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hope
story of faith,
JIMMY ROSTAR
Associate Editor
From
CHARLOTTE
Pope John II visits
Romania
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— Meymis Ehza-
beth Guevara Serpas' face doesn't show the years of pain and suffering she and her family endured during the war. She smiles happily instead, talking earnestly of hope for the future. The woman nods to the five young men assembled around her. Holding guitars, violins and percussion instru-
the cover Paul
in
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ments, they, too, wear contented smiles despite their individual stories
Cardinal Arinze to celebrate
of tragedy.
The group
Mass in Charlotte
has gathered at St. Peuptown Charlotte to present a concert of songs that tell of their experiences and ideals. Their journey to Charlotte is the latest chapter in a story about two communities many miles apart but connected by a concern for peace and justice. The parish family of St. Peter's and the community called Segundo Montes in northeast El Salvador have ter
...Page
14
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in
been in union since 1990. Through various forms of outreach, the Char-
the Faith Lexington
Award
congregation has learned much about their southern neighbors' plight. They've learned even more about the lotte
parish gives first Salesian
Church
.
Salvadorans'
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It is
spirit.
a spirit
tion, patience
marked by determina-
and
faith.
"In our struggles, our sadness and
Annual event celebrates
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Pentecost Sunday "Then
there appeared to
as offire, which parted
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them tongues and came to
on each one of them. And they with the holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as allfilled
the Spirit enabled
them
— Acts
2:
to proclaim.
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"El Grape" Serpas and her five friends are collectively known as "El Grupo Morazan," Salvadorans from Segundo Montes now in their teens and 20s who grew up in a Honduran refugee camp. Members of their families were among the more than 75,000 who died during El Salvador's decadelong civil war.
May 23
rest
were
our happiness, God is always with us," Serpas says through a translator. "He has given us strength and hope to keep going forward." The young woman pauses before announcing the music group's next tune. It's called "I Believe in God."
Photo by Jimmy Rostar
Members of
Grupo Morazan" play
their instruments during the group's Peter Church in Charlotte. The six-member music up of Salvadorans in their teens and 20s, visited Charlotte as
"El
May 4 performance at St.
group, made part of their first U.S. tour.
new lives. The refugees
settled in
Segundo
wrought in their homeland, the then-young children found a tentative escape in music as the war raged.
Montes, a community about 100 miles northeast of San Salvador. While there, the six who would become "El Grupo" continued to pursue music
Several years passed. Against a backdrop of scarred countryside and scattered peace talks, refugees with whom the six young people sought asylum more than 8,000 of them returned to El Salvador in 1989 to
with an optimistic passion. Their May 4 stop at the Charlotte parish is part of their first tour in the United States. Thousands of miles and several years have passed since "El Grupo
Relatively safe from the destruction
—
—
first performed, but memoremain vivid in their lively music. Works such as "Monseiior," written in memory of the murdered Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, recall specific martyrs and their eflForts at peace and religious freedom. "Segundo Montes" honors the
Morazan"
build
ries
community's
namesake. Father Segundo Montes, a Jesuit priest who See el
GRUPO,
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The World
May
Brief
in
USA assists
Catholic Charities
side the U.S. mainland. Migration and
Oldahoma, Kansas tornado victims ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS)
Refugee Services of the U.S. Catholic Conference has been soliciting sponsors for the Kosovars. Patricia Maloof director of refugee programs for MRS, told reporters May 5 that calls have been almost continual to refugee assistance programs run by Catholic dio-
—
USA
Catholic Charities
has sent
emergency grants of $10,000 to both Oklahoma and Kansas to help residents recover from destructive tornadoes. Catholic Charities agencies in
Oklahoma City and Wichita the money to provide food,
ceses and the MRS main office in Washington. N. Ireland human rights leader calls for cultural, police reforms
will use
shelter,
and other immediate needs of people displaced by the tornadoes while they determine the long-term needs of their communities. "These are some of the strongest, most destructive tornadoes
fatalities
coming
and destruction are
in,"
WASHINGTON
Charities
its poinvigorate the peace process, said a Northern Ireland human
still
The director of the Committee on the Administration of Justice, Martin O'Brien, said "issues of
said Jane Gallagher, di-
rights leader.
USA.
Trappists plan to carry on mission at Algerian monastery ROME (CNS) Three years after the kidnapping and killing of seven Trappist rrionks from an Algerian
—
five Trappists planned to carry on their order's mission there. "A key factor of martyrdom is to forgive your enemies," said Trappist Father Augustine Roberts, a U.S.-born official
monastery,
of the Rome-based order, also known as the Cistercians. "This group of
monks, by offering
their physical pres-
ence at the monastery, hopes to show that they forgive those who killed their brothers." The five monks, volunteers from different parts of the world, were awaiting the Algerian government's permission to move to the Monastery of Notre Dame de I'Atlas within the next few months, Father Roberts said
May
10.
Priests' federation urged to embrace cultural diversity
—
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) Some 280 priests addressed challenges of multiculturalism in the U.S. church at the annual convention of the National
Federation of Priests' Councils. U.S. Catholic parishes today form an "increasingly complex tapestry of peoples
from many cultures," said the keynote speaker, Precious Blood Father Robert Schreiter, director of the Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Center at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. Real
The
CNS
Nuns
no secret that they were organizing demonstrations outside the U.S. and British embassies in Beijing following the May 8 bombing that NATO said was an error.
multiculturalism in a parish does not mean just acknowledging or tolerating
Fifty-three people from around the
the cultures of others, he said, but building positive intercultural relationships and respecting cultural differences "coming to value the differ-
for acts of civil disobedience at the
—
ence
in its
own
right, that
it
adds to the
richness of the world."
S. African bishops' headquarters to be election observation center PRETORIA, South Africa (CNS) The Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference headquarters will become the center from which a coalition of church and nongovernmental organizations will observe South African general elections June 2. The South African Civil Society Observer Coalition will be based at Khanya house, the bishops' headquarters in the South African capital of Pretoria, said Ashley Green-Thompson of the bishops' justice and peace commission. Fifty-three arrested in SOA protest at Pentagon ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS)
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News Service in early May. Tornadoes make it hard to find family, friends, priest says
LOS ANGELES (CNS)
the School of the Americas Watch.
—
In the
Several priests, sisters and lay members of Catholic Worker houses were among those cited, said Reba
wake of mammoth tornadoes that hit Oklahoma and Kansas May 3, an Oklahorqa City priest said power outages, a
Mathern-Jacobson, of the Dorothy Day Catholic Worker House in
disruption in telephone service and blocked roads were making it nearly impossible for friends and relatives to let one another know if they were safe. "We have 27 students (out of a total of 180) who didn't come to school this morning and we don't know why," Father Thomas Boyer, rector of the Ca-
'
Washington. They were arrested while trying to paint outlines of human bodies in washable paint on the pavement. After being booked and processed they were released on their own recognizance. Public responding quickly to pleas for Kosovo refugee sponsors
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Public
response has been overwhelming to requests for sponsors for refugees from Kosovo, representatives of Catholic refugee agencies said May 5. Since the administration announced April 21 that 20,000 Kosovo refugees would be admitted to the United States instead of lioused in temporary quarters out-
— An
19
BOONE
sion
on The Loyola
try Extension
Oklahoma
City, said
— The
Catholic A.s-
Institute for Minis-
provides an opportunity for graduatelevel education for those preparing for or
engaged in a variety of ministry, is today from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Church, 256 Pilgi'ims Way. For details, call Peg Ruble at (704) 845-2649 or Joanna Case at (704) 362-0013. A 1 2-week, 20 CHARLOTTE Bible-based weight loss seminar begins today with a free informational session at 7 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd. Registration for the seminar is $103. For more information, call Donna Rayle at (704) 545-8916. A healing Mass is HIGH POINT celebrated in the chapel of Maryfield Nursing Home, 1315 Greensboro Rd., today at 7:30 p.m.
home-
school support group, meets today at 6 p.m. for a picnic potluck dinner. All families are welcome.
informational ses-
(LIMEX) program, wliich
—
Lady of Perpetual Help
May 4 in a telephone interview with The Tidings, the Los Angeles archdiocesan newspaper. "The city is in a state of shock and travel in the southern part of town is very difficult," he added. in
sociation of Family Educators, a
planner May
thedral of Our
2 1 ASHEVILLE
Diocesan
—
pm
Concelebrated Mass with Cardinal Arinze,
Christmas week and Easter week and every two weeks during June, July and August
at the heart of the conflict" in
Nuns in Beijing gather May 10 at the U.S. Embassy to protest the NATO bombing of the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. Chinese authorities made
Pentagon
and fairness have been always Northern Ireland, and the peace process is stuck
justice PHOTO FROM Reuters
in Beijing
.
NEWS
—
a "hu-
lice force to
rector of disaster response for Catliolic
(CNS)
Northern Ireland must create man rights culture" and reform
memory. Reports of
in recent
1999
14,
Denise Vish Sheryl Oligny
For details, call 645-6990 or
at (828) at (828)
HICKORY — Dr.
298-0336.
Theresa Karminski Burke, a counseling psychologist, leads "Healing for Traumatic Pregnancy Loss," a workshop for professional counselors, physicians, nurses,
peer counselors, pregnancy center volunteers, campus ministers and clergy, today at the Catholic Conference Center from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The presentation is to help participants better
understand how abortion affects women, men and families. The fee is $50 for professionals, $30 for pregnancy care volunteers and other \'olunteers, and $15 for full-time students. Send checks payable to Transfiguration Ministries, Inc., to Dr. Martha Shuping, 1400-B Millgate Dr., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103. Call Shuping
May
14,
1999
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Kosovo
Diocese of Charlotte preparing for refugees' arrival CHARLOTTE — As many own backyard," added Sonia Hayden, North Carolinians express concern by the conditions and suffering of the Kosovo refugees and seek ways to help, local resettlement agencies,
along with the State of North Carolina's Division of Social Services'
Refugee
Office, are
making
preparations for families who may soon be arriving in the state. The first planeloads of Kosovar
from
refugees,
the
camps
in
Macedonia, began arriving in the United States May 5 at Fort Dix, N.J. The Refugee Resettlement Office
CNS PHOTO FROM Reuters refugee woman as she deplanes
A U.S.
Air Force serviceman helps a Kosovo at McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey. The refugees from Macedonia to the United States.
March
of Catholic Social Services in the
Diocese of Charlotte has assisted local Albanian families to apply for their relatives in Macedonia and Albania. Seventy Kosovar refugees are expected to arrive in Charlotte to
5 flight carried 453
join their relatives soon, the office
announced
Refugee aiilift to U.S. eases JOHN TH AVIS News
Catholic
ROME
more
Refugee Resettlement Office expects about 50 more refugees with no family ties in the area. The most vulnerable are
—
(CNS)
When
a
planeload of 453 Kosovar refugees took off from Macedonia for the
United States,
a
left
it
little
more
breathing space in a camp managed by Catholic Relief Services.
The flight May 5 was the first of many U.S.-bound airlifts aimed at easing the growing humanitarian crisis in northern Macedonia, where CRS administers Stenkovac largest refugee field in
I,
camp
the country's
former
at a
air-
Brazda.
During the
weeks of mush-
last three
April, the camp's population
roomed from 18,000
more than
to
Nancy
expected to be
tensions in the camp, said
need of emergency medical care. Family groups range in size from
Shalala, a
CRS spokeswoman in
"The biggest problem for us is that there's simply not enough ground space to erect tents. There's a severe shortage of land," Shalala said in a telephone interview May 5.
Macedonian farmers who own property surrounding Stenkovac I have been offered money to lease it to humanitarian organizations, but have refused. One expanded area of tents, approved by the Macedonian government, had to be dismantled after angry farmers objected, Shalala said. The refugees' presence is a hot po-
among Macedonians, who
over the Kosovo-Macedonian border.
fear that the
newly arrived Kosovars
That meant more crowded conditions,
may never
leave,
issue
adding to the
for details at (336) 659-1342.
Christian community, meets to share
22 GREENSBORO
experiences, prayer and plans for apos-
and sponsors are invited to Our Lady of Grace School Golf Classic, the school's an-
today at
p.m. at
Mat-
vertisers
tolic action
participate in the
thew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Parkway. Call Don or Cheryl Bohlen for details at (704) 542-1241.
nual education fund-raiser, starting at 7 a.m. today at the Grandover Resort Golf Course. Cost to play is $99, which includes course play, a golf shirt and a catered luncheon. Proceeds will provide for instructional materials, infor-
mation technology, media center resources, scholarship ing, athletics call
and
endowment fundFor
fine arts.
Eddie Mitchell
at (336)
WINSTON-SALEM
—
details
548-4325.
The St. Monica's Guild of St. Benedict the Moor Church hosts
spring retreat in the parish hall beneath the church, 1625 E. its
today from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Special speaker is Mercy Sister Laretta Rivera-Williams, a parish administrator, 12th
St.,
religious educator will
and
liturgist.
be served in tbe parish
more
Lunch For
hall.
intorniation, call (336) 725-9200.
23 CHARLOTTE
—
Ultreya, a
seven to 15 persons. 'These refugees will need many resources from our community in order to make a successful transition," said Cira Ponce, director of the diocesan Refugee Resettlement Office. "This is an excellent opportunity to become a missionary right in your
Macedonia.
litical
Players, ad-
1
26 GREENSBORO
St.
— The Greens-
boro Council of Catholic
Women
hosts
May
luncheon, including a fashion show, today at 12 noon at the Sedgefield its
Country Club. Cost is $15 per person, and guests are welcome. Send checks to Lillian Leonard, 828 Pebble Dr., Greensboro, N.C. 27410 by May 2 1 For details, .
call
Janet
Law
at (336)
27 ASHEVILLE
Caring Hearts
Ministry hosts a healing Mass today at 7 p.m. in St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 919 Haywood Rd., for anyone in need of spiritual, emotional or physical healing. Refreshments will follow. For details, call (828) 252-3151.
Upcoming
CHARLOTTE — "Who Do You Say a Scripture series
early church's focus
on
country's growing population of eth-
one reason why CRS is emphasizing the need to speed up the airlifts to third countries and relieve the pressure on Macedonia, nic Albanians. That's
Shalala said.
At the end of April, some 25,000 refugees had been flown out of Macedonia to other host countries. June 14 through June 18 at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.. Tuition is $6 per day, or $30 for all sessions. Send checks, payable to St. Gabriel Catholic Church, to Caryn Cusick, St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., Charlotte, N.C. 282 11. Childcare ($3 per day) and vacation Bible school ($25 for the week) will be offered the same days for children ages 4 through the fourth grade. Register by May 24 by calling Mary Ellen Paine at (704) 362-5047, ext. 272. is
CHARLOTTE —KetrouvaOle gram
288-6022.
—
AIDS
AmP",
with young
children, frail elderly, and those in
30,000, as refugees continued to flow
—
women
I
studying the
Jesus' ministry.
is
a pro-
for married couples that brings
hope, teaches communication on a feeling helps couples realize that their problems are not unique, helps couples identify their values and priorities, and teaches couples to start anew. The program belevel,
gins July 16 in Charlotte.
For
details,
Rev. Mr. Nick or Irene Fadero, (704) 544-0621, or (800) 470-2230. HICKORY "The Initiation Experience: Beginnings and Beyond" is an institute of The North American Forum call
—
There are a number of ways you can help provide for the refugees' special needs, including resources and volunteer work. Among the most pressing resource needs are financial resources, which are tax-deductible and can be used where most needed; housing, both temporary and long term, in the Charlotte area; furniture, especially bedroom and kitchen furniture, and other household items; storage facilities in Charlotte for housing donations; and automobiles in
good working condition. Volunteers most requested
for
who speak personnel who can
service include interpreters
Albanian; medical
provide screening and emergency medical care if necessary; mental
who
health professionals
1.
more
sanitation problems and
human
Service
1
In addition, the
overcrowding in Macedonia By
May
coordinator of volunteer services.
can provide
counsehng for children and adults; persons to become 'American friends" to help with social adjustment and orientation, transportation, and other needs; and English tutors, t
To become part ofthe resettlementprogram, contact Refugee Resettlement Office of CatJiolic Social Services, United States 1123 South Church 28203-3403, (704) (704) 370-3290 (fax).
Catholic Conference, Charlotte,
St.,
N.C
370-6930 (plwne),
Monetary donations muy
he sent to the
Refugee Resettlement Office at tJie above address. Make checks payable to CSS Refugee Resettlement Office
— Kosovo
Relief.
But more than 165,000 Kosovars remained. That led Macedonian authorities to temporarily close the border to arriving refugees in early Shalala said the
May. bombing
NATO
campaign against Yugoslavia is also taking a huge toll on the Macedonian See
refugee
AIRLIFT, page
12
on the Catechumenate Aug. 1 through Aug. 6 at the Catholic Conference Center. This foundational institute, which features a track on campus ministry, teaches the Christian initiation process
and the pastoral in
skills to
various settings.
For
implement
it
a registration
brochure and other details, call Joanna Case at (704) 362-0013 or send e-mail to jcase@charlotte.infi.net.
BELMONT
— The Southeast FIRE
Rally, a Catholic alliance of faith, intercession, repentance
Sept.
and evangelism,
is
18 from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at the
Wheeler Athletic Center on the campus of Belmont Abbey College. Team members include internationally
known
Catholic clergy, religious and lay evangelists.
A youth session is also featured.
Advance tickets are $ 1 5 for adults and $10 for high school and college students. Lunch is available with pre-registration for an additional $6. Eai'ly regis-
tration deadline
is
Aug.
25.
For detaUs,
Web
at (704) 5 19-0786, or visit the http:/ / www.ntrnet.net/ -goodnews/.
call
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Ediforials
May
& Columns
14,
1999
Formational Ministries Committee
The Pope
Formational Ministries Committee The made up of 22 members representing
Strategic
is
di-
Planning
verse segments of our diocesan population. They are many diverse roles in the Diocese of Charlotte. They represent directors and coordinators of faith formation, youth ministers, campus ministers, leaders engaged in adult education and RCIA, diocesan staff and active parishioners. These dedicated individuals have been meeting
Speaks
lay and religious, representing
September to assess the needs for our diocese over the next 20 years. Bishop Curlin's mission statement for the Strategic Planning Process includes the following statements: To meet the demands of the future, the faithful of all age groups and ethnic backgrounds need to be properly formed in the faith. Those who have fallen away from the faith should be invited to return to the church. We need to provide programs that will welcome them back to the faith community in a spirit of love and reconciliation. These statements form the basis for the work of the Formational Ministries Committee. The committee's mission, as defined by its members, is to recommend a framework which promotes formation and lifelong learning in the Catholic faith to meet the needs of a growing and diverse population in the Diocese of Charlotte, and resulting in all baptized persons being engaged in discipleship. In contemplating goals for the next 20 years, members of the committee have reiterated at each meeting the primacy of adult formation. In the past, faith formation programs have primarily been directed toward children and youth. While this continues to remain an important function of our church, the evangelization and catechesis of adults should have a place of primary emphasis within the diocese and each parish. Frequently, Catholics have the per-
CAROL BROWN
since
Pope says
Muslims
Christians,
must promote dialogue, respect By CINDY WOODEN News Service
Catholic
VATICAN CITY
—
(CNS) The faith Muslims share in one God as the creator of all must lead to a renunciation of violence and a commitment to promoting dialogue and respect, Pope John Paul II said. "In today's world, tragically marked by a tendency to forget God, Christians and Muslims are called always to defend and promote Christians and
human
dignity, moral values and freedom in a of love," the pope said May 5 at his weekly general audience. At the end of the audience, the pope called on nations to maintain the commitments made at the 1994 U.N. Conference on Population and spirit
Development to respect the right to life, moral values and religious sensitivities in development programs. The pope said a follow-up meeting to the Cairo conference, being held in New York, must look at problems connected with population growth in ways that respect human dignity and the role of the family in protecting "human,
ception that confirmation
is
the culmination of the
"learning phase" of our lives as Catholics. On the contrary, it is imperative for each Catholic, each parish, and the diocese, to provide for the
and moral values." main audience talk, Pope John Paul said the Catholic Church respects Muslims for their faith in God and for their emphasis on doing God's will. "This willingness and openness to the will
Guest Columnist
continuing growth and understanding of our faith throughout our lives. Only then can we fully become Christian disciples, sharing our faith with one another, and witnessing to the principles of Christian discipleship throughout our daily lives. A key goal of this committee, therefore, "is to develop mature adult discipleship which is essential to lifelong faith formation from which all other ministries flow." The committee has been concerned that evangelization must become the driving force for all Catholics in their call
strive to
of God translates into an attitude of prayer that expresses the existential situation of each person before the Creator," the pope said. While Christians and Muslims believe, in one God, he said, Muslims do not accept the Christian belief in the Trinity. "We know, in fact, that the unity of God expresses itself in the mystery of the three divine persons. Being love, God is always the Father who gives himself completely generating the Son, both of whom are united in a communion of love which
is
the
Holy
Spirit," the
pope
Belief in the Trinity does not contradict faith one God, but explains God's oneness, he said. "It should not be forgotten that the Trinitarian monotheism of Christianity remains a mystery inaccessible to human reason," which must be accepted on faith, the pope said. The differences between Christianity and Islam should not detract from the common obligations Christians and Muslims have to serve God and love his creation, he said. "The common pilgrimage toward eternity must be expressed in prayer, fasting and charity," Pope John Paul said, and "also in a commitment of solidarity for peace and justice, for the promotion of the human person and protection of the environment." "Walking together on the path of reconciliation and, in humble submission to God's will, renouncing every form of violence as a means of resolving differences, the two religions can offer a sign of hope, making the wisdom and mercy of the one God who created and governs the human family shine in the world," the pope said. in
we must
all, is
open to
society in the 21st century.
The members of the Formational Ministries Commitwelcome the views and ideas of Catholics throughout the diocese. Please feel free to send your comments or suggestions to the Formational Ministries Committee in care of the Faith Formation Office, 1123 S. Church St., Charlotte, 28203 or send them to Carol Brown, tee
NC
Chairperson, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church,
grims Way, Boone,
259 Pil-
NC 28607.
what went wrong?
Our measure of
Reflections
success as families has little, if anything, to do with the market potential of our launched young adult children. Nor does the prestige
of any profession, no matter how noble, determine them a life of happiness. The successful family teaches children how to live well. Living well, in our to opinions, is having the ability skills, if you will love and be receptive to love, and to choose happiness. Foremost to skillful loving is the willingness to compromise and negotiate. Having a sense of abundance gives us capacity for generosity. This makes compromising and negotiating less threatening. Love won't run out; you can never give or get too much of it. Loving families resist zero sum thinking. Winning is a group project that is not at the
for
—
ANDREW &TERRI
LYKE
Guest Columnists
The measurement of success academic year coming to an end and The Universities graduation almost upon is
us.
is
said.
Above
the "salt" and the "leaven" that will transform our
So,
Family
to discipleship.
a Catholic population that
the guidance of the Spirit, and in tune with the message of the Gospel. Perhaps, we will finally become
.spiritual
In his
form
enter into a process of launching this time of year. College graduates, after years of study and preparation, ably land into the job market. The landings of their launchings are the measures of success for educational institutions. They tout their track records as
evidence of their quality. Families face a similar phase of launching. This may occur when children go away to college, graduate school, or the military. It may occur when they marry, enter the job market, or move out on their own. Measurements of quality and success, however, aren't as clear for families as for the academy. may think our success is in the productivity our offsprings generate in the marketplace. Achiev-
We
ing the prestige of certain professions (e.g., doctor, lawyer, engineer, or priest) may for some be evidence of successful family formation. Yet, so many high achieving young people matriculate into a life of high salaries and/ or prestigious professions and find it difficult to experience happiness. The experience of "is that all there isP" supplants in them feelings of disillusionment where there once was wide-eyed hope. The gaping gulf
between the dream and
them jaded,
cynical.
reality stifles
them and leaves
—
expense of anyone. Compliments are commonplace. Apologies are given readily. Forgiveness flows easily. People are more important than things. Living well, for successful families, has more to do with whom you're with than what you have. Love is a verb, not a noun. The ability to choose happiness develops from the ability to
make
decisions. Parents
lives of their adult children
who
direct the
have not succeeded
in
teaching them to choose happiness. As the child transitions into adulthood, so should their relationship with the parents. An indicator of successful parenting is the adult to adult relationship with the launched offspring. We've heard it said, "The parents' role shifts from being C.E.O. to outside consultant." Your adult child may not have found success in the marketplace and enjoy a high-paying career. if they have good people in their lives they love and who love them, and if they are capable of choosing happiness, to you God says, "Well done, good and faithful servant! Come and share your master's happiness!" (Matthew 25:21)
However,
whom
Andrew
& Terri Lyke are coordinators of marriage
ministry in the African-American community for the
Archdiocese of Chicago.
May
1999
14,
{dil oriah
about abortion of unwanted siblings, cousins, and children of high school friends and classmates." Other memories: "skyrocketing divorce rates, failed educational experiments, drug abuse, AIDS; {jas the first latchkey children^ grew up in day care and a milieu of constantly changing caretakers, because no extended
One
Light
Candle
family was available
FATHER THOMAS
J.
McSWEENEY Guest Columnist
Future memories Preparing to write a column on Memorial Day got me to thinking about the marvel and usefulness of memory itself Memory is the treasury failure are kept.
our monuments to success and it is from memory that we draw
all
And
our lessons for future actions.
What
we
could project into the future and collective memory of a generation, say, in the year 202 1? In that year people Generation born between 1961 and 1980 will begin turning 60. What will be their memories? if
what might be the
forecast
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—
X
And what
will they do with those memories? These are questions Dr. William Thorn, chair of the renowned journalism department at Marquette
University, has raised with his students. His intriguing, even stunning, conclusions are presented in an
essay in the Catholic Press Association's book "The Mission and Future of the Catholic Press." Dr. Thorn agrees with historian David Hackett Fischer who dubbed Generation X, the "13th Generation," suggesting that it may be the unluckiest in American history. "It was the first to learn what no one should know: whether they were conceived by mistake, by intention, by contraceptive failure, or some other purpose. Its numbers were reduced by legalized abortion; its members learned firsthand
Your column
is
always
helpful,
seriously
ill
My
poem
went
is
we can take a positive approach. A Sanskrit
expresses
it
well: "Lx)ok to this day...
but a dream.
And tomorrow
For yester-
is
Question
and are
Corner
wishes to be cremated, with no religious service
tions
on
and sisters don 't know what
upset over this situation.
how we can
handle
Do you
to
do
have any sugges-
it?
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN A. Normally, we all want to respect the wishes of a loved one who is dying or has died. The church always tries to do this. Obviously you and the rest of your family do also. There may not be a great deal you can do. I don't know how close you are to him, of course. But how would he react to your telling him that, while a Catholic funeral of some sort (prayers. Scripture and so on) may mean nothing to him, it would be very important and spiritually valuable for the rest of you? Perhaps he would change his mind for your sakes. At least it would give him something to think about concerning his faith and yours. If that is not possible, the rest of you may arrange a memorial Mass after his death, not to challenge his wishes, but to give yourselves an opportunity to express your own faith, to pray for him and to thank God for his life.
Who was Meichizedek? Q. The Bible
often quotes the phrase "the order
Meichizedek. " All I can find about this
a pagan priest. JVho
was
he,
and why
man is
is
that he
of
was
he so important?
The book of Genesis (14) tells us that once when Abraham was returning victorious from battle he enA.
countered "Meichizedek, king of Salem" and "priest of God most high." Meichizedek blessed Abraham, who in turn gave the priest a 10th of his spoils or possessions.
Centuries later. Psalm UO named King David "a priest forever according to the order of Meichizedek." Understanding Salem to mean Jerusalem, the city David conquered and made his capital, the
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Planned Giving
Tributes for people you love
Spring is one of the most glorious times of the year. It
is
spiritual renewal. It
and
a time for reflection
also a time to celebrate
is
those people who have touched our lives in profound and meaningful ways. On Mother's Day, Father's Day, graduations, and other special occasions,
we
try to find gifts to express
how we
truly feel about those dearest to our hearts.
Instead of giving flowers, consider a gift that will tangibly benefit the entire Catholic
community - a gift
in
memory or tribute to your
parish, Catholic school, agency, the diocese or
the foundation.
Who has
touched your heart? be your grandmother whose faith inspired you, or perhaps your best friend who has seen you through thick and thin. Maybe you would like to commemorate your parent's 50th wedding anniversary. These are just a few reasons people make memorial and honor gifts to the church. Such a gift allows donors to remember loved ones, including those no longer with us, in a fitting, meaningful way. It
may
deduction within allowable limits for those who itemize their deductions, and can readily be put to good use by the church. But cash is only one of many funding sources for memorial gifts. Do you own assets such as stocks, bonds, and mutual funds that have increased in value? If so, such assets can also be used to make gifts in honor of others. In addition, by using appreciated assets to create a memorial or honor gift, you can receive extra
Catholic, he hasn't practiced his faith since childhood.
He
CINDY RICE Diocesan Director of
WTiat should be given? Gifts made in honor of a loved one are most often made in the form of a check. This is a convenient method for the giver, provides a tax
is
with lung cancer. Although he was raised a
whatever. His brothers
Giving
off to
only a vision: But today, well-lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, And every tomorrow a vision of hope."
day
and we hope you eldest brother
the parent(s)
—
Instead,
Dying loved one's troubling wish can assist us in a family problem.
when
Planned
Many "grew
up in a Church which offered little shelter against the storms raging outside." Yet, owing to these memories. Dr. Thorn argues optimistically that Generation X will reverse some of the priorities of their elders by creating a world that reflects their own priorities and values. "A pragmatic, problem-solving generation, they will stabilize family, church, and society to assure their children never have to endure the things which scarred their own childhood. They will sacrifice themselves to solve the problems they inherited ...[^and^ seek a life balanced in favor of family and close relationships with their children." They have the opportunity to choose "community cohesion and relationships over domination and winning, family over career, teamwork over individualism." William Thorn is wise enough to know that "the reality of the future will embarrass those who dare to predict." Still, I hope he is right about the choices and priorities that today's young adults will have to make as they become the decision-makers and leaders in this soon-to-be new millennium. Every generation has its choices to make. All of us are strongly affected by the events that shape our lives, by the choices of those who have gone before us. And each one of us has the chance to create memories. If we are interested in doing the right thing for ourselves and our world, we will not waste time regretour own or those of anyone else. ting mistakes work."
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When psalm apparently intended to infer that David united himself both kingly and priestly dignity and power.
in
For Christians, the most significant references to Meichizedek (the only ones in the New Testament) are in the Letter to the Hebrews. They maintain that Jesus himself is the "priest forever according to the order of Meichizedek" spoken of in the psalm. If Abraham, the venerable patriarch of the Jews, was blessed by Meichizedek and paid him tithes, then Meichizedek must be the superior of the two. The inferior person is always the one who is blessed by the greater. Thus, argues the author of Hebrews, since the priesthood of Jesus is in the "order of Meichizedek," then Jesus, too, must be greater than Abraham. (5-7) Those are the only three books in our Bible that mention Meichizedek. One of the Books of Enoch, however, which may go back to early Christian times and were often considered revered writings among the Jews, tells that Meichizedek was conceived with-
out sexual intercourse, and was born from his dead mother's body. He was taken to paradise, where he awaits a new Meichizedek, who will be greater than all former priests and kings. (2 Enoch) Since the Letter to the Hebrews mentions this Enoch, the father of Methuselah, as one of the faithful heroes of the past (Heb 1 1:5), it is conceivable that this legend had some influence on what the author of Hebrews teaches about the priesthood of Christ.
you fund
memorial
a
gift
with an
appreciated stock you have owned for more than one year, you can deduct the entire market value from your taxable income. Plus you avoid any capital gains tax on the stock because you donated it for charitable use. These additional tax
savings are
memorial
why many
gifts
people prefer to make using assets other than cash.
Memorials
You may
as a legacy also establish
memorial
gifts
through your estate plans, such as your will, living trust, or other arrangements. Some families in our diocese have made provisions through their estate plans to establish endowments in the diocesan foundation as permanent tributes to loved ones.
These endowments
will
leave a legacy serving generations pf Catholics in western North Carolina and will be a per-
petual tribute in honor of those for are named.
whom
they
For more information about me?norial giving, me at the Diocese of Char-
please feelfree to contact lotte,
1123 South Church
Street, Charlotte,
North
Carolina 28203, (704) 370-3320, or Jim Kelley, director of development, at (704) 370-3301.
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must teach their people peace while undertaking government reforms to ensure an end to war, the two countries' bishops said. Capping a four-
view of Jews (CNS) The new
—
pia and Eritrea
direction in Jewish relations endorsed
day meeting
by the Second Vatican Council has been institutionalized by Pope John Paul II and is sure to continue after him, according to the director of
at the Vatican, the
church
leaders appealed to individuals and civil
Catholic-Jewish relations for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Addressing an interreligious audience in New York, Eugene J. Fisher said there were still anti-Semites among the world's 1 billion Catholics, but they are not among the cardinals.
promote "an attitude of and a courageous public
institutions to
reconciliation
commitment to the future of peace." Msgr. James McCarthy named
New York auxiliary bishop
WASHINGTON John Paul
II
has
(CNS)
— Pope
named Msgr. James
Most of the cardinals have been appointed by the current pope, and whoever is chosen to succeed him can be expected to continue his policies on Jewish relations, Fisher said. Trip to free POWs in Yugoslavia
McCarthy as auxiliary bishop of the New York Archdiocese. Bishop-desigF.
nate McCarthy, 56, is pastor of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in Shrub
Oak, N.Y., and served as secretary to New York's Cardinal John J. O'Connor for more than a decade. Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, papal nuncio to the United States, announced the appointment in W^ashington May 1 1. N.M. bishop urges church to press
—
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Guatemala on Gerardi murder ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CNS) The Catholic Church should use its to solve the
—
attends a campaign rally May 9 in the northern village of Tarsheeha. Bishara, a Catholic from Nazareth, said he did not expect to win, but the goal of his candidacy was to draw attention to Arab concerns. "The
room
Bishop Ricardo Ramirez of Las Cruces. "It's time to mobilize, network and apply political pressure (on the Guatemalan government)," Bishop Ramirez said. "After all, the church is international." Bishop Ramirez represented U.S. Catholic bishops at an April 25 Mass in Guatemala City that marked the first anniversary of the bludgeoning death of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala
now) by the government. I was accused of opposing the government policy, and the media criticized me. But now what I proposed 10 years ago
City.
Memorial Museum in Washington, Cardinal William H.
is
ceremony in the Hall of Remembrance, and educa-
for a tour, candle lighting
tional talks.
Archbishop Levada decries execution of California man
finally materializing," said the
SAN FRANCISCO
bishop, co-winner of the 1996 Nobel
Cardinal leads Holocaust workshop for Baltimore group
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Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, apostolic administrator of Dili, welcomed the U.N.-mediated agreement on broad-based autonomy for East Timor reached by Indonesia and Portugal. In an interview with UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, Bishop Belo called the agreement an "excellent diplomatic achievement." "The important thing is the agreement to consult people regarding the final status of East Timor, as I proposed 10 years ago, but which was rejected (until
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Arab Israeli runs for prime minister in national elections Azmi Bishara, the first non-Jew to run for prime minister of Israel,
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Pope says Catholic-Orthodox paths are converging By CINDY
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Catholic
three dozen Orthodox bishops. Pope John Paul said it was time for Catholics and Orthodox to admit their own mistakes, then move on to their main task, which is proclaiming together
Service
BUCHAREST, Romania
(CNS)
— After 20 years of promoting ChrisPope John Paul II flew to Romania, showing that the separate paths Catholics and Orthodox have traveled for more than 900 years are tian unity,
salvation in Christ.
"Common
converging. "At the end of the second millennium, the paths which were separated are beginning to draw near to each other, and we are witnessing the intensification of the ecumenical movement aimed at reaching the full unity of believers," the pope said May 9 during an evening Mass in Bucharest. The Mass attended by Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Teoctist was the last event of the pope's three-day visit, his 86th foreign trip and his first to a predominantly Orthodox country. While neither the pope nor the patriarch received Communion from each other, they attended each other's finally
liturgies
— wearing
strong
The pope said he hoped his visit would promote a healing of hurt feelings and painful memories from past tensions between Catholics and Orthodox in Romania. While throughout the trip Pope John Paul made extraordinary gestures honoring the predominant place Orthoincluding doxy holds in Romania visiting the Orthodox cathedral before going anywhere else and having Patriarch Teoctist join him in the
—
popemobile
— he
also called repeatedly
for equality for the country's Catholics. Justice,
he
returning
said, includes
community more of the schools and churches the communist government confiscated and, in many to the Catholic
their liturgical
handed over to the Orthodox. Emphasizing that he was not pointing a finger at the Orthodox, he asked the Orthodox to recognize how much the country's Eastern Catholic Church suffered after it was outlawed in 1948.
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vestments, processing together to the altars and jointly blessing the mixed Catholic and Orthodox crowds. At the morning Divine Liturgy celebrated by Patriarch Teoctist, he and the pope both carrying their processional staffs met on a pathway in front of the altar and kissed each other on both cheeks before kissing a large stone cross. At the end of the liturgy, Patriarch Teoctist gave Pope John Paul a pectoral cross, placing it around his neck. Then, the two gave each other chalices. The May 9 service was not the first Orthodox Divine Liturgy the pope had attended; during a 1979 trip to Turkey, he was present at a Divine Liturgy celebrated by the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople. But Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said the level of the pope and Romanian patriarch's joint activity during the trip was unprecedented. At the evening Mass, the pope told the crowd, "I am here among you pushed only by the desire for authentic unity.
—
witness
means of evangelization," the pope said. "Division, on the contrary, marks
"The Romanian Greek Catholic Church underwent decades of violent repression; its rights were battered and violated. Its children suffered greatly,
some of them making
the supreme wit-
ness of shedding their blood," the pope told the Orthodox synod.
CNS
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Pope John Paul II sits with Romanian Orthodox Patriarch Teoctist during an arrival ceremony for the pope in Bucharest May 7. This was the first visit by a Catholic pontiff to the mainly Orthodox country. "Not long ago
it
was unthinkable
that the bishop of Rome could visit his
brothers and sisters in the faith
who
Romania," he said. "Today, after a long winter of suffering and persecution, we can finally exchange the kiss of peace and together praise the Lord." As he did throughout the trip. Pope John Paul acknowledged how live in
much Romania's had
Catholic minority
suffered, especially
under commu-
nism, but he told Catholics their welltested faith in Christ must give them the strength to overcome their differences with the Orthodox and work with them to preach the faith. In an evening meeting May 8 with Patriarch Teoctist and the country's
"The end of the persecution has brought freedom, but the problem of church structures still awaits a definitive solution," he said, referring to the continuing property disputes.
To facilitate the papal visit. Eastern Catholics in Romania promised to withdraw lawsuits demanding the return of all their property and instead submit the disputes to a Catholic-Orthodox commission. "Let dialogue be the
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Charities, parishes help tornado-stricken Great Plains residents mark PATTISON
By
Catholic
News
»
Service
WASHINGTON
—
(CNS)
Catholic Charities agencies and individual parishes are doing their best to help Catholic families devastated by the tornadoes that swept through the
May 3. An emergency
Great Plains
Oklahoma
relief system in where many of the down, was working well
City,
twisters set
because of the extensive use four years ago during the
it
received
She said Catholic Charities' next was going to be a parish-to-family program in which a parish would adopt a family who suffered severe
week following the tornadoes. Cox estimated that Catholic
workers to hospitals to help served were in particular need of aid after families deal with grief and loss issues the twisters. in the twisters' wake. Father Ken Cox said it would soon Kulinski, pastor of St. [Cox] said Catholic send social workers to Paul the Apostle Parwork for an openish in the Oklahoma Charities' next step was ended time out of three City suburb of Del parishes hard-hit by City, Okla., said that going to be a parish-tothe tornadoes. while no deaths or inAnd to help famifamily program in which a juries were reported, lies who lost loved 17 families in his parparish would adopt a ones, Catholic Charities ish lost their homes
Charities in the
Housing and transportation have been the biggest needs for families who lost virtually everything in the funnel clouds.
Church resources have been
week following the
tornadoes helped 25 families who didn't go through the protocol with temporary emergency assistance.
Many
bombing of
federal building there.
tlie
Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. "But I haven't been doing too much lobbying the past week" she noted, as she has been reassigned to pitch in with tornado relief efforts. She said hundreds of calls had been made to Catholic Charities in the
of these people,
Cox
strained in the effort to help.
that "the state of
Oklahoma
Cox
dated with goods. more goods!"
We
Shirley
is
director of social
action for Catholic Charities in the
added,
had just been released from hospitals for injuries sustained during the tornadoes. Cox said Catholic Charities has been helping sort goods, including all kinds of food and clothing, donated in the wake of the tornadoes. She added is
inun-
don't need any
Church and media can bring hope, says pope By CINDY WOODEN News Service (CNS) The Catholic Church and the mass media have Catholic
VATICAN CITY
—
make sense of events and face the future with hope, Pope John Paul II said. "Every form of cooperation will be for the good of everyone," the pope said in his message for World Communications Day 1999, to be marked May 16 in
expertise and gifts which,
if
shared, can help the world's people
most dioceses. "Mass media: A friendly companion for those in search of the Father" is the theme for the 1999 celebration. "To be human is to go in search," the pope said in the text released Jan. 29 at the Vatican. Ultimately, to search is to look for meaning which is found most fully in God, he said. With its huge influence, he said, the media have a special responsibility to
who are searching: "to witness to the truth about life, about human dignity, about the true meaning of our freedom and mutual independence." The Catholic Church can help the media reach the heights of its potential, he said, but the church also can learn from the media and benefit from its proper use. "The church's culture of remembrance can save the media culture of transitory 'news' from becoming a forgetfulness which corrodes hope; and the media can help the church to proclaim the Gospel in all its enduring freshness in the everyday reality of people's lives," the pope said. The church's "culture of wisdom" can help the media's "culture of information" ensure that it is not simply presenting meaningless facts, he said. And the media can help the church keep abreast of new discoveries and knowledge. "The church's culture of joy can save the media culture of entertainment from becoming a soulless flight from truth and responsibility; and the media can help the church to understand better how to communicate with people in a way that appeals and even delights," he said. The church and the media, Pope John Paul said, must cooperate to ensure that the media bring people together, that it not be "a force which destroys, but a love which creates," a love which reflects the love of God the Father.
step
"the emotional healing part of it" takes longer to recognize.
losses in the twisters.
She said, "We've had more calls from people wanting to help than people needing help." Goss added that
Catholic Charities has sent its
all
of
Catholic Charities clients already being
social
due to twisters. A relief agency set death certificates and up shop in the parish losses in the twisters. death notices. The most hall with food, clothrecent estimates attribing, household equiputed 41 deaths to the tornadoes. ment, bedding, and "all kinds of things While Oklahoma was receiving people need," he said. plenty of goods, such was not the case The parish organized able-bodied in the Diocese of Wichita, Kan., where men to help families sift through the clothing, cleaning supplies and trash rubble that was once their homes to bags were still being sought by the dipull out any salvageable items. has offered up to $200 to help
pay
for flowers,
family
who
suffered severe
ocesan Catholic Charities office. "What we're looking at is meeting of some of the more delayed needs," said Kelly Goss, communications director for Catholic Charities of Wichita. Goss explained it this way: In the first days after a tornado, victims once
"Most of the people in the parish affected were elderly," Father Kulinski said. "The upheaval is
who were
starting to set
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in.
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The song also tells the
killed in 1989.
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with titles like Some songs "Development," "Literacy," and "Vic-
—
focus on survival. Is" Courageous pride in their people's journey is a common theme. "Long li\'e our city, Segundo Mon-
tory
tes,
named
peace," the
sings.
courageous people.
"El
man who
for a
group
so loved
"Long
live this
Long live solidarity!"
Here ... The Charlotte concert featuring Grupo Morazan" is a happy re-
union of sorts. It was springtime in 1990 when Father Miguel Ventura, a Salvadoran priest serving in the Segundo Montes area, visited St. Peter Church as part of a missionary effort to garner interest in supporting the Central American community. The stories of the Salvadoran refugees' spirit of survival sparked the interest of the parish. Support of Segundo Montes seemed a natural choice. Parishioners Barney and Jan Valder Offerman
—
seeking a way to commemorate the life of their son, Patrick, who died in May 1990 offered memorial funds to open school buildings in the Salva-
—
doran community.
A relationship between St. Peter Church and Segundo Montes was born. More financial and pastoral aid followed. The parish has hosted breakfasts and raffles whose proceeds benefit Segundo Montes. An El Salvador interest group budded at the parish, and now meets monthly with as many as 30 parishioners involved. "What we have tried to do the whole time, and what they ask for, is to listen to them and to tell their stories," says Jan Valder Offerman. "There's a
community
feeling of
hang on
that they're
and hopefully our interest can help them do that a striving to
Paul told
wounds and resolve the the Orthodox prelates.
"The victory of love
will be
...
While "El Grupo Morazan" sings made since the civil war's end, much still needs to be done in El
"It was really a transforming experience for me," says Sister Eileen
hands.
Salvador.
McLoughlin of her journey
constantly working to ensure that basic human needs are being met. Cultural exchanges between Segundo
of advances
difficulties
which continue today," Pope John all
in which the pope and patriarch issued a common appeal for Yugoslavia, the pope said Europe and the world "need a witness of fraternal love" to overcome "hatred and quarrels and to open hearts to reconciliation." in
"Who
will forgive us if we fail to witness?" he asked. have sought unity with all my strength, and I will continue to dedicate myself to this because it should be among the priority concerns of the churches and those who govern them," the pope told the Orthodox. Patriarch Teoctist, addressing the same gathering May 8, said he hoped the pope's visit would give new energy to Catholic-Orthodox dialogue in Romania. "Certainly, along the path toward full communion there still exist wounds inflicted in the past which have not completely healed," the patriarch said. But, he said, the Orthodox are committed to highlighting the elements of faith and culture they already share with their Catholic neighbors. At the Divine Liturgy he celebrated the next morning. Patriarch Teoctist said Christians must repent for the scandal and the hurt their divisions have caused believers and unbelievers alike. "We believe the Christian churches must unite their efforts and concentrate on the work of the sanctification of man and the world," the patriarch said. "We give Christ to the world. What can we offer the world that is more precious than God himself?" t "I
press
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to
Segundo Montes earlier this year. "I was deeply moved by the faith and
an example not only for the churches, but for
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Grupo Morazan" plays a song of hope and faith during their concert at Peter Church in uptown Charlotte. In addition to the parish concert, the
group also performed at Charlotte Catholic and North Mecklenburg high schools during their Charlotte stay.
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Salvador.
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WASHINGTON
THE
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(CNS) It all started when Washingtonian historian Silvio Bedini visited the Vatican and started asking about a pope who had
with a young elephant with lots of personality. The king of Portugal, Manuel I, had sent it, along with an aide as part of the so-called "mission of
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ELEPHANT CNS
PHOTO COURTESY SiLVIO BeDINI
In this antique print, an Indian
mahout guides Hanno, the pet elephant of Pope Leo X.
Gaining access to so much information that might still be moldering in archives is one of the major talents of Bedini,
who
is
historian emeritus at the
Smithsonian and former deputy director of the National Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of 'American History. He knows his way around some of the best archives in Europe. He found references to Hanno, Pope Leo's elephant, all over; no
"The Pope's
Since Pope Leo was born Giovanni de'
Peter 4:13-16
1
SHARON
one questioned why elephants turned up in de-
Elephant"
pictions of adorations of By Silvio Bedini the magi, in a fresco, in Medici, of the aristoPublished in the United States an epitaph, and were cratic Florentine clan, Company, by J.S. Sanders featured in works by he knew luxury, and Nashville, Raphael, Romano, and Manuel knew the pope many others. would appreciate the Bedini even turned up a majolica luxury of a rare beast seldom seen in richly colored and decorated platter Europe. That was especially so when Italian pottery at London's Victoria the elephant named Hanno knelt beand Albert Museum that shows the fore the pontiff as if it recognized the papal procession of Leo on his "sedia vicar of the church, then stood, dipped his trunk into a barrel of water, raised gestatoria," the papal throne carried it, and spritzed everyone in a baptisaloft, preceded by his beloved Hanno. That image is used on the dust jacket mal-like greeting. The story Bedini tells of how the of the American edition of the book. elephant was brought from India But "The Pope's Elephant" is not just about Hanno and Pope Leo X. draws on the texts of obscure docuBedini points out that Martin Luther ments he researched in the Vatican, in Portugal, in Spain, in Paris at the Louused the elephant to attack the pontiff, as vre, and many other places. What he a symbol of Leo's frivolity. And it was couldn't find, like how much Hanno Leo who excommunicated Luther after Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of ate daily, he estimates from contempothe church in Wittenberg, Germany, t rary scientific information.
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Like most people, I heard the news about the shooting of high
God" because Jesus has revealed his Father to each of us not as an impersonal, abstract being, but by name.
school students in Littleton, Colo., with great sadness and concern for
Of course, the "name above all names" gives meaning to our suffer-
the community. In the days that followed, however, the amount of media coverage much of it repetitive served both to numb and distance me from the event. That is, it did until I heard a radio announcer solemnly read the names of the victims over the air. Suddenly, I could imagine each young person's face, and, having a teen-ager of my own, I could envision them obsessing over hairstyles, coming home from school ravenous,
ing, according to the First Letter of
K.
News
Service
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Peter. It
is
the
the blessing of God's Spirit. In Scrip-
name of a person is synonymous with his or her identity. During the Easter season, as Christ calls each of us by our names, let us not be ashamed to suffer for his.
Questions:
How
did
you come to receive your own name and does it have a
—
special history or significance? In
out of numbness and into the suffering of tlieir parents. The biblical authors of today's readings are con-
prayer, imagine
your
name.
God?
"I revealed
your name to those whom you gave me."
— John
saying,
1 7:6.
experience of the risen Lord could happen to "If this
Weekly Scriplure Readings for the week of May 16 - 22, 1999 Sunday, Acts 1:12-14, 1 Peter 4:13-16, John 17:1-11; Monday, Acts 19:1-8, John 16:29-33; Tuesday, Acts 20: 17-27, John 17:1-11; Wednesday, Acts 20:2838, John 17:11-19; Thursday, Acts 22:30; 23:6-1 1, John 17:20-26; Friday, Acts 25:13-21, John 21:15-19; Saturday, Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, John 21:20-25
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Seventh Sunday of
Catholic
In an interview with the Catholic
United States in late 1998 by J.S. Sanders & Co. of Nashville, Tenn. It is one of more than 20 books Bedini has written during a lifetime of researching and collecting that has taken him back and forth across the Atlantic. In 1514 Pope Leo X was presented
16,
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in 1977.
in the
May
2.
POPE
an elephant. In an age when Pope John Paul II gives priority to the poor and asks the faithful to be mindful of the need for justice, a pope who keeps an elephant no longer fits the picture. "I got the whole Vatican upset when I started asking about it," said Bedini, 82, talking about research that
Standard, Washington's archdiocesan newspaper, he talked about how he began to write "The Pope's Elephant," first published in Britain and published
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Catholic
NEW
"The Castle" Sophomoric satire in which
—
of Lorraine follows her voices to unify medieval France in the sprawling two-part spectacle, "Joan of Arc," airing Sunday, May 16, and Tuesday, May 18, 9-11 p.m. EDT both nights Sixteen-year-old Leelee Sobieski stars in the title role of the peasant
who
at 17 led
an army to victory
Orleans, then was betrayed and burned at the stake two years later. Choosing a teen-ager to play a
at
heroine.
which
teen-ager would seem obvious, though the historical Joan was obviously someone quite extraordinary, a person whose inner resources were far beyond her tender years.
The
—
film,
will air as a
The Motion
adults.
two-part miniseries
of America rating
on CBS on May 16 and 18, is the most
"The
Picture Association
is
R
—
restricted.
Mummy"
Spirited horror adventure set in 1920s Egypt where a treasure-hunting Yank (Brendan Eraser) and an archaeological librarian (Rachel Weisz)
expensive made-forTV movie with a budget of $20
While Sobieski certainly looks the part, she does not have the dramatic experience to convey the interior emotions and spiritual depths of
a
good-hearted Australian family of nitwits refuses to let a planned airport expansion rob of them of their home and the case goes to Australia's liighest court. Director Robert Sitch's goofy underdog tale is undercut by heavy-handed treatment of the comical situations. Minor menace and vandalism, occasional profanity and recurring rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-lII
Actress Leelee Sobieski, 16, portrays Joan of Arc in an Alliance- Atlantis production about the 15th-century French
on CBS.
girl
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CBS
inadvertently revive a 3,000-year-old (Arnold Vosloo) whose evil powers of destruction seemingly know-
million.
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the role.
no bounds. Writer-director Stephen
Though
the performance
not a debacle, it is almost as serious a handicap as that of the young Jean Seberg in the 1957 movie, "Saint is
Sommers tion
Joan."
CNS
Scripted by Ronald Parker and Michael Miller, Sunday's episode follows Joan as she leaves loving mother (Jacqueline Bisset), brutish father (Powers Boothe) and friendly village priest (Robert Loggia) to serve the Dauphin, Charles (Neil Patrick Har-
want
to destroy her reputation
by
having the church condemn her as a heretic.
Though
the miniseries opens and
closes with Joan's 1451
martyrdom
at
the stake, the script views her as a national heroine rather than a saint.
ris).
In fact, the foreword mistakes the
Charles agrees to let her lead an army to lift the English siege at Orleans, but her first battle is winning the loyalty of the army's commander. La Hire (Peter Strauss). Tuesday's episode begins with Joan's great victory at Orleans, Charles' coronation as king, his betrayal of Joan to the Burgundians and their sale of her to the English who
Dark Ages and prophet Merlin" as having foretold Joan's mission to 15th century for the
cites "the great
"unite her divided people."
An afterword explains how France was joined after Joan's death and the annulment of her trial in 1456 but no mention of her canonization by Pope Benedict XV on May 16, 1920.
fleeting partial nudity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
Director Christian Duguay succeeds best with the medieval spectacle of ornate costumes, exquisite castles, the clash of armies, court intrigues
—
—
political factions.
It's a muddled picture of a complicated period in which Joan's faith in her saintly voices is about as convincing as Joan's speedy but inconsistent trial by the Inquisition under a wild-
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director of the U.S. Catholic
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comedy is updated to 1900 Tuscany in a magical forest where the fairy Puck (Stanley Tucci) causes all manner of
eyed Peter O'Toole. The result is an historical pageant, filled with colorful and energetic proceedings but it's all on the surface with little sense of the interior dimension of its adolescent heroine, St. Joan of Arc.
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1999
14,
Around the Dioce$e
Day
Pro-Life By
offers opportunity to learn, reflect
jimmy ROSTAR
Volunteers, members of the state organization's executive committee and members of the organization's board of directors many of whom head chapters throughout North Carolina were also present at the confer-
Associate Editor
—
GREENSBORO They represented a diversity of faith traditions, age groups and experiences, but they
—
—
were united in a common spirit. They were there to celebrate life. Teen-agers and adults from across the state devoted to the pro-life
May
ment gathered
1
ence.
to share infor-
iDllTIOIl
mation and prayer while observing Pro-Life Day '99, an event sponsored by North Carolina Right to Life, Inc.
The
"It's by working together that all of this is possible," said Barbara Holt, president of North Carolina Right to Life, of the organization's efforts. "It takes a team effort, and it's only (by)
move-
conference, held at the
Em-
working as a cohesive team that we can accomplish anything." North Carolina Right to Life was founded and incorporated in 1973 with the purpose of educating the public about abortion, assisted suicide and euthanasia through encouraging pub-
^^ng heart
bassy Suites in Greensboro, was a mixture of workshops, speaking presenta-
and educational literature focusing on what organizers called the dangers of and alternatives to abortion, tions
assisted suicide and euthanasia.
leaders and guest speakers included nationally known
movement:
figures in the pro-life
—
Dr. Joel Brind, a professor of biology and endocrinology at Baruch College of the City University of New York, gave the keynote speech and directed two workshops on his research on the link between abortion and breast cancer. For 1 5 years, Brind has
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A variety of literature was aimed
at
policy and legislation. In addition
to education, the organization also ac-
available at the annual Pro-Life
Day
conference,
promotes alternatives to aborand euthanasia, t
tively
tion
promoting education, prayer and discussion. Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar
researched the connections between reproductive hormones and human disease. He published a peer-reviewed research paper on the abortion-breast cancer link last year. Dr. Wanda Franz, president of the National Right to Life Committee, directed workshops on fetal development, the health risks involved in abortion as compared to those of childbirth, and Post Abortion Syndrome's
mittee at state conventions and has
by calling (704) 370-3334, or by sending
spoken internationally as well.
e-mail to jtrostar@charlottediocese.org.
— Dr. David Osteen, executive
di-
rector of the National Right to Life
Committee
—
since
1984, gave work-
shops on assisted suicide and led a question-and-answer session on the present and future of the pro-life
movement. A Greensboro native, Osteen commended participants for their devotion to causes for
life.
He
is
the author of many articles on abortion, euthanasia and pro-life politics.
on the adolescent. Franz represents the National Right to Life Com-
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who
many
volunteers
contribute their time and talents
to help the children and adults with mental retardation and multiple disabilities who live at Holy Angels. In all, the volunteers, teen-age volunteers called volunteens, and
Mercy Corp volunteers contributed 14,559 hours to Holy Angels for
—
Cardinal
Francis Arinze, a native of Nigeria, will preside with Bishop William G. Curlin during a
Consolation
Mass at Our Lady of Church, 2301
Statesville Ave., Charlotte,
day,
1999
Our Lady of Consolation Church
CHARLOTTE
re-
14,
Mass
Cardinal Arinze to celebrate
volunteers BELMONT
May
Around fhe Diocese
May
1
7,
at 7:00
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Cardinal Arinze, 66, was ordained a priest in 1958 in Rome after study of theology at Pontifical Ur-
ban University. He was ordained the coadjutor bishop of Onitsha in 1965 and was appointed the first indigenous archbishop of Onitsha in 1967, a posi-
when he was appointed pro-president of the Secretariat for Non-Christians. He was tion he served in until 1984,
May 1985 by and made president which was renamed
elevated to cardinal in
Pope John Paul
II
of the secretariat,
in
1988 the Pontifical Council for
Interreligious Dialogue.
Cardinal Arinze also serves as a of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and many pontifical councils and committees, including the Cardinals' Committee for Jubilee 2000. T
member
1998-99.
"The Magic of Volunteering," was theme for national Volunteer Awareness Week (April 18-24). which provides innoHoly Angels vation developmental programs and this year's
—
residential services to people with
some of whom are
mental retardation, presented top medically fragile awards in four categories and introduced a new honor this year. The "Holy Angels' Touched by an Angel Award" recognized four individuals who showed "a magic touch," great love and devotion in their first year as volunteers at Holy Angels. Roman Harisim, Tom Long, Ricky Alexander and Butch Ziegler received
—
the reward.
Other recipients at the 9th Annual Volunteer Appreciation and Awards Banquet for Holy Angels in-
poration and be benefited by having Holy Angels in their lives. She served
ties.
at
The group
Day
and perform and staff. Holy Angels depends on a diverse group of volunteers to have one-onone friendships with Holy Angels' residents, or give a hand during spe-
helps with residents' clothing, assists
annual Angel Bowl, Golf Classic and the American Girls Fashion Show. "Your unyielding dedication and service to the residents is shown through the every day love and support you give them, as well as the
serve as special friends to Katie,
—
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Mentally Retarded) Group (Pinehaven, Brookview and
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needs.
special activities in pate," said
is
—
School eighth-grader Robert Ferrin recently won the school's geography bee, and after taking a state test qualified to participate in the state geography bee in Raleigh. Ferrin is one of 104 students from across the state who contended for the championship and the chance to move to the national bee in Washington, D.C. He is the first Holy Trinity student to advance to the state championship. Ferrin is the son of Anthony and Lisa Ferrin of Charlotte.
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Francis of Assisi Parish celebrated continued growth 1 groundbreaking ceremony signaling the construction of a new church. Participants and guests included Father Michael Buttner, pastor; Rev. Mr. Guy Piche, diocesan director of properties, and is his wife, Rachel; Lenoir Mayor Jerry Brooks; the Rev. Dale Fisher, director of the Caldwell Baptist Association; and parishioners and supporters. The new church was designed by Blowing Rock architect Gwyn Bean of Blowing Rock and Allen Stewart, an architect and parishioner. The western North Carolina parish chose "Faith Moves Mountains" as its capital campaign theme. St.
—
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—
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1999
14,
Living the faith
Our Lady of the Rosary Church gives first Salesian Award By
ana AGUD
of her infant granddaughter. Cloos recounted the number of people present for the funeral service so many, in fact, that her son-in-law's mother commented on the wonderful loss
The Dispatch
LEXINGTON
—
— In creating the
Salesian Award, the Rev. Al Gondek, pastor of Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church, hoped to honor St. Francis de Sales, the patron saint of The Oblates of St. Francis de Sales.
"He saint,"
support.
To
her surprise, the choir even
asked if they could sing at
known as the gentleman Gondek said, "noted for his is
The award
compassion, kindness, loyalty and
is
the funeral ser"I played the organ for ^er service,"
vice.
small
truly a
dedication." "I established giving an award to a parishioner who exemplified those qualities. People in the parish could nominate someone from the parish and she came out on top." "She" is long-time administrative assistant, organist and member Ruth
token of
Cloos, recipient of the First Annual
to her church.
Salesian
Award given
Cloos
the dedication
That was my
Cloos has shown
f^
Pa., native
has
dren."
And
administrative
27
assistant for
church office, speaking quietly and with genuine inter-
She has
years.
worked with
son."
different priests.
six
est to the caller,
the gentle demeanor and hu-
Cloos' tenure at the church began
approximately two years after her
mility are clear.
Her problems prompted
Cloos
to Lexington.
"She even comes on her day off," said. "She's an exceptional lady concerned person and very much known by the community." Cloos' dedication doesn't end there. She has played the organ at each of the church's three masses since
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
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for middle
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gious education
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the people of her
to me."
rific
Photo courtesy of Ana Agud, The Dispatch
Ruth Cloos stands next to the organ at Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church. In addition to being the church organist, Cloose also serves as administrative assistant and choir director.
But despite her love for what she does, Cloos is ready to move on. Retirement is on the horizon as soon as a replacement is hired. She is ready to have more time to read, line dance and square dance, travel, and visit with her six remaining grandchildren. "I've enjoyed it and have no regrets whatsoever," Cloos said. "I feel like I've
the choir director.
through some very
work
me." Cloos sees her actions as a thank you to the church that has become her extended family and supported her
remembered how kind people were during her husband's final months. "People just pitched in and helped here," Cloos remembered. More recently, she was touched by the outpouring of concern shown her and her family as they dealt with the
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"We
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together," she said
don't pretend to be
choir director but that's what they call
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"I love the people in this parish," she said close to tears. "They're so ter-
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Clasnfied
at
is
parish.
1984, and
Gondek
as she
takes yet another phone call in the
from every one of them," she said, "something that made me a better per-
lem."
—
choir they all have jobs or chil-
been the
something
husband's health her to find a job, and she began helping with the bookkeeping at the church. As the responsibilities of then pastor the Rev. Anthony Sylvestri began to increase, so did the need for someone else to be in the office. "So that's how I landed here," Cloos said with a laugh. Although technically employed part time, Cloos can be found long after the end of her day. "It's my own choice," she said. "I like people so being here is no prob-
)^'-^^^
the
has worked with six different priests.
move
do
would never have expected
The Wellsboro,
felt
family's 1970
to
1
earlier this year.
"Basically, I've learned
"I
wanted
something,
very honored by it and humbled by it too," Cloos said. "It is very humbling to be so appreciated." The award is truly a small token of appreciation for the dedication Cloos has shown to her church. The Wellsboro, Pa., native has been the administrative assistant for 27 years. She "I
said.
appreciation for
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.seeking a qualified person to administer the parish
religious education
program
lotte.
Some
light housekeeping.
in
for 3.50 children grades
pre-K-8th and family-based sacramental preparation. in religious education or theology is preferred; pre\'ious experience required; possess good organizational skills and ability to work viith volunteers. Candidate may be sent to Fr. Jim Solari, 335 Springdale Ave., Winston-Salem, NC 27104 or F'ax (336)724-7036; phone: (336)724-0561.
MA
Char-
not
all
too."
Faith Formation Director (Sunday School Coordinator): Master's or undergraduate degree in Theology or Religious Studies required. Teaching experience a plus. 1,200-family parish in Charlotte,
NC.
Send resume/cover
letter to: St.
Patrick's Cathedral, Attn: Julie Dilick, Education
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E.,
Charlotte,
NC
immigration papers, and ability to communicate in English required. No smokers. Call (704)442-2166.
Director of Religious Education: St. Leo the Great, a parish of 1600 households, in Winston-Salem, NC,
Administrative Assistant: Immaculate Heart of Mary School and Church have a fidl-time position available for a person who can be extremely flexible, has good communication skills, computer/word perfect ex|5erience, and some bookkeeping background. Responsibilities also include school admissions and general secretarial duties. If interested in becoming part of a warm, energetic team,
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T
A7ia
Agud
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at
The
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NC
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Loving family look-
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Life By
May
h)ue$ Series
nancy HARTNAGEL News
Catholic
WASHINGTON
Service
treatment
—
(CNS) The condemns nor
some
condones any particular technology
benefit
Pmm$$ rETiim Issues
used to care for the dying, said an ethiNational Catholic Bioethics Center in Boston. Peter J. Cataldo is director of research at the center, formerly known as the Pope John Center for the Study of Ethics in Health Care. He said Catholic teaching on care for the dying is articulated in general principles on conserving human life "to be applied in individual cases according to the circumstances of those cases." Speaking by phone with Catholic News Service, Cataldo said, "The church does not specify particular treatment modalities that are either permissible or not permissible." Such treatments made possible by technological advances would
sonable hope of benefit for the patient is not excessively burdensome on the patient or those responsible for the care of the patient." To be morally optional, a treatment "does not hold a reasonable hope of ben-
and
for the patient," said Cataldo. "It's
efit
—
or useless. Secondly,
futile
excessively
Artificial breath-
using ventilators
and respirators to help patients breathe
when
tion
teaching on care for
A treatment might be excessively burden-
in
is
articulated
general principles on
conserving "to
human
be applied
life
in
this is
made by
those cases."
Pain manage-
even when such treatment might lives.
all
adding
circumstances of
ment: using drugs to alleviate or suppress pain,
Regarding
said,
according to the
individual cases
drink on their own.
shorten patients'
he
of insurance. The ethicist said decisions about these technologies should be
Artificial nutri-
ing patients via tubes when they can't eat or
some if paying for it would make the patient and/or family destitute, unlikely today because
and hydration: feed-
—
is
who care for the patient."
own.
—
indeed
on the patient or those
they can't breathe on their
it
burdensome
He said Catholic
the dying
of these,
said
all medical decision makers involved in a case "and
tient, said
ogy might be considered
or the patient needs to reconcile himself or herself with the family or with God and receive the sacraments." Cataldo said there has been some confusion over the use of painkillers or analgesics that can have "undesired,
harmful side
effects,"
such as suppress-
ing respiration. If the act and dose are therapeutic that is, targeted to a patient's pain he said, "and if the intention on the part of the health-care provider and the patient or surrogate decision makers is indeed to use the medication to control pain, then, morally speaking, the act of administering pain control
— —
measures
is
a
good one, even though
may hasten death or shorten life." The ethicist also addressed a
dis-
trine of the Faith; the U.S. bishops'
"Ethical and Religious Directives for
Some
theologians believe such
withdrawn if it's already in use." However, there may be reasons
to
continue a morally optional treatment, he said: "For instance, if the patient is waiting for a family member to arrive.
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noted that recent ethical and and papal statements "have made it clear that there is a general presumption in favor of providing nutrition and hydration." Only afterward, he added, should one "begin to make an evaluation as to whether the nutrition and hydration is ethically ordinary or ethically extraordinary." Cataldo said church teaching on care for the dying is found in the 1980 "Declaration on Euthanasia" by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doc-
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it
ing authority)."
Cataldo, "one type of technol-
We're Going To
financing,
where theologians
traordinary means for a particular pa-
sure that what
provided is done so according to whether (the technology) is an ethically ordinary means of conserving or preserving life or whether the technology is an ethically extraordinary means." He said a treatment judged to be ethically ordinary is morally obligatory to use, while one that is judged ethically extraordinary is morally optional. A treatment is morally obligatory, he explained, when "it holds out a rea-
So, in situations
accordance with church teaching disagree, he explained, "the patient or the decision maker needs to become fully informed or as informed as is possible with respect to the medical situation and the teaching, and then make a decision in good conscience until such time as there is a definitive teaching from the magisterium (church teach-
primarily the patient." Since treatments are evaluated according to the general principle of ethically ordinary and ex-
Cataldo, "church teaching seeks to enis
does hold out a certain
...
by case, ethicist says
breathing.
—
if it
in
—
ing:
sense,
Cataldo said, "Neither the Holy Father nor the Vatican have made any declaration with respect to nutrition and hydration for the PVS patient."
Care for dying judged
include;
Resuscitation: to restart a patient's heartbeat or
"ethically extraordinary
and is not excessively burdensome, and ought to be provided."
cist at the
trying
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and therefore not morally mandatory," he said. Others believe it is "useful in
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