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anniversaries,

recognize retirement Photos by Joann

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KEANE

Editor

CLEMMONS — Sometimes

"Ye are the light of the world. your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."

..Let

5: 14,

16

chil-

dren speak an international language few adults can comprehend. Sometimes they communicate through universal games or through some form of a sign language only they understand.

But always they speak in smiles.

Cantonese and English are galaxies apart linguistically. But miles of smiles filled Holy Family parish and permeated the village township of Clemmons. And for one week in June,

dateline.

This summer's Special Olympics brought 7,000 athletes, 2,000 coaches and 15,000 family members from more than 150 countries to North Carolina.

It would take by all estimates close to 35,000 volunteers to secure

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— Matthew

takes a village

a cultural gap narrowed between North Carolina and Macau. Along the way, a bond of friendship was sealed as Holy Family rallied in support for their new friends: Special Olympics athletes from across the international

Every Week ...Pages

By

9

"Brother Bill"

Editorials

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Village Township, parish rally to support Special Olympics

rekindling of faith

is

!

Holy Family Parish joined the village township of Clemmons as Host Homes families for Special Olymipcs athletes, with guests from Macau. From left to right, Cynthia Pao, translates words of welcome from Father Frank O'Rourke, pastor. In the second picture, enthusiasm speaks volumes, and to the right, a young member of Holy Family wears her souvenir; a tee-shirt autographed largely in Chinese by her new friends from Macau.

the success of the 10th Special pics

Olym-

World Summer Games.

To accommodate the worldwide contingency, 120 North Carolina towns and villages opened their homes and hearts to special athletes from all points on the globe. Within the towns, the Knights of Columbus became special

players in their

own

right.

In 70 percent of those host towns.

Knights of Columbus have councils.

And each council within the state took on visitors from afar. In Clemmons, the 20 athletes and 1 1 coaches from Macau got a taste of southern hospitality, compliments of the Knights Council #9499 and Holy Family parish.

"We've rolled out the red carpet," said John Harrison, outgoing State Deputy for the N.C. Knights of Columbus and member of Holy Family parish in Clemmons. Harrison and his wife, Anne also opened their home for two athletes and a coach.

Chairperson for Clemmons host town program, Frank Petto spent months getting groups of volunteers together.

Committees

for transporta-

medical, entertainment, and fundraising were but a few of the tasks that took temporary hold of Petto's life. Like a proud papa, he's puffed with the pride. "It was worth every second," said Petto, who's also a parishioner and Knight at Holy Family. Without hesitation he added, "It's the host tion,

made

happen." contingency would depart for the games, Holy Family parish threw a dinner party to honor their guests: Turkey families that

The day

it all

before the

Macau

and all the trimmings, a typical American feast on the table, laughter and hugs filled the room.

Many of the Knights cashed in va-

cation hours to volunteer for the duration of the Special Olympics, giving a

week in the 90 degree, near-equal humid days typical in the early summer days

in the Carolinas.

Financially, the Knights of

lumbus established themselves

Coas

players in yet another arena: as Bronze level Special Olympics sponsor, in-

vesting about a quarter million dollars in support of these special summer games, with half of the funds coming

from the 103 councils across the Tar Heel State.

Along athletic venues. Knights of

Columbus served

in areas of food serv-

ing, accreditation,

security,

management, family

venue and

services,

other roles as needed. N.C. Knights co-sponsored badminton, helped out with basketball, and maintained a presence at the airport and in the

World Games

Festival Park on the Meredith College campus. If a request sounded for volunteers. Knights were quick to heed the call.

It's easy to see what draws the Knights to respond so generously in time and treasure to these special athletes.

As part of

their dedication to

charity, Knights of

Columbus historiprograms for

cally provide aid to

people with mental retardation. It is one of their key missions. Moreover,

See

SPECIAL OLYMPICS,

page

15

The Catholic News & Herald

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The World

July 9, 1999

in Brief

Caritas Mexico receives papal donation for earthquake victims

MEXICO CITY

interest rates of the 1980s. But now family farmers are hit by a "triple whammy" of "bad prices, bad weather and bad policy," said Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., who ran the hearing. Wendell Berry, a Catholic farmer from Kentucky who has written books about farming life, testified at the hearing that, more than "immediate answers," a "complete debate" on rural policy is needed.

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(CNS)

Mexico's national Caritas organization received $50,000 from Pope John Paul II to aid victims of a June earthquake. About 25 people were killed and 7,700 homes were destroyed in the southeastern states of Puebla and Oaxaca by the June 15 quake, which measured 6.7 on the Richter scale. The earthquake also shook large areas of central Mexico, including Mexico City,

Irish

REALITY

where minor damage was reported.

10 CATHOLICS

DUBLIN,

MURDERCO AS A

BOMBED 13S0 CATHOLIC FAMILIES FORCED OUT

MANY DOZENS OF PIPE BOMB ATTACKS ON CATHOLIC HOMES

(CNS)

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Kazakhstan's capital, Astana, a year after the city was inaugurated as the ex-

new

Soviet republic's

capital.

German

Cardinal Joachim Meisner of Cologne Our Lady of

dedicated the church of

Perpetual Help at a June 27 Mass, concelebrated by the Vatican's nuncio

Kazakhstan, Archbishop Marian Oles, and Kazakhstan's apostolic administrator. Bishop Jan Lenga. In his homily. Cardinal Meisner said the opening of the church would give the Christian cross a "permanent presence" in the new capital, whose Cathoto

fact that

I

am

based in

me

some

insight into these problems," said Bishop Patrick Walsh of Down

The

Kazakiistan's capital WARSAW, Poland (CNS) The first Catholic church has opened in

"The

Belfast (Northern Ireland) gives

U.S. Catholic bishops are backing a House bill to give legal status to immi-

grants who have resided in the country for years but whose applications for asylum have been rejected because of a misinterpretation of the law. On behalf of the U.S. Catholic Conference, Kevin Appleby, USCC director of migration and refugee policy, announced support of H.R. 2125, the Legal Amnesty Restoration Act of 1999, introduced by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. As many as 350,000 individuals could be affected. Appleby spoke June 30 to a group of about 50 amnesty supporters on the Capitol grounds.

Catiiolic ciiurcii dedicated in

the likelihood of violence as the Protestant marching season reaches its height.

Bisiiops support amnesty bill for immigrants cauglit in ioopliole

WASHINGTON

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about growing sectarian tensions in Northern Ireland, saying it increases

150 CATHOLIC HOMES PETROL I

(CNS)

Ireland

Ireland's bishops expressed concern

RESULT OF DRUMCREE

Ricardo Bucio, coordinator of Caritas, and other officials received the papal donation in a ceremony July 1. Caritas is the Catholic Church's charitable agency in the country.

bishops wam growing tensions

may increase parades violence

CNS

Mural

in

PHOTO FROM Reuters

Belfast

A mural in a nationalist area of

Belfast July 5 indicates ongoing hurdles implementation of the peace plan for Northern Ireland. At this time of year, the Protestant Orange Order holds its annual marches, some of which meander through heavily Catholic areas. in the

parish has been headed by Jesuit Father Otto Messmer since 1988.

Archbishop paints grim picture of Latin American church, society

lie

CLEVELAND

(CNS)

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The

Catholic Church in Latin America faces huge challenges in the form of economic injustices, political corruption, aggressive sects and its own failure to grow, according to the immediate past president of the Latin American bishops' council. Archbishop Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras, presented a grim picture of the state of the church in Latin America in a June 25 talk to a conference at John Carroll University in Cleveland. The June 24-27 conference, billed as "dialogue within U.S. Catholic higher education about Latin America" was sponsored by the Association of Catholic Colleges and University and the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Latin

America, both based in Washington; the Diocese of Cleveland; and Jesuitrun John Carroll Unix'ersity.

Vatican official says world refugee situation has worsened VATICAN CITY (CNS) The

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world's refugee situation has worsened with changes in warfare, and tactics such as those used in Kosovo have become more common, a Vatican official said. "War today targets civilians more than ever before," U.S. Divine Word

Father Michael A. Blume,

who heads

and Connor. "We have seen the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth O'Neill in Portadown and the frightening discovery of pipe bombs in Lurgan. Despite

what some people are saying, these are not mindless attacks, they are deliberate, bigoted and sectarian." Speaking on behalf of the bishops of all Ireland in mid-June, Bishop Walsh called on all parties involved in peace talks to re-

sume

negotiations.

CCC to help

cize a service aimed at Catholics trav-

nearby Mass by dialing L-

name of the

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the latest rural

crisis, said

farmers tes-

Democratic hearing. Some out in. the 1960s

tifying June 23 at a Senate

Policy Committee farmers were weeded by bad management were drix'en from the

They

eling around the United States.

grants and Travelers said in a June 25 interview. "In turn, larger parts of these populations are forced to flee

homes and even their countries." fittest won't survive current rural crisis, farmers say WASHINGTON (CNS) Sur\'ival of the fittest won't hold sway in

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Communication Campaign has announced it will publiU.S. bishops' Catholic

can find

Even the

on Mass times (CNS) The

WASHINGTON

the office for the pastoral care of refugees at the Pontifical Council for Mi-

their

publicize national

toll-free service

a

800-Mass-Times, which also

Lynch of

service.

St.

is

the

Bishop Robert N.

Petersburg,

Fla., chair-

man

of the U.S. Catholic Conference Committee for Communications, announced the partnership June 21. The committee oversees the CCC. "In his recent letter on the Lord's Day, Pope John Paul II reminded Catholics of the importance of Sunday Mass observance," said Bishop Lynch an announcement released in Washington. "1-800-

Mass-Times provides a

practical

way

practices; others

for traveling Catholics to celebrate

farm by the high

Mass on Sundays and holy

days."

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July

Volume Publisher. Most Editor:

Joann

S.

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July 18 11 am 25th Anniversary of the Parish St. Paul the Apostle War Memorial Auditorium Greensboro

Day

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July 24 Mass with Catholic Singles of Charlotte

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4:30 pm July 31 10th Anniversary of the Parish St. Bernadette

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5-7 pm July 18 Dedication of Catholic Social

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Bishop William 1 1 CHARLOTTE G. Curlin celebrates a charismatic Mass today at ,4 p.m. in St. Patrick Cathedral. Prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck meal follows the Mass. For more information,

tiie following events:

(704) 527-4676.

Bible study be-

CHARLOTTE

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gins today through July 16 at St. Patrick's Cathedral from 9 a.m. to noon.

For details, call Lori at (704) 376-7805.

CHARLOTTE "Life in the Spirit," a four-week seminar on understanding the role of the Holy Spirit, begins today from 7-9 p.m. and will continue every Monday night through Aug 12

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at

St.

Matthew Church, 8015 Commons Parkway. Regis-

Ballantyne

is $10 for books and will be taken tonight at 6:45 in the church foyer. Baby-sitting is available at no

tration fee

Not just a person in the pews: mittee and the Community Life Commission and a participant with the Steering Committee of the Greensboro Catholic Literacy Project and the Diocesan Board for the Office of Faith Formation.

How does this woman divide her

CSS staffer elected president of NC Council of Churches ALESHA M. PRICE Staff Writer

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GREENSBORO

Trying

to

North Carolina Council of Churches, she will become even the

busier.

helm of the

will be at the

organization which is involved with many issues such as

reforming social and

migrant farm workers and victims of natural disasters, and providing health care for disadvantaged youth.

The North Carolina Council of Churches is a 63year-old ecumenical organization devoted to promoting solidarity and unity among over 20 various religious denominations

"They

set a

example, and they

parishioner and as a

ways

leader of the council and various programs. Her election

is

On

1999 in Christ,

weekend of July

17-18, the U.S. Mission Collection will be of our Diocese. This was previously called the "Collection for Black and Indian Missions" and the "Home Missions

taken

the

in the parishes

Collection."

The purpose Good News

of this collection

made

al-

is

significant

60

for over is

especially

because the

Asking your generous response to this collection and wishing you and yours God's abundant blessings, I am

Johnson

Her parents

years,

and she

the second Catholic

Sincerely in Christ,

also

opened their home to adopt biracial children and become fos-

leverend Mauricio W. West Vicar General and Chancellor

ter parents.

Johnson stated that her parents' de-

to

be elected."

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Father George Kloster, ecumenicalminister for the Diocese ofCharlotte

sire to raise a family of seven of different nationalities "raised

unteer work because I wanted my church parish to become more visible

work of people doing

in the city."

her awareness and

want to be just a person the pews," remarked Johnson.

After becoming parish area coordinator of Catholic Social Services, Johnson became affiliated with the North Carolina Council of Churches after being asked to attend an annual meeting as a delegate. She sat on the executive board, became vice-president, and was subsequently nominated for the position of president of the council.

She added that "this isn't like an election because it's not as technical; it's an honor because they asked me

social consciousness."

When many

oth-

she

en-

tered college, she was already person-

with race relations and worked to improve conditions on campus.

After meeting her husband and earning her sociology degree, the couple moved to Greensboro, and she became a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church and immediately became involved with her new church ally involved

ers.

Johnson is currently a member of the Advisory Council for the Justice and Peace Office and has been a volunteer for a host of diocesan organizations, such as the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, the Greensboro Urban Ministry, and others. Along with her new role as president of the council, she has also served as the chairperson of the Campaign for Human Development Com-

integration, so she

community.

Johnson describes herself back then as an "at-home mom doing vol-

"I

in

didn't

Simple volunteering led to deeper involvement with committees and in the community, which led her to Catholic Social Services. When Sister Anne Joseph Edelen of the Daughters of Charity was transferred to South Carolina, she suggested that Johnson replace her as parish area coordinator because of her dedication and service. This was a position the sister had created in conjunction with the satellite office of Catholic Social Services in Greensboro. Moreover, it

was

matic Mass celebrated today and every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Family, 4820 Kinnamon Road.

on the Catechumenate Aug. 1 through Aug. 6 at the Catholic Conference Center. This foundational institute, which features a track on campus ministry,

15 HIGH POINT

at

War Memorial

teaches the Christian initiation process

Gray

543-0489.

is

a charis-

healing

Mass

is celebrated today and each third Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel of Mar)^eld Nursing Home, 1315 Greensboro Rd. 16 CHARLOTTE RetrouvaiUe is a program for married couples that brings hope, teaches communication on a feel-

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ing

level,

helps couples realize that their

problems are not unique, helps couples identify their values and priorities, and teaches couples to start anew. The program begins today in Charlotte. For details, call Rev. Mr. Nick or Irene Fadero at (704) 544-0621 or (800) 470-2230.

17 GREENSBORO St. Paul the Apostle is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a dinner dance at the Airport Marriott from 7:00 to midnight.

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The cost is $30 per person.

18 BREVARD A Spanish Mass

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GREENSBORO

10:45 a.m. at the

stitute of

and Beyond"

is

an in-

The North American Forum

Auditorium. A reception follows immediately after Mass. Vouchers for

and the pastoral

the reception are still available for a $2 donation to charity. For ticket and voucher information, call Nadine Whitacre at (336) 282-1493.

REIDSVILLE Spanish Mass and meal for migrant workers is taking place today at Holy Infant, 1042 Freeway

brochure and other details, call Joanna Case at (704) 362-0013 or send e-mail

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Mass begins at 1 meal following the Mass

Drive.

the

'The

casseroles, desserts, fruit,

To

and

HICKORY

— "The

GREENSBORO

— The

Initiation Experi-

Greensboro

Council 939 Knights of Columbus are hosting a golf tournament Aug 22 at Jamestown Golf Course. There is a $40 times off #1 and

Ahrens (336) 272-2824.

it

a registration

to jcase@charlotte.infi.net.

at 2 p.m.

volunteer or to ask about donating

food, call Dolores

For

fee for lunch, tee time,

soft drinks.

implement

skills to

in various settings.

p.m. with

Volunteers are needed to serve, and these items are neeeded: potluck, side dishes,

Upcoming is

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ence: Beginnings

#10

and

to serve."

She admitted that she did not

Sept. IB

14

the Wheeler Athletic Center on the campus of Belmont Abbey College.

Team members include internationally

known

Catholic clergy, religious

and lay evangelists. also featured. for adults

A youth session is

Advance

and $ 10

tickets are

for high school

Lunch

college students.

is

$15 and

available

with pre-registration for an additional $6. Early registration deadline is Aug. 25. For details, call (704) 5190786, or visit the Web at http:// www.ntrnet.net/~goodnews/.

Ongoing

CHARLOTTE

— Women

in

the

Singles

summer on two Friday mornings each month in Room D of the St. Gabriel

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is

page

Word will continue to meet during the

and foursomes call Joe Doria at (336) 454-4728 or Bob Thomas at (336) 698Proceeds to benefit General 1729.

Charity Fund of Council 939.

BELMONT The Southeast FIRE Rally, a Catholic alliance of faith, intercession, repentance and evangelism,

JOHNSON,

See

Tee

cart.

at 12:30.

parish social

ministry."

Sister Anne's idea to "start a net-

being celebrated today and every Sunday evening at 6 p.m. through Sept. 5 at Sacred Heart, 4 Fortune Cove.

St. Paul the Apostle's 25th anniversary Mass celebrated by Bishop William G. Curlin

extra cost. For details, call Lisa

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helps ensure that

are blessed with the

person, after myself,

can Baptist Churches, and

— There

it

deserts of the Southwest, to Alaska's cold wilderness.

you should do what you can for others if you said that

ability,"

council has been active

African Methodist Episcopal Church, Southern and Ameri-

CLEMMONS

Evangelization;

available for the Black

added.

across the state including the Roman Catholic Church, the

at (704)

is

and Native American communities of this country and that there are priests, religious and laity available to minister for the Church in these areas.

Support from this collection goes to some of the neediest people of the United States - from the inner cities of the rural South, from the the

good

experience both as a

9,

Dear Friends

older.

"She brings a wealth of

racial injustice, aiding

July

time between her family and her work? To find out, one must travel back to her childhood and early adulthood years in Seattle, Wash.

Johnson's parents, who raised her in the Catholic faith, had a large influence on her life. They were actively involved in the church and their community, which inspired her to do the same as she grew

catch Bridget Brown Johnson is a difficult task; she travels and works at Now, with her the speed of light. recent election to the presidency of

Johnson

The Diocese of Charlotte The Chancery

from 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

at

Ministry Center. Call Kathee Varner at (704) 543-8769 or Julia LeGrand at (704)

362-301

1

for details.

Please submit notices ofeven ts for the Diocesan Planner at least 10 daysprior topublication date.

4

The Catholic News & Herald

July

Ediloriah & Columns Bread and memories Precious memories come sometimes

The Pope

color, taste

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came

America from

to

Italy.

And

I

signifies

church communion ByLYNNEWEIL

Catholic

News Service

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

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A

sacred

vestment presented to archbishops by the pope signifies their communion with the church, Pope John Paul II told pilgrims at St. Peter's Square.

"The ancient rite by which the pope bestows the pallium upon newly named metropolitan archbishops is a symbol of the communion of the church's pastors in the apostolic tradition," the pope said at his June SO general audience. "The pallium is also a reminder that each metropolitan shares in Peter's mission of strengthening the church's unity in faith and fraternal love."

The previous day, in an annual Mass at the Vatican on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul, the pope presented palliums to 37 new archbishops, including one from the United States and two Canadians.

The white, wool bands ornamented with six small crosses are worn around the neck and shoulders with pendant strips at the breast and back. They symbolize full episcopal authority.

Pope John Paul noted in his audience talk that the pallium's wool was "a symbol of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God and the Good Shepherd, whom the church's pastors are called to

(www.upword.com/bread).

There is no buying or selling of these recipes on the Free Internet Bread Recipe Archive. His motivation was truly spiritual. "I thought if I put up some recipes and invited others around the world to do the same, we could achieve a kind of global communion, service

not physically breaking bread, but sharing recipes," Rick told me.

There are now more than 100 bread recipes on Rick's site, coming in from bread bakers as far away

South Africa and Norway.

For Rick this is a way of electronically communi"not that the cating something that is sacramental people responding would be aware of this."

What the recipe-senders wouldn't know is Rick's personal story of why bread became so important to him. Rick is a twin. He and his brother Eric were so identical they often were called to do TV commeras

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much about

his illness,

but

I

it's

therefore find ourselves before an ancient tra-

through all of its history."

Pope clears way for beatification of two Fatima children VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II has approved the last document needed for the beatification of two Portuguese children who saw the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima in 1917. The June 28 decree marked the Vatican's

tically

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acceptance of a miracle attributed to the intercession of Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two shepherd children who were with their cousin, a Carmelite nun still living Lucia dos Santos when Mary appeared at Fatima, Portugal.

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the end was near. "He stayed alive as long as he took the bread. He really had an extra year in his life.

It was not expected like a miracle."

The free bread-recipe web site is, in a way, Eric's

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legacy.

have watched Rick make bread and can feel his when he says that "making break is a sacred act. It starts with a seed, collected by man, but planted in earth. It's like an offering to God, created with your hands.

"You give shape to it and put it into an oven, like a womb that gives nourishment. Then God blesses it and makes it live."

I

sincerity

way home, I started kicking myself buy these dumb shoes?

Reflecting, I found that there were several reanone of them very good. sons First, I didn't want the salesman to think I'm a loser. I felt stupid, not knowing which shoes were on half

I

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and cheap, not being ready for the fancy price.

Second, I had inconvenienced the salesman. He had set the shoes back for me. Didn't I owe him

I

But

want last

loafers.

something

It's

I

didn't

brown loafers, with a bit of style. saw an ad for semiboring brown

a top brand,

could almost hear

and the price was

excellent.

I

my mother's voice, 'They're very prac-

such a good price."

I couldn't get into the store, but I called a salesman and asked him to hold a pair.

When I went in today, the smiling salesman brought my shoes out. "Boring," I thought, "but sa practical." I handed him my card, and he cheerfully tical,

Chris, and

it's

wrapped them up.

I was on my way

—

a bit to the parking lot disappointed but feeling quite responsible and grown up. I looked at the sales slip to reassure myself of the

soundness of my decision.

My jaw

I

wanted them, and once

I'm doing something I do it be stupid. I get pig-headed.

a pair of

week,

for his trouble?

Finally, I'd said

OK to change your mind

bought a pair of shoes today that I want and paid way too much for them.

I

dition which has accompanied the church prac-

knew

Why did

CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CNS Columnist

of the one faith and in frater-

We

Eric "the bread of life."

Rick brought Eric bread every week for almost three years. The day Eric didn't take the bread. Rick

sale,

the unity of the church, which expresses itself

"the first centuries of the Christian era.

who was devastated by his He thought of the loaves as giving

bread," said Rick,

brother's illness.

About

Coming of Age

God as shepherds to lead the faithful."

The pope added that archbishops are "called to be among the principal builders of

Pope John Paul said archeological and academic studies dated the wearing of palliums to

him

Columnist

could

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nal charity."

CNS

AIDS. "I make

Earlier this decade Eric contracted

couldn't do

Holding the pallium ceremony near St. pope sai'd, "recalls his ultihis martyrdom in mate witness to the Lord" Rome. St. Paul also was put to death in that city. Pope John Paul pointed out.

Those who wear the pallium, he said, are "successors to the Apostles and are chosen by

in the profession

ANTOINNETTE BOSCO

cials featuring twins.

imitate."

Peter's tomb, the

Line

nostalgically

odors in our kitchen in my childhood when my mother baked bread every week.

I used to bake bread with my late son John, but stopped after his untimely death nearly six years ago.

Now I am feeling the lure of getting my hands kneading dough again, thanks to my daughter Mary's husband Rick Van Valkenburg.

Rick, who calls bread-making a sacred act, thought it would be nice if people all over the world could share their bread recipes. So a few years ago he set up a web site that is a worldwide recipe-exchange recall the

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1999

The Bottom

with and texture. One of mine comes

with fragrance the comforting, nourishing smell of bread baking in the home.

I remember my grandmother's loaves as they came out of a big brick oven in the house my grandparents built after the turn of the century when they

Speaks

9,

dropped. Instead of the advertised sale price, these shoes cost nearly $100 more than I expected to pay.

I walked right back into the store. "You didn't give me the sale price."

"Oh," he responded with a hint of condescension, "this brand never goes on sale. These are the ones that were marked down," he said, pointing to a truly ugly pair of shoes.

"My mistake," I replied, and walked back out.

— even

if it

I

say

turns out to

Dumb, dumb, dumb. They are boring shoes, and they cost too much. I don't want them, but I have them.

There are lots of times in your life when changing your mind is important, and it can take some courage.

Let's say you agree to go with some friends to an but then you learn it will cost amusement park every dime you've got saved. If it's what you really want, then go. But if you're doing it just so the others

—

won't think you're cheap, that's a mistake. It takes guts to pull out, and it's still the right thing to do.

Or maybe you're invited to a party, but after a while everybody's getting wasted on marijuana.

You're not into that. Sure, you accepted the invitation, but you don't owe anybody anything. There's no obligation to hang around. Nobody will be all that impressed if you stay or all that put out if you leave.

Finally, saying you'll do something doesn't mean you must do it every time. Life brings new information, and sometimes we need to make new decisions.

What looks like a good plan may end up a mistake.

There are times when you let go of your plans and do something different. Changing course can be a really good idea.

By the way, the dumb brown shoes are going back to the store tomorrow.

July

9,

1999

Light

ing tour and seminar on 17th Century America from Jamestown to Williamsburg for all of us.

As we started to walk among tobacco plants, Denny told us how the "golden weed" became such a money-maker for England's King James I that he decided to support the colony instead of abandoning

One

Candle

FATHER THOMAS

J.

McSWEENEY Guest Columnist

Leisure and learning

summer vacation! SwimAh,ming, sunning, barbecues, learning! and the joys of

.

.

.

(Did he say, "Learning"?) You bet! Especially if your vacation plans include visiting somebody like my brother Denny.

Like the ancient Greeks

who

used the word brother has always viewed vacation as an opportunity for discovery. A "school" to signify "leisure,"

career military man,

now

my

retired,

Denny and

his

army posts hither and have had the good fortune to just about all of them, and each

family have been stationed at

yon

for over

25 years.

I

with them at furlough became a tutorial of sorts.

You see, my brother is one of those happily incurable historians whose appetite for the past, particuvisit

larly military

he

and cultural history,

new

— be

is

voracious.

When

Augsburg, Gercurrent home, Williamsburg, Va. he

settles into a

many, or

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his

area

it

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raids the local libraries, ferreting out colorful details

and lore of the region.

This summer's visit was particularly special because it was the occasion of his daughter's wedding, and I was privileged to officiate at the ceremony. A whole crowd of folks from our side of the family as well as the groom's family and friends were there.

My brother enthusiastically planned a full day walk-

Interestingly, the king it to Spanish conquistadors. hated smoking and forbade it in his presence.

John Rolfe had acquired the tobacco seeds from Spain and brought them with him. Early on, the settlement could have easily been overrun by the local Powhatan Indians, but the chief wanted to learn as much as he could first about technological advantages such as guns, boat construction and metallurgy.

This strategy led to a few years of peace and tranquility as Rolfe married the chief s daughter Pocahontas, who took the name Rebecca at her baptism. Travelling to England with two other Powhatans, she was secretly on a fact gathering mission and acted as her father's "eyes and ears." But pneumonia claimed her at the age of twenty, shortly after giving birth to a son, Thomas.

As a young army officer Thomas later went to Jamestown to quash hostilities with the Powhatans, who were already being decimated by the "European sickness," or smallpox. The disease was spread by the .

settlers' clothing and food. Sadly, by 1680, the tribe had dwindled from 15,000 to less than 3,000.

With each step, Denny fascinated his captive audience with the human drama of the colonial Jamestown settlement with its painstakingly restored ships and forts, clapboard homes and Indian villages. Life in 1607 became very real.

They say that history repeats itself No, not the specific events, but in the attitudes and decisions that can lead to success or failure, to tolerance and respect or to hatred and violence. I am lucky to have had such a good teacher. If only we can all remember the lesson and take the trouble to pass it along.

—

What happens at the final judgment?

Q. On the last day, at the finalJudgment, will all our sins be wade public to everyone? I am 85years old and always believed that, but my children tellme they do not Is this stillpart ofCatholic doctrine?

Rachel's

Vineyard

DR.

MARTHA

SHUPING Guest Columnist

Rachel's Vineyard retreat introduced to diocese; more retreats planned Counseling psychologist Dr. Theresa Burke recently led a Rachel's Vineyard women and men who were grieving

retreat for

an abortion.

Held at the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory, this is the first retreat of this type in the Diocese of Charlotte. Besides the 1 6 participants, a local team was present to assist with the retreat and to learn the process in order to facilitate future retreats in the Diocese of Charlotte, The retreat is based on Dr. Burke's book, "Rachel's Vineyard", and focuses first of all on connecting more deeply with God. In Living Scripture exercises, participants place themselves in each scene, then use ritual such as candle lighting to deepen the experience. The abortion itself, as well as anger and forgiveness issues, are discussed in group.

The sacrament of reconciliation and also the anointing of the sick are both available. The weekend retreat concludes with a Mass of the Resurrection on Sunday.

Participants were eager for others to know about the retreat and requested that their written comments be shared.

One woman, a volunteer at a crisis preg-

nancy center, wrote: "When I came into this I thought I was healed and ready to begin my work with other post-abortive women. The most meaningful part of this retreat is that I know my heart was searched

Question

retreat,

Corner

throughout.

more work

A. According to Catholic teaching, that is at best a very limited and incomplete way to describe what will take place at "the end of the world," whatever

and whenever that may be.

The central truth about the that Christ will

come

judgment"

in his glory, and, as the

is

commit ourselves "to the justice of the kingdom of God," to do our best to live now the kind of life we will hope to have It is

lived

when

that time comes.

But that

not something to panic about or fear. not likely that, under this kind of eternal is

any of us humans will be concerned about what other people think. We will all be too humbled by the majesty and beauty and love of God, too awed by the unimaginable debt we each owe to his mercy scrutiny,

and goodness.

To time.

put

it

briefly, a lot will

Our puny

be revealed at that

sinfulness will be a long

Columnist

Cat-

echism of the Catholic Church puts it, "In the presence of Christ, who is truth itself, the truth of man's relationship with God will be laid bare."

In other words, we will, as fully as created human nature can do so, see things as God sees them.

We will understand, as the catechism says, the fullest consequences of the good things we have done or failed to do in our earthly life.

This awareness can motivate us to conversion, to

judgment

CNS

way from

the focus of attention.

The sacrament of penance Q. I am a manic depressive and a recovering alcoholic. For about three years I ruined my mind and body, but am now in treatment. I went to the sacrament of penance and told thepriest I wanted to confess all my bad confessions. Angrily he said he didn 't want to hear them.

My mind went blank; I didn 'tget to confess my sins, but

realized that

God

has so

much

do with me, and I need to stay open... I thought that I was completely healed.

But, this retreat went so much deeper than my counseling before. This retreat touched a part of me that I didn't even realize was there. I feel healed from the inside out."

Another wrote: "At first I was not sure what was going to happen, and how I would feel. But

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN "last

I

thanked him after heprayed. Maybe it was absolution?

Afierrecei\dngholy Communion a few times, Istopped because Ifeltguilty. Was Iright? What should I do?

A. Often a priest will discourage going back over "bad confessions" when it appears that this request might evidence some sort of scrupulosity.

The circumstances of your confession, however, seem to be entirely different, and I'm sorry you were so hurt and confused.

Since you say you are in treatment, I'm guessing that your desire for confession was in connection with the Fifth Step of Alcoholics Anonymous or something similar.

I have a number of times talked with individuals as they worked their way through the Fourth Step ("to make a fearless and searching moral inventory of oneself) and then assisted them through the Fifth Step ("to admit to God, to ourselves and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs").

For Catholics, this is frequently accomplished in the context of the sacrament of penance. The occasion can be a powerful spiritual experience for both

to

as I listened to others I became more comfortable and was able to begin to share my feelings. I think this should be available to all and should be everywhere... So many suffer in silence."

The retreat was jointly sponsored by the Respect Life Office of the Diocese of Charlotte and by

Transfiguration Ministries. Because the

first re-

on Aug. 6-8 has been scheduled and only a few spaces remain available. A seminarian for the Diocese of Charlotte, Johnathan Hanic, has agreed to attend in order to learn the Rachel's Vineyard retreat protreat filled quickly, a second retreat

We

the priest and the penitent.

plan to invite a seminarian to each Additional retreats are now being planned for November 1999 and March 2000.

Dr. Burke also recently conducted a worltshop for professional counselors, clergy and peer counselors. A number of those attending were crisis pregnancy center volunteers, some of whom are already running post-abortion support groups. Representatives from five different states came to learn how to develop or enhance programs in their own areas.

Audiotaf)es of the workshop are available.

I'm certain there are priests close to your home experience assisting people like yourself with this step. Even if you're not in Alcoholics

retreats, contact

Anonymous, they or the agency you

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who have

with will

know such

priests in

your

are

area.

working

cess.

retreat.

To order tapes or for information about future Dr Martha Shuping at (336) 659-

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People

in

July

the News

Catholic doctor urges more world efforts in maternal health care

OTTAWA

(CNS)

— A Catholic

and church efforts to prevent women's deaths from pregnancy and

Christians, especially the Catholic Church. The Armenian Orthodox pa-

Funeral of Cardinal casket of Cardinal George

Basil

Hume

is

altar steps

accompanied by priests, bishops

toral Assistance to Health Care Workers, said 99 percent of the deaths occur in developing countries and involve mothers who are "so young, so poor, so insignificant that

and

cardinals at

Westminster

forced the cancellation of a July papal visit to Armenia. Pope John Paul then decided to make a one-day visit June 18 to Armenia, but the pope caught

Cathedral in London June 25. Cardinal Hume, head of the Catholic Church in

they don't have any voice." "It's an international disgrace and an outrage that this is allowed to continue," he said in a late June interview in Ottawa. The risk of a mother dying as a direct cause of pregnancy and labor in Africa is one in 13, while in Canada it's one in 7,300, noted Walley, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology in

the flu and had to cancel even the short trip.

England and Wales

Paulist priest urges Hollywood to show power of nonviolence LOS ANGELES (CNS) If Hollywood can help shatter racial and gender stereotypes and give smoking a bad name through its stories, the entertainment industry can do the

since 1976, died 17, two months after announcing he was suffering from

June

—

inoperable

abdominal cancer.

Newfoundland.

Timorese pledge more dialogue end of church-sponsored talks

at

same

are respected, said delegates repre-

senting pro-independence and pro-integration factions. They made their remarks in a statement at the conclusion of the June 25-30 Dare II talks, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand.

Calcutta archbishop is sure of Mother Teresa's sainthood

CALCUTTA,

India

(CNS)

—

of Calcutta, who will formally initiate the canonization cause for Mother Teresa July 26, says

The archbishop

her reputation for holiness and commitment to the "Gospel of life" are the strengths of her cause. "General acceptance of Mother Teresa as a saint in her lifetime will be the strongest

to

promote nonviolence,

Paulist Father

—

JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNS) East Timorese leaders participating in the Catholic Church-sponsored Dare II talks in Jakarta agreed to renew their commitment to peace and reconciliation, and pledged to continue dialogue. Only genuine dialogue and reconciliation can avoid conflicts and ensure a democratic atmosphere, where different ideas and perceptions

Right CNS PHOTO

now

CAPE TOWN,

—

South Africa South Africa's newly ap-

(CNS) pointed minister of defense Catholic

and

is

known

is

not likely to use military power

Thabo Nelson

tions,

a

White House summit on

reputation as a "bridge builder" while he was leader of the Free State province. "He bent backward to build unity in the province," he said, "and I think it is that skill that led to this appointment."

mits there is a problem, he said in an essay in June in The Los Angeles

ment violence

to real-life violence and arguments that media violence was a factor in the tragedy in Littleton, Colo. A segment in Hollywood ad-

Times. "Another segment decries any connection and says it is simply reflecting the violence of our society," said Father Kieser.

Head of Armenian Apostolic Church dies of cancer

ROME (CNS) — The patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin of Etchmiadzin,

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Mbeki, who succeeded Mandela after the June 2 general

elec-

a crisis of con-

is

violence, studies linking entertain-

a

as a "bridge builder"

officials.

there

said

Kieser.

minister of defense and Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge deputy minister.

Archbishop Buti Tlhagale of Bloemfontein said Lekota's appointment was significant in that he had a

to resolve conflicts, said South Afri-

can church

EUwood "Bud"

science in Hollywood, he said, in the

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wake of reason for initiating the process of canonization," Archbishop Henry D'Souza of Calcutta told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. The archbishop spoke as the 12-member diocesan tribunal he assembled to gather information concerning Mother Teresa's cause prepared for its preliminary investigation which is the first step in the canonization process. Its results will be sent to the Vatican's Congregation for Sainthood Causes.

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—

Women

hold nearly 47 percent of U.S. diocesan administrative and professional positions, up 2 percent from 1995, according to a survey released by the U.S. bishops' Committee on Women in Society and in the Church.

Data from 1998 show that women hold just over a quarter of top diocesan jobs, 40 to 52 percent of middle management positions, and more than 60 percent of lower-level professional slots where there is no supervision of other professionals but may be supervision of support staff.

Archbishop John G. Vlazny of Portland, Ore., committee chair, said the survey is good news for the church

and for women.

Archbishop Vlazny also praised the bishops for recognizing the

"many

and talents" of women in diocesan appointments. He added: "The church looks forward to welcoming even more women into lay leadership roles gifts

in the parishes

and dioceses

all

around

the country."

and throughout the 46-county diocese both lay women and women religous hold key positions of leadership."

The new survey, conducted for the committee by the National Association of Church Personnel Administra-

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In the Diocese of Charlotte, Bishop William G. Curlin was pleased with the NCCB declaration recognizing the rising contributions of women, both laity and women religious," said the bishop. "In our pastoral center

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Diocesan increases from 1995 to 1998, which the study described as "small but steady growth," were recorded at each level.

The survey showed that women hold a high percentage of positions in education and human resources, and a low percentage in finances, facilities

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Other regional averages were: the West, 50.6 percent; Midwest and Central regions, 44 percent; and the Northeast, 38.2 percent.

"The Diocese of Charlotte, a growing, medium-sized Southern, is an excellent representation of these statistics," said Bishop Curlin.

And, in comparing the latest figures to those from a similar four-year period in the early 1990s,

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the faithful interested in stoking those

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terms of our faith being, like the Gospels, the 'good news,'" Walters said of the

do the

ministry.

other resources are available at the

Mass celebrated by Bishop William G. Curlin; Father Mauricio

W. West,

"It's

The

di-

ocesan vicar general and chancellor; Abbot Oscar Burnett of Belmont Abbey; and other participating clergy.

A ministry of hope, education and worship, FIRE encourages devotion to the Eucharist, daily prayer and Scripture reading, and loyalty to the church's teaching authority. Above all, organizers say, it is a ministry rooted in faith in Jesus Christ.

The first FIRE Rally took place in May 1983, and since then rallies have been hosted throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia.

Rallies in the past.

completely changed

my

view

said. in

"It's uplifting; it's inspiring."

FIRE

speakers featured at the

Rally are well

known

in evangelistic circles:

— A Third Order Regular of

St.

Francis of Penance priest. Father Michael Scanlan is an author and serves as president of Franciscan University of Stubenville;

—

Father John

Bertolucci, a

P.

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also an author;

— Servants of God's Love

Ann

Shields

is

gram host and

— Ralph

Sister

an educator, radio prospeaker;

Martin

The September gathering in Belmont will be the first FIRE Rally in

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the Carolinas.

ganization.

good opportunity to rekindle our faith, and to celebrate the great jubilee as declared by Pope John Paul II," said Scott Walters of Charlotte, a Southeast FIRE Rally committee coordinator, of the upcoming event.

Walters is one of more than 45 "It's

a really

people across the Diocese of Charlotte

— and the Southeast — who has spent the past year preparing to

welcome the

"I

find

A

To

further assist in that mission, a

ministr}' fair will highlight the Sep-

tember event. Representatives of various ministries and agencies within the Diocese of Charlotte will be on hand to answer participants' questions and

very exciting that they're

coming," said Michelle Walters, Scott's wife,

who

is

also coordinating

the rally committee. "People are just anticipating the excitement that this kind of event can bring to people."

Valerie Hoeft, a parishioner of the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, has attended several FIRE Rallies internationally. "The people who gave

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Father Dave Pivonka, a Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Penance priest, will lead the youth rally. The

the talks are very blessed people," she

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July

Readings

9.

1999

Book Review

Discovering personal spirituality

Word to Life

becomes easier with new "guidebook" MARY KENNY

Reviewed by Catholic

News

and laughter which lightens the

The growth

Service

who

Spiritual seekers, those

are

trying to find greater meaning in their lives, will find "Seven Essentials for the Spiritual Journey" a helpful guide-

book. Author Dolores R. Leckey has

We are not in charge of the Leckey reminds us. We are not

surrender.

the Spiritual Journey"

the Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth.

By Dolores R. Leckey The Crossroad Publishing Company (New York, 1999).

126

hasn't the idea of a "spiritual journey" also been beaten to death?

I

feared this

Even worse,

book might be

a rehash of

personal piety, spiritual exercises of the "Jesus and active

life in

I"

school which ignore an

the real world.

I was wrong on all counts.

The seven essentials which Leckey proposes prove to be an effective way to

organize some diverse material.

First, says Leckey, to put more

meaning in life, we need menor guides. Mentors can help us

spiritual

tors

find times of solitude. cult in a tial

busy

life,

However

solitude

is

diffi-

an essen-

part of spiritual seeking.

grow

in the spiritual

Leckey's material is seldom origiThe ideas have appeared before: in sermons, in retreats, in spiritual reading, in poetry. However, giving full credit to her sources, Leckey brings important ideas together in a nice, readable and useful fashion. The reader who is unfamiliar with most spiritual reading will be comfortable with this book. nal.

Throughout Leckey offers examples and ideas from diverse religious traditions. She has specific practical actions at the end of each chapter.

No reader will choose all the actions, nor can one person change at once in

savoring the small experiences of

the

cause the community u.sed its Vado, N.M., ranch facility as a summer camp for city kids each summer, it

had a swimming pool. It sat surrounded by mounded-up earth which supported its concrete sides, making it a cross between a conventional and an

ByJEFFHENSLEY News

Catholic

above-ground pool.

During

Service

out here,

you have everything. When you don't have water, you don't have anything."

The speaker was Jesuit Father Rick Thomas, guiding light of a number of ministries to the poor in the El Paso-Juarez international ur-

ban sprawl area on the TexasMexico border. It was February 1982, and my wife, Susan, and I were on a weekend trip to visit with members of the Catholic charismatic community whose members and works also spanned the border. Father Thomas was explaining a basic truth of life an arid, semidesert area.

Toilet tanks all had bricks in them to save water. You were reminded to turn ofT the tap when you in

weren't actually washing anything or filling a glass or container. If up to now you had missed how vital the

between

link

life

and water

is,

you

weren't going to miss it in the company of these who served the poor in Christ's name.

generosity.

Today's Old Testament reading from Isaiah 55 speaks of the efficacy of God's word. "For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to him who sows and bread to him who

visit,

one involving water interesting. Be-

was among the most

my word be my mouth; it

eats, so shall

from

that goes

shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it."

forth

Of the myriad of stories we heard during our

drought, a farm A day or two without adequate water was going to be enough to do the farm's crop critical damage.

So they came to their neighbors at The Lord's Ranch. Sure, they were told, just throw your hose into the pool, and start the motor on your pump. Which they did. Next morning, folks from The Lord's Ranch found that water was overflowing down the sides of the little moundedup hill that contained their swimming pool. Seems God had offered them a little bonus water for their a

neighbor's well ran dry.

ways suggested.

This

a

is

book to be read and

sa-

Weekly Scriplure

vored, allowing the reader to discover that change

comes slowly, but change

possible and the rewards are great,

is

t

Kennyis co-author ofthe Catholic News

seeking per-

son: finding the sacred in the ordinary,

can read and reread, growing

I

richer with each reminder.

all

But solitude alone is not enough.

We are not solitary but interdependent creatures. We need an authentic community to grow in our spiritual lives.

Leckey believes that certain attitudes

posal

13:1-23

"When you have water

While the book can be read straight through, it is more valuable as a choice to be read a few pages at a time, going back to favorite chapters again and again. My personal favorite, discovering the sacred in the ordinary, is a pro-

pp., $13.95.

Matthew

3)

and peace.

fine credentials, this

reader approached Leckey's book with some skepticism.

Another "seven" book? Haven't we exhausted that avenue of interest? And

July 1 1, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A Readings: 1) Isaiah 55:10-1 Psalm 65:10-14 2) Romans 8:18-23

world, even in charge of our own lives or those of our loved ones. Although difficult for modern persons, such an attitude can

executive director of

these

these six essentials

leads to the culminating seventh one:

been a retreat leader, author and leclead to serenity turer for more than a quarter of a century. For many years she worked for the National Conference "Seven Essentials for of Catholic Bishops as

Despite

in

spirit.

Service column titled "Family Talk.

life,

Readings for the week of July 11 - 17, 1999 Sunday, Isaiah 55:10-11, Romans 8:18-23, Matthew 13:1-23; Monday, Exodus 1:8-14,22, Matthew 10:34-11:1; Tuesday, Exodus 2:1-15, Matthew 11:20-24; Wednesday, Exodus 3:1-6, 9-12, Matthew 11:25-27; Thursday, 3:1 1-20, Matthew 11:28-30; Friday, Exodus 1 1:10-12:14, Matthew 12:1 Saturday, Exodus 12:37-42, Matthew 12:14-21 Readings for the weeic of July 18 - 24, 1999 Sunday, Wisdom 12:13, 16-19, Romans 8:26-27, Matthew 13:24-43; Mon

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New

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at helping

Box Office

at the

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is

tiresomely adolescent

henry HERX

have been pruned because

News Service (CNS)

Catholic

—A

NEW YORK

doesn't

make car-

toon marathon of sexual expletives and scatological references awaits those willing to pay the price to see

& Un-

"South Park: Bigger, Longer

it

cut" (Paramount).

a whole lot of sense.

Directed by Trey Parker, the satiric story line takes potshots at the movie rating system, the V-chip, censorship and the media in general, but these jabs are stale, slipshod and self-serving.

For those who may not know,

The

children's constant use of

families view media critically WASHINGTON

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chy Canadian movie and emerging

Conference classification is O morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating

and cable services."

To understand the impact of all kinds of

with a four-letter-word vocabulary that shocks their mothers, who launch a national anti-smut campaign leading to a war with Canada.

A subplot involves Satan, who is despondent over a sex affair with Saddam Hussein, but it seems to

In its introduction, the guide

cent.

Though

the cartooning

is

inter-

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comic

a certain

wit and less

zest, there is little

humor in

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the third-grad-

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—

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director of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. is

"Wild Wild West" (Warner Bros.)

Glossy adaptation of the 1960s TV series in which two post-Civil War government agents one trigger-happy (Will Smith), the other skilled at disguises and inventions (Kevin Kline) must disable a behemoth killing machine operated by a wheelchair-bound madman (Kenneth Branagh) bent on bringing down the republic. Director Barry Sonnenfeld blends sci-fi contraptions, a comic tone and the Old West setting for a hollow, gimmick-

—

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sexual innuendo and double entendres, and fleeting rear nudity.

some material may be inappropriate

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"The use of media involves moral it added. It lists 10 points to guide parents "as media consumers" to evaluate shows: Respect life: Is the taking of life portrayed casually and without consequences?

Respect human beings and the

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Apply Gospel values: Are compassion, reconciliation, thanksgiving and moral responsibility affirmed?

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want to serve as president after she became vice-president, even though it was the next logical step. She thought that she somehow would not

William in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hayesville and the ecumenical minister for the diocese, agreed: "She brings a wealth

that the council

she

will

is

"it is

not led by clergy or

for

important

men

has been active for over 60 years, is the second Catholic person, after myself, to be elected."

Johnson added that the council is mostly made up of people who do not have work conflicts, so she fits in

cil

and she

well.

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she

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between

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ample, she allowed time for a 'getting-to-know-you' period for the first

increasing public awareness of vital social issues and its vis-

meeting which provided

the state.

"Bridget has served on several committees for several years and is very active ecumenically. She will do the diocese proud," stated Joanne Frazer, Director of the Office of Justice and Peace with Catholic Social Services in Charlotte.

Reed continued: "I like that she

has a grasp on the big picture but is also sensitive to the needs of the individual person. She is also good with nuts-and-bolts things like meeting locations and how it will run. For ex-

tions

discretion.

she wishes to continue the council's focus on

ibility in

pecially significant because the coun-

its

One advantage

presidents; moreover,

do a good job of providing leadership."

of experience both as a parishioner and as a leader of the council and various programs. Her election is es-

college to use at

She wants there to be smooth

George Reed, Legislative Program Associate Raleigh, felt that

—

faiths."

transition

in

1999

BELMONT Barbara Ann Fisher McLean of Gastonia recently left a $200,000 bequest to Belmont Abbey College. Her generous gift will establish an endowed scholarship in her name.

Her gift was made through an increasingly popular method of planned giving. A bequest can be a gift of property, a monetary amount, or a percentage of an estate. The gift can be made for a specific purpose or be left to the

to

assume, she responded that "she will naturally have a different style because she is not an ordained minister and she is a woman."

George Reed, Legislative Program Associate for the council in Raleigh, felt that "it is important that the council is not led by clergy or men only; she will do a good job of providing leadership."

Johnson said that "the good thing about the council is that it helps a person to learn more about various

tor of St.

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what new duties she would have

be as effective as past presidents who had theological and liturgical backgrounds.

However, she realized that she had "attended all of the meetings and had been very active throughout, so I thought 'why not; I can do this.'"

Father George Kloster, the pas-

the council

July

Around the Diocese

human

a

touch."

"I have a lot of trust in her," concluded David Harold, Director of the Piedmont Triad Regional Office of Catholic Social Services in WinstonSalem and Johnson's direct supervisor. "This [^role as president^ is the culmination of many years of good work."

Sister Evelyn Mattern, a Sister of Faith in the Christian Community and Program Associate of the council, sincerely stated: "I have known Bridget for about 15 years and have seen her functioning at an ecumenical

level

and

community

in

settings.

has been dedicated to improving women and children's issues over the years. She has a good sense of humor and is extremely open in her thinking.

She is a gracious and gifted person who does what needs to be done and always has time to do what is required. She will bring a spirited and spiritual tone to the meetings."

How does Johnson feel about what others have said about her?

"I am flattered. Many of these people are close friends, and all have contributed to

my learning process."

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Maryfield observes National

Special Olympics, comes

in

Nursing Home recently observed National Nursing Home Week with a variety of spiritual and social activities that observed the theme, "Loving Hearts and Caring Hands. The celebration of Mass, music, ^nd food

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be brave in the attempt.' those Bringing people together is with and without mental retardation the founding premise of the Special Olympics: Breaking existing barriers and blossoming understanding, acceptance win, let

—

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and new relationships the ultimate goal.

Eunice Kennedy Shriver is credited for establishment of the games: Her day camp for those with mental retardation expanded into the First International Special Olympics during the late 1960s. Since then, millions have shared in sporting events that pre-

for honors

—

School's band were recently selected

perform at Wingate University Honors Band. Students Mike Mowry, Chris Dunn, Niki Menninger, Pat Elliot, John Kuppinger, Chris DesNoyer and Dan Vinh Nguyen were to

Photo by Joann S. Keane

they do little things we take for granted, it takes them more time to do it, more time to understand," said Macau swimming coach Sammi Chan. "But they remember when you tell them, and they give 100,

"When

Tood

during the Holy Family Parish dirmer.

selected to perform in the honors band.

Amanda Champagne, Chun and John Ezzard were

Durica,

Kristan

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they did. The Macau team returns home laden with precious medals: Eleven gold, five silver, thirteen bronze medals and a dozen or so placement ribbons. A their

it

selected to play in the concert band.

Swimming coach Sammi Chan, left, chats with one of the Macau volunteers

great show for 20 athletes from Macau, a tiny peninsula off mainland China, t

no 200 percent." give

band

CHARLOTTE Eleven members of Charlotte Catholic High

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U.S. Air Force

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GREENSBORO Joe VanKuiken, a parishioner at Our Lady of Grace Church, has been selected to attend the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., following an intensive candidacy process.

VanKuiken was nominated

for

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sonal interviews. A graduating senior of Western Guilford High School, he has also taken classes at the Weaver Education Center. He has served as chief squire of Piedmont Squires Circle 2474 and says he owes a debt of gratitude to the Columbian Squires, his religious beliefs, and the Knights of Co-

lumbus leadership school.

Sister with Charlotte Diocese ties celebrates jubilee

—

JOLIET, 111.

Sister of St. Francis Louise Marie Skoch, a former director of religious education at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Greensboro, celebrated her 50th anniversary of profession to her reli-

gious community June 19 at the Cathedral of St.

Raymond

A

in Joliet.

native of Cleve-

Skoch began her teaching ministry in 1949. She has taught in elementary and high schools, as well as in religious education. She currently teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) for the San Diego Community College district. Sister Skoch is among 20 jubilarians celebrating anniland, Ohio, Sister

versaries in their

community

this year.

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Living Ihe Faith

By JOANITA M. NELLENBACH Correspondent

MAGGIE VALLEY

—

When

"Brother Bill"

Augustinian Father Francis J. Doyle started his homily at St. Margaret at few Sundays ago, he quipped, "We're trying to prove we can do this without Brother Bill."

The congregation laughed appreciatively. Brother Bill was away only a few days, but people missed his hearty laugh, his affable manner.

"He's always thinking ahead," Father Frank said later. "He's always anticipating needs, both liturgically and for our community."

Is

staple

at mountain parish

St.

and find

common ground

Brother William C. Harkin, O.S.A., shares a laugh with St. Margaret parishioners Hank Porter (second from left), Stanley Kobylanski, George Pastore and Jim Cunningham.

to take to the dinner. Professional facilitators

RCIA

During one recent week, his parish duties included interviewing families

with finances.

"The hospitality aspect, that's

knew

"The business Can we make experience) more condu-

tion center)," he said.

really secondary.

(the retreat

cive to people for their spiritual life?

Everything else facilitates that."

Brother Bill was 18 when he joined the Order of St. Augustine on Oct. 28, 1958, "the day Pope John

J

"What were you when you were growing up?

What was

who want to have their babies

liturgy,

and

facilitating the

RCIA

life like for you then?" think the thing that came out of was that you had various groups

"I

it

baptized, meeting with the finance committee, planning

XXIII was

is

values

working together," Brother

class.

attract us (to the reflec-

lead the discussions with

such questions as

his par-

Ordained a deacon three years ago, he also preaches at Masses about once a month. At the reflection center, he supervises the employees and deals

what would

in its eco-

nomically and culturally diverse area.

Residents ran the gamut from wealthy to middle class, single mothers to corporate vice presidents.

Groups of 12 to 15 people met in area homes; local restaurants donated the food, so participants wouldn't have to rush home to cook something

Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach

ish duties included

part

last

Philadelphia,

not to just give food," he said, "but to government funding, and when that was exhausted, use funding provided by the churches."

During the second year, the group founded Breaking Bread, a movement designed to break tensions

ing."

cilitating the

live in

the church

find

ate. Father Terry is director of Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center.

interviewing families who want to have their babies baptized, meeting with the finance committee, planning liturgy, and fa-

how

Thirty-three congregations (two

Margaret's

During one recent week,

have to

were Catholic) joined forces to improve conditions in their area of the city. The group hired a social worker and pooled resources. "The idea was

pastoral associ-

Brother Bill helps out in the parish and at the reflection center, typical of a man whose ministry has encompassed a range of duties.

"I like the variety," he said.

"That's what I like here. This is appealing because of the parish community, which is stable, and the retreat community which is always fluctuat-

[^we ask]

said. "We formed the Interfaith Coalition for the General Welfare."

garet since September. is

community;

come out of our

he

volunteered four years ago

is

We

all

community I worked in I worked with the parish community in welfare reform,"

work in the South. He, Father Frank and Father Terrance W. Hyland, O.S.A., have been at St. MarFather Frank

life.

"The

to

pastor; Brother Bill

community

in

Brother William C. Harkin, was among 40 Augustinian

who

felt called to do, but,

can use us in that situation."

Brother Bill has worked as a parish business manager, in liturgy, and with the elderly in a neighborhood senior citizens group.

O.S.A., friars

doing what they again, it should

Working together

class.

munity elected, he said.

"We

The community

life is

me."

Monsignor Bonner High School,

sionaries in Peru, Japan and South

by 46 Augustinians. worked with them and served Mass," he said. "I saw their commu-

Africa.

nity life and their prayer life. They were always doing things together.

to

staffed

Every Augustinian friar is a some brothers are priests, some are doctors, artists, lawyers, or in other professions. They are misbrother;

—

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Bill said.

that

what comes

com-

first for

humor."

"I'm always open to what comes along," Brother Bill said. "I never thought I'd be involved in a retreat

someone has a particular gift, good opportunity for them develop it," he said. "Our commu-

house. But

"If

"I

life

—

him.

"He's a great people person, very community oriented," said Father Frank, who has known him for more than 30 years. "He has a great sense of

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