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Volume 5 Number 39 • June
Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
Deacon Ordained
Priest,
28, 1996
Mexico For Charlotte Diocese
In
WOLF
By LUIS
Staff Writer
— The
QUERETARO, MEXICO
Diocese of Charlotte's newest priest and deacon were ordained in the Cathedral of San Felipe Neri June 15. Fidel Melo and Arturo DeAguilar,
known
in the diocese for their
work
in
parishes during their years as seminar-
— — were ordained a
especially in Hispanic ministry
ians
priest
and deacon,
respectively.
The Most Reverend Alberto Suarez Inda, archbishop of the Archdiocese of
Morelia, Michoacan, presided and ac-
cepted the candidates to the priesthood
and diaconate. Father Francis
J.
tor of vocations for the
O'Rourke, direcDiocese of Char-
presented the candidates in the
lotte,
name of Bishop William G. Curlin and the people of the Diocese of Charlotte.
The church was packed with
rela-
and friends from different parts of Mexico and the U.S. Also present were tives
several priests representing the dioceses of Celaya, Mexico; Charlotte; Palm Beach, Fla.; and Queretaro, Mexico. During the homily, Archbishop Suarez Inda said, "We all have listened to the petition in the name of our Holy
Mother Church
that asks that Fidel and Arturo be ordained a priest and deacon respectively. It is a petition of the Church, of the people of God; it is not a
was born in their minds, a whim, or an effort to look for an advan-
desire that
tage.
What made these brothers
ward is that the Church asks it of them, and in the end, it is that through the Church, God has called them." Regarding the laying-on of hands, the archbishop commented, "The hands that I will impose on the heads of Arturo and Fidel represent the loving hands of God, more tender than those of a mother. They are the powerful hands of God that have placed on the candidates a heavy burden, but also a soft yoke. They are the hands of God in which we unload our worries, the hands of the Father to which Christ commended His spirit." The archbishop added, "The deacon will be given the book of the Word of God, of which he will be instituted a messenger. The Word is compelling, but
same
at the
Word
time,
it
is
that frees, the
consoling;
Word
it
is
the
that brings
good news to the poor." "The priest will be given the offering in the name of the people of God, so that on this paten and in this chalice, he will present before heaven the work and sacrifice of his parents
and teachers, of
and of all the people of he shall be consecrated, as Christ was, to offer himself as a victim," he said. Archbishop Suarez Inda continued by telling the candidates they should fol-
his benefactors,
God
to
whom
Fidel
Melo
(right)
promises obedience
to the
Church during
his ordination.
The Most Reverend
Alberto Suarez Inda presided.
step for-
low the example given by the Lord. Addressing Arturo, the archbishop said that as a deacon, he is a minister of Jesus, who showed himself a servant among the apostles and ought to serve God as well as his brothers with love and happiness. Addressing
commented
was
his priestly ob-
name of Christ
the teacher
Sisters Of
it
By JO ANN
the
the Lord, he should always
Law
of
remember
these words: "Try to believe what you
what you believe, and practice what you teach." Archbishop Suarez concluded his homily by exhorting the candidates to "bear always in mind the example of the Good Shepherd who came to find and preserve what was lost." After the prostration of the ordinandi and the laying-on of hands by the archbishop and priests, Arturo was vested by Fathers Rodney Titus and Nicanor Moreno. Fidel was vested with the stole and chasuble by Fathers Michael Thompson and Francisco Montoya. read, teach
BELMONT
—
we work." "We've been blessed by experienc-
Mercy
Sister
Rosalind Picot accepted the reigns of leadership on June 20, becoming President of
Mercy of North Carolina. The election of Mercy leadership which the Sisters of
takes
— — place every four years
elected
outgoing president Sister Pauline Clifford into the role of vice president. During the recent Mercy chapter meeting, the 138-member regional congregation of Sisters of Mercy of the Americas opted for a role-reversal rather than a
change of leadership. Prior to the election, Sister Rosalind served as the order's vice
president.
"We compliment Sister Rosalind of her "I think the
each other," said
new
vice president.
community wanted us
tinue in the direction
to con-
we have been
in the past eight years.
See Ordination, page 3
KEANE
Associate Editor
and transmit the Word of
God and when pondering
Mercy Rely On
And True Leadership
Fidel, the archbishop
ligation to teach in the
that
Mercy Sisters Elect New Officials
They
going
ing a high level of trust from the
principal. It
wasn't 138 Mercy votes that work of 59
elected officials, rather the
delegates to the chapter convocation.
"This year, for the first time, we had a process whereby any sister in this regional community who wished to be a delegate could declare herself a delegate," said Sister Rosalind. From delegational consensus, the community ratified the vote. Mercy Sister Doris Gottemoeller, president of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, presided over the local election.
The process
for election calls for
[the regional
community of Sisters of Mercy] know how
mem-
bership," said Sister Rosalind, who served Charlotte Catholic High School for 22 years, many in the capacity of
See Mercy
Sisters,
page 6
2 The Catholic
News
& Herald
June 28, 1996
An
Sisters Played By
BRYAN LAMBERSON Staff Writer
ASHEVILLE them now,
six of
Two of their num-
Tuesday for a nursing home Massachusetts, and with that the liv-
ber in
— There are
all seniors.
left last
ing link to a legacy of Catholic education in the
mountains of western North
Carolina moves just a
little
closer to dis-
appearing altogether. When the Religious of Christian
Education Sisters arrived
in then-
staunchly Protestant Asheville almost 90
Role
its
ture
rambling, four-story Victorian struc-
had served as a
hotel, Presbyterian
boarding school, tuberculosis sanitarium and alcoholism treatment facility (one room was outfitted with iron bars for poor souls with d.t.'s). Built in 1888,
and longest Genevieve-of-theits last
incarnation as St. Pines School lasted until 1955, when it was condemned as unsound. In the 45
the cultural education of young ladies of
helped us drink
operettas with French,
Voice training was an important part of
it,
the day, and students regularly presented
too!"
German and En
ings and a free-standing auditorium
French, Latin, history and the sciences.
See
holstery
was too late: the sisters had already opened their doors and the chil-
"We had a man here who tended the gardens and grape arbors. He helped us make the altar wine ... school, recalled that
Asheville sprung numerous school build-
ternational cable system in place in those
ever,
Pines Convent
only seven elementary grades in North Carolina schools), and high school. Be-
now
wired the sisters, directing them not to proceed with plans to open the school. By the time it arrived in Asheville, how-
of the
rooms, each with a fireplace. In the large dining room, over 2 million meals were served to generations of young women and girls who spent their days studying
existence to the unreliability of the in-
France had
Genevieve
glish librettos.
years the sisters occupied the structure,
in
St.
Boarding students from Central and South America, Cuba and the United States lived in the old hotel's numerous
Saint Genevieve-of-the-Pines School opened on the Feast of the Epiphany in 1908 with a student body of 22 youngsters aged from six to 16, perhaps only four of whom were Catholic. There were six sisters on the staff. The school in one way owes its
The motherhouse
N.C. Catholic Education
Today only one building on what used to be called "Catholic Hill" off Victoria Road, bears witness to the scope of their endeavors and the breadth of their vision. Their convent (Madonna Hall) occupies a small parcel on the campus of what is now Asheville-Buncombe Technical College. Purchased in 1910 to accommodate increased enrollment, the site and
something of an oddity. In the ensuing years, however, their presence became known, largely through the labors of this order of teaching nuns. In addition to educating the young, they saw their work as breaking down the walls of religious ignorance and prejudice in what was then as daunting a mission field as any over-
days.
In
dren were at their desks. (Such a fortunate turn of events would not occur in today's information age.)
years ago, Catholics were regarded as
seas.
Integral
however,
its
walls witnessed the birth of
Catholic education in the area.
On Hill"
the
20 or so acres of "Catholic
that
overlooked downtown (it
St. Genevieve School taught stu dents in grades 1-7 (years ago there were
tween 1920 and 1932 the
page 13
Sisters,
home to A-B Tech's upclasses). The boys and girls
serves as
echoed with the cracks of bats and the cheers of young fans, while the gardens provided vegetables and flowers for the heavy wooden dining tables. ballfields
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Diocese Celebrates Ordination Mass from page
where
1
his parents consecrated
In him
& Herald 3
Mexico to the Virgin
Mary
as a child.
Father Joseph Waters of Holy Trinity Mission in Taylorsville was the homilist. His theme centered on the meaning of priesthood. Bishop William G. Curlin welcomed the newest priest and
A reception at the Conciliar Seminary of Queretaro followed the ceremony. Father Melo celebrated his first Mass June 16 in Soriano, a small town 40 kilometers from Queretaro. The church in Soriano was the same church
"It is with great joy that I welcome our newly ordained Father Melo 'home' to the Diocese of Charlotte. Having ordained him a deacon at St. Patrick Cathedral last year, I was pleased to permit his ordination to the priesthood in his hometown in order that his relatives and friends could attend,"
deacon to the diocese.
he
said.
"Rev. Mr. DeAguilar was ordained to the Mass that Father Melo was ordained a priest so that his family and friends could be present for the joyful occasion. Rev. Mr DeAguilar has requested that I ordain him to the priesthood next year in Charlotte so that our diocesan Hispanic community can celebrate with him," the bishop added. Father Melo, 35, has been appointed parochial vicar at Holy Family Church in Clemmons effective July 9. Rev. Mr. DeAguilar returns to St. Vincent de Paul Seminary in Boynton Beach, diaconate during the same
Florida.
Above: Rev. Mr. DeAguilar during Father Fidel Melo accepts the his first Mass in Soriano. Left:
gifts
his ordination.
during
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Diocese of Charlotte
•
P.O. Box 36776
•
Charlotte, N.C. 28236
The Chancery
June
28,
1996
Dear Brothers and
Sisters in Christ,
United States, there are many poor areas wherein deacons and lay people work daily to bring the Church to people who are unable to support families properly, let alone support the Church, The people, mosdy in the West and South, are people of the Missions, who depend on religious leaders for their Faith and for encouragement. Since 1885, the Catholic Church, always aware of mission needs, has had an annual Home Mission Collection (formerly known as Indian & Negro) to help dioceses unable to support missionaries. The faithful have been very generous and the Church has moved ahead in mission parts of the United States, as a result of assistance from the collection. I write to ask your support and generosity when the collection is taken on the weekend of July 6/7 so that needed assistance may continue to be available in areas of our land that remain mission areas. What began over a century ago and has been so helpful is needed today more than at any Presently, in the
priests, sisters,
other time.
The annual Home Mission
Collection
is
truly necessary, or the
Church
Father Richard McCue, Father Joe Waters and Father Frank O'Rourke of the Diocese were among those who traveled to Mexico for the ordination. Also shown at the far left is Father Michael Thompson of the diocese of St. Augustine, Fla. of Charlotte
Remember
the
Home Mission
Collection
is
when
ment to the Church and the community in which we live."
In Yours.
Bishop William G. Curlin
ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte or to your parish. Simply have the following
a part in the missionary then, be generous
concern for loved ones, as well as an ongoing commit-
HisWll
would not ask our assistance. In fact, the Diocese of Charlotte has received grants from this Commission to assist with Evangelization programs for the needy African-American and Native American communities in our area.
Remember, those who contribute play as much program as the missionaries themselves. Please,
"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our
BBS statement included in your Will:
taken in your parish.
Wishing you and yours God's
blessings,
I
"/ leave to the
am
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Charlotte (or
Roman
Catholic Diocese of
parish, city) the
sum of$
percent of the residue of my estate) for religious, educational and charitable works!' (or
For more information on /"ery
Reverend Mauricio W. West, V.G.
Chancellor 1524
E.
Morehead Street
•
Charlotte, N.C. 28207
how
to
make a
its
Will that works, contact
Jim Kelley, Diocese of Charlotte, Office of Development, 1524 East Morehead
St.,
Charlotte,
NC 28207,
(704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.
4 The Catholic News
& Herald
June 28, 1996
The Pope Speaks
Pro-Life Corner
Pope John Paul II
Mary Lived Sinless Life Beyond Immaculate Conception, Pope Says VATICAN CITY
The Church's participation in not a threat to the political process nor to genuine pluralism, but an affirmation of their importance.
public affairs
(CNS)
— Here
of Pope John Paul IPs remarks weekly general audience June 19. text
in
is the Vatican English at his
Political Responsibility, 1995 Statement by the Administrative Board of the NCCB
Dear brothers and sisters, In our catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary we have seen that the dogma of the Immaculate Conception speaks of Mary's preservation from original sin at
moment of her existence. The church also holds that Mary was free from personal sin and moral imperfection throughout her life. The Council of Trent clearly expressed this conviction when it affirmed that Mary enjoyed a special privilege which preserved her first
whole life (cf. DS 1573). The doctrine of Mary's perfect holiness has long been part of the church's sense of faith. The Gospel writers present Mary as the model of faith and obedience to God's word. At the Annunciation, the angel from
Respect Life Office (Diocese ofCnartotte
Ifre
(704)331-1720
sin throughout her
calls her "full
of grace"
(cf.
Lk
1
:28).
When Jesus
says
"mother and brothers" are those who hear the word of God and do it (cf. Lk 8:21), his words apply first and foremost to Mary, the model of all disciples, who always obeyed God's will with a generous and undivided heart. So too, Mary, above all others, deserves the title "blessed," which Jesus reserves for those that his
B
Calendar
Episcopal
Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events:
faithfully carry out God's word (cf.
Lk
is
the
who
11:28).
The special privilege by which
Mary persevered
in
holiness throughout her earthly life invites us to con-
template her perfect union with God and her constant and sublime growth in faith, hope and charity. Mary is thus seen to be a radiant sign of God's sure guide along the
mercy and our
way of holiness and
evangelical
perfection. I am pleased to greet the newly ordained deacons of the Pontifical Beda College, together with their fami-
lies
and
friends.
As you begin your diaconal
ministry,
may you be conformed more closely to Christ and contribute to the building
To
up of the church
in faith
and
members of the United Nations Women's Guild I offer good wishes for your efforts to promote solidarity and friendship between peoples. Upon all the love.
the
English-speaking visitors, especially the pilgrims from England, Scotland, Indonesia, the Philippines, Canada and the United States, I cordially invoke the joy and
peace of Jesus Christ our savior.
Guest Column
July 7 10:45 a.m.
Raymond B. Marcin
Mass Patrick Cathedral Charlotte St.
A
Balanced View
There's a certain kind of election year voter-information column that appears in the various Catholic
July 14 4 p.m.
Mass Charlotte Area Charismatic St. Patrick Cathedral Charlotte
Community
and then goes on to
that at
list
several (often exactly ten) other
non-Catholic) voters, dealing with social and environ-
mental concerns. The subtle and somewhat subliminal message of the
column
is
that the pro-life sensitivity loses in the
balance, 10 to one. Doubtless catholic readers thereupon
some otherwise
pro-life
go out and vote for the pro-
who takes the supposedly more en-
lightened stance on the other 10 issues.
Voting on moral, social and environmental matOn one side of the balance the pro-life issue side there is a fact: 35 million dead human babies and counting. On the other side of the scale the cumulative social and environmental issue side there is an opinion: the opinion that, to put it in simplistic terms, socially liberal solutions to our domestic problems are better than ters certainly involves issue-balancing.
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Partial-birth abortions are not only horrible to
ing a firm, orthodoxly Catholic opposition to abortion
abortion candidate
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Abortion
we are beginning to sense that they are very likely horribly painful to the all-but-completelyborn children. Research published in the prestigious British medical journal, The Lancet, in 1994 concluded
diocesan newspapers, the annual "We're opposed to abortion, but..." column. It usually begins by announc-
issues that are likely to be of concern to Catholic (and
July 15-18 Meeting of the bishops from the Atlanta Province (Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh) Savannah, Ga.
On
set
favor abortion, and denied
it
to those
who
tection of the lives of pre-birth children.
favor pro-
It is
only re-
and principally in the context of the national debate over partial-birth abortions, that even worldly sensitivity is being recognized on the pro-life side of cently,
the ledger.
contemplate;
some time during
the second trimester
human
which would justify a finding of pain in a newborn baby. Its authors actually recommended anesthesia for fetuses
fetuses exhibit all the physiological indications
being aborted. Mother Teresa once said, with obvious reference to the United States: "Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want. This is why the greatest destroyer of love and peace is abortion." The then Surgeon General of the United States, Joycelyn Elders, verbalized one of the pro-abortion movement's re-
sponses to Mother Teresa: " We would like for the rightand anti-choice groups to really get over their
to-life
love affair with the fetus."
It is
perhaps the single great-
moral judgment on our society that it seems to have adopted Joycelyn Elder's sensitivity in the abortion
est
debate, rather than
On one
Mother Teresa's.
side of the balance: thirty-give million-
and-counting dead human babies (and, very likely, unimaginable pain). On the other side: an opinion about which competing political philosophy is thought to be more sensitive. There's a contest? Even the horror of the recent presidential decision to tolerate the perpetuation of partial-birth abortions, abortion itself
is
the
defining social issue, the defining moral problem, and the defining ethical challenge of our age. Our society
and each of us are destined some day
to be called to account for our response to that challenge, and it may not be a sufficient answer to tell the Creator of those slain and dismembered babies that we tolerated the prolonging of the slaughter and dismemberment of His children because we preferred one political phi-
losophy to another.
Raymond B. Marcin is professor of law at Catholic University's
Columbus School of Law.
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June 28, 1996
& Herald 5
One Candle
Light
Father John Catoir
Who Is God? stars
Have you ever looked up at the and wondered, who is God? There
an answer, you know. Jesus told us God by what He did and said. Remember when Philip asked, "Lord, let us see the Father and then we will be satisfied." Jesus answered, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know Me? To have seen Me is
about
is to
you,
words I say do not speak from Myself. It
see the Father I
the Father living in
...
the
to is
Me who is doing the
News
Christian
lowers to see
rality
of God's love. Jesus told His folGod the Father acting in all His own actions. Jesus rebuked the rash judgment of those who condemned the woman taken in adultery. He forgave sinners. Every word, every gesture of Jesus, right down to His suffering and death, showed us that God reaches out to those in need. His mercy endures forever. We learn that
God is a loving, caring Father.
Jesus invites us to inspect His for clues about
who God
is.
life
impossible to appreciate fully, but
to the poor, the dispossessed, the outcasts, the lepers, to tell
them
the
Good
it is
He
continues to reveal the
Father's love.
Think for a
moment about the public ministry of Jesus. He was continually reaching out
may be
true. Christ lives today, risen in the
Church.
work."
It
I
become sad when
people
me
tell
I
hear young
they are not getting this
message. They see the Church as a rigoristic institution at war within itself, tirelessly imposing the full demands of
mo-
God's love effecmust also include a fidelity to truth that is uncompromising; but in addition, Jesus wants us to reach out to those in need with a gentle love. To be truly the Church of Jesus Christ, we must seek often the lost sheep with a message of forgiveness and hope.
sometimes to
tively,
fail
remember was
that Jesus
demanding, too.
They
seem to regard the Church as alien, other age;
to proclaim
is
upon its members. They
it
Who
coming from anmany of them refuse to give as
God? God
"the
is
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Life, "
effect she has
is
Hound of Heaven," and we are His prey.
Go Let God in Your send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East Note, "Let
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Question Box Father John Dietzen
Allowing Oneself to Die Q. My sister-in-law knew for about five years that she had ovarian cancer.
A. I agree with you. Nothing in your letter gives a reason to condemn her
plish anything
immoral or to assume she was
cept alleviate
Your letter
She swore her doctor to secrecy to prevent her from telling my brother and her children or anyone else, and refused medication of any kind. She had severe bone problems also. We thought this was causing her pain.
wrongfully trying to
Toward
stances
the end, as she
was
dying, she
actions as
what
said above.
I
You
ex-
used an excellent phrase. indicates that neither she
the pain.
nor anyone else killed her. She her-
you do not know, nor does her family it seems, whether any possible therapy could have been at all ef-
That fact, plus her age and her appar-
self,
fective.
ent reluctance,
painful position might have, just as
whatever
morally, reached a different decision
kill herself.
First,
A serious factor in all such circumhow fruitful a particular medi-
about how to approach the end of life. It would, nevertheless, be very dif-
might
are never obliged to any course
illness, all point to possible legitimate
ficult to characterize
and perfectly moral explanations for the
decision as immoral,
cal treatment or course of action
venous feeding. She was transferred to a terminal care facility where they respected her wishes, gave her morphine and allowed her to die. She was 72 years old. Her family is worried by what she did, but I do not believe she intended to
be.
We
for
and the terminal care facility, simply "allowed her to die." Others in the same horribly
reasons, to be forced to deal with her family about the
is
declined all treatment, including intra-
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I
have consulted tell me can be one of these
that ovarian cancer
forms. Diseases like this take their course
beyond the power of medicine
to
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From additional information in your lengthy letter, I strongly suspect there were other considerations in the picture that made the whole event un-
addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N.
usually burdensome for her family to
Main
handle appropriately
she had told
if
them.
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accom-
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may,
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does not affect
Letters Priests Discuss Confirmation I was pleased to meet with Father Lawrence Heiney of St. John The Baptist Church in Tryon recently. It was a mutually enriching experience. We discussed my column and his letter to the editor, both of which were published in The Catholic News & Her-
During the session, differing expecwere acknowledged and misinterpretations were clarified. Father Heiney' s view was that my rationale for the age of confirmation should have been ald.
tations
situated within the context of stressing that the sacrament, together
with Bap-
tism and Eucharist, initiates one into the
of confirmation would be discussed with parents and candidates within the local parish.
I
was eager
consistent prescinding
from the age at which the sacrament is celebrated. I presumed that the theology
is
states that
"sacramental
the grace of the
Holy
Spirit,
its accompanying graces for the believing human being at a specific period of his or her
lic
News and Herald, Father Lawrence Heiney responded to Father James Hawker's May 31 column in which he
those
who
was especially sensitive to the gifts of the Holy Spirit in enabling the con-
gave several reasons for the diocese's
them
to the
return to the policy of administering the
sacramental
sacrament of confirmation in the eighth
tion
grade.
divine nature by uniting them in a living
life. I
firmed to cooperate with the effects and to contend with the experiences, internal or external, that
may impede
person from faithfully living in the of the sacrament.
spirit
During our meeting Father Heiney and I reflected upon a number of relevant issues and shared personal insights in sion of the session
I
At the concluwords
recalled the
Father James
Father Heiney takes issue with Fa-
the
of Jesus: Where two or three are gathered in my name I am in their midst. We believe it and are grateful.
is
grace"
nificance of the sacrament and
scribed as well.
of confirmation
stand the reality of sacramental grace.
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given by Christ and proper to each sacrament. The spirit heals and transforms
relation to confirmation.
My view was that the reality of in-
In your June 14 issue of The Catho-
to consider the sig-
Church. From that perspective the effects of the sacrament might have been de-
corporation as well as that of the effects
Confirmation Offers Grace During Adolescence
Hawker
DiocesanVicar of Education
ther
Hawker's statement
that "there is
Him by conforming Son of God. The fruit of the
receive
makes
life is that
the Spirit of adop-
the faithful partakers in the
union with the only Son, the Savior. Surely this "spirit of adoption" that
grace in confirmation to help during ado-
makes us partakers
lescent turmoil" and says he has "not
should be an invaluable help during ado-
in the divine nature
any authoritative teaching
lescent turmoil! In fact, might there not
of the Church." Father Heiney ends his letter by saying, "The new catechism
be some direct correlation between the Church's experimentation with later con-
#1285- 1 32 1 is a good place to start growing in our understanding of confirma-
firmation these past 15 years or so and
tion."
so
I suggest people with concerns about confirmation refer to this same catechism, #1 124-1227 to better under-
fect,
found
this in
the tragic
breakdown
in
morals among were, in ef-
many young people who
denied the grace of this particular sacrament at a time when they needed it
most? Estelle
Wisneski
6 The Catholic
St.
News
Ann
& Herald
June 28, 1996
Mercy Sisters Elect
Parishioners Join
Officials,
from page
1
Peace Corps Volunteers Two young
Catholics volunteer for two-year assignments with the
Peace Corps
in
New
Russia.
Leadership.
Mercy Sisters
By ELIZABETH
MAYBACH
Staff Writer
BISHKEK, KYRGHYZSTAN
a mini train-
Pauline
ing session and then travels together to
Clifford
ticular area.
—
Although their parents were friends, Genevieve "Genny" Grabman and Alice Hengesbach didn't know each other growing up. Then, a few years ago, the Hengesbachs moved to Charlotte and introduced the girls. They were the same
The group has
usually the capital city of their country.
Once there,
and
Rosalind Sister
Picot.
the volunteers stay with host
Rosalind, left, is the new
families and will have intensive lan-
guage and cultural training and instruc-
president,
tion in technical skills," she said.
Sister Pauline,
vice president.
On
July 5, Alice Hengesbach be-
gins her assignment with a trip to
Francisco.
Once
San
there, the 22-year-old
University of Dayton graduate will meet the other
teers
20 or so Peace Corps volunwill travel with her to
who
Vladivostok, Russia, a city near the border. country's easternmost Hengesbach, who began learning Russian while studying abroad in St. Petersburg, continued her language studies for the next two years. "I find Russian culture very interesting," Hengesbach said. "I also
wanted
to gain
some
practical
experience teaching and working with a group that really makes a positive impact on others, so the Peace Corps was a great place to be."
Hengesbach
said her faith influ-
enced her decision to enter the Peace Corps. "I went to the University of Dayton, which is a Catholic school with a very strong ministry program," she said. "I really think that my decision had a lot to do with the kinds of activities that I
Genny Grabman
Ann Church and both very motivated and intelligent. This summer, Genny and Alice will have yet another thing in common: By midJuly each will be involved in a two-year assignment with the Peace Corps. By the time this story appears, Genny Grabman will be living with a Kyrgyz family, immersed in language and culture training. In three months, the
was involved with there." Neuringer said the Peace Corps receives an average of 100,000 requests for information each year. Of that number about 10,000 applications are returned and about 3,500 applicants are accepted
20-year-old will be alone in a rural area
rently there are 6,529 Peace
of the Kyrgyz Republic, a South Dakota-
unteers in 93 countries
age, both parishioners at St.
for the program.
The entire process takes
about nine months. Volunteers are asked if
but no assignment
is
guaranteed. Cur-
all
Corps vol-
over the world.
two
for president
and three for the remaining council
slots.
goals together," she said. "The chapter left
us with very good
recommenda-
Part of the procedure includes reasons
tions," said Sister Rosalind, admitting
for the sister's nomination, said Sister
one goal: "For us as a regional commu-
Pauline.
From there,
a discernment pro-
cess helps each nominee resonate or
withdraw from consideration. The president has what in
Canon Law
— — personal
is
called
authority over
community. However, and the Sisters of Mercy operate within methods of consensus, relying heavily on dialogue, guided conversations, and consultants from out-
nity to continue the direction that
we are
and to continue a participative style that engages the entire regional community in decision making processes." In addition to the president and vice in,
the entire regional
president, the sisters elected three coun-
Sister Rosalind
cil
—
side the
"We
community when necessary.
engage the
Sisters in
guided con-
versation, processed conversation to get their input
and also to inform the sisters it is we're doing," said Sis-
about what
ter Rosalind.
Though each
elected president
members: Second term members SisMary Thomas Burke and Mary Jerome Spradley are joined by Paulette Rose Williams. Sister Mary Thomas is a professor and chairperson of the Deters
partment of Human Services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Sister Jerome is president of The Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation, Inc.; and Sister Paulette is principal of Charlotte Catholic High School in Char-
brings personal nuances to the position,
lotte.
Sister Rosalind points out, "Chapter re-
Elected to four-year terms, the new leadership will guide the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina into the new millennium.
ally sets the direction."
From
there, the
local administration takes that direction
and
sets goals.
"We
will determine our
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eriainmen Entert
The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. Each videocassette is available on WHS format. Theatrical movies 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 video audience.
Eraser
Vid GOS Schwarzenegger Thriller Features (What Else?) WallTo-Wall Bullets, Bloodshed
"Alexander the Great"
kick (Walter Brennan) get in the
(1956)
Historical dramatization re-cre-
NEW YORK (CNS) — Providing escapist entertainment that goes over the line into glamorized, hard-
mits premeditated murders.
is
the latest Arnold
Wall-to-wall bullets and bloodshed
Schwarzenegger
action-thriller,
desensitizes viewers to the reality of vio-
edged violence
lence and
"Eraser" (Warner Bros.).
The
nasty tone
is
immediately
set
as a trio of killers prepares to carve out
the tongue of a Witness Protection Pro-
gram informer (Robert Pastorelli) before slaughtering him and his wife. Just in time arrives Federal MarKruger "Eraser" shal John (Schwarzenegger) who in a matter of seconds kills the assassins, dumps substitute bodies from the morgue in place of the witness and wife, and turns the scene into an inferno. The near- victims have been effectively erased.
On to the
He
next case:
is
to pro-
the three lead characters:
idea
who Kruger
really
We
is, if
have no he has a
beyond his pistol-packsame goes for mercenary co-worker Caan. And Williams' character is given a momentary boyfamily or any
life
ing profession; the
friend only so
thy
we can
kingdom come by
tacular
see
him
blasted to
the movie's spec-
new rifle (whose laser scope
sees
skeletal frames before they are gutted).
The dialogue is unintentionally when it's meant to sound momen-
who her
tous, as if
Arnold
is
holding the entire
the computer-disk proof, but Kruger'
world's fate in his huge hands. Several plot points are similar to "Mission: Impossible," but where that movie's tone was more of an action fan-
corrupt colleague, Deguerin (James
tasy
weapon, "the most powerful assault rifle on earth," not to the government but to an unknown enemy. She's got
Caan),
is
out to ice her before she can
whose violence seemed
"Eraser" leaves no doubt about
What's more, Deguerin has discredited Kruger as a murderous traitor so the marshal is on the run as he tries to hide his witness and prevent the imminent de-
—
its
deadly
and unnecessary executions. Chalk up "Eraser" as yet another action blockbuster of brawn and bullets. But instead of all the lead in these pencil-thin characterizations,
why
can't there be heart and soul? Because of excessive
livery of tons of the assault
unreal,
intent
testify.
weapons into deadly
foreign hands.
violence, intermittent pro-
Director Charles Russell delivers slick, fast-paced action and a few breathless scenes of danger, but the bottom
fanity
line is that the violence is
so casual and cynical
Anthony Mann,
mighty Persian Empire in a 10-year campaign ending with his death in 323 B.C. at age 33. Written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen, the result is both good history and fine drama with
ized violence and mild romance.
a solid cast,
some well-staged
the narrative
is at
times stilted and oc-
casionally obscure.
The
stylized vio-
and political heavy going for children. The U.S. Catholic Confergeneral ence classification is A-I patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. lence, sexual references
complications
make
and recurring rough
language, the U.S. Catholic
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an action picture that winds up with
the usual shoot-out heroics.
Some stylThe
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—
is A-I general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
tion
"55 Days at Peking" (1963) With the encouragement of the Manchu dowager empress (Flora Robson), the forces of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion lay siege to the walled compound in the Chinese capital, where the foreign community tries to hold out until
an international relief force arrives.
Director Nicholas Ray's wide-screen spectacular has impressive sets and energetic action scenes but the cast (U.S.
(1946)
Marine officer Charlton Heston, British diplomat David Niven, Russian baroness Ava Gardner and the rest) are
Three World War II veterans (sergeant Fredric March, bombardier Dana Andrews and sailor Harold Russell with hooks in place of hands) meet on their way home to resume civilian lives in the same small town where they try to help each other readjust to peacetime. Director William
Wyler gives sympa-
thetic treatment to the
post-war reha-
bilitation of returning GIs, portraying
cardboard characters adding little human dimension to a script of limited historical proportion. Stylized violence
and romantic interludes. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
—
in fairly realistic detail their career dif-
ficulties as well as personal
Cathy O'Donnell). Mature themes, including a broken marriage. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is adults. Not rated by the A-III Motion Picture Association of America.
—
"Dracula:
"Joy of Living" (1938) Wacky romantic comedy about a
problems
with wives and girlfriends (Myrna Loy, Teresa Wright, Virginia Mayo and
Dead and Loving
It"
down-to-earth Broadway musical star
Dunne) and a rich nonconform(Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) who insists she drop her career and bevy of idle
(Irene ist
relatives to sail
as his wife
on
away for a carefree life their
own
island in the
South Seas. Director Tay Garnett keeps the odd-couple situation amusing as practical star resists free-spirited suitor
happy ending. Romantic complications. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is adults and adolescents. Not A-II rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. until the inevitable
(1995) Slack spoof of Bela Lugosi' s 1 93 "Dracula," with Leslie Nielsen hamming it up as the title Transylvanian
vampire whose bloody nighttime antics in 1 893 England are stymied by a quirky metaphysician (Mel Brooks). Also directed by Brooks, the familiar vampire tale is laced with slapstick comedy and verbal gags but the uneven humor seldom relieves the tedium of the tonguein-cheek melodramatics. Comic gory effects and sexual innuendo. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is adults. The Motion Picture A-III Association of America rating is PGparents are strongly cautioned 13 that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
—
call or
in
"The Best Years of Our Lives"
—
For information
the rugged setting ap-
propriately frames the tough characters
action
scenes and a sense of spectacle, though
through walls and reduces people to their
awful
alerted the feds when she realized company planned to sell their new
instead just another
kind of magnified entertainment meant to impress jaded audiences. Virtually zilch attention is given
Lee Cullen (Vanessa Williams),
tect
becomes
it
way
of a crooked judge (John Mclntire) and his claim-jumping cohorts. Directed by
Macedonian prince (Richard Burton) who, after the Greek city-states fell to his father, Philip (Fredric March), went on to conquer the ates the life of the
made to look exciting and heroic, even when good-guy Schwarzenegger com-
& Herald 7
—
"Sense and Sensibility" (1995) Splendid adaptation of Jane Austen's 1795 tale of two devoted but emotionally dissimilar sisters (Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet) who endure unexpected heartbreak only to eventually triumph in securing suitable
husbands. Director
Ang
Lee's spirited
period piece offers frequent subtle humor in its wry observation of the characters
and social conventions of the
day. Romantic complications.
The
After taking a herd of cattle from Oregon to the gold camps of Alaska, a
U.S. Catholic Conference classificaadults and adolestion is A-II cents. The Motion Picture Associapation of America rating is PG
rancher (James Stewart) and
rental guidance suggested.
"The Far Country" (1955)
aging side-
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For home's sake children to By Mary
News
Service
"Liar, Liar, pants on fire!" I could hear them chanting as they ran across the lawn tripping over one another to
get to mother first. "My bike was first over the finish
won!" "That's not true!
line.
dren
to see the value of telling the truth and the negative consequences
their actions is part of the bedrock out of which truth springs.
of lying.
Third is a parental posture of attentive listening to children. We cannot hear the truth if we are not listen-
When
children are tempted to lie (about who broke the vase), honesty
should be rewarded. If a child fesses to breaking the vase, there should
up
—
ing.
asked young people in their mid-
I
»-
being truthful themselves. Children learn most vir-
line before you."
tues by osmosis. There is no substitute for parents' own efforts to be honest with and in front of chil-
"Liar!" "Liar!"
many
it
allow
—
First is to value truthfulness. Parents do this by
crossed the finish
Every parent has heard
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the truth!
What enables a child to risk telling the truth, to live in the light, so to speak? What can a parent do to create an atmosphere where truth is welcomed at home? Parents can do several things to help children understand and practice
Pedersen
Miller
Catholic
tell
All
times. Kids lie. I don't think it comes naturally. They learn at a young age to lie for lots of reasons: to save face, to make themselves look better than others, to avoid the consequences of their behavior or to get rewards.
dren. Seeing parents lying to a salesperson or ac-
quaintance about little things, the line between truth and untruth gets
"Parents can do several things to help children understand and practice truth-telling:... Value truthfulness
by being truthful themselves.... Nurture
...
a strong sense of
self....
(Offer) attentive
listening to children."
Sometimes parents inadvertently encourage lying, perhaps by saying "Don't let me catch you doing that." What the child may hear is "Don't get
fuzzy for children. Truthfulness is a habit that begins early in life.
Like all habits, truthfulness requires example and
caught."
William Bennett, in The Book of it well: "Honesty imbues lives with openness, reliability and
practice.
Virtues, says
We cannot assume that instinctively children
candor; it expresses a disposition to live in the light" (page 599). Children learn early that telling the truth can be risky or painful. They learn that telling the truth is more
know
difficult
than
lying: "If
broke the vase, she
I
tell
Mom
that being truthful is an essenvirtue. Before they can value and practice truthfulness, they tial
human
need to know what it is. Truth as a virtue must be taught. Stories like Pinocchio and The Boy Who Cried Wolf help very young chil-
I
may punish me."
CNS
be some lessening of the consequences for him. This emphasizes the value of being truthful. Second is to nurture a strong sense of self in your children. Honesty
—
therefore children need selfconfidence to be honest in some situais risky,
tions. IN
THE MARKETPLACE
What enables a
child to tell the truth
important matter
—
at
—
to
be open about an
home?
he knows that no matter what he says he will be safe, he will be loved and that his punishment will not be too much to bear, he will have no reason not to tell the truth." Marilynn Quick-Wilson, Houston, Texas "If
—
"We need
teach children from an early age that truthfulness will be rewarded. As adults we need to encourage them to be truthful and open by modeling those Armond Seishas, Castro Valley, Calif. qualities ourselves." to
—
"A good, regular structure
in
the
home
is
necessary, including unconditional love
and a prayer life. For me, unconditional love means, 'You are always my son or daughter and love you, but understand there are consequences when you make Caren bad choices'.... A child's greatest teacher is the example of his parents." Otis, Eureka Springs, Ark.
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I
"When the child has had previous experience of not being immediately condemned when they make a mistake, he or she develops a sense of trust in the Father Hilarion Kistner, OFM, Cincinnati, parents that encourages truth telling."
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Ohio
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"Always being honest with your children when they ask you a question Robin Bandi, Mentor on the whether it's on a difficult subject like sex or ... AIDS." Lake, Ohio
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the truth sometimes jeopardizes friendships. Healthy self-esteem helps kids be less dependent on their "crowd" and more confident about doing what is right no matter what. An important factor in building a child's sense of self is a parent's unconditional love
and forgiveness mixed
with the kind of parenting that disciplines through logical consequences consequences that flow naturally from the child's action (for example, some loss of driving privileges after abusing rules for use of the car). When I asked kids why they lie to a
—
parent, many of them said in order not to get in trouble. Kids need to know that even serious mistakes (for example, a big dent in the car, or underage drinking), are forgivable.
Other kids said they lied to their parents to avoid punishment. Helping children accept the consequences of their behavior helps them tell the truth even under difficult circum-
unanimous:
— knew they would hear me out." — knew they would respect my point of view even we disagreed." —"My parents have very strong "I "I
opinions, but they would always listen
and not put us down." This posture of listening for example, about events that have occurred; about children's feelings allows children the freedom to be honest. Catholic tradition teaches that the family is meant to be an "intimate community of love and life." Neither intimacy, community nor love is possible without an atmosphere of trust that comes with truthfulness. Honesty is a fundamental condition to ours
are told to avoid taking responsibility for what one has done. Teaching kids to be accountable for lies
—
—
for
human interaction, whether friend-
community or family. The family is the primary source of moral and spiritual formation before ship, business,
the age of 7. It's a real challenge for parents! The media, politics, business and government are filled with coverups, exaggerations and other forms of deception. When parents send truth-telling children out into the world, it's like shining a light into the darkness.
(Pedersen
stances.
Many
20s who have open, honest communication with their parents what made it possible to confide in them about difficult subjects. Their answer seemed
if
Particularly for adolescents, telling
FAITH
photo from Sunrise/Trinity
is
the coordinator of the
Leadership in Family Life Training Program for the Archdiocese
Omaha, Neb.)
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
An addiction
Gc
lood communication is a goal of family life. The problem is that sometimes what one family member communicates is something another family
member finds hard to
How do
I
react
hear.
when a
family
member tells me something
that isn't
what
at
I
hoped to hear? Do I overreact? Numerous psychologists believe those questions need to be asked, especially by parents today. Family members learn to anticipate each other's reactions to various kinds information. But there's a
downside here. Children may discover
information unleashes a barrage of parental lecturing or that
it
that
some
yields intense
Falsehood
anxiety for parents. Some teen-agers will close communication down rather than take this risk. In some cases they just don't want to make their parents
is
addictive.
And
unhappy. But no, I don't think parents can be bland, unblinking recipients of worrisome facts from children. Parents are human beings who care deeply about their
and safety. The question I've had to ask as a parent, however, is whether I was always keeping the door open for my children to risk telling me the truth and communicating openly on serious matters. I've had to work at reacting constructively to what I was told. David Gibson children's lives, well-being
Editor, Faith Alive!
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falsehood is a problem for another reason. God made humans so that they cannot love what they do not know; as falsehood becomes the norm in people's lives together, they cease to
falsehood replaces truth is that love
"Falsehood is like a Beginning to live truth means going through withdrawal symptoms.... But God's grace is part of that
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
to ask you, the reader, to answer a
few questions as a way of getting
Since Jesus told the truth, people could trust him in all matters and take
a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks in character, because he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I speak the truth, you do not believe
him
me" (John
By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service
seriously.
When
people lie, they destroy their Afterward, others are not sure whether or when they should believe anything these people say. In a heated exchange with his opponents, Jesus told them: "You belong to your father the devil, and you willingly carry out your father's desires. He was credibility.
FAITH
IN
ACTION
"Consistent adherence to the truth requires
courage.
One
be schooled in it. A person who has regularly
needs
to
experienced lying as a response to life's challenges will
not easily
know how
to
treasure truth as a value," writes Father Gerard S. Sloyan in
Catholic Morality Revisited,
Origins
and Contemporary
Challenges (Twenty-Third Publications, Box 180, 185 Willow St., Mystic, Conn. 06355. 1990. Paperback, $9.95). The author writes: "The disdainer of truth's
demands,
creates a private universe in which brute facts
the
8:44-45).
who speak the truth have But as Jesus also suggests, some tendency to flinch in the
Yes, those credibility.
there is presence of truth, as well as to be challenged by those who are truth-tellers. Their integrity invites us to grow, to expand as human beings. In their presence we don't feel lessened. In the story of the first sin, which had dire consequences for all of humanity, the serpent got attention by telling a lie. He assured the woman that she and her husband would not die if they ate of the forbidden tree. God had lied to them, the serpent suggested. Why? Out of fear that they would gain divine knowledge! The serpent was thus a liar from the beginning. His "children," despite everything, learned to lie, and this had consequences; lying was destructive of life as God intended it to be lived. Jesus' followers, in their efforts to spread the good news, told the truth even when it could have turned people off. In an ancient baptismal homily, later edited as a letter, the homilist did not hide the fact that the new Christians would face difficulties because of their new way of life. After extolling their new status as committed Chris-
are trimmed, enlarged upon or
he went on to say: "In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer
set aside entirely
through various
of
liar,
some
in
the interest
short-term
advantage." Thus, facts are
made
to
do "people's
private
bidding."
Does a home
Reflection:
workplace disordered
or
seem chaotic or when people
commonly "save
face" there by covering things up or deceiving
others? Father Sloyan writes,
"Sometimes a person raised on a diet of deceit will rebel against the
lifestyle
of lying
order to escape that for
in
madhouse
an ordered universe.
tians,
trials" (1
Peter
1:6).
He was only echoing Jesus' sometimes painful honesty: "You will be hated by all because of my name, but whoever endures to the end will be saved" (Matthew 10:22). All of this candor might seem counterproductive, but actually it paid off. When disciples encountered hardships, they were not dismayed but stood firm. They did not feel that they had been sold a false bill of goods but that they had been forewarned honestly, and forewarned was forearmed. Truth paid rich dividends, and of those dividends countless millions of people have been and are beneficia-
topic:
the role of "truth" in family life. 1. How truthful is your family, your home? Do husband and wife keep secrets from each other? Do children
guard secrets? Suppose that, unknown to you, a video camera followed you for a whole week. Would your loved ones be shocked by what the camera saw? 2.
scholar, author, teacher
a Scripture
and
lecturer.)
be healed? Yes, but it's not easy. Falsehood is like a drug. Withful relationships
drawing
from
falsehood and be-
ginning to live truth means going through withdrawal symptoms expe-
—
riencing all that is part of the rejection of sin and acceptance of God. But God's grace is part of that process. An essential step is to determine that in any relationship the focus is to be truthful and honest with the other person, not to deceive or cause pain.
easy
is it for
you
to
Why?
claiming a need one way you avoid telling the truth? Perhaps spouses lie to each other, believing they are protecting their 3. Is
for privacy
privacy. Perhaps teenagers believe they have
a right to privacy that permits them to lie to parents about their activities.
Truth is one of those things we might not be able to define but which we know and recognize when we experience it.
Ultimately God is and from our per-
truth,
spective truth
is both as simple and complicated as God. We understand truth
more
clearly
look for
when we
absence, best called falsehood. Falsehood is
which evil,
its
is
CNS
photo by Ed Carlin
Remember
sinful, deceptive, unreal.
hood means
life is
Falsenot in rhythm with
God. Falsehood is filled with secrets. It the absence of sunlight, darkness. causes distress, and it is painful.
What happens
in
some
is
It
families is
that falsehood replaces truth as the norm of family relations. A climate can be created in which people feel little need to be honest or truthful with each
Being the
The love
in front of a mirror
and wives
live there don't love
dies,
one an-
other. Is falsehood the ultimate reason?
The importance
of truth applies not
se-
it
harder to
(Father Faucher is a priest of the Dio-
the love of parents and children dies.
who
makes
cese of Boise, Idaho, writer.)
each other can become family functions.
of husbands
a pattern of
lie to oneself.
false to
way the
to avoid
and deception, for falsehood incubates in secrets. Asking God for help each day to be truthful begins to break the addiction to falsehood, and doing so crets
other.
people is
distorted, untruth-
How easy is it for to tell the truth?
How lie?
hood change? Can
process."
There are many homes where the
ries.
(Father Castelot
Our
started.
you
their daily norm. Can families living lives of false-
drug....
dies.
is a participation article. I want
credibility of Jesus
only to the home as a whole, but to its individual inhabitants. Any individual is capable of lying to himself or herself, living a life of self-deception, not dealing with the truth. A person who lives a life of falsehood doesn't know who he or she is, doesn't love himself or herself. Many of the truly sinful people of our world live with both personal and family falsehood as
know each other. The cost when
This
The
home
By Father W. Thomas Faucher Catholic News Service
of
falsehood
to
...
A
* -
and a
free-lance
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June 28, 1996
People
In
The News
Supreme Court Justice Returns To Catholic Faith Thomas' return to the faith brings the number of Catholics on the nine-member court to three for the first time in history. By
MICHAEL COX
WORCESTER,
Mass. (CNS)
—
college released a transcript of the speech
more than 28
by pro-life Democrats to get a few words of accommodation for their beliefs into the Democratic platform this year was lauded by former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert Casey as the politically wise course for the party. "The story here is not whether the language in the platform should be changed in some cosmetic way," Casey said in a June 21 phone interview, "but that these Democratic congressmen are speaking from a key constituency which all parties agree is still to be claimed." That constituency
Thomas,
who
who converted to
has attended an Epis-
Catholicism in
copal church in re-
the second grade,
made
ing the school's 25th
A
a priest" after at-
transcript of his 10-
tending parochial
minute speech was
schools and a high school
8 at the college.
public appearance since undergo-
the precious gift" of
—
ing quadruple bypass heart surgery five
his Catholic faith.
weeks earlier, Cardinal James A. Hickey of Washington ordained five priests for
to
"And, on this 25th year of my graduation from Holy Cross College, it was a joy to receive
the day, and the hour, of Cardinal
my first Communion
his archdiocese.
The ordination ceremony took
— 50 years
Hickey' s priestly ordination.
told
reunion banquet June
made public June 18. He thanked fellow classmates for helping him "reclaim
place at 10 a.m. June 15
Holy Cross alumni that he had "fully intended to become
the
Cardinal Hickey Ordains Priests On 50th Anniversary Of Own Ordination WASHINGTON (CNS) In his first
news of Thomas' announcement was leaked to the press. after
announcement dur-
These props from Cecil B. DeMilte's epic classic, "The Ten Commandments," were up for sale at Sotheby's auction house in New York. The items, which expected to fetch $50,000 failed to attract the minimum bid and were withdrawn from sale June 18.
fort
Although it was a private event, the
The Supreme
cent years, photo from Reuters
"To ordain
in
St.
seminary.
But he said began to "slowly erode" during his first his faith
year at late
in 1967.
CNS
Joseph's
Justice Clarence
of "culturally conservative," ethnic, or
his first
narian
Reagan Democrats may
new
Communion
the
SOB
return to the
priests.
Democratic Party after supporting Republicans in the 1992 congressional elections, if party leaders recognize that
most Americans are not as strongly supportive of abortion as the platform and
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the party's national leadership, said Casey.
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Thomas the Apostle
at the
Service of Others
Consider
PRIESTHOOD in
The Diocese Thomas was one of the chosen 12 apostles.
He often
is
referred to as the
He said he would had risen from the dead when he could touch his wounds. When Christ appeared to the apostles, Thomas exclaimed, "My Lord and my God." He was martyred in India and "doubting Thomas."
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Baptist
raised a
his
as a child,
it
was
first
time he had taken Communion at the Holy Cross chapel. Thomas, a 1971 graduate of Holy Cross, was selected by his classmates to deliver the main address at the college's central alumni dinner, which is reserved for those who graduated at least 25 years ago.
He
did not give particular reasons
the
Martin Luther King Jr. was shot in April Rev.
—
though Thomas
1968 and he overheard a fellow semiwho was white say he hoped "the dies,"
Thomas
straw that broke
my
was
the
back" and he
left
said, "it
the seminary.
With "no place else to go," his lunch in a shoe box and a $100 bill in his sock, Thomas boarded a train in Savannah, Ga., in September 1968 on his way to Worcester and Holy Cross. Thomas' return to the church brings the number of Catholics on the
for his return to the Catholic faith dur-
nine-member court
ing his address. However, he did praise
time in history. The other Catholic justices are Anthony Kennedy and Antonin
several people at
him on
Holy Cross who helped
the path back to Catholicism.
He
cited Father
for his support during the "bit of unpleas-
antness" that led to his confirmation as a
Supreme Court justice
in 1991.
Father Brooks testified on behalf
of Thomas during Senate hearings prior to his confirmation. "It just seems that during the darkest moments, he would
always show up. (A) phone call.
He
A note," J.
Vaghi, a 1969 Holy Cross graduate who is now pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Washington, and three other classmates with
whom
he has frequent contact
With two Jewish justices on the Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer, it also marks the first time there is not a Protestant majority on the Supreme Court. court,
A
report in The Washington Times linked Thomas' return to the Catholic
Church with the
in
Washington. The audience of 1,500 gave Thomas a standing ovation following his
May
ordination of
Scalia' s son, Paul, as a priest of the Dio-
The Times said Thoannounced the change at a re-
cese of Arlington.
mas
said.
also thanked Msgr. Peter
to three for the first
Scalia.
John E. Brooks, former president of Holy Cross College,
Thomas
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Thomas
— Catholic by born a and grandparents — had made
sons,
in
Conception, Mo.,
Chapel," he said. Al-
my
Immacu-
Conception
Seminary
on this anniversary day seems the most fitting way for me to thank God for those 50 years of my own priesthood," Cardinal Hickey told the you,
for the col-
lege in Worcester that he has reclaimed
Court justice,
—
spokeswoman
lege.
years of estrangement.
Democrats Must Heed Efforts Of Pro-Life Members, Casey Says WASHINGTON (CNS) An ef-
a
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told fellow alumni at Holy Cross Colhis Catholic faith after
CNS
speech, according to Katharine B.
McNamara,
first
ception following the May 19 ordination.
Thomas'
first
marriage in 1971, to Ambush, took
the former Kathy Grace
place in an Episcopal church and ended
His second marriage former Virginia Bess Lamp, also was not a Catholic ceremony. in divorce in 1984.
in 1987, to the
The Catholic News
June 28, 1996
Fund Established To Rebuild, Repair Burned Churches Gets Boost From NCCB WASHINGTON (CNS) — An inrespond to the burning of churches, mainly in the South, has resulted in funds being created nationterfaith effort to
to
come
to the financial aid of
of the destroyed churches. parishes
would be
members
He
said
all
invited to contribute
to a central fund.
In addition to the
more than
half-
and in at least three Catholic archdioceses to finance rebuilding of churches that have been damaged or de-
dozen Catholic bishops around the country who previously had voiced their con-
stroyed.
cern about a rash of fires in churches,
ally
A fund
established a
week
earlier
by the National Council of Churches got boosts June 19 from representatives of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the American Jewish Committee at a press conference in New York. Rebuilding fund drives also were announced by the New York and Chicago archdioceses and by Catholic Charities of San Francisco. Investigators in are looking into
1 1
Southern states
more than 35 suspicious
predominantly black churches since January 1995. Dozens of predominantly white churches around the country also have had suspicious fires in the same 18-month period. But civil and refires at
St.
Louis Archbishop Justin F. Rigali on June 18 joined in calling the desecration of churches for racist motivations a reprehensible tragedy.
"The burning of churches of black congregations in Southern states is a deplorable assault on
human
dignity and
on the freedom of religious expression," said his statement. "It must stop." Also on June 18, the House voted 422-0 to pass a bill giving federal authorities more power to investigate and prosecute crimes against religious property.
The following day, bill was introduced.
a similar Sen-
the other hand,
I
Church Burnings, Urge Unity Against Racism
do believe a
of these instances are racially motivated and they tend to play off of one another," Clinton said. The governor's group would talk about rebuilding and about how communities can better prevent vandalism and arson fires. "The most important thing to me lot
is
that as
Americans we consistently and
passionately
come
together to say this
crosses racial lines, this crosses party lines
and
this crosses religious lines,"
Clinton said. "Whether they're black churches or white churches or synagogues or the mosque that was burned in South Carolina, we cannot tolerate any of it." Contributions may be sent to the
NCC
Burned Churches Fund-NYT,
Room
880-A, 475 Riverside Dr.,
ligious rights activists point out that in
The bill eliminates the $10,000 damage minimum that was required be-
York,
NY
relation to the overall count of churches
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, 814 Mission St. Suite
in the country, the
number of
volving black churches
is
fires in-
disproportion-
ately high.
At the
New York press conference
June 19, representatives from the NCCB and the American Jewish Committee joined the NCC in encouraging support for the dozens of churches that have been burned in the last 18 months. The NCC Burned Churches Fund was launched with an advertisement in The New York Times. "The burning of a house of worship is an assault on the soul and spirit of the entire human family," said the ad, but
it
also said that
ate
damage to religious property. It also makes it a federal crime to damage religious property and would to investigate
allow victims of such sistance
fires to obtain as-
from the Crime Victims Trust
Fund. Shortly before a June 19 meeting about the fires with governors of seven
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U.S. Bishops
Southern states, President Clinton echoed statements by officials in the Justice and Treasury departments that there was no apparent evidence of a conspiracy to burn down black churches.
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CA
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—
PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) The U.S. Catholic bishops June 20 condemned the burnings of AfricanAmerican churches and urged Catholics to unite
against racial and religious
bigotry.
They asked Catholics to join a campaign to
national interreligious
support the burned-out congregations
and rebuild their churches. "These evil acts not only destroy places of worship, they tear at the moral fabric of our nation.... Let us unite across racial and religious lines to confront bigotry and to recommit our nation and ourselves to the active pursuit of racial justice and reconciliation," they said.
They particularly deplored the "ominous and obvious racial overtones" of the violence and the "sacri-
legious" nature of violence against
houses of worship. The bishops, meeting in Portland June 20-22 as the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, interrupted their
previously planned agenda in the opening session to consider a state-
ment on the burnings, drawn up just before their meeting by four of their committees. By voice vote they unanimously affirmed the statement, which strongly endorsed Catholic participation in the Burned Churches Fund, coordinated by the National Council of Churches. Investigators are trying to deter-
sympa-
Boston
mine
Cardinal
Dozens of predominantly white
Bernard Law
churches around the country also have
(left)
if
there
is
had suspicious
and
a conspiracy involved.
same
fires in the
18-
thy and a sense of solidarity are not
Portland
month
enough
Archbishop
rights activists point out that in rela-
Francis
tion to the overall count of churches
George open a
in the country, the
box of checks earmarked for a church
volving black churches
destroyed
said that racial or religious hatred "has
recently by
no place in America." "These fires have not only destroyed church buildings, but have
to help the victims of
church
fires.
Spokesmen the
government
for the groups asked
to intensify its efforts to
catch and prosecute arsonists; encour-
aged rebuilding the churches and their programs; and asked all Americans to help combat bigotry.
Eight foundations were scheduled
arson
announce major grants to the NCC's Burned Churches Fund on June 20. The Chicago and New York archdioceses and Catholic Charities of San Francisco each announced that local funds were being established to help re-
Portland.
to
build churches.
Chicago's fund is a collaboration between the Catholic Archdiocese, the American Jewish Committee, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America and
unchecked by people of good will, such actions can become epidemic," he
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Elementary Principal Position: Divine Redeemer Catholic school
is accepting resumes for the 1996-1997 academic year. We are seeking mature candidates who are practicing Catholics, possess a master's degree in Educational Leadership or related fields and administration. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. Replies and resumes should be addressed to: Search Committee, Divine Redeemer Church, 1022 Recess Rd., Hannahan, SC, 29406. Deadline: July 5, 1996
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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.
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•
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their present ministries
Diocesan Spiritual
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Year one will begin in the Fall of 1996 at Arden, Charlotte,
and Greensboro. Interested persons, complete the form below.
Name:
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some experience
in
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BA-BS
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must be sincere practicing Catholic. Send resume Leonard, 2575 Reidsville, Rd., Spartanburg, SC 29301.
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Remember St. Genevieve-Of-The-Pines
Sisters
ated a four-year women's college, which continued as a two-year school until
1962.
Boys attended grammar school at their Gibbons Hall School for Boys (named for the great 19th century cardi-
his friend, "Come see the two Cat-lik preachers and their wives!" Ignorance and misunderstandings
remembers the novelty with which Catholics were then regarded. Her eyes sparkle as she recalls with amusement the wide-eyed stares the Sister Winters
sight of nuns walking down the streets of Asheville in their pre- Vatican II hab-
brought to the faces of the local are your husbands?" Sis-
being asked by a pair of young we're boys. "We don't have husbands sisters," she responded, then asked the boys: "Are you Catholics?" Apparently not knowing what Catholicism was, the boys responded matter-of-factly: ter recalls
"Naw
—
—we're
just boys."
Another incident Sister Winters remembers underscores local misconceptions at the time about the nature of
Catholic religious
life.
When two priests
in Roman collars were accompanied by two sisters in their habits many years ago in nearby Swannanoa, a young man was surprised at seeing the foursome together on the sidewalk. "Hey Jim!" he called to
Joseph
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My friends were mostly
and they were very religious people!" Today, when sometimes bitter arguments about school prayer occupy the headlines and the courts, the approach taken years ago by the sisters at St. Genevieve School seems eminently practical and remarkably sensitive. Sister Dolan explained how the issue was addressed in their Catholic school open to children of all faiths. "We Catholics were taken out of the classroom for religion lessons. We had catechism four days and Bible one day. The days that we had Bible, we had it in our classroom and everybody took it, unless we were studying the New Testament, in which case the Jewish children were
home and taking CCD before she received First Communion. What they best student in Sister Dolan' s catechism class.
"I said, well it's up to you, it's whatever you and her father want, but I can tell you she's readyl And I told her about Becky always wanting to answer the questions the Catholic children couldn't." The next day, as the mother walked up the aisle to receive her First
—
Communion, Becky was right beside her. Over the years, the sisters expanded their role when they were asked to teach at local parishes. They staffed the schools at St. Joan of Arc and St. Eugene parishes from 1927 until the two merged to form Asheville Catholic School in 1980. Nearby Hendersonville's Immaculata School
S.
Waters of the Raleigh Diocese required that religion lessons for Catholics be given in their classrooms. Non-Catholic children were given some reading or written work to do. "They weren't ex-
was another of
pected or required to listen ... I think if they had been they might have rebelled. But they weren't, and sometimes they listen... and raise their
know was that she was already the
didn't
taken out of class."
Bishop Vincent
hands."
Dolan recalled a non-Catholic pupil named Becky who always answered the questions her second-grade classmates preparing for First Holy Communion could not. "I was trying to draw out the answers from the Catholic children because I wanted to make sure that they knew, that they understood. But Sister
Old Testament: Anthony Campbell, comes from Australia to teach
SJ
prophets through his unique storytelling presentations of dramatic characters who bring us into the text and the prophetic message. Evening sessions, Sunday through Thursday.
New Testament: Eloise Rosenblatt, RSM comes from Santa Clara University to
share her insights on the rela-
tionships in the
between
New
munity college brought competition
saw enrollments
decline.
The
that
difficult
decision to close the schools at St. Genevieve after 63 years was made in 1971.
The changes
in education that Genevieve are reflected in the absence of younger members of the Order. "There have been no vocations at all," Sister Dolan said. "The last one entered, I think, in 1968. She stayed until the early 1970's, and then she left. And that was the last one we've had. We've had requests for information." For the six sisters who remain on
closed
St.
"Catholic Hill",
life has changed. Their days no longer spent surrounded by animated, energetic youngsters, they occupy themselves with daily Mass, correspondence, the special care given one for another and an occasional project. Sister Joan Felton will be going to France next month to attend a conference with an ironically appropriate title: "Apostolic Religious Life in a Changing World." Sister Winters will be at the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center at Maggie Valley for a directed silent retreat. Sister, who wears a hearing aid, is merrily facetious about it: "I'm deaf as a post ... if I don't hear everything Father says, it won't matter very
much, be a
will it? After
all, it's
supposed
to
silent retreat!"
And, there are the memories. Of the hardships of an early Christmas without provisions for a special dinner; and the generosity of neighbors who item by item, donated what the sisters needed, even the postage stamps to write home
Of
to their families in Europe.
Their mission as educators in a mission field took on a special character during the days of forced segregation. Sisters Dolan and Winters recalled that while the young ladies upstairs studied French grammar and Othello, the Sisters gave catechism instructions to AfricanAmerican children in the basement. Enrollment was at its highest in the 1950's and 60' s, with 40-45 sisters on
pouring of local people, Catholic and non-Catholic, that formed a two-mile funeral procession from St. Lawrence Basilica upon the death in 1915 of their
staff.
Changes
in
education were on the
horizon, however.
happening since you last looked at your will? Have there been marriages, births or deaths in your family? Did you change jobs or retire from full-time employment? Are you thinking
The
shift
toward co-
Don't Let
hat's been
\
about ways to make a difference in people'
first
Your Will Age With You.
superior,
the out-
Mother dePlank. Of play-
Tom Dooley, Baroness Maria VonTrapp and "Black Like Me" author John Howard Griffin. Of a nonCatholic student who later married a Catholic man and had a son who, after ing host to Dr.
his ordination to the priesthood, cel-
ebrated
Mass
who had
years before.
in the
convent of the
taught his mother so
Of Gilbert
sis-
many
& Sullivan and
games and sweet home-grown grapes and comforting homesick chilbaseball
dren.
And always
...
of the children.
through your faith?
Times change. People change. And as they do, so should your will, if it is to do the best job of distributing your property. Meet with your attorney to review your will every few years and after any major life changes. As you plan, focus on your goals for yourself, your family, and charitable interests such as your parish, Catholic schools, Catholic agencies or the diocese. All can find a place in your will.
Call or write today for information about planning and updating
a will.
women and men
Please send a free copy of
"How
to
Make
a Will Thai Works," without obligation.
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as well as the vision of the evange-
Morning
sessions,
Summer Bible Institute RO. Box 11586 Rock Hill, SC 29731 Oratory,
Street
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through Friday. For more information write:
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educational institutions and the rise of schools such as A-B Tech and the com-
ters
lives
from page 2
Testament, dealing with
legal issues, sociological conventions,
lists.
their educational
13
apostolates.
Anthony Campbell Eloise Rosenblatt
she
the Church, Becky was baptized as well. The parents thought it best, however, that Becky wait until she was in her new
Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists
later,
Communion and
When Sister asked the mother what her religious preference was, she was told that although she had been raised as a Methodist, she had been taking instructions and wanted to come into the Catholic Church. Becky, however, had never been baptized. When the mother was received into
know where she got her information, because down here it was very religious! I came to school here in I
their First
can't.'"
in the fourth
grade in Minneapolis, the sister told us were very few people who
would
THEOMTORY
I
when the other children in her class
badly
that there
Years
Summer
Catholics.
rior
Well,
people.
"Where
it
Sister Patricia Dolan, local supe-
nal of Baltimore).
its
Becky's hand was always raised." When Becky's family learned they would be moving away at the end of the school year, her mother approached Sister Dolan to talk about Becky. "The mother said to me, 'In the Spring, Rebecca's going to feel very
of other religions was not a phenomena directed solely at Catholics, however. At times,
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& Herald
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Phone
)
Mail to Jim Kelley, Director of Development, Diocese of Charlotte, 1524 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28207. or call (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871
Statue of the Sacred Heart
at St.
Genevieve-of-the-Pines Convent.
14 The Catholic
News
& Herald
June 28, 1996
Diocesan News Briefs Tabor Retreat Center
LYNCHBURG, God"
Va.
— "The De-
an Aug. 30-31 retreat directed by Sister Nancy Healy, SFCC and Chris Barrett, M.Div., reflecting on sire for
is
Hildegarde of Bingen and Teresa of Avila at Tabor Retreat Center. Cost is $45 for over-night accomodations and $30 to commute. Registration deadline is Aug. 24. Register before Aug. 1 for discount. Write to: Tabor Retreat Center, 2125 Langhorne Rd., Lynchburg, Va., 24501 or call (804) 846-6475.
sume this fall. For information, call Suzanne Bach, (704) 377-6871, ext. 314
Columbian Squires Convention KERNERSVILLE — The N.C. State Circle of the Columbian Squires annual
or B.J. Dengler, (704) 362-5047.
convention was June 8 at Holy Cross Church. The Columbian Squires is the
WSD
Widowed, Separated, Divorced Retreat is Aug. 3-4 at the Catholic ConServices
ference Center. Brochures are available in parish offices.
be found in this issue of The Catholic Herald. Financial aid is available. Call Suzanne Bach, (704) 377-6871
314 for information.
—
(910) 274-4424. For information, call Steven and Peggy Geiger, (704) 845-
5081.
A registration form can
News & ext.
Marriage Encounter Weekend The next MarCHARLOTTE riage Encounter weekend is Sept. 20-22. To register, call Tom and Emilie Sandin,
Retreat
HICKORY — The Catholic Social
— Exposition of
Joan of Arc Church. For information, call (704) 252-3151.
50+ Club Meets
Neumann Church
the St. John
Wednesday, July 10
will
at 11 a.m.
A
Nocturnal Adoration
DENVER — Nocturnal Adoration
meet free
lunch will be provided for all paid up members. Renelvis will entertain. For details, call Anne Mclntrye, (704) 5455046.
Schools Expansion Committee
WINSTON-SALEM — An ad hoc
Catholic school expansion committee
first Friday each month at Holy Church. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament begins at 7 p.m. Friday evening and concludes Saturday morning at 8 a.m. with Benediction, followed by first Saturday rosary and Mass. For information, call Jack Sweeney at (704) 896-7757. is
ate the immediate Catholic education demand. Call the following voice mail number by July 8 with your current and
future enrollment needs: (910) 744-7375.
Youth Ensemble Concert CLEMMONS The Holy Fam-
—
will present "Arise,
timonials and scripture Wednesday, July
July 4th Picnic
CHARLOTTE — Catholic Singles of Charlotte invites singles ages 21 and
Mass
CHARLOTTE — A Mass for healing mind, the first
p.m.
body and
spirit is
July 3 and
Wednesday each month
at St.
at
7:30
Peter Church.
Nova Missa Ordo (Mass In Latin) ASHEVILLE The Mass is cel-
—
First
Saturday Devotions
BELMONT — First Saturday
de-
votions are July 6 at 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.
group is being formed at the Greensboro Pregnancy Care Center for women who have unresolved feelings regarding their abortion experiences. For information, call Marilyn Hodges at (910)274-4901.
Bible Study Youth ministry Bible study for teens and college age youth begins Sunday, July 9 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Church.
ASHEVILLE
as
preparing for the
Billy
Graham Crusade,
the annual "Keep Christ in Christmas" cards program and planning for participation in the 1 997 World Youth Day in Paris, France. For information, contact your local Knights of Columbus council or Chris Headley, State Squires Director, (704) 289-5718.
Mondays until July 29 from 7:30-9 p.m. at St. Matthew Church. Cost is $5 for
blackandwhite, also are welcome. Please submit news release and photos at least
books and materials. Call (704) 5416765 for information.
10 days before the date of publication.
Retrouvaille Session Begins
—
Support For Families Of Aging
CHARLOTTE — A support group
assist families struggling with dementia or Alzheimer's disease meets July 8 from 1:30-3 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church in the family room. There will be no meeting in August, but they re-
program
—
Retrouvaille, a
who want
to improve their troubled marriage, works to rebuild relationships between husbands and wives. Retrouvaille is a Catholic program, but is open to people of all faiths. The next program begins July 12. For information, call Nick and Irene Fadero, (704) 544-0621 or (800) 470-2230.
for couples
Living Waters Retreats Greening Power"
"Viriditas:
is
a
FOUR GREAT NAMES to
KNOW
spirituality of mystic Hildegard de Bingen through mandelas and the experience of the Smoky Mountain atmosphere directed by Franciscan Sisters Jo Anne Murphy and Jane Schmenk. Cost is
$235.
MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI
6951
E.
Independence
531-3131
"Be Still and Know that I am God" a July 16-22 retreat celebrating the presence of God in all of creation diis
Discernment Weekend
1634.
tion support
in
such
July 8-14 nature retreat that explores the
The Daughters Of Charity week-
— A post-abor-
put into action
activities
first Sunday each month at St. Lawrence Basilica at 5 p.m. Solemn Vespers is at 4:30 p.m.
formation, call Kathleen, (704) 544-
Post-Abortion Support
was
through participation
ebrated in Latin the
older to a Fourth of July picnic. For in-
GREENSBORO
the
CHARLOTTE Healing
17 at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Family Church. is free.
year
Last
the
O My People," an evening of music, tesAdmission
convention.
is
Forsyth County. Statistics are being gathered to present to the diocese to evalu-
Youth Ensemble
coming year and the annual awards banquet were part of the
Spirit
being formed in Winston-Salem and
ily
Election of officers for the
Life"
the
Blessed Sacrament is the first Saturday each month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St.
CHARLOTTE — The 50+ Club of
organization of the Knights of Columbus.
Squires' theme, "Proclaiming the Gospel of
Exposition Of Sacrament
ASHEVILLE
youth
official
end of discernment for single women is Aug. 9-11. Call Sister Catherine France, (912) 788-6386 or (912) 741-7522 for information.
by Dominican Father Martin Iott and Franciscan Sister Nancy Meyer.
rected
Cost
$235. "Learning Discipleship with Matthew" is a July 23-29 retreat that exam-
7001 E.Endependence
model of discipleship and the
HYURDRI
is
ines this
Holy Angels Golf Tournament
CRAMER MOUNTAIN — A golf
tournament to benefit Holy Angels is Monday, Sept. 23 at Cramer Mountain Country Club. For information, contact Josh at (704) 825-4161.
challenges presented by Matthew's gospel today directed
David
And
Cost
is
— Ultreya
for
Thomasville, Greensboro and High Point
meets the first Friday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of the Highways Church. Leaders' school follows.
School Applications Accepted WINSTON-SALEM St. Leo
—
School is accepting applications for rising seventh graders for the 1996-97 school year. Call the school office, (910)
748-8252 for information.
to
Holy Spirit Seminar
CHARLOTTE
— Deacons Keith
Kolodziej and Jim Hamrlik will tate a
seminar on living
in the
Holy
facili-
Spirit
5354455
THE
.
(704) 926-3833.
Leaders' School
THOMASVILLE
41 00 E.Independence
$225. To register, contact Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, NC 2875 1 For informaValtierra.
tion, call
Ultreya
by Oratorian Father
5354444
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World And National News Briefs Bishops Won't Back Down From Political Debate, Says NCCB PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland
ert
served notice June 20 that the U.S. Catholic bishops will not back down from the political debate in the approach-
finalized, in
—
He
ing national elections.
O'Brien June 19 approved the request by the Los Angeles Conservancy to stop demolition of
or
all
new
ban and immigration and welfare as examples of areas where the bishops will weigh in to argue their positions. Bishop Pilla, elected president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops last fall, defended the bishops' public policy role in his first presidential address, opening the bishops' June 20-22 meeting in Portcoerce,
when
of the
it
are
hopes of incorporating some 20-year-old building in the
1
project.
Abortion Issue Gives Blacks Chance 'To Save World' CHICAGO (CNS) The fight
suicide, a partial-birth abortion
The bishops seek
Vibiana's Cathedral
cited current
policy disputes over physician-assisted
land.
St.
until architectural plans to replace
to persuade, not
they address the public
—
against abortion presents black Ameri-
at the history
and
all
the tribulations and
edies and
all
all
the sacrifices simply
lift
lains not to participate in the church's
earlier this year ran as a
postcard campaign to Congress against
the presidential nomination but ended his
partial-birth abortions violates their
campaign
after a
according to the head of the U.S. military archdiocese. Archbishop Joseph
primaries.
He
Dimino of
the Archdiocese for the
Military Services
vocate general had
made "a most
unfor-
Defense regulations when he said participation in the postcard campaign would violate the ban on political activities by members of the armed forces on
we
"We are not discussing poli-
are discussing morality," Arch-
bishop Dimino
Cincinnati's
archbishop
said.
Court Stops Los Angeles Plans To Demolish, Rebuild Church LOS ANGELES (CNS) A Los
—
contender for
poor showing
in the
dience of about 200.
CNS
Greater Role For Bishops Sought In Liturgical Translations
VATICAN CITY
ing June
1
its
earth-
can
be held to hear historic preservationists' objections. Superior Court Judge Rob-
—A
3 with ICEL's episcopal board,
headed by Archbishop Daniel E. remarks was
until a trial
(CNS)
Vatican official praised and encouraged the work of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, but said bishops' conferences also need a greater role in the delicate task of translating liturgical texts. Archbishop Geraldo Majella Agnelo, secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, made the remarks in a meet-
injunction preventing the Catholic arch-
down
later
A
made
copy of
his
available to
News Service. Archbishop Agnelo said the Vatican was aware of
Catholic
Cincinnati Archdiocese Celebrates 175th Anniversary In marking its 175th anniversary, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati was celebrating "the great constant, the unchanging, unbounded and unconditional love of God for his people," said Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk. "The care and the affection of God ... that we celebrate today isn't unique to us," the archbishop said in his homily at an anniversary Mass at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral June 16.
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lations, but said the
Holy See pays more
severe flooding last year.
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In
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hard-line opposition to flood
government declared ilKorean Evangelical Federation to send rice to the North through a third country, according to UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. Meanwhile, Bishop Ignatius Sok-Hi Pak of Andong, after the
legal the efforts of the
in
your new home before school
organization of the Korean Catholic bishops' conference, called on Catholics to help those suffering not
starts!
through
words, but actions.
Catholics, Buddhists Massacred
By Tamil Rebels
COLOMBO,
Buy & Sell Now!
Be Automobile Accidents
came
suffered
The appeal
president of Caritas Coreana, the relief
Church Appeals For Change
(704) 529-6170
tion available July, 1996.
—
conferences.
nity has appealed to the
COURT ARCADE
who
relief to
approved by the bishops' conferences. And he said that while the Vatican has received complaints about the translasometimes as a tions done by ICEL his result of "propaganda" campaigns congregation generally does not respond
—
Law
North Koreans,
attention to the results that are ultimately
Flood Relief Policy SEOUL, South Korea (CNS) The South Korean interreligious commu-
& Harris
Attorneys At
Personal Injury Worker's Compensation
—
the pointed debate over liturgical trans-
Kaplan, Gilpin
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photo by Mark Bowen,
Catholic Telegraph
Pilarczyk of Cincinnati.
quake-damaged cathedral
1876.
delivered his message to
Angeles judge has issued a preliminary diocese from tearing
first
in
a predominantly black and Catholic au-
tunate interpretation" of Department of
active duty.
Mass was one given to during the
USA said in a June 20
statement that the Air Force judge ad-
tics;
Archdiocese June Hat St. Peter in Chains Cathedral. A chalice used
us
abortion." Keyes, a Catholic Republican,
T.
Cincinnati
the trag-
Force directive ordering Catholic chap-
rights,
175th anniversary for the
Mass
of black America in the
Archbishop Says Directive On Postcards Violates Rights WASHINGTON (CNS) An Air
—
Pilarczyk
celebrates the
light of that great truth, that all the trials
up on the cross, with Jesus Christ, gives us the chance ... to save the world," said keynoter Alan Keyes. "There is no issue that gives us (black Americans) that chance more clearly than the issue of
policy issues facing the nation, he said.
Archbishop Daniel
cans with a chance "to save the world," according to a speaker at the first National Black Pro-Life Unity Conference, held in Chicago June 13-15. "If we look
Sri
In Sri
Lanka
Lanka (CNS)
—
About 200 Tamil rebels attacked a northwestern Sri Lankan village and gunned down or hacked to death 16 Catholics and Buddhists, including two infants, and then burned the bodies. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militants, fighting the government for 13 years for
Tamil autonomy in northern and eastern Sri Lanka, attacked the jungle village of Aruwakkaru near Puttalam some 80 miles north of Colombo, in a predawn raid on June 11. Father Sylvester Wijekulasuriya, parish priest of St. Mary's Church in Puttalam, said that 10 of the 16 massacre victims were Catholics and six were Buddhists, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand.
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The Catholic News
& Herald
June 28, 1996
Our Lady Of Lourdes Church church building was dedicated April 24, 1946 by then-Bishop Waters of the Raleigh Diocese.
—
MONROE
The fortunes of World War put the Catholic Church on the map in Union County and are responsible for the founding of Our Lady of Lourdes parish. The establishment of nearby
The
the second
Camp Sutton as a training site for solcombat oversaw an influx of soldiers descend upon the normally quiet area. These G.I.'s were from all over the country and many of them were Catholic. A U.S. Army chaplain offered Mass at the camp and shortly thereafter, two priests of the Fathers of Mercy Congregation arrived from Brooklyn, N.Y. to establish a church in Mondiers preparing to enter
seas
roe.
The
parish
May
was
was
built in
In the years that followed, the
parish hall and religious education
buildings were built. In 1988 the Oblates transferred charge of the parish to the Spiritan Fathers. Father
Vilkauskas has been pastor since that time and is currently assisted by Father Vincent Donovan.
officially estab-
Sunday Masses celebrated at the Center Theatre on Main Street. Christmas, 1942 saw more than 500 soldiers, their wives, relatives and the few local Catholics celebrate solemn high Mass in the Monroe High School Auditorium. At war's end in 1945, the exodus of Catholic soldiers from the area significantly reduced Mass attendance, but some of those who had lished
parish rectory
1955 and, in 1960, priests of the Diocese of Raleigh assumed the spiritual care of the growing parish. When the Diocese of Charlotte was formed in 1972, then-bishop Michael J. Begley invited the Oblates of Mary Immaculate to assume the pastorate of Our Lady of Lourdes.
Our Lady of Lourdes parish
10, 1942, with
continues to grow, with the number
of parishioners increasing every week. In February of this year, as Bishop William G. Curlin helped the church celebrate its 50th anniversary, a fund for a new church building had already been established.
Along with the Women's
Hoosiers and Wisconsinites, the
Men's Club and Knights of Columbus, parishioners are actively involved in R.C.I. A., CCD and a devoted Bible study group. The church's Helping Hands Ministry
Catholic presence in Union County
provides vital services such as food
grew. Through the efforts of the Mercy Fathers and the generosity of benefactors from Brooklyn, Boston and across the Northeast, a new
to the
married local
decided to settle in Monroe. From this seminal group, largely Tennesseans, New Yorkers, girls
Guild,
homebound and transportation
for elderly citizens to church
and
medical appointments.
Our Lady of Lourdes 725 Deese St., Monroe, NC, 28112 (704) 289-2773 Vicariate: Albemarle Pastor: Spiritan Father
Edward J. Vilkauskas
Mass schedule:
Sat.: 5 p.m.; Sun.: 8:30, 10, 11:30 a.m.; Spanish: Sun., 1:30 p.m.
Number Number
of families (households):
Mission
name and
of parishioners:
1359
Sacred Heart Mission 205 Rutherford St., Wadesboro,
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arrested in
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Zodiac
had been attending Mass a Brooklyn parish, accord-
Good
St.,
NC 28207.
you go for the gold. Call or write today.
luck as
June 18 as the
ing to the pastor.
Father James
W. Ryan
of
St.
Fortunato Church said he had noticed last
went surgery and was reported in stable condition.
The
killer
regularly at
the
/low a£ouiyoii^
NC 28170
Man Arrested As Zodiac Killer Attended Mass Regularly, Pastor Says
Attention
fflacferno
467
address:
man, Heriberto Seda, coming for the year or two, but had not become
acquainted with him.
even know his name," Father Ryan said. "At the end of the Mass, I come out front, and people come up and say hello, and he would be one of the ones waiting." He said, however, that he did not notice whether Seda had been receiving Communion or whether he regularly carried the Bible that he held at "I didn't
his arraignment.
Law enforcement authorities said Seda was arrested after he became up-
authorities said
Seda wrote
out a confession of his role in the shooting, and put on it a symbol that was used by the perpetrator of the "Zodiac shootings" in 1990 and 1992-94.
They were
so-called because of an ap-
parent correlation of the shooting dates
with Zodiac signs of the victims. After his arrest, Seda admitted killing three people
and wounding five
others in the earlier episodes, authori-
They reported that a search turned up 13 homemade zip guns, two pipe bombs and material to build more bombs. "He was very religious," according to a detective quoted in The New York Times June 20. "He kept talking about Jesus and good and evil and salties said.
of his
home
But he never explained how he jump from a Roman Cathoupbringing to a Zodiac serial killer."
vation.
set that his 17-year-old half-sister,
made
Gladys Reyes, was hanging around drug dealers, and shot her. She under-
lic
his