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Does a fetus feel pain? HEARING TRIES TO SORT OUT DIFFERING VIEWS
Pilgrims find
renewal, serenity at Italy's
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NANCY FRAZIER
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holy places
O'BRIEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
BY
KEVIN
E.
MURRAY
WASHINGTON
EDITOR
House hearing room
—
—
In a
recently,
CHARLOTTE They came together from various
much of
walks of life, on different spiritual journeys, each hoping to
words "feels" and "pain."
come away with similar results. It was difficult to be disap-
sory and emotional experience
the discussion focused on the meanings of the
pain "a subjective sen-
Is
that requires the presence of
consciousness," as a recent ar-
pointed. Fifty pilgrims
Journal ofAmerican Medical Association defined it? Or does pain instead depend on certain physiological and beticle in the
from around
the Diocese of Charlotte joined
Bishop Peter J. Jugis on a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy Oct. 17-27.
From
a basilica
in
have to do primarily wdth brain development? does
it
Answers could
charistic miracles, toured the
make
women
homes of saints and experienced God's presence in places and ways many had
to those questions
all
the difference to
considering an abortion
— and unborn — a measure pending
children
to their
if
never before imagined. "The Lord is saying some-
in the
See PAIN, page 13
thing to each one of us on this
Photo by Kevin
E.
Murray
VATICAN
pilgrimage," said Bishop Jugis
See FOOTSTEPS, page 8
Or
havioral responses to stimuli?
the
mountaintop town of Assisi to a papal audience at the Vatican, the pilgrims visited sites of eu-
Museum, part
Bishop Peter
J.
to Italy Oct.
17-27. Nearly 50 members of the Diocese of Charlotte participated
Jugis (left) studies the detailed ceiling in the Vatican
10-day pilgrimage
of a in
the
II
Council
liturgical
trip.
changes felt in, and
Holy Crusaders
beyond, the pews BY
Youth group devoted to connecting people with Jesus, Blessed Sacrament
MARK PATTISON
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Editor's note: This
is
the
next part in an ongoing series.
40-HOUR DEVOTION A SUCCESS, SAY KIDS BY
KEVIN
E.
MURRAY
EDITOR
NEWTON — Spending Photo by Kevin
Members
of the Holy Crusaders youth
adoration during a 40-hour devotion at
group kneel St.
in
Murray
eucharistic
Joseph Church
Nov. 4-6.
E.
in
Newton
weekend
a
in prayerful adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament? For young members of St. Joseph Church, that sounds
The Holy Crusaders, a group of 1 1 Catholic boys ages 7-13, organized and participated in a 40-hour devotion of the Eucharist at the church Nov. 4-6. Their goal: to help bring people closer to Jesus and the Blessed Sacrament.
"We
mmi
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this
minds as does Nov. 22, 963 the day President John F. Kennedy, the first, and so lics' 1
—
far only.
was
Catholic president,
assassinated.
But
devotion
Watch
— Nov.
1964, probably does not stand out in American Catho-
See DEVOTION, page 4
like a great thing.
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See COUNCIL, page 7
Perspectives
'Attitude of gratitude'
Culture
Parishioners find stewardship
Souls for space aliens? Youths
in all ministries
discern
media messages
Breaking poverty's
money
cycle;
doesn't equal happiness
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November
Current and upcoming
In Brief
Support urged
topics from around the
for anti-torture
WASHINGTON (CNS) — U.S. and policy about
IRON NUN
torture
more about who we
who
are than
The
law
of prisoners
"is
they
was hosted by supportamendment in the Senate verof the bill, which would prohibit the briefing
ers of the
sion
use of any interrogation practices other
congressional staffers Nov. 2.
than those approved in the
amendment
Manual on
Grazer said respect for the human dignity of every person, whether ally or
its
various ministries the
church witnesses both the anxieties and hopes of people who long for peace and security for their families, as well as the
pain of those
who have been
tortured and
mistreated under various regimes.
"Even
great nations can risk their
reputations and lose their soul through actions that violate fundamental moral principles," Grazer said.
Diocesa n. « planner
enemy, "must serve as the foundation of the pursuit of security, justice and peace.
There can be no compromise ... to protect the basic human rights of any individual incarcerated for any reason." The long U.S. history of leadership and support for human rights around the world also is at stake, he said. The nation "must not and caimot embrace a dangerous morality that 'desperate times call for desperate measures' or 'the end justifies the means.'" Grazer said "we can demonstrate that even in the face of terrorism we will not lose a respect for human life and our dignity, nor assail the dignity of others."
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7193 for more information or
(336) 957you plan to
at
if
attend.
Madonna Buder, a member
race Aug. 28
in
of the Sisters for Christian
first
75-year-old
woman
Sports
Community who lives in Ironman distance
to finish an
Penticton, British Columbia.
—
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information.
—
old nun
who
has
made
—
— A 75-year-
Ironman Canada in Penticton, British Co-
history for her
lumbia, for the 75-and-over age group.
Conway
Ironman competitions
around the world set another record in October at the Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona. Sister Madonna Buder, a Sister of Christian Community from Spokane, Wash., set a world record as the first female athlete over age 75 to complete the event.
Her time
at the
finish line
was
15
hours, 54 minutes and 16 seconds for the
competition comprised of a 2.4-mile swim, 1
12-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run.
"By the grace of God, we just squeaked through," Sister Madonna said after the race.
Fellow American Robert
became
Her time was 16:46:30. Sister Madonna's cheery disposition, unbounded determination and quick
Since she began competing as a triathlete in
1982, Sister
Madonna
Sound nutrition, wise training practices and mental preparedness all are the hallmarks of champion endurance athletes such as Sister Madonna. Fellow Ironman world champion
port group for separated and divorced adults,
Mark Allen won the title six times and knows the role mental attitude plays on the Kona race course. "Very few
athletes are willing to in-
corporate a spiritual element and focus their racing,"
he
said.
offers education,
Pathfinders, a peer-led sup-
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keys to a
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for people coping with the death of a spouse, first
and
third
Tuesdays of each month
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ext. 216.
CHARLOTTE
— The Ancient Order of Hiberni-
Mecklenburg County Division, men, is seeking Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, community activities and social events. Contact Tim Lawson at (704) 522-9728 or e-mail ncaoh@aol.com for more information including meeting times and location. ans, Sons of Erin
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one of Sister Madonna's strengths."
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wit carry her through the tough circum-
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at
CHARLOTTE tion, a
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at
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Walt Grazer said reports of prisoner abuse by U.S. forces could seriously undermine the country's anti-terrorism efforts and compromise human dignity. Grazer, an adviser on religious liberty and human rights for the U.S. bishops, said that through
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FROM THE VATICAN depend on more than an influx of and trained doctors and nurses, he said. Archbishop Migliore cash, medicine
needed for women, health, peace namely NEW YORK (CNS) — While the
summit on reaching the Millennium Development Goals' targets showed signs of progress, efforts recent U.N.
concerning gender equality, health care and nuclear disarmament must be ratcheted up, said the Vatican's U.N.
ety today,
suggested that wealthy nations encour-
There
inequality.
is
inequality at all levels," he said.
The archbishop pointed to International Labor Organization statistics showing women represent 60 percent of the world's working poor. In order to
lower
this percentage,
he
more
said,
at-
tention rnust be paid to education and
representative.
The summit's
final
document
"is
not
wholly devoid of substance," said Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the representative. "There has been an important step toward halting extreme poverty, halting the spread of HIV/ AIDS and providing universal education."
The archbishop
said increased dis-
women's
access to and control over re-
sources and capital.
Emphasizing the Catholic Church's
commitment
women's
to
education, the
microfmance programs aimed at empowering women operate in several countries.
He also pointed to the nearly 200,000
even though disagreement exists as to whether globalization has affected the world positively or negatively.
Catholic primary and secondary schools
"The common opinion ization
made
a
is
phenomenon
is
own
local systems.
International
knowledge VATICAN CITY (CNS)
—A
dia-
logue between science and theology requires a careful definition of terms and respect for the limits of
knowledge
in
combating HIV/AIDS and other
Nov. 9-11 bringing together
scientists,
mathematicians, philosophers and theologians to discuss infinity.
"Believers have an obligation to listen SALISBURY
—
The Greensboro Council of its annual Mass of Re-
will hold
membrance Nov. 17 at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center, 477 Grogan Rd. Mass at 10:30 a.m. will be followed by lunch. For more information, please contact Carmen Wood at (336) 545-9266.
HIGH POINT
SMOKY
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Immaculate Heart of Mary School, 605 Barbee St., is hosting an Open House Nov, 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m., for prospective students for the 2006-07 school year. For more information, call Nancy Achter at (336) 887-2613 or visit www.ihm-school.com.
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GREENSBORO Group of Nov.
St.
are held the
currently out of
each month begiiming
The Reemployment Support
Room
of the Parish Life
8
work or looking
to
make
WINSTON-SALEM
For more information, 294-4696, ext. 226.
ions
call
Colleen Assal
at
was
created."
theologian carmot pretend to use
the Bible as irrefutable proof of the scientific
process of the world's creation, just
as scientists cannot use biology or phys-
proof that God was not involved in the process, he said. ics as irrefutable
Msgr. Gianfranco Basti, project diwas chosen as the conference's topic because "it is the only common argument of study in the mathematical, physical, human and theologirector, said infinity
cal sciences."
The conference, he
secular science has to
said,
looked
at
ask that the wisdom of faith is taken into consideration as a voice of expertise on humanity," said
such questions as: "Is infinity in modem mathematics simply a formal tool without any referential value?" and "Are the infm-
Cardinal Paul Poupard, president of the
ity
offer, just as
we
Pontifical Council for Culture,
which co-
of human freedom and the infmity of God's freedom mutually exclusive, as
some 20th-century philosophers claim?"
ordinates the project.
Classes
Wednesday evenings of at
6:45 p.m. in the
St.
Greeting a prince
and largest order of Irish
Catholic men,
Irish
men
Catholic
to join
is
meets the first and third Thursdays of the in conference room B at St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. For further details, call Joanne Parcel at (336) 924-9478.
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for
meetings, educational seminars and social events.
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looking
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HICKORY
Father Robert Ferris leads a at St. Aloysius Church, 921
Is
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Anyone
it
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a career
informative topics to help you in your job search.
Second
how
John the Evangelist Church Social Hall, 234 Church St. For more information, call Charles M. Luce at (828) 648-7369 or e-mail luce54@aol.com.
change, join us for encouragement, support and
HICKORY
"creationism" as
VICARIATE
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first
tired
modem
what
own discipline. who support
Paul the Apostle Church will meet
17. 7:30-9 p.m. in
more
Are you
MOUNTAIN
WAYNESVILLE
Center, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd. If you are
for
to
of constantly stniggling with your weight? Consider giving God a chance to touch your heart, your life and your eating. Light Weigh Bible study and video series meets at Sacred Heart Church, 128 Fulton St. Classes will meet Tuesdays through Jan. 3 in the Conference Room, 5:30-7 p.m. For more information, contact the church office at (704) 633-0591.
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is just one area where and religious believers must terms and recognize the limits of
of the world's origins, he said, are "taking something never meant to be a scientific explanation and calling it science." The creation story in the Book of Genesis, he said, was vmtten "to explain that the world was created by God, not
conference discusses infinity, limits of
faith formation, to
cardinal said debate about the
the only acceptable Christian explanation
ing child and maternal mortality rates and
be included on the poster of family members. If you have any questions, please call Dennis at (704) 825-9600, ext. 26, or e-mail
The
origin of the world
People
be
dis-
and sponsors public lectures and conferences by visiting scientists.
their
that global-
soci-
several of Rome's pontifical universities
clarify
and 1,000 universities and institutes of higher learning worldwide. Two major milleimium goals, lower-
that should
project provides
education in science and technology at
scientists
each field, said participants in a Vaticansponsored project. Participants of the project, "Science, Technology and the Ontological Quest," held an international conference in Rome
malady of human
to serve the
age health care workers from developing countries to remain in their homelands, where they can work to improve their
archbishop said that Catholic-sponsored
cussion of globalization also was a good sign,
The two-year-old
eases,
Vatican's U.N. rep says more effort
Wednesdays
interested
is
at
open
to the
general public?
9:30 a.m. in the parlor.
welcome
Please submit notices for the Diocesan
to attend. This
Planner at least 1 5 days
study prepares participants for the following Sunday's Mass by reading and studying the liturgical readings for the next
your parish or school sponsoring a
free event
date
week. For more informa-
in
writing to
prior to the
event
Karen A. Evans
at
kaevans@char1ottediocese.org or fax to
on this study, contact Kathy Succop at (828) 327-2341 or stalscoordinator(^charter.net.
tion
——
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Bishop Peter '«
(704) 370-3382.
J.
Jugis will participate
the following events-.
CNS
Nov. 13-17
Nov. 20
USCCB
Mass
General Meeting
Washington,
DC
St.
for Heritage Society
Matthew Church, Charlotte
Prince
Charles
Washington Nov.
greets 3.
students
The Prince
outside of
Healy
Hall
Nov. 27 — 4 p.m.
Sacrament of Confirmation
Dedication of
Matthew Church, Charlotte
1789, the same year the
new church
Holy Family Church,
Clemmons
Georgetown University in faith and social the United States. Founded in
at
Wales attended a seminar on
responsibility at the university during an official visit to
Nov. 19 — 10 a.m.
St.
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U.S. Constitution
took effect, Georgetown University
nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit university Today, Georgetown
research
university
is
is
the
a major international
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FROM THE COVER
Youth group holds 40-hour devotion the 40-hour devotion at the parish. Fa-
James Collins,
ther
DEVOTION, from page 1
pastor, offered his
full support.
"They stood outside the Masses to They made flyers. They hung the curtains in the chapel," said recruit volunteers.
would help do
that,"
said
Brendan
Vickers, 13, Holy Crusaders' president and founder. "It's a good experience. It's it
quiet
— you can
really hear
God and
gives you a lot of time to pray."
"Jesus spent time for us, so
we
can
surely spend time for him, to talk and listen
and
Andrew
to pray for our petitions," said
Vickers, 12, Brendan's brother.
Spending time said
tion,
"come
in eucharistic adora-
Andrew, can help people
closer to Jesus and understand
his presence in the Sacrament."
You're there and he's there, present right in front of you," said Kevin Thorpe, 1 1 Holy Crusaders treasurer. "If you pray to him, he can help you in many ways." Brendan said he finds peace when he "It's actually Jesus.
,
'
adores the Blessed Sacrament. helps
"It
loves us.
He
me
see that Jesus really
gave his
life for
Debbie Vickers. "And all the boys prayed a novena before starting for their success." The boys' efforts paid off. "We got enough people for every hour, but many people who didn't sign up have come by to adore," said Brendan. "They worked very hard. We've been overwhelmed with the amount of people who signed up as well as the
Meg Barrett, whose Holy Crusader.
walk-ins," said
Kevin, 10,
is
a
son,
Approximately 120 people participated in the 40-hour devotion, said
Vickers. "It
us," said
all
just fell into place."
Barrett said the
whom
Holy Crusaders,
all
of
The concept for the Holy Crusaders came to Brendan while learning about
faith seriously,
parliamentary procedures in English class. He was inspired last February to
But when they are not bringing people closer to God, they are just "typi-
own
organization, a "Catholic
boys club" dedicated
to bringing people
to Jesus.
To join the club, boys have to have made their first Communion and must be willing to spend one hour a month in eucharistic adoration. The boys offer
i
proves people want this," she busy age, they still want an hour of sohtude with Jesus." "God wanted this. You can see his hand in everything," said Debbie "It
said. "In this
Brendan.
start his
^
Barrett.
are altar servers, take "their
instilled that in
and
their parents
have
them."
"They're out there playing soccer and doing 'boy things.'" cal boys," she said.
Photo by Kevin
Members
group and parishioners spend time
of the Holy Crusaders youth
adoration during a 40-hour devotion at
St.
Joseph Church
When contemplating his future, Brendan said he would like to become a priest, and that he is inspired by many of
in
E.
Murray
eucharistic
in
Newton Nov. 4-6.
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the priests in the diocese. "I see
how happy
Holiday
they are (in their
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their holy hours for different intentions;
Holy Crusaders have offered 28 hours for Bishop Peter J. Jugis. "The group helps us learn about our faith; it's a fun way that we can do that and spend time with God and our friends," said Andrew. "They (the boys) said they wanted to do two big eucharistic events this year," said Debbie Vickers, Brendan and Andrew's mother. The first, she said, was participating so
far,
ministry) and
Danny
the
in the eucharistic procession during the
Diocese of Charlotte's first Eucharist Congress Sept. 23-24. The second was
it
encourages me," he
said.
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STEWARDSHIP
Attitude of gratitude^ Parishioners find stewardship in all ministries BY
JOANITA M. NELLENBACH CORRESPONDENT
GREENSBORO — The told Pat Spivey that he
'It's all parishioner
was "doughnut
Spivey asked what he meant. "I'm picking up the doughnuts," he
my ministry." got me to thinking
how you re
matter
said. "That's
"That
no
stewardship,
minister" that day.
giving back/
about
[stewardship] more," Spivey, pastoral associate for administration, said. "I've
been blessed with many things. I have three good kids, good young men. We need to give back." Everything at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro is a ministry, from serving
While families stay
and dinner and play with the chil-
for them, tutor
and provide transportation. no matter how you're giving back," said Patty Dunning, Stewardship Committee chair. dren,
"It's all stewardship,
during liturgy to caring for the church
grounds and gardens and working
at the center, pa-
rishioners prepare breakfast
in the
community.
X
Courtesy Photo
The Youth Stewardship Committee
of St. Pius X
These vibrant and diverse minis-
Several years ago, Spivey attended a conference led by Father William J. Bausch, author of several books. "One of the things he said that most impressed me was that we who are in
tries are
not our goal, but the result of
leadership in parishes are to be servant
the Gospel and give concrete opportuni-
our goal
the saving
leaders," Spivey said. "It's easier to
ties to live it."
"St. Pius enjoys the reputation of being an active parish," Msgr. Anthony J. Marcaccio, pastor, said. "I think this
translates as a parish with tries.
many
— communicating
minis-
message of Jesus Christ." St. Pius X Church has about 1,200 registered households and more than 60
man to
connected
St.
ministries. In addition to those
yourself, but
involved.
do
it
important to get people don't have to be the chair-
be involved."
X
Church
fosters parishio-
with liturgy, ministries include various
ner involvement through such efforts as
committees; the crop walk to raise money for food and other help for the poor; transporting residents of Fellowship Hall, a dependency treatment center, to and from Mass; supporting the church's sister parish in Manazo, Peru; and cooking and serving meals at Weaver House, a homeless shelter. St. Pius X Church also participates
the annual ministry
"We had
faith Hospitality Ministry.
Church opens rooms ter,
ministry fair this year,"
Dunning
"Everybody wanted
get involved.
(Among
who
said.
volunteered) the
up 20 new people." "Msgr. (Marcaccio) is excellent
ers) signed
with keeping stewardship in front of the parish," Spivey said. "It is a blessing to pastor a
Rotating with
in its Kloster
others
to
ministry of hospitality (ushers and greet-
four to five times a year with the Inter-
other Greensboro churches, St. Pius
fair.
a great response at our
X
commu-
nity of faith so receptive to
God's
word," Msgr. Marcaccio said. "My promotion of stewardship is simply to share
Cen-
the parish hall, to homeless families.
Catholic Publications
Church
to
them
about your
Now
for
monthly newsletter. The weekly bulletin has a "stewardship comer." Children learn about stewardship early. They have their own envelopes, one set for 5- to 8-year-olds, another for middle schoolers. They can put in monetary donations, and the envelopes include a place for them to write how they have contributed time and talent. It can be anything. One girl said she could
make people
laugh.
"The other aspect that I always want to improve on is thanking people for what they do and what God does through them," Msgr. Marcaccio said. "This 'attitude of gratitude' makes for powerful liturgies and, in a similar way, a truly Eucharistic (thankful) people makes for good stewardship." Contact Correspondent Joanita M. Nellenbach by calling (828) 627-9209 or
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CHARLOTTE — Rent. Food. Bus fare. New shoes for a 12-year-old son.
and enriching for children, and
rais-
ing leaders for the future.
This year's collection in the Diocese of Charlotte will be taken up during Masses the weekend of Nov. 19-20. In 2004, the Diocese of Charlotte
For most people, these represent the basic necessities of life. But for nearly 37 million Americans, each item is a choice: "Do 1 buy shoes or bread?" "Do I pay all the rent, or ride the bus to work?" Many Americans living in poverty work fiill time, with an average income of $8,858 a year. The U.S. Census Bureau defines poor families as those with incomes of less than $14,680 for a family of three.
was
the second-highest diocese in the
nation for per-Catholic giving. Catholics
and support of community-controlled, self-help organizations and education. "CCHD was a program originally de-
in western North Carolina, on average, donated 86 cents each, for a total diocesan collection of $163,974. Approximately 75 percent of the collection will be distributed to the national CCHD office, while the balance wall remain in the Diocese of Charlotte for local grants. According to Jarina, the diocesan Office of Justice and Peace examines social action in addition to acts of charity, to learn why poverty happens and determine how to overcome it. "CCHD looks at how money awarded through grants can help keep people from sliding back into poverty,"
signed to alleviate poverty," said Terri
said Jarina.
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Its
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Jarina,
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The 2005 CCHD collection will be taken
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Andrew Menzer, Christian Lee and Sara Berhane prepare to serve meals at the Uptown Men 's Shelter in Charlotte Nov. 5. The teenagers, who cooked and served dinner to about 125 homeless men, are among 10 students in the confirmation class from St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte.
at
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"Over time, the U.S. bishops realized poverty is a bigger problem than originally thought, and their focus shifted to
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2005
11,
VATICAN
Vatican
ll's
II
changes
rule. Catholics feeling
COUNCIL, from page 1
7
they have a right to
the Eucharist, or a lessened sense of sin
some people to receive Communion when they should not. With no Latin liturgies, there also was no longer a distinction between "high Mass" and "low Mass." that leads
Sunday of Advent, ushered
in the first
of
a series of wide-ranging changes in the
Mass. Instead of having his back to the people, the priest faced the people.
And
Mass was not
was
"celebrated"
just being "said,"
— and not
it
It
was
just the first step
toward the
conscious and active participation"
by the laity in the church's liturgical life as mandated earlier that year by the Second Vatican Council's Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy.
By 1970, the new Order of the Mass, which brought about further changes, was published. There was not merely an "epistle" from the New Testament prior to the Gospel, but an Old Testament reading, as well as a responsorial psalm between Old and New Testament readings, with a three-year cycle of Sunday readings and a two-year cycle of weekday readings. Communion
Receiving
The
fasting period before
permitted to receive
one was
Communion,
previ-
ously shortened in the 1950s from midnight to three hours (three for solid foods,
one hour for liquids), was lessened further to one hour for all food intake. Communicants no longer knelt down at a rail to take the host,
stand.
but continued to
The U.S. bishops, with approval
from the Vatican, permitted reception of the host in communicants' hands.
The 1969 General
Instruction
.
Choirs started coming
down from
the
choir loft in the rear of the church and sang
with parts of it in the vernacular. "fiill,
Music and laity
Latin, but
all in
on the
Roman
Missal permitted Communion under "both species," meaning bread and
alongside or in the sanctuary in the assembly.
view of
fixU
The music changed,
too.
In keeping with the tenor of the
Mass" sprang up primawith guitar-driven ensembles. Following on its heels were gospel Masses for black Catholics, polka Masses for
times, the "folk rily
Polish-American Catholics, and others singing in the mother tongue of their ethnic group.
A
Children bring up the gifts during
torrent of
new music
published since Vatican
II
written and
resulted in a
nals printed
on newsprint, plus hymn
More Massgoers is
that is the result
receive
innovation.
The 1967 Vatican document
The sign of peace was inserted into the Mass between the Our Father and the Lamb of God. Once only exchanged be-
on the Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery) declared that, in cases of "pastoral necessity," Sunday Masses could be celebrated on Saturday evenings.
tween a bishop and
his deacon, the cus-
tom was spread to the whole assembly. With liturgical changes came many more roles for lay people. Beyond the surge in the number of choirs, the laity could be lectors
—
a role previously
reserved for priesthood candidates
—
as
well as liturgists and eucharistic minis-
today called extraordinary ministers of holy Communion. Even ushers, who had passed around the offertory baskets and moni-
ters,
tored the
Communion
lines for genera-
parishioners alike.
ion now. There
in
Charlotte Sept.
offered more roles for lay people
II
tions,
Commun-
a debate over whether
Changes and practices
of the relaxed fasting
The Saturday Mass
itself was
another
The thinking was
that those
who
could not fulfill their obligations on Sunday could attend on Saturday. Over time, the demographics of those attending Saturday Mass has changed, and the congregation is often older than that for Sunday Masses. The "paraliturgy," a kind of prayer service, and the "holy hour," another devotional practice that sometimes included eucharistic devotion, took their places along side other practices such as rosary recitations, novenas and the Forty
Hours devotion. "In any place in the history of the church where we've emphasized participation, it has sometimes come at the cost of contemplation," said Msgr. James P. Moroney, executive director of the
bishops' Secretariat for Liturgy.
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Catholics,
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revolve around liturgical issues.
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11,
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PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY the
home of another
eucharistic miracle.
Francis threw himself, the cave in which
In the eighth century, a Basilian
he prayed, and a statue of St. Francis on which live white doves rest. "There was something higher guid-
monk who doubted
the presence of
Christ in the consecrated bread and
wine, found both elements changed to
and blood during a Mass. Scientific tests done in the latter half of the 20th century concluded that the flesh and blood are human in origin, the flesh consisting of muscular tissue of the heart. The flesh and coagulated blood are flesh
now
contained in the Lanciano's Sanctu-
ary of the Eucharistic Miracle.
my
deepest way," said Soraya Narine, a pa-
Church
in
Mooresville. "I was set free."
"Seeing the eucharistic miracle home what the Eucharist really
brought is," St.
said Denise Glander, a parishioner of
Francis of Assisi Church in Lenoir.
"When pened,
it
the eucharistic miracles hap-
was because
faith in the people,
there
and the
was a lack of Spirit stepped
in to support their faith," said
Margaret Paul the
Simone, a parishioner of St. Apostle Church in Greensboro. "Here we are, hundreds of years later,
coming
for the
Bishop Peter
J.
Jugis explains during
inside the Cathedral of Orvieto,
to Italy Oct.
1
Italy.
Mass the eucharistic miracle The cathedral
visit
was part
1263
of
E.
Murray
that transpired
of a 10-day pilgrimage
7-27.
same thing
—
FOOTSTEPS, from page 1 feast
Pope Urban IV
begin Mass here where this eucharistic miracle took
tion chapel at the Cathedral of Orvieto,
where he celebrated the of the pilgrimage.
"We
first
daily
in 1264.
"It is appropriate to
during his homily in a eucharistic adora-
place, especially during the
Mass
Year of the
Eucharist," said Bishop Jugis.
Many
group should hope to return from this pilgrimage renewed, to as a
pilgrims were awestruck at
the massive cathedral with
its
fa9ade that
took more than 300 years to complete. "It was gorgeous," said Deacon
better serve Jesus," said the bishop.
The Orvieto cathedral houses the bloodstained corporal (altar cloth) of the
Carlos Medina, permanent deacon at
1263, when a priest who doubted his faith held a Eucharist that dripped blood during Mass. It was in response to this miracle that the
Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte,
eucharistic miracle in
sisted with the
Mass.
Mass to end." The pilgrims
"I did not
who
St.
Francis
Pam
was a
who formed
fol-
the Poor
Riley, a parishioner of St. John
Church
the Evangelist
in Waynesville,
found Assisi "phenomenal." "It brings home the tremendous sacrifices they (Sts. Francis and Clare) made," she said. "They came from such wealthy families and gave up all of that for God."
The pilgrims ventured to Mount St. Angelo's Grotto of St. Michael the Archangel, a cave or "celestial basilica" in which apparitions of St. Michael occurred in the fourth century.
"The simplicity of the cave was parmoving," said Lisa Balzano, a parishioner of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro. ticularly
"I'm experiencing a rejuvenation of my in the footsteps
hard not to
when we
of the
are walking
saints," she said.
St. Francis' life and the crucifix from which Christ spoke to him. "St. Francis of Assisi always had his sights on his hope of eternal life. God was his treasure; everything else was worthless," said Bishop Jugis during
Next was San Giovaimi Rotondo, former home of St. Pio, commonly knovra as Padre Pio, a Capuchin monk and stigmatic who was canonized by Pope John Paul II in June 2002. "St. Pio is a sign of God's holiness, a reflection of the sanctity and goodness of God the Father," said Bishop Jugis, "and a sign of our call to be holy and participate in the divine nature of God." Pilgrims visited Padre Pio's cell, confessional and tomb housed in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. During the visit, Bishop Jugis blessed the pilgrims with one of the saint's gloves and a crucifix he kept under his pillow.
Mass in the basilica. "He drew his inspiration from
the
"One of the highlights was attending Mass where Padre Pio celebrated his
poverty of Jesus on the cross, who was stripped of everything," said the bishop.
ner of Immaculate Conception Church in
faith in
God's grace
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Footsteps of saints
The pilgrims spent two days
home
to the Basilica
of
in St.
The
basilica
is
adorned with hun-
dreds of frescoes depicting events in
of Corpus Christi was instituted by
lower of
to
Francis where the saint's remains are
holy places
invasion by Saracens in 1240,
"The Eucharist is a sign of Christ's love," said Bishop Jugis. "The eucharistic
buried.
Italy's
who used the
Eucharist to help save Assisi during an
faith; it's
Assisi,
Pilgrims venture to
in a crystal casket. St. Clare,
support our faith," she said.
miracles are signs that invite us to a deeper Photo by Kevin
Also visited was the Basilica of which houses her incorrupt body
Clare,
Clares, the Franciscan's order of nuns.
heart in the
rishioner of St. Therese
St.
The holy
"I couldn't stop crying.
presence there touched
ing the doves," said Narine. "I wish more people could realize that."
In Assisi the pilgrims also visited the
Basilica of
St.
Mary of the Angels,
built
in 1569 to protect the Portiuncula, the church given to St. Francis and his followers by Pope Irmocent III. The basilica houses the rose bushes on which
first
Mass," said Jan Guess, a parishio-
Hendersonville, which is staffed by Capuchin friars. Padre Pio often spent up to 10 hours a day hearing confessions. "Confession was a big part of his ministry," said Bishop Jugis. "The sacraments
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PILGRIMAGE TO ITALY and comfort for
us, but
it is
also a great
day by day." Pope Benedict greeted each of the
responsibility to be lived
attending bishops after the audience, in-
cluding Bishop Jugis. "I thanked him Synod of Bishops. He tremendous blessing
for the (recent) said
it
would be
a
for the church,"
said the bishop.
The synod concluded Oct. 22 by approving 50
and pub-
final propositions
message
lishing a
to the world.
Journey's end
A highlight of the pilgrimage for Bishop Jugis was celebrating daily Mass in the various churches and holy places. "So many of the pilgrims were traveling to Italy and experiencing these holy places for the first time," said Bishop Jugis. "I was delighted to be a part of that with them."
"I've seen
some of these holy places awe and excitement
before, but seeing the
of the pilgrims helped Photos by Kevin
E.
me
to rediscover
Murray
these places again for myself," he said.
Above
left:
Bishop Peter
Jugis kisses
J.
Pope Benedict XVI's
of a 10-day pilgrimage to Italy Oct. 17-27.
Diocese of Charlotte toward the Basilica of
Above
right:
Francis
St.
ring during the papal
audience at the Vatican Oct. 26. The
visit
Many of the pilgrims
was part
in Assisi,
said their expe-
riences were overwhelmingly positive.
Tour escort Liz Flanagan (second from right) leads pilgrims from the
"There are not enough words to dehow special and holy this pilgrimage has been, and how it has strengthened my faith," said Guess. "I needed a renewal of the spirit, and I've been replenished," said Narine. "I feel like a lot of prayers have been answered." "The pilgrims really gave themselves to the pilgrimage and that made it a spiritual journey," said Bishop Jugis.
Italy.
scribe
of the Eucharist and penance go hand in
hand
for the purification
of the soul."
Foundations offaith In Loreto, the pilgrims visited the
House of Nazareth, Jesus,
the traditional
Holy
home of
Mary and Joseph now housed
in a
body of Christ, upon the cornerstone of Jesus." The pilgrims toured also St. Andrew's Cathedral in Amalfi. In Rome, they visited living stones in the living
fied in faith," said Riley.
built
common
Paul Outside the Walls church; the
St.
catacombs of
basilica.
According to the original legend, was where the annunciation of Mary and incarnation of Jesus took place; it was transported by angels fi-om Nazareth to Croatia in 1291, only to be moved three
the
the house
of
years later to Loreto.
At the Vatican
"Seeing the house of Mary (in Loreto) ... seeing where she lived and touching the walls
more
...
it
made my
faith
real," said Glander.
"A house
built
on a firm foundation Bishop Jugis.
will not collapse," said
Jesus, he said,
"our house, our home. People, by their bapfism, become is
St.
Calixtus;
St.
John
Lateran Church, the cathedral church of
pope
St.
Sts.
in
which the
altar
holds the relics
Peter and Paul; and the BasiUca of
Mary Major, which houses
Jesus'
manger
relics
of
fi'om Bethlehem.
In addition to touring the Vatican
Museums,
St.
Peter's Basilica
"We all had one
reason to be there."
"The 50,000 people in attendance were a microcosm of the universality of the Catholic Church," said Bishop Jugis. Pope Benedict's main audience focused on the hymn to Christ found in St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians. The pope said the canticle underlines the greatness
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SHEPHERDING
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BISHOP JUGIS REFLECTS ON SECOND YEAR OF SERVICE
BY KEVIN
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CHARLOTTE —Two years have passed since Bishop
Eucharistic Congress, held
first
in
Charlotte
Sept. 23-24.
Peter J Jugis was ordained Oct. 24, 2003, to shepherd the .
"When the
growing and Increasingly diverse Diocese of Charlotte.
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my
first
going around to
II
two years as bishop, all
in
in St.
Heart Church
Rome,
"He
Peter's
"We
enjoyed
and find
into hope, learn to forgive yourself,
the unconditional love of Christ.
to visit
all
of his parishes.
to
both
men
aind
women, Catholic
non-Catholic, this retreat will give you a chance to
I'll
accomplish
charistic adoration
We
Italy.
are very hon-
said.
are delighted to celebrate with you this second
had seen "This
as part of the Year of the Eucharist.
was
Salisbury and pilgrim to
As a token of their affection, the pilgrims presented Bishop Jugis with a briefcase and a crucifix, similar to one he
Rome. He has encouraged eu-
But a special highlight, said Bishop Jugis,
in
during the dinner.
— numerous confirmations, dedication
visits to
she
the most spiritual, caring shepherd of Mary Niekras, a parishioner of Sacred
Christopher Roux, episcopal master of ceremonies,
by
it
Bishop Jugis has realized many accomplishments dur-
Masses and
or
think
next year."
ing the past year
Open
I
said
anniversary of your ordination as bishop," said Father
the parishes and schools," said
Bishop Jugis. "Canon law says a bishop has five years
Turn your pain
I
God has
is
a very humble man.
is truly
ored," I've
itself,
think
initiative. It was a marvelous opcome together in faith."
his flock," said
for the priest-
American College
"I
in
"Bishop Jugis
at the Pontifical North
said Bishop Jugis.
blessed us with that to Italy
Oct. 24.
"During
sponsored by the Charlotte Diocese Respect Life
of the
celebrated with a special dinner for Bishop Jugis
Coincidentally, Bishop Jugis
December 9-11 Stoneville,
To celebrate the second anniversary of his ordination as bishop,
idea for the congress presented
'let's try that,'"
is
in
a shop during the pilgrimage.
a beautiful reminder of our eucharistic pilgrim-
age," said Bishop Jugis. "I'm delighted to be your bishop.
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Do space aliens have souls?
VATICAN CITY scientists surely
— Galaxy-gazing
wonder about what kind
of impact finding
life
or intelligent beings
on another planet would have on the world. But what sort of effect would it have on Catholic beliefs? Would Christian theology be rocked to the core if science someday found a distant orb teeming with intelligent forms of alien
life?
Would the church send mis-
Gospel to aliens? Could aliens even be baptized? Or would they have had their own version of Jesus and have already experienced his sionaries to spread the
universal or galactic plan of salvation?
Curious Catholics need not be space buffs to want answers to these questions and others when they pick up a 48-page booklet by a Vatican astronomer.
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eradicate religious truths and vice versa. " When science fills in the details of
3:
how God did it, science helps get a flavor of how rich and beautiful and inventive God really is, more than even the writer
Human complete.
God's
know."
understanding "is always in-
It
is
crazy to underestimate
ability to create in depths
of ways
fun of thinking" about what
when he gives talks
that
It is
it
would
verse? Catholic Belief and the Search for
if God had created more than life on Earth. Such speculation "is very worthwhile if it makes us reflect on things we do know and have taken for
Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life," the
granted," he said.
his
work with
the Vatican Observatory.
Titled "Intelligent Life in the Uni-
pocket-sized
booklet
is
the latest addi-
mean
He
"Would ahens have
which explores Catholic teaching on current social and ethical issues. Brother Consolmagno said the whole question of how Catholicism would hold up if some form of life were discovered on another planet has piqued people's
salvation of Christ apply to them?" helps
curiosity "for centuries."
He
aim with the booklet was to reassure Catholics "that you shouldn't be afraid of these questions" and that "no matter what we learn, it doesn't invalidate what we already know" and believe. In other words, scientific study and discovery and religion enrich one ansaid his
each other. If new forms of life were to be discovered or highly advanced beings from outer space were to touch down on other, not cancel out
planet Earth, thing
we
it
"appreciate what
it
souls?" or
believe in
is
wrong,"
it is
that people are
when
they watching.
that ultimately
act
of a
it
God who
was
a deliberate, loving
exists outside
and time," Brother Consolmagno
of space
said.
"The Bible is divine science, a work about God. It does not intend to be physical science" and explain the making of planets and solar systems, he said. Pope John Paul II once told scientists, "Truth does not contradict truth,"
important
is
now.
Questions:
Who are some of the people who have helped quench your thirst or made you welcome or freed you from bondage? What is one way you can help your
is
The Gospel for the Solemnity of King paints for us a dramatic
scene of glory revealed and judgment bestowed. There are angels and trum-
means
for us to
parish in
community serve
Christ in those
need?
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE
have a
the salvation of Christ
means
to us."
Brother Consolmagno said he tried to
show
that "the church
is
not afraid of
science" and that Catholics, too, should be unafraid and confident in confronting all types of speculation.
The booklet's last chapter reveals where there are references to extraterrestrials in the Bible.
The booklet offers no "hard and fast answers" to extraterrestrial life, but is meant "to put a smile on your face" and, perhaps, make people think twice about who could be peeking at Earth from alien telescopes far, far away.
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER
Sunday (Christ the King), Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17, 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28, Matthew 25:31-46; Monday (Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Daniel 1:1-6, 8-20, Luke 21:1-4; Tuesday (St. Cecilia), Daniel 2:31-45, Daniel 3:57-61, Luke 21:5-11; Wednesday (St. Clement, St. Columban, Bl. 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28, Daniel 3:62-67,
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Miguel Pro), Daniel
30
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The Book of Genesis describes two
is
spond
true
on their best behavior
know someone
from and
steel bars
mental handicaps, physical impairments and ignorance? Wherever there is human need, that's where Christ is. The time to re-
Christ the
stories
ing created, says Genesis, the essential point
how
are the prisoners, separated
human community by
soul" and helps one better "recognize what
rather,
of creation, and science, too, has more than one version of how the cosmos may have come into being. "However you picture the universe be-
the
The experience of mistaken identity theme because it opens a window on the intentions of
"Does the one
would not mean "every-
"we're going to find out that everything is truer in ways we couldn't even yet have imagined," he said.
Who
a popular literary
recognize
thirsty for a cool
body, soul and spirit that long for the comfort of gentle hands and kind words?
his
places.
We
is
said asking such questions as
tion to the society's "Explanations Series,"
end of
However it's played out, the motif of the unrecognized king finds expression in all cultures, all times and
people's hearts.
treat the least.
welcomed into our conversations, our homes and our circles of power? What are the illnesses and injuries of
journey.
is
us
glass of water or a refreshing
It
at the
is
way
word of encouragement? Who are the ill-clad and unprotected in need of the warmth and protection of clothes and inclusion? Where are the sfrangers waiting to be
is
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Odysseus
how we
Who among
home,
what he says are questions he gets from on
need, there Christ BY DAN LUBY
people, but
the universe."
Truth Society, U.S. Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno has penned his response to the public "all the time"
there
is
like
majesty Ues
hidden for now. The behavior on which his judgments are based is not measured against the public standard of how we treat powerful, well-known
Gospel: Matthew 25:31-46
Wherever
all this
that is
Corinthians 15:20-26, 28
could be an emperor mistaken for a beggar or a queen in disguise or a long lost relative returned to an unsuspecting
afraid of saying "I just don't
surprise in
present to us in one another, but in a
of Genesis could ever have imagined," Brother Consolmagno said. The limitless universe "might even include other planets with other beings created by that same loving God," he added. "There is nothing in Holy Scripture that could confirm or contradict the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in Brother Consolmagno said that, like people of faith should not be
much
there so
the quiet but decisive truth that Christ
never
scientists,
is
Because, beneath
Cycle A Readings:
we will never completely understand. equally dangerous to think that we understand God completely," he said. He said his booklet tries to show "the
Through the British-based Catholic
So why
the peoples
all
the reaction to Christ's judgment?
Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17 Psalm 23:1-3, 5-6
scientific truths will
and of the world assembled.
pets, glorious thrones
Our Lord
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MaryknoU's student essay contest, open to students in grades six to 12, asks entrants to tell Pope Benedict XVI about
and holier world," said Maryknoll Father Joseph R. Veneroso, publisher of Maryknoll magazine. The deadline for the Maryknoll contest is Dec. 1. Entries in The Christophers' contest must be submitted
the biggest concerns of youths around
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She said
— Teenage
2006
Scally said that about 15 percent of
popular songs advocate casual sex, drugs and alcohol. Those songs should be intentionally avoided, she added. When asked how much music they
on media and
listen to,
at the session
music a day.
up to four hours of
(and) better understanding" in what they
watch, listen to and read.
Scally said that since there
Patin took on the current reality
shortage of romantic love songs
shows on television, saying that many of them are "far from realistic," and he also warned against spending too much time on the Internet as a substitute for per-
is
used to pray and contemplate God's love. "God is speaking to you every day and if you listen to a bad song God may be calling you to hear a better message," said Scally. "Psalm 150 says praise the Lord with all instruments, let all creation
noted that some television shows have been "decent"; they
in recent years
suggested that teens ask themselves if the programs they watch only
sing praise. ... Were songs only meant to be inspired in those days or is Our Lord speaking to us every single day through our music, our church, our sacraments, through our friends who love us?" Brittany Smith, one of the conference
allow them to disconnect and escape or
participants, said she appreciated
Vam-
Slayer," "Joan of Arcadia" and
"Alias,"
is still
ruiming.
He
to help build better relationships
spire them.
He
and
not just say the media
also said they should al-
ways be mindful of what
how the
speakers met teens at their level and did
in-
was
all
bad.
"(While) some of us may not be able to stay on course, the majority of us can think for ourselves," she said. "We just
the advertisers
are trying to sell them.
Another presenter, Anna Scally, a youth rally speaker and president of Cornerstone Media in Santa Rosa, Calif.,
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FROM THE COVER
Hearing examines
if fetuses feel including whether,
PAIN, from page 1
how
pain early and to
what extent an unborn child
feels pain,
ignites heated debate," said Rep. Steve
Chabot, R-Ohio, subcommittee chairman and a co-sponsor of the bill. "Yet 77 percent of the individuals surveyed in an April 2004 Zogby International poll favor a law requiring that women who are 20 weeks or more along in their pregnancy be given information about pain of the unborn before having an abortion," he said. Dr. Kanwaljeet Anand, professor of pediatrics, anesthesiology, neurobiology and developmental sciences at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, said the topic of fetal pain "de-
House becomes law. The Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act of 2005, introduced in January by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., got
first
its
hearing Nov.
1
before the Subcommittee on the Constitution
of the House Judiciary Committee.
The
legislation
would require medi-
cal professionals to inform
—
women
seek-
unborn child has reached "a probable stage of development of 20 weeks after fertilization" ing abortions
if their
—
that there
is
"substantial evidence that the
(abortion) will cause the unborn child
and that the mother has the option of having pain-reducing drugs adminis-
pain,
serves a scientific appraisal that
Sam Brownback,
Sen.
is
inde-
pendent from the highly controversial and partisan issues surrounding abortion,
tered directly to the child."
R-Kan., has
women's
introduced a similar measure in the Senate.
rights or philosophical projec-
tions about the begiiming of human life."
"The topic of pain of the unborn.
Anand
disputed the findings of a re-
August in the Journal of the American Medical Association, which concluded view of
earlier studies published in
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the fiiture practice of medicine."
search related to pain processing in the
legislation
brain, present a faulty scientific rationale
and use inconsistent methodology for their systematic review," said Anand. "Based on the available scientific evidence,
we
cannot dismiss the high
likelihood of fetal pain perception before the third trimester of
he
human
gestation,"
Caplan said
St.
that because the medical
about
when
a fetus is capable of pain, mandating that a "physician represent something as a fact which is not known to be true or agreed upon by the majority of medical and scientific experts as valid would not only be poor
public policy,
it
would
set a terrible pre-
cedent for other topics where Congress
might choose
to
mandate disclosure
'facts' for polifical or
even ethical
at the
reasons which have no foundation in sci-
Thomas School of Law,
ence or medicine." Offering the most hands-on testimony at the hearing was Dr. Jean Wright, executive director of Children's
Teresa Collett, a law professor University of
that
profession has not reached a consensus
about
said.
August article also were contrary to that of the British Medical Association, which said in 1999 that "due consideration must be given to appropriate measures for minimizing the risk of pain" to the fetus, both in abortions and in therapeutic interventions. said the conclusions of the
Hospital and
Women's
Institute at
Me-
morial Health University Medical Center
Savannah, Ga., who traced the history of pediatric anesthesia since the early in
20 weeks or later be informed of the possibility of fetal pain and their
1980s, when "little or no pain management" was offered to premature infants undergoing major surgery. Today, however, "our understanding of the presence of pain and the need to clinically treat this pain in the prema-
options to reheve that pain," Collett added.
ture infants leads us to understand the
is
a single issue in the abortion
common ground
debate where
of Mercy of North Carolina are seeking quali-
"an unwise interference with the
could have "enormous ramifications for
until
found, one
The
it
practice of medicine
of pain is unlikely 29 to 30 weeks after fertilization. "The conclusions ... are flawed because they ignore a large body of rethat fetal perception
"If there
DIRECTOR OF PLANT & GROUNDS
strongly objected to the proposed law, call-
ing
would hope
issue of ensuring that
it
could be
might be on the
women who
obtain
abortions at
To
a certain degree, that consensus
already exists. in January,
When the bill was introduced
Nancy Keenan,
president of
NARAL Pro-Choice America, said her organization did not oppose the legislation.
But Arthur Caplan, chairman of the department of medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine,
presence of pain and the need to treat pain in the unborn fetus of the same gestational age," Wright said.
"We no
longer can ignore the fact
that maternal
anesthesia treats the mother's pain perception during these procedures, but leaves the unborn with no pain protection," she said.
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Perspectives
A
collection of columns,
editorials
World is 'intelligent project' tliat BY
my grade
school days more
Question
than 50 years ago, the nuns told us the
named Lucifer, whose name means Light-bearer and who was
The pope made
Corner
Lucifer gathered a bunch of rogue angels about him and rebelled, so the
DIETZEN
The pope quoted
in the fourth century warned that some people, "fooled by the atheism that
verse deprived of direction and order, as
and
like this
applying to the king the
god named "shining star, son of the dawn," who "aspired to ascend the mountain of the gods and make himself equal to Elyon," to God. Some fathers of the church saw in
myth of
creatures, ca-
is
a
Testament contains nu-
merous references
to a Satan
who
in
is
conflict with Jesus and his followers, most notably perhaps in the stories of the temptation of Jesus in the desert at the
beginning of his public
life.
The major reference to the heavenly conflict you mention is in the book of Revelation (12:7-9), which speaks of a war between Michael and his angels and the ancient serpent (called the devil or
Satan) and
its
dragon, was cast
with
its
The
angels.
down
serpent, or
to earth, along
angels.
tures.
The word
down
Hebrew
court of law, in other words an adversary.
book of
Job, for example, he
a member of the heavenly court, one of God's advisers, who is obviously, however, no friend of human beings (Job 1:6-12). In other Old Testament Jewish traditions, Satan gradually takes is
on
more evil characteristics. The name Lucifer is traced to
Helel ben Shahar directly into the
think that everything
Latin
name
and order," he said. "Through sacred Scripture, the Lord reawakens the reason that sleeps and
Lucifer,
which means,
you
say, the bearer of the light
the
morning
as
of davra,
Thus the beautiful
star.
name Lucifer became an unlikely tian name for the devil or Satan.
Chris-
a pas-
sage in the prophet Isaiah (Chapter 14), which speaks of a "shining star, son of
dawn" (in Hebrew "Helel ben Shahar"), who said "I will be like the
the
an
in
tells
extended, taunting sarcasm against the pagan king of Babylon, enemy of the Jewish people. According to the New Jerome Biblical Commentary and most Bible scholars
For centuries Catholic teaching has been that some angels sinned against God in such a grave way that they lost their presence with God forever. Details are sparse. The only ones we have are from the few passages in the Gospels and other New Testament books I refer
what would be such that their knowledge would be more immediate and encompassing than ours could be, their decisions more definitive. There would be no new later insights or wonder to bring them to repentance. It's a most interesting subject, but that's about as far as we can go in our personality of angels, from
speculation about the
and
its
fall
of the angels
consequences.
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son that has created everything, that has created this intelligent project," he said. The pope said it was important to understand that "the cosmos is also love." He said Psalm 1 36 correctly points to the created world as the place to find
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letter
clarity, style
and
Those of us spared by hurricanes and earthquakes have much to be gratefiil
for this Thanksgiving!
part, in print, electronic
Send
we
are
enjoying good health, a secure job and a
happy living situation, we have all the more reason to be gratefiil. But is Thanksgiving really a time to reflect on how much better off we are than others? It should be a special time for reflecting on graces we've received from God. Grace is the life that comes of an "I-
—
by
prayer.
He said the reading of Psahn
136 also
underlines that the creator addressed in
prayer
who
is
"not a cold, distant God, but one
loves his creatures and suffers
they are unfaithful to him,
when
when
they
reject his mercifiil fatherly affection."
in
good
be originals of 250 words
may be condensed due
and not just financial outpouring.
to
space
limitations
Schools made room for children whose schools were desfroyed. Doctors and rescue workers left rushed lost theirs.
to aid others.
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for
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newspaper and are subject
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CNS COLUMNIST
Recent disasters are reminders that as bad as things seem at times, the goodness of
God
far
outweighs the
we have
The
military distributed
food, rescued people and restored order.
word "care" is closely word "cure." What we experienced this past year was truly Christ's care and healmg among us. We In Latin, the
found ourselves
in
an unforgettable time
when humans performed
like the
beings they are meant to be tions of their Creator.
—
human reflec-
evil
he allows.
wonder if God doesn't seek every opportunity to draw goodness In fact,
to
often during 2005
who
and be
FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK
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a taste of thou" relationship with God heaven on earth, you might say. As horrific as recent disasters were,
THE EDITOR or less, pertain to recent
is
toward us," he said. he said, was filled with wonder as he reflected upon the mystery of creation. The pope quoted the saint's description of God as "beauty greater than any that can be desired, the beginning of all beings, the source of life, the light of understanding, inaccessible wisdom." The pope said the presence of God in creation was a "cosmic revelation" available to everyone, but he said one must have "clear eyes" to contemplate and understand this revelation, a process his merciful love
are able to theorize,
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to
without direction
us that in the begirming
before,
The Catholic News & HeraW welcomes
is
to
ative word, the creative reason, the rea-
his
most high." This passage occurs
people are there today
name
we
ex-
pression designating an accuser in a
In the
"How many
who, fooled by atheism, think and try demonstrate that it would be scientific
The
in the Scrip-
itself is a
relevance" today.
of divine charity.
"The signs of God's love are seen in the marvels of creation and in the great gifts he has given to his people. The Fathers of the Church teach us to recognize in created things the greatness of God and
to above.
Details about this Satan, however, are difficult to pin
mercy of chance." Speaking extemporaneously to the crowd in St. Peter's Square, the pope said St. Basil's words had "surprising if at the
passage a parallel to the battle described in Revelation and translated the
this
New
POPE BENEDICT XVI
visible signs
Basil the Great,
they carry inside them, imagine the unitoday, Isaiah
Is there reference to this battle, ap-
A. The
St.
who
recall seeing reference to
pable of making big mistakes one? (Illinois)
the remarks at a
gives thanks for creation.
nether regions, wherever that is, thus creating hell. I 've read the Bible a good
God? Are angels fallible
di-
commenting about Psalm 136, which
CNS COLUMNIST
such a confrontation.
Speaks
is
general audience at the Vatican Nov. 9,
FATHER JOHN
story goes. They were banished to the
parently between the devil, or Satan,
from being a
an "intelligent project" that reflects a
mmmmmiKmmmmmmtmKas
't
said that far
vine origin.
very close to God; but this angel got the idea he was better than God.
but don
XVI
The Pope Pope
product of chance the created world
story of an angel
bit
—
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Benedict
Q. In
pope says
JOHN THAVIS
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Where
11,
out of evil in order to raise us to
new
levels of human excellence.
Certainly, strangers
each other
coming together
lets
we
us ponder
how
experienced such
excellence in others and in ourselves.
Perhaps it was at a moment of imforeseen trouble when someone appeared to help. Perhaps it was an anonymous nurse at our bedside soothing our fears, or the courteous remark of a bus driver, or unexpected words of thanks. Suddenly there was the grace of an the "I" being I-Thou relationship touched by the goodness of "Thou." Somewhere I once read that "a smile is gone in a flash but its memory lingers forever." Thanksgiving is a time to resurrect our memories of the times God
—
smiled upon us.
November
11,
The Catholic News & Herald 15
2005
Heaven? No,
Is this
As North
doesn't bring happiness; Jesus does
Guest
Carolina moves into the
league of gambling, with the state-
sponsored lottery, I recently revisited the major leagues. My wife Deborah and I spent a few days in big, gaudy, naughty Las Vegas, the sun-baked desert town that was built on cheap drinks, media hype, headline entertainment and the brass ring promise of fabulous riches.
Catholics
What
&
earth?
the Media
we managed to
lose
$10 on the
To
me
the city's well-known slogan, "What happens here, stays here,"
should be twisted
to,
"What
is
bet here,
stays here."
Without gambling as an attraction for us, we spent a lot of time checking out the architecture and ambiance of the resorts that dot both downtown and "the strip." What, we wondered, is the soul of Vegas? Even if you don't play the games,
smoky casinos. You pass through them to get to
can't avoid the
have
to
everything from a restroom to a restau-
shows and the hokey Elvis im-
personators.
The casinos
are the heart of the city. sounds of the hopefiil gamblers mix with the clanging sirens of the slots and an endless buzz of anticipation that the next pull, the next toss of the
The
gleefiil
heaven on
Money. You can bring it or you it. If you do, out rolls the red
Do the assorted women and cycle-
large city doesn't?
DAVID HAINS
winos, hard-edged
GUEST COLUMNIST
who
less biker types
Column
down on their
just
luck? After
everyone in Vegas
is
dice, the next card is
going to transform someone. Into what? A wirmer!
was
Everyone knows that Vegas is fake, but wow what a phony! The faux "skyline" of the hotel/casino New York,
sion
tion for every
gambler
New York is truly
"Hit me!"
the
—
city. I
evocative of the great
haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, but
the replica outside the Paris casino
is
built
all,
nearly
unlucky; the city
losers, not winners.
was not
really a revelation.
Las Ve-
gas has no soul. But the essential quesis
same
who has
ever said
there as
it is
for
people in Charlotte or Asheville or Winston-Salem. How do I win in this life?
The answer, everyone
is
GUEST COLUMNIST People living in poverty made the headlines for
the winning ticket, for
to follow Jesus Christ.
It
weeks following the devastation of
hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In recent weeks
is
cans
fall into
line" set by the U.S. government for a family of four is $18,810 to provide the basic necessities. In 20022003, North Carolina ranked 10th in our nation with a poverty rate of 14.2 percent. That same year our state had the third
may
will
ings, entertainment,
won't have the feeling I heard expressed on a monorail ride between casinos. A well-dressed man, who claimed to have won a great deal at a roulette table, was wondering, "Is this all there is?" Vegas is a lot of fun, but for me the
people"
jackpot was in realizing that you don't
lieve that
have
eties
Churches? Those were hard to find, unless, of course, you count the wedding chapels. This colossal playgroimd of build-
As
ture.
food and "beautiful an exotic, intoxicating mix-
is
Vegas has has everything
a sensual experience,
—
everything
or at least
it
man can create to attract, amuse, absorb and convince us that this is as as
it
gets.
to
go there
to
be a wirmer.
greatest increase in poverty (1.6 percent).
As
the
body of Christ, Catholics beshare the griefs and anxi-
we
of those
who
David Hains
is
director of communi-
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come from joining
are
all
that
together to break the
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love this person?
CCHD-funded groups
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We
We
and the hope
cycle of poverty.
low-income people
Does God still
live in poverty.
also can share the joys
that
good
not bring earthly riches, but you
poverty every year.
The "poverty
tian hotel.
The fountains at the Bellagio convince you that water can dance.
—
seem to have waned povno longer newsworthy. But even when it does not make the headlines, poverty abounds. Nearly 37 million Americans, many working full time, are unable to provide the basic needs of their families. One in six children and one in 10 families are among the working poor. One million more Amerithose stories erty
After hours of walking, our conclu-
pretty impressive, and ditto for the Re-
naissance ceiling paintings in the Vene-
on
TERRI JARINA
sleep in the public
parks have serious problems, or are they
rant to the theatres that house the spec-
tacular
in to this
is your friend. But Vegas has a sad side, too. What
still
slots.
you
carpet and everyone
Vegas many times on business. Deborah had never been. Neither of us cares for gambling, but
gets
can win
I've visited
you
Keeping poverty
Vegas
in tlie lieadiines
Money little
it's
cultural awareness, pro-
vide emergency and
part of the body of Christ
life-skill assistance,
help homeless families secure permanent
housing and empower low-income immigrant workers in advocacy efforts.
am
"I
deeply troubled," a reader re-
cently wrote, "and need your help.
spent
my
life
have trying to be a good CathoI
lic:
receiving the sacraments, giving to
my
church, showing acts of kindness.
I love "my church and believe Nicene Creed."
theology which has stood the test of time. I hope it helps you: Unity in necessary things, freedom in doubtful things
and charity
in the
faithful to his core teachings.
—
on many issues married clergy, ticles that
etc.
like birth control, ...
When
I
suggest that Catholics
read ar-
who
are
compliance with the teachings of the church should leave the church not in
ftiU
become sad. "Doesn't our Lord love us
that they love,
I
even though we stand?
I
know
try so
all,
hard to under-
there are millions like
If you can provide any advice would appreciate it."
me.
I
Here is my reply: Dear Brother in Christ: Yes, our Lord does love us all as we try to do the right thing, even unbelievers. Trust in his mercy. Don't even think about leaving, no matter what anyone says. You are an important part of our community of faith. If you are troubled, find a good priest to talk with about your concerns. Here is a little principle from moral
Doctrinal integrity
for
Nov. 19-20. In the last three years, your generos-
Today
ity
is
essential if
is to be the same for people every century. She can't change from century to century to satisfy the logical objections of each age. This requires constancy and clarity in matters of doctrine. Unity in "necessary things" means that each of us must try to make the leap of faith even when to do so seems to go against logic. Many refuse to be-
the church
FATHER JOHN CATOIR
erty for
diocese.
God
love; they feel
is
it
make sense in the wake of a tsunami or Katrina. But we are not rationalists who demand evidence before we believe. The leap of faith transcends logic because it is theological. It based on revelation, not doesn't
human logic. You say you
accept the Creed. That
means you believe "true
God and
that is a leap
true
that Jesus Christ
man." Good
of faith.
You
is
for you;
are part
oif
the
many in our nation and in our CCHD-funded projects from
Asheboro and Hamlet
CNS COLUMNIST
Boone
in
lieve that
has contributed to these and other
projects to help break the cycle of pov-
must remain
true to Jesus Christ, she
But, the reader said, "I see both sides
Spirituality
in all things.
In order for the church to remain
...
The CCHD collection will be taken up in parishes the weekend of
to
Morganton and
unite individuals across racial and
religious boundaries as they address the
root causes of poverty where they exist.
Catholic heritage.
Those who deny the Lord's are called heretics.
They
are
For many, these projects provide have a voice in
divinity
still
mem-
their first opportunity to
bers of the people of God, but are not
how
Catholics in the
oped.
However,
strict sense.
moral matters a Catholic has a right and a duty to follow his or her conscience. No, the human conscience does not replace the church's magisterium in these matters, it merely tries to apply the teaching to one's parin
ticular circumstances.
And we must make the effort to form our consciences well. But you are still part of the body of The church is a port in the storm of life for you and for everyone in need of healing and forgiveness. And does God still love you? I am certain of it. Christ.
a project or organization is devel-
Some even
find that they have a
voice in changing the social structures that
mire them in poverty. supports community-con-
CCHD
trolled, self-help organizations.
CCHD
committed to being a significant partner in the Gulf Coast rebuilding efforts. With your continued generous also
is
support
we can
armounce
look for headlines that
a decrease in poverty.
Terri Jarina is a program director for the Office ofJustice and Peace in the Diocese of Charlotte and diocesan director for CCHD.
November
11,
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2005
PARISH PROFILE as an independent service to the
A
nity.
Spirit of St. Francis of Assisi
number of
ners volunteer at the soup kitchen as well
Yokefellow Christian Service Center and Habitat for Humanity. A variety of parish organizations and programs provide parishioners of various age groups with service and social opas at the
flourislies in Lenoir parisli
portunities.
of parish
as St. Francis of Assisi
local Episcopal and Lutheran churches in Advent services and summer vacation Bible school sessions for children and adults. On Oct. 27, 2000, then-Bishop William G. Curlin dedicated a new church, designed by Alan Stewart, an architect and a St. Francis of Assisi parishioner. Stewart took great care to preserve many of the original church's design elements in the new structure. The original church's crucifix. Stations of the Cross, statues, stained glass windows and other
FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH 328-B Woodsway Lane NW 28645
(828) 754-5281 Vicariate: Hickory
Pastor: Father Matthew Leonard
Permanent Deacon: Deacon Ronald Caplette
Number
Ecumenism is also a highlight
life,
Church joins with
ST.
Lenoir, N.C.
commu-
Francis parishio-
St.
of Households: 202
found a home in the new more accommo-
artifacts
church, designed to be
dating to parishioners with disabilities
and
to allow
more
accessibility in liturgi-
cal celebrations.
Like so many parishes in the Diocese of Charlotte, St. Francis of Assisi Church has seen its community grow through the influx of Hispanics into the Father Matthew Leonard, pastor,
area.
Father Matthew Leonard
Mass each Sunday in Spanish. The parish also has an active Hispanic celebrates
LENOIR
ministry.
—
Franciscan
Each year on Oct.
friars ar-
rived in Caldwell County in
1932. Through their pastorate, a number of western North Carolina Catholic communities were ministered to, among them the congregation that came to be known as St. Francis of Assisi Church in
Bishop William
J.
Hafey of Raleigh
New York
Francis of Assisi. St.
Francis of Assisi Church
1932,
first
Lenoir has served Caldwell County Catholics since
in
under the care of Franciscan missionaries, and later under diocesan
Like the pafron of their church,
priests.
the Franciscans to ministerial
work
in
The parish
In Lenoir, the friary chapel soon be-
came too small to accommodate the growing congregation. The present church property was purchased in the mid-1930s, and ground was broken in
May
1936. Bishop Hafey dedicated the
structure five
months
later,
under the patronage of
In January
1933, three Franciscan
missionaries gathered in the friary chapel
with a four-member congregation to cel-
Mass
Caldwell County. Later that month, Bishop Hafey assigned
ebrate the
first
in
isted for three decades in the area.
Statesville.
province to provide mission-
Friary.
St.
placing
in
tion
outreach programs. The Lenoir Soup Kitchen, foimded decades ago at
the
1950s, diocesan priests assimied pasto-
thereby end-
ing the Franciscan ministry that had ex-
St.
Francis of Assisi Church,
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