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KAREN

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Tending the garden of faith

KNIGHTS, OTHER GROUPS APPEAL NEW RULING ON PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE by

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The

CHARLOTTE — St.

thew Church

in

Matsoutheast

Knights of Columbus and other parties in a lawsuit filed over

Charlotte celebrated

the Pledge of Allegiance have

patron in grand style Sept. 17.

appealed a federal judge's ruling that the pledge cannot be recited in public schools because of

its

The

honor of the Year of the Eucharist.

Father Carmen Malacari, parochial vicar, concelebrated the Mass.

"Today

unconstitutional, the current

is

a celebration

of our eucharistic faith," said Msgr. McSweeney. "We also celebrate our diversity of

legally resolved already.

In the previous case, the

Supreme Court ruled in June Michael Newdow

Photo by Karen A. Evans

that Dr.

cultures."

Later that morning, Msgr.

lacked the legal standing to sue

Joey and Gracie Linus explore the Grandparent Garden at

St.

Matthew Church Sept. 17. The garden was

dedicated by Msgr. John McSweeney, pastor, during the Festival of Faith, which celebrated the church's

See PLEDGE, page 4

19th

See FESTIVAL, page 5

anniversary.

FIGHTING FOR LIFE

HIS FINAL

Catholics rallying for

Before his death, pope prayed to 'go to

pro-life issues

the house of the Father' Sunday

Chains to be held around Diocese of Charlotte Life

falling

on Oct.

2.

by

HOURS

JOHN THAVIS

To help kick-off the month and show their support for life,

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

hundreds of parishes in dioceses around the country are

VATICAN CITY

The detailed chronology was contained in a special 223-

— Pope

page supplement

to the

"Acta

Apostolica Sedis," the official record of Vatican documents

the Diocese of Charlotte, par-

last words bewere "Let me go to the house of the Father,"

Catho-

ishes will be standing along

according to the Vatican's

once again be standing up for life across the Diocese of Charlotte and the United

property lines of their respec-

cial

phrase in Polish "with a very

with previously published information about the pope's deteriorating medical condition, the actions taken at his

weak voice and mumbled

death, the arrangements for

by

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

John Paul

—

lics will

tive churches,

on

city side-

Respect

observes October as Respect Life Month, with Respect Life

See

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page 9

U.S.

of

Life

the

CNS

2005-2006

Program from the

bishops.

words"

the

acts, released Sept. 19.

Most of the account

deals

to those gathered at his

bedside six hours before he died April 2, the Vatican said.

See POPE, page 13

Triumph of the Cross

Culture

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participating in Life Chains. In

EDITOR

CHARLOTTE

.

Festival of Faith cel-

Mass celebrated by Msgr. John McSweeney, pastor, followed by a eucharistic procession in

reference to God.

mento, Calif, said Sept. 14 that under a previous ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which found the practice is

its

ebration opened with morning

District Judge U.S. Lawrence Karlton of Sacra-

case

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Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Maryknoll nun completes prison term for

SOA trespass conviction

MARYKNOLL,

DE-SHROUDING THE MYSTERY

N.Y. (CNS)

—

Maryknoll Sister Lelia Mattingly said her now-completed six-month prison term for trespassing last November at the home of the former School of the Americas deepened her faith and strengthened her resolve to work for the closure of the training facility for

Latin American military.

Now called the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, the is the site of an annual protest by demonstrators who say some of the worst violators of human rights in Latin America have been

school at Fort Benning, Ga.,

trained there.

The U.S. Department of Defense, which runs the school, says its curriculum teaches Latin American military personnel democratic principles and respect for

human

rights.

was one of 15 proand charged with tresyear's demonstration,

Sister Mattingly testers arrested

passing

at last

——

Diocesa n, planner

CNS

photo by Paula Doyle, The Tidings

ASHEVILLE

whose artwork is displayed at the Vatican, the International Shroud of Turin Conference in Dallas

was a featured presenter

at

Sept. 8-11.

you

— Catholic

Social Services in-

second annual Fiesta Tamale, Oct. 1, 2-6 p.m. at 50 Orange St. Join us for authentic Mexican food, activities and music.

Please call (828) 255-0146 for further inforvites

to our

mation.

Artist says shroud's image left on

CHARLOTTE

VICARIATE

— The Semi-Annual Rosary

CHARLOTTE

cloth at moment of Resurrection LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Worldshroud was Piczek renowned Los Angeles

CHARLOTTE

liturgical artist

Isabel Piczek earned accolades for her

breakthrough theory "opening new doors of research" at the International

Shroud of Turin Conference

in Dallas

Sept. 8-11.

The conference drew 160

scientists,

and physicians from around the world to share the latest research on the artists

shroud, believed by full-length

many

to portray a

image of the crucified

A Catholic and theoretical Piczek believes the image was

shroud

at the

moment of

image's strong foreshortening of the the lack of a continuous film of a paint medium on the cloth's surface are "decisive arguments" that the shroud is not a painting.

According to Piczek, the foreshortening of the legs, reflecting the reclined figure's elevated knees, excludes the possibility of a contact image of any

body combined with

kind.

"An unknown system obeying laws

Christ.

physicist, left

on the

Christ's resur-

different

said.

Piczek said she arrived

Piczek presented her explanation of the

image's "concealed bas-relief effect."

She theorizes the image of the shroud was transported onto a straight and taut linen above and below the man's hovering body.

is

the puzzling mysteries of that the

image transported

an absolutely straight, taut surface is not flat. It is semi-three-dimensional, very much the same as a bas-relief is in to

explained Piczek.

image always curves out of a straight background that radically eliminates the rest of the space "In

art,

at

her theory

during the creation of the shroud statue a

month

who

holds degrees in art and particle physics, thinks this new explanation of how the image appeared warrants Piczek,

greater investigation of the yield scientific clues to the

the bas-relief

behind the bas-relief," she said.

Refuting theories that the figure on

"unknown

bloodstains as well as biblical references

shroud and an explanation of the

cloth's "lost years" before in

France

reception in the family center follows the dedication. For more information, call the

church office

at

CHARLOTTE

(704) 554-7088.

— TGIF on

Wednesday

is

a

support group for separated or divorced women and men. All are welcome to join us for encouragement and discussion with others making similar journeys at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Wednesday nights at 6:30 p.m. in the New Life Center, Room 1 14. If you have any questions, call Bonnie Motuz at (704) 543-8998.

CHARLOTTE — The

Young Adult Faith Re-

Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., the first and third Mondays of each month. The group will read

/—1

it

in the 13th century.

is set

Nov. 18-20.

After her release, she was greeted by

a cheering group of more than 100 at the

Maryknoll Sisters Center

in

New

York

Sept. 12.

The Maryknoll nun, who served her sentence at Danbury Federal Correctional Facility in Danbury, Conn., said in a statement she was not planning to cross the line again at Fort Benning.

But because of what she called "continuing reports from Latin America

of abuses" by military personnel trained at the Georgia facility and "because of the continuing degradation of U.S. foreign policies which have led us into an immoral, illegal, pre-emptive war on the people of Iraq," she said, "my conscience

may

me

lead

power and

drive to

to challenge this

control of others'

natural resources."

CHARLOTTE

— The

Vietnamese Cursillo of

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

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

— A Mass

to

Honor De-

ceased Loved Ones is celebrated the last Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. St. Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown Rd. For more Pam Schneider at (704) 875-0201.

CHARLOTTE — The Ancient Order ofHiberniMecklenburg County Division, and largest order of Irish Catholic men,

ans, Sons of Erin the oldest

seeking Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, community activities and social events. is

Contact Tim Lawson at (704) 522-9728 or e-mail ncaoh@aol.com for more information including meeting times and location.

GREENSBORO

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Council of

Catholic Women will start its 2005-2006 fiscal year with a luncheon Sept. 28, at Cardinal Country Club, 4108 Windlestraw Ln. The speaker will be Rosemary Plybon, "The Good Morning

Show" anchor

for

WFMY

information, contact

News 2. For more Carmen Wood (336) 545-

9266.

GREENSBORO

—

The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians of Guilford County will meet Oct. 6 in St. Pius X Church's Kloster Center, 2210 North Elm St. A representative from Legal Aid will speak at 7 p.m. At the meeting, plans will be finalized for the Irish Feis Dinner Dance, to be held Oct. 29. For more information, call Mary Giffat(336) 855-7014.

SEPTEMBER

THE

Catholic GERALD ^NEWS

according to her.

During the conference, botany expert Alan Whanger indicated that pollen and flowers on the shroud reveal plants native to Jerusalem at the time of Jesus.

Other conference presenters discussed their analysis of the shroud's human to the

for

nonimage

area of the shroud. Such research could

tion,

—

St. Vincent de Paul, 6828 Old Reid Rd. will be dedicating The Blessed Teresa of Calcutta pro-life memorial on Oct. 16. The dedication will follow the 1 1 :30 a.m.

Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter J. Jugis. A

flection group meets at St. Vincent de Paul

before.

information field" that caused the projec-

"One of the shroud

art,"

from optics created the image

with strangely similar visual results," she

rection.

Using a statue she created as a visual aid that measures one-third the actual size of the man depicted on the shroud,

said the

painted,

a record 16,000 partici-

HUNTERS VILLE

Rally will take place at Saint Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Road East, Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. The rally will include recitation of the rosary, a eucharistic procession and Benediction. For more information, contact Tina Witt at (704) 846-7361.

the

which drew

pants. This year's demonstration

"The Faith Explained," 3rd edition, by Leo J. Trese and a chapter will be covered every meeting. For more information, call Jordan (704) 7371964 or Ryan at (704) 377-1*328.

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE Isabel Piczek, a Los Angeles liturgical artist

2005

23,

resurfaced

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2005

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FROM THE VATICAN

Vatican denies

Papal envoy says U.S. must not be abandoned during Katrina recovery VATICAN CITY (CNS) — "The bishop —

a poverty, he said, that in some places was "shameful in rich America."

He said members of the church had a duty to not abandon those in need in the

may

superpower

afraid "the

people to reach out to the United States

isolate

wake of the

at

he said. said Catholic Charities had

this time,

He

natural disaster.

As

not only our 'communio' with

members of our church and our human solidarity: There is more" that impels

said after a four-day visit to affected

itself and stay isolated" in the

States.

"It is

areas in Louisiana and Mississippi that he

was

people had been shocked by

the discovery of poverty in the country

United

made $6

a sign of his personal solidarity,

million available for relief ef-

Pope Benedict XVI sent Archbishop

forts

Cordes to the United States Sept. 10-14 to meet with victims of the hurricane and with church and government officials.

While he had seen "terrible scenes" during his visit he had also witnessed "gestures of great humanity," the arch-

he suggested more was needed. He said his visit to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, La., Biloxi, Miss.,

from the very beginning of the

and other places "awakened renewed attention" to the need for additional humanitarian assistance.

first Sunday of each month at 4 p.m.

Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information, call Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.

VICARIATE

MORGANTON

— The

the Diocese of Charlotte

Cursillo is

Movement of

hosting a diocesan-

wide Grand Ultreya at Steel Creek Park and Campgrounds, 7081 NC 181 N., Oct. 1 at 11:30 at 12 p.m. A covered-dish lunch Other events will include music, witnessing and hiking nature trails until 3:30 p.m. For directions and more information, call Mary Hennie at (704) 637-6064 or e-mail mj hennie^msn.com

Mass

a.m., with

will follow.

SMOKY

welcome

human

piscopal calendar Sept. 30

1

—9 a.m.

St.

1

— 5 p.m.

|St.

Stephen Church,

Elkin

sheltering the general.

"They and

I

said they have no intelligence

her suspicions.

Gotovina was indicted

don't believe that," she told the

Telegraph. "I think that the Catholic

Church has the most advanced

intelli-

gence services."

"Msgr. Lajolo said to me, 'Let me know in which monastery Gotovina is hiding.' I said, if I knew, I would not be here in

Rome,"

the prosecutor said.

in

2001 on

commanding

charges that he was the

officer responsible for atrocities

com-

mitted in 1995 as Croatian forces

tempted

to

Krajina region.

were

killed

at-

reclaim control of the

Some

150 Serb civilians

and more than 150,000 were

displaced.

Katrina's wrath

VICARIATE

—

St.,

Holy Cross Church,

hosts a Senior Coffee

first and third Mondays of each 0 a.m.- 1 2 p.m. in Salesian Hall in the Child Development Building. Call the church office at (336) 996-5 109 ext. 12 for directions 1

CNS

or information.

New Orleans Archbishop Is

your parish or school sponsoring a

free event

open

to the general public?

Please submit notices for the Diocesan

Lourdes Church

in

Alfred C.

Slidell,

Hughes surveys the destruction

Sept.

La.,

photo by Frank

J.

at

Methe, Clarion Herald

Our Lady

17. After the roof collapsed the church

of

was

flooded by the storm surge created by Hurricane Katrina. The parish elementary school also suffered severe flooding.

Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event

date

in

writing to

Karen A. Evans at

(704) 370-3382.

J.

Jugis will participate

in

the following

$3 million in missions money pledged to hurricane -affected dioceses WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops' Committee on

Oct. 2

— 11 a.m.

Diaconate Ordination, Agostino Fernandez, O.S.B.

Belmont Abbey, Belmont

Priests' Retreat

— 9 a.m.

Elizabeth of the

Hill

Country Church, Boone

between

their general meetings.

Grants will be

Missions

made

to dioceses af-

by the hurricane as well as

to other

received approval Sept. 14 from the bishops' Administrative Committee to spend more than $3 million from its re-

dioceses incurring substantial costs in of-

serve funds to dioceses dealing with

grants will be

Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

The funds will be spent in both mission and nonmission dioceses a situa-

way

tion that required approval of the

Sacrament of Confirmation St.

Home

—

Maggie Valley Oct. 9

|50th Anniversary Celebration

which

of roughly 80 monasteries in Croatia was

more

Oct. 2-7

Matthew Church, Charlotte

Vatican foreign minister, in July seeking the Vatican's help in discovering

it

first

events:

jCatechist Enrichment Day, Southern Region

!0ct.

Life meets the

128 N.

Day

In an interview published Sept. 20 in The Daily Telegraph, she said she had met with Archbishop Giovanni Lajolo,

might be so that he could conchurch authorities.

Previous investigations of rumors that the general was hiding in a church building "had a negative outcome," Navarro-Valls said.

The spokesman said that as of Sept. 20 del Ponte had provided the Vatican with no further details about astery

the

month,

and Healing

Bishop Peter

tact local

Living Waters

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to

'Charlotte Catholic High School

Oct.

at

are invited to attend. For

Cherry

S.

House 1

— 1:45 p.m. Mass

[Teacher In-service

life

WINSTON-SALEM

VICARIATE

celebrates a Charismatic

Croatia.

she believed the

349-9813 orjatastinger@aol.com.

Therese Church, 2 Brawley School Rd.. will host the Personal Foundation Program with Rosemary Santillo, a professional life and business coach. The free sessions will take place Sept. 28 and Oct. 5 and 19. Attend all sessions or just come for one that sparks your interest. To register, call the faith formation office at (704) 664-7762 or e-mail dconklin@sainttherese.net. For more information about Rosemary Santillo and her programs, visit Coaching at Reflection Rock at www.reflectionrock.com.

St.,

was hiding in a monastery and to provide some indication of which mongeneral

information, contact Julie Tastinger at (828)

616

Fulton

— Respect

KERNERSVILLE

SALISBURY — Sacred Heart Church,

why

former Yugoslavia, told a London newspaper she believes Gen. Ante Gotovina is hiding in a Franciscan monastery in

those interested in promoting the sanctity of

to attend.

St.

Archbishop Lajolo asked del

Wednesday of every month after the 5:30 p.m. Mass in the Family Life Center at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St. All

stalscoordinator(2jcharter.net.

—

said

Ponte to explain

VICARIATE

9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

1,

FRANKLIN

information on this study, contact Kathy Succop at 327-2341 or (828)

MOORESVILLE

He

Carla del Ponte, chief prosecutor for the U.N. international tribunal for the

and open to the public. To register, call (828) 926-3833 or email LWCRC@main.nc.us.

This study prepares participants for the following Sunday's Mass by reading and studying the liturgical readings for the next week. For more

SALISBURY

See that can collaborate institutionally

Augustinian Father Frank Doyle will present "Lift up your hearts; see who you are, and become what you see," followed by a bilingual liturgy and lunch. The assembly is free

Father Robert Ferris leads a Lectionary Bible Study at St. Aloysius Church, 921 Second St., Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. in the interested is

with tribunals."

Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane.

—

Anyone

tempted to help hide a Croatian general accused of war crimes.

Vicariate Eucharistic Assembly will take place

Oct.

—

parlor.

Navarro-Valls said Sept. 20, "The Secretariat of State is not an organ of the Holy

MAGGIE VALLEY - The Smoky Mountain

NEWTON The Brother Francis Secular Franciscan Fraternity will be celebrating the death of St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph Church, 720 W. 13th St., All are invited to Come for the Transitus service and the reception afterwards in the Family Center. For more information, call (828)466-1664.

HICKORY

MOUNTAIN

Joaquin

Vatican spokesman denied reports that the Vatican Secretariat of State has at-

disaster, but

Mass the HICKORY

hiding Croatian

it is

general accused of war crimes VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican spokesman

said Sept. 17

Many

United States must not be abandoned" as it continues to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina and begins to grapple with the poverty revealed by the disaster, said a special papal envoy.

Archbishop Paul Cordes, president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum,"

3

istrative

Admin-

Committee, which handles the

business affairs of the U.S. bishops in

fected

fering relief to hurricane refugees.

made

"in the

The

most equitable

possible," according to a U.S. bish-

ops' announcement Sept. 19.

The funds would be used immediate ing the

either for

relief for people, or for lessen-

damage done

infrastructure

and

to

diocesan or parish

to ministry programs.

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September 23, 2005

AROUND THE DIOCESE

can you sing?

0, say,

Knights, others appeal

School performance promotes National Anthem project HUNTERSVILLE

—

"The

Star-

National Association for Music Educa-

Spangled Banner" never sounded so

tion, is the result

good.

survey indicating two out of three U.S.

Students, teachers and staff of

Mark School

St.

in Huntersville gathered in

the school's courtyard to sing the song Sept.

14.

The performance

— attended

by parents, Huntersville Mayor Kim Phillips and members of the city council, police and fire departments

the launch of

Project: Restoring

is

—

celebrated

"The National Anthem America's Voice."

The multiyear educational campaign to encourage Americans to sing "The

of a Harris Interactive

do not know

words to "The Star-Spangled Banner," and many more did not know which song was the national anthem or why it was written.

The performance at St. Mark School was directed by Heidi Hickox, general and choral music teacher, and Brian Joyce, band teacher. The event included a remembrance of Sept. 11, 2001, and adults

all

WANT MORE INFO?

the important role music education plays

For

Americans a

patriotic voice.

more

National

The campaign, sponsored by The

information

Anthem

prevails and the practice of reciting the

pledge

PLEDGE, from page 1

his daughter's California school district

over the practice of reciting the pledge.

The high court declined to decide whether the words "under God" made it unconstitutional to recite the. pledge in

On

mother, Sandra L. Banning,

who

joined the other five in rejecting the case

When Newdow filed his new

because they believed the pledge

organization

who

ruled

is

con-

represented himself before the Su-

Karlton's Sept. 14 decision said that

Below: A giant American flag

is

means

it

that it's just as

words 'under God,' as it is to read aloud the Declaration of Independence. They both express the same truth: that our fundamental giance, complete with the

come from God, our

creator and

Belmont Abbey College

Project.

That truck's

all,

constitutional to recite the Pledge of Alle-

rights

the school courtyard

fire

thing at

not from government."

original claim that decision

in all

Supreme

15 statement,

Newdow 's

Huntersville, leads students,

suspended over the courtyard from a

re-

In a Sept.

Knight Carl A. Anderson said, "If freedom of religion in America means any-

verse the 9th Circuit ruling in favor of

Courtesy Photos

Anthem

lawsuit, the

was given permission to join

the case as a defendant.

because the Supreme Court did not

Sept. 14. The performance celebrated The National

practice of recit-

ing the pledge, issued a statement saying

on the case said they thought Newdow did have legal standing to sue, but they

has pri-

the legal effort.

districts.

in

the Knights of Columbus and 10 students

an appeal had been filed.

The Knights of Columbus fraternal organization was a part of the successful 1954 effort to persuade Congress to add the words "under God" to the pledge.

mary custody, opposed

last March, but this time with the participation of other students who live in four Sacramento-area school

in

Becket Fund, a

visit

preme Court

Mark School

19, the

who want to defend the

who

St.

Sept.

The

www.thenationalanthemproject.org.

singing "The Star-Spangled Banner"

and the

tody of his daughter; he said he was challenging the pledge on her behalf. Her

The new lawsuit was again filed by Newdow, a physician and an attorney

in

states

religious liberty law firm that represents

stitutional.

teachers and staff

comprised of nine Western Pacific territories.

public schools.

Three of the eight justices

Above: Heidi Hickox, music teacher at

pledge while appeals proceed, but said he would consider motions requesting such an order. A 9th Circuit ruling would only apply to states within that jurisdiction,

Five of the justices rejected the case because Newdow did not have legal cus-

on

Project,

unconstitutional.

is

Karlton did not issue a restraining order to stop the schools from saying the

the

the history of the national anthem.

Star-Spangled Banner" while spotlighting in giving

Pledge ruling

Things God may

Come to our "Abbey Experience" open house on Oct.

be

. r g

i

Be

Southeastern i

\CoUegttJ

/

glorified

15! Call or

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Fun, faith celebrated at

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Regina Doman, author of several books for teens, gave the keynote speech on "The Genius of Catholic Woman-

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2005

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

Adoration of the Eucharist

offered at

is

the following churches: Andrews

Holy

Redeemer Church

Missa Est

Ite,

Understanding the Mystery ofthe Mass, Part 26

Fridays, 9-10 a.m., with confessions ending with Benediction

Arden

St.

Sundays, 1-10 p.m.; weekdays, 6 a.m.-10 p.m.,

Barnabas Church

Saturdays, 6

Joseph Church

St.

Asheville

Basilica of St.

Belmont Abbey

Mary, Help of Christians Church

Boone

St. Elizabeth

Bryson City

St.

Burnsville

Sacred Heart Church

Wednesdays, 10:30-11 :45

Charlotte

OurLady of theAssumption Church

first

Lawrence

Church

Joseph Church

daily,

6 a.m.-9 p.m.

daily,

5a.m.-10p.m.

Fridays 10 a.m.

Fridays following 5: 1 5 p.m.

at

until

until

a.m., followed by

12 p.m.

St.

Gabriel Church

perpetual adoration

St.

Matthew Church

Fridays following 9 a.m.

St.

Peter Church

first

in

Mass

1

St.

Vincent de Paul Church

first

Fridays following 9 a.m.

until

10:30 a.m.

Denver

Holy

Forest City

Immaculate Conception Church

Franklin

St.

Spirit

Mass until 8:30 p.m.

Mass

Thursdays, 9:30-1 0:30 a.m. except holidays

Church

Mass at

first

Fridays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m.,

first

Fridays, 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday

11 a.m.

Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.; Fridays, 12:30-1 :30 p.m.;

Sundays, 8-9 a.m.

Francis of Assisi Church

first

Fridays 9 a.m.

The

priest then greets the faithful in

"The Lord be with you," with the usual response by the faithful. The celebrant then blesses the faithful with the customary sign of the cross and invocation of the Holy Trinity.

He concludes the Mass in the same manner in which it was initiated; the prayer of the Mass, the highest form of prayer known to mankind, is now completed the usual manner,

Fridays following 12:15 p.m.

James the Greater Church

and simple conclusion to the Mass called the "Concluding Rite," consisting of relatively few parts.

Let us now examine how the Mass is ended by investigating these parts.

The ritual of the Mass allows a time and a place for announcements that are to be given after the "Prayer After Communion." There are two specifications for these announcements: they are to be brief and necessary.

Mass with

:30 p.m.

Thomas Aquinas Church

Holy Family Church

9 a.m.

until

chapel

St.

St.

Mass for one hour

Fridays following the 12:10 p.m.

Benediction at

Concord

Mass (unless

6:30 p.m.

Fridays, following 7 p.m.

Saturday,

p.m.

12 p.m. Mass

first

Mass

1

with the Trinitarian blessing. until

9 a.m. Saturday; other

On solemn

Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

sions, there

and special occabe a more elaborate

feasts

may

Gastonia

St.

Michael Church

eve

of first Friday, 10 p.m. until 8 a.m. Friday

prayer over the people, which

Greensboro

St.

Benedict Church

first

Fridays, 12:15-8p.m.

begun with the instruction, "Bow your heads and pray for God's blessing."

One final exchange remains between the deacon or, if there is no deacon, the celebrant and the faithful, known as the "dismissal." The deacon (or

Paul the Apostle Church

first

Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Hendersonville

Immaculate Conception Church

first

Fridays, 9-11 :30 a.m.

Hickory

St.

first

Fridays, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

High Point

Christ the King

first

Fridays: call church for time

St.

Aloysius Church

Church

Man/field Chapel

Mark Church

Fridays, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.

Jefferson

St.

Francis of Assisi Church

Fridays, 9:30-1 0:30 a.m.

Joseph Church

St.

Holy Cross Church

Fridays following 9 a.m.

Lenoir

St. Francis of Assisi

Lexington

Our Lady

of the

Church

Rosary Church

Mass

7 p.m.

until

English edition: Christ";

Saturdays, 4:15-5:15 p.m.

the Lord."

Mass until 5 p.m.;

Fridays following morning

Mass Sundays

St.

Dorothy Church

Fridays, 6-7 p.m.

Linville

St.

Bemadette Church

Fridays following 11 a.m.

Marion

Our Lady of the Angels Church

Fridays, 8:30-11 :30 a.m. followed by

Benediction and Mass. For Spanish-speaking parishioners, 6-8 p.m. first

Fridays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.;

Wednesdays,

6-7 p.m.; children's adoration last Fridays

12:30 -1:30 p.m.

Monroe

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Mooresville

St.

Therese Church

Saturdays, 6:30 p.m.-12 a.m. first

Fridays following 9 a.m.

Sunday

Mass

until

Benediction at 4:45 p.m.

Morganton

St.

Mt. Airy

Holy Angels Church

Charles Borromeo

Fridays following 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30

Mass

until

7 p.m.

p.m.; Thursdays,

10-11 a.m.

Newton

St.

Joseph Church

Salisbury

Sacred Heart Church

Spruce Pine

St.

first

Fridays following 12:10p.m.

until

6 p.m.

Mass

Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.; Sundays 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Lucien Church

first

the Apostle Church

St. Philip

first

Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Swannanoa

St.

Margaret Mary Church

first

Fridays following 12 p.m.

Sylva

St.

Mary Church

first

Saturday following the 9 a.m. Mass

Thomasville

Our Lady

Tryon

St.

Highways Church

John the Baptist Church

until

3 p.m.

first

Fridays, 12-7 p.m.

Wednesdays, 3:30-4:30

Mass

until

5 p.m.

p.m.;

first

St.

John the Evangelist Church

first

Fridays following 9 a.m.

Winston-Salem

St.

Leo the Great Church

first

Fridays following the 8:15 a.m.

5 p.m., except during

THIS

peace of ended, go in peace to love and serve

reverence the altar once again with a kiss

holds great theological importance. the dismissal that gives the

Mass

bow

and either tabernacle

is in

flect to the

to the altar or, if the

the sanctuary, they genu-

reserved Blessed Sacrament

in the tabernacle.

There may be a recessional hymn that accompanies the movement of the ministers from the sanctuary, but this is not necessary since the

Mass

is

already ended.

Now

what?

Immediately upon the completion of Mass, it has been recommended by the Catholic Church for centuries to remain for a time of personal thanksgiving. We are encouraged to remain quiet, kneel down and thank God for the outpouring of grace and mercy received in holy

Communion.

St.

"Do

Jose Maria Escriva advises us,

not leave the church almost immedi-

ately after receiving the sacrament.

Surely you have nothing so important to attend to that

you cannot give our Lord .... Love is paid

10 minutes to say thanks for with love."

Perhaps you saw the film "The Passion

of the Christ" in the

theatre.

What was

Fridays

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the

response of the audience to the events of the

Lord's passion, crucifixion and death? Each I saw the film in the theatre same response from the audi-

of the four times elicited the

ence: silence, stillness.

The Mass

is

the

same powerful,

dra-

matic, bloody sacrifice re-presented in

an unbloody manner. If we had the grace mystery of the Mass, I dare suggest that we would also discover the same reaction in our souls: silence, adoration and thanksgiving.

Next time we will finish our series "Understanding the Mystery of the Mass" with a short review and a few concluding remarks. to better understand the

its

name: "the Mass" comes from the Latin Missa, meaning "sent" or "dismissed."

The faithful go to Mass, not merely as an escape from the world or as a diversion from one's Christian responsibilities, but rather that they might be sent back into the world, fortified by the grace of God. Having rendered to God the worship of the Mass and having received the fruits of redemption, the faithful can better accomplish the duties of their particular vocation in the midst of the world to sanctify the home, the workplace, the

Father Buettner is parochial vicar of St. Dorothy Church in Lincolnton.

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St. Francis of Assisi

it is

dismissal, although very subtle and con-

Lincolnton

,

"Go

"The Mass

peace"; or

Benediction following 11 a.m.

Mocksville

est [Go,

rendered as three options in the current

Fridays, 6-7 p.m.

first

missa

dismissal]" in the Latin version, which

Thursdays, 4-7 p.m.; Fridays, 10a.m.-7:45p.m.

Good Shepherd Church

King

usually

— —

priest) says, "Ite, St.

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perpetual adoration

Huntersville

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Clemmons

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Asheboro

first

Communion we concluded by mentioning that the "Prayer After Communion" completes the Communion Rite. Following the Communion Rite is a decidedly In our discussion of the

Rite last time,

a.mA p.m.

NC

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September

23,

2005

AROUND THE DIOCESE TOP HONORS

Catholic Daughters welcome

Boy Scout earns Eagle

new members

rank in Stanley STANLEY

— Boy Scout Troop 49 Lisi with

awarded Christopher Stephen

the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in

Boy

Scouts, Aug. 28.

Christopher Spirit

Church

is

Holy Denver, where he

a parishioner of

in

Christopher completed an individual service project

rooms of

— he

painted the interior

the youth building at First

United Methodist Church in Stanley, which is the host church for Troop 49.

The

project helped beautify the building.

serves as an usher, altar server, Vacation

In Troop 49, Christopher has held

member

the offices of quartermaster, historian,

Bible School volunteer and

a

is

of the parish youth group. He is an honor student at Highland School of Technol-

patrol leader, troop guide, instructor

ogy

has earned the

in Gastonia.

To

receive the Eagle Scout rank,

currently senior patrol leader.

is

He

and also

Arrow of Light award and two outstanding achievement awards.

Courtesy Photo

Six

new members are received

Mary, Mother of God

in

into Catholic

Daughters of the Americas' Court

Sylva during a ceremony at

Joseph Church

St.

in

Bryson

St.

City

Aug. 11.

Court celebra tes successful first year of serving church, SYLVA — The

community

Catholic Daughters

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Court St. Mary, Mother of God

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Seven members were received into Mary, Mother of God Church in Sylva June 26, and six more women joined at St. Joseph Church in Bryson City Aug. 11.

Founded on June 27, 2004, with 3 St. Mary, women from four parishes Mother of God Church; St. Joseph Church; St. Francis of Assisi Church in Franklin; and Our Lady of Guadalupe the court Church in Cherokee quickly added six more women in July the court (chapter) at St.

Courtesy Photo

Christopher

Lisi

(left)

of

Boy Scout Troop 49

Adam

Scout rank. Also pictured are Chris' father

ST.

in

Stanley recently earned his Eagle

Cloninger, another Eagle Scout, and Steve

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SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: OCT. 2, 2005

Books explore theological vision of the new pope

book

a lovely

that serves

two purposes.

a fine introduction to the pope's

It is

personal and professional

life.

And

the

selection of beautifully written (yet rela-

from

tively short) excerpts

his writings

can be fruitfully used for personal meditation and reflection.

Robert Moynihan, founder and editor

1) Isaiah 5:1-7

of the monthly magazine Inside the

It

that reveal the clarity

ing and

luminous

of the pope's think-

us glimpse the solidity of his

let

is

80:9, 15-16, 19-20

characteristics

is

also evident that part of this interest

logian because

is,

it

was

in his role as a theo-

logical adviser at the Second Vatican Council that

The themes

selections are grouped into three

—

world and which, taken

his faith, today's

the Christian pilgrim

—

He

says,

"The

essential

— someof course — but

thing that he in fact did, that to

1

become

which

I

measure

a Christian in the

God

believe in this event:

entered the world and acted."

A

first

came

to public

prominence.

sophistication.

Had he

stopped

now and then to take

reader could have been included

75-page essay on "The

Man

and

Marxism

and secularism."

There are, of course, different ways of understanding the controversies of those years, which is why so much of the literature

about Cardinal Ratzinger

logical in tone.

Of

those

is

ideo-

many ways of

up

it is easy to persecuted or even tempted to give

entirely.

Worry and anxiety didn't make the moving van arrive any sooner. Persistent hope, rather, kept us steadfast and

Prayerful

peaceful until our belongings were re-

persistence leads

covered and

to peace

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K.

PERKINS

to his

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

About

a year ago our family

faced with a

—

move

was

across several states

a daunting task, given that

we

never

had moved farther than across town.

We had several months to consolidate our belongings, pack them up and get them loaded onto a moving van, and I planned everything carefully so that the van would arrive at our Ohio home the same time we did. I even lined up volunteers to begin unloading boxes as soon as we parked in the driveway.

Once in Ohio, I welcomed the volunteer workers and awaited the arrival of the moving van. After an hour of waiting

on the curb,

I

moving com-

called the

is

The

rejected stone

God's own persistence.

Paul speaks of this same kind of persistence when he encourages the* Philippians: "Keep on doing what youhave learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you."

When our foolproof plans and best efforts fail, God's remedy of prayerful persistence leads us from discouragement and despair to the "peace that passes

all

understanding."

Questions:

When

have you experienced the de of your own careful plans, and how did you respond? In what situation in

repaired for several days.

your

life

do you currently need

new pope's

standing; the result trait

is

the

Still,

because the

it

book

worth the

is

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

effort

affords an understanding of

new pope's

intellectual influences.

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 25 OCTOBER

Father Nichols' chapter on the pope's

Sunday (Twenty-sixth Sunday

is a reminder that docan end in itself but a vehicle that brings us to the doorway of worship

Vincent de Paul), Zachariah 8:20-23, Luke 9:51-56; Wednesday

liturgical

theology

and adoration.

Linner, a librarian and writer, earned a master of theological studies degree from Weston Jesuit School of Theology in Cambridge, Mass.

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examined Cardinal Ratzinger' s personal theological writings, as opposed to those

(St.

(St.

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SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 2 • OCTOBER

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Marie-Rose Durocher), Malachi 3:13-20, Luke 11:5-13; Friday (Our Lady of the

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the

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looking at those times, this book gives preference to the

the vineyard he

has not responded

becomes the cornerand the land bears fruit because of 1

stone,

feat

my meticulous planning came to

it

covenant as hoped. Nevertheless, a found, and the vineyard is spared:

way

pany, only to learn that the van had broken down en route and would not be All

— because

move in.

God resolves to

able to

—

"give up" on Israel planted

by

we were

In today's readings,

more

from being encrusted and hidden under theologies of relativism, atheist

feel

Matthew 21:33-43

fully in the conversation.

trine is not

His Life" draws on the more than 20 interviews that Moynihan conducted with then-Cardinal Ratzinger when he was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith "where he labored to protect the wonder and beauty of God

despite one's best efforts,

a metaphoric breath, a nonprofessional

not that

is

Christ announced certain ideas

he

Moreover, his understanding of the vocation of the theologian influenced his actions at the congregation and will no doubt shape his papacy.

All of this would bode well for a book like this. Unfortunately, "The Thought of Benedict XVI" is not helpful for the general reader. The text assumes a working knowledge of theology and church history, and the author, a professor of dogmatic and ecumenical theology, assumes a high level of conceptual

together, are a lucid expression of the

pope's urgency for "a new curiosity about Christianity, a desire to understand what it really is."

3)

understandable that publishers

appropriately, in Joseph Ratzinger the theo-

13-14,

12;

2) Philippians 4:6-9

would respond to the interest in Pope Benedict XVI by reprinting older books. It

faith.

,

Psalms

of Bavarian Catholicism, important because of its decisive formative effect on the future Pope Benedict. In discrete chapters, Dominican Father Aidan Nichols explains the context and content of Cardinal Ratzinger' s theological ideas, from the earliest academic work on ecclesiology (a study of the nature of church in St. Augustine) to his writings on the Second Vatican Council, the creed, eschatology, liturgy and ecumenism.

Vatican, has compiled illustrative quotes

I was reminded, like Isaiah's vine grower or the landowner in Matthew's Gospel, that there are times when no amount of careful, controlled endeavor can guarantee the desired outcome.

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FROM THE COVER was able

weakly

to

when

twice,

arm wine were

the room,

raise his right

the bread and

away,"

where the pope was passing said.

it

At 8 p.m. a Mass marking the feast of Divine Mercy was celebrated at the pope's bedside, the chronology said. The feast, instituted by Pope John Paul, is

consecrated.

After receiving the anointing of the sick that evening from Latin-rite Cardinal Marian Jaworski of Lviv, Ukraine, a longtime friend of the pontiff, the pope received Communion and asked to cel-

celebrated the Sunday after Easter.

Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, the

ebrate a "eucharistic hour" of meditation

pope's longtime Polish secretary, cel-

and prayer.

At 6 a.m. April 1 the pope, "conscious and serene," celebrated Mass, the account said. At 7:15 he listened to the recitation of the Way of the Cross and made the sign of the cross at each sta-

ebrated the Mass.

"Polish religious songs accompanied

Mass and blended with those of the young people and the multitude of faith-

the

who were

ful,

gathered in prayer in

"At 9:37 p.m., John Paul

tion.

As

St.

Peter's Square," the chronology said.

the prayers continued throughout

sleep in the Lord,"

it

went

II

to

said.

The account confirmed that an electrocardiogram was administered for more than 20 minutes before the declaration of death, to verify the cessation of

the day, the pope's medical situation

worsened, with gradual circulatory, respiratory and kidney failure, it said.

"The patient, with visible participation, shared in the continual prayers of those who were assisting him," it said.

heart activity.

Final good-byes 'Sleep in the Lord' CNS

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Then-cardinal Joseph Ratzinger uses incense to bless the casket of Pope John Paul during his funeral Mass

was elected pope

April

in St.

19.

II

Peter's Square at the Vatican April 8. Cardinal Ratzinger

A detailed chronology

of

Pope John Paul's

final

hours was

On April

The supplement's brief introduc-

by the time of the morning Mass, the pope had begun to lose

tion in Latin

consciousness. In the late morning, af-

pecially

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ter receiving

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POPE, from page 1

Peter's Square,

it

"This was the his painful

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The volume also contained more than

his funeral

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St.

said. last

public 'station' of

Via Crucis,"

it

said.

The next day, March 31, the pope crisis: He was stricken by a "violent shaking chill" as he was being taken to Mass at 1 1 a.m., the chronology said.

His temperature quickly rose to more

The condolences and testimonials

In recounting the pope's final days

and hours, the chronology described the pontiffs poignant appearance on Easter, March 27, when he was recovering from a tracheotomy to relieve breathing problems.

it

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A

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23,

2005

When can you marry a relative?

The blessings of Katrina

Q. Please explain for our family which relatives are forbidden to marry and how this is figured. Two cousins on

my father 's

Tragedy can be a

wake-up call for

that possible? (Ohio)

Column

A. Your question deals with the impediment to marriage that in church and civil law is called consanguinity liter-

we

Katrina and

never

will;

however, both

tragedies have blessings, death, success defeat.

I

wish to focus on the blessings. the infamous 9/11 came, the

people immediately said: "We have been hit!" I didn't have a chance to witness that horror, except through the TV, because that morning

I

was

flying

Newark,

from

fortably

Greenville, S.C., and while

I

com-

N.J.,

to

AURILIA, OFM Cap

There are two kinds of consanguin-

GUEST COLUMNIST

was enjoy-

coming from New Orleans.

"Our house and personal belongings are gone," they said. "However, the good news is that we were able to be saved, we still have the best that any human

we have our precious we have God, and we have one

lives,

...

Pennsylvania were experiencing death

and horror.

Katrina are defined by love.

taking place,

When

New York, Washington and

the direct line,

is

A

Katrina hit the Gulf Coast,

definition of love that

between an individual and his

of relationship

a na-

is

a serious impediment to

more prevalent

in

some

world than

is

in our

tion) for

no permission (dispensamarriage between two such

persons

possible.

cultures,

is

The other type of consanguinity, rect,

to

your question,

or collateral. This

between brothers and ins and other relatives

is

is

indi-

the relationship

cous-

sisters, first

specific, in the collateral line

there are as

many

degrees of relationship

tionwide newspaper contest read: "Love

doorway through which the human soul passes from selfishness to service and from solitude to kinship with all hu-

gether, not counting the

did the impossible to help the victims,

mankind."

uncle to the third,

without knowing their names or back-

The horror and pain of 9/11 and away quickly, but the wake-up call had an immediate and dramatic effect on all of us. The reality is

fourth and so on.

some extraordinary sense of community,

we

close to one another and

all felt

ground or race or

Why

is

we

Do we have

to

go

through tragedies to experience loving

Can we

care?

care for and love one

another every day without tragedies?

consider those tragic events as

I

the

Katrina will not fade

religion.

that?

is

we

we

cannot control all the events, but can and we should prioritize God in

our

lives.

that

Did you know that

breakthroughs of nature and history. The

in a 90-year span,

tor

(Canon

common

108). Brother

and

ances-

sister are

related to the second degree, niece first

and

cousins to the

working, 21 years sleeping, nine years watching TV, seven years eating, seven

each other?

cess, a learning experience or a nightmare.

years on the telephone, seven years play-

can be given by the church for a marriage

The word "breakthrough" is actually a compound of "break" and "through."

traveling, three years

As

1 know, the two words were hyphenated and were first used to describe a military advance of decisive

far as

first

importance.

The Bible is filled with breakthroughs.

The Book of Exodus tells us how God broke through a man, Moses, who, in a fit of temper, had killed one of his own. The story ends with God speaking to Moses have seen the affliction have heard their cry, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them; and you are the one who will do it." from the bush:

of

my

people,

"I I

Perhaps, as you read

be the one

God

you may be the good

this,

has sent to

commemorate the fourth anniversary I welcomed them and I saw a beautiful smile and some suffering on their faces. They told me that they were

of 9/11.

depends.

Old Testament.

From your description be within the law. But you, or they, need

for

ways

do

to

that

Questions

may be

good thing.

cup of coffee or complimenting a colleague for a job well done.

Do

something nice for someone

dislike or for

you. This

someone who

is difficult

to do, but

dislikes it

defi-

your life.

4. Identify the so-called "nobodies" in your daily life and do something that will make them feel like "somebody." Example: An executive took the person who Biloxi

cleaned the floors in the building to lunch.

5.

Go

to

church

do

this

Sunday

of the above.

Dear Katrina, thank you for your blessings, but, please, do not come back.

Capuchin Father Aurilia is pastor of the strength to

all

Immaculate Conception Church Hendersonville.

Mercy Cross High School

in

St.

Michael John

St.

Louis

St

to get

Our Mother of Sorrows Vietnamese Martyrs

churches and schools >

destroyed (8) major damage (20)

'some damage

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Source: The Otoces* or BiloKl

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can be simply offering to get a coworker a

3.

to talk with a

John Dietzen, Box 5515, Peoria, IL

Start

Look

if

sure where they stand.

this question:

2.

sounds as

parish priest or other counselor to be

boss, a relative and so on.

It

it

you ask about would not degree forbidden by church

each day with a prayer and "What good can I do today?" Consider your spouse, your child, a co-worker, a subordinate, a 1.

with

nitely has a positive effect in

to

between brothers and sisters, and even it seems between parent and child, marriage of individuals closely related were forbidden by every major code of law with which we are familiar, including those which predate Jewish law of riages

suggestions:

Katrina. In all the stories recorded in the

New Testaments, describing and human calamities, there is something indescribable; there is always darkness and light. There is always a voice, coming as it were from the other side, yet somehow from the inside.

I met a loving couple on Sept. 11, 2005. They were coming to worship and

Church and civil laws forbidding marriage within certain degrees of consanguinity are based on obvious social and health reasons. While a few ancient cultures apparently allowed some mar-

seven years dressing, three years on the computer, two years waiting for somebody, one year drinking, one year tying shoes and one year in church?

Church hardly made the list; we probably can do better. Here are some

you

natural

first-cousin marriages.

ing,

news for those who may not see the good news in the aftermath of 9/11 and Old and

It

As with the direct line, no dispensation

own. In these by the church for

such marriages are not uncommon. In most state laws prohibit

the relationship

the breakthrough a failure or a suc-

make

is

other parts of the

the United States

employed also in civil law.

According to Catholic Church law a collateral relationship up to and including fourth degree is an impediment to marriage (Canon 1091).

Can people related in this way marry

the average person spends 22 years

the point

cultures dispensations

the

how to

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

it

This method of determining degrees of collateral relationship are generally

breakthroughs continue or pop up throughout our lives

between brother and sister. In other cases, however, the church, through the bishop, can (and. fairly often does) dispense for a serious enough reason.

Marriage between first cousins is

most

as there are persons in both lines to-

people were saying: "New Orleans is gone!" In both tragedies, we experienced

DIETZEN CNS COLUMNIST

marriage. In the church as well as in

To be

won

meaning the

or her parents or grandparents. This kind

which applies

another."

This is how a breakthrough becomes a redeeming moment rather than a despairing curse. The blessings of

ing the flight unaware of the tragedy

One

ity.

relationship

being can have

FATHER JOHN

common blood.

ally,

and

When

Corner

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

FATHER JOHN

don't like 9/11 and Hurricane

to

Guest

us all We

are called be married. Is

side, I think they

second cousins, want

Question

Nativity

BVM

Cathedral

September

23,

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2005

The blame game Best resolution is to take responsibility We've all been watching the "blame game" these past few weeks.

A large-scale "blame game" erupted

most impossible

in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath. Di-

we went wrong.

federal

government

for not

sending in relief fast enough; conversely, government blamed Louisiana

the federal

for not giving the green light to troops or relief,

or declaring a state of emergency

The

rest

was time

It

It's

century, didn't

know who was

in the

to

None of us

is

life.

Three days before a group presentation in one of my sophomore-year English classes, the four of us discovered that only one actually had done the work assigned.

None of us

culprits

wanted

to

come

clean and say that we'd been too busy

with other things;

cover up our

own

all

outstretched finger.

—

You can

cent.

You

and an

can play

it

if

or even if you're inno-

play as an uninvolved

bystander armed with the barest of facts. play a full-on, no-

is shoved of something than justice and more than

holds-barred version, the truth into obscurity in favor that's less

blame on somebody else.

That blame turned into finger-pointing, which morphed into an all-out fight.

It was then that we realized we were so far down the rabbit hole that it was al-

ii

i

in

1

top billing at

1 nini n

papal audience

CNS COLUMNIST

else's

— somebody who

hand

is

often

innocent of the whole thing.

Nobody stood up in Louisiana during week and took responsibility for what went wrong. As a result, the losers

that first

New Orleans.

Things are getting better, but that's because people are starting to step up to the plate, admit where they went wrong and turn their eyes toward concrete soluwere the residents of

tions.

think the only

way

win

at the

Responsibility isn't glamorous or

blame game is to break the rules completely and play the responsibility card.

Responsibility, wrongly portrayed as toil and drudgery, is really one of the only

mistakes as the person who made them.

Taking charge of patching up the blun-

who can

boat back on course quicker than laying

handle crazy situations successfully from individuals who can't rise above the blame game.

blame on someone else. People also look up to and admire people big enough to admit where they went wrong.

I

to

things that differentiates leaders

of us wanted to

blunders and lay the

wimiin i

i

shove cleaning supplies into somebody

to bring is an excuse

you're guilty

immune from becom-

ing a contestant of this sort in daily

i

own up and say where

unfair.

right.

ii

to see the truth of the

And when people of us, watching one of the

i

KAREN DIETLEIN

easy to play the blame game. All

you have

early enough.

biggest finger-pointing matches of the

i

matter.

rectly after the storm, Louisiana officials

blamed the

Soccer players, big and small, get

Coming of Age

It's

But the blame game isn't the "way out" that I used to think it was. It isn't concerned with fixing the problem; it sweeps issues under the rug and tries to

we

ders

understandable that taking re-

sponsibility for one's actions isn't everyone's favorite option.

nobody

easy, but

As

actually

is

as qualified to fix

make always

gets the

my

for

to

admit that

As

a result,

group, we finally decided we hadn't done the work. we were able to commit

ourselves to hard

work over the next few

days and got an A on the project instead of the F we would have received if we'd just kept on playing the blame game.

WOODEN

CINDY

by

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

—

VATICAN CITY The leaders of Europe's professional soccer association and 500 pint-sized soccer players from Italy and 1 6 East European countries got top billing at Pope Benedict XVI' s Sept.

21 general audience.

The Union of European Football Assowas giving its support to a project

ciations

and the Pon-

of the

Italian soccer federation

tifical

Council "Cor Unum," the Vatican's

charity coordinator, to provide balls, shirts,

shoes and other soccer equipment to schools and orphanages in Eastern Europe.

told them, "Your an opportunity to underline the importance of sport, a discipline that when practiced with respect for the rules becomes an educational tool and a vehicle of important human and

Pope Benedict

presence gives

me

spiritual values."

The pope

Nuns gone

fishing

said he hoped the initiative Europe would help people

for Eastern

see that sports could contribute to building solidarity and respect

Much-deserved break leads to day on water

under- 12 soccer players gave

volunteers and fishing buddies.

It

was something you don't

ery day three

—

little

see ev-

eight nuns in full habits

on

boats, fishing.

People in other boats went past and then circled around to get another look.

The security guards at the nearby power plant, seeing people in flowing robes

and

came rushing down to bank with binoculars. They

fearing terrorism,

the river

them got

One speedboat

The

sisters

Parish

at various

houses

Washington, including a homeless home for single mothers and an after-school drop-in center in poorer neighborhoods of our nation's capital.

One of the families in our parish adopted two children through their order and got to know the sisters.

Although they all looked similar in their white saris with blue trimmed veils, they were a diverse group. They came from all over the world: Kenya, India, Venezuela, Argentina and the United in

shelter, a

One of

huge bucket of squirmy land bait.

The bait worked. The sisters caught more than 200 fish, but we suggested

Diary

they throw back the In the end,

FATHER PETER J. DALY

that

CNS COLUMNIST

the

we

little

ones.

kept 153 fish because

number

the

is

when

the disciples caught

they followed the instructions of

Lord on where

to fish after the resur-

rection.

pulling several girls

work

a

shrimp for

looked, then paused and looked again.

on an inner tube went past us and then circled around to pass again. A little girl called out "Hi sisters!" and raised her hands in a wave. She shot right off the back of the inner tube into the water. The nuns screeched with laughter.

These nuns get only one day per year off. They are Missionaries of Charity, members of the religious order started by Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

The

sisters didn't just fish.

States.

They had been

raised in various

went riding up and own the

faiths.

Some had been

raised as Catho-

three boats.

lics,

others as Hindus or Protestant

Christians.

One

sister

A couple of the power boats

were pretty fast. The nuns seemed to like push them up to full throttle, veils

gifts to the

pope: a bouquet of yellow and white flow-

an equipment bag and a soccer ball.

Before and after the audience, several sections of St. Peter's Square were cleared for the children to play soccer.

In his main audience talk, the pope ers,

offered his reflections on Psalm 132,

God's promise to King David God's covenant

particularly

that if his people kept

and decrees he would bless them, them and send them a savior.

They

river in the

What God

sustain

has promised, the pope

said, "is the result

of

God and human

beings freely entering into a relationship

with one another."

to

was raised

as a

member

flapping in the wind.

of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore and became a Catholic under the influence of the Josephite Fathers. She was probably the

Back at the parish center the sisters proved adept at cleaning fish. They

only African American in her neighborhood ever to enter the convent. Her

eat.

mother never left her AME church, and Mother Teresa became her friend.

Once a year these nuns get a day off.

This year they decided to do what people in our part of the world love to do on days off: go fishing.

They had a few conditions. They wanted live bait. They wanted to do the fishing themselves.

My

among peoples.

At the end of the audience, three of the

secretary organized the event.

She got three men of our parish with boats to take them out. They are frequent

wasted nothing, even leaving the heads on,

which

in India they evidently like to

the sisters

spent an hour in prayer in our parish chapel.

I

stayed with them for adoration

and Benediction. Our chapel had

a

strange smell of fish the next day.

It

was

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes readers.

was only one day out on the wait seemed like a long vacation. It

but

the combination of natural beauty,

human goodness and grace-filled laughter that made the day truly "re-creating."

We

can't wait for the nuns to have

another day off next year. Like the disciples, we're going fishing.

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PARISH PROFILE

St

Ann Church serves small,

enthusiastic ST.

which serves both the parish and the school. A strong focus on outreach work highlighted pastoral life at St. Ann Church, with Msgr. Allen leading missionary projects for the needy of Kentucky and Jamaica.

In July 2000, Father Conrad Hoover assumed the pastorate of St. Ann Church. Under his direction, the interior of the church was remodeled and a capital campaign has begun for construction of a new church. The parish hopes to have the new church completed in time for Christmas 2007.

community

ANN CHURCH

3635 Park Road Charlotte, N.C. 28209 (704) 523-4641

About 810 Charlotte Catholics became parishioners of St. Ann Church when the parish was founded in 1955.

Five decades later, more than 700 fami-

Vicariate: Charlotte

Pastor: Father Conrad Hoover Parochial Vicar: Father Joseph Dinh

Permanent

Deacon:

Deacon

lies

George Szalony Number of households: 700

— under the

spiritual direction

of

Father Hoover; Father Joseph Dinh, parochial vicar; Permanent Deacon

George Szalony; and Sister of St. Joseph Judy Monahan, pastoral associate continue to build up this thriving community.

Father Hoover said the mission of St. Ann Church is "to nurture and strengthen

—

our

own

tures

through the Scrip-

spirituality

and the Catholic

"We

tradition."

invite all to receive

in Christ as

God's love

we journey to become Christ,

giving ourselves in compassionate service to

Father Conrad Hoover

all

St.

people," he said.

Ann Church

diversity of

its

prides itself on the

membership.

Two

years

ago, the only bilingual Spanish and En-

CHARLOTTE — Bishop Vincent S.

glish

Waters of Raleigh established St. Ann Church in August 1955, installing thenMsgr. (later Bishop) Michael J. Begley as pastor. With nearly a half-dozen Catholic churches having been con-

for a diverse array of Catholic families.

structed in Charlotte, a Catholic pres-

Aug. 13-14, 2005.

Photo by Karen A. Evans

For the past 50 years,

St.

Ann Church

south Charlotte has provided a spiritual home

in

The parish celebrated

its

golden anniversary

ence already had taken root firmly in the

Mecklenburg County seat.

With property purchased on the corner of Park Road and Hillside Avenue, Msgr. Begley and parishioners began tending to their new spiritual home.

A house on the property became the rectory, and a duplex on parish grounds served as a catechetical center, with Sisters of the Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart offering faith formation classes.

was converted

into a convent for the sisters of St. Joseph of Chestnut Hill, Pa., who had arrived to open a parochial school. After holding Mass in the nearby Park Road School auditorium for a year, Msgr.

Begley began celebrating Mass in the

school building when construction was completed in September 1956. The school opened its doors to 296 children in its first year.

As

build a new church. With the building project complete in 1960, St. Ann School gained space for three class-

rooms and

parish growth continued to co-

incide with the influx of Catholics to the

Charlotte area, plans were developed to

a library. Later additions to

the school further increased the

number

of classrooms.

Francis Smith served as pastor into the early 1980s.

Msgr. Richard Allen served as pasof St. Ann Church from July 1988 until his retirement in July 2000. In 1993, the parish built an activity center,

J. Jugis, was baptized by then-Msgr. Begley at St. Ann Church and later served as priest-in-residence

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1983.

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Vincent de Paul to serve the ever-increasing number of Catholics in south Charlotte. On July 9, 1965, Bishop Waters proclaimed St. Vincent de Paul

Queen

of the Apostles

Church

in

Belmont will begin a

ministry for our inactive Catholic brothers and sisters

Church a parish in its own right.

St. Ann Church continued to expand over the next few decades, both in membership and properly. An adjacent lot was purchased during Msgr. Anthony Kovacic's pastorate, 1972-79, and renovation work in the church and

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"We are privileged to be part of a parish which has been at the center of the life of the Diocese of Charlotte since its beginning," said Father Hoover. "We are no longer among the largest, but we are filled with the spirit of compassion and hope."

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initiated at the church.

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during the

In 1956, the duplex

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place

in

the Kovacic Center (next to the church).

the Church again, or just to talk about your situation,

contact Dennis Teall-Fleming at teallfleming@yahoo.com or 704-868-9392.

No strings attached - no fees, no sign-ups, no obligations!

Just come and be among friends in a safe place, in your own Church!

We

miss you

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and we need you

there!