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By KEVIN
College student
contemplates
woman
Western North Carolina
the Diocese of Charlotte
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MURRAY
Associate Editor
life
— The
CHARLOTTE
as
worked
astronauts
diligently aboard the space station
while their counterparts assisted from
religious
Mission Control. Their performances were
4
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impressive, especially considering they
were only
sixth-
and seventh-graders.
Students and young astronauts club
members from Our Lady of Mercy School
Young adults must be
in
Winston-Salem traveled
to Discover
museum May
informed, says Jesuit
Place science
congressman
a space mission to launch a probe into the
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—
of Halley's comet.
tail .
"When
think
Woman
17 for a
unique immersion learning experience
it's
kids
go on a
they
field trip,
just going to be time out of class,"
Kae Mattingly. work in the Chal-
said seventh-grade teacher
religious
"After watching kids
continues family legacy
lenger Learning Center, diey're so focused
in
and involved. They're busy doing
their
jobs (to complete the mission)."
Franciscan community
The Challenger Learning Center
...Page
16
(CLC)
is
growing network of
part of a
centers nationwide established by the
Challenger Center for Space Science Education, in
News
Local
memory
of the crew of the
9
was designed
ill-
Photos by Joann S. Keane
The CLC
fated Challenger space shuttle.
Above, Our Lady of Mercy School students get mission instructions from their flight director aboard the USS Horizon, a mock space station at Discovery Place in Charlotte. Left, students Matthew O'Neill and Patrick Lawler work with controller John Austin in the mock Mission Control Center to help build and launch a science probe into the tail of Halley's comet during an
to teach students crucial les-
sons in a unique atmosphere diat stimulates learning.
Spectrum of domestic
abuse brought to
Incorporating math, science and technology, the nearly two-hour mission
light
lows students to role-play
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church and community
and a space station, in teams including Navigation, Communications, Life Support and Medical students must perform a series of vital tasks at computer Horizon.
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Working
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consoles in order to
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al-
both a Mis-
sion Control Center
USS
Parish hopes to strengthen
in
maneuver the space
interactive learning simulation.
station along side the comet, as well as to
build
and launch the
scientific
probe into
its tail.
See HALLEY'S
Every Week
COMET,
page
15
Gathering concentrates on Hispanic growth
Entertainment
Pages 10-11 Editorials
By JOANITA M.
SYLVA
& Columns .Pages
12-13
—
ranks top in Hispanic population growth among the 25 U.S. Catholic dioceses with a
As a body
many
parts,
is
and
one though
it
has
the parts of the
all
body, though many, are one body, so also Christ. For all
baptized into
Jews
or Greeks, slaves or free per-
sons, and of
one Spirit we were one body, whether
in
one
we were
all
given to drink
NELLENBACH
Correspondent The Diocese of Charlotte
panics. In
minimum
of 25,000 His-
1995, U.S. Census figures
showed 146,100 Hispanics cese.
By
in the dio-
2000, that population had risen
to 235,829, a 61.4 percent increase.
To learn more about how to help the immigrants, members of the Smoky Mountain and Asheville vicariates met May 1 1 at St. Mary Church for a dialogue: 'Welcome Bienvenidos: Yes or No? (Hispanics, Hospitality, Harmony)."
—
Spirit.
—
1
Cor 12:12-13
The Smoky Mountain
Vicariate spon-
ing the Stranger
sored the conference. Presenters were Father George Kloster, pastor of St.
M.
William Church
in
Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hayesville and vicar of the Smoky Mountain
Vicariate;
Eduardo
worker for the Asheville and Smoky Mountain vicariates; and Father C. Morris Boyd, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Bernal, Hispanic ministry
Franklin.
A
was that not all parishes welcome the newcomers and that this nonwelcoming attitude is concentral concern
trary to scriptural and Catholic teach-
Among Us,"
[U.S. Con-
ference of Catholic Bishops, 2000]: "Per-
haps the greatest obstacle to welcoming the stranger is that many Americans have forgotten their immigrant past. TSTativism' assumes that there is just one image of a 'real American' and that immigrants either cannot live up to it or willfully refuse to
do
so.
"Like the Catholic 'Americanizers' of
who opposed the establishment of national parishes, the critics of multiculturalism today want immigrants and other distinctive groups to shed their languages, customs the 19th century,
ing.
Father Boyd quoted from 'Welcom-
See HISPANICS, page
8
The Catholic News & Herald
2
The World
in
May
Brief
Colombian bishops consider excommunicating rebels who
South Korean religious leaders urge end to politics during World Cup
SEOUL, South Korea (CNS)
2002
17,
bombed church
—
BOGOTA,
—
Colombia (CNS) The Colombian bishops are "seriously considering" excommunicating members of
Leaders of various religions in South Korea have asked politicians to cease political wrangling for the sake of the World Cup soccer finals. Seven religious
the guerrilla group that killed 117 people inside a Catholic church. "I per-
leaders representing Catholicism, Prot-
sonally have no doubt they deserve ex-
estantism, Buddhism, Confucianism and
communication, because they have
three other religions issued the joint ap-
placed themselves outside the church by
peal during a
May
UCA
Seoul, reported
and showing total house of God, and especially for innocent people," said Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin, president of the Colombian
8 press conference in
brutally attacking
News, an Asian
contempt
church news agency based in Thailand. "At least for the period of the World Cup finals, which is the greatest festival in the world, we hope that we can maintain political stability of the nation," they said. South Korea and Japan are hosting
bishops' conference.
finals, which begin May 30. Pope expresses relief over end of crisis at Bethlehem church VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope
make
sure that "this holy place
was given back
its
true religious iden-
He
expressed particular appreciation to the communities of Franciscans tity."
and nuns and Greek Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox monks who "with notable sacrifices remained faithcustodians of the sanctuary."
The
pope encouraged the people of Bethlehem to once again take up the road of faith and hope in God. Army of volunteers scrubs clean remnants of Church of Nativity siege BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) In just over two hours, dozens of volunteers and clergy had scrubbed and cleaned the Church of the Nativity after a five- week siege ended May 10. "The
—
first
thing
can say
I
that thank
is
God
it
We have lived the faith of Jesus Gethsemane. We had the hope that God would protect us," said Franciscan over.
is
in
Father Amjad Sabbara. "All the parishioners are working now to clean the
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Joann
S.
2002
17,
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FARC CNS photo from
Reuters
Staff Writer:
Alesha M. Price
church.
They
are volunteering.
I
am
very happy to see them and proud of them," he said. In addition to the garbage left behind by the 200 Palestinians
who sought
refuge in the church, the Franciscan parish hall and three rooms
of the Greek Orthodox convent had been blackened and charred apparently by
—
by
mortars or flares. Inside the parish hall, brand new organ pipes were a mass of twisted and melted fires set off
Israeli
metal.
World Youth Day organizers downgrade estimates to 350,000 pilgrims TORONTO (CNS) The World Youth Day 2002 national director
—
said he hopes for
350,000 registered delegates for the gathering in Toronto
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like
—
(CNS) Kids bugs almost as much as they do
dinosaurs. Just ask Jan Spillane, the sec-
ond-grade teacher at St. Paul School in San Francisco. Her class has an even
May 27
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church
—
which precede World
Youth Day. Some 25,000 young people originally were expected to participate in tbe Ottawa Archdiocese; now some 5,000 are expected.
Stamwitz,
planner May 22 GREENSBORO
7 p.m. Confirmation Sacred Heart, Salisbury
—
The Greens-, boro Council of Catholic Women will be having its annual May luncheon today at Sedgefield Country Club at 1 1:30 am. A fashion show with the theme "Clothes You Love to Live In," raffle and the board installation will be taking place at the luncheon. This year's charity is the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center. For further information, call Janet Law at (336) 288-6022.
22 GUILFORD COUNTY
— The An-
Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division, the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic men, is looking for more Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, educational seminars and social events.
special
Ministry and
Diocesan
cient 7 p.m.
Confirmation St. Luke, Charlotte
May 29
July 23-28. By May 5, more than 172,000 people from 165 countries had registered, said Basilian Father Thomas Rosica, World Youth Day national director. The United States had the largest delegation, with more than 46,000, followed by Canada at nearly 29,000. Italy had more than 12,000 registrants. Initial projections estimated 750,000 participants. Ottawa archdiocesan officials also have downgraded predictions for the days in the diocese a period of prayer, service and learning about the local
Contact Michael Slane at
in
Internet
project called "Bugscope." The project, sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana, connects young students in classrooms across the country via computers with a special environmental scanning electron microscope that uses sophisticated technology to examine the three-dimensional structure of surfaces in great detail. Through it, students can see bug parts that are undetectable to the naked eye. Individual classes across the country can send their own bug specimens to Urbana, 111., where four high school students at University High School have been trained to run the microscope. They prepare the specimens and put tbem into the microscope's viewing chamber. The high school students and scientists are also available for online discussions with a
5:30 p.m. Confirmation Our Lady of Assumption, Charlotte
Keane
military actions in the region.
Catholic school students check out bugs on Internet
stronger bug interest after taking part
Reverend William G. Curlin
Associate Editor: Kevin E. Murray
hay,
SAN FRANCISCO Korean children play soccer at Seoul temple U.S. and Korean children play a soccer game at a Buddhist temple in Seoul May 14. The game was held in celebration of Buddha's birthday and to promote the FIFA World Cup finals in South Korea U.S.,
Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in thefollowing events:
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homes
was being used by the local pastor as a refuge for some 500 civilians who had been fleeing
,
May
church, the only brick-and-
made of wood and
Episcopal, calendar
& H E R A L D
The
Bojaya.
concrete building in a town of
The
NEWS
who
3, they attacked a Catholic church in the rural town of
friars
ful
rebels
FARC. On May
—
helped
The
would be excommunicated belong to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known by its Spanish acronym as
the cup
John Paul II expressed his relief that the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, West Bank, had finally been "restored to God and the faithful" after a monthlong standoff between Palestinian gunmen and Israeli soldiers. The pope, speaking at a noon blessing May 12, offered thanks to all those who
...
for the
by Richard Von national certified
facilitated
a
gerontological counselor; are continuing
throughout the diocese. Today's presentation will be given at St. Margaret Church, 1422 Soco Rd., from 10 a.m2:30 p.m. Brown bag lunchtime with provided drinks will begin at 12:30 p.m. The topic, "Faithful Living in Later Life," will be presented in two sessions and will
on vocation and ministry in the For pre-registration and
focus
later years.
call Sandra Breakfield 370-3220 or Mario Wallace at (704) 370-3228.
other information, at (704)
26 HENDERSONVILLE
— The
St.
Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will meet today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West. Visitors
and inquirers are welcome, so for information, call Helen Gillogly,
more SFO,
at (828) 883-9645.
(336) 665-9264 for time and location.
22 MAGGIE VALLEY
—A
presentations; sponsored
by CSS Elder
series of
June 2 CHARLOTTE
— The
St.
Maximilian
May
17,
2002
The World
The Catholic News & Herald 3
Brief
In
Blue Mass held for law enforcement, public safety officials
WASHINGTON the lives lost Sept.
and minds of those
I
in the hearts
in attendance, the
Washington Archdiocese's eighth annual Blue Mass honoring public safety and law enforcement officials was held
said
Workers
and out of the Port Authority's command center in lower Manhattan. This late April day they wandered through to watch a little TV, grab a quick lunch or take a break on their 12-hour shifts working on debris removal and the recovery effort at ground zero, where the trade center once stood. police officers rotated in
turnout for the annual celebration in re-
according to Msgr.
Salvatore A. Criscuolo, a police chaplain
who
in residence at the church.
is
Father
at St. Michael's
Parish in Brooklyn, N.Y., and chaplain
of the
New York
Fire Department,
The
was
homilist at the Blue Mass, formerly called the Police
now named for
and Fireman Mass and
In attendance were honor guards from around the Washington metropolitan area and color guards representing the various law enforcement departments
CNS photo from
WASHINGTON
.
(CNS)
— Attor-
ney General John Ashcroft urged more than 1,000 graduates at The Catholic University of America in Washington not to take their education for granted. "Just as education enriches freedom, it
confers responsibility," he told the graduates assembled in the shadow of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception under a blue sky May 1 1 'Your obligations do not end with this- day, but have only just begun." Ashcroft, who is a member of the Assemblies of God, a Pentecostal denomination, also advised the graduates not to take their freedom lightly, saying it does not give 'license to behave in any .
way Bishop says pope has left clear trail of support for migrants
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As
Kolbe
Fraternity
of
the
the
Secular
Franciscan Order will be gathering to-
day at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. Those interested in learning more about the SFO and the Franciscan way of life are invited to attend. For more information please call Skyler Mood, SFO, at (704) 5458133. 2 HIGH POINT Bishop William G. Curlin will be the celebrant and homilist at a Mass in honor of the Feast of Corpus Christi this afternoon at 3 p.m. at Maryfield Chapel, 1315 Greensboro Rd.
—
There will be a procession of the Blessed Sacrament and blessing of the sick after Mass. For further information, call Maryfield at (336) 886-2444.
2
SALISBURY
—
Sacred Heart
Church, 128 N. Fulton
St., will be celebrating a charismatic and healing Mass today at 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with
prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner will follow the I
Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information,
Reuters
Negotiator Salman shakes hands with Isreali soldier Negotiator Anton Salman shakes hands with an Israeli soldier as he and Franciscan Father Ibrahim Faltas temporarily leave the Church of the Nativity compound for talks May 8 during the standoff
along with the directors of both the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and local police chiefs from the
Education carries responsibility, Ashcroft tells CUA graduates
effort is
expected to come to a close
summer. Port Authority Police Officer Frank Accardi, a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Parish in the Diocese of Metuchen, N J., offered to take a reporter from the diocesan newspaper, The Catholic Spirit, with him through his day at a place all the world has been watching. 'The families will always come here because this is where their brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers were lost," Accardi said. "They will always come to the World Trade Center." Despite vow of poverty, Marianists give millions to early this
the hue of their uniforms.
surrounding jurisdictions.
—
NEW
10 at a packed St. Patrick Church Washington. Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick was principal celebrant of the Mass, which was attended by about 700 people, the largest in
John Delendick, pastor
on coming end
reflect
of trade center recovery work YORK (CNS) Seven months after the terrorist attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center,
May
cent history,
raises
$5 million a year with about 100 "Taste of the Nation" food and wine events featuring chefs and restaurants. "We started to think about how can we take that same idea into other venues," he
— With
(CNS) still
1 1
Washington-based organization
first "migrant" pope in 400 years, Pope John Paul II has had much to say about the world's responsibility to people who leave their homes for other
lands, noted the chairman of the U.S.
bishops'
May
Committee on Migration
in a
13 presentation. Speaking at the
Pope John Paul
Cultural Center in
II
'Taste of the Game' fund-raiser at Notre Dame fights hunger
NOTRE DAME,
Ind.
Sloan Suciu and Amanda Benham jumped into the pool at the University of Notre Dame and swam freestyle down
agency that has raised more than $105 million to fight hunger since it started in 1984. At the $25-a-ticket event, Notre Dame coaches and players instructed children and their parents in swimming,
who
first pontiff in
isn't Italian, a fact
centuries
the pope joked
about soon after his election. As a defender of human dignity and human rights of migrants, "no pope before him was ever able to accomplish as ...
Game" fund-raiser organized by Share Our Strength, the first
"Taste of the
tennis, football, golf, basketball, soccer
and
— How can
vow
Cincinnati province of the Society of
pope can be considered a migrant not travels, but be-
men
watched.
Tim Welsh
the
many
a group of
youngsters' small splash was part of
Washington, Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio of Camden, N.J., said the because of his cause he is the
DAYTON, Ohio (CNS)
of poverty, then turn around and give $17.5 million to the University of Dayton? That's the total value of the "Call to Lead" gift of the
the lanes as coach
The
school
—
(CNS)
volleyball. Separate offerings for
adults included strength and condition-
take a
Mary
over the six years of the Univerof Dayton's campaign. In fall 2000, the province announced an initial $10.5 million gift, the largest gift from an orgasity
nization in the university's history, but
on May 6 it increased its total commitment to $17.5 million, pushing the University of Dayton's $150 million fundraising campaign to $153 million, with only two months left to go. The Marianists' monetary gift will be used to fund scholarships and various other ini-
much," Bishop DiMarzio said. He went on to elaborate on the variety of formats in which the pope has spoken
ing, sports
balancing sports and academics. Share
tiatives that
about the rights of migrants.
Our Strength founder
Catholic and Marianist identity.
call Bill
Owens
at (704) 639-9837.
—
CHARLOTTE
3
Groups
in
ing,
how
photography, sports report-
to be a
good sports Bill
at 7:30 p.m.
and
Shore said
Mass
celebrating a charismatic
the
parent,
The sacrament
his
tonight
of reconcilia-
and the
Charlotte area will be having their regu-
tion will be given at 7 p.m.,
group meetings for survivors, family and friends on the following days: St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., tonight and every first Monday at 7 p.m. in the ministry center library and St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., on June 4 and every first Tues-
laying on of hands will take place after
larly scheduled cancer support
day
at 7 p.m. in the office building conference room. For more information, call: St.
Matthew - Marilyn Borrelli 542-2283 and St. Gabriel
at (704) -
Eileen
Correll at (704) 362-5047, Ext. 217.
3
CHARLOTTE
— The bereavement
support group will meet tonight from 67:30 p.m. and every
first
Monday
in the
room at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. This support group is for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one. For details, call Ruth Posey, CSS counselor, at (704) 370-3238. family
3
CLEMMONS
—
Holy Family
Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., will be
Mass. The next Mass
will be celebrated
For more information, call the church office at (336) 778-0600 or Jim
on July
1
.
Passero at (336) 998-7503.
5
CHARLOTTE — The Happy Timers Ann
Church, 3635 Park Rd., will be having a meeting with a luncheon and program at 1 p.m. in the parish activity center. All adults age 55 and older are welcome. For more information, call Charles Nesto at (704) 398of
St.
.
0879.
8
CHARLOTTE
Cursillo
— The Vietnamese
community
will
meet
at 7:30
p.m. tonight and every second Saturday
of the month for a school of leaders at
St.
Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd. For further information, call Ky Do at (704) 532-9094.
Ongoing
CHARLOTTE
— New
Creation
Mon-
strengthen the university's
11517 Spreading Oak Lane, is house of prayer in south Charlotte off* of the Carmel Rd. Extension below Hwy. 51. Father John Hoover invites everyone for weekend retreats, vespers, prayer and other ministries. For reservations and other information, call (704) 541-5026. CHARLOTTE The Knights of Columbus Council 770 will host bingo every Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Ann Church activity center, 3635 Park Rd. Call Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879 for more information. astery,
a
—
CHARLOTTE Charlotte
is
—
Catholic Singles of
a social
group
for singles
2 1 and over striving to maintain a warm and caring environment for singles by fostering friendships and enriching personal growth in the light of Christianity.
Monthly events include Mass and brunch, weekend trips, movies, dinners, and much more. For more mfomiation and a calendar, call (704) 547-9844 or (704) 504-8509 or visit the website at www.catliolicsuigleschaiiotte.faitiiweb.com.
4
The Catholic News & Herald
College student contemplates By JOANITA M.
May
Around the Diocese
NELLENBACH
really
she'll
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
leave for her
new
life in
lants
The next
Hatch, 23, is the second of four children of Steve and Cynthia Hatch, parishioners at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Greensboro. She began thinking about religious life two years ago. "It was a random thought that popped into my head," she said. "I was in church with my
mother and sisters, and I said (to myself), 'No way.' But the thought kept popping up." She couldn't become a nun, she would think; she wanted to get married and have a family. She also wanted to teach. Hatch had planned to be a chef, but during her senior year in high school, she worked at a daycare center. Interacting with the children told her
was the career for her. However, the idea of a religious vo-
that teaching
cation persisted. "I didn't
know anything
"Being in North Carolina, you're not around it that about religious
life,"
she
said.
stage
community,
community
is
a big thing," Hatch
what God wants me to do, to give my life to that and to a life of deeper prayers. It will be easier for me to do that in community. I'm not really giving up anything; I'm "but
I
really feel that's
giving more." Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach
Melissa Hatch (third from right) teaches the third-grade faith formation class at St. Mary Church in Sylva. Near the end of May, Hatch will leave for her new life in the School Sisters of Notre Dame's Mankato, Minn., province.
Affiliates are single
women,
to five years. They have completed some postsecondary education and want to
continue their educations. Affiliates are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, are self-directed and are attracted to the
At Western's Catholic Center, she happened on a copy of The Vision, a magazine featuring articles on various
"Every couple of weeks, we have dinner together and pray evening prayer."
ministry.
aspects of religious
Mankato
I
thought
teaching.
I
might have to give up
said.
didn't know."
I
ing as her contact person," Sister
life.
Mary
Sister
invited
Hatch to
for the province's jubilee cel-
she attended a diocesan college
ebration because the talks would be vocations.
wrote for
"Me? A Nun?," an article she The Mustard Seed, Western's
Catholic
Campus Ministry
Then retreat. In
was
newsletter,
said that
during the retreat she
in a small
group that included a
who
priest
talked about
how everyone
has a vocation.
'That retreat really made
Hatch wrote.
me
think,"
thought to myself,
"I
'Maybe God really is calling me to give something different.' At first that really scared me, because I had all these plans to find a man, get married and have a
on
accompanied Sister Mary to an English conference in Baltimore and visited the School Sisters of Notre Dame's Baltimore province's motherhouse. At first, never having lived outside of North Carolina, Hatch thought she might choose Baltimore, but also
then decided that Mankato was where she wanted to be. 'Their charism for education, their spirit, their
sense of
amazing," Hatch
community
said.
interacting together If
family."
Hatch
"Seeing the sisters
was
special."
Hatch decides that
School Sisters of Notre Dame's teaching
They
have healthy relation-
also
ships with a variety of persons and
groups, maintain balanced lives and share their gifts with others. During her time at Western, Hatch was much involved at the Catholic Center, where she sang in the choir and was on the coordination team for eucharistic adoration She also performed in a clown ministry at nursing homes, homeless shelters and festivals and filled in for several weeks teaching third-grade faith formation classes at St.
Mary Church
in Sylva.
are just
religious
Contact Correspondent Joanita
life
mailjnell@dnet.net.
Gloria Schweizer, campus minister,
put her in touch with a nun
who was
a
vocation director in Baltimore, Md., but
year she happened to
last
Sister
Mary
The two
sit
next to
at a baccalaureate dinner.
started talking
and something
clicked.
"God works
in
mysterious ways;
I
Hatch said. "Before was calling me, but, I
truly believe that," that,
I
didn't
knew God know where."
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Young adults must be informed, says Jesuit congressman By KEVIN
E.
MURRAY
Associate Editor
CHARLOTTE
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Who
better to
speak to high schools students about the importance of ethics, laws and politics
than a priest and former lawmaker? The Echo Foundation sponsored a dialogue between Jesuit Father Robert
Drinan and students at Myers Park High School May 8. Father Drinan, a Washington, D.C., Georgetown Univer-
Law
sity
Center professor and a former
U.S. congressman, stressed the impor-
tance of their budding responsibilities as citizens.
"How many of you here can vote this November?" was Father Drinan's opening question to the mostly juniors and seniors.
One
of the
votes Father Drinan
first
from Massachusetts during the 1970s was to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. Father Drinan urged the students to get involved in the world and take control of their futures.
Photos by Chris Keane
cast as a representative
"You are the (vote).
You have
choice for this
beneficiaries of that
make an
to
fall,"
intelligent
whom you disagree." Many young campaigners
with
admit
that campaigning changed their lives,
Their devotion and
said Father Drinan.
passion has also helped to guide the votes of their parents and families.
There are many
said Father Drinan.
topics that need to
"You know you have a race for the U.S. Senate, and you should say, Tm going to pick the best person,' and go vote for
be addressed, said Father Drinan, such as the future of the environment, health
them."
rorism.
insurance,
great ideological fight that you Yet one of the tragedies of the United States is that "hardly anybody first,
have."
.
votes. Fifty percent of the people voted in
the last election," he said.
away (from of all the
"You
voting). Silence
walk the worst
can't
is
sins."
Father Drinan also encouraged students to work for candidates, revealing
many
he, like
people running for
office,
relied on their' help with campaigns. It was with the help of 55 students that Father Drinan defeated a "well-en-
member of Congress been there for 28 years," he
trenched, powerful
who had
said. "It is possible to replace
someone
especially ter-
Father Drinan has spent three decades advocating for human rights and has visited more than 18 countries on hu-
with an average debt of $78,000."
the Boston College
The government should make
first
generation that
has to cope with this," said Father Drinan. "I urge you to be well-informed. You are citizens; consequently, you have a very serious obligation and a duty to be well-informed." So Father Drinan informed them: 42 million citizens are without health insurance; 13 kids die every day from guns; almost 300 people are currently locked up in the United States because they 'look like terrorists or have funny names"; four to five million Muslims live in the United States and have the potential to be locked up also, simply because they are Muslims. "It's all preventable," said Father Drinan.
A relevant topic for the students was college tuition. "In
Europe and
in
most
NEW
give us your tion notice) Ifyou
it
said.
as the
dean of
School, serves
utilitarian and selfish. some reality in that. And it won't go away unless we change things.
any college or university in this country where you are accepted, regardless of the
materialistic,
"There's
cost."
The country
Father Drinan revealed proposals currently in the Congress to give
more
and scholarships to students. When it comes to voting, "you should be well-informed about that," he said.
ues
.
The reason the United States continto make so many mistakes, said Fa-
ther Drinan,
is
doesn't rise up.
because "the citizenry are the children of
We
revolutionaries, of rebels, of people
who
are not going to take tyranny."
Fighting and encouraging others to is something in which Father Drinan is quite familiar. Ordained a Jesuit priest in 1953,
fight for their rights
has very serious problems.
If you don't participate, the
loans, grants
aid,
problems are never going to be solved," he said. Father Drinan opened up the floor to the students, taking the time to address every question asked. One student asked how to infuse ethics into politics.
While Father Drinan shouldn't be
more
felt
that politicians
religious,
"They should be there
for
he
said,
some more
philosophy to which they should aspire." Other topics included racism, terrorism and how the young can be more effective leaders. "I haven't talked to
high
school students in a long time," Father
Drinan admitted
later,
"but
I
was im-
pressed (with their questions)."
Senior and St. Vincent de Paul Church member Chris Sinay was impressed with how Father Drinan blended Catholic theology and democracy. "He was able to emphasize the correlation of the Catholic Church and
and
address (or cancella-
our American government," said Sinay. "It's a problem that young people don't care about politics," said junior Amanda Shintay. "Father Drinan sent out the message to be knowledgeable about the issues, long-term. It was a very strong message to inspire students to think about where they stand."
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"You are the
Father Drinan referred to voting as "the
handguns and
every developed country, everybody who wants to go to the university goes there for free. In the United States, we have, this idea, 'you've got to pay for yourself' Students are getting out of Georgetown Law School where I teach
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People
in
May
the News
Memorial Day Mass
—
hero
and well come Memorial
Day
will
be
alive
—
a Catholic priest on Cape Cod. The hero has been and chaplain in the U.S. Army promoted for canonization. Father Emil J. Kapaun is most noted for his compassion and sacrifice while a prisoner of war of the Chinese communists in North Korea in 1950-51. He died in captivity at the age of 35 on May 23, 1951. Father Kapaun will be remembered May 27 in the Fall River Diocese at a noon Mass to be celebrated by
—
are
—
U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Joining Bishop
Roque will be U.S. veterans,
were donations, and all were the result of a promise she made to God when she was imprisoned during the war in Europe. "She does a
including at least one friend and battalion
parishes. All
mate of Father Kapaun.
Bishop Kinney honored with award from university COLLEGEVTLLE, Minn. (CNS) Bishop John F. Kinney of St Cloud
2002
recipient of the
Pax
Christi
beautiful job," Father Daniel Sullivan,
pastor of
Church
Award,
the highest honor given by St. John's
bey and University in Collegeville.
—
the
is
in
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hamden, told The Catholic
Transcript, newspaper of the Hartford
Ab-
"It is
shown against a cross. Every stitch is a prayer in Connecticut woman's life DERBY, Conn. (CNS) For Ana
Horvath, every stitch in the hundreds of altar cloths and other sewing creations she has made over the years literally is a prayer. Today, her artistic embroidery, weaving and cut work adorns the altars of five Connecticut
Roque of the
Auxiliary Bishop Francis X.
2002
name, and pronounced the first name AH-dee. Her rendering of Jesus with his hands on the shoulders of a modern Madonna with a baby on her back and a black man wielding a pickax has been part of The Catholic Worker newspaper's masthead since 1938. In the image, the Madonna and the black man clasp hands, and all three figures
to honor priest-chaplain proposed for sainthood The HYANNIS, Mass. (CNS)
memory of an American Korean War
17,
Archdiocese.
the
"It's
handmade,
all
a
purpose of the Pax Christi Award to honor those whose lives exemplify Benedictine
beautiful piece of work," he said of the
wrote Michael Hemmesch, director of communications for St. John's University, in announcing this year's recipient. The announcement cited Bishop Kinney's
'We
donated to that parish. used it at Christmas and we plan to bring it out again for Easter." For Horvath, those accolades are worth more than any title, money or mansion. And the 93-year-old native of Croatia has spent her entire life thanking God for this one gift that has sustained her through so much. altar cloth she
ideals,"
"Christian leadership and service to priests
and parishioners from Minneapolis-St. Paul to Bismarck (N.D.), to St. Cloud and the greater church beyond."
It also cited
Bishop Kinney's pastoral
letters,
his
CNS photo
"groundbreaking" global solidarity efforts in
Kenya, and his committee work with the
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Juan Diego symbolizes Latino experience, says theologian
—
WASHINGTON hood to
Saint(CNS) Mexican Indian Our Lady of Guadalupe ap-
by
Sam
Lucero, Catholic Herald
Centenarian weaves warmth for ill children Arthritis and poor eyesight do not stop Eva Wess from crocheting afghans for seriously ill children. Wess, a resident of Milwaukee Catholic Home, turned 100 April 29 and says she will keep making blankets for children.
for Juan Diego, the
whom
important for U.S. Hispanics because he symbolizes the Latino experience, said Father Virgilio Elizondo, professor of Latino theology at the University of Notre Dame. "He is a prototype of
peared,
is
up when he is energized by holiness," he said. "Someone who felt he was like nothing, is transformed by the spirit of holiness and becomes a spokesperson for his people." Father Elizondo, a priest of the
San Antonio Archdiocese,
is
founder and
Ade Bethune dies at 88; was Catholic Worker illustrator
WASHINGTON
(CNS)
—A
fu-
Mass was celebrated May 4 at Portsmouth Abbey in Portsmouth, R.I., for Ade Bethune, whose art work neral
what we have been: marginalized, poor
past president of the Mexican-American
and thought to have nothing to offer," he said. "But he is also someone who stands
Cultural Center, which trains people for
appeared in The Catholic Worker newspaper for more than 60 years.
Hispanic ministry.
Bethune, 88, died
May
of complications from pneumonia and leukemia in 1
R.I. Born Adelaide de Bethune in Schaerbeek, Belgium, she emigrated to the United States in 1928. She signed her art works "A. de Bethune." Because of a misunderstand-
Newport,
Suspended Baltimore priest shot over abuse allegations NEWS SERVICE BALTIMORE (CNS) — Father
By CATHOLIC
Maurice Blackwell, a
priest of the Balti-
more Archdiocese who
on a leave of
is
Father Blackwell, ordained served at St Bernardine in before
becoming the
first
in
May 13 by a man was sexually abused by the
Archdiocese of Baltimore. His assignment as pastor
to
The
for
Dennis Sadowski's article on relie El Salvador and to The Florida
efforts in
Catholic in Venice, Fla., for Josh series
on
Noem'
Haiti.
was
at St.
Edward
Pastoral Assignments
in 1979.
1993 Father Blackwell was accused of improper touching of a minor, now identified as Stokes, and was removed from the parish for evaluation and counselIn
priest in 1993.
According to a news release from the Baltimore City Police Department, the sus-
Dontee Stokes,
26,
spoke with Father
Blackwell, 56, in front of his
home
at
about
ing.
The
gations
with a .357-caliber handgun.
evidence.
Father Blackwell was taken to the University of Maryland's Shock Center, where he
was
May
Trauma
listed in serious
but
15.
Stokes turned himself into police at 13.
attempted murder,
He was first-
charged with
and second-de-
led to
the
following
police investigation into the alle-
The
Effective July 1
archdiocese's investigation
Mercy
no conclusions. Father Blackwell
returned to
St.
Edward
of alleged child sexual abuse surfaced in 1998, Father
Kempisty "Violence
is
said,
adding,
not the proper response to
situation."
Sister
Mary Timothy Warren: From director of lay women religious to full-time vicar
ministry and part-time vicar for
in 1994.
When new charges
any
Most Rev. Bishop William G. Curlin announces pastoral change:
was dropped because of insufficient
6 p.m. and then shot him several times
May
went
Catholic Universe Bulletin in Cleveland
African-Ameri-
who
11:45 p.m.
First-place awards also
1974,
eral times in Baltimore
stable condition
.
West Baltimore
can priest to be named a pastor in the
pect,
—
Archbishop Edward T. O'Meara Awards for 2002 went to Catholic News Service and diocesan newspapers in Kansas, Ohio and Florida. The awards were to be presented May 30 by Father John E. Kozar, national director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith during the annual Catholic Press Association convention in Minneapolis. CNS took first place in the "visits to the mis sions" category for Stephen Steele's on location reports from Pakistan afte Sept. 1 1 The Leaven in Kansas City Kan., took top honors in the "interviews with missionaries" category for Joe Bollig's article, "Pray for the children. in the
gree assault and handgun violations.
absence from the priesthood, was shot sevalleges he
ing at the printer's shop, her first bywas "Ade Bethune." She kept the
line
Archbishop O'Meara awards for mission reporting announced NEW YORK (CNS) Top honors
for
women
religious.
May
2002
17,
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Around Ihc Diocese
Spectrum of domestic abuse brought to By REV. MR.
GERALD POTKAY
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
It
is
'"Families
7.
barriers," said Busch.
'The cycle of violence occurs over and over again."
Domestic abuse can take forms, said Busch. Victims are
women this
by
controlled
many
commonly
Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay
their spouses, but
form of abuse does not exclude
'Throughout
chil-
dren or the elderly.
thinks, 'If
Domestic abuse includes: physical abuse, which usually begins as minor hitting or slapping and eventually escalates to more frequent and serious inci-
will
dents, including murder; psychological abuse, which encompasses habitual verbal abuse, isolation, deprivation of eco-
nomic resources, excessive possessiveharassment and destruction of property; and sexual abuse, when the abuser forces the victim to have unwanted sex or to unwillingly participate in deviant ness,
sexual activity.
There are three phases of domestic
"The 'honeymoon where everything goes along
abuse, said Busch. phase'
is
great, especially since the perpetrator
remorseful, crying, and says
do that
again,'"
she
'I
will
is
never
the victim, threatens to take the children,
Thus, with no money and no means of
support, the victim feels helpless in the face of loosing her children.
The phase,"
final
when
step
is
be
the abuser beats the victim
with increasing intensity, which often ends in the victim's death.
this,
the victim
can just hang on everything
I
like
Busch,
was
it
who
in the
'honeymoon
has a master's and
doctorate in social
work from
the Uni-
versity of South Carolina, is a member of the faculty at the University of
Texas at Austin. Her first job was organizing and
lob-
was more than done,
ering that
women
especially consid-
receive 10 to 25-year
sentences as compared to cally receive
men who
typi-
6 to 8-year sentences.
Citing past cases, Busch showed that
men are not exempt for spouOne case involved a sucsurgeon who used his feet to inflict
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"Support groups are a
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"Comments coming from other battered women make them sound and
feel different."
For those involved with helping the victims, the listener must always be nonjudgmental. "Always express concern, especially
when
children are involved," said
Busch. "The community must be able to reach the
young and to talk about relapower and control."
tionships, jealousy,
When
it comes to helping the abusers, 'The abuser must also be asked why he is abusing. He needs to become aware of his
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sal battering.
minister
commu-
Literacy,
nity development, job development, educa-
According to David Harold, director
prominent
his hands.
diocese
in
ence on Social Justice Issues," cosponsored by
Busch.
bying for domestic violence issues. She soon found herself as an advocate for incarcerated, abused women who had killed their abusers; women who had been tried and convicted before domestic violence had become a criminal offense. One of Busch's cases involved a woman who killed her husband out of fear for her own life and served almost 1 8 years of a 999-year sentence. Busch thought jus-
cessful
the "battering
of
all
phase,'" said Busch.
tice
said.
Following comes the "tension phase," generally consisting of mental and economic abuse wherein the abuser isolates etc.
awarded
made
situation, she noted.
on the tragedy and causes of
and religious
racial
does indicate that no one
needs to stay in an abusive or dangerous
"Everyone has experienced or knows someone who has experienced domestic abuse, which cuts across all economic,
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people interested
insights
that society gives confusing,
'you
a criminal offense.
The
is
polarized messages," said Busch, such
an abuse
that uses fear, intimidation, threats and violence to gain control over the victim. It is a problem that has only reached the surface of understanding widiin the last few decades when it was finally defined as
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Many ways
Hispanics,
from page 1
are differ-
faith,
America with the immigrants.
become Americans But the
us.'
'rest
"In Latin America," Bernal said, "the
just like the rest of
of
are, in fact, a
us'
culturally plural society
—
priest
is
things, but in Latin America,
where
ers and nonbelievers; Southerners and
people see a priest only a couple of times
and Mexican proud of our heritages and proud to
a year, they don't get the explanation so
Northerners;
—
Irish, Italian,
be Americans,
all at
they often don't
once."
panics.
Bernal often hears
I'm indigent," he cause of
my
said,
we want to be in collaboration," he said, "but many of these other churches have well that
cannot get to
us,
we
There
irony,
is
Fa-
age.
ther Kloster said, in the
We come here be-
cause we know we will have a better life, so we
prejudice that some Catholics in Western North Carolina display toward Hispanic immigrants. "People have been here a long time," he said, "but most were not Catholic. The Catholic population here is an immigrant population. People say,
'Who
come
don't
here to create any dam-
cannot help them."
can
offer
something
worker
we
A lack of acceptance shows a terrible said Father Kloster. "If
we
look upon the Hispanic com-
as people
'We
don't
who
are living off of us,
we're missing the point.
Florida said that her
parish and several nearby send teams to
The
who
people
immigrate are always the hardest workers because they have a vision that they will have a better future for their children," he said. "I think this is very critical for us to realize, that the
Hispanics
times convenient for
the
Mountain Bernal
'Smoky
Vicariate,
said, for
every
come here to create any "We come here be-
said.
will
have a better
life,
in this diocese there's still a lot to do."
"What Do the Bishops Say?
How Are We Responding?" Father Boyd divided the attendees and gave each group a
into seven groups
discuss, such as
how
to help a
man who
and ecumenically."
brother has been killed in an accident in St.
Mary Church
has just learned that his
Mexico. All incidents were taken from
recalled the history of Western Pennsyl-
real events.
where people were more comfortable worshiping in churches where Polish or German was spoken. "The (His-
Responses were to offer him sympathy, ask what he needs and what support he has locally, and to hold a memo-
panic) children will learn English, just as
rial
vania,
those people's children did," Stahl said. "Please keep in
mind
that this
com-
gave us a commandment one another; we forget that," said
plex, but Jesus
to love
service so that the parishioners at
the North Carolina church can help to
mourn his loss. Making the point
him
that the Catholic
Church is an immigrant church, Father Boyd quoted from "Welcoming the
Lawrence
Stranger."
What
he
not assimilation but incorpo-
in Asheville.
Culture, Spirituality and People." Although Hispanics come from the 21 Latin American countries and thus from 21 different cultures they
— —
still
hold
common
'Tor
us,"
family tives.
is
We
together.
values.
Bernal said, "the concept of everybody, even distant rela-
always try to keep everybody It's
a
way of
security. If
you
you can go to your aunt and get something to eat. In Latin America right now, the people who are getting education are those who have
lose
your
job,
family in the United States."
said, "is
the bishops advocate,
ration, pluralism, multiculturalism
the essence of what lic;
this is for
all,
annual meeting as "one family
it
means
to be
mis-
gathering.
'Tor the
first
time,
all
four societies
share one home, and are united to bring the Catholics of this nation
—
service to the mission" ad gentes. ever,
because there
date from Christ and
it
is
what we do
best."
Bishop Gregory Aymond of Austin, Texas, chairman of the U.S. Bishops' World Mission Committee, in the opening liturgy April
16,
challenged direc-
and coordinators of the Pontifical Mission Societies to be "prophets" and to speak out on behalf of the church's worldwide mission with "compassion and boldness." 'You have been chosen as leaders of mission for the United States and for our Catholic Church because of your enthusiasm about the church, and because of your interest and talents in mission," said Bishop Aymond. "You are impor-
— young and
to a greater awareness of their
said Father
John E. Kozar, who became
tant voices for the church."
national director of the Propagation of
During the three days of meetings,
Peter Apostle and Mission-
participants analyzed through various
January 2001, adding the Holy Childhood Association (HCA) to his responsibilities in the fall of that year. In January 2002, Father Kozar directed the change in headquarters of the HCA from Washington, D.C. to New York, making history by having all four of the pope's missionary organizations in the United States operating out of one New York office and under the leadership of one national director. In welcoming directors and coordinators to the historic meeting, Father Kozar read greetings from Archbishop Maclolm Ranjith, president of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome. Calling the gathering a "Moment of a new beginning," Archbishop Ranjith also noted the outstanding contributions made to the Church in the Missions by the church in the United States. The "bringing together" of all the Pontifical Mission Societies would enable the church in this country "to respond to the call of the mission churches, 'come help us,' with an even greater spirit of generosity," said Archbishop Ranjith, adding, "Unity is
presentations by the national director
the Faith,
St.
ary Union
stronger
in
in diversity."
Kozar "With what the
In his presentation, Father
church
is
home
experiencing here at
these days, soe
would say
in
that these are
the woprst times to animate people in
and national office staff, as well as by directors and coordinators themselves,
"Who We Are," "What We Do," How We Do It Best" and "How We Make a Difference" as the Pontifical Mission So-
The meeting concluded with a group of 25 delegates traveling to the Texas-Mexico border for a brief mission experience, visiting missionaries and working with orphan children. The Pontifical Mission Societies, active in 120 countries throughout the world, works to animate the faithful to a universal missionary spirit, and to gather support for the efforts of the cieties.
church
in
some
1,100 mission dioceses in
Asia, Africa, the Pacific Islands and re-
mote regions of Latin America. The
HCA
directs its efforts to elementary
school children, while the Propagation of the Faith seeks prayer and support for pastoral and evangelizing
programs of
mission dioceses from high school and college students and adults.
The Society of St. Peter Apostle is concerned with gathering help for seminarians and religious novices in the missions. The Missionary union is a spiritual apostolate, working on formation in the missionary spirit among those called to animate the faithful in this essential work.
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"In Mexico," he said, "I learned the
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nothing that states our most basic vocation with more purity, with more clarity, than promoting the worldwide mission of the church. It is the best of times to promote the cause of world mission because it our first manis
—
not just Hispanics.
How-
say these are the best of times
I
tors
Msgr. Anthony Kovacic of the Soci-
old
support, or the offering of themselves in
Catho-
Knowledge of cultures cannot just come from books, but must come from the
know
in
sion."
told those gathered:
Larry Gore, D.V.M., of the Basilica of St.
"Understanding Hispanic-Latino
—
responsibility from Baptism for the
here are a blessing for us theologically
Catherine Stahl of
—
United States Society for the Propagation of the Faith, Holy Childhood Association, Society of St. Peter Apostle and Missionary Union of Priests and Religious met in San Antonia, Texas, April 16-18 for their first-ever in the
church's worldwide missionary work,"
camps to English at
can offer something better to our families. One of the best and most exciting things is that the Catholic Church is responding, thank God. But as a whole,
problem to
in the
teach
we
so
women engaged
the Pontifical Mission Societies
the labor
we know we
cause
work of
the Diocese of Charlotte attended the
36 are Hispanic.
Catholics,
damage," he
do."
disregard for the history of this country,
munity
can't get
I
100 Catholics, 29 are Hispanic; in the Asheville Vicariate, out of every 100
Mountain vicariates
come to our church?' It's They have as much right to
among two-thirds of the human family. Some 170 priests, religious, deacons
have transportation to the classes. A woman visiting from
and Smoky
for the Asheville
enthusiasm for proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ result, increased
and they may not
In
— Eduardo Bernal, Hispanic minis-
are these (His-
be here as
be-
the laborers.
try
historic; the attendance, a record; the
ety for the Propagation of the Faith in
better to our families."
panic) people to their church.
know
I
experience that
Catholics are not up to
"We
"and
anything better, what am I going to put my time on, studying and getting an education or working to make things better for my family back home?" Also, classes may not be held when Hispanics can attend,
v
the task. If Hispanics
is
— The gathering
SAN ANTONIO was
and laymen and
One concern
"We don't want to be in competition;
full
things are done a
that Hispanics don't learn English. "If
mainline churches are not serving His-
recognized
why
certain way."
"Does History Repeat Itself? What Does Jesus Say? What does the Church Teach?" Father Kloster said that many
hold historic gathering
very sacramental,
is
with more rules and specific times for
Catholics,
"Family" of mission societies
pastor, doctor, counselor. In this
country, the church
Protestants, Jews and Muslims; believ-
2002
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Parishioners offer concerns, remedies and prayers for crisis By KEVIN
—
MURRAY
E.
"Our reason for gathering this evening is a very sad one, but our purpose is very simple to express our solidarity with those who have suffered this abuse, and especially those who have suffered at the hands of clergy," said pastor Father John Allen to the gathering of about 45 parishioners. "(We) pray earnestly to our Lord to bring justice and healing to every life that's been touched by
Associate Editor
—
Parishioners longed for answers and they longed to be heard. In the wake recent allegations, several par-
around the diocese have organized prayer services and dialogue sessions to allow the pain to show and ishes
the healing to begin. St. Paul the Apostle Church in Greensboro held a prayer service the week after pastor Father Jim O'Neill was removed due to an allegation April 13. Parishioners were encouraged to pray for Father O'Neill as
these tragic events."
well as his accuser.
"Many
"We
wish
after
it's
of the parishioners were very upset over what had transpired. Father Jim believed in the imporwe tance of liturgy and prayer thought it would be a fitting way to work through the ordeal," said Susanna Weatherholt, director of
heal
parish liturgy.
said.
"It
was
way
show
their support
and Photo by Kevin
Murray
voices her concerns to Father Edward Sheridan at St. Aloysius Church in Hickory before a crowd of nearly 100 people gathered for an open forum on the recent "crisis in the church" May 9.
One by one, parishioners approached a microphone at the front of the church.
Many
shared their disapthe "hierarchy" has
pointment on how handled the recent
crisis;
others
strongly recommended changes and safeguards to protect children. "There is a need for the church to be aware of the effect of its decisions on the community of the faithful and on others as well," said Father Sheridan. "We will listen, discuss and will share any questions or recommendations to our diocesan structure the chancery and bishop's office. "This (crisis) has to be constantly addressed and appropriate actions remedies and even changes need to be discussed, prayed about and acted upon by those in positions who can do something about it," he added.
—
Father Ed
make
—
comments, voice concerns and ask questions.
"We hope that our getting together tonight will give us .an opportunity to express our personal feelings, frustrations, anger, disappointments and questions on the state of the church at this particular time in history," said Father Sheridan.
there, but they really love the church.
"This was something we defipeople having their needed opinions respected and Father Ed being open to listen to them," said St. nitely
—
Aloysius parishioner Joyce Corbett. St. Michael Church in Gastonia organized a healing prayer service May 14. It was a night to pray for all victims of emotional, sexual and physical abuse, and for the support of faithful priests
and
women
religious.
St. Michael parishioners were encouraged to leave the service with a a stone dipped in baptismal water symbol for the "weight" of sorrow in the church, and the hope that it can one day be washed clean.
—
"We
(the church) are broken;
we
but we're going to heal," said Father Del Giudice. "I think the church is a beautiful institution. (But) we're an institution that is made up of human beings who sometimes fail," said Father Sheridan. "We have to work together to better things. We can make a better church because of this." Contact Associate Editor Kevin E. by calling (704) 370-3334 or e-
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Readings
17,
2002
Book Review
Books detail the ventures of faith SISTER MONA CASTELAZO, CSJ Catholic News Service
and grieving
Reviewed by
in
bed
Word to Life is
on the phone saying, "Look, I'm dying. Gotta go." Guinness Winston quotes
Father Karl Rahner, the 20th-cen-
we are all moved by an absolute question, and that, if we enter into this movement, we really come to ourselves, to God and to our goal. The NavPress books' Trinity Forum Study Series written by Os tury theologian, believed that
Churchill:
"Men
occasionally stumble
over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened." Christian faith,
Guinness
says,
is
true even
2)
"The
nobody believes it." Even those brought up in a faith environment must enter into the life of inner it is not enough to faith personally inherit it. The search for meaning is not truth
is
Sunday Scripture Readings: 19, 2002 Cycle A Readings: May 19, Pentecost Sunday 1) Acts 2:1-11 Psalm 104: lab, 24ac, 29bc-30, 31, 34
May
not relativism, nor
is
subjectivism, nor pragmatism:
based on this belief. Books in the series are designed for home, church or college study groups, but are
Guinness
man
relatives, a
'The Journey: Quest for Faith and Meaning" concerns adults searching for life's meaning in light of faith. And "Entrepreneurs of Life:
Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13
giveness.
To become
John 20:19-23
merely an
intellectual pursuit, but leads
to faith, to
commitment, and
By
DAN LUBY
News Service Tongues of fire, the sound of drivCatholic
and hope world.
Faith and the Venture
'The object of opening
of Purposeful Living"
the mind, as of opening the mouth, is to shut it again on something
ers.
how
concerns
believ-
ers find their vocation
or
life's
to
making a
work. All the
A great deal of energy and anxiety
"Entrepreneurs of Life" is about a life's
questions and readers'
work and those "who assume responsibility
Pre-
guides. catechetical
that changes the hearts of their hear-
solid" (Chesterton).
books in the series come with discussion
groups
for a creative task
and young adults would benefit from the
...
as
a venture of faith." Pas-
sages from Eusebius to Hesse to Bonhoeffer show how persons of
stimulating material presented.
is
spent in the church today on
how
best to follow the path of those Pente-
cost Christians in proclaiming our
Gospel effectively. We hire media consultants and rent billboards and launch elaborate programs to evange-
But the
different angle John's
pel gives us
on
Gos-
Jesus' bestowal of the
conviction are called to
Spirit
change the world. One
evangelization
"living conversation"
section discusses Will-
that will lead readers
iam whose
no mighty wind blows, no tongues of fire appear, no one
toward wisdom and
He
renewal. that
community known
is
to be a beacon of light
in a
dark and unforgiving
Being in possession of the Spirit, being inspired, opens us to forgiveness, extending it to others and receiving it ourselves. If that were the hallmark of our lives as parishes and individuals, then perhaps crowds would gather still outside our assembly, their own yearning for mercy and by the liberating witness of a community for whom forgiveness is
drawn by
second nature.
QUESTION:
Who
lize.
Guinness says he wants to stimulate a
Wilberforce, efforts brought
forgiveness
ing wind, miraculous foreign speech:
For many, these dramatic and public images from the Acts of the Apostles are what come to mind at Pentecost. The Spirit empowers Jesus' disciples to proclaim the good news in a way
difference in the world:
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and depth of its compassion, to be individuals whose lives are marked by the freedom and joy of for the breadth
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3) Gospel:
an act of great intimacy, breathes on them and so sends them his Spirit. In both stories the Spirit is given to the community, but while in Acts it seems to empower effective proclamation, in John the notable result of the Spirit's bestowal is the power of for-
may
point to a key element of
we sometimes
is one person from whom I might need to ask forgiveness? When was the last time you received mercy from someone else?
miss.
SCRIPTURE TO ILLUSTRATE:
In John,
speaks foreign languages.
The
tone
"Receive the Holy
is
Spirit.
believes
about the abolition of
more subdued and solemn. Jesus
more thoughtful and less
slavery in the British
pears in the locked room, reassures his
them;
Empire. Another ex-
friends with blessings of peace and, in
held bound" (John 20:22b-23).
reflection
"dumbed-down
society.
He
Solzhenitsyn, who took up the pen as a sword in his one-man
says that
these books are "in-
stand against
tended
nism.
to
help
commu-
Among
the
thoughtful people ex-
women
amine the founda-
are Florence Nightin-
tional issues
through
which
(Christian) faith acts upon the public good of modern society." "The Journey" contains material
represented
gale,
who
class
life
left
in
upper-
England
to revolutionize nurs-
Guinness quotes Marilyn Ferguson: "A vocation is not a job. It is ing.
from Plato to Shirley MacLaine, including one-liners from many others. Excerpts dealing with evil, suffering and death come from authors of such divergent views as Camus, Nietzsche, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and C.S. Lewis. A passage from Pascal points out that people ranging
an ongoing transformative relationship." Guinness suggests that we might retire from jobs, but not from callings, quoting Henri Nouwen: "He who thinks he has finished is finished." Sister
Mono, a
constantly seek distractions to avoid reflecting on life's deeper issues. A cartoon from the New Yorker illustrates the point: Surrounded by his doctor
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Catholic
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Director YORK (CNS) George Lucas improves on his 1999 The Phantom "Star Wars: Episode I Menace," but the new adventure, set 10
—
—
Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones" (20th Century Fox), ranges from occasionally dull to
years
later,
"Star
quite exciting.
A
burgeoning separatist movement its former
threatens the Republic, and
queen (now senator), Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman), is the target of an assassination plot.
Jedi
Obi-Wan Kenobi
knight
(Ewan McGregor) and
CNS
his impatient
apprentice Anakin 19-year-old Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) are assigned to protect her. But the plot mostly keeps them apart, with lovestruck Anakin by a wary Padme's side while Obi-Wan is on the trail of
mance
interplanetary secessionists led by former Jedi, Count Dooku (Christopher
Dean but
Lee).
of derring-do but, again, his acting and
'
i
The narrative jumps to life in the many airborne chase scenes, the first swooping among glittering skyscrapers after a sleeping Padme is nearly done in by venomous crawling reptiles. The many action scenes are impressive and lightning paced, but tend to go on beyond their peak impact, perhaps in acknowledgment that the movie's strength is
in
movement
as the dialogue
is
dreary.
Where the movie lags is during the developing relationship between Anakin and a reluctant Padme,
who knows
ro-
no-no
a
is
the
for
Jedi.
Christensen's line readings as the plead-
ing suitor are
more
the
so beside the
plished Portman. for the
and unconvincing,
stiff
all
more accom-
He seems
is
fine in the physical scenes
wooden upon finding his gravely wounded mother (Pernilla Audelivery are gust).
dashing throughout and Samuel L. Jackson brings decisive vitality to his role as Jedi Master Mace Windu. But the movie is stolen by the fully computer-generated Yoda, who has an amazing duel at the end sure to have audiences cheering. Robots R2D2 and C-3PO are on hand as well, adding a smidgen of humor, although they are not as endearing is
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how
Skywalker feels reined in by Obi-Wan as his dark side gains ground, with disastrous consequences
Jedi apprentice
for the Republic III,
which
will
—
the subject of episode
be the next and
final "Star
Wars" movie. Because of stylized fantasy violence, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II
lescents.
—
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of America rating is guidance suggested.
Pare
is
director
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adults and ado-
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—
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Catholic Bishops' Office for Broadcasting.
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Sleek caper in which a recently
paroled convict (George Clooney) rounds up 10 other thieves (including Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Carl Reiner and Don Cheadle) to rob three major Las Vegas casinos owned by a ruthless entrepreneur (Andy Garcia) who's dating the convict's ex-wife (Julia Roberts). Though director Steven Soderbergh treats larceny lightheartedly, the breezy remake brings together a good-looking, allstar cast with a slick story that zips along jauntily, providing escapist en-
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Editorials
Pentecost needed today more than ever learn from the Acts of the Apostles the real life of the primitive church as well as the role of the Paraclete,
Speaks
proper time. History has taught us
who was and
to reveal the
is
,
Word
we may list the following: 1) The work of the Holy Spirit
2002
Guest Column
We
The Pope
17,
of the Lord at the
many
things,
among
them,
When
2)
of sexual abuse, the Holy Spirit breaks
like today's crisis
renew the
into our history to 3) If we are in
POPE JOHN PAUL
always timely.
is
the Church experienced crises in the past or
FATHER JOHN AURILIA,
earth.
tune with his
will, his
plan will be
OFM
made
clear to us.
II
4)
Cap
Guest Columnist
Many
disciples
of the past were surprised that they
words for the speak did speak Persons afraid of death looked death in the eye and went on and accomplished what God would have them do. God has no secret agenda with human kind, as we may have sometimes. There was a man and a woman who had been married for more than 60 years. They had shared everyreacted to events of their days witii the right time. People
Pope prays for East Timor as pilgrims wish pontiff
'Happy Birthday'
May
—
li s
15 general audience featured an exchange of
82nd
best wishes: for the pope, a few days before his
and from the pope to the people of East Timor, a few days before their independence. Vatican officials introducing the various groups present at the audience spoke on behalf of the 13,000 people in St. Peter's Square in offering prayers and best wishes to the pope in anticipation of his May 18 birthday,
birthday.
They had talked about everything. They had kept no secrets from each other, except that the little old woman had a shoebox in the top of her closet that she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about. For all these years, he had never thought about the box, but one day, the little old woman got very sick and the doctor said she would not recover. In trying to sort out their affairs, the little old man took down the shoebox and brought it to his wife's bedside. She agreed that it was time that he should know what was in the box. When he opened it, he found two crocheted doilies and a stack of money
He asked her about the contents. "When we were married," she said, "my grandmother
totaling $25,000.
told
Then sari-clad members of the Stop-Gaps Cultural Academy Choir of Mumbai, India, sang, "Happy Birthday, your holiness." Pope John Paul responded to the birthday greetings by thanking everyone for their prayers. "I rely also on your spiritual support in order to continue faithfully in the ministry the Lord has en-
me the secret of a happy marriage was to never argue. me that if I ever got angry with you, I should just
She told
keep quiet and crochet a tears
—
pope
pilgrims, the its
said,
only two precious doilies were in the box. She had
Light
pray diat the
many
sacrifices
Monday (May
of recent years
inspire the building of a society ofjustice
The
and
Timor voted
people of East
20),
will
all
The
How
that
God would bless the
"true freedom
and lasting
peace."
In his
the
main audience
talk,
Pope John Paul spoke
power with which God comes
its
description of
to judge and to
save his people.
The Old Testament
passage describes
God
proaching his creatures surrounded by great
ap-
light,
which "enlightens and warms" humanity. "God is like that," the pope said, "far off and yet near, elusive and yet close to us, in fact, ready to be with us and in us." Pope John Paul said much of Christian art and architecture, especially the churches and icons of Eastern Christianity, communicates the same reality in which a mysterious light surrounds the believer, emphasizing both God's yearning for intimacy with his people, but also a reality, which is far beyond their understanding.
God's coming brings judgment and clemency, the pope said.
The
and mercy allows the believer to say, along with Habakkuk, "God, my Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet swift as a deer's and enables me to climb the heights." "When the Lord is near," the pope said, "one no longer fears nightmares and obstacles, but continues with a light step and with joy even on the steep paths oflife."
The scandals: Where do Some commentators,
about the Canticle of Habakkuk and
certainty of God's strength
do we look
With hope or
at reality today?
The newspaper
reporter John Toland
changed
Germans would have had
if
Schickgruber"
— one
to say "Heil
event changed the course of
little
Sometimes,
we are
the trees. Pentecost
is
not able to see the forest because of
needed today more than ever.
It's
a
new and
we go from here?
looking at these sins involving
Catholic clergy, have suggested that celibacy
They suggest
is
the culprit.
would end the crisis. But the evidence of social science doesn't seem to support them. In fact, there is no proof that celibate priests are any more that
its
elimination
inclined towards acts of pedophilia than other males.
abuse of children, sadly, takes place
and of no religious
religions
faith at
among
all. It
The
people of
all
among There may be
happens
those
who
room
to discuss the future of priestiy celibacy in light of
are married, single and celibate.
declining vocations to the priesthood, but pedophilia
is
not
the reason to eliminate the celibate priesthood.
Most Church
people are wise enough to all
is
should not
know
still
has been teach-
II
view such topics
in
an uncomfortable way.
that while the
make or break our
You
faith. As a priest you run who tell you that they don't go to church
them why, and they recount a "bad experience" with a priest or nun. Truth is, every one of us could come up with some story of a person in religious life who hasn't been all they should be. But can't we allow them to be human? To make mistakes? In the end, isn't it all anymore.
ask
about our relationship with God, not just the people
work
for
God? Most
people, thank heaven, can separate
the chaff from the wheat.
They know
bigger than the individual sins of any
As
painful as
it is,
that their faith
is
talk
openly about Recently,
the current scandal can also be a I
think
we
than ever that our children are a precious
I
—
this grace-filled gift that
meet with a
tions to
is tiieirs.
overcame some serious personal reserva-
who
priest
admits he did exploit a
minor. This broken person hates himself far
than you could imagine. hope, because he
He
is
more
fully
despondent and without
knows what he
did
was
deeply flawed person, but not a monster
terrible.
He
— worthy
is
a
per-
haps not of our sympathy, but certainly of our prayers.
The
scandal of child abuse
even out of
is
a
wound
this terrible darkness, light
that aches.
But
can shine, people
can heal, steps can be taken to see that other children are not
left
sorrow,
priest.
source of instruction and growth. For example,
now know more
who
We too
wrong
something good people may do, but certainly don't talk about And yet it's only by talking about this topic, especially with our children, that we can create in them a healthy ability to love themselves and their sexuality. Young people should see sexuality as God's gift to them, a gift to be treasured and cared for lovingly. Open discussion can do that It can help our young people to know the right and wrong ways to live as sexual persons. But the signal of silence complicates it for them. It suggests that "good people" don't talk about things sexual. So when someone comes along and tries to exploit them and their sexuality, they think it has to remain a secret. And that's when it gets really bad for our kids. It would be so good if these recent scandals could free us to sit down with our children, swallow our personal embarrassment about the topic, and
about people, individuals in the Church
into lots of people
human
positive look at our attitudes about
For decades, Pope John Paul
often see sex as something dirty, sinful or
half years.
Timor with
in
us that Adolf Hitler's father was born illegitimately and bore the name of his mother, who was a Schickgruber. When the boy was teenager, his father appeared one day and adopted him and changed his name to Hitler. Toland indicated that the whole of World War II would have been
us
Guest Columnist
government has led the country for two-and-a-
Pope John Paul prayed
wrapped
ing a celebration of the "theology of the body," but most of
MSGR. JIM LISANTE
the help of the United Nations, a transi-
people of East
is
yet to come, in spite of the shameful
tells
sexuality.
tional
is
We
1999 to
forces.
best
discouragement3
is
with pro-independence
selling
situation of today's crisis. There is more to the events than meets the eye. Christ has directed the past and present and will be the leader of the future. Let's not forget that we are only a tiny part of a larger picture called reality.
year rule was often brutal and marked by violent
With
made from
Christ reminds us that the message eternity.
proclaim independence from Indonesia, whose 25conflicts
I
is a priority we cannot take for our job as a society to protect them, and to question who is with them when we're not, and to know the character of the caretaker. shouldn't be paranoid about our kids, just healthfully aware of where they are and who they're with. Another blessing that may come from these scandals
solidarity."
in
money
the doilies."
granted.
Candle
I
now
those years of
resource. Their well-being
One
"As your nation prepares to
independence next
"Oh," she said, "that's the "
so moved, he had to fight back
Speaking in English to a group of East Timorese
all
and loving. He almost burst with happiness. "Honey," he said, "that explains the doilies, but what about all this money? Where did it come from?"
living
world's history.
doily."
The little old man was
trusted to me," he said.
celebrate
only been angry with him two times in
afraid to
thing.
By CINDY WOODEN News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul Catholic
who were
leads,
unprotected.
new
life
From
every experience of pain and
can happen.
Good
Friday and
thank God, to the power of Resurrection.
thus with our children.
its
sorrow
May it be
May
2002
17,
The
Our Turn
The Catholic News & Herald 13
& Columns
Editorials
divorce rate has leveled off at 43 percent today,
which means the cup
is
more than
Success stories abound.
I
half full.
learned about
compiling a book with Michael Leach called
Guest Column
them while
"I
Like Being
Married."
As
part of my research,
intend to
made
make good on
I
talked to
FATHER MANUEL
young couples who
A.
the promise of forever that they
and grooms, a commitment symbolized by wedding bands they wear. The vows they recited as part of their wedding ceremonies are more than lip service or a sappy Kleenex moment inserted into a theatrical performance at the altar. Some young adults have wonderful role models in their parents. Others, like my husband and I, have emerged from broken homes with a fierce determination to build upon a strong foundation. My other half and I are
St.
as brides
SUNDARAM
Ann Church, Charlotte
the gold, silver or platinum
THERESE BORCHARD CNS Columnist
do" take it seriously it that young adults don't
"I
Rumor
has
riage seriously.
take mar-
They utter the two covenantal words "I do"
much forethought as their 'Yes, please" response to guy at McDonald's who asks whether they want fries
with as the
with their Quarter Pounder. In her book 'The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony," author Pamela Paul cites Census Bureau statistics to support her argument that the "starter marriage"
—
first-time marriages that last five years or less
—
and do not yield children is a growing trend among adults. Divorce is up from 253,000 among 25- to 29-year-olds in 1962 to more than 3 million among 18- to
young
29-year-olds in 1998.
around me. Only six years ago my husband and I sat at our wedding reception's table of honor with the best man and his wife and the maid of honor and her fiance. Both couples now are divorced. One marriage lasted three years; the other six months. But it is unfair to say all young adults are incapable of walking down the aisle with a firm resolve to make things work in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, Unfortunately
see these statistics
I
all
—
figuring things out as
The living water This week we celebrate the Pentecostal Sunday, a day when the church was born in the Holy Spirit. For us Christians, he is the living water who proceeds from the wells (Isaiah 12:3). The "wells" here refer to the Father and Son from whom the Spirit proceeds (John 15:26). In John 7:38, Jesus invites us as his followers to drink from
option.
this 'living water."
We
Samaritan woman,
"If
we go along, but divorce is not an For us, marriage isn't a work contract where you can give your two-week notice upon realizing that your boss doesn't know what he's talking about. Marriage is a sacrament a holy and permanent uniting of two persons. What's scary is that there's no guarantee that your husband will always be able to control his impulsive shopping sprees or your wife won't turn into a complete slob. It's definitely a risk. As Mike Mason wrote in 'The Mystery of Marriage, "Marriage is a decision to put all the eggs in one basket, to go for broke, to bet all the marbles." It's worth the gamble. Like most young adults, I like being married because it means I don't have to date anymore. There are other benefits, of course: like waking up to my best friend every morning, having someone with whom to share a pizza and rent a movie, a bouquet of red roses on Valentine's Day, free advice whether I ask for it or not and recognizing my son's
—
man
impish dimples as those belonging to the said "I do"
and meant
to
whom
I
cultural expectations of marriage are contradictory
Question
My
daughter married a Muslim man in the Catholic Q. Church. Their two daughters were baptized and received first
Corner
the children
States,
of his second
wife,
who now
have met and are goodfriends.
United
live in the
My question
is,
Should they
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
my daughter? nowfriends? What
be told about theirfather's marriage in the church to
Or
should
we
keep
will the revelation
it
secret because they are
ofthis secret do
to the
CNS
Columnist
twofamilies? I'm only the
grandmotlier. (Texas)
A. First, I'm sorry for
your
family.
The
situation
all is
the hurt being suffered by
but to be honest
tragic,
it is
must be open
that according to Catholic belief marriages
to
How do we explain that? (New York)
children to be valid.
who come from and religi6ns, with such contradictory marriage traditions and expectations that a compatible and healthy marriage is nearly impossible. I doubt that much of the story is secret anymore to
invalidate a marriage. In consenting to die marriage, the
anyone, including your granddaughters. In any case, your
the right actually to have children.
not
two
all
that unusual
when
people marry
A.
radically different cultures
and love your daughand her children every way possible. Otherwise, stay out of it Your daughter must handle it as she thinks best. No good marriage is easy. Every husband and wife best contribution will be to support ter
face challenges that test all their ingenuity
and
patience.
It is
true that a condition of sterility does not itself
open to having
children. Obviously, this does not
bestow
For many reasons, as you say, the couple may not be become parents because one or both of them is sterile. Although the procreation and raising of children is one purpose of marriage, there are other purposes as well, which has led the church to defend the right of sterile able to
Maybe your story will, however, give a little pause to other men and women who are considering marriage with
couples to marry.
someone whose
point directly. Conjugal love and the whole meaning of
national and cultural
background
is
en-
The
Marriage cannot
be,
and no one can expect
hospital or clinic for dysfunctional families. In
it
to be, a
my years
of
what easily happens the good will in the world,
people, even with
all
are simply incapable of understanding, let alone
fulfilling,
the hopes, desires and needs of their partner.
As your daughter
has learned,
it
can be a recipe for
heartbreaking disappointment.
human
Marriage
is,
family.
however, not solely for procreation. Other
purposes are not of spouses,
and
'less
Many
couples are married in the church
when
they are
past child-bearing age. Other couples enter valid marriages
one or both partners
is sterile
for other
reasons. Yet,
we
when
are told
account"
The mutual
their support for each other,
is
love of the
another purpose,
which must grow and ripen in a right and orderly way. This married love persists as a whole "communion of life, and maintains its value and indissolubility, even when offspring are lacking
Needing children for valid marriages Q.
addressed this
II
stout hearts" to cooperate with the Creator to enlarge and
enrich his
pastoral experience, however, that's
when two
bishops at Vatican Council
family, they said, require that the couple be ready "with
tirely different
Spirit that Jesus refers as living water.
—
despite, rather often, the
intense desire of the couple" (Constitution
the
Modern World, This
valid.
is
why
God
The
Sa-
woman
thought she needed ordinary water, but Jesus gave her the living water, the Holy Spirit. After receiving him from the Lord, she became a source for all the people of the town to maritan
receive him. living water reveals how the love of the an unconditional abundant grace, reaching out to give us the gift of God more than what we really need. Jesus invites us to drink waters from this source of life so that we will be able to remove what is week in us (Isaiah 58:1 1) and bear witness to God (Like 24:48). Our human nature is consisted of being good and doing good to others
The
Lord
is
times we forget this. We need to build up our hearts as the temple of God and be filled in the Holy Spirit so that we will be able to be good and to do good to others. Ezekiel 47:1-12 reveals the nature of the living waters as beneficial to others. And Proverbs 25:25 says very beautifully, "Be a cold water to a thirsty soul." 'The one who waters other will be himself watered" (Proverbs 11:25). Isn't it a wonderful expression of the Lord that thrills our whole being? It means that the one who does good deeds to others will surely be blessed in the Holy Spirit. And "being blessed" by its very nature invites us to be a blessing for others (Genesis 12:3) and allows the Spirit of the Lord, the living water, to flow out from within oneself
(Zecharia 14:18).
spouses give each other the right to sexual intercourse that is
of
many
Communion. Theirfather went to Europe seven years later and married a Muslim girl while he was still married. My daughter then obtained a civil divorce. The irony is that my grandchildren
and
gift
and the one who is saying to you, 'give me a drink,' you would have asked him and he would have given you living water" (John 4:5). It is to the
(Romans 16:19). Therefore, we as the lovers of the Holy Spirit need to find and eradicate what weakens us and prevents us from being good to others. This is the reason, I think, that the Holy Spirit is poured upon us. Have we ever realized that our hearts are to be the finest temple of the Lord and a glorious abode of the Holy Spirit (l Corinthians 3:16)? Very
it
until death.
Spouses whose
also hear Jesus telling the
you know the
very
on the Church
in
50).
even marriages of
It
reveals the two-fold mission of a Christian:
We
need to be drenched in the living water, and (2) we need to let this living water flow out from within oneself so that we can always be nourishing to others like the water of a river (Psalms 1:2). The living water becomes beneficial to all the trees on both the banks, watering them all the days of the year and making them yield good fruits in due season (Ezekiel 47:12). For us Christians, it need not be hard to be filled in the Holy Spirit and be good to others. Let us focus our attention on the pearl, which when it breaks free of the shell becomes beneficial to others. What we may need to do this is to come out from those shells that make us become so individualistic and selfish, and prevents us from being good to others. It is a challenge a cross! Jesus took up the cross, the challenge of his life and thus obeyed the Father. Our beloved Mary plus many good women and men took up their crosses and followed Jesus. Now it is our turn to take the challenges of our life and (l)
—
follow him. sterile
couples can be
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Around the Diocese
Belmont Abbey College confers diplomas and awards BELMONT — Belmont Abbey Col-
June and
124th Commencement Ceremonies with the class of 2002 May 11. The college presented 187 graduates with bachelor of arts degrees lege celebrated
tolic
its
is
actively
work of
St.
engaged
in the apos-
Andrew Abbey
in the
Diocese of Cleveland.
Dennis Eileen's volunteer
Sister
work caring
for Catholic patients at
and 36 with bachelor of science degrees, making the graduating class one of the
Wake
largest in the college's history.
the duty of chaplain at the medical center
The
Forest University Medical Center in Winston-Salem inspired her to take
college recognized faculty
Bishop Roger, titular bishop of Presidio and auxiliary bishop of Cleve-
She has received numerous honors and recognition for her continuous service and dedication to her community. Johnnie Lowry, a Gaston County native and Belmont Abbey College graduate, began a successful 35-year career in banking earning the prestige of being one of the first female bank officers in North Carolina. She currently serves on the board of Belmont Chamber of Commerce and as a board member of
land, received the episcopal ordination in
Downtown
full-time in 1980.
Melinda Ratchford as this year's recipient of The Adrian Award, and Father Kenneth achievements,
including
Geyer as professor emeritus. Belmont Abbey College also honored three exceptional community leaders with doctorates in
humane
letters:
Bishop Roger Gries, Sister Dennis Eileen Gamber and Johnnie Lowery.
Belmont,
church and community CHARLOTTE
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and a campaign banner decorated with an image from the church's fallen fresco, St. Peter Church kicked off its capital campaign April 14. The two- to three-year project for the renovation and building of facilities to enhance ministries and the church's campus environment is valued at about $5 million. Jesuit Father Joe Sobierajski, pastor of the 151-year-old parish, led the congregation in a special prayer of success
outside the 109-year-old church.
"Our
campaign, "Living Our
capital
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"We
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May
17,
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The Catholic News & Herald 15
Around Ih c Diocese
Halley's comet,
St. Patrick
from page 1
perform
"You can do the same mission several if you're on a different team, it's a
times, but
students
like
pros in
different experience," said Mattingly.
By combining the importance of teamwork with technology, the space mission helps to develop listening, communication and comprehension skills
Tom Sawyer musical — CHARLOTTE
among
They
sixth-graders.
they danced and they acted
"(The mission) teaches responsibility. one team doesn't do its part, dien the whole mission fails," said Mattingly. The Horizon crew received constant support from die Mission Control group. "They sit at desks with computer screens,"
like fifth-graders.
sang,
— but not
A group of 11- and 12-year-olds performed like well-trained drama
If
Patrick School renSawyer's Hannibal" during three performances held April 29-30. The 50-minute performance was the story of the delinquent Tom Sawyer and how he saved his hometown of Hannibal from bank robbers. This musical production included nine tunes that audience members were
students in the
dition of
said Jean Beauchesne, a parent volunteer.
St.
"Tom
.
"When messages come
they have to
in,
manuals for answers."
refer to their
Our Lady of Mercy
great," she said.
School's mission
"It
was
a lot of fun," said sixth-
all
"We
was interrupted by alarms, forcing the young Horizon crew to abandon ship. This "emergency" allowed them to switch
grader Shelby Haller.
places with the students in the Mission
the mission to other students.
got to work
good recommend
with the other teams, and we're friends." Haller
was quick
to
all
humming
after the show ended. "No one could have been more
'This was neat," said Jean Beauchesne,
Control group.
TJ. McClurg, a member of the seventh-grade young astronauts club, thought the emergency was the best part of the mission. Sixth-grader Taylor Beauchesne agreed. "I thought it was
Taylor's mother.
"I
want
to
do
it."
proud of these kids than me,"
said
Patti Dickson, fourth-grade teacher at
Contact Associate Editor Kevin E.
Murray
by calling (704)
370-3334 or e-mail
kemurray@charhttediocese.org.
St.
Patrick School and director of the
play.
The
roles for the play
December and
were cast
in
rehearsals began after
Christmas vacation. The students put in over 100 hours of rehearsals and stayed after school three days a week.
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For
Hannah
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Daniel
Gaspari and Alex Posthauer. Dickson wrote a grant to MACS last year after the death of her mother-in-law, who conducted the German Children's Choir of Chicago. "It was her love for music that served as
my
inspiration.
The
children of the
fifth-grade prayed daily for her dur-
ing her illness, and their cards warmed her heart during the last months of her life," said Dickson. "This was also a thank you to them for their love and compassion."
One
of the goals of the grant was
to enlist the help of older students
MACS
system as well as Patrick School. As a result, the dance numbers were choreographed and instructed by two
within the parents at
CCHS
St.
students, Caitlin Keating and
The two backstage managers were Holy Trinity stuKristen Golder.
"Participation in the play helped the students develop the value of teamwork and respect for each other. It was a huge confidence booster, which is so important as they move on to the middle school," said Dickson. The first of the three performances was for the students of St. Patrick School; the second was for all fifth-grade students throughout the MACS system; the last show was held specifically for the public. The "Hannibal" cast included: Mallie Salerno, Andrew Cole, T.J. Rider, Cara Smith, Erin Moore,
dents, Brian Dickson and Nicholas
Newman, Madelyn Anissa Wackerman, Kelly Cornett, Dylan
tance of this type of educational experience," said Dickson.
Green, Christine Augliera, Lindsay Casper, Chase Haislip, Lizzy Bracken, Sarah Rider, Caroline Keating, Michael McLendon, Clare
ent of a firstPatrick School.
Muscara, and St. Patrick School fifthgrader Myles Gelbach was in charge of lighting. The set design was courtesy of Gelbach's parents, Ken and Tonya Gelbach of Gelbach Designs. Laura Dickson, a CCHS student, designed the program for the play, and hair and Neil Cole of Salon on Selwyn and his wife Jane both St. Patrick School parents provided
— —
makeup
for the entire cast.
"While other schools across the country lose funding for programs in art and music, I am happy that the MACS system still sees the impor-
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Above left, St. Patrick School fifth-grader T.J. Rider performs as Tom Sawyer and fifth-grader Anissa Wackerman, above right, performs as Mary in the
.
school's
"Tom
Sawyer's Hannibal" play April 29-30.
16 The Catholic News & Herald
May
Living the faith
17,
2002
Woman religious continues family legacy in Franciscan community ALESHA M. PRICE
By
CHARLOTTE Sister
—
Franciscan
Mona Wingert seems
to
have
been destined to become a Sister of St. Francis. Her mother had a great love of the Franciscan community in and around their hometown of Raymond, Iowa. She would invite many of them to their farm for frequent Sunday afternoon picnics. Sister Mona said that this exposure to them helped her later on in her own ministry. "When we would go to Mass, we would say, 'let's get out of here before
Mother Sister
sees the nuns,'"
Mona
them
in a
knew
later in
siblings at-
She was sent to Dubuque, Iowa, where she taught kindergarten and
first six
fourth grade for seven years. She loved
10
the Franciscans were the best teachers," said
principals that
graduated
who
during II
in
challenges as
She had heard calling during high school years did not think that religious
life
was
in the grades."
the
During this time, even though she was where she wanted to
for
be,
but
community, but I didn't want to. I would go by the convent and wonder what did.
woman
reli-
went along because it was simple to go along. I was 30 when it dawned on me" that this was a life
They
virtues across the
life,
they must
immediately after graduation and teaching at the same town school that she attended as a child. After a year of teaching, she decided to enter the convent but only for a month to "prove that she did not belong there." "I had no intention of staying if I didn't like it," she said. "Then one month became two. I felt an inner pull; I felt like I belonged." After six years, she professed her final vows in 1951 and had already begun teaching kindergarten and at-
I had wanted to make. I finally made that formal commitment," she said. Chicago was her next stop, and she continued to teach kindergarten for many years. She loved the city and tried to soak up as much culture as she could, going to plays and touring the city. She also taught practicum in elementary education for principals at Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa, for seven summers and became assistant
Mona is packing for her couple of months in the Diocese of Charlotte before officially retiring to the newly air-conditioned motherhouse in Dubuque. She is looking forward to her retirement after her "semi-retirement" last year. "Through the years, I have grown Sister
final
and later, principal. She was elected as the regional coordinator for her community and handled assignments for the sisters and other personnel matters. She be-
and matured
principal,
a lot. Seventy-five sounds old to me, but I don't feel that old," she said. "I've had really good opportunities and a lot of freedom to make decisions. I've had a lot of varied experiences that a little girl from Iowa would not have had the oppor-
came so involved with the new position that she began taking the stresses of the job home with her, and her memories of education began to fade. She missed being in a scholastic atmosphere, so she was sent to Waterloo, Iowa, as a principal. After four years, the Archdiocese of Dubuque
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the whole day is permeated with Catholic values. All teachers are teachers of religion," she said. "We have good principals in the diocese, and they really are interested in their kids. The teachers help them make their schools loving environments."
choice
She fulfilled her lifelong desire to be a teacher by completing training
Faith framed the lives of ihe Wingert family as they faithfully attended Mass and Forty Hours devo-
a
gious. "I
have.'"
at home. Wingert placed items on the shelf at the store but had other ideas at home. "I would entertain my brothers or throw down the hay in the barn to get out of dishes and other chores," she said.
with the principals. She spoke about the importance of Catholic education, working with the diocesan teachers and principals and her role as an educator and administrator. "Catholic schools really work on trying to bring values and
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along and moved up
couldn't
said.
opening for assistant superintendent in the Diocese of Charlotte from her
very good teachers," she said. "I met the
1944.
I
traveled every day and got to
the teachers and principals. I liked going to the schools," she said. In 1986, she heard about an
teaching and enjoyed watching the chil-
dren learn. 'We had a lot of help in our community, and we had
Mona,
"I
know
by the
'We drove
schools but was thrilled at the challenge.
1964.
mother thought
World War
up his baby girl and brought her from home to the church for a baptism on Easter Sunday. "The priest was going out of town after father
in
staffed
hired her as an associate superintendent. She was responsible for 20
at
she said.
Sister
life.
degree
Jesus' lap as a child, talking to him,"
miles to school because
wrapped
Her
education
her
Sioux City, Iowa. She earned her bachelor's in 1956 and her master of arts in administration
my
Years before she entered the convent, Wingert, the youngest of four girls in a family of seven, was born and baptized the same day. Her father
Mass," she
Briarcliff College in
Franciscans after attending the
not strange to me." She had a couple of cousins who were Franciscan nuns, and the year before Sister Mona entered, her older sister, Jolene, entered the convent. Even with all of these examples before her, Sister Mona was not convinced of the validity of her calling until much
school working to-
ment about the way they prayed. "I would envision myself sitting on
grades at the town school.
remembered well.
summer
tending
ward
Wingert and her
saw relaxed way, and they were I
at
the adults in puzzlement and amaze-
tended Catholic school
with a grin. "They were
the only sisters
Wingert would look around
tions.
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