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Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
7
•
October
17,
1997
Second Veto Of Abortion Ban Decried Clinton's WASHINGTON
(CNS)
—
Presi-
dent Clinton's second veto of the Par-
Abortion Ban Act has not resolved the issue and will spark an intensified effort to override it, according to
tial-Birth
the U.S. bishops' pro-life
spokeswoman.
In an Oct. 10 statement. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., expressed "deep disappointment" over the veto of a bill that
had bipartisan support and the endorsement of the American Medical Association.
Smith, a Catholic, noted that the the ban, Clinton is-
In a statement issued following the
Oct. 10 veto, Helen Alvare said the
same day he vetoed
president's action "will only ensure a re-
sued a proclamation declaring Oct. 12 National Children's Day 1997 and calling for the nurturing of the potential "within each new infant." "This same president OK'd the slaughter of thousands of babies," said Smith. "What about the potential for them, Mr. President?" he asked. Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee, said the veto "means that each year thousands of living babies will be pulled feet-first from the womb and their heads punctured unless Congress
newed
grass- roots effort by Catholics and other people of good will to win the
congressional support needed to override his veto."
Alvare,
who
and information
director of planning
is
for the bishops' Secre-
Pro-Life Activities, said the
tariat for
president "ignored an overwhelming
consensus of legislators, religious leaders, medical professionals and the American people: the violent killing of children in the very process of being bom disgraces our nation." "We will not rest until everything possible has been done to end the horror of partial-birth abortion," she said. In a 296-132 vote Oct. 8, the House
approved the Senate's slightly amended bill that would ban the con-
version of a
troversial procedure except to save the
mother's
The House had passed
life.
its
version of the ban in March.
The
latest
House vote
is
more than
the two-thirds necessary to override a veto, but the Senate vote of 64-36 in
was
May
three votes short.
Clinton vetoed an earlier version of the bill in 1996.
Responding
to the veto,
Rep. Charles Canady, R-Fla., chief sponsor of the bill, said Clinton "will go down in history as the president
had
to
be overridden
whose veto
in order to protect
—
overrides the veto."
He
said Oct. 10 that the veto
came
"despite lopsided, bipartisan majorities"
Congress and "despite enactment of similar bans by 15 states." in
Johnson also commented on Clinton's proclamation of National Children's Day. "Why can't he recognize that it is radically inconsistent with that appeal to permit the brutal killing of a mostly delivered infant in a partialbirth abortion?" he asked in a statement. Benedictine Father Paul Marx, founder of Human Life International, is
infanticide and, like it
is
consummate
all
forms of abor-
evil."
statement
issued at the organization's headquarters in Front In
a
innocent babies from a brutal, heinous
Royal, Va., Father
uphold the congressional ban procedure clearly demonstrates his moral depravity and signals the total moral collapse of this nation." Before the veto, Bishop Anthony M. Pilla of Cleveland, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent Clinton a letter, urging him to sign
will over-
"We will work tire-
ride the veto, adding,
few votes needed in the Senate." Earlier, Canady had said he lessly to get the last
did not expect a vote to override the anticipated veto until 1998. In a separate statement Oct. 10, Car-
Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia said he was "saddened and appalled" by the veto. "It is even more disturbing that the dinal
president continues to permit a procedure that the majority
of Americans find des-
picable," he said.
Recalling that October
is
Respect
Life Month, the cardinal urged prayers for defenders of life
the ban.
He
"most of Clinton
all,
who
and supporters of
also urged people to pray
for those like President feel
it
protect our nation's
dren."
Marx
said, "Clinton's
failure to
House
predicted the
is
not necessary to
most vulnerable
chil-
gathered along city streets Oct. 12 for the Charlotte Life Chain. Pictured with Bishop William G. Curlin are St. John Neumann Church parishioners Mary Beth Sardinia, Dan Morris and Mary Blanchard. Hundreds of North American cities have formed Life Chains in October to commemorate Respect Life Month.
said Oct. 10 that "partial-birth abortion
tion,
death."
He
Photo by Kathy Schmugge
An estimated 8,000 people representing area congregations
of
the
this
ban
Couples Celebrate Silver, Golden Jubilees At Mass By
transcends the accustomed bounds of the
abortion debate,
it
is
more accurately
KATHY SCHMUGGE Correspondent
CHARLOTTE — With the affirma-
into law. "Partial-birth abortion
tion of perfect weather
on Oct.
12, love
seen as a form of infanticide," the bishop said. Similar letters also were sent to
were honored at a special event at St. John Neumann Catholic Church by approximately 300 couples and their
by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles and Archbishop
families during the Charlotte Diocese's annual 25 th and 50th Wedding Anniver-
Daniel M. Buechlein of Indianapolis.
sary celebration.
the president
And in an Oct. 9 statement. Bishop J. O'Donnell of Lafayette, La., warned that "pro-life people and others who oppose the veto will gear up for a January campaign to enlist support for Edward
an override."
and
life
Bishop William G. Curlin praised the couples during his homily, calling them "a source of hope for the world."
He
said
would have
faith,"
Bishop Curlin
"Do
to die for
people
said, recalling the
the bride and
know what have
if more
unselfish love for
his first pastor told
high divorce rates, abortion and eutha-
would be abolished
same
him as a young groom know what tomorrow will bring? Sickness, what do they know of sickness? They are both in perfect health. They can't even words
priest.
the problems of today's society such as
nasia
the
one another as these spouses have had throughout their married years. "Marriage is the greatest act of
'for worse' could be. ..but they one another and are willing each other."
faith in
See Jubilees, page 2
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News
October
Golden, Silver Jubilees, From Page
fine for her husband, Victor,
who felt the
secret to a successful marriage
was
to
Not is
forgetting to
communicate with
another important secret to suc-
cess, according to Dick and Diane McDonald, parishioners at St. Aloysius Church in Hickory celebrating 25 years of marriage. They both also encourage
family prayer.
The
by the Diocesan Family Life Ministry, was organized by Barbara Bazluki, assistant to the event, sponsored
executive director of Catholic Social Ser-
Our Church
Lady
Assumption
of
of
celebrated 50 years of marriage this year. As for advice to younger
couples on making their marriage last, Mr. Kawalec jokingly replied: "Keep your fingers crossed!"
Martha and Jose Ybarra of Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte certainly relate to those words. As a young couple, they fled from Cuba 50 years ago, and went from having everything to owning one pair of shoes and a couple of shirts and pants. Mrs. Ybarro said their marriage lasted because of their faith in God, a faith which was constantly tested in a Hispanic country
where religious persecution ality even today.
As
is
a sad re-
for practical advice, Mrs.
added, "Don't argue about what ering
you
is
both-
away. Sleep on it and calmly the next day."
right
then discuss Otillie
Ybarra
it
Cozma, who
of their 50 years of marriage.
"We
and we are all still in the church," Mrs. King said. Her husband attributes their happiness to their tremendous love for the Lord first and then each other. "We were taught the virtues and tried to live them," he added. In his closing remarks, Bishop Curlin prayed that the couples' families follow their lesson in living. "May your children, grandchildren and their children call you blessed because, through your Christ-like love, you have shown grace in action," he said.
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His statement, released by the NaCommittee, said the law lacks requirements such as a mental health evaluation and other safeguards from misdiagnosis, family pressures or depression that might induce people to seek assisted suicide. nity
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled
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act,
4 elecfion date. The Death with Dignity Act also could be blocked if another suit is filed by people who can demonstrate they would be more directly affected by the law than could the original three plainfiffs.
David Schuman, deputy attorney general for Oregon, said early in Octo-
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and moral Saturday,
November 22,
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1997
we
recognize that something distinctive about
Christians
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DAY WITH THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
Principle #4: is
The 9th
Circuit's finding that the plaintiffs lacked
(803)
human
4.
attorney for the trio
& Herald
Our U.S. bishops summarized in
there
Jr.,
tional Right to Life
the law as unconstitutional.
are blessed with a big family
be counted Nov.
attempted to block the law, said in a statement that the Death With Dignity
ning a mail-in vote on whether to repeal it. Known as the Death with Dignity Act, the law passed with 51 percent of the
Dot and Peter King of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe have seen the fruits
ballots will
James Bopp
who
Act has a great many dangerous flaws from which voters cannot expect the
federal judge in
she said, but as in previous years, other
The
was narrowly approved in a voter referendum. The law may be short-lived, however, because Oregon voters were begin-
blessing.
this event,
parishioner.
As
it
standing to challenge the law. Earlier, a
we have had to invite only those couples who fit that category," of
Rehnquist in June. "Our holding permits this debate to continue." Oregon was using a mail-in voting procedure to consider the Legislature's attempt to reverse the 1994 referendum.
law
to take effect, nearly three years after
and receive Bishop Curlin's special
1997. "Because of the growing popularity
also celebrated
50 years of marriage, lives by a different rule, a rule that might provide a better night's rest for some. "Never go to bed angry," said the St. John Neumann
sible for the state's assisted suicide
couples also attended to renew their vows
their 25th or 50th year anniversary in Photo by Kathy Schmuggi
and Anthony Kawalec
By declining to revive a lawsuit blocking the law, the court made it pos-
1 994 but has never taken effect because of lawsuits. In its action the Supreme Court, without comment, declined to revive a challenge to the law filed by a terminally ill woman and two doctors. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out the case on the grounds that the trio lacked the appropriate legal
vices. The planning started back in June parishes were asked to submit names of couples who were celebrating
when
Rita
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WASHINGTON (CNS) The U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 14 cleared the way Oregon law that legalizes assisted
for an
suicide to take effect.
avoid unnecessary arguments.
God
Court Clears Way For Assisted Suicide Law
1
She added two other important rules in her marriage: "Don't argue with the boss and always agree with the cook." It was fairly obvious that the cook was the boss in that household and that was just
1997
17,
Tuesday
9:30 a.m. -4:00 p.m. Fr. David Valtierra, CO.
Romans
5:12,15,17-21
Luke 12:35-38
beings, something that sets
us apart from other living parts of the world. We express this by saying that we are created in the image and likeness of God. Whether male or female, each human being is a precious gift from God. Whether we come from Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, or indigenous American backgrounds, every human being is a member of the one family that is of God's making. How do we show respect and reverence for this unique gift at all stages of life, not only at the beginning or the end? Principle #4: All people have a right to life and to secure the basic necessities of life (e.g. food, clothing, shelter, education, health care, safe environment, economic security).
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October
17,
The Catholic News
1997
Pope, Argentine President Discuss
Church Leaders Laud Nobel Prize For Campaign to Ban Land IVIines
Situation In
"We will continue to urge our government to rethink its opposition to the Ottawa treaty and join the 100 other nations who will sign the global ban in December," said the archbishop. The Catholic Campaign to Ban Landmines, made up of nearly 20 Catholic organizations, is part of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. Mercy Sister Janice Ryan, coordinator of the Catholic campaign, told CNS Oct. 10 that the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize will give "incredible exposure" to "the humanitarian crisis caused
John Paul Carlos ture in
.By
JENNIFER E. REED
—
WASHINGTON
(CNS) Church hoped to see greater international involvement in the campaign to ban land mines following the announcement of the 1997 Nobel Peace
Nobel Committee announced its decision to award the peace prize "in equal parts" to the International
leaders said they
Prize.
John Carr, secretary of Department of Social Development and World Peace for the U.S. Catholic Conference, said the award "is a way to shine a light on these hidden killers." "My hope is that people will see in the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize ...
I
hope
that the U.S.
its
government
citizen
Catholic
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who
Sept. 17, President Clinton an-
nounced
that he would not commit the United States to the terms of a treaty,
1
to
will re-
be signed
in
December
in
Ottawa.
In a statement Oct. 10, Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick of Newark, N.J, chairman of the U.S. bishops interna-
spokesman for the Ban Landmines,
to
tional policy
Service Oct. 10.
the
Earlier that day, the
coordinates the campaign,
which was agreed upon by representatives of more than 00 countries and due
position and join the growing
told Catholic
Ban
which began in 1991. The international campaign is a grouping of more than 1,000 nongovernmental organizations in nearly 60 countries united in the effort to ban anti-personnel land mines.
global consensus to ban these indiscriminate weapons," Carr, a
to
Landmines and to Jody Williams, a U.S.
reason to join the effort. In particular,
think
Campaign
Norwegian
committee, congratulated
campaign and Williams "for
to
help lic
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ber.
The pope and Castro met for the first last year, an encounter that paved
time
way for the first papal visit to Cuba, home to some 4.5 million Catholics. the
Preparations for the visit have involved
and and the level of coopera-
the Vatican, local church leaders state officials,
tion has
will
drawn Vatican
But
country to join the process."
in recent
stantial
concessions in the area of
pected more progress in the period lead-
At the Vatican, U.S. Sacred Heart Keenan, an official at the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said the council is "certainly happy for any recognition of the splendid work being done by several nongovernmental organizations on the question of banning
ing up to the pope's arrival.
One official said that if there was no movement on the church's requests in Cuba, the ppe's speeches may reflect the Vatican's disappointment. The church enjoys basic freedom of worship in Cuba, but is seeking more space for its social and educative programs, a bigger media presence and more freedom of entry for foreign missionaries.
Sister Marjorie
land mines."
the
richly deserved recognition" of the peace
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award, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., said in a statement: "This award will help encourage the nations of the world to
moment
the overall
Cuba during
Menem, speaking
are killed or maimed by the land mines, and more than 100 million land mines remain throughout the world. Following the announcement of the
seize this fragile
—
Pope and Argentine President
the Vatican Oct.
estimated 26,000 people a year
ning these weapons forever.
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dom and
by land mines." The international campaign reportedly was to give the prize of $994,000 to land-mine victims worldwide. The prize was to be presented at a Dec. 10 ceremony in Oslo, Norway. Deactivated land mines are lined up in the sand near a refugee camp in the southern Algerian desert in April this year. The International Campaign to Ban Landmines and its coordinator, Jodie Williams, won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel committee announced Oct. 1 0.
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17,
Pope John Paul II
Healthy Families Lead to Healthy Society,
Pope Says VATICAN CITY (CNS) Partial Birth Abortion transcends
— Here
of Pope John Paul IPs remarks general audience Oct. 8.
is
the Vatican text
in English at his
weekly
and
tion debate
more accurately
is
their elected leaders to reject this
inhumane procedure. Pilla
Bishop of Cleveland
NCCB/USCC
President,
^^piscopal Galen Jar Bishop William G. Curlim
will
take pant in the foflowimg events j
October 18 10 a.m.
Mass for Healthcare Workers St.
Gabriel Church, Charlotte
1
Dear brothers and sisters. The World Day of the Family, which has just been celebrated in Rio De Janeiro in Brazil, remains vivid in my mind and heart. The church recognizes and teaches that the family is an essential part of God's plan for the human race; it is the privileged place for personal and social development. The family, as a gift and a responsibility, is the hope of humanity. When the family is
human person is fostered; when the famhuman person is attacked. Today
ily is attacked, the
human
and the family are being confronted by a fundamental challenge. In the name of a false freedom divorced from objective truth, rules and prohibitions are brought into question. The broad and easy way of subjective choices, economic advantages and immediate pleasures becomes the rule. In reality, however, man and woman's true happiness is based on the experience of love in which mutual fidelity, the spirit of sacrifice and generous dedication to the good of the other lead to a sharing of thoughts, emotions and actions, thereby easing life's sufferings and increasing its joys. God's plan for the family is a message of hope: faithful love open to life is both possible and joyous; generous acceptance of the church's teaching contributes to a more just, peacefiil and loving human society. life
Upon
p.m.
"Jam for Jesus
New Zealand,
In-
donesia, the Philippines, Ja-
fostered, the
Most Reverend Anthony M.
Denmark, Norway,
land,
Australia,
the accustomed bounds of the abor-
seen as a form of infanticide. The American people are pleading with
those from England, Scot-
all
the English-speaking pilgrims, especially
pan and the United States, I invoke God's abundant blessings.
Pope Donates $200,000 Toward Relief Efforts
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
U. N.
Refugee
— Pope John Paul
II
donated $200,000 toward U.N. relief efforts for refugees in Rwanda, Angola and Balkan republics. The pope presented the check during a private meeting Oct. 9 with Sadako Ogata, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Vatican Radio reported. Ogata expressed gratitude for the contribution and for the moral support on refugee issues offered by the pope, the Vatican and the many Catholic relief agencies working around the world.
Pope Says Legalization of Drugs Not Answer To Drug Abuse Problem VATICAN CITY (CNS) Legalizing or decrimi-
—
nalizing of so-called "soft" drugs
would send the is not harm-
public a message that using such drugs ful.
Pope John Paul
II said.
Legalization or decrimi-
nalization will not diminish drug abuse and addiction,
nor address
its
causes, the pope said Oct.
1
during a meeting sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers.
"
Meeting Teachers a Half-Century Later
Marshall Park, Charlotte
By Antoinette Bosco October 20-23 Diocese of Knoxville Priests' Retreat Maggie Valley
October 25
—
6 p.m. 100th Anniversary St. Phillip
Mass and Celebration
the Apostle Church, Statesville
October 26 11 a.m.
50th Anniversary
Mass and Celebration for
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
High Point Convention Center, High Point
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October
17,
1997
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The actress Patricia Neal once said: "A master can you what he expects of you. A teacher, though, awakens your own expectations." I've never heard a definition of teacher better put and that's how I would characterize the nuns who
tell
007-393,
is
published by
Roman
50 years ago. Now some of my former me to visit them and talk about and work. I consider that a great compliment. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet staffed the elementary school, high school and college that I attended in my home city of Albany, N.Y. Not many people can say they had such continuity in their education. But I did, and the older I get the more I appreciate the extra value I gained from being in the classrooms of these nuns. In the decades that followed, ridiculing nuns became the thing to do, sometimes in good humor, like off-Broadway's long-running "Nunsense," and sometimes seemingly in bitterness, like Christopher Durang's play, "Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All to You." Yes, the nuns were strict, but they had to be, with 40 to 80 youths in a class. And yes, I'm sure some were tyrants. But I was lucky. My nun teachers seemed to have one goal in mind: to instill confidence in me that I could do good work when I completed my edu-
taught
me some
my
life
cation.
Now many of them have died, but some are active retirees living at the St.
Latham, N.Y. At long
Joseph Provincial House in I will have the opportunity
last
my
to
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passed on to their students. Sister Charles Gamier (now, Sister Winifred), my high school Latin teacher, had such a sense of humor that she helped us translate the popular 1940s song "Mairsie Doats" into Latin! She also introduced me to
Charlotte,
NC
28237.
tyrs.)
teachers have asked
Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, 1 524 East Morehead St., Charlotte, NC 28207, 44 times a year, weekly except for Christmas week and Easter week and every two weeks during
the
France to Christianize Native-Americans and were murdered, a story that fascinated me. (St. Charles Gamier was one of the mar-
thank them for their great impact on
member
their
the North
names and
reflect
American martyrs,
now on
the Jesuits
life. I re-
the gifts they
who came from
It
was because of
this
teacher that 20 years later
I
researched these Jesuit sto-
and wrote my second book on "Joseph the Huron," one of the Native-Americans converted by the ries
"Blackrobes."
Jerome Joseph brought
Sister
duced
me
Sister
the social
to C.S.
me music
and
intro-
Lewis.
Theophane inspired me to care deeply about and human needs of people, and understand
the role of politics in this. Sister Emily Joseph had such a smile that you joy as you entered her classroom.
felt
Anna
Theresa, the librarian, was so human. She gave me a treasure before she died, her little black favorite is "A hot head seems so book of writings. Sister
My
much more pardonable
than a cold heart."
Admiral H. C. Rickover once wrote, "All great philosophers have understood that the education of the means youth is the primary function of society by which humanity's inheritance is transmitted from one generation to another.... Each one of us is heir to all of the ideas and accomplishments of every human
—
being
who
has ever lived."
Those wonderftil women who gave me so much to on in life will probably be surprised to leam
get started
that they are great philosophers.
Antoinette Bosco
is
a
CNS columnist.
.
October
The Catholic News
1997
17,
One Candle
Light
Father Thomas
Jewish Sukkot: Makeshift Huts During this week the Jewish Pilgrimage festival of Sukkot (Booths) comthe Jewish people to construct a "not too solid" dwelling for seven days in commemoration of the wandering of
mands
the Israelites in the desert. Into the booth is gathered all the cornucopia of God's good creation. The injunction in Exodus 23:16 reads: "You shall observe the festival of harvest, of the first fruits of your labor, of what you sow in the field. You shall observe the festival of ingathering at the end of the
year,
when you
gather in fi-om the field
the fruit of your labor."
Jews who
In fact, even today,
make
ebrate
cel-
a hut consisting of three
makeshift walls and a roof which I am told is the last element secured. It must
be covered with tree branches so that the evening sky is framed like a tray of dia-
monds. Each member of the family adds her
struc-
and decorated. are drawn over the frames. Others add oriental rugs or tapestries. From the branches of the roof dangle pomegranates, wreaths of almonds and corncobs, even decanters all pungent reminders of the of oil magnanimity of the Creator. Yet the booths are supposed to remain makeshift and temporary to call to mind human vulnerability and how ultimately we all depend upon God for shelter. Author Blu Greenberg emphasizes the regulation that the shelter must be ture
the Everlasting
IVIeet
own personal touches as the
or his In
hoisted, sturdied
is
some families costly drapes
â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
makeshift in her illustrative book "How to Run a Traditional Household". Sev-
husband Yitz, a rabbi, celebrated the frrst night's meal in a large shelter with a hundred members of his eral years ago, her
was
a very
windy night.
congregation.
It
After the
course, the rabbi decided
first
& Herald 5
move the crowd inside because of the powerful winds. "We looked like a group of refugees to
J.
McSweeney
we sadly trudged out of our beautiful sukkah with our dishes and cutlery in hand. Ten minutes after we
and surely ourselves. Are not all cosmic and
as
human frames shaky with fragile,
temporary supports
which
will eventually fail
up in the and had just beto resume our meal, we gun heard the sounds of a terrible crash: The sukkah had completely
ation and remind us of His love for us
collapsed."
who
had
set ourselves
and
social hall
All the glass windows,
bamboo poles,
evergreens, fabric and decorations had
one huge heap of were gasps of horror and a
instantly collapsed into
rubble. There
long
moment of silence
dered
ness
And yet their weak-
our strength. For God
work of His hands." This
we can
the rabbi
all
confi-
dently intone the sukkot she-he-heyanu
we are
prayer: "Surely
all in
God's
shel-
ter."
as everyone pon-
what might have happened But the rabbi, seeking to restore mood, broke the silence by
the festive
saying, "Well, at least
are "the
week with
is
there to steady His Cre-
is
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fearfiilly
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Question
Comer
Father John Dietzen
The
First Historical
Mention of
Jesus
outside the circle of Christians appar-
was by Flavius Josephus,
ently
Q. Jesus Christ is surely one of the greatest figures in history. Can you tell
ish historian
us ifhe is mentioned anywhere other than in the Bible?
Roman
A.
I
assume you are asking about
early Christian history, around the time the
New
Testament was being formed.
For us Christians, who believe that the coming of Jesus was the pivotal point in
human history, it's difficult to imaghow little interest he aroused apart his own small community of fol-
who
eventually
a
Jew-
won
the
close friendship of Vespasian and other
pleted about the year 94, were highly
prized resources by
St.
Jerome and other
early church fathers.
Toward
the end of the book,
Josephus describes how, under the procurator Albinus, there was brought
ine
before a group of judges "the brother of Jesus,
who was called Christ, whose name was James" (Book XX 9. ). This would have been James the 1
From any viewpoint other than faith, he was, after all, merely the leader of a tiny off-shoot group of Jews, in a spectacularly insignificant comer of the Roman Empire. The first historical mention of Jesus
Reflections
one of the three disciples closour Lord, who died as a martyr in
apostle, est to
the year 44.
An
earlier
mention of Jesus
in the
"Antiquities" as a miracle worker
on two
editor."
The
from
lowers.
was almost certainly added later by a Christian "copy
emperors.
This historian's works, especially "The Antiquities of the Jews," com-
priests: Father
who
I
had two profound
spiritual experi-
ences within a period of one week. Each at the Mass of Christian burial for a retired priest of the Charlotte Diocese. in
my
Both
priests
had been
influential
life.
The first took place on Oct. 2, the feast of the Guardian Angels, at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Morganton for Father John Murray. The second was Oct. 7, the feast of the Holy Rosary, at St.
Patrick's Cathedral for Msgr. Will-
iam Wellein. Each man was a holy and dedicated priest. Each had been a friend and counselor at challenging times in
my life. Fa-
Murray had been there to listen and comfort when 1 was having a difficult time with an authority. He encouraged me without condemning the other person in any way.
ther
lost
my opportunity to return their kindme in some small way. But there
ness to
joy
in
knowing
mention of
that both Father
ried
How
A. Such biblical dilemmas are anall, if indeed any, of the Bible can be read as straight history in the modem sense of that word. parts
This
Book of Genesis noted
built a great city.
other proof that not
ticular
The Church and Scriptural Truths Q. A PBS television program on the
and
could he marry a non- existent
woman?
Christ.
John Murray and
Msgr. Wellein when he had his first heart attack many years ago, and he became a loyal friend of our growing family. He later gave us counseling at a very stressful time in our relationship. As well as being available, both priests were generous and faithful in offering their prayers for myself and my family. When I first learned of Father Murray's death, I regretted that I had not been a more faithful correspondent in his retirement years. I almost immediately thought of Msgr. Wellein as well and was determined to write him in the near future. When Bishop Curlin announced Msgr. Wellein's death at the end of the Mass for Father Murray, I was cmshed. I was sad that they were no longer here in our midst but even sadder that I had
My husband had helped take care of was
first
Jesus by a pagan writer seems to be by the Roman historian Gaius Suetonius. In his Life of Claudius (perhaps about 120 A.D.) he writes, "Since the Jews made continual disturbances at the instigation of Chrestus, he (Claudius) expelled them from Rome." This is generally accepted as referring to the early Christians and to Christ, though the timing is rather faulty. Claudius was emperor some years after
By Karen Duncan
took place
God banished him from the territory and marked him somehow. Cain then was afraid that anyone who recognized him would kill him. Who was he afraid o/? Who was there to kill him? Cain went east and markilled Abel,
rose three days after dying
is
way
tme
at all stages,
but in a par-
for the "pre-history" portion
of Genesis, generally Chapters
1
to
See Dietzen, page
that after Cain
1 1
11
l\/lonsignor William Wellein
Miller
Murray and Msgr. Wellein would no longer suffer physical pain and had indeed "gone home." But there was much, much more. These were no ordinary funerals. Both Bishop Curlin's homily in Morganton and Msgr. James Jones' homily in Charlotte heightened my awareness and awe of the priesthood by leaps and
want
bounds. 1 came away with a new appreciation of and desire to pray unceasingly for our priests and for vocations. What an indescribable gift to be called! What a privilege to pray for and love our priests as brothers in Christ! Yes, they are hu-
each and every celebration of the Eucha-
man;
we
yes, they fight the
all
do.
same temptations
But they act
in the
person of
Christ.
ish
We must teach our children to cherour priests. We must pray for all
be the holy men God intends for them to be so that our young men will
priests to
to follow their
examples.
As my
heart was lifted at each homwas exalted at each consecration. To see the raised hands of so many priests, to hear the chorus of voices changing the humble host into the precious body and the common wine into the precious blood emphasized for me that miraculous moment which occurs at ily, it
rist. It
was
a privilege and a pleasure to
know
these two compassionate and devoted men. There have been many other equally holy priests who have touched
my life. May
1
not neglect them in friend-
ship and prayer, and
may many of
our
sons follow in their footsteps.
Karen Duncan Miller is a parishioner of St. Aloysius Church in Hickory.
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& Herald
October 17, 1997
Makes Polish Connection
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The
May as part of a delegation representing
congregation of
St. John Baptist de la Church made a global connection
the Charlotte committee. In addition to
Salle
encountering the ambiance of the 1,000year-old city while it hosted the 46th
when the parish hosted the Folk Dance and Song Ensemble from Wroclaw, Poland, at the 9 a.m. Mass on recently
Sept. 28.
The 30 members of
the
ensemble
were guests of the Charlotte Sister Cities Committee and took part in the UNCCharlotte International Festival '97 as the featured entertainment
on the UNCC
campus Sept. 27. Founded in 1952, the dance and song group has performed more than 2,000 concerts around the world. This was their first trip to
The
the United States.
cultural
exchange gathered
Catholics from two sides of the world for
Communion, prayer and song at the Sept. 28 Mass. Following the liturgy, the ensemble performed two Polish hymns. A breakfast continued the festivities, where
many
the group sang and danced
from
tions
selec-
their repertoire.
International Eucharistic Congress, Father Cintula also learned of
July
a private, non-profit organization
is
responsible for coordinating the exPictured in front from left are Harry Grim, Father Anthony Marcaccio and Gail Grim; in middle, John Engler, Dr. Don Joyce and Ray Farris; and in back, Tony LopezIbanez, Jim Kelley, Chuck Grace and Bob Gallagher, at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington, D.C.
Order of Malta Invests
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Comuniquemonos Minis terio Hispano 17 de octubre de 1997
Suplemento de The Catholic News and Herald
Empieza campana para recaudar fondos para nuevo Centro MIKE KROKOS CHARLOTTE - Un terrene Por
de Charlotte, sera donde se construira el future Centre Catolico Hispano de Charlotte.
El
Padre Vicentino,
Vicente
Finnerty, director del ministerio hispano
de
la
Diocesis, dije que
el
proyecte, que
se construira en tres fases, consistira de
una
iglesia,
un centro comunitarie, una
guarderia iufantil y una clinica de salud para cubrir las necesidades de la
creciente cemunidad hispana en la Diocesis. El Programa Hispano del
Servicio Social Catolico se
tambien para
el
nuevo
de este proyecto es de unos cinco millones de dolares. "Nosotros hemos querido hacer esto total
de 16
acres en Tuckasegee Road, en el noroeste
mudara
local. El costo
mucho tiempo", dijo el Padre el 26 de septiembre cuando anuncio el comienzo de una campana de cuatromeses para recaudar $300,000.00 para construir la primera fase del proyecto que consistira de un centro comunitario de uso multiple y que tendra un valor de $1 millon de dolares. El centro ha recaudado $200,000 entre diferentes actividades y donaciones y la Diocesis hara un prestamo de $500,000. por
Finnerty
Este edificio incluira oficinas, salones
de clase, banos con duchas y una cocina. "Nosotros necesitamos un lugar para
Continua en
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Dibujos arquitectonicos del future Centro Catolico Hispano de Charlotte. Elevacion frontal de la futura iglesia (arriba). Vista general del conjunto
mirando desde Tuckasegee Road (derecha).
^Que es un Ano Santo? En la tradicion catolica romana, un Ano Santo, o Jubileo, es un gran evento Es un afio de perdon de los pecados y tambien del castigo por los pecados, es un ano de reconciliacion entre adversarios, de conversion y de recepcion del Sacramento de la Reconciliacion. Es un tiempo de solidaridad, esperanza, justicia y compromiso para servir a Dios con alegria y en paz con nuestros hermanos y hermanas. Un aiio de jubileo es, sobre todo, el ano de Cristo, quien brinda vida y gracia a la humanidad. religioso.
El origen del Jubileo cristiano data desde los tiempos bfblicos. La Ley de Moises prescribi'a un ano especial para el pueblo judio: "Declararas santo el
ano cincuenta y proclamaras
la
liberacion para todos los habitantes de la tierra.
jubileo.
Sera para ustedes un ano de Los que habian tenido que
empenar su propiedad, la recobraran. Los esclavos regresaran a su familia. Este afio cincuenta sera un aiio de jubileo.
No
sembraras
ni segaras los
rebrotes, ni vendimiaras la vina sin cultivar,
pues es
aiio jubilar,
que sera
consagrado para ustedes. Comeras de lo que el campo produce por sf solo" (Levitico 25: 10-14). La trompeta que se uso en este aiio para anunciar el jubileo era un cuemo de cabra que en hebreo se llamaba Yobel, y de ella proviene la palabra jubileo. La celebracion de este aiio tambien incluye la restitucion de la tierra a sus duenos originales, la cancelacion de las deudas, la liberacion de los esclavos, y el descanso de la tierra. En el Nuevo Testamento, Jesus se presenta como El que hace que se cumpla el antiguo jubileo, porque El ha venido "para publicar un ano feliz lleno de los favores de Yave" (Isai'as 61:1-2). Una nota interesante es que en casi todos los pafses, el tiempo se cuenta desde antes y despues de la venida de Cristo al mundo, aunque hoy pocas personas se hayan percatado de los on'genes de este calculo. Para los cristianos, por lo tanto, el Jubileo del Ano 2000 es importante porque sera la celebracion del 2,000 aniversario del nacimiento de Cristo (aparte de las diferencias de un conteo cronologico exacto). Lo que es mas, sera el primer
XVI y
Alio Santo que marca la Uegada de un
empezo en
nuevo milenio, ya que el primer Jubileo fue proclamado por el Papa Bonifacio
hasta un ano.
VIII en 1300.
jubileos extraordinarios: en
Entonces para los cristianos, el Aiio del Jubileo debe ser una gran oracion de alabanza y accion de gracias a Dios por el don de la Encamacion de su Hijo y la Redencion que El nos trae. El Jubileo es llamado Ano Santo, no solo porque se inicia, esta marcado y termina con actos santos y solemnes, sino tambien porque su proposito es alentar la santidad de la vida. En realidad,
proclamado por
este fue
convocado para fortalecer la fe, comunion
alentar obras de caridad y
fraternal dentro de la Iglesia y la sociedad
y hacer un llamado a los cristianos a ser mas sinceros en su fe en Cristo, el unico Salvador.
Un Jubileo puede ser "ordinario" si que cae despues de un periodo determinado de aiios y "extraordinario" cuando es proclamado por algun hecho significativo. Hasta la fecha, han habido veinticinco Afios Santos "ordinarios"; el afio 2000 sera el 26°. La costumbre de es
llamar "extraordinarios" a los jubileos
el siglo
estos
pueden
variar en duracion, desde algunos dias
conmemorar
En
el
este siglo,
el
hubo dos 1933,
Papa Pio XI, para
1,900 aniversario de la
Redencion y, en 1983, proclamado por el Papa Juan Pablo II, para conmemorar 1,950 anos de la Redencion por Cristo por su Muerte y Resurreccion en el aiio 33. El afio 1987 fue proclamado como aiio Mariano por el Papa Juan Pablo II. (Este extracto de www.vatican.va/ jubilee aparecio en el boletm Jubilee 2000 del Secretariado para el Tercer Milenio del
NCCB/USCC.)
2 Suplemento de The Catholic
News and
17 deoctubrede 1997
Herald
El Papa reta
Mensaje del Padre Rev. Vicente H. Finnerty,
CM.
al Brasil
justicia social
Queridos amigos y amigas en Cristo: En estos di'as celebramos el 1 2 de octubre, el dia de la raza hispana. Es un dia cuando tomamos conciencia de la riqueza de nuestra historia, de nuestra cultura, de nuestras tradiciones y de nuestra espiritualidad. A mi me parece que es un dia sumamente importante. Es importante porque es un dia para damos cuenta de la gran riqueza con que Dios ha dotado a nuestros pueblos. A veces, como hispanos, tendemos a despreciar lo nuestro. Parte de nuestra historia incluye epocas de opresion, de dominacion, de injusticia. Esto nos ha marcado. Entonces, el 12 de octubre es un dia cuando queremos afirmar con nobleza, con sencillez nuestra dignidad como hijos de Dios, como hispanos. Tal vez yo les pueda ayudar al recordarles nuestros grandes valores
a fomentar
y prosperidad
espirituales.
Primero,
la espiritualidad de los hispanos tiene aguante.
La espiritualidad
es una realidad que ha estado viva a lo largo de su peregrinaje por la historia humana. La fe esta bien enraizada en nuestros pueblos. Se manifiesta de muchas maneras. A veces es en forma de oracion, novenas, canciones y
gestos sagrados.
Se manifiesta tambien en las relaciones personales y la hospitalidad. Nuestra gente sabe dar de lo poco que tiene y no le cuesta. La casa de uno es la casa de todos. Las relaciones personales son muy calidas. Para el hispano, la persona es importante y se toma el tiempo para poner esto de relieve en nuestras relaciones personales. Otras veces, nuestra espiritualidad se muestra con la tolerancia, la paciencia, la fortaleza y la esperanza en medio del sufrimiento y las dificultades. Al mismo tiempo, nuestra espiritualidad, nuestra manera de creer en Dios, no es puro aguantar y tolerar. Tambien inspira la lucha por la
EL PAPA EN BRASIL - Su
con el presidente Fernando santidad Juan Pablo Henrique Cardoso y su esposa Ruth Cardoso a su llegada a Brasil el 2 de octubre. su llegada por una visita de cuatro dias, el Papa desafio a los brasilenos a promover justicia social y prosperidad en esa nacion.
libertad, la justicia y la paz. Con frecuencia nuestro espiritu catolico se manifiesta en compromiso y perdon como tambien en celebracion, fiesta, danzas, imagenes y simbolos sagrados. Altarcitos, imagenes y velas en la casa son sacramentales, signos de la presencia de Dios. Las pastorelas, las posadas, los nacimientos, el via crucis, las peregrinaciones, las procesiones y las bendiciones que ofrecen las madres, los padres y los abuelos son manifestaciones de esta espiritualidad y fe profunda. Los hispanos encuentran a Dios, de una manera especial, en los brazos de la Virgen Maria. Es por eso que Maria, la Madre de Dios, toda bondad, compasion, proteccion, inspiracion, modelo.... esta en el corazon de la
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Receptaculos para donaciones han sido instalados en restaurantes y negocios hispanos del area y se han organizado grupos que visitaran vecindarios con poblacion hispana para recaudar fondos para este proyecto. El Centro, que existe hace 25 anos, se fundo para unir a la comunidad hispana e incorporarla a una comunidad mayor a traves de programas, de la liturgia, de la catequesis y de apoyo. A traves de los aiios, el nucleo de la comunidad ha cambiado de cubanos y ecuatorianos a mayormente mexicanos y centroamericanos. El Padre Finnerty espera comenzar
rectoria.
Se pueden enviar donaciones para este proyecto al Centro Catolico Hispano,
NC
Para mas informacion sobre el esfuerzo de recaudacion llamen al (704)
335-1281.
-rill
y a
los ricos
los pobres del pais.
y
la
entre
menudo
nas y eventualmente sera una parroquia bilingiie con Misas en espanol e ingles, dijo el Padre Finnerty. Se ha comprado una casa al frente del terreno, la cual
28205.
enorme brecha
del Brasil,
El Papa volvio su atencion a dos segmentos de la poblacion que a
proyecto. La iglesia sentara a 600 perso-
2117 Shenandoah Ave., Chariotte,
Los descendientes de los esclavos africanos traidos al pais durante el periodo colonial, dijo el Papa, tambien han enriquecido a la cultura del pais. "Estos brasilenos de origen africano merecen, tienen el derecho al maximo respeto por los rasgos
dificultades de los chicos callejeros
obra de la primera fase el proximo No se ha seiialado fecha para completar toda la obra. "Todo depende. Si alguien nos hace una donacion de $4 millones manana, entonces podremos comenzar el trabajo mucho mas temprano", dijo el. Los edificios se construiran en un estilo arquitectonico tradicionalmente hispano, el cual se usa frecuentemente en el sur de la Florida. El proyecto incluira una plaza al frente de la iglesia. El arquitecto argentino Carlos De La Croix, completo los pianos y dibujos del
como
prosperidad para todas las personas del
Al Uegar a la base aerea de Galeao el 2 de octubre, el Papa pidio que se prestara una atencion especial a las
la
servira
intimidad y el carino familiares. Ellos merecen toda nuestra atencion, para que puedan vivir su cultura con
pais.
otofio.
que la gente pueda reunirse y para responder a las necesidades recreativas, sociales y educacionales", el Padre Finnerty aiiadio. "Hay mucho entusiasmo por este proyecto. La gente verdaderamente esta apoyandolo". El Centre Catolico Hispano actualmente celebra cuatro Misas en espafiol cada fin de semana en lo que era el antiguo colegio catolico de Nuestra Sefiora de la Asuncion, en Shenandoah Avenue esquina a The Plaza. La camparia para recaudar fondos se anuncio en todas las Misas el fin de semana del 27 y 28 de
El RIO DE JANEIRO (CNS) Papa Juan Pablo II desafio a los y a su gobiemo para que promuevan la justicia social y la brasilefios
espiritualidad hispana. En estos dias que celebramos nuestra raza, los animo a hacer dos cosas. Primero, tomar conciencia nuevamente de lo bello de lo nuestro. Segundo, comprometerse en conservar y enseiiar lo nuestro. Seria una verdadera tragedia perder estos aspectos tan ricos de nuestra espiritualidad. Nuestros hijos necesitan experimentarlos, acogerlos, vivirlos. Que no nos avergoncemos de lo nuestro.
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II
A
enfrentan la se a discriminacion y a la pobreza grave: Los pueblos indigenas y los brasilenos de ancestro africano. Los descendientes de los habitantes originales del pais, dijo el, han sembrado en la cultura brasileiia "un sentido profundo de la familia, del respeto por los antecesores y de la
dignidad".
fiindamen tales de su cultura y pueden justamente solicitarlos y esperarlos". Refiriendose a la imponente estatua de Cristo que mira sobre la ciudad, el Papa oro para que "Cristo el Redentor, que desde las alturas del Corcovado abre Sus brazos en la forma de la cruz, iluminara a las familias, a la
y
comunidad
eclesiastica
a toda la sociedad temporal
luz
que viene de
La Virgen Maria, Mediadora CIUDAD DEL VATICANO,
—
En la Audiencia General del (VIS). miercoles Iro. de octubre, celebrada en la Plaza de San Pedro, el Santo Padre recordo que el Concilio Vaticano II da a Maria el titulo de «Mediadora» al afirmar que «con su multiple intercesion continua obteniendonos los dones de la salvacion etema». En la Enciclica «Redemptoris Mater», dijo el Papa, «recuerdo que 'la mediacion de Maria esta intimamente unida a su matemidad, y posee un caracter especificamente matemo que la distingue del de las demas criaturas'».
El Concilio afirma que «Maria es
madre en
orden de la gracia'». Este titulo «aclara que la Virgen coopera con Cristo en el renacimiento espiritual de la humanidad». Juan Pablo II indico que «la mediacion materna de Maria no oscurece la unica y perfecta mediacion de Cristo. (...) De Cristo deriva el valor 'para nosotros la
el
con
la
lo alto".
—
de la mediacion de Maria, y por tanto el influjo afiadio con el Concilio saludable de la Bienaventurada Virgen, 'de ninguna manera impide la union inmediata de los creyentes con Cristo, sino que la facilita'». «A1 proclamar a Cristo unico mediador, el texto de la Carta de San Pablo a Timoteo excluye toda mediacion paralela, pero no una mediacion subordinada. (...) Es posible participar en la mediacion de Cristo en diversos ambitos de la obra de la salvacion. (...) En esta voluntad de suscitar participaciones en la linica mediacion
—
de Cristo, se manifiesta el amor gratuito de Dios que quiere compartir lo que posee». El Papa senalo a continuacion que la mediacion materna de la Virgen es «un don del Padre para la humanidad».
Y
termino subrayando que «Maria
desarroUa su accion materna en continua dependencia con la mediacion de
y de El recibe todo lo que su corazon quiere dar a los hombres». Cristo,
Suplemento de The Catholic News and Herald
17de octubrede 1997
^Tiene Vigencia La tradicion de la Iglesia ha dedicado el mes de octubre al rosario a la Virgen. El rosario es una oracion simple y teologicamente rica en recuerdos biblicos. Por esto los cristianos lo prefieren y lo rezan con frecuencia,
conscientes de su autentica dimension evangelica, de la cual los Papas nos han hablado en numerosos documentos. La oracion del Rosario, en el triple movimiento de sus misterios (gozosos: infancia; dolorosos: pasion; gloriosos:
resurreccion, bajada del Espiritu Santo glorificacion de la Virgen Maria), es
y una
alabanza y una imploracion a Maria para que interceda por nosotros, que no siempre vivimos como Dios lo desea. Maria es la Madre de la fidelidad, la muj er de fe. Una muj er cercana a nosotros, semejante a nosotros. Una mujer casada, que vivio y compartio la temura de un hombre en el seno de un hogar. Una creyente que conoce, como nosotros, la dificultad de creer, pero que, Uegado el
el
LA BASILICA DE SAN
Rosario?
Asi's I
'
habia cogido frio o cuando el adolescente no regresaba a la hora prevista. Una madre que acepto no ser ni unica ni
primera en el corazon de su hijo. Una mujer valiente que acompafio a este hijo ultrajado y maltratado hasta el pie de la cruz. Maria! Familiar del Espiritu desde su concepcion y que espera, en oracion con los apostoles, la manifestacion prodigiosa de este Espiritu el dia de i
Pentecostes
Invocada sin cesar por millones de que ella mejor abogada de los humildes y
cristianos porque cada uno sabe es la
de los humillados.
Redescubramos y valoricemos siempre, mas en este mes de octubre, el santo rosario, como oracion personal y familiar, dirigida a aquella que es Madre fieles
y Madre de
ERIE, Pennsylvania (CNS) Monsenor Donald W. Trautman, Obispo de Erie, desafio a 300 ministros parroquiales el 20 de septiembre a permitir que una "liturgia viviente" que se centre en la Eucaristia transforme a las parroquias
Como
la Iglesia.
Sacerdote hondureno advierte sobre apatia antes de elecciones TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (CNS) mirar candidatos fuera — Con menos de meses hasta de dos electores" a
las
a los
partidos principales.
los
elecciones generates, los hondurenos
El Padre Rodriguez dijo que los
estan «cansados y hastiados» de sus
principales problemas a que se enfrentan
dirigentes poHticos, cuyas "falsas promesas" han llevado a la apatia y el desencanto, dijo un dirigente eclesiastico hondureno. "El partido politico de mayor crecimiento es el de las abstenciones", dijo el Padre Ovidio Rodriguez, vicario general de Tegucigalpa. El hablo en una entrevista telefonica con el Catholic
News
Service.
Los hondurenos habrian de ir a votar de noviembre para elegir a un
son la superacion pobreza cada vez mayor y la
y a
la
las culturas.
Iglesia del principio,
la
delincuencia. El culpo del empobrecimiento a los cursos de accion economicos neoliberales, implantados en 1990 por primera vez por Callejas, que solo han beneficiado a los sectores orientados hacia la exportacion, dijo el. "Lo que ha sido globalizado en Honduras es la pobreza", agrego el.
sucesor del Presidente Carlos Roberto Reina, los miembros del Congreso y las autoridades municipales.
un
sistema
dominado
tradicionalmente por dos partidos, el candidato presidencial del Partido Liberal, Carlos Flores Facuse, encabeza la contienda por delante de la candidata del Partido Nacional, Nora de Melgar, segun las
encuestas
mas
"La apatia
la
tres partidos
mas
zaga de los delanteros.
del pueblo resulta del
engatio" de los tres gobiernos
mas
recientes, dijo el vicario general.
"Hay tanta corrupcion oficial que la gente no cree ya en los dirigentes politicos", agrego
Iniciacion Cristiana hasta la Vida Etema", flie publicado en el "Lake Shore Visitor", el periodico diocesano de Erie.
Monsenor Trautman dijo que las comunidades parroquiales aprenden el secreto de esta liturgia viviente cuando reconocen a Cristo presente en la asamblea reunida, en el sacerdote, en las Escrituras que se proclaman y predican y, especialmente, en los elementos eucaristicos del Cuerpo y la Sangre de
necesidades de los pobres, de los
Cristo.
marginados, de los descastados y de los pecadores, dijo el obispo en un discurso ante la octava conferencia anual de
"La Eucaristia suministra el medio mejor y mas poderoso para formamos como el Cuerpo de Cristo", dijo Monseiior Trautman, ex-director del Comite de Liturgia de la Conferencia Nacional de Obispos Catolicos.
ministerios, auspiciada por la Diocesis
de Memphis, Tennessee. El texto de su charla, titulada "La Centralidad de la Eucaristia, desde la
Laguna de inmigracion a punto de caducar extendida por 3 semanas —
WASHINGTON (CNS) Horas antes de que caducara, el Congreso dio una extension de tres semanas a un programa que permite a los inmigrantes ilegales permanecer en los Estados Unidos con sus familias mientras aguardan sus visas. La accion adoptada el 30 de septiembre da una posposicion temporal a posiblemente millares de personas que se enfrentaban a tener que dejar a sus familias y solicitar la residencia en los Estados Unidos desde sus paises de origen. Desde que el programa empezo en 1 994, mas de medio millon de perso-
nas se han aprovechado del mismo. El programa permite a las personas que son elegibles de otro modo para los permisos de 'residencia en los Estados Unidos, pero que han estado viviendo aqui ilegalmente, pagar una multa de $1,000 y despues quedarse en este pais mientras se tramitan sus solicitudes. La extension del programa hasta el 23 de octubre fue aprobada por el Senado en votacion de 99 contra 0 el 30 de septiembre, y en votacion de 355 contra 57 en la Camara de Representantes un dia antes.
recientes.
Los candidatos de pequefios van a
puertas de la Iglesia para satisfacer las
es el
los dirigentes del pais
de
el .30
En
San Francisco despues que un terremoto sacudio la zona del centre de Italia el 26 de septiembre. Dos monjes y dos trabajadores murieron cuando la cupula pintada al fresco de la basilica se derrumbo, cayendo al suelo. (Foto CNS de Reuters)
Obispo dice que la Eucaristia centre de la vida catolica —
debemos experimentar una "liturgia viviente", que se mueva mas alia de las
tres
—
FRANCISCO
Ciudadanos y turistas en miran a la Basilica de
momento, dijo si a Dios sin vacilar. Una madre que, como todas las madres, conocio la inquietud, cuando el pequeno
de los
3
el.
El ex-presidente del Partido Nacional, Rafael Callejas (1990-94), se enfrenta actualmente a una serie de acusaciones sobre abuso de poder y uso indebido de millones de dolares de fondos publicos durante su permanencia en el cargo.
Los procedimientos .legales ya han empezado a solicitar que el Congreso suspenda la inmunidad de Callejas al enjuiciamiento, garantizada por el hecho de que el ex-presidente es ahora miembro del Parlamento centroamericano. "No podemos decir al pueblo desde el pulpito por que partido han de votar en noviembre", dijo el Padre Rodriguez. Pero el dijo que estaria "invitando a los
Mandamiento "No cometeras
Sexto
Continuamos con los mandamientos de la Ley comentando sobre el sexto mandamiento.
Actitud Cristiana. El autentico
podemos
cristiano sabe valorar la grandeza de la
traicion a la alianza nupcial,
mas
plena, profunda y exclusiva entre dos personas es la de un
relacion
hombre y una mujer unidos por rimonio. Es el
la
el
mat-
alianza cimentada sobre
mutuo amor y
la
mutua donacion de
sus personas, querida y establecida por el Creador desde el principio, en bien de la vida, ya que en ella el hombre y la mujer se complementan y ayudan mutuamente y en funcion de la
prolongacion de la vida. Un lugar primordial en la alianza matrimonial lo ocupa la sexualidad, y Dios dispuso en el Sexto Mandamiento que su ejercicio seria exclusivamente llevado a cabo en
misma. Toda relacion y satisfaccion sexual fuera del ambito del matrimonio la
esta prohibida.
Actitudes equivocadas. Aparte del
humana y
recordar: la fornicacion, que es la union
sexualidad
hombre y una mujer no union libre y la union a prueba, que en realidad son formas publicas de fornicacion; el divorcio, que es la ruptura de la alianza matrimonial y que desemboca casi siempre en un permanente adulterio de uno o ambos conyuges; el incesto, que es la relacion carnal entre parientes dentro de los grados en que esta prohibido el matrimonio; la prostitucion que es una forma de satisfacer la Injuria; la violacion, que es la violenta agresion sexual contra otra persona; la homosexualidad, que es la busqueda de placer sexual con personas del mismo sexo; la masturbacion, que es la busqueda solitaria de la satisfaccion sexual y, en fin, la pornografia que degrada la sexualidad para reducirla a un sensualismo corrupto y corruptor.
racional y noble fin de su ejercicio. Tiene en gran consideracion al matri-
carnal entre un
La
adulterio"
adulterio que es la directa e injusta
casados;
la
respetar el
monio, instituido por el Creador y santificado con un Sacramento por Jesucristo. Segun su propio estado de vida, vive su castidad:
si es casado, evitando toda infidelidad conyugal. Si es soltero evitando todo deseo, pensamiento y accion relacionados con
la satisfaccion sexual.
Busca ademas
que dificultan su castidad tanto de soltero como de casado y procura el dominio de si mismo con la entrega a sus deberes, con la mortificacion de los sentidos y evitar los peligros
con
la
oracion
(Comentario al Catecismo de Edicion Espafiola Catolica
la Iglesia
—
- con permiso de los Padres de Sociedad de San Pablo).
la
News and
4 Suplemento de The Catholic
Semana
17 deoctubrede 1997
Herald
nacional de migracion de
1998 fijada entre
el
5 y 11 de enero
WASHINGTON (CNS) - "Llamados a Ser Uno en el Espiritu" es el tema de la Semana Nacional de
la
Migracion para 1998, fijada entre
el
5 y el
1 1
de enero.
Un foUeto publicado por la Conferencia Catolica de los Estados Unidos para la semana ofrece
estadisticas sobre migracion, inserciones
recomendadas para
los
boletines parroquiales, e informacion sobre la legislacion federal pendiente que
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The Catholic News
1997
& Herald 7
rEntertainment Love Always Film Takes Lengthy
Road To Romance
NEW YORK (CNS) — Unsure if she wants
to settle
down, a young
woman
delays answering a marriage proposal by
taking to the road in "Love
Always"
Julia (Marisa Ryan), 22, leaves
Spo-
kane and her devoted lover Mark (Michael Reilly Burke) scene to see a
opening
in the
more of the world.
little
Six months
San Diego with a dour brother and an engaged later, living in
couple, Julia gets a postcard proposal
from Mark, who has just passed the bar and wants to marry her. Julia decides to go see him, but she likely takes a very roundabout route an unconscious stalling tactic as she makes up her mind. At first hitching towards Washington state, she gets detoured to Las Vegas, decides to see her San Diego friends get married in Boston, then heads back West, all the while riding alongside an assortment of eccentrics or criminally
—
— Jamyang Wangchuk, as the Dalai Lama, and Brad as "Seven Years The U.S. Catholic mountain climber Heinrich Harrer, — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Conference America PG-13 — parents are strongly cautioned that some material Pitt,
star in
classification
rating
may
in
Tibet."
of
is A-ll
is
beinappropriate for children under 13.
Seven Years In Tibet Movie Lacks In Story, But Not Beauty NEW YORK (CNS) — On the surface, is
"Seven Years
mains mostly
beauty
its
re-
superficial.
The movie
based on the memoirs of octogenarian Heinrich Harrer, only recently revealed to have been a Nazi SS member when his mountain climbing expedition set out to conquer the peaks of the Himalayas in 1939, but ended up interred in a British prisoner'of-war
camp
in
is
northern India.
make him look
like a poster
Aryan ubermensch, Brad
boy
Pitt's
for the
Harrer
callously leaves behind his very preg-
nant wife in favor of mountaineering, but the expedition
is
cut short
when they
are arrested in British-held territory as
POWs
and expected
to
sit still
for the
duration of the war. Instead, egotistical Harrer escapes
teaming with fellow escapee Peter Aufschnaiter (David
in 1942, reluctantly
Thewlis) as they trek 1,500 miles to Tibet and ferret themselves into the holy city of Lhasa, normally forbidden to foreigners.
There Aufschnaiter marries a local seamstress (Lhakpa Tsamchoe) while Harrer is summoned to meet the teen-
age Dalai
Lama (Jamyang Wangchuk),
who
him "yellowhead" and asks
calls
to be tutored about the
wide world out-
side remote Tibet.
Impressed by his student's Buddhist
some of his monumental arrogance and gaining more respect for the peaceful Tibetans
beliefs, Harrer starts losing
Screenplay writer-director Jude Pauline Eberhard makes her directing debut with this modest but routine road
Sentimentality triumphs over spiri-
movie.
ing as Harrer, what with his on-again,
off-again accent and a transformation
tails.
story.
Handsome
Pitt is
not terribly
mov-
seems not much more than going from an unpleasant to a pleasant personthat
This
ality.
is
hardly compelling. is
Any
hollowly ren-
dered, and tagging on a final father-son
bonding comes off as schmaltzy in light of Harrer' s strong Nazi ties he glossed over in his memoirs. On the other hand, young Wangchuk is captivating as the Dalai Lama, humble and pure, yet still a youngster eager to learn about (to him) the strange exotic world of cinemas and automobiles. He brings an innate natural charm to his first acting role.
The hills
vistas
of the Himalayan foot-
(and the Andes stepping in for the
peaks) are exquisite as
is
the re-creation
Argentina of the forbidden city of Lhasa. One gets an intriguing glimpse at the culture of Tibetans and can certainly sympathize with their treatment at the hands of a more powerful neighin
bor.
But the essential story about Harrer remains oddly bland, and although the movie has its visual compensations, its lofty story remains basically earthbound. Because of brief battlefield violence and a gory mountaineering accident, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification
tic
The
script,
however,
NEW YORK
(CNS)
— Here
are
capsule reviews of theatrical films to be
shown on
national television the
week
of Oct. 26: Tuesday, Oct. 28, 8-10 p.m. EST (Fox) "Wolf (1994). Bitten by a dying
wolf he's accidentally run over, a Manhattan book editor (Jack Nicholson) fears he is turning into a fanged beast capable of attacking his estranged wife (Kate Nelligan), traitorous colleague (James Spader) or new love interest (Michelle
Mike Nichols' elegant monster myth may not
Pfeiffer). Director
take on a classic scare anyone but will engross viewers in Nicholson's performance as the an-
guished wolfman trying to cling to his diminishing humanity. Brief but intense violence, implied affairs and intermittent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification of the theatrical
was
—
The Mofion Picture Association of America rating restricted. was R
version
A-III
adults.
fort to build a relationship
—
cautioned that some material
may be
appropriate for children under 13.
in-
Nor does
the script clearly estab-
lish that cashier Julia
would
like to act,
and the underwritten character of her brother just doesn't
into the
fit
movie
with any rhyme or reason. The tone of the film is very earnest throughout as Julia seeks to "find" herself, but from the opening scene be-
tween Mark and Julia, it seems clear they are opposites without being complementary. Several scenes are mildly comical as Julia
must endure the company of a
crazed speed-demon, gets picked up by her favorite funky female band, and accidentally breaks an artist's prized life-
cow. But the overall effect is that of a fragmented story with good intentions and an emotionally honest ending, but not one likely to be remembered a day size ceramic
Due
to a
bedroom scene with
brief
nudity, intermittent rough language and
occasional profanity, the U.S. Catholic
—
Conference classification is A-lIl adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted.
—
theatrical version
was
A-IIl
—
adults.
The Motion Picture Association of America rating was
PG
—
parental guid-
ance suggested. Saturday, Nov.
1,
noon-2 p.m.
(UPN) "Teen Witch" little
story about a teen
who
learns that she
magic powers lar girl in
to
is
EST
(1989). Sappy (Robyn Lively)
a witch, uses her
become the most popu-
school but discovers what she
wants is to be liked for herself Directed by Dorian Walker, there is
really
nothing magical about the inane plot or its trite treatment. Sexually suggesdve scene,
number of sexual
references.
The
U.S. Catholic Conference classification
of the theatrical version was A-llI adults.
The Motion
—
ents are strongly cautioned that
material
may be
dren under
—
Picture Association
of America rating was PG-13
par-
some
inappropriate for chil
13.
EST
Catholic Conference classificafion of the
mountain climber and Tibet's spiritual leader deepens and upon leaving the
—
A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America is PG-13 parents are strongly
is
rating
volving.
—
Friday, Oct. 31, 8:05-10 p.m.
with the son
their land by power of might. The bond of friendship between the
episodic without being particularly in-
TV Reviews For Week Of October 26
country Harrer makes a concerted ef-
annex
to the next road-
side pick-up.
flawed, pre-
is
(TBS) "Teen Wolf (1985). High school lad (Michael J. Fox) becomes a big man on campus when he discovers that he is a werewolf in this moderately funny teenage comedy. Directed by Rod Daniel, the movie is marred by jokes about alcohol and drugs as well as some vulgarity and sexually oriented humor. The U.S.
while the aggressive Chinese prepare to
series of quirky
on
it's
later.
Its biggest plus is the very naturalisperformance of Ryan as the central character in search of what life may hold for her before she makes a permanent commitment with all that marriage en-
in director Jean-Jacques Annaud's scenic but somewhat shallow
tuality
true spiritual conversion
Sporting gleaming golden locks that
inclined characters.
he has never seen.
in Tibet" (TriStar)
visually stunning, but
humdrum
handle on before
As a result, the movie becomes very
(Legacy).
'SEVEN YEARS'
senting a
characters the audience barely gets a
'
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WASHINGTON
(CNS)
— Bishop
Su Zhimin of Baoding, China, a promi-
member of the underground Catholic Church, was being held by the Baoding Public Security Bureau after months in hiding. The bishop's Oct. 8 arrest in Xinji, China, was reported Oct. 1 1 by the Cardinal Kung Foundation in Stamford, Conn. At the Vatican, an official said "two diverse sources" had confirmed Bishop Su's arrest. The last time Bishop Su was arrested was in late April or May 1 996, together with Auxiliary Bishop An Shuxin and a hundred of the faithful from Donglu, site of a Marian shrine. Missionary and press renent
ports have said police subsequently se-
Bishop Boudreaux
Retired Bishop of IHouma-
Thibodaux Dies
—
Retired HOUMA, La. (CNS) Bishop Warren L. Boudreaux of HoumaThibodaux died Oct. 6 in Thibodaux of heart failure following a prolonged illness. The diocese's founding bishop was 79. His funeral was held Oct. 9 at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral in Houma, with interment in the Bishop's Crypt in the cathedral. Bishop Boudreaux had attended every session of the Second Vatican Council, "and voted for every line of every document," said a statement from the diocese announcing his death.
questered and partially destroyed the shrine. Joseph Kung, head of the Cardinal Kung Foundation, said Oct. 13 that "no one knows exactly what happened to Bishop Su." He said that beginning in May 1996, Bishop Su managed to go into hiding in various places until his arrest Oct.
8.
Boggs Confirmed As U.S. Ambassador To IHoly See
Relations Committee, she was praised by Republican as well as Democratic members of Congress, including committee chairman Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C. Vatican Newspaper Criticizes Award of Nobel Prize To
Playwright
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
— The
Vatican newspaper criticized the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature to an Italian playwright whose works have disparaged the church. In an editorial printed within hours of the Oct. 9 an-
nouncement, L'Osservatore Romano said the selection of Dario Fo for the prestigious annual prize had "surpassed the limits of any imagination." Among his more than 70 works, the writer is best known outside of Italy for his play "The Accidental Death of an Anarchist" concerning right-wing bomb attacks in 1 969 Italy, and his one-man show "Mistero Buffo" ("Comic Mystery"), which satirizes religion and politics. When it was broadcast in Italy in 1977, the Vatican called "Mistero Buffo" the "most blasphemous show in the history of television." first
Cardinal
Yago
of Ivory
VATICAN CITY nal Bernard
Yago, the
Coast Dies
(CNS)
— Cardi-
retired archbishop
of Abidjan in the Ivory Coast and a longfime proponent of "Africanization" of the church, died at age 81, the Vatican said. A telegram from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, offered condolences and said the cardinal had been a "faithful servant" to the church.
He
died Oct.
was Ivory Coast's first
Cardinal
5.
NEW Sun Princess
Senate Oct. 9 confirmed without objec-
of former congresswoman Corinne "Lindy" Boggs as U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Boggs, 81, was nominated by President Clinton to replace former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn as ambassador. Flynn left the post Sept. 20. During her confirmation hearing Sept. 23 before the Senate Foreign tion the nomination
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Diocesan News Briefs Marian Conference and Retreat BELMONT The Third Annual Marian Conference and Retreat is Nov. 7-8 at Belmont Abbey College featuring Father Jovo Zovko of BosniaHerzegovina and guest speakers Wayne Weible, Jack Socco, Father Giordano Belanich, Jerry Morin, and Benedictine Father Jacques Daley. Music will be provided by Al Barbarino and Schola Cantorum Carolinae Borealis. Cost is $39 for adults, and $20 for those 18 and under.
To
register, call (803)
Lasagna Luncheon
—
SHELBY St. Mar>' Church hosts a lasagna luncheon Oct. 23 from 1 1 a.m.p.m. Tickets are $6 each and are available at the door or by calling (704) 4871
626-9577.
7697. Carry-outs are available, and to arrange deliveries within Shelby, city lim-
— Scripture scholar and
its
Susan Brady is the featured "Unto Us A Child is Bom," an infancy narratives program, Nov. 1 at St. Elizabeth Church from 9:30 a.m.2 p.m.
A
$5 per person donation
is re-
provided. Please bring your Bible, and register
by
calling Carol
Brown, (704)
264-1761.
Charlotte
Catholic Alumni Association hosts a homecoming tailgating party Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the school parking
time
is
lot.
Game
7:30 p.m. All alumni are invited.
The
Immaculate Heart of Mary Celebration HIGH POINT Bishop William G. Curlin presides
—
CCHS
Fine Arts department presents the murder mystery play "While the Lights Were Out" Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 2 at 4 p.m. in the gymnasium. General admission tickets are $4 each.
celebration of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Oct. 26 at 11 a.m. at the High Point Theater. A luncheon at the Radisson Hotel follows. Pictured from left are liturgy
commission members Charlene Sumser, Wanda Garrett and Margaret who are designing a banner for inclusion in the liturgy. Emilie Sandin, (910) 274-4424. Jesuit House of Prayer
Father Regis Gordon Oct. 31 -Nov. 2/3 at the Avila Retreat Center. The retreat
"12 Steps to HOT SPRINGS Wholeness," a retreat for recovering alcoholic men, is Nov. 21-23 at the Jesuit House of Prayer. Space is limited to 17 participants, and early registration is requested. For registration or information, call (704) 622-7366, or Don at (423) 483-
on St. Therese of Lisieux. The $105 for three days, or $150 for four days (Sunday evening/Monday morning are optional). To register, send a $15 check payable to OCDS to Kathy Smith, 3619 Courtland Dr., Durham, N.C. 27707, or call (910) 493-2712 for will focus
cost
is
—
Fire in the
concert Oct. 21 at
Church
at
St.
Thomas Aquinas
7:30 p.m. General admission
tickets are $
1
5
each and are available
at
Thomas Aquinas parish office, Carolina Catholic Bookshoppe or by
the St.
calling (800) 521-0290.
—A
Biblical series
on the New Testament Letters of Paul, John, James and Peter is presented each Sunday of October from 8:45-9:45 a.m. in the council room at St. John Neumann Church. There is no charge, and babysitting is available. Call (704) 535-4197 for
more information.
Charismatic Conference
—
COLUMBIA, S.C. Charismatic Prayer Groups of S.C. sponsors "Towards the Third Millennium: Jesus Christ, the One Savior of the World," the South Carolina Charismatic Conference, Oct. 24-26 at St. John Neumann School in Columbia. Father Paul Williams leads a healing service and Father Benedict Groeschel, CFR, is keynote speaker. Advance registration fee is $25, or pay $30 on site. Contact Carlos Lamar, (803) 889-6264, or Ron Falter, (803) 782-147 1 for
more information. Carmelite Retreat DURHAM The Secular (Third)
—
the Isaiah Parish Mission at St. Paul the
Apostle Church from Oct. 20-Oct. 23. Anyone seeking a deeper meaning in their lives to discover or rediscover a personal, living faith
is
invited. Call Pat
— The
dioc-
on "God's Presence Here and Now Living a Sacramental Life," Nov. 15 from 9:15-4 p.m. at the Lake Junaluska Con-
Fire in the Mountains '97, focusing
—
ference Center.
Mauldin facilitates talks on church teaching, reflection and group discussion.
MAGGIE VALLEY Sisters of Mercy Retreat
HAMPTONVILLE Mercy,
—
living ro-
is
invited.
The
Abortion Counselors Workshop
WINSTON-SALEM
—
Dr. David
Reardon, researcher and author,
is
the
featured speaker at a post-abortion coun-
seling
workshop Oct. 28-29
at the
Radisson Inn for professional counselors, social workers, pregnancy center volun-
formation.
For Charlotte-area counselors, a is scheduled for Oct. 29 at 8:30
breakfast
a.m. at Charter Pines Hospital. Call Jennifer Cisney, (910) 362-1980, for infor-
mation.
Mercy Sister Mary Hugh
Living Waters Reflection Center
(910) 643-1700, for details.
represented, and everyone
esan Office of Faith Formation presents
Ladew, (910) 282-2963, or Dee Parkes,
Biblical Series
CHARLOTTE
—
fessional Catholic evangelists presents
—A
the green beside St. Leo the Great Church. Several parish groups will be
and peer counselors. Call Dr. Martha Shuping, (910) 659-1342, for more in-
Mountains
MAGGIE VALLEY Parish Mission GREENSBORO A team of pro-
WINSTON-SALEM
sary will be prayed Oct. 26 at 3 p.m. on
teers, nurses, parish respect life leaders
7850.
information.
—
Mary,
gathering will be inside the church in case of rain.
Order Discalced Carmelites sponsor a silent retreat led by Discalced Carmelite
Concert
CHARLOTTE Catholic musicians John Michael Talbot, Tony Melendez and Tom Booth perform in
five orders), call
Living Rosary at the 50th anniversary
Haarsgaard,
CCHS News CHARLOTTE — The
(minimum
(704) 538-7187, or Heather, (704) 4826355.
at
quested, and child care and lunch are
John
through a six-step process of change, prayer and service to others. Cost is $90. For registration or information, contact Living Waters Reflection Center, (704) 926-3833.
lecturer
speaker
directed by Msgr.
McSweeney focusing on spiritual growth
Infancy Narratives Program
BOONE
men
for
—
of the Male Soul"
is
a
—
"In Search
Nov. 7-9
retreat
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Well of
a ministry of the Sisters of
Mercy, offers the "Be Still, Be Quiet, Be Alone" retreat Nov. 7-9 focusing on a communal experience of rest and contemplative quiet. Space is limited to 14 participants, and the cost is $85 per person. For registration or information, call (704) 539-5449.
World Community Day
HICKORY — A World Community Day ecumenical worship
service
is
Nov.
6 at 7 p.m. in St. Aloysius Catholic Church and the topic is "The Legacy of the Medieval Women Mystics." Call Carole Marmorato, (704) 256-8956, for details.
Around The Diocese Parish Fairs
& Bazaars
BREVARD — The
Sacred Heart Church annual craft fair is Nov. 7 and 8 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. each day and features a variety of crafts, baked and canned goods, holiday items, a raffle and a cafe.
—
CHARLOTTE The St. John Neumann Church aimual craft bazaar is Oct. 25 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and features handmade crafts, prizes, a raffle and concessions. Call Colleen Neider, (704) 573-1994, for details.
—
KING Good Shepherd Church presents its annual craft bazaar Oct. 25 from 8 a.m. -3 p.m. at King Recreation Acres. Highlights include handmade gifts, baked goods, a raffle, a drawing, breakfast and lunch. Proceeds benefit the Good Shepherd Building Fund. Call Leslie Brown, (910) 969-5595, for details and directions. crafts,
Marriage Encounter
—
HICKORY The next marriage encounter is Nov. 7-9 at the Catholic Conference Center. For information call Michael and Stacey Holcomb, (704) 8448181, and for reservations, call Tom and
TRY ON — St. John the Baptist Church's annual craft bazaar is Oct. 25 from gifts, unique decobarbecue lunches, baked goods, jewelry and a call (704) 894-3790.
8:30 a.m. -4 p.m. in the church hall featuring heirloom-quality rations, specialty items, a cafe, raffle.
For
raffle tickets or
more information,
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17,
World And National News (CNS)
— Celebrating
burden of the world's poorest countries, a Vatican official said. "One cannot cel-
between 1,056 and 1,250 people. It from the Port of Miami on Friday afternoon, Jan. 23, dock in Havana on Saturday morning and remain there until after the papal Mass on Sunday, arriving back in Miami on Monday
making a com-
for
mitment to justice and peace," said Msgr. Diarmuid Martin, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
"One cannot
will sail
celebrate the jubilee with-
out being concerned about the great inequalities
which
exist in our world,"
said in a statement read Oct. 8 at a
morning, Jan. 26.
he
Rome
Program Seeks To Replenish
conference on overcoming the international debt crisis.
Diminishing Pool of Catholic
Teachers Ohio (CNS) Enrollmay be on the
—
DAYTON, Senate Offering Help
In
ment
Restoring Basilica WASHINGTON (CNS) The U.S.
rise,
—
in Catholic schools
but the pool of teachers to educate
students
diminishing, says an expert
is
Senate Oct. 6 approved a resolution of-
in Catholic education
fering technical assistance in restoring
education majors this fall to teach in Catholic schools. Approximately 2.6 million students attend the nation's Catholic schools and enrollment has been climbing since 1992, according to figures from the National Catholic Educational Association. But "Catholic schools have a hard time recruiting teachers," says Father Ron Nuzzi, an associate at the Center for Catholic Education at the University of Dayton.
the artwork of the Basilica of St. Francis
of Assisi after a series of earthquakes severely
damaged the
The by Republican
Italian shrine.
resolution, introduced
Sen. Pete Domenici of New Mexico, an Italian-American, noted the artistic importance of the frescoes in the historic basilica and offered the restoration help of the Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art and any other U.S. art museums with pertinent experience. It
was approved by unanimous consent,
is
recruiting
—
agreement the discretion of the presi-
tual full vote, but the implicit
of the body at dent of the Senate.
preme Court opened turning
its
term Oct. 6 by
down appeals of cases
CNS
POST-HURRICANE CLEANUP —
photo from Reuters
Parishioners of Nuestra Senora de la Sagrada Familia church in Acapuico, Mexico, carry away a cross used for an outdoor Mass Oct. 12 next to where their church once stood. The building was washed away in a massive mudslide after Hurricane Pauline swept through the area Oct. 9.
Dietzen, from page 5 Church
God; that even God had plans to restore the broken unity, and so on. We can become tied up in endless conflicts and contradictions of this sort if we don't acknowledge that many literary forms were utilized by the biblical authors to convey their message. At least, as I say, this is what the Catholic Church teaches, as explained in its official documents on biblical in-
of
that the Scriptural truth
prideful desire to be like
then
these stories lies not in their scientific
accuracy, since the writers did
not profess to be giving scientific descriptions of creation
man
and early hu-
history.
They were writing truths of faith: that the world came from the loving hand of God; that humans were created in his image and were meant to live intimately
came
with him; that evil
into creation through
human
terpretation.
involving
placement of a foster child with a homosexual couple and the death sentence of a man who killed two people at an abor-
Vatican Concerned About Cuba's Progress On Religious Freedom VATICAN CITY (CNS) With Pope John Paul II's visit to Cuba just months away, Vatican officials are concerned about a lack of progress on religious freedom issues in the country. The
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tion clinic. In the latter case, the court left intact
the conviction
and death sen-
tence of Paul Hill, a former Presbyterian minister
James
papal visit Jan. 21-25 will proceed as planned, said officials, but in an atmosphere of mutual wariness by church and
who killed Dr. John
Britton and
Barrett, a volunteer escort, out-
side a Florida abortion clinic in 1994.
The court
also left standing a ruling
Supreme
the Massachusetts
Unless Cuban President Fidel makes major concessions to the church, the pope may have state.
by
Judicial
Court throwing out a Catholic father's objection to his son being placed in foster care with a homosexual couple.
Castro's regime
tough things to say about church rights when he arrives, officials said. T[Tl
who
Court Declines Case on Death Sentence WASHINGTON (CNS) The Su-
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rr
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—
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SacrecfJfeari GliurcJi Missionary priests visited Salisbury to time to celebrate liturgies homes during the next few decades. The local congregation grew, thanks in part to a number of converts to the faith. Cardinal James Gibbons, archbishop of Baltimore and vicar apostolic of North Carolina, occasionally cel-
— Almost
SALISBURY
in private
a century
before any Catholic diocese in North Carolina was established, a small group
of
Rowan County
Catholics gathered
ebrated Mass during his visits to
in Salisbury to celebrate their faith.
Salisbury.
That early presence led to the foundation of Sacred Heart Church, a parish rich in history and spirit. The Roueche family, immigrants from Alsace, France, settled in
In 1881, Salisbury Catholics wel-
comed
the
Mass
first
in Salisbury. Father
celebrated
Timothy Cronin of
town
and periodically returned to the
Salisbury when Abbot Leo Haid became vicar apostolic of North sibility for
to minister to
128 N. Fulton
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Albemarle
Pastor: Very Rev.
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Number of
grow, work began
in
1940 to begin
parishioners:
1,733
Number of households: 603
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added behind the house since then. Father Clements returned to Sacred Heart Parish in 1988. Following a series of needs-targeting meetings, the parish kitchen was expanded and the parish hall refurbished.
The pastor is also chaplain at Sacred Heart School, which serves 257 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Kathleen Miller
is in her year as principal. Father Clements, who serves as vicar for the Albemarle Vicariate in the Diocese of Charlotte, ministers to more than 600 registered families who worship at Sacred Heart Church.
first
of Sacred Heart Church.
dating the layout of the church to
cating
to
it
Vatican
II
standards, re-
to Father Helfrich's
memory, and building
a colormade
connect the church and rectory. By 1 982, the registered congregation comprised 435 families. The parish celebrated its 100th anniver-
Roueche, one of those Catholic pioneers in Salisbury, delivered the
homily at the jubilee Mass. A house located on the same block as the church was purchased for parisli use in 1985. Named
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to
Raleigh Diocese in 1941, and Father Cletus Helfrich was appointed the first diocesan pastor to serve at Sacred Heart Church. He remained there until his death nearly 30 years later, overseeing church improvements and the elimina-
tions.
The following year, the Diocese of Charlotte was formed and Father Thomas Clements was appointed pas-
new church and recNovember, Bishop McGuirmess, Abbot Vincent Taylor and monks from Belmont Abbey presided over the deditory. In
Marian House,
pre-school and for other parish func-
newly built veterans hos-
pital in
furbishing the basement and dedi-
the congregation size continued
construction of a
p.m.; Sun.: 7:45, 9 a.m.; 12
to a
conform
to
Mr.
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in
early '40s.
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needs.
in the
school became a parish institufion in the
Clements, VF
Permanent Deacon: Rev.
its
Sisters of Mercy from Belmont opened a private convent-school in 1910 near Sacred Heart Church. Through negotiations between the sisters and Bishop Eugene McGuinness of Raleigh, the
Salisbury, N.C. 28144
Vicariate:
el-
evated to parish status in 1898, and the community again had a resident pastor
Sacred Heart Church
Sunday morning breakfasts and other
new church facility. A new, split-level school was built 1965 to accommodate the growing number of enrolled children. Father Helfrich died in January 1971, the same year that Sacred Heart clergy's pastoral duties were extended
site,
Carolina in 1887. The mission was
until his death in 1842.
way.
Our Lady
whose task it was to build
fund raising and building, the completed church was dedicated by Bishop Henry Northrup of Charleston and named in honor of the Sacred Heart. Benedictine monks assumed responing a
Salisbury parish.
opportunities for fellowship were offered
a church in town. After a year of secur-
the Charleston (S.C.) Diocese celebrated,
A new
of Victories, was established in 1942 to serve black Catholics in the area. That community later merged with Sacred Heart Parish. During the World War II years. Sacred Heart served the pastoral and social needs of many Catholics stationed in the area. Saturday evening dances,
their first resident pastor, Father
Patrick Moore,
Salisbury in the late 1830s. With the handful of Catholics living in the area attending, the Roueches hosted what
was perhaps
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