Sept 17, 2004

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Roman

Catholic

Diocese of Charlotte

Gathering of faith Secular Franciscan Order discusses Eucharist, spirituality at annual

gathering

NEWS^MERALD

Established Jan. 12, 1972

by Pope Paul VI

SEPTEMBER

17,

SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

2004

PROTECTING GOD'S CHILDREN

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VOLUME

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STUDENT STORM TRACKERS

Bringing foith

New facilitators behind bars

ready to train empioyees, voiunteers

PRISON MINISTERS ATTEND INAUGURAL GATHERING

Program instituted to prevent child sexual abuse in diocese

GERALD POTKAY

REV. MR.

BY

CORRESPONDENT BY

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

who

EDITOR

CHARLOTTE facilitators

—

—

HICKORY

New

God

bring

Those

to prison in-

mates recently gatliered to reand share.

flect

'Today we

have been trained

see the fruits of

to help others protect children

our ministry," said Rev. Mr.

Diocese of Charlotte.

Susan Chestnut, a consultant for VIRTUS, led an intensive two-day training session at the diocesan Pastoral Center

Ben Wenning, coordinator of diocesan the permanent

tor the lacilitators Sept. 9-10.

our

in the

are

diaconate. 'This

many

times

We

gether.

is

we

the

first

of

will get to-

are here to share

stories."

The twelve facilitators now certified to present

More than .'30 permanent deacons and others involved in

See TRAINING, page 4

See PRISON, pages Photo bv Kevin

A student tracks Hurricane Ivan on St. Ann School's WeatherNet computer system Sept.

School is one of two schools in Mecklenburg County to become a WeatherNet reporting

•A GLOBAL EMERGENCY'

CCHD director spealcs

1

E.

Murray

3. St.

Ann

station.

Catholic students use technology

onHIVandAIDS

to monitor hunicanes

Disease aifects entire planet, says priest KAREN

BY

A.

EVANS

STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE the

first

case of

—

Since

AIDS was

di-

agnosed more than 20 years ago, some 20 million people have died of AIDS-related illnesses and 37.8 million more

abated pace and destroys the Photo by Karen A. Evans

Father Robert

Vitillo speaks on HIV and AIDS at Just Second

Fridays

in

lives lies

of individuals and famias well as causes serious

See AIDS, page 9

Charlotte Sept. 10.

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to the

Weather Service BY

PEGGY ANDERSON

SPECIAL

TO THE CaTHOLIC

News & Herald

are living with the disease.

"The spread of the pandemic continues at an un-

On the roof of the south Charlotte school, a sophisticated set of instruments collected weather data and trans-

DATA COLLECTED HELPS LOCAL TV NEWS, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

CHARLOTTE

—

As

remnants of Hurricane Frances whipped through Charlotte Sept.

St.

Ann

7,

students at

School tracked the

storm on the school's WeatherNet computer site.

world's largest weather network.

A year ago,

St.

private

Ann

School

and Providence Day School in southeast Charlotte became the only two elementary schools in

Mecklenburg County

AWS

to install

WeatherNet reporting

stations.

"My

Polish priest visits

Catholic students help Florida school

parish, celebrates feast day

PAGES 6-7

how

see

it

Horton, St. Ann School computer science teacher. "They

were so excited. It gives them real, hands-on science that they can touch and feel. You can't get that from a book."

The weather instruments at St. Ann School measure temperatures, wind speeds, rainfall amounts, humidity and air pressure. Data is collected automatically and fed See WEATHER, page 7

Remembering 9/11

faith

CCHS teacher visits NASA; I

and

fourth grade students

were able to follow Hurricane

Common

Our Schools

American (AWS), the

Frances

changed from a hurricane to a tropical storm," said Lisa

Arden

I

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The Catholic News & Herald

2

September

topics from around the world to your own baclcyard

Judge's decision against partial-

ban

birth abortion

—

WASHINGTON THE WRATH OF IVAN THE TERRIBLE

ing

(CNS) Termspokeswoman

a "callous opinion," a

it

called ^callous' Nebraska's law banning partial-birth

hibiting the procedure birth abortion

is

known

as partial-

She

said with their majority deci-

sion, the five justices ruled "that the

Constitution will allow no legal pro-

from the violence of

tection for children

unconstitutional.

Kopf

U.S. District Judge Richard

partial-birth abortion, as long as there

who

Nebraska said the 2003 law should have included an exception allowing

Judge Kopf s ruling shows

that type of abortion to be used in

'abortionist's veto' in action."

in

The only

danger. is

when

ogy and

at risk.

life is

Kopf s

deci-

respectful of the right to

stitutional.

The

"abortionist's veto" that she said

are expected to be appealed eventually

Supreme Court

in a

to the

reach

the

established by the

of

ruling four years ago.

In a 5-4 decision June 28, 2000,

high

the

struck

court

down

n.

—Dioeesa-planner

partial-birth abortion cases

Supreme Court. The Supreme Court typically declines to take appeals where lower courts are in

needs associated with moving. Classes meet Wednesdays through Nov. 17 in Room 200 of St 1

ASHEVILLE

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE

— The

St.

De Poms Do-

Study meets Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at

bebereid@adelphia.net.

HENDERSONVILLE

—

The St Franas

of

tlie

Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order meets the fourth Sunday of each month 2:30-

Hurricane Ivan diocese

4:30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West. Visitors and inquirers are welcome. For more information, call Joanita

must be

jnell@dnet.net.

SFO,

Nellenbach,

(CNS)

— The

Trinidad

bishop of the Caribbean

island of Grenada said the entire diocese

have to be completely rebuilt after being devastated by a powerful hurricane churning its way toward the will

the other buildings here,

—

Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., will host its Annual Tea Party Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Msgr. Pharr Center. For For more information, contact the church office at (704) 554-

persisted,

and

a

dusk-to-dawn

curfew was imposed.

Bishop Darius said few parishes celebrated Mass Sept. 11-12 because of the

damage, but many hoped to resume ser-

otic"

all

VICARIATE

homes

Bishop Vincent Darius of St. in Grenada said all church structures there had been damaged fol-

"Like

or

CHARLOTTE

vices the

lowing the passage of Hurricane Ivan, the most powerful stonn to hit the region in a decade.

627-9209

recaptured. Looting of businesses and

United States.

George's

(828)

He

weekend of Sept.

18-19.

water and communications had not yet been restored.

"I think people are still in a state of shock," he said. "Many are concerned electricity,

happen tomorrow

about what terms of their survival." will

in

St.

Semi-Annual Fam-

St.

fice

at (704)

HUNTERSVILLE

—

of the

island's prison escaped during the hurri-

cane as

its

roof blew away; some were

of midnight-6 a.m. for more information, Charles and Bernice Kish at (704) 8 46-7387.

CHARLOTTE

—

'

details, call

MatKaren Wepa-snick at

Newcomers

Women's Ministry of St. Mark Church invites women who are new or still feel new to the area "Moving On," based on Susan Miller's hoo\ "After the Boxes are Unpacked." We will talk about the spiritual, emotional and practical to

GASTONIA

BELMONT

VICARIATE

—

Faithfid Citizenship Sessions viiW be|

Queen of the Apostles Church, 503 N.i Main St., Oct 7, 7-8:30 p.m.; Oct. 16, 6-7:30 p.m.;-| held at

SEPTEMBER

niE

VOLUME

said residents

and clipped Jamaica Sept. 11. On Sept.

13, it had strengthened to a Category 5 hurricane and was headed for western Cuba and, eventually, the United States.

call

(704) 541-1891 after 8 p.m.

The

SECRETARY: Deborah

More than 200 inmates

of the Blessed Sacramenl Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., each P'riday J following the 9 a.m. Mass until Saturday at 9 a.m. ^ Adorers are needed, particularly during the hours offered in the chapel of St.

thew Church. For

554-7088.

ered strength over the Caribbean Sea

7.

CHARLOTTE — Adoration

Services, Charlotte Regional Office and St.

— The S7th

excess of 100 miles per hour, Ivan gath-

— passed

1

For more information, contact the church of-

Day

as the hurricane

—

has been dubbed by locals directly over the capital Sept.

might be shaken but "we have not lost our faith."

'L,ife has changed, and people are now talking about living as one in community," he said.

After leaving Grenada in its wake as a Category 3 hurricane with winds in

—

A support group for caregivers of^ member with memory loss meets the last | Monday of each month, 0-1 1:30 a.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For more'; information, contact Suzanne Bach at (704) 3764135. a family

ing a potluck dinner. Divorced men are invited every third Wednesday of the month.- TGIF is a healing ministry sponsored by Catholic Social

Rosary

PUBLISHER: Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis EDITOR: Kevin E. Murray STAFF WRITER: Karen A, Evans GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Tim Faragher ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE: Cindi Feerick

"Ivan the Terrible"

CHARLOTTE

Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. Father Philip Scarcella, pastor of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, will be the speaker.

CHARLOTTE

Bishop Darius said he was currently working on putting together a diocesan disaster relief committee to coordinate the distribution of incoming relief to parishes on the predominantly

He

St.

Rd. The class will focus on the book of Exodus and will meet through May 2O05. For details, call the church office at (704) 948^0231.

will be held Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m. at

7088.

our churches, presbyteries, convents and schools have received structural damage," he said Sept. 12.

Ivan, traveling through the Caribbean, killed at least 68 people, including 19 in Grenada and 19 in Jamaica. Ninety percent of Grenada's buUdings were flattened or badly damaged, and the Red Cross estimated 60,000 of the island's 90,000 people were left homeless.

Bishop Darius said the roof of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in St. George's had caved in. The eye of

Catholic island.

Catholic Scripture

Thank God Ifs Friday (TGIF), a weekly support group for separated and divorced women, meets every Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the New Life Center building, room 1 14, of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., includ-

ily

described the situation as "cha-

because

The Women's Guild of

fVomens

Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown

is

CHARLOHE

PORT-OF-SPAIN,

—

<

HUNTERSVILLE

p.m. in the rectory building

at 7

-\

at

more information.

minican Laity Ciiapter meets the fourth Moitday

Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Inquirers are welcome. For more information, contact Beverly Reid at (423) 6338-4744 or

rebuilt

10:15

of each month

at the Basilica of St.

Grenada bishop says after

Rd.,

895-3310 or Merry

1:30 a.m. Call Gigi at (704)

(704) 947-9547 for

Martin

t

agreement.

Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown

way across the Caribbean.

of

life

human being without exception."

Kopf is the third federal judge this summer to declare the law uncon-

every

an was

sion

ciiild stands near his family home destroyed by Hurricane Ivan outside Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 12. At least 68 people lost their lives to the violent storm as it

*

this

She said the Supreme Court

the mother's

;

it.

"should be untainted by abortion ideol-

for Pro-Life Activities, said

A

favor

exception to the ban

is

In a statement, Cathy Cleaver Ruse, director of planning and information in the U.S. bishops' Secretariat

shows

are abortion doctors

in

where the woman's health

cases

•

abortion.

for the U.S. bishops criticized a federal

judge's Sept. 8 ruling that the law pro-

its

2004

Current and upcoming

In Brief

made

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FROM THE VATICAN

Nuncio says resumed Israeli-Vatican (CNS)

— StaUed

negotia-

between Israel and the Holy See resumed in Jerusalem and resulted in tions

"considerable progress," said the region's

papal nuncio.

"A few

but

difficulties persist,

the willingness to

fijlfill

I

hope

agreement' fuUy continues," Archbishop

Sambi said Sept. 10. and the Holy See signed the

Pietro

Israel

"fundamental agreement" in 1993; they established diplomatic relations in 1994.

Concordats within the agreement were to foUow to guarantee the rights and freedom of the Catholic Church in Israel, f

but Israel has not enacted the agreement.

Further negotiations over the bilataccord came to a standstill when

eral

withdrew its delegation from August 2003.

Israel in

talks

Archbishop Sambi, the pope's repreand the Palestinian

and Oct. 17, 12:30-2 p.m. in the Parish Family Center. E^ch .session will cover politics, elections, candidates and issues. No pre-registration or fees, just bring yourself, and a friend, too! For details, contact Dennis Teall-Fleming, director of faith formation, at teallfleming@yahoo.com or (704) 825-9600, X 26

VICARIATE

—

GREENSBORO

exemptions.

Church wants

"All the Catholic

is

for

the agreement to include a sentence that says, as a property

owner, the church has

the right to access to the courts" to protect

any of its property, said Franciscan Father David Jaeger, an expert on churchstate relations in Israel.

U.S.

government

officials

helped

persuade Israel to restart negotiations with the church this year, and Father Jaeger said the United States must continue to encourage Israel to resolve the current impasse.

The

sentative to Israel

GREENSBORO

headed the Vatican delegation in the resumed talks with Israel's Foreign Ministry Sept. 6-9. But two major sticking points stLU persist: guaranteeing church property rights and tax territories,

the 'fijndamental

The Greensboro Council of Calholk H'omen announces the start of its 2004200,5 fiscal year with a luncheon on Sept. 22 at

a.m. at Cardinal Country Club. The speaker be Jan Laughinghouse, clinical director at Mary's House. All ladies are welcome. For more information, please contact Marie VanKleef at

W.iQ

will

next round of talks between the Holy See and Israeli delegates is scheduled in late October.

SALISBURY

—

Beginning Sept.

8,

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— Under

In addition to the attacks .on

New

the banner headline, "Darkness in the

York and Washington, the newspaper

history of humanity," the Vatican newspaper remembered the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States and subsequent terrorist attacks around the world.

"But the enemies of humanity can never prevail," said the subheadline in the Sept. 11 edition of L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican newspaper.

The newspaper, distributed to jour-

highlighted later terrorist attacks: the

October 2002 bombing in Bali, Indonesia, which left 202 people dead; the March bombing of several trains in Madrid, Spain, in which 191 people died; and the deaths of more than 320 people, mostly children, Sept. 3 after they were taken hostage in a school in Russia.

To

nalists Sept. 10, called for acts of coura-

geous peacemaking and reconciliation around the globe.

"Hope

is

the terrorists,

matters

"it

the victims are tourists or their

way

to work," the

'The important

the only real force that can

little if

commuters on

newspaper

said.

thing, in the terrorists'

toward a future of peace where terrorism is only a sad memory,"

perverse strategy,

the front-page editorial said.

The newspaper quoted what Pope John Paul II said at his general audience the day after the U.S. attacks: "Even if the forces of darkness seem to prevail, believers know that evil and death will not have the last word."

The certainty that goodness will triumph, the newspaper said, must be the force that 'sustains humanity at this

lead the world

"Now more than ever,

there

is

a need

men and have the courage to buQd bridges and not to dig ditches between peoples. It is a courage that only hope can increase," the newspaper said. for authentic peacemakers, for

women who

darkening

it,"

is

to spread a general-

ized feeling of panic."

"On Sept. 11, 2001, a threatening shadow was spread over humanity,

mm

VICARIATE

MOORESVILLE

Sept, 11, Vatican says

enemies of humanity won't prevail

negotiations result in progress ROME

Remembering

the newspaper said.

troubled

moment

of history."

St.

Therese Church, 2 7 j^rawley School Rd., will offer a program designed to provide encouragement for women who have relocated. This is an opportunity to meet others and exchange insights. The 10-week session, containing biblical advice and clear-headed counsel, is based on the book "^Jler the Boxes are Unpacked" by Susan Miller. Both morning and evening sessions will be offered with baby-sitting provided at the morning .sessions. For further information, contact, contact Lois Yaniero at (704) 892-4326 for morning sessions and Connie Evans at (704) 658-0521 or Tori Springate at (704) 662-9122 for evening sessions.

1

Ranger Rosaries

(336) 644-1142.

GREENSBORO 'Prolecling

WINSTON-SALEM

—

Terry Aiken will present a God's Children' workshop Sept. 25, 9

a.m.-2 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of

Mary Church,

605 Barber Ave. "Protecting God's Children" is a ^Jrogram designed to heighten awareness of the issue of child sexual abuse.

Participants will be

informed of potentially dangerous situations with .specific

suggestions to reduce the risk of children

becoming victims of such abuse. free click

To

register for this

workshop, visit www.Charlottediocese.org and on "Protecting God's Children."

HICKORY

— The of Brother Francis present two spiritual events the of — — the stigmata and Francis of Fraternity

will

in

St.

life

Assisi

Oct. 3 at 3 p.m. at

transitus

St.

Aloysius Church,

.921

Second

NE. Refreshments and a biographical video will follow. For more information, contact Ruth Thoni St.

at

—

The

Secular

Franciscans will host the Blessing of the Animals at Winston Square, adjacent to the Sawtooth Building, 226 N. Marshall Street, on Oct. 2 iriMlH

a.m. All family

welcome

members and

their pets

For more information, call (336) 725-3751 or email p-lstudio@webtv.net to attend.

—

KERNER.SVILLE Holy Cross Church, 616 S. Cherry St., celebrates Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday until 7 p.m. Call the church office at (336) 996-5109 for more information.

VICARIATE

HICKORY

VICARIATE

WINSTON-SALEM

MT. AIRY Main St.,

—

Holy Angels Church, 1208 N. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., and every Thursday, lo-ll a.m. Adoration conoffers

cludes with Benediction.

(828) 466-1664.

HICKORY NE,

is

—

St.

Aloysius Church, 921 Second

St.

offering a weekly Catholic Sr'nfiture Study begin-

ning Sept.

1.0.

('atholic

Sn-ipture Study

whoso members not only learn the come to a deeper understanding of

is

a

is

program

Scriptures, but their faith

in

your parish or school sponsoring a free

event open to the general public? Please

submit

a

notices

Planner at least

Evening and daytime clas.ses will be held each at the church, Wednesdays, 6:4.0-8:30 p.m., and Thursdays 9:3011:15 a.m. For more information, call Ann Miller at .setting that builds Christian fellowship.

1

for

the

Diocesan

Karen A. Evans

at

kaevans@chariottediocese.org or fax

to

date

in

writing to

(704)370-3382.

(828) 441-2205, or email stalscss(a;charter.net.

Episcopal calendar

CNS

PHOTO BY Don Buke, The Dialog

5 days prior to the event

Father Steven McDermott from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia blesses the men and women of the 945th Service Company at the Army National Guard Armory in Milford, Del., Sept. 8. Members of the 945th received rosaries from the Ranger Rosaries group before leaving for Iraq Sept. 10. More than 100 people from nine parishes joined forces recently to put together what are called Ranger Rosaries they are made of parachute cord and plastic beads and crosses.

—

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in thefollowing events:

ASAINT YOU SHOULD KNOW MATTHEW THE APOSTLE

Sept. 23

— 9 a.m. Mass

Our Lady of the Assumption School, Charlotte

Sept. 25

— 5 p.m. Mass

Sacrament of Confirmation St.

Lawrence

Basilica, Asheville

Matthew was probably born "Follow me." that

in Galilee and was working as a tax collector when Christ called to him, He became one of the chosen Twelve Apostles and author of the first Gospel. is said

he preached

It

in

Judea and then

in

the East. Matthew

circumstances of his death are unknown. His feast

is

is

Sept. 21

venerated as a martyr, although the

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September

17,

2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Facilitators to train adults to

Digging faith

protect God's children think deeper and not take things for

granted (when

TRAINING, from pagel

During the three-hour Protecting God's Children awareness programs, mandatory for all employees and volunteers in the diocese.

The course is designed to strengthen faith

communities through education,

awareness and training on sexual inisconduct prevention.

"Our goal is to train our diocesan employees and volunteers, especially those who work with children," said Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice chancellor and director of diocesan Human Resources. "We want the people of tlie Diocese of Charlotte to

comes

it

to children's

she said.

safety),"

first

day of training, vid-

eos and in-depth discussions helped the

about VIRTUS' programs, history and online continuing education for employees and volunteers.

"After the three-hour awareness session, people can get more information (on VIRTUS' Web site) about how to facilitators learn

protect children," said Chestnut.

On

the second day, the group cov-

ered policies and procedures, challenges

signs related to sexual abuse of a minor;

that may be encountered during an awareness session and how to present VIRTUS' online continuing education components.

"One of the great things about this training is we now have people in key locations around the diocese to train others," said Shannon Ganoe, a Protecting God's Children program facilitator and human resources assistant with the Diocese of Charlotte.

"By having more facilitators in the

knowing who has

parishes,

take steps, recognize, report, prevent abuse

and ensure

it

doesn't happen."

"We

teach the warning signs of an

offender,

and teach adults how to protect

children through a five-step process," said Chestnut.

That

process, she said, involves:

knowing and recognizing warning access to children;

monitoring programs attended by children; encouraging people to communicate with children; and communicating concerns to children.

VIRTUS is affiliated with the National Catholic Risk Retention Group, an insured, not-for-profit insurance company of which the diocese is a shareholder. Chestnut said it was important to note that VIRTUS' Protecting God's Children program began in the late 1990s in an effort to further the work of God's kingdom.

"It was not established as a result of difficulties befallen on the Catholic Church in the last two years," she said.

And, she said, the Diocese of Charlotte was one of the first dioceses to institute the program.

It was the fulfillment of a promise made by then-Bishop William G. Curlin who, in April 2002, announced the implementation of the nationally recog-

it

make

will

and coordinator for kindergarten-through-eighth-grade faith formation at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte.

"It's imperative and most appropriate for

all

who work with

people

children

to take this class," she said. "It's a

won-

program and one

fr-om

derful awareness

which we can all benefit."

"We needed a facilitator in our area," said Migdalia Ortiz, newly trained facilitator and director of religious education at St. Mary Church in Greensboro.

Ortiz,

who

is

bilingual, will

to present the training for both English-

and Spanish-speakers. the class.

here at

Now, we can hold

St.

Mary

diocesan

em-

Vincent Fortunato, provincial minister of theProvinceof Stigmata of St. Francis;

Thomas Aquinas Church

St.

affect people.

She believes the Catholic

first to

first

group of diocesan facilitators, comprised of 30 diocesan employees and volunteers, was trained and certified; they in turn began training the more than 7,000 clergy, volunteers and employees of the Diocese of Charlotte.

VIRTUS' in the adult

training raises awareness

community, "so

it's

not on

Bible study

To

Carolina Funeral &

C C

Cremation

c

and other educatiorml and cultural enrichment activities.

munity we are

all

can better protect children."

'Those who work with children, no matter what age, must be aware of the signs and the things that can happen to them," said Mercy Sister Emma Yondura, newly trained facilitator and first-grade teacher at St.

Leo the Great

School in Winston-Salem.

"The training

will

help people to

a gymna-^i

sium, kitchen, youth lounge and meeting rooms.

|

Church

the Charter for the Protection of Children

for protecting children,"

and Young People that was adopted by the (U.S.) bishops in June of 2002."

"In five years, the Catholic will be a

model

she said.

In a Feb. 19, 2004 letter to

members !

of the Diocese of Charlotte, Bishop Peter J. Jugis pledged his ongoing determination to

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'Please be assured that

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said.

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Bishop Jugis concelebrated the outdoor Mass with

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AROUND THE DIOCESE GATHERING OF FAITH

Secular Franciscans discuss Eucharist, spirituality Council elected during annual gathering BY

St.

JOANITA M. NELLENBACH CORRESPONDENT

CHARLOTTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Singing T Shall Praise the Savior's Glory," 170 Secular

Franciscans followed the Blessed Sac-

rament to the adoration chapel.

Although the Brothers and Sisters of St. Francis Region (BSSF) of the Secular Franciscan Order had had meditation chapels at previous Annual Regional Gatherings, this was the first year for around-the-clock adoration.

Conventual Franciscan Father Linus DeSantis, regional spiritual assistant, placed the Eucharist, in its golden monstrance, on a white-covered table for adoration during this gathering held at the year's Wyndham Garden Hotel in Charlotte 10-12.

Sept.

The twelve

Benedict the

Moor

Reactivating

Fraternity in Macon, Ga.

folding chairs in front

of the Eucharist were often full, both with those who had signed up for spe-

hours and others who dropped in spend some time. Many visited more than once.

"Franciscan spirituality is marked by a great devotion to Jesus present in

cific

to

"We

as

Secular

Franciscans

should start here and move from here to changing that in our parishes," he said. "I hope we do this every year."

During the gathering. Father DeSantis spoke about the Eucharist's power and as the basis of community.

"The Eucharist is what truly allows us to live in community," he said.

"All things are capable of making Christ present. The bread and wine are transformed into the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ Jesus. ...

When we receive the body and blood of Christ, we are transformed. must proclaim that transformation."

In a breakout session, the Secular Franciscans divided into 12 groups to discuss the Eucharist and other key points of Franciscan spirituality: In-

We

on Holy Spirit, devotion to the mother of God, dedication to prayer, commucarnation, love of Scripture, reliance

TSt. Francis'] love for the Eucharist

was rooted

BSSF

in his

humility of God.

admiration for the

He was overwhelmed

God would

deign to humble himself and to become present to us under the form of simple bread and wine."

"I think that the Blessed Sacrament has been neglected in many of our churches for too many years," said Rev. Mr. Dennis Arcand, SFO (Secular Franciscan Order), chosen leader of that

nal

life,

has 328 professed Secular Franciscans, 71 candidates and 70 inquirers among 24 established fraternities, a reactivating fraternity, an emerging community and six newly forming groups.

Six fraternities are in the Diocese of Charlotte:

St.

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of a presentation on apostolates.

Francis of the Hills Fraternity

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in

in

The Stewarts are members of the St. is from Sacred Hearts of

Hendersonville; Haupt

Hilton

Head

Island, S.C.

Franklin; Franciscan Family of Greensboro; St. Francis of the Hills, Hendersonville; Fraternity of Brother

Franciscan Center in Greensboro; and Conventual Franciscan Father Terry

Francis, Hickory.

Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Frater-

At the annual gathering, the group celebrated their Franciscan spirituality and community through

Mass on Saturday and

Eucharist, prayer and fellowship by

gional council on Sunday.

learning

more about

through lighted

spiritual talks.

in

Pescatore, spiritual assistant to

Candles were

honor of

1 1

Secular

Franciscans who had died within the last year and for 31 others who had made their perpetual professions since last year's annual gathering.

Talking about the Franciscan virtues of poverty, simplicity and humility, Father DeSantis compared Jesus' and Franciscan poverty.

"The purpose of your promises, my vows, is so that nothing gets in the way (of focusing on God)," he said.

"Jesus blesses poverty. empty ourselves so that we can keep a keen eye on what's really important. Jesus comes to the shepherds because the shepherds are the lowliest. Who did Francis meet? The leper."

Franciscan spirit in encountering "the poor, the fragile, the leper," he added, "provides an opportunity to know God through a genuine caring presence.

Francis mirrors Christ. He sees the beauty, the we^th of each person."

Father DeSantis; Franciscan Father Louis Canino, director of the

Our

nity in Burlington, concelebrated the

Mass of

installation of the newly-elected re-

apostolates and

We

did not volunteer any information.

The

Minister-elect Judy Haupt lights a candle for Flossie Stewart while

waits his turn during the annual gathering of the Brothers and Sisters of St. Francis

the

poverty and simplicity, humility, joyful spirit, peacemaking and solidarity with all creation.

The BSSF region encompasses all of North and South Carolina and areas of Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.

the Eucharist," said Father DeSantis.

Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach

This year's gathering included new BSSF council. Ev-

election of the

ery three years, the region elects a minister (president), vice minister, secretary, treasurer, formation director and area councilors. Voters are the fraternity ministers or their designated representatives.

From the Diocese of Charlotte, Skyler Harvey, SFO with the St. Maximilian Kolbe Fraternity, was elected to a second term as regional secretary, and Pat Cowan, SFO with the St. Francis of the Hills Fraternity,

was

elected as an area councilor.

"It's

Harvey

a chance to serve said.

my

family,"

"Franciscans believe

"I think that holding us up to the Blessed Sacrament has made all the difference in the world," Rev. Mr.

Arcand

said.

"I

think this will be a

momentous start for the new ship that's coming in."

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WEATHER, from page 1

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"We've learned through a computer to

AWS,

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more than

'The wind and water start spinning and it picks up speed and makes a hurricane."

Classmate Ella Little pointed to

and 100 television

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Ann

School applied for a grant fi-om the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools Foundation to cover the $5,000 cost of the

"You can see where the storm took water from the ocean and left it some-

and Charlotte Douglas

International airport.

St.

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where

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estimates on the computer

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Frances,

a lot about hurri-

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WeatherNet equipment.

Along with the measuring equipment, the WeatherNet program offers a wideranging curriculum of on-line activities for students of all ages.

"I've used it with all our classes, from kindergarten to fifth grade," said Horton. "It's not just for teaching science, work on math, computer either. skills, history, geography, graphing. It's a wonderful tool."

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September

17,

2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Prison ministers hold

Newly elected

inaugural gathering pects of diocesan prison ministry for

both inmates and their families, including meeting their spiritual needs, creating and expanding educational opportunities, and one-on-one visits.

Rev. Mr. Johnson, who has served

PRISON, from page 1

prison ministry gathered for the inaugural

Prison Ministry Appreciation

Day

both the Western and the adult Foothills

for about 10 years at

held at the Catholic Conference Center in

Youth

Hickory Sept.

Correctional Institute in Morganton,

1 1

Institute

During the gathering, the new prison ministry logo was unveiled and the Deacon John Gallen Award was presented.

ministry coordinator, including: acting

about never ever

nars for Catholic clergy and volunteers;

turning your back on any prisoner because they are not Catholic," said Rev.

assisting in resolving issues involving

Mr. Jim Johnson, permanent deacon at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Morganton and coordinator of diocesan

manent deacons involved in prison minadministrators; and istry) and prison

'This ministry

is

has a range of duties as diocesan prison

Catholic inmates, clergy (including per-

soliciting funding for and distributing of inmate resource materials.

During his presentation, Rev. Mr. Johnson shared a letter he received from a young inmate who expressed appreciation

Prison Ministry.

Prison Ministry was established in the Diocese of Charlotte by then-Bishop

Donoghue

in February 1991. and programs include the distribution of Bibles, reading and writing materials and greeting cards to inmates imprisoned throughout the diocese; as well as Bible studies and Com-

John

F.

Ongoing

munion Bill

for the deacon's presence at the prison. Rev.

services

Mr. Johnson emphasized that one of the most important aspects of prison ministry was being Jesus to those in need.

"We can bring something positive (for the inmates) to hold on to as they leap into the unknown," said Rev. Mr. Scott GOfillan, permanent deacon at St. Joseph Church in Newton, who has been visiting prisoners at Newton's Catawba Correc-

services.

Matevie,

who

serves as a

conducting ongoing training semi-

as

full-

time chaplain in the Mecklenburg County Jail and as a liaison between the diocese and the North Carolina Division

Center for more than three years.

Rev. Mr. Gilfillan said he meets with inmates on a weekly basis and, as a lead sponsor, is permitted to take out prisoners with 'leave passes" to attend Mass and have breakfast afterward. He also teaches 40-hour re-entry classes to inmates who are ready for release. Topics include interviewing skills, filling out

of Prisons, spoke about the various as-

Bishop Peter

J.

Jugis, center,

(priests') council at the

He

and setting career goals. on Sunday nights

also preaches

at prison religious services.

"You cannot go

in

and not be

changed by those you minister to," he said. 'Tou become intertwined in their lives.

You

"We Rev.

and vicar forane in

St.

Mr. Gerald Potkay

Jail,

presents the

her work

in

of the

Epiphany

Grace Church

in

Greensboro and vicar forane of the Greensboro Vicariate.

Bill

Hall, chaplain at the

the shape of a shield and designed by

inmate Sergio Gomez to expresses the essence of the prison ministry. The logo includes prison walls; praying hands symbolizing the ministers who meet the spiritual needs of the prison ers; a dove symbolizing God's grace an altar symbolizing the presence of the Catholic Church to the inmates broken chain symbolizing the freedom gained through God's Word; and cross with a heart in the center shoW'

Present at the award ceremony were Mary Gallen, Rev. Mr. Allen's widow, and his sons and daughters.

"This is very humbling," said Sullivan. "It is not easy to try to bring the love of God and hope into the lives

men and women. You are speand each of you merits this award and eternal awards for choosing to

of these cial

serve

new

God

<

in this ministry."

ing that God loves ing inmates.

Rev. Mr. Wenning unveiled the prison ministry logo, which is in

Western

goal

trying to help the inmates to under-

is

unwanted, and the unknown," said Matevie.

all

peoples, includ-

Now Your

Morganton. "Our main

Church

in

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Charlotte for her work

Rev. Mr. Gallen, explained Matevie,

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John Gallen Award to Mary Ann Sullivan for

in

in prison ministry.

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Youth

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FROM THE COVER

AIDS affects entire

planet,

IILDREN

2.5 million

LECT COUNTRIES IN THOUSANDS..

15 or younger living

says priest

with AIDS worldwide

and

fear

some countries with a high prevalence of HIV, women refijse to be tested, or

tears in the very fabric of society," said

Father Robert Vitillo at the Just Second Fridays event at St. Peter Church Sept. 10 in Charlotte regarding "The Human and Pastoral Challenges of HIV and AIDS." Father

Vitillo is

HIV

the special advisor

AIDS

and

Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of 162 Catholic organizations working to imto

prove living and working conditions in more than 200 countries and territo-

He

ries.

also

Catholic

the executive director of

is

Campaign

for

Human

Develop-

ment, the U.S. bishops' domestic antipoverty, social justice program.

An

In sub-Saharan Africa, 10 percent of

two-thirds of

So great

is

all

is

home

to nearly

lost

many

Father

Vitillo said. In addition,

many

cent believed that

HIV

with

20 per-

million children have

cases, these children are

Although AIDS affects every socioeconomic segment of the world population, the poor and hungry suffer most, Vitillo said.

and

friends

who

relatives of the sick

2001, as a

and those

...

It is all

for us

people

and to the

logical scholarship, such incidences con-

tinue to occur," said Father Vitillo.

tices as

income loss of 20 percent."

HIV and AIDS also have a significant impact on the educator and health care worker populations of Africa.

According to the newspaper The Correspondent, 30 percent of all Zimbabwean teachers are living with HIV; such rates in Zimbabwe and other subSaharan nations will severely affect the future supply of trained teachers in the

Namibia continues

to train

current rate of 1,000 per have a shortfall of more than 7,000 teachers by 2010.

HIV and AIDS have similarly affected the health sector, said Father its

will

it

Vitillo.

AIDS-related illnesses have

caused 19 to 53 percent of

among

all

deaths

health care workers in several

African countries.

the hierarchy,

stop such poor pastoral pracsoon as they occur."

Turning the

tide

are infected at

1 1

times the rate of their

Although

have long advocated the use of latex condoms to prevent the spread of HIV, Father Vitillo emphasized that the sole guaranteed method of prevention is abstinence outside of a marriage between two uninfected spouses.

"The strong and public positions scientists

promoting condom use have taken perception

some governments, sionals

led to a mis-

among AIDS

educators,

and the media that the church is HIV and AIDS prevention and therefore might be a 'promoter

'The fact is that the Catholic Church sponsors some excellent educational programs designed to prevent the sexual transmission of AIDS," he said.

stigmatization

the

and

marginalization of HIV-infected people.

"Attempts to cast out those affected

by the disease virtually

among

all

...

and ethnic groups, as well as in all social and economic classes," he said. "Sadly, some priests and ministers have refused pastoral care and church burial to the HIV-infected."

Such discriminatory behavior creates all

racial

Church

is

countries, the Catholic

responsible for up to one-half

of the health care (provided)."

According to Father

the

Vitillo,

home care and orphan care programs; helping families to take of people with AIDS; helping HIV-infected people, many of whom have lost their jobs, to start their own businesses; and, most recently, helping to get anti-retro-viral medications into developing countries.

quences "With our globalized world, no matter how much some Americans want to have this 'island mentality' 'who

— —

cares about those other people?'

ev-

done anywhere

in the

erything that

is

in those

countries are affected (by AIDS), the less they're going to be able to produce for us,"

he

said.

An example

of the effect of this workforce depletion can be found in Zambia, whose population of copper miners has the highest infection rate in the country. With copper extraction as a primary economic source, the economy has been shattered.

Father Vitillo said Americans should lobby pharmaceutical companies to

work toward making anti-retroviral more affordable and more

medications

widely available, especially

in the

poorer

nations of the world.

"We must Global epidemic, local conse-

more of the human resources

dedicate

Church's economic and

to eliminating poverty as ,well as the tragic consequences of

HIV

and AIDS,"

said Father Vitillo. "Individual Chris-

and church institutions must, in the words of Pope John Paul II, give not just tians

of their 'surplus' but of their 'substance.'"

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'The Catholic Church has taken a tremendous leadership role in responding to HIV and AIDS," said Father

many

of the world,

"The more the worliforces

side of marriage.

VitQlo. "In

affects other parts

including us," he said.

health care profes-

of death,'" said Father

at

world

taken by the (Catholic) Church against

God's unconditional love cern

most importantly, abstinence out-

representation of the general population.

Father

expressed his con-

and,

front of providing

While HIV and AIDS are spreading most rapidly in Africa and Asia, 40,000 Americans are infected each year. Father Vitillo said. Many of these newly infected are young, heterosexual and/or African American. African Americans

obstructing

Vitillo

duction, delayed onset of sexual activity

Catholic Church has been on the fore-

efforts

in

"I

clergy and laity alike have the responsibility to

lifetime

members of

© 2004 CNS Graphics

Source: Joint U.N. Progrom on HiV/AIDS

fol-

and scapegoating of people affected by HIV and AIDS finds no basis in theo-

found that monthly income fell by 66 to 80 percent," he said. "In Thailand, houseoverall

•30

"AIDS must never be considered

punishment from God.

studies of AIDS-affected households

members showed an

Zi

SOUTH AFRICA

to inner transformation

holds that saw the AIDS-related death of

110 .

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care for them.'"

believe that

"In Southern Africa and Zambia,

teachers at

^1^^

God himself as the guidebe followed: 'God loves you all, without distinction, without limit.

He loves those of you who are sick, those suffering from AIDS. He loves the line to

a sign of the times challenging

cilsease.

ther Vitillo.

year,

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tional love of

"Despite the fact that the rejection

region. If

UGANDA

"Pope John Paul II has made frequent and emotional appeals to avoid discriminatory treatment of people living with HIV and AIDS," he said. "In his 1989 visit to AIDS patients in the United States, he held out the uncondi-

severely limited resources," said Fa-

their

^

AIDS deaths

deserved to be infected."

lowing of Christ in his ministry of healing, mercy and love."

one of

Child

had "behaved immorally and

cared for by grandmothers, but these women themselves often suffer from

Father

500,000

SUDAN •30

JIGERIA

people living

Catholic Bishops' Conference stated in

one or both parents to the "In

refused to serve HIV-positive patients.

two genera-

Twelve

AIDS

Research conducted in Nigeria showed that one in 10 care providers

Bishops of the Southern Africa

the pandemic that

million

to return for their test results.

people living with AIDS.

tions of orphans have been created, Father Vitillo said.

fail

34

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epic pandemic

the world's population

secretive activity. Father Vitillo

asserted. In

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2004

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of Scripture, readings, films and more

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

SEPT.

26,

2004

and fellow minister to God's peopl Timothy.

Cycil had underlined a portion the Scripture and claimed it for his owi More importantly he had lived out service to God and his people in his lii ciple

Catholics aim to inform voters by

Web sites, booltiets, advertisements BY

CAROL ZIMMERMAN

match up with Catholic social teaching and public policy issues outlined by the

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

—

WASHINGTON

This year's

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The

election campaign, with religious issues

frequently front and center, has prompted a variety of voter guides, booklets and advertisements which aim

on topics they should consider in the voting booth. to inform Catholics

^ite includes a quiz to help

users evaluate

how

the role of Catholics in the public arena.

The

Catholic Voting Project, told

Catholic Call to Political Responsibiloutlines the bishops' teachings

ity,"

on

bishops have also recently released

summarizing key issues of contemporary politics in the forrn of bulletin inserts

10 questions for Catholics to consider

during the campaign.

Meanwhile, a lay group in San Diego called Catholic Answers published

CNS

that

kind of guide could play an important role in helping Catholics determine this

how

they might vote.

He

said

it is

clear

from the bishops'

"Faithful Citizenship"

church, a

Cycle

document that

C Readings:

Amos

2)

Psalm 146:7-10 1 Timothy 6:11-15 Gospel: Luke 16:19-31

3)

BY

6:1a,

JEFF

4-7

people he pastored, all the while not neglecting his love for his wife and children.

being said by those who knew his ministry that Cycil wQl be impossible to replace, that he "spoiled" It is

him and

HENSLEY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE I

erbs 30:5-9, Luke 9:1-6; Thursday, Ecclesiastes

candidate supports any of these issues, according to the guide, that per-

provides a "resource for Catholics ev-

9:18-22; Saturday, Ecclesiastes 11

son should not be considered. A copy of the voter guide ran as a full-page advertisement in the Aug. 3 1 issue of USA

help

Today.

newspaper advertisements. The same day USA Today ran the full-page ad by Catholic Answers, The JVashington Times published an advertisement sponsored by the American Life League

human cloning and homo-

sexual marriage.

If a

In

some

guide points out,

races, the

wrong

"each candidate takes a

on one or more of the negotiables."

When

this

position

five

non-

occurs, the

guide suggests that voters choose the candidate "who takes the fewest such positions or

who seems

able to advance

least likely to be

immoral

you may choose to vote

Jimmy

legislation, or

for

Akin, director of apologetics

and evangelization for Catholic Answers, said the voter's guide has gener-

ated a lot of interest and has been pur-

chased in bulk by parishes and a few dioceses.

The guide has been criticized by some who say it does not comply with the Internal Revenue Service guidelines for voter materials that are provided

by

nonprofit groups.

Akin

told Catholic

Sept. 3 that Catholic

News

Service

Answers had

sought legal advice for this matter and had determined that the guide is "well within U.S. laws and regulations."

He said the group had never produced a voters' guide before, but did so this year to help educate Catholics about the need to elect candidates who support "fundamental human rights and values."

Another Catholic voter guide became available online Aug. 30 at www.votingcatholic.org. The guide, produced by the Catholic Voter Project, a nonpartisan group of lay Catholics,

shows how the

the

erywhere

in the

pre.sidential candidates

United States

them make sense of this

—

to

election."

Religious views in politics have also been appearing in recent full-page

that accused

some Catholic

have the privilege of. love and serve.

7j May we all at our own deaths find that^j we have been worthy of the instructions Paul gave to Timothy: "Fight the good all

we

fight of faith.

Take

everlasting

to

life

firm hold on the which you were called

when, in the presence of many witnesses, you made your noble profession of faith."^|

abortion.

the headline

"God

is

not a Republican

New

Tork Times.

The advertisement was sponsored

by Sojourners, a Christian organization based in Washington that publishes a monthly magazine and is dedicated to social justice issues.

The

SEPT

25

1

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,

Luke

9:7-9; Friday, Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

,

Luke

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Luke 10:1-12; Friday 10, 13-14;

Matthew

(St.

Therese of the Child Jesus), Job

(St.

Jerome), Job 19:21-27^

38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5;

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whenever

godly man last night. Cycil Adrian was a Nazarene pastor of a small church on the West Side of Fort Worth.

Above his casket was a Bible, and it was open to a passage in Timothy it may have been the one in this week's reading; the tone and message were, at the least quite similar. The passage con-

Catholic faith."

booklet, "Voter's

rushing to their bedsides

his people,

Stood by the coffin of a good and

mining how to vote are incredibly complicated," and trying to narrow down Catholic doctrine to only a few issues "ignores the integrity and fullness of the

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paranoia and patriotism" in presentday America.

VENICE,

Wenders with

Archbishop Foley told Vatican Radio Sept. 8 it was "important the church take part in a showcase like the one in Venice."

a spiritual filmmaking

award during the annual Venice Film Festival.

U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley, head

nications, praised "the director's

nize the role film directors play in cin-

courage in

ema, since they can touch people's

asking the essential questions about man's existence," as

hearts,"

he presented Wenders with

the annual Bresson Prize Sept

Wenders' films

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"It is

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In his speech, the archbishop said

"offer a starting

—

upon to spread

point for constructive reflection" and

called

"show that cinema

values which humanity

an appropriate instrument for spreading values and culture," the archbishop said in his speech.

The 59-year-old cinematographer is best known for the films "Paris, Texas" in 1984, "Wings of Desire" in 1987, and the "Buena Vista Social Club" in 1998.

Wenders was attending the northern Italian film festival to present his recent film, "Land of Plenty," which deals, Wenders said, with "poverty. is

and television director Sean McNamara has made

Film

viewers. McNamara, a Catholic, said

he added.

Wenders' work helps "people reflect upon the needed task all people are

8.

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

17,

2004

Development down under

Assistant Director of Elementary Faith Development

Preschool to 6th Grade St.

Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, a vibrant parish of over 5,000

families

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Cary,

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Must have a Bachelor's

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Must have a working knowledge of basic computer applications.

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Compensation

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of Drohiczyn in Poland.

Father Rytel-Andrianik, who is studying sacred Scripture in Rome, visited St. Barnabas Church June 28Sept. 3. Both Father Rytel-Andrianik and Father Roger Arnsparger, pastor, are involved in promoting the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati, a wealthy Italian who gave his money and goods to the poor but -

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14 The Catholic News & Herald

September

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

and viewpoints

editorials

Reflections

2004

17,

on maniage

and divorce Boy, it's a bad time to be a newlywed, particularly if you're looking to couples in the news for guidance on how to make it to your silver or golden anniversary. This summer and fall have seen a flurry of pretty horrific examples.

First Mark Hacking reportedly confesses to family members that he shot his wife in her sleep and dumped

Despite evil, God's plan leads toward people's

redemption, says pope BY

her in a landfill.

Scott Peterson is accused of murdering his wife Laci and their unborn child while wining and dining his mistress, Amber Frey.

Robert Howard, the Olympic triple jumper, is believed to have stabbed his wife, Robin Mitchell, before he jumped to his own death from a window out of a University of Arkansas dormitory.

And let's not forget New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey's shocking an-

CAROL GLATZ

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY

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No matter brought about by evil in today's world, God's plan leads toward humanity's redemption, said Pope John Paul II. "The Lord has established his reign, intervening in history with supreme authority," he said in his Sept.

15 weekly general audience.

The Pope

Though God has entrusted mankind to be free "to generate good and evil," history "has as its ultimate seal the choice of divine providence," said the pope.

No matter what "storms, wounds and devastation" are wrought by evil, "the book of the Apocalypse celebrates the end toward which history is guided through the efficacious work of God," he said.

For the first time since mid-June, the pope's weekly general audience returned to St. Peter's Square, where some 10,000 pilgrims gathered under dark clouds and a sprinkling of rain.

history and eternity.

what destruction

is

Speaks POPE

JOHN PAUL

Through

11

the

word

"Alleluia," the

on earth join their "song of praise" of the Lord "with that of the faithful

righteous" in heaven, said the pope.

"This establishes a channel of communication between history and eternity" that unites the earthly

heavenly liturgies in a of praise, he said.

With

this

and

common song

"communion of praise,"

the faithful celebrate God's saving power and glory, his "divine plan of redemption" and the "nuptial meeting

of the lamb,

who

purified bride,"

is

which

and the humanity re-

Christ, is

During Rome's hot summer months, the Wednesday audience is

deemed, said the pope.

held either in the Vatican's air condi-

end of the audience, the pope recalled

tioned Paul VI hall or in the small outdoor courtyard of the pope's apostolic palace in Castel Gandolfo, in the

that Sept.

south of Rome.

The pope focused his Sept. 15 audience talk on a Book of Revelation canticle that looks at the link between hills

Small

During greetings

in Italian at the

was the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, "who faithfully stood by the cross of Jesus."

15

He asked all

and help to

the obstacles" in their

daily lives.

beautiful

is

is,

in fact, gay,

and had been involved with another man whom he hired. The governor confessed all this to the public with his wife, mother to their children, by

THERESE

CNS

riage

fell

How

because, immediately after uttering the words "I do," he failed to hold a stable job. They went to marriage

"It's scary.

specifically did she

change?

"She got lazy, fat and selfish," he told me.

Another couple I know just split

marriage psychologist friend of mine who counsels

I asked my German fi-iend impressions of Americans, he

lems.

"You have big appetites!"

This remark turned our conversation toward the philosophy of E.F. Schumacker, who wrote "Small is Beautiful," a book that challenges the ideas replied,

that bigger

over

is

better,

more

is

desired

It

is

very true that a great

many

people strive for the bigger, the better

and more.

How

many,

for example,

have a love affair with big cars, SUVs and fast sports cars that guzzle gas? To accommodate all this, we have the largest highways ever experienced by hu-

mankind.

Our moderately

sized

homes

that

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CNS Columnist

them

as "happy," in a

We

"unhappy"

few years." any imminent

didn't predict

divorces, but then

we

realized that in

most of the marriages

at least

first marriage lasting anywhereJt from six months to three years. i| There are those statistics again!

As products of two divorced fami lies, my husband and I took our vows

the

pretty seriously. The words "until death do us part" weren't spoken on a whim but after a period of discern

ment and

deliberation.

For nowher

sacrament of marriagi are these words written or underin the Catholic

radically or

we

thing else in

you or decide

I

change too

we want

some-j

life."

What you see is fortunately or unfortunately what you get.

human

is aij integral part nature that, like a niew set of

needs to be balanced lest they best

way

to maintain balance

to block the quest for bigness

and

more from possessing us and governing our lives. This must not be, the primary factor giving meaning to our it is,

we, like so

many

before us,

wake up and find that we have lived an empty life.

True fulfillment and meaning are will

equal us in this category.

would philosophers restaurant food

is

twice to

we

should eat.

Sporting events are jammed by

thousands of fans, and each year's Super Bowl outdoes the past in enormity. screens are

now

wall size, and

sound systems create noise louder than our ears can endure.

The yearning for bigger, better and more is not solely American. With the exception of poor nations, most coun-

what Schumacker

In light of this propensity, like

have us do? should first remember that throughout history civilizations never have been satisfied with the status quo.

They forever were expanding.

Even Christ spoke of expansion when he pointed us to the mustard seed

We

that

grows

the church,

As it did, so did monasteries and follow-

to great size. its

ers.

Philosophy would counsel us that

|,

one of;

the partners had been married before,

lives. If

depleted.

their

ourselves are so perfect).

and "ask again

The

tries

TV

we

classified

vibrate and self-destruct.

Shopping malls are glutted with enormous inventories that never are

three times what

less.

per-

is

(since

of

smaller families.

Most

"You don't know how that

going to change."

His words scare me because I know how true they are. Just the other day my husband and I dis-l cussed the marriages of our friends son

tires,

once housed large families are now becoming tear-downs and being replaced by luxury homes that house much

a

couples experiencing marital prob-

is

his

when

roll the dice

the quest for bigness

The Human Side

When

You

you marry," says

stood: "unless

apart.

dam-

counseling, they prayed, but the age was done.

FuMllmentf meaninggained by tBldngless for ourselves

about

Columnist

We

Of course, you need not open the papers or turn on the tube to learn about cheating, lying and the other rather big termites that eat into a healthy relationship. About half of American marriages end in divorce.

One need only show up at a high school or college reunion to see those statistics at work or talk to some neighbors and friends.

"She changed into a different person," one friend of mine told me when I, being the nosy Barbara Walters that I am, asked him why his mar-

J.

BORCHARD

his side.

that people "be able to

find in her consolation

overcome

nouncement that he

Our Turn

gained primarily by taking less for ourselves so that others less fortunate will have more.

Philosophy would also counsel us not to lose our sense of true satisfaction

Constantly striving for what is bigger,' seeking to acquire more, never leaves us time to be satisfied and enjoy what we have.

Yes, small

is

beautiful

when

seen

through the eyes of philosophy and lived in our everyday lives.

September

17,

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2004

Get out the vote It's

time to vote.

message seems to be a couple

If that

of months early, you're half right. Election Day in the United States this year

on Tuesday, Nov. 2. However, as you probably know, you can't vote if you aren't registered.

What's gotten me excited about falls

now

this right

are

some

facts

across from the U.S. Census Bureau.

percent to allow for emergencies), what amazes me is the 40 percent who aren't even registered. I cannot for the life of me figure out how people justify that apathy.

Every vote counts, not just

in the

so-called "swing" states, not just in presidential election years.

Every vote

counts in every election for every office. This is your chance to hire the people who run our local, state and federal governments. If that isn't worth making a little time on your schedule,

I

don't

know what

Too busy? Don't

Guest Columnist

much at stake in your community, in your country, in your world to excuse your absence from any election.

If you're a regular voter, good.

Keep it up. If you need to register, do it.

Most states have a deadline about a

month

Your

before each election.

cal library

a great resource; so

is

is

lo-

the

League of Women Voters and the Web, of course. And when you get the information, spread

you have ers

who

it

around. Surely,

relatives, friends or

cowork-

either boast about not bother-

ing to vote, or

Not

make excuses

for not

This year you're going to have your own "Get Out the Vote" campaign.

voting.

too

sibility to

what-

your involvement

as

James Madison, fourth president of the United States, known as the Father of the Constitution, said, "We have staked the whole future of America, not on the power of govfar from it but on the ernment capacity of mankind for self-

—

—

government."

If I sound a

little like

a cheerleader

for getting out the vote, so be

it.

But,

how

can some people be only too happy to express their opinions, and then not take the time to reinforce their words with a thoughtful decision inside a voting booth.

It seems to me that no citizen has or be complaithe right to complain sant on Nov. 3, if he or she did not exercise the right to vote on Nov. 2.

frankly,

—

—

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the Eucharist Question

Corner FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

Tour article several weeks ago concerning how long Christ is present with us after Communion was somewhat similar to what a priest told me last year.

After Communion, he said, Christ continues present with us for 15 or 20 minutes. This must have been personal conjecture on his part. I

we

Your

priest

was talking about

the sacramental presence of

Jesus remains after Communion, not how long grace endures'

Catholic doctrine

in the world.

make plans

Guest

Column

What is gift planning?

Quite simply,

gift

planning

is

GINA RHODES Guest Columnist

you never realized were possible.

For example, by giving through your will, you can fulfill a desire to that

make

without diminishing financial security for yourself or your loved ones. A bequest can be arranged as part of the will-making process. That simple addition can speak volumes about your faith. a special gift

a

The

mation and assistance with

gift plan-

ning? First, as people grow in their stewardship life, they realize that limiting their stewardship of treasure to just their income doesn't really reflect

you, your loved ones and others for whom you care will be provided for as

more people

desire.

discover

At the same

time,

you may

new ways

of giving to your parish, Catholic schools, Catholic agencies, the diocese or the foundation

Ready to help The diocese also bility to

security.

has a responsi-

Catholics in our area to pro-

vide information about ways to en-

hance their stewardship. The Office of Planned Giving will be happy to answer questions you may have about methods of giving (at no obligation, of course). We can also work with you and your attorney or other financial

method of offer infor-

gift-planning process helps you form a giving strategy so that

you

your future

advisor as you consider a particular

A stronger mission Why does the diocese

process that helps you identify ways of giving that suit you best. Some

methods are familiar, such as giving by cash or check, while others may be new to you, such as giving through life insurance or in your will.

for

Third, we are ever mindful of the needs for future financial stability to carry out the church's mission in our diocese and know that gift planning can help strengthen the base of financial support for parishes, Catholic schools, Catholic agencies, the diocese and the foundation.

Many

people don't feel they have the financial resources to give as much as they would like, while also carrying out their responsibilities to their loved ones and others.

If you have ever felt this way, I believe you will be interested in information and assistance offered by the Diocese of Charlotte's Office of Planned Giving. In fact, every Catholic interested in making the best use of his or her resources will want to know more about gift planning.

is

that

when

bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ in the celebration of the

Catliolic's life

work

in us until

grace by mortal sin.

Is there a church teaching on this?

(Louisiana) lost sanctifying

A.

Giving is an important part of every

had always

assumed our Lord remained

how long

Giving is an important part of every Catholic's life. It is through giving that we grow as Christians and are able to carry out Christ's

in

a citizen

this year.

Each of us has

like the candi-

political party,

does matter.

Why? is

time Christ is

vote,

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

is.

dates? Just not interested? There

sonal interests, to consider the welfare of others, both now and in the future.

ever candidates or issues you favor, how you vote is between you and your conscience, you and God. Yes, your

They concern

the election of 2000 and they really bother me. Only 60 percent of eligible voters in this country registered to vote, and of that number only 86 percent actually went to the polls.

While I wish that 100 percent of eligible Americans would vote (OK, 99

The length of

Whatever your

Candle

came

I

One

Light

and active voter. Educate yourself about issues and candidates; make decisions about what really matters. Accept your obligation to go beyond per-

all

in

that they have. Hence,

more and

are including their assets

their long-range plans related to

stewardship of treasure.

Second, the diocese hope to provide information that will be helpful to you and your loved ones as you

The

giving.

size of a gift to the

not what

is

important. But

ers are called

upon

church all

is

believ-

to participate in

the act of giving and the exercise of

good stewardship. Our gift-planning program can assist you to that end.

You may discover surprising benefits for yourself

and Christ's mis-

sion.

Gina Rhodes is planned giving for Charlotte.

the director the

of Diocese of

Eucharist, our Lord's Eucharistic presence remains as long as the species (appearance) of bread and wine remain.

This means that whenever, for whatever reason, the consecrated bread and wine no longer look or taste like bread and wine, Christ is no longer present as a sacrament.

Obviously, once we receive the consecrated wine and bread in Communion, our digestive processes affect them just as other food, until they are no longer identifiable as the bread

and wine we consumed.

When

that

happens, after maybe 15 or 20 minutes, Christ is no longer present as a sacrament.

However, the relationship with the life and person of Christ, which we call grace, is greatly enhanced by our celebration and reception of the Eucharist. It is a major way God invites and unites us to an ever greater friendship with him.

This intimate presence of Jesus, which grows also through the other sacraments, prayer, charitable works and a good life, does not cease when the sacramental presence of our Lord ceases. It continues to develop unless it is diminished or lost by sin, which is a deliberate turning away and rejection of that relationship.

Questions

may

be sent to

Father

Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol. com.

1

September

17,

2004

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REMEMBERING 9/11

Churches, schools commemorate

Faith

and freedom

anniversary of terrorist attacks BY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON — Memorial ser-

the world.

But he added that no matter how it does not justify

vices in churches across the country Sept.

1 1

marked the

great the injustice,

third anniversary of

violence, pointing out that "violence en-

genders more violence."

Bishop Farrell called on individuals to seek peace in their daily lives and in their relationships and to remain tolerant and respectful of views that differ fi"om their own.

The Knights of Columbus called on people of all faiths to join in making Sept.

11a Worldwide Day of Prayer for

the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

New York

Cardinal

Egan concelebrated Patrick's Cathedral in

membrance of

a

Edward M. Mass at St.

New York

in re-

who

firefighters

died

while attempting to rescue people in the

rubble of the World Trade Center, brought down when terrorists crashed two planes into the center's twin towers.

The same day, Washington Auxiliary Bishop Kevin J. Farrell told the congregation at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington that the Gospel invites people to create "a new culture of

Peace.

'The challenge before us

is

He

said the 2001 terrorist attacks "produce

to bring

many

said.

and that terrorism

there

is

will cease

emotions, ranging fi-om anger to

profound sorrow. But as we recall the losses of that awfld day and honor those

also said that terrorism exists

because of "terrible situations of injustice"

Catholic lay fraternal organi-

Time magazine and The Washington Post that showed hands folded in prayer. With the image was a message calling Sept. 1 1 "a day we can all pray for peace."

Supreme Knight Carl A. Anderson

peace."

peace back into the world," he

The

zation sponsored full-page ads in

who

when

died,

we

killed

2,985 people

in

New

York, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Sept. 11, 2001.

should aJso remember that

peace and understanding, not revenge and

equal distribution of benefits in

Faculty and students of Our Lady of Grace School in Greensboro held an outdoor "remembrance ceremony" marking the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks that

must be our ultimate goal." can best achieve that goal," he said in a statement, "by raising our retribution,

"We

Parochial pledge

voices to God, reminding

him

that

we

share his deep and abiding desire for

peace on earth, and asking his divine guidance and help."

L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican

newspaper, remembered the Sept. 1 attacks in the United States with the banner headline, "Darkness in the history of humanity."

The

front-page editorial called for

the October 2002

which

bombing

in Bali, Indo-|

202 people dead; the March bombing of several trains in Madrid, Spain, in which 191 people died; and the deaths of more than 320 people, mostly children, Sept. 3 after they were nesia,

left

taken hostage in a school in Russia.

To

the terrorists

"it

matters

little

the victims are tourists or commuters on their

way

to work," the

"The important

newspaper

sai

thing, in the terrorists'

perverse strategy,

is

to spread a general'

ized feeling of panic."

peacemaking and recaround the globe, saying that

acts of courageous onciliation

"hope

is

the only real force that can lead

the world toward a future of peace where

terrorism

is

NOTICE TO READERS

only a sad memory."

In addition to the attacks

on the

United States, the newspaper also highlighted other terrorist attacks including:

Courtesy Photo

Elizabeth Green, student council president, and Mythily Isaac, science teacher, recite the

Pledge of Allegiance during

Leo the Great School's Sept.

St.

1 1

memorial

ceremony. Faculty, staff and students gathered around the Winston-Salem Catholic school's flagpole to pay tribute to the victims of the 2001 terror attacks and

who

fight to

each grade, carried handmade in

all

protect the United States. Several students, as representatives of flags. Principal

prayer and Elizabeth Green led them

in

Georgette Schraeder led the gathering

singing "God Bless America."

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Chair

& Equipment

800 Central Ave.

•

attached to steps (not walls)

Folds out of the

• Fits

way

most stairways

(straight

& curved)

•

Very affordable (rent or buy)

•

We

install

Rentals

Charlotte,

lifts.

NC

.

&

Sales, Inc.

(800) 333-8431

Member of St. Thomas Aquinas

The Parish

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