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Jubilation reigns with triumph of love ByJOANN
s.
keane
Sister Michelle. "It will be a jubilee for
you, Sister
Editor
CHARLOTTE
—
"In the
sanctuary of
St.
a
display of photos with Sister
Paulette Williams, vice president of the Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of North Carolina.
lips
Gabriel Parish on June
trumpeter heralded the jubilee celebration for five Sisters of Mercy of the Regional Community of North Carolina. A chamber orchestra and chorus of
Mercy
sisters,
associates and friends
rounded out the musical ensemble. The parish filled with friends and families there to celebrate some 270 years of combined ministry.
"This year shall be
made
Mary Robert
For the Sisters of Mercy, Father Frank Cancro expanded his homily to take Hosea's espousal message to a higher
pro-
16.
In the top left photo, Sister
Spradley,
Weldon."
blast,"
The
Mary Robert looks over
golden
Anita Sheerin,
her
before a trumpet sounded through the
and Maria Goretti Weldon.
altar,
Mary
Boulus.
Jerome Spradley, Anita Sheerin, Mary Robert Williams, Mary John Madden
trumpet
years of Mercy service into the spotlight.
Joining her at the base of the jubiliarians Sisters
Leviticus, let the
Mercy Sister Michelle The words no more than passed
Sister
Williams, Sister Mary Anita Sheerin, Sister Mary Jerome Spradley and Sister Maria Goretti
words of
Mercy Sister Jubilarians pictured top to bottom: Mary
claimed
Mary John Madden,
sacred," said
Mary Robert
At the onset of the Mass,
Sister
Rosalind Picot, president of the Sisters of
Mercy Regional Community of North Carolina, said, "Jubilee is a time when
bear
who have committed themselves God and service to God's people public witness to the fact that God
calls
each of us to acknowledge the pri-
those
solely to
macy of God
One by
in
our
lives."
were renew the vows they embraced decades past. Sister Mary John Madden stepped up, bringing her 70 one, the jubilee sisters
called forth to
Mary Jerome
Williams, and Maria Goretti Weldon.
level, that
of professed individuals.
The
reading from the prophet said, "I will espouse you to me forever." Although Hosea is generally interpreted in marital terms, Father
Mass' Hosea
first
Cancro, pastor of St. Eugene in Asheville, told of another element of espousal.
"Along with those deep realities of culture there is this other and religious life ...
See JUBILATION, page
19
The Catholic News & Herald
2
The World
June
Brief
in
Cardinal calls Jewish group's ad
pope
criticizing
'unjust' (CNS) A high-
WASHINGTON
—
M.
The
said, "It was a Bureau of Prisons Catholic chaplain whose name we are
Syrian President Bashar Assad in the
not going to release."
Church lagging on
'To defame the Holy Father by attributing 'silence' to him is quite unjust and cannot go uncontested," wrote
ADL
Foxman. The
cardinal
May
genetic-testing implications, ethicist says
ATLANTA (CNS) — Catholic under-
18
Abraham H.
National Director
standing of the ethical issues involved
president of the
is
genetic testing
Promoting Christian Unity and the Vatican's Commission for
Atlanta June
Kasper declined a Reich, chairman of the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, for a special IJCIC meeting with the pope to discuss the Assad incident.
II
port to Catholics in a parish in south-
western Bangladesh, following
bomb
attack that killed
a
10 parishio-
ners during a Mass. In a June- 4 tele-
gram signed by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, secretary of
state,
and
He condemned
loss."
"acts of vio-
lence and destruction" and appealed
ensuring a
"to all to cooperate in
cli-
mate of peace and respect." The bomb exploded June 3 inside the parish church at Baniarchar village, 100 miles southwest of Dhaka. In addition to those killed, 10 people were injured, including one seriously. Father Hehir to head Catholic Charities USA ALEXANDRIA, Va. (CNS) Father J. Bryan Hehir, a Boston
—
CNS
photo by Liz Quirin, The Messenger
genetic problem in the unborn child,
a tree in
memory
rest"
Catiiolic hospital personnel
of their loved ones at Boston College in early June. Welch, who daughter Julie in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, joined more than 350 people gathered to share stories about their loss and their work in opposing the death penalty.
research continues to
therefore
Catholic Charities annual conference in
through the witness and practice of
congressman introduced legislation June 5 that would provide at least $30 million annually to conduct and support such re-
Newark,
ness."
N.J.,
and the
priest will
assume
new post full time Jan. 1, 2002. Cardinal says Americans must criticize as well as love culture
his
MILWAUKEE
(CNS)
—
Cardinal
Fred Kammer,
has been head of the Alexandria-
we love our culture, we have the possibility of transforming it. The best way to do this is holi-
& H E R A L D
S
June
2001
22,
Volume 10
Most Reverend William G. Joann S. Keane
Publisher: Editor:
38
Staff Writer:
search. Rep. Chris Smith, R-NJ., unveiled
Catholic chaplain anointed
McVeigh before death
WASHINGTON Oklahoma
City
(CNS)
—
2001
Before
Timothy
bomber
Mail:
P.O.
St.,
Charlotte,
Diocesan. planner
take part in thefollowing events:
—
Holy Trinity Middle School, Charlotte
Box 37267,
Charlotte,
NC 28203 NC 28237
Phone: (704) 370-3333 FAX: (704) 370-3382
July 16-19 Provincial bishops' meeting
Savannah, Ga.
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Paul the Apostle, Greensboro
July 24
him. Father
received the anointing of the dying."
Catholic chaplain at the prison
June 25 CHARLOTTE
— 5 p.m.
Charlotte Catholic High School
board meeting, Charlotte
—A
— 10:30 a.m.
Opening Mass of National Gathering for Black Catholic
Women
Adams' Mark Hotel, Charlotte
Father
research that requires destroying hu-
man embryos, compared who support
24 percent
to
it.
ginning today through July
McBurney
will
be discussing
der to God's word and
spirit
2.
Father
how
surren-
can lead to a
deepening of one's relationship with God.
For further support group
details, call
the center at (828)
926-3833 or e-mail lwcrc@main.nc.us.
27 CHARLOTTE
—
who
will
With advanced
Call the church office at (704) 334-2283
notification, activities for
the memory-impaired are also being pro-
For more information about the
All families
have suffered a loss are invited to attend the
monthly memorial Mass
at St. Patrick
Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East that
be taking place tonight at 7:30 p.m.
with the name(s) of loved ones so they
may
be remembered during the Mass.
— The An-
support group or the Shining Stars Adult
27 GUILFORD COUNTY
Day
Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division, the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic men, is looking for more Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, educational seminars and social events. Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time and location.
Respite
Program
for the
impaired, which meets every
Wednesday,
call
376-4135.
26 MAGGIE VALLEY
—
memory-
Monday and
Suzanne Bach
at (704)
Augustinian
Father Jim McBurney, prior of St Augustine Friary in Pennsylvania, will
July 27
is
The
meeting for caregivers of family and friends suffering from Alzheimer's/ dementia will be held today from 10-11:15 am. in room E of die ministry center at St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.
vided.
Mass for installation of Knights of Columbus state officers
POSTMASTER: Send
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a Catholic prison chaplain anointed
at a
Episcopal, calendar
Advertising Representative: Cindi Feerick
1123 South Church
Terre Haute,
in
Stem Cell Research Act of Washington press conference three days after Rep. Jim McDermott, DMass., introduced die Stem Cell Research Act of 2001, which would change federal the Responsible
cell
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a Catholic
Christopher Tritico, "and Chris said he
July 6 9 p.m. Closing Mass of HEART
Alesha M. Price
mount
spoke with one of McVeigh's attorneys,
Curlin
Associate Editor: Jimmy Rostar
evi-
North American culture's notions ofjustice and freedom and its resistance to authority add to the challenges of evangelization in the United States. He said Americans need
of America's national convenMilwaukee, Cardinal George said
Bishop William G. Curlin will
Number
•
— As
(CNS)
dence of the effectiveness of adult stem-cell
law to allow for funding of stem-cell research involving the destruction of human embryos. Meanwhile, a survey commissioned by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops found that 70 percent of Americans oppose federal funding of stem-
,
N E W
WASHINGTON
we
"We
the cardinal said.
shortly after the June 11 execution he
who
New bill would fund 'responsible' adult stem-cell research
love America and
first,"
tion in
to succeed Jesuit Father
to deal with their decision, she said.
which prompted the yearlong search for his successor. Father Hehir will be designated president in September at the
going to evangelize, obviously
have to love
cal Society
board of trustees elected Father Hehir
can help couples
to keep the child "find resources"
"If we're
tive
Catholic Chari-
the testing shows a problem,
to be criljcs as well as lovers of U.S. culture.
Divinity School and
ties'
who want
if
Kammer announced a year ago his intention to step down this September, ther
Ron Ashmore, pastor of St Margaret Mary Parish in Terre Haute, told Catholic News Service June 12 that
committee of the Harvard University is on its faculty, has been chosen to be president and CEO of
And
Tauer minds at
based Catholic Charities since 1992. Fa-
Ind.,
USA.
said such testing can "put people's
lost
McVeigh was executed
Catholic Charities
of the "bad connotaby the fact that some couples who undergo prenatal genetic testing later decide on an abortion. Noting that 90 percent of prenatal genetic testing shows no
Murder victims' families call for reconciliation Families of murder victims, including Bud Welch (front), plant
American culture as both rocky and fertile ground for proclaiming the Gospel. Speaking June 8 at the Catholic Theologi-
chairs the execu-
Carol A. Tauer, senior
tions" raised
ized
who
.
netic issues because
Francis E. George of Chicago character-
archdiocesan priest
1 1
in Minneapolis, said she thought Catholics avoided discussion of ge-
the pope
assured the parishioners of his "closeness in prayer at this time of tragedy
is
minds of many, a workshop at the
Care Ethics
— Pope
sent a telegram of sup-
in
scholar at the Minnesota Center for Health
Pope prays for victims of Bangladesh church bomb blast John Paul
it
Catholic Health Association convention in
same day, Cardinal request by Seymour
(CNS)
lagging because
a Minnesota ethicist told
Religious Relations with the Jews. In a
VATICAN CITY
is
linked with abortion in the
Pontifical Council for
separate letter the
Indianapolis
Roof" Cross
pope's presence.
to
Criterion,
ons spokesman James N. Cross said the priest doing the anointing "was not Father
an anti-Semitic diatribe by
Cardinal Walter Kasper in a letter
Roof, but in response to a query
archdiocesan newspaper, Bureau of Pris-
ranking Vatican official has criticized the Anti-Defamation League for its ads expressing sadness at Pope John Paul IFs "silence" after
Francis
from
2001
22,
be
facili-
cient
tating a retreat entitled "Called to Conversion:
Into
Spirit" at
Your Hands
I
Commend
My
Living Waters Catholic Reflec-
tion Center, 103 Living
Waters Lane, be-
July
—
The St. Maximilian 1 CHARLOTTE Kolbe Fraternity of Secular Franciscans
June
22,
2001
The World
The Catholic News & Herald 3
Brief
in
statement June
Irish
voters reject Nice
Treaty, support capital
—
ers rejected a proposed
treaty that
leaders said the recon-
mosques and synagogues would "enable us to fulfill the role of education to peace and faith." The statement was signed during a meeting in Rome hosted by the Sant'Egidio Commu-
Irish vot(CNS) European Union could have allowed abortion on
Ireland
the Catholic, Orthodox,
struction of churches,
punishment ban DUBLIN,
8,
Muslim and Jewish
movement The appeal Group of Eight industrialized countries, who were
demand. In a separate referendum, Irish citizens voted for an absolute ban on capital punishment Both referendums were June 7. The Treaty of Nice, which 54 percent of Irish voters rejected, would have realigned the European Union. Crtics of the treaty said it would have created a "two-tiered Europe," with smaller countries having reduced representation and votes. Others saw the creation of a European "rapid reaction force" as a threat to
nity, a Catholic lay
was addressed
to the heads of the
summit July 20-22
to hold a
in
Genoa,
Italy.
South Korean archbishop warns against claims of Marian miracles
—
KWANGJU, South Korea (CNS) Archbishop Andreas Choi Chang-mou of Kwangju has warned
Catholics against
Ireland's traditional neutrality. In rejecting
helping or joining a group whose claims
the treaty, Irish voters blocked
to
mentation
in the
imple-
its
European Union.
A coali-
tion of pro-life groups, nationalists, neutrality activists
Julia
and environmentalists led
new
mately benefit. Too often, it said, clergy from developing countries spend many years in Europe or North America because of better living conditions and because they are needed to serve in First World dioceses. It called on bishops to set conditions and a time limit for each case of clergy exchange and to take immediate steps for the return of priests
The norms
were part of a 14-page instruction sued June 12 by the Congregation
is-
for
the Evangelization of Peoples.
MURANG'A
official
Kenya (CNS)
Youn Hong-sun and
May
In a
land.
her volunteers
in his archdiocese the
24
letter sent to all
archdiocesan parishes, Archbishop Choi
CNS photo from
Afghan refugee peers from tent
in
detention
Reuters
asked
Catholics
He
magisterium."
camp
An Afghan man
peers from a tent in a detention camp for refugees in southern Iran June 19. Afghanistan has been facing a humanitarian crisis with people fleeing drought, civil war and widespread food shortages.
ence would be punished.
Youn
not to
"obey
to
system
tion
in
is
to see an educa-
which moral
spiritual values are
and
ethics
emphasized
in efforts
change the morality of the society," said Augusta Muthigani, education secretary for the bishops' conference. She said that the war against AIDS would not have an impact unless the education system apto
plied effective strategies to help
mold the
moral character of young people. Muthigani made her remarks while speaking at the Muragana Diocese's education day, held June 10 at Sacred Heart of
tral
Murang'a town
in cen-
Kenya In Ukraine, pope hopes
gestures succeed where dialogue has not
— An
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
— Over
that gestures of respect will succeed
insist that
He
riences are supernatural and not to
Vatican official
VATICAN CITY
visits to
(CNS)
the Internet offers the church
— Though new
bringing priests and
bilities for
possi-
faithful
together in cyberspace, the sacrament of reconciliation will never be a<Jjriinistered
communica'The Internet offers an oppor-
online, said the Vatican's top
tions
official.
tunity for dialogue, for response to questions, for interactive instruction
for pastoral counseling,"
and even
Archbishop John
P. Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social
Communications, said June
5. "It
does not offer the opportunity for online
Bosnian religious leaders seek aid to rebuild places of worship ROME (CNS) Ahead of a summit
confession
of the world's most-industrialized nations,
made
—
lot,
except sacraments, says
where
predominantly Orthodox Greece and Romania, the pope is not scheduled to meet privately with any Orthodox leaders, let alone lead a prayer service with them. Only one ecumenical meeting is scheduled during the June 2327 trip, and that includes representatives from all of Ukraine's Christian communities as well as Jewish and Muslim leaders. In Ukraine, Pope John Paul faces the delicate task of balancing his remarks on two subjects he feels very strongly about: ecumenism and martyrdom.
also asked
her personal expe-
propagate them as private revelations.
dialogue has not However, unlike his earlier
the
indicated that disobedi-
Internet offers a of the Catholic Church
Jesus Cathedral in
Ethics courses needed to combat AIDS, says Kenyan
church
by
statue of Mary, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thai-
—
"irregular" situations.
rejected
archbishop also asked
alleged miracles concerning her and her
on abroad
rules
Third World clergy living VATICAN CITY (CNS) Concerned about the growing number of native clergy emigrating out of missionary dioceses, the Vatican issued stricter rules to govern how long priests may be gone and to make sure they return home. The Vatican said study and training abroad can be useful for priests from mission territories, but their own dioceses should ulti-
in
The
not to propagate
the campaign to defeat the treaty.
Vatican issues
Marian miracles have been
the church.
in
— which must
always be done
the sacramental context of personal en-
counter," he said.
The
U.S. archbishop
and
strong objections of the Russian Orthodox
Bosnia's religious leaders appealed for aid
remarks during a World Communications Day celebration in Vienna,
young people avoid contracting AIDS. "The hope
Church, Pope John Paul II will visit Ukraine in late June, hoping once again
to rebuild hundreds of places of worship
Austria.
destroyed in their country's war. In a joint
at the Vatican.
will Ix; meeting today from 2-4 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301
Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., will be
7:30 p.m. at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. Call Joanne Parcell at (336) 924-9478 or the church office at (336) 724-0561 for details. A charismatic 8 CHARLOTTE
Church thrift shop is open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m.-l p.m. and Thursday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, call the shop, located at 316 Main
Mass
St.,
official
of the Kenyan bishops' conference
called for the establishment of ethics
morals courses as a
Statesville
way
to help
Ave. All visitors and inquirers
For more information, call Skyler Mood, SFO, at (704) 573-4299. 1 GUILFORD COUNTY The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division 1, an IrishCatholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will be having a meeting today from 3-5 p.m. at the Showfety Activity Center at St. Benedict Church, 109 West Smith St. in Greensboro. For further information, call Alice Schmidt at (336) 288-0983. 2 CHARLOTTE Christians in Caare welcome.
—
—
Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Com-
reer Transition
is
a ministry of St
celebrating a charismatic at 7:30 p.m.
Mass
The sacrament
the
tonight
of reconcilia-
tion will be given at 7 p.m.,
and the
laying on of hands will take place after
Mass. The next Mass will be celebrated on Aug. 6. For more information, call the church office at (336) 778-0600, Ext. 200 or Jim Passero at (336) 998-7503. Because of the holi2 CHARLOTTE day, there will be no cancer support group meeting held at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy.; however, the cancer support group will be meeting at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. The next meeting at St. Matthew will be held on Aug. 6 and at
—
mons Pkwy., devoted to helping people in career crises. The meeting will take
For more information, call: St. Matthew - Marilyn Borrelli at (704) 542-2283 and St. Gabriel -
place tonight and July 16 from 7-9 p.m.
Eileen Correll at (704) 362-5047,
in
the office area of the parish center's
conference room. For call
information,
Rev. Mr. Jim Hamrlik at (704) 542-
6459
2
more
CLEMMONS
—
Holy Family
St.
Gabriel on Aug.
7.
217.
5 WINSTON-SALEM
Ext
— The Healing
Companions, a grief support group for the bereaved, will be meeting tonight and July 19 in Conference Room A at
—
his
The text of his speech was released
at 3
at (828) 488-2266 or Katherine Kelly at (828) 488-2519. Spanish Mass is
p.m. and a potluck dinner at 5 p.m. in the
celebrated 4 p.m. every Sunday at
school cafeteria. For further information,
Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd. For details, call the church office at
dral,
noon
will be held at St. Patrick
Cathe-
1621 Dilworth Rd. East, this afterat
4 p.m. with prayer teams
contact Josie Backus at (704) 527-4676.
CLEMMONS
—A
(336) 778-0600, Ext. 200.
Ongoing
ASHEVILLE
— The June hours
CONCORD — The summer hours for for the
Nazareth House Family Ministry and Lending Library, 474 Haywood Rd., are
Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m., Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. and Fridays from 1 1 a.m.-3 p.m. Nazareth House is a family ministry dedicated to promoting the blessings of Christian marriage, chastity, natural family planning and post-abortion healing. For further details, call Nina D'Arcy at (828) 2997618 or e-mail ninadarcy@juno.com. BRYSON CITY The St. Joseph as follows:
—
the religious gifts and book shop at St James Church, 251 Union St., are: Sun. after 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses, Wed. from 9 a.m.-noon and Sat. after the 5 p.m. Mass. For more information, contact Mary Moore at the church office at (704)
720-0600.
Please submit notices ofeventsfor iiie Diocesan
Planner at tion date.
least
10 days prior to
the publica-
The Catholic News & Herald
4
Corpus
Christi celebration calls
honor Eucharist
faithful to
KASPER
By DENISE
more than 200 people
at the nursing home, and as he prayed over the offerings, church bells chimed and incense
Correspondent
HIGH POINT
— "The Body and
Members of
Blood of Christ."
fdled the small chapel.
something Catholics hear from the very first time they go to Mass, but Bishop William G. Curlin asked parishioners if they really understood what that stands what that means to embody.
Knights of Columbus in their formal dress garb, complete with brightly col-
"What does the Eucharist mean to you?" he asked of those assembled in the chapel at Maryfield Nursing Home in High Point on June 17, the feast of the
While this day may have no special meaning to some, Bishop Curlin held that sharing the Holy Eucharist is a very
It's
their heads
Communion, the congregamembers of the Knights of Columbus and children spreading rose After
tion,
Eusunny outdoors. The cross-bearer and acolytes were next in line of the procession, which made its way around the budding and fragrant rose garden in the front of the home. petals took the celebration of the
the
Mass and anointing of the sick at Maryfield. He explained that the solemnity of the Body and Blood of
charist to the
symbolized by the Eucharist and offers an opportunity to be renewed in Christ. He said that having part of Christ in us is having life itself in us. Taking Christ, or
holy
—
Corpus
Communion
Christi,
is
a true
during the consecration of
special honor.
duty?" at
swords and bowed
the Eucharist.
just religious
Bishop Curlin presided
raised their
altar,
Body and Blood of Christ. "Do you come is it
the
ored plumed hats, kneeled in front of the
—
with hungry hearts or
June
Around the Diocese
is
Bishop Curlin walked behind the procession carrying the Eucharist in a
monstrance, a shiny and ornate silver
communion
which reflected the bright rays from the hot afternoon sun. The moving sequence then made its way back
vessel,
you and Christ. Bishop Curlin spoke to a crowd of
a joining of
to the chapel after stopping to anoint
receive
degrees at
way God looks at someone," he said. "Is that some nice pious thing the saints mumbled about? Sometimes we tend to life
Until the two meet
we
and our
real
life.
must be frightened
God
Seminary
to die."
LATROBE,
said.
Our
that altar
is
daily
life is
where we
— Two seminar-
Pa.
ians of the Diocese of Charlotte, Rev.
heartache, hopes, dreams and struggles,
he
Vincent
St.
there every day through
is
2001
Seminarians
who were gathered in the community room. As he gave his sermon, Bishop Curlin urged people to take this time to reconnect with Christ and to understand that God lives in each one of us. 'The way you look at someone is the the sick
separate our lives into two: our pious
22,
Mr. Christopher Roux and John Chapin Engler Jr., were among those
our altar, and on put our love for
Christ, Bishop Curlin said.
who
Resonating throughout his homily, Bishop Curlin had a clear and simple message: "There is no room for criticism, anger or snide remarks. Either be with it or not with it." His message was not lost on his
Archabbey Basilica. Rev. Mr. Roux and Engler each received the master of divinity
received degrees at St. Vincent Seminary's 155th annual commencement ceremony May 1 1 at St. Vincent
degree, with honors.
Cardinal Francis George of Chi-
audience.
cago presided
at the solemn vespers. Benedictine Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, chancellor of St. Vincent Seminary, conferred the degrees on the candidates, who were presented by the seminary rector, Benedictine Father Kurt Belsole, and the academic dean, Mercy Sister Cecilia
"(Bishop Curlin) always gives a great homily," said Arline Uhl of Greensboro. "It's poignant and one you can really take home with you." In closing, Bishop Curlin urged the group to echo Christ's love. "Find patience, kindness, forgiveness, hope and peace," he said. "God walks the earth in you."
Murphy. Engler is the son of Peggy and John Engler of Charlotte. Rev. Mr. Roux is the son of Raymond D. and Gail P.
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'Just
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Hispanic Catholics do not feel
evangelization conference By
JOHN STRANGE NC Catholic
RALEIGH is
— The time
for excuses
ity
me any excuses: T have have more time, I have to take a few more classes, I
"Don't give I
my new
get
pastor
or a better parish,'" Bishop Gossman said. "If we wait until the church is well
on the way
our house perfectly in order and our clergy and laity fully redeemed, we will do nothto salvation, with
ing."
Bishop Gossman's remarks came during the closing Mass of the June 6-9 conference of the National Council for Catholic Evangelization.
go out and am asking you
"I'm not asking you to
get on soapboxes, but to take
one concrete
I
step: Invite
another
person to church," Bishop Gossman said. "Just ask him or her to come over to your home for a Sunday brunch, and then slip in, 'Oh, by the way, we always go there and do that right after Sunday Mass. So we'll pick you up and bring you along.' "Just invite someone to church, and have a meal and a simple conversation," he continued. "That's the humble beginnings of grace, the beginnings of the connection we make to the Trinity, the beginnings of the dance." Once the invitation is issued, Bishop Gossman said, it's not compli-
have found
said, is
wisdom
that one
and just do it." Bishop Gossman said it's like the ancient Chinese proverb: "A man can stand for a long time with his mouth open before a roast duck flies in." He explained, "I think for a long time we as Catholics, instead of going out and inviting people to come in, have waited for them to wander in by themselves. But strangely enough, they right,
never
— Sometime
in the
year
a U.S. parish were told they could no
lics at
Mass in the church basement on Sunday afternoons because the parish could no longer afford the air condi-
is
the third-largest
the world, he said, third
field in
who
is
outreach project director for the
Mexican American Cultural Center
San
in
"It happens every day." Speaking at a workshop June 9 during the National Council for Catholic Evangelization conference, Sister Lardie
Antonio.
said her story
is
States are often
come
made
to feel like unwel-
strangers in an Anglo-dominant
American Catholic
Catholics around the country
—
—
as
many
Gossman
Those who were born in another country were more likely to identify themselves as Catholics. The survey found that among Latinos born in another country,
more than
about
it,
likely to it
is
to
is
have a body part pierced
know why Sarah laughed
begins a relationship that enables a conversation that can go
in the Bible.
deeper and deeper," he
evangelizing."
"It's
a culture that
a culture that
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made
to feel
but established Ameri-
said,
can parishes do not tend to understand Hispanic or Latino Catholic culture.
"Our understanding of what to be church
is
very
different,"
it
she
means
said.
For example, American Catholic new members to
churches expect their
register with the parish's office, especially
Catholics from
But
it's
many
not customary for
Latin American and
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trend.
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According to the study, 70 percent of Hispanics in the United States identify themselves as Catholic; 22 percent, as
level
building
new
facilities
to
accommodate
them. Sister Lardie said that a recent
Pew
"If we're
going to
"And
Protestant.
not doing
tiiese
on a
things
deeper than tacos, then they're not
if
feel at
we
home," Sister Lardie
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said,.
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Jesus, if we're not talking about faith
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we
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certainly plays a role, she
does the lack of "ownership" for
riage or baptism.
culture.
Sister Lardie said, Spanish-speaking
man
said, as
one example of how
just
Spanish-speaking Catholics in the United
as 600,000 a year
"It's
The
are varied and many, she said.
Language
was needed for another activity, they were told. "Does that happen?" asked Sister Tobin Lardie, a Humility of Mary Sister Besides, the space
only to China and India in the number of non-Christians, and in desperate need of evangelization. The strange and foreign culture that must be evangelized is not across the ocean but across the street, he added. "It's a culture that can't say two sentences without referring to a TV show or a pop song, and that can't remember what it was like to have to get up and change channels," Bishop said.
'That's sad," said Sister Lardie.
tioning.
And because they do not feel welcome,
But America
74 percent said they were Catholic. That dropped to 66 percent among U.S.-born Latinos with an immigrant parent, and 59 percent among those whose immigrant roots went back two generations or more.
longer celebrate
fly in."
mission
some of your Nothing too fancy or difficult
said.
folk
We
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of evangelization, the
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RALEIGH
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cated. "Be willing to share
but
them why
why we
The work
national evangelization conference in
I
will tell
Catholic Church."
bishop
wait until I have to wait until
we
something that excites our
has begun, Bishop F. Joseph Gossman of Raleigh told about 400 people at a Raleigh.
welcome in church, says speaker
to church,
"Inevitably
we come
over, and the time for evangelization
to wait until
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Nun
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June
the Newt
two injured in at roadblock in
22,
2001
killed,
ambush
officials
Burundi
ROME (CNS) — A Catholic nun died men were
and two
conflict situations "they suffer the most,"
injured in Burundi
when they were ambushed
Otunnu, a former foreign minister of Uganda. Without special efforts to meet the needs of these children, the world likely will see that "those abused today will become abusers tomorrow," the U.N. official said. said
at a makeshift
roadblock, according to a Rome-based
missionary news agency. Sister Claire member of the Congrega-
Nduwakristu, a
June
tion of Disciples of Christ, died
she sat in a car
hit
'Hate doesn't accomplish
as
1 1
by machine-gun
could handle alone. Children "rep-
resent die future of every society," but in
anything,' says Holocaust
fire
rescuer CHICOPEE, Mass. (CNS)
near the town of Rumonge, reported MISNA, the news agency. The agency said Burundi authorities blamed members of
—
Irena
the rebel-led Forces for the Defense of De-
Gut Opdyke's life was turned down by Adolf Hitler. Her quiet
mocracy
nursing student in Poland came crashing
for the attack.
Pope canonizes four Italians, first female Lebanese saint In a cerVATICAN CITY (CNS)
down
ating response to II
Lebanon's
life's
Each
canonized four Italians and
first
saint.
As Lebanese
waved
their national
female
pilgrims cheered and flag,
during the chaotic times of World
Pope
sufferings,
the pope prayed that their
new saint,
more than a dozen
a
Faith Formation Office helps procure two grants Charlotte's Office of Faith Formation, in collaboration with the leaders of the Smoky Mountain Vicariate, obtained two grants to assist the region in ministering to 3,077 persons in 1,512 registered households. The first grant comes from the diocesan Foundation in the amount of $5,000 to be used for faith formation of ethnic minorities in traditional and non-traditional settings. Pictured above is Father George Kloster, vicar of the Smoky Mountain Vicariate, and Jim Kelley, executive director of the diocesan Foundation. The second grant of $2,000 came from the FSC Foundation to create a portahk mini-resource center for
when
The Diocese of
7th-century swordsman-turned-ascetic,
miraculous healing of an African seminar-
AIDS, and two 19th-century
Hutus Rwanda's
than 700 people attended the June 1 funeral Mass for Dallas businessman
12-member jury found Benedictine Sisters Gertrude, 42, and Maria Kisito, 36, both ethnic Hutus, and two men guilty of war crimes June 8. They
and philanthropist Richard Leach, known for his generous support of
the religious community and other nongovernmental groups, a U.N. official said June 5. Olara Otunnu, special representa-
Catholic charitable causes but probably
tive
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1994 genocide.
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with collaborating with the attackers dur-
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ing the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Among her accusers were fellow nuns, who
was
face a
maximum
sentence of life in prison.
Sister Gertrude,
whose
legal
name
is
other incidents of turning in refugees. Sister
Maria Kisito had a brother Hutu militia.
bone" which became household names and are broadcast worldwide.
for the deaths of more than
of their family
30
members who had been
hidden in the convent until Sister
safely
Gertrude summoned
police.
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also linked Sister Gertrude, the order's superior,
name
Maria Kisito, whose legal Julienne Mukabutera, to several
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War
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shy of her 79th birthday, Opdyke captivated three audiences in the Chicopee area
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a 19th-century priest attributed with the ian with
time, though, she chose
mately ended up helping to save the lives of
20th-century monastic nun who died blind and paralyzed, would intercede to end the sufferings of the conflict-torn peoples of the Middle East. Tens of thousands of pilgrims from around the world crowded St. Peter's Square June 10 for the canonization Mass. In addition to the Lebanese nun, the new saints included a 1
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normal childhood games
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While thinking about the boy she was dating and all of the things she had
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call to
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I
hadn't thought about being a
hadn't seen any black I There were Oblate Sisters at Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte at the time, but I never got to meet them."
probably obvious to everyone except for
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sister
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sisters.
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baptized Catholic but attended Episcopal services with her mother.
When
A visit to Sacred Heart College introduced her to the Mercy Sisters, and she remembers how welcoming and friendly they were. She decided to attend college in Belmont and became friends with young women, most of whom had decided to
she be-
gan attending Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School, she decided that she wanted to resume practicing her childhood faith again. High school wasw also the place where she developed relationships with the Sisters of St. Joseph
who
enter into religious
life.
From
discussions
staffed the school at the time.
with her friends and soul-searching, the
'The Sisters of St. Joseph had a powand positive influence on my life. They would invite me to dinner, for prayer and Mass, while I was a student,"
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she had ever thought about religious
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year before she
fin-
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said Sister Larretta.
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GREENSBORO is
an issue that raises
many
living
wage
good
will to
ponder solutions, said the director of Guilford County's Department of Social Services to a group at the Franciscan CenJune
Society must seek answers when working
hard
is
not enough, says
DSS speaker unbelievable. It astounds you, the strength
1 1.
"Then there
most basic of necessities because they work in low-paying jobs, said Shore. Basing his presentation on nearly 25 years of county government service, as well as the 2001 report "Working Hard is Not Enough" by the North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center
Shore emphasized
Franciscan Father Louis Canino is key in the issue, especially for those who do not want to face such an important concern that affects so many. He added that teaching and learning moments abound for those open to change and the possibility of reaching solutions as a community. "We are so caught up with our lifestyles that even being open to coming to a presentation like today might necessitate a change," said Father Canino,
that the
any longer provide any real indicator of what it takes to support a family," he said. "What you see is, in most cases, the low-income wage earner is not making enough to live." is
Not Enough"
director of the Franciscan Center.
report notes that the final yearly income
size,
than the poverty level guidelines set
by die federal government. Those figures compare the poverty level to what the report calls a "living income standard," which factors the most basic costs of hous-. ing, food, childcare, transportation, cal,
medi-
taxes and miscellaneous necessities.
About 37 percent of families living in Guilford County currently earn below that living wage standard, Shore said. He added that more than onethird of all North Carolinians earn below that amount. 'The question this raises for us as a society and hopefully we try for a just society is how do we go about address-
— —
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this,"
At
Shore
wage
Photo by Jimmy Rostar
Director of Guilford County's Department of Social Services John Shore, pictured left, addressed the living wage issue at the Franciscan Center June 1 1. and food services would force consumers to pay higher prices. "If we get everybody up to the Uving wage, how much will we as middle-class people have to pay for day care?" Shore posed. "Can we afford that? How will our houses get constructed?
...
Where
are
He strong
said education
possibilities at
and training are
improving the
situa-
tion.
Education and framing are important
the heart of the issue
is
the debate
factors in
he
how much income
said, "so
people earn,
the efforts to improve our
earners while business owners at-
school system and close the achievement
tempt to remain competitive in a freemarket and global economy. Shore pointed out that paying workers higher wages in such traditionally low-paying
gap between minority students and other students in our schools is something that we as a community can do that will posi-
—
—
industries such as childcare, construction
tively
impact
this
Raising the
minimum wage is
division.
Many
is
cause for
consider making a change."
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to
mum
find out about..
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more just wages. Opponents say there are better ways
should lead the
people
over time."
though one that
option, he said,
we
going to get that work done, and are we willing to pay the price and make the sacrifices in our lives?"
said.
over raising salaries to accommodate low-
"It's
matter of grasping your faith and asking what is the Lord really calling you to do at this time in your life to really a
needed to meet basic necessities in Guilford County is actually between $5,116.42 to $21,746.49 higher, depending on family
us to
agreed that education for everyone
federal poverty level does not
The 'Working Hard
a com-
calls
wrestie with these kinds of problems."
wage quandary. "One of the things that I think many is
this issue is
munity one, adding, "Christ
Equity, Shore highlighted several
to realize
where
are other stories
has gone wrong."
points of the living
come
and what people can
people are in despair, where everything
the
people have
spirit
accomplish.
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June
Graduation 2001
2001
22,
Diocesan high schoo chapter, open anothc ALESHA M. PRICE
By
halls await the return
and
Staff Writer
At the age of 1 7 or just begun, even
1
8,
though
—
a person's
it
is
life
already
has
filled
of current students
welcome incoming students. 'The class of 2001, in so many of
will
its
during the course of the current
activities
the
school year, has demonstrated a unique
day of school, prom and now, graduation. It may be the end of high school, but the beginning of the students' lives in the
awareness of its special place in the history
working world, the military or in college.
desire to be
High and Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School in
evidence of a
with
many
events
birth, first steps,
first
Seniors from Charlotte Catholic
School
Charlotte
in
Winston-Salem
said
good-bye to
their
congratulate the graduates as
they walk
down
the road to adulthood to
work toward obtaining set for
the goals they have
themselves and as they forge ahead
armed the grace and loving care of Jesus," said Father Mauricio W. West, vicar general and chancellor, who presided at both graduations this year.
'They have exhibited a fervent remembered not only as the
address.
final
chapter in a particular
phase of our school's history but to
be, in
very real ways, a part of new beginnings."
As
days
and said hello to a new world of opportunities and challenges. as high school students
"We
of the school," said Repass in his welcoming
the students sat quietly, they
lis-
tened a fellow alumna give the commence-
ment
address.
Mercy
Sister Larretta
Rivera-Williams, from the class of 1972,
reminded the students of their education at BMHS and to take the lessons, morals and ideals that they have learned with them to their respective colleges and to remain true to themselves in anything they decide to do.
'Yes, you think you are ready, but I would be willing to bet that the majority of you are not ready... I could not come here and not talk about the importance of prayer, faith and how you are going to have to keep God as your guiding force and Jesus as a constant companion by your side," said .
Bishop McGuinness Memorial High School Young women checked their makeup in the large dressing
and hair
room
mirror,
while the young men checked each other ties
Sister Larretta
and made sure the tassels would not fall off of their mortarboards. They waited patiently backstage at the Stevens Center in the North Carolina School of the Perform-
to graduates.
ing Arts in Winston-Salem until for
them
to
make
their
it
was time
grand entrance and
Sister of St. Joseph
BMHS
Anne Thomas
dean of students, gave the
nervous bunch last-minute cues and instructions. As the familiar sounds of 'Pomp and Circumstance" were heard, the students entered from behind the crowd of expectant parents and family, some of whom had their cameras and camcorders in hand to catch their son or daughter frozen in their memory-making moment
On the second of June, 55 students sat onstage behind George Repass, principal; Dr. Michael Skube, superintendent of schools and Father West Repass
BMHS
remarked that
this class
"Class of 2001... take the lead. priceless in front
moment you
of you.
At
this
have your whole
Remember the
life
strong foun-
you by God, community of BMHS. Live
dation that has been granted to
family and the
walk with courage, stand tall with May God be most generous in blessing each of you as you get a grip and in faith,
take their places onstage.
Taylor,
during her animated speech
integrity.
take the lead," she continued.
During the commencement
exercises,
Sister Larretta received the Founders'
Award school vice
for
an "alumnus or associate of the life has been marked by ser-
whose
who
is
a reflection of the ideals embod-
ied in the school's sense of mission."
award
will
The
be presented to individuals peri-
odically at various designated times of that
year, explained Repass.
Salutatorian William
Trey Ketcham
kept the audience and his classmates in
of 2001 would be
constant laughter with his humorous ad-
school. A new
dress which included descriptions and
the last to graduate from the
school building has been erected, and
its
characteristics of several of the students,
-
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22,
2001
!
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Graduation 2001
graduations end one students' lives
in faculty
and
staff in
continuous reminiscence
of school days not long since past for these
new
get our wings, so to speak, that will take us
grow
many places. As far as we travel, however, we will always remain a part of Charlotte Catholic. Yes, we will love our new lives after high school, but we will always remember those wonderful early years of
under the watchful eyes of the time
we
first
many
people.
met each other
huddled elbow-to-elbow in the foyer of the school to this
moment
right now, sitting
we have conand guided toward
...
elbow-to-elbow on the stage,
learning, laughter
stantly been nurtured
ership."
The class
our next step and next decision. But, (we)
know
it is
time to
make our own
decisions
and step forth from the guidance that has taken us thus far," said
Ketcham to his fellow
lowed with
Jessica Enos, the class valedictorian, said in her address, 'Don't ever forget the
you learned
in
high
school...
.
Next,
and preparation
valedictorian,
his
Ryan
his address as
he talked about
friends
He
told
all
of his classmates to
year has been dominated by
we also find
The BMHS graduates received over $2 million dollars in scholarships. Thirty-eight
of the students
will attend in-state colleges,
while 13 will venture out into
new territory
to attend colleges elsewhere in the country.
by
and the importance of accepting
one's self
have made you stronger. Also, don't ever forget your roots. Remember that you are a ."
in
Acoa
+ ^athan in Aeon =
The
college acceptance letters, being accepted
don't forget about the bad ones because they
a part of you...
/Heikcn
theme of acceptance was interweaved
strive for their
is
Soer, fol-
thoughts about his time
along with the lessons, keep the memories you made and the experiences you had at Bishop close to your heart I guarantee the good ones will bring a smile to your face. But
part of Bishop, and Bishop
for lead-
spent in a Catholic high school setting.
throughout
graduates.
lessons
will
have been fortunate to have a
great environment to learn and to
From
how much he
CCHS: 'Tonight, we officially graduate. We
alumni.
"We
sphere at his school and
miss his classmates, friends and teachers at
dreams and goals and
to keep
mind that they are the future. "What better topic for graduation than acceptance? It would seem that our entire in
it
in
our parents
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Charlotte Catholic High School Area meteorologists had predicted rain that evening, but the ominous clouds seemed to hold the storms in respect of the occasion. Graduates, parents and faculty gathered in Ovens Auditorium in Charlotte to witness
commencement exercises
class of 2001.
for the
Two-hundred students
Augustinian Father James Cassidy, principal, Dr. Skube and Father
CCHS West
group of students, some of whom strutted stage, all smiles because of what they were hearing. Many of them were treated to familiar nicknames said aloud and yelps from students as well as family. After the last 'Z'
name was
called, the students rose
began cheering for the night they had been working toward for 13 years, while their parents and family, many of them in the
The entering college freshmen were awarded over $3 million in scholarships, and 38 percent of the CCHS students will remain in North Carolina to start the next phase of their education at colleges and
After the night's honorees calmed down, they listened to their fellow graduates reminisce about their four years together at
school. Salutatorian Patrick
Barrett
Honeycutt talked about the family atmo-
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JIMMY ROSTAR
—
Such
Praising her as a
dedicated teacher with a cheerful spirit and
a love for adventure, peers of Franciscan
Mona Wingert
Sister
honored her for 15
years of service to the Catholic school
com-
munity of the Diocese of Charlotte. Sister
schools. Principals, diocesan officials, school
board members, family members and close friends gathered June 13 in the ministry center at St. Gabriel Church to pay tribute
woman who has overseen the diocesan program and
schools' curriculum, testing
teacher certification for a decade and a half In addition to her tenacity as an administrator, her colleagues lauded Sister
Mona
as a caring
and enthusiastic
woman
of God. fair.
a lighthearted af-
Principals from the diocese's
in
handy
in
gram, she ensures that each of the 17
lotte,
diocesan schools administer standardized
Charleston, S.C, with testing as well.
—
the while seeing the best in everything
she encounters.
Mona
as "an extraordinary presence
combination of
terrific
things about this that
do thank
all
I
in
teacher certification for the Diocese of Char-
overseeing the testing pro-
and she plans to
Her supervision of curriculum has included assisting in the choos-
assist the
Diocese of
tests properly.
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Continued on
—
a
steely professional determination," quali-
he said have shaped her as a dedi-
cated educator. Sister
Dubuque
at the
will miss.
Mona
countenance and
Mona
arrived in the Charlotte
where she was an educational consultant for 20 schools. She was also a school principal and teacher in Waterloo, Iowa,
many
"retired," Sister
be periodically involved
open and cheerful Midwestern spirit" who is always "ready for anything." He said from his earliest days as a principal in the Diocese of Charlotte, he recognized Sister
Mona's ministry of education and service. "I certainly want to thank all of you for all of your kind words tonight, just for being here and making me feel so much a "There are so
will continue to
situations, calling her a "uniquely
tional roles in
Mona
schools to earn and keep their teaching
George Repass, principal of Bishop McGuinness High School, recalled Sister Mona's sincerity with all people and in all
administrators and school board members, shared memories of Sister
festivities.
Though now
leading toward principals' meetings
Diocese after service in a variety of educa-
conclusion of the
ordering them from publishers.
licenses. In
—
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part of you," said Sister
Mona
from seeking the best good adventure prices on textbooks to navigating roads
Catholic schools, along with Schools' Office
ing of textbooks for the classrooms and
Chicago.
in
In the Charlotte Diocese, Sister
has worked with teachers in the diocesan
ties
The evening was
have come
traits
her role as an administrator, speakers said. They noted Sister Mona's love for a
all
Mona is retiring this summer as
assistant superintendent of Catholic
to a
and
generosity and your tenacity."
Associate Editor
CHARLOTTE
2001
22,
Mona Wingert praised for dedicated service
Sister By
June
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in
the Archdiocese of her native state of Iowa,
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of you so very much."
Just as she had done through the
evening of good-natured "roasting" June 13, those gathered said Sister Mona kept a smile on her face through all the challenges and experiences of her tenure as a leader in Catholic education.
With poems and
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of the remarkable things about you, Sister Mona, is that you truly find joy in your
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of seven children, Sister
also looks forward to spending
Mona
to
all
It is
with principals and
other guests was but one celebration for
St.
15.
Wingert," Skube
the June 13 gathering, Sister
mentor not only
someone's
life, if
you
look at
reception in the diocesan pastoral center
Mona was
at
said.
and princi-
Bishop William G. Curlin remarked on his most vivid memory of the Franciscan sister, whose office was in the
pals in the schools she helps oversee.
diocesan pastoral center in Charlotte, as
Janice Ritter, assistant superintendent of
seeing her in the center's chapel. There, he
hailed as a
to
the countless students she has encountered, but also to the teachers
schools, called Sister
Mona a 'living saint"
said,
and thanked her for showing Ritter the ropes as a new administrator several
she showed her love for
—
especially
God most
both in personal prayer and
during daily Mass. "Of all the wonderful things we do in that building, I always say our celebra-
years ago. "It's been an absolute pleasure working with Sister Mona," said Sandra McMonagle, principal of Our Lady of Mercy School in High Point. "She definitely has been a wonderful teacher to all of us, and I am grateful for the time and energy she gives." Betsy DesNoyer, principal of All Saints School in Charlotte, said Sister Mona's model of service is inspiring. "One
tion of the Eucharist
we Mona is
is
the most impor-
Bishop Curlin.
tant thing
do," said
"Sister
certainly part of the heart
of that." Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by
calling
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MERCY SISTER, from page 7 eight years after that, but
how she's contributed to all of us, if you look at how she not only impacted us but the lives of children before, now and in the future, we really do see God in Mona
honored during a Mass at Gabriel Church June 10 and at a
At
example
that
you look
"If
Mona was
June
a wonderful
is
said.
intendent of Catholic schools.
the retiring assistant superintendent. Sister
of us," she
example by which she lives that illustrates Sister Mona's Christ-like presence, said Dr. Michael Skube, super-
with family. She plans to travel to Ger-
many next month. The gathering
and that
ministry,
more time
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th e Diocese
open
to the idea after
I
began to be
I
spoke with Mercy
Margaret McNally, who was superior general at the time. She told me that 'if it is courage you need, come to us, and we'll give you that courage,'" re-
Sister Jeanne
membered
had a Christian Leadership
Sister Larretta, after she
taken part weekend.
in
With her newfound courage, she began the nine-month-long application process. She entered into candidacy with the Regional Community of North Carolina of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas in 1982. "I found the Sisters of Mercy were friendly, hospitable, encouraging and inviting. Eight years prior to that time, I would not have been ready." Sister Larretta professed final vows in 1991 and continued working as an educator for 15 years at Bishop McGuinness High School, her alma mater; Sacred Heart School in Salisbury; the now-defunct Sacred Heart School in Belmont; St. Patrick School in Charlotte and Charlotte Catholic High School in Charlotte. "I enjoyed teaching high school students and probably learned more
from them as much as I was trying to teach them. I have received notes and letters from kids I've taught thanking me for something I've said or the rapport I had with them," she said. Perhaps the most touching article she has ever received was a wedding invitation from a former student with a note which read 'thank you for teaching with your heart.' In 1993, she began to feel fatigue,
to...
which later,
distances, but the disease has not dampened her spirit.
use a walker, and
many
sight like so
never
I've
I
don't have to
haven't lost
I
defeated by
felt
it,
she said in a courageous tone.
much
my
eye-
people with this disease.
and
everything will work out
faith
"I
have
I
right,"
all
received so
support from the Sisters throughout
this process,
and
I
cannot thank them or
repay them enough for Sister Larretta,
that."
who
has been the
director of faith formation at St. Benedict
Moor Church in Winston-Salem, her home parish, plays guitar and accessory the
percussion instruments in her spare time.
She says that she enjoys church ministry and has been intrigued by the role reversal
she has experienced.
"Many
of the older parishioners that
once looked up to are now coming to me for advice and help. It is affirming because I know I'm needed and wanted," said I
Sister Larretta,
summer
who
is
currently teaching
adult education
parish. 'This
is
programs
at her
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June
22,
2001
Readings
Book Review
Book offers host of persuasive voices SISTER CAMILLE D'ARIENZO, RSM Catholic News Service
Reviewed by
Springtime 2001 stands as a season of discontent in which our national psyche
throbs with passion for vengeance and vindication.
The
venom is a boy, Timothy
target of
former Catholic altar
Coaxed away from his own rage by memory, Welch recognized that no execution would bring his daughter back. He concluded, "It's all about revenge and hate. And revenge and hate is why Julie and 167 others are dead today." The numerous relatives of murder vic-
Word to Life
that
its
tims
crammed
June 24, The Birth of John
beUefs.
the
Readings:
Isaiah 49:1-6
1)
Psalm 139:1-3, 13-15
into the pages of Bosco's
book express similar
C
Baptis Cycle
Acts 13:22-26
2)
As an author
Luke
3) Gospel:
1.-57-66,
80
of nine books, a columnist for Catholic
News
Service and the mother of a slain son and daughter-in-law, Bosco is personally and professionally qualified to bring to-
CHOOSING MERCY: A MOTHER OF
MURDER VICTIMS PLEADSTO ENDTHE
gether these voices.
DEATH PENALTY, by Antoinette Bosco. Ortois (Maryknoll, N.Y., 2001).
239 pp., $17.
McVeigh, who, in an unfathomable departure from his childhood
faith,
Marie Deans, a founder of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation in distilled 1976, from the anguish surrounding the murder of her mother-in-law that
who
killing those
be-
kill
"only takes us
came the despised
deeper into imitat-
"Oklahoma
ing and becoming
bomber," ending
what we
the lives of 168 in-
Coretta Scott King, widow of one of America's most
nocent children, women and men. Make no mistake about it, the most
despise."
murder
famous
victims, concluded,
staunch opponents
"An
of capital punish-
redeemed by an
ment
evil
find
their
severely by both the violent act and its unrepentant per-
evil
deed
is
not
deed of retaliaJustice
faith
tion.
tested
never advanced
the taking of a hu-
man
When
petrator.
McVeigh
is
in
is
life.
was kidnapped, and murdered, realized
ing from the undeniably errant behavior of
year-old daughter, Susie,
the FBI, the public discourse escalated.
brutally abused
With
that her desire to destroy her daughter's
providential timing, Antoinette book, "Choosing Mercy:
Mother of Murder Victims Pleads
to
A
End
the Death Penalty," presents us with a host
of persuasive voices opposing the death penalty, including families of
murder
vic-
torturer
God
was destroying
her.
She begged
to transform her fury into forgiveness.
She came to define forgiveness as "a letting go of the desire for punishment and, instead, taking up the idea of restoration, of
some good order, although it may not be the same order." She added, "Forgiveness means feeling
putting things back in
tims.
Bud Welch, whose daughter Julie was
among McVeigh's victims, stories. Welch told Bosco
is
one of the from his
that
drew the memory of
observation after listening to a re-
port of an execution in Texas: said, "that makes me sick. Texans are doing is teaching all the children down there to hate. The murderer did wrong, but now the government
"Dad," she
All those
has stooped to his
concern, even love, for the offender." All
who have
suffered a death
do not
concur in the approaches cited here, but from those who have let God transform them, there are lessons to be learned lessons as old as time and as
risky.
The
Catholic Church, both in and moral teachings, is almost always prophetic. It pains a lot of people to hear ancient verities proclaimed in the face of current sinfulness. Even Jesus' claims to divinity and Sonship, the most basic part of our faith, the part which undergirds all the claims to truth from which the rest of our proclamation of Gospel values flows, is an affront to those who do not believe. Yet we must proclaim. But sometimes we think too narrowly of who it is that proclaims the prophetic its
social
new
generation, she
no way
perfect,
enfleshed. She
none of us
reconcile us to
men and women, she sang from way of
if
the rooftop, "Prepare ye the the Lord."
QUESTION: Can you name silent prophets and own life and experi-
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say that prophets are less than appreciated is an understatement to the max. If they are saying anything at all, it is the thing that makes us uncomfortable, that seeks to move us to repentance, beyond our comfort zones and perhaps off actions
who spoke little. But when he spoke of his respect for other people, no matter their race or religion, he spoke volumes. My mother-in-law, Irene, his widow, has always spoken to me of the power of forgiveness and reconciliation in ways that no pastoral or learned volume could but in the flesh. Now, with her weight dropped below 90 pounds, and her eyesight dimmed by macular devirtue,
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2001
22,
"Lawrence of Arabia" (1963)
Video reviews
Set within the frame of a grand adventure
By Catholic News Service
NEW YORK (CNS) —
The follow-
ing are home videocassette reviews from U.S. Catholic Conference Office for.
the
Film and Broadcasting. Each videocas-
VHS format.
Theatmovies on video have a U.S. Catho-
sette is available
rical
on
and Motion
Conference classification
lic
Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age
group for
the video audience.
The following films feature Anthony who died June 3.
Quinn,
from
Alistair
World War
man with an ambiguity mystery still surrounding this mythic figure. Bloody wartime battles and implications of a homosexual incident. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG parental guidance suggested. (Columbia TriStar) aspects of the suitable to the
—
—
"The Lost
Peck, David
Command"
French paratroopers
action yarn
MacLean's novel about Al-
commandos (Gregory
lied
II
study of British
this interesting
is
hero-author T.E. Lawrence (Peter OToole), whose World War I exploits in leading the Arabs against the Turks made his literary works popular in the 1920s. Director David Lean focuses on the diverse
"The Guns of Navarone" (1961) Oversized
and torture against the
atrocity
whom
(1966)
retaliate
Mark Robson,
emplacement atop a Greek Director J. Lee Thompson notches
island.
the suspense tightly along the
bang-up
finish
way
to a
but the spectacle's impact
lessened by scant attention to the
is
tale's
human dimension. Wartime violence. The US. Catholic Conference classification is AI general patronage. Not rated by the
—
Motion Picture Association of America. (Columbia TriStar)
"La Strada" (1956) Two-bit strongman (Anthony Quinn) adds a simple-minded peasant Masina) to
(Giulietta
his circus act, treat-
ing her badly until a tragic encounter with a bantering acrobat (Richard Basehart)
who
to help her. Italian director
tries
somber picture of lost on the backroads of life has its emo-
Federico souls
Fellini's
tional center in Masina's
Chaplinesque performance as the poor waif struggling to keep her spirit from being crushed by the brute she serves. Subtitles.
Some
stylized
violence and brutalizing conditions of
The is
life.
the film
is
A-III
—
adults.
Not
rated by the
Motion
Picture Association of America. (Columbia
"Requiem
TriStar)
down
who
to achieve his best works, with
unrecognized until after his death. Directed by Vincente Minnelli from Norman Corwin's adaptation of the Irving Stone novel, the result does well in re-creating the artist's times as his genius
creative vision.
is
A-II
—
adults and adolescents.
Picture Association of America. (Sultan
Not
Entertainment)
ciation of America.
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was PG-13 parents strongly cautioned. Some ma-
terial
may
under
13.
be inappropriate for children (20th Century Fox)
Anthony Quinn embodies the zestful, warmly human title character who helps his withdrawn English employer (Alan
The is
adults.
"Zorba the Greek" (1965)
dignity after
U.S. Catholic Conference classification
Catholic Conference classification
—
Association of America rating
is
some human
A-III
A-
and adolescents. Not rated by
Bates) learn to enjoy
life
of
in spite
imperfections, including sad encounters
(Columbia TriStar)
along the
"A Walk
in
way with a lonely widow (Irene Papas) and an elderly courtesan (Lila
the Clouds" (1995)
romance end of World War II when a married vet (Keanu Reeves) undertakes to help an unwed pregnant woman (Aitana Sanchez-Gijon) face the wrath of her Mexican-American father (Giancarlo Giannini) by pretending to be her husband. Lyrically directed by Alfonso Arau, their subsequent romance unfolds on the wealthy vineyard estate of the woman's
Cacoyannis, the
Michael
by
Directed
Kedrova).
Stylish but highly contrived
set at the
realistic depiction
living conditions
on die
of harsh
island of Crete
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an emotionally strong picture of a broken-down boxer script,
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tion
Michael
Rod
rected by Ralph Nelson from
17 years in the ring. Brutal boxing scenes
Stylized violence and sexual innuendo.
The U.S.
the boxer into a clownish wrestler. Di-
TV
An-
thony Quinn), but the plot contrivances detract from the story's celebration of traditional values and feel-good ending. Plot hinged on deceit, some violent wartime flashbacks and several sexual situations.
plans to square his debts by turning
well as his artistic influences (notably
the artist's
loving family (headed by grandfather
social
worker (Julie Harris) tries to help a punched-out prizefighter (Anthony Quinn) find a new line of work until stymied by his manager (Jackie Gleason)
Not rated by the Motion
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U.S. Catholic Conference classification adults.
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(1962) Gritty drama in which
"Lust for Life" (1956)
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The
A-III
—
action well-staged with realistic violence.
The U.S.
'Evolution'
Actors Orlando Jones, Seann William Scott and David Duchovny, notice that a "dead" alien might not be dead in Columbia Picture's new comedy "Evolution." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
may have
Anthony Quayle)
muddled the politics, but the acting is good (Anthony Quinn and Alain Delon) and the
artillery
Scene from movie
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22,
Notes on the Sarcastic Conversation Mode
When you're
The Pope
growing
Coming of Age
up, there's a lot of adapting to
be done.
You have to adjust to your new size. You can't just jump up from the dining room table anymore, since
Speaks
chances are you would bash your head on the light fixture,
and that might hurt. You also have the fun trick of figuring out how to make all the parts of your body work together in concert I once knew a boy who grew a foot in a year. That's an inch a month. His mother said that not only did the kid experience real "growing pains," he had a terrible time with
AMY WELBORN CNS
Columnist
coordination.
Besides
all
of that and a
more, there's the matter of
lot
words and
conversation: chit-chat; exchanging relationship to that part of
God's true desire
is
How do you
to
to impart peace,
"Even faced with the chaos of evil, the tempests of prays
feels at peace,
wrapped
in the
tion tiiat providence offers to those
and follow
his ways,"
who
mande of protecwho praise God
he said June 13
at the
weeldy in
blinding sunshine in St. Peter's Square, the pope
continued a series of talks on the Psalms used in die
to
me, and during
her, but after several
My
is
he
just,"
minutes of this, quite frankly,
replaced by the certainty of divine protecsaid the
still
firmly entrenched in
it's
it.
There's no such
I tell
you.
It's
not
to state the opposite of the truth in
answer to every single
question he's asked.
-
"Do you want some more Or,'Tm
You know
really tired.
think
I
OK?" "Come on Mom, you
v
pizza?"
hate pizza."
I
I'll
go
to bed. Shut out the
lights,
anytiiing
all
can't
be
You
tired.
don't
do
he
said.
Pope says catacombs
On the Light Side
DAN MORRIS CNS Columnist
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— Welcoming
visi-
catacombs of Rome where early Christian martyrs were buried can be an opportunity to help
modern
"By following the itinerary of the early
pilgrims,
who
doubtful, can be led
often are disoriented and
more
easily to rediscover their
and dedicate themselves with renewed enthusiasm to following Christ like the many martyrs of the first centuries did," the pope said. He met June 9 at the Vatican with members of the Pontifical Commission for Sacred Archeology, the office responsible for the operation and preservation of Christian catacombs throughout
Rome.
Italy,
but par-
beyond the
life is
trivialities
so very ordinary, so
doesn't even require a serious response
have to learn is that none of us and that being sarcastic, while
all
life
funny once in a while, isn't the most helpful way to communicate. It can be demeaning, it can be arrogant, and, worst of all, it can be a means of avoiding other, more honest ways of communicating. God gave us the gift of speech for a reason: to share the realities of our inner lives with others and to grow in love. If you're falling into the trap of sarcasm, it might be worth considering what you might be trying to avoid. So next time a sarcastic comment crosses your mind, think twice. Because, you know, we really are "so interested" to hear what it might be!
No doubt about
a high-five from God. yes, there are times a
woman
it.
will
of our brains about then,
I
and nuns
in a highly spiritual state,
only with
roadkill.
Likewise, theomechanics could explore mysteries like
the ground exhorts a supernatural attraction to tools
When men
are alone with
other men, they will admit seeing 9/ 16ths sockets or even
Human
Brain and Religious Experience: Finding All the Links Thanks largely to Buddhist monks and Franciscan nuns we have a new area of scientific research studying the link between the human brain and religious experiences:
am among
those
who
think
.it
should have been
—
kinds of potential spinoff sciences. "Like what, smarty pants?" you might say.
How
about "theogeekology," the study of the
relationship between
humans and computers? Or, human spiritual-
and televised sports?
What
about
my
This would be the study of the
human
beings and machines.
women
have secretiy studied
waiting for the right time to
spiritual relationship
between
Many, many, many men and this for
call it for
But, yes, there are times
when
years and have been
what a
it is:
man
is
goofy.
driving his
1957 Chevy pickup with the engine purring, sun shining,
arm
hearing the tools sing
resting out the open
window and he
those roller-coaster, hoop-dee-doo feelings in his
even though the road
is flat.
Man
one of stomach
receives
and machine merge.
battery and dart to the
little
confide
high-pitched, taunting songs
"wee, hee, wee, hee, ding-dingy-ding") en route to
(like,
earth.
Closed-end half-inch wrenches sing a par-
ticularly irritating little ditty.
Sophisticated and highly sensitive testing equipment would be developed to measure particular machines' dis^ likes for certain individuals. A whole chapter in theomechanics could be based on one 1972 Mercedes 220D's intense dislike for my wife. It would take me anywhere, no questions asked. However, it broke down
many
times
we
claimed the tow-truck
driver as a dependent.
One branch
titled "Oooohwould concentrate on quescan prayer make a car go after the
of theomechanics could be
Eieee, Ooooh-Eieeee." Students
tions such as,
personal favorite, "theomechanics?"
flat
way faster than if you just dropped it. When men know one another well, they also
with her driving so spiritual
"jockeology," the quest for understanding ity
torque wrenches levitate off a
ground,
mother
nunmonkology to honor the holy people who allowed their brains to be scanned the resulting images proving tiiat parts of the brain are stimulated and other parts quieted by meditation and prayer. Regardless, we should all be grateful. This opens up all
religious identity
ticularly in
it
placed under an open hood.
them rediscover the importance of faith, Pope John Christians and imitating their gestures of devotion,
both to ourselves and
adult,
us.
Of course, what we
how
called
tors to the
In a
would wager my Ricky Henderson rookie card they would look a lot like the cranium candids of those monks
I
evangelization
own
self-evident that
from
in.
machine merge. Low-five from God. Maybe.
neurotheology.
are privileged place for
II said.
seem more
try to indicate that we're
If researchers took a picture
son,'"
that's
that are obviously untrue.
be walking out to the car and know the battery is dead before she even unlocks the door. She just knows, that's all. Mind and
that with which the Father, in his manifesta-
'Moved
we
being discussed, that ordinary
said.
tion at Jesus' baptism, revealed the deepest identity of
Paul
In order to
And,
voice in the universe, "the highest expression of this
this
comments
goes back to the whole growing-up thing.
It's
ered by some to be among the oldest, in the New Testament accounts of God speaking from heaven over Jesus, the pope said. While the thunder in the psalm represents God's
is
in a culture
day."
Christians also see echoes of the psalm, consid-
voice
it
others,
got
some reason he feels moved
just that for
the serene sureness of blessing reserved to the
he
it
We live
know.
I
sarcasm and irony, or humor
in
are above ordinary
"No, of course not.
storm imagery serves to remind believers that God's mystery "cannot be captured and dominated" by humans. "The psalm presents us, however, with another aspect of the face of God one that is discovered in the mtimacy of prayer and the celebration of the liturgy," which is "the mystery of love poured forth on the faithful,
one
that he's mean,
said.
The pope
chuckled along with
I
teen-age sons both have gone through the same
stage, with
In the psalm's description of a deafening storm,
tion,"
couple of times,
pretty tiresome.
God's voice to thunder.
"terror
The young person sat on the couch next the whole gathering she made constant
first
the culture,
attempt to put yourself above the situation you're
way,
comments under her breath about what was
going on. The
it's
drenched
But there's something else, and maybe this is what you should watch out for if you find yourself falling into the trap of constant sarcasm. For teens, sarcasm can be an
recently visited with a group of people that included
I
a young teen-ager.
Liturgy of the Hours by focusing on Psalm 29, which likens
from
One pitfall in this process for a lot of young people is to
thing as a straight answer from this guy,
general audience.
Addressing some 15,000 pilgrims gathered
transition
for adult ears isn't
fit
resort to sarcasm.
sarcastic II said.
history and the wrath of divine justice, the one
known, the
I've
exactiy smooth.
—
Ms true desire is
most kids
Part of that's
rooted in mockery or
learn to talk like an adult?
If you're like
By JOHN NORTON Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Despite God's fearsome power over the universe, believers discover through prayer that
Your
ideas.
requires adaptation too.
childish speech to conversation
impart peace, says pope
Pope John Paul
life
"How far
gauge reads empty?" Or, "Under what conditions will God intervene to make the warning light quit flashing 'HOT!'?" Or, "What saint's dashboard statue is the most efficacious in preventing accidents?"
Like die authors ofthe book on neurotheology wrote 'The realness of Absolute Unitary
a higher
God
exists,
but
it
Being
is
not conclusive proof that
makes a strong case
that there
more to human existence than sheer material existence." I wonder if they have a 1957 Che\y pickup.
is
June
2001
22,
Our discussion centered on Steven. The Catholic Church says
Candle
obligated to use extraordinary
A
life.
most
respirator
"causing"
its
him
no advantage
Guest Columnist
The end
chance of recovery.
and anoint our
to bless
and a
is
it
"Steven has no
all:
coming
soon. Please
come
Steven was thirty-years-old
son."
youngest of several children From birth, Steven has battled
lifetime parishioner, the
in a close-knit family.
cystic fibrosis. His
life
was
in
it
many ways
a miracle.
Owing
past five years of age.
At
the
to advances in
medicine that was later amended to age 15. 20.
His survival to see
reason to
To
rejoice.
Then maybe
his thirtieth birthday
had been a
get to that age wasn't easy, and
and kidneys had finally given up. All that was left was the droning sound of the respirator, doing the breathing that Steven could no longer do for himself He was deep in a coma, and there was no chance that he would return. Left to his own devices he would have already left us. His body remained alive because of machines. That's what I walked into at ten o'clock one recent night. And into the maelstrom of an animated family discussion. Steven's mother, convinced that mechanical life was not life at all. His father was equally convinced that he did not want to turn the machine off and end his son's earthly life. Both are great people who loved the son they had nurtured for so long. Both are tiiis
night, the lungs
people of hope,
who saw
Holy
We
recently
some discussion as
to
encouraged to
off the respirator
let
GINA M. RHODES
Dad saw
this
the
kind of decision every day.
The
is
to see that
of value,
life is
We come from God,
but not an absolute value. hoped-for eternity
be respected.
lives will
And, importandy, we need with God.
The end
of
life
and our
shouldn't
been seen as a feared ending, but as transition to a higher life
and a higher
earthly
life
was the
moved past his could not give him true
Steven has
level of love.
release that allowed Steven to experi-
For
me it was
a privilege: to share a family's pain
is
a
grace; to participate in their important discussions about
the love
go and
takes to let
it
Steven's passage from this I've just described
is
let
God; and to witness next The situation of us face, one way or
to the
life
something all and think
another. Don't read this
it's
about others.
It's
a
wise and insightful family that talks about this issue today, so that tomorrow's outiook can be stacles. Life is
a great
enhance that precious
filled
with fewer ob-
Knowing how to leave can only
gift. gift.
Msgr. Jim Lisante
is
the director
of the Christophers
Question
and there was Holy Communion.
in situations such as this.
it
to the rules
about receiving
Are there such exceptions
CNS
humanity? I was taught
not receiving the sacraments
heaven,
By
I
mean
it is
for a
good Communion.
Catholics
who
meaning of Com-
munion, would be sinning objectively, but perhaps not subjectively or personally.
In other words, Catholics to share in
Mass and
who
consistently refuse
the sacraments should not receive
Communion without confession. One wonders, if their Catholic faith and the sacraments are so important, why the gross neglect of their relationship to God in these ways at other times? Only God can judge them. I'm just asking whether have any Catholic faith. If they do, why is it important only on sad and family occasions and not at other times? It's a matter of personal honesty with God. feel
they
on Aug.
body and soul into 15. Is
your answer
In a recent column you discussed the possible locations
of tlie Blessed Virgins death and tomb. Doesn't teach that
Mary was
not subject to death as
is
the church the rest
of
owned
List etc.).
(joindy, sepa-
any memberships (country
club, time-shares,
What are tlie beneficiary designations on your bank
How much do you owe and to whom? This will take some time and force you to get all your records in order. But the process will be instructive for you and timesaving when your attorney begins to quiz you about these things. It's easy to overlook some assets, so be as thorough as possible. 2. Select key people you want to involve. Who do you want to oversee the probating of your estate (your personal representative)? Who do you want to serve as the trustee of any trusts created by your will? Who do you want to be the guardians of any minor children you might have? And don't forget about your power-of-attomey and health care documents. You will need not only primary names, but also back-up names in case your first choices are unable or unwilling to serve If possible, have two additional policies?
is
another financially strapped.
either too perplex-
How much is too much?
How litde is too little? You might want
to discuss this subject with a
trusted friaid or personal advisor.
You are correct. We do believe that the mother of was taken into heaven, body and soul, when her
A. Jesus
on earth ended. However, the church has never taken an official position on whether she died or not before the assumption. Most generally, it is believed she did die, and if she did she would have been buried somewhere, just as Christ was. The discussions are about where such a burial might have taken place. When the assumption was proclaimed a dogma of the Catholic faith by Pope Pius XII in 1950, he avoided the question of her death. He said simply that at the end of her earthly cursu") she
life
Latin, "expleto terrestris vitae
(in
was accepted
into
heaven by God.
A
brochure
English or Spanish outlining marriage regulations in the Catholic Church and explaining the promises in an interfaith marriage is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com. free
in
And remember,
a will you can always change your mind
later.
with
The
important thing is to at least get a plan in place for now.
Determine your charitable bequests. organization(s) do you want to support with gifts from your estate? Of course, we hope your will includes either your parish, Catholic school, agency, the Diocese or the Foundation in your plans. Your estate gift will make a difference and help us 4.
Which
work into the future. component to your estate plan can have significant meaning to your survivors continue this important
A
charitable giving
and communicate your values in a powerful way. It can also help you establish a legacy that will outlive your children and grandchildren.
To help you
still
Mary's resting place
Q
Mary was assumed
celebrate this
life
are so uneducated in their faith or
are seriously out of touch with the
they
and we
a sin unless they are so
ignorant of their faith or so mentally or otherwise handicapped that they do not know what is necessary
are the various assets
rately, etc.)?
issues to consider. Too much may stifle personal initiative and feelings of self-worth. One child may be careless with money, another disciplined. One may have physical needs requiring extra assistance. One may be self-sufficient,
consistent with Catholic theology?
objectively,
How
inheritance
any unforgiven mortal sins, to receive Communion. For Catholics to neglect the obligations of their faith to the point of seldom participating at Mass and sinful.
you can do some things to save time and money. Here are four tips: 1. Prepare an inventory of your estate. Since your estate plan will essentially direct the transfer of your assets at death, you should compile a list of all your holdings and obligations. What do you own? How much is it worth? Where is it located? estate plan,
There are many
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objectively seriously
— and Yourself
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A. There are no exceptions to the requirement that
is
to Help Your Lawyer
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getting a will because this step
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names for each position. Having all of tiiis cared for before visiting your attorney will make tilings much easier and time-efficient 3. Decide what to give family members. This can be one of the most difficult parts of the whole process. Indeed, some people endlessly delay
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brokerage and retirement accounts and your insurance
ence the fullness of life in God.
in the family,
should receive
Giving
not
is
for Steven.
hopes for the end of our
Communion
who
Instead, we're
way to meet this challenge is through dialogue before we get to that point. Living wills that indicate who we are and what we believe can help. But making our intentions known to family and friends is the best assurance that our
that for the first time in Steven's
had a death
is
best
Inactive Catholics Receiving Q.
that view
the "extraordinary means" will
body. Turning off a machine that
included a lung transplant along the way.
On
life
People face
unique.
time of his diagnosis, in infancy, he was not expected to
make
And
Planned
human
wisdom of letting Steven go home. And so, with parental consent, the machine was turned off Steven slipped quiedy and gendy away. The challenge faced by Steven's parents is no longer
Go
Letting
are not morally
to sustain
In fact, keeping him on the machine whose time has come. And does it to
to die.
In time, his
telephone message said
we
means
Turning
course.
prolongs a bodily
MSGR. JIM LISANTE
when
in recovery.
nature take
the proper choice for that
into that category.
fits
forcefully true
not result
The
was not temporal but heavenly.
earthly journey, hope
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Light
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Editorials
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organize and plan for
tlie
future, I'd
send you a free copy of the brochure "Personal
Financial Affairs Record." Please contact
370-3320, or write to Charlotte,
at 1123 S.
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the director
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Salem, representing the Western
N.C. Council of Churches
North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has
announces new leadership Special to
THE CATHOLIC NEWS & HERALD RALEIGH The North Carolina
—
Council of Churches recently elected new leadership to serve on its executive board. Members of the council's House of Delegates chose the officers during a meeting last month. The Rev. Joseph C. Brown Sr. is the new president. Pastor of St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Wilmington, Rev. Brown is a graduate of Shaw University and has been active with the council in a variety of roles for more than a decade. Bridget B. Johnson of Greensboro becomes immediate past president after serving as president for two years. Johnson represents the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and works as a parish area coordinator for the Piedmont-Triad office of the diocese's Catholic Social Services. The Rev. William H. Tiemann of
Davidson
is
the
new
June
Around the State
first vice presi-
dent. A longtime pastor and Presbytery administrator in Texas and North Carolina, he represents the Presbytery of Charlotte. The Rev. Hope Morgan Ward is the new second-vice president. A resident of Raleigh and graduate of Duke University and Duke Divinity School,
she serves as executive director of Correctional Ministries for the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist church. The new third vice president is the Rev. Dr. Conrad Pridgen, pastor of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Greensboro. He holds degrees from Shaw University, Yale Divinity School and United Theological Seminary, and he has served churches in Raleigh, Kenansville, Kinston, Jackson and Charlotte. Barbara Volk of Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh is fourth vice president. She is president of the North Carolina unit of Church Women United and serves on the community Resource Council for the North Carolina Correctional Institute for
Women.
Sandy C. Irving, also of Raleigh, has been re-elected secretary. She is a member of Western Boulevard Presbyterian Church and represents the Presbytery of New Hope. She works as a research associate for the Collaborative Studies Coordinating Center in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina in Chapel
Hill.
Remaining Rev. Dr. James
as
W.
treasurer is the Ferree of Winston-
held various positions at all levels of the church and is a former president
of the council.
The North Carolina Council of Churches is the state's largest organization of its kind, stressing ecumenism and social justice on local, state and national issues ranging from the environment to matters of race and gender. More than 1.5 million North Carolinians are members of congregations under the council's umbrella.
The
members
council's
are the
governing bodies or judicatories of the following religious groups: African Methodist Episcopal Church, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Christian Methodist Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church. Also among the members are the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the General Baptist State Convention, the Moravian Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Reformed Church in America, the Religious Society of Friends, the Roman Catholic Chureh, the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church and the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches. In addition, six Baptist congregations, whose judicatory is not a member of the council, are members.
22,
2001
Charlotte to host National Right to Life
convention —
CHARLOTTE The National Right to Life Committee will host its annual national convention in Charlotte June 28-30 at the Adams Mark Hotel in uptown Charlotte. Speaking and educational presentations, family fellowship, exhibits, and sessions for teens and college students will highlight the national prolife convention. An interfaith organization,
NRLC, was
ranked eighth
among
the
most influential public policy groups in Washington, D.C., by Fortune magazine in December 1999. In April 2001, NRLC gave its annual Proudly Pro-Life Award to Father Frank A. t
Pavone, director of Priests for Life. The late Cardinal John O'Connor of New York was also honored with the award, in 1994. Last year's national convention in Arlington, Va., drew about 1,200 participants, many of whom represented the organization's 3,000 local chapters.
For
details on the conference, the registration web site at www.nrlc.org/ convention. visit
practicing Catholic and have certificate in
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Hospital School of Nursing, Betty
JUBILATION,
Spradley had her
from page 1
Sisters of
first
Dee
roots of individual members' lives, into
the roots of our
mid-30s, she was
relationship of respect and
much
very
is
commonality
a part of what
it
means
to be espoused."
"We come the roots of
here today reaching into
community
life
life in faith
and to the
together," said
Father Cancro. 'Those elements of espousal become especially important in
Mercy
meant to be joined to the common good, what it meant to be joined to the whole community of faith, is indeed what
we
we
it
The
is
Mary John Madden
Abbey
Mary John
College, Sister
re-
ceived her master's degree from St. John
New
University,
York. She held
certifica-
on both the elementary and secondary levels. She taught in Newton Grove, N.C., St. Mary's in tions as a teacher
her current ministry, visiting the shut-ins of Queen of the Apostles parish in
North Carolina, and as vicar for religious, served in Retreat Ministry and has ministered to individuals with AIDS, and served as pastoral associate at St. Raphael's parish in Raleigh. Today, Sister
Social Studies
try at St.
Eugene
Community of
general of the Regional
Beginning with a bachelor's degree in from Belmont Abbey College, Sister Anita continued her studies to obtain her master's degree in Educational Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's degree in religious studies from Forham University. She served a myriad of educational ministries from teacher to principal, and also served as hospital chaplain and continues in pastoral minisin Asheville.
ARC
Program in Rome. Over the span of her 50 years as a Sister of Mercy, Sister Maria Goretti has: served as superior
Mary Anita Sheerin
Sister
serves as Mission Effectiveness Liaison for Sisters of
Mercy Urgent Care
Sister Nancy, director of the cafe and candy bouquet shop vocational programs at Holy Angels, noted Moody's "visionary force in guiding Holy Angels through a 20-year period of growth and development."
ICF/MR
group home, also to be located on the main campus, should be completed in December 2001. "I am thrilled and honored to be recognized in such a way by my colleagues in our field of developmental disabilities," said Moody. "An award
fourth
plify-"
"This award
calling (704)
Sister Mary Jerome Spradley As a nursing student at the Mercy
among
responsibilities for
two subsidiaries with a budget of $7 million. "Under Regina's guidance and direction, Holy Angels has become a leader in providing innovative, cutting- edge programs and services for children and adults with mental
mendous care and commitment that those who work at Holy Angels exem-
Contact Editor Joann Keane by 370-3336 or e-mail jskeane@charlottediocese.org
said that
ICF/MR
such as this truly recognizes the tre-
in
Asheville.
Nancy
Moody's duties are
the overall administration and opera-
residential programs.
Weldon
Nancy Nance nomi-
for the honor.
an individual for leadership in the field of developmental disabilities and for work to enhance the lives of individu-
The NC Association of Community Based ICF/MR Providers is made up of agencies and organizations that provide residential care for persons with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Holy Angels, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this year, has three group homes classified as Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR). Construction on a
Scripture and Spirituality in the
Belmont.
given to
is
stone Award.
Manhattanville College and later studied
in
award
understanding and wisdom," said Sister
Guam
Belmont, as regional superior
said the
als served, especially in the
Robert.
Sister
Moody
Sister
Ewing
work
as director of the novitiate in
Mercy nated
banquet.
Mary
"I
serve," she added. "Holy Angels will continue to be committed to providing the highest quality of care possible, and I am most grateful for the honor of receiving this award."
MR
mostly with the elderly and in doing so I'm learning patience, compassion,
Sister Maria Goretti
local
As-
Community Based ICF/
sociation of
Ewing noted that Moody, who has served at Holy Angels for more than 19 years, was an exemplary award winner and is deserving of the Corner-
in Salisbury.
With a bachelor's degree in business from Belmont Abbey College, Sister Maria Goretti studied further at
John also spent time serving her
community
Mary Robert Williams
Heart Church
Mary
Catholic School in Salisbury. Sister
for In-
NC
Ewing, president of the NC Association of Community Based ICF/MR Providers, presented the award to Moody during the group's 2001 state conference and awards
serves as a pastoral associate at Sacred
Wilmington, Charlotte Catholic High School, and Sacred Heart School in New Smyrna Beach, Fla. She served as principal at Our Lady of Assumption School in Charlotte and at Sacred Heart
Award
Achievement by the
Julie
Beginning with a bachelor's degree in Social Studies from Belmont Abbey College, Sister Mary Robert continued her studies and earned a master's degree in Elementary Education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sister taught for many years and now
Following graduation from Belmont
dividual
boro.
foundation
one of the largest philanthropic founda-
Sister
president and
Providers at the organization's annual conference May 23 in Greens-
tions in the state of North Carolina.
we gather here." Today, celebrate the espousal of these
— The
of Holy Angels, Regina Moody, re-
ceived the Cornerstone
celebrate as
Sister
in
BELMONT CEO
named administrator of making her one of the
Carolina Foundation, Inc.
jubilarians.
and
receives state award
youngest Hospital Administrators in the nation. Currently, Sister Mary Jerome is president of the Sisters of Mercy of North
our celebration, because in a very real way Osee's [THosea's] understanding of
what
Hospital,
Holy Angels administrator
encounter with the
Mercy. Here, she realized her concurrent calling to the Catholic Church, and to a vocation as a woman religious. She earned her master's degree at Catholic University in Washington, D.C. and graduated from the Executive Graduate Program in Health Care at the University of South Carolina. In her
that
The Catholic News & Herald 19
Around the Diocese
is
a shared with all of
tions of all programs and services, including overseeing the parent organi-
zation and
retardation," Sister
nomination
Nancy
said in her
letter.
Under Moody's administration, Holy Angels has added a sensory environment room and programs in the creative arts and horticulture. Additionally,
pursued an ICF/MR need to provide continued
Moody
certificate of
services for medically fragile individuals
who were aging
residential center
out of the main
A
program.
four-
year process with state leaders yielded Moody's being able to secure the eight ICF/MR beds needed. Founded in 1956 by the Sisters of Mercy in Belmont, Holy Angels is a private, nonprofit corporation providing residential and other services to children and adults with varying degrees of mental retardation and physical disabilities, some of whom are medically fragile. In addition to
its
three
ICF/MR
our employees at Holy Angels who go above and beyond the call of duty to provide the very best care, programs
group homes and the vocational programs mentioned earlier, Holy An-
we
residential center for children, five
and services
to
the individuals
gels offers a specialized
community
community group homes,
a
sup-
ported living arrangement for
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20 The Catholic News & Herald
June
Living the faith He says his years teaching in the small
Family, faith fuf ill
deacon's ALESHA
By
M. PRICE
—
difficult
a
Rev. Mr. Louis
Pais sometimes misses the old days. Like
many people, he can recall a simpler time when he would gather with family and day away. In his large Italian family complete with grandparents who emigrated from their homeland, their lives centered around faith and food. The punand
friends to laugh
talk the
work
hand when
his father
was
killed in
accident. After nearly three years
into seminary, Rev.
Mr. Pais had to leave do some soul-searchlife's
path.
He
found
himself surrounded with flashbacks of times spent with his father fishing, walking along the stream near his house and simply being together.
"Dad's death affected
me
deeply and
was probably the
why
was uncertain as to what the Lord was
toxicating scent of
calling
wine
and I needed time away," said Rev. Mr. Pais. "I knew after that, God had
waft
memoto
time. "I
grew up
I
me
left. I
to do,
a different plan for
in a
closely-knit family,
my
life,
and on Sundays,
to
ministry was
we would go to my
still
maternal grandparents'
home
his faith sup-
life,
death and while teaching and raising his family in the Catholic
faith.
He says that his
about Catholicism also
wife's questions
ing and assess his
spaghetti
from time
his
questions)
sauce and the in-
ries
director plans
further strengthened his faith.
made
his
Award-winning
and he enjoyed educating young minds. 'It was the most wonderful place to be at that time. The kids were very hard-working and wanted to learn."
to be with his family,
reason
still
farming community were very rewarding,
Throughout
gent smell of home-
through
but the
there.
about
it
I
call
think
(his death)
That
master's degree in education including
work
post-graduate
and
church ministry, and a
his
"When
me
article,
that this
gree in history with
knew
Rev. Mr. Louis Pais
on
childhood in Louis Run, Pa. 'This was an important his
time because
it
basically enabled
me
to
hear about our traditions and deepened
my
knowledge of what
my
family
went
through."
Catholicism was also an important aspect of family
was a major and the members were
life.
part of our family,
"Faith
involved in various church
The try
first
inklings of ordained minis-
began surfacing while Rev. Mr. Pais
was attending Catholic high decided to attend seminary to
embedded
school.
fulfill
He
a long-
desire to deepen his spirituality.
had always felt the call to want to serve the Lord in a deeper way. In high school,
"I
was there." However, life dealt the
Pais family a
hadn't heard of the permanent
was delighted because
I
that he really loved the Lord.
I
I
knew
he could be a blessing for God's people," said Mrs. Pais.
become his wife: Actually, it was their second meeting. He first met Josie when he was a senior in high school, but the seminary was calling him. When they met
far,
again after he had
left
seminary, he
knew
Josie.
"From the very first time I met him, I knew he was different from anyone else I had ever met He told me that we were going to be married, and I knew it too," she remembered. They were married in 1964, and the couple moved to western New York where Rev. Mr. Pais's 33-year teaching career began and where they raised
that call
"We
minors in philosophy and theology from Gannon University in Erie, Pa. While attending college, he came home to meet the woman that would
she was the one, and so did
activities."
spiritual fire
it became was the way in which I should go. We weren't sure where it would draw us, but my wife was very supportive," said Rev. Mr. Pais of his deci-
read the
I
his bachelor's de-
Rev. Mr.
as
their three daughters.
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They
attended classes and found them-
and
selves the recipients of supporters near
was money for textbooks, young children, a prepared dinner or words of encouragement Rev. Mr. Pais was ordained in 1978 and began his ministry at his parish in Gowanda, NY. It was there that he became involved with his first love of teaching in the Diocese of Buffalo's permanent diaconate program. He was later named director of the permanent diaconate while whether
it
babysitters for their
maintaining a full-time high school teach-
He
ing schedule.
and thoroughly
says that
fulfilling at
was
He
was difficult the same time.
focus
decided to retire early in 1996 to
on
his ministry full-time
and began
looking for another place to go, partly be-
He
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A
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who
move
a national
he has short-listed British actress Kate Winslet to play Mother Teresa in the still-untitled film.
Nath told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, that the "love and charity" of Mother Teresa, who died in 1997, "have always had an impact" on his life.
The
director said he wanted to
ing on the life of the nun beginning with her arrival in the eastern city of Calcutta in 1929 as an 19-year-old Loreto nun.
Nath in
would be shot where Mother Teresa
said the film
Calcutta,
based her life and mission. He expressed hope that the film would become "the biggest ever cinematic project on Mother Teresa for an international audience."
Nath
some
said the
movie would have
real-life characters like Jyoti
West Bengal chief minand communist leader. Basu,
Basu, former ister
who was
Calcutta councilor when started her work, will
Mother Teresa
be a central character in the film. Nath said Basu's attachment to Mother Teresa was such that she was the only person able to visit him without prior appointment when he
was chief
minister.
An
array of leading writers and filmmakers are helping Nath prepare the film's script.
Nath shown
said
some groups have
interest in funding the film
on
the nun. "I
am
will fetch
sure
me
my
film
on the Mother
international acclaim,
not because of my ability, but because of Mother's blessings," the filmmaker said.
In
Brief...
accepted a permanent diaconate
St Gabriel Church in Charlotte, and based on his experience, was asked to become the director of formation and to produce the program for the new class of aspirants in formation for the permanent diaconate. His first class was ordained on June 23, and now, he is focusing his attention on the new class, which will begin formation in January 2002. "I really
believe the Lord's plan for
me
was the permanent diaconate," said Rev. Mr. Pais, grandfather of two arid one on the way. 'The ministry we enter into is the of our relationship with the Lord."
CCHS student awarded Eagle Scout Award
to Charlotte.
position at
fruit
won
for best director in 1999, said
living in Huntersville,
decision to
MOTORS
congregation. Rajiv Nath, who
his wife, a Virginia
N.C, and a meeting and an interview prompted their
was
MITSUBISHI
ity
they would eventually return
to the South.
A-
—
able to
native, that
Serving Charlotte with integrity for over 40 years!
By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE COCHIN, India (CNS) An award-winning Indian director plans a feature fdm on Mother Teresa, founder of the Missionaries of Char-
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do the work because I had a supportive and willing wife who would never say no primarily because she knew it was where God wanted me to be." "I
cause he had promised
Dealerships
Mother Teresa
create a full-length feature film focus-
rekindled his desire for ministry.
diaconate, but
life
Al-
though seriously dedicated to his faith, his desire to serve the church in a more significant capacity never left him, and his prayers about what he should do were answered in an unexpected way. A neighbor gave his wife an article about a permanent deacon
sion to enter into formation.
a part of his
some
in social studies.
he completed college and received
to
(the
"My wife enabled me to gain a deeper understanding of who I am as a Catholic." He went back to school to earn his
was like in Italy and when they came to this counlife
Pais, reflecting
feature film on
Pais.
ministry remained
call
"They
research and find out
more about his faith," said Mrs. Pais, who was raised in the Pentecostal Church. "The one word that Josie used is 'why.' That question forced me to go deeper in finding answers to my faith," said Rev. Mr.
very clear to
even today."
for
made him
dinner and share stories about what
try," said
2001
ported him especially during his father's
Staff Writer
CHARLOTTE
ministry
life
22,
CHARLOTTE
—
Charlotte.
High
School student Michael Stout has completed his Eagle Scout Award. His service project was building a grotto at Holy Trinity Catholic Middle School. The grotto is a combiCatholic
nation of an architectural and a land-
scaping project in honor of the Blessed Mother. It was designed to provide a comfortable and reflective place to pray.
Stout is the son of Bob and Janet Stout of Charlotte.