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a kind of trust with each other."

Hood

agreed, "This retreat has closer to God because of the teachings I have learned. I realize that seeing people who are less fortunate and turning your back is like turning your back to God."

Staff Writer

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Jesus' forty

The retreatants also took part in an arts and crafts activity where they constructed banners depicting the Stations of the Cross for a Saturday

days of temptation in the desert was the central focus of the Lenten Retreat 2000 for high school youth. The re-

Catechists urged to

treat, entitled "Into the

renew faith

the Spirit

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Wild, Led by the Wild,

afternoon presentation to the group.

The activity that many of the teens favorably commented about was the World Hunger Banquet, which

Out From

Armed with the Spirit" was held at St.' Mark Church during the weekend of March 17-19. It served as a meeting place for diocesan youth from various

The Pope's historic visit

backgrounds to

meaning

reflect

on Lent and

had them separated into three groups first, second and third worlds

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its

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world was served a full meal, and the second world had vegetables and an -adequate supply 0f water in cups.

However, those from the third world, the group with the most people, were given bread and water, without cups. As in society, many in the three first

almsgiving and sacrifice. The seswere mixed with journal writ-

sions

ing, prayer services given by each of the six smaller groups, arts and crafts

different

and games.

Faithful citizenship

focused on temptation with Lent being our own personal wilderness time. For some young people, the

a moral

imperative, official says ...Page

7

Living

growing up in today's culture, which brings its own temptations," said Paul Kotlowski, diocesan director of youth ministry. "This is a means for the

fully into the

Mountain doctor making a difference in

Madison County

to enter more Lenten experience

by pulling out of the fast lane and entering into Jesus' life and responding to the call of Lent to conversion in preparation of Easter."

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One

of the activities re-

quired the students to find pictures of worldly temptations in

magazines to paste on one side

Every Week Entertainment ...Pages

Editorials

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& Columns .Pages

12-13

Students are taking part in a Stations of the Cross activity during the Lenten Retreat 2000 at St. Mark Church in Huntersville during the March 17-19 weekend. First picture from left to right, Jennifer Murphy and Elizabeth Misiewicz from Holy Cross Church in Kernersville, Evan

Hege from Holy Spirit Church Matthew Houghland from

"Lent 2000:

A

am

I thirsty" column by Father John Aurilia

and

Mark

from

St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Courtney Colon from Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte, and third picture from left to right, Fernando Steele from Our Lady of Consolation Church and Phong T. Nguyen from St. Thomas Aquinas Church.

topics."

They have been really outgoing toward each other and the

was one

to

understand the overall theme and to grasp the point of the activities. "This group has been excellent, and they are one of the more energetic and largest groups I have seen, with 38

same

folks

were com-

As

weekend progressed, the

also seemed to move forward.

Matthew Newton, 14, from

communicating about church and our personal lives with people other than friends at home.

We

have formed

in

a larger scale, he thought more people would probably give more of what they had.

Other activities included a presentation on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and the crucifixion and a silent reflection time, rosary prayer and closing Mass.

Hanna Gordola, St. Stephen

parishioner from Church in Elkin, said, a

"I liked being with people I've never been with be-

and

it was nice to reflect on my and how it affects me and other people. It is hard because I come from a predominately white neighborhood with mostly Protestant families, and in the Phillipines, most of the people are Catholic. So, it was nice being with other Catholics from

fore,

St.

Jude Church in Sapphire Valley was skeptical about the retreat. "It has turned out better than I expected. I've met a lot of new people, and it has been nice to hang out with others

my

Mark Church

Sixteen-year-old the

teens' feelings about the other participants and their roles as young Catholics

St.

Huntersville said that the activity helped to demonstrate what the world is actually like, but on

Liem Nguyen from

participants.

seemed

St.

in Charlotte

Sixteen-year-old Jezrael Hood from Our Lady of Consolation Church

said that the other teens

in Denver,

in Huntersville, second picture from left to right,

of the parts that he liked. "I am exposed to many temptations in my life, but I tend to reject them. You have to in order to remain close to God."

the

in

ond world gave their food away, while those from the first world watched, which was really interesting," explained Robichaux.

"One girl from the first world said that she wanted to help but felt like she couldn't because no one in her group acted."

Matthew Houghland, 16,

Photos by Alesha M. Price

John Robichaux, the Office of Youth Ministry event coordinator

The Season of Lent

"The third world

of a card with a related Bible passage on the other side.

in Charlotte said that activity

groups reacted

as the general population.

plaining and upset and trying to steal food. Eventually, some from the sec-

challenges of Lent are harder than for others because they are

young church

the Faith

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way

"We

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representative of the world's population and given food accordingly.

The

in the lives

of Catholics.

The weekend consisted of small and large group activities and presentations from the team leaders based on prayer, fasting, charity,

to the Holy

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The Catholic News & Herald

The World

March 24, 2000

in Brief

Cardinal announces opening of Dorothy Day's sainthood cause Cardinal YORK (CNS) John J. O'Connor of New York announced "with great joy" that the Vatican had approved opening the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day,

—

NEW

the Catholic

Worker

who

leader

was coerced and exploited and that many women today have abortions under similar coercive circumstances. At a March 15 press conference, Norma McCorvey and Sandra Cano Saucedo said they are making their appeal in connection ticipation

died

comes

1980. "With this approval

in

asking the courts to reconsider those rulings on the grounds that their par-

Servant of God," he wrote in 16 column in his

New

with a

New York "What a gift to the church in New York and to the church universal this is!" On the same day,

Jersey class-action lawhave unsuccessfully tried to sue doctors who performed abortions on them without first obtaining informed and voluntary consent. That case, Santa Marie

Bishop

vs.

the

his

title

March

newspaper,

weekly

archdiocesan Catholic

Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, Texas, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling the Vatican approval "a blessed moment for the church in the United States."

Jewish, Christian leaders laud

papal apology

—

Pope WASHINGTON (CNS) John Paul IPs jubilee-year apology for wrongs committed by Catholics has drawn strong praise from U.S. religious leaders including two national rabbinical groups.

CNS photo from

Mass

suicide in

Reuters

Uganda

A

crucifix is found outside the prayer house at the compound where some 500 people died in a mass suicide in Kanungu, Uganda, March 19.

Those found burned to death were said to be members of a Christian cult "Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God."

Some of the

cult leaders

were former Catholic priests and nuns.

In a joint

statement the Central Conference of the General Assembly. So far, no government has taken or proposed any

hailed the pope's "inspiring leadership"

action that could lead to the voting of

in

working

to

AFL-CIO, bishops to collaborate

rated our communities." In a separate

on amnesty, immigration reforms WASHINGTON (CNS) The U.S. bishops and the AFL-CIO will

Only General Assembly can review Vatican U.N. status, says official UNITED NATIONS (CNS) Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, cannot conduct the review of the Vatican's U.N. status

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that Catholics for a Free Choice has

called for, according to a spokesat U.N. headquarters in New York. Myriam Dessables, a staff member in the office of the spokesman for the secretary-general, told Catholic News Service in mid-March that such a review could be conducted only if it was formally requested by

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amnesty program for illegal immiAt a March 15 press briefing, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony, AFL-CIO President John Sweeney, and Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio of Camden, N.J., announced that the two organizations will work grants.

together to seek fundamental changes U.S. immigration policies. The church-union collaboration will start by coordinating with like-minded organizations and establishing a core agenda, said Bishop DiMarzio, who chairs the bishops' Migration Committee. "Obviously, a broader coalition needs to be developed." in

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WASHINGTON

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(CNS)

An

Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar his anger at being in Rome to meet Pope John Paul II, then being stonewalled by Vatican officials.

The story is one of several vignettes in "Oscar Romero: Memories in Mosaic,"

by Maria Lopez Vigil, a Cuban-born journalist and editor of Envio, the Jesuit magazine on Central American af-

April 1 1 pm Confirmation Sacred Heart, Salisbury April 1 7 pm

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Catholic Social Services Annual Beatty Awards Banquet Founders Hall, Charlotte April 2 11 am Mass St. Patrick Cathedral April 4 7:30 pm

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Penance Service St.

Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

sue different doctors and clinics for wrongful death of their babies.

Ten convicted for trespassing at School of Americas protests COLUMBUS, Ga. (CNS) A 70-year-old Catholic nun and nine others have been convicted of trespassing during protests last fall at the U.S. Army School of the Americas.

Nine people who joined last November's 12,000-person protest aimed at shutting down the military training program at Fort Benning, Ga., were convicted March 10 and face sentences of up to six months in prison and fines of up to $5,000. A 10th protester who also engaged in a

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December protest was also in a March 13 trial. He possible sentence of 12 months

slain

separate

Romero recounts

found guilty

The

book, a translation of the Spanish work published in 1993, was released in mid-March, just before the 20th anniversary of the archbishop's death. The account is based on Lopez's interview with Archbishop Romero in

fairs.

Madrid May 11, 1979, as he returned to San Salvador from Rome.

'Roe' abortion case figures ask courts to reconsider rulings WASHINGTON (CNS) The women in whose names the Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973 are

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The

NEWS

Publisher:

English text recounts Romero's anger at curial stonewalling English translation of a book about

such a request.

heal the historic breach that has sepa-

statement the Executive Committee of the Rabbinic Committee for Interreligious Dialogue called the pope's expression of sorrow a "revolutionary and epic-making confession."

Whitman, follows attempts by women who had abortions to

three

American Rabbis (Reform) and the Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative) and "courageous strides

women who

by

suit

Diocesan planner March 26 KING East

End

— Good Shepherd Church,

of Kirby Rd.,

is

sponsoring a

parish mission today through

March

28 with Father John Hoover of

New

Creation Monastery as the facilitator.

The title of the mission is "Practical Spirituality for the Home" with topics

on praying with Sunday scriptures, sacraments, keeping the Sabbath Day and process in the spiritual life. All are invited to attend the two daily sessions. Call the church office at (336)

983-2680

for further details.

29 ASHEVILLE

— The

Basilica of

Lawrence, 97 Haywood St., is offering a course on the doctors, scholars and fathers of the Church. The series of classes are being held in the St.

faces a

and $10,000 in fines.

Priest charged with murder of Guatemalan auxiliary bishop

in prison

SAN SALVADOR Guatemalan

—

(CNS)

A

prosecutor

formally with the mur-

charged a diocesan priest der of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City. Police officers delivered the charges March 10 to Father Mario Orantes in a city hospital, where he is recovering from a chronic ailment. Father Orantes lived in the same house as Bishop Gerardi and claimed to be the first person to find his

body April

26, 1998.

Under Guatema-

lan law, the charge of "murder" covers direct

and indirect involvement

in a

crime, said Neri Rodenas, director of the

archdiocesan

human

rights office.

from 7:30-9 p.m. Upcoming clas include Venerable Bede on April 5, St. Jerome on April 12 and Pope John Paul II on May 2. Call the church faith tails

formation office for further de252-8816.

at (828)

WINSTON-SALEM VICARIATE

—

Lenten reconciliation services are

—

St. being held as follows: March 29 Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem at 10 a.m. and a Spanish service at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Winston-Salem at 7 p.m. tonight, and Our Lady, of Merc March 31 School in Winston-Salem at 10:30 a.m.

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30 ASHEVILLE — All

are invited to

Mass at St. Joan of Arc Church, 919 Haywood Rd., tonight at a healing

7

p.m. with refreshments to follow.

For more information, contact the church

office at (828)

31 GREENSBORO Lady of Grace Church

252-3151.

—

The Our

Justin Building across the street

sponsoring a fish fry today from 4:30-7:30

from the basilica. Tonight's class focusing on St. Benedict takes place

p.m. at 2205 West Market St. in the school cafeteria. Patrons may dine-in

St.

staff are

March 24, 2000

Around the Diocese

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Glenmary priest visits with economic justice

By JOANITA M.

NELLENBACH

Correspondent

ASHEVILLE

—

"If

you want

to

be a holy and wonderful person, you've got to look after your economic life and the economic lives of those around you," Father John S. Rausch told attendees at "Putting Your Faith to Work: Transforming

enough to buy what they produce. you are in the marketplace, the wants of the rich bid against the

We

needs of the poor. send a message into the marketplace if we continue to

consume luxury goods. As

a conchoice of lifestyle has an impact on the economic system."

workshop held March 18 at St. Eugene Catholic Church.

It's all about choice, Father Rausch said, and the choice should

sumer,

Father

dignity, opt for the poor and involve community. Father

He suggested that people ask themselves how much they need, as opposed to how much they want. "We should all have enough, in order to be

His column, "Economy of 22 diocesan news-

Faith," appears in

News

drives everypeople regard each other. "In the marketplace," Father Rausch said, "your worth equals your wealth. What happens in the marketplace when you're not strong, smart or beautiful?" often insufficient to meet their needs. "The global economy

should

be called the one-third economy because only one-third of

down.

If

it

was so

nize that

it's

clude a multi-purpose/education center,

a daily

Mass

chapel,

and a sports

or take out dinners of fried

fish,

baked

potatoes, hush puppies, Cole slaw and beverages. Proceeds will benefit a local charity.

church

For more

details, call the

office at (336)

—

274-6520.

HICKORY To experience the presence of Jesus while walking down the road to Emmaus, there is a men's Emmaus retreat at the Catholic Conference Center, 1551 Trinity Lane, beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. and continuing this weekend until 3 p.m. on April 2. Space is limited. For more information about registration, call Joe Christian at (704) 543-1892 MAGGIE VALLEY

—

Living

ters Catholic Reflection Center,

Wa103

Living Waters Lane, is having a retreat, "Conscious Breathing: Taking a Journey to Wholeness," this weekend through April 2. Mary Guthrie and

Augustinian Father Terry Hyland are showing how relaxation and proper breathing can profoundly influence every dimension of a person's life.

The focus is God's spirit breathing within

great, there

and recreation

facility.

needs, and five

Masses are celebrated t

call the

Catechist Recog-

James Church, 251 Union

St.

North. The courses offered are part of the requirements for catechist certification. Call

Marylin Kravatz, South-

ern Region coordinator for the Office of Faith Formation, at (704) 370-

3247

2

for further information.

CLEMMONS

—

The Fourth Annual Mother/Daughter Tea is for mothers and daughters of all ages to share the afternoon together. The event is being held at Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., in the parish center from 2-4:30 p.m. All attendants should try to bring at least six pictures for the "Creative Memories" craft project. fruit,

making

He

life better for also suggested

getting together with friends to work for better conditions for the poor and disadvantaged by forming a mediating structure, "which is one in which each person is heard, but together we

(336) 778-2670.

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Finger sandwiches, vegetables and more are being

served. For ticket information, call

Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m., April 5 Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte at 7 p.m.,

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April 9

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St.

Luke Church

lotte at 7 p.m., April

Church 11

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10

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in

Char-

St.

Mark

in Huntersville at 7 p.m., April St.

Matthew Church

lotte at 7:30 p.m., April 12

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Char-

in

Peter Church in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. and St. Vincent Church in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m., April 13 St. John St.

—

Neumann Church p.m., April 15

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in Charlotte at 7:30

Joseph Church in l p.m., April 16 St. Ann Church in Charlotte at 4 p.m., April 17 Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte at 7 p.m., and April 18 St. Thomas Aquinas St.

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Charlotte at

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Church

Charlotte at 7:30 p.m.

Catholic Home School Group of St. James Church,

5

in

CONCORD — The

251 Union

St.

North,

is

holding a

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That made an impression on the Rev. Beth Glass, a Methodist minister who is director of Transylvania Christian Ministries. "I though it was wonderful," she said, "bringing the issues of the poor to the megastructure so those issues can be heard. And I think about how the poor go home to

and we go home to ours, and what could we be doing to bring their houses

us together?"

Claudia Blackstock, a parishioner at St. Eugene, also was impressed with the workshop and its focus on social justice.

"Sometimes you wonder

what you could

do," she said. "It's given me a lot to think about."

Father Rausch suggested that the church's social teachings are principles.

out

"Everyone of us has to figure

how

to put those principles into play in their own lives. We (the church) have a vision that we can be stewards of creation, have a fulfilling life, and live in community with others because we don't take everything for ourselves."

Lenten reconciliation services are being held as follows: April 4 St.

nition Process Workshop is being held today from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at St.

the purpose of

others," he said.

4 CHARLOTTE VICARIATE

April

CONCORD — A

are other things we can do besides living simpler lives, he said.

"Invest yourself in a group that has

have more punch."

everyone. For reservations, center at (828) 926-3833.

1

to.

There

Landscaped

12,000 registered parishioners representing over 4,000 families. Sixty parish ministries address a variety of

are listening

have to hear what the poor are saying. What's important, more toys for me, or enough for everyone?"

campaign

gardens are also in the plans, as are memorial dedications available for parishioners and supporters. St. Matthew Church now has more than

each weekend,

who we

to be careful

We

limited."

Carolina's fastest-growing parish kicks off fastest-growing parish has announced "Campaign 2000: Give to Touch a Life." St. Matthew Church launches its capital campaign this weekend with a goal of $2.5 million for expanded spiritual, educational and recreational facilities. Plans in-

(Colossians 4:5), because, Father Rausch said, "you are taking a part of creation and making it your god."

We use the "poor you will always have with you" (John 12:8) as an excuse not to do anything," Father Rausch said. "Mary was in a stance of listening, so she could hear. We have

wouldn't be 44 million people' without health insurance or one out of five children in the United States who are malnourished. I'm not saying throw out the marketplace, but let's recog-

their

— The Carolinas

In the Old Testament, idolatry was the greatest sin; the New Testament equates only one thing with it, "the greed that is idolatry"

it

falls

is

CHARLOTTE

Father John S. Rausch chats with attendees at his workshop held March 18 at St. Eugene Catholic Church.

more," he said. "When you have enough, you can dispose yourself to grow. If you don't have enough, you can't function well and your mind will always be on yourself.

"The marketplace is not a dogma, but it is a device. It's wonderful, but

The marketplace thing, including how

income

is

nity."

ness needs of Appalachian coopera-

Even when people can work,

a

and make tables and chairs. Economstudy of power. A company can devastate a small commu-

Institute to serve the busi-

Catholic

has

ics also is a

;

The

who

Notre Dame, said that economics

Resource Center in Berea, Ky. and has organized the Mountain Man-

papers, including & Herald.

Rausch,

based on scarcity. "It also is called the science of choice," he said. "You can have a standing forest or cut it down

Rausch, a Glenmary priest, has organized three worker-owned business in central Appalachia; taught at the Appalachian Ministries Educational

tives.

my

master's degree in economics from

human

agement

message QW

When

Society," a

affirm

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„ „ th» world can the participate," Father Rausch said. "The two-thirds can sew my pants, but they don't make

t

curriculum night from 6-9 p.m. in the church hall, located under the church. For further information,

Geri

Young

call

at (704) 795-6077.

WAYNESVILLE

—

Augustinian

Father Augustine M. Esposito is directing the St. John Church, 234

Church

St., parish mission today through April 7. The mission begins today with a covered dish supper in

the parish hall at 5:30 p.m. with

and the

Mass

talk at 7 p.m. Father Esposito will celebrate morning liturgies at 9 a.m. on April 6 and 7. first

On

April 6 there will be evening sung prayer and a homily, and on April 7,

there will be the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from the end of 9 a.m. Mass until the 7 p.m. closing of the retreat. For more information, call the church office at (828) 456-6707.

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 10 days prior to publication date.

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Sisters are doing By

ALESHA

March 24, 2000

Around the Diocese

themselves

for

it

needed to take off until NBSC representatives spoke with Bishop William G. Curlin, who suggested having the event in Charlotte and Father Mauricio W. West, who supported

M. PRICE

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE the

making

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History

is

200 1 The

for July of

.

in

city

of Charlotte will be the host site for the first national gathering of black women Catholics. Three representatives from the National Black Sisters' Conference (NBSC), sponsor for this summer meeting of the minds, traveled to Charlotte from various places to talk with diocesan officials, hotel staff and other businesses to continue their preliminary preparations for the

the idea.

Photos by Alesha M. Price

Sister of

many urban

women

movers and shakers

are the

in

the church," explained Sister of Notre

Dame

de Namur Patricia J. Chappell, president of the NBSC. "There is a hunger on the part of black Catholic women to experience renewal in their own faith and a need to talk about issues specifically related to black women and to bond and celebrate who they are as black and Catholic

between black Catholic lay women and black Catholic women religious, the link between institutional racism and the link with stress among black women and group witnessing to

women."

Jesus' role in the lives of black

The event with Catholic sures

...

the theme "Black

"What we have found

— Untapped TreaMagnify Lord" — Women

the

and from left to right, are Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Martin de Porres Coleman, NBSC treasurer and pastoral minister and care coordinator for her religious community in the California Province, and Carol F. White, cochairperson of the NBSC Black Women's Project Committee and the is

black

cities,

Dame de Namur NBSC president,

Patricia J. Chappell,

event.

"In

Notre

Catholic

we

St. Philip's

in

left,

College campus minister

San Antonio.

women.

that black

women have

gether, and

will

is

pictured at

not come toare excited about this

The

idea

is

form an on-site commitwomen from both

to

tee consisting of

dioceses to handle local details, said

take place during the weekend of July 27-29, 2001 at a local hotel with

and want it to come together," said Carol F. White, co-chairperson of the

White.

workshops, speakers, performances and vendors. There will be four speakers with five workshops, where participants can choose to attend two

NBSC

ings from the national gathering and

Women

'We hope

to publish the proceed-

St.

possibly a study guide in addition to

San Antonio, Texas. of three programs or committees of the NBSC is the Black Women's Project, where the idea for a national gathering first emerged. The national gathering serves as the culmination of diocesan forums on local

forming a national black Catholic women's organization that actively

levels to identify the reasons for the

lack of representation of black

promotes change,"

The

said Sister Patricia.

idea for this type of national

gathering, for and by black Catholic

women, began

several years ago, and have taken place. The event had not had the support it

many

strides

Island,

UfTi€

New

women from

with topics including "Sister to

for black Catholic

Sistah" about building relationships

Dioceses of Charlotte and Raleigh.

the

Focus on life after the wedding with a one day marriage preparation workshop.

Session topics include Marriage as a

answer?

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"The people in Charlotte and the diocesan personnel have been enthusiastic and so willing to offer resources and service to see that this is a success," said Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Martin de Porres Coleman, NBSC treasurer and pastoral minister and care coordinator According to the mission statement, the NBSC has been in existence since August 1968 and includes black Catholic women religious and lay male and female associates from

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and parish catechetical leaders from across the Diocese of Charlotte gathered with Bishop William G. Curlin

to

March St.

ing God. The power of that sacrais the power to love."

Catechists urged

Catechists

18 for a day of reflection at Philip the Apostle Church.

renew

ment

He also suggested spending extra time in reflection before Mass to prepare for receiving Communion.

"We should nourish the spirit before the Eucharist so that we hunger for it," he

faith

The diocesan Office of Faith Formation organized the day to help catechists and parish catechetical leaders be renewed in their faith so that they

said.

Marie Jordan, a faith formation teacher at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, talked about what Bishop Curlin had to say. "It just reminded me of what my role is as a faith formation teacher," she said. "I have to go inward and be aware of the presence of Jesus, and pray and hope that the message that is received is influenced by the pres-

could be more effective in their dayto-day, teaching and reaching out to others.

The day began with a short prayer service, and it included two talks by Bishop Curlin and a time for silent reflection.

Bishop Curlin's stories illustrated a point that he came back to time and

ence of Jesus."

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knew how to reach people where they were," he said. "To do that, we need to

good day,

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also said that every person has dark times in life, but that prayer helps.

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Bishop Curlin ended his second talk during the retreat with a challenge to the group. "The hunger is out there for God," he said. "But, do we

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"You have the power to do it. (Say every day to God), 'I'm yours.' t

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absence of the Irish-American who has been a central figure for the past 15 years, Cardinal John J. O'Connor.

The cardinal, who has celebrated Mass each year for the patron saint of the New York Archdiocese in the cathedral named for him, and then has stood in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral to greet dignitaries and review the parade that goes up Fifth Avenue,

decade ago to help coach the school's wrestling team, he didn't know much at all about the Franciscan order of friars who staff the all-boys' school in east Baltimore. He wasn't Catholic.

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Robert Burns, columnist and editor at U.S. Catholic, dies at 80 Robert E. CHICAGO (CNS) Burns, an award-winning columnist who served for more than 20 years as executive editor of U.S. Catholic magazine, died March 13 after a long illness. He was 80. His funeral Mass was scheduled for March 18 at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in River Forest, with burial to follow at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, in Hillside. "Mr. Burns was an invaluable friend of and

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"The primary message of the statement is about participation," she said. "This is a call to Catholics and to all people to get involved in public life, to not become so cynical that we drop out, and to understand that that there is a connection between our

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citizens."

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to choose

their political leaders according to principle,

not simply party affiliation or mere

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also to recognize the importance of continuing to work on the issues that we care about."

She cautioned against the thought that the church endorses or opposes certain candidates, noting instead that the bishops "certainly en-

courage Catholics to look at church teaching, to look at the importance of the issues that they talk about in their statement, and then make that difficult decision (of

whom

to vote for)

themselves."

The

difficulty

Catholic voters run into is that candidates often do not stand for the wide, range of life, social justice and other issues that the Catholic Church holds in its teaching,

"You do have to

decision

— Catholics who

connect faith values with decisions they make in the public arena are taking an important step toward shaping public policy, said an official from the United States Catholic Conference during a visit to the Diocese of

policy discussions.

"The separation of church and state doesn't prohibit us from being involved

Joan Rosenhauer, special projects

in political

life

and

in public policy deci-

coordinator for the USCC's social development office, was in western North Carolina March 14-16 to

ligion,

speak to parishioners, priests, permanent deacons and Catholic Social Services personnel about the U.S. bish-

people because of their religious beliefs, or treating people with favoritism because of their religious beliefs."

sions," she said.

"The Constitution

prohibits the state from opposing re-

1999

from discriminating against

statement on political responsibility,

Involvement in public go beyond Election Day as

"Faithful Citizenship: Civic

explained.

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Especially in this election year the first year of new millennium

our teaching that says we concerned about all human life," she said. "That doesn't mean that at any given time we might not put more effort into one issue than another.

"But in the larger scheme of things, we have to challenge all

human

the principles of Catholic social teaching, which range from the dignity, rights and responsibilities of the human person, to the need for family and social life and outreach to the poor and vulnerable.

Rosenhauer's visit here is part of an ongoing diocesan effort to instruct Catholics on the principles of faithful citizenship. Educational efforts led by the diocesan Office of Justice and Peace will continue into the fall, and a resource kit from the USCC was mailed to all parishes in the United

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Charlotte.

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in

but then you also need to recognize the importance of continuing to work on the issues that we care about."

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In Jordan, By

AMMAN,

pope walks in footsteps of St. John the Baptist since the 1991

News Service Jordan (CNS)

Gulf war. They waved

small Iraqi and Vatican flags

—

Some

2,000 children, dressed in

white with yellow sashes,

Reading from chapters of salvation history in the Holy Land of Jordan, Pope John Paul II evoked St. John the

Communion during

made

their first

the papal liturgy,

the

and the pope offered them a simple message in his sermon: "Jesus is your best friend; he knows what is in your hearts.

Stay close to him, and in your prayers remember the church and the pope."

He also marked Mother's Day in Jordan by asking mothers to help build a "civilization of love" where the dignity of all life is respected.

The pope described himself as a pilgrim through the church's historical landscape and said his pilgrim's path

voice that

led naturally to Christ, the "realization

pope said.

"He will set us on the road that we must take if our eyes are to see the salvation of God," he said. John, who baptized Christ in the waters of the Jordan River, was the "last of the line of prophets" who, like Abraham and Moses before him, defended God's law and nurtured the divine promise made to God's people, he said.

The pope, on the second day of a historic pilgrimage to the Holy Land, sat hunched on an altar half-covered by a fabric canopy, as a cool breeze blew across the soccer field. Dressed in brilliant red vestments, he coughed occasionally but spoke in a strong voice.

His popemobile was mobbed by well-wishers when he arrived at the complex, and the stadium was decked with banners proclaiming Jordan "the land of prophecy and salvation." Among the crowd were dozens of Christians from Iraq, many of them living in Jordan

of the promise" of the Old Testament and "the goal of all our journeying."

Baptist as a sure guide for Christians of all ages, then walked in his footsteps near the Jordan River.

During a Mass in an Amman soccer stadium March 2 1 for 20,000 Jordanian pope recalled how John the an itinerant preacher, had prepared Christ's path throughout the river Catholics, the Baptist,

valley area

more than 2,000 years

ago.

"We look for a guide to show us way. And there comes to meet us figure of

John the

Baptist,

a.

the

cries in the wilderness," the

full

"The risen Christ alone reveals the meaning of all that happened at the

Red Sea and Mount

Sinai.

He

reveals

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Pope looks out over the Jordan valley from Mount Nebo March 20. The pope recounted how Moses led his people for 40 years through the desert before reaching the mountain, where he died before he could reach the Promised Land.

the true nature of the Promised Land,

where

'death shall be

no more,'" he

The Mass was

said.

a high point for

Jordan's small Catholic community, which represents just more than 1 percent of the population in the predominantly Muslim country.

The pope praised the results of a recent regional synod and said the future of the church in the Holy Land clearly lies in "unity and love," ex-

pressed through parishes, lay movements, schools and other activities.

"There is no more effective way to be involved socially, professionally and politically, above all in the work of justice, reconciliation and peace," he said.

He also urged Christians to strengthen the bonds of friendship with members of "the other great religions that flourish here."

Later in the day, before heading to Jerusalem, the pope made a brief prayer stop near the banks of the Jordan River at Wadi al-Kharrar, where many Christians believe Jesus was baptized by St. John the Baptist.

"Glory to you, O Christ, Son of

God!

...

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the river blessed by your

Amman March

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for the visit.

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a display of evenhandedness, was scheduled to visit that site later in the week. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls downplayed the rival claims, noting that the Bible speaks of St. John performing baptisms throughout the river valley, not in one place.

and the crowds waving Vatican, Jordanian and Palestinian flags.

The pope rode through the crowd

in prayer.

St.

baptisms. In Israel, other experts

now under Israeli The pope, in

with red-coated soldiers on horseback

crowd

says indicates this

claim the most likely site of Christ's baptism lies on the western side of the Jordan River, in disputed territory

barren landscape, but for the papal visit the panorama was enriched

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his visit, but said

he came as a pilgrim, "in a spirit of humble gratitude and hope, to the origins of our religious history."

His seven-day pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, he said, was "a tribute to the

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The pope and Weizman spoke of rapid changes and improvements in Catholic-Jewish relations, especially over the past 20 years, paving the

way

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Pope John

Paul,

who

repeatedly

used the phrase "the state of Israel" in his airport speech, said "many things have changed" since Pope Paul VI visited the Holy Land in 1964. Pope John Paul specifically cited the

and Islam.

my

visit will

"With new-found openness

toward one another, Christians

serve to encourage

an increase of interreligious dialogue."

Pope John Paul said the teaching of the three religions should give all their members "the motivation and the perseverance to work for the peace and justice which the peoples of the Holy Land do not yet have and for

which they yearn so deeply."

The pope's arrival in Israel coincided with the opening in the United States of a new round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators,

honor him in spirit acknowledge the dif-

us to

in truth, to

ferences between us, but also to recognize in every human being the image

After kissing Israeli soil held up to in a bowl, the pope said, "I pray

and Jews together must make courageous efforts to remove all forms of prejudice. We must always and everywhere to present the true face of the Jews strive

and of Judaism, as likewise of Christians and of Christianity, and this at every level of attitude, teaching and communication."

— Pope John Paul

and amid increasing signs

that Israel and Syria would restart direct talks about the Golan Heights, territory Israel captured in 1967.

"May peace be God's gift to the land he chose as his own," the pope said at the rainy airport welcoming ceremony.

Pope John Paul told Israeli President Ezer Weizman, Prime Minister Ehud Barak and other officials at the airport that although he traveled as head of the Roman Catholic Church, his visit

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For many Jews, the exchange of ambassadors between Israel and the Vatican was a long-awaited sign that the Vatican recognized Israel's existence as a state.

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Readings Book Review

subjects explored

Irish

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I

survey of Irish history for a general audience. Golway begins with the conquest of Ireland in the 11th century and ends with November of 1999 and today's heroes struggling for peace. Golway is an editor and columnist for The New York Observer and an author of two, other books on Ireland. The bulk of the the period from the late 18th

to the early 20th century, the years of

repressive legislation, emigration, famine and revolution.

In telling the larger story

Golway

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the story of attorney

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Emmet

read the oath aloud: "I will endeavor, so much as lies in my death.

ability,

to forward a brotherhood of

an identity of interest, a communion of rights and a union of power, among Irishmen of all religious persuasions." He turned to the affection,

"My Lords, here in the presence of this legal court ... I myself in the presence of God, declare: I take the

judges:

oath."

Emmet's

clients

were spared the

death sentence, and Emmet was marked as a dangerous man.

A contemporary hero is Gutsy Spence,

who

served 18 years in prison

and 1984 com-

for his role in a sectarian killing

emerged from prison

in

mitted to nonviolence. Spence, a Protestant, became a spokesman for progressive Unionists and had a public friendship with the late Catholic Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich of Armagh.

This carefully footnoted history helped me sort out the Loyalists from the Nationalists, Theobald Wolfe

Tone,

new books

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A more scholarly work by sociologist Michael P. Carroll is "Irish Pilgrimage: Holy Wells and Popular Catholic Devotion." Carroll writes that in the years between the Reformation in the 16th century and the famine in the 19th century Irish Catholics had a tradition of visiting sacred spots to complete a series of prayers and a pattern of pacing.

There were hundreds of these pilgrimage destinations all over Ireland.

Some, like Croagh Patrick, are still pilgrimage ines

why

sites today. Carroll

this

Peggy strolls through the room, dropping her coat, shoes and a shopping bag in the middle of the

1)

Psalm 19:8-11

floor, plops down a can of soda and a plate of half-eaten pizza, strews

Corinthians 1:22-25 3) Gospel: John 2:13-25

2)

1

custom began and de-

DENTON

children, she "constantly

pick-

ing up after them." No sooner would she finish a day of housecleaning than the troops would come in, drop

bookbags and jackets in the middle of the floor, get a snack and leave a trail of cups, chip bags and crumbs throughout the place.

One day, exasperated, Peggy ditheir

rected the kids to

cleaning

—

do a thorough house-

not just their own mess, but

it

was their turn to do the entire job. After a day of work, the children sat in the den, exhausted but pleased with how clean and neat they'd made their home.

the kids stared incredulously

"Now you know how it feels."

Then she instructed them to clean up said,

the mess, which they did without complaint but with some amusement. told me the story. She love object lessons." she angry? No. She was a

Peggy laughed,

"I

Was

maybe, but mostly she just wanted her children to ap-

little frustrated,

preciate their home and take part in caring for what they valued. As she went about trashing the den, she was neither in a rage nor gleeful.

She was going about a task to make an important impression.

That's how I see Jesus knocking over tables and spilling money in the

—

temple. When Jews complained, noting that it took a long time to build

the place, Jesus' point was: Then why are you making such a mess, are you

what

forgetting

stands for? with the temple building, people would abuse God's

He knew

it

that, as

goodness wherever it was present, even in his very person. That's what is

human

in the

reminds

heart, this Scripture

us. Mercifully, the

tinues to pick

up

Lord con-

after us, but he also

offers this object lesson.

The

bibliography alone is worth the price of the book, but Carroll, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, also has an interesting theory to defend. He disagrees with the widespread belief that these pilgrimages were not mainstream Catholicism but were rather vestiges of Celtic pre-history. Carroll says this interpretation was invented by writers of the Romantic era who preferred to believe that charming folk customs were pre-Christian; Druids seemed more fascinating. Carroll argues that

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new NBC animated series MARK PATTISON

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WASHINGTON NBC's new animated

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(CNS)

series,

"God, the

Devil and Bob," has a little extra help in the God department.

Paulist Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser and Rabbi Harold Schulweis serve as theological consultants to the show, seen at 8:30 p.m. EST Tues-

you squint hard enough as the closing credits zip by, you can see days. If

their names.

Father Kieser, producer of the "In-

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proud of the work

Story,"

is

done so far. "I've read the first 13 scripts, and I've got the next two sitting on my desk," he said.

In "God, the Devil and Bob," God (voice of James Garner), is getting a little tired of creation, and lets Satan (voice of Alan Cumming) choose a soul to

he's

determine whether the world

Palisades, Calif, said he's not a big fan of the show's animation style, having been raised in the era of the Disney

movie

But "the most impor-

the script," he added. "In the beginning was the Word;" As a consultant, Father Kieser said is

he reads the

scripts, then sends memos with suggestions for rewrites of "problem areas," such as things "an unconditionally loving God wouldn't do."

One script, he said, was so problematic he told the show's executives, "You're not putting my name on the credits without

making some

signifi-

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cant changes."

The

result? The writers are working on those changes, Father Kieser said. Incidentally, he added, "the rabbi had significant problems with

that

same show."

But Father Kieser said he has

trust in the series' creator, Matthew Carlson, a onetime seminarian who

has

should be destroyed once and for all.

Chosen is Bob Alman (voice of French Stewart), a Detroit autoworker whom God admits is not his best work.

Father Kieser, in a telephone interview with Catholic News Service from

classics.

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his

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A

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"I think they're uncomfortable with a truly human God, an earthy

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style.

God, a God who doesn't confine himself to the heavens, a God who shows his vulnerability," Father Kieser said,

show

to its regular time slot.

Another hurdle

is

the

mixed

criti-

The Washington Post panned the show, The New York cal reception.

noting that any resemblance of God to the late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia is unintentional.

And in Bob, station managers may want their viewers to avert their eyes from his "stupidity, and sometimes sinning," he added.

Still, Father Kieser can't get over the fact that one of the stations involved airs NBC's "Veronica's Closet," a sex comedy about a lingerie company, "but they don't want to run 'God, the Devil and Bob.'" The series has also gotten the once-over from some well-known U.S.

Times had a mixed review, the Los Angeles Times was "basically favorable," Father Kieser said, and the Wall Street Journal "liked it a lot."

Anne Navarro of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting faulted the animation style and said "the jokes fail to reach the smart, acerbic style of 'The Simpsons.'"

"The

series gives the tired

premise an interesting twist," Navarro added, saying there was a good scene in the premier with Bob crying out to God "with a laundry list of complaints: God is vague, unknowable, more like a deadbeat dad than a father." But "the final product doesn't really have any bite," she added.

What if "God, the Devil and Bob" gets nominated for one of the Humanitas Prizes which Father Kieser helped initiate more than 25 years ago?

"That's an interesting question," he replied, noting that a selection committee of 20-25 people of which he is not a member nomiof good

religious figures.

The priest noted that the Rev. Jerry Falwell "came out and called it blasphemous," and American Family Association leader Rev. Donald Wildmon in Mississippi "came out and attacked it."

One hurdle to overcome is ABC's blockbuster show "Who Wants to Be

which airs opposite "God, the Devil and Bob." NBC debuted the show between "Friends" and "Frasier" March 9, and 14.42 million people made it the 18th most watched show of the week, but Father Kieser said it is not known how many viewers will follow the a Millionaire,"

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News Service (CNS) Concluding his annual Lenten retreat, Pope John Paul II said the week of prayer highlighted the power of hope.

The pope thanked the retreat master, Archbishop Francois Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, for "deepening our vocation as witnesses of evangelic hope at the beginning Catholic

—

of the third millennium."

Speaking March 18 Nguyen and other Vatican

to

Archbishop

officials

who

ticipated in the spiritual exercises, the

said that today's world

in

is

par-

pope

urgent need of

hope in the risen Christ.

Archbishop Nguyen's 13 years in Viet-

namese prison make him

a "witness of the

cross," said the pope, "reinforcing in us the

consoling certainty that when everything crumbles around us and perhaps even within us, Christ remains our tireless support."

The archbishop, who fled Vietnam in 1988, used his personal experiences in prison to illustrate the role suffering can play in realizing the truth of God's mercy. He chose the theme "Witnesses of Hope" for the March 12-18 retreat.

Archbishop Nguyen said his years in prison taught him the value of searching for God not in any one particular place, but in daily

Lent 2000: I am thirsty have celebrated Lent 59 times. I don't know how many "Lents" you have been through. Which Lent, if any, has made a difference in our lives?

Lent has been around since the year 325 (Council of Nicea), and perhaps it is time to ask at the beginning of the third millennium: "What is Lent, anyway?" For me it comes down to the three thirsts of humanity.

First, a physical thirst. Have we heard yet Jesus saying "I thirst" in the squalid field of South America, amid the tea-pickers of Sri-Lanka, in the unemployed, in the refugees of Kosovo? Yes, there are people in the world who suffer physical deprivation, who are still able to live with $25.00 a month.

Second, an emotional thirst. There is thirst for understanding, for companionship, for forgiveness, for friendship. As Jesus moved about the dusty roads of Galilee and Judea, he experienced first hand the isolation and loneliness of many people.

He himself had to go through the dryness of abandonment. "Will you also go away?" Then came the garden of Gethsemany, "... they all forsook him and fled." Finally, even God seemed to have gone away, "My God, why have you forsaken me?" Loneliness today can be found everywhere in the great cities of the Western World, where millions of people live quietly and lonely. Yes, there are crowded building complexes, but still neighbors don't know neighbors and some die without the comfort of a human being. Lent 2000 will be meaningful if we are able to make somebody smile and say "I belong."

Third, thirst for God. Sometimes in our lives, we have experienced that money, sex, alcohol, drugs, have not been enough to satisfy our thirst.

Those who have expeirenced some or all of the above can testify to that through their ordeal; there was an inner cry for God, a thirst for something or someone better. Yes, happiness is nothing else than the experience of our conscious relationship with God.

The

of Jesus is not rooted in wishful thinking. There are two pairs of words which all true believers should stay away from. They are: if only and next time. If only I had prepared my life better, if only I was given an opportunity, if only I had taken the other job. This pair of words makes

no

He cited three examples of witnesses of hope: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Pope Paul VI and Blessed Faustina Kowalska, who was to be canonized April 30.

The archbishop said they showed the importance of living God in the present moment, "trusting in divine mercy."

Archbishop Nguyen said that during his years in prison, he found strength from the Eucharist, "the bread of hope."

He said the Masses he celebrated in prison, with wine relatives sent him as "medicine" for a

need of its Pentecost. It needs fire in the heart, words on the lips, prophecy in the eyes."

people always present in his thoughts VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Iraqi Iraqi

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people, "severely tried" under a U.N. embargo, "never cease to be present in my thoughts," said Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul has

consistently

condemned the

eminvaded Kuwait in international

bargo imposed after Iraq 1990, saying it hurts primarily the weakest members of Iraqi society. The pope made his remarks during a March 18 audience in the Paul VI Hall, attended by a large contingent of Chaldean Catholic jubilee pilgrims, mostly from Iraq.

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am going to apply for that job I heard about last month, next time I will be more forthright in my comments, next time I will step into a given situations. Pretty good idea, isn't it? The problem is that

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"This

Land

is

Home

to

Me"

In your Feb. 1 1 issue, you ran a front page article from Catholic News Service relative to the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Appalachian Pastoral, "This Land is Home to Me." Al-

though wire,'

I

by the

I

realize that

would

you took

like to correct

article as it

Our Bishop Michael

J.

this story 'off the

some impressions

was printed

left

our paper.

Begley was the major in

force in bringing this pastoral into being. first

It

was the

pastoral ever presented by the bishops that

was printed on

was pastor at was written. The diocese has just been created and St. Patrick had just become a cathedral. Bishop Begley and his small staff were squeezed into the present rectory and that was also the Chancery office.

St.

'cheap' newsprint.

Patrick Cathedral

when

of Lent

FATHER JOHN AURILIA Guest Columnist

we

are living into the future, forgetting the present.

The

"I thirst"

you. There

is

of Jesus is the mother's love for about Bradley Walker when

a story

he was 10 years old and had a bad habit of evaluating everything by its worth of money. He wanted to know the price of everything he saw, and he constantly talked about the money he was going to make in life. One morning when Bradley came down for breakfast, he left on his mother's plate the following note, nearly folded:

Mother owes Bradley For running errands For being good one week For taking music lessons Extras Total

$1.50 $

.50

$

.50

$

.50

$3.00

His mother smiled at the statement, and at lunchtime the bill and three dollars were on Bradley's plate. Bradley's eyes fairly danced when he saw the money. Then he saw that beside his plate was another piece of paper on which his mother had written:

Bradley owes Mother For being good to him For nursing him through his long illness with scarlet fever For clothes, shoes and toys For his meals and beautiful room Total Bradley owes Mother

Happy Lent 2000 and may your

thirst be

Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing

Nothing

Jesus' thirst

and

quenched.

Father John Aurilia

is

pastor at Immaculate Con-

ception in Hendersonville.

miners strike in the Appalachian Mountains, and shuttling between the mine villages and Duke

Letters to the Editor

feigned stomach ache, were the most moving of his life. Today's Christians, said Archbishop

Nguyen, have a duty to be credible witnesses in a world "anesthetized" to the Holy Spirit.

"The church," he said, "has a perennial

"I thirst"

sense. Yesterday

time.

life itself.

Pope says

The Season

I

The Pope

VATICAN CITY

March 24, 2000

& Columns

Editorials

I

this pastoral

In looking back since that time, I have never experienced a driving force (The Holy Spirit) take over the life of a man as it did Bishop Begley. He was in the midst of helping to settle a major coal

Power in downtown Charlotte, who owned the mines. He was putting a fledgling diocese together and taking on the leadership role to give birth to one of the most revolutionary pastoral latters since Bishop Vincent Waters pastoral in the mid-50s which pointed out the evils of segregation in our state of North Carolina.

Days and nights of meetings (They really blew our rectory budget on coffee!) turned into a marathon of rewriting. Just try to get twenty-six bishops to agree on every word in that pastoral. But Bishop Begley did that. He brought together an outstanding group of men and women who 'knew the mountains.' Priests, sisters, brothers, and laity, the poor and the rich, those who worked the mines, and yes,

some of those who owned Perhaps

the mines.

adjustment to your published article will get no further than the pages of The Catholic News & Herald, but on the occasion of this 25th Anniversary, we all need to collectively shout "Thank you!" to Bishop Michael J. Begley for taking the risk. And, to use an oft quoted saying of Bishop Begley's, "You did real good, partner!"

With

this

gratitude to Bishop Begley,

Msgr. Richard Pastor of

St.

F. Allen

Ann

Church, Charlotte

March 24, 2000

The Catholic News & Herald 13

Editorial* & Columns

Light

In 1966, 42 percent of those polled favored the death penalty, in 1981, 66 percent favored it, and

One

percentage was 7 percent. Why has 29 percent of the population turned to favoring last year, the

Candle

punishment

capital

in the last thirty-four years? does the same poll report that fully 51 percent of the respondents "would still support

And why

capital

FATHER THOMAS

J.

McSWEENEY Guest Columnist

Reflections

punishment even

if studies showed concludoes not deter crime"?

Yet, people often argue that deterrence justifies capital punishment. If not to deter crime, why do people support it? Thirty percent of those who favor capital punishment indicated their reason

sively

Family

1

it

ANDREW &

TERRI

LYKE Guest Columnists

was simple: Revenge.

In Lately,

the court of public opinion I

have found myself tuning into NBC's

dramatic series "The West Wing," a behind-thescenes glimpse into the inner workings of a fictional White House. While obliging the popular demand for subplots that intersect the staff

members' personal lives, the writers frequently allow characters to rise above melodrama to tackle some thorny social issues. The results are often compelling.

A recent episode dealing with capital punishment riveted

my

attention. Essentially, the story line drew the president, his staff, the Supreme Court, a rabbi and

a Catholic priest into a series of conversations about the State's right to execute criminals and the exercise of that right. The president's dilemma: how to

—

bring into line the court of public opinion with the that of God's judgment seat.

"higher court"

—

The program's

frequent mention of history and got me to do a little research on my own.

Watt Espy, director of the Capital Punishment Restatistics

search Project, estimates that over 18,000 executions have taken place from the early

1600s through the 1990s. Official statistics were recorded only since 1930 and indicate 4,646 executions since then. There were none in the 1968-1976 period.

Over the last few decades, the Gallup organization has conducted polls about capital punishment.

One might argue that the cycle of violence has become so intense in our society that it is appropriate and understandable for people to support

My

pun-

ishment. What alternative is there, some ask, in a violent society other than to meet violence with violence? This is the verdict in the court of public opinion.

But what about the opinion of the "higher court"?

The moral argument depicted by the writers of "The West Wing" is enacted by two religious figures. A rabbi asserts that the Jewish faith has never sanctioned revenge. And a Catholic priest cautions the president that the death penalty might satisfy a vindictive desire, but such a desire cannot be an objective of a Christian approach to punishment.

These characters speak for many real people who oppose the death penalty not just for what it does to those guilty of brutal crimes, but for what it does to the

As Bishop Joseph Fiorenza of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops put it: "It offers the tragic illusion that we can defend life by taking life." owe a debt to all people leaders in religions and producers of popular culture, public servants and private citizens who encourage reflecrest of us.

—

We

—

informed assessments of civil law. They enhance our capacity for moral criticism within our society and impress the dignity of the human person more deeply on the consciousness of public opinion. tive,

The removal of a saint's name from the calendar of Feasts Q.

capital

Question

question stems from our

Holy Father's recent visit to Mount Sinai, at the monastery of St. Catherine of Alexandria. Our religious community formerly observed her feast on Nov. 25, with much celebration. I know the same was true even in other countries.

Since around 1970, her feast has been eliminated from the breviary and from the Sacramentary. With the interest newly shown in her life, why is her name still removed? Such an attractive personality could draw numerous religious elements together, including Greek and African Christians.

A. As has happened at other times in the history of the church, names of some saints, which had

accumulated over the years, were eliminated from the annual calendar of feasts in the revision of the missal around 1970.

One criterion used in the process was the general relevance of a particular saint to the whole Christian world.

Very few of the numerous saints canonized by Pope John Paul II, for instance, will find their way onto the list of celebrations for the universal church.

They may

well be honored

more

in their

own

where their lives and virtues are better known. The pope himself seems to hint at that by often canonizing Koreans in Korea, Poles in Poland and so on.

Another criterion is the authenticity of informalocality

tion about that saint's

life.

St.

Catherine, for ex-

ample, has been honored as a saint for hundreds of years, in the East and later on in the West.

Churches were named in her honor. Hers was one of the heavenly voices St. Joan of Arc claimed to hear.

Yet, the fact is we know absolutely nothing for

Corner

Columnist

sure about her. Descriptions of her exploits and are known to be historically unreliable.

martyrdom

This is not to claim she never existed. The widespread devotion and honor given to her by Christians for hundreds of years, and apparent evidences of the influence of her prayers, are always significant for the church in matters like this.

When

it

comes

to saints celebrated each year

by

the universal church, however, effort is made to focus on those about whom there is sufficient

knowledge

to

make them

helpful models and signs

of God's presence to the rest of us.

Because of her purported conversions of many pagan Romans with her learned Christian teachings (about 310 A.D.), St. Catherine is the patron of philosophers, teachers and women students, among others.

As news visit there,

reports noted at the time of the pope's her body is said to repose in the monas-

tery at Mt. Sinai.

Her

feast

is still

Nov. 25.

may be sent to Father John Dietzen at Box IL 61651, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.

Questions 325, Peoria,

likely

make

weeks ago

it

to adolescence.

at the age of

He

died two

36 after a

full

life

beating the odds.

Born with Down Syndrome, Eddie's life condition was not received as good news by his family. It would take extraordinary love from extraordinary people with extraordinary faith to raise such a child. Frank and Alice, though they

would balk at the characterization, have turned out to be such people. What a blessing for Eddie!

However, after witnessing the outpour of love and grief from family and friends, and the

many "Eddie stories" told, it seems that it was the people Eddie loved who are the blessed ones.

At the funeral Mass, the family's grief was as evident as their faith. Father Pat Marshall, the celebrant and a longtime family friend, wore his grief, as well.

Present also were members of his "other family" from Park Lawn School.

As Eddie's story unfolded through the homily, the special prayers of the faithful and the eulogy, it became clear to us who didn't know him, that Eddie was indeed a special person. His brother, Jack, said in the eulogy, "I

never knew anyone who wanted to be wjth his more than Eddie." His love was pure and flowed undauntedly.

In the stories, we heard about Eddie's passion for sports through his participation in the Special Olympics. There was also a very special bond he had with his dad and brothers. He held dear a toolbox and union button that symbolized his being one of the guys. The family told of special sayings and expressions that were Eddie's. Most clear in the stories were the lessons of love that they had learned for him. He taught them exuberance with life by showing it.

He taught them to rejoice in the presence of others by his own rejoicing in their presence. He taught them to bet against the odds when life is at stake by beating the odds himself. He taught family

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

The story of Eddie Eddie Hannigan came into this world 36 years ago. He was seventh child of Frank and Alice, who were told that Eddie would not live long enough to raise his head. After Eddie beat those odds, his parents were told he would not

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his own Through

them

special love

by loving them.

months before his passing, the Hannigan family showed their love and devotion to Eddie through the diligent care they gave. It was a rare moment when a family member was not at his side.

It has been said that it is difficult for people of his

illness,

affluence to hear the gospel as "Good News." Perhaps, it is similarly true that those of us who

haven't had a special person like Eddie in our lives would find difficulty in receiving such a person as a blessing. In a world that too often sees persons like Eddie as only tragic, the Hannigan family has witnessed the ironic, counter-cultural character of the gospel in their fife with Eddie. Indeed his life was good news. And the "Eddie

stories" that will live will be part

on

in

the Hannigan family

of their testament of faith.

&

Andrew Terri Lyke are coordinators of marriage ministry in the African-American community for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

14 The Catholic News & Herald

n

Pope

Catholic paper calls

in Israel, from page 9

and everywhere to present the true Jews and of Judaism, as likewise of Christians and of Christianity, and this at every level of attitude, teaching and communication." face of the

Weizman, welcoming

the pope, traced the history of the Jewish people and of their return to the Holy Land and proclamation of statehood in 1948.

"During the years of exile, we suffered religious persecution and antiSemitism, and a third of our people were exterminated, incinerated in the terrible Holocaust,"

Weizman

said.

The

president thanked the pope for "condemning anti-Semitism by labeling it as a sin against God and

humanity" and for

his

March

12 re-

quest for forgiveness "for deeds carried out in the past by representatives of the church against the Jewish people."

With

the Vatican continuing to insist on the special character of the city of Jerusalem and on the need for internationally guaranteed access to

Irish

March 24, 2000

the News

Books,

by all believers, Weizman encouraged the pope to see for himself how Israel governs the city. holy

sites

"From

its

inception, the state of

Israel has guaranteed freedom of religion and freedom of access to holy sites to all peoples, and you will certainly see the evidence of this, your Holiness, throughout your visit in Is-

president said.

"You are arriving this evening in Jerusalem, the city of peace, the capital of the state of Israel, the heart of the Jewish world, which is also a holy site rael," the

and Islam," he said. president called Jerusalem "the city of eternity, a city that has been reunified" by Israel in its 1967 war with Jordan.

The city, he said, is "the capital and source of pride of the state of for Christianity

The

Israel."

papal visit would be an educational opportunity for Israeli Jews.

Pope John Paul II is a "different pope" than Jews are accustomed to historically, said Rabbi David Rosen, the

Jews who do not live in predominantly Christian countries might not

in

Israel told reporters the

how much

has changed in rebetween the Vatican and the

realize

lations

Jewish people, he said.

"What we need from the Christian world is a lot of tolerance, love and patience so the wounds of our boxed ears can heal," he said, referring to the historical animosity between Judaism and Christianity.

The pope's visit, he said, is a "personification, substantiation, witness and recognition of the relationship of the Jewish people and their ancestral homeland." t

Just before the pope arrived, the director of the Anti-Defamation

League

ADL director.

entry on emigration from Ireland to the United States contains maps illus-

of inculturation.

of emigrants since the 1 700s, concluding with the 1990s when, for the first time in eight generations, more

trating the

numbers and home coun-

ties

"The Encyclopedia of the Irish in American" is a surprise-filled reference work. About 300 writers contributed entries on every state, dozens of individuals and hundreds of IrishAmerican related topics. The lengthy

Irish went home than left the island.

There are sections on ethnic relations between the Irish and the German, Polish, Jewish, Italian and African

good managerial

skills.

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ences to Search Committee, lic

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paign against reasonable gun regulation proposed in Congress."

"Every citizen should raise his or her consideration of the gun issue in America to the level of moral conscientiousness," said the editorial in the 51,000-circulation newspaper.

NRA

The editorial added: "The consistently fights to thwart every social effort

made

at reducing

gun

lence through better

gun

vio-

regulation."

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torial,

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citizen over the

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Americans. The encyclopedia is a good starting place for information on the Irish and the American Revolu-

the deepest, darkest nature of the NRA, whose sole reason to exist is to lobby on behalf of the interest of those who manufacture and own guns."

"Catholics should not give any support to the NRA. It would be immoral to do so," the editorial con-

tion, the Civil

War, the move West

and the labor movement,

t

Maureen E. Daly is associate editor of Catholic Trends and assistant editor of Origins, publications of Catholic News Service.

Classified

refer-

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reveals

cluded.

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Around the Diocese

The Poor Clares By

visit for Irish

STEPHEN UZZELL

"And the music

Correspondent

CHARLOTTE

—

Foot stomp-

clapping hands, bobbing heads and sing-a-long revelry filled the pastoral center at St. Luke Church in

Mint

from floor to high rafters Clares were the music, green was the color and full Irish merriment was the mood of the evening March 10.

Hill

The Poor

Some 200 parishioners and guests crowded the round tables across the church floor. They began their

Day

merry making for St. Patrick's early within a homestyle Irish

pub atmosphere. Amid Photo by Stephen Uzzell

The Poor Clares perform during the St. Patrick celebration at St. Luke Church in Mint Hill. Band members are, from left, Betsy McGovern, Patrick O'Flaherty, Justin Murphy and Beth Patterson.

and dancing, not a soul could sit still.

lively

songs

young or

old,

The Poor Clares' boot-kicking tempo danced music lovers along high winding

meadow

traces of the

Emerald Isle, and then romped them through low trail bayous of the Cajun

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country. These talented pilgrims were on a flash tour of the Southeast from their home base: O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub in New Orleans' French Quarter.

Their lightning trek would lead through Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia to the District of Columbia before a dash back south to Lafayette, La., by March 17.

And Irish hearts were on their Some created a fancy "River"

feet.

steppin' at stage front and center.

Others rocked and sang from wherever they were afflicted with the tonic throb of the beat.

'A very lively party and well organized," is how parishioner Griselda Sanders described the event.

—

really accented the

celebration."

ing,

recently.

celebration

Lead singer Betsy McGovern heavenward, cascaded through lowlands and hovered soulfully upon the balance in between.

With harmonica, button accordion and mandolin, Patrick O'Flaherty measured, marked and quickened the pace.

Murphy's flute, whistle and bodhran wove and twined a mystical theme twixt the four musical wizards. And Beth Patterson banked the fire and flanked the song magicians with a bowl-you-over bouzouki and bass. trilled

We

"It's better with four. get along very well together. That's half the battle," spoke O'Flaherty of the group's balance and success.

"This year will be our 8th year in a row playing at the Louisiana Jazz Fest."

Their music was proof. And their portrait on stage was one of grace and refreshing exhilaration fused in a solid, even blend. Their image was a

merry mix that would lean you dizyou back into a

zily forward, then lay

rambunctious

roll.

The evening passed

all

too

quickly for some. Parishioners were serenaded with a varied repertoire between 8 and midnight. "The Well

Below the Valley," "Greenwood Laddie" and "In Cannemara" were a few melodies enjoyed. And a crowd favorite was the familiar "Oh Danny Boy.'' "I thought the music was very unique authentic Irish, a great variety of songs," said parishioner and

—

former

Dominique

musician

Francese. artistic

"Their instrumentals were and original." t

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Mountain doctor making a difference in

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By DIANNE RIGGS

MARSHALL people

may just

—

house

While some when it

"talk the talk"

comes to making a difference, Dr. Marianna Daly also "walks the walk."

In rural Madison County, Daly practices family medicine at the Marshall-Walnut Health Center. always been intrigued, fascinated with rural life and culture how the people are tied "I've

—

to their roots, the land,

the extended family," she said.

Daly, who grew up in Durham, was not always going to be a doctor. She studied to be a forest ranger at

in Asheville, she

place to practice family medicine that

was

in concert with her values.

Marshall- Walnut Medical Center is part of the Hot Springs Medical Center: fee-for-service, community-

owned, private, non-profit.

com-

tioners and is

life is all

1 1 doctors, of which Daly While services are charged, Daly said, "We have never turned anyone

one.

away."

tied in

with your faith.

feel I've built re-

"I

strong relationships with the patients that might not be possible ally

It's

about using your Godgiven talents

It

prises four centers, with nurse practi-

"What you do with your

- serving

somewhere

else,"

she

keeps me going. not a materialistic

said. "It

others," she said.

Princeton. But long philosophical talks with a close friend and the chance to spend an intern year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps changed all of that.

With other

So now, married and with a found the ideal

Virginia.

Correspondent

It

is

People are committed to taking care of the elderly."

A member of St. Andrew Church society.

in

Mars

Hill,

she did not

grow up

volunteers, she served

Catholic. In college, she found herself

an outreach ministry in southern West Virginia, living in an old rectory in a small town, doing home visits, a recreation program, an ecumenical Sunday School and nursing home visits. Based on that pivotal year, she went to graduate school in public health in Chapel Hill and then on to East Carolina University Medical School in Greenville, N.C. "It was a privilege to go to medical school. And I asked myself, what am I going to do with it with this chance I've been given," said Daly.

While doing her residency at

drawn to the Church, and at one time, was attending Mass three times a

Dr.

week.

family medicine.

—

MAHEC

(Mountain Area Health

Education Center) in discovered Madison north. For her, it had and values she had

Asheville,

County same

the

found

in

Daly

The rience "It

Jesuit Volunteer

also important. (the Church) was

I

—

Communion), you're all one."

She was confirmed in 1987.

Her faith in Christ permeates the medical office as well. "What you do receive

with your faith.

It's

with your about using your God-

life is all tied in

given talents

— serving

"As one office staff member 'Every person who walks through this door could be Jesus.'" said.

where

found myself most comfortable," she said. She stressed the universality and the ritual elements of the faith. "I was once overwhelmed by Communion this one action being done by millions of people in the world," she said. "When you walk up there (to

to the

West

Corps expe-

was

feeling

Photo by Dianne Riggs

Marianna Daly examines Sidney Hensley at Marshall- Walnut Health Clinic. In rural Madison County, she has found the ideal place to practice

others," she

stated,

When

appropriate, when a patient Daly shares her faith and sometimes prays with patients.

Social justice and development concerns shape her hopes for Madison signals,

County's health problems. She cites the need for some form of universal health care, since the most difficult

thing about her job is "having to spend so much time trying to find access for people without insurance for X-rays, (diagnostic tests), subspecialty visits and medicines." Also,

June 26

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transportation to and from medical problem, she said.

But Daly's hopes also span across the U.S. She believes Americans must take better care of both the geriatric population and the youngsters. "As a

facilities is a

society we must change our attitudes on what priority children take," she said. "How much do we value our children? There is such a domino effect from that."

"It is important for people to develop an ethical framework," said Daly. "They must know what and why they believe and then follow it in their lives."

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