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1999

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Inside Charlotte Diocese blessed with second basilica ...Page

Russia, Catholic workers

tend to bombing victims ...Page

Brothers playing at Duke

share basketball dream ...Page

Local Newt Living the Faith Student blessed with scholarship

...Page

Catholic

Camporee Scouts gather for annual event in

Hickory

...Pages

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Every Week Editorials

& Columns ...Pages

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Entertainment ...Pages

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Lenten Reflection Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion ...Page 5

v?.atholic NEWS & HERALD Serving Catholics

Western North Carolina

the Diocese of Charlotte

The Catholic News & Herald

usee launches

The World

March

Brief

parish education

campaign on debt

WASHINGTON

said

crisis

WASHINGTON Spokesmen

new

century,

desper-

on what

ately need to concentrate

we owe it to our children children to build a more just

unites us, and

and their and peaceful world," Archbishop George Carey of Canterbury, leader of the Anglican Communion, said during the event's closing ceremonies.

Leone Catholic agency

Sierra

cares for rescued child-soldiers

FREETOWN, (CNS)

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Sierra

church-run agency is to help former rescued from rebels who

UNICEF

working with child-soldiers,

abducted them to fight civil

Leoije

war. "The public

country's

in the

presently con-

tacting us to trace lost children, and

have succeeded

reuniting 47 children

with their families," said Father Theophilus Momoh, director of Children Associated with the War, an agency of the Archdiocese of Freetown and Bo. He said Nigerian-led West African Peacekeeping Forces rescued the children from the rebels and handed the youths over to UNICEF, which in turn arranged with local nongovernmental

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Wreckage memorials Flowers are a

March

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near the bumed-out sleeper car where

15 train wreck in Bo'urbonnais, lU.

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Joann

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Associate Editor:

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Cabinet objected. Initially Cabinet members agreed to the Year of Christ plan, especially in the midst of national and international criticism of the way the government was handling a wave of attacks on Christians by Hindu extremists. But Murli Manohar Joshi, the Indian minister of human resource

development and supporter of Hindu nationalist groups, called on Vajpayee March 5 to drop plans to mark the Christian jubilee and instead form a committee to coordinate celebrations in 2000 of the U.N.-declared "Year of the Culture of Peace." Italy

reviews abortion norms

after fetus survives ROME (CNS) The case of a 25week-old fetus who survived an abortion has prompted Italy to take a new

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look at norms that regulate late-term pregnancy termination. The baby.

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in thefollowing events:

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Reverend William G. Curlin

War, to take care of them. Indian leader withdraws plans to proclaim 2000 'Year of Christ' DELHI, India (CNS) India's prime minister has withdrawn plans to proclaim the year 2000 the "Year of Christ" in India after members of his ated with the

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Dear, U.S. director of the Fellowship of Reconciliation, visited Iraq March 7-10 with two Nobel Peace Prize winners Mairead Corrigan Maguire of

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Northern Ireland, who won in 1976, and Adolfo Perez Esquivel of Argen-

who need

prayers

and support from other Americans, said Bishop Raymond L. Burke of La Crosse in a column in his diocesan newspaper. "We must pray for our brothers and sisters who farm and be especially attentive to their present

many of them will mean financial disaster," he wrote in the March 10 issue of the Times Re-

plight which for

view newspaper. Bishop Burke called the 40 percent price drop "another deadly blow to the family farm" and

in 1980.

Vietnamese talks

VATICAN CITY

Vietnam, a had been made toward diplomatic relations with the Southeast Asian country. Msgr. Celestino Migliore, an assistant secretary of state, said the March 15-19 meetings were constructive and that a first step had been taken toward establishing an official relationship, Vatican Radio reported. A Vietnamese bishop also expressed optimism about progress in church-state relations, saying state auofficials in

said progress

thorities

seemed more open to the more freedom.

church's requests for

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30 ASHEVILLE Living stations of the cross are presented by grades 6-8

dence Rd., starting

of Asheville Catholic School today at 7:30 p.m. at St. Eugene Church, 72

vine

St.

For

details,

call

Jan

GREENSBORO — An ecumenical

Lenten worship service is today at 12:15 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 6 1 7 N.

Elm St. A light lunch

Mercy

ebrated at

DeLuca

at 2:45,

For

at (704)

and Mass

details, call

cel-

Terri

888-6050.

CHARLOTTE — A charismatic Mass is

celebrated today at St. Patrick Cathe-

1621 Dilworth Rd. East at 4 p.m. Prayer teams are available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner follows Mass in the.

dral,

call Josie at (704)

10 GREENSBORO

at 2 p.m. Confes-

sions are at 2 p.m., the Chaplet of Di-

school cafeteria. For more information, 527-4676.

available for $4.

April

—

On (CNS) government Vatican envoy

the last day of talks with

A Divine Mercy 1 1 CHARLOTTE Sunday celebration is planned for today in St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Provi-

planner

Culvern

Kharko\', Ukraine. Funds will help purchase a radio station for the parish there.

Diocesan March

who won

Vatican official cites progress

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cent $6 drop in the price paid to farmers for milk may be the final blow for

YMCA prayer breakfast

Christmas week and Easter week and every two weeks during June, July and August for $1 5 per year for enrollees

Ecumeni-

on the Iraqi people, according to an American priest who recently met him. The priest, Jesuit Father John Dear, also reported that the nuncio. Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, complained that a false image of the Iraqi people had been created and needed to be changed. Father

tina,

Milk price drop another blow to family farming, bishop says LA CROSSE, Wis. (CNS) A re-

3 for the

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for late-term abortions.

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have assumed responsibility for him. In response to the case, on March 17 Italian Health Minister Rosy Bindi announced formation of a commission to draw up new guidelines

civil authorities

dairy farmers,

effects that sanc-

tions are having

a hospital in the northern Italian city of Pavia and was being kept alive in an incubator. The parents have said they do not want to keep the child, and local

many

damaging

to see the

people died after There were 127 people injured. 1 1

weighing less than two pounds, lived through the abortion in early March at

Number

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organizations, such as Children Associ-

{piscopa., calendar

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ised to

the eve of a

Northern Ireland peace process.

Northern Ireland. Priest says nuncio wants more Americans to see Iraq's devastation YORK (CNS) The papal nuncio in Iraq is asking that more American Catholics visit the country

the

employ practical measures that would encourage the faithful to adopt an attitude of forgiveness that might help diflFuse interreligious tension. "On

new

impasse

world's religious leaders pledged at a

conference in Dallas to promote tolerance and forgiveness within their faiths to help mend rifts that have pitted the world's religions against each other. More than 80 delegates prom-

Presbyterian churches have urged

Day statement they cited the March 15 car-bombing murder of human rights lawyer Rosemary Nelson as a new cause of concern that the peace process may get stuck. They urged Americans to take concrete actions to support peacemakers

World religious leaders pledge to promote forgiveness

— Dozens of

and

In a joint St. Patrick's

directors across the country.

(CNS)

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(CNS)

for the U.S. Catholic

in the

tion packet to diocesan social action

DALLAS

small

efforts to resolve the current,

Campaign on Debt" educa-

"Catholic

many

U.S. religious leaders urge way past 'impasse' in N. Ireland

can such a boring issue cause so much death and destruction?" That, said U.S. CathoUc Conference official Barbara Kohnen, summarizes the challenge of a new national campaign to educate and motivate Catholics on the external debt crisis facing many of the world's poorest nations. In March the usee Department of Social Develop-

ment and World Peace mailed

"will surely destroy

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family-sized dairy farms."

— "How

(CNS)

26,

—A

GREENSBORO

— The Ultreya

community

for

skating party is at the IceHouse today from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Cost is $5, which includes skates, a lesson, an ice hockey exhibition and an ice-dancing exhibition.

Greensboro area will be held today in the parish center of St. Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St., at 7 p.m. For details, call Tommy Barnhart at (336) 766-

Proceeds benefit the twin parish pro-

0377 or (336) 856-1929.

gram of Our Lady of Grace Church,

"Creating Circles 1 5 ASHEVILLE of Peace: Promoting Alternatives to

family ice-

which sponsors a Catholic parish

the Cursillo

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in the

March 26, 1999

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fhc News

Chariotte Diocese blessed with second basiiica Benedictine

Abbey

Belmont

Mass of celebration. "As

receives rare papal distinction By

JOANN

KEANE

Editor

BELMONT

—

Mary Help of more commonly known as the church at Belmont Abbey, is now Christians,

The

Mary Help

Basilica of

of Chris-

tians.

The

canonical distinction of Baconferred by Pope John Paul II, elevated the 105-year-old Benedictine silica,

Abbey church

as a

minor

basilica.

Thus, with the reading of the papal decree on Mar. 22, the Benedictine Abbey church officially assumed a new standing in the realm of the Roman Catholic Church.

While the monks of Belmont Abbey received notification of the elevation this past July, the monastic

munity

Belmont waited.

comwas

aptly decided to celebrate the dedication at a time aligned with the feast

day of St. Benedict. One day following the feast day in honorarium of the founder of the Benedictine order, proclamation of the title of Minor Basilica was bestowed within the context of a

this

venerable abbey church is new dignity of a minor

raised to the

basilica, we, its living stones, rejoice to express our oneness with the See of Peter," said principal celebrant, Cardinal James Hickey, Archbishop of Washington, D.C. "From the day of its founding, this abbey church has been the source of much evangelization in the State of North Carolina and far beyond." He added, "May this basilica church stand for generations to come as a place of deep faith and loving worship, firmly rooted on the rock that is

Peter."

Concelebrating with the cardinal,

were Archbishop John

Donoghue,

Archdiocese of Atlanta, Bishop William G. Curlin of the Charlotte Diocese, Bishop David B. Thompson, from the Charleston Diocese, and Bishop J. Kevin Boland, Diocese of Savannah. Joining Belmont Abbey's Benedictine Abbot Oscar Burnett and the monks of the abbey were the Abbot-Nullius emeritus of the Abbey, Benedictine Father Walter Coggin, and abbots from St.

Abbey

John's

Abbey

in Collegeville,

Mary Mother

nesota,

Min-

of the Church

Richmond, Virginia, and the abbot Emeritus of St. Leo's Abbey in St.

Leo, Florida.

From

the

Photo by Joann S. Keane

Cardinal James Hickey raises the chalice during the consecration. Cardinal Hickey was principal celebrant for the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians elevation. To the left, Archbishop John F. Donoghue and to the right, Bishop William G. Curlin concelebate.

first

docu-

ment from the Vatican, Archbishop Donoghue, who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte, read, "The Roman Pontiffs have been

was

workshop

for profes-

and volunteers who work with families April 18, a workshop and sionals

lunch for families, a workshop for community organizers, a discussion on parenting for adults, and an adult workshop for the Hispanic community. There will be fees to cover lunch and materials April 17 and 18. For details, call Allison Best-Teague at (828) 667-5044, ext. 315.

16 HAYESVILLE

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retreat for

high school youth in the Smoky Mountain Vicariate is today through April 17 at the Hinton Center in Hayesville. For details, call (828) 669-0524. 2 1 HICKORY Catholic Social Services' Elder Ministry presents the 13th Annual Spring Hing today from 9 a.m..'J;.'30 p.m. at the Catholic Conference

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process of bastatus for St.

Lawrence

Basilica in

Asheville.

The moun-

basilica

tain

evated

was

el-

in 1993.

Founded

in 1876,

church

raised to the

dignity of a

we,

its living

lotte."

toric

Abbot

grounds are also home to Belmont Abbey College, a liberal arts Catholic college offering undergraduate and

Benedict, and

con-

tional Register of His-

The

graduate degrees.

30 MAGGIE VALLEY Emmaus

— A women's

with Father Ray Berg as spiritual advisor, is today through May 2 at the Living Waters Retreat Center. Space is limited for this retreat, which focuses on an encounter with Jesus through relaxation and reflection. For more information, call Bobbie Mukosiej at (828) 665-2722, or Nancy Sparacino at (828) 255-0095. retreat,

May 1

GREENSBORO — A five-kilome-

run and one-mile fun run are planned for today at Grimsly High ter

"It moves us considerably to realize the Supreme Pontiff

has

expressed

his

gratitude to us today,"

said

Abbot

Oscar

"[We're^ small little church

Burnett.

...

away hidden Gaston County,"

said

"We

are

the abbot. moved very that." T

much by

Contact Editor Joann Keane by call-

ing (704) 370-3336 or sending e-mail jskea ne@,charlottediocese. org.

"The Abbey Church has preached Good News and witnessed the

School starting at 8 a.m. The entry fee for the run is $12, which includes a Tshirt for the first 100 entries. The fee for the fun run is $5. All proceeds will benefit the twin parish program of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro, which is raising funds for Catholic parish in Kharkov, Ukraine. The parish there will purchase a radio station with the funding. For details call Eddie Mitchell at (336) 548-4325.

Belmont Abbey

oneness with

Archbishop of Washington, DC.

Center. Cost is $7.50. For details, call Sandra Breakfield at (704) 370-3220.

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stones, rejoice

— Cardinal James Hickey,

the

College hosts an "Abbey Experience" today for prospective students. Students will have opportunities to meet current Abbey students and professors, tour the campus, attend classes, have lunch with the campus community, and attend a financial aid seminar. For reservations, call (888) 222-6665.

basilica,

Christians."

during the basilica Mass.

23 Bp:LMONT

new

the See of Peter."

tained on the NaPlaces.

minor

to express our

Belmont Abbey is home to 20 monks of the Order of St.

Thompson, bishop of Charleston,

families today, a

to the people of western North Carolina," said Bishop Curlin. "During this century of service, the Abbey Church has truly "As this venerable abbey proven to be a help to

guished honors sacred buildings renowned in both history and religion. To these should be added the abbey church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians in the city of Belmont within the diocese of Char-

Oscar Burnett, the Benedictine abbot of Belmont Abbey, left, with Bishop David B.

ous locations in Asheville. Activities include a free dinner and workshop for

1994.

also instrumental

silica

accustomed to adorn with distin-

Violence in Families, Schools and Communities" is a series of workshops and presentations on violence prevention is today through April 18 in vari-

status in

silica

The former bishop in the

official apostolic

works of mercy

was under the archbishop's term Abbey began the process of seeking ba-

as bishop of Charlotte that the

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21 HICKORY Dr. Theresa Karminski Burke, a counseling psychologist, leads "Healing for Traumatic Pregnancy Loss," a workshop for professional counselors, physicians,

nurses, peer counselors, pregnancy center volunteers, campus ministers

and clergy, today at the Catholic Conference Center from 9:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m. The presentation is to help participants better understand how abortion affects

The fee

women, men and

dents.

Advance

registration

re-

quired May 3. Send checks payable to Transfiguration Ministries, Inc., to Dr. Martha Shuping, 1400-B Millgate Dr., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103. Call Shuping for details at (336) 659-1342. Players, ad22 GREENSBORO vertisers and sponsors are invited to participate in the Our Lady of Grace School Golf Classic, the school's annual education fund-raiser, starting at 7 a.m. today at the Grandover Resort Golf Course. Cost to play is $99, which includes course play, a golf shirt and a catered luncheon. Proceeds will provide for instructional materials, information technology,

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media center resources, scholarship endowment funding, athletics and fine arts. For details call Eddie Mitchell at (336) 548-4325.

families.

is $50 for professionals, $30 for pregnancy care volunteers and other volunteers, and $15 for full-time stu-

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Plamier at least 10 days prior to publicatio7i date.

The Catholic News & Herald

Ediforials

March 26, 1999

& Columns

The Pope

In an ongoing effort to inform readers about development of the diocesan strategic plan for ministry, The Catholic News Herald presents the following column. Other columns written by members of the committees in-

Speaks

volved in the process will appear in future

Strategic

Planning

issues.

The Resources for Ministry Committee for clergy and religious committee seeks to develop a realistic vision for the future, providing direction

This POPE JOHN PAUL

for

our diocese

in the areas

ment and formation priests, deacons,

Pope, at audience, says belief In

Jesus leads to love for God By

LYNNE WEIL

News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Belief in Jesus leads to love for God, Pope John Paul II said. In his March 17 general audience on St. Peter's Square, the pope continued his series of Catholic

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talks about God the Father with an exploration of the relationship between God and Jesus. "By believing in Jesus, the Light of the World, we come to know the Father and to love him," Pope John Paul said. "Even more, we share in the very life of God and become part of

God's family."

The pontiff noted that in St. John's Gospel account of the Last Supper, Jesus describes eternal life as a gift of knowledge. "This knowledge is more than intellectual understanding," Pope John Paul said. "It is an encounter with the living God which takes place as the Holy Spirit transforms us internally." "At the hour in which he prepares to face his death, Jesus concludes his farewell discourse with a great prayer addressed to the Father which can be considered his spiritual testament," the pope said. "By offering his life, Christ introduces his father to mankind." The pope said the revelation of Jesus is "the royal road to knowledge of God, the father of all, who is eager to offer everyone the gift of salvation brought by the Son." He also said "the history of salvation reveals ever more to us the initiative of the Father, who never ceases to open the hearts of believers so that they welcome the Word incarnate." Church, state leaders announce papal visit to

Romania May

VATICAN CITY

7-9

—

(CNS) Pope John Paul II will visit Romania May 7-9, his first trip to a predominantly Orthodox country. Romanian church and government leaders announced the dates March 15 after meeting with Vatican representatives to iron out differences over scheduling of the papal program. The pope's visit will feature an unusual ecumenical gesture: A divine liturgy celebrated by Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Teoctist in the pope's presence, followed by a papal Mass with the patriarch in attendance.

Pope names German bishop secretary of Christian unity council

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John

Paul appointed a German bishop known as an ecumenist and an accomplished theologian to be the new secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. The appointment of Bishop Walter Kasper of RottenburgStuttgart was made public by the Vatican II

16. He was to take up his position in May. Bishop Kasper, 66, has been a member of the International Theological Commission and

March

has been Catholic co-chairman of the LutheranRoman Catholic Commission on Unity, a global

group sponsored by the Lutheran World Federation and the Vatican.

Msgr.

Bill

and religious.

resource persons. Paul and Beth Hoeing of Winston-Salem and Rev. Mr. Tim and Eileen Rohan of Greensboro are our couple representatives. Father Eric Houseknecht, Father Wilbur Thomas, Father John Schneider, Father Kieran Neilson, OSB, and Father Larry Hunt, SJ, are our priest representatives. Sister Lucy Hennessy, SMG, of Maryfield and Sister Bernadette McNamara, RSM, of Eden, are our sister representatives. The process for developing goals and objectives required five meetings for discussion, reflection, refinement and consensus. Special emphasis was placed on the need for our goals to relate to those proposed by the committee on Lay Ministry, since future ministry will need to become more collaborative. Six goals, with related objectives, were developed by the committee: (1) Establishment of a house of formation for clergy and religious with a collaborative ministry formation team. (2) Development of a total program of health and well-being for clergy and religious dealing with ongoing physical, mental and spiritual con-

Guest Columnist

had the opportunity to student

lead "Voices," a diocesan-sponsored

program

designed by my campus minister to help college students become more aware of Catholic social teaching. The culmination of this experience was a week long had mission trip to Glenmary Farm in Kentucky. the opportunity to learn about, serve, and get to know a very poor population. As Barbara Neff Hutchison, UNCC's campus minister, put it, "We learned solidarity with the poor." It wasn't something we could have learned from a book, or a pastolived it. breathed it. ral document. breathed God, life, love, true human frailty and true

human

(3)

strength.

Throughout the week we encountered many people who touched our lives. The first night we met a group of children at Mass who were desperately poor and about to lose their mother to illness. Their smiles and laughter filled the small church as they

served in Mass, surrounded by this community who obviously poured their love out to them. The children are some examples of all the wonderful people we were blessed to meet. rose early each morning, earlier than most college students knew it was possible to rise, to

tion.

Msgr. Pharr

pastor of Saint Vincent de Paul

Catholic Church in Charlotte.

for

also serves as vicar

the Charlotte Vicariate.

dug and we

shared and we cried, and we learned and we laughed and we celebrated, but most of all we loved. And we thanked God for bringing these people and experiences into our lives. In the evenings we took turns pairing off to lead prayer and discussion. There under an endless blanket of stars with a blazing red fire shooting its sparks out toward the heavens, sitting on wooden benches, the house's few lights glowing nearby, all around us a welcoming presence, we sat and shared and grew and were were constantly blessed by filled through fellowship. God's loving presence, in the amazingly beautiful surroundings, in the experiences, and in the people. It is too often said, "But I don't have time." And I

say it doesn't take a week of secluded service to experience solidarity and fellowship. I challenge you to take a hard look at your schedule and your priorities. are presented every day with opportunities to love and to serve and to grow in our relationship with God. When do you allow God to fill you up with the amazing love and care and warmth that is extended to you? When do you look into the face of those who Jesus came to serve and say, "I know God wants to share something with me that I can't find anywhere else but in you, in the face and the plight of the poor?" When do you share your days experience of God's

presence with someone you love, someone who will nurture that awareness and share the same with you? Are you being the part of the body (of Christ) that you do not need to alone are gifted and called to be? reinvent the wheel; there are plenty of wheels out there. Find one, hop on and be circled with God's love.

An upcoming opportunity to step on the wheel is joining the Protestant/Catholic dialogue at the Faith

lawn to the bathrooms, and contemplated whether it was worth taking a shower when we were just going to get dirty, very dirty as it happened, but each day we became more filled by the love we were freely given. We laid concrete, built the forms for walls, cleared brush, hammered and measured, climbed lad-

versity

across the

and

(5) Facilitating collaborative and alternative forms of ministry between priests, deacons and religious with explicit training for team ministry in parishes and institutions. (6) Reevaluate the process for assignment of priests, deacons and religious through a diocesan personnel committee, responsible to the bishop regarding personnel issues and long-range planning regarding ministry personnel. Goals and objectives, with related information, will be submitted to the Diocesan Strategic Plan Steering Committee for review and finaliza-

Doing

made our way

effective recruitment of clergy

our parishes and institutions.

damp

breakfast cooking and

religious within and outside the diocese. (4) Preparing the laity for transition into alternative and collaborative forms of ministry in

played, sang and prayed.

JENNIFER RUPP

cerns.

ders and pushed wheel barrows.

Campus Ministry

spring

Guest Columnist

of resources, recruitwho will serve as

are co-chairpersons. Sister Mary Timothy Warren, RSM, and Rev. Mr. Ben Wenning are staff

Last

MSGR. WILLIAM PHARR, VF

for those

members of the committee. Pharr and Sister Judy Monahan, SSJ,

There are

REV.

Justice Conference sponsored

Campus Ministry on

for great speakers, fellowship,

more information contact

by Wingate Uni-

April 13.

and

Julie

Come

join us

faith sliaring.

Whichard

For

at (704)

233-8531. Jennfer Rupp Brevard College.

is t/ie

Catholic campus ministry intern at

March 26, 1999

The Catholic News & Herald

Editorioh & Columns searching for our true selves.

One

Light

The Good News

this

most true self is Jesus the Christ. Jesus of Nazareth was not just one per.son who ex-

Sunday

Candle

that your

festive spirit in the tradition of a springtime feast of

manifest in him. If he were simply one other human being, he would have stayed dead like everyone else who has lived and died. But Jesus, the Son of God and Life of all that is, rose from the dead so that all people might have "life and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) Christ's life passed the test that all other lives have failed. His is the life that offers life eternal. I am certain that you already know some people who have risen to this new life. Some of them are universally recognized as great saints and prophets. Others are known only to you and perhaps a small circle of family and friends. But in such people we detect the presence of a secret. There is an extraordinary patience with the failings of their neighbors. There is a remarkable readiness to bear other people's burdens. There is an unusual determination, in the face of overwhelming odds, to do what is right! There is, in short, a quality of love and of life that we

new

crave.

FATHER THOMAS

McSWEENEY Guest Columnist

Run to church this Sunday their Uves apostles Peter and John ran The Easter morning. What Mary that for

first

Magdalene had told them was just too good to be or was it? John, the speedier disciple, reached true the tomb first and went in. "He saw and believed," John says of himself in his Gospel. Poor and happy John! His life would never be the same. This Easter Sunday some will go to church out of a sense of obligation. Some will go to savor the

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life

pagan custom. Others, just

a fine old

delight in the flowers and fashions.

Whatever reasons you might have for going, I can tell you this: You will miss the whole point of Christ's Easter unless you go to discover new life life in your life. "Oh," you say, "that's it! That's a great reason to go to Church to discover new life. I have that tired, run-down feeling, and need some-

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thing to perk

Lenten

and time we call the First Century. His life reveals the source and the goal of all life. The whole rhyme and reason of the universe is isted in the slice of space

up."

No, my friend, I am afraid you would still be missing the point. There is no offer of more zip for your old life. Why do you want more energy to pursue the old direction? Why go faster if you have lost your way? It is time for our old lives to end. This Easter morning, come running to new life! Most of us spend a lot of time experimenting and

This Easter you can take hold of a promise that is especially for you. Within you is the secret of the universe's source and destiny. Within you is the voice that called Lazarus from the dead. Within you is the healing power that forgives and consoles. Within you is the love that remains constant. This Easter Sunday you have nothing to lose but your old life. Run to the tomb, and discover your new

meant

life in

Christ.

risen.

risen indeed.

Alleluia!

Father Thomas

McSweeney,

director

of The

Christophers.

Reflection

FATHER ERIC

HOUSEKNECHT Guest Columnist

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Signs of new life surround us. Sounds

love and laughter flood the parks and vari-

ous cafes as sunshine wakens tired limbs of winter. feel renewed and alive again. Our journey brings us together toward our own Jerusalem. "Look for us, the faithful, with the angels and the children loudly praising the conqueror of death: Hosanna in the highest. " ^Monastic liturgy] Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion opens the door to what our ancestors in faith called approach with reverence havHoly Week. ing spent our Lenten days examining our lives through the eyes of Jesus. embrace today with delight and celebrate its rich tapestry of sights, sounds, feelings and realities. This is a week to enter into the passion of our Lord and to learn, rather ironically, how he enters into ours. I remember sitting at the windowon board an airplane looking out on my parents waving goodbye. The thrill of leaving home for the first time was mixed with the pounding reality of my heart filled with fear and sadness over saying goodbye. For some of us it is hard to understand that the world is not the way we envision it to be. It is not the way we know God wants it to be. This is not the Garden of Eden. create our own Garden of Gethsemane. It is a garden filled with tears of anguish, with prayers that beg that what we, or those we love, experience may be taken from us; that we might be delivered from our suffering. This is the other garden, the one in which we live. It is creation groaning in anguish, it is life in the throws of birthing. It is pain and hope, work and pleasure. This Sunday begins a week full of ironies. One day Jesus is greeted with cheers of "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord," only to be taunted with jeers five days later, "Crucify him!" "He saved others, let him save himself" too, know these ironies. One day we ai'e told, "I love you," and another, "I don't love you any more!" One day we receive high praise for our work and the next day we learn our job has been eliminated due to downsizing. One day we revel in the acceptance of our friends and the next day we may find ourselves the brunt of their laughter and derision.

Who was the beloved Q. Not long ago you had about the "disciple

cording

John.

Ton said no one knowsfor sure who

this disciple

the apostle John.

Tou

throw

is.

never

Corner

this

before

could be other than Zebedee's son,

good was someone else. Couldyou

little more or direct me on the subject?

light

I've

write that there are several

reasons to indicate this person

explain

Question

a most interesting column

Jesus loved" in the Gospel ac-

anonymous"figure

"mysterious,

heard that

whom

disciple?

some sources

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

A. I was surprised at the number of people who wrote after that column with the same questions you have.

The

tradition that the beloved disciple

was John,

the apostle and eyewitness of Jesus, goes back to Christian writings toward the end of the second cen-

Gospel was written. It knowledge, however, that such later assumptions after the fact tended to be oversimplified.

tury, about 100 years after the is

common

As the New American

Bible suggests in

tion to this Gospel,

much more importance was

its

introduc-

placed on the authority behind the Gospel traditions

than with the specific person

who

actually wrote

them down. The same seems to be true about this "disciple whom Jesus loved." For many reasons, he really is a mysterious figure. He is identified only in that Jesus loved him. His relationship to Jesus, lying on the Lord's bosom at the Last Supper, echoes that same Gospel's description of the relationship of Jesus to the Father (1:18). Perhaps most intriguing, this disciple appears, at least with that designation, only in the final days of Jesus on earth at the Last Supper (13:23), on Cal vary (19:26) and in Galilee after the resurrection (21:20). That, if nothing else, seems to hint that something else is going on here than meets the eye. In the final major work before his death, "An Introduction to the News Testament," Sulpician Father Raymond Brown, often called the dean of New Testament scholars, summarized three answers of-

—

Who was the beloved disciple? could have been a known New Testament figure. Zebedee's son John is one possibility, but others have been suggested. Any answer would be only a guess. Second, some scholars propose he is a pure symbol, the model of a perfect disciple. The fact that he is never given a name and appears alongside Peter in situations where the other Gospels mention no such figure could lend support for this view. Third, the beloved disciple could have been a minor person in earlier synoptic traditions, too unimportant to be remembered in the first three Gospels, but who later became an important, ideal figure in the Johannine community out of which the fourth Gospel came to be written. ("An Introduction to the New Testament," pages 368-369) This third view appears to be the one held by most scholars, including Father Brown himself Much further exploration of the question may be found in Father Brown's book already mentioned, in the New Jerome Biblical Commentary, in the New Interpreter's Bible (Volume 9) and in many other extended commentaries on John and the New Testament.

fered to the question: First,

Questions for this column should be sent

Dietzen at Father John Dietzen, 61651.

Box

Father

323, Peoria,

To celebrate Holy Week is we have become through

to celebrate

who

the great mystery of

and resurrection. All of we hold our breath in anticipation of the great unfolding of all husalvation through Jesus Christ. man destinies Too often we remain in our own Garden of Gethsemane. Our newspapers and television reporters rush to show us the world that is broken, Christ's passion, death

our parish

activities stop as

—

the hatred that

fills lives,

the diseases that rack our

bodies and the injustice found in people, cultures,

and nations.

But, the cross of Jesus stands as a

sentinel pointing to a

mony

new

to the love of God.

creation.

It is

a testi-

A love that continues to

new life and hope that This week of ironies finds us entering into the passion of our Lord, to learn how he enters into our world, revealing a God who stands with us in love, light and in truth. fill

our

lives

comes with

with the same

spring.

Fattier Eric Househiecht

diocesan director

of voca-

timis and adrninistrator at Our Lady ofCotisolatim Church.

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Church ends

Pope Paul By

phase of sainthood cause

initial

JOHN THAVIS

Peter's Basilica.

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abolished the papal court, did away with the papal tiara and other trappings of the papacy.

ian church leaders closed the initial phase of the sainthood cause for Pope Paul VI.

Implementing the Second Vatican Council, Pope Paul promoted the church's dialogues with contemporary culture, with other religions, with other Christian churches and within the Catholic Church itself, Cardinal Ruini said. He was also the first modern pope to travel extensively, kissing the ground when he arrived in a new

A ceremony in the Basilica of St. John Lateran March 18 marked the end of a six-year Rome diocesan investigation of the late pope's activities and spiritual virtues.

The cause now goes

the Vatican for further investigation, "

which

expected to take several years. diocesan process included a review of documents written by or associated with Pope Paul, interviews with 165 witnesses and acceptance of 10 sworn statements from cardinals and bishops who knew him well. In a talk. Cardinal Camillo Ruini, papal vicar of Rome, said the documentary phase had highlighted the late pope's great humility, along with his foresight in opening the church to the world. Cardinal Ruini noted that it was Pope Paul VI who unexpectedly knelt to kiss the feet of an Orthodox metrois

The

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New Denver seminary Seminarians listen as Archbishop Charles J. Chaput announces the creation of Denver's first archdiocesan seminary March 16. St. John Vianney Theological Seminary, opening in the fall of 1999, will be the only Catholic seminary between St. Louis and the West Coast. The archdiocese currently has 68 men in formation for the priesthood. St.

Therese relics coming

extradition to Turkey.

to U.S. tiiis fail DETROIT (CNS) U.S. Catholics will have a unique opportunity to view the relics of St. Therese of

—

Lisieux at the National Shrine of the Little Flower in the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak and at other U.S. sites this fall and winter. The relics, which began an international tour in 1996, will be at the shrine all day Nov. 3 as part of a series of U.S. stops from Oct. 4 until Jan. 30, 2000.

Vatican has no objection to papal assailant's extradition VATICAN CITY (CNS) The man who shot Pope John Paul 11 in 1981 wants to go home to Turkey

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to serve jail time for an earlier

— crime —

has no objection to his extradition. Mehmet Ali Agca, who is serving a life sentence in Italy for the shooting, has campaigned for early release, saying he's already done more time than most Mafia bosses and murderers. As Agca's lawyers pressed again in early March for his release, the Vatican made clear that it would not stand in the way. A Vatican statement March 1 8 disclosed that twice in 1997, the Vatican informed Italian officials that it had no objections to Agca's

and the Vatican said

Imagine...^'

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ered at a Catholic hospital to help the victims and their families. Sister Inge Frank, a member of the Servants of the Holy Heart of Mary, said pastoral care staff members at Provena St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee provided comfort to victims and their families throughout the night. "We tried to stay with the patients and tried to get information out to their families. try to make connections for them," she added.

Muslims

(literally)

hold key to

famed Jerusalem church

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country.

Cardinal Ruini said the reputed pessimism of Pope Paul VI was "an invention of the media." The pope was

when it came to the presence of evil in the world, but he firmly believed in the resurgence of Christianity a realist

and a modern

In an interview with Vatican Radio, the postulator for the cause, Jesuit

Father Paolo Molinari, said Pope Paul a man who lived "in a profound, intimate union with God, which is the nucleus of sainthood." t

was

DiMaggio

before his death. "Joe Sunday but his lips silently formed every response to the

couldn't talk that

Mass," wrote Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale, president of St. Thomas University in Miami, in the March 13 issue of the Sun Sentinel newspaper in Fort Lauderdale. He was describing what he called DiMaggio's "last Mass," celebrated Feb. 28 at DiMaggio's bedside at his home in Hollywood, Fla. The former New

close the door."

DiMaggio a man of prayer, says

who celebrated final Mass

FORT LAUDERDALE,

Fla.

—

Even when he could not speak, baseball great Joe DiMaggio showed himself to be "a man who was (CNS)

used to praying," said the priest celebrated the final Mass

thirst for spirituality, the

cardinal said.

that would signify they are the owners of the church. If it is the hands of the Catholics, then it would be a Catholic Church, the same with the Armenians (Orthodox)" said Nuseibeh. "So Muslims are neutral people to open and

priest

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politan during a

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In Russia, Catholic aid workers tend to By

FRANK BROWN News (CNS)

Catholic

MOSCOW

tively small presence in Vladikavkaz,

Service

— Catholic

March 19, a powerful bomb

Shortly before noon

aid

workers tended to survivors of a bomb blast that killed more than 50 people in the southern Russian city of

Alexei

Vladikavkaz, leaving

staff members

and 12 volunteers delivered food to the hospitalized in

dead and

"Maybe we can arrange for her and her parents to rest and rehabilitate someHe added that he was expecting where, maybe in Germany." Catholic aid workers of further manpower, food and medicine Vladikavkaz a city of 500,000 say from neighboring Caritas offices in the the volatile region is stable despite days to come. heated rhetoric and a government re"The situation is difficult but it is under control," said Basiyev. "People port that the terrorist attack was the work of religious extremists. are busy burying their relatives. There have been no protests or As of March 23, podemonstrations." lice had not identified "It is tragic what any suspects in the atShortly before noon stricken city.

—

market

the church

with the people especially now,

Basiyev said that in

coming weeks his office would begin to focus the

this

time of

the victims.

affected people's legs. About 20 people lost at least one leg," said Basiyev.

The director of Caritas

occurred.

Father Screene, who had been in Vladikavkaz as recently as March 1 8, said there were

no plans

religious workers,

to reassign foreign

who make up

the vast

majority of Catholic clergy in Russia.

from criminal gangs to

Roman

Russian media

from

the Lord grant eternal

Catholic Church has a rela-

to those who were killed and speedy recovery to those who were injured and peace, common sense and victory over enmity to the people of the Caucasus and to us all." Lyubov Mikhailova, treasurer of the Russian Orthodox Church of the

Protection of Our Lady in Vladikavkaz,

by telephone March 22 that her church had devoted two services daily to victims of the bomb blast. "They pray that God himself will know the names of those who died who cannot be identified," said Mikhailova. "More and more people have been coming to our church. They are afraid." The vicars of the city's three Russaid

sian Orthodox churches had been making the rounds of local hospitals to visit victims

medicine later

and planned to deliver in the week, she said.

political forces

keen on further destabilizing the already lawless Caucasus region. A presidential envoy to the region said a "fanatical" religious

crisis."

Schreene

"Mostly the bomb

injured.

speculation as to the perpetrators has ranged

unnamed

— Father Michael

on the long-term needs .of

remain

will

— has

Orthodox Patriarch

said in a statement

memory

"It is tragic what happened," said Father Screene, explaining that one Scottish and one Irish priest would continue serving the people of Vladikavkaz. "But the church will remain with the people especially now, in this time of crisis." Compared to the dominant Russian Orthodox and Muslim faiths, the

tack.

happened..,. But

Vladikavkaz, leaving more than 50 people dead and at least 100 injured.

—

100

Moscow, "May

more than 50 people

at least

Vladikavkaz, said the local Caritas director, Sergei Basiyev, in a telephone interview from his office in the

outdoor

Russian

local Caritas office's three

March 19, a powerful bomb ripped through the

with about 100 regular parishioners. The city has a history of tolerance

toward religious minorities.

ripped through the outdoor market

Vladikavkaz.

The

bombing victims

group credit.

had

claimed

He did

not elabo-

rate.

Russia, Fa-

ther Hartmut Kania, said in an interview from St. Petersburg that he had appealed to partners in Wurtburg, Germany, for wheelchairs along with funding to help an injured child.

"One girl who is 5 years old lost both her legs in the blast, and we are trying to find help for her as well," said Father Kania, a German citizen.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin denounced the bombing and declared March 21 a day of national mourning. One local priest, Father Michael called for calm,

Screene, said the

bomb

blast

was

a fur-

ther reminder of the dangers of work-

ing in the region. Vladikavkaz is just 30 miles from the breakaway republic of Chechnya, where the kidnapping of foreigners including missionaries

—

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Annual Charlotte

"This is a retreat to get ourselves out,

have fellowship, and just have a good time," said Rev. Mr. Jim Johnson,

Scouting chaplain for the diocese.

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by Bishop William G. Curlin.

a place where we can

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- Rev.

Mr. Jim Johnson

10 The Catholic News & Herald

March 26, 1999

Readings

Bishop Untener writes

book on Preaching By

dan DIGMANN

"Without

News Service Mich. (CNS) Bishop Kenneth E. Untener doesn't Catholic

—

SAGINAW,

profess to be a perfect homilist, so the

130 pages of his new book "Preaching Better" aren't filled with personal opinions about preparing and delivering effective homilies. The Paulist Press paperback book released in mid-February instead off'ers practical suggestions for homilists based on nearly a quarter-century of research the bishop began when he became a parttime homiletics instructor at St. John's Provincial Seminary near Detroit. Armed with a pocket notebook and a pen, Bishop Untener began in 1975 asking "the people in the pews" what they did or didn't like about homilies. He continued his investigation through the years, and in 1993 elevated his research by forming mandatory rotating homily groups of priests, pastoral administrators, deacons and

a question the

Members

of the homily groups, which continue to meet regularly, listen to tapes and read the transcripts of

To remedy

"I refer

describe

insight to be treasured," he writes.

To discover the "pearl," it is important to fully understand what a homily is. Bishop Untener said, explaining that being an active member of the homily groups has helped him in that respect.

"In years

gone

by,

who

homilist as a cook

pictured the looks to see

what's in the pantry and the refrigerator (the readings), comes up with a menu (the 'main thought'), puts the meal together ... and then serves it," he

"What I've become more conscious of is that the homilist comes into a kitchen that is filled with writes in his book.

the smell of something already cookit is the Lord who is doing it. "The liturgy is the Lord's meal all the way around: the menu, the cook-

ing, the serving.

for the

said.

found it helpful personally, and I maintained my interest saying 'Someday, I'll do a book on this,"' he said in an interview with The Catholic Weekly, Saginaw diocesan newspaper. Bishop Untener brought the research together and wrote the book during his four-month sabbatical at Menlo Park, Calif, in early 1997. This is the second book Bishop Untener has had published. His first book "Sunday Liturgy Can Be Better" was published just before he became bishop of in 1980.

His new book delves into how to prepare a homily, how to connect its message to real life, and what does and in homilies.

that surprised the bishop in his research was that the

We are helpers."

said the challenge in preparing a is

homily is to discern doing and saying in

the Scriptures, to help illuminate that

assembly and then do on behalf of the church.

all

that

not the power of the homilist, but the power of the word of God that shapes the church and shapes the individual believer," he writes. "The skill of the homilist comes into play, but it is a skill used to minister the word of God, not our own thoughts." With this in mind. Bishop Untener said homilists should approach their task in the same way an artist does a painting: It could take hours to create, but they enjoy every minute of it. "It's an investment of energy and time to write a homily, but it ought to be enjoyable," Bishop Untener said. "It is work but it's holy work, and we have "It is

to find

One thing

"runaway

as a 'pearl' that

Untener

work

this.

as a core thought with depth, a valuable

ways

make

joyful and

prayerful."

own

compositions, as the finale on the program, even though there were other, more skilled pianists among the students performing.

2) Philippians 2:6-11

Bishop Untener describes in his book how homilists should focus on one core thought.

and delivering what the Lord

28, Passion Sunday, Readings: 1) Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 22:8-9,17-18a, 19-20, 23-24

Cycle

many

that homilies often contain too thoughts," Bishop Untener said. is

each other's homilies. Then in twohour sessions, they compliment, console, offer tips and try to figure out how they can preach better. Bishop

doesn't

March

consensus

ing and

lay homilists.

Saginaw

Word to Life

Better'

Matthew 26:14

'Their pieces are very heavy, and

to 27:66

your music better

By jean DENTON News Service In reading of the Passion we must hear the stories of both Judas and Peter, because, after all, Jesus' suffering is for nothing if not for reconciling failed humans through the love and mercy of God. Knowing the outcome of Peter's great reconciliation with Jesus makes Judas' despair Catholic

all

the

more heartbreaking.

Grieving loved ones of the victims of suicide often have the same regret: If he only could have held out a little longer, he could have experienced some joy, encouragement or love that would have offered hope! My son and his piano teacher had a great deal of affection for each other, but an outside observer might not have guessed it. The defining term for their time spent together in lessons would have to be "exasperation." Nevertheless, they both hung in there, and Luke's abilities grew. Occasionally "frustration" with playing would give way to their just talking as musicians about the teacher's

highly accomplished past and the student's future. The teacher mentioned he would quit teaching at the end of the year since several students were graduating, and Luke was moving away. A shining moment at the last recital

sealed their relationship.

The

teacher had chosen Luke, playing his

way

so uplifting,

would be

to end," he told him.

At the

end of Luke's performance, his teacher, who rarely gives out compliments, stood before the audience and said with obvious pleasure: "Wow! That's the best you've ever played your own music! In about 15 years we'll be seeing you on TV accepting your Academy Award." Luke knew this was a compliment rather than a prediction. But it left him a glimmer of a possibility that one day he would accomplish something that he could share with this teacher the person whose approval he most wanted. A few months later, though, we learned that the teacher had taken his own life. He'd been fighting clinical depression for some time, and even though he'd touched so many, he was nagged by feelings of failure. Luke, who had so admired this man's

—

musical

gifts,

feeling.

The

was

left

pupil

with that

still

"if only"

has his dreams,

but they are diminished by the fact that if they are realized, he won't get to share

them with the most important one. If only he had held on to see his life celebrated by those who loved him. t Questions:

What failures and

regrets in your

tend to blind you to the larger purpose that God has for you? How can you reprogram your own sense of life

purpose

in light of Jesus'

mercy and

love of who you are in his eyes?

Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of Mar. 28 - April 3, 1999 Passion Sunday, Matthew 21:1-11, Isaiah 50:4-7, Philippians 2:6-11, Matthew 26:14-27:66; Monday, Isaiah 42:1-7, John 12:1-1 1; Tuesday, Isaiah 49:1-6, John 13:21-33, 36-38; Wednesday, Isaiah 50:5-9, Matthew 26:14-25; Holy Thursday, Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14, 1 Corinthians 1 1:23-26, John 13:1-15; Good Friday, Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9, John 18:1-19:42; Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil), Exodus 14:15-15:1, Romans 6:3-1 1, Matthew 28:1-10

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Diocese restates policy regarding ministry-related sexual misconduct by church personnel A common mission of all of us is to A holy people will not allow one

child,

of its members

mind

to be

that the Diocese

nesses

which guage

of Charlotte

suffering as well as the

and

imperfections

The first, which

misconduct.

SECTION

rights in any person, to obligate the diocese

these guidelines not because

to act at

often called sexual harassment.

establish

committed

dealing with allegations of ministryrelated sexual misconduct by church perto

sonnel.

In order to achieve this commit-

and procedures

ment, the following policy

and a

have been adopted and are

to be

imple-

coping with the disclosure of misconduct by a colleague. 1 .7 An individual Advisory Board will be appointed by the Chancery. The responsibilities of the board will include the review

General Provisions 1 1 Compassion requires that primary .

attention be given to the alleged victim of

how-

ever, the victim's family will be contacted

of reports of sexual abuse and

immediately by the Chancery with an offer of spiritual help and pastoral counseling. If the need for counseling or medical help for

taken in response to those reports, to ensure

all

addition, there

where

be cases

the te-

concerned require that action at vari-

lex," that

taken; therefore, the Chancery reserves the

Allegations against the Bishop are this policy.

Any

The

the integrity of the process, to offer advice concerning investigations, to advise as to

a child for the sexual gratification

the need for pastoral care for affected indi-

adult. Sexual abuse includes acts of incest,

and to provide advice and recommendations to the Chancery regarding the implementation of any aspect of this policy. The board will also periodically evaluate the effectiveness of the policy and propose revi-

rape or sexual offense in any degree, sod-

omy and

unnatural or perverted sexual

practices,

lewd or indecent acts or propos-

als,

comments of eral

2.5

Church personnel: Includes bishemploy-

ops, priests, deacons, religious, lay

ees

and volunteers involved in ministry or for the Diocese of Charlotte.

work

including exhibitionism, touching or

SECTION

child to participate in acts of prostitution

Applications

Because the stigma and shame associated with ministry-related sexual miscon-

or pornography.

3.1

competent jurisdiction, or does not admit to sexual abuse, the Chancery will make a determination as to whether or not the

duct might make the accused

of eighteen (18). 2.3 Sexual misconduct:

accused will be returned to ministry.

accused to experience

In instances

1.3

where the accused

1.8

not convicted; not found liable by a court of

The Diocese

feel that

he/

she will be abandoned by the church, the church will do whatever it can to help the

of Charlotte will not

Child:

2.2

Any person under (a)

The

ever the outcome of an investigation or

areas, the groin, the inner thigh, the but-

the Diocese of Charlotte will be solici-

bosom of a

trial,

tween an abuser and victim. The involvement of any diocesan personnel in non-

tous of the needs of the accused in order to

means

see that he/she gets the personal support

church personnel intentionally brings a part

authorized reconciliation efforts will be

he/ she needs during a very

of his/her body or another object into

difficult time.

tocks, or the

female.

The

3.2

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For Lay Employment and Volunteer Profile must be completed and submitted by all

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The

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the age

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persons volunteering for positions that involve supervised or unsupervised ministry

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work with

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The

3.3

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whether intentional or uninten-

Any conduct and/or

of a sexual nature that can bring scandal.

exploitation of

without ad-

Any person convicted may not be permitted to

type,

tional; (b)

2.4 Sexual harassment:

1.2

of the people

tention, ogling, words, pictures, jokes or

this too shall be offered, but

part of the Diocese of Charlotte.

same

Definitions 2.1 Sexual abuse:

the victim or his/her family

mission of guilt or of any liability on the

the well-being

other person, or repeated incidents of the

General who will contact the Papal Nuncio and the appropriate government department.

SECTION

is,

our primary obligation.

physical contact with a private part of an-

such

allegation shall be directed to the Vicar

actions

viduals,

and laity. The policies and procedures that we have adopted reflect our experience and the studies of many others and must always be construed in the light of the gospel and the principle, "salus animarum suprema cons, religious

ance with the provisions of this policy be

1.9

Charlotte presents

protection of our priests, permanent dea-

of the Catholic religion, the prescriptions of canon law, or the greater good of

beyond the scope of

necessary.

ofpastfailnot to cause alarm or fear, but rather to set forth a clear policy for the

nets

all

deems

ures,

Charlotte will willingly

may

The Diocese of

any time or in any manner, or to any responsibility of the diocese.

extent possible in all circumstances.

sexual

ministry-related sexual misconduct,

third,

or authority.

forms of

contact between church personnel

of-

univanted sexual conduct or lan-

The Diocese of Charlotte

right to interpret, modify or replace this

policy as

The Diocese of

rooted in

The policy

cooperate with civil authorities as to the

misconduct as used throughout this policy refers to three related

equity.

forth a process of internal church grievance and is not intended to create any

cause they each involve an abuse ofpower

concern and compassion. The term ministry-related sexual

love,

The

mented with justice and sets

All three are addressed herein together be-

of human be-

ings deserve a response that

sexual contact between

ten called sexual misconduct.

which affirms that all weak-

issues this policy

human

which

church personnel and another adult

a victim of ministryrelated sexual misconduct. It is with this in

The

often called sexual abuse.

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March 26, 1999 Con't. and profiles must be kept as part of

tiie

parish, agency, school, institution or de-

partment personnel tiles. SECTION 4 Applications Clergy, Seminarians, and Religious 4. 1 All clergy seeking assignment to perform ministry in a stable, official capacity in the Diocese of Charlotte for more than thirty (30) days must complete and submit the diocesan form, Application By A Priest/Deacon Seeking Assignment To The Diocese Of Charlotte. In addition, religious clergy must also have the diocesan form. Statement Of The Religious Su-

—

perior

On The

Suitability

In addition,

religious

all

must

also

have the diocesan form. Statement Of The

On The

Religious Superior

Suitability

Candidate, completed and submitted. 4.4

be terminated immediately. will

Secular clergy seeking an

assignment, and religious clergy

the reporting of the incident to the proper

Any

5.2

esan form, Report

uncorroborated accusations. The accused will be informed of the anonymous com-

Any

5.4

conduct

be required to un-

Reporting Requirements

Any

person having actual knowledge of, or reasonable cause to suspect an incident of ministry-related sexual mis-

conduct by any church personnel of the Diocese of Charlotte shall immediately report the incident to the Chancery, unless to do so would violate the priest-penitent

Catholic

will not

SECTION 6

When

Procedures

Allegations Are

Made Against A Lay Employee or Volunteer

6.1

receiving an allegation of

ministry-related sexual misconduct, the

Chancery

vised setting, or to resign from ministry

and seek

the private re.sponsibility of the legal counsel.

if it

Chancery will offer him a program of retraining so that he can find employment and become self-supporting. 7.7 The Diocese of Charlotte is reistry, the

receiving an allegation of

will notify the accused of the

nature of the allegation and will conduct

sponsible for the diocesan salary of a priest,

.an immediate inquiry into the matter. Fol-

seminarian or permanent deacon undergo-

believe that the allegation has

some

their duties

dance with this policy.

basis,

the accused will be placed on administra-

and/ or relieved from assignment

tive leave .

who have been relieved of and responsibilities in accor-

ing treatment

In the case of a diocesan priest or semi-

In the case of a priest, seminarian,

7.8

permanent deacon, or religious from another diocese, the Chancery will immediately notify the appropriate bishop or su-

perior of the allegation and of the actions

an immediate inquiry into the matter. Fol-

priate

evaluation and treatment.

In the

lowing the initial inquiry, if it is determined that there is reasonable cause to

case of a permanent deacon, the decision as

some

believe that the allegation has

basis,

the accused will be placed on administra-

pay for paid employees) full

diocesan in-

narian, he

diocesan investigation will in-

any

civil investigation,

and

all

conducted with a high level of Chris-

shall

be assigned

made by

expenses, and will be required to reim-

ment of the

will be

ing

ence

273).

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diocesan investigation

If the full

6.3

finds that there

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Brothers playing at Duke share basketball player's dream By CLAUDINE

VERDON MARTIN News

Catholic

Service

SHELBURNE,

—

play for this team had been a dream of mine for 10-15 years. When I first

They Vt. (CNS) most excited players on the bench during any given game, jumping up every now and then to react to a play and cheering their teammates. But Shelburne natives Justin and

found out that I had made the team I was in such disbelief it was all so surreal. One almost does not know what to do when a long-held goal actu-

Ryan Caldbeck, both Catholic high

play college basketball,

school graduates, are most of all thank-

but for "a

are possibly the

ful for

members of ranked Duke Uni-

the opportunity to be

— the No.

the elite

—

ally happens!"

Ryan's dream had always been to

1995

that

was going

he was a team manager "with the hope of walking on at some point," he added. "But, being a manager is like being hungry without access to any food."

Burlington. brothers to play at the same time for the Durham, N.C. -based basketball

—

powerhouse a fact they both agree is "something special." The others were Cedric and Garland Loftis in 1942 and 1943. Earlier in the season the two Caldbecks spoke to The Vermont

The summer his

newspaper, about being on the team. "I had been watching Duke bas-

ager position to devote 120 percent of his energy

"To

on the basketball court, in hopes of being chosen for the team as a

ketball for so long," Justin said.

OFFICE OF PLANNED GIVING

Justin spent 1997-

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98, his junior year, on

and

life

study abroad pro-

ketball for the

wanted to be a part of the team and not just

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really

Jesus for strength

sit

what made my experience in London so

extra

would have

great

and give up."

later

"out of the

Ryan

he received a call from a member of the coaching staff and as of Dec. 30, he was officially on the team's roster. Justin's first season as a member of the

Duke

said,

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really important in and basketball," Justin said. "I would have to say that especially during my freshman year when I so wanted to be a part of the team and not just sit on the sidelines. I know that I really looked to Jesus for some extra strength it would have been so easy to stop and give up." Ryan said, "I felt that I needed to have a lot of faith in God that things were going to work out for the better and they have, in the best way. life

—

as a team, we pray." Before they go onto the court at game time, the coach prays mainly "for us to stay away from injury not to

Even

— — which shows where

win the game

Justin hopes to

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as an invest-

a strategic consultant

following graduation this spring. Both young men said that one of the secrets to their success is discipline learned

—

commensurate

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his priorities are,"

tournament, a national nite possibility for the

title is a defi-

Duke team.

cannot even imagine what it like to be the best team in the country," Ryan said. "But you know "I

would be

the university, not basketball.

rituals;

empow-

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what would be the best part of it," Jusadded, "we would be sharing this with a great bunch of guys that really tin

are like our second family."

Salary and benefits according to Diocesan guide-

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Minister of Religious Education: Diocese of Richmond, A vibrant and growing parish of 900 families seeks a full-time Director of Religious Education, Responsibilities include: family-centered program, direction of pre-school through

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School has a Pre-

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Planned Giving, Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church Street, Charlotte,

"God has been

tional Collegiate Athletic Association

distinguishes

the main component of their acceptance to

lent,

frustrat-

ing times.

team," Justin said. the Caldbeck brothers

ment banker or

faith has

Ryan added. With Duke's No. ranking and its place among the "Sweet 16" in the Na-

estate

decisions myself.

that

and being able to play basketball on the

able by the State of Georgia. Salary

Classifieds True

know

would be coming back

been so easy to stop

blue" after formal team practices be-

gan,

—

What week

for

have me back for my senior year. That is

walk-on. a

left

Krzyzewski told me was excited to

to drills

About

that he

looked to

some it

"Before

London, Coach (Mike)

know

London

School of Economics and averaged 25 points and eight rebounds per game.

freshman year when

England,

where he played bas-

would have to say that especially during

sophomore year, Ryan man-

decided give up the

you lose your focus." Both Caldbecks said their helped during the tough and

gram

before

Catholic Tribune, Burlington diocesan

two teammates an annual award given to the reserves who contribute "the most to team morale."

basketball," Justin said.

chances there," the

are only the second pair of

important

to take

sophomore guard explained. As a freshman

School

unnoticed. In April 1997, he shared with

Rice Memorial High School. "I do not think that I would be where I am today if I had not gone to Rice," Justin said. "Discipline helped settle me down and get me focused. You lose sight of your dreams when

"God has been

Duke. decided

South

High

They

smaller

his older brother at

"Basically,

Ryan graduated

and 1997, respectively, from Rice Me-

morial

much

school." Until he visited

versity men's basketball team.

Justin and

walk-on his sophomore year; he was a team manager his freshman year. Although the guard and economics major only saw 2 1 minutes on the court, Justin's presence on the team did not go

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ithin

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April 15, 1999.

The Catholic News & Herald

March 26, 1999

Living fhe faith

Student blessed with scholarship By

CONSTANCE HOLLOWAY

not gonna waiver. I that keeps me here every day. ... I always make sure that I take out time that I can get right with God."

always and

know

Correspondent

CHARLOTTE new

lieves each

blessing.

For

—

Jeff Black be-

accolade he gets

this

West

Charlotte High

1999

Award, an allexpenses-paid

UNC

Chapel

Hill.

Worth

about $53,000, the scholarship for four years of under-

Photography

Jeff Black

graduate study and a summer

enrichment program. Patterned after the Rhodes Scholarship at Oxford University in England, the Morehead is designed to attract student leaders at big

Black about the

relief,"

plicated."

Once he got the news, "I got down on

my knees," he says, "and thanked God." Jeffrey Allen Black, 18, is the son of Donald and Elda Black. The family, including older sisters Stephanie and Sherilynn, moved to Charlotte in the

from Milwaukee and joined

Our Lady of Consolation Catholic

truly see a president in

This year. Black was unanimously selected by his church group peers to be nominated for the Bishop Michael J. Begley and Christian Service Awards. The winner will be announced at the Diocesan Youth Conference at Camp Thunderbird in Clover, S.C., in late

mother says his faith in God sustained him during the lengthy, Black's

grueling interview process for the

Morehead Award. "(Each time) as he packed his stuff (for interviews in Chapel Hill), he'd take his little prayer book," his mother recalls. "He always had that with him." Of Catholicism, Black says, "I know that it gives me a great spiritualthere's

his social justice/political

involvement, the making."

in 1997).

really

Benigni wins the Oscar Italian actor/ director Roberto

Benigni climbs on the back of the

and rejoices upon hearing his

seats

film "Life Is

won

Beautiful,"

the

Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film March 21. Benigni also won the Best Actor award. Pope John Paul II watched the film with Benigni in January and later told journalists

showed the possibilities of

finding beauty in life under the

willing to take on

"With

Church. (Sherilynn, now a UNC sophomore, won the Morehead Award

ity.

kind of amazed at how new opportunities and new challenges," he says about Black. "He's also very open-minded. He's very accepting of other people." At Our Lady of Consolation, Black is a member of the youth group. Nanette Lide, the group's co-director, calls him "an extraordinary young man. His numerous awards reward his hard work, conviction and achievement. He is constantly setting and achieving his goals. His faith in God is evident by his mild mannerism and friendly smile ... "I

says after learning Morehead. "My life got really simplified and at the same time really com-

late '80s

the latest

race project called Unity.

UNC. "It's a big, big,

Bronze Palm Award. Jeff Ready, program director for a service group called the Youth Involvement Council, worked closely with Black last year on the council's

pays

KPC

God

of Black's numerous academic and community achievements. At West Charlotte, he's ranked 11th out of the school's 404 seniors. In January he received Community Pride magazine's Youth Award. Last summer, he traveled to Japan as a recipient of the Japan-U.S. Senate Scholarship Program. He's also been recognized in Who's Who Among American High School Students, and received the City of Charlotte's Youth Recognition Award and the Boy Scouts' Eagle Scout

Morehead scholarship

it's

The Morehead Award

School senior, blessings have long been in abundance. Most recently, Black was one of 34 students in North Carolina to earn the presti-

gious

that

grimmest of situations.

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lete at

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West Charlotte, he hopes

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week

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April.

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