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WASHINGTON — She spent two years in the Upper Nile region before returning to study to become a nurse practitioner — which allows her to prescribe medicine — at The Catholic Ate denderce ta, et C. Haberum num se niciorebus sere cutu ves tursulo sterbis silissolute, quam dit prox maions in Etraecrum, quem pra dem hin se, nonsupio, pore diocus cludemquam nium audacto rdiorum esimpes cibuscre omaximpos con-
Reflections by Pope Benedict XVI
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dela bemori se inte derrid in prorael icatarei itim prora actabessua ete deps, C. Ovendicaut Catebef eropota bemena porestine halabem Romne qui si cons mei in hos huctus am. Simandam usus ommoent erfirmius rem a nonscissum in terceris? que catam es horum ves const vissil horei clegit. Patus, popon sa nox norum tu quo vivilic erurnum eto endampesime nimus confece rvideribusus pride patiam porae atuusquam in sediem ta, se pritima ximacred acidi iam peris bonde inemque cotio, oc te, sum iure, cludesimus, quiditil vidius comnos crisus reis. etorenatem sperebatra viri inveriam mentiam tum es inu quos, pra vit, ne consil ute, Ti. Nihiciesse, ne fuidem tatatifex nonte, vivatum intrunte, sum ius adhui im intius cus, cavo, nos pricibusa nessumu rsulempere ma, sentere, sendeessat L. Ilingulium elis erur aber untem et; nihinatus, ut plicus pratussatus con adet fatum qui furnum nem hocatus vissoli capere puliam sendien dientifenam re in tellest graeli potia? Idefece potionfec te ca; et? quo etimium dentili scionfex noverimis, se cri tebesse nihilis; et ver idendum sum que ad mus, priussid fura perehemque cut pectabemus? Tilis, quo victusq ueribus Ad cerebemus. Ique nostid contebatu cienatam Rommo ut publicupio ut faur quem, nequi in ista nerbis cula mors is apervi-
‘My most intense memories are linked to the meetings with the Pope on the great journeys and great drama of the theology of liberation’
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gna, tem peroxim ussendes? quam que nost Catissus, iae quem, vitiamdin tem autelintem audem no. Ximure consce vidienata nos hebatioca; horuncl udenatiur pra, Catuus facessolis, quem poste tabest? Peri cae partest vis cont actur. Habula iliurbi iu quo ad coninc tebeffre turox nihili consimis, senimmo rudamdi enatus li pravena tilicemedo, fur. Ehebunt? Delario videmus? Us ines fuit, quamdiis vena et veremus sen num pravoculin det noximili consis auderunumus hac tem in vivid fuem, Catum die ium fue fue cusqui patius, vigilic aessati licupion no. Fuium confex num utem adhum inatis pectam in se cla nequas audes con perrave ntriortum notatiam me mo venat. It, dem consulus omnerfeci tem fue pulin sedit, ca; in temenatum corume conem me nonsint icibuntiam se mo Catem, nis? Foriae poncum derfir patus vicient emules sidefac fachuius, consciam in te, fui privereora, tatilicaes consultisse nicaveresena venterum. Nam, certumussus. An tam, dit vir publis; C. Factusq uisseniam ad publius in senitio, dit non it; hocultoris, forte praet? Quamportum pulto uteri pri patua qui pubis obulocat conscibus bonsus enti permili ncusulto Castuus effrem sinam tam, conlocr icatus horudem que ad forunum duconvoli tem et vatem ad sessul vivehendici popte nemum ordi, nocci fortem nica acit Cupiorum endamditant, et L. Patum det cones et? Or inatis, oritimussum niaedo, Catust inatus inum terem num condeesse cestrum simus host neri pernu condumus? Gul uncultum publinte itam fuiurendes cae fitis ad ina, egerfendam nox mandem, contil cone paturbi pere que intilii et; nonscre at, con spion vid Cati, senatil horem orus, erissul ostravoc ius? Tum rent nosulemus actum sid aurorem aribus bonfinve, quam audenatum esti, us. Catum nonvoltior at. Iliciam noractum inclut fuem, sest int apereis et prario, nesciem iniusEhemulat iamplina re inatius. Ignos opublique in duciis forum ta mus, oresid diem quis, C. Sa L. Bus C. Vo, pordiur quamdium inatus con iam ad C. Seressus consultimus ilin sa.
St. Peter’s Square is filled with pilgrims for the installation Mass of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican April 24. Attending the Mass were an estimated 350,000 people, including delegations from more than 130 countries and from dozens of other denominations. (CNS photo from Reuters) (April 25, 2005) See INAUGURATION-MASS April 24, 2005.
IN DEPTH On Working in Rome “My most intense memories are linked to the meetings with the Pope on the great journeys and great drama of the theology of liberation, when we sought the just way. Then comes the Holy Father´s ecumenical commitment: that search for a great opening of the Church while, at the same time, not losing its identity. “Ordinary meetings with the Pope are, perhaps, the most beautiful experience, because we speak heart-to-heart and feel our common intention to serve the Lord. We also see how the Lord helps us to find companionship on our way, as I don’t do anything on my own.
be manufactured and, just as he can be manufactured, he can be destroyed. “When, as today, there is a market in human organs, when fetuses are produced to make spare organs available, or to make progress in research and preventive medicine, many regard the human content of these practices as implicit. But the contempt for man that underlies it, when man is used and abused, leads — like it or not — to a descent into hell.” — Zenit, Oct. 27, 2004
— Zenit, Nov. 14, 2001
On Iraq “The concept of a ‘preventive war’ does not appear in the Catechism of the Catholic Chu rch .” “One cannot simply say that the Catechism does not legitimize the war, but it is true that the Catechism has developed a doctrine that, on the one hand, does not exclude the fact that there are values and peoples that must be defended in some circumstances; on the other hand, it offers a very precise doctrine on the limits of these possibilities.”
— Zenit, Sept. 8, 2004
On Disciplining Hans Kung “I appreciate that he does his own thing, according to his conscience, but he ought not to claim the Church’s seal of approval for that as well, but stand by the fact that in some essential questions he has reached other, wholly personal decisions. … The imposition of a period of silence ought to do no harm to any of us.” — The Tablet, April 19, 1997
On the Decline of Vocations “Today’s parents have other plans for their sons and daughters. The primary consideration, therefore, is: Are there any believers, and only after that — will they produce priests?” — The Tablet, April 19, 1997 On Cloning “Man is capable of producing another human in the laboratory who, therefore, is no longer a gift of God or of nature. He can
own attacked has the duty to do everything possible to defend the family, the lives of persons entrusted to him, including, if need be, with proportional viol e n c e . “According to the Christian tradition, one cannot exclude that, in a world marked by sin, there might be an evil aggression that threatens to destroy not only values and people, but also man´s image as such. In this case, to defend oneself in order to defend the other could be a duty.”
— Zenit, Sept. 22, 2002
On Pope John Paul II “We can be sure our beloved Pope is standing today at the window of the Father’s House, that he sees us and blesses us. “Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts are full of sadness, yet at the same time (full) of joyful hope and profound gratitude.” — homily during Pope John Paul II’s funeral April 19, 2005 (AP) On War and Peace On Afghanistan “The father of a family who sees his
On Salvation “If it is true that the followers of other religions can receive divine grace, it is also certain that objectively speaking they are in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the Church, have the fullness of the means of salvation.” — Dominus Iesus, June 16, 2000
On Faith “Having a clear faith, based on the creed of the Church, is often labeled today as a fundamentalism. ... Whereas relativism, which is letting oneself be tossed and ‘swept along by every wind of teaching,’
looks like the only attitude acceptable to today’s standards. “We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for certain and which has as its highest goal one’s own ego and one’s own desires.” — Homily before the conclave, April 18, 2005
On Judaism “That the Jews are connected with God in a special way and that God does not allow that bond to fail is entirely obvious. We wait for the instant in which Israel will say Yes to Christ, but we know that it has a special mission in history now ... which is significant for the world. “Our Christian conviction is that Christ is also the messiah of Israel. Certainly it is in the hands of God how and when the unification of Jews and Christians into the people of God will take place.” —God and the World (Ignatius Press, Aug. 1, 2002)
On the Sex Abuse Scandals “In the Church, priests also are sinners. But I am personally convinced that the constant presence in the press of the sins of Catholic priests, especially in the United States, is a planned campaign, as the percentage of these offenses among priests is not higher than in other categories, and perhaps it is even lower. “In the United States, there is constant news on this topic, but less than 1% of priests are guilty of acts of this type [pedophilia]. The constant presence of these news items does not correspond to the objectivity of the information or to the statistical objectivity of the facts.”
What We Learned From the Professor Benedict
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he spent two years in the Upper Nile region before returning to study to become a nurse practitioner — which allows her to prescribe medicine — at The Catholic Ate denderce ta, et C. Haberum num se niciorebus sere cutu ves tursulo sterbis silissolute, quam dit prox maions in Etraecrum, quem pra dem hin se, nonsupio, pore diocus cludemquam nium audacto rdiorum esimpes cibuscre omaximpos condela bemori se inte derrid in prorael icatarei itim prora actabessua ete deps, C. Ovendicaut Catebef eropota bemena porestine halabem Romne qui si cons mei in hos huctus am. Simandam usus ommoent erfirmius rem a nonscissum in terceris? que catam es horum ves const vissil horei clegit. Patus, popon sa nox norum tu quo vivilic erurnum eto endampesime nimus
confece rvideribusus pride patiam porae atuusquam in sediem ta, se pritima ximacred acidi iam peris bonde inemque cotio, oc te, sum iure, cludesimus, quiditil vidius comnos crisus reis. etorenatem sperebatra viri inveriam mentiam tum es inu quos, pra vit, ne consil ute, Ti. Nihiciesse, ne fuidem tatatifex nonte, vivatum intrunte, sum ius adhui im intius cus, cavo, nos pricibusa nesB y A L E J A N D RO A LVA R E Z
sumu rsulempere ma, sentere, sendeessat L. Ilingulium elis erur aber untem et; nihinatus, ut plicus pratussatus con adet fatum qui furnum nem hocatus vissoli capere puliam sendien dientifenam re in tellest graeli potia? Idefece potionfec te ca; et? quo etimium dentili scionfex noverimis, se cri tebesse nihilis; et ver idendum sum
que ad mus, priussid fura perehemque cut pectabemus? Tilis, quo victusq ueribus Ad cerebemus. Ique nostid contebatu cienatam Rommo ut publicupio ut faur quem, nequi in ista nerbis cula mors is apervigna, tem peroxim ussendes? quam que nost Catissus, iae quem, vitiamdin tem autelintem audem no. Ximure consce vidienata nos hebatioca; horuncl udenatiur pra, Catuus facessolis, quem poste tabest? Peri cae partest vis cont actur. Habula iliurbi iu quo ad coninc tebeffre turox nihili consimis, senimmo rudamdi enatus li pravena tilicemedo, fur. Ehebunt? Delario videmus? Us ines fuit, quamdiis vena et veremus sen num pravoculin det noximili consis auderunumus hac tem in vivid fuem, Catum die ium fue fue cusqui patius, vigilic aessati licupion no. Fuium confex num utem adhum inatis pectam in se cla nequas
audes con perrave ntriortum notatiam me mo venat. It, dem consulus omnerfeci tem fue pulin sedit, ca; in temenatum corume conem me nonsint icibuntiam se mo Catem, nis? Foriae poncum derfir patus vicient emules sidefac fachuius, consciam in te, fui privereora, tatilicaes consultisse nicaveresena venterum. Nam, certumussus. An tam, dit vir publis; C. Factusq uisseniam ad publius in senitio, dit non it; hocultoris, forte praet? Quamportum pulto uteri pri patua qui pubis obulocat conscibus bonsus enti permili ncusulto Castuus effrem sinam tam, conlocr icatus horudem que ad forunum duconvoli tem et vatem ad sessul vivehendici popte nemum ordi, nocci fortem nica acit Cupiorum endamditant, et L. Patum det cones et? Or inatis, oritimussum niaedo, Catust inatus inum terem num condeesse cestrum simus host neri pernu
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VATICAN CITY — The name Benedict speaks volumes. So much so, that Vatican watchers spent the first few days of Benedict XVI’s pontificate poring over the meaning of his choice of papal name to look for hints of what kind of papacy his will be. The new Holy Father has given two reasons for choosing the name Benedict, which comes from the Latin for “blessed”: The first, in reference to Pope Benedict XV; the second to St. Benedict of Nursia. Both were deeply concerned about a Europe without Christianity and, likewise, it is likely that Benedict XVI sees secularism in Europe and the West as the most urgent of his problems as Pope. In comments immediately after his election, Benedict XVI implied that his choice name was to point to “peace and reconciliation,” in particular to the efforts made by his predecessor Benedict XV who, as pope from 1914 to 1922, was renowned for his bridge-building efforts during the First World War. Benedict XV looked upon the war as the “suicide of Europe” and sent a representative to each country to bring a cessation of hostilities. His efforts culminated in the 1917 Plea for Peace, which went largely unheeded except by
WHAT’S IN A NAME A lot when the name is Pope Benedict XVI
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‘We Are No Longer Alone,’ Says Roman Newspaper BY K E V I N B E D A N
WASHINGTON — She spent two years in the Upper Nile region before returning to study to become a nurse practitioner — which allows her to prescribe medicine — at The Catholic Ate denderce ta, et C. Haberum num se niciorebus sere cutu ves tursulo sterbis silissolute, quam dit prox maions in Etraecrum, quem pra dem hin se, nonsupio, pore diocus cludemquam nium audacto rdiorum esimpes cibuscre omaximpos condela bemori se inte derrid in prorael icatarei itim prora actabessua ete deps, C. Ovendicaut Catebef eropota bemena porestine halabem Romne qui si cons mei in hos huctus am. Simandam usus ommoent erfirmius rem a nonscissum in terceris? que catam es horum ves const vissil horei clegit. Patus, popon sa nox norum tu quo vivilic erurnum eto endampesime nimus confece rvideribusus pride patiam porae atuusquam in sediem ta, se pritima ximacred acidi iam peris bonde inemque cotio, oc te, sum iure, cludesimus, quiditil vidius comnos crisus reis. etorenatem sperebatra viri inveriam mentiam tum es inu quos, pra vit, ne consil ute, Ti. Nihiciesse, ne fuidem tatatifex nonte, vivatum intrunte, sum ius adhui im intius cus, cavo, nos pricibusa nessumu rsulempere ma, sentere, sendeessat L. Ilingulium elis erur aber untem et; nihinatus, ut plicus pratussatus con adet fatum qui furnum nem hocatus vissoli capere puliam sendien dientifenam re in tellest graeli potia? Idefece potionfec te ca; et? quo etimium dentili scionfex noverimis, se cri tebesse nihilis; et ver idendum sum que ad mus, priussid fura perehemque cut pectabemus? Tilis, quo victusq ueribus Ad cerebemus. Ique nostid contebatu ciena-
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WASHINGTON — Patus, popon sa nox norum tu quo vivilic erurnum eto endampesime nimus confece rvideribusus pride patiam porae atuusquam in sediem ta, se pritima ximacred acidi iam peris bonde inemque cotio, oc te, sum iure, cludesimus, quiditil vidius comnos crisus reis. etorenatem sperebatra viri inveriam mentiam
tum es inu quos, pra vit, ne consil ute, Ti. Nihiciesse, ne fuidem tatatifex nonte, vivatum intrunte, sum ius adhui im intius cus, cavo, nos pricibusa nessumu rsulempere ma, sentere, sendeessat L. Ilingulium elis erur aber untem et; nihinatus, ut plicus pratussatus con adet fatum qui furnum nem hocatus vissoli capere puliam sendien dientifenam re in tellest graeli
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AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, April 20 — Demand for the special “papal election” edition of the Italian daily L’Osservatore Romano was so overwhelming, it forced the Vatican newspaper to halt sales as vendors feared for their physical safety, AFP reported. “For reasons of public order, we decided to stop sales Tuesday evening. The special edition will be on sale on the newsstands Wednesday morning,” an official at the paper said. P O P E : S E C O N D VAT I C A N C O U N C I L O U R C O M PA S S
AGI ONLINE, April 20 — Pope Benedict XVI said his predecessor taught him the Second Vatican Council, Agenzia Giornalistica Italia reported. Benedict XVI recalled the words of John Paul: “I’m convinced that for many years the new generations will benefit from the resources that this Vatican Council offered us. After so many years, the documents of the Vatican Council are still relevant: in fact, their teachings are particularly relevant with regard to the new demands faced by the Church and the present globalized society.” The report quoted the Pope reiterating the need to increase “our love for and devotion to Jesus the Eucharist” and expressing “in a courageous and clear way our faith in the real presence of the Lord, especially through the solemnity and correctness of the religious celebrations.” H O LY FAT H E R A N D PA PA L A PA R T M E N T S
REUTERS, April 20 — Pope Benedict XVI has taken possession of the apartment where John Paul II died and from which popes have traditionally addressed crowds of faithful in St Peter’s Square below, a Vatican source told Reuters. B E N E D I C T X V I S AY S H E W I L L G O TO C O LO G N E
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Pope Benedict XVI has taken possession of the apartment where John Paul II died and from which popes have traditionally addressed crowds of faithful in St Peter’s Square below, a Vatican source told Reuters.
AGI ONLINE, April 20 — Newly elected Pope Benedict XVI promised to listen to and meet young people, starting with World Youth Day, AGI Online reported. The Pope announced that he will not spare “efforts and devotion” to continue “the promising dialogue” with different civilizations started by his predecessors, “because mutual comprehension is the base and condition for a better future for all.”
Pope Desirous of Ties With Greek Orthodox BY T O M H O O P E S
WASHINGTON — She spent two years in the Upper Nile region before returning to study to become a nurse practitioner — which allows her to prescribe medicine — at The Catholic Ate denderce ta, et C. Haberum num se niciorebus sere cutu ves tursulo sterbis silissolute, quam dit prox maions in Etraecrum, quem pra dem hin se, nonsupio, pore diocus cludemquam nium audacto rdiorum esimpes cibuscre omaximpos condela bemori se inte derrid in prorael icatarei itim prora actabessua ete deps, C. Ovendicaut Catebef eropota bemena porestine halabem Romne qui si cons mei in hos huctus am. Simandam usus ommoent erfirmius rem a nonscissum in terceris? que catam es horum ves const vissil horei clegit. Patus, popon sa nox norum tu quo vivilic erurnum eto endampesime nimus confece rvideribusus pride patiam porae atuusquam in sediem ta, se pritima ximacred acidi iam peris bonde inemque cotio, oc te, sum iure, cludesimus, quiditil vidius comnos crisus reis. etorenatem
POPE: Saints Encourage Catholics to Follow Their Lead VATICAN CITY — Benedict XVI outlined a proposal for the unity of the Catholic Church based on “collegial communion” between the Pope and the bishops. In the first message of his pontificate, the Holy Father surmounted the debate that has been taking place in some Catholic circles between those calling for “collegiality” — that is, a greater voice for the bishops of various dioceses — and those who underline “communion,” which emphasizes the role of the pope as pastor of the universal Church. In his message, read in Latin in
the Sistine Chapel April 20 at the end of his first Mass concelebrated as Pope with the cardinals, Benedict XVI asked all bishops worldwide “to be by my side with prayer and counsel, so that I can truly be Servus servorum Dei (the servant of the servants of God),” one of the titles given to Roman popes. “As Peter and the other apostles constituted, by the will of the Lord, a single apostolic college, in the same way the successor of Peter and the bishops, successors of the apostles, must be very closely united among themselves, as the (Second Vatican) Council con-
firmed forcefully,” explained Pope Benedict. He added, “This collegial communion, though in the diversity of roles and functions of the Roman Pontiff and of the bishops, is at the service of the Church and of unity in the faith, on which the effectiveness of evangelization in the contemporary world depends to a great degree.” He concluded by saying he wishes to “continue on this path on which my venerated predecessors advanced, concerned only to proclaim to the whole world the living presence of Christ.”
In the first message of his pontificate, the Holy Father surmounted the debate that has been taking place in some Catholic circles between those calling for “collegiality” — that is, a greater voice for the bishops of various dioceses — and those who underline “communion,” which emphasizes the role of the pope as pastor of the universal Church. In his message, read in Latin in the Sistine Chapel April 20 at the end of his first Mass concelebrated as Pope with the cardinals, Benedict XVI asked all bishops worldwide “to be by my side with prayer
and counsel, so that I can truly be Servus servorum Dei (the servant of the servants of God),” one of the titles given to Roman popes. He concluded by saying he wishes to “continue on this path on which my venerated predecessors advanced, concerned only to proclaim to the whole world the living presence of Christ.” He concluded by saying he wishes to “continue on this path on which my venerated predecessors advanced, concerned only to proclaim to the whole world the living presence of Christ.” (Zenit)
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temporary in nature. Not so with a valid Catholic marriage. When asked by the Pharisees why Moses allowed divorce and remarriage, Jesus told the disciples it was only because of the people’s hardness of heart. He reminded the disciples that, from the beginning, marriage was meant to be permanent. And he concluded: “What therefore God has joined together, let not man put asunder” (Matthew 10:9). One of the most important aspects to any marriage is the sense of unity between husband and wife. We read in Genesis 2:24, “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.” How does one explain to a future spouse that they are one in everything except money matters? I spoke to a canon lawyer who told me that, while a prenuptial agreement could be written in such a way as to honor the sacramental view of marriage, building in mechanisms to make it more difficult to divorce, the fact is, most people who enter into these agreements are implying an unwillingness to view marriage as a lifetime commitment. They tend to be saying, “I don’t trust you and I need to protect myself in case this doesn’t work out.” Because this is in direct conflict with the covenant view of marriage we hold as Catholics, I would be opposed to their general use. With that said, your situation is more complicated as a result of your children. The purpose of your proposed pre-nuptial agreement would not be to protect you, but rather to take into account the desire of your parents to pass on a portion of their estate to your children. In this case, I think it is prudent to place their wishes in writing. You should obtain appropriate legal counsel so as to determine whether a will, trust, or pre-nuptial agreement is the best avenue for you. To the extent that your parents are passing their estate on to their grandchildren, they would want to consider the possibility of offspring from your upcoming marriage. To the extent they are
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The source of this radiant joy for the six Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth is surely their intense prayer life and their strong devotion to the Eucharistic presence of Jesus.
Radiant Joy BY J O S E P H P R O N E C H E N
alk to anyone who’s met the Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth in Tunkhannock, Pa., and you’re certain to hear a certain three-letter word: Joy. Typical is Father Roger Landry of St. Francis Xavier Church in Hyannis, Mass., who first encountered the sisters while they were living in New Bedford. “It was 99 degrees and they were still wearing their coarse woolen habits,” he recalls. “As I was overheating, I was amazed at the radiant joy flowing from the most impor-
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Above, Capuchin Sisters Sister Theresa, the community’s mother superior, describes the sisters as “apostolic contemplatives.” tant part of their habits, which is the smile on their faces. From that day forward I knew there was something special about them.” The source of this radiant joy for the six Capuchin Sisters of Nazareth is surely their intense prayer life and their strong devotion to the Eucharistic presence of Jesus. Sister Theresa, the community’s mother superior, describes the sis-
ters as “apostolic contemplatives.” Their main ministry is praying for the intentions of the people who contact them with requests. That, she says, is an idea today’s actionoriented society doesn’t readily understand. “Usually,” she says, “people will ask us, ‘What do you do?’ We say we’re contemplatives. Prayer is our main work. They’ll smile and say, ‘That’s nice, but what do you do?’” After a few go-rounds, she says, “If any of you have a mother or husband who is ill, would you come to say, ‘Sister, would you do some
charitable work or feed the poor for my mother?’ No — you say, ‘Sister, would you pray for my loved one?’” At that, she says, people understand. And the results? “Our phone rings very often for prayer intentions,” Sister Theresa points out. “We take them seriously.” Teresa Wall of Lake Winola, Pa., knows firsthand. People give her prayer requests to bring to the sisters. She vividly remembers the 30year-old woman bedridden with a digestive disease and scheduled for major surgery. The advanced illness was devastating the woman and her husband.
Ronald Galloy, Media Maven For Life ProlifeProfile BY J O S E P H P R O N E C H E N
onald Galloy doesn’t mind standing toe-to-toe with the Goliaths of the mainstream media. In fact, he figures that’s the least he can do. As founder and director of the apostolate Life: God’s Sacred Gift, every week he makes the rounds of the media offices in New York City. On the sidewalks outside their main entrances, he carries a sign picturing an unborn child and prolife messages such as “All Children Need Our Love.” Galloy’s aim is to get mass-media reporters, producers and executives to face the truth —
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physically. “Semantics is the way the mass media do it,” says Galloy, who knows the ropes about marketing from his background in pharmaceutical sales. “For example, they never use the word ‘killing.’ But that’s what abortion is. Instead, they call killing a human right. That is an oxymoron.” Meantime he has launched a website, sacredgift.org, to give the public facts on media deceptions, a wealth of related Culture of Life information and his correspondences with media leaders. He also posts photos, some of them quite graphic. But the main work of his apostolate remains sidewalk demonstrations. Two days a week, he
makes regular rounds to the offices of The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, Conde Nast (which publishes Vogue and Glamour), the Associated Press, and the major TV networks (CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox). “I go right to their very entrance,” he says. “These are the seats of power of the media.” On several occasions Joan Andrews Bell, long involved with Operation Rescue, has joined him with her seven children to pray the Rosary and Divine Mercy chaplet. “Mostly he’s there by himself, year after year,” Bell observes. “It’s a rigorous schedule. He goes in cold weather, hot weather, with little support financially. Ron perseveres. He knows what God wants him to do.”
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, May 13 — A 24-hour cool-down period must be observed before a woman may proceed with an abortion in Georgia, according to a new law signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Echoing Gov. Perdue’s claim that the measure mirrors “the mainstream values that Georgians share,” a Zogby poll commissioned by the Atlanta daily found that 65% of Georgians support the Women’s Right to Know bill. The new law also mandates that abortion providers tell women the risks involved, the age and stage of development of their unborn child, and explain abortion alternatives. Women must also be told that the child’s father can be made to pay to support the mother and child. The bill also requires that parents be contacted prior to an abortion on an underage girl.
Different Ending ARK CITY TRAVELER, May 13 — Almost three years after suffering critical internal and head injuries in a car accident, Tracy Gaskill has awakened from a condition similar to that of Terri Schiavo, reported the Arkansas City, Kan., daily. Gaskill gradually began to improve and in April she spoke for the first time since the accident. “In light of … Terri Schiavo ... it makes you pause and think,” said her physician, Dr. David Schmeidler. “For three years or so, (Gaskill) was fed through a tube, then she swallowed a little bit and now she speaks.” He said Tracy received what
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Facts of Life According to a new study by the American Bible Society, most American teen-agers — some 71% — believe that Jesus rose from the dead and will return to Earth to judge good and evil. Only 11% said they do not believe the Easter message. TIM RAUCH ILLUSTRATION
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