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Number 13

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Catholic N W E

Serving Catho ics

Inside Crisis in

Indonesia Vatican

calls for

religious tolerance

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NCCB round-up on key votes ...Page

Archbishop Cacciavillan bids bishops farewell ...Page

local News Pastoral anniversary The

fate of the

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fvcry Week Editorials

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Entertainment .Pages 8-9

Youth taking action For the feast of Christ the King, during Black Catholic History Month on the last Sunday of the liturgical year, Our Lady of Consolation youth took center stage. Cub and Boy Scouts and members of the Youth In Action were accompanied by the youth choir and liturgical Kabaka Dancers and Drummers showcasing the many involved youthoriented ministries of the largely African-American parish.

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Ihc World Pope says

November

in Brief

27,

998

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prevailing culture

stunning images "it can become the source of interior awe and profound meditation," the pope told participants in an international symposium on film

cannot set church agenda VATICAN CITY (CNS) The

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prevailing culture and its practices and values cannot be allowed to set the Catholic Church's agenda, Pope John

and

spirituality.

Hispanic Catholic 'Encuentro 2000' to invite all cultures WASHINGTON (CNS) People

Paul II said in a message to New Zealand's bishops. "The church's uniqueness and transcendent nature are eroded through the mistaken understanding that dialogue and service require just such conformity" with the world "when, in fact, they call for the opposite," the pope told the bishops Nov. 21.

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all

and linguistic be invited to

cultural, ethnic

backgrounds

will

Encuentro 2000, the fourth

in ^ series

of gatherings started to bring together the nation's Hispanic Catholics. In a report to the U.S. bishops Nov. 1 8, Los

Angeles Auxiliary Bishop Gabino Zavala said Encuentro 2000 "seeks to be a model of hospitality" that will allow people of all backgrounds to "ex-

Guatemala frees Baloo, but priest remains in jail for murder GUATEMALA CITY (CNS) A German shepherd considered central

perience the conversion,

to the killing of Auxiliary Bishop Juan

and solidarity that was so beautifully

Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala has been released from detention, but his master, a diocesan priest, will remain in jail, accused of the killing. The 1 1year-old arthritic dog, called Baloo, was freed Nov. 13 by order of the judge overseeing the murder case, but will remain under treatment in the St. Francis of Assisi veterinary clinic in

captured at the Synod of Bishops for America."

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Guatemala City. Calls grow for Honduras, Nicaragua debt cancellation WASHINGTON (CNS) Cardinals in the United States and Central America have joined the growing call for debt cancellation for Honduras and Nicaragua after the devastation wrought by Hurricane Mitch. Cardinal Miguel Obando Bravo of Managua, Nicaragua, and Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles have said the

Mercy Healthcare ruled exempt in fair employment case

shadow of debt while they struggle

Calif (CNS) unanimous 7-0 decision, the California Supreme Court Nov. 9 held that nonprofit hospitals owned and operated by religious organizations are exempt from the California Fair Employment and Housing Act. June McKeon, an African-American nurse, was blocked from suing Mercy Healthcare Sacramento for race discrimination as

CNS

lics in their

dioceses

who want

tend Pope John Paul

II's

to at-

Mass next

youth coordinators across the country already have been contacted with information about arrangements to participate in the other major papal event in St. Louis, a youth rally and prayer

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bishop Justin F. Kigali of St. Louis asked diocesan bishops Nov. 19 to co-

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VATICAN

CITY (CNS) In a liturgy that began with the heralding Pope John Paul opened the Synod of Bishops for Oceania and asked participants to find new ways to announce the Gospel in

7 p.m. St.

Gabriel

Young Adult Ministry

"Talk Show"

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their multicultural region.

initial

session outlined the main issues facing

the synod: proclaiming the Gospel in

increasingly secularized cultures, in-

vigorating the church's missionary healing divisions in society and within the Catholic community, and restoring the sacraments as central to role,

the lives of the faithful.

GREENSBORO

planner November 28 CHARLOTTE

December

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1 An adult education session focusing on how to deepen one's spiritual life is today at

Our Lady of Grace Church, 2205 W. dedication

Catholic Church, 4929 Sandy Porter Rd., begins today with a welcoming of guests at 2 p.m., youth activities at 2:30, the sacrament of reconciliation at 4, and a procession and Mass honoring the Vietnamese saints at 5:30. For details, call (704) 504-0907.

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celebration of St. Joseph Vietnamese

Roman

mirror of the human soul," Pope John Paul II said. When images,

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5 4 p.m. Immaculate Conception

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the

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celebration of St. Joseph Vietnamese

Knights of Malta Mass

007-393,

Trans World Dome. When film is poetry, it celebrates gift of life, says pope ROME (CNS) Film is more than a mix of special effects and special

in the

combining technology, great writing and great acting, beautiful music and

meeting

St.

USPC

to St.

Louis and concelebrate the papal Mass

calendar

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Kigali invited

service Jan. 26. In a brief presentation

Catholic W N

McKeon

1994 suit that she was illegally passed over for promotion in favor of two white, male nurses at Mercy General Hospital in Sacramento. Pope urges Oceania bishops to find new ways to announce Gospel

blare of a conch shell.

ordinate ticket distribution to Catho-

and economic infrastructure," Cardinal Mahony said in a Nov. 9 letter to

Tickets offered for pope's St. Louis visit WASHINGTON (CNS) Arch-

a result of the ruling. in a

Pooja Rani, a 7-year-old laborer, carries a placard calling for the abolition of child workers in New Delhi, India, Nov. 20. More than 200 youngsters took part in the rally to urge voters in state elections to cast ballots for candidates who pledge to do away with child labor. According to government estimates some 1 8 million children work instead of attending school in India.

Jan. 27 in St. Louis.

President Clinton.

PHOTO FROM Reuters

Children Protest

reconstruct the basic parts of their social

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SACRAMENTO,

In a

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United States' plan for a two-year debt ryoratorium was not enough. "The debt service moratorium proposed by others is only a half measure that will still leave these countries under the

communion

Catholic Church continues today with an assembly of the Vietnamese Catholic community at 8 a.m., welcoming of guests at 9, tour of the church and property at 10, dedication Mass presided over by Bishop William G. Curlin at 11, and reception with entertainment and a raffle at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call (704) 5040907.

Market

from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in the Marian Father Shaun O'Connor facilitates. For more inforSt.,

activity center.

mation,

call

(336) 274-0415. Stemkoski's Cel-

MURPHY — Jon

ebrant Singers, an internationally known, ecumenical music ministry, presents a

community concert of con-

temporary Christian music today at 7:30 p.m. in St. William Church, 1 1 Andrews Rd. For details, call (828) 837-2000.

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A Latin Mass is celebrated today and each first Friday at 7 p.m. in Christ the King Church, 1505 East Kivett Dr. Mass is preceded by rosary recitation at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by Benediction and 4 HIGH POINT

adoration.

BOONE — Group reunion Ultreya

meets

at 6:30 p.m.

today at Appala-

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Leslie Johnson, one of the parish's youth ministers, said, "It is time we

Total Praise Parish celebrates youth,

solemn Mass

culture, faith at

start uplifting

the parish celebrates a Harambee Mass, incorporating traditional African dance, music and dress into the

jimmy ROSTAR

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE — Having

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time by praising the Lord

good that's

how West Mecklenburg High School junior Jermaine Dennis described it. This "good time" was a celebration

of faith, family-style. It was an observance highlighted by energetic singing, fervent praying and a hospitable feeling of belonging. It was the commemoration of the solemnity of Christ the King at Dennis' Charlotte parish.

Our Lady

of Conso-

Dennis and the liturgy's Communion hymn sug-

was

a day, as

gested, of total praise.

the

but this Sunday everybody

was

parish's principal

Mass,

cel-

Accompanied by a litany of "Amens" and an outpouring of emotion from the congregation. Father Eric Houseknecht, parochial adminis-

was a time coming of Jesus as

trator, said the celebration

to contemplate the

reflected in the liturgical year.

On the church calendar, ordinary time ends with the solemnity of Christ the King. The first Sunday of Advent, Nov. 29 in 1998, beings the new litur-

Youth choir members of Our Lady of Consolation Church were an integral part of the liturgy on Nov. 22. The Mass combined many celebrations,

Our Lady of Consolation Church one of a handful of predominantly African-American parishes in the Dio-

including the feast of Christ the King.

cese of Charlotte. Several times a year,

State University's Catholic facility, 232 Faculty St., preceded by a covered dish dinner. For time and other details, call (828) 264-83.38 or 898-5328.

720 West 13th

HICKORY

—

An Advent

retreat,

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game

gical year.

tion, call

St.

For more informa-

(828) 464-9207.

MORGANTON

—

Bill Frankelpeace activist and member of the Little Flower Catholic Worker

Streit,

community in Goochland, speak and show slides about visit

Va., will his recent

to Iraq today at 7 p.m. at St.

Charles Borromeo Church, 728 West Union St. Part of a delegation visiting Baghdad and Basra, Frankel-Streit visited several medical centers and spoke with church and government officials about sanctions on the Iraqi civilian operation.

For

details, call

Fran-

cisco Risso, (828) 438-4359, or the parish office, (828)

437-3108.

CHARLOTTE — The diocesan Re-

time. Proceeds benefit local children's charities. Visitors are also

spect Life Office invites

welcome

ners in the Diocese of Charlotte to par-

to tour the century-old church, the oldest Catholic church in Charlotte, and view its famous fresco

by Ben Long.

NEWTON

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The rosary is prayed today and each first Sunday following tlie 10 a.m. Mass at St. Joseph Church,

all

parishio-

the National Night of Prayer for Life in parishes beginning today, the feast of the Immaculate Conception, at 9 p.m. through 1 a.m. Dec. 9, the commemoration of Mary's appearance to Blessed Juan Diego. ticipate in

church and the African-American community. Father Thomas, currently on a sabbatical, is one of two black priests actively serving in the diocese.

Youth in Action also recognized one of its members. West Charlotte High School senior Jeff

who

recently received

two state appointments including one from Gov. "You could get James B. Hunt. A certifithe feeling that the cate of achievement Spirit was in the called Black a role model who sets and achieves church. A lot of goals.

times, a lot of the

minister Youth Nanette Lide said the celebration and the enthusiasm of the youth has brought "new life"

youth don't get into

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but this Sunday

it,

Youth In Action. He said the celebration was joyous "because the Lord has put us right

into

paid tribute to Father

a plaque honoring him for contributions to the

Black,

it,

liturgical year.

sponsored by the diocesan Catholic Charismatic Renewal service team, is today at St. Aloysius Church, 902 2nd St. N.E. Cost is $5 payable at the door. Bring a bag lunch; drinks will be provided. For more information, call Joan Moran at (704) 327-0487. 6 CHARLOTTE St. Peter Church, located at 507 S. Tryon St., two blocks east of Ericsson Stadium, sells pregame food today 2 1 /2 hours prior to

experience.

"You could get the feeling that the Spirit was in the church," she said. "A

sense of purpose he feels as part of the

The

ian

active relationship with Jesus Christ. Janelle Dorsey, a senior at Vance High School, called the Mass a

youth don't get into

ebrated Nov. 22, emphasized the stewardship of the parish's youth, commemorated Black Catholic History Month, and marked the close of the

The youth

Mass focusing on

lot of times, a lot of the

into greater context the

eration of leaders."

the importance of a personal,

For the 16-year-old parishioner,

here on earth to do our work."

campus ministry

ship role in a

Mass put

parish's youth ministry.

Photo by Joann Keane

Noise levels reached impassioned heights. Drummers drummed, dancers danced, congregants clapped. Sunshine filtered through the church windows' hued glass, bathing parishioners in a rainbow of warm light. And the youth took a leader-

moving

lation.

(the youth), en-

Wilbur Thomas with

liturgy.

them

couraging them and helping them understand that they are our next gen-

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everybody\NdiS

to a bustling parish facing

it."

into it." Action comfrequent change and Janelle Dorsey prises nearly 70 parishiogrowth. "It's a renewal, a ners aged 7-18. Younger rebirth in recognition of children are mentored by their Christ the King," she added. older peers, and the group con"With all that's going on, on empowerment centrates the youth have taken the leading through liturgical, social and outreach edge," Johnson agreed. "Youth minisactivities. try has been the catalyst. It has enerOther parish youth groups include gized everyone and refueled them." The parish's permanent deacon. Boy and Cub Scout troops, a children's Rev. Mr. Curtiss P. Todd, spoke of the choir, and membership in the Kabaka Dancers and Drummers, who perform solemnity of Christ the King as an opportunity to "understand that it is at Harambee Masses and other parish and community events. Members of all Jesus who has to be reflected through the groups participated in the Nov. 22 us." Mass. "We have to understand that to "They led us in the proclamation enter the kingdom of God, we really of the word, they were eucharistic do live, think and say as Jesus taught ministers, they were ushers, they welus to do," added Rev. Mr. Todd, who comed," smiled Robin Plummer. "This also serves as vice chancellor, director was a really special day for them. ... of human resources, and director of the Nothing was overlooked. The feast of African American Affairs Ministry for Christ the King was celebrated in a the Diocese of Charlotte. special way. Harambee was celebrated in a special way."

Youth

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Parishes are asked to have eucharistic adoration, recitation of 15 decades of the rosary, other prayers, silent media-

CHARLOTTE

and Benediction. For suggestions and more information, call Maggi Nadol, (704) 370-3229. 10 ASHEVILLE St. Joan of Arc Church's Caring Hearts AIDS Ministry sponsors a healing Mass today at 7 p.m. in the church, 919 Haywood Rd. All are welcomed, especially those in need of spiritual healing and those with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other chronic and terminal illnesses, including mental illness and addiction. Refreshments will follow. For more information, call (828) 252-3151.

Ballantyne Commons Parkway, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. to share experiences, prayer and plans for apostolic action. Call Don or Cheryl Bohlen, (704) 542-1241. Sacred Heart 12 BURNSVILLE Church hosts a Spanish Mass today at noon in honor of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. For details, call (828) 689-3719.

tion

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Dance Central 1 1 CHARLOTTE premieres a re-creation of Weidman's "Christmas Oratorio" today at 8 p.m. in St. Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon St. An encore performance is Dec. 1 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $9 for adults and $8 for children, and group discounts are available. To order, call (704) 3304029.

The Ultreya community meets toda)^ at Matthew Church, 8015

Christian St.

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CHARLOTTE — The 50+ Club

John Neumann Church hosts Christmas dinner with entertainment at 11:30 a.m. today at Idlewild Country Club, 10323 Idlewild Rd. Cost is $10. The deadline for payment

St.

its

Dec.

door.

tickets will be sold at the

For more information,

call

Joanne Halgas, (704) 535-3745. Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner 10 days prior to publication date.

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A great anniversary, a sad

moment

report

be celebrated Dec. 10: the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This is one of the most remarkable documents ever written. It insists that unless everybody, in every country, recognizes the inherent dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family, we'll never have freedom, justice and peace in this world. That's an awesome bottom line. Yet, this year there is a dark side to confront as

The Pope

Speaks

POPE JOHN PAUL

great

November

& Columns

Editorials

we remember

27,

998

The Bottom

in history will

Line

ANTOINNETTE BOSCO

CNS

Columnist

Amnesty International, which monitors human rights in more than 170 this event.

its annual report this fall to record abuses in the United States. The report rights violations found in our criminal justice system, in jails and prisons, and in the Immigration and Naturalization Service. I shuddered when I read Amnesty International's report. It reminded me that we have the world's highest death-row population, and it isn't lacking for juveniles. The 150-page document brought out forcefully that the United States may be the defender of human rights and the world's best example of democracy, but our house is not completely in order. The report gave us much to concentrate on as we approach International Human Rights Day Dec. 10. I've been pushing for people to celebrate this holiday since the '70s when I was a Human Rights

countries, used

Pope, at audience, points to signs of iiope at end of century

ByLYNNEWEIL News Service (CNS) Pope John Paul said there have been signs of hope for society the last half of this century and that ChrisCatholic

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VATICAN CITY

tians should continue to help create a just

world

coming millennium. "In a world marked by growing economic,

in the

cultural and political interdependence, the chal-

lenge

new sense of solidarity make everyone more aware of the

to bring about a

that will

needs and interests of others," the pope said. "Christians have a particular responsibility to build such a civilization of love," he said, "and in this task they must follow the guidance of the

who teaches us that the fundamental law of human perfection is none other than Christ's new commandment of love."

Holy

Spirit,

Pope John Paul said seeds of truth and love people's hearts "produce the fruits of progress, humanization and civilization that are signs of hope for humanity." Developments in technology, medicine and other sciences, "so long as they respect the ethical demands of human life and dignity," are among those signs, the pope said. "Nor can we forget the enormous progress made in the field of communications," he added. in

"If the

mass media were managed

guarantee them

in a

way

human rights noted human

Commissioner

County on Long

in Suffolk

how

easy

it is,

Island.

many

that representatives of so

the

countries

—

— most of —

members of the newly formed United Nations

said efforts to safe-

guard peace and justice as the new millennium approaches were further signs of a better time. "Peace and justice have become primary objectives because, through the action of the Holy Spirit, consciences consider the persistence of conditions of injustice and violation of human rights to be an intolerable crime," the pontiff said. He added that there is a greater consciousness worldwide that "dialogue and reconciliation can heal the wounds provoked by history in the lives of peoples." For English-speaking members of the NATO Defense College, the pope had a special message: "In a time when tension and conflict continue to threaten certain parts of the world, I encourage you always to see your professional commitment in terms of the preservation and promotion of peace."

among

to elevate the relationships the peoples of this earth to a higher level.

had just come through a war that not only devastated life, but also devalued it in a monstrous way. The world was still in shock over the Nazi Holocaust and the concentration camps, the worst example in world history of the potential for human inhumanity toward other human beings. Collectively, the world had proclaimed it intolerable for one group of people in a so-called civilized nation to deny humanity, deny human rights, to another group. It was in this context that the nations wrote the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stating in 30 articles that all human beings are free and equal in dignity and rights. Because the challenge to move universal human rights from a statement to a reality worldwide keeps getting blurred, we must stay on guard or we'll lose the vision. That's why Dec. 10 is so important. It is a reminder each year that, on one great day, world nations rose together to proclaim that everyone has the right to life and to the nourishment, in a very broad sense, necessary to sustain it; the right to freedom in conjunction with responsibility; the right to be treated fairly and justly by others and by the law; the right not to be exploited and diminished for the gain of others.

Economy

interpreted Sister Bernie's snail-paced driving of the health van as a deliberate obstruction of the non-

of Faith

union coal trucks along a narrow road. The newspaper photo of Sister Bernie arrested in handcuffs

democratic control, making them vehicles of authentic values, humanity could enjoy great benefits and would consider itself one big family." Pope John Paul also praised the increasing attention paid to the environment in recent years. "The threats which burden the future of humanity, for lack of respect for the equilibrium of the ecosystem, encourage men of culture and science, as well as competent authorities, to study and to put into effect various projects and provisions," the pope noted. "These are meant not only to limit and to repair damage already done, but above all to delineate social development in harmony with respect and appreciation of the natural environment." Pope John Paul pointed out that this century has been marked by two world wars and dozens of other conflicts, some still continuing, which have

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full

created great suffering.

even

our democratic society, to have basic rights taken away even in our democratic society for being the wrong color, the wrong sex or in the wrong economic bracket. I can't imagine how dehumanizing it must be to live in a country whose domestic political system laughs at the very concept of human rights. Americans should do more to get people to celebrate Dec. 10, 1948. It was historic, the first time learned then

had recognized the need

brought the strike into perspective. Her integrity galvanized public opinion, and many people believe her arrest and -subsequent acquittal hastened the

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strike settlement.

FATHER JOHN

RAUSCH Guest Columnist

Seeing new ways

Lumen Award. The 1998

of Ciirist Kenny, won the

witli tiie liglit

friend. Sister Bernie

Christi (Latin for'Light of

Catholic Extension Society gives the award to people "who are quietly doing Christ")

exemplary evengelization work around the United States." For 20 years she drove a Winnebago outfitted as a mobile medical unit into five isolated Appalachian communities to offer the only medical attention available to the folks.

One wintery night Sister Bernie answered a call from a woman in labor. She grabbed her bag and drove the icy roads to near the woman's house, then walked the last half mile to help her. Miraculously she got the woman to the hospital just minutes before she delivered a healthy baby. Sister Bernie liter-

goes the extra mile to bring the healing of Christ poor of the mountains. People reading about her dedication feel a buoyant pride that healing angels fly among us. Yet the light of Christ ultimately shines through the work of ally

to the

a disciple to highlight the call to justice.

When the Pittston Coal Company cancelled health coverage for over 100 retired miners in 1989, the United

Mine Workers Union

stuck.

Over the past 20 years she has organized

health her health wagon she dispenses free prescriptions to people whose lim-

fairs

and hosted volunteers.

From

ited incomes force them to choose between rnedicine and food. Volunteers catch her spirit of solidarity with the poor, and she inspired two local women working alongside her to pursue medical training to

own

neglected areas. between healing and curing gets Medical lost in the high tech world of medicine. science sees death as the enemy, and sickness as a weakness. Sister Bernie views health as right relationships and she sees illness as a teaching moment about our humanity. She cannot cure cancer, but she can help heal the spirit. The atmosphere in the health wagon she creates promotes the values of caring and compassion ^patients mingle among friends, they laugh together, they affirm one another with a gentle touch. Her holistic nursing approach emphasizes "the therapeu'Though the health wagon offers tic use of self" limited medical technology, the practice of healing deepens the meaning of each patient's life. The authentic light of Christ, that Lumen Christi, exposes, ignites and illumines life in a different way. It ignites a spirit of generosity in people and evokes dedication. It allows the humble to teach the proud. The authentic light of Christ illumines a path through sickness and death that leads to the serve in their

The

distinction

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ultimate healing.

The com-

pany was swept along with the trend to raise profits by cutting benefits. The strike lingered several months and grew bitter. One day the authorities

Glenmary Father John S. Rausch teaches at the Appalachian Ministries Educationa. Resource Center in Berea, Ky. He has a master's degree in economics.

November

27,

1998

Editorials

Light

come!"

One

And

patience isn't always a virtue.

a married couple were bed when they became aware of the ominous smell of smoke. The husband quickly jumped out of bed, surveyed the situation outside the bedroom door and announced to his wife that the entire rear portion of the house was burning. Then he took her hand and led her on hands and knees through the smoke-filled hallway. After a tense, seemingly endless crawl, they reached the front door. As they were going through the doorway, the husband couldn't help noticing the broad smile on his wife's face. "Good Lord," he cried, "Our house in on fire, we have just now barely escaped with our lives. What could you possibly be smiling about?" "Sorry," she replied. "I can't help remembering that this is the first night we've been out together in It

was about midnight and

almost asleep

Candle

FATHER THOMAS

McSWEENEY Guest Columnist

The Advent

Good

itch

columns can come from Last week, the most unexpected places. while riding the commuter train on the New Haven line from Connecticut to New York City, I saw a sign near the railroad tracks that read: "The Lord is Coming Soon." Underneath, someone had scrawled, "Not ideas for

he takes the New Haven." It got me to thinking. Christians move into the Advent season with a certain impatience, an itch to hasten the day of Christ's birth. "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" is not just a popular hymn but a theme song for those who have had enough of waiting. Like the early Christians who were clearly puzzled, disappointed, even scandalized by what seemed to be the delay in the Second Coming of Christ, many of us have a hard time coming to terms with waiting. if

Only bit by bit did Christians learn that the truth of God's promise cannot be measure according to human schedules. One Epistle writer quotes the Old Testament admonition: "With the Lord on day is like a thousand years and a thousand years are like one day. The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you." (2 Peter 38-9) Advent, which actually means "coming," stirs in us a restlessness: "Amen, come. Lord Jesus! Even so,

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Father Thomas

McSweeney

director of

The

Christophers.

Question

Comer

After more than a year, our pastor came and told us he could not give her Communion under the species of bread.

He could,

Lou Gehrig's Disease. He was in a Catholic facility where Mass was offered daily. He too was denied Communion because he brother contracted

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

was

tube fed. Tet medications were given by tube which were much coarser than the host. According to the rules of the church, food and water must be available to the ill until the end. But the spiritual

food of the Eucharist is denied them. Cannot some eucharistic ministers fill out the priest needing to offer

Mass

at the

gap withhome or other

this

facility?

A. Even though you report a similar response for both your mother and brother, I strongly suspect a misunderstanding along the line somewhere. Communion for people in their circumstances in the form of wine is routine and should have been available. Through all my years as a priest, I have never known a person who could not receive a few drops of the consecrated wine on the tongue, even though he or she was unable to take the bread. The wine could be from a Mass at home, in a hospital or other institution, or it could be brought from the church in a small vial or bottle. Many priests and extraordinary eucharistic ministers have given Communion to the sick that way, sometimes for several years, giving great spiritual consolation and strength to the sick person and the family. From your words, you apparently realize very well that under the forms of either bread and wine our Lord's eucharistic presence is total and complete. It is worth reminding ourselves of that doctrine here.

FATHER JAMES

HAWKER Diocesan Vicar for Education

Approval of private, independent schools

WTiat constitutes a Catholic school in the Diocese of Charlotte? Can a school be

can only hope that poor lady's patience has long since been rewarded. Most of us are not well known for such enduring patience. And as Christians, particularly during this holy season, we are encouraged to throw off such restraint. Not in our dealing with each other, which sometimes calls for little, short of heroism, but in desiring all that is holy. As St. Paul put it: "This is your appointed time this is the day of Salvation!" Although we may be forced to be modest about our time in history, our time in history and place in God's plan is no less urgent than any other time. It is the only time we have. So, go ahead and be impatient! Start now to live by the power of the Lord's promise, so that your very life helps prepare for the day. No matter how feeble or futile your efforts seem now, you are an instrument for the coming Kingdom. Be impatient to get on with God's urgent work, and nothing will prevent the Lord from coming into your heart every day of the year. I

alert.

Subsequently,

Schools

five years."

Communion for tube-fed patients Q. Eleven years ago, my mother, who had attended daily Massfor at least 40 years, was paralyzed by a stroke. She could not walk or speak, was fed by a tube, but was

however, give her Communion under the species of wine, but that would require saying Mass in our home. He did so, and mother died a month later.

Catholic

in their

"Catholic" yet privately operated and independent

What would be the criteria for approval? These questions have arisen, and re-

of the Diocese?

was approved by the Most Reverend William G. Curlin, bishop of Charlotte. Private independent schools cannot arbi-

cently, a diocesan policy

trarily describe

diocese are responsible to Bishop Curlin,

speak and act as if Christ is present in the form of wine in only a vague secondary, less whole way, than in the bread. That is not true. According to our Catholic faith, at least, and the faith of others who believe as we do about the Eucharist, the living Christ is no more real, no more present in the bread than in the wine. Thus, as you say, we should exert every effort to make the Eucharist available to the sick in whichever form they are able to receive. Finally,

seems you are suggesting as one possi-

Communion

could, like other food, be administered through some form of artificial feeding. That is not a proper option. Receiving the Eucharist is not a physical event as is nourishment with other food. It is a spiritual reality, eating and drinking the eucharistic body and blood of Christ as an act of faith and communion with him. As I explained above, that kind of receiving should be possible as long as the patient is able to act bility that

consciously.

By the way, lest some readers complain that one should not speak of bread and wine after these elements have become the body and blood of Christ, I refer you to the Eucharistic Prayers, where this happens several times. The meaning is quite clear in the context.

who

has

and designate a school as Catholic. The Code of Canon law sole ecclesiastical authority to recognize

that dictates

how .a

Catholic school

must operate

and/or be recognized by Church authority. The policy approved by Bishop Curlin describes in detail the steps to be followed by a private, independent school seeking affiliation with the diocese. It explains that prior to granting approval, the bishop must be assured the school can and will meet the diocesan standards of recognition. These requirements, incorporated within the policy, are divided into four areas. Among the general requirements are the following: The written philosophy of the school shall be in accordance with that of the Catholic Schools Office. The school shall adhere to diocesan policies regarding the operation of the Catholic school. Among the Catholicity and religious education requirements are the following: The school shall ensure that its religious education program is in compliance with the religious education policies of the diocese. The curriculum and textbooks provided by the school for the religious education and spiritual development of students shall be approved and periodically reviewed by the Catholic Schools Office. Among the administrative leadership requirements are the following: The principal of the Catholic school shall be a practicing Catholic.

Some Catholics

themselves as Catholic or "in the

Catholic tradition." All Catholic schools in the

The

principal shall possess professional cre-

and/ or certification appropriate for the administrative leadership of the school. Among the teacher requirements are the following: The teacher in a Catholic school shall exhibit a lifestyle compatible with Catholic dentials

moral values and professional conduct consistent with Catholic teaching.

teacher of relia practicing Catholic and be certified according to the criteria established by the Catholic Schools Office. Bishop Curlin is eager to ensure that parish-

gion

in a Catholic school

must be

ioners, including the parents of children and youth, understand clearly that the term "Catholic" is to be applied only to those schools affiliated with the diocese. This column is intended

to be helpful in that regard.

Were

a private,

independent school to apply for recognition, fulfill the criteria and be approved by the bishop, it, together with the diocesan, parish and regional (area) schools, would be integrated into the Catholic school system coordinated and overseen by the Catholic Schools Office. This policy deals responsibly with a matter that must be addressed at the present tiine. It ensures that parameters and perimeters of the diocese's educational mission and structure will be defined with clarity and implemented with fidelity.

The Catholic News & Herald

People

November

the News

Austrian cardinal iiappy witli Vatican trip, despite squabbles

widespread suffering of Iraqi civilians leads us to reiterate today with special urgency our long-standing call that the embargo be reshaped, reduced and ended quickly," said the Nov. 19 statement from Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, outgoing president of the

—

VATICAN CITY

Aus(CNS) Schonborn of

trian Cardinal Christoph

Vienna expressed satisfaction with the bishops' late-November visit to the Vatican, even though it was marred by their internal struggles. Tensions between the bishops surfaced in an interview with the Austrian weekly magazine for

News

U.S. bishops.

Cardinal: Religious orders still have msuor fole in missions

VATICAN CITY

just before the bishops left

Rome. Bishop Kurt Krenn of Sankt

been and will continue to be written with major contributions from Catholic religious orders, said Cardinal Jozef Tomko. The cardinal, prefect tivity has

the bishops' behalf, and that the entire bishops' conference had not been con-

making of the

report. In

Rome, Cardinal Schonborn

told jour-

of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said the fact that two-thirds of the world's people do not know Christ shows that missionary

had been consulted and given a copy of the document. When asked about the cardinal's remarks, Bishop Krenn said in a television interview, "Liars should keep nalists that all bishops

work

is as important as ever. He opened the Nov. 17-20 plenary meet-

ing of the congregation. Photo by Joann Keane

Pope

will meet privately with Clinton during St. Louis visit VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II will meet U.S. President

Bushels of holiday cheer

mouths shut." Catholic leaders decry Kevorkian video on CBS TV WASHINGTON (CNS) Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony J. their

St. Matthew Parish in Charlotte delivered 60 baskets of food and essential items for distribution by Catholic Social Services. Half of the baskets were handed out by the Refugee Program, the rest by CSS to its client for perishable population. Included in the baskets were food vouchers items and donated by a local company wishing to remain anonymous. Pictured left to right, from St. Matthew Parish are Joe Polite, Pete Maynard, Rocky Maynard, Steve Polite and Mike Maynard.

—

journalism." Cardinal John J. O'Connor devoted his whole Sunday

—

Bevilacqua called the CBS airing of videotape footage of a mercy killing by Dr. Jack Kevorkian Nov. 22 a "new low

Bill Clinton when he arrives in St. Louis Jan. 26, their first encounter since the pope's last visit to the United States in 1995. The program also calls for the pope to attend a youth rally and celebrate Mass and evening prayers in St. Louis, following five days of events in Mexico. The Vatican released the official schedule of the trip Nov. 18.

homily

at St.

hungry, unlicensed pathologist kill a visibly troubled, vulnerable man and make a spectacle of it on national

—

Patrick's Cathedral to

excoriating Kevorkian and those who would kill the terminally ill instead of

TV." Bishops' president calls for 'new approaches' to Iraq The WASHINGTON (CNS)

caring for them. Detroit archdiocesan

spokesman Ned McGrath said, "What I saw on my TV screen is a publicity-

Remember

—

United States must pursue ways of dealing with Iraq that do not threaten the lives and basic rights of innocent people, says a new statement issued on behalf of the U.S. bishops. "While we are aware of the complex roots of the current

crisis,

our concern for the

"A valid Will stands as a continuing expression of our

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— The

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1998

The Catholic News & Herald 7

NCCB Round-up

Archbishop Cacciavillan bids bishops farewell By PATRICIA

News

Catholic

WASHINGTON

ZAPOR

—

on some of the recent actions of Pope John Paul II and other documents in which he referred to the im-

fleeted

Service

(CNS)

In his

ninth and final official address to the

portance of both truth and love.

U.S. bishops' general fall meeting, Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan re-

The pope possesses "courage, love and passion (for truth) in a very high degree," the archbishop said. "One could say that from his teachings, his person and life, two powerful appeals resonate: be courageous in truth and generous in love." He said "Fides et Ratio" is about "the true knowledge of faith, the true knowledge of reason and the truth regarding their relationship." He called it a "document of high theological and

called with fondness his time as apos-

pro-nuncio to the United States. He called the U.S. church "a great, committed church indeed, in a likewise great and beautiful America, both of which I am happy to have come to know and love." Archbishop Cacciavillan, 72, was named Nov. 5 as president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See. He spoke to the U.S. bishops Nov. 16 at their annual meeting in tolic

Washington.

was

in his

"mind and heart," including

many

ministries;

religious

men and women,

consecrated

and

its

life,

its

deacons, others in

and "millions of laity";

parishes, abbeys, seminaries,

monasteries and convents.

was here and to "It

really a privilege to serve

all I say goodbye with the assurance of unfailing fond memories," said the archbishop.

Archbishop Cacciavillan also re-

is "momenmuch needed

philosophical import" that tous for the promotion of a

culture of truth, ultimately of authentic

said the entire U.S. church

its priests,

SOUTH

Mountain

personal and

communal

values."

He noted similar themes in various other papal documents, homilies and statements. In particular, the archbishop cited two apostolic letters written in

1998: "Ad

Tuendam Fidem"

("To Defend the Faith") and "Dies Domini" ("The Day of the Lord"). Archbishop Cacciavillan was only the second Vatican ambassador to the United States. His predecessor. Archbishop (now Cardinal) Pio Laghi, became the first in 1984 when the United States and the Holy See established formal diplomatic relations. The pope did not immediately name Archbishop Cacciavillan's successor, t

998

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Fall Meeting

Decisions at a Glance Some

BISHOPS;^

actions taken by the U.S. bishops during their Nov. 16-19 meeting:

PRO-LIFE Approved 217-30 a document challenging Catholics life

teaching into public

to better incorporate pro-

life.

EMERGENQAID Sent on emergency $400,000 to hurricane-stricken areas.

VOCATIONS Ratified revised guidelines for dioceson vocations offices calling for full-time directors.

DISABILITIES Approved a stotement on how the church should welcome and

treat persons

with disabilities.

CANON LAW NORMS Approved

five decrees setting notional

norms

areas of canon law dealing

with clericol garb, priests' councils, baptism of on adopted child, engagements,

and couples preparing

for marriage.

MILLENNIUM Advent Calendars & Wreaths Christmas Cards

OK'd 0 pastoral

reflection

on the obligations of Christian lay people

the

world at the turn of the millennium.

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Read ingj

27, 1998

Book Review

"Work and Welfare" assesses the ideology and cost of welfare refomi Reviewed by

WILLIAM DROEL

Catholic

News

analysis of the workfare

City, for example, supports Solow's prediction that some welfare recipients will find jobs only "by displacing formerly employed members of the assiduously working poor." The contributors to this book, like many other Americans, pay too little heed to the delivery system for social services: job training and placement, workfare supervision, day care and the like. Yet there is some strong evidence to support the Catholic wisdom on this

welfare recipients into full-time or part-time employment enhances the self-reliance of the recipients and more effectively positions society's limited capacity for altruism,

says Robert Solow, a Nobel Prize economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The cost of transforming welfare into work, however, will be much higher than anyone has yet admitted. It is also likely that no matter what kind of training programs are devised, a substantial number of current welfare recipients will never be capable of more than sporadic work in our post-industrial, global economy. Therefore "work" is too narrow a way to think about welfare reform. Solow delivered this assessment in

November

program

New York

Service

Moving

some months ago

Word to Life

two lectures

Princeton University's Center for

point: Social services are best delivered

(not necessarily funded)

by churches

and other agencies close to the people benefiting from those services. Massive government programs, including the new workfare programs, tend to create dependencies. It must b^ quickly noted that churches are unprepared to assist the thousands of welfare recipients concentrated in our cities. But there will be little improvement in the system unless we devise ways for social services to the mediated through

Hu-

man Values. Amy Gutmann, director of the center, has edited those lectures along with short responses by Gertrude Himmelfarb, Anthony Lewis, Glenn Loury and John Roemer into a book, "Work and Welfare."

community organi-

churches, unions,

zations and the like.

29, First

Psalm

Droel

welfare policy, Solow is of the opinion that "neither logic nor fact-based analysis featured strongly in the debate." Economics and social psychology are simply too complex to yield a welfare-to-work program that has no unintended consequences. A recent

College,

nical skills.

was junk,

a .

Such a transformed vision is what Isaiah demonstrates in the first reading for the first Sunday of Advent. His faith in the mercy of God lets him see, beneath Israel's turmoil,

new world of harmony; behind the swords and spears of war, tools for peaceful cultivation of the soil. Advent invites us to imagine

we wondered why nobody it up. Then one day in

new

possibilities.

Hills,

was gone.

Christmas

The next fall, where the junk pile had been, stood a man in agony, his face a rusted mask of pain, his stom-

"Sabbatical Journey." Henri J.M. "Letters to Gabriel." Karen

4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

but

its

pervasive

May

us.

ach exploding with gears and jagged steel bars, his skeletal iron arms reaching up in supplication. Even the busiest students stopped to look, arrested by the sculpture's haunting poignancy. It made us think about

what surrounds us as we prepare for the celebration of Christ's birth. May we look at enemies and see the possibility of friendship; at fevered buying and see hope for simple generosity; at family tensions and see opportunities for reconcilia-

suffering and mortality.

tion.

ferently at

Let us humbly ask God for the imagination and faith to live

Transforming junkyard debris

Advent in quiet expectation, and to celebrate Christmas

"They shall

with joyful peace.

III.

Welfare," by Robert Solow. Princeton University Press.

(Princeton, N.J.,

1998).

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1998

27,

nfcrfainment

Bishops give two thumbs up, way up, for 'Prince of Egypt' mark

PATTISON News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) By

Catholic

—

The

U.S. bishops weren't trained to be movie critics, but they know what they

And do

they ever hke "Prince of Egypt," the animated movie about the life of Moses coming to theaters in like.

December.

split

David

About 60 bishops attended a Nov. Washington after the

to be "very refreshing."

was done in an understandable saw it as a great teaching tool children to adults," he anyone "It

for

—

told Catholic

News

sense, the

general meeting. Cardinal Roger

and understandable."

Dreamworks SKG, the studio releasing the movie nationwide Dec. 18.

Service. "In a

music was appealing,

fall

of Los Angeles arranged the sneak preview. Auxiliary Bishop Emil A. Wcela of Rockville Centre, N.Y., served as an adviser to the film. Waiting for the bishops at the theater was Jeffrey Katzenberg of

multi-

Geflfen.

close of the day's business at their

Mahony

Bishop Charles V. Grahmann of Dallas said he found "Prince of Egypt"

style.

17 screening in

from Disney to form

media firm with director Steven Spielberg and record company mogul

lively,

During the discussion. Bishop Grahmann said one bishop asked the

"How

producers,

voice of God?"

did

Most

tions of God, Bishop

you choose the

aural representa-

Grahmann

noted,

booming, echoing voice

have the

big,

that rolls

down

like thunder.

The producers answered with a "How would God speak to you (personally)?" They reasoned that

Katzenberg and three of the animated film's producers were on hand to lead

question:

the bishops in a half-hour discussion

a deep,

low and quiet voice would best

session following the film.

convey

that.

Katzenberg was the mastermind behind many of Disney's animated blockbusters in the early 1990s before

Another question was why the movie did not depict Moses building an altar and giving thanks to

TV programs By GERRI

pare

News Service Here are YORK (CNS) some television programs of note for the week of Nov. 29: Monday, Nov. 30, 8-9 p.m. EST (CBS) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer." Rebroadcast of TV's longestrunning special, narrated by Burl Ives, based on the popular song that reCatholic

—

NEW

counts the tale of a shy reindeer who is laughed at for his shiny nose but eventually triumphs over adversity. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 9-11 p.m. EST

He Wakes." Factwoman (Jaclyn Smith)

(CBS) "Before based tale of a willing to

as far as

murder

to pro-

wealthy lifestyle. Tuesday, Dec. 1, 8-9 p.m. EST (PBS) "Leopards of the Night." A "Nova" program hosted by Sir Richard tect the facade of a

God

for

looking across the sea to find his stepbrother, Ramses, sitting on a rock crying. It was then. Bishop Grahmann said, that

Moses "mourned

for all the

people who had been killed." Auxiliary Bishop George O. Wirz of Pittsburgh said "Prince of Egypt" "struck a universal theme of mankind." He added the movie was "an outstanding breakthrough both in theme and in technology of filming, animating the artistry of the score." Bishop Wirz said those scenes in the film where there were no words "were as powerful, or more powerful, than any score could be." Bishop Andrew J. McDonald of Little Rock, Ark., thought "Prince of

Egypt" was "sensational," so much so that

can't wait to get

promote

home

can

it."

said he liked the music, the re-

lationship between Moses and Ramses, and "particularly the opening of the Red Sea." He said he asked Katzenberg

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matt DOYLE

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families.

Again, the words of the bishops iji 1 997:

"The economic recovery of the last wider income and benefit gulf between the upper and lower ends of our work force. To the working poor, the impact of the expansix years has generated a

One year ago when Bishops Joseph Gossman of Raleigh and William Curlin of Charlotte issued "Of One Heart and One Mind," they joined

sion has been selective and discrimina-

These economic disparities lead demanding our attention. We must raise our voices and act to improve and change these conditions." Cole agrees those words retain tory.

on those left behind by the economic boom in North Carolina. "We are concerned because in the midst of a strong economy there are their voices in a pastoral reflection

those

among

cannot find

us looking for

it;

to injustices

their importance. "There are certain groups that have been left out of the

work who

those who need and debut are limited to

good times. 'They are classic groups that always seem to get left out. Whether the economy is good or whether it is bad,

sire full-time jobs

part-time or temporary employment

and even among full-time workers a substantial number who fall below subsistence wages and are unable to

poor

"That's a pretty general statement.

our survey shows is that those groups have not benefited from the economic boom times we have had." When admitted to the private microeconomics of the family, Cole is able to see what being 'left behind" means. The majority of families in the "at risk" groups say they had not been able to pay all of their bills in the six months prior to the survey and they expect that to be the case in the subsefamilies in those

Photo by Joann Keane

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Cole says the same gap exists between the "upper class" families and the other subgroups previously identified. "The economic boom really seems to center pretty much on middle middle class, upper middle class and upper class families," according to Cole. "We ask you to consider," wrote the North Carolina bishops, "to consider this: why, in the midst of economic growth, does the imbalance between those who have and those who do not have continue to escalate?" The letter continued: "Economic choices and institutions must be judged by how well they protect the life and dignity of the human person, support the family and serve the good of all people. As a community of

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area of family strength that is the most problematic is social support. Among such factors as solving everyday probthe 600 families, about 30% of the lems, agreeing on values and beliefs, families we interviewed say that they turning to others in times of troubles can always depend on others in times of need." and meeting the various family needs. When those questions Cole says that leaves anare considered, the vulnerother 70% who say they can"No ITiatter ability rises to an income what the inCOme not always depend on level up to $50,000 a year. friends, neighbors and relais, the area of tives for help. "That's While those families family strength that is pretty disturbing. with incomes above the A highly mobile so$50,000 mark still suffer the most problematic is from many of the social ciety may be the villain social support. Among ills addressed, they are creating that situation the 600 families, about in some of the urban arfrequently better able eas of the state. Howto cope with the ecoof the families we ever, Cole notes that the nomic factors. interviewed say that they trend toward isolation "No man is an iscan always depend on was also found in the land entire of itself," wrote John Donne, "ev- others in times of need."" rural areas in the eastern and western parts of ery man is a piece of the Cole says that leaves continent, a part of the the state. another 70% who say main." While Donne's "In general we are musings were far from no longer a society which they cannot always social commentary on has built into it access to depend on friends, support for families," says the 20th century, they neighbors and might have been taken as a Cole. He says that support relatives for is not there for the low-inwarning that such an isolating trend should never occur come families, which dispels help. on a spiritual or social level. what he says was a persistent However, the eruption of isrumor of "poor but happy." lands in the seemingly calm seas of Again the survey's support matemany North Carolina families is a rial offers some suggestions: " as we trend that the survey finds in all indid last year the Institute strongly reccome brackets. The isolation in a famommends adopting community-based ily-centered island can eventually afstrategies designed to build helping fect the family's ability to function. networks for families. Whether "No matter what the income is, the through churches the workplace or community centers, families need re-

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