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the Diocese of Charlotte

Community service leader receives CSS Beatty Award

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Bishop Howze of Biloxi retires;

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bestowed

KEANE

CHARLOTTE

Page 7

— For more

than a

quarter century, the names of Caroline

Love Myers and Crisis Assistance Ministry have been synonymous. As one of the agency founders, Myers spent years con-

Pope gives World

necting the needs of

many

sources necessary to keep a

Communications Day

lation

message

from

falling

with the re-

shadow popu-

—

,

...

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11

—

the Colonel

Myers during the annual "Wings of Hope to

Gala.'

The

Colonel Francis

J.

—

1991

established in

Beatty is

Award

presented

annually to an individual whose strong

promotes

religious faith

and public service

effective

in

church

Mecklenburg

through a void and into

County.

Catholic Social Services

the selection of Myers a perfect match. "As

Former 10,

—

service agency's

Annual

despair.

On May

highest honor

its

Award

Beatty

Editor

recipient

Diane English

we remember and honor

Photo by Joann S. Keane

and

his

know lighted

that he

by

and

his faith

life,

would be

called

Colonel Beatty his service,

we

particularly de-

tonight's award," said English.

'Like Colonel Beatty, Caroline has blended family, faith

and

service."

"Seeing those in need and seeking to respond is what led Caroline to devote

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herself to Crisis Assistance Ministry

she helped found

w hich

1975," said English.

in

"Caroline and Crisis Assistance have helped all sectors of our community."

Crisis Assistance, as

Belmont Abbey College

welcomes new president ...

its

name

exists for those in dire need. It

is

implies,

a first-line

response agency for families and individuals facing crises.

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Be

it

a potential eviction,

need for food, or someone facing disconnection of utility services, in

County, those

need

in

Mecklenburg

know

to call Crisis

Assistance for a myriad of needs.

"We

can attest to the fact that this

Young adult program helps

community has

shape communities

growth. In honoring me, you are honoring the accompUshments of that wonderful Organization," said Myers. 'Thankfully it is a

...

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15

a passion for caring

effort to which many The clergy and lay people

community-wide people are

called.

who formed

the

first

board of directors

wanted to involve the entire faith community. Their commitment was not only to but also to form an lend a helping hand organization that would continue to be there when it was needed by those at the bottom of the economic ladder."

"During my 25 years of intense involvement with Crisis Assistance, I truly felt called to do God's work," said Myers. ...

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"It's almost ludicrous that I should get an award for doing a job that meant so

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much

to me," she added. "Nevertheless,

I

thank you and applaud Crisis Assistance

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Ministry and Catholic Social Services for their distinguished effort to serve the people

God

holds most dear."

Past recipients of the Colonel Francis

Christ's Ascension gives

Beatty Award include: James Babb, Chuck Grace, Ray Farris, John E n gl er Peter Keber, Mercy Sister Mary Thomas Burke, Diane English, Janice Valder-

J.

us hope. He

promise

is

who made the

trustworthy.

-Sunday Missal Catholic

Book Publishing Company

Photo by Joann S. Keane

Foundation for faith and learning As the new Bishop McGuinness High School nears completion, teachers Shirley Shaw, Connie Rafferty and Susan Layman look over the school will open this fall for blueprints with Principal George Repass. students in the Triad.

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Offerman, and Jerry Fox.

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Contact Editor Joann Keane by call-

ing

(704)

370-3336

jskeane@charlottediocese.org

or

e-mail

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The World

May

Brief

in

Athletes, parents, coaches in sports

discuss character

NOTRE DAME,

work together

conference sponsored by die University of

when

Notre Dame's Mendelson Center for Sport, Character "& Culture May 10-12 brought

cially

together athletes, psychologists, parenting

gious."

community event

for

May

1

2 with help from Notre

panelists at a

domestic policy adviser

'spiral of

said there

community

Pope

charity tax credit toolbox,"

to step in

May

13.

The same

CNS photo from

Yasser Arafat's headquarters

Gaza, and

in

Reuters

shootout with

Israeli

The pope

troops

killed in

the

in

during

May

have a better quality of life, he

4-9 trip to Greece, Syria and Malta, he had

10 million supporters and suddenly

we

been saddened by continuing reports of attacks in Israel and the Palestinian territo-

had so many people willing to join the movement," he added. "I compare this to

during a

ries.

the miracle of the multiplication of bread in

for journalists

his

Lech Walesa credits pOpe for

communism's downfall

KANSAS CITY, Mo. When communism

(CNS)

year after (the pope's)

visit to

Poland,

—

collapsed in Eastern

who formed

the

first

noncommunist

labor union in the Soviet bloc in 1980 and

was

elected die first

postcommunist

presi-

two sons of Poland to thank Lech Walesa and Pope John Paul II. But when Walesa spoke

dent of Poland in 1990, met with reporters

through an interpreter at a press conference in Kansas City May 4, on the eve of

souri State University.

Europe

Day"

"Polski

the world had

in 1989,

—

commemorating was no question

celebrations

Kansas City before going to nearby Warrensburg to speak at Central Misin

in

mind who deserved the greater moment when the pope was

his

"At the

I think I had, at the most, 20 people were around me and supported me and there were 40 million Polish people in

elected

—

that

the country," said Walesa.

"However

...

a

—

WASHINGTON

aid

(CNS) Foreign funds are not enough to rebuild El

Salvador after the series of devastating

earthquakes in January and February, said Auxiliary Bishop Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador. The political situation also

must be

Salva-

•

May

and impunity," he

rebuilt so that people

said

.

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A new document setting rules for translating the kturgy threatens to undermine the

foreign aid funds.

Heads of women's religious orders vow to defend all

ROME

(CNS)

— Women

who

religious all

are hurting, especially to exploited

women and

the chairman of the English-speaking

commission on liturgy. Bishop Maurice Taylor of Galloway, Scotland, chairman of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, said the Vatican bishops'

instruction appears to centralize authority

are called to bring God's tenderness to

and remove it from the local bishops. Responding to. publication of "Liturgiam Authenticam" ('The Authentic Liturgy ") by the Vatican's Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, he said it 7

children, said par-

"seems to go against some of the principal

meeting of religious superiors. More than 750 superiors of women's orders from 77 countries

values that were stated in the Second

and abused

ticipants in an international

met

in

Rome May

6-10 for the plenary

meeting of the International Union of Su-

—

that decisions should be

taken not at the top, but at the lowest possible level."

its last

play of the season starting

Women

hold

will

at

noon

Haid TheaO'e on the campus of Belmont College, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd. Martm McDonagh's "The Beauty Queen of Leone" is a play set in rural Ireland about the mental and emotional struggles between a modier and daughter.

Abbey

May 23 GREENSBORO — The Greensboro May luncheon today

subsidiarity

tonight at 7:30 p.m. through June 2 at the

planner

annual

Vatican Council, notably the principle of

senting

Diocesan

its

at the

Sedgefield Country Club. All will have the

For further information or

opportunity to enjoy table-to^table sum-

(704) 825-6787.

mer fashion modeling from the Acorn Women's Clothing Store, raffle prizes, new

ocesan Worldwide Marriage Encounter

board installation and other events. For the May 17 dead-

more infonnation about line

E-mail: catholicnews@charlottediocese.org

Roman

—

7 p.m. , Confirmation

Secretary: Jane Glodowski

MANCHESTER

values of the Second Vatican Council, said

Council of Catholic

Curlin

Associate Editor: Jimmy Rostar Staff Writer:

William G. Curlin will take

part in thefollowing

Vatican document undermines Vatican II, says ICEL chairman

and congressional aides.

Bishop Rosa Chavez asked Americans to pressure the U.S. government so that it requires greater accountability from the Salvadoran government regarding use of

The

Episcopal. calendar

it

the devil are in

10 briefing in Washington

women

Foreign aid not enough to rebuild El Salvador, says bishop

Polish independence, there

credit.

"vices of corruption

God and

live, and poor communiwould be losers in a system that depends on charitable giving to support community needs."

dorans want a new. country without the

the desert." Walesa, the shipyard electrician

said.

tool in the'

attempts to take

ties

West had

said that

one

just

in

the details." Waller's report said, 'People

a

I

Bank.

credit.

give where they

.

policemen were

"is

and that

nationwide, "both

Pilgrims rush to touch statue of Mary in Spain Pilgrims rush to touch the statue of the Virgin of the Defenseless in Valencia, Spain, May 13. Each year the statue is carried in procession from the city basilica to its cathedral in honor of Mary.

day, Israeli

helicopters shelled Palestinian offices near

five Palestinian

charitable

vice president for social policy, said the

and help end the "spiral of absurd violence." The pope made his remarks at a Sunday blessing at the Vatican

no evidence that

Sharon Daly, Catholic Charities USA's

appealed to the international

II

is

White House

Margy Waller

giving increased as a result of the tax

—

raeli-Palestinian violence escalated,

subject,

study of diree states that have some form of charity tax credit, former

absurd violence' in Mideast As IsVATICAN CITY (CNS) John Paul

9 forum on the

public policy effects of such a move. In her

on a sportsman-

end to

May

but they also warned of the financial and

approach to youth sports.

calls for

reli-

the heels of

of tax 'credits to spur charitable giving could be a good thing, suggested some

Joyce Center, some of their parents up-

Pope

women

The meeting came on

—

Mike Brey, Muffet McGravv, Deb Brown, Tim Welsh and representatives from the Notre Dame men's and women's soccer teams. While two dozen youngsters were running dribble drills and defense stances in the University of Notre Dame's

like

these are directed toward chil-

Charity tax credit has good points but flaws, panelists say WASHINGTON (CNS) The use

Dame

coaches

stairs listened to a lecture

to

priests.

children ages 10 to 14, closed the confer-

ence

vowed

media reports about the sexual abuse of women religious, particularly in Africa, by

and youngsters win-win event "Sports for All, Sports

for Character," a free

superiors

"to alleviate

dren and women, including

experts, parents, coaches for a

The

2001

and counteract globally all forms of injustices, misuse of power, domination and exploitation, espe-

—A

(CNS)

Ind.

periors General.

18,

and other

details, call

Law

Janet

(336) 288-6022.

23 GUILFORD COUNTY

at

— The An-

Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division, the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic men, is looking for other cient

Irish Catholic

men

to join for meetings,

25 WINSTON-SALEM

tickets, call

— The

next

di-

meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn in Winston-Salem. Marriage Encounter is a 44-hour weekend where married couples, can get away from jobs, children, chores and phones to focus on each other. For further details about the May 18 deadline and otiter information, call Tom and Emile Sandin at (336) 274-4424.

The Liturgy of the Hours, 26 SYLVA

—

i '

educational seminars and social events.

which includes the

Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time and location of tonight's meeting.

of discussion at die

24 BELMONT

Church, 22 Bartlett

— The Abbey

Belmont Community Theatre

Players/

will

be pre-

Carmelite in

Psalter, will

be the topic

May meeting of the Lay Community of St. Mary St.

Anyone

interested

learning about the Liturgy of the Hours

May

18,

2001

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in

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Brief

Ecology, liturgy, doctrine, on bishops'

who

ethics, refugees

agenda

WASHINGTON

warming, the Middle East

among

refugee policy are

—

(CNS)

crisis

moral and,

need

be, canonical authority

to bear prophetic witness to the truth," said

and U.S.

an eight-page position paper issued by the

issues the U.S.

group April

human

ing

30. Calling abortion "a press-

also will be asked

and "always and everywhere an abominable crime," the pa-

approve documents on questions rang-

per noted that there are currently about 70

They

national meeting.

ing from ethics in health care to Catholic

from

eucharistic teaching,

to

if

Global

Catholic bishops will face at their June

to

have pro-abortion Catholic legislators

within their jurisdiction to exercise their

how

One

would make each

"who consider

Catholics in Congress

norms

themselves 'pro-choice.'"

U.S. bishops' leader welcomes new liturgy instruction

theologians are authorized to teach

in Catholic colleges.

posal

liturgical

rights issue"

liturgical pro-

WASHINGTON

Jan. 22, the anni-

—

(CNS)

The

versary of the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court

president of the National Conference of

abortion decisions, "a particular day of penance for violations to the dignity of the

Catholic Bishops welcomed the

person." A Mass for Peace and would be celebrated throughout the country that day, and if Jan. 22 is a Sunday, the liturgical observance would move to Jan. 23. The bishops will meet June 14-

human

and said it reflects long consultabetween the Vatican and Englishspeaking bishops. "It is now our hope and expectation that there will be a much quicker approval of liturgical texts" by the Vatican, said the NCCB president Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston.

The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments issued the cal texts

Justice

tions

Adanta Collection for retired religious hits another new high

16 in

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

— The

an-

nual coDection for retired religious hit a

new

new CNS photo

raised $32.6 million, topping the previous

all,

million in

its

most

A

the appeal has raised $351.1

making

13 years,

it

by

Of the

the

most recent

Poster for exhibit promotes 'coexist' theme large poster promoting the theme of coexistence hangs

Languages

Old

in the

$32.6 million raised

collection, $27.5 million

will be distributed in basic grants in June.

Another $4 million will be distributed during autumn in the form of supplemental grants to meet special needs of some religious orders.

maining $1 million

will

The

be given out

rein

grants next spring.

Fla.

vouchers by using tax breaks for business WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CNS)

tions that provide scholarships to children

from low-income

families

attend priv ate school. a

bill

They

who want also

to

approved

to help disabled students get access to

in paiticipating in

Morning Prayer

is

a demonstration of

pope, beatified Father

Adeodata Pisani, a cloistered nun known for her commitment to the poor; and

beatifies three Maltese, calls them guides for future VALLETTA, Malta (CNS) On the

—

June 1

— The

St.

Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secu-

who

the

among

British sailors 1

and boat workers

in the

800s.

'Decisive action' urged on Catholic politicians who back

abortion

—

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (CNS) Catholics United for the Faith

10,000

members

is

urging

its

to pray daily that the

church "take appropriate, decisive action" against Catholic politicians abortion.

'We

who

Patrick, will

be held at St

Rd

East,

Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living

school cafeteria tact Josie

through June 3. Themes for the retreat include being a Christian and family leader, responding to challenges, reconciling and being reconciled and 'letting go

For further information, con-

Backus at (704) 527-4676.

3 GUILFORD

COUNTY — The Ladies

Kolbe Fraternity of Secular Franciscans be meeting today from 2-4 p.m. at Our

memory-impaired are also being provided. For more information about the support group or the Adult

Lady of Consolation Church, 2301

celebrant.

Cowan

at (828) 884-4246.

28 CHARLOTTE

—A

support group

meeting for caregivers of family and from Alzheimer's/dementia will be taking place today and every fourth Monday from 10-11:15 am.

friends suffering

in

room E of

the ministry center at St.

Activities for the

Day

for the

memory-

impaired, which meets every

Monday

Respite

Program

and Wednesday,

call

Suzanne Bach

at

3 CHARLOTTE

— The

St.

Maximilian

—

For further

details, call

visitors and inquirers For more information, call Skyler Mood, SFO, at (704) 573-4299.

Owens

3 CHARLOTTE

larly scheduled cancer support

Statesville

Ave. All

are welcome.

—

Because of Pentecost, a

charismatic Mass, celebrated by Father

apostle

and

companions were taken

his

care of by the Maltese "with unusual kind-

Malta became a place where the "humanism of the Gospel" flourished, and ness."

this heritage is especially needed in the fastchanging modern society, he said at an airport welcoming ceremony May 8. The pope was greeted by Maltese President Guido de Marco, and was to preside oyer a

beatification

Mass

the next day, the last

event in a six-day trip that also took him to

Greece and

Syria.

on the following days:

St.

Gabriel

Church, 3016 Providence Rd., tonight at 7 p.m. in the ministry center library and

Waters Lane, will be hosting a men's retreat, 'Take Courage and Be a Man," today

and letting God" and will be presented by Augustinian Father Terry Hyland, director, and others. For further details about this event which could make an early gift for Father's Day, call the center at (828) 926-3833.

age to Rome, the pope recalled that the

St Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., on June 5 at 7 p.m in the office building conference room. For more information, call: St Matthew Marilyn Borrelli at (704) 542-2283 and

will

day from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West, in the office wing. Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so for more information, call Pat

St. Paul, Pope John Paul II arrived in Malta and said the Gospel offers a moral beacon for the world.

On die island where St Paul was shipwrecked during his final missionary voy-

at

4 p.m. with prayer teams

Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.

Franciscan Order will be meeting to-

the

pm and a poduck dinner at 5 p.m. in the

this afternoon at

3

support

Ancient Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division 1, an Irish-Catholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will be having a meeting today from 3-5 p.m. at the Showfety Activity Center at St. Benedict Church, 109 West Smith St in Greensboro. For further information, call Alice Schmidt at (336) 288-0983.

Sacred Heart Church, 3 SALISBURY 128 N. Fulton St., will be celebrating a charismatic/healing Mass at 4 p.m. today followed by prayer teams and a poduck dinner. Father John Putnam will be the

lar

— On

of a pilgrimage that traced the

encourage pastors of souls

Dean Cesa from St

MAGGIE VALLEY — Living Waters

9,

evangelized

Ignatius Falzon,

Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth

(828) 631-3561 or

27 HENDERSONVILLE

in Valetta

George Preca who founded a movement devoted to Catholic teaching and evangelization; Sister Maria

St. Paul,

the 9 a.m. Mass. Contact Linda

5H6-93QY3 for details.

Celebrating

last

invited to attend after

Knauer at Kathy Starr at (828)

May

midnight May 4. The Florida Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the state's bishops, said it planned to evaluate the new legislation.

legislative session at

(704) 376-4135.

program by approving

instruction

the translation of

missionary route of

Mass

Florida lawmakers approved the measures before closing their 2001 60-day

and

school voucher

legislation to give tax breaks to corpora-

of the Books

The

VALLETTA, Malta (CNS)

public funds to attend private schools.

Florida lawmakers expanded a state

Liturgy."

Pope, in Malta, says Gospel offers world a moral beacon last leg

day of his pilgrimage in the footsteps of Pope John Paul II beatified three Maltese Catholics and called them guides for the church's future. Malta an almost entirely Catholic country with deep feelings of friendship toward the pope, gave him a rousing welcome during his May 89 visit. Many on the Mediterranean island took a two-day holiday in the pope's honor.

—

Use of Vernacular

Latin liturgical texts into other languages.

division.

Pope

lawmakers expand

the

sets stricter rules for

Nearly 500 congregations of religious sisters, brothers and priests are expected to receive the grants.

"On

in the Publication

Roman

of the

City of Jerusalem May 13. The poster, incorporating the Islamic half moon, the Jewish Star of David and the Christian cross, is part of a showing of international artists. The outdoor exhibit is to travel worldwide to cities that have a history of violent confrontation and

far the

successful nationwide Catholic collec-

tion in history.

from Reuters

the subtitie,

record of about $3 1 .5 .million set the year

in

instruction, 'Liturgiam Authenticam" ('The Authentic Liturgy"), May 7. It bears

high, as last December's collection

before. In

new

Vatican instruction on ft-anslating liturgi-

Bill

—

Churches

Gabriel - Eileen Cordell at (704) 352-

5047, call

Ext

Bob

217.

For further information,

Poffenbarger,

(704) 553-7000.

4 CLEMMONS

Sr.,

—

coordinator, at

Holy Family

Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., will be

Mass tonight The sacrament of reconcilia-

celebrating a charismatic at 7:30 p.m.

tion will be given at 7 p.m.,

and the

laying on of hands will take place after

Mass.

The

next Mass will be celebrated

For more information,

on July

2.

church

office at (336)

call

the

778-0600 or Jim

Passero at (336) 998-7503.

at (704) 639-9837.

4 CHARLOTTE

St.

in the

Charlotte area will be having their regu-

group

meetings for survivors, family and friends

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 10 days prior to the

publication date.

.

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Belmont Abbey College announces new president BELMONT

—

The

trustees of

Belmont Abbey College have selected Dr. James L. Gearity as the 25-year-old 1

14th president.

school's

succeeds

graduate Abbey who will return to

Belmont

1953

He

Dr. Robert A. Preston,

teaching and direct the college's Bradley Institute for the

am

"I

Study of Christian Culture.

pleased to welcome Dr.

Gearity as the next leader of our historic

United

Bronx,

was dean

of students. His doc-

American from the University of Mintorate in

fits

Studies

is

nesota.

dent that he is the person to help us achieve our next level of excellence."

Dr. Gearity has almost 30 years of experience in higher

Dr. Preston will

member and admin-

continue to serve through June 30 and Dr. Gearity will assume his duties as president on July 1 "I am very pleased both with

most of it at Catholic colleges

the search process and its successful

education as faculty istrator,

L.

Gearity

conclusion,"

universities.

Abbot Placid

committee. "All constituencies were heard in the process and Dr. Gearity consequently enjoys broad support among the entire college community. I

University

am

in

Scranton, Pa., following a

Solari, O.S.B.,. chancellor

Whom

Toll," an international

the Bells

campaign

to

end capital punishment.

U.S. participants in "For the Bells Toll" ring bells for

Whom

two min-

utes at 6 p.m. every evening that there

an execution in the United States.

Sister Briggs has run the nationwide program from the tiny office in her home in Medford since last September when she sent out 700 letters to church-related organizations. "It has taken on a life of its own," she said.

"This campaign, it's mushrooming.

Three to 400 people are involved."

The program has the most supporters in Kentucky, Illinois, and Michigan, she said. "I never wanted this to be all Catholic. I wanted it to be all people of faiths. We have a lot of non-Catholic groups." ' Philippine Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila founded the first "For Whom

is

personality and dedication to uphold

nesota in Minneapolis.

Catholic and Benedictine institution, and

Dr. Gearity was also the senior development officer for American Public Radio (now Public Radio International) from 1985-1988.

to

Belmont Abbey College's mission promote

its

as a

continued excellence as a

liberal arts college."

YEARS EXPERIENCE

30

am

proud to be invited to be a part of the Belmont Abbey College community.

I thank everyone for the trust they are giving to me, and I am eager to join the college."

Currently 100 churches gram, Briggs told The

Friends Service Committee's criminal justice program in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Participating parishes in Massachusetts include St. Luke's Church and

St. Joseph's Church in Belmont, St. John the Evangelist Church in Swampscott, and Sacred Heart Church and St. Joseph's Church in

Medford.

To

protest death sentences, par-

do not need bells. They can drape a black cloth over their front ticipants

door, or

tie a

black ribbon on a utility

Piano Tuner/Technician

own

pole to spread awareness to their

communities, Sister Briggs said.

The program has received some

comment

often

heard is, Why don't you toll the bells for dead babies?" Sister Briggs said. "This is not a campaign for the abortion issue. It a

campaign for life. We can't mix the as one issue. It wouldn't work. Howcertainly deplore abortion."

I

Sister Briggs has

HENRY C. ROZELL III

newspa-

American

ever,

2nd Generation

Pilot,

per of the Boston Archdiocese.

Among its supporters are Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants, a criminal justice reform organization; Sister Briggs' order; and the

two

PYANOMAN

32

in

states are participating in the pro-

is

hope

for the

cam-

paign against capital punishment.

"The collection of all the groups that are trying to end the death penalty will succeed eventually," she said.

She added that she "never dreamed" the bell-tolling effort would

Dr. Gearity said of his appointment, "I

in his diocese.

negative feedback. "One

confident that Dr. Gearity has the

Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minn., and the University of Min-

which he has worked, as well as at the College of Mt. St. Vincent in Riverdale, N.Y. and the College of St. Benedict in

a Philippine

citizen's execution.

one of the

of

right combination of intellectual acumen,

has taught at each institution for

U.S. founders of "For

is

reli-

the college and co-chairman of the search

career in academic administration at

He

and recruiting

said

Belmont Abbey from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, where he has served as provost and professor of history. He was dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1991-1999 at Marywood to

is

The Dominican nun

from

History

also assistant

confi-

He comes

mourning of

ing

squarely with our

and

the bells in

opposition to the death penalty.

Fordham Univer-

James

Sister

gious organizations to ring their bells in

in

Dr.

—

(CNS)

swamped with work:

painting, praying

Belmont

am

MEDFORD, Mass.

Dorothy Briggs

movement, asking the Catholic churches in his country to toll the Bells Toll"

Dr. Gearity earned his bachelor's degree in English from LeMoyne College in Syracuse, N.Y. He holds master's degrees in Theology from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wise, and

sity in the

I

GENTES

News Service

States.

in the

N.Y., where he

mission.

Catholic

death penalty Bishop Walter F. Sullivan of Richmond, Va., learned of the initiative and started the bell toll-

and the non-profit sector

Schmitt, chairman

Abbey College

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Joseph Church hosts

Spanish Mission KANNAPOLIS

—

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scheduled St.

Joseph

Church, 108 St. Joseph St., will be having a parish mission in Spanish from May 28-June 2, beginning each night at 7:30 p.m. Redemptorist Fathers Pablo Straub and Roberto Coleman from Mexico will be the facilitators and will be visiting with

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May

2001

18,

Matthew Church's

"Youth and Young Adult Night" will be June 10 at 7 p.m. in the parish center at 8015 Ballantyne Commons Parkway. Spiritual messages, live music, snacks and socializing will highlight the event.

area families for the duration of the

Those who know the Spanlanguage or wish to learn more about the Hispanic culture are invited mission.

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Gossman of

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2001, I will gather with Bishop F. Joseph

of Raleigh and Bishop Leonard Bolick of the North

the Diocese

Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

to celebrate the

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Joseph Gossman and Bishop Michael McDaniel signed the original Covenant.

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still

important.

Among

them we:

Knights of Columbus

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continue observances such as the

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invite official observers to councils

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personnel at the diocesan/synodical

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local covenants;

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refect together

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seek a better

study together the results

beliefs;

Lidlieran/Cat/iolic dialogues at the national

level;

collaborate in training

act at the parish level

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relationship between the bishops

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social events that will bring people together.

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People

in

May

the News

Blessed Damien observance moved The WASHINGTON (CNS) Vatican has agreed to move the U.S. observance of the feast of Blessed Damien de

Dodgers, has long been committed to church-affiliated causes and charities, especially Catholic education.

Veuster from April 15 to May 10. Blessed Damien is the Belgian Sacred Hearts of

Mary

leper colony of

from 1873

Islands

has addressed di-

ocesan events around the country.

Heads of religious charities urge changes in tax law on

served at the

Hawaiian

in the

He

numerous Catholic organizations and

children (CNS)

until his death in 1889.

now known

Leprosy,

who

priest

Molokai

2001

1948. Lasorda, a vice president for the

—

Jesus and

18,

—

WASHINGTON

as Hansen's disease,

The

USA

was incurable and Father Damien contracted it from working with his people.

Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1995.

joined with the heads of other religiously

The

urging Congress to make the Earned In-

president of Catholic Charities

May

be observed

come Tax Credit and the child tax credit benefit more families. Specifically the leaders recommended that the Earned Income

anniversary of

10, the

Blessed Damien's arrival in Molokai, rather than April 15, the anniversary of his

The May

death.

Honolulu and by

spirituality spirituality

of lay people ought to be

said the Vatican's top laity

spirit,

U.S. Cardinal

a

official.

of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, spoke April 29 to more than 200 partici-

Vatican Council, lay people are perceived as integrally involved in the mission of the

eventual defeat of

He also gave his talk the previous San Francisco. Since the Second

Diocese.

communism

in

Vatican

II's explicit

references to the laity.

honors

LOS ANGELES dynamo,

tiny, tireless

among

(CNS)

as widely

known

fellow parishioners for her delec-

devo-

table dishes as for her decades-long

tion to St.

Watts.

Flores call

a

is

Lawrence of Brindisi Church

And

— —

her

in

age 91, Margarita Calderon

at

or 'Tia Maguita," as her nieces

much

a live wire, with an humor. "I'm only 4-foot and I'm shrinking more and

very

is

something

—

year,"

and tabloid-TV shows because of his past drinking and drug excesses.. Now clean and sober, Grammer said during a May 9 there

The

Tidings,

Los Angeles archdiocesan newspaper. Her pastor, Capuchin Franciscan Father Peter Banks, said that she

cooks tamales for

"still

is

call

with television winters that

always a reason to be

spite the absurdities

of

life,

joyful.

Human

— The

there

is still

I've lived

my

life."

Asked what books he would bring

to a

lic.

"That's the

desert island,

way

Grammer

replied, "Frasier

might pick (Marcel) Proust, but Kelsey would choose the Bible and Shakespeare."

Nun says learning has been lifelong passion PAUL, Minn. (CNS) At 84, Anne Joachim Moore is one of the

—

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He had

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reconciliation

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cel-

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7 that the killing

"surely not appreciated

trained in

just finished serving as

lector for an annual

May

Ford died of gunsbot wounds after an Guatemala City May 5. Initial reports indicated she was shot while resisting an attempt by thieves to steal her church-owned pickup truck. In a statement, the group said Sister Ford's vehicle was taken, then abandoned a few blocks away, where the killers robbed a second vehicle, only to abandon it. The group also

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walking example of love."

said

New York was "of a political nature." Sister

can Republic through the "Dodgertown"

raises funds for the parish

a

rights activists, said

ting with Japanese reporters while leading

ebrated locally for deceased

is

of a U.S. nun in Guatemala

political roots,

of Charity Sister Barbara

Lasorda's proud to be a Catholic, supporter of charitable causes

master's degree in theology to her aca-

she

killing

Guatemala City. The Mutual Support Group, Guatemala's largest group of war victims and human

newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. "I earned my master's in theology because I wanted it personally."

a

a Catho-

rejoice," said

Anne Joachim

the school children, works for the seniors,

—

and

murder may have political roots TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNS)

Europe.

"De-

Grammer,

reason to

joked the 4-foot- 10-inch

Flores in an interview with

Inc.

rights activists in

infectious sense of

more every

was signed by

Army. rights group: U.S. nun's

may have

conference

— She

letter also

the Salvation

must both study and go beyond

Church, civic activities earn woman Mexican mother-of-year

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7 letter to Sen. Charles E. Grassley,

representatives of Lutheran Services in

photo by Joe Bolug, The Leaven

Lech Walesa addresses U.S. media Former Polish President Lech Walesa speaks at a news conference in Kansas City, Mo., May 4. The former president of Poland called Pope John Paul II "the gift of divine providence" for his contributions to the

workshop sponsored by the Sacramento in

May

Committee.

CNS

pants at "Spirituality in the Workplace," a

day

owe no

relatively simple

R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance

Francis Stafford, president

J.

fully re-

measures can provide a great deal of relief to lowincome working families and their children," said Jesuit Father Fred Kammer in

by poverty and freedom of

characterized

'These

taxes.

—

(CNS)

Calif.

children and that the pro-

posed $1,000 child tax credit be fundable, even for families who

addresses lay

SACRAMENTO,

Credit be expanded to families witii

more than two

by the Diocese of

his religious order.

U.S. cardinal

The

Tax

date already was estab-

lished as the observance

social service organizations in

affiliated

U.S. bishops asked that the memorial

has

our members are come from across the United

Like our ministries,

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May

2001

18,

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From the Cover

Bishop Howze of Biloxi retires at 77; served in N.C.

AN INVITATION

By CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

—

mother,

Pope

John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Bishop Joseph L. Howze of Biloxi, Miss., and named the chancellor and vicar general of the New Orleans Archdiocese to succeed him.

At the time of his retirement, the 77-year-old Bishop Howze was the topranking active African-American bishop, having served as a bishop since 1972 and headed the Biloxi Diocese since 1977.

Msgr. Thomas

covenant between lutherans and Catholics in

North

Carolina, the

and Charlotte and the bishop of the North Carolina Synod OF THE

Washington by Archbishop

15 in

Born Aug. 30, 1923, in Daphne, Ala., Lawson Howze took the name Jo-

when he converted

seph

to Catholicism graduated from Alabama State University in 1948, and entered the Seminary of Christ the King in East Aurora, N.Y. In 1959 he was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Raleigh, N.C. He became a priest of the Charlotte Diocese when North Carolina was divided into two dioceses less than a year before he was

1948.

Evangelical Lutheran

Church

in

on

as auxiliary bishops.

Biloxi, a diocese that covers the southern third of Mississippi, the Catholic population grew from about 50,000 to

a bishop.

a pastor in Asheville, N.C, and diocesan liturgy commission chairman, home mission director and Society for the Propagation of the Faith director when he learned he was to be named an auxiliary bishop of NatchezJackson, Miss., on Nov. 14, 1972. He was ordained to the episcopacy on Jan.

1973..

attended Catholic elementary and sec-

ondary schools in his home town, Georgetown University in Washington and Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, where he earned a law degree

in 1974.

In 1974, Bishop-designate Rodi en-

tered Notre Dame Seminary where he pursued theological studies and obtained a master's of divinity degree. In

1986 he earned a degree

in

canon law

from The Catholic University of America in Washington.

Ordained to the priesthood on May 20, 1978, Bishop-designate Rodi served from 1978 to 1989 as an assistant pastor and an administrator in several parishes in the New Orleans Archdiocese. He was director of the archdiocesan office of religious education, 1978-79; executive director for pastoral services, 1989-92; and was appointed chancellor of the archdiocese in

1992.

When

America invite you to celebrate a service of thanksgiving

He

He was

28,

more serve

In his nearly 24 years as bishop of

nearly 68,000 in a total population of

made

bishops of the dioceses of raleigh

five

more than 737,000.

Thomas John Rodi was born March 27, 1949, in New Orleans. He

J.

Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United States.

anniversary of the signing of the

With Bishop Howze's resignation, Bishop J. Terry Steib of Memphis, Tenn., becomes the ranking black Catholic bishop active in the United States. Five other African-American bishops currently head dioceses and

Rodi, $2, was ap-

May

in

the Diocese of

new bishop of Biloxi.

The announcements were made

pointed as the

IN OBSERVANCE OF THE TENTH

who headed

Portland, Maine, from 1875 to 1900.

he was installed as bishop of the newly created Diocese of Biloxi on June 6, 1977, he was the first black bishop in this century to head a diocese.

At the time the only African-American in the U.S. hierarchy was Auxiliary Bishop Harold R. Perry of New Or-

who died in 1991.

The only other black

Named

ties in the Metropolitan Tribunal of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, including defender of the bond and prosynodal

judge.

His in U.S.

Catholic history had been Bishop James A. Healy, Georgia-born son of an Irish immigrant father and a slave

modera-

nate Rodi also served in various capaci-

leans,

bishop

vicar general and

tor of the curia in 1996, Bishop-desig-

episcopal

ordination

gin

Mary

in Biloxi.

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Catholic Church reaches out to Hispanics on social issues

BY AGOSTINO BONO Catholic

News

ing is

number of Hispanics

in the

TAMPA,

even as noncitizens," said Ronaldo Cruz, ex-

United States

catching the eye of politicians.

ecutive director of the U.S. bishops' Secre-

lotte,

tariat for

and

President Bush recendy began broad-

help people understand their role

Hispanic Affairs. "They have rights

responsibilities.

They can work on issues.

They can go door-to-door."

casting a Spanish version of his weekly radio

Democrats also have gotten the message. Digging into their cadre of Hispanic

It also

address.

means putting Spanish

in the

The Los Angeles

program pushing their agenda 'The Latino vote is coming out I would to believe we in the Catholic Church had

Archdiocese runs a

radio

three-year lay leadership course in Spanish

like

part of the churches' pastoral and evangelical

a part in

this," said

which

Louis Velasquez, Hispanic

ministry director for the Los Angeles Arch-

mission. .

Velasquez and others involved in His-

in Spanish just

on

social

percent of the archdiocesan Catholic popula-

with

social teachings

tiiat

and emphasis on pay divi-

tion of 4. 1 million

The

Hispanic.

is

play on words to encourage voter registra-

"We

vow

means

to be their brother's

he added.

"We

try to reach out and., make tiiose

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who

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The 2000 The number

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II, he proudly Reverend Edmund Donald Kirsch served his country 1988, in in the U.S. Army InCharlotte, N.C. He fantry from October 1942 until January served the Diocese of Charlotte until his 1946. He was awarded bronze battle retirement in July 1998. For seven years stars for action in Northern France, he served concurrently as pastor of St. Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge), William Parish in Murphy, N.C. and Rhineland and Central Europe. He was Immaculate Heart of Mary, Hayesville, N.C. Since his retirement, Father Kirsch a member of the Veterans of Foreign had been residing in Sebring, Fla., where Wars. He was a Fourth Degree Member he assisted at St. Catherine Parish. of the Catholic Knights of Columbug.

Prior to entering the seminary, he Interment was to take place at All worked for 25 years at Abbott LaboraSaints Cemetery.

Bishop Soto estimated that at least half of

try," said

leaders involved in Hispanic

ministry, political participation goes

widi

Orange Diocese in Southern Calicommunity organizing

try and periodic diocese-wide meetings

13 percent Hispanic makeup.

For church

of lobby-

she added.

Protestant churches and labor organizations.

populations, defined as districts witii at least

ures, general estimates

St.

Mo. He marDorothy

through the Gospel and using the power of

Based on die 2000 census, the National

Catholic.

said.

a major thrust in reaching Hispanics, said

Association of Latino Elected and Appointed

The

welcomed," she

fornia parish-based

a 57.9 percent increase over

the 1990 census figure.

Officials

feel

Auxiliary Bishop Jaime Soto. Several Catho-

census reported 35.3 million

is

speak Spanish

In the

Hispanics, 12.5 percent of the population.

ried

Wise,

Kenosha,

John Kirsch and his wife Sharon; Ronald Kirsch and his wife Karen; David Kirsch and his wife Jean; and a son, Dr. Michael Kirsch and his wife, Dr. Gayle Obermayr, of

May

Sacramento, said Linda Wanner, the

in

are informing Hispanics about social teach-

show Hispanics

He

ment relations.

day

and church organizations across die country

die practical steps to casting their ballots.

her husband, John, of Bristol, Wise; three sons in

educated in Quincy schools and graduated from St. Louis,

daugh-

Kay Sharp and

ter,

was

Louis University,

five children: a

conference's associate director for govern-

been growing Hispanic

result has

This includes providing Spanish translations

voting booth into a parish to

by

him

One

officials.

.

Through parish-based ministry, community organizing, seminars, workshops and lay leadership training courses, dioceses

Velasquez said that he once brought a

are survived

and (Mae)

Fuelbier Kirsch.

lived in

Kenosha, Wise, and were active members of St. Mary Catholic Church. They

Diocese of Char-

Father Kirsch was ordained a Catholic priest on

materials available to diocesan

2001

From 1956

five sisters

on

and makes Spanish-language

site

participation in die annual Catiiolic lobbying

Latinos that to vote

tell

fulfilling their

Frank

111.

Dorothy

1984.

Web

its

"Voto" in Spanish means "vote" and a

"religious vow,", he said.

late

North Chicago,

1975, he and

also survived

California Catholic Conference

posts public policy statements in Spanish

Velasquez said that he uses a Spanish

in the

until

entered Holy Apostles Seminary in Cromwell, Conn., in September

political participation is starting to

dends.

tories in

.

Blomer on

teachings.

reaching out to Hispanics

work

its

in the

operates a tiiree-week-

Velasquez estimated that from 60 to 70

church's

keeper,"

It also

the

panic ministry said in interviews in

an integral

About 300 people are enrolled

current classes.

end summer course

diocese.

tion.

stresses social teachings as

Reverend

Kirsch, 78, a Catholic

died Sunday, May 13 at Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Fla. He was born Nov. 12, 1922, in Quincy, 111., to the

Mary

classrooms and in printed materials.

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Book Review

Priest's book of essays addresses

Word to Life

societal, spiritual issues REVIEWED BY WAYNE Catholic

My

"Finding

A.

HOLST

News Service Way Home" is

gun to lose much of his fear and

"The Path of Waiting"

a newly

appeared previously in booklet form. is

—

new

edited rather liberally

Father Nouwen's notes by

his literary

important aspect of his

—

The from

execu-

Sue Mosteller. Mosteller worked with Father Nouwen at L'Arche Daybreak near Toronto, a community for mentally and

focuses

man

MY WAY HOME:

on Adam,

whom

with

spiritual de-

a profoundly disabled

Father

Nouwen

lived at

Father Nouwen's pastoral and profes-

Nouwen.

is

an example of a contemporary

who

priest-psychologist

successfully inte-

grated psychology's insights to broaden and

He

deepen his ministry.

pp.,

also demonstrated

modem spirituality. He was truly sensi-

psychology's potential for

$18.95

tive to the cultural cur-

physically challenged

people where Father

Nouwen worked until his

lived

H EN R

provided spiritual re-

sponses through

ig

My W*y- Home

them

to

his writing.

Some

death in 1996.

Explaining the title

J.M.

NOU WEN

and

10 years

for

rents of his age and I

Acts

15:1-2,

.have

quipped that Father

Nouwen

of the collection,

not

did

22-29

Jesus Christ"

67:2-3, 5-6, 8

3) Gospel:

By

22-23

2) Revelation 21:10-14,

John 14:23-29

By JEFF Catholic

completion of the building of the Kingdom of God on earth culminating in heavenly worship where there is no temple or need of sun or moon, "for the

News Service

God gave it light, and its lamp was the Lamb."

But how do we get from the vision of the grand God who "rules the nations in equity" in Psalms to the city which needs neither light nor temple because God himself is its light and its

In the Gospel one of Jesus' dis-

you

why

is it

glory of

that

and not of us have asked a similar question? There's even will reveal yourself to us

How many

song that

a contemporary Christian

goes into great detail, suggesting that as curious as people are about him in our own age, why doesn't Jesus mount a big media campaign, "go on MTV," announce who he is and what he came to do? find it curious. Jesus just asked a few people to love the Father and be true to the word he had spoken to them, promising those who would

way of a

small, perhaps even pitiable, band of followers, following as simple a set of directions as it was possible to give, and, oh yes, by the indwelling of

—

with them, guiding the Holy Spirit them, leading them, helping them build the kingdom.

And what

...

book 40 times. Most of his innovative

son accosted us on the street. Not only did he

themes have now

this-

been thoroughly pre-

speaks in grand terms of God's rule of all the peoples of the earth, saying,

and

"May

sciences

find

some money

to

pers lodged at the

took

time to

University of St. Michael's College,

in

speak to the person,

ask some questions

Toronto, researchers

a

and

now have

listen

story."

She

to

the

A whole new generation of Nouwen litera-

individual by name during his celebration of the Eucharist.

"Henri felt akin to the homeless because he was deeply conscious of his own longing for home," Mosteller writes.

ture will no doubt be released to a reading world that continues to hunger for what he

would remember the

New

publications of material

about Father

Nouwen

continue to debut.

While the danger of becoming a cult

figure

always looms, the appearance of 'Finding

transformation after a serious accident. Fa-

My Way modern

survived the mishap but was

deeply affected. During recovery, he be-

A

life's

Keeping in mind that church teaching

we have

a tiny delegation from

new group

the Scriptures

must inform our con-

and our walk with God, can we

really simplify

the early church being sent to instruct

ourfollowing ofJesus as much

as these readings suggest?

of believers at Antioch

Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of May 20

Home"

is

an indication of continuing

this

spiritual master's

rel-

evance and substance.

"unfinished business."

from God indicated: "I am going to bring you home." When he died seven years later Father Nouwen had berevelation

Hoist

is

an

instructor in religion

ture at the University

Sixth Sunday of Easter, Acts

by and

book's final essay, represents a personal

came aware of

QUESTION:

The Psalms reading

the peoples praise you!" Yet,

has to say.

'The Path of Living and Dying," the

Nouwen

Acts

come and dwell

cess to his total work.

recalls that

the following days Father

ther

all

are

ready ac-

Nouwen

in

allow his Spirit to with us.

We

he gener-

ally

my

name." do well to ponder the progression given us in the four Scriptures for

share, but

We

has sent, to follow his teachings and to

variably stopped when a homeless per-

his pa-

asked of us?

only to love the Father and the Son he

write 40 different books, but rather one

With

is

not asked to accomplish great things,

Mosteller writes in the preface: "Henri in-

sented.

a cruci-

from the dead; by

fied Savior, risen

comply that "we will come and make our dwelling place with him," and then, later, he promised he would send the "Paraclete, the Holy Spirit whom

Sunday.

Through

center of worship?

We

the Father will send in

we get to the Revelawe have a vision of the

the time

tion reading,

HENSLEY

ciples asks him, "Lord,

to the world?"

sional career

Crossroad (New York, 2001).

157

addresses an

Daybreak.

PATHWAYS TO LIFE AND THE SPIRIT, by Henri J.M.

it

and making the least possible requirements on them as they begin to center their lives on the "cause of our Lord

Sixth Sunday ofEaster

C Readings:

Psalm

this

velopment speaks of both the waiting for God and the waiting of God. 'The Path of Power" deals with destructive and redemptive forces operative in the world and in our own hearts. 'The Path of Peace"

tor,

FINDING

1)

—

own

reviewer's favorite because

by the late Father Henri Nouwen. Three of these essays

Cycle

to see death

as a fruitful experience.

released collection of four essays

fourth

May 20,

and cul-

of Calgary.

-

26,

2001

15:1-2, 22-29, Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23,

John 14:23-

Monday, Acts 16:1 1-15, John 15:26-16:4; Tuesday, Acts 16:22-34, John 16:5-11; Wednesday, Acts 17:15, 22-18:1, John 16:12-15; Thursday (The Ascension of our Lord), Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:17-23, Luke 24:46-53; Friday (St Bede, St. Gregory VII, St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi), Acts 18:9-18, John 16:20-23; Saturday (St. Philip 29;

Neri), Acts 18:23-28, John 16:23-28

Readings for the week of May 27 - June 2, 2001 Seventh Sunday of Eastec, Acts 7:55-60, Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20, John 17:20-26; Monday, Acts 19:1-8, John 16:29-33; Tuesday, Acts 20:17-27, John 17:1-11; Wednesday, Acts 20:28-38, John 17:11-19; Thursday (The Visitation of Mary), Romans 12:9-16, Luke 1:39-54; Friday (St. Justin), Acts 25:13-21, John 21:15-19; Saturday (Sts. Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs), Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, John 21:20-25

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2001 World Communica27, on the theme, "Preach from the Housetops: The Gospel in the Age of Global Communication."

1 The theme which I have chosen for World Communications Day 2001 echoes the words of Jesus himself It could not be

message tions

for

Day,

May

.

otherwise, for

it is

Christ alone

whom we

We remember his words to his first

preach.

"What

you in the dark, utter in die light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim upon the housetops" (Mt 10:27). disciples:

tell

I

2.

is

II's

we hav e listened now we must pro-

In

Who am What

I?

Ratio,"

ing messages of every kind to and from the four corners of the earth.

It is vi tally

impor-

among these many word of God is heard. To

tant to ensure that

messages the proclaim the

faith

I

l).

from the housetops

to-

day means to speak Jesus' word in and dirough the dynamic world of communications.

—

people ask the same

Why

going?

And

there evil?

is

life? (cf.

"Fides et

every age the church

in

meet the requirements of the media. Thus, the relationship between reality and the media has grown more inuicate, and this is a deeply ambiv alent phenomenon. On the one hand, it can blur the distinction between truth and illusion; but on the other, it can open up unprecedented opportunities for making the truth more widely acces-

one ultimately satisfying answer

sible to

to die deepest questions of the

human heart

church

"who

fully reveals

offers die

—

Jesus Christ himself,

man

to himself and brings to light his high

calling" fore,

("Gaudium

et Spes," 22).

fall

the Lord has entrusted to us the

which every human -

salvation for

The Gospel

great price for which

Mt

There-

die voice of Christians can never

heart longs.

mitters and antennae sending and receiv-

—

there after diis

is

word of

forest of trans-

times

meaning of life: Where have I come from and

am

where

to die truth of Jesus;

In today's world, housetops are al-

all

basic questions about' the

silent, for

most always marked by a

cultures and at

transformations

In the secret of our heart,

claim that truth from the housetops.

all

certainly in the midst of today's global

offers the pearl

of

are searching (cf

all

13:45-46).

It

follows that the church cannot

be ever more deeply involved

fail

in the

to

bur-

geoning world of communications. The global communications network is extending and growing more complex by the day, and the media are having an increasingly visible effect on culture and its transmission. Where once the media reported events, now events are often shaped to

many more people. The to ensure that

is

it

is

task of the

the latter

Good News

as the early witnesses to the

did not retreat

when

faced with opposition,

neither should Christ's followers day. still:

do so

to-

The cry of St. Paul echoes among us "Woe to me if I do not preach the

Gospel"

(1

Cor

may

at times

tian

message,

nities for

9:16).

much

Yet, as

as the world of the

media odds with the Chrisalso offers unique opportu-

seem it

at

proclaiming the saving truth of

human

Con-

which actually happens.

3. The world of the media can sometimes, seem indifferent and even hostile to Christian faith and morality. This is partly because media culture is so deeply imbued

Christ to the whole

with a typically posttnodern sense

and teaching beyond all barriers and frontiers. Such a wide audience would have been beyond the wildest imaginings of those who preached the Gospel before us.

What is therefore needed in our time is an active and imaginative engagement of the media by the church. Catholics should not be afraid to throw open the doors of social

only absolute truth

is

absolute trudis or that,

tiiat if

tiiat

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there are no

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family.

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Everything Appears as Before Pope John Paul IPs 2001 Easter message he said, "Everything appears as before, but in fact nothing is the same as before." The pontiff s words were explaining the transformation of human life

Speaks

because of Jesus' resurrection. Yet, they also apply to manjf family experiences.

Our honeymoon in 1975 was in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains at the height of the fall colors. were so touched by nature's beauty that it forever changed our awareness. Coming home to the more insipid landscape of Northern Illinois, we were again touched by the autumn colors in our own backyard. saw what we had never noticed before, though it had always been there.

I (Andrew) remember driving home from the hospital the night our first child was born. Lamont Road was the same as it was hours earlier, but through the eyes of this new father, everything was new. The red, yellow and green of the traffic lights caught my attention as never before. The sweetness in the air tasted as never before. The love in my heart radiated as never before. In the car on the drive home with newborn Andrea days later, we experienced ourselves as family very differently. two were the same; but we had become three, very different and new.

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We POPE JOHN PAUL

II

2001

Family

In

The Pope

18,

Reflections

ANDREW &

TERRI LYKE

Guest Columnists

We

Pope ordains 34;

calls

effort for priests

'necessary and urgent'

By JOHN NORTON News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II ordained 34 new priests for the Diocese of Rome, thanking believers around the world who, "in silence and in their daily thoughts, offer their prayers and sufferings for priests and vocations."

A greater effort to draw more young men to the priesthood was "necessary and urgent," he said Catholic

May

1

—

3 during the liturgy in St. Peter's Basilica.

"What

means

this

and cultivating

is

increasingly kindling

marked by

which and communitarian

a 'vocations mentality,'

translates into a personal

discernment and a generous response to God who calls," he said.

A week from his 81st birthday, the pope lightly laid his trembling hands on the heads of each man being ordained and read a long prayer over them as they lay prostrate before the style

basilica's

main

Among

listening,

We

same

firstly

to stay as they are.

Finally, we need to anticipate "Easter" moments when "everything appears as before, but in fact nothing is the same as before." We must expect newness in life. If we can't see it, look again. When we search for God in our midst, we always find what we are looking for. It's having a kind of spiritual literacy that helps us see

more

clearly,

breathe more deeply and love more passionately.

Touched by beauty, awed by the evidence of God's grace in our life together, families must hold one another in faith and love, ever growing, ever changing and willing to experience life as never before.

the years has experienced,

through trials and joys, such transformation.

Watching each other develop in our respective pro-

we have witnessed And our marriage is not the same

fessions, as parents, as friends,

transformation. as before.

new

was a set of 30-yeartwo men from the United States, and one each from New Zealand, Australia and Cuba. The group ranged in age from 26 to 66 and hailed from 16 countries.

The pope told the new priests to "aim at priests

sanctity (and) radiate love.

— — looking

be in love with the church

earthly church and the heav enly one

Theologians could

says pope (CNS)

—

Christians are

God's love for all men and women, relying on God's own power to overcome obstacles of indifference and hostility, Pope John Paul II said. "Jesus calls us and sends us as he did with the apostles," the pope told more than 1 00 national directors of the pontifical missionary works meeting in Rome May 3-11. God does not choose missionaries "on the basis of our merits or our works; rather, he supports us and fortifies us with his Spirit," the pope told the directors during a May 1 1 audience at the Vatican. "Only 'armed' with his grace can we bring the good news to the ends of the earth. Difficulties and obstacles will not stop us because the heavenly Father's love for all humanity will be our continuing support," the pope said.

DAN MORRIS CNS Columnist

grips

it

vise grips

Well, not a dead battery in the sense he left his parking lights on all night. First of all, it is doubtful God would forget to turn off his parking lights.

use the

why would

he have a car in the first place if the world wasn't done yet and there weren't any roads?

Although, given his connections, he probably could have had his choice of any off-road, four-wheel drivehummer he wanted and wouldn't have needed any roads and could have parked it anywhere, like they do on the commercials where the vehicle ends up parked on some mountain.

Anyway, the dead battery analogy came to me, as

I

figure since

we

did, in fact, discover

all its

my own

juice playing a radio

all

started out to

WD40

were rusted

frozen.

So

my can of WD40 to loosen

meant

I

I

it

had to up.

To

needed a paper towel, but the

towel rack was empty.

You

get the picture.

And

this is

not even mention-

ing the trickle charger repair, blowing a breaker, the

Band-Aid fiasco or the split battery terminal.

So doesn't this make you wonder about things like how God made light on the first day but did not actually install the sun and the moon and the stars until the fourth day? You think maybe the sun and the moon were on back order? No, no, that doesn't make sense because he would have been making them himself.

Maybe he used up too much energy doing the sky and the sea and the vegetation, and he had to wait a couple days for his trickle charger to do its thing. Makes sense to me.

are created in the image and

God, then perhaps he, too, might have do one thing but then found out that he had to do something else first in order to do the first thing, but then the second thing needed something done, too, before it could be done so you could get back to the original project. And on it goes.

I know you are following this. likeness of

Always Takes Anything

to Fix

was.

The

search the estate for

I

"It

other than that the battery terminal nuts were soft and the crescent wrench rounded them. Thus I would either have to go to the hardware store and buy new nuts or put them back on with a vise grip, but that would just be putting off the inevitable replacement.

Oh, duh, I had to have the car to go to the store. Vice

battery.

you might guess, when car battery had wasted night for no one.

the

OK

The Real Reasons My Car's Battery Died If you ever wondered why it took God seven days to create the world when we all know he could have done it in one, I might have an answer. He had a dead

Second,

call this

Hardware Store

Back to the battery theory. To charge my battery I had either to take the trickle charger to the battery or take the battery to the trickle charger. Since oldest son had borrowed my extension cord, I opted to take the battery to the trickle charger. This meant finding the correct wrenches. However, No. 2 son had those.

Luckily I found my crescent wrench, which was

Light Side

at

to share God's love,

to the

Rule of the Universe."

the

Christians are called

VATICAN CITY

Three Trips

On the

her with faith and love, despite the blemishes and wrinkles that can mark her human face," he said.

called to share

is

altar.

the

all,

—

as before.

Our marriage over

old Italian twin brothers,

"Above

Critical to these "rebirth" experiences

our paying attention to each other and life around us. Secondly, we need to live boldly, undaunted by change, willing to redirect our course because of change. Sometimes we want everything

May

2001

18,

more

active or direct

to be helped to focus

and decide on a

struggles and choices. Others require

One

Light

counseling.

They need

As

course of action or behavior.

Candle

probably

into this category.

fall

looking for us to agree with

us.

tell

a pastoral counselor,

think. They may not much of the advice, but They want to know what we

face.

And

very recendy, during the In the 20 years I've been a priest, I've spent a lot of

time sitting and listening to people. In

fact,

listening

is

do most. Now, some people would balk at the notion of listening as an activity. After all, it sounds pretty passive. You're not physically exerting yourself It's not manual labor. But it is, nonetheless, a real activity. True listening involves an active disposition, it requires an lively intellect and must always be accompanied by the ability to hear beyond the "audio," taking in the fuller meaning of both the words spoken and the words that aren't

One

faiths

expert suggested that pastoral counseling

what they

call

what we

soul: the heart to

compassion or empathy for the person the

mind

to

know how

(that's

with a have true

do), involves listening

combination of heart, mind and

sitting before you,

to direct the person to a safer

God works

harbor, and the soul to acknowledge that

through everyone, even those most resistant to His plan.

the quiet listener who hopes that just giving the person a chance to speak will lead to a solution. And, in fact, sometimes that does happen. People who are bottled up are often helped just by having the chance to articulate their

Child Leaves Catholic Church

Marries

in

me

—

visit

of a

man

just as

I'll

call

it

It's

going to take a lot of time for him to resolve his many crises.

But then, in the midst of his sad story, Steven did something that others rarely do. He stopped talking about himself and his problems. He looked at me direcdy and asked: "Sorry for all this talk about me and my problems. I know you've had a rough year, what with the loss of your closest friend to cancer. Father Jim, how are you doing?"

I think I was more taken aback by the fact that he cared than by the particular question. I gaye a fairly ordinary answer, then added with great sincerity, "but thank you, Steve, for bothering to ask."

Everyone wants to be heard. Listening is a gift we share with others. Listening well

in

Knowing

many

that

someone

a grace for people in

is

cares can be

communicated

ways: through touch, through physical assistance

and, importandy,

by the quality of our

we

ability to

hear with

take these goodhearted listen-

ers for granted. Since they've always 'lent us an ear"

And maybe

we

But as a professional in the listening business I need to tell you it's great to be heard too. It's wonderful to have someone who stops long enough to ask "How are you doing?"

Take the time to speak honesdy. But remember to take your turn and listen, too.

presume they always

and

will.

that's so.

—

Question

Another

Corner

Q. My older daughter, baptized and raised Catholic, recently married a young man in the Christian church slie now belongs to.

of

tlie

church,

I

was not invited because ofthe prior situation. She lias cut me out of her

life.

I see the older daughter

am

sorry about

been true to

my

this,

CNS

occasionally, but the meetings are

what

but

else

could I iiave done

maybe

help toward that and

assist otiiers

who

to the primary Chris-

of love of God and neighbor. This means asking, "In these circumstances, with these children and with this background, what is the best way I can show genuine love tian rule

God and my for

child,

and preserve a

spirit

Columnist

make

clear

not to enlarge the hurt any more than necessary.

My

own

good

me that much more when we preserve ties of love much as possible. You may

experience convinces

is

life and the work he is doing to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities and his love of family.

I had the good fortune to see and hear the actor and his beautiful wife, Dana, this April. The Reeves were the invited speakers for the annual Distinguished Lecture Series presented by Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven. At that time I participated in a private and small press conference.

To be a few feet away from this inspiring couple, listening to their honest, unrehearsed answers to questions, was an unforgettable experience.

Recalling the accident that occurred during an

The other track is "to learn to live in the moment how to be when you can't do." And here he

to learn

anything that had ever happened before." for being a father of three, he learned

the "form" of marriage, the obligation to be married before

in tlie university's great theater.

a priest for a valid marriage.

ence had

Exactly which behaviors might clarified,

constitute such a

but one such act would

be what your daughter did: to officially join another faith. In other words, her actions may have hurt and mystified you; but, assuming they are otherwise free to

knowledged.

Later the Reeves addressed an overflow audience Many in the audi-

disabilities, many were in wheelchairs. We had been told that 600 students with identifiable

disabilities

tal.

The

church's flexibility here

is

another evidence that

attend this university.

Christopher Reeve noted that 54 million Ameri-

definitely

marry, she has entered a marriage the Catholic Church itself considers valid and (if both are baptized) sacramen-

emphafrom insurance companies, for example. This has to be the 21st century's "decade of inclusion. All we want is to be brought in from the margins of society and be in-

cans

now have

cluded.

We have to play fair in this society. The time

now."

is

well as words.

someone

us strength."

no black and

To

white, one-size-fits-all solution

insist

only one

way

is

possible to

stand for the truth in such complicated circumstances reveals either a

form of pride or

a

deep need for moral no tinges of

decisions which are absolutely certain, with

gray or

risk.

Such

attitudes

open the way

to,

among

other

in

something else entirely.

As a famous retreat master remarked in one of his conferences, 'The first step toward peace of heart is resigning as general manager of the universe." And we don't need else does

is

to resign from our principles to

do

that.

serious disabilities, and he

sized the need for financial support

judging the souls of others. Being faithful to what we believe is one thing.

Making our personal peace and serenity depend on what cannot be God's surrogate

tiiat

dragging kids out to ski, etc., but giving them the time and attention they want 'To learn what their dreams and difficulties are, to get to know them, has- been an invaluable lesson. What they really wanted is what we have now," he acisn't

we

is

1995, Christopher

Reeve surprised us when he said he and his family have been on "an extraordinary journey. We've learned a lot. It may seem hard to believe, but we're grateful in many ways for this experience."

Reeve spoke of being on "two tracks." One is "preparation for the future," in which he works hard for good scientific progress which will, with new technology, "make incredible things happen" for re-

and family friendship as strongly disagree with what they do, but you still love them I hope, and they need to know that by your actions as

There

May

equestrian competition in

parenting

accomplished

for these dilemmas.

the ways he has inspired people by his

judgments about a person's state of soul.

Second, and in some ways perhaps more important, if your letter describes the circumstances accurately, at least your elder daughter was not entering an "adulterous and invalid relationship" according to Catholic Church law.

Canon law (No. 1117) states that a person who leaves the Catholic Church "by a formal act" is no longer bound to

formal act are not entirely

your own faith convictions, why you cannot approve or agree with another's actions. Apparently you have done that quite firmly. That done, however, the next obligation of love is in love is to

all

grace, reverence for

tiian

of faith, hope

everyone involved?"

One obligation

lasting

menting on

beliefs? (California)

same decisions.

First, one must always return

and love

spinal cord injury. Surprisingly, this will not be a

gloomy commentary. Quite the contrary. People think of him as yet an incredible "super man," com-

As

face the

for

the tragic

accident, his wife told him, 'You're

and

A. Whatever healing may be possible will surely be accomplished only gradually. Recognizing two important

may

man who played the role of die

Talk will then immediately turn to accident which left him with a paralyzing

invincible hero.

you." She

things, rash

facts

the handsome, strong

still you, and I love showed him that "vows are vows" and that nothing had changed the love. 'This made me richer

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

awkward.

I

people immediately think "Superman," remembering

spoke of marriage and parenting.

When Reeve thought he could not go on after the

relationship.

also out

Christopher Reeve — Truly a Super Man Say the name Christopher Reeve, and most

—

I did not approve of lier entering an adulterous and invalid

When my second daughter married

Columnist

habilitating the disabled.

I refused to give her away because Ifelt, as herfatlier, Iliad to make clear

CNS

Steven.

problems. Frankly, they were heartbreaking to hear.

pain.

ANTOINETTE BOSCO

did

with a host of family and personal

compassion. Sometimes

There are two types of approach counselors use. The image of the more passive counselor is the popular notion from television and the movies of someone taking notes either on paper or mentally, but saying very little. This is

When

them

come because Once in a while,

though, something interesting happens

probably the activity ministers of all

generally honing

that sometimes finds

of personal pain, stress or confusion.

Steven came to

Line

not think

pretty self-absorbed. Understandably, folks

Thank You For Asking

The Bottom

them what we

They may

on a problem they

in

I

think that people are

I

many do want reaction. make of the story they've just shared.

People who come to counseling are Msgr. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist

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& Columns

Editorials

His

final

words spoke of his

spirituality in all

that night

I

of us that

we

predict that

is

a

into, that gives

no one there

when we became

to an unforgettable couple.

belief tiiat "there

can tap

will forget

soulfiilly richer,

thanks

.

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Around the Diocese

18,

2001

women to gather Charlotte in July WASHINGTON (CNS) The Na-

Black Catholic

In brief

in

.

.

Salvador Interest Group shares insights from journey El

CHARLOTTE

— When

El Salvador

a land

wrought with

a history of violence,

environmental destruction and broken spiritedness was left to mend once again.

A delegation of five who traveled to El Salvador

Church

Catholic

March from

in late

in Charlotte

Peter

St.

women

May

ish hall

The

5-6.

delegates told their stories and

offered reflections of seeing the destruction firsthand.

They

shared

how

they

felt

called

and spoke of the powerful signs of hope they saw amid the widespread destruction and loss of life. to El Salv ador

Wes

Callender, executive director of

Voices on the Border, directed the group

and was

in Charlotte to discuss the

impact

July 27-29 in Charlotte.

"There

is

a

hunger on die part of black

women to experience own faith and a need to

Catholic

renewal

their

talk about

issues specifically related to black

who

and to bond and celebrate

in

women

they

are,"

said Sister Patricia Chappell, a Sister of

Notre

Dame de Namur who is president of

the National Black Sisters' Conference.

The

shared their

experience with three audiences in the pal-

Conference will spon-

sor a national gathering for black Catholic

experienced two earthquakes in January

and February this year, more than 800 were killed, millions were left homeless, and

—

tional Black Sisters'

Catholic

theme "Black

event, with the

Women: Untapped

Treasures

...

Magnify the Lord," is the culmination of regional forums held over the past eight years in select cities to identify major concerns of black Catholic women.

Charlotte to host National Right to Life convention

CHARLOTTE

—

The National

Right to Life Committee will host its annual national convention in Charlotte June 28-30 at the Adams Mark Hotel in up-

of the financial aid sent to the ravaged

town

country, current conditions there, and

Speaking and educational presentations, family fellowship, exhibits and sessions for teens and college students will

what the next steps of support will be.

St. Peter Church and the Latin American Coalition of Charlotte contributed more than $20,000 along with much needed clothing and emergency aid via Voices on the Border, an organization directiy linked with the people of El Salvador

Charlotte.

highlight the national pro-life convention.

An

interfaith organization,

NRLC,

through accompaniment and empower-

was ranked eighth among the most influential public policy groups in Washington, D.C., by Fortune magazine in December 1999. In April 2001, NRLC gave its

ment.

annual Proudly Pro-life

For more than 10 years, St. Peter Church in Charlotte has had a relationship with Segundo Montes, a community about 100 iniles northeast of San Salvador.

With direction from Voices on the Bor-

Frank A. Pavone,

EL

The

Life.

late Cardinal

New York

was

also

Arlington,

Va.,

participants,

many

group,

call

Ted Frazer

interest

at (704) 563-9550.

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Last year's national convention in

Salvador Interest

For more information on the

to Father

award, in 1994.

Group, promotes and sends annual delegations to accompany and stay with the people of Segundo Montes.

der, the parish's

Award

director of Priests for

drew about of

whom

1,200

represented

the organization's 3,000 local chapters.

For

details

on the conference,

the registration www.nrlc.org/ convention.

visit

web

site

at

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Around the Diocese

Small-faith communities develop through diocesan young adult program By

ALESHA M. PRICE

faith-sharing

CHARLOTTE — For one group in was marked with ashes, reverence, prayer and hors d'oeuvres. What do hors d'oeuvres have to do with Lent?

and

a small-

also have been influ-

hoped would come out of Theology on Tap. Someone wanted to do a retreat at Living Waters Reflection Center in Maggie Valley, and someone else was interested in a day of reflection at Belmont Abbey College," "This

Young

pub and restaurant program that began in

areas gathered at a

is

what

I

Theology on Tap,

a

program

wanted

that

was started in the Archdiocese of Chicago as a way to reach young adult Catholics in their 20s and 30s and bring them back into the Church or to keep them from straying away, was intro-

life

it

served as a

way

to

make

sure

I

two

a week,

which

is

what

group

this

The

to provide an opportunity for

small-faith

"Christian

a

week

life

community or

community" has met once

month thus

for the past

far,

and" a

"Many of us don't have a Catholic environment to talk about things, and I don't think there are many outletsfor people to talk about issues.

This can give people

theirfaith

an

outlet

who have

where they can

questions

and

insecurities

about

talk about things in a supportive

— Brian Bednar

or other

environment"

topics in a social setting familiar to those

of that age group. Speakers talked about

people

good group of

who met consistently, and

at least

half of those people had been in Charlotte

Some

of the attendants decided that they wanted to extend the idea of fellow-

Aguilo

is

an

artist;

Father

Peter,

St.

Martinez

McDermott had both been

said for women

sometimes

sometimes she melts, molds

and manipulates metals. At other times, she helps mold students in the Art Depart-

ment

at the University of

The

North Carolina-

sions include an introductory session

and "what is my spirit," "who is God for me," "what is prayer for me," "where is God for me" and "do I want to continue

and

previously

my life." and children a place to

stay,

medicine for a young man

living

AIDS, or provides a group

home

with situation

and round-the-clock care for a severely mentally retarded

1

2-year-old

who

is

them

and she's never been happier with her matter where she

is,

however,

she knows the importance of her work.

Even though the money she makes teaching or selling her prints and her jewelry doesn't benefit her, she doesn't mind

it

work

career choice.

Soledad

is

a Sister of Mercy.

"Each and every creation, whether it's

making Sterling

affords homeless

her jewelry

— they're

Changing the world, one heart Call us

when you're ready

Mercy Reverence

I

or

breathtaking!

at a time.

for a change.

Sisters of

Enabling

Community You?

Silver earrings

composing a mid-term test, is a prayer."

Believe me, if her prayers are like

a

bit.

Instead, her

talk about things

"For me, the whole idea of focus is important because we have the opportunity to talk about our faith, and it helps to have people comment and discuss."

program young adult

Jennifer Rupp, diocesan

coordinator for youth and

ministry, agreed: "This has helped

focus

of

my prayer

commune

me

to

and offered a source and support, which is im-

portant because

life

we

realize shared expe-

at the diocesan

and

all

on Tuesdays from 7-8:45

interested

to attend.

young

adults are

For further informa-

tion about Ignatian-based spirituality

and Christian life communities, call Brian Bednar at (704) 523-5315 or e-

topics for their six-week ses-

medically fragile. She's working for

Charlotte.

No

where they can

supportive environment.

in a

mail bednarb@birdseyerealty.com.

she works with Prismacoior pencils or sculpts clay;

ques-

Bednar.

faith stories. Christian life

"Creating art is a spiritual, joyful and fulfilling journey; the same can Soledad

outlet

who have

insecurities about their faith an

welcome

interested.

A

be

and

tions

p.m.,

pursue his idea of facilitating smallfaith-sharing communities with some of the people who had participated in Theology on Tap and others who were

McDermott, diocesan direcof campus and young adult ministry.

beyond the weekly gatherings.

I

people to discuss issues," said Bednar.

communities are based on Ignatian spirituality which involves a method of praying and improving one's spirituality, explained

Martinez, parochial vicar at

said Colleen

ship

and

outlets for

to discuss designated topics and share

ing them into the Diocese of Charlotte," tor

many

at St.

community

and McDermott, Bednar decided to

it

talk about things,

don't think there are

Peter Church in Charlotte. After a discussion with Jesuit Father Mickey

was a way of welcom-

a year or less. So,

us don't have a Catholic-

pastoral center

small-faith-sharing a really

"Many of

environment to

core group of nearly 25 people has met

pants, had already been involved with a

lated topics.

"We had

Peter, as the

minds.

The group meets

and other Lent-re-

sacrifice

St.

Bednar says that people have opened up and are willing to share what is in their hearts and on their spiritual guide,

riences."

a variety of topics including the Easter

Triduum,

group." Witli Clint Hunsche, faith

"This can give people

does."

Brian Bednar, one of the partici-

—

while discussing religion,

formation director at

focused on spirituality at least an hour or

small groups to pray together."

duced into the Diocese of Charlotte and has been the impetus for other events and gatherings among young adults.

People had the opportunity to listen to laity, religious and clergy speakers

—

in this

"With Theology on Tap, I liked the idea of meeting young people around my

group,

continued McDermott. "Then someone

fall.

involved with similar faith groups

age who are interested in learning more about Catholic faith, and even with my own church, I hadn't found that outlet yet," said Bednar. "With my church

ence.

adults from the city and surrounding

the diocese last

reflection

community

developed thanks to the program's

Charlotte, this year's Lenten season

to participate in a

day of

retreat, a

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Mercy

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T6 The Catholic News & Herald

May

Living the faith

2001

18,

Youth Ministry Office

schedules events CHARLOTTE

Diocese of Charlottes Office for Youth Ministry is taking registrations for two weeklong sum-

mer events.

SPLUNGE

an immersion service

is

in Charlotte. Spiritual reflection

tiiose

hungry and

with special needs.

The

experience offers participants die

chance to meet die challenge ofliving a simple

broaden understanding of poverty

lifestyle;

and

its

and

cycles;

be exposed to different cultures explore and live die

lifestyles; discuss,

challenge of the Gospels and reflect

on die

Christian response to people in need.

SPLUNGE '

ALESHA M. PRICE

shielded myself away from

Staff Writer

and

learning opportunities will enhance the experience of service to die poor,

By

Luke

experience June 24-29 based at St

Church

education changes deacon's life, leads him to ministry Cursillo,

— The

—

LENOIR In the wee hours of the morning, Rev. Dr. Ron Caplette would sleepily but happily rise out of bed to accompany his grandfather to church during Holy Week. Holy Thursday was their special time together as family, and young Caplette would take part in the devotions to the Blessed Sacrament in the local Cadiolic church in die small town of Central Falls,

RI.

and for adults working with youtii injustice

"As a 9- or 10-year-old kid, it was nice to get up in the middle of the night to do

and peace

something

for

is

youth 15 and older

initiatives..

Faithful Servant:

A

Christ-Centered

said Rev. Dr. Caplette,

a permanent

marriage. Mrs. Caplette,

Lenoir.

Raleigh dioceses are invited to attend the

who

on the leadership

potential of participants while heightening their

awareness of the dynamics and responhigh school,

sibilities

of leadership roles

parishes,

youth ministry and beyond.

in

agree that the strength of

now

deacon at St Francis of Assisi Church

will focus

—

them through those

15-20 at the Short Journey Center in Smithfield. Youth from the Charlotte and

which

—

grandfather,"

Leadership Experience will take place July

event,

in

"He was the patriarch of the family, a very strong-willed and devout Catholic,

my

to church

for the both of us. It

Those prendawn journeys Caplette's

memories and formed

tual structure as his

life

his spiri-

unfolded in un-

was only

how my

planned ways. With

shares prayer, meals, lessons and

together

Rev. Dr. Caplette decided to leave high

Rev. Dr. Caplette

comgroup

school at age 17 and join the Marines

said that a devotion to

while focusing on organizational

munication

skills,

life

skills,

leadership styles,

dynamics, planning

skills,

young

adults and adults interested or

involved in parish, school or diocesan leadership roles in youth ministry.

For

on these and other youth ministry programs, call (704) 370-3243 or (704) 370-3359. registration

and

details

mind heavy with

affliction

with cancer,

during the Korean War.

to the

missing.

Even

after receiving a master's

degree

business and being promoted to vice

in

president of operations, he felt that he needed

doing something else. That was when second career developed. LenoirRhyne College in Hickory had an opening for a temporary position for an instructor of business in 1985, and he jumped at the chance to teach. That led to a permanent position at Western Piedmont Community College in

who grew up in

a

to be his

Morganton

love

him had grown."

in 1986,

from

position

a

which he

will

tiring in

August of

tiiis

While

changing, his

from the age of 5 or 6, seeing him in his uniform, I knew I would be a Marine," remembered Rev. Dr. Caplette. "I thought that going to the military would ease some of the burdens and provide a source of

cism were muchneeded marital aids which sustained them

tual

income.

It

was a very

very close to

my

II,

difficult time;

parents, but

I

G

I

was

kind of

Curlin cordially

spiri-

also changed.

He was shipped to Japan and served with the military police, and their first son was

he entered the diocesan permanent diaconate program, was ordained in Rev. Dr. Ron Caplette born during that time.

1988 and was per"His birth made manent deacon at St things difficult for us because I was so far Joseph until 1997 when he was transferred away, and she made it clear that she didn't to St Francis. Not only was that void filled, want me away from her anymore. I but it was now overflowing thought it would be best for me to leave the "I was surprised but happy about his service." decision. We have all had little glimpses of He began working for a local textiles God through his administering the sacraplant and moved his way up the ranks ments," said Mrs. Caplette. 'Lvery Sunday from quality control supervisor to project when I see him on- the altar, I am in awe, engineer and project manager to corporate and I thank God for the man he has management He was one of the first to become." learn about a fiber-processing technique Rev. Dr. Caplette's main ministry is working with the terminally ill and pathat would later be used to manufacture pantyhose, surgical garments and otiier tients in the oncology ward of local hospi.

materials.

"It It

tals.

was

a very rewarding time for me.

presented

me

an opportunity to learn

something that wasn't being taught textile schools, to

to

Gabriel Church, Charlotte, North Carolina

was

life

Encouraged by his pastor at St Joseph Church in Newton,

through trying times.

Holy Priesthood on Saturday, the second ofJune, eleven o'clock at Saint

life

pro-

his

dedication to Catholi-

World War

be re-

year.

and

the Marines during

Liturgy of Ordination to the

Two Thousand One at

ing company in financial trouble and working on a bachelor of arts degree in business, he still felt as if something were

fessional

The Most Reverend William

you

for

to Hickory,

Jesus along with their

ORDINATION invites

realize

move back

after a

to help with a friend's yarn-process-

the Sacred Heart of

"One of my favorite cousins had joined

diversity training

and consensus-seeking skills.

Faithful Servant is for youth 15 and older,

both of his parents'

his

Even

N.C,

began to

I

wiH be challenged to create a vibrant Christian community which Participants

fill."

carried

many

after

years that

While living in Virginia, the Caplettes were introduced to Cursillo, and for Rev. Dr. Caplette, he felt as if "the Lord was working in his life." However, he also felt a "void which he could not explain or seem to

years of

Catholic orphanage and suffered through an abusive life after finding a family, admits that she wanted try for a better life,

with his grandfather lingered in Rev. Dr.

grandmother

both passed away."

God

difficult first

and Rev. Dr. Caplette was her saving grace.

"He loved enough

lived with us with

until tiiey

emotions."

tiiat had just ended, was filled with friendly and welcoming people, said Rev. Dr. Caplette. The devastation was difficult for him to bear, but he truly enjoyed his time in the service and was able to obtain his GED. Back in die States on a furlough, he attended a dance that would change his life.

There he met his future wife Louise, and the two were married not long after that first dance. The young couple she, was cautioned, but they 16, and he, 19

my

with

different

my

Korea, fresh from die remnants of a war

grow in

develop

a field that

in

was new." Because he

had learned so much in the textile industry, his next stop was Charlotte.

In the 1960s, he joined another company and began working as a plant manager in a city famous for its textile mills and machine manufacturing companies.

"There was a

lot

of traveling involved

Korea and other places.

Louise was very supportive of my work" to Japan, back to

said Rev. Dr. Caplette,

who

attended

Our

'The permanent diaconate changed

my

completely and has been very benand rewarding for me. God put me

life

eficial

in the right place at the right

was

able to direct

college)," said

Another job opportunity, itself and

time in Virginia, presented

back to the colder climate they went.

Rev. Dr. Caplette,

with the terminally

ill,

develops that makes

I

who

is

the

it

there

is

a bond that

very special in help-

ing people go through a process of fear and anxiety.

I

have changed into a person that and their

tion for me."

diis

when

become

and grandfather of 1 7 and has been married for 46 years. "In working

time and

tual director."

to

father of five

is

the family's "spiri-

time

young people

good, ethical business people (by teaching

Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte while living in North Carolina the first calls his wife

in

1997.

die

my expertise and

He also obtained his doctorate in theol-

ogy from Erskine Theological Seminary

sensitive to the needs of people

individual feelings

—

a complete transi-

Contact Staff Writer Alesha

M.

Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.