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But you, brothers and sisters,
are not
in
Coverage from the
darkness, for that day
to overtake you tike a thief. For alt
of
and
you are children
U.S. bishops'
children of the day.
We
meeting
are
not of the night or of darkness.
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Therefore,
fall
of the tight
let
NEWS
sober.
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NOVEMBER 15,
HERALD
&
SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2002
Bishops breeze through documents
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12
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Room with a view
before return to sex abuse issue By
NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN
Catholic
News Service
WASHINGTON — The U.S. bishops made quick work of documents on domestic violence, abortion, Hispanic ministry and several liturgical matters on the second day of their fall meeting Nov. 12, clearing the way for an extended discussion on clergy sex abuse the next day. Although vote counts were not made public the
same
—
Jorge
regional
in
the
United States and worldwide, stewardship, diocesan
and border concerns with Mexico. "Strangers No Longer," a pastoral letter on migration that was also under consideration by the Mexican bishops during the same week, will be "the first-ever statement issued jointly by financial issues
two national ences," "Bishop
year. to
were docu-
ments on poverty
At the shrine Mass,
committee chairmen and chairmen-elect,
ation of several abuse-re-
bishops' council.
clouds hovering over the.' U.S. church for most of the
14 meeting in Washington also included election of
ahead for the bish-
lated questions,
Carvajal of Zipaquira, president of the Latin American
second day of the Nov. 11-
—
Still
Jimenez
Bishop William S. Skylstad of Spokane, Wash., acknowledged the metaphoric dark
day, there
in
the
ops, in addition to consider-
perspective in light of a possible war with Iraq and a letter expressing solidarity with the Colombian bishops following the kidnapping of
Bishop
said
fall,"
bishop, vice president of the bishops' conference.
ready heavy agenda were a proposed statement reiterating the Catholic just-war
was little some cases, no debate on the documents.. The and
when we
meetings and an afternoon executive session. Issues added to an al-
"We must never give in discouragement even
Photo by Kevin
Murray
Bishop William G. Curlin, bishop emeritus of the Diocese of Charlotte, blesses the new and improved St. Eugene Church nestled between the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky mountains in Asheville. The $2 million-plus project expanded the sanctuary and other facilities to accommodate the growing parish congregation and ministries.
bishops' confer-
said
E.
Auxiliary
Thomas G. Wenski See story page
5.
See DOCUMENTS, page 8
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Sacred Heart parishioner wins Cardinal Bernadin Medal By KEVIN
E.
MURRAY
president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Associate Editor
BREVARD
— Thomas Mahan,
rishioner of Sacred Heart
1951 graduate of
The
pa-
Church and a
Catholic Univer-
of America in Washington, D.C., was awarded the Cardinal Bernadin Medal during Theological College's Alumni Days last month. "I was very honored and quite humbled to get this award," said Mahan. "First of all, because it had Cardinal sity
Bernadin's
Courtesy Photo
Artistic ministry Sister Soledad Aguilo expresses herself and shares God's beauty through innovative art. See
Mercy
story page 16.
name
attached to
it.
Secondly,
to have
your alma mater recognize you
like this
is
always pleasing."
Theological College, a national Catholic seminary affiliated with The Catholic University of America and The Society of St Sulpice, named the award after Cardinal
Joseph Louis Bernadin, a
former Theological College student who went on to become the archbishop of Cincinnati, the archbishop of Chicago, a regular participant in the Vatican synods and
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fives years to
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with service as a lay leader to the
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Hartford, in which inner-city students
were moved to the five surrounding was an accomplishment he
counties. It
described as "punctuated with threats
and
crises,
but
filled
with great
satisfac-
tions."
"This was during the mid-1960s, which was an exciting time in every way
"(Mahan) is only the second recipione being in 1997," said Paul Rieschick, director of development at Theological College. 'There were 15-20 people considered, but his background saw all the things he was spectacular. has done and how influential he has been. He was very involved in integration ef-
you can
forts."
people
throughout his career, including a papal honor in 1997 from Pope John Paul II for Knight Commander, Order of St Gregory the Great and a Palmetto Medal
shadow of the (nation's) During his early years teaching
See MEDAL, page 16
We
Those efforts began while still in college, when Mahan worked with children of "alley dwellers"
— homeless
describe 'exciting,'" he said.
Mahan
ent, the first
holds a bachelor's and
master's in philosophy from the Catholic
University of America; a master's in edu-
from Fairfield University in Conand a doctorate in counseling psychology from the University of Connecticut He has won numerous awards cation
necticut;
living "in the capital."
There's
in
uptown church facility Ittf-MUZ
affairs
reviews the candidates.
in Connecticut, he directed the first cityto-suburb desegregation program in
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