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& in

Western North Carolina

in

the Diocese of Charlotte

Inside Romero justice,

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legacy of

says speaker Page 5

Belmont Abbey welcomes

new monks ...

Page 7

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local

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Faith formation

experienced

in

community, says priest ...

Page 9 Photos by Alesha M. Prk Illustration by Tim Faragher

Deacon's faith spreads

Mothers, grandmothers, daughters

through ministry ...Page

16

join in spiritual, uplifting

BY ALESHA M. PRICE

the parish steering committee.

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE — Women of vari-

Every Week Entertainment

Pages 10-11

ous ages, races and backgrounds gathered together in the spirit of oneness to listen to other women speak about their lives and to walk their faith journeys together.

Editorials

& Columns ...Pages

1 will

12-13

my spirit in you that you may live, and will put

I

settle

you upon your land;

Over 200 women came

to St.

am

I

the Lord."

-

Ezekiel 37:

13

you

when you

"Many

attend these events,

with people you know, and you never get to meet anyone. decided sit

We

change

they could become acquainted with other to get people to

women."

Love and doves

tables, so

floated

around the

Matthew Church, the host of the second annual Women's Day on March 24, in recognition of womanhood. This is the

room throughout

second celebration of its kind at the and this year, the format was

spect onto slips of paper later stapled

parish,

changed slightly to accommodate a crowd composed of women from parishes in the

Piedmont-Triad area and

other surrounding areas.

thus you shall know that

times,

'We wanted to keep it fresh and new this year. Last year, we had breakout sessions, and we heard from the women that they wanted to remain in a large

group setting

this year," ex-

plained Kathy Murray, a

member of

the day. Participants

were asked to write their names and the names of women they admire and reinto a love chain that was passed around the room to reflect the strength of all women and the links that bind them together. Doves adorned with the attendants' wishes, dreams or heartfelt prayers were taped onto a "dream tree"

on a wall Murray.

"I felt

would be a

Lady of Lourdes Church

"Men have

in

Monroe.

their outlet, but

women

need some type of interaction with spiritual partners. We have this spiritual need in our lives, and this brings it a little closer. I feel good about this and would recommend this to my daughter."

In keeping with the theme, "Empowered by Love," the day included testimonies from three parishioners and a keynote address from Mercy Sister Jeanne Marie Kienast, pastoral associate at St. Matthew and head of the steering committee. Kathy Bartlett, Heather Martin and Lori Summeral shared aspects of their lives and demon-

said

strated how women could grow in love of self and neighbor through the power

spiritual

of prayer and a dedication to their faith.

"I talked about how God shows his

in the parish center,

that this

renewal

day and good day to get closer to my faith," said Carol Marchand from Our

See

WOMEN,

page

8

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Brief

Cultures blend as Hispanics mix with U.S. society WASHINGTON(CNS) As the growing number of Hispanics interact

given two years ago to Pope John Paul II and the North American College in Rome,

—

with their U.S. surroundings, the result

the

is

Many

faith.

March 5 ceremony at the seminary.

Gunther Lawrence, executive director of a

the New York-based Interreligious Information Center, developed the idea for the

Hispanic leaders

use the term "acculturation" for the mutual influence of

two

come

cultures that

Hashoah Menorah was pre-

Baltimore, chancellor of St. Mary's, during

mutual contact ranging from intermarriages to blended ways of thinking and acting. Within the church, this contact has given rise to a Hispanic theology and has influenced ways of experiencing and understanding

Yom

sented to Cardinal William H. Keeler of

project

and worked

Aharon

Bezalel of Jerusalem to design the

witii Israeli sculptor

artwork.

Pope blesses

into

think in Spanish means to

Italian expedition to North Pole VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II blessed members of an Italian expedition that plans to make history by celebrating Mass and erecting a cross at

think from and within Hispanic culture,"

the North Pole on Easter. Meeting with the

Carmen

close contact. Spanish-born

—

Aquinaco notes that acculturation goes beyond learning each other's mother tongue.

means learning each

"It

To

language.

other's cultural

who

said Aquinaco, a Catholic journalist

expedition team

has lived in the United States for 20 years

and

on the executive board of the Na-

is

said

Minis-

tional Catholic Council for Hispanic

Catholics must fight racism in church, pope says

—

VATICAN CITY (CNS) to ensure that

is

ex-

and cultures feel the home, Pope John Paul II Marking the March 2 1 U.N. celebraall

church

their

said.

is

Day for the

Elimi-

nation of Racial Discrimination, the pope obligatory" that religious

said, "it is

CNS

races

tion of the International

com-

photo by Ed Zelachoski, Catholic Accent

Polish Peroghi pack parish freezer St. Stanislaus Parish in Calumet, Pa., adds another dozen peroghi to a freezer packed full with the Polish dumplings. Last year, the church grossed about $ 10,000 selling more than 23,000 peroghi.

Bernie

Moore of

sacrament of reconciliation

HONG KONG (CNS) — The sacra-

ment of

reconciliation remains popular

munities join international efforts to fight

among

end of his weekly general audience, Pope John Paul said international treaties, conferences and the upcoming U.N. World Conference Against Racism are "important steps on the way toward affirming the fundamental equality and dignity of every person and for peace-

rural areas

racism. Speaking at the

among all peoples."

Cardinal urges courage in seeking Northern Ireland peace ful

coexistence

WASHINGTON

Law

Cardinal Bernard F.

cans and on

—

(CNS)

called

parties in

all

Boston's

on AmeriNorthern

have the courage to keep working for peace. In his annual statement issued on St Patrick's Day, March Ireland's turmoil to

17,

Cardinal

Law

Northern Ireland

Roman

said the situation in

foDowing the meaning

calls for

proverb, "Festina lente,"

"make haste with due

deliberation." Cardi-

Law, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Policy, acknowledged the progress that has been made toward implementing the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement but said

lic

three areas of special concern warrant at-

officially

nal

tention: the role of the police,

decommis-

sioning of weapons, and demilitarization of

sands line

member

church

group, the world's largest Catho-

fraternal order.

Museum

director Larry

Sowinski said one of the principal goals of

Columbus Museum, which opened March 10, is to tell the story of the Knights and their effect on American and world history. the Knights of

of Columbus headquarters

Jewish leaders donate Holocaust menorah to Baltimore seminary

nearly four years of planning and building,

strengthen the bonds of understanding

the Knights of Columbus has opened a major museum at the organization's New

Catholics,

the North.

New museum opens

at Knights

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (CNS) — After

Haven

headquarters.

"Now

that we're into

our second century of service,

this

was the

time to preserve and share with the public

what our heritage

is,"

said

Supreme Knight

E

VV

BALTIMORE

— Hoping

(CNS)

to

and mutual respect between Jews and prominent Jewish leaders have donated a menorah to St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, commemorating millions of lives lost in the Holocaust. A replica of similar menorahs

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Church, 8015 Ballantyne

the parish centers conference room. For

more information,

call

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Mass

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the laying

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St.

Gabriel

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Rev. Mr. Jim

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reconciliation

Borrelli at (704)

in career

The meeting takes place tonight and 16 from 7-9 p.m in the office area of

for survivors, family

- Eileen Cordell at (704)

Matthew

Commons

Pkwy., devoted to helping people crises.

Bob

Christians in Career

a ministry of St.

is

call

coordinator, at (704)

Rd.,

Family Chun

celebrating a char-

is

tonight at 7:30 p.m. with

ismatic

Matthew

to re-

UCA NeVs.

Father Frank O'Rourke.

St.

enough

Song Zunsheng of

quire confession, Father

scheduled cancer support group meetings

and friends on the Gabriel Church, 3016

hours hearing

Christmas Eve that he had no idea when he would begin the midnight Mass, because it would commence only after all confessions were heard. Today, though, lay people in rural areas can more readily dis-

Charlotte area are having their regularly

Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., on April 3 at 7 p.m in the office building conference room. For more information, call: St. Matthew - Marilyn

April 7

for

sit

UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. A parish priest in China told UCA News one

CLEMMONS in the

Mass Sacred Heart, Salisbury

and bishops had to

Hamrlik

2 CHARLOTTE

Catholics

confessions, reported

Greensboro. For further information, Alice Schmidt at (336) 288-0983.

many

often delayed ordinary liturgies as priests

April

call

the past,

on receiving absolution before receiving Communion, and their insistence

Ancient Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division 1 is having a meeting today and every first Sunday from 3-5 p.m. at the Showfety Activity Center at St. Benedict Church, 109 West Smidi St. in

ministry center library and St

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Christmas week and Easter week and every

two weeks during June, July and August

April

in

where hundreds or even tiiouup for confessions on major

insisted

217.

planner

& H E R A L D

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Chinese Catholics, particularly

Carl A. Anderson, head of the 1.6-million

Diocesan N

ardu-

this mission, so

had a "clear missionary value," the pope said. "Planting the wood of the cross' and renewing the eucharistic sacrifice at the 'ends of the earth,' you intend to recall that humanity finds its autiientic dimension only when it is able to fix its gaze on Christ and totally trust in him," he said.

Thousands in China line up for

cluded from their communities and that

people of

he prayed "that

dition

Catholics

no one

blessing

ous and laden with significance, will be crowned with complete success." The expe-

try.

must work

March 20 and

the cross they planned to carry, the pope

is

The sacrament

of

being given at 7 p.m., and

on of hands

is

taking place after

on May For more mformation, call the church office at (336) 778-0600 or Jim Passero at Mass.

The next Mass

takes place

7.

(336) 998-7503.

—

The Adult Educa3 GREENSBORO Program at Our Lady of Grac

tion

Church, 2205

W. Market

St, concludes

tonight from 7-8 p.m. in the activity center.

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Brief

in

Emphasis on lay ministry aiding vocations, says cardinal WASHINGTON (CNS) The

Canada, the Canadian Labor Congress and the ecumenical disarmament coalition

—

church's emphasis

on

lay ministry

Mahony of Los

permitted the surplus military helicopters to

Angeles. "Just the opposite

taking place.

is

loopholes" in Canada's export controls had

Roger M.

said Cardinal

life,

Project Ploughshares claimed that "gaping

not

and conse-

diluting vocations to ordained

crated

is

As more and more

lay

ful

dor Allende. Bishop Gonzalez said he

document containing informaby a former military officer who remained anonymous, Bishop Gonzalez said that the 35 Allende collaborators were arrested and sent to the 'Tacna" Army regiment. After two days, 20 of them regarded as "communists" eight-point

tion provided

in

are protected from harsh weather

—

thanks to an awning donated by the Lead-

Women

Religious.

Guatemalan bishop

cutting ceremony in the prison's main

GUATEMALA CITY

yard. Invited guests included Auxiliary

Amid

Bishop Gabino Zavala of Los Angeles, Sister Suzanne Jabro, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet, who is director of the

and several inmates.

cultural center (CNS) Seven cardinals and President Bush presided over the March 22 ceremony and ribboncutting tiiat marked the grand opening of the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington. Detroit Cardinal Adam J.

CNS

—

photo from Reuters

A

new

church in Montevideo, Uruguay, March 24. The one-ton sculpture was situated at a church built on a spot were the pontiff celebrated Mass during his 1988 visit to the country.

many

documented how helicopters have been

here."

used

grounds of the center that the pope

Churches fear helicopters used

by Colombian military

targeted the civilian population," said

or

Krakow

sites,

in Poland.

world," Cardinal

Maida

said.

location here will allow

Rev. Mr. Paul Teich

is

it

"He

sees

"The

center's

to impact

and

presenting "Grow-

ing in Prayer" which focuses on the necessity

OTTAWA

including

Washington, D.C., as the crossroads of the

of sincere and heartfelt prayer during

how Holy Week. the Church at

Canada

events that transpire

(CNS)

fear surplus

— Churches

in

Canadian helicopters

now in the hands of Colombia's military may be used to commit human rights violations.

'The Canadian churches have

BJ. Dengler 364-5431.

call

at the

GREENSBORO

church at (704)

— The

Greensboro Women's annual mini-

in

the past in operations that have

Archbishop Roger Ebacher of GatineauHull. Archbishop Ebacher represented die

Inter-Church Committee on Human in Latin America at a news conference on Parliament Hill March 20. He and Rights

representatives of

Amnesty

15 - 8:30 and

1 1

The

tion

Neumann Church, 8451

Idlewild

is having a meeting this morning at am. with a program from Kids of the

Rd., 1 1

Kingdom and lunch in die parish center.

Donations are being accepted during the meeting. For

"rewer

at

more information, call Louise (704) 366-8357 or Gloria

ilipigni at (704)

CHARLOTTE

821-1343.

—

3016 Providence Rd.,

ment education

St.

Gabriel Church,

ladies ask that attendants bring hors

d'oeuvres to share today. Call Janet

Law

at

(336) 288-6022 for information.

SWANNANOA — At St. Mary Margaret Andrew Place, Stations of the Cross are being held during Lent today and every Wednesday after noon Mass and Fridays at 7 p.m., and a special Lenten

Church, 102

Mass and simple meal is being held also on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. During Holy Week, as follows: April 8 -

hosting a bereave-

the schedule

is

session entitled "Grief

given out at

all

is

Masses; April

Palms

10-6

p.m.

Dealing with Loss in the Years that Fol-

Seder meal with covered dishes; April 12 -

come and explore

7 p.m. Mass and washing of the feet followed by Eucharistic adoration from "8

low." All are invited to

how

feelings of grief

and

loss continue

sometimes long after the first year and how one can deal with those feelings. For further details about this session and the monthly bereavement group meetings,

BHHHHHHHHHHHHI

hospital since his arrest

ago.

Three others

bathrobe and

been confined to a city

—

more than

p.m

until midnight; April 13 - children's

Stations of the Cross at noon,

Mass

at

3

p.m. with veneration of the cross and a 7

p.m. presentation of the "Heart of the

am

Lima

a year

retired Col. Disrael

Estrada, 58, a former head of mili-

Byron

and former presidential guard Jose Obdulio Villanueva sat motionless as the judge read out die charges Oliva, 30;

—

them of "extrajudicial

against

nearby table sat the

killing."

late bishop's

At a

house-

keeper, Margarita Lopez, accused of con-

spiracy in the murder.

International

a.m. Masses.

WINSTON-SALEM

"ohn

He has

an afternoon of golfing for kids of all ages.

Lenten retreat at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd., concludes this morning at the 10 a.m. Mass.

St.

felt slippers.

A professional golf clinic, clubs and prizes

one can prepare for For further details, call

— The 50+ Club of

arrived in court

blessing of the

Council of Catholic

(336) 274-0415.

He

23.

food and Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. and April

Cross"; April 14 - 10

the season of Lent, and in doing so,

4 CHARLOTTE

shared the bishop's

alleged to have assisted the

tary intelligence; his son, Capt.

about 1,200 guests in a huge tent on the be located in Washington instead of any

is

in a wheelchair, dressed in a

Lima shape the

of several other suggested

house and

courtroom March a

the Catholic faith, told the audience of

insisted

—

murderers, sat impassively in the packed

Statue of Pope moved in Montevideo, Uruguay 13-foot-tall bronze statue of Pope John Paul II is moved to

Maida, president of the center dedicated to

Warsaw

who

diocesan priest

President, cardinals officially

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

tight security, a panel of judges be-

gan the trial of five people accused of the 1998 murder of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City. One of the accused, Father Mario Orantes, a

archdiocesan Office of Detention Ministry,

it

—

were sent to the military camp

Peldehue outside Santiago and executed.

Trial begins in 1998 murder of

The new awning was formally presented during a March 14 blessing and ribbon-

open pope's

were

1973, 35 people

11,

La Moneda Palace and 20 of them were executed two days later. In an

Corona, receiving their daily

ership Conference of

Sept.

arrested at

or beneadi the blazing sun. Today, these

women

on

that

—

standing under stormy skies

re-

ceived "consistent information" explaining

mates at the California Institution for

mean enduring long waits

Palace the day Gen. Augusto

Pinochet ousted Socialist President Salva-

Sisters extend 'gift of shelter' to female inmates in California LOS ANGELES (CNS) For in-

lines,

executions of people arrested at La

Moneda

in Mission."

outdoor

"re-

SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) Retired Bishop Carlos Gonzalez Cruchaga of Talca has provided evidence of 20 unlaw-

and religious life," he said in off-the-cuff remarks during a speech at The Catholic University of America in Washington.

The largest group of seminarians studying for his archdiocese come from lay ministry, he added. Cardinal Mahony spoke March 20 on "Charting a Course for Participation

in

hands of Colombia's

—

are a base for vocations to the priesthood

meals used to

in the

Chilean bishop provides proof of executions under Pinochet

people become involved in ministry, they

Women

end up

pressive" military.

call

For

details,

the church office at (828) 686-8833.

— St Leo

the Great

Church, 335 Springdale Ave., is hosting Dr. William Rabil as he leads a presenta-

on the Shroud of Turin tonight from 7-

8:15 p.m. at the activity center annex. talk concerns biblical, medical tific

and

The

scien-

accounts of the shroud as a theoretic

"fifth

gospel."

For further information,

call

the church office at (336) 724-0561.

5 WINSTON-SALEM

— The Healing

Companions, a grief support group for the bereaved, is meeting tonight and April 19 in Conference Room A at 7:30 p.m. at St Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. Call the church office at (336) 7240561 for details.

The Raiders Asso8 CHARLOTTE ciation from Our Lady of Assumption School is hosting a 'Tamily Day of Golf' today at noon at the Larkhaven Golf Club.

The day includes celebrity guest host Ethan Horton, snacks, lunch, drinks and

—

are being provided for the pants,

young

partici-

and the adults can compete to win

For further information,

prizes.

Diana Kennedy

CHARLOTTE

call

at (704) 548-0568.

— Churches

in the

Charlotte area are hosting ultreyas

fol-

lowed by a school ofleaders on the following dates and times: St Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., from 7-8 p.m. tonight for adults only with shared

Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd., from 1-2:30 p.m. on April 12 with childcare and a family potluck and St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., from 1:30-3:00 p.m. on April 22 with childcare and a family snacks; St.

potiuck.

Hines

Coon

For more information, call Dan 544-6665 or Aliceann

at (704)

at (704) 540-8696.

Please submit notices ofeventsfor the Diocesan

Planner at tion date.

least

10 days prior

to the publica-

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round the Diocese

Hickory Catholics,

Lutherans gather for Lenten worship series

By ELLEN NEERINCX

SIGMON

dience laughed and cried during her gave her a standing ovation when she finished.

portrayals, and

Correspondent

HICKORY formance

— As part of her per-

at St.

Aloysius Catholic

Church on Wednesday evening, March 21, actress Olivia Woodford of Asheville played the part of a young girl who sneaks up the stairs of her house during the Last Supper. She

move

finds herself unable to

as she

Her second monologue was that of a woman named Veronica who saw Jesus carrying his cross and felt compelled to step forward to wipe his face.

Veronica says that she doesn't usually attend the crucifixions, "but my wanting to see him is greater than any of

my

peeks through the door and looks

"He doesn't smile at me, because would give me away," she says, "but I think I see him smile with his eyes."

This portrayal was one of six recount the events of

death and resurrection.

Woodford performed her drama, entitled "The Heart of the Cross," as part of a joint Wednesday evening Lenten

Then she became Mary,

the mother of Jesus, cleaning him and preparing him for burial. "I knew you never belonged to me, Jesus, and I learned to let you go at each phase of your life," she said. Later she looked down at him and said, "Such a beautiful temple destroyed."

Then came Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus, going to his tomb and finding angels there. "How many times has he said to me, 'I will be with you always'?" she said. "I should have listened." Then she rushes to tell the disciples. "I can feel the grace of God flowing through me as I run." Then, as she encounters

worship series between member churches of the Lutheran/Roman Catholic Covenant Committee.

This service was the third of five Wednesdays, and was attended by

members of all four churches in the covenant. The other members of the covenant are Holy Trinity, Mt. Olive Andrew's Lutheran churches.

Members from all of the churches were invited to a pasta dinner hosted

by St. Aloysius before the service.

St.

The

other four weeks, the pastors of each church are taking turns delivering the homily at each other's churches. Each pastor chose a person or persons in history to speak about

disbelief

tells

them what has

mine has been."

Last came Martha, describing Pentecost and her other encounters with Jesus. First she expresses exasperation

their lives.

Woodford

held the 300 people attending this service as spellbound as

young

when she

happened, "They don't believe me," she says. "Their faith is as small as

during the other four Wednesdays, and wrote a homily that talked about the crosses those persons bore during

at Jesus'

him

while looking into the eyes of Jesus. Members of the authe

Photo by Ellen Neerincx Signion

Aloysius Church parishioner Karen Vollinger chats with the Rev. William Milholland, interim pastor at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Hickory. Vollinger is a former longtime member of the Lutheran Catholic Covenant Committee.

St.

again."

Jesus'

and

Magdalene, watching Jesus die on the remembering how he had saved her from herself when he forgave her sins and told her to go and sin no more. "He had healed my heart," she said, "and I could love

cross and

that

women who

doubts."

Woodford then became Mary

straight into the eyes of Jesus.

response to her

to send

Mary

help her. After

girl felt

all,

when

She is pleased when Jesus later asks her to keep doing what she has

—

congregations had gathered at St. Aloysius. "We filled this worship area when we gathered together to sign our covenant," he said. The signing took place on May 29, 1994, although the cov?nant was agreed upon in 1991. The committee is planning another gathering for the con-

providing meals and been doing lodging for his followers instead of traveling with his disciples. "I discovered that we each have a place in this

—

world," she says.

In remarks at the beginning of the service, Pastor Robert Shoffner of Holy Trinity said that the gathering

gregations in May to the 10th anniversary.

commemorate

reminded him of another time the four

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Around the Diocese

Romero's legacy centered on 'violence of love,' speaker says

—

recognized that

marking the transcending of moderate defender of the status quo and pushing toward his becoming an outspoken critic of the country's struggles.

Roberto said the most radical phase of Archbishop Romero's ministry began toward the end of 1978, when he began

power could not be

referring to the "atheism of capitalism" that

belief in salvation history

the facts

bishop, a line

and the record of God's relationships with people

much of his

— guided

his role as a

the archbishop in

That belief, he said, led the archbishop to "become a great Christian and a great realist at the same

—

time

ministry.

man who

a

Christ's redemptive

occurs

anyone who

terial possessions,

tried to

do

that

was not

living

the Gospel."

JIMMY ROSTAR Associate Editor

GREENSBORO

— During

his three

archbishop's speaking in a loud voice for

Roberto

the poor, the oppressed and the people of

tiously challenged

who

faith

years as archbishop of San Salvador, Arch-

comprised the majority

country yet

Romero repeated a progresmore urgent plea that justice would

who were victimized

in the

the

most

bishop Oscar

harshly.

sively

economic crisis, the most profound economic setback and chaos are in third-world countries, and this

prevail over inequality

God would

and that the

will

'In times of global

of

prevail over the elitism of the

powerful, said a professor of history in

was

Greensboro.

said

certainly the

same

in

Dr. Michael Roberto, an instructor of

T

world history at North Carolina A & State University, addressed an audience at

destabilization

March 15 on the teachings of Archbishop Romero as a theo-

San Salvador.

Roberto explained the social, economic and political situation in El Salvador during Archbishop Romero's three years as a church leader: a land with extreme polarization of wealth and political power; a land where 14 families controlled 60 percent of the nation's property; a land where 65 percent of the peasantry was landless; a land where half-hearted reform attempts were squashed by those 14 families and their military allies; and a land where it became commonplace to see the slogan "Be a patriot and kill a priest" slapped on walls of towns, pueblos and cities nationwide.

Roberto said Archbishop Romero's

Romero was

the Franciscan Center

logical invitation to social justice in

try ravaged

and

by human rights

a coun-

violations

capitalistic idolatry.

Archbishop Romero was shot while celebrating

Mass on March

24,

1980,

leaving behind a role as one of El Salvador's most outspoken critics of human rights abuses. His legacy continues to have insightful effects in the country.

Quoting from 'The Violence of hove," a series of Archbishop Romero's homilies compiled and translated by Jesuit Father James Brockman, Roberto took his audience through three years of the

and the year

in

which

appointed as archbishop of

Archbishop Romero cauall

love to the world.

people to share in the

As time

and

God

with ma-

and honesty.

Archbishop Romero was again making a strong argument for salvation history, Roberto said, returning to the Jesus'

example of his life. "By remrning to the idea of salvation history, with Jesus showing us

progressed,

how

however, Roberto pointed out that the archbishop became growingly and pub-

more concerned with the

to live because of the

himself,

Romero

way

Jesus lived

therefore put Jesus in the

context of the struggle in El Salvador," he

structures in

were contrary to God's Word.

Roberto shared this excerpt from a

place that

said.

December 1977 homily: "What starts conflicts and persecutions, what marks the genuine church, is the word that, burning like the word of the prophets, proclaims and accuses: pro-

spring before the archbishop's

El Salvador,"

Roberto of the year 1977, the beginning of a period of worldwide economic

said,

priestly ministry of bringing peace

licly

replace

leading to a deteriora-

tion in values, integrity

In his early homilies as archbishop,

By

when people

taken out of the historical process, and

Roberto said by April 1979, der, the cleric's homilies

in the

own mur-

became more chal-

lenging than ever on the theme of righteous, nonviolent conflict; the church's

standing on the side of those

who

are

claims to the people God's wonders to be

oppressed; and the invoking of God's in-

believed and venerated, and accuses of sin

spiration in the face of injustice.

those

may

who oppose God's reign, so that they

tear that sin out of their hearts, out of

their societies, out of their laws

—

out of the

Though

the archbishop publicly said

in his homilies that

the right nor the

left,

he sided with neither but with the Word of

structures that oppress, that imprison, that

God, "he was signaling

violate the rights of God

his statements

Roberto said

more

and of humanity."

own

death" by said.

And,

marked a

this period

radical line of thought

his

of belief, Roberto

from the arch-

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March 30, 2001

the New;

to help lead the diocese into the

Sister Barbara Reid wins Sophia Award for excellence DominiWASHINGTON (CNS)

—

ample and the vision of Pope John Paul

in

at Catholic Theological

Chicago since 1988,

of the Sophia

Award

New

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made

ris-

man

He

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May

Father Oreste Benzi,

women

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looking for our freedom," she told the pope.

named

U.S.

Msgr. Frank

Council for Justice and Peace, the Vatican

announced March

Msgr. Dewane has

22.

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CNS

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he has been an

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official

Unum,"

the

and the role of children in war.

Bishop Lori installed as new

sales

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15 for the Sisters of Provi-

Mary-of-the-Woods and

do nothing more or

'It will

and

it

stu-

less for society,

certainly won't bring

Welch spoke about

ney since

his

me

peace," he

his spiritual jour-

daughter was the

Murrah Federal

killed on April bombing of the Alfred P.

Building.

Bridgeport to model their lives on the ex-

ample of

St.

Joseph, former

Auxiliary Bishop William E. Lori

plan of salvation," Bishop Lori

said.

'You

—

and I are invited to know Christ who in showing us the depth of the Father's love also reveals the dignity and worth of every

Calling on the faithful of the Diocese of

person." In his homily, Bishop Lori pledged

Conn. (CNS)

dence of

19, 1995, in

open our hearts to the Father's mysterious

Msgr. Dewane will deal with a wide range of economic and social issues. In

cil,

BRIDGEPORT,

March

said.

recent years, the council has studied such

the justice and peace coun-

bishop of Bridgeport, Conn.

speeches

holds a portrait of the slain archbishop and of her son, a seminarian who was also slain during El Salvador's civil war.

questions as foreign debt, racism, weapons

At

a staged political event"

dents at St Mary-of-the-Woods College.

Washington was installed March 19, the feast of St Joseph, as the diocese's fourth bishop. "With the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, we are called to

office.

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Vatican's charity-promoting and coordi-

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Belmont Abbey welcomes two monks into community

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It

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was

fessed their first monastic cially

vows and

Mother always knew God persuading

offi-

He cism

Brother Emmanuel Slobodzian and Brother Boniface Hamilton became monks,

Belmont Abbey Basilica.

'This is a happy occasion for us as others come to embrace this way of life,"

and

an alumnus."

Boniface,

life

was

and

discipline of the

need to choose any-

didn't

God had chosen me to the college,

felt

I

sending

am no

longer

my own

director, etc.

I

Matthew Allen Hamilton will;

I

am

Brother Boniface I

can."

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a wonderful occurrence,

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in

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a degree in psychology, he

Clemmons, Brother Boniface, formerly Matthew Allen Hamilton, says that it was his mother's influence that ultimately led him to his decision to enter the

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Pictured from left to right, Brother Boniface Hamilton, Abbot Placid Solari, OSB and Brother Emmanuel Slobodzian stand in front of Belmont Abbey time with the help of friends and family.

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Photo by Alesha M. Price

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me

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Abbot

was some way

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of

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love through our families and friends

doesn't have

through their words and actions and

so

how we reflect that love," said Martin, who spoke last year and brought the only male in attendance, her 10-week old son, Patrick. "God intended us to be in relationships with one another, and this day is important because we work so hard as moms and as women. We need to realize that we do make an impact, and we have to get together to talk and relate to one another and show appreciation."

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Benedict Church in Greensboro.

"The Catholic Church traditionally

ing through humble, contemplative and

you do not understand

The men

obedient faith and service.

has been a living document since

"It

the sixth century and

was

previous documents as a

distilled

way of life

a rule for beginners," explained Placid. 'It serves as a

way

from

that

is

Abbot

of living Chris-

and allows by the abbot to adapt outward expression. It is die fundamental monastic rule in Western Europe and outlines a way of life that any person of good will can live, that over time, will change a person through fidelity to prayer and charity in the community." tian

life

for the average person

discretion

The ceremony The two

novices, Brother

Emmanuel

and Brother Boniface were presented to the abbot and indicated that they wished to make vows during the Mass and profes-

you

on March 21, said Abbot Placid.

During the homily, Abbot Placid told the men that they must trust in God's divine plan for their lives and that, even through times of difficulty, the light of Christ burns bright and strong in them.

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some of that fire in all of us. And yet, we, the monks of Belmont Abbey, have shown you as well how the Lord sustains us especially in our weakness. These men have been faithful to those vows made many years ago, persevering in the mon-

will

again and

when

it."

signed a document on the

they

altar stating that

vow

for three years

of a monastic

—

to live the

life

stability in

monasticism and conversion of of life, a vow which includes the

way

one's

obedience,

vows of chastity and poverty. The vow of stability means one is bound to the Benedictine community. They signed tiiree

times according to the "Rule."

They received a copy of the "Rule" and were then welcomed into the monastic community by their brother monks.

Brother Emmanuel and Brother Boniface, now Benedictine monks of Belmont Abbey, will continue living and working in the monastery and are attending classes. Brother Boniface hopes to be

move on

able to

to seminary, as does

Brother Emmanuel, but for now, both are

happy

in their decisions.

have been happy since I arrived Brother Emmanuel. "I want

"I

sion

Ask God

here," said

people to

monks;

know that this place is not just for

it is

for the people."

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By

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ARDEN — The most effective way of passing the

on to children

faith

is

Faith experience shared with children

through

sharing symbols, rituals and stories in various levels of faith communities, a priest

through

community, priest says

rituals, in

of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C.,

and catechists involved

told parents faith

formation

in

in

way

the Diocese of Charlotte's

transmits the

faith,"

he

said.

'Liturgy

western region.

provides the most holistic learning experi-

Father Robert Duggan, a pastor, author and nationally recognized initiation expert, presented 'Teaching Kids the Basics of Liturgy" on March 24 at St. Barnabas Church in Arden. Organized and sponsored by the Asheville Vicariate Faith Formation Leadership Team, the program gathered parents and catechists from the Asheville and Smoky Mountain

ence that our church

vicariates to share

how

and so

forth,

but

it is

"It is

church's use of rituals and symbols, par-

faith formation,

—

relationship, ultimately

that

we have

with a

is

understanding and articulation

adult's

of the

faith later in

life.

Quoting from Dominican Father Paul Philibert, a theologian, Father

the relationship

God who

Those truths, Father Duggan make the important leap into an

said,

about

all

and pastors pass on

truths of faith that are absorbed at an

constantly growing

Faith

faith

By sharing stories and surrounding children in the

a developmental reality," said

evolving.

also rich in the lavish

of their Christianity.

early age.

and

is

experiences for children have long-lasting and profound effects on the shaping

future generations.

Father Duggan.

it

and prayers

we offer."

Father Duggan said fostering

ents, catechists

is

because

use of symbol that

church experiences and children are all essential elements in passing the faith on to "Faith

offers,

rich in context with stories

loves us

unconditionally in Jesus Christ, and has

Duggan

chosen to be present to us in a special way in a community of believers that we call

landscapes the religious imagination of the child. 'We get children with their

said the ritual experience

the church."

religious imagination blank, and

For children especially, that experience of church community is an important

landscape

and formative one, Father Duggan said.

He pointed out the various levels of church

a lifetime."

of the

in the lives

faithful

—

com-

munity; the parish; the diocese; and the worldwide church and said the church

—

community

is

constantly competing with

other communities in society, such as the

community of consumerism,

for the atten-

and passions of children. in which we live are decisive in forming our faith vision, our tion

"The communities

Father Duggan

"We put the images

Photo by Jimmy Rostar

our specific beliefs, our behaviors, and so forth," he said. "We are creatures of our communities."

For parents, catechists and pastors, the challenge is to discover real, engaging

guide efforts

ways of instilling the values of the faith community in children.

"The General Director for Catechesis," a document issued in Rome in 1997 to

tures such as

values,

that the itself is

Father

many

life

passing on the

in

teaches

of the Christian community

the primary form of catechesis,

Duggan

said.

He

added that

in

cases people think of formal struc-

CCD

programs as the key means of passing on and absorbing faith, but in reality, most children in the United States receive only about two-dozen hours a year of such education.

"How your

how it happens," he The domestic church

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community

Christian

said. is

"the funda-

Catholic

mental community of faith that shapes our

Social

But the most effective and richest experience of sharing faith is the liturgy itself, he said.

'The liturgy is where we are best as church, and in the liturgy .there is a dynamic operative which in a privileged

children" he said, adding that those larger realities

Services

of church

all

shape

life,"

he

last

said,

"the basic categories are being implanted in the

faith,

we

said.

of God that will

"In the early years of

the "domestic

church," or the family; the small faith

it,"

psyche of heaven,

God, death,

hell,

good,

evil,

That's being given to children long before they are ready for formal education. They get it by being part of a community that is rich in symlife.

bol and ritual."

—

Rituals such as the Sign of the Cross

traced

on the forehead of infants at example are inte-

their baptisms, for

gral

ways

—

adults can relate to even the

youngest children the profound beliefs of the Christian community, he said. "It's from the very beginning," he said, "that we are supposed to use ways of transmitting the depths of meaning contained in

our symbol system."

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Book takes readers

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on journey of France

1,

Cycle

B Readings:

1)

Ontario. She and her husband of

News Service was drawn to Anne McPherson's Catholic

I

book by the title and the charming illustration on the cover because I am interested in its history, France and things French language, culture, society and saints.

So I was delighted to read that

—

WALKING TO THE SAINTS: A LITTLE PILGRIMAGE IN FRANCE,

by Anne McPherson. Paulist

Press (Mahwah, pp.,

N.J.,

2000).

$18.95.

McPherson, an Anglican from Canada, shares that fascination.

Since she

was 5 years

old,

she

knew

France "to be an enchanted country, a place of dreams," she writes.

thought "Walking to the Saints" would be a colorful little armchair tour of historical pilgrimage sites worth noting I

for a future trip perhaps, but

more than some

light, airy

it

is

far

tourism book

that casts such places only in the best light.

It's

about

McPherson

spiritual

a

journey

says she has been on for

home

Canada.

Her stops in France along what is the ancient route to the major pilgrim-

years, starting at

she says.

For several years now they have owned a house they call "Colomba" in southern France. The story of the house opens and closes the book. It's the starting point for her pilgrimage to Vezelay, Tours, Poitiers, Aulnay and Flaran, Saint-Jean d'Angely and Moissac, Toulouse, SaintBernard-de-Comminges, Aries and Saint-Gilles and Conques.

She, of course, talks about the saints associated with these places, including Mary of Magdala, Martin, Joan of Arc, Ragegonde, Bernard of Clairvaux, Sernin, Trophime, Gilles and Foy. McPherson also includes other historical figures, like Eleanor of Aquitaine, and pre-Christian figures, like Minerva.

She describes the feel of the towns and the kinds of people strolling through the streets. She draws in the history of each place, talks about issues in the church then and now, and reflects on what the times might have been like when a particular saint walked the

—

—

in

2,000 years.

added treat are the delicate drawings by Canadian artist Tony Urquhart that open each chapter. They feature details from pilgrimage sites: the capital of an ancient column, the

nave of a church, an outside wall of a shrine. The sepia tones of the illustrations add to their charm; the brownish hue extends to the type as well.

McPherson

is

If est,

a free-lance writer

and art curator from

St.

pectations and the value of the past in

our

Catharines,

2)

how women

fared then.

she doesn't like a place, she's hon-

as in her assessment of Tours. It

PMippians 3:8-14 John 8:1-11

been terrified, deeply shamed, trapped and stripped of all hope for the future.

The past, whether it was a one-time

3) Gospel:

BOZENA CLOUTIER

By

This past

fall I

the country where

my

encounter or a

way of

traveled to Poland,

weighed on her

like

was born and spent had been 61

who

News Service

Catholic

I

at the

I left,

my family War II.

fleeing with

outbreak of World

My visit was

made

Deep down

I

rocity of the law. Their

the

caught

questions raised for

in adultery.

me

fully

recti-

expected to be vindi-

forced to look into their less-than-blameless past

and confront

their inner shame.

Neither side was condemned. Grace was offered to both.

QUESTIONS: How can you share Jesus' merciful truth

I

with tlioseyou are tempted to throw stones at

and condemn? words

—

no more"

How

can you apply Jesus'

"Neit/ier do I condemnyou. Go, sin

—

to

them and to yourself?

The

were about ex-

writes, but today

On

nonentity." is

"a four-star

is

"a quintessential

the other hand, Poitiers

pilgrimage city" she finds

Weekly Scripture

captivating.

If you

want more

pilgrimage

site,

how

details

about each

what no doubt

to get there,

the accommodations are,

etc.,

number of books address

matter. McPherson's book

that subject is

not meant

to be that.

Some

readers won't get anything

Readings for the week of April 1 - 7, 2001 Sunday of Lent, Isaiah 43:16-21, Philippians 3:8-14, John 8:1-11; Monday (St. Francis de Paola), Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62, John 8:1-11; Tuesday, Numbers 21:4-9, John 8:21-30; Wednesday (St Isidore), Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95, John 8:31-42; Thursday (St Vincent Ferrer), Genesis 17:3-9, John 8:51-59; Friday (Abstinence), Jeremiah 20:10-13, John 10:31-42; Saturday (St John Baptist de La Salle), Fifth

Ezekiel 37:21-28, John 11:45-57

out of her musings, others won't agree

with her theological views, but as she "My religious opinions have never followed the beaten track."

I think following her along as she

writes,

shares her love for France and finds as she

the

walks to the saints

what she is worth

Readings for the week of April 8 - 14, 2001 Palm Sunday, Luke 19:28-40, Isaiah. 50:4-7, Philippians 2:6-11, Luke 22:1423:56; Monday, Isaiah 42:1-7, John 12:1-1 1; Tuesday, Isaiah 49:1-6, John 13:21-33, 3638; Wednesday, Isaiah 50:4-9, Matthew 26:14-25; Holy Thursday, Exodus 12:1-8, 1114,

1

Corinthians 11:23-26, John 13:1-15;

52:13-53:12,

Exodus

trip.

Hebrews

14:15-15:1,

4:14-16; 5:7-9,

Romans

6:3-11,

John

Good

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Yet both sets of expectations were turned inside out. The woman met mercy and unimaginable acceptance.

God, through Jesus, was freeing her from the burdens of the past and instead was doing "something new" in her life.

These Pharisees, on the other hand, were

THE JESUITS IDS

own

a

full fe-

cated.

very familiar Gospel story of

woman

They

tude.

thought much about all this, and it is through the lens of tiiose reflections diat I read this weekend's Scriptures, especially the

woman was

have given them a sense of moral

But before any of those fears could I found myself at Warsaw's airport meeting my brother who had flown in from London.

There is only one way I can describe the nine days that followed. They were wondrous. Instead of sadness and regret, I was filled with joy and gratitude at the experiences, adventures, surprises and

Once home

they had a watertight case:

"in flagrante," the

present observance of that law must

feared that the return

encountered.

Pharisees

heinous sinner and deserved the

at short notice,

again paralyze me,

I

all,

Caught

would engulf me in great sadness at all that had been lost and that the memories I treasured from my childhood would somehow be tarnished by present real-

connections

must have

hauled her to the Galilean teacher?

After

which was just as well because in previous years when possibilities of returning had come up I got cold feet and did not go.

life,

a millstone.

What of those among the

earliest childhood. It

years since

lives.

It is not difficult to imagine what the woman's expectations were as she was dragged out before Jesus. She must have

Isaiah 43:16-21

flourished during the Renaissance, she

a

An

in

earth, especially

in

age destination of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, sparked deeper thinking for McPherson on the role of women in the church, feminism and theology, what the saints' lives say to contemporary believers and how the church has changed or not changed

more

than 40 years, Bob, made their first trip to France 35 years ago and have traveled through most of the country.

They've spent enough time there to make them "want more and more of it,"

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In one scene, Father Casey

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Wis. (CNS)

all

grew up

ac-

who

counts, a candidate for- sainthood

music.

western Wisconsin never

in

wanted to be the star of the show.

However, Capuchin Father Solanus Casey, a candidate for sainthood,

now

has

by a Hudson with college degrees in drama and

a play written about his

woman

Hudson. The multimedia drama requires 20 actors and includes historical retellings, a monologue, comedy, slides, dance and

life

1995, the

being declared a

first

step, a

saint.

worked on the

first

trolley car in Superior,

is

authenticated.

would require

a second such authenticated miracle.

think the

way

moving

the

must be

the experience while

it is

delivers

and worked

among

at the

think (his medical situation) keeps

the

local

Four Capuchin priests from the St. Bonaventure Monastery in Detroit, a place

all

Deacon Peter Braam, who some

"I

him in touch with who Solanus is," Ruemmele said. "He was a man of humility and the play shows that. The acting by Braam shows that."

In another scene, the soup kitchen

comes by and

ing.

portrayed

side of the stage.

prays, a truck

thought the role

parishioners say resembles Father Casey,

had to be persuaded to portray him. Deacon Braam at first declined because he is

where Father Casey served and the headquarters of his canonization campaign, planned to see the play.

others,

that he

worked with

on me, personally. He was not famous or someone who" held a high position in the church," writer Molly Delaney Druffner told the Catholic Herald, newspaper of die Superior Diocese.

got to

poor at soup kitchens,

said.

sought the spotlight Druffner called the rehearsals exten-

and

from lias

said the cast of actors,

who

are

and other area churches,

St. Patrick's

often prayed together.

'This play ion in our

important because he

is

and he had

lived right here

first

Commun-

(St. Patrick's) parish," said

Barb

Ruemmele, who helped with Druffner's research.

know

the poor

while working as a doorkeeper in parishes In later years, until his

offices.

New York

He blessed people and prayed for them," she said, adding that he never

Father Casey was a largely un-

and church

and then to

"His miracles were done in a simple

affect

man who

to Detroit,

Father Casey was widely recognized

way.

sive

the poor and the needy really has had an

death in 1957, he was sought out by large

numbers of people who believed he had of prophecy and healing Bernard Francis Casey was born near Prescott, Wis., on Nov. 25, 1870, the sixth of 16 children of an Irish immigrant gifts

couple.

"He helped people with kinds of problems.

He did

it

all

different

by praying; he

never wanted to draw attention to himself" added Ruemmele, who directs the local chapter of the Father Solanus Guild.

me to put together a skit on

"She asked

That was about Druffner said. "But when his

life.

search,

I

found that

fantastic to just

do a

his life skit. It

CNS

a year ago," I

did the re-

was

The play

gives the audience a sense of

and of

Hudson and

Stillwater, Minn.,

Prescott

during the

Father Casey's stage because of his

needed to be a

Father Casey spent

from

porter, writing

She was

in the

midst of rehearsals as March 24-25 staging

director of a planned

work

at St. Patrick

Church

in

perfect for the

is

experiences, she

said.

19th and early 20th centuries, said

Druffner.

life

many

his

much

time as a

desk and giving

who came by. In the play, shown reading from his journals at

counsel to people

he

is

the right side of the stage, while

on the

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There are gay undertones throughout the dramatization, most obviously Christ

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For sure, the production, with its contemporary look, it

is

is

highly theatrical but

shrill.

Jesus and Judas

frequently argue and Australian director

Gale Edwards concludes, "Judas becomes as

much

a victim of fate as Jesus does."

In the

memorable.

program is uneven. an ambitious production with some touching moments, but the deOverall, the

It's

look "edgy" overwhelms the edgy seems to be the goal

narrative;

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later.

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far too

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the history of the

of her

a priest to

He

the Jesse James gang.

Druffner

final step, canonization,

areas

Croix River near

Stillwater Prison guarding,

for his services to the

the

miraculous healing that cannot

to his intercession

late

St.

Stillwater in the logging trade, drove a

He was

be attributed to medical intervention but

schooled

become

runs out of bread, and, after Father Casey

young man, Father Casey

City,

Before he can be beatified, which

"I

a

of three steps to

U.S.-born male to reach that stage.

The

to

me," he told Druffner.

could play a double benefit since Father Casey has long been associated with heal-

After becoming a Capuchin priest and

Father Casey was declared "vener-

next

He decides

loaves that are needed.

As

theology.

able" in

riding a

help prevent such injustice. Father Casey

on the other

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Mary, the Mother of God, figures nowhere in the story and the beating

of

of Christ before the Crucifixion is excessively gory. Fred Johanson's portrayal of Pontius Pilate seems more perverse than powerful, yet Christ's subsequent agony and his words on the cross come across as very real.

A controversial interpretation of Christ's last week on earth, it would probably not appeal to more conservative Catholics and is too strong for youngsters.

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Editorials

March 30, 2001

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Missing out for no good reason

My son,

The Pope

a

high school sophomore,

is

Coming of Age

currently in

the process of trying out for a spring sport which

remain nameless except that it involves walking around a lot with a stick in your hand and gazing, mostly in frustration, at a little white ball.

This story, such as it is, isn't about my son. It's about how his chances of making the team have improved in the last week because of someone else one of the top players in this sport, who has been revealed to be ineligible for one simple reason: He's failing ceramics class.

Don't know how, don't know why, but there it is.

The kid currently is flunking pottery, so he can't be on the team.

Has anything like that ever happened to you?

Have you ever missed out on doing something important because of another thing you forgot or neglected to do which didn't seem to be that important shall

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II

Pope urges greater recognition of women in society, church

By JOHN THAVIS Catholic

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

women

are

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Women's

awaiting

still

their dignity in society

dignity

and is

Ml

like a II

women's

recognition of

in the church.

especially

harmed by prac-

sex tourism, mass sterilization and various

tices like

forms of violence, the pope said. He termed abortion an "aberration" that distorts the idea of women's rights and weakens those of unborn children.

The pope's comments came in a message to some 600 delegates of the World Union of Catholic

Women's sembly

in

Organizations, which held a general as-

Rome March

activist

The pope

groups

all

over the world.

told the delegates

to appreciation of women

and

tiiat,

when

comes

it

their role, "the journey

traveled in the course of the past century has been

remarkable."

"In

many

countries

Did you see that report card? Did you see that you almost made a "C" in that class? Did you hear what the teacher said when you went down on your knees to ask for "just - one - more - point?

Yikes.

Please?"

17-21. Since 1910, the

movement has brought together women from church

school. When it starts, a semester seems very long time. A teacher's syllabus, presented at the beginning of the term, can appear to be packed with way too many assignments, some clearly weightier than others.

No, you'd never dream of deliberately taking a zero on a test or term paper. But that quiz? That set of end-of-chapter questions? It's just a little assignment.

Take

News Service

said that despite decades of progress in rights,

at the time?

women

The

teacher said: "Well, sure, there's just one

point between you and a better grade. Seems to me, though, that you could have fixed it very simply by in that set of homework questions you seem have forgotten about a while ""back. Yup. That would have done it. Next?"

Little things. It's funny how little things can

turning to

AMY WELBORN CNS

Columnist

make

a difference. It's true even in our relationships with God. You have to understand, first, that your relationship with God isn't like a class. It's not that God has a big old grade book in which he keeps track of how many assignments you've turned in. Not at all. But we're not talking about God's end of this. We're talking about your end.

The simple fact is that if you neglect what seem like small aspects of your relationship with God, the whole thing will suffer. get into trouble when we let our spiritual life slide in little ways such as ne-

We

glecting prayer; forgetting that virtue

is

something

that has to be practiced every day, in small ways;

your heart be guided by what the world what God desires.

This trouble we get into isn't about punishment or God turning away from us. It's about what we lose when we don't let God's love in.

It's about putting ourselves in a situation in

letting

desires, rather than

which, because we've not been listening to God in the little ways, we forget what his voice sounds like, and we start to harbor the suspicion that we're all alone in the world, without a soul to care about us. sadder even And that is a pretty sad situation than ineligibility due to a grade in pottery, don't you think?

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today enjoy freedom

of movement, of decision and of self-expression, a

freedom which they have achieved with clearmindedness and courage," he said.

But he said the delegates were rightly praying for an end to "the many obstacles which still hinder fall recognition of the dignity and mission of women in society and within the ecclesial community."

Among the impediments to women's genuine falfillment, he said, were those created by the prevailing culture across the globe, including models of life that are "contrary to women's deeper nature."

'There have been serious aberrations, some

Light

Like most troubles or obstacles

One

Candle

Nancy was

MSGR. JIM LISANTE,

aris-

Director, The Christophers

others from a mentality that stresses each individual's rights to such an extent that respect for the rights of others is weakened, and particularly

who

in

many

cases are deprived of all legal protection," he said.

The pope

said part of the role of the Catholic

women's organizations was tional

forums and

"insist that

to be a voice in interna-

every

life is

a

gift

of God

and deserves to be respected."

He also encouraged the organizations to help provide more material and moral support to women in difficulty, including victims of poverty and violence. This is especially important today "in a world fascinated by success and efficiency, but in which many people have no share in the benefits of global progress and are becoming poorer and more neglected than ever," he said.

Within the church, he said, "feminine holiness" is indispensable and is rooted in the role of Mary in the early days of the Christian community.

"The world and the church need your specific witness," he said.

The pope said women were uniquely gifted to transmit the faith and apply it to all of life's circumstances, in the family and in the worlds of work, study and leisure.

'Today, at a time of a deep spiritual and cultural crisis, this task has assumed an urgency that cannot be overstated," he said.

life,

their

roman-

equally blessed.

I

mention

good

fortune.

all this

because of their responses to that

Mike

appreciated that he had been a burden during the time we'd spent together sifting through his losses in love.

So when his life changed for the better, he was grateful for the attention he had gotten. Mike continued to visit, bringing his new love by to get acquainted and remaining a real friend.

Mike remembered the down times and never forgot to say "Thanks for the support when I really needed it." To this day, almost fifteen years later, I regularly hear from Mike and his wife Peg. They send pictures of their children and invite me to be a part of slight

ing from individual selfishness and a refusal to love,

those of defenseless unborn children

in

found resolution in time. Mike discovered a great gal and, after several years of dating, married her. tic crises

Nancy and Mike

My first parish

assignment was to a church named

A great blend of cultures and people,

it was brimming with activity. The one area that needed some work was for parishioners 1 8 through 30. So with my

St. Boniface.

pastor's encouragement,

I

set out to establish

our

first

young adult group. The ministry grew quickly, with members totaling nearly three hundred. Weekly meetings were packed with great people (at that time,

many

around my age!) who came to meet others, explore their faith and form supportive friendships.

Many were at crossroads, trying to determine the purpose of life and their place in society. Many had dated and found the experience wanting. Others simply refused to believe in the reality of real or permanent love. For some, who had had a few rough relationships, marriage was a faraway notion and not for them.

Two in that last group were Mike and Nancy. Let down by love too often, they had grown cynical about the prospects of permanent commitment. Because they were a little needy and unsure of their personal value (broken hearts can do that), and given to late night conversations, they often wanted to hang out with the young priest. There were many times I found their company delightful and uplifting. An equal number of times I would gladly have paid someone to date them and give me a break!

their lives.

there for

They

me

as

I

care about

am

my

well-being.

They

are

for them.

Nancy's response was different. In her time of need counted on me and others with great fervor. She frequently announced that while marriage might never happen, and romantic relationships were not to be trusted, our friendships were "for always."

Then she met a good guy. From the moment it got serious, her friends were left behind. Calls and notes went ignored. Invitations went unanswered. Nancy had finally found a true love, and the friends who nurtured her through the disappointing past no longer

and

loneliness, she

served a purpose.

Friendship times in

life

is

when

a precious

gift.

we're fragile.

It

It lifts

us through the

can help us to see the

wonderful possibilities beyond our immediate sadness.

Friendship is a salve that binds wounds we imagine will never heal.

We're not obligated to live for our friends.

But we are obligated

to appreciate the

good

they do for us in our hour of need because real friend-

never one-sided. are those who have sustained you in the dark times? Have you returned the favor? Have you said thank you? Today would be a good time to remember and to be the friend you would want to have. ship

is

Who

"

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For example, when you include your

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parish, Catholic

Foundation

in your will, you reveal that caring for others is worthwhile, and you affirm your belief in the mission of the Catholic faith. Such action encourages those you leave behind to consider how

school, agency, the diocese or the

Giving

Lenten Reflection

they can help those in need.

when you

Finally,

include your parish, Catholic-

Foundation

school, agency, the diocese or the

you

GINA M. RHODES

you want us

in

your

will,

to continue to

You

FATHER JOHN

your vision for our future! You encourage us to be good stewards of the new resources you place in our hands.

Guest Columnist

fulfill

Guest Columnist

us at the diocese that

tell

the mission of the Catholic faith in this world.

PUTNAM

reveal

Your

will says other things as well about your interand values and commitments. And because it says so much, you are wise to think it through carefully.

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ests

What your Your

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will says

be responsible for handling the

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The

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means

more of your

that

and other

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go

members

to family

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And bequests

ofyour love and concern for their welfare.

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will reveal?

Lent,

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to organizations speak volumes about your values.

Tour

Q.

when we

column about what happens

recent

some

die raises

serious questions for me.

knowledge that most questions about

You

moment

who

we might make of tlie

next

Don't

these opinions

prayersfor the dead,

tlie

this

can make

life

sense,

to

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

deny such Catholic doctrines as

heaven immediately? Do you really think the

all the

dead are

in

A Your concerns, and those of others who wrote to me, seem

to be based

—

be time

on an assumption

days, weeks, years

said

must

I

noted that

final

some

But

speculation.

we know

to try to explain things

we

don't,

cannot, understand now.

For example we know

that time-related terms

like "immediately," "until," "before," "after"

—

It's

and

— words

cannot simply be

framework of life after death, to eternity.

Eternity, or infinity, by definition cannot be divided into parts; there can be no half or 365th, of eternity.

Thus, can there truly be any "past" or "future" in eternity?

As we say, for God all created reality, from beginning to end is one eternally present moment In this context, everything happens, so to speak, "immediately," with no time gaps. transferred to

It's

course.

tlie

a different

way of thinking than we

But Pope John Paul

length not long ago, noted biblical

realize

words, to describe eternal

we

fore, said

are used

to,

of

who discussed these matters at that when we use words, even

II,

realities, it is essential

to

are speaking symbolically and figuratively. There-

the pope, the

words need

to be interpreted symboli-

For example, even though we speak of "going to" heaven, or "being

in"

"fires of hell," he explained and purgatory) are not abstractions or

heaven, or about the

heaven (and

hell

physical places, at least in our experience of "place." relationships,

Actually, contexts.

right

They

are

or lack of relationships, with die Holy Trinity.

we re quite accustomed to this in coundess other

When

Jesus or

tlie

hand of die Fadier, we

creed speak of his sitting at instinctively

know

tlie

those words

thrown before Jesus

as a trap, with a

too ready to stone her to death. Jesus' response to the crowd is simple yet profound, "Let all

among you who is without sin be the first throw a stone at her." If the narrative ended here, that, by itself, would be a wonderful reminder of God's mercy. However, the narrative continues.

After asking, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" Jesus expresses the the one

to

when he

says, "Neither

we

call

are offered the infinite

At

the

of all Christians.

Our

responsibility

mercy of God and allow

is

to

that

gift to

Thus, scriptural language describing eternal realities cannot be interpreted literally. They are God's attempts,

take responsibility for our actions; to go and sin no

through the sacred authors,

language

somehow

to put into

which are ultimately humanly inexpress-

realities

limitations at

all

contradicts or minimizes

question.

They simply

space,

is

To

literally,

way something we framework of time and

say in another

already know, that God's

world

his

not ours.

we

interpret those time-related

to insist, for example, that

around for centuries

we

words

will literally wait

after death anticipating the resurrection

may come, would be to circumscribe God to

or whatever else

enclose and limit his actions inside our earthly frame of time.

It

deserves repeating that

purgatory

'is

purification,"

when our Holy Father

not a place" but a

he

saying nothing

is

Even though popular in

'

(except as reflecting

tlie

says

condition," a "process

new

of

in Catholic teaching.

Catholic tradition speaks of "time

purgatory" and so on, the church has never

this

is

figurative

purgation or purification

is

officially

taught

language of the Bible) that

an actual location or that

we experience it none of this in any way

it

involves time, again as

Obviously,

sinning in this

dead

(2:17).

life,

denies that, after

a purification from our imperfections

may

"through prayers and works of love."

says,

To cite Pope John Paul once more, descriptions of heaven and other eternal

realities will

always remain inadequate.

It is

good to remember this. Trying to participate in those realities by imitating Christ and sharing in his paschal mystery is more important than describing them

The above

Pope John Paul are mainly during papal audiences on July 21 and 28,

citations from

from his addresses and Aug. 4, 1999.

guide us to

if

that faith

is

us that faith with-

In other words,

we can

Lord every day of the year

not expressed in the concrete lives, it is an empty

events and decisions of our faith.

Matthew

Jesus summarizes this call in

when he but he

7:21

"Not everyone who says to me, shall enter the kingdom of heaven

says,

who

does the will of

my

Father

who

is

in heaven."

The

narrative of the adulterous

woman

illus-

our weakness, regardless of our sinfulness, regardless of our past failures, the Lord ever desires to lift us up and set us on the trates that regardless of

We

believe and know, path that leads to life. however, that Jesus will never force us to follow

the path.

He makes

the offer and allows us to

decide.

The Lenten

season provides us ample opporhear about of God.

tunities to accept the love his love in the Scriptures.

take place upon death and that this suffering can be lessened,

pope

yet

'Lord, Lord,'

require that

fives; to

The Apostle James reminds out works

profess our faith in the

Catholic doctrines, including those you mention in your

.

guide us in our daily

more.

human

ible.

as the

cally.

crowd

are to be understood metaphorically, symbolically.

None of these

how

answers to what and

not simply pulling ideas out of the blue sky.

is

using what

there

after death, similar to tlie

things happen in eternity involve speculation

somehow

We know the scene well. The woman, caught in adultery, is

accept the love and

we experience in this life.

time divisions

As you

—

that

well as the

the core of the account, however, are two unmistakable realities, the enduring love of God and our response to that love.

of the

the judgment,

end of the world? (Louisiana)

all

mercy and same time, with the offering comes responsibility. Pope John Paul II used this title in his treatise on love, marriage and human sexuality, yet it is a most appropriate description

purgatory or the fact that some people, great saints maybe, go

some giant dormitory until

object

Daily

life.

Communion of Saints,

familiar to

many spiritual reflections as of many academic pursuits. At

topic of

love of God.

then say that this could "make sense, insofar as any

explanation

is

in

derful plan for us unfold.

theorize that the

after death could be the resurrection.

given our very limited experiences in

narrative that

Gospel account Adultery. It is a of us. It has been the

to listen to the

Caught

depths of the Father's love

Corner

ac-

Woman

do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more." Love and responsibility might seem at first glance to be a rather odd title for a Lenten reflection. Yet, within the title we see, God's won-

can be answered

eternity

quote people, for example,

next conscious

You

Question

our souls

with some amount ofspeculation.

in detail only

But you

to

we are invited

of the

a

bequest to your parish, Catiiolic school, agency, the diocese or the Foundation, we are available to help you. This is a

Scriptural Language Describing Eternal Realities

Love and responsibility During the C-cycle on the 5th Sunday of

We We experience his love

in the sacraments, especially in the sacraments of penance and Eucharist. As this season draws to a close and as we look toward Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum, let us accept the responsibility that comes with the Lord's love and commit ourselves to not only professing the faith but also living it today and throughout the year.

Father John Putnam is pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury and is a judge in the diocesan tribunal.

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In

Face of Pope John XXIII found well preserved 38 years after death

BY JOHN THAVIS Catholic

VATICAN CITY officials

who opened

XXIII found

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sealed hermetically.

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the casket of Pope John

face well preserved nearly

38 years after his death, but the Vatican downplayed talk of a miracle. ary,

The discovery was made in mid-Januwhen Vatican officials and technicians

exhumed Pope John's body in a "recognition" ceremony, in anticipation of

its

like other recent popes, the body of Pope John was not embalmed, although it was treated with chemicals so that

The discovery produced considerable among church people in Rome, but

surprise

Father Ciro Benedettini, a Vatican spokes-

man, cautioned against reading too much into the finding.

Peter's

be preserved. But

mean

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A detailed report on the procedure, drawn up by the officials present, was published by a Venetian newspaper March 24.

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appearance of the venerated

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does not necessarily

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noting the relatively short time since the

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Messori appeared to speak for

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The Catholic News & Herald 15

Around the Diocese Over Troubled Water."

Youth choir performs contemporary Stations of the Cross

Jesus speaks to the eight.

Not

Through

women

Afraid," the audience

WENDY

MURRAY

E.

Correspondent

ASHEVILLE

— Lent

is

a time for

repentance, sacrifice and forgiveness.

Helping local youth get interested in Lenten activities, 15 teen-agers from St. Eugene Church in Asheville staged a mu-

reader and eighth-grader attending Asheville Christian Academy, commented, "I like to support our Youth Group, but I never really thought about the Stations of the Cross until now. Being in this program has made me wonder, would I be willing to do this? Could I

performance of the Stations of the Cross, combining their talent, eloquence

follow Jesus to the Cross?"

and

ert Batastini's

sical

faith.

Lending

their

own

tive musical pieces, the

prayers and selec-

youth transformed

the Stations of the Cross into a contemplative

and reverent prayer

service.

These

young men and women, ages

11 to 18,

reached into the depths of their

own expe-

They

Crucified

My

had a chance to ahead for Jesus.

At first

upon what

time, Elena Pisano,

15,

falls

and Hana

Chmielewski,

of what it must have been like to walk the road with Jesus as he journeyed to his

with their cherubic rendition of the pop

Devoting months before their performance, Rita Pisano, director of Children's and Youth Music at St. Eugene, instructed each youth to reflect on the thoughts and feelings of the people surrounding Jesus and to find parallels to the physical hardships of that time.

asked them to come up with songs matched what they thought Jesus may be experiencing as he walked the path to Calvary," said Pisano. "If you give them what to think about, they will find it all by themselves."

Andrew Richardson, 14, a prayer "I

that

astounded the audience

group Indigo Girls song "Secure Yourself" Elena is an accomplished singer/ dancer whose credits include numerous performances with the Asheville Lyric Opera, Asheville Jazz Works and Asheville Madrigal Singers.

"When I sing anywhere, it's a gift from God," said Elena. "I'm thankful for this gift. We got a chance to use music that our age group relates to, and that made the performance all the more meaningful for us."

At Station

five,

when Simon

yanked from the crowd

is

to help Jesus

carry his cross, the choir resounded with

Simon

&

As reader Ami

he

Garfunkel's '60s

classic,

Be,"

It

like a

a third time.

Pisano,

1 1

,

added,

"I

like to

"Bridge

The

of Jesus at Station

reader implored

upon the hideous world today.

When

Jesus

all

to reflect

gently placed in the

tomb, the choir sang another Beatles 'Yesterday," instilling shock

sic,

emptiness and

At

our

evils that exist in

is

clas-

waves of

the end of the performance, the

rendition of this Celtic folk song:

the Lord of the dance, said he, and

you lead

all,

wherever you

you

all

may

be,

"I

I'll

am

lead

and

I'll

in the dance, said he." It

brought the audience to their feet in awe.

'There's nothing more beautiful than watching kids discover God", added Pisano. "Every year I am touched by

what they teach me."

62

WINSTON-SALEM

— Mrs. Diane

Diane was born on March 15, 1939, in Maiden, Mass., to Charles and Gertrude Hartman. She was a member of St. Leo's Catholic Church. She was a caring, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and most importantly a friend to every one. Diane was preceded in death by her father. Her mother passed away a scant 10 Survivors include her husband of 43

Mr. Dennis O'Madigan, a per-

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God and by knowing

inevitable, Romero, with his voice, "would become the incarnate voice of

Christ in El Salvador."

As a leader in the church, Archbishop Romero was a man marked by greatness, dilemma and tragedy, Roberto

said.

More-

over, he added, the archbishop believed that through faith, profound

change was

possible.

'To each one of us Christ is saying If you want your life and mission to be fruitful like mine, do as I," Archbishop Romero 1979 homily. "Be con-

said in an April

verted into a seed that lets killed.

itself

Do not

be

be buried. afraid."

month: "A civilization of love that did not demand justice of people would not be a true civilization.

It

Then,

later that

...

is

a caricature of love to try to cover over

with alms what

is

lacking in justice, to

patch over with an appearance of benevolence

when

social justice is missing.

love begins by

demanding what

the relations of those

is

True

just in

who love."

Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by

calling

(704)

370-3334

or

e-mail

Margaret Church dies at 66 MAGGIE VALLEY

—

Lorraine

Maggie

Alice Mills LaPointe of Valley died Friday,

March

23, 2001.

She was 66.

Daughter of the Alice

Guay

Mills,

late Reginald and LaPointe was a native

of Laconia, N.H. She worked as a screener for the Hunter Blood Center in Florida

and was a hostess for 13 years at Joey's Pancake House in Maggie Valley, N.C She was an active parishioner at St.

Margaret Catholic Church in Maggie where on March 9 of this year, she

Valley,

permanent diaconate. She was in the ministry to the sick and dying, and served as an altar server and eucharistic minister. She was also an advocate for

Jerry, to the

was

active in the church choir,

pastor of

Woodbury

of

Anona of Quincy,

Mass., and a special Marie Collins.

Diane loved and was loved in return by six wonderful grandchildren, Matthew, Alexandra, Meaghan, Brian, Bri and Emma. A Memorial Mass of the Angels was celebrated Saturday, March 24, at St wife

power of martyrdom

that his

was

cancer prevention.

Charlotte; a sister, Lee

full line

the voice for justice, by

Winston-Salem, and Sharon Dunham and husband Keith of Concord; a son, Dennis

Atkenson, N.H.; two brothers, William Hartman and wife Jannette of Gilbert, Ariz., and the Rev. Charles Hartman and a manufacturer and supplier with

By becoming

believing in the transcendent

manent deacon of the Diocese of Charlotte; three daughters, Kathleen Hinsley and husband Robert of Salisbury, Patricia Sechrest and husband Richard of

Michael O'Madigan and wife Stephanie of

is

of those to be

witnessed the ordination of her husband,

days ago.

Contractor, Builder, Developer or

list

of St.

with cancer.

0'Steel

a

Lorraine LaPointe

Roberta O'Madigan, 62, of Winston-Salem died Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Forsyth Medical Center after a long battle

years, Rev.

name was on

jtrostar@charlottediocese.org

Diane O'Madigan, St. Leo parishioner, dies at

that his

executed.

Let yourself be

grief.

church was invited to join in singing "I Danced in the Morning," followed by Hana Chmielewski's hand-clapping violin

he added, the archbishop himself knew

easy to hear

it

falls

rest.

eleven.

riences to bring parishioners their version

final destination.

young John Lennon, made

nails into the flesh

the third Station, as Jesus

14,

Singing the Beatles classic 'Let Ricky Kovacs, 14, sounding just Jesus' resignation as

from page 5

and promises

follow him, he will give us

the

When

Lord?", the audience

reflect

we

lay

1942 African-American

"Were You There

if

do things like this because it makes church and the Bible more understandable, and it's coming from my age group."

Hearing a well-worn steel pot and wooden spoon for a musical instrument, the audience shuttered when the sound effects accompanied the slamming of the

Opening the performance with Robgospel song,

that

LEGACY,

was reaffirmed

that Jesus goes before us

By

at Station

the chosen number, "Be

friend,

Leo's Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers,

memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, St. Leo's Building Fund or a charity of your choice.

Augustinian Father Frank Doyle, St. Margaret, presided, at the March 26 funeral Mass at St. Margaret Church.

Lorraine LaPointe is survived by her husband, Rev. Mr. Jerry LaPointe of Maggie Valley; two sons, Michael and his wife, Brenda, and Peter LaPointe, all of Clearwater, Fla.; four daughters, Christine Lavine, Marlene and Ken Csunyo, Lisa and Bob Johnson, all of Clearwater, Fla., and Alicia and Louis Montez of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and seven grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to

St.

Mar-

garet Catholic Church, 1422 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751-1359, or to the American Cancer Society.

16 The Catholic News & Herald

Vatican urges U.N. in monitoring bio-

March 30, 2001

Living the Faith and became active

Life's dedication

church,

NORTON VATICAN CITY (CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The

to faith lends

Piche' did not

preventative measures.

receiving the phone call to preside at

The

diplomat spoke March 26 at the

fiscal

By

ALESHA M. PRICE

Detroit, Mich.

CHARLOTTE

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Guy

Rev. Mr.

know what

to expect after

funeral services for a motorcycle rider

He

looked out at the

sea of black leather jackets and t-shirts

issues.

'This would permit the organization

member

states enact

control procedures for the food produc-

and means of intervention in the face of emergencies," he said.

Greater international cooperation was also needed to protect "diverse agricultural ecosystems" from the consequences of climactic change and flooding, he said. tion phase

would

he

eulogize the deceased and respect his

family, friends and the deceased's mother. He had to keep focused as he

some of the obscene messages on

read

the t-shirts of the attendants and little

felt

a

strange riding in the procession in a

cavalcade of motorcycles. However, he

He said the Food and Agriculture Organization should actively pursue "biosecurity" questions, drawing on its position as a centralized agency of information and research on agricultural

to continue to help

how

wondered

and

was

able to perform the

ceremony with

the support of those in attendance.

"It

touched him that he was able to

and Dad were insistent on God being important in our (his and his brother's) lives and being active in the church, school and community. I think this is where my vocation came from," said Rev. Mr. Piche'.

Actually, Rev. Mr. Piche's first inclination was toward the priesthood. He had applied to and had been accepted into a seminary,

call to

as parish council

ability to serve others

helped build

Mr. Piche's decipermanent diaconate.

like the job.

Mr.

Piche' had been having conversations

with his pastor about becoming a permanent deacon and entered into formation. Thus, he began a new job, and after

being ordained in 1988, started in almost simultaneously.

his ministry "I

wanted

to

deepen

my

spiritual life

and to continue doing things for the Church. It was

tremendous for Rachel and me and gave us the opportunity to

So, he decided to

grow

attend

college.

together through

During

that time,

spiritually

the classes, and

moved

a job transfer,

and

finished, the arch-

would

Also, during that time, Rev.

priesthood.

Rachel Piche'. "They accepted him as being a part of their group because he is able to make the service about the people and not about him." his parents, his desire

if he

call of a future family was stronger than the

his family

by

When

but the

be a part of that group, and it made it meaningful and memorable for them in a reverent and solemn way," said his wife,

Instilled

manager.

bishop asked him

"Mom

Staff Writer

with Hell's Angels.

said.

home

to write a job description for a diocesan

Committee on Agriculture. His speech was released at the Vatican March 28.

He said the health and environmental issues raised by genetically altered foods have a global impact and require the enactment of international standards.

Such policies must incorporate a diplomat

parish

and finance council chairpersons and with his two children's education on the diocesan and local schoolboards.

After working with Archbishop John F. Donoghue on the diocesan schoolboard, Rev. Mr. Piche' was asked

ministerial support

16th session of the Rome-based agency's

"principle of precaution," the Vatican

new

in his

environmental and human health risks of bio-engineered foods demand stronger international norms and controls, a Vatican official said.

Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, the Vatican's permanent observer to U.N. food and hunger agencies, said the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in particular should consider taking a leading role, especially in education and

Mrs. Piche's home where she

Apostles,

had been the church organist since her teens. Rev. Mr. Piche' also became active

engineered foods

By JOHN

in

Queen of the

it

deepened

our

to Charlotte after

prayer

said

his father received

Rev. Mr. Piche'.

As

and

the rough Michi-

life,"

the diocese

continued to grow, a diocesan

winters gan prompted him to South migrate along with his .

director of proper-

was needed to monitor the ties

the foundation for Rev.

family.

diocese's holdings.

sion to enter the

"At first, I thought I was coming to the end of the world because Charlotte was slower, but I

Rev. Mr. Piche', who had been assigned to Queen of the Apostles, fit

Faith and spirituality have always been a part of his

life

since his childhood in

the

Rev. Mr.

liked that," said

Rev. Mr. Piche'. Exploration of the growing city and surrounding areas led

Abbey ColThe small student body of the

Rev. Mr. Piche' to Belmont lege.

Catholic institution appealed to him, and

100\ "I

am the light of

the world.

follows

walk

Whoever

me will not

in darkness,

but will have the light

of life."

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; John

8:

12

he entered into the accounting program, not missing any time between semesters.

The Piche' family ideals quickly took hold of his college life as Rev. Mr. Piche' became involved in the college and continued to develop his spiritual life. "It 'was a great experience for me because it served as an opportunity to exchange ideas and express my feelings about faith," he said. "Abbot Emeritus Walter Coggin and Father Cuthbert Allen focused me on a good spiritual journey which enhanced my life, and they continue to be a guiding influence."

While attending

school, he

met

his

future wife Rachel, a cradle Catholic from

Belmont. While dating, he took a job as an auditor in Florida; however, the distance proved to be too much for him, and he asked to be transferred to the Charlotte office to be near Rachel. After about a year,

the

two were married in 1971.

'The dear Lord guided me

journeys."

The

couple

moved back

to

Piche'

was

Belmont

and was

director of

properties.

He

also assigned to the Catholic Confer-

ence Center in Hickory as director and chaplain, a job which he says has provided him with the chance to spread the faith to others.

"Being a deacon,

I

am

people on a one-on-one

people

come

able to reach

level.

So many

to the center with a shaded

view of Catholicism, but

after visiting,

they leave with a more positive attitude

toward Catholicism. They are able

to

recognize the real presence of peace and

God's love in this area."

Because of the demands and travel with his diocesan jobs, Rev. Mr. Piche' asked to be relieved of his parish duties so he could focus his energy on his diocesan duties. On weekends, he and his wife visit churches around the diocese to inspect and gain a feeling of the" parishes' spirits. His ministry is still at the forefront of his life through marriage preparation and performing marriage ceremonies, including one for his son.

"It was a very moving and fulfilling day to see that everything we taught

him come to Rachel

and her faith has always been strong.

Her involvement with the church was a good thing for me. We have been a good influence on one another and have guided one another through our faith Photo by Joann S. Keane

Guy

bill

named

to fruition

and to see that they

share the same love that Rachel and I have. To have been an integral part of that because of

my

ministry as a perma-

nent deacon was a special

gift

from God."

Contact Staff Writer Alesha

M.

Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.