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Front-page art: Four men were ordained into the holy order of priesthood June 2. Bishop William G. Curlin ordained Rev. Messrs. Robert Ferris, Due Duong, Tien Duong and Kurt Fohn during the liturgy, where the bishop urged the newly ordained to be men of faith, service and the sacraments. See story and photo essay, pages 9-11.
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class of
2001
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The World
June
Brief
in
Canonization cause opened for 'rosary priest' Father Peyton The FALL RIVER, Mass. (CNS)
May
menical prayer service 1,700 years since
—
Christian.
Two
all
2001
8,
30 celebrating
Armenia became
Catholic cardinals and the
W. Edgar, general secretary of
Vatican Congregation for Sainthood Causes has formally opened the cause for the possible canonization of the late Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton, the world famous "rosary priest" and pioneer radio and TV producer. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley of Fall River, who made the announcement June 1, sought the formal
Rev. Robert
approval of the Vatican congregation be-
and religious freedom after 70 years of communism, "in the face of the evil and apostasy forced upon us" by Soviet reli-
cause Father Peyton
which
is
the National Council of Churches, flanked
the cathoUcos as he presided over the two-
hour evening service silica
within the Diocese of Fall River.
September VATICAN CITY (CNS)
aged millions of families around die world
that with prayer
all
things
possible."
Synod document stresses bishop's spirituality, role as teacher
—
(CNS) A document intended to focus discussion at this fall's Synod of Bishops emphasizes the
VATICAN CITY
spirituality
CNS photo by Michael Markwick,
of individual bishops and their
primary roles as teachers and unifiers. The document, known as an "instrumentum laboris," also identifies a host of practical issues that might receive treatment, rang-
The
British Columbia Catholic
Children carry Youth Day service cross
at events
Children from the Archdiocese of Vancouver carry the Youth Day Cross with help from Corpus Christi College students in Vancouver. The cross is
making
way across Canada
its
for
World Youth Day
in
law above misconduct cases. The working document is based on responses to an 86-page outline and series into dioceses to declaring church in priestly
of questions sent to bishops' conferences around the world in June 1998. The 124-
page text of the working document was released at the Vatican June 1.
Border deaths prompt bishop's
change
call for
in U.S. policies
—
WASHINGTON
(CNS) As the bodies of 12 of the 14 Mexicans who died in the Arizona desert a week earlier were returned to their
home
state,
the chairman
of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Migra-
change U.S. border
tion reiterated a call to policies
May 30. "Our elected officials must
away from
steer
a one-dimensional ap-
proach toward our borders and examine all
aspects of national immigration policy,"
said
Bishop Nicholas A. DiMarzio of
Toronto
in
HE
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former Soviet republic that extends from
2002
die Caspian Sea to western China, established diplomatic ties with the Vatican in
Camden,
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who heads
J.,
the committee. In
a statement released by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington,
Bishop DiMarzio said that examination should include the legal immigration system, laws addressing asylum and due process protection, and the current treatment of undocumented immigrants who enter the United States.
Genetic transfer for fertility raises questions
WASHINGTON genetics expert said a
(CNS)
new
—A
assisted
Jesuit
human
reproduction technique involving genetic
some
transfer poses
ethical issues in itself
But more significandy, he
said,
one of the least regulated, and probably in need of regulation, within the whole health care arena," said Jesuit Father Kevin T. FitzGerald, a specialist in genetics and bioethics. The priest, an assistant professor of medicine at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, was interviewed by telephone following recent re-
1992.
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ports about a
try.
—
"There
is
medical ethicists
—
that the reproductive technology industry
fertility
technique at the
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May
Irish Constitution did
manent ban on upheld.
27, Bishop
A. Finnegan of Killala said the
He
not provide a per-
abortion,
and
that, in
referred to a 1983
some be
amendment
to the Irish Constitution that promises to
"defend and vindicate" the right to far as practicable." But, the
bishop
protection against abortion
moot
in certain
is
life
"as
said,
the
rendered
circumstances due to two
earlier court rulings that involved minors.
the caretaker
For
must care for him or Suzanne Bach at
details, call
14 CHARLOTTE
— The
Annual
1st
Links for Life Golf Tournament will be held today at Firethorne Country Club.
Included in the package will be lunch, bev-
— Churches
in the
Charlotte area are hosting ultreyas
fol-
lowed by a school of leaders on the following dates and times: St Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., from 7-8 p.m
erages, dinner and a post-tournament
tonight for adults only with shared snacks;
awards reception. All proceeds
will benefit
Room
home
St Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd., from 1-2:30 p.m. on June 24 with" childcare, a family poduck and St Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., from 1:30-3:00 p.m. on June 24 with childcare and a family potluck and no school of leaders. For more information, call Dan Hines at (704) 544-6665 or
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Newark
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how
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Addressing clergy of Archdiocese
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the use of
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The pope
is
most
D
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marking the 1,700th anniversary
of Christianity in the country. Kazakstan, a
Diocesan NEWS
Armenia has been long-ex-
visit to
pected and will feature the pope's presence
ing from re-integrating retired bishops civil legislation
— Pope
John Paul II will travel to Armenia and Kazakstan in September, his first trip to either Asian country, the Vatican said. The pope also plans to visit Bulgaria in the spring of 2002, a year in which he already has scheduled a visit to Toronto for World Youth Day festivities, Joaquin NavarroValls, Vatican spokesman, said May 31.
strengthen families and to achieve world
He knew
for
Vatican says pope to visit Armenia, Kazakstan in
Father Peyton "encour-
to pray daily, especially the rosary, to
became
his ad-
God
gious persecution.
news," Bishop O'Malley said that as a
peace.
Washington. In
the restoration of Armenian independence
Calling the Vatican approval "wonderful priest for 5 1 years,
in
dress Catholicos Karekin thanked
buried in Easton,
is
Conception
late
Ba-
at the Catholic
of the National Shrine of the Immacu-
registration
details.
— There
will
be an
6100 Sardis from 7-8:30 p.m. Suzanne
Coon
at (704) 540-8696.
Sardis Presbyterian Church,
Aliceann
Rd., tonight
14 HIGH POINT
Bach, director of Shining Stars Adult
Day
Respite, will speak about support groups
and
memory
loss,
and other speakers
in-
clude Dr. Stephen Powell, Carol Douglas
and Rev. Jane Foley from the host church. how to care for and
Various topics include
— Beginning
at 7 p.m.
tonight and continuing June 15 and
,16, in
preparation for the Feast of Corpus Christi, a triduum of Masses including blessing of die sick, benediction and a reception will be celebrated by Father Tony Larry of St Paul the Apostie Church
in
1
June
8,
2001
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Brief
in
Immigrants' deaths shocking but predictable, bishops say PHOENIX (CNS) The death of 14
section of the Appalachian Trail crossing
property of the
—
illegal
immigrants
in the
Arizona desert
"right of
"is
both shocking and, tragically, predictable," the three Catholic bishops
who
acres in
ops Manuel D.
mas
J.
German Protestants
N.M. The Gallup Dio-
(CNS)
Ahead of
1
984.
The
stir
debate with invitation to 'communion' COLOGNE, Germany (CNS)
Apache and Navajo counties and parts of the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Coconino County, all in Arizona. Ending hunger is 'obligation of official
service secured in
received $1 16,500 for the origi-
acreage.
cese includes
says Vatican
who
giving up any right to develop the added
O'Brien of Phoenix and Donald E.
all,'
That represented an
nal easement, will be paid $25,680 for
Moreno of Tucson, Tho-
VATICAN CITY
earlier.
ment the park friars,
statement signed by Bish-
Pelotte of Gallup,
provide a
63 out of 400 the order's property, had been for
increase of about eight acres over an ease-
rights groups to assist immigrants at risk"
May 25
way" easement
worked out
serve Ari-
zona said in a joint statement. "Migrants from Mexico and Central America have been dying in our deserts for years, dying despite the efforts of church and human said the
the order announced.
friars,
Terms of the agreement, which
Germany
Protestants in
stirred contro-
versy over the nature of
when
—
Communion
they invited Catholics to a nontradi-
tional eucharistic service. Organizers of a
—
liturgy during the June 13-17 Protestant
world leaders' summit on eradicating hunger, a Vatican official called on governments and international organizations to respect the "fundamental obligation of all to
Church Assembly, or Kirchentag,
guarantee, concretely, food security for all." Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, the Vatican's permanent observer to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, said poor fol-
held in Lutheran parishes throughout the
a
low-through from a similar meeting in 1996 was "profoundly disappointing" and without justification. The diplomat made his remarks at the opening session of a May 28-June 1 meeting in Rome of the Committee on
World Food
Security, which was planning a November gathering called "World Food Summit Five
—
Years Later."
Pope sends two Vatican diplomats to Jerusalem to encourage peace
VATICAN CITY John Paul
II
sent
(CNS)
— Pope
two Vatican diplomats
to
and Palestinian leaders to call a cease-fire and return to negotiations, the Vatican said. According to a May 30 statement, the envoys will deliver a personal letter from the pope to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The two envoys, who left Rome May 30, were Cardinal Pio Laghi, a 79-year-old former
Jerusalem to encourage
Israeli
Greensboro at Maryfield Nursing Home, 1315 Greensboro Rd. On June 17, a Feast of Corpus Christi Mass will be held at 3
For further inforTheresa Hansen at (336) 273-
p.m., also at Maryfield.
mation,
call
1507.
17 FOREST CITY
— Immaculate Con-
ception Church, 1024
W. Main St, is host-
Red
Cross-directed blood
ing an American
18 ters,
MAGGIE VALLEY — Living WaReflection Center, 103 Living
Waters
in
and
being described as a
communion with
the charac-
The service will
be
of the assembly. guide for local organizers suggests Lutherans join with neighboring nonLutheran parishes to prepare the service. city at the half-way point
CNS photo from
Bishop Franz Kamphaus of Limburg, a strong supporter of ecumenical initiatives
Reuters
whose diocese
Kenyan children scavange for food
includes Frankfurt, rejected
the invitation, saying that Catholics from
Children fight over a garbage bin to look for food in the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, May 30. A recession in Kenya has sent thousands of citizens into the streets as beggars.
who
his diocese
participate can expect dis-
ciplinary action.
Vatican diplomat in Jerusalem, Argentina
4O0
journalists gathered in Dallas for the
Bishops plan to explain Christ's real presence in Eucharist WASHINGTON (CNS) The US.
and the United States, and Msgr. Giovanni d'Aniello, a Vatican expert on
convention. "Baptism profoundly changes
bishops plan to vote this June on a state-
Middle East
the Trinity and the community," he
affairs.
Catholic press urged to help form community united in Christ (CNS) Catholic journalists have a duty to change society from a culture of rugged individualism into a community united in Christ, Dallas Coadjutor Bishop Joseph A. Galante said in a
May
we need
to understand
life.
more pro-
Faith Journey" begin-
ning today through June 22. The retreat, which applies to the thought of St. Augustine to contemporary struggles and issues including memory, teaching and work, will be facilitated by Dr. Joseph T. Kelley, vice-president for Mission Effectiveness and director of the Center for Augustinian
For more
information, call the cen-
20 CHARLOTTE St.
— The 50+ Club
of
John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild meeting this morning
church's position and in a language that's
understandable and truthful," he added.
park service sign
Louise Brewer at (704) 366-8357 or Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343.
21 BOONE
—
Father John Putnam will
be presenting a Day of Reflection, sponsored by Catholic Social Services Elder Ministry, at St. Elizabeth Church, 259 Pilgrims Way, from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
when someone without faith or in a state of sin receives the Eucharist. The bishops are
the National Park Service signed an agree-
bishops signed a request to develop such a
NEW YORK May
trail
—
(CNS)
land
The
25 ending a dispute over a
will be celebrated at 12:15 p.m., and lunch will be served. Scholarships are
available for those in need.
For further
information about mail-in registration to
Sandra Breakfield, Charlotte,
1
123 South Church
N.C, 28203; or
St.,
for other details,
Meg Smith at (828) 438-0774. 24 H ENDERSONVI LLE The
call
—
St.
Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secu-
Order
meet today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West, in the office wing. Visitors and inquirers are welcome, lar Franciscan
more
(828) 884-4246.
call
Commun-
and what happens
Franciscan Friars of the Atonement and
instead of the regularly scheduled date of June 13 at 11 a.m. for the installation of officers and a catered lunch in the parish
Donations are being accepted dur-
rist Besides addressing the core teaching,
to discuss and vote on the proposed 19page statement, written in question-answer format, during their June 14-16 national meeting in Atlanta. A number of
Friars,
agreement on disputed
so for
ing the meeting. For more information,
teachings on the
presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucha-
ion under both kinds
everything going on. Present the
Rd., will be having a
center.
real
know
Mass
Our
more people
ment explaining church
the statement touches on topics such as
Lane, will be sponsoring a retreat entitled
"Augustine and
said.
eucharistic devotion, receiving
ment
us,"
brings us into relationship with
your audience and don't assume they
he told
foundly what baptism does for
It
—
than the priest in the pulpit. Keep in mind
25 address at the Catholic Press
Association's annual convention. "In doing that,
our
"Catholic publications reach
—
DALLAS
ter at (828) 926-3833.
Schuler at (704) 554-O720 for further in-
is
cheese, bread
A
Feldmeth at (828) 245-6053 for registraand further information. 18 The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 1 Mecklenburg County-St. Brigid, an IrishCatholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. There will be no meetings in July and August, but the group will begin meeting again in Sept Anyone interested in their Irish-Catholic roots, call Jeanmarie formation.
grape juice in what
ter of a satisfying meal."
Study.
CHARLOTTE—
fruit,
"celebratory
drive from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Call Claire
tion
Frankfurt, will offer
will
information, call Pat
Cowan
at
—
The June hours for the Nazareth House Family Ministry and Lending Library, 474 Haywood Rd., are as follows: Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m., Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. and Fridays from 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
1999.
For further details, call Nina 299-7618 or e-mail
healing.
DArcy
at (828)
ninadarcy@j uno.com.
ROCK HILL, S.C Camp
gion
will
— The Oratory
Reli-
hold two separate one-
week sessions at Camp York in Kings Mountain State Park during the weeks of July 8-14 and July 15-21. Boys and entering grades 2-6 in
girls
under
Sept.,
can apply for consideration. Those
12,
16 and older wishing to volunteer as counselors can write for a staff application.
Application deadline
is
June
1 1.
For
further information and application, write
to:
Pentis,
Ongoing ASHEVILLE
November
statement in
Religion Hill,
Oratorian Father William F.
camp
coordinator; the Oratory
Camp, P.O. Box 11586, Rock
SC., 29731-1586; or
call
(803) 327-
2097.
Phase submit notices ofeventsfor the Diocesan Planner at least 10 days prior to the publication dak.
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Mercy Sisters honored for years of service to school
1
ALESHA M. PRICE
— Mercy
A
Mary
Sister
Heart School
in Salisbury in
and a permanent record of all of the sisters who have been a part of the scholastic family will adorn the main hall as a reminder to all present and future students and faculty of the mark the Sisters of Mercy left on the school. Rachel and Jim Dunn, along with their sons, Sacred Heart graduates, banded
the 1970s and
1990s and walked into a classroom of firstgraders on computers while touring the school, a concept
together to
when
possible.
she
first
sisters
for their efforts
John Madden walked the halls of the school where she once served as principal and marveled at how some things had changed yet had remained the same. The now-retired sister was principal of Sacred
unheard of in the '70s served as academic leader of
who
the school.
make
the plaque presentation
Rachel Dunn, a first-grade teacher
retired
on June
of this year after 22
1
ters
of Mercy.
to leave the
uted to Catholic education in the Salisbury
school without there being tangible and
were recognized at a ceremony at the school on May 30. Eyes squinting from the sun and smiles in the shade were on the faces of the young and old at the outdoor service of blessing in honor of the Sisters of
visible
area
faith to the students,
Father Putnam remarked,
through renovations, building updates and competent, dedicated teachers," said Sister Mary John. "Even though we have a shortage of sisters now, we have very dedi-
who
have followed
tradition of the Sisters of
trying to keep alive what
a
"We
pride
grow
academically, but spiritually.
look at the spiritual benefits of the it is
clear the Sisters of Mercy built
the foundation
We
today.
all
on which we are working desired to
come
appreciation for
all
that they have done, the
left
us that will continue
Contact Staff Writer Ales ha
M.
Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.
<
whom
publisher's imprint, reports
the
Photo by Alesha M. Price
Rising second-grader Michael Mazer is surrounded by his godmothers, from left to right, Mercy Sisters Josephine Maria Thomas, Mary John Madden and Mary Robert Williams. All of the sisters were honored at a May 30 plaque presentation and blessing ceremony at Sacred Heart School in Salisbury. Sisters Josephine Maria and Mary John, former teacher and principal of the school, now work with pastoral ministry at Queen of the Apostles Church in Belmont, and Sister Mary Robert, a former teacher, is currently the pastoral associate at Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury.
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particular
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place
for years to come."
them, and they always had our complete
are
ourselves on Sacred Heart School being a
legacy diey have
ways be in the school. They are in our history, and they have brought their love and dedication. We always looked up to
but the sisters
statement."
but their presence and influence will
al-
WASHINGTON
began diere were fewer
wanted some kind of permanent remembrance because they won't be back, "I
Mercy at Sacred Heart School. "The school has become better
cated laypeople
evidence of the sisters at the school.
News Service
Catholic
and a third- and fifth-grade religion teacher. "Laypeople can still promote the
school,
want
By JERRY FILTEAU
founded by die Sismiss not having the sisters all
according to the 2001 Official Catholic
we
said that she did not
rising
Directory.
the plaque presentation and ceremony. She
North Carolina who have contrib-
numbers
had an
school," said Miller, principal for four years
years at Sacred Heart, was the impetus for
nity of
I
U.S. Catholic
ence makes an impression in a Catholic
other Sisters of
Mary John and
here, the school
here because to have that religious pres-
Mercy of the Americas Regional Commu-
Sister
came
I
excellent reputation
bronze plaque thanking the
defi-
is
felt.
"When
religious as a teacher or
principal.
Staff Writer
SALISBURY
woman
most
sisters
other areas of ministry, their legacy nitely
have a
Even though odier needs have away from the school to
882.
2001
New directory shows
sisters were honored for 87 years of service to a school in existence
Eighty-seven
drawn the
8,
Mrs. Dunn.
respect," said
since
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Around the Diocese he too worked on the Lenten 'Through the years, we have spo-
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words but with a commitment of our
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Covenant recommitted during
project.
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terms of the Spirit leading the church
towards more openness and more
— Ten
GREENSBORO
years ago,
Lutherans
in
While noting
North Carolina signed a cov-
It
was
Greensboro,
validated at First Lutheran
May
Church
are
ways the two are already
"We must be engaged
19, 1991.
This Pentecost Sunday, three bishops
have no
who
for those
Charlotte William G. Curlin, Bishop of the
Diocese of Raleigh F. Joseph
Catholics
one.
He
suffer
was evident
Gossman and
World War
II.
He
who were
said those
Christians.
He
said they did not
wear the
Jewish Star, but rather a gold cross.
He retold the story of an old German who had suffered in prison and how the man recounted the love that the minis-
priest
The
others were Archbishop John Donoghue,
ters shared despite the suffering.
now
then bishop of
Curlin said that the same love must be
Charlotte, and Bishop Michael C. D.
found and shared every day, or no cov-
McDaniel, who later retired as head of the Lutheran synod.
enant will succeed.
'Today we renew a covenant promis-
eyes of God's love
Thomas
"If
people," said Rev.
bia, S.C. "It is
a holy thing that
Columwe do here in
nothing
reflect
celebration.
on the past
"We have a we tend to
...
walk into the future backwards." Anniversary celebrations by God's people, he said, should thank God for grace and life in the past, while seeing the. past as being left behind and focusing on die future that
Pentecost
lies
vision, there are
"Once no walls ...
impossible to achieve once
The covenant
ahead.
we
he
signed in 1991 laid out
16 objectives to link Lutherans and Catho-
Photo by Joann S. Keane
together in dialogue, cooperative ecu-
Bishops celebrate following the re-signing of the Catholic-Lutheran Covenant. From left, Bishop F. Joseph Gossman, Diocese of Raleigh, Bishop Leonard Bolick of the North Carolina Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Bishop William G. Curlin, Diocese of Charlotte.
lics life,
recognize Christ in
land."
new beginnings and
is a moment of new moving forward in
...we
said Bishop Curlin.
said
ebrations," said Rev. Ridenhour, homilist for
recommitment
look at one another with the
'We're here to celebrate relationships," Bishop Bolick, "relationships we feel through God's Spirit and relationships that we feel toward each other. It clearly is an opportunity for us to say that we believe that Christ is the Son of God and that we walk together with Christians across the
"Anniversaries can be dangerous cel-
tendency to
is
Bishop
see with the eyes of love."
today."
die
we
one another," you have that
Ridenhour, dean of the Lutheran
Theological Southern Seminar
menical efforts and ministries.
new
Attesting to one of the successful
dimension," said Rev. Ridenhour. Pentecost
tenents of the covenant, Peter Shaw, a high
was the unquestionable time spirit of a document signed in
school student and
member
parish described
how
said. "It is a
And
ago.
to
renew the
faith a
this celebration, like life
a
decade
anew, was
spirit
of
St.
Pius
X
a collaborative
Catholic - Lutheran youth initiative set a
rekindled in the very spirit of its inception.
That ecumenical
successful
was punctu-
Lenten program into motion.
Participating in a joint Catholic-Lutheran
ated as Rev. Ridenhour noted that June 2
are celebrating
Shaw found both faith groups by the same eternal Father." Equally, teenager Eric Wallace from
would not have occurred without John XXIII and his following Vatican council
Christ Lutheran in Winston-Salem discovered "more similarities than differ-
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May
tradition," he said in a talk
Tough-guy roles belie familyman character of Hollywood
New
8,
2001
21 in
York.
Papal biographer, noted journalist Tad Szulc dies
Actor
—
WASHINGTON
Robert Davi has been typecast as the heavy in Hollywood for the last 20 years,
(CNS) Tad who wrote a biography of Pope John
Szulc,
1995 and
but in reality he's really a loving family
Paul
man
novel called 'To Kill the Pope," died
attempting to reconnect with his Catholic roots. He has appeared in such blockbuster films as 'The Goonies," "Die Hard," and "License to
capped a successful four-year run on the
NBC
series 'Profiler."
Davi discussed
his
career and his Catholic roots, which stretch
back to
Long
Island, N.Y.,
where he
year published a
last
home
May
Washington. He was 74. Szulc worked from 1953 to 1973 for The New York Times, reporting from Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Eastern Europe and Washington. While at the Times, he wrote the first published accounts of CIA involvement in the Bay of 21 of cancer at his
and recendy
Kill,"
II in
at-
in
tended SS. Cyril and Methodius Parish in
Pigs invasion of Cuba
Deer Park. He gave an interview
he
to his biography of the pope, Szulc also
taped an appearance for a Catholic-funded
wrote biographies of Cuban leader Fidel Castro, composer Frederic Chopin, and Watergate spy E. Howard Hunt He also wrote 14 books on current affairs and history, and an earlier novel, "Diplomatic Immunity."
after
show called "Personally Speaking." Indianapolis man volunteers at shelter that helped him as teen
INDIANAPOLIS (CNS)
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CNS photo from
Pope blesses casket of John XXIII Pope John Paul II blesses the glass casket containing the body of Pope John XXIII in St. Peter's Square June 3. The casket later was moved to its new permanent resting place at the altar of St. Jerome on the main
first
time Gabe Soukup walked through the doors of Holy Family Shelter, he was an
homeless kid looking for a place to stay. The next time he walked through the shelter's doors he was a college graduate returning to volunteer. "No one wants to revisit their hard times. But they 11 -year-old
played a part in helping me.
They
The
told
Criterion,
was recognized recently for his volunteer work at the shelter during a fund-raiser for Catholic Social Services, which sponsors the shelter and
is
a
member agency
of the
USCC
official calls visa
church needs more flexible
forum for debate
WASHINGTON (CNS) — A limited
extension of a visa program passed by the
May
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
— As more
perhaps annual
—
forum to grapple with such problems
in
needs a more flexible
—
some cardinals Synod of Bishops to
make
it
a
in the
more responsive and
instrument of cooperation
effective
among the pope,
the Vatican and local churches. Cardinal
thought the church could use a synod that
the U.S. Catholic Conference director of
is
migration policy. Kevin Appleby, of the
dard format of speech-giving. 'The frame-
bishops' Migration said die
and Refugee
Services,
four-month extension of the visa
provision
known
short. "Especially
as Section 245(i)
when you
is
too
consider the
INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) takes four tion out," ate,
he
months
said. If
to get a regula-
the extension would allow
turn to their
more
work
some
J.
Placa, bishop's sec-
and
(of synods) it's
less tied to the stan-
now
is
within hours of his ordinaFather Burns was ordained on June 2 and passed away in his sleep that evening. He was born in 1944 in Philadelphia. He received a Purple Heart during his service in the Vietnam War. Father Burns received a master's degree in divinity from St. Vincent's Seminary in Latrobe, Pa., last May. The Charlotte Diocesan seminarians who attend St. Vincent's Seminary expressed their great tion.
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From the Cover
Boone parishioner honored for 'great love' JIMMY ROSTAR
By
formation,
BOONE
— Angie Greene had
a spell earlier this week.
The Mother Teresa Memorial Award was established in 1998 by the N.C. Knights of Columbus. Sister Nirmala Joshi, Mother Teresa's successor as superior general of the Missionaries
For Greene, "not really doing that much" has consisted of nearly 40 years taking care of residents in the Boone area. A devoted homemaker, wife and mother of five, Greene found time on weekends and whenever else she could to devote to a
of Charity,
approved the establishment of the award. The award, given annually to one recipient in each
all
The
rest of us."
so dedicated.
Impressed by her zeal to do
for the
Lord takes care of her; she takes care of the
to rest
A tireless volunteer
and generous caregiver, she had pushed herself a bit too much the day before. So how did this parishioner of St. Elizabeth Church in Boone spend her "day off? She wrapped boxes of gifts for needy children helped by Samaritan's Purse, one of the many charitable causes to which she is
who nominated Greene
award. "She prays and she trusts.
Associate Editor
North Carolina Catholic
diocese, recognizes recipients for service to
things
the church, the
with great love, the North Carolina Knights of Columbus honored Greene with the third annual Mother Teresa Memorial Award, Greene, a Boone resident and a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Church since 1961, is a native of Bermuda. She settied with her family into a region where poverty was commonplace as was the struggle to survive. In doing so, she and her ministry of serving those in need became staples in the Boone area. "Jesus said, 'Become like little children, for theirs is the Kingdom of God.' Angie models this kind of child-like faith," said Carol Brown, the parish's director of faith
Parish priests
community and the family. must approve the nomina-
For 35
the entire community.
years, she
the local parish's
on what they could
something,
I'll
get
it
if I
can."
located
group of women from the parish operated a warehouse of clothes, household items and other necessities for anyone in need. Distressed at the thought of people going without the basics, Greene and her cohorts
made
$500 to three charities Greene supports: the Boone Crisis Pregnancy Center, the Hunger Coalition and Habitat for Humanity. "It was an honor, and I don't really think I deserved it because I don't really do that much," said Greene. "I just do what I do because I enjoy helping people. If someone needs me, I'll go. If someone needs
a mainstay in
church basement. There, she and a
in the
Greene received a plaque in May at St. Elizabeth Church announcing her as this Additionally, the Knights donated
was
"rummage room"
tions.
year's recipient in the Diocese of Charlotte.
—
—
bigger family
sure people paid for items based only afford, if at
all.
even knew a man who would come up to me and say, 'I don't have any money, but I do have ajar of molasses," she recalled with a chuckle. "So he'd give me the jar and
Courtesy photo
Angie Greene is congratulated by Father John Schneider, her pastor, and Knights of Columbus State Deputy Bob Singer at St. Elizabeth Church.
"I
would give him clothes. Another me a bag of apples."
I
time,
he
new
missals, washing windows or coordinating the parish's Christmas basket project. She has taught in the preschool
children's ministry at the parish as well.
brought
The ally
parish's
turned into
rummage room office space,
but Greene
called her fellow parishioner a
by
St.
Elizabeth Church on
any given day, and you'll likely run into Greene, answering phones or putting out
model of the
true spirit of Christianity.
continues to volunteer for a host of other causes. Stop
Brown
In her letter of nomination,
eventu-
"She
a
is
one-woman
'evangelization
committee,' while ministering to others;
own
she converts our
parishioners, involv-
ing them in living out their baptismal
call
to discipleship," she said.
work
In addition to her
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spends a great deal of time visiting local nursing homes and working for Meals on
Wheels.
That kind of dedication is at the heart of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award, said John Harrison, chairman of the award
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'The purpose of serve and show compas-
Albert Schweitzer to
said,
will to help others."
Catholic Social Services of the Diocese
of Charlotte
is
and working by
living
tiiat
In Asheville, even an attack of ankle-
rate of Hispanics in the country," said
tive,
Tudela. "In big
cities like
Los Angeles,
people don't pay attention to the Latino other places, but here they
can find work.
Hispanic community."
first
the
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CSS
can
in the
part of
satellite offices are
Tudela's vision. Currently,
services are
all
provided in Asheville with limited pro-
In addition to the hard-working
chef and volunteer at CSS, initiated and
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turn to be served tea by Sister Marie and
year for her dependability and dedication
turned out to be a spring fling in
another to have a heart," said Sister 'What we do in the name of Jesus,
Marie.
we do
in the
name of all
the people
who
help in our diocese."
In the early months of 2001, Catholic
Elizabeth Tudela, age father's lead in
12,
answering the
office, it
provided
the Latino population.
Jerry Tudela, supervisor of the
CSS
Immigration and Case Management Programs, worked tirelessly, according to Sister Marie. "Jerry will help it's
taken care
of,"
she
anyone
said.
until
Seeing 200
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weekends.
The phone
rang constantly
for
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8,
Ordination 2001
The Catholic News & Herald 9
Newly ordained priests urged to be
men of faith, reconciliation, Eucharist By JIMMY ROSTAR
the Diocese of Charlotte; Father John
Associate Editor
Allen, the diocese's assistant director of
CHARLOTTE On the weekend observing the celebration of Pentecost, Bishop William G. Curlin ordained four men to serve as priests of the Diocese of Charlotte. His instruction to them: Be men of faith, service and the
vocations; and a host of diocesan, reli-
—
gious and visiting priests.
The
liturgy
the
reflected
multiculturalism and diversity of this
was
year's ordination class: Scripture
read in English and Vietnamese. Chil-
sacraments. The two-and-a-half-hour ordination liturgy at St. Gabriel Church June 2 brought a community of faith to-
dren and grandchildren sat behind two of the candidates. A congregation of various ethnicities applauded and prayed.
gether, crossing cultural and geographical backgrounds to welcome Rev. Messrs. Due Duong, Tien Duong,
men whose own paths
Robert Ferris and Kurt Fohn as the newest priests. In his homily, Bishop Curlin spoke
diocese's four
men
of the divine calling each of the
Assisting in the liturgy were three to the priesthood
are nearly completed. Rev. Messrs.
Christopher Roux, Johnathan Hanic and Larry LoMonaco were ordained to the transitional diaconate earlier this year.
With God's
providence, they will
among
the next group of seminar-
tion.
ians in the
United States to join the holy
"You've been inspired by wonderful priests, like our brothers here and in other parts of the world," the bishop said. "You've been inspired by your parents, loved ones and friends. But God chose you you did not choose him and in the wonderful generosity of your hearts you said, 'I come. I am
order of priesthood.
chivalric organizations well
willing to follow you.'"
acts of charity
answered while discerning
his
voca-
—
—
That discernment was influenced
be
Seminarians of the diocese also served at the Mass.
Among
the congregation were
members of
the Knights of Columbus,
the Order of Malta and the Order of the
—
Holy Sepulcher and
and
fraternal
known
— who
faith
for
joined
in the procession.
ultimately by a profound sense of faith,
Special guests also included the
experiences also helped deter-
Friends of Seminarians, a group financially supportive of vocations in the
while
life
mine the men's paths to priestly service. While those experiences are as unique as the men and women who serve the church in ministry, all share in the com-
mon calling to serve, the bishop said. To the brothers Duong, natives of Vietnam who came to the United States in
search of freedom and hope, the faith-filled strength
bishop spoke of the
gained in enduring strife. "My dear brothers,
know
the
how you had to flee your benative land, how you risked your "Your
For Bishop Curlin, who has ordained nearly two-dozen
men during
his tenure as bishop of the Charlotte
Diocese since 1994, the ordination liturgy was an opportunity to reflect on how to succeed in this sacred ministry. "Each man must bring his heart to the priesthood," said the bishop.
I
story of
loved
diocese.
that spirit, the bishop said, flects Christ's
It
which
is
re-
rament of penance, which
reflects
struggles and
Christ's voice in the preaching of the
sacrifices are
wonderful treasures you bring to your priestly ministry." Rev. Messrs. Ferris and Fohn add
Gospels, which reflects Christ's uncon-
will
ditional love in service to the
life,"
he
said.
lives'
poor and
the brokenhearted.
to the diversity of the ordination class of
In daily prayer,
recommitment
Both are widowers with children and grandchildren. Rev. Mr. Fohn is a native of Germany and has served as a permanent deacon in the Catholic Church since 1989. Bishop Curlin noted that the two
and celebration of the Eucharist, priests find the strength they need to be the presence of Christ in a world filled with poverty, violence and lack of respect for
each "had the beautiful
added.
2001 as
well.
marriage" and
gift
of a holy
now embark on
another
life,
the bishop said.
answer
is
a sacred
'You have raised such wonderful children and are blessed with their love," the bishop told them. And while
priests. Yes,
you and are rejoicing that our God has called you to this vocation of priesthood."
Concelebrating the Mass with Bishop Curlin were Abbot Placid Solari of Belmont Abbey; Father Mauricio West, vicar general and chancellor of
Saints, the bishop, concelebrating priests
and the
entire congregation join in prayer for the church, the world, one another and the candidates for ordination. The candidates prostrate themselves before
the altar in an expression of their unworthiness and dependence on God. The Litany of the Saints is an ancient prayer of the church, calling on the prayers of saints throughout the church's history.
calling priests
and serious one, he
brothers, I ask you to be Bishop Curlin said. "I am not (ordaining) you just because we need
saints,"
they're watching you, are blessing
The
During the Litany of the
"My
divine vocation.
they had to endure the painful loss of their wives, the bishop added, "I'm sure
Photo by Joann S. Keane
healing power in the sac-
we
are blessed that
you
our parishes, and I rejoice in your coming. But the church doesn't need bodies in the priesthood. The church needs disciples on fire with will be priests in
love for Jesus Christ."
Contact Associate Editor Jimmy Rostar by calling (704) 370-3334 or email jtrostar@charlottediocese.org
Photo by Jimmy Rostar
10 The Catholic News & Herald
Ordination 2001
June
8,
2001
Photo by Joann S. Keane
During the ordination liturgy, each newly ordained priest is vested with the stole and chasuble, vestments of their priestly office. The vesting, pictured above, takes place following the laying on of hands and the prayer of consecration, the points at which the men are actually ordained.
Pictured below, Father Kurt Fohn blesses family members following the ordination Mass. Fathers Fohn and Ferris are widowers with children and grandchildren. A host of family members were seated directly behind the candidates to witness their loved ones ordained into the holy order of priesthood.
Seminarians in formation for the priesthood in the Diocese of Charlotte, pictured below right, assisted at the liturgy ordination at St. Gabriel Church.
Pictured above is the ordination class of 2001 for the Diocese of Charlotte. F Father Due Duong, Bishop William G. Curlin, Father Kurt Fohn and Father Roi
Photo by Joann S. Keane
June
8,
2001
The Catholic News & Herald 11
Ordination 2001
Photo by Jimmy Rostar
Diversity was evident in all aspects of the ordination liturgy. Three of the four newly ordained were born outside the United States. Father Kurt Fohn is a native of Germany, and Fathers Due and Tien Duong are from Vietnam. The liturgy included music and Scripture conveyed in Vietnamese.
Pictured below, diocesan, religious and visiting priests lay hands on the heads of the candidates during the most solemn moment of the ordination rite. During the laying on of hands, each candidate approaches the bishop and kneels before him. The bishop then lays hands, praying for the gift of the Holy Spirit upon the candidate. All priests are then invited to lay hands as well.
At bottom left, Rev. Mr. Larry LoMonaco reads the Gospel during the Mass. Rev. Mr.
LoMonaco
is
Diocese who assisted
one of three transitional deacons of the Charlotte Mass.
at the
Photo by Joann S. Keane ft
are Father
John Allen, assistant director of vocations, Father Tien Duong,
irris.
Photo by Joann S. Keane
Photo by Joann S. Keane
.
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June
Around the Diocese
Oratory's "Horizons" conference scheduled
Bridging culture brings
ROCK HILL S.C.
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Horizons of
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diversity to
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Hill will take place July 9-13. is
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ment and enrichment By JOANN
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KEANE
Editor
WINSTON-SALEM
—
to say that global diversity
It's
safe
a
way
is
on the campus of Bishop McGuinness High School. of
life
With
contingency of foreign exchange students from Japan to Hola
campus
land,
life
enhanced on
is
worldwide
levels. This year, nine stupopuladents blended into the tion, and both Triad students and the foreign exchange students were beneficiaries of cultures worlds away
BMHS
own. Anne Katherin Mense, a junior from Germany, discovered faith beyond the school walls. Although Catholic, Anne Katherin found "there
from
their
Michael Streich, who teaches History and helps coordinate BMHS's foreign exchange program. "It depends upon a student body willing to reach out, to accept as equal, to include and be interested in that student
from an-
"The culture is different," says No Lo. "I like Americans because they are open-minded and easygoing." With her host family in Winston-Salem, she encounters wide open spaces. "Here you have your own personal space," she says. At home in Hong Kong, No Lo lives on the 31st floor of a high rise.
We
few teen-agers attend Mass. Here she says, "I am involved, I go to the youth group at St. Leo, and it's always a lot of fun."
Hong Kong,
Dominic Bakker, a senior from Amsterdam in the Netherlands, found
sonal perspective." place,
a second family, relaxed right into an
World History
who
like
go-
ing church." In Germany, she says,
American
culture,
and made All-Con-
ference as an all-around soccer player team. on the
BHMS
Senior Karan Kijwijan found himself half a world away from his Thailand home, yet keeps in daily contact with friends via e-mail. A talented musician with a penchant for guitar,
Karan found solace and
a fa-
miliar comfort in his music.
spiritual
life.
lends a whole
With
all
new
prayer and
come from
many spiritual traditions and denominations. The guest faculty for the workshop in-
Cheng, a junior from Hong Kong, made such an impact upon her
new
classmates, she was voted prom queen. BMHS runs its foreign exchange program with quiet efficiency. Behind the scenes, a team of dedicated educators coordinates everything from student placement to enculturation and family placement. "Success at
BMHS
depends upon a staff and faculty who are patient, loving and open," says
will explore the richness
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workshop. 'The celebration of a
in spiritual guid-
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After the Mass, the catechists to a buffet dinner
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earth,
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Father Hawker offered his gratitude and that of all members of the diocese for the sacrifices the catechists and their
The event was the first of many future gatherings to honor the dedication of the area's volunteer catechists, who give their time and talents to spread the Gospel message
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How Teen
Drinking Parties Get Started
Last week a police
officer told
The Pope
brand
Speaks
over three times before stopping
on
me
Leaving the road
at
2001
8,
Coming of Age
about finding a
new Mustang convertible one Saturday
patrol.
June
& Columns
Editorials
night while
60 miles an hour, it rolled in a ditch. Both occupants
were dead.
Some
teens in another car pulled over.
nized the car, having seen
minutes
They gave
earlier.
it
drive
They
away from
recog-
a party
the officer the address.
CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CNS Columnist
A few minutes later he knocked on the door. Dozens of teens
POPE JOHN PAUL
II
the suburban house, and
filled
away
drinking.
half an hour ago?
It
was the host's younger brother in the car, and the was his 18th birthday gift. "Officer," the host
convertible
Morning prayer
asked,
"is
he
right?"
all
This seasoned
protection against often
officer
was himself near
pope
is
repeated far too
sive teen-age drinking party has
many
times.
about the party.
The mas-
become an almost routine
The
who on
JOHN NORTON
Catholic
VATICAN CITY
How
News Service Morning prayer (CNS)
—
gives believers "an interior charge" that enables
them Paul
to face an often-hostile world,
Pope John
II said.
Peter's Square.
"God
is
drink themselves into such danger?
Where
are
their parents?
said.
The pope, at times looking fatigued and speaking in a slurred voice, skipped several sections of his prepared text, the latest in a series of talks about the Psalms used in the Liturgy of the Hours. He said Psalm 5 was the morning prayer of a believer who felt "tension and anxiety" looking ahead to the day's encounters with enemies and
Usually the parents are out of town. These disasters
His parents recite the
no
Of course he'll be OK! rules. Nobody comes, and
of
Massive drinking parties get launched in two ways. Probably the most common is semiaccidental. Jake tells two friends his parents are out of town and invites them over. "We'll watch a couple of movies and maybe drink a few coolers." By the end of fifth period, everybody in school knows
psalmist's petition that
who do wrong,
Pope says church challenged, but knows
God
is
VATICAN CITY said
the
at
its
side
—
Pope John Paul (CNS) the church was facing "enormous challenges"
dawn of the new millennium but
II
at
could joyfully
trust that God would remain at its side. At a May 24 Ascension Thursday Mass in St. Peter's Basilica formally closing an extraordinary consistory, the pope thanked more than 150 cardinals for their "precious contributions" during the four-day meeting. "From them I intend to draw opportune (and) effective indications" as to how the church can best carry out its mission amid today's challenges, he said.
till
the kegs run dry. Usually
enough
all
the beer
enough
it's
—
in
for
time to
to drive, you're perfectly capable
of finding these parties. If you're of a mind, you can
lie
to
your parents and convince them that you're going to a friend's place to study.
cancer,
will kill more teen-agers this year than AIDS, drug overdoses and suicide combined. -
where teens are drink-
you can stay there, not drink and have a good time. It's almost impossible. If you show up at the party and kids are drinking whether there are adults in the building or not
—
—
it's
time to leave
No party on earth is worth ending up dead in a ditch. Get out and go someplace else. Quite literally, your life depends on it.
conditions her beloved nun and the 800 children in the
mission were facing in Africa. Sister had come back to try to raise supplies
Bottom Line
and some money for their finanCould I write a story, bring-
cially destitute mission.
ing some attention to this need?
when surrounded and "the tangle of daily events," he
God "punish" he noted. This conforms the prayer to the distinctly Christian revelation of merciful love, "which offers even the evildoer the possibility of conversion," he said. Hebrew
those
they can drink
kegs of
five
kid pays $5, the price for
ing, don't kid yourself that
Jake agrees, but plans change.
ANTOINETTE BOSCO
CNS
said.
the
That night each
If you find yourself at a party
God, the believer does not
God takes those who trust in him "by the hand" and "makes straight the way" before them, "as the psalmist says with a simple but suggestive image," the pope said. The text used in the Christian liturgy omits
a planned party. Jake calls a buddy
is
enough to buy
many of the kids to get dangerously smashed drive home drunk.
parties.
alone or abandoned even injustice
make
Driving drunk
to himself?
said.
by
to
Teens, alcohol and cars are a deadly combination.
The whole house
The
this trust in
beer.
couple of nights."
"A certainty emerges before the nightmares of a tiring and possibly dangerous day. The Lord is a coherent God, rigorous in the face of injustice, alien from every compromise with evil," the pope
With
know how
beer. Then Jake prints up a flyer computer, 'Party at Jake's house, $5." He passes 100
old
If you're old
your dad has a conference this weekend at a resort by the lake, and since you're getting older now we're wondering if you think you'd be OK if we left you alone a
evildoers.
feel
other type
Jake doesn't
copies around school.
often begin with the following conversation.
course, absolutely
always ready to help us avoid the
of life," he
arrive,
Saturday afternoon his buddy purchases
can 60 or 100 teens gather in somebody's nice
"Jake,
Despite the dangers and disappointments that each day brings, those who faithfully turn to God experience a 'Iwave of serenity and joy" knowing that he is at their side, the pope said May 30 at his weekly general audience in St.
pitfalls
home and
is
his
social event.
By
A hundred kids show up, some with cases
Once they them go away. of beer.
he
tears as
spoke of telling the young host that his brother was dead.
That scene
hostile world, says
most were
The officer located the host, a young man of 20. Did he know anything about a Mustang convertible that drove
Columnist
Remembering a Martyred Friend The box was marked "Writing History," long lost in the corner of my attic. It triggered a memory of years past when I had packed away copies of Catholic magazines that had carried my articles in the decades of the '50s and the '60s. I opened the box and began an excursion back in time, opening magazines, some with names no longer familiar: The Lamp; Sacred Heart Messenger, Information, The Apostle, Sign and many more. Reading some of the articles, one stood out. I wrote it for the June 1965 issue of The Apostle, a magazine published then by the Mariannhill Missionaries. The article was about a nun who had become my friend. She was Sister Mary Antoinette, a Daughter of Wisdom, who had been a teacher at Our Lady of
Wisdom Academy
in
Ozone
Park, N.Y.,
by her students.
When
met her
much
loved
»
1963, she had been teaching for three years at the Isangi Mission in the African Congo, 120 miles from Stanleyville. I was someone who shared her name, Antoinette, a mother of seven and at that time a writer for The Long Island I
in July
Catholic, the publication of the Diocese of Rockville
Center, N.Y. It was a former student of hers who had put me in touch with Sister Mary Antoinette, precisely because we had the same name. She told me about the terrible
I made an appointment to meet Sister Antoinette. She told of the conditions of women trying to provide for their children in mud huts, with no water and no sanitation. "The slums in New York would be a sign of wealth to these women," she told me. Nearly 200 of their students were orphans, living in a building with no electricity, no running water and little food. One nun ran the hospital, with no doctor available and terrible conditions. "In one month she delivered 80 babies," she murmured. Then she spoke of the open hostility white people were facing with the newly gained independence of African governments, admitting these were troubled times for American missionaries. Even teen-
agers taunted her, yelling "Don't to
come
come back"
as she left
to America.
I wrote about her, and we got a good response, with goods and money. But as she planned to leave, the news about chaos in Africa had gotten worse. I asked her to please not go. But nothing could keep her from her children there. "I don't know the ending but what we do is a beginning," she said. Her words were strangely reminiscent of those spoken by John F. Kennedy: "Our work will not be
—
finished in the first 100 days.
the
first
planet
Nor
will
it
be finished
in
1,000 days nor even in our lifetime on this
— but
let us begin."
Seventeen months later, because she was "the American nun," Sister Antoinette was singled out by the
Congo
rebels
— becoming
the victim of multiple
rapes and brutal beatings before her
lifeless
body was
then thrown into the river. I cried then, and did again now, remembering this incredible woman whose apostolate was stopped short
by murder
after a service
of 1,000 days.