March 26, 2004

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A VISIT TO THE VATICAN

Pope: Patients must get nutrition, hydration as

long as possible livered using artificial means,

'VEGETATIVE STATE' DOESN'T

always represents

MAKE ONE LESS HUMAN, SAYS POPE BY

CINDY

WOODEN

and

physicians and ethicists.

—

The pope met the group March 20 at the end of a four-

are in a persis-

day meeting on the ethical decisions surrounding life-sus-

VATICAN CITY who

life

not a medical act," the pope told an international group of

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Patients

natural

a

method of preserving

tent vegetative state, even for

taining treatments for patients

must be given nutrition and hydration as long as their

years,

in a persistent vegetative state.

The

bodies can absorb the nourish-

ment, Pope John Paul

by the

II said.

conference, sponsored

Pontifical

"The administration of water and food, even when de-

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Academy LIFE,

for

page 13

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Pope John Paul

FILE

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meets with a group of French bishops during their "ad limina" visit to the Vatican will begin to make their visits to Pope John Paul in late March. The encounters,

II

Feb. 27. U.S. bishops

which occur every

II

years for heads of dioceses, combine prayer, pastoral planning and personal

five

conversations with the

pontiff.

Not your ordinary CEO:

U.S.

bishops begin meetings with pope BISHOP PETER

J.

Bishop Jugis

JUGIS first

LOOKS FORWARD TO

Photo by Karen A. Evans

Day The annual event brings women together bonding and socializing.

for

a day of

BY

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

EDITOR

CHARLOTTE

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was ordained in 1983 by Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Ba-

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North American College, the U.S. seminary in Rome, and

the Vatican.

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among

"ad limina" visits to the Vatican in late March, a series of encounters that combine prayer, pastoral planning and personal conversation with Pope John Paul II. Bishop Jugis studied at the

VATICAN MEETINGS

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Current and upcoming topics from around the world to your own backyard

In Brief

New yearbook of churches shows membership, giving on rise NEW YORK (CNS) — Christian terian Church church membership and giving rose in 2002, but the proportion of giving for benevolences fell to a new low, says the new Yearbook ofAmerican and Canadian

MEMORIES OF MOLDOVA

Churclies.

Prepared for and edited by the National Council of Churches, the

2004

edition of the yearbook lists U.S. and

Canadian church bodies with

a brief

description of each.

Total U.S. Christian church membership for 2002 was nearly 161.2 million, about 2.2 million higher than in 2001, the yearbook says. The largest denomination was the Catholic Church, with 66.4 million. The Southern Baptist Convention ranked second with more than 16.2 million members.

Most major churches recorded membership increases

in

2002, but

were recorded by the United Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Presby-

losses

Methodist

(U.S.A.), Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, African

Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and United Church of Christ.

Among 59 U.S. denominations that reported total giving nationwide in 2002, church contributions per member grew to $658.63, about $36 higher than the year before.

Those denominations had a combined membership of nearly 47.8

who contributed a total of nearly $31.5 billion.

The Catholic Church does not pro-

million,

vide national figures on membership giving, so

was not included

it

Catholic giving patterns, recently esti-

mated the nation's 66 million Catholics gave their church about $9.15 billion $8 billion to parishes and $1.15 billion to dioceses and other

—

Catholic organizations.

Diocesa n. picinncr CNS

Peace Corps volunteer Jo Rogers of Pacific Briceni, Moldova, in

City,

Ore.,

is

2003. She spent two years working

PHOTO COURTESY Jo ROGERS

pictured with a family in

in

the poverty-stricken

former Soviet republic.

Ore. (CNS)

—

HENDERSONVILLE

—

Immaculate

Conception Church, 208 7th Ave., will present a Passion play March 30 and April 2 at 7 p.m. and April 4 at 8 p.m. Admission in free. For details, call the church office at (828)

Oregon Catholic woman spends two years in IVIoldova witli Peace Corps PACIFIC CITY,

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE

CHARLOTTE

693-6901.

—

Rogers, 71, spent two of her golden years working 5,000 miles from home in a poverty-stricken former Soviet republic strewn with pesticides and still polluted from the nuclear explosion at nearby Chernobyl, Ukraine.

She'd do it again, too.

As a Peace Corps volunteer in Moldova during 2001-2003, the member of St. Joseph Mission in Cloverdale, Ore., worked with elderly people who get almost no social support in the small nation.

Until recently, Moldova was a land without even a soup kitchen.

Rogers, a great-grandmother and veteran social worker, marshaled a network of Moldovan visiting nurses and linked them to older people in need. She paved the way for seniors to attend clinics and other service outlets. In the midst of it all, she also made friends and learned the value of a simple life.

A few years ago, Rogers met a former Peace Corps worker who told her that about 6 percent of the organization's volunteers are age 50 and older.

She did some research and decided to serve in Moldova, a country that is about the size of Maryland, sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine.

Despite the language barrier.

new Peace Corpssoup kitchen served one meal a week, preventing the starvation deaths In the north, a

—

HUNTERSVILLE

The Newcomers Women's Ministry of St. Mark Church invites women who are new or still feel new to

The

Matthew

Susan Miller. We will talk about the spiritual, emotional and practical needs associated with moving. Classes begin April 21 in Room 200 of St. Mark Church, 14740

Commons Pkwy. For more

Stumptown

Dury

contact Marjory

Rogers was the only American living in the small regional hub of Edinet, where toilets are outdoors and schools and other buildings have no heat.

Rogers' small two-room apartment had a single electrical outlet. Her bed was hard, and she had to collect water from a nearby well.

She worked in clinics where patient rooms were unheated and the stained mattresses were filled with straw. Patients were required to bring their own linens. One day, she watched a man in his 50s die from a heart attack because the clinic had no working defibrillator and no oxygen.

Thomas Aquinas]

St.

Church, 1400 Suther Rd. will celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday with a holy hour April 1 8 at 3 p.m., including Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament and recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. For more information, call Gail Abraham (704) 786-0709.

Columbiettes will host a "Treasures from your Trunk" sale April 3, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in the church parking lot, 8015 Ballantyne

St.

information,

at (704)

846-6962

or Rita Brennan at (704) 849-7077.

Jo

—

CHARLOTTE

the area to a 10-week course entitled, "After the Boxes are Unpacked" based on the book by

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE

in the

yearbook figures. However Joseph C. Harris, a 'longtime researcher on

CHARLOTTE — Mass will be celebrated in Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., April 4 at 3:30 p.m. The sacrament of reconciliation Polish at St.

will be offered at 2 p.m. For more information, contact Elizabeth Spytkowski at

(704) 948-1678.

CHARLOTTE

—

The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH), Mecklenburg County Division, the oldest and largest order of

Rd., 10:15 -11:45 a.m. followed

by lunch. Call Gerry Phillips at (704) 8952388 or Colleen Siadak at (704) 987-7920 for

more

information.

—

CHARLOTTE

The Cancer Support Group for survivors, family and friends meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. For more information, call Marilyn Borrelli at (704) 542-2283.

CHARLOTTE — The St.

Maximilian Kolbe

Irish Catholic

Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order gathers the first Sunday of each month at 2

will

p.m. at

men in the United States conduct an open membership meet-

ing April 9 at 8 p.m. for those interested in joining.

The meeting will be held at Columbus Council 770

the Knights of

Kingston Ave. Contact Tim (704) 522-9728 or e-mail ncaoh@aol.com for further infonnation.

Hall, E.

Lawson

at

Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. Those interested in learning more about the SFO and the Franciscan way of life are invited to attend.

For more information, call Skyler Harvey, SFO, at (704) 545-9133.

CHARLOTTE

— The Happy Timers of

St.

initiated

common

in

previous years.

For the very poor, the Russian and Romanian Orthodox churches operate church schools. The nation of 4.5 million has about 20,000 Catholics, but only three Catholic parishes.

"I missed contact with the church,"

Rogers said.

She read Scripture and prayed the Stations of the Cross in her apartment since it was two hours by bus to the nearest Catholic church.

Now many

at

home, Rogers plans to

of the friends she

Peace Corps.

made

visit

in the

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March 26, 2004

FROM THE VATICAN

Pope

Vatican disapproves of VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— The

Vatican spoke out against the killing of Hamas founder and spiritual leader

Ahmed

March 22

Yassin, assassinated

by missiles from Israeli helicopters he left a mosque in Gaza City.

as

"The Holy See joins the internacommunity in expressing its disapproval of this act of violence, which is not justifiable in any state of law," said Joaquin Navarro-Valls, head of the Holy See's press office tional

March

Holy See are

clearly ex-

pressed in the words of the Holy Father to the diplomatic corps

on

Jan. 12."

Navarro-Falls highlighted a portion of Pope John Paul II's address earlier this year to ambassadors accredited

the first

Wednesday of

each month with a luncheon and program at 1 p.m. in the parish activity center, 3635 Park Rd. All adults age 55 and older are welcome. For more information, call Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879.

VICARIATE

women

are invited to participate in the

La-

Order of Hibernians, a social, cultural and charitable group for an ongoing series of fun and informative activities. The next meeting will be April I at 7:30 p.m. at dies Ancient

St.

Pius

X

Kloster Center, 2210 N.

Elm

St.

Please join us for refreshments and to learn

(CNS)

— Pope

violence, the recourse,

terrorism, and

fulfilling

on one side, to on the other side to re-

The pope

expressed his gratitude to

the founders of the movement, Kiko

Arguello and Carmen Hernandez, "who did so much to promote, within the Way, vocations to the priesthood and

prisals, the humiliation

of salvation.

sary, hateful

pirations of both parties, a return to the

In an address March 18 to some 120 members of Redemptoris Mater Seminary in Rome, the pope praised its success in forming "a great number of

negotiating table and the concrete com-

consecrated life." More than 30 Neocatechumenal Way seminaries have been set up around the world since the movement's founding in Spain in 1964.

The pope told the seminarians that upon their ordination, their bishop, not the movement, would be entrusted with

zealous priests."

deciding their "actual destination."

of the adverpropaganda, all lead no-

where," said the pope.

"Only respect for the legitimate as-

he said.

Navarro-Valls said the pope had underlined in his speech that "true and lasting peace cannot come out of a simple show of force; 'it is the result of moral and juridical action."' solution,"

James Church, 251 Union St., beginning April 1 3 at 6:30 p.m. Learn a natu-

St.

method

ral

that

is

just as effective as the

and is in accord with Catholic teaching. Contact Susan Chaney at (704) 7200772 for more information or email questions to sujo94@aol.com.

the church's universal mission

But, he said,

'Tou must avoid the

between pastoral service in the diocese to which you belong and the universal mission" to proclaim the Gospel "for which you are especially prepared through your experience with the Neocatechumenal Way." Redemptoris Mater seminaries are run by the Neocatechumenal Way, an international movement in the church grounded in parish-based communities that provide religious false choice

instruction and fellowship.

He said the bishop "has in his heart both the needs of the diocese and the needs of the universal mission. By entrusting yourselves to obey his decisions faithfully, you will find and serenity." added that whether they are

cordially

and

interior peace

He

called to serve the local diocese or be sent

elsewhere to spread the Gospel "either

way you

will be able to express your missionary charism given that, even here in Rome, there is an ever-growing need for evangelization."

Pill

—

SALISBURY

All Irish-Catholic

VATICAN CITY

John Paul II reminded seminarians in the Neocatechumenal Way movement that there was no contradiction between serving the needs of their dioceses and

nity alone can be the first step toward a

feelings of the

—

continued violence in the Holy Land.

"I will never tire of telling the leaders of these two peoples: The choice of

"The position and

said,

GREENSBORO

which he addressed

mitment of the international commu-

Navarro-Valls

GREENSBORO

See, in

wider church

22,

In a statement released

Ann Church meet

Holy

to the

seminarians no

conflict in serving diocese,

Hamas ieader

of

liiiiing

tells

Sacred Heart Church, 128 N. Fulton St., celebrates a Charismatic and Healing Mass the first Sunday of

Top

o'

the morning, Bishop

each month at 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information, call Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.

more about our group. RSVP McHale, president,

at (336)

—

GREENSBORO

to Elaine 292-1118.

X

Church, 2210 N. Elm St., will host a Lenten reflection series, "The Purpose-Driven Life," Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8 p.m. through April 7. This series is based on Rick Warren's book, which is a journey to answer life's most important question: "What on earth am I here for?" To register, call the St.

Pius

parish office at (336) 272-4681.

HICKORY

—

ebrated the

first

A

Sebastian Chapel of St. Aloysius Church, 921 Second St. NE, at 7 p.m. For further

Moran

VICARIATE

St. John the EvanChurch, 234 Church St., offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the first Friday of every month following the 9 a.m.

gelist

Mass

until 4:15 p.m.

church

call the

or Christine

SYLVA

—

For information, 456-6707

office at (828)

Ryan

at (828)

926-1831.

Mary Church

offers Adoraof the Blessed Sacrament the first Saturday of every month following the 9 a.m.

Mass

Mass is celThursday of each month in Charismatic

information, contact Joan

MOUNTAIN

WAYNESVILLE—

St.

tion

VICARIATE

HICKORY

SMOKY

(828)-

327-0487.

until 3 p.m.

For information,

call

(828) 586-9496.

Is

your parish or school having an

event? Please submit notices

for

the Diocesan Planner at least 15

SALISBURY

VICARIATE

CONCORD

—

Discover how beautiful

God's plan for marriage really is! Natural Family Planning classes are being offered at

days

prior to the

ing

to

Karen

event date A.

in writ-

Evans

at

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to (704) 370-3382.

Courtesy Photo

Bishop Peter

Episcopal calendar Aprils

—

11

a.m.

April

10

— 8:30 p.m.

Easter Vigil

St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

St. Patrick

— 7:30 p.m.

Mass of the

Lord's

Supper

St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

April

9

— 7:30 p.m.

Celebration of the Lord's Passion St. Patrick

Cathedral, Charlotte

Jugis visits with students at St. Patrick School in Charlotte after St.

Patrick Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day, March 17.

Bishop Peter J. Jugis willparticipate in thefollowing events:

Chrism Mass

Aprils

J.

saying Mass at

April 11

Cathedral, Charlotte

—11

a.m.

Easter Sunday St. Patrick

Cathedral, Charlotte

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AROUND THE DIOCESE pastoral leadership and organization,

On their way

church, sacraments and ethics and other classes. The two focus classes include youth ministry, Hispanic ministry, religious education and other areas of concentration.

"The students meet in groups, so they are able to be challenged and challenge others as they focus on"

Villaronga said LIMEX groups can be formed anywhere there is interest. Currently, additional groups are being formed in Charlotte, Greensboro and the Smoky Mountain area.

WANT MORE INFORMATION? For further information about the

practical theology," said Villaronga.

"They integrate the material into their lives

and into the complex world

LIMEX

program, contact Frank Villaronga at (704)

370-3274.

around them."

The king of strings

Courtesy Photo

From

LIMEX

left:

Sorel;

Ann

facilitators Clarence Fox

Miller;

Carolyn Richards;

Amy

and Peg Ruble stand with students Mary Blakley; Linda Cowart; Debbie Kovacich;

(non-student) Father John Hanic, pastor of

John Baptist de

St.

la Salle

Church; Jay

Mazaleski; and Chuck Lucas.

Eight to graduate from ministry extension

program BY

KEVIN

in

May

E.

MURRAY

EDITOR

NORTH WILKESBORO

—

A

group from the Diocese of Charlotte recently took another step in their path towards ministry formation.

Eight people held their last

LIMEX

Baptist de la Salle

St. John Church March 18.

The group turned

in their

class

together at

papers for

the final course, and was then highlighted at a

Mass

celebrated by Fa-

ther John Hanic, pastor.

LIMEX

The

(Lx)yola Institute for

Ministry Extension) program offers master's degrees and non-credit, continuing education certificates in religious

education and pastoral studies from Loyola University of New Orleans.

The

group

from

North

Wilkesboro will be able to attend graduation ceremonies at Loyola University in May. "They've worked hard and grown a lot in their faith as a result of their

participation in the program," said

Frank Villaronga, director of the

di-

ocesan office of Evangelization and Ministry Formation and the liaison between Loyola University and the Diocese of Charlotte.

The diocese began sponsoring the opportunity for higher education in 1998. Prior to that, the Oratory in

Rock

Hill,

agency

S.C.,

was the sponsoring

for students in the diocese.

Founded

1983, the 36-hour program offers a total of 12. classes for the non-traditional student, a person who works a full-time job or has a in

family and cannot attend classes on a college campus. Since the diocese does not offer a master's level program in those areas, people who wish to continue their educations can take ad-

vantage of LIMEX. Participants can acquire a master's degree or a certification in said education, continuing

Courtesy Photo

Keiran Campbell, a sixth-grader at Our Lady of Grace School

won

first

place

In

In

Greensboro, recently

the elementary/middle school division of the 5th Annual Cello

Competition at the Music Academy of North Carolina March

1

3. Cellists

from Virginia,

Massachusetts and Maryland competed.

Villaronga.

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a

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AROUND THE DIOCESE IN

THE SPOTLIGHT

Annie' in Asheville Students perform schoors

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—

the Hard-

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The

first

major production of the

drama department, "Annie

played to a receptive and enthusi-

crowd opening night, March 18.

Based on "Annie," the popular Broadway musical, "Annie Jr." was directed by religion teacher Lisa Kennedy and involved more than 80 astic

—

students one third of the student body either on stage or behind the scenes.

"It

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(Alex

Swendsen), Annie (Taylor

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"It was amazing," said Kennedy. was the school's first major drama production and the students showed all of Asheville what talented children "It

have."

"The students produced the entire Kennedy, from designing costumes to advertising. "They even baked the goodies sold at the concession stand," she said. "They made the play from A to Z." When Kennedy came to Asheville the school did not have a theater arts program, in which she has experience.

She suggested an after-school program, which she said "snowballed" to dozens of students.

grader Alex Swendsen as Daddy Warbucks and sixth-grader Daniel Bradley as President Franklin Roosevelt.

All four performances of "Annie Jr." were sold out before opening night.

After the show, awards were presented

who sold the most tickets and advertising, with recognition for to students

who

the parents

assisted with the pro-

duction.

Kennedy

said there are plans to

bring "The Sound of Music" to the school in February or March of next year.

"Our goal is to have 100 or more students in that show," she said.

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IN

OUR SCHOOLS

Immaculata School sweeps chess championship

Making strides Holy

Trinity students succeed with shoe drive

CHARLOTTE

—

Catholic

middle school students are making difference

The

—

a

feet first.

and eighthgraders at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School worked diligently to make the recent Samaritan's Feet sixth-, seventh-

shoe drive a success.

The eight Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) kicked off their "Shoe of Hope" collection drives Feb. 2. Samaritan's Feet sponsored the drives in the Catholic schools in celebration of Black History Month in

February.

Samaritan's. Feet barrels were set up in the MACS schools to receive donated shoes through Feb. 25.

Within the few short weeks of the drive's duration, shoes piled high in the thousands at Holy Trinity.

"The shoes

just kept

coming

in,"

said Richard Roach, director of school

campus ministry. "I've been teaching for over 24 years and have never seen this kind of response from students."

Local retailers joined the foot frenzy and anonymously kicked in up to 50 or 60 pairs a piece.

Roach credited the students' mo-

message from Emmanuel Ohonme, founder and tivation

to

a

president of Samaritan's Feet, a Charlotte-based humanitarian and interfaith evangelical organization dedicated to providing shoes for the impoverished families in the United States and the world.

feet of

Ohonme,

a Nigerian native, conceived of the idea for Samaritan's Feet more than four years ago. His life was

changed when,

at the

age of nine, he

received his first pair of shoes from a

"Good Samaritan" from Wisconsin who visited Ohonme's hometown of Lagos. Ohonme went on to participate in sports and eventually earned a full sports scholarship to attend the University of North Dakota.

Shoes collected from Samaritan's Feet drives have been sent to needy families in various parts of the world, often where shoes are a luxury. When the shoes reach the families, the missionaries wash the feet of the recipients, just as Christ did with his disciples, and they pray with them.

To hear the difference a single pair of shoes made in Ohonme's life was all the Holy Trinity students needed to get their feet moving, according to MaryAnn Jerrum, a member of the school's communications committee.

By March 22, the first truckload of shoes had been shipped out, and another truck was scheduled to pick up the overflow. The shoes would be sent to children in Africa and around the world.

"I can't believe he became a college basketball player all because of a pair of shoes," said one student.

As a result of the shoe drive, the Holy Trinity students were reminded of their ability to change a life and the additional gift of a renewed appreciation for the basics, starting feet first.

In April, the Diocese of Charlotte will support the Samaritan's Mile run to begin at

Memorial Stadium

in

Courtesy Photo

Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker celebrates with Immaculata School's K-3 chess team,

who took

first

7. Pictured

mayor

place

(from

of Raleigh;

the North Carolina State Championship

Adena

Josh Horwitz; Tayler Jones; Clare

—

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won

ship.

first

place in their category of the

North Carolina State Chess Championship at North Carolina State University in

March

Raleigh

This

is

fourth.

More

in the state

than 28 champion-

Immaculata School, which has 40 students participating in

its

chess club,

sponsors several tournaments through-

6-7.

out the year, including one for girls called "Girls Just Want to Play Chess"

the third time in four years

team has won the

state

on April

championship.

The K-5 team placed third and the

Court champions

Charles Meeker,

Duque, and Landan Rimbault.

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FROM THE COVER

Bishop meets pope ery five years, and their name comes from the Latin phrase "ad limina

MEETING, from pagel

apostolorum"

(to the thresholds

of the

apostles), a reference to the pilgrimage to

Region

the tombs of Sts. Peter and Paul that the

lina,

bishops are required to make.

14, which includes North CaroSouth Carolina, Georgia and

Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin

Florida.

made

Conducted by regional groupings

March

two years

derfijl

him how the diocese has been offering assistance to victims who have come forward through the victims' assistance coordinators."

made

vocations in the diocese.

the pope for his "ad limina"

ev-

who was

II

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in

late

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Rome

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for his "ad limina"

first

an important moment. Typically, the pope listens more than he talks, but intersperses enough detailed questions to amaze some of his guests. "ad limina"

visit,

the papal audience

is

quently focuses on problem areas, and

ing time with the pope. Those are the

tough

although visiting the Vatican congregations is an important exercise

positive as well as the negative, and

priorities,

communion," Because of

said the archbishop. his frailty,

Pope John

Paul's participation in the visits has less-

Unlike previous visits, this time U.S. bishops cannot count on concelebrating Mass with the 83-year-old pontiff or having lunch with

him

in recent years.

in his private apartment.

The pope

still

greets the bishops

group and either delivers a talk or hands them the text. He still takes the time to meet with each bishop individually, although these encounas a

ters often last less than the standard

Media the pope fact,

attention

is

on these

visits fre-

sometimes depicted

CEO who

the pope takes care to highlight the

generally he's very encouraging to the bishops.

Bishop Jugis said he had no concerns or worries about meeting with the pope.

"I

feel

we

very confident that

growth we have," said the bishop. 'Many of our parishes are growing and expanding, and many are undertaking pastoral planning or completing capital campaigns for building projects," he

said.

Vatican sources said the pope's

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The report goes to the Vatican, where a summary is prepared for the pope. In theory, the reports are due six months before the visits begin, but in practice they arrive much closer to the "ad limina" dates, according to several bishops. The Vatican also encourages a separate common report from each group of bishops, presenting issues that need to be taken up with Vatican offices

year report detailing diocesan

during their

When

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But the pope will try to make sure his words cannot be seen as meddling in partisan politics.

"He will state the principles and let draw the conclusions," said one official.

evening to share the

All bishops say a spiritual highlight

concelebrating

silica,

nerves during an election year. Abortion, homosexual unions, the death penalty,

in the

results of their conversations.

and family life and pastoral outreach to young people.

The sources said the pope's words undoubtedly will strike some political

Vatican

the third or fourth day of the

They gather

decline in priestly vocations.

others

'ad limina"

first

Vatican departments, depending on personal interest or pending diocesan issues.

is

— Marriage

into your

my

all

bishops usually split into subgroups or call individually on other

the clerical and lay roles, along with the

someone

to

visit,

Pro-life issues like abortion, eu-

thanasia

is

of my meetings as a learner who is open to any questions the congregations may have about the Dio-

go

cese of Charlotte," said Bishop Jugis.

priesthood candidates. ciety.

to invite

Rome,

they typically go as a group to the major congregations the Vatican depart-

in a pluralistic so-

We know it isn't easy

visit.

the bishops arrive in

cover a wide range of issues, including:

figure of doctrinal unity.

With Families

visits

begins long before the bishops arrive in

speeches to U.S. bishops are likely to

bishop's role as teacher

Home!

are

serving the people of God considering the

the clergy sex

Live At

as a

dishes out criticism. In

Pastoral challenges in the

Now Your Parents Can

return to the Vatican to meet with

will

Preparation for the "ad limina"

Especially for bishops on their

mid-March.

"The first thing is visiting the tombs of the apostles, and the second is spend-

ened

Jugis

Jugis at his priestly ordination at St.

J.

15 minutes of previous years.

visit in

in

J.

the outside, "ad limina" visits

Bishop Michael Putney of TownsviUe,

will also tell

"ad limina" visits are

Peter's Basilica June 12, 1983. Bishop Jugis

spiritual pilgrimage," said Australian

newcomers," said the bishop.

Bishop Jugis also plans to discuss how the Diocese of Charlotte has responded to priestly sex abuse issues.

"I wUl share with him all our diocese has done before and since the compliancy audit to create safe environments in our churches for our young people, and the number of clergy, employees and volunteers who have been trained to recognize signs of sexual abuse," said Bishop Jugis.

"Also, I'll tell him that I have been praying daily for victims of sexual abuse and that I have been asking the people of the diocese to pray for them," he said, "I

The

Pope John Paul

"We're actually looking

welcoming

Courtesy Photo by Bishop Peter

try and faith formation programs; and

look a lot like branch managers being called to the head office. The bishops say that's not the mood on the inside.

person and telling him about the vitality of our parishes and the spirit of generosity the in

visit.

with the pope,

Carolina; Catholic schools, youth minis-

From

in

show

visit

I

for

may

looking forward to meeting

people in the diocese

and love

which also lasted about 15 minutes, included dialogue about the increase of Catholics and development of multicultural ministries in western North

to discuss the situation in his diocese.

am

their prayers

Bishop Curlin's

mental life, vocational trends, liturgical developments, religious education and a host of other areas.

Bishop Jugis, like other bishops, will get about 15 minutes alone with the pope "I

me

him," said Bishop Curlin afler his

But while the pope is expected to speak about priestly sex abuse, the agenda for the "ad limina" visits is much broader than that. Diocese by diocese, the meetings wUl take the pulse of sacra-

with the Holy Father

Holy Father of the won-

generosity of our people, and that

bring with

ago.

in

1998. told the

"I

review of church life in the United States since the sex abuse crisis erupted into a national scandal

his first "ad limina" visit as ordi-

nary of the Diocese of Charlotte

over the next 10 months, the "ad limina" visits will represent the most extensive

They

Mass

in St. Peter's

near the tomb of the

first

Ba-

pope.

celebrate a similar liturgy in Basilica of St. Paul Outside the

Rome's Walls.

Both moments remind the bishops of how, in the earliest days of the church, St. Paul journeyed to Jerusalem and spent two weeks consulting with St. Peter

about their respective ministries. In

those days, the traveling was harder, the

agenda was simpler, and

St.

Paul wasn't

carrying a five-year report in his suitcase.

John Thavis of Catholic News Service contributed to this story.

8 The Catholic

News & Herald

March 26, 2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Planting seeds in the garden of God

God

Women explore God's motherly

day, one that

BY

KAREN STAFF

A.

CHARLOTTE

who we really are.

"We were aiming for

love

spring for

have gath-

St. Matthew Church to celebrate Mary's Annunciation, when she consented to be the mother of Jesus Christ.

They socialize, pray and reflect on this pivotal event in the life of Mary.

This year's Women's Day brought together more than 130 women to ponder the theme "How does YOUR garden grow?" March 20. The day's discussions revolved around God's parental love and how to cultivate a relationship with God. "What keeps you from planting your seed in God's garden and allowing him to nurture you with his love?" was brought up by guest speaker Susan

his love."

ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

MARCH

of faith formation for the Diocese of Charlotte. as loving

who

dons or stops loving her

and

never aban-

child.

Through-

many and how

out the day, she vividly related the

ways God reaches out

to people

Together with Jesus, Mary

Photo by Karen A. Evans

tween heaven and

Two

Women's Day place flowers on the garden display. "stones" can be seen, which were removed from

participants at the St. Matthew

At the bottom of the display felt

being

chance to take root.

The second type of soil is in thorns that choke the seed. Third is amongst the rocks, which prevent light and water from reaching the seed.

The fourth, ideal, soil is rich and fertile, which provides the seed with the nourishment it needs to thrive. Brady compared Mary and her obedience to God's will to the rich soil.

"Will you allow the shadow of the Lord to overpower you and give birth to the power of Christ?" Brady asked.

infinite

gift

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ultimate product of the creative

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it."

"Constant thanksgiving will allow you to build a wonderful rapport with God," she said. "That rapport in turn breeds joy."

"So much of life is acceptance, especially your relationship with God and the

human

condition,"

Brady

life.

plish for

standing. In turn, a person with these to battle or upset."

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Brady urged the women to contemplate what "stones need to be removed from your garden."

These "stones" symbolize what is lacking in a person, what is a barrier to loving God and allowing her to return to the security of the Garden of Eden.

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qualities

human

God. She shows how an ordinary hubeing can reflect God in the ordinary circumstances of life. She exemplifies what the Church and every member of the Church is meant to become. She is the

third, fourth chances."

said there are signs

the

best, after Jesus, exemplifies

of

mility," she said. "It's

She

is

Brady illustrated how stones can also have positive connotations. In ancient times, women sat on stones while giving birth. Therefore rocks were not

She also stressed the importance of gratitude, which "shows you're paying attention," as a way to improve one's relationship with God. "Gratitude will produce in you hu-

did not remain in the

word

the link be-

is

She

received into her lowliness the

Garden of Eden, but rather went with Adam and Eve after their expulsion, she said.

"God says to us, 'Here I am, where are you?'" Brady explained to her audience. "Our God is a God of second,

his

who

earth.

the possibilities of

the garden and used to built the wall enclosing the garden.

they can respond to his love.

God

25

Mary has an important role to play in God's plan. From all eternity God destined her to be the mother of Jesus and closely related to him in the creation and redemption of the world. As Mary is God's instrument in the incarnation, she has a role to play with Jesus in creation and redemption. Mary becomes the eminent figure she is only by God's grace. She is the empty space where God could act.

Brady, fonner southern regional director

Brady described God

feeling better

about themselves."

"God is our master gardener," said Emily Bowling one of the participants.

"We are plants in his garden, each with our own strengths and weaknesses.

God provides all that we need to grow in

ered at

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Beth McDuffie, a member of the Women's Day steering committee. "We

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Culture Watch

WORD TO LIFE

A roundup

of Scripture, readings, films and more

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: APRIL

4.

2004

fering of others from afar. Compassior

April 4, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion

New book examines issues

Si

involves a deep connection with the omi

who

suffers, a recognition of our fundamental kinship.

For followers of Jesus, the compas sion arising from reflection on his sufferj ing and death is a dangerous virtue. I I

1)

Da Vinci Code'

raised in 'The

Luke 19:28-40

j

2) Isaiah 50:4-7

Psalm

22:8-9, 17-18,

19-20, 23-24

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE "The Da WASHINGTON

BY

Welborn

—

Vinci Code," a best-selling book by

Dan Brown, with

its

stirred up controversy

assertions that the Gospels

didn't tell the true story of Jesus

and

married Mary Jesus Magdalene and appointed her to lead a feminist spiritual movement.

"De-Coding Da Vinci: The Facts Behind the Fiction of 'The Da Vinci Code,'" a new book published by Our Sunday Visitor, examines these claims and countless others in the best seller and points out what it describes as factual and historical inaccuracies.

The best seller, published last claims

year, begins with the premise that

Leonardo da Vinci used his art to communicate secret knowledge about the Holy Grail. It then claims early Christians did not see Jesus as divine

and also criticizes the church for keeping secret thousands of texts that detail Christ's humanity.

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She holds up many of Brown's claims to credible scholarly sources with the hope that readers will be said there

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is

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In her introduction, Welborn finds fault with "The Da Vinci Code" for its claims to historical accuracy.

She said the book's "imaginative detail and false historical assertions are

presented as facts and the fruit of serious historical research, which they simply are not."

After Welborn takes a close look at Mary Magdalene, the Gospels, women in Christianity, da Vinci's art.

Opus Dei, the Holy Grail and other topics, she concludes a positive outcome from the popularity of "The Da Vinci Code" is the interest it stirred in thinking about who Jesus really is, what Christianity was all about, and issues of gender and spirituality.

"What's unfortunate," she writes, "is that the reading public has embraced the historical assertions made in 'The Da Vinci Code' with such enthusiasm."

She notes the way people have been so taken up by the book shows a "failure of churches of all kinds to communicate these very basic facts of history and Christian theology" to their members. She suggests that readers set themselves straight by going back to a source they most likely already have on their bookshelves

—

breaks

3) Philippians 2:6-11

Luke 22:14-23:56

4) Gospel:

is

one common

reaction.

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history published in other books."

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There are many responses we may have then on hearing the solemn proclamation of the Lord's Passion on Palm Sunday and Good Friday.

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of those

transformation literally

means

is

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Without Gibson's star appeal, Tlierese' film lias trouble finding niche BY

LELNA PENNING

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROCKVILLE CENTRE, Absent the

star

N.Y.

—

power of Mel Gibson,

who

directed, produced and co-wrote "The Passion of the Christ," other privately funded Christian films are

I

struggling to get into theaters.

One such movie is "Therese," the story of St. Therese of Lisieux, also

known short

as the Little Flower,

a

life in

who lived

a

French Carmelite monas-

tery doing

Matthew

little things with great love.

"Therese" had been scheduled for release last autumn, but it's been postponed until October to drlim up public

stale

and monetary support.

CNS

PHOTO FROM Warner Bros. Pictures

Lillard and Scooby-Doo star in "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed," a sequel that finds the Scooby gang having to thwart a masked madman threatening to use a monster-making machine on their home town. Like its 2002 predecessor, the intentionally campy film stays true to its cartoon roots; however, it

same

rarely progresses past the

resulting

in

a movie

full

—

sequences, lacking freshness

anguage and Office for Film

sort of self-conscious parody of the first

of forced,

humor and bloated special-effects Some mild crude as some scary action sequences. The USCCB retread

not to mention a coherent plot.

puerile humor, as well

& Broadcasting

classification

is

Motion Picture Association of America rating

is

— PG —

A-ll

adults and adolescents. The

parental guidance suggested.

Most Americans

Poll:

flick,

"'Therese' film, filled

plicity

is

a different kind of

with the innocence of sim-

and reveals the incredibly

interior

life

of the

human

director Leonardo Defilippis, whose nonprofit firm, Luke Films, produced the film.

Although the 19th-century period production garnered a standing ovation from Catholic dignitaries associated with mission work at a private Vatican screening last May, it has not yet created a stir among the public.

don't

"There have been

blame

all

WASHINGTON

Jews

(CNS)

for Jesus'

— Less

than 2 percent of Americans blame Jews and Jewish institutions of today for the death of Jesus, according to results of a poU taken within two weeks of the release

of the movie "The Passion of the

Christ."

By

death

24 percent of Americans familiar with the movie say Jews dive at the time were most responsible contrast,

those polled

:he film, 5 percent said

nade them more

likely

"esponsible, while

nade them

who had seen "The Passion" to hold Jews

12 percent said

less likely to

it

hold today's

fews responsible.

to the tune of 98 percent. In aU polling, I've never seen

it

my life in

98 percent for or

against anything."

noted some Christian and Jewish leaders were "understandably worried" about anti-Jewish hostility as a result of the movie, adding their concern was "not

unfounded given the

of antiSemitism around the world, and the central

Nine percent

they believe

He

or Jesus' crucifixion.

Among

estimates the company still needs $2 million to open in select theaters. "This movie is a total work of

Tobin said the results were "very good news that the teachings of Vatican II, and the teachings that have come from the Lutheran Church and other denominations, (are) what American fact,

said the

movie made

:hem less likely to hold Jews responsible, ;ompared to 2 percent who said it made :hem more likely. Among both groups,

80 percent of those poUed said ;he film made no impact on their attitude :oward Jewish culpability.

The poll was commissioned by the San Francisco-based Institute for Jewish k Community Research.

"While the fdm may have a different mpact elsewhere in the world, so far

at least

theme of

rise

Christ-killing in anti-Jew-

In other survey findings, 62 percent said they

were

sion" the

way

with "The Paswhile 16 percent

satisfied it

is,

would have preferred more emphasis on Jesus' life and teachings; 64 percent said the movie provided an accurate and thorough portrayal of the meaning of life,

The polling data is accurate within plus or minus 3.1 percentage points; the margin of error was 3.7 percentage points among respondents who

:erm and in other countries. After seeing :he results

from

this survey,

he

said, "I

people scat-

over the world, trusting in

"Therese" is relying heavily on publicity from a Web site called

www.theresemovie.com and

efforts

from grass-roots religious volunteers to push the film into theaters.

"It's just how the Gospel started," Defilippis told lic,

The Long

Island Catho-

Rockville Centre's diocesan newspa-

around him and then the word just spread."

"Many miracles were needed to

per. "Christ told the people

make

this

dream

a

reality,"

said

Although St. Therese is a popular saint, Luke Films would need another miracle to drum up just a fraction of the attention "The Passion of the Christ" has achieved.

"Our movie,

have heard someone say, is like opening up a door and looking into a very private world. It's like

fell

is

The

may

her to enter a Carmelite religious oralthough she technically wasn't old enough.

Although she died of tuberculosis when she was 24, Pope John Paul II proclaimed her a doctor of the church in 1997 one of only three women to hold that honor largely due to her philosophy of the Little Way. "What matters in life, is not great deeds, but great love," she wrote in her autobiography, "Story of a Soul," published after her death.

"She was not a Joan of Arc, not a Mother Teresa, she did not do dramatic things," said Defilippis. Yet the der,

—

—

Way

saint's Little

many people

resonates with including Bles.sed

Mother Teresa of her religious

Calcutta,

name

who

took

honor of the Flower and borrowed the saint's in

philosophy, "Do small things with great love."

"A

lot

of us haven't done anything it will appear in the

so dramatic that

press and that's OK," said Defilippis. to climb Mount "Tabor or save a multitude. If you have love, help your mother, a stranger; you have given a great gift."

"You don't need

The director is hopeful that "The Passion of the Christ" will create a media path so other Catholic and Christian movie producers can follow in the wake of its success. '"The Passion' is stirring up all kinds of things and awareness of Christ," he said.

"It's

I

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poll queried

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this project."

producer and co-writer Mel Gibson imposed his own interpretation

March 18 interview with News Service, Tobin said the over the long

little

director,

cluding 146 who had seen the movie, nine to 13 days after the film's Feb. 25

aolling results could differ

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Therese of Lisieux's story

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Defilippis.

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Christians believe. In

rich

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Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

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Pope at audience, appeals for an end to violence

A pastoral perspective "'Pill'

justifications

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on the popularity of the could ha\'e

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BUETTNER

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between

pede nuptial

lie: 'This is my body not given for no longer communicates a love that is total or firiitfiil; it no longer truly expresses their wedding promises.

Consequently, the Church cannot

the teachings concerning birth control

2370

ever accept contraception as a legitimate

whether contraright or wrong, acceptable or

sponsibility to decide

ception

is

unacceptable.

This pastoral perspective on the pUl

birth regulation.

T^Jvery

action which, whether in

natural consequences, proposes, whether as an end or as a means, to render its

procreation impossible"

There

ter" in this particular

covenant, as authored and defined by

Church"

states,

"Conjugal love involves

a totality, in which

the elements of the aims at a deeply personal unity, a unity that, beyond union in one flesh, leads to forming one heart

person enter.

and

soul;

it

all

It

...

demands

and

open to

it is

fertility."

In other words,

engage

in

and mutual giving;

indissolubility

faithfijlness in definitive

(No. 1643)

whenever spouses

expressing conjugal or nuptial

love, their act

of love involves

unity, indissolubility, fidelity

ness (fecundity) by act

is

its

and

totality, fixiitfiJ-

very nature.

designed to communicate the

mate and

total giving

The inti-

of oneself to one's

spouse, just as the reception of Holy

munion communicates the

Com-

total self-do-

nation of Christ to His bride, the Church.

Christ withholds nothing fi-om the

of himself to His Church, which

gift

the

is

of His life-giving passion, death

fi"uit

and resurrection. Likewise, nuptial love speaks the sacred words of Christ, "This is my body given for you." Therefore, each time husband and wife engage in conjugal love, they renew their wedding promises as they give themselves to one another totally, faithftiUy and fi-uitfully.

On

the other hand, a contraceptive

act,

by its very nature, does not speak the language of nuptial love. Whether the contraceptive (like

is

chemical

(like

the pUl) or physical

the condom), a barrier

tween the spouses

who

is

placed be-

attempt to

commu-

is

intrinsically evil.

no ambiguity or "gray mat-

is

there

God and articulated by Divine Revelation. The "Catechism of the Catholic

its

accomplishment, or in the development of

controversial topic by briefly addressing

tal

why

(of the catechism) that:

the above concerns.

be understood in the context of the mari-

is

anticipation of the conjugal act, or in

seeks to bring clarity to a timely and

Sexuality and procreation can only

That

the Church clearly teaches in paragraph

are "gray matter" and therefore, the

couple (or one's conscience) has the re-

love, the finstrated act be-

It

means of

it.

union or intends to im-

speaks a

you."

may know what the Church teaches, but may not know why she teaches And others claim that (contraception). Others

their

teaching because

no "gray matter"

an act which, by its very nature, impedes the natural ends of the marital act: union and prois

in

and life. Therefore, neither the couple nor the individual conscience have the capacity to define whether contraception is morally right or wrong,

creation, love

acceptable or unacceptable.

Regardless

if

the couple willingly chooses to place a bar-

-

March 24

as a day of remembrance and prayer for missionary martyrs.

He said the missionary priests consecrated people and lay faithfuJiitlier who were killed last year should nol

ence.

The pope reminded the several thousand pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square that March 25 the

be forgotten.

"Among

to,

The pope said Mary's acceptance take part in the Incarnation "opened the doors to the fulfillment of God's salvific plan for the redemption of all men and women."

In a portion of his speech the pope did not read aloud, it said, "each one to

Americas and two

it

in thd

8ÂŤ1(

th(

respond to this thirst for hope anc love if not by turning to Chri^ through Mary?

The pope ended his address bi calling on the Virgin Mary to helj "stop evil, bring about a change o heart" in all people and "rekindle th( light of hope for everyone.

fully following the di-

said.

Speaking with a clear voice, the pope said the Italian church sets aside

The

couple does have a responsibilhowever, to regulate procreation.

The catechism maintains that, "For just reasons, spouses may wish to space the births of their children. It is their duty to make certain that their desire is not motivated by selfishness but is in conformity with the generosity appropriate to responsible parenthood" (No. 2368).

That

is

why

Pledge History 1

892

it

the Church supports

in

wos written

"The Youth's Companion."

for students to recite

Columbus Day: flag

birth regulation (Natural

Family Planning), since these methods utilize

appears

Credited to Baptist minister Francis Bellamy,

and encourages couples to use natural

methods of

'^''^

and the

one nation

on

"/ pledge allegiance to

republic for which

it

my

stands;

indivisible, with liberty

and

the natural .periods of infertility

designed by God. These natural methods respect

God as the arbiter of life, as well as

rhythms created by God in the human person. Moreover, natural methods promote the goods of marriage and have none of the dangerous side effects to a woman's health clearly demonstrated by use of the pUl.

respect the natural

As

couples prayerfully discern the

1

924

"my

1

942

Congress

1

943

^upt'eme Court rules

flog"

was replaced with "the

officially

flog of the United States of

America"

recognizes the Pledge of Allegionce

in

West Virginia State Board of Education

vs.

Barnette that schoolchildren can not be forced to recite the pledge

use of birth control in their families, I encourage them to research the issues (please consult the

League

Couple to Couple

Web site for further information:

1

954

campaign supported by the Knights

Columbus, President Dwight

www.ccli.org), speak candidly with a

and ultimately to discover the liberating truth offered by the Church, who faithfully speaks on behalf of Christ, her Bridegroom.

f^oltowing a

D.

of

Eisenhower approves

adding the words "under God"

priest that they trust,

^

2002

The 9th

U.S. Circuit Court of

reciting the

pledge

Appeals rules that

in public schools

was

unconstitutional because of the words

Father Buettner

is

a parochial vicar

at St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte.

sisD

time it takes "for justice and peace tc mU reach every part of the world becomes ii.k a longer and longer wait. How else t(

ardently desire spring

all

1 1

in Asia.

Meanwhile, the pope said

vine will can that joy and true peace

we

many unarmed

lost their lives in Africa,

of us is called to join one's own 'yes' to the mysterious plans of providence" with Mary and Jesus' unconditional acceptance of God's plan for them.

that

many

people who are hil (by violence) while ... carrying out their duties," the pope said.

According to the Italian Missionary Youth Movement, which spon- flin sors the annual day of remembrance 1^:1 35 Catholic missionaries were killec in 2003. Of those, 22 missionaries are

God.

forth,"

epara

the

victims thaliilriei the news documents every day, there;

church celebrates the feast of the Annunciation of the Lord. The day recalls the angel Gabriel announcing God's plan to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she give birth to the Son of

"Only by

II

ity,

nicate love, resulting in the withholding of self specifically one's fertility.

POPE

JOHN PAUL

hate, violence, terrorism

and war," he said.

"The need for mankind to open up its heart and make a courageous effort toward mutual understanding remains urgent," the pope said during his March 24 weekly general audi-

MATHEW

PBS documentary

Speaks

appealed for an end to "so

marked by

FATHER

hard to swal-

still

II

much blood that continues to be spilled in many parts of the world."

"The world is still fearfully

Catholic

low," which featured a

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pope John The Pope

VATICAN CITY

Guest

The March 12, 2004 issue of The News & Herald article entitled,

CAROL GLATZ

BY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Paul

on the pill

(tft2f

"under God"

me

1

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2004

arch 26,

An unexpected visitor Brian Barr, a priest

p.m.

of the bitter cold

had

I

wanted to help

ly friend to get out

eather and

come

into a

in

home where

comfort and support. I had food repared and a bottle of wine opened for ly friend. But when I threw the door e'd find

pen, the surprise

Instead of Father Brian, the

man

tanding before me was a stranger, laggard and bedraggled in a torn arka, he looked hurt. His hands were

words told his and I'm hungry and I'm 1 pain. Can you help me find shelter?"

Now I know all about the Golden tule and I've done my share of talks ased on the mantra, "What Would esus Do?" but this guy was clearly not /ho I wanted to see that frigid night. I and

splints

1

his first

eed: "I'm cold

know what my

lon't

ated to him, but

my

1 1

i

I

communido know what was

I

face

Candle

Guest Columnist at

my

front door.

wanted to ask him,

I

dripping with sarcasm, realized that he

wanted

I

why

he'd only

was homeless

at

1

to suggest the county

Department he wanted to tell him

a Social Services

should check out. I that I'd rather not get involved in bringing into the rectory someone I

know, who might well be a danwords, my heart was any-

didn't

where but connected to a spirit of welcome and hospitality. Brian Barr was entitled to kindness. He was a known quantity. But this guy was a stranger and an unwelcome one at that.

No, I didn't say any of the things in

my

heart or

Thank God,

night.

I

was able

him

I

to the

man

that

did the right thing.

him something to eat, place for him to stay and

to give

arrange for a get

mind

heart.

chatted, the suspicious look-

ing stranger became simply someone

Good movie,

my

and and

heart. It

Giving hospitality to someone like Brian, that's an easy pleasure. But making way for someone like homeless Owen, that's another matter entirely. I was struck that night by the chasm that existed in

my heart. To

the

Mel Gibson from

hrist."

ess?

going to make a

is

his film,

To what

The

for-

"The Passion of the

And

yet,

you and heaven, friends

I

I

suspect that

when and

us

get the chance to enter

we won't only be welcomed by and family. The hospitality

in.

copy of tlie Christoplier News "Works of Mercy, Gifts of Love," T/ie Christopliers, 12 East 48th Street, Tork, 10017; or e-mail:

For a free Note, write:

New

does he

owe

his suc-

quality of his filmmaking?

NT

rruiil@christophers.org.

&

es, in part.

His subject matter? No, he

vzs, after all, telling

a

well-known

marketing plan? Yes, yes, yes.

The movie represents a unique exerience for the average American audince at which it is aimed. It is uniquely rutal in depicting the suffering of our iOrd during the last 12 hours of his life, lany films have shown people being illed, some in grotesque ways. But no iiainstream film has ever shown one erson enduring such savagery for vir-

Not

no major studio to be an out-

ndish proposal. Imagine the converations he

must have had with studio

xecutives three or four years ago he project was starting.

"I

want

to

make

a

when

movie about the

up using

marketing goal was the same as any

the

most convinc-

Gibson had a priceless publicity machine at work for him and it looks like "The Passion" could be the highest grossing movie of all time.

So what can a Catholic discern from this experience?

movie and then buy tickets to see it. His plan was to let religious groups screen the movie before the Ash Wednesday

marketing was as impormessage of the film. Other religious movies, such as "The Gospel of John," were as well made, but were complete flops at the box office. And second, that by supporting this film we are sending a message to HoU3rwood that we are interested in more movies like it. Hollywood will crank out whatever it thinks

opening, but only

if they signed a pledge agreeing not to write about the content

before the opening.

Of course they were free to talk about impression the movie made. The buzz

most

find

surprisingly he ended

is

other movie. Get people to talk about his

ou create a bold new marketing plan.

Gibson's plan to screen the movie 0 religious audiences was born out of

He could

Word of mouth

ing kind of advertising and generally can't be bought.

several million dollars?"

his

the

what appeared

Can

own money and added the subtitles.

His budget may have been slim but

So how do you get so many people to ;o straight from church, encouraged by neir pastor, to a movie theatre to see this orrific story unfold? If you are Gibson,

ecessity.

me

subtitles.

his

ually the entire length of the movie.

0 back

and Hebrew with no

you give

story,

lis

which he is beaten no one ever has been before and I want

Italian

that this approach created lar.

From

the

Wednesday

first

was spectacu-

of the year until

daily stories about the movie;

shown

same

it

was

to the pope, to the president, to

religious broadcasters, to Billy

And

Ash

First, that

tant as the

will sell tickets.

The

the secular media carried al-

everyone

Graham.

who saw

thing; the

it was saying the movie was like nothing

they had ever seen before.

Jewish groups screened the movie and expressed concerns about the depiction of the Jews, and presto, another round of news stories took off

crucifixion, as

we know,

isn't

the only story of violence, injustice and

But we message of Scripture

suffering to be found in the Bible. also

know

that the

Columnist

Q. IVith all the theories today about interspace travel, does the

UFOs and

Catholic faith have anything to say about

on other planets? Could there be?

If there

would would need

else,

is

intelligent life

that

one of love, not brutality. Future movbased on scripture should be judged on this basis, not on the amount of cruelty that we witness on the screen.

David Hains is director of Communicationsfor the Diocese of Clurlotte. Contact him

mean

to die

somewhere

that Jesus Christ

on every planet

to save

the people? (Wisconsin)

A. There's no way the Catholic Church would know any more 'than anyone else whether intelligent life exists on other galaxies or universes.

It hasn't attempted to speculate on the subject, and there's no reason it should.

The spiritual condition of any conscious, intelligent life that might is even more of a mystery. Beginning with the possibility of a race of beings that might still be in some sort of original innocence (to use terminology we're familiar with), there's a whole rainbow of conceivable circumstances in which such

flourish elsewhere

creatures might

crucifixion of Jesus in

the characters to speak ancient Aramaic,

DIETZEN

CNS

if

committee won't all look like Father Brian Barr. No, I suspect the gatekeepers to heaven might well look much more like the Owens of our world. I hope he lets

FATHER JOHN

life

struggle to be kind.

DAVID HAINS

like

Corner

known

welcome, love and kindness. To the unknown but even needier stranger: suspicion, resentment and a

friend;

Guest Columnist ine

Question

in that?

the Media

marketing

UFOs

also

made me realize something probably many of us grapple with.

Warmth and welcome don't come that easily. Oh, sure, we love people we know and trust. But where's the merit

Catholics

great

Church on

that

a ride to the shelter. 'There

probably would be other hard nights for that man, but his visit to our parish would not be one of them.

Catholic

times and hoped they'd return one day.

wrestle with what was in

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

As we

wanted him to be anywhere but

us, just a

I'm happy the night ended way. I'm glad a cold and tired damaged soul found rest, shelter nurture for an evening. But I

ger. In other

was mine.

of

life

gentle.

Owen.

One

Light

any way could. Since the funeral home where his ither would be waked was located near ,iy parish, I invited Brian to spend the ights after the wake in our rectory. He /as glad for the hospitality and I exacted him at around 1 1 p.m.

I knew that Brian would arrive tired nd spent. His father was a real hero for im and the loss of this giant of a man fas hard for him. So when the front door ell rang at precisely 1 1 that night, I /ent quickly to open the door and invite ernie Barr.

all

tale to tell. He was He was someone like man who'd seen better

a painful

And he wasn't looking to hurt anyone.

He just had nowhere else to go. He was

who is one of my

[osest friends, recently lost his dad,

who had

good and

live.

About the only sure claim we can make in such matters is that God's creative imagination and power are certainly not exhausted by the humanity and other creatures on this earth. Countless other life forms might exist with the ability to know and love and relate to the Creator in a conscious way. What "salvation" might mean for these creatures we have no clue.

Considering the exuberant generosity with which God so lavishly showers life of all kinds on the world around us, one might suspect that this divine extravagance is not limited to our time and place. Any theory about whether or how that might happen, however, is pure speculation.

Specific teachings of the church about the saving grace of Jesus being necessary for salvation apply, as far as we can know, only to members of our human family. As I said, concerning the relationship God might have established between himself and creatures of another world, we cannot make even a respectable guess.

is

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at dwhains@cliarbttediocese.org.

A free brochure on ecumenism, including questions on intercommunion and other ways of sharing worship,

is

avail-

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