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Volume 4 Number 30 • March

Encyclical

Plans For Assisted-living

Designed To Counter 'Culture Of

Residence Blossom By JOANN

KEANE

Death'

man

(CNS)

was designed

life

— Pope

said his encyclical

put down roots for the first Catholic

Adams and business partner Sharon Mayfield have plans in place to establish a long-overdue

30, the church wants to proclaim

—

that all human life is sacred whether born or unborn, healthy or sick, young or old, he said at a Sunday blessing March

gation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

signs regarding international peace, human rights and the war on hunger, there

have also been serious defeats, he said. "There is an expansion of a worri-

some

'culture of death,'

which emerges

not only in the fratricidal wars that still leave international regions bloody, and in the forms of violence against the weakest ones, but above all in the attacks on

unborn nally

and on the elderly or termihe said.

life

ill,"

"The legitimization of abortion and the growing demands concerning euthanasia mark other defeats of the 'culture of

he said. The pope said the message of his

life,'"

encyclical

basic: that

"human

life is

Welcome

Spring. The weather is warming, and visible reminders of the change in seasons are springing to life. Photo by JOANN KEANE sacred,

God

and

alone

the

Lord of

Weekend, April

-2, is expected to place

the Diocesan Support Appeal over the Lay presenters in each of the 89

top.

parishes and missions in the diocese will make presentations at all weekend

Masses about the DSA and the 30 agencies

supports.

The

DSA

began Feb. 5 and ends For people who have yet to make contributions, pledge cards will available in all the pews. As of March 24, $ 1 .6 million or 84 percent of the goal of $2 million had been pledged. April

Forty-eight parishes surpassed their goals last year because of Appeal Sun-

day, said Pat Signs, associate director of the Development Office.

"Appeal Sunday is important in putting parishes over their goals and wrapping things up," she said.

The

DSA

supports agencies and

Adams and Mayfield bank on

the

of an aging population, yet call the opportunity to serve this growing populace, "a privilege as well as a means of respecting life." Moreover, both have reality

substantial financial investments riding

the quarter of a million of

completed, the Little Flower named in honor of St. Terese of Lisieux will provide a safe,

Mayfields' monies make a small dent in the projected $ 1 ,300,000 needed for the

Adams and

Flower to blossom. This, they say, a financial investment opportunity.

Little

and comfortable residential setting for about 45 senior adults. Our residents will be individuals who either cannot or

"We hope to minimize bank financing by borrowing funds from investors look-

should not live alone, but don't require the skilled medical care provided in a nursing home, said

Little

Adams.

ing for a fair return on their money, while playing a vital role in making the

Flower a reality." Although the Diocese of Charlotte will play neither a financial nor a mana-

For the past eight months, Adams and Mayfield have collaborated plans to build from the ground up an as-

highly supportive of

sisted-living residential facility for the

See

—

gerial role at

Little

The

Flower,

Little

Adams and

Flower, page 16

life."

n Encyclical,

This is true regardless of a person's physical, racial, social or economic standing, he said. "It is valid for every stage life:

of human

for the person already born

the one

still

the person

who

in the

who

mother's

and for

womb,

for

disabled or sick, for the young and for the old," he said. is

He said every weakening in the principle of respect for life eventually threatens the foundations of social harmony, democracy and

services, counseling, marriage prepa-

ration

programs and campus ministry.

Some parishes use dozens of the ministries, while others are involved in only a handful. All, however, are en-

riched by the

DSA.

DSA

"The is a way of working together more efficiently and building a larger Church," Signs said. "It is important to be involved in the DSA because it gives us the opportunity to live out

God's word," said

Erlene Wilkins, who will make the appeal presentation at Our Lady of

Consolation Church, Charlotte. "The DSA enables us to exercise our faith and make an investment to the diocese," said Wilkins. "An investment that will surely be profitable."

By JERRY FILTEAU WASHINGTON (CNS) — In

death."

also offers praise and en-

couragement for witnesses of human

to the value

life.

The "culture of death" described by the pope could be

summarized as a set of philosophical assumptions, political positions and social norms, attitudes and practices which devalue the sacredness of each

The value of human

Life

belief.

his

new encyclical on life Pope John Paul II does not just condemn the "culture of

true peace.

ministries that individual parishes could not provide, such as adoption

Pope Lauds

Signs Of Witness To

healthy and the one

Appeal Weekend Expected To Place DSA Over Top CHARLOTTE — Appeal Sunday

2010.

service; affordable assisted liv-

clean,

Vatican officials, including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congre-

statistics indicate the

ing in the Catholic tradition. Once

—

"Evangelium

Vitae" ("The Gospel of Life"), was to be unveiled at a press conference by top

Resources,

on the success of this project. It's a major financial undertaking;

—

26.

The pope said he wrote the document because he is worried the church and others were losing ground in the prolife struggle. While there are positive

assisted-living residence in

the diocese of Charlotte.

In the encyclical, to be published

encyclical, titled

number of North Carolinians over the age of 75 will more than double before

to find just the right location to

advancing "culture of death" that seeks such as abortion and euthanasia.

The

man

a plot of land for the Little Rower. rod, Keith

to legitimize practices

March

Some-

where in south Charlotte, there's

on hu-

to counter

— those 65 and

tion

Like a dowser with a divining Adams is determined

JOHN THAVIS

VATICAN CITY John Paul

—

growing segment of the populaolder. According to the North Carolina Department of Hufastest

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE By

31, 1995

life is inesti-

that life

human

life

—

to the point

becomes completely expend-

mable "because it consists in sharing the very life of God," he said.

able in the case of the unborn, the disabled and the terminally ill.

He said he would be giving "a onesided picture, which could lead to ster-

countercultural witness to life,

ile

discouragement,

condemnawere not ac-

the

tion of the threats to life

Among Paul

his

examples

of a Pope John

cites:

—

companied by the presentation of the positive signs at work in humanity's

"Many married couples who, with a generous sense of responsibility, are ready to accept children as 'the su-

present situation."

preme

"Unfortunately," he added, "it is often hard to see and recognize these positive signs, perhaps also because

they do not receive sufficient attention in the communications media."

So he devotes six pages at the end of the encyclical's first chapter to singling out examples of men and women working

human

to foster, protect

and improve

life.

The encyclical, dated March 25 and released March 30, is titled "Evangelium Vitae," "The Gospel of Life." Its

main thrust is a warning that the which seems to pre-

vail increasingly in the

world today is diametrically opposed to the Gospel of life that is fundamental to Christian

of marriage.'"

their everyday service to life, are willing

abandoned children, boys and and teen-agers in difficulty, handicapped persons, elderly men and women who have been left alone." to accept

girls

—

"Centers in support of life ... which, with admirable dedication and sacrifice, offer moral and material support to mothers who are in difficulty and are tempted to have recourse to abortion."

— Medical

researchers and practi-

who

devote their lives to improving and saving the lives of others. tioners

"culture of death"

gift

— "Families which, over and above

—

International aid and develop-

ment agencies which "bring quick relief

See Encyclical, page 16

& Herald

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holic

March

ourteen-Year-Old Actress Has By

WASHINGTON Johnston

young

the

(CNS)

may be only

MARK PATTISON

— Grace

14 years old, but

ASHEVILLE

School of Tomorrow.

On the

interview

day, the ninth grader had studied math,

actress

social studies, biology, science

have

New

and the

Testament.

project for other

Miss

kids to do, for other

Johnston gradu-

Catholic Christians," she says. "They can go out and do things like

ated from Visi-

mow

Academy

tation

Paramus, N.J., and attended Queen of in

lawns and

rake leaves and things like that, and

Maywood, N.J.,

give 10 percent to

until

some cause

and combined

Peace School

that

they like."

Miss Johnston practices what she preaches. "Ever since I was 5, I've been giving 10 percent of my earnings to Texas Children'

Hospital in Hous-

My cousin Su-

ton.

immune

later),

she's

In the past,

Grace Johnston (right) stars as a daughter cope with the fact that her mother (Kate Burton) has breast cancer in "Notes for my Daughter" an "ABC After School Special." CNS Photo

trying to

alive. It's a miracle,"

She doesn't have to live in a bubble.... So what I give can aid in the research." Miss Johnston said she even persuaded Bill Cosby to donate to Texas

when she did guest appearances on "The Cosby Show." Children's Hospital

Her newest TV endeavor is "Notes

My Daughter," an ABC "Afterschool

Special" that airs Tuesday, April

4-5

plays the 13-year-old

daughter of a breast cancer victim who isn't told the nature or extent of her mother's illness. "It was a film I could relate to," Miss Johnston told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from her

parents'

home

schoolwork

in Milford, N.J.

"My

mother had a breast scare, but it wasn't really cancer. ... She felt a lump and they operated on it but there was no cancer there."

the set under the

care of a tutor.

"When I

got might be I

advanced, ahead of my class," she said. Or sometimes, she added, her class and the faculty

EDT. She

she'd take her

back,

"My Uncle Peter keeps her in prayer.

p.m.

River Edge, N.J.

she said.

for

closed

Academy

system. (Thirteen years

still

with St. Peter Interparochial

san was born without an

would be mad,

telling her,

'"You shouldn't be missing school.'" But "oh, gosh, home school is great. I love it. I can go at my own pace and do the work I'm capable of doing," Miss Johnston

said.

And

she can time her

studies to coincide with the hours of her friends' high school schedules. "I never

miss out on seeing friends," she said. "I'd never cut that out." Living in a two-religion household

— mom dad — poses few problems is

Catholic,

Presbyterian

to her.

The fam-

care center to be

Joseph's Health Services since 1990.

Formerly president of American Enka Company and retired as president and chief executive officer of Akzona

operating officer.

Corporation since 1986, Coli has served on the hospital and health service' s board of directors since 1978. hospital official said Coli has been a major benefactor of the hospital for many years. Louis Bissette, chairman of the fund

Coli's

name would be given to the new

audience

people," Daniels told

gathered

our practice of modern medicine.

are all grateful to those spirit

plays such a vital part in bringing

this vision to fulfillment."

tal

will include expansion

tional elevator

of devotion and treasure to the progress of this hospital and all the work of St.

patient Care Center

everyone

hill

who comes

—

here for help."

announced that over $2 million had been contributed to the capital fund by members of St. Joseph' Hospital Guild, hospital

staff,

medical

The

businesses and individuals.

staff,

campaign's goal

to raise $2.25 mil-

and Emergency

Departments.

Among those taking part in the ceremony were

Sister Mary Veronica Schumacher, chairman and chief execu-

a beacon to

Bissette also

at the hospi-

and redesign

of the One Day Surgery Center, an addiand changes to the Out-

Coli," said Bissette. "His contributions

stands as a light on a

whose generous

Other work to be done

Joseph's Health Services are on a scale that few could match. His example truly

the

"I am proud of those who have the vision to see the needs and possibilities

facility.

"No one could deserve to be honored in this way more than Dr. John

for

groundbreaking.

drive for the project, announced that

tive officer

St.

Joseph's Health Ser-

vices Corporation, Dr. Craigan L. Gray, past chief of the hospital medical staff,

Marilyn B. Patton, president of St. Joseph's Hospital Guild, and the Reverend John Schneider of St. Barnabas Church in Arden.

lion to meet the balance of costs not covered by available funds. The campaign is the first conducted for the hospital since the present 10-story facility

was opened in 1974. The project is being financed by tax-exempt bonds, funds from the capital campaign and the corporation's reserves.

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CHARLOTTE — "Planting Seeds:

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from different denominations to get to know each other and improve the quality of life around them, said Woody. One of the workshops offered to participants was Hug Therapy. Thelma

people

"The theme helps us focus on our continued responsibility of providing

Freeze, executive director of Living In-

Girzone.

terests for the Elderly Centers, Inc., prac-

opportunities for older adults and re-

tices

On March 10 approximately 1,000 people attended a presentation by Father Girzone at St. Gabriel Church. The theme of the presentation was "A Portrait of Jesus." Father Girzone au-

The Bouquet of Aging," the third annual Interfaith Conference on Aging, recently brought approximately 200 people to St. Gabriel Church.

hug therapy daily. She shares her philosophy on hugging with local groups and in wellness workshops all across the

minds us that there are still many fruits to be gained with age," said Gayla Woody, aging specialist for the Centralina Area Agency on Aging. Supported by the Centralina Area Agency on Aging and the Interfaith Coalition Planning Committee, this year attendees were offered workshops and an idea affair during the ecumenical symposium. The Interfaith Planning Committee is made up of professional persons and

country.

As leader of the Hug Therapy workshop, Freeze presented basic information about communication through touch

to^eighteen participants.

According to Freeze, everyone needs at least twelve hugs a day. "Hugging someone is the best form of touch therapy. The power of touch can do things to someone that medicine can't

ministers within the diocese. Their ef-

do."

impact the older adult ministries in and services available through the community. "As a culture we don't value age. We don't see the elderly as growing older and wiser, we only see them growing old," said Suzanne Bach, coordinator of the diocesan Catholic Retirees Invited to Special Ministries. "The con-

L.I.F.E. Centers are designed to pre-

forts

local congregations

few

scriptures, but

truly understand

Jesus Christ," says Father Joseph

—

thor of Joshua and eight other books

—

spoke on the importance of finding Jesus in our lives. "My main goal in the books and in my lectures is developing a portrait of no matter what Jesus that everyone denomination can focus on," says

—

Father Girzone.

Throughout the lecture Father Girzone emphasized the love that Jesus had for all people, the human kindness Son of God, who died for the sins

of the world.

and memory impairment. Many older adults have no one to give them some-

"As Christians we must always remember that Jesus is our religion," says Father Girzone. "Up until the 1 6th cen-

Edna Shelton

— attended

—

a parishioner of

the conference not knowing

She was glad

what

peopleseeking to be more active in older

different congregations creating older

adult ministries and for professionals

adult ministries. "There

who work

for the Interfaith Coalition in our

to expect.

to see

tury, Jesus ity.

was

the center of spiritual-

After the Reformation, the Church

became the center of spirituality. We must once again find Jesus as the center of our spirituality." Father Girzone began his career as

com-

a writer and philosopher in 1980 after

from his adminchurch by his doctor. Though Joshua was published in 1982 it still sells at an average of 15,000-20,000 copies a month. All of his books are read throughout the world including the Vatican, the White House and the Kremlin. His lectures and retreats take him throughout the world speaking to Hindus, Jews and

munities, said Shelton. "In this troubled

being advised to

world we need all faiths to find a common ground and love one another."

istrative duties in the

In the afternoon, participants at-

adult ministries that are offered in

com-

munities and congregations," said Woody. "The ideas are adaptable in any community. It gives participants an opportunity of seeing what's available for

them

Though each book

different in

Joshua series demonstrates Jesus as if he were living in modern times. Using the Gospels as the basis of the stories, Father Girzone shows us how Jesus was really like and how he setting, the

was

treated.

"If Jesus were living today he

would

be treated very much the same way he was during biblical times," says Father Girzone. "He would encounter love as well as hatred from people."

The

presentation

was sponsored by

Roman CathoChurches fellowship. LARC has been active in North Carolina for more than ten years, focusing on the efforts of different Christian traditions working together in the community. Father Kevin Donlon, assistant rector at Holy Comforter Episcopal Church was enthusiastic in having Father Girzone speak to an ecumenical group. "When I contacted Father Girzone he made it apparent that it was his desire to speak to an ecumenical group," says Father Donlon. "It is a great opportunity for members of Catholic, Lutheran and

Lutheran, Anglican, and lic

Episcopal churches to unite in their spiri-

and learn more about Jesus." appropriate during Lent to focus on finding Jesus in our lives," says Calvin Hefner, deacon of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church. "Father Girzone has an insight we do not have, as to who Jesus is. That is not to say that

tuality

"It is quite

a great need

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borhood community centers." "The main purpose for the conference is to inform participants that many congregations are 70-80 percent older adults, that communities have agencies to assist the elderly and to give participants ideas on what types of programs they can start in their own congregations," said Woody. "Most churches have a youth ministry, but very few have

its

who

adults with physical, social, emotional

thing as simple as a hug, said Freeze.

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vent or delay institutionalization of older

ference serves as a learning tool for

in nursing

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—

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'Evangelium Vitae': Laying Down The Law With Cry From The Heart By JOHN THAVIS

VATICAN CITY

Q^iolence against children is increasing. How can children feel safe when an entire generation has come to believe that the value of the life of a child before

whatever

birth is

decides

his

mother

is?

latest encyclical is

down

of the moral law, a two-fold approach aimed at stemming the tide of anti-life practices such as abortion and euthanasia. From the heart, the pope pleads and reasons with his potential readers, trying to awaken consciences to what he calls the "sinister" mentality that would justify attacks on the unborn and the dying.

From the throne of Peter, he brings the weight of papal authority in confirming these practices as gravely making

sinful,

Respect Life Office (Diocese ofCharCotte

'The

(704)331-1720

piscopal Calendar

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the

following events next week:

clear that this moral injunction, as a

direct expression of natural law, extends to doctors,

nurses, legislators, population planners in the

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In the end, it is this combination of personal fervor and a broader call to obedience that makes "Evangelium Vitae" ("The Gospel of Life") so much more than another pro-life statement from the church hierarchy. Addressed to "all people of good will," the 194page treatise is deliberately calculated to provoke and animate disinterested lay Catholics, who may think pro-life issues are not their thing, and the wider circles of social and civil leaders, who may consider this encyclical an intrusive tap on the shoulder. Perhaps the boldest example is the pope's insistence he states it twice that laws allowing abortion and euthanasia are not morally binding, and in fact require "conscientious objection" by the faithful. The pope realizes his message will challenge people who feel uncomfortable applying moral absolutes to the often-painful decisions involving the unborn and the dying. But halfway through the encyclical, he steps back and says in simple language why he wrote it: "We need now more than ever to have the courage to look the truth in the eye and to call things by their proper name, without yielding to convenient compromise." Plain language and a surprisingly familiar tone are hallmarks of "Evangelium Vitae." The text is less concerned with mustering theological arguments than with engaging readers' consciences, through human images and biblical lessons. For example, in appealing to potential mothers who may face the choice of abortion, the pope asks them to consider the innocence of the unborn. He personalizes his argument by evoking the first cry of

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life.

Some

of the papal teachings, if followed, could serious repercussions in the medical profession. That particularly true where the pope spells out a "grave and clear obligation" to employ conscientious objection to oppose laws that allow abortion and euthanasia. The entire range of health care workers, he states, must be guaranteed the opportunity to refuse to take part in the phases of consultation, preparation and execution of ant y acts against life. Moreover, these conscientious objectors should be protected from legal penalties and from any negative effects on their is

careers.

In a clear message to Catholic and other political leaders, the

pope

rejects the

argument

that politicians

should separate their private consciences from public conduct, saying there exists an objective natural law that must not be eroded by majority vote. He appeals to legislators not only to remove unjust laws but to improve family policies, particularly to help mothers. At the same time, he castigates pharmaceutical companies that have invested "enormous sums

of money" in products that kill the fetus in the mother'

womb. The pope's words are bound to sting population planners, who are warned against relying on contraception, sterilization and abortion to deal with

demo-

in the

those indifferent to abortion or other threats

God' s rebuke to Cain, who

in the Bible

account brother's keeper?"

asked after killing Abel: "Am I my Yes, the pope replies, and he wants that answer to keep echoing in the reader's mind. But the encyclical will no doubt make its greatest immediate impact in the social sphere, where the pope

who ordered every male child women to be killed.

the pharaoh of the Bible

he says. For families trying to deal with an elderly or terminally ill member, the pope questions the "misplaced compassion" that would lead them to view euthanasia as a humane solution and reminds them that unless they can see a value in suffering, they do not understand Christ's sacrifice.

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New Encyclical Came To Life During

What

Meeting Of Cardinals By JOHN THAVIS VATICAN CITY (CNS)

by acclamation. Meeting in a special assembly in April 1 99 1 the College of Cardinals urged the pope to give the church a new teaching tool to help stem what was termed "a war of the powerful against the weak." requested, in a sense,

— pope's — were reviewing what they con-

hest

cardinals

be-

at the

sidered alarming reports on the world-

wide practices of abortion, euthanasia, sterilization and embryonic experiments. With at least 30 million to 40 million abortions estimated per year, they said a

was

high-level magisterial response

needed.

that meeting, Cardinal Joseph

can do great good.

The movie "Schindler's List" provided an example of this. At the same time it provoked some questions on the nature of morality. I heard a debate that had an unusual twist.

A priest was displeased with the movie because it didn't depict Oskar Schindler's Catholicism more dramatically. He complained that the movie didn't show Schindler's conversion exHe

thought Schindler's heroism in saving the lives of 1,200 Jews should have been seen within the context of some kind of religious converperience.

sion.

I'm not exactly sure what he had in mind, but I tend to disagree with him. Granted, Schindler was not a sympathetic character. He was a heavy drinker, a womanizer and a greedy businessman

who

exploited slave labor. This

for the Doctrine of the Faith, outlined

him

a useful cog in the Nazi

own

idea for such a document:

would focus on protection of human life, with an accent on the social and political aspects of the issue and it would investigate the modern failure of conscience as a root cause of the problem.

The

was

cardinal's basic approach

followed, although the writing took longer than planned. There was an tial

Morality?

great harm, and sometimes a scoundrel

Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation his

Herald 5

Sometimes a good person can do

— Pope

John Paul H's latest encyclical had an unusual genesis that began during a meeting of the world's cardinals. Titled "Evangelium Vitae" ("The Gospel of Life"), the document was

The

ini-

consultation with the world's bish-

chine.

made

war ma-

courting Hitler's S.S. in Po-

land where he was doing business he

gained access to the halls of power. But somewhere in the middle of the war he saw the magnitude of the crimes that were being perpetrated against the Jews. Once he realized that he was cooperating in this monstrous evil, he became disgusted with himself. From the deepest recesses of his soul came a pri-

Father John Catoir

mal scream, "NO, I can no longer do this." There were no stained glass win-

dows

to mark this conversion in the movie, only Schindler' s recognition of a shared humanity with the Jews whom he began to see as his brothers and sisters. He devised a plan to protect his factory workers from the death camps claiming they were needed in the war effort. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money in bribes to ransom his Jewish workers from the ovens of Auschwitz. Gradually he became more daring. He ordered soldiers to do his bidding by threatening to have

them transferred to Siberia if they didn't obey him. It was a risky game but he played it with consummate skill.

voices from on high might have ruined the film' s effectiveness. The bottom line that Schindler said

NO to evil. It was

an emphatic, life-risking "NO." other Mass-attending lics

them: "You hypocrites, where were you

when

were

silent,

When

German Catho-

needed you? The Jews are

people, they were violated,

condemned

and burned in the fires of hatred without any outcry from you who claim to be My followers."

All of which brings original question,

Morality

me back to

"What

morality

more than sanctimonious

the

morality?"

rhetoric. Morality is not only

doing good,

rejecting evil. Schindler

was

a moral person who found the courage to

say

because of his overpowering He would not allow evil to

revulsion.

triumph.

depict Schindler's conversion

experience with heavenly lights and

life. By remaining silent these good people allowed evil to triumph. Jesus might have said something like this to

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Schindler risked his

which brought in thousands of responses to be studied at the Vatican, according to Cardinal Ratzinger.

ops,

Meanwhile, the pope was organizing ideas for the document.

Some of the

main themes were contained

in a brief

The Big Bang Theory

of Creation

he sent to every bishop in June 1991 In that letter, the pope called for a

letter

vast mobilization against what he termed

Question Box

modern "slaughter of the innocents." This letter, which tested key themes

of the encyclical, urged bishops to speak out against abortion at every opportu-

keep close watch on what

nity,

their

seminaries were teaching and on what

church-run hospitals were doing, and support pro-life legislation and political initiatives.

The encyclical project then disappeared beneath the surface for several years. The pope normally consults with a variety of Vatican offices and a range of theologians during the process, and sources said the practice was followed

Q. According to Stephen Hawkings' "A Brief History of Time,"

Father John Dietzen

the Catholic Church has declared that its teaching does not conflict with the

Big Bang theory of creation. That means billions of years may have passed. Yet, at our Christmas celebration, the priest said that only a few thousand years have passed since the creation of the world. Can you clear up this confusion in the church's position? (New Jersey)

seem to point to the existence of a Creator more clearly than some scientists are comfortable with.

Certainly, the existence of this cre-

By 1 993, the document was considered ready to send to translators. But it

Catholic Church conflict with the Big

mind- blowing combinations of order and randomness; of plan and arrangement, from the smallest

Bang theory of the origin of the physical

particle to the farthest space, alongside

was

universe.

None of

at this point, the

sources said, that

—

the teachings of the

an almost fluky indeterminateness that

believe that this material cos-

one source.

Big Bang theory, all of material creation began with an infinitesimal particle of matter and energy, with a density we might call nearly infinite. The intensity of energy within this particle caused it to explode and expand into the material cosmos which

pope emphatically confirms previous teaching but does not proclaim any new dogma, the source ing. In the text, the

said.

In mid-March, less than three weeks before the encyclical was to be released

and just before

—

call

According

insistence" regarding the church' s teach-

went

to press,

was

now

God. to the

exists.

Evidence for the universe having its origin something along these lines is enormous, though it obviously can never be absolutely conclusive.

presented to representatives of bishops' conferences from around the world.

nothing in our faith prevents our believing that God could very

Some last-minute changes were made as

well have created the universe in this

a result of this consultation, sources

manner.

reported.

the

Creator

gradual downplaying of the "dogmatic

all

personally willed action of an uncreated

the galaxies and universes of

a final treatise on these matters," said

was a

happen

the unexpected

—

which are revealed by astronomical and other sciences came into existence by the

all

universes, the existence of

He said another change noted in the

makes

time that all this might have begun with one tiny, dense particle can point us perhaps more than anything else to the incomprehensible "size" and beauty of

mos

document that finally emerged was longer, more theological in tone and more comprehensive. "They really wanted something like

various drafts of the encyclical

lic

I said,

In fact, certain aspects of this theory

God we believe in. Of course, if one is

fact, all the

Catholic parishes, ours in-

announcement of the birth of the Savior as a solemn introduction to the Christmas liturgy. I suspect that's what your priest was doing. This proclamation, in several sentences situating the birth of Jesus in history, has been in use many hundreds of years, and makes no pre-

human

tense at scientific accuracy.

the Scriptures, beginning with the

of creation,

or teaching.

cluded, proclaim the ancient martyrology

a Bible funda-

mentalist, believing that everything in

esis story

dogma

Many

ation, with all its

in this case, too.

something unusual happened it was called back for a major re-editing. The

how to do it intelligently. But such theories have no basis in, and certainly are not required by, Cathofigure out

is literal

Gen-

historical

above would be rejected out

is,

however, a wonderful and

moving statement of the incarnation, when the Son of God embraced this material creation of his and took on our

human

flesh

and nature.

of hand.

In the 17th century, an Irish bishop,

James Ussher, added up all the figures in Genesis and concluded that the world was created in 4004 B.C. Later, a Dr. John Lightfoot of Cambridge University claimed to prove that the exact

moment of

the creation of

Adam was "October 23, 4004 B.C., at 9 o'clock in the morning."

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However, not all treasure is financial. Your most precious "hidden treasure" is your gratitude to God, expressed through giving your time, talent and

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Entertainment The following are home videocassette reviews from the Film and Broadcasting. Theatrical movies on video have a USCC classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience.

Actors Capture Best Of King's

Suspense

NEW YORK (CNS) — Believing "Camp Nowhere" (1994) Nitwit comedy in which a bunch of adolescents (led by Jonathan Jackson

and Andrew Keegan) hire an unemployed drama teacher (Christopher Lloyd) to impersonate a responsible camp owner in order to dupe their parents into sending them to an abandoned campsite for a summer of unsupervised fun. There's nothing funny about director Jonathan Prince's lame attempt at innocent high jinks, with the youngents

who

"Imaginary Crimes" (1994)

that her

Picture of dysfunctional family life

estranged daughter returns to the older

which the doomed moneymaking schemes of a widowed, loving father (Harvey Keitel) in 1960s Oregon continually disappoint his young daughters (Fairuza Balk and Elisabeth Moss), forcin

him to confront his basic dishonesty and poor parenting when arrested for fraud. Director Anthony Drazan builds a small but poignant drama out of the ing

mother

woman's

side

killed her father, an

when she

again sus-

pected of murder in "Dolores Claiborne"

(Columbia).

from a Stephen King novel, opens with angry shouts as crotchety old Vera (Judy Parfitt) tumbles down the staircase of her mansion on a remote island off

Maine.

appear to be less bright than

Moments later, her surly caretaker of 22 years, Dolores (Kathy Bates), is caught over her with a rolling pin poised

Mild sexual

sexual innuendo and several profani-

to crash

their inventive offspring.

innuendo and a few profanities. The U.S. Catholic Conference classifica-

—

is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance sug-

tion

—

older daughter's attempt to raise her

younger

ties.

sister

The

U.S. Catholic Conference

classification is A-II

adolescents.

—

adults

The Motion Picture As-

sociation of America rating

parental guidance suggested.

gested.

—

down on Vera's skull. But Vera

In New York, Dolores' 30ish daughter,

emotionally brittle journalist Selena

(Jennifer Jason Leigh), reluctantly de-

plum assignment

to her

mother, despite the unbearable

memo-

lays a

such a trip is bound to stir up. Unfolding in staggered flashbacks from both mother and daughter's points of view director Taylor Hackford unravels their tortured family history, and its dramatic aftermath when detective Mackey (Christopher Plummer) vows that this time Dolores won't get away with murder. Bates' performance is so rich she seems headed for an Oscar nomination (she won as Best Actress in "Misery," another King vehicle). ries

AGONY.

ECSTASY!

—

movie boasts terrific which makes one overlook the

In fact, the acting,

somber pacing of the

story.

One

can't

overlook, however, the vibrantly contrasting visuals: the grim, gray look of

the present as

worn and weathered

Dolores tries to win back her drugdependent, depressed daughter, then the suddenly surreal colors when they re-

where drunken dad villain of no redeeming qualities) held such sway on

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(David Strathairn, a

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unpleasant

— — emotional range.

commanding pres-

ence as Dolores' steely boss whose tips on handling prickly husbands come from her own closely guarded past. Dolores remains a compelling character as her guilt and innocence is revealed, a case of evil enacted to put a stop to a harrowing evil of another sort. And Bates fills Dolores with much suffering humanity and surprising gentleness.

Some may

dies as Dolores hesitates.

and

right even as she resists his every

Parfitt, too, is a

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For fans of the classic melodramas of yesteryear, "Dolores Claiborne" is an apt addition to the genre. Because of fleeting, restrained violence, references to sexual abuse and intermittent rough language, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted.

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View 'Priest' With Discernment, Says British Catholic Film Office

LONDON (CNS) — A British film showing a Catholic priest having a homosexual affair should be

viewed with "discernment," the Media Office for England and Wales said. The film, "Priest," was scheduled for general release

Catholic

March 17. Its U.S. release was scheduled for March 24 in a limited number of theaters. A review appeared in the March 16 issue of Briefing, an official magain Britain

zine of the Catholic bishops' con-

ferences of Scotland, England and

Wales.

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Hooked on forgiveness

By Father W. Thomas Faucher News

Catholic

Service

bishop was an avid fisherman traveled the diocese, stopping often to test the river. What he caught he shared with families along the^road, often giving them four or five beautiful

who

trout.

People were talking about the bishop one Sunday when a young boy asked, "Does the bishop use hooks

when he

fishes?"

"Yes he does," I answered. "But hooks sin the fish don't they?" he asked. It was the first time I ever heard the word "sin" used as a verb with an object. "To sin" someone. The boy's word usage contained

don't just sin. And don't just sin against someone. We really do "sin someone."

deep wisdom.

It is like a fishing hook. The object of the sin is caught by the sin's hook, its barb. Sin always has an object, and

that object, whether it is ourselves or someone else, is the active victim, the catch of the sin. That victim has no choice but to react to having been sinned. That is why we cannot talk about sin without talking about the victim's reaction, without following the hook into the catch and seeing what happens to the sin.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT think I've found out something

noteworthy about the Catechism of the Catholic Church: When it talks about sin, it also talks about mercy. It

seems

that to

speak of the

Some Mercy

speak

one

other.

things are important! is

one

forgiveness. Sin

them. And

important too. What is noteworthy, however, is that when the catechism speaks of sin it tends to bring mercy into the picture right

away too.

When its

the catechism presents outline for a "catechesis for the

'newness of life"' in Paragraph 1 697, one of its nine topic areas is "sin and forgiveness." The two are coupled. Later on the topic of "sin" is examined in the catechism. But the discussion begins with a sort of preface on "mercy and sin" (Nos.

1846-1848). The result? An exploration of sin's meaning begins with this sentence: "The Gospel is the revelation in Jesus Christ of God's mercy to sinners." One advantage of this approach is clearly proposed by the catechism. We need to acknowledge that we are sinners or we won't discover the truth about ourselves, it says. However, "without the offer of forgiveness"

won't "be able to bear this truth" (No. 1697).

David Gibson 11

Editor, Faith Alive!

The victim of sin has been hurt, pained, injured,

violated, CNS

infected.

The reactions — or responses — to

this infection, this violation,

—

by Robert

"We

can take

many forms,

including anger, revenge, hatred, despair, self-pity, loathing. These are all ways in which the sin, the infection, is carried along, kept alive. The victim becomes the next perpetrator, the next sinner. But forgiveness, Jesus told us, is the real response, the only response that kills the infection and stops the sin. Forgiveness is a difficult concept because forgiving often is confused with forgetting. People think that to forgive is to pretend something did not happen, to erase it from the board. I think the word "acceptance" is a better word. Real forgiveness is not forgetting; real forgiveness is acceptance. Acceptance stops sin. This involves four steps. First is the Christian realization that the sin happened, that the event took place, that what was done was indeed done. Second, acceptance is a way of saying that I am not going to let that event, no matter how terrible, destroy me by turning me into a sinner. Third, acceptance is then turning to the person who "sinned" me and both acknowledging what he or she did and acknowledging further that he or she is still responsible for the consequences of what was done. Fourth, acceptance means praying for this person the best I can and meaning it. Perhaps in the future I will find myself not fully trusting that person again or being careful when dealing with him or her. But most of all, acceptance means I sincerely hope that per-

illustration

McGovem. a

professor at

The

University of the Arts, Philadelphia, Pa.

don't just sin against someone.

really

'sin

someone.' It is like a fishing hook. The object of the sin is caught by the sin's hook, its barb. Sin always has an object.... The victim has no choice but to react to having been sinned."

son grows in personal wisdom, grace

and

and holiness.

don't let go!"

—

Acceptance forgiveness is easiif the person asks for forgiveness. Acceptance is hardest when the person does not ask for it. There is nothing harder than being sinned against and having the person not even ask for forest

giveness.

But even then real

forgiveness/ac-

ceptance must be given, because forgiveness heals the victim even more than the sinner. The model we have for learning how to react to sin is God. God's reaction is to give us powerful medicine to kill the infection of sin. It is important that God has raised the moment of giving the medicine to the level of divine worship.

In the liturgy itself

we do

not

al-

ways stand before God in our Sunday best; we come in our tattered rags of having sinned, standing there beating our breasts and saying: "This is what I did. Can you still love me?" And God scoops us up in a graceful parental embrace and says: "Of course I love you. I accept you scars, sins, failings, mistakes and all. There is nothing you can do that will make me stop loving you. Now take my hand

—

let's

That

walk on again. And this time

what we

of penance. It is

call

the sacrament

when we go to God and

say that we have been out there "sinning" other people and ourselves, and by that very fact "sinning" God. And God reacts thereby teaching us how to react by accepting us and giving us another chance. But God does not pretend we didn't do it. We are still responsible for the

—

consequences of our

sin,

still

have

what we have done. It is not a make-believe world where conseto live with

quences disappear. It is a real world where sin causes real pain and true destruction. The sinner no matter how sorry, and no matter how well forgiven and accepted still is accountable for what he or she has done. Sin is an infection, an infection with a hook. We are "sinned" by someone else, and we either continue the sin or end it with forgiveness/acceptance. The more forgiveness there is in the world, the less sin there will be.

—

(Father Faucher is a priest of the Diocese of Boise, Idaho, and a freelance writer.)

March

The Catholic News

31, 1995

& Herald

FAITH IN ACTION

on the side of forgiveness

Err

"G.K. Chesterton once remarked, find it easy to love Eskimos, because have never seen an 'I

Eskimo. But find it hard to love my neighbor who plays the piano over my head too late at night.'" That remark of Chesterton's is

By Dan Luby Catholic

News

Service

The funeral home was crowded. People talked quietly, greeting each other with subdued smiles and sad

recalled

The family stood near the open casket,

Macarthur Blvd., Mahwah, NJ 07430. 1994. Paperback, $6.95). But, as Father O'Collins observes, "We all have something to forgive, perhaps much to forgive, and it won't be as trifling as someone on the floor above us who plays the piano into the

murmured condolences of those who knew and loved Belinda, their receiving the

mother and grandmother.

Into this solemn scene of dignified grief

and warm affection came a sudden chill. A woman entered and stood in the back of the room, staring at the casket. She was the sister of the woman who had died. Heir's had been a life of taking advantage, of blaming, of demanding without thanks. Belinda's children never had pried the details out of their mother, but they had seen the tears

and

the anguish about Diane. felt

when she

talked

—

night."

Reflection: "Forgiveness is difficult

illustration

by Robert

father neral,

had taught themAfter the fuhis children asked how he had

her and looked into her defiant, angry face

and smiled.

"They were horrified the father

...

rose

from his seat and walked unsteadily to the back of the chapel to Diane.

flowed with silent

could at first. I remembered all the pain she'd caused. But then I thought about your mother and what a forgiving person she was to me. I loved your mother all my life, but I hurt her sometimes too, and she always forgave me.

—

when

But what is the cost of For that matter, what is the cost of not forgiving another person?

McGovem

found the courage to do it. "Well," he said, "I didn't think

and walked unsteadily to the back of the chapel to Diane. The silence was electric as he stood before

"Diane," he said softly. "I'm so sorry about Belinda. It must be hard to lose a sister." He took her hand and led her to the casket. The children watched in shock as Diane's eyes over-

terly in light of the great lesson their

his seat

"When I saw Diane back there, alone, I knew I had to bring her up, to bring her in. I knew I had to forgive her too. So I said, 'Belinda, pray for me, honey.' And I just got up and went

to her. I'm

wants to look like a chump; nobody wants to be taken advantage of; nobody wants to let go of the illusory sense of moral superiority that goes with holding on to a well-deserved

Most of us never will have an opportunity to

was electric as he

But if Jesus

Is it

our model,

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live

close to where

Susan Smith (charged

with murdering her children) lives. Real mercy would mean not just praying for Susan's children, but praying for Susan. People here have not been very merciful to Susan Smith. think that God's mercy is that big." Jeanne Scott, Rock Hill, S.C.

—

"The

first

—

place to be merciful is with yourself to accept God's mercy for you. that, you become able to be merciful in your dealings with others."

By accepting

—

Charlie McCarthy, Warwick, R.I.

"To help everyone that can.... have done prison ministry. Many people, even good Catholics, have ridiculed me for that.... But many of these prisoners have heard little about God's love for them. They are shocked that anyone loves them." Betty Criag, High Ridge, Mo. I

essential

By Father John

An upcoming "letting

Catholic

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God is eager to pardon our sins. But that doesn't mean God's love is forced on us. A forced love is a contradiction. Love requires a willingness to be loved. After giving his version of the Our Father, Matthew's Gospel singles out one of its petitions for special comment: "If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive you your transgressions" (6:14-15). If we are not open to God's pardon, we cannot profit by it. It cannot penetrate our hearts. Matthew tells about a question Peter posed to Jesus: "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus answered: "I say to you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times"

(Matthew 18:21-22). Then we are told of the ungrateful servant whose astronomical debt was written off by his king; but this servant refuses even to listen to a fellow servant who begs for an extension on a

—

edition asks:

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the real challenge for parents in

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will reflect

week I

on how greatly

important it is to follow the example of Jesus by practicing forgiveness.

we have to

to forgive?

doesn't she?"

err on the side of forgiveness, to risk mercy to someone who doesn't "deserve" it. After all, who among us really deserves God's mercy? It is always a gift, lavishly poured out by God who stops at nothing to heal and redeem.

forgive as dramatically as

stood before her ... and "She looks good, the man at the funeral he whishome. But all of us have smiled." pered. Diane nodded, chances to pardon those a tear falling from the who hurt us. end of her nose. "She so wanted you to Whether it is for a violent outrage come. We're glad you're here," he said. or a thoughtless remark, for life-long It was, they said later, the most hepain or a moment's discomfort, we who roic thing they ever had seen. All the are disciples of the Lord Jesus are lessons about mercy, all the inspired called to forgive. preaching that had urged on them the It is never easy. There are always importance of forgiveness faded utgood reasons for not doing it. No one

forgiving that person? This

grudge.

glad."

The silence

tears.

FAITH IN THE

and costly, " writes Father

O'Collins.

CNS

Diane had no place in this funeral home, with this family, they thought. Collectively, but wordlessly, they ignored her. They were horrified when the father a husband devoted to his wife for almost half a century rose from

Jesuit Father Gerald

book Experiencing Jesus (Paulist Press, 997

looks.

wife,

O'Collins'

paltry debt. When the king hears of this he is outraged and reinstates the first man's debt. "So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart" (Matthew 18:35).

The fact that this passage in Matthew occurs in the context of instructions for the life of the community indi-

— mod-

And in the end, forgiveness eled on God's mercy is what us as Christian.

—

marks

(Luby is director of the division of Christian formation for the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas.)

cates the importance of forgiveness for the community's health. The author of Colossians lists the attitudes that must characterize the members of his community: "Put on ... heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do" (Colossians 3:12-13). Why this concern about forgiveness? The most obvious reason is that all these authors realized the importance of community, and without forgiveness genuine community is just about impossible.

How many

marriages, families,

neighborhoods, cities, countries have been ripped apart by long-standing resentments, emotional grudges stemming from real or imagined slights, fierce ethnic and national pride! How much of this anguish could have been prevented by forgiveness offered

and accepted!

An even more profound

reason

that the really distinctive Christian virtue is love a love which is not just a warm fuzzy feeling. In his famous

—

hymn

to love, Paul lists its practical

characteristics:

"Love is patient, love is kind ... it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury" (1 Corinthians 13:4-5).

mm (Father Castelot

scholar, author, teacher

a Scripture

and lecturer.)

10 The Catholic

News

& Herald

March

31, 1995

QmuniSaS ms p ana/ Viernes

Jueves

Santo

Santo Por ARTURO

DE AGUILAR

Durante este dfa se celebran dos misas: la primera es la llamada Misa Crismal, en la cual el obispo, considerado el gran sacerdote de su grey, consagra el Santo Crisma y bendice los oleos, que son aceites perfumados. El santo Crisma es utilizado para ungir a todos aquellos

que son bautizados. El oleo de los catecumenos es utilizado para ungir a aquellos que se preparan para ser confirmados en la fe de la Iglesia. Con el oleo de los enfermos, estos son ungidos, con la esperanza del alivio de sus enfermedades. Durante esta misa tambien tiene lugar la renovation de los compromisos sacerdotales. Todos los sacerdotes de la diocesis se reunen en esta misa con su obispo y reiteran los compromisos adquiridos el dfa de su ordenacion. Normalmente esta misa tiene lugar por la manana. En la Diocesis de Charlotte esta misa se celebra al atardecer del martes de la

Semana Santa

por conveniencia pastoral.

La misa

Bautismo

Por

ARTURO DE AGUILAR

Haciael atardecer del Viernes Santo se celebra la Pasion del Senor, que consta de tres partes: la Liturgia de la Palabra, la Adoracion de la Cruz y la sagrada comunion. Ese dfa no se puede celebrar el sacrificio de la misa, por tanto se utilizan las hostias consagradas La Comunion se el dfa anterior. distribuye unicamente como parte de esta celebracion, con exception de la comunion para los enfermos que no pueden asistir y a ellos se les puede llevar a cualquier hora del dfa. El color liturgico de las vestimentas

de este dfa es

el rojo.

La ceremonia

comienza con un prolongado perfodo de oracion en silencio. Las lecturas de esta celebracion hacen referencia al Siervo sufriente de Isafas y el Evangelio proclama La Pasion de Nuestro Senor. Terminada esta, puede haber homilfa o no, pero lo que es muy importante es la oracion de los fieles u oracion universal, en la cual se pide en especial por la

vespertina es llamada In

santa Iglesia, por el Papa, por la j erarqufa

Ccena Domini. Segun una antiqufsima tradicion, el Jueves Santo esta prohibido celebrar la misa sin la participation del pueblo. En esta misa se canta el gloria y se repican las campanas, que no volveran a sonar hasta la vigilia de Resurrecion. Las lecturas y el Evangelio haran referencia a la institution de los sacramentos de la Eucaristfa y del Orden Sacerdotal. Terminada la homilfa se procede al rito del lavatorio de los pies,

y demas fieles, por los catecumenos, por la unidad de los cristianos, por el pueblo judfo, por los no creyentes, por los gobernantes y los mas necesitados. La segunda parte de la celebracion es la adoracion de la Cruz, que estando cubierta y precedida por dos cirios, se lleva a la entrada de la iglesia. Entonces el celebrante desfila con la cruz hacia el altar y la va descubriendo poco a poco, al ser entonada la frase: "Mirad el arbol de la cruz, donde ha sido clavado la

en memoria del acto de humildad realizado por el Senor en la Ultima Cena. Terminada la Comunion, se deja el copon con las hostias consagradas sobre el altar para el proximo dfa y se concluye la misa. Despues se procede a realizar la procesion con el Santfsimo Sacramento para colocarlo en

el sitio

la reserva,

donde permanecera para la adoracion nocturna. Al finalizar esta procesion, se

Salvation del Mundo". El pueblo "Venidy adoremos". Alllegar al frente del altar se coloca la cruz de modo que todos los fieles presentes se puedan acercar para adorarla con un respetuoso beso. Mientras los fieles adoran la cruz se cantan algunos himnos apropiados o se recitan los contesta:

"Por el Bautismo todos los pecados son perdonados, el pecado original y todos los pecados personales, asf como todas las penas por el pecado (Cfr DS 1316). En efecto, en los que han sido regenerados no permanece nada que les impida entrar en el Reino de Dios".

"No

obstante, en el bautizado

permanecen

ciertas consecuencias temporales del pecado, como los sufrimientos, las enfermedades, la muerte y las fragilidades inherentes a la vida... asf como la inclination al pecado que la tradicion llama concupiscencia" "El Bautismo no solo purifica de todos los pecados, sino que hace del bautizado una nueva creation (2 Cor 5,17), un hijo adoptivo de Dios (Ga 4,57) que ha sido hecho partwipe de la naturaleza divina (2 Pe 1 ,4), coheredero con El (Rm 8,17), miembro de Cristo (Cf 1 CO 6,15) y templo del Espfritu Santo (Cf 1 Co 6,19)". "El Bautismo hace de nosotros miembros del Cuerpo de Cristo: 'Por tanto... somos miembros unos de otros' (Ef4,25). Nosincorpora a la Iglesia. De las fuentes bautismales sale el unico pueblo de Dios de la nueva alianza: porque en un solo Espiritu hemos sido

todos bautizados, para no formar

mas

que un cuerpo" (1 Co 12,13). "Los bautizados vienen a ser piedras

Isidoro

Sevilla La

San Isidoro de 4 de abril. Este santo espanol es el ultimo de los Padres latinos. Nacio en Sevilla, Espaha en el ano 560. Resume en sf todo el patrimonio de adquisiciones doctrinales y culturales que la epoca de los Padres de la Iglesia festividad de

Sevilla se celebra el

transmitio a los siglos futuros. Isidoro

fue un escritor enciclopedico, muy lefdo

a retirar y

recuerdan los reproches hechos por Dios

cubrir todas las cruces de la iglesia. Las

a su pueblo y a cada uno de nosotros. El

cruces se cubren debido a que estas son

altar se viste en este momento para proceder a la distribution de la Sagrada comunion. Despues de la comunion, el sacedote concluye con una oracion para despedir al pueblo, pero no da la

en la Edad Media. Su gran celo como obispo fue lograr una madurez cultural y espiritual en el clero espanol. La santidad era cosa comun en la noble familia: tres hermanos fueron obispos y santos y una hermana, religiosa, tambien alcanzo los altares. Isidoro se dedico tanto a los estudios y la escritura que llego a ser considerado el hombre mas sabio de su epoca, el maestro de la Europa medieval y el primer organizador de la cultura cristiana. Fue un hombre muy sabio, pero de profunda humildad y caridad. No solo obtuvo el tftulo de "doctor aegregius", sino tambien la aureola de santo. Cuenta una leyenda que cuando niho, un enjambre de abejas invadio su cuna y dejo en los labios del pequeno Isidoro un poco de miel, como auspicio de la dulce y sustanciosa ensehanza que un dfa saldrfa de esa boca. San Isidoro de Sevilla es considerado como uno de los Doctores de la Iglesia.

el altar,

un sfmbolo de la Crucifixion del Senor, la cual no se celebra hasta el Viernes Santo. Aquf se da por terminada la liturgia del Jueves Santo, quedando todo preparado para celebrar Senor al dfa siguiente.

Pasion del

bendicion. Todos se retiran en silencio

partir y entonces el altar se desnuda. de esa tarde hasta el termino del Sabado

Santo, cuando comienza la Pascua de

To Our Friends

— Last ment of Baptism. — Two

article

vigilia

por

muerte de nuestro Senor.

about the Sacra-

articles by Arturo de Aguilar about the liturgical celebrations of Holy Thursday and Good Friday and their meaning. A story about St. Isidoro de Sevilla, a Spanish saint who lived in the middle ages, and is a Doctor of

—

the Church.

—

Resurrecion, la iglesia entera esta en

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limpios,

vivas para edification de un edificio

para un sacerdocio santo" (1 Pe 2,5). "Por el bautismo participan del sacerdocio de Cristo, de su mision espiritual,

profetica y real, son linaje elegido, sacerdocio real, nation santa, pueblo

adquirido por Dios..." (1 Pe 2,9). "Los bautizados, por su nuevo nacimiento como hijos de Dios, estan ,

obligados a confesar delante de los

hombres la fe que recibieron de Dios por medio de la Iglesia (LG 1 1 ) y a participar en la actividad misionera y apostolica de la Iglesia" (LG 17). "El bautismo constituye el fundamento de la comunion entre todos los cristianos, e incluso con los que aun no estan en plena comunion con la Iglesia Catolica" (Cf UR 3). "Incorporado a Cristo por el

bautismo,

bautizado es configurado con Cristo

(Rm

Bautismo imprime en el un sello (caracter) espiritual indeleble de su pertenencia a Cristo. Este sello no es borrado por ningun pecado, aunque el pecado impida dar 8,29). El

cristiano

frutos de la salvacion (Cf

1609-

Dado una vez por todas, el Bautismo no puede ser repetido". 1616).

(Tornado del Catecismo de la Iglesia Catolica. Edition Espahola. Con permiso de los Padres de la Sociedad de San Pablo)

—

Visita papal a las Naciones Unidas muestra interes por ellas

"improperios", que son antffonas que

procede a desnudar

VIII

NUEVA YORK (CNS)—

Segun

Naciones Unidas, la visita del Papa Juan Pablo II vuelta a programar muestra el interes de mucho tiempo del Papa por el trabajo de esta organization, porque cae durante la

dijo el nuncio papal ante las

observancia

del

quincuagesimo

aniversario de las Naciones Unidas.

visita del 5

"reafirmara

de octubre proximo

que los

Papas

han

re.conocido el gran servicio de las

Naciones Unidas por el fomento de la paz y el desarrollo del mundo", dijo Monsenor R. Marino, nuncio papal ante las Naciones Unidas. El Vaticano anuncio el 2 de marzo que el viaje pospuesto del Papa a Estados Unidos habfa sido fijado otra vez para entre el 5 y el 8 del prdximo octubre. La visita estaba senalada originalmente para octubre de 1 994, pero el Papa se vio obligado a cancelarla debido a que un hueso de la cadera sanaba lentamente. Su visita programada a las Naciones

Unidas, tambien "animara a un conocimiento mayor entre las naciones de que los problemas de cada una son los problemas de todas, y que la comunidad total del mundo debe ayudar a resolverlos," agrego monsenor Marino. El nuncio dijo que el Papa volaria a los Estados Unidos el 4 de octubre y se marcharfa la noche del 8. Ese perfodo es un dfa mas extenso que la visita que fue senalada en otono pasado. dijo que el Papa pastorales a las Arquidiocesis de Nueva York, Newark,

Monsenor Marino

harfa

visitas

Nueva Jersey y Baltimore,

asf

como a la

Diocesis de Brooklyn. El anadio que no sabfa

como

se usarfa ei dfa adicional.

March

The Catholic News

31, 1995

Extraordinary Hospital By SISTER

Carmen

an 18-year-old

who

girl

Hermano Pedro Hospital Antigua, Guatemala. Due to cerebral

resides at the in

Her parents abandoned her when she was a young child. With the quality care of the palsy, she cannot

walk or

talk.

hospital and the help of groups like

Christian Foundation for Children and

Aging, a Catholic child sponsorship organization, Carmen is a happy, loving young woman. She especially enjoys receiving cards and small gifts from her

CFCA

Our

sponsor, a parishioner at

Lady of Calvary

parish in Philadelphia.

Carmen's sponsor decided

"adopt" a person with disabilities after hearing a missionary speak in her parish about a physically handicapped man.

The man told the priest that he had heard one another and asked the priest if he could give him the name of a Christian who would help him. The priest was a little stunned as he asked the congregation, "Could I have given him your name?" Carmen's sponsor, who does not want to be identified, said she felt that everyone deserves an equal chance, even

that Christians help

BARBARA MAYER homes

ized soon.

invalid adolescents, and adults with se-

Inspired by this holy friar, Fray Guillermo Bonilla, a Franciscan friar from Costa Rica, together with a youth

vere handicaps and the special educa-

group and some adult volunteers,

staff are trained to

founded the hospital in 1981. When he and the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul saw the sick people destitute and in need of medicine and shelter, they sought donations at the local market for a house to rent. In six months they had outgrown the house and began looking for a place large enough to accommodate 80 invalid children and elderly. They found the present building, formerly the National Hospital of Antigua, partially destroyed by the earthquake of 1976. In 1982, Fray Guillermo negotiated with the mayor and governor

specific needs of each child

undamaged

also rented space for

who were

for

abandoned healthy children,

tion facility for children with physical

Carmen attends. School

disabilities that

pay attention to the and to pro-

vide the kind of individual stimulation

and support required. There is also a bakery where residents learn to bake their own bread and a technical institute where residents can take courses in tailoring, pinata and pastry making. By acquiring skills, patients may be able to find work if they leave

Hermano

Pedro.

Other services include medical consultations, dental care, a pharmacy, physical therapy, a used clothing outlet, assistance for poor families and a day

part of the

building as a convalescent home.

care center for children

They

3 invalid children

mentally disabled or physi-

deformed due to malnutrition. A wing for blind and elderly persons was added in 1984 and in 1990 an intensive

damaged by

Many

their

com-

the earthquake.

private businesses, religious

congregations and individual donors have played an important role in the miracle of Hermano Pedro Hospital. One group of visitors brought the hospital a

busload of X-ray equipment, medicine, wheelchairs and crutches. One day the hospital hopes to acquire ultrasonic and tomographic equipment to provide diagnostic services for low-income people. People who come to Antigua for study and vacations often tour the hospital. When they see the hope-filled atmosphere and the tremendous needs of the patients, their hearts are touched. A physiotherapist who came to study Spanish for thirty days stayed more than three years tending to the sick in need of physical therapy. Visitors are always impressed

whose parents

produce in the markets. In addition, each year trainers help many wheelchair patients like Carmen prepare for the Special Olympics in Antigua. The participants gain a sense of accomplishment in overcoming their physical sell

cally

clinic to

Herald

Guatemala

followers believe that he will be canon-

for use of the

the care given at Hermano Pedro.

"Many

of the aged and handicapped have been

abandoned and probably would have no place to go without this hospital," said Helen Cooke of Kansas City, Mo., after touring the facility. "Everything

was

disabilities

very clean and the staff even did the

laundry by hand and hung

She de-

bat malnutri-

and

show

tion and an-

great pride

Carmen's progress. Carmen is one of about 600 patients at Hermano Pedro Hospital. The facility was named after a humble Spanish

other clinic to

in the

diagnose and treat convul-

als they re-

it on the line." The patients at Hermano Pedro range in age from newborn to 90-years-old. About 175 of them have CFCA spon-

ceive.

sors

the poor and the handicapped.

lights in pictures she receives that

mala

who came

to Guate-

opened.

All

friar

17th century.

The many miracles attribHermano Pedro cause

uted to Blessed

FOUR GREAT NAMES to

KNOW

Guillermo

vices at the hos-

6951

Independence

531-3131

Children's

Nicaragua.

worked

ported entirely

untiringly to

through local

restore the

worldand wide dona-

hospital as well to re-

tions, are pro-

pair the In-

vided free. Medical spe-

from United the States and Canada often

Home and the Home

volunteer their

which now has about 100 resi-

cialists

for the Blind

and Elderly

when

services

asked.

The tal

hospi-

A girl with physical disabilities receives herfirst Holy

continues to

Communion

expand as the

Hermano Pedro

Hospital.

dents.

also

pairs It

now

includes

They

hope to

complete re-

need of help grows.

MITSUBISHI

valid

have

ers

sup-

pital,

who help provide the nutrition, medical care, special education, physiand occupational therapy they need. The social work of Hermano Pedro has now been extended to El Salvador and Nicaragua where Franciscans also care for the indigent sick and aged. "The Providence of God always manifests itself miraculously on the side of the disadvantaged poor," said Friar Guillermo, who has begun a home for the neglected elderly in Chinandega,

and his help-

ser-

numbers

MITSUBISHI

med-

Fray

sive disorders

to nurse the indigent sick in the

Franciscan

take

on the

cal

Since the hospital is sustained solely

by faith in Divine Providence, people can help with prayer, donations of money, medicines, household items, clothing, or by sponsoring one of the patients young or old. To help the ministry of Hermano Pedro, write to the Christian Foundation for Children and Aging, One Elmwood Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66103 or call (800) 875-6564.

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31, 1995

World and National Briefs As 250 Pray Against Death Penalty,

Two Executed

Coalition Drafts Principles Handling Conflicts

ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) —A coa-

not affect interstate commerce.

Islamic Extremists Planned

On Pope Rebel Says MANILA, Philippines (CNS)

proposed as "civic ground

Leaders Emphasize Need To Work Together For Peace WASHINGTON (CNS) If the people of Ireland can work together for

an ecumenical candlelight prayer service in the cold outside Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill. James Free, 41, and Hernando Williams, 40,

rules" for handling conflicts in public

peace, they will "give hope" to the rest

ippines in January using a suicide bomber

education, especially those over religious

of the world, said Ireland's Prime Minister John Bruton. "Two communities

who believed he would enter paradise by killing the pontiff, a former Moslem

sharing the one home, that

rebel said.

were brought from the Pontiac Correctional Center March 21 and executed by lethal injection during the early hours of March 22. "Our God is a God of life,

said

Illinois

CREST Illinois

held

HILL,

111.

its first

(CNS)

— As

double execution

43 years, some 250 protesters held

lition

of religious, civil liberties and edu-

cation organizations has drafted a set of six principles

issues.

"The time has come

to restore

Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, one of seven religious leaders at the

our public policy debates," at a March 21 press conference at the Freedom Forum in Arlington. U.S. Education Secretary Richard W. Riley lauded the effort as a step toward resolving disputes over religion in a way that is respectful of the beliefs and rights of parents, students

Stateville vigil.

and educators.

not a

God

of death," said Catholic

civility to

one of the authors

—

is our objeccan be done in Ireland, it can be done in divided communities throughout the world," he said March 17 during a National Press Club luncheon in Washington. Bruton also attended a White

tive. If it

House St. Patrick's Day party March 17 along with Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Re-

Army in Northern Ireland. Washington, Adams opened an office for Sinn Fein. He stressed that peace has to "mean more than the absence of violence" and must include

publican

Murdered Pastor Remembered

Stricken

Community

NEW ORLEANS

—

(CNS)

Stunned parishioners, friends and fellow clergy sought solace in prayer and each others' words as they remembered a New Orleans pastor who was murdered March 1 6 as he took his dog on their nightly walk. As one of his last acts, Father Karl Petersen had coached a prospective bride and groom through their wedding rehearsal, practicing their vows as his pet Lhasa Apso, Florence, walked the aisies of Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Moments later, the 56-yearold priest became a grim statistic in the country's deadliest city. While taking Florence on her walk around the block at about 9:30 p.m., a man on a bicycle accosted him and killed the priest with a gunshot to the back. The gunman rifled through Father Petersen's pockets for

priest

change. The casually dressed

had

left his

Programs, Mrs. Clinton Says

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

The

key to holding onto progress toward social justice lies in changing the hearts

who would make

scapegoats

of the poor and needy, said

first

lady

Rodham Clinton. "Now, more ever, we need your moral leader-

Hillary

than

While

—

Pope John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop Paul V. Dudley of Sioux Falls, S.D., who has headed the diocese since 1978. The resignation was announced at the Vatican March 21 Coadjutor Bishop Robert J. Carlson, installed in February .

1994, automatically becomes bishop of which covers South Dakota

the diocese,

east of the Missouri River.

"My

heart

overflows with sincere thanks for the tremendous kindness and cooperation given to

Dudley said

since

Bishop

arrival,"

in a statement. In a letter to

400 guests at banquet March 21. "You

sues that will face the diocese in the

coming

years."

Colorado Catholic Conference Reports Legislative Victories Halfway DENVER (CNS)

—

nors seeking abortions, and physicianassisted suicide.

According

Doug

Delaney, executive director of the con-

most recent victory came

Delaney told the archdiocesan newspaper, Denver Catholic Register, the legislation assumed that recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children, known as AFDC, have additional children to get an increased grant of $76 per month. "The facts simply do not bear this out," he said.

tee.

Federal Judge Rules Abortion Clinics Law Unconstitutional WASHINGTON (CNS) Pro-life

—

ing

Free Choice to participate in the Beijing

access to abortion clinics

ence on

Women:

Action for Equality,

Development and Peace.

church

The Vatican

hailed the nuns' liberation

politicians are prejudiced against be-

but called for the release of others

lievers, said

Cardinal Jozef

Glemp

Warsaw. "Mere acceptance of

capital-

ism does not mean abandoning the tenets of Marxism," the Polish primate said

March

15.

The

cardinal referred to

doubts" that such a person can "create a new Poland," he said. A main unresolved problem is government ratification of a 1993 concordat regulating

in Sierra

Leone

after nearly

two months

officials reported.

held by the rebels in the

still

West African

country. The nuns, including one Ameri-

were handed over "safe and sound" to Bishop George Biguzzi of Makeni, who had personally pleaded

can,

March 21

applauded a federal judge's rulthat a law guaranteeing

March 16

tional.

unconstitu-

"The decision by a U.S.

federal

court represents a major victory for the pro-life

movement in America," said the

Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, during a Washington press conference the next day. U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Randa dismissed charges against six people who blocked entrances to a Mil-

waukee

clinic,

saying the Freedom of

Access law was unconstitutional. So far the law has been upheld by seven federal judges and one appeals court. In United States v. Wilson, Randa ruled that Congress lacks the authority under the commerce clause to pass a statute regulating private activity within a state that does

ies

Vatican and Polish

were

said.

The missionar-

identified as Sisters

Spanish Police Arrest

Italian

Wanted In Priest's Killing VALENCIA, Spain (CNS) Span-

—

officials.

ish police have arrested a

French Bishop Withdraws Approval Of Bible VERSAILLES, France (CNS)

Adriana

Angela Bertelli, Agnese Chiletti, Anna Mosconi and Lucia Santarelli, all Italians; and Hildegard Jacoby, a Brazilian.

church-state relations agreed to by

through the current session of the state Legislature, the Colorado Catholic Conference reports victories regarding welfare reform, parental notification of mi-

activists

of the preparatory committees that planned other U.N. conferences, the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women is making arrangements for the Sept. 4-15 Beijing meeting, formally called the Fourth World Confer-

in captivity,

—

Marsili, an American; Teresa Bello,

United Nations overrode Vatican ob-

Uruguay affiliates of the organization, which supports legal abortion. In place

Poland, Primate Says Poland (CNS) Poland is still a communist country where

WARSAW,

ber of the Polish communist party's central committee. "I simply have my

tor to help govern the diocese. "At 67," he wrote, "I just do not have the energy I once had to deal with the important is-

jections and accredited Catholics for a

Conference on Women. A special working group set up to consider the issue March 20 recommended approval for the United States, Mexico, Brazil and

—

missionary nuns were released by rebels

with rebels to free the missionaries, a

U.N., Despite Vatican Objec-

UNITED NATIONS (CNS)— The

Vatican Hails Rebels' Release of

Vatican statement

March 13, when a welfare reform bill that would have frozen public assistance spending was killed in a Senate commit-

Beijing

have approached the pope during a public appearance in Manila, Angeles said, but "there was no opportunity."

Seven Nuns In Sierra Leone VATICAN CITY (CNS) Seven

Control

Still

March 23, according to Reuters, the news agency. The bomber was to

of national political life, including Prime Minister Jozef Oleksy, a former mem-

an interfaith can continue to reach into people's hearts, to be a moral example that can help us move back onto the historical track we were intended to be on." Long before the Republican Party crafted its "Contract With America," the country had its own contract with its people the historical American Dream of a better future for all, Mrs. Clinton said.

Accredits Group For

nila

British

explained that he had requested a coadju-

ference, the

tion,

"Bombs would be strapped around him and then he would go near the pope and blow himself up. He would sacrifice himself because by sacrificing himself for the cause of Islam he would go to paradise. That is the belief," Edwin Angeles told a news conference in Ma-

rooting out underlying tensions.

Communists

Is-

the numerous ex-communists at the helm

ship," Mrs. Clinton told

—

lamic extremists planned to kill Pope John Paul II during his visit to the Phil-

Dudley

parish leaders last year, Bishop

wallet in the rectory.

Change Hearts To Save

of those

Bishop Dudley Of Sioux Falls Resigns VATICAN CITY (CNS)

Attack

Irish

man wanted in

murder of a crime-fighting Spanish police apprehended Giuseppe Quadrano, a 41 -year-old Ital-

Italy for the

—

priest.

The bishop of Versailles has withdrawn his approval of the French version of a

ian, in the eastern port city

comfrom Jewish leaders. The action by Bishop JeanCharles Thomas means that this Bible, in its current form, can no longer be

death 36-year-old Father Giuseppe Diana in March 1 994 in a town near the Italian port city of Naples. The Naples area is where the Camorra crime organi-

published or sold under Catholic auspices. He made the decision in early

of the March 2 1 arrest said that Quadrano was a Camorra boss and killed Father

March after Jewish leaders complained to him and the Vatican. Bishop Thomas,

Diana because the

who also wrote a preface for the French

Quadrano' s crime gang. Father Diana also had been active fighting organized crime in Casal di Principe, near Naples, where he worked as a parish priest.

modern Bible

that has sparked

plaints of anti-Semitism

edition of the "Christian

Community company

Bible," asked the publishing

remove all copies still on sale and to ensure that remarks considered antiSemitic are expunged from the second

edition, currently

Quadrano

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from the Gregorian University in Rome and a doctorate in philosophy from The Catholic University of America in Wash-

St. John's University, Vincentians Create Chair For Social Justice JAMAICA, N.Y. (CNS) St.

—

ington.

John's University inaugurated the Vincentian Chair for Social Justice and honored members of the university and Vincentian communities during a

Pope Meets With Wife Of Man Who Saved Jews From Nazis VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope

—

John Paul II met with the widow of Oskar Schindler, the German businessman credited with saving hundreds of Jews from Nazi gas chambers, and thanked her for the couple' s efforts during World War II. During the brief meet-

week convocation. "May this Pope John Paul's challenge and call to the Vincentians to come and research the founders'

chair be a clear response to

causes of poverty and encourage concrete solutions," said Vincentian Father

March 22, Emilie Schindler invited the pope to come to Jerusalem and inaugurate a memorial ing at the Vatican

Joseph L. Levesque, superior of his order's Eastern province.

The chair was

endowed in 1994 by St. John's, which the Vincentians founded in 1870, and by the Eastern province. Also present at the convocation were Brooklyn Bishop

jointly

Thomas V.

for the persecuted,

would

be estab-

The pope

Holy Spirit who heads the archdiocesan Office for Religious. the

problems

cal

the region. Mrs.

gees

who

survived the massacres are in

Tanzania and Zaire, not knowing how to rebuild their lives. Loretto Sister Judy

was to leave Sacramento at the end of March to help refugees in Tanzania put their lives together. She plans to Illig

work for the next two years in a camp with some 90,000 Rwandan refugees. "I go knowing that I don' t have to j udge the situation or the

—

just

have

Official

P. Fay, a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, has been named an asso-

man who

Conference of Catholic Bishops and U.S Catholic Conference. At the time of his appointment, Father Fay was dean of the college of liberal arts and chairman of the philosophy department at St. John's Seminary in Brighton, Mass. He succeeds Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr, who served as an associate until becoming

ity for his efforts to

at all

India

Roman

Catholic clergy

age of 91. Father Harold Riley, ordained in mid-February by Cardinal George Basil Hume of Westminster, is believed to be the oldest man ever to at the

He had Church of England since 1 927, when Cardinal Hume was 4 years old. Father Riley told the Manches-

enter the Catholic priesthood.

been a

priest in the

ter-based Catholic weekly, verse, that he

The Uni-

had always been

inter-

ested in the "Catholic" side of the glican Church. "I always

An-

worked

for

had hopes that the Church of England might develop more along that line and restore the faith to the people of England," he said. Catholic things.

Says

has received national publicfeed the poor in New

—

religious orders

—

no longer a Roman

Catholic and has no affiliation with the

Doyle

church

John's Seminary in Brighton and the North American College in Rome. He

St.

Catholic Church, according to officials.

know

"We just want

people

him

that if they are giving

money, they are not donating to the Roman Catholic Church or to the Arch-

Archdio-

cese of Boston on July 13, 1974. He received a master's degree in theology

diocese of Hartford, but to an individual," said Sister Irene Fortier, a

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Rwandan people

to care

—

pends on the pope. A Catholic who has lived in Argentina for 46 years, she said she was moved by the papal meeting.

to inaugurate the

will

orientation before heading to the refu-

—

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CNS) Ten months after civil war broke out in Rwanda, hundreds of thousands of refu-

Kenya and Canada and two from

The

visit.

gee camps.

afterward that the inauguration date de-

come, but

—

Sacramento Nun Heading For Tanzania To Assist Rwandan Refugees

Schindler, 86, said at a press conference

like to

pope's longstanding desire to travel to Jerusalem has been frustrated by politi-

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replied that he

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CHARLOTTE — A

April

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ARISE Weekend

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March

The Catholic Ne v

31, 1995

Pope Suggests Pro-Life Work As Possible Penance For Abortion

Report Finds 10 Million Disabled Catholics, Cites

NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN

WASHINGTON

Worship Needs

(CNS)

—

By JOHN THAVIS

jobs and mainstream community

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

life,"

—

Priests

0 million U.S Catholics have some kind of disability but the worship needs of nearly all of them can be accommodated, according to a report prepared by

the report said.

the National Catholic Office for Persons

percent of those with disabilities, with

Pope John Paul II said. Likewise, charity activity could be advised for those confessing to sins

about 500,000 Catholics being classified

against social justice, he told a study

as mentally

group of church experts March

than

with Disabilities.

"There are few among the 10 million Catholics with assorted disabilities whose

the feelings of faith can be expected to

should consider pro-life work as a possible penance for people confessing to

exceed

abortion,

"However,

their grasp of

their theological insights."

The mentally

make up about

ill

ill.

Harris polls about the disabled, the report

Noting that a 1991 Harris survey found that nearly three-quarters of the general population said they feel "awkward or ill at ease" around those who are mentally ill, the report said they nevertheless are "in as much need of the support of their faith as any other." "We can gain wisdom if we consider

said 54 percent of the disabled population

Christ's outreach to those

who cried out

for recognition in Judea

and Samaria

we make

needs cannot be met when propriate

ap-

accommodation for their inclu-

sion," said the report prepared for the

National Conference of Catholic Bishops in

—

March. Using information from several Louis

or about 5.4 million Catholics

— have

a physical disability and need "ramps,

and adequate space in which to maneuver." About 4 percent of those with disabilities an estimated 400,000 Catho-

railings

—

2,000 years ago," the report added. The remaining 26 percent, or about 2.6 million Catholics, have other serious health impairments, the report said. Ten percent of the disabled population have

are blind or visually impaired, with most of them unable to read Braille. "The remainder prefer large-print, audiotapes or computer-generated data to ac-

heart disease or blood vessel disease,

cess print materials and appreciate hav-

respiratory problems.

lics

programs audio described," the

18.

was making the point that concrete acts of penitence, and not only prayer, can be useful as penance pontiff

—

when

especially

they are designed as an

"opposite medicine" to the

good, he said. "For example, for the crime of abortion, which is tragically widespread today, there could be the penitential response of a commitment to the defense of tal

ety,

that 3 percent of those with dis-

mentally retarded and 97 percent of the mentally retarded live in abilities are

communities, either in their own or in group settings. "With training and supervision, almost all of these individuals can fit into

their

homes

suggested, should begin with the restitu-

the priest should be a teacher of truth, a

mobility and other limitations which re-

tion of what has been wrongfully gained.

doctor of souls and "a sensitive friend

within this group

when planning

quire consideration

for

their inclusion," the report said.

the Secretariat for Family, Laity,

Women

responses for other sins," the pope said. He said that physical penance still has a place in the confessional. Such

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not be difficult, judging with

and Youth, the Department of Education and the Secretariat for Doctrine and Pas-

Picnic)

This means that in the confessional,

the criteria of the faith, to find analogous

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995

Space limitations force us

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who come to confess.

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done with enthusiasm is better than a huge penance which is not done or which is performed with annoyance."

by pulmonary or

the disabled are limited

CRISM April 27,

confessors that "a modest penance that

In general, the priest should offer the

said.

The National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities was established in 1982 to promote greater inclusion of the handicapped in church and society. Copies of its report went to various of-

mated

he said, there is a risk of overloading the penitent. He reminded

kidney disease or the like. Five percent of

percent have cancer, diabetes,

primary lanwhether real-time captioning, captioning of already existing materials or print scripts," according to the report. disabilities office esti-

sees sin as an offense.

too,

penitent trust and hope while assigning a

1 1

times over."

The Catholic

But here,

tudes of the people

sonable demands for special privileges

text,

the individual naturally

the needs of the sinner and those of soci-

rather than reflective of legitimate need."

guage and need written

God and

praises

upon

American sign language. "The remainder consider English (or their native tongue) as their

he said. The form of this penance should be carefully considered to meet

percent of them communicate using

—

Prayer

life,"

"Those with such hidden disabilities face misunderstanding and their need for accommodations may be misinterpreted as unrea-

—

Another 4 percent of the disabled or about 400,000 Catholics are deaf or hard of hearing and only about 15 to 20

needs of the person confessing. the simplest and first response,

spiritual

because in

sin.

Such penances are suitable when the sin is one committed against a fundamen-

But restitution should not be limited to what has been gained. The pope said a good model was provided by Zacchaeus in St. Luke' s Gospel, who promised Christ he would repay extorted money "four

report said.

He advised confessors to strive for a balance between the penance and the

On the other hand, the pope said, sins

while

ing the visual elements of worship and religious

The

penances are generally covered under the term of "fasting," and "except in cases of disease of weakness, a reasonable limitation of food is normally possible" for penitents, he said. But he cautioned confessors against assigning, or even allowing, penances that are too physically demanding.

Formation

excited about

future challenges. Qualifi-

MA or equivalent

Ave.,

;

Little

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March

31, 1995

Flower

from page one will truly be a which our Catholic

Mayfields' plans,

"...it

beautiful place in

seniors can find a very beautiful environ-

ment and loving

care," said

Bishop Wil-

liam G. Curlin in a letter of support, calling the effort, "an extension of the

Church's Respect for Life program." Adams and Mayfield have precise

Architectural rendering of the proposed

Neumann

Charlotte.

The residence

Little

will

Flower residence, designed by architect Bob Davies, a parishioner of St. John in a mix of private and semi-private units. There will be

serve about 45 senior adults

plans at hand, financing options in the

a chapel on-site and an apartment

works, and the support of the diocese.

Charlotte-area parish, convenient to shopping, hospitals and restaurants

What

encouraged

they don't have

is terra

firma.

Little Flower principals Adams and Mayfield explored a number of locations options, dismissing each for infrastructure and logistical reasons. With 40 percent of the Diocese of Charlotte's 95,000 Catholics residing in Mecklenburg County, and with four of the city's 11 parishes in a five mile radius, partners Adams and Mayfield narrowed their land search. Sounding much like Realtors, they surmise south Charlotte is the ideal, "lo-

cation, location, location."

someone owns

"If

a piece of land,

Make no

Adams.

to peoples affected

mistake,

a purchase

it is

Flower seeks. Theirs is a for-profit venture. "We hope to do reasonably well by doing good," said Adams. Adams and Mayfield readily admit, "maximizing profits is

the

not an objective." Quite simply,

two wish to provide customized cost-

CATHOLIC by natural

Texas, but are

meet one

much

less likely

the Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn.

and unselfish care which

countless people lovingly

make in famihomes for the

hospitals, orphanages,

and other centers or communities which defend life." "The spread, at many levels of

Brownsville

elderly

— 89% Catholic

—

public opinion, of a

new

sensitivity ever

more opposed to war as an instrument for

Last month, Adams and Mayfield compiled an extensive prospectus on the

the death penalty."

rownsville

— "A growing public opposition — "The growing being paid to

Flower. Tucked inside, a timetable

and plans. Accordingly, they plan to break ground this summer. Early next year, the first residents could move in; thus becoming root-

meeting another Catholic

the Diocese of Brownsville,

daily gestures of open-

the resolution of conflicts."

outlines their progress

WHE mmm OUTS

You stand a great chance of

socially acceptable.

effective, quality personal care.

Little

for the Little

disasters,

—

lies,

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half to four acres,

(704) 568-2972.

epidemics or wars" and work to improve health in poorer countries. "Movements and initiatives to raise social awareness in defense of life" against campaigns around the world to make abortion and euthanasia legal and

— "All those

— two and a — that could be purchased

retired priest in-residence. Individuals with land

Encyclical

ness, sacrifice

Little

Adams,

from page one

preferably close to a Catholic parish,

please call," said

to call Keith

for

attention

to the quality of life

especially in

and to ecology,

more developed

Knoxville

societies."

Source: 1995 Catholic Almanac

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