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ing Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte

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May

14,

1993

Mass...

iity

Meet To Discuss Health Care Reform U.S. Archbishops

WASHINGTON — The

archbish-

mestic Policy Committee, U.S. Catho-

ops who head the provinces of the Catholic Church in the United States met in Chicago on May 11 for a discussion of

health care ministry (Charity Sister

health care reform.

The gathering was an informational one to outline medical-moral, social justice and other issues involved in the national discussion of the issue.

The discussion

the assistance of

two

altar boys,

in Asheville. (See story

i

Father James Solari

an outdoor Unity Mass to mark the

rate

first

and Deacon Jos Vandermeer

(1)

year of the

RENEW program at St. Eugene

will

be continued

lic

Conference); a view from Catholic

Bernice Coreil, chair of the Catholic Health Association Leadership Task Force on Health Care Reform); social justice perspectives of health care reform (Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of

Chicago, chair of the bishops' Marriage and Family Life Committee); pro-life

within the provinces and in the regular June meeting of all Catholic bishops of the United States. That meeting, which will be open to the press, will take place in New Orleans June 17-19.

Also participating in the May 11 meeting were representatives of the Catholic Health Association, Catholic Charities, USA and state Catholic con-

perspectives (Cardinal Roger

ferences.

Bishops).

Topics discussed at the meeting included the overall context for health care reform (Auxiliary Bishop John Ricard of Baltimore, chair of the Do-

Mahony

of Los Angeles, chairman of the ProLife Committee); medical/moral perspectives (Archbishop William Levada of Portland, Ore., member of the Doctrine Committee); political perspectives (Msgr. Robert N. Lynch, general secretary of the U.S. Catholic Conference and National Conference of Catholic

The Catholic bishops of the United States have been long-time

champions

of health care reform and contributors to the public discussion of this issue.

and more pictures on Page 3) Photo by

TIM REID

Priests Celebrate Anniversaries

lerapy Leader Says Priests ust Confront

Sex Misconduct

By

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

:HICAGO (CNS)

— The Church

be totally open and honest about of clerical sexual misconduct,

s

'entual

Franciscan Father Canice

told

tors

members of

ration of Priests' ?

the National

Councils

May

5.

ather Connors, president of St.

Maryland psychiatj:atment facility for priests and reliwas one of the main speakers as fFPC marked its 25th anniversary Institute, a

's

lem, he said.

May

annual convention

•

igo.

Before assuming his present

ion last year, Father r

of

3-7 in

Connors was

Our Lady of Mercy Parish

Connors said priests must be

bf clerical sexual misconduct, who pen enraged at their treatment by Ihurch. "If in our desire to escape roblem we turn a deaf ear, then they ise tactics of revenge and tactics of |tion" to get their anger out, he said. )espite the wide media attention to

who

tribe

victimize children,

"we

are

of pedophiles," he said,

n psychiatry

pedophilia

is

used to

Jibe the mental disorder suffered by die

who

are "exclusively interested

pspubescent children," he said. But >-han x

il

one-tenth of priests treated for

abuse of minors have that prob-

Holy Day Next Thursday, May 20, is As&on Thursday, a holy day of obliBpn. f.s

Check

their situation is

mation in the past may have contributed to the problem. "Seminarians were told to beware the feminine. They were even told to walk across the street if an attractive girl approached," he said.

To

highlight the ineffectiveness of

trying to hide the problem, he told the

was one cover-up incident Canada which led to exposure of all

priests that in

it

the abuse cases there.

A

provincial attorney, angered by

church-state collusion to minimize pub-

ing recipients of the anger" of vic-

ts

and

more responsive to treatment, he said.

Father Connors said seminary for-

in

ton-Salem. '"ather

Most are sexually attracted

to adolescents,

,

parish bulletins for

schedules.

licity

when

a priest went to

trial

for

sexual abuse of a minor, reopened the

case

Sure,

when he was promoted

to

it'

s

tough being a priest some-

times. But the trials pale in comparison

Msgr. John Roueche.

Msgr. Roueche, who retired to Southern Pines in 1975, spoke to The Catholic News & Herald on the occa-

to the joy, said

is nothing more wonderful," Msgr.

Roueche said. However, the motivation must be love for Christ. A person who

there

chooses the vocation for any other reason will not be happy, he said.

The joy a priest feels is from stand-

sion of his 60th anniversary as a priest.

ing before Christ every day, seeing Christ

He

in

one of eight jubilarians celebrating milestone anniversaries this month.

Benedictine Abbot Walter Coggin of Belmont Abbey is celebrating 50 years. Those with 40 years under the collar are Msgr. Thomas Burke and Father Patrick Gavigan, Father Joseph Kelleher, Father Thomas Walsh, Glenmary Father Roland Hautz and Benedictine Father Kenneth Geyer.

"If one is called (to the priesthood), is

every person and sharing

this privi-

Roueche "Our fraternity is one of the greatthe closest on earth. There is no

lege with other priests, Msgr. said. est,

other fraternity like

To

it."

his fellow priests, he offers this

advice: "If any priest spends one hour

before the Blessed Sacrament every day, he will never falter." The focus must

See Jubilee, Page 16

crown

attorney. In the ensuing investigation

more than 30 Canadian priests and brothers were accused of sex crimes against children.

Some

of the alleged incidents

dated back to the 1960s.

Father Connors said that as recently as eight or nine years

ago efforts to

treat

priests suffering sexual addictions fo-

cused on motivation. "We put the squeeze on priests so they wouldn't do it

again."

Today, he said, treatment is more comprehensive. When behavioral problems stem from addictions, therapists help the priest recognize and deal with the addiction and underlying causes. tity

He introduced a priest, whose idenwas not revealed, who has been in

recovery from alcohol and sexual addiction for 10 years. The priest explained See Connors, Page 3

Bishop John F. Donoghue celebrates priesthood anniversaries with (1-r) Father Joe Kelleher,

Glenmary Father Roland Hautz, Benedictine Abbot Walter Coggin, Father Thomas Walsh, Benedictine Father Kenneth Geyer and Msgr. Tom Burke. Not shown are Father Patrif v Gavigan and Msgr. John Roueche.

"

Catholic

Jesuit Father

News

& Herald

May

14,

1

Gene McCreesh, Benedictine Abbot Oscar Burnett and Msgr.Richard Allen Mass for a Forty Hour Devotion at St. Ann Church in Charlotte.

celebrate the opening

Photo by

CAROL HAZARD

Eucharistic Reflection

St.

Ann

Parish Revives Tradition,

What In

Celebrates 40 Hour Devotion

Does Your Participation Perpetual Adoration Have In Your Life?

By By

Significance

KATHLEEN POTTER

There was a picture at home that

CAROL HAZARD

was my favorite

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE

—

"As we eat His we grow in strength; as we drink His blood, we are washed clean."

body,

Benedictine Abbot Oscar Burnett

of Belmont

Abbey spoke about

Jesus'

presence in the breaking of the bread at the opening Mass for a Forty Hour Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament May 57

at St.

Ann Church.

"We

common whereby we

which has not been prevalent in the Church for the past 20 years or so. The tion,

"There is nothing to equal its value," who helped coordinate the event. "The devotion to the Blessed Sacrament is paramount to the life of any parish," he said. Moreover, it is central to the universal Church. sure of the Church,"

is

Bean said.

Although not widely observed today, the Forty Hour Devotion dates back several centuries. It is believed to have started in commemoration of the

The devotion included the special Masses, regular daily Mass, the rosary, confession, and exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

At the opening Mass, children in

memory

of the

Lord. Centuries have passed, but through the Eucharist

ramental

we

rite."

40 hours preceding the ressurrection in which Christ's body lay in the tomb.

St.

Ann is trying to revive the tradi-

center, heart

kindergarten through third grade

Ann School

Mass

at St.

during the Penal Days in Ireland.

Pope Pius

The age of nuclear confrontation has ended, and the Church must address contemporary conflicts such as Bosnia, said Father J. Bryan Hehir May 3 in Chicago at a celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the peace pastoral.

"In the 1990s we have to draw new rules for

how

states will live together in

a highly interdependent globe," said

Father Hehir.

"My

sense

is

that

we

redraw some of the fundamental conditions under which we live in an interdependent world."

The key issues that the Church should address are war and peace, eco-

really are trying to

nomic equity, protection of human rights and environmental concerns, he said.

Father Hehir,

now

a professor of

international relations at Mount Holy oke

College in South Hadley, Mass., was the chief adviser to the U.S. bishops for

XI, at the

Eucharist Congress

in

opening of the in 1932

Ireland

reminded the people of the "Mass Rock" when he said "Arouse their never forgetful of the 'Mass Rock' they shall faithfully cherish devotion to the Holy Eucharist as a standard of their Faith, and a defense spirits so that

and

the

more we

reflect

Him

continuous adoration before oui vine Lord in the Blessed Sacrament,

we pray for our intentions, the Chw and the world, may we neverforget words of Pope Puis XI to the people Ireland more than 60 years ago wh are just as important today as

were

ti

then.

Kathleen Potter, a parishionei Vincent de Paul Church in Ck lotte, is one of four captains coordir ing volunteer efforts for Eucharn Adorations for all churches in the Ch lotte area. Perpetual Adoration St.

against errors.

started at St. Gabriel this past Janua

The Holy Eucharist is our greatest treasure. It is the very center of our Catholic faith. The closer we become

To

ft

volunteer, call Kathleen Pottei

(704) 366-5127.

participated in a proces-

Sister

Challenges

BELMONT at

response to peace issues today should reflect the challenges of the post-Cold War world, according to a key figure in the U.S. bishops' 1983 peace pastoral.

Our Holy Father,

in us

our daily lives.

We have been very blessed hen Charlotte to have Perpetual Adorat of the Holy Eucharist thanks to Bish Donoghue and Father Sheridan c the wonderful people who particip 24 hours a day, seven days a week,

sion.

New

CHICAGO(CNS)— The Church's

watch

stood

Peace Pastoral Adviser Sees Church* Facing

and

people kneeling in the snow while soldiers

"It is the

observe the same sac-

"We celebrate tonight what the first Christians celebrated in

depicting a priest saying

the greatest trea-

and core of parish life and the universal life of the Church."

The May 6 Mass was celebrated by Msgr. William Pharr, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte.

The closing Mass was celebrated by Father John Bradley of Belmont Abbey.

Burnett, the principal celebrant.

was the "Mass Rock"

It

said Joe Bean,

"The Eucharist

all the reli-

gious pictures.

parish observed the devotion last year.

are here to offer

prayers and worship, strengthen our faith to discover Christ in the breaking of the bread," said Abbot

of

to the Eucharist, the more Christ dwt

the 1983 document,

which dealt with nuclear war and nuclear weapons at a time of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.

"Nuclear weapons are still with us.

The nuclear age as defined by the pastoral

isn't,"

said Father Hehir. "There

never would have been a Bosnia in the Cold War. This is no nostalgia for the Cold War. The end of the Cold War brought up things resonant under the surface."

Father Hehir said that in the mid1980s the consensus was that a nuclear

war was inescapable.

"For good or for ill we came through that part," he said. "Maybe a lot of it was just plain luck. Maybe it was the staying hand of God that allowed you to move out of what you created."

Today the problems are grittier but less

cosmic, he said.

"It will take as much creativity, as much hope," he said. "It's time to remember what has happened and push

— Mercy

lie

u

Mary Rosaria Brennan died Tuesday, Ma] Mary Rosaria, who was 79, worked most of her 61 years as a a Sister of Mercy of North Caroline

Mercy Hospital

health care for

Mary Rosaria Brennan Sister

in Charlotte. Sister

She was born Helen Marie Brennan on February 6, 1914 in Cohoes, N.Y. Thomas Francis and Winifred Blanchard Brennan. She traveled from New Yc to North Carolina where she entered the Sisters of Mercy on July 1, 1932. Up her profession of perpetual vows on January 6, 1935, she took the name Sis

Mary

i

Rosaria.

Mary Rosaria was educated at St. Scholastica's College in Dulu Minn., and graduated in 1941 with a bachelor of science degree in medii technology. She also received professional training at Mercy Hospital in Ba' Sister

more.

She spent most of her professional life in healthcare ministry at MeiH From 1 94 1 - 1 953 she headed laboratory services there, a i returned to that position in 1970 after serving in the 1960s at Mercy-sponsoi 1 St. Joseph's Hiospital in Asheville. She also was certified to work in the Biol Bank and did so part-time before her professional retirement. Until February f this year, she was on the support staff at Mercy Hospital.

Sister Mary Rosaria served on various committees in the Sisters of Mei/1 community, including Ongoing Formation and the Task Force for the Econor Hospital in Charlotte.

-

cally Poor.

known as a proponent for healthcare issues, for ij teach and train medical technology personnel, and for her quick v

Sister Rosaria was mostly abilities to

1

She was also fond of making candy, which she enjoyed sharing among frier and co-workers at Easter and Christmas.

A wake was held May 6 at the Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse in Belmo Visitation will be from 7:30-9:00 p.m. The funeral mass was celebratd Frid May 7 in Cardinal Gibbons Chapel at the Motherhouse. The celebrant v Benedictine Father David Brown.

Sister Mary Rosaria is survived by her sister, Frances Brennan of Coho

(Across

L.

"

.

1993

ly 14,

Reported Alliance Pat Robertson 'Nonsense'

Cardinal Calls Vith

NEW YORK

(CNS)

— Cardinal

O' Connor of New York branded "nonsense" reports that he entered o an alliance with the Rev. Pat bertson, evangelical broadcaster and in J.

sidential aspirant.

Extensive discussion of a supposed ergence of a united "religious right" ise when it was announced before liy

4 school board elections that parNew York Archdiocese

es of the

uld distribute voter guides prepared the local unit of Rev. Robertson's

an organization

ristian Coalition,

Many New Yorkers, including some ;ral

clergy in the Protestant and Jew-

communities, began expressing alarm a perceived

>ut

move by a right-wing

ance to gain power over the schools.

met

"I

the Rev. Robertson once in

few years ago," Cardinal in his column for the

a

life,

New

York.

"A number

of years prior to

one of his aides asked

that,

me to go on Rev.

Robertson's television program, 'The 700 Club.' I declined, although I respected the Rev. Pat Robertson and still do.

Whence

the 'alliance'?"

Although the column was published in Catholic New York 's May 6 issue, the cardinal said he was writing it May 3, the day before the election, and so did not know the results. But he said it was "time to set the record straight on a lot of nonsense."

Virginia Beach, Va.

;ed in

archdiocesan weekly, Catholic

Voting in these elections, involving for 32 districts under the authority of an appointed central board, was done by ranking candidates in order of preference by hand on paper ballots, and results had not been announced by the morning of May 10.

nine-member boards

During Unity Mass for St. Eugene Parish

in Asheville,

Father James Solari thanks

Photo by

of parish organizations for their service.

members

TIM REID

Connor wrote

Unity

RENEW

High School

iharlotte Catholic

—

2,

KEANE

Associate Editor

—

CHARLOTTE

Following

request filed on behalf of the diocese.

nths of delay, Charlotte Catholic High

"Acquisition of the two tracts contigu-

iooI's request for irlotte

rezoning

is settled,

City Counil turned the request

vn.

1

The Diocese of Charelotte bypassed ghborhood opposition to a January oning request to allow development diocesan-owned property near the ool into a parking facility.

the corners of Park

i lot, at

nbridge Drive

is

ocesan plans for a parking lot at the corner of Park Road and Cambridge Drive.

Many

hours were spent in discus-

voted unani-

Neighborhood Association, bringing a of the clearer understanding

campus. city council

to

Neighbors from the Park Road Neighborhood Association opposed di-

sion and negotiation with the Park Road

"The

usly to turn

ous no longer required rezoning to develop the property as planned," said Treacy.

non-contiguous to

CCHS

:st

The 2. 17 Road and

down

the diocese's re-

rezone the property on Park Rd.

Cambridge Dr. and the main cam," said Joe Treacy Mecklenburg Area holic Schools board president. "The e followed the recommendation of ,

planning board and the request of the

neighborhood's concerns, said Treacy.

"We are still studying the expansion plans," said Treacy. Financial re-

will be

examined

closely.

"Thereafter, the board will study the financial and enrollment information

—

and make the necessary projections to determine where we need to go," said Treacy.

a strange turn of events for the cese; to ask for denial of a rezoning

Remember HisWll

In the interim, the

Cambridge Drive,

Bishop John

F.

Donoghue

can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte. Simply have the following statement included in your Will:

You |

i

will

"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 community in which we

In Yours.

wooded, 200-acre Lutheran assembly ground south of Asheville.

Father James Solari led the service at what he called "this cathedral of the Lord's outdoors, created not by man's hands but by our Lord."

The Mass celebrated St. Eugene's first year of the RENEW program and gave church members an opportunity to

the live'.'

two houses on be rented.

at the

water' s edge.

chairs, but

make

a Will that

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and

a

reflect using

booklets to guide them.

Parish members have completed two six-week "seasons" of RENEW, Father Solari said, and three more are planned.

Some people spread

The altar consisted of a table and kerosene lanterns. The outdoor setting and simplicity of the scene called to mind the "fishers of men" who addressed the multitudes beside the Sea of Galilee almost 2,000 years ago.

Father Solari paid special tribute to

Two young parishioners

take their refresh-

church members who contribute their talents to enhance the worship experience for everyone. He cited the altar

ments by the water, enjoying a quiet chat at the edge of the lake Photo by TIM REID

servers, singers, musicians, ladies' guild

They

and many other parish groups for shar : ing their times and talent.

"This is what growth is all about.

This is how we build community," Fa-

and

ther Solari said.

The parish's RENEW program, which emphasizes small group discussions of Scripture and faith commitment in private homes, is going very well; he said. "The whole idea is to involve a large

number of people."

the importance of a to

facilitator to study

14

homes with

many just stood or sat on the

and charitable works.

how

in private

ground.

Connors

works, contact Jim Kelley, Director of Development,

the program, eight to

Parishioners gathered in a semi-

Roman

For more information on

Under

people meet

circle

Catholic Diocese of percent of (or Charlotte the sum of $ the residue of my estate) for its religious, educational "I leave to the

Year Of

worship together.

"It was an expression of the unity of our parish," Father Solari said. "Physical limitations make it impossible to hold everyone in the church, so we felt it would be nice to have a special Mass outside. Fortunately the sun blessed us and it didn't get too hot."

blankets while others brought lawn

The diocese requested denial after uiring two properties on Camadj acent to the high school

Lutheridge, a

enrollment for the 1993-94 school year

first

1992-93 school year

denied."

—

at

on a hillside as Father Solari and Deacon Jos Vandermeer led the service

cese itself that the rezoning petition

Ige Dr.

beside a tranquil lake

the

— year of MACS operation — and

sults for the

First

For Asheville Parish

By TIM REID ASHEVILLE St. Eugene Parish celebrated a Unity Mass Sunday, May

lezoning Disagreement Settled

By JOANN

Mass Ends

(From Page

are held twice a year, in

After the Mass, the ladies of the church served hot coffee and pastries in a nearby picnic shelter. Children played while their parents chatted, building the sense of community that Father Solari cited earlier.

Unity Sunday was so well received it may become an annual event, Father Solari said. "I think the parishioners enjoyed the fellowship. It was just a very beautiful day for everyone." that

1)

may be 1

2-step program and

the role of support and honest confrontation

from other

priests in his

own

Father Connors urged priests and about the issues

priests' councils to talk

to

approach brother priests

facing problems.

"It is

who

not an embarrassment

do not know how he

is

do

if

you

to ask another priest if

suffering an addiction. But

sin not to

recovery.

and

October

at Lent.

it

is

a

so," he said.

He said he believes U.S. dioceses have been developing adequate policies to deal with the issue.

&

The Catholic News

May

Herald

14, IS

Pro-Life Corner

#

.0

"

Human

life is

sacred; from

its

inception,

it

reveals the creatin

hand of God." Pope John XXIII '

I.

TV"

Editorial The Respect Life Office

Diocese of Charlotte

Go Slow The U.S move toward intervention in what used to be Yugoslavia appears to be losing momentum. And

(704) 331-172(1

Let's

.

we

The Pope Speaks

good.

President Clinton has said he does not want to send ground troops into Bosnia, except possibly as part of a

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope John Paul II said

large United Nations peacekeeping force and our Eu-

increased suffering by children throughout the world

think that's

ropean

all

to the

appear to have rejected his idea of

allies

calls for urgent action

air

^

strikes against Serbian positions.

They have troops on

:

Church and the international community.

The pope said he wanted

'

SI

Britain and France particularly oppose the air strikes.

|

the ground with the U.N.

to raise a "cry of alarm" for

peacekeepers and they fear retaliation against them in the event of air strikes.

The latest definite word is that any decisions about intervention in Bosnia will be delayed until after the Bosnian Serbs hold a referendum on a U.N. peace plan for the region.

*\ <r the large number of children £

— —

the Clinton administration

is

now thinking about send-

pressed into

in prostitution,

more problems than it solves but it is better than nothing. At least it may keep U.S. forces out of combat. problem with the plan is the large including several thouU.N. peacekeeping force sand American troops for which it calls. Some military experts fear that the peacekeepers would become targets. They feel that any group bent on continuing "ethnic cleansing" might well attack the peacekeepers and try to blame one of the other factions.

There also appears to be another dark cloud hanging over the whole Balkan mess. There is a report that

killed,

ploited in the workplace or

We frankly feel that the U.N. plan may

potential

who have been

The pope made his remarks to officials and yc members of the Holy Childhood Association, a Vai agency that spends some $15 million annual! projects that help children around the world. The j

praised the efforts of the association, especially

cause the funds are all raised by children. In its year existence, the agency has helped million^ young people live better lives, he said.

But the pope said the whole Church must do new threats to children. "I invite Cath

maimed, imprisoned, ex-

create

One

by the

the behavior of adults?" he said.

by the breakup of is

to

make every

effort possible to help confroni

drama being experienced by too many

war or driven from their homes by hunger. Some are

today's world," he said.

denied even the right to live, while others are demoralized

the world for conversion and for the reform of

he said May 6. misery experienced by so many

their families,

"In the face of this children, one

i,

to face the

tempted wonder: Will they find love on

pope said.

"These sufferings have not stopped getting worse," he said. The United Nations and numerous other humanitarian agencies have denounced the situation.

"Will it be possible to reform consciences and change this earth?" the

Catholics should be

among

childre,

the first to "appe t

customs that are killing or disfiguring innocent $ and bodies," he said.

The pope said that among the troubles face children are lack of access to education, which demns them to illiteracy. Another problem is many children today live in a predominantly matt istic culture that leaves no room for moral or relig awakening, he said.

ing troops to Macedonia, another former Yugoslav state which feels threatened by the Serbs. The idea would be to discourage any Serbian move against

Macedonia.

It could be just another move which could lead Americans into combat in a nasty little war which we still think is Europe's problem.

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

it

—

Pope John Paul II said an important part of priestly ministry but should always aim at sanctifying the Church through

preaching

is

the sacraments.

"The ministry of the Word cannot end with merely word itself," the pope said at a general audience at the Vatican May 5 His talk was one in a series on the role of the priest.

The pope said a priest's gift for preaching should be recognized and cultivated.

"If some have a particular talent for preaching or teaching, these should be used for the good of the Church," he said. He cited St. Paul as one who concentrated his pastoral energies on preaching, to good

the immediate effect of the

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—

Most Reverend John

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II encouraged medical experts to press for advances in treating and curing kidney disease among infants.

The pope said the efforts to help newborn babies were especially valuable because of "dangerous" modern trends in medical care, which call into question the

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Noting recent advances in diagnosis and treatment of kidney illness in the very young, the pope said kidney failure remains a serious problem that often ends up involving the whole family and taxing society s ability to provide care.

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"All preaching in fact is meant to build uj Church in faith and holiness. The preaching and tef ing of every priest must thus be aimed at fosterin I growth of God's people through the grace olj

sacraments," he said.

The pope emphasized sure there

is

that priests should

r|

careful preparation for each sacrame j

on the part of those receiving istering

it

and the

priest ad]

it.

can sometimes be diagnosed while the child the

is st

womb.

This is important "at a time in which, more any other age in history, a dangerous and discrin tory concept of health and its promotion is openin way to temptations and even to laws against lift human dignity," he said.

The pope noted that kidney disease in infants c a serious illness marked by heavy personal and s costs, with long and sometimes fruitless waiting ods for transplants. But that does not remove the of science to increase

he

its

efforts to help those

affli

k

said.

The pope

said the

Church strongly

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text of

in

is

the Vatican

English

at his

teaching of every priest must thus be aimed at fost the growth of God's people through the grace c sacraments.

Dear brothers and

sisters,

Continuing our catechesis on the priestly ministry, we have seen that there is an essential link between the ministry of preaching and the administration of the sacraments. All preaching in fact is meant to build up the Church in faith and holiness. The preaching and

who

brings about the san cation of believers through the ministry of pr Acting in the name of Christ, priests administer It is

Christ himself

i

sacraments which, by the power of the Holy £ 4 f life of grace upon believers, lea j

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Notebook

Editor's

Light

&

Herai

One Candle

By BOB GATELY /ith the srs to

help of a

number of people, we've managed

some of our questions about the old picture of St.

to

come up with

Patrick Cathedral which

couple of weeks ago.

The picture showed the interior of what was then a parish church in the Diocese of Raleigh during the Christ-

^

a

By FATHER JOHN CATOIR

the

Four doctrines of the Catholic Church can change the way you live your life.

It's so important to see the connection between doctrinal beliefs and daily activity. No doctrine can be taught completely if its repercussions on life are not clearly understood. Our faith is not merely a series of abstract principles. Keeping

I

{

|

at that level leads to nihilism, a negative state of mind which emphasizes religious prohibitions rather than creative, outgoing Christian love and witness. it

mas season. It was on the cover of a card issued to mark the of the pastor to Rome for an audience with Pope Pius The card was not dated and the pastor was not named.

I first had a phone call from Bill Convey, a longtime St. Patrick parishioner, who said he was sure the pastor pictured in the photo was the late Msgr. John Manley. who was pastor at St. Patrick in the 1950s. visit

XII.

in

1

who

uncle

had, indeed,

made

a trip to

He

Rome

said

it

to receive a

was during the

talized,

ever increasingly transforms

who

took the picture. His sister says that Louis Hoover, now identified the photo as one he took from the choir loft. Hoover, a charter

even learned

doner of St. Patrick, was the semi-official photographer for the parish for many

phone conversation I recently had with a woman from one of our parishes gave food for thought which I would like to share with you. The woman suffers from latoid arthritis which makes it very painful for her to shake hands, uring the Mass, when parishioners are asked to greet each other or to exchange gn of peace, she is unable to do so. She does not always get time to explain someone gets insulted and gives her an indignant look. She would like people w that she and others with similar afflictions are not being unfriendly. They n't take the pain of the slightest pressure on their hands which, in many cases, show any outward signs of the ailment. y point is simple. If someone doesn't offer to shake hands, don't get insulted, d very well be the result of a not-too-visible handicap. And, remember, you find yourself in the same position one of these days. Arthritis is anything but

When

parents,

make

and imbue them with sound Christian principles they are actually extending the mission of the Holy Trinity in human history. The most ordinary attempt to communicate divine love and truth whether in prayer, word, or deed is a participation in the mission of the Divine Son, sent by the Father, to communicate His Spirit to the world.

"Where Christianity pervades a whole way of life and

950s, possibly in 1954. !t

Consider the doctrine of the Trinity.

sacrifices

Father Bernard Manley, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Mocksville, confirmed that it was a picture of his late

papal honor from Pope Pius XII.

)

out of love for one another and their children,

it,

there will exist. ..an excel-

such a home, husband and wife find their proper vocation in being witnesses to one another and to their children of faith in Christ and love for Him." (Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, N. 34, par. 5) 2) In the doctrine of the Incarnation, "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us." (Jn. 1 14) We carry the light of Christ within us, and we express that light in our choices, in our joys and aspirations, in the words we use, and in the way we show our love to others.

The Church by its social doctrine seeks to illuminate the world and influence the way people of good will interact with one another in the social, cultural and political lent school of the lay apostolate. In

:

spheres.

As Pope Paul VI

said, since Jesus

grew

in

wisdom, age and grace, the

!

)

Meaning Of

'Kyrie Eleison'

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN beginning of Mass, the priest or song leader says Kyrie Eleison iste Eleison, and we answer. Our couples' group has talked about it, but none jiows what these words mean. Can you help us? The Mass means a lot to all Often

at the

mostly born Catholic but two converts), but

we

d that

we wonder why

prayers like this

can't understand and share. (Missouri)

doctrine of the Incarnation teaches us about the perfectibility of the

race.

The

glorious destiny.

Each one of us wants to stand before our Lord and Savoir Jesus Christ at the end and hear Him say: "Well done, good and faithful servant."

(Forafreecopyofthe Christopher New Note, TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to The Christophers, 12 East 48 Street, of

life

New

A. The phrase you ask about is an ancient Greek prayer of praise of God. It was in common use during Mass until the change to English about 25 years ago. It first entered the eucharistic liturgy somewhere around the year 375 in Jerusalem and Antioch and remains a venerable part of those Eastern Catholic liturgies which use the Greek

York, NY, 10017.)

Father John Catoir

is

director of The Christophers.

language.

The words

human

Church blesses the idea of human progress.

3) The doctrine on grace teaches us that God dwells in us, transforms us, and works through us. Through grace we are capable of transmitting far and wide effects of God's justice, truth and love. By the power of the Holy Spirit, we can become the shapers of history. Each one of us can become a channel of grace to "unite all things in Him." (Eph. 1:10).

4) The doctrine of eschatology is about the relation of all things to our final destiny. What we do today can have eternal consequences. Catholic teaching urges us to look beyond our present pleasure of suffering to the supreme and endless joy of being forever with the Lord. God's people more readily forego temporal advantages and endure hardship once they have the hope of paradise, the vision of being vital participants in God's plan of bringing the whole world to its ultimate,

are usually translated

Crosswinds

Lord (Kyrie) have

mercy, or Christ have mercy, in the sense of asking forgiveness. "For the times we have failed, Lord have mercy." The real meaning of "eleison," however, has more to do with compassion or loving concern than with direct

pardon for

Thus

it

sin.

not so

is

much

a petition for forgiveness as a

one another enough space to try 'their' way with the child, and particularly that it not be regarded as a weakness.

As a counsellor, I was impressed

toward us!" It is, therefore, a marvelous Christian expression acknowlGod's amazing love. mr second question is not so easy to answer. Two concerns often conflict with

Crosswinds is a series of columns written by Catholic Social Services staff members about their experiences. In order to protect client confidentiality,

ther.

the staff members are not identified.

with the mother's strength

up than acted out." The mother of the teen age boy had spoken, the father was not convinced.

ticular family,

of God's compassionate mercy, with the sense of "Lord, you always have ssion

st,

the

|)f the

Church

desires as

much

great traditions of faith

keep in its liturgical "treasury" and worship that have developed through the as possible to

es. is

is better or more sacred Mass in the Aramaic dialect Jesus

doesn't mean, for example, that any one language

iother; if that

were true we'd still

the Last Supper. It is rather that

be offering

some beautiful experiences which helped our

sometimes be helpful for us. ft the other hand, our liturgical worship is not a museum. As Pope Paul VI told ยงp of Latin scholars 25 years ago, while the Latin language must not be led by the Roman rite, "we must plainly never forget that Latin must be inate to the pastoral ministry and is not an end in itself." Just as in other ns, "the highest law must be the well-being of souls." (April 26, 1968) other words, since the liturgy is above all "an exercise of the priestly office ^s Christ" in his praise of the Father, all elements of liturgical celebrations must feen "to ensure that the faithful take part knowingly, actively and fruitfully," ths be formed into a community of worship of our heavenly Father. (Constituk the Liturgy nn. 7,1 1) All this is of course important most of all in the t>rs in

the faith might

!

bition

of the

ยง Augustine a >, is

ftn

Mass and the sacraments. makes the point with his usual

not finally in the

words or the songs.

directness.

It is

The worship of God,

"in the singers themselves."

34 for Easter) See Dietzen, Page

1

"I'd rather he acted

Raising children, not a simple task.

two-parent family family

at

is

moments

we

all

know

,

The downside of

is

a

the stress put on the

like this.

Not only

is

the teenager in the spotlight, but parents

often start manifesting their

own weak

points and start to distance from one another.

One

parent can perceive the

other parent as aligning with the child,

and divisions occur. Other children in the family, unfortunately, can start taking lessons as they watch, and a ripple effect can occur.

It is

so important for parents to give

in this par-

and I thought her logic was quite good. Cut the teen some slack, let him sulk some, isolate some. Yes, he might be "acting up" but at least he' s not "acting out."

It

was her

fear that too

many demands might push him

out of

relationship even further than he

was

the present, and

was on

it

at

was my sense that she

target.

above me, and so began the task of trying to get the dad on board.

Trying to get him to perceive his wife's stance was not one of weakness, but probably one of wisdom. In all relationIn talking with the teen, the

wasconfirmed

ships,

years

wisdom it's

for

is

a must.

needed; in the teen

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The Catholic News

&

May

Herald

How Does Canon Law Affect Us? The Eastern

Catholic Churches

By SISTER JEANNE-MARGARET MCNALLY

speak of the Catholic Church, we come to know the meaning of the word catholic as universal. At the time of the Apostles some went east of Palestine and others went west to preach the Good News of Jesus. The Eastern Church developed more rapidly and in large numbers. The many historical factors and more seriously, initial theological elements kept these two churches founded by Christ and spread by the Aspostles apart. Vatican Council II had very serious mandates, as does the Code of Canon Law, addressing the need for reconciliation and unity but NOT at the expense of violating tradition and ancient rites. The easiest way to know the Catholic of the west and the east is to know who are under the ultimate authority of the Roman Pontiff, the pope.

We know our own churches throughout the world, that is the churches of the Latin rite but do we recognize and understand that there are also many churches of the Eastern Catholic Church who are also just as Catholic, just as legitimate, just as loyal to the pope? A goodly number of the Eastern Catholic Churches have suffered considerably from persecution and do so even today.

Not to confuse the issue, but to call attention to the fact that there are also nonCatholic eastern churches. In the U.S. these are more frequently than not called

Orthodox churches. Their split or absence of allegiance to the pope was for historical reasons at the time. Families break away from each other and become alienated for is

preserved, unfortunately.

Romanian, Russian, Ruthanian, Slovak, Ukrainian, Yugoslav, and the Chur Croatia. Now note, the non-Catholic eastern churches or Orthodox incl Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem, Russia, Georgia, Serbia, Rc nia, Bulgaria, Copt, Ethiopia, Syrian, Assyrian, Cilicia, and Etchmiadzin.

When we

reasons that are forgotten but the break

14,

And

both lose

the richness of the other.

The Latin Church receives its norms from the 983 Code of Canon Law (revised The Eastern Church receives its norms or guidelines from the Code of Canons of the Eastern Church (revised 1990). Both are so similar so as to be the same in most 1

1983).

The spiritual heritage of the Eastern Catholic churches includes self govern according to customs of the nation or place, their liturgical traditions, the inte of their

to depart too far

its

own

non-Cat

their

thn

rites.

How do we become Catholic? By our baptism in the Roman Catholic Ch the Latin Church. In the Eastern church

one obtains membership

in a parti)

church by baptism or entrance into full communion (a personal choice). A 14 old may choose the Eastern church he/she desires and may also transfer membership, e.g., a Maronite may transfer membership to the Coptic Church. \ over 14 years of age if unbaptized, the person may choose the autonomous ch to which they wish to belong. Under 14 the child is a member of the parents' chi Interestingly baptism may be celebrated according to other rites. For examf member of the Melkite Church may be baptized in a Latin rite and still be a mei of the Melkite Church.. If parents belong to different autonomous churches, thes traditionally is a member of the father's church but the law recognizes equal sexes so the parents can agree and choose the mother's church. They are no\ however, to choose a third church. For example, if one parent is Armenian an other parent Melkite, they cannot chose the Latin Church for their children, father

is

it is

a

mixed marriage, the child

confuse you more,

I

shall

not Catholic and

is

enrolled in the

cli

of the mother. to

the implications of marriage to a

pause here for one week. Next we will an Eastern Catholic church â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

member of

parents or grandparents from one of these churches,

joining of the east and west.

partner of an Eastern church.

Mercy Sister Jeanne-Margaret McNally, a The Tribunal of the Diocese of Charlotte.

Coptic, Ethiopian, Malankar, Maronite, Syrian, Armenian, Chaldean, Malabar,

from

"Divine Praises" or the "Divine Office." The local community of each chur joined together united under the Holy Spirit sharing the same faith and sacranj and under governance of hierarchy subject to the Roman Pontiff. Each churcl the power of self-governance. Each has its own identity and variety, meanings make comfortable use of their historical background and the cultural backgrou their place. Each church is an equal among equals. By directives from Vatic; each church must be protected; each must be advanced; and each is required to r

Not

some of you are married to a They are many. The Eastern Catholic churches include:

and the admonition not

and Holy Days through the Divine Liturgy (Mass) and ordinary days

areas.

Who are these Eastern Catholic churches? Some of you belong to one, others had

rites

counterparts. These churches use only the Julian calendar and they sanctify Su

licentiate in

canon

law, is

a jjue

Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Italo-Albanian, Melkite, Byelorussian,

Stewardship

By JOHN ROHR many of you, Chris and I made the decision, when we were married in 1 970, to give a portion of what I made each month to our parish. During the first seven years of our marriage, we moved five times and, with each move, we registered at a new Like

Catholic church, received our envelopes and maintained our plan to give to the church. This decision in the early years of our marriage to support our parish was not

one

that required a great deal of deliberation.

Growing up both of us had seen our parents put an envelope

in the basket every gained a greater appreciation for this act of faith on the part of my parents as I grew older because, twice before I left home, my father lost his job. But never once did he fail to put his envelope in the basket on Sunday morning. In good and bad times, my parents maintained their commitment of supporting their parish church. I believe, as my father does, that his faith was rewarded. He never made what people would consider a lot of money, but as he says, he always had enough when

Sunday.

I

were the greatest. what the decision to tithe is all about. The belief that our willingness to share what we have with the Lord, will be returned to us in good measure, as God so chooses, has made the promise to tithe one that has been easy to keep. The decision to begin tithing took prayerful consideration, however.

We first heard the message in 1983, when some of our fellow parishioners at St. Gabriel encouraged people to talk about their sharing of time, talents and treasure.

Some gave testimony about the effect that tithing had made in their lives. The message was a very powerful one. What struck me most was that their faith had been both strengthened and rewarded as a result of their decision to tithe.

I began to wonder if I could take a leap in faith by making the same commitment.

Could giving the Lord 10 percent of what I made every year really bring me closer to Him? Could I really approach life with less concern about what the future held for his family's needs

For

Pope them

us, faith is

(From Page

to an ever

love in the Faith

is

deeper

faith,

communion of

hope and

the Church.

the fundamental gift granted by

accomPt 1:3) and

panied by a "living hope" ( 1 "made effective through love" (Gal 5:3).

In carrying out their mission to sanc-

must always keep

that the effectiveness of the is

above

all

God's

gift.

This

in

mind

sacraments gift, in turn,

in particular to the

whom

Marist Brothers,

work together

We also faced some difficult times in trying to determine how to help P who was diagnosed last year with attention deficit disorder. The cost of a school like Dore Academy would not have been a viable option had I not lost r and been able to save my severance pay.

Maybe we have been lucky the way things have worked out or maybe the works in mysterious ways. I believe the latter. I believe God had a hand in oui fortune. Chris and I face the same challenges that all of you who are raising fa face. I believe a step in faith with a decision to tithe will allow you to realize th don't have to face those challenges alone.

from Mauritius, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Australia and North America I invoke an abundance

receiving the sacraments, but also on the

who administers them. warm welcome to the

English-speaking pilgrims and

visitors,

A

NATIVE OF NORTH UMBRIA PERHAPS OF IRELA OR SCOTLAND), HE WAS ORDAINEP AND WITH ANOTHE PRIEST PLECHELM A FELLOV

ST.WIRO

('ALTHOUGH

all

(

for the great gift of unity

dispositions not only on the part of those

extend a

to our tithing pledge.

encourage in their religious consecration and dedicated service to the Church. A special greeting goes to the students from Kupio and the Lutheran visitors from Helsinki. I recall my visit to Finland in 1989 and the significant moment of the ecumenical service in Turku. We must continue to pray and

among

I

We came to the conclusion we would give tithing a try because we sen: were ready to take another step in our faith development. Now the question bet "How do we go from where we were, maybe 2-3 percent, up to 10 percent? program we heard about helped define our approach. Five percent was to goi parish and 5 percent to charities, and other needs identified within our comm In looking back over the years since we began to tithe, we have experience own little miracles. I lost my job in 1 988 when Kroger moved out of town. I hac with the company 19 years, so it was quite a shock to us. But I was more fori than most of my fellow workers. I never missed a day of work because I wa to join Harris Teeter the day after Kroger let us go. There were some stressful between hearing of Kroger' s decision to leave the market and landing anotru but we were able to work through it. The fact that we did not have to sper severance pay while trying to find work has allowed us to meet rising costs ani

I

requires careful preparation and proper

part of the priest

motivation regarding tithing.

4)

Christ in the sacraments, a faith

tify, priests

Rohr family, and how Chris and I would meet the growing commitmen would have in raising our sons Eric, Adrian and Justin? I wrestled with the que "Are you considering this because you expect miracles to happen in your lifei you doing this because it is the will of God?" Chris and I talked a lot ab

the

Profile

Christ's followers.

visitors

of divine blessings.

Upon

the

\

NORTHUMBRIAN) AND A PEAC OTGER, WENT TO ROME. WHE WIRO AND PLECHELM WERE CONSECRATED REGION ARY BISHOPS. AFTER DOING MISSIONARY WORK IN NORTHUMBRIA, TH WENT TO THE NETHERLANDS. EVANGELIZED THE NHABITANTS OF THE LOWEP MEUSE VALLEY, AND BUILT P CHURCH AND CELLS AT ODILIENBERG ON LAND GRANTED THEM BY PEPIN HERSTAL. HIS FEAST IS

MAY

S. Š

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of wounded psyches and love denied.

Psychological problems. The USCC

—

A-II adults and adolescents. Not rated by the MPAA. classification

NEW YORK (CNS) — The folio whome videocassette reviews from

is

J.S. i

mistreatment,

Catholic Conference Office for and Broadcasting. Each videocasis available on VHS format. Theatmovies on video have a U.S. Catho^onference classification and Mo:

1

Picture Association of America rat-

Sky" (1952)

e Big

Kentucky frontiersmen Kirk Douand Dewey Martin join veteran ntain man Arthur Hunnicutt on a rapping expedition up the Missouri :r into hostile Indian territory. Long, wling Western adventure directed toward Hawks, the period details of

is

linked to that of Donald

Woods (Kevin Kline), a local white editor who had to escape from his native land to reveal the truth of what had occurred.

Director Richard Attenborough's large-scale dramatization re-creates an authentic sense of the enormity of South Africa's racist policy of apartheid and effectively conveys the need for social and political change in that tragic land. Menacing atmosphere and some stylized violence. The USCC classification is A-II adults and

—

adolescents.

The

MPAA rating is PG

— parental guidance suggested.

ourney are more interesting than the

pace of the narrative and its occabursts of action. Frontier vio-

il

and some veiled sexual references.

USCC classification is A-II its and adolescents. Not rated by ;

—

MPAA. nbardier" (1943) |rhe tribulations and hi jinks of Army Force trainees (Randolph Scott, ;rt Ryan and Eddie Albert among ) under a demanding officer (Pat ien) who readies them for the dels of airborne combat. Director

"The Guns of August" (1965)

C classification is A-I — general mage. Not rated by the MPAA.

Chalk Garden" (1964) ubdued adaptation of Enid old's play set in a British seaside

whose

>r

s)

eccentric

owner (Edith

entrusts her troubled 16-year-

randdaughter (Hayley Mills) to a

mess with

a mysterious past

orah Kerr). Directed by Ronald ie,

the fine cast

manages

to over-

a glossy, melodramatic produc-

ed give some point to a quirky tale

May 23

English teacher,

Relief Services which

ider

s

aimed

at help-

American students become more aware of developing countries. ing

Tom

him on writing

CRS

the relief

is

who

Durkin,

and development

arm of the United States Catholic Conference. The Gambia, a largely agricultural nation smaller than

Connecticut

and surrounded on three sides by Senegal, has a population of 874,000

and

is 90 percent Muslim.

The contest was launched

in

"Suddenly, Last Summer'' (1959) Uneven adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play in which an aging Southern heiress (Katharine Hepburn) tries to induce a neurosurgeon (Montgomery Clift) to perform a lobotomy on a niece (Elizabeth Taylor) traumatized by the

by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the cast

is

hard put sustaining interest in the slowly

woman's

CRS

headquarters contest

first

in

was a

pilot

program and

limited to students living in the archdio-

CRS

cese.

officials say next year the

contest will go national.

In presenting the award, Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore told Watts and other top contestants: "Your efforts have contributed to a greater understanding of the tremendous hardships which confront the poor and of the

challenges

and degradation

suffer the indignity of poverty.

Nathan Kroll's film researchers have accumulated a mass of familiar and unfamiliar footage on the outbreak of the

references to homosexuality, cannibal-

war, presented in a straightforward, fac-

lum.

dren.

The

USCC

classification

chil-

is

A-I

MPAA.

in

1937 Spain. Veiled

ism and loss of virginity as well as restrained depictions of a mental asy-

Standard Western heroics with BufCody (Charlton Heston) and Wild Bill Hickok (Forrest Tucker) fighting off badmen and Indians to open the route for riders carrying the mail from Missouri to California. Directed by Jerry Hopper, the action features some fanciful derring-do but the ladies (Rhonda Fleming and Jan Sterling) are purely decorative and expect no surprises along the way. Frontier violence and mild falo Bill

romantic complications. The USCC classification is A-II adults and adolescents. Not rated by the MPAA.

—

special gift of fertility and the beauty

"Your insights help to inspire and motivate others to assist those in need," he said.

Contestants were required to write an essay and perform a service project.

The contest was designed to encourage students to think critically about responses to poverty in the United States

Absorbing story of a naive American (Jean-Marc Barr) working in postwar Germany who becomes ensnared between an alluring seductress (Barbara Sukowa) and a manipulative colonel

and abroad. The goal was to promote "global awareness" of poverty among young people, while encouraging students to engage in public service.

(Eddie Constantine) with the American Occupation. Impressive technique and

Parish, wrote about volunteer

classification is

— adults, with reservations. Not rated by the

MPAA.

of Danish Trier's surreal tale of

style surpass the substance

Von

director Lars

multiple deceptions.

Some

subtitles.

A

Watts, a

"Now that I have time to think about what happened taught

and an instance of rough language. The

live in then

newspaper

This

is

of Resurrection work he

family.

discreet sexual encounter, brief violence

USCC classification is A-III — adults.

Not rated by the MPAA.

member

did with a poverty-stricken Appalachian

that

©

for 10-12 year-old girls

we face in helping those who

A-IV

The USCC

"Zentropa" (1992)

"Pony Express" (1953)

at

Baltimore. This

their diplomatic blunders. Director

manner. Heavy sledding for

Febru-

was announced April 30

the winner

love for her son and a young

tual

ad-

the essay.

ary in the Archdiocese of Baltimore and

it

in

Appalachia

I

realize

me more about the world I any class

I

had ever

at-

tended," he wrote.

"While I may never hope to end world hunger, or create world peace, I can bring hope to my small part of the world, even if it is only one person at a time," the teen-ager said.

printed on recycled newsprint and is recy-

student and excited about going to Af-

clable.

rica.

Durkin said he

"I

is

pleased with his

knew Michael wrote a wonderful

I wasn't sure if it would be the winning essay," he said. "These sorts of projects make us aware there's a larger community out there for which we must

essay but

-H-T

tJ-i

3016 Providence Rd., Charlotte, N.C. '

is

vised

hysterical repression of witnessing death

Gabriel Church, Fellowship Hall

This program explores God

scheduled to travel to The

for eight days in June with his

miscalculations of the Great Powers and

lp.m. -4:30 p.m.

St.

is

wrote about his in Appalachia will take him all the way to the coast of West Africa.

The student at Baltimore's Loyola High School is the first winner of an essay contest sponsored by Catholic

unfolding tale of a mother's unnatural

Mother /Daughter Program Sunday,

Watts

Gambia

Michael Watts work with a poor family

scholarly study of the national aspira-

the

The

BALTIMORE (CNS) — The essay that high school senior

tions of Balkan minorities, the political

is

nee and stereotyped enemies.

To Africa For Him, Teacher

bizarre death of the aunt's son. Directed

— general patronage. Not rated by

in

Trip

Based on Barbara Tuchman's book about the immediate causes of World War I, this documentary popularizes its

ard Wallace's dated

World War II little more than a wooden exerpatriotic flagwaving. Wartime

Baltimore Student's Essay Wins

"Cry Freedom" (1987) The story of Steve Biko (Denzel Washington), the black South African leader who died in 1977 from police

ire

& Hen?!.!

&

and

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Stages of the family life By

H. Richard Catholic

McCord

News

cycle

Jr

Service

Your teen-age daughter walks out the door with her first "real" date....

You get an invitation to join the retired persons' association.... A phone call informs you that your father has died.

What do these events have in com-

mon?

They're signs that your life is moving on again. You're leaving a period you

knew and entering unknown territory.

It seems almost trite to call life a journey. Nonetheless, the metaphor is rich with insight.

A journey has purpose. It proceeds in segments. It relies on mileposts that tell travelers where they've been and where they're going.

For a number of years popular theories about the life cycle have helped people make sense of their life's journey. I remember, as a young adult, coming upon Erik Erikson's theory of the "eight ages of man." It felt like I

had stumbled upon an undiscovered treasure.

His outline of life's stages, describing how each involves tasks leading to a new level of growth, helped me appreciate the distance I had traveled and to glimpse what lay ahead.

ThevStages we travel through on life's journey are becoming widely known.

Some,

like "mid-life crisis,"

have become

part of our ordinary vocabulary.

Just as individuals move through a so does a family. The most popular theory describes a family's journey in six stages.

It begins with a young adult separating from the family of origin and life cycle,

establishing new relationships. It continues through the stages of marrying, having children, weathering adolescence, seeing children leave home and living again in the "empty nest."

This view identifies the critical transition points for most families. Of course, moments of passage into a new stage are times of stress and occasions for growth. Each stage has distinct tasks and challenges.

Growth occurs when a family deals successfully with the issues of one

stage and uses this experience as a resource for the next.

For example, a first child's birth marks a passage into the "young family" stage.

lenge

The most immediate

is for

chal-

the couple to adjust to a

new family member.

Not only do they now have a whole array of new tasks involving child must adjust their own relationship: Their intimacy, comcare, the couple also

munication and freedom are dramatiof a new the ensuing childhood years.

cally altered

by the demands

The model doesn't fit all families Rather than a single, straigbf

"A family's life cycle should be visualized as

of development, a family's life should be visualized as several i|eac related lines moving along at This takes into account that at

several interrelated lines

moving along at once....

To get a snapshot of where a family stands in its life cycle, the camera lens must be wide enough

three generations combine to ma J the family's total life.

To get a snapshot of where a fi Be stands in its life cycle, the camen

I

must be wide enough to include dren, parents and grandparents.

For example, when children

baby and The larger challenge of this stage is for the new parents to move up a gen-

to include children,

parents and

adolescence, parents are likely ing into mid-life and grandpa

eration, redefining themselves as caretakers of the next generation.

If they can do this and still keep their own marital relationship alive, their family grows into a new stage of life.

This is an especially critical mo-

grandparents."

may be embarking upon retiremd

ment

Not surmost divorces occur during

in a family's life cycle.

prisingly,

this period.

gives some idea of what changes to expect as a family grows. We are in a better position to

the

— —

For me a painful stage in family life came wrapped in plastic the plastic casing around a teen-ager's driver's license. accent the The idea that my wife and I, who had nurtured and protected our children all these years were now to allow this 16-year-old to "protected" take our car and independently chauffeur herself was unsettling.

Several years later, this example of a stage in family life sounds almost unimportant. But think it is illustrative.

As a family edges along the outskirts of a new frontier about to open up in its existence, the first instinct may be to exclaim, "All is lost!"

Not yet knowing what might be gained in the territory about to be explored all a perhaps not realizing, even, that a new territory is going to be explored concerned family member really knows is what is being lost: the way things were.

Unless family members reflect on the reality that family life moves from one stage of development to another, they risk being blindsided by negative reactions they might experience as events that at first seem unwelcome, but which ultimately may hold potential for much good, begin to unfold for them.

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David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alivel

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Three passages; three sets of and the family's growth will be th< bined measure of how each genei deals with its set of challenges.

Psychologists say that familit most open to change and rei when they are moving from on

1

Another benefit of understanding

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

If

life

cycle

is

that

deal with changes they're coming.

it

when we know

And when changes and

Mi lb*

stage to the next. The passage t to unlock behaviors and attitude

^

may have become rigid.

A family's vulnerability at thii stresses are

understood as part of a healthy family's passage, some of the guilt and

can be a blessing. It may open u enough space for God's power tx over.

8SR

frustration at appearing to be such a "dysfunctional" family can disappear.

At the same time, this view of the life cycle seems limited to families

whose

lives are not disrupted

by

vorce, remarriage, migration or

di-

who

don't contend with extreme poverty.

Families who experience divorce often add one or two stages to their life cycle in order to restabilize and move forward after the divorce.

This model might also limit appreciation of a family's life cycle to what happens to parents or children and only in the immediate nuclear family.

Jesus taught that a seed had into the earth and die before it bear fruit. His dying and risin

came the model for Christian life To look at the family life through the eyes of faith is to se grace-filled pattern operating

and again. One stage ends; at begins. Jesus calls us to die an again.

(McCord is associate director U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Fi Laity, Women and Youth.)

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running his business.

Recently, Harold's longtime friend and accountant pulled him aside and asked what was going on. "Where's the in

Helped onto the next amilihood stage by a friend By

Kehrwald News Service

Leif

Catholic

old Harold's drive for making this business go?"

Harold honestly didn't know. "Suddenly it's no fun anymore. All I want to do is work out and play racquetball.

my

While

ever, I've lost all energy for work."

married was a piece of cake ired to having babies. Although ue for everyone, adjusting to mar-

His friend asked: "Could it be you're sad about launching your youngest daughter? Could you be resisting your older age by working out so vigorously?

Could you be feeling fearful about facing only your wife when at home in the

tting

fe was a breeze

for

my wife and I,

adapting to early parenthood was ,ain exhausting. ring the first year of marriage our imes together were stolen from a and other responsibilities. With

evenings?"

Only a close friend could confront Harold with those questions.

Harold knew the questions were on target. Stepping back, he began to see he had a choice: Continue resisting his next life-stage, making things miserable for everyone; or face the new challenges, being prepared for retirement and welcoming a new son-in-law.

and jobs it was a frenetic year, eing together gave us strength, and a host of fond memories. anticipated the same experience ur first child. ;so.

ipting to parenthood

as stretched to

overwhelmed

my limit of energy

Embracing change and growth can be hard. Harold couldn't handle it before he understood what was happen-

asking: "How can hing so small and cute be so *&* demanding?! Why doesn't ting come naturally? When will it elf-control,

to fulfill

"Getting married

was a

piece of cake compared to

having babies .... Early parenthood was just plain

rhood.

h life-cycle stage brings new tenand tasks. They dictate rearnent of life and relationships just the time we've adjusted to previmands. times, we might be tempted to ours must be one of those dysfuncfamilies. Yet the new challenges >t problems in themselves. Diffi-

exhausting."

youngest of Harold's three children announced her engagement to be married.

While his two older daughters brought him great joy with their plans to marry, Harold felt confused this time, and guilty for his lack of enthusiasm.

At work, Harold wasn't his old self.

He went through the motions, but his reduced concentration resulted in a couple of costly business decisions.

when we don't recognize nbrace the new issues at hand, isider Harold who just turned 60 arise

run a small business

for nearly He's not wealthy, but hard sound judgment and business have enabled him to provide for

ars.

He was less patient and more demanding with his staff. Luckily, he was leaving early each day to work out in the gym. He seemed to have lost the joy

nily.

3r

Through him I learned that even if the previous stage of family life was a cinch, the next might be the toughest of all.

me?"

with time, faith and sustenance we found ways to embrace mands and replenish ourselves, hat adolescence looms, I hope we lber the lessons of infancy and

is

the Christmas holidays, the

What about your family? What are the signals of the next stage on your horizon? Will you resist or embrace the natural growth ahead?

(Kehrwald is director of family

life for

the Archdiocese of Portland, Ore., free-lance writer.)

and a

TH IN THE MARKETPLACE

how you responded to a

particular

new need at one stage

rrour family's life.

By Father John Catholic

News

J.

Castelot

Service

Like all families, those in biblical times passed through stages of development and, sometimes, decline. Each new stage brought a realignment of re-

Of paramount importance was the marriage of the firstborn son. Property rights would be invested in him and care had to be taken to arrange marriages that would not result in alienation of hereditary holdings.

Thus The biggest adjustment was setting aside the quality time with our children as I got older and everyone got busy. We established a family night on Thursdays, iple knew not to ask us to do anything on Thursdays because that was time set le for our family."

Cathy Newport, Muncie, Ind.

—

Several years 3

close.

is

a

ago when my

So had I

difficult

to

wife's

become more

time but

we grew a

lot

mother passed away.... Her mother and she touch with her needs, more her confidant.... from it."

Art Bishoff, Wheeling, W.Va.

in

—

EDne of our children developed an eye problem. It was not correctable by glasses but can be controlled by exercises. But during the process of eye Ingthening ... the school could not give her the special attention she needed....

Ided to pull her out of school and start homeschooling, using a special program Jan Clark, Dumfries, Va. fjgh an institute. It seems to be working."

I

—

to have a large family. specifically chose a job that demanded so could be there more for the children, for example, by spending a ling with my son at the cooperative nursery."

Michael Yaworsky, Rochester,

[we had decided

m hours

...

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its

it

was that Rebekah,

acting for

her senile husband, took determined steps to have Jacob, her favorite son, marry within her extended family.

With her connivance he had cheated

Esau out of his rights as firstborn, and she was justifiably worried that Esau would

kill

him.

my son, do what I tell you" (Jacob always did what his mother ordered). "Flee at once to my brother Laban in Haran."

The family was clearly going through a crucial stage. Rebekah detested the fact that Esau had married outside the Israelite community. She said, "If Jacob should also marry a Hittite woman ... what good would life be to me?" (Genesis "Therefore,

27:40).

one presented an opportunity. It turned out to be a providential opportunity for Jacob.

Tied to his mother's apron strings even as a grown man, he had hardly become one to take over the responsiLike

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Roberto

Bright

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in

and

and John Families:

A

Parish Program for Parenting in Faith Growth (Don Bosco Multimedia,

475 North Ave., Box T, New Rochelle, NY 10802; paperback, $13.95).

The book is part of a Catholic Families series. "Families move through a life cycle," that is, stages when "new issues arise and different concerns predominate," the authors say. This workbook for parent education asks at one point: "What does the age of our children (and our age as parents) have to do with how we live our life

as families?"

The family's tendency maintain "established patterns of behavior is challenged from time to time," say Bright and Roberto. Can you identify a force within your family right now that challenges the family to change, to Reflection: to try to

become more fulfilling companions to one another, to express more faith?

Realigned family relationships

lationships.

I

"A family in its 'infancy' is different from a family in its 'adolescence,"

ing.

thers,

(

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body's in better shape than

all crises, this

that were

now his

as legal firstborn and head of the family. Out on his bilities

own, he had to contend with the machinations of his uncle, Laban, who was as self-seeking an operator as Rebekah.

In the ensuing battle of wits, Jacob grew as an individual, a person in his own right. When he finally got back home, he managed to placate his still irate brother and to emerge as the powerful head of a family that would become the nucleus of the nation of Israel.

In the typical household the mother had charge of the children. As their sole educator, she formed their minds and their characters.

When the boys reached puberty, the father took charge of them, instructing them in the family trade and introducing them to membership in the religious community.

It

was when they

finally

assumed

adult responsibility that a new stage in the development of the family was reached, with new alignments of relationships and inevitable challenges and opportunities.

Parents soon found themselves de-

pendent on their children. In fact, Sirach spelled out some practical implications of the changed relationship: "Take care of your father when he old....

Even

if

his

mind should

fail,

is

be

considerate with him" (Sirach 3:12-13).

Birth, marriage, growing up, entering the adult world, growing old all the successive stages in family life have

—

always brought new challenges,

new

opportunities.

They

still

do.

(Father Castelot scholar, author

and

is

a Scripture

lecturer.)

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& Herald

May

People Students Collect Shoes For Children Left Homeless

By Hurricane

VALPARAISO,

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—

In

Provincial Superior Elected

tor of spiritual development for the

For The Redemptorists BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) Redemptorist Father George

diocese of New York, on "Dealing with

—

Arch-

by Hurricane Andrew but without shoes are getting some relief for their feet from the students and staff at Valparaiso

Keaveney, a parish pastor in the Diocese of Rockville Centre, N. Y., has been elected provincial superior for the East-

University Newman Center. When Center students took a spring break trip to Homestead, Fla., to help build a tent city sponsored by the Archdiocese of Miami, they discovered thou-

ern U.S. province of the Redemptorist

to Holiness."

sands of children whose feet were cut

Father Keaveney, 52, is a native of Boston. He professed his religious vows

left

not only homeless

Newman

and bruised from having to walk shoeless amid the debris of last August's hurricane. So they decided to have a shoe drive. Between their return and midApril, they had collected 350 pairs of shoes, which have already been sent to Homestead. Since then campus minister Betsy Bird's office has been piling up with more shoes awaiting the next

J.

Helena since 1976.

Has Moral Dimension, Says Church Official Science

was announced by the

to the

purposes, but also to manipulate,

comments in an address to a conferen

has been awarded Poland's

of Western Hemisphere scientists a others interested in outer space who r

stroy

WARSAW, Poland (CNS) — Pope

John Paul

II

highest honor, the Order of the White

Pope Links Mastering Skiing To Improving Sprirtual Life VATICAN CITY (CNS)

Walesa

John Paul II, who still occasionally finds time to hit the slopes, told a group of ski

am happy and proud that this

instructors that mastering the sport has

to the

'

s

in

common with improving one's law of existence.

Nothing great or beautiful,

in the physi-

said the Polish-born

being recognized for his indispensable support in the struggle for freedom. "I order, the

Bishop Eldon

F. Curtiss

—

(CNS)

Clinton administration's first ma speech on Latin America was seen ference representative for Latin Ami

in

our Third Republic,

we

are re-

national history."

the difficulty of an ascent which strength-

Catholic Migrant Network Elects New Officers

TOLEDO, Ohio (CNS)

— Father

Bishop Curtiss Succeeds Archbishop In Omaha WASHINGTON (CNS)

May

3 spet

bors was hopeful in several areas

Church. In speech Deputy Secretary of State Clif

United States, announced the changes in

ski instructors.

of New Ulm, Minn., has been elected president of the Catholic Migrant

Sheehan turned 75, the ordinary retirement age for bishops, last May 14. He

Basketball Coach Jim Valvano Remembered For Humor, Successes RALEIGH, N.C. (CNS) Championship-winning basketball coach Jim Val vano was remembered for his humor

Farmworker Network. The network,

and his humanity at his April 30 funeral Mass. Valvano, a wisecracking New Yorker who coached North Carolina

evangelization and pastoral leadership.

May

4.

Archbishop

Jr.

only in times of

crisis.

a national nonprofit

dividuals dedicated to pastoral ministry

with migrant farmworkers, especially Zeferino Gonzalez, coordinator of the

migrant program in the Diocese of Fresno's Hispanic Apostolate, was

and sometimes controversial period, won

elected vice president.

Becoming a

the hearts of millions during his 10battle with cancer. Despite his

illness,

he occasionally appeared as a

commentator on the ESPN and ABC networks. Atonement Father William F.

Schmidt, pastor of Valvano' s

parish, St.

Andrew

home

Catholic Church in

suburban Apex, reminded mourners that while death can take away the joys of life, it can also take away the possibility of further suffering.

Courage Conference Scheduled Aug. 19-22 In

New York

NEW YORK (CNS) — Courage, a

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Holy Father," Walesa said in the May 3 ceremony. "Bestowing the decoration on this great Pole, for the first time

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highest in our history, was given today

comes about without passing through

meet the most demanding missions and the loftiest ideals," the pope said. The pope met May 3 with about 100 partici-

The archbishop made

kill.

recently in Santiago, Chile.

pope was

cal life as well as the spiritual life,

ens and solidifies, making one able to

and

Tomb

of the Unknown Soldier, President Lech

spiritual life. "It is a

ti

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priesthood in June 1966.

shipment.

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bishop Curtiss, 60, has been bishop fjj

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jlibacy \Msgr.

John

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&

He.

Priestly Life

Roueche, a retired priest of the Diocese of Charlotte, prepared

following remarks for the priests' jubilee celebration this

week

at the Catholic

\ference Center.

By Msgr. JOHN j[n

F.

ROUECHE

looking forward to the 60th anniversary of my ordination as a priest of Jesus

predominant emotion in my mind and heart is gratitude. Over these nigh have been trials, difficulties, apparent failures, but above all joy, jtiness, for the most part peace, and gratitude to Almighty God for calling me to altar each day and with our great High Priest, Jesus Christ, to offer Him [1 at His Lupreme sacrifice of atonement, of adoration, of thanksgiving, and of praise, knd what has enhanced and made more precious this call is the charism of Lacy. Certainly at times it has been difficult, but this has been more than toensated for by the freedom from the many cares of domestic life which would necessarily limited my ministry as a priest. Celibacy also occasioned the great ijness to other priests that I have always enjoyed. Surely, as has been often said, lis the greatest fraternity in the world. Our get-togethers to encourage each other, ild up each other, to discuss our successes and sometimes disappointments have jared us to each other. The world has a small insight into this. Years ago I saw rtoon in a humor magazine depicting friars at a meal with uplifted glasses ping each other's and the caption was "Celibates celibating." Of course, ours is more than such socializing.

(3ut the greatest effect of celibacy has been the enabling freedom to give our Its more completely to God. The late Archbishop Sheen wrote that any priest who ids an hour daily before the Blessed Sacrament cannot fail. As long as we are |ful to this daily trust with our Sacramental Lord, where we open up our hearts pletely to Him, we cannot but be lifted up above the emptiness of the things that hassing and realize their complete inadequacy to satisfy this heart which is ys hungering for God, and with God possessing our hearts, we are going to rience a joy that surpasses human understanding.

Though we priests prize our priesthood, we always strive to remember that ours linisterial ministry, a call to serve Christ in the least of His brothers and sisters, inal Gibbons in particular exemplified this call to service. When vicar apostolic Drth Carolina, he knew every Catholic in the state man, woman and child, cor white; and he put himself out for everyone. When stopped on the streets of more by a man who identified himself as "a Catholic from North Carolina," he "I thought I knew every Catholic there." The man replied: "I'm the one you :hed to in Greensboro years ago on a very rainy night when no one else showed left, but thought over your sayings and the fact that you preached to me alone the church were packed. I investigated and, thank God, today I'm a Catholic."

The greatest dignity of us all came, as Pope Paul VI noted, not on the day of mtion, or our consecration as a Bishop, or even our election as Pope, but on the )f our baptism, when we were transferred from darkness into the light and lorn of God, when we became a new creation. As priests or bishop or pope, we jnize that our call is not to Lord it over others but to serve especially the lowest he needy, all tabernacles of the triune God. That was Christ's mission, that is May we and all who look forward to the priesthood see it as we must if we are credible "other Christs" a call to serve God, to die daily to self as the Mass proclaims so that we might all celebrate with Christ, our great High Priest, jst,

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jears there

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it

cannot be

Church sees its

yncracies of the priest, liturgical planner or anyone else. Everything, including

used and when, should properly be determined by those rstandings, teachings and policies of the cchurch.

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vision

&

"When

become more was walking, I knew

I

kept placing one foot

other

came about

said since arriving in Char-

April 23, he has

focused.

per person," he said.

Mahon' s

many people

taking part by giving a penny a mile."

accomplish this by asking for donations of a penny for each mile he walked. "At

—

in front

with God's grace I'd

of the

make I

homeless families split up and sent to separate facilities when he worked as a supervisor at the Uptown Shelter/George Shinn Center in Char-

—

time."

He said that,

with one or two excephe met wonderful people on the road, many of whom took him in and gave him food and shelter. Mahon said his walk had restored his faith in human-

tions,

lotte.

"How can a man get up in the morning and go look for a job after he's spent

wondering how

a sleepless night

his

wife and children are doing," said Mahon, who also voiced objections to the fact that shelters receiving government funding were not permitted to

ity

as well as deepened his religious

convictions.

"I

like a

licensed stockbroker,

wasn't sick one day.

I

went out

came back When I was alone

feeling like a jelly donut and

Mahon

Sherman

tank.

no help, no support,

in the desert with

million dollars, and invest the other half

God took care of me," he said. "I discovered that homelessness is not so much

mutual funds. "Interest earned on the

physical, but a lonely, unloved state of

plans to build the shelter with a half

money

will

mind." Mahon said he now knows, "breaking up a homeless family only deepens these feelings."

In a telephone interview with Mahon's father, Bart Mahon of

pay for the shelter's up-

keep," he explained. "The

money

will

never be spent, we'll never have to ask for donations again."

While less than $10,000 in donations was received before he finished his journey, Mahon said he intends to concentrate on fund raising for the next year

Brewster, N. Y., a retired

New York

City police detective, said. "H^'s one in a million.

We're

very proud of him.

all

We expect to give him a big homecoming when he comes to couple of weeks."

of time to think while

lots

walking, Mahon said he repeatedly asked

"What would Jesus do? How would he do it?" His conclusion was Jesus would go to the common folk saying something like, "Look folks, we have a need. Let's get together and do

of

St.

has attended

St. Peters.

(For more information, contact Mahon at Family Shelter, P.O. Box 240846, Charlotte, NC 28224)

it."

While he's already received about to

next

Growing up, Mahon was a member Lawrence O'Toole Church in Brewster. Since moving to Charlotte, he

himself.

25 invitations

visit in the

speak before church

is the focus of the service along with developing a core of volunteers outreach service within the Hispanic community. Part-time position. Call

distance it

(iter

Margaret Burnard, Director,

Opening:

*ncipal

-K

—

8,

St.

at

(704) 255-0146.

Paul the Apostle School, Spartanburg, S.C., (Grades

225 students)

is

now

taking applications for

PRINCIPAL

C.A. ZimmeTj

school year. Qualifications: 1) practicing Catholic; 2) commitment to Church's teaching mission; 3) master's degree in administration; 4) state

uification.

3ley, St.

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Application deadlines:

May

Paul the Apostle School, 161

20, 1993.

Dean

Send resume

to:

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Inc.

for the

''3-94 I

classic

Rev. Gary 29302.

organ technology

Generations of experience in pipe organ building coupled with the finest musical technology available today to provide the best possible musical alternatives at prices any church can afford

SC

is looking for a Project Manager to provide our Hispanic clients. Full time professional position. To apply send and cover letter to Raleigh Baily, Administrative Director, Casa Guadalupe, Box 10962, Winston-Salem, NC 27108.

Guadalupe Hispanic Center

Call or write for

Ibices to

more information and a

free consultation

We v

it

home. From now on, any time find myself facing a big project, I'll remind myself stay on course, one step at a

as the

result of seeing

something about panic Services: Catholic Social Services in Asheville has an opening for a [ungual (Spanish English) social worker. Immigration information and i

for a

3,000 Miles

don't want to lose sight of

build

a debt-free homeless shelter for families

With ector of Religious Education: Full-time position to

money

groups and other organizations, Mahon said he also wants to meet with families and small groups one-on-one, "If I have the chance to tell my story, hearts will be convinced. I don't want to stress money.

I want to stress involvement," he said. "I

a

kept putting one foot in front of

I

or so.

lister

to raise

MARION CARDOZA

To Raise Funds For Homeless

in

Nothing in the liturgy should be determined by the personal inclinations or

walk

Photo by

Man Walks

Charlotte

A a long

his 3,000-mile

homeless families.

share Jesus.

worship of God.

language

Mahon

shelter for

5)

ered without returning to these basic understandings of how the ;ical

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he Catholic

News

& Herald

May

14,

QmunidoL&'tysp ana/ Conviene Hacer Retiros Dada la vida agitada que llevamos hoy dfa y las multiples distracciones que nos rodean en cada momento, es muy

espirituales

importante dedicar algunos dfas de vez

generosidad, quien esta deseai derramar bendiciones sobre sus hi

como senal de la preset! de Dios, quien se complace de e: entre nosotros, quien nos gana

tpec

[fit

en cuando a reflexionar seriamente sobre

lei

pi

cosas espirituales.

las

queridos, quien esta dispuesto a perdo

Hay que hacer una parada en el camino al menos una vez al ano para escuchar

pecados y a escuchar de los necesitados. los

las peticio

voz de Dios en nuestros

la

corazones, entrando dentro de nosotros

mismos,

en

una

atmosfera

de

Bencomo aparecen "Living Waters" rodeada de montanas. La

recogimiento que ayude a pensar y a orar mejor.

naturaleza tan hermosa conduce a reflexionar sobre las maravillas que Dios ha hecho a

Los retiros organizados ofrecen el ambiente mas apropiado que el de la vida diaria para encontrarse con el Senor, poder examinarnos y buscar orientation

De

izquierda a derecha

Carmen Guerrero, Gladys Torres y

disfrutando en los jardines de

la

casa de retiros

Sofia

cuanto nos ama.

Retiro Espiritual

para seguir adelante.

Para:

Jovenes y adultos Fecha:

Mayo

28

al

30, 1993

Lugar:

"Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center" en

las

montanas del oeste de

Carolina del Norte.

Costo:

$60 por persona

(si

alguien tiene dificultad puede hablar con la Hna. Pilar.)

Dios nos llama continuamente a una relation de amor que necesita fomentarse con la oracion, o sea, el contacto directo de poner atencion a su presencia en el alma, en las demas personas, en todas partes y en los acontecimientos personales y del mundo.

Esto se consigue en los retiros generalmente, ya que las platicas del sacerdote, los ratos de oracion y

Arlid Barrera participa en todos los

meditaciones, los cantos y las liturgias,

que organiza

asf

como

las

sesiones en que la

comunidad comparte en grupos

Director Espiritual: El Padre Aurelio Ferrin, cubano, con experiencia pastoral en la America Latina,

vendra de Espaha, donde ha cursado estudios especializados en catequesis. El Padre Aurelio permanecera en nuestra diocesis por tres meses durante el verano para ofrecer cursos a los hispanos de Charlotte y otras ciudades.

Hora:

Viernes 28 de mayo desde las 5:00 p.m. comenzaran las inscripciones y el retiro empezara a eso de las 7:30 p.m. El domingo 30 de mayo tendremos la Misa a las 2:00 p.m. y la salida sera a las 3:00 p.m.

pequenos fntimos,

la

belleza del campo,

en canto de los pajaros y en fin, todo contribuye a acercarse mas a Dios y a enriquecernos con su luz, sus gracias, su paz y su amor.

Es muy tfpico ver el ambiente de alegria que reina en los retiros

el

ret

grupo de oracion

Pastor". Ella recomienda dedicar un

semana para escuchar

fii

Senoi

al

enriquecerse con su Palabra, orandi

compartiendo

las experiencias

de

fe co

Arlid es de Colombia

>

distingue por su ministerio pastoral

n

comunidad.

activo, junto a

una espiritualidad

y vida de oracion intensa.

Direcciones:

De Charlotte se toma la 1-77 Norte y en Statesville la 1-40 West hacia Asheville.

Salir en el exit #27 para tomar la US 19 South hacia Cherokee, salir en otro exit que dice Maggie Valley, se continua en la US 19 Sur se pasa el lago Junaluska

y se llega al pueblo de Maggie Valley, al final del mismo se encuentra la casa de retiros, junto a la entrada para la iglesia Catolica de Saint Margaret, hay otra

Hey que

entrada para "Living Waters".

calcular unas tres horas de viaje.

Salida:

Saldran varios automoviles de

la catedral

de Saint Patrick

el

viernes 28 de

mayo

a las 3:00 p.m. y algunos a las 4:00 p.m.

Inscripciones:

Pueden llamar Hispano,

tel.

a Rafael Torres Mora, tel. (704) 553-2628, al Centro Catolico (704) 335-1281. Por favor, apuntense lo antes posible y no lo dejen

para ultima hora.

Patrocinador:

Este retiro esta patrocinado por

grupo de oracion "Buen Pastor" quien lleva la noche, a las 7:30

el

cerca de cinco anos reuniendose fielmente los martes por

p.m. en la catedral de San Patricio.

Todos hos hispanos de

la diocesis

de Charlotte quedan invitados.

Por favor corte y envie al: Centro Catolico Hispano ,2117 Shenandoah Avenue, Charlotte,

NC

28205

Nombre(s):

Direction cotupleta:

numero apartamento (box)

^/Dr./Ln./Ct/Ave./Cr.

calle

ciudad

c6digo postal (zip code)

estado

Isabelle (

)

Hora a que

telefono

Necesita transporte

se

puede Llamar

Puede ofrecer transporte al llegar el viernes.

la salida

de un retiro de fin de semana, acompanada por su mi I

con el grupo de Jovenes Catolicos Unidos. Isabelle recibio el sacramento de la Confirma^ el

Cheques: Dirigidos a Living Waters para entregar

Hernandez a

Belinda y su hermano Rafael. Esta jovencita de Puerto Rico aprecio mucho estos pasados con el Senor por primera vez en la casa de retiros "The Oratory", Rock Hill,

27 de

abril

en

la iglesia

de Saint Peter, Charlotte.

i Ini

,

& Hen

The Catholic News

iest

Urges Healing Of Heart

Drld

Lacking Commitment

TTSBURGH

(CNS) ^-

A world

rich in technology but lacking in

commitment and family

e,

ideals

a ministry that promotes the healthe heart, a Jesuit priest told a

'

jrgh conference.

Father John F. Kavanaugh,

suit

sor of philosophy at St. Louis

gave the opening talk at an 50 conference on "The Ministry of ig: Responding to a New World." le world continues to build hospiut people still drown in a chaos ng from a profound disillusionn their minds, he said. The disilment stems from a lack of relirsity,

values as they struggle to find

o make their lives more meaningadded. false

lis

hope sometimes carries

religious leaders, Father

to

He cited the involving Waco cult

augh

said.

recent

In

abuse every seven minutes; a child is killed or injured by a gun every 36 minutes; and 135,000 American children go to school with deadly weapons every day.

asked.

The problem

is compounded, he by a lack of exposure to the Church, which has left many teens ignorant of Christ and his teachings.

"It's little wonder our teens have

said,

little relationship with the living Christ of Catholicism," he added. "They find our sexual morality hopelessly outdated, and they have no basic spirituality on

which

hang

to

the Pittsburgh

lamented the loss of reality and ility in the world today. "Where is ssion? Where is the moral outhe asked. "How can it be we treat e with as much compassion as we

Divine Providence Hospital, the South Hills Health System and the diocese.

The meeting also included a tribute

ther Kavanaugh said there is much

be done, especially in the "The wounding of the human

g to

mirrored in the wounding of

is

The daylong conference, held

By

to

was sponsored by Mercy Health System,

to St. Joseph Sister Crescentia Mulvehill,

former executive vice president of South Hills Health System, and a panel discussion with local experts on serving the needs of the homeless, those with AIDS single parents and their children, and the mentally ill.

CAROL HAZARD Associate Editor

GREENSBORO

—

Ground was

broken in late April for a $1.55 million Associated Campus Ministries building at

UNC-Greensboro.

The building will be used for Catho-

lic,

pus minister, said the Diocese of Charlotte will have office space in the building and use of a second floor assembly

bought into the project "in a limited way," said Father Norris. Only the Catholic and Episcopal churches have

by the world

to-

,

cited national statistics that show in five children

go

to

bed hun-

one of three black chileen suicides have doubled since

icluding

'

sense of community that means more to

me

than

added.

my

medical community," he

"And

it

separate houses.

said Msgr. John

J.

McSweeney, chan-

and vicar general.

About 20 to 25 students are regulars

cellor

at the

University Catholic Center, said is a small, 70-

Father Norris. The center

year-old house one block off campus on

Friendly Avenue.

Father Norris said he hopes the dio-

Associated

Center, so the Church can maintain

its

unique identity and continue serving students from Greensboro and Guilford

UNC-Greensboro.

However, no decision has been

colleges as well as

Campus Ministries building

expected to be completed by spring of 1994. The building will be named after the late Mabel Smith, a long-time member of First Baptist Church in Greensboro, who made a bequest to help make is

the

cese will keep the University Catholic

that's hope."

Campus

Ministry and we will evaluate it closely,"

The 12,000-square-foot, two-story

However, since the diocese has a

back down," said Dr. James Withers, who heads Operation Safety Net, a medical delivery system for the homeless.

"And to see everyone working together to help them back up so they can be useful and there s a place for them no matter what happens to them, that's a

ruelly affected

recommen-

dations of people involved in

area.

gotten up on their wobbly feet and fallen

of compassion, notably in relawho he said are the

reached. "We're open to the

Protestant and Jewish ministries.

Oblate Father Tom Norris, Catholic cam-

Burghardt,

J.

$1 .55 Million

Ministries Building

Woodstock Theo-

vchildren,

le

Campus

separate building for Catholic students,

Center, focused in his talk on the )t

Work Begins On

"We have folks who have come and

Father Walter

fellow at the

and Jewish ministries.

Pittsburgh Diocese,

nships in our culture," he said, suit

Ground was broken in late April to begin work on the new $1 .55 million Campus ministries building at UNC-Greensboro. The building will provide facilities for Catholic, Protestant

their daily living."

us aspirations with sex and lies.

unborn human?"

Hi:

— —

celebrate the 150th anniversary of the

n

tf*>

"Is it any wonder when half of American marriages fall apart the primary victims are children dreadfully confused, sexually abused with no other models save the Rambos and the Madonnas of our age?" Father Burghardt

leader y Koresh as a perfect example of a oclaimed messiah who underlined

;

if'.1

new

building possible.

All the denominations that will be

represented in the building contributed as did local churches, alumni

of

UNC-G. About

and friends

$1.2 million of the

$1.55 million needed has been raised.

a child drops out of school every

leconds; a child runs

away every

2&\^T.S££K

German Monks Team Up To Make,

U.S.,

—

Benedictine CHICAGO (CNS) monks from Oregon have teamed up with their counterparts in Germany and

Benedictine community near Munich,

a Wisconsin brewery to produce and

side

market a renowned German beer.

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market Andechs outside Germany and allow Mount Angel to join in the venture. Mount Angel, with 80 monks, will use its share of the profits to fund educational and social service programs.

"You can't imagine what it's like for two monasteries to cooperate and to

move

into a venture like this," said

Benedictine

suffered

nancial difficulties. Kloster

fi-

Father

paper. satisfied with the U.S.

version of the Andechs product

Andechs

learned of the problem, and the

Andrew

Baumgartner, Mount Angel's business manager.

"Financially, we hope it's a significant contribution," he told The New World, Chicago's archdiocesan news-

One person

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The Mount Angel Abbey near Portland and the Joseph Huber Brewing Co.,

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La oficina de Servicios Sociales Catolicos en Asheville una vacante para Trabajador Social bilingue (Ingles/Espanol) a tiempo parcial. Asistencia e informacion sobre inmigracion, ademas del desarrollo de un grupo de voluntarios para asistir a la comunidad hispano, esta entre las funciones principales de esta posicion. Para informacion adicional favor de comunicarse con la hermana Margaret Burnard, Directora, al Tel. (704) 255-0146.

Servicios Hispanos:

tiene

Casa Guadalupe, Centro Catolico Hispano en Winston-Salem,

necesita una

persona para proveer servicios a nuestros clientes hispanos. Es una posicion pagada a tiempo completo. Para aplicar envie una carta y currriculum dirigidos al Senor Raleigh Bailey, PO Box 10962, Winston-Salem, NC27109.

& Herald

The Catholic News

May

14,

£

Diocesan News Briefs High School Retreat.., Visions In Faith

ROCK

HILL, S.C.

Hill Oratory

is

— The Rock

presenting "Visions In

Faith," the fourth annual theology semi-

nar Sunday, June 13 through Wednes-

Catholics United

CHARLOTTE

— The next meet-

ing of Catholics United for the Faith

is

May

21 at the Catholic Center, 1524 E. Morehead St., beginning at 7:30 p.m.

with the rosary. The program, which starts at 8:30 p.m., includes a viewing of

day, June 16.

Mathew Harbiger as he speaks on the topic, "Conspiracy of Silence," in a humane vitae video from Mother

Father

Angelica's

EWTN TV program.

Inner Child Healing

HICKORY — A retreat on "Heal-

is being offered at Conference Center July 81 1 Directors are Father Richard Farwell and Bobbie May. Music will be provided by Deloris Stevenson.

The retreat is designed to open the individual to inner healing through a discovery of the inner child within. The theme will center on life patterns that

ing the Child Within" the Catholic .

need God's healing touch.

Cost is $141.50 for a double occupancy room, $161.50 for single occu-

FATHER KENAN OSBORNE Franciscan Father Kenan Osborne

speak on "The Lay Person in Today's Church." Father Osborne is from the St. Barbara Province and is a faculty member at the Franciscan School of Theology. He has written 10 book.

For the past three summers, he has been in mainland China exploring the connection between Confucian and Chris-

The seminar

open

is

to all, with

Sessions are scheduled for late after-

noon and evening

to

encourage com-

muters. Overnight accomodations are also available at the oratory.

Tuition for

sessions

all

more information,

call

$80. For

is

Sarah Morgan

at

(803) 327-2087.

mer Day Camp is July 12-30 at St. Gabriel s Community Center. One week '

three

weeks

for ages 5-10 is $175.

are 10 a.m. -3 p.m.

A Mini Toddler Camp for ages 2-4 from 9:30 a.m. to noon is also being offered. Cost is $35 per week. For information and registration, call (704) 8466558.

Box

460-c, Lincolnton,

NC

For more information, May, (704) 327-8692.

1

is

Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m.To register, call Frieda Ashworth at (704) 484-0997.

OWLS Meeting CHARLOTTE Temple

28092.

call

Bobbie

Host families are needed for international exchange students. The students, who range in age from 15-18, come from Asia, Europe and Latin America and hope to stay in the United States from September to June.

The host family provides room and board, while the student

is

responsible is

For more information, call the Youth Exchange Servcie at (800) 848-2121.

— The next meet-

Israel

is

May

19 at

and Beth El Temple.

A

AIDS

Ministry

GREEN SB ORO — A speaker from

Mary Church on how churches can

re-

spond to the AIDS crisis on Sunday, June 13 between the 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Masses.

—

Vlaceean Evente

for seniors 55

Vincent de

ACES

Caring, Energetic Seniors), a

(Able,

new

club

and older. The meetings are the second Thursday of each month 10 a.m.

in the

church social

hall.

May ZO

"Experiencing

God

In

the

Temple's Community Room. For more information, call Lou Scharff (704) 54 1 -

Natural Family Planning Natural Family PlanSHELBY

—

will be provided; please bring a bag lunch.

bn

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Good

photographs, prefet

,

Jane Schmenk, OS (704) 926-3333

Sr.

tion.

Organ

Recital

CHARLOTTE— Thomas Sullivan, an organist/music director at Holy Family Catholic Church in Hilton Head, S.C, will perform an organ recital at St. Peter Church on Sunday, May 16 at 2 p.m. Sullivan, a graduate of Westminster Choir College, has played in churches and cathedrals on the East Coast and in

program in Charlotte will include works of Bach, Haydn, Vierne and Guilmant.

Homophobia

FOUR GREAT NAMES

in Religion

and Society Seminar

CHARLOTTE

—

The Center

for

to

KNOW

Homophobia Education is sponsoring a seminar, "Homophobia in Religion and

May 30 Harambee

am

Celebration

Our lady of Consolation Charlotte,

11

am

Tice (704)

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June 5-13 Diocesan Pilgrimage 45th International Eucharistic Congress/Seville, Spain led by Bishop John F. Donoghue Fr. Richard Allen (704) 523-4641

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political activities within thei

briefs.

Society," St.

Paul Church has formed

Living

and

followed by lunch. The club's regular meeting will begin at 12:45 p.m. in the

the Triad Health Project will speak at St.

at

who is involved in spiritual retreat

tour of the temples will begin at 10 a.m.,

the Midwest. His

Upcoming

May 23-23

in the

of four sessions

Wiser, Livelier Seniors)

ACES CHARLOTTE

Quarterly Meeting Steering Committee For Persons With Disabilities Catholic Center, Charlotte 4-5 pm

Mary Church

first

ing for the St. Gabriel' s O.W.L.S. (Older,

sessions for ages 5-10 are $65. Cost for

Hours

at St.

The

Catholic Church to the church, Rt.

included in the program.

CHARLOTTE— CampGabe Sum-

be taught

send a $50 non-refundable deposit payable to St. Dorothy

for other expenses. Health insurance

Camp Gabe

will

parish hall.

register,

Youth Exchange Service

special emphasis for pastoral leaders.

all

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ay 14, 1993

World and National Briefs Senate Passes Amended Bill Clergy To Report Sex Abuse

church the official sacramental recogni-

inois ir

CHICAGO

(CNS)

— The

which Orthodox churches.

tion equivalent to that to the

Illinois

it

accords

overwhelmingly approved an

nate

report allegations of sex abuse of

Washington State Health Plan Could Be National Model, Nun Says

As amended, exempts information clergy

OLYMPIA, Wash. (CNS)— A 186page bill approved by the Washington

tended version of a bill requiring clergy

ildren to state authorities. bill

i

may

imbers

learn in the context of

state

measure required

that clerics

lly,

the

)ort

child sexual abuse just as doctors

who

workers do and said "privi;ed communications" were not exipt. The Illinois Catholic Conference, blic policy arm of the state's Catholic lobbied against the

scutive director Jimmy

Lago

amendment "took

nate

we

bishops.

state's

first,

she added, the people

it.

Report Urges

New

Response In Santa Fe ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) An independent commission has urged the Church community in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe to reject "denial and

Farm

and local leaders at his 29 funeral Mass, held at the origi-

ional, state

—

defensiveness" in responding to charges of sexual misconduct by clergy. The 28-

of his union's headquarters.

Dusands of farmworkers from across

page report was prepared by a fourmember commission appointed in October 1992 by then-Archbishop Robert F. Sanchez of Santa Fe. The archbishop

country, trade union leaders, politireligious leaders and ordinary

zens converged at the huge, tented"

honor Chavez, who died Thousands more stood outside sping and lamenting the death of ir charismatic idol who, a week bet his death, had ended a private 37fast that focused on justice for mworkers. Cardinal Roger M. hony of Los Angeles, who called ss site to

23.

'

the Anglican cler-

changed for profit," said John E. Curley CHA president and CEO. He spoke on the May edition of the monthly television scies "Washington Perspective" on CTNA HealthNet. Curley and Richard J. Davidson, president of the American Hospital Association, were the guests on a special hourlong edition of the show, taped May 3 in the Washing-

Church-Related Groups Raise Alarm On Mexico Pesticide Incident MEXICO CITY (CNS) Two

Jr.,

TelecommuNetwork of America.

Vandals Strike At Historic Cemetery In San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) Vandals tipped over more than a dozen grave markers or monuments at one of the West Coast's oldest cemeteries and stole a statue of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. The vandalism at San

—

to

—

church-linked

human

rights organiza-

have pressured the Mexican government to investigate a public health pesticide program which apparently poisoned many of the residents of a Mixe Indian village in southern Mexico.

Human health complaints and the death of pets and poultry followed the spraying of pesticides in San Juan Jaltepec by public health workers in late February. tions

The

pesticide malathion

was sprayed

throughout the village and homes were fumigated with DDT in a campaign to eradicate malaria-bearing mosquitoes.

Laboratory tests indicate two powerful,

banned compounds might also have been used.

Francisco' s Mission Dolores Cemetery,

which contains hundreds of bodies buried as early as 1777, took place on the night between April 28 and 29. No suspects had been arrested as of May 4.

Police said the vandals climbed a 12foot-high wall and fence to enter the cemetery, which had not been vandalized since the fence was built three years

The

3-foot statue of Blessed Kateri

resigned in April 1993, amid allega-

ago.

and '80s he had intimate relations with several young women. Pope John Paul II named Bishop Michael J. Sheehan of Lubbock, Texas,

Tekakwitha, the

tions that in the 1970s

which asked

Tablet,

Catho-

lawmakers "said do it, and they did,"

state

To Clergy Misconduct

nkers of America, was eulogized by

was

Mohawk woman who

beatified in 1980, apparently

was

taken back over the fence.

Salvadoran Archbishop Asks To Extend Visas

Clinton

SAN SALVADOR (CNS) — Arch-

Damas of San Salvador has written President Clinton to ask the U.S. government to extend the temporary visas of some 200,000 Salvadorans. Under the present arrangement, known as temporary protected status, Salvadorans who entered the United States illegally and have not since been accorded political asylum are permitted to stay until June 30. Archbishop Rivera bishop Arturo Rivera

a

Damas has asked to extend the deadline by 18 months. He said that he had not

ivez "a special prophet for the world'

Mother Teresa Urges Hail Marys To Help Find AIDS Cure ROME (CNS) Mother Teresa of

nworkers," was principal celebrant

Use of Liturgical Music In Madonna Song A Crime Against Decency WARREN, Mich. (CNS) The

Calcutta wants people to say the Hail

Zamora, vice president of the Salvadoran assembly, announced after a re-

to administer the archdiocese until

successor

he Mass.

Opens Catholic Sacraments Polish Church Members WASHINGTON (CNS) The ican has ruled that members of the National Catholic Church of

can receive the sacraments of ance, Eucharist and anointing of the k from Roman Catholic priests. The lerica

usual decision

came

in response to a

from the Polish church. It is a formed nearly a century ago by nigrant Polish-American Catholic

iuest |ly

—

and pastoral disputes with local

holic bishops. It

was

Mary

use of Byzantine-rite liturgical music in

so that a cure would be found for AIDS. "Pray the Hail Mary before Mass so we will get a medicine for AIDS," the

Ma-

founder of the Missionaries of Charity

and

staff members

Mass.

world.

establishing the Franciscans' Albanian

Catholic Health Official Urges End Of Medicine's Commercialization

Retired Anglican Bishop Says He Plans To Switch Faiths

are preparing to enter the order

LONDON (CNS) The former Anglican bishop of London said he plans to seek "reconciliation with the Holy See." Bishop Graham Leonard, 7 1 who

according to the Franciscan headquarters in Rome. Father Hermann Schaluck,

from the London see two years ago, has been the Church of England's most prominent opponent of women's ordination. He also has been engaged in

April 23-27 visit to the Balkan nation.

(CNS)

—

The

commercialization of medicine must be

also

announced

University. She

that her order

had

re-

ceived permission to open a house in China. visit

The 82-year-old nun paid

May

a brief

5 to the Jesuit-run university

—

THE OIWOKY VISIONS IN FAITH

about the possibilities open for Anglicans seeking to become Roman Catholics. The bishop's announcement sur-

dinal George B asil

-

annual seminar for theology features Fr. Kenan Osborne of the Franciscan School

Theology of Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, Calif.

He

brings expertise in

and the development of the sacraments. be

update is designed for laity, religious, clergy and leaftemoon and early evening with a supper break. The Oratory provides a community teachers. Sessions will

'tis

for those

who choose

Franciscans Re-establish

Albanian Province ROME (CNS)

— The 10 Albanian

Franciscan Friars

who

survived their

communist persecution have

been joined by eight foreign

to slay overnight, while the schedule

fmmuters.

more information

write:

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Relaxing Cruise To Northern Alaska

in the

ited the

Albanian province during an

The Franciscan province

in

based

of Shkoder,

in the northern city

Albania,

dates back to the time of St. Francis, the

order said.

Angolan Religious Appeal For Safe Transport Of Aid ReliVATICAN CITY (CNS) gious orders working in Angola have

—

appealed to the government and to rebel forces to guarantee the safe transport of humanitarian aid. "Think only of the Angolan people for whom this aid is a question of

life

or death," the religious

said in an appeal to President Jose

Eduardo Dos Santos and Departs Charlotte

encourages

July 27 to August 10

MASS EACH DAY

Savimbi, leader of the

The

to

Jonas

UNITA

rebels.

six congregations of

letter April 29.

375-2366 Jean (704) 522-8694

women

reli-

men sent the A copy was made avail-

able by Vatican Radio.

Tel. (704)

six

fall,

Hume of Westminster

The Oratory 1

and

minister general of the Franciscans, vis-

gious and five orders of »r

friars in re-

of them will enter the novitiate this

discussions with Catholic primate Car-

Wednesday, June 16, 1993 Fr. Kenan Osborne, O.F.M.

filing

that the

nation's

Rome's Gregorian

retired

firistology

officials had guaranteed him temporary protected status of Salvadorans would be extended.

ernment

which educates seminarians, religious, priests and lay people from around the

of

,

S

cent visit to the United States that gov-

told students, faculty

WASHINGTON

Vatican has given a non-Orthodox

'tis

Ruben

donna is "a crime against decency," said Melkite-rite Auxiliary Bishop Nicholas J. Samra. Bishop Samra made the comments in an April 20 letter about "Erotica," a song on Madonna's new record label, Maverick. The bishop oversees the Midwest region of the nationwide Melkite-rite Diocese of Newton,

the first time

Sunday, June 11

yet received a reply to his letter.

province. Nineteen young Albanian men

imunities after a series of adminisive

named.

a song by controversial pop star

—

ish

is

—

tican !

The

faced in the Catholic newspaper The

gyman whether he had yet decided become a Roman Catholic.

ton State Catholic Conference, the

she said. But

—

ril

re-

to suc-

is

Health Association. "Health care has been transformed from an essential community service to a commodity ex-

ton studios of the Catholic

mandated

ns,

have health care

health care reform

nications

they were going to

care of 90

ousands Mourn Farm bor Leader Chavez At Funeral Cesar DELANO, Calif. (CNS)

site

passage. "I'm really

if

Park, associate director of the Washing-

lic

cent of our concerns."

ril

its

finally

policy-making arm of the

said the

avez, president of the United

make

form," said Dominican Sister Sharon

but

bill,

April could

the nation's role

lobbied for

pleased

j social

ihops,

late

model for health care reform, according to a nun Washington

counseling or confession. Origi-

ritual

Senate in

reversed

ceed, said the president of the Catholic

S 2

Catholic

& Herald

News

Jubilee (From Page

May

Show To Focus On

1)

Parents don't

always be on Christ, otherwise a priest will fail to see Christ in every human being, he says.

Msgr. Roueche, 86, spends a half hour before the Blessed Sacrament twice aday. Moreover, the tall, sprightly Southern gentleman visits the sick every day and celebrates two Masses on Sundays.

A voracious reader, he is learned and, despite his age, quick of mind.

"I know I have very, very short time before He calls me, but hopefully He will let me have a short time in purgatory and a wonderful vision of all eternity," Msgr. Roueche said.

An

inspiration to

many

much about

me

the wonderful opportunity of

stand

a greater family of

than

makes up

for

is

God and God more

carries a full teach-

still

ing schedule at

Belmont Abbey Colphilosophy of

lege, applying the

in ethics, metaphysphilosophy of the person and

ics,

plained, the truth tions

Thomas, he ex-

to St.

absolute. Applica-

is

may change but not the truth.

reality reflects the truth

it."

St.

Thomas to courses

Of course, it' s been difficult but there

It is

up

"All

of God's mind.

to us to understand the truth of

reality."

In the classroom,

presents arguments to

Abbot Coggin show that God

and theology but also by reason, he said. To back up his argument, he points out errors in the thinking of atheists and agnostics.

The message notwithstanding, it's the messenger that gets the respect.

"Students have a great love and respect for him," said Benedictine Father David Kessinger of Belmont Abexists not only in Scripture

"From the first time I met him (in 1949), he was always the most beloved person on campus. It used to take him forever to get down the halls because he always had a kind word for everyone."

Approachable, loveable, Abbot Coggin is a grandfather figure to many bey.

£

/

MSGR. JOHN ROUECHE

A

native of Salisbury and descen-

dant of the city's

first

Catholic family,

Msgr. Roueche served in 1 1 parishes from New Bern to Asheville during his

42 years of active priesthood.

For many years, he directed the Missionary Fathers Apostolate in North Carolina and preached from trailer chapels in rural areas of the state where there were no Catholic Churches.

A graduate of Belmont Abbey Col-

students, said Father Kessinger.

After the invasion of Normandy in 1 944, he was with the army in northern France

and Germany.

Msgr. Roueche' s last assignment as pastor was from 1 973 to 1 975 at St. John the Baptist Church in Tryon.

pounds overweight (the abbot says 90), he is teased by his brothers for enjoying a good meal.

Comparing the world 50 years ago as it is today, Abbot Coggin says the basic problems in human nature are the same. But people today suffer from widespread lack of teaching, he said.

Like his colleague Msgr. Roueche, Abbot Coggin speaks about the "beauty of the priesthood, the gift of the priesthood, the wonderful privilege to be a priest of our Lord."

He' s particularly appreciative when he witnesses a conversion, "a person coming back to the Church not because of my efforts but by the grace of God," he said.

Offering Mass and the Eucharist, "the center of our holy faith;" that, too, has been a source of great satisfaction,

Abbot Coggin

said.

Although he says he's

retired,

Ab-

—

NEW YORK (CNS) The stoi 0 women' s active participation in the 1

Catholic Church, past and present, i:h< subject of a new one-hour document

"My

y

Soul Proclaims: Voices of Cao lie Women." It is scheduled to ai o| NBC as early as Sunday, May 23, coj subsequent Sundays up to July 1 1 CI cl .

local listings for exact date and tirafe

The program's executive

prodim;

Ellen McCloskey, explains the proga

was made

"to

acknowledge the va»,

women

to the Church and to sociejB Using a historical perspectives documentary will illustrate how wojl

ChB

played leadership roles in the

from the country's

earliest days. Irl

He

College in Atchison, Kan., in 1939.

earned his master's degree in 1950 and doctorate in 1954 from

The Catholic

Cabrini and Elizabeth Seton,

known

activist

who was

Delille,

Abbot Coggin entered the monastery at Belmont Abbey in 1939, was solemnly professed in 1 940 and ordained in 1943. In 1956, he was appointed vicar-coadjutor to Benedictine Abbot Vincent Taylor. He became president of Belmont Abbey College in 1956 and served as chancellor from 1957-1070.

He was elected abbot of Belmont Abbey Nullius in November 1959, was blessed as abbot in June 1 960 and served until his resignation in

February 1970.

Abbot Coggin was also a father of the Second Vatican Council, 1962 to 1965.

women

Among them

University of America in Washington

D.C.

work of Mcl

dition to recalling the

Sister

is

left:

are revealeft

HenA

part black and

st»

1» CatMt

the Sisters of the Holy Family in

opening what became the

first

home for the elderly in the United SflE and the

first

girls in

New

secondary school for

bm

Orleans.

aqH

Several of the currently

women profiled in the program derH strate how the role of women inH Church continues to expand.

McCloskey points to women' s flj ership in parishes as probably the fl remarkable change in the ChurclH

women areas,

by

sH women have been appofl bishops as pastoral coonH

today. In predominately

250

their

They head the parish on a datt day basis with a priest visiting to adflj

tors.

ister the

Cancellation The mother/daughter program at St. Gabriel Church Sunday, May 23, has been cancelled.

sacraments.

"Just as

women were the bacldH

of the American Catholic school syfl

and Catholic hospitals, today the ChK is responding in innovative ways tfl

many women who are actively inva with the needs of a modern society

1

—— "Christ -Light of the World"

Bishop John F. Donoghue cordially invites

LVZ

members of the Diocese of Charlotte to join him on all

0C LOf

Pilgrimage to the

Beer

(From Page 13)

45th International Eucharistic Congress

Father Pater Andrew Bilgri, a writer and

in Seville, Spain.

monk

at

Leaving Charlotte

much

like

Kloster Andechs.

our Andechs," he

Procopius Abbey

"It is

in the

very

said.

monks from

Benedictine

Asheville St.

Chicago suburb

which was also attended by Joseph Huber brewmaster Hans Kestler. it

in

—

just like

I

remem-

and Greensboro on

Shrine of in

made

Andechs I first visited the church. Then I went the pilgrimage to

to the beer garden,"

he

Thanks To

said.

St.

Jude

Thanks to St. Jude for prayers answered and favors granted.

EAS,

KBS

U-

Our Lady

Fr. Francis St.

Our

O 'Rourke,

rector of

Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte.

air transportation will

Iberia Airlines of Spain.

Hotels. Single

of Lourdes

France under the leadership of

of Andechs.

'I

(St

You are also invited on a 6-day Extension to the

Bavaria," said Benedictine

Brother Guy Jelinek of Lisle. "We have a vineyard, but our house wine would not be recommended."

Benedictine Father Hugh Anderson, St. Procopius' abbot, is another fan

—

as

For 9 days of celebration with Pope John Paul II and people from around the world.

party,

"It's excellent

a:

Saturday, June 5th, 1993.

of Lisle were invited to the Andechs

ber

Abbot Walter Coggin

Church

A few

lege and St. Mary's Seminary in Balti-

more, Msgr. Roueche was ordained on June 11, 1933 by Bishop William J. Hafey of the Diocese of Raleigh at Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury.

During World War II, he was an army chaplain at Camp Lee, Va. Promoted to captain in 1942, he became chapain at an army hospital in Hawaii.

In

.

According

all,

better."

Abbot Coggin graduated from Loyola High School in Los Angeles. He attended Belmont Abbey College and received his A.B degree from St. Benedict

ABBOT WALTER COGGIN

serving Him.IfhankGodforfhecharism not having a family and

it

Women

contributions of American CatnB-

Originally from Richmond, Va.,

epistomology.

of celibacy.

knows

morality, he says. Schools

ence to plurality. Consequently, young people "get their moral notions" from their peers, radio and television.

"Everthing seems to be in crisis, even in the Church," said Abbot Coggin.

"The devil is busy."

The solution is. to "pray and pray, and study and try to discern," he said.

True to his love of St. Thomas, he said, "Truth does not change but we can dig more deeply into the truth and under-

bot Coggin, 77,

"I have been most joyful, most happy with the priesthood," said Msgr.

Roueche. "I am grateful to God who has

children

don't teach morality because of defer-

priests,

a priest of total dedication."

know much;

don't go to church, so no one

Msgr. Roueche "lives what he preaches and that makes a difference," says Father Joe Kelleher, pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Church in Lexington. "He is

given

9'

14,

rooms

be provided by

Double rooms

KLM will

Royal Dutch Airlines

be provided

available. Breakfast

ai

in First Class

and dinner each day.

For information and application, contact your pastor or call Msgr. Richard Allen or Mrs. Jean Ponischil St. Ann Church Pilgrimage Secretary 632 Hillside Avenue (704) 375-2366 Charlotte, N.C. 2820!

1641 (704) 523-4641

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