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Cardinal Says Misguided Love
Often Promotes Abortion homily during a Mass for the annual Fall River diocesan pro-life convention, Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York said that ignorance, misunderstanding and fear lead many women to have aborIn his
tions.
By DAVE JOLIVET FALL RIVER, Mass. (CNS)
—
Those who advocate abortion are often guided by a "misplaced love" that is clouded by ignorance, Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York told a gathering of 800 pro-life supporters. "When I talk of ignorance, I'm not talking about malice," Cardinal O'Connor said during his homily April 26 at a Mass for the annual Fall River diocesan pro-life convention.
"I'm not talking about propaganda. I'm not talking about big money-making machines that perpetuate the abormachine," he
tion
By
said.
lack of understanding whereby well-in-
who advocate abortion love for the woman or
by a contemplating having an abortion. That love may be felt by the parents of a teen-age daughter who they feel is not mature enough to have a baby, and consequently they convince her to have an abortion, the cardinal said. A pregnant wife may decide to have an abortion because the husband she loves threatens to leave her if she has the baby, he added. He also used the examples of a woman who becomes pregnant in an extramarital affair and both parties see abortion as the only way out, or of a couple who learn through prenatal testare guided girl
Connecting with the past... Eighth-graders from Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School in Charlotte recently visited St. Joseph Church in Mount Holly, one of the two oldest standing Catholic churches in the state. The students' visit included hearing narratives of the history of Catholicism in western North Carolina by Bishop William G. Curlin and professional storyteller Paul Homoly. Above, Holy Trinity students Patrick Bruce, Gregory Knudsen, Chip Kincaid, Kenny Zoeller and Stephen Welt (I. to r.) examine the gravestone of one of the church's founding parishioners.
Singer-Songwriter Sees
Music as God's By
JIMMY ROSTAR Staff Writer
BLACK MOUNTAIN, a springtime afternoon in
—
N.C. It's a cozy moun-
death and cited abortion and physicianassisted suicide as illustrations of that
cream cone dashes under a storefront canopy. Another day in paradise? For local resident and singer-songwriter
any given day and the quality of that
Jimmy Landry,
it is.
Landry, whose first music gig was playing guitar and singing at a folk Mass almost 30 years ago, believes the most simple experiences can become celebrations of life even a humble acknowledgment of the gift of music.
—
"When I'm
at my best," he says, "music doesn't come from me, it comes through me. Creativity is God's work."
Cardinal O'Connor said the pro-life
me, there's a direct correlation between the
to
God. But
I'll
number of times
I
also say
it
I'll
say 'thank you' in
day."
culture.
Regarding the terminally ill who contemplate death through assisted sui-
Landry has been saying "thank you" a lot lately. Since moving to the Asheville area, he says his ativity, faith,
artistic cre-
and appreciation for life and
love have blossomed like never before.
inside
Seminarians
Ordained Into
"There's a collective spiritual conscious-
Buncombe
Transitional
County region. "This place nourishes, embraces and nurtures the creative
Diaconate
ness here," he remarks of the
to family members who come to them time after time after time, fear of being an economic burden to their
burden visit
family."
He said the terminally ill patients may be unaware of what he said have been great strides made in pain management
that allow a patient to
talk with relatives
be lucid, to and to return home for
short periods.
Cardinal O'Connor said, "Christ wants
He
us to help people pick up the pieces."
gave as an example the miracle of the loaves and the fishes when Christ fed the multitude. "In their
human way, (the people) ate
what they wanted and threw the rest away, and it was Christ who said to the disciples, 'Go and pick up the pieces lest they be lost,'" the New York prelate said. "Our Lord can't stand to see anything lost."
He pointed out recent victories in the movement, such
pro-life
as
some
states
and others requiring parental consent for a minor girl to have an abortion. "I'm very optimistic and very encouraged," he said of those victories,
banning
partial-birth abortions,
pating in the conference, citing
woman "We
neighbor, to a waitress, to anybody. For
it
times,
pain, fear of loneliness, fear of being a
must reach out and help her pick up the
never condemn a
has had an abortion," he said.
to a
say
artist says.
"These people are afraid of someit be fear of
thing," he said, "whether
pieces of a broken life."
brain
movement must have compassion for those who do not agree with the pro-life message. He also spoke of a culture of
"Many
you,'" the
fear that leads
United States through a string of small victories. He said he sees the same thing happening in the pro-life movement. Bishop Sean O'Malley of Fall River thanked Cardinal O'Connor for partici-
"We must
town, and the sky hints of blue before yielding to grey clouds and rain showers. A man runs across the street to roll up a neighbor's car window, while a twenty-something couple sharing an ice-
tain
it is
a drastic decision.
noting that slavery was abolished in the
who
That awareness, he adds, has helped the countless number of graces in everyday life. "My first conscious thought every morning is 'thank
make such
damaged
is
tion.
him cherish
to
and fear drives them to choose an abor-
ing their unborn baby
Gift
them
In encouraging his pro-life audience,
"ignorance," he said he meant a
tentioned people
cide, the cardinal said
him
"a real champion for the cause of
our country."
Bishop O'Malley recalled the days he spent with Cardinal O'Connor in Central America during the height of civil wars in the region. "There, I got to see close up the courage, the compassion, the wisdom of this priest of God," Bishop
O'Malley
said.
Pope Speaks
4
Columns
5
Entertainment
7
Faith Alive!
News
Briefs
8-9
14-15
spirit."
See
Artist,
page 2
as
life in
Parish Profile
16
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2 The Catholic
May
Appreciates Gifts of Music, Faith, from page
Peruvian Priest, Former Hostage, Praises Faith Of Judge Who Died
1
By ALEJANDRO BERMUDEZ A Jesuit priest LIMA, Peru (CNS) who chose to stay with the hostages
and that we were deprived of our by them," he said.
Singersongwriter
throughout the crisis at the Japanese ambassador's residence praised the faith
perience was an occasion for "rediscov-
Jimmy Landry
of the only hostage
says playing in a church folk group as a youngster
of the rescue.
—
opened many
among them music,
and
faith
friendship.
Photo by
JIMMY
ROSTAR
—
—
attending the folk
More Cathedral
Mass
at St.
Thomas
Va. After receiving his first six-string at age 12, he joined the folk group of St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Washington. in Arlington,
Landry was in the seventh grade and a war was raging not only in Vietnam, but on the It
was
the late 1960s,
—
homefront. "My parents weren't getting along," he says. "They separated when I was 12, got together, then separated again.
I
was
in this unstable
ronment, and there was the folk group." "It
was my
home
this stability
envi-
from
salvation," he recalled of
group days. "These were college students who were like big brothers and sisters to me. And they were all about
his folk
love."
He
said the
same
of the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas,
one of the country's premiere annual showcases for acoustic music. The western North Carolina region, Landry says, defines the sense of fellowship that he knew and loved during his youth with the folk group. He likens his approach to life to a homily he recalls
from years gone by: "The
he'll
perform on opening night
Lima's district of Miraflores April 23, unshaven but bathed after four months without a shower, Father Wicht spoke of Giusti, a prestigious lawyer appointed by Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori to reform Peru's judicial system. Father Wicht and Giusti were among 72 people who, after remaining inside the embassy controlled by members of the
Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement for 126 days, were the target of a rescue by Peruvian military troops April 22. All 14 rebels, Giusti and two Peruvian soldiers died in the rescue.
Early in the four-month ordeal,
the hostages. According to the official
that
making
that connection with
God
is possible whether it be prayer, whether it be serving others, whether it be gathering at church." "What he was talking about," Landry adds, "is not just on Sunday, but every part of every day. I may not always do it right, but that's my goal, and it seems like that comes through in the songs I write, in performances and in the music that means the most to me by others.
That's the
The
way
I'd like
my
life to
root of his happiness
is
be."
not in
how many
music halls he fills. The most important thing, he says, is to do everything from the heart. With that view, even seemingly
month,
in
was
renewal movement who permitted some the Byrds' "Turn, Turn, secular songs Turn" was a favorite in Masses. He continued as a member of the group through high school. Landry says that period in his life opened many worlds for him music, friendship and faith in action among them. "It wasn't like I was getting hammered with Catholicism, the strict theology stuff," he explains. "But I was getting a good dose of what it's all about: love, giving and compassion." Landry carries that example with him, both in his approach to music and his way of living. Following his college years at the Marianist-operated Dayton University in Ohio, Landry has become a full-time narrator of what he calls "the examined, conscious life," writing dozens of songs about love, hope, faith and other elements of the human experience. Since relocating to the Tarheel State in October 1994, he has released his fourth album, launched a record label, and spearheaded the production of "Here We Are," a compilation album of 20 Asheville-area performers. Every month, he hosts the Emerging Songwriter Series at the Grey Eagle Music Hall in Black Mountain, welcoming regional and national talents to share the stage. Later this
community
at his Jesuit
rebels offered to release Father Wicht,
how many records he
—
died as a result
mon was about communion and community," he says. "What that touched in me
for the parish
—
Back
priest's ser-
priests, participants in the charismatic
—
who
Jesuit Father Juan Julio Wicht said Peruvian Supreme Court Judge Carlos Giusti "was a man of courage and a Catholic of deep human feelings."
worlds for him,
For Landry, developing a spiritual along with his musiconsciousness cal skills goes back to playing in that folk group when he was a youngster. He found his inspiration to play guitar while
insignificant things
sells
or
become affirmations.
For Landry, the simple approach works, saying it has also made him keenly aware of God's creative presence in his life. That combined with the inherent spirituality he feels in the Carolina mountains creates a heavenly peace. "You wake up to that every morning," he says, pointing to the mountains overlooking his backyard, "and you're going to feel creative. You're going to feel a sense of wonder. That's part of my spirituality: this sense of wonder. I don't want to understand it all. I just want to be appreciative of it." "I've spent my whole life getting to God through experiences and relationships," he adds with a smile. "Then, just recently, I asked myself, 'What if I go to God first?' If you go through God to relationships and experiences, you'll get it
right every time."
but he chose to remain and minister to
Red Cross
record, Father
Wicht was not
a hostage, since he chose to stay at the
embassy.
The
priest said the rebels
had also
given Giusti the opportunity to leave the embassy during the final release of hostages.
He said rebel leader Nestor Cerpa confused Giusti with an unknown doctor. But when the judge was asked to leave, he shouted, "T am Carlos Giusti,
The
ering priorities in life and also for deep spiritual conversion for many of my companions," but he declined to give further details because, he said, "it in-
volves the core of my priestly ministry." Father Wicht recalled that some of
and respectfully attended the Masses offered inside the embassy. One of the rebels identified himself as a Catholic from the very beginning, he said. With evident sadness, Father Wicht said that one day one of the youngest rebels approached him to ask for a sacthe rebels regularly
rament.
"He said to me,
my
the
Internet:
or visit http://
www.songs.com/asheville/jl (Web page)
orJimmyISG@aol.com (e-mail).
'Padrecito,
I
haven't
Holy Communion, I want to know if you can prepare me and give it to me,'" Father Wicht recalled. "I explained to him that receiving the sacrament demanded living the commandments, and that in these circumstances it was impossible for him to receive it. "The episode revealed the poor consciences that some of the youngest (Tupac Amaru) members had," said Father Wicht. The majority of the rebels were under age 21. Father Wicht said that he had experienced further and deeper pastoral contacts with members of the Tupac Amaru commando, but said that "the details will never be known, because they belong to the most sacred of my priestly duties." had
first
Thanks to
St.
Jude for prayers
answered.
member
D.L.S.
"During our days of captivity, Giusti the most devout men at prayer, one of the most helpful and the one who most frequently requested Holy
Scripture
was one of
Communion,"
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the Jesuit said. "Carlos is
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voice calling to respond to
tized at St. Benedict
a unique future in the priest-
college years at the University of North
hood.
Carolina-Greensboro.
Matthew
his
Christopher Davis, Peter
With his broad range of interests and keen sense of humor, Chris looks for-
Pham and Dean Cesa
ward
Leonard, re-
to faithfully serving the people of
cently took an important
God in our diocese. His summer assign-
step in their journey of faith
ment
when they were ordained
abilities to minister to
the diaconate.
transitional
into
in
Mexico
last
year expanded his
an ever-growing
Hispanic community within the diocese.
Matthew and
Other summer assignments have inMary. cluded work at St. Benedict Church in Seminary in Baltimore, Greensboro; Holy Spirit in Denver; and Md., were ordained into the St. Charles Borromeo in Morganton. diaconate on April 19. PeRev. Mr. Peter Pham ter and Dean, who are studyPeter is a man whose faith has been ing at St. Vincent Seminary Photo by Michael Alexander, Catholic Standard tested and vocation strengthened Bishop William G. Curlin presents Rev. in Latrobe, Penn., were orthrough his experience in and escape Mr. Chris Davis with the Book of the dained deacons on April 26. With the grace of God, from Vietnam. He responded to the call Chris, students at St.
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Rev. Mr. Matthew Leonard promises obedience to Bishop William G. Curlin and the Church during his diaconate ordination.
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these four men will be ordained into the priesthood for the Diocese of Charlotte in 1998.
FATHER FRANK O'ROURKE
Diocesan Vocations Director CLEMMONS At first glance upon meeting each of them several years ago, they seemingly had little in common. A 30-year-old Navy veteran in his third year of college, majoring in philosophy and religion. A 22-year-old re-
—
A
26-year-old
who began
semi-
at age 14 but discontinued when the Communist regime overtook his native South Vietnam. A 33year-old corporate employee with degrees in engineering and computing. These are four men with different
nary training
backgrounds, yet
all
come
of priestly service as a
life
constant.
Franciscan University of Steubenville, Ohio. His serving as a cook in the U.S. Navy and experience in the marketplace
has carried out
him
as a
community man
to minister to others.
the priesthood
dialogue with
is
called
His being called to
the result of a three-year
me and a discernment pro-
Rev. Mr. Dean Cesa Dean's vocation to the priesthood was realized while participating in parish life at Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte, along with involvement in Catholic Singles of Charlotte, and various prayer groups and choirs. With a professional background in computers and engineering, he met
His seminarian formation has taken to St. Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict, La.; Charlotte; and St. Vincent Seminary in Latrobe, Penn. He
him
summer assignments at Margaret Mary Church in Swannanoa; Veterans Hospital in Asheville; and St. Mary Church in Sylva. He is a good student whose musical tal-
St.
ents
have enhanced the
the seminary.
He
the challenge of the study of philoso-
phy while
in seminary, proving to be an excellent student in that field. Dean has also successfully completed one year of pre-theology and three years of theology during his studies at St. Vincent Seminary. His ministry work at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Morganton, in the CPE program at the Veterans Hospital in Asheville, and at St.
liturgical life of
has struggled to be-
Matthew realize that this Lord wants him to serve.
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shared in the same
is
where the
United States.
moil, escape attempts and refugee re-
Rev. Mr. Matthew Leonard The faith life of Matthew, a thirdyear theology student, has been enriched by his participation in the charismatic renewal and his college years at the
identify
acculturated and prides himself
in being a citizen of the
settlement camps, that calling remained
cent college graduate with a history degree.
of living a
teen-ager. In the midst of political tur-
In addition to his Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at
Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and seminary placeRev. Mr. ments, his summer assignments Peter have included work at the Pham during his Franciscan Center and at St. Pius diaconate X Church in Greensboro.
Margaret Mary Church in Swannanoa have further strengthened his
call to ministry.
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Dear brothers and sisters, In St. John' s Gospel we read that when Jesus, from the cross, "saw his mother and the disciple whom he
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offer a cordial greeting to the students
from the Lutheran Church of Norway.
the choirs for their praise of
God in
song.
also thank
Upon
all
the
English-speaking visitors, especially the pilgrims from England, Scotland, Botswana, Korea, the Philippines,
7 p.m. Confirmation
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This column
10
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With Mike Mike and
for
Ordination for the Congregation of the Most Holy
Redeemer (Redemptorists) The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Washington, D.C.
the kids like him.
smart, mature, poised and had a coolly view of life. Academically speaking, he was one of the top students in his class. He's now enrolled at a prestigious private southern university and doing very well, thank
When
awards time rolled around at the end of Mike's senior year, faculty were meeting, determining who gets what medal, plaque or scholarship. Mike's name came up several times, and each time certain "Sure, he's smart," they'd admit, "but he doesn't
He's not involved in any clubs or sports. I mean, what's he contributed to the school?" Mike came to school every day, did his work, made his points in class discussions and cleared out of the place promptly at 2:30. What no one took into account, however, was that when Mike left, he went to a job where he put in about 20 hours a week. He also spent time with friends, family, played tennis and was very talented in playing the 'do' anything....
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dinal Eugenio de Araujo Sales of Rio de Janeiro.
Vatican sources confirmed the dates and the papal program.
Pope
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Influence
Czechs
Spiritual
Growth Must
Economy
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (CNS) work
— Czechs must
to ensure that progress in spiritual values
keeps allowed to influence the country's economic progress following the end of communism, Pope John Paul II said. "Only the full development of a people's moral virtues can ensure the peaceful and harmonious coexistence of all its members," the pope said April 27, ending a three-day visit to the Czech Republic. The same characteristics and values that helped the nation survive under the totalitarian regime and rebuild its economic and cultural life in a relatively short time must not give way to consumerism and hedonism, the pope said.
pace with and
is
is
by guidance counselors that they need to be involved in as
But that wasn't enough for some teachers, who seemingly spent every waking hour at school, supervising any activity they were asked to, having long ago forgotten the meaning of the word "no." In their minds, the ideal high school student was "well-rounded," which they defined as being involved in a variety of school activities. Mike's viewpoint was different and undoubtedly had something to do with birth order. He was the youngest of five, and being involved in the lives of his older siblings and their activities had given him a broader appreciation of adult life and a decidedly skeptical view of the importance of high school activities. We live in a highly organized age. There are clubs and extracurriculars for every conceivable interest.
many
activities as pos-
sible so their transcripts will
really stand out in the col-
lege-admission rat race.
Teen-agers find
you.
teachers frowned.
2,
ops, according to details released in mid- April
Students are constantly told all
ironic
Priestly
May
encounters with local priests and religious, meet political leaders and dine with 560 Latin American bish-
Welborn
Mike was
2 p.m.
News
in Brazil
with a festive celebration and an outdoor Mass attended by more than a million people. During his Oct. 2-5 stay in Brazil, the pope will also preside over
Guest Column
Michael Church Gastonia
May
and teach-
Canada and the United States, I cordially invoke the joy and peace of Jesus Christ our risen savior.
May 8
St.
I
II
World Meeting of Families
this fall
loved standing near, he said to his mother, 'Woman, behold, your son!' Then he said to the disciple, 'Behold, your mother!'" (Jn 19:26-27). With these words Jesus establishes a new relationship of love between the Blessed Virgin Mary and all his disciples. By entrusting the beloved disciple to Mary's care, the Lord gave her a new mission as the mother of all the redeemed. This is another sign of the great love which led Jesus to offer his life for our salvation. Standing at the foot of her son's cross, Mary is revealed as the New Eve, the "Woman" who cooperates with him in bringing new life to the world through the outpouring of divine grace. May all the Lord's disciples come to appreciate more fully the mystery of Mary's universal motherhood, acknowledging her as their own spiritual mother and placing their complete trust in her mater-
ers
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— Pope John Paul
plans to open the
nal love.
April 30 - May 7 Knights ofMalta Pilgrimage Lourdes, France
Central Faith
Pope Says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Here is the Vatican text of Pope John Paul H's remarks in English at his weekly
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neces-
sary to lug around Daytimers
packed with notes on meetings and practices as their parents' are. Is it worth it? Mike took a look at life and decided no, it wasn't. as densely
He preferred to explore his
interests without
being tied
to organizations or to the school grounds.
Look at your schedule and ask yourself some questions:
—
Are you "involved" because you really want to be or because you feel you must be? It's worth noting that Mike got into a very good private university without an excessively padded transcript. Is all your activity hurting your grades? A long list of activities isn't going to help a grade-point average that reflects sheer exhaustion more than anything
—
else.
—Are your —Are they leading you
activities truly
broadening your expe-
rience of the world?
person it,
to
to
become an independent
who can participate in a
sport just for the fun of
even if there's no uniform or pursue?
district
championship
—
Are they teaching you to offer service to the community even if there's no recognition at the end of it
or club requiring
it?
you find a bit of Mike in yourself, rest easy in who you are. Some people might have a hard time understanding it, but you just keep walking on the roads you've chosen, and never fear the great hobgoblin whose name is "Well-Rounded"! So,
if
3
May
The Catholic News
1997
2,
Light
One Candle
Father Thomas
The Power Of
Vulnerability
Remember what you were doing 20 month? You would if you had been on a 28day sit-in back in 1977. You would if you spent most of that time on a hunger strike. You would if you were blind and were passionately committed to getting years ago this
who
people
erage, everyday people to recognize the
everyday people with would if you were Mary
You
Jane Owen.
The
ways
considered themselves av-
rights of average, disabilities.
be dead than disabled." By the 1970s more and more handicapped people began to act on their dreams of acceptance and possibility. Their story is emblematic of the millions who strive to experience the fullness of living in spite of physical glitches,
who
create their
Mary Jane Owen common voice to better
Activists like
explain their sense of pride and self-
worth.
As she put
it:
"We were
seeking, as peacefully and with as
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 had
gotten the ball rolling, but four years later, federal
guidelines for compliance
had yet to be approved. After meetings and discussions a number of concerned groups planned demonstrations around the country. That's
why Mary Jane Owen
and a hundred others went to the Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) Regional Offices in San Francisco to put them-
Too many people shared ing perception that
a disquiet-
would be better to
"it
only
much
we
could exhibit under such trying conditions, to prove to the world that we were strong people who wanted no longer to be treated as victims and second class citizens. We sought for recognition of our basic dignity." head Joseph On 28 April 1 977 Califano signed the bill that prohibited discrimination against the handicapped dignity as
HEW
in institutions receiving federal support.
And
selves on the line.
own
to achieve their potential.
searched for a
this
& Herald 5
month, April 1997, a plaque
was placed on that old federal building in San Francisco. It commemorates
McSweeney
J.
each other and our Lord."
who for four
those hundred
weeks refused to
let
Today, as the national
the rest
of us forget that they had
psyche
been promised civil protections - and expected to get
on the issues of euthanasia and abortion, the campaign of those with disabilities reminds us that all
them. It was a beginning, an important one. The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act added clout particularly in the areas of employment and accessibility. But what about the obstacle of attitude today? Mary Jane Owen, a former professor of social work education and leader
in the field of disability, is
now
the ex-
ecutive director of the National Catholic
Office for Persons with Disabilities.
She believes ties
became
nized that all
us
a spiral of
that "People with disabili-
assaults upon life move forward because so few of us are willing to
speak out.
We
When we
can change
that.
recognize ourselves as a
community of mutually dependent people, we will find the Kingdom of God There is strength in vulnerand it binds us together powerfully. We need only look with fresh vision at our lives within these fragile in our midst. ability
earthen vessels.
a force once others recog-
we
share fragility,
all
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
vulnerable all
drifts into
silence
together.
it is
we
Our shared
For a free copy of the Christopher
are
the tie that binds
vulnerability
can bring us together in positive ways. Disabilities may well be the glue that can hold us together as community and Church with the knowledge that we need
News Note, to
"Respectfully Yours, " write
The Christophers, 12 East 48th
New
York,
Street,
NY 10017.
Father Thomas
J.
McSweeney
is di-
rector of The Christophers.
Question Corner Father John Dietzen
The Kingdom
My
of
God
question
Q. "thy kingdom come "
is
in the
Maybe this is trivial, seem
to
Our Father.
but those words
say that the kingdom of
God
is
end of the world, which is what I always thought. However, a priest speaking at our parish during Lent said the kingdom is here and now. He quoted Jesus saying the kingdom is among you. I think about the Sunday Gospels a lot, but now I'm not even sure I know what the kingdom of God is. in the future, at the
A. Your question
kingdom of heaven, is quite a always been Lord of the term in the New Testament. Jesus universe and of the human never actually defines what it is. family, specifically the HeRather, he alludes to it with a varibrew people, who neverety of images and stories that give us theless rebelled against something of a composite, a multicolored him. description of what he From means. the beThe kingdom of ginning ...the core of the "good which Christ speaks is of his public
isn't trivial.
fluid
of
first
all
The
kingdom dozens of times as a truth which frames and forms our relationship with God here and in eternity.
creation,
that
difficulty
is
kingdom
that the
the great parables
such as those in Luke 15. Ultimately, it is this conviction that the infinite
Mys-
tery surrounding us
a be-
is
a
of God continues now;
we must reform our
world.
and joyful Father who is unveiled in the life and
lives to recognize his
As the preface of the feast of the Kingship of Christ puts it, the kingdom he proclaims is one of justice, love and peace. All these are active, ongoing realities that, at least here, are never to-
this
God
whose reign we honor
God's reign, his and power over all
rule
all in
gracious, loving, merciful
news". ..is that
something finally finished here or perhaps even in the future.
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
of
nevolent one, that allows Jesus to urge us to trust, not to be afraid. Whatever happens, we are sure of the Father' s presence and power active in the
not a place,
or anything else static,
Gospels, Matthew particularly, speak of
One
and joyful Father who is unveiled in the life and words of his Son perhaps most
of God, or
about the words
is
Jesus
reign and to re-establish the
words of His Son.
is active and dynamic, an ongoing reality continually operative in everything he is creating. Neither is it something new. God has
life,
declares that this rule
harmony of
creation destroyed by sin.
In fact, the core of the
("Gospel")
we honor
is
is
"good news"
God whose
that this
tally perfect,
always moving toward
reign
a gracious, loving, merciful
See Dietzen, page
1
Family Reflections Andrew
Choose Words
Carefully
When
Discussing Family Members In our marriage preparation
we
program
discuss with engaged couples the re-
lationships with their families of origin.
For many married persons their families are important resources of companionship, counseling, and instrumental support.
A
general "rule"
keep a unified
we
suggest
is
to
&
been Jean's "Lancelot" who protected her when they were kids, and had become her confidant over the years. Though she didn't want Nick to intervene, Jean's call was for the emotional support that was characteristic of their relationship,
As it
it
was Nick was already finding
along with Eddy. He that his sister could "do better." Get-
difficult to get
felt
Terri Lyke to pick
themselves up after
a hard
fall, their
to
big fight
was
in the past. Jean felt as though she was the luckiest woman alive to have such a wonderful partner who was not above admit-
ting his failings.
Especially in the early years of marriage, couples
need
man who
the unfortunate circum-
genuinely wanted his marriage to work.
very careful of bad news they share about their spouse with their
stances of the argument between Jean and Eddy didn't help him in his struggle to treat Eddy like family and to be, at
families.
the very least, civil to him.
Meanwhile, Nick continues to struggle with merely being civil to Eddy. What Jean hadn't understood was that she had violated an important boundary of her marriage by sharing transient bad news about her spouse with a family member. As much as Nick wanted to get along with Eddy, Jean's actions made
front. Visit their families
together as a couple, rather than separately.
And be
We
share with the engaged couples
a story about
Eddy and Jean, and Jean's Eddy and Jean had
older brother, Nick.
been married for six months, One day Jean calls Nick on the phone complaining about an argument with Eddy that got verbally abusive. Nick had always
ting
wind of
his struggle
more
It
only
made
difficult.
At a family gathering a few weeks Jean and Eddy, having reconciled from their spat, were aglow and enjoying their renewed love for each other. Their relationship had taken a turn for later,
the better because of their mutual effort
it
more
difficult.
Jean
for her marriage to
is
be very careful about news about their spouses with family members. If you need to talk with someone, go to a priest, a counselor, or an objective friend who can be to
sharing negative
Eddy was
not perfect, but he was a good
come between her and
Eddy.
setting the stage
come between her and
Nick, or her relationship with her brother
Family members do not love your spouse the way you love your spouse. They won't forgive your spouse as you would. Family bonds between a spouse and in-laws take time to develop and grow. trusted.
Often it takes many years for there to be genuine bonds of kinship. Sometimes it never happens. To give your and family of origin a fighting chance, be careful about what you say.
,
6 The Catholic
News
& Herald
May
Greensboro College To Host Charismatic Conference — A Charismatic be held PenteRenewal Conference and 18 — weekend — May GREENSBORO
of the Holy Spirit" on Friday night at 8
will
cost at
p.m. Father Vilkauskas has been appointed coordinator for diocesan preparation of the Third Millennium.
16, 17,
Greensboro College.
Workshops on
the
and the Power
roe, will discuss "Jesus
theme "Called
and Gifted for the Third Millennium," taken from the Apostolic letter of Pope John Paul II on "Preparation for the Jubilee of the Year 2000," will be offered. The Holy Father has declared 1997 "The Year of Jesus," 1998 "The Year of the Holy Spirit," and 1999 "The Year of the
the Spirit,"
Father Ray Berg
member of the diocesan charismatic on "Baptism
in
and Dr. Richard Collings, director of ecumenism and evangelization at Our Lady of the Highways Church in Thomasville, will discuss "The Dangers
New Age Movement."
of the
Ray Berg,
Father
Mass on May 17
9 a.m. Mass will also be celebrated Pentecost Sunday (May 18) at 11 a.m. on the grounds of Greensboro College.
— and continues
at
gifts to
All Christians are invited. Cost
will be
provided by Rev. Mr. Keith Kolodziej and Group. Rev. Mr. Kolodziej is a deacon at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte. Holy Ghost Father Ed Vilkauskas, director of the Office of Evangelization for the Charlotte Diocese and pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mon-
grow
to
—
Catholic causes, your
over to those you love. Gifts of securities essentially refer to using stocks, mutual funds, or some bonds to fulfill your charitable wishes. Securities you've owned at least a year and a day are said to be long-term investments, and ones that have increased in value are known as appreciated prop-
You may
find that securities
is
$50 per person which includes two nights lodging and meals. A private room is $75. Cost for children over 12 is $25; children under 12 are free. Reservations may be made by calling Lynn Kolodziej (704) 541-6765; Joan Moran (704)3270487; or
You Have
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Nitz (910) 765-8003.
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Because choosing a
Home
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a decision that can affect your entire
family,
It's
easy to understand
many families choose
St.
why
so
Joseph of the
gifts that
can
fur-
ther the heartfelt goals of Christians ev-
erywhere. The following example
illus-
how a gift of stock can bring advantages to you as well as the Church.
trates
Paul and Cecelia Johnson, a hypothetical couple, decide to satisfy a pledge in the amount of $10,000 by giving stock
valued at $10,000 that they purchased several years ago for $4,000. Although the asset has more than doubled in value, it produces an annual dividend of less than 2 percent. The Johnsons have discussed selling the stock but have not taken that step because of
A asked to choose from a long
home a
services for
counties
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gift to their parish,
Catholic
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Health
offices serving
Society St Joseph of the Pines
causes.
When
combined, the savings from
the charitable deduction and the absence
of capital gains tax turns out to be more
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you have been considering a
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Jim Kelley is Director of Development for the Diocese of Charlotte.
Could You Be Eligible For Membership? The Catholic
Heritage Society honors
the Christian generosity of Catholic
who
are providing for the future
of the church. Membership
is
open
to
anyone who has agreed to make a planned gift to the Diocese of Charlotte, any of its parishes, schools, agencies,
a
You
are eligible if you
BEQUEST IN YOUR WILL, a GIFT OF
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Your tax advisor or stockbroker can answer questions you have about charitable ways of giving and tax benefits, or you may contact me at the Diocesan De-
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ther Christ's work, giving appreciated
foundation.
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of
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organizations or to the diocesan
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market value of the property (not their original purchase cost of $4,000). • They avoid the capital gains tax on the entire $6,000 increase in value. Had they sold the stock instead of funding their gift with it, this tax would have been
of
Chance on a company you
know
central
health providers.
you'll list
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erty.
easy and convenient
7:30 p.m. with music by Hearts of Fire from the Diocese of Raleigh. Music for
weekend
spiritual director
of the conference and of the Renewal, will celebrate
the remainder of the
continues
for other purposes.
Greg
St. James Church Concord and long-
USA,
at
however, en-
stantial savings for yourself that carry
Year
— Springtime
service team, will focus
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Charlotte
God in the best possible ways. One such way is by assuring that His work
tax deduction for $10,000, the full fair
time
He is an advisor to the U.S.
stewardship and care deeply about serving
Diocese of Charlotte. As you plan your gifts this year, you may be interested in knowing about assets other than cash or checks that can easily benefit and strengthen Catholic causes. All such gifts bring blessings, yet some types of gifts can provide you greater advantages. Paying careful attention to what you give can provide sub-
of
Bishops' Committee on the Laity.
who are committed to
"The Great Ju-
in
for the Laity.
dation or the Diocese of
Charlotte Diocese
through
speaker is Walter Matthews, director Chariscenter of
Walter Matthews
ocesan Foun-
erous, thoughtful Catholics here in the
parish, the diocesan Foundation or the
Smith, a parishioner
the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. In 1990, Pope John Paul II appointed Matthews a member of the Pontifical Council
causes, the di-
will
for Christians."
of
KELLEY
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May
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headquarters
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Matthews
bilee of the
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lead a session 17 on
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NC 28207. Telephone 704-331-1709 or 377-6871.
St.,
May
& Herald 7
The Catholic News
1997
2,
Entertainment The following are home videocassette reviews from and Broadcasting. Each videocassette is available on VHS format. Theatrical movies on video have a U.S. Catholic Conference classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience. the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film
Traveller
GOS
Hard-Edged Violence Ends Tale Of Gypsy Con Men NEW YORK (CNS) — Offering a small, offbeat story with
some
in-
teresting characters but a haywire
ending
is
The
"Traveller."
title
refers to an
American
clan of Gypsies originally from the
where they are called and the story is premised on the stereotype of such people as thieves and con artists. Pat (Mark Wahlberg), the son of a former British Isles, "travelers,"
Jean's little girl, however, needs an expensive operation and Bokky tries for a big score with a grizzled old sharpster (James Gammon) from outside the clan. The scam involves supposedly counterfeit bills which they switch for real money but they are dealing with gangsters who play for keeps. What had been a low-key tale of
small-time con
men
turns into a need-
lessly
gory
traveler, tries to join
bloodbath
his father's clan but is
thro waway
rebuffed until
Bokky
in a
ending.
Director
Paxton) undertakes to give him a (Bill
Jack Green dechance. velops the narBokky takes him rative slowly, on the road teaching taking the time him the tricks of the to build symTHE CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION trade, such as paving drivepathy for its charCAMPAIGN ways with used motor oil and acters, but it is all for short-changing people. naught with the hard-edged Pat is a slow learner but wants to violence that ends the picture. make the grade and much of the film Because of graphic violence, sexual follows their picaresque adventures situations, Gypsy stereotyping and ocalong the roads of the rural South. casional rough language, the U.S. CathoWhen one of their scams costs lic Conference classification is A-IV bartender Jean (Julianna Margulies) adults, with reservations. The Motion her job, Bokky returns her money and Picture Association of America rating is
—
they
fall in love.
R — restricted.
"The Bishop's Wife" (1947)
ture far
A
debonair, smartly tailored angel
premise. Fleeting profanity and brief
(Cary Grant) uses his heavenly powers
menace. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults
to help the neglected wife (Loretta
Young) of
busy Episcopal bishop (David Niven) renew her husband's mina
istry to those in
need rather than
in rais-
money for a new cathedral. Director Henry Koster's sentimental ing the
Christmas fable has the virtue of a good script, sincere performances and some amusing moments with Grant's angelic
—
and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is
— parental guidance sug-
PG
gested.
"Looking for Richard" (1996) Playful documentary exploring the historical background, Elizabe-
powers and Monty Wooley as a softhearted old cynic. Most of the family will
than language and dramatic stagecraft
charming entertainment. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
undertaken by actor Al Pacino and his
find
it
—
"Fantastic Voyage" (1966) The miniaturization of a medical team (Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch and Arthur O'Connell) to the size of a molecule and their injection into a stroke patient's bloodstream
way
is
the only possible
an important scientist. Director Richard Fleischer's incredible plot premise yields rich dividends in the form of exacting special effects re-creating the surreal world within the human body. Much suspense and some tense moments. The U.S. Cathoto save the life of
—
Conference classification is A-I general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. lic
"Inside" (1997)
Drawn-out South African prison drama in which a post-apartheid investigator (Louis Gossett Jr.) painstakingly
how
of Shakespeare's "Richard III" as cohorts in preparing for an American
version of the play. Also directed by
Pacino, the result
hodgepodge of
sometimes serious but often frivolous and at times self-indulgent, especially Pacino' s
that is insightful or emotionally in-
volving to this harrowing but familiar tale of extreme police brutality tolerated
under the former racist government. Recurring bloody beatings, a few instances of profanity and frequent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.
—
—
ciation of
a hapless chap (Bill Murray) inherits his
father's performing elephant, then
—
America rating
is
PG-13
— parents are strongly cautioned that some material
may be inappro-
priate for children
under
13.
"The Preacher's Wife" (1996) Charming remake of the 1948 "The Bishop's Wife," in
fantasy,
which an angel (Denzel Washington) is sent to help the discouraged Baptist minister (Courtney B. Vance) of a struggling inner-city church and his neglected wife (Whitney Houston) rediscover romance in their marriage. Director Penny Marshall's slow-
—
ciation of
struggles to personally escort the unruly
pachyderm across the country to an impatient buyer. Directed by Howard Franklin, the comic proceedings are pleasant enough, though they never ven-
America rating
is
PG —
parental guidance suggested.
"The Stepford Wives" (1975) Katherine Ross stars in this failed thriller
about suburban wives behav-
ing like docile, mindless dolls.
windup
Directed by Bryan Forbes, the
harder
"Larger Than Life" (1996) Underperforming comedy in which
—
run-throughs in the
values of faith and hope is enlivened by an engaging cast and vibrant gospel songs. Romantic complications. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Asso-
little
Nino Kirtadze and Pierre Richard star in the romantic fantasy "A Chef In Love." Catholic Conference classification is A-lll adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
hammy
Dramatized violence, sexual references and occasional rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Assotitle role.
paced, sentimental story about the
without charges to the point of suicide. Static direction by Arthur Penn brings
The U.S.
an amusing and whimsy,
warden
a racist prison
white professor (Eric Stoltz) being held
photo from Sony Pictures
is
fact
(Nigel Hawthorne) drove an idealistic
uncovers
CNS
beyond its limited odd-couple
it
tries to
sinister, the
be frightening and
more laughable
it
be-
comes. Adult hokum because of language and some visuals. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance sug-
— —
gested.
"
8
The Catholic News
"
"
& Herald
May
2,
1997
Solidarity:
What Makes saints
By Father John Crossin, OSFS Catholic News Service
is
It
a Virtue?
a central dimension of our
means that we are to share our spiritual and material goods with one another. We work together for the faith. It
ne striking thing about the mass suicide of the Heaven's Gate cultists near San Diego was their selfconcern. They apparently limited themselves to seeking their own transcendence and their destiny in outer
common
space.
Listening these days can be extremely difficult with so much noise telephones, television, music, pagers
How much others? As
I
thought did they give to
see
it,
the cultists' isolated
good. Solidarity implies mutuality. That means that in the community of believers we have a lot to learn from each other.
Thus we must learn
ing. It is a friendly coalition of varied
groups.
There
always someone handing out literature or wishing to engage in conversation. We are one in our commitment to the unborn. While diverse in religious background, we respect each other while pursuing our common
—
is
purpose.
gether
contents copyright
Our
solidarity creates power. Toare strong. Together we can
we
pursue a just
social order.
In their isolation the Heaven's Gate
©1997 by CNS
solidarity is in Christ. Jesus
community with many When we are at our
blesses our
Such
to listen.
All
gifts
and
best
we share these
talents.
for the
good of all.
These gifts include gifts of healing. Oppressed by sin as we are, we know that our community can itself be fractured and distracted from its true purposes. In the power of the Holy Spirit, especially as
manifested in the sacraments, our personal and communal sins can be healed. Christ blesses us with the talents of good leaders. And the saints teach us how to live in imitation of Christ. Our contemporary saints each of us probably knows at least one holy person teach us what solidarity in Christ really means in practice. Service to others is characteristic of such solidarity. In solidarity the
—
—
"Our deepest longings are fulfilled
not in fleeing into
outer space but in
engaging our neighbor....
We are made to be with and
for others
—
in
solidarity with them."
leader washes other's feet as Jesus did at the Last Supper. Our solidarity with others leads us to eternal life. Our ultimate solidarity will be with the saints in heaven. Now we experience that imperfect yet genuine solidarity which works for a just and flourishing community on earth. Here we respect human dignity. Here we value each person's CNS
gifts.
photo by Michael HoyI
communal search
for life's
meaning
led to their demise.
Our deepest longings are
fulfilled
not in fleeing into outer space but in engaging our neighbor. We grow best when we share our spiritual and material goods out of deepest respect for one another. We are made to be with and for others in solidarity with them.
—
The word "solidarity" reminds me
of
the Polish trade union by that name, of Lech Walesa and the fall of communism. Only years after hearing of the union did I learn that solidarity is a virtue.
How
clever of Pope John Paul II to make his favorite trade union into a virtue! In his 1987 encyclical "On Social Concerns," the pope wrote: "Solidarity is undoubtedly a Christian virtue" (No. 40). Only later, in reading the new catechism, did I find that Pope Pius XII mentioned "the law of human solidarity and charity" back in 1939 (CatI
first
thought:
echism of the Catholic Church, No. 1939).
The word "solidarity" has a European ring to it. Americans might rather speak of friendship, community and the works of charity. Yet, solidarity with others in the communion of
— around us. Even more deafening
The word is
the "noise" with us: preoccupations, angers, resentments. To listen, we may have to change our ways of acting and let our internal selves be healed. Yet we can learn to listen with head and heart. In solidarity, we learn that our poorest community members have gifts to offer and important things to say. Here the word "mutuality" implies that God speaks to us through others in many ways and that we should be alert to wise judgment wherever it is found. Solidarity implies hope. Recently I read that half the residents of nursing homes never have a visitor not even one a year. These people suffer a social isolation which can create despair. They lack that oneness with others in listening and in conversation that is the ordinary
—
—
stuff of
—
which hope
is
made.
In relationships with others, we build hope. Solidarity also seeks the common good. And solidarity implies commitment. We commit ourselves to respect those who are different from ourselves. Every year on Jan. 22 I attend the
'March live.
for Life' in
The crowd
is
Washington where I diverse and interest-
seemed
cultists
to
me
to lack this
sense of social justice. Life is given greater depth when we serve others. We experience transcendence as we serve others. Thus, solidarity calls forth deep, and often unrealized, spiritual resources within our hearts and souls.
me
"solidarity" still reminds of a labor union. But this virtue
me that I am most myam in union with others.
also reminds self
when
I
(Father John Crossin,
OSFS
is
the
author of "Friendship; The Key to Spiritual Growth," which will be published this June.)
FOOD FOR THOUGHT St Maximilian Maria Kolbe "offered his life in place of a prisoner unknown to him in the concentration camp at Auschwitz" during World War .
II.
His action offered "a wonderful witness" of the virtue of solidarity, Pope
John Paul II said in his 1987 encyclical "On Social Concerns. For the pope, solidarity is powerful. In fact, what the pope sees is "a new model" for "the unity of the human race.
in solidarity
—
Solidarity reflects a view of others as neighbors but not solely in terms of natural bonds. Actually, the kind of neighbors people are the depth of their relationship makes all the difference here. The virtue of solidarity is inspired by a vision of the "other" as "not only a human being with his or her own rights and a fundamental equality with everyone else, " but as "the living image of God" someone under the Holy Spirit's "permanent action." That's why solidarity leads beyond "vague compassion or shallow distress" at other's misfortunes, the pope suggests. It leads to "a commitment to the good of one's neighbor with the readiness, in the Gospel sense, to 'lose oneself
"human and
—
—
—
for the sake of the other.
"'
David Gibson 19
Editor, Faith Alive!
May
FAITH
The Catholic News
1997
2,
IN
THE MARKETPLACE
Name an
insight
— a truth
that the poor
We Are What We Eat:
uniquely teach to others? "They teach us generosity because they're always willing to share what little they have." Lou Jerkich, Ravenna, Ohio
The Body of Christ
—
"That we cared for."
have the same human needs: to be loved and Barbara Grisinger, Charlotte, N.C.
all
—
By Father Lawrence E. Mick Catholic News Service
"They teach us thankfulness because no matter how hard you think your Michelle Marcsik, someone else's burden is greater." Painesville, Ohio
—
life is,
s
"everal families of Vietnamese who had fled their country when Saigon fell to the forces of the north, arrived in our town and our parish in August 1975. They had been sponsored by several families in the parish, so I had the privilege of helping to welcome them to our country. The first few months were quite an experience. They spoke little English refugees,
what you do for "They teach us to be humble because, as God himself the least of my children, you do for me." James Palmer, Wrentham, Mass. said,
—
An upcoming edition
asks:
draws you strongly? Why?
What Old Testament book or message
you would like to respond for possible publication, please write: Faith Alive! 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017-1100. If
and we spoke even
Ancient Israel Thought Solidarity Was a Given By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service
T
JL he first readers of the Cain and Abel story would have gasped in hor-
"Am
ror at Cain's cynical question:
I
my
man
Matthew introduces Jesus as "the son of David, the son of Abraham"
To be human was not just
—
"to be"
to exist in commubut "to be with" nity with others. The value of solidar-
was a
given! One's very identity was determined by belonging to a family, a clan, a
a people. Jews were "sons of Isbrothers and sisters with natural rights and corresponding duties to tribe,
rael,"
each other. It was taken for granted that people came to each other's aid. They didn't have to wait for a poet such as John
Donne to write: "No man is an island," living in cold, selfish isolation from others. Sometimes
solidarity in Israel took
a violent turn. When Jacob's family came into the land of Canaan, a man from a powerful local tribe raped their sister Dinah. When her brothers heard this, they "seethed with indignation" (Genesis 34:7). The violence against Dinah was an
outrage on more than one level. There was the violence that one individual had inflicted on another. In addition, one family had violated another famiiy-
Dinah's brothers craftily tricked the sons of Hamor into a situation of helplessness, and when they were unable to defend themselves, "two of Jacob's sons took their swords, advanced against the city (of Shechem) without any trouble, and massacred all the
In
Vietnamese.
are."
We belong to one another, and we need each other. As St. Paul insisted, "The eye cannot say to the hand, T do not need you,' nor again the head to the
(1:1).
— Luke, with a more universal out-
look, traces Jesus' lineage all the
way
son of Adam, the son of (3:38). Jesus was a brother to everyone. Jesus acknowledged this relationship by reaching out with care to all
back God"
to "the
He was
especially attentive to tfcose written off by society as unworthy of consideration. This drew down
people.
upon him the hatred of intensely classconscious people. So we read of people exclaiming, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them" (Luke 15:2).
CNS
Our
culture
was strange
to
them, as
was theirs to us. They were overwhelmed by the sheer variety in our supermarkets, and we were fascinated by their style of cooking and the new tastes they introduced to us. They were stunned by the size of our middle-class homes, and we were
made this attitude why we read in Scrip-
feet,
T do not need you'"
photo by
Bill
Wittman
(1 Corinthians.
12:21).
members of the one the basis of our solidarity in the church. Our communion at the Eucharist goes beyond the hour of worship
Our
body
identity as
is
together.
As Augustine challenged
his people,
Jesus' followers their own. That's
"A profound mystery at the heart of our worship
ture that the ancient Christians "was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions
was
own, but they had everything There was no needy person among them" (Acts 4:32-34). St. Paul reminded his readers of this. He said: "All of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is nei-
reveals that
but
his
we
we
'receive' the
body of Christ,
also 'are' the body of Christ."
in common....
ther Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one (person) in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:27-28).
Now
amazed at how family needed.
The
a Scripture
is
scholar, author, teacher
and
lecturer.)
differences
space they
felt
a
seemed endless, and
ning.
One
thing
we
did share, however,
They were Catholic Chrisand we shared Sunday worship
faith.
tians,
(Father Castelot
little
they led to many moments of laughter and some experiences of frustration. We had so little in common at the begin-
was
that's solidarity!
is an eminently Christian virtue," says the Catechism of the Catholic Church (No. 1948).
together.
They didn't understand the readings and the homily, but the liturgy speaks also with the language of symbol and ritual. They knew the shape of the Mass and its meaning. They knew, and we knew, that we belonged to one another there, that we were brothers and sisters
In the mystery of the Eucharist, people who are very different parts of Christ's body, in some ways are in clear solidarity sharing the same life.
—
a reminder that we are most ourselves when we're
"When you
hear, 'The body of Christ,' you reply, 'Amen.' Be a member of Christ's body, then, so that your
may ring true." Our solidarity
amen
leads us to visit the
meals and support to the grieving before and after the funeral, assist the immigrant family seeking a new beginning, and reach out to the unemployed with moral support and monetary assistance. Could we do otherwise? We are one body. We belong to one another. Let our sick, offer
amen
ring true!
(Father Mick is a priest of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a freelance writer.)
in Christ.
between us were important at Mass than the unity we shared as members of the body of All the differences
less
is
your own mystery
is
—
"Solidarity
in union with others.
it is
placed on the Lord's table. It is your own mystery that you are receiving. You are saying 'amen' to what you that
family:
Nutshell
Solidarity
and members,
—
illustrating his solidarity with Israelite history and with the entire human
being?"
less
Centuries ago St. Augustine, the great bishop, preaching to his assembly in northern Africa, recalled St. Paul's teaching that we are the body of Christ. Augustine then added: "If you, therefore, are Christ's body
males." Jacob's other sons "sacked the city" (Genesis 34:25-27). For better or for worse, the story illustrates the deep sense of solidarity the people felt. It is significant that both Matthew and Luke give Jesus a "family tree"
brother's keeper?" (Genesis 4:9) For, in those ancient times, to ask that question was like asking: "Am I a hu-
ity
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Christ.
A profound mystery at the heart of our worship reveals that we "receive" the body of Christ, but we also "are" the body of Christ. We are linked to one another as parts of the same body, sharing the same life.
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10
& Herald
May
People In The Pro-Life Congressman Says Faith Comes First Rep. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) Henry J. Hyde says faith has been the keystone of his pro-life convictions throughout his 23 years in Congress. "The most important thing in my life is
—
my
Catholic faith," the Illinois Republican said at a press conference April 1 before speaking at a Kentucky Right to Life banquet in Louisville. Hyde, 73, added, "I think about my soul. It's one of the reasons I'm in this (pro-life) movement." Now chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Hyde became a nationally known figure in 1976 when, still in his first term in Congress, he ushered
through the
Hyde Amendment barring all
federal funding for abortion.
those feelings were tempered with understanding. After only 10 months as the
New
Career LIVERPOOL, England (CNS) One of Britain's best-known Catholic members of Parliament is stepping down after 1 8 years in the House of Commons. But David Alton, known for his pro-life stance, plans to
reer as a
Political
resume
member
of the country's sec-
ond chamber, the House of Lords. Alton was first elected to the House of Commons for a seat in Liverpool in 1979 as a
member
of the Liberal Party.
He has
campaigned against abortion, euthanasia and embryo experimentation. He has also been prominent in fighting for human rights abroad in China, in the former Soviet Union and elsewhere.
—
Mahony Appoints
Woman
First
Chancellor LOS ANGELES (CNS) Cardinal Roger M. Mahony appointed Sister Cecilia Louise Moore as chancellor of the Los Angeles Archdiocese, making
—
woman
and
Sister Margaret Cafferty Dies Of
Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO
member
of
(CNS)
—
Pre-
at her motherhouse in San Francisco. She was 61. Her funeral was celebrated April 25 at St. Agnes Church in San Francisco. An educator, community organizer and social justice leader, Sister Cafferty was best known for her national and international work as a leader of women religious. She was executive director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, from 1992 until March of this year, when advancing bone cancer forced her to leave
of cancer April 20
The LCWR's 1,000 members more than 78,000 U.S.
are leaders of
women
religious.
Father Pollard Cited For Work In Religious Education WASHINGTON (CNS) Father
—
tribution to the ministry of education in
a religious order to hold that position in
had been
priests before Cardinal
appointed the Sister of St. Joseph Carondelet to the post. She had been vice
the United States."
chancellor since 1994.
April 15 at the annual meeting of the
Portland Diocese Bids Farewell
To Archbishop George
PORTLAND,
Ore.
(CNS)
— Wor-
Mary's Cathedral for a special Mass April 20 to say farewell to Portland Archbishop Francis E. George. Although some of those attending Mass expressed sadness that he is departing, shipers filled St.
both share a similar affection for the Lord and the church," said Father William, who is doing doctoral studies in political science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Award was
The F.
Sadlier Dinger
presented to Father Pollard
National Conference of Catechetical Leadership in Orlando, Fla. "Father Pollard has labored tirelessly to help publishers produce catechetical programs that are faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church," said William S. Dinger, president of William H. Sadlier Inc.
am delighted my brother has
"I
that
to be a Holy Cross priest," he said. It is the first time the order has had twins
chosen
CNS
photo by Dianne Nordquist,
St.
Cloud
who both became
Visitor
he said. At a post-Mass reception in the church basement, Dolores Lies said she was proud of Jim "and of Bill and of all our children." She and huswho died 3 1 years ago band Thomas when the twins were 4 years old had priests,
Besides having the same looks, Father William Lies (left) and his identical twin, Father James, share the same vocation as Holy Cross priests. They also have an uncle who is a priest, an aunt who is a nun and another uncle who is a religious brother.
sentation Sister Margaret Cafferty died
Mahony
first
Vocations "Besides our obvious similarities, we also
former head of the U.S. bishops' Office of International Justice and Peace and former provincial superior of his order, died of cancer April 19 at Holy Cross House, Notre Dame. The priest, who was 69 years old, was to be buried April 24 at the Holy Cross community cemetery on the University of Notre Dame campus following a funeral Mass at the university's Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
the archdiocese. All previous chancellors
first
Identical
—
John E. Pollard, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Office for the Catechism, has been cited for his "outstanding con-
her the
Twins Have
Holy Cross Father William Lewers Dies NOTRE DAME, Ind. (CNS) Holy Cross Father William M. Lewers,
that post.
Cardinal
News
bishop George will officially become Chicago's archbishop May 7.
—
his political ca-
1997
church's leader in western Oregon, Arch-
Retiring British Catholic M.P.
Plans
2,
By JOSEPH YOUNG LITTLE FALLS, Minn. (CNS) When newly ordained Holy Cross Father
—
James Lies offered a celebratory Mass in his hometown parish of St. Mary's in Little Falls, he had to assure the congregation that they were not seeing double. His identical twin, Holy Cross Father William Lies, ordained three years earlier, was in the church with their mother, Dolores Lies, along with a few hundred extended family members and scores of friends. "I was a little nervous, so I thought about having (my brother) stand up here instead of me, hoping you wouldn't notice," Father James Lies told the congregation before the Mass. Father James then made an aisle-byaisle circuit of the church, blessing the well-wishers with liberal douses from a sprig dipped in a bowlful of holy water.
—
—
10 children.
"Jim looked really relaxed," she said. his homily at home and asked me to critique it."
"He rehearsed
The twins are continuing a tradition of religious vocations in the family.
—
School Three of Dolores' siblings Sister of St. Francis Mary Hueller, Pallottine Father Francis Hueller and Brother Norbert Hueller, a Christian have served the Brother of Ireland church for a total of more than 150 years. Father Nicholas Landsberger, St. Mary's pastor who served as master of ceremonies for the Mass, said he knew of only one other priest who had a twin retired Father James Minette, a priest of the St. Cloud Diocese who now lives
—
—
in California.
"But his brother did not become a he said, which caused some con-
"That may have been a good deal more fun for me than for you," he told the
priest,"
worshipers.
fusion
Ordained April 5 at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame, Ind., Father James Lies is assistant director of campus ministry at Notre Dame. Father William also was ordained at Notre
twin went out on dates. Thankfully, the Lies twins need not worry about that type of confusion just the everyday, run-of-the-mill mis-
Dame.
twins are subject.
when
Father Minette' s identical
—
taken identities to which
all
identical
Pope To Take Vacation In Northern Italian Mountain Retreat Pope John Paul II will take his summer vacation VATICAN CITY (CNS)
—
at
the northern Italian mountain retreat of Valle d'Aosta for the sixth time, authorities said in late April.
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May
2,
The Catholic News
1997
Seniors Enjoy Fellowship At Spring Fling By
& Herald
LARCUM
Conference To Include Session For Lay Leaders
KATHY SCHMUGGE
— There an HICKORY Polish saying, old is
HICKORY — The annual Bishops'
nieradosc," "Sarosc which translates "Old age is not joy." Senior citizens in the Diocese of
Ecumenical Dialogue, also known as
Charlotte who participated in the
Center and for the
1
11
1th
the
LARCUM conference, is scheduled
for
May
6-7 at the Catholic Conference first
time will
annual CRISM (Catholic Retirees in Special Ministries) Spring Fling totally contradicted that maxim, allow-
include a special session for lay
ing nothing but joy to overflow dur-
Stress: Its Implications for the
ing the fun-filled day.
author of Gray Hair and I Don 't Care, activities were well-orga-
Church," directed by Conventual Father Canice Connors, former pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Church in Winston-Salem and former president and CEO of the St. Luke Institute in Suitland, Md. Father Connors, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Pittsburgh, travels nationally to serve as a resource person at retreats, workshops, conferences and lectures. He speaks and writes articles on human sexuality, sexual abuse and pedophilia and has served as a consultant for the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference. The clergy conference includes
nized, interesting and kept the se-
three presentations:
leaders.
The conference theme
The April 23 event at the Catholic Conference Center was organized by CRISM coordinator Suzanne Bach. The day carefully blended the goals of the ministry, "planning, praying and playing," with greater emphasis
on the
"We
last
two
objectives.
can free up so
much energy
with laughter," Bach told the approxi-
mately 105 participants
who
Parishioners from Our Lady of Consolation Church a unique game derived from Bingo.
in
Charlotte
make their own cards
for
repre-
sented 14 different parishes.
Under the expertise of Carlita Hunter, recreation consultant and
is
"Clergy
"Naming
the
move. The
Issues and Sources," "Reflecting on the
theme of the day revolved around magazines, so decorations and many
Issues and Sources in a Faith Context," and "Planning Effective Supports and Interventions." Small-group discussions and worship services are also
niors happily on the
of the activities utilized pictures
from
periodicals.
The limited
free
time during lunch was filled with music by accordion player Don Young, who was later joined by pianist/organist Mary Finlayson, a senior parishioner at Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte. A scavenger hunt, bingo, comical skits, chair dancing, sing-a-
games were
also
part of Spring Fling activities.
The
longs, and trivia
included.
The
group from St. Therese Church in Mooresville prepare Bingo," a game designed for Spring Fling.
to take part in
"Reverse
more of themselves. The Spring Fling was a new experience for Virginia Williamson, a parishioner at Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte. "The fun, the spirituality, the Mass were inspiring," she said. and optimism demonstrated during the event and
the energy
lives, these
joy
it is
to
Catholic seniors illustrate for the greater Christian
be serving
God and
in their daily
community what
a
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"When we come together, we need to pray for each other, and help those struggling in life. We may not be as vibrant as we were in our 20s, 30s, or 40s, but there is so much we can still contribute," he said, challenging the seniors to give even
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Mother Teresa Declared Fit For Travel, Plans Tour CALCUTTA, India (CNS) —
Employment Opportunities Director of Youth Ministry: St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Winston-Salem, N.C., seeks a dynamic individual for this full-time position.
Mother Teresa, who was confined to bed and a wheelchair for some eight months, has been described by her doctor as "fit for travel now" and plans an international tour during May and June.
Ongoing
The 86-year-old founder of the of hospitals beginning last August and underwent an angioplasty last November, her third in five years.
"She is well and fit for travel now," said Mother Teresa's cardiologist, Ashim Kumar. However, a Missionaries of Charity nun and a qualified nurse will accompany Mother Teresa on her journey, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency "I
27104. Attention: Fr. Jim Solari. Secretary: St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, located in Fort Mill Township, York County, S.C. has an open-
become
a permanent position within one year.
vows ceremony
for
The
there.
Missionaries of Charity sources
Mother Teresa
Rome May
1
will leave for
and will attend the 46th
5
International Eucharistic Congress in
Wroclaw, Poland, scheduled for May 25 -June 1. She also plans to visit Poland. Just prior to her departure, she
is
to
vows of 29 Missionar-
May May
of Charity nuns in Calcutta on
10 and
first
vows of other nuns
11.
"I'm much
Mother Teresa a loud and clear
better,"
UCA News in
voice, cheerful and walking steadily
and unaided on the
first-floor
Director of Music Ministry: St. Therese Catholic Church, a 1,200family parish, desires full-time professional with degree in music or equivalent experience. Requires competence in organ/keyboard skills, vocal skills, knowledge, appreciation and enthusiasm for Catholic liturgy; ability to work well with people of all ages and musical talents. Request application from: St.
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Director of Youth Ministry: Grades 6-12. Full-time position in 1,400-family parish. Parish is implementing lectionary-based catechesis for
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pro-
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experienced person to develop and lead its liturgical music program. Responsibilities include: planning, organizing and developing a full music program with adult, teen and children choirs,
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Must be knowledgeable of Catholic liturgical practice, have good instrumen-
exhibit a
vocal and direction technique, poshumor and proportion
ses a sense of
and be willing
to share in the faith ad-
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The Board of Directors of the Knights of Colum-
bus recently appointed current Supreme Treasurer Robert F. Wade to the office of deputy supreme knight. Wade, a member of the board and past state deputy of
New
Jersey,
was named
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must
dynamic personality. Compencommensurate with experience. P.O. Box 9062, Resumes to: sation
Greenville, SC 29604. E.O. Employer.
fill
the va-
him from the position of supreme treasurer. The board appointed current board member Joseph R. Mauro to the singular newly created position of executive vice president (agencies and marketing). Mauro had held the title of senior vice president (agencies and marketing). The Knights of Columbus is a Cathosurer, elevating
assistant
lic
family fraternal service organization
with nearly 1.6 million members in the U.S., Canada, the Philippines,
Mexico
and several other countries.
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The mission "for the poorest of the poor" that Mother Teresa began half a century ago is now spread among 568 houses in 120 countries.
to
cancy left by the retirement of former Deputy Supreme Knight Ellis D. Flinn. The board also designated Jean Migneault, supreme director and past state deputy of Quebec, as supreme trea-
and
families, seeks a professionally trained,
tal,
The new superior general will not be accompanying Mother Teresa, having left for Tanzania and Kenya
Deputy Supreme Knight
training of volunteer catechists; sacra-
education director. Master's degree or equivalent in religious education or closely related field preferred. Excel-
laureate nun.
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faith sharing sessions, retreats, service
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Twelve Arrested
fuller realization.
The
New Testament indicates
that this reigning presence of
By MARK PATTISON ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS)
not
at
this
it
—
protesters were arrested in a demonstration held at the Pentagon against the Army's School of the Americas.
way, as part
The
of the mystery of God's creating love,
protest,
which drew 200
to the
U.S. military headquarters complex just
we can understand at least a little how the reign of God will always be here, perhaps
outside Washington, featured a cos-
and always be coming, as long as the
tumed Uncle Sam leading
Creator continues his work.
people, each representing a Latin Ameri-
The more we
are
its continuance in eternity, the greater is our confidence that, in Paul's words, nothing can separate us from the love of God that comes to us in Christ Jesus our
The nonviolent the
in
bill
came near
protest
end of an April 19-29
support for a
seeking
vigil
introduced by U.S. Rep.
Joseph Kennedy, D-Mass., to close the School of Americas, a training ground at Fort Benning, Ga., for Latin American military officers. Paddy Inman, one of the organizers, said 16 were prepared for arrest, but that Pentagon security must not have spot-
Lord.
A free brochure,
dozen
a
can nation, to the Pentagon's parade grounds, where they were "shot" by a cardboard machine gun.
aware of the power us now and of
among
of this divine rule
School Of Americas Protest
In
Twelve
faithfulness.
look
English or Span-
answering questions Catholics ask about baptism practices and sponsors is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same adish,
ted
them
As testers,
As
CNS
man
in
clerics outside the
gathered to
all.
aloud a pledge of nonviolent action, vow-
them away,
ing "openness, friendliness and respect"
and
later as they led
up from the
others.
the protest started, they read
to
all,
including the targets of their pro-
test.
"We stand for life. We stand for non-
out as a
Day
Then I began
to get involved
in activities
Much to my
surprise,
I
campus
Worker house
Washington, who began the rally outside the main entrance of the Pentagon on an overcast morning as workers silently filed in for another day at work. "Hear our nonviolent witness on behalf of victims created by the Pentagon, the No. 1 killing institution in the world. We come here in humility and a spirit of
homesick freshman.
...
became a
Catholic
repentance," Laffin said.
leader!"
Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois, started his campaign to shut down the School of the Americas six years ago, said the Pentagon action was one of the
-Mindy Marshall'95
"sacred moments in the struggle for peace and justice.... We are here to speak for those whose voices have been silenced."
Inman
said Bolivia, Nicaragua
and
El Salvador, the three nations with the highest
number of School of the Ameri-
cas graduates, are also the three nations
with the worst
human
rights records in
Latin America. Raleigh,
NC
On their first day of school, Mindy
Nashville Elementary School Nashville,
NC
Marshall's third
graders received a surprise:
books
wrapped up
the
them with
'gift
ing',"
to
College,
on
—
of the four churchwomen slain in El Salin 1980. Of those tried for the murders, a majority were School of the
vador
Americas graduates. Vento wept as he recounted their sto-
Ellacuria, one of six Jesuits
left
a
trail
said.
of blood and suf-
where they have
Carmelite Sister Mary Ann Foley list of School of the Americas graduates, one from each country, followed by some of their activities. The list included former Panama strongman Manuel Noriega, plus people found responsible for the Washington car-bombing death of Chilean exile Orlando Letelier and the massacre at El Mozote, read a
and it
to her students gift
Tony Vento came to participate from Cleveland, the home town of Jean Donovan and Sister Dorothy Kazel, two
wrapped.
good
The Catholic College of the Carolines
in
Bills introduced in
"How do you
in past
of the Americas has been hidden away for years.
But you can't hide
in the day-
light."
He find the defendant?"
Congress
down the School of the Americas have gone down to defeat. But Father Bourgeois told CNS, "It's a process. You can't shortcut (it). The School sessions to close
El Salvador.
labeled as
"hogwash"
the notion
As the overcast gradually lifted, the protesters walked most of the way
such protests are ineffectual and anachronistic remnants of the 1960s. "When there's an injustice, people respond," Father Bourgeois said. "Why? Because we are people of compassion,
around the Pentagon
people of good will."
Sister Foley asked. "Guilty!" replied the Belmont, North Carolina 28012-2795 • Phone 704*825>6665 • Toll-free 888* BAC •0110
murdered
housekeeper and her teen-age daughter. Again of those held responsible in the deaths, a majority were School of the Americas graduates.
"They have
returned," he added.
Abbey
to Jesus."
groups in their home nations, Inman fering in every country
Belmont
peace and justice causes for the past 24 years, but turned her attention to the School of the Americas after traveling to El Salvador. There she said she met Rufina Amaya, the sole survivor of the El Mozote massacre, which took more than 1,000 lives, including that of her husband and four children. Knopf, 42, told Catholic News Service she is given to anger upon hearing of such deeds, but "I turn my rage over
El Salvador in 1989 along with their
environment...
this at
mock
execution, said she has been involved in
labor organizers, educators and student
supportive
now she's passing
of learn-
she explains.
The key
a
is
Mindy discovered
like
presents. "I pre-
sented
last-
ing learning
Phoebe Knopf of Boston, who represented El Salvador during the
He clutched crosses bearing their names and that of Father Ignacio
Graduates target religious leaders, teaching and
their graves.
ries.
Sanderson High School,
Third Grade Teacher
parade grounds. After the mock executions, some protesters dug up chunks of dirt from the grounds and tossed them atop the "executed" of different nations to signify its
in
who
lesse O.
photo by Bob Roller
April
protest by religious groups against
violence," said Art Laffin of the Dorothy
"I started
Pentagon
28 during a an Army military training center. About 200 people demand the closure of the School of the Americas located in Georgia.
Police arrest an unidentified
security officers arrested the pro-
a loud cheer rose
dress.
quiet,
13
often
God is
something we merit or "build." It is his work, a pure gift to his people when they try to live as a community of charity and
When we
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other protesters.
until they
reached
that
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2,
1997
Diocesan News Briefs Knights Dedicate Ramp The Knights of Columbus St. Lawrence Council 1695
—
ASHEVILLE
Telecommunications' Media
CHARLOTTE — Charismatic Mass
Lending Library comprises 1,500 videos, hundreds of audio cassettes and a small book collection. No fee is charged for previewing or using materials for personal enrichment. For use in a class, a nominal fee is charged. Items can be shipped upon request. This month's video profile: "Grandma's Bread" focuses on the Eucharist and First Communion. "The Right Choice" is the story of an expected voice an unborn child guiding a teen-ager from the despair of an abortion clinic to the hope of a new life. For teen-agers.
celebrated the second Sunday each
"How Do I Go On?" explores how
recently donated $4,700 for a handicap
entry to the Basilica of St. front entrance.
The
Lawrence
entry, constructed of
architectural concrete to
match the adja-
cent walk and architecture, will serve as
a memorial to the council.
deceased members of
all
The
project
was inspired by
the recent death of Brother Knight Steven
Saxton,
who was
confined to a wheel-
chair.
Charismatic Mass
is
fice of
month
at 4 p.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral. Healing service at 3 p.m. Pot luck supper follows Mass. HIGH POINT A Charismatic Mass is celebrated the third Thursday of every month at the Maryfield Nursing home chapel at 7:30 p.m.
—
ASHEVILLE
— A Healing Mass
adults.
For information on
these
May
16-17 at
persons.
CHARLOTTE — A Mass body and
Wednesday each month Church
at
for heal-
spirit is the first
Peter
at St.
$10 per person to cover refreshment and t-shirt costs. Sponsors and participants are needed. fee
Proceeds will fund cancer research, education and support. For more information, call Meg Smith, (704) 465-1076.
— A novena
to the
Blessed Mother is at St. Vincent de Paul Church each Saturday at 8 a.m.
And Leaders' Schools WINSTON-SALEM — Ultreya
Ultreya
is
School is 7:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday each month.
—
Ultreya for the Asheville, Arden and Henderson ville areas is 7:30 p.m. the second Friday each month at St. Barnabas Church. Leaders' School is the second Sunday each month between Masses. ASHEVILLE Ultreya is 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday each month at St. Eugene Church.
—
Ladies Altar Guild
TRYON — The Ladies Altar Guild John the Baptist Church meets the second Wednesday each month preceded by an 11:30 a.m. Mass. The organization hosts monthly coffees the Sunday after the meetings at the 8:30 and 1 1 a.m. Masses, and assists community organizations like Hospice, Steps to Hope and Outreach Ministry. Fund-raising activities benefit these organizations and the St.
The Guild's Attic Treasures Sale May 17 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. St.
parish.
sell
baked goods and
hot dogs as well. For information, call
Joan
McAdam,
present Franz Schubert' s
(704) 625-2470.
CHARLOTTE — The diocesan Of-
July 21-Aug. 5. Cost from
meals and accommodations. For information and reservations, call Kathleen Potter in Charlotte, (704) 366-5127.
National Charismatic Conference STATESVILLE A bus has been chartered for travelers from Statesville and Charlotte who will attend the 30th anniversary commemoration of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Pittsburgh, Penn., June 27-29. For reservation, accommodation and conference information, call Michael An, (800) 882-
—
3004.
G Major May 4 at 6 p.m. Admission For
details, call (704)
aged young adults evening in May at
every Sunday St. Joan of Arc details, call
Inner Healing Retreat BELMONT "Inner Healing
—
(Healing the Child Within)," a May 2325 retreat directed by Father Peter Jugis,
Mrs. Bobbie
May,
May
Adult Study Group
CHARLOTTE
523-4641.
is
Church. For time and other (704) 255-0149.
New
$1,499, which includes airfare,
and Rev. Mr. Hugo
illustrates the processes that lead
to inner healing through teaching,
— An
adult study
group meets the second and fourth Thursdays each month to discuss The Catechism of the Catholic Church and sacred Scripture at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church. For details, call Mary Dore, (704) 393-7563 (home), or (704) 365-5490 (work).
Marriage Encounter Weekend HICKORY The next Marriage
—
Encounter Weekend is Sept. 19-21 at the Catholic Conference Center. To register, call Tom or Emilie Sandin, (910) 2744424. For information, call Steve or Peggy Geiger, (910) 845-5081.
medi-
Landings Follow-Up Program
mu-
BREVARD — "Living Your Catho-
prayer and Mass. The sacrament of
101," an outreach of the Land-
Aquinas Church hosts a
direction will be available. Cost
ings program, continues at Sacred Heart
of the Blessed Virgin
per person, and registration deadline
St.
May Crowning Mary May 6 at 7
p.m. Participants will honor Mary in song and prayer, and will adorn her statue with flowers. For more information, call Patty Kersey, (704) 598-3898.
Eucharistic Adoration
CHARLOTTE — Perpetual Eucharistic
adoration
is at St.
Gabriel Church.
Contact Kathleen Potter, (704) 3665127, for information. Eucharistic adoration is at St. Matthew Church each Friday following the 9 a.m.
Mass and
lasting until the 9 a.m.
Saturday Mass. Call Pat Gundaker, (704) 366-9687, or Bernice Hansen, (704) 846-
2958, for details.
BELMONT — Perpetual
adoration
the
is at
Eucharis-
Belmont Abbey
Chapel, located behind the abbey church
and monastery. For information, (704) 399-2701.
ASHEVILLE
— The
Lawrence welcomes
all
call
Basilica of St.
to adoration of
from 6 a.m.9 p.m. For information call the parish office, (704) 252-6042. the Blessed Sacrament daily
HIGH POINT ristic
ing
adoration
— Perpetual Eucha-
is at
Home chapel.
Mary Lanham,
the Maryfield Nurs-
For
details, call
Joe or
(910) 454-4551.
Natural Family Planning Course CHARLOTTE The Couple to Couple League's four-class natural fam-
—
ily
Media Resource Library
Thomas
is
Mass No.
pel of Mark for high school and college-
sic,
is
York
lic Faith,
tic
John's youth will
talists
—
S.C,
reconciliation and individual spiritual
7:30 p.m. the second Friday each month at Our Lady of Mercy Church. Leaders'
is
—
CHARLOTTE
Blessed Mother Novena
of
Schubert Spring Concert The choir of St. Ann Church and symphony instrumen-
CHARLOTTE
tations, sharing, a healing service,
May Crowning
ARDEN
will benefit the school.
is
7:30 p.m.
CHARLOTTE
For information, to pur-
—
for Life
American Cancer Society's
The
10.
Young Adults Bible Study ASHEVILLE A study of the Gos-
NEWTON — The Catawba County is
May
chase tickets or to make a donation, call Laura Jo Goldston, (910) 884-1053; or Karen Hulin, (910) 886-2000. Proceeds
resources, call (704) 331-1717.
Cancer Society's Relay
— Immaculate Heart
hosts a dinner-dance
and other
month at St. Joan of Arc Church at 7 p.m.
ing mind,
auction
is free.
For
people with HIV/AIDS and terminal illnesses is the second Thursday each call
Mary School
2 in
life.
Southside Park, Highway 321, Newton. All churches in Catawba County are asked to participate with teams of 10-15
For information or transportation (704) 252-3151.
of
changed for
annual Relay for Life for
Dinner-Dance Auction
HIGH POINT
to redesign your future after crisis has
unit of the
Healing Masses
—
—
and Maria Munoz, (704) 849-0891; or Richard and Carmen Cashman, (704) 442-9681.
planning course begins May 13 at at St. Matthew Church. For
7:30 p.m.
registration
and information,
call
Alex
May call
For information or to (704) 327-8692. 19.
is
$1 15 is
Church on May 4 from 9:15-10 a.m. with
register,
"Introduction to Healing Prayer," pre-
sented by
Tom
Vallie.
For
details, call
(704) 883-9572.
Secular Franciscans Order ASHEVILLE The Order of SecuFranciscans meets to share in com-
—
lar
mitment
to the apostolic life the
second
Saturday of each month at the Basilica of St. Lawrence. For information, call Helen Turek, (704) 684-1533.
Living Waters Retreats
MAGGIE VALLEY — "The Beatitudes and Discipleship" retreat
FORT MILL, S.C.
—
St.
Philip Neri
Church sponsors "A Taste of Italy" Festival May 10 from 3-9 p.m. at Fort Mill High School, 118 Munn Road, Fort Mill. Highlights include celebrity appearances, balloon rides, Italian cuisine, music and raffles. Admission is free. For information, call (803) 548-7282.
Community
Life
Workshop
GREENSBORO — Vicariate Community Life Network sponsors a parish social ministry workshop May 17 from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at St. Paul the Apostle Church. Topics will include the faith dimension of parish social ministry, welfare reform and community life commissions. For information, call Sister Anne Joseph Edelen, DC, (910) 274-5577.
Fatima Pilgrimage The 12th Annual Pilgrimage
May
17-23 life
$250; $460 for couples. "Viriditas:
of Italy" Festival
a
of the believer directed by Capuchin Franciscan Father Michael Crosby. Cost is
"A Taste
is
based on Jesus' vision of the
Greening Power"
is
a
June 9-13 nature retreat directed by Sister Jo Anne Murphy, OSF, and Sister Jane Schmenk, OSF, focusing through a hands-on experience of the mountains on Hildegard of Bingen, who believed that Christ brings vitality to those in need.
Cost
is
$200.
"In the Breaking of the Bread"
is
a
June 14-20 retreat directed by Blessed Sacrament Father Eugene LaVerdiere focusing on the origins and development of the Eucharist as explained by Luke.
Cost
is
$250.
To
register, contact Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751. For information, call (704) 926-3833.
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May
2,
The Catholic News
1997
World And National News Catholics Urged To Fight Assisted Suicide Promoters MARQUETTE, Mich. (CNS)
in April. Father
—
addressed the National Association
cils,
group who will begin in May
meeting in Atlanta in April. Noting that 8 percent of U.S. permanent deacons are already in charge of parishes that are without resident pastors, Father Rice said
suicide, said the
head of the state's "Now, more than
Catholic Conference.
that percentage is likely to increase as
ever, the time to act is today, maybe even begin tonight," urged Sister Monica Kostielney, president and chief execu-
the priest shortage worsens. "This in-
The Mercy
diaconate ought to be studied very care-
tive officer of the conference.
who continued in late April to speak out against the group's efforts, sister,
made her
initial
creased
'parochialization'
fully, lest the
of the
diaconate be cast as a 'min-
iaturized priesthood,'" he said.
plea during a lecture in
Marquette earlier in the month. She said a group calling itself Merian's Friends will try to gather 350,000 signatures in an effort to put the legalization of assisted suicide
on the
state ballot in 1998.
Panel: Laity, Priests Both Essential To Church Renewal COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (CNS)
Salvation For Gays Requires Celebacy, Says Vatican
Newspaper
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— Gay
people can attain salvation, but the Catholic Church expects them to remain celibate, said an article in the Vatican
of renewal will continue in the
newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. "God loves us as we are," Dominican Father Jean-Louis Brugues wrote April
Catholic Church because the Holy Spirit
23, "with our limitations, our particulari-
The
spirit
continues to inspire the lay people will
have
to
do the work, according
panel of speakers at sity in Collegeville.
St.
—
who to a
John's Univer-
But Father Andrew
Greeley, a sociologist and author, said
have an important role
priests also
church renewal
if
be successful. In fact, priests will be the ones holding parish communities together, helping to make the parish a place that all can live with, the Chicago priest said during the is
to
and our wounds, which can become to sanctification." The French priest, who teaches moral theology and is a member of the International Theological Commission, said nothing in church teaching suggests that gays and lesbians are cut off from salvation but they should refrain from sexual activity, ties,
ways
—
as should heterosexual singles.
Brazilian
Bishops Urge
Government Action On Poverty,
April 17 panel discussion.
Human Algeria Must End Violence, Promote Dialogue, Pope Tells
Ambassador
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Algeria has to break the cycle of violence and promote dialogue to restore peace after years of conflict, Pope John Paul the country's
Briefs
Nick Rice, president of Coun-
of Diaconate Directors at their annual
to gather signatures to legalize assisted
15
the National Federation of Priests'
Michigan Catholics must waste no time in fighting a
& Herald
II
told
new envoy to the Holy
See.
"The culture of violence must give way pope said as
Rights
—
BRASILIA,
Brazil (CNS) Brazil's bishops have criticized the government of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso for failing to reduce poverty and curb ongoing human rights abuses in South America's biggest country. "We cannot remain indifferent to the marginalization of millions of people and to so many crimes committed against Brazilian bishops said in a state-
to the culture of peace," the
life," the
Ambassador Mohamed-Salah Dembri
ment issued during their annual assembly, which ended April 1 8. "The violence
presented his credentials April 24. Two days earlier, the news surfaced that Is-
lamic fundamentalists had massacred 93 people in a village near the capital, Algiers.
permeates all society is also a consequence of economic policies that have produced" one of the world's biggest gaps in income distribution, the statethat
ment
said.
—
standoff between the government
Return Of Refugees To Bosnia
rebels.
—
Peru, expressed his sorrow and pain over the deaths that resulted from the mili-
ambassador's residence in Lima. "After the hostages became a family for me, so the death of Dr. (Carlos) Giusti, the death of the members of the army and the death of the members of the MRTA bring me immense pain," the archbishop told journalists April 23, the day after the rescue. tary rescue of hostages at the Japanese
four months of permanent contact
lasting peace
...
all
depends on the right to rehome. Cardinal Roger
ating with the forces of the international
turn to one's
community, so
Etchegaray, president of the Pontifical
tilities
and Peace Commission, made the remarks in mid-April during a meeting in Geneva with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Sadako Ogata, a Vatican statement said. Cardinal Etchegaray said he wanted to convey Pope John Paul IPs deep concern over the refugee problem in Bosnia. Justice
African Bishops Say Arms Sales, Prejudice At Heart Of Conflicts
NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS)
—
Preju-
arms trade, povof vengeance are the sins
dice, the international
erty
and a
spirit
of current conflicts in Africa,
the continent's leading bishops said.
Vatican Official Appeals For Safe
and
Peruvian Archbishop Mourns Those Who Died In Hostage Rescue LIMA, Peru (CNS) Archbishop Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne of Ayacucho,
at the root
NFPC
President Urges New Vision Of Diaconate ATLANTA (CNS) An inadequate
Peruvian Archbishop Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne breaks down in tears while discussing the end of the Peruvian hostage crisis at an April 23 press conference in Lima. On the right is Japanese envoy Terusuke Terada. The two were part of a team trying to negotiate a peaceful settlement in the four-month
suffering of Africa's people
is
The
"the re-
sult of sin committed both by Africans and non-Africans alike," said the members of the standing committee of the
that the cessation of hoscan come about, and the path toward an authentic democracy can be taken once more," the pope said at the end of his general audience April 23.
Says 'No True Muslim' Would Attack Pope ROME (CNS) A Muslim will
Iranian Official
—
never attack the pope, according to Iran's top diplomat. "I can say that no true Muslim thinks of attacking, or of planning or inspiring hostile acts against the pope," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akabar Velayati said in an interview printed in the Rome daily newspaper // Messaggero April 23. Noting that the Italian government had just accused Iran of preparing terrorist attacks against Pope
has led to the increasing
Vatican envoy has appealed for the safe
"parochialization" of permanent deacons, a priest told a national conference
return of an estimated 1.5 million refu-
Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of
John Paul II and the Vatican, Velayati was asked why the pope in particular should be a target. "We Iranians in particular have and want to maintain a very
gees in Bosnia-Herzegovina, saying a
Africa and Madagascar. The committee
close cooperation with the Vatican."
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
vision of diaconal ministry in the United
States
—
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members, along with the presidents of the continent's national and regional
bishops' conferences, met in Nairobi
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Pope Launches Appeal For Peace
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Zaire
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— Pope
John Paul II launched an appeal for peace in Zaire
amid news of fresh
atrocities in
Donations For Aging Religious Called Heartening
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholics
donated $26.4 million during the 1996 national collection for aging religious sisters, brothers and priests, according to the National Religious Retirement Office. The collection for 1996 was the second highest
amount
since the first collection
A record high of $26.8
the war-torn central African nation. "I
taken up in 1988.
ask insistently that all the parties involved in the conflict accept an honest dialogue and a true negotiation, cooper-
was collected in 1994 and in 1995 what is now the third highest amount came in at $25.5 million. million
/
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& Herald
May
cS/.
— those
al-
—
ready settled and those moving there were confronted with a 20-mile round
mostly on unpaved roads, to go to
Mass
Margaret Mary 102 Andrew Place P.O. Box 99 Swannanoa, N.C. 28778 St.
(704) 686-3243
at
Asheville.
St.
As
Pastor:
Father
Andrew J. Latsko
Masses: Sat.: 5:30 p.m.; Sun.: 8:30, 11 a.m.
Number
of parishioners:
Number
of
525
the roots of
in
Beacon and soil,
need for a new Catholic church east
of Asheville was realized. In the spring of 1936, Bishop William Hafey of Raleigh purchased a plot
of land in the
Vicariate: Asheville
Lawrence Church
other industries took hold in the area the
Grovemont subdivision of
Swannanoa. Benedictine Father Michael Mclnerney of Belmont Abbey served as architect, and with funding from a bequest through the Catholic Extension Society, construction of the church and a rectory was underway on the site originally intended as the location for a hotel.
Bishop Hafey dedicated St. Margain October 1936. Father Joseph Federal, who later served the Diocese of Salt Lake City as bishop, was
ret
1997
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combe County Catholics
trip,
2,
Mary Church
garet
Mary Church. He served
there for
as pastor
two decades, extending pasto-
ral efforts into the
While
ecumenical
commu-
Swannanoa, he founded SAGE, the seniors club that became one of the parish's most active groups during Father Keating' s pastorate and remains so today. Father Keating was succeeded in 1994 by Father Anthony Marcaccio, currently priest-secretary to Bishop William G. Curlin. While at St. Margaret Mary, Father Marcaccio stressed lay ministry and led a renovation effort of the church's interior. In 1995, he was called nity.
in
to Charlotte to serve in the bishop's of-
broadened its activities and the youth have continued to actively participate in church life. Community outreach includes ministering at the Veterans
Administration Medical Center, to the area needy through projects like Habi-
Humanity, and to students at and colleges. Special attention is also being placed on service to the homebound and the aged. Adult education, CCD, Landings and other catechetical efforts add to partat for
local schools
meet
annex building, recently rented by the parish for office and classroom use. in the
The parish celebrated its 60th an-
fice.
Father tor,
now
ish life; several of these groups
Andrew
Latsko, current pas-
niversary in October 1996. Present
Margaret Mary
were several original parishioners who still call the Swannanoa Valley
has ministered to
St.
parishioners since mid- 1995. Father Latsko continues to
home
thanks to Charles D.
emphasize
service ministries and has
Owen and Beacon Manufacturing Company. It was
strengthened the train-
Owen's impressions of
The parish
ing and implementa-
mountain region that led him
tion of lay ministers of
to enrich the production of
1933 when a connection between Swannanoa, N.C, and New Bedford,
boundary was designed to include four townships in eastern and southeastern Buncombe County: Swannanoa, Black Mountain, Fairview and Broad River. The latter two have since been trans-
Mass., brought a migration of Catho-
ferred to other jurisdictions.
Carolina mountain area called "Grey Eagle" by the native Cherokee. Thanks to that influx of
Sisters from St. Genevieve-of-thePines in Asheville offered
Catholics due to industrial relocation,
rishioners in the fall of 1936.
households: 265
SWANNANOA — The year was
lics to the
St.
Margaret Mary Church was
founded.
A key figure in this migration was Charles D. Owen, whose family's Beacon Manufacturing Company was New
installed as first pastor.
enced an enrichment of the Catholic Church in western North Carolina as well.
been activated, the Ladies Guild has
—
room
—
became evident.
purpose addition in 1965, and after a delay was dedicated by
Bishop Vincent Waters
in
1969.
A parking area across the
street
from the church was do-
after.
The Diocese of Charlotte
A year
influx of northeastern Catholics to the
was established in 1972.
Beacon began closing its New England plant; the transferal of equipment and personnel to Swannanoa soon followed. In previous years, eastern Bun-
later its first bishop, the
region. In 1933,
Name Men's Club has
as more educational space well as social and worship
nated to the parish soon there-
thereby bringing in an
process, he indirectly influ-
the parish grew over the next three decades, the need for
As Owen's family business grew, in the South,
the family business. In the
pastorate the Holy
As
Ground was broken for a multi-
so did the textile manufacturing base
the parish. During his
catechetical instruction for pa-
England's industrial landscape. Owen purchased a farm in Swannanoa in 1923, and two years later, the plant he had built in western North Carolina to complement the business began operations. part of
this
Reverend Michael
Most
Begley, appointed former fellow seminarian Atonement Father Pius Keating as pastor of St. MarJ.
Mercy Sisters Dedicate Administration Center BELMONT
—
The Sisters of Mercy in Belmont dedicated their new adminstration center and Curtin Hall on April 27. The 12,600-square foot Mercy Administration Center is connected by a glass corridor and social space to Curtin The hall is named in honor of Mercy Mary Charles Curtin, a pioneer of this community who arrived in North Carolina in 1869. Shown in the reception area of the administration center are Bishop Amando Samo of the Diocese of the Caroline Islands (a Mercy Sisters mission is located in the Pacific); Mercy Sister Mary Jerome Spradley, councillor; Mercy Sister Pauline Clifford, vice president; Mercy Sister Rosalind Picot, president; Bishop William G. Curlin; Mercy Sister Paulette Williams, councillor; and Mercy Sister Mary Thomas Burke, councillor.
Hall, a 5,700 square-foot multipurpose facility. Sister