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See CELEBRATION, page 7

Booklet chronicles priests' response to Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by

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WASHINGTON

(CNS) The limp body of Franciscan Father Mychal

page 8

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for peace

—

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September

12,

2003

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

First African-American

named

president of a U.S. pontifical faculty by

CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON (CNS) —

ORPHANS, NUNS MARK ANNIVERSARY OF MOTHER TERESA'S DEATH

Dominican House of Studies

is

the cen-

ter of theological studies for the

Do-

minican Father Reginald Whitt is the African-American to hold the presidency of a pontifical faculty in the United States, according to a statement from the Dominican House of first

Studies in Washington.

He was

appointed president of the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies, effective Aug. 29. It is one of 10 such U.S. faculties, which are institutions of higher education established and regulated by the Holy See and empowered to grant pontifical bachelor, licentiate and doctorate degrees.

Dominican Father Dominic Izzo, provincial of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph and vice chancellor of the faculty, made the appointment. The

Diocesan. planner

York City-based

A made

New-

province.

Whitt vows as a Do1971 and was ordained a

native of Baltimore, Father his profession of

minican

in

He

1976.

priest in

the Dominican

studied theology at

House of Studies and

Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Conn., and earned a licentiate and doctorate in canon law at The Catholic University of America in Washington and a doctor of laws degree at Duke University Law School in Durham, N.C. Father Whitt was a professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, and also taught at the law schools of the University of Notre Dame, Duke University, the University of Kentucky and Villanova University. He has written many articles and frequently lectures on canon law.

materials and presentations. For

formation, please call

Wayne

more

at (704)

in-

896-

0900.

ALBEMARLE

VICARIATE

ALBEMARLE will

— The Daughters of Mary

meet Sept. 17

at

1

p.m. and every

Wednesday of the month Lady of Annunciation Church, third

Second

St.

Call (704)

485-4526

at

Our

4-16

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for de-

tails.

—

CHARLOTTE The Charlotte Compass group will»have a discussion and potluck dinner with Father Larry LoMonaco Sept.

16 at 7 p.m. at 738 Shawnee Dr. Father LoMonaco will discuss the history of the Catholic Church. For more information on Compass, visit http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/ compassnc/.

ASHEVILLE

VICARIATE

—

ASHEVILLE

CNS

photo from Reuters

Orphans gather with members of the Missionaries of Charity for special prayers at the tomb of Mother Teresa on the sixth anniversary of her death at the order's motherhouse in Calcutta Sept. 5. Mother Teresa, founder of the order and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will be beatified by Pope John Paul at the Vatican Oct. 19.

St. Eugene Church, 72 Culvern St., will host a workshop on Creative Aging on Sept. 19 at 10 a.m. Presenter Richard von Stamwitz is a National Certified Gerontological Counselor and offers programs on aging well.

For registration and information, call Sandra Breakfield at (704) 370-3220 or Gerry Carter at (828) 254-5193.

II

Beatification

is

a key step toward sainthood.

BOONE

VICARIATE

NORTH WILKESBORO

Bishops ask India to for

make holiday

Mother Teresa s beatification

VATICAN CITY

bishops country's prime minister to declare

a

national holiday Oct. 19, the date of the

beatification

of

Mother Teresa of

bishops are

television

Archbishop Vincent Concessao of Delhi, vice president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India, met with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee in late August to discuss a

Vatican.

New

CHARLOTTE

St.

John

Baptist de La Salle Church, 275 C.C. Wright School Rd., will have its parish picnic on Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. Bring a side dish to go along with their hamburgers and hot dogs. For details, call (336) 838-

The

live a life

poor."

Her beatification, he said, should be welcomed by India's Catholic minority as an opportunity to introduce others to

Catholicism and to "the Gospel message

of love and compassion" which motivated Mother Teresa's work.

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE

—

St.

Maximilian Kolbe

peace on Sept. 2 1 following the 5 p.m. Mass at St.

Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400

Suther Rd. People throughout the world will pray together as part of Franciscans annual international day of peace, a day of global ceasefire and nonviolence. For details, call (704) 549-1607.

Lawyers

Pathfinders, an inter-

support group for separated or divorced people, meets Tuesday evenings 7:30-9 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. The first session, which runs through Dec. 6, features new faith peer

—

St.

Luke Church, 13700

Rd., will present

cital" Sept.

"Artists in

Re-

21 at 7:30 p.m. This free concert

will feature Anna Jane Uzzell, mezzo-soprano; Marti Dushak, flute & keyboard; Tom Dushak, guitar; Jill Fung, cello; and Michelle Metz, flute. They will perform selections from Bach's "St. Matthew Pas-

bishops' conference also asked

government "to celebrate the great event by instituting a national award for social workers in honor of Mother Teresa," which would inspire others "to

Archbishop Concessao said the holiday was appropriate because "Mother Teresa was loved and respected by all the poor."

CHARLOTTE

— The

the

the beatification.

work among

waiting for Vajpayee's

network to broadcast the beceremony live from the

atification

variety of proposals in connection with

still

response regarding the holiday, as well as his authorization for the state-run

Calcutta.

Indians for her

thew Harrison. All are welcome to attend, no registration required. Call (704) 948023 1 for directions and more information.

Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order invites you to join in praying the rosary for

5562.

Archbishop Concessao said the

Natural Family

Planning classes are held the third Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. at St. Mark Catholic Church, 14740 Stumptown Rd., Room 200. Classes are taught by Dr. Mat-

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—

(CNS) India's have asked the

Catholic

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FROM THE VATICAN

Interreligious relations:

Vatican diplomat appeals

the conflicts making headlines

for ratification of nuclear

VATICAN CITY

ban treaty

VIENNA,

Austria (CNS)

—

hot

nuclear -weapons, a Vatican diplomat said.

Trying to ensure peace by holding on the threat of nuclear weapons "cannot

be the type of peace

we

seek for the 21st

,

of a ban on testing nuclear weapons would contribute to preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons and eventu-

nuclear disarmament, which international peace and

ally to

would enhance

he said.

Delay in ratifying the ban "inevitably

security,

century," said Msgr. Pietro Parolin, the

increases the risk that nuclear testing will

Vatican's undersecretary for relations

resume and nonproliferation

with

much

states.

The

diplomat represented the Vatican

in Vienna of the on the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

Msgr. Parolin told delegates that Pope John Paul II sent him to Vienna "to renew his appeal for a common and generous effort for peace and security."

Global ratification and enforcement

meeting

at the Sept. 3-5

international conference

Bizet's "Carmen," Rossini's "Semiramide," Bernstein's "Mass" and Broadway favorites. A reception will pre-

sion,"

cede the concert at 7 p.m: Call (704) 5451224, ext. 16 for more information.

will be

harder to sustain," Msgr. Parolin

told the conference.

St.

Thomas Aquinas

Church, 1400 Suther Rd, will host an Ultreya Sept. 21 at 1.30 p.m. There will be a family potluck and childcare will be available. For

more information, 544-6665 or

To

visit

call Dan Hines at (704) www.charlottecursillo.org.

receive Cursillo information via e-mail

CHARLOTTE — Our Babies Remembered

...

a

for babies lost

through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death will be held on the Feast of the Guardian Angels, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. Families who have experienced such a loss are invited to attend as

we remember

the brief though precious lives of their chil-

dren. For information, please call Tracy Webb at (704 ) 543-4780. Sponsored by the Elizabeth Ministry and the Bereavement Ministry of Compassion.

GAST0N1A

VICARIATE

BELMONT

— Queen of Apostles Church,

503 North Main

St.,

will host its

annual

Fall Festival Sept. 27 9 a.m.-lO p.m. Activities will include a craft fair, games, bingo

and casino. There will be lots of family fun, and community building.

For details, please call the church office at (704.) 825-9600.

food, fellowship

GASTONIA

— An

The

international treaties and con-

Muslims

Vatican

They

officials

too.

and worried that what are essentially acts of political extremism will be laid at the doorstep of religion.

"There aren't that

Most Muslims want

be strengthened, he

want peace with

said.

watch TV,

are disheartened by the violence

arms control and reduction regime" must "Close international cooperation and

are being

radicalized around the world.

many

extremists.

peace, but they

justice,"

English Arch-

bishop Michael Fitzgerald, president of

a multilateral approach are essential in

the Pontifical Council for Interreligious

order to face the threat posed by weapons

Dialogue, said in early September.

of mass destruction," Msgr. Parolin

At the same time, Archbishop Fitzgerald acknowledged that recent world events in particular the war in

said.

Church

invites all former parishioners and students to the celebration of its 50th anniversary. The reunion weekend will be Oct. 10-12. For information, please send names (including maiden names)

numbers and e-mail 201 S. Chapman St., Greensboro, N.C. 27406 or e-mail olgchurch@olgchurch.org. addresses

HICKORY

to

— — have caused

fact offending against religion."

They know their message won't make the headlines, but they hope it

a reaction through-

out the Islamic world.

"Right now, I think the

Muslim

eventually makes a difference.

BLESSING OF THE BIKES

VICARIATE

HICKORY

— This

year's Catholic Scrip-

(CSS) is a series of 28 in-depth, yet easy to understand, Bible studies of the Gospel of John. Written by noted

contemporary Scripture scholars, we will discuss the Gospel of John verse by verse. Weekly meetings are one & a half hours, consisting of small group discussion and lecture. Starting on September 24th, meetings will be on Wednesday evenings or Thursday mornings. CSS is a wonderful opportunity to better know the Lord and his Word, the Bible. Please pick up a flyer at the posters in the halls, e-mail stalscss@charter.net, or call

Ann

Miller at (828) 441-2205.

SALISBURY

VICARIATE

SALISBURY'—

School of Leaders will Heart Church, Sept. 27 911:30 a.m. There will be a secretariat meeting 1-2:30 p.m. For more information, call Dan Hines at (704) 544-6665 or

meet

at Sacred

visit www.charlottecursillo.org. To receive Cursillo information via e-mail contact bmayer@alltell.net. photo by Sam Lucero, Catholic Herald

interfaith

gather together to ask the Lord for peace in our time. For more information, please contact Tabernacle Baptist Church, 704-8644051, or Dennis Teall-Fleming, director of faith formation at Queen of Apostles Catholic Church, Belmont, at (704) 825-9600, ext. 26, or teallfleming@yahoo.com

SMOKY

MOUNTAIN

FRANKLIN

Father Mike

VICARIATE

—

Father Mathew Kauth teaches seminarian Justin Grosnick's class

on how to

reading

it

in

better

understand the Bible by

a historical context. This

method developed by

Hammer

blesses Harley-Davidson cyclist Dave Hinman of Brown Mass at St. Rita Church

Deer, Wis., during a bike blessing following an outdoor

Aug.

31.

Milwaukee's Harley-Davidson Co. celebrated its 100th anniversary and outdoor Masses throughout the Milwaukee

with parades, bike blessings, area.

Jeff Cavins places

The events drew some 200,000

cyclists

from around the world.

the books of the Bible in the greater perspective of salvation history. Classes are

held at St Francis of Assisi Church, 299

Maple

Street, at 6:30 p.m.

For

details,

DID YOU

KNOW?

PATIENS was named bishop of Lyons, Gaul, about 450, during an invasion of Burgundy by Goths. He helped alleviate the horrors of famine by feeding thousands at his own expense.

Patiens built and repaired many churches and was known for his asceticism, missionary success and aid for the poor. He fought against Arianism and helped restore peace to the

ST.

please call (828) 524-2289.

Patiens

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO — Women

The Greensboro Council of

have its annual fall luncheon on Sept. 24. For more information call (336) 288-6022.

Catholic

that

Muslim commucom-

parts of the Islamic

munity, there's a sense of frustration a tendency to express that frustration in violence," the archbishop said in an interview.

"But there are many who are against this violence," he added.

Part of the problem, in the view of Vatican officials, is that the media focuses almost exclusively on the acts of violence and rarely on the quiet stories of peaceful coexistence. The fruits of dialogue are not as visually compelling as a bomb crater or a burnedout church.

In the face of recent acts of violence, the archbishop said, the architects of interreligious dialogue have vowed to keep repeating their mantra: 'Violence is not approved by religions, religions should be factors of peace, and the perpetrators of violence in the name of religion are in

carnage at an Iraqi mosque, talk of "jihad terrorism" in India or the rise of Islamic militancy in Bangladesh, the imis

some

and

it's

pression

being divided. There's a great

CNS

prayer vigil for peace will take place Sept. 29, 7-8 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 519 19th St. Come pray with people of all faiths as they

GREENSBORO

nity. In

Muslim groups. Whether

uted to radical

is

tension within the

ture Study

contact bmayer@alltell.net.

memorial prayer service

world

for interreligious relations.

ventions seen as "the pillars of the global

addresses, phone

—

To

been a long

other acts of violence have been attrib-

Iraq

CHARLOTTE

it's

A string of bombings, shootings and The

community of nations has the ability and must find the courage to rid the world of

to

summer

—

(CNS)

judge by the headlines,

test

More than

will

GREENSBORO

—

Please submit notices of parish events for the diocesan planner at least 15 days prior to the event date in writing to Karen A.

Evans

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax

Our Lady of Grace

370-3S82.

to

at

(704)

Diocese of Chalon-Su-Saone at the invitation of St. Euphonius of Austun after the death of bishop precipitated serious disagreements. He ordered Constantius, a priest in his see, to write the life of St. Germanus of Auxerre, which became well known. Patiens died its

around the year 480. His feast day

is

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12,

2003

AROUND THE DIOCESE purpose

Catholic Daughters tackle leadership, recruitment ideas by

KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

— The North

Carolina

Catholic Daughters of the Americas are

looking to enhance their image and re-

new members.

Approximately 80 members of the

cruit

12 state courts attended a leadership seminar at the Catholic Conference Center Aug. 15-17.

"We talked about leadership and recruiting and keeping membership members and evangelization," said Lucille Kroboth.

Kroboth, a parishioner of 'Our Lady

—

—

of the Assumption Church in Charlotte

and past Catholic Daughters gent, has been a "It

member

state re-

for 53 years.

was educational and

interesting

to learn about leadership styles with

em-

on consideration of others, praise, delegation, problem setting, planning, communication and goal setting," she phasis

said.

There are

a

North Carolina

two

dioceses. All are

—

six in each of the

involved in a variety of religious, chari-

and educational efforts on the local, and national levels.

Since 1956, the state's Catholic Daughters have met every other year for a conference that is part business meeting, part spiritual retreat. This gather-

table state

ing was not part of their biennial convention.

to try

and get new members,"

Carlisle, a parishioner

of

St.

said

new Ruth

A Mass will also be celebrated at the Basilica of the National Shrine of

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the Immaculate Conception in Washington on Oct. 18. Kroboth and Carlisle said members of the North

Daughters of the Americas, and Kathleen Dolan and Lucretia Coates, facilitators from the group's national leadership team, offered a seminar to the N.C. Catholic Daughters at the Catholic

Sally Rytlewski, national third vice regent of the Catholic

Carolina Catholic Daughters are plan-

Conference Center Aug. 15-17.

ning to attend.

more

inviting.

have to

They

told us

what we

and how to go about

offer

it."

was wonderful," said Carlisle.

"Everyone was enthused to get back and "It

get

"This seminar was something

its reli-

the church.

dozen Catholic Daugh-

ters courts (chapters) in

to help the church in

and educational works.

The organization, open to Catholic lay and religious women 18 years of age or older, supports Covenant House, which provides shelter and services to homeless and runaway youths; Support Our Aging Religious, a national agency that helps religious orders meet retirement needs; Holy Cross Family Ministries; the U.S. bishops' Apostleship of the Sea; Teachers of Exceptional Children in conjunction with the National Catholic Educational Association; Morality in Media; Catholic Relief Services; and Habitat for Humanity.

It also provides scholarships and support for seminarians.

The Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas, the national program for girls ages 6-18, was founded in 1925.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas marked the centennial of the organization's founding during a Mass celebrated June 22 in New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral by Cardinal Edward M. Egan of New York.

The cardinal acknowledged a century of benevolence contributed by the group's members and praised them for their important role as daughters of

EDITOR

HICKORY

is

gious, charitable

new members."

From its inception

in 1903, Catholic

Daughters of the Americas has grown

and developed into the largest organization of Catholic

women

in the

Americas.

WANT MORE INFORMATION?

Headquartered in New York with 100,000 members in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Dominican Republic and Mexico, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas'

For more information on the North Carolina Catholic Daughters, contact

Ruth Carlisle at (704) 532-8515.

Patrick Ca-

thedral in Charlotte and state treasurer.

"It's

very

difficult to

get

involved," said Kroboth.

new people "The older

JOHN

members are keeping things going.

Young women don't have a lot of time. very hard to be have children."

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in the

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Bishop Gregory reaffirms celibacy in

—

Father Aufdermauer said he would formal process begin to

Chang-

like to see a

discuss the clergy shortage.

Problems for Priests

would not assure increased vocations in the Catholic Church, according to Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, president of

Priests rating the following as a 'great

'We do not have enough priests to have Mass, anointings, hear confessions," he said. "Somehow, somewhere it seems we are forgetting that problem.

I don't believe, if the church would change this (celibacy rule) tomorrow that we would have a glut of priests.

But I think we would have more who would be willing to become priests. It's our love of the church that's making me speak out. If anybody else has a better

problem'

the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

47°'

Bishop Gregory's comments came in an Aug. 29 letter addressed to Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of

46 active priests

resigned priests

Milwaukee. letter,

made

public Sept. 4,

34°'

was

response to the Aug. 16 letter signed

in

by 163

priests "of the

28'

Milwaukee ArchGregory written and circu-

diocese and mailed to Bishop

Aug.

19.

In that letter,

solution, please let

24"

by Fathers Thomas Suriano, Joseph Aufdermauer and Steven Dunn, the priests urged that "diocesan priesthood now be open to married men as well as to celibate men."

"The vitality of the church in the United States today owes much to the tens of thousands of priests who in previous generations were and today are faithful to the commitment of chaste celibacy and who have found it to be a powerful spiritual means to

Church

Loneliness

Celibacy

priesthood, so that the church's sacrariiental life

In his

might continue to flourish."

"Herald of Hope" column

in

the Sept. 4 issue of the Catholic Herald,

archdiocesan newspaper, Archbishop Dolan thanked Bishop Gregory for his "thoughtful and compelling response" and said he concurred with it "whole-

heavy-handed

He

'

Dean

R.

Hoge

KAREN

A. EVANS STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE — With the Milwau-

priests to marry, or allowed

become

priests,

Catholic

married

men

could become a source

of contention in the church.

According to Pope John Paul II, a person only has one vocation, whether to be married, single or a member of the clergy. The sacraments of holy orders and marriage are considered to be permanent. Except for under extraordinary circumstances, only an unmarried man,

widower or a man whose marriage has

been annulled may receive the sacrament of holy orders.

"It's easy to talk about married clergy, but we also have to consider what kind of impact it would have on a diocese," said Father John D. Hanic, pastor of St. John Baptist de la Salle in Wilkesboro.

it

he shares the letter writers' pastoral concerns changing the celibacy rule does not

pope's decision to allow married Protes-

mean

priests

"This impression is simply wrong," Archbishop Dolan said. "I enthusiastically and confidently embrace my own celibate commitment, and believe it a providential blessing for priests and for the church.

It is not some stodgy Vatican 'policy' that has been 'imposed,'

change in the discipline of clerical celibacy would necessarily bring about an increase in the numbers of candidates for priesthood," he wrote.

...

but a

gift

Diocese of

Belleville,

who

111.,

heads the

said that while

Once married, Father Hanic's marriage was annulled prior to his ordination in 1983. His son, Father

Hanic,

is

Johnathan

Leo the Winston-Salem. Fa-

parochial vicar of St.

Father Hanic.

"Celibacy

be received

from our Lord to poverty of spirit and lived

is

in

a gift

out in joy," said Bishop-Designate Peter J.

Jugis.

"Celibacy

commitment our own.

is

that

It is

not a burden.

we make

priestly vocations

must confess that

increase.

"I

clear that, as their letter states, a

to go,

He

it

is

cited the experiences of Protes-

tant churches, which allow married clergy.

It

is

as priests

a

on

part of the process of the

priesthood," Father Hanic said.

tant ministers to be ordained Catholic

by no

"I

means

would

"A number of studies

in recent

years indicate that denominations such

savored for millennia."

Great Church in ther-son priests are so rare that a spokesman for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said he has heard of only one other similar case.

"There may be a place in the priesthood for married and women clergy, but we have to abide by the rules," said

Roman

What's holding

an archbishop and a socalled "Vatican loyalist,' I have to support the church's tradition of priestly celibacy, but that my heart, as the hearts of most other bishops, is really not in it." "as

men

be permitted to join the priesthood,

is,

Father Aufdermauer said the by some that

M.

the question of allowing

think the sense of the laity that

I

back?'"

kee priests' letter advocating that married

a

Source:

I'm getting

Celibacy is a gift, not a burden by

someday we

have optional celibacy for diocesan priests," said Father Aufdermauer. "It won't be in my lifetime, but it will hapwill

pen.

Bishop Gregory,

disputed the impression given

speak."

firmly believe that

"I

of

lay people

©2001 CNS Graphics

heartedly."

to

Too much work

Unrealistic

demands

authority too

closer to Christ," Bishop Gre-

gory wrote.

The Milwaukee priests said their primary motive for seeking a change in the church's discipline on celibacy was based on their "pastoral concern that the Catholic Church needs more candidates for the

them

Father Dunn said there is historical precedent in the church for married clergy. "To me, it's the best of both worlds. You can have celibate clergy and married clergy. My hope is that there really will be serious dialogue at higher levels," he said.

lated

draw

this

said Father Suriano.

ing the discipline of clerical celibacy

The

Catholics.

whole experience has been priests that I do not even know, from far as well as near, calling and just unburdening at how overworked they are and how they wished they had some (priest) help,"

SAM LUCERO (CNS)

2003

"The most touching part of

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MILWAUKEE

among

struck a chord

response to Milwaukee petition by

12,

THE NEWS

is

not a source of confusion.

think Catholics are saying,

Way

Holy Father, you're leading the way,'" he said. "I believe our Holy Father's a brilliant man and I think he's telling us something by allowing the converts to continue the priesthood as married men."

While about a third of the Milwaukee Archdiocese's priests signed the letter to Bishop Gregory, the majority did

as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Presbyterian Church (USA) as well as other mainline churches with married clergy have also faced a shortage of ministers," said Bishop Gregory.

Bishop Gregory said that the USCCB does not act on matters of con-

Among the latter group was Father Jeff Haines, moderator of the Archdiocesan Council of Priests, who offered several reasons for not endorsing the letter.

"My concern was the consequences of how it would play in the press," he

cern to local dioceses. "Accordingly, I think it is appropriate for my response

issue

to be directed to you," he wrote to Arch-

priests."

bishop Dolan.

He added

that local concerns need

to be presented to the

USCCB

through

bishop members.

The three priests met privately with Archbishop Dolan Sept. 2 at his residence. During their meeting, the archbishop gave the three priests copies its

of Bishop Gregory's letter.

In an interview with the Catholic Herald following the meeting, the priests said they could not comment on Bishop Gregory's letter until they had time to study it.

Father Suriano described the meeting with Archbishop Dolan as a "very open and respectful conversation."

All three priests said their letter,

which was endorsed by

six additional

Contact Staff Writer Karen A. Evans by calling (704) 370-3354 or e-mail

priests since the packet of letters

kaevans@charlottediocese.org.

mailed to Bishop Gregory Aug.

19,

not.

said.

"My

is

was that the press would

fear

and turn it into a large and give the impression that there dissension among the ranks of

get a hold of

it

Father Haines said he does not beis what the letter's promoters intended to happen. As the media portrayed it, "this was another instance of the church in crisis and since we had gone through enough crises already, I lieve that

really didn't

want

to see that happen,"

he said. "There is so much good happening in the Catholic Church."

Nathan Reesman, a seminarian for the archdiocese, said he would not have signed the

letter.

think for people

"I

coming

my

age

who

are

into seminary ministry, there

a lot of feeling that

we

kind of

is

moved

and are commitand would like to focus our energies on other things," he said. "I don't want to delegitimize the hard

beyond ted to

this question

it

was

work

has

agree with

these priests do, but it."

I

don't think

I

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2003

12,

7

ANNIVERSARY

Church celebrates decades of growth

Photo by Kevin

Glenmary Father Roland Hautz, Bishop-designate and Father

C.

Morris Boyd are

among

Peter.

J.

E.

Murray

Mark Lawlor

Jugis, Father

the priests celebrating the anniversary Mass

Sept. 6.

our Anglo and Hispanic communities,"

community. Bishop-designate Jugis

Thomas. "Of course there are language barriers, but spiritually, we're one

and the other priests joined the parishio-

church."

"It's very nice that Bishop-designate Jugis is here with us," said Father Lawlor. "It's a joyful time for all of us."

"Anniversaries are important they give us a context of looking back at our beginnings, especially Catholicism

said

Photo by Kevin

Bishop-designate Peter celebration Mass of

St.

J.

Jugis distributes

Communion

Francis of Assisi Church

in

at

Murray

the 40th anniversary

Jefferson Sept. 6.

continuity in pastoral leadership

CELEBRATION, from page 1

E.

— each

pastor has a certain job to do and

we

on what's come before."

"The 10 years I've spent here were some of the most joyful memories I've ever had," said Father Hautz, who was pastor from 1988 until 1998. "The church really grew while I was here."

The congregation was growing so much that expansion became necessary.

In 1984, donations by parishioners and build

meeting

in the early

1950s for Mass,

was a Catholic church

before there

in

Ashe County.

"We

had Mass in the courthouse, anywhere we could," she said.

Mass was said on a portable altar in living rooms, basements and other places by Diocese of Raleigh priests who traveled in from North Wilkesboro. motels;

When

number of participating Catholics grew to about 30, Bishop Vincent Waters of Raleigh arranged for the

the purchase of a Presbyterian church.

St.

Francis of Assisi Church

was

dedi-

fund an addition on the church basement, including a social hall, offices, meeting rooms, a kitchen and restrooms.

Bishop John F. Donoghue, then-bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte, dedicated the hall Sept. 25, 1985.

cated Aug. 27, 1963.

Priests of the

the Catholic Extension Society helped

Glenmary Home

Missioners came to serve the parish.

"The Glenmarys have staffed this more than 30 of the last 40

parish for

years," said Father Lawlor. "There's this

MAKE ROSARIES

"It

has taken us years and years to

grow," said Parsons. "Tourists would pass through, but now they're buying

homes and, staying."

'We've seen tremendous growth

in

Father Boyd said there are 250 registered households in the parish, but approximately 1,500 Hispanics living in Ashe County year-round that are served

by the church.

'We have 5,000 Hispanics here for the (Christmas tree) harvest in October and November," he said.

At the regular Saturday Mass in Spanish, "We have probably 150-200 Hispanics, sometimes more, such as on

Our Lady of Guadalupe," Jaime Sevilla, director of Hispanic Ministry for Boone Vicariate.

At the end of the Sept. 6 Mass, Sevilla presented, an award on behalf of the parish's Hispanic community to Father Waters, who celebrated the first Mass in Spanish at the church. Father

—

Ashe County, and it gives us great hope and joy," he added.

"It shows how the mission of this parish's community, that started over 40 years ago, has grown and developed and embraced all immigrants to the in

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2003

FEATURE SECTION LOOKING BACK

Pope

says religions

must help

restore

shattered hopes for peace by

WOODEN

CINDY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When

VATICAN CITY (CNS) New York

the twin towers in

the Sept.

1 1

fell

terrorist attacks,

Pope John Paul

II said.

"Peace cannot be built on mutual ignorance, but on dialogue and encounter,"

the pope said in a message to a Sept.

7-9 interreligious meeting on peace

sponsored

by

Rome-based

the

Sant'Egidio Community.

The meeting

was the community's 17th

international

after the attacks.

The reflections

that fateful day are collected

in

Italy.

world two blocks and said, "the

1

at the crash site at Shanksville, Pa.

to the deceased chaplain. Before long,

sim-

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

ply "doing what priests do best bringing people to God and bringing to people."

Their stories are told firsthand in a booklet compiled by the secretariat and called "We Were There Catholic Priests and How They Responded."

And, according to Father Burns, the booklet, released Aug. 29, "is by no means complete." The day it was released, he was faxed another story from a priest and he is sure he will continue to receive many more. ...

who

said,

the

able they will be to "disarm the

them back

verse religions to gather in prayer for

violent

peace."

respect."

Unfortunately, the pope said, the yearning for peace expressed at the Assisi gathering was not acted upon

Pope John Paul told the leaders of the world's major Christian communities

little

has been in-

and

call

to reason

and

and churches that he prayed efforts to promote Christian unity would increase.

"The scandal of division can no

"After a good long time he got up, turned to me and said, 'Thank you, Father,' and left," the priest wrote.

Many of the priests profiled in the booklet acknowledge that they were not doing anything particularly laudable, but instead fulfilling their

in

ground zero and ministering at New York City hospitals, the Pentagon and

were

more

ground

these stories of priests on the scene at

booklet contains first-person

most of

know, under-

to

children of the

Priestly Formation, has been collecting

The

The more people get

stand and respect each other, he

weapons and machinery.

"In a few days we will remember the tragic attack on the twin towers of New

For the past two years, Father Edward Burns, executive director of the bishops' Secretariat for Vocations and

stories of 17 priests,

logue."

on how they responded to the events of new booklet published by the Secretariat for

continue to surface.

God

particularities, there is an urgent need for unity," he said. "People of different religions and cultures are called to discover the way of encounter and dia-

creased efforts to recognize each other as

first priests

of priests

men were

in-

other priorities, particularly on military

just prior to

response to Sept.

these

di-

is

New

woman

It opens with the words of Father Kevin Smith, pastor of St. Francis de Sales in Patchogue, N.Y., and chaplain with the Nassau County Fire Department, who made sure that Father Judge's body was placed on the altar of nearby St. Peter's Church.

The priest prayed in the first pew of the church where medical personnel were treating the wounded and firefighters came to pay their respects

it,

tension.

"In a divided world, which

on the scene

RESPONSE, from page 1

sees

each other and to

overcome

to

or at the scene of the plane crashes in Washington and Pennsylvania.

As he

from the world's

"In these years too

Vocations and Priestly Formation of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Priests'

to

longer be supported;

Church was one of the a

work together

from wars," he said.

Instead, the pope said, too many leaders chose the path of developing special interests and spending money on

the collapse of the south tower of the World Trade Center Sept. 11, 2001, of Transfiguration

know

believers to get to

dream of a world

Maryknoll Father Raymond Nobiletti ministers to an injured

The pastor

prayers for peace and demonstrate the

vested to defend peace and to support the

center Sept 11, 2001 York.

the

power of

the

and

pope

quickly or carefully enough.

woman near trade

realistic response,

They show

gious leaders in Assisi,

invited believers

Priest ministers to

said.

creasingly pushed toward separations

was still divided in oppressed by the fear of nuclear war.

Seeing how urgent was the need people felt to once again dream of a future of peace and prosperity for all, I

PHOTO COURTESY RlCHARD COHEN

Sant'Egidio offer a

pope

gathering designed as a follow-up to Pope John Paul's 1986 gathering of reliIn 1986, the

CNS

many hopes for peace also seem to have crumbled," Pope John Paul wrote.

War, conflict and terrorism continue to sow death and fear, he said.

Meetings such as those sponsored by towers,

willingness of religious believers and non-

Aachen, Germany,

in

"Unfortunately, together with the

after

many

people's hopes for a future of peace also fell,

York," he said in the message read to the gathering Sept. 7 and released at the Vatican the next day.

whom

in New York, but also of those ministered at their home parishes

Father Smith knew he had to return to the site of the twin towers and help however he could.

"I heard a lot of confessions that day and many of them, including the ironworkers, were asking for a blessing when they saw me. Throughout the night I worked on the pile shoulder to shoulder with police, fire and medical rescue," he wrote.

Father Smith was hardly the only priest on the scene of what was later dubbed ground zero. Priests who worked in the city or were accustomed to emergencies as police and fire chaplains rushed into the chaos to help or simply listen. And in the days immediately after, they celebrated Mass at

free

zero, prayed with people and heard many confessions.

Father Jeff Ethen, a priest from the Diocese of St. Cloud, Minn., who was vacationing in New York, joined other priests and religious at St. Vincent's Hospital Sept. 11, assisting family members looking for loved ones. The next day, he and a fellow Minnesota priest were assigned to a chaplain team working with the city's missing persons' bureau.

Father Ethen, who said he had a "lifetime of crisis ministry in those first two days," looked countless family members in the eyes and "told them to

go home" and

to "stop looking."

He

wrote that the first time he did this was tough and "it never became easier."

Each day for two weeks after the attacks, Mill Hill Missionary Father Emile Frische, coordinator for special ministries with the New York Archdioprayer session for

cese, helped lead a

members of Cantor Fitzgerald, a trading company that lost 80 percent of

family

its

employees Sept.

He

1

1

also ministered at

ground zero

God and

it is

a repeated 'no'

to peace," he said.

Addressing the, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and other non-Christian leadpope encouraged

ers present, the

same God and to promote mutual respect.

"The world needs peace," he said.

roles as priests.

"I don't pretend to have done anything unusual or heroic following the events of Sept. 1 1, 2001," wrote Father John Kozar, national director for the Pontifical Mission Societies in the

who

United States,

spent the week

after the attacks visiting firehouses

and talking to people on

New York

City streets.

"I feel blessed that Christ placed

me

in this circumstance as a priest to be able to offer consolation to those who were hurting," he wrote.

And Father David Baratelli, chaplain of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey at Newark International -Airport in Newark, N.J., said that when he thinks back to that time of celebrating Masses, offering sacraments and consoling families of the

and at one of the city morgues. But not

dead, he cannot think of a

of his ministry involved speaking.

At a morgue one night he asked a firefighter sitting on an upturned bucket if he wanted to talk. Since the firefighter didn't feel like talking, the priest simply pulled up another upturned bucket and sat with him.

more profound than

all

in-

God's people

Editor's Note:

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moment

being with

in their need."

offered for sale but bishops'

"just

site

The is

booklet

is

not being

available on the U.S.

at http://www.usccb.org/

vocations/wewerethere.htm.

September

2003

12,

The Catholic News & Herald 9

FEATURE SECTION

Research paper documents effects of Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE LOUIS

ST. ism

is

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make victims feel less own destinies, the

to

trol of their

of Sept.

1

1,

to research

The

'2001, succeeded,

from

tacks of Sept. 11, because researchers

If a goal of terror-

can't collect baseline data about

con-

in

participants felt before the attacks.

"You have

attacks

when an

according

study, published this year in

the Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences,

is

the first to

compare people's

and after the attacks.

"Most people raised within the

attitudes before

is

at least relatively fair,"

said

Fredric Wolinsky, former professor at St. Louis University School of Public

Health and lead investigator on the

"They believe that if you work hard, you can succeed. The attacks of Sept. 1 1 changed that for many people. study.

"In a sense this demonstrates that

the attacks were successful," said Wolinsky, who was recently appointed to the John W. Colloton chair in health management and policy at the University of Iowa. He said the terrorist attacks

participants were

Louis Uni-

versity as a professor of health

agement and

policy, said

it

man-

usually

'

THE

re used to

making choices

responsible for

receiving health care in Indianapolis and St. Louis, included an initial inter-

view and

six

bimonthly follow-up

all

your

life.

Why should your

social circle

by our pool, during Yoga or

at lectures

Choose gourmet dining with neighbors

walking

trails

with your puppy. is

always yours.

friends.

completed all six interviews.

The study revealed no noticeable changes in personal stress or mental health after the Sept.

1 1

attacks, but

did reveal a decline in sense of control

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September

Culture Watch

A roundup

more

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: Sept. 14, Exaltation

Turning Darwin s theory into WAYNE

"Deeper Than Darwin: The Prospect for Religion in the Age of Evolution," John F. Haught continues to construct what he calls a theology of Haught, a Catholic theologian and a specialist in the study of religion and science at Georgetown University in

Washington, believes that we

suffer

from a "reading problem." Both science and religion attempt to "read" the meaning of the cosmos. Rather than claiming one reading is right and the other wrong, Haught says that we need to value both and to dig deeper, beneath the current explanations from scientists and theologians, to see the essential compatibility and mutual contribution of both approaches.

"After Darwin," says Haught, "theolin their

count past or present religion; it can actually help people find a deeper underthan other living systems, can evolve.

78:1-2, 34-38

2)

Philippians 2:6-11

3)

Gospel: John 3:13-17

standing of the sacred. Religion, no less

by

It

JEFF

HENSLEY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

though quite different respective methods, can become science,

revision, over remain alive.

Evolutionary theism disallows any competition between science and religion. Science cannot displace religion because, no matter how much science contributes to human progress, the big questions about God never go away. We wonder about what is going on in the universe and if there is any point to it all.

We ponder why we are here and how we

should

live.

The author

challenges both religion

and science to jointly envision the cosmos as a rich repository of deep meaning. "I believe a

that

we

good place

to start

is

new

evolutionary awareness

live in

an unfinished universe,"

with our he says.

The

universe

a story in the

is

process of being told. Evolutionary narrative clearly implies that the

DEEPER

still

THAN DARWIN

Jim Wacker,

time, in order to

coming

into being

—

that

cosmos it is

is

It is

former

TCU

foot-

of cancer this summer. He hadn't been in this area since he left to coach the University of Minnesota team in the mid-'80s. But you'd think he'd never left from the front-page story recounting his life and the many columns written by ball coach, died

2003

level.

That's

why Jim

alty.

Only

at his

own

death did

we

those who remembered him and sought to honor him.

This Sunday is designated for the exaltation of the Holy Cross. Jesus left heaven to bring us forgiveness and salvation. He didn't have to, except to

learn that he had continued to love

be obedient to the Father's will. And so the crucifixion, history's most tragic moment and humanity's event of greatest shame, became at the same time the doorway to eternity for those Jesus came to save sinners like us.

TCU

and be in contact with the players who had caused the downfall of this great football team. Many of those players, the very ones who had taken the illicit payments from overzealous alumni, were quoted as holding

no grudges and esteeming him above all their other coaches, from college to the professional ranks.

Jim Wacker internalized both

—

We

mov-

know

that, don't

But some of us

ing in a purposive direction and carrying a promise.

a

deeper

at a

14,

long string of losing years (they were tied with Slippery Rock for the longest string of losses at one time during this period) to being in the top 20, having a Heisman contender ready to earn that spot with 1,000-yard rushing years. Just as he was achieving that level of success, Wacker was forced by his integrity to turn in his own team for under-the-table payments to players extending back years and years. His honesty resulted in such stinging NCAA restrictions on the football program that he referred to it as the "living death" pen-

Numbers 21:4b-9 Psalm

must undergo constant

evolution.

ogy and

1)

science should agree to learn from each

SEPT.

Wacker was remembered this week.

Jim Wacker took TCU from a

Cycle B Readings:

other. Evolutionary theory does not dis-

In

it

ofthe Holy Cross

a theology of evolution A. HOLST reviewed by CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

2003

WORD TO LIFE

of Scripture,

readings, films and

12,

cross and resurrection, lived his faith,

we?

live like

suffered disgrace and was, in the end,

we know

revered by

all.

May we

do as

well.

within that promise

that the evolving universe finds

its

evolving meaning.

Haught

whose

a careful thinker

is

challenging insights reward those willJohn R Haucht

ing to take the time and

make

These thoughtful people "Deeper Than Darwin: The

when

Prospect

to separate domains.

Age F.

for Religion in the

of Evolution," by

pp.,

and

tegrated

life

are confined

They

believe sci-

realities.

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taught religion and culture at

partners in taking the long

human quest

deeper and darker terrihad previously ventured."

Instead of fighting Darwin, Haught proposes that theology steep itself in Darwin's imposing vision. He says that because of Darwin's vision we now see the universe not as something trapped in a fixed design, but rather as an adaptive process and an exciting, unfolding story.

At the same time Haught encourages

who has

a parish educator

is

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

effort.

ence and religion belong together as in-

John

Haught. Westview Press

(Boulder, Colo., 2003).

issues of faith

the

are unsatisfied

tlie

University

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER

20

Sunday (Exaltation of the Holy Cross), Numbers 21:4-9, Philippians 2:6-11, John 3:1317; Monday (Our Lady of Sorrows), 1 Timothy 2:1-8, John 19:25-27; Tuesday (Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian), 1 Timothy 3:1-13, Luke 7:11-17; Wednesday (St. Robert Bellarmine),

1

Timothy 3:14-16, Luke 7:31-35; Thursday,

1

Timothy 4:12-16, Luke 7:36-

Timothy 6:2c-12, Luke 8:1-3; Saturday (Sts. Andrew Kim Hasang and companions), 1 Timothy 6:13-16, Luke 8:4-15

50; Friday (St. Januarius),

Taegon, Paul Chong

of Calgary.

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for truth into

tory than

it

scientists to rediscover religion.

vises they

move away from

seeing

He it

come

closer than science to is

really

going on

11

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Red Mass

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to be celebrated in Charlotte

—

CHARLOTTE

A Red Mass

be celebrated at St. Gabriel

will

Church Oct.

5.

The Red Mass

is

an annual event

to signify the fire of the

Holy

Spirit's

guidance to all who pursue justice in their daily lives, according to

www.redmass.com.

celebrated to coincide with the open-

The Red Mass was introduced

ing of the U.S. Supreme Court's judi-

into the United States in 1928 in the

Church of

calendar.

cial

The

celebration of Mass

to provide legal

all

members of the

attending

community

— —

designed

is

judges, prosecutors,

attorneys, law school professors, govern-

mental reflect

officials

the opportunity to

on the God-given power and

re-

sponsibility that are a part of their of-

Together, Red Mass participants

fices.

ask

God

to grant

all

community

legal

the

members of the

the virtues and gifts

necessary for the proper and just administration of their duties.

"The Red Mass

is

God

occasion to thank

a special, public for

our laws and

our rights, and to ask his favor in applying those laws with justice," said Will Esser, a local attorney organizing the Charlotte event.

A

number of Supreme Court jusAnthony Kennedy and Clarence Thomas, participate in the event in Washington each tices,

including Antonin Scalia,

York

St.

Andrew, located

in

New

City. Cardinal Patrick Haves,

who

strongly encouraged and supported the involvement of the legal community in spreading God's Word, presided over the Mass.

The Red Mass has not been previously celebrated in Charlotte. Abbot Placid Solari, abbot of Belmont Abbey, will celebrate the Mass. Esser has worked with other local Catholic lawyers to identify approximately 75 Catholic attorneys in Charlotte, and has

them

sent

Esser

is

invitations to participate.

also inviting Catholic leaders in

government and other areas of law.

"The significance of the Red Mass

local

cannot be overstated," said Will Esser, a local attorney organizing the event. "In this day and age, it is easy to forget that our rights derive from God, rather than from government."

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be celebrated

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AROUND THE DIOCESE WORKER JUSTICE

Couples celebrate

Upcoming workshop to

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benefit laborers MARRIAGE, from page 1

JOANITA M. NELLENBACH

by

CORRESPONDENT

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Workshop

Mary Church Sept. 27.

Funded through a grant from the

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workshop

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Foundation, the

part of the vicariate's ongo-

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Designed to help workers, whether immigrants or lifelong U.S. residents, feel

less vulnerable, the

workshop will working rights

them about their and ways to lobby and organize around work issues. Parish community life commission members, faith formation teachteach

and anyone interested in social justice issues can also benefit from the workshop.

In the morning, Risso will address, in Spanish, federal and state labor laws, filing complaints with government agencies and applicable Catholic social ers

teaching. in

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I

it's

to the

workers to find out how labor unions work. Communities can hold companies accountable for the way they benefit of

WANT TO GO?

English, will focus on equal opportunity,

workers and ways to lobby and organize around solutions to issues. In the afternoon, he will speak on these topics

The Smoky Mountains

Vicariate

getting together to have a collective voice. It can

be

in

the context of a church

community and the wider community."

"Most of the unions in western North Carolina are made up of native North Carolinians; there hasn't been a lot of outreach to the immigrant community," he said. "The church's social teach-

about the

in

God and

little

Sylva.

is

Sept. 22. For

is

more

$10 and

in-

information,

contact Mary Herr, faith formation

Smoky Mountain Vicariate, at (828) 497-9498 or maryherr@dnet.net; or Eduardo Bernal, the vicariate's Hispanic ministry coordinator, at

(828) 497-0586

or eduarbrnl@aol.com.

Directions to St.

Mary Church: From

U.S. Highway 74, take exit 83. Turn

and follow the road into Sylva.

Turn right on Dillsboro Road. The church is about 1/4 mile on the left. left

The 50th anniversary celebration was conceived about two years ago when several of the couples were spending some time together and realized they had

all

been married

time

"As

in 1953.

went on, we

thought we should check and see if anybody else was having

Van

a 50th anniversary," Terri

Dyck

said.

She asked Ann Ketchum, the church secretary, to re-

About

wedding

parishioners

85

fol-

pictures.

seem that

long," said

Don White of the 50 years

since he and

"It

doesn't

Winnie, posed for their wedding photo. "The predominant thing is love, then understanding and forgiveness, accepting each other's weaknesses. Day after day with five children, we learned to live with a lot of ups and downs, ins and outs, and we grew with that. Struggling through and praying through the bad times."

"We enjoy each other's company," his wife,

Winnie White

how you live your life."

None knew what they would

face

wedding

pic-

Marchionda, vice provincial of his order's Midwest province, will be the guest speaker.

"Father Marchionda will offer a unique presentation combining music, preaching and prayer, helping all present to not only focus on kids and

in everybody's yard," Grace said. "Everybody has dandelions; you never get them all out, so learn to live with

them."

George Savaria talked about the "loving relationship" he and Grace have: "It just gets better and better."

"He's

— which we always do —

grace," said

Mercy

new moment of Maureen

Sister

religious forma-

tion for schools.

Father Marchionda, a composer, conductor, singer and woodwind instrumentalists, has offered parish missions, retreats, concerts, lectures

and diocesan workshops throughout the United States and abroad for over 25 years.

as they held

Ron Van Dyck hands

down

in

their

at Terri's

best friend," Grace said.

Contact Correspondent Joanita

...

—

ers you, clear the

air;

otherwise,

it

fes-

and causes other problems."

Al Triunfo said he and his wife

M.

Nellenbach by calling (828) 627-9209 or e-

mailjnell@dnet.net.

DIOCESE TO CELEBRATE WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

—

Charlotte's annual

The Diocese of Mass celebrating

25th and 50th wedding anniversaries will

be held lotte at

"We got a lot of flack: 'Oh, it'll never work out,' but Ron and I fell in love," Terri said.

Five decades and six children later, it obviously has worked out.

"We worked together," Terri said. it clears "We've had disagreements the air and then you get back to loving each other. We loved each other even when we were mad. If something bothters

my

CHARLOTTE

wedding band.

Meehan, director of

Jim

"Years ago, a priest said something about accepting the dandelions

said. "Faith is the focal

portrait and smiled

26.

Father

cept that nobody's perfect.

point. It really determines a lot of our

was 19

gear up for in-service day

Dominican

laugh at yourself," and coming to ac-

by that we don't pray."

Terri was 17 and

Catholic schoolteachers

but also to embrace a

good mar-

a

riage involves "humor, being able to

of God," have kept Ron and Terri Van Dyck's marriage strong, Terri said. "You need God's guidance. Not a day goes

tures were taken.

Charlotte will hold a Catholic Schools In-service at St. Gabriel Church Sept.

kiss her."

things."

in the years after those

the church

still

I

For Grace Savaria,

behavior,

about workers' rights to organize.

CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of

asleep,

Faith, and sharing "the love

lowing Mass for a celebration at a local restaurant. The head table was adorned with flowers and the couples'

registration fee

never "go to sleep mad. I always kiss Blanche good night. Even if we have an argument during the day, we make up. When I come upstairs, even if she's

forget

shop 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at St. Mary Church in

consultant for the

refer to unions,

Trust

joined the jubilarian couples

cludes lunch. Registration deadline

may

—

joy.

present the Workers' Rights Work-

Following the afternoon presentations, a discussion session will center on how Catholics should respond to worker

Organizing

is

this

niversaries in 2003.

The

Risso said, but "can also be workers just

for all of us, for Jesus

very room," the St. Margaret Church Choir sang after communion.

"Our faith and our trust in God," is what has made Al and Blanche Triunfo's marriage work, Blanche said. "That really has brought lis through everything sickness and in

will

in Spanish.

issues.

enough love

quite

search the parish registry. They were amazed to discover that 13 couples would have 50th an-

treat workers."

will repeat the presentation

civil-rights laws, legislation to protect

is

for

if they make their concerns known," Risso said. "As Catholic Christians, we have an obligation to support that. In North Carolina, there's a stigma against labor unions. Workers have the

in the afternoon.

Martinez's morning presentation, in

ing

a

and farming is one pre-eminent example of our participation in God's creation. Catholic teaching on the dignity of work calls for us to engage in productive work and supports the right to decent and fair wages, health care and time off. Workers, including agricultural workers, have a right to organize to protect these rights and to have a voice living,

Speakers are Francisco Risso, direc-

fairs in

should serve the workers, not workers serve the economy."

Mountain

helping workers to under-

present the Workers' Rights

The economy

at St. Gabriel

Church

in

Char-

2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 26.

The newly ordained Bishop Peter Jugis

will

sored by the Family

Life

Catholic Social Services. will

new

J.

celebrate the Mass, spon-

program

of

The event

allow celebrating couples to retheir

vows and recommit them-

selves to one another.

If

you are celebrating a 25th or 50th this year and

wedding anniversary

have not received an invitation, please (704) 370-3228.

call

14 The Catholic News & Herald

September

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

JOHN NORTON

by

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; God The Pope

sometimes enters human history to unmask evil and defend victims, not in

them and offer them a new existence in him, Pope John Paul II said.

"The goal of God's action is never destruction, pure and simple condemnaand obliteration of the sinner," he weekly general audi-

said Sept. 10 at his ence.

Guest

"After purification through suffering, the

Column

to be witnesses

The

on the minded them that an

essential

compo-

nent of the Catholic Church's mission is that of catechesis. His statement, 'Teach

them everything you,"

have commanded

I

to be implemented faithfully

is

we cannot ask children to live a certain life if we are not willing to teach them by example and by teaching itself; "The greatest gift one can give a child is teaching God's Word"; "For me' persongives

me

purpose

real

in

erfully the quality of faith that motivates

ordinary people to perform an extraordi-

to

fulfill its

name of Jesus and

children and youth are meeting each

nary ministry

week so they might be touched and

in the

transformed by the person and message of the risen Lord. As Pope John Paul II

insightful responses indicate the devo-

"The

observed,

has

catechetics

is

purpose

of

to assist the believer not

simply to know Jesus, but to become intimate with Him." Its goal is to inform the

mind and form the heart so the

call

hear and heed the

of the

Catholic Church that they teach as Jesus

Thousands of generous parishioners serve selflessly week after week so that the youngsters in their care might be

did.

in the faith.

participated in a session

conducted for the catechists at

St.

Luke

Church in Mint Hill. On that occasion, 70 parishioners gathered, 15 of whom were preparing to teach in the program

The

for the first time.

level

exhibited by these people

The awareness

that

panions on the

whom

faith

they would teach was obvious.

Undoubtedly, the majority had not heard the words of Pope Paul VI: "People today don't believe teachers, they believe witnesses. If they

year

is

over,

what

do believe

they say and do.

abundantly clear that they appreciated the significance of that statement.

This diocese

session,

attendees respond to

was:

"Why

you

God and neighbor by what

love for

two

I

it

requested the questions.

The

did you accept the invi-

tation to be a catechist?" Among the responses were the following: "God called me"; "I feel that I am blessed and want to share my love for God"; "God has done great and wonderful things in my life. I found this is a way to give back to Him for all He has done for me"; "I

About 11,000 people

purified his

in St. Peter's

Square huddled under umbrellas

in a

The

light rain to listen to the pope.

83-

who returned for the audience from his summer residence

year-old pontiff,

outside

Rome, looked

tired

and had

great difficulty speaking.

The next fly to

day, he was scheduled to Eastern Europe for a four-day visit

in Slovakia.

When a rocky period threatens a marriage It was a bit of a risk to inject a sad, although beautiful, story into the wedding homily I gave at Holy Trinity

Church

blessed beyond

mea-

sure as countless catechists, including

Luke Parish, echo faithfully the message of Jesus, who is the Way, the Truth and the Life. It is so important that you and I never cease to remember in prayer these "Sowers of those serving in

St.

God's Peace."

Father James Hawker

is

the diocesan

of education and pastor of Church in Mint Hill.

vicar

St.

Luke

Washington,

my

last

wedding

Looking

Around

keep thinking of the readings Morrow and Matt Madden se-

I

by FATHER WILLIAM J.

Trisha

lected for their July wedding. I'm also

thinking of a letter

I

quoting from

The

it

BYRON, SJ CNS COLUMNIST

received just before

leaving Holy Trinity.

I

took the risk of

my words to the couple. was from a woman I do

in

letter

who wrote to wish me well and tell me a story of how, without knowing it, I had touched her life.

She explained that she and her husband were married at Trinity in 1974. 'Like most long unions," she wrote, "we encountered a rocky period in our marriage, not know, a parishioner

leading to a separation in July 2000. In

you

for teaching

me

the importance of

forgiveness and love in

and

Trish

my

life."

Matt had

selected

Colossians 3:12-17 for their second read-

"Because you are God's chosen ones,

ing:

holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with heartfelt mercy, with kindness, humility,

December 2000, he approached me about

meekness and

a reconciliation."

another; forgive whatever grievances you

She

patience.

Bear with one

said she reacted to that proposal

have against one another. Forgive as the

with "pain and anger" but "was also very

Lord has forgiven you."

In my words at the wedding, I reminded Matt and Trish that love and

undecided."

The next Sunday

she "at-

tended Mass where you gave a sermon

on

forgiveness.

You gave me much

to

think about." Shortly thereafter, she said,

forgiveness are one. In Colossians, Paul lists love's

central elements.

she began meeting with her husband to

the

begin "talking and exploring our mis-

tute a charter for a

takes."

The woman

wrote, "Forgiveness

is

not an easy, instant accomplishment, and I

is

in

as pastor there.

the necessity of their manifesting their

it is

first

the one thing

maturing believers to acknowledge and appreciate the depth of God's love, the uniqueness and value of their lives and

was

teachers,

because they are witnesses." Yet,

During the

is

witnesses of that peace, they assist the

women who

how God

chosen people from the sin of idolatry.

The pope said God does not stand idly by in the face of evil but "enters mysteriously on the scene in human history with his judgment that, sooner or later, exposes evil, defends victims and

My second question was: "When the

journey for those

men and

I

and dedication exemplified by good and generous men and women who are committed to speak the truth in love. tion

summarizes so succinctly the privileged vocation of catechists. As

inspired by the countless

Recently,

These truly

was electric. they were to be com-

and witnesses of Jesus Christ. never cease to be impressed and

formed

spirit.

of enthusiasm

manifest that they are becoming friends, disciples I

in the

power of His

hope the children you taught will say about you?" I'm confident you will agree the answers are truly inspiring: "That I truly care and show God's love"; "That I helped them to know and love God"; "Maybe not right away, but at some point in their lives, I hope they will look back and say, That teacher really made a difference in my life'"; "That I led by example"; '"My teacher loved God and helped me encounter Him at faith formation.' I hope they remember me as someone who helped them deepen their faith"; "She loved to pray and share her faith.

She explained things so well."

The theme of this year's Catechetical Sunday is "Sowers of God's Peace." That simple statement

atti-

tudes and actions of the hearers will

After purification and liberation from evil, sinners are offered the "stupendous" gift of God's own spirit and a new existence in him, the pope said.

life."

role responsibly.

is

indicates the path of justice."

These testimonies manifest so pow-

if

In parishes throughout the diocese,

the church

about

CATHOLIC

By

NEWS SERVICE

pope, continuing a series of

Ezekiel describing

think that

ally, it

is

on the Liturgy of the Hours, highlighted a canticle from the Book of

Vicar, Education

disciples

era

and

talks

JAMES HAWKER

when addressing the mount of Ascension, re-

dawn of a new

trial

to rise," he said.

Father

Jesus Christ,

Speaks

order to destroy sinners but to purify

tion,

Catechists called

2003

Pope says God intervenes to purify sinners, not destroy them CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Sowers of God's peace

12,

owe you

ing

meaning of love

to that."

Her letter went on to relate that "in summer of 2002, we traveled to Ireland to celebrate my 50th birthday. Unbeknownst to me, he had arranged with a local priest for us to renew our vows. It became the highlight of our trip and an opportunity for us to renew our devotion to each other with Christ's blessing." She added that two months later her husband died in a cycling accident. "Although our reconciliation

was

short,

I

am

indebted to

explains

read:

yet

the

He

terms that consti-

happy marriage. I had in my hand a copy of that Sunday homily of three years ago. From it I

a great appreciation for open-

my eyes

in

"Aware of having been forgiven and still needing forgiveness in Jesus

Christ, believers should extend to each

other forgiveness

now and

the promise of is what Lord has for-

future forgiveness. That, of course, it

means

to forgive as the

given you."

To

that

I

added Paul's instruction:

"And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body.

And

be thankful."

September

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2003

12,

The throw-

Guest

Adult faith formation:

Column

Antidote to five myths

Dr. CRIS

away people

in

V.

VILLAPANDO

the Catholic Church

Director, Office of Faith

Guest

Formation

The

raging debate on the just war

the ongoing search for

theory that has recently taken place in the

meaning, then the U.S. bishops in their pastoral letter, "Our Hearts Were Burn-

media, while laudable, has been essen-

ing Within

put from

If faith

is

Us," are absolutely correct in

declaring: "Adult faith formation

must

...

be the central task [of the] catechetical enterprise

becoming the

around

axis

which revolves the catechesis of childhood and adolescence as well as that of old age."

Moreover,

it

must be

"...

situated not

at the periphery of the Church's educational mission but at its center." (§42)

From my vantage

point,

that adult faith formation

would add (AFF) also

I

serves as an antidote to several viruses

worming their way into the church. To some examples: Myth No. 1 Twelve years of once-aweek Christian education is sufficient to

inadequate. Discussions without in-

tially

communities drowned the voice of the Gospel that mandates love of enemy and use of non-violence to achieve faith

(approximately 458 years old) engendered by the Reformation.

The

Protestants invented the cat-

tered with our

As

own

tance.

equate to

the exploration of the faith of our

—

scriptural ancestors

the patriarchs,

prophets, kings, judges, apostles, dis-

—

ciples, etc.

has yet to take center stage.

Myth No. 5: Morality is personal and using one's common sense is totally admake

the right decision.

always patently obvious. Although

Vatican

Catholic moral principles are clear re-

II

renewal.

Translating prayers from Latin

is

Solutions to moral situations are not

garding choosing good over

equip a person for the complexities of

modern

fashion that unity.

bioethics,

If

people continuously undergo dis-

cipleship formation,

would the current

di-

vorce rate of 56 percent in North Carolina

be reduced?

Would

the U.S. prison popula-

come down from

tion

simply a

its

record high of

Would the number of now at 25 percent bounce

Moreover,

our society?

Catholics truly believe

percent nationally and as low as 15 per-

Myth No.

Knowing

4:

makes a person

a

good

the catechism

Catholic.

Again, laudable, but

we have

to re-

millennial lifespan of the Catholic Church,

sively to political leaders.

the catechism

Going to war

is

faith formation dealing with genomics, globalization, etc.,

reflect pastoral sensitivity to the

is

relatively a

new

tool

our Catholic tradi-

faithful to

In conclusion,

Cap

People

who live at the edge of society new or peculiar to our

would "prophesy"

I

are not really

century. Chapter 15 of St. Luke's Gospel

speaks about the "throwaway people"

in

three parables: the lost sheep, the lost

drachma and the

What

lost (prodigal) son.

really peculiar

is

is

the fact that

Jesus looks for them, rather than simply

the Pharisees,

This behavior infuriated

who loved

to divide people

good and bad, beautiful and ugly, healthy and sick, young and old, and worst of all was the "we" and "they." into

How

can Jesus associate himself with 'They were impor-

sinners? Simply said:

tion.

cent in the northeast?

of national security and belongs exclu-

2:

life

guidance

to 26.7

a matter

Myth No.

must

often

complexities of moral issues and provide

Mass attendance down

is

cover our tradition of more than 4,000 years: the sacred Scriptures. In the

in

Adult

evil,

dilemmas that obfus-

why

back to become once again a "competitive"

model

if

situations present

Christ comes in person every Sunday,

2,019,234 inmates? nuclear families

first step. Spirituality

OFM

tolerates them.

Adapting the liturgy in the vernacular completes the task of 3:

cate immediate resolution.

life.

totally

cally,

goes hand in hand with liturgy and AFF is key to restoring the understanding that will

:

was

For 300 years, the Christian martyrs the uncompromising nature of that doctrine. It was not until we became part of the Constantinian Empire that we invented the just war theory. But even then, it was historically a theology of reluc-

cite

AURILIA,

Catholic catechisms.

a result, for many, faith

replaced with propositional truths. Tragi-

Myth No.

FATHER JOHN

echism and Catholics like St. Robert Bellarmine and St. Peter Canisius coun-

peace.

knew

Column

from my crystal ball that adult faith formation is the one, single, biggest educational challenge of the Catholic Church for the next 50 years. AFF is a cornerstone in renewing the life of the Church because of its all-pervasive influence on every aspect of discipleship formation.

tant to him!"

The

first

strike against Jesus

was

the re-evaluation of the role of the shepherds,

who were

gogue

as dirty

rejected by the synaand unable to keep the

rules. The Bible, however, records David as shepherd elevated to

Kosher

royal prominence. Jesus broke barriers

Good

all

the

when he proclaimed himself the

Shepherd.

The second

parable stresses the

powerless people. A woman who lived in a hut was poor indeed, especially if she spent a whole day looking for a coin worth about 25 cents.

Even

Precepts of the church A friend and I were discussing her

Q.

recent entry into the Catholic faith.

had never heard of them.

day, she

Are effect?

the precepts

of the church still in

If they're not the same, where could (Pennsylvania)

we find them?

A.

The

juridical rights

tions of all Catholics religious

—

—

and obligaand

one section of the Code of Canon

Law

(206-223).* More specific responsibilities

and rights of lay people are spelled out

in

the following section (224-231).

These regulations faith already teaches

work together

reflect

what our

about our obliga-

and sanctify the body of Christ. They can be briefly summarized as follows. tion to

To

To observe

the marriage laws of the

FATHER JOHN

strengthen and support the church, the parish community and clergy and the worldwide church with one's talents and material goods.

5. To practice penance and self-denial in the Spirit of Christ, including appointed days of fast and abstinence.

CNS Columnist

3.

To

4.

To

6.

share in the missionary spirit

and apostolic work of the

local

and uni-

versal church.

It is just coincidence that this group numbers six. I imagine these duties and rights were discussed with your friend

in

her preparation for joining our

even

if

faith,

not in this exact way.

new pope

receive the sacrament of reconciliation

Q. We know that when our present pope dies the cardinals will elect the next one. I believe we read that there is an age limit after which cardinals are not eligible to vote for a new pope. Can you tell

regularly, at appropriate times.

us

1

.

lead a full sacramental

cially to participate in the

life,

espe-

Mass each

Sunday and holy day, sharing at the same time in holy Communion; and to

2.

To provide

and one's children, espeby use of Catholic schools and

tion for oneself cially

suitable religious educa-

what that age is and how many cardiwould be involved in that election?

finding a quarter?

Our Lord does have a masterful sense of humor. The third parable clearly focuses on the human dimension.

DIETZEN

up

in age,

The two

brothers don't seem to fit the category of throwaway people, however the sin of wastefulness and disobedience

of course, so the number can

fluctuate dramatically cardinal, for example,

and quickly. One is

100 years old. As this however, I believe the cardinals

is

166.

Many

now more

is

than being written,

total

At the

are already over

last consistory, in

named 44 new cardinals, highest number in history, which

number

total to

1

84, also the largest

since the college of cardinals

was begun

in the

12th century. Since

then 18 of those have died.

After Vatican Council II, Pope Paul

VI

of 120 cardinal-electors, in effect, though the present Holy Father could change that.

Since the present number of cardiset a limit

the figure

still

nals

nals under age 80

(Texas)

Pope John Paul will create more cardinals sometime soon.

A.

Many

believe

present cardinals -are well

is

the so-called poor are very important?

All of us can quickly say with would prefer to share din-

whom we

ner, faith or

February

2001, the pope the

makes them "throwaways." The human touch of the good father lifts both of them from throwaway to beloved sons.

How do we convince ourselves that

number of

the voting cut-off age of 80.

brought the

to build

Electing a

doesn't make you rich. And her neighbors had a big celebration for

Corner

church.

clergy, laity

are generally described in

Question

other educational programs.

When

I mentioned the six precepts of the church, which we learned in the catechism in my

if she possessed 10 such coins, she is labeled as "marginalized;" having only $2.50 as your total asset

only 109, man)'

cial

even

any other intimate or so-

wonder that most charitable religious

relationship. Little in the

acts, categories

The poor, sick,

of exclusions are found.

the uneducated, the ugly, the

the disfigured, the physically or

mentally

challenged, are often shunned. We frequently spend all our time creating definitions of sin and miss one of the main points of Jesus as he told these three parables: every person has equal access to God, all have equal opportunity to be loved and to love. The title of this column may be deceiving, because in Jesus' plan there are not throwaway people at all.

16 The Catholic News & Herald

September

12,

2003

PARISH PROFILE

St. Francis of Assisi

Church

is

then-bishop of Charlotte, performed a dedication of the new hall on Sept. 25, 1985.

Three years later, Glenmary Fa-

home to

ther Roland Hautz became pastor. To minister to the growing Hispanic

growing Catholic population

Glenmary

community,

Lay

Missioners Libby Colville and Marilyn Riehle arrived; Glenmary Father Joseph Waters, then pastor of

Francis of Assisi Church 326 East Main Street Jefferson, N.C. 28640 (336) 246-9151 St.

Vicariate:

church.

In 1990, a

home next to the church was purchased and converted into a rectory, but more space was needed to accommodate the ever-increasing number of parishioners. In September 1994, renovation work was accomplished, complete with a new main altar, Blessed Sacrament table and stained glass windows, all of which were made by St. Francis of

Boone

Administrator: Father C. Morris

Families:

Holy Trinity Church in Taylorsville, began saying Mass in Spanish at the

Boyd

250

Mission: St. Frances of

Rome, Sparta

Assisi parishioners.

Because of

location in a veri-

its

table hikers' paradise, the St. Francis

Father

C.

Morris Boyd

Photo by Kevin

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The church

JEFFERSON would become

was originally

built

in

1899 as

was

originally a Presbyterian church until

1962.

a

church building and the Presbyterian church was purchased for $12,000 1962.

Francis of Assisi Church came

into being at a formal dedication cer-

emony Aug.

in

Murray

Francis of Assisi

St.

Wilkesboro. When the Catholics numbered about 30, Bishop Vincent Waters of Raleigh saw the need for a

St.

Jefferson

in

being purchased by Catholics

Presbyterian church.

In the 1950s, the dozen-or-so Catholics of Ashe County were celebrating Mass on a portable altar in living rooms, basements, inns and a courthouse with Diocese of Raleigh priests traveling from North

in

Francis of Assisi Church

St.

that

E.

27, 1963.

Located near the Virginia and Tennessee state lines, the parish began as a mission of St. Elizabeth Church in Boone, with priests of the

Glenmary Home Missioners serving

completion of expansion plans that included an addition on the basement level,

including

meeting

offices,

a social hall,

kitchen and restrooms. Bishop John F. Donoghue,

rooms,

a

of Assisi congregation grows tremendously during the summer months.

Father Hautz, himself an avid hiker, said there are more than 400 miles of marked hiking trails within 90 minutes of Jefferson. Both the Appalachian Trail and the Blue Ridge Parkway pass through Ashe County.

Also popular in the area is the Christmas tree industry. Native to Jefferson is the Fraser Fir, "the Cadillac of Christmas trees" according to Father Hautz.

In 1999, Father Mark Lawlor.became the first Diocese of Charlotte priest to pastor the church. He served until

2003,

when Father

C.

Morris

Boyd became administrator.

there from the mid-1960s until 1999.

Today, St. Francis of Assisi is a parish with a mission church of its own St. Frances of Rome in Sparta.

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In the early 1970s, parishioners contributed to building a basement apartment for then-pastor Glenmary Father Robert Cameron.

To keep up with the growing number of parishioners, Glenmary Father John Otterbacher oversaw the

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