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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
Community Benefits From
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Number 33 • May
17,
1996
Soothing Waters Of Lourdes Provide Nourishment For The Soul
Parishioner's
By JO ANN
KEANE
Associate Editor
Can-Do Attitude By ELIZABETH MAYBACH Staff Writer
—
MURPHY
Since he was born, people have told Kay Callesen that he could not do things, and ever since then, Kay has been fighting to prove those
people Kay, pronounced is 50 years old and has been a parishioner at St. William Church since 1971. Few things have come easily to this man. Shortly before he was born, Kay s mother slipped and fell on a curb, "chi,"
'
baby.
When
he
was born, Kay was partially paralyzed. The doctors said he would have problems learning to speak, walk and ac"normal" activities. They all agreed that nothing could be tively participate in
done.
Kay's parents disagreed with the
They helped Kay with therapy to learn how to do things for himself. With their help, Kay's motto became, "How do you know you can't do something if you don't try?" Kay still lives by that motto. Dedoctors.
and pushed him
— Carol Kahn immersed
herself in
Kahn' s action may not seem miraculous, but in the heart and mind of the 48-year-old Clemmons resident, it was a moment of grace. She hasn't been able to kneel in years. The Holy Family parishioners' ailments are many. A skin disorder called reflex sympathetic dystrophy has drawn
her nerve endings to the outer layer of skin. hurts her skin.
slowly
A simple breeze
A degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis
gnaw away at her bones. Her pain is extreme; it takes
massive doses of pain medication for her to make
it
through
the day.
For
wrong.
severeiy injuring
LOURDES, France
the brisk waters of Lourdes and dropped to her knees.
at least
one week
in
May, Kahn
felt
physical
relief,
while attaining a spiritual cleansing that transcends the waters of Lourdes. At first, a skeptical Kahn worried the water would hurt her aching body. "I don't
warm
let
water touch
breeze would
my skin like that,"
make
her wince, water could hit her skin like a bolt of lightning. Yet she calls the waters of Lourdes "soft as cotton." "They said the water would be cold, but you don't feel it. It was so magnificent." Kahn waded into the baths of Lourdes, settling into chin-deep water. "A calmness came over my entire body," says Kahn. Kahn experienced a healing; her restless spirit soothed by the waters of Lourdes. "I didn't have peace before," says Kahn. "There is nothing that could ever give me the peace I have now." She credits the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Knights of Malta) with her awakening. Kahn was one of 27 malades [French for ailing or invalid] and their companions, escorted by members of the Federal Association headquartered in Washington, D.C. on their annual international pilgrimage to Lourdes. Each year, Knights of Malta fulfill dreams for dozens of
she says. If a
—
—
afflicted individuals
who would
otherwise only yearn for
spite his problems with speech and walk-
he
is active in both his church and community. He is an altar server and helps with yardwork and set-up for
ing,
See Lourdes, page 3
Photo by
JOANN KEANE
Healing Prayers. Bishop William G. Curlin shares words of hope and prayer with Courtney Fredrikson of North Potomac, Maryland at the Grotto in Lourdes as Knight of Malta Mike Falcone looks on.
civic
special events at St. William. In the
Murphy community, he helps with Special Olympics and the Red Cross Bloodmobile and is a member of the Civitans.
—
He
has an avid interest in learning
Charlotte's Native
Son Returning Home
With His Message Of
New
Life In Christ
an interest that brought him into
contact with Notre Dame Sister Therese
"Terry" Martin in 1991. Sister Terry, who teaches adult basic education at
Tri-County Community College, learned that Kay wanted to improve his
archbishops
As a result of Billy Graham Crusades in other cities, many Catholics have returned to their churches with renewed faith. A new outreach program is in place to help parishes prepare for them when the crusade comes to Charlotte in September.
With
reading skills and she offered to help.
"I'm not easy on him," she
said. "I'll
make him repeat things if I don't understand what he's saying, but he's made real progress. To see him so excited about learning
rewarding aspect. It's energizing for both of us." Sister Terry said Kay was an enthusiastic student. "He's wonderful. He's extremely positive and eager to learn. When he gets something he' s very grateis
really a
By
MIKE KROKOS
Faith,
page 13
The crusade
also presents an opportunity for inactive Christians. In crusades in other U.S.
More
than 300,000 people
are expected to attend The
Carolinas Billy
Graham
cities,
alienated Catholics are
who have "A brother
those
Crusade Sept. 26-29 in Charlotte, and Catholics will be among the 30 denominations at the event to show their
reported
unity.
Bishop Williajj of Charlotte Graham has
The major ecumenical
See
together for several years.
Editor
result of
effort
is
the
churches in the area working
more
together to eel as a result of
among
stepped forward. lii
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T
Till"
and
have
bishops
cooperated and been pleased in the response and follow-through." that in
mind, the
Diocese of Charlotte is preparing for inactive Catholics who will return to the Church. "Landings" is an outreach program being offered to each parish to help them have somethingjnj>]^g^^velcoming and s, It
'
I
is
being
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May
Graham Carolina Crusade,
Congressmen Bliley Addresses Belmont Abbey Graduates BELMONT — With family members of
friends looking on,
program has connected more than 12,000 returning and active Catholics with each other.
the
"We are more
and
reconciliation
the
exercises
May
and
is
needed
to prepare for
"When
returning
come to us they need to be sponsored and supported by committed Catholics so that they can become part of an active parish community. "The Landings program can provide materials that each parish can use to carry out a program that will provide returning Catholics with the knowledge and experiences of Church that they need before they are fully reconciled," he added. Catholics
address.
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value of not just formal education but
endeavor of lifetime
learning."
day each of you will always remember no matter what direction life takes you," the is
much
of evangelization.
of a more important, more challenging
"This
that
Father Ed Vilkauskas, diocesan director
12.
"Here at Belmont Abbey, you have been given to understand the
goal. ..the
a process for those
is
the sacramental event," said Spiritan
"Married or single, young or old, this class of graduates has strived for excellence in every way," said Congressman Thomas J. Bliley Jr., of Virginia, who delivered the
commencement
that
returning to the Church after many years
Belmont Abbey College Class of 1 996 were recognized for their distinction during in the classroom
commencement
and more aware
a
Landings workshops are
scheduled for May 17 and 18 de Paul Church
at St. Vincent
Congressman added.
A total of 205 undergraduate and graduate students received their degrees at the ceremony held on the Abbey church piazza and lawn. Among them were 44 students who
Belmont Abbey graduates share a special
from 7-9 p.m. is open to all parish leaders and commission chairpersons. Saturday's seminar from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. is a basic workshop for all interested
composed
moment
parishioners, including parish leaders
the first-ever graduates of
the school's masters of arts in
in Charlotte.
exercises.
program
commencement address, Congressman Bliley spoke of the world's ever-changing needs. "Just as these graduates have
worked so hard to
meet the bold, new educational challenges of tomorrow, so too our nation today
own
—
makes
a transformation of
a rebirth filled with bright
promise and renewed hope. All around us researchers and scientists and entrepreneurs are busy inventing a better
As
part of
its
commitment
to
technology, Congress recently passed
comprehensive reform of the nation's communications law since first
1934, Congressman Bliley noted. called
it
thousands of new jobs in fields that today we cannot even imagine." "The biggest winners will be each of you, who enter your respective fields well prepared for the exciting new challenges that lie ahead, and armed with a commitment to life-long learning that will allow each of you adopt to the changes that inevitably lie ahead," the chairman of the U.S. House of
Representatives'
Commerce
future."
its
commencement
middle grades education. In his
its
after
He
Committee
on
told the students.
Belmont Abbey senior Edward Louis Breuer of Augusta, Ga., was the class valedictorian. He was also recognized as the Abbey Person of the
Congressman Bliley and
the most important legislation
three
in
perhaps a generation. "It opens the door to a communications revolution
residents of North Carolina received
change the lives of every one of us for the better, breaking up the old monopolies and giving all consumers more choices, lower costs and better service. It will create hundreds of
J.
that will
night session
and commission chairpersons. On May 19 from 5-9 p.m., a basic workshop will be offered for all interested parishioners including parish leaders and commission chairpersons at Holy Family Church in Clemmons. On May 20, a seminar at Holy Family is open to
—
all
—
parish leaders and commission
1
they will need people to guide them." For more information on the "Landings"
program, call Father Vilkauskas at (704) 289-2773.
Both Bishop Curlin and Father Vilkauskas said Pope John Paul II has placed great emphasis on evangelization, and encouraged interaction with other denominations. The Catholic Church's commitment to the crusade is also evident in the crusade's leadership board. Father Vilkauskas and Father Anthony Marcaccio, priest secretary to
Bishop Curlin, are members of the board along with Jim Kelley, director of development. Kelley is co-chair of the crusade' s "Love-In- Action" Committee. That crusade group will demonstrate the love of Christ in a practical way by providing aid to poor and needy people in the Carolinas.
This fourth Carolinas Crusade were held in 1947, 1958 and 1972) may be Dr. Graham's last, and Bishop Curlin encouraged all Catholics (others
to take part in this
unique Christian
witness opportunity. "I think Dr. Graham is
an exemplary Christian.
He
lives
"He has publicly voiced his great Pope John Paul II and has called the Holy Father one of the great said.
respect for
voices for Christianity throughout the
world. "I look forward to this wonderful occasion to demonstrate our oneness in the Lord through baptism, and sharing Jesus' message of salvation," the bishop added.
"We
have been encouraging our
to get
involved with Landings and the
crusade," Bishop Curlin said. "At the
crusade, they'll need ushers, choir members but especially, trained individuals to counsel people in their
recommitment "Dr.
to Christ.
Best Wishes To
Gene Sullivan For A Speedy
Graham will call these people make a decision for Christ.
Recovery!
There will be thousands who want to do that," the Bishop added. "That's when
Jesus Appears fairings for
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Gastonia, were also recognized. J.
Kevin Boland, bishop of the Diocese of Savannah,
Actsl: 12-14 1 Peter 4: 13-16
Ga., received an honorary
John17L1-11a
doctor of humane
He
Sunday:
letters.
delivered the homily
at the
baccalaureate Mass
May
11.
Monday:
Acts 19: 1-8 John 1 6: 29-33
Tuesday:
Acts 20: 17-27 John 17: 1-1 1a
Wednesday:
Acts 20: 28-38 John 17: 11b-19
Thursday:
Acts 22: 30, 23:
Following his crucifixion and death, Christ appeared to the disciples in
Jerusalem.
"He stood
said to them, 'Peace
they were startled
in their midst and be with you.' But
and
terrified
and
thought that they were seeing a ghost.
Then he
said to them,
troubled? in
it is I
myself.
Louis Breuer
me and
Ga. was ed as
(Luke 24:36-39)
f
and
the Year.
John 17: 20-26
And why do questions arise
your hearts? Look at
that
rian
6-11
'Why are you
my hands and my feet,
ta,
by
the principles of his Christian faith," he
pastors to encourage their parishioners
honorary doctor of laws degrees. Edward Dowd, Jr. of Cary, N.C.; Edith Gallagher Baugh Darwin of Gastonia, N.C.; and Charles E. Zeigler Sr. also of
Bishop
1996
chairpersons.
forth to
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17,
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1996
Pilgrims Find Peace At Lourdes Shrine, from page
& Herald
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The pilgrimage upholds the Knights of Malta mission of putting the sick and poor before everyone else. It's been that way since the order's founding in the 1 1th century. Sacrifices are made to comfort those in need. This year would be no exception. Dames and Knights of Malta from associations in Washington, New York and San Francisco joined an international confraternity of chapters from 39 countries. Under their tutelage, thousands of malades made their way from all corners of the earth, saturating contorted brittle bodies with souls of strength and healing wisdom. Tucked away in the south of France, Lourdes is miles from nowhere, though some call it heaven on earth. It's been 138 years since the Blessed Virgin appeared to young Bernadette; an apparition sanctified by Pope Leo XIII in 1 862. The sleepy Pyrenees hamlet has been a mecca for the sick ever since. "We don't promise a physical miracle," says Dame of Malta Katheryn Abell of Kensington, Maryland. The Order of Malta discourages those thoughts. However, every person experiences a miracle of the heart, she
the blessings rendered in Lourdes.
says. "Lives are
changed here."
"When you think about it, everybody goes to Lourdes as a malade," says
Bishop William G. Curlin, bishop of
the Diocese of Charlotte and a chaplain for the Federal
Association. "Each of us has life."
some heartache
in
our
Pilgrims don't travel to Lourdes for a physical
"They go for a greater courage, a deeper faith, the ability to face life and not be conquered healing, he says.
The
shrine at Lourdes, France.
by
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Carol Kahn, a parishioner of Holy Family Church in Clemmons, was one of the 27 Malades escorted to Lourdes by the
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Rev. Mauricio West, Chancellor of the Diocese of Charlotte and Dr. Michael Skube, Superintendent of Schools, will join George Repass, Principal, in
meals, scheduled
of-the-art security
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The Baccalaureate Mass is Friday, at 7 p.m. at St. Leo Church. Bishop William G. Curlin will be
p.m.
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—
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(704) 331-1709 or 377-6871.
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17,
1996
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'Pro-Life Corner
Pope John Paul II
Pope Says Grace Is God's Free Mary At Annunciation
—
VATICAN CITY
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weekly general audience
May
is
wholly the result of
work
the wonderful that
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Dear brothers and
a ivrong not a right.
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The church,
then, exhorts
Mary and to Continuing our catechesis on realize that they, too, are loved by The Angel Gabriel the Blessed Virgin Mary, today we God as she was. We are called to addresses Mary as "full are considering how, at the imitate Mary's humility and Annunciation, the Angel Gabriel lowliness so that, by following her of grace" ... the same addresses Mary as "full of grace." example and with the help of her The original Greek word used in expression used to speak intercession, we will persevere in the Gospel of St. Luke means the divine grace that sanctifies and about the gift of grace precisely "she who has been made transforms human hearts. full of grace." The emphasis is on I offer cordial greetings to the which freely bestows the fact that this state of grace is a pilgrims from Malaysia and on us through his free gift of God to Mary. In fact, in Singapore accompanied by Bishop Paul's letter to the Ephesians, the James Chan, and to the pilgrims beloved son. Apostle uses this same Greek from the Archdiocese of Manila expression to speak about the gift accompanied by Auxiliary Bishop of grace which God freely bestows on us through his Teodoro Bacani. I am also pleased to welcome the beloved son (cf. 1 :6). Mary, in view of her role as Allied Air Forces Chaplaincy Consultative Committee Mother of Christ, received this gift as the "first fruits" of NATO. Upon all the visitors and pilgrims, including of our redemption. those from England, Norway, Indonesia, Hong Kong, believers to look to
sisters,
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following events
,
clear that
it
not due to any
"Feed My Sheep
motive
In chapter 21 of the gospel of John
asked three times "Lord, you
know
Jesus' reply
May 21
As
7:30 p.m.
All apostles
if
he loves the Lord Jesus. Finally,
teachers.
is
everything; you
my
to "feed
know
love you."
I
invoke the
we
are
we love the Lord.
asked Jesus which of the commandments was the greatest. Jesus replied with the commandment to love God with all our heart and soul. His message was clear: if we love God, we will not desire to do anything other than his will and this involves feeding his sheep. While Jesus is both the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, he is also the Good Shepherd who protects his flock from the interloper and leads it to green pastures and still Earlier, the disciples
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practice reconciliation
and
accept God's forgiveness by forgiving each other.
We
fail often,
we have in influencing
them with a higher example. Throughout history, the teacher was one of the most esteemed members of any given society. Perhaps this was because of the enormous trust and responsibility placed upon teachers given their lifelong impact on young minds. In the Christian school, this is even more apparent. Our doctrine is not humanism and we do not teach relativism. Our convictions are based on the absolute that Jesus is
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the United States,
not profit
is
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called to feed Jesus' sheep every day. Yet the action of
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evangelist
being "full of grace"
Our modus operandi is not politics but truth. Our
for everyone
who
has faith.. .because in it the righteousness of God is seen at work. (Romans 1: 16-17) In Ephesians 4:11, Paul recognizes the unique calling of teachers. Like pastors, they are called to "equip God's people for
work in his
service and for the building up of the body of Christ." This is the test of Christ-centered education. Are we building the Kingdom of God and the Body of
Christ? Isaiah 53:7 says,
"how beautiful are the feet of the
herald, the bringer of good news, announcing delivery,
proclaiming to Zion, 'Your God has become king.'" Are not the feet of all teachers blessed when they brin forth the good news of God? Is the teacher not a heral who proclaims the love of Christ through lifestyle an
example?
Is this
proclamation
—
the living
Word
—
not sharper than a "two-edged sword," powerful enough to cut apart the fetters of contemporary ideology of self-centered despair?
What
then
is
the role of the teacher?
As
professionals in a fast-paced society, with bills to pay
and personal obligations to perform, how do we respond my sheep?" We begin by giving our very being to the service of God. We teach history, algebra, biology and literature, but we live as the children of the light and function as the salt of the earth. We "go into all the world and preach the gospel," but we only use words if we have to. The world will know us by our love; our students will know us as they to Christ's call to "feed
see Jesus in us.
Mike Streich teaches history and law at Bishop McGuinness High School in Winston-Salem and is an adjunct/acuity member ofForsyth Community College.
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The Catholic News
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17,
Light
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5
One Candle
Father John Catoir
How To Make The Most Joy
Your
In
We
all
Of The
Anne Lindbergh,
we miss
Think of the healing that's
we
Some
for
was frequently dejected
instance,
Think of the praise you've been given, not
day,
experience frustrations and
disappointments.
come our way each begin to relax. When we learn to treasure these joys and take pleasure in them, we are counting our blessings. the joy that does
Life
blessings are so subtle
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
because she couldn't find time to write. In her book, War Within and Without, she tells of overcoming this problem which robbed her of her joy. She resolved to think back about some of the moments of inner satisfaction she experienced during the day; moments ofjoy provided by her family and friends. "Every day has moments of pure joy," she reminded herself, "even on the dullest and saddest day." Her advice is worth pondering. When we allow ourselves to appreciate
taking place, not
a special smile, or a beautiful flower in full
bloom, or a welcome
Many
friend.
things that
lift
the wounds.
from a
letter
the spirit
can be savored for days and weeks; the list is
limitless.
Counting your blessings is an art which requires a deliberate decision
Think of the good you've done, not the bad. Think of the prayers you' ve offered,
blessing.
not the distractions.
grateful heart.
Think of God's forgiveness, not your guilt. Think of the laughter, not the tears. It's amazing how you can cheer away the cobwebs of doubt, suspicion and disappointment if you take the time to think positively when your spirit
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
a decision
for you, if
the hurts.
them unless we deliberately think about little things like the memory of them
to:
Think of the love you've received, not the hate.
Think of the smiles you've seen, not the frowns.
it doesn't work you are caught up at the moment by some dark force that weighs heavily on your heart, don't despair and don't give up trying. Turn to the prayer of thanksgiving, thank the Lord for the very feelings which weigh you down. Every cross has a purpose and brings a hidden
begins to droop. If
The
secret of joy is
found
in a
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is
right?
A. If we're talking strict church law, any obligation concerning annual confession is binding only if it is necessary for a person to receive the Eucharist worthily. It is true that "to confess at least once a year" is generally considered an absolute regulation which every Catholic must follow. In its actual theology and sacramental practice, however, the church has always meant
The canons of the Council of Trent in the
course, to the requirement that
century of the
Eucharist at least once a year.
which most older Catholics will be familiar, refer to the Baltimore Catechism No. 3, for decades before Vatican Council II considered the most authoritative and official expression of the beliefs and practices of American
Fourth Lateran Council in 1215
Catholics.
this interpretation.
Question 293 asks, "What
is
16th
and
to confess our sins at least
meant
that
we
920).
serious sins once a year.
As
any
in past
statements, the church does not intend
once a year is
to
impose a new obligation
here. It
simply prescribes a time within which mortal sins should be confessed so that,
make a good confession within the year, if we have a mortal sin to confess" St.
clearly support
states that all are obliged to confess
are strictly obliged to
(Baltimore Catechism,
on the subject
Our Code of Canon Law (No. 989)
The answer: "By the commandment
if for
Joseph
no other reason, the Eucharist may
be received. This rule
Edition).
the
Unless something stands in the way, this should be done during the Easter time, between the beginning of Lent and Pentecost (Canon law No.
meant
by the commandment to confess our sins at least once a year?"
all
who have received first Communion should receive the faithful
is
closely related, of
I hope it' s obvious that we're talking of bare minimum, not what the church
recommends.
Any Catholic with even a minimal awareness of how this sacrament heals us in our sinfulness and strengthens us to orient our lives in the direction of the Gospel of Christ will normally receive it more than once a year, mortal sin or not.
See Dietzen, page 13
Family Reflections Andrew
&
Terri Lyke
Facts, Rules
tant part of parenting. Telling virtuous
important family stories to our
In a popular picture, a gray-haired
about the lives of ancestors helps to form healthy identities and build family esteem in our kids. This work is done
Stories Give Life
To
stories
man
in a
rocking chair
is
reading from
kids.
We
Another image is "Grandma" telling stories about family ancestors while bright-eyed children attentively take in every word.
much better when the stories are spoken from seasoned
is
ents to help us.
why grandparents tell the stories better. As parents, we are so consumed by
They're closer
These images depict an important tionship between generations.
the
The
role of storyteller
is
life
experiences. That
immediate tasks of providing for and raising our children that we are sometimes unable to find time to tell
rela-
an impor-
And why
chastity
not?
tion,
Parents establish boundaries for their children, enforce rules of conduct
and
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and preparing ourselves
to tell the
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ancestors.
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May
Catholic School Student
SAT Score
A.
BARRA
CHARLESTON, S.C. (CNS)
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; For
the first time in its 80-year history, Bishop
England High School has produced a perfect student.
Well,
maybe Sarah Rackley
just
She volunteers weekends at the Atrium, a playroom for ill children at the Medical University of South seems
perfect.
Carolina; arranges entertainment for the
Rackley, a medical technologist and a state fisheries biologist respectively,
ironic.
kind of amusing that everyone' paying attention to me. The SAT score is not the biggest accomplishment of my life," she said. "I'm more proud of how I do in school and my activities out of school." Her friends are "It' s
elderly at a nursing home; writes for the school newspaper; is a enjoying her fame, member of the track without any apparent team; and says she "tries jealousy or bitterness, to be a good Catholic." Bolchoz said. Rackley She also is an honors said one of the many student who loves math. things she likes about Alice D. Bolchoz, Bishop England is that director of guidance at her peers are genuinely the high school, calls the happy for her success. 17-year-old junior She also likes the size "humble" and says she is and structure of the popular among her peers school, and its and her teachers. atmosphere that fosters Rackley will be editor of academic pursuits. the yearbook next year. Sarah Rackley "There's a sense of If all that is not enough to prove Rackley is perfect, then integrity and a really good learning environment," she said. "I love it here." consider this: She scored a perfect 1600 Nicholas Theos, principal, said on the Scholastic Aptitude Test earlier Rackley 's accomplishment goes further this academic year. According to Nancy Ervin of than Bishop England. "It's something the whole community can be proud of, Educational Testing Service in Princeton, N.J.,
whose
client College
Board
conducts the SAT, perfect scores are rare indeed. "In 1 995, 32 students out of 1 ,067,993
scored 1 600. Six of them were females," Ervin told The New Catholic Miscellany,
newspaper of the Charleston Diocese. "She's part of a very small group." Statistics
for
1996 are not yet
Ms. Ervin said
that only achieved a perfect score in 1994 were female. Slightly more than half of the SAT takers each year are female, she said. The usual number of perfect scores comes out to mere thousandths of 1 percent nationwide, and that includes
available, but
five of the 21 students
students
who
who
are taking the
SAT for the
second or third time. Rackley took the test
not just us."
Helen C. Brandenburg, who teaches honors English, described Rackley as "unassuming, with a quiet toughness about her."
"What's good about Sarah is that she's always cooperative, never pushy," Brandenburg said. "She' s not a nit-picker; she's responsible and well-organized." Rackley admits she is not the best student at Bishop England but said the preparation and background she received at the
Catholic school
made
her
SAT
of Charlotte
is
to bring our seminarians
together for a time of prayer, reflection
and sharing with our bishop and their fellow seminarians. Bishop William G. Curlin, along with the seminarians and the Formation Committee, will journey to Living Waters Reflection Center in
narians con-
tinue their formation as future priests for the Dio-
cese of Charlotte.
Maggie Valley May 20-22. The annual conference gives us an opportunity to expose our seminarians to the rich heritage of our diocese and to explore the diversity of ministries. We look forward to Sister of Charity Sister Loretta John Meehan sharing her 25 years of experience in the mountains of North Carolina
and the work that she does through Good Shepherd Home Health Agency. On Tuesday, May 21, we will travel to the Asheville area and spend time in prayer and sharing with the Religious of Christian Education at St. Genevieve of the Pines Convent. These sisters have
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The Diocese
out in a rural parish. Following dinner we journey with Bishop Curlin to St. Aloysius Church in Hickory for the celebration of the sacrament of Confirma-
of Charlotte
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great shape at this time."
The cardinal, 75, who has been archbishop of Washington since 1980, was admitted to the hospital May 8 with mild chest pains. After conducting tests the next day, physicians recommended the bypass surgery. According to an archdiocesan statement released May 10 after the operation, there were no complications. The cardinal was listed in stable condition and his surgeons said they expected him to make a
full
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been happening since you last looked at your will? Have there been marriages, births or deaths in your family? Did you change jobs or retire from full-time employment? Areyouthinking about way s to make a difference in people s lives through your faith? Times change. People change. And as they do, so should your will, if it is to do the best job of distributing your property. Meet with your attorney to review your will every few years and after any major life changes. As you plan, focus on your goals for yourself, your family, and charitable interests such as your parish, Catholic schools, Catholic agencies or the diocese. All can find a place in your will. Call or write today for information about planning and updating hat's
A. Hickey of Washington was
recovery.
of
world evangelization with a particu-
lar interest in
us
possibility
serving as a priest in the Diocese of
The Cove, where we hope to gain firsthand knowledge of the work being done for
Your generosity If you can
can help us immensely. help, please contact me.
ministered in the Asheville area for many years.
of our semi-
narians as they continue their educa-
But whatever Rackley does with her she will always be known in Charleston as Bishop England's perfect
10 at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, according to a spokeswoman for the Washington Archdiocese. "His heart function is excellent," Dawn Weyrich Ceol of the archdiocesan Office of Communications told Catholic News Service May 13. "He made some big strides is in
as our semi-
life,
May
few days and
help come.
summer
progressing "very, very nicely" following quadruple coronary artery bypass surgery
in the past
my
A wonderful tradition in the Diocese
research field later in
From Bypass Surgery (CNS)
eyes to the mountains;
others to institutions in our diocese or to
Cardinal Hickey Recovering WASHINGTON
my
shall
that will take
The daughter of Mary and David
'Nicely'
up
science and enter either medicine or a
student.
only once.
lift
from thence
perfection happen. She hopes to study
life.
I ask you keep us in your prayers
to
was
on all the Charleston television stations and in the local newspaper because of her perfect SAT score. She finds that
O 'Rourke
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By PAUL
1996
Vocations Update Father Frank
Achieves Perfect
17,
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the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film
and
Broadcasting of movies on the Vatican's list of top films of the century. The list ofmovies deemed to have special artistic an d religious merit was released last fall by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications to help mark the 100th anniversary of cinema. It includes 15 movies in each of three categories: religion, values and art. Most are available on
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For comic actor-writer-director Roberto Benigni "The Monster" (Cinepix) became a monster hit, Italy's highest-grossing film ever.
Benigni
stars
with wife Nicoletta
Braschi in this sex farce of mistaken identity.
videocassette.
He
plays Loris, basically a hapless
who avoids eviction by convincing prospective tenants visiting his apartment that he has a highly contagious disease. But there is a crazed sex killer on the loose and, in a laughably ludicrous scene, Loris emerges as the prime suspect. innocent
"The Lavender
Mob"
(1951) Classic British comedy in which a timid bank clerk (Alec Guinness) concocts a scheme to hijack a shipment Hill
of gold bullion, then melt
down
it
in the
foundry of an accommodating sculptor (Stanley Holloway ) and recast itas Eiffel
Tower
souvenirs for export to Paris.
Scripted by T.E.B. Clarke and directed by Charles Crichton, it depicts tonguein-cheek the perfect crime with one hilarious flaw after another, culminating
wild police chase through London and a neat twist ending in South America.
in a
Comic crime caper and mild menace. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion
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drama
set
against the
background of Garibaldi' s 1 860 invasion of Sicily, where the prince (Burt Lancaster) of an old aristocratic family refuses to adapt to revolutionary times
despite the marriage of his more egalitarian nephew (Alain Delon) to the daughter of a wealthy ex-peasant. Directed by Luchino Visconti from the novel by Giuseppe di Lampedusa, the result captures a fascinating period of social, political and economic change in a family saga filled with nostalgia for a past,
more elegant age.
themes.
Subtitles.
police decide they must catch
in the act after they misinterpret his
behavior when he's caught on tape disposing of a dead cat and groping wildly after an unseen cigarette drops down his trousers. Surely this is their sexual pervert,
they reason. Enter Jessica (Braschi), their
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The comedy wears patches but overall
it's
a
a bit thin in
romp
that fans
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Her efforts are in vain as the frustrated Loris keeps reciting financial statistics to
Because of some vulgar sexual
mind off the brazen seductress. She soon realizes this schnook is not their man The police, however, egged on by an obsessive criminal psychologist (Michel Blanc), become more determined
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classic of a future
by an aristocracy
Subtitles.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT What does call to
The blood contains the By Father Robert L Kinast Catholic News Service
My doctor ordered about six different tests on my blood sample during my most recent checkup. I was impressed with how much can be learned about the state of my health from one small vial of blood. "That's nothing," my doctor commented. "If I ran all the tests available, I could determine practically everything I need to know about your physical condition." I left the doctor's office feeling that modern medicine with its sophisticated technology had just confirmed what ancient people, including our Hebrew ancestors, believed without scientific proof: The blood contains the
Otherwise they would partake of what properly belongs only to God.
another's blood is accountable to God. The same thinking was basic in the practice of
animal
fice.
remembered, for example, that the book of Deuteronomy proclaims
belief that
means
our
relationships with them.
common life.
God
is
This is what Jesus wanted to convey by asking his followers to drink from the cup of his last meal. It
covenant God had made with them or offered sacrifice to atone for their sins, they sprinkled some of the blood on the al-
— the altar signiGod — and the
fied
of the blood on the people.
Instead
•
love" (No. 1394).
Mass
is
thousands of years. First of all, to drink from the cup is to personally ratify the covenant
which God made with Moses (Exodus
The blood of the lamb marked the Israelites, and it protected them from the
use of animal blood in Hebrew history was, of course, the blood of angel of death. the lamb smeared on the Israelites' doorposts in Egypt at the time of the exodus. This marked them as God's chosen people, and it protected them from the angel of death, who passed over their homes. In the historical and cultural setting where Jesus was raised, that is how people understood the symbolism of blood.
Typically, however, Jesus pushed these beliefs and practices to a new level. Most of all, he presented himself as the sacrificial offering who atones for the sins of the people and reconciles
them with God through the outpouring of his blood.
But whereas the blood of sacrifianimals had been cial
24:8)
gives them hope.
and communicates love (No. 1380). The Eucharist "revives our
22
•
it
eucharistic presence expresses
fluous gesture. It has a meaning, and the origins of that meaning reach back
blood of the sacrificial animal.
with
The blood of Christ reconciles, makes peace, bonds our unity. As the catechism says, Christ's
nifies is
life was The sins of the people, morewere covered symbolically by the
many
break down communication or inspire hatred and revenge.
not, therefore, a super-
sealed.
The word
And the blood of Christ is not meant to instill fear, divide people,
lifeblood of our own efforts
with the new, restored lifeblood of Jesus' sacrifice.
simple:
—
Sharing the cup at
is
As a result, we may be unprepared for what the blood of Christ signifies in the Mass. Yes, the blood of Christ was shed tragically and in a death-dealing way. It calls suffering to mind. But does the blood of Christ yield anger in those who suffer?
rifice.
In this way the union of their life with God's
The most dramatic
his way of inviting us to a real, personal share in the meaning of his blood sac-
bleeding, even
to mind, negative overtones.
To drink from the cup is to replace the weak, deficient •
rest
over,
was
point
and emotions
—
bring-
vitality to
the source of all life, ancient Hebrews used the blood of animals to represent their own lifeblood. When they renewed the
tar
Blood is the preeminent sign of the life shared by living creatures with God the most real and the most intimate expression of that
To profess their
secret of life. I
sacri-
for others
new
My
to recall this:
The willingness to let the new lifeblood be poured out
is
"blood" calls a jumble of images
people as repulsive, if not suggestive of vampires and cannibals. To understand Jesus' intention, it is necessary
•
ing
anyone who
from a cut finger. "What if this person is HIV positive?" they ask themselves.
someone's blood would strike most
lating the lifeblood of living creatures to the image of God As a result, (9:6).
anyone who sheds
At the same time, many people today fear having contact with
are intended to drink the blood "of Jesus' sacrifice. What is the significance of this difference? How does it affect our sharing of the cup at Mass? • Blood is the pre-eminent At first glance, sign of the life shared by the idea of drinking living creatures with God.
The book of Genmakes this connection of blood, life and God even more explicit by re-
the word "blood" you? Tragic acci-
to mind.
we
esis
for
dents? War? Hatred? Violence? If you know someone who is alive and healthy today because a blood transfusion was available when needed, the word "blood" may call something very positive
secret of life that blood is "the seat of life" (12:23). For this reason, the people could eat the meat of their herds and flocks but only after the blood was drained from it.
mind
and
fulfilled
through Jesus. Second, it is to atone for our sins against God's covenant, not by having them covered over but by replacing the weak, deficient lifeblood of our own efforts with the new, restored lifeblood of Jesus' sacri-
What
the blood of Christ sig-
life.
David Gibson Editor, Faith Alive!
What does that mean? To make the point more concrete,
enant.
try this: When taking the cup at Mass, think also of the other people who are
part of your life and the situations in your life which are less than what God wants. Why? Because for most of us, this willingness to let the new lifeblood be poured out for others means bringing new vitality to our relationships with them and to other situations in our lives that call out for change or re-
newal. Finally, as we drink from the cup in the lifeblood of Jesus poured out for others. Thaf s one reality no medical test can decipher.
fice
we share
person's energy). Third, to share the cup is to be willing to let this new lifeblood be poured out so that others may be reconciled and empowered to fulfill God's cov-
(Father Kinast is the director of the Center for Theological Reflection, Indian Rocks Beach, Fla.)
(somewhat as a blood transfusion replaces deficient blood and restores a
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1996
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BBS What
God's blood relatives
"A
is
lot
HE MARKETPLACE
your prayer as you receive the blood of Christ?
of times
Sometimes
it's
Threw, Peoria,
By Father John News
Catholic
J.
splashed on the altar (God) was sprinkled on the people. Thus they be-
Castelot
Service
came God's "blood
was this more evident than in the
ceremony
by
which the
Israel-
special possession,
God's family. After young bulls were sacrificed to God, Moses took their blood and splashed half of it on the altar, which symbolized God's presence. The other half he put into two large bowls.
The
we bless,
is it
not a participation in the blood of Christ?" (1 Corinthians 10:16). This shared blood becomes the source of life live.
biblical is
image of
so rich! af-
Jesus, the mediator of covenant, and the
new
sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel" (Hebrews 12:24). In the last book of the
by the Crosiers/Gene Plaisted
then
read
aloud
the
covenant's terms, and the people answered: "All that the Lord has said we will heed and do" (Exodus 24:7).
"Then he took the blood and sprinkled it on the people, saying, "This is the blood of the covenant which the Lord has made with you."' Ritually, then, the same blood
Bible, Revelation, the author asks the identity of the elect standing before the throne of God, and one of the elders answers that they are baptized people: "These are the ones who have ... washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb" (Revelation 7:14). Baptism and all the sacraments derive their efficacy from Christ's blood
poured out
for
us on the cross.
(Father Castelot
is
scholar, author, teacher
a Scripture
and
lecturer.)
ACTION
When we sit down and share the meal we are from the same source as you,'" says Benedictine Father Ian Petit in This Is My Body, A Guide to the Mass (The Liturgical Press, Box 7500, Collegeville, MN 56321. 1991. Paperback, $5.95). During the Eucharist, Jesus goes further than we go when we prepare a meal to nourish others; "he becomes the food and drink," says Father Petit. "He is saying to us: 'Not only do want you to live, but want you to live through me.'" a very intimate to
draw
I
gift....
life
I
meaning to the words, 'Do this in memory of me, is that need to be broken and poured out for God and for others. How we fight against such a thought... The glory of God revealed in the face of Christ is the face of one broken, poured out, even wasted so that others might live, " Father Reflection: "Another
we, too,
Petit writes.
make me
Christ,
holy and prepare me for the our Lord. Amen." Mrs. Regina
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me from the soil!" (Genesis 4:10) The Christian author of the letter to the Hebrews alludes to this:
saying,
this Eucharist forgive
But now the same blood
brother's blood cries out
"A meal
may
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to
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offering of
Early in the Bible,
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the
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photo above;
discrimi-
Calif.
"On my way to receive the blood of Christ, recite the act of contrition. Afterward, normally just ask for his strength to carry me through another week, to be a better John D. Sousa, Rumford, R.I. person, to do his will." I
be shed for you" (Luke 22:20).
The
file
Oxnard,
relatives," God's
by which we
CNS
Ellison,
people.
became God's
ites
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one another
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the altar (God) was sprinkled on the people. Thus they became God s blood relatives.'"
Nowhere
ites.
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III.
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In all the New Testament accounts of the institution of the Eucharist, the mention of blood/covenant is heard. Typical is Luke's Gospel: "This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will
pray for some kind of guidance and strength in the coming week. Joan a prayer of thanks for having gotten through the week."
I
just
"That everyone live in peace and happiness with nation and that we might give each other faith."
family.
"Blood" relatives are intimately related. They share a common life. The terminology is derived from the fact that blood, like breath, is a natural symbol of life. This understanding of the basic significance of blood played an important role for the "The same blood ancient Israel-
& Herald
'
By Father W. Thomas Faucher Catholic News Service
The Bradfords were not anti-CathoChristians, they were anti-religion agnostics with a special dislike of Catholics. As a college-age seminarian home on vacation, I had become friends with their son, Jerry. I ignored the not-too-subtle signs that I wasn't welcome to his parents. Things finally came out into the open one day when Jerry asked his mother to explain to me what she disliked about Catholics. Her response surprised me. "You people are disgusting and vile," she said for openers. "I find executions offensive, and you people put crosses and pictures of a bloody body even on the walls of your homes. If I put a sculpture of a hanged
lic
We make
You
Catholics try to sanitize it by claiming it is some type of symbolic thing, but it is still eating flesh and drinking blood. It is offensive to me to even think about drinking blood, especially "I
human don't
blood.
want my son having any-
thing to do with people that glorify executions and drink blood." Well, my catechism training kicked in and I did my best to explain to her why we did those things, but she wasn't convinced, and to be honest I had to admit she made me think about things in a way I never had thought
about them before. Though that conversation took place more than 30 years ago, I've never forgotten it. I think most Catholics are comfortable with the idea and realities of crucifixes, maybe too comfortable and thus forgetful of what a truly horrific death it is. But most Catholics are less comfortable with the language of eating "flesh" and drinking "blood." If someone said, "I went to Mass today and drank Christ's blood," we would find the phraseology a bit jarring.
and
actually the body and blood of Christ, not just a representation. But as we move from that theological explanation to the actual doing of it, we mince
words.
We
usually don't say "flesh" and
We
talk about "receiving EuCommunion," "taking the host," "drinking from the cup." Though the idea was offensive even in his day, Jesus chose eating his flesh and drinking his blood to be our supreme act of worship because it means sacrifice to the Father, union with the Son, sancti-
"blood."
charist," "going to
by the Spirit. Drinking Christ's blood is a multilayered symbolic gesture that is sacramental, which means it actu-
fication
ally is
what
signifies.
it
Those layers include the reality that:
— Jesus
man in my
house and made you look at it, you would say it was in bad taste, yet you do the same thing to me. "You also talk about eating flesh and drinking blood. That's barbarian!
a great effort to empha-
size that the Eucharist is truly
lamb
is
the sacrificial
of God, slain for our
redemption. Instead of God con-
—
suming
the sacrifice, things are switched around and we are invited to do so.
— We become what we have sacriwhat we have consumed. Eating flesh and drinking blood are
ficed,
among the most primal, foundational, complicated and symbolic actions of the human race. That we do so under the species of bread and wine must not be allowed to rob us of the truth that in eating Christ's flesh and drinking Christ's blood he becomes us and we become him. We need to listen to the words as we approach this gift "the body of Christ ... the blood of Christ" and take them seriously and literally.
—
—
(Father Faucher is a priest of the Diocese of Boise, Idaho, and a freelance writer.)
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Patrick's Cathedral, the cardinal said a
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the three
(the dialogue)
"It
sharing of ideas," Father
the keynote
speaker for the event. Using the Lutheran church as a case study to show ecumenism at work, Rev. Gamelin focused on the
said the
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in our ministries, and to build relationships in Christian the community," he said. "I see it strengthening our relationships. "We have a witness to make," he
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added.
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Rev. Dr. L. Bevel Jones III, bishop of the N.C. Conference of the United Methodist Church, was honored at a banquet May 7.
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Living
The
The Catholic News Faith, from
page
—
He
lives
died April 27 following a nine-month
volved with prison min-
He was
74.
native of Greensboro, Berry at-
tended the University of Notre Dame and transferred to the U.S. Naval Academy at the beginning of World War II. After graduating in 1943, Berry served in the South Pacific. After the war, Berry returned to Greensboro and began work with Berry
by the
"How do you know you can't
was
A
motto,
do
something if you don't try?"
Coal Company, pany, changing Inc. Berry was
the gift
and Kay attended the New Readers Conference at Greensboro College. Sponsored by TriCounty Community College, Sister Terry and Kay met with more than 120 other adults who, like Kay, were learning to read for the first time. While there, the Conference Committee selected Kay as the "Outstanding New Reader," and presented him with a plaque and a certificate of achievement. St.
William Ladies Guild
re-
Kay with a gift in recog-
cently presented
nition of his efforts
—
a Franklin Elec-
tronic Dictionary. Sister Terry said that
Pope
Beatifies
is
Berry was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church since 1974. Oblates Father Jim O'Neill, pastor, said the church family and the community have lost a good friend. "Joe lived his Christianity in service to others, especially those rejected by society, outcasts or those hurt-
user to type in a
word and the machine will say
it,
allow-
ing Kay to pronounce and learn words he sees. "He'll
come
to class with
words
I
haven't even heard of," Sister Terry said
with a laugh. "His vocabulary is wonderful and he continues to improve it." Father Ed Knsch, pastor of St. William, agreed with Sister Terry.
"Kay
is
upbeat and optimistic. He never wants sympathy and is always looking to improve himself. "He has a handicap, but he has done everything possible to overcome it."
Three
Priests,
ing in
some
other way."
Berry served as head of the Greensboro Human Relations Commission,
working
to
overcome
racial inequity.
"Joe had a profound impact (on the entire community)," Father O'Neill said.
"He served
to break
down
a lot of preju-
Three Nuns May 12 Pope John Paul said. "Cardinal Schuster offered the Milanese clergy a shining example of how contemplation and pastoral action can be harmonized," he said. "He continues today to show every priest and every person called to work in the vineyard of the Lord the supreme value of love of God, the foundation of fraternal communion and apostolic action." Also beatified May 12 were: • Italian Father Filippo Smaldone, who lived 1848-1923 and founded the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts to continue his ministry among the poor of southern Italy and, especially, with the hard of hearing. •
CNS of three priests
tapestries
in St.
Peter's
and three nuns Square May 12.
beatified
photo from Reuters
by Pope John Paul
II
hang on
By Cindy Wooden Peter's Square for the beatification of VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope the four Italians and two Spaniards, all John Paul II beatified three men and three of whom were priests or religious. women May 12, calling them examples Beatification is the last step before of how love of Christ naturally leads to canonization.
—
serving others.
Shepherding a diocese, working with the hearing impaired, teaching or nursing,
newly beatified "conformed themselves to Christ, opened themselves to being filled with his Spirit and, in this the
way,
showed
the
power of the
At least 10,000 people came from Milan to honor the Benedictine monk from Rome who was their archbishop from 1929 to 1954 years that saw the rise of fascism, the outbreak of World
—
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Italian
Redemptorist Father
Gennaro Maria Sarnelli, who lived 1 7021744, a famous preacher and prolific writer, he was a friend and co-worker of the Redemptorists' founder, St. Alphonsus Liguori. He was known as the "Apostle to the Prostitutes of Naples." •
Italian Sister
Cimatti, a
Maria Raffaella
member of
died in •
Spanish Sister Candida Maria de
Jesus Cipitria Barriola, 1845-1945, founded the Hijas de Jesus (Daughters of Jesus) to educate children.
Most
recently, Berry
was awarded
Brotherhood Citation and the Notre Dame Alumni Association 1996 Dr. Thomas A. Dooley Humanitarian Award. Berry is survived by his wife, Jean Lindsay Berry; three married daughters, Bo Gibbs, Ann Somers and Teresa Chambers; three married sons, Thomas, Frederick and Philip; and 14 grandchildren.
Funeral services and burial were April 30 at St. Paul the Apostle Church
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stamped self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III.
61701.
•
student of Sister Cipitria
the heart of the spirituality and apostolic
order at her urging. She worked as a
An estimated 50,000 people filled St.
activity" of Cardinal Alfredo Ildefonso
catechist until suffering a long illness.
for Christ, expressed in
Berry
provides alternatives to incarceration.
Eucharist
dedication to the sick.
untiring service to the church, constituted
"Love
L.
the Hospitaller
Mercy, was born in 1861 and 1945. She was known for her
Sisters of
which is victory over sin and death," the pope said at the end of the Mass.
resurrection,
Joseph
dice against Catholics in Greensboro."
Schuster,
Images
a
program that
ference of Christians and Jews 1994
country was divided about racial issues.
its
Foun-
name to Berico Fuel known for working to
its
Kay because it
held device allows
Street
dation,
the Greensboro Chapter of National Con-
words for him. The hand-
well-suited for
will pronounce
and
helped to establish the De1ancy
expanded the com-
improve race relations, even at the cost of profits. Berry promoted understanding and teamwork at a time when much of the In 1995, Sister Terry
also in-
istry
his family's coal busi-
ness. Eventually he
and appreciative."
Berry
Joseph Louis
Berry, a local ecumenical and civic leader, battle with lung cancer.
Kay Callesen is improving his reading skills.
The
13
Greensboro Catholic Civic Leader Dies At 74
1
GREENSBORO
ful
& Herald
who joined
the
Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the address.
same
14
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& Herald
May
17,
1996
Diocesan News Briefs Vacation Bible School
ARDEN — Vacation Bible School at
020
Catholic
BookSVioppc
St.
Barnabas Church
Payne
First
Communion Cards &f Gifts
Monday Friday 9:30-5:00 Saturday 9:30-1:30 -
&
Gift Items Books Special orders/Mail orders
Welcome
July 22-26. For
(704) 891-2920. Register
at
AS HE VILLE
4410-F Monroe Rd. Charlotte, NC 28205 (704) 342-2878
is
information or to volunteer, contact Leslie
—
now
Sunday each month from 1-3 p.m. at St. Matthew Church. The event includes a potluck lunch and baby-sitting is
Oratory.
For information, call Joe and Sandy Farrelly at (704) 846-2913.
information.
available.
—
Hot Dog Supper And Bingo HIGH POINT — The Knight
THEOMTOKY
Columbus and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church present a hot dog dinner and
434 Charlotte Avenue P.O. Box 11586 Rock Hill, SC 29731 (803) 327-2097
evening of bingo on Saturday, May 18 after the 6 p.m. Mass. The meal consists of hot dogs, nachos, salad and drinks. Baby-sitting is available. Call the church
LINCOLNTON— "Friends," anew and divorced people meets the second and fourth Sunday each month from 2-4 p.m. at St. Dorothy Church. Call Suzanne Bach at (704) 735-5575 for information.
Donut Social
on euthanasia and care
of the dying. currently publishing books on both topics. Visions in faith is de-
— A donut
social with
Our Lady of Lourdes Sunday, May 19 after the 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., and 10:30 a.m. Masses. Information on Catholic involvement in parishioners of
Church
is
the Billy
Graham Crusade
CHARLOTTE program improve
—
afternoon and evening. Overnight provisions are available, while the schedule encourages commuters. late
who want
their troubled marriage,
(704) 663-5044 MON-SAT 9-5
BEAUTIFUL YARDS
START HERE
—
A
golf
School, is Saturday, May 25 at Orchard Trace Golf Course beginning at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $50 per golfer and includes coffee and Danish before play, green fee, cart and lunch. This event is limited to the first 1 08 golfers to sign up. Contact Immaculata School at (704) 693-3277 to register.
Volunteers Needed
LENOIR
—
St.
Church needs volunteers to help serve in the Soup Kitchen weekdays from 10 a.m. -
and Divorced Catholics is July 4-7 at the University of Notre Dame. Cost is $225 for members and $250 for non-members.
at
Memorial To Unborn
•DOGWOODS •AZALEAS
—
Knights CHARLOTTE Columbus Council 7343 sponsors
dedication of a memorial to the unborn on
Sunday,
•HOLLIES •TREES OVER 25 ACRES OF HEALTHY SHRUBS & TREES GROWN HERE ON OUR OWN NURSERY
Mass
May 26
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Pentecost Activities
BREVARD
— Sacred Heart Parish
on Sunday, May 26 10 a.m. at the Strauss Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center, a covered-dish luncheon follows Mass.
celebrates Pentecost
with
Mass
at
is
open
to
the Brevard
—
St.
Ann Church
"Smoke on the Mountain" Friday, May 24 and Saturday, May 25 at 7 p.m. The off Broadway comedy features blue-grass gospel music and a talented cast. For information, call Terese Pedalino at (704) 599-2806 or (704)523-4641.
CONCORD — Parishioners
of
CHARLOTTE Cursillo
—
Ultreya A Charlotte
Community Ultreya is the fourth
Needed
— Mercy Hospital
needs caring volunteers to assist in family waiting rooms, the gift shdp and with patient services. For information, call Nancy at (704) 379-5806.
Diane Schweizer
"Healing the Child Within" is a May 3 1 - June 1 retreat led by Father John Putnam and Bobbie May. Cost is $108 for two nights at double occupancy and $115 for two nights at single occupancy. To register, send $25 to
Bobbie May, 5617 Clearlake
Dr.,
Hickory, N.C. 28601 Registration fee is non-refundable. For information, call (704) 327-8692. .
at (704)
Echoing God's Word
St.
James Church attend the. Charlotte Knights game on Saturday, June 1 at 7 788-1819 for
tickets or information.
HICKORY
—
"Echoing God's Word: Catechesis and Preaching Based on the Liturgy of the Word" is a July 1214
symposium
that addresses the
Scriptures and daily
Wilson
Seminar On Mary
at
life.
(910)
Contact Sheri for
765-3499
information.
—
Father Ken Whittington conducts a seminar on the Virgin Mary at 7:30 p.m. each Monday in May at St. Charles Borromeo Church. Call him at (704) 437-3108 for
"Contemplation and the Prayer of the Heart" is a June 17-23 contemplative
information.
retreat in the spirit of
Living Waters Retreats
MAGGIE
directed
K Of C Golf Tournament SALISBURY— A golf tournament benefit Cooperative Christian Ministry, Cabarrus Victims Assistance Network and Crisis Pregnancy Center is Friday, May 3 1 at 1 p.m. A $35 donation includes greens fee at Corbin Hills Golf Course, cart, beverages, lunch and prizes. Call Dick Borsuk at (704) 786-9087,
to
Mike Mastrianni
at (704)
Charlie Williams
at
In Faith"
ROCKHILL, S.C.— Father Richard Gula of
St.
Cost
is
—
VALLEY
Thomas Merton
by Rev. Sidney
Griffith, S.T.
$225.
"Come to the Quiet" is a June 24-30 retreat
of silent prayer to deepen the
relationship with the Spirit directed
by
Father William Fickel. Cost is $225. To register, contact Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd.,
Maggie Valley,
NC
28751.
For
information, call (704) 926-3833.
786-1947 or
(704) 782-8610 to
register.
"Visions
Community
CHARLOTTE
The Ballpark
Parish Night At
community. Cursillo
Ore., 97850, or
963-8089.
Inner Healing Retreat
at
(704) 537-9575 or Charles Sutton at (704) 563-9493 for information.
Central Office, P.O.
La Grande,
BELMONT —
"Smoke On The Mountain"
following the 10 a.m.
Breakfast follows. Contact
NACSDC
1301,
Hospital Volunteers
singles ages 21
and older to a Memorial Day picnic Monday, May 27 at Reedy Creek Park. For information, call Tim at (704) 5494265 or Kathleen at (704) 544-1634.
John Neumann Church.
at St.
The event
LOCATED BETWEEN MOORES VILLE &
of the
contact
CHARLOTTE — Catholic Singles
MORGANTON
(704) 728-2269.
The cost for the July 2-4 leadership workshop is $ 1 45 for members and $ 1 6 for non-members. For information,
Singles Memorial Day Picnic
12:15 p.m. If interested, contact Rita
Morweiser
— The 1996
works
p.m. Reserved seats are $5. Contact
Francis of Assisi
Ind.
International Conference for Separated
presents the musical
HENDERSONVILLE
SOUTH BEND,
to
Box
CHARLOTTE
tournament, sponsored by Immaculata
information, call (800) 848-2121.
call (541)
available.
teachers and clergy. Sessions are in
from Asia, Europe, South America and Mexico for one school year. Hosts provide accommodations and meals. For
Retrouvaille, a
for couples
2230.
will be
Immaculata School Tournament
(803) 327-2097 for
Conference For Separated And Divorced Catholics
and wives. Retrouvaille is a Catholic program, but is open to people of all faiths. The next program begins July 1 2. For information, contact Nick and Irene Fadero at (704) 544-0621 or (800) 470-
is
signed for renewal in theology and pastoral questions for laity, religious,
at
Catholic families to host teenage students
Retrouvaille Session Begins
(910) 884-5212 for information.
MONROE
open to people
Youth Exchange Service needs
support group for widowed, separated
of Charlotte invites
Richard Gula, SS Richard Gula returns to Visions in Faith from teaching and writing at St. Patrick seminary. He will guide us through ethical issues and questions
He
of
is
Youth Exchange Friends Group Meets
to build relationships between husbands
Visions In Faith June 16 - 19 1996
The Oratory
for
Vacation Bible School at St. Eugene June 17-21. Cost is $15 per child. Contact the church at (704) 254-5 1 93 for information. Vacation Bible CHARLOTTE School at St. Vincent de Paul Church is June 24-28 from 9 a.m.- noon for children in grades K-5. Cost is $5 per child. Call Peggy Pohlheber at (704) 588-731 1. Vacation Bible School at St. Gabriel Church is June 17-21 from 9 a.m. -noon. For information, contact Mary Ellen Paine at (704) 366-2738.
at
The seminar
interested in pastoral leadership. Contact
Patrick Seminary presents
"Visions in Faith" June 16-19
at the
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World And National News Briefs Revocation Of China's Trade Status Urged WASHINGTON (CNS)
effective and cost-effective of all
as
adoption on the congressional agenda during the same week as the seminar.
— Citing what they termed
egregious violations of human rights
and economic
care" and said he
visit to
in
II
greets handicapped children at
stadium
May 5
in Italy.
On
his
two-day
Como, the pope preached unity and solidarity
northern
Italy.
Sister
fast in front
name of the
favored nation trade status be
saying that while information released
close of a general audience
revoked. Religious repression
so far
by China took a high
momentum toward
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Ursuline
profile
Dianna Ortiz ended her vigil and of the White House May 6, is
inadequate, there seemed to be
resolving questions
during a press conference held
about her 1989 abduction, rape and
May
torture.
of religion is not extended to the free choice of the individual in China," said Kung, nephew of Chinese Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei, who was exiled
from China and now
Adoption System, Child Welfare Need Reform, Say Speakers
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
At a press conference, announced plans
Ortiz, 37, also
Sister
the federal government for further
documents and provided sketches of her assailants and of an American who she believes was their superior. The press conference capped an eight-day campaign of
civil
— Saying
current foster care programs in the United
role churches play in generating support
States are ineffective, speakers at an
disobedience in front of the
White House inwhich more than 100 people including a bishop, nuns and preists were arrested. Members of Congress also spoke up on her behalf and a protest was staged in El Salvador.
one of
adoption seminar in Washington pleaded
are using advanced photographic and
for drastic changes in the country's
adoption policies. "The most effective
electronically rejoined and restored
antidote to forces hostile to families and
pieces of the
women is the alternative too often ignored
for nearly half a century.
Coleman, professor of religion and society at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., said people
is
in the project "closely link
and downplayed adoption," said former Pennsylvania Gov. Robert P. Casey in opening remarks. Casey, chairman of the Fund for the American
their sense of discipleship with their
Family, a think tank based in Arlington,
you don' t have to touch the real fragments. All you have to do is move their electronic
interviewed
"Over and over again, our
citizenship."
respondents told us that they got involved
—
Va., that sponsored the
May
9 seminar,
described adoption as the most "child-
reach a just agreement.
Dead Sea
Scrolls separated
They believe it "The implications are enormous," Zuckerman said in an announcement from the a
first
for electronic restoration.
university about the technology.
"Now
—
most important ways the Mass can respond to the needs of modern people is by including ample periods of silence in the celebration, Pope John Paul II said. "In a world pervaded by audiovisual mesthe
sages of every kind,
it
is
necessary to
which allow God to make his voice heard and allow souls to understand and welcome his word," the pope said. restore zones of silence
FOUR GREAT NAMES to
KNOW MITSUBISHI
MITSUBISHI
6951
E.
Independence
531-3131
York.
Reed Book Renews Debate Over
GOP
Platform Stand On Abortion (CNS) A new
—
WASHINGTON
book by Ralph Reed, executive
7001 E. Endependence
5354444
director
of the Christian Coalition, is fueling the debate within the Republican Party about
HYunoni
whether to change the party platform's wording on abortion. In "Active Faith," to be published by the Free Press, Reed said a constitutional
abortion calls for
- -
—
amendment
as the current is
to
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5354455
ban
GOP platform
"the most remote
weapon
THE
our disposal at this time" to fight abortion. "I have supported the existing plank since 1980, and I will do so again," he wrote in the book, as excerpted in the May 1 3 issue of Newsweek. "To some in
at
the pro-life
the wording
community, any change
apoiNjE
in
anathema, but pro-lifers could draft language that would be as morally compelling." is
CNS
He
Pope Says Mass Needs Silence VATICAN CITY (CNS) One of
annual Murray lecture in
at the
8.
images."
voluntarism mainly because of their religious motivation," he said. Father Coleman reported on his research 1
May
pledged that the church in Burundi would keep working to favor reconciliation between the two rival ethnic groups, the majority Hutus and minority Tutsis.
in civic
May New
ask this in the
I
risen Christ!" he said at the
University of Southern California
according to a priest who has led a major research project to study such organizations. Jesuit Father John A.
is
abandon the way of dialogue and negoovercome tensions and
tiation in order to
—
at the
life,
community organizations
to
Scholars Use Computers To Match Fragments Of Scrolls LOS ANGELES (CNS) Scholars
computer imaging to help solve the j igsaw puzzles of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Bruce Zuckerman and Marilyn Lundberg, Semitic language specialists, have
the great untold stories of American
of blood-
shed. "I ask the leaders of the country not
to sue
lives in
NEW YORK (CNS) — The leading
for
new wave
urged that China's most
Vigil, Still
—
Pope John Paul II expressed alarm at reports of ethnic violence in Burundi and urged dialogue to avoid a
Connecticut.
Church Role In Community Seen As Untold Story
(CNS)
Seeks Information On Guatemala
government's wipe out attempts to underground Christian churches in China. "Freedom
Como
In
made up of business and political organizations has
Chinese
Pope John Paul
Burundi
Ethnic Violence
VATICAN CITY
Nun Ends White House
7 by the coalition in Washington. Joseph Kung, head of the Cardinal Kung Foundation, derided the
the
to see
treaties
largely
photo from Reuters
was pleased
as well as national security
concerns, a coalition
CNS
Pope Alarmed At Reports Of
alternatives to rescue children in foster
photo from Reuters
Children in Cape Town join in celebrating the adoption of South Africa's new post-apartheid constitution May 8. The document upholds democratic rule and prohibits discrimination based on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and social or marital status.
DEALERSHIPS SERVING CHARLOTTE WITH INTEGRITY FOR OVER 33 YEARS! Frank LaPointe, President
Member of
St. Gabriel
Church
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17,
1996
Our Lady Of Consolation Church of Consolation congregation. The
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pastor,
Bishop Navagh,
later
became Bishop of
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CHARLOTTE
founding
Our Lady of
Ogdensburg, N.Y.,
Consolation, Charlotte's only African-
and then Bishop of
American parish, was founded in 1955, but the roots of the parish go back to the
the parish's assistant
1940s when the Redemptorist Fathers
pastors, Father
came
Anderson, became
to Charlotte.
Patterson, N.J.
One of Moss
In those days, 13 black Catholics
Auxiliary Bishop of
Our Lady
Detroit and another
made up
the congregation of
pastor,
of Perpetual Help Church. Years passed
assistant
and the number of Catholics in the area grew to the extent that a second church, St. Mary, was added to the area. In 1955, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Mary were joined, establishing Our Lady of Consolation on Dec. 15, 1955.
Father Joseph Howze,
In the spring of 1956, construction
began on the current parish buildings, consisting of the rectory, school, auditorium and convent for the Oblate Sisters of Providence, who arrived the next year. At the dedication of the church on March 25, 1957, Archbishop Amleto
Giovanni
Apostolic
Cicognani,
Delegate to the United States; Bishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh; Father Clarence Howard, the first black North Carolina native to be ordained a priest; and Bishop James J. Navagh, Auxiliary Bishop of Raleigh and first pastor of the church, were in attendance.
Of special note is the fact that three bishops have come from the Our Lady
Q
became Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Natchez- Jackson in Mississippi and later
the first Bishop of
when
Biloxi, Miss, first
that diocese
was
established,
Our Lady of Consolation
making him the
aspects of the parish mission statement
(704) 375-4339
to blend the richness of
is
the African-American culture with that of Catholicism.
Vicariate: Charlotte
Keeping
mind, and using the African principles of Nia (purpose) and Imani (faith), the parish established the Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir in 1980. Other activities in the parish that have large participation are the African Drum and Dance group called Kabaka and the Shepherd' Care Ministry, which is a program that addresses the needs of those living with HIV/AIDS. Father Tice said these and other groups make the congregation unique. "These groups have gone out in the name of the parish to show not only the blending of the cultures, but also how they both become richer by proclaiming the name of Jesus," he said. "We are truly a blessed and grateful people." that goal in
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