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in
the Diocese of Charlotte
Sewing ministry weaves lives together
Inside
NELLENBACH
By JOANITA M.
St.
Correspondent
Leo student's essay on
faith
stitches
—
Mary Mukosiej Robert Thome's name on the
white cloth.
4
...Page
First
ASHEVILLE
reaps award
When Thome's
Communion:
tainly
a photo essay
remember
St.
Eugene Church pa-
rishioner Robert Thorne,
...Pages i
widow,
Mukosiej makes room for her at the table and helps her embroider part of Robert's name. His friends and relatives will cerShirley, arrives,
who
died April
but the church's funeral pall will keep his name alive for the parish. St.
8-9
15,
i
Eugene Church was founded
Books affirm joys and challenges of married
life
...Page
10
1959,
—
also covers the table holding the ash-
urns at memorial Masses.
filled
Local
in
—
and the pall the cloth that drapes coffins during funeral Masses now contains about 370 names, all of the parish's deceased members. This pall
Every couple of months, sewingministry members Mukosiej, Cris Cicotello, Sabine Dieringer, Karen Poehlein and Rosey Eily meet in a room in the parish center after Sunday Mass to add the names of the most recently
News
deceased.
They
Vineyard of Hope: Catholic Social Services takes
new
blessing on us as
we
"We
14
may
Bless our time together as
your gentle
Bridges for Women span
Eugene Church Sewing Ministry member Cris Cicotello embroiders a name on the funeral pall, which contains about 370 names of deceased St. Eugene parishioners.
16
and patience.
we grow
in
care."
Cicotello brought the ministry to St.
Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach
St.
...Page
remem-
be steady and sure. Bless our hearts
that they be filled with love
many lives of faith
ask your
stitch this
brance of the members of the family of St. Eugene who have passed from this life to the next. Bless our hands that they
venue for fundraiser ...Page
begin their meetings with a
prayer that says, in part,
Eugene from her former
parish, the
Church of the Ascension,
in Virginia
See
SEWING,
page
15
Bishops' official tells attorneys light must shine on abuse cases
Every Week
NEWS SERVICE ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) The
By CATHOLIC
Entertainment .Pages Editorials
thing
seek: To dwell all
the^days of
I
in
ask
priests to places
cases will pass until
remarks
The
& Columns .Pages
One
10-11
12-13
of the Lord; this
I
my life, That may gaze I
on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple.
— Psalms 27: 4
teacher."
abuse
"every stone that is hiding some secret
the house of the Lord
where they could abuse children again, he said, "called into question the ability of the bishops to fulfill their God-given responsibility as shepherds and left many wondering about the present and future credibility of the church as moral
matized everyone. He also reported on the U.S. cargeneral secretary of the U.S. bishops' dinals' meeting at the Vatican in conference told diocApril and on steps esan attorneys that the American bishhe doesn't think the ops are likely to take, current crisis in the fact that priests beginning with their church over the hanJune general meeting could children in Dallas. Among dling of sex abuse
—
has
been
over-
turned."
The
official,
Msgr. William
P.
"has shaken the faith of all
of
us
in
the good-
ness of the priesthood."
— Msgr. William
Fay, told a national gathering of diocesan attorneys that "the greatest crisis the church in this country has faced" has perhaps trau-
P.
Fay
possible steps
is
es-
The
text of
Msgr. Fay's April 28
to the annual attorneys'
protection of chil-
meeting, which was closed to reportwas released several days later by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish-
dren.
ops.
tablishment of a national office for the
The
that priests could abuse children "has shaken the faith of all of us in the goodness of the fact
priesthood," Msgr. Fay said. And that some bishops reassigned these
ers,
Msgr. Fay said the trauma to those in the church as been exacerbated by how the media has reported on
it.
One media See
failure has
been the
MSGR. FAY,
page
7
2
The Catholic News & Herald
The World
May
Brief
in
Hip-hop puppets: Uzbek Catholics evangelize in
zations, noting that a federal govern-
Uzbekistan (CNS)
— Ferghana, renowned
for nurturing
conservative Islam amid
some of Cen-
farmland,
tral Asia's richest
where a scarfless woman and religious men center
ment report in the late 1990s said Talisman's presence in Sudan was exacerbating the lengthy civil war, repeat-
a place
is
edly have called on the
a rarity
is
whitewashed home that cidedly
times a
a
a
is
—
attracts a de-
women
by the Archdiocese of Boston's Finance Council to back out of a multimillion dollar settlement with victims of former priest John J. Geoghan. The cardecision
pants and men with earrings, telltale signs of local Catholics. Young Catholic converts head to a rehearsal of their Christian hip-hop group in the makeshift recording studio that doubles as an office for Franciscan Father Pyotr Kava, group in
tinue to
settlement during his regular Sunday
Mass
86
at
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
CNS photo from
Italians reach out to crucifix in annual procession touch a large crucifix as it is carried in procession in the city of Monreale in Sicily May 4. Sicily is the scene of spectacular religious processions during the spring.
May
1
childhood
in his
home
town of La Grange, 111. He was 86. He was hospitalized, with a severe infection hours after delivering the keynote talk for an adult day of educa-
Jan.
19, just
boyhood parish, St. Francis Xavier, in La Grange. Despite emergency surgery to save his life, he never recovered from the multiple complications. Chicago Cardinal Francis E George was to celebrate the funeral Mass at 2 p.m. May 7 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. A memorial Mass was scheduled for 8 p.m. May 6 at St. Francis Xavier Church in La Grange. In Washington, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick announced he would celebrate a special memorial Mass tion
on
social justice at his
at the Basilica
of the National Shrine of
the Immaculate Conception at
May
noon
4.
Tornado rips through Maryland community,
against the school and then hit care center, leveling
destroys Catholic school LA PLATA, Md. (CNS) When Father Matthew Siekierski, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in La Plata, was returning home April 28 and could not see
—
Now
"Where
he saw most of it
—
is
my
school?"
Then
lying on the ground.
ioners at Nativity
Report links
oil
OTTAWA (CNS) — A report link-
oil
development
in the
western Up-
Earlier that evening, around 7 p.m., a
per Nile region of Sudan to mass displacements of civilians, bombings and
deadly tornado ripped through southern Maryland, leaving a trail of destruction
leased by the international humanitarian
in the
town of La
Plata. It killed three
and left Sacred Heart's Archbishop Neale Elementary School seriously damaged. Many of the school's walls were torn from the building, and roofing and other debris were scattered throughout the classrooms. The twister slammed
people, injured dozens of others
burning of
civilian
aid organization
ders.
homes has been
re-
what
it
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Confirmation St. Dorothy, Lincolnton
May 28
— 7 p.m.
Confirmation Immaculate Conception, Forest City
South Central community remember
all
too well the riots 10 years ago that
engulfed their neighborhoods for several
days after a jury acquitted four white police officers in the brutal beating of
Rodney King. 'The immediate danger to the church was from the fires. had fires all around us on three sides," Father David Herrera, then black motorist
We
of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. He said the parishioners, who brought water
near civilian Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, is a partner in the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Co., one of two large oil consortiums operat-
populations. Talisman
Energy
Tidings, newspaper
hoses to the parish, were heroic in their efforts to save the church. "It really is
from the Lord that we were spared," he added. truly a blessing
comed
planner May 12 CHARLOTTE
The
interview with
the Byzantine Catholic rite are wel-
Diocesan —A
Olga
to attend.
For further
charismatic
— The
at the Basilica of St.
527-4676.
cient
18
GASTONIA
Church
will
—
St.
be sponsoring
Michael
its first
an-
nual invitational golf tournament today
Cramer Mountain Country Club. The captain's choice event; which will at
include lunch, golf, cart, prizes and a reception; will begin with a shotgun 1
call (704)
p.m. For further information,
867-1212.
19 CHARLOTTE
—
A
Byzantine
afternoon at 5836 Kinglet Lane. Byzantine Catholics
Haywood
St.
and anyone interested
in
Martin de
Lawrence, 97
Inquirers are welcome.
For more information, contact Beverly Reid,
OPL,
at (828) 253-6676.
20 CHARLOTTE
—
The Ladies AnOrder of Hibernians Division 1 Mecklenburg County-St. Brigid, an Irish-Catholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. Anyone interested in call Irish-Catholic roots, their Jeanmarie Schuler at (704) 554-0720 for further information.
22 GREENSBORO
Catholic liturgy will be celebrated this
St.
Porres Pro-Chapter of the Dominican Laity meets tonight and every third Monday at 7 p.m. in St. Justin's Center
1621 Dilworth Rd. East, this afternoon at 4 p.m. with prayer teams at 3 p.m. and a potluck dinner at 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria. For further information, contact Josie Backus at (704) dral,
details, call
at (704) 948-6471.
20 ASHEVILLE
will be held at St. Patrick Cathe-
start at
of all
address corrections to The Catholic
News &
—
Confirmation Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point
by the
Charlotte and $18 per year for
Charlotte
7 p.m. Confirmation St. Leo the Great, Winston-Salem
Secretary: Sherill
Roman
— Pentecost Sunday
12:30 p.m. confirmation
Associate Editor: Kevin E. Murray
les'
calls "the appalling ef-
fects" of oil exploration
Mass
Parish-
Los Ange-
in
pastor of Nativity Church, recalled in an
Th
Episcopal, calendar
Church
Doctors Without Borreport also high-
The 34-page
lighted
—
mound
development in Sudan to destruction, displacement ing
say more needed LOS ANGELES (CNS)
to the ground.
it
the center's stairs lead to a
af-
Residents see progress since Los Angeles riots, but
child-
of rubble.
the parish school in the dark, he thought to himself,
its
payment would "negatively
response which the archdiocese can later give to the other victims."
fect the
George G. Higgins, America's foremost illness
Holy Cross
said the Finance Council,
settlement out of a "laudable concern" that the
labor priest for half a century, died after a
long
He
which under canon law was required to approve the $15 million to $30 million payment to settle claims by 86 of Geoghan's victims, had rejected the
Reuters
Italians reach out to
— Msgr.
at the Cathedral of the
in Boston.
teers
dead
for "a just
all victims of clergy sex talked about the rejected
He
abuse.
and puppe-
Msgr. George Higgins, America's 'labor priest,'
work
solution" for
parish priest. Father Kava, a 36-year-old Pole, is nurturing
who are starting to travel throughout Uzbekistan, visiting some of the 3,000 people with Catholic roots.
would conand equitable
dinal said the archdiocese
member and
singers, musicians, actors
to
BOSTON (CNS) Cardinal Bernard F. Law May 5 acknowledged "the disappointment, the anger, and even the sense of fresh betrayal" arising from a
wheezmodest
Bohemian crowd. Here, several week as night approaches, it is
possible to sight
company
Cardinal defends council's reversal on payout to Geoghan victims
their lives
neighborhood next to
ing, Soviet-built factory
oil
pull out of the region.
around the area's several dozen mosques. But tucked away in a residential
2002
ing in the western Upper Nile. Canadian churches and nongovernmental organi-
ways
nontraditional
FERGHANA,
10,
— Them Greens-
boro Council of Catholic Women is having its annual May luncheon today at Sedgefield Country Club at 11:30 a.m.
A
fashion
show with
the
theme
May
10,
2002
The World
The Catholic News & Herald 3
in
Brief
nuns raise issues of power, openness in talks at Vatican
and guests, including Muslims, when
U.S.
VATICAN CITY
—
(CNS)
the blast occurred.
A
TV ad highlights research on possible abortion-breast cancer link
top-level delegation of American
nuns raised the U.S. clerical sex abuse including, "issues of scandal in regularly power" and openness
—
LOS ANGELES (CNS)
—
scheduled talks with Vatican offices, the group's leader said. Though they demonstrated a divergence of positions, the talks were respectful and warm, said Sister Kathleen Pruitt, a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace and president of the U.S. Leadership Conference of Women Religious. "There was discussion. Was there absolute understanding? In a two-hour meeting, it's hard to say we know exactly what was done. But we were respectfully heard," Sister Pruitt told Catholic News Service May 4 at the end of a week of Vatican meetings.
Pope welcomes, encourages
new recruits for Swiss Guard VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope
—
John Paul
welcomed 28 new
II
re-
Guard, telling them their new job was an opportunity to deepen their faith and attachment to the church. Speaking before their swearing-in, the pope told the cruits for the Swiss
CNS photo from
Swiss Guard sworn
recruits always to see their service "as
mission that the Lord himself entrusts to you." "Be attentive to one another, (both) for support in daily work and for mutual 'soldiers of the pope' as a
A new
in
at Vatican
Guard
—
BOSTON (CNS) Two "National Film Retreats" will be held in July, one July 12-14 on the campus of
Reuters
ceremony
sworn in during a Vatican ceremony. The pope welcomed 28 men to the guard May 6, which marks the day in 1527 when nearly 150 guards died defending Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome. recruit to the elite Swiss
Marymount
is
Va.,
enrichment, always remembering that there
is
more joy
in
giving than
receiving," he said.
Research at Holy Cross leads to new chemical patent
—
WORCESTER,
Mass. (CNS) Researchers from the chemistry department at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester have patented a new process that can be used to manufacture such pharmaceuticals as ibuprofen and Valium. A Holy Cross chemistry professor, with assistance from a student, created a clean, environmentally better alternative for the many applications of what's called Friedel-Crafts Reaction. It is an important chemical process that has changed little since Victorian times. The new process was published as
Clothes
You Love
and the board
to Live In," raffle
U.S. Patent No. 6,362,375 earlier this The principal inventor is Mar-
year.
A. Walker, a former Holy Cross chemistry professor now at the State University of New York in Potsdam. He was assisted by Patrick Birmingham, a 1998 graduate of Holy Cross, as part of the college's undergraduate research program. Birmingham is now at Loyola University Medical School in Illinois. tin
Philippine archbishop
condemns deadly attack on church festival MANILA (CNS) The president
—
of the Philippine bishops' conference
condemned
a
May
1
in
Later
Life," will
be presented in two on vocation and
sessions and will focus
22 GUILFORD COUNTY
25
— The
Ancient Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division, the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic men, is looking
more Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, educational semi-
for
nars and social events. Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time and location.
22 MAGGIE VALLEY
—A
series of
grenade attack
that killed seven people and injured
be taking place at the luncheon. This year's charity is the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center. For further information, call Janet Law at (336) 288-6022. installation will
ministry in the later years. For preregistration and other information, call
Sandra Breakfield or Mario Wallace
MAGGIE
at (704)
370-3220
at (704) 370-3228.
VALLEY
—
Franciscan Father John Quigley will be facilitating "The Trinity's Invitation to Full Life" at Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane, this week through May 31. Participants will look at the spiritual, emotional and intellectual aspects of the Holy Trinity's role in people lives. For further details, call the center
presentations; sponsored
by CSS Elder Ministry and facilitated by Richard Von Stamwitz, a national certified
926-3833 (828) lwcrc@main.nc.us.
gerontological counselor; are continuing throughout the diocese. Today's
Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will meet today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Con-
presentation will be given at St.
Marga-
Church, 1422 Soco Rd., from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Brown bag lunchtime with provided drinks will begin at 12:30 p.m. The topic, "Faithful Living ret
— A TV
ad with the message that abortion could increase a woman's risk for breast cancer by at least 50 percent has started to air in California as part of a statewide pro-life ad campaign. "Nobody told me that 40 years of research and 28 medical studies have shown a significant link between abortion and breast cancer," the ad says. "People don't know anything about this, and more so in California," Dana Serrano, executive director of the Women's Resource NetworkCalifornia,' told The Tidings, newspaper of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. The network has begun airing the ad in San Diego, and hopes to have it shown in Los Angeles and other California cities by September. The group is working to raise $7 million to carry out the ad campaign. Two film retreats to be held in July
or
at
26 HENDERSONVILLE
— The
St.
ception Church, 208 7th Ave. West. Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so
for
more information,
Gillogly,
SFO,
at (828)
call
Helen
883-9645.
127 others at a church festival. Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato called on other religious leaders to denounce "the dastardly act of the basest kind," noting the "untold suffering" it has brought innocent families, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. While police blamed a teen-ager for the attack, the archbishop noted the unclear reports of the role of "terrorists" in the blast. Police reports said an unnamed grenade teen threw a that exploded in a gymnasium at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Cotabato City, 540 miles southeast of Manila. Parishioners were celebrating the parish's feast day May 1 with other villagers
June 2 CHARLOTTE
—
University in Arlington,
and the other July 26-28
at the
Center for Spirituality in Orange, Calif. The retreats, sponsored by the Partnership for Spirituality and Film, were announced by the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Boston, which is run by the Daughters of St. Paul. Under the retreat's format, participants view four feature films in their entirety; this
is
followed by reflection, conversation, and opportunities for prayer, liturgy and sharing insights about the movies. The theme of this year's retreats is hope. Given the Sept.
1 1
terror attacks,
"we want to focus on what the world of cinematic storytelling can journey toward the future
offer us as
we
in trust," said
statement from Frank Frost, a founder and director of the film retreat. There is a limit of 30 participants at each retreat. For details, call: (617) 522-891 1 or visit the Web site: www.nationalfilmretreat.org. a
able at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner
The
St.
will follow the
Mass. Father John
Maximilian Kolbe Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will be gathering today at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. Those interested in learning more about the SFO and the Franciscan way of life are invited to attend. For more
Putnam, pastor,
will be the celebrant.
information please call Skyler SFO, at (704) 545-8133.
—
Mood,
G
2 HIGH POINT Bishop William Curlin will be the celebrant and homilist at a Mass in honor of the Feast of Corpus Christi this afternoon at 3 p.m. at Maryfield Chapel, 1315 Greensboro Rd. There will be a procession of the Blessed Sacrament and blessing of the sick after Mass. For further information, call Maryfield at (336) 886-2444. 2 SALISBURY Sacred Heart
—
Church, 128 N. Fulton St., will be celebrating a charismatic and healing Mass today at 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be avail-
For further information, Owens at (704) 639-9837.
Upcoming
ROCK
HILL,
Religion
Camp
S.C.
call
— The
Bill
Oratory
two separate Kings Mountain
will hold
one-week sessions in State Park July 7-13 and July 14-20. Youth under 12 who will be entering grades 2-6 in Sept. can apply for consideration. Those 16 and older wishing to volunteer as counselors can write for a staff application.
For more
information and applications, write to: The Oratory Religion Camp, P.O. Box 11586, Rock Hill, S.C. 297311586. Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 15 days prior to the publication date.
4
The Catholic News & Herald
Essay affirms faith By KEVIN
MURRAY
E.
Associate Editor
—
WINSTON-SALEM
that both branches of
and was rewarded
St.
for
to
Gina in her essay. "Gina wrote an outstanding essay. She did a really great job talking about
Hard
down
the famine's global effects
it.
on her own personal
effects
Leo School seventh-grader Gina
to
its
said
life,"
Anderson.
Hurley won the seventh- to eighth-grade
Gina
category in the Pass Ports "History Af-
also wrote, "It
was due
to the
who
large immigration of Irish after the po-
incorporated her heritage and faith into
tato famine that the Catholic Church became one of the largest churches in the
Today" essay
fects
contest. Gina,
her essay, was one of three
first
prize
...
It
left for
"The
(April
and
know
us.
it still
does today.
...
So you
see,
the
good news shortly before the
winners were posted on the Pass Ports
Web
librarian Christine
deadline
Catholic,
bad situations such as the potato famine with their faith. This unshakable faith often moved others to join the church and to join in this faith." Anderson called Hurley to let her
site
"I
May
1.
knew Gina would be
was very happy
spring break. 1)
is
ing hardship so they might overcome
"I
was shortly
thrilled.
I
for her," said Hurley.
had almost forgotten about the
I was so shocked," said Gina. Gina received a $100 savings bond, a set of "History News" history books and a hieroglyphics rubber stamp set.
contest.
we
got back from break," said Hurley. "Gina entered the contest on their Web site while we were on vacation. She was online typing away, and then she asked me if it was OK to enter." before
family
very important to
the Irish held tight to their religion dur-
Hurley saw the announcement as the students
is
helped us 'weather the storms' in the
past,
cal situation in their lives.
Leo School
My
United States and our religion
winners from different grade levels. "I thought it would be a fun thing to do because I like to write," said Gina. "I had hoped to win but didn't think that I would." Past Ports is a series of history curriculum materials produced by Madison, Wis. -based Demco. The contest, announced in a Pass Ports spring catalog, asked teachers and librarians to have students submit a 300-800-word essay addressing the impact of a historiSt.
Gina's mother, as school librarian, also Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach
received nearly 300 essays
received a Pass Ports curriculum pack-
ranging in topics from Sept. 11 and the Holocaust to the invention of the airplane, according to Terrie Anderson, an educa-
age on the American Revolution, which Gina's class will be studying in the
Demco. Anderson
Anderson said nearly 50 percent of the essasys came from Catholic schools. Two of the three first prize winners were from Catholic schools John
from
Shakespear of Boston Archdiocese Choir School in Cambridge, Mass., won the first prize fifth- to sixth-grade category with essay on the roots of slavery. "The caliber in general was higher in the essays from Catholic schools, not only in mechanics but in how the students took a stand on how history had affected them," noted Anderson. As Gina wrote in her article, "With the
—
Demco
tional consultant for
on the part of the students,"
—
said
Anderson. Gina's winning 500-word essay, which took no more than an hour to
was on the Irish potato famine. immediate thought was to write about something that directly affected my family and the world," she said. Gina's family had told stories of the their migration from Ireland to America during the infamous famine. "She felt that it did have a big influence on her, even today," said Hurley. "It was because of the potato famine write,
"My
Catholic religion, Catholic schools
came
to
am
a student of a Catholic school, so
I
programs. The Diocesan Support Appeal meets about 46 percent of the office's $421,000 budget, with additional help coming from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and from service fees. CSSWRO still depends on individual and church donations for the rest of its money, said Sister Marie, CSSWRO director and
Correspondent
ASHEVILLE a
—
Tea poured
silver pot; pastries; tiny
sandwiches; juicy chocolate-dipped strawberries; and Trinitarian Sister Marie Frechette even supplied you with an elegant wide-brimmed hat traditional tea attire.
Families and individuals gathered beneath shady trees on the lawn of the Catholic Social Services Western Regional Office (CSSWRO) May 5 for an old-fashioned afternoon tea, CSS's opening for its annual fund-raising raffle.
CSS at a
the United States. These schools offer a
great education for mind, soul and body.
CSSWRO
By JOANITA M. N ELLEN BACH
eighth grade.
judged the essays on items such as grammar and spelling, and how the students drew and supported conclusions. 'There was remarkable writing and insight
2002
many
Afternoon tea serves
my family came
10,
the United States of America," wrote
times don't always lead to a lack of faith. One Catholic student wrote about that belief
May
Around the Diocese
will
counselor.
Opened
in 1982, the
CSSWRO of-
of services, including: counseling; pregnancy support; domesfers a variety
tic
and international adoption;
crisis
intervention; immigration; HispanicLatino; disaster
draw the winning names
family
pancake breakfast on July 13. Raffle proceeds help finance
life;
relief;
elder ministry;
marriage preparation;
prison ministry; Respect Life; and natural family planning.
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Couple's lives changed by encountering Christ in Focolare By DIANNE M.A. RIGGS
"family fireside" in Italian) began in 1943
Correspondent LENOIR Forgiving your "enemies," loving your neighbor, finding
—
Trent,
in
Italy.
founder and current
Its
president, Chiara Lubich, spent
many
unity instead of differences and giving
hours during World War II in bomb shelters with her friends reading the Gos-
instead of receiving
pels.
— What would
it
encounter people living out
like to
be
this
As young
were hungry would answer life's deepThere, amid shrieking air adults, they
for an ideal that
radical lifestyle rather than just reading,
est questions.
thinking or talking about
raid sirens, they realized
it?
Thirty years ago, William J. (Bill) and Genevieve (Gen) Phillips attended a Focolare movement "Mariapolis" ("city of Mary") event in Pennsylvania with their children and
met people
living this
charism, revealing stories of Gospel transformation throughout the world. They attended again the next summer.
Returning home
from into
it
after that
second
we walk away movement now, or we jump
Gen
year,
realized, 'Father
this
with two
There
feet.
is
no halfway
The
to be the
live.
central tenet of their
group was
discovered one day in Jesus' words in the
Gospel of John 17:21: 'That all may be one as you, Father, are in me, and I in you." From that verse, Lubich and the
young women
other
wanted
God
realized that
their charism to be "unity."
They
came to understand that key to this unity was Christ's command to "love one another," that where "two or three are gathered in
my
name,
lo
I
am
midst of
in the
them," (Matthew 18:20).
with this challenge."
Gen and
God
which they would
ideal for
From
decided to attend
Bill
Photo by Dianne M.A. Riggs
the second chapter of Acts,
New
they took their cues from the early Chris-
York area. Participating in the Focolare movement had a profound effect on Bill,
tians and held all possessions in common. Their acts of charity and compassion, and
who had
their attempts to actually live out the
Focolare meetings held in their
taught school after college until
his retirement in the early 1990s. "After
New York City, I When he became
15 years teaching in
Gospel message of unity and attracted
changed.
me
"It
went from,
nuts' to 'you
today, but
may
with," said
this person,
The of
St.
me crazy
love you anyway.' (Focolare)
I
teaches us to see Jesus
working
'they're driving
be driving
is
the one that we're
Bill.
who am
I
"If Jesus loves
not to?"
Lenoir couple,
who are members
lives in the
moving
They
spent most of their
Northeastern United States,
to Lenoir in the early 1990s.
Focolare (which means "hearth" or
©
X
ment
Catholic Social
people to the movement.
vowed lay virgins (both women and men) and vowed married, volunteers who give a definite com-
—
persons endeavoring to live out the
spirituality of unity
made no
States,
exist in
Hyde
religious
'Work of Mary," the
Holy
and
its
tificate
See,
and clergy. The
as Focolare
is
listed
with
was formally recognized
statutes instituted during the
pon-
of Pope John XXIII.
According to the
Phillips,
who
volunteers in the movement, there
Focolare presence
in
are is
a
182 nations with
about 200 centers and approximately 5 million
members, including "adherents"
Chicago,
and love but having
commitment. In the houses of vowed members
specific
United
levels, including:
mitment and
Francis of Assisi Church, are both
cradle Catholics.
have
Focolare members range in commit-
couldn't wait to get out."
involved in the movement, everything
many
love,
Genevieve and William J. Phillips are Lenoir members of the Focolare movement, a Catholic lay movement also known as the "Work of Mary" started in Trent, Italy, in 1943 that now claims more than a million followers.
Park, N.Y.;
New York City;
California; Boston, Mass.;
111.;
Washington D.C; and Texas.
From its inception, Focolare has had an ecumenical reach. In the 1950s, working relationships began with Evangelicals in Germany, then with the Lutheran and Anglican churches and Orthodox traditions. Today, people from many Protestant traditions are counted as part of the
movement.
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People
in
May
the News A
Chicago-area priest donates
liver transplant earlier this spring, his
Graf,
became
a "liv-
portrait of Father Smet, painted
Chicago
—
Gary
-
ing donor," giving him half of his liver in a risky surgery. Zavala had suffered for
Ohio woman wins Thomas Merton prize for poetry LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS)
primary sclerosing cholangitis. It's the same affliction that killed Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton soon after he retired. "Father Gary truly is the good shepherd," said Kitty Shumaker, a Holy Family parishioner. "He lays down his life for his parishioners in any way he can." For Father Graf s part, he is doing no more than any good father would do:
won $500 and first place in the 2002 Thomas Merton Prize for Poetry of the Sacred contest. The native Kansan and mother of two, currently a doctoral student in rhetoric and composition at Bowling Green State University, won for her poem, "Elegy for an Engineer." It and other award winners will be pub-
taking care of his family. In a letter to the
being a sacrifice for the kingdom, allows to be part of a larger family. You, all of you, become my family."
lished this
me
VIRGINIA DALE,
Colo.
(CNS)
wanted to
on what has been
a long road to the
loans,
Hudson
will take
said. Still, she estimates another 10 years before she
CNS photo from
Youths present fish to pope on
Young men
visit to
Reuters
May
II
5.
—
tion they sits
had
collected.
That money now
bank in a fund 'The Nun Fund."
in a
called
affectionately
We
who brought water
hoses to the parish, were heroic in their efforts to save the church. "It really is
from the Lord that we were spared," he added. truly a blessing
Hispanics see increased voice needed in religious, civic affairs
Residents see progress since Los Angeles riots, but say more needed
—
LOS ANGELES
(CNS) ParishChurch in Los Angeles' South Central community remember all too well the riots 10 years ago that ioners at Nativity
fade as fighting continues BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS)
It was not too long ago that Sholine Botto thought she had a bright future.
the parishioners,
along, presenting her with a small dona-
winning poems also can be read on the at www.mertonfoundation.org.
Young Catholic Palestinian sees future
Pope John Paul
the south Italian island of Ischia
it
become a Benedictine Sister. But recently some friends have decided to help speed Hudson's dream
Sea-
Web
Italian island
in traditional dress present a fish to
during his pastoral
is
debt-free and able to
The Merton
Society, based at Bellarmine University in Louisville. The
days after a jury acquitted four white police officers in the brutal beating of black motorist Rodney King. "The immediate danger to the church was from the fires. had fires all around us on three sides," Father David Herrera, then pastor of Nativity Church, recalled in an interview with The Tidings, newspaper of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. He said
—
in
Thomas Merton
abbey. Various things have stood be-
tween Hudson and her vows, but none so much as the enormous debt she incurred from school loans while pursuing a career as an opera singer. Currently, Hudson is living in Virginia Dale at the Abbey of St. Walburga and teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fort Collins an 80mile commute. Currently, 96 percent of her salary goes directly to paying off the
summer
sonal, a publication of the International
—
Hudson knew at age 4 she be a nun. Now, at 30, she's still
—
Lanette Cadle of Bowling Green, Ohio,
parish he wrote: "Celibacy, together with
Christine
artist
audiovisual material.
three years from a rare blood disorder,
'Nun fund' works to ease debt burden that is obstacle to vocation
2002
by Stephen Titra, was unveiled as part of the April 12 prayer service and blessing in his honor. The Carmelitana Collection at Whitefriars Hall now houses more than 14,000 volumes of both rare and modern books, as well as a selection of microfilms and
part of liver to parishioner When Miguel CHICAGO (CNS) Zavala, a member of Holy Family Parish in Waukegan, needed a life-or-death pastor, Father
10,
—
WASHINGTON
(CNS) The growing U.S. Hispanic population is bringing demands for a greater Latino voice in religious and public
life,
Hispanic religious leaders at a
ington conference. Hispanics are often discriminated against in their churches and in society, said many of the speakers. Survey results presented at the May 3-4 conference showed that religion plays a key role in shaping Hispanic attitudes and that Hispanics want their churches to take a more active role in social
and
political issues.
Carmelite scholars honor Father Joachim Smet WASHINGTON (CNS)
and the Palestinians were engaged peace talks, and, having graduated from Bethlehem University in tourism, the 22-year-old was working with a maIsrael
in
American airline, traveling to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv several
jor
times a week to welcome pilgrims to Bethlehem. Now, Botto has been a prisoner in her own home, which she shares
with her mother and brother, for most of
—
Carmelite scholars from across America gathered at the newly remodeled research center at Whitefriars Hall in Washington in April to honor Carmelite Father Joachim Smet, whose work led to one of the largest collections on Carmelite spirituality in the world.
intifada. No longer able to her chosen profession, Botto found a job working as an administra-
the
1
8-month
work
in
tive assistant for the Latin Patriarchate
West Bank. "I am losing my without doing anything. I need to live my life," she said while defying the Israeli-imposed curfew by playing cards with family outside her home. in Beit Jalla,
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Father said ... there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those that would harm the young." To ensure that, the bishops "need
from page 1 use of a "one size said.
Many
fits all"
approach, he
stories about abuse cases
that occurred decades ago are reported as if they happened yesterday, for instance, he said. "Anyone who has had to deal firsthand with the events of this crisis knows that we are dealing with a ... reality that is extraordinarily complex, one that cannot be reduced to sound bites or to simplistic explanations," he said. Msgr. Fay also criticized the news media for paying too little attention to reforms the dioceses have made. "There is no sense that a claim of the sexual abuse of a minor today is handled completely differently by the church," he said. Msgr. Fay, in reporting on the cardinals'
meeting
at the Vatican, said
two most concrete actions to come from the discussion were the possibility of directives from the Holy See for the
national standards in handling sexual
meeting helped U.S. church leaders focus on their June meeting in Dallas at which said the cardinals'
the subject will be addressed.
Among
all
most
to enin this
effective
and they need to attend to the fact that child abuse is a much greater societal problem than has yet been admitted," Msgr. Fay said. "In this last regard, it is expected
things they will consider
Diocese reports allegation to
that the bishops will explore seriously the possibility of establishing a national office for the protection of chil-
dren that will engage others in society towards the greater protection of our youth."
Msgr. Fay encouraged the attorneys to focus on how "the present is better because we addressed the crimes of a few years ago." "The fact that these are trying times is no excuse to wallow in the present moment," he said. He noted that the bishops have aimed to break the cycle of abuse in this generation and that much of what they are doing is aimed at that
"We
cannot ever lose sight of the our collective energies have been directed to making the church stronger and better, not just protecting the assets or managing the scandal," he continued. "I am personally convinced that this moment will not pass from view until every stone that is hiding some secret has been overturned to let the daylight shine on that spot. Such a thing is happening now and the more it is resisted, the longer and more painful it will be." fact that
authorities
civil By
effort,
:
are
ways
members of the church
to find the
gage
goal.
abuse of minors, and visitation of U.S. seminaries by apostolic representatives of the Vatican "to ensure that the education we are giving our candidates for the priesthood is as excellent and as effective as it can be in the areas of celibacy, chastity and boundary issues."
He
Holy
child abuse, he said. "As our
FAY,
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JOANN
S.
KEANE
conference
CHARLOTTE
—
Since Bishop
William G. Curlin announced
call,
Bishop William G.
Curlin joined his brother bishops of the Atlanta province, which includes Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, in a joint statement collectively backing a "zero-tolerance"
Editor
a revi-
sion of the diocesan sexual misconin March, six incidents of sexual misconduct have been reported. In accordance with diocesan policy, the most recent, an allegation of sexual abuse, was turned over to civil authorities on May 6. The alleged incident occurred nearly 40 years ago, and the priest involved has been deceased for more than two decades. The diocese retains
duct policy
who have a "confirmed or proven" allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor child. The bishops defined such a policy as a commitment that the church and its institutions will be a safe environpolicy on priests
ment
confidentiality of incident locations,
for children, and that no priest remain in any ministry where he can be a danger to them. In addition to Bishop Curlin,
as well as the names of the alleged victims and perpetrators.
ence
two months, the
In the past
will
those
who
participated in the confer-
were Archbishop John F. Donoghue of Altanta, Ga.; and bishops Robert J. Baker of Charleston; J. Kevin Boland of Savannah; and F.
dio-
cese reported that five alleged inci-
dents involving priests have been turned over to civil authorities in the North Carolina counties in which the alleged abuses occurred. A sixth case, involved a religious order priest serving in the diocese. He was removed from active ministry by the provencial of his religious order. While a religious order operates autonomously, religious-order priests working in a parish or other diocesan institution are accountable under diocesan policies. Last month, during a meeting via
call
Joseph Gossman of Raleigh. They addressed proposals involving accountability, the reporting of allegations and reassignment to ministry. The bishops made it clear that their recommendation includes all past, present and future cases involving proven cases of sexual abuse with minors in any area of priestly minis-
"We must remind ourselves that these problems did not occur overnight, and therefore, cannot be solved overnight," said Bishop Curlin.
try.
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Just as spring brings
new
life in
Around
new life, the month of May brings
formation, as children across the diocese,
after significant preparation, receive the
Holy
Communion
On May parish
in
4, first
sacrament
of
for the first time.
communicants
at St. Vincent
Charlotte took their faith to a
new
de Paul level
as
they received the sacrament during a special Mass.
May
10,
2002
Around the Diocese
YCOMMUNIOl Jesus
said, "Let the children
not stop
to
them because the Kingdom
longs to such as these." in his
come
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God
be-
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arms, placed his hands on each of them and
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10,
2002
Book Review
Books affirm joys and
Word to Life
challenges of married Reviewed by
DANIEL LIZARRAGA
Similarly, Daniel
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News Service "I Like Being Married" and "Daddyhood" are two new books affirmCatholic
J.
Borchard,
who
on modern life as a young children. Subtitled 'This Changes Everything!" (indeed it
together
does!), the
by
book
is
have teamed up again to edit "I Like Being Married," a collection of stories and quotes from married couples, both celebrities and ordinary people, on what married life means to
flections will be appreciated
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them and ways
fathers since the stories
and grandparents
know
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shared
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the context of one's re-
real part of married
lationship with
God
and a personal
inter-
is
a story
written by parents of a
pretation of what
child with severe spe-
is
God
quotes on love and re-
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struggled and supported each other through this experience.
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While not a spiribook per se, many
of the selections speak
of the divine as an integral aspect of a successful
marriage. There are
manner of
Bible and other reli-
in a
gious texts as well as
pation of the joy-filled
from vowed
surprises of each day.
celibates
and Pedro Arrupe. These reflections con-
four children can be
elements
par-
tain universal
overwhelming many of today's
of love and commit-
ment
neither
is it
for
ents of smaller-sized
However, the grace-filled stories in "Daddyhood" will inspire both daddies and mommies to take time in the midst of their busy schedules to savor
embodied in married life. "I Like Being Married" is not a recipe book for a successful marriage; that are
a research study. Rather,
families.
it is
an inspiring collection of personal journeys that reflect the mysterious and enjoyable dimensions of living a lifelong commitment with a spouse. Modern-day society would be well served with more such anthologies highlighting the very positive and very real treasure of mar-
the precious
moments of the
blessings of
their children. In this way, they also will
come
John
his glory
Catholic
to rest
—
HENSLEY
News Service
and
other-
vulnerable persons.
struggle through and turn fivery late and very tired, to my piece of writing, reflecting on the Scriptures for this week. And what do I
nally,
word of comfort from
Psalms: "The Lord salvation;
Lord should
is I
—A
whom
my
is
come
—
they are really yours."
Weary though
am,
I
I
find in
Scripture, in a specific set of Scriptures
that I am forced to turn to by my commitments, all the encouragement and rationale I need, and all the encouragement that the Spirit of Christ can offer me. Why do we (myself, first of all) not turn to God for our comfort in
times of difficulty? He really is capable of providing all we need. Blessed be
name of the Lord!
the
QUESTION:
my light and my The
Have you neglected prayer and
whom
Scripture reading in your busyness?
to incessant prayer in
Have you thought to commit to daily time in God's word as a counter to an
should
I
fear?
refuge; of
life's
be afraid?" call
glory has
is advocating for us still: "For these I pray not for the world but for these you have given me, for
the
find?
—A
in its
on you."
his fellowship
put the newspaper to bed, electronically sending it to our printer 80 miles away. I've been handling press relations, while struggling to get coverage of the Vatican/U.S. summit on priest/clerical abuse out to the people of our diocese, along with a letter from our bishop explaining our efforts to protect children
When
you will rejoice Happy are you when you revealed,
And finally, word that we have not been abandoned, and that the One who has called us into his service and
I've just
I
Christ's sufferings. is
then God's Spirit
17:1-1 la
Acts, after Jesus' ascension into heaven
overscheduled
life?
(and preparatory to the outpouring of
SCRIPTURE TO
God's Spirit at Pentecost): 'Together they devoted themselves to constant
ILLUSTRATE: "Of you my heart
prayer."
—A message
to take courage, to
speaks;
you
my
glance seeks" (Psalm 27:8a).
Weekly Scripture
antici-
Perhaps the thought of raising
such as Jesuit Fathers
Teilhard de Chardin
are insulted for the sake of Christ, for
By JEFF
lenges that are a very
One example
exultantly.
Acts 1:12-14 Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8a 2) 1 Peter 4:13-16
Driscoll's
R
life.
of Easter
who
always meaningful and places the par-
Trad m;O s
p
i
you share
children).
ous but the prayer X
Cycle A Readings: May 12, Seventh Sunday
3) Gospel:
moms
by
book begins with a quote by a famous person that captures the moral of the story and ends with a prayer composed by the author.
is
gether.
young
Each chapter of
that
manifested in the lives of two people who have joined to-
(as well as
families with
and
strengthen
2002
1)
not limited to reader-
ship
love
of the
author's reflections
edited the collection "I Like Being Catho-
12,
"Rejoice instead in the measure that
Driscoll's
a collection
is
May
parent of four
ing marriage and family. Michael Leach
and Therese
W.
my resolve in the assurance of God's consolation in 1 Peter:
Sunday Scripture Readings:
life
Scripture for the week of May 12 - May 18 Sunday (The Ascension of the Lord), Acts 1:12-14, 1 Peter 4:13-16, John 17:1-1 Monday, Acts 19:1-8, John 16:29-33; Tuesday (St. Matthias), Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 John 15:9-17; Wednesday (St. Isidore), Acts 20:28-38, John 17:11-19; Thursday Acts 22:30; 23:6-11, John 17:20-26; Friday, Acts 25:13-21, John 21:15-19; Saturday (St. John I), Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, John 21:20-25 Scripture for the week of Sunday (Pentecost Sunday), Acts 2:1-11,
May 19 1
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May 25
Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13, John
20:19-23; Monday (St. Bernardine of Siena), James 3:13-18, Mark 9:14-29; Tuesday James 4:1-10, Mark 9:30-37; Wednesday, James 4:13-17, Mark 9:38-40; Thursday, James 5:1-6, Mark 9:41-50; Friday, James 5:9-12, Mark 10:1-12; Saturday (St. Bede) James 5:13-20, Mark 10:13-16
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Touched by God: Stories of the saints I've
The Pope
always been a big fan of the
friends talked about
Speaks
was
I
2002
The Bottom
my
Mickey Rooney and Judy Gar-
Line
land, I'd tell stories of St. Francis or Kateri Tekakwitha.
To me I
II
there
who seemed
was something fascinating about
have a special connection to God. I may have been envious, wanting to know what it felt like to have something miraculous happen to you. Certainly, the miracles and visions that saints were said to have experienced struck me as far better than movie magic or whatever else was
people
POPE JOHN PAUL
saints.
introduced to them as a child by the nuns. While
10,
to
think that, in a way,
ANTOINETTE BOSCO CNS Columnist
appealing or intriguing. I've
ever a
Pope, at audience, prays for
success of U.N.
meeting on children By CINDY WOODEN News Service Pope John Paul VATICAN CITY (CNS) II asked for prayers that the U.N. special session on children would lead to real strides in protectCatholic
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
ing the "precious, but also vulnerable treasure" of the world's children.
Speaking May 8 at his weekly general audipope said the U.N. meeting beginning the same day in New York should lead to international action to relieve the effects on children of "wars, poverty, exploitation and abuse of, every
ence, the
kind."
In his main talk at the audience, transferred indoors at the last minute because of a heavy rain,
Pope John Paul spoke about Psalm
known
as the "Miserere"
from
its
51,
opening phrase,
"Have mercy on me." The pope said it was "the most beloved, sung and meditated upon of the penitential psalms, a hymn raised to the merciful God by a repentant
never stopped reading about the saints. Whenout, giving new insights or
new book comes
information about saints,
I
am
Bert Ghezzi, an author and father of seven, tells me he has the same reaction. In fact, he is so attracted to these spiritual giants we call saints that he embarked on a journey to get to know them better. With the help of a friend who has a library of books detailing the lives of some 2,000 saints, some famous, some obscure, Ghezzi began to see these amazing people in a new light. "These saints, canonized by the church, worked miracles, but they were not canonized for these wonders. I don't believe miracles make anyone holy," said Ghezzi. "What makes one holy is the presence of the Spirit in their lives, their love, their faithfulness. I found these people were saints because they lived extraordi T nary lives for God"; God "touched their lives." Ghezzi decided to focus on a number of saints known as mystics, writing about them as "ordinary people" with blemishes and weaknesses, yet as profound lovers of God and people, so much so that when they put their love into action, miracles flowed. His stories are now ,in a book titled "Mystics & Miracles, True Stories of Lives Touched by God" (Loyola Press). As for who is a mystic, Ghezzi answers simply: They are people with a "special closeness to God: They get rid of all the clutter in their hearts to make more room for God."
sinner."
Spirituality
psalm, he said, is a stark acknowledgnot only of a human being's tendency to sin,
but of the evil one personally has committed. "It is an experience which involves freedom
and responsibility and leads to the admission of having broken a bond" with God, the pope said. Quoting Origen, an early Christian theologian, Pope John Paul said there are many people who "after having sinned are absolutely tranquil and give no thought to their sin." But one who loves God and is aware of being loved by God "is tormented by remorse" after sinning and pleads with God for forgiveness as the writer of the psalm does. The psalm also shows that "the confession of one's sin and the awareness of one's misery do not lead to terror or the nightmare of being judged, but rather to hope for purification, liberation and being a new creation," the pope said. "The power of God's love surpasses that of sin," he said. The May 8 audience also appeared to have sealed a new papal practice; as he has done since Easter, the pope ended his audience remarks to his fellow Poles
"If
by singing a Polish
folk song.
this
his
He
adds,
distance,
on
"I feel
too
many
of us keep saints at a
a pedestal. Subconsciously
we may
believe
from 'poor old me,' who's not 'them and me.' The church gives
they're genetically different 'full
of sin.' But
it's
us these souls to honor, but they're just like us except that they consistently decided to follow Christ, and
I
don't."
As for why miracles happen, Ghezzi believes that "God seems to work extraordinary things to attract attention to the truth."
Long
a leader in the charismatic
movement, Ghezzi underscores the Holy Spirit as the one behind the miraculous in this world. "If we really want to be like the mystics, we won't look for miracles.
Nor
will
we
chase after spiritual
experiences," says Ghezzi. "Rather,
Holy
Spirit
on cozy
The ment
man what he hopes a reader will learn book and he quickly answers, enigmatically, [the saints^ can do it, why can't I?" Ask
from
fascinated.
touch our
we
will let
God's
lives."
feelings.
was never closer to God than when he was being crucified by the sinful clergymen of his time. He asked the Father to forgive them in spite of his feelJesus
for Today
ings. a time in 1954 when I was in the doing guard duty on Christmas Eve. I was cold and tired as I heard the sounds of hymns being sung at the post chapel. I was alone and feeling sorry for myself. As I tried to unite in spirit with those at Midnight Mass, I still felt a million miles away. I had doubts about my faith and strangely seemed to lose my feeling for God and the church. I was both angry and confused. I
remember
Army
FATHER JOHN CATOIR
CNS
Columnist
Our feelings about God and the church at a time of scandal Did you know that there are more than 110 million unchurched people in America? scandals, that
Cynicism
number is
is
With
all
these
increasing daily.
the last refuge of the disenchanted
only leads to unhappiness. I it and try to keep your spirits high because Jesus came to bring joy. The devil does all he can to disrupt our peace and joy, and we must not let him. Divine revelation helps us to see that Jesus is the answer to all problems. In the Book of Isaiah we read: "I will place the key of the House of David on his shoulder, what he opens, no one will shut, what he shuts no one will open. On him shall hang all the glory idealist.
am
Unfortunately,
it
hopeful that you will reject
of his family." The key of the House of David is the symbol of authority given to Jesus, who has come to lead us home to the kingdom of joy. He gives us clarity about the meaning and destiny of human existence. He feeds our spirit with joyful anticipation.
There are many baptized Christians who tant from
God and
his church.
They have
What
I
learned upon reflection later was that
God does not depend on my feelings at any given moment. Union with God always depends more on his love for me than on my love for him. At baptism we _are bound to the Trinity for life, on good days and bad. Our true hope is always in him, not in intimacy with
the
men who
carry his message.
many of us have confused feelings ranging from outrage and fear to sadness and frustration. Remember that feelings are not facts, however justified they may be. The fact is that you and I are never alone or abandoned. Our union with God is secure because it always depends more on his love for us than on our feelings for him or his church.
He
always purifying the church, holding us to Don't be afraid of this scandal. It will pass. We have lived with scandals ever since Judas betrayed the Lord, and we will live through this one. We is
his heart.
will
come out of it
a better church.
Jesus promised to be with us the end of the world.
feel dis-
suffered
because of the sins of a few and have become alienated. The Lord wants them to put their trust in him, not in men. He also wants them to put their feelings aside and realize that intimacy with God does not depend
â&#x20AC;˘
In this time of crisis in the church,
\
all
days, even until
May
2002
10,
Light
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& Columns
Editorials
we need to remember the good of the many. I know of no priest who is not demoralized by the recent stories choose this vocation with hope and joy. of scandal. few,
One
We We feel called to ennoble the world
Candle
When
people.
brothers and
I
Family
by service to God's
you love that vocation as most of my do, your heart breaks to see it compro-
Reflections
mised by the actions of some.
Few
priests are as passionate about dedication to
the priesthood as
MSGR. JIM LISANTE
Among
The scandals: Beyond the shock and sorrow
to begin
is
to try to find a
way you
start to
admit a problem, and that's what the Church must do first, in harboring right now: admit it has a problem priests who would even do something like that to a child; and .second, in failing to act to permanently remove a true pedophile from ministry and children. We can't get better as a Church until we admit that we've done wrong.
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Having put
said that,
in perspective.
There
no excuse
is
He
admitted that
it's
also vital that this crisis be
Even one
child abused
at all for a priest taking
is
too many.
advantage of
But in we must
his privileged position to hurt or exploit minors.
condemning those bad actions of some priests, never forget what the overwhelming majority of priests are about: true good.
Even severe
critics
of the Church admit that sexual
molesters of children might include three or four percent
of all priests. And that's awful. But it also means that at least 96 or 97 percent of priests have never and would
never harm a
child. In the
midst of all
this focus
now
there
deep concern and compassion for the victims of
this
sinful behavior.
The pope begged for divine The Holy Father also used
grace
in this
great
this sad occasion as
an encouragement not only to priests, but also for
He
to search for holiness.
all
wisely reminded us that
this
"re-
awakening." I'd like to continue this discussion in a forthcoming "Light One Candle." At that time, I'll get down to some practical ideas about how we might accomplish that "re-awakening." How do we take the darkness of these sins and turn it into a candle of shining brightness?
Question
Corner
CNS
To
prevent people from collecting
past.
Communions
this
reason for the stricter once-a-day rule in the
Today's broader policy trusts that
killer
awareness of
meaning of the Eucharist will discourage abuse and at the same time prompt people to receive Communion whenever it is appropriate, even more than once a day. the
Thieves or revolutionaries? to St.
Matthew,
the
word
"revo-
was substitutedfor "thieves," referring to the two men crucified with Christ (27:38). In my Bible the word is "bandits. " Why the change? (Pennsylvania) lutionaries"
ies" (revised
New
American
who wrote to me asking the were certainly alert A full response would be too involved for this column. A brief explanation might be interesting, however, and help one realize that words in these translations are not A. You, and several others question,
chosen
arbitrarily.
It is
true that
"thieves" or "bandits."
gents" (original
New
Bibles traditionally call these
men
Other names, however, like "insurAmerican Bible) and "revolutionar-
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
at first.
Baby Leah arrived expected. Her parents, friends
who had
a
few weeks earlier than and some family
siblings
anticipated her arrival got the
news of her conception
in a creative,
spontane-
ous way.
They were all at a Chinese restaurant. As each read aloud the fortune from his or her fortune cookie, Don pretended to read from his cookie, "Mommy will have a baby." The general response from their three children, whose ages range from 14 to 7, was "yeah, right!" Their disbelief persisted as they continued to read each fortune from their cookies. When it was Alena's turn, the fortune she pretended to read was "Daddy's right!"
now common and
The
love
description of Barabbas in the four Gospels
is
your question. Two of the Gospels, Mark and Luke, describe Barabbas as one who was in prison for taking part in an insurrection, a rebellion, during which a murder was committed. John calls him a "lestes," a Greek word that significant for a response to
means
a thief or a renegade, a rebel.
This designation of Barabbas has been seen, for example, as showing the hypocrisy of the Jewish leaders, who denounced Jesus as an alleged political criminal but now seek the release of a real enemy of the Romans.
Mark
Several verses later, (27:38) both refer to the
two men
(15:27)
and Matthew by
crucified with Jesus
same Greek word. Based on the connection of John's word 'lestes" with insurrection and murder in the other two Gospels, it seems that
two men on
the cross as revolu-
tionaries or insurrectionists, rather than simply thieves.
The New American
Bible
is
a translation of Scripture from
the original languages, authorized by the bishops of the
United States
in
1970 and revised
in
1986. It
is
the
English translation used in most Catholic American parishes
many
Bible) are
probably a more accurate translation.
appropriate to identify the
same
in a
it
sunk
in after a
momentary
pause,
all rallied
initiation
into their circle of love.
Q. This past Passion (Palm) Sunday, in the reading
of the Passion according
Once
nouncement of her coming was her
received
way was one
occasion.
is
Baby Leah's birth may have been yesterday morning. However, the celebration of her life began months ago. The wonderfully clever an-
Columnist
In 1984 the Vatican commission for interpreting canon law ruled that, even at Mass, Communion should be
Masses, at least the
memorable
tion.
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
celebration (Mass).
I
a
around their parents, elated with great jubilation. The spontaneous joy from the kids erased Alena's minor ambivalence and marked the beginning of her joyous anticipa-
The rule allowing Communion only once a day was The Code of Canon Law (917) provides anyone who has received the Eucharist may receive it
1 1
how someone proposed marriage
while, that creativity
Once
A.
munion, in a superstitious manner. who proudly claimed she attended "essential parts," every Sunday.
nouncement
the kids
relaxed years ago.
Mass and Comonce knew a woman
heard about
or announced a pregnancy. People can go to great lengths and creativity to make the an-
child
John Paul II suggested that from painful reality, the Church must experience a Finally,
At one time a priest told us we could receive Communion more than once a day, for example at a morning wedding and then an evening Mass. Now we are told we can receive only once. Which is true? (Illinois)
are tempted to treat sacred things, even
Relaying messages of hope and spirit for the future Family announcements can make for great creativity. Think of the many stories you've
and the holy.
Communion more than once a day?
no more than twice. That is the policy today. The church knows from experience that some people
Guest Columnists
guarantee that a married person will remain eternally or her vows, so no priest is automatically holy because he is ordained. For all, it takes an ongoing recommitment to seeking the good, the spiritual,
faithful to his
on the
again on the same day, but only during a eucharistic
TERRI
LYKE
born of spontaneity. Don and Alena Boucree of St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans gave birth to their fourth child yesterday morning. The pregnancy was unplanned and unexpected. Don took the news of the pregnancy with all smiles. Alena had some reservations about the idea of another
being a person of true holiness isn't a once-and-foralways attainment. It needs to be worked on each day. Just as a wedding ceremony doesn't automatically
Q.
that
ANDREW &
a
is
all priests,
crisis.
can't get better, of course, until
has spoken of
because some have so badly violated public trust. Happily, he voiced a
make
to
better.
You
He
II.
the
is
"dark cloud of suspicion" over
pedophilia, the abuse of minors. It has to be faced head
way
his insights
such awful things.
For several months now, the Catholic Church has been buffeted by focus on priestly scandals involving
it
Pope John Paul
acknowledgement that as priests, we are all afflicted by the sins of some of our brothers. He talked about the "mystery of evil," wondering what could possibly make otherwise good people do
Guest Columnist
on, and the
is
the scandals in clear and unmistakable language.
and
is
the one you heard on Passion Sunday.
She enters this life into a family is no stranger. Months before her
in
which
birth, she
had the love of parents who love each other, and siblings who'd gladly move over to make room for her in their circle of love. She is also received by a faith community that promises to stand by her for a lifetime. Baby Leah enters this life naked and underweight, fragile and totally dependent. Yet, she starts life with the riches of the Kingdom of God in her grasp. Congratulations, Alena and Don! Welcome to the world, Leah!
Questions for Reflection: * What story of a creative family announcement can you recall? * When has the anticipation of a child's birth
*
drawn you
How
closer as a family?
has the support of family, friends and church been a source of strength for you?
14 The Catholic News & Herald
May
Around the Diocese
10,
2002
CSS to raise awareness and funds with Vineyard of Hope ALESHA
By
anywhere
M. PRICE
CHARLOTTE
—
People will
have the opportunity to sample wines, bid on auction items and help Catholic Social Services Charlotte Regional Office (CSS) in the process. Vineyard of Hope will be held May 16 at the Gateway Village Promenade from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The idea behind the winetasting and auction is multi-layered a CSS fund-raising effort, a time for fellowship and a way to inform people about CSS.
—
"We wanted to try a fresh approach to the annual dinner in terms of the program and getting new people involved," said
Ann
else," said Kilkelly.
"CSS
re-
sponds to people's needs, and the bot-
Staff Writer
Kilkelly, director
of development for CSS, who has been working for the diocese a little over a year. "We are looking to continue this as an annual event." The name comes from the winetasting portion of the event and the
work of CSS in the community. "Hope speaks about what CSS does in people's lives whether it is someone who comes for counseling, adoption or any kind of help that they can't get
tom
line
is
ing, hors d'oeuvres
include wine tast-
and a
silent
and
live auction.
People will have the opportunity
the diocese
to hear a description of the wines be-
does."
view auction items before bidding and hear live jazz music.
mittee,
fore tasting,
Mike
Collins of Charlotte Talks, a
National Public Radio show, will be the emcee, and George Erdle, wine consultant, has been working with the CSS event subcommittee to provide information about the wines to be sampled. Dr. Bill Rice, co-chair of the subcommittee and chair of the CSS advisory board, said that the wine tasting
and auction
will serve as a
new venue
and financial suplooking for innovative ways to attract supporters and let the public know about CSS. "We're really trying to build fellowship. CSS has been very busy, and resources are limited. So, we are looking for new ways to raise money," said
for gaining friends port.
The board
who
don't
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Beach, Va. Father Francis T. Cancro,
St.
Eugene's pastor, liked the idea; implementing it took more than a year. Parishioner Mary Hazinski, volunteering to sew the pall,
home
measure a
to
went
to a funeral
casket.
Her hus-
band, David, an engineer, designed the 1
1
fit
-foot-by- 17-foot pall so that a coffin
The
would
it
and hang evenly.
center panel, which covers the
top of the coffin,
The
a thick, white fabric.
is
where the names are open-weave had to be something that was
side panels,
inscribed, are of a soft, cloth. "It
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Around the Diocese Even those who have no names are not forgotten. One corner panel, dedicated to all stillborn and unborn children, contains a simple black outline of the Mary and the Christ Child. A red cross represents the mother's heart. However, if a child has been named and then dies, his or her name appears with those of other deceased parishioners. Any friend or relative can help embroider the name of a deceased St. Eugene parishioner. A sewing-ministry member helps with the stitches. On the same Sunday that Robert Thome's name took its place on the pall, Ann Hunt, Tobey Livingstone and their sister-in-law, Barbara Reid, added the name of Ann and Tobey's father, Philip one of the original parishioners. Reid
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parishioners' family members who were not St. Eugene parishioners. "When we started this, I don't
Reid, 87, died at sunrise on Easter Sunday. "He said he wanted to spend Easter with Jesus," Barbara Reid said. "It
meant
a lot to
me
that
Daddy
think any of us
be remembered; this church meant a lot to him," Hunt said after embroidering part of her father's name. "When I started doing this,"
would
will
World War
II.
Her mother died
Russian hospital and was buried
this
"Of
I
what church is Even if you don't remember the person, you remember the name, and that is remembering the person." healing, and that's about.
in a
in a
mass grave.
Contact Correspondent Joanita
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church.
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Bridges for Women span By REV. MR.
May
Living the faith
spoke of Mary through her
GERALD POTKAY
GREENSBORO
2002
many lives of faith own
experi-
ences.
Correspondent
—
"Mary was
Twenty-four Paul the Apostle Church gathered to celebrate Mass and share in a modest breakfast, fellowship, talk and meditation May 4. Pattie
women from
10,
an ordinary
St.
young
a
who
girl
lived
extraordinarily," she
life
said.
Lennon also noted, "Prayer is the gate used to gain entrance to God.
My
Mary Anne Baumgartner and Sue
has been steered by prayer, especially the rosary."
Perez were a part of the core group that brought "Bridges for Women" into real-
"Mothers are the saints of God," added Lennon. "You are all important.
Disney, Vicki Schaller,
members of
"After
Pam
life
Johnson,
We
attended an Ignatius-style retreat in we became excited about the faith and needed a way to enhance our Atlanta,
faith journey," said
"I
Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay
Susan Raybold stands beside a portrait of the Virgin Mary while speaking to a group of over 20 women at the "Bridges for Women" meeting at St. Paul the Apostle Church May 4. ferred to the Annunciation found in St.
.
—
women.
Because the month of May is traditionally the month of the rosary, and
month
Mary, she was
is
dedicated to the
the topic for the
May
4
meeting.
Oblate Father Anthony Gilborges, parochial vicar of St. Paul the Apostle Church, started the meeting with Mass. Afterward, Johnson gave the welcome and introduced the first speaker, Susan Raybold.
A tended
Greensboro
native,
Raybold
at-
Our Lady of Grace School and
received a bachelor's from the University
A
of North Carolina at Greensboro. of St. Paul the Apostle Church
member
Raybold is an and has contributed her expertise to high school level faith formation classes for nine years. Raybold explained how her friendship with Mary grew through the faith and devotion of her own mother who always prayed the rosary. Raybold re-
for the last
live
Woman, said that she realhow Mary affects her everyday life. relate to Mary. I look to her. The
ized
—
the entire
must
Bridges for
Disney.
Bridges for Women is a way of accomplishing this mission. The name "Bridges for Women" came from the belief that human-crafted bridges are awesome, but that the most magnificent bridge of all is the one not Mary, who crafted by human hands fully cooperated in the Incarnation and continues to bridge the gap between humanity and her divine son, Jesus. Meeting quarterly and always on the first Saturday of the month, the women's evangelization efforts began Nov. 3, 2001. There are always two speakers at the meetings one who gives the faith-filled viewpoint of the younger women; the other who offers the experiences, knowledge and faith of the older
We
can help each other.
one day at a time as we walk with God and with Mary." Robin Conklin, a new member of
group
this core
Luke's Gospel to
show
that Mary's role
woman was one filled with risk and danger from the time she gave her "fiat" to God. "At a time when women had no rights and were aware of the possibility of stoning just for being pregnant before as a
Mary was
marriage,
challenges and
all
and the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we can't have one without the others." The second speaker was Libby Lennon, a mother of six, a St. Paul the Apostle parishioner for 28 years and an Associate of the Poor Servants of the
Mother of God
at Maryfield.
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very important
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she
said.
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attended her
"The Holy
said,
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situations.
has been
is
first
truly
can't live without the
rosary. It has helped
many Mary
Spirit
It
my
me
is
get through
my
strength
whole all
life.
along."
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