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children; paid
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women and
employees and
volunteers.
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Most
are married; unmarried
men who
enter the diaconate
marry
af-
ter ordination.
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The Catholic News & Herald
December 3, 2004
Current and upcoming
In Brief
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
Less aid, economic woes said to
hamper poor
nations'
UNITED NATIONS DEFENDING THE FAITH
(CNS)
—
universal education, promote gender
they have
Diocesa n, planner BOONE
Father John Barkemeyer, pastor of
St.
Cajetan Church
in
V
Kamba, Catholic New World
Chicago, hugs his mother,
Germaine, as she and his father, Henry, bring up the offertory gifts during the Mass Nov. 7. Father Barkemeyer had to report for duty as an Army
priest's farewell
chaplain
in
Baghdad,
Iraq, Nov.
VICARIATE
SPARTA
—
St.
for
507
S.
— Two months
40-year-old priest received his
orders Nov. 3 to report for duty 10 days later.
A
farewell
Mass
for
ebrated at his church Nov.
"When
I
him was
cel-
7.
was in training, I was imcommitment the Army
pressed with the
showed
meeting the religious needs of the soldiers," he said before he was deployed. "They do the best they can with to
the resources they have."
Father Barkemeyer spent his last few days in the parish making sure the staff and associate pastor were ready to carry on in his absence, and taking care of personal details, such
the 863rd Engineering Unit, an
Army
Reserve unit out of Darien, 111. But the need for Catholic chaplains was so great that he was sent to Iraq as an "individual replacement." His orders were to report to a headquarters unit in
Baghdad. But he did not
know what
really
"I
to
"I'm very confident in
I
my
—
and to connect with the soldiers been ordained 14 years. But I've got to learn the Army way of doing things." Father Barkemeyer first approached Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George about becoming a military chaplain last spring, as the initial invasion of Iraq began to transform into an occupaister
tion facing hostile insurgents.
cannot serve
in the military
A
priest
without his
bishop's permission.
he
were
killed in
to identify his remains.
The Chicago
pastor had been part of
Much do give
of the aid that donor countries
"not targeted at the fundamental
is
needs of the poorest countries," he added.
Noting that the poorest countries were mostly found in Africa, the nuncio said the ability of those countries to earn
money by exporting goods was diminished by the policies of wealthier countries that subsidize their
made
petitions
between agencies," he
said.
on the second Thursday of each Fellowship Hall of St. Gabriel Church, 30 1 6 Providence Rd. For more information, contact facilitator Sister Therese Galligan at (704) 362-5047, ext. 216. meets
at 7 p.m.
month
in the
HUNTERS VILLE
—
Elizabeth Ministry
is
a
peer ministry comprised of St. Mark Church parishioners who have lost babies before of shortly after birth. Confidential peer ministry, information and spiritual materials are offered at no cost or obligation to anyone who has experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a
newborn. For 948-4587.
Sandy Buck
details, call
at (704)
CHARLOTTE — Christians in Career Transition is
Matthew Church, 8015
a ministry of St.
Commons
Pkwy., devoted to helping people in career crises. The meetings take place on the first and third Monday ofeach month 7-9 p.m. Ballantyne
room. For more information, call Deacon Jim Hamrlik at (704) 576-0456.
in the conference
CHARLOTTE
— The
Cancer Support Group and friends meets the first
for survivors, family
Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. For more information, call Marilyn Borrelli at (704) 542-2283.
MINT HILL — G.E.M.S. Daily is a prayer/
in international forums."
suggested the world body itself needs to make changes to act effectively. "Enlightened leadership" from the United Nations will involve "playing down unproductive rivalries and com-
CHARLOTTE
mation, contact the church office at (704) 5366520.
exports
He
Mass at St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Road each Sunday. For more infor-
a.m.
own
and impose tariffs on those of Africa. Archbishop Migliore called on the United Nations to help overcome such problems by urging the wealthy countries "to implement better the commitments
—
The 50+ Club of St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., meets the second Wednesday of each month at 1- a.m. 1
with a program and lunch in the parish reservations and
more information,
hall.
call
For
Walt
(704) 535-7723.
disabilities.
6AST0NIA
VICARIATE
BELMONT — A chartered bus will leave frbrn
Queen of the Apostles Church, 503 North Main in Belmont Jan. 15 at 7 a.m. and at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., in St.,
I've
as getting a dental is
widely accepted as a reasonable guideline.
tion of the Liturgy of Word is offered at the 10
CHARLOTTE—The Young Widowed Group
ability to
"I looked at the sacrifice we were asking our young people to make," he said. "A lot of our kids from St. Cajetan
X-ray just in case action and it is needed
CHARLOTTE — Sign-language interpreta-
min-
meet the needs of the
soldiers as effectively as
formation.
can," he said.
life.
want
on "Moving from Faith to Action: The Social Mission of the Church. " Parking is available in the underground garage next to St. Peter Church. Bring your lunch, cold drinks are provided. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Call (704) 370-3225 or visit www.cssnc.org/ justicepeace for further in-
support group for mothers of children with The group meets the second Wednesday of each month, 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. at St. Luke Church, 13700 Lawyers Rd., to share concerns, praise and prayers. For details, call Michelle Roth at (704) 32 1 - 1 7 1 7.
awaited him. Before leaving, he said he was most nervous about adapting to military
Tryon St. John Carr, director of the Development and World Peace Office
will speak
for duty in Iraq completing his Army chaplaincy training, Father John H. Barkemeyer headed to Baghdad, Iraq. Father Barkemeyer, pastor of Chicago's St. Cajetan Church, said his rapid deployment demonstrated the urgent need for Catholic priests to serve men and women in the U.S. military. "They say they need at least 300 Catholic priests, and they've got about 100," he said.
Just Second Fridays, will
for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
prayers as pastor reports
after
—
take place Dec. 10, 1-2 p.m., in the lower level of the Annex Building of St. Peter Church, Social
The
Church,
VICARIATE
CHARLOTTE
(CNS)
Rome
more information.
CHARLOTTE
CHICAGO
Frances of
Hendrix and Highlands Rds., sponsors the Oratory of Divine Love Prayer Group in the parish house the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Call (336) 372-8846
13.
Chicago parish offers
below the 0.7 per-
far
fell
cent of national income that had been
development goals" by the year 2015. Archbishop Migliore, speaking to a session of the U.N. General Assembly that was reviewing the progress, said the amount of development aid provided by
photo by David
donor countries
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Vatican nuncio to the United Nations, said Nov. 23 that some countries were making encouraging progress toward development goals set by the Millennium Summit but the poorest were not. "Scarce economic aid and international economic conditions have not allowed the poorest countries to achieve the most important targets in education, health and access to water and sanitation," he said. At the 2000 summit at the United Nations, world leaders declared that they would seek to reduce the number of people living in poverty by half, provide equality and achieve other "millennium
CNS
development
lot
in the
Army
or the Marines, and a
of them were in Iraq.
right to the sacraments."
They have
a
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FROM THE VATICAN
Advent good time to rediscover importance of Sunday Mass, pope says
—
VATICAN CITY
Pope (CNS) encouraged Catholics to rediscover the importance of Sunday Mass during the Advent season. The period before Christmas is a perfect time to reflect on "the meaning of Sunday, its 'mystery,' the value of its John Paul
II
celebration, and
its
significance for
Christian and human existence," tahe pope said during a noontime talk from his apartment window above St. Peter's Square Nov. 28, the first Sunday of Advent. The pope said a rekindling of interest in Sunday Mass was essential for the church, especially during the current
year dedicated to the Eucharist. In the Mass, he said, the church
recognizes Christ as "the center of history" and finds in his loving sacrifice
the ultimate the
meaning of the mystery of
faith.
The
papal remarks were occasioned
by the
start of preparations for
eucharistic congress in 2005; will be the
an
Italian
its
theme
importance of Sunday Mass.
go to the Rally and March for Life in Raleigh. For more information, contact Jan Rogers (704) 825-9600.
GREENSBORO
religious to
continue serving poor in face of injustice VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— Pope
—A
expressions of love. That increases the responsibility of religious to serve those
He made
the remarks to
more than
800 participants of the first InternaCongress on Consecrated Life in Rome Nov. 22-28. 'Throughout the centuries, love for others, especially the most defenseless, the young and children, and those who have lost the sense of life and feel rejected tional
10 a.m. in the school
gym
at
605 Barbee Ave.
Refreshments will be served following the show. This year IHM kindergarten through fifth grade will present "Noelle the First,'' and middle
modern version of "A Christmas Carol." The show is part of the school's community outreach program. For more information, call IHM at (336) 884-5212. school students will stage a
VICARIATE
HICKORY — St. Aloysius Church, 921 St.
NE,
is
SMOKY
Study
is
a
program
in a setting that builds Christian fellowship.
Evening and daytime classes will be held each at the church, Wednesdays, 6:45-8:30 p.m., and Thursdays 9:30-1 1:15 a.m. For more informa-
Ann Miller at (828) 441-2205, or email
stalscss@charter.net.
SALISBURY
Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd. We draw strength from others' experience of loss and grief. For more information, call Joy at
who undermine ety" that
WAYNESVILLE
— The
Catholic
Circle of St. John's Catholic
The pope gave young ter
young
families."
Young
couples, likewise, should
"cordially accept
and
intelligently value
the discreet, delicate and generous help
often impossible to repair,
of other couples," he said. The theme of the plenary session
II said.
many Western definitions
said the protection
meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the church hall. For more information call the church office at (828) 456-6707.
nod to members of
a special
couples, urging the
the council to "renew your efforts to fos-
the fundamental role of
Women's
Community
countries that
of family, the pope
and promotion of tradi-
marriage and families by the church a matter of "exceptional urgency."
was 'The Mission of Mature and Experienced Couples
Young
Toward Betrothed and members are
Couples." Council
clergy, Vatican officials
and lay Catho-
including several married couples
tional
lics,
is
from around the world.
—
FRANKLIN The Women's Guild of St. Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St., meets the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center. The meetings feature guest speakers and special events peFor more information,
After Arafat
call Claire
WINSTON-SALEM
CLEMMONS Church
invites
—
all
VICARIATE
Holy Family Cathc unmarried Catholics fo
Holiday Singles Get-Togetlier, Dec. 10 at p.m. at the Fourth Street Filling Station, 87
W. 4th St., in Winston-Salem. Come and enjoy a relaxing evening before the holidays begin. Please RSVP to Donna Kronner by Dec. 6. by calling (336) 631-8892 or e-mail
Is
your parish or school sponsoring a
free event
open
general public?
to the
Please submit notices
for the
Planner at least 1 5 days
Diocesan
prior to the
event
Karen A. Evans
kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to
invited to St. Therese Church, 217
(704) 370-3382.
Episcopal calendar
Brawley
in writing to
at
Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in thefollowing events:
— 12:30 p.m. Mass
Dedication of new church
James the Greater Church, Concord
Dec. 9 Ordination of Bishop Kevin C.
Rhoades
CNS
Harrisburg
Voter registration worker Issa Elias (center) helps Palestinians find their names on a list
— 7:30 p.m. Mass
Solemnity of Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Charlotte
— 9 a.m. Mass
Solemnity of Immaculate Conception Trinity Catholic
Middle School, Charlotte
Dec. 12 Third
—
of registered voters posted at the Beit
Lady of Fatima Church 1
photo by Debbie Hill
of
Harrisburg, Penn.
Holy
is
The council, he said, must address changes to the status of the family at the national and international levels. The church opposes legislation that permits same-sex marriage or gives legal status to cohabiting couples.
— Those
wound
identity and distorting its role, cause a deep wound to society which often provokes irreparable damage," he said. its
to soci-
Pope John Paul
expand the
MOORESVILLE — Seniors ages 55 and up are
Dec. 8
(CNS)
the family cause "a deep
VICARIATE
date
St. Patrick
Undermining family causes 'deep wound' to society, pope says
In an apparent reference to laws being
(704) 664-3992.
Dec. 7
said.
destroy this fundamen-
Support Group for Par-
Who Have Lost a Child of any age meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at St.
St.
present themselves, he
who
of human society, not respecting
dkronner@wfubmc.edu.
ents
Dec. 5
every wound" and to respond to spiritual needs wherever they
tal fabric
VICARIATE
MOORESVILLE — A
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contemporary society
said.
'Those
Barnable at (828) 369-1565.
whose members not only learn the Scriptures, but come to a deeper understanding of their faith
tion, call
said
in need, to "bind
passed in
MOUNTAIN
Paul
Second
offering a weekly Catholic Scripture
Study. Catholic Scripture
The pope
often does not leave space for unselfish
for details.
riodically.
HICKORY
that often seems disoriented, he said.
VATICAN CITY
School Rd., the second Saturday of each month following the 5:30 Mass for Senior Games Night, featuring games and a potluck dinner. Call Barbara Daigler at (704) 662-
The pope gave his warning in a Nov. 20 audience with the Pontifical Council for the Family at the conclusion of its threeday plenary assembly at the Vatican. The pope and other church leaders repeatedly have been calling attention to what they see as the cultural and legal erosion of the established concept of marriage between a man and a woman under way in many developed countries. "The family based on marriage is a natural and irreplaceable institution and is the fundamental element of the common good of every society," Pope John
witness of Christian values to a society
exploitation.
II
Christmas Musical spon-
sored by Immaculate Heart of Mary School will be held Dec. 14. The show is free of charge to area senior citizens. The performance begins at
of religious orders
need to show contemporary society that the sacrifice of one's own goals and projects in the service of the Gospel is a source of real happiness, he said. They also need to offer the credible
asked members of religious orders to continue to serve the world's poorest and neediest in the face of "unheard-of forms of injustice and
John Paul
9752
VICARIATE
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Members
than ever.
Pope asks
WW Charlotte, at 7:30 a.m. to
by everyone, has inspired consecrated men and women to give of themselves without reserve," the pope said. "Continue to offer yourselves for the world, always aware that the only measure of love is to love without measure," he said. The pope said the modern world, needs religious men and women more
p.m.
Mass
in Beit
Sahour Voter Registration Center
Sahour, West Bank, Nov. 28. Palestinians
9 to replace longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, who died Nov.
Sunday of Advent
Immaculate Conception Church, Hendersonville
CORRECTION FROM NOV. Sister of St.
19 ISSUE
Joseph Joan Pearson's graduation date
is
1970.
will 1 1
at
Our
vote Jan.
in
France.
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December 3, 2004
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Maronite Catholics asked to Crafted with care register with census will help Maronite eparchies
Data
communication NEW YORK — The
Maronite
Catholic bishops of the United States
Maronite census and Maronites to register. 'The Maronite Synod of Bishops has called us to take up a census for our Maronite people here in the United States," said a Nov. 8 letter issued by Bishop Gregory J. Mansour of St. Maron of Brooklyn Eparchy and Bishop Robert J. Shaheen of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles Eparchy. The request stems from years of war in Lebanon and the fleeing of Christians have
initiated a
they are asking
all
to other countries in search of better lives, said
the bishops.
"Many
of them have become active and productive members in the Latin Church; others live near a Maronite church and are registered there; and still others are in need of connecting with their Catholic heritage," said the bishops.
The
census will not only
make
the
Maronite bishops aware of Maronite Catholics, but also help the local Maronite parishes with better outreach and communication within their areas.
St.
"We hope to be able to reach out to Maronite Catholics wherever they are in the United States and to assist them to be better Catholics and Maronites," said the bishops.
The Catholic Church is comprised of 22 autonomous churches, with the familiar Latin or Roman rite as the "western" church; the remaining churches are "Oriental" or eastern in origin. All the churches use language and prayers that are unique to their history and culture, but all churches observe the same sacraments. Although some Catholics in the Middle East are members of the Latin rite, most are members of the Catholic Courtesy Photo
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The Ladies Guild
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To register with the Maronite census online,
go
to
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AROUND THE DIOCESE
Mother Teresa s successor makes
Torch arrives in
stop in Charlotte
diocese
SisterNirmala visits convent, talks with clergy
TORCH, from page 1
end
St. Patrick's
Dec.
Cathedral in
12, the feast
New York
day of Our Lady of
Guadalupe. Included among more than 60 stops along the torch's 3,813-mile journey were St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte, Divine Redeemer Church in Boonville and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point. By the trip's end, more than 27,000 people will have carried the torch along with a reproduction of the Guadalupe image and a portrait of St. Juan Diego. Father Mark Lawlor, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church, and Father John F. Starczewski, parochial vicar, celebrated
Mass following
the torch and
its
A
CHARLOTTE — Following in the footsteps of her predecessor, Blessed
Mother Teresa, Sister Nirmala Joshi came to Charlotte Nov. 5. The superior general of the Missionar-
.
ies
of
the sisters of her order
who reside in
Cherry neighborhood. Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India, who founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950, visited Charlotte in June 1995, establishing the order's first North Carolina convent. The visit fulfilled a promise to her friend of 25 years, then-Bishop William G. Curlin, who blessed the convent during Mother Teresa's stay. Four Missionaries of Charity sisters, along with their mother general, remained in Charlotte. A Hindu convert to Catholicism, Charlotte's
fiesta
most revered saints in Latin America and the patron saint of the Americas, including Mexico. St. Juan Diego, the 16th-century
who saw
of Charity was in the diocese for a brief
visit to
The Mass highlighted the history Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the
Indian in Mexico
MURRAY
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EDITOR
the arrival of
contingent.
KEVIN
by
was held following Mass. of
Nirmala was born
Sister
the visions
in
1934
in
India's eastern Bihar state to a family of
Our Lady of Guadalupe on Tepeyac in 1531, was canonized July 31,
the priestly
Brahmin
caste.
She joined
hill
the Missionaries of Charity at age 24.
2002.
She was elected superior of the order
The
brief
torch run began in 2001 as a
March
way
to unite people separated by the border between the United States and
New York, a nonprofit agency uniting the efforts of 40 community organizations serving immigrants from Mexico. Contact Staff' Writer Karen A.
Evans
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months before Mother
Teresa died. Sister Nirmala first arrived in the United States after attending the 48th
Mexico and to promote friendship among communities in both countries. The event is sponsored by the Tepeyac Association of
1997, six
International Eucharistic Congress in
Guadalajara, Mexico, in October. In addition to her Charlotte stop, she visited
members of her order ministering in the Chicago, Detroit, New Mexico, Denver and San Francisco areas. Dressed in her order's distinctive white sari trimmed with blue stripes and wearing thin rubber flip-flop sandals, Sister Nirmala's 90-minute visit to the
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Paula Knish, a registered nurse with Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools, speaks with Sister Nirmala Joshi, superior of the Missionaries of Charity, at the order's convent in
Charlotte Nov. 5. Sister Romero, the convent's superior, stands
convent brought together members of her order from Kentucky and Georgia, as well as priests of the Diocese of Charlotte, including Bishop Peter J. Jugis; Bishop Emeritus Curlin; Vincentian Father Joseph Elzi, parochial vicar of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Charlotte; and Father Peter Tan Van Le, pastor of St. Joseph Vietnamese Church in Charlotte; and laity of the diocese. Missionaries of Charity sisters minister at both churches: "I
was delighted
to
welcome her
to
our diocese," said Bishop Jugis, "and assure her of our complete happiness with the work of the Missionaries of Charity in our city." "I was pleased that Bishop Curlin, who first invited the Missionaries of Charity to open a house in Charlotte, was also present to be a part of the
welcoming
festivities,"
the background.
he
Nov.
8,
Denver Nirmala echoed her
Sister
predecessor's constant refrain about the
"poorest of the poor."
"He comes
to us in the poorest of
poor as the hungry one, the thirsty one, the homeless one, the lonely one, the unloved and unwanted one, the sick and the dying one," Sister Nirmala said, "to give us the opportunity to satiate his hunger and thirst for our love." After a Mass, attendees asked Sister Nirmala what message she most wanted people to take home. "Love one another," she said. "Remember, God loves us tenderly and wants us to do the same." Catholic
News
Service contributed
to this story.
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December 3, 2004
THANKSGIVING
A
Down by the teepee
Thanksgiving
first
Bantu people
settled 122
in the
Diocese of
Charlotte in 2004. Since the refugee resettlement
program began
more
in 1975,
than 8,000 refugees from 23 countries have found homes in the diocese.
The Montagnards (a French word mountain dweller and pronounced
for
"mountainyards" in English) are Christians who have lived for centuries in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. They aided U.S. Special Forces during the 1960s, and
many became
prisoners in
re-education camps after the Vietnam
War
ended. Hundreds have settled in
Charlotte since the mid-1970s. In the apartment's small kitchen, dinner awaited the students. Unlike other community meals where outsiders
bring food, the students supplied the fare Photo by David Hains
ESL teacher Susan Jassen asks her Somalian and Montagnard students about what they are thankful for as the class prepares for their first Thanksgiving
The
23.
the United States Nov.
in
common
most
answer:
"freedom."
for this meal.
them
Jassen told vorite foods.
The
Doritos, fresh
to bring their fa-
table
piled high with
is
and Krispy
a pizza
fruit,
Kreme doughnuts. The closest thing to a turkey is some Kentucky Fried Chicken. There is one native dish, a beef and rice
Fapuma
Hassan, 28. In Somalia, she
said,
goat or camel would have been substituted for the
FEAST, from page 1
stew beef and bones.
miss it," she camel meat.
United
bright in the
is
States.
ment, 23-year-old Montagnard, enjoys giving dinner. There
Wau
Ksor,
his first
the American custom of loading a plate
is
a bit different Nov. 23. After
to the breaking point. His feast
Thanksgiving in the United States. Teacher Sue Jassen, of the diocesan Catholic Social Services' Refugee Resettlement Office, taught a lesson focusing on the holiday.
up of some orange slices, grapes, chips and a chicken wing. He is happy and talkative. "I like freedom in America," he said in broken En-
"We
are
here together to
all
eat, to
celebrate and to give thanks," she said.
"What
A
are
we
Bantu
said her
life in
So-
malia was rough, with no food and no
Americans. she
said.
here and
Our
children
"America
is
go
are
to school,"
very, very nice, a
free country."
There are nods of agreement all around the room. The Bantu are a minority clan in Somalia whose persecution includes confiscation of their lands and denial of some basic rights. Although Somalia has received international aid over the last decade, a U.N. relief agency reports that the aid is withheld from the Bantu people, who lack food, shelter and education for
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LIVING
7
THE FAITH
BIRTHDAY GIRL
Basilica parishioner
turns 100 Alice Wynhoffrefleets on century ofmemories by
CAROLE McGROTTY
She excelled
CORRESPONDENT
ASHEVILLE
—
Alice Marguerite
ters
Although she has outlived her siblings and most of her friends, more than 40 guests nieces and nephews, neighbors, caregivers and former coworkers
"My
first
doctor insists
Wynhoff
around the
has lived through
is
the
first
president
St.
Thomas
she clearly remembers.
fellow parishioners at the
Wynhoff attended
Lawrence in Asheville signed a three-foot high birthday card, which Father Wilbur Thomas, pastor,' presented to Basilica of St
Aquinas School in Milwaukee, where Dominican nuns instructed her. 'The head nun was very strict. Ac-
her along with a special blessing. 100,"
tually,
Wynhoff, sitting on her couch with her faithful companion, Gigi, a black poodle, snuggled next to her. Asked her advice on living 100 years, Wynhoff responded with a laugh and said, "Oh, I wouldn't recommend it. You can't do anything." 'It's difficult for someone who was as active as I was to just sit around," she said. "I used to ice skate in the park on the pond in said
said
they
all
were, but
we
learned,"
Wynhoff
She attended a public high school because the Catholic high school was too far from her home. She worked as a bookkeeper at a local store before attending the University of Wisconsin at Madison, what she described as the most enjoyable years of her life. "I did well enough in school and didn't have to worry," she recalled. "It was fian but a lot of work, too."
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Born when Theodore Roosevelt was president,
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"I
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engraved on a
thing," she said, pointing to her cane.
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Wynhoff s
is
win for the Daughof Isabelle tournament in 1929. "Now I have to get used to that
trophy, her
Wynhoff was born on Nov. 14, 1904, four years before Henry Ford released the Model T.
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census," she said.
ster in the "roaring 1920s."
she
home
her
Gigi, at
Lawrence, celebrated her 100th birthday Nov. 14.
After earning a bachelor's degree in English and history, Wynhoff taught fourth and fifth grades for four years before resigning to care for her ill mother until her death. She can still remember attending downtown festivities with her father the day after World War I ended in November 1918; and a certain notorious gang-
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December3, 2004
IN
OUR SCHOOLS DECIDING VOTES
A brush of color
Catholic students experience campaigning, voting WINSTON-SALEM at
— Students
Our Lady of Mercy School
in
dents and their home states. They created PowerPoint presentations and a
Win-
ston-Salem recently got an in-depth
GROWING TOGETHER
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The
look at voting.
The entire student body was involved in an election simulation that
Kindergarten,
first
their research.
dents and reported "presidential trivia" each morning in September and October, and published an election
began in September and culminated with October debates and mock voting on Election Day, Nov. 2.
m
on
fourth grade researched presi-
newsletter for the students' families. Fifth-graders acted as the Board of Election, deciding many things, from
and second
grades were in charge of the election celebration. They baked cookies and created buttons for students to wear after they voted. Third-graders studied past presi-
the size of posters to the voting age.
The middle-school students researched the candidates, created and presented commercials and debated the issues.
Courtesy Photo
Patrick School students view a 320-foot mural they created around a construction
St.
during
site in Charlotte
its
unveiling Nov. 23.
that
PATRICK STUDENTS UNVEIL MURAL AROUND
ST.
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CHARLOTTE
Students at
community
The
more
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Underwood. "The simple yet profound mural theme of 'Growing Together' is an ideal example of this message," she said. "We have experienced growth by doing the project. We've bonded and already feel a
St.
their
colorful.
mu-
school unveiled a 320-foot
of a joint community project
ral as part
ex-
life
can be strong and very moving," said
CONSTRUCTION SITE
Patrick School are helping to
when we communicate our
periences through visual arts, the impact
positive effect."
Summit Properties Nov. 23. A Summit Properties representative
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Before the unveiling, students attended Mass in St. Patrick Cathedral. A
approached the kindergarten-throughfifth-grade school with the idea of creating a colorful perimeter around the nearby construction area in Charlotte's Dilworth neighborhood, where the. de-
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veloper
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Students then released 290 green and white balloons before returning to
ing artwork on 40 large boards under
direction
teacher
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in
Winston-Salem display materials and cookies
prepared for the school's mock election Nov. in
2.
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my
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IN
OUR SCHOOLS
HIGH BARS
Charlotte Catholic honors alumni CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Catho-
Catholic high schooler receives lic
High
School's
cently held
scholarship to Boise university KERNERSVILLE — Courtney
of
Fame
sented
its
Alumni Association
Mike Melvin
The
Distinguished Alumni Award.
game
scholarship to attend Boise State University in Idaho in fall 2005. Achter, a local gymnastics standout, is one of five high school seniors in five states to sign national letters-of-intent to attend Boise State letic
The
Fame
Sports Hall of
who
graduate
be-
tween Charlotte Catholic and Mount Pleasant High School Oct. 29.
Kernersville, has received a full ath-
and
of 1993). Distinguished Alumni Award, (class
presented to a Charlotte Catholic
took place during
halftime of the varsity football
(class of
1960), Chris Kouri (class of 1988)
induction ceremony and pre-
its
were John Cassels
Catholic,
seventh annual Sports Hall
The ceremony
Marie Achter, a senior at Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School in
athletic achievements at Charlotte
re-
has demonstrated excel-
lence throughout his or her
life and represents the ideals of Charlotte Catholic, was awarded to Debbie
inductees,
Stathakis (class of 1979).
selected because of their outstanding
University and compete on the school's gymnastics team in 2005-06. She plans to focus on physical therapy or special education at the Idaho university. "She is a talented local gymnast with great technique," said Sam Sandmire, Boise State head coach. "We know her potential and are excited to have her join our team." A member of the High Point Gymnastics Academy Team since 1994, Achter is a 10-time state qualifier, seven-time regional qualifier and three-time national qualifier. In the 2004 Junior Olympic Nationals, she placed ninth in bars and 16th in the
Courtney Marie Achter
was selected for the National Honor Society and Who's Who Among American High School Students this year. She is also a four-year member of her high school's Student Ambassador program and Spanish Club. Achter and her family are longtime members of Immaculate Heart of
Mary Church
all-around competition.
in
High
Point,
where
she has been involved in the youth ministry and Vacation Bible School programs. She also has served as "team buddy" for Special Olympics and as a volunteer for the Adams Farm Community Association Recreation Committee for three years.
"Courtney has great technique and clean lines on every event," said Sandmire.
Achter has remained on the Bishop McGuinness Principal's List during her time in high school, and
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Sports
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game
recipient take
at Charlotte Catholic High
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Debbie
to the field during halftime of a football
Stathakis; Mike Melvin; Chris Kouri; and Robert Boyd, alumni association president.
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Books suitable for Christmas
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: DEC.
Dec, 12, Third Sunday ofAdvent Cycle
gift-giving REVIEW ED BY BARB FRAZE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Swanson
WASHINGTON (CNS) — The following children's books are suitable for Christmas giving. Little Sister
Hugged an Ape,"
Bill Grossman, illustrated by Kevin
"My bug, and letter
little sister
some strange animal
ape," a
it is
is more rhyming fun
at its best.
Hawkes'
by
retold in simple prose, but the stunning
illustrations
make
Visconte
of Francis'
tells
book a keeper. and Clare's deci-
this
colorful illustrations of the
sions to renounce wealth and help others.
or being sister hugging hugged by one animal after another add hilarity to a great story that includes just enough slightly gross stuff to appeal even to children who do not like to read or be read to. Ages 6-9.
if a picture is worth a thousand words, Landmann's colorful, full-page and minute illustrations adorned with gold make this book a million times more valuable. Ages 8 and up.
wide-eyed
—
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But
"Calavera Abecedario,
"The Librarian ofBasra:
from
A True Story
Iraq, " by Jeanette Winter.
This
a true story of heroism from
is
Iraq. Alia
Muhammad
Baker
the
is
brarian in the Iraqi city of Basra.
li-
As war
Dead Alphabet
fun
ful,
ABC
by Mexican
who
the fate of the library's 30,000 books. Before the library burned in the war, she
objects, the
moved
come
the books to a neighboring res-
home some
Then she
carted
the books, filling her house and
of
the
a delight-
book of skeletons! Inspired Don Pedro Linares,
made papier-mache
book gives a
brief description
the "calaveras," or skeletons,
to
discouragement that come with seem-
SHARON
ingly endless waiting.
Their response to the weary (to paraphrase) was the proclamation: "Look at the signs around you, and hang on just a little longer your deliverance is closer than you think!" Although the Son of God became
PERKINS
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few years ago my husband, who at that time was working for a national conservation organization, guided a group of amateur naturalists on a spring junket to Big Bend National Park in southwest Texas. One of the trip's highlights by far was the profusion of wild-
flesh
of bearing hardship, or
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buried in the hearts of
not observed in a quarter-century. It seems that the seeds of some wildflower right
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And
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blooming forth in all their colorful glory. This is the kind of imagery that the
wait
the Lord
is
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skeletons representing different people.
translations for
most of the
with translations. All ages.
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she finds out her father has cancer
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when
in despair that
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cludes an alphabet glossary in the back
gether, but her
is
dormant seeds that await the life-giving rain in the desert, so the hope that lies
fact
some veteran members of the park's historical society saw flowers they had that
cheerful illustrations, but the author in-
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ago, the for every-
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one who is experiencing discouragement and doubting that things ever will get better, or is going through the weariness
saving the books, not the gore of war. This book is a good alternative perspecchild
more than 2,000 years
timeless
then uses the "calaveras" to
life,
The
on the war, which nearly every aware of. Ages 5-10.
were
run through the ABCs, with different
friends' houses.
tive
com-
await the risen Jesus' return in
glory. In every case, the writers
species is
artist
with his family
how
Day of
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approached, she became worried about
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addressing the inevitable weariness and
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Sony
BMG withdraws McFadden
video after Catholic students taunted by
CIAN MOLLOY
DUBLIN,
pop video for Brian McFadden,
was made
allegations of child abuse.
BMG
recalled copies of the
video sent to television stations world-
wide
after officials at St. Fintan's
High
they thought the
in the video was fictitious. "As soon as we were made aware of the issue, the promotional video was removed from TV stations, the shot was removed and a new version of the video
was
issued," said a Sony BMG statement. However, the headmaster of St.
Fintan's, Richard Fogarty, said he did
identified.
taxi
Sony BMG said name of the school
shown
School claimed they had been unfairly
McFadden as a driver driving around north
The
illegal in 1982.
In a statement,
a
former member of the popular Irish boy band Westlife, has caused students at a Dublin school to be taunted about
Sony
schools. Corporal
Irish
— A promotional
Ireland
was no longer common in punishment
brutality
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
video depicted
Dublin and reminiscing about
not believe use of the school
name was
accidental.
"We
his
are the only St. Fintan's School
north side and the only Christian
childhood.
in the
Although St. Fintan's High School was not depicted in the video, at one stage McFadden was shown standing beside
Brothers school in this area," he
school railings bearing the plaque "St.
of that."
McFadden
in
Fintan's Boys' School" while he sang
said.
Portmarnock, the next parish, so he should be aware
"Brian
Fogarty said that
in his
30 years as
a teacher and principal at the school, he
corporal punishment by Christian Broth-
had "never known of any culture of
ers.
brutality here."
to a
Christian Brothers school, at no time
was he
a pupil at St. Fintan's. Critics
McFadden, 24, when a culture of
also pointed out that
was
raised in an era
is host and producer of "Lino at Large," the latest in a growing portfolio programs sponsored by the Catholic Communication Campaign of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The program targets people in their 20s and 30s.
Lino
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He said although the school was ranked in the top 15 percent of Irish secondary schools for academic achievement, students were being taunted because of the video.
New Catholic radio program for U.S. by
young adults debuts
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'"Generation Cross' took a very creat
fall,
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"Generation Cross" was also seen on television stations in several Catholic
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Earlier this year, Rulli decided
on radio. "People always said
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program
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I
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a face
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very excited about the opportunity to reach new audiences with " 'Lino at Large .
He
about the Catholic faith in one minute or less. "Point/No Point," with comedian listeners' questions
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12 The Catholic News & Herald
While the diaconate
Deacons class forming rily in
DEACONS, from page 1
tion, baptism,
charity, ministry of the word, as well as
Deacon Ben
Wenning, director of the diocesan the permanent diaconate.
The
nature of a deacon's
office
work
of
hospital visita-
marriage preparation and
"Deacons volunteer about 10 hours each week in their parishes, based on
Deacon Louis permanent deacon at St. Mark Church in Huntersville and diocesan di-
Immaculata Catholic School located Carolina
is
in the Blue
accepting applications for the position of Elementary School Principal
Immaculata is a Pre-K to Grade 8 parish school with an enrollment of 180 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
2005/06 academic
starting with the
Qualified candidates
must be
year.
a practicing Catholic,
have or be eligible for a North
Carolina principal's certification, and possess a Master's Degree in Educational
Administration or This
is
its
equivalent. Previous administrative experience
month position with
a 12
a
is desirable.
competitive salary offering. Applications can
@ www.charlottediocese.org/catholicschools.html
be accessed
Interested candidates are invited to submit a letter of application and resume
Like any ministerial or lay vocation,
Like parish priests, deacons are as-
is -a calling, said Deacon Candidates for the permanent
the diaconate
signed to a particular parish or ministry
Pais.
by the bishop of the diocese. "Deacons are ordained for the ser-
diaconate should therefore prayerfully
"We go where the
Ridge Mountains of Western North
Council."
rector of diaconate formation.
Deacon
vice to the diocese," said
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL OPENING DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2005
recommendation of their pastors. In addition, a candidate must be a "conscientious believer in the faith," have completed the lay ministry program and have a "clear vision of Christ's Church in accord with the teachings of the Second Vatican
their families.
Pais,
according to Deacon Wenning.
cludes assisting the pastor and pastoral
and
their availability," said
not limited to liturgical functions,
open to men who
older residing within the diocese, with the
Although a permanent deacon can preach at Mass, confer baptism and officiate at marriages and funerals, his minis
is
Therefore, most deacons hold fulltime jobs in order to support themselves
is
assisting at Mass.
istry
in-
Diocese of Charlotte
are practicing Catholics, age 32 years and
it
tion.
the areas of prison ministry,
RCIA, adult'education,
permanent
a
is
a voluntary part-time posi-
office,
associate of his assigned parish, prima-
ministry of the liturgy," said
December 3, 2004
AROUND THE DIOCESE
need
discern their calling.
"Ultimately,
Pais.
diaconate
is."
Currently there are 74 permanent deacons ministering in the Diocese of Charlotte, and 16 more men are in formation for ordination in June 2006. The next class for the permanent diaconate begins in January 2006. Preparation consists of six months of spiritual development, completion of the two-year lay ministry program and four years of academic development.
Deacon
Pais.
WANT MORE INFO? Information meetings on the permanent diaconate
be held Dec.
will
Grace Church 1
Applications
11 at
in
:30 p.m. at St. will
1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of
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Matthew Church
candidacy
discern the possible call to this ministry.
NC
in
in
applying for
may write the Office of the Perma-
nent Diaconate, 1123 S. Church
St.,
Charlotte,
28203.
diaconate for the
by January 31, 2005 to:
John C. Aurilia, OFM, CAP. Pastor of Immaculate Conception Church 208 7th Avenue West Hendersonville, NC 28791-3603 Fr.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL Archdiocese of Atlanta St.
Joseph Catholic School
is
accepting applications for the position of elementary
school principal for the 2005-2006 school year.
Athens, Georgia, which
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
is
University of Georgia. St.
and
is
St.
Joseph Catholic School
is
is
located
in
home of the
approximately one hour northeast of Atlanta and
Joseph
a PK-8 elementary school enrolling 370 students
accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Archdiocese of Atlanta Qualified candidates St.
Mary Catholic School
accepting applications for the position of elementary school
is
principal for the
2005-2006 school
Georgia, which
is
year. St.
Mary Catholic School
approximately one hour northwest of Atlanta.
elementary school enrolling 350 students and of Colleges
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in
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in
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legal
com-
was not enough con-
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personal view was to "go for therapeu-
Disagreeing na tions
cloning."
Italy,
Another resolution, introduced by Costa Rica and supported by the United States and others, asked for a convention outlawing
forms of
all
human
cloning,
therapeutic results could be obtained
through other means.
learn in
directly involved in the
a co-sponsor of Costa Rica's
resolution against
Disrespecting human dignity
From
first
presented
to the United Nations in 2001, the
Vatican has insisted that
human
make
all
forms of
cloning be outlawed.
its
opposition to
The lied
Islamic countries, sometimes al-
with the Vatican on
life
issues,
have not
played an identifiable role in the cloning
and reportedly have indicated their have not yet made a definitive judgment on the question. In nonbinding language, the declaradebate,
tion says that
"member
states are called
upon to prohibit any attempts
to create
human life through cloning processes," and upon to adopt measures against any "genetic engineering techniques that are called
may
be contrary to
A
purpose of destroying them in order to harvest their stem cells." As an alternative, it said the use of adult stem cells had already proved fruitful in research, and "does not entail
mittee
human embryos
the basis of further consider-
Mohamed Bennouna, Morocco's
for the
"the cloning of
it
religious authorities
This position was presented at the world body that year by the nuncio at the time, then-Archbishop Renato R. Martino. Named a cardinal in October 2003, he is now head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. This year, in a paper issued Sept. 27, that Vatican reiterated
cloning,
ambassador to the United Nations and committee chairman, said it would have been "damaging for the committee to not come together on an issue with such grave consequences for humanity."
the time the proposal against
reproductive cloning was
human
all
introduced draft language for a U.N. Declaration on Human Cloning Nov. 1 7, and two days later the committee agreed ation of the issue.
apartments and cottages, superior
can share
However, members of the
to
Featuring new, elegantly appointed
and
countries refused to ratify
These countries contended that any form of human cloning was a violation of human dignity, and that the desired
financialflexibility.
Call today
some
community
lifestyle
to the decision of
convention "to send a message," even
reproductive or therapeutic.
maintenance-free
left
The nuncio declined to comment on abandonment of efforts to get a convention on cloning. But in an interview with Catholic News Service at the end of last year's General Assembly session, he said the world body should produce a
a new, independent retirement offering an easy,
it
legal committee's action, he said his
tic
For instance, you can choose to have 50% or 90% ofyour investment to
whole that
mittee decided through informal consul-
Although Secretary-General Kofi
Annan was not
Chuck and Marilyn Whitcomb are among the many future
as a
the
cures for diseases such as Parkinson's,
Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis.
We found their
commit-
should be regulated by an international individual countries.
reproductive cloning, and the United Na-
"
human community convention and not
Supporters of the resolution argued
\
'
regenerate tissue to cure diseases.
tions could
General
he said the distinction drawn between therapeutic and reproductive cloning "seems specious" because both procedures use the same cloning process and both "involve disrespect for the dignity of the human being." He also argued that the cloning issue was of such basic importance to the
onic stem cells for therapies to repair or
that a consensus already existed against
used
tee Oct. 21,
it.
resolution introduced
and supported by
its
this fall
Assembly document.
force that a convention has for those
make
and
for his mission to
In a statement to the legal
The declaration would
would
efforts,
newly won right
declaration.
A
the cloning issue a prin-
circulate the Vatican paper as a
compromise
deal with .the subject in a
of his
in
human
dignity."
working group of the is
legal
com-
to consider the draft declaration
February, and the committee would
decide Feb. 18 whether to send the results
of the working group's discussions to the General Assembly for final approval.
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14 The Catholic News & Herald
Perspectives
A
collection of columns,
editorials
and viewpoints
Pope, at audience, says
those
power must rule
in
with justice
Weather forecasting and prayer
by
SARAH DELANEY
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY
govern have a moral obligation to protect the poor and oppressed, Pope John Paul II said. During his weekly general audience at the Vatican Dec. 1, the pope
Sometimes they go hand in hand
said that justice for
Have you ever checked the weather before a big weekend? You turn on the television and the forecaster tells you it's going to be chilly on Saturday and rainy on Sunday. No
—
big problem
you plan
warmly one day and that Saturday
is
Catholics
the Media
on
turns out
DAVID HAINS GUEST COLUMNIST
it
day has nothing but sunshine. Being fooled by the weather forecast is a shared experience in
America that fic
Why
jam.
welcome as a trafdoes the media put so as
is
much emphasis on
a forecast that
is
sometimes wrong? Why do we pay such close attention? Everyone knows that it's cold in winter and hot in summer. Shouldn't we just leave
at that?
it
Weather
forecasters are like stock-
brokers and gamblers
— they
try to
predict the future. Following their advice can eventually
annoy
us,
or in the
case of the stockbroker or gambler,
may
cost us a great deal of money. it would seem, is on the knowing what the future
Scripture, side of not
holds for us. In First Thessalonians, Paul tells us not to dwell on the future (5:1-2): "Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, for you know very well that the
day of the Lord in
will
come
like a thief
the night."
why do we watch weather
So
Why do we plan our activities around the predicted high temperature of the day when we know there is a chance that it is
forecasts so closely?
wrong? Al Conklin
is
Conklin's job
is
He admits
in
Charlotte.
to forecast the fu-
that he isn't always
right with his forecasts, especially
when he
is
looking more than three
days into the future. "I never take the credit when the sun shines down. That's God's work, not mine," he said. Conklin is a committed Christian
who
word
"believes the Bible
word
said.
Conklin said he loves his work, but like the rest of us he doesn't always understand the weather. Part of his job takes him to elementary schools where students get to see a TV star in person who answers their
as infallible."
squares his Christian faith with the crystal ball aspect of his work. He explained that weather systems, even catastrophic ones like hurricanes, actually do some good. "Hurricanes move warm air from the equator to the poles," he said. This movement keeps one part of the planet from being too cold and the
POPE
JOHN PAUL
II
rulers
They must be "honest and just, promote peace and take care of the weak and needy," he said. The ruler
who succeeds in these tasks "will enjoy the respect of his people who will pray for him every day," the pope said.
He said the psalm illustrated the "annunciation of Christ, the Messiah"
will exercise justice "above all with
who came
regard to the poor, who usually are the victims of the powerful," the pope
der."
said.
"Those who violate the rights of the poor don't only commit an act that is politically incorrect and morally unjust. For the Bible they also perpetrate an act against God, a religious crime, because the Lord is the defender of the miserable and the oppressed, of the widows and the orphans, that is those who don't have
human
new
to establish "the
or-
In his printed text, the pope said the psalm locates the just and peace-
reign of the messiah with "a gaze all over the map ... that involves Arabs and nomads, rulers of distant lands and even enemies in a
ful
that extends
universal embrace that sung by the psalms."
He
called the
psalm
not rarely
is
"a lively
impassioned plea for the
gift
and
of jus-
tice."
The psalm
protectors," he said.
said that the king govern your people with justice and your afflicted ones with judg-
In a departure from his prepared text, the pope said that the psalmist
"shall
emphasized the "responsibility of
ment.
those who have been entrusted with power."
among
..,
He
shall defend the afflicted
the people, save the children of
the poor and crush the oppressor."
questions.
Letter to
"I recall a question from a youngster who simply asked me,
'Why does God
"My
answer was that I didn't know. But I do know that after bad weather hits,
me
chance to serve God." Conklin, through his church,
allows
a
helped the people of a small nity in
Illinois
the Editor
allow bad weather
like tornadoes?'" said Conklin.
commu-
rebuild after a tor-
nado.
Perhaps Conklin could rely on Proverbs 25:2 than the above verse from Thessalonians to justify his work at peering into the future: "It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to' search out a matter is the glory of
Nothing but 'Good News' David Hains wrote an excellent column on "The Good News vs. the news" (Nov. 19). In a discussion group, we were badgering the negative news issue (in the media). Fortunately,
We
I
could point
&
Herald The Catholic News consistent source of good news FULL of good news! to
kings."
for
Conklin talked recently about
how he
other from being too hot. That's great for Mother Earth. Of course, if you live in a mobile home park in a low lying area of Florida during storm season, it's awfully difficult to see the higher purpose of a Category 4 hurricane that threatens to destroy everything you own. That's where Conklin and the other forecasters come in. "I take great satisfaction in knowing that I helped people prepare for a hurricane, a tornado or some other life threatening event," he
an experienced me-
WBTV
ture.
Good governments and
it
teorologist at
Speaks
especially the
is "fundamental for good government." The Bible says that violating their rights is "an act against God, a religious crime," he said. During his talk at the packed Pope Paul VI audience hall, the pope, inspired by Psalm 72, stressed the duty of those in power to commit themselves to moral integrity.
&
cold and wet and Sun-
the other. Unfortunately,
all,
The Pope
poor,
to dress
stay indoors
— Those who
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The Catholic News & Herald 15
December 3, 2004
Abortion and child abuse
The holiday
Studies show links between abortion, neglect, depression
spirit
There is a significant statistical assobetween child abuse and abor-
ciation
—
mutual
relationship, whereby having an abortion makes the abuse of subsequent children more likely, and being abused as a child makes having an abortion later tion
in life
a
more
Guest
Column
is
first
of
all,
abor-
the worst form of child
difficult to
GUEST COLUMNIST
that everyone who have an abortion.
more main
Having
why having more
said that, let's
an abortion
examine
may
lead to
child abuse.
every pregnancy is a "crisis" in the best sense of the term. Pregnancy creates unique demands and challenges to the mother to mature; the body, the mind and the spirit must grow in order to accommodate to the child. This "crisis of incorporaFirst of
tion," as
mother
all,
psychologists
call
it,
puts the
at a crossroads: either she ac-
cepts the changes required of her
by
the pregnancy, or she aborts the child,
will be
hence choosing to regress
rather than mature.
abnormal
mother
will re-
mature parent, and this immaturity is a key cause of abuse and neglect of other children. A second problem is that fathers have no legal right to save their unborn child from an abortion. Not a less
knowing
if
the child will live or die
creates ambivalence in the father and
bond to the child. Unattached to their baby, they show less support to their partner as well. After an abortion, the alienation worsens. Some studies show as high a reluctance to
80 percent rate of breakup of relationships after abortion. The mother's anger at the lack of support from the baby's father can be disas an
Moreover, abortion
is
if the grief from the not adequately processed,
Awakening to eternal life removes doubts Meggie had been more than half The disease went into
Five-year-old
becomes a post-partum depression, which interferes with bonding. When one is still grieving a lost baby, one cannot attach to a new baby because the attachment is still to the one who died. Failure to attach to the one who is alive can lead to abuse and neglect. There can also be a sense of disappointment in the subsequent child, who is compared to the aborted baby who is often idealized in the mother's mind. Expectations of the new child, sometimes viewed as a "replacement baby," are not fulfilled, resulting in anger that can lead to abuse and neglect. Father Pavone
is
the national director
her young life. remission for a while but returned stronger than ever, and no treatment could slow its growth. By the time Meggie entered kindergarten, it was clear to everyone that she was going to lose the battle. Her parents tried to prepare themselves for Meggie's death, but how can one prepare for the unthinkable? Meggie was such a spitfire. She had remained cheerful even when radiation sapped her strength and chemotherapy snatched away her dark brown curls. She was a favorite at the Children's Hospital, staging wheelchair races with the nurses and singing to fussy babies until they grinned at her with their bald heads and toothless smiles.
From
the earliest days,
Meggie
had bubbled over with curiosity and enthusiasm, sometimes exasperating her parents by asking questions from morning until long after dark. Where
Why do we have and Joseph went on \ date, who baby-sat for baby Jesus? Who takes care of Big Bird when he gets sick? Can I have a cookie? As Meggie grew sicker, her questions focused increasingly on death, do
know how
to find her?
Would
parents replace her with another little girl? Could she bring her teddy bear with her to heaven? Does Jesus have a
teddy bear? Meggie's mother was able to answer
most of the child's questions, but she dreaded the day when Meggie would ask about the actual process of dying. How could she explain something that she didn't understand herself? Sure enough, the day finally arrived.
"Mama, what is it like to die?" Meggie asked with innocent curios"Does it hurt? Will I be scared? Will you be with me?" Meggie's innocence pierced her ity.
mother's heart, yet at that precise moment she knew exactly what to say.
sleep?
"You know how sometimes you get scared in the middle of the night?" her mother began. "When that happens, you run across the hall to our room and climb into bed with Daddy
and me, right?"
Meggie nodded her head, her
them
a
memorable time?
The
holidays are a multidimensional
experience.
The better we understand this
and choose what ness, the
more
is
basic to true happi-
we'll desire to repeat the
holiday experience year after year.
and
Let's start with buying, giving
receiving
gifts.
Several weeks prior to Thanksgiving
the media begin a marketing
blitz.
generation before us ever has had so
make when
choices to
No
many
selecting gifts.
We are encouraged to buy clothing, cosmetics and jewelry that give comfort
and adorn. The worlds of technology and toys offer us gadgets that are both useful and entertaining. Exotic foods are
holidays. Christmas is a time to visit loved ones or to be visited by them. Travel schedules are made far in advance, and a new excitement stirs within us as the time approaches to see someone we haven't seen for some time. Yet another dimension of Christmas
Coming of Age
is
found
in the
outreach by numerous
institutions at this time of year to the
poor, sick, troubled, elderly, prisoners
M. REGINA
and our armed forces abroad with gifts, food, clothing and heartfelt comfort. Then there is the Advent season. As we move toward Christmas, so too does our liturgy with its stories of the awaited
CRAM CNS COLUMNIST
Messiah. Entering into the
her
When Mary
fireflies
toes?
by adults. Instead, she was as matterof-fact about death as she was about frogs and ice cream cones. What would happen to her body after she died? Would Santa Claus
For some, the Christmas holidays can be the best of times, while for others the worst of times. How do we make
lauded as the perfect gift for the palate. Travel is another dimension of the
of Priestsfor Life.
and yet she did not speak
in the frightened hush tones typically used
GUEST COLUMNIST
it
What is it like to die? battling leukemia for
FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK
(as a
anxiety can interfere with bonding.
likely that the
Side
anxiety, caused in
punishment for having aborted the previous one.) This
The choice not to mature, but rather to remain selfish, makes it
abused will
more
tion creates
it
is
to a subsequent child,
part by a fatalistic sense that the child
should be noted that we are talking about statistical associations. These connections do not mean that everyone who has an abortion will abuse her children, or abuse. Secondly,
bond
The Human
and babies who are not well bonded are more likely to be abused and neglected. A pregnancy following abor-
FATHER FRANK PAVONE
likely.
Obviously, and tion itself
placed to a born child. A third reason why abortion can lead to child abuse is related to bonding. Having an abortion makes it more
vent
dark eyes capturing every word. "When you wake up the next morning, where are you Sweetheart?" her mother continued. Meggie never had thought of that before. "I'm back in my own bed," she replied in surprise.
"That's right," her mother ex"While you're asleep, your daddy picks you up in his big, strong arms and carries you back to your bed where you belong. plained.
"That's what
it's
like to die.
We're
here on earth for only a little while, Sweetheart. Then, when the time is right, our heavenly Father picks us up in his big, strong arms and gently carries us home to heaven, which is where we really belong anyway." "Oh," said Meggie with a contented sigh. "That's not scary at all." A few weeks later, Meggie quietly slipped into a coma. The following night, her heavenly Father picked her up in his big, strong arms and gently carried her
home
to
where she belonged.
is
bound
to help
spirit
make
of Ad-
the entire
holiday season memorable.
Advent teaches us that the primary purpose of holiday gift-giving is not the giving of material things, but the giving of self: This is a good time to make a gift of ourselves to others. The greatest gift of Christ was the gift of his heart to us. People often speak of their "significant other." Advent prewho made everyone
pares us for Christ,
his significant other.
Our Christmas
will
assume new
significance if when giving gifts, visiting
loved ones or reaching out to troubled
people
we
recognize them as others
are significant
—
who
people whose desires,
hopes, faith and love truly matter to us. The purpose of gift-giving at Christmas is to make us one in spirit with others. When two spirits come together in this manner, an unforgettable moment is created one that has us wishing it never would pass and one that assures we'll happily look forward to the fears, joys,
—
next holiday season.
The Catholic News & Herald 16
December 3, 2004
PARISH PROFILE
Catholics find thriving parish in Shelby's St. SHELBY
—
The
Mary Church found
Mary
history of St. its
beginnings
ST.
MARY CHURCH
thanks to clergy from Belmont Abbey
an enterprising Catholic from the North. In 1884, Benedictines from the abbey began visiting Shelby to celebrate Mass with the few Catholic fami-
and
lies
later,
818McGowanRoad Shelby, N.C.
28150
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Vicariate: Gastonia
living here.
Attempts to establish a mission and to build a church in town during the years following went without success. Finally, in 1935, another effort was underway.
The Weldon
family,
who had
Pastor: Father Eric Houseknecht
Number
of Households: 290
relo-
cated to Shelby from Pennsylvania that year,
went
to
work
families in the area.
locating Catholic
Anne Weldon
ap-
proached Benedictine Father Cuthbert Allen of St. Michael Church in Gastonia about celebrating Mass in Shelby, and thus the spiritual foundation for a mission church was laid. Father Allen's first Mass in Shelby was celebrated in the home of Anne and Arthur Weldon Aug. 11,
Photo by George
Father Eric Houseknecht
St. in
Mary Church 1966.
in
Shelby was dedicated by Bishop Vincent
S.
K.
Cobb
Waters of Raleigh
1935. St.
Mary
Church's existence as a
mission of St. Michael Church continued into
1937, at which time the parishio-
ners
saw the
to fruition.
result of their efforts
A
new
come
100-seat, cut-stone
church was built from the designs of Benedictine Father Michael Mclnerney, a renowned architect who designed hundreds of buildings during his career.
On
July 11, 1937, Benedictine
Ab-
bot Vincent Taylor of Belmont Abbey blessed the church. In October 1939, St.
Mary Church
attained parish status.
Benedictines continued their pastorate at the
church until 1944, when dioc-
esan priests assumed responsibility for the parish, beginning with Father Walter Higgins.
The
parish purchased
tory in 1946
when
its
first
rec-
then-pastor Father
A. C. Adler raised $8,000. Parishioners matched the funds, and St. Mary
Church had
its first
major expansion.
By the end of World War II, a number of Catholics had settled in 1952 the parish was
Shelby, and in
made up of 30
families. Industrial ex-
pansion from the north continued to bring Catholics to the region during the 1950s. To meet the needs of Catholics
hall,
classrooms and living quarters for
the pastor. Bishop
Waters dedicated the
building in June 1966.
Parish life continued to thrive throughout the 1970s. By 1978, the parish debts had been paid, and a house was purchased for use as a rectory in 1980.
By this time, St. Mary's parish had grown to 107 families. After years of celebrating Mass, teaching and socializing in the multipur-
pose building, parishioners turned their
in the area, the parish paid particular
attention to constructing a
enhancement of religious education and to evangelization. In 1961, then-Bishop Vincent S. Waters established an Apostolic Training Center in nearby Kings Mountain to
church.
attention to the
further the missionary
work
in the
King.
With
movement
at
Diocese of Raleigh, which encompassed all of North Carolina at the time. A church on the property was renovated and dedicated to Christ the that development, Christ the
King Church became
Mary
a mission of St.
Church.
A
more
suitable
building campaign began in
1985, and then-Bishop John F. Donoghue dedicated the new 450-seat St.
Mary Church
in
May
1992.
Father Carl Kaltreider served as pastor of St. Mary Church from June 1996 until October 1999, taking the reins from Msgr. William Wellein, who had spent 12 years at the church. On Oct. 15, 1999, Father Eric Houseknecht, vicar forane for the Gastonia Vicariate, assumed the pastorate of the energetic parish, comprised of more than 240
expand the were underway during the early 1960s. In 1963, land was purchased on McGowan Road and the parish began construction of a multipurpose
parish and civic outreach activities.
building that included a church, parish
uted to this
Back
church
in Shelby, plans to
facilities
families active in the Ladies' Guild,
Men's Club, youth ministry and other
Staff Writer Karen A. Evans
contrib-
story.
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