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TAYLORSVILLE
—
The future of Hispanic ministry in the Hickory and
Charlotte's
Boone
vicariates
is
now.
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According to a Catholic News Service report from March 7, 2000, there has been an 84 percent increase in the number of Hispanics in the Charlotte Diocese over six years. The Hickory and Boone vicariates
oldest
Catholic
Church
no exception
are
to this Hispanic popula-
celebrates Benedictine
tion explosion.
influence
Trinity Church in Taylorsville, Father Joe
The former ...
Page 7
administrator of Holy
is aware of this reality. Father Waters was appointed to Holy Trinity in 1988 by then-Bishop John F. Donoghue to do full-time Hispanic Ministry in the two
Waters,
vicariates.
Local
News
Father Waters was ordained
and
retired
from
in 1956,
active ministry this past
July 9 after being a priest for 45 years.
Known as who
'Padre Jose" by the
many
Camp Leo
Hispanics
provides
Waters is considered by laypeople, priests and religious as a pioneer in Hispanic Min-
populate this area, Father
istry in the Charlotte Diocese.
activities for
summer
migrant workers
slump ...
Preacher-musician to Page
16
factory workers.
you had to go out the farms; now, you have
and find them in hundreds of people in church. In Hickory people are standing-room only," Father Waters said.
The
rapid
community
Editorials
& Columns ...Pages
12-13
I
tell
you, ask
will receive;
find;
and you
seek and you
knock and the door
be opened
will will
for you."
-
Luke 11:9
reach out to everybody witiiout any help
from the lay community, he
effective Hispanic ministry
believes.
Franciscan Sister Andrea Inkrott
is
in
munity. She said there
This presence is what brought Evodio and Juana Rodriguez to the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Mission in Dobson. Originally from Guanajuato, Mexico, and now living in Dobson, the Rodriguez family met Father Waters back in 1991, "when we had no water," Mr. Rodriguez said.
and well trained
in
and he also recognized that numbers of Hispanics are flocking to
is
not only a need to
work with the Hispanic community, but also "for them to work with the Anglo community to see train lay ministers to
how
integration
among both communities
can take place." Franciscan Sister Linda Scheckelhoff, coordinator of Hispanic Ministry for the
to feel like the
Church
Boone
for priests to hear confessions in Spanish.
we
She hopes to see more Hispanics and Spanish-speaking people answer the call
and
to vocations.
every Sunday to go to
knocking on their doors, inviting and reaching out to them. That's something we should be doing as Catholics," he visitation has
said.
been an integral
Vicariate, said there
is
among
essential to serve their present
Hispanic Catholics back to church.
needs, Father
"I
find
you invited them to come," he said. However, he added that house visitation on the part of the laity and not just the priest is crucial to attracting Hispanics to
come
if
to church.
The training of lay ministers and involvement
in
their
Hispanic ministry are es-
the
faithful in these vicariates is also
part of Father Waters' success in bringing
come together
Waters
said.
and future Generally, he
believes, their religious instruction in their
home
countries
is
very poor and has
usually ended after
Communion. Creating
making
their first
Bible study groups
and prayer groups has helped the community get a better grasp on their faith, and has helped them become
'Padre Jose asked us
a great need
Catechetical instruction
Hispanic
more
integrated
is
is
for
interested
them," he said.
'We're losing a lot of them," he said. "(Those of other faith traditions) are
that people will
for clergy
with Father Waters in the Hispanic com-
Non-
According to Father Waters, these
House
is
and religious leaders to be present to
these churches.
all
"And
community.
However, Father Waters continues, the most important element for an
has also created
in this area
their ministry,
...Pages
in the
them
leaders are very active
large
this
the people. "A big part of that
churches are being successful because their
10-11
impossible for just the priest to
the coordinator of Hispanic Ministry for
Hispanic Catholics in this area of the Caro-
Entertainment
meet the needs of
nity. It is
the Hickory Vicariate, and works closely
pastoral challenges for the church.
linas.
commu-
sential to
growth of the Hispanic
Catholic religions are actively pursuing
Every Week
Charlotte.
1988 to a more stable
"In the beginning,
headline tent revival ...
in
community of mostly
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According to
Father Waters, the Hispanic presence in the vicariates has gone from mostly a few
Photo by Rico De Silva
Father Joe Waters prepares to baptize one of Holy Trinity Church's new parishioners in Taylorsville. Father Waters, who retires from active ministry this month, has been a fixture in Hispanic Ministry in the Diocese of
if
we needed help;
said Yes."'
Father Waters helped them get water,
he started picking them up Mass because "we
after that
didn't
have
Rodriguez
a.
said.
car then," Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. Rodriguez
is
now
an
Dobson mission. asked what was needed the
active lay minister in the
When
most to meet the necessities of the Hispanic community in the Charlotte Diocese, Mrs. Rodriguez said with a smile, 'Tor there to many more Padres Joses."
be
Rico
De
Silva
Diocese of Cliarhtte.
is
a seminarian of
tlie
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Milwaukee archbishop says Curia official can't usurp his authority
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kee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland, in a July 5 letter, vigorously defended his position
on renovation of the Milwaukee
cathedral and declared that the issues
involved "touch the very nature of the
how
church and
it
The
functions."
letter,
which was marked "personal" and sent to priests, parish directors and deacons of his archdiocese, became public when the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on it July 1 1 and published the complete text on its Web site. The archbishop, in
released.
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retariat for Pro-Life Activities, said
this church."
was "disturbing news"
broke any
liturgical
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The
that a Virginia medical institute
created and then destroyed dozens of
embryos
stem
to obtain
cells points
up
the need for the Bush administration to
He
said,
tomed
M.
.
Richard
Doerflinger, associate director for
policy development at the bishops' Sec-
who
now
stem cells." have become accus-
embryos
for
think nothing of taking the
next horrible step for the
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creating
purpose of destroying
human
life
it."
Growers, farmworkers, organizers air concerns
from the brink" of funding any research involving the destruction of human embryos, an official of the U.S. 1 1
"Those
in
for their
to destroying 'spare'
research
"step back
bishops' conference said July
them
"solely to kill
Medicine
human embryos
Norfolk had created
show dangers ahead
it
that the Jones
on agriculture
SACRAMENTO,
Calif.
(CNS)
—
Growers, farmworkers, academics and organizers shared concerns and hopes
about just wages, quality food, farm sustainability and the need for reliable labor with the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Agricultural Issues during a two-day hearing in Sacramento. Participants told church leaders that the church has a role in bringing farmers and farmworkers together to work out contentious issues, and in educating policy-makers and consumers about alternatives to the dominant food production and marketing system in the United States. Sacramento Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Garcia, a member of the committee, and Stockton Bishop Stephen E. Blaire
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be re-
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details.
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commemoration of a Polish villagers' massacre of Jews because they held an earlier private prayer meeting, said a spokesman for the Polish bishops' conference. 'The
own
bishops held their
which served as a Father
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and crecommemoration,"
ated a climate for this said Jesuit
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people and irrelevant to the building of a
more humane
world," he said in a July 2
the responsibility each person bears for the
message to students and
good of society. "Religious values should be the basic starting point from which to direct humanity in such a way as to preserve human dignity and promote peace-
summer
members of the
ful coexistence," said
committee, led by Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue,
and Kamel
al-
Sharif, secretary general
of the Interna-
tional Islamic Council for
Da'wah and Re-
met
lief,
made during
Orangemen march toward barrier near Drumcree church Protestant Orangemen march toward a security barrier near
dialogue in the age of globalization was released July 12.
Vatican says vacation is time to rest, learn about other cultures
republic of Serbia's small Jesuit
via. 'It's in people's
with pastoral implications as well as
an obvious economic impact, the Vatican
Milosevic could be "turned into a martyr"
ness,
is
a big busi-
noting that almost 700 million people
said,
vacationed outside their
own
country, and
many more traveled domestically in 2000. The Pontifical Council for Migrants and
5 CHARLOTTE
—
The St. Maximilian Kolbe Fraternity of Secular Franciscans will be meeting today from 2-4 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301
—
if tried
for genocide
community. Kilbertus,
by the U.N. war crimes head of Serbia's Jesuit
who
CHARLOTTE
—
director of marriage
Christopher West,
and family
life
in the'
Archdiocese of Denver, Colo., will be the guest speaker at a program for teens and adults entitled "John Paul IPs
the Body.'"
The
Theology of
session will be held at St.
Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., from 2-4 p.m., and West will
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Churches
larly scheduled cancer
in the
support group
meetings for survivors, family and friends
at 7 p.m. in the ministry
center library and
information,
5047, Ext. 217.
on marriage and
4820 Kinnamon
details, call
128 N. Fulton
—
St.,
— Holy Family Church, Rd., will be celebrating a
Kelleher
be celebrating a
ment of
reconciliation will be given at 7
Mass today
p.m.,
will
at
4
and a pbtluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be p.m.,
Owens
-
charismatic
p.m. Prayer teams will be available at 3
Bill
Matthew
Sacred Heart Church,
charismatic and healing
the celebrant.
St.
Mass with Father Joseph tonight at 7:30 p.m. The sacra-
the church office at (704) 543-7677.
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call:
at (704) 542-2283 and Gabriel - Eileen Correll at (704) 362-
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For
Matthew Church,
Marilyn BorreHi'
discuss the pope's revolutionary teachings sexuality.
St.
8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., on Aug. 7 and every first Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the office building conference room. For
St.
For further information,
at (704) 639-9837.
call
nal,
tain
he spoke very of his
own
clearly,
without exagger-
someone 100 percent
rightness.
cer-
This has inspired
people to rally around him again."
6.
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—
other,
and the laying on of hands will take place after Mass. The next Mass will be celebrated on Sept. 3 with Father John Putnam. For more information, call the church office at (336) 778-0600 or Jim Passero at (336) 998-7503.
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CHARLOTTE — The 50+
are suspending the aca-
two years
for
— we
nonacademic lectures and
serriinars
Father
who took up the post at the
He said
because of the
Club of St.
are
taking place as there have been in the past,"
end of June.
Pope
The
not closing the institute and there will be
Charles Miller,
to continue probing mysteries of the sky (CNS)
'We
demic program
said acting rector Marianist
Pope urges astronomers
VATICAN CITY
of mid-July.
the decision
was made
institute's increasing debt. In
addition, enrollment at the institute has
dropped to 30 this year and is scheduled 1 7 for the next academic year, from 50
two years
6 CHARLOTTE
more
mentality here to create
nighttime sky, saying the study of stars
first
5
Ser-
has headed the Yugoslav
Charlotte area will be having their regu-
Monday
News
from Yugosla-
for
Father
Skyler
For more information, call Mood, SFO, at (704) 573-4-299.
A copy of
said.
released at the
Ratisbonne Institute, which eventually developed into an ecumenical center for Christian-Jewish relations, will be closing its doors for a two-year "reorganization" as
Lorant
Jesuit
are welcome.
Ave. All visitors and inquirers
integral element
Ecumenical institute in Jerusalem to close for
John Paul II encouraged astronomers to continue probing the mysteries of the
tribunal, said the
on the following days: St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., tonight and every
Statesville
Vatican July
many martyrs as possible," he said. 'When Milosevic appeared before the tribuated emotions, as
family and to appreciate God's creation, a
was
the pope's message
community
since 1991, spoke with Catholic vice in a telephone interview
Tribunal could turn Milosevic into martyr, warns Jesuit in Serbia OXFORD, England (CNS) Former Yugoslav President Slobodan
— Vaca-
tions should be a time to rest, to learn about
Tourism
the
human person as an
the created universe," he
reorganization (CNS)
Travelers published "Pastoral Orientations for Tourism" July 1 1. It encourages tourists to prepare for visits to other countries, be respectful of local cultures and
as
us, espe-
empirically grounded
JERUSALEM
religions, safeguard the
other cultures, to spend time with one's
office said.
in
in Portadown, Northern Ireland, July 8. A razor-wire blockade prevented the march from entering the mainly Catholic area along Garvaghy Road.
as
Vatican
of the
Drumcree church
environment and remember that a vacation should not mark a break from practicing one's, faith.
(CNS)
of
all
vision of reality leads to an understanding
Reuters
the
committee's discussions on religion and
VATICAN CITY
when your
cially
'What you do
important for
is
A
at the Vatican in early July.
statement of agreements
scientists
CNS photo from
scientists at a
astrophysics school hosted by the
Vatican Observatory.
Is-
The
lamic-Catholic Liaison Committee.
not a
is
luxury remote from the daily concerns of
thedral,
ago.
1621 Dil worth Rd. East this
John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., will be conducting a meeting this morning at 1 1 a.m. with a program and
afternoon at 4 p.m. with prayer teams at
lunch in the parish center. Donations are
tion,
being accepted during the meeting. For
4676.
more
information, call Louise
Brewer
at
3 p.m. and a potiuck dinner at 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria.
For further informa-
contact Josie Backus at (704) 527-
22 CHARLOTTE made
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Just
1
Call
is
a
(704) 366-9592 or Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343.
Mecklenburg County
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medical and related services in Charlotte
—
Churches
in the
service being
Charlotte area will be hosting ultreyas and
and surrounding
on the following dates and times: St Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 tonight for Old Reid Rd., from 7-8 adults only with shared snacks; St. Tho-
will
school of leaders
pm
mas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther
Rd.,
from 1:15-2 p.m. on Aug. 26 and St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., from 1:30-3:00 p.m. on Aug. 26 with childcare and a family potiuck For more information, call Dan Hines at (704) 5446665 or Aliceann Coon at (704) 540-
with
be held for disabilities
available to people in in
areas.
all
order to find
Two
sessions
senior adults, adults
and caregivers
at St.
Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., this morning from 10-11 a.m. and at St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., Aug. 23, from 10-1 1 a.m. For reservations and other information, call Sandra Breakfield, CSS Elder Ministry, at (704) 370-3220.
8696.
Please submit notices ofmeritsfor the Diocesan
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Planner at
CHARLOTTE — Bishop Curlin will
be the celebrant and homilist at the charismatic Mass being held at St. Patrick Ca-
tion date.
least
10 days prior to
t/ie publica-
n
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July 20,
Around the Diocese
BMHS students journey to foreign exchange
Both the language and history departments have enabled students and
years.
adults to travel to distant lands.
Upcoming By MICHAEL STREICH Special to the Catholic News & Herald
WINSTON-SALEM misty afternoon
— On
Bishop
Fiji
McGuinness High School students stood in front
The
of a 200-year-old Irish schoolhouse
Park
at the Ulster Cultural
Ireland.
to take the
is
understanding.
They were amazed two
education
at the simplicity
centuries ago,
all
the
Summer
of
more
They are a way for students to touch the Rosetta Stone
were students themselves, benefiting from the opportunity to travel beyond
modern classrooms
in
or see
first
hand the Code of Hammurabi.
first
They take students to remote corners of the
order to experi-
ence history and foreign culture
foreign tours are an integra-
tion of the general curriculum.
since they
their
goal of the tours
classroom abroad, to create academic as well as fun adventures that seek to increase
Northern
in
tours include Australia
and the summer of 2002, a summer 2002 tour to London, Paris and Rome, and a 1 3-day German tour with a focus on the Holocaust in 2003. and
a chilly,
in late June, several
2001
hand.
world and challenge participants to create a world of understanding and harmony.
As Bishop McGuinness High School prepares to move to a new facility this fall,
Foreign exchanges direct
lives,
some-
die tradition of foreign exchange through
thing Catholic education does very well.
summer
Summer
travel abroad continues. In past
groups have
years, student
visited
BMHS
almost
every corner of Europe, as well as Australia
and
This year, students and parents traveled
students, parents
Above: The group poses at
cause student travel
Left:
St. Patrick's
Rock
in Cashel.
Corey Ketcham, Patrick Schoolmeester and Brad Shepherd, with Kylemore Abbey in the background.
more af-
fordable than ever,
— —
professionals
are experts in their fields
land for 15 days. Be-
has become
—
friends.
Led by
COURTESY PHOTOS
and Scot-
to Ireland
tours are open to everyone in the
community
teachers
both enriching and challenging. They'are a
ongoing focus of Bishop McGuinness High School. "Ireland for me was peaceful place rich tribute to the
are
bers of the group
able to enrich their
continued the jour-
"Such excitement was to the liking of our 10-year-old twins. He made believers
The
classroom experiences by actually
ney to Scotland,
out of all of us."
spent there will certainly stick in
crossing the Irish
traveling
Sea and landing
more students
the
to
One
Wales.
they read
places about.
first
of the
was
stops
in
his-
Two returned
McCurry
whelming
relic
Edward
I's
McGuinness have made such tours available to the school community for many
I
was
Welsh
able
Giant
the
Causeway, Cliffs
city
day
the
of Moher, the
of Dublin
—
had only heard about
I
than just the sights,
joumey
more though. "Our group was involved
lucky enough to experience Irish culture hand," she said.
"
stayed in Kerry, nity to wliich
watch
On
...
—
the group entered
Scotland.
Michael Streich
McGuinness High
teaches history at Bisliop
Sc/iool.
posing
castie, site
of the largest military
parade in the world, the Edinburgh Tattoo.
and dancing,
Following an afternoon at St Andrew's, the group continued into the Highlands, spend-
local teen-age girls.
ing two days at Fort William and driving
Irish singing
night that
into the Hebrides to the Isle of the Skye.
the second day in Dublin, the
in
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Their talent was amazing."
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visit to
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A weekend of discovery...
tombstones, stopping briefly
parade of Orangemen; they met people with
Visit
the old
in
stone chapel which was die only perma-
nent structure
when St.
established their
Kevin's
the group experi-
enced breathtaking natural wonders from
the
Causeway in Donegal to the Ring of Kerry. In Killarney, they made the
arduous trek to the top of Blarney Castle to kiss the stone.
But beyond the sites were the people and the warm Irish hospitality. In Londonderry, students spoke briefly with local teens about the ongoing tensions. While in Derrydane the tour director organized a game of kickball, which attracted adults and children from the lo-
Such
cality.
showed the group
that everyone
can work together and play together. After a
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Ireland part
they were manied.
This was an opportunity to share
tiiose earlier
experiences witii dieir five children.
"What
the Giant's
activities
Sept. 28-30
Students experienced
of die tour was a dream come true. The parents
In addition to the casdes, cathedrals circles,
the William Wallace memorial and
Stirling Castie.
monks first
community.
and Druidic stone
You
peoples dur-
ing the late- 13th century. After a
to experience places
—
to be
travel.
tempt to pacify the
a unique experience in which'
of
said Charlie
was very fortunate
could not put a price on the chance to delve
land," said student
at-
life,"
a treat
it
was
to share Ireland
with our five children," said Darcy McCurry. "It was a trip of a lifetime that will be remembered by all of us. "We were lucky enough to have a wonderful bus driver from County Cork. His twinkling eyes and charming sense of hu-
mor made
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was
my
family and
allowed the opportunity to
school sponsored, teachers at Bishop
Jessica Enos. 'It
Jr. "I
my
sharing a wonderful 15 days with their
Conway
toric
truly a classroom abroad.
for the rest of
many memories of
Castle, an over-
never
will
...
short nine days that
other families on the tour also
forget the trip to Ire-
"I
with history
home
with
who
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.
July 20,
2001
The Catholic News & Herald 5
Around th e Diocese
Sisters of Mercy of N.C.
Youth Rally expected
Foundation announces
$1.36 CHARLOTTE
draw thousands
to
million in grants —
By
JIMMY ROSTAR
Catawba County Hispanic Ministry, Hickory, will receive $15,000 to help pro-
of a youth and young adult
grant awards totaling $1,357,045 to 28 nonprofit organizations located in 13
vide for start-up costs.
Cherokee Boys Club for the Cherokee Center for Family
hope thousands of people
North Carolina
Services, Cherokee, will receive a grant of
to celebrate their faith.
$23,895 to help fund the salary for a "floating" staff teacher for the Agelink Childcare
lina
counties.
grant funds will be used for a
wide variety of purposes by the organizations. Supported programs include afford-
Center.
environmental
assistance,
issues, health
lotte, will
unmigration assistance, job training?
care,
receive a three-year grant of
Resource Center, Hendersonville,
social services.
The
Char-
$75,000 for salary support for an early childhood specialist. Children & Family
and
legal assistance, services to the elderly
Inc.,
A Child's Place, Charlotte, will receiv e
Community Progress
penses.
Union
Union
Associa-
a grant of $110,000 over three years for
tion of
salary support for a Spanish-speaking so-
receive $25,000 for start-up expenses for a
worker. Adoption Options, Inc.,
Adult
computer laboratory and tutoring services. Crisis Assistance Ministry of Christians and Jews of Greater Gastonia,
Life Programs, Hickory, will receive
Gastonia, will receive a two-year grant of
$50,000 to provide furnishings and equip-
$60,000 for general operating support.
cial
Charlotte, will receive $25,000 to provide start-up support for staff salaries.
Mills,
Mills, will
new adult day care facility. Community Medical Clinic,
Dilworth Center for Chemical Dependency, Charlotte, will receive $25,000
Bakersville, will receive a three-year grant
to help provide for start-up costs for an
of $63,000 to support a part-time coordi-
adolescent treatment program.
ment
for a
Bakersville
nator for the Mitchell
Community Health
Care,
Partnership.
BRIDGE Jobs Program, Inc., Charlotte, will receive
$22,0 1
1 5-passenger van. Cabarrus Cooperative Christian Ministry, Con-
two
—
for
Sept 8 from 12:30-8:30 p.m.
lotte
Hornets Training Center
being part of die event has been inspiring.
'Doors kept on opening and opening,
Char-
"We're
really
just die
messengers here, we're just the hands
Good News
Ministries
are,
having an event," he
said.
pumped up to be able to bring tiiis. This is truly die work of die Lord. We're
Fort Mill,
in
we
and here
and
and die feet"
liturgy will liighlight the day. is
working on
Walters
said the event
is
designed not
the event in cooperation with the youth
only to invite young jieople to celebrate
and young adult ministries of the Atlanta Province: the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and the dioceses of Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston and Savannah. Interest in the event was sparked following die well-attended FIRE Rally at Belmont Abbey College in September 1999. More than 500 young people came to the youth rally that was part of that evangelical event. The Youth Power Rally will focus on four themes, taken from the pillars of the
faith
on
activ
e part of tiieir parishes back home, too.
Catechism of die Catholic Church:
themselves and meet other youth
diat day, but to inspire
"This
is
them
tiieir
to be an
a significant event in that
we are
trying to bring young people from across five dioceses together to celebrate their Catholicity,"
Walters added. "They need to know that
there
is
a real Catholic presence in the South,
and coming together like this and having some good talks, praise and worship will help widi that "This will be a day
"faith
when
diey can en joy
who
are
Hopefiilly, die people
focusing on the sacraments; and "prayer
will
power," focusing on prayer.
want to bring home Ls that Jesus does love them very, veiy, very much."
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beliefs.
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Diocese,
Based on a
North Caro-
organizing the High
Young Adult Youth Power
will
power," focusing on morality; "Mass power,"
addition of a night shelter case manager.
An
is
who
Scott Walters, spokesperson for
News
Ministries of
Charlotte
Steve Angrisano,
artist
serve as master of ceremonies.
$40,000 for operating support and to help fund the purchase of equipment and exam-
years to provide salary support for the
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faith
will attend the
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Inc.,
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cord, will receive a $55,000 grant over
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NBA
assist leader gets big assist from his faith At HAMMOND, Ind. (CNS)
workshop
said at a July 3
2001
at the National
Association of Pastoral Musicians' conven-
—
6-
"We
Washington.
tion in
and 175 pounds, wearing a Polo shirt and shorts, John Stockton looks more like a dad ready for a barbecue than a
"Why Do People Sing?" He recounted a
title,
story about being told at age 17 "in front of
perennial National Basketball Association
die whole school" that he could not sing.
and two-rime Olympian. During 17 seasons with the Utah Jazz, the Catholic
guessed that
his teacher
die time.
am much
Stockton has learned several things about
when she told me
all-star
sports and
Hang
including:
life,
"I
now
said BelL
in there.
"Find something you enjoy. If you enjoy
we
sing because
answer to the workshop's
can," Bell said in
foot-1
was 22 years
older than she
was
than twice as
old,"
— more
51. "I will
He
old at
not
let
her dominate
my life any longer."
it,
play every minute you can," Stockton told
130 youths at a basketball camp July 7 at
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Service with HEART Bishop William G. Curlin presided at the closing Mass of the Catholic HEART Work Camp at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School in Charlotte July 6. The service and evangelization projects are hosted at sites throughout the nation each summer. The Charlotte group comprised 310 participants from many states. In his homily, Bishop Curlin urged the group to take their faith-filled experiences back to their own communities to more fully experience God's living presence today.
Congressional medal for Cardinal O'Connor awarded to his family YORK (CNS) The sister of the late New York Cardinal John J. O'Connor accepted a Congressional Gold Medal in her brother's name during a July 10 ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral.
—
NEW
President Bush, in presenting the medal, said future generations
dinal O'Connor,
man who
who
defender of the
died last year, as a
mark on
a
left
would know Car-
faith,
his
time as a
a cheerful giver and a
good person. Bush joined House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-NY., and Rep. Vito Fossella, R-NY., in talking about Cardinal O'Connor's impact before giving the specially designed gold medal to the late cardinal's sister, Mary Ward, and his successor in
New York,
Cardinal
Edward M.
Egan.
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—
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evangelize His-
rhyme and messages:
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how God
how
heals our hearts;
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drug
addiction," said Father Diaz,
who
camp get
in Poland,
he wrote because
lives in Jersey City, N.J., at St. Peter's
people
College but spends most of his rime on
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the road.
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tried retiring
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I'm not working," she
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From the Cover
Charlotte's oldest Catholic church celebrates Benedictine influence By
ALESHA M. PRICE
very grateful for what they have done for
my
Staff Writer
CHARLOTTE
— As
walked to the rectory of St. Peter Church in Charlotte, she did not know what to expect. It was winter in 1955, and she
wanted
family."
Joe Salem attended O'Donoghue School, named after Dr. Dennis O'Donoghue, a church benefactor, in the late 1930s and early 1940s and remem-
Jean Mueller
to ask the pastor about joining the
bers the Benedictines as being strict disci-
parish.
The door opened, and Benedictine Father Edward Biss answered. Mueller
plinarians along with the Sisters of Mercy
remembered that the "gruff, old priest" welcomed her wholeheartedly into the parish with comforting words and an arm around the shoulder. That was her first
located
experience with the Benedictine order staffed die parish for nearly
80
who staffed the school. The school was once on the church grounds and is now
St.
who was
who
seemed like Father McDonnell and 9 inches tall with four feet of shoulders when I was a youngster. I remember that the priest and nuns were very strict and serious about religion but were very friendly. Father Biss was frequentiy at our home for dinner when I was growing up." The Mass in honor of the Benedictines
"He fJFather Biss] is the one that most of us remember. He was an Army sergeant-type who took his religion very seriously, but he was gentle and kind," said Mrs. Mueller about the last Benedictine priest to be pastor of the church. "The Benedictines are such large part of our history." Father Biss and other Benedictines who served the church were honored
is
Benedictines at the 150-year-old par-
"We're very pleased and honored to have Abbot Placid with us today as a representative of the men of Belmont Abbey who served this parish with so ish.
much
love for so many years. The Benedictines are significant for us here and through North Carolina; moreover, they were the primary presence in this area. St. Peter has a
77-year history of
being shepherded by the Benedictines,
and that influence
is
important."
first
of three liturgies during a year
social activities to celebrate
150 years of
Catholicism in uptown Charlotte. In Octo-
Mass
ber, a
the Jesuits Photo by Alesha M. Price
From left to right, Abbot Placid Solari, OSB, and Jesuit Father Joe Sobierajski join hands to pray the Our Father at a Mass at St. Peter Church in honor of the Benedictine Fathers who served as pastors from 1892 through 1969.
year.
Father Sobierajski told his congregation about the significance of the
the
with historical exhibits compiled by Steven "Chip" Long, church historian, and
College, as representative of the
of three liturgies in honor of the church's sesquicentennial anniversary
feet
filled
and remembered at a liturgy on July 8. Abbot Placid Solari, OSB, spiritual and administrative leader of Belmont Abbey and chancellor of Belmont Abbey
first
McDonnell
pastor from 1936 to 1949.
"It
was 6
years.
Benedictine community, joined Jesuit Father Joe Sobierajski, pastor, for the
Patrick School nearby. Salem recalls
Benedictine Father Maurice
be celebrated in honor of served the parish
William G. Curlin Mass on January 2002 in
1986. Bishop
since
will preside at a
honor of the consecration and celebrated in the church
first
liturgy
150 years ago,
said Father Sobierajski.
In his homily, Abbot Placid expressed
memories of St. Peter Church span over 70
"We consider those three things a part
and appreciation to the en-
years, agreed that the Benedictines left
of our spiritual roots as a diocesan parish that has continued to grow, and we are
his "gratitude tire
will
who have
church community for
this celebration
by inviting me here today in recognition of those monks, my confreres, who, in years past, served this community."
The abbot told the parishioners
that
felt he was coming full circle because Father Jeremiah J. O'Connell, church founder and the priest who laid the church cornerstone on St. Patrick's Day in 1851, also donated property purchased in Belmont to the Benedictine monks to establish Belmont Abbey in 1876. Other longtime parishioners, whose
he
their mark in the church in various ways. Rachel O'Daniel came to Charlotte in 1945
trying to celebrate those roots throughout
and said that she
this
wanted to come back to the parish for Mass and other activities because she was
"St.
for nurses' training
always welcomed.
and and
"The Benedictines were so friendly caring. They made me feel at home,
seemed to belong here," said Mrs. whose husband converted to Catholicism under Benedictine Father Tim Flaherty, Father Biss's assistant. "They had a large influence on our lives, and I am
150th year," said Father Sobierajski. Peter
is
a wonderfully involved parish,
one that people are a part of because they want to be. People come from all over to be here because they like the liturgy and the spirit
of the congregation."
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Mercy Sister Mary Patricia Doyle dies at age 86 GASTONIA
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Sister in her 67th year as a Sister of Mercy, died Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at Gaston
supervisor of numerous departments, including the pediatric and medical/ surgical units. She also ministered as
Memorial Hospital. She was 86. Sister Patricia was born Dec. 9, 1914, in Savannah, Ga. Her secular name was Teresa Ann Doyle. She
tor of nursing services, at that facility.
took the name Sister Mary Patricia upon entering the religious order of the Sisters of Mercy on June 7, 1933. She was received as a Sister of
Mercy Hospital
Mary
Patricia Doyle,
July20,
Around the Diocese
assistant director, and later as direc-
In spite of her busy schedule, Sis-
remained active in the Kappa chapter of Sigma Theta Tau
ter
Patricia
National Honor Society of Nursing; the American Nursing Association; the Mental Health Association; and the North Carolina Counseling and
Guidance Association.
As
member
of the American SoNursing Service Administrators, she served on the board of directors as well as serving a
was not 1966 that she returned to It
Charlotte; was chairperson
in
for the
Community Education Devel-
opment Committee of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina; and was a on health concerns in diocesan secondary schools. In addition, she conducted a five-year study of the correlation of Nursing State
visiting lecturer
bership Promotion and the
Board examination scores with the admissions policies at a school of nursing. Following the list of accomplishments, it comes as no surprise that in 1978 she was named to "Who's Who in the Southwest." Sister Patricia's quick wit and sense of humor were her hallmark. Sister Patricia was the daughter of the late James Patrick Doyle and Mary Teresa Haverty Doyle. She is survived by a brother, William J. Doyle, and a sister, Clara Doyle
Committee
McDonough, both
ciety for Hospital
as
until
pital
chairperson
for the group's
Nominating Committee,
its
Executive
Mercy, Sister Patricia served
Charlotte, where she was named director of nursing services. In 1970, she returned to
as a substitute teacher at the paro-
school, this time
eral nieces
Newton Grove, N.C.
as clinical coordinator in surgi-
Legislation. In addition, she served on the board of directors of the North Carolina State Nurses' Association. She was actively involved
Belmont.
Mercy on Jan. 2, 1934. Upon her entrance with ters of
chial schools in
the Sis-
August 1935 she entered Mercy School of Nursing in Charlotte, and In
graduated as a registered nurse in 1938. From 1939-1948, she served at St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville,
a nursing supervisor in several departments. In 1948, Sister Patricia retuned to school. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing education in 1949 from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and in 1953 earned her master's degree from that same institution. In the period between her graduate student years, she managed to
as
serve as supervisor of the obstetrics/
gynecology unit and structor in at
as a clinical in-
anatomy and physiology
Mercy Hospital
in
Charlotte. In
was asked to return to St. Joseph's Hospital where she served as 1956, she
in
cal
nursing
at
the University of
North Carolina Chapel Hill. During her last year in Chapel at
Hill,
w
she served
representing the surgical department. Upon her return to Belmont in
1974 and until the college closed
in
1987, she served as a nurse consultant for Sacred Heart College as well as at the college's Testing and Diagnostic Center. In 1978, Sister Patricia was appointed administrative assis-
mittee, the
ComCom-
mittee on
Memon
in the Medical Advisory Board of Educational
as triage nurse
Films, the American Red Cross, and the Planning Council of Mecklenburg's Technical Advisory Committee. Sister Patricia was a member of the board of directors of Mercy Hos-
of Savannah; sevand nephews; and numerous grandnieces and grandnephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Fred A. Doyle Sr. A wake service was held Thursday, July 12, 2001, at the Sisters of Mercy Marian Center, adjacent to
Mercy Administration Center
tial, Inc.,
for
Human
of Christian burial was celebrated Friday, July 13, 2001, at the Basilica of Mary Help of Christians at Belmont Abbey. Burial fol-
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at the
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Camp Leo provides activities for summertime slump By
ALESHA
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Staff Writer
WINSTON-SALEM
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His-
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Readings
Book Review
Grisham's latest tale of rural JOSEPH
By
R.
Word to Life
the '50s
life in
THOMAS
authentic
is
July 22, Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary
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Luke's parents and grandparents, step the Spruills, including a seductive teen-age daughter, a thuggish son, an-
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I
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while popular (the
were
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who
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has a devoted
Spruill nephews,
and "A
among them one
pot-boilers at best,
Painted House," being a cotton-field saga
fight in
to while telling a straightforward story.
death,
tor,
the narra-
7-year-old Luke Chandler, and nicely evokes rural Arkansas in
Grisham
the early 1950s.
The
action takes place
on
the Chandler farm and in the nearby vil-
Oak
lage of Black
(population 300) as the
Chandlers, after hiring Mexican migrants
and the downtrodden Spruill family from the Ozark hill country, set out to harvest their cotton in a race against the expected
autumnal
rains.
Heavy
rains
come
early,
however, and
with them, flooding, which short-circuits the harvest.
To some
extent this justifies
the interminable talk about the weather, the talk often enough holding up the pace
what
is
wrong, sustained by dreams of playing baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals and buffeted by nighdy fears for the safety of his
who has been more like and is now under fire with
heroic-sized uncle,
a big brother
American troops
in
Korea.
is
set
man
stomped, to acquiver by Tally Spruill's is
nakedness, learns that his uncle is being identified as the father of a child born during the obligatory birthing
drama
that
is
and sees one
a fixture of farm epics,
man
another.
kill
The more secrets he learns, more isolated he feels because
the
the
moral absolutes to which he is tethered have become nuanced and the nuances pose choices he's ill-equipped to contend with because the secrets are not really his alone and to talk about them would seemingly involve risk to himself or others, most especially his mother.
While some of the characters are most are nicely sketched and Grisham makes us care about all
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"Now there's no time for me to brood / got too much gratitude / It's just a
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The Pope
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Very often married couples lose sight of their purpose to complement (and frequently complement) each other and co-create for themselves a new identity. Instead, we sometimes try to recreate each other into our likeliness. Our differences become our
Speaks
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the sendee of building a society that respects the
While a re\iew of
Do something different and new together. Go to a culture completely foreign an ethnic restaurant to you both. Don't order from the "American Food" menu! Experience yourselves and each other in a new setting from time to time. Measure your criticism with a double dose of kindness. Listen twice as much as you speak (God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason). kind words are hard to find, work harder to
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lives in
political leaders are trying
find them.
There is mutuality in marriage. What you dish out you get in return. Make sure that what you give is from God. What you get in return will also be. Once we have developed this kind of relationship between us, having healthy, loving relationships with our child/en comes naturally. They model our communicating style. They reflect our
ANDREW &
TERRI LYKE
Guest Columnists
peaceability.
As we emulate
Christ, so
do they.
Questions for reflection:
How
has marriage challenged
me
a
to be
better person?
How
do I
criticize
my
Do
I listen twice as
Do
our children
spouse?
much
as I speak?
and
others
Christ
see
in
my marriage? "Family Reflections" presents a continuing theology of family life. Andrew and Terri report, from their experiences as married partners, parents and members of extended families, their observations of God's presence in family life. As active members in the Catholic community, they share their perspectives
on the church
their African
in society.
American
Through
the prism of
heritage, they share their
unique spirituality.
to solidify die peace process.
Greeting members of a choir from Londondeny,
Northern
Ireland, the
:
pope
said, "In tiiese
praying more intensely for peace
days
I
am
Economy
Northern Ireland." In his main talk, as is customary after a foreign trip, Pope John Paul shared liis impressions of his June 23-27 vis^to Ukraine. "Tills was a visit which I had long wanted to make in order to pay homage to Ukraine's long and glorious history of faitii and Christian fidelity," he said in his
in
The pope said
it
provides acute and chronic care minor
surgical procedures, health maintenance and di-
U.S. health care system cures by market forces, and
etary counseling.
increased pressure to compete
Currently about 20 farmers, low-wage workers and area residents of modest means pass through the waiting room each day. What turns this feelgood story into one of inspiration and instruction flows from Dr. John's philosophy. For 1 1 years, he worked in a clinic that targeted an under-served population. Noticing the stratospheric rise of health care costs, he looked for an alternative. His solution: Cut the paperwork, lower the overhead and work for a reasonable salary. His cost-cutting formula avoids the paperwork of dealing with private insurance companies and Medicare. The Paint Lick Family Clinic does not take insurance cards, but instead charges $20 per visit. If needed, patients can make $5 weekly payments or whatever they can afford. Nationally, about one-fourth of health care employees do nothing but paperwork. The Paint Lick Clinic runs with one office manager and one nurse. Lowering the overhead suggests some creative approaches. With a small grant of $35,000 and local donations, the non-profit clinic bought the building and had scores of community volunteers remodel it. And unlike a medical specialty, primary-
treat fewer charity patients. In regards health care
of Faith
—
—
FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH, Glenmary
was an "unforgettable experience" and
Latin-rite liturgies in
Guest Columnist
Ukraine, expressions of the unity of the church, which
he
said
embraces and
As he
is
enriched by diversity.
did throughout his
trip, in his
audience talk
No
the pope offered special greetings to Ukraine's Ortho-
dox
majority, despite the fact that the leader of the
Orthodox community refused to meet
nation's largest
him
claiming Catholics were engaged in a cam-
after
paign to
steal believers
and property from the Ortho-
dox.
The pope
work of
praised the
the government-
sponsored council of churches and religious organizations with
The
whom he met in
council,
he
said,
Kiev, Ukraine's capital.
"promotes
favoring a climate of understanding religious communities.
This
is
spiritual values,
among
different
even more important in
a country which experienced very heavy constraints
on religious freedom." Over the past 100 years, he said, Christians, Jews and Muslims in Ukraine all experienced repression and even death at the hands of the communists and the Nazis.
Now that they can live and worship freely, he said, religious leaders
and democratic
must help the nation
build
its social
institutions.
"All believers in
God,
rejecting every
form of
violence, are called to strengthen the essential religious
roots of every authentic humanism," the pope said.
Pope John Paul said a highlight of his trip was the of 30 Ukrainians, including 27 martyrs from the Eastern Catholic churches. "May Ukraine draw renewed apostolic enthusiasm from the patrimony of holiness left by these exemplary disciples of Christ and by the many others beatification
whom they represent," he said. The pope strengthen
all
God would bless and who "dedicate themselves to
also prayed that
Ukrainians
the seivice of the Gospel and to the search for the true
good of each and every human
person."
vestment
in sophisticated equipment. Dr. John, with low-tech tools like a stethoscope and flashlight, monitors heart conditions and a patient's general health. With lab work he checks cholesterol and possible infections. With generic drugs "a good therapeutic alternative that can save a significant amount of money for patients" he can treat the common stress-related illnesses of hypertension, depression and back pain. When necessary, he offers referrals to other doctors and hospital services. Finally, an essential cost-cutting measure faced the question of the physician's salary. The clinic could not afford the usual six-figure earnings of doctors. Putting service above salary, Dr. John works for what economists call a psychic income and what theologians might label Gospel wages. Motivated by his Catholic faith, he earns a muchbelow doctor's salary in his dedication to serving the uninsured and under-served. Currently, over 40 million U.S. residents lack any medical coverage. For some, their employers do not provide health insurance; for others, their income cannot afford the high premiums. Still, the
English remarks.
to preside over the Eastern-
care medicine does not require a large capital in-
Bills
Over $20
After more than 30 years, the rural Appalachian community of Paint Lick, Ky., has a doctor. One hundred volunteers helping Dr. John Belanger, a board-certified family practitioner, descended on the town's old red brick warehouse and transformed it by hammers and sweat into the Paint Lick
Family Clinic (paintlickmd.hotmail.com) with three exam rooms, a lab and administrative offices.
The
clinic
is
forcing hospitals to
there are simply limits to the market system. The church sees health care as a basic human right, not
simply
a'
commodity. The Catechism of
the Catholic Church teaches that society must help all its citizens attain essential living conditions:
"food and clothing, housing, healthcare, basic education,
To
employment and live a dignified
social assistance."
and secure
life in
our society
requires universal health coverage, nothing less.
Dr. John Belanger spends about 20 minutes with his patients each visit, twice the national average. He heals by understanding and encouragement as much as by any medical procedure. His dedication leaves no one excluded from health care. His common sense can spark creativity for others with a healing ministry. One doctor of faith responded to the invitation of local people, gathered a dedicated staff and made Paint Lick a healthier community.
Glenmary Father John Rausch organizes in Appalachia.
writes, teaches
and
'
2001
July 20,
The Catholic News & Herald 13
Editorials & Columns
Light
from Knoxville, Tenn. Their only other competition was Keith Famie, a chef from West Bkx)mfield, Mich., who did
One
not seem especially talented at the game. In addition, Keith
Candle
seemed to annoy just about everyone. As the "strategists" saw it, Keith had survived the game almost as a fluke. The assumption was that he'd be cut by the final elimination. So we get to the finals and G>lby once again scores a victory. His reward: He gets to eliminate either Keith or Tina in other words, to select his final competitor. Now, logic would suggest that he eliminate his strongest opponent. That would leave him with a huge advantage over the last person standing between him and the milliondollar prize. Smart money says Colby should eliminate the popular and talented Tina. He doesn't. He chooses Keith, setting himself up for a final match against Tina who, in fact, beats him by one vote. Now lots of analysts will castigate Colby as a fool who blew a million dollars. I see it another way. I think he made an honorable choice. That's not to say that he didn't want to win. But he and Tina had become friends. And friends don't betray friends. In an earlier moment in the show, Tina had revealed that except for her present job, she'd never worked for anything but a minimum wage. The thought that she was inching toward the big prize was exciting. At that moment, I began to hope she'd get her wish. Maybe Colby did, too. The "why" of his decision to take on the tougher competition will probably remain in the mind and heart of this gifted competitor. For me, the reason lies in his character. Throughout his defeat, Colby acted with honor, dignity and genuine grace. The smile and embrace he offered Tina at her moment of victory rang true. In his moment of defeat, Colby seemed to be a true gentleman. That's not behavior we've come to expect either from the media or daily life, but it's great stuff nonetheless. So Matthew and Colby, congratulations. We're not here to succeed all the time. But we are here to be persons of honor and character who respect others. The world may think you crazy for these choices. I rejoice in your goodness. Aid so do the people watching on the TV set or from across the room.
The Bottom Line
—
MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist
A Matter Matthew
of honor and integrity.
mean,
him
Now
only 17 and he
he's
of Honor By that I mean he's a person that may seem a bit biased. I
a good guy.
is
my
is
Matthew attends he slammed his desk
teacher
who
to
know
him.
in
An
a Catholic high school. Re-
example: centiy,
nephew. But there are
make me proud
signs of quality that
loudly in
annoyed the
class. It
whirled around from his blackboard and gave
The
detention to the student in front of Matthew.
other
student protested his innocence, but the punishment stood.
On
reflection,
Matt
realized that he couldn't let the
other fellow take the rap for him. So to take the detention himself
Not
a
Matthew showed up monumental action,
granted, but a sign of a working conscience and a character
and
that considers consequences like to think that
—
it's
responsibilities.
I
would
not unusual for a young person
—
or
any person to make a morally correct choice, but we live in an age and society that appears almost startled when someone does the right thing.
Which popular
brings
me
CBS television
to "Survivor series
II."
This amazingly
has been fodder for millions of
what Colby did. Now, if you don't know who Colby Donaldson is, let me give some background. One of the show's 16 contestants, the custom auto designer from Dallas was highly skilled at surviving. Friends and foes agreed, he was the one to beat Colby headed into the final eliminations against Tina Wesson, a mother of two discussions about
—
ANTOINETTE BOSCO
CNS
Columnist
When
My
Sisters Are Close and I went out for break-
sister Jeannette
beginning of
fast at the
summer
to celebrate her
birthday and the end of the college year.
My feelings
were mixed, that combination we often have, of joy and sadness. This past year, Jeannette has lived most of each week with me because she was teaching at a university within driving distance of my home. But on this day she was going to her own home about 120 miles away for the summer.
was trying
I
have her with
to adjust to the fact that
me to
dinner at night,
I
wouldn't
share coffee in the morning and
when we would
recount our day's
happenings, always with empathy and often with laughter.
I'm one of the really blessed people of this world
have
because
I
mary
two years older than
is
sisters,
four of I
them am.
in fact.
Rose-
We were teen-
when Jeannette and Loretta were born, and in our early 20s when Nancy arrived. Rosemary and I were mothers to our three agers
Then who share a very special closeness. Because we have each other, we are never alone and are, thus, among the very fortunate "littie" sisters, until
they grew to adulthood.
we related
sisters
as
grown
people of this world.
Far too
Could the Pope Resign?
of the
Question
Q. Recent rumors that the pope has Parkinson's make us wonder what happens if he becomes
sisters, it usually
Corner
incapacitated mentally or physically. Does any church
If he could no longer offer
who would
sibilities,
choose someone
it
is the positive, special something you share. For sisters come from the same beginnings. Having parents in common, we share our origins and our very genes. I look at Loretta and see my own eyes; at Jeannette and view aspects of my personality; at Rosemary and see my sensitivities played out in another person; at Nancy and see her energetic motherhood as a playback of my own some 20
other respon-
for him? Abo, must the one of its own to the papacy? Or
substitute
College of Cardinals elect
could
Mass orfulfill
even a layperson?
else,
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN A. According to the Code of Canon
Roman
pontiff resigns his office
made
that the resignation be
it is
freely
Law
Columnist
necessary for validity
and be properly mani-
accepted by anyone.
The
CNS
(332), if the
years ago.
not required, however, that the resignation be
fested. It is
first
Sisters share
nium,
and most obvious requirement, therefore, is made by the pope himself, no one else.
that the decision be
Furthermore, that decision must be clearly disclosed, writing, for example, or perhaps
by declaring
in
his intention
"I
don't think the hypothesis of resigning has been
makes
the pope
effect automatically;
it is
it
constant nerves and our brother Joe's per-
manent
battle with hairy cell leukemia.
When widows remarry Q.
You
recently responded to
checks from
tlieir
rity
Until now, however, resignation has not been a major
before age 60,
concern.
that
In 1294, a saintly Benedictine
Two the pope
monk was
elected
pope
After a tumultuous few months of reign as office,
the
first
and apparently
The church thus has little experience ending in any way except death.
years ago,
tual incapacity.
some Vatican sources indicated that made provisions for his even-
He might
even stipulate that
if his
physical it
be
is interesting. If a widow remarries cannot receive widow's benefits as long as
new marriage is in effect. However, if she remarries
age 60, she
will continue to receive benefits on her deceased husband's record.
T/ie Social Security Administration regrets there
much misinformation about
this
provision
is
and thanked me
for asking.
the future holds,
Pope John Paul
A. I'm grateful to this writing.
Oklahoma City reader
Judging from the mail
II
contin-
ues to demonstrate a stamina, determination and mental
seem nearly beyond human. As one of his theologians remarked at the beginning of the new millen-
I
receive,
my
sense
is
for
that
this provision
of
the Social Security code.
While benefits from the husband's income are custommore than from the wife's, that is not always true. The same rule described above applies to widowers as well. arily
the ones that
came
true.
we
We share our goods,
our advice, our concern and our labor, such as the time Loretta, in her teens, moved in with me to get away from a parental problem that had turned sour for her or the summers when Jeannette would take in my six children for a couple of weeks to give me a much-needed break from single parenting. have been, and I believe always will be, there for each other. Maybe that's because we have shared more than a fair dose of hard times. Maybe instinct tells us that our survival stands a better chance if we're united. Maybe it's our spiritual unity or bounce-back optimism. Maybe it's all of those that have brought me and my sisters to an extraordinary closeness. But no maybe about it - we love each other increasingly as the years go on. Having sisters is a special gift, one that makes us count ourselves as the most blessed people in the world.
We
after reaching
thousands of widows are not familiar with
considered equivalent to resignation.
acuity that
slie
already
condition were to deteriorate to a certain point,
Whatever
deceased husband's account.
Administration
so.
may have
a question about widows
Additional information I receivedfrom the Social Secu-
the church will sooner or later need to face such problems.
with papacies
like
We share secrets past — and countless dreams:
lost,
desiring to remarry but afraid of losing Social Security
With modern medical advances bringing increased it is more likely
only pope to do
Dad's occasional temper,
Mom's
longevity, said one Vatican official last year,
will.
bad ones,
tions; the
takes
else.
so
Anyone, even a layman, may be elected pope. He would immediately be ordained bishop, however. When elected, a pope by definition becomes the bishop of Rome.
not necessary for the decision to be
Celestine V, he resigned his
like
the romantic ones, the ambitious ones, the ones that choice manifest,
accepted or approved by anyone
against his
memories: the good ones
many Thanksgivings, Christmases and gradua-
considered."
to the College of Cardinals.
Once
begins with the assumption that
over
contingency?
this
has been written about the beauty an article about
sibling rivalry dominates the relationship. Glossed
disease
law govern
little
sister relationship. If you find
—
—
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HOPE
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Md,
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Around the Diocese
interested in basketball.
Antoinette Bellow,
CONGRATULATIONS!
Under the direction of Father Anthony Marcaccio, pastor of St. Pius X Parish, Principal Mark Akerman,
mother of St. Gabriel
and Carmel Kessler, assistant principal and athletic director, the school has
pastor, dies at 89
tipped off a basketball league for girls
CHARLOTTE — Antoinette Bellow, 89, of Charlotte, died Sunday, July 8, 2001, in
the
A fered
Wesley Care Center.
Mass of the Resurrection was ofon Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at 8
p.m. at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, with her son, Father Richard Bellow, celebrating the Mass. Visitation took place in the family center at the church.
Interment took place on Thursday, 8, in Hopewell, N.J. Born and raised in New York City, Mrs. Bellow was the last of 11 children born to Jerome and Josephine Vavatta Bica. She moved to Charlotte in 1995 and had resided at the Presbyterian Wesley
July
Bowlings Celebrate 50th Anniversary Jane and Charlie Bowling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 16th. They have been members of Charlotte's St. Matthew Parish from its beginning. Charlie was on the original parish council for the
first
three years and served as Chairman.
A large buffet was hosted at their home, "Heather Hill Farm," in Ballantyne over the weekend. An earlier dinner celebration at Ballantyne Country Club was attended by their three children: Charles B. "Buz" and his wife Nancy came from Lancaster, S.C.; daughter Laure Taylor came in from Charlottesville, Va.;
Charlie has
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in
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president of Metrolina National Bank and started his consulting business
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named
was named "Man
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the early 1980s.
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Columbus and was
last year.
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Bostonian's life surrounded by spirituality
Preacher-musician to headline tent revival JIMMY ROSTAR
By
An
—
ALESHA M. PRICE
By
accomplished musician, Father Judie
Staff Writer
has served as a music minister, developed
Associate Editor
CHARLOTTE
"Climbin a Higher
and directed
choirs,
WINSTON-SALEM
and worked with vocal-
—
law school and graduated
"While Rev. Mr.
in 1972.
in the military,
investigations
learn the other side of law.
Diocese of Charlotte African American
Dennis O'Madigan says that his life has come full circle. He entered the seminary after high
Affairs Ministry old-fashioned tent revival
African-American Catholic hymnal, and he
school and decided to leave because he
felt
lawyers, and
Aug. 24-26.
served on the committee that developed a
there
life.
He
is
the theme of the second annual
The revival made its debut last summer, who came to sing,
drawing more than 1,200
ists for
pastoral letter
His writing has appeared lic
spired to return to church themselves.
diocese; ville
in
The
He
is
moment
can-torn, Irish Catholic
man who had
signed as a tool of
we
evangelization and a
twofold," said Rev.
life
way
first-hand experience
Mr. Todd. "One, they certainly must have a
of black Catholic wor-
visible relationship
rounded by family and friends. Immigrants into the United States, his
Rev. Mr.
with Jesus and a love
ship, said
Curtiss
Todd,
for
vicar for
African-American Affairs.
him
and
is
his
-
decided to told that
who were
wanted to be unique." how unique he would become. In 1972, the federal government decreed that all U.S. airlines would install screening processes as a means of enforcing security measures. Rev. Mr. O'Madigan was one of seven who traveled to Washington, DC, to create what travelers must endure I
before boarding air-
—
planes today
se-
curity checkpoints.
Piedmont Airwhich was headquartered in
spent his
church sur-
in the
I
was
had no idea
for a
get in the revivalists
to offer people a
Diocese of
back where he
I
there were few people in security
Ameri-
first-generation,
try to
preach
in the
now
Being ordained a permanent deacon was a proud
Oaklawn avenues. The event was de-
invite to
was
began.
Archdiocese.
'What we
that call to ordained ministry
He was ordained into the first class
Charlotte in 1983.
The Record, newspaper of the Louisisville
else in store for his
of the permanent diaconate
Catho-
Archdiocese; and newsletters of the Lou-
and
later,
answered.
Review, newspaper of the Baltimore Arch-
can Catholic worship and, perhaps, be in-
Statesville
Years
liturgy for the Louisville
Archdiocese.
hear preaching, learn about African-Ameri-
The event will take place at the corner of
on
was something
would perform
I
and go to court, so
more than 30 years. He contributed to developing 'Lead Me, Guide Me," the first
Mountain!"
2001
July20,
Living the Faith
lines,
Winston-Salem and later acquired by US 1
parents sought refuge in
Airlines, presented
Boston along with other
Rev. Mr. O'Madigan
who
an interesting
Secondly, church. their preaching style
provided support and a
He would be allowed
native Irish families
offer.
"Hopefully, we'll
should be in the style
piece
of the old-fashioned re-
of home in a strange land. Dennis
to practice law while
be getting more and
more people involved
vival preaching."
O'Madigan grew up
of security for the air-
with his two
line. It
in
The
church and in re-
Rev. Mr. Todd.
Perpetual
Hope Gospel Choir of Our Lady of Consola-
turning to Jesus," said
"We
Church
hope to reach out to the
tion
unchurched and the
lotte will
fallen away, Catholic and otherwise." Preaching, music
Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. Father Judie will
Rev.
John T. Judie
year's revival leader
is
Father John
T. Judie, a parish priest of the Archdiocese of
Ordained
in
1987, Father
Judie has preached to various congregations
of different States,
faith traditions in the
United
Mexico, Europe and East Africa
In addition to preaching, he has served as a keynote speaker at a
wide assortment of
celebrations, including revivals, parish missions,
youth retreats and charismatic gather-
ings.
He
also teaches courses in Scripture,
church history and
spirituality for ministry
pm
25, people can
receive free health screenings at a health
fair,
where doctors and nurses will be on hand to answer questions. At 5:30 p.m, the Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Choir from Philadelphia will perform a concert, followed by preaching from Father Judie at 7 pm. A closing Mass, with music by the Our Lady of Consolation and Pinn Memorial choirs, will be celebrated Aug. 26 at 9:30 am For further information on the tent revival, call Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd at (704) 370-3339.
formation and diocesan catechesis programs.
a
was comprised of an en-
pass up, so he
moved
tirely Irish population.
his family to
North
remember only
"I
Carolina and joined
one family that wasn't Catholic," said Rev. Mr.
O'Madigan who
St.
Rev. Mr. Dennis
at-
of everything, school,
moving
After city,
social events, etc."
to another section of the
he began attending a boys' seminary
the age of 1 3. "At that time,
it
at
Columban
Fathers, including college classes,
he could not remain.
went
'1
and didn't know was much like monas-
in so early It
life.
and was too confining," he
I
had to
into the
left
when
have a son
said.
"My
because for
I left
who was becom-
go."
the seminary and
Army
however,
via the draft
went
straight
He was
lucky,
he was assigned to remain in the Counter Intelligence Corps and
in that
Boston in
was not sent to Vietnam. 'There wasn't much difference between the Army and seminary," joked Rev. Mr. O'Madigan. "Except, I went from praying
for people's salvation to investi-
gating them"
His wife
on
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In
assistant general counsel,
1
an
in-
airline.
98 1 the urge to apply for the perma,
New
Year's
Eve
in
his future
1956. Cupid's
arrow struck his heart, and he fell in love at first
He Army
in the
field as
same
al-
lowed him to spend time with his wife before her death. "I had 43 wonderful years with I
look back at the great times, and
extremely grateful to
gave
me
God
including six years
said she wouldn't
make
I
am
for everything
when
he
doctors
it"
in 1958.
The father of four and grandfather of six
investigative
says that the permanant diaconate has
They were married
remained
and research
or regret, only happiness that retirement
her.
changed when he met
sight with Diane.
(}tuvilotU Jlocati&t
become
soul. He did not originally have an interest in becoming a deacon, but he felt God tell him to apply. After prayer and discussions with his wife, he was accepted into the class. "I went back into an environment that was totally Catholic. It was wonderful because we were united to achieve something which was being what God wanted us to be." He works in prison ministry, works with the schools and visits the sick and shutins. "I have worked with the forgotten and the 'throwaways.' It brings them so much joy to see you and to know that someone cares." Several months ago, Mrs. O'Madigan. lost her battle with cancer, but Rev. Mr. OMadigan does not speak with any sorrow
He
@o*wmiwt
to
house attorney, for the
tory seminary high schools." However, after
eight years of being associated with the
But,
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somely for it However, the lure of the airlines overshadowed his law practice. He was asked
nent diaconate overwhelmed his mind and
Irish parents to
Arboretum
Winston-
Salem For three years, things worked well. He was doing two things that he loved and was being paid hand-
was common for
ing a priest was the 'be-all-and-end-all' of life.
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O'Madigan
a lot of orders to have elementary prepara-
tic life
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Church
tended the neighborhood Catholic school and church. "Catholicism was like putting on a pair of socks that you never took off! The church was the center
parents were upset
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anything about
Charlotte's
as director
church and school that
begin the re-
preach at 7:30
During the day on Aug.
the gathering.
Louisville, Ky.
Char-
vival with a concert
and liturgy highlight This
in
sisters in
working
he was while
in the
and became director of security for
Northeast Airlines, later purchased by Delta
brought him closer to his family and to
"Having worked with so much ing and stealing through my
Jesus.
lying, cheat-
profession,
I
Airlines, while
have found that the permanent diaconate has
degree
kept me in focus of our main purpose in
in
he obtained his bachelor of arts history and government from Bos-
ton College. Because of an interest he devel-
oped while
in the service,
he then attended
to save our souls."
life
.