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CHARLOTTE

—

For

MURRAY CHARLOTTE KEVIN

Americans, the dream of own-

by

home is intrinsic, and many Americans already have

Thanks

attained or will attain that goal

dividuals,

in their lifetime.

will

For America's millions of working poor, homeownership seems impossible. But through organiza-

health care.

ing a

tions such as Habitat for

many more

soon

receive

people quality

Gabriel Church and Community Health Clinic have partnered to provide free medical care to lowincome, uninsured adults. The St.

Hu-

is

to a few dedicated in-

Charlotte

manity and area churches such as St. Matthew Church, the impossible is becoming reality. Habitat for Humanity

E.

See CLINIC, page 8

a

nonprofit, nondenominational

Catholic leaders call all to

Christian housing organiza-

work for common good See HABITAT, page 7

Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach

Shirley Hillyer picks up food to serve to diners during the St. Margaret of Scotland Church dinner

Nov. 7, held this year at the

Open Door soup kitchen

Waynesville.

in

Postelection:

Soothing bitterness,

Parishioners share feast with needy Annual dinner held at

Open Door soup kitchen by

JOANITA M.

CORRESPONDENT

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left.

built

the dinner took place Nov.

In

ner in the parish

hall,

the pa-

rishioners were feeding not

family,

roasted potato wedges. Gloria

thrift shop.

The house

Geasland added mushrooms, mandarin orange sections and cherry tomatoes to the salad and sliced the cornbread. Another cook stirred turnip and

Previously, the dinner held close to St. Margaret's feast day, Nov. 16. This year, to avoid having it too close to Thanksgiving,

Charlotte,

home

his

of

by Habitat for

volunteers

in

the

Rainbow Ridge neighborhood

in

Matthews.

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Margaret of Scotland Church, located in Maggie Valley, was putting on its annual dinner in honor of its patron saint, but this year was different. Instead of din-

Don Loetz pulled pans from two jovens to check the tenderness of seasoned

in

Rcom and

with sauteed bacon.

only themselves but also the people who regularly eat at Open Door, a ministry that includes a soup kitchen and a

dedicates the future

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—

kitchen,

things were happening

Msgr. John McSweeney, pastor of St.

Open Door's soup

when

St.

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than two hours before the 5 p.m. serving time, parishioners arrived with tables and chairs from the parish hall to add to those in the Open Door dining room for the expected 130 diners. Numerous parishioners arrived with homemade desserts.

"When Father Frank (Doyle) announced (the dinner) last week, I thought it was wonderful," said Roseann Pulaski. "I

brought a cake."

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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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WASHINGTON tion in a

Our Schools

In

World Community Day

Third-grade golfer sinks competition;

explores ways ofpeace

students

row was called Nov. 3 George W. Bush,

for President

analysts scrambled to interpret

the results while others looked

ahead to soothing bitter partisanship from the campaign. In his concession speech at

Boston's Faneuil Hall, the Democratic nominee, Sen. John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, said he and Bush "talked about the danger of division in our country See ELECTION, page 6

See FEAST, page 5

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In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Cardinal says Catholics must learn

know faith

about Judaism to ROME (CNS) —

Catholics cannot nor even fully understand the Mass, without learning about Judaism, the faith of Jesus and his dis-

know

PRAYING FOR PEACE

their faith,

Cardinal Carlo Maria

ciples, said retired

Martini of Milan.

The

now

who

cardinal, a biblical scholar

lives part

of the year in Jerusalem,

also urged Catholics to pray for peace in

the Middle East.

"When

there

is

peace in Jerusalem,

there will be peace on earth," the cardinal

said at the

proaches to

Nov. 4 conference "Apa Christian Theology of Ju-

The

Mass

the church not only to understand the ancient covenant (between God and the Jewish people), which has endured for centuries in order to launch a deepen our

we

are as the church," he said.

Family Catholic Church

at Holy

all

which

is

at

Christians," not only in

promote friendly

rela-

and

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's death, some Catholics in the West Bank are concerned that extremist Islamic groups might gain strength.

Amid

Diocesa n, planner ASHEVILLE

paxetbonum@mindspring.com.

CHARLOTTE — Adoration

VICARIATE

ASHEVILLE

—

The St. Martin De Porres Dominican Laity Chapter meets the fourth

estinian National Authority

Chairman

tians;

we

Yasser Arafat's deteriorating health,

too, but

some Catholics expressed fear extremist Islamic groups would gain strength af-

fear," said

ter

he

dies.

At Ramallah's Holy Family CathoChurch, Father Ibrahim Hijazin acknowledged that one of the main concerns of Christians at the moment is how Islamic groups will react in the face of a power vacuum within the Palestinian National Authority. "There is this fear for the future as Christians but there is that fear in everywhere in the Iraq, in Jordan Arab world," Father Hijazin said

lic

more

can't be sure, so there

CHARLOTTE

is

rela-

be some problems (within) the Pal-

which

will reflect it-

the Palestinian media and spokesmen

especially (on) the Christians," said

as

have been issuing conflicting reports about his condition; at one point, his death was announced. Arafat, who retains the titles of

the "Christian countries" of the United

president of the self-declared Palestinian

Nov.

—

7.

"What

will be after Arafat?

Some

fear there will be infiltration (of radical

Islamic forces). will

They

estinian Authority self...

are fearing there

Father Hijazin.

The Arab Muslim world local Christians to

connects

what they perceive

tions,

as Christians living in

States and Britain acting in Afghanistan

state

and

eration Organization,

Iraq,

he

said.

Neveen Halteh,

20, a

marketing stu-

dent at Jerusalem's Al-Quds University

in

and chairman of the Palestine Libwas able to keep

check the

political aspirations

lamic extremist groups such as

and member of Holy Family Church, was not optimistic about change after

and Islamic

Arafat.

He

also

of

Is-

Hamas

Jihad.

was

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE —

but traditionally our experience Muslim lands has been excellent." Arafat, 75, was flown from Ramallah to a Paris hospital for treatment of an undisclosed blood disorder Oct. 29. After brief reports that his health was improving, it was announced that he had fallen into a coma Nov. 3. He has been on life support since then, and

—

able to distance himself

Iris Prandi of Hospice of Charlotte will speak on the "Death of a Parent" Nov. 17, 6:30-8 p.m. in Room C of the St.

Gabriel Church Ministry Center, SO 1 6 Providence Rd. The loss of a parent as an adult in the single most common form of bereavement in this country. Whether you had a good, bad or indifferent relationship with the parent who died,

your feelings for him or her were

probably quite strong. This night is for those who have lost a parent or those ministering to the bereaved. For more information, call (704) 364-5431.

CHARLOTTE — The

next meeting of the Saint Joseph Society will be on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. in the reception room of St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. Father John Starczewski, parochial vicar of St. Vincent de Paul Church, will be speaking on men as the shepherds of the family. Every husband/father must understand and accept the responsibility

of guiding, nurturing and helping the The Saint Joseph

souls entrusted to his care.

Society

is

a

individual vocations. faiths are

welcome

Men

of

all

ages and

to attend. If you have

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PUBLISHER: Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis EDITOR: Kevin E. Murray STAFF WRITER: Karen A. Evans GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Tim Faragher ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE: Cindi Feerick

SECRETARY: Deborah

Hiles

will

tinian National Authority officials, thus

keeping everything under control, but now he will be gone, and we don't know

allowing him to be viewed as a symbol of

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unity for the Palestinian people.

E-mail: catholicnews@charlottediocese.org

afraid

said.

in the

Word for weekly on Sunday

gatherings for

music and sharing experiences of Christ in daily life. The group meets each Thursday, 9:45-11:45 a.m. in the family room of St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For details, call Linda Flynn at (704) 366-9889. For childcare reservations, call Jurga Petrikene at 704) 907-0205.

CHARLOTTE

— The

scripture,

Ladies Ancient Order of 1, an Irish-Catho-

Hibernians, St. Brigid Division

group of women dedicated to their faith, counmeet the third Wednesday of each month. Anyone interested in membership, call Jeanmarie Schuler at (704) 554 0720. lic

try and Irish heritage,

CHARLOTTE

—

Thank God It's Friday (TGIF), a weekly support group for separated and divorced women, meets every Wednesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the New Life Center building, room 114, of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., including a potluck dinner. Divorced men are invited every third Wednesday of the month. TGIF is a healing ministry sponsored by Catholic Social Services, Charlotte Regional Office and St. Matthew Church. For details, call Karen Wepasnick at (704) 5411 89 1 after 3 p.m. 6AST0NIA

VICARIATE

GASTONIA

—

St.

Michael Church, 708

St.

Michael's Ln., will host a free Thanksgiving celebration Nov. 25, 12-3 p.m. in the parish center.

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Women

OlHSJC

we

us. I

any

questions, please contact Michael Kitson at

"Arafat

'They hate

CHARLOTTE — All women are invited to join

group of men searching for op-

portunities for holiness within each of our

from the charges of corruption that surrounded his deputies and certain Pales-

not have peace," she

oftlie Blessed Sacrament is offered in the chapel of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., each Friday following the 9 a.m. Mass until Saturday at 9 a.m. Adorers are needed, particularly during the hours of midnight-6 a.m. for more information, call Charles and Bernice Kish at (704) 8 46-7387.

prayer, reflection

Shadi Hindaileh, a 25-yearold civil engineer and member of Holy Family Church. "Our good relations are not because of Arafat," said Bernard Sabella, a Catholic and sociology professor at Catholic-run Bethlehem University. "He may have been instrumental in

promoting Christian-Muslim

information, contact Beverly Reid at

(423) 6338-4744 or bebereid@adelphia.net.

good with the Chrismaybe those after him will be

fulfilling their religious

for humanity."

building at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 St. Inquirers are welcome. For

"Arafat was

continuing speculations over Pal-

mutual trust and

and the early Christian communities.

Haywood

him."

will

He also said Christians and Jews must work together on concrete projects of charity, justice and peace, creating obligation "to give witness to God's love

Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the rectory

As Arafat ailed, some Catholics feared extremists would gain strength RAMALLAH, West Bank (CNS) — what happen without

Semitism," he said.

appreciate the faith of Jesus, the disciples

Ramallah, West Bank, Nov. 7. With the possibility of

in

not enough to be 'anti' anti"We need to build

but not allowing them to lead to conflict."

said, "that

tions with others, but to understand

Mass

"It is

friendships, recognizing our differences,

their obligation to

with her nieces, Lur and Yasmin, during

own

In the Christian-Jewish dialogue, stake touches

Samah Khoury, 23, prays

but also to understanding of who

fruitful dialogue,

Center for Jewish Studies at Rome's Gregorian University. Cardinal Martini

photo by Debbie Hill

itself.

"It is vital for

daism," sponsored by the Cardinal Bea

CNS

cardinal said that, especially

during the Year of the Eucharist Catholics, should learn about the Jewish prayers, blessings and rituals that shaped Jesus' last Passover meal with his disciples and the development of the

June, July and August for $1 5 per year for enrollees of the for

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2004

FROM THE VATICAN

Pope encourages scientists to value the sharing of knowledge VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope progress answer seen modern

Vatican official to Hindus: Feasts encourage action for children such he VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Celebrating religious feasts and seeing the joy they bring to children should en-

courage adults to take concrete action on behalf of the other children in the world who have nothing to celebrate, a Vatican official said in a message to Hindus. In offering his best wishes to Hindus preparing to celebrate Diwali, a five-day feast beginning Nov. 12, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, asked for concrete ideas for Hindu-Catholic projects to help suffering children.

The two communities, he

said,

should "focus our attention on the evils in

our society that

afflict

children: forced la-

breakdown of organs and per-

bor, forced conscription, the

the family, trafficking in

sons, sexual abuse, forced prostitution,

AIDS,

the sale and use of drugs, etc."

"What have

children done to merit

Family and friends are

invited for food and

all

fellowship. Transportation

is

VICARIATE

GREENSBORO — The Greensboro Council of Catholic

Women

announces

Remembrance Nov.

18,

at

annual Mass of 11 a.m. at The

its

Franciscan Center, 233 North Greene will follow. All ladies are

St.

Lunch

welcome. For more

information, please contact

we could and

should do more, as the

John Paul II said scientific researchers always should value the sharing of knowledge over competition and finan-

problems,

cial gain.

more

He

many

to

of which have plan-

etary repercussions.

As

a result, scien-

are asked to place their creativity

tists

at the service of the

human

celebrates the victory of light over dark-

spoke Nov. 8 to members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, who were meeting in a plenary session devoted to the theme of science and creativity. The pope said that, in a sense, scien-

ness and of good over

tists

are called to be "co-creators" with

ate search for truth

God

knowledge and to shape the cosmos in harmony

service of humanity," he said.

problem

is

serious, indeed

known

Diwali, also

it is

tragic."

as the "festival of

one of the oldest and most

lights," is

important feasts in the Hindu religion.

It

evil.

"Indeed, no celebration truly deserves this

name

unless a central place

is

given to children, the more so since the

skill

with a divine plan.

everyone to ac-

festive spirit requires

as they use their

Such

creativity

must be exercised it "demands re-

quire a childlike heart," he said.

responsibly, he said, for

Archbishop Fitzgerald encouraged Hindus to enjoy their celebration of Diwali, but to do so keeping in mind the plight of suffering children "in your own neighborhood, in your town, in society in general and, more broadly, throughout the whole world."

spect for the natural order and, above

Debbie Vickers

call

at (828)

for the nature of each

human

all,

being."

Increasingly, the pope said, scientific

he

family,

said.

"If scientific creativity

human

is

to benefit

must remain detached from every form of finanauthentic

progress,

it

or ideological conditioning, so that it can be devoted solely to the dispassioncial

and the disinterested

He told the scientists that the paths of discovery "are always paths toward truth."

"And every seeker after truth, whether aware of it or not, is following a path which ultimately leads to God, who is truth itself," he said.

Remembering the

victims

495-2039.

available for those

needing rides. Meal will be delivered to those who cannot attend. Call the church office at (704) 867-62 1 2 for details.

GREENSBORO

Archbishop Fitzgerald said many

Hindu and Christian communities already work together to assist children, "but

as the

is

asked.

suffering?"

3

Carmen Wood

at

SALISBURY

VICARIATE

SALISBURY

—

Elizabeth Ministry is a peer ministry comprised of Sacred Heart Church parishioners who have lost babies before or

shortly after birth. Confidential peer minis-

information and spiritual materials are no cost or obligation to anyone who has experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a newborn. For details, call Renee try,

offered at

Washington Burges

637-0472 or Sharon

at (704)

at (704)

633-0591.

(336) 545-9266.

HIGH POINT Door

— Steve Key, director of Open

Ministries of High Point, will speak about

Immaculate Heart of Mary School, 605 Barbee Ave., Nov. 19 at 2:10 p.m. The lecture kicks off an IHM canned food drive through Nov. 22 to replenish Open Door's food his organization at

pantry. Non-perishable, family-sized cans of

food can be brought to the lecture or to the school's Administration Building 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Nov. 19 and 22, or to the church at Johnson St. and Skeet Club Rd. Nov. 20-2 1. For more information, contact the church office at (336) 869-7739.

GREENSBORO for prayers, or

—

If

would

you have a

like to offer

special need your time in

prayer for others' needs, please call the Prayer Chain at Our Lady of Grace Church. The Prayer Chain is a sizable group committed to praying for your needs and the needs of your family and friends on a daily basis. To request a prayer or to participate in the Prayer Chain, call the church office at (336) 274-6520, ext. 10 and leave your name, address and phone number.

WINSTON-SALEM

—

Conventual

Franciscan Father Jude DeAngelo will present "Peaceful Prayer in a Busy Season" Nov. 17 and 24 at 7 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, 21 W. Third St. This is an opportunity for quiet prayer time to escape the mad rush in our lives. For additional 1

information, contact

Church

at (336)

MT. AIRY Main

Our Lady of Mercy

722-7001.

— Holy Angels Church, 1208 N.

offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., and every Thursday, 10-11 a.m. Adoration concludes with Benediction. St.,

CLEMMONS — Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday. Exposition begins at 6 p.m. and benediction is at 9 p.m.

CNS

Margie Boland Balbert of

memorial during a recent Is

your parish or school sponsoring a

free event

HICKORY

VICARIATE

WINSTON-SALEM

open

to the general public?

Please submit notices

VICARIATE

NEWTON — The Little Flowers Catholic Girls-

Planner at least

Group is for all Catholic girls ages five and up. The group meets the fourth Monday of each month at St. Joseph Church, 720 West 1 3th St., at 4 p.m. in the Holy Family Hall. For more details,

date

in

1

for the

Diocesan

5 days prior to the event

writing to

Karen A. Evans

at

in

front of a

Holy Rood Cemetery

high, black granite cruciform wall

in

inscribed with the

is

new

Westbury,

names

Sept. 11, 2001, N.Y.

of

The 12-foot

more than 400

The memorial, along with a bronze replica of who perished in the attacks. Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Centre, N.Y., dedicated the new memorial following an All Souls' Day Mass Nov. 2. victims of the terrorist attacks.

Michelangelo's "Pieta,"

is

in

a section that includes the graves of 45 people

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to (704)370-3382.

No

Liturgy

changes due to flu

A recent announcement from

the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops states "the need for

the introduction of widespread

Episcopa calendar

James, N.C., prays

St.

visit to

photo by Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic

of influenza

l

in

liturgical

adaptations for the prevention of the transmission

the dioceses of the United States of America

is

not evident at this time."

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in thefollowing events:

The Precious Blood can continue to be offered in a common cup and parishioners are one another a handshake during the "Sign of Peace." But the conference also points out that good hygiene, especially thorough hand washing, should always be prac-

free to offer

Nov. 14-18

— United States Conference

Nov. 20

— 10 a.m. Mass

of Catholic Bishops' General Meeting

Sacrament of Confirmation

Washington, D.C.

St.

Nov. 19

— 7 p.m.

Matthew Church, Charlotte

Nov.

21— 2:30 p.m.

Mass

Forty Hours Eucharistic Devotions

Sacrament of Confirmation

Sacred Heart Church, Salisbury

St.

Gabriel Church, Charlotte

ticed, especially

by eucharistic ministers.

The conference says

"priests, deacons, and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion should be especially reminded of the need to practice good hygiene. Ministers of Holy

Communion should be encouraged use an alcohol based ion.

They should

to

wash

their

hands before Mass begins, or even to and after distributing Holy Commun-

anti-bacterial solution before

instruct

people

who

feel

ill

not to receive from the cup."

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November

12,

2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE SHAPING THE FUTURE

Halloween fun

World Community Day explores ways to

peace, action

facilitate

ELLEN NEERINCX SIGMON

by

CORRESPONDENT

HICKORY

—

Catholic

cently joined other Christian reaffirm their

"We

for peace.

are a people called to a holy

—

mission

work

women rewomen to

to be instruments of peace,"

said Rev. Alice

Johnson Curl, associate

pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church.

"This

This

not a

is

is

a

call to sit

summons

on the

Rev. Curl spoke at the

World Com-

munity Day service sponsored by the Hickory chapter of Church Women United. More than 50 people attended the annual service, this year themed "In Faith, Women Shape the Future for

Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach

Sarah Holley, 3, dressed as Snow White, captures a goody while "dunking for doughnuts" at the annual Halloween party at St John the Evangelist Catholic Church in

sidelines.

to action."

Peace," held at Bethany Lutheran

Waynesville Oct. 31.

Church in Hickory Nov. 5. Founded in 1941, Church Women United is a Christian women's movement representing 25 million Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox and other Christian women. Coming from more than 15 Hickory-area churches, includ-

ing

Carole Marmorato, a parishioner of Aloysius Church, heads the planning

committee

for the services.

on words are action verbs," said Rev. "They have in them a feel of power."

"Shape, mold, form, have an effect

—

these

Curl.

Rev. Curl encouraged those present to

work

for peace

by keeping informed, sup-

porting organizations that look for peaceful solutions,

volunteering at schools, writ-

ing to government

members from Queen

of the Apostles

Church

in

Belmont

BELMONT —

High school youth members from Queen of the

in Belmont provided a "spooktacular" Halloween for UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) by "trickor-treating" in Belmont and collecting $250 for the organization Oct. 31. The United Nations established UNICEF in December 1946 to meet the emergency needs of children in post-war Europe and China. In 1950,

Apostles Church

to truth.

its

mandate was broadened

to ad-

verse

fill ...

took turns reading

Lead

me from

despair to

war

women

developing countries. UNICEF became a permanent part of the U.N. system in 1953 when its

that was causing them unrest. They then exchanged the papers with someone

nearby and agreed to pray for each other. reception prepared by members of

A

the participating churches followed the

worship

service.

Church

Women

United

recog-

is

nized as a U.N. non-governmental organization and

is

the

official

U.S. commit-

me

World Day of

Prayer, an

international celebration that seeks to

honor each country's unique prayers,

Hickory brought donations of supplies needed by Hickory's Family Guidance Center, which offers counseling services for individuals and families.

from

to peace. Let

our hearts, our world, our uni-

peace, peace, peace."

the start of the service, a proces-

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Reformed United Church of Christ.

service, participants also

hope, from fear to trust. Lead

name was shorted

service at Bethany Lutheran Church

heard a dramatic interpretation of the biblical story of Hagar and her son Ishmael, read by Alice Spuller of Corinth

peace

ministry

opening

the

stories and songs. The next World Day of Prayer will be held March 4, 2005. The organization recently adopted a priority of "Strengthening Families Worldwide in the 21st Century." In con-

lies

Youth trick-or-treat for UNICEF

during

altar

procession of the World Community Day

portive," she said.

officials

peace quotes, such as one from Mother Teresa: 'Lead me from death to life, from

spent Halloween raising funds for UNICEF.

bring symbols of peace to place

the

tee for the

Several High school youth ministry

on

and being a role model for peace in their homes. "Live peace. Listen. Be kind and sup-

During the

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was a beautiful

"It

blend of Christian Blanche and Al Triunfo and Ann Ketch um, the church secretary, ar-

and it felt so

love,

rived at the parish hall at 8:30 a.m. to

put 40 pounds of pork loin in the oven. The Triunfos then brought in the hot sliced pork, while others set up the tables and decorated them with evergreen sprigs, miniature chocolate bars and tea lights in ribbon-bedecked stemmed glasses. "I'm so busy with what I do that I don't get to meet a lot of people," said Terri Van Dyck, a professional porcelain artist. "Everybody needs a little

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way

natural the

the church family

and the clients were able to mingle." Photo

a little love."

Margaret, who was queen of Scotland 1070-1093, gave plenty of tender loving care to those she met. She frequently fed the hungry, and she and her husband, King Malcolm, daily helped those in need. One account says that they "waited on Christ in the person of his poor." A picture in St. Margaret of Scotland Church's vestibule shows Margaret, one ann around one of her own eight children, spoon-feeding an orphan. At the Nov. 7 dinner, some 70 St. Margaret of Scotland parishioners and about 60 Open Door clients filled the dining room, mingling at the St.

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November

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2004

12,

ELECTION ROUNDUP

After the election: soothing bitterness, analyzing votes

—

the desperate need

unity, for finding

coming

—

process.

Catholic leaders nationally and in

common ground and I hope we can

the states looking at the issue this year

together. Today,

Later in the day in a speech in

Bush pledged

had called nearly unanimously for approval of the federal and state amendments.

Wash-

Only Oregon and Michigan voters approved the amendment to ban samesex marriage but chose Kerry over

to seek the support

of Kerry's voters during his second term.

"America has spoken, and I'm humbled by the

amendment

tional for

begin the healing." ington,

the aisle to a second term," said Perkins, president of the Family

Research Council. Kerry said during the campaign that he favored restricting marriage to heterosexual couples, but opposed achieving that through the constitu-

ELECTION, from page 1

and the need

down Tony

and the confidence said. "With that trust comes a duty to serve all Americans. And I will do my best to fulfill that duty every day as your president."

Bush. In each of those states, according to the National Election Pool data, voters picked something other than moral values as the most important election

trust

of my fellow citizens," he

For Oregonians it was the war in and for those in Michigan, it was the issue of the economy and jobs.

issue.

Iraq,

Calling for solidarity Cardinal Roger

M. Mahony

of Los congratulations to Bush after Kerry conceded to

Angeles w as quick to r

the president the day after the election.

'The partisan rhetoric of the cam-

now

paign must

commitment

give

way

to a genuine

to bipartisanship

partnership for the

common

and to a

assist those

all

who

are hungry, lack health

care or need jobs.

Philadelphia Cardinal Justin Rigali issued a statement congratulating

Bush

and expressed his best wishes to Kerry. But he also called on Americans "to

the election.

that in

them voted

for

don't think they are likely to be swayed,

the issue

56

or have strong feelings, about a consti-

tion.

who said they go to church weekly voted for Bush, compared to 43 percent for Kerry. Green and Waldman said 58 percent of voters nationwide from all faiths who

attend church once a week voted for Bush. Those who attend church less frequently were more likely to vote for Kerry. exit poll study also reported

high turnout particularly for Bush among what they defined as white evan-

as he leads the

United States during the

gelical or

born-again Christians.

They

next four years."

constitute 23 percent of the electorate,

"As citizens we may differ in our views but agree that we want what is truly best for each other, for our country and for the world," Cardinal Rigali said. He said he and his brother bishops "will strive to work with the president as he deals with difficult issues facing our nation." Meanwhile, even before the final vote tallies were in, the campaigns, pollsters and social scientists were deconstructing

and 78 percent voted for Bush while 21

voted the

way

people

they did.

The

Catholic vote Despite extensive attention to the role of religion in the lives of the presidential candidates this year particularly criticism of Kerry from within his own Catholic Church exit polls showed Catholics apparently voted

—

—

much

the

same

as the overall population.

Nationwide, about 51 percent of voters chose Bush, compared to 48 percent

who

Catholics,

voted for Kerry.

who make up 27

Among

all

percent of

percent voted for Kerry.

—

Protestants including both evangelicals and members of mainline denominations make up 54 percent of the electorate; 59 percent of them voted for Bush, compared to 40 percent for Kerry.

—

man and

Akron in Ohio, and Steven Waldman, founder of the online magazine Beliefnet, found that Catholics in the battleground states of Florida and Ohio turned out more strongly for Bush than for Kerry. In Ohio, the analysis found that 65 percent of Catholics who attend church the University of

York Times back in July. "If anything, they may see it as putting the emphasis on the wrong place when the country has other problems," said Kohut. But 22 percent of all voters across the United States picked "moral values" as the most important issue facing the nation, followed by the economy and jobs (20 percent) and the war on terrorism (19 percent). Eighty percent of those who saw moral values as the most important issue voted for Bush, according to post-election data released by the National Election Pool. Eleven state ballots included measures similar to the Federal Marriage revising state constitutions

to limit marriage to

traditional defini-

its

The measure was approved

tion.

in all

1

The court's decision gave Republican strategists and activists an issue that energized people to come out to vote to pass the marriage initiatives and also support Bush, he said. Matt Daniels, president of the Alliance for Marriage, said the marriage initiatives

bump

in

Ohio alone

won by

voters

President Bush nearly

—

that transcends religious

racial, cultural

all

boundary

lines."

Bush. Contributing to this story

"Clearly the supporters of traditional

...

doubled his support over the 2000 election, from 9 (percent) to 16 percent," Daniels said. Bush "also improved his support among Catholics and women by 5 percent," he added. "Indeed, America demonstrated broad-based strength and momentum for our Federal Marriage strength and momenAmendment

and

states

and women.

"Among African-American

secured his victory in the Electoral Col-

and eight other

critical

in

cans, Catholics

tum

lege,

brought Bush "a

support among core Democratic voting groups" that favored the amendment, including African-Ameri-

including Ohio, where a Bush win

states,

marriage helped President Bush

"Because families pass along values and shape character, traditional marriage

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the People and the Press, told The

in this elec-

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definition of traditional marriage will

by John Green, head of

Research Center for

needed to succeed

woman.

vote compared to 47 percent for Kerry. analysis

Pew

it

the U.S. Constitution to define

marriage as the union of a

the electorate, Bush got 52 percent of the

An

amendment," Andrew Kohut,

tutional

director of the

Amendment, Defining moment Years from now, historians might point to a specific moment in the 2004 campaign when the tide turned in favor of Bush over Kerry. It was early July, two weeks before the Democratic convention, and Bush was speaking out in favor of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would

amend

Catholic University of America, said

Bush and 35 percent of

for Kerry. Nationwide,

percent of Catholics

The

The

some ways the Massachusetts Supreme Court handed Bush's campaign

to support the president

why

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Above left: Sen. John F. Kerry concedes the U.S. presidential election to President George W. Bush in Boston Nov. 3. Above right: Bush smiles during his victory rally in Washington Nov. 3. Bush gave his victory speech after Kerry called him to concede

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without Msgr. McSweeney's commitment for this project,"

tat.

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Bob Desch, publicity coordinator for St. Matthew Church's Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity does not dis-

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said

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teers build the houses

Volunteer builders install framing, roof decking, insulation, drywall, exterior siding and paint. Professional subcontractors are hired to complete heating, air conditioning and electrical work, to pour concrete and lay floor covering. Each house takes approximately 13 weeks to complete, with the majority of work being performed on Saturdays by volunteer work crews. "Our work with Habitat for Humanity continues the themes of social justice and good stewardship through sharing our treasures of time, talent and

pervision;

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sponsorship committee.

"We would not have been able to complete the project without the skilled volunteers who donated their time to provide direction or to complete those aspects of the project requiring their specific talents," he said. Habitat houses are purchased by homeowner families. Three factors make the houses affordable to low-income people worldwide: houses are sold the

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McSweeney dedicates the home built by Habitat Matthew Church in Charlotte. The house is the parishioners have built. Msgr. John

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OUTSTANDING EFFORTS

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On

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2004 awards luncheon

at the

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Founders Hall in uptown Charlotte Nov. 10. The church received the award for the work its parishioners contribute to various homeless ministries in the Charlotte area, including the Uptown Men's Shelter, in

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

Joined in faith

Photo by Kevin

Father Edward Sheridan, pastor of

Team

of the parish's Health

The team

St. Gabriel

Church

Ministry at Charlotte

in

Charlotte, joins

Community Health

E.

Murray

members

Clinic Oct. 21.

of volunteers will help staff the clinic to provide medical care to low-

income, uninsured adults

in

Mecklenburg County.

Parishioners staff clinic Davenport CLINIC, from

page 1

tients

said the clinic sees paPhoto by David Hains

without regard to insurance or

legal status.

new working relationship, part of a pilot program involving parish volunteers, was celebrated during a gathering

at the

clinic Oct. 21.

"We

needed people

in the

commu-

who wanted to help make a difference, so we went to St. Gabriel Church," nity

said Dr. Ophelia clinic's

Garmon-Brown, the

Gabriel Church's health min-

O'Bar,

St.

istries

coordinator, formally recognized

the parish volunteers serving on the

"Health Ministry Team."

'This

is

a chance for us to

work without leaving town," "A lot of people will volunteer them something to do."

The

clinic,

do mission said O'Bar. if you

give

to provide citizen-

he said. 'They're just people who need quality health care." "I see a strong need in the community,"

said

Enrique Escobar,

of the

Golden Wings seniors group from Our Lady of Consolation Church

the Diocese of Charlotte, during a meeting at Msgr. West's

Wings meet monthly to share

spiritual

tor for Spanish-speaking patients. "Many people have no insurance. need to help the community."

We

"I like

to help,

and

this

giving something back," he

is

a

way

of

said.

According to information supplied by the clinic, there are approximately 90,000-100,000 uninsured people in Mecklenburg County. Due to contributions through Presbyterian Hospital, United Way of the Central Carolinas, individuals and church donations, the clinic is able to meet the demand for

a

new group,

clinics (on

other days)."

tive director.

available as physicians, nurses, certified

The volunteers from St. Gabriel Church allowed the clinic to expand to seeing patients by appointment only on Tuesday and Thursdays. Hudson hopes that by having volunteers from St. Gabriel Church staff the

medical assistants, pharmacists, phlebotomists, dieticians and social workers, among others. But volunteers without medical training are welcome as well. 'There's something for everyone clerical work, answering the. phone, translating," said O'Bar. "Everyone will have something to contribute."

clinic,

other area churches will be willing

to supply volunteer help

on other

nights.

wonderful to say that we have St. Gabriel Church. It sets a precedent in the community," said Hudson. "When

—

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AROUND THE DIOCESE Winston-Salem Sponsoring Committee ($30,000):

Breaking the cycle of poverty

Communities Helping All Neighbors Gain Empower-

ment (CHANGE)

CCHD collection aids local national programs by

KAREN

2004 CCHD

EVANS

A.

STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE

— America's

state has a population of

people

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with disabilities gain access to services and support.

34 million

nearly equal to that of Califor-

I

in

the

USA"

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it is

for

called

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USA

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cultural interaction

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government sets the poverty annual income level at $18,392 for a family

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Source: United States Census Bureau.

One-sixth of all children in the United States live in poverty, among the

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goes directly to community empowerment, economic development and education programs that work to break the cycle of poverty. This year's collection in the Diocese of Charlotte will be taken up during Masses the weekend of Nov. 20-21. In 2003, the diocese had a 24.7 percent increase in donations over 2002, and was the third-highest diocese in the

highest rates of industrialized nations.

Breaking the cycle of poverty in the United States is a primary concern for

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"CCHD

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originally

a bigger problem than origi-

western North Carolina, on average, donated 81 cents each, for a total diocesan collection of $162,526. 'This money easily helps thousands of people through the three national and 20 local grants the collection helped to fund in 2003," said Jarina.

nally thought, and their focus shifted to

Approximately 75 percent of the

designed to alleviate poverty," said Terri Jarina,

program

in

director for parish so-

ministry for Office of Justice and Peace, Catholic Social Services, in the Diocese of Charlotte. "Over time, the bishops of the United States realized

cial

poverty

is

breaking the cycle of poverty."

collection will be distributed to the na-

CCHD

supports local groups involved in creating jobs, improving neighborhoods, training adults for em-

tional will

CCHD

remain

office,

in the

while the balance

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the

is

part to Catholics parishioners

whose

termine

made meeting CCHD's

why poverty happens and how to overcome it.

Although

contributions to the annual appeal have

a

number of

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is

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Culture

November

Watch

of Scripture, readings, films and more

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: NOV.

the King

Robert Schoen says that "What I Wish My Christian Friends Knew About Judaism" grew out of his desire to answer the many questions Christians asked him over the years. No doubt Catholic publisher Loyola Press also saw the need for some answers to Christian curiosity.

Schoen finds

this curiosity quite

natural because, as he rightly notes, Judaism and Christianity stem from the same roots in biblical Israel, and Chris-

was in its beginnings a Jewish movement. This common rooting extianity

many

plains the origins of liefs

and religious

Christian be-

practices,

he

in

of the parting of the ways between church and synagogue in the early centuries and historical encounters since. Aumann then describes what he calls a "sea change" in the relationship that took place after the Second World War and the Holocaust, singling out the Catholic Church as "a special case" not only because of its size but also because it has played since the 1960s "a pioneering role in instituting the theologically

wrenching revisions in those doctrines that have moved other major Christian footsteps."

its

has attempted to navi-

gate those changing seas for almost three decades with the U.S. Catholic bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical

3 Wish X My Christian

Interreligious Affairs,

can attest to the

accuracy of his analysis of the events and

documents (many of which he includes in an appendix) of the period he covers.

Friends %Knew

about

I

and

0.

Aumann

Judaism

speaks of three lingering

problems: anti-Semitism, Christian missions to the Jews,

ROBERT i SCHOEN

tinian conflict.

and the

Israeli-Pales-

Once again he

miracle doesn't take place because person prays hard enough, or Ion enough, or if enough people pray fo

1:12-20

Luke 23:35-43

3) Gospel:

it.

Power of prayer power of God by

is

just no diffi-

culty believing that we ourselves don't, somehow, author life. In this weekend's Gospel story, the rulers, soldiers and one of the criminals are caught in that fallacy. Jesus the man is the holiest one they've ever seen. If he's so powerful, he ought to be able to save himself from death.

JEAN DENTON

But Jesus knows that his human however strong cannot save him from death. Conforming his will to

—

will

—

—

the Father's

he can do.

is all

That is what brings ultimate salvation. That is the power of prayer: By

cause.

conforming our

understood that the storytellers were relating their gratitude for God's deliverance from their suffering. I

Then came

will alone

humankind we've always had

is

During a spirituality seminar I attended recently, there was a discussion about the power of prayer. People shared wonderful stories a few were about poignant spiritual encounters, but most were about miracles resulting from earnest, persistent prayer or the combined prayers of many people for same

The human

that strong. Since the beginning o

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

the

2004

—

Readings:

2 Samuel 5:1-3 Psalm 122:1-5

2) Colossians

He

narrates the story well, giving an excellent overview

As one who

What ^ I

1)

as its liaison with the

Christian churches.

churches to follow in

says.

Embassy

1990, with the Israeli

Washington

C

Cycle

21,

It reminded me of a comment I once heard from a wise, very spiritual woman: "People talk about the power of prayer,' but that's not really what it is It's the power of God." Supernatural events don't hap pen as a result of human will

Nov. 21, Christ

Jewish understanding reviewed by EUEGENE J. FISHER CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

2004

WORD TO LIFE

A roundup

Two books on Christian-

12,

into the divine

will to God's,

the

life,

we

enter

kingdom of God,

something much greater than anything we might humanly want to "save." The other criminal recognizes this power of God in Jesus' accepting God's will and shows us how to pray

the plaintive question:

"But when my sister's little son was suffering so much, we prayed and prayed, but he wasn't saved. What about our prayer?"

to Jesus to

draw us

and the

to himself

reign of God.

singles out

the Catholic Church for leadership in

responding to these continuing chalHis chapter, "Going to Church," illustrates something of the deep connections Christian liturgy has even today with Jewish liturgy, ranging from the

wording of our

close parallels in the prayers, such as the

Our Father and

the

Kaddish, to the rituals and symbols (bread, wine, water) through which we encounter the divine. Then he takes the reader "Inside the

Synagogue"

for a tour that includes the

role of the cantor cation,

and

rabbi,

Jewish edu-

how Jews

Jewish priests and

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

lenges.

In his conclusion, he addresses the

Jewish community, calling for a response commensurate with the tremendous movement toward the Jewish people on the part of Christians.

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 14 - NOVEMBER 20 Sunday

Sunday

(Thirty-third

21:5-19; Monday

(St.

Margaret of Scotland,

in

Ordinary Time), Malachi 3:19-20, L2 Thessalonians 3:7-12, Luke

St.

Gertrude), Revelation

3:1-6,

an associate director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Ecumenical

Elizabeth of Hungary), Revelation 4:1-11,

and

Interreligious Affairs, where he works on relations between the Catholic

Revelation

and Jewish communities.

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 21

Fisher

is

con-

18:35-43; Tuesday

1:1-4, 2:1-5, Luke

Albert the Great), Revelation

14-22, Luke 19:1-10; Wednesday

Luke 19:11-28; Thursday

(St.

(St.

Rose Philippine

(St.

Duchesne), Revelation 5:1-10, Luke 19:41-44; Friday, Revelation 10:8-11, Luke 19:45-48; Saturday,

Sunday

1 1

:4-1 2,

Luke 20:27-40.

(Christ the King),

-

NOVEMBER 27

2 Samuel 5:1-3, Colossians 1:12-20, Luke 23:35-43; Monday

(St.

fess their sins.

"Who's explains that the answer In the section

son, such as the pope.

He

Charge?" he is no one perexplains Jewish

ous guide

is

—

a genial and often

or sherpa

humor-

— through

the

complexities of Jewish religious groups,

from Orthodox and Reform to Conservative and Reconstructionist Judaism. At the end he calls for Jews and Christians to "make this often-troubled world one of peace and harmony." The book contains a glossary of Jewish terms and a list of recommended readings.

Moshe Aumann's "Conflict and Connection: The Jewish-Christian-Israel

I,

St.

Columban,

Bl.

Miguel

in

religious festivals and life-cycle events, along with issues of what it is like to be a Jew "in the world" outside the synagogue and Jewish home.

Schoen

14:1-3, 4-5, Luke 21:1-4; Tuesday (St. Clement

Cecelia), Revelation

Triangle" will be of great interest to

anyone taking part in or wishing to understand the contemporary dialogue between Christianity and Judaism. Aumann first became interested in the story when he served, from 1987 to

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Catherine of Alexandria, Thanksgiving Day,

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A train worth catching

TV EYE

So just what is 'reality TV'? MARK PATTISON

by

ing at a fictional drama or comedy, with

Shorn of the big payoff, you might have been able to see a more recent vintage of this genre on late-night TV in the form of "Showtime at the Apollo." It's a talent show, pure and simple, no matter how gussied up producers try to

actors playing certain characters? If so,

make

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON is

"reality Is

(CNS) TV," exactly?

— What not look-

reality because you're

it

then you have a broad definition of realIn truth, the genre isn't nearly as

broad as

The

it

seems.

first so-called reality series in

wave of programs was

this current

ABCs "Who Wants

to Be a Millionwas real in the sense that actual people were put in cliffhanger-type positions on whether they'd be able to win a pile of money. But the format has been done already. It's called a game show. It was unusual in that a game show appeared aire?" It

— and succeeded — If,

is

in prime time. Dorothy Parker said, imitathe sincerest form of flattery,

as

then "Millionaire" was a flattering show, as rival networks tried their own concoctions, although none met with the kind of success "Millionaire" enjoyed briefly.

Does "Survivor" qualify as show? In my judgment, no.

a reality

too

It's

contrived to be authentic reality. After all,

about makeover shows like "Trading Spaces" and "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and the imitations they have spawned? Close, I'd say, but no cigar. It comes closer because the programs start with people in the circumstances in which they find cable's

ity.

tion

it.

What

how

real

is

to plop

it

15 or so

some remote corner of give them a chance to win

contestants in

the world to

a million bucks?

The only

reason folks volunteer to

themselves. What spoils it is the help people get from outside the show's producers and their battalion of experts to complete the makeover. One room

—

—

or wardrobe may not seem like much, though, compared to the plastic surgery offered on some shows. In the interest of

"Elimidate" and

And "The

to civilization pronto.

comes Idol"

and

kin

its

—

count as reality? People are singing live in a couple of time zones and hoping to win a recording contract and

—

a shot at real fame. But, if you're old

enough, you've seen it before on shows like "Ted Mack's Amateur Hour" and 'Talent Scouts."

I

I

At least "The Dating Game" fixed up two or three couples on a so-called "dream date" every half-hour.

go on the show is to win the cash. If I had my druthers, I'd vote for an even split as soon as we landed and get back

Does "American

full disclosure,

submitted my garage for a cable TV garage makeover show this summer but was snubbed. Let's consider the relationship shows from the glitzy "The Bachelor" to the decidedly more low-rent syndicated series "Elimidate." Again, these qualify as game shows.' Anybody remember "The Dating Game" from the 1960s and '70s? This is the same thing, just given a new twist.

admit that

its ilk

can't

keep pace.

Bachelor," "Joe Millionaire"

and similar prime-time

series stretch

the elimination process so

much

it

be-

a soap opera.

Sorry, but clip shows like "America's Funniest Home Videos" don't quite

make

the cut, either.

What

CNS

Scene from "The Polar Express," a captivating animated fantasy about a doubting young boy who is whisked away on Christmas Eve aboard a magic train bound for Santa's village in the North Pole. Based on a children's novel, this hauntingly beautiful fairy tale celebrates childlike wonder and though secular in tone

—

—

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USCCB

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people would watch them hung with the "reality" tag.

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HAVE A TV EYE? When you keep your eye on TV, what do

John Carter of "ER." So, in case you missed the naked guy getting arrested by cops on "World's Wildest Police Videos," the narrator, with help from the writer and the video editor, will replay it with pungent commentary. In truth, the only reality TV is "Smallville" to Dr.

you see? What are your likes or dislikes?

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14 The Catholic News & Herald

November

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

12,

2004

away

'Diabolical triad' leads people

from God, pope says at audience CINDY

by

WOODEN

The Pope

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY

Don't be labeled, don't label

When

people trust in their own power instead of in God, they not only end up disappointed, but they harm oth-

For

one moment during your freshman year of high school, you got excited about the new Lara Croft Tomb Raider game that let you save the game without collecting a save-game crystal, and now for the rest of your high school life you are a "gamer." In a moment of weakness, you spaced out the fact that your teacher had been calling your name, and now you are eternally an "airhead." Here are a few more names that have been passed out to unsuspecting high schoolers over the last five decades, labels never shaken but always dreaded. Jock: an athlete, especially in college or one characterized by excessive concern for machismo. Nerd: a foolish, inept or unattractive person or a person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept. Dork: a stupid, inept or foolish person. Slacker: one lacking in diligence or due

Coming of Age

care or concern; negligent; a slack worker.

who may

Geek: a person who is singleminded or accomplished in scientific or technical

be honest and a person

pursuits but

is felt

to be socially inept.

ers,

Pope John Paul's talk focused on Psalm 62 and its affirmation, "Only in God is my soul at rest; from him comes

my

salvation."

About 7,000 people crowded

probably still think of me the same way they used to). When I began to define myself as a teen, I have to admit that "God-loving" wasn't the first term I thought of. I grew into

it.

quickly became

It

because tributes

first on the encompassed so many didn't have to write down,

it I

list

atfor

instance: a giver, a forgiver, a person

not always succeed but

tries to

who also tries not

to label the kid sitting next to me.

God

let's start

loving

from

there: "I

am

a

..."

into

part of the audience. Another 6,000 people, who could not fit into the hall

was moved from St. had a brief audience with

after the audience

Peter's Square,

the pope in

St. Peter's Basilica.

The pope

told his visitors that

Psalm 62 presents two types of trust, "one good and one perverse, which lead to two different types of moral conduct." Trust in the Lord is "the source of eternity and of peace," he said. Those who turn their backs on God and try to rely on their own powers, the pope said, seek "security and stability in violence, in theft and in riches." "The first false god is the violence that humanity unfortunately continues to follow in our blood-soaked days," he said. 'This idol is accompanied by an im-

mense entourage of wars, oppression,

long shorts, alternative T-shirts, music. Friends, peers, classmates and even

POPE

JOHN PAUL

II

abuse of power, torture and despicable inflicted without a hint of remorse," the pope said.

murders

'The second

false

god

is theft,

which

expressed in extortion, social injustice, usury and in political and economic coris

the Vatican audience hall for the main

yourself to them. I am pretty happy with the crazy collage of personality contradictions I have come up with (although classmates from high school

Speaks

the pope said Nov. 10 at his weekly

general audience.

KASE JOHNSTUN GNS Columnist

So

Skaters: skateboard types; long hair,

Violence,

greed and covetousness are a "diabolical triad" that leads people away from God and from honoring human dignity, Pope John Paul II said.

Only we can define ourselves Labels. Don't ya just love 'em?

—

ruption," he said.

"Richness

human

the third idol to which

is

hearts are attached in the foolish

hope of being able to save them from death and to assure them the prize of power and prestige," the pope said. Pope John Paul told his visitors, though, that "if we were more aware of our fallen nature and our limits as creatures, we would not choose the path of trusting in idols, nor would we organize our lives according to a scale of fragile and inconsistent pseudo values." "We would orient ourselves toward that other type of trust, that which is centered on the Lord," he said. Pope John Paul prayed that all Christians would increase their trust in God, using his commandments as the "guiding star in daily behavior, in moral decisions and in lifestyles."

teachers love to assign labels to others,

— and

elimi-

nating the need actually to get to

know

defining

them with one word

them. "Oh, he's a jock.

He may

I

don't like him."

be athletic but he

may

Shakespeare and listen to Bob Dylan. It isn't possible to be defined by one word.

We

are

made up of an

Crosses with three arms

array of

tal-

Q. I just returned from Russia and have questions about the Orthodox crosses

with three arms, one of them slanting.

ents and thoughts and likes and dislikes.

Can you explain what

And we

crosses on the "steeples"

we

change,

adapt.

At the beginning of high listened to the

graduated, label

I

I

Top

By

40.

I still

the time

I

searched every independent

could find to place in

No

school,

mean? Also, of many Ortho-

they

dox church buildings seem

to

be placed

over a curved symbol, signifying an anchor. Is that true? (Louisiana)

my CD player.

We de-

The

creative writer, stylish, dorky, a gamer, a

was in According to legend the icon of the Mother of God of the Passion (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) was painted by St. Luke. Whether it was or not, it is an extremely ancient work of art and inter-

duathlete, a people person, an introvert,

estingly has the three-armed cross in the

member, a

upper right-hand corner. Metropolitan Ilarion Ohienko of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has written an extensive study of the three-bar cross. He calls it the Ukrainian National Cross, although it traditionally is identified also with other Orthodox, and some Eastern Catholic, churches. The Christian theologian Origen (died about 254) tells of seeing the cross with the signboard above our Lord's head on which Pilate wrote the charge against him and the footrest where

one word can define

us.

Taking a shot at defining myself, I came up with many odd terms and also contradictory terms to describe me:

God-loving, college football fanatic,

music lover, a person with great personal hygiene, a person with poor cleaning habits, an uncle, a godparent, a child, a lover of fine foods, an expert on cheeseburgers and fries. friend, a

Peers define segregate

us,

us,

doesn't end

now

is

they label

and they

us because of labels. it

A.

cross with three bars

wide use very early

fine ourselves.

a cynic, an optimist, a family

they

us,

talk to us or avoid

It's

part of it

when high

all,

and

school ends, so

the time to define yourself

Question

love

Then

just ignore those labels.

in Christianity.

Nazareth, King of the Jews, which the

Gospel according to John tells us was inscribed on the cross in Hebrew, Latin and Greek. At one point early on, perhaps because so many people were crucified in the Roman Empire, it seems the church decreed that all crosses made for liturgical and other spiritual use should be inscribed with the letters IC

XC, abbreviation

for Jesus Christ in

Greek, to identify

which Jesus

as the cross

on

N1KA, Greek

for

it

died.

Later the letters

"he conquers," were added. These symbols often are seen

on crosses

in

Eastern

churches and even more often on icons, the great "visual prayers" of the Eastern

churches.

Reasons for the slanting footrest are uncertain.

One

interpretation

is

that the

right side points up to indicate the "good

thief on Jesus' right,

who

,is

told he

would that day be in paradise. The Maronite (Catholic) Church cross has the three bars, but none are

They

top with letters standing for Jesus of

tion connects

in the dictionary, don't limit

crucifixes with

which we are

world, the universal salvation effected

by the crucifixion of Jesus.

There are

at least

300

different

forms of the cross in the history of Christian art and symbolism, many of them with the three cross bars, and certainly there are more than 300 explanations of their origin and meaning. Each one is meant to portray in different

ways what Christians

believe

about the death and resurrection of our Savior. It's not surprising that interpretations

sometimes overlap, that a mean-

in time and that the same symbol takes on more than one meaning over the

words are

Most

nailed.

our blessed Mother, where the woman with the moon under her feet (Revelation 12:1) is understood to be Mary. Elsewhere, the circular symbol signifies the

Holy Trinity and perhaps the three days Jesus lay in the tomb.

familiar bear a small inscription near the

were

DIETZEN

CNS Columnist

ing originally intended becomes obscure

provides for dorks, princesses, jocks and skaters. One rule of thumb: If the

Christ's feet

FATHER JOHN

are said to represent the

slanted.

The curved symbol you mention, under or otherwise connected with the cross, is more ambiguous, taking various forms and meanings. One descrip-

There are many ways to avoid the one-word labels Webster's Dictionary

Corner

it

to traditional devotion to

centuries.

Questions

may

be sent to

at Father John Dietzen,

Father Dietzen

Box 325, Peoria, IL

61651, or e-maihjjdietzen@Aol.com.

November

12,

The Catholic News & Herald 15

2004

Peace on earth by saving the earth When Wangari

Maathai won this Nobel Peace Prize, some critics objected that honoring an environmentalist distracted from traditional peace work. year's

causing, the problem: "Ice

& the

Faith

ment

in

women

founded the Green Belt MoveKenya that empowered poor by paying them to plant more

than 30 million tree seedlings in their

communities. Her

GLENMARY FATHER JOHN

tivity is

RAUSCH

warming

global

— —

as repeated causes of

armed conflict in Africa. Awareness among academics, scientists and recently the business community has begun linking peace on earth with saving the earth. In both Business

Week (Aug.

16,

2004) and National Geo-

graphic (Sept., 2004) writers and editors

draw

warming and consequences. They cite dramatic

attention to global

almost certainly responsible for

a climate expert at Princeton University,

In Peru, the Quelccaya ice cap

is

shrink-

ing at the rate of 600 feet per year, 40

And

times faster than in 1978.

scientists

recognize that hurricane strength, related to temperature,

strongly con-

is.

nected to global carbon dioxide levels.

The

result of rapid climate

means uncertain

change

who

says:

"We're

now

geological agents,

capable of affecting the processes that

determine climate." For people of faith "the ecological crisis is a moral issue," according to Pope John Paul II. His statement, "The Ecological Crisis:

A Common

Responsibil-

nature's acceptable pat-

emphasizes that "respect for life and for the dignity of the human person extends also to the rest of creation." He encourages converting from a lifestyle of consumption, addressing the structures of poverty, rejecting war with its inher-

humanity to

ent ecological destruction, promoting

do about global warming. They fear the rollbacks demanded by the Kyoto agreement would cripple the U.S. economy, create a carbon-constrained world and chal-

ecological responsibility and appreciat-

agricultural production

and altered patterns of living for humanity and the rest of creation on earth. Yet not everyone agrees with these findings.

Some argue

vations could

fit

tern of change with

the scientific obser-

little

for

ity,"

ing the beauty of nature.

With Maathai, the pope shares a more holistic vision for the world than

many

either economics or science can provide.

Americans. Their solution: live with a warmer world and trust science will even-

His statement was issued on Jan. 1, 1990, the World Day of Peace, thus, like Maathai, linking ecology and peace for a world that respects the common good.

show the current

For National Geographic, global climate change is real and human activity

dire

million) at the

dioxide level in

level (378 parts per

highest-known carbon the last 40 million years.

lenge the free-flowing

lifestyle

of

schemes to create a environment

tually engineer

able

using

fossil fuels is

exacerbating,

desir-

if

not

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CNS Columnist During

retreats,

have met 70- and

I

who

80-year-old priests

care for several

parishes, often traveling long distances to

reach them. Others

fill

of various ministries in their dioceses.

When we reviewed the age categories of priests

in the research studies

we

ducted,

we

con-

usually focused on active

Retired priests generally were en-

priests.

Father Rausch is a syndicated columnist in Berea, Ky.

health problems, lack of energy and

Yet,

bility.

I

immo-

realize that retired priests

today are definitely in the foreground!

These priests often exude an energy and strength that younger generations don't have. It's not that younger people lack energy or are weaker. Rather, it is that older people have a unique toughcomes with

ness that

age, despite physi-

They know how

cal degeneration.

and calmly seemingly overwhelming problems. better pace themselves

Election

2004: The

role of

Life

Once

Issues

The 2002 mid-term "plus" for candidates,

proved

CLEAVER

will feel their loss in hospital ministry

RUSE,

and ministry to the

Esq.

Senate,

source for broadcast and cable television

life

While abortion and marriage cerwere not the centerpiece of either

campaign, their importance to voters cannot be underestimated. Eleven states had ballot initiatives to defend traditional marriage and each one passed by a healthy margin. Sixtyfive

percent of Floridians voted to over-

turn bad court rulings and

amend

is

pro-life votes after

where there were

North Carolina, South

Carolina and South Dakota. In Louisi-

who sometimes

was replaced by

voted pro-

a strong supporter

of the cause.

These new senators will provide a stronger margin in the Senate on issues such as abortion, human cloning and embryo-destructive research. Their most significant impact, however, may be on judicial nominations. In a statement issued the day after the election, Elizabeth Cavendish, presi-

dent of Pro-Choice American (formerly National Abortion and Reproductive

their

Rights Action League) warned Presi-

constitution to allow enactment of a law

dent Bush against trying to "pack the Supreme Court with new anti-choice

requiring parental notification for minor girls seeking abortions.

around them. Last year the pro-abortion Center

Gender Equity published a survey of women showing the startling result that,

for

elected in Florida,

life

are utterly out of step with the world

significant pro-

gains.

ana, a senator

These and other abortion advocates

The House of Represen-

have more

of

tant,

it

As priests

legal"

ranked dead

showed percent

last.

that a majority

—

The survey of women

also

—

5

believe that abortion should

never be permitted, or permitted only in cases of rape, incest or (2

life

endangerment

percent of abortions yearly).

More good news comes from

the

recent Pace University/Rock the Vote poll.

"Rock the Vote" was launched by

MTV

in

1992 to get young people to

And where do these super-hip-MTV-rock-the-voters stand on abortion? According to their own poll, 54 percent of them are pro-life. It shouldn't have surprised us that register to vote.

"moral values" came

who

will lose a

may

dire as this

would

in their

pastors

now

tell

sound, elderly

us not to

fear.

Many

prime were autonomous advocate giving more re-

sponsibility to lay leaders. Instead of

seeing a crippled church,

many

new

see

models of collaboration with the laity adding a fresh vitality. And what about elderly priests serving as wise mentors for younger priests? Many elderly priests would tell us that today's youth are much more independent and also more knowledgeable. As water finds it level, so too will younger priests find the spirituality and wisdom needed to carry on, be it from other priests or the

Our

first.

more imporwisdom community.

priestly support system, but

the "top priority" issues for the

all

laity.

retired priests will

one day be

missed dearly. But their love for die priest-

billions

of Planning and Information for the Secretariat for Pro-hife Activities of the United

cell

rights."

States Conference

of dollars into embryonic stem and human cloning research.

of

dom and inspiration they pass on to younger priests are awesome. In fact, when younger priests tell their stories, many point to an older priest as their ideal. The loss of these older priests means that the church will lose not only an essential

women's movement, "keeping abortion

Planned Parenthood's Gloria Feldt promised to "fight these and many other battles" with "unity of purpose and fierceness of heart to protect our human

Only California bucked the apparent moral values trend by voting to put

elderly.

I've listened to retired priests tell

their priesthood, I've realized that the wis-

a

New senators who vote pro-life were

stations,

tainly

again.

As

this election

this election, but the real story is the

tional Election Pool, the official election

"moral values" was cited as the most important issue in this election by more people than any other concern. The economy and jobs was next, followed by terrorism, then the war in Iraq. Among those who cited moral values as paramount, 80 percent voted for Bush and 18 percent voted for Kerry.

it

tatives will

and

many dio-

Without these retired men, that number would be much larger. We especially

election sug-

gested that the pro-life position

are gone,

The number of U.S. parishes without a resident pastor is growing.

CNS Columnist This election was supposed to be about terrorism, the economy and Iraq. But there was a more pressing issue that motivated people to vote this year, and that was the issue of moral values. According to exit polls from the Na-

men

devastated.

CATHY Increasingly pro-life country votes for morals

these

to

face

ceses already hurting for priests will be

Forum

'moral values'

can

in so pastors

get away, while others are the backbone

visioned as being in the background due to

changes in climate that indicate human impact on the environment. For example, geochemical records of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas,

its

retired priests

most of the past' century's warming. They quote Professor George Philander,

movement promotes

and the low status of women. In awarding the prize to Maathai the Nobel committee noted, "Peace on earth depends on our ability to secure our living environment." Just weeks before, a U.N. report cited deforestation and the scarcity of water both exacerbated by

ministries of

...

are facts

sustainable development while recogniz-

ing the intertwined problems of war, environmental degradation, poverty

melting,

These aren't projections; they on the ground." The editors reference a report from the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stating that human ac-

eroding.

Marketplace

S.

is

running dry, and coasts are

rivers are

In 1977 Maathai, a 64-year-old biologist,

The amazing

zealots."

Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Esq.

is

the director

of Catholic Bishops.

hood and the people

it

serves will live

those they have touched. love, the

With

church and priestiiood

only survive, but also thrive.

on

diis spirit

will

in

of

not

The Catholic News & Herald 16

Novembers, 2004

GIVING

THANKS

THE MORALITY OF EATING

Church in Waldorf, have been farming the family property for 1 5 years in a region of the country that is rapidly becoming more developed with neighter

Catholic advocates encourage people to think about food connections by

borhoods and shopping centers.

They

farming business called TGIF, for Thank God It's Fresh, and sell the pro-

CAROL ZIMMERMANN

duce at three different farmers' markets each week during growing season. Avis Turner also works two days a week as a clinical social worker. The couple says that the extra income they make from farming has helped them pay Catholic school tuition for their four children and now helps pay college tuition for their oldest child.

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

—

Although an WASHINGTON emphasis on food always increases around the Thanksgiving holiday, Holy Cross Brother David Andrews, head of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, thinks this focus should be year-

round.

He

is

They

not talking about a constant

food fest either, but of helping people

Andrew which

fall while he is teachtaught him to deal with life's ups and downs and to accept whatever happens. He said when certain crops do not yield much of a harvest he is reminded

that "there are certain things in

He

CNS Photos

also appreciates the physical la-

"Even in the mundane hard work, I can turn to God and hear his voice speak loudly," he told CNS. Avis, who works on the farm along with a handful of students they hire each year, also sells the produce, and finds that part of her job just as spiritually rewarding as working in the fields because it gives her the opportunity to

by Paul Haring

Above: Adele Youngborg picks green beans on Andrew and Avis Turner's farm

Upper Marlboro, Md., Oct. 11. Youngborg helps out on the farm. like to see

Andrews

He clearly

To

get the message to the local he has worked with a number of

Catholic school superintendents and food service directors urging them to buy school lunch food from local farms.

He

recently visited a Catholic school in Florida that has taken the notion of using local food a step further. Hope Rural School, run by Dominican Sisters for migrant farmworkers' children in Indiantown, has a large garden on the school grounds where the staff grows their own produce for school

more

schools do," Brother

is

in

a friend of the family and frequently

underpaid.

He

said.

know where

their food

comes

mits that

is

urges his students not to

from the Wash-

from and can also start to see the connections between food and social justice. Students at Jesuit-run Gonzaga College High School in Washington, hardly a school within a farming com-

ington suburbs. He said students really begin to understand the issue when they participate in a school-sponsored service

munity, are also getting the connection that all foods don't originate in a prepackaged, processed form. That's because their social justice teacher, Andrew Turner, operates a 20-

Florida farm.

project of helping migrant workers

the

but she said they also will frequently talk to her about their lives, which she said gives her a unique "opportunity to

a hard lesson to get across

to students primarily

people.

Regular customers not only get to put a face to the product they purchase,

take their food for granted, but he ad-

stressed that these students

many

talk to so

witness" her

The

own

faith.

Turners, busy

now

with can-

and vegetables, not with planting, harvesting and selling, are ning

on a

fruits

ready for winter.

'We

They also seem to respect him for work he puts into farming. The Turners, parishioners at St. Pe-

just finished the last farmers'

Andrew Nov. 2. "I love Thanksgiving because then the farm's market," said at rest."

Upper Marlboro, Md., with his wife, Avis, when he is not acre farm in nearby

Join our

in class.

Turner devotes

SERVE

a portion of the

to

GOD AS PRIEST OR BROTHER

vows and serves God's people numerous ways,

out how food factory employees and migrant farmworkers are often grossly

I'd

Oratomn Congregation

As priests and lay men, our community Ikes without

year's studies to food issues, pointing

meals.

"They're doing the kind of stuff

you

bor and the time of quiet.

Louis.

level,

life

have no control over."

—

St.

said maintaining the farm,

particularly challenging in the

ing, has

—

—

is

spring and early

workers.

—

also see spiritual benefits to

farming.

develop a deeper awareness of where their food comes from and to make conscious decisions to support farmers and food companies that do not exploit

This kind of food consciousness is growing, he said, and has been fueled, in part, by the campaign "Eating Is a Moral Act," sponsored for the third year by the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, which is based in Des Moines, Iowa. with its flyers, The campaign seminars and educational materials focusing on moral decisions that come seems into play in food purchasing to run up against the massive amounts of highly processed convenience foods available in this country and the ever burgeoning number of fast-food chains. But the campaign's message that people need to think before eating is and not just for health reasons striking a chord for many Catholics across the United States and, in particular, on Catholic college campuses, Brother Andrews told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from

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