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Year of the Eucharist Understanding the Mystery
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A doctor's
Schools
perspective
Week 2005
on abortion SHAME, REGRET COMMON AMONG PATIENTS
Diocesan, national
by
Catholic schools
KAREN
A.
EVANS
STAFF WRITER
showcase 'Faith in Every Student'
CHARLOTTE
— When
Dr. Maureen Kennedy entered medical school, she did so think-
by
KEVIN
EDITOR
"Catholic Schools: for the 31st
week
ciation
drawn
Week
Jan.
National Appre-
Day
to the fields of obstetrics
and gynecology. What began as a mission of healing and bringing life into the world eventually led to a crisis of faith. While in her first year of
centerpiece of
— Schools — was
the
Faith-
annual celebration
The
5.
A
especially enjoyed
was the theme
of Catholic Schools 30-Feb.
and helping people. Because she working with female patients, she found herself
—
CHARLOTTE Filled Future"
ing she would be saving lives
MURRAY
E.
for Catholic Feb. 2.
residency,
Kennedy was
re-
quired to assist in administer-
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had no idea that
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Bishop Peter
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Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Patrick Cathedral in Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. For Lenten guidelines, see page 20.
Jugis distributes ashes during the
Charlotte Feb. 9. Ash
IN
GOOD HANDS
LIFE AND
At Vatican meeting, experts debate if braindead means death
Despite pope's hospitalization,
Vatican
offices
DEATH DECISIONS
by
CAROL GLATZ
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
continue to run
VATICAN CITY
— The
practice of harvesting vital or-
by
JOHN THAVIS
gans from patients determined to be brain-dead was called into question by a number of Catho-
When Pope
was almost a nonissue. not really on our minds, because most Vatican business doesn't need the
sponsored meeting.
at the Vatican?
pope's direct intervention," said one member of a Vatican congregation.
dure, which
ever,
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY
—
John Paul II goes to the hospital, who's in charge
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question arose
Pope John Paul
II
gives a short blessing from the window of his
suite at Gemelli Hospital Feb. 6 in
Rome.
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of the procelegal in the
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The Catholic News & Herald
February
Current and upcoming
In Brief
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
reform U.N. in its 60th year draw interest of Vatican UNITED NATIONS (CNS) — development indispensEfforts to
"the
called
STANDING UP FOR LIFE
2005
11,
Efforts to reform the United Nations
able foundation for a collective secu-
approach to peace and secuobserves its 60th anniversary this year have drawn the interest and support of the Vatican. Recent attention has been focused on the report of a high-level panel to examine "threats, challenges and change" the international organiza-
rity
and
its
rity as
tion
is
it
facing in the 21st century.
Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Vatican's U.N. nuncio, told the General Assembly Jan. 31 that the report "in many ways coincides with the Holy See's views."
The nuncio welcomed
a broaden-
ing of the approach to peace and security that emphasizes preventing con-
and the attention to development goals that would contribute to that
flict
objective.
The
panel, a
16-member group,
———planner
system that takes prevention se-
riously" because
helps
it
combat the
threats to security found in poverty,
infectious disease, environmental degradation, civil war, terrorism and organized crime. Archbishop Migliore said that
when the United Nations was founded in 1945, security was mainly viewed as protecting nations against aggression by other nations, but now the concept has to be much broader to include threats not tied to a particular
country.
Noting that the Vatican was not he said that even though use of force was necessary at times it was "much more necessary to remove the root causes of insecurity and instability in the social, economic and cul-
pacifist,
tural fields."
Diocesa n, CHARLOTTE
VICARIATE
CHARLOTTE — As the 40th anniversary of the closing of Vatican Council II approaches, many Catholics are still unaware of the imporCNS
photo from Reuters
La Salette Sister Constancia Parcasio (right), a guest of U.S. first lady Laura Bush, applauds during President George W. Bush's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Feb. 2. Another guest pictured with the first lady
was Homira
Nassery of Afghanistan.
Nun who works in prison ministry
tance of this ecumenical council. Msgr. John will be giving several presentations on what Vatican II really was and its importance to the Church. All sessions will meet in the New Life Center, Room 102, of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. The program meets Mondays, Feb. 28; March 7 and 21; and April 4 from 7-8:15
McSweeney
p.m. or Tuesdays, March 1, 8 and 22; and April 5, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Childcare is available
by reservation celebrate
a guest at State of the Union ARLINGTON,
Va. (CNS)
—
Sis-
Constancia Parcasio, a Missionary Sister of Our Lady of La Salette, was one of about two dozen people chosen by the White House to sit with first lady Laura Bush for President George W. Bush's State of the Union address ter
Feb.
2.
Sister Parcasio
the director of
is
prison ministry for Catholic Charities in
the Diocese of Arlington. She
was
invited to the president's speech before
Congress as a representative of a faithbased group and as an acknowledg-
ment of her work with prison inmates.
When letter
Sister Parcasio received a
from the White House telling her and first lady wanted
weak and the poor, as instruments to put across his message is nificant, the
just
beyond my imagination." 'Whatever good will come out from
my is
being elevated to so high a pedestal for God alone to measure," she said.
"But I was happy to be made a symbol and witness for those who believe in the existence of God. I guess my veil has served its purpose once again." She met the president after the speech and thanked him for his support on issues related to the sanctity of life.
She
said the president praised Catholic
Charities for the help it provides to communities. Laura Bush thanked Sister Parcasio for her work in prison min-
that the president
istry.
her to be present at the State of the Union address, she insisted that because she was just a diocesan employee
like Sister Parcasio's
would be more fitting for the bishop or the director of Catholic Charities to it
go
instead.
But she was
told,
The
He use of
will represent the faith."
ful
When
she heard
this,
she accepted
the invitation.
"Certainly God's different
from ours"
prison ministry in
noting that the U.S. government would "continue to support faithbased and community groups that bring hope to harsh places."
you are the choice of the president. You
also
announced an expanded
DNA evidence to prevent wrong-
convictions and said he would be sending a proposal to Congress to fund training for defense counsel in capital
ways are
totally
said the Filipino
nun. "His flare for choosing the insig-
adding that "people on trial for their lives must have competent lawyers by their side." cases,
543-7677
ext. 1011.
Mass for Women of the
Jugis will
Diocese Feb.
16 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. For more information, call Peggy Pohlheber at (704) 588-73 1 1
CHARLOTTE — Larry DeWalt of Hospice of Charlotte will present "Children and Grief Feb. 16, 6:30-8 p.m. in the St. Gabriel Ministry Center, 3016 Providence Rd. All are invited to learn how death impacts children. Topics covered will be how children understand death at different ages, how children grieve, the ways parents can help children
and what children want to For more information, call B.J. Dengler (704) 704-364-5431 ext. 212.
heal after a loss hear. at
CHARLOTTE — The Anointing ofthe Sick is a anointing powerfully demonstrates Jesus' presence among us as our healer and comforter. We invite all those who are experiencing any physical, mental or emotional afflictions, advanced age or facing surgery to receive this sacrament at a special Mass Feb.
CHARLOTTE
—
The Society of Mary and Martha, formerly Women's Talks, meets the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. For more information, call Peggy Pohlheber at (704) 588-731 1.
CHARLOTTE — We that
GASTONIA
in
VICARIATE
BELMONT
—A
will take place in the
Lenten Supper-Study Series Kovacic Center at Queen of
the Apostles Church, 503 N. Main St., Wednes days, Feb. 16, 23, March 2 and 9. A shared meal begins at 6 p.m., and catechesis begins at 6:45
The theme this season is "The Eucharist as Sacrament, as Devotion, as Uniter/Divider and no fees as Way of Life." Free and open to all or pre-registration necessary. Please, call Denr nis Teall-Fleming at (704) 825-9600, ext. 26 or e-mail teallfleming@yahoo.com if you have p.m.
—
any questions.
BELMONT — Father Jim Hawker, vicar of edu cation, will be the keynote speaker at the
Young
Adult Day of Refection, Feb. 19, 10 a.m.-* p.m. at the McCarthy Spiritual Center on the Sisters oi Mercy Campus. Themed "Share the Vision, Tel!
FEBRUARY
OotTqlic NEW^HERALD
you to join us so your illness and pain
invite
we may be with you
be it mental, spiritual or physical. We will pray with you in the name of the Lord Jesus for your healing. Come and know the gentleness and un conditional love of the Lord. Claim his promise of healing and give praise and thanks for all that will be done in the Lord's holy name. We meet the third Monday of every month in the St Matthew Chapel, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., at 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Barbara Gardner at CHLT5NC@aol.com
president referred to programs
his speech,
"Sister Connie,
at (704)
CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter J.
at 2:30 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. For more information, call the church office at (704) 543-7677.
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February
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2005
11,
FROM THE VATICAN
Vatican
Vatican official says Ukrainians
disqualified
are example to world
Vatican's top liturgy official said Rain-
official says
VATICAN CITY
his position
bow Sash wearers
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— Ukrai-
nians have stood up for their rights and adhered to their principles despite decades of communism and a recent election scandal, proving themselves to be an example to the world, said a Vatican official. Ukrainians "have given a splendid example to the world of the defense of a principle the principle of the need for fair and honest elections in a democratic society," said U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley in a Feb. 7 address to staff and students of the Ukrainian Catholic Uni-
—
Prime Minister Victor Yanukovych the winner of a Nov. 21, 2004, presidential election, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians protested peacefully. Opposition candidate Victor Yushchenko
charged fraud and appealed to the Su-
preme Court, which ordered the Dec. 26 rerun. Yushchenko was declared the
new
president.
The archbishop also praised Ukrainians who made many sacrifices under Soviet
communist
rule in order to pro-
God and
fess their faith in
their "desire to
versity in Lviv.
remain
Archbishop Foley, head of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, praised the country for what has been called "a miracle of peaceful protest and transition to a democratically elected government." After Ukraine declared former
'The experience of your martyrs under communism and the experience of
the Story," the event will focus on the Gospel of
of prayer. For details, (704) 664-3992.
Matthew. For registration information, contact Kay Jordan at (704) 370-3243 or e-mail
St.
wkjordan@charlottediocese.org.
GREENSBORO
VICARIATE
.GREENSBORO Xatholic Women
— The Greensboro Council of
annual Lenten Mini Retreat at the Franciscan Center, 233 N. will present its
St. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. followed by coffee and light refreshments. The retreat dates are Thursdays, Feb. 1 7 and 24 and March 3, 10 and 17. This is an opportunity for all of us to do something extra during Lent. For more information, please contact Carmen Wood (336) 545-9266.
Greene
in union"
with the pope.
the recent peaceful transition here in
Ukraine" stand out as "some of the most effective communication imaginable a communication of faith and a communication of freedom," he said.
—
call
the church office at
disqualify themfrom receiving Holy Communion because they are demonstrating their opposition to church teaching on
homosexuality. Cardinal Francis Arinze, head of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments,
made
the
comment
in
early February.
Rainbow
Sash, which describes itself
as an organization of
gay and lesbian
Catholics and their families and friends,
has criticized church statements on ho-
mosexuality, including the church's teaching that homosexual acts are "intrinsically disordered" and that homosexual orientation
is
Sash wearers
from Communion 2004. Asked about (CNS) — The
selves
"objectively disordered."
3
by CNS,
Cardinal Arinze said: "Rainbow Sash wearers are showing their opposition to
church teaching on a major issue of natural law and so disqualify themselves from being given holy Communion." The church teaching that homosexual acts are contrary to natural law and that the homosexual inclination is "objectively disordered" is contained in the "Catechism of the Catholic Church," which was revised and corrected in 1997.
The church
also teaches that homomust be accepted with love and respect and that they should not be dis-
sexuals
criminated against.
Some
bishops have denied the Eu-
charist to
Rainbow Sash members on
To underline their point, the group's
the grounds that they were using the
members sometimes attend Mass and receive Communion wearing the sash.
Eucharist to manifest opposition to church teaching. Some Rainbow Sash members have said they consider their wearing of the sash an act of celebration, not protest.
Cardinal Arinze discussed the issue with at least one U.S. archbishop during U.S. bishops' visits to the Vatican in
Ongoing care
MOORESVILLE — Bishop
Emeritus William G. Curlin will present a retreat for Knights of Columbus and their spouse entitled, "A Personal Relationship with Jesus.
The retreat
will take place Feb. 19 at 11 a.m.
Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd. For details, call the church office at
at St.
(704) 664-3992.
SMOKY
MOUNTAIN
VICARIATE
MURPHY —
Rev. Chester Jones, pastor of Peachtree Memorial Baptist Church, will preach the first in a series of Community Lenten Worship Services Feb. 16, 12-12:30
Andrews Rd. Rev. John Rice will preach the second service, Feb. 23, 12-12:30 p.m. The series is designed
p.m. at St. William Church, 765
HICKORY
VICARIATE
NEWTON —
"The poor do not need our condepity. They only need our
scending attitude or our
—
and tenderness. " Mother Teresa. Women of Grace will meet Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in Holy Family Hall of St. Joseph Church, 720 West 1 3th St. The Group will discuss quotations from Mother Teresa on the subject of love. All are welcome. For details, call the church office at love
(828) 464-9207.
HICKORY — St. Street
NE,
Aloysius Church, 921 Second an outreach pro-
will host Landings,
gram for those who have left the Catholic Church
to strengthen ecumenical bonds within the community. For more information, call Joan
Kennedy
at (828)
WINSTON-SALEM
837-8519. VICARIATE
WINSTON-SALEM — A course on Natural Family Planning will begin Feb. 20. Classes will meet for 90 minutes once a month for four consecutive months. Please call Todd and Stephanie Brown at (336) 765-2909 for more information.
and are thinking of returning. Landings will meet Monday evenings, through March 14, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Anyone
interested in participating should
your parish or school sponsoring a open to the general public? Please submit notices for the Diocesan
Bonnie Tamrack, at (828) 994-2233.
call
Is
free event
SALISBURY
VICARIATE
— An
MOORESVILLE will
be held Feb.
15,
Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event
Ignatian Prayer Night 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Therese
date
in writing to
Karen A. Evans
CNS
at
kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to (704) 370-3382.
Church, 217 Brawley School Rd. Learn about Ignatius of Loyola and experience the Jesuit way
U.S.
Camillian Father Scott Binet, a medical doctor from Milwaukee, examines a
woman
displaced by tsunamis
Indonesia, Jan. 19. The priest
camp about an hour outside
a
in is
in
in thefollowing events: In
— 10 a.m.
Feb. 20
— 3 p.m.
Foundation of the Diocese of Charlotte
Rite of Election
Catholic Conference Center, Hickory
St.
Feb. 19
— 2 p.m.
Thomas Aquinas Church,
in
Banda Aceh.
News Service story about Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, family incorrectly identified as a current member of the Sisters of Mercy. She was Sister of Mercy for seven years but is no longer a member of the congregation. a Jan. 28 Catholic
Barnabas Church, Arden
a
In
Ladner was
our Feb. 4 issue, Estelle Wisneski
was
misidentified as a parishioner of St. Gabriel Church.
a parishioner of St. Vincent de Paul Church
in
Columbus, Charlotte
Church
listed in the
until
May 7.
She is
Charlotte.
Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin's February retreat at
Rite of Election St.
Banda Aceh,
CORRECTIONS Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate
friend Patricia
Feb. 17
of
the process of opening a medical clinic on the
grounds of the only Catholic parish
Episco pal calendar
photo bv Paul Har
Diocesan Planner, was
St.
incorrect.
Mary Church
Bishop Curlin
in
will
Shelby
for Knights of
not speak at St.
Mary
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11,
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Diocese of Charlotte featured
TIME Magazine
in
Article highlights growth ofCatholicism in South by
DAVID HAINS
rector of St. Patrick Cathedral in
SPECIAL TO
were photographed as they celebrated a Catholic Schools Week Mass at St. Patrick with Bishop Jugis. The bishop described the article as "a tremendous statement in the mainstream media affirming our faith in Jesus Christ and the presence of the Holy Spirit in our diocese." "Tbrough this exploration of our diocese, I hope that Catholics and all who are seeking Christ will grow in their own faith and love for the Lord," said Bishop Jugis. TIME Magazine is a weekly news publication with a circulation of 4.1 Charlotte, also
& HERALD
THE CATHOLIC NEWS
CHARLOTTE — St. thedral and School and
Patrick Ca-
Our Lady of
the Assumption Church in Charlotte,
as well as St. Mark Church in Huntersville are all featured in TIME
Magazine.
The
"Mass Appeal, BibleMiami Bureau Padgett in the Feb. 14
article,
Belt Catholics," by
Chief
Tim
how churches in the Diocese of Charlotte are responding to notable growth by "...being born again in the cradle of born-again issue, explains
Courtesy Photo
Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach,
Fla.,
stands with Catholic airport chaplains
during their annual meeting at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center
Beach from
Jan.
left)
in
North Palm
25-28. Those pictured include Deacon Ben Wenning (back row, third
and Rick Hanners (seated) from the Diocese
of Charlotte.
Chaplains from Charlotte airport attend conference
—
Christianity
the South."
Padgett spent three days in the diocese, visiting schools and churches and talking with members of the clergy and the faithful as well as interviewing Bishop Peter J. Jugis. Included in the three-page article are four photographs of worshipers, Catholic school students, clergy and Bishop Jugis. Father Christopher Roux, master of ceremonies, and Father Paul Gary,
million.
raments of reconciliation and anointing of the sick are available; and which airports with or without a chapel have Catholic chaplains available for "a simple ministry of presence." A map in the brochure depicts each of the 35 U.S. airports at which a chapel
sengers but to airport and airline per-
David Hains
is
director
of communica-
for the Diocese of Charlotte. Contact him at dwhains@charlottediocese.org.
tions
WANT MORE INFO? The TIME Magazine
article
f6und by
diocesan
site at
visiting the
can be
Web
www.charlottediocese.org.
Brochure lists chaplains for Mass, sacraments NORTH PALM BEACH,
—
Three members of the Diocese of Char-
for eight of those years. Hanners was elected to the board as a
lotte recently represented the chapel at
member-at-large.
Charlotte's airport at a gathering of
Other elections included Chicago airport chaplain Father Michael Zaniolo as president and Pittsburgh chaplain Father Jack Fitzgerald as
Fla.
tary
Catholic airport chaplains.
Deacon Ben Wenning, director of Deacon Jerry Hickey, permanent deacon at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte; and Rick the permanent diaconate;
Hanners, a parishioner of St. Gabriel Church, attended the National Conference of Catholic Airport Chaplains' annual meeting at Our Lady of Florida Spiritual Center Jan. 25-28. All three men are chaplains at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
for
Deacon Wenning was recognized 14 years of service on the NCCAC
administrative board, serving as Secre-
vice-president.
Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach welcomed the chaplains and celebrated Mass with them on the opening day of the conference, which included presentations of progress reports from
or chaplain
the various chaplains across the country.
Cardinal Richard Cushing established
A
brochure on "Catholic Civil Aviation Apostolate," published by the NCCAC, lists the airports where Catholic Mass is offered on Sundays, weekdays and holy days; where the sac-
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says.
chapel at Charlotte Douglas
is
located
adjacent to
TSA
on the ticketing checkpoint "B."
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which is staffed by 12 volunteers, open 24 hours a day.
chapel,
are in the
is
"The
availability
of pastoral services
in airports is a rather recent develop-
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first
airport chapel at
tional Airport in
Boston
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FROM THE COVER
Vatican continues to run, despite pope's illness Cardinal Sodano, the Vatican's secVATICAN, from page 1
retary of state,
is
the one expected to
"take care of everything" until the pope
from
affairs
his hospital bed, there's
ply no problem," the
In
Vatican sources
fact,
sim-
said,
some
important church business was already being sent over for papal review on the second day of the pope's hospitalization at Rome's Gemelli Hospital.
There are some things only the pope
make curial appointments or approve some major documents. But the bulk of the daily work performed by the more than 30 major can do,
offices
appoint bishops,
like
of the
Roman
Curia does not need
The heads
on our work,"
effect
of a few other congrega-
and evantypically meet with the
for doctrine, bishops
gelization
—
pope once a week, so the pope's absence would impact them more. But, in general, the curial machinery grinds on. "We're handling 100 letters a day out of the Secretariat of State. You'd think there might be a slowdown, but there's not," said one Vatican official. Inside the Apostolic Palace, the fivestory building that houses the papal residence and top Vatican offices, it was
business as usual during the pope's fourth day in the hospital.
A few steps down the marble corridor from the pope's apartment, prelates carrying sheaves of papers hurried toward the offices of the Secretariat of State's second section, which deals with At the
international affairs.
'The work
is
continuing at
pace. In the past,
if
there's
its
usual
something
Cardinal (Angelo) Sodano takes
to the Gemelli. In this situation,
know
if
mechanism
pope
who
into a long coma, for example, or
is
other-
wise "impeded," to use the church's term. is
to
goes
It
pope has prepared instrucsuch an eventuality, but if so they
possible the
tions for
I
it
don't
the pope's condition allows that
one
CNS
have not been published. The prospect of a lengthy absence seemed far from the minds of Vatican offi-
II
even as the pope's hospital stay
Vatican official's comment reignites
Vatican walls, that was not in evidence.
seems like he's over the worst part and is improving. There's no big worry here. People are relaxed," said one highly placed monsignor. "He'll be back in a few days and will be around for a few more years," a Swiss "It
debate over papal resignation VATICAN CITY When
Guard predicted confidently. At the Vatican typographical offices, a nun said she was convinced the pope was helped by the prayers of the world.
At
true he
official.
a top Vatican
resignation should be science" of Pope
(CNS)
to the "con-
left
John Paul
—
said papal
official
II, it
reignited a
debate that has been smoldering for years.
and outside the Vatican, preland lay experts have fallen into two camps: those who think the pope would Inside
an elderly man and with all the health problems he's had the flu is not a minor thing," she said. She added something that's become a signature comment about this pope: "But he's got a very strong character." Inside the Vatican gates, life went on: Employees lined up at the Vatican bank, pilgrims came to order papal blessings, priests and bishops arrived for meetings, and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences hosted a conference. "It's
photo from Reuters
A woman touches a marble relief of Pope John Paul at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Divine Love outside Rome Feb. 4, the third day the pope was being treated at Rome's Gemelli Hospital after being admitted with breathing difficulties.
is
ates
resign
if he felt
he could not lead the church, it will never happen
—
and those who say
that the pontiff has clearly decided to stay
helm until God takes him. weakened pope in the hospi-
at the church's
With
a
the Vatican newspaper's photo of-
where pilgrims order photos of papal audiences and liturgical events, there was a marked reduction in traffic. With audiences canceled indefinitely, the place was almost empty. No photos of the pope had
V
1294 when Pope Celestine
The
abdi-
papal resignation option
is
Code of Canon Law. It says a pope may step down, but stipulates that the decision must be made freely and "duly manifested." Those are two crucial conditions and would be problematic if a pope becomes so sick that he cannot express his explicitly written into the
wishes unequivocally. Some have suggested that Pope John Paul, who suffers from a debilitating neurological disease, may have already prepared a letter of resignation in case that
he thought the pope would consider resigning. He gave an answer that appeared to recognize resignation as an eventual possibility: "We have to have enormous trust in him. He knows what he should do." For the media and papal commen-
perts say even that kind of letter
if
tators, that
been made available since Jan. 30, when he made his last public appearance at his apartment window for a noon blessing.
in
cated.
tal for flu-related breathing problems, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Vatican secretary of state, was asked Feb. 7 by
reporters
fice,
that urgently requires the pope's atten-
yet," said
deal with the situation of a
elevator, a
diplomat arrived for an appointment.
tion,
experts have pointed
expected an atmosphere of crisis inside the
no
Saints' Causes.
—
As church law
out, the church has no clear
a short-term hospital stay,
one member of the Congregation for
tions
not incapacitated for a longer period.
lengthened. While outsiders might have
there's virtually
said
That presumes
the pope three times a year.
"We see if it's
is
cials,
the pope's immediate supervision.
So
returns, the official said.
the pontiff is absent for a short time and
added.
official
was enough
to start the
wheels turning.
No one questions whether a pope can resign:
It's
happened
before, the last time
happens. Pope Pius VI prepared a similar
But church law exmight leave some- doubt, because it would be papal aides who ultimately determine letter in his old age.
when
it
A
should be implemented.
number of cardinals have
said they
would resign for the good of the church if he were unable to physically bear the burden of the papacy. But no one has said in public that the believed the pope
time for resignation has come.
On
the
contrary, Vatican officials and others '
have marveled
somehow
at the ability
of the pope to
carry on, year after year, even
he has lost the ability to walk, to speak and to endure long audiences. Indeed, the pope's perseverance has convinced some that he will stay in the papacy to the end. Those close to the pope have inas
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The Catholic News & Herald
February
11,
2005
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
Doctor discusses abortion Growing in faith that people are proud of or (admit) matter
ABORTION, from pagel
would be part of my job," she said. "No one prepared you or talked about it."
One
when
night
she came in to work,
she was told by an intern that there was a patient
who was
nancy.
Kennedy was
terminating her pregresponsible for in-
serting laminaria suppositories into the cervix,
which
Kennedy
referred to administering
abortions as "scut work that was pawned off on interns" while more senior residents worked in labor and delivery.
Kennedy
said she didn't
know
she
had the option of refusing to participate in abortion procedures.
None of the other
doctors in the hospital,
were Catholic
some of
also, talked
whom
about the eth-
of abortion. "It can be difficult to risk being
cized
by others, especially
sional setting," said
criti-
in a profes-
Maggi Nadol,
direc-
tor of the diocesan Respect Life Office.
"However, we are called to spread the message of Psalm 139: 'Truly you have formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother's womb.'" Like many women who have had abortions, doctors are also
shamed
into
silence about their roles in abortion, ac-
cording to Kennedy.
by saying, 'She is someand told myself I was job," said Kennedy, who
"I justified it
one
else's patient'
just doing
was "In
my
raised in a pro-life Catholic family.
my heart of hearts Kennedy
models
shared
felt
felt
I
bad about
it."
she had no pro-life role
in the hospital.
After a while, she
it
'There
with their husbands," she
is
'it
There aren't a lot of people who say was the best thing I ever did.'"
What Kennedy
heard more often
were stories of shame, regret and guilt. 'The people I saw who came back (after having had an abortion) were always regretful and distraught,"
Kennedy
said.
Having a family of her own prompted Kennedy to "get right" and return to her Catholic roots. She retired from private practice to raise her three children,
now
ages 16 months to 6 years old.
A member of St. Barnabas Church Arden, Kennedy is now active with her parish Respect Life Committee and promotes Natural Family Planning. NFP, the only method of birth control accepted by the Catholic Church, is based on the observance of physical signs of a woman's fertility. "I commend Dr. Kennedy for coming forward with her story," said Nadol. "Her willingness to share her personal journey can serve as an example to witness to the sanctity of life." "I owe it to women in honor of all the women I've taken care of and the ones that I didn't help to be 'silent no more,'" said Kennedy. "I feel like I'm doing the right thing now. I thank God I had that re-awakening." in
Photo by Karen A. Evans
Reciting the rosary Peter Rusciolelli St. Patrick
prays the rosary at the Pro-Life Rosary and Benediction at
Cathedral
in
commemorate Respect
The annual event is held each January to Month and to pray for an end to abortion.
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had on her
Kennedy
patients.
one of her former had had several abortions prior to becoming her patient. While under her care, the patient had pre-cancerous cells removed. 'She was a young person who had gotten into a bad situation," Kennedy said. Because of her abortions and various medical procedures, "carrying a baby to term was going to be very high
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YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST
Kyrie Eleison
Guest
Understanding the Mystery ofthe Mass, Part 7
Column
Last week we began our discussion of the Introductory Rites of the Mass. already discussed the entrance procession, incensation of the altar, the Sign
We
of the Cross and the celebrant's greeting.
We continue our discussion of the Introductory Rites this week by examining the "Penitential Rite."
As we mentioned earlier, from beginning to end the Mass is a prayer; in fact, the highest act of prayer known to mankind, since the Mass is the worship of the Son of God unto the Father. As members of Christ's
mystical body, the Church, we participate in his perfect worship. The
knowledging the
teaches us how to pray. And the lesson of prayer, the primary movement of the Mass, is humility. who In imitation of Christ humbled himself to become man; who humbled himself to take upon himself our sins; who humbled himself to undergo his passion, crucifixion and
We
Mass first
—
fact that
we
recognizing our sins and ac-
consciences, recalling particular sins, but
by
first
BUETTNER
fore, the celebrant invites us to pause,
seeks to imitate the humility of Christ
—
MATTHEW
must first recognize that we are empty before we can be filled. Thereexamine our consciences in silence and ask for God's mercy and forgiveness. During this brief moment of silence at the beginning of the Mass, we might be wondering what to think about: what I did last night; or the movie I saw last week; or what to eat for breakfast after Mass. However, we should examine our
we must death on our behalf humble ourselves. And so the Church
FATHER
are sin-
ners in desperate need of God's mercy.
also our overall need for forgiveness
and
we have committed good we have omitted, which we
mercy
for the sins
and the may have forgotten.
a moment to prepare our abandon our old sinful habits and seek the grace and mercy that It
is
souls to
God
has prepared for us in receiving
body and blood in holy Communion. If we become conscious of serious mortal sins, we should resolve to go to his
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Although the Penitential Rite does not grant absolution for mortal sins, it does help us to receive forgiveness for our
«
less serious, venial sins,
forgiven
when we
which are
receive holy
Com-
munion with humility and love. After a few moments of silence, the
Come, Let Us Adore
and refrain from receiving
as possible
celebrant begins a prayer,
Him
word
first
5'
its
con-
Almighty God
fess to
..." As a commuwe are guilty of sins word and deed. Then, we
we confess
nity,
known by
in Latin, the Confiteor: "I
in thought,
that
seek the intercession of "Blessed Mary,
Sunday, February 27
THE YEAR OF
3:30-7
THE EUCHARIST
ever Virgin," who was conceived without sin and remained sinless throughout
pm
her
life;
the angels,
and defeat
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God's grace and mercy to defeat their own sinfulness; and finally, the members of the Church Militant, "and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray to the Lord our God for me." The celebrant completes this prayer with a prayer that begs for God's mercy, seeks forgiveness and leads us to heaven.
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Finally, the Penitential Rite closes
Bishop Jugis
with the ancient threefold litany: Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison Q'Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy"]]. This litany of mercy is the only surviving vestige of the
Matthew Kauth
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who battle with Satan who were
the saints,
sinners like us, but cooperated with
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in the Latin
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Whether
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is
participants
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who wish
This formula, 'Lord, have mercy," comes straight from the Gospel. Oftentimes a great healing by Christ is preceded by the humble cry of a beggar: "Son of David, have mercy on me!" That is precisely where we find ourselves at the beginning of Mass: poor beggars in need of God's mercy. And that is why we approach the throne of our Heavenly Father in humility from the very beginreally
to
a part of our Diocesan observance of
ning.
the "Year of the Eucharist" proclaimed
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by our Holy Father
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Please respond to this invitation to
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us
know how many youth
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Now that we have acknowledged our sinfulness before God and our we can sing the biblical hymn known by its first word in The Gloria, which we will exam-
neighbors, are planning to attend.
Wednesday, February 23rd.
of praise, Latin,
ine next week.
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8
February
11,
2005
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Schools focus on 'Faith in Every Student'
great and generous works of the church," said dent.
Michael J. Guerra, NCEA presi"Our graduates have become lead-
ers of this country, teachers, religious
men and women and
SCHOOLS, from page 1
neurs.
Without
business entrepre-
a doubt, our schools
have had a far-reaching impact on shap-
The purpose of the week was
ing the world."
to build
"We
support and recognition for the more than 8,000 Catholic elementary and sec-
and our responsibility as
ondary schools nationwide, including the
sure that the faith within
1
8 schools in the Diocese of Charlotte.
alive
"Beginning on Sunday, Jan. 30, through die entire week of travels to our schools, it was amazing to see die variety of superintendent.
National Appreciation
more than 150
what was going on, the spirit of our CathoSchools was present"
our
Day was
es-
Catholic school students,
teachers and parents visited Capitol Hill
Glenn Anne
Sister
stays in
plishments and contributions of Catholic schools to the country. A delegation of
lic
Dominican
them
and grows while they are
tablished to showcase the great accom-
"No matter where I was or
McPhee, secretary
leaders, to en-
Catholic schools," said Cherry.
taking place," said Linda Cherry,
activities
truly appreciate our students
Washington
to
meet with congres-
sional leaders to
promote Catholic
in
for education at the
schools Feb.
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said
2.
Every Stu-
The delegation hand-delivered letters
dent" underscores two guiding principles of Catholic education the fact
from chief administrators of Catholic education to their representatives and provided a background package on Catholic
theme of "Faith
that the
in
—
that faith
is
an important value
at the
foundation of a Catholic school curricu-
lum and
"Catholic school leaders are
making a difference," said Sister McPhee. "Our goal is to graduate students have strong moral standards and
fine
who will become good citimembers of the workforce." "I loved the theme of this year's Catholic Schools Week. I think that says it all," said Sandra McMonagle, principal of Our Lady of Mercy School in Winston-Salem. "It (the theme) is something we really practice we do have
academic
skills
zens and able
—
every student."
McMonagle
said Catholic students
follow Gospel values.
"We
have high expectations for we want them to
them," she said, "and
succeed as best they can with their
God
abilities.
The
ability to
schools held special Masses. 3,
the school's younger students.
At Our Lady of Mercy
to enroll their children in Catholic
"The week
calls attention to the
uniqueness of our schools, and demon-
we make
strates the impact
munities," said
Meehan.
"It
in
our com-
gives us the
opportunity to reach out and publicize." "Service to the
community
School, stu-
dents helped deliver food for Meals on
schools by offering open houses.
an im-
is
portant aspect to our Catholic schools," said Faye Almon, president of St. Patrick School's Parent Teacher Organi-
Wheels and the Salvation Army, local
nursing home. At Immaculate
Heart of
canned food drive for Catholic Social Services and collected books for a local public elementary school with a high number of low-income families. St. Patrick fifthgraders delivered the books and read to
Mary
School in High Point,
students delivered baked goods to local fire fighters,
and emergency serand took Valentine's
police
vices personnel
Day
presents to residents at Maryfield first
Week was The
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in 1974,
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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
and fun at St. Leo School Outreach project, special visitors highlight CSW Faith by
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CORRESPONDENT
WINSTON-SALEM
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When
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Jan. 3
rosary, a blessing of the throats, spe-
favorite subject in school,
Masses, visits from a congresswoman and an appearance on the local news made for a fun and meaningful
that
cial
Catholic Schools
Week
at St.
Leo the
Great School.
While the theme of this year's Week, "Faith in Every
Catholic Schools Student,"
was celebrated with a
differ-
ent emphasis each day, an ongoing out-
1
asked by a student about her
Foxx
replied
was reading and English. "You can do anything you want it
you can
if
read," she said.
Presented with a book of prayers from the students, Foxx said she would ask the congressional chaplain if he would read one of the prayers at the opening of the congressional session, thereby securing its place in the perma-
The "Blanket Our Community"
nent record. A gift of 'Valentines for Vets" drew the attention of the local media which
week and con-
featured the school in a segment on the
reach project that truly defined the week's theme. project started during the
who had
tinues through Valentine's Day, Feb. 14.
evening news. Marsh,
Donated by school
ously visited the school on Veterans
of blankets
families, a collection
— many —
already lining the
will be donated to homeless people. 'The students understand that faith is expressed through service to others," said Principal Georgette Schraeder. "We have used the Eaith in Every Student' theme throughout the year with collections for the military in Iraq, tsunami victims, those suffering from natural disasters, as well as with our regular Christmas, Easter and Caring Friends outreach efforts," she said.
in
November
previ-
Day
made by
halls of the school
the Valentine gifts
local
patients in nearby veterans' hospitals.
from Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC 5th) and Judith Marsh, a Department of Veterans AfVisits
Marsh
students for
also accepted a large
printed flag
made by
class after the Sept 11,
hand-
2001 tragedies.
included a student presentation about the
of St. John Bosco and a clown show by
Timothy
Kiefer, a
N.C. School of the Arts
John Egan, a youth minister at St. Leo the Great Church, explained that St. John Bosco, the patron of clowns, actors and performers, was devoted to the welfare of youths. The saint would captivate his young audiences with his clown student.
Father
Thomas
Kessler, pastor of St.
Leo the Great Church
in
Winston-Salem, blesses
the throat of seventh-grader Jennie Wittmer at St. Leo the Great School on the feast of St. Blaise, Feb. 3, during Catholic Schools Week.
the eighth-grade
"With Our Community" Day also life
Photo by Susan deGuzman
2004, returned to accept
that they own, that
performances and include Gospel teachings as part of his act.
Dino Gaudio, assistant coach of men's basketball at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, visited the school for
The remainder
included a living rosary on "With Our Nation" Day Feb. 2; a bless-
to achieve success in their lives. His
ing of the students' throats on the feast of St. Blaise, and a lunch and dinner gatherings for "With Our Families" Day Feb. 3; and a Mass and visit from
other people, have pride in what you do and deal with difficulties and adversities
—
don't try to avoid them, he said,
Superintendent Linda Cherry in celebration of 'With Our Clergy, Faculty and Staff' Day Feb. 4.
but expect them.
He
of Catholic Schools
Week
three key ingredients were to care about
in life
relationships are
the dinner table each night."
"With Our Students" Day Feb. 1. Gaudio spoke to students about
how
all
based on trust and that their role models are not Britney Spears or Michael Jordan, "but the people who sit with you at
also told students that their
names are the most important things
Fun, crafts at
OLM School Students at Our Lady of Mercy School in
Winston-Salem create masks during
Student Appreciation Day Feb. 2 as part of Catholic Schools Week. Also during
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CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
Drumming up
faith
Saintly skit
Photo by Carole McGrotty
Billy Jonas guides Asheville Catholic School students in playing percussion instruments fashioned from cans, containers and other items on Feb. 4 during
Musician
Catholic Schools Week. Courtesy Photo
Speakers, performers educate,
John Egan, a youth minister at Timothy
entertain at Asheville Catholic
St.
Kiefer,
St.
Leo the Great Church
in
Winston-Salem, and
a N.C. School of the Arts student, perform a skit about the
John Bosco, the patron of clowns, actors and performers, at
St.
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is assisted by student volunteers from Asheville Catholic School. Poet Glenis Redmon entertained the students Feb. 1 and discussed how she crafts her poetry. Billy Jonas,
a musician
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Feb. 2 as part of Catholic Schools Week.
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SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: Feb. 20,
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Two books
Cycle 1)
the fact that no pope in
ment
Reading "The Pontiff in Winter: Triumph and Conflict in the Reign of John Paul II" by John Corn well (the author of the best
ter
like
Then
his eleva-
in loose
THE
(OHN PAUL I
ONTIFF IN
R1SF.
IIS
ii!
ON OUR WAV
A^INTER iohn
LET
The Holy
Pope John Paul
with (or refused to deal with):
commu-
nism, religious oppression, pluralism, materialism,
women
numbs
cisive.
For example, on the pope's opposicondoms, even in the
tion to the use of
Africa, Cornwell's
AIDS
comments have
in a
Swiftean anger and power. In other places, Cornwell seems to fault the pope for not adopting his agenda that of a
—
modern
reawaken readers to the Pope John Paul is a man of profound faith and a writer of memo-
—
saints
fact that
Western Catholic when Pope John Paul has made it clear that the liberal Western agenda is not his. liberal
rable prose.
I
casually remarked for the umpteenth "I
really
wish
—
I were beginning and my husband
"Then why don't you?" Five months later I was applying to university programs, and six months after that we were packing up the family and all our belongings to move to Ohio after more than 40 years of living in Texas. (If that wasn't crazy enough, imagine going back to college after 20 years away replied,
from
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menical Institute of St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore.
the entire vision for my future, how the completed doctoral degree will fit into the picture or the specific ways I
God and others. Nevertheless, strengthened by God's provision and peace, I am cerwill be called to serve
tain that, for the present,
I
am where
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3-1
1
Genesis 2:7-9,
3:1-7,
Roman
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Monday
and Methodius), Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18, Matthew 25:31-46; Tuesday (Lenten Weekday), Isaiah 55: 1 0-1 1 Matthew 6:7-1 5; Wednesday (Lenten Weekday), Jonah 3:1 -1 0, Luke 1 1 :2932; Thursday (Seven Founders of the Servite Order), Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25 or 4:17 (Ester's (Sts. Cyril
,
prayer),
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(Lenten Weekday), Deuteronomy 26:16-19, Matthew 5:43-48.
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY Sunday (Second Sunday (St.
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1
Monday
Peter 5:1-4,
37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28,
17:5-10, Luke 16:19-31; Friday (Lenten Weekday), Genesis Matthew 21:33-43,45-46; Saturday (Lenten Weekday), Micah 7:14-15, 18-
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The Catholic Neios
outlandish
with providential signs or the words, "Don't be afraid." Abram was encouraged to experience God's presence in the moment. Only then, reassured, was he able to leave Haran for a land he did not know, just as Jesus' transfigured presence empowered the disciples to descend the mountain with him toward a series of events they could not have anticipated. Sure, there are still times I find myself wondering: "Why me? Why now?" I certainly haven't been shown
somethings," returning home after those few whirlwind days and settling back into a routine was a wel-
doctorate"
how
As bizarre as these revelations must have seemed, God, knowing human frailty, accompanied them either
About 18 months ago, my husband I were immersed in the emotionally and physically draining activities of burying my mother-in-law and taking our oldest daughter out of state to begin college: For us "40-
time,
or
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Cornwell seems particularly irked that the pope has not resigned as his health declines. He seems oblivious to
"
book, "Rise,
understanding his papacy. Pope John Paul comes off as a Polish Will Rogers; he never seems to have met a priest or religious or lay person he didn't like. Only the communist governments of the Eastern bloc get the cold shoulder and, then, no individuals are named. When the names of Polish bishops, nuns and priests, unknown to most, become stultifying, the meditations on the episcopacy, St. Joseph and
the reader to the moments where Cornwell's outrage is appropriately in-
face of the rapid spread of
own
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war years. But this volume charts his development as a bishop and archbishop, periods that are more crucial to
as priests, sexual-
ecumenism, to name a few. In every case, Cornwell finds Pope John Paul's response either wrongheaded or callously dismissive. Howity,
ever, the relentless negativity
Father's
SHARON
fearful
ration, God clearly is telling or showing people a vision by which they are to come to a deeper understanding of their role in the divine scheme of
everyone by
how
thought our decision was at times. Indeed, I could completely identify with today's Genesis story! In both the Abram narrative and Matthew's account of the TransfiguI
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God has a plan for
is
—
has dealt
II
it
Let Us Be on Our Way," is his second volume of autobiography and meditation, covering the years from 1958, when he was made a bishop, to his elevation to the papacy in 1978. The first book, "Gift and Mystery," contained perhaps more dramatic portions of his life his brief acting career, the Nazi occupation of Poland, and his secret seminary training during the
won ii
situations
so sloppy that
—
various social questions and political
J
Win-
—
chro-
nological order, Cornwell lays out the
OHN lO RNWEJLJ.
Pontiff in
brought up once and then, strangely, restated a hundred pages later in almost the same wording. The short chapters dealing with various problems read like short articles written for other publications and hastily shoved into book form. After "Hitler's Pope" Cornwell's book on Pope Pius XII and the Nazis it seems a wonder anyone at the Vatican would let Cornwell sit at a major ceremony no more than 10 feet from the pope, musing on how ill and feeble he looks, knowing those musings would show up in print.
begins with a quick bio-
tion to the papacy.
is
33:4-5, 18-19, 20,
abhorrent, no mat-
is
secret of Fatima"
graphical sketch of the pope's childhood
and adulthood leading up to
pope
ter
Genesis 12:l-4a
Timothy l:8b-10 Matthew 17:1-9
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reaction to the revelation of the "third
petitive.
The book
history
makes plain the haste in which the book was rushed to publication. For example, Cornwell's
Pope")
seller, "Hitler's
to this
how ill he becomes. The editing of "The
ter"
watching someone knock down an old man and give him a few kicks for good measure. The observer is horrified but fascinated. "The Pontiff in Winter" is mean-spirited, sloppily edited and reis
modern
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Hollywood's depiction of
Muslims and Arabs by
— —
MARK PATTISON
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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The WASHINGTON (CNS) Hollywood depiction of Muslims and Arabs has taken a decidedly more am-
tant professor of
modern languages
at
and shifts in American perceptions of the Middle East" have played a large role in the shift from what had been a more benign and respectful
which, Alvarez said, "there aren't really
any Arabs."
The
treatment of Islam, Alvarez said in a Feb.
tales
have also spawned a vari-
ety of cartoon representations, including
1992 Disney animated film whose $200 million box-office take was the highest up to that time for the
presentation at Catholic University.
Now, she said, there are "ubiquitous Hollywood representations of the Middle East
on 'The Arabian
as the "1,001 Nights."
—
Catholic University of America. "Political events
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known
"Sheik" films ranging from the Rudolph Valentino silent-era classics to "Lawrence of Arabia," whose protagonists are "Westerners who have adopted Arab ways and are now on some level more Arab than the Arabs," said Alvarez. Arabian action films along the lines of "Raiders of the Lost Ark," in
bivalent tone in the past half-century, according to Lourdes Alvarez, an assis-
The
Stories based
Nights," also
bors,
ent
made fantasy films about the Oria much less marketable prospect at
an animated picture. Alvarez noted that 18th-century Frenchman Antoine Galland looked for additional tales to flesh out 'The Arabian Nights." As a result, two of the most famous stories "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" and "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp" are of dubious scholarship as they are not found in any of the early manuscripts.
the
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of the state of Israel in 1948, and the subsequent war with its Arab neigh-
office,"
Alvarez said in her preBaghdad: Holly-
"Arabian Nights" films "present a varied array of characters" than their sheik or action counterparts, Alvarez said. 'There are good and bad Arabs here." The movies also tend to portray both positives and negatives about Arab culture, she said. On the positive side is "the idea of the East as a repository of ancient knowledge or wisdom, of values that have been lost in the West," Alvarez added, while on the negative side, "the East is portrayed as a
more
sentation, 'Thieves of
wood
Revisits the Arabian Nights." "As the Middle East loomed ever larger in strategic importance to the United States, as Middle Eastern interests were increasingly perceived to be in conflict with those of the United States,
Hollywood portrayals became more negative," Alvarez said
CNS
.
Alvarez said there are three distinct types of Hollywood films with Arabs and Islam at their center:
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Bernadette Soubirous in a grotto near Lourdes. Mary told the girl to dig in the grotto and a spring appeared. Many
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people have had illnesses cured by the If;
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healing to Lourdes water
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won
16 Florida
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said Garcia. "I think
Winter
tours; set
him of his
And "My
allergist said she it,"
had no expla-
said Garcia. "Well,
I
do."
of water from Lourdes, France. The pamphlet cautioned that while some people who used the water were cured of their ailments, many others were not.
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"more Catholic than ever." 'The appearances of Mary are a cornerstone of my faith," he said. "God obviously wants us to pray to Blessed Mary to intercede for us with Christ."
him of asthma and almost
Compelled to share his experience of being healed by God and his own
all
of
his
former allergies.
family's "five decades of interaction with
But after putting the water on his nose and cheeks, he received a "tremendous blessing." The asthma and allergies immediately went away, he said. important to me that it's never had asthma again,"
"It is really I
the Blessed Mother," Garcia wrote a book
"Another Blessing from Lourdes."
titled
To celebrate both the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes Feb. 11 and the 10 years since his religious experience, Garcia is giving away 10 free copies of his book. "I
However,
approximately four the allergies came back.
would prefer to give them away
people with asthma and allergies cause there
is
...
a lot of valuable informa-
tion for them,"
he
said. "But, the
book
more than that." There are four personal stories in the
offers
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near Pittsburgh, Garcia grew up dedicated to his faith, attributing this to his
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course records, at least three of which are still intact; made the longest hole-in-one in 1974; and shot a double eagle using a driver and an eight-iron on a 511-yard par 5. Despite his achievements on the green, Garcia said it is a spiritual experience that is his greatest success story. And he wants to share it with others. "It's a powerful avenue to pray to
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Experts discuss brain death DEATH, from page 1
activity
might not indicate the actual
death of the person.
not death," said U.S.
"Brain death is Dr. Paul Byrne, former president of the Catholic Medical Association.
In a brain-dead patient, "the heart
body is warm, vital organs like the liver and kidney are functioning and there is respiration, albeit supported" by a beats, the
mechanical ventilator, he said during a Feb. 3-4 meeting sponsored by the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences.
Pope John Paul
II called for
the special
meeting "in order to re-study the signs of death and verify at a purely scientific level the validity of the criterion of brain death," said the chancellor of the academy, Bishop Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo. In 1985 and again in 1989, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences upheld brain death as "the true criterion for death, given that the complete cessation of cardiorespiratory functions leads very quickly to brain death," the bishop said
remarks to the meeting. Bishop Sanchez said the academy "invited those who are critical" of the Vatican's current position on brain death and organ donation in order to hear their arguments and determine in introductory
A just balance The
Vatican wants to maintain a
"virtuous and just" balance between the
two immoral extremes of hastening
organ donor's death.
In that speech, he agreed with the
consensus of the scientific community that "the complete and irreversible cessation of all brain activity (in the cerebrum, cerebellum and brain stem) if rigorously applied, does not seem to conflict with the
someone's death and refusing to allow someone to die, he said. The bishop said people should not impose "death (euthanasia) even with the aim of saving another's life through
essential elements of anthropology."
transplantation," nor should they over-
way
use life-support machines, which the pope has defined as "persistent or ag-
then the removal of vital organs for transplant is tantamount to homicide. "Organs are taken while a person is still alive," Stuart Youngner, head of the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, said. Otherwise organs such as the heart, lungs and liver would no longer be viable for transplantation, he said, because when an individual's heart and breathing have stopped organs and tissues begin to degenerate. Some organs 'like the heart, lungs and liver deteriorate so quickly they
gressive medical treatment."
In an Aug. 28, 2000, speech to an on transplanta-
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it
may
be necessary to de-
termine from a moral as well as canonical point of view whether there
is
a right to
have donated organs from other human beings inserted into one's body," he said.
French Dr. Didier Houssin said that the
phenomenon of brain death has
sulted
"re-
from the progress of emergency
medical care."
Massive head trauma or a brain hemorrhage and resulting brain damage today no longer always result in immediate death because "modern medical techniques" of ambulatory and intensive care provide for rapid reanimation,
he said
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Perspectives
A
collection of columns,
editorials
and viewpoints
What made the fallen
11,
2005
angels'
choice Irrevocable'? My
Q.
Catholic Schools Week: 'Faith in Every Student'
my own
question arises not only from
curiosity, but from
truth that God
Guest
gilts children
Column
dow
is
into
stand
GUEST COLUMNIST
simple and sublime. Beneath the image of a resplendent rainbow were etched the words, "I believe in God because of rainbows."
So often
I
faith in
have reflected upon that
childlike profession of faith.
has unfolded,
I
As
my
Every Student
life
have been impressed
more and more by the wisdom con-
the rainbow consists of a series of
Who can deny that our faith is a dynamic, evolving reality? What one of us would not agree that word, worship and witness blend together so that our faith might become living, conscious and active? Isn't it true that parents, teachers and other caring people have enabled us, by their selfless generosity, to discover the pas-
God in our lives? Each of these experiences and rela-
sionate presence of
tionships blends together, like the colors
of a rainbow, to point beyond themselves
So often the extraordinary
made apparent
truly significant
is
in
the ordinary, the
contained within the
seemingly insignificant.
Day
after
day as children and
youth participate
in the
graced envi-
ronment of the Catholic school, they are enabled to recognize and appreciate the gift of faith and challenged to perform acts of faith. In short, from that two-fold perspective, the theme of Catholic Schools Week, "Faith in Every Student," captures succinctly the comforting and challenging truth that the children and youth are both gifted by God and called to be gifts to others. Long before the blessed event at Sacred Heart School, I was the beneficiary of a memorable message from my mother. Shortly after my graduation from Cathedral High School in Boston, she shared an insight that I continue to treasure. She said, this year's
Why was
irrevocable?
Whatever our original fault may have been exactly (the catechism calls it "sin" only in an analogical sense), or
It is
tried to identify
precisely
echo with
sentiment shared years ago. How, then, might that school be described? in action that
It
me 50 is
environment
a grace-filled
within which
its
participants are as-
sisted to cultivate their identity as
God's children. It is a setting
are guided to
remember
their roots, as
neighbor.
They are dependent upon the love of their Father in Heaven and responsible for being attentive and responsive to the needs of their neighbors. The Diocese of Charlotte is blessed beyond measure by the devotion and dedication of so many administrators and teachers who, together with parents, are attentive to Faith in
Every
Student.
and
nal situations
social structures
that are the fruit of men's sins." (No.
Modern World,
407; Church in the
37)
Apparently none of this infirmity and partial blindness .would apply to angels. Because of their nature, their intellects not being clouded as ours
knowledge would be more immediate and encompassing, their decisions more definitive. They would, so to speak, become aware of nothing "tomorrow" that they didn't are, their
know
today.
In other words, there
would be no
sions like ours, they are simply inca-
surprises in the consequences of their
many of the immoral we humans are prone to.
rejection of intimate friendship with
pable of
actions
God, no new insights or wonder to bring them to repentance. It's a most interesting subject that arouses our
This begins to address your question about how angelic sin could be irrevocable. One of the consequences of the angels being pure spirits would be that their intelligence and will functions quite differently from ours. They would not seem subject to all the limitations and weaknesses of cially
curiosity, but far as
the
I
believe this
we can go
fall
discusses the an-
Nos. 391-395.
Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail
"original sin."
jjdietzen@aol.com.
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of education in the Diocese of Charlotte and pastor of St. Luke Church in Mint Hill. is
vicar
letters to Letters to the Editor,
about as
of the angels.
gels' sin briefly in
human beings, especonsidering the consequences of
is
in speculating about
The catechism
that afflict
Send Father Hawker
frailty.
notes, quoting Vatican Council II, our weak situation extends even "to the negative influence exerted on people by commu-
they come to a deeper appreciation of the truth that their lives are rooted in the love of Jesus Christ. It is a unique context within which they are enabled to appreciate that they are related to God and
this
As the catechism
is general agreethat somehow it involved a grievous offense of pride against God. If angels, as Christians believe, have no body or bodily functions and pas-
mind within which they
on us
that
and
ment
"Jimmy, remember your roots, remember that you are related, dependent and responsible." Every Catholic School, if it is to be true to its identity and mission, must
places
sonal experience of this sightlessness
may
their sin
came about, the natuour human nature are worsened by the fact nature is somehow it
wounded. We are inclined to stumble, fall, misjudge and see so many circumstances only partially and darkly. All of us have plenty of per-
—
what
how
ral limits that
have been, but there
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
mentarily.
is
CNS COLUMNIST
erences in the Scriptures. Endless theological guesses have
colors standing together there compli-
to the divine.
it
—
tained in that statement of belief. All of us can acknowledge unhesitatingly that we believe in God because of rainbows. After all, from a visual perspective,
DIETZEN
which the Catechism of the Catholic Church speaks of (No. 393).
gels,
sinned against their Creator in such a grave way that they lost their presence with God forever. This belief is rooted most of all in numerous Scriptural passages, both Old and New Testament, such as Satan falling from heaven (Luke 10:18), being driven from heaven (Rev 12), and "the devil and his angels" occupying a place apart from God, where those who reject our Lord's command of love and service to neighbor are destined to go (Matt 25:41). Apart from this, and that we humans enjoy the guardianship of some angels, we know little or nothing about details of the angels' nature and fate. Our information comes almost entirely from philosophical reasoning about what pure spirits must be like, and from the often obscure ref-
message was both
Its
FATHER JOHN
of the an-
Catholic teaching, going back centuries, that some angels
HAWKER
was
preparing to celebrate Mass with the fifth-graders at Sacred Heart School in Quincy, Mass. In my approach to the altar, I was impressed deeply by the multicolored banner that the youngsters had fashioned for the faith-filled festivities.
Corner
in hell, since we have no winGod's mercy. But I don 't under-
this "irrevocable choice"
A.
FATHER JAMES I
Question
I
there no turning back? (Illinois)
Theme captures
recall the scene so vividly.
children.
realize no one can say whether or not
anyone
What made
I
my
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11,
Lent: Finding your
way into
daily prayer
Marching
Prayer must be first thing scheduled, not last When
was a young
I
college stu-
would go on our campus and look at the huge white columns that reflected light from the stainedglass windows. I would find myself wistfully daydreaming. If only, I thought, Christ himself could step out of the shadows and come down and sit by me in this pew. I could tell him all my problems and confusion. He would understand. He would dent,
I
sometimes
felt lonely. I
to the beautiful old church
provide wise counsel, clear direction.
The memory longing
is
As
strong.
realize that
what
moments of grown older, I
of those I've
was experiencing was
I
a deep desire for prayer.
Although
it
took years,
I
was
fortu-
nate to develop a daily habit of prayer
grow
that continues to
prayer has changed
stronger.
my
I
and largest hurdle and sticking to it. Simply hoping I would fit prayer in never worked. Prayer must be the first
Journey
For me, and
CALDAROLA
ing
My
A
daily prayer
life
allowed him to
God had
placed in
my
clearly
the one hand, simple. If you wish to "give
illustrated the difference daily prayer
up" something for Lent, give up 10 or 15
can make
Army, something didn't
minutes each day, as a beginning, to listen to God. On the other hand, that can sound quite difficult. How does a busy young mother with babies and an erratic sched-
A
ule find the right time for prayer?
in a person's
He was bright
newspaper.
a
West
guy with every
ing the military his a few years in the feel
quite right.
He
life.
Point graduate, a intention of
life's
mak-
career. But, after
friend suggested he
make a weekend retreat. And so he did. Now, the retreat did not provide any bolt-of-lightning answers, no "Ah-ha!" mo-
Opening up
to a
life
of prayer
is,
on
How
do we fit silence into our' noisy days? And how do we pray? How do we know whether we are listening to God or to
Your impossible dreams
soldier-turned-Jesuit friend put
well: "Morning prayer set straight my whole day." The "how-to" of prayer can be helped along by Scripture. I had a spiritual director once who told me to pray
—
with the day's Scripture the daily Mass readings. Pick one, read it slowly; prayerfully ask God to show you what it might be saying to you. A wonderful way to find help with this is at www.sacredspace.ie, a prayer site run by the Irish Jesuits. This site will guide you in a 10-minute meditation using each day's Scripture. Creighton University's wonderful Online Ministries has a site devoted to Lenten prayer this year. Pray
with them at www.creighton.edu/ CollaborativeMinistry/Lent. Perhaps the best advice was offered by another spiritual director, a no-nonsense religious sister sign in her
who
office: "Just
years.
one of the most important questions to consider if you have big ideas and impossible dreams. "They" are the faceless, judgmental aggregate, a gathered mass of experts you can't identify by name, affiliation or location. But you hear them within yourself and allow them to influence your most important views and decisions. "They" will tell
just a phase. Tell that, 10 years later,
good time
When
I
was
14, "they" said that
alternative rock, like Nirvana, to the teen-agers
who
still
was
"They" told two guys named Orville and Wilbur that human flight was impossible, but in 1903 the Wright brothers defied the odds at Kitty Hawk, N.C., with the first controlled airplane.
DIETLEIN CNS COLUMNIST
me
that the ability to deal effectively with these unseen "authorities" can
off of the Internet.
mark
to
the difference between crossing the finish line and never even leaving the starting gate. try not to listen to "them" because they rarely condone or support I
good
ideas.
Popularity and
common
opinion can make them seem wise and all-knowing, but the truth is that they have made a shocking number of off-base predictions throughout the
Napster and
Once
illegal
folks got used
downloading,
nobody was going to be so silly as to pay for a song they could get by Googling it. "They" must be singing a different tune now. Apple has quietly announced that four years after its original release date, the company's iTunes music store is handling more than 1 million downloads a day. "they" said
aries are overstepped,
of
Racism
everything
is
"out
harmony and order neces-
step"; the
end
is
life
are jeopardized.
one of life's enemies. Rac-
euthanasia
touted as a
is
way
suffering, the very Christian prin-
giveness
is
ignored.
Marching
for
one of the most
life is
powerful instruments
we have
for keep-
That's more than $990,000 every 24 hours. Not too bad for an idea that "they" originally rejected as being
ing sight of
stupid.
The March for Life is a slow, steady movement up Capitol Hill to the U.S. Supreme Court. The pace of the march is
"They" said polio was incurable. Two men named Salk and Sabin found a vaccine, and Americans are now basically immune to polio from
most inspirational success stories. These days, "they" are still getting it wrong. Four years ago, "they" told Apple Inc. that nobody wanted to buy songs
taught Helen to read and write, Helen went on to become one of America's
denoting steady advance and progress. In music, a march has a steady, even beat. Marchers for life represent defenders of the boundaries that God advocates for preserving life. When those bound-
ciples that help us to understand and cope with suffering are undermined. When capital punishment is accepted as a means of curtailing violent crimes, life's endless capacity for redemption and for-
audition for the school musical."
Sullivan
to walk with regular steps of equal length,
When
in the history books.
named Anne
Washington, D.C., witnessed the for Life Jan. 24. Though it was accompanied by cold weather, thousands of marchers from around the United States descended upon the city. The French word for "march" connotes pacing off a boundary. It also means
March
to
Once
a teacher
PACE IS SLOW, STEADY, BUT UNRELENTING
a
listen to
bands like Green Day, Evanescence and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
CNS COLUMNIST
ism violates the boundaries that safeguard human dignity and wrongs life's nobility. To deny the unborn the right to live is to assault the selfless love of God.
already know their work, found in such statements as "They will think I can't sing, so I won't
The most wonderful ideas always masquerade as impossible dreams. Personal experience has taught
is
to begin.
their first year of
You
FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK
sary for excellence in
it!"
I'm sure she'd agree that Lent
"They" told Helen Keller's parents that their daughter always would be useless, stuck in a world of silence and darkness due to her twin disabilities.
selves.
do
displayed this
KAREN
"They're" coming. Are you ready? It may sound, on the surface, like a line from a bad movie about zom-
you that you are wrong, though "they" are very rarely right them-
Side
many, early morn-
Coming of Age
Youths need to believe in themselves
bies. In reality, it is
last.
The Human
it
ments of revelation. But within months he left the military, and not too long after that he was on the road to priesthood. What called forth such a radical change in this man's journey? "My prayer life began again as a result of the retreat," he told me. "I realized my deep desires had been covered up by my successes."
his heart.
local Catholic
for
the best time for prayer.
is
CNS COLUMNIST
see the true desires
I
first
right time
thing scheduled, not the
EFFIE
had the opportunity to interview a young Jesuit for an article in Recently
for life chatter instead?
For me, the was finding the
For the
know
life.
own
our
life.
"They" said people never could walk on the moon. Today, walking on the moon is something we learn about
More that
often than not, I've found
what seems
to be distant and
impossible actually
work hard enough what
I
am
is
achievable if I and believe in
doing. Could
I
have imag-
ined, 10 years ago, that I would graduate from college? Be a reporter? Have my own place? I would have thought it was impossible at 14. I've now attained all of that, and have more dreams waiting in the wings. If "they" are telling you that your
dreams are impossible, don't listen. Instead, prove them wrong. Believe in yourself and put the pedal to the metal.
This could
tell
is
the
you
way
that!
to go.
Your iPod
life's
sacred reality and for
reminding us that when boundaries,
we violate
we
violate
God's
the essence of life.
a reminder that winning the battle for the sanctity of life requires steadfastness.
Ironically, the Supreme Court, where the March for Life ends, lauds a symbol of perseverance in a frieze chiseled above
its pillars.
In
it
are a rabbit
and a turtle; they recall Aesop's fable in which a slow, steady turtle doesn't lose spirit in a race against a rabbit,.
As we know, the
teaching us that
we
anything break our
A
march
quick-footed
turtle does win,
should never
let
spirit.
also has a unique ability to
solidify people.
As people march along They
together, their esprit d'corps soars.
are
bound together
Marching
as a team.
for life requires that
marchers put aside individualism and become a team. It is the kind of team they are that makes such a difference. This is God's team protecting God's boundaries. The role of marchers for life is to keep people from abandoning Christian values and to invite them to join the culture of life.
February
11,
2005
The Catholic News & Herald 20
LENT 2005
Pope
Lenten guidelines
distributes ashes to
doctors in hospital
room Mass
A general introduction to the season
Catholics gather for Ash Wednesday, offer prayers for pope by
Lent is the season the Catholic Church gives us to review our lives, to root out all that is not good and true and replace it with the faithful and the holy. In these 40 days, the Catholic Church
JOHN THAVIS
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
— Pope John Paul
ROME
vited all of his doctors to an
Wednesday Mass
in his hospital
turns to the ancient penitential practices of fasting, almsgiving and prayer. These practices remain as rich and life-giving in the year 2005 as they were when
II in-
Ash room
and personally distributed ashes to them, the Vatican newspaper said. The newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, said the Feb. 9 liturgy under-
practiced by the early Christians and
scored the "spiritual vigor" of the 84year-old pontiff,
who was spending
his
ninth day in the hospital for flu-related respiratory problems.
Placing ashes on the foreheads of the small group in his room, the pope pro-
nounced the Lenten reminder: "You are dust and to dust you shall return." The pope received ashes from one of the concelebrants.
Cardinal Camillo Ruini, papal vicar
CNS
U.S. Cardinal
photo from Reuters
Francis Stafford receives
J.
ashes from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, during an Ash Wednesday service in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Feb. 9.
found him doing really well." He said the two had discussed the beginning of Lent in the Diocese of Rome. The cardinal encouraged people to have "full trust" in the pope's recovery. The Vatican said Feb. 7 the 84year-old pontiff
steadily,
among
feel
us and
asking the Lord to grant him
affection,
charism of confirming the brothers and sisters in the unity of the faith," Cardinal
in the healing, life-giving light
We root
of Christ
Guidelines for Lent 1)
The time of Lent is to be observed
Stafford said.
by Catholics as
In his homily, Cardinal Stafford said the conversion to which all people are called especially during Lent involves three things: "almsgiving,
prayer, penance
ing,
they offered special prayers for Pope
its
—
—
sharing; prayer, which
is
is
en-
which is knowing how to place limon yourself."
The
II.
Holy Father."
ing," identifying relationships that are dis-
the necessary graces for his primatial
trusting yourself to the Lord; and fast-
head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, presided over the Feb. 9 Ash Wednesday prayer service for Pope John Paul. The cardinal told the congregation he had "the joy and honor of presiding over this solemn liturgy in the name of the
us to a kind of spiritual "spring clean-
Easter mysteries with a clean heart bathed
with
to receive ashes at the beginning of Lent,
Francis Stafford,
do.
we remember him
cardinals, gathered in St. Peter's Basilica
J.
we
out the darkness of sin so as to enter the
which
U.S. Cardinal
call
all
and devotions of Lent
liturgies
his spiritual presence
but did not say when he could leave the hospital. The next medical bulletin was expected Feb. 10. As Catholics, including top Vatican
John Paul
The
seeking forgiveness and healing.
"We
"I
was improving
alone gives meaning to
ordered and sins that imprison and then
of Rome, visited the pope later in the day
and told reporters,
by
our Jewish forbearers. Fasting reminds us of our hunger for God, which no worldly thing can satisfy. Almsgiving reminds us that love of God and love of neighbor are inextricably intertwined, and that we bear responsibility for each other. Prayer reminds us to center our lives on God who
cardinal said that obviously
even the cardinals, bishops and priests who work at the Vatican "experience each day our limits and our fragility." But almsgiving, prayer and fasting prepare the heart to receive God's grace and help each believer become a true witness of his peace in the world, the
a special season of and works of charity. Ash Wednesday, Feb. 9, and
2)
Good
Friday,
March
25, in particular,
most important
penitential days of the liturgical year. They are days of both fast and abstinence. All Fridays in
are the
Lent are days of abstinence. 3)
The
rule of fasting states that only
binds
all
5)
rule of abstinence
Catholics 14 years old and older.
The
substantial observance of the
and abstinence is a serious Those whose work or health would be impaired are excused from fasting and abstaining. The individual laws of
fast
obligation.
conscience can decide
cause to excuse.
A
if
there
more
is
a proper
serious reason
should be present to excuse from Ash Wednesday and Good Friday penance. 6) Self-imposed fasting on the other weekdays of Lent is recommended. Abstinence on all Fridays of the year is also highly recommended. The Peace Pastoral of the American Bishops, stating that
prayer
is incomplete without penance, urges Friday abstinences as something all-American Catholics should offer up
for the sake of world peace. 7) Children who are not bound by the laws of fasting and abstinence should be raised in an atmosphere that is conducive to a sense of penance. 8)
The
faithful
should be clearly and
positively encouraged to receive the sac-
rament of reconciliation during Lent. There should be adequate time scheduled for confessions before Easter. reconciliation services should not be scheduled for the last days of the Holy Week. At no time is it permitted to schedule a group reconciliation service for the purpose of giving general absolution without individual confessions. 9) The liturgical directions of the Sacramentary and the Lectionary must be faithfully observed regarding all the
Group
Holy
special
Week rites.
one full meal a day can be taken. Two small meals, "sufficient to maintain
Masses are not allowed on Holy Thursday, Good Friday or Holy
strength," are allowed, but together they
Saturday.
should not equal another
full
between meals breaks the binds
all
fast,
The
ing liquids does not.
meal. Eating
but drink-
rule of fasting
Catholics from age 18 to 59.
4) Abstinence refers to the eating of
Under the present law, it does not include egg or milk products, meat stock meat.
cardinal said.
The
soups or gravies.
10) Funeral
The
funeral rite outside of Mass
can be held either in church or at the chapel
on those days, with a funeral Mass
later.
The RCIA is incorporated into the 1 liturgy during Lent The Rite of Election is 1
)
celebrated
on the
first
the third, fourth and
Sunday of Lent On Sundays of Lent
fifth
the Scrutinies take place during Mass.
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