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Parish Profile: Holy

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brothers by

STEPHEN UZZELL CORRESPONDENT

Bishop-designate

MINT HILL —

]ugis reflects on calling to serve

by

KEVIN

E.

J.

Jugis

is

—

The 25

Bishop-designate Peter

a

little

phia in assisting Father Ho Lung's Missionaries of the Poor

further behind in

July 16-23.

returning messages, because there are not

enough hours

The

The

in the day."

judicial vicar

among

and pastor of Our

Lady of Lourdes Church,

recently

sites.

named

night before.

five shelters

the delivery of food donations to

'The Hispanic community threw a skits,

There were

and destitute plus a building project in which the brothers were involved. Another one-day project involved

new bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte, woke early Sunday, Aug. 31, to prepare for the morning Masses, despite his being up

the poor within ghetto areas of

fi-

my

honor" complete with music and he said. "It was after midnight before I

esta in

volunteers divided up six different project

for the homeless

the

late the

parishioners joined

three missioners from Philadel-

a busy man.

said. "I've fallen

to

trip

Kingston, Jamaica.

"My phone has been ringing a lot more," he

St.

weeklong service

MURRAY

EDITOR

MONROE

Parishio-

Luke Church in Mint Hill and St. Matthew Church in Charlotte teamed up this summer for another ners from

Kingston.

"Once

got to bed."

Photo by Kevin

Bishop-designate Peter

See SHEPHERD, page 8

Church

in

Monroe Aug.

J.

Jugis greets parishioners after

Mass

at

Our Lady

of

E.

Murray

Lourdes

I

got past the harsh-

ness of poverty,

I

began to find

Christ in the poor," said

Bill

Suslick, a first-year volunteer.

31 "I

felt

my REVIVING THE SPIRIT

God

chiseling

away

heart and realized that

really

wanted

at I

to be close to

I was personally welcomed by the residents, and I saw how happy they were

these people.

Called, appointed

helping one another."

and anointed by God KAREN

by

A.

EVANS

Cornelius performed through-

out the

STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE —

Spirit-

resonated

singing

filled

through Our Lady of Consolation Photo by Karen A. Evans

Sister Anita Baird preaches at "Revival of the Spirit

Appointed and Anointed" Charlotte Aug. 21-24.

at

Our Lady

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of Consolation

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in

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as

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Singers sang of their love for

God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

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night of "Revival of

Ap-

pointed and Anointed" Aug. 2 1

The theme

ard Ho Lung in 1981. The brothers have embraced the sick, disabled and hungry and

and Anointed," referred to the idea that "If our spirits are truly revived, then we will

have provided food, clean waand medical care to them for over 20 years. Those living in the ghetto yards and the streets of Kingston have

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See MISSION, page 13

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September

5,

2003

Current and upcoming

Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Vatican

about

official says stories

Galileo often oversimplified ROME VATICAN ASTRONOMER TAKES LOOK AT PLANET MARS

— The

(CNS)

Church erred when

it

Catholic

pressured Galileo

Galilei to repudiate his finding that the

Earth revolves around the sun, but it did not persecute or torture the 17th-century astronomer, a Vatican official said.

Archbishop Angelo Amato made die comments in light of a letter revealing church officials acting on behalf of Pope Urban VIII wanted a speedy end to the Inquisition's heresy trial because they were worried about Galileo's poor health.

The letter, uncovered in 2001 in the archives of the doctrinal congregation, confirmed the accusation against Galileo for professing the Copernican view of the solar system in light of his own investigations with the telescope. Such a view

was "condemned by the church," the

initial

opposition to Galileo's scientific findings

came more from

philosophical circles

than religious ones. Galileo's discoveries

Diocesa n, planner ALBEMARLE

VICARIATE

ALBEMARLE

,

— The Daughters of Mary

meet Sept. 17

at

l

aspects but on a question of faith.

Pope John Paul II, after a long study, said the church was mistaken in its

tific

treatment of Galileo.

Wednesday of

Second

the

month

at

Call (704) 485-4526 for

St.

Amato

Archbishop

the

said

was acting accord-

Inquisition's tribunal

ing to a precise and absolute hierarchy of

modern

values that, unlike offer

much space

values, did not

for individual freedom.

But the archbishop said the populegend about Galileo needs debunk-

lar

ing, including the idea that "Galileo

details.

extract his repudiation."

When

Galileo stayed at the Vatican,

apartment of an his remaining time in Rome, Galileo lived comfortably as a guest at the Florentine embassy, he said.

Inquisition

in the

During

official.

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 hotdogs. Questions? Call (336) 838-5562.

CHARLOTTE

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE — sition is a

8015 Ballantyne

Tran-

Christians in Career

ministry of

St.

Matthew Church,

Commons

Pkwy., devoted

to helping people in career crises.

ASHEVILLE

VICARIATE

—

SWANNANOA

The Wednesday

morning Bible Study for women will resume on Sept. 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 208 7th Avenue West. The class will continue with lesson

12,

which covers chapter 9

the Gospel of John.

These lessons

in

will be

available in the church office. All former

and new students are welcome. For further information, please call

Suanne

at

Culvern ative

Aging on

CNS

Jesuit Father Richard Boyle,

astronomer

a telescope at

Mars Aug. 27

the red planet

was the closest

at the

at the Vatican

observatory

to Earth that

in

photo by Alessia Giuliani

Catholic Press Photo

Observatory, peers through

Castel Gandolfo,

had been

it

,

in

Italy.

That day

60,000 years.

Mars mania: At pope's summer residence, a room with a view CASTEL GANDOLFO,

—

Mars and

Earth.

(CNS) While Pope John Paul II was presumably sleeping across the courtyard at p.m. Aug. 27, Jesuit Father Sabino Mafieo was helping visitors participate in "Mars Mania 2003."

For weeks, Father Maffeo, the vice

years.

director for administration of the Vatican

before 2287.

1 1

Observatory based

in the pope's

fifth

dozen people every night to the

floor of the papal residence to take

advantage of the unusual closeness of

particular alignment of the ellip-

of Mars and Earth in August brought the two planets within about

tical orbits

34.6 million miles of each other, the closest

they have been in an estimated 60,000

A

similar closeness

is

not expected

Maximilian Kolbe

peace on Sept. 21 following the 5 p.m. mass

Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400

vonStamwitz,

a

is

Na-

VICARIATE

NORTH WILKESBORO

—

St.

John

Baptist de La Salle Church, 275 C.C.

at

(704) 549-1607.

CHARLOTTE

—

St. Gabriel Church is sponsoring a program to welcome back inactive Catholics and/or those who have left the Church but are interested in returning to the practice of the Catholic faith. The Catholics Returning Home series will begin on September 16 from 7-8:30 p.m. and continue on Tuesday evenings for 6 consecutive weeks. Call Sue Johnson (704) 333-

8028 with questions.

——THE

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Charlotte,

summer

residence at Castel Gandalfo, has ushered in half a

The

St.

global ceasefire and nonviolence. Details

19 at 10 a.m. Pre-

Counselor and offers programs on aging well.

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

/T Italy

The

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

Eugene Church, 72

St.

tional Certified Gerontological

BOONE

CHARLOTTE -

host a workshop on Cre-

Sept.

senter, Richard

0456.

Suther Rd. People throughout the world will pray together as part of Franciscans annual international day of peace, a day of

—

St., will

The

meetings take place on the first and third Mondays of every month 7-9 p.m. in the conference room. For more information, call Rev. Mr. Jim Hamrlik at (704) 576-

at St.

(828) 697-7383.

ASHEVILLE

was

incarcerated or even tortured in order to

p.m. and every

Our Lady of Annunciation Church, 416

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cardinals," the archbishop said.

Archbishop Amato said the church trial of Galileo was not centered on scien-

he was lodged

Archbishop Amato said that

third

Roman

let-

ter said.

will

prompted excitement "even among the

Pope John Paul

is

one of the few

people at the papal residence

seen

Mars through

who

has not

the telescope this said he is unable up to the scope.

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FROM THE VATICAN

Vatican to discuss translations with English-speaking church leaders VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The congregation.

Aging pope looks ahead to activities in

year 26

to officials at the

JOHN THAVIS

by

Typically, the pope uses the "ad

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY

limina" speeches to encourage hopeful

—

As

trends and address problem areas in a

aides prepared 25th-anniversary cel-

specific country. It will be the first such encounters with U.S. prelates since the clerical sex abuse scandal rocked the

(CNS)

ebrations for mid-October,

Paul

II

Pope John

was already looking ahead

to

round of meetings, liturgies and documents.

The pace of the pontificate has clearly slowed, and the pope's fragility means that fewer big projects are on the calendar. But there's enough in the pipeline to keep the 83-year-old pontiff

year 26 and

busier than

inev itable

its

many men

of

all

The

visits are

heads of dioceses every

required

five years

and feature individual and group meetings with the pope. to begin in

The U.S. visits are set

March and conclude

in

visit to Slovakia in Septempope has no firm plans for for-

eign travel. Invitations are coming

De-

in,

but papal aides privately say they don't

know how much

longer the pope will be

able to travel.

say,

is

thing, papal advisers

end of comes

for people to realize that the

papal travel

— whenever

does not

mean

For one

thing, the

it

—

the end of the pontificate.

pope is expected to document summarizing and reflecting on the 2001 Synod of Bishops, which had as its theme the role

VICARIATE

This 10-week session will be based on "After the Boxes are Unpacked"

by Susan Miller with biblical advice and

BELMONT

—

Queen of Apostles Church, 503 North Main St., will host its Annual Fall Festival Sept. 27 from 9 a.m.- 10 p.m. Activities will include a craft fair, games, bingo and casino. There will be lots of family fun, food, fellowship and community building.

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

GASTONIA

—

A

Prayer Vigil for Peace

Monday,

will take place

Sept. 29, 7-8 p.m.

Tabernacle Baptist Church, 519 19th St. Come pray with people of all faiths Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and others as they gather together to ask the Lord for Peace in our time. If you have any questions, or need directions, please contact Tabernacle Baptist Church, 704-864-4051, 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 at

—

—

call

Lois at (704) 892-4326. Evening Tori at (704) 662-9122.

WAYNESVILLE —

St.

John Church

is

offering Inquiry Sessions for people inter-

Roman Catho-

ested in learning about the

who

wish to receive the sacraments of Eucharist and confirmation lic faith.

Catholics

are invited. Classes are Sundays at 10:30

234 Church St. Call (828) 456-6707 or (828) 648-7369 to a.m. in the Parish House,

promote more

Cardinal Francis Arinze, head of the

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, called the meeting and

expected to preside over

it,

according

effective

communica-

and consultation.

Specific translation issues included: Strategies to expedite the translation into English of the latest tion

Roman

edition of the

the Mass, which

Missal, the col-

and

lection of prayers in 2002;

gical celebrations.

used in

rituals

was issued

in Latin

and rationale and principal

concerns and clarification of respective areas of competence in

"Liturgiam Authenticam American Liturgy").

("The

DSA 2003

Contributions help ministries reap a fruitful harvest KEVIN

E.

MURRAY

Catholic Social Services will receive

— Through

the

generous support of people across the Diocese of Charlotte, pledges to the 2003 Diocesan Support Appeal have exceeded expectations.

To which

is

date, $3,843,260

has been pledged,

3 percent over the $3,720,000 goal.

Fifty-three parishes have exceeded their

DSA

goals,

almost $1.3 million in DSA gifts this year, representing 35 percent of the goal, said

Weldon.

DSA

MURPHY —

The Sister Community Commeet on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary, US Hwy. 64 mittee will

W. New members

are welcome. Call (828)

details.

WINSTON-SALEM

VICARIATE

WINSTON-SALEM

—

St.

Leo the

7-9

-

St.

Leo the

to Barbara

Gaddy,

associate

development

director for the diocese.

Contributions to

support will go toward the

Catholic Diocese of Charlotte Corporation, which

is

Housing

gearing up to assist

senior citizens, families with lovv-to-mod-

erate incomes and other special-needs

populations throughout the diocese.

and 17 are within 10

percent of reaching their goals, according

WINSTON-SALEM —

—

Vatican's liturgy congregation and bishops' conferences; and ways to

of the Vatican congregation and bishops' conferences, the role of the International Commission on English in the Liturgy, known as ICEL, and the function of the Vatican-instituted Vox Clara Committee.

Invited to attend the meeting were presidents of bishops' conferences in countries where English is used in litur-

cies

"Wherever there

register.

HICKORY

HICKORY

Vatican norms, the respective competen-

CHARLOTTE

SMOKY MOUNTAIN VICARIATE

Our Lady of Grace Women's Club will meet Sept. 1 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Father Frank O'Rourke will speak. Call (336) 274-6520 or (336) 292-2056 for details.

VICARIATE

the

respective roles and competence of the

EDITOR

Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave., will have a Christian Mothers meeting on Sept.

10 from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. and Sept. 24 from p.m. Join us to pray, play, laugh and cry together. For more information, call Leigh Munley at (336) 7740381.

—

included:

issues

new

by

GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Council of

GREENSBORO

General

topics, including the

sessions:

VICARIATE

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

cal translations.

sessions: call

389-3758 for

GREENSBORO

Morning

clear-headed counsel.

A preliminary agenda drawn up by the congregation, based in part on suggestions from bishops' conferences, listed general issues and questions specifically relating to liturgi-

Oct. 21 encounter will cover a

wide range of

is

sights.

GASTONIA

The

publish a major

of the bishop in the church.

cember.

turgical texts.

principles of translation used under

After a

The important

next year are "ad limina" meetings with U.S. bishops.

United States.

in the

ber, the

half his age.

High on the pope's agenda over the all

church

Vatican has convened a meeting with church leaders from English-speaking countries to discuss and clarify questions about the translation of li-

is

a need,

w e hope

to

be able to provide housing," said Gerard Carter, director of Special Ministries with diocesan Catholic Social Services.

DSA

2003, "Reaping

a Fruitful Harvest," provide the needed

So

far,

1

8,5 1

1

households hav e

DSA,

pledges to the

made

a total of $3,209,238

support for 36 ministries across the dio-

has been collected to date. Pledge remind-

cese, including Catholic Social Services,

ers will continue to be sent through

educational and multicultural ministries

cember. And,

and the vocations program.

'These ministries rely heavily on the DSA," said Bill Weldon, diocesan chief financial officer. "Although there is outside funding for almost all of our ministries, the DSA is the primary funding source for them"

contribute.

it is

"Thousands of thanks

contribute to the

bara

lives are

changed

generousity of those

to. the

De-

not too late for others to

DSA,"

said

who

Gaddy.

To contribute to the DSA, contact BarGaddy at (704) 370-3302.

THIS MONTH IN -1995 The

Little

Flower assisted

living

residence had

its

groundbreaking ceremony

in

Aloysius Church, 921 Second Street, NE, will hold an open fiouse on Sept. 28 from 4-6 p.m. All parishioners,

Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave., would like to form a Bible study group for men. The Bible study would focus on the

neighbors, interested persons and area churches are invited. There will be a

Acts of the Apostles using the study guide published by Ignatius Press. In-

Therese of Lisieux, was the first Catholic-oriented assisted living residence in the Diocese of Charlotte. It opened to accommodate senior adults who could no longer live comfortably on their own or as safely as they would like, but did not require 24-hour medical care of a

guided tour of the church buildings with brief explanations of the highlights and features, a brief history of St. Aloysius Church, and refreshments.

terested? Call Vicki at (336) 724-0561.

nursing home.

St.

Charlotte Sept.

6,

1995. The

Little

Flower residence, named

for St.

DIDYOUKNOW? SALISBURY VICARIATE

MOORESVILLE

—

St.

Therese Church,

217 Brawley School Rd., will offer a Newcomers Connection beginning Sept. 10 at 10:15 a.m. and 7 p.m. Area newcomers are invited to meet others and exchange in-

Please submit notices of parish events for the diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event date in writing to Karen A. Evans at kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to (704) 370-3382.

who was born in 1580 and became a Cartagena (now Columbia) where he spent 40 years in this great slave market of the West Indies and labored for the salvation of Africans. He consecrated himself by vow to their salvation and called himself "the slave of the slaves."

It is said he baptized more than 300,000 slaves, and ministered to lepers and prisoners.

St. Peter Claver died from plague Sept. 8, 1654. He was canonized in 1888, and named Sept. 9

Spanish

is

the feast day of St. Peter Claver,

Jesuit.

patron of

all

He went

to

missionary activities

to

Blacks by Pope Leo

XIII.

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September

5,

2003

AROUND THE DIOCESE Bishop McGuinness who is involved in the Hispanic ministry at Holy Cross

Fires of faith are ignited in diocese

Church in Kernersville, presented sessions on the sacraments and Scripture to Hispanic participants at the event. Mata shared his personal experiences and his

Catechists gather for enrichment, education

ministry to help guide the catechists on their "journey of faith."

GERALD POTKAY

REV. MR.

by

CORRESPONDENT

— About

KERNERSVILLE

James 400

McCullough, parish Our Lady of Grace

catechetical leada~ at

people gathered for enrichment and education at "Lighting the Fires of Faith

Church in Greensboro, presented sessions on "Community of Disciples" and

IX."

"Scripture."

The

event, an integral part of the

ongoing training

for catechists,

enough

lotte for all

who

I gave them enough background to walk midway between fundamentalism and skeptical rationalism."

The event was well received by the

participants.

"I've

are serving Catholic

T came to learn as much as possible me to teach better," said Lori

has created a

community and all others. We must show peace publicly with respect to all

vision. I've

been

are using."

Holy came to

Catechist Cheryl RJhoades, of

Family Church

Catechists,

youth

participate

in

ministers,

members and

RCIA team

adult

education

i

n

leaders

why we

Kernersville Aug. 23.

on morality. Her goal was

mark important times

Christian morality as a

our lives that we participate in and go forward with. need to have things to feel, touch and sense to bring us towards the end of our

We

to "present a

way

of life, showcomes from the Old Testament, the New Testament and ing

how

this morality

the teachings of the Catholic Church."

Martin Mata, campus minister

journey."

believe.

wish they would have more than one Lighting the Fires of Faith' over the year," she said. "This has given me a tremendous perspective (on the faith)."

"I

ments," she said. "These are events that in

more resources

and a desire to delve deeper into the faith for a wider understanding of what and

the opening prayer service for "Lighting the Fires of Faith IX" at

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

in Kernersville,

the event with a need for

Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay

\

...

we

ods

event.

had a very good turnout showing that the people were very interested in teaching our youth," she said. "In fact, the fire (of the Spirit) has really been set ablaze here in the northern region with at least an additional 50 applicants signing up at the door."

Fifteen presenters offered 22 sessions in both English and Spanish. Dr. Cris Villapando, diocesan director of faith formation, gave the opening address in both languages.

"We are involved in an awesome ministry," he said. "I hope you don't forget that we have become agents of peace Therefore, we must be at peace with ourselves. Then, we will be able to go and show peace to our families, our

common

and much of the theory behind the meth-

in

"We

of net-

lot

able to get a lot of intellectual resources

Paquin, a catechist from

St. Joseph of the Eden. '"Fires of Faith' helped me to understand many things more clearly and now I am better prepared to answer (questions) than I was before I came."

Franciscan Sister Bernadette Svatos, northern region coordinator of faith formation, was pleased with the

been able to do a

working and have gained a sense of what other churches are doing," said Josh Warner, a parishioner of St. Pius X Church in Greensboro. "'Fires of Faith'

to enable

Church

to follow

"Hopefully,

youth and children.

Hills

get people interested

to)

up by reading and studying Scripture on their own," he said.

RCIA

teams and adult education leaders, took place at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in Kernersville Aug. 23.

The bilingual event, sponsored by the diocesan Office of Faith Formation, was designed to bring easy means for obtaining certification and commissioning as required by the Diocese of Charministers,

hoped

"(I

youth

Contact Correspondent Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay by calling (336) 427-8218 or e-mail gpotkay@triad.rr.com.

at

Within the church, sacraments connect us to the whole story because they are ongoing, said Pierce.

"They bring continuity to our community as they point out our involvement in the pascal mystery the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ,"

—

she said. "They enable us to become walking symbols of the life of the church, the Living Body of Christ.

They allow us to sacrifice for him as he did for us."

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2003

5,

5

AROUND THE DIOCESE and old buildings

Western CSS

office director

"I feel

Sister Marie Frechette to direct office atmotherhouse

DIANNE

M.A. RIGGS CORRESPONDENT

—

Amidst joyfulness, ASHEVILLE warm wishes and good food, Sister of the well to

a Missionary Servant

Most

Blessed Trinity, bade fare-

staff,

board members, friends and Western Regional Office of

clients of the

said Sister Marie.

Existing programs flowered under

leaves lasting legacy

Marie Frechette,

of surprises."

years working with such a wonderful staff"'

by

"full

so privileged to have had 10

her leadership, while others were added during her tenure. Recent additions are the Russian Refugee Assistance program for the growing Russian population (upwards of 4,(XX), most in Buncombe County); the Internationa] Adoj> tion program, which helps families adopt from Russia and China; and the Hispanic and Immigration Services' one day per week satellite presence in both Morganton and Hendersonville.

"She has been a real blessing to CSS we will miss her enthusiasm and her very special charism and wish her well," said Elizabeth Thurbee, executive director of Catholic Social Services in the diocese, at the farewell event Thurbee will oversee the Western Regional Office on a part-time basis while Catholic Social Services searches for a successor. With the loss of Sister Marie's therapeutic counseling and supervisory counseling skills, Thurbee said Catholic Social Services regrets having had to discontinue the Western Regional Office's sliding-scale therapeutic counseling services for the time being.

"We certainly view therapeutic counseling as an important service ...

When we hire a new director, one of our goals will be to reinstate that program," said Thurbee. ...

Catholic Social Services at a reception

August

held in her honor

3.

After serving 10 years as regional

Marie was asked by her community's reverend mother, Sister Barbara DeMoranville, to serve as the order's director of the Mission Advancement Office at the motherhouse in Philadelphia.

"I am excited about taking this opportunity to serve my community in an inner-community job," she said. director in Asheville, Sister

Photo by Dianne M.A. Riggs

baby Aric

Judge,

promote our missionary activities."

These activities embrace serving the poor and abandoned, whether they are poor spiritually, emotionally or financially, she said. Sister Marie will be working with a team of six at the to

role will include

_

motherhouse. Her

community and

in late

—

"ad-

vancing our mission as Missionary Servants," she said. "Father Thomas A.

move

to her

new

and Ann Mercer,

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at Sister Marie's farewell party Aug.

So my job will be to become missionaries and

fund raising, generating support for the public image

moments

(founder of the order) had

invite others to

Veronica Sartor, Catholic Somember of the Western Regional Office.

"Knowing her has made me a better person.. .(we re) really going to miss her."

new

CM.,

Kitrina (far left)

a missionary.

is

Services board

Sister Marie's

mother

given us the mission that every Catholic

nity," said

cial

Hall while

parishioners, recall happy

and the commu-

as well as her clients

Western Regional

Sister Marie Frechette, departing director of CSS's

At the same time, she said, saying good-bye to the mountains and the people she has known and loved in North Carolina has been painful.

"Sister Marie has made the western office what it is today because of her ability to interact with board members

than anything

3.

many

else,

the Diocese of Charlotte will

in

remember

Marie for her vivacious kindness and welcoming attitude. She interacted Sister

with persons of

many

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pion of justice for refugees and immigrants as well as for families' well-being. think she's been a very strong role

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of which

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She received her

bachelor's degree

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Hill

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in in

Greensburg in 1976. She earned her master's degree from the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration in 1981. Her graduate work focused mainly on family counseling.

Pensacola, Fla, where she

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was

direc-

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center, Sister Marie

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

Making North Carolina home

Abbey professor receives Fu bright I

Organization reaches out helping hand to Hispanic immigrants by

Scholar award

KAREN A. EVANS STAFF W RITER

BELMONT

— "Would you swim

across the river for your child?

Honor takes Dr. Thuot

Would

to University ofMalta

you walk across a desert for her?'

Lissette Westover asked her audience.

Many Hispanic immigrants would

BELMONT

and hav e taken such extremes measures for their families, she explained.

flock to the

They

United States to financially

members in They come here

prov ide for family tive countries.

a safer env ironment,

of political science and honors program director, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at the University of Malta during the

their na-

to live in

one where they can

walk down the street without the fear of being struck by a stray bullet.

Westover addressed the board of directors, members of the advisory board and guests at the inaugural reception of La Casa Latinoamericana de las Carolinas, Inc. Aug. 27 at Belmont Abbey College.

2003-2004 academic year.

immigrants

in

Gaston County,

Photo bv Karen A. Evans

Westover, Dr. Ivan Sanchez, Ana Villa and Jose Torres formed La Casa two and

Joe Puceta,

a half years ago.

executive director of La Casa Latinoame ricana de las Carolinas speak with Wayne

They had organized a Hispanic feswith members of the Gastonia

principal

of

St.

Michael Sc hool

in

Gastonia, and Lissette Westover,

Cooper, Mexican consulate, at La Casa's inaugural reception Aug. 27.

tival

When between 3,000 and 4,000 Hispanics attended the festival, Westover and the other recognized the call to reach out to the Hispanic police force.

community.

"What Hispanics want is to feel welcome," Westover said. "They need a helping hand, a friendly face and a

warm

smile."

She

said that

La Casa grew out of

have received the benefits of living the United States," she said. "I feel "I

obligated to help those

out of need."

"Belmont Abbey College is excited have the opportunity to host La

Dean de la Motte, academic dean of the college. 'This partnership is consistent with our Catholic identity and will allow us to work with the DioCasa," said

cese of Charlotte."

"Our hope is that in serving the Latino community, we can also establish Belmont Abbey College as an educa-

and Jose Torres, treasurer.

Quoting a Mexican poet, Westover said, "One should never look down on a tary;

human being except help

him

to reach

down

to

up."

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

who come

years and decades to come," de la Motte said.

here

A parishioner of St. Michael

Church in Gastonia, Westover came to the United States 20 years ago from Dominican Republic not out of need, but by her own choice.

"La Casa is committed to serving both Latino immigrants and our local community as they cope with the many challenges faced by the recent growth of this segment of the population," Westover said.

La Casa provides interpretation and translation services, doctor and job referrals, transportation and letter writing.

Many immigrants are illiterate, and La Casa also aids them in filling out forms.

Belmont Abbey College has formed a partnership with La Casa, providing it with a start-up grant of $10,000 as well

from which to conduct its operations. Additional funding came from a $2,500 grant from the Diocese of Charlotte and a federal grant. as office space

"It is crucial to

vices for the said

Wayne As

for

immigrant community,"

Cooper, Mexican consulate.

member

a

provide support ser-

of the advisory board

La Casa, Cooper

said

it is

the advisors to help guide

the role of

La Casa

in

fund raising and initiating services similar to those already in place in Charlotte.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED? La Casa

looking for energetic vol-

is

ethnic and economic backgrounds to assist with its services. Please contact Lissette Westover at (704) 825-681 2 or e-mail lacasa@bac.edu to find out how you can help.

unteers of

all

Members

of the advisory board include Msgr. Mauricio W. West, administrator

of the Diocese of Charlotte; Brother Agostino Fernandez of Belmont Abbey; several members of St. Michael Church; and parents and faculty of St. Michael School.

La Casa

is

a non-profit, non-sectar-

ian organization

to foster unity

whose primary goal

among

the peoples of

all

aging cultural expression and sharing with people of other ethnic backgrounds.

The board of directors consists of Westover, executive director; Dr. Ivan

Ana

am

delighted

and

deeply

We

portant help, encouragement and support. Above all, because the Fulbright Grant that I am receiving is a teaching award and because I view teaching as a collaborative undertaking between teacher and students, I

am

especially mindful and apprecia-

tive of the

wonderfully responsive Ab-

I have had over the course of 28 years in the classroom."

bey students

beat the banks!

is

Latin American countries, while encour-

Sanchez, vice president;

"I

is

member and

honored," said Thuot. "I'm also very grateful to friends and colleagues who over the years have provided im-

tional resource for Latino students in the

those needs. in

to

Thuot

an esteemed senior I am extremely pleased that his teaching and scholarship have been recognized by the Fulbright committee," said Dean de la Motte, academic dean at Belmont Abbey College. "Few Fulbright scholars come from the ranks of small regional liberal arts colleges, so Dr. Thuot's achievement is both a reflection and further enhancement of the tradition of teacher-scholars at Belmont Abbey."

Thuot is one of approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals who will travel abroad to 140 countries through the Fulbright Scholar Program. Established in 1946 under legislation introduced by the late Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the program's purpose is to build mutual understanding between the people of the U.S. and other countries.

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2003

7

REVIVAL 2003

Reviving the spirit Black Catholic Congress. In July 2000, REVIVAL, from page 1

she was appointed by Cardinal Francis

George

to serve as the inaugural direc-

tor of the Archdiocesan Office for Racial

come call,

to a fuller understanding of our our appointment and our anoint-

ing," said

Justice.

At Our Lady of Consolation, Sister Anita preached that people can identify with the suffering of Jesus through

Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice

chancellor and vicar for the diocesan African American Affairs Ministry, which sponsored the event.

The annual revival is designed to be reminiscent of the early days of outdoor preaching and is an opportunity to publicly worship in the spirit of the black church, according to Rev. Mr. Todd. It is also meant to break down traditional misconceptions of Catholicism by Prot-

God

should praise

"God

is

"Just because we know Jesus does not mean that we won't go through hardship," she said. "If we suffer with him, we are being obedient to God's will."

Sister Anita also spoke about surrendering to God's will, and putting one's trust solely in God. She relayed Matthew's parable of Jesus sleeping in a boat during a violent

for all of his

worthy of

all

When

glory and worship for what he does, but

storm.

more

woke him,

so for just being God."

Sister Anita

is

a

member

of the

St.

member of the

community of Chicago where

Word

God

Anita

in the

only constant," she

always pray for God's

said.

"We should

said.

will to

To

said.

be a good Christian

is

to carry

the cross and to be crucified with Christ.

'We must stay focused on

has twice represented the Archdiocese of

Chicago as delegate to the National

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Each service featured gospel music performed by local choirs. In addition to The Stroller Singers, Genesis Mass Choir from Lancaster, S.C.; Charlotte's C.N. Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church men's choir; and The Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir from Charlotte performed at subsequent services.

"The God we serve knows our every

Near the conclusion of the evening's

many

congregation murmured, spoke or even called out "Thank you, Jesus" and "Amen." Tears flowed down several people's faces.

Despite all of the talk of suffering and crying, the spirit of the evening was joyous. Many lingered after Sister Anita concluded her preaching, talking with neighbors and hugging friends and even complete strangers. " Sister Anita preached for three conpreaching,

secutive nights

in the

on the

need," said Sister Anita.

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Sister Anita played a major role in the establishment of the Archdiocesan Office for Black Catholic Ministries and

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Reflecting

Msgr. John McSweeney, then-associate pastor and vocations director.

"After the wedding rehearsal, he

on a calling to serve

me

asked

in passing if

of being a

I

Jugis. "I told him, "No,

was a very humbling moment, he

It

said, "Well,

said.

awe of the

very humbling, and I'm

great responsibility

the help and support of

in

tiiat I will

give

of the priests

giving

has to be done."

Bishop-designate Jugis put his faith

Holy

first

Spirit

Bishop-designate Peter

J.

members

Jugis and

over 20 years

decided to become a

Greensboro and planning coordinator, during a meeting

at the

and married in St. Patrick Cathedral.

St Ann Church was formed, the Jugises were among the original families.

Bishop Michael J. Begley, then-pastor of St. Ann, even baptized the infant Peter Jugis in the church in 1957.

"I had the honor of being baptized by lotte

When

in

diocesan pastoral

center Aug. 29.

church

in

SHEPHERD, from page 1

building.

make Bishop-designate Jugis went on to

9 a.m. Mass in English, then two Masses in Spanish. After each Mass, he stood outside to greet parishioners wanting to speak with him. Enthusiastically, he chatted with each one of them, celebrate a

often about his

new

calling as the diocesan

shepherd.

me

"Everyone's been telling

they've

had mixed emotions," he said in an interview that morning. "People are very pleased and delighted that this has happened, but then at the same time they are

somewhat sad that they are pastor. That seems to be the

One day

the parish's 800 fit

in the current

would

a week, he

a 40-minute trip to the diocesan

pastoral center in Charlotte to

manage the

now makThere is much

Bishop-designate Jugis

ing that trip

more

often.

is

and he will soon move into a new office and residence in Charlotte.

Despite the schedule, he can still clearly remember the life-altering phone call in July from Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic nuncio, which literally brought him to his knees.

"Suddenly, in a single instant,

God

You

don't

overall con-

expect someone on the other end to tell you you've been appointed the next

he

bishop of Charlotte

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two years

to

cern for the "unchurched" in the

the family began to grow, they to a bigger

"He'll make a wonderful bishop," said Joann Jablonski, a parishioner. "He's made a big difference for our parish. It's sad to have him leave us, but it's for a wonderful

Since becoming pastor

life

"I

that

As moved

After" graduating from South Mecklenburg High School in 1975, the young Jugis studied accounting at the

tion,

my

more and more

of the diocese in 1979, he interviewed with

before

planning to do before his October ordina-

could really

Bishop-designate Jugis.

house and joined St. Vincent de Paul, a mission of St. Ann

marriage tribunal.

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discern and think and to talk with priests."

the future bishop of the diocese," said

also

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the ordination planning committee

of

Father Frank O'Rourke, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church

a lot over the follow-

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"He's a real people-person," said

brothers were present at the ordination, as

were

Bishop McSweeney.

Msgr.

and

Begley

Julie

"He's so kind, patient and understanding," said parishioner Austin Doherty. "I don't know how he does all that he does."

"Bishop Jugis is one of our own a native of North Carolina," said Bishop William G. Curlin, bishop emeritus. "Having served as pastor of several parishes, he is well acquainted with the pastoral needs and challenges

Since then, he has served in numerous parishes across the diocese, including St.

Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem, Holy Infant Church in Reidsville, St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte, Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury and Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont.

In 1992, Bishop-designate Jugis became the first priest of the diocese to receive a doctorate in canon law, defending his thesis at the Catholic University of America.

"It

me

was the bishop who

first

—

that await him."

"He

asked

— Bishop Begley and then (John Donoghue — they

Bishop F.) always made the opportunities available," said Bishop-designate Jugis.

When he told his parents of his new appointment as bishop, they were

—

busy man," said Bishop-designate

—

he isn't bringing a preset agenda to his role as bishop.

"I think that's unwise for any-

Jugis

pleased yet surprised.

"They both started crying. It's something that was completely unexpected; it came out of the blue," he said.

when coming

one, either

needs are."

What

Bishop-designate Jugis believes a good priest is "a prayerful man someone who loves Christ with all his heart and who has dedicated his life to pursuing a relationship with Christ," he said, " and someone who loves Christ's people. He has a compassion-

—

ate heart for the sufferings

and

he does bring, he

eager to of the 91 parishes and missions

Bishop-designate Jugis visit all

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of the diocese as bishop.

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"Having worked beside Bishop Jugis during the past 10 years, I esteem him to be one of our finest priests a man totally devoted to the Lord and to the service of his brothers and

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Bishop Curlin. "That will prove of special assistance in serving our rapidly increasing Catholic Hispanic growth."

While growth throughout the diocese is an issue "I expect to be a very

to study

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Angermeier, an Our Lady of

Lourdes parishioner.

The ordination and

installation of

J. Jugis has been set for 12 p.m. Oct. 24, at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte. A com-

Bishop-designate Peter

mittee

is

working to

facilitate

a cel-

ebration that expresses the diversity

and

unity of the entire diocese.

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10

September

Culture Watch

of Scripture, readings, films and more

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

Sept

Twenty-third

7,

combine

a resort that combines the appeal of

Disney World, ancient Rome and a trip to Venus. Where you could golf with Bob Hope, take an art lesson with Michelangelo or practice baseball by throwing a few pitches to Joe DiMaggio.

Where you would live with everyone all

the pets

you've ever had.

That's just a tiny glimpse of what

says Anthony DeStefano, author of "A Travel Guide to Heaven," an $18.95 hardcover book to be published Sept 16 by Doubleday.

"For a very long time I've believed

heaven

will

be

done on the subject of heaven. His goal was to deliver a message that would be "accessible to people who were not necessarily theological study he had already

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Imagine

you've ever loved, including

the travel guide idea with the

like,

kind of theological Sherlock Holmes" about Christian teachings on heaven.

"We have 2,000 years of biblically based teachings on the subject of heaven," he wrote. "We need to start making some simple deductions about

what those teachings mean

The

for us."

37-year-old DeStefano, execu-

tive director

of Priests for Life for the "A Travel Guide

past seven years, wrote

Heaven" on weekends months. He'll be doing a

to

was a gap between how great and wonderful our teaching on heaven is and there

James 2:1-5

3)

Gospel:

in just three

book tour in October, then he's committed to writing a second book for Doubleday, this one called "Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To!" All this while running an organization that employs 50 people full time and has an annual budget of $7 million.

Based in Staten Island, N.Y., Priests for Life works to train Catholic clergy how to speak and preach about life issues.

"It's important to be clear on the 10-city

Mark

to save you."

with hurting and struggling people. Beis the one who can assure them of God's promise to rescue them.

cause she knows God, she

When God

7:31-37

has a

gift for

the world,

way he presents it is through people.

This is how we receive such gifts as love, the

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scientific discovery, friendship, health,

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At

"a

"Say to

Here is your God.... He Every day Nellie is

strong, fear not!

2)

by

In the book, DeStefano calls himself

tells us:

those whose hearts are frightened: Be

Cycle B Readings: 1) Isaiah 35:4-7a Psalm 146:7-10

"Everybody enjoys getting away from it all on a happy, luxurious vacahe added.

2003

speaking for God,

Isaiah,

comes

that religious," he said.

tion,"

7,

Old Testament reading,

In the

Sunday in Ordinary

glimpse of true joy of heaven CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SEPT.

of Jesus.

Time NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN

2003

WORD TO LIFE

A roundup

New 'travel guide' offers a by

5,

youth convention recently,

a

I

— —

listened as Nellie, a singer in a Christian

music group, was telling a group of

young people how she connects her with her other career

—

social

faith

work.

She advised them, "Know God, trust spend time in prayer and build your relationship with him because there are people all around you who depend on you for that."

I'd never thought of it that way, but she's right. This week's readings are about opening people the deaf, the

Because of Nellie's faith and experiknows that "streams will burst

ence, she

Jesus,

—

blind, the frightened

forth in the desert," that the struggling

and families she meets have will save them. But she must be sure enough and close enough to Jesus to share this relationship with people who depend on her to individuals

a loving

—

to the saving

God

bring

life

God who

into their lives.

•

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE Scripture for the

week

of

September 7

September 13

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Sunday (Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time), Isaiah 35:4-7, James 2:1-5, Mark 7:31-37; Monday (Birth of Mary), Micah 5:1-4, Matthew 1:1-16, 18-23; Tuesday (St. Peter Claver), Colossians 2:6-15, Luke 6:12-19; Wednesday, Colossians 3:1-11, Luke 6:20-26; Thursday, Colossians 3:12-17, Luke 6:27-38; Friday,

Luke 6:39-42; Saturday

(St.

John Chrysostom),

1 Timothy 1:1-2, 12-14, Timothy 1:15-17, Luke 6:43-49

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Christian teaching regarding abortion,

week

September 14

September 20

the fact that people are not very excited

while at the same time demonstrating

Scripture for the

News

abundant compassion for those women and men who have been involved in them," DeStefano said. 'You have to love both mother and child, and Priests for Life helps the clergy to understand how best to do this."

But you won't find a discussion of abortion in "A Travel Guide to Heaven."

"It doesn't go near politics or any politically sensitive issues," DeStefano said. "It's not about Republican vs.

Democrat, liberal vs. conservative, or even religious vs. secular.

"It's about joy, about paradise," he

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

about

it,"

DeStefano told Catholic

Serv ice in a

Washington

"There's been a

interview.

ho-hum

attitude"

about heaven, which is often depicted as a hazy place full of fog and clouds, with little substance, he said.

But heaven is a very real physical

by real physical beings and offering "a feast for the senses," DeStefano says.

"The Bible describes heaven as a ban-

place, inhabited

quet,"

he says

same

as saying

in

the book. "Well, that's the

God

big party for us.

It

is

going to throw a

means there

will

be

Bellarmine),

1

added.

of laughter, plenty of conversation, plenty of music, plenty of togetherness, plenty of noise."

Although he had been interested in the topic for years, DeStefano decided to write a book on heaven only after attending 15 funerals in seven months several years ago and finding that none of the priests' sermons was leaving their congregations joyful about the prospect of heaven.

He began writing the book but found "I wasn't very excited about the project myself and set it aside. A couple of years later, he and his wife, Kimberly, found themselves by a happy accident in the presidential suite of the Beverly Hills Hotel, drinking champagne and toasting to an experience that felt like "heaven on earth."

That toast inspired DeStefano to

most of us can agree on and aspire to and hope for."

"It's

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about a

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it

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—

would

criticize

it

as

a

of the very weighty topic of

heaven.

The is

lighthearted nature of the book

reinforced by

its

cover, depicting a fly-

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all,"

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to bait readers

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WORK

MISSION

Missioners bring Christ to

Jamaica and find God among the different

various needs.

The volunteers experienced first hand the joy of serving Christ through the poor alongside the brothers. Many have been regular volunteers for some

'The worst day of my life is nothing compared to what they live every day,"

upon the hope and courage

"Joy

the food of

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my

soul

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is

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helping those in need

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wounds of residents

in the shelters.

thought it would be," said 13-year-old Michael Ludwig, the youngest member of the volunteer group. 'The poor are very much the same as us, only more."

Ludwig and the others rotated "It

with a cool drink of water during a

Sunday

the Lord's

India.

to rely

that the brothers bring.

Maureen King helps a shelter resident Mass in Kingston, Jamaica.

—

said Brother Alfred Stevens of Channai,

come

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September

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

2003

5,

Pope says faithful feel serene, strong even as body VATICAN CITY

The good news

of

—

(CNS)

strong faith and righteous believer firmly attached to

A

life

keep a

God

so that

even as the body weakens with age, the believer experiences serenity and the

The Pope

Speaks

strength to give witness to God, Pope

religion, Part II

John Paul

II said.

83-year-old pope, who appeared tired and had difficulty speaking

The

CATHOLIC

By

NEWS SERVICE

at his Sept. 3 general audience, said that

age those who have been faithful feel as strong as "the palms and cedars which are planted in the courtyard of the temple of Zion."

The pope returned to the Vatican for the morning to hold his audience with an estimated 9,000 visitors packed into the 7,000-seat Vatican audience hall, its aisles and large atrium.

In his audience talk, the pope spoke about Psalm 92 and its praise of the just God who rewards the righteous and punishes evildoers.

The psalmist, he said, was convinced that God's rewards and punishments would be dealt out in this life, not simply at the time of judgment after in old

to

Headlinesyou

Guest

shouldbe reading

Column

in the secular news

JOE PURELLO Director, Office of Justice 6k Peace

In an effort to provide to

some balance

news reporting on religion, I would share some news I

thought

eye-catching headlines

items (with

added for

effect)

The news

items I share are just a few pieces from a large body of evidence demonstrating the importance of religion to healthy well-being in both individuals and society. Other

have come across show a between religious activity and the building of civil society (e.g., Robert Putnam, author of "Bowling Alone," calls churches the "reservoir of social capital" in our sociI

positive correlation

other research has shown the positive connection between religious activity and giving, volunteering and ety). Still

donating blood, and between religious activity and happier marriages and strong families.

Why is it, I wonder, we do not see such stories more prominently featured in the news venues we turn to each day? A majority of Americans consider themselves religious, with 9 out of 10 saying they pray regularly (May 1999 Gallup Poll) and 52 percent saying they attend religious services at least once a week (2002 U.S.

News/PBS

Religion

&

Ethics

Weekly

Poll).

Perhaps the imbalance in news reporting on religious matters may be a factor in leading many to be dissatisfied with news reporting and to have less confidence in the

mainstream me-

dia overall.

Yes, there is good news on religion being reported by the mainstream media.

My

concern, however, stated once

an imbalance in reporting the misdeeds versus the good deeds, and where and when the reporting takes place (i.e., front page vs. back page, primetime vs. sleep time, every day vs. once a week). again,

is

that there

—

the

reporting.

Have you seen the following good news about religion?

same public

overwhelmingly describes

that

itself as re-

death.

While Jesus taught

that "history

cannot be interpreted so linearly," the pope said, the psalm is still valid as a prayer that God will intervene in history to make his goodness known.

The psalm of praise ends with a view toward the just person's old age and promises that the believer's final days will be serene, he said.

Even when age seems

to be a

weight, the pope said, "the spirit of the

one and

who

prays will remain

lively,

happy

effective."

'The roots of the just are planted in himself and draw divine grace from him," the pope said. 'The life of the Lord nourishes him and transforms him, making him prosperous and vigorous, that is, able to give to others and to

God

witness to his

faith."

RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS EDUSAVE U.S CATE MILLIONS

—

TAXPAYERS BILLIONS Religiously affiliated K-12 schools

people; provided 547,732 people with

get into fights, carry a weapon, and

educate about two-thirds of the approximately 6 million students who

counseling services; and assisted 902,489 people with non-emergency

more

attend private and parochial schools.

community services such as English as a Second Language classes, job

Catholic schools alone educated 2,553,277 students in 2002 and employed 163,004 workers. In addition to the obvious benefits of a quality education offered to millions of students, Catholic schools save American taxpayers almost $18.8 billion a year (using the average public school per pupil cost of educating a K-12 student of $7,392). (Info from the National Catholic Education Association and the 2003 The Book of Facts).

World Almanac and

CATHOLIC HOSPITALS PLAY KEY ROLE IN U.S. HEALTHCARE Nearly 84 million patients were treated at 585 Catholic hospitals in

2002 while 714,253 young people benefited

from

residential services of

group homes and orphanages. (Info from the 2003 Official Catholic Directory).

Thanks and their

to Catholic organizations

efforts to reach out to the

uninsured, more that 108,000 children were enrolled to receive health care coverage through Medicaid through direct pro-active reaching out activities to the uninsured (Catholic

News

Service, July 12, 2003).

NATION'S POOR TURN TO CHURCH FOR ASSISTANCE As the largest non-governmental provider of social services in the country, Catholic Charities USA affiliated agencies (such as Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Charlotte) offered

training, adoption assistance, refugee

emergency assistance

(e.g.,

food,

clothing, disaster relief) to 5,352,316

likely to wear seat belts and get adequate sleep (showing that religious activity is associated with not only reducing bad behavior but also promoting healthy behavior).

resettlement, and immigration assis-

tance (2002 Catholic Charities Survey).

HELP KEEP TEENS OUT OF TROUBLE — BRING THEM TO CHURCH MORE OFTEN Religion may contribute to the well-being of adolescents, lowering a teenager's likelihood of participating

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society found that teenagers who attended church on a weekly basis were 46 percent less likely to use drugs than teenagers in general. Another study from the same center surveyed 4,000 teenagers and found that those attending church on a weekly basis were half as likely to drive drunk.

More about these studies and related studies can be found at the

Web

www.crrucs.org.

Similar inverse relationships between religious practice and drug/ alcohol use have also been reported

by The National Study of Youth and Religion from UNC-Chapel Hill and the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia center's

CHURCH

USA

in risky behavior.

is

Given that media corporations desire to offer stories the public will read and tune in to

I

you might have

missed while reading your daily paper, or watching the evening news.

The items "reported" below all say good things about religion.

studies

—

would think that the mainstream media would want to address the imbalance in religion news

ligious/spiritual

God

PROVES CIRCULATION A 2001 University of

IM-

California

Berkeley study controlled for such behavior as smoking and drinking in its survey of 6,545 adults in Alameda County, Calif, and still found religious involvement *to be a positive i.e. lowerfactor in overall health ing one's chances of being afflicted with circulatory diseases (reported in the April 13, 2002 Charlotte Ob-

—

server, section F, p. 12).

This finding complements a 1998

Duke University study

(reported in

the Journal of the Baptist State

Con-

vention of North Carolina) that found people who regularly attend worship services were 40 percent less likely to suffer from high blood pressure (a major contributor to stroke and heart attacks).

site,

University.

A University of Michigan study of 5,000 high school seniors reported in the December 1998 issue of Health Education and Behavior that religiously-involved high school seniors were less likely to smoke, use drugs,

ATTENDANCE

LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE,

CRIMINALS

WHO PRAY

FIND CRIME DOESN'T PAY Evidence suggests that inmates

who

are involved in religious pro-

grams have much lower recidivism rates than inmates

who

are not simi-

larly involved.

For example, one study of inmates involved

in

a faith-based values pro-

gram

a

Texas

in

jail

showed

a

13

percent recidivism rate, compared to a 50 percent rate for Texas inmates as a whole (from The Economist, February 12,

2000).

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September

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2003

5,

Beyond 9/11: Shame and glory As we approach Sept

1

1,

violence are vividly flashing in our minds.

Those images become even more as

we

Guest

faith tells us that every life is whether a person worked at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon or was

on the

in

AURILIA,

OFM

Afghanistan or

We have learned,

I

is still

Cap

dying

hate, people

We also

showed a remarkable courage of unity and prayer. I loved reading the daily papers at that time learned that our country

many

because they reported so

heroism and in

acts of real

never experienced so

faith. I

and herodid on 9/ 1 1 and in

goodness, courage,

our country as

I

faith

Thank

the days following the tragedy.

God we

My

have heroes! is

1

than national and patriotic pride.

more

My

un-

derstanding has the roots in the Gospel's story of the 37).

To

who

you love

to

should be kept at a dis-

Now

keep on imagining: that stranger gives you first aid and gets you to the hospital. What can you make of it?

'They" are supposed to be bad people.

The Good Samaritan keeps on flashtance.

ing

of

my head as remember the tragedy 9/ we were bleeding and in

I

—

1 1

wounded, many died and there were people whose names we didn't know; we even know the color of their skin or language (they didn't say words!), who were there to give us blood, to heal our

didn't

understanding of 9/ 1

Good Samaritan

(Lk. 10:25-

keep on saying "us" and "them"

does not really help us or them.

I

imagine

waking up battered and bleeding into the face of a stranger

whose dress and accent

—

their

wounds and

Good

he/ she is "one of them." Northerners, Southerners, Iraqis, Palestinians, Europeans, Jews, people of different color, different reliindicate that

to bury the dead. All those are

Samaritans.

gether to

make

They were

there to-

the tragedy less tragic and

the pain bearable.

Sept

to look

a stranger

money was

at

Many

who were his friends became his foes. The old preacher found out a group of

hope, that 9/ 1

or divine power.

Land Economy

people

gion, different values. People

human

the Promised

his little cabin.

stake, the situation turned ugly.

was a day of shame because evil forces took defy any

and

Since a great deal of

crashed in Shanksville,

flight that

or died

his land

FATHER JOHN

over our fragile humanity and seemed to

ism

day, a

about money; he simply wanted to keep

Our

much

One

cabin.

Some business leaders came to the old man and offered to buy the land. The old man didn't care

Column

precious,

Pa.,

little

Walking to

covered on his property.

in Iraq.

in Iraq.

living in a

very valuable deposit of copper was dis-

painful

witness loss of lives on a daily basis

of the old preacher and the old black man who were living in a small town. The black

man was

the anniversary of

the terrible images of death and

Those who have seen the old movie my Crown" remember the story

"Stars in

1 1

never ends, It's

tells

us that the cycle ofviolence

we

keep on thinking revenge.

if

people was going to hang him. The preacher stepped out on the porch witii the black man and said: "John knows that he is going to die. He asked me to come out today and write his last will. He wants me to read it to you. He wants to give his fishing rod to Pete, because he remembers the first bass Pete caught wit it. He wants to give his rifle to Jimmy, because he re-

members using

it

to teach

him

to shoot"

Item by item, the old man gave in love to the very people who had come to take his life. The impact of this "asymmetrical response" was more than even their hardened spirits could handle. One by one, the would-be executioners turned in silence and tears. The little grandson of the black man asked him, "What kind of will was that?" The old grandfather replied, "The will of God, son the will of God."

away

...

time to begin the cycle of kindness,

which ends and begins with you, and since kindness is contagious, your kindness will eventually end the cycle of violence.

Father Aurilla is pastor Immaculate Conception Church

of in

Hendersonville.

of Faith GLENMARY FATHER JOHN

RAUSCH

S.

The number in

a hierarchy of doctrines?

Is there

Q. I find it difficult to believe some teachings it seems all Catholics are sup-

posed

even some in the Cat-

to accept,

echism of the Catholic Church. Is there such a thing as a "range" of required faith in Catholic doctrines or are they all

one

level, to

be accepted by everyone in the

same way? (California) A. There

is

theology

in Catholic

what the catechism (Nos.

90, 234) calls a hierarchy of doctrines or truths, since

they vary

in their relation to the

founda-

means more closely linked to

tions of the Christian faith. This

some doctrines

are

divine revelation in the Scriptures or in

Christian tradition.

As an obvious example,

the doctrine

of the incarnation, that Jesus

is

a divine

person with two natures, human and divine, is more essential and basic than belief in guardian angels.

Over the

centuries Catholic theolo-

gians have assigned to individual doctrines

what are

called theological notes,

indicating the connection they have to

These notes example, by the

basic Christian revelation.

are determined, for

source for the teachings,

oped

how they develhow they

Several years ago, for example, someone claimed that a particular teaching was an article of faith because it was in the catechism. Since the bishops of the world had been consulted before publishing the catechism, so the

went

was

the teaching

vate household workers and

A.

because of ordinary the universal

The

Bible narrative about the

in those chapters,

expressed in a variety

disintegration

was personal

(expressed by the breakdown of harmony between Adam and Eve and trusting relationship between

of the church.

culminating in the social breakdown of all human relationships, with their pride resulting in an inability even to understand each other's speech, the

they are in the Catechism of the Catholic Church is not a judgment.

Eve

Adam

and

themselves); familial (the murder-

ous enmity between Cain and Abel), and

Babel story.

It

Form

of the Lord?

was

into that plight that

entered with the

call

of

God

Abraham (Gn

to pious ears," with at least a dozen

of the tower of Babel (Gn 11:5), the Bible says the Lord came down to see the town men had built. In what form would the Lord have ap-

and began his work of salvation.

So we cannot know what it means in human that the Lord came down form? as an angel? or as another form of vision or message? Whatever it was

other categories in between.

peared?

doesn't affect the story's meaning.

teaching

of

magisterium" to "common and certain," all the

way down

to "offensive

12),

Q. In the

stoiyt

(Illinois)

pay

taxes, only

aid

1

2 percent receive federal

Medicare/Medicaid, food

like

stamps or social security. All workers have basic rights under U.S. labor law, but only 29 percent of unauthorized workers apply for worker's compensa-

ute to the nation's growth, remain the

family.

primacy of the bishop of Rome for determining the theological note of others may require serious study and research concerning their development

make such

more than $5 billion to the economy. Although 70 percent

area's

cant sectors of the

.

one),

to

half

workers.

whole human

(the

enough

more than

1.6 million agricultural field

of literary forms, is that after Adam and Eve's sin of pride, a continuous disintegration and isolation undermined the

God); marital (the collapse of the open,

fact that

all

A University of Illinois-Chicago study reported 91 percent of unauthorized immigrants around Chicago con-

Columnist

tower of Babel must be understood in the context of the special literary forms that underlie all the "prehistory" parts of Genesis, Chapters 1-11.

The underlying theological message

relate to other

faith" to "of faith

of the

DIETZEN

That teach-

ings are clearly articles of Catholic faith

The mere

—

restaurant workers, nearly a quarter of pri-

FATHER JOHN

already possess."

in the church's tradition,

dogmas and so on.

These notes range from "defined

they account for roughly 10 percent of

Corner CNS

economy

tributed

Others replied that, using that criterion, every statement in the catechism would be an infallible article of faith.

In 1993, however, when asked a similar question about the theological weight of doctrines in the catechism, Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, explained, "The individual doctrines that the catechism affirms have no other authority than that which they

in the magisterial history

of unauthorized workers

the United States probably exceeds 5.3

contributes significantiy to the

argument

some

in his mid-40s,

million over die age of 18. Their presence

Question

infallible.

In other words, while

man

Francisco, a

walked for five days through the southwestern desert to enter the United States after paying his smuggler $2,000.

In Phoenix, he was packed into a truck and driven for two days with no food, water or bathroom breaks. When he arrived in south Georgia, he was hurting but was put to work beside other undocumented workers tending the onion and tobacco fields.

Every day, hundreds of workers from Mexico and Central American countries risk health and life to find jobs in the United States. Since 1998, more than 2,000 migrants crossing the USMexico boarder died from environmental causes like heat stroke, hypothermia, dehydration or drowning.

—

tion

when injured. Undocumented who fill the shortfall in signifi-

workers,

economy and

contrib-

most vulnerable group in the workforce.

Mexican and U.S. Catholic bishops issued a joint pastoral letter recently rec-

ognizing migration is a human right and "migration between our two nations is necessary and beneficial."

The

letter maintains that

given glo-

rampant must migrate in order to support and protect themselves." While sovereign states have a right to control their borders, no bal conditions

where poverty

"the presumption

such right

is

is

is

that persons

absolute, but rather condi-

tioned on the needs of the immigrants

and the host country. The letter advoprogram of amnesty and legal-

cates a

ization plus reflects the teaching of Pope John Paul II that identifies the elimination of underdevelopment as the longterm antidote to illegal immigration.

16 The Catholic News & Herald

September

5,

2003

PARISH PROFILE

Holy Angels Church blossoms

Surry County, whose members compose about 25 percent of the Holy Angels congregation.

A collection of about 200 saints'

into fruitful parish

relics is also located at the

in

is

church, and

available for public veneration.

The

obtained by Father Stott over the years, were featured in an issue of Extensions magazine, a publication of The Catholic Church Extension Socirelics,

Church wins awards for architectural excellence

ety.

HOLY ANGELS CHURCH

Administrator: Father Eric Kowalski

Recent major renovations at the church have caught the attention of locals and visitors to the city, as well as The Mount Airy Appearance Commission, which honored Father Eric Kowalski and the parish with the Architectural Excellence Award from

Number

the city.

1208 North Main Street Mount Airy, N.C. 27030 (336) 786-8147 Vicariate:

Winston-Salem

of families:

200

Father Kowalski, administrator saw the need for improvements on the church building and rectory when he arrived and was honored by the award.

"I felt we needed to be a presence in the community here," he said. "For us to be recognized by the community shows we've come a long way." since 2001,

The

Father Eric Kowalski

adding to a growing population of Catholics in Surry County. Appointed pastor in 1953, Father Maurice Spillane also played a key role in the construction of a church about 35 miles to the southwest, St. Stephen in Elkin.

Also during Father Spillane's pastorate, parishioners living along Highway 58/221 in Virginia began making their way to Mount Airy for Mass. Several years later, they began a parish centered in

File

Photo

Woodlawn,

Va.,

and built a church placed under the patronage of St. Joseph.

Acquisitions of property during the 1960s and '70s broadened the church grounds in Mount Airy. The church, rectory and a house for catechetical and social events were also refurbished.

Holy Angels

renovations the

Church at the

Mount

as

it

church have earned

it

in

Airy,

appeared

1997 photo. Recent an Architectural Excellence Award from in

this

city.

MOUNT

such as turning part of an empty field into needed parking' space to accommodate the growing number of parishioners. None of the changes would be possible without the support of the parish, said Father Kowalski.

"It's all been done by their generosity and their sacrifice," he said.

"That's very humbling. It shows they do love God, their faith and their

church."

About 200

AIRY

—

In the early

— Holy Angels.

1919, Mount Airy Cathoeither traveled to St. Leo the

Until

Great Church

in Winston-Salem or welcomed clergy from the town into their homes and a local opera house for liturgies. By the mid 1910s, sporadic visits by Benedictine priests since 1907 were being met with an

increasing Catholic population in the area.

Addressing the need for a permanent place of worship, Bishop Leo Haid, the Benedictine abbot of Belmont Abbey and vicar apostolic of North Carolina, purchased a site for a

new church

Mount Airy in NovemThe church, built with in

ber 1919. white granite found in the region, was dedicated by Bishop Haid in May 1921. Benedictine Father Alphonse Buss was named pastor.

Holy Angels Church gained parish status from Bishop William Hafey of Raleigh in 1930. The first resident diocesan pastor was Father Aloysius Adler,

who made

his

home

in the rec-

tory built in 1929.

The Great Depression

of the 1930s brought financial hardships to Mount Airy, and the granite quarry from which the stone used to build Holy Angels Church was taken came close to shutting down. Many residents, Catholics among them, were forced to relocate to find work, and the congregation of Holy Angels Church dwindled.

The parish did recover, and by the 1950s a number of converts were

growing congregation and during his time there he was named a prelate of honor (monsignor) by then-Bishop John F. Donoghue of Charlotte. Msgr.

Duncan led efforts to build a parish hall; parishioners broke ground in June 1993 and the hall was dedicated in January of the following year.

Named

the

Duncan Center,

the hall

honors the pastor who served shepherd tirement

in in

Mount Airy December

as

until his re-

1994.

Following Msgr. Duncan's retirement, the Holy Angels family continued to enlarge. A variety of parish programs were added during the pastorates of Father Richard Contiliano and Father Thomas Stott.

Father Stott assumed responsibility for

make up

families

registered congregation of

the

Holy An-

gels Church, one of the northernmost parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte.

"I've found the people here to be very open, very loving," said Father Kowalski. "They love their parish tremendously, and they're willing to

work

to

the next 14 years, he ministered to a

years of the 20th century, clergy from Winston-Salem ministered to the 10 or so Catholics living in Mount Airy.

As the dawn of the 1920s approached, members of the faith had increased to a number warranting the construction of a new Catholic church

lics

Father Arthur Duncan arrived at Holy Angels in November 1980. For

church's roof was replaced,

and the stained glass windows have been covered with an exterior pane of glass to seal and protect them from the elements and from harm. Two large urns of hibiscus were placed at the front entrance, a bed of flowers was added, and the English tudor rectory was brightened with hanging baskets and more hibiscus.

Other renovations are expected,

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goals happen."

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