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Bishop Donoghue Says Florida

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Slaying Hurts Pro-Life -4 *

CAROL HAZARD

Associate Editor

The

7"^ 7

killing of a doctor last

the pro-life

movement and

ammunition I!

week

a Florida abortion center protest

"As we abhor

harms

gives critics

to attack pro-lifers for be-

movement with a fanatical act," Bishop Donoghue said. "It's ridiculous that

who oppose

"We

rassment, stalking, terrorism

murder

abortionists the opportunity to falsely

Thompson Cook,

accuse pro-lifers of having no logical reason for being opposed to abortion,

the Religious Coalition for Abortion

are fanatical."

and now surrounded women who choose abortion and the medical professionals who serve them," said Ann

ierland

mont

some

more than 50 inches

in the

Rights.

ate Storm Hits Diocese By

JOANN KEANE

10 shooting

:HARLOTTE

—A

brutal winter

dubbed the storm of the century,

Diocese of Charlotte with |inexpected late season snowfall, erstorm '93" plowed through the linas, packing hurricane-force

ired the

and creating blizzard conditions

began as rain Piedmont, changing to sleet, and

The treacherous storm

snow

mulating several inches of

passed on to the Northeast. In jnountains, the storm cut to the |i, dumping snow measurable in

movement

Alabama

Blizzard-like conditions piled lieep drifts,

snow

hampering clearing

ef-

The

all life.

phy based on violence, but that is untrue of the pro-life movement, she said. "We believe in the sacredness of life and this is against what they (pro-abortionists)

suspect, Michael Griffin, 3

Pensacola, Fla., surrendered to police immediately after the shooting and was

ordered held without bond on murder

believe in." Unfortunately, however, there are

charges.

extremists in any movement, Nadol said.

"The violence of killing in the name of pro-life makes a mockery of the pro-

"Griffin's actions should not be used to

cause," said Helen Alvare, director of planning and information for the Sec-

retariat for Pro-life Activities

tendent of schools.

ops.

of the

define the majority of pro-life people. are about

and right to

promoting the

life

for

ibis

of the 16 diocesan Catholic

were closed by the storm. "Each

water regarding what

27-28

sancitity

This clouds the

stand for."

The six Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools operated Monday on a twohour delay. While most of Charlotte's two inches melted, overnight temperaing melted

snow

into a sheet of ice.

Lenten Reflection They came

Father Richard

McCue,

pastor of

to his disciples,

Spruce Pine and the St. St. Bernadette Mission in Linville, said impassable roads made it necessary to in

"Sit here while I

cancel Masses during the height of the

weekend storm. "The highway

McCue.

"Virtually

all

Gethsemane and Jesus said

were concerned about the safety of the

Lucien

place called

"We

children," said Skube.

pray."

took Peter,

patrol

James and John with him. Distress and anguish came over him and

churches in

Mitchell County cancelled services."

J)l outside the Charlotte area makes own determination to close based

(arch

all.

National Conference of Catholic Bish-

said to keep off the roads," said Father Siight

based on

but performed abor-

on road and weather conditions," said Dr. Michael Skube, diocesan superin-

rather than inches.

Pro-obortionists espouse a philoso-

tures plummeted to the mid-teens, freez-

tany.

said the pro-life

Gunn

life

Associate Editor

the respect life coor-

ness of

in the

JOANN KEANE

Maggi Nadol,

who condemned the March lived in

Photo by

executive director of

peace, prayer and belief in the sacred-

tions in three states.

higher elevations of the mountains.

that has

pro-life officials throughout the country

sections into a winter

and others into disaster areas. Snowfall measured from about two inches

—

dinator for the Diocese of Charlotte,

of 47-year-old Dr. David Gunn. the diocese, turning

—

anybody can be pro-life and, at the same kill somebody. It is a contradiction. There is no excuse for violence." Moreover, the killing gives pro-

Bishop Donoghue joins a chorus of

snow storm covered

abortion.

deplore the intimidation, ha-

time,

that

season

were indicative of more now used by people

aggressive tactics

the bishop said. "It convinces critics

to stop abortion,"

Pro-abortionists, however, said Griffin's actions

tarnishes the whole pro-life

"It

the violence of abor-

violence as a dangerous

and deplorable means Alvare said.

ing extremists, said Bishop John F.

Donoghue.

we abhor

tion,

See Storm, Page 3

DSA Appeal Sunday

he said to them, "The

JOANN KEANE

sorrow

Associate Editor

yiNSTON SALEM— St. Benedict

collection for the Diocesan Support

heart

joor parishioner David Hinton plans

Appeal.

great that

Although

to enlighten fellow

parishioners on the

good

works

Catholic Social Services.

Hinton is one of 92 lay presenters selected to manage the

of the

March 27 and 28 in-pew

CSS

so it

but one of the 23

almost crushes

ministries receiving funds from the DSA, Hinton likes to bring home ministries

change the lives of others. This year, Hinton will speak to his par-

me. Stay here

that visibly

with much the same ideology he's presented in past years. "I try to tie in ish

See DSA, Page 2

and keep Above: Olive branches

regenerate themselves as

ground,

root in the soil

trees in the

Garden of Gethsemane. Olive trees branches growing out turn back to the

in the

and send up new growth.

Some

of the

garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives could

date back to the time of Jesus.

Photo by

JOANN KEANE

watch."

Matthew J

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News

he Catholic

March

Herald

Evangelization Not

Think

New

hear

Spiritan Father

this!

Vincent Donavan of Duquesne UniverPittsburgh, strolls into the diocese

sity,

and

about 40 priests that evangelinot what they think it is.

tells

zation

not about making converts. about bringing people one by

Nor

is it

one into the Church, said the author, lecturer and evangelizer. Rather, the thrust of evangelization should be on bringing the Gospel to non-Christian communities, Father Donavan told The Catholic New & Her-

an interview about an 'Evangelization Workshop for Priests" he pre-

ald

March

sented

ence Center

8 at the Catholic Confer-

about taking care of other Christians. It is to bring the Gospel message to bear in the non-Christian world in a non-threat-

ening, non-confrontational way, he said.

The non-Christian world

all

and getting bigger by the day, he said. The public school system is non-Christian, "and pridefully so;" as are colleges and universities, the urban technological society and the vast arena of TV, he said. us,

Yet, nearly forts

—

all

evangelization ef-

the Catholic Church's push for

the 1990s

—

are centered on reaching

Out to other Catholics or non-Catholic Christians.

"We mix up

evangelization

with pastoral work," with taking care of church youth groups, for example, or bringing fallen away Catholics back to the Church, Father Donavan said.

work must, of course, be done. But evangelization is much more All that

than that. Otherwise, the Christian mes-

sage will

become more and more

evant, he said.

and leads to greater understanding, said Father Donavan. "Conversion is up to God. We don't know what will happen. We don't know where it will take us ...

We should not be interested so much in people joining the Catholic Church, but in people becoming effected by the Christian message." The same is true on the world

level,

ies

said.

"Forget about sending missionarto take care of Christians. Ninety-

one percent of our missionaries are sent to Christian parts of the world, but twothirds of the world is not Christian. That leaves 9 percent of our missionaries dealing with two-thirds of the world."

Hickory.

"The goal of evangelization is off kilter," Father Donavan said. It's not

around

irrel-

What's more, the mes-

sage must be relayed with respect for the dignity of other truths, Father

The Muslims and Hindus are eager

— —

the so

for dialogue, but the Christians

called evil ones in their eyes interested, he said. Father

are not

Donavan tells

a story about speaking before a group,

and the reaction of a Hindu woman who thanked him for the respect with which he spoke about her religion. "You Christians will one day be surprized about what we Hindus teach you about the meaning of the second Christ," she said to Father

coming of Donavan.

—

Hindu

belief in a divinity that strives to be-

come one with "It is

the world.

not a question of arguing with

them, but of bringing the full brunt of not a watered down verthe Gospel sion to bear on them," said Father Donavan. "Let's tell them about Jesus, about the Trinity, and hear how they

—

respond to that ... The Hindus have tremendous reverence for life. Do you think we have something to learn from that?"

This

a time in history

the

"Both the evangelizer and the one being evangelized must be open to con-

Donavan said. The evangelizer? The one who knows Jesus

has ever been so threatened." It is a time when less than

possesses

all

the truth,"

Donavan said. "To say otherwise

would be arrogant. Evangelization is not a one way street. It is not the fact, the reality or Christianity."

The result? Both evangelizer and evangelizee would be converted to a fuller truth,

The

he said.

starting point is dialogue.

It is

Galileo,

search for meaning in ity,

life

their

and authentic-

would not be

fair to the indi-

vidual or Christianity in general to invite said.

Church, he The invitation would be asking the

one teenager

into the

become separate from his making him or her a prime candi-

teenager to peers,

a world

still

Newton and

Holy

Spirit,

he said. "The Holy

by chaos just as

in the

beginning of time." Signs of light are appearing. Protestants

date for backsliding.

"People will adopt change as groups or not

at all,"

Father

Einstein

who

part of life

said the

most beautiful

surrounded

mystery.

Donavan

explain the unexplainable in the midst

of perfect order. It is the time

when Holy Spirit is working in ways that will lead to a new not a church in the new millennium but a reformed or revitalized church refounded church, said Father Donavan. He sees a church founded not on

— —

buildings, but

human

beings; the result

of dialogue and, yes, a more encom-

said.

Where

the dialogue leads should

be of no concern, as long as

it is

new way of looking at

The

Jesuits at St. Peter Chui

know

Charlotte ther John

the parish,

Vilkauskas, director of evangeli-

zation for the Diocese of Charlotte.

Church needs

a message the

It's

to heed, said Father Vilkauskas.

message was heard by

The

Vincent Donavan, author, lecturer and evangelizer

Duquesne University,

Pittsburgh.

The idea of opening dialogue with non-Christian cultures for the pur-

—

pose of finding common ground was and not necessarily converts well received, said Father Vilkauskas.

—

"If

lotte

are getting the Christian

message across, the power of that would speak for itself," said Father Vilkauskas. "We still need to evangelize one-to-one, but if we do only that

Haughey, former

made

ASHEVILLE

— Members of

St.

Margaret Mary Church in Swannanoa and St. Lawrence Church in Asheville are forming the first Ancient Order of Hibernians Division in North Carolina. Members are wanted. Any Catholic male older than 1 6 with at least one Irish ancestor the

new

Once

is eligible.

division

regional and a

me men and women oi

and

business lunch< out converting

opening dialogue and making a pact," Father Vilkauskas said. F Haughey successor, Father McCreesh, built bridges Charlotte's homeless populatior "I love the concept of bringii Gospel to the culture," said Franc Sister Jean Linder, the only sis the priests' workshop. "I

hope we don't

let this drc

begin to dialogue about

and

to the laity," said Sister Jean, laity might have

bringing

some good ideas

to the culture."

Group

Asheville Are Fitzgibbon, president; James

(

vice president; Michael Stehli surer, Patrick Killough, secreta

James Mulligan and Michael Mc co-sergeants-at-arms.

Other members and candid; Patrick Barry, Michael Ca Costello, Art Gannon, George Atticus Killough, Jason Killoug Paul Martin, M. Mulligan, Joh '

established,

expected to

women's

pastr

with the

"He wasn't

ics issues

State's First Hibernian

Being Formed

ties

business community,

with business

priests of the

diocese at an evangelization workshop presented by Spiritan Father

about evangelizi

a culture, said Father Vilkauska;

evangelization, said Spiritan Father

become

auxiliary will

be formed.

Atonement Father Pius Keating, pastor of St. Margaret Mary, and Father

and John Vaughan. For more information or an tion, call John Fitzgibbons at (7( 5871 or James O' Hare, (704) 29

are co-chaplains. Officers are John 1

DSA

fruitful

the

(From Page

DSA

passing approach to evangelization.

within our parish, by talking

about programs that have impacted St. Benedict the Moor," says Hinton. Then his focus

broadens to

how

the

DSA

Donoghue. Pledge cards will be all

dist

Masses and parishioners wi make a pledge. Those

made

helps the community, and wraps up

already

with the overall benefit for the entire 46-

direct mailings sent to householi

county Diocese of Charlotte. "Support for the DSA is important because the appeal raises funds to sup-

diocese are being asked to acknc

day

their

pledge

thro^

Parishes are assigned a

their gift

port organizations in the diocese," says

and return them

| i

also.

DSA

goal, andi

Hinton. "These organizations are necessary to further the works we should

target for their

support as Catholics."

accomplished with the assistaiJ direction of the diocesan Devel Office. Jim Kelley, diocesan dii: development, points out that

and Catholics are talking as they

never have in the past. The so-called "Enlightment" period of Newton and Galileo has been questioned by Albert

The science of chaos was developed

said.

percent

and claimed the world could be explained mathematically, he said "Has there ever been a time of greater chaos in the world or church?" asks Father Donavan. "This is the hour of chaos." As such, it is also the hour of

ous cultures, talking to people about their interests with no intentions of converting them, Father Donavan said. Take teenagers, for example. "I look at them as a tribe, a very exotic tribe with their own dress, music, language they possess a truth, and that

who took the mystery out of life

Spirit is attracted

said. Yet,

reeling from Sir Isaac

the

Donavan

are missing the boat."

are church goers.

prying open communications with vari-

and food," Father

of the people of the Church of England

the way, the truth and the light?

"No one

Carl Kaltreider, pastor of St. Lawrence,

when

becoming lost in a non-Christian world, said Father Donavan. "I don't think Christianity

version," Father

individuals

—

not from a Christian but from the

Christian message

Father

The idea of

ture or group of people rather than

Therein lay the way toward fuller gained toward evangel ization truth

Donavan

said.

—

bringing the Gospel to bear on a cul-

Associate Editor

Now

Ideas Should Be Considered,

CHARLOTTE

CAROL HAZARD

Evangelization Director Says

Priests Are Told

Is,

What They

insure that each parishioner in

Bishop John

func|

the diocese has an opportunity to contribute,

sponsible for raising those

Donoghue has

100%

designated March 27-28 as Appeal Sun-

receive a

day throughout the diocese. During the weekend Masses, parishioners will be given one final opportunity to extend a financial helping hand to the ministries that touch thousands of lives. Lay presenters like Hinton will per-

over goal. Kelley says Appeal Sunday goals. "One is to educate peop the ministries. The second is to the amount pledged to fund th||

sonalize success stories of

ported ministries.

DSA

sup-

At the same time,

rebate of fundi

(

supported agencies." "Last year's Appeal Sundj the goal over the top," says

they will give a brief presentation about

Donoghue. He says he hopes

the Diocesan Support Appeal.

als will give serious consider

Bishop Donoghue

pleased with

DSA results so far. As of March 12, the DSA totals show 66% of the diocthe

esan goal of $1,750,000 has been reached. "We're about where we were this

time

last

year," says Bishop

ill i|

this year's appeal.

"DSA-sponsored

ministrii

void," says Hinton. "They're tant in fulfilling

God's work.

help people in need."

)

The Catholic News

1993

rch 19,

Herak

Family Planning As ffective As Pill But Safer

latural

CAROL HAZARD

Associate Editor

And there's

"It's fantastic. It's free.

ide effects."

DeLuca of Charlotte was talk-

Jerri

ibout Natural

method of

Family Planning, the approved

birth control

Church.

use the method, only 4 percent of those who do get divorced, said Hamilton. Part of the

problem with acceptance awareness, he said. Since

lack of

NFP

doesn't

require medical supervision or a pre-

and her husband, Phil, are baby in July. By g NFP, Terri became pregnant the time the couple tried to conceive, miscarried. They tried again, and

Terri

:cting their first

GO. foolproof, and

It's

—

cent of Catholics

m proof," Terri

scription, it doesn't have the financial backing of pharmaceutical companies. To help increase awareness, nine certified NFP instructors throughout the diocese offer instruction to any couple, Catholic and non-Catholic, requesting it.

Also, posters and brochures will be

—

distributed later this year to doctors,

hioners of Our Lady of the As-

The NFP Office hopes to teach between 120-130 couples this year, up from 85- 00 couples in past years due to

two

Married

years, the

Church NFP.

rtion

— plan

DeLucas

to continue

parishes and Family Life Commissions.

o call attention to the safe, reliable natural method for avoiding or

American

ving pregnancies, the

Many

publicity.

couples will be

some by physicians

referred by clergy,

and others by word of mouth.

emy of Natural Family Planning lesignated March 21-27 National ral Family Planning Week.

requires instruction, said Hamilton.

IFP is a method for pinpointing the

the effects of stress and the changes

months when

of the

woman

The method

and either abstaining from intere during these five to eight days to pregnancy or engaging in it to ve pregnancy. buples are taught to recognize the period of a woman's menstrual by observing and charting daily in cervical

Judy Wagner holds the lucky

can cause in monthly menstrual cycles. "Natural Family Planning seems

Husband Jim

closer to what

mucous. Other tech-

God want

sits in the

ticket, last to 1

993 Grand

be drawn

Brad, have been using Janet

relative

NFP for two and

sensitive to medication.

had a stroke as the

her about

pill.

pill,

result

she said. Her doctor told

artificial alternatives.

None

CCHS

With

CHARLOTTE cessful

Grand Prix

— The

Foundation Prize most suc-

Atrium

— 98

pill 't

percent

as effective

—

only

have any of the nasty side

ef-

About a year ago,

the

DeCostes

started

praying for a family, Janet said. Now, they have a three-month-old daughter.

works both ways," said Janet. "You know how to prevent pregnancy and you know how to increase the odds."

"It

which pumps the body :hemicals and hormones, causes ilineous abortions and increases the infertility, said Jay Hamilton of le pill,

Instruction

offered one-on-one or

at First

Union Center.

A total of $39,000 was raised for the benefit of

CCHS.

The event was

a sell-out three days

before the party. "This

admits two. 131

a natural

know more about our bod-

Jamilton said. Moreover, since a shared method,

helps couples

each other, he said, though few couples 10 perjnicate with

—

month ter,

7:30 p.m.

at the

1524 E. Morehead

Catholic Cen-

St.,

Charlotte.

In this year's "reverse raffle," ticket

was

the lucky

number, held by Jim

and Judy Wagner of St.

Gabriel Parish. Their prose for being the last number drawn was a shiny red 1993 Pontiac

Grand Am, donated

cost by

Dick

Keffer Pontiac.

Remember HisWll In Yours.

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

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

"/ leave to the

Roman

Catholic Diocese of percent of (or estate) for its religious, educational

sum of $

residue of my nd charitable works.

fie

more information on how to make a Will that contact Jim Kelley, Director of Development, !>iocese of Charlotte, 1524 East Morehead St., harlotte, NC 28207, (704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.

[or

Gabriel Parish,

who won an oriental

St.

rug

from Dilworth Oriental Rug. Their daughter Kathleen, a 990 CCHS graduate, has worked as a Grand Prix volunteer for several years, and Bobbie is a 1

CCHS.

Peter

Third place went to John and Donna Hanson, who won a free ticket to next year's Grand Prix. The Hansons are also members of St. Gabriel, and their children attend St. Gabriel School. John is a member of the MACS Board of Education.

Winners of 35 additional prizes were announced throughout the evening, as guests mingled and enjoyed an hors d'oeuvres buffet catered by Prisms.

Storm

(From Page

Donoghue

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

Charlotte the

This year's second-place winners

The Wagners are parents of Allison,

Still,

{

Prix. Last year, they

director of the Foundation.

Free introductory presentations are given the third Wednesday of every

as to

Grand

close to winning the car, as

frequent volunteer

377-6871.

The Hamiltons were named ;ctors this week. The NFP pron.

came

the event."

NFP Office at the Catholic Center, (704)

NFP

Ted

were Pete and Bobbie Frandano of

method God has

co-directs the

for the diocese with his wife,

graduates

we've sold all 260 tickets," said Jim Brownd, chairman of the Grand Prix for the past five years. "The support of the Catholic community was overwhelming, and we were pleased with the turnout and the community atmosphere of

part of Catholic Social Services.

CCHS,

the sixth to the last ticket drawn.

the first time

The last time the Grand Prix sold out was before the number of tickets was raised several years ago from 225 to 260, to meet the demand. A $ 1 50 ticket

who

|j:sville,

to attend the

also

depending upon the number The diocesan team is so requests. of intent upon spreading the word, they will go anywhere in the diocese to teach the method, Hamilton said. Instruction is available by appointment through the in a class,

grader at St. Gabriel. Judy is a 1968 graduate of the former Our Lady of Mercy High School. This was the Wagners' second year

Catholic. instruction.

sophomore

'88 and Susan '90, and Nick, a sixth-

pthods are not considered as

They received NFP

benefit in the history

of the Charlotte Catholic High School Foundation brought more than 500 supporters of CCHS together March 7 in the

NFP

JOANN KEANE

Gabriel Couple Drives Off

St.

was appealing. Then, he referred her and her husband to Catholic Social Services, even though the couple is not

oponents say

Foundation's Grand Prix

Photo by

Parish.

methods of natural family ng such as the rhythm and calenreli-

CCHS

us to do," said

Besides, she didn't trust the

and checking the position and

[der

the

half years.

taking the

of the cervix, are also used,

Am won by the Wagners, members of St. Gabriel

Janet DeCoste. She and her husband,

such as monitoring bodily tem-

ires

It's

important to understand, for example,

not difficult, but

party.

;es

some mountain county

residents

braved the elements. Father McCue said Mass for one lone parishioner, offering intentions for all others unable to attend. About 18 inches of snow covered streets in Spruce Pine with drifts of three to four feet. At St. Bernadette, 23 miles from Spruce Pine, two feet of snow

made

travel impossible.

Oblate Father Joe Schaeffer, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi in Lenior and vicar of the Hickory Vicariate, said many

Masses

in the vicariate

were cancelled.

Parishes holding Masses had few on

hand.

St.

Phillip the Apostle

Statesville reports only

45 attended the

weekend Masses. Four of about 30 couples at the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory for an Engaged Encounter Weekend were snowed in until Monday. Others who arrived Friday evening for a Saturday retreat left on Sunday. CCC Directhree

tor

Guy

Piche said there was 13 inches

l/orks,

of snow.

fhc Catholic

& Herald

News

March

Pro-Life Corner

^decad£ 0p 2000

EVANGELIZATION 1990

19, 199

Elizabeth

m m

Cady Stanton, co-organizer of the first Women's Rights

Convention 1878:

in 1848,

"When we

penned the following words on abortion

women

consider that

women

are treated as property,

we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit." How tragic that some in the women's movement have moved so far away from its founder's degrading

of Charlotte

that

vision!

Editorial

The Respect

Diocese of Charlotte

Life Office

There's No Room For Violence We hope that the fatal shooting of a doctor outside a Florida abortion center last

week was just an

The Pope Speaks

isolated

incident and not a sign of things to come.

As Bishop John

Donoghue

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

points out in a story

elsewhere in this issue, the murder of an abortionist harms the pro-life movement and provides ammunition for the pro-abortion forces who want to label all

must encourage morally by the media and protest

pro-lifers as "fanatics" or "extremists."

killed innocent children at abortion centers in three states.

But

that did not give

own

take matters into his

Michael Griffin the right hands and shoot Gunn

f^^.

death.

We ail to see how Griffin can call himself pro-life and then turn around and murder someone. As Bishop

Donoghue

says, that

and a person who

kills

a contradiction.

and informative works that which is morally objectionable, Pope John Paul II

abortionist

an abortionist are equally guilty

The

a long prison term or better yet in

a mental institution.

We do not see how his action could

have been that of a rational person. But leaders of the pro-life movement have a responsibility to try to prevent another incident of this kind. They should and must speak out forcefully against any form of violence in protesting against

art

and

said.

human spirit and to spread and streng

ments," he said. "In concrete situations, her pastors and her

to acknowledge encourage programs and publications which proi; unity, peace, virtue and true brotherly love," the

the faithful "to protest against

industry leaders.

tions ses-

by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles on his 1992 pastoral letter Film Makers, Film Viewers: Their Challenges and Opportunities, and his subsequent meetings with entertainment leaders on the content of current films and television programs. The pope said the media have an endless potential

the duty of the Chi

members

of Catholic leaders to explain the Church's position on the use of the media to

sion included a presentation

of Florida presumably will handle Grif-

state

and communicate

God's kingdom. But the Church is also "pain aware of the damage which can be inflicted «B viduals and society by the misuse of these in

The council's plenary

— perhaps with

to inform, to create to refresh the

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abortion. In the past year or so, there has

been an increase

violence directed against abortionists and abortion centers.

far,

there have been only a

few such

even that is too many. As we have said in the past, the pro-life movement needs all the friends it can find. And more violence on the part of fanatics who claim to be pro-life is no way to win those friends. We must make it clear that there is no room for violence or those who advocate violence in the pro-life incidents; but

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all

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trine of the

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said.

He said it would be too limiting and even ous to view papal teaching authority as "con^ only in the condemnation of errors against the although defending the faith against errors and tions is part of it. "But the essential task of papal teachin explain the doctrine the faith, promoting aware 1 the mystery of God and of the work of salvati^ putting into light all aspects of the divine unfolding in human history through the actior <

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sion through speeches and written documents, travels and other personal encounters, through the various Vatican offices which work under his direction and through initiatives promoting study, holiness, evangelization, charity and catechesis. The "extraordinary" teaching authority of the pope is limited to those specific times and subjects on which

Holy Spirit," he said. While everyone

in the

Church, especial

theologians, are called to undertake a continuoi

(

and explanation of revealed truth, members must follow papal guidance in accept permanent content of the Christian faith." fication

The teaching said, is a sign

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times of maximum communication and discuss

our own, cannot be disregarded."

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The

Editor's By BOB

lere's a

Light

GATELY

at this

blessed with Irish ancestors never heard of anyone but Patrick,

mind is a press release from The Catholic University of America in Washington. Robert Mahony, director of the

hat brings this to

CUA

that St.

One of the more

was the famous "Tridentine Catechism," which presented Catholic doctrine in a straight, non-debatable format. In order to preserve the Church from disintegrating, the council fathers arrived at a harsh, no compromise policy in their battle with the Protestant Reformers.

Irish Studies

Even though this strategy has stood the test of sometimes wish they had taken a more conciliatory approach from the beginning. In 1545, the more liberal wing of the Catholic bishops came to Trent favoring open dialogue with the Reformers, but their hopes were soon dashed. "Let them be anathema" was the cry of the hardtime,

the spread of Christianity in Ireland.

For that matter, Mahony notes, there were Christian communities in Ireland even before Patrick's arrival in the fifth century.

Mahony says Saints Brigid, Enda, Brendan the NaviColumba of Iona all of whom lived 50-100

gator and

years after Patrick

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

are as important to Irish lore and

Western history as Patrick. He also notes that they give us more days to celebrate the tradition of Ireland's cultural and civilizing influence on the rest of Europe. I Brigid, known for her charity, was abbess of Kildare where she established |(stery in the late fifth century. In Ireland, she is second in popularity only to Details of her life mingle with miracle stories that share elements with pagan ;. Her feast is Feb. 1 Ijbot Enda founded monasteries in the Boyne valley and the Aran Islands. He |j earliest organizer of the Irish monastic movement which influenced Inities on the Continent. His feast is March 21 he sixth century, St. Brendan established several monasteries in western and launched numerous missionary expeditions. (There are some who believe jdie of those expeditions reached North America long before Leif Erickson or Ipher Columbus.) May 16 is his feast day. rolumba left successful monasteries in Ireland behind in 565 to settle on Iona, Id off the southwest coast of Scotland. There, the scholar and poet devoted his time to helping solve the problems of neighboring rulers. His mediation imining the social position of bards or poets helped ensure a place in Irish for educated lay people. His feast is June 9. I've missed the opportunity to celebrate St. Brigid 's feast for this year but St. s this weekend and the other two are not too far in the future. We still have four

)re

chances to celebrate our Irish heritage

Books Of The

One Candle

positive actions of the Council of Trent (1545-1563)

weighs in with a reminder Patrick's successors made major contributions to

Center for

Herald

By FATHER JOHN CATOIR

time of year, for even those of us of Irish Patrick wasn't the only Irish saint. Of course, those who

tendency, especially

forget that St.

ry to

Notebook

this year.

line majority.

The Holy See continued its war with the separatists and the modern age for 400 years. Liberalism and scientific advances were held in great suspicion. One pope even condemned the railroads. The cries for freedom of speech, and the growing demand in many countries for the separation of church and state were deeply disturbing to the popes. Exasperated with these ongoing challenges to papal authority, Pope Pius IX convened the First Vatican Council in 1869. The conservative majority of the hierarchy, called the "Ultramontanists," focused on one issue only, the declaration of papal infallibility. Henceforth, all future papal definitions on faith and morals, even those articulated without the consent of the bishops in an ecumenical council, would be considered irreformable. But this did not solve the larger problem. Secular governments were experiencing the same upheavals. Monarchies fell, and the principle of separation of church and state became the norm in most countries. Freedom of the press, so long opposed by the medieval Catholic Church, came to be considered a boon for society. By the 1960s, the Church had mellowed. There was even a humble admission at the Second Vatican Council that the Church "does not always have a ready answer to particular questions." In the document, The Church and the Modern World, the Council Fathers wrote "the joys and the hopes of the people of this age, especially the poor and afflicted, are the joys and hopes, the griefs and anxieties of the followers of Christ." world.

was a gesture of peace. The Church was reaching out

Gone were

to the

modern

the anathemas of Trent consigning heretics to hell. Instead the

Church expressed "respect" for what is "true and holy" in other religions. By the 1 970s and 1 980s, the pendulum had swung too far to the left and the Holy See began disciplining liberal theologians and appointing more conservative bishops. In many countries, particularly in Holland, Catholics seemed to be separating themselves more and more from the hierarchy's control over their personal lives, a trend which does not bode well for the future. Where it all will end we do not know, but Jesus said, "I will be with you all days, even until the end of

New Testament

the world."

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN n the early years of Christianity, along with the books in our New were many Scriptures which are called non- canonical and in our Bible. We would like to know who decided, and when, which lere to be in the New Testament Bible? Who divided the New Testament Ipters and verses? (New York) I;nt, there

ask a huge question. Theoretically, the answer

I'ou

clear

(For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Centesimus Annus" send a stamped, self-addressed' envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48 St., New York, N.Y.J00J7.) Father John Catoir is director of the Christophers.

and relatively

Crosswinds

We believe that, under the inspiration and guidance of Holy Spirit, the living church gradually discovered which of the many sacred writings of very early Christianity were to be in the "canon." The Greek word canon, in this context, means a norm or standard. The biblical canon, then, constitutes those books which were inspired by God, and which were

the

believed to constitute the

and moral

Many

norm

or rule for Christian faith

letters,

model or guiding standard for any authentic Christian church, bout the year 400, popes and councils had endorsed a basic list. Certain ns remained, however, all the way up to the Council of Trent which, in 1 546, efined those books to be recognized as the church's sacred, canonical ;

was not at all so simple and neat. number of supposedly important books were just "lost." The lis own that Paul mentions in 1 Corinthians 5:3, and a document containing

ands easy. In reality the process >ne thing,

from Jesus

\}s

isappeared

Aramaic, supposedly written by the apostle Matthew,

somewhere along

encountered

irs

much

the line.

opposition, partly because

some

sort of origin or

connection with the apostles was considered essential for acceptance, scholars questioned whether Hebrews and jy back then, leading Christian jjm were really written by Paul and John respectively, thus casting doubt on il

pstolic origin. â&#x20AC;˘iplicating

things further

was

the fact that

numerous changes and additions were written. Sometimes these

Be after the original forms of the Gospels

sayings of Jesus that were passed

down

orally well into the second

order

\t\

woman taken in adultery (John 8), for example, was inserted into

Gospel about 100 years after the Gospel was

first

composed,

in other

See Dietzen, Page 6

a series of columns

their experiences. In

to protect client confidentiality,

(a) sit

down

with someone and iron out

the problems, (b) use this data as moti-

vation to find an employer issue in perspective.

ing session, the thought teasingly crosses

that

my mind

that the Catholic

Church

who

enjoys

good team work approach, or (c) put the

the staff members are not identified. Sometimes when I am in a counsel-

My counseling experience tells me when

the

above resolutions are not

introduced, then eventually anger at the

home office will surface and become the

missing the boat. Listening to the person

who comes

presenting problem.

We find ourselves

someone who

can't get

for counseling, typically in a conversa-

dealing with

tion leading to the initial presenting

along

problem, I sense the presence of the ideal employee. And I see the Church

sheets (afterall, "they don't care").

work, can't keep a job, has started to cheat on mileage and expense at

What

hanging out a shingle: "Ideal employees

the person

knowledge

to hire." I hear of the long hours the employee puts in at the job, of his or her concern for the customer and I hear a lot about the incompetent and uncaring

missing

the

that all of these reactive re-

solves are giving

him

or her a shortened

fuse and reactions get stronger and more frequent. For a few, a worse battle en-

when

sues

their justification for "cheat-

"home office." It seems the home office

ing a

misplaces orders, sets dates for delievery it can't keep, promises products it does

and

not have in stock. All of the above, or course, could be

the imagination, but as a counselor, the

true.

tjtory of the

members about

life.

Gospels and other writings circulated among the early churches. Various lists or canons surfaced, and Christians eventually recognized certain Scriptures as normative, that is reflecting Christian faith and ig

Crosswinds

written by Catholic Social Services staff

the

My concern

with the blind spot

employee has not

to use this data to

little"

conflicts with their scruples

guilt kicks in.

This might seem like a far stretch of

above pattern is familiar to me and is to be avoided.

truly

News

fhe Catholic

Herald

March

;

J 1<

19,

Another Letter From Ireland

How Does Canon Law Affect

Father Gavigan, who is now retired, originally wrote this letter to his parishwas on sabbatical as pastor of St. John the Baptist in Tryon. It first appeared in the parish newsletter, The Belltower.

The Church And The Ownership Of Propea

ioners while he

By FATHER PAT

GAVIGAN

Even the Irish are asking me: "How do you like Ireland?" and "What do you think My first reaction was an embarrassed silence. Both you and I know they want a favorable answer, and I for all the world want to give them one, but I still treasure a solemn respect for truth that does not easily succumb to hurt feelings. I hit upon a gracious distinction. Ireland, I now reply, while moderately blessed, has not be so generously endowed with the abundant resources of many larger nations, and her isolation by sea imposes undeniable drawbacks. The Irish people, on the other hand, possess some very lovable characteristics: friendly, good natured, caring, courageous. Much in contrast to their American spinoffs, I find them more relaxed and unhurried, Time here has a more distinctive value. There is always a minute for a chat or a cup of tea. The only things in Ireland that start on time are the trains. .and even they often arrive late. No one minds. However, when business concerns become indifferent to people s needs, then habit merges into exasperating vice. Just one example: Upon my arrival, I urgently needed medication, typewriter and books, but all my parcels were detained at the Dublin Customs House for three weeks. This kind of apathy is indefensible. A visitor to Ireland must come

By SISTER JEANNE-MARGARET MCNALLY What is Church property? All temporal goods belonging to the universal Churc g Apostolic See, a diocese, a parish, religious community or some other juridic pm

of the College?"

in the

indomitable patience.

for St. Pat's College, at

fabulous. There

and sincere good

Maynooth, County Kildare, the student body here

such a healthy atmosphere of buoyant fellowship, mutual concern,

While the faculty and staff strike have personally encountered two misfits to that mold. Most of the facilities are now old and outmoded. This is where the sting of poverty unwittingly imposes it own limitations. The indoor swimming pool, once will that

the pride of the isle,

Now

recommends

a caliber that

that

uplifting, reassuring.

itself,

Irish winter,

quite convinced these

most American Irish an oblivious dishonor of the aware that this sacred isle lies as far north as Labrador. In December the sun rises at 8:25 and sets at 3:45 (though it is now correcting that failing by leaps). We may indulge in all of ten hours of bright sun a week, but overcast skies bearing mist and drizzle are common fare. While snow is rare, heavy frost can last till evening and surface soil is moist as a bog for months on end. In such conditions golf is simply unthinkable, at least for me. The Irish themselves absorb all this punishment with a bewildering grace. While temperatures range from 25 to 45 F, no one and I mean no one keeps an outdoor thermometer, but you will find shop doors agape at 40 to beckon you in. You must not close the months are

cold, dismal

motherland.

Many

are not even

—

door, the proprietor will gladly freeze

first.

Central heating

a luxury

unknown

bedrooms are simply tempered by a hot water bottle between the sheets bedtime. Once you fall asleep and it better be quick you must generate your

many;

own

frigid

—

heat.

was told I need not worry about getting around in Ireland, public transportation Not exactly correct, especially as you distance yourself for Dublin. Trains, where available, are fairly fast and dependable, even if noisy and often crowed. Most stations afford no enclosed waiting room or toilet facilities. But aren't there buses? Oh yes, the buses, of course. You readily learn to run for that one just easing away from the curb or stand in the cold drizzle another hour till the next one lurches into sight. Then you can expect to continue standing. The double decker green monsters hold 72 passengers seated or 104 at "standers only." And I have been on the lumbering beasts when the most considerate driver has had to zip by a cluster of potential riders because the doors can no longer fold open. Sardines never had it so cozy. When I do get a seat, the person in front of me can usually feel my knees in his kidneys. If ever you hear anyone accusing these Irish of being distant,they are not. Just remind them (politely) that the individual was likely still recuperating from I

ubiquitous.

his/her last bus ride.

During the Christmas holidays I took one of those dependable trains over to Limerick ( 1 20 miles west), rented a Nissan stick-shift, and headed off into the walled Irish lanes of Tipperary. With Tony McSweeney, friend, seminarian, and local

A juridic person is a subject of rightl by the law itself (a parish), J

a personal decree of a competent ecclesiastical sujB (Catholic University in Washington, D.C.) and dig

from all natural or physical persons (you or me). A ji person is an artificial person, an it, like a corporation a capacity for continuous existence, with right: obligations in canon law and accountability to canoi The Church has the right to acquire and use pre for its proper end divine worship, support of clerg other ministers, Apostolic works and works of char 1527). The Church can purchase goods or receive from bequests.

—

Church property is ( 1 ) stable (fixed) or unstable (( movable or immovable. Stable or fixed refers to goods which have a purpose as determined by the donor or ecclesiastical authority, such as a b setting aside money for a retirement fund. Free or unstable would be money, investments, etc. Immovable means can't be moved, e.g., land, building; Moveable can be moved, e.g., furniture, livestock, etc. Church law contains on the care and use of property (c. 1276). (2)

Property can also be attained through the laws of prescription, a legal through which a person who has possessed a thing or experienced a right in gooi i

over a period of time acquires legal

today a dilapidated disgrace.

have myself weathered an

Church.

obligations, constituted

fortified with

Us?

prescription cc. 197-199). This

title

(c.

1268 following the cano

related to the statute of limitation in othei

systems. For example, someone occupies and develops a piece of your land never opposed this over years. Through prescription this person may come t this piece of land over time. Certain items are resolved by prescription ovei years, others over five years. This is similar to custom which requires 30 y<

Another way the Church acquires property is the last will and testame person has a right to dispose of his/her goods by bequest. The formalities o law should be observed insofar as possible for wills. The ordinary (the bishop is the executor of pious (traditional term) wills (c. 1301.1). The heir be informed. Most importantly, the Church must fulfill the intention of the (c. 1300) if the bequest is accepted. The ordinary need not be the civil ex& each civil will in which the Church is named but he must ensure that the e: of the intention of the donor is met. In cases where there is conflict with c; the Church claims the precedence of canon law. However, when the intention is not clear, such as "Catholic education" or "aid to the poor," possible his/her intent should be followed. If this intent cannot be ascert presumed that the donor left the matter to the wisdom and good judgme; Church. Canon 1310 allows the ordinary, only for a just and necessary r< reduce, moderate or commute the wills to a related work. This may occur if costs, diminished income or other substantial changes justify this action code speaks of canonical obligations, special civil action may be required il

delegate)

endowment

involved.

These laws regulate the acquisition of property. Be sure to note the me; the juridic person. Also keep in mind that the use of property or goods be] to the Church may also be subject to diocesan laws and regulations. Mercy Sister Jeanne-Margaret McNally is a licentiate in canon law a, of The Tribunal of the Diocese of Charlotte.

the

saints

i«

Orphaned when a young child, CUTHBERT WAS A SHEPHERD IN NORTH UMBRIA FOR A TIME. FOLLOWING HIS TEEN YEARS, HE BECAME A MONK AT 4 MELROSE ABBEY. CUTHBERT THEN TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE C0UNTF AS A MISSIONARY. WHEN ST COLMAN RESIGNED A FIT REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE DECISION THE COUNCIL OF WHITBY IN FAVOR OF ROMAN LITURGICAL PRACTICES, ST. Bi * WAS APPOINTED BISHOP IN HIS PLACi, AND EATA NAMED CUTHBERT TO BE PRIOR OF LINDISFARNE.

Dietzen (From Page

CUTHBERT RESUMED HIS MISSION!., WORK UNDER STEATA AND ATTRACT HUGE CROWDS BY VIRTUE OF HIS GIF [

I set out to see the Rock of Cashel, Chair Castle, and the regal ruins of Holy Cross Abbey. The number and preservation of these ancient structures is phenomenal, and surely one of Ireland's glories. Best of all was hearing live Irish music on

guide,

sr CUTHBERT

L 1

<<(]

Wednesday

Paddy O'Gorman's Pub in Thurles. In they straggled until 9:20, sixteen volunteers: 5 violins, 4 flutes, 3 accordions, a harmonica, even a a

night at

bodhran (sheep skin drum). What a smiling picture just to see them, 15 to 65 in age mostly men. By 10 it was standing room only 'round the turf stove. When the music began, how sweet the lilt. Me feet wanted to dance and me heart tingled with delight. The crowd marked the cadence as one spirited giant. How I wished I had my tape recorder and camera. Perhaps I can return "Deo volente" (God willing). ..on a

OF HEALING. SEEKING CLOSER UNI0I WITH GOD, HE RECEIVED PERMISSIONLIVE AS A HERMIT. THEN, IN 685, H»s( WAS ELECTED BISHOP OF HEXHAM. RELUCTANT TO MOVE, CUTHBERT ARRANGED WITH ST EATfl TO SWAFI^ SEES, AND HE BECRME BISHOP OF LINDISFARNE WHERE HE EARNED Tfc, -

much before the year 200. No wonder some of the great early

words, not too

fathers of the church differed among themselves about which books should be on the canonical list. There were letters from Clement of Rome (one of the early successors of Peter as bishop of Rome), the Didache or Teaching of the Twelve Apostles, at least one of several non-canonical Gospels, a document known as Shepherd of Hermas and more.

Over several centuries, at one time or another, major Christian scholars and centers of learning considered these and other honored writings to be canonical

NAME "WONDER WORKER OF BRITHi'

Scriptures, until church authorities decided the issues.

ADMINISTERING TO HIS Sf 1 AND CARING FOR VICTIMS OF A Plfw THAT DECIMATED HIS PIOCESE. h WORKED NUMEROUS MIRACLES 0 HEALING AND WAS GIFTED WITH ABILITY OF PROPHESY.

Your second question is far simpler. The division of the Bible into chapters was, we know, the work of Stephen Langton (died 1228), a professor at the University of Paris and later archbishop of Canterbury. Old Testament verses were numbered by a Dominican priest, Sanctes Pagnini, in 1528, and New Testament as far as

verses by a Parisian printer, Robert Etienne, in 1555.

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HE SPENT THE LAST TWO YEARS

HIS LIFE

CUTHBERT DIED IN 687 AT LINDISFARNE. HIS FEAST IS MARC •

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But

My Hair. Want

It's

Green

:hristopher carstens Barbara sat, pleading with and dad, hoping that they just see it her way this one time. isn't breaking any laws, it was not er of health or morals or safety. green jt wanted to dye her hair if I :*s not like I want a tattoo

The kid is sending out a message, loud and clear. "I'm not your little kid any more, and I'm not going to grow up to be just like you! Just let me make my

iere

own

——

will just

grow

out."

on your life," grumbles her let you do this and who what you'll try next?" one form or another, the green oblem turns up all over the world. regular part of the teen-ager's

her

blown teen-ager eiwelve, 13 and 14 are often the ages for families, and part of that

a full

argument

Both are

right.

The teen

own

will prob-

something other than hair color only seen green hair debated two decades of work as a psybut the central core is the st

—

hair!"

Parents usually take a

more cau-

tious view, quickly recognizing any risks

"Green hair may not what about your reputation when everybody in town things you're a weirdo?" The green hair problem can emerge in hundreds of ways. Often it's a fight

in the situation.

harm you

certainly right. In just a

physically, but

over clothes or music, the choice of a boyfriend or whether or not you can insist on a teen-ager going to church. Teen-agers, remember that your parents are going to set some limits. Not being allowed to dye your hair green

person.

But the parents are right too. They have legal responsibility for their teenager and a moral responsibility as well, one that demands that they try to keep their kids from doing destructive or dangerous things. They just disagree over what sort of behavior expresses responsible independence and what is

often the green hair problem.

particular

dumb

nearly full

few years, she'll make all her own decisions, and what her parents think will have no bearing on what she decides unless she lets it. As an adult, she'll be

toward independence. e junior high years are a testing for parents and young people, en't a child anymore, but you

may be

things."

be fine."

grown, but we're not ready to trust your judgment in this. We're adults, and we know better than you do about some

"We

;

I'll

parents are sending back an

answer. "Look, you

fot

really

decisions, and

The

Barbara sees green hair as a way of announcing that she is a free-thinking artist, one who can see beyond the petty restraints of popularity and mass media style. "How can it hurt me? It's just my

same

as being sent to a

concentration camp.

Remember, you

isn't really the

eventually win this one.

When

you're

18, you can dye your hair purple with green stripes and there's nothing they can do about it. Parents, remember that you can win

"destructive or dangerous."

the struggles that are really important

you need

in fact,

to. If

your kid

using

guy who's 34, or running with a gang, you need to be in control. But nobody ever died from green hair. So, sometimes you can compromise. Like Barbara, who remembered that they sell this green hair dye that washes out in three days. Copyright © 1 993 by Catholic News

drugs, or sneaking out with a

Service

Dates Set For Papal Denver Visit For World Youth Day DENVER (CNS) — Pope John Paul II is

in Denver Aug. World Youth Day

scheduled to be

15 as part of activities,

Father Dennis Schnurr, na-

tional director of the event,

March 10

roblem.

announced

Denver.

am delighted that the pope will be

able to enjoy the as

12-

'93

Rocky Mountain area in World Youth Day

he participates

amidst the splendor of nature and tens of thousands of young people," said the

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who

priest,

also associate general

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Forgiveness empties anger out Christ

By Brother Cyprian Catholic

News

Rowe,

now.

What restrains

FMS

me from forgiving

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others? First is the

worry that "they

e get mad when we feel others y discount us. We get mad because we feel be-

will do

—

because we are not given what we feel we deserve in a manner appropriate to our worth. The measure of our rage is the degree to which we feel another person negates our personal worth. And rage can consume us. Often, the anger destroys a wide range of relationships, even when the relationships seem unconnected to the act that enraged us.

mad

get

a person do? Of course, the offender should admit the offense and ask forgiveness. But people who want to be spiritually, psychologically

What can

and physically healthy must heal themselves even when the offender does nothing. This can happen only if they forgive, for forgiveness is the emptying out of the emotional rage associated with the perceived injustice from another.

when

specific steps help

Some

comes to forgiving others and

letting

go of rage: Consider what was said or done. Was there any validity to it? What, particularly, offended me in what the person said or did? Did I feel devalued, unloved and betrayed? Can I focus on these feelings with

—

the help of a friend, a spiritual director? Can I talk to Jesus about my own worth? Can I begin to understand that situation to I lose if I do not use this

grow? This process

may

begin to put

for-

giveness in focus.

—Another step

to list,

possible, my rage:

the results of focusing on What am I unable to take care of? What or who else is mistreated by me because of this rage? these I can try to think about all of when I begin to feel my anger reassert itself.

—

I can also share with the offender what calls for forgiveness, asking that

person

aware what he has done

and explaining how

see it. Finally, there is a reality to consider: If we pursue a life with Christ we cannot be focused on the past. Failure to forgive, on the other hand, means we always focus on what has

—

passed.

again"

will repeat hurt-

littled.

that "they" actions. Sec-

ful

is my concern that they are not sorry for what happened. But I also may not forgive if I am apprehensive that my forgiveness will be interpreted by others as permission to continue to treat me

ond

badly. Finally,

need

ask

anger has

my life. Am I uncertain who I will be if I give my anger up?

become part

What, then, are reasons First: If

to forgive?

need

that rage

God forgives, I must also do

might ask: "If by the sacrifice of his Son the Almighty took the initiaso.

be concerned

consumes my

humanity.... Without

tive in forgiving, to forgive?"

how am I

entitled not

I lose.

A third reason to forgive is this: Whatever fills me up defines me. Evil good out. with the Spirit of Christ, all that I thought lost is gained.

in, evil out;

If I

good

transforming

into forgiveness,

in,

filled

Finally, forgiveness conquers the offender as it pardons the offense. Dr. Jr. often said the love that offers forgiveness makes for a double victory, not only winning the

Martin Luther King

battle but also the offender ing the offender an ally.

and mak-

few months ago, Essence magazine published an article about a couple who divorced after two children because of the husband's infidelity. The husband's lack of contrition and the wife's rage led to that action. When the anger died, they began to

talk and to forgive. Both began to understand themselves and their relationship in different, creative ways. of the woman's forgivewhat had been lost was found. This was more than just the woman's life and the children's lives

And because ness,

do.

felt

not a

hurt by

forr

someo

my forgiveness of person does not deny that the

lose."

was way

real. is

forgiveness of othe to demonstrate t

for

am so unimportant — my neec

In another situation, two parishioners had stolen from a parish fund. They confessed at a meeting of the faithful. While the aggrieved parishioners said they forgave, they punished the offenders with silent anger. When one of the older members went to glory and was to be waked, only a stranger thought of calling the evildoers. This is not Christ's forgiveness. Peter, who denied the Lord three times, realized that in forgiving him Jesus invited him to a new mission. Through it the apostle would be creative and bring life to others. That is

how it

is:

Christ forgives us, we are given the power to create and to re-

When

deem.

When we

forgive, this

power

is let

loose in the universe.

insignificant

—

that what

happens is OK someone else "feel

good."

Forgiveness does, howeve of a past way of approac hurt through a grudge, sec looks or an unwillingnes

communicate. Letting go free! offering the possibility to appr a painful situation in a new w<

After

all,

approaching

those old ways sar. energy. And overfocusing o hurt probably enables it to bigger in my mind's eye. Thu situation in

rigid

stance toward

me its

my hurt

victim.

The more you look at The more you realizi about the big and basic thir

Prayer, the

life

—

forgiveness.

It's

(Dr. Rowe, a Marist Brother, is a research associate in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and on the faculty of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Maryland,

prayer to take for granted. Forgiveness is a hopeful a When we forgive, we respect for the dignity and po

Baltimore.)

the future.

but also the man's. He discovered in his wife's forgiveness the power to redirect his life in a way he had always

wanted but never knew how to

actions,

rage

Nor

Second, I need to be concerned that rage consumes my humanity. Regardless of the offender or the offense, without transforming my rage into forgiveness,

Forgiveness denial.

ourselves and others arou forgiveness helps to op

David 10

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contents copyright

Gil

Editor, Faith

Urch 19. 1993

& HeraM

The Catholic News

Do you excuse the hurt or forgive By

Kehrwald News Service

Leif

Catholic

im's high-pressure

marketing

job requires lots of travel throughout his state. He's often running late. Murning from a recent road trip,

erything will be all right. It's all right, Jim. We'll make things work out." Jim feels relieved. "Things will work out," he muses. He feels pleased with how they talk about unfortunate circumstances. Yet Helen feels confused, angry and even a little depressed. "We talked about the problem," she reflects. "He

had this conwith his

Isation

"As a forgiver acknowledge I've been hurt.... resist absorbing the hurt and thus

Bad news, Helen. It night, just outI; Albany, I got

speeding

lither

let."

Jim,

that's your Id this year! Won't lend our insurle through the I? Why do you all's have to be in li a hurry?" Walming down a

challenge the other to claim responsibility for solving his problem. don't excuse,

Helen continues: told be worse. At least you're safe." was late for my appointment,"

forgive."

seems happy again. do I feel bur-

dened?"

your feelings.

responded, "and

missed the

first

fc^d-zone sign going into Albany,

fjone could make that mistake. i't intend to get a ticket."

You're right," she acquiesced. "Ev-

may sound

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News

the petitions in the

Our Fa-

ther are important, but Matthew's Gospel singles out lone for further comment: "If you others their transgressions, heavenly Father will forgive you. lif you do not forgive others, neither ijyour Father forgive your transgres1" (Matthew 6:14-15). iive i

emphasis

sugh that forgiving is generally so diftjlt, goes against the grain so ijtiis

ij;sively,

that

is significant. It

needs an extra

suggests, too, that Matthew's was failing in this crucial This impression is strengthened iading the chapter dealing with Ifn the community, jfter Jesus gives rather detailed Ructions on settling differences, Pejquests further clarification: "Lord, brother sins against me, how often i\

ftnunity

ing is not the as forgiving.

Excusing

same

be.

But what

if it

had been a

more personal hurt such

toler-

ates the problem, while forgiving deals with it. Jim did not ex-

as squandering family finances, excessive drinking, marital infidelity or spousal abuse? What if it's a recurring problem? To then pronounce things "all right" and say, "Everything will be OK," only per-

that's just

petuates the problem.

done

only admit something unfortunate happened. I excuse rather than for-

Then

absorb the hurt and make it I even take over the burden of finding a resolution. But the hurt embeds itself in my

Thus

my problem.

Calligraphy by Timothy Botts courtesy of

And just

Sheed & Ward

— not

notice: "from his heart"

some perfunctory pardon

for the

sake of appearances, but genuine forgiveness from the heart. Christian teaching on this point

revolutionary, al-

most shockingly so. But then, could anytints %>rtwantj thing be more shock-

(Matthew

ing than the directive

shdllfvrpvc

Jesus refuses to admit any limitation on forgiveness and answers: "I tell you, not

to love one's enemies; not just to be nice to them, but to love them!?

/ mu brother?

Jesus lived

what he

preached and gave a challenging example

seven times but 77 times," that

of forgiveness when he actually prayed for his brutal execution-

indefinitely.

Then, to reinforce his teach-

he tells a pow-

8< u,

ers.

from his heart" (Matthew

"Father, forgive

them, they know not

erful story about a

what they do" (Luke 23:34). This was so well nigh incredible to some early copyists of Luke's Gospel that they omitted it from their manu-

servant who has an astronomical debt written off by his master, but refuses in turn to be patient with a fellow-servant who owes him a pittance. When the king gets word of this, he throws the book at the pitiless ingrate. The story's point is unmistakable: "So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother

scripts.

That is why the verse

direc-

tives on forgiveness gives the act of forgiving priority even over liturgical

worship: "Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that

18:35).

But

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ow would you express forgiveness to someone trho

"Through kindness to them, by not dwelling on it or throwing it up to them. would just go on and not make a Kendra Rodel, Burnsville, Minn. big deal about it."

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hurt you?

"That's a tough one.... What helped one time was after told them (of my forgiveness), making a point to take the initiative and make contact with them several times, go out to lunch with them. It took several times but we eventuJoann Gottschalk, Ottumwa, ally felt comfortable again." I

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would overcome my feelings and show them that forgive them them, not shutting them out. Then they could almost feel Rick Kusler, Cokato, Minn. the forgiveness was there." I

including

(at

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me, the best way is how have experienced forgiveness fst to be told that am forgiven and a long warm embrace. That pes a lot." Peg Blatt, Wheeling, W.Va. "For

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bkomo, Ind.

had

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Iowa

"It would be hard at first. would have to talk with them first and d out why they did it, and then would just forgive them. Trying to Lorraine Cross, Jderstand them would help me forgive them."

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healthy and freeing, and feel when you've

how you

it.

(Kehrwald

director of family

life

for the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore.)

FAITH IN ACTION The

risk of forgiving

others

that

you can't see into the future to tell where the forgiveness will lead. You can't be in total control of how events will unfold. Forgiveness, then, is an act of

Some

thoughts of the late Thomas Merton on such feelings are found in a prayer he wrote that appears in a

faith.

Trappist Father

1992

collection of his writings

titled

Thomas Merton:

Spiritual

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Master,

Paperback, $14.95). Reflection. Father

Merton wrote:

do not see the road ahead.... The fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am "I

actually doing so. But

believe

you does hope that I

that the desire to please

please you.... I never do anything apart from

in fact will

And I know that if I do you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it." that desire. this

your brother has anything against you, leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift"

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(Matthew 5:23-24).

No one

ever said forgiving is easy, insisted it is essential for emotional and spiritual health and for comfortable interpersonal relationships. "Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another as God has forgiven you in Christ" (Ephesians 4:32).

but

ITH IN

it's

printed

modern editions. the most impressive

in brackets in

One

vulnerability.

give.

able response is, "It's all right." We readily exonerate excusable actions. They do not require forgiveness.

ing,

forgiver, the hurt does not stick heart. When we have another conflict, the slate between us is clean. We are free to deal with the issues at

hand. Excusing the excusable is easy, requiring only modest social courtesy. Forgiveness is a bigger challenge, calling for genuine humility, honesty and

Could

an effort to explain what happened. If someone accidentally bumps you in the supermarket aisle he or she might say, "Oh, excuse me." Your prob-

is,

give.

right."

18:21) 11

the other's infraction. I resist absorbing the hurt and thus challenge the other to claim responsibility for solving his problem. I don't excuse, I for-

she only excused his action. Excus-

don't acknowledge I've been hurt or that a hurt even occurred. I

"times?"

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forgivable.

Jim's wife forgave him, but actually

must I forgive him? As many as seven

Castelot

it is

As I share my pain and take steps toward my own healing, I can absolve

The Lord's Prayer: No one said forgiving is easy J.

inexcusable,

getting hung up on words, that Helen really meant "I forgive you" when she said "It's all

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more difficult. By contrast, as a forgiver I acknowledge I've been hurt. While the action is

As a

You may think

actly seek forgiveness. He only made

Why

Yet inexcusable infractions demand forgiveness like Jim's recent driving habits. It's not all right that he got his third speeding ticket this year; it's not all right that their insurance rates will jump higher. Too often these behaviors are only excused. Without seeking genuine forgiveness, there's no chance for reconciliation. You allow yourself to become a doormat, with others stepping on

heart. When we have another conflict, old collected hurts rise up with abscessed pain, making reconciliation

it?

all

(Father Castelot

a Scripture

scholar, author and lecturer.)

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iiholic

March

Herald

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of Church-labor relations and a talk by

Charlotte

People Woman To Be

Beatified Called Role

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—

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for

For Church, Community Service

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Top Vatican Envoy Travels To Egypt

On Middle East VATICAN CITY (CNS)

For Talks

contemporary Christians, said the head of the Canadian bishops' conference. Archbishop Marcel Gervais, president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic

Vatican envoy, Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, traveled to Egypt for talks with

Bishops, said the beatification ceremony

government

will

place the Church's "seal of

approval" on the

life

of Dina Belanger,

Quebec religious who died in 1929 at age 33. "She shows young people by her a

which was short and

life,

illness, that happiness is

afflicted

possible despite

suffering and even in the midst of suffering, for God's love can transfigure life,"

Archbishop Gervais

said.

Guatemalan Jesuit Denies Charges That He Was Guerrilla Commander

—

WASHINGTON

(CNS) A priest who wrote a

Guatemalan Jesuit book that chronicles army repression in his homeland has denied accusations by Guatemalan authorities that he was a

commander.

guerrilla guerrilla.

not a

have not been a chaplain to Ricardo Falla

guerrillas," Jesuit Father

Sanchez

told Catholic

News

Service in

Washington. The 60-year-old priest, who has a doctorate in social anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, is author of a book, Jungle Massacres, angered Guatemalan that has government and military leaders.

Archbishop Says Catholic Church Has Historical Tie With Unions NEWARK, N.J. (CNS)— The work of the trade union movement to improve working men and women parallels the U.S. Catholic Church's the lives of

social action apostolate, according to

Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark. The U.S. Church "has an

bond with the unions," the archbishop told a gathering of archdiocesan seminarians and labor historical

officials

— A top

on prospects for

peace in the Middle East. On March 8, Archbishop Tauran met with President Hosni Mubarak and gave him a message from Pope John Paul II on the peace process. Later the archbishop said Egypt and the Vatican were working to make sure an eventual settlement would be based on respect for all religions. The visit was part of the Vatican's steppedup effort to promote progress in stalled Arab-Israeli peace negotiations, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said.

Archbishop Sanchez Asks Pardon After Allegations Of Sex With Women

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez of Santa Fe, N.M., asked forgiveness for "harm or disappointment" following allegations that he had sexual relations

young women. In a written statement issued by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe March 9, with

at least three

Archbishop Sanchez, 58, the

first

CHARLOTTE— June Chavis Davenport of

Our Lady of Consolation

Church has been recognized

and community service organizations. The Natonal Council of Negro

Women,

Charlotte Section, presented

Davenport with the Sisterhood Award at the Annual Brotherhood Dinner Program Feb. 20 for leadership and service to the organization. Davenport was president of the organization from 19821992.

She was also presented an award by Hope Gospel Choir of Our Lady of Consolation for her devotion and leadership from 1 979- 1 992. Davenport founded the choir and served as first director.The choir has performed in Baltimore, Savannah, Atlanta and a number of cities throughout North and South Carolina. Davenport is originally from Oxford, N.C. Her husband, Marvin W. the Perpetual

—

CHARLOTTE

— The

American

thousands of undiagnosed diabetics during March as part of National Diabetes

Month. In North Carolina, there are more than 161,000 undiagnosed diabetics,

State University.

crj

ADA and St. Matthew Church

lose a leg or

find

1992, teaching science, math, rea

and language arts. She was coordinat of the Chapter I Program at Coulwo<| Middle School. As a counselor, si served the individual, group and speci interest needs of students in the Was ington, N.C, Lenoir, N.C, and Ch£

them before they

go blind," Burr

said.

"Dia-

betes doesn't hurt, so people don't know

they have

it."

Diabetes affects 14 million Ameri-

chure containing information and a short

was a keynote speaker at "The Church and Labor: Partners in Justice," a formation day for seminarians from Immaculate Conception Seminary and state labor leaders. The program, held March 3 at Seton Hall University, also featured panel discussions on labor issues, the image of unions, the history

was signed Feb. 22 by the undersecretary

test to

of the Congregation for Institutes of

aware of their

Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life. Father Fox is the founder of the Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality at Holy Names College in

\.'a

She served in Charlott^ Mecklenburg Schools from 1966 p

said Catherine Burr, president of the

"We want to

While millions know they have

lotte-Mecklenburg school Ssystems. Si

the disease, an estimated seven million

also served as a counselor and worksh*

cans.

have

and don't know

The

coordinator in the

it.

ADA has published a free bro-

educate people and

tion, call

hi.

of science degree in biological sc ence education, North Carolina Centr University; basic education and tutorial certification; Caldwell Community acl^ Technical College; counseling degre University of North Carolina; and i educational specialist degree in su] vision and administration, Appalachtt|[o

Diabetes Association hopes to identify

order, said the Vatican confirmation

to better the lives of

ter

women in this society." The archbishop

arm

director of instrument;

graduate of Saint Augustine's Colleg' Davenport has a bachelor of scienc

parishioner.

Vatican Confirms Decision To Dismiss Father Fox From Dominicans ROME (CNS) The Vatican has confirmed the decision of the

West Charlotte High Schoo Their daughter, Marva Elisabeth, is

Undiagnosed Cases

men and

Davenport,

music

Diabetes Group Seeking

Charlotte

God."

JUNE DAVENPORT

degree in chemical and biological sc ences, St. Augustine's College; a mi

U.S.-

born Hispanic archbishop, said he has "always tried never to be the cause of harm or disappointment to anyone, and yet today I must say, 'I'm sorry.'" Archbishop Sanchez, who is secretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said, "I can and do ask publicly for your forgiveness, as I have of my

for out-

standing contributions to local church

Dominicans to dismiss Father Matthew Fox from the order, the Dominican's procurator general said. Father Malachy O'Dwyer, who handles VaticanDominican relations for the Rome-based

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Group Urges Free Trade Pact Be Reconsidered Rural Life

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNS)

— The

National Catholic Rural Life Conference urged in a statement that the "fast track" status of the North American

Free Trade Agreement be withdrawn so issues about "the dignity of workers and the protection of the environment" can be resolved.

Under

fast-track provisions,

Con-

gress can only vote yes or no on the

full

accord and has no power to amend it. U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor said March 9 that negotiations

were to begin ments related

mid-March

for agree-

to but separate

from the

free trade pact.

The Des Moines-based conference said

Mission

Formation Week,

in Taylorsville

24, an faith

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Holy

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Dpe To Beatify Belgian Priest fho Ministered To Lepers VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope he want did not

said

I Paul II will travel to Belgium next I to beatify Father Damien de

to leave the island

famed 19th-century mis-

who,

after ministering to people

leprosy in Hawaii, died of the

miracle attributed to Father Damien's

intercession, paving the

sise.

Irhe pope's trip is planned for May 994, said Father Angel Lucas, poswbT for Father Damien 's cause in le. Vatican officials confirmed that

canonization,

ope would make the visit, but said

clared a saint.

program has been

I'ficial

to Father Damien ' s tomb in Leuven

birthplace in Tremeloo.

[his I

Belgium

visited

way

for his

a person

is declared blessed by the Church. Confirmation of a second miracle is usually required for

when

the person

The

for five days in

|.Father Lucas saidFatherDamien's

free trade pact should

commission

de-

said.

"The agreement should stress sustainable economic development, encourage preservation and revitalization of and reduce disparities between countries by raising the lowerincome economy," it said. The organization said under the pact natural resources,

as written, "it

possible that

more than

Mexican farm families might emigrate from rural Mexico." The pact "could encourage concentraa million additional

Immigrants Seeking Green Cards For Legal Residence PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Thouyoung people who have all

escape the unemployment

a twilight zone in the United States

home.

Ivho decides."

without green cards to

and Mary (Picpus Fathers), was a jonary for eight years on the island

1873 he volunteered to at a leprosy colony on Molokai [erved as pastor, doctor and coun-

jawaii. In

some 800

patients,

n 1884 he contracted leprosy but

make

their stay-

ing legal, according to a priest

them

who

in the Philadelphia

area.

"Many

are exploited in job situa-

tions," said Father Vincent

Mohan in an

interview with The Catholic Standard

and Times, Philadelphia archdiocesan newspaper. "An employer, after the first interview, realizes the person is illegal and offers to pay perhaps $50 a day for a job that normally pays $70. Because they don t have a foothold in the country and know the employer can report them, they are at his mercy." '

Father

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count or health insurance, join a union, pay into Social Security, buy a house, apply for a driver's license or buy an automobile. Without it, any of these is obtained only at risk and your employment is in the underground economy. Kathleen, 25, who comes from Derry, has been in the United States almost six years. She cleans houses. pretty well," she said. But she has no pension plan and no health insurance. Because she's from Northern Ireland, she holds a British passport,

"Some pay

Priority

Kantor, in testimony before the SenFinance Committee, assented to the notion of pact nations' autonomy. ate

A commission that could oversee Mexican environmental protection and worker safety measures could also invoke the same powers in the United States, Kantor said. "The agreements apply to ourselves as well as our

will

neighbors," he said.

The rural life group also wants to phase out subsidized sales of basic agricultural

but

was apparently within

"Individuals should be a primary

consideration"

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in a free trade deal, the

conference said.

rural life

A free trade agreement can "promote development, social justice and "as long as it is not subverted for the benefit of powerful and impersonal corporate interests that have no concern for the

common

good."

which means she doesn't need a visa to back and forth. But there is still a

travel

immigration officials stop her, be turned back. "Last Christmas was the first time I

she'll

went back," she

said. "I

take." If

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by the State Depart-

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Applicants need only mail their

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for one of 40,000 visas be issued. Ireland receives 40 percent, or 16,000 slots yearly. The program allows people from 37 countries or territories to apply for legal status. What it takes is luck. So far Kathleen has not been lucky. to

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the healing of the environment," it added,

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displacement of farm families."

and on terms which have the effect of undermining a fair price for Mexican producers of basic food grains and weakening agricultural development." Kantor told the Senate panel U.S. markets were feeling the effect of subsidized durum wheat from Canada, the

Virtually

Damien, a member of the

Mexico, sale and massive

"Consider the consequences for rupeople and communities in the attempt to integrate two very different agricultural economies," the rural life

come

[negation of the Sacred Hearts of

to foreign agribusiness,

statement said the sales allow the dumping of excess U.S. commodities "at prices

sands of immigrants from Ireland live in

the

rather

ownership

tion of land

address rural poverty on both sides of the U.S.- Mexico border.

pope had suggested moving Bremony to Belgium, and "he's the

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Resumen Pablo

Para La Cuaresma De 1993

CIUDAD DEL VATIC ANO (CNS)

— En

esta

Papa Juan

Del Mensaje Del

Cuaresma,

la Iglesia,

guiada

por Jesus, nos invita a la travesia del desierto por tener este una honda signification religiosa.

Guiado por Moises y mas tarde ayudado por otros profetas, el pueblo elegido vivi6 la experiencia

fiel

humana y a la den una atencion especial a todos los seres que estan viviendo en regiones deserticas y principalmente a los que estan careciendo de este bien elemental e indispensable para la vida, que es el agua. Pido a

la fraternidad

Iglesia en particular

En muchos

casos es el hombre el

presencia y misericordia de Dios; se alimento con el pan bajado del cielo y

causante de la esterilizacion de las tierras

apago su sed con el agua que broto de la roca; el pueblo de Dios crecio en la fe y en la esperanza de la venida del Redentor Es tambien en el desierto donde Juan Bautista predico a las multitudes que lo segufan y recibfan en las aguas del Jordan el bautismo de penitencia, que los preparaba para seguir a Aquel que venceria la desolation y la muerte

respeta el bien de las mismas, obrando

unidas

pecado, Jesus inauguro su

mision tomando

condition del

hambriento y del sediento. Queridos hermanos, reconoced la voz de Jesus en este tiempo de Cuaresma, en la Iglesia, en las celebraciones liturgicas, en las exhortaciones de nuestros pastores. Escuchad a Jesus, fatigado y dirigiendose a la Samaritana junto al pozo: "Dame de beber" (Juan 4,7). Contemplad a Jesus clavado en la cruz, agonizante y escuchad su voz apenas perceptible: "Tengo sed" (Juan

Hoy

19,28).

Cristo repite su petition.

La Iglesia nos invita en las practicas cuaresmales a desprendernos a traves del amor, de los bienes superfluos; pobreza que nos libera y predispone a descubrir la presencia de Dios y a acoger a nuestros hermanos solidariamente y en una comunion amplia.

Recordemos

sentencias del

las

todo aquel que ofrezca de beber tan solo un vaso de agua fresca a uno de estos pequenos, por ser discipulo, os aseguro que no perdera su Senor:

y contamination de

las

aguas porque no

de manera injusta y hasta criminal al provocar con ello la muerte de hermanos. Alii donde escasean las lluvias y las fuentes de agua se secan, se debilita y disminuye la vida hasta extinguirse. Esto puede observarse en muchas regiones de Africa, America Latina y Australia. Es de todos conocido que el desarrollo industrial anarquico y las tecnologfas que rompen el equilibrio de la naturaleza han causado grandes danos al medio ambiente, provocando graves catastrofes. Drama desolador y triste que no debemos dejar como herencia a las generaciones futuras.

Apoyemos generosamente

que sufren esas condiciones. Colaboremos con los investigadores que analizan los factores causantes y los medios para combatirlos. Pueda la activa generosidad de los hijos de la Iglesia y tambien la de todos los hombres de buena voluntad, acelerar el cumplimiento de la profetia de Isafas: "Pues seran iluminadas en el desierto, aguas, y torrentes en la estepa, se trocara la tierra abrasada en estanque y el pais arido en manantial de aguas" (Is. 35,6-

Poetista

tienes.

Servicios de Semana Santa en Espanol

Centro Catolico Hispano, Charlotte: Celebrante: Padre Roberto Graves,

Renovation Carismatica El grupo "Buen Pastor" ha cambia

CSSp.

de lugar de reunion para la catedral San Patricio, en el edificio detras de iglesia, los martes, de 7:30 - 9:00 p. Todos estan invitados. Entrada por calle Buchanan, oficinasdelaparroqu Hay parqueo detras de la escuela tambi El retiro anual sera en Living W ters, Maggie Valley, del 28 al 30 mayo, 1993. Costo de $60 por persoi Inscripciones con Rafael Torres Mo Esperamos q tel. (704) 553-2628. muchos hispanos de nuestra comunk diocesana puedan aprovechar magnifica oportunidad para acercarse Senor este fin de semana, enriquecer fe y crecer en su vida cristiana.

Domingo de Ramos: Habra Misa las

todo corazon os bendigo en

Santo,

10:30 a.m. con la procesion de las

Jueves Santo: Misa de la Cena del Senor, a las 6:00 p.m.

Viernes Santo: Pasion del Senor, a las

6:00 p.m.

Sabado Santo: VigiliaPascual, alas 8:30 p.m.

Domingo de las

:30 a.m. pesca de los ninos.

M&s

(704) 335-1281. Centro Cristo Rey, Yadkinville:

informacion,

tel.

Informacion con la Hermana Andrea, tel. (919) 463-5533.

Noticias Internacionales WASHINGTON (CNS) — El Papa II nombro a un hispano, Monsenor James A. Tamayo, como

Obispo Auxiliar de Galveston-Hous25 de enero ultimo. Monsenor Tamayo se convertira en el vigesimo segundo obispo hispano de los Estados Unidos. Con solo 43 afios de edad, el ser£ el segundo obispo m£s joven. El otro obispo mas joven de 38 anos de edad es Monsenor Roberto Gonzalez, Obispo Auxiliar de Boston. En una conferencia de prensa en Houston, Monsenor Joseph Fiorenza, Obispo de Galveston-Houston, dijo que el habfa pedido especfficamente al Papa que nombrara a un auxiliar hispano, debido a la "presencia catolica hispana enorme de esta diocesis". El dijo que el nuevo obispo prestaria servicios a toda diocesis, pero tendria una la ton, el

irreparables.

Sed

tienes para siempre.

tienes.

.Verdad, Senor, sed

tremulos, palpitantes, a tu boca, tu sed seguiria

flotando por encima de las aguas en

tumulto, ellas.

Sed tienes y aunque con los dientes rompieramos nuestras arterias en tus labios, no bastaria toda esta sangre nueva, aun sin nacer

aquella tarde, para apagar la llama de

Monsenor James A. Tamayo, nuevo Obi Auxiliar de Galveston-Houston.

aparece dirigiendose a los Directc Diocesanos del Ministerio Hispano reuni en Houston

pasado mes de

febrero.

responsabilidad especial por lapoblacion

tu grito.

hispana, la

Lo seguiremos oyendo

mayor de cualquiera de

di6cesis de Texas,

las

como vicario episco-

pal para los hispanos.

traves

de los

1 1

huevos escondidos para

Juan Pablo

arrancaramos

tienes.

Resurrection: Misa a

10:30 a.m., a las

Amen.

todos los rios de tu entrana y los allegaramos

Sed

palmas.

nombre del Padre y del Hij o y del Espiritu

aunque

imposible de anegarse en

Noticias Diocesanas

7).

inexorablemente,

cubana

Y ahora,

Lii

y Jacob.

cientfficos

Sed Tienes

Sed

Puerto Rico y su esposo Carlos, de la Republica Dominicana. Ellos tienen dos hijos,

a las

instituciones y las organizaciones sociales que ayudan a las poblaciones

recompensa" (Mateo 25,35).

Dulce Maria Loynaz

Leida Rodriguez colabora en la edition de esta pagina, "Communiquemonos". Leida es (

siglos, a traves

de los vivos y

los muertos.

De monte a monte, de valle en valle, de corazon en corazon, iran rodando esas dos palabras tuyas, terriblemente,

Angel Delgado vino de Miami para darnos una Escuela Intensiva de Cursillos de Cristiandad en Charlotte.

equipo de

region VII compuesto por 4 cubanos dirigio el fin

de semana.

plaza central de Ciudad Guaterr

para celebrar el regreso de los refugia a su patria. El Padre Sergio Orai pidio a los refugiados que perdonai *

CIUDAD GUATEMALA (CNS)—

Dijo

Los guatemaltecos que regresan de 10 anos de exilio en Mexico fueron recibidos con una atmosfera de fiesta y

otro,

future de 4,000 personas acudieron a

oraciones para

Mas

Padre Orantes: "De un mod no podemos culpar enteramen

aquellos que esgrimfan las armas nuc mediocridad, que utilizamos para ;

fender a nuestros propios inters egofstas, contribuyo a su exodo'

1993

rch 19,

The Catholic News

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By SISTER CECILIA

spoke of the innocence of children and he compared himself child saying: "Whoever welcomes this child in name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, also welcomes the one who sent me. For he who is least among you all is the greatest." (Luke 9:48) j

I would like to share with the readers a story precisely on this theme and together we will explore the reasons behind the saying of Jesus. I have some lovely nieces ages 4 and 5. The 5 year old niece is so beautiful and thoughtful. She loves ghost stories. The older brother knows of her weakness, so he ( makes up ghost stories to entertain or to scare his sisters if he cannot get what he wants such as some favors or some I I toys. One day after telling them about a ghost, he wanted something from one of his sisters and when he could not get it, he told them the ghost was coming. The little one was lid that she jumped up on the window and intended to jump out from the eighth )f the building. Fortunately, she caught hold of the window sill and was hauled ie room by the same brother who almost scared her death. When she was hauled te room, the girl was so grateful to her brother. She embraced him and said to 'My dear brother, you are my hero, you have saved my life!" Tiat is it that makes children great? I often ask myself. Examining the Gospel nt, I could extract some wisdom that the Lord intended to teach. Based upon i

could learn about some great

Singly teach us. In this case, one important

trait is:

traits

that the children

To be

oblivious of past

|es and remember only the present favor received,

rownups have a gift for rationalization and attributing wrong motive where ire none. That is where problems come. Children do not have many problems >e they are incapable of remembering the past offense. They only focus on the moment and are deeply grateful for it. That is why one can see in their eyes mpid gaze, that look of innocence that captures grownups. That is why ver you see them you will be drawn automatically to them. The moment they ie self-conscious that is the moment they can lie. They have lost their

lit

:nce, as

say.

lis funny if grownups act like that, other people will call them silly, naive or Irhe humbleness and lowliness prompted Jesus to declare that they are great (v'en. Greatness in smallness, what a contradiction in life. And yet, it is where

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you become like little children you cannot enter heaven." Lent is the time to return to oneself and to acknowledge the mistakes made as grownups. It is the loss of innocence that makes us less than a child, and so it is difficult to enter into the Kingdom. The fasting and the abstinence that the Church taught are not only abstinence from food but abstinence from wrong thoughts, wrong motives and thus wrong actions. Lord that we may become as children of light! Handmaids Sister Cecilia Tong is director of the Vietnamese Apostolate for the Diocese of Charlotte.

Joseph's Health Services Opens New Urgent Care Center ASHEVILLE — of minor The St.

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St.

Street, North, or write to

injuries or

center

accidents.

Joseph's Health Services Corporation

also handles routine medical matters,

have announced the opening of a third Urgent Care Center in Weaverville Plaza, at the Weaverville exit off Highway 923 North.

such as physical examinations.

Joseph's Health Services, the

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and several other healthcare related two other such centers, one located in South Asheville on Hendersonville Road and one in West Asheville on Leicester Highway. "The new location was chosen for the convenience of the growing number of people living in North Buncombe County,." said Bill Harvey, Urgent Care

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Centers executive director. "More than

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—

Raymond

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ceived the Ministry of Lector

at St.

Mary's Seminary in Baltimore. The ministry was conferred by Bishop Robert Mulvee of Wilmington. Buchlein is the only seminarian from his diocese currently studying at St. Mary's.

The Ministry of Lector

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Students Volunteer During Break SYLVA A group of Belmont Abbey College students spent their spring break working for the Southern Appalachian Band-Aid project. The project is an outreach assistance program in which home repairs are done for the needy in Appalachia.

Center of Greensboro is open for income tax assistance to people ages 60 and

Parishioners of St. Mary Church in Sylva provided the evening meals. Lodging was provided by the Catholic Campus Ministry at Western Carolina

Annual Right To Life Yard Sale The annual GREENSBORO Knights of Columbus Yard Sale to benefit Right To Life is Saturday, April

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Sing For The Chrism Mass CHARLOTTE Singers

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Respect Life Committee, (704) 0745.

April 7-14, will celebrate the holiest of

days by entering into the ancient rite of Tenebrae, the sacred liturgy of the Triduum and the glorious mysteries of

19,

St.

3 at St. Pius

University.

make

X School. Items are needed A storage

the event a success.

will lead the

worship service.

Serving The Poor The Daughters of Charity extend an invitation to single women ages 19-40 to share

one or two weeks

to serve the poor.

this

summer

The live-in program is

designed to help the sisters in their ministry provide day care, health care, eduction and social ministry to children, the elderly and the homeless. Opportunities to serve are available

throughout the Southeast (the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida.)

For more information, write Sister Catherine Norton, Daughters of Charity, 5715 Emerson St., Bladensburg, Md. 20710-1844 or call (301) 864-2957.

Rousseau. The suggested donation

438-3906.

Mercy

call Jerry

Festival

BELMONT— The Sisters of Mercy April 17 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. festival,

The

on the Motherhouse grounds, is

Living

Sr.

Motherhouse. For more information, call Pam Newton, (704) 829-5 108 (day) or Sister Nancy Nance, (704) 825-4161 (day).

Witherspoon Lecture CHARLOTTE— James H. Cone, a professor at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, is the featured speaker at the ninth annual Loy H. Witherspoon Lecture in Religious Studies sponsored by UNC-Charlotte. Cone will speak on "Martin Malcolm & America: A Dream or a Nightmare" at First Baptist Church-West, 1801 Oaklawn Ave., on Thursday, March 25 at 7:30 p.m. Cone, known for his pioneering contributions in black liberation

theology, has lectured at

more than 400

Jane Schmenk. 05F

Mar. 21 4th

Sunday

Fish Fry

—

Ministry of Catholic Social Services

sponsoring a clothing closet for the needy. Donations of men's, women's

and children's clothes will be accepted

between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Living Waters Retreats

at the

(

Strateij

Come

lend your voic

experience the joy of making mi community to the glory of God.

Indoor Attic and Bake Sale

CHARLOTTE — An Indoc

and Bake Sale sponsored by the

]

hosting

each Friday during Lent at St. James Church, Highway 74, Hamlet, fish fries

from 5 p.m.

The menu

to 7 p.m.

7343 is Saturday, March 27 fromf 2 p.m. in the St. John Net) Church hall, 8451 Idlewild Rd. For more information, call 567-1936 or (704) 365-2699.

is fish,

potato wedges, hush puppies, slaw, and

The Catholic News

drink. Cost is $3.50

welcomes parish news for the

information, call

new

and $2.50. For more (919) 582-0207.

briefs.

diet

Good photog

preferably black and white, ai welcome. Please submit news re,

Summer Youth Jobs

WINSTON-SALEM — A Summer

Youth Employment Program for youth ages 16-21 is June 14 to July 30.

and photos

10 days

at least

befot

of publication.

Participants will have the opportunity to

work

a rate of no less than $4.25 per

hour. Space

limited.

Applications will be accepted until April 30. Youth will be accepted on a

first-come, first-served basis. If interested, call Deltra

Bonner

(919)

727-2273.

Lenten Mission

— Beginning with

weekend Masses of March 27-28

and continuing through Thursday, April 1, Benedictine Father Kieran Neilson from Belmont Abbey will conduct St. Philip Church's annual Lenten Mission. The mission will conclude on April 1 with a 7:30 p.m. Penance Service.

FOUR GREAT! name: to

KNOW

help,

(704) 255-0146 or bring clothing to 75 Blue Ridge Ave., West Asheville, call

Week retreats will be presented Living Waters Catholic Reflection

Easter

The Knights of

Columbus Council 10783

STATES VILLE

The Hispanic

during the month of March.

—

HAMLET

the

MAGGIE VALLEY — Three Holy/

of lent

$185 for the "In the Silence" retreats, $90 for the "Resurrection" retreat. For more information, write the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751. Or call (704) 926-3833.

colleges and universities.

Waters, Maggie Valley

(704) 926-3fi>33

priests for the blessings of

To participate, call Dr.

of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary Cm

includes a Entertainment performance by jazz artist Loonis McClohan, a Sister Act presentation, a hot air balloon, food and tours of the

ASHEVILLE

Mar. 19-21 Images of Jesus

free to the public.

Hispanic Clothing Closet

Upcoming. Dioceean Evente

and

are hosting a Mercy Festival on Saturday,

Tax Assistance

GREENSBORO— The Shepherd's

an oppc

at St. Patrick, (704) 334-2283 or] Whittington, (704) 437-3108 or

heavy items, 379- 1916.

Team

The director for all three retreats is Blessed Sacrament Father Robert

items. If help

food for delivery. Hours are flexible, Monday through Friday. For more information, call Jan Corpening, (919) 784-5770. The food bank also needs freezers and refrigerators to distribute free of charge to charitable agencies. For more information, call Vicki White-Lawrence, (704) 784-5770.

March 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Jackson Park Baptist Church, 5415 Airport Dr. The Jackson Park Praise

This yearly event

needed for large or Cusick at (919)

food, take telephone orders and stack

CHARLOTTE — A Pro-life Prayer

preparation.

the school parking lot for depositing

Carolina needs volunteers to help sort

Rally is Friday,

1-14,

to gather with Bishop John F. I

trailer,

Prayer Rally

on meeting the risen Lord,

walking the Emmaus trail to scenic meditation sites and listening while nature proclaims "He is risen."

open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., has been placed in

Food Bank Volunteers The Food Bank of Northwest North

Pro-life

"In the Resurrection," April will focus

Pro-Life Talk

CHARLOTTE

MITSUBIS

—

After the November elections, the media said the pro-life movement was dead. It is not! Come hear nine pro-life leaders tell you why not Sunday, March 21 7-9 p.m. in the St. Matthew's Parish Center Gym. For more information, call St. Matthew'

MITSUBISHI MOTORS

6951 E. Independc j 531-3131

ES 7001 E.Endepa

Mar. 21-25 Lenten Mission St. Paul the Apostle

5354444

pm (919) 294-4696

Greensboro, 7:30

Mary

Connolly

Mar. 25 Sophomore Class Family Mass St. Vincent de Paul, 5 pm Fr. Pennis Kuhn (704) 523-5671

Mar. 2<3 Dedication

Thank You

HYUIIDI 41 00 E. Indepen

St.

5354455

Dorothy Catholic Church Lincolnton, N.C.

Maes

St. Paul the Apostle

Greensboro,

Mary

4 pm

Connolly (919)

294-4696

3-4 Spring Sake Sale St. Margaret Mary

For Your Purchase Of

A New

April

Swannanoa, After All Masses Mary Rodier (704) 295-7412

Johannus Church Organ

Living

"In the Silence" Waters, Maggie Valley

Sr.

Jane Schmenk, 0SF

(704)

926-3633

DEALERSHIPS

WHERE YOU ALWAY& GET YOUR MONEY'S WOfM

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April 4-11

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Call or Write

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Phone (704) 375-8108 <-R00) 331-0768

F.J. LaPointe,

President

Member of St.

Gabriel's

1993

[arch 19,

World and National Briefs Health Care Fetal Tissue Network Proposed

atholic

ansplant

WASHINGTON search

—

(CNS)

team has proposed

that U.S.

health care facilities form a network for transplantation of tissue obtained by means other induced abortions. The network

(itholic

Comatose Missouri Woman Dies After Feeding Tube Removed WASHINGTON (CNS) Three

—

months after a Missouri judge ruled her father had a right to have her feeding

itional

tube disconnected, Christine Busalacchi

ial

died March

'ould collect, process,

stribute

and

store

tissues

fetal

for

nsplantation," said medical ethics

earcher Peter

Cataldo.

The key

provision driving the proposal,

ideal

7, ending nearly six years of debate about the comatose woman's

care.

"Nobody won.

all lost,"

said

her father, Peter Busalacchi, in a statement issued after her death at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Busalacchi was transferred there Feb.

8 after her father

said, is that "fetal tissues from induced

won a legal battle allowing him to move

be used." Only from ectopic pregnancies or scarriages would be used.

her from a state-run hospital where regulations forbid removal of her feeding

ortions are not to

sue

tube.

The

regulation does not apply to

private hospitals.

Says State

urt

ligion

Law May Not Bar

Club At Public School

SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) to

meet

at public schools as

any

er groups, a

U.S. appeals court ruled case from Renton, Wash. Students

The hospital refused to say was removed.

dehydration.

when

the feeding tube

same

dent religious clubs have the tit

—

Cause of death was from

listed as cardiac arrest resulting

Report Says Churches

Own

$38.4 Million In Iowa Farmland

DES MOINES, Iowa (CNS)

—A

non-denominational religious club d the Renton School District in 1985

report

were refused use of space at idbergh High School for their

$38.4 million says the figures, while just from one state, underscore the need for churches across the country to make sure their land use policies are just.

in they

;tings.

School administrators claimed

e and federal constitutions prohibited

on school and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San acisco originally upheld the district' ition because no extracurricular clubs e allowed to meet in schools. religious gatherings

perty.

district court

showing churches own 58,264 acres of farmland in Iowa valued at

"Church Farmland Ownership in Iowa" showed that Catholic churches and organizations owned at least 9,378 acres

with an assessed value of $5.78 million. report is an undertaking of the

WASHINGTON (CNS) — For the

>nd time in five months, the Supreme

Catholic entities, according to the report.

has refused to hear appeals of a

court ruling that overturned state

Louisiana's 1991 abortion law

Tanzania Bishops Protest Open Contempt Toward Christianity NEW YORK (CNS) The

In November, the court let stand

bishops' conference of Tanzania has

rtion regulations.

ilid.

The March 8 action

Ver court ruling overturning another

—

protested

"open

ment, the court let stand a September sion by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of

potential for violent conflict. Islamic

law

Guam. Without

eals rejecting the statute,

which

ubited abortions except to save the

of the mother or in limited cases living

rape or incest. Doctors

ited the law

who

would have been subject

fundamentalism has been on the

rise in

Tanzania, particularly in the heavily Muslim island of Zanzibar, but the bishops to Islam,

made only

a general reference

and did not accuse any specific

D-year prison terms.

individuals or group of the offensive

Thanks To

understand that the faithful and all people of good will of all religions, including Muslims, are fed up with these blasphemies and insults," the behavior.

St.

Jude

links to St. Jude for prayers

"We

bishops said.

|wered and favors granted.

Korean Social Action Group To Programs In Vietnam SEOUL, South Korea (CNS)

Establish

«n

Mary

IS*

—

Trainer, acting executive director of

—A

Mercy

International Center in

Dublin, examines interior structure of one of the guest rooms in the original House of Mercy.

Mercy To Restore House Of Mercy

Sisters Of Original

SILVER SPRING, Md. (CNS) The

—

lished to educate homeless

Sisters of Mercy will begin restora-

abandoned children,

work March 22 on the order' s origiHouse of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland,

tion

nal

women

and

will also restore an

adjacent building for outreach to persons with AIDS.

Dedication of the house as Mercy

established 160 years ago by the order'

founder, Catherine McAuley.

International Center, designated a heri-

The building, first used as a convent and novitiate, will be renamed Mercy

tage site by the Irish Archivists Society,

International Center.

The

planned for July 1994.

Main

order, estab-

tasks in the renovation are

restoration of the house's original de-

sign through interior and exterior recon-

and

deliberate contempts, slanders and blasphemies against Christianity," and warned of a

rtion

Sister

The

Church Land Project, sponsored jointly by the National Catholic Rural Life Conference and Prairie Fire Rural Action. Three of the 10 largest churchaffiliated owners of farmland are

treme Court Rejects Chance To isider Louisiana Abortion Law

;

Mercy

and upgrading of electrical and plumbing facilities for the comfort struction,

leading Catholic social action group in

Seoul has announced plans to establish development and education programs in Vietnam. Priority has been given to

of guests.

building a vocational training center

United States, are trying to raise $4

there as soon as possible, according to

million for the renovation.

an announcement from the Seoul Archdiocese's One Heart-One Body

headquarters are in Silver Spring.

movement. The announcement was reported by UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. One Heart-One Body director, Father Thomas Oh Tae-sun, and Father Francis Lee Mun-ju, a professor at Catholic

ter will

The

Mercy of the Ameri7,000 members in the

Sisters of

cas, with nearly

The

order's

"We hope Mercy International Cenbe an inspiration for others to

continue Catherine's works throughout the world," said Mercy Sister Mary Waskowiak, a council member of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the

Americas, in a statement.

College in Seoul, recently visited Vietnam to talk with church and government officials about the

Contributions to the renovation

may be mailed to Sister Mary Waskowiak, Sister ofMercy ofthe Americas, 8300 Colesville Rd., No. 300, Silver Spring, 20910-3243.

project

vocational school.

The Charlotte Repertory Orchestra and the Jazz Band of West Charlotte High School will present

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Shamrock

Baskel!

Wittman Leads Cougars To Best Basketball Season In Years By

DANNY HOLMES

1?k

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Catholic High School men's basketball has completed its most successful season in years behind the leadership of senior sensation Chuck Wittman. Wittman dominated the court this year by shattering records and leading the talented Cougars to their first conference tournament championship since

1975.

The senior forward started under Coach Walt Przgowcki for three years, making the most of every game. He is the school 's all-time leading scorer with

more tan 1 ,700 career points. He also set a new school single

by throwing

St.

game scoring record

47 points

Jan.

CHUCK WITTMAN

22 against

Patrick boys take on Cathedral of Atlanta during the annual

Tournament.

Photo by

JOANN KE/

Forest Hills.

For the season, Wittman scored just over 23 points and over 8 rebounds per game, putting him towards the top of Mecklenburg Country scoring.

The Cougars,

after finishing in first

place to clinch the regular season cham-

On the other side of the locker rooms, the

Cougar

girls

McNally. The

pionship, decisively defeated Mt. Pleas-

Stanly in the

Albemarle and Monroe to capture the conference tournament champion-

tourney.

ant,

ship for the

first

time

The team received

8 years.

a bye in the

round of the state 2A playoffs, but Wittman 's 25 points was not enough in the second round as the Courgars lost a heartbreaker to North Stanly.

girls

first

bowed

hot.

year in the

ence.

Due

Business At Shamrock Tourney

state

the Cougars'

Rocky River Confer-

Catholic will be forced

Bessemer

Junior High Basketball Serious

West

to a conference reorganiza-

tion, Charlotte

to battle

round of the

Unfortunately, this last

first

team was also

20-4 for the year, they also won the conference tournament behind the scoring duo of Jenny Hoist and Maureen

DANNY HOLMES

CHARLOTTE

— Most people con-

North Carolina and Georgia Catholic schools, basketball

feated St. Jude of Atlanta, Ga., to

recreational activity.

However, for some

seventh and eighth graders

West Lin-

coln next year.

—

attend

serious business.

ture the boy's

played in this year's Shamrock

The tourna-

ment, which began back in 1962, gives regional teams one chance during the

FRANK MERCOGLIANO

—

Snow plenty of snow has for the second time this year played havoc with Belmont Abbey spring sports schedule. The first snow at the end of February forced the cancellation of several tennis matches and baseball games. This latest snowfall forced the cancellation of Belmont Abbey baseball's conference opener three times. Storm of the century, indeed.

The

celebrated

tournament MVP Tim Sullivan, who drilled his second home run of the tournament in the game. Since the big win however, the Crusaders were snowed out on Saturday and Sunday, and the rescheduled game on Monday was also cancelled because of snow drifts on the field. The weather has not had an effect on the golf squad, which has started out well in its bid to become nationally ranked and qualify for the national tournament. The team has played in four tournaments, and the team came home champions in the Queens Invitational. The squad also fared well in the Challenge of the Carolinas, a tournament that features NCAA Division I schools from North and South Carolina. While the bad weather has been a problem, a full slate of action is scheduled for this week. That is providing the storm of the century doesn't try to make it a daily double.

Baseball weekly schedule:

Thursday, 3/18 hosting Ashland, 1p.m. Saturday, 3/10 hosting Mt. Olive, 1p.m. (DH) Sunday, 3/21 hosting Mt. Olive, 2 p.m. Tuesday, 3/23 hosting High Point, 1 p.m. (DH) Frank Mercogliano is sports information director at Belmont Abbey College.

weekend

consi

Mass

Ann

St.

for the teens

Faj

Chaq on S

day, and the teams joined together

evening to enjoy the annual Sh rock Tournament Dance, held to lei] players mingle in a more social that

Asheville, High Point, Greensboro, Salisbury, Atlanta, Ga., and Savannah, Ga. All proceeds go to benefit the St.

sphere.

The chairpersons of the event \ Mary Jo and Tommy Hinton. Ironic. Mary Jo's father, Joe Mosca, was

Patrick Athletic Association.

from these

first chairman of the tournament w] began 3 1 years ago.

nation tournament at five different Charlotte

basketball

Dennis Kuhn of

schools played this four day single elimi-

Belmont Abbey baseball is currently 6-6-1 for the year, and the team is riding a five-game unbeaten streak. The storm of the century couldn't have come at a worse time. The crux of the five-game unbeaten streak came during the Presbyterian Invitational Baseball Tournament. After tying Piedmont College 5-5 (the tournament has a two-and-a-half hour limit on games), the Crusaders defeated district power Presbyterian 5-4 and then dropped Greensboro College 10-8. That set up a championship showdown with Presbyterian. The Crusaders came through big, winning the championship 5-1, powered by

title

of more than just competition.

season to strut their stuff against neighboring Catholic schools. This year's tournament, the largest ever, brought teams from Charlotte, Raleigh, Burlington, Winston-Salem,

Girls and boys teams

school gymnasiums, and as most

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Winston-Salem Parish To Sponsor Day Of Recollection

WINSTON-SALEM

—

St.

Monica's Guild of St. Benedict the Moor Church, 1625 E. 12th St., is sponsoring a Day of Recollection in the church sanctuary Saturday,

Damian

March

27. Father

Lynch, parochial vicar of St.

Elizabeth Church in Boone, will serve

as spiritual director.

Lunch

will

be served.

$3 dona-

requested to cover the cost of the luncheon.

tion

Please contact us for more information, or for a visit. Video Available. Ages 8-17 • Session lengths available 2,3,4,5 weeks

For more information, call the church office at (919) 725-9200.

"I will lift

(

and Charlotte's c Our Lady of Assumption won the gj bracket for the first time ever by def ing St. James, the defending champ!

Just ask any one of the 55 teams

who

Crusader Corner

the

who

City, Cherryville,

Lincolnton, Mooresville and

you, the compel

tell

was tough. Sunday March 7 crowds gathere St. Patrick to watch the tournamew nals. St. James of Savannah, Ga.,

Basketball Tournament.

players will

sider junior high basketball a strictly

my eyes to the mountains, from whencj my help" - Psalms 121:1

comes

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