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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
6
Number 26 • March
7,
1997
Catholics, Methodists Discuss
Papacy, Sacraments —
WASHINGTON
(CNS) At their members of the U.S.
winter meeting,
United Methodist-Roman Catholic Dia-
churches on ter
ing of baptism and confirmation.
sessions,
as part of their Feb. 27at St.
1
Paul's College in
In a departure from usual practice in ecumenical dialogues, they invited reporters from Catholic News Service and the United Methodist News Service to sit in
on
part of their discussions.
In a lively
90-minute discussion of
confirmation, based on a paper by the
By
MIKE KROKOS
looked like she'd come up on the short end of a prize fight. On Monday, the point guard for Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School's varsity basketball team sported a small cut and black eye after accidentally getting jabbed during Sunday's Shamrock Tournament Division I girls championship game. The mishap sent the 8th grader to the locker room for most of the second quarter, but Josephson returned to the floor in the second half, helping her teammates deliver the knockout punch against St. Jude School of Atlanta, 33-22. "Marly's a very tenacious athlete. She fought her way back (after the in-
Holy Trinity Coach
jury)," said
Bill
Lewis.
dogs,
who ended
—
—
its
first-ever
Shamrock Tour-
nament title. "We're very proud of the girls," Lewis said. "They worked hard all year, and their skills kept improving. We could see the team was getting better going into
the year with a 21-3
record after also securing their confer-
ence championship. The Holy Trinity boys fared equally well, placing third in the Division
I
bracket of the Shamrock
Tournament. Josephson's grittiness on the court is
nothing
new
to the
Shamrock
invita-
tional, a Catholic schools tradition since
1962. According to Holy Trinity Princi-
pal Jerry Healy, the
Shamrock was
by former Charlotte Catholic High School Coach Tom Brennan and is one of the oldest running basketball tournaments on any level in the state. Brennan coached at Charlotte Catholic from 1956-66. Healy worked closely with the tournament from 1970-89 and started
continues to
The Lady Bulldogs' victory earned Holy Trinity in its second year of existence
the icing
assist.
Hosted by St. Patrick School, the 7th and 8th grade invitational brings teams from the Southeast and is a season highlight for many schools. This year, 52 teams competed.
Sister
Mary Aquin
sion and dialogue."
confirmation.
he said.
Kriewald attributed much of the confusion to the historical separation of baptism and confirmation in the West from about the fifth century on, and to the West's adoption of the term "confirmation," as opposed to the more ancient term "chrismation," still used in the churches of the East. Chrismation means Dr.
Bishop Grove said
it
has
become an
important part of the dialogue to pray and
At
last fall's
reflecting
on
dialogue session, after
their experience of division
when Methodist participants were unable to receive
Communion
at a
Mass and the Catholics could at the
Catholic
not receive
Methodist service, the dialogue
members agreed
not to try to celebrate a
eucharistic liturgy together this time.
Bishop Grove said
papacy Methodist Bishop
In an earlier discussion of
to their "painful"
that in contrast
experience of division
and church authority, William Boyd Grove said he believes that "the point of view of contemporary Methodists toward the authority of the
in eucharistic
bishop of Rome
kane, Wash., Catholic co-chairman of the
was
is
far
more
positive than
worship last fall, the shared renewal of baptismal vows was "a very rich experience."
Bishop William
— reminiscent of the making Methodist bishops — are among factors itineracy"
the rounds of congregations expected of
have contributed to a more sympaview by Methodists. Msgr. John Strynkowski of Holy Cross Parish in Maspeth, N.Y., outlined the history behind Roman Catholic understanding of papal primacy and authorthat
thetic
papacy
is
to
Skylstad of Spo-
uniquely written rite" for that occasion. But the rituals of the two churches for renewal of baptismal
be less of an ob-
vows
"are re-
and I think we all noted a great deal of convergence," he said. The Love-feast the group celebrated was based on the common practice in John Wesley's lifetime rather than the order currently recommended in the United Methodist Book of Worship. A community meal based on the agape meals recorded in the New Testament, the Love-feast played a major role ally quite similar,
when Methodism was movement within the Anglican
in the early years
a reform
ity.
"If the
S.
dialogue, said the service "was a
the case a generation ago."
Bishop Grove, ecumenical officer of the Council of Bishops and Methodist co-chairman of the dialogue, said Pope John XXIII's "expansive and generous spirit" and Pope John Paul IPs "style of
Church and Methodists usually
cel-
stacle to church unity in the next millen-
ebrated the Eucharist in their Anglican
me
parishes, not in their Methodist chapels.
the colle-
Participants agreed that their next meeting to be held in Washington Oct. 1 6- 1 8, will include an open forum to help expand the awareness and experience of
nium," he "then — seems — we must recover more of said,
gial style
lennium
it
of governance of the
to
to
first
mil-
balance the monarchical style
of the second millennium."
See Shamrock, page 3
Mercy
worship together and reflect on that. "We want our life together as members of the dialogue to be not only intellectual and doctrinal, but experiential,"
We peaked at the right time."
The Shamrock championship was on the cake for the Lady Bull-
Editor
CHARLOTTE — Marly Josephson
At a press briefing between dialogue
Rev. Diedra H. Kriewald of Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, participants on both sides acknowledged widely differing theological and pastoral views within their own churches oh the meaning, practice and purpose of
anointing. the tourney.
bet-
of U.S. dialogue is to translate the results of three decades of national and world dialogue "into forms that can engage congregations and parishes." Sister O'Neill, a theologian from Mount St. Agnes Theological Center for Women in Baltimore, said, "We've tried to identify topics that we thought would capture what is on the minds of Catholics and Methodists ... that will draw people in the congregations into discus-
com-
a noneucharistic
meeting Washington.
Catholic Schools Tradition
papacy might
ebrating a baptismal renewal service and
March
Shamrock Tournament A
the
O'Neill said the aim of the current round
— munity meal —
KROKOS
how
serve Christian unity.
also worshiped together, cel-
a Love-feast
Photo by MIKE
by Pope John
in part
Paul's request for a dialogue with other
logue discussed the papacy, church authority and their churches' understand-
They
Sacred Heart Coach Tim Henning instructs his players during a timeout in a secondround game of the Shamrock Tournament. The Salisbury school finished the season with a 19-8 record.
was prompted
The group's discussion of the papacy
the dialogue to others.
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March
He
Abortion Supporter Says
About
Partial-Birth
NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN WASHINGTON (CNS) — The ex-
By
Lay Ministry
Lied
An
Procedure
themselves "did serious harm"
who perform
lying that they were only performed in
Abortion Providers has admitted that he and other supporters of keeping abortion legal lied about the partial-birth abortion procedure during debate over legislation to ban it. Ron Fitzsimmons, whose organization represents more than 200 independently owned abortion clinics, said in an
extreme circumstances. "When you're a doctor who does these abortions and the leaders of your movement appear before Congress and go on network news and say these procedures are done in only the most tragic of circumstances, how do you think it makes them feel?" Fitzsimmons said. "You know they're primarily done on healthy women and healthy fetuses, and it makes you feel like a dirty little abor-
interview in the
March
3 issue of Ameri-
can Medical News that abortion supporters used "spins" and "half-truths" in the debate that ultimately led Congress to fail to override President Clinton's veto
tionist
of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
Congress, as Rep. Charles Canady, RFla., plans to do, "I think we should tell
Fitzsimmons said he personally lied when he said in a November 1995 interview on "Nightline" that women have partial-birth abortions only in cases of
danger to the mother's tal
or severe fe-
life
abnormalities.
was
"It
not a shining
moment for me who said
personally," said Fitzsimmons,
he stayed out of the partial-birth debate
them
the truth,
secret."
late-term abortions in
which the unborn
partially delivered, feet first, be-
fore surgical scissors are stabbed into the
in
them vote and move
let
It is
murder.
"And now call
It is
is
child abuse.
infanticide," he added.
who
clear to even those
it's
in the
second trimester on
healthy fetuses and healthy mothers.
"The abortion
rights folks
the anti-abortion folks
know
it,
and
it,
so,
probably, does everyone else," he said.
When tial-birth
began over the parabortion procedure, Fitzsimmons the debate
said, "I learned right
away
that this
being done for the most part
in
was
cases that
did not involve those extreme circum-
He
also said he thought a ban
real
woman."
are all called to ministry
through our baptism," says Sister Mary Timothy, diocesan director of lay minis-
However,
it
said the procedure
"may
be the best or most appropriate procedure in a particular circumstance to save the life or preserve the health of a
woman, and only
helped launch the ministry in the Charlotte Diocese in 1990.
"Most of us will not be called to do a lot of church ministry
make
on to other ministries, such as RCIA, permanent diaconate and religious education. Oth-
Joanna Jackson, parishioner and former director of religious education at
pro- choice friends in Congress," he said.
"Even
the
White House
is
now question-
some of the information given to it on this issue. "We're fighting a bill that has the support of, what, 78 percent of the public?" Fitzsimmons added. "That tells me that we have a PR problem." He said the abortion supporters ing the accuracy of
agrees
—
native North Carolinian, Sister
Cleansing the
Mary Timothy
among
munities, but
their brothers
Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville, became certified in the
sisters
diocesan lay ministry training program
a better understanding that
in 1995.
She says the experience
how
ister at the parish level in
left
her
minan ongoing to
sense.
"Besides being a
DRE,
really felt
I
adult education in the parish
is
impor-
of
"Our goal to argue
and
all faiths.
our
is
come to we don't have explains. "We
helping people
faith," she
and walk it, and I think of what our program does. Hopefully, it helps people be comfortable in their faith and keeps them more apprised of what it means to be Catholic have
to talk
it
that's part
today."
the doctor, in consul-
txvptuxz tfje
feck of
Jkrdj945
Temple Sunday:
2 Chronicles 36:14-17, 19-23 Ephesians 2:4-10
At Immaculate Conception Church, Jackson sees a direct link between lay ministry and ongoing education, evangelization and enrichment of parish life. For Sister Mary Timothy, examples like those of the Hendersonville parish serve as reminders of the value of lay ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte. "I would surely say that
when we
are preparing
qualified coordinators of religious education, for instance, then
John 3:14-21
we are certainly
preparing the Church of tomorrow," she
Monday:
Isaiah 65: 17-21
says.
John 4:43-54
been a loss of credibility for those who want to keep abortion legal, Fitzsimmons
our
A
With the training they receive
virtually nil," he said,
just with the general public, but with
Mary Timothy
,
during the two-year certification process,
^Reabhtga for
mat on" because it would have on doctors or patients. "The world impact on doctors and patients
lost
Sister
that lay ministry
—
this decision."
effect
"The pro-choice movement has
think
—
based upon the woman's particular circumstances, can
on par-
a lot of credibility during this debate, not
I
wonderful."
that's just
can help bettss.w 2§i!zZ ,X5A ter incorporate tenets of the faith into other forms of miniswe're too large in number. try. Overall, she says, the intent But we can minister every day of the ministry is to yield a right where we are." deeper comprehension and apSister Mary Timothy says preciation both academically lay ministry serves as an enand spiritually of the Catholic faith. riching program of Catholic adult edu-
tation with the patient,
"wasn't worth going
said.
are entering lay ministry this year.
who
with a greater awareness of
adding that doctors would just use another abortion method. The biggest problem arising from the debate over partial-birth abortion has is
for Catholics to fulfill their bap-
such as lay ministry provide Catholics with an opportunity to educate and evangelize, not only within their parish com-
reported on
reaction to an opinion issued- in January
to the little
At Immaculate Conception, where about 15 parishioners joined Jackson during the 1994-95 training session, those areas include lectoring, working with the home-bound and assisting the bereavement ministry. "We were really encouraged," adds Jackson. "A few of the people who came into the Church through RCIA last year
ers enter simply for personal enrichment.
News
issue
stances" cited by opponents of the ban. tial-birth abortions
of other areas."
has witnessed much growth of the Catholic faith in the diocese over the years. She says programs
health of the
know
sic
tismal obligations.
"We
Lay ministry is such a good, baprogram; you can spin off into a lot
topics.
participants often venture
same
separate article in the
by the executive board of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on partial-birth abortion. The board said that it could identify "no circumstances under which this procedure would be the only option to save the life of the mother or preserve the
performed
way
periodic six-week sessions on various
A
ing for easier delivery of the collapsed
can Medical Association, that the vast majority of partial- birth abortions are
into adult meetings in our parish. Now, we have an adult group that meets each Sunday, and we also have
Christ,"
cation.
of American Medical
Fitzsimmons told the American Medical News, published by the Ameri-
mind of
Bishop William G. Curlin told 1 15 newly certified lay ministers upon completing their training last year. "I also ask you one thing: Have the love, tenderness, generosity and joy of Jesus Christ in your ministry." That May 1996 ceremony at St. Gabriel Church celebrated the addition of individuals to a growing ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte, one which Mercy Sister Mary Timothy Warren calls the
put a lot of material from the
program
training
themselves 'pro-choice' that partialis grotesquely inhumane."
birth abortion
base of the infant's head. The child's brain is then removed by suction, allowhead.
"We
CHARLOTTE — "I beg you to have
try,
Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., chairman of the House Pro-Life Caucus, said Fitzsimmons' comments showed that "even those who have defended this method of child abuse eventually have their consciences catch up to them."
tant," she adds.
Staff Writer
a
reintroduced
"Partial-birth abortion
The legislation vetoed by Clinton would have banned a procedure used in is
little
on," Fitzsimmons said.
after that.
child
with a dirty
If the legislation is
JIMMY ROSTAR
By
by
ecutive director of the National Coalition of
Opportunity For Service
to those
partial-birth abortions
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Pope Says Nature Must Not Be Manipulated For Power VATICAN CITY (CNS) creation belongs to
all
God,
Basketball Tournament
— Because it
must not
"Our kids look forward year," said
to
it
Is
Season
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every
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1
Catholic squads are also invited to
Bob Cannon, boys head coach
James School
&
participate. In years past, the
Jew-
Savannah, Ga., whose school has been making the 500mile round trip to play in the tournament
the competitors. "Several years ago,
pope said "dangerous experiments" which show a lack of respect for life are
since 1992.
vation students
modem
"Our girls team won the tourney our first year here, and the second year, our boys team won it." Tim Henning, boys head coach and
be manipulated for business purposes,
Pope John Paul
II
said.
In an apparent reference to cloning,
the
signs of people turning their de-
power or money into a god. his March 2 midday Angelus address, Pope John Paul spoke about that day's Gospel reading at Mass of sire for
During
of
St.
"We got spoiled early on," he
athletic director of in Salisbury,
Shamrock
whole world which belongs to God and must not be profaned. "It is the
in
ish
we had
added.
Sacred Heart School
The
coach views the invitational as more than competition. "It teaches the kids about spirit, teamwork, and sportsmanship," he said.
Christ driving the sellers and
money
changers out of the temple. "The zeal and love of Jesus for His Father's house certainly a temple of stone," the
is
not limited to
pope
said. "It is
whole world which belongs and must not be profaned." the
Making
a
God
to
whip out of cords and
chasing out those
who were doing
busi-
ness in the temple, "Christ puts us on the
guard against the temptation to 'market' even religion. "Christ raises His voice also against the 'temple merchants' of our time, against those who make the market their 'religion,' going so far as to trample in the name of the 'power god' or the the dignity of the hu'money god' man person with abuses of every type,"
—
—
pope said. Respect for life is sacrificed to money or power in modern experiments, ecological pollution, the marketing of sex, drug pushing and in the exploitation of the poor and of children, he said.
Like other schools participating, the ended Sacred Heart's season. With a 19-8 mark, Henning was pleased with his team's effort this year. "You could see how the kids came together as a group," he said. The Shamrock Tournament is always held in March and includes both school (Division I) and parish (Division II) teams. It begins on Thursday, and culmiinvitational
nates with four championship
Sunday. Besides Holy Trinity, other win-
After the cloning of an adult sheep Scotland, a Vatican official strongly
warned against any attempt to duplicate the experiment on a human. Bishop Elio Sgreccia, the Vatican's leading expert on medical ethics, said even animal cloning should be subject to strict ethical guidelines to
maintain
respect for the integrity of the various
species created by God.
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School of Atlanta (Division I, boys), Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro (Division II, boys), and Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Raleigh (Division II, girls). St. Patrick's parish team was the runner-up in the Division II boys bracket.
The weekend includes much more than basketball:
It is
also a time of fel-
lowship for participants and their famiA Mass is celebrated on Saturday evening, followed by a dance for the students in the Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School gymnasium. Father Dennis Kuhn, lies.
Msgr. Richard Allen, and Father John Hanic are among the priests who have celebrated the liturgy. Msgr. Allen, pastor
of St.
Ann Church,
invitational in the
helped oversee the
mid-1960's with
St.
^
Sunday Daily Masses:
—
The Shamrock's nizers.
early years
-
money
"Back
then,
we
so
we handled
the kids in the school,"
he added. "They'd sleep in the classrooms at St. Patrick's.
That
was part of the excitement of the experience Although the mateams are of the faith, non-
Holy
Trinity
Division
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forward Michelle Watts drives to the basket
girls
championship game.
"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as well as an ongoing commit-
ment to the Church and the community in which we live'.' Bishop William G. Curlin
ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte or to your parish. Simply have the following
statement included in your Will: "/ leave to the
Saturday Confession:
were a
everything," Msgr. Allen recalled. "We cooked all the meals and fed everybody." "We also housed
5:30PM 12:30PM
Friday — 12:10PM — Rosary 8:45AM; Mass 9:00AM; Novena 9:30AM Saturday — 4:00 5:00PM or by request
Monday
alive and well.
didn't have a lot of
Y & 7:30AM &
is
labor of love for orga-
In Yours.
11:00AM
Ann, St. Gabriel, and Holy Trinity verify one thing:
Madness
jority of the
8:00, 9:30,
added Msgr. Allen. "We looked for teams that didn't have anywhere else to play." Teams from Tampa, Fla., and Washington, D.C., have also made the trip to Charlotte to take part in the tournament. The event continues to mature and is now a fund-raiser for the St. Patrick School Athletic Association. "We use the proceeds for various things," explained Tom Hennessy, athletic association president. "We've purchased uniforms, new lights for the gym, and used monies for other improvements." According to Msgr. Allen, the early days of the tourney were as exciting as they are today. "I have never felt electricity like I did at some of those games," he said. The packed gyms last weekend
Msgr. Allen explained. "The tournament was built around our Catholic faith."
for them."
—
reser-
come down and
Catholic Schools' version of March
HisWll
Masses: Saturday Vigil
Cherokee Indian
a rebound.
emphasis was to bring the Catholic community (of Charlotte) together, and it still is,"
aft ©Aral.
was among
at St. Patrick, St.
Patrick parishioner Joe Mosca.
"In the beginning, the main
Charlotte
Players from Sacred Heart School, Salisbury, and St. James School, Savannah, battle for
Remember
Weekend
A
ners this year included Sts. Peter and Paul
the
in
games on
the
in
play,"
has brought teams to the
for the past five years.
Center
Charlotte (or
Roman
Catholic Diocese of
parish, city) the
sum of$
percent of the residue of my estate) for religious, educational and charitable works!' (or
For more information on
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to
make
its
a Will that works, contact
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March
Herald
Pro-Life Corner
II
Pope Says At Cana, Jesus Asked Mary To
Show —
u There can be no safe sex, because no safe sin."
— Barbara McGuigan addressing youth at the retreat, "God's Plan for Life and Love, " March
1,
1997
Respect Life Office
The Diocese of CharCotte
(704)331-1720
general audience Feb. 26.
Dear brothers and sisters, Continuing our catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary, we now consider the wedding feast at Cana, when Jesus performed His first miracle, turning water into wine. St. John's account emphasizes Mary's concern for the bride and bridegroom and her complete confidence in her son. Mary precedes the disciples in faith, for, as the Gospel tells us, it was only after Jesus had performed the miracle that His disciples believed in Him(cf. Jn 2:11). Mary's faith does not falter, even when Jesus seems to refuse her request and says that His hour has not yet come (Jn 2:4). But Mary immediately says to the servants: "Do whatever He tells you" (v.5). These words reveal three things: Mary's great faith, the power of her prayer and her cooperation in the saving mission of her son. They invite Christians in every age to trust
Lord
submit obediently to His will, with confidence that His words will be fulfilled: "Ask, and it will be given you" (Mt 7:7, Lk 1 1 :9). I extend special greetings to the representatives of the
Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events:
March 8
March 13
Permanent Deacons Day of Retreat 6f Recommitment
Installation as
Catholic Conference
Pensacola-Tallahassee
Center Hickory
Pensacola,
fully
and
to
Bishop John Ricard
Rev, Francis
11 a.m.
5:30 p.m. Confirmation
Confirmation
St.
St.
Joseph of the
Presbyteral Council
Meeting of Bishops' Committee for Priestly
Meeting Catholic Conference
Baltimore,
Life
and Ministry
MD
Center Hickory
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7,
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Volume 6 • Number 26 Most Reverend William G. Curlin Editor: Michael Krokos Associate Editor: Joann Keane
alities
change meaning: To die
is
Sullivan
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a saying about regeneration,
Church Media Must Spread 'True Meaning' Of Year 2000, Pope Says VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Catholic Church
—
must improve the way it communicates the Gospel to a world in need of its message of hope, love and transformation, Pope John Paul II said. The message "must be broadcast with increasing effectiveness
in order to
help the people of our time to escape or shake off the spiritual
emptiness which weighs heavily on the hearts
of so many," the pope said Feb. 28. In a speech to the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Pope John Paul focused particularly on the role of the media in the
preparations for the year 2000.
of wheat dies,
this principle
of
it
wouldbe anyone would serve me, let
through death to
life
lowers of Jesus, "If
person follow me,"
i.e.,
along
all
my way
of
life
of Israel, taking the initiative, as at Sinai. This will fulfill the original intention of the
will
God, and they
people."
shall
be
The new cov-
enant will rest on divine forgiveness; but this pardon must be preceded by Yahweh's discipline, the Babylonian exile. But in the time of restoration, Yahweh will give each Israelite a
new
heart.
second reading from the Letter to the Hewe have Jesus portrayed as a compassionate high priest called by God, one who can sympathize with sinners, because in the time of His mortal In the
brews
(5:7-9),
"He offered prayers to God, who was able to save Him from death." Jesus was heard, not because He did not die, but because God raised Him from death. Then,
life,
availing himself of the learning-through-suffering
common
Greek
mo-
he writes that Jesus, "Son though He was, learned obedience and so became the source of eternal salvation" for all who believe in tif
in
literature,
be expressed
in
personal response.
This
is
the paschal mystery that
to relive these next
into Christ,
we
two weeks.
we
are preparing
When we
are baptized
are baptized into His death
— we
are
called to die to sin in order to rise with Him to live a new life. When we partake of the Eucharist, we cel-
ebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord and as
we encounter Him
in
we
His sacramental presence,
be open to receive His Spirit. Our Christian vocation is to be conformed more and more to the image of Him whom we proclaim as God's Son. And the same spirit of Christ that enlivens us for holiness of life is the source of eternal life for all of us who believe in Him and for all who seek God in
The prophet has Yahweh,
new covenant it
my
that
through
written about 587 B.C., predicting the ultimate restoration of Israel after the exile.
old;
their
try,
The Old Testament reading is the famous new covenant passage of Jeremiah 31:31 -34. This is an. oracle,
God
The prophet pictures Yahweh himself forming a new community, "I will be
fol-
death.
the
Lent:
Life
"Un-
remains just a grain of wheat," and a saying of Jesus found in other forms in the synoptic Gospels, "Whoever loves his life will lose it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life." Then by analogy he extends less a grain
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Today's liturgy invites us to reflect on the univerof the death and resurrection of Christ. The author of the fourth gospel concluded his story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem with an ironical statement put on the lips of the Pharisees, "Look, the whole world has gone after Him." To illustrate this, he tells a story of some Greeks coming to see Jesus (John 12:20 -33). Far from being incidental extras, these Greeks, like the magi in the infancy narrative of Matthew's gospel, symbolize the Gentile world in search of the truth of God. Their approach to Jesus is made through Philip and Andrew, signifying that access to Jesus has to be mediated to the world at large through His disciples. The author then develops the point that all who would truly "see" Jesus must see Him through His paschal mystery, i.e., in his death and resurrection. Only
Thomas Aquinas
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T.
Resurrection and
Church
Hills
Church Eden
and to the view"Songs of Praise" telecast from the Basilica of
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Reflections
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the
ers of the
Guest Column
Bishop of Diocese of
March 15
March
4'
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1997
The Pope Speaks Pope John Paul
there
7,
to
and sincerity of heart. The Rev. Francis T Gignac, S.J., is a professor and chairperson of the Department of Biblical Studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington. truth
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March
7,
The Catholic News
1997
Light
&
Herald 5
One Candle
Father Thomas J, McSweeney
Happiness:
A Ticklish Subject Tickle Me Elmo sound
Do the words
you? if you were one of the thoumillions if you believed some sands of moms, dads, of the news stories grandmothers, grandfathers, aunts, or uncles who tried to buy that particular familiar to
They do
—
—
battery-operated chatty toy this last Christmas season. And "tried" appears to have been the key word. Advertising and whatever other mix of circumstance combined to make the fuzzy orange doll The-Toy-ofthe-Year for the nation's pre-school set.
The economics of supply and demanding little ones did the rest: too few Elmos and too many adults trying
be in the right store at the right time to snap it up, wrap it up and get it under the tree in time for Santa to get the credit. For those grown-ups not caught up in the crisis, it is still easy to sympathize with those waiting for hours for a store to
to open or driving all over town on the chance of finding one, just one, left on a
end
in the
it
your
over the
into all
But the whole phenomenon really got unnerving when we started hearing about ads in newspapers, on the Internet and neighborhood bulletin boards offering to sell the $20-something doll for up
years that matters. Not one
box on one single day.
The thing
While some little recipients will drag the toy around for months, adoring every "Hee-hee-hee," many more will play
If
for a far shorter time.. And their
parents, grandparents, et
granted that
is
it
al.
take for
impossible to predict
whether the object of desire, named Elmo, Barbie, Barney, or G.I. Joe, will be treasured or discarded. These grownups with
—
in spite
of this uncertainty and
the trouble and aggravation
all
—
do their best to get and give their beloved children what they want. You have realistic expectations about a toy for a child because you know that still
let that
be enough. people
it
gifts
You do your best and
to $1,000.
with
it
we
is,
or the
the
you put
shelf.
single
more we chase it more elusive it becomes. We know happiness depends more on what we are than what we have. And we also know that we cannot force anyone to be happy. And that
the thought
is
that counts, the love
we want
includes us.
love to be happy.
they want something and
we can deliver it, we do. Just because.
However, we can't coerce happiness. What we can do is create a climate through our good actions where our loved ones can find their own happiness. "The grand essentials to happiness in this life, wrote the great man of letters Joseph Addison, "are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." When you stop to think about it, we all know a great deal about happiness. We know that the more we worry about
That desirable state of joy and contentment that we call happiness, that sense of being at peace with God, at peace with ourselves and with each other, that happiness grows
how we feel we do and how we give.
not by concentrating on but on what
—
And you don't have to wait until December 25th. For a free copy of the Christopher News Note, "Live the Golden Rule, write to The Christophers, 12 East 48th Street,
New
NY. 10017. J. McSweeney
York,
Father Thomas
is di-
rector of the Christophers.
Question Corner Father John Dietzen
The Wedding Feast Gospel of Matthew
in
"On what
the
Q. Would you please tell us what is meant by the story of the wedding feast in the Gospel of Matthew? My husband seems to think it means only certain
people are called to be saved. He is 64 years old, but wasn baptized until he was 20. He is a good Catholic, but this seems to concern him a great 't
In other words, we're
dealing here with a parable
living, to authenticate
which
their relationship with the
His teachings (Mt 21:23).
As Matthew constructs the
situation,
God
God's saving work on
emissaries, including His
you refused
to hear
own
Son, but
God's voice
in
any
't
A. The passage to which you refer (Mt 22:1-14) was the Sunday Gospel
some weeks ago.
It
A few thoughts may
help our under-
three stories Jesus tells in
challenge put to
"chosen people," new or old, are being called to take a place in the kingdom of '
God. Comparing God's reign to a rich banquet is of course a common theme throughout the Scriptures, one which Matthew makes good use of here.
Many
elements of
stretch the imagination
standing. This passage relates the last of
answer
Him by Jewish
to a
leaders:
fruitless and usually misleading to look for it is
concluding with the
universal invitation to
this
climax story
beyond
all
cred-
ibility. What king, for example, leaves a banquet waiting, goes off to war, kills enemies and burns cities, and then comes back to finish the party?
their deeds.
Just as with parables,
specific spiritual
fill
allegory.
The
good."
central
meaning of
Now,
Understood this way, the concern about wedding garments is easily solved.
not hard to find. final
covenant between
In early Christianity, conversion to faith
man
family,
in
Jesus Christ was
commonly
referred
on a new set of clothes. have several examples of this
the
Testament.
ample, says that tized into Christ
St.
we are
this
in the
one
is
new and
God and the
hu-
invited to clothe our-
selves in the patience, meekness, kind-
ness and compassion of God (Col 3:12).
to as putting
We New
mean-
ings in every detail of an
the banquet hall with every-
one, "the bad as well as the
of them.
has puzzled others
besides your husband.
earth,
Lord by
relates through
you prophets, he affirms, including John the Baptist, and a whole stream of sent
Therefore, others from outside the
could a good king condemn people for coming improperly dressed to a wedding feast they didn even know about?
It
ity to
clearly an alle-
is
gory.
these images the history of
Jesus responds with three stories.
deal.
How
"wear" His way of
authority are you doing these
things?" and to their rejection of Him and
in
Paul, for ex-
all who have been baphave clothed themselves
Our condition at the end will depend on how faithfully we have worn that clothing.
Questions for
with him. (Gal 3:27)
this
column should be
This was a symbolic way of stating that those who identify themselves with
sent to Father Dietzen at Holy Trinity
Christ in baptism accept the responsibil-
III.
Church, 704 N. Main 61701.
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Family Matters Elieen
My
Favorite Things the back seat of our van, the
From
sweet and melodic voice of my five-yearold daughter Teresa, sings along to The
mother
is
never sick; she's only been
in
the hospital to have her six children.
My "It's
mother
will
be the
first to say,
not that bad; this can be fixed." But
trip to
who marvel at her boundless energy, her zest for life, her enthusiasm for teaching and her remark-
to
able health,
Sound Of Music, which is playing on the tape deck. We're taking an unexpected see my mother and I'm trying hard simply think of "My Favorite Things," but Teresa is having much more success at the moment than I am.
Many of my favorite things originate with my mother, and it's difficult to think of her at the moment because I'm worThe day before my father called me with some upsetting news. My mother fell on some black ice in her ried about her.
driveway, she broke her hip and had surgery. Teresa and I are on our way to the hospital
where
or five days. to think
of
be for the next four such an unusual feeling
she'll
It's
mom
in the hospital.
My
for the rest of us
it's
almost impossible to con-
my
mother keeping still. I'm accustomed to having a mother in motemplate tion.
curs
And as listen to Teresa sing, it octo me that Mother Superior's song I
about her young novice, Maria, succinctly captures my concerns about my mother's recovery: "How do you keep a wave upon the sand?" My mother is a giver. Long before volunteerism was "in" my mother was the spark for her own "thousand points of lights program" in her family, church and community. She taught English as a
Marx second language
in
One of the ways my mother has made an ex-
a
church basement and as a Red Cross volunteer, she taught thousands of children to swim and dive at the township lake. Mom's special concern for senior citizens led her to volunteer at her town's "Dial-A-Ride"
program and
traordinary difference
for the Little
Sisters of the Poor.
When
I
look
at
1
my
mother
I
see so
clearly the person that Jesus asks each
of us to be
.
is
through her 20-year involvement with the Christian Service Program (CSP) at De Paul Diocesan High School in Wayne, N.J. For nine years my mother worked as a volunteer in this program and for the past years she has served as the program's director. In the CSP program, every high
Without any fanfare or
fuss,
school senior
is
required to give one-and-
but always with a happy heart and a
a-half hours of Christian Service each
my mother lives out the Gospel every day of her life. She sees a need, and using the talents and gifts she's been blessed with, she reaches out and makes a difference to hearts in need of healing and souls in need of soothing.
week. The students visit the elderly at nursing homes, tutor children at elementary schools, play and read to children at day care centers and offer assistance to
childlike spirit,
See Marx, page 13
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&
News
Herald
March
Mary Thomas Burke To Receive 1 997 Beatty Award
Sister
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CHARLOTTE
Social
Services will present the Sixth Annual
Colonel Francis
Mercy
Sister
Beatty
J.
Award
to
Mary Thomas Burke at a March 19 at
reception and award dinner the Westin Hotel.
The award was established and named for the
in 1991 Colonel Beatty, a
late
has been on the faculty
levels.
This includes Mercy Hospital;
AIDS
Project;
Child Care Resources; and Mecklenburg Ministries,
among
others.
dards: in the military, the cotton textile
For outstanding service to the community, the annual Spirit Award will be
industry, the trucking business, through
presented in recognition of outstanding
Rotary, Johnson C. Smith University, the
volunteer service to CSS. Receiving the
National Conference of Christians and
award on behalf of the Adoption Auxiliary, a core group of adoptive families, will be Valerie Smith, Gail Timmes and
Jews, the tal
Boy Scouts and various
hospi-
boards.
award include James W. Babb, Jr.; Charles L. "Chuck" Grace; Ray S. Farris, Jr.; John C. Engler; Past recipients of the
and Peter Keber. "Sister ies all
Mary Thomas Burke embod-
those rich, selfless qualities ex-
emplified by the late Col. Beatty, through
com-
her effective leadership, inspiring
mitment
and high principles
to her faith,
of volunteerism for the benefit of diverse
CSS Board of Advi-
communities," said sors
Chairman Paul Franz
in
making
the
announcement.
Sidney Stewart.
CSS
in Charlotte is a professional
social service
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sure in beating up anyone
and plea-
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"The English Patient" Best Actor
Cruise in "Jerry Maguire"
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acters:
into the
someone bitter that he never rose
mob
hierarchy but with a soft
side for Donnie,
of
role, but
—
—
—
is
Madsen
frightening to watch.
good choice
cover torney
is
is
as the rising crime boss
nearly
who
blown by a
district at-
greets his fellow law en-
forcement officer by his real name and is pained by Donnie's lightning-fast re-
Rocco
who gives him more at-
ciation of
or his fellow hoods.
stricted.
Yet Newell never sentimentalizes or
Sisto plays a Florida un-
—
tention and respect than his junkie son
glamorizes any of the wiseguys; they are CNS graphic by Anthony DeFeo
showy
who never lets any personal feeling cloud his nose for money and power. A section of the film recounts the hoods' aborted attempt to set up shop in Miami, where once again Donnie's
categories of the
Conference
at the center
whose three little daughters scarcely know their dad. All comes to a head when Sonny and
Anthony Minghella for "The English Patient"
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Patient" for four
of the U.S. Catholic
very
a
of the
"The Mirror Has Two Faces"
is
the story. Pacino has the
radic night visits from her husband,
Best Director
in
dilemma
that
flict is intensified
Donnie, veteran soldier Lefty, and Donnie's long-neglected wife, Maggie. Pacino, of course, has done this kind
Lauren Bacall
Maggie, a woman deeply in love with her good-guy husband, but furious that he puts the job before any responsibility to his children and their marriage. The audience is made to imagine what it must be like to have to be both mother and father to three little girls for seven long years, with no apologies from a stoic husband who is internalizing all his feelings and treating her as someone who must simply obey and never question him. Depp does a stretch with this role into a fully adult persona whose moral
dercover agent whose hammy eagerness to do the job is in deliciously sharp contrast to how Donnie approached it. The violence is at times shocking, but not overindulged in, and the film is most satisfying in its examination of what doing a noble and dangerous job can do to an individual's priorities and own sense of identity. Because of brief, graphic violence, a flash of nudity, intermittent profanity and much rough language, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIII adults. The Motion Picture Asso-
likes "Jerry
Best Supporting Actress
Giving a heart-rending perforis Heche's long-suffering
With the emphasis solidly on character as opposed to shootouts, director Mike Newell's account of Agent Pistone's double life is never less than
Broadcasting,
in "Jerry
by mercilessly
surrogate son.
and Best Supporting Actor
his true nature
reviewer for the U.S. Catholic Office of Film
"Fargo"
shows
— and
when he
repulsed
Gerri Pare, film
Conference Best Actress in
under his belt
left
(Anne Heche)
Donnie's own sense of identity as a husband, father and G-man is retreating further and further into his psyche. He's had to make the mob his family to do the job. Donnie's closeness to Lefty only makes the fact that he is betraying him a bitter pill to swallow. His personal con-
—
Best Picture
McDormand
kills
viewers will be
of posing as a single loner, Donnie's wife
With time, the world-weary Lefty comes to love Donnie like a son, even as
Donnie is ordered to make his first hit by killing one rival's vengeance-crazed son, and Lefty joins him to ensure he makes the hit but hints that he now has good reason to suspect his trusted
Oscar Picks
Frances
has nearly 30
Depp's character must keep all his cards to himself for sheer survival and he keeps us wondering what he will do next as he becomes more and more conflicted and confides in no one. This uncertainty as to what he will do next helps maintain a level of suspense throughout the story, which is based on Pistone's book, written with Richard Woodley. Newell captures the seedy Brooklyn settings and the minutiae of daily life in a mob hangout quite realistically the boring down-time, punctuated by sudden violence at a moment's notice
dared to
order any of them to do anything.
his underlings slay a trio of rivals.
Tom
the pathetic Lefty rather likable,
mance
which serve as springboards for irresistible tunes, such as "Day by Day" and "God Save the People!" The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America
G — general audiences. (Vid-
make
but never glosses over the fact that he
tried to cheat Lefty.
Robert Powell giving an approperformance as Jesus. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, the 37 1 minute production is mounted on an epic
tual perfection, with a
—
based crime film, "Donnie Brasco." FBI Special Agent Joseph Pistone (Johnny Depp) gets his entree into a New York mob family in 1978 when he im-
always seen as lowlifes who only succeed by virtue of brutal brawn and bloodshed. Pacino has the talent to
ish actor
successful attempt to picture the saint's
of
— An under-
(CNS)
priately intense
through the Resurrection, with Brit-
Andre Haguet makes
movie so high-spirited is director David Greene's turning the entire city of New York into a giant stage which is used strikingly for presenting the the
NEW YORK
cover agent's odyssey into mob life exacts a daunting personal price in the fact-
executing a lifelong friend.
ity
Engrossing French production dramatizing the life of the saint known as the Little Flower who entered the Carmelite cloister at Lisieux at the age of 1 4, died of tuberculosis in 1 897 at age 24 and was canonized in 1925. Director
sical
Gangster Movie Has An Emphasis On Character
presses lifelong mob soldier Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino) with his smarts and toughness in dealing with someone who
from the Nativ-
tion of the life of Christ
"Miracle of Saint Therese" (1959)
"Godspell" (1973)
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rating
is
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& Herald
March
there a hotline to God's protection?
7,
1997
Is
By Father W. Thomas Faucher Catholic News Service I
once read an old folk story about
young girl tormented by a wicked aunt. The aunt's goal is to get posa
session of the girl's inheritance. As the story unfolds, the village elder agrees that if the girl can do one task right, she will get the legacy; if not, it goes to the aunt.
All
from a mountaintop, across a river, through a forest, over a canyon and up the side of a second mountain to save himself and his kingdom. One might think he would be transported magically to the second mountain by an eagle or something, but this tale
A young person runs away, gets involved with drugs, prostitution. Somewhere there is a parent or grandparent praying for God's pro-
is different.
Covenant House,
The prince begins
his adventure by praying for God's help and protec-
Then the prince meets a man who teaches him to swim, and thus tion.
tection for this lost child. God doesn't whisk the child home, but God inspires people to give to
or the Youth Hotline or some other agency. And the youth ultimately finds a refuge with people who care, who bring life
back
to
him
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the feast of the Ascension of the Lord. This feast reminds us that while Jesus left us, we should realize he is still here with us as we work with and help each other. I admit there is part of me that sometimes wishes God would protect me as in the story of the girl and the wool that God would just come
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and wonderfully exactly as
I
fulfill
my
wishes
express them.
or her.
Or again, as a diffipregnancy comes to
cult
many prayers are offered for God's protection for mother and term,
"Outside of folk stories rare that
God
it is
directly
child.
God does not child from the
the
lift
womb
by magic. Rather, God has for years guided into
medicine
men
and
women who are competent and caring, and who work
because of its life values, and there the child
black. Finally, the girl prays for God's help and protection.. Then God appears, exchanges the black wool for
he crosses the river. He meets a man who teaches him to find his way through the dense forest. He meets a man who teaches him to make a bridge from logs, and so he makes it over the mountain. Finally he meets a man who teaches
wool white as sparkling crystal, and
him
the girl is saved. In another folk story, a young Russian prince must make his way
goat,
is to take a bundle of dirty wool to the river and clean it. But the aunt substitutes wool from a black sheep for the dirty wool. Naturally, no matter how much the girl works, the wool remains
1
Nutshell Will Yes,
God protect us? but God also
gives us free will.
Scripture says dozens of times not to be afraid.
Often God's protection arrives through others and the everyday events in
our lives.
advantage and
God
protection....
gives us graces through
situations
and people."
in a hospital
committed to the Gospel. The couple deliberately have chosen a particular medical center
The task
manipulates events for our
But most of the time I appreciate God's way of wanting us to be ennobled, given our dignity, honored for our gifts and talents, complimented for our intelligence. For
mountain and he makes it up the mountain and saves to ride a
everyone. Both these folk stories are about how God protects people. In the first story God simply takes over and does what needs to be done. This is the simple, often erroneous image we have of God as our protector.
Much more
often
God responds
to
by giving us guides, mentors, opportunities to help ourselves. Outside of folk stories it is rare that God directly manipulates events for our advantage and protection. The old theological maxim that "grace builds on nature" teaches us that God gives us graces through
our
call for protection
situations and people. In them we then find the help we need. God is
usually very subtle. Look at a few examples.
CNS
is
born safely. These are examples of how God
usually protects us. God uses the opportunities we have to learn, love, grow, develop, mature. God uses the people around us, the occasions for goodness, the decisions we make. Church theology recognizes the hand of God in the people around us. Coupled with God's presence in the sacraments and in Scripture, this reinforces our belief that God is present in the everyday things of our
photo by Jacque Brund
that is what God does in using nature and people and experience and life as means of responding to our prayers. God "graces" us. And God's grace comes to us through the sacraments, the Scriptures, the community, the
world in which we live. What we have to do
is learn to recognize grace when it comes to us. We are well protected by God in thousands of ways, though we are often not aware what those ways
lives.
We magic;
do not believe in a God of we believe in a God of love
and community.
We
even celebrate this reality on
(Father Faucher is a priest of the Diocese of Boise, Idaho, on assignment in the Diocese of Baker, Ore.)
March
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1997
7,
FAITH
God
By Mary
Pedersen
Miller
News
Catholic
Service
line for.
remember an old TV commercial which a child walked around the house with an "invisible __ shield" magically placed around him by the toothpaste he used that morning. I thought that was what God is like for us: a shield. For a child, it was a comforting I
Once we abandon the childhood notion that God is the great Sears cata-
in
thought.
It
lasted until
*
I
ill
my first when I
who addon't need a lesson." Within a quarter mile, I crashed. I made the rest of the down on a
trip
You
Jesus'
my
children
began
to understand what kind of protection God provides us. No, God hadn't been on vacation when I spoke my prayer on that mountaintop.
did risky things,
I
I realized that much of the harm that had come to me in life or was coming to my children resulted from our own choices: God protects us, and God gives us the gift of free will. In many instances, we bring on our own catastrophes, though not always willfully. Deciding what seems best or
But
— —
I
thought God
protective shield "It lasted until
experience
like a
around
my
when
down from
is
first
I
us.
skiing
shooshed
a Colorado
mountaintop with the words, 'Oh God, help
me/"
messes.
There also are times, however, decisions and
when we make good
take every precaution, yet something terrible
A baby dies of SIDS;
happens:
photo by Kenneth
logue in the sky from which we can order whatever we want, we enter the mystery of how evil can exist in the face of God's power. This is one of the great quandaries for every believer. Every Sunday stories are heard at Mass about God's faithful protection. God crushes the Philistines, drowns the Egyptians, saves Jonah from the whale's belly. Jesus cures the leper, restores sight to the blind. Jesus' Father actually raises him from the dead. No wonder we proclaim that nothing is impossible with God! No wonder we pray for God's pro-
— —
tection.
We
pray because we reach the limits of our understanding and may be confused. In such prayer we assume the posture of a creature totally dependent on the Creator a very wise
—
A woman prayed during Mass recently for her daughter, in
I
told her afterward that
she had given voice
who was
a what was
taking
to precisely
my mind.
always have in mind one of my children who is taking a test, driving a car somewhere or making an important decision. Often my prayer is that she will be protected from harm or pain or unhappiness. What can I say?! I'm a father. In part, I'm in the protection business. But I
—
Is
help.
anyone who doesn't pray sometimes for God's protection? know God doesn't take the child's test or eliminate all suffering from a
there
Yes, child's
But
I
life.
God
support the child, invite out the best in the child in risky hope out to the child when things look bleak, help the child find her way to trustworthy, caring people when problems seem insoluble. And what if God sometimes works through others to protect my child (or, when one door closes, to open another)? Then part of my prayer should be that, when asked, I will return the favor by giving support or offering good reasons for hope to another child. will
situations, hold
I
went
a 360-degree turn, spinning across four lanes of rushhour traffic before came to a stop
David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!
into
I
without hitting anyone or anything. believe was protected." Sister Betty Dunkel, D.C., Gallup, N.M.
—
I
I
"Recently, our community has gone through devastating floods, and we turned to God for protection.... Our prayers were answered and we were grateful to return
homes after being stranded for six days." Megan Overgaard, Weiser, Idaho safely to our
—
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edition asks:
How do
family members show that they respect each other? If you would like to respond for possible publication,
tion plan than that anywhere!
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please write: Faith Alive! 3211 Fourth
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Getting a handle on fear By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service Fear
is
a built-in warning system,
alerting people to danger and moving them to avoid it or resist it. So fear can be good. But if not controlled, fear can
defeat
its
purpose and paralyze
people. In some circumstances fear degenerates into paranoia, an irrational state in which danger is perceived as lurking around every corner. How do Christians control fear so that it doesn't get out of hand? In biblical times people's confidence in divine help sprang from their repeated experience of God's saving help. God had demonstrated practical concern for them in so many ways! Our confidence in divine help also can grow if we learn to recognize the ways God has helped us in the past.
People in biblical times looked to God almost instinctively. Listen to this cry for God's help in what was a frightening situation. "Look down from heaven and regard us from your holy and glorious palace!... You, Lord, are our father, our redeemer you are
named
forever" (Isaiah 63:15-16).
would be hard to read the book of Psalms without remarking that it is replete with calls for rescue from personal and societal dangers. Actually, the psalm writers often were frightened by
get you" (Isaiah 49:15). But while God loves us deeply, this does not mean that all our problems will be divinely resolved without any help on our part. In the Bible, it was
always God working with the individual.
As a colloquial modern prayer has it, "There ain't nothing gonna happen today that you and I together can't handle." In terms of seeking God's protection, it is a matter of me and God together. St. Paul experienced a sense of strong confidence in divine help. He knew well his weakness and vulnerability and had every reason for fear. "I
have the strength for everything through him who empowers me" (Philippians 4:13). He wrote those words from the seeming hopelessness of a prison
cell!
"What then shall we say to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?" (Romans 8:31). Paul didn't expect life to be a breeze or never to have cause for fear. But Paul had confidence that God would see him through if he trusted
—
and was
patient.
"We know good
that
for those
who
8:28). All things,
work for God" (Romans
things
all
love
even misfortunes!
It
events: national calamities; bloodthirsty enemies; religious persecution. What if a situation feels hopeless
and God seems unconcerned? Then Scripture reassures us, saying: "Can a mother forget her
s
I
proves that. The
for protection
I
need
c
—
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
test that day.
"Last Thursday, prayed for safety on a cross-state trip, and during the drive hit an ice slip and
certainly
You can't get a better proteccns
I
—
afraid!"
We pray because we fear for the safety or welfare of those we love. easiest at the time can get us into big
life
I
I
Father raised Jesus up. God turns death into new life. That fuels our prayer. The song "Be Not Afraid" sums it up simply: "If you stand before the power of hell and death is at your side, know that I am with you through it all.... Be not
sled escorted by
ski-patrol medics. Years later when
"Being a principal in an elemenam very careful in how handle people, and pray constantly that God will protect me from misunderstanding so that the problem I'm trying to solve will be handled in the best interest of all concerned. And God always answers my prayers." Evelyn Bernier, Manchester, N.H.
tary school,
need protection from it. So remember that the words "with us" mean Jesus walks alongside us when we're distressed. Darkness will be transformed into light.
to friends
vised: "It's easy.
We
for "protection"?
answered?
fortune will avoid us. But
uncertainties.
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whatever happens, we will not need to face it alone. Despair would be a great enemy when facing dangers and
skiing experience shooshed down from a Colorado mountaintop with the words, "Oh God, help me." I'd never been on skis and rode
up listening
God
posture to assume. As Christians who inherited the Scriptures and the church's rich teachings, we know that God loves us and cares for us unconditionally. More than 100 times Scripture tells us not to be afraid; God is with us. The words "with us" do not guarantee that sickness and
a tornado wipes out our business; someone else gets the job we were in
Herald 9
When have you turned to
not a great order catalogue in the sky
is
IN
&
infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never for-
(Father Castelot
is
scholar, author, teacher All
contents copyright
©1997 by CNS
a Scripture
and
lecturer.)
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&
Herald
March
People In The Curley Will Retire As Head Of Catholic Health Association ST. LOUIS (CNS) John E.
Cardinal Ugo Poletti, Former Papal Vicar Of Rome, Dies At 82 VATICAN CITY (CNS) Cardinal
has announced his intention
Ugo Poletti, the papal vicar of Rome during a period of stormy public debate
—
Curley
Jr.
—
and CEO of the Catholic Health Association of the United States, effective June 1998. "It is with mixed emotions that I choose to retire," said Curley. He said he and his wife, Terry, both natives of Sacramento, Calif., look forward to retirement as "a happy event" and to returning to their home state. But his role with CHA has been "more than a career," he said. "It's been my vocation." He has been presito retire as president
dent of
CHA
on moral issues, died of a heart attack at age 82. In a telegram marking the cardinal's death, Pope John Paul II praised him as an attentive and energetic pastor, sensitive to the call for renewal in society and the church. Cardinal Poletti died Feb. 25 shortly after entering Rome's Gemelli Hospital for tests.
Pope, Buddhist Leader Discuss Catholic-Buddhist Ties VATICAN CITY (CNS) The
—
Catholic Journalist Wins
Amnesty
International Award TORONTO (CNS) For the second year in a row, journalist Cathy Majtenyi of The Catholic Register has
won
an
award
human
for excellence in the coverage of
was
very, very
honored," she said in a Canadian Catholic News interview Feb. 25. "I have the
The school of Buddhism which
events with globally recognized figures
"Products
this recognition
made on
is
the master represents, the
and heads of state. It gained notoriety in the United States recently because of a scandal over inappropriate campaign contributions to the Democratic Party.
the back of exploited
workers," appeared
in the July
1
issue
of The Catholic Register, a national
newspaper based
in
others called for the forgiveness of his attacker, while another victim
Toronto.
no bad feelings
said he harbored
to-
the shooter.
Patric Demange, a 44-year-old French tourist who was injured
along with his wife, Virginie, said
am
a Catholic and
intensive care at St. Vincent's Hos-
a real
and
killed
Venerable Master Hsing Yun said he and Pope John Paul II prayed together and traded ideas about how the two religions can work more closely to promote world peace.
Interna-
Empire State Building that one person and injured six
ing at the
in a statement: "I
honor." Majtenyi's award-winning story,
tional,
Amnesty
— A man
it is
Fokuangshan Buddhist Order, has branches worldwide and frequently arranges high-profile
highest regard for
(CNS)
severely injured in the Feb. 23 shoot-
Taiwan had a first-ever audience with the pope in late February in
to discuss Catholic-Buddhist ties.
Amnesty International-Canada rights issues. "I
By STEPHEN STEELE
NEW YORK
leader of a global Buddhist organization
headquartered
—
News
Empire State Shooting Victim Calls For Forgiveness Of Attacker
ward
since 1979.
This prayer card, featuring an icon of Mary and Jesus by Jesuit Father Marko Ivan Rupnik, will be distributed for World Youth Day 1997. The priest said he calls the piece "Holy Mother of Yes" because "love is a yes."
1997
7,
important to forgive."
Demange and
his wife we're in
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and Medical Center after the fire on the 86th floor observation deck of the landmark skyscraper. The couple had been among about 100 tourists and sightseers from different states and countries who had been admiring the view that pital
gunman opened
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Abu Kamal,
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In the chaos of the shooting, at least people were injured from trampling, including an 1 8-month-old girl and her 5-month-old brother. Hector Mendez, from St. Nicholas of Tolentine Parish in the Bronx, was shot in the thigh while running from the six
gunman. Sitting in a wheelchair during the
Feb. 24 press conference at
Mendez
St. Vincent's,
told reporters that he bore
Mendez was
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The patience and serenity of the three who were rushed to St.
shooting victims
Vincent's impressed Sister Margaretta Brock, a Sister of Charity and patient
who was assisting in emergency room on the night of representative
the
the
shooting. "I
was taken by
their
goodness and
their cooperation," Sister
Brock
told
Catholic New York, the archdiocesan newspaper.
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Vatican To Issue Limited Editions
Sex Education:
Of Gold Coins For Millennium
The Bible can be our guide in a country that sometimes seems obsessed with casual and uncommitted sex.
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
— For
at least
be a golden jubilee. The Vatican City Numismatic Office is issuing a series of gold coins to commemorate the millennium, officials announced Feb. 21. Ten coins, to be released in pairs each year is
By MSGR.
one Vatican department, the year 2000
Late
to
coming
starting in the
months, will be issued in numbers no greater than 6,000 per coin. They are to be made available singly and as a set. On only a handful of occasions has the Vatican produced gold coins; the last time
was
in 1959.
"And
we
don't
know whether this
prac-
tice will continue," said
Rosalio
Cardinal
Castillo Lara, president
of the Pontifical
Com-
mission for Vatican City
no guar-
State.
"There
antee.
Maybe it will conmaybe not."
is
JAMES A. CARTER
summer, our country was
witness to a sorry spectacle.
One
of the
chief political advisors to the president
of the United States was alleged to have been involved intimately with- a woman alleged to have shared with her national
He
secrets.
later publicly
national television.
wrong? an
Is
it
apologized on
Was what he
did so
a sin to be involved in such
such a relationship? convinced that people do not the answers to these questions. Our
affair, I
know
am
confused society with no national consensus as to what is right and what is wrong. Yet, we wonder why our families are falling apart, why more than one-third of our children are growing up in single family homes, and why our children are sexually active at younger and younger ages. We seem to have a national obsession with unhealthy approaches to sex. Turn on your television, open up national magazines, listen to the latest popular song. Casual and uncommitted sex is a society
is
a morally
least
The
one coin
photo from the Vatican
biblical
answer
to the question
If
parents will seize the
much
franker
and more fruitful discussions with their children and can help them put sex into a healthier perspective. While there are young people who have a healthy, Christian sense
of their sexuality,
we
should
fear for our society as a whole.
Our sexual
nature
is
interrelated with
one man committed to one We need to teach this to our children. A teen-ager and his grandfather were discussing the facts of life. The younger man said, "Gee, Granddad, your generation didn't have all these social diseases. What did you wear to have safe sex?" The wise old gentleman replied, "a wedding ring."
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young people
will
a special and exclusive sexual relation-
ship with a
member
No amount
of playing the field can sub-
of the opposite sex.
The best oral contracepwhen you are young and unmarried "No."
who need
woman
principle as well.
The old
to
rule.
be taught
Some
cliche,
of
this
"Don't
do as I do, do as I say I do," is dishonest and doesn't cut it. There was a letter in Ann Landers sometime back that went like this: "Dear Ann: I have been sleeping
women for several months. few days ago, none of them knew that the others existed, and things were going fine. By chance, two of them met each other, compared notes, and found me out. Now they are furious with me. What am going to do? P.S. Please don't give me any of your moral junk. Signed: Trapped."
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Unfortunately, our young people are
man/one
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which we offer God praise. They are to be kept pure and wholesome as a fit dwelling place for that which is Divine. St. Paul answers my original question: Did the president's advisor do any-
Paul writes:
the word,
whomever
through the argument that, "This is my body; I will use it however I choose."? No, our bodies are gifts for God. As followers of Jesus Christ, we are to honor vessels through God with our bodies
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each year is to feature a view of one of the four major basilicas of Rome, traditional stops for pilgrims to the Eternal City. An additional pair of coins to be issued in the year 2000 is to depict a religious theme. Each coin is to bear a picture of Pope John Paul II. On one of the first two in the series is an image of the door the pope is to open to mark the start of the Holy Year. The coins' face value will be 50,000 lire and 100,000 lire, currently about $30 and $60, but their price is higher: $182 and $364, respectively, for the first two. Collectors who opt to purchase the entire set of 10 also receive a box in which to display them and a limited-edition, annual publication describing all the coins, stamps, envelopes and mail-grams the Vatican produces for the coming four years. The brochure mentions no financial incentive for buying the set. Pier Paolo Francini, head of the Numismatic Office, said true collectors will need no additional incentive, explaining, "It is clear that this unique and splendid presentation will be attractive for anyone who understands coins."
Steve
It is
ever be contained again. So be
Sex is one of God's most beautiful There is nothing inherently bad about it. We don't have to be prudish but we have lost our perspective about this
tion
Dr.,
out of the bottle.
gifts.
dinal added, the collec-
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—
bound to increase in value because it marks a singular historic
Regardless, the car-
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was
other than his wife. Furthermore, he
Surveys show that attitudes among church members are not much different from those of the world at large. Sex for many people has become just another recreational tool not a gift from God for the uniting of one man to one woman for the building up of the human family. The consequences of that former attitude are taking a toll on our society. I'm not suggesting that we go back to the old days when sex was something people whispered about behind closed doors. The genie of sexual openness is
our spiritual nature; the two cannot be separated. There is no moral or biblical ground for the person who says, "It's my body, and I can do with it as I please." Think about it for a moment. No one says, "This is my environment. If I want
tinue,
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last
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Ann Landers answered
like this:
"Dear Trapped: The one thing that separates the human race from animals is a God-given sense of morality. Since you don't have one, I strongly suggest you consult a veterinarian."
becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, 'The two shall become one flesh.' But he who is united to the Lord becomes one spirit with him.... Do you not know that your body is the temple to the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought for a price. So glorify God in your body."
joins himself to a prostitute
There
it
is
— the
truth that contra-
dicts our popular obsession with un-
unwholesome sex: "You are own; you have been purchased, what a price! So glorify God in
healthy and not your
and at your body." Reprinted with permission from The
New Catholic
Miscellany, newspaper of
the Diocese of Charleston.
Monsignor James A. Carter
is
pas-
tor of Christ Our King Church in Mount Pleasant, S.C., and vicar for clergy for the
Diocese of Charleston.
4
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The Catholic News
&
March
Herald
1997
7,
Mercy Foundation Awards Grants To Area Organizations —
BELMONT Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Foundation recently an-
accredited child care development cen-
nounced grant awards totalling nearly $535,000 to 13 non-profit organizations serving Mecklenburg, Gaston, Union and Iredell Counties in North Carolina. These awards are being made following the
for emotionally troubled children ages 6-
ter
and seven behavioral health programs
12.
The
grant will help provide for the
renovation of an existing campus building to be used as a residential cottage for children.
Catherine's House, Belmont, will
close of the Foundation's first regular
receive $6,000. Catherine's
grant-making cycle. The grant funds will be used for a wide variety of purposes by the organizations. Supported programs include services for women, children, disabled and homeless persons, support for educational programs for the disadvantaged,
dren
affordable housing, and the implemen-
vides homeless
and expansion of dental clinics for underserved populations. The Sisters of Mercy Foundation was established in 1995 and now operates from a mission to support non-profit healthcare, educational and social service tation
women
lina.
and in North and South Caroprogram focus is on services
Its
women,
and homeless
women
in a safe, Christian
with chilenvironment.
efit
13 organizations that will ben-
from the Foundation's grantmaking
activities are as follows:
Alexander Children's Home, Charlotte, will receive $10,000. Alexander
Home
Children's
operates a nationally
open Copymatic, a supported employment enterprise (a quick copy business) in Charlotte to will train and employ
The monies
cational and social services for single,
vides therapeutic group and foster care
pregnant young women.
to at-risk children ages
are intended to provide fund-
Florence Crittenton Services, Inc.,
adults with disabilities.
Youth Homes,
Inc., Charlotte, will
Homes,
Inc. pro-
to
Gaston Family Health Service,
strengthen client parenting skills and fol-
Gastonia, will receive $102,413 to be
8-18 who have emotional and behavioral problems. Since announcing in October, 1996
low-up with
paid over a three-year period. This grant
that
ing for a Children's Services Specialist
who
will assess client children,
work
client children.
Communities
in Schools of
Char-
lotte-Mecklenburg, Charlotte, will
re-
ceive $95,000 over a three-year period.
Schools helps students who are most at risk of academic and social failure to learn successfully, stay in school and prepare for
The
life.
will help
expand
it
was receiving grant applications, awarded grants to-
the Foundation has
their Dental Clinic
which was established in 1995. Interagency Resource Project,
talling nearly
Gastonia, will receive $10,000. Interagency Resource Project provides hous-
application deadline
ing and
come
employment
zations.
to area organi-
is
April
made
1,
UpcoivtiNq Events
March 1 2 9 a.m. '5 p.M. Coherence on Aqii\q at St Ann Church
Hope" program which pairs individuals or groups from local churches as mentors with disadvantaged persons for a period of at least one year. Diakonos, Inc., Statesville, will re"Partners in
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national forest, Whitewater rivers and waterfalls offering:
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backpacking
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•
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ceive $25,000. This grant will help pro-
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in June, 1997.
For information concerning the Foundation, call (704) 366 -0087.
services to low-in-
grant monies will
$756,000
The Foundation's next grant
with decisions being
individuals.
CHRISTIAN SUMMER CAMPS In the Blue Ridge
grant will assist with start-up costs to
receive $5,000. Youth
year period. This grant will assist the
The
Charlotte, will receive $25,000. This
vides shelter, comprehensive health, edu-
president of the Foundation.
to serve those in
United Cerebral Palsy of N.C.,
grant will be used to provide operating funds for Arosa House, a residential facility and treatment program for victims of extreme child abuse and neglect ages
secure transitional housing and services.
need" said Mercy Sister Mary Jerome Spradley,
mission
lim-
three-year period. This organization pro-
be used to fund a position supporting the Think College program. Crisis Assistance Ministry, Charlotte, will receive $50,000 over a two-
of the Foundation as an extension of our
who have
ited financial resources.
women and families with
In partnership with agencies, businesses,
"The Sisters of Mercy of North
able housing for people
Charlotte, will receive $90,000 over a
volunteers and schools, Communities in
Carolina see the grantmaking activities
porations to build simple, decent, afford-
three-year period. This organization pro-
children, the elderly
served and underserved populations.
underserved persons. Family Center, Charlotte, will receive $10,000. Family Center was established for the purpose of treating and preventing child abuse and neglect. The
18 months to 10 years.
and the poor. The Foundation is particularly interested in promoting systemic change and the quality of life for un-
benefitting
Union County Habitat for Humanity, Monroe, will receive $38,000. An ecumenical housing ministry, this organization collaborates with area churches, civic groups, schools and cor-
Charlotte Emergency Housing, Charlotte, will receive $68,360 over a
organizations in the Charlotte metropolitan area
House pro-
vides transitional housing for homeless
The Open Door which provides primary medical and dental care to indigent and vide for a dental clinic in
Clinic,
Psalms 121:1
Route 2 Box 389, Brevard, North Carolina 28712 (704) 884-6834
Corner, SC 29461 (803) 761-8509
Moncks
to
.
March
The Catholic News
1997
7,
HICKORY — The
young people with emotional and physi-
A
dedicated group of 17
LARCUM
May 6-7 at the Catholic Conference Cen-
about their experiences in CSP. My mother often comments that one of the most rewarding aspects of CSP is that
who
at
are struggling at school or
home seem
to shine as they reach out
need through
to help others in
gram of Christian
When
service.
Teresa and
hospital parking
who
this pro-
lot,
pulled into the
I
wondered
I
if
my
much of her-
ter
conference,
and for the
is
conferences and lectures.
as the
leaders with the students as they talk
scheduled for
—
is
a consultant for the U.S. Catholic Bish-
The "Clergy
Stress Its Implications for the Church," directed by Conventual Father Canice Connors, former pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Winston-Salem and former president and CEO of the St.
Luke
Institute in Suitland,
who
clergy conference includes three
presentations:
"Naming
the Issues and
Sources, "Reflecting on the Issues and
Sources
in a Faith
Context," and "Plan-
The
session for lay leaders
is
May
7
burgh, travels nationally to serve as a
congregations assist their clergy.
As we entered
resource person at retreats, workshops,
the hospital,
I
was
also
concerned that she may be in pain or even look different. Not to worry. For the next three hours, my mother held court in her hospital room as my father, a group of wonderful friends, teachers and her principal gathered around her. I'm so grate-
my father and my
ful to
who brought
so
much
was happy
"It
of
At
its
center, a stone
from the birthplace of Jesus Christ!
makes me so
back to your done for us." The following day my husband, Joe, arrived with my son, Bobby, and "Grandma" played a wild game of Bingo with the kids from her hospital bed. That visit from her grandchildren worked
cherished for generations to
much
come. But remember, the supply
to give this little bit
mother
Available in sterling
after all she's
in
sizes:
This sacred heirloom
of Nativity Stones
After the
first
in the hospital,
I
night of visiting
headed back
to
Mom
my
silver,
22K
gold finish and 14K solid gold, and
Classic (1-3/4" high) and Petite (1-1/4" high).
story of the Nativity Stones.
any of the pain medi-
better than
two
Each Cross comes in an inscribed display box with a registered and numbered Certificate of Authenticity, plus a free video telling the
cation.
Once
is
will
be
limited.
gone
they're gone, they're
forever.
par-
home with Teresa. felt anxious as moved through the house without her
ents' I
gift
to her bed-
My sister-in-law, Allison, who came mom for a week, said what our hearts:
The Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue
The 9{ativity Cross
parents' friends
to take care of in all
and registration, contact St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 1406 Harper Ave. NW, Lenoir, N.C. 28645.
tion
Celebrate Christ's love with a unique
love and humor,
champagne and doughnuts side.
holds a Ph.D. in
registration fee for the clergy
conference is $10 per person plus meals and lodging. For the lay leaders session, the cost is $5 per person. For informa-
worship services are also included.
Md.
psychology from the University of Pitts-
self
Father Connors,
The
Small-group discussions and
tions."
over the years, will be able to receive from others during her recovery.
has given so
ence.
ning Effective Supports and Interven-
from 7-9 p.m. Father Connors will focus on stresses of clergy and ways to help
mother,
jointly sponsored
lic
ops' Conference.
special session for lay leaders.
The conference theme
is
writes articles
time will include a
first
by the Roman CathoDiocese of Charlotte, the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Western N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church. The bishops of their respective denominations will host the confer-
He speaks and on human sexuality, sexual abuse and pedophilia and has served as
annual Bishops'
Ecumenical Dialogue, also known
parent yolunteers serve as discussion
students
I
there.
looked
I
her chair expecting to
at
see her working on her student's papers,
completing the Times crossword puzzle or knitting a new sweater for one of her grandchildren. Knowing my mother's extraordinary good health and her positive attitude
about
life,
I
believe she will
enjoy
many more years of health and happiness. God will continue to work
Ricardo Montalban who introduced the Nativity Cross on television reveals its remarkable story...
through such a faithful follower.
u This
Still,
couldn't shake the thought
I
that for the first time ever, in the
armor.
body
is
It's
I
saw
a chink
the realization that no-
on earth forever, not even
mother. This of course leads
me
my
to the
unpleasant thought that
I won't be here But I feel grateful and blessed that I have a master teacher who has shown me in word and example that our faith in God, love of family and ser-
forever, either.
vice to our neighbor is what's important during our time on earth.
my
mother this morning. Less than three weeks after her fall, she has graduated to a cane. The walker is history. She was driving yesterday and this week she'll be back at school. The I
talked to
doctor
is
amazed
but the rest of us
at
her rapid recovery
know
better.
Later that
morning, Teresa and I headed out to the post office to mail my mother a care package. As we drove along, I silently reached back for Teresa's hands and waited until I felt her fingers squeeze mine.
And
I
held on tightly to one of my
favorite things.
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answer
" —
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The Catholic News
&
Herald
March
Diocesan
News Briefs
Bishop McGuinness High School Wins Awards at Harvard Model Congress On February 19-23 a delegate of 30
other materials, call (704) 331-1717.
Bishop McGuinness High School students traveled to Boston to compete in the Harvard Model Congress. Coordinated by students and faculty of Harvard University, the Harvard Model Congress is the nation's best government simula-
McGuinness High School Home School
event.
tion for high school students.
proceeds will benefit
Students from
Spring Auction
WINSTON-SALEM — The Bishop Association presents "Puttin'
Spring Auction,
its
at the school.
Fine dining,
music and auctions will highlight the Admission is $50 per person, and
and reservations, (910)723-2030.
all
BMHS.
For details
Gary LeBlanc,
call
Adult Ed Series Continues The Our Lady of Grace Church Adult Education Series continues March 18 at 7:30 p.m. with "The Last Four Things," a reflection on
—
death, judgement, heaven and hell, di-
rected by Jim McCullough. For details,
(910)274-0415.
call
Blessed Mother Novena
CHARLOTTE Blessed mother
— A novena
is at St.
Church each Saturday
at
CHARLOTTE
— A contemplative
prayer group meets every second and fourth Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. at St.
Children's Clothing Sale CLEMMONS The Holy Family Church children's clothing sale, featur-
to the sanctuary.
details, call
David
ing infant and children's clothing, toys, baby equipment, and maternity clothes, is March 14 from 9 a.m.-l p.m. and 5:308 p.m. Proceeds will benefit children's programs and will help purchase equipment. For information, call (910) 766-
22nd Annual
1
2
at
1 1
a.m. for their annual
Presbyterian Church.
Class Reunion BROOKLYN, N.Y. The Bishop
Lending Library comprises ,500 videos, hundreds of audio cassettes and a small book collection. No fee is charged for previewing or using material for personal enrichment. For use in a class, a nominal fee is charged. Items can be shipped upon request. This month's video profile: The Sacrament Series with Father Frank Cancro is an intoductorry study guide to sacramental life in the Church. Come on In! A Church Tourfor Children is a two-part series for children in 1
—
offered.
is
Lenten enrichment program follows 7:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross Fridays at St. Thomas Aquinas Church. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with Benediction follows 9 a.m. Friday Mass and lasts until the 9 a.m. Saturday Mass at St. Matthew Church.
at
the
7:30 p.m.
BMHS
Blood Drive
McGuinness High School Red Cross is March 24 in the gym from
Blood Drive
7:30 a.m.- 12 p.m. For an appointment, Linda Kennedy, (910) 725-4247.
call
Women's Guild card party is March 20 from 7-10 p.m. Cost is $5 and includes cards, refreshments and door prizes-. Donations of new items for door prizes are needed. Tickets must be purchased in advance. For reservations or donations, call Jackie Bauer (704) 643-0329 or Sharon Ginty (704) 553-2679.
Ecumenical Conference ASHEVILLE The ecumenical
—
Healing
Mass
ASHEVILLE— A Healing Mass for people with HIV/AIDS and terminal illnesses is the second Thursday each month at 7 p.m. at St. Joan of Arc Church. For information or transportation call (704)252-3151. St. Patrick's
Day Benefit
SHELBY — The Ladies Guild at St. Mary Church sponsors a St. Patrick's Day Bridge Benefit March 13 at 7:30' p.m. in the parish
hall.
Cost
is
$5. Other
conference "Economic
Initiatives: Issues
card and board games are welcome. For
of Justice and Faith"
March
information, call Jean Konitzer, (704) 484-1986, or the church, (704) 487-7697.
is
15 from 9
a.m. -4 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church.
Cost
is
$10, which includes lunch. For
details, call
Joanne Frazer, (704) 33 1 -
1736.
Oratory Summer Camp ROCK HILL, S.C. — The 1997 Oratory Religion
older are needed to at St.
work
14 and
as volunteers
Joseph Hospital. Deadline to reg-
ister for
summer
orientation
is
April
1.
Show and Card
WINSTON-SALEM Theresa Guild's Fashion
—
Party
The Show (by
St.
sessions at
Camp
in
Camp,
Fashion
Camp
Kings Mountain State Park are July 13-19 and July 20-26 for children under 13 who are entering grades 2-7. Cost is $90. For applications and information, contact The Oratory Religion
York
P.O.
Box
11586,
Rock
Hill, S.C.
2973 1 Volunteer counselors are encouraged to write for staff applications. .
the
Bishop Begley Conference Center of St. Leo Church. Tickets are $6. Play cards or bring your favorite board game. Refreshments, door prizes and an art print raffle are included. For reservations and tickets, call Joyce Anderson, (910) 7655384, or Jenny Patella, (910) 765-3487.
Living Waters Retreats
MAGGIE VALLEY
—
lence; In the Resurrection"
"In the Siis
a
March
hosts perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in
$90; couples $160. To register, contact Living Waters
of the Cross service the
Dunn Brown
(813)
is
March
Stations
campus of Lutheridge. Bring
a flash-
and wear appropriate clothing and footwear for outdoors. A simple meal will be served before the service. Call (704) 684-6098 for information. HICKORY Stations of the Cross and Benediction are Fridays at 7 p.m. at St. Aloysius Church. Community-wide Lenten services are Wednesdays from light
—
i
— Ultreya meets
WINSTON-SALEM — The Bishop
Card Party
CHARLOTTE — The St. Vincent de
Lenten Services
:
ASHEVILLE
second Tuesday each month at St. Eugene Church.
outside the youth activities building on
class
Sept. 28. For infor-
ARDEN — An ecumenical
biases of televi-
Church. Leaders' School is the second Sunday each month between Masses.
Eucharistic Adoration
mation, call Helen
through adult. Hollywood vs. Religion is an adult
—
Ultreya for the Arden and Hendersonville areas meets the second Friday each month at 7:30 p.m.- at St. Barnabas
CHARLOTTE — St. Gabriel parish
is
856-1955.
sion, for grades 5
ARDEN
Asheville,
21 at 6 p.m.
McDonnell Memorial High School
a
—
Ultreya meets the second Friday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church. Leaders' School is the fourth Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m.
by Glenmary Father Jack McNearney focusing- on Holy Week. Cost is $250. "Understanding Yourself and Others" is an April 25-27 retreat that combines the ancient theories of Gurdjeff and the Enneagram with modern psychology directed by Wayne Scott, Ph.D. Cost is
of 1955 reunion
grades 2-6.
education video focusing on Hollywood's intent to discredit religion. For more information on these and
Lunch
Ultreya
WINSTON-SALEM
A
Ragpicker Shop) and Card Party is March 11 from 7-10:30 p.m. at the
Mclntyre, (704) 545-5046.
Telecommunications' Media
at the
Ecumenical
St. Patrick's
Day luncheon of corned beef and cabbage. Cost is $4.50 for members and $5 for guests. For information, call Anne
CHARLOTTE — The diocesan Of-
is
Our
Lenten Services sponsored by ParkSharon Neighborhood Churches are Thursdays from 12:30-1 p.m. at Sharon
ASHEVILLE — Teen-agers
—
(704) 792-9329, or (704) 263-3205.
Television Victim
—
at
Volunteers Needed
50+ Club Meets CHARLOTTE The St. John Neumann Church 50+ Club meets March
Media Lending Library Offers Resources
fast-paced look
is Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Lady of Grace Church.
8133.
at
Don 7 be A TV:
of the
Christ the
Cross
—
Camporee
—
fice of
For
Brown, (704) 535-3684.
Catholic Camporee Retreat for Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts is March 14-16 at Clear Creek Scout Camp. This year's theme is "Preparing for the Millennium Faith." Activities will focus on the Bible, and Mass will be celebrated. All Catholic Scout troops, Cub packs, individual Scouts or units led by Catholics are encouraged to attend. For details, call Willis Joseph at
at
Paul
pate in this year's event.
Henry Wallace
p.m.
at 7
GREENSBORO — The Way of the
8 a.m.
Peter Church. Gather at the rear entrance
— The
—
— Stations
HIGH POINT Cross are Fridays King Church.
the office, (704) 252-6042.
will
to the
Contemplative Prayer Group
Clemmons.
MIDLAND
churches.
Vincent de Paul
Bishop McGuinness High School has attended the Harvard Model Congress for 10 years and was the only high school from North Carolina to partici-
Catholic
be served. WINSTON-SALEM Stations of the Cross are Fridays at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy and St. Leo the Great
CHARLOTTE
GREENSBORO
Harvard Model Congress Awards were presented to three BMHS students. Derek Show received the Outstanding Achievement Award as a Senator on the Finance Committee. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Show of Winston-Salem. Tim Roche received the Outstanding Achievement Award as a Representative on the House Science Committee. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Roche of Greensboro. Tracy Phelan received the Outstanding Achievement Award as a Lobbyist for the ACLU. She is the daughter of Kathy Klein and Kevin
Pat Pearce officiat-
Soup and sandwiches
on the Glitz," April 26 from 6:30
p.m. -midnight
over the country attend the Congress and through role playing gain extensive knowledge about the United States government. The keynote speaker this year was humorist Al Franken.
Phelan, both of
UMC with the Rev. ing.
BMHS
1997
7,
12:10-12:40 p.m.
at Hartzell
Memorial
the church. Call Kathleen Potter, (704)
366-5271, for
details.
—
BELMONT Perpetual EucharisAdoration is at the Belmont Abbey chapel. For information, call Marie Siebers, (704) 399-2701.
23-30
retreat directed
Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751. For information, call (704) 926-3833.
tic
ASHEVILLE
— The
Basilica of St.
Lawrence warmly welcomes all to Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament daily from 9 a.m. -9 p.m. For information, call
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March
7,
The Catholic News
1997
&
Herald 15
World And National News Briefs CRS Looking At Gender
Impact
settlement in the eastern part of Jerusa-
Of Aid Programs WASHINGTON (CNS)
lem, saying
— Catholic
Relief Services has begun to analyze
it
would
strangle the Pales-
economy and spur
tinian
the
local Christians. Afif Safieh,
its
overseas aid programs in terms of their
Palestinian delegation to the
gender impact, CRS global relations director Geraldine Sicola said Feb. 26. Sicola was one of three panelists leading a seminar on women and poverty during the 1997 Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, an annual meeting in Washington of U.S. Catholic social ministry leaders. She said that while working for CRS in Africa through the 1 970s,
said the settlement
"I
He made
people
Our
up....
London that
ence, she said,
is
in the
announced Feb. 26
office. Israel
intended to press ahead with con-
warned
that
it
could prompt
Bishops Seek To
new
realiza-
CNS
photo by Jack
Richard Meier and Partners, Architects
Pottle.
Construction is due to start in June on the Rome church shown in this model by New York architect Richard Meier. The modern design is meant to accommodate its location surrounded by tall buildings.
— Televi-
the Vatican tried to correct false impres-
sions about Zaire's problems and their
causes, said the head of the country's
bishops' conference. Bishop Faustin Ngabu of Goma, Zaire, was to address gether for sustained, constructive reflec-
Industry Indicates Willingness To Tinker With TV Rating System
Clarify
—
and development.
(CNS)
statement
Situation In Zaire During Visit VATICAN CITY (CNS) Bishops from Zaire on their "ad limina" visits to
going
how pervasively discrimination against women affects health and education, home and family life, economic
WASHINGTON
in a
Service from his
well-
tion of
status
News
clashes.
I
growing
it
able and
saw everythrough gender eyes." The differ-
through India and Pakistan, thing
later,
comments
struction of a new neighborhood for about 30,000 Jews in the Arab sector. Palestinians called the move unaccept-
intended programs were gender-blind,"
she said. "Sixteen years
the
faxed to Catholic
never once thought about a gender iswe were doing." "We were lift all
Holy See, on sto-
built
len land, in violation of international law.
sue in what trying to
would be
exodus of head of the
Rural Women Too Often Pulling A "Third Shift," Researcher Says WASHINGTON (CNS) Working
—
on
tion
their Catholic identity
sion, he said.
Msgr. Murnion
and mis-
is
director
Pope John Paul II on behalf of the bishops when they met with the pontiff during their stay in
Rome
Feb. 22-March
4.
sion industry representatives, while in-
women
sisting the new TV ratings
familiar with the "second shift" syn-
port for the initiative, inaugurated by
But in the meantime, he said, he would be speaking with representatives of Vatican departments "to clarify our situ-
drome
Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago
ation."
shortly before his death last year.
score that
system needs more than two months before people judge it, indicated at a Feb. 27 Senate committee hearing they would be willing to bend a little on it. Most witnesses at the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the TV ratings plan came down hard on it, with some witnesses calling them worse than no system at all. Jack Valenti backed down from a remark he made in December that he would go to court "in a nanosecond" to defend any federal challenge to the ratings system. "I have changed my mind," he said. "So far, I've seen really
nothing that violates constitutional
rework the ratings system. Valenti is head of the Motion Picture Association of America. rights" in recent proposals to
Court Sends Clinic Buffer Zone Cases Back For Reconsideration WASHINGTON (CNS) In light
—
of
its
Feb. 19 ruling on restrictions on
Supreme
abortion clinic protests, the
Court sent back to lower courts two similar cases involving a Colorado law and a Phoenix ordinance. In a Feb. 24 order, the court told the
Colorado Supreme
Court and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, whose jurisdiction includes Arizona, to reconsider rulings on laws restricting the type of protest that
can oc-
cur within a specified distance of abortion clinics.
The previous week
preme Court had upheld
part of a fed-
zone" 15
feet
away
from abortion clinics, their entrances and driveways. But the court overturned a part of the injunction in Schenck vs. ProChoice Network that also required pro-
away from people as they approached the clinics. The court said the "floating buffer zones" was a testers to stay
1
5 feet
violation of free speech rights.
ties.
— taking on
all
too
a full-time job, yet
responsible for most household du-
Rural
women, suggests
New York,
which
is
providing staff sup-
researcher
Julia Kleinschmitt-Rembert,
have a
"third shift," not only running the
home
and working on the farm, but taking a job off the farm to make ends meet. Rural housework was divided more evenly "when men had full-time jobs off the farm, not when women had full-time jobs off the farm," she said.
Juncture Seen For Arms
Control Initiatives WASHINGTON (CNS) Several world arms control issues are nearing
—
critical
decision points in the United
Catholic Nurses Conference LISLE, 111. The National Asso-
—
April 25-27 at the
nual conference
is
Lisle/Naperville,
111.,
Changes
in Catholic
tures speakers
Hilton Hotel. This
Health Care," fea-
from the medical profes-
Philip
J.
(CNS)
— Msgr.
Murnion suggested Feb. 26
that
concerned about Catholic divisions could form dialogue groups in their parishes using materials from the Catholic Common Ground Initiative. Such groups could bring selected local Catholic leaders
in the
region
Vatican, Utrecht Union Agree On Norms For Priests Who Switch
ROME (CNS) — The Vatican's top
ecumenist and the head of the Utrecht Union of Old Catholic churches have agreed on norms needed to regulate cases
which a
changes from one
in
church to another. The guidelines call for a waiting period of at least three months before a priest who has changed churches
21st century, and nurturing the spirituality
of nurses. For information, contact
229 Reading Ct., Wheaton, 60187 or send faxes to (630) 682-
Eula Sforza,
1
priest
begins active ministry, and they stipulate that ral
Among
WASHINGTON
war,
relationships, nursing education in the
0592.
Common Ground Leader Suggest Parish Dialogue Groups
at
were under siege by rebel
a health care system, caregiver-patient
Catholic peace and justice leaders Feb.
to meet.
it
to under-
of Zaire was not
groups who got a toehold during civil war in 1993.
year's conference, "Meeting the Future
111.,
key issues needing attention they cited: the Chemical Weapons Convention, which will take effect without U.S. participation if the Senate does not ratify it by April 29; the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which also requires Senate ratification; the Canadian initiative for an international treaty by December to ban all anti-personnel land mines; and Congressional legislation for a four-point Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers that nations wishing to purchase U.S. -made weapons would have
was
principal point
much
ciation of Catholic Nurses, U.S.A. an-
States, speakers told a gathering of
25.
The
but parts of
sion. Topics include Catholic values in
Critical
the Su-
eral judge's injunction limiting protests
to outside a "buffer
still
metropolitan areas are
in
of the National Pastoral Life Center in
he not be appointed to a pasto-
position in the territory
where he min"The chang-
istered in the other church.
Bishop's Conference Head
Condemns Firebombing WARSAW, Poland (CNS) —
The
head of the Polish bishops' conference condemned a firebomb attack that damaged Warsaw's only functioning Jewish synagogue. Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek, secretary-general of the bishops' confer-
ence, said,
"We
extend regret and sym-
pathy to the Jewish community. This kind of attack cannot have the approval of any honest person." "Violence has now been directed against a synagogue. We should mobilize to stop the groups who do such things," the bisYiop said af-
The main door and hall of Warsaw's Twarda Street synagogue, built in 1902, were destroyed by fire shortly after midnight Feb. 26. ter the attack.
ing of members of the clergy creates problems for both sides," said guidelines sent in December to the member churches of the Union of Utrecht and to the heads of Catholic bishops' conferences in corresponding countries.
Pope To Spend Two Days In Makes Threat Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS)
Sarajevo; Caller John Paul
II
—
has decided to extend his
Sarajevo to two days, and now 1 23 in the Bosnian capital, the Vatican said. The announcement on Feb. 28 came the day after an visit to
plans to spend April
anonymous telephone
1
caller threatened
pope if he goes to Sarajevo. The call was received by a church information center in Sarajevo, which was to kill the
closed for security reasons shortly after-
Palestinian At Vatican Foresees
Problems With
ROME
Settlement The Palestinian
Israeli
(CNS)
—
parish leaders and representatives of
representative to the Vatican
various viewpoints and concerns to-
Israel's plans to build a
denounced major Jewish
ward. The Vatican had no official com-
ment on
the threat, but
it
pointed out that
the invitation to visit Sarajevo had been
extended by religious and
civil authorities.
16
The Catholic News
& Herald
March
7,
1997
St. Gabriel 3016 Providence Rd.
Charlotte, N.C. 28211 (704) 364-5431 Vicariate: Charlotte
Pastor:
CHARLOTTE — Gabriel church
In 1997, the St.
community
celebrates
40 years of existence, a time frame during which the parish has grown from 175 families to the largest parish in the Carolinas, with 3,600 households.
Twelve acres of land
— then
lo-
cated one mile from Charlotte's south-
—
were purchased by Bishop Vincent Waters of Raleigh in 1955 to establish the new parish. A 250-seat chapel was built, and Father Paul Byron, St. Gabriel Church's founding pastor, celebrated the first Mass in the church in September 1957, thereby beginning a pastorate highlighted by significant growth and change. Bishop Waters dedicated and eastern city limits
blessed
it
in
November
1957, placing
the church under the patronage of the
Archangel Gabriel. Under Father Byron's direction, a kindergarten
was begun
in
1958, fol-
lowed by a grade school staffed by Sisters of Mercy from Belmont in 1960. The school opened with 150 students; within a few years, the enrollment had climbed to 350, and a two-story gymnasium and cafeteria had been built. By the mid-1960s parish membership included more than 500 families. Msgr. Michael J. O'Keefe, pastor, directed a major parish renovation when in 1970-71 he began an expansion
which would accommodate more parishioners at the increasingly crowded weekend Masses. When project
groundbreaking ceremonies took place in 973 a year after the founding of the Diocese of Charlotte St. Gabriel's was already North Carolina's 1
—
—
J.
The Very Reverend Edward
Sheridan
Parochial Vicars: Jesuit Father
Leigh A.
Fuller,
Father Dennis
Kuhn
Permanent Deacons: Rev. Mr. Bernard Wenning, Rev. Dr. Frederick Dobens, Rev. Mr. Robert Gettlefinger, Rev. Mr. Louis Pais Masses:
Sat.: 5:30 p.m.; Sun.: 7:30, 9, 10:45 a.m.; 12:15,
5:30 p.m.
Number
of parishioners:
10,000+
Households: 3,600
largest parish, with a registered family count of 690.
During the midtinued to
membership conMembership included 1977 when Msgr. Hugh Dolan,
to late- 1970s, parish
grow quickly and
more than 1,000 families
in
steadily.
expansion ideas which led to implementation of the "Master Plan." The plan developed over a number of years, especially during the early 1980s consisted of parish surveys, parishioner input, committee meetings and, finally, expansion and building designs that included improvements to the church, school, administrative and recreational pastor, introduced
—
—
facilities.
A fund-raising campaign began in 1983, which led to the purchase of additional property on Providence Road and Sharon Lane. Construction of a new 1,100-seat sanctuary ensued in 1985. In September 1986, Bishop John F. Donoghue, along with retired Bishop Michael J. Begley and present and former pastors of St. Gabriel's, dedicated the facility, which includes a day chapel, fellowship hall, meditation chapel, family room and music room. Expansion continued into the 1990s, both in the number of registered families and in physical growth. In May 1990 present pastor Father Edward Sheridan began an extensive capital campaign. The result: a 79,000 square-foot parish center, which Bishop Donoghue dedicated in December 1992. The building became the new home for the school, the faith development center offices, a gymnasium and a cafeteria. Plans are currently underway for a new three-story ministry center, which will house the parish's faith formation offices, meeting space, nursery and ministry offices. Ministry outreach highlights parish life at St. Gabriel Church, with groups such as the disABILITY ministry and health tare ministry joining a host of other teams that address specific and common needs of St.
Gabriel's parishioners.
Father Sheridan notes with appreciation that the growing pastoral council tremendously assists the operation of the on the practical and spiritual level. With more than 10,000 registered parishioners and a 545-student grade
parish, both
school, St. Gabriel's parish, as conveyed in
our
faith
community by our
Holy Trinity Catholic Mission, Taylorsville, N.C. Position available for 9 a.m. Sunday Mass. Salary based on experience. Call Father Joe, (704) 632-8009 or Theresa Brewer, (704) 495-3230.
ext.
mission statement, strives to
and educational
Principal
Organist:
Facilities Assistant: St. Matthew Church. Contact Jim Nass, (704) 543-7677
its
liturgical, spiritual
Employment Opportunities
Pastoral Associate
J.
33 for information.
Christ through His Church and
— Immaculata Catholic Elementary School:
Immaculata Catholic School, a pre-K through grade 8 school, enrolls 200 students with a professional staff of 16. Fully accredited by the state of North Carolina. Applicants must be practicing Roman Catholics with a master's degree in educational administration or related field and a minimum of 5 years teaching experience. Immaculata is located in Hendersonville, a small city in the mountain area of western N.C. This position, available for the 1997-98 academic year, offers excellent benefits. Salary is negotiable depending on qualifications and experience. Send resume, references and salary expectations by March 7 to: Dr. Michael Skube, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Charlotte, 3104 Park Rd., Charlotte,
NC
28209.
:
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, an 800 family parish located in historic downtown Charleston, S.C., is currently seeking a professional Pastoral Associate to manage its Christian Formation Program (children, youth and adult) and Christian Initiation Ministries. Masters degree in appropriate field or bachelors degree with comparable experience required. Interested applicants respond by 6-1-97 in writing to: Sr. Bridge Sullivan, OLM, Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, 120 Broad Street, Charleston, S.C. 29401
MACS School
Board Openings
Schools Regional Board of Education
for the
— Sacred Heart Catholic Elementary School:
Sacred Heart Catholic School, a pre-K through grade 8 school, enrolls 270 students with a professional staff of 23. Fully accredited by the state of North Carolina. Applicants must be practicing Roman Catholics with a master's degree in educational administration or related field and a minimum of 5 years teaching experience. Sacred Heart is located in Salisbury, a historic community centrally placed between
997-98 academic year, offers competitive benefits. Salary is negotiable depending on qualifications and experience. Send resume, references and salary expectations by March 14 to: Dr. Michael Skube, Superintendent of Schools, Diocese of Charlotte, 3 104 Park Rd., Charlotte, NC 28209. This position, available for the
1
997-98 school
terms begin July lics
who have
1
St.
1
,
1
fill
is
Board positions
year.
The
three-year
997. Practicing Catho-
a child in
MACS,
intend to
MACS or have previously MACS qualify for Board serIndividuals having MACS commit-
enroll a child in
had a child vice. tee,
PTO
in
or other school experience are
particularly
Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C.
High School Principal:
The Mecklenburg Area Catholic seeking applications to
Principal
"know and love
efforts."
encouraged
to
apply by send-
ing a resume and letter stating
would
like to serve
Nominating Morehead
St.,
by March 30
Committee, Charlotte,
NC
why you to:
MACS
1524 28207.
E.
Sumter,
Francis Xavier High School,
SC
is
seeking a Catholic for the
position of principal beginning 1997-98
school year. Masters degree or Adminis-
work required. Candidate must be an innovative, committed Cathotrative course
lic
and be
certified or certifiable.
Candi-
date will guide and direct the growth and
development of
St.
Francis Xavier High
School.
Request application and more inforJ. Seth (803) 773-8676 or
mation from:
773-0757 e-mail: Sethj@FTC-I.net
Send resume with application by to: Search Committee, c/o St. Francis Xavier High School, PO Box April
1
1268, Sumter,
SC
29151.