car-

be present," he

they just want to grab on to us. that

we want them away;

It isn't

we want on their own but

them to be able to stand two feet and experience our love for them in a unique way." "Remember, what we are about

Photos by MIKE

KROKOS

Below: Members of the mission team in front of the chapel at the residence of the Missionaries of the Poor. Msgr. Allen hopes to lead two trips to Kingston each year.

20 minutes of from one of us must

able to get

attention non-stop

are about."

do that, and never have. guess this

working with the poor, the medical team found themselves drawn beyond their purely clinical role. For the human cast-offs of Father Ho Lung's missions, they discovered the most ef-

know we have to push some of the children away, we have to push some of the adults away because

"Many

I'm going to

someday?

at their

and going off and playing with the children and talking with the families

St.

disposal. In

"To be

experience."

said.

Jesus," Msgr.

treat residents

where gunfire

tended in friendship

While the educators spent their days teaching, members of the team's "construction crew" were busy building and repairing homes ... and lives too. Chuck Taft, music minister at St. Eugene Church, was the first to admit he was no jack-of-all-trades. "I don't have a lot of great skills, but I wanted to see what I could do to help these people," he said.

the

streets

from page

here, to bring

John Wingert spent the majority of time using their medical expertise to

uncommon and

Teacher Natalie Bassham shares a story with Melissa, a resident of The Lord's Place. Educators spent an intense four days working on basic skills with Jamaican children.

Poverty-stricken Kingston,

felt like I could be a true brother and we could accept each other/' explained Tim Swarr of St. Ann parish. Others befriended nearly every child that came their way

ing out to them. "I just

to us."

Right:Connie Wylie shaves a resident of the Faith Center. Parishioners assisted Father Ho Lung and the brothers in

many

of their

daily activities at

residences.

ables to hundreds of people off the street

who stood in line well over an hour. Most expressed sincere thanks as their bags

were

filled in the chapel.

"I'm overwhelmed at the simplicity and beauty of the people," Sister Joan said. "They have nothing, yet they seem to- have everything. I was most touched by the expressions on their faces and in their eyes."

Saying good-bye was difficult; it easier though because most of the group plan to return to Kingston with Msgr. Allen to continue doing mission work. The pastor hopes to lead two one in the sumpilgrimages a year mer, another in the fall to assist the

was made

—

Missionaries of the Poor.

And

to help

reshape a part of Jamaica in need of "the j

love" of others.

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information available to members of the community. Lannin-Tunstall Society for Children in Asheville received a $1,500 grant to provide mentoring, an incentive learning program, educational and career counseling, social development and part time job placement for young people.

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ployed, under-employed and temporary

African- American teens.

Christians United Outreach Center

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The Pope Speaks

Tro-Life Corner the elections of 1996, we urge our fellow believers to proclaim the "Gospel of Life," to protect "the least among us," and to pursue the common good. "Political Responsibility" 1995 Statement by the Administrative Board of the NCCB

Pope John Paul 11

Pope Prays For Safety At Olympic Games After

TWA

Plane Explosion

—

PIEVE DI CADORE,

Italy (CNS) Pope John prayed for the safety of the Olympic Games, which he said had been disturbed by crash of flight 800 off Long Island, New York. The pope made the remarks while vacationing in

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northern Italy July 21. U.S. authorities were investigating possible terrorism or mechanical failure in the July 17 explosion of the Paris-bound jet.

piscopal Calendar Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events:

July 28 12:15 p.m.

Mass St.

Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

4 p.m. First

Communion

Hispanic Community, Statesville

hope the centenary games can re-emphasize the ideal of sport as human promotion and as a peaceful and cooperative meeting between peoples," he said in the mountain resort town of Pieve di Cadore. "Unfortunately, the eve of the games was upset by a dreadful event: the crash of a jumbo jet shortly after takeoff from New York," he said. "Let us ask for the Lord's protection on the Olympic Games, so that they can be carried out in a climate of brotherhood and great serenity," he said. The pope added that he was praying for the relatives of the 230 victims. Immediately after the disaster, he sent a telegram to New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor, expressing his deep sadness and his condo"I

lences.

August 4 10:45 a.m.

The pope did not

Mass St.

August 6 Meeting with pastors and principals Catholic Schools of the Triad, Hickory August 8 Board Meeting Foundation of the

Roman Catholic

Diocese of Charlotte, Charlotte

August 12 50th Jubilee Celebration for Sister Francine Sartor, O.S.F.

and Sister Jean Linder, Maggie Valley

specifically

mention the possi-

of terrorism in his remarks. A Vatican spokesman said the pontiff was being kept informed on developments in the investigation. A crowd of several thousand people applauded the pope's remarks in the main square of the small Alpine town. Later, the mayor presented the pope with honorary citizenship, prompting the pope to muse aloud whether as a "good citizen" he should start paying taxes. The papal aside made headlines in Italy the next day, because tax resistance has been a heated issue among northern separatists who want to create an autonomous republic. Newspapers portrayed the pope's comment as a defense of Italian unity. bility

Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

Pope's Vacation Includes Traffic Jam,

Unplanned Encounters ROME (CNS) Heavy traffic has often

—

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could affect the pope's

vacation.

However, early on in his two- week holiday in the mountains of northern Italy in mid- July, the pontiff had an experience with which many a traveler can identify: His car was forced to wait in traffic for 10 minutes to get by road construction.

According to a report relayed worldwide by Vatican Radio, his car was held up by an automated signal that regulated the flow of traffic past construction on a narrow road not far from the pope's vacation home at Lorenzago di Cadore. When his procession finally could pass, surprised workers recognized the pontiff and waved. It was one of several colorful incidents during the papal vacation that caught the imagination of the Italian popular press, normally kept at a distance from Pope John Paul during his trip to the Dolomite Alps. The annual visit, a few days longer than in the past, was punctuated by two formal appearances and a handful of apparently unplanned encounters with passers-by.

During a walk through the woods at 6,000 feet, Pope John Paul met a man and his son from the former East Germany. The pope's most recent journey abroad was to the now-reunified Germany, including a speech at the central symbol of Berlin, the Brandenburg Gate. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro- Vails, who was accompanying the pope, related the details of the brief meeting to the press. The hiker addressed the pontiff directly in German, saying "Thank you for what you have done for us," and adding that those who have lived under Soviet oppression are in a good position to understand the Polish-born pope's achievements.

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August 18

Marc Alan

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Worship Builds Relationship With God

Mass St.

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Light

One Candle

Father Thomas

The

Of Caring

Gift

Dying

a very solitary thing. In

that terse statement,

we come

close to

one of the basic teachings of our JudeoChristian heritage

— about

life,

about

death, and about love.

Dying

one area of our

lives that

most of us seem to avoid. And we do not talk very much, if at all, about how to care for the dying.

a people

seem to have forgotten how to be present dying emotionally. We are a deathdenying society. We feel so threatened by death that sometimes we actually reject the dying person. to the

It is

commonplace

to death to

for those close

move through

important surrounded only by tubes this

passage of life and medicines of a life-sustaining system in a great hospital. But the people they need to be there to be present to

—

them

son who understood. This woman seemed to sense the terrible loneliness He was feeling and she wanted to be with Him. Just two days before His Passion would begin, she found Him at table with some friends and she walked right in on them.

She broke open a very costly jar of ointment, and poured the contents over

But the disciples, still insensitive what was happening in Jesus' life, were incensed. This ointment could have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and the money given to the poor. (Mk. 14:5)

Jesus.

Then Jesus says, in effect, "Don't you see the beautiful thing this woman has done for Me? I need her gift. I accept her gift without reservation. She senses that I am about to die, and she is

which Jesus suffered in his fiwas one unnamed per-

rejection

Me in My last hours."

That caring, nameless

are not there.

In the midst of the loneliness and nal hours, there

McSweeney

ill,

we can be so

still

woman

a magnificent model two thousand

years after her act of compassion. If someone in our lives becomes seriously

he saw were those of his child-

tains

open to God's presence that

hood.

we will know how to be there,

night

when

to listen,

come

when when

to talk,

Sometimes, as he did this, would begin to fall or a storm would gather. Then a tear would

and when

not

to.

way

In order to

this,

we will have to

overcome the inordinate

fear of death

and begin seeing death in the context of life. We have to renew our faith in the promise of the Resurrection. Death is difficult, painful, the last enemy. But it is not the end of life. It is part of life: the prelude to new, eternal life. In author John Rowen's reminiscence of his great grandfather, he tells how the old man used to sit for hours at a certain

A look of real fear

in his eye.

would come over his face. And he would say to his daughter, "Sophie, may I stay the night with you? The

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ing the mountains in the distance.

very difficult!"

daughter would always say to him, very gently, "Papa, you may stay the night with me." It was then that the leathery, wrinkled, old face would break into a beautiful smile and the old man would drift off into peaceful sleep. The time of dying is when "the way is difficult." Anjd the greatest gift that we can give to another, in their time of dying, is the gift of caring the gift of

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feeding together. At our family table,

individual careers often have us passing

the bread and

each other like ships in the night. In the hectic pace of modern life we reserve a sacred place of respite, family meals. Rushing here and there to meetings,

League games and

Little

practices,

schools, deadlines, and church activities, it

seems

that

everyone

going in differ-

ent directions.

have at least one meal together daily, though it isn't always feasible. As adolescence, middle-age, and the normal busyness of life encroach on our intimate family setting, mealtimes have become like the last bastion of primacy for our family. It's not just a matter of eating together; it's more about try to

Terri Lyke

warm

Everyone

ships with each other's presence, and our

gets an opportu-

faith with prayer. It is tell

where we break

the stories of our lives.

Though we are often rushing to get ourselves to the table and the food on the table, it is important that the rushing stops at the table.

The pace

deliber-

and easy. We place ourselves the now. Nothing is more important

ately slow in

than this time together.

savor our

food and each other's presence. Our meals begin with an invitation

We give thanks for the giftedness of life. We ofto

God

to join us at the table.

fer prayers of petition for

each other,

extended family and friends, those less fortunate, and so on. Sometimes our praying can get so involved that the food "Cold food, gets cold. But that's OK

—

where we are reminded of who we are. We are reminded that God is

hearts!"

feed our bodies with food, our relation-

nity

with us.

talk

The family

PE9|

about their day, even if it's nothing exciting going on. Some-

fink

w9m VJ

table

an exten-

sion of the Eucharistic table around

which we gather as a church famOften we hear Eucharist metaphorically called "food for the soul." In some ways our family ily.

/jr

times we air grievances,

mealtimes feed us the same way.

though respectfully. It is where we challenge each other and encourage each other. Generally, this is a time to get caught up on and caught up in each

The Eucharist feeds us

other's lives.

Christ. Similarly, our feeding at family

As the kids grow into adolescence, our family times will probably be less frequent, but not less sacred. As we readjust our lives, there will always be reserved a regular time to feed each other and get caught up. Family mealtimes are

quite differently

than food for our bodies.

Food

body becomes transformed

for the

to us.

With

we become transformed

Eucharist

mealtimes strengthens our bonds, gives coherence to our lives, and shapes us. The food we eat gives us physical sustenance; the feeding we give one another nourishes our souls, shapes our lives and transforms us.

Letters More Thoughts On Confirmation Thank you

for your recent articles regarding the appropriate age for con-

firmation.

These

dering

Catholics,

59).

ing on ordination ture, the

Andrew

are, indeed, instructive

Weisner

am won-

Chaplain, Lenoir-Rhyne College

there are any similar discus-

Hickory

and edifying

to the faithful. I

sions currently regarding the appropri-

age for First Communion. I am aware that the practice of our Eastern Orthodox brothers and sisters, with whom the

Pope's Decision Is Infallible Regarding Ordination Of Women

Holy Father desires full communion, includes baptism, confirmation and First Communion all in the same liturgy. According to some historians this was also

The following letters were written response to the Light One Candle column by Father John Catoir on the subject of the ordination of women (June 7,

the practice of the western Church, at

1996

ate

issue).

least in the earliest centuries.

you encounter

articles

this

may enrich our understanding and appreciation of the Church's Sacraments, as called for by

topic, their publication

know that the Church's teach-

the Council (Sacrosancium Concilium,

Father Catoir' s stance is one of obedience, yet he portrays the faithful as being in a somewhat painful position. This should not be. We, as Roman

While

dictated

by Scrip-

Magesterium and

tradition.

may be

who

support abortion,

contraception, the practice of certain sexual lifestyles, or take part in a schismatic sect, automatically, by definition, place themselves outside of the Catholic faith (whether they call themselves Catholic or not). The result of separat-

that

one no

Donald P. Donadio Winston-Salem

Therefore, those

way

longer receives the graces normally bestowed through sacraments.

interesting to discuss

can also mislead the faithful unless the Church's position is firmly stated and adhered to. On matters of faith and morals, the Holy Father, by virtue of his office, is infallible. This is a tenet of our faith. Bishops and theologians are not. To be Catholic is to be united with the Holy Mother Church in faith and doctrine. issues,

ing oneself in this

It is,

was

my understanding, and still women priests is

that the issue of

closed.

The Holy Father has made

this

very clear.

Why,

then, is Father Catoir writ-

as if it is an open subject ? This causes confusion among us. Why not use The Catholic News & Herald to explain and teach the truth and as an opportunity to strengthen faith and bring us close to each other and our Lord, Jesus

ing about

Christ?

Mary Masters Maggie Valley

Sister

& Herald

6 The Catholic

News

JOG

Helps Keep Students Spiritually

Interparochial

July 26, 1996

program helps middle-schoolers develop social awareness while reaching out

Fit

to others.

Catholic Action

Needed To Eliminate Partial-Birth Abortion

By PAUL FREDETTE The following

Correspondent

ARDEN — The exuberance of 20 middle-schoolers on a

of Charlotte.

was contagious but hardly remarkable. The patience, sensitivity and understandall their

the first in a three-part

Maggi Nadol, Respect Life Coordinator for the Diocese

warm summer day

ing they displayed amidst

series submitted by

We are living in a time of increased confusion about the worth and dignity of every human being. Not so very long

fun

was both noteworthy and inspiring. From July 8-13, youths from St. Barnabas in Arden and St. Joan of Arc in West

ago, practices like abortion and assist-

ing another's suicide were almost uni-

Asheville accomplished this very thing

versally considered wrong.

as they inaugurated Justice-Outreach-

ential

Growth (JOG), a new religious educaprogram designed to develop their

tion

social awareness.

At midweek these youths

Group Home to celebrate an "unbirthday difficulties

bally.

They played bingo.

Some

cess of delivery

Pairing up with

each other and with the residents to teams, they got close enough to look into each other's eyes, close enough to see inside each other's smiles. Everybody got a chance to win, and everybody got cake and ice cream. The group home was just one of six locations selected to provide the youngsters with an experience of service, outreach and (of course) fun. The week-long program included a visit to Sojourner (hospitality and shelter) Home to meet the residents and learn a little bit about the homeless and their needs. They spent an afternoon sorting through bags of

Army where they were asked to consider whether they themselves would wear any of the items they were handling? Were they surprised by the kind of clothing there? Which items would they consider "just rags"? They went to the MANNA Food Bank in Asheville where some helped

clothes at the Salvation

with a mailing while others arranged coded canned goods. They regrouped to

taking their for,

JOG organizer Mary Ann of

Poli of St.

Joan

FREDETTE

Arc Church talks with Clark, a resident

Arden Group Home. Prayer.

sort

through more than 150 bags of po-

tatoes to cull the "overly ripe" ones. Later in the

week

the students prayed with,

then played volleyball with teenagers

Eliada

visit to

short skit,

The Walls of Jericho, before campus of Belmont Abbey

touring the

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July 26, 1996

En tent eriainmen Kazaam

NEW YORK (CNS) — Basketball star Shaquille

O'Neal racks up few

points as a 5,000-year-old genie in the

"Kazaam" (Touch-

fantasy clunker, stone).

O'Neal's, agility on the court

no help

in a role that has

12-year-old

Max

Unlikable

maker

some

him

talk in

magic and pal around with mixed-up

rap rhymes, try out effects

rusty

(Francis Capra).

Max

a mischief-

school and a malcontent at gives his hard-work-

home where he ing single

The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. Each videocassette is available on VHS format. Theatrical mov ^ es on video have a U.S. Catholic Conference classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the

Vid GOS

Trash Triumphs In Hollywood Mix Of Vulgarity And Schmaltz

mom a hard time.

Max

meets Kazaam (O'Neal) when he knocks over a boombox in the basement of a dilapidated building, then avoids him until his wish for a mountain of fast food is fulfilled in sloppy profusion.

Learning of his mom's plans to Max goes off in search of a father he hasn't seen in 10 years. When he finally finds his dad running a trendy dance club, he's crushed at being given the brush-off, though Kazaam .becomes a big hit as a rap

remarry,

video audience.

"Angels & Insects" (1996)

trash the

Ponderous Victorian drama centers on a penniless naturalist (Mark Rylance) whose happy marriage to the pretty daughter (Patsy Kensit) of his wealthy patron is shattered at discovering his

however, by freeing the genie from his

wife's incestuous relationship with her worthless brother, causing him to turn

When Max's

father gets in a

jam

with his crooked boss, Max tries to help but is killed before Kazaam arrives to

gang and burn down the club. Hollywood schmaltz triumphs,

Max

& Herald 7

woman

copy the personal and professional success of her singer-composer sister (Mare Winningham). Powerful performances distinguish director Ulu Grosbard's multilayered, often unpleasant study of sibling rivalry for

which there is no easy resolution. A bedroom scene with nudity, adulterous

Thomas)

references, recurring substance abuse

and interests match his own. Directed by Philip Haas, the

and frequent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is

marry.

multilevel narrative gains dramatic force

Trash reigns supreme in another example of untalented filmmakers mix-

through restrained performances and evocative visuals while probing the relationship between love and passion, beauty and intelligence, nature and environment, Darwinian materialism and the human spirit. Several gauzy but graphic bedroom scenes and restrained treatment of incest. The U.S. Catholic

A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R

boombox and

resurrecting

for a

happy reconciliation with his dad as well as the

man

his divorced

mom

plans to

ing vulgarity and sentimentality in a flashy concoction aimed at unsophisticated viewers.

Directed by Paul M. Glazer, the witless proceedings are loud and often obnoxious, the characters are generally

unengaging and there is nothing magical about the clumsy special effects. Because of stylized violence, menacing situations, coarse language and a profanity, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance suggested.

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singer at the club.

to a

whose

(Kristin Scott

intelligence

—

— restricted.

"Jack & Sarah" (1996)

When

his wife dies in childbirth,

a devastated

London

solicitor (Richard

American

E. Grant) hires a friendly

waitress (Samantha Mathis) to be the

Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion

infant's

Picture Association of America rating

Writer-director Tim Sullivan furnishes

a warm-hearted story with appealing

R — restricted.

nanny and their working relationship blossoms into romance.

characters in what amounts to a senti-

"The City of Lost Children" (1995) Grotesque fantasy set in a grungy world where a brawny simpleton (Ron Perlman) gets help from a street-smart pre-teen orphan (Judith Vittet) in rescuing kidnapped children from the clutches of a mad scientist and his diabolical minions. Sluggishly directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro, the movie's elaborate art design is

interesting than the bizarre char-

acters

and their convoluted actions. Sub-

Some stylized violence and much menace. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of titles.

Some

sexual

references as well as occasional pro-

futuristic

America rating

mental feel-good movie.

— R — restricted.

and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance suggested. fanity

—

"Screamers" (1996) Grim

sci-fi thriller set on a warravaged planet where the remaining survivors (Peter Weljer, Jennifer Rubin and others) struggle to stay alive while suspecting one of them is actually a

robot

programmed

to kill

human

be-

Duguay's atmospheric visuals compensate for a sluggish pace and minimal suspense ings. Director Christian

until the final minutes. Stylized vio-

"Cry, the Beloved Country"

(1995)

CNS photo from Universal

Pictures

Michael J. Fox (center) stars in the supernatural thriller "The Frighteners" with ghostly looking Jim Fyfe (left) and

Chi McBride. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II I

adults.

The Motion

rating is

—

Picture Association

restricted.

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sure

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Fine adaptation of Alan Paton's novel set in 1946 South Africa where a black minister (James Earl Jones), whose son has killed a white man, reconciles with the victim's father (Richard Harris) in a story exploring the artificial barriers of racial differences. Director Darrell James Roodt emphasizes the human dignity of the characters, the equality of all in the sight of God and the injustice of a society based on racism. Restrained violence and sexual references in a justice context. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The

—

Motion Picture Association of parents America rating is PG-13 are strongly cautioned that some ma-

—

may be inappropriate for dren under 13.

terial

chil-

"Georgia" (1995) drama in which an impas-

Brittle The Catholic Communication Campaign

sioned but untalented younger sister (Jennifer Jason Leigh) vainly tries to

lence with intermittent profanity and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III

—

adults.

tion of

The Motion Picture AssociareAmerica rating is R

—

stricted.

"Two

Bits" (1995)

Spiritually uplifting Depression-

era story about a 12-year-old

boy (Jerry

Barone) trying to earn a quarter to goto the movies, though worried his aging Italian grandfather (Al Pacino)

may

die that very day. Director James Foley sensitively captures the period's eco-

nomic hardships and generous gestures of the neighbors as well as the child's (Mary love for his widowed Elizabeth Mastrantonio) and grandpa. Mild sexual innuendo and a neighborhood suicide. The U.S. Catholic Conadults ference classification is A-II and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

mom

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July 26, 1996

The new questions Catholics are asking about

WAR

All

changes raise questions which never had to be asked before? In at least two areas the answer is

By Father Robert L. Kinast Catholic News Service

of success if

The most important single change that has affected modern thinking about war is the invention and proliferation of nuclear weapons. This was the main focus of the U.S. bishops'

thorn in the side of Christians every time they ever wondered whether war is

likely that nuclear

weapons will be used? Does the distinction between combatants and noncombatants make any sense in a nuclear war? These very questions have led some to defend a policy of deterrence by building up nuclear arsenals while others have speculated that there can be lim-

yes.

"You have heard it said, 'An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, offer no resistance to one who is evil" (Matthew 5:38-39). One contemporary writer, Daniel Dombrowski, said that this saying of Jesus has been a

it is

The majority of Christians long have

of nuclear

followed the lead of St. Augustine when it comes to working out principles for a just war. These principles fall into two

weapons and

Those that justify going

war

principles. First, it is

now more

difficult to de-

termine a just cause for war because national and international interests are bound up with every conflict. Even when one nation invades or attacks an-

no longer a

other, self-defense alone is

noncombatants

their irrevers-

nuclear war

ible effects call into question several

just-war principles:"

Can there ever be a reasonable

categories: 1.

Can we distinguish combatants from

"The unprecedented destrudiveness

justifiable or not.

contents copyright

with the nations' mutual dependence, has a direct bearing on several just-war

hope

of success?

and, 2. Those that regulate the conduct of warfare once fighting has begun. justifying a In the first category

the

first place,

— — belong: —A just cause for this war. —A declaration of war by the proper ruling authority. —A right intention (that to re-

war

is,

store justice, not to seek revenge or per-

petuate hatred).

—Turning to war only as a last re—Proportionality between the good

sort.

to be achieved

and the

which war

evil

And,

entails.

—A reasonable hope of success. The second category — regulating warfare — upon us to distinguish calls

between combatants and noncomba-

CNS

tants. This principle also holds that the

means

of warfare

to the

aim

statement

must be proportional The war's goal

they justify a specific war, they do not make it a moral good. The principles for a just war were developed over the course of centuries in response to the changing conditions if

life.

The 20th century, however, has witnessed some of the most radical changes in

FAITH

human

history.

these

a careful but urgent movement toward disarmament (No. 189) and a renewed commitment to creating the conditions for peaceful coexistence.

which gave weapons also has made peaceful coexistence more attainable, which makes a just war more problemIronically the technology

rise to nuclear

atic.

Technological advances have made the world a global village and helped create for the first time a truly international network of nations. This, coupled

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just

one person

a world of great problems, how

war an

issue for you?

and have seen how many more similarities there are between people than differences. Fighting over land, religion, and power are so much a part of humankind that recognize how tragic war is and how much a part of we as human beings are." Stephen Burke, Providence, R.I. "I've traveled,

ethnicity

—

"World 'war' ... means not only a conflict on a world scale, but on an individual scale. Each day is really an conflicts of people in a peaceable way. Every day we have to work at peace first on the small scale before difference on the large scale." Charles Salvo, Pittston, Pa.

—

think about

all

the children

who

—

deal with the

we can hope

make a

Ohio

Betteley, Perry,

—

my sons we can't

"The wars we're fighting are really to save people from themselves, and think it is a needless drain on our resources. think the Jim McKibben, better spent on job training, advancements in technology, eliminating poverty in our own country." Hays, Kan.

—

money could be

An upcoming

edition asks:

How

did a loss or disappointment

These can be eupheand power of those who benefit from the

tional interests.

misms

for the unfair privileges

status quo. Second, in today's international order it is not always clear who has the proper authority to declare war. May the leaders of a nation-state act alone, or must they act with the support of an international body like the United Nations, or is such an international organization the only proper authority to declare war? Third, in the new international order, if nations use economic, diplomatic and cultural sanctions to mobilize together against an aggressor, how does one distinguish between the patience needed to let such sanctions work and the necessity of going to war as a last

An unusual scene witnessed in our times shows military forces protecting and ensuring the delivery of humanitarian aid in war-threatened countries. Is this the new role of the military in an international order? Is

hear the word 'war' always wonder how it will directly affect my family and their lives. Will or other family members be called up?... Events that happen across the world can have very real effects here at home, and pretend they don't." Colleen Borello, Watertown, N.Y.

"Having two sons, whenever

become your gain?

you would

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resort? effort to

are homeless or hurt from the effects of war. We pray for them at night, but know that don't difference. Too often I'm just too busy with my own life and my own family to be involved in the

do enough to make any kind of bigger problems of the world." Pat really

photo from Reuters

war as the ethnic cleansing in Bosnia has shown. In addition, it is not always clear what constitutes national and internasufficient cause to justify

But the U.S. bishops were not convinced by either argument. They urged

Though the Soviet Union has collapsed since then and the tension between the two superpowers has been replaced by increasing cooperation, the possibility of nuclear war remains in our world. And the unprecedented destructiveness of nuclear weapons and their irreversible effects call into question several just-war principles. For example, can the good sought by war ever be proportional to the evil caused by nuclear weapons? Can there ever be a reasonable hope

destruction. The overall intent of these principles is to restrain the evil caused by war.

of social

ited nuclear wars.

1983.

of victory.

must exclude annihilation or the use of weapons of mass and indiscriminate

Even

The Challenge of Peace in

like to

respond

for possible

a sign that

war is really, finally being considered as a last resort? These are new questions and the answers do not come easily or quickly, especially not for Christians who feel a thorn in their side every time the questions arise. (Father Kinast is the director of the Center for Theological Reflection,

beach, Fla.)

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July 26, 1996

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT To

need to follow a high road, Pope John Paul told the Assembly in New York last October. That means: Respect for each other's cultural identity isn't enough among nations. What is called for is "esteem" for each other's cultural identity "as a common build peace, nations

J.N. General

there a season for war?

—

treasure" for humanity.

— Just

need

existing with

to exist "for"

each other

each

—

co-existing

—

other.

future,

he added. this sound

Does

each other

to participate actively in building

a better

Editor, Faith Alive!

to accept the

By Father Herbert Weber Catholic News Service For many who read this, war has not been a firsthand experience. Most Americans have not lived in a land ravaged by war. Most do not know what it is like to wake up to bombing, shell-fire or the loss of lives. But for those who have lived through it, war is a horror well worth finding an alternative to. While visiting Nicaragua in 1989 during the Contra-Sandinista war that followed the country's revolution, I talked to a woman who had lost a husband during the revolution and two

sons in the fighting against the Contras.

For the very ancient Israelites and the peoples around them, the coming of the dry season in the Middle East

meant war

need

When she realized I was a Catholic priest from the United States, she looked me directly in the eyes and said, "Go back and tell the fine people of your

Samuel

was, then as now, It

a Utopian situation? The pope anticipated the question. "None of this should appear an unattainable Utopia," he said. "Now is the time for new hope, which calls us to expel the paralyzing burden of cynicism from the future of politics and of human life." Perhaps, then, one of the new questions to ask about war on the eve of the 21st century is whether there is good reason to hope for peace. The pope gave his answer at the United Nations. David Gibson like

Be slow

"holy war." Such times.

not enough. Nations

This is the way, the pope said, "to attain an end not only to 'wars of combat' but also to 'cold wars.'" Along this high road, nations will learn not only to accord each other "legal equality"; they will invite

ried out in defense of the local gods and with their sanction. Every war was a

By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service

8:1).

And war

hell.

would have been bad enough

opposing forces just faced each other in vicious combat, but the conflict spread out to terrorize whole populations, innocent women and children included. An entire citizenry could be slaughtered or enslaved. The clear purpose of this brutality was conquest and looting. Of course,

such inhuman behavior had to be justiFor the peoples of those times, the pretext tended to be that war was carfied.

for

a war

There must be a compassionate

re-

sponse. Prayers for peace and a willingness to give to relief operations are examples of a sensitive response. Pope Paul VI cried out to the world,

When

was the temper

armies engaged in what were

wild free-for-alls, only the combatants suffered.

But when war was coldly planned and executed, the siege of enemy cities was part of the plan. During a prolonged siege the suffering of the hemmed-in people was horrible. Cut off from outside help, from food and water, they were maddened to the point of cannibalism, as happened during the siege of Jerusalem by Roman armies in 70 A.D. The psalmist expressed the terror of all his people when he cried out: "Turn your steps toward the utter ruins; toward all the damage the enemy has done in the sanctuary. Your foes roar triumphantly in your shrine; they have set up their tokens of victory. "They are like men coming up with axes to a clump of trees; and now with chisel and hammer they hack at all its paneling. They set your sanctuary on fire; the place where your name abides they have razed and profaned.... How long, O God, shall the foe blaspheme? Shall the enemy blaspheme your name

country what is going on here." She then said that the "No, never again U.S. funding of the war!" That has to be forever?" (Psalm 74:3-10). Contras was conthe goal and ideal for The people abhorred war, but people tinuing a war that every Christian even did not start it. It was always a deter"The first step for was crippling her as we live in a world mined group in the power structure, conscientious followers of country. And she tainted by fighting, fearful of their entrenched interests left me wondering if Christ is to be very slow in conflicts and viowho got other people to defend those lence. interests, to suffer and die for them. there ever is a suffiaccepting the need for wars. The Jewish historian Josephus lets cient cause for a I recall stopping us know that during the horrible siege war. at my mother's of Jerusalem, anyone who made a move According to trahouse one evening to surrender was cut down by those of ditional Catholic just-war teaching, the just as the world news was ending at his own side, by those who had instithe time of the Gulf War. Mom, an 85answer is yes. gated the insane rebellion. With nuclear arms and the types of year-old widow at the time, was in It's no wonder that when Isaiah tears. She said she was crying because wars being fought these days, however, more and more people of all the fighting, wars and bloodshed dreamed of an ideal future, it was in terms question every single around the globe. of universal peace: "They shall beat their conflict's morality. My mother's sensitivity was also eviswords into plowshares and their spears Good Christians find dent at the time of the Persian Gulf into pruning hooks; One nation shall not themselves trying to deWar. As others exalted its nobility, she raise the sword against another, nor shall cide what can be done or deplored the action. they train for war again" (Isaiah 2:4). what attitude should be In an intimate conversation at the held. time, she said she had seen enough (Father Castelot is a Scripture scholar, author, teacher and lecturer.) Perhaps the first step wars in her lifetime that she had for conscientious followcome to believe there was nothing gloriers of Christ is to be very ous about warfare. Young men, whose slow in accepting the lives were still ahead of them, and innoneed for wars. Surely cent women and children, were often wars do not have to be the victims of the decisions made by inevitable for the human others. family. My mother believed that wars would And we need to behappen but that people should never come aware of the devasresign themselves to war's inevitability. tation of land and of the (Father Weber is pastor of St. Peter's moral destruction of personhood that occur in Parish, Mansfield, Ohio, and a freewar. lance writer.) I noted in El Salvador in the first couple of FAITH IN ACTION years after their 12-year Peacemaking, Moral and Policy Challenges for a New World, edited by Gerard F. civil war that people still did not trust each other. Powers, Jesuit Father Drew Christiansen and Robert T. Hennemeyer (USCC An attitude of estrangePublishing Services, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1194. 1994. ment existed. Thievery Paperback, $19.95), brings together leading ethicists, analysts and policymakers and violence were conseto address the moral and religious dimensions of today's most pressing foreignquences of so many years policy issues. It also features "The Harvest of Justice Is Sown in Peace," a of hostility. reflection statement of the U.S. bishops, which says: "We are still called to build a Some may ask if it peacemaking church that constantly prays and teaches, speaks and acts for does any good to work against war. I peace. Once again we ask our parishes and people to join with us in: regular believe it does. Rather than accepting prayer for peace sharing the Gospel call to peace and the church's teaching on fighting, all forms of non-violent probspeaking and acting for peace." peace lem-solving have to be explored. If people expect their leaders to find alterReflection: What conflicts exist in my life or near me right now? What can I do to natives to war, then these same people help resolve conflicts constructively and in ways that heal that build peace in alternatives to fighting in find must my world? neighborhoods and

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of the

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their

own

families,

workplaces.

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& Herald

July 26, 1996

People

Chaplain Among First On Scene At TWA Terminal Within NEW YORK (CNS)

Judge Won't Impose Damages

minutes of the deadly explosion of a 17, Father James T. Devine received word at his parish residence to return to New York's Kennedy airport and be with family members of passengers on the ill-fated flight. "They were all in a state of shock," Father Devine told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview the next day. "They were bearing up pretty well," said the priest, called in by to provide comfort to those at the terminal awaiting any word about the passengers. The priest, from the Brooklyn Diocese, is a chaplain at Kennedy.

judge refused July 19 to impose statutory damages against Bishop George E. Lynch, retired auxiliary of Raleigh, N.C., who now lives in New York, for violating an injunction against blocking an

—

TWA jetliner July

TWA

Retired Bishop For Protest

NEW YORK (CNS) — A federal

Martin

Mary Jo White

of the Southern District of New York, asked for the damages after Bishop

Lynch joined

others in blocking access

to the

Women's Medical

Dobbs

Ferry, N.Y., April 3.

However,

in his

Pavilion in

comments in court,

U.S. District Judge John E. Sprizzo in-

damages was a

practical

way

dealing with a bishop acting out of conscience. Instead, he suggested, any future

by Bishop Lynch might be bethandled under a charge of criminal contempt. The case, which followed an earlier blocking of the clinic in May 1995, was brought under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, passed by Congress in 1994. It allows for imposing $5,000 in statutory damages, which violation

ter

would go

Miege Catholic High School

to the clinic.

Sprizzo said he considered $5,000 his only option under that provision

— in

Roeland

Park, Kan., were primping for the senior

prom, swimmer Catherine Fox was finetuning her speed for the Olympics and a chance for gold and glory. And Fox's sacrifice of the prom has paid off. In Atlanta July 22, she and her U.S. teammates in the 400-meter freestyle relay took the gold and set an Olympic record of 3 minutes 39.29 seconds, the second fastest time ever in the event. A day earlier the U.S. men's swimming team earned the gold in the 200-meter men's

member of the local Knight of Columbus council and has served on the Parish Board and Building Commit-

tive

Siegel, an assistant rep-

resenting U.S. Attorney

tory

Olympic Swimmer Helps U.S. Women's Team TakeThe Gold ATLANTA (CNS) In the spring, when her classmates at Bishop

Saint Therese Parishioner Carried Olympic Torch

abortion clinic.

dicated he did not think imposing statu-

Catherine Fox

The News

— — too much

tee.

10 a.m. Mass at St. Therese. Benell spent many years coaching young men in football, baseball and basketball for the Derita Athletic Association in Charlotte. Since his retirement in March 1995 from the Sunox Corporation in Charlotte, he has volunteered at least three days each week at the Cabarrus Workshop, a facility for mentally and physically handicapped adults. St. Therese parishioner Ted Benell carried the Benell' s enthusiasm pervades Olympic torch as it passed through Charlotte. the workshop's production areas, where he encourages clients always CHARLOTTE The torch for to strive, much like the Olympian aththe 1996 Olympic games has gradually letes, to reach their highest potential. made its way across the United States in the hands of thousands of everyday

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Americans. The Olympic Committee awarded this honor to "local heroes" from across the country in an effort to

for Bishop Lynch' s offense. any case, he said, it would be "a waste of time" to impose such a penalty. Bishop Lynch was joined in the April 3 action by 10 others. But only he and Brother Fidelis (Christopher) Moscinski of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, a new order started in the Archdiocese of New York, were named in

many contributions they communities. For one half mile of the torch's journey to Atlanta, it was carried by St. Therese parishioner Ted Benell as it passed through Charlotte June 24. His was one of over a million names nominated for the honor bearing the Olym-

Sprizzo' s injunction, ordered at a court

roes chosen nationwide, 75 were North

hearing Feb. 21. Brother Moscinski did

Carolinians.

But

not join Bishop

Lynch and

highlight the

make

in their

pic torch.

The

others April

member

He serves as director of the

Ministers of Hospitality at the

Of the 5,500 community

he-

FOUR GREAT NAMES to

KNOW

New Jersey native has been a of

St.

Therese parish

Mooreseville since 1979.

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and Joachim fled to the desert to fast and pray for 40 days. An angel appeared to each of them and told them they would have a child. A

childless,

girl

was

Rector: The Very Rev. Paul Gary Parochial Vicars: Rev. Eric Houseknecht Rev.

Thomas Williamson

Sunday Masses: Saturday Vigil 5:30 p.m. Sunday 8:15, 9:30, 10:45 a.m., 12:15 p.m.

Weekday Masses: Monday-Friday 7:30

a.m., 12:10 p.m.

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Saturday: Rosary 8:45 a.m.; Mass 9 a.m.;

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& Herald

Coach Guides Buchanan Honored For 50 U.S. Swimmers At Olympics Years Of Service To Church — BALTIMORE

Catholic School The head (CNS) swimming coach at Loyola High School

coach

in Baltimore said his selection as

of the 1996 U.S.

women's Olympic

swim team shows

"that Baltimore is as

good

gets in international

swim-

ming."

"In

some ways,

Olympic coaching

the selection of the

also has

among

the

Meadowbrook

Swim Club and

Fitness Center.

"is

owns and operates

offering

somewhat

Mass

Day"

St.

Lucien Church,

honor of a most faithful volunteer.

staff is rather ar-

coaches and administrators of the U.S. Swimming Association select primary and second-level coaches. The process

taught English for 27 years at Loyola,

Pastor proclaims "Christiane Buchanan

By Father Aloysius

chaic," he said. Several committees of

elected representatives from

Murray Stephens, who

Private

timore Archdiocese, of his selection as the first swim coach from Baltimore to coach in an Olympics.

political

and oftentimes

Special to The Catholic

SPRUCE PINE Buchanan arrived

—

D'Silva & Herald

News

Christiane

in the

Roze

Appalachian

Mountains in June 1946 as a 23-yearold French war bride and experienced her first culture shock when she tried to go

of changes to the tiny parish in the mountains. In

1946, the average attendance at

Mass was between

six and 12 persons. This figure swelled to about 20 when the folks from nearby Burnsville attended.

The community at large looked upon Catholics with some suspicion, but

The center is home to the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, also known as

based on tradition and history rather than near-term coaching results," he said.

NBAC,

have two swimmers who made the trial from NBAC swimming individual events, Beth Botsford and Whitney Metzler, placing me in the position to be selected," he added. Over his years as a coach, Stephens has helped guide the development of "athletes who have gone on to the Olym-

from volunteering her

pic trials steadily since 1972," includ-

prospered.

and the local training site for Stephens' top Olympic contenders. For the Atlanta games, which began July 19, Stephens will be on deck at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center coaching 20 U.S. women swimmers 14 of them competing in individual medal events and six in relays. The team is led by veteran Janet Evans, who is making an unprecedented quest to win a gold medal in her third consecutive Olympics. It's an honor," Stephens told The Catholic Review, newspaper of the Bal-

—

this didn't deter Christiane

community. Through the efforts of prominent

Pine'citizens Jack

When

in 1992.

all

FRANKLIN Assisi parish

Underway

set up a trailer in her community in Avery County, where she taught catechism to six Catholic

off to a great start to-

children.

area

Holy Days.

square foot addition that will provide

Christiane Roze Buchanan was recently honored by the St. Lucien parish community and Bishop William G. Curlin for her half-centry of faithful service to the

Father Schenck put tent to preach to the local people (who came in droves and were surprised to learn "those Catholics believe in the Resurrection\" Christiane was very involved in feeding the

Church.

priests

Among

up a

and a chapel.

the contributors to the

is St. Michael's Knights of Columbus Council 8363, giving more than $10,000 and furnishing skilled and un-

project

skilled labor. Left

— Grand Knight George Drenwitz

(left) and Council Treasurer Ted Hasle presented a $10,000 check to Father

McCue.

Jicrtpture fairings

fairings

Sunday:

(August 3

Kings

7-12 Romans 8: 28-30 Matthew 13: 44-52 or 13: 1

3: 5,

for tip fueek of (August

4-10

Isaiah 55: 1-3

Romans

8: 35,

Matthew

37-39

14: 13-21

44-46

Monday:

Jeremiah

John

13: 1-11

11: 19-27

or Luke

Matthew

Jeremiah

Matthew

14: 17-22 13: 35-43

Daniel 7: 9-10, 13-14 2 Peter 1: 16-19

Matthew

17: 1-9

Jeremiah

31: 1-7 15: 21-28

Mass. Even though she knew she was coming into "Protestant country," she was not prepared for the widespread ig-

As the congregation grew, catechism classes were organized in Spruce Pine. Christiane taught, and also helped

norance about the Catholic Church. "I don't even know if there is one around here," was the standard reply to her question: "Where is the Catholic Church?" But, thanks to her persistence and that of her broad-minded Protestant husband, Moil Richard, she found tiny Saint Lucien parish in Spruce Pine, 20

with

miles from her home.

Father Becker asked Christiane to be the

Jeremiah

Matthew Thursday

Friday:

Saturday:

15: 10, 16-21

13: 44-46

Matthew

Jeremiah 18: 1-6 Matthew 13: 47-53

Jeremiah 31: 31-34 Matthew 16: 13-23

Jeremiah

26: 1-9

Nehemiah

Matthew

13: 54-58

Matthew

Jeremiah 26: 11-16, 24 Matthew 14: 1-12

2: 1, 3; 3: 1-3,

16: 24-28

2 Corinthians 9: 6-10

John

12:

24-26

June 30 of

"Christiane fering

Wednesday:

6-7

FALLON

and brothers who helped Father Schenck.

Father Aloysius D'Silva, pastor of St. Lucien, announced to the congregation that, with permission from Bishop William G. Curlin, he was proclaiming that Sunday

28: 1-17 14: 13-21

Jeremiah

Photo by FAY

10: 38-42

Tuesday:

She also assisted

when he came to the to celebrate Mass on

Father

for the 21st Century," calls for a 6,250

tive offices, storage space

of 3(ubj

she could to support

Schenck

— Saint Francis of

classrooms, meeting rooms, administra-

tlje fcreefe

Glenmary

their efforts. Father Francis

ward the expansion of its church building. Announced only a few months ago by Pastor Richard T. McCue, the program, dubbed "Building the City of God

for

the

Fathers arrived in 1956, they embarked upon a vigorous program of evangelization and Christiane did

ner in 1984, and Anita Nail, a triple

St Francis Church Expansion Gets

Spruce

Tappan

and his wife Willie, and the faith of the few parishioners, the church grew and

ing Theresa Andrews, a gold medal win-

medal winner

ser-

vices to the fledgling faith

Mass

this year,

Buchanan Day" and was offor her intentions.

At the end of the Mass, Christiane was presented with a plaque which read: "The Faith Community is deeply grateful to Christiane Buchanan for 50 years of devoted and generous stewardship to Saint Lucien Church." Father Al also gave her a letter from Bishop Curlin, who thanked her for her half-century of faithful service to the Church. As Bishop Curlin noted in his letter, the past 50 years have brought a lot

summer camps

was

at this

still

holds.

for the children.

time that she undertook the taking care duties of altar chairman a post she of the linens and flowers

When

— —

Father Henry Becker be-

pastor in 1978, there were

than 20 children in grades K-12 in

CCD.

came

director of religious education and to

teach high school students.

John Pagel arrived

in 1982,

When Father he asked her and

to teach junior high school students

prepare them for confirmation.

Father Pagel, Jack Tappan and Christiane (as church reporter) had collected quite a

few notes about St. Lucien it came as no surprise

over the years, so

that then-pastor Father

Richard

McCue

asked Christiane to write the church history. This was done in 1989 and is updated every two years. Christiane is a charter member of the Women's Guild, founded in 1971, and presently serves as Treasurer. She

See Buchanan, page 16

News

12 The Catholic

& Herald

July 26, 1996

Consolation Teens Are Into Rite of

Initiated

Passage Program

is the African tradition that prepares young stage of development. At OLC, the Rite of Passage helps teens learn to celebrate who they are.

The Rite of Passage

people

for the next

Today

I pledge to be the best pos-

matter how good I am I know that I can become better. Today I pledge to rebuild on the work of yesterday, which will lead me into the reward of tomorrow. Today I pledge to feed my mind-

knowledge,

body-strength,

and my

spirit-faith.

Today I pledge to reach new goals, challenges, and new horizons. Today I pledge to listen to the beat ofmy drummer, who leads me onward in

new

search of my dreams.

CHARLOTTE words, 24 youths

—Reciting those Our Lady of Conso-

Church began a Rite of Passage. from ages 12-18, were initiated into the program at a Mass

lation

The

children, ranging

June 30.

"The Rite of Passage goes back to where young people are prepared to go into another stage of development," said Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, Vicar for African American Affairs Ministry, and deacon at OLC. "The the African tradition

passage

itself

teaches children certain

traditions about ture,

viduals to

who they

sible me.

and about

African-American cul-

come

together to celebrate

Rev. Mr. Todd said in his homily. The first session of passage is entitled,

are,

"Know

Thyself."

'To discover who we are, we need to remember we are children of God," Rev. Mr. Todd said to the group of young people.

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Initiates were given journals to keep as part of the Rite of Passage. As part of the program, Baker also hopes to match each initiate with a mentor. "The purpose of the diary is to encourage them to write and do careful listening," she said. When the initiates complete the requirements of the Rite of Passage next

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this to

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There's a lot of hunger ... people do want life.

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was

part of his very being. understand where it's coming from, boy, it makes so much more

Director of Music/Organist Full-time position to build on existing music program for a friendly 900 family parish located 15 miles from Charlotte, NC. Strong organ/keyboard and choral direction skills required. Able to recruit and train choir members, song leaders, cantors and musicians. Desire a person with a background in liturgy, good people and managerial skills, ability to work in a collaborative environment and committed to the spirit of Vatican II. Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume to: Search Committee, St. Michael Church, 708 St. Michael's Ln., Gastonia, NC 28052. Interim Director/Coordinator of Religious Formation Beginning Aug. 1, 1996. Duties include working with religious formation, Sacramental preparation, small groups, evangelization, adult formation and RCIA programs. Part-time (24 hours week), 1 1 month position. Send letter and resume by Aug. 5 to: Fr. George Kloster, St. Michael Church, 708 St. Michael's Ln., Gastonia, NC 28052.

Child Caregivers Child Care Aides needed

for After School Program August 1 996-June 1 997 Ann, All Saints, St. Patrick, St. Gabriel, Holy Trinity and Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Schools. Hours are 2:45-6 p.m. on regular school days. Salary: $7.00/hour. Send resume or call Ellen Buening for an application: Ms. Ellen Buening, 641 Neill Ridge Rd., Matthews, NC 28105, (704) 844-0277.

at St.

Charlotte Catholic High School Charlotte Catholic High School has the following positions open: Director of Development, Teacher Assistants, Library Assistant, Math Teacher, Spanish Teacher, Maintenance Assistant and Substitute Teachers. Send resume and request for application to: Charlotte Catholic High School, 7702 Pineville

Matthews

Rd., Charlotte,

NC 28226.

Case Manager and refugee resettlement experience, 4 years human service degree and two years experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must be organized, highly motivated and flexible. Must have excellent interpersonal skills, problem solving ability, computer knowledge, written and oral communications skills and a valid driver's license. Proficiency in SerboCroation, Spanish, Vietnameses and/or Somali preferred. Send resume to: Catholic Social Services Refugee Office, 2217 Eastway Dr., Charlotte, NC Cross-cultural

28205, Attn: Director.

Religious Education Program Director: Progressive, young parish on west side of Spartanburg, S.C. is seeking a community-minded person to direct religious education program, grades 1-12, OCIA and adult education. Person must have training in theology and experience as DRE or allied fields. Please send resumes to: Father Eugene A. Leonard, Jesus, Our Risen Savior, 2575 Reidville Rd., P.O. Box 17059, Spartanburg, SC, 29301.

treat.

ize to

The theme of hope contained in the message to the Exilic Israelites in the book of Isaiah was one that Brady felt people needed to hear. "It's so central to the needs of our times," she said. "It

was

written at a time in history

faith in God was at a time of cataclysm. Either the'- "he Israelites) were going to be poureu lorth to in the

where previous

faith,

or as a people they were going to

die. I've

always been fascinated by the

Exile, because those people

the ones

who gave

—

they're

birth to us."

When my people in their need look for water, when their throats are dry with thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer their prayer. Isaiah 42:17 While participants are eager to share their discoveries with others ("Susan's enthusiasm infects everybody in the room," says Mahony), Brady's emphasis is those assembled right in front of her. "I never focus on that (sharing at other levels), I think that the people who come here out of such thirst and such love what they pick up I believe comes directly from the Lord, and so what they 'do' with it is never anything I focus on," she explains. "I wanted to

—

and refreshed

—

Six

Bishop McGuinness High School students recently returned from a South Pacific holiday sponsored by the History department that brought them to Hawaii, the Maori-populated island of Raratonga and Australia. Students Katie Bailey, Michael Branch, Nick Coppedge, Jude Erdman, Bryan Harvey, and Patrice Moorefield shared the adventure that allowed them to experience a variety of different cultures and traditions. First stop on the trip was Hawaii, where students swam with dolphins four miles off Diamond Head and strolled beautiful Waikiki Beach. In Rarotonga, they studied Maori culture and traditions. Auckland, the Australian Blue Mountains and Sydney comprised the last leg of the trip. They visited the famed

was a

...

re-

Most people have taken this, espeon a very, very personal

level, as

food for their

"This

spirit."

life-changing, in your vi-

sion of God and Jesus and the Church and the people in the Church," said Mahony. "There's so much going on it's very exciting to be a part of Spending this time in God' s word has changed Hjellming, as well. "It calls us to a deeper relationship with God that really shows God's love and concern for all of us," he shared. Brady says it renews her to see the thirst for the word of God: "They want to learn but not just to have information. They want an intelligent understanding of the scriptures and they want to know how that can inform their lives." Israel's faithfulness in the face of uncertainty over 2,000 years ago should serve to encourage Christians today, she says. "When they can feel and hear and see and understand and smell the desert, they can unite their story to the faith story of everyone else, and they draw courage from that. That's what they want ... being part of the whole tradition, living in the company of this great and powerful

here that

it."

people of faith that' s feeding their souls."

My word is like the snow and rain come down from the sky to water the earth. They make the crops grow and provide seedfor planting andfood to eat. So also will be the word that I speak. that

Isaiah 55:10

Bishop McGuinness History Students

WINSTON-SALEM

me (is) that

cially this year,

When you

(Isaiah)

they are renewed like

sense!"

Youth Activities Coordinator

BRYAN LAMBERSON

Susan Brady addressing Bible seminar participants at St. John Neumann parish.

plishing with pa-

stuff, this

de-

An experience that I've had from most people who've been here that they verbal-

parish." St. Vincent's Mahony said she too, is excited

so I

Isaiah."

doing within the

lenge of accom-

Secretary: Youth Ministry Office The Diocesan Office for Youth Ministry seeks a full-time secretary. Qualified candidate is computer literate (Windows, Excel, etc.) and has strong bookkeeping skills, interpersonal skills and is a self-starter. Full benefit package offered. Send letter of interest, resume and three letters of reference to: Office for Youth Ministry, Attn: Paul Kotlowski, 3104 Park Rd., Charlotte, NC 28209.

Visit

South Pacific

Sydney opera house, toured a Russian Foxtrof-class submarine, the Olympic site for the year 2000 and a wildlife nature park.

The Bishop McGuinness History Department sponsored trips are fun, but the primary purpose is to foster and develop an appreciation for other cultures and a respect for the environment that

promotes global coexistence. The 1997 trip, sponsored by the school's history and religion departments, will involve visits to medieval and Reformation sites in Germany with stops at the monastery of medieval mystic Hildegard von Bingen, the imperial capital at Mainz, the Cologne Cathedral, Dresden, and a prayer service at the Nazi concentration is

open

camp

Dachau. The

to all interested parties.

trip

& Herald

The Catholic News

July 26, 1996

Diocesan News Briefs Nocturnal Adoration

DENVER — Nocturnal Adoration is

month

the first Friday each

Holy

Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins at 7 p.m. Friday evening and concludes 8 a.m. Saturday morning with Benediction, followed by the rosary and Mass. For information, call Jack Sweeney, (704) 896-7757. Spirit

Charismatic Mass

— A Charismatic

CHARLOTTE

is celebrated the second Sunday each month at 4 p.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral. Healing service begins at 3 p.m. A pot luck supper follows Mass.

Mass

Healing

Mass

CHARLOTTE — A Mass for healing mind, body and spirit

p.m.

Aug. 7 and

Wednesday each month

the first

at St.

7:30

Peter Church.

Nova Missa Ordo (Mass In Latin) ASHEVILLE The Mass is cel-

—

ebrated in Latin the

first

Sunday each

month at St. Lawrence Basilica at 5 p.m. Solemn Vespers is at 4:30 p.m. First

Saturday Devotions

BELMONT — First Aug. 3

votions are

Saturday de-

Belmont Abbey

beginning with the rosary at 9:30 a.m., followed by confessions at 10:30 a.m. and Mass at 1 1 :30 a.m. For information, call Terri or Phil at (704) 888-6050.

Ultreya

And Leaders' Schools

THOMAS VILLE — Ultreya

the Thomasville, Greensboro,

areas meets the

for

High Point

Friday each month

first

7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Highways Church. Leaders' School follows. Ultreya WINSTON-SALEM meets the second Friday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church.

honored Father John Stott with a farewell dinner June 16. He was presented with a gift of a set of books on the Church Fathers.

each month

ARDEN

Tuesday

the fourth

7:30 p.m.

—

Ultreya for the Asheville, Arden and Hendersonville areas meets the second Friday each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church. Leaders' School is the second Sunday each month between Masses. A Charlotte CHARLOTTE

—

Va. "The Desire for God" is an Aug. 30-3 1 weekend retreat reflecting on Hildegarde of Bingen and Teresa of Avila at Tabor Retreat Center. Cost is $45 for overnight and $30 to commute. Registration ends Aug. 24. To register, write: Tabor Retreat Center, 2125 Langhorne Rd., Lynchburg, Va., 24501 or call (804) 8466475.

Marriage Encounter Weekend

CHARLOTTE — To register for

the Sept. 20-22 Marriage Encounter

weekend,

Tom

and Emilie Sandin, (910) 274-4424. For details, call Steve and Peggy Geiger, (704) 845-5081. call

Lay Ministry Training Diocesan Lay Ministry training, a two-year academic program, is offered this fall in Charlotte and Greensboro. Registration deadline is August 1. For information, write the Office of Lay Ministry, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, Charlotte, N.C. 28203 or call (704) 334-1805.

mont Abbey

invite single Catholic

men,

ages 19-29, to share their hospitality Aug. 11 - 16 to experience Benedictine monastic life first-hand. For more information, contact Vocation Director, Belmont Abbey, Belmont, NC 28012 or call 1-800-743-6681.

call

Joe and Sandy

Farrelly at (704) 846-2913.

Globe Theatre

tournament to benefit Holy Angels is Monday, Sept. 23 at Cramer Mountain Country Club. For information, contact Josh at (704) 825-4161.

for the edification of the

Sunday, Aug. 11

10:30

information, call (704) 587-0881 or the

church office, (704) 554-7088.

Birthright Volunteers

GREENSBORO— needed

Needed

Volunteers are

to help staff the Birthright office

during the summer.

help call Sheri,

(910) 723-2204.

Farewell Dinner For Father Stott WAYNES VILLE St. John and Immaculate Conception parishioners

—

The play

raising of Lazarus.

carols featured throughout. Adaption

McEnnerney, with

theatrical direction

and musical arrangements are by Dianne by Matthew McEnnerney of Immaculate

Conception parish in Forest City. The "Medieval and Renaissance Drama Faire" is an event for the whole family featuring performances of three plays beginning at 10 a.m. with "The Golden Goose," followed at 1 1 a.m. by "Light of the World." The festival will conclude with a performance of Shakespeare's ever popular comedy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at 2 p.m. Activities for children include unicorn rides and a play area featuring a giant sandbox and three fantasy fountains (bring a towel and change of clothes). Cost is $10 for adults and $7 for senior citizens and children ages 5-18 (under 5 free). For information, call (704) 245-3000.

Maggie Valley, NC 2875 1 For informa.

tion, call (704)

926-3833.

ASHEVILLE — Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is Aug. 3 and every first Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc parish in the chapel area. For information, call (704) 252-3151.

Conference on Justice

— "Faith Doing

CHARLOTTE

Charismatic Renewal Conference

—

A* charismatic CHARLOTTE renewal conference is Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas parish Contact the parish at (704) 549-1607 for

MORGANTON 1 1

—

Prison Ministry Training The Greensboro Vicariate Community Life Network

GREENSBORO

sponsoring a training session for those

interested in

Swimming

and water

slides

cial

known

day, August 12.

mission of the Church. Nationallyspeakers will present Catholic social tradition from the perspective of

a "consistent ethic of

life."

Secular Franciscan Inquiry

Call Joanne

Day

See"

Greensboro Vicariate is Tuesday,

facilities

Sept.

24 from 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

—

an Aug. 1-7

Healing Ministry

CHARLOTTE

Deacon Bruce

preach July 31

7:30

Simpson

will

ThoHeadquarterd

p.m.. at St.

mas Aquinas Parish

retreat

James Cathedral in Orlando, Fla., Deacon Simpson is a former Catholic journalist who has brought his message of healing to communities in the Americas, the Caribbean and Asia.

$235. To register, contact Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., is

— Catholic evan-

"Lord

on the continual process of growth in faith, hope and charity experienced throughout life directed by Reverend Chester Michael, co-author of Prayer and Temperament. Cost is $225. "I Lift Up My Eyes" is an Aug. 253 1 retreat reflecting on the love of God as revealed in Scripture, silence and nature directed by Glenmary Father Jack McNearney and Jesuit Sister Diane CouCost

at St.

Paul the Apostle Church.

call

that focuses

ture.

Min-

for the

Living Waters Retreats

May

A CRISM

will be allowed at a

MAGGIE VALLEY I

—

(Catholic Retired Invited to Special

Day of Reflection and friendship

433-5660. For picnic information, Patti Dameron, (910) 722-0644.

That

of Reflection

GREENSBORO istries)

and camping

from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Franciscan Center. To attend, call Sister Anne Joseph, (910) 274-5577 by Mon-

to the so-

and

small beach area. Miniature golf, tubing

becoming involved

who

want to learn to link their faith

Grand

a dish to share, silverware, plates

—

prison ministry on Saturday, Aug. 17,

Saturday, Aug. 10. from

a.m.-4 p.m. at Steel Creek Park. Bring

more information.

Grand Ultreya Picnic Ultreya Picnic

man and the

taken from the Middle English with medieval

CHARLOTTE

Frazier, (704) 536-0330, for information.

Catholic Inquiry Class

RCIA

Ole Hass and Ingrid Cowan are among the actors at the Medieval and Renissance Drama Faire.

the Diocese of Charlotte for those

Golf Tournaments

CRAMER MOUNTAIN — A golf

CHARLOTTE — An inquiry class a.m. at St. Vincent dePaul Church. For

America."

short Medieval Bible plays were written by unknown Catholic clerics

gelist

The

Justice," is a conference sponsored

are available. For park details, call (704)

For information,

of the project to

"Shakespeare's

Eucharistic Adoration

potluck lunch. Baby-sitting

available.

site

rebuild

Monastic Experience

drinks.

on the

BELMONT — The monks of Bel-

Community Ultreya is the fourth Sunday each month from 1-3 p.m. at St. Matthew Church. The event includes a

Cursillo

dieval and Renaissance Drama Faire" July 27 and Aug. 3 at Globe Park, N.C.,

people, and this one presents the episodes of Christ healing the blind

—

Leaders' School

Faire

miracle play "Light of the World" is part of the "Me-

Tabor Retreat Center

LYNCHBURG,

Drama

ALEXANDER MILLS — The Medieval

Hall.

at St.

Diocesan Silver And Golden Anniversary Celebration Planned St. John CHARLOTTE Neumann Church will host the annual Diocesan Celebration for couples

—

married 25 or 50 years this year. Contact

your parish office to be included.

—The

St.

Maximillian Kolbe Fraternity of the secular Franciscan Order offers inquiry sessions for persons who would like to know more about St. Francis and the Franciscan way of life the second Sunday each month beginning August 1 1 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Vincent dePaul Church. For information, call (704) 365-9425.

Post-Abortion Support Group The GreensGREENSBORO

—

boro Pregnancy Care Center

is starting

another post-abortion support group for women who have unresolved feelings and needs regarding their abortion ex-

The groups meet for once a The study is biblically-based. Days and times of meet-

periences.

week

for eight weeks.

ings will be arranged according to participants' schedules. For information, call

Marilyn Hodges

at (910)

274-4901.

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes parish newsfor the diocesan news

Good photographs, preferably black and white, also are welcome. Please submit news release and photos at least briefs.

10 days before the date of publication.

The Catholic News

July 26, 1996

& Herald

World And National News Briefs Recommend FDA

House Passes Welfare Reform Despite Plea From U.S. Bishops DeWASHINGTON (CNS)

Approval For U.S. Marketing Of

an eleventh hour plea from U.S. Catholic bishops to alter major provisions of their welfare reform bills, the House passed a sweeping reform measure July 1 8 as the Senate began its debate and planned final action within days. By a vote of 256-170, House members approved a bill that Republicans said would save about $60 billion over

of scientific experts recommended July 19 that the Food and Drug Administration allow the controversial abortion-inducing pill RU-486 to be marketed in the United States. Following a public hearing in Gaithersburg, Md., the FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee voted 6-0 that the benefits

Scientists

—

RU-486

WASHINGTON (CNS) — A panel

spite

six years.

The

bill still

contains provi-

of the RU-486/misoprostol regimen for

Under

terminating early pregnancies outweigh

sions the bishops oppose.

this

its risks.

measure, responsibility for government cash assistance to the poor would pass from Washington to the states in block grants. Benefits would have time limits of five or fewer years, work requirements, a health insurance exclusion for legal immigrants, and a family cap.

Two members

of the panel ab-

stained.

RU-486, also known by

name

its

generic

taken first and causes the uterine lining to break down and slough off. Misoprostol, a prostagmifepristone,

landin that stimulates uterine contrac-

taken two days later. The procedure requires several medical visits, precise drug dosage and monitoring. An editorial in the July 22 issue of tions, is

New Network Will Need Support For Ministry, Archbishop Says A proTAMPA, Fla. (CNS)

—

L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican

posed Catholic national television network should be strong on entertainment,

newspaper, condemned the abortion pill as "the pill of Cain, the monster that cynically kills one's brother."

but without the negative content of other

programming, according to the archbishop chairing a

retired

project

mittee for the U.S. bishops. Retired

comCardinal Demands Inquiry Into Violence Surrounding

New

Orleans Archbishop Philip M. Hannan told the 700 people at the Catholic Daughters of the Americas national convention in Tampa July 14 that he hoped their 125,000 members would back the nationwide television network he is promoting. Also during their July 14-16

Ireland

Marches

WASHINGTON (CNS) — CardiDaly of Ireland called for an independent inquiry into the violence surrounding marches in Northern Ire-

nal Cahal

land.

convention, the Catholic Daughters of

"I believe that a genuinely indepen-

how the organi-

dent public inquiry should be set up to

become more visible by work-

investigate both the causes and the con-

the Americas discussed zation can

sequences of the disturbances preceding

ing on social projects such as helping

victims of domestic violence,

AIDS

and following the Drumcree march (on July 11)," said Cardinal Daly in his homily at a Mass for peace at St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh July 21. Bishop

Alzheimer's disease.

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and

a.m.;

at St.

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Daniel P. Reilly of Worcester, Mass., of the U.S. Catholic Conference's International Policy Committee, also called for an inquiry in a July

CNS

Londonderry a few days

12:45 p.m. For daily and holy day Masses, call the church, (704) 4649207.

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July 26, 1996

Church

St. Elizabeth

tember staffing of the Church of the Epiphany in Blowing Rock was a re-

aiish"

sponse to the influx of vacationing Flo-

Profile

By 1984

its

beginnings in the few Catholic

families and several Catholic students at

Appalachian State College that were

Boone in the

present in

time, visiting priests

movie

theatre in

Center, an Appalachian State audito-

rium and the Boone United Methodist Church. The current structure opened in the spring of 1988 and was dedicated by then-Bishop John F. Donoghue on July 17 of that year. Continued parish growth necessitated the addition of two education wings, which were com-

private residences or the

One

Blowing Rock.

of those was Father Will-

iam Wellein, who

in 1953 set up the of the Highways Motor Chapel in Boone, which served a

Madonna

pleted in 1993. Part of the mission statement of

Elizabeth 259 Pilgrims Way, Boone, NC, 28607 (704) 264-8338 / 264-6347 St.

Vicariate:

St.

educational and social needs of people of the region. Toward that end, parishioners share their time and tal-

He later began having American Legion "hut" and was commissioned to purchase land for a new church. Fundraising began in earnest in 1957, and on November 1, 1958, the first Mass was celebrated

Boone

Masses: Saturdays

Sundays

5:15 p.m.; 1 8:30 and 1 :30 a.m.

ent and are

weekly Mass

tors to local agencies

in the

new

St.

at the old

church.

Elizabeth's had no resident pastor until the

Home

Missioners assumed pastoral reDuring the period of their ad-

sponsibility in 1963.

ministration of the parish, the Catholic population,

parishioners: 1,260

both locally and

Number

at Appalachian State, continued to grow. When the Diocese of Charlotte was formed in 1972 and pastoral responsibilities were returned to

households: 450

the diocese, St. Elizabeth's parish rolls

Mission:

Church

was the stu"Most of these middle schoolers have never had this sort of experience before," she explained. "If they have seen a homeless person, or persons with special needs, it was from a distance. I wanted to be sure that wherPoli's chief concern

JOG, from page 6

dents.

College.

This week-long exposure to an array of human services was the brainchild of Cathie Stout of St. Barnabas and Mary Ann Poli of St. Joan of Arc. Several years ago a similarly focused day-long retreat for middle-schoolers had been so successful that when the opportunity arose this year, they decided to extend the program. For Stout, this was an "opportunity for the youths to learn through experience about a variety of services in the area, to reflect on what they've experienced, and to realize that they can make a difference." To experience this

young

as it

teens, she believes, will

easier for

them

make

to get involved in ser-

ever

went, they (the students)

would feel comfortable and safe." She felt it was important that each site be surrounded by enough support to help explain to the students what they were

ASHEVILLE St.

— The

Lawrence Basilica

will

bell towers of

be shiny and

leakproof soon.

A project to restore and re-cover the towers with bright copper sheeting is underway, thanks to a financial transfusion from Knights of Columbus Council 1695. The Grand Knight Dennis Alcockl recently presented a $40,000 check to the church. history of the proposed renova-

back to when Father Carl Kaltreider first reported to St. Lawrence Church before it was designated a Basilica. He immediately recognized two important

encouraging to see adults sufficiently concerned with developing social consciousness in the young to risk breaking through the insulation that can prevent the social gospel be-

tion goes

ing heard.

other spiritual

It is

projects

— one physical and — would need a

financial, the

that

money, attention and effort. With no funds available ner committee and

the flowers

represented Saint Lucien on the Diocesan Pastoral Council for four years,

still

takes care of

feast days.

Christiane

a retired high school

teacher, with 32 years of service in

meeting the needs

of the homeless and hungry.

ber of the .

Boone Area

A mem-

Coalition of

Churches since the Christian ecumenical group's inception in 1982, St. Elizabeth's is committed to the work of The Hospitality House of Boone, a facility that assists homeless and displaced persons in getting back on their feet.

The

parish

also a

member of

the Interfaith Forum, an ecumenical

group representing people of all

faiths.

In 1993, the parish received the tard

Mus-

Seed Award from the National

Catholic Education Association in recognition of their high level of parental

involvement and participation.

Knights Council Donates $40,000 To Basilica

The

experiencing.

vice organizations as adults.

Buchanan, from page

showed 303

members. In 1982 there were 414 registered parishioners and weekend Mass attendance during the summer months averaged 600 people. The June through Sep-

Epiphany 163 Galax Lane Blowing Rock, NC 28605 of the

among the major contribu-

largely tourist population.

Glenmary

Number

Elizabeth parish addresses the spiri-

tual,

Rev. Conrad C. Hoover

Pastor:

Campus Ministry

the basement of the

At that from Lenoir and 1940's.

North Wilkesboro would celebrate

Mass

heat.

the parish family had

outgrown the original 140-seat church building when a disastrous fire destroyed the structure. During the next four years, Masses were celebrated, in

BOONE — St. Elizabeth parish has

summer

ridians escaping the

lot

Members were made aware of the money crunch and the Knights agreed the expenditure was necessary. A check was presented to Father Kaltreider soon thereafter. It was his last the sanctuary.

major undertaking before leaving

sume in

the pastorate at St.

to as-

Mary Church

Shelby and Christ the King Mission

Msgr. Mountain. Kings JohnMcSweeney is the new recotr of the in

Basilica.

The towers have an interesting hisDuring the cold war years, one bell was equipped with an air raid siren while

tory.

the crypt underneath the Basilica sanc-

was designated an air raid shelter. Thankfully, neither had to be used for

tuary

those purposes. at the

The work of architect Rafael who designed and built St.

time

for the restoration project, Father Kaltreider started work on the second

His efforts were finally rewarded in April, 1993 when St. Lawrence was recognized and added to the existing list of 33 Basilicas in the U.S. As time passed, the bell towers of the Basilica continued to deteriorate and the

project.

Gustavino,

Lawrence, is evident in about 1,000 U.S. buildings from Grand Central Station, in

New York

Chapel

He patented a revival of an

Hill.

Motley Memorial

and mortar

during Father Pagel's and Bishop Michael J. Begley's tenure. She served for six years on the St. Lucien parish council in the positions of Chairman and

North Carolina, including six summers of teaching French at Appalachian State University and one at Western Carolina University.

second project moved to the forefront.

in the sanctuary of the St.

Secretary.

Repairs had to begin as soon as possible

taught

She is the mother of one son, Dr. Stephen Buchanan, of Union, S.C., and grandmother to Lindzey, who will at-

irre-

church building is a great example of this method. There are no beams, posts or only masonry materials are rafters

Vacation Bible School. She designed and

tend the College of Charleston in the

placeable.

embroidered eight altar cloths as well as other church linens. She is on the ban-

fall.

Enter Knights of Columbus Council

used in the structure. The tile and mor tar system was used in the constructing

Christiane tic

a lector

minister and this

and eucharis-

summer she

or there could be irreversible

sanctuary features,

1695,

who meet

many

damage

of them

in the crypt

underneath

ancient Middle Eastern

building system.

tile

The completely

supporting 58 x 82 foot elliptical

self-

dome

Lawrence

—

all

horizontal surfaces.