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Shelby seniors find fountain of

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Kenyan archbishop

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House chaplain expects to be 'spiritual guide' ...Page

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Local News Photo by Susan deGuzman

Sister Genevieve

dies at age

Mother & daughter tea party in Clemmons

Noonan

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Rosemary Killion shares a smile with her three daughters, Kathleen Boss, Rosemary Killion and Suzanne Fudire during a tea party at Holy Family Church in Clemmons on April 2. Moms and daughters of all ages from Holy rbj ? * r d IOCalGS gatherCd f° r tCa ersation and cLaraderie Tux KnSs"? Knights of C Columbus served the ladies at the annual event.

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Catholic Social Services presents ninth-annual Beatty Award; annual gala ascends with Wings of Hope By

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In acceptance

comments of Catholic Social Services' annual' award, Mecklenburg County manager Gerald G. "Jerry" Fox drew parallel to a prayer of the late Dorothy Day with a community where he sees needs.

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His timing was impeccable. Last month, the Vatican approved opening the cause for Day's canonization, while a recent news report called her ability to see Jesus in the weakest of his brothers and sisters and her real-

ization of the call to right injustice an inspiration to the world. In her lifetime, Day worked tirelessly for justice.

her prayer Embracing the Outcasts, Day petitioned God to "help us to embrace the outcasts of In

society."

"Where in CharlotteMecklenburg do we find those in need of embracing?" was the rhetoric posed by Fox. For the outcasts of society, Fox suggests compassion. In further alliance with Day's prayer for the people, he pointed to a need to break down barriers that di-

vide a growing disparity of wealth within the community [and nation J; crossing the thresholds of prejudice;

and feeding each other

in the likes

senior nutrition

soup kitchen,

sites,

of

homeless shelters and in schools. Not unlike the Catholic Social

Worker who

died in 1980.

Nearly 400 CSS

staff,

civic

and

community

leaders, family, friends and associates of Fox attended the April l Wings of Hope reception and

dinner at Founders Hall in the Bank

See

BEATTY AWARD,

page

4

Photo by Joann S. Keane

Jerry Fox, this year's recipient of Catholic Social Services' Beatty Award, smiles as Bishop William G. Curlin congratulates him.

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The World

April 7,

Brief

in

Vatican installs metal detectors

around

VATICAN CITY

good morals

(CNS)

—

Sig-

demic Honors Convocation. "With ubuntu as your guide in life you won't

nificantly raising its security profile

ahead of the arrival of Easter Week pilgrims, the Vatican installed airport-style metal detectors and X-ray machines around St. Peter's Square. The new security measures were expected to be operational as soon as technicians finished testing the equip-

ment, said Passionist Father Ciro Benedettini, a Vatican spokesman. No

had prompted the changes, the spokesman told Catholic specific threat

News

Service April

officials,

Childrens' rights demonstration in India A boy demonstrates for the rights of children near the India parliament building in New Delhi April 3. Hundreds of freed child laborers and children left out of school took

responsible for security in St.

Peter's Square, had asked for the de-

vices because of larger-than-usual crowds of pilgrims in the jubilee year,

he

make

You

Denials of genocide are 'madness,' says editor of new encyclopedia

WASHINGTON

cal

crucial "that there

will

to

Mozambique

a denial of genocide is rooted malevolent bigotry, opportunistic gain or popular skepticism, it "is madness to begin with," said the editor in chief of a new two-volume "Encyclopedia of Genocide." "It appeals to everything ugly or violent, just as genocide, Holocaust, is madness," said

for all children.

of

so that people there can

where there are at least 300 members. Geileskey visited Ireland in late March. Based in Australia at Our

March

Lady's Mount in Helidon, a small town about 60 miles from Melbourne, some of the movement's members

WASHINGTON (CNS) The Supreme Court, having barred orga-

dress in habits and describe themselves as "slaves of the Eucharist."

classrooms and graduation ceremo-

East Timorese refugees must be allowed to return, says bishop The DILI, East Timor (CNS) 100,000 East Timorese refugees re-

student-led prayers over the public ad-

"There is concern that, when the cameras go, the help will stop," said Kevin Dowling of Bishop Rustenburg, who heads the Southern Catholic Bishops' African Conference's justice and peace com-

He

many

of the land mines laid in Mozambique during a 16-year civil war that ended in 1992 might have been displaced by rushing floodwaters, increasing the danger to people returning to their homes. Irish prelate urges disassociation said

from Magnificat Meal Movement DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) Archbishop Desmond Connell of

—

in

62 countries, including

Ireland,

—

siding in Indonesia-controlled westTimor must be allowed to return to their country and not be forced to resettle in other parts of Indonesia,

ern

said Bishop Carlos Filipe

Ximenes

Belo, apostolic administrator of Dili.

Dublin urged Catholics to disassociate themselves from the Magnificat Meal Movement and its Australian

"No forced resettlement must be permitted. I know that many want to come home, and they have not yet been given the freedom to do so,"

founder and leader. Archbishop

Bishop Belo

Connell repeated the views expressed by Australian Bishop William Morris of Toowoomba, who launched an investigation into alleged visionary Debra Geileskey and into her movement, which claims to have thousands

the international community to pressure the Indonesian government to not resettle the East Timorese should the refugees not leave the camps in

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Housing meeting, Pastoral Center •

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allow

lecture

Mu-

in

therapy at the

Hebrew University of

Jerusalem. The encyclopedia was published in December by ABC-

CLIO. Sri Lanka bishop, at rally, appeals for end to 17-year war ~ JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (CNS) Bishop Thomas Savundaranayagam

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Africa, brought to Worcester State College. Loosely translated, "ubuntu" means to have

of Jaffna called for an end to the 17year war in Sri Lanka at a peace rally in Jaffna attended by 6,000 people. "The conflict has been going on for many years with suffering increasing year," said Bishop year by Savundaranayagam, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. The bishop urged all concerned leaders to stop hostilities and war, to seek a negotiated settlement to the conflict and to ask for a third party to help in the peace process. "While we earnestly desire for peace, let us ask what we ourselves can do to bring about peace," he told the mid-March rally organized by the Peoples' Committee for Peace and Goodwill in collaboration with at

compassion and fairness and to have

least

arguments before the court March 29, most of the justices seemed hesitant to allow this now-suspended policy of

oral

pre-game invocation

a

school district to resume. ruling on the case, which

a

Texas

The

court's

in

is

expected

by early July, could have a significant impact in the ongoing debate over religion

in public schools.

Successor to Archbishop Tutu urges moral responsibility

WORCESTER,

Mass. (CNS)

—

"Seek 'ubuntu.'" This was the message Anglican Archbishop Winston Hugh

Njongonkulu Ndungane of Cape

Town, South

iocesan, planner 9 CHARLOTTE

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if it will

dress system before football games. In

April

Phone: (704) 370-3333 FAX: (704) 370-3382 E-mail: catholicnews@charlottediocese.org

nized school prayer from public school

Bishop William G. Curlin will take

Price

Secretary: Jane Glodowski

P.O.

on

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part in the following events:

April 11

Advertising Representative: Cindi Feerick

1123 South Church

called

31.

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Episcopal, j calendar

Production Associate: Julie Radcliffe

Mail:

The bishop

western Timor by the end of March. Indonesia has said that it would cut

Curlin

Jimmy Rostar

said.

off all humanitarian aid to refugees

March

in a

Holocaust Memorial

Washington. He is executive director of the Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide in Jerusalem and professor of psychology and family

seum

keep aid flowing" to

ing.

mission.

at the U.S.

photo from Reuters

said

rebuild their lives after severe flood-

W. Charny

Israel

CNS

members

—

in

the politi-

is

(CNS)

Whether

South Africa

— A South African bishop

your most essential

will share together in the

fulfillment of humanity."

said.

(CNS) it was

will satisfy

And we

self.

South African bishop urges continued aid for Mozambique

CAPE TOWN,

big bucks," said the archbishop,

successor to Archbishop Desmond Tutu. "But all of us will become richer.

part in a campaign organized by the South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude. They were calling for basic education

Italian police

3.

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themes the archbishop explored March 21 as guest speaker at the college's annual Aca-

Square

St. Peter's

2000

diocesan Chrism

—

The choir for the Mass on April 18 at

1 1 a.m. is rehearsing this afternoon and April 16 from 4-5:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dil worth Rd. East.

Today's rehearsal is being held in the church office on Buchanan St. due to today's charismatic Mass also being held at 4 p.m. All choir members and singers from all areas of the diocese are invited to be involved in the Chrism Mass choir. For more information, call Dr. Larry Stratemeyer, music director, at (704) 334-2283, Ext. 22.

Neumann Church

Charlotte at

in

15 - St. Joseph Church in Charlotte at 1 p.m., April 16 - St. Ann Church in Charlotte at 4 p.m., April 17 - Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte at 7 p.m., and April 18 - St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m., April

11 WINSTON-SALEM VICARIATE — Lenten reconciliation services are being held as follows: April

Christ the King Church at 7

p.m., April

Church April

14 -

1 1

-

High Point Holy Family

in

Clemmons

at 7:30 p.m., 17 - St. Benedict the Moor in

Matthew Church

Charlotte at 7:30 p.m., April 12 Peter Church in Charlotte at 7:30

ing held in the school's gymnasium tonight at 7:30 p.m. There will be

10 CHARLOTTE VICARIATE

—

ing held as follows: April 10 - St. Mark Church in Huntersville at 7 p.m., April 11 - St.

St.

p.m. and St. Vincent Church in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m., April 13 - St. John

Church in Winston-Salem at 7 p.m., and April 19 - St. Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem at 7 p.m. Charlotte 13 CHARLOTTE Catholic High School, 7702 PinevilleMatthews Rd., is presenting Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella," be-

Lenten reconciliation services are be-

in

60 organizations.

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April 7,

2000

Around the Diocese

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Shelby seniors find fountain of youth

3n, By

A ETC u A nninr ALESHA M. PRICE rv/l

I

Staff Writer

SHELBY

— As

the years

go

"We are a senior citizen group, yet we are young in

by,

many people dream of the day when they can step off of the beaten path to explore the woods around them. Retirement a period of rest, a time to

hearts," said Dot

McNamara.

"I

stance"

our

pated

certainly don't feel old."

—

reward for working. However, many wonder what they can do after leaving work permais

not the case for seniors

them

feeling

"young

togethers," said Quire, one of the committee members. "We did a survey to ask about people's hobbies and interests, and we are working to organize

at

heart."

"Even though stay so busy.

I

am

retired,

I

still

wonder how did I get everything done when I was working," joked Sylvia Kaiser. "Now, I can

groups according to similar inter-

I

ests."

Some of the groups already in place are golf and bridge, and upcoming groups will include crafts and

do the things I like doing." After meeting with the diocesan Task Force on Aging in 1997, out of which diocesan Elder Ministry was created, Louise McMurry brought the idea of beginning an organization

travel.

Committee member Evelyn

ing committee made up of Sylvia Kaithe current chairperson, Ann Quire, Yvonne Nuhrah, Bill and

Kathy Campbell, Velma Skibo, Evelyn and Bill Hill, and Pat and Dave Hobart, explained McMurry. One of the objectives of the task force meeting was to identify and work to service the needs of seniors- in each parish, said Sandra Breakfield, diocesan director of Elder Ministry. "We in Elder Ministry work, as a support to parishes in forming, promoting and nurturing elder groups as we help them assess the needs of elders in their parishes and look with them for ways to address those needs," continued Breakfield.

The nameless group from

the Shelby parish and mission started having meetings in 1998, and a year later, Dot McNamara, one of the current committee members from Christ the King Church, came up with the title

"Young

at Heart."

dinner theater April 14 at 7:30 p.m. and on April 15 at 6 p.m. For tickets and other information, call Jennifer Johnson in the school's alumni office at (704) 543-9118.

14 CHARLOTTE

— The Living

Sta-

tions, a

re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross with narrative, reflection

and inspirational music,

is being presented at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., at 8 p.m.

tonight.

The

presentation

offered as a prayerful

is

way

free

and

is

to begin

Holy Week. For more information,

call

the church office at (704) 543-7677

CLEMMONS

—

Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., is having a spring and summer children's clothing sale today from 9 a.m.-l p.m. and April 15 from 9-1 1 a.m. There are select half-price items on April 15 and many bargains on both days. Call the church office at (336) 778for more information.

0600

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15 GREENSBORO Our Lady of Grace Church, 2205 West Market

Hill

"This gives us an opportunity to keep in touch with people in our own age group in the community and in church. can also enhance our said,

for seniors in their parish to a steerser,

partici-

Day

"I am really pleased that people are interested, and there is a great appeal in our parish to have the get-

from St. Mary Church in Shelby and Christ the King Church in Kings Mountain, involved in an organization that keeps

the

of Reflection in Hickory and will be attending the Spring Fling in Hickory. They took part in the Stations of the Cross on Ash Wednesday with lunch afterward and had a soup and sandwich luncheon with door prizes and bingo and a coffee and dessert social.

travel and a

nently. This

program and have

in

Courtesy photo

St.

Mary Church and

Christ the King Church parishioners participate in the

Soup and Substance program on March 22. The Young sponsored the Wednesday night Lenten event.

"We

are a senior citizen group,

we are young in our hearts," McNamara. "I certainly don't yet

said feel

old."

"Young

women

at Heart" is for men and age 60 and older; it serves as

a time for the area's older Catholics to socialize and evangelize. The 14member committee helps to plan the

events and serve as advisors. The group is still in its early stages but has plans for more activities and events.

"Everyone really enjoys it, and we do things in the middle of the day because said

it is

so

much

easier to travel,"

McMurry. "We would

rather eat a big meal in the middle of the day, and nighttime driving is difficult." During the first year, there were

St.,

is

having

its

first

annual Easter

egg hunt this morning at 1 1 a.m. in Lindley Park on the Market St. side.

The

parish

Moms' Group, Family

Life

and Youth Ministry are sponsoring the event for children ages one to six, who should try to bring baskets or containers for eggs. Call the parish youth

ministry office at (336) 274-3766 to leave your name and the number of children participating in the hunt.

16 ASHEVILLE grims from

the

— The youth Basilica

pil-

of

St.

Lawrence, 97 to

Haywood St., are going World Day XV in Rome, Italy, in

August 2000 and

are offering donation tickets for an Italian, handcrafted Santini Pieta. The deadline for tickets

is

today, and the winner will

be announced tomorrow. For details about tickets and other information, call the parish faith formation office at (828) 252-8816.

18

WINSTON-SALEM

— There

is

a natural family planning session tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Leo the Great

spiritual

and

Heart S grouo P

at

social gatherings, but as

numbers grew, Kaiser noticed a pattern. "I have heard from people in my age group and older that they want to relax and have a good time now that they are retired. People want friendship and socializing; they want to have fun now, but they also want to enhance their spirituality" the

she said.

She and the committee members have started sending invitations to the parish seniors to inform them of diocesan and parish-level events. "Invitations make people think of a party," added Kaiser.

The numbers have grown over the past few

We

even at our age." is pleased with the growth of the senior group and the presence of couples. "This is one of the few organizations in which couples spirituality,

McMurry

work so well together. There is a lot of husband and wife teamwork," she said.

As feeling

for

what keeps these seniors at heart, Kaiser and

young

McMurry said their grandchildren keep them feeling youthful, while McNamara

said the ordinary things

make her happy. Pat Hobart sweetly admitted that her husband and her good marriage have a lot to do -with her staying young at heart, t Contact Staff Writer Alesha

M.

Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.

months through the efThey have

forts of the committee.

sponsored the parish "Soup and Sub-

Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For furTom and Mary Beth Young at (336) 922-0479. ther details, call

19 CHARLOTTE

—

Gene McCreesh

having "Spiritual

is

Jesuit Father

Direction for Gays and Lesbians" tonight at 7 p.m. at St. Peter Church,

507 South Tryon St. For more inforcall the church office at (704) 332-5342. mation,

cient Order of Hibernians, Guilford County Division, recently received its

national charter.

With

fifty

members

at present, they are

looking for more Irish Catholic men to join them. Meetings are evenings on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264.

20 HIGH POINT — A healing Mass is

Upcoming

taking place in the chapel of Maryfield

High School, 7702 PinevilleMatthews Rd., is presenting "Jazz Dance 2000," featuring the music of

Nursing Home, 1315 Greensboro Rd. tonight at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Rev. Mr. Ron or Bette

Steinkamp

at (336) 427-9717.

Ongoing

BRYSON CITY

—

488-2266.

GUILFORD COUNTY

— Charlotte Catho-

the school's jazz band, swing dance instructions and food provided by Pasta and Provisions. The event is

open to

St.

Joseph

Church, 316 Main St., opens its thrift shop every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. For more information, call the church office at (828)

CHARLOTTE lic

— The

An-

all adults and high school students and is being held May 6 from 8-1 1 p.m. For advanced tickets, available until April 14, call

Helen Katz

at (704)

370-0019.

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least JO days prior to publication date.

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Sister Genevieve EMMITSBURG, Md. Genevieve Noonan,

a

—

Noonan dies

age 81

at

Sister

Daughter of

Charity who spent 12 years ministering to the poor in Greensboro, died on Feb. 14, 2000, at Villa St. Michael, the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul province's retirement residence in Emmitsburg for the eld-

social ministry,

she also served in

pastoral ministry and as a teacher in

numerous elementary schools province.

From

in the 1987-97, she served

Immaculate Conception Center in Baltimore in parish ministry and as director of outreach. In her desire to

at

ROCK Wadell in

is

Faith"

Rock

HILL,

S.C.

—

Dr. Paul

the speaker for the "Visions

program

Hill Oratory.

this

June

at the

The annual con-

ference on faith and doctrine

is scheduled for June 11-14 at the Pope John Center at the Oratory. "Friendship in

the Christian Life" is the topic for Wadell's examination of the moral life

contemporary Christians. examine both what it means

for

"It will

to think

of the Christian life as a life of friendship with God, and why so much of our own moral and spiritual develop-

—

a

member

Sister

Mary Thomas

Burke,

Peter Keber, John Engler, Ray Ferris, Chuck Grace and Jim Babb. This year's CSS gala was renamed Wings of Hope. Along with a new name, a. change in format and venue fell into place. The former dinner and presentation were revamped, adding a silent auction

Under Fox's administraMecklenburg County

tion,

Sister Genevieve

Noonan

serve and be of service to the poor and homeless, Sister Genevieve lived the charism of the Daughters of Charity. A wake service was held at Villa St. Michael Feb. 17, and a Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Feb. 18 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of St.

Ann

Seton in Emmitsburg. daughter of the late John Jo-

Elizabeth

A Sister

Genevieve was preceded

in

death by two brothers and one sister. Her nearest living relative is a niece, Patricia Kirkpatrick of Fairfax, Va. Memorial contributions may be to the Sisters Support Fund for the Elderly and Infirm, 333 S. Seton Ave., Emmitsburg, Md. 21727.

made

Paul Wadell to present at Oratory

Dr.

—

and eucharistic minister. He of the Diocese of Charlotte's Vision 2000 committee and the Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue, and he works with Habitat for Humanity. Fox and his wife, Dee, are parents to three sons and one daughter. is

seph and Genevieve Bozzelli Noonan, in

will retire this fall af-

lector

Sister

as her family.

who

is a member of St. Peter Catholic Church, where he serves as

as a

knew

Mercy

manager

lege in Philadelphia.

While most of her career was

former recipients: Diane English,

Charlotte.

including 20 years as a county

Genevieve was born on Jan. 16, 1917. She entered the Daughters of Charity in 1937. She received a bachelor's degree from St. Joseph College in Emmitsburg in 1950, and a master's degree in religion from LaSalle Col-

Genevieve spent 60 years Daughter of Charity serving the poor and homeless in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts. She was stationed at St. Mary Church in Greensboro during her 12 years in North Carolina, and she was quoted in a 1987 Portsmouth, Va., newspaper article to say that she considered the Greensboro

of America Corporate Center in

ter four decades of civil service

Charity for 62 years. A native of Richmond, Va., Sister

2000

Beatty Award, from page 1 Fox,

erly and infirm sisters. She was 81 years old, and she was a Daughter of

residents she

April 7,

Around the Diocese

ment takes place in the deepest and most lasting of our lives," Wadell said of the program. "Attention will also be given to what this model of friendship means for the church today, and the virtues such friendships both require

and encourage." Paul Wadell currently teaches theology at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wis. He taught Christian Ethics at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago from 1983-97, and his articles in the moral field are widely published.

He

is

the author of

received national attention as an Ail-American City in 1990. Mecklenburg is one of 12 counties nationwide to maintain a AAA bond rating from two rating agencies:

&

Standard

and

Poors,

Photo by Joann S. Keane

Moody's.

The Colonel Francis J. Jerry Fox shows the Colonel Francis J. Beatty Award to CSS advisory board Beatty Award established member Gail Grim. in 1991 is presented annually to an individual whose strong religious faith proand live entertainment. motes effective church and public Fox thanked the Beatty family service in Mecklenburg County. for establishing the award, and Catholic Social Services for their seThe late Colonel Beatty served lection. Moreover, he thanked those as a U.S. Army Officer in three wars. He was involved in textile, in attendance, "because in the final trucking and warehouse industries. analysis, its [JCSSJ success depends A Knight of Malta, Beatty delivered on you." t hot meals to shut-ins until his death at age 89. Contact Editor Joann S. Keane at 370-3336, Fox was introduced by last or e-mail (704) year's recipient, Jan Valder jskeane@charlottediocese.org. Offerman, and joins a line-up of

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—

four books, and he earned his doctor-

ate

from the University of Notre

Dame

nings, from 7-9 p.m.

in Indiana.

"Visions in Faith", is a yearly gathering for continuing education in doctrinal and moral faith. The course especially enriches the ministries of teachers, preachers and those involved in faith formation, parish,

campus and

seven sessions are offered in late afternoons, from 4-5:30 p.m., and eve-

social ministries.

For information on registration, and room and board options,

tuition,

The Oratory, Center for SpiriBox 11586, Rock Hill, S.C, or Sarah Morgan weekday morn-

contact tuality,

call

ings at (803) 327-2097.

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medical ministry in Tanzania

across the

ocean.

One of the most impressive places Collins has visited is the jungle of Tanzania, where physician-priest Father Pat Patten runs the Flying Medical Service.

"The work they're doing there fantastic," Collins told the St.

is

Louis

Review, archdiocesan newspaper. "You should see how much good they are doing." Collins, a 75-year-old Texan, delivered an airplane to Father Patten in January. Collins is a

volunteer piwith Wings of Hope, a St. Louisbased nonsectarian organization that lot

refurbishes planes for bush-type flying-

Archbishop Justin F. Rigali of St. had blessed and dedicated Father Patten's Cessna 206 after the plane was rebuilt and modified at the Wings' hangar at Spirit of St. Louis Louis,

Airport in Chesterfield. The next step was for Collins and Bill Bancroft of Madison, Wis., 67, to fly the plane halfway around the

world on an 11,000-mile trek. The pilots took a northern route to avoid areas over Africa where permission to enter the air space is routinely denied because of civil wars or security concerns. The two men flew to Maine, then on to Newfoundland. From there they went southeast to the Azores for an overnight stay on the island of Mallorca. The next day

they continued east to the Greek island of Crete, then turned south to Luxor, Egypt, then to Djiboubti, and across Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya.

Father Patten met the pilots

when they

arrived in Nairobi. Collins returned with the priest to his medical service headquarters outside of

Arusha, Tanzania.

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wanted

to spend time in

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by the

priest's organization.

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was impressed with

work

at the clinics, especially the prenatal care for pregnant women and

inoculation programs. Measles kills about half of those who contract it.

they inoculate 500 children, they save 250 lives," Collins said. "That's how dramatic this kind of work can be." Collins described a day flying with the medical crew. They went to two clinics and treated about 60 patients. Four people were transported to the hospital and a woman and her two babies released from the hospital were flown back to their village. "If

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April 7,

to be useful in retirement

By VICTOR PARACHIN Catholic News Service

When

a

and litter they find on their route. Caring for your property and lending a hand when neighborhood beautification projects come up are other ways to make a positive impact on the

Retirees often have the time and talent to pursue community

young mother

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third daughter, there

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came forward great-grandmother to open her home to them. She lived another 16 years, dying at age 99, but living long enough to parent each of

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tirement that is both useful and busy with a purpose: • Become a person of regular, disciplined prayer. While Christians are called and urged to be persons of prayer and while prayer is an indispensable part of Christian living,

many

people experience difficulty

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Let your retired

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Be creative and intentional about letting your life become a source of blessings upon other lives. Consider ways in which you have had a real impact on people's lives in the past and how you can draw upon those experiences to do so in retire-

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That remarkable "senior" citizen an inspiring example of the reality that there is more to retirement than golf games, rocking chairs, television viewing and boredom. Today, more and more people are living longer, healthier lives than ever before in our

others.

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bringing an end to rigid schedules determined by outside forces, provides more time for prayer. Offer yourself and your day to God's holy use. Mornings, for example, speak of praise, wonder and gratitude, while the mid-day is an ideal time to pause, pray, reflect on God's love, goodness and guidance. The evening can become a sacramental time when one can whisper "thank you" messages for the blessings of the preceding 12 hours and can ask for forgiveness for mistakes and/or missed opportunities. • Become a "prayer warrior,"

• Clean up the environment. Caring for the environment is one way in which one person can have a significant effect to help reverse decades of pollution, neglect and abuse. One retired couple walk four miles every morning beginning at 5:30. As they walk, one of them carries a large trash bag while the other picks up trash

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may have

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Lotteries by mail are illegal. A legitimate sweepstakes mail-

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Catholic

"Nothing taxes," goes

is

a

News Service sure but death and

traditional

American

adage.

But a variation of this may be on the horizon as the United States

Do not smoke; never

5.

Practice safety habits;

6.

Stay active;

7.

Avoid overexposure to sun and cold

seniors and disabled recipients who have limited financial resources by

8.

Drink

premium contribu-

9.

Keep personal and

He

its political

and copays for both current and new benefits" and to ensure that future Medicare benefits "reflect the advances in medical care, including the increased and cost-efficient use of pharmaceutical therapy, often as an alternative to expensive hospitaliza-

signifi-

nomically crunched Medicare programs. Advocates for the elderly say that the economic and political considerations often are twisted around popular misconceptions about the Medicare costs for a graying America and their true weight in the financing of

tions."

Patricia King, policy adviser to

the bishops on health and welfare issues, elaborated on the cardinal's letter.

Often shrouded by the economics politics of Medicare are the moral social dimensions of health care

for the elderly.

The U.S. Catholic bishops are among the supporters of fortifying Medicare. "In this time of projected budget

urge you to dedicate a portion of those surpluses to strengthening the financial stability surpluses,

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of health care costs for the elderly over the past 20 years. One study, published in 1993 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found no evidence that seniors in the last year of life accounted for a larger share of Medicare expenditures than in the years prior to the rapid advances in technology. A report published in 1998 by the Alliance for Aging Research, an independent citizen advocacy organiza-

overall health care.

and and

asked legislators to "protect

tions

cant chunks of projected budget surpluses to revitalize and reform eco-

tion

promoting health research on the

elderly,

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moves into the third millennium: "Do we want to spend tax money to postquestion arises as the ongoing revolutionary advances in medicine and medical technology prolong

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2000

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calls

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moderation; never drink and drive financial records in order

positive attitude

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life

Grochics

"myths" about the high cost of Medi-

"If care had been cut off to the 3.5 percent of Medicare patients who were high-cost users in 1993 and who

care programs.

Dr. Gene Cohen, chairman of the panel conducting the report, said the "myths" are being propagated as a "politics of blame" against the elderly. "It appears that age alone is not a reliable predictor of medical-care outcomes or expenditures, nor is health care at advanced ages usually characterized by recourse to futile expensive technologies," said Cohen, director of

died in that year, national health care costs would have fallen only slightly,

from $900 billion to $895 billion. The savings would have amounted to onehalf of 1 percent of total U.S. health care expenditures for that year," it added.

George Washington University's Center on Aging, Health and Hu-

The alliance report also criticized the belief that "as the population ages, health care costs for the elderly will necessarily overwhelm and bankrupt

manities in Washington and former

the nation."

The

director of the National Institute on

alliance report notes,

however,

Aging.

that between

Even putting limits on health care for the elderly near the end of life would not significantly save Medicare money, said the alliance report.

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At

the beginning of the 20th century, one in every 25

Americans was 65 years or Today, one in eight a total of 34.1 million Americans has reached that milestone. A person who reaches 65 can expect on average to live another older.

—

17 years;

many

live well

—

beyond

that.

How

are parishes responding to this change? Is senior adult ministry just "Bingo, buses and brownies?"

While older adults do need the opportunity to socialize together, experts agree they need much more than that from the parish, and the parish should ask

much more

of them.

The U.S. Bishops' Committee on the Laity suggests that parish ministry to older persons be guided by these five principles:

munity, and need those activities to be physically accessible to all. • Spiritual health is affected by and affects the individual's physical, emotional, mental and social health!

• Older people are providers, not just recipients, of pastoral care. The parish must look beyond serving se-

niors to embracing them.

Older people themselves should help identify their pastoral needs and •

decide

how

As

they are met.

may differ in age from each other by more than 20 years, older people are as diverse, if not more so, than other generational groups. • Older people need a mix of activities that connect them with each other as well as the larger faith com•

seniors

Parishes cannot be expected to answer these needs but they should be

prepared to direct older people to assistance and to advocate for older people with the wider community. "Senior adult ministry is going to be as big or bigger than youth ministry and we have to be prepared for that," said Richard Johnson, a gerontologist specializing in the spiritual of older adults.

life

Johnson founded the Association Adult Ministry, based in Wildwood, Mo., "to raise the spiritual fare that

the relationship of inactive to active citizens. The report says that this is a

.

manageable rise for a highly industrialized country experiencing economic growth and the rise is less than many other industrialized countries. On the positive side, there are .signs that medical advances and im-

proved health practices are causing serious illnesses to drop in the elderly, which could bring long-term economic relief. "Data from the National LongTerm Care Survey show that the prevalence of seven chronic conditions

— dementia,

stroke, arthritis, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure,

circulatory disease and

declined almost

emphysema

15 percent

—

among

people age 65 and older between 1982 and 1994," the report said.

King noted that medical advances make possible the use of drug therapy and outpatient services for cures that before required more costly hospitalization.

the

King said that any balancing between the health needs of the elderly and the financial concerns of the younger generations must keep act

in

mind the common good and

spect for

human

re-

dignity.

The struggle now is how to balance these needs and concerns, said King. "People need affectionate caring at the end of life," she said. The common good is also served because "all of us will be vulnerable one day and have to look to the community to provide for us," she said, t

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offered to senior adults at the parish level by providing good tools for parish ministers to work with." is

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association trains parish workers "to understand senior adults' real needs on a spiritual level, to develop relationships with senior adults

and to see retirement living tual journey," he said.

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The organization publishes Well, Wise and Whole Monthly, which provides parish ministers with curriculum for formal classes, content for a

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and literature for the church vestibule and for home visits. The Diocese of Pittsburgh has created several programs to respond to the changing population. The Elderly Outreach Program trains parish workers to provide service to older and "home-centered" persons. The diocese's Senior Connection Collaborative was born out of an identified need for coordinated care for persons age 60 and over. The program tion,

The

U.S. bishops

committee on the

laity suggests that senior adults

can be providers, not just recipients, or pastoral care. helps older adults and their families connect with the many services for the elderly: energy assistance, meal delivery, budget counseling, legal services, transportation, home health care and other practical matters. With the average retirement age today being 57.5 years, Johnson asked, 'What are they doing with their time?" "The culture says to them 'Go play.' But the church," he said, "should have a more challenging- answer than that." "Any church that is serious about development and evangelization needs to be serious about ministry to older adults," he said "development because seniors hold the checkbook, and evangelization because the church has to have expectations for the armies of retiring adults who are now available to spread the Gospel."

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Retirement planning requires preparation for future changes By JULIE Catholic

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News Service

where you

live

now

will "drive

town

how

planning for your retirement means the dif ference between enjoying one's golden years and having to

much money

scrape by.

goods and services continue to increase. Inflation through most of the century has averaged 3 to 4 percent a year, but it has been as high as 12 percent, said Piazza. In 1990, a pound of regular coffee cost $2.97, the average

Financial

When

it

comes to planning, promust prepare for an

spective retirees

extended

life

span, the effects of infla-

tion, future taxes and health costs and changes in life circumstances. But many Americans really don't want to think about their retirement, said Louise Piazza, a senior program specialist on economic security with

you'll need," Piazza said.

Remember, your future will cost more. Inflation will make what you save today buy less tomorrow as prices for

car was $15,900, and a

the American Association of Retired

basic home was $122,900. In 2010, the same pound of coffee

Persons in Washington.

will cost $6.50, the car

"We

When

it

the typical

go

tirement," she said. "People tend to think

Piazza also stressed that longevity also must figure into your planning. People are already living far longer than their predecessors, so you may need to stretch your money out over 25, 30, 35 years. A tool called "Ballpark Estimate" will help you calculate what you are going to need to live the way you want in retirement. It's available from the American Savings Education Council (www.asec.org). It's a step-by-step work sheet that asks you what annual income you will want in retirement, what income you expect to receive from Social Security, employer pension, part-

calculate

what

that will cost.

For example, deciding whether you want to be near a golf course in North Carolina or you would be con-

than they should, she added.

Another ning

ment

and changes

life

will change. "Plan not

only for

when

retire

going to be in pretty good azza said, but also for the "you're going nursing home

you're

shape," Pipossibility

to be in a

or assisted

living."

Vashishta Bhaskar, a professor of finance at the

span, the

Catholic-run Duquesne

and health costs

University

in Pittsburgh, offered these tips for getting started on a

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effects of inflation, future taxes

than they spend planning for their re-

they are about 10-15 years younger than they are. Baby boomers, in particular, do not want to think of themselves as retiring. To confront those issues of retirement is to say I'm getting older." The idea of "getting a handle on your money" can be so overwhelming that many people "just don't do anything," she said, but "it's never too late to start planning." First, to figure out how much you need to put away through savings, investments and pension funds or to determine if the money you've already socked away is going to be adequate, you need to think about the lifestyle you want for retirement and

"Within five to 10 years of retiring you should have a pretty good idea of what your monthly income is going to be from Social Security and pension (funds)," she added. Currently Social Security pays the average retiree 40 percent of his

must prepare for an extended

be $34,840 and

home

news these days about this nation's low rate of savings may make the situation seem more dire than it is, Americans clearly are spending more

comes to

say that people spend more time planning for a two-week vacation

will

sources of money in retirement: Social Security, pensions (either a 401 K or a defined benefit plan), personal savings and investments, and work.

financial plan:

or her pre-retirement earnings, but over time that may fall to 20 percent, Piazza noted. To find out about your Social Security benefits will be, call the federal agency at (800) 772-1213 for a free statement. Your employer should be able to provide you with figures on what you can expect to get from your pension. If you have a 40 lK, Piazza noted, "you

• Get more conservative in your investments. • Concentrate on estate planning and tax planning. •

that

is

your overall insurance

at

health, dis-

life,

and long-term care, which "becomes more vital as you get older." • Start to slowly move about 10 percent of your funds each year from your stock market portfolio to more ability

in, stocks, bonds, whatever, so you really have responsi-

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decide what to invest bility for

Make

a good estimate of your net worth and do this annually as you move toward retirement. •

allocated."

Beyond investments

in the stock market, people also need to have savings, she added. While much of the

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council also offers a "re-

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WASHINGTON

(CNS) So name? Easy listening music has its Kenny G. Now, contemporary Christian music has its Kenny D.

•what's

Records under the guidance of two of the Four Seasons, he was Kenny Russell.

in a

The

—

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and he uses that moniker for

son, Ariz.

sonal e-mail address. In the early 1970s,

when he

cut a

handful of singles for Mercury

as

it

is

not so

it's

message

the

much in his

music.

stands for Discorfano a mouthful, to be sure. "My friends used to call me Kenny Disco," he said, his per-

Kenny D,

for

name

He made that abundantly clear in a telephone interview with Catholic Service from his

home

in

Tuc-

"Look at the lyrics," he said, talking about his debut album, "Do You

The

Believe?"

to each of the

songs on

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Discorfano's especially fond of the title track that leads off the self-pro-

"The Road to

"What kind of

question, are

you actually?"

He

a Christian

— — promotes

says the next song

Can Look

Up!"

It

"You Bible

study. "It's the first song I've ever heard that addresses reading the Bible,"

he added.

—

"Momma,

I Love You!" is sung from the point of view of the child

inside a mother's womb. Discorfano said it was "getting played a lot down

CNS PHOTO

Catholic musician Kenny Discorfano,

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who goes by the name Kenny D, is breaking in the contemporary

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Having

came back at 50 and not so old after all.'" Discorfano said he's aiming for the 30-and-up age group with his music, which is being sold by a Nash-

Protestant groups say,

Bennett

Catholic for

said.

us,'"

in

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his

Tm

said,

a barrier. "Yes, to start a rock group. But not, not when you have Tony

"Some of the

to retire after 15 years as a

singer, "then he

captain in his native Lodi, N.J., Discorfano said age isn't that much of

Joined To-

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wanted

—

gether," which deals with the indissolubility of marriage.

Dorado"

—

time in the contemporary Christian music industry an even tougher nut to crack at age 54.

Washington. He added he's getting resistance from some Christian radio programmers about "No Man Shall Ever in

Christian music scene at age 54. His debut album is titled "Do You Believe?"

El

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duced album, which he says asks the

ville label via

the Internet. for concerts, he said he'd rather wait until "Do You Believe?" had sold a lot of copies, allowing him

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in

April 7,

& Columns

Editorials

Chiapas, Mexico

The Season

Twenty-four years ago, on a hot day in midApril, I walked down dusty streets behind a man carrying a heavy wooden cross. The town was Socoltenango in southern Mexico, and the man was a farmer from one of the parishes in which Sister Annette and I were serving as members of the

The Pope

Speaks

2000

of Lent

pastoral team.

POPE JOHN PAUL

II

Pope says God wants sinners to convert and be faithful witnesses By CINDY WOODEN Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) God does not want to destroy sinners, but to convert them, Pope John Paul II said. Addressing members of Holy Year pilgrimages from dozens of parishes, dioceses and organizations April 1-2, the pope said, "Only those who really convert can be faithful and

—

credible witnesses to the world.

"This is the true significance of the Holy Year," he told 6,000 people participating in the national pilgrimage of the Czech Republic.

The pope said the Czech Catholic Church, having survived the years of communist persecution, "intends to offer its spiritual treasures to all the people."

The church wants nothing more than to help people realize their dignity as children of

God and

to offer them guidance and spiritual support as they discern their God-given vocations, he said April 1. "Unfortunately, a progressive secularization and a widespread moral relativism" are starting to affect not only Czech society in general, but Czech Catholics as well, he said. Religious education programs must be strengthened, but the first line of defense is strong families that educate their children in

The farmer was wearing a crown of thorns, and along the way, he was beaten by "soldiers" carrying whips made of rope. Along the sides of the roads, many people with compassion written on their faces followed, and several men took turns helping carry the heavy cross. The procession stopped at a doorway decorated with flowers and branches of palms and banana leaves, and the pastor announced the station and led the prayers. The choir intoned the sorrowful melody of a Lenten hymn, and the procession continued on to the next decorated doorway. This was my first Lent in Chiapas, Mexico. It has been a memory that I have held dear ever since, because for me, it was the grace of going back to the Holy Land and accompanying Jesus as He suffered and died for us on the first Good Friday almost 2,000 years ago. What had become real to me on those dusty streets was what I had tried to imagine during the Stations of the Cross in my home parish and other parishes where I had been stationed earlier.

Twenty-four years later, I still love the ceremonies of Holy Week. They don't move me in the same way as that first Lent in Chiapas, but I believe that I have grown in the realization that the Jesus who suffered and died almost 2,000 years ago continues to suffer and die in our brothers and sisters alive in the world today.

And He

the hungry.

dies in the persons

who

of Lent

FATHER JUDE DUFFY,

OFM

should experience a sense of hap-

Cap.

Guest Columnist

piness and joy, which "comes from awareness of the mystery of love which is before us."

"God does not want the death of the

your faith in Christ. "Defend and promote respect for the dignity of every human being," he said. "The church and society need such apostles at this time of extraordinary developments in the fields of information technology and bio-medicine." The pope told the Portuguese students that they and their peers face many challenges, daily activities to

but also

many

opportunities at this point in

their lives.

"Be courageous and faithful to the Gospel," he said.

wonder, will

this

Lent touch people, especially

who have

the opportunity of participating in the Lenten ceremonies so rich in tangible symbols? Will we realize that it really is the Jesus

whom we know who

suffers

now

and love who suffered then and our brothers and sisters? As I

in

help with the preparations for this year's Holy in the different parishes where I coordinate Hispanic Ministry, I like to pray that the services will be beneficial to all of us and lead us to a deeper awareness of the reality of Jesus' great and unconditional love for us.

Week

Franciscan Sister Andrea Inkrott is coordinator for Hispanic Ministry in the Hickory Vicariate of the Dio-

of Charlotte. She ministered

cese

seven years

and has served

in

Chiapas for about

in this diocese since 1990.

labor and are overburdened, and

I

will give

you

rest."

Across the street from our rectory and church, there is a small shopping center. It houses a Laundromat, as well as a small store where people can purchase some of the small food items they need. It also has a men's club and a topless bar. On many of the nights of the week, we hear gunshots coming from that area. They tell us it is because of the drugs and prostitution in the area. I think then of the poor people who live in this area and are trapped in their homes at night, fearful to venture out.

sinner,

but that he converts and lives," the pope said. "In order to live," Pope John Paul said, "man must turn to him, must abandon the ways which degrade his dignity and return to the house of the father." The pope prayed the rosary the evening of April 1 with thousands of Rome university students in St. Peter's Square and, via satellite link, with students at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington and at Marian shrines in the Philippines, Brazil, Portugal and Poland. He told the U.S. students: "Continue to bear witness in your college life and in your

I

us Catholics

die

The Season

Addressing thousands of visitors in St. pope said the midpoint of Lent is a time for Catholics to reflect on the power of God's love, rather than on their own sinfulness and need for conversion. Cathosaid,

because of the violence rampant in our society today.

He is humiliated in the persons who are humiliated by others because of their race' or their beliefs or their status in society. He suffers in the poor and

Peter's Square April 2, the

he

Guest Columnist

•

perennial moral values, the pope said.

lics,

SISTER ANDREA INKROTT, OSF

Carrying the cross for others your

final answer?" is a statement that today in our country as the Golden Arches. It is a statement that could have been asked by Pontius Pilate to Jesus, but Scripture tells us that Jesus did not even open His mouth to reply. Instead, we are told He was scourged and spit upon, and a crown of thorns was placed on His head. The longing to be a millionaire is probably in the heart of most people today. No one wants to be poor, and with the booming economy it is easy to forget that there are homeless and forgotten people. We fail so often to notice that people go to bed hungry every night, can't pay their rent, have inadequate medical attention and are forgotten. But Jesus did not forget. When He placed the cross on His shoulders, He felt the pain of all future generations and loved them with immense compassion. "Is that

is

as popular

We feel so powerless, so helpless. We want to do something but are often unable. We are called upon to carry our own cross the cross of loneliness, the cross of rejection, the cross of our own powerless-

—

As Jesus

carried the cross for all of us who during Lent we are reminded that we, too, can join Him in carrying the cross for others. We can suffer in solidarity with them without murmuring or complaining, but in offering it all in union with Him who told us: "Come to me, all you who ness.

suffer,

Some years ago Leonard Bernstein wrote a muwork called "The Mass." Toward the end of the

sical

work, the

priest, richly

dressed

in

splendid liturgi-

up by his people. He towers high above the adoring crowd, carrying in his hands a glass chalice. Suddenly the pyramid collapses, and the priest comes tumbling down. His. vestments are ripped off, and his glass chalice falls to the ground and shatters. As he walks slowly away from the debris of his former glory, we hear singing: "laude, laude, laude praise, praise, praise." The priest notices the broken chalice. He looks at it for a long time and says: "I never realized that broken glass could shine so brightly." It speaks of brokenness the brokenness of our lives, the life of Jesus, the life of all those who suffer. It reminds us that we are the hands and feet and bodies of the Lord here on earth. It reminds us that as we, too, are broken and hopefully healed, we are called upon to do that for our brothers and sisters as well. Let us make ourselves a gift for cal vestments, is lifted

—

—

others.

Capuchin Father Jude Duffy is pastor of Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte.

2000

April 7,

The Catholic News & Herald 9

Editorial* & Columns

Light

"Don't Sweat The Small Stuff at Work." "Suppose gossip or talking behind others' backs is a problem where you work. Rather than remaining resentful or frustrated that this bad habit exists, see

One

Candle

if

FATHER THOMAS

J.

McSWEENEY

can make a tiny dent in the problem. "Gather together a few of your friends and gently bring the issue to the table. But rather than accusing anyone, focus on your own contribution. Confess that you have been as guilty as anyone else in indulging in occasional gossip, and state that you are going to

Guest Columnist

make

I

are

kindred spirits. His "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff' series of books captures the heart of the Christopher credo "It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." Put simply it means that

—

no

a cake,

built a bridge or did

anything positive. a recent taping of the "Christopher Closeup"

At

television program, Richard and his wife Kris shared with me some of the ways "lighting a candle" can brighten all our relationships. And when

our

conversation turned to the workplace, where most of us spend" an enormous amount of time and energy, their insights were particularly illuminating.

We

talked about the simple ways in which stress and conflict can be minimized at work while bringing out the best in ourselves and others. The question wasn't whether or not stress exists in the workplace, but how we deal with it. is

Richard asked me to imagine how much energy expended in being frustrated and angry over

minor things.

relatively

It's exhausting just thinkimagine," he suggested, "what might happen if you use that same energy by taking a positive approach."

ing about

it!

"Now

Then he recounted

a couple of

examples from

Richard Carlson told another story about someone making a decision to change things for the better starting with herself. Sarah, a young woman Richard met at the Department of Motor Vehicles, was the most helpful clerk he'd ever seen. People in her line moved quickly and were smiling and leav-

but have

left

satisfied. He asked her what her secret was. Sarah explained, "I spent several years putting customers off with the excuse, 'That's not my department.' The truth was, at least half the time, I

knew

the answer to their questions and could have Practically everyone in line was either mad or disgusted by my bureaucratic attitude.

helped. at

me

became

"I

fed

up with

my

sourpuss behavior and decided to change. I help people when I can instead of putting them off. Everything has changed I feel better about myself, and my job is a lot more fun!" For most of us, 'lighting a candle" begins within

—

ourselves. As Gandhi put it, "You have to be the change you want to see in the world." The good news is, when you do, your work life in fact, your entire life becomes more purposeful, less stressful and more fun. And you have that much less to sweat about.

—

Father Thomas

J.

—

McSweeney

is

director

of The

Christophers.

the church to practice another

they ever return to the Catholic

Any

A.

sincere and knowledgeable Catholic beChurch there are certain channels of truth and grace and intimacy with Jesus Christ that normally are not present in the traditions, liturgy and life of other churches. If he did not believe this, one would assume he

would belong

to another church or to none at all. same, we presume, would be true of Baptists or Presbyterians or any others who deliberately and prayerfully join another particular denomination:

The

Our

;

clearly.

doctrines in this matter are stated often and

We believe that "the one true religion subsists in

the catholic and apostolic church," and that truth imposes its demands on the human conscience "by the power of its

own

truth" and not

by coercion. (See Vatican II, "Declaration on Religious Freedom," Art. 1, which is quoted here; and the decrees on ecumenism, Art. 2, and the constitution on the church, "Lumen Gentium," Art. 15.) In the face of widespread and frequently vicious repression of religious freedom in the world today, however, the Catholic Church is vigorous and urgent in its declarations that people everywhere must be free to exercise their religion as they understand themselves obliged and called by God. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, for example, has this significant sentence, among others, connection with salvation inside and outside the church: "Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either in

to

enter

it

Vatican

or to remain in II

it" (No. 846, quoting the "Dogmatic Constitution on the Church").

If you read that carefully,

who do

it

states that individuals

not believe membership

in

the Catholic

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

them

Or perhaps something happened lose

it.

Whatever the

to make reason, the church ex-

plicitly recognizes

that in this matter the essenrequirement is candor, sincerity and truthfulness by the individual before God. And that, of course, is something we cannot judge. Pope John Paul II repeated this teaching even more tial

plainly as recently as last year. The theme of his message for the World Day of Peace (Jan. 1, 1999) was

respect for human rights. In the section on religious freedom, which he called the "heart of human rights," he writes that "no one can be compelled to accept a particu-

whatever the circumstances or motives." The inviolability of religious freedom "is such that individuals must be recognized as having the right even to change their religion if their conscience so demands. People are obliged to follow their conscience in all lar religion,

circumstances and cannot be forced to act against it." Our Holy Father then refers to the Vatican II "Declaration on Religious Freedom," (n. 3) which expands broadly on the same point. People who have left their practice of the Catholic faith are

the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus made new The story reached her in a new place and

sense.

touched her

new way.

in a

This profound revelation

is just one of experience as the Paschal Mystery opens for her through the stages of life. As parents we too were touched by her newfound understanding of a story that has been told to her all her life.

many

she'll

We reflected on how we have come to know Jesus in small doses through our lives by way of the stories from which we come and in which

we

live.

Some

things

we

just can't "get" because we're not ready for them. Life gives us experiences that help us make meaning of God's story.

when

Church is a religious obligation for them personally can be saved even if they were members of the Catho-* lie Church but now do not wish "to remain in it." Perhaps they were never sufficiently educated or committed in their Catholic faith in the first place.

had given her and her fellow adolescents a context in which the bogus trial, the scourge,

grasped the meaning of God's love for us. Andrea was moved to tears as she shared with us how she connected with the horror that Jesus experienced through the insults and mockery at the hands of the Romans. But, she really identified with the feeling of betrayal

Church?

lieves that in the Catholic

rienced. The teen group had re-enacted the passion of Jesus in such a way that they really "got it" this time. She said it was like hearing it for the first time. Somehow life's experiences

when we became parents. Having a child ourselves gave us a new context in which we better

Corner

difficult to

Can

The Passion of Jesus Andrea, our firstborn, came home after a teen session with Father Terry Tuesday evening deeply touched by what she had expe-

For example; though we may grasp the meaning of John 3:16, ('For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life."), this verse took on new meaning for us

Question

religion? I recall reading once that this is the only sin the Catholic Church does not forgive, or finds it

forgive.

Guest Columnists

—

ing

TERRI

LYKE

—

Those who leave Catholicism for another faith Q. What is the Roman Catholic Church's policy on the salvation of those who were baptized and raised Catholic,

ANDREW &

genuine effort not to do so. invitation lighthearted and

unthreatening. There is solid evidence that people jump at the opportunity to join you simply because you have taken the first step."

Lighting a candle at work

amount of worry or complaining ever baked

Reflections

a

"Make your will

Best-selling author Richard Carlson and

Family

you

always welcome to return.

It

happens a

lot.

Jesus' friends

disowned him and hid

as

he suffered a most horrible death. Friendship is very important to her. The adolescence stage is when we differentiate ourselves from our family. Our peers begin to take on more important roles in our lives. At this stage we experience friendships in new and exciting ways. The betrayal of friends brings a new level of pain. Jesus' friends turned their backs on him. What a horror, particularly in the context of adolescence. Thank God the story doesn't end here. What does Jesus do after rising from the dead? He goes back to the same friends who had "dissed" him to comfort them, encourage them and give them peace. This reveals, perhaps also in new ways, how radical the gospel of Jesus is, and how God's ways aren't our ways. Most people would find new friends. As parents we are encouraged by our children's

family

life

growth

in their faith.

The context

of

offers us opportunities to find ever-

new meaning

in the Paschal Mystery through the stages of life. Though it may never be fully revealed in this life, the Paschal Mystery's unfolding in stages make our faith journey a real adventure. all

Andrew and Terri Lyke

are coordinators of African-American community for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

marriage ministry

in

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In

Kenyan archbishop warns against repeating Ugandan By JOSEPH Catholic

NGALA

News Service

NAIROBI, Kenya (CNS)

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Archbishop Raphael Ndingi Mwana'a Nzeki of Nairobi urged the government

to be on the alert for cultcould plunge the country into a tragedy like the recent cult kill-

strong signs of what is developing in our society," he said. Ndingi said Christians should know God does not advocate death and nobody knows when the world will come to an end.

who

ists

He

said.

A Uganda

of them could be dan-

Archbishop Ndingi

Some,

gerous.

said in early April that

Kenyans should learn from what happened in

Uganda, where some 900 cult members were

pointed out, even influence followers not to

Christians should

work as the world will come to an end soon and that there is no

advocate death and

the world to

will

He

stream churches and rushing to suspicious

prelate

religious organizations.

"Whereas there is freedom of worgovernment must watch out

ship, the

the educated, let alone the illiterates like the Mwala woman. These are

Classifieds

who

for fundamentalists

could mis-

lead the people into committing suicides

mass

and murders.

"Nobody has the

1998 a

life

right to take the of the other or influence its taking,

and the government has the cardinal responsibility of ensuring that people

CNS

branches photo from Reuters

own

in Rugazi,

Uganda,

27. Police investigating the

death of hundreds involved with the cult have discovered more graves. Hundreds died in a blaze at the cult's

compound

in

Kanungu March

17.

during the pontiff s visit to Uganda in 1993. "Certainly he (Kibwetere) did not

Meanwhile, the apostolic nuncio to

Plantation.

Looking

son to care for

my

Classified

for a caring, responsible per-

6-month old

son, in

my

said that the cult's leaders, in-

Commandments March

concern over the tragedy. The pope "is very, very concerned about the unfortunate event. I have

said.

opened

cluding two suspended Catholic

Uganda, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, confirmed Pope John Paul IPs

he

He

recently

in the three nations.

Prisoners dig for bodies behind the house of a leader of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten

informed him," said the nuncio in Kampala, Uganda. Archbishop Pierre dismissed claims by cult leader Joseph Kibwetere that he had met the pope

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cautioned

Christians against run-

come

an end.

said there were so many suspicious people with misleading interpretations of the Bible who could lead others to a situation similar to the Ugandan one.

Stanley Kinyata, in whose constituency the cult's Kanungu headquarters is located, said that the

need for earthly things.

nobody knows when

happened to our close neighbor Uganda, it can happen here. It has happened elsewhere," "It

minister of parliament

by telephone that Kenyans, Tanzanians and Rwandans were among those burned to death or found dead in and around various properties of the movement. said

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Ndingi said

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systematically killed.

The

The cult leader "should produce evidence to prove that he met the pope. We don't have any proof that he met the pope," Archbishop Pierre

were springing up and some

ings in Uganda.

cult tragedy

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"They must have hired the killers. For a priest to kill 'these numbers of people he must be wild and crazy," Kinyata said. He suspected that the murders were deliberate and

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Police have arrested one of the suspected leaders of the cult, Joseph Settumba Ssemande, in the southwestern Uganda town of Rakai. t

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ALESHA

M. PRICE

and others in was a personal

Staff Writer

—

CHARLOTTE Moeller

Sr.

spent his

Robert H. women's

life in

hosiery. Inheriting his business savvy from

work

being paid. So, I became a machine operator and was earning $50 a week, which for the early 1930s, was a good wage. Those were great years, and it

was good move

penses.

workers as well." John Everett Roberts, a friend of Moeller Sr., is well acquainted with the daily operations of the mill; he

worked

same field, Moeller Sr. and his partner Elwood Sachsenmaiere started Larkwood Hosiery Mill in 1929 at a time when mills

for

working

in the office at the time, told

peppered the landscape in and around Charlotte. In those days, hosiery mills were a popular resource up and down the East Coast, and Moeller Sr. had moved to Charlotte to start what grew into a successful endeavor. His beginnings, however, were not as easy to overcome, as his son Robert Moeller Jr. remembered. After immigrating to Philadelphia, Pa., from Germany, the elder Moeller's father Hans Hinrich Moeller and several partners began a business in ladies' full fashion hosiery, but after his untimely death, the business folded. A prepubescent Moeller Sr. dropped out of school to support his mother and sisters by selling veg-

me how

well the boys in the mill were

his father's

etables

from

in the

a pushcart,

and then, be-

gan attending night school to his education.

His start

finish

in the hosiery

came from an opportunity given to him by his business as a knitter

former partners. "Those times were rough, but my father was able to build up a reputation as a knowledgeable worker," said Moeller Jr. Moeller Sr., his wife and family

father's

moved

to Charlotte to begin a hosiery

mill at the advice of

partners.

one of

his father's

Larkwood became one of

three hosiery mills in the area and was the source of many jobs. Moeller Jr. recalled

how

the family would

his father to the mill after

go with Mass at St.

Peter Church in Charlotte:

"I would run around and play in the large bins of bagged hosiery while my father prepared the machines for the work week." "People would come to him for business and personal advice, and the mill workers were like an extended

family," said Moeller Jr.

known

to be helpful to his

"He was employees

endowment

even when he was sick." Bob Moeller Sr. lost his third bout with cancer in 1994 at the age of 95. Gaylord remembered one of their last conversations: "Tutti (he had nicknamed her after her love of Tutti fruitti ice cream), I can't fight it anymore," he told her. His children decided to establish the Robert H. Moeller Memorial Endowment Fund in honor of their father with the intention that the money be used in the form of grants to aid Catholic elderly and their families with assisted living program ex-

and

financial trouble

aide and comfort to his

Larkwood

became til

and

for nine years

later

a mill sales representative un-

World War

II.

"My

to

sister,

who was

work out there

(at

Larkwood)." Moeller Sr. sold the mill in 1945 and remained for a year before retiring. However, to Moeller Sr., retire-

—

ment

the first of three

— meant

finding other endeavors as the years He was on the board of Holy

passed.

Angels Inc. and Mercy Hospital and was active with the Knights of Columbus as a Fourth degree Knight. "He was a generous benefactor and a wonderful, loving and generous man who was a wonderful friend to the Sisters of Mercy," said Mercy Sister Mary Michel Boulus, former president of Sacred Heart College in Belmont. "He helped to build up the nursery at Holy Angels." Moeller Sr. was ready to lend a helping hand whenever necessary. His daughter Madeline Tyser recalled a incident

when

a neighbor asked her father

to help to tend her yard after she ob-

served a

man

she did not recognize in in the Moellers' she asked him "how much"

dirty clothes

yard.

When

and cap

much to her surprise, he charge for a neighbor."

for the service, replied, "no

"He wanted it to be Catholicoriented but not limited to Catholic people," explained Moeller Jr.

"My

brother William Moeller,

my

sisters, brothers-in-law John Gaylord and Bud Tyser and I gave

We

money to initiate the fund. sent letters out at the end of 1999 and received a favorable response from the

people he had known," continued Moeller Jr. "We four kids weren't able to support it alone, so we asked a

number of people

to make donations." contributed to the fund because of my appreciation of Bob Sr.," said Roberts. "I saw him often in later "I

At first, he was the mill owner, was a worker, but as time went we got to be such good friends." An endowment is a permanent

years.

and by,

I

fund placed

Wesley Nursing Center, a Methodist-run facility, and even though he was treated well and was

i

to provide endowments for the Diocese of Charlotte and its parishes, schools, agencies and organizations, he continued. The four Moeller children are serving as advisors to a committee from Catholic Social Services, who will de-

who

cide

will receive the grants.

"This

needy

is

a wonderful resource for

elderly," said

Cindy

Rice, dioc-

esan director of planned giving. "This is a way to support a critical need for the church." this

"The Moeller family has set up endowment to honor the legacy of

and by doing so, they are able to ensure that the values that their father,

Robert Moeller

Sr. lived by are handed down to the next generation," said Kelley. "More and more people around the diocese are setting up en-

dowments Moeller

in

memory

Jr. said, "It

of loved ones." in his nature

was

to help people. My father came from a poor background and never forgot it, even though he became financially successful. He felt an obligation to be generous and helpful to people without calling too

much

attention to himself."

our hope that this endowment can grow and meet the needs of Catholic seniors for help with assisted living," he added. "It is

Ifyou would like to know more about H. Moeller Memorial Endowment or setting up an endowment, contact

the diocesan foundation, which earns interest over time. The original amount is not spent but the income can be used in the manner stipulated in the endowment agree-

Jim

ment, said Jim Kelley, diocesan director of development. The foundation is a non-profit organization established

Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or e-

in

In his later years, Moeller Sr. lived in

2000

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