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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OE CHARLOTTE

LOCKS OF LOVE

Communion

helps whole parish

VOLUME

FIGHTING FOR LIFE

Women converge on Capitol Hill to tell

Senate of their pro-life views

by NANCY FRAZIER

sored by six pro-life or profamily organizations, brought

O'BRIEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

more than 200 women Washington, gave them

— From

WASHINGTON

college students to grandmoth-

crash course in lobbying and sent them to meet with their

an assortment of women from around the country came to Capitol Hill April 27 to tell their senators that pro-life and anti-cloning views represent ers,

women." The "Real

senators about cloning, federal

nominees and parental notification before an abortion.

judicial

Another 1,200 women

"real

Women's

Voices" lobbying day, spon-

See WOMEN, page 6

Discussing the pope

Panelists consider direction of the

papacy under Benedict by

PATRICIA ZAPOR

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

gram of the Pew Forum on

Photo by Kevin

Murray

Fourth-grader Violeta Gomez marvels over her short hair as Andrea Smith of Hair Associates holds ud

change the Vatican's approach world affairs, said panelists at a Washington forum April 29. to

But speakers

Catholic students cut hair for good cause by

KEVIN

MURRAY

EDITOR

SALISBURY

—

Eleven

Sacred Heart School in Salisbury are feeling a bit girls at

lighter today.

The have

girls

at least

volunteered to 10 inches of their

hair cut April

for

Locks of

Love, a nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term

medical hair

loss.

Surrounded and cheered on by their classmates in the school courtyard, the girls

—

kindergarten through fifthgrade had their hair braided

—

then cut by Andrea Smith

of Hair Associates. ful,

"I think it's such a wonderunselfish thing to do, espe-

cially at their ages," said Smith. "It took a lot of courage to

be able to do that," said Principal Kathleen Miller. "Many of

them didn't give thought."

a second

what I expected." "I'm glad I got my hair cut, and I'm glad I did it for Locks of Love," said thirdgrader Susannah Dixon. "It feels so

students have

patients,

many

of the girls were happy to give up their locks several of them have parents and sib-

—

lings affected

recital.

fifth-grader Carla Curiel, run-

ning her hands through her shortened tresses. "It's not

at the pro-

for

Joseph

See POPE, page 12

danger

EVANS

STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE — Mangled metal. Broken glass. Eight teen-agers:

some

alive,

some

Countless lives changed

forever.

Contact Editor Kevin E. by calling (704) 370-3334 or e-mail

Murray

kemurray@charlottediocese. org.

by cancer and good," said

KAREN

not.

chemotherapy. "It feels pretty

volunteered to cut their hair in a

music

Cardinal

ofdrinking and driving in simulation

few weeks

after a

former

Ratzinger's philosophy to suggest the new pope would be a

Charlotte Catholic students see firsthand effects

good."

Two more

Because the hair may help

young cancer

Season

Reli-

gion and Public Life drew on bits of information about the

—

WASHINGTON Too much is unknown to predict how Pope Benedict XVI might

XVI

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sirens

scream

hovers over the football field at Charlotte Catholic High School, prepared to pick up a critically injured patient

information

about Locks of Love,

Ambulance

the distance, progressively getting louder. medical helicopter

and

fly

him

Photo bv Karen A. Evans

Carolinas Medical Center.

visit

www.locksoflove.org.

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seen during a

simulated car accident at Charlotte

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Seniors gather for fun, faith

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Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Faith not a factor in Americans' patriotism, WASHINGTON

PRAYERS AND PERSECUTION

Bush

tells

— Nonbe-

(CNS)

media

issue of faith."

Bush, a Methodist, said he took

lievers are "equally as patriotic" as people

faith,

W. Bush

President George

in a nationally televised press

said

conference

view

religion as a personal mat-

response to a

ter," the president said in

question about whether he agreed with the opinion that the Senate filibuster against his judicial nominees

was "an

at-

tack against people of faith."

person ought to be judged lives his life or lives her life," he added. "And that's how I've tried to live my life: through example." "I think a

on how he or she

Bush

some opposed nominees "because they

said he thought

his judicial

don't like the judicial philosophy of the people I've nominated" and because "they would like to see judges legislate from the bench." But, he added, "I don't ascribe a person's opposing my nominations to an

—

Diocesa n, planner

not

"condemn somebody

CNS

photo from Reuters

woman prays March 27 at the state-sanctioned St. Ignatius Cathedral Shanghai. Members of the underground church in China have sent messages of Catholic

"The great thing about America is you should be allowed to worship any way you want," he added. "And if you choose not to worship, you're equally as patriotic as somebody who does worship.

"And if you choose to worship, you're equally American if you're a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim," the president said. "And that's the wonderful thing about our country and that's the way

should be."

Bush's hourlong news conference focused primarily on Social Security reform, high gasoline prices,

the

war against terrorism and the

situation in Iraq.

Roz

today? " For more information, contact

Spi'nks at (704) 554-1281.

CHARLOTTE

—

congratulations to Pope Benedict XVI while urging him not to forget that they are a

persecuted community

a country that lacks religious freedom.

need for prayers, or would

details,

call

like to offer

your

Marianna de Lachica

(336) 667-9044.

CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE — The next Just Second Fridays

Chinese underground Catholics pope, 'Do not forget us'

tell

—

Members of the ROME (CNS) underground church in China have sent messages of congratulations to the new pope while urging him not to forget that they are a persecuted

community

in a

country that lacks religious freedom.

One underground community of Catholics in northwest China wrote to

Pope Benedict

XVI

asking him "not to

forget the suffering church in China"

derground bishops have reconciled secretly with the Vatican, and at the parish level, there is some mingling of the two churches. Asianews said underground Catholics in Wenzhou Diocese in eastern China wrote Pope Benedict with their hopes that he would visit China soon and bring them "light and freedom" as well as lead them "in love and truth toward full com-

May

Asianews, an Italian-based missionary

munion with the universal church." The news agency said the pope's choice of name had special meaning for

news agency.

Catholics in China.

because

dom

struggles "without any free-

at all," said an April 29 report

"Ever since China's religious regulations

came

into effect

affairs

March 1, must re-

underground Catholic priests port weekly to religious affairs officials on their activities and must ask public security officials for permission to leave the parish," the Catholic

community

said

message to the pope. China created a government-ap-

in its

proved Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association in 1957 to bring the church in line with communist goals and to separate it from "foreign interference," such as ties with the Vatican. An underground church continued to exist and face persecution.

In recent years, officials said

Hong Kong church

to two-thirds

of the un-

13 at

St.

Peter Church

Annex, Atrium Room. Edward Welch, professor at the School of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University, will present "Moral Values and the Marketplace: Searching for a Balance. " Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 1 p.m. Sandwiches and cold drinks are provided. For details, visit www.cssnc.org/justicepeace, "Upcoming Events."

CHARLOTTE

—

Ann

Church, 3635 Park workshop on the spiripractice of Centering Prayer May 14, 9 St.

Rd., will offer a one-day tual

a.m.-3 p.m. Centering Prayer

an ancient

way

CHARLOTTE

— The

Vietnamese Cursillo of

Charlotte School of Leaders meets the second Sunday of each month at 2:30 p.m. at St. Thomas

MINT HILL

— All women

prayers. For details, call Michelle Roth at (704) 321-1717.

— The

CHARLOTTE

Evening of Reflection with Mercy Sister

May 17 at 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. The evening's topic will be "What does Mary say to

50+ Club of

Neumann Church, 8451

St.

John

Idlewild Rd., meets the

second Wednesday of each month at 1 1 a.m. with a program and lunch in the parish hall. For reservations and more information, call Lucille at (704) 537-2189.

CHARLOTTE —The meets

Young Widowed Group

7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each

in the

Fellowship Hall of

St.

Gabriel

Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For more information, contact facilitator Sister Therese Galligan at (704) 362-5047, ext. 216.

VICARIATE

MOUNT HOLLY

are invited to an

a prayer/sup-

The group meets the second Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at St. Luke Church, 13700 Lawyers Rd., to share concerns, praise and

GAST0NIA

call

ties.

For reservations or more information, (704) 523-4641.

— G.E.M.S. Daily

port group for mothers of children with disabili-

month

Jeanne Marie Kienast

Pope Benedict XV, who was pope from 1914-1922, "made special efforts

room of St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. Father Larry LoMonaco, parochial vicar at St. Patrick Cathedral, will speak on "How to Love Someone who is Hard to Love. " For more information, call the church office at (704) 554-7088.

of knowing God through love in silence. Instruction in the tradition and method of Centering Prayer will be offered as well as experiences of Centering Prayer. The workshop is open to all Christians. Reservations are requested.

CHARLOTTE

are invited to the

18 at 7:30 p.m. in the recep-

Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd. For more information, contact Nam Le at (704) 549-1525.

VICARIATE

will take place

women

All

tion

VICARIATE

time in prayer for others' needs, please call the Rosary Chain at St. John Baptist de La Salle Church. The Rosary Chain is a sizable group and all requests and volunteers are welcome.

For

not agree with

that

women

NORTH WILKESBORO — If you have a special

in the political

may

me on religion."

Women's Talk May

BOONE

my faith" but would

"great strength from

process because they

April 28.

A Chinese

2005

—

Father John Vianney Hoover invites all to celebrate the 29th Anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood'May 22 at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph Church on Hwy. 273. Bring a picnic to share after Mass. For details, call

(704) 541-5026.

for the church in China, enabling his

successor,

Pope Pius XI,

to ordain the

Chinese bishops in 1926," it said. In his note of congratulations to Pope Benedict, retired underground Bishop Casimir Wang Milu of Tianshui, in northwest China, said he was "praying intensely" that the new pope might visit China someday. The bishop also wrote that Pope Benedict XV's 1919 apostolic letter, "Maximum Illud," called on Catholics in China "to sacrifice themselves for the sake of evangelization, not to indulge in first

court disputes, not to ask for compensation,

but to forgive with love."

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Roman

FROM THE VATICAN

Protecting culture includes

recognizing religion, Vatican says of VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Religious treasures

pro-

tection of cultural diversity

recognition of the importance of religion,

permanent observer of the Holy

said the

See

type are not

said religion

The observer, Msgr. Francesco 27 meeting of

said.

not isolated to

individuals' private lives, but

UNESCO.

Folio, addressed an April

this

covered in the draft convention, he

must include

also has

Curia elected the dean from

"In this document, particular atten-

among their membership; approval of the election by Pope Benedict was an-

tion should be devoted to a treatment of

nounced April 30

dignity and their meaningful reinsertion

at the

Vatican.

prisoners fully respectful of their

in Paris.

The U.N. agency has been working on finalizing a preliminary draft convention that would promote cultural diversity and exchanges.

Some

into society," he said.

bishops, as the rank of the six

for the unscrupulous who promise to help the poor or desperate get to a new country and find work. Many end up basically enslaved and forced into

called.

Cardinal Arinze participated in the elec-

new

On the issue of human trafficking, he told the congress that the problem is related to increasing restrictions

which would be

clusion in the U.N. document.

International

prostitution.

Pope names Cardinal Sodano dean of College

cooperation needed

ger international controls on the sale and

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

dean.

The archbishop

Church

The post became empty April 19

or other religions "regard as testimonies

when German

of faith" and are used in activities

was

related to worship or other rituals, Msgr.

The

tic

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO — Anyone currently unemployed situation

invited to attend the

Re-employment

— All

are invited to

May

15, 4-8 p.m., at the

church, 4145 Johnson

The

festival will feature

St.

at 7

p.m. There will be a prayer

12 at 7 p.m. and closing

Mass May

MOORESVILLE — Seniors ages 55 and up are 217 Brawley School Rd., the second Saturday of each month following the 5:30 Mass for Senior Games invited to St. Therese Church,

Immaculate

val on Pentecost Sunday,

The Blessed Sacra-

13 at 7 p.m. For more information, contact the church office at (704) 872-2579.

Night, featuring

International Festi-

first

May

service

Colleen to share them with the group.

Mary Church's

11-13.

will

Mass May

and 26, 7:30-9 p.m. For more information, call Colleen Assal, (336) 294-4696, ext. 226. Anyone iwith knowledge of job opportunities is asked to call

HIGH POINT

May

be exposed continually, and prayers and supplications will be offered throughout the observance. The observance will begin with

Support Group held in the Parish Life Center, Room 8, of St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd. The group will meet May 12

Heart of

of the

six top-ranking cardinals

Adoration

ment

employment

or concerned about their present

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

elected pope.

Folio said.

GREENSBORO

Pope

XVI

games and

Vietnam, Poland and Turkey.

SMOKY

Mexico,

trip to the

May. Those

are

zation

Mary

call

Giff

about

knowing what

no more a

bishop Salvatore Pennacchio, the

democracy, creates havoc with the economy and increases the suffering of

Vatican's nuncio to Thailand, told the

the poor, he said.

U.N. Congress on Crime and Criminal Justice April 18-25 in Bangkok. Archbishop Pennacchio said the Vatican's primary concerns were trafficking in humans, especially women and children; the sale and possession of firearms; corruption; establishing law and order in post-conflict situations; and defending the rights of prisoners.

He said the Vatican supported the idea of developing an international "Charter of the Fundamental Rights of Prisoners."

Corruption also

a frequent part of

the criminal scene in countries trying to re-establish peace, justice cial structures after

and normal so-

a war, he said.

Unless there are competent police officers

and judges, effective laws and a of them, crime can desta-

fair application

bilize a nation struggling to return to

normalcy, transforming "the hope and trust of a population into skepticism, desperation and disillusionment," Archbishop Pennacchio said.

VICARIATE

KERNERS VILLE — Holy Cross Church, 6

1 6 S. Cherry St., hosts a Senior Coffee House the first and third Monday of each month, 10 a.m.- 12

Second

St.

Building. Call the church office at (336) 996-

deeper understanding of their

(828) 631-4127.

program whose mem-

bers not only learn the Scriptures, but

"Crime prevention

question to be resolved locally," Arch-

the organi-

p.m. in Salesian Hall in the Child Development

dignity and threaten peace, a Vatican diplomat said.

cordially invited to attend.

offering a weekly Catholic Scripture Study.

Catholic Scripture Study

man

Helping Mother Earth

VICARIATE

interested in

is all

WINSTON-SALEM

VICARIATE

HICKORY — St. Aloysius Church, 921

to prevent

(336) 855-7014 for further information.

NE,

needed

between

For further information, call Sandy Beauchemin at (828) 586-1 136 or Gwen Parris

Our Lady of Knock, Franciscan Prayer Center

interested in attending this outing

encouraged

HICKORY

MOUNTAIN

woman

— The Ladies Ancient Order of

Hibernians, Guilford Division,

planning a

crime, especially crimes that attack hu-

a link

Mary, Mother of God of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas will hold an open meeting May 14, following the 9 a.m. Mass. The meeting will be in the Fellowship Hail of St. Mary Church, 28 Bartlett St. Any

(336) 454-3758.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Interna-

tional cooperation

a potluck dinner.

SYLVA — Court St.

is free, but everyone is invited to bring a dish, preferably representing a foreign country, to share. For details, contact Larry Kwan at

GREENSBORO

"Clearly, there

crime and trafficking in firearms that feeds terrorism at national and international levels," he said. "A reduction in the availability of firearms will facilitate the establishment of peace and security." International cooperation also is needed to fight corruption, which undermines the rule of law and justice, erodes

for details.

Admission

hlkwan@lexcominc.net or Rita Leonard

much stron-

Call Barbara Daigler at (704) 662-9752

music, dance and exhibits from a variety of nations as well as food from the Philippines,

also urged

possession of guns and other weapons.

to stop crime, says

Vatican diplomat

—

confirmed the election of Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, as the new dean of the College of Cardinals.

cultural or artistic

treasures that the Catholic

legal

tion of the

Benedict

"the cultural heritage of religious interests,"

migration worldwide, creating a market

an impact on the "public domain" and, therefore, deserves consideration for in-

of Cardinals

countries already recognize

human

Just five days earlier, Pope Benedict had promoted Nigerian Cardinal Francis Arinze, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, to his former place among the cardinal

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Scouts earn Eagle rank LINCOLNTON

— James Quentin

Judge and Cameron Joseph Judge, members of Boy Scout Troop 112, recently earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in

Boy

Scouts.

James and Cameron, parishioners of St. Dorothy Church in Lincolnton, received their recognition during a ceremony at First United Methodist Church in Lawndale March 19. Father

Matthew Buettner, parochial vicar

benefit the

Dorothy Church, gave the invocation and Benediction. Among the key presenters was Mike O'Brien, mayor of Lawndale and former member of Troop 112. "I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to recognize these young

men, who have undertaken a journey down the same path sought by many great community leaders before

(Upper Cleveland the Bliss Center

Lawndale. James recruited fellow Scouts and family, Bliss Center staff and membecs of local churches for the project, which in

helped restore much of the center's food supply, depleted during the ice storm in

December 2002.

Cameron's

project

the

Town

Lawndale, I would like to say to the young men here and to Scouts everywhere, thank you for a job well done,"

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partnering with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department and Cleveland Regional Medical Center to help fingerprint and provide identification for more than 200 children during the Cleveland County Fair in September 2003. Cameron recruited fellow Scouts and family, 25 students from Crest High School and eight law en-

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them," said O'Brien.

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James and Cameron are acColumbus clean up the church grounds and servers,

he said.

For his Eagle Scout project, James spent 147 hours in April collecting 2,007 pounds of food and

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

A place of silence and solitude Hundreds gather for St Francis Springs Prayer Center dedication by

DEACON GERALD POTKAY STONEVILLE

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The prayers and

vision of Franciscan Father Louis Canino

recently

became

was

the

him

in the

those in the Triad area.

mid-1990s

time the Franciscans were closing prayer centers around the United States.

"Within every human being there is a be contemplative. Many are not aware of this potential," said Father

spiritual growth.

"The purpose of

this center is to

foster contemplation, justice

The request was

unusual, he said, because at that particular

denominations are welcome for

call to

and peace;

people grow in the depth of their

Canino.

"The human psyche longs for solitude, silence and internal harmony," he

prayer; to strengthen their desire to find

God; as well as to implement the values of justice, peace and charity," said Franciscan Father John Frambes, codirector of the center. is

happen."

this

with the idea of a prayer center to serve

More than 600 people attended

"This center

make

boro, approached

April 23 dedication of the new nonprofit, interfaith retreat center where

to help

force to

rector of the Franciscan Center in Greens-

dedi-

cated in Stoneville.

all

thing. His purpose is so wonFather Louis was the driving

Father Felice said Father Canino, di-

a reality as the St.

Francis Springs Prayer Center

derful.

no simple

CORRESPONDENT

said. "St. Francis

dedicated to seeking

Franciscan clergy and more than 600 people process into the Prayer Center

Stoneville during

its

Springs Prayer Center

view of the outdoors," said Ann Bauer,

into our

the center's business coordinator.

lives."

important to retain the contem-

plative spirituality of St. Francis while

ministering to

all

sorts of people as

features a chapel

wing

and a wing dedicated to the education of justice and peace, with classrooms for study. "It is so unique.

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During the dedication ceremony,

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FIGHTING FOR LIFE

Pro-life

Capitol WOMEN,

women converge on

WASHINGTON

their senators that

day by

phone, fax or e-mail.

"Women are the bearers of human and we must therefore be the protectors of human life," said Kara Klein, a freshman at The Catholic University of America in Washington, at a press conference on the event. "We must stand up for those who cannot speak for themselves and say no to the violence of abortion, no to the violence of death by starvation and dehydration, and no to all violence that is life

women," she added. a grand-

movement

by her late uncle, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "If the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is to live, our babies must live," she said. "Our mothers must choose life." Rev. King said she underwent two abortions before her six children were born, and suffered from guilt for years led

but eventually achieved healing.

"The doctor told me (the abortion) wasn't going to hurt any more than having a tooth pulled," she said. "It did." Rachel Campos-Duffy, a former MTV's "The Real World"

participant in

reality series, described herself as "a

generation"

—

that has "never

daughters

Helen Alvare, an associate professor of law at Catholic University who recently was part of the five-member U.S.

tions to circumvent parental notification

are taken across state lines,"

Mass inaugurating the papal ministry of Pope Benedict XVI, said

planning and information for the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activi-

measure supported by most Americans,"

said in an April 28 statement that

A poll released April 27 showed that 75 percent of Americans strongly disagreed and another 7 percent somewhat disagreed with the statement, "A person should be able to take a minor girl across

the

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was not

abor-

women

her age have been

told since childhood that "the right to abortion

was

"my

a hard-fought gift to us," she said,

generation has

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women and human rights,"

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"real

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lobbyists took

messages to their senators in support of an up-or-down vote on President George W. Bush's judicial nominees, against human cloning and in favor of the Child Custody Protection Act, which would ban efforts to circumvent parental notification or consent laws in one state by taking a minor to another state for an abortion. The House version of that bill, the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, was approved on a 270-157 vote Its chief sponsor, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., expressed confidence at the press conference that the

Ruse

said.

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common-sense

state lines to obtain

an abortion without

her parents' knowledge."

Only 7 percent strongly agreed and

ment

in the poll

commissioned by the

National Right to Life Committee.

the states currently have

"This

very encouraging, but an-

consent, or a judicial bypass, before a

other example of how far

minor can obtain an abortion.

pery slope' we have descended," said Maggi Nadol, coordinator of the diocesan Respect Life Office.

The Child Interstate Abortion Notifiby Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., was approved by a 270-157 margin in the House April 27. The legislation, then called the Child cation Act, sponsored

"The idea

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life

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down

she said.

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Speaking about the rationale behind

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YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

Vatican

official:

Children's first

Communion can help whole by

CINDY

WOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY

— Children's

in-

nocence, openness and ability to be awed mean that, when properly prepared, their

Communion can be

the whole parish

moment when witnesses how great a

gift the

is,

first

Eucharist

said Cardinal Dario

Castrillon Hoyos.

As soon as children are able to recognize the difference between regular bread and a consecrated host, preparations for their first

Communion

should

begin, said the cardinal, prefect of the

Congregation for Clergy. In a January letter in Spanish, Italian

congregation's www.clerus.org

posted and German on the

—

Web

—

site

The

future

May

first

ment of our redemption by applying

hearts the sacramental Christ."

This week, we will take a closer examination of the offertory by answer-

mind of a child who has age where they begin to

"In fact, the

coming

collection.

the divine light that

man penetrate able," the cardinal wrote. "Faith raises us beyond reason," he

in children

Cardinal Castrillon said that in 1910, Pius authorized publication

of a decree saying ceive their

first

that children

could re-

Communion "from

about

the seventh year," it "marked an important change for the pastoral care of children." Pope Pius' decree noted that "a few errors" had been made in determining the "age of reason," so that until 1910 children under the age of 10 and in some

—

dioceses, under the age of 14

— were

prevented from receiving Communion. Allowing children to receive the Eucharist at

young age "has brought

which we frequently

this faith,

experience in our parishes,

more than

who are we are

able

—

very alive

— sometimes

to express their closeness to the Lord with prayer." The cardinal did not mention ongoing discussions in the church about pre-

paring mentally handicapped children for their first

Communion and was not avail-

able Jan. 25 to discuss the question. Cardinal Castrillon told the priests he hoped the "holy practice" of allowing

young children fession and

to receive their first con-

first

Communion would be

better appreciated

and followed during the Year of the Eucharist, which runs from October 2004 to October 2005. cardinal prayed,

"May

love for

most holy Eucharist be transmitted from the most tender age and the desire to receive the body of Christ become the

great grace

the

He told priests that Pope John Paul II young

"and

The

to the church," Cardinal Castrillon said.

praised the decision to allow dren to receive Communion.

the

it is

In many countries, while Communion preparation classes accept 7-year-olds, many of the children do not receive their

when Pope

makes

surest path for building a future of peace and holiness, not only for the individual, but for the whole Christian community."

chil-

In his autobiographical book, "Rise,

children + books + sun =

What

being offered

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Obviously, we do not have the capacgive to God the thanksgiving that He deserves for all the generous gifts we

have received, but we do make the best attempt by making a sacrifice of our own resources. The money represents our

own time and talent given at work. And so the collection symbolizes the

more imporof ourselves given to God. 2) Bread and wine. Along with the collection, bread and wine are offered by tant gift

the faithful in the offertory procession at

God

for sacrifice.

The priest. All of these

offerings are

and presented to the priest, physically and spiritually in the offertory of the Mass. The priest accepts these gifts. And on behalf of the entire church, he offers them to the Father in union with the perfect collected

sacrifice

of Christ on the

6) Christ. Here,

cross.

finally discover

that ultimately, the offertory

of the Mass does not primarily answer the question, "What is being offered?" but rather' "Who is being offered?"

And through the eyes of faith, with the light of reason and expressed through the liturgy of the Mass, we come to discover that

who

it is Christ, the high priest, offers himself to the Father.

And

because

are

members of his

mystical body through the sacrament of baptism, we are also offering ourselves in

union with Christ.

As he

freely sacri-

ficed himself to the Father

on the cross, so we are invited and encouraged to

the Mass.

follow his perfect example. There

These elements are so necessary for the celebration of the Mass that without bread and wine, a priest is unable to offer

will find salvation.

detail in

collection, bread

our next dis-

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Next week, we will continue our examination of the offertory by answering the following question: What is the purpose and the significance of the bread and wine used at the Mass?

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"The younger they

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offertory

that

Communion. Again, we discovered that these three movements together give glory to God and bring about the fulfill-

Communion."

generally agreed to be 7 years of age.

they are 8 or

—

"the age of reason,"

until

we were reminded

distinct movements: the offertory, the consecration and the reception of holy

Cardinal Castrillon told priests, "I think that one of the greatest joys for a pastor is to hear the first confession of children and then let them receive their

where

Communion

1929, just

after his ninth birthday.

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Last week,

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Pope John Paul received

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Let Us Be on Our Way," Pope John Paul said Pope Pius' decision was "a touching testimony of pastoral love for children."

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OUR SCHOOLS

High school students see drunk driving dangers DANGER, from page 1

Fortunately, this scene was only a simulation designed to show the students of Charlotte Catholic what could happen if they drink alcohol before getting be.

hind the wheel.

With proms and graduation celebrations approaching, the April 29 Mock Fatality was well-timed as a warn-

DWI

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Above: A Mock DWI Fatality was held at Charlotte Catholic High School April 29 to warn students about drinking and driving. Right: Charlotte firefighters work with students portraying crash victims.

Matt Bazluki of the special services division of the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office and Captain Jim

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of Charlotte Catholic.

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WORD TO LIFE

A roundup

of Scripture, readings, films and more

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: MAY

May

redeeming effects?

'Crash' has

still

others were

able to

good communicators.

fulfill a

three-year

commitment of

meetings and tasks.

While the task force of men and

Acts 2:1-11

women

indeed offered the competencies I was surprised nonetheless to discover gifts in them that I never would have anticipated gifts that benefited us greatly in the ensuing months of

Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 1

2005

In addition, each person had to be

Cycle A Readings:

others had experience with youth; and

15,

Pen tecost Sunday 1)

that

Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13

3) Gospel: John 20:19-23

expected,

—

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preparation.

One woman

in particular

wondered aloud whether she had any

gifts by

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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Several years ago I had the privilege of coordinating our diocese's first synod, an endeavor which lasted three years from the initial stages of planning to the closing liturgy and publication of the synod proceedings. It was a power-

experience of local church that

ful

I'll

never forget. CNS

Thandie Newton and Matt

a scene from the movie "Crash," a powerful,

Dillon star in

beautifully crafted film with a strong moral center

of Los Angeles residents

whose

about a disparate,

lives will intersect in unlikely

racially

and with the help of a

terrific

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mixed group

and redemptive ways.

Writer-director Paul Haggis takes a story and milieu that at first ugly,

photo from Lions Gate

seems sordid and

cast, has fashioned a transcendently

moving essay on the benevolence that may lie beneath racial intolerance, and the interconnectedness of human beings, showing how good and bad can coexist in all of us,

and how the former generally prevails.

Much rough and crude language, some including one encounter with

partial

innuendo, and a bloody traffic-accident classification

—

nudity,

was our

"first"

synod,

one had never coordinated anything of that magnitude, I had a for

great deal to learn.

There was much discernment involved in selecting a task force, so I gathered names of prospects, thinking about the abilities and talents each person

would bring

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to the table

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Another member proved to be my "rock" of encouragement, calling me up for lunch just when I was whelmed by one challenge

feeling over-

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In addition to the surprising gifts

brought by each individual, a collective

good humor and optimism emerged that was contagious, spreading from that small group of, 12 throughout the delegation of more than 500 men and women who met for the synod. From that experience, I learned what it meant to trust in the Holy Spirit's creative and bountiful outpouring for the good of the church. Both the seemingly small and the considerably larger needs of God's people can and will be filled if spirit 'of

each person surrenders to that life-giving Spirit and extends his or her own gifts for the benefit of others.

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Catholicism, marathons twin themes for

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'Saint Ralph' writer-director

all-boys school in Toronto.

walk?'" he

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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festival circuit before

Michael

aters,

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its

the film-

release in the-

—

has been running

— from

film "Saint Ralph," about a high school

well, really, flying

freshman who believes winning the Boston Marathon will be the miracle needed to bring his mother out of a coma, is like his film's protagonist: a Catholic and a runner. McGowan, who has run and won

take questions from audiences and jour-

runs four to five times a

son and a 19-month-old daughter. McGowan said he set "Saint Ralph"

week

still

keep

fit.

its marathon theme. Catholicism provided "the bookends of people's lives" a half-century ago, he

with

said.

With "Saint Ralph" playing

writer-director of the feature

marathons,

was a great experience," he But that, the Catholic faith and the marathoning may be the only similarities between him and his character. Ralph is an only child; "I'm one of "It

said.

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Walker (Adam was educated by the Basilian Fathers at St. Michael High School, an Butcher),

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He noted that the winning time of the 1954 Boston Marathon was 2:29. The Toronto-born McGowan,

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Ralph

parents are quite alive." In the film, Ralph exhibits

the

Once his hospitalized mother slips into a coma and is told that only a miracle will bring her out of

all

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recently

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God protects, guides his people

and viewpoints

through hardships, says pope by

CAROL GLATZ

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; God will watch over and protect his people

Calling for an

end

at all times,

Speaks

even as they encounter life's dangers, temptations and hardships, Pope Benedict XVI said at his May 4 weekly general

to the death penalty

The Pope

audience.

"The divine shepherd knows no

POPE BENEDICT XVI

rest

work of protecting his people," he "God will take care of us at every moment with love, protecting our life in his

said.

Dear Brothers and Sisters

May It is

the Grace of our

in Christ,

Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

very likely that in the next several weeks the North Carolina House of Representatives

will vote

on House

which

Bill 529,

calls for a

two-year suspension on executions in North

Carolina. During this proposed two-year hiatus the death penalty

on executions, a thorough review of how

administered in North Carolina will take place.

The Catholic Church

calls for the death penalty to be rarely used, if it is to be used at March, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops launched the Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty. My voice is joined with those of my fellow bishops of the United States in calling for an end to the use of the death penalty in our land. Our renewed call to end this most severe of punishments comes at a time when U.S. Catholics are becoming less supportive of the use of the death penalty (as revealed in a opinion poll conducted in November 2004 by the noted pollster John Zogby). all.

Whether or not our society chooses to end the use of the death penalty, the Catholic Church lends its most urgent support to all measures that seek to eliminate bias in the application of the death penalty and that ensure innocent persons are not erroneously charged with capital crimes and sentenced to death. I therefore support a moratorium on the use of the death penalty in the state of North Carolina as called for in House Bill

The

of "wealth, power,

which

are temptations because they really appear to be the promise of life," the

pope said. "But we in our faith" in God know that these "summits are not true, are not

todian" or "sentinel" that guards his people, keeping them "from every risk and danger."

he said.

life,"

Pope Benedict said those who put their faith in God have the "confidence of not being abandoned" during times of"

The pope explained how this ancient psalm still has resonance today in

"trial,

the assault of evil, persecution."

God

people's lives.

lofty ideals

prestige, a comfortable life, (are) heights

the psalmist speaks of the people

protects at all times, "even dur-

ing the night of our life," he said.

of Israel who on their long journey toward Jerusalem resisted the temptations of the pagan temples on the hills by holding to their faith in God, Pope Benedict

The pope ended his audience with a reminder that the month of May was dedicated to Mary, and he called on young people to "turn to the school of Mary in order to learn to love and

said people today will face similar temples of deceit on "our pilgrimage of life."

follow Christ."

when we know full well that the House of Representatives will soon consider HB 529? Would it not be prudent that our state cease executions until the House of Representa-

529.

from every evil." For his second general audience, Pope Benedict gave his first catechesis on a series of psalms and canticles Pope John Paul II had begun before his death April 2. In Psalm 121, "a psalm of trust," Pope Benedict said that God is shown to be the vigilant, attentive and caring "cus-

share with

you below section 2267 of the Revised Catechism of the Catholic Church

tives has at least

had a chance to vote on

529?

(1997):

"Assuming

determined, the traditional death penalty,

and responsibility have been fully teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the

that the guilty party's identity

if this is the

only possible

way of

against the unjust aggressor. If however, non-lethal

effectively defending

means

human

lives

and such means, as good and more

are sufficient to defend

protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to

more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common conformity with the dignity of the human person. "Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense incapable of doing harm without definitely taking away from him the possibility of

these are in

redeeming himself

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cases

which the execution of

the offender

an absolute

necessity are very rare, if not practically non-existent."

The Church's teaching on the death penalty is based on the principle that all human life is sacred, made in the image and likeness of God. If the innocent of society can be protected from aggressors with non-lethal means, then indeed, such means are preferable to the use of lethal force. Modern society has the resources to separate the violent offender from society and protect the innocent, a choice that also gives the violent offender the opportunity to reflect

on wrongdoings and seek the path

The Church's teaching on the death penalty offers us a path to diminish violence in our society, not increase it. The teaching also considers the immortal soul of the evildoer,

who As we proclaim

the one guilty of the terrible crime

for his transgressions.

Christ's

justly separated

from society and punished

"Good News," our

desire

that all

might hear and accept Christ's message of salvation, including those among us have committed heinously sinful acts.

who

The Church's opposition

to the use of the death penalty in modern society and the Church's current concern that the death penalty process needs to be studied (to eliminate bias and errors in its application) in no way diminishes the Church's heartfelt concern for the victims of terrible acts. I call on all the faithful to reach out to those who have experienced the violent death of loved ones. Let us pray for their healing and for the souls of their departed loved ones.

Many

of you respond to the advocacy appeals of the diocesan Respect Life Office and human life. I commend such action that heightens our society's respect for human life. In contacting your legislators and executive leaders to urge passage of laws that promote the values and teachings of our Church, especially those that relate to the protection of human life, you promote the "Gospel of Life." Office of Justice and Peace that encourage respect for

redemption. In time, such action can only serve to have a positive effect in increasing respect for

The Church's teaching on the death penalty (expressed in the very first sentence of the catechism's statement on the death penalty) states that this most severe and final of all punishments is to be used only when the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined. Support for a death penalty moratorium receives added weight and increased urgency from recent case histories and research documenting that the death penalty sentencing process has erred in convicting innocent people. At least 119 people have been released from death row in the U.S.A. since 1976, of which five have been released from prison

Even assuming

that there

the dignity of all

human

life, at all

stages of development and growth.

we humbly ask our Lord human life.

Please continue to join your prayers with mine as strengthen our efforts to promote a respect for

all

Sincerely yours in Christ,

North Carolina.

may

be a limited and just reason to use the death penalty to must ensure that innocent persons are not

protect society, the death penalty process

Most Reverend Peter

Jugis

Bishop of Charlotte

executed. Since the evidence clearly suggests that we are not sure that this will always be the case, further study of the death penalty process is warranted.

WANT MORE INFO? only seems prudent that executions should be halted while a study of the death penalty process takes place. An execution is currently planned for May 6, 2005 in It

Raleigh.

Does

make

sense for our state to continue executions

the

coming weeks,

A tri-fold brochure by the Office of Justice and Peace, "Seeking Justice, Seeking

Fairness, Promoting

Life,'

on the Catholic Church's teaching on the death penalty and on the current campaign for a moratorium or executions

N.C. can be found online at www.cssnc.org/justicepeace (go to "Resources").

May

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2005

medium

Catholics

venomous speakers with smirking

the Media

Letters to

DAVID HAINS

the Editor

Radio, the lost "Radio,

it's

the theatre of the mind."

Al Gardner of Charlotte's 50,000-watt powerhouse, WBT-AM, during a recent interview with Bishop Peter Jugis. The bishop and Gardner were guests on "The David Chadwick Show," a weekly program devoted to spiritual issues and hosted by Rev. David Chadwick, pastor of Forest Hill Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. Bishop Jugis was on the program to talk about our new pope, Benedict XVI, and the spiritual journey we Catholics have been on during the last month. It was a wonderful discussion by men* of God that provided listeners with an hour's worth of insight and spiritual So

said

nourishment.

The David Chadwick Show and Gardner's own morning news programs are two of few bright spots on what is a becoming a barren, almost Unfortunately,

dangerous landscape America.

in the

medium of

talk radio in

these

silence or out-and-out agreement.

If radio can be "theatre of the mind," Gardner suggested, then a nightmarish vision of a radio netherworld can be found in the movie, "Hotel Rwanda." The film depicts the ethnic cleansing and genocide that killed more than 1 million

people in

Rwanda

in 1994.

the start of "Hotel

Rwanda," the

audience hears the soothing, convincing voice of a radio announcer making racist

comments about

the Tutsi minority.

the country descends into the

bloody chaos of

civil

war, the radio an-

nouncer is heard again and again. Each time he is more strident and bloodthirsty as he calls upon the Hutu majority to murder innocent people. Finally the announcer directs

mobs from one killing zone to another

in the capital city

of Kilgali.

media to push constantly toward the outer bounds of sensibility. Elvis' gyrating hips were too is

the nature of

mind of voice of com-

risque for a 1950s television audience.

whom

land of milk and honey.

break program would laugh "the King" off the beach for being overdressed.

Gays, Hispanic refugees and the media

In talk radio, this change has led to

Too

often the theatre of the

American radio

a shrill

plaint against the people for

America

isn't the

are favorite targets for on-air diatribes that last for hours,

And

Beer-guzzling revelers on an

isn't just the hosts. Callers to

MTV spring

sensational parsing of the facts.

significant portion of the

medium

ions that suggest imprisonment, banish-

downward spiral. I know it's a free country and

ment and even death

ions are like cell phones

these

day.

"shows" often voice

And all too

often,

hate-filled opin-

of the the hosts encourage

for the target

GUEST COLUMNIST

nize that the level of discourse in America is sinking and we have no one to

blame but ourselves. As I watched "Hotel Rwanda," I wondered: How different is the radio announcer in the film from the real-life announcers

listen to

matter of degrees.

every day? It is a long would it

How

take for talk radio to spiral

down

to the

lowest level of hatred and the promotion

of violence? Two years? Five years? Perhaps it will be longer, but the clock on the downward spiral is ticking. When are we going to stop listening and stop supporting the talk-radio trash? When are we going to demand that stations who are given the privilege of using the public airwaves be more fair minded and respectful of the diversity of American culture?

David Hains

director of communi-

cations for the Diocese of Charlotte.

louder voices, less tolerant attitudes and

days and weeks.

one. But at

some

point

A You can

opin-

— everyone has

we have

WANT TO LISTEN?

in a

listen to

Web

example of Catholic politician I

some home and

our Catholic education classes, about Paul. The first is about his selfdescribed "thorn in the flesh" (2 Cor 12:7). I've heard he was the first recorded stigmatic. Second, where did he get his Christian training and authority? He had a in

St.

He even penalty case.

nor any other previous experience could prepare him for that kind of conversion. this

authority as an apostle, even to the point

teach Christian doctrine? (Indiana)

of challenging (and convincing) Peter and the Christians "reputed to be important" in Jerusalem about the need to be

letter to the Christians in Galatia,

futes attacks

his teaching with the

claim, "I did not receive

being, nor

was

he re-

taught

from a human

it,

but

came

through a revelation of Jesus Christ" (Gal 1:12). Other information in his letters and the Acts of the Apostles supports that claim. Born in Tarsus in Asia Minor of Jewish parents, Paul eventually went to

Acts

9).

circumcised before baptism. Key to his conversion and theological formation, of course, was his mysterious personal confrontation with Christ as Paul was on his way to Damascus to attack the followers of Jesus. Paul are you, sir?"

Jesus

The Lord you are

whom

persecuting."

For the rest of his life, those words remained alive in Paul as a fountain of theological learning. Practically

all

the

dominant themes of his teaching flowed significantly from his reflection on what

moment, particularly image of the church as the

Corinthians 12 and 13. ety of talents

and

Christ.

You have

gifts,

a vari-

he told them,

ences (see for instance 2 Cor 12:1)

mind

of the

persecuting.

literally identified

himself

Schammel Newland

'silliness'

was disheartening to see the picof a stain some thought to resemble

Mary on an underpass such a prominent place in The Catholic News & Herald ("Our Lady of the Underpass," April 22). It's a shame such silliness gets reported in our diocesan newspaper. the Blessed Virgin in California in

—

Lawton Blandford, Jr. Mount Holly

the

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conflict with the other apostles, referred to above,

over the requirement that Chris-

tian converts

laws.

The

tributed

be held to traditional Jewish

resolution of that struggle con-

much

to the

development of the

major themes of Paul's theology. There's no question that Paul's total and immediate transformation by Jesus Christ has no parallel in Christian history, perhaps in all the history of religion. Speculation never stops about the "thorn in the flesh."

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Scripture sometimes uses

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mation, together with his mystical experi-

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that expression as

Jerusalem, where he became a disciple

was

believe in him.

his majestic

day Christ did not say: I am Jesus whose friends or followers you are

illustrious rabbi Gamaliel. Paul

who

Over the years Paul drew

Jesus said at that

body of

the

later. Where did he acquire the background he needed to

No room for

other apostles until

"Who

What

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bestowed by the one Spirit. But that Spirit of Jesus makes all of you one with him; you are together "Christ' 5 body, and individually parts of it." _ Another large element in Paul's for-

Clearly, he did not vacillate about his

answered, "I

Bush

when

about a death-

letters

— Kenneth

apostles for the first time (Gal

asked,

are to be edified

gets uneasy

FATHER JOHN

dramatic encounter with Christ, but never met him in person. He did not know the

no one else like him. The simplest answer to your question is that he received his "Christian education" and authority to preach the Gospel directly from Jesus, no one else. Paul himself insists on this point. In his

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with those

ity is special; there's

In my opinion, Gov. Bush is not a good example of a politician who can balance church and secular laws.

Corner

But neither

ent issues, especially in Florida.

After his famous encounter with the Lord on the road to Damascus, it seems he went to "Arabia" for three years, then preached the Gospel in Damascus before returning to Jerusalem where he met the

A. That's a very good question, because Paul's history as a Christian author-

know

Vatican writes him

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a fervent rabbi himself and a rigid Pharisee.

don't

dismayed by Gov. Bush's approach to rationalizing his support of the pope's positions on abortion and end-of-life issues. For Bush, Vatican positions on abortion and end-of-life help him realize the "value of life," while Vatican positions on the war in Iraq and capital punor

about capital punishment and the Iraq war, both of which are politically expedi-

Paul learn

Q. Recently there have been

when

over-reaching

little

church, secular laws," April 29).

site at

to recog-

Christian doctrine? interesting questions, both at

of a Catholic politician who balances church and secular laws ("Governor says Catholic politicians can balance

that

How did St.

find

The Catholic News & Herald features Gov. Jeb Bush of Florida as an example

ishment only "cause him some concern."

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

Springing into fun Senior citizens enjoy camaraderie, education at annual Spring Fling event by

KAREN

EVANS

older adults. Annual events such as the

STAFF WRITER

HUNTERSVILLE

—

Spring Fling and Fall

Once

Day of

Reflection

again,

provide an opportunity for senior citizens

seniors from across Diocese of Charlotte

to gather for entertainment, camaraderie,

descended upon

St.

Mark Church

education and spiritual enrichment.

entertainment at the 19th Annual Spring

"Our goal is that the seniors enjoy being together and participating in the

Fling April 28.

activities," Breakfield said.

Huntersville for a day of enrichment and

than 225 seniors gathered for

recreation, camaraderie

and safety pre-

sentations. This year's fling featured storyteller

Barbara Freeman,

who

enter-

tained the participants in the morning.

Bishop Peter J. Jugis celebrated the closing Mass to conclude the day's events.

Each

year, the diocesan Office

Elder Ministry hosts the Spring Fling as a

day where seniors can forget the demands of life and join others in the spirit of oneness and friendship, said Sandra Breakfield, director of Elder Ministry. All costs for the event are covered by registration fees.

Elder Ministry, a division of Catholic Social Services, provides guidance to

"The spirits and faces of the people spoke volumes everyone seemed to enjoy themselves," she said. Many of the attendees took advantage of the opportunity to participate in

—

several of the recreational activities,

including chair exercise, crafts, line dancing and more.

order to enhance the well-being of

Above: Bingo turns into a team sport for

women

two

at St.

Mark Church

Right:

Barbara

Church

security.

handmade

Participants were offered a free osteoporosis screening and

Huntersville April 28.

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"We

the Elder Ministry Senior

Spring Fling. The annual event took place

Aside from an abundance of recreational activities, the seniors had several opportunities to focus on their health and

parishes within the Diocese of Charlotte in

Photos by Karen A. Evans

ing

component

to the day," Breakfield

"That way, there's something for everyone." said.

try to offer opportunities for

fun and fellowship, but also add a learn-

Contact Staff Writer Karen A. Evans by calling (704) 370-3354 or e-mail kaevans@charlottediocese. org.

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