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Deploying the power of prayer

VOLUME

Students hit high notes with music Programspromote discipline,

learning

MARY MARSHALL

CHARLOTTE

—

The

Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) instrumental music program is thriving,

and students are benefiting. Twelve years ago, Dr.

CNS photo by Karen Callaway,

Northwest Indiana Catholic

Left: Pope John Paul II delivers an impassioned prayer for populations "threatened by war" March 19 during remarks at his weekly general audience in St. Peter s Square. Above: Benedictine Sister Patricia Crowley, left, of Chicago, and Catholic parishioner Dolly Arnolds, third from left, of Evanston, 111., join Muslim women in noon prayer at the third annual Catholic-Muslim Studies Conference in Chicago

March

20.

Stanley Michalski, coordinator of instrumental music for MACS, began the program with just a handful of students at the elementary level. Today, five elementary schools, Holy Trinity Middle School and Charlotte Catholic High School have a combined total of 525 students participating in the

program.

"Continuity and the fact

program

that the

builds

from

the elementary level on up are

Popeprays for victims ofUS. -Iraqi war,

the keys to the success of the program," said Michalski. He also credits the program's success to the support of the

Religious leaders, organizations

respond to war on Iraq

dietfamilies

administration at each of the

By CINDY WOODEN Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY

— As

"To her we

television stations broadcast pictures of captured U.S. soldiers, Pope John Paul II prayed for all the victims of the war and for

pope

their families.

those suffering because of the war. Pope John Paul also spoke about the fighting in Iraq March 22 as he welcomed the employees of Telepace, an Italian-based

are suffering," the

said as dozens of people the square waved rainbow-colored peace banners.

The pope tion

said his affec-

and prayers are with

the U.S.-led attacks on Iraq,

network celebrating

the pope asked the Blessed Virgin Mary's intercession to bring peace to the region.

anniversary.

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all

Catholic television and radio

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and

0£6£ ao

CHARLOTTE — Members of the Diocese of Char-

prayer, continued moral re-

lotte joined "U.S.

flection

hours of war and their families

Raising his voice in an emphatic prayer, the pope also prayed March 23 for "the gift of peace." At the end of a beatification Mass in St. Peter's Square on the fourth day of

Acting Editor

particularly

entrust the victims of these

the death toll in Iraq rose

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its

25th

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MURRAY

war with Iraq, we are deeply aware that now is a time for renewed

By KEVIN

States

Catholic bishops and other religious leaders across the country in calling for prayers for civilians and troops affected by the war against Iraq, for guidance and wisdom for the nation's leaders, and most of all

for peace.

The made

church

leaders

their pleas in state-

ments released before and

af-

George W. Bush's announcement March 19 that the war on ter U.S. President

Iraq had begun. "Now that the

United

curriculum; there's math involved with counting, readtire

ing with the notes, sensitivity with the execution and social

of Charlotte.

wholesome

"Our hearts and thoughts are with those who bear the burdens of this terrible battle: the men and women of the armed forces and their families and

students learn discipline that develops a lifestyle. The ben-

friends," said

Msgr. West,

that

a group effort,"

said Michalski.

"Music

activity

where

enormous especially day and age when we've pulled back from the emotional, artistic and aesare

efits

this

thetic part of learning."

"The program

"the people of the United States and Iraq, the leaders of our nation and the world

learning at the elementary

See PRAYER, page 9

See MUSIC, page 15

Women's St.

themselves

artwork captured

institutions.

"Music transcends the en-

and authentic citizenship," said Msgr. Mauricio W. West, diocesan administrator of the Diocese

Helping communities help

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MACS

many

ways," said

Nuns pledged

Francis

An-

to stay in

Iraq

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March 28, 2003

Brief

Canon law group issues

daughter to marry. The family and Ryan Anthony Beaupre, 30, gathered at St. Anne's Church for a memorial Mass March 21, just hours after a Marine delegation had brought the news of Beaupre's death in a helicopter crash in Kuwait, nine miles from the border with Iraq. Three other U.S. Marines and eight British soldiers also died in the crash of the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter piloted by Beaupre. "He was the kind of kid that when he came home he would visit every single relative and friend," Father James Fanale, pastor of

guide on implementing sex abuse norms

friends of Capt.

—

WASHINGTON (CNS) The Canon Law Society of America has issued a 47-page guide to following church law in implementing the U.S. bishops' norms on clerical sexual abuse of minors.

CLSA

The

booklet was written by a

Msgr.

task force headed by

Frederick C. Easton, judicial vicar of the Indianapolis Archdiocese.

Tided "Guide

to the Implementation of the U.S. Bish-

Norms

ops' Essential

for

Diocesan/

With Allegaof Sexual Abuse of Minors by

The

Eparchial Policies Dealing

St.

tions

"He was just a kind of ray of light, a ray of sunshine." Pat Gould of Kankakee, a

Priests or Deacons," the booklet

di-

Anne's, told

\ided into three main sections: the rights

family friend, told

of abuse victims, the rights of the ac-

newspaper

cused, and a

be followed

summary of the processes to when an allegation is made

ter to marry.

may

World Youth Day

CNS photo by Karen

are serving in the military.

ship between the St. Louis Archdiocese

World Youth Day

2005.

The

interna-

tional event will take place in Cologne,

Germany, about 90 minutes from the Roermond Diocese. The bishop hopes, as part of the proposed partnership, to have his diocese serve as a host site for St.

Louis

youths attending the event. During his March 14-18 visit, Bishop de Jong met with Archbishop Justin F. Rigali of St. Louis to discuss the partnership initiative and seek his approval. The two men had first

met

Day

2002 World Youth

briefly at the

Toronto.

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Volume

2003

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Number

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Miraculous medal on son's dog tags brings mom comfort

WINTER

PARK,

—

(CNS)

Fla.

The

night before her 20-year-old son was deployed, Mary Ann Gilbert gave him the miraculous medal she was wearing and knowing that he has

with his

dog tags gives her great comfort. Her son, Pfc. Michael Gilbert,

National Guard.

The

in the

Army

of Sept. 11, 2001, solidified thoughts he already had about joining the service. He terrorist attacks

had envisioned himself

as a

guard help-

ing secure his homeland or being stationed at an airport, but he

January and is Michael was born, in

now I

was deployed

in Iraq. "Before

went

to the chapel at

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Winter Park. "He has always had a quiet connection to Mary which appears in unexpected and unusual ways, which makes me feel that my prayer, however

were patients in a neonatal ward in a humans. 'We really do focus on the value of all life," he added. Sick and injured turtles are brought to the center's animal hospital from all over Florida and from other states. Af-

answered in his life," she said. pilot recalled as 'ray of sunshine' by family priest Residents ST. ANNE, 111. (CNS) of the tiny town of St. Anne, population 1,300, remembered the Marine captain simple,

Marine

—

who was among the first casualties war

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St.

and the kind of man you would

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The

feel

notification, activities

their

own

Home

Monday and Wednesday

Catholic

St.

Queen of

St., offers

who

a min-

are inactive in

church, and wish to find a

Return-

will take place

church again, or just

to talk about your situation.

GREENSBORO

want

—

Women

will host their

annual

Gabriel

10 a.m.-3 p.m. and every Tuesday and Thursday at Sardis

Lenten mini-retreat today and April 9 at St. Benedict Church, 109 West Smith

Presbyterian Church, 6100 Sardis Rd., 10 a.m.-3 p.m., call Suzanne Bach at (704) 376-4135. April 1 4 BELMONT Are you Catholic, but not an active member of your

St.

—

Mass

will be at 10 a.m. followed

refreshments. For information, call Janet Law at (336) 288-6022.

—

2 ALBEMARLE The Forever Young Club of Our Lady of the Annunciation Church,

how

damage and

of life has become a concern for Catholic dioceses in Florida, and they are working with it

affects quality

government and nonprofit agencies

416 N. 2nd

BELMONT

St., will

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tural-based message.

CHARLOTTE — The

Happy Tim-

Ann

Church, 3635 Park Rd., will be having a meeting with a luners of St.

Many of us do "something extra" during Lent. The Greensboro Council of 2

the wild. Environmental

having a meeting and a covered dish lunch in the Family Bife Center this morning at 10 a.m. For further details, call Gerald Maiden (704) 982-5261. Cherubs Cafe by 2 Holy Angels will host a Prayer and Share Breakfast each Wednesday of Lent at 7 a.m. This time offers patrons the opportunity to take a few moments from their busy schedules for a spiritual break with a light breakfast and a scrip-

Main

in the

ter they recuperate they are returned to

unwelcome, "on the your own church?

on tonight 78:30 p.m. in the Church Family Center Library. Contact Dennis Teall-Fleming at teallfleming@yahoo.com or (704) 868-9392 for more information, to find your place

hospital for

address the root causes of such damage.

safe place to return. Catholics

ing

officer at The Catholic University of America in Washington to come out of retirement to head the center. He and his staff talk to the turtles as if they

your

Catholic Church of Mary,

Apostles, 503 N.

memory-impaired can be provided. For more information about the support group or the Shining Stars Adult Day Respite Program for the memory-impaired, which meets every for the

of the

against Iraq as a "ray of sunshine"

istry for Catholics

A support group meeting for caregivers of family and friends suffering from memory

With advanced

Margaret Mary and prayed that Mary would watch over him and make him her own son, too," said Gilbert, a member of St. Margaret Mary Parish in

edge," "in exile," in

Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.

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Youth attends prayer service for military families Nine year-old Alyce Jakubielski and her parents, Robert and Monique, attend a prayer service for peace March 23 at St. John the Baptist Church in Whiting, Ind. The service brought together families whose loved ones

from a proposed partner-

and the Diocese of Roermond, Netherlands. Roermond Auxiliary Bishop Everard J. de Jong was in St. Louis in midMarch to study the Life Teen program and explore possible joint efforts with the archdiocese. One such effort might be for

most charming

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The

2005.

the

work with government, agencies on environment JUNO BEACH, Fla. (CNS) In-

—

result

He was

Florida dioceses

youths could be headed for the Nethertrip

...

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in Netherlands If everything LOUIS (CNS)

lands for

Daily Journal

at ease with anyone the kind of kid you would like your daugh-

into place, a contingent of St. Louis

falls

The

Kankakee that Ryan

Beaupre "was

that a priest or deacon has sexually abused a minor. The summary of the processes approaches each step in procedures from the standpoint of the rights of the accuser, the rights of the accused and the responsibilities of the bishop. Bishop hopes U.S. youths can renew faith of peers

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cheon and program

p.m. in the

parish activity center. All adults age 55 and older are welcome. For information about' the senior group, call Charles

Nesto

at (704) 398-0879.

2 HIGH POINT of Mary Church series

— Immaculate Heart presents

its

Lenten

"The Beatitudes: Gospel

Atti-

tudes for our Times" tonight and April 9.

Each session begins

the Gathering Space of

at 7:30 p.m. in

IHM,

corner of

March 28, 2003

The World

Kenyan church

new

for

The Catholic News & Herald

Brief

were facing

calls

missionary's death NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS)

— The

for

Court action refusing to reconsider a lower court decision affirming the Indiana law. Although they differ in the details, each of the proposals or laws requires that women considering abortion receive certain materials on

Kenya has reiterated the government to reopen its

investigation into the death of U.S. Mill

John Kaiser, who was shot and killed in 2000. Archbishop Giovanni Tonucci, papal nuncio to Kenya, said during a March 19 Mass in Hill Father

development, alternatives to abortion, and services available to them if they choose to continue the pregnancy. Some also mandate a specific period of time, usually 18 to 24 fetal

Nairobi that Father Kaiser suffered death "twice" from the people who killed him and from those who were hiding what really happened to him. The archbishop said Kenya's government should "forget about the theory in which they do not believe more than we do" that Father Kaiser committed suicide and "start working toward bringing out the truth of what happened," reported Kenya's Daily Nation newspaper. Thirteen Kenyan bishops also attended the Mass, which marked 100 years of Mill Hill missionary work in Kenya. This was the third time in recent weeks that the church has urged the government to reopen Father

—

hours, between is

CNS photo

why before me

pelled

the five priests ex-

haven't

come

back,"

said Polish-born Father Bronislaw Czaplicki. "But

haven't been expelled

myself, just refused

permanent

stay.

There's no sense in speculating about

was arranged

West

Mass

the day after the

at the last

minute and

not widely publicized. But he said it was important to have a time of prayer to address "the tragedy that we are facing now."

should turn to prayer to deal with their anxieties about the Iraq war. In a homily at a

war was

WASHINGTON

his' listeners to

—

(CNS) With the middle of their

many 2003

Poland's Archdiocese of Katowice after

becoming peacemakers. Cardinal Egan used the regularly scheduled 5:30 p.m. Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral to

one pro-life official calls "unglamorous but highly effective" against abortion were receiving a hearing in statehouses around the and in some courts. Bills country

For

details, please call

WINSTON-SALEM — The

Healing Companions is a grief support group for the bereaved. They will be meeting tonight and April 1 7 in con-

room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For details, call Joanne Parcel at (336) 924-9478.

ference

3 HICKORY

—

St. Aloysius Church, 921 Second St. NE, will hold a Charismatic Mass today and first Thursday every of each month in Sebastian Chapel at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Joan Moran (828) 327-0487.

GUILFORD COUNTY

—

The

Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians

Guilford County Division 1, an Irish-Catholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will be having a meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. St. Pius X Church in Greensboro. For further information, call Elaine

McHale

address concerns prompted by the war. There was no music, elaborate ritual or attendance by public officials who normally show up at special events. Seeing many empty pews, Cardinal Egan said celebrating the liturgy as a peace

Mass

— The

Charlotte Diocese Catholic Committee on Scouting will hold its 28th annual Boy Scout Camporee at Camp Clear Creek near

Mint

Hill April 4 -6. This year's theme "Stewards of God's Creation." All Catholic Scout troops, Cub Packs or individual scouts or units led by Catholics are encouraged to attend. For details contact Camporee Master Jack Barton at (704) 846-4503 or Joe Vari at (704) 846-5155 or at vari@alltel.net. is

4 SALISBURY

—

states in

legislative sessions, proposals

that

—

requiring informed consent and/or a

waiting period before an abortion were before the legislatures in 23 states this year. And previously approved bills

—

at (336) 292-1118.

4 CHARLOTTE

Sacred Heart

The Knights of Co5 BELMONT lumbus, Council #11076, will host their annual "The Great American Yard Sale" today at Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, 503 N. Main St., 8 a.m.-Noon. Boy Scout Troop #61 will be offering a pancake and sausage breakfast. Proceeds from the yard sale will finance the Knights' support of

charitable programs throughout Gaston County. Donations of saleable merchandise are welcome. Please contact/leave a message for George Burazer at (704) 822-6350.

BELMONT — Belmont Abbey Col-

Catholic School will be hosting the

2003 Lenten Dinner tonight, consisting of an all-you-can-eat Italian dinner, salad & dessert bar. Take-out begins at 4 p.m. and eat-in is available 5-7 p.m. at Helfrich Hall. For ticket information

lege will present a day-long conference

Traci Chilton

@ (704) —

855-5499. 4 CHARLOTTE St. Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon St., will offer Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament today following

call

the 12:10 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

Mass and Benediction

a real difference," said

Mary

American Catholics

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

— The

Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions has awarded two $1 million undergraduate scholarships for Catholic Native Americans at The Catholic University of America in Washington and Xavier University in

New

Orleans. Called the

Bureau of Catholic Indian MissionsCarl A. Westerkamp American Indian Scholarship, the grants will fund full-

of Christ, and then commit themselves

(336) 869-7739.

tuition scholarships for Catholic Native

receive the peace promised to followers

St. and Skeet Club Rd. Father Jack Kelly will present "Lenten Reflec-

the abortion

on abortion keeps legislators, courts busy

News

Johnson

the information

'Unglamorous' measure

Service. Father Czaplicki returned to

tion" tonight.

—

NEW

launched, he called on

being ordered to leave his parish in Pushkin, south of St Petersburg. He had worked in Russia for 12 years. He said church leaders in the northern Russian city were currently attempting to register his parish, so he could apply for an official invitation and entry visa under November 2002 regulations.

Cardinal tells faithful to turn to prayer to ease war anxiety YORK (CNS) Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York said at a Mass for peace March 20 that believers

the reasons, which will merely give the

he told Catholic

when when

Spaulding Bakh, director of state legislation for the National Right to Life Committee. "When a woman receives objective evidence about the development of her baby and of the availability of alternatives, often it eases her mind. When a woman sees there is a 'better way,' many times she will choose it." $2 million in scholarships available for Native

Detroit area.

authorities further excuses to justify their actions,"

by Jim

Arab-Americans rally for and against Iraqi war Arab-Americans in Dearborn, Mich., chant and wave flags March 24 in support of U.S. troops in Iraq. Protest groups lined both sides of Michigan Avenue in front of City Hall, rallying in support of and opposition to the Iraqi war. Some 200,000 Arab-Americans live in the

—

explains

make

that

—

Exiled missionary says Russia 'blacklists' Christian clergy WARSAW, Poland (CNS) A Catholic priest who was ordered to leave Russia said Catholic and Protestant clergy have been blacklisted from returning. "The existence of the black-

received and

performed. "These are the kinds of unglamorous but highly effective laws

Kaiser's case.

list

among

Supreme

others, despite a recent U.S.

Catholic Church in its call

legal challenges in Dela-

ware, Florida and Indiana,

investigation into

on "Islamic-Western Encounters" today beginning at 9 a.m. in the Student Commons. This event is open to all at no charge. Dr. John Alden Williams, an internationally known scholar on Is-

Americans who are members of a or have formal associations with

tribe

their

Special consideration will be given to financially needy applicants. The scholarships are funded by a bequest to the bureau from the late Carl A. Westerkamp, a Catholic who developed a great love for Native Americans as a result of living a short time in Montana relatives there. visiting and Westerkamp stipulated that the gift be used for the education of Catholic Native tribes.

Americans.

Saturday of every month followMass until 3 p.m. For information, call (828) 586-9496.

first

ing the 9 a.m.

WINSTON-SALEM

Lady of Mercy

—

will present

Our

"Catho-

& Islamic Perspectives on War, Peace and Solidarity: Growing in Knowledge, Seeking Peace," today 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. in the School, 1730 Link room of Road. The sessions include videotaped presentations by Joan Rosenhauer, developer of educational parish resources at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; and Dr. Mumtaz Ahmad, a pro-

lic

PMR

OLM

fessor of Political Science at

Hamp-

who

has researched on Islam, political theory and socioton University

economic

change.

Drinks

and

lam, will be the keynote speaker. To assist in planning, please call (704)

snacks provided. Box lunch can be ordered. Please register by noon Wed. April 2 to (336) 722-

825-6852 to RSVP.

7001 (daytime),

5 SYLVA

—

St.

Mary Church

offers

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the

OLM

Wendy Glen

(336)

924-0400 or Katie Ess (336) 9242066 (evenings).

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March 28, 2003

Around the Diocese

around family, land. Now, community is often around a concern or

Helping communities help themselves

idea."

One concern was that of a man dying of inoperable cancer in remote Madison County. Plaut learned the man had no one to look after him and he had been abandoned by the medical profession. Over the next few years, Plaut and others helped set up hospice care in Asheville in 1981 and later several other western counties. Plaut was involved in another area community concern formed around the victims of rape and assault, who prior to 1985 were left out of the justice system in Buncombe and Madison counties, he said. Communities, however, are very organic and go through cycles: birth,

Sociologist developsprograms to serve others By DIANNE M.A. RIGGS

third of children entering kindergarten

early

Correspondent

had never seen a dentist. "That information kicked off the

But when he came to Mars Hill College to set up the Southern Appalachian Center in 1977, he was struck by the vibrancy of community he met in various Jesuits and Franciscans. Later, Jesuit Father Joe McClosky led Plaut and his wife through the

MARS HILL in to

—

"When

look

was just pulled help solve issues," said Dr. Tho-

back on

career,

process for a pediatric dental

clinic,"

said Plaut.

In 1989, neither sociology teacher

He is also very pleased that the center facilitates conversations be-

Plaut nor his senior seminar students Mars Hill College could have foreseen that their research project, undertaken to discover if Teen Court

tween persons of diverse backgrounds and occupations, such as when "factory workers sit down with hospital administrators" to come up

mas

Plant.

with solutions for community needs.

actually helped teen de-

would eventually lead over the years to a major, standalone center to help linquents,

communities

Plaut, who earned a doctorate in sociology from Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, said there

help

themselves. In the intervening

under the directorship of Plaut, (formally since 1995), the

are

years,

Richard

many

social issues

that need to be addressed. "You don't go looking for stuff it finds you," he said. Plaut, who once practiced Transcen-

Hoffman

a Catholic con-

vert,

Center for Assessment and Research Alliances (CARA) has been re-

dental Meditation and later attended the Society of Friends (Quaker) meetings of silent meditative worship, believes

sponsible for assisting projects in seven coun-

Dr.

Thomas

of western North Carolina, as well as partnering with many other educational and community-based services. ties

1970s.

Ignatian Exercises, which, said Plaut integrate Scripture and silent prayer

and lead to answering questions: where do I fit in this (Scripture) and how does this speak to me? "I became Catholic it (Catholicism) became a home," he said. "Christianity gave

which to put

sions for daily

life."

death, said Plaut.

gathered around concerns often serve their purpose and then fade away. There is a death and resurrection theme, he said.

a context in to

make

ties

deci-

Plaut then began attending the storefront Catholic mission that would become St. Andrew the Apostle Church at Mars Hill. He has been a part of that community of prayer's music ministry for 20 years. "(Community) is clusters of people who come together around something," he said. "It used to be

"If

you don't see

this in a spiritual

way, (you) burn out," he

said.

Contact Correspondent Dianne M.A.

Riggs by calling (828) 299-4411 or mail mountainquixote@aol.com.

Plaut

community

in the financial aid office at Federal City College in Washington, D.C.;

and while teaching Elkins College in

West

Davis and

Assuring Absolute

to be important.

He experienced community in Venezuela while in the Peace Corps during the mid-1960s; while working

CARA's work includes assessing needs and strengths, teaching assessment skills, evaluating action outcomes, grant writing, focus groups and much more. For example, one recent health survey in Madison County coordinated by CARA found that one-

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Around the Diocese

referred to

Sisters in Spirit celebrate Mary, friendship KAREN

EVANS

Kathy Bartlett and Patty Heon perforin "Sisters" at the fourth

Staff Writer

Editor's Note:

Left:

respect their privacy,

onlyfirst names are used.

CHARLOTTE — The who came March 22

50 women Matthew Church

to St.

the fourth annual Women's Day expected a day of prayer and renewal. What they came away with was just that and so much more. They left with uplifted spirits and new friends after a day of prayer, sharing and song. for

Mass;

by Mary

a presentation

The

Curtis, columnist for

Charlotte

Photos by Karen A. Evans

this

"Friendship

women from

across the

diocese gather for a closing prayer at the end of Women's Day. More than 150 women participated in a day of prayer, sharing, song and renewal. This year's celebration focused on spiritual friendships of women.

a gift

was such

a success, the

Matthew decided Each

first

women

make

year

St.

an annual

committee theme celebrate the An-

year, the steering

uses a different

'We

hope that

true- sisters in

Another

participant, Barbara, re-

from the Gospel of Luke of the paralytic, whose friends carried him to be healed by Jesus. When her home was destroyed by a fire, Barbara's

Curtis spoke about the accomplish-

women

can achieve

when they

members with some

What What

difficult questions:

do?

What

gift?

How

can

have banded together to fight for issues as important as the right to vote," said Curtis.

'The

talent?

build an

atmosphere of peace and trust and unity? How can each of us become the

"We must

women

"Historically,

can

sister in spirit to others in

say "yes" to a challenge.

women

Sister Jean Marie.

own lives. The purpose of these stories was to illustrate how their sisters in spirit helped when they

periences from their

were in great need. "Every woman

woman

know

her closest

of peace," said

She shared her experiences with her "three o'clock in the morning" friend. She and Gail were best friends for 10 years, until Gail's death from colon cancer in

"(We must) turn

away from the news of the world and towards being peacemakers

world have accomplished untold chari-

1994.

"Say 'yes' to your next challenge, and go out and make a difference," said Sylvia, one of the participants.

friends stepped in to help

ing together to achieve a goal," she

our fami-

friend," said Curtis.

lies."

"The Girl Scouts organization helps give young women an early lesson in com-

Participants in the sharing portion

said.

Curtis challenged the audience

treasures

need?

Junior Leagues and women's clubs of the table feats."

of the program related often-painful ex-

Following Gail's death, other Curtis'

life.

fill the gap in These women nourished her

"My

sisters in spirit

know

that the

"During difficult times we learn who our true friends are," said Elizabeth. "Love and life are inseparable from God," she said. "Our Lord has given us a new definition of family; our brothers and sister in Christ are family." "It is a blessing to be a. woman," said Donna. "It is easier for us to nurture than to be ministered to."

"As women, we must bring who are most

Christ's love to those in need," said Pat.

The women

closed the celebration

with a prayer circle encircling the entire room. Together, they sang, prayed, cried, laughed and became sisters in spirit.

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Around the Diocese stained glass windows."

and churches

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Weglin,

member of St. boro for

—

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"It

very

Greensboro. Father Canino was very taken with the print, which featured a young, serenelooking St. Francis holding a Bible, the San Damiano cross, the Church of San Damiano chapel (where Francis had re-

very inspirational and that when he goes out of the church, he gives a "thumbs up" to Saint Francis: "If you can do it, I can do it," he said. It is a gift shared many times over. Weglin's drawing was converted to stained glass through work done mostly by Derek McCuiston, an artist with Salem Stained Glass, Inc., located in East Bend, N.C McCuiston explained when going from a picture to stained glass, one has to figure the glass lines so the finished win-

ter in

ceived the commission from Christ to

Mount

church"),

Alverna,

(where Francis and the Friars Minor lived and where Francis had received the Stigmata) and the town of Assisi. Father Canino had the drawing framed; later, in 1996, he asked if he

God He

Francis and

it for a card to be sold by the Franciscan Center in their gift shop.

Weglin consented.

St. Francis of Assisi has been Weglin's hero since her childhood. She was awed by how he reached out to people without regard to social status

—

literally

However, Weglin has drawn everything from logos for the Special Olympics and fine pictures of large warships for the United States Navy to backdrops for plays. Her style is one of realism and abstraction combined. She said she sees her art as a way to help people, and hopes to begin doing "name illustrations" that

in all creation."

said the

in fine arts.

birds.

—

dow

could use

The Art

of her work was nature oriented, she said, especially featuring

said Father

restful,"

Draper of the artwork. "It is a reminder that as you leave the church, you bring into the world what you have received in the Eucharist and the Word a reminder to love God and neighbor and to see

5 years, studied art at both the

Much

Maria Weglin's artwork is a gift that keeps on giving. In 1993, Weglin crafted a tall, narrow, colored pen and ink drawing centered on the life of St. Francis of Assisi as a gift for Franciscan Father Louis Canino, director of the Franciscan Cen-

"rebuild

degree

cated Dec. 15, 2002.

Kandice

X Church in Greens-

Institute of Seattle, receiving a bachelor's

trance of the church, which was dedi-

Correspondent

has been an active

Pius

University of Washington and

Woman's St Francis artwork captured in stained glass window By DIANNE M.A. RIGGS

who

window

typifies St.

weave together the personal events of a life with their name. Her spe-

person's cialty

...

make

a new, totaled

Like many other artists, Weglin has maintained a day job. She was assistant director for the Franciscan Center for

seven years and is currently working as an investigative aide for the Greensboro Police Department. "It is a

people job," she

believes that like

its limits,

came

and one cannot cut 90-degree angles or deep inside curves. McCuiston said Weglin's work was easy to translate because it was done in a said,

style that "resembles older

"pulling together a lot of differ-

whole," she said.

"aesthetically pleasing as well as

structurally sound." Glass has

ent elements

said,

much good

to her through the

Holy

and she

her

life, it

Spirit.

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and honest," she said. "(He) changed the church forever with his gospel of simplicity and reaching out equally to everyone I saw him as a model something I would like to attain."

—

...

Weglin became

Diocesan

RCIA Commission

Third Order

Franciscan in 1995.

TOR

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came upon the card

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POPE, from page 1 "When, as in Iraq in these days, war threatens the fate of humanity, it is even more urgent to proclaim with and decisive voice that peace

a strong is

the only path for building a society

just and marked by pope said. "Violence and weapons can never resolve the problems of man," he said. Greeting the presiding bishop and top officials of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America March 24, Pope John Paul spoke about the need for Christians to work together

which

solidarity," the

for peace.

"In a world situation filled with danger and insecurity, all Christians

are called to stand together in pro-

claiming the values of the kingdom of God," he told the group, led by Lutheran Bishop Mark S. Hanson. "The events of recent days make this duty all the more urgent," the pope said. "I join you in praying that almighty God will bestow upon the world that peace which is the fruit of justice

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"Given the complexity of factors inmany of which understandably remain confidential, it is altogether appropriate for members of our armed forces to presume the integrity of our leadership and its judgments, and therefore to carry out their military duties in good conscience," Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien said in the letter. Bishop John Michael Botean of the Romanian Diocese of St. George in Can-

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-who face immense decisions about life and death, about security and terrorism, about peace and war. Joe Purello, director of the diocesan Office of Justice

and Peace,

said a dispro-

number of U.S. military personnel serving in the war are from North portionate Carolina.

"Their families need our prayers and support as they hope for the safe and quick return of their loved ones," he

'Many of

know

said.

personally military

personnel involved in this war and their

should do all that we can to provide comfort during this time of stress and worry." 'The task now is to work and pray and hope that war's deadly consequences will be limited, that civilian life will be protected, that weapons of mass destruction will be eliminated and that the people of Iraq will soon enjoy peace' with freedom and justice," said Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, 111., president of the U.S. Conference of families.

The

Rev.

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secre-

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asked council members to open sanctuary doors, keep a candle burning for' peace and lights on in windows of homes

and

and to reach out to neighArabs and people of Southeast Asian descent. 'The need continues for our voices to be heard on the situation in Iraq," said Purello. "There will be refugees and internally displaced persons to care for, international aid decisions to be made, and there are still the moral imperatives related to how we conduct this war." "Also, a concern remains as to the long-term effectiveness of the United Nations," he said. "One of the Vatican's primary concerns about this military action offices,

bors, especially Muslims,

the possible negative effect that

have on the likelihood that future international disputes will be resolved multilaterally."

America's unilateralism will weaken

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That, he said, includes "contributing generously to humanitarian efforts," es-

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negotiations" there

a great deal

"all

people of faith and good will can do" said

Bishop Michael

the United Nations institution

While armed conflict represents at some level "a failure of diplomacy and

Sheridan of Colorado

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who

science;

and praying

for peace, for

mem-

bers of the military, and even for "Saddam Hussein and his cohorts." 'We pray for a spirit of tolerance in this time of war," Bishop Walter F.

who

oppress our brothers

noted Bishop Paul

sisters,"

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as is

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urged the Bush administration "to publicly, emphatically, and once and for all

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March 28, 2003

Readings

Book Review

Three books on Lenten devotions tings and settings.

News Service

Catholic

resurrected from day to day.

then, preach the

God

(God) as (God) you."

be adapted to traditional Scripture selections can

longer meditations will be

some

appreciated by

com-

devotees, and

munity walks patterned after the stations can be attempted by others. Par-

Do not,

of history but

lives

— Mohandas

...

The

selves.

speak for us than our words. God did not bear the cross only 2,000 years ago. (God) bears it today, and (God) dies and is

may The

Way

members

ishes not currently providing a

show

the Cross might encourage

today through

fashion their

K. Gandhi.

own

symbolic creations.

long-standing spiritual discipline.

resurrection of God in Christ

Catholic Christians will discover a worthy spiritual activity

Land

may have

they

Nonprevi-

(WAH)

ously neglected or avoided.

Week

local stations as a helpful substitute for

prayer services of the entire liturgical year.

and

visit

Many

churches perform a liturgy of

'Tenebrae" on the Wednesday of Holy This is one of the most mournful

The office typically draws from the Book of

relive

Lamentations, five short chapters in the

Christ's paschal mystery.

fied

Old Testament that are some of the saddest

A decade ago, Pope John Paul II modihis Good Friday Way of the Cross so

that the classic 14 stations followed

poetry anyone will ever read. 'Lamentations:

From New York

closely the Scripture narrative.

Kabul and Beyond" by poet and Jesuit

and many

Father Daniel Berrigan walks the reader

added

(The pope other Catholics had already

through Lamentations, accompanying Scripture quotes with modern reflections tied to the attacks of Sept 1 1 and the war in

a 15th station, the Resurrection, to

the traditional group so that the prayer

ended with the hope of Easter.)

The pope's

Afghanistan.

This book

cross

../^

easy to read but

difficult

is an and his anti-war passion sometimes leads him to

angry

STATIONS i

to bear. Father Berrigan

NEW

I THE

30,

Cycle

B Readings:

pacifist

harsh criticisms.

Still,

in this time

of Lent of war and of lamentation, this might be a book worth looking at

remove the

add Jesus praying in the garden, being betrayed by Judas, being denied by Peter and comforting the good thief In recent years the pope comthree

falls,

for example, but

heavy black drawings that have the look of litiiographs. These dark and stark images repay lengthy study. "The Journey to Peace: Reflections on Faith Embracing Suffering and Finding

New

Life"

a book of gentle, thoughtful,

short meditations on the traditional 14

missioned reporters to write devotionals

stations

urrection.

temporary human experience in order to remind the faithful of the many who today

the homilies of the late Cardinal Joseph L.

suffer violentiy for justice as Jesus did.

"The

author

Good to

all

New

Christians. is

Each step

the pope's

in Christ's

The

pas-

station"

reflections are

of the Res-

drawn from

1996. His editors

framework for the display of the many profound passages they had gathered from the archives of stations as a

thousands of homilies.

introduced with several

With simple gray and white

Gospel references, illuminated with simple but profound reflections and supplemented by gripping anecdotes from the lives of victimized people worldwide. A concluding prayer rounds out every meditation.

print illustrations, this

a beautiful

block-

strangers, even enemies.

Relishing the downfall of the

enemy, the savory, if grim, satisfaction arising from seeing someone

DAN LUBY

News Service

Who

hasn't seen the signs? At football stadiums and basketball

arenas and

NASCAR

tracks

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those who exclude themselves from the mercy of a God who loves all of his children with all his heart?

The challenge we must embrace is to be converted in our deepest selves so that our yearning for the happiness and salvation of all those we love and those we mirrors and serves call enemies the desire of God.

—

life."

—

seldom quoted

in a sound-bite generation, clarifies

Questions:

God's purpose: "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world might be saved through him." God's love is indiscriminate. He doesn't wish to save only those who share the values and mindset and behaviors of one group of people. He

Whose example

can I follow in learning to desire the good of my enemies? For what individual or group I find hard to accept will I pray in the days ahead?

doesn't yearn to transform the lives of only those who know and believe

comes

He wants

to save us

Scripture to Illustrate: "But, he who acts in truth into the light, to

that his deeds are

make

done

clear

God"

(John 3:21).

all.

Weekly Scripture

Scripture for the week of March 30 - April 5 Sunday (Fourth Sunday of Lent), 2 Chronicles 36:14-16, 19-23, Ephesians 2:4 10, John 3:14-21; Monday (Lenten Weekday), Isaiah 65:17-21, John 4:43-54 Tuesday (Lenten Weekday), Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12, John 5:1-3, 5-16; Wednesday (Lenten Weekday), Isaiah 49:8-15, John 5:17-30; Thursday (Lenten Weekday) Exodus 32:7-14, John 5:31-47; Friday (Lenten Weekday), Wisdom 2:1, 12-22, Johr 7:1-2, 10, 25-30; Saturday (Lenten Weekday), Jeremiah 11:18-20, John 7:40-53

Scripture for the week of April 6 - April 12 Sunday of Lent), Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 5:7-9, John 12:20 33; Monday (Lenten Weekday), Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62, John 8:1-11 Tuesday (Lenten Weekday), Numbers 21:4-9, John 8:21-30; Wednesday (Lenter Weekday), Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95, John 8:31-42; Thursday (Lenten Weekday) Genesis 17:3-9, John 8:51-59; Friday (Lenten Weekday), Jeremiah 20:10-13, Johr 10:31-42; Saturday (Lenten Weekday), Ezekiel 37:21-28, John 11:45-56

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Entertainment

Movie Review

'The Guys' are worth watching ANNE NAVARRO

NEW year a

fire

firefighters.

partment

—

"The Guys" not

thing useful palpable. "After a writer?" says Joan.

reminded of

this

moving drama

an emotional discussing the tragic 1. But it takes keen sensi-

difficult to elicit

events of Sept.

present a story of

tivity to respectfully

perfect strangers

who

Joan's des-

all,

when

have you ever heard of someone needing

(Focus).

when

response

Weaver makes

peration to comfort Nick and to do some-

lost nearly 350.

startling fact in the

two

believable.

a bad department loses about six On Sept. 11, 2001, one de-

The audience

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News Service In YORK (CNS)

Catholic

Nick, the

—

shown

comfort each

Through

audience becomes aware if they weren't already of the deep camaraderie shared by firefighters. The audience is spared the harrowing images of the towers crumbling or of people running frantically away from the giant, billowing ball of smoke. But what is is

just as upsetting because of the

upon by the lead characters in director Jim Simpson's film captures the confusion, sadness and helplessness many felt

knowledge of what happened that day. A fuzzy black-and-white tape from the fire station security camera shows firefighters casually standing around until one, two, three, and then hundreds of pieces of paper fill the air, blowing about wildly. In

directly after the tragedy.

the corner of the frame are imprinted the

other in a strange time of need without

making the

tale

manipulative.

mawkish or emotionally

The journey embarked

Written by journalist Anne Nelson

date and time: 9/l

8:42 a.m.

Then

with-

shortly after the attacks as a one-act

out hesitation, the firefighters are seen

"The Guys" was originally staged at The Flea Theater, one of New York's off-off-Broadway repertory companies located seven blocks from ground zero. Nelson based her piece on her own reallife working relationship that came

suited up and jumping on the fire truck which heads in the direction of the flying

play,

about

in the

aftermath of the tragedy.

In the film, as in the play, Sigourney

Weaver

plays Joan, a

New York

journalist asked to help

City

Nick (Anthony

LaPaglia), a fire captain, write a series

papers.

For most

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of eulogies for the firefighters he lost at the

World Trade Center. Not a writer to begin .

traught Nick has no words with which to comfort the grieving families at their loved ones' funerals. Joan helps him put a human face on the heroes who gave their lives so willingly.

The

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performances.

The sorrow

in LaPaglia's

them

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Because of an instance of crass language, the

with, dis-

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& Columns

editorials

Making Lent Work young girl I have had a what I would call "the perfect book" to read during Lent. In my younger days, that was easier because I was too ignorant and too unscathed yet by life to have any real clues to what Lent really meant. I could settle for "feel-good" Ever since

The Pope

was just

The Bottom

practice of trying to find

Speaks

Line

religious books.

was only after life crucified me with searing pain understood Lent, the dark, dry time where we are always in danger of being immobilized, stunted in our journey, haunted by an all-too-elusive God. Lent for me became yearning for an essential lifeline called hope. Now every Lent I search for a book that will give me spiritual food, nourishing my hope that I'll keep It

that

POPE JOHN PAUL

—

my ever-challenging

moving forward on

And

ney.

news

Faith," "Silent

From my

of war, urges JOHN NORTON

Catholic Newsservice

VATICAN CITY

— Nearly

a week into a Pope John Paul II said his heart was weighed down by reports coming out of the country, and he. urged U.S.-led invasion of Iraq,

Catholics to continue praying the rosary for

lucked out.

life

so important that during this year of

the rosary one perseveres in reciting the ro-

March 26 at weekly general audience. Noting that on the previous day, the feast of the Annunciation, the church commemorated Christ's conception, the pope said, "Reciting the holy rosary, we meditated on this mystery with hearts weighed down by the news that reaches us 'from an Iraq at war, without forgetting the other conflicts that bloody the earth. "May the maternal intercession of Mary obtain justice and peace for the entire world," sary to implore peace," he said his

main audience

he puts

"Raw

human

meant

for praying," as

it.

overwhelming humans, mirroring what he believes originates in God. As he put it, "Our true hope is in God's perfect vision of who we are and his faultless memory for the kind of creatures he made, walking monuments to imperfection." That's us! God looks on us I

could

empathy

feel

that this author has an

for fellow

with unconditional love.

No wonder we should live with

hope! I

called Kirvan to ask about his motivation in

Spirituality for

Today

text, the 82-year-old

pontiff offered a reflection on

found not one book,

Eden, but a passage into mystery. Everywhere, in everything, in everyone, there is only God's silent, mysterious presence. The journey that begins in hunger, that is sustained by raw faith, is lived out in hope." In each of these books, Kirvan seeks out "good company," noted spiritual writers and saints, from Simone Weil, Father Henri Nouwen and C.S. Lewis to St. Francis of Assisi, Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Dorothy Day. He takes their wisdom, added to his own, and

he said. In his

Hope" and "God Hunger" (Sorin Books). experiences, I could relate to what he

gives us hope-filled "meditations

peace. "It is

year

wrote: "Our spiritual journey will not be a return to

Catholics to pray rosary By

this

spiritual jour-

but a trilogy, three books by author John Kirvan:

Pope, heart heavy with

frailty

—

generation, he has

range from emotional trauma, debilitating illnesses and the devastation of AIDS to extreme poverty and dis-

FATHER JOHN CATOIR

CNS

—

crimination

convincingly.

Being here, almost like a long Lent, "is life in the and you just have to admit you're hungry," says Kirvan, who lets Simone Weil elaborate: "The danger is not that the soul should doubt whether there is any bread \X}odT\, but that, by a lie, it should persuade itself desert,

that

it is

not hungry."

Perhaps unknowingly, this author has defined Lent as I have learned it to be from my life experiences: "What counts is our willingness to go on walking when our souls ache and the vision that once fired our dreams is dim and hidden from us behind the walls of weariness." But he moves beyond Lent, assuring us that "spirituality is

about achieving a profound self-esteem, that

coming to see ourselves as God

unremitting solicitude, the bearers of God's greatest dreams for humanity." And that, I maintain, is our postLent legacy, given to us by Jesus on his Great Sunday.

of holiness. The mystics tell us that one cannot become a saint unless one's heart is broken for God. The goal of the saint is to accept whatever God

Columnist

And

you

For the brokenhearted

my Web

thing.

Cling to the truth that God is unchanging love. matter what happens, know that God is at your

side.

Jesus told us to turn to him for comfort.

when

this

look at the cross. I hear him how saying, "Do you see how much I gave for you much I love you?" I find comfort focusing more on his love for me than on my woes and worries. The silence of God is often terrifying, but once you realize that God speaks his Word of love to us every day, you can begin to heal. Jesus is God's messenger. He was sent to bring comfort to those who are brokenhearted and to help them become instruments of his healing love. Being brokenhearted is not the tragedy it appears to be. It is a hidden gift. It opens a floodgate of tears, but it also introduces us to the hidden meaning I

—

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for

you what you

www.messengerofjoy.com, for the same word is rendered

site,

Hebrew

"Shaliach," that

This column is for the brokenhearted. Whether your pain is caused by the death of a loved one or any other experience of loss, my heart goes out to you. I have come to learn that nothing happens to us in life unless it first passes through the hands of God. I also know that the Holy Spirit often leads us along paths we would not have chosen for ourselves. In other words, there is a supernatural reason for every-

God

ask,

cannot yet do for yourself. Only when your heart has been broken for God do you really begin to grow. Offer your pain to the Father, as Jesus did in the Garden of Olives. You will receive God's kiss, and he will make you his apostle. The word "apostle" means "messenger." (Log on

more). In

every day

is,

sees us, the object of infinite

love,

trying to sustain their lives "with

all

almost nothing to nourish them." They may have some 'leftover fast food" from childhood religious exposure, but "people are starving to death" for God, he says

it.

I heard what I expected. For a met people hurting for reasons that

writing this trilogy, and

sends, not merely with doleful resignation but with cheerful acquiescence. You may not be able to achieve that high goal just yet, but you can aspire to

and the shortness of life. He based his meditation on Psalm 90, which examines that theme.

"Our existence is fragile like the grass that sprouts in the morning and withers in the evening. are called, therefore, to recognize the shortness of our lives so that we may gain wisdom of heart," the pope said. "In prayer we ask God that a reflection of eternity penetrates our brief lives and our actions. With the presence of divine grace in us, a light will shine on the passing of days, misery will become glory, and that which seems without sense will acquire meaning," he said. At the end of the audience, the pope again confirmed his intention to visit the Marian shrine of Pompeii, south of Naples, Oct. 7 for the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. He first publicly raised the possibility of a trip which would be his second there at a general audience last October.

ANTOINETTE BOSCO CNS Columnist

is,

one

was given authority Father.

He prayed

who

represents another. Jesus

to speak in the

that "the world

name of

may know

his

that

the Father has sent Me"(Jn 1 7, 22). In the same way, Jesus wants to give you a new gift and a new status. You will no longer see yourself as a victim;

you

will learn to

become

a healer.

become God's instruments of comfort and joy to those in need. Your broken heart can now serve you well. It will help you to understand human misery wherever you find it. God has opened your eyes for the purpose of communicating his compassion and love to those in need. A broken heart can be the beginning of great Jesus

made

possible for us to

Mother Teresa received the call to be a messenger at a time when she was in great sorrow. She broke through her misery and started a new religious community in 1949 called The Missionary Sisters of Charity. You and I may not be able to reach the heights of Mother Teresa, but we can receive the same gifts of the Holy Spirit. With a little prayer, we can learn to become messengers of God's love and joy. things.

March 28, 2003

Light

Guest Columnist

Two who wouldn't give up Many won-

Historical figures are just too remote.

derful people have contributed to the world, but unless

something singles them out, we don't pay all that much attention. Around the Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday this year, I came across profiles of some remarkable people. Two of them, in particular caught my eye. I think it was because despite their difficult, even desperto create lives of hope, not

only for themselves, but for others.

Tubman,

"The Moses of her people," on a Chesapeake Bay plantation in 1820. As a teenager, she watched the whipping of a fellow slave. She rose to defend him and she herself was Harriet

was born

called

into slavery

beaten into unconsciousness.

The life

incident gave her the determination to risk her

for freedom.

Unable

guided by There she

to read or write, but

the North Star, she escaped to Pennsylvania.

joined other folks

who were

resolved to abolish slavery.

one of the founders of the Underground Rail-

Later, as

road, she led hundreds of slaves to liberty. Civil

War

forces.

During the

she acted as a spy and a scout for the Union

During one daring expedition she

freed over

700

slaves.

One of the most eloquent

came from

tributes to her

another American hero, Frederick Douglass.

He wrote

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Lenten regulations for fast and abstinence

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meat and soup and gravy made from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent On two days, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, those over 18 and under 59 should fast This means taking full meal and only between meals.

The

size

of the

liquids like milk

and

meals

depends on the individual's physical needs. One is excused from the whole obligation if his or her health or work

would be

by abstaining or fasting. and abstinence remain a powerful and

seriously affected

While

fast

obligatory Christian spiritual discipline, the church's

ishes in

your

area. Traditionally,

Lenten observances

these churches are as your friends told you.

drink (except water and medicine)

may

food or

be taken on

fast

days from midnight to noon, for everyone between 18 and 65 years of age. Abstinence means no meat or soup or broths

made from meat

for people

between 14 and

65.

Interestingly, in most Eastern churches the Great Lent begins two days earlier, on Ash Monday instead of Ash Wednesday, and ends on the Friday before Palm Sunday. The pre-Easter season is called the Great Lent because three other Lents have been observed in the Eastern Churches: the Lent of the Holy Aposties in June, Mary's Lent in August and the Lent before Christmas in November and December.

had made the ultimate

and children of a young man from our community his Army helicopter crashed His death got little publicity because the crash occurred the same day as the

who was

when

killed

in Afghanistan.

Moreover

it was on the forgotten young wife is disabled with MS. She is left to raise two young children on her own. Our parish was moved by her plight and

Shuttle disaster.

front of Afghanistan. His

donated nearly $3,000 for her

We also

Annulments and children man was

ordained

the second

marriage ended in

divorce.

The second marriage was annulled before lie entered t/w priesthood. Since an annulment, as I and myfriends understand means tfiere was never a true marriage, does that make his it,

children illegitimate? (Nebraska)

A. If a

man and woman were

free

from any impedi-

ment at the time of their marriage (if for example, neither of them were validly married to someone else), church and law consider children born during their marriage as legitimate, even if that marriage is annulled sometime later. Such unions are called putative marriages. This means that everyone, including probably the couple themselves, thought it was a marriage and there was no public civil

reason to think otherwise.

The

fact that

some

condition

the marriage that caused

does not

affect

poor box.

sending a volunteer group to help at the USO lounge at the nearby airport where many young soldiers are shipping out on military flights. While our whole parish wants to show support for our men and women in uniform, this does not mean that our whole parish agrees with this it.

for one, think this

war

morally dubious

moved Saddam

to accept inspectors at

this issue.

was present throughout

to be annulled years afterward

the legitimacy of their children.

and Islam that

(Afree brochure describing basic Catfwlic prayers, beliefs and is available by sending a stamped, sef-addressed Peoria,

IL 61631.)

will last for generations. It will

new

crusade.

This war

may

well radicalize a whole genera-

tion of Islamic youth.

will create another

10,000 volunteers to join the terrorists' ranks.

The Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war is contrary to the principles of international law and violates the Catholic tradition of the just war, which has been the cornerstone of the law of war. A pre-emptive war will contribute to instability in the world.

What argument will the United States make who want their own pre-emptive

to other nations

wars

in places like

Kashmir, the China/Taiwan

Straights and the Korean peninsula? I

believe that the

weapons of war are not the

instruments of Christ or his followers. So long as there is a glimmer of hope for peaceful means, we should pursue them.

moral, precepts

Box 325,

on a

perceived as a

now,

envelope to Fatlier John Dietzen,

believe that an attack

nation by a largely Christian nation risks

creating an era of hostility between Christianity

to t/ie priest/iood in

He was married twice and had several children. Hisfirst

wfe died;

in the

remember our soldiers, sailors they come and go. Our parish is

try to

and airmen as

Muslim

parish.

sacrifice.

took up a poor-box collection for the widow

Like the pope,

is on prayer, participation in good works and voluntary self-denial

much more than formerly. From your question, I'm certain your friends are members of one of the many Eastern Rite Catholic par-

ticular family that

or take even small steps to disarmament. Nevertheless, I agree more with the pope than

Lenten emphasis today the liturgy,

at Mass we pray for the safety of who are serving our country. At the same time we also pray for the innocent civilians of Iraq. This past Sunday we tried to support a par-

Every day

those

the president

fruit juices

lesser

can to support our troops. want our young men and women who are serving our country to know our gratitude, love and support.

all

Columnist

Q. Recently a

meal and the two

full

The war and our parish we are doing everything we

In our parish,

that has

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

Catholics over 14 years of age are obkged to abstain from

only one

Columnist

and legally questionable. It will lead us into a quagmire that we will not emerge from for years to come. In fairness to President Bush, we have to admit that it is only the credible threat of force

The rules for fast and abstinence in the Latin church same as they have been for many years. In most all

CNS

right? (Pennsylvania)

places in the United States, perhaps in

FATHER PETER J. DALY

war. Far from

and abstinence? We have observed them unchangedfor several years. But now there seems to be confusion again.

fast

Catholic friends

Parish Diary

...

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

managed

Tubman: "The difference between us is very marked. Most that I have done in the service of our cause has been in public and I have received encouragement. You have labored in a private way. You have wrought in the night. The most that you have done has been witnessed by a few trembling, scared and footsore bondmen whom you have led out of the house of bondage and whose heartfelt 'God bless you' has been your only reward." A second woman who used her talents to make a difference for herself and for others was Mahalia Jackson. An orphan at six, forced to quit school in the eighth grade to go to work, she held a succession of menial jobs. Cook, laundress, hotel maid - she did whatever she had to keep going. But Mahalia Jackson had one great joy and passion: singing. Though she never learned to read music, she joined her church choir. After she left her hometown of New Orleans for Chicago, she became a soloist for the Greater Salem Baptist Church, then traveled the country with a Gospel Crusade where she attracted attention for such songs as, "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" and "I Can Put My Trust in Jesus." Eventually, her records would sell millions of copies. She described the real force behind her beautiful music like this, "I have hopes that my singing will break down some of the hate and fear that divide the white and black people in this country." Both Mahalia Jackson and Harriet Tubman had their own unique way of singing the glory of God. Each woman knew suffering and sadness. But neither would allow the miserable realities of her life, nor natural feelings of discouragement, to stop her from making the most of her life. I can't pretend to imagine what it took for these brave women to succeed. But I do know that there's just too much good that has yet to be done. Mahalia Jackson and Harriet Tubman showed us two ways to go out and do it. to Harriet

One

Candle

ate early years, they

The Catholic News & Herald 13

& Columns

Editorials

a pastor

find this situation agonizing.

seeking a delicate balance.

support our troops every

time

way we

can.

We At

For

should

the

same

reserve the right to use the freedom that

flows in part from their brave service to disagree

with the government and speak for peace.

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Holy Angels presents Founder's Award

—

BELMONT Richard M. Penegar was awarded Holy Angels' first-ever Founder's Award during a Board Appreciation Dinner March 20. Regina Moody, president and CEO of

Holy Angels, announced the establishment named in of the Founder's x\ward memory of Mercy Sister Marie Patrice to honor Manley, Holy Angels' founder an individual who has had a long-term relationship with Holy Angels, a private,

changes, such as the addition of

nonprofit corporation presiding residential

senices and programs for children and

—

adults with varying degrees of mental re-

needed ministry.

tardation and physical disabilities.

After 45 years as a member of the Holy Angels Board of Directors, Penegar said he

— —

Nearly 45 years ago, Penegar heard about a little girl named Maria and Sister

Marie

who was make room

phasing out her

Patrice,

daycare to

for infants with

Marie and volunteered his services. Since then, Penegar has been an integral part of the history of Holy Angels from serving as a member of the Holy Angels Board of Directors from its early days to starting in a small cottage on the grounds of Sacred Heart Campus. Penegar was a part of the growth and development Penegar

special needs.

March 28, 2003

Around the Diocese

visited Sister

Patrice

—

Holy Angels outgrew that small cottage and expanded into what is now known as Holy Angels' Main Center. After Sister Marie Patrice retired in 1982, Holy Angels experienced many

new

pro-

grams and services based on community needs. Penegar would say 'It's for the children." He not only had a great love for the ministry of Holy Angels, he also had a great love for Sister Marie Patrice, Mother Benignus Hoban and the Sisters of Mercy for their vision in

beginning a

make room

plans on retiring to

much

"for

new

and younger members." Also for his service and time, Penegar was named as the first Board Member Emeritus. Programs of Holy Angels include the Holy Angels Residential Center, four Comideas

BMCHS —

music director featured at

KERNERSVILLE

for its excellency

Dr. Alan Hirsh, music director at Bishop

pated as a specially fea-

ductor of the U.S./ Mexico Guitar Orches-

tured artist in the South-

west Guitar Festival in San Antonio, Tx., Jan. 2. It

and

Hirsh is also an accomplished composer and performer. At the festival, Hirsh was featured convirtuosity.

McGuinness Catholic High School, partici-

29-Feb.

festival

tra that

was Hirsh's

performed selec-

tions specially

commis-

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sessions. Students rotate out of regular

Catholic High School where they participate in the concert band under the

classes, accepting the responsibility of

direction of

dents to practice during their private

MUSIC, from page 1 gela Montague, cipal.

St.

make up

their assignments.

David Shoff, director of instrumental music. The 101 high school students also

'Without these private lessons, our program wouldn't be what it is today," said Kaufman. "Parents support the program by paying an extra fee in

make up the marching band that performs at the football and basketball games and in numerous competitions. In recent regional competition at

tuition for these lessons."

Gatlinburg, Tenn., they placed first in concert band performance as well as first in marching band. The jazz band, a

working with the teacher

Patrick School prin-

"Experts say there's a close con-

nection between music and math. We can substantiate that theory in that some of our best math students are in

The band

the band."

Montague

believes the school's

band program gives students an opportunity to discover their musical talents. "It helps prepare them for the middle school and high school band programs," she said. "We have two band recitals a year, which give students exposure to something they might not otherwise experience. 'We often hear about all the state testing students said endure," Michalski. "In music, they are tested every day. With. 30 concerts per year, we put our product before the public for

Photo by Mary Marshall

Alan Kaufman, director of bands at Holy Trinity Middle School in Charlotte, directs the sixth-grade band.

Holy Trinity Principal Jerry Healy believes that the spirit

"It

At Holy

class.

that playing a music instrument stimulates a certain part of the brain intellectual, skills,"

and adults

many

emotional and social

said.

"There's an energy created by a band," said Kaufman. "When all are playing together, a sense of sharing, cooperation, personal and group ac-

complishment occurs."

Lt 1

Trinity,

band

classes

not

all

classroom

work. Each grade level has concerts and performs at special functions. The sixth-grade band, under the direction of Kym Ledford, plays "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Knights Stadium. Parents, relatives, teachers and friends gather to support them. The seventh-grade band plays two mini tours per year, one in the fall and one in the spring as they perform for the five elementary Catholic schools. And the eighth-grade band

concert band, received a superior rating.

"Our band students exhibit exceland follow-

lent qualities of leadership

is shown in the marching band where they must memorize their music, learn the marching patterns and learn how to work together with different people to

ing directions as

put together one product," said Shoff. "Colleges look for these students, recognizing their efforts and dedication. "Directing these students is the most rewarding thing I have ever done," he said. "I love seeing the light go on in the students' heads and seeing them accomplish things they never, imagined they could." Another offspring of the concert band is the musical band, which will be playing for Charlotte Catholic's up-

North American Musi-

travels to the

Festival in Myrtle Beach, S.C. They have received excellent ratings for the past five years. Two band students are members of the Charlotte Junior Youth Orchescal

tra

and sixth-grader Hilary Sharp

made

this year's All State

Honors

Band.

Kaufman has a wonderful rapport with the students. "I try to deal with each student on his or her own personal wave length," he said. "I give the students respect and they in turn give

group of 21 members from the

select

coming musical,

"Hello, Dolly!" April

and 12. On April 1, the concert band will compete at the district band competition in Shelby. The jazz band 10, 11

Church March and compete in the Jazz the University of North

respect."

will play at St. Gabriel

Many

28 and April

of the middle school band members continue with the instrumental music program at Charlotte

Festival at

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Living the faith

Mexican nun among those to

Nuns pledged to stay in NEWS SERVICE

By CATHOLIC

human shield in Iraq

act as

NEW

pBLOS DEL MJtl

NlOS

DELHI,

CNS

photo from Reuters

Maria Luz Rodriquez Lopez speaks to a reporter at the Mexico City international airport March 5. She was among a group of Mexicans who were traveling to Iraq to act as human shields if the United States begins an assault on Iraq. Sister

Sisters of

Mercy announce

concern for the

Baghdad.

Kairali Television, said

It took numerous attempts over two days to connect with the convent's single phone line. Sister Densy and two of the nuns are from India; the fourth is from Bangladesh.

at the orphanage.

Indian

Embassy has requested

50 or so Indian

Mercy of North Carolina Foundation anSisters of

nounced grant awards totaling $336,076 to

1 1

Guidance Center in Hickory; Food Bank of North Carolina in Raleigh; Helping Hands Clinic of Caldwell County in Lenoir; Food Bank in

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Charlotte and Raleigh dioceses. Sup-

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ported programs include

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organizations are: Cabarrus County Partnership for Children in Concord; Chemical Dependency Center in Charlotte; Cleveland County Coalition for the Homeless in Shelby; ,

Communities

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Schools of Charlotte-

Burnsville;

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Indian journalist John Brittas, in in the first half of March, said the nuns care for the "most vulnerable segments of orphans" who need help "even to sit up."

Baghdad

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Brittas,

Delhi bureau chief of he spent an hour

"Several Iraqis

who

lack

enough

food for themselves knocked on the nuns'

doors with crates of eggs or whatever they have," he said. "I '

that the

saw the

sisters

very happy amid

the children and hospitality of the Ira-

qis,"

said.

About 200 Dominican nuns and

citizens in Iraq leave

in the

The nuns

country in the event of war. 14 letter from the 125 Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena, a Chaldean Catholic community, said they had two convents located on the edges of an army camp.

A March

embassy officials they want to stay during the war to look after the orphanage that Mother Teresa opened after the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The orphanage has 22 mentally and told

to take care of them.

our duty," said Sister Densy,

"Will the

That

The nuns

said that the

said

war would be

a fur-

who

ther injustice for Iraqi civilians,

have suffered enough under UN-imposed economic sanctions. In a plea for peace, the nuns said the Iraqi people, especially children, have been psychologically harmed by the threat of war. Directing their comments to the American people, the nuns said, 'You are deceived and we are captured by your mass media, which is the biggest liar." "Our children, women and people are dying of malnutrition and starvation

age, she said.

Unlike others in Baghdad, the sishave not stockpiled food, bought gas

masks or dug underground bunkers. 'Food items are available just outside (the orphanage), and Our Lord will

Densy

"We are

and extreme

worry."

nuns and Vatican Embassy officials are getting through their fears "with prayers and our beliefin our Lord." Every day, the nuns and the two priests from the Vatican Embassy pray together and have adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. The embassy is five minutes away from the orphan-

ters

the soldiers

kill

living in great fright, panic

local su-

perior of the congregation.

She

bombing

or the people?" the sisters asked.

because of the inhuman sanctions.

The

sanctions have caused the death of 1.5 million Iraqi people, mostly

said.

Indian media reported Sister Nirmala Joshi, superior general of the

children.

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