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Volume 7 Number 37
Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
«
May 29,
1998
Church Leaders Welcome 'Yes'
On
Vote
Northern
Peace Agreement
Ireland
By CHRISTINA COLCLOUGH BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNS)
— Church leaders comed
demonstrate that the majority of union-
Good
Catholics, have
day peace agreement, and Ireland's primate said he hoped the vote takes the gun out of Irish politics. A statement issued by Archbishop Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland, said: "I think we can now move on to work constructively for a better future. The prospects are good, hopes are high, the hand of cooperation has been offered. One day, hopefully it will become the hand of friendship.
over intransigence. They have taken a significant risk for a future of peace in an effort to put aside generations of past conflict," the church leaders said in a joint statement May 26. "The people and political leaders of Northern Ireland and the Republic have taken a courageous step, for which they deserve our heartfelt congratulations,"
far as the parties
CHARLOTTE
— A convert
to the
Navy cook, a and a refugee who
men
will minister to a
computer engineer,
Following are brief profiles of the four transitional deacons to be ordained
escaped communism in Vietnam are the seminarians to be ordained to the priest-
in the diocese,"
he said.
to the priesthood.
in early
Rev. Mr. Dean Cesa Dean' s vocation to the priesthood was realized while participating in parish Ufe
April 1997.
a professional background in computers
June.
Father Eric Houseknecht, diocesan director of vocations, said the Class of
1998 represents a diverse group of individuals. "We celebrate our unity in our diversity. Here, we cross the lines of race, language and culture. As priests, these
Our Lady of
Assumption Church in Charlotte through various prayer groups and choirs. He was also involved in Catholic Singles of Charlotte. While at
the
friends struggled with their faith,
want
bishops' International Policy tee,
Rev. Mr. Dean Cesa and Rev. Mr. Peter Pham, who both attended St. Vincent Seminar}' in Latrobe, Pa., and Rev. Mr. Christopher Davis and Rev. Mr. Matthew Leonard, who both attended St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Md., will be ordained by Bishop William G. Curlin on June 6 at 10 a.m. at St. John Neumann Church. The four seminarians were ordained into the transitional diaconate in
hood for the Diocese of Charlotte
to lasting peace.
to express my joy at the depeace and reconciliation that has emerged in the popular referendum in Ireland," he said. "I encourage that beloved people to continue with courage along the path they have taken up." Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, N.J., chairman of the U.S. "I
people
Dean
Cardinal Bernard F.
Law
of Boston
he called a "yes" for "a future that moves beyond violence, the bullet and
in
sire for
Catholic faith, a former
ceeds."
Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic, 85 percent of voters backed the peace agreement brokered to end the Northern Irish "Troubles." More than 3,000 people have been killed in nearly 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland. Pope John Paul II, visiting the northern Italian city of Turin May 24, hailed the vote and said he hoped it
22 vote held
would lead
wide range of
However, Rev. Kirkpatrick and Archbishop McCarrick warned of remaining "critical challenges" and stressed the importance of continued American support "as the arduous process of healing and reconciliation pro-
praised the referendum results, which
May
Bishop To Ordain Four To Priesthood June 6
they said.
since 1918. In the
first all-Ireland poll
of fire rest on Mary and disciples of Jesus in this 1 5th-century depiction Pentecost by Jose Pessoa. The feast of Pentecost, commemorating tfie descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples, is celebrated May 31 this year.
a decisive choice
of dialogue over violence, compromise
involved in the agreement are concerned, it should mean that the war is over, and it should take the gun out of Irish politics once and for all," Archbishop Brady said. The archbishop, primate of all Ireland, was welcoming the result of the
of the
made
Fri-
the "yes" vote to the
"As
Tongues
and nationalists, Protestants and
ists
in all of Ireland wel-
Commit-
and the Rev. Clifton Kirkpatrick,
stated clerk of the Presbyterian
USA,
Church
called the vote a "significant risk"
for peace
"The
the
bomb." "The world owes a debt of gratitude whose labors have brought
to all those
us to this point," he said in a statement
May
23.
But he cautioned
work
that "a great
remains" and called for people to pray that God will continue to bless peace efforts. The final count of 71.12 percent in Northern Ireland in favor of the peace deal of
still
was announced May 23. More than 600,000 people turned out to vote, the deal
highest election attendance ever in the British province of Northern Ireland. In the Irish Republic,
96 percent of
voters agreed to drop Articles 2 and 3,
which represent the constitutional
television shortly after results
came
His various parish
summer
as-
signments as a seminarian further Dean has
strengthened his call to ministry.
and engineering. Rev. Mr. Christopher Davis Chris grew up in a Lutheran household and is a convert to Catholicism, hav-
See Ordination, page 3
in,
and a "courageous step." results of the
two referenda
See Peace Agreement, page 3
Hundreds Enter Catholic Church
appreciated the richness of the Catholic tradition.
ter-
claim over Northern Ireland. Retired Bishop Edward Daly of Derry, Northern Ireland, interviewed on ritorial
Hundreds
of
men and women
in
western North Carolina were received into the Catholic Church this Easter through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
See
special insert,
pages 8-9
The Catholic News
2
& Herald
May
29, 1998
Eye on Cuba
Measuring Progress Four Months After Papal By JOHN THAVIS
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
Visit
Human Rights voted down a U.S. -backed
— Four
resolution criticizing
after Pope John Paul II's historic Cuba, Vatican officials are cautiously optimistic that the Caribbean country is opening up to the world, but are less than satisfied with progress on church freedom. On a poUtical level, the papal visit
Cuban human rights
months
policies, for the first time in
trip to
It
set off a
chain of events that
on, the officials said in
is still
was a tremendous
The is it
relaxation of the U.S.
mid-May. They
officials
tribution, the
"If that
wake. Cuba, not
in
"The government allowed a Holy procession and invited (Havana)
Cardinal (Jaime) Ortega to May tions,
and
that's about all.
1
celebra-
We're still main issues
Religious education classes for children take place at the Havana cathedral in April. Vatican officials say they have been less than satisfied with progress of church in Cuba since the historic visit of Pope John Paul II earlier this year.
freedom
movement on the free entry for church personnel, a church presence in the media and some degree of autonomy for the church's social agencies," said one informed Vatican
for the church to
source.
cided not to complain publicly about these
That assessment reflected a budding sense of frustration among the Vatican's Cuba- watchers. In the months following the pope's visit, the Vatican has patiently waited for church freedom to expand. But it just hasn't happened, at least not yet. For example, the visa backlog for missionaries has increased. Some 110
issues.
waiting for
—
non-Cuban religious are now awaiting permission to enter the country, and some have been on the waiting Ust for years. Despite a personal request by Archbishop Paul Cordes, a Vatican official in charge of charitable activities, the Cuban government has refused to give church orautonomy in dismust coordinate the government agencies. And at this point, the government will
manage
its
own media
institutions.
For the present, the Vatican has de-
One reason is that it does not want
to upset the fragile
opening for reform. right now.
"We're walking on eggs Fidel Castro
is still
poUtically strong," and
the church does not
mands
want
to
make
de-
that could force a confrontation,
said one church official. the Vatican's patience
At the same time,
is
not infinite.
"Maybe the Cuban government is trying to
let
us
know
that things will not
change overnight just because the pope came. But it cannot continue Uke this, with the advantages all on the government's side and none for the church," the official said. In the view of the Vatican, the advantages the papal visit generated for Cuba have been significant. One important consequence has been a warming of relations between Cuba and its Caribbean neighbors, at a time when the European Union is about to negotiate trade benefits with the region. That could eventually open up a valuable economic pipeline to the island nation.
In April, the U.N.
Commission on
Readings for the week of May 31 - June 6, 1998
Lwanga
Pentecost Sunday Acts 2:1-11 1
Readings for the week of June 7 - 13, 1998 Holy
separated them from the others and
order them to their deaths. Their feast day is June 3.
Behind the Vatican's thinking is not a naive hope that Castro will easily let go of his communist system. But the Vatican firmly believes that ending Cuba's isolation will bring economic reform, and that this will inevitably lead to political reform, with benefits to the church as well. And if Pope John Paul's five days in
John 16:12-15
Monday 1
can only
reflect
1
CkaHeiU
ic ike fH&siL\i ei^linaiien
Tuesday Kings 17:7-16
Matthew 5:13-16
Wednesday 2 Timothy 1:1-3,6-12
Wednesday 1
cefhiaU^i inolUs ike
l>iecm
Kings 17:1-6
Matthew 5:1-12
Mark 12:13-17
Mark 12:18-27
it
well on the church.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
He was a
Cuban church leaders and the Vatican but still want the embargo to be lifted completely. Vatican officials know this is a hot political issue in the United States, but have trouble understanding why. They pointed out that even the Pentagon, in a report issued in May, declared that Cuba did not pose a threat to the United States or the Caribbean region. Given that, and the changing sentiments of Americans, why doesn't Congress simply roU^back the sanctions, they wonder.
5:1-5
John 20:19-23
2 Peter 3:12-15,17-18
in 1885.
Trinity
Romans
2 Peter 1:2-7
Mwanga
Cuban
Proverbs 8:22-31
Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13
Mark 12:1-12
King
for the
praised the easing of the U.S. embargo,
Vatican sources say,
distribution with
Catholic and had secretly baptized some of the young attendants. When they were ordered to comply with the sexual demands of their ruler, the young Christians refused. The king
power center
Maybe some day, say Vatican officials,
Cuba turn out to be the catalyst for all this,
tributing aid; Caritas
Charles Lwanga and his companions are venerated as the martyrs of Uganda. Charles was a master over court attendants under the rule of
"alternative
people." but not in the current delicate situation.
not even hear about granting permission
ganizations like Caritas
Charles
happened, the government
would close it off immediately," said a church official. Yet after Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held talks on this issue at the Vatican in March, a senior State Department official said the United States hoped the church would not only be able to distribute aid independentiy but provide an
much has changed during the same period.
Week
church does not want that
to turn into a political role.
ganization, and several visits by world in the pope's
have stressed the need
man" in humanitarian aid dis-
dred political prisoners, the subsequent easing of the U.S. embargo to allow some humanitarian aid, the dropping of U.S. sanctions against European companies doing business with Cuba, observer status for Cuba at the Caribbean Forum trade or-
Cuba
in
for church agencies like Caritas to act as
the "middle
But for the local church
Cuba
embargo
another important result, but ironically has raised a new problem for the church.
While U.S.
going
pointed to Cuba's release of several hun-
leaders to
seven years.
victory for
the international forum.
Kings 18:20-39
Rev. Mr. Dean Cesa
Rev. Mr. Christopher Davis
Matthew 5:17-19 Rev. Mr. Matthew Leonard
Thursday
Thursday
2 Timothy 2:8-15
Mark 12:28-34
Acts 11:21-26 Matthew 5:20-26
Friday 2 Timothy 3:10-17 Mark 12:35-37
Friday 1 Kings 19:9,11-16 Matthew 5:27-32
Saturday
Saturday 1 Kings 19:19-21 Matthew 5:33-37
Rev. Mr. Peter
10
Pham
a.m., ^atttifiaii,
the 6lh 0^ Qune.
2 Timothy 4:1-8 Mark 12:38-44
^l. /}ekn /^cummn Church
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29, 1998
Peace Agreement,
from page
& Herald 3
1
said, "1 think there is a great desire for
most people
to focus
on the future rather
than the past. "I think the significance
events
is
of today's
that 71 percent of this
com-
munity anonymously, irrespective of religious background, voted 'yes' for the agreement. And that is the message that should go out from today, and that is what young people want to hear," he isaid.
At
a press conference. Archbishop
Desmond Council of Dublin, Ireland, welcomed referendum results but stressed that "courage and sincere de-
termination" were necessary to imple-
ment
the agreement.
"In this time of
new
political struc-
churches can play an imporand can make an important contribution in combating sectarianism, social exclusion and injustice," Archbishop Council said. The Church of Ireland primate. Archbishop Robin Fames, echoed Archbishop Connell's sentiments, saying, "the silent majority has spoken" but that much work still needed to be done. "I pray that we may never have to face endless funerals and broken hearts. The future under God is open to Catholic and Protestant, nationalist and unionist. May we move forward together with a new respect for each other," he added. The main obstacles to be overcome immediately include the elections to the new 108-seat Northern Ireland assembly June 25 and how the parades issue tures, the
tant part
Shown from
left are Rev. Mr. Matthew Leonard, Rev. Mr. Peter Pham, Rev. Mr. Christopher Davis and Rev. Mr. Dean Cesa.
Ordination, ing been baptized at
from page
Benedict Church
St.
during his college years
at the
University
at Greensboro, where he studied music. Chris said the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist helped bring about his conversion to the Catholic Church. He has a broad range of interests, including extensive studies in Spanish. His love of music and the languages also helped Chris to deepen his appreciation of the Catholic faith. Rev. Mr. Matthew Leonard Matt's calling came during a 10-year
of North Carolina
career in the culinary in the
Navy
arts.
He was
a cook
for four years and, later, for
Order of Police in Washington, D.C. He read and studied the Bible during his years in the Navy and six years in the Fraternal
credits his late father for teaching faith
him
through example. "He was a holy
man who prayed about everything," Matt has said. "His example was
my
inspira-
tion." Matt earned degrees in theology and philosophy from the Franciscan Univer-
1
sity in Steubenville,
Ohio.
Rev. Mr. Peter Pham Peter is a man whose faith has been tested and vocation strengthened through his experience in and escape from Vietnam. He responded to the call of living a life
of priestly service as a teen-ager.
faced
many
He
obstacles in pursuit of his
calling, including opposition
communist regime
in
from
the
South Vietnam. In
the midst of political turmoil, escape at-
tempts, and refugee settlement camps, that
remained constant. In the late felt he had no choice but to leave Vietnam and pursue his calling in the free world because he wanted to "give calling
1980s, Peter
the
Good News to everyone." As their ordination day approaches.
Father Houseknecht says the transitional
deacons
all
exhibit signs of fear for the
unknown, but also share an excitement of future possibilities. 'They are all anxious to
begin their ministries in the Diocese of
Charlotte." he added.
is
all
church leaders were op-
Msgr. Denis Faul of Dungannon, a prominent spokesman on the peace issue, described the vote as "good news," but warned that much remains to be done before there can be a lasting peace. "The British and the world now know where the real trouble is the 50 percent of unionists who voted 'No.' They are the troublemakers," he said. "It has been unfair to blame Catho-
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Dear brothers and
blood of Christ for with the
blood of Patriots
Your silence
is
paid for with the
blood of The Unborn
&
Episcopal GalenJar
Bisliop William G. Curlin will
take part in the folowing eventg:
—
May Holy
5:30 p.m. 30 Confirmation Church, Denver
Spirit
—
May
31 12:30 p.m. Confirmation
St.
in English at his
Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte
Sweden, Norway, Finland, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Canada and the United States of America, I invoke the abundant blessings of al-
encourage you
I
St.
When Great-Looking
7 p.m.
Dinner honoring 1998 ordination class
is
One
— 10 a.m.
is
Jen upset?
of her teachers was trying to answer that very
good student, has been slipHer English notebook is due, and she's lost the whole dam thing. She's pulling a "D" in math. What's wrong? Jen
confronted with this uncharacteristic behav-
is, at first, at
p^p,
^
I've gotten so disorganized
29, 1998
Most Reverend William G. Curlin Editor: Michael Krokos Associate Editor: Joann Keane Publisher:
Jen
is
but
ture,
USPC
007-393,
of a sudden..." Her voice
is
occurring in April, and that
is
just isn't doing
it
Mind
you, Jen
it
is
any good."
friend
mine
of
teaches seventh grade, and
she says almost
all
her stu-
male and female, are concerned about weight isdents,
sues. I've seen her students.
ma-
all.
friends, for the
most part, are
bluntly. It's not that they're anorexic
sticks, to
— they
put
just hap-
pen naturally to be little tiny girls. Jen compares herself to them, and she sees herself as a giant. She compares herself to the pictures of the waif-Uke models in the fashion magazines, and she thinks she
is
nothing less than grotesque.
So here we have a girl
perfectly lovely, normal-sized
losing sleep and letting her grades slip because she
Only three out of the 25
might be considered overweight.
When I consider the tragedy of kids
as
young
as
1
or 12 driven to distraction because of a false sense of
what "normal" weight is, I get angry. Yes, there is a problem with obesity among youth, and yes, many children are less active than they should be because of the seductiveness of sedentary activities Uke the Internet, video games or good, old-fashioned
But when
talented, sharp
like Jen consider
and gifted young
women
themselves failures because of their all of us should sit up and take
notice. It's
the problem of a culture that can accurately be
described as oppressive
with images of
lithe,
—
sleek
fiUing our children's
women
—
the
minds
women who
are presented as the winners in life just because they can fit
not heavy. She's physically
but she's not heavy at
But Jen' s
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and the teacher knows that Jen does indeed know, and all she needs is a little time to bring it out. A few minutes later, when she does, it is heartbreak-
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a loss.
"I don' t know," she says, flustered, "I just can't think.
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must
why the Catholic Church cannot ordain women to the priesthood. Pope John Paul II said. Catholics in the United States also must know explain to their faithful
ping.
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with, as they say, every advan-
girl,
question. Jen, normally a
Dean Cesa, Chris
ior,
May
a lovely
So why
Davis, Matthew Leonard and Peter Pham St. John Neumann Church, Charlotte
News
Pope Tells
absorbed through the media.
is 14.
and accomplished. Her family is well off. And her parents' solid values have given Jen a good foundation and a proper perspective. No one would say Jen is spoiled. She's generous and good-hearted and a loyal friend.
Charlotte
The Catholic
mighty God.
Welborn
Kids Think They're Not
tage. She's intelligent
Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte
June 6
all
grims and visitors, especially those from England,
able, bizarre standard she's
Jen
She
and Dames of Malta
Priestly Ordination of Rev. Messrs.
Upon
the English-speaking pil-
your efforts to promote
in
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— 7:15 a.m.
for Knights
in Thailand.
Coming Of Age
—
Mass
dhist group
at Nazareth, Jesus applies to himself Isaiah's prophecy: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach the Good News to the poor" (Lk 4:18). The entire life and evangelizing activity of Jesus is guided by the Holy Spirit. The same Spirit comes upon the apostles at Pentecost and ever after sustains the church's mission. For St. Paul, the Holy Spirit is the source of the new and eternal life which Jesus communicates to his church. The Spirit gives rise to faith, guides the prayer of Christians and pours charity into our hearts. The Holy Spirit is the source of the new and eternal life which Jesus communicates to his church. The Spirit gives rise to faith, guides the prayer of Christians and pours charity into our hearts. The Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, defends the cause of Jesus and convinces the world "of sin, of righteousness and of judgment" (Jn 16:8). He leads Christ's followers to a deeper understanding of the truth of the Gospel and to full acceptance of it. That is what we ask for as we prepare for the great jubilee. I warmly welcome the group "Up With People,"
7:30 p.m. June 4 Baccalaureate Mass Bishop McGuinness High School Holy Family Church, Clemmons
First Friday
Budfrom Chiang
special greeting to the
sisters,
June 3 7:30 p.m. Baccalaureate Mass Charlotte Catholic High School St. Gabriel Church, Charlotte
June 5
among peoples through your art and community service. I extend a derstanding
Mai
and
—
II
greater cooperation and un-
Year 2000, we reflect today on the revelation of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament. In the Gospel of St. Luke, we see clearly that Jesus alone possesses the fullness of the Spirit. In the synagogue lee of the
for with the
Your freedom was paid
the Vatican
In our continuing preparation for the Great Jubi-
Christians: Your sins were paid
is
into a Size 2.
If you're at all tempted to think like Jen, stop, take a deep breathe, and think again. Think about all your good points, the qualities God gave you that make you unique, wonderful and just right inside. Develop those aspects of your life. Use them to benefit others and make the world a better place. And remember, just because magazines and televi-
sion
tell
you you're
great only if you
into a bikini doesn't
mean
fit
ever-so-sleekly
it's true.
You're worth more than that, and don't let anyone or anything tempt you to beheve any differently.
May
Light
One Candle
Father Thomas
On Graduating Through
Life
At ceremonies take place throughout the country", the challenging
meaningful service
summons
of
directed toward
is
young graduates. But, in truth, every minute is a commencement, and we are all graduating into the future. And no one reminds the world of this any better then do our elder citizens. At 82, Samuel Greene of New Jersey was living on the side of a mountain in Guatemala, helping Indian communities. He took up that career after
89, Stella
ics business. at
She switched
began at 60. At 72, Dr. Eugene Balthazar of Au-
rora,
was running a
111.,
became
a full-time gardener,
providing fellow patients with a vari-
year-old
12-
convinced a
girl
city council in California
needed a say
that children
how
in
parks are run.
We
free clinic that
celebrate gradua-
mencements new beginnings, a fresh start. The future is a blank page that each of us must write for ourselves. No one
yours." believe the world
—
that,
—
do
else can
it
they really are com-
We
for us.
need to pay
if
attention to the talents, drives, abilities,
are willing to extend yourself to
feelings and unexpressed desires that
I
at
yours
is
But more than
is
making
every age and station in
a difference
life.
A happy
might be emerging now.
just
suburban express trip into a happy hour of sing-alongs and socializing. A veterinarian gave his services to poor children with pets. A college student
your
stemmed
did not
the decline in the osprey
our lives right
others will
know, maybe not. But you will know. The successful graduate is the one
who I
says: "I
can't
thing.
God,
am only
one, but
I
am one.
do everything, but I can do someWhat I can do, by the grace of will do."
I
Happy Graduation Day! Father Thomas J. McSweeney and a
is di-
CNS
rector of the Christophers
You are ready to graduate if you take own life and your own humanity
bus driver in Hartford, Conn., turned his
in
Maybe
great.
accomphshments.
Olga Knopf described what it is like to graduate to new tasks at any age: "If
you go forward positively, the world
others. People are
chair and
needs. When you share what you know and what you are with others, you never deplete your resources, your self. On the contrary, you grow. In doing good, you can become
their
A
tions because of past
David Cunningham, a retired became well known throughout Columbus, Ohio, for his work with young people. At 84, a nursing home patient in Pueblo, Colorado, got out of his wheel-
Sound by protecting eggs from pesticides.
he started with his savings. At 87, psychiatrist and author Dr.
you
88,
to ceramics
88 after a career as a practical nurse
"retiring" at age 68.
janitor,
Turner of Atlanta, own ceram-
Georgia, was busy with her
that
McSweeney
J.
population on Long Island
ety of vegetables.
Each June when commencement
At
& Herald 5
The Catholic News
29, 1998
columnist.
seriously and learn to be at ease with yourself; if
you look around and see hu-
man needs
that others did not notice or
and
fill;
if
you
try to
fill
those
Question Corner Father John Dietzen
Catholic Funerals for the
Divorced-Remarried
centuries-old understanding,
were before 1983, when the present Code of Canon Law went into effect. Those denied a Catholic funeral by law include, among others, heretics, schismatics and "manifest sinners for
the present code, the Vatican
rites
Congregation for the Doc-
death are, as
whom ecclesiastical funeral rites cannot be granted without public scandal to the
lar marriages.
Regu-
lations are considerably less strict today
about denial of Catholic burial than they Q. Recently, a nationally prominent Catholic, who had been divorced and remarried,
was buried at a Catholic ser-
What counts Money? Fame?
vice.
am
a case
in
like this?
and
if I had remarhave a Catholic funeral. Another was married several times before having a Catholic funeral. No wonder we all have questions.
I
divorced,
ried I surely couldn
't
And that brings us to the
stances the answer would have to be no. Already 10 years before
Let's start with church law.
faithful"
Note
(Canon 1184). that even if someone is a "mani-
fest sinner"
(which needs
its
own careful
explanation), Catholic rites are not de-
A. Situations such as this in fact happen often. It's just that most of them do not involve famous people who get the
nied unless there
publicity.
It
The questions you and others have asked reveal some lack of awareness about Catholic teaching and rules con-
tion
is
is
"public scandal."
As I hope you know, public scandal more than just surprise or perplexity. involves the question. Would this ac-
move
a mature,
knowledgeable some other
Catholic to loss of faith or spiritual
harm?
the question of Catholic burial for
CathoUcs
it
The
in irregu-
Such people rites,
have kept their attachment and have given some sign of if pubUc scandal "has been
said, if they
repentance, and
removed." Another point providing
its
presumes
to
to
remember is
of the person deceased.
we
are
and
at
all
that, in
burial rites, the church never
judge the
many such circum-
Augustine
St.
more
said,
for the liv-
ing than for the dead.
should not be denied Catholic funeral to the church
celebrated at the time of
once
addressed
trine of the Faith
funeral liturgies are
among the most solemn, inand human of all the church's rituals. For anyone who reflects thoughtfully and prayerfully, they help those left behind to learn from the life of the one who died and to recommit themselves, structive
at least
a
little,
to a fuller Christian life.
If nothing else, these thoughts
should
spiritual condition
help us realize the church does not act
We are all sinners,
lightly or without
members of the body of Christ commends
good reason
in these
special circumstances.
our deaths the church
mercy of God both the dead and those who have been grieved by that death. to the
Obviously, in
cerning funerals.
final point. In the church's
Father John Dietzen
is
a
CNS
col-
Parish Diary Father Peter Daly
Gambling
for
God and Country
to say, "I don't think so!"
Right
'The lotto," says Andy McFadden, one of our parish's brightest teen-agers, "is taxes for people
Smart
kid.
who can't do
A
lot
math."
smarter than
many
who
plunk down the first fruits of their paychecks each week on lottery tickadults
ets. If
scam,
gambling something
Is is
debating the
encouraging?
every conceivable permutation of lottery.
robs the poor and weak.
The
state
ing.
It
holds out false hope.
time bookies and numbers runners they
so.
We
doing the same
so
more forcefully
jail for
But since when did the
if
weren' t so implicated in gam-
that controls
it.
lobby for
gambUng
And who
so they can spend the
revenue. In our state (Maryland), for instance, lotto
proceeds go to billionaires so
they won't have to use their own build stadiums. That
money to
way they can pay mil-
lionaire athletes to play football
and base-
Good social policy? As Seinfeld used
fies the
we
bling ourselves. Bingo!
government
ceeds go to charity.
church accept an "end
probably would say
The people lobbying for the new forms of gambling tell us that gambling will be good for depressed areas. Baltimore, they say, will be a Garden of Eden: Everything paid for and nobody having to pay taxes. Gambling, they say, wiU be a source of tax revenue. Which really means they are willing to cut the goverrunent and the politicians in on the action. Gambling, they tell us, will create new wealth. But all it does is shuffle around the same old wealth, from us to them.
the biggest greed of all in the people
sored gaming. True the pro-
It
thing.
can't adults?
erally
The church should say
has totally supplanted the old-
used to throw in
True the stakes are genlower in charity-spon-
government should be It makes noth-
the
machines and casino gaming. Like many states we already have
why
the state
ball.
our state
a teen-ager can see through the lotto
The answer is greed. Greed in the person playing the lotto. Even bigger greed in
some
now
legalization of slot
and the state be trying to teach people virtues?
A game of chance for entertainment is OK.
I
play a
cations. ticket. I
or even
I
little
buy and
penny-ante poker on vasell the
occasional raffle
Gambling in churches is charity on the cheap. It is bad example. It evades our responsibility.
It
erodes our moral authority
when
wouldn't mind being on "Jeopardy"
and renders us
"Wheel of Fortune." I throw
get in the water to promote the big games.
darts.
even own a mutual fund. But I don't think that anything truly important should be left to games of chance. And I don't think the church or the state should encourage the spirit of greed. As a pastor I've seen one too many people gambling away their rent money. I
justi-
means" morality?
Shouldn't both the church
silent
the real sharks
If the lotto is taxes for people
do math, then bingo is who don't have faith.
who can't
tithing for
people
Neither the church nor the state should sell its
moral authority for a pot of gold.
Fatlier Peter Daly
is
a
CNS coluimiist.
6 The Catholic
& Herald
News
The Office of
May
Faith
29. 1998
Formation presents 1
Forming Disciples, A Communal Task Mary Margaret Swogger
Dr.
An overnight experience of prayer, stories, end conversation over vvine and cheese facilitated by the dynamic Dr. Mar/ Margaret Svv^ogger. Dr. Swogger who holds the record for attracting the greatest number of people
in
our diocese
conferences
is
to these
back by popular
demand. She received her doctorate St. Mary's Seminary and
from
University, Baltimore.
us at least
25
She brings
to
years of experience as
Photo by Kathy Schmugge
Dr. David Ludwig, psychology department chair at Lenoir-Rhyne College, listens to a question during the recent Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue held May 12-13 in Hickory. Twenty ordained clergy, parish staff members and lay leaders of various denominations took part in the annual event.
a parish DRE. in
her gentle but profoundly stimulating fashion, Dr.
Swogger
will
deal with the issues connected with the formation of disciples.
What does
this
task
issue?" Or,
"skill
spirituality?
is
What
demand
of us?
there a prior but
spirituality flows
Is
the challenge purely a
more foundational
issue of
from an authentic experience
of the Sacraments of Initiation?
Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue Stresses Fostering Faith-Filled Congregations By
June 26-27,1998
KATHY SCHMUGGE
miscommunication
Correspondent
Catholic Conference Center, Hickory
HICKORY
— During the annual
Bishops' Ecumenical Dialogue
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istry: fostering
Leading the two-day conference sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina, the North Carolina Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church was renowned author, speaker, professor and family counselor Dr. David Ludwig. The psychology department head at LenoirRhyne College and a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Hickory, Ludwig shared ways to improve communication, strengthen family relationships and enhance the spiritual life of congregations. The key to achieving this, he said, is to convert the "you versus me" to "we" in relationships. "It starts between husband and wife. When they become allies and stop blaming each other, things are better," he said, adding that the "parent we" will then have a positive rippling effect on other relationships in and out-
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Ludwig has given
similar presen-
The professor acknowledged
the in-
fluence of outside forces which contribute to the
breakdown of the family, thus
affecting the congregation.
"We
are im-
mersed in a culture of 'me', where selfimage and self-interest is everything," he said. "The church is the last hope to reverse this trend. 'we.'"
He
It is
the guardian of the
sees pastors in the role of as-
be parents so that the can be passed on and children can
sisting parents to faith
be "inoculated" against the bombardment of selfish choices presented without consequences or spiritual consideration.
"A
child
is
naturally tuned in to
parental attitudes, but without parental
involvement, the television and peers dictate the attitudes that
form the
child,"
he added.
Ludwig made
it
clear that
good
atti-
tudes centered on Christ also require
good
spiritual habits.
He encouraged
meditation, fasting and confession (opportunities of grace rooted in Catholic tradition) as a
means of obtaining
the
come from conforming God's laws. Father George Kloster, ecumenical officer for the Charlotte Diocese and a
inner peace that to
member of
the
LARCUM
(Lutherans,
Roman Catholic
and United Methodist) cooperative planfelt that Ludwig shared good on family relationships. "We hope to translate some of his principles and apply them to relationships which
ning board,
as in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and his message of renewing the family spirit seems to resonate with Christians worldwide.
insight
Ludwig finds that
he described
of the misunderstandings.
tations throughout the country, as well
In his research. Dr.
the core of most
ways people think and express themselves in order to eliminate some different
Anglican/Episcopalian,
side the family unit.
Dr.
is at
conflicts. In his lectures,
exist in the life of a parish,"
he
said.
May
The Catholic News
29, 1998
& Herald 7
Entertainment The following are home videocassette reviews from and BroadEach videocassette is available on VHSformat. Theatrical movies on video have a U.S. Catholic Conference classification and Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience. the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film
Videos
casting.
"Anchors Aweigh" (1945) Musical romance on the home front
Mankiewicz, the result is an uneven mix of Hollywood and Broadway
with a shy sailor (Frank Sinatra) and his slick buddy (Gene Kelly) on a four-day
styles, with some bright production numbers and Frank Loesser tunes,
shore leave in Hollywood where they
meet an aspiring singer (Kathryn
notably Stubby Kaye's "Sit Down, You're Rocking the Boat," but the
Grayson), promise her an audition with
parts never quite jell into a satisfying
Jose Iturbi, then frantically try to meet
whole. Considerable sexual innuendo.
the
famed
pianist.
Directed by George
Sidney, the thin plot offers plenty of period nostalgia along with
some
well-
staged musical numbers, notably Kelly's CNS
— —
some
material
may be
—
inappropriate for children under 13.
"Bulworth" Is Rude, Crude With Nothiing To Lose By GERRI
PARE
got nothing to lose as the about-to-ex-
Affecting a rapper's wardrobe and rhyming sing-song parlance, Bulworth is invigorated by how people react to his pull-no-punches assault on media ma-
"Bulworth" (20th Cen-
nipulators, corporate greed, race rela-
NEW YORK Beatty
(CNS)
— Warren
rude and crude and thinks he's
is
pire U.S. Sen.
tury Fox).
and corrupt politicians. less impressed are
tions
Much
Beatty plays the up-for-re-election
campaign manager
his horri-
sentimentalizes the
$10 million and that he
life in-
say nothing of the insurance lobbyist
be
(Paul Sorvino) Bulworth
Some
shot that weekend.
meantime, he's got speeches an African-American church gathering and at a ritzy dinner for entertainment moguls and for once he speaks the unvarnished truth, candidly In the
to
make
at
—
insulting
them with harsh descriptions
ideas expressed to be no
But being
the
instrument of assassination before his presidential campaign.
"From Here
to Eternity" (1953) Somber picture of life on an Army base in 1941 Hawaii centers on a company whose bugler (Montgomery Clift) is punished for refusing as a matter of conscience to join the unit's boxing team, with only a hapless private (Frank Sinatra) supporting his obstinacy. Di-
Army
By the time an
psychiatrist (Frank Sinatra in a
solid performance) figures out the rea-
son for his strange behavior toward wife and family, a major manhunt and race with time are on. Director John
Frankenheimer has fashioned a supesuspense movie with a growing intensity that adults and older teen-
rior
manic ravup and take no-
rected by Fred Zinnemann from the James Jones novel, the story also involves an affair between the company's
—
movie has something
top sergeant (Burt Lancaster) and his
ciation of
while not
commander's unhappy wife (Deborah Kerr) as well as the bugler's romance with a club hostess (Donna Reed), all of which gains tragic dimension from the
parents are strongly cautioned that
—
Catching his eye in the audience is smart and sassy Nina (Halle Berry), who likes his bluntness but plays hard to get. Bulworth is mightily intrigued and, after a woozy night with her in an after-hours rap-music club, suddenly decides to cancel the hit on his hfe. This is easier said than done, putting him
prising
on the
many
to
is
have people that the
sit
to say, or at least think about,
forgetting to entertain at the
same
time.
Beatty's direction is lively, the and his performance one of unrestrained glee that he gets to make fun of his decades-old playboy image while expressing his own take on scripting audacious
issues
from
class inequities to the
Due to some crude sexual references, fleeting violence, substance abuse, con-
rough language and occasional profanity, the U.S. Catholic Conference stant
classification is
—
adults, with res-
The Motion Picture AssociaAmerica rating is R restricted.
ervations. tion of
A-IV
—
Pare is on the staff of the U.S. CathoConference Office for Film and
Broadcasting.
Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor at movie's end. Sexual situations and stylized violence, including a fatal beat-
ing and a knife fight. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture
—
dearth of good movies.
THE CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN
Fine political spine-tingler with
of societal shortcomings. What's sur-
ings
lic
Not rated by
politically incorrect is ex-
actly the point of Bulworth' s
tice
in tow.
all
more than dredged-up radical notions from the more naive 1960s. litical
while patronizing the poor.
Nina
to.
the offensive language, or find the po-
of how politicians cater to contributors
run,
beholden viewers will be put off by is
Motion Picture Association of
"The Manchurlan Candidate"
return to the United States during a
Association of America.
will
Not rated by
Motion Picture
—
cents.
—
adults.
(1962)
cheating wife (Christine Baranski), to
surance policy
—
Laurence Harvey playing a Korean War prisoner of war transformed by Red Chinese hypnosis into a deadly
daugh-
ter will inherit his
A-III
is
then turns them into doomed heroes long after viewers have lost interest. Much menace and some sexual innuendo. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adoles-
that his
and so arranges
tion
vict,
double-talkip': Oliver Piatt) and his
interests
The
U.S. Catholic Conference classifica-
flawed character of both priest and con-
special
(a hilariously
milieu or the characters credible. Sor-
America.
Mervyn LeRoy
(1955)
did atmosphere and situations.
the
tor
who
accommodating
Arm"
Dreary screen version of Nelson Algren's novel about a drug addict (Frank Sinatra) whom a friend (Kim Novak) helps to kick the habit by going cold turkey. Producer-director Otto Preminger fails to make either the
tions begin convulsing the island. Direc-
fied
tired of
"The Man With the Golden
lated leper hospital after volcanic erup-
senator from California, Jay Bulworth, is
—
America.
MGM
photo from Columbia/Tri-Star
The big beast stomps on Manhattan in a scene from the feature film "Godzilla." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-lll adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned that
dance with animated mouse Jerry from the "Tom and Jerry" cartoon series. The U.S. Catholic Conference clas^general patronage. sification is A-I Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. "The Devil at 4 O'Clock" (1961) Turgid melodrama set on a small island near Tahiti where a convict (Frank Sinatra) helps a dyspeptic, worn-out priest (Spencer Tracy) save his flagging faith as well as the children in an iso-
The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of
Association of America.
"Guys and Dolls" (1955) Overstuffed screen version of Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows' stage musical based on Damon Runyon's colorful 1920s Broadway types in the story of a bet by a two-bit gambler (Frank Sinatra) that leads ultimately to the reformation of a big-time gangster (Marlon Brando)
by a Salvation Army lass (Jeanne Simmons). Directed by Joseph L.
agers lic
may appreciate. The U.S. Catho-
Conference classification adults.
some
A-III
is
The Motion Picture AssoAmerica rating is PG- 1 3
—
material
may
be inappropriate
for children under 13.
"On the Town" (1949) Bright and breezy musical about
three sailors (Gene Kelly, Frank
Munshin) who find romance (Vera-Ellen, Betty Gamett and Ann Miller respectively) on a 24Sinatra and Jules
hour shore leave
in
New York. Imagi-
natively directed by Kelly and Stanley
Donen,
the
story
is
sweetly
lightheaded yet sturdy enough to hold together daffy
comedy routines,
agree-
numbers and colorful Big Apple locations. Roable songs, energetic dance
mantic situations. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
—
8
The Catholic News
& Herald
May
29, 1998
Neophytes Welcomed
Hundreds Enter Catholic Church As
the observance of the Easter season draws a close with the celebration of Pentecost, The Catholic News & Herald welcomes the nearly 650 men and women across western North Carolina who were received into the Catholic Church this Easter through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. Several were to be initiated at Pentecost as well. The following lists their names by vicariate and parish. The names of several young people enrolled in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults adapted to
for children are also included.
A member of the
sacrament of baptism from Bishop William G. Curlin.
elect receives the
Ibemarle Vicariate
Stacey Sloan, Loretta Ritchie, Scott Ybanez. Sacred
Tony Aruffo, Kaien
Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, Albemarle: Christopher Brown. Our Lady of the Americas Church, Biscoe: Rebbecca Emily Firth. St. James Church. Concord: KaraBestler, Dawn '
ill.
Sheri Jacobs,
on, Craig Vollman,
St James Chiu"ch, Hamlet: Mark Bowlmg, Adam Chandler, Kem Chandler. Kim Chandler, Ryan Chandler, Horace Hogan, Jessica Hogan, Gary White. St -
j:^.
'-.^..ii
i.'.uiiis.
Francis of Assisi Church, Mocksville: Jim
Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Monroe: David Ashwill, Randall Clontz, Robert Goodwin, Mark Robert Lipford, David May, Shannon McDonough, Michael McDowell. Sacred Heart Church, Salisbury: Jeffrey Leach, Beth Sangi. Sacred Heart Church, Wadesboro: Irene Jackson, Dwight McCormick, Louis Freiberger.
Rendenna, Ruth Rendenna.
Asheville Vicariate St Barnabas Church, Arden: Tammy Garavaglia, Teresa Mathews, Brendan Peek,
Raymond Waycaster,
Heart Church, Brevard:
Austin, Sherri Cafaro,
Hannelorre Lance, Gilbert Paine, Jenny Strasser,
Ten
Thomas. Stephen Tosterud. Immaculate Conception Church, Hendersonville: Sandra T. Ames, David Moore. St. Andrew the Apostle Church, Mars Hill: Beth Guice, Jackson Guice, Tess Torkelson, Todd Torkelson. St. Margaret
Swannanoa:
Mary Church,
Julian A. Martin,
Angela Holcombe, Kyada Holcombe, Diane Kleis, Angela Kunchman, Kathleen McGuire, Steven McCurdy, Kent Mettle, Tanesha Shaw, Terrika Shaw, Noah Weissman, Laurie Wright. St. Eugene Church, Asheville: Melissa Frances Cannady, Dianne Coleman, Rhonda Gail Creasman, Ross Joseph DiUin, Carol Lee Dreesen, Amy Lynn Goebel, Garrett Paul Hitesman, Kelsey Carol Hitesman, Pamela Carol Hitesman, Tarmer Stephen Hitesman, Leslie Milling Humphrey, Sherry Lynn Locke, Georgia Olson, Kari Anne Rochez, Anita Jo Senesac, Lisa Justus Snedecor, Louise Marie Windsor, Rebecca W. Windsor, Thomas Michael
Windsor, Chase Youngblood, Shannon Marie Youngblood. St Joan of Arc Church, Asheville: James Pack, David Rice, Kara Rice, Photos by Patrick Henry
Kim Allman, Sallie Anderson, Wanda Baker, Sandra Corliss, Stephen Errico, Bobby
Lori Abouyounis,
Amanda Carmen St
Martin, Andies Ventura Maitin, Jack Mobley.
Faucette, Jennifer Gilman, Heath Greene, Joan
John the Baptist Church, Tryon: Ashley
Knechtle, Virginia Robertson, Donna Young. St. Gabriel Church, Charlotte: Larry Frank Abemathy, John Bopp, Bonnie Butler, Joshua Cavalier, Karen Charles, Cheryl Clausen, George Clausen, Barbara Dotson, Abbie Dougherty, Kelly Dymock, Kiniberly Elliot, Stafford Ezzard, David Ferguson, Belinda Ferraro, Candace Flanagan, Martha Galecki, Wendy Halsey, Doyle Lee Hayes, Khemwattie Gonsalves, Christina Hermann, Darrell Holland, Yoshimi Ise, Tony Laii, Matt Menefee, Craig Nessel, Nicole Nessel, John Pollock, Kerrie Pyron, Cynthia Schachner, Ann Shea, Kim Sheehey, Ricky Simpson, James Stewart, Magdolina Solyomvari. Tern Stewart, Tisha Straetmans, Doug Templeton, Heather Thamm, Elizabeth Thomas, Jean Thompson, James Thompson, Clayton ToUey, April Trahan, Angela Tynan, Sandi Wiese, Philip Witt, Kevin Wyrick. St. John Lee Korean Catholic Church, Charlotte: Soon Kil Choi, Yong Chan Chong, Kira Im, Hak Chung Kim, Myung Kuk Kim, Catherine C. McCoy, Chul Soo Mo, Jung Sun Mo, Nam Ja Park. St. John Neumann Church, Charlotte: Michael Gene Blackburn, Kathryn Kay Dormady, Mary Lee Ellison, Michael Lynn Fitzgerald, Carol Roberta Hamilton, Carol Ann Luzon, Fran Juanita McGrath, Erin Nicole Moats, Lucia Marie Moats, Darren Craig
Brunjes,
Kerri Brunjes, Erin Brunjes, Katie Coleman, Marilyn
Quinn, Kathleen Roos, Catherine Roberts, Joseph Roberts,
Thomas
Roberts.
Boone Vicariate St. Elizabeth Church, Boone: Grady Alked, Tara Brannon, Natalie Kozin, Melissa McGhee, Rex Miller, Kathy Norfleet, Nancy Patz, Julie Ward, Terry Ward. St Francis of Assisi Church, Jefferson: Joseph Correll, Bobbie Miller, Lee Ann Wallio. St John Baptist De La Salle Church, North Wilkesboro: Rose Mary Jarvis, Darrell Miller, Sandra Mary Rankin. St. Lucien Church, Spruce Pine: Susan Hollifield.
Katherine Taylor. Basilica of St. Lawrence, Asheville: Roger Batsel, Stephen Crandell,
Heise, Hoy Lee, Philip Mottola, Tamara Rowe, Carmelo Samuel Wright, Reginald Renarde Wright. Our Lady of Consolation Church, Charlotte: Thelma Brown, Ye Don Burgess, Catherine Cuthbertson, Melica Hood, Cornell Jackson, Myma James, Melina Nelson, Larry Patterson, Gyanwontie Pena, Joseph Priester, Mario Stanley, Tammera Stanley, James Wise Jr. St. Ann Church, Charlotte:
Charlotte Vicariate St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte: Sheri Lynn Adamec, Joyce Blanton Brown, John J. Cacheris, Henry Eugene Campbell, Wanda Spolnicki Crowley, Patrick Thomas Cunningham, Gaye Brenda Dimmick, Kathryn Allison Elrod, Zane Stanley Elrod, Peggy Wright Fadero, Cynthia Hendrick Garst, Andrew Horsey, Lisa Marie Kaminski, Christina Latuszynski, Lee Eric Malmud, Karen Angela Mclntyre, Colleen Renee Murphy, Sean Thomas Pirtle,
Beth
Ann
Russcher, Brian Patrick Schick,
Laurie Shelley, Daniel H. Singletary, Bryan Edward Skelton, Mark Vincent Stevens, Susan Ashley
Wishon, Mary Margaret Thomas. Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Charlotte: Tracey Blake, Paolo Cesar Chavez, Ruth Rose Garland, Theresa
Perdue, Barry Scott Phillips, Nicole Reid, Aimee Revalee, David Dykes Rushing, Roque Rene Ruiz in,
Eugene Voctor Sankowski, Stephanie Estes Matthew Church,
Spencer, Seth Teeples. St.
Charlotte: Brian Baker, James Bishop, Tawn Breneman, Sue Coley, Stephanie Chavis, Cathy Culp, Jim Culp, Lisa Crawford, Glen Errington, John Errington, Judith Jacobs, Craig Jones, Kara Klaveano, Kathleen Kolander, Lisa Landis, Cindy Lax, Oriana Mellot, Harvey Norris, Christopher
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rough RCIA Process Oslecki, Linda Porter, Katie Powers, Toni Martin Rice, Cecilia Richman, Annette Sheehan, AngeUque Weyrick, Kathy Wilke. Tina Witt. St. Peter Church, Charlotte: Faye Almon, Candlelaria Leyvas, Sylvia Norris, Tricia Phelan,
Ron
Stanley. St.
Thomas
Aquinas Church, Charlotte: Melissa Babcock, Daixen Balentine, Terance Bott, Ken Calhoun, Hector Cema, Kelley Cooper, Stephen Costenoble, Rose Daigle, Bob Duck, Shane Eudy, Scott Fosdick, Steven Frantz, Chante Fuelling, Josh Garbert, John Gray. Amanda Griffith, Michael Griffith, Roland Hepburn, Joan Hoffman, Allen Home, Jennifer Jock, Victor Lange, Wendy Laster, Clark Manning, Jackie Manning, Nancy Markham, Somer Martin, Anna Matchette, Dawn McConoughey, Jayne McGonnell, Stacy Miller, Kristina Moskos, Michael O'Keefe, Brian Ozaki, Elizabeth Polo, Scarlette Rose, Janet Rowland, William Schmidt, Paula Simmons, Hans Sprenkle, Tara Talone, Carol Valencia, Ken Walter, Todd White, Matt Witteman. St. Vincent de Paul Church, Charlotte: Michelle Baldock, Victor Smith, David Underwood, Kenneth Williams. St.
Luke Church, Mint
Hill:
Adam Gilbert,
Jonathan Hopson, Elizabeth Akasha Kasper, Kyle Kasper, Cindy Varner, Lorie Vamer, Adam Williams. St. Pius X Church, Greensboro: Lea Brockman, Rick Cook, Janine Davenport, Teresa DelleDonne, Kristen Gentry, Stephanie Lawrence, Lindsay Mazur, Wilhelm Olayinka, Bettie Olson, LaMar Palmer, Dennis Peck. James Ponder, Tammie Speetjens, Chris Supple, Orea Wooding. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, High Point: Andrew Achter, Courtney Achter, Nancy Achter, Gibbs,
Jones, Heather Jones.
Edgar
Tim Achter. Ahmet
Fagan, Lynne LeFlore, Lorraine Suszynski, Mitzi Welsh, Patrick
Little,
Lindy
Elizabeth Bennett, Linda Crotts, Kim Detomo, Margaret Haarsguard, Jeffrey Hammond, Jim Gavitt,
Ben Graham,
Jessica Gressett.
Gastonia Vicariate Holy Spirit Church, Denver: Cheryl Campbell, Mark Campbell, Mitchell Campbell, Richard Hagen, Cora Villarreal, Jean Wilkinson. Immaculate Conception Church, Forest City: Suzanne Dobbins, Clara Cassie Kirk, Laura Norman, Carmen Tavernia. St. Michael Church, Gastonia: Anabelle Carvajal, Charles Davidson. Elizabeth Elkins.
Tammy
Ellenburg, Sherry! Freeland, John Greenlee, Ashley House, Todd Lingle, Elizabeth McFalls, Sarah Monteleone, Phyllis Mueller. Janie Parkulo, Jerry Schudel, Angela Weisenhom, Mark Wise. St. Dorothy Church, Lincolnton: Andrea Barger, Mindy Galbreath, Anna Skibo, Jean Skibo, Zachary Sturdevant, Teresa Trevino, Robert Tull. St. Mary Church, Shelby: Paul Anderson, Charles Thomas, Kimberly Tongel.
St. Joseph Church, Lenoir: Mac Brown, Heminway, Joshua Weaver, Melinda White. St Francis of Assisi Church, Franklin: Maigaret Lou Perkins, William Robert Rivers, Bena Lee Shields, Candace Justine Tillot. St. Mary Church, Sylva: Sheri Adamec, Michael Ensley, Carl Hayes,
Leslie Harlach, Frankie
Keith Nelson, Jheri
Wood.
Winston-Salem Vicariate
Norman
Lyies, Shannon Lyles, Leslie Ring, Brooke Shores, Aubrey Tyska, Laura Tyska. Lisa Tyska, Michelle Tyska, Lorienne White. Christ the King Church, High Point: Aimie Davis Brown, Christopher Carl Byerly, Michael Joseph McLenden, Lisa Marie Walton. Our Lady of the Highways Church,
Thomasville: Rob Dennis.
Hickory Vicariate
Wood, Ronnie
Yandle, Robert Zulewski.
iVIountain Vicariate
Atansay, Semra Atansay,
Dana Cook, David
Daignault, Kathy Daignauh, James Deese, Jennifer
Smoky
Pigott,
St. Aloysius Church, Hickory: Cynthia Abbot. James Abbot, Bill Billington, Terry Billington, Barry Branham, Jean Cosgrove, Donald Cubbison, Karl Dial, Kathryn Duncaii, Sue Kehoe. Nina Moran, David Sand, Mary Joan Vaccarella. Soua Vang, Ta Vang, Robert Walter. Patti Whitener, Allison Williams, Lee Wilson, Dzer Yang. St. Francis of Assisi Church, Lenoir: Floyd Smith. Russell Tarr. St. Therese Church, Mooresville: Katia Benitez, Kristen Powell, Cathy Schneider, Ken Schneider, Terry Stukbauer. St. Charles Borromeo Church, Morganton: Ron Davis, Veronica Davis, Beth Gantt, Chris Gurley, Elaine Gurley, Mario Lopez, Louise Pearson, Tyson
Holy Family Church, Clemmons: Daniel Boone, Jayme Burmeister. John Cole, Rick Ford, Virginia Hackley, Randy Hayes, Bill McGuire, Douglas Powell, Trishia Powell, Wayne Rial, Christy St. Claire, Patricia Swfmson, Jonathan Willauer. Holy Cross Church, Kernersville: Robert Andrew Bauer, Consolata Lucia Cupello, Howard Jude Gray, Leslie Francis Hudgins, Delores Katherine Ponce, Kit Wai Augustine Pyrtle, Kimel Kathleen Walsh. Good Shepherd Church, King: Allen Knight, Tammy Manning, Debbie Rozell, Julie Marie Weaver. Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Lexington: Kristin Crawford, Holly Stogner. Our Lady of Fatima Church, Winston-Salem: Jennifer Campbell, Tom Waldrep. Our Lady of Mercy Church, Winston-Salem: Leslie Brown, Julie Herrig, Kevia High, Lisa Luzwick, Jeff Murphy, Kevin Powell.
Rhonda Powell,
Jodie Reavis, Jerod
Preble, Julio Rodriguez. Leonel Rodriguez, Khalil Tanas, Jay Williams. St. Joseph Church, Newton: Martha Gomot, Oliver Gomot, Dawn Hall, Darlene Ledford. Norma Vaughn. Jill Woodie. Holy Trinity
Redmond. St. Benedict the Moor Church, Winston-Salem: Ronald Graham, Robert Thompson. St. Leo the Great Church, WinstonSalem: Christian Abell, William Green. Holly Hager, William Holoman Jr., Laura Joyce, John Lyerly, Barry Morgan, Linda Patti, Aaron Petersen, Sandra Plonk, Jill Rhoades, Caryn Sears. Roy Sears, Katyna Spach. Jalesa Venning, Cindy Weis, Allison Lee Wolfe, Melissa Worley. Carl Westcott. Cristo Rey Catholic Hispanic
Church, Taylorsville: James Brewer.
Center, Yadkinville: Kelly Natashia Caidwell.
Greensboro Vicariate St. Joseph Church, Asheboro: Judson Cooper, Pamela O. Cooper, Nicholas Foreman, Judy Johnson,
Christy Mata, Debbie Mauch, Jason Murray. St.
Joseph of the Hills Church, Eden: Christopher Alan Jennette, John Benjamin Jeannette, Mary Ann Jeannette. Our Lady of Grace Church, Greensboro: Lisa Balzano, Jesse Carattini, Dale Carothers, Theresa Christoph. Kerman Copley, Crystal Chrismon, Jeffery Corbett, Steve Cox, Janice
DeLaGarza, Stephanie Dowdy, Todd Dowdy, Kara Steed Griffin, Julie Harper, Andrew Hartsook, Sonja Key, Dan Krawiec, Brandon Lee, Susan Penny Loschin, Danielle Mahaffey, Craig
Fuller,
Legnetti,
Marx, Scotty Miller, Elizabeth Morgan, Bob Nutt, Cindy Nutt. Missy Pupello, Cindy Reynolds, Donna Rumley-McGee, Robin Sawyer, Jan Seigler, Barbara Simpson. Mary H. Smith, Rebecca Smith. Scottie Sojo, Mary Ann Stover, Andy Strand, Soraya Taylor, Carla Wright. St. Mary Church, Greensboro: Anthony Scales, Ashley Scales, Laura Scales. St. Paul the Apostle Church, Greensboro: Lindsay
Parishioners gather for the candlelit beginning of an Easter
Vigil
Mass.
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29, 1998
People In The News Lawyers For U.S. Church-Women Oppose Guardsmen's Early Release
SAN SALVADOR
(CNS)
— Law-
yers for relatives of four U.S. church-
women murdered in El Salvador in 1980 have written Salvadoran authorities urging that the killers not be released early from prison. Meanwhile, a nun who was one of the last people to see the four women alive said she is not ready to see the five National Guardsmen who were jailed for the killings let out on early release. In 1984, the guardsmen were sentenced to 30 years in prison for the murders of Maryknoll Sisters Ita Ford and Maura Clarke, Ursuline Sister Dorothy Kazel and lay missionary Jean Donovan. The case has the
attracted
new
attention as
men stand to become the first inmates
released on early parole under the re-
formed penal code. Priests, Nuns Run Chinese Diocese After Bishop's Stroke Young HONG KONG (CNS)
—
movement within the country, return of refugees to their homes, freedom for media and justice for war criminals. Jesuit Continues Human Rights in achieving four objectives: free
Campaign Outside Colombia
TORONTO (CNS) — Death threats
forced Jesuit Father Gabriel Izquierdo to flee
Colombia
he
left.
Father Izquierdo, director of the
Colombia-based Jesuit Center for Research and Popular Education, has met with representatives of governments, nongovernmental organizations and agencies in eight countries, including Canada and the United States. On May 20, Father Izquierdo
center
—
ernment conferred an honorary knighthood on Marjorie Weeke, a California native who has worked at the Vatican for more than 30 years. Weeke, an official of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, became a Knight of the Nafional Order of Merit May 1 during a ceremony at the French Embassy to the Holy See in Rome. Honored for her service to the church, to visiting dignitaries and to the electronic media covering them both, Weeke was cited as an ever-calm presence in an often stormy sea. Cardinal Puljic, Others Push For
Ongoing Support Of Bosnian Peace NEW YORK (CNS) Cardinal
—
Vinko
Puljic of Sarajevo, BosniaHerzegovina, was part of an interfaith delegation of Bosnian religious leaders who visited the United States to make a joint appeal for continuing support of the
peace process in their country. He said they welcomed the Dayton peace accord signed in 1995 and would like world leaders to push for its complete implementation. Religious leaders cannot take the role of political leaders, but can help to educate Bosnians to accept tolerance and reject hatred, he said. "There is no alternative to dialogue and trust." In their U.S appearances, delegation members made a common declaration of their
commitment
to building a society of re-
ligious tolerance
presented a
and democracy. They
common
appeal for support
well
as
Intercongregational
Schnurr,
most recent stroke on Huang said. French Government Confers Honorary Knighthood On American ROME (CNS) The French gov-
Toronto with
Com-
support for the efforts of the Colombian
Jesuit
March 4, when his condition deteriorated after suffering his
in
mittee on Human Rights in Latin America. The committee has provided
tice
Feb. 25, Father
met
representatives of the Interchurch
and nuns have been running China's Zhanjiang Diocese since their bishop became completely paralyzed after suffering his fourth stroke. With only three young priests and some 20 nuns in the whole diocese, "we priests feel great pressure in managing the whole diocese, whereas in the past, we could rely on the decisions and leadership of the bishop," said Father Francis Huang Fangji. Bishop Chen, 76, has been in the hospital since priests
he conSince
in February, but
human rights campaign.
tinues his
the
as
Commission for Jus-
and Peace, also in Colombia. New Director Named For International Justice And Peace Office WASHINGTON (CNS) Gerard F. Powers, a policy adviser in the U.S. Catholic Conference Office of International Justice and Peace for the past 1 years, has been named director of the office. The appointment, effective im-
—
mediately, was announced
May
21 in
Washington by Msgr. Dennis M.
USCC general secretary. "Jerry
Powers brings deep knowledge and strong commitment to Catholic social teaching, years of outstanding service to the conference, and a thoughtful and bal-
anced approach
to the
moral dimensions
of foreign affairs," said Msgr. Schnurr in a statement.
Jesuit Father left the
Powers, 40, succeeds
Drew
Christiansen,
post in January to
who
become a fel-
low of the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington after a six-month sab-
Two students embrace after placing flowers along the fence at their high school in Springfield, Ore. At least two people died and several were injured when a 15year-old student opened fire in the cafeteria of Thurston High School May 21
batical.
Catholic Candidates Face Double Standard, Retired Bishop Says SAN FRANCISCO (CNS)
—
Catholics
practice, especially during election
still face a "religious test for public office" to which non-Catholic political candidates are not subjected, a retired bishop said on a San Francisco
times."
radio station.
church regularly
Bishop Mark
Hurley, retired head of the Santa Rosa, Calif., Diocese, spoke May 12 on the Catholic Radio Hour program, broadcast six nights a week on 1400 in San Francisco. "We J.
KVTO AM
Catholics in 1960 believed, or at least hoped, that the election of John F.
Kennedy would
lay to rest for once and any religious test for public ofBishop Hurley said, adding that a University of Michigan study at the time for all fice,"
showed
that
Kennedy
lost
about 2 mil-
lion votes because of his Catholicism.
"The question then and the question now is: Can a good Catholic be a good American; can a good American be a good Catholic?" he said. "This demon has not been exorcised from American
As an example, he election
"A ist,'
campaign
cited the present
in California.
Catholic candidate is
dubbed
who
goes to
as 'extrem-
while.a Catholic candidate
who does
not is labeled a 'moderate,"' Bishop Hurley said. "The one is anti-abortion, not pro-life, while the other is not proabortion but pro-choice." The bishop did not name the candidates to whom he was referring. "The sad part of it all is that we Catholics are allowing the media and the campaign spin doctors to define what makes a good or a bad Catholic and, inferentially, a good or bad American," he added. "They are controlling the definition. "In effect, they are setting up the 1998 religious test for office, a ghost more visible in 1960, but as virulent as before," he said. Bishop Hurley said the double stan-
dard also applies to coverage of certain issues on which the Catholic Church has taken a stand. Recentiy on PBS' "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer," for example, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's nonvoting Democratic delegate to Congress, "bitterly denounced a school scholarship program for poor families. It was denounced over and over again as 'Catholic,'" the bishop said. "The irony of it all," he said, is that President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, the Rev. Jesse Jackson "and a host of other politicos have themselves chosen private and religious schools for iheir children, while opposing similar choices for the poor."
A
native of San Francisco, Bishop Hurley, 79, headed the Santa Rose Diocese from 1969 until he retired in April 1986.
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Benedictine Priest Named To
Walce Forest Divinity School WINSTON-SALEM Father Samuel
— Benedictine
Weber will join
the faculty
of the new Wake Forest University School of Divinity when
opens in fall 1999. Weber's appointment as associate professor of early Christianity and spiritual formation was recently approved by the board of trustees at Wake Forest, a it
Father Samuel
historically Baptist university that be-
came autonomous
in
governance
in
1986.
"For over a century, the Benedictine order has been actively engaged in the ecumenical movement," Father Weber said. "My appointment as a founding faculty
member
of the divinity school con-
tinues in this tradition.
Workers clean the lobby of A Quality Women's Clinic in Dade County, Fla., following an acid attack May 21 The Florida Catholic Conference criticized chemical attacks on several Miami area abortion clinics as "misguided"' and "unjustified." .
Employment Opportunities Chairperson
— Religious Studies Department:
scholar Phyllis Trible as associate dean
Charlotte Catholic High School, a diocesan school with 800 students,
is
seeking experienced, energetic
full-time person to serve as Chairperson of the Religious Studies Department, teach religion part-time
and serve pan-time on established Campus Ministry Team. Must have Master's Degree in Theology or Religious Education from a Catholic college or university. Send resume, transcripts, letter or recommendation and request for an application to Charlotte Catholic High School. 7702 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte. NC 28226. Organist: Organist needed for the weekly 10;30 a.m. Sunday Mass and Holy Day Masses. Familiarity with Roman Catholic liturgy would be beneficial. Other responsibilities would include accompanying and adult choir. The instrument is a Johannus organ from Holland. Salary is negotiable. If interested, please contact Rev. Fr. Peter Fitzgibbons. St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church. 525 Camden Drive. Statesville. NC 28677, (704) 872-2579. Director for Total Youth Ministry: St. Mark Catholic Church in Wilmington, NC. is seeking a full-time person for youth ministry. Primary responsibilities for grades 6-12 in the 2000-faniily parish: Religious education classes, retreats, service projects, social events,
and recruiting, training and supporting volunteer teachers and leaders. Will work
closely with Director of Religious Education. Bachelor's Degree required with religious education back-
ground and experience preferred. A practicing Catholic in good standing with great enthusiasm for working with youth required. Salary commensurate with experience and education. Send letter of application with resume to TYM Search Committe, St. Mark Catholic Church, 1011 Eastwood Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 by July 1, 1998. Director of Religious Education at Asheville Catholic School: This is a full-time position for the 1998-99 academic year with responsibility for the administration of the ACS faith formation program which includes a variety of failh-filled objectives and outreach. A degree
in
Religious Education in the Catholic faith or a related field
is
preferred.
Some
experience in the
Applicant must be committed to implementing the the documents of Vatican II and as directed by the Diocese of
field of Catholic religious education is beneficial.
ideals of the Catholic Faith as outlined in
"I am pleased and honored to be part of this new venture which will provide an opportunity for me to minister to the Roman Catholic students on campus as well as assist in the pastoral care of Catholics in North Carolina." In addition to Weber, the board also approved the hiring of renowned Hebrew
Charlotte, and to working with the staff, students, and parents in a collaborative manner. The salary is based on experience and educational background and includes a diocesan benefit package. Send your resume to: DRE Search Committee. Asheville Catholic School, 12 Culvem Street, Asheville, NC 28804.
—
Organist Pianist: St. Therese Catholic Church, 217 Brawley School Rd., Mooresville, NC 281 15. Two choir rehearsals and Masses per week: rotate Saturday evenings with director. Eligible for lay retirement plan; budget for conferences and materials. Additional income from weddings. Position begins immediately. Send resume and salary history to Brett Ballard. Director of Music Ministry at the above address. Phone: (704) 664-3992. Director of Parish Business Operations: A large, growing, friendly parish needs a professional for its business operations. This Director will have
and professor of biblical studies and Baptist theologian Frank Tupper as professor of theology. Trible will begin
The Director must be
at
in the religion
"This diverse group of individuals expertise to a
community of
Anselm"
in
Rome,
Italy, in
1975.
earned his master of divinity degree 1990 from the St. Meinrad School of Theology and his master of arts in classical studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1991. in
Father
Weber
is
currently pastor of
Forty Martyrs Catholic Church in Tuscola,
111.
According to Leonard, Wake new divinity school will train
Forest's
students from a variety of denominational
backgrounds using a curriculum
that blends instruction in traditional
seminary subjects with courses taught by faculty of the university's undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. The school will offer the master of di-
the divinity school opens in fall
1999," said Bill J. Leonard, the school's "We believe that they will help us shape a school that will be Christian by tradition, ecumenical in outlook and dean.
vinity degree.
Baptist in heritage.
"With
we hope our of the Wake Forest Uni-
their
friends will say
coming,
versity Divinity School,
'it
was worth the
to
three years.
The
wait.'"
Leonard said
monastic tradition's rich legacy of mentoring through spiritual directors is only one of that the
T(^mkm0
intimately familiar with the
Leonard expects the divinity school open with five faculty and 35 students,
building to 135 to 150 students within divinity school is the first uni-
versity-based seminary in the United States to start without a formal
denomi-
national affiliation.
of ^rkstl^oobl
negotiable and will be based on experience and competitive information.
information, please submit your resume
Pen Creek Road, Greensboro,
NC
to:
27410 or
For more Search Committee, St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2715 Horse fax: (910) 294-6149.
Youth Minister: Our'growing parish community of 1900 families is seeking a full-time Youth Minister for our established Total Youth Ministry program for youth grades 6-12. Responsibilities include spiritual and program development while working together with a committed team of 50 adults. Candidate should be: faithfilled, enthusiastic, organized, creative and team-oriented. Experienced with BA in Theology or related field. Salary and benefits commensurate with degree and experience. Send a resume and a statement of your vision of Youth Ministry to: Search Committee, St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Road, Greensboro, NC 27410 or fax: (336) 294-6149. Director of Youth Ministry: St. Peter's Catholic Church, Greenville. N.C., a growing and dynamic faith community, is seeking a Director of Youth Ministry to serve all the youth of the Catholic community in grades 6 through 1 2. The parish consists of more than 1000 families who are enthusiastically responding to the directions of Vatican II in preparation for the 3rd millennium. The parish is committed to using the Total Youth Ministry model. The high school portion of this ministry includes preparation for Confirmation. This minister
work in conjuction with and under the supervision of the Director of Faith Formation. Successful applicant should be a practicing Catholic, possess a relevant college degree, and have strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Previous experience preferred. Professional salary and benefits offered will
be commensurate with background and diocesan guidelines. Send letter, resume, and references by June 30. 1998 to: Youth Ministry Search Committee. St. Peter Catholic Church, 2700 East 4th St., Greenville, NC 27858. will
"St.
He
when
The minirequirements for this position are: 10 years work experience in related disciplines as outlined above; 5 years management experience; and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, or equivais
curriculum.
ministers and friends that will begin here
mum
Salary
scholars,
its
Father Weber has taught early and medieval church history, liturgy, spirituality and other courses at the St. Meinrad School of Theology in St. Meinrad, Ind., since 1976. He has also served on the faculty of St. Meinrad College. A 1970 graduate of St. Meinrad, Weber received his licentiate in sacred theology from The Pontifical Athenaeum
officially join the faculty in July 1999.
bring years of teaching experience and
principles of accounting, have strong interpersonal skills, and be an effective communicator.
lent.
Wake For-
brings to the school and
est in July.
responsibility for the financial, fundraising, information technology, personnel and physical plant re-
sources of the parish and will report to the pastor.
work
Tupper, a visiting professor department at Wake Forest since 1997, and Father Weber will
many benefits Father Weber' s appointment
God
Calls each of us in a variety of ways.
or someone you
know feels drawn
please write or call to find out
more about
serving in the Diocese of Charlotte. For
more information:
Rev. Eric
Houseknecht
Diocese of Charlotte 1123 South Church St.
NC 28203 704-370-3353
Charlotte,
If
you
to priesthood,
!
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29, 1998
Accessories Urge Teens To Ask 'What Would Jesus Do?' By
WWJD
MAUREEN McGUEVNESS
—
ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) WWJD. These are not the call letters for a new radio or television station; they're part of the latest teen-age trend.
The letters stand for "What Would Do?" and can be found on brace-
Jesus
key chains, baseball caps, T-shirts and other merchandise popular with teenlets,
agers.
The merchandise can be purchased in
But the products have "more meat" to them, he added. "The symbolism is comprehensible. What would Jesus do in this situation? It' s right to the point." While the popularity of WWJD items may be fairly recent, the question "What would Jesus do?" has been around for quite some time, according to Rick Pierson, whose Greenfield, Ind., company produces bracelets, key chains and jewelry bearing
goods
stores,
and on the
Internet.
and teens are buying the items, which his store has been selling steadily for two years since he heard about them from a
book
"The teens
who
are the driving force," said
said he didn't
know what
led to the current surge of interest in the
WWJD items. "We're shipping products over the world. It's phenomenal." For Josephite Sister Ellen Secci, campus minister at Bishop Maginn High School in Albany, the movement "brings an awareness of a divine master all
WWJD
friend in the South.
His store carries woven bracelets, key and jewelry with
chains, journals, plaques,
the
in a
"In His Steps," written by Charles Sheldon in 1 896, Pierson said. The book sold 30 miUion copies.
Pierson,
WWJD insignia.
O'Cormor compared the craze to the peace symbol that was popular during the Vietnam War. "That kept us in business
when people weren't buying
religious
who loves unconditionally. It's a wonderful way to recognize Jesus in our lives."
WWJD bracelets were brought to the school by Debbie Buff, a teacher and coach of the girls' basketball team. She first encountered them at a basketball
camp
goods," he said.
"It also
helps with people skills
to
of the bracelets. And during basketball season she put one on her sneaker, she said, so when she'd look down at it, she'd see "Jesus
was always there." have faith you can get through was a reminder to be a good
"If you
The question was posed titled
"They're selling very, very well," said O'Connor, of William B. O'Connor Church Goods in Latham, in an interview with The Evangelist, newspaper of the Albany Diocese. According to O'Coimor, both adults
was a reminder to be a good sport,"
do community service." Val Klopfer, a senior at Bishop Maginn and a basketball player, wears one and
the logo.
accessory, craft, discount, and religious
Bill
"It
Buff said.
off the court, like to be honest, to be kind
last
anything. sport.
It
Win or lose, I wasn't going to quit,"
she added.
"What would Jesus do?"
is
also a
school theme for the year, said Sister Secci,
who,
after seeing
Buffs
bracelet,
decided to get some in school colors. Sophomore Lindsey Bradt wears one and has answered many questions from other teens about it. "Sometimes they've never seen them before," she said. "Sometimes they want to get them because they like the way they look." Those who work with teens admit that not all teens may be wearing the bracelets for their religious meaning. For the paraphernalia to be helpful, young people must have an idea of who Jesus is, Harrison said.
WWJD
summer.
A W.W.J.D. — What Would Jesus Do? — is to remind teens and others to be more Christ like in their daily lives. The
bracelet
bracelets and other items carrying the initials are produced by a company in Greenfield, Ind., and sold mostly in religious
goods
stores.
Catholic Office For Disabled Against
Change
In Fair
By JERRY FILTEAU
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The National Catholic Office for Persons With Disabilities has warned Congress that proposed changes in the Fair Housing Act would gut the law and help reinforce housing discrimination against people
Housing Law
crimination on the basis of "familial sta-
"Local zoning ordinances and land
tus" only with respect to "groups of per-
use decisions have been used in ways that
sons related by blood, marriage or adopand with respect to a child under the age of 18 years living in a foster care arrangement with persons who are so
needlessly discriminate against people
related."
tion
with assorted disabilities," she said.
Mary Jane Owen,
executive direc-
tor of the National Catholic Office for
obstacles that
would impose procedural would require exhausting
Persons With Disabilities, said the bill to change the Fair Housing Act "responds in a most distressing way" to the
disabihty advocacy and service organi-
other avenues of relief before seeking
negative stereotypes and discriminatory
zations, including Catholic Charities
anti-discrimination protection under the
attitudes that
USA,
in opposing H.R. 3206, a bill introduced in February to amend the 30year-old Fair Housing Act. In a letter May 14 to members of the
Fair
Housing Act. It would permit more restrictive state and local regulations against residential group homes for persons with disabili-
with disabilities.
House Judiciary Committee,
ties. Sister
with disabilities instead of preventing
The
the Na-
tional Catholic Office for Persons
Disabilities said
it
With
feared that provisions
in the bill "allowing residential neigh-
borhoods to restrict the development of group homes within certain boundaries" will set back longstanding efforts of Catholic and other service agencies to "bring people with disabilities into the most 'normalizing' environments and situations possible."
The
legislation,
proposed by Rep.
Brian Bilbray, R-CaUf., would
The
it.
office joined other civil rights,
amend the
Fair Housing Act to forbid housing dis-
bill
Bemadette Downes of the
Congregation of the Infant Jesus, Brooklyn diocesan director of pastoral services and former chairwoman of the Catholic disabilities office, said: "Effective group homes offer the greatest possibilities of rehabilitation and expanding opportunities for people with disabilities." Sister Downes, an advocate and developer of such group homes for more than a quarter-century, said that to be most effective, "they must be located in communities which offer the most normalizing influence."
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"If you don't
how
will
came
artist.
know why you're here,
you know
if
you got what you
for?" he asked the 86 lay ministers
from throughout the Charlotte Diocese at his May 9 workshop at St. Eugene Parish. The liturgist visited St. Eugene
May
8-12 as part of a weekend that included a concert, workshop, and parish
"Singing out is a gift to God and one another," Warren Grayson Brown told individuals who took part in St. Eugene's parish mission May 8-12.
mission. "Ministers need to
know why
come to churchy Jesus gave mandments to love God and
they
us the com-
isters,
under the direction of Chuck Taft,
served as the back-up choir for Brown,
your neighbor as yourself. If you are a music minister, it's not just about making music. You must tie into Jesus' commandments and Uve the love of God," Brown added. Churches represented at the workshop in addition to St. Eugene included St. Benedict the Moor, Winston-Salem; Sacred Heart, Bumsville; St. Barnabas, Arden; St. Margaret Mary, Swannanoa;
who performed and spoke people. Brown, who lives
Holy Trinity, Taylorsville; St. Joan of Arc and St. Lawrence, both of Asheville; Our Lady of the Angels, Morganton; and Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point. Leading the committee to arrange Brown's visit were St. Eugene parishioners Dave Hetrick, Bea Lamb and
"The more you sing, the more someone around you who's a little shy will sing out," he added. Approximately 250 people attended the mission each night. "Grayson teaches in an amazing way," commented Rita Pisano, music director at St. Barnabas Church, who attended the workshop. "He lets you discover on your own. That is his greatest gift." Father Frank Cancro, St. Eugene pastor, agreed. "It is important that people have a sense of the universality of the Gospel message. Grayson represents this on a variety of levels: as an African- American Catholic, as a convert, and as someone who preaches the Gospel through his love of music," he said.
to love
Kathleen Kasben.
On May
8, St.
Eugene's music min-
to nearly 200 in New York weeks a year and has visited parishes throughout the United States, Western Europe, South America and Korea. He describes his ministry as
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one of "teaching, singing, and prayer." At the mission. Brown invited everyone to repeat the phrase: "Singing out is a gift to God and one another."
was good
"It
ish
to see
members of the
par-
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their faith, Photo by Warner
Warren
Grayson
participants visit to St.
in
Brown
of
God among
at
St.
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a song during his recent
Eugene
parish
in
Asheville.
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Masses with Bishop William G. Curlin presiding and will be conferred
diplomas during upcoming commencement exercises in Charlotte and Winston-Salem. For the graduating seniors of Charlotte Catholic High School, Bishop Curlin will preside as principal celebrant and homilist at a 7:30 p.m. Mass on June 3 at St. Gabriel Church.
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Clemmons.
Graduation exercises are scheduled for June 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stevens Center in downtown WinstonSalem. The graduation speaker is Dr. Alvin Schexnider, chancellor of WinUniversity. ston-Salem State Officiants will be Father West; Dr. Skube; and George Repass, principal.
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Diocesan News Briefs Sisters Give In Honor Of Of Their Own
One
of the Americas in Belmont have given $30,000 to Belmont Abbey College for special projects in the college's education department,
Mercy
renamed
last fall for
Mary
Christine Beck, former chair of the education department at Sacred Heart College. Most of Sacred Heart College's education department moved to Belmont Abbey College when Sacred Heart closed in the mid-1980s. Sister
how trends in medicine influence the law. A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation. For more information, call Betty at (704) 334-6553.
hics and
BELMONT — The Sisters of Mercy
Alive in the Spirit Seminar CHARLOTTE "Alive in the Spirit," a seven-week seminar on a fuller life in the Holy Spirit, is at St. Matthew Church Mondays from June 8- July 27. Cost is $5. To register, call Lisa Gray at
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(704) 543-0489.
Jubilee Retreat "The Motiva-
GREENSBORO
Choir IVIembers Needed
—
CHARLOTTE
Members
are
—
tional Gifts of the Spirit" is a Jubilee re-
June 6 in the
X Church par-
needed for a diocesan choir to help celebrate the ordination Mass of Rev.
treat
Messrs. Dean Cesa, Christopher Davis,
Child care will be provided. For details, call (336) 272-4681.
Matthew Leonard and Peter Pham June 6 at 10 a.m. in St. John Neumann Church, 845 1 Idlewild Rd. If you are interested in singing, call Dr. Larry Stratemeyer, (704) 334-2283, ext. 22.
Retrouvaille
CHARLOTTE — program
Retrouvaille
is
a
for married couples that brings
hope, teaches communication on a feeling level, helps couples realize that their
problems are not unique, helps couples identify their values and priorities, and teaches couples to start anew. The program begins July 24. For further information, call Nick or Irene Fadero in Charlotte, (704) 544-0621, or (800) 4702230.
Medical Law Presentation CHARLOTTE — Dana Cody, a lawyer and executive director of the Life
Legal Defense Foundation in California, will speak at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, 4207 Shamrock Dr., on June 14 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Cody will speak
on pertinent
life
issues including bioet-
ish center.
St.
Pius
Hannah Hammer
facilitates.
Single Again Catholics GREENSBORO The Single Again Catholics group meets regularly for spiritual and social events in Greensboro. Call Mike Bohen at (336) 373-7358 or Isabella Syracuse at (336) 294-9595 for more information. Corpus Christi Celebration HIGH POINT Bishop William G.
—
Scouts Honored STATESVILLE
ing
Home community celebration of the
feast of
Corpus Christi June 14
at
3:30
p.m. In preparation for the feast day. Father Joseph Kelleher celebrates
June 11,12 and 13
at
Mass
gence in
awarded the Girl Scouts Religious during a May 9 Mass, while nine boys received either the "Ad Altare Dei" award or the Pope Pius Boy Scout Medal following a
Award Medal
Mass May
The focus
is
Living Waters Retreat "ContemAccording to the Cloud of Unknowing" is a June 7-13 retreat exploring the basic theological and historical backgrounds of centering prayer and contemplative prayer. Cost is $220. "The Enneagram and Spiritual Transformation" is a June 14-19 retreat introduc-
MAGGIE VALLEY
—
plative Prayer
will.
For
details, call the parish
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CHARLOTTE St. Matthew Church is hosting an estate planning seminar on June 8 at 7:30 p.m. The focus will be on the will as one of the most important documents you'll ever sign. For details, call the parish office at (704) 543-7677. HICKORY St. Aloysius Church hosts an estate planning seminar June 9 at 7 p.m. The focus is on the will as one of the most important documents you'll
—
ever sign. Call the parish office for more information at (828) 327-2341.
Eucharistic Adoration ASHEVILLE The Basilica of St. Lawrence welcomes all to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament daily from 6 a.m.- 9 p.m. For information caU the parish
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252-6042.
BREVARD — Eucharistic adoration is hosted at Sacred Heart Church every
Tuesday from 7-11 a.m. Call Bill Knowlton (704) 884-7823 for more information. adoration
at
(704) 696-1715, or Dick Smith at
is at St.
Matthew Church each
Fri-
day following the 9 a.m. Mass and lasting until the 9 a.m. Saturday Mass. Call Pat Gundaker, (704) 366-9687, or Bemice Hansen, (704) 846-2958, for details. Perpetual eucharistic adoration is at St. Gabriel Church. Contact Kathleen Potter, (704) 366-5127, for more information. Eucharistic adoration is at St. Thomas Aquinas Church each Friday from 7:308:30 p.m. in the chapel. Call (704) 549-1607 for details. HIGH POINT Perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is at the Maryfield Nursing Home chapel. For details, call Theresa Farley, (336) 273-1507. NEWTON St. Joseph Church hosts eucharistic adoration from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the church each Friday other than the first. First Friday adoration follows the 12: 10 p.m. Mass and lasts until 8 p.m. Call (704) 464-9207 for more information.
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to
the Catholic faith.
Receiving the Girl Scouts Religious Award were Danica Baker, Megan Buchauer, Miriam Lewis and Samantha Neader, pictured above with Father Peter Fitzgibbons, pastor. Barbara Letendre received the I Live My Faith Award at the ceremony. Receiving the "Ad Altare Dei" award were Daniel Agate, Stuart Baker, Brian Buchauer, Christopher Engler and Jeffery Engler. Receiving the Pope Pius Boy Scout Medals were Patrick Baker, William Engler III, Michael Gibson and Mark Shinkaruk.
ing the its
Enneagram with an emphasis on
use as a tool for spiritual transforma-
tion in the Christian tradition. Cost
is
Women's Bible Study WINSTON-SALEM — A women's Bible study group begins the 10-week
prayerful, healing atmosphere. Cost is
Rock Scripture Study series "Women in the Old Testament" June 1 from 7:30-9 p.m. at Joseph's House. For more information and to register, call
$260.
Anne Gannon
$220. "Drink the Living Water" is a June 22-28 nature retreat including liturgies,
To register,
get
more information or
Little
Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane, Maggie Valley, NC 28751, call (704) 926-3833, or send a fax to (704) 926-1997.
Spring Barbecue
MONROE — Our Lady of Lourdes
Group Rosary
NEWTON —
The rosary is prayed each first Sunday at St. Joseph Church following the 10 a.m. Mass. Parishioner Celebrates 105th Birthday^ Family and friends gath-
SYLVA — ered at
St.
Mary Church May 14
to cel-
Home
in
Bishop
boys basketball head coach, has stepped down from his position due to conflicts with his professional career. The 1989 BMHS graduate is succeeded by Walter Faye Jr., currently assistant chief of police at the North Carolina School of the Arts and a basketball coaching veteran. Formerly coach of the BMHS varsity girls basketball team, Faye is succeeded by former that Bill Smith, varsity
junior varsity girls basketball coach Joanne Staak, who previously coached at St.
Leo School
in
Winston-Salem. in Triad
Angel Store Opens
WINSTON-SALEM
blossomed
— A Piece of
Inc., the first store in
Salem primarily devoted
Winstonmer-
to angel
more than What began more than two
chandise, opened recently with
3,000 items.
years ago as a gift basket business has into the
new operation, which
features pins, jewelry, pictures, cards, figurines, books,
wind chimes and
art-
work. The store is owned and operated by long-time friends Patricia Wisdo and Candace L,awson. A Piece of Heaven, Inc. is located at Summit Station, 155 Jonestown Rd., in Winston-Salem. For
more information,
Sylva.
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McGuinness High School has announced
She lived for many years in Elmira, N.Y., where her husband, Antonio, operated a tailor shop. She is the mother of four children: Michael of
resident of Ensley's Nursing
Coaching
WINSTON-SALEM
Heaven,
Orlando, Fla.; Daniel of Elmira, N.Y.; Raymond of Williamsport, Pa.; and Connie DiScenza of Sylva. She is now a
(336) 768-9360.
Changes
ebrate the 105 th birthday of Nicolina Notartomaso. Father James Cahill, pastor, celebrated Mass and a reception followed in the church hall. Bom in Riccia, Italy, Notartomaso came to the United States in 1913.
at
BMHS Announces
receive a retreat schedule, write to the
its second annual spring barbecue June 13 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Call (704) 289-2773 for ticket information.
on the importance of a
CHARLOTTE — Eucharistic
The awards were
Parish hosts
office at (828) 883-9572.
office, (704)
17.
earned through participation in the Catholic Church's official religious recognition programs for scouts in elementary, middle and high schools. The programs emphasize commitment
Estate Planning Seminars
7 p.m.
Philip the
healthy food and fresh mountain air in a
7:30 p.m.
BREVARD — Sacred Heart Church hosts an estate planning seminar June at
St.
month for diliscouting. Four girls were
rishioners earlier this
—
Curlin presides at the Maryfield Nurs-
Around The Diocese 30
—
Apostle Parish honored 13 young pa-
call (336)
774-9799 ?9
Known by friends and neighbors for her love of crocheting, Notartomaso' handmade afghans have been raffled to benefit parish programs. In addition,
many
babies born in Jackson County
left Harris Regional Hospital wearing one of the crocheted baby caps Notartomaso crafted and donated.
have
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May
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World And National News
a lookout point with a restaurant to be
ing at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield,
on the ridge of the hills overlookSome 600,000 Christian pilgrims and 150,000 local tourists visit Ein Kerem every year, said Pnina Ein Mor, a tour guide who heads the Ein Kerem Residents Committee. Catholic Official: 'Poor People
Conn., praised CathoUc efforts to understand Jewish feelings and was optimistic about the recent Christian, Jewish and
ing the village.
Shortchanged' By Voucher Veto PresiWASHINGTON (CNS)
—
phc
Indonesian students celebrate after hearing of President Suharto's resignation Indonesia for 32 years, Suharto stepped down and handed his post to Vice President Jusuf Habibie.
May 21 Leader of .
Liturgy, Social Teacliing, IVIedia
On Bishops' June Agenda WASHINGTON (CNS) — Votes on a Lectionary for
Mass and statements on
Catholic social teaching and on sex and violence in the media are on the agenda for the spring meeting of the U.S. Catholic bishops. The Pittsburgh Hilton and Towers Hotel is the scene of the June
18-20 meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops-U.S. Catholic Conference. Also on the bishops' agenda are discussion of a paper
on reconcilia-
tion for the millennium, discussion of
funding guidelines for the Catholic
Cam-
Human Development, and a Synod of Bishops for America. The meeting will be preceded by a morning workshop June 1 8 on bishops' responses to situations of clergy sexual abuse. About 80 bishops are expected to stay an extra day for a National Symposium on Vocations June 20-21. Learn From For-Profits But Don't paign for
report on last fall's
Be Them, Hospital Heads Told
NEW YORK
(CNS)
hospitals should learn
— Catholic
from
for-profit
become like them, a group of administrators from Catholic hospitals were advised. Robert Kuttner, a nationally prominent analyst of the
hospitals but not
health care field, said nonprofit hospitals
had to become more
efficient so they
could continue their humanitarian work, but not "sell out" by adopting the tactics of their profit-making competitors. "Health care is not something that can work properly when it is motivated by profit," he said. Kuttner, an author of
books and
and co-editor of the policy journal The American Prospect in Cambridge, Mass., spoke to the Catholic
articles
Healthcare Administrative Personnel
program at St.
May
19.
The program
John's University in
is
held
New York
with co-sponsorship by the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens. Pakistani Bishop's Death Stirring
Attention To
Blasphemy Law
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The May
6 suicide of a Pakistani Catholic bishop
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Briefs
built
CNS
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Muslim
interfaith meeting in Poland where participants agreed on steps to
counter political manipulation of religious teachings and to train their clergy to grasp the "fundamental link" between religion and peace.
"We
recognized
all
more has been achieved
dent Clinton's veto of a school voucher
that
program for the District of Columbia means "a lot of poor people are going to
30 years than
we
that
in the last
in the previous 2,000,
and
are living through exceptional
be shortchanged," said Msgr. Thomas J. McDade, U.S. Catholic Conference secretary for education. Clinton May 20 vetoed the District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act, which would have provided federally funded tuition scholarships of up to $3,200 for kindergarten through 12th grade to 2,000
times," Rabbi Ehrenkranz said. "Under-
children in low-income families living
a response to an upsurge in violence, thousands of Colombians joined a nationwide peace and reconciliation campaign convoked by the church and other nongovernmental organizations. Archbishop Pedro Rubiano Saenz of Bogota
in the District.
been used
The funds would have
to offset tuition costs to at-
tend public schools in neighboring coun-
neath contemporary violence,
genu-
all
ine religious leaders are trying to bring
people toward a peaceful understanding of their faith," he added.
their
Colombians Join In Nationwide Peace, Reconciliation Campaign BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) As
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ties in
Virginia and Maryland or to en-
in protest
of his nation's blasphemy laws prompting strong reaction far beyond the South Asian country's borders. At a
roll in
area private schools, including
is
religious ones.
After Upheaveal, Indonesia Faces
tivities at
May
Long Recovery, Says CRS
press their rejection of violence in the
19 forum at the U.S. Capitol, a
member of the political staff at the Pakistan Embassy in Washington said the
invited
Official
WASHINGTON (CNS) — After ri-
ots,
economic upheaval and drought,
In-
embassy had received hundreds of calls from all over the United States about the death of Bishop John Joseph of Faisalabad. Masood Khan, of the Pakistani Embassy staff in Washington, said his country's government and its consti-
donesia faces a long road to recovery, said James De Harpporte, Catholic Relief Services' regional director for Southeast and East Asia. Indonesia already was suffering from an economic crisis before
tution support equal treatment for
dent Suharto
riots leading to the resignation
of Presi-
Colombians to stop their acnoon May 19 and publicly ex-
all
Most Catholic schools throughColombia joined the campaign with marches in the streets, while at
country.
out
silent
noon, the bells of all Catholic churches and chapels tolled, marking a moment of silence and prayer for peace. As the bells tolled, thousands of people assembled in Simon Bolivar Square began
though he acknowledged that there is some concern that the blasphemy law might be abused. Sinatra Used Gift Of 'Splendid Voice' For Others, Cardinal Says
he
left some 500 people dead, "There has been a tremendous amount of destruction," De Harpporte told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview. De Harpporte spoke May 20, the day before Suharto stepped down after 32 years in office. Catholic
waving white handkerchiefs, white paper or white balloons. They chanted: "Enough already, we ask for peace."
Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony said Frank Sinatra understood his voice as a gift from God and used it for the good of others. "Frank Sinatra recognized the great gift God had given him with such a splendid voice, and developed that gift for the good of others bringing joy, relaxation and hope to countless millions of people around the world," the cardinal said at the May 20 funeral Mass, according to a homily outline released by the Los Angeles Archdiocese. Cardinal Mahony was principal celebrant for the invitation-only noon liturgy at Good Shepherd Catholic Church
Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' over-
would make
seas relief and development agency, do-
out of state for an abortion
all,
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (CNS) —
—
in
Beverly
Hills.
He
also presided at a
said.
ate assistance to the
who had
lost their
homeless and people jobs because of the
political upheaval.
Detroit
Summit A 'Fresh Movement' To End Labor Dispute
In Effort
DETROIT (CNS)
— One
panelist at
summit conference on the ongoing Detroit newspaper labor dispute called the gathering "a fresh movement" in the effort to end the dispute. More than 300 people attended the "Communities for a a
Settlement" conference held
at
Sacred
when 2,500 workers from
village
on the
—
a crime to take
bill that
minor girls
if their
home
consent law. Rep.
The
of the House version of the
May
labor dispute began in July 1995,
six unions struck the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. Detroit Newspapers, which manages business affairs for the
two papers, began hiring permanent replacement workers by Labor Day and although the unions have called off the strike, many workers have not gotten
bill,
said in
her May 2 1 testimony:
"Much of America arms and outraged that cigarette ads are enticing youth to smoke. ... Yet (is)
May
— —
it
state has a parental
18.
little
debating the merits of a
lleana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Ra., co-sponsor
Heart Major Seminary in Detroit
western edge of Jerusalem the traditional birthplace of John the Baptist and the town where Mary went to visit her cousin, Elizabeth residents are coming up with a plan of their own. They
is
Caritas office to help provide immedi-
Spanish-style stucco church. Sinatra died
velopers are eyeing a
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A House
panel
nated $20,000 to the Indonesian national
vigil service held the night before in the
14 in Los Angeles. He was 82. Residents Seek To Save Cherished Biblical Village From Developers JERUSALEM (CNS) While de-
Would Prevent Taking Minors Across State Lines For Abortion
Bill
up
in
many of these same people who set out to rescue our children from the dangers of this
worid have remained silent on ads that young girls to violate the law and
entice
obtain a life-threatening procedure."
Catholic Plowshares Activists Arraigned In Air Show Protest GREENBELT, Md. (CNS) Five Catholic peace activists calling themselves the Gods of Metal Plowshares were
—
arraigned in federal court after they
May
18, a
day
hammered and poured blood on
B-52 bomber at an air show near Washington. The activists, including two priests and two nuns, were charged in U.S. Disa
Court in Greenbelt, Md., with injury exceeding $1,000 to government proptrict
erty,
which
carries a
maximum
sentence
their jobs back.
of 10 years and a $250,000 fine. The group
fear that a plan to build almost 2,000
Rabbi Praises Catholic Efforts To Understand Jewish Feelings
units, including two 17-foot towdestroy the beauty of the viland are calling for a promenade and
WARSAW, Poland (CNS) Rabbi Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, director of the Center for Christian- Jewish Understand-
was arrested May 17 during an annual Department of Defense open house at Andrews Air Force Base, located in
housing
ers, will
lage,
—
Prince George's County, Md., just outside Washington.
s
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May
Pope Prays Before Shroud Of Turin At Beatification Mass, Calls the first time in
It
20 years.
"In front of the shroud,
how can one
avoid thinking of the millions of people who are dying of hunger, of the horrors many wars that leave nations bleeding, of the brutal exploitation of women and children, of the millions of human beings who barely get by, living in humiliation on the margins of large cities?" he said. The pope said the shroud's image was an "extraordinary witness of the suffering of Christ" capable of touching any sensitive person who contemplates it. For the modem viewer, he said, it brings to mind the many victims of torture, terrorism and organized crime. But he said the shroud was also an emblem of God's love and a reminder the that for Christ and all of us
perpetrated in the
—
JOHN PAUL
II
— Pope John Paul
II
closes
prayer during a beatification Mass in the northern Italian city of Vercelli May 23. The pope beatified Italian Father Secondo Polio, an army chaplain slain by German troops during World War II. his
eyes
in
By TURIN,
JOHN THAVIS
—
—
tomb is not the final destination. It is a much-needed image of silence, he said,
surrounding the authenticity of the it an "icon" and "wit-
find answers about the shroud's origin,
but asked them to approach the subject with an open mind and avoid "precon-
an image of sin and salvation, and a mirror of the Gospel account of Christ' passion.
For the modern Christian, the cloth represents "an icon of the suffering of the innocent of all time," the in the
Turin cathedral
pope said
May
24.
The
shroud, which bears blood stains and that fit the description of
wound marks
Christ's death,
was on public display
for
He began his visit May 23
in the in-
where he beSecondo Polio, an army chaplain slain by German troops during World War II. The pope said the
"relic." Its historical authenticity
a question for science, not the church,
is
to decide,
"for
he
an image that
said. It is
now, no one can explain." experts to keep trying
He urged
to
ceived positions" that can affect research results. Some saw in the pope's remarks a reference to 1988 carbon- 14 tests that dated the cloth to the Middle Ages. The shroud is not a matter of faith
gram to cover the medical needs of pregnant women. The bill, co-sponsored by Reps. Henry Hyde, R-IU., and Nita Lowey, DN.Y., would allow states to use part of
priest's rejection of selfish interests in
made him a good model for young people today. The next day, in Turin, he beatified three more from the area: Father favor of service to others
ish priest
known
for his dedication to
the sick; Sister Teresa Grillo,
who
after
The pope
said Blessed Bracco' s re-
sistance demonstrated a sense of chas-
It is
in
stantial
can find the "real, true and subpresence of Christ."
Diocese of Charlotte
through block grants.
An announcement from Lowey on the bill's introduction noted that accord-
ing to the Centers for Disease Control,
up
pregnant
to half of all
uninsured at the time of delivery. Many receive health care only toward the end of their pregnancy. "Good health care during pregnancy is absolutely critical for the safety and health of the mother and the child," 10 percent are
still
Lowey
"betray the values that give
Medicaid yet too
"What
life
sense."
a significant evangelical wit-
What a message of hope for who try to go against the current when it comes to the spirit of the
those
women are un-
insured just before pregnancy and up to
20-year-old woman defended to the point of martyrdom. She "chose to die rather than give in to the violence of a soldier who was attacking her virginity," and thus became an example of "moral consistency without compromise," he said. The pope said she had the courage to sacrifice even her life in order not to tity that the
lennium!
faithful
money in the children's insurance program now being given to states the
Giovanni Boccardo, a 19th-century par-
ness for the young generations that are appearing at the start of the third mil-
the Eucharist, he said later, that the
coverage to low-income pregnant women. The Safe and Healthy Motherhood "Act, introduced in the House in May, would permit states to use funding under the Children's Health Insurance Pro-
to
length in front of the Eucharist.
USA and the Catholic Health Association are supporting a bill that would allow states to increase health
Charities
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for the church, the
pope said, and, as if emphasize that point, his first act upon entering the church was to pray at
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sies
After several minutes of intense meditation in front of the 17-foot-long linen cloth, the pope delivered his long-
on the shroud, describing
region.
shroud, calling
God's
steered clear of controver-
world.
as a challenge to scientific research,
times during his twonorthern Piedmont
trip to Italy's
ness" of the crucifixion but avoiding the
The pope
term
it
from an unspecified nervous system disorder, which appeared to manifering
being widowed at age 26 in the late 1900s founded an order that ministered to orphans and the aged; and Teresa Bracco, who was killed during an attempted rape by a German army officer
the silence of death but also of
presence.
Pope John Italy (CNS) Paul II prayed before the Shroud of Turin and said its representation of the crucified Christ should inspire sympathy for all the suffering innocent of this
est talk ever
Prenatal Care
The pope, who turned 78 earlier in May, moved stiffly throughout the ceremony, and his voice was indistinct at times. The Vatican has said he is suf-
day
Would Extend
Bill
Inspiration
fest itself several
29, 1998
said in the announcement. "We must ensure that every pregnant woman in America has health coverage." The State Children's Health Insurance program was part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997. The $24 billion program was created for states to provide
health insurance for children in families
much money
that earn too
little
to qualify for
to afford private
health coverage.
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