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Serving Catholics
& H E R A L D
in
Western North Carolina
in
the Diocese of Charlotte
Insid Gastonia parish makes international connection ...
High school offers
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educational options ...
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News
Local
Beatty Award recipient
announced ...
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honored for service ...
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Every Week
Holy oils consecrated, priests Entertainment
Editorials
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10-11
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12-13
recommit at chrism Mass
& Columns By
ALESHA M. PRICE Staff Writer
senior citizen group,
—
CHARLOTTE The chrism Mass reminds Ralph Dimenna of the Cover
Art:
Scripture passage from the 20th chapter
Clockwise: Priests concelebrate Mass with Bishop William G. Curlin during a Mass where the priests recommitted themselves in service to the bishop, and where the Holy Oils for the new
year were consecrated.
Top
photo: Bishop Curlin pours the oil of balsam into the oil of chrism.
Middle and lower photo show vessels of consecration.
oil
prior
to
Photos by Joann S. Keane
of
Matthew about
who worked same pay
all
as those
of the day.
the vineyard workers day and received the
who worked
Dimenna
only part
says that his faith
can be compared to Jesus' parable. attended this year's chrism Mass with other parishioners via bus from St.
life
He
Margaret Mary Church
in
Swannanoa
to rejuvenate his spirituality.
am
77-years-old, and this is hour. I am coming late in the chrism Mass, but I wanted to get closer to God and the Church like everyone else," said "I
my 11th my life to
like
Dimenna, the president of his
parish's
SAGE, who had
never attended the diocesan chrism Mass. "It was beautiful and inspiring, better than I imagined. "Attendants from the Asheville Vicariate and others joined over 100 priests and deacons from all parts of the diocese for the chrism Mass, celebrated at St. Patrick Cathedral on April 10. The priests concelebrated the sacred
Mass
with Bishop William G. Curlin. In keeping with traditional Holy Week observances, the Mass' purpose is to bless three different oils used in sacramental and liturgical practices for all of the faithful. Moreover, dur-
See
CHRISM MASS,
page
15
The Catholic News & Herald
2
The World
Future of ecumenical dialogue looks good, says cardinal
ALBANY,
—
N.Y. (CNS)
Edward
Cardinal
Australian
Promoting Christian Unity,
said he
increase
for such optimism," the cardinal said dur-
in
in
lecture at the College of St.
The
Albany.
March
& Electric, known
retired
ecumenism and
numerous examples of
CHICAGO
interreligious dialogue
during the jubilee year.
He talked about the
—
faithful in
work
tion
The
Roman
with their
Pope John
Paul,
who
Peter's Square.
called the
third millennium," told
them
the whole world to share with
women
go out
to
all
men and
the Gospel message of love and
BBC program reconstructs
CNS
MANCHESTER
—
England (CNS) dominated the front pages of British newspapers and magazines for a
The
The And
BBC, reconstructs the life and times of Jesus and aims to strip away the layers
the liturgical book
of history from the biblical
feasts
to the
The
skin
and beard are cut short. dark and the eyes stare out.
hair
is
underneath, the same question: "Is
this the face
struction
of Christ?"
by forensic
The face
artists in
a recon-
is
Manchester,
based on the skull of a first-century Jewish
man,
—
"Son of God" a three-part TV being shown in April by the British
for
series
The
Broadcasting Corp.
series,
according
as Jesus
sites
and
rev eal
would hav e known them.
Work on revised Roman Martyrology complete, says Vatican official
VATICAN CITY
face has
week.
photo by Dave Snyder,
CRS
(CNS)
—
After
more than 16 years of painstaking
re-
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has completed
The
the revised
Roman
Martyrology.
book-length calendar of
saints' feast
days has been sent to the Vatican printing
Archbishop Francesco Pio Tamburrino, secretary of the congregation, press,
told Catholic
News
Service April
6.
The
archbishop said details about changes in
W
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& H E R A L D
2001
Herald
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Most Reverend William G. Curlin S. Keane
Joann
Associate Editor: Staff Writer:
Jimmy Rostar
Alesha M. Price
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Spirit,
Denver
—
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—
April 26 7 p.m. Confirmation St. Francis of Rome, Sparta
will
be
published on April 27. The
editor
and
staff of your diocesan newspaper ex-
schools prepare for energy rate hike
—
(CNS) Pastors, and parish staff at Catholic schools and churches across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles are "dimming the lights." They're trying to conserve electricity and reduce costs as they prepare for the biggest energy rate hike in California history. "It's going to hurt us, and if
tend Easter greetings
to
our
faculty, students
—
readers in the 46-county Diocese of Charlotte
—
Golf Club, 4801 Camp Stewart Rd., today, and golfers and sponsors are needed to
Diocesan
€pi$copa,, calendar Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events:
News &
Catholic
planner
participate in the event. Proceeds will benefit
April 13,
of
The
L.A. Catholic parishes,
LOS ANGELES
My
specific to the
edition
supplements
and holy days will be revealed when the martyrology is released, perhaps in June. The book will include the feast days of the 446 saints canonized by Pope John Paul II and of the more than 1,200 people he has beatified, the archbishop said.
.
E
The next
the church's general calendar of seasons,
search, the
work on
— which —
Th
N
Love" is longer and more Archdiocese of Chicago.
Priest addresses refugees at Ugandan camp Father John Idro addresses refugees at the Oliji Camp in Adjumani, Uganda. The priest is chaplain of a three-person pastoral team for some 70,000 refugees, many of them Sudanese, living in 37 camps in the area
life,
times and face of Jesus
My Love: A
Catholic bishops. "Dwell in
Illinois
them
hope.
people's attention to the
on Racism." The letter follows "Moving Beyond Racism: Learning to See with the Eyes of Christ," a pastoral on racism released April 4, 2000, by all the
the into
draw
Pastoral Letter
young
dawn of
the "sentinels of this
jx.'ople
to
the document, titled "Dwell in
Inuit sing-
peers for the April 5 in St.
is
of racism, which is pervasive in our communities," said Cardinal George about
ers,
evening program
the Archdiocese of Chicago to
sin
Italian
whose duet was composed of alternating guttural sounds, were among 47 young people from Canada who gathered
Jr.,
new
to eliminate the sin of racism. "Its
purpose
preparation for the local celebra-
II in
of World Youth Day.
King
released a
on racism exhorting the
pastoral letter
pop singers and Inuit "throat singers" from Canada entertained young people from the Diocese of Rome as they joined Pope John Paul
the 33rd
1968, assassi-
4,
George
Cardinal Francis E.
Western Wall.
(CNS)
— On
(CNS)
nation of the Rev. Martin Luther
Italian, Inuit singers entertain pope, young people at Vatican
VATICAN CITY
PG&E.
anniversary of the April
opening of the Holy Door at St. Paul Outside the Walls with leaders of other Christian churches, an ecumenical gathering in front of Rome's Colosseum in May, the pope's unprecedented "request for pardon" on behalf of the Catholic Church, and the pope's visit to Jerusalem's
as
Cardinal issues racism pastoral on anniversary of King's death
after serving in the Vatican post
1989, gave
since
who
cardinal,
Com-
to raise energy
by 3 cents per kilowatt-hour. The is expected to boost rates by as much as 42 percent for some customers of Southern California Edison, and by up to 46 percent for some served by Pacific Gas rates
March 29
March 27
mission voted
and interreligious dialogue. 'The jubilee year 2000 gave us, I believe, solid motives ing a
it's
said Father
sion the California Public Utilities
is
optimistic about the future of ecumenical
Rose
the economy,
in
John O'Byrne, pastor of St. Catherine Laboure Church in Torrance. In a unanimous deci-
retired president of the Pontifical Council for
downturn
there's a
going to be even worse,"
Cassidy, the recently
I.
2001
April 13,
Brief
in
the church debt reduction fund. For
April
more information and entry forms,
21
Vince Coscia at (704) 536-4287 or (704) 907-3163 or e-mail vacoscia@AOL.com.
BELMONT — The Office of Campus
and Young Adult Ministry of the Diocese of Charlotte invites everyone to attend "A Day of Reflection: Being Catholic in the Carolinas" today from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Chi Rho House on the campus of Belmont Abbey College, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the conclusion of Holy Week and the Lenten Theology on Tap program. The topics include the history of Catholicism in the Carolinas, Franciscan and Ignatian Spiritualities and the presence and growth of African-American and Hispanic Catholics in the Carolinas. For more information, call Will Esser at (704) 442-1 19, Colleen McDermott at (704) 370-3212 or Jen 1
Rupp
at (704) 370-3359.
CHARLOTTE mittee of Our is
—
The fund-raising comLady of Assumption Church
hosting a golf tournament at Larkhaven
22 CHARLOTTE
—
St.
Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy.,
celebrating Divine
is
day today
contact
Matthew
Commons Mercy Sun-
at 3 p.m. with traditional
solemn
Benediction and recitation of the Divine-
Mercy Chaplet. The sacrament of reconciliation is available at 2 p.m. For more information,
call
the church office at (704) 543
7677.
CHARLOTTE
—
the charismatic
Mass
Because of Holy Week,
Patrick Cathedral,
East, this afternoon at
teams
at 3 p.m.
is
being held at St
1621 Dilvvorth Rd.
4 p.m. with prayer
and a potluck dinner
at 5
Matthew Leonard from St. Gabriel Church is the celebrant for this month's Mass. For
p.m. in the school cafeteria. Father
further information, contact Josie Backus at (704)
527-4676.
April 13,
2001
The World
The Catholic News & Herald 3
Brief
in
Pope says society must welcome mentally ill, defend
need of development and where a tourist infrastructure could not be created without
their rights VATICAN. CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II said society must welcome people suffering from mental illness and defend their rights and dignity. "The church looks with respect and affection on those who suffer such illness and exhorts the entire human family to welcome them,
gambling,
—
those
witii special attention to
who
4, at
people have flocked to a multimillion-dollar casino complex that opened in a workingclass
pope's appeal celebration of
are the
Town
in
December.
—
the end of his weekly
Czech church spokesman cautiously welcomed a government-backed bill granting some legal rights to homosexual partnerships. However, he added that full recogni-
"May no one remain inour brothers," he said. The
came ahead of the April World Health Day 2001,
suburb of Cape
Czech church spokesman cautiously welcomes gay rights law WARSAW, Poland (CNS) A
general audience. different to these
of South Africa's casinos
where unemployment is rife and disposable income is scarce. Hundreds of thousands of
most poor and abandoned," Pope John Paul said April
many
are situated in low-income areas,
7 a
tion of legal
U.N.-sponsored event under the theme: "Mental Health: Stop Exclusion Dare to
marriage should be reserv ed
raise
and he accused Czech society of showing "selective tolerance" toward homosexuals. 'The church
public awareness regarding mental disor-
accepts that the state can recognize cohalj-
for "the traditional family,"
—
Care." Organizers said they
ders and stimulate debate
hoped to
on how
to im-
iting homosexuals, whose lifestyles are a private matter," said Father Daniel
prove the current condition of mental health around the world. Posters, Web site against
abortion doctors ruled free
speech SAN FRANCISCO (CNS)
who perform criminals
is
In a
that labeling doctors
abortions as butchers and
h under the
protected free
Amendment. Richard Thompson, chief counsel of the Thomas More Center First
Law and
which represented seven of the eight defendants on appeal, praised the unanimous decision of a threejudge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Four doctors and two abortion clinics based in Oregon had won a $107 million judgment in 1999 against the American Coalition of Life Activists for its publication of the names and addresses of 12 doctors who perform abortions and use of "wanted" posters offering $5,000 for infor
Justice,
formation leading to revocation of their
medical licenses.
An
Web
affiliated
"Nuremberg
site
had publicized information about hundreds of abortion doctors and compared their work to Nazi war crimes. called the
Files"
Catholic judge calls death
penalty 'state-sponsored homicide'
WASHINGTON HENDERSONVILLE
(CNS)
— Judge
— The St
CNS
Francis
photo from Catholic Press Photo
The
punishment is "state-sponsored homicide." Noonan, an alumnus
final drafting continued on the which will' extend marriage-style rights to homosexual partners.
Catholic-Methodist dialogue explores views of church
— The
of Catholic University who has taught at the University of Notre Dame, said that "a Catholic judge does have a serious problem if he has to rule over a case with the death penalty." The judge, himself a Catholic, joined Cardinal Avery Dulles, a Jesuit professor at Fordham University, for a panel discussion March 29 on the current Catholic debate on the morality of the death penalty. They spoke on the first day of a two-day conference at Catholic University on "The Morality of the Death Penalty: The Challenge for
Africa, a
Law, Society and Religion."
where
Irish-Catholic roots, call Jeanmarie Schuler
Franciscan Order meets today from 3-5
CHARLOTTE
554-0720
for further information.
— There
is
a support
a
explored
South Africa (CNS) South
proliferation of casinos in
country relatively new to legal gambling, is having an alarming effect on
and communities, said a bishops' spokesman and others concerned with so-
families
"People are using
cial welfare.
money
they
can't afford (to spend)," said Auxiliary
Bishop Reginald Cawcutt of Cape Town,
spokesman
for the Southern African
Catholic Bishops' Conference, noting that
devastating for children and families
"it is
when wage
earners put
all
their
money
into slot machines." Last year the govern-
ment granted 40
casino licenses nation-
wide. But, unlike
many
and
other countries
licenses are restricted to areas in
May 7.
cates
Participants will receive certifi-
and must bring
willingness.
their experience
For further
details, call
and
Meg
p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church,
group meeting
208 7th Ave. West, in the office wing. Visitors and inquirers are welcome, and for more information, call Pat Cowan at (828) 884-4246.
friends suffering
NEWTON — The Little Flowers Catho-
tia
lic
of family and from Alzheimer's/ dementoday and every fourth Monday from for caregivers
10-11:15 a.m. in center at
room E of
the ministry
St Gabriel Church, 3016 Provi-
Smith
at (828) 438-0774.
Girls'
Group is
for all Catholic girls ages
The group meets today and every fourth Monday of the month at St. Joseph Church, 720 West 13th St., at 4 five
and
up.
John Salle Church, 275
dence Rd. Activities for the memory-impaired are also being provided. For more
School Rd., is celebrating Divine Mercy Sunday today at 2 p.m. with adoration of the blessed sacrament and with 3 p.m. Benediction and recitation of the chaplet of Divine Mercy. The sacrament of reconciliation is also being offered. For further information, call the church office at (336) 838-5562.
infonnation about the support group or
details, call
the Adult Day Respite Program for the memory-impaired, which meets every Monday and Wednesday, call Suzanne Bach at (704) 376-4135.
2039.
23 CHARLOTrE Because of Holy Week the Ladies Ancient Order of Hiber-
tering or
Building of Belmont
administering the Eucharist to those in
Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd. Tonight's topics of discussion include stem cell research, cloning, in-vitro fertilization, abortion and
homes and
other areas. For
the Baptist de la
St.
CC Wright
—
Mecklenburg County-St. an Irish-Catholic social and chari-
nians Division Brigid,
l
table inter-parish group,
7.S0 p.m. at
St.
meets tonight at
Gabriel Church, 3016
Providence Rd. Anyone interested
in
her
MORGANTON vices
and
St.
—
Catholic Social Ser-
Charles Borromeo Church,
714 West Union
St, are offering parish
ministry classes for those
who
are minis-
would like to minister to the sick and elderly homebound. The classes; covering ministry, sick and elderly issues and hospitals; are being held at the
beginning today and continuing on the next two Mondays, April 30
church
hall
p.m. in the
Holy Family Hall. For more Debbie Vickers at (828) 495-
24 BELMONT
— The
Study of Christian Culture is sponsoring a session with Father Joseph Howard, the American Life League's executive director of the Bioethics Advisory
Commission, and Dr. Bernard Nathanson tonight at 8 p.m. in the Student
Abbey
details, call
25 CHARLOTTE
—
(CNS)
how
—
Starting
U.S. Catholic-Methodist
biblical
two
traditions
images of church are
used in the teaching of their respective churches. The theme of the March 26-28 meeting in Washington was 'The Church in
Each Place and
in All Places." In a
news
release following the meeting, the partici-
pants said they found a wide range of
agreement in the common biblical heritage and a wide variety of images of church used by both traditions. They found that in both churches the body of Christ is the most commonly used image of the church, although it is interpreted differently by Catholics and Methodists. Participants also discussed the goals of their new round of dialogue, the method of ecumenical dialogue in general and the different ways of
doing theology together.
have suffered a
loss are invited to attend
the monthly memorial
Mass
at St.
Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, tonight at 7:30 p.m. Call the church
office at (704)
334-2283 with the
name(s) of loved ones so they
may
be
remembered during the Mass.
27 HOT SPRINGS House of Prayer, 289 is
— The
sponsoring an Ignatian Retreat
end
for
Jesuit
NW Hwy. 25/70,
men and women
Week-
beginning to-
night at 8 p.m. through April 29 with
Bradley Institute
for the
(704) 829-7364.
new round of
dialogue, theologians of the
Africa
CAPE TOWN,
laws
bill,
Church leaders alarmed over effects of gambling in South
Catholic University of America
that capital
The
the basic cell of society.
is
WASHINGTON John Noonan Jr. of the.9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals told an audience at
telephone
should be stressed that
spoke as
taken to Canada for the July 2002 international celebration in Toronto.
at (704)
—
it
should not give the same status to other forms of partnership," he said. The priest
Canadians accept World Youth Day cross Young people from Canada accept the large World Youth Day cross at the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square April 8. The cross was to be
of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular
NORTH WILKESBORO
March 30
family
—
appeals court in San Fran-
March 28
cisco said
for the Catholic bish-
interview. "But
ruling that overturned a $107 million verdict, a federal
Herman, spokesman ops' conference, in a
Commons
College, 100
Victor
Mraz
at
morning Mass and noon
who
The
and Mercy Sister Peggy Verstege, director. The weekend includes a brief history of St. Ignatius, an introduction to Ignatian prayer and time for prayer and spiritual direction. To register by the April 20th deadline or for further details, call
(828) 622-7366.
Please submit notices ofeventsfor the Diocesan
Planner at All families
lunch.
weekend, directed by Jesuit Fathers Joseph McGovern and George Hohman
tion date.
least
10 days prior
to the publica-
4
The Catholic News & Herald
April 13,
Around the Diocese
2001
the Sister Parish Committee, was one of
Gastonia church makes
the
delegates to visit Chacraseca.
first
me
"Father George told
international connection
would get as much out of this a§ I would give them. He was right. That week there, that first time, was truly a religious experience. To see and experience the faith of these people it was by far the best gift I've
Economist to
I
—
speak on Social Security
ever received."
with sister parish
With efited
By MICHELLE
BUCKMAN
Special to The Catholic
GASTONIA
—
News
Michael Parish
St.
annually. University costs approximately $800 per year. Thus far, 12
& Herald in
children have graduated through the
from their sister parish, the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Chacraseca, Nicaragua. Ana and Dora Salgado, ages 15 and 17, visited Gastonia recently hosted visitors
the Gastonia area for a
month
Beca program and have obtained jobs as teachers and accountants. One has become a doctor. Currently, there are 75 students receiving school funds through the generosity of 35 sponsors. Many more sponsors are needed. Beca is not limited to St. Michael's parishioners. People throughout Gastonia and in other parts of the country have also become involved.
to speak
churches and schools about the Beca scholarship program. Life in Chacraseca is far different
at local
from the luxuries of the States. Ana and Dora were astonished by the modern conveniences used in everyday American life. "We've seen the tall buildings and busy cities on television, so that
Those who ing the
but
Dora explained, "but the technology amazed us." Her sponsor, Loraine Dalpiaz, shared in the amusement as they gazed
didn't surprise us,"
still
feel
incapable of provid-
educational needs of a child,
feel
drawn
to aiding these
children, donate school supplies or small
sums of money
for that purpose.
The
next shipment of supplies will leave Michael Church in June.
at the dishwasher's ability to actually
St.
The Beca program stemmed from
clean dishes, to see the trash compactor
community
also ben-
by the construction of a parish
a dream come true for Sister Joan, a Maryknoll sister who has served in
Nicaragua for many years. The establishment of the Sacred Heart of Jesus as a sister parish to St. Michael has greatly benefited the entire community in other ways as well. Doctors and dentists join the missionary trips to Chacraseca and volunteer their time and medicines to the people of the area. The most recent trip, in January, included several doctors, as
who
and an
repeatedly visits
Nicaragua, says that anyone who has ever made the trip to Chacraseca would go again because the experience affects
everyone deeply. "The mission
Church in Hayes\ille. During repeated sojourns to Latin America with other priests, Father Kloster hoped to discover a village to link to his North Carolina parish. He was deeply moved by a night procession in Chacraseca that convinced him he'd come to the end of his search. He
the rope returns to the well in the older
hand-dug wells, so do the contaminants. Limited electricity is available, and so is television. American television shows as well as Brazilian soap operas can be tuned in, making the local teen-agers well-aware of American culture. They like American clothes and listen to American music.
established a connection with the small
group of Maryknoll sisters serving the area and drew the support of interested
is
in
about the Social Security 'Problem,'" will be presented April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Blandford Room of the Student Com-
mons
Belmont Abbey College. The sponsored by the Bradley In-
at
lecture
is
-but spiritual.
Study of Christian Culture Belmont Abbey College. Attendees should respond by April 18 by calling (704) 825-6884. Bell will pose that the "problem"
with Social Security
than
financial
political rather
is
and
believes
privatization of the system is
not only material
By serving
materially,
We
giving to people who really appreciate it they see that people really care." And that kind of sharing reaps emotionally high rewards.
Nicaragua in 1991 by Father George Kloster, pastor of Saint Michael Parish at the time, and currently pastor of St. William Parish in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary
who say the Social Security system danger of going bust. Her lecture, "Uncovering the Truth
those
stitute for the
J.A. Dalpiaz, Dora's sponsor
spiritually.
are
—
Ana and Dora Saldago
felt
mistake.
A
mist, she
that
would be a
frequently published econois
member
of the board of
editors for the Journal of
Economic
Is-
sues.
Belmont Abbey Chorus plans spring concert The Belmont Ab-
BELMONT
the best
was sharing their culture with American children. But the most fun was roller-skating, something they'd never done before. When asked
economist
souri-Kansas City, does not agree with
at
active volunteer
— Noted
of economics at the University of Mis-
they sponsor.
Jesus as a St. Michael Church sister parish after a visit to
BELMONT
Dr. Stephanie A. Bell, assistant professor
well as lay people, visiting the children
you are serving
ATM
system
hall,
the establishment of the Sacred Heart of
compact the trash, an automated carwash wash the car all on its own and an machine hand out money. In their home village, plumbing is non-existent. Outhouses are commonplace. Buckets of water are hauled from a well on the church grounds to a household tank for daily use, a system upgraded from the remaining four village wells where a pair of oxen are used to pull 435-foot ropes through dung and dirt to retrieve the water. As
—
part of their trip
bey Chorus presents
how
Thursday, April 26 at 8 p.m. in the historic basilica on the Belmont Abbey campus. The concert is free and open to the
about returning home, the girls loved the States, but missed their family. "It is so different in the United States. This visit produces a lot of sadness, and we wish Nicaragua would be this way." Maybe in the future, with a little they
feeling
felt
was mutual. Both
help from their friends, jt will be.
its
spring concert
public.
The chorus is directed by Jocelyn Thompson and accompanied by Karen Jacob.
Belmont Abbey is located at Exit 26 For more information,
off Interstate 85. call
(828) 825-6890.
parishioners at St. Michael.
This Sister Parish Committee and numerous donors and volunteers have built the relationship up to what it is today. "I consider myself a catalyst and nothing more," says Father
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Woodend Academy offers young
April
6,
2001
moms educational option ROSTAR
By JIMMY
Associate Editor
BOONE
— During
her valedictorian
speech last December, Jamie Moore Ferrell
on finding
reflected
a friend in
her
principal.
She thanked Donna Woodend
for being
an amazing teacher and a person
who
know
got to
personal
her students on a
level.
graduated
Ferrell
Now
grade-point average.
ward a
with a 4.0 working to-
saddened by the fact that they had dropped out of high school." Woodend, an educator whose degrees include one in curriculum development, devised a plan to open an institution to help young mothers finish high school. "I realized that now they have chosen to give life to their children, they were going to become teen-age mothers and probably single parents,"
were going
Woodend
said,
"and they
to need very strong academic
bachelor's
tools in order to
degree in criminal
find a productive
Ferrell
justice,
is
armed with the
place in society and get back on
tools that will help
track."
her for
life.
After meeting
In addition to
week
a few hours a
the traditional pre-
at the local Crisis
college curriculum,
Pregnancy Center,
she learned about
Woodend's
self-esteem. She
burgeoning school
learned the impor-
found
tance of being a
nent
member And she how to be
a permahome at St.
successful
Elizabeth Catholic
of society.
Church.
learned a
good parent to daughter,
have the
and
Ferrell
teen-age mothers.
a private, non-paro-
high school for teen
moms
Boone, might have turned out
life
in
differently.
"Donna
Ferrell, now 19. 'They don't offer what she does in most towns, and so it was a really good opportunity." The founder and principal of Woodend Academy, Woodend identifies
added
with
many
and
"Chief administrator."
titles.
The
also provided a
it
won-
and Boone United
home
at
facility,
Methodist Church. Father Conrad Hoover, then pastor of
St Elizabeth in
whom Woodend
approached
1997 about the possibility of housing
the school at the church, continues to ap-
'This
is
way to address unwed mothers and of
Church
in the
sum-
of $84,932.74 has been raised by
the Diocese
of
(CRS) in Baltimore, Maryland to aid in that organization 's relief efforts in El Salvador and India. We have shown generously our desire to share in the mission of CRS, founded in 1943 by the U.S. Catlwlic Bishops, to assist those w/w are poor and marginalized throughout tlie world.
am
CRS only sponsors development and and express t/ie teachings oftlie Roman Catholic Church. This organization has received numerous awards recognizing its work, its efficiency and its accountability to tlie funds it collects. Over 90% offunds raised by CRS goes I
a strong supporter of the work of CRS.
assistance programs that reflect
who are poor. Our diocese lias a strong ofsupporting tlie work of CRS, through special appeals such as our earthquake relief appeal as well as through CRS programs like Operation Rice Bowl.
directly to overseas programs that benefit those
tradition
wejourney along Christ's way ofself-sacrifice, we pray that our love of deepens. We especially ask the Lord to deepen our lovefor the less fortunate and those most in need of our prayers and support. Supporting the work of organizations like CRS witnesses that we as Christians joyfully accept the challenge to carry the mission of our Lord to love one another to the far ends of this
God and our lovefor others
world.
I would
end
like to
this
message of thanksgiving with words of wisdom and
guidancefrom the Holy Father. In Tent the
assumes a deeper meaning, because
'offering'
somethingfrom the surplus
to relieve one's conscience, but
it is
it is
not just giving
truly taking
upon one's
of the world. To look at the sufferingfaces of many brothers and sisters share at least a part ofour own goods. In this Lenten season, I want to invite
self the misery
forces us to
all believers to to experience
an ardent and confident prayer to
anew His
the Lord, because
it
mercy. Only this gift will help us to welcome
Christ in an ever more joyful
and generous way from
the Vatican,
allows each person
and live January
tlie 7,
love
of
2001).
said
tion
My dear brot/iers and sisters once again
Father Hoover,
now
pastor at
St.
tlie
on behalf of Catholic Relief Services and
U.S. Confereiwe of Catholic Bishops I thank you for your generosity. I pray that you
liave a blessed Easter.
Ann
in Charlotte. "It is a tragic situa-
when
Sincerely yours in Christ,-
these mothers have to drop out
of school, and this provides them the possi-
Daughter Grace, then
16, "indicated
to
me that she knew several young women
in
her high school
who had become
preg-
bility
of getting a diploma and moving on
with their
The
lives."
school and
curriculum are
its
nant and dropped out of high school,"
state-certified,
Woodend
traditional pre-college coursework, the
said.
fact that these
to
31, a total
Charlotte for Catholic Relief Services
a very positive
Elizabeth Catholic Church in Boone
Woodend Academy
As of March
difference.
plaud the works of the Academy. the issues of both
1997.
and India in January and February of this year. Thousands ofpeople died in these earthquakes and hundreds of thousands continue to remain without homes. Tour prayers and your financial contributions have made a
home
being opposed to abortion and therefore encouraging mothers to have their babies,"
mer of
of the Diocese of
"St.
But the term Woodend identifies the most readily with is "mom." A mother of four, the parishioner at St. founded
to the people
devastated the people of El Salvador
school eventually outgrew the
has since found a
"Support person." "Organizer." "Bottle washer."
my sincere gratitude
derfully nurturing environment."
space at the Catholic parish
just a wonderful person,"
is
for the school,
with greatjoy that I express
Charlotte for their generous response to the earthquake disasters that so terribly
Elizabeth's provided the
Woodend Academy, Ferrell said her
St.
Woodend. Courtesy Photo
Without much
help of
Elizabeth's," said
her classmates are
chial
gotten without
started
Allison.
It is
in Christ,
This Lent as
'We could not
her
My Dear Brothers and Sisters
"I
was saddened by the
women were going
and
in
addition
to
Most Reverend William G. Curlin Bishop of Charlotte
to have
See
grow up so quickly, but I was even more
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Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania, Ohio. "It's
Girl
such a great cause.
—
want
I
empower
to
people to help find a cure for MS."
Bush was given an
apologetic Elizabeth C.
2001
April 13,
the News
cause that
open-ended sentence to a juvenile psychiat-
Diagnosed with multiple
heart.
It's
also a
very close to Sister Karen's
is
sclerosis at
after pleading guilty to
the age of 21, she has been living with the
a
classmate at Bishop
disease for
Neumann High
School in Williamsport
April
ric facility
having shot
4-
more than 25
For the
years.
past eight years, the Sisters of
Francis
St.
was tried as a juvenile on the recommendation of all parties, in-
have been organizing into teams of a dozen or more for the annual MS Walk. Last year
cluding the family of Kimberly Marchese,
the group calling itself
March
Bush,
7.
14,
wounded
the girl
in the
brought
shoulder in the
lunch-hour shooting in the school just
Under the terms of the
still
Nicholson, a Catholic
in a sling.
sentence,
man
Bush
could be held in the behavioral health service unit of
Reading
New Morgan Academy
until she
is
tee,
Theologian criticized by Vatican wrote interreligious guidelines
of the Republican National
ROME (CNS) — A Jesuit theologian
bring a solid sense of commitment to his
work with
scenes architect of current Vatican interreli-
real estate developer
is
CNS photo by Lisa
Bishop
Council for Interreligious Dialogue,
1996 through
drafting committee for the
criminal
church owed Father Dupuis a "debt of
penalty."
gratitude for his pioneering work" in try-
Archbishop Buechlein as head of the Indianapolis Archdiocese, general chairman of the Indiana Catholic Conference and mem-
theological sense of religious
plurality.
McVeigh execution
'tests the
Life Activities.
—
Terre eral
WASHINGTON
Archbishop Daniel M. McVeigh due to
who
served as
(CNS)
— John D.
White House
chief
of staff under President Clinton, has been
named
person executed by the federal in
1 1
counts of conspiracy and murder for
Podesta,
Buechlein said that, with
government
scheduled to be
a visiting professor at
University
38 years, "many believe no
Law
Georgetown
Center. Podesta will teach
courses on legislation, congressional inves-
and public
interest
John Paul
He cur-
gave about $7.2 million disaster relief and development projects
law
Georgetown center while on the White House staff to establish a Center on Law and Technology at Georgetown. A 1976 graduate of Georgetown University Law subjects
also taught at
ates Inc., a
tions
and public
affairs firm, in
cal
in
ter
Karen
annual
Walk
other ways
is
'Tor me,
it's
— For
establish
more than $ 1
million to 32
going Mozambique. The
largest single donation of $140,000 to help flood victims in
Sis-
pope
also financed
53 "projects of human
promotion" totaling $888,805. Most were programs for lit-
and
Christian
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than a volunteer
and assistance to
women and
children in poor countries in Africa, Asia
a ministry," said Sister
and the former Soviet
Karen, communications director for the
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job.
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the pope gave
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organizations to maintain their distinctive
Ohio nun inspires others to walk for multiple sclerosis (CNS)
in
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Tony.
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rela-
Washington government
his brother,
II
2000, according to the Vatican's coordinat-
Center, Podesta founded Podesta Associ-
Oklahoma City bombing. Ex-White House official joins Georgetown law faculty
the execution will take place. In an April 2
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be the
McVeigh
May 16 at the federal prison in Haute. He was convicted on fed-
executed
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statement,
is
ber of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Pro-
mettle' of death penalty
opposition
last year's elections.
is
—
more deserving of the death The statement was signed by
mation." Bishop Fitzgerald also said the
make
chaired
on the staff of the Washington law firm Greener and Hook. Pope donated $7.2 million to charity in 2000, report says VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope rently
Vatican document, "Dialogue and Procla-
ing to
He
the Republican National Committee from
Father Jacques Dupuis was a
member of the
and an active volun-
teer for various organizations.
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1991. Speaking at Jesuit-run
Michael Fitzgerald, secretary of the Ponsaid Jesuit
the Holy See on critical world Bush said in a statement. Nicholson an Iowa native who became a Colorado
issues,"
gious dialogue guidelines, originally pub-
tifical
Commit-
has been nominated to be ambassador
whose book on non-Christian religions drew Vatican doctrinal congregation criticism in February was a main behind-the-
5,
(CNS) Jim who is former chair-
Holy See. President Bush April 6 announced his intention to nominate the 63-year-old Nicholson, who would succeed Corinne 'Lindy" Boggs. The nomination requires confirmation by the Senate. "Jim Nicholson is a proven leader who will
that.
Gregorian University April
the
to the
near
2 1 and could undergo
further detention in an adult facility after
lished in
Act
—
WASHINGTON
Court. Marchese, also 14, attended the
arm
—
Former Republican chairman nominated for Vatican post
I've
court session with her
Sister
most money raised by any group of walkers in the Toledo area.
cafeteria.
want to say I'm sorry for everything done to you," Bush told Marchese during the hearing in Lycoming County "I
The
donations of $10,000
in
our members are come from across the United
Like our ministries,
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States and from Brazil.
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2001
The Catholic News & Herald 7
From the Cover The World Camp
CCHSgrad raises funds for
By
World Camp
raising
tiiese issues, as well as
10
team hopes to boost the self-esteem and sense of commu-
are infected, the
nity pride.
"Since
Beatty Award recipient
St.
AIDS is becoming an ever-growmany regions in Africa, we
Blair
HoUoway, a
feel it is vital to
AIDS
announced
In 1999,
named Caroline Love Myers Beatty Award recipient. Myers recendy retired af-
million.
organization dedicated to enriching the lives
blessed widi in the United States."
ter
of impoverished children around the world.
the Executive Director of
currendy
Laura Ivey and Baker Henson, two of Holloway's fellow students at UNC, were
for African
inspired to begin the organization after a trip
try
World Camp for Kids, Inc. money to fund camps
raising
children in Malawi, Zambia,
is
Botswana and
this summer. The World Camp team will travel to southern Africa to provide 20 two-day camps reaching at least
Soudi Africa
To
Kids hopes to reach donations.
its
World Camp
for
goal of $50,000 in
World Camp has
already re-
ceived confirmation letters from 14 schools in
camps from the organizafrom more than. 1,800 children. The group hopes to raise enough money to proAfrica requesting
'It
camps with a tooth-
been
summer of
was an amazing experience
to see
Henson
how much
I've
said. 'It
made me
realize-
taken for granted living in
America This inspired us to start an organization that would concentrate on enriching the lives of children who were not born with health, wealth
and
"Many of die with
last
prosperity."
kids
we came
in contact
year seemed very insecure about
themselves and their community in Africa,"
and she more than
nition of a person
strong religious
in the lives
of these
kids," said
Holloway,
who graduated from CCHS in 1999 and is now a sophomore radiological science major at UNC.
attitude."
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a
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vices
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Previous recipients of the Beatty
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This year's recipient, Caroline Love Myers, is a native of Charlotte and founded the very rninistry she helped to open in
include Jerry
Fox
in 2000, Janice
Valder-Offerman in 1999, Diane English 1998, Sister
in
Mary Thomas Burke
1995,
Ray
Farris in 1994,
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1992 and James Babb in 1991.
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utility shut offs, to hunger and homelessness. Prior to Myers's
fills
Award
Beatty
$5.1
19,439 emergencies ranging from evictions and
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one was interested in them and believed tiiey were special changed their lives. Some of
nutritious lunches.
budget of
fiscal
the director of
two
some-
had a
1999, Crisis helped resolve
generosity for this award.
The
min-
religious origin to a
munity involvement and
said Ivey. "Just letting then
that
it
In
com-
brush, a picture of themselves, a T-shirt and
know
the 2001
Crisis Assistance Minis-
the requirements of
its
gious, corporate and individual donations.
25 years of service as
how people live in an entirely different area of
tion
vide each child at the
in the
we have
2000.
the world,"
fund the camps,
not born
to South Africa in the spring and
for Kids
100 children per camp.
who were
Community Services
Street. In 1985, the
community-based organization funded by Mecklenburg County, United Way, reli-
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Re-
comfortable environment that
these children
to the
moved from
gional Office of Catholic Social Services has
Carolina at Chapel Hill to found a nonprofit
School, has teamed
istry
Holloway.
We want to make a difference in the lives of
High
moved
it
share our knowledge about
witii the kids there," said
up with eight students from the University of North Catholic
Martin's Episcopal Church until 1988
when
Center on Spratt
ing problem in
Charlotte native and a graduate of Charlotte
The agency compassion and caring. It was originally founded at United Methodist Church in Dilworth and later moved to tance for low-income citizens.
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about
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April 13,
2001
Around the Diocese
honored
Spirited volunteers
for extraordinary service By
JOANN
S.
KEANE
Editor
hickory
— A gifled musician, a talented
artist,
a champion of Native Americans, a
multilingual saving gracefor immigrants, a champion of clients,
life issues,
tireless
workhorse, a
a smiling warmface that welcomes
and a couple with an open door and heart to children in crisis.
These are the recipients of the 2000 Spirit Awards. On a recent Tuesday at the Catholic Conference Center, 10 tireless volunteers were honored by Catholic Social Services, bestowed with the Spirit Award, recognized and profusely thanked for each and every act of kindness in the name of the Catholic Social Services ministries. Some have overcome incredible odds in their own lives; yet find the time and detennination to volunteer. Some are seeking a way to give back to the community. Some are a living testament to reaching out to others. All have one thing in common: In the eyes of Catholic Social Services, they are blessings; answers to calls for help, champions for those in need. And so, on a crystal clear spring morning, The Charlotte, Piedmont Triad Regional, and Western Regional offices, along with the Justice and Peace ministry, Refugee Resettlement Office and Special Ministries teamed up to provide an appropriate celebration in honor of this year's recipients.
The
honorees
are:
Elizabeth Corcoran Sonya Hayden, coordinator of Volunteer Services for the Office,
Refugee Resettlement
introduced their honoree, a
who was months
to live; that
early '80s, she signed Office,
Mary Finlayson
thinks of
Mary
Finlayson.
Through her
able to reach people of all ages.
the barriers she's able to
her
gift
It's
Hayden. Though Corcoran
services to arrive
amazing
Mary
at the
mercy
—
with regularity
—
at
teaches English and explains American
'The impact on the refugees she teaches is remarkable. In some cultures, the physi-
Elder
does not drive,
handicapped are considered helpless
cally
that has not hindered her ability to
and even useless. The senior refugees are not only learning EngUsh from Elizabeth, but they have come to understand that no matter what your age, gender or physical
minister to others through her music, as
evidenced by her volunteering almost every day of the week Mary's concern,
commitment and compassion has spoken to this generation,
is
culture and customs to senior refugees.
her talent as well as herself has been an Ministry. Although
is still
the Senior Center in Charlotte, where she
go through with
CSS
God
utilizes the City's special transportation
is
of music. Her unselfish giving of
extraordinary contribution to
"and with the grace of
of a wheelchair or motorized scooter, she
"The two go music, she
was in 1973. In the on with the Refugee
very active and helping other people," said
When Sandra Breakfield, director of Elder Ministries thinks of music, she hand-in-hand.
woman,
given the prognosis of six
challenge, every person has
and through them, to
worth and can
be productive."
the next."
Barbara Tinsley Western Regional Office Director Trinitarian Sister Marie Frechette hears
and knows
chit-chat outside her office
some CSS
staffer is
connecting with Bar-
bara [TBobbie] Tinsley. She also knows,
"Bobbie
is
making someone's
life
brighter."
Bobbie Tinsley "answers our phones and
door with patience and grace. Her friendly caring
manner
faithful
represents the best
of what CSS stands for to our clients. Bobbie came to our dedication and open
house and five days later, she was filling that need on a regular basis. She is kind, helpful, dedicated and dependable. Her special talent is seeing a need and filling it. are grateful for her unique qualities and for her willingness to share them with
We us."
Ed Konarski Terri Jarina, director of diocesan Operation Rice Bowl
Contact Editor Joann Keane by call-
ing
(704)
370-3336
or
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"Ed has chaired the He was instrumental in launching the mini-grant program that provides funding up to $500 for projects or initiatives that include action on international justice and peace or local immigrant or migrant issues. Ed's commitment to CRS' programs is exemplified in his support of the Operation Rice Bowl Lenten program at his parish, St. Charles Borromeo in Morganton." Catholic Relief Services diocesan committee since
its
efforts, said,
inception in 1996.
"
April 13,
2001
"
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The Catholic News & Herald 9
Around the Diocese Pat and Bea Staub Geri King, Director of the Charlotte
Presented in cooperation with
Regional Office, had this to say on the Staubs' involvement: "Pat and Bea Staub
have been associated with
CSS
for
many
in the
the Office of Evangelization RaJeigti, North Carolina
Diocese of
years following the adoption of their two children through CSS.
They have been
involved with the Adoption Auxiliary since
its
beginning and continue to gener-
ously support annual events by taking
Gather with ordained and lay evangelists: diocesan and parish leaders in the ministry of evangelization
photographs of the children with Santa and chairing the spring picnic. The Staubs were responsible for the beautiful photog-
Holy Ground
raphy and design work of our Annual Report last year. In addition, Bea chaired the Charlotte Regional Office Annual Fundraiser, 'Wings of Hope Gala,' last
June 6-9, 2001
spring."
17th National Conference for Catholic Evangelization
Raleigh, North Carolina Program Highlights: Proclamation Day:
Bishop Kenneth Untener In Concert:
Warren Grayson Brown Four Major Keynotes Focusing on Our Theme:
Rev. Pawl D. Minnihan "Emerging Holy Ground: 'Eccfeski
America and the '
Rev. Dr. Giles Conwiil
Marshall and Brenda Patterson Piedmont Triad Region's Host Homes programs, introduced the Pattersons, a couple who have spent nearly two decades as foster parents for troubled teens. To date, 47 Forsyth County youth in crisis have been welcomed into the
Mabel Stevenson,
home
Patterson
"Holy
director of die
for varying spans of time. 'Together, the Patterson family has
made
"In Their
that
precious sometimes becomes a
life is
task
in the
world of today. "Jack
upon himself, especially through the March for Life to gather the youth of our diocese and make sure we have a strong presence at the March for Life in Washington, D.C. For his continued way of rallying people, we recognize has taken
it
and thank him."
Barney Offerman, director of the diocesan Catholic Campaign for
Mary Herr "the ultimate Unable to attend the Hickory luncheon, Herr was volunteering in Western North Carolina, a previous commit-
PhD.
"What h Means To Welcome
a
Culturally Diverse Church.
Other Speakers Include:
Mike Hagarty • Va! Keller Hurley •Mary Herr*DorothyHulburt»Fr. John • Sr. Tobin Lardie • Dottie Miani • David Nodar • Sabrina Nguyen •Fr. Bruce Nieli • Josie Piranio* Kathy Poupart •Fr. Bob Rivers Ken Sanchagrin • Noreen Schell • Kristi Sehulenberg • Don Tauscher
Hadden • Mary
Hart
•
Maura
I
lagarly •
Turner • Lorraine Vancamp • Lou Wise
•And Many More t:<
)t:N(.it.
for
volunteer."
ment ize
"In a way, the best
her
tality,
is
way to character-
[jo say] she has a servant
which
is
men-
a very hard thing to main-
when dealing organizationally. She's worked with the Cherokee Indians for
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tain
years, she's a regional consultant both to
Hispanics and Native Americans in the
Cherokee and Bryson City been a
faith
areas. She's
formation consultant, and a
and advocate in the She has done pastoral work with St Joseph in Bryson City and also did pastoral work with Our Didy of Guadalupe parish in Cherokee." spirited Justice advisor
Smoky Mountain
Vicariate.
*
•Bro. David Andrews -Sr. Louise AHf • Veronica Alvarado Juan Barajas • Joan Ctinnigham • Sue Bium-Gerding •John Boucher •Fr. Jac Campbell •Fr. Mike Clay Rich Cleveland * Elaine Oybum • Mall Doyle • Lorene Duquin • Fr. John Durbin •Martha Fernandez # Sr. Patricia Froning • Msgr. Thomas
Human De-
velopment, called
Tlteir
Their Stories.
MAOC - Sr. Rosa Maria Icaza,
• Annette
Mary Herr
Lands, In Their Lives, In
and fn
CCV1, In
Jack Sweeney
difficult
f aith,
young man."
Maggie Nadol, Respect Life Coordinator, knows passing down the teaching
Culture,
and Religion.
Seung Ai Yang, Ph.D.
a
by frequently and willingly opening their heart and home to those in need. They are committed, compassionate and sincere individuals who truly care about the people in their community and feel compelled to give back. Host Homes is truly blessed for the opportunity to work with such a unique family." Stevenson also recognized the Pattersons' lOth-grade son, who participates in the Host Homes Program. "He is a member of die Teen Council and like his parents, he is a very dedicated reliable
Ground Is Wfiere You Meet
Peofjle
difference in the lives of many children
and
in
New Evangelization.
For more information or to register:
NCCE
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10 The Catholic News & Herald
April 13,
Readings
2001
Book Review
Book explores modern
Word to Life
bioethics, morality issues RICHARD M. DOERFLINGER
By
who
People
thodoxy
—
that
it
has pat an-
swers for everything and that
open
issue
their
suspect that Catholic or-
boring
is
—
for discussion
it
shown them his summaries of arguments to make sure he is not
leaves
no
should read
"Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human
a thor-
is
oughly orthodox Catholic layman who has taught moral theology at The Catholic
E.
on on
certain
outlines similar disagreements
new
(Huntington, Ind., 2000).
reproductive technologies, feeding for patients
artificially assisted
term he suggestion that such patients are less than human persons), and on using permanent loss of brain function in a so-called "vegetative" state (a
way
its
On
to diagnose death.
rigorous position ethicists are
340
each of
—
mistaken
in
more
he thinks other giving their moral
that
is,
approval to certain practices.
$17.95.
pp.,
Whether
one
of the
America and John Paul
II
own
to one's
On
the
issue of "brain death"
Washington. He enthusiastically
the pope himself has
made
supports the teach-
ments that seem
ing and ministry of
Pope John Paul II, and draws heavily
accept the idea of diagnosing death by finding irreversible
from
loss
com-
recent
May
to
new evidence may demand a
the
forth
But
in survey-
hottest
issues
modern
bioethics
thinks there
When
in
— is
careful to
show
where theologians who accept those teachings differ on how to apply them. Especially fascinating is May's analysis of one of the most bizarre dilemmas created for us by the new biology: whether areas
is
that reas-
Catholics
may
does review old arguments but
provoke a new appreciation for the church's contries to
show that acceptance of contraception is much more a pathway to abortion is more "anti-life" cerns.
—
For example, he
tries to
—
than most Catholics are ready to admit.
Here and throughout,
his discussion
human
embryos which have been created in a laboratory and then abandoned by the
even when heavily burdened,
is
May
a Catholic
is
life,
always a
This book
is
both
less
and more than a
national law calls for disposal of such
lar
"orphan embryos" after a certain period of
abstract conclusions to provide practical
question has gained greater
problems.
It also
often goes
beyond
the United States due to a
guidance to people facing medical dilemmas from genetic counseling
proposal by the National Institutes of
before conception to advance directives at
Health to use these embryos for destructive
the end of life.
—
experiments.
Researchers and medical profession-
author thinks that an effort to
rescue these embryos from disposal or perfreezing does not violate church
teaching against "surrogate" motherhood,
but
is
one step your faith has
is
coming a fear? What was one time you found yourself resisting goodness out of fear of change?
a prenatal form of adoption
—
Readings for the week of 1
April
15
-
21,
2001
Monday, Acts Matthew 28:8-15; Tuesday, Acts 2:36-41, John 20:1 1-18; Wednesday, Acts Luke 24:13-35; Thursday, Acts 3:11-26, Luke 24:35-48; Friday, Acts 4:1-12,
Easter Sunday, Acts
10:34, 37-43,
'
Corinthians 5:6-8, John 20:1-9;
2:14, 22-23,
3:1-10,
John 21:1-14; Saturday, Acts 4:13-21, Mark 16:9-15
Readings for the week of April 22 - 28, 2001 Second Sunday of Easter, Acts 5:12-16, Revelation 1:9-13, 17-19, John 20:19-31; Monday (St. George, St Adalbert), Acts 4:23-3 1, John 3: 1-8; Tuesday (St. Fidelis), Acts 4:32-37,
John
3:7-15;
Wednesday (St Mark),
1
Peter 5:5-14,
Mark
Friday, Acts 5:34-42, John 6:1-15;
Chanel, St Louis de Montfort), Acts
6:1-7,
16:15-20;
Saturday
Thursday, (St. Peter
John 6:16-21
not provide a detailed analysis of concepts
ously debated in Great Britain, where a
manent
What
invited you to take which required over-
basic textbook in Catholic bioethics. It does
such as natural law or the principle of double effect, but illustrates how these concepts can be applied to resolve particu-
The
QUESTIONS:
Weekly Scripture
Acts 5:27-33, John 3:31-36;
great and precious gift of God."
woman
have such an embryo implanted in her womb, and raise the child as her own, within the bounds of Catholic teaching on reproduction? This issue has been vigoroffer to
visibility in
new
—
— —
merely
not
"rooted in the conviction that
The
-
May
"adopt" frozen
time.
first
covering
contraception,
— May
biological parents.
morning of the long-awaited
older issues, such as
ductive technologies, brain death, organ
faithful
the
death."
euthanasia, reprotransplants, etc.
until
sessment of "brain
some of the
ing
to
of brain functions;
and
set
room
nearby private school willing to fudge the age requirement; they watched with pleasure his excitement at hearing the good news. Imagine their amazement when a
provide footnotes good material for conclusions.
church's teachings.
in his
nothlunchbox, school supplies ing could rekindle the fire of enthusiasm that had made it hard for him to sleep just 10 hours earlier. Good news, by definition, is both good which we're usually happy about and new. It was the newness of school which floored the little boy. Faced with the reality rather than the dream, self-doubt assailed him. Would new kids like him? Could he do the work? Would he make mistakes and miss his mother and start to cry? One of life's persistent ironies is
in
from recent Vatican documents
and played school his parents found
eagerly laid out the night before,
on Marriage and
his encyclicals
the deadline, and his parents were content to put off first grade for another year. But the little boy was devastated. He wheedled and raged
however, his text and
coming
both
News Service
turn 6 in October, after
with May's position,
Institute for Studies
Family,
DAN LUBY
day of school dawned only to find the boy refusing to go. School clothes
agrees or disagrees
University
He would
they appear. It's
John 20:19-31
Catholic
these questions he generally takes the
May. Our Sunday Visitor
By
and (perhaps) resolved,
bly argued
as a
GIFT OF HUMAN LIFE, by William
3) Gospel:
a disputed
yearn for from when at long
striking how often Easter Season readings, like this Sunday's from Revelation, urge the disciples, "Do not be afraid!" To follow the risen Lord is to embrace good news, but it is news that calls us to conversion. It calls us to leave behind the comfort of the familiar and to embrace the path of new life with all its adventure and uncertainty, its challenge and its promise. The boy went, fearfully, that first day. And though he always resisted change, fought leaving the comfortable old for the mysterious new, he grew to love school and found in its challenges a path to deeper life. May our continuing Easter celebration give us the courage to embrace its message in both its joyful goodness and its sometimes scary newness.
22-24
2) Revelation 1:9-1 la, 12-13,. 17-19
without disputing church teaching.
dislikes for
CATHOLIC BIOETHICS AND THE
last
118:2-4, 13-15,
we
afar often frighten us
question in Catholic ethics can be responsi-
May
May
E.
how
the reader an inside look at
that the changes
Acts 5:12-16
Psakn
misrepresenting them. May's book gives
Life."
Author William
1)
generally
News Service
Catholic
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Doerflinger
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and marital
is
A-III
—
adults.
The Motion
— parents
13
Some
movie depicts a woman's spiritual journey in convincing dramatic fashion, though it is largely interior, deeply religious and specifically Catholic in its treatment of love an abortion and a suicide as well as some coarse language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is Aaffairs,
PG-
is
II
ing
children under 13. (Universal)
Director Franco
—
adults and adolescents.
— parents
PG-13 Some
is
cautioned.
Moon" version of
ham
Faulkner) treats him as secular saint
and
social heretic,
emphasizing
parallels
his
seen as the Christ figure),
and the Romanesque archi-
most part
While the lush production has nothing to do
tecture of medieval Assisi.
and lavish
with the Franciscan simplicity,
it is
spirit
which succeeds quite well
more
to
than accumulating material goods. U.S. Catholic Conference classification II
—
adults and adolescents.
style, with a commanding performance by Rex Ingram as De Lawd and
appropriate gospel music by the Hall
after barely surviving a tragic acci-
Johnson
dent
in which she loses her husband. screenplay by Lewis John Carlino sets up a fascinating situation, but neither Carlino nor director Daniel Petrie
Considered a positive portrayal of black folk culture and religious feeling by audiences of the time, the
choir.
work
still
The
has considerable charm
work
and emotional appeal today, especially
is
for those interested in the history of the
fashion.
African-American community. Parents, however, should be sensitive that its picture of blacks may be misunderstood as patronizing or demeaning unless seen in historical context. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I general patronage. Not rated by the
ing
Motion
Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance
it
spiritual side
showing the
and language require spective.
The
classification
afterlife, for
a
mature per-
U.S. Catholic Conference
A-III
is
—
adults.
the Field" (1963)
suggested. (Universal)
an itinerant jack-of-all-trades
(Sidney Poitier) stops to help a group
of
German nuns newly
Mexico,
arrived in
his cheerful generosity
is
New dis-
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Picture Association of America.
"Lilies of
out in satisfactory of faith healdealt with in very unimagina-
able to
tive fashion
—
New
and the
life
The is
"Resurrection" (1980) Engrossing but flawed drama about a woman (Ellen Burstyn) who discovers that she has the power to heal people
in
high
on-screen narrator as well as vocalist backed by a country-folk musical score
movie
in celebrating
nature and the quest for finding
mixture of whimsy and reverence
Testament and wisely opts for a symbolic visualization. Cash appears as the
of poverty and
a pictorially beautiful
by Robert Elfstrom (who
rected
ization of the natural beauties of the hills
(MGM)
all-black cast carries off the narrative's
"Gospel Road" (1973) Produced by Johnny Cash and filmed in locales around Jerusalem, the movie is a very personal and sincere interpretation of the public ministry of Jesus Christ. Di-
age and our own. The strengdi of the movie lies in its rich visual-
Umbrian
be inap-
13. (Paulist
—
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the oft-told story of Francis of Assisi (Gra-
between
are strongly
may
material
propriate for children under
Zeffirelli's
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tion Picture Association of America rat-
be inappropriate for
"Brother Sun, Sister (1973)
ing stories from the Old Testament as
sensibilities. Realistic
are strongly cautioned.
may
material
imagined in the cultural idiom of black youngsters in a rural Sunday school of a long-ago segregated South. Directed by Connelly and William Keighley, the
Compelling dramatization of the early Worker founder Dorothy Day (Moira Kelly) as a young journalist whose agonizing over failed love affairs leads her to reflect on her life and, in doing so, discovers God, then meets Peter Maurin (Martin Sheen) and puts his ideas of social justice into practice during the Depression. Directed by Michael Ray Rhodes, the biographical
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general
dancer (Fred Astaire) who loses one dancing partner (Ann Miller) but gains
"Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story" (1996)
U.S. Catholic Conference classification
—
morous fantasy from Marc Connelly's
(MGM)
preacher (Robert Duvall) becomes distraught over losing his congregation and wife (Farrah Fawcett) to a younger minister, he bashes his rival's head with a baseball bat, then flees to a rural Louisiana community where he revitalizes an old church and starts a radio ministry whose growing popularity leads to his arrest. Also written and directed by Duvall, this portrait of an evangelical preacher explores his religious zeal and personal failings as seen within the human context of a Southern community, all of which is played out with sincerity and conviction in an often compelling story. A strong scene of violence, menacing
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Teen Disturbed By Hypocrisy letter to me to share
A
The Pope
April 13,
& Columns
Editorials
young woman wrote a
Coming of Age
her
dismay at certain aspects of life in her Catholic high school. I won't go over the details, but what it all came down to was her perception that actions just weren't matching up
Speaks
was
to words. In her mind, her school
2001
name
"Catholic" in
only.
She concluded her note by
telling
me
that she
currently searching for a religion that didn't
much of what
POPE JOHN PAUL
II
was
embody
so
was
that the un-Christian behavior of her peers
ignored so everyone's sense of their
could remain
faith
unchallenged.
Hours unites Christians
So
behavior
with Holy Spirit
we're
BY JOHN NORTON
VATICAN CITY
News Service
the Lit-
urgy of the Hours unites Christians in a unique way with the Holy Spirit and the whole church in praise of God and in intercession for the world's salvation, Pope John Paul II said. He said the traditional church prayer, structured around the Psalms, enables believers to sanctify each part of their day by reflecting on the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection. The pope made his remarks April 4 at his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square. It was the second of a series of talks that he said are intended to promote especially among lay people the practice of the Liturgy of the Hours. He said Christians who recite the Psalms "experience a sort of harmony" with the Holy Spirit's
—
—
own
No.
there's point is
purely our
So often we think that our
1.
own
business, right3
as long as we're not physically
— Praying
people live
You
being tolerated by adults, and the whole mess was being
Pope: Liturgy of the
(CNS)
CNS
Uh-oh. Uh-oh for her, and uh-oh for the rest of us. Let's take the rest of us first. This teen wasn't exactly dumping on her peers, although their behavior clearly irked her. No, her gripe was
more
Catholic
AMY WELBORN
she described as "hypocrisy"
We think that
harming ourselves or others
OK.
But there are lots of ways to harm others, even indirectly. No, we can't run around the planet bearing responsibility for everyone else's perceptions on our shoulders. We can, however, stop and remember before we engage in hypocritical behavior that others are watching us others who are wondering what being a Christian is all
—
about. If what they see
indeed done
is
tinged with hypocrisy,
we
have,
some harm.
Now the uh-oh for her. And
maybe
The
is
presence of hypocrisy
one's faith, though that
wonder what power adults or other kids
may be
this faith
—
for you, too.
no reason
to
abandon
templing since you have to
has
when you
see people
—
mold
their lives. Yes,
make
that value suddenly a false one?
Does the
fact that
teachings of Christ
you don't
make
perfectly live out the
those teachings invalid?
No. You know that just isn't the case. The church, like any institution, is filled with imperfect people and even a few outright hypocrites. It's filled with people who stumble and fall, who like Peter betray Jesus in big and small ways. But in the end, as discouraging as that may be, we have to remember that the way people live doesn't define
—
—
what's true.
we're seeking
should be our
faith, it's
not other people
who
final guide. It's Jesus.
there's
The
truth of something isn't determined by
how
well
prayer.
Economy of Faith
the pope.
Early Christian said, that in reciting
Why
earth through believers
who
FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH, Glenmary
on of
Guest Columnist
the Hours, because the prayers unite the church in
against
assault
leaders associyear,
the pope said.
The rhythm of the prayers centered on the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection, he said.
"Christian prayer is born, nourished and developed around the event of the faith par excellence the paschal mystery of Christ. In this way, in
—
-
morning and
at night,
setting of the sun, Easter
from death
to
life
— was
'To recite the Psalms
from the rising to the
—
the Lord's passing
recalled," in this
he
said.
way is to immerse
ourselves in the ocean of life and grace which
mystery of the Father, Son and Holy said.
Violence against
recitation of
week and
is
Spirit,"
the
he
to continue.
"Men must
realize that family
a serious problem and not joke about
it.
An
a crime, whether against a stranger or your
is
Domestic violence reaches across
Christian tradition of the Liturgy of the
Hebrew Psalms, which church
is
spouse."
classes,
ated with different times of the day,
women
violence
the whole world, he said.
The
women? Why the Mary Kay Drouin, an Adrian
violence against
in spouse abuse ministry, believes society simply allows violence
praise of God and intercession for the salvation of
Hours developed gradually from the
much
Dominican with over 25 years of experience
special 'en-
recite the.Liturgy
so
frequency of assaults? Sister
the prayers "their faith al-
In addition, Christ continues his mission
Forty-two percent of murdered women are killed by an intimate male partner. Nationally, 50 percent of all homeless women and children became homeless because of friend.
domestic violence.
monks were convinced, he
lowed the Psalms' verses to release a ergy' of the Holy Spirit."
the
do. I'm
would much prefer to deal with honest people than liars. But are you 100 percent honest all the time? Good for you if you are, but I imagine that most of you, like the rest of the human race, have at some time in the last few weeks shaded the truth in at least one conversation you've had. Does the fact that you violated your own value of honesty
When
you have to wonder, and
you
nothing wrong with that kind of wondering But in the end you have to remember one other very important thing:
"In praying the Psalms at different moments of the day, it is the Holy Spirit himself who, dwelling in us through the grace of baptism, is praying in us with 'sighs too deep for words,'" said
the
it.
believe in honesty, right? I'm sure
sure you strive to be an honest person, and I'm sure you
living in violation of it.
You have to wonder if it's really as true and as good as they say it is when they can't even bother to really let it
Columnist
This true story from a demonstrates what
when
a horror
safe
women
house
in rural
middle class victims with marketable Appalachia
many women fear, and some face, real. The husband comes home
movie turns
drunk and has a gun. Frustrated with the world, he wields his power over the people he can more easily control, his wife and family. In a display of mountain machismo he shoots the phone off the wall then threatens to kill his family and commit suicide. Time to think fast The woman calms her husband as best she can, then asks to beg some cigarettes at the neighbor's. Without purse or coats she and her three kids dash into the cold January night before he changes his mind. The neighbor drives the get-away car. At the shelter she continues crying and shaking hysterically. In her panic she has even wet on herself Slowly the care and warmth at the shelter the cup of herbal tea, the hot bath, the clean clothes soothe her, and by 2 a.m. she and her family can settle in for the night, six hours after the ordeal began. The next morning she'll start from scratch,
—
—
knitting her
life
back together.
In the U.S. a seconds.
Women
woman are
is
more
frequently victims of domestic
violence than victims of burglary, cal
on violence against women indicate no assurance for a woman's safety even among kith and kin. Two-thirds of the attacks on women are perpetrated by someone the victim knows, frequently a husband or boy-
The
statistics
tody of the children. But, abuse
Many victims
skills
can remain
in
escalates;
it
never lessens.
seek help only after the perpetrator touches
the children. Additionally, poverty in itself limits a victim's options. Lacking adequate education, starting a family at an early age and being abused as a child narrows the possibilities for a victim in poverty. In rural areas
constraints of few available jobs and
no
add the additional public transporta-
tion.
"We
can no longer blame the victim,"
reflects Sister
Mary Kay. "The question is not why does she stay, but why does he abuse and why do we as a society permit it" The U.S. Catholic bishops in their 1994 pastoral message, "Confronting a Culture of Violence," suggest the
church must do more: "We can incorporate ways to handle family conflict in our religious education and sacramental
We
can work for public policies
that confront violence, build
community and promote
responsibility."
mugging or other physi-
crimes combined.
socio-economic
an abusive situation longer than necessary because verbal abuse reduces their self-esteem. They also fear losing cus-
preparation programs.
physically abused every nine
all
gripping victims in different ways. Well-educated
Sister
Mary Kay
views domestic abuse and physical
violence as learned behavior.
we
"When children kill children They ultimately learned
adults have failed miserably.
violence because
we modeled
it"
The National Domestic 799-7233.
Violence hot line
is
(800)
2001
April 13,
with another student and decided to take matters into her
One
Light
The Catholic News & Herald 13
& Columns
Editorials
own in
Candle
hands. She brought a
and started
to school
shooting came soon after a shooting incident
ern California in which at least two students were
But Brent Paucke, aged but you could
Guest Columnist
Things That Truly Matter
this.
fifty
years of
educating children, from pre-school through the eighth
The
grade.
school
is
growing each
year, with
all
the
and a waiting list in some grades. St. Thomas the Apostle School is vibrant and eagerly classes filled
looking to the future.
The
created a place where God-centered values can be cel-
ebrated
is still
With
a popular notion in
America 2001.
this anniversary celebration in
ning committee began brainstonning
last
mind, our plan-
how
year about
successful, either in status
the
We found
festivities.
president of
It
ideals
Many of their values
in their families
and
and saw
that,
Once more,
our school.
in
the television
once again, kids were shooting kids at school.
were taking out their angers and frustraby doing violence to others. In one case, this time at a
tions
teens
high school in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, the shooter was a freshman girl. She apparentiy had "issues"
Catiiolic
this.
It
second victim of
Columnist
Pope and Others Urge Saving the
as easily
He put liimself
have become the
But something
this senseless violence.
Environment
he presented
And
in
not running away.
'It
because of him,
have no idea
Maybe it was
doesn't have to be like it
if Brent is
this.
It
Since the 1970s in late
die
can be
we need
No notion
will become a corporate CEO, or make a million become a success as the world defines the notion. But I know that now, and forever, Brent is someone who made a difference for the better. So on the anniversary of my school I found myself thinking that it's fine to salute the most successful or powerful or accomplished. But it's just as important to remember and celebrate those who were the most charitable, the most caring, and the most compassionate, the pecjple who bother with people and don't run away people who make a difference by botiiering to love.
—
Day
we
derive
all
the products
This day of awareness were beginning to see the
came about because we
we were
disastrous path
on.
In die interests of becoming wealthy, comfort-
and loaded with new possessions and conveniences, we called ourselves modern, embraced even untested technology and ignored the many ways we were raping die earth. Taking notice, able, self-satisfied
for a halt to environmentally destructive
by proclaiming Earth Day.
actions
we
Well, not only are
whether he
dollars or
have celebrated Earth
to survive as a people.
many called
was.
a top-flight student
we
April as a time to focus on our responsibility to
revere nature, from which
in
Brent Paucke compelled him to get involved. Out of darkness, he brought light Maybe it was in his tone. Perhaps it was the
I
CNS
can be better. Just
This young man decided to
He might just
enormous risk
surprise
ANTOINETTE BOSCO
to me.'"
speak up, and to reach out to someone in pain.
better."
including Robert Wright,
it
real difference.
many
Then one day not long ago, we turned on
to get back,
ending, happily, was positive.
Brent made a
NBC and Phil Quartararo, president of Warner
were formed
or give
reasoning he offered,
Brothers Music. The CEO's of any number of companies were graduates of our parochial education. That made us all supremely proud. These people are wonderfully accom-
and
down
or financial accomplishments for
plished in the eyes of the larger society.
me
Brent was successful in distracting the shooter. The gun got kicked away. Only one girl was wounded and, thank God, she was not seriously hurt.
at
was suggested that we research the graduates and highlight those who were most to acknowledge this terrific school.
The
Line
that (the shooter)
tell
doesn't have to be like
It
put the gun
who
vision of the founders
South-
killed.
was really mad and she looked like she was about to go off on everybody. I got up and started toward her. I didn't want anyone to get hurt. She was saying, 'I don't want to live. I just want to commit suicide right here.' And she pointed the gun at her head. I was saying... 'You don't have to do
MSGR. JIM LISANTE
parish school recently celebrated
in
The Bottom
decided to get involved.
14,
Listen to his words: "The principal told
My
firing
No one knew what the girl was capable of doing. And
cover. this
gun
Classmates, as you might expect, dove for
die cafeteria.
but
we seem
not out of the woods yet,
to be getting in deeper. Policies
coming
We
are not
out of Washington are scary. Consider:
going to try to reduce carbon emissions which escalate global warming; we are lowering arsenic standards for drinking water, endangering millions; spurred by oil companies, we are looking into opening America's
last
magnificent wilderness, the Arctic
oil drilling. What's nextf These days I am again reviewing what Pope John Paul II spoke about shortly after the end of the
National Wildlife Refuge, to
jubilee year.
He called
for
an "ecological conversion,"
giving a broad definition of what he meant by that Q. My parents were married 45 years when my dad died several years ago. My mom is doing all right with a
and
pension
lots
First he referred to a "human ecology" that would "render the life of creatures more dignified" and protect the "radical good of life in all its manifestations." He said that humanity must become ever more sensitive to die need to "prepare an environment" for future generations. I also think everybody should meditate on these passages from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "A theory that makes profit the exclusive norm and ultimate end of economic activity is morally unacceptable" (No. 2424). "Economic life is not meant solely to multiply goods produced and increase profit
Question
of activities.
Corner
She has met a wonderful man, a widower, who wants to marry her. However, if they marry she will lose her monthly pension. If he dies, she would be left with nothing.
We
have suggested that they just
sinful.
live together,
had a long Catholic education and
she has
If God
is
but
thihks that
is
a loving God, I believe he would want
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
CNS
them to share companionship for the rest of their days. She won't ask this question of her priest. Will you give us an answer? (Michigan)
Columnist
or power;
^
A.
mother
I
believe the important
is
giving.
her
life
is
the one your
and her conscience, and she
is
To try to push her into something that is what she is convinced God wants is obviously not
responsible for
against
It's
answer
it.
good or loving. I must say I agree with
her.
Maybe
she
feels that,
even
is old, she still has obligations of good example, what she knows are right values and ideals. She doesn't want to undo in these final years what I'm sure she
though she to display
has been trying to teach her family throughout her I've
If
known many people who do what you happy with
their decision,
life.
are asking.
even
less so
as time goes on.
Since you ask for
it,
my
advice
is
to support her in
doing everything possible with her friend. They can make life much more enjoyable and good for each other without
first
of
all
to the service of
human
the possibility of rational, conscious creatures in other parts
of the cosmos.
leaders are appalled that die United States has said
is
that nothing in Catholic faith
God's creative imagination and power
is
would deny
certainly not
exhausted by the human fives we experience on this earth. There could easily be countless life fonns with the capacity to know and relate to the Creator in a conscious way. Considering the exuberant generosity with which God lavishes life of all kinds on die world around us, we might be excused for strongly suspecting that this divine
extravagance
Beyond
how
isn't
that,
in
which 38 nations agreed to reduce
that extraterrestrial
now, pure conjecture. Some contend it
life
might happen
global warming. America's
of
human arrogance even
to
emissions
safety,
Some say
first interest is
and are calling
they suspect that profits, not world
company
this "irresponsible"
and "arro-
gant."
As
at least as
is,
tiieir
of greenhouse gases, an action necessary to contain
limited to our time and place.
however, any theory about whether or
for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the
Union of Concerned
Scientists, in
Earthwise (Spring
2001), called this attempt to ravage a glorious wilderness, a true national treasure, "shortsighted."
is
typical
We cannot be,
it
through on the 1997 Kyoto Protocol,
will not follow
estimated that
all
the
oil
They
gotten from drilling there
pretends to Q. There are strong theories today that intelligent
receives
know more about what God expects and from creation than we will probably ever know
would supply U.S. vehicles for only five months! sensibly recommend that we stop driving "gas guzzlers" and demand fuel efficient cars. 'In less dian three years the country would save more gasoline than
of the universe. With the there must be more life out there
this side
of eternity.
giving in to what you are urging.
life
ordered
is
community" (No. 2426). Recent news reports point out that European
such matters
they have any strong spiritual background, however,
they're not awfully
it
persons, of the whole man,, and of the entire
of
stars,
somewhere.
*>
What does the church say about this? Have there been Adams and Eves in other places? Or are we the only place with human life? (Maryland) A. About the only claim
we
they claim, the only
That
exists in other galaxies
trillions
question the existence of other intelligent life.
can
make
for sure about
is
fish in
They
such a big pond.
not a strong argument,
it
seems to me.
It
ANWR could provide," they say. God gave us
to respect
A free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about ecumenism, intercommunion and other ways of sharing with people of otherfaiths is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651.
to
Father John
it
to complete the
mony
We most
for our
made us its stewards, Our mandate from God is
the earth and
and care for
it
work of creation,
own good and
to perfect
its
har-
that of our neighbors.
should take that mandate and responsibility seriously.
14 The Catholic News & Herald
ACADEMY, from page 5
come she
to us, they
'They
said.
judgment. They
program includes classes, career
childcare, parenting
counseling and tutoring.
State-certified teachers volunteer their time
to the program,
and Woodend oversees a
curriculum that
is
decidedly creative. Ser-
from Appalachian State University assist in the program, and graduate students from the university vice learning majors
teach expressive art therapy.
The
school
is
a nonprofit organization
funded by local churches,
and
tions
They feel when in
statistics
—
the
graduated
eight of whom have
far,
struggles of mother-
hood.
"The
variety of personalities and fam-
into our
program
Father John
Woodend
said.
is
also gives specific education
"When we have one
success,
it
it
nonjudgmental way has always been
'When
important to Woodend.
the girls
work"
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situations that follow these students
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backgrounds and vastly
family support;
and
from churches,
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different
They come from
Schneider, current pastor of St. Elizabeth
cation,
said support
different experiences, but they share in the
vasdy
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said
Woodend
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moved on
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they are simply
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from the school so
organiza-
civic
citizens.
"Woodend Academy a
ones
feel like -failures.
longer on government
gling with teen-age issues."
the weight of moral
feel
sheep of society
like the black
reality
come to us downtrodden,"
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April 13,
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April 13,
2001
CHRISM MASS, from front page ing the recommitment ceremony, the attending priests rededicate themselves to their mission in life as spiritual advisors and leaders within their parishes and the diocese.
The annual chrism Mass
cel-
ebrated the ministry of priesthood and the role of the bishop as a spiritual shepherd. "Priests are supposed to be the bishop's helpers, and if we don't have an allegiance to him and his authority, then we have no unity," said Benedictine Abbot Patrick Shelton, pastor at St. James Church in Hamlet
and
Sacred
Wadesboro
The Catholic News & Herald 15
Around the Diocese
Heart Church in and vicar of the
Albemarle Vicariate. "If we are not reminded of our commitment, then it becomes weaker and weaker. The chrism Mass helps us to remember what we are doing, what we are about and what our role is in the church as priests."
During the renewal of commitment to priestly service, the bishop
perform their ministerial works. "In order to be one with Jesus, we must say yes to God every day, even with our busy schedules, through sorrows and challenges," said the bishop. If we don't make our lives one with Jesus through our love for him, then we cannot bear it. When we rededicate ourselves to Jesus Christ,
we
of the wonderful joy that
reminded the priests of their ordination vows and their pledge to serve their parishioners and lead them to-
receive
deeper devotion to Jesus. He also asked the congregation to pray for their continued work as priests
prayer. Prayer is our breath, and without it, we die spiritually. If we repeatedly pray to God and proclaim 'I want what you want,' then he will deny us nothing." The bishop stressed the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation not only for the diocesan faithful but also for the priests. "For us
ward
a
—
their leaders in faith.
Bishop Curlin said that through constant prayer, the sacraments and a sustained faith in Jesus Christ that those who have been called to serve the Lord through priesthood can fully
all
flows from God.
"We cannot make
it
without
priests, reconciliation
is
not some-
we just give, but it is something we receive. The more we receive it, then the more sensitive we are to God's mercy, and we can then look thing
forward to dispensing God's infinite mercy and hope to others." Bishop Curlin asked the congregation to pray for their priests and their continued work in the parishes in order for the threefold relationship among the bishop, the priests and the parishioners to grow and prosper.
"On
day
this
as
your priests
stand to recommit themselves to Jesus Christ and the priesthood, in your heart, ask God to bless them.
We
are human beings, so help us to be good priests and support us.
We
cannot
live
without you and your
kindness."
During the Liturgy of the Euchaall of the priests and deacons gathered on the altar with the bishop and the vicars of the diocese for the
rist,
consecration of the Eucharist.
Toward the end of the Mass, the bishop first blessed the oil of the sick, used for the ill and dying. The oil of catechumens for baptismal candidates was blessed next, and the sacred chrism, or 'Christ oil,' was first mixed with balsam, an aromatic oil
derived from trees, and then blessed. oil of consecration is used during the sacrament of confirmation, the ordaining of priests and bishops and
The
the blessing of churches and altars. Vials of the oils are dispersed to
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Couple comes to permanent diaconate through faith and love ALESHA
By
M. PRICE
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GREENSBORO
The
arrival of
For the Steinkamps,
heat and storms.
a
seasonal lightning storm brought an un-
planned and unwelcomed surprise. lightening strike caused a
fire
was detwo important things, the homeowner, Rev.
the couple's home. Everything stroyed except for a so important that
Mr. Ron Steinkamp, ran back
The permanent
the items.
retrieve
inside to
was taking place a and Rev. Mr. Steinkamp
diaconate ordination
week
later,
wanted
—
in
vestments
his
—
order to participate
and stole the ceremony.
The mighty
"Neighbors were trying to restrain him, but I told him that he could run in quickly and get them and get back out," said Bette Steinkamp, his wife.
"We walked
town
in the small
culture back then, and part of
my
focus
over
was on the business world," Mr. Steinkamp.
said Rev.
God
With
grandfather's gardens
still
mind, the family's
stop was Massa-
flows
Mississippi
Ron and
Bette
I
were
of my childhood was pre-Vatican II, and we went to Mass everyday," said Rev. Mr. Steinkamp. "I Catholic.
always
felt
All
secure about the church;
bundled up." The next move was to a warmer climate in Georgia, and this was their first exposure to the Civil Rights Movement in the deep South. "They had just taken down the 'Colored' and White' signs off of the water
movements. I didn't know about the permanent diaconate before I came here, and through our involvement with lay ministry, I wanted to continue to grow spiritually and to try to satisfy that
It
in
to
it.
We
charismatic
isolated
and
Bette Steinkamp attended the formation classes together and enjoyed their time together growing in faith and commit-
from
They
were
transferred to
Penn-
I
liked
next 20 years because of job transfers. "Moving was part of the corporate
"We
activities.
attended
these classes and had we not been
Mr. Steinkamp and his wife began to
in economics, he began working for Armstrong Cork Company in produc-
caused the
their lives.
Virginia where Rev.
Even through adversity, Rev. Mr. Steinkamp was ordained in 1995 and has served at Our Lady of the Highways Church in Thomasville and now serves at St. Pius Church in Greensboro. The couple's spirituality and their lifelong rela-
several times over the
ment throughout
sylvania and then to
Mr.
the
and
Cursillo movements, Rev. Mr. Ron
we
of a situation
with both feet into
know God more." As with
received a
receiving his bachelor's of science degree
X
to
new understanding
difficult times."
affiliation
me
and
it
ous
This
desire in
in
hadn't been exposed
The couple dated while Rev. Mr. Steinkamp attended the University of Illinois and were married in 1964. After
move
and jumped
me bewe weren't
participate in vari-
tion planning.
lina)
renewal team.
here (to North Caro-
surprising to
cause
being Catholic."
family to
'We came down
was so
Mass, not depressed, but full of the peace of the Lord and smelling a little like smoke. This was an instance of God sustaining us through into that ordination
renewal conferences in the Diocese of Charlotte and were invited to be a part
and
in IDinois."
dated, etc.
Mr. Steinkamp.
moving to North Carolina, they began to attend charismatic-
the Cursillo and charismatic renewal
in a Catholic subculture. All
of our friends, the girls
be
and we
great, big flakes,
in
were
later.
God
down
other in the halls of their elementary school
they began dating years
letting
the fullest extent
After
fresh in his
lived near the coast,
life,
of the charismatic service
raised
"We lived
parts of one's
in one's life to
2001
we had never seen the ocean. The first thing we did was go down to the beach and taste the salt water. The snow came
Steinkamp attended the same Catholic grade school in Quincy, 111., a small town situated on the river, and attended separate boys' and girls' high schools. They were not even aware that they had passed each until
"We
chusetts.
first
all
possible," said Rev.
the smell of his father's and
fountains.
through their memories as
his alb in
lives,
ward ordained ministry where they were raised.
A
that ravaged
them
carried
and that dedication is what led them to the permanent diaconate. The cradle Catholics began their steps tothrough their
usually characterized by
is
God have
tionship with
Staff Writer
summertime
April 13,
Living the faith
together,
we would
have grown together the way we have," said Rev. Mr. Steinkamp, father of two and grandfather of four and now vice-president and
inot
Rev.
Steinkamp
worked as a Scoutmaster and in the Parent-Teacher Organization, while both he and his wife became involved in a
Rev. Mr.
general manager of manufacturing logistics of Thomasville Furniture. "The diaconate has provided a good founda-
Ron Steinkamp
Bible study group.
That same group decided to build a church since there was not one nearby. "There was an outpouring of
Catholic
of the
Social
time to really listen to the Gospel message and examine where you are
and has allowed me to help people in that I never would have thought about through the RCIA process, the annulment process, faith formation and other ministries." "The deacons are a vital need in this diocese, and it is an ordained ministry, a special calling to Christ," said Mrs.
Services
spiritually.'^
Steinkamp.
spiritual
growth
in the parish,
tion
and the
a
building of the church created a lot of
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spiritual roots.
The
the parish, and
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first to
spark of Cursillo hit
wife and
make our
I
were some
Cursillo. It
is
a
After participating in what he said
May
it.
It
'We is
could lose
a
it if
we
don't
mighty and necessary
was a significant spiritual experience for them, they became involved with
work of the Holy
Cursillo and charismatic renewal teams.
"Charismatic renewal offers people per-
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