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Bishop Jugis
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adoration chapel BY
BY PATRICL\ ZAPOR CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
KAREN
A. EVANS STAFF WRITER
Editor's note: This
—
KANNAPOLIS
Although the Year of the Eucharist officially ended in October, dedication to the Eucharist continues to
on Vatican
11 's legacy.
WASHINGTON
—
Prior
Second Vatican Council, about the most involved lay
Jugis dedi-
J.
the
to the
western North Carolina. cated the Pope John Paul
is
next part in an ongoing series
grow throughout
Bishop Peter
~
iayperson
new
dedicates
be a
people became in the day-today activities at the average
II
Adoration Chapel at St. Joseph Church in Kannapolis Nov. 6. "I myself spend time each day in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament," said Bishop Jugis in his homily before dedicating the small
Catholic parish
was
bers of the Holy
Name
as
mem-
Society
or the Altar Guild.
With several
priests typi-
and a nearby convent full of nuns, lay people filled only minor or cally assigned to a parish
peripheral roles in most par-
See ADORATION, page 6
ishes,
such as answering the
rectory phone, perhaps serv-
"room mother" to an elementary school class, leading the Cub Scout pack or ing as
Building a
Photo by Karen A. Evans
Bishop Peter
'Culture of Ufe'
J.
Jugis holds a
the Pope John Paul
II
monstrance containing the Blessed Sacrament during a ceremony dedicating
Adoration Chapel at
St.
Joseph Church
in
See COUNCIL, page 8
Kannapolis Nov. 6.
NEW STATEMENT CALLS FOR REJECTION OF 'ILLUSION' OF DEATH PENALTY BY
PATRICIA ZAPOR
SEEMS
LIKE
A MIRACLE: A SAINT IN THE FAMILY
Triad Catholic reflects
on
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recently canonized relative
statement on the death penalty that calls
on society
to "reject
the tragic illusion that
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his first canonization, elevating
heroes
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five
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those venerated
was Padre Gaetano Catanoso, a humble mission priest from Reggio
di Calabria, Italy,
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November
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
Congressional leaders urge Bush to
China
highlight rights in WASHINGTON
SHE CAN MAKE
IT
2005
Current and upcoming
In Brief IF
18,
—
(CNS)
Mem-
bers of Congress and an independent
THERE
agency urged President George W. Bush human rights and religious freedom at the top of his agenda during his Nov. 19-21 visit to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao. "I urge the president to speak out boldly and not privately" about the Chinese government's repressive human rights violations. Rep. Frank Wolf, Rto put
Va., said during a press conference at the
Capitol Nov.
in
China, including Protestants and Catholics,
At the press conference, representaof the independent U.S. Commission on International ReUgious Freedom released a letter to Bush and a policy report that included recommendations for the United States.
The
letter said
Chinese Catholics and
one of the government-approved reU-
Protestants not registered wdth five patriotic or
gious associations are "particularly vuhierable" to reUgious persecution.
For example, two underground after celebrating
the
During a question-and-answer session. Smith, a Catholic, urged Bush to impose sanctions and penalties, if necessary, to get China to change its policy on religious freedom. Smith said he was
Diocesa n, planner
Mass
In a report released Nov. 8 State Department,
by the China received the
lowest ranking concerning religious free-
dom
for the seventh year in a row.
Myanmar, Cuba and North Korea joined China
Matthew Church, Pkwy., Wednesday
at St.
Commons
8015 Ballantyne
Room
Reid CNS
PHOTO BY William Farrington
(423)
at
6338-4744
or
—
CHARLOTTE
call
A
Support Group for Member with Memory Monday of each month, 10-
Caregivers of a Family
Loss meet the
last
St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For more information, contact Suzanne Bach at (704) 376-4135.
11:30 a.m., at
CHARLOTTE — The Ancient Order ofHibernians, Sons of Erin
bebereid@adelphia.net.
Life Center,
(704) 543-8998.
at
VICARIATE
Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Inquirers are welcome. For more information, contact Beverly
New
you have any questions,
114. If
Bonnie Motuz
—
reli-
gious beliefs or practice."
making similar journeys
The St. Martin de Porres Dominican Laity Chapter meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the rectory building at the Basilica of St.
of "totalitarian
in the classification
or authoritarian actions to control
nights at 6:30 p.m. in the
ASHEVILLE
mark the end of
to
Year of the Eucharist.
suffers because of systematic re-
pression by the Chinese government, said Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J.
ASHEVILLE
into that
.
Catholic priests were detained Oct. 27
underground church
entire
on the president to enter
tives
"Economic freedom has
9.
not resulted in religious freedom."
The
"calling
kind of dialogue."
Mecklenburg County Division,
the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic men,
Sister Janet Kinney, a Sister of St. Joseph, runs in Brooldyn, N.Y., Nov. 5 in preparation for the
New
Yoric City
Marathon Nov.
to raise funds for Providence House,
The
6.
first-time
marathoner ran the distance race
a transitional home program for women and children.
Nun runs New York Marathon to support program for women, children
BOONE
VICARIATE
SPRUCE PINE
—
N.Y. (CNS) For Sister of St. Joseph Janet Kinney, running the New York City Marathon and directing Providence House, a transitional home program for women' and children, have a lot in common. It was the similarities that pushed Sister Kinney to consider pursuing her first marathon Nov. 6. One of 36,000 athletes in the
New York
event, she fin-
ished with a time of 5 hours, 7 minutes
and 29 seconds.
"When
I
realized that the marathon
is
26.2 miles long and that Providence
House
will
be 26.2 years old
ber, the coincidence to pass up.
I
said
I
was
really
Novemtoo much
in
just
have to run
it,"
she said. After making the decision to run
it,
she began training five to six days a
week, covering up to 40 miles a week, as well as doing some cross-training, such as aerobic exercises.
up about 5 a.m. so I can get miles before morning prayer with
"I get in
my
the sisters here at Providence House,"
she said.
Not one
miss a chance to help others. Sister Kinney ran to collect funds for Providence House, which currently to
takes in about 160 formerly Incarcerated
women and
their children in transitional
homes and apartment programs. A letter went out to her supporters asking them to sponsor her by giving or $2 per mile; her Providence House co-workers turned out to cheer
$1
on
their director.
For more information, the church office at (828) 765-2224. to the priesthood.
"I find similarities between the spirit of the marathon and the core values of
compassion and hope
they can call their
them
for
Contact
Tim Lawson at (704) 522-9728 or e-mail
ncaoh@aol.com for more information including meeting times and location.
CHARLOTTE ^ New Creation Monastery invites
you
to a
day of silence and solitude
in the
CHARLOTTE
—
Priests for Life Father Denis Wilde will lead people in prayer Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. in front of the Family Reproductive Health Clinic, 700 E. Hebron Rd. Father Wilde also will celebrate all Masses Dec. 3-4 at St. James the Great Church, 139 Manor Ave., SW. in Concord. For more information, contact Susan Chaney, St. James Respect Life Ministry, at (704) 720-0772 or e-mail Priests for Life, visit their
Web
site
at
—
-
go on call
NC
28226, stating why you want to and when. For more information, (704) 541-5026.
Charlotte,
retreat
GREENSBORO
VICARIATE
GREENSBORO — The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians of Guilford County will join with the
Men's AOH Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. for a Christmas Wine and Cheese Social at St. Pius X Church, 2210 North Elm St. Please bring a baby gift for
Room at the Inn. On Dec.
www.priestsforlife.org.
CHARLOTTE
Write to Father John Vianney Hoover at New Creation Monastery, 11517 Spreading Oak Ln.
TGIF on Wednesday
is
a
support group for separated or divorced
and men. All are welcome to join us for encouragement and discussion with others
a Christmas Tea
at 3
17, the
LAOH will have
p.m. at the O. Heniy Hotel,
624 Green Valley Rd, Please
call
Marilyn Conte
for information at (336) 632-1340.
GREENSBORO —
The Greensboro Council of
that
"At any hour of the day or night, the women and children who are sheltered at our residences are welcomed with open hearts and unconditional love by the sisters and lay staff," she said. "They are not only offered an immediate safe ha-
home
to join
fers private spiritual retreats for lay people.
distinguish Providence House," she said.
ven, but a
men
seeking Irish Catholic
meetings, community activities and social events.
presence of Almighty God. The monastery of-
VICARIATE
women
Providence House.
— something too many of our
call
sujo94@aol.com. To learn more about
Sister Kinney said the hospitality always shown to runners by New York City on the day of the marathon reminded her of the hospitality offered at
hospitality,
Intercession
for Priests is recited each Friday at St. Lucien Church, 695 Summit St., before the 9 a.m. Mass. Prayers are offered for bishops, priests and deacons, and for an increase in vocations
CHARLOTTE
BROOKLYN,
is
— A Rosary of
own
residents
have never known in their lives." She also emphasized that the hope that keeps Providence House alive is the same hope that keeps marathoners striving to do better year after year.
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2005
FROM THE VATICAN
Pope encourages quick completion
Mass translation
of Englisli VATICAN CITY
—
the bishops to
Pope
fransmitting the treasures of the faith and the liturgical fradition in the specific context of a devout
celebration."
Writing to members of the Vox Clara Committee, a Vatican-appointed commission of English-speaking bishops, the pope said the new translation from Latin will allow the English-speaking faithfUl around the world to "benefit from the use
Pope John Paul
The committee was
in
ences,
Vox
with
Romanum'
man
(the
ence votes to adopt a
that
Ro-
This informal get-together will be held in the church commons Dec. 4 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (828) 837-2000, e-mail
Carmen Wood at (336) 545-9266. If
you have a
special
www.st-william.net.
—
Knights of Columbus Council SYLVA 9722 will sponsor an American Red Cross Blood Drive at St. Mary Church, 22 Bartlett St., Dec. 16 1-5 p.m. For more information, call Allen or Anne Thurston at (828)
HICKORY
those interested in promoting the sanctity of
would
like to offer
Debbie Vickers
SALISBURY
at
'
human
— Respect
life
Life meets the
additional information, call Sister
Ganiel
prayer followed by recitation of the rosary and prayerful song and music. For more information contact Lisa Metz. St. James Respect Life Ministry at (704) 785-9566 or email sjmetz7@msn.com.
portiuncula@bellsouth.net.
silent
at
(336)
624-1971
WINSTON-SALEM Moor Church, 1625
—
St.
East 12th
or
a peer
iamsat(336) 725-9200.
Courtesy Photo
Students at
St.
Michael School
your parish or school sponsoring a
Is
call Renee Washington at (704) 6370472 or Sharon Burges at (704) 633-059 1
free event
For details,
open
Planner at least 1 5 days
date
MURPHY — St. William Church, 765 Andrews
in
writing to
prior to the
event
Karen A. Evans
at
kaevans(gcharlottediocese.org or fax to
Rd., will host a Homecomingfor Inactive Catho-
Gastonia gather around the school's flagpole to
in
Iraq. All the
(704) 370-3382.
FEMA gave aid,
bishops 'run around' on disaster says archbishop
WASHINGTON officials got the
when
(CNS)
— Church
"run around" from the
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
they wanted to
know what
federal
plans were for helping the regions devas-
EpiSCOps calendar I
Nov. 19
Bishop Peter
J.
Jugis will participate in
the following events:
— 10 a.m.
Sacrament of Confirmation St. Matthew Church, Charlotte
Nov. 20
Mass St.
students then said the Pledge of Allegiance
and sang "God Bless America."
to the general public?
Please submit notices for the Diocesan
VICARIATE
in
honor veterans on Veterans' Day, Nov. 11. Principal Joseph Puceta explained the day's importance to the students and middle school students led prayers, some for family and friends serving
anyone who has experienced
MOUNTAIN
Honoringveterans
has a 12:15
no cost
miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a newborn.
SMOKY
pope held recently
Iraq.
p.m. prayer service, Veni Sanctus Spiritus, the
after birth. Confidential peer ministry, informa-
or obligation to
with leaders from
Benedict the St.,
information call Sister Larretta Rivera-Will-
spiritual materials are offered at
private audiences the
Kathy
who have lost babies before or shortly
and
liturgy
ministry comprised of Sacred Heart Church pa-
tion
own
with a vote in a synod," he said. The Nov. 12 meeting with Iraqi Chaldeans was just one of a number of
first
second and fourth Wednesday of each month. All are welcome to reflect on God and refresh the spirit in the middle of a day. For more
rishioners
bishops to "determine their
—
country highlighting eucharistic adoration and
is
the
Chaldean community. The Chaldean church is an Eastern Catholic church whose members enjoy the same dignity, rights and obligations as members of the Latin rite. Patriarch Delly told the pope that during their synod the bishops considered "an update of our eucharistic liturgy of Addai and Mari" as well as the rights of the lay faithfiil in the Chaldean church. The Anaphora of Addai and Mari is an ancient eucharistic prayer that is just one of the eucharistic prayers of the Chaldean liturgy. The Vatican approved the liturgical changes, but it is now up to the Chaldean
Spend Advent with Mary. Join us for four weeks with Mary as guide, model and companion during the Advent season. The retreat meets at Portiuncula Franciscan Spiritual Center, 2 1 1 W. Third St., Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 and 21, 7-8:30 p.m. For
Manor Ave., S.W., of prayer with thousands across the
— Elizabeth Ministry
try
pope "for
shown toward"
VICARIATE
WINSTON-SALEM
— The National Night of Prayer
SALISBURY
"and to your minisof hope for the whole Iraqi nation." The pope's meeting with the Chaldean leaders came at the end of their Nov. 8-12 extraordinary synod of bishops held in Rome. Patriarch Delly said "the tragic situation that is spreading across our their pastoral duties
patriarch thanked the
more
are invited to attend. For
WINSTON-SALEM
(828) 495-2039.
the Great Church, 139
in unity
brother bishops to remain dedicated to
The
his paternal concern
349-98 13 orjatastinger@aol.com.
will take place Dec. 8 at 9 p.m.-l a.m. at St.
James
said.
the patriarch and his
traditionally held, in Iraq.
information, contact Julie Tastinger at (828)
VICARIATE
CONCORD
and peace," he
He asked
is
instead of where
Wednesday of every month after the 5:30 p.m. Mass in the Family Life Center at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St. All
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 13th St., at 4 p.m. in the Holy Family Hall. For more details, call
may know to
it
Rome
586-0432 or (828) 507-0594.
FRANKLIN
VICARIATE
NEWTON — The Little Flowers Catholic Girls
present difficult situation,
hold the synod in
stwilliam@tri-county.main. us. nc.us or visit
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. for prayers, or
its)
called
not lose heart and to follow the path toward reconciliation
lies.
2780 Horse Pen Creek Rd. For more information,
—
forwarded
by the wor-
Nov. 10 press release from Vox Clara said the members were informed by ICEL that a "projected schedule" had been drawn up that called for ICEL to complete its translation of the Roman Missal in sections over "the next 23 months."
2:30-4:30 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall.
GREENSBORO
it is
A
Women will host a Christmas Tea Dec. 7,
please call
text,
ship and sacraments congregation.
Missal) into English will succeed in
Catholic
franslating the Latin text into
is
to the Vatican for approval
Clara's assistance "the transla-
tion of the 'Missale
Commission on
International
English. After a national bishops' confer-
established in
was confident
Missal
2002.
The
ted to the Vatican for approval.
said he
promulgated
Roman
English in the Liturgy, a body established by English-speaking bishops' confer-
200 r to help the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments evaluate EngUsh translations of liturgical texts submit-
The pope
II
the Latin edition of the
of hturgical texts accurately rendered." Seven of the 12 bishops on the Vox Clara Committee met Nov. 8-10 at the Vatican.
and reverent eucharistic
XVI
on the people of Iraq, especially its Chaldean Cathohc community, to not give up hope and to persevere in their efforts for peace and reconciliation. The pope offered "a word of fervent encouragement" to the Chaldean faithflil "and to all citizens of Iraq" during a private audience with Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel-Karim Delly of Baghdad, Iraq, and a group of Chaldean bishops. The pope coupled his expression of solidarity with his "assurances of my prayers that your beloved country, even (in Benedict
Benedict XVI expressed his hope that a new English translation of the Mass prayers would be completed soon.
(CNS)
Pope urges Iraqis to persevere for peace, not lose hope martyred country" forced VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope
— 2 p.m.
for Heritage Society
Matthew Church, Charlotte
by Hurricane Katrina, said the head of the bishops' hurricane relief task force. The criticism of FEMA came from Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, named earlier this year to head the task force coordinating tated
church aid to the regions devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Bishops' conference officials had several conference calls with the White House before Jim Towey, head of the White House Office for Faith-Based
and Community
Initiatives,
was
ap-
pointed as a liaison to the bishops, but still "the answers we were getting were not clear," said Archbishop Fiorenza Nov. 15.
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November
18,
2005
AROUND- THE DIOCESE
Candidates instituted
With distinction
as acolytes
Knights earn fourth-degrees at
ceremony BY
DEACON GERALD POTKAY CORRESPONDENT
DURHAM bus
—
Knights of Columfrom both the dioceses of
Charlotte and Raleigh were exemplified at a recent ceremony. During the record-breaking fourthdegree exemplification ceremony in
Durham knights
29, more than 200 including six priests, one
Oct.
—
—
deacon and one religious brother "sir knights" by earning their
became
fourth-degree statuses.
The organization
Photo by Deacon Gerald Potkay
also celebrated
Photo by Karen A. Evans
its
lOOth-year anniversary of exemplifcation
Bishop Emeritus William
North Carolina. Knights from the Diocese of Charlotte included: Jesuit Father Joseph Kappes, parochial vicar at St. Therese of Lisieux Church in Mooresville, of Michael J. Sabella Assembly No. 2417 in Denver; and Deacon Gerald Potkay, permanent deacon at Holy Infant Church in Reidsville, of the Abbot Vincent G. Taylor Assembly No. 779 in Greensboro. Mass was celebrated by Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin of Charlotte, state chaplain of the Knights of
Knights
in
G. Curlin
Columbus
of
passes by
during
the
Sixteen candidates for the permanent diaconate pray during the Mass for Institution of Acolytes at St. Patrick Cathedral
organization's fourth-degree exemplification
ceremony the
is
in
state
Columbus
in
Durham
Oct. 29. Bishop Curlin
chaplain
to
the
Knights
of
North Carolina.
permanent deacons
in
of formation preparation, six
inter-
revealed
New
Haven, Coim., has more than 1.5 million members worldwide. The Knights emphasize charity in each council's local community.
Columbus.
in
A deacon
national service organization founded in in
will
be ordained as
June 2006. Their training has included three-and-a-half years
months
"My brothers, you are being
1882
Charlotte Nov. 12.
of spiritual direction
and completion
of the two-
year lay ministry program. said Bishop Peter
The Knights of Columbus, an
in
After six-and-a-half years of diaconate training, the acolytes
J.
Jugis
in
instituted in
an
official
ministry of the (Catholic) Church,"
his homily. "Strive to live the
example
of love that is
the Lord's sacrifice on the altar."
an ordained minister
is
in
the Catholic Church and
is
one of the three
forms of the sacrament of Holy Orders, the origins of which can be found of
the Apostles.
in
Once ordained, permanent deacons may perform many
the Acts of
of the sick
and reconciliation.
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18,
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2005
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Joy and faith Seniors gather for physical, spiritual well-being
CAROLE McGROTTY
BY
CORRESPONDENT
ASHEVILLE
— Like Bob Hope on
^You need to appreciate the blessings God has given and use them to the best of your
a
Christmas tour for the Armed Forces, Benedictine Father Kieran Neilson fired off one joke or anecdote after another, leaving his audience breathless from laughter.
wonderful to be able to laugh,"
"It's
said Father Neilson, chaplain of Belmont
Abbey College
Belmont. "Only a
in
and you
abilities,
Southerner knows that the word 'furmy' can be used as a noun, verb or adverb."
happy/
will be
Father Neilson was the keynote at the Senior Fall Day of Reflection, which brought together senior citizens from several parishes to St. Eugene speaker
diocese through annual events such as
Church in Asheville Oct. 27. The diocese's Elder Ministry sponsored the annual event, which was held also at St. Mark Church in Huntersville Oct. 13 with keynote speaker Msgr. An-
Reflection and
said Sandra Breakfield,
Spring Fling,
Photo by Carole McGrotty
director of Elder Ministry.
This year, more than 300 seniors Day of Reflection sessions, she said. "With the help of many hard-work-
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.
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our places of work."
Jorge Nunez, a parishioner of St. Joseph Church, painted the murals for the chapel. On the front wall, Byzantinestyle murals portray Jesus Christ, Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus Liguori. A portrait of Pope John Paul II is on the right-side wall. "Our vocation as disciples of Christ is to love," Bishop Jugis told the congre-
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Local Catholic reflects
on canonized
relative
cousin fi-om
New
Jersey.
SAINT, from pagel
spent a lifetime in devotion to the poor
and
Gaetano was our cousin.
elderly.
Our cousin
the saint.
Family ties So who exactly was St. Gaetano Catanoso? And what led Pope John Paul n, in
That morning, on a day so bright and gorgeous it seemed stage-managed by a higher power, I stood with my wife and daughters, my parents, my brother and sister, my two nieces and more than four dozen aunts, uncles and cousins to wit-
huge barmer portraying Gaetano hung between the tall pillars of St. Peter's Basilica. The family resemblance uncanny, sending chills through many of us. And when the pope stood beneath those baimers of the saints to start the ceremony, flanked by scores of robed cardinals, bishops and a choir whose is
angelic voices filled the square,
it
was
a
moment
as rich and memorable as any we've ever shared as a family. For three-and-a-half hours, Pope Benedict XVI led a solermi and mystical celebration where not a single word of
of the new
He praised the
saints, calling
them
lives
mod-
role
around the world. He from the advocates of the
els for Catholics
accepted
gifts
before his death earher
Gaetano was a cousin of my grandfaCarmelo Catanoso. They were bom a few years apart in the late 1800s in Chorio di San Lorenzo, a town in Reggio di Calabria
province in southern
Italy,
but
they chose radically different paths.
While
A
last acts
approve him for sainthood?
ther,
ness this extraordinary event.
English was spoken.
one of his
this year, to
my
grandfather decided to
leave behind the poverty of his region for
new
America, his cousin stayed behind to ease the pain of so much suffering all around him. Gaetano became a priest in 1902. He was noted for his great humility and a
devotion to the church. cial point to
He made
hike into remote mountain
villages to bring the
Gospel and hope to
the poor and isolated.
founded an order of nuns, the Daughters of St. Veronica, Missionaries of the Holy Face, to serve with him In 1934, he
In weathering a devastating earth-
quake and two World Wars, Gaetano was said to see the face of Christ in all who
I
have the joy of presiding
the new pope said in Italian. Some of us could understand
rite,"
a
few
words being spoken by Pope Benedict. But the one that came through most clearly, that elicited cheers from tight pockets of people throughout the square,
prison ministry and a hospital ministry.
Africa and the Philippines.
When Gaetano died in 1963, the nuns were so convinced of his saintliness that they immediately began the process of Catholic veneration with the
was simply "Catanoso." "To hear the pope say our family
Vatican. In the years that passed, the
name again and
the late priest.
again, and we're connected to the
to
know
sainted. Well, it's the experience
lifetime," said
that
man being of a
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But becoming a saint also requires having "lived a life of heroic virtue," according to Vatican rules. Pope John Paul II, eager to promote Catholic role models around the world through canonizations, recognized those virtues in our cousin. it
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more than 5,000 people traveled from Calabria to Rome on Oct. 23 to cheer for St. Gaetano Catanoso; more In
all,
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known
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my
family, the impact
more
is
in
St.
Peter's Square during the canonization
Gaetano Catanoso Oct. 23. Justin Catanoso (second from St.
right)
Is
the
Catanoso's cousin. Also pictured are Justin Catanoso's wife, Laurelyn
Dossett (far right), and their daughters, Rosalie, Emilia and Sophia Catanoso.
and my late brother's wife and daughters went a long way toward healing the loss
sister called via cell
But perhaps my cousin Anthony said Gaetano gave us this precious experience and made me realize that it's not just about a name. Being a Catanoso is about being fortunate enough to have the unconditional love of family to have ties that only continue
and left the
to sfrengthen over time."
we all still feel. Other family members were touched in
more
personal.
Nearly a year ago, I lost a brother to cancer. During his ordeal, my family asked Gaetano, who was no remote religious figure, to intercede for us. For my parents to be in St. Peter's Square that morning with their remaining children
One
different ways.
the
trip.
When the line
cousin could not
make
canonization started, her
phone from the square open so they could share the
experience together, in
tears.
My Aunt Leona Catanoso Betz, who is
Near the end of his life, he raised funds to build a simple but beautiful church in Reggio di Calabria, with a motherhouse for the Veronican Sisters. Their mission has since spread to South
"Today
grandson of
suffered, especially orphans, children, the
often at the sheer emotion bursting from
for the first time over a canonization
Catanoso family stand
of the St.
to further his outreach.
elderly and the poor. For a time, he ran a
the vast international crowd.
Members Mass for
a spe-
who had come from Sicily, Ukraine, Poland and Chile. And he smiled saints,
Courtesy photo
life in
rarely at a loss for words,
whelmed: happened. something lives
was over-
it even have been blessed with we never thought in our dear
"It's a
miracle that
it
best: "St.
—
"The memories from this experience and the tales of our cousin, St. Gaetano, will be shared with future Catanosos for generations," he said.
We
would come
to us."
tor
Justin Catanoso is the executive of the Triad Business Journal.
edi-
Gaetano Catanoso revived devotions, founded order St.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christ's suffering out of love for humanity led St.
Gaetano Catanoso to a devotion to the "holy face of Christ," a devotion seen in the religious order he founded, in his commitment to eucharistic adoration and in works of charity. The Italian diocesan priest, who lived 1879-1963, was one of five men in the first group of saints proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI. At the Oct. 23 canonization ceremony, the pope said that daily Mass and frequent eucharistic adoration "were the soul" of the priesthood for St. Gaetano. "With zealous and untiring pastoral charity, he dedicated himself to preaching, catechesis, the ministry of confessions, to the poor, the sick and the care of priestly vocations," the pope said. He added that the priest's "spirit of charity, humility and sacrifice" was transmitted to the Daughters of St. Veronica, Missionaries of the Holy Face, the religious order he founded in 1934. Catanoso entered the minor seminary at the age of 10 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1902.
Among the many
campaigns he conducted later in life was the "Institution for Poor Clerics," a campaign to raise scholarship money for poor boys who felt they had a vocation to the priesthood, but
whose
could not afford the seminary
families
tuition.
1904 he was assigned to a and served there for almost 17 years, promoting devotion to the Holy Face, including establishing a confraternity committed to prayer and charity. The rural areas of Reggio di Calabria were extremely poor, had a high rate of In
rural parish
and were breeding grounds for St. Gaetano opened an evening school for children who had to work at home or on the farm during the day. illiteracy
crime, so
Later transferred to a large parish in the provincial capital, the priest revived
eucharistic and Marian devotions and promoted devotion to the Holy Face. He
organized other priests to conduct missions with him in the city's parishes, to hear confessions for hours at a time and to minister to people who had been the victims of organized crime. The fiature saint opened a makeshift with the help orphanage in 1943 and of donations from Calabrian immigrants in the
United States
facility in 1948.
— — opened
a
new
The building now houses
a residence for the elderly.
As he grew ill and became blind, St. Gaetano lived in a small room at the Veronican Sisters' headquarters, wel-
coming
visitors,
listening to their
troubles and hearing their confessions.
He
died
age of 84 and was by Pope John Paul II.
at the
beatified in 1997
8
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November
VATICAN
Since Vatican
18,
2005
II
II,
today s parishes staffed
by more In some
COUNCIL, from page 1
and volunteering with the Society of Vincent de Paul.
St.
Preparing couples for marriage, planning the liturgy, keeping track of finances, running classes for converts and performing all types of pastoral ministry such as sick calls were strictly the job of "Father." Major functions not handled by priests teaching at the parish
—
school, religion classes and other education-related roles
—
were the
re-
sponsibility of "Sister."
The
toward lay charge of most of those
post- Vatican
people being in
laity
II shift
parishes
dioceses,
there's a great
deal of laity
involvement/ phenomenon," he
said.
Photo by George K.
Decreasing religious Nuns and religious brothers techni-
Father James Solari, pastor of
cally are also defined as laity, but their
relying
numbers since Vatican
by priests and religious.
II
more number
are even
dramatically reduced than the
his parish
on
St.
Michael Church
pastoral council Nov. 15. lay
In
in
Gastonia, discusses issues with
recent years, more parishes are hiring and
people for parish ministry and to help with other church duties once held
functions started slowly but in the last
of
few years has expanded dramatically. Father Eugene Lauer, director of
study for the National Pastoral
William D'Antonio, visiting profes-
number of available priests.
Life Center published in the most recent
The Catholic University of America in Wash-
New York Archdiocese are
the National Pastoral Life Center in
New
was not until the early it became common for parishes to employ lay people for roles traditionally held by priests, but now York, said 1990s that
it
laity in those
jobs outnumber priests in
parish ministry.
He work
said about 31,000 lay people
in professional pastoral capacities
of U.S. parishes. That figure does not include teachers and ad-
at two-thirds
ministrators at Catholic schools, and parish support staff such as secretaries,
and bookkeepers. Father Lauer said about 28,000 priests work prima-
janitors
rily in parishes.
"That's a dramatic change from 15 or 20 years ago," he told Catholic News Service.
As
recently as 1990, there were only
22,000 lay people working as liturgists, youth ministers, social concerns direc-
priests.
A
Church magazine showed since 1990 the number of women issue of
that reli-
gious in parish ministry has declined from 41 percent to 16 percent.
According
to the
Center for Applied
Research in the Apostolate Georgetown University, since 1965
number of
religious
women
at
the
in the
United States has dropped from 180,000 to 69,000. The number of religious brothers has decreased from 12,000 to about 5,000. The total of 59,000 priests in the country in 1965 has dropped to about 43,000.
Meanwhile, the U.S. Catholic population has grown from 46 million in 17,700 parishes to 68 million in 18,900 parishes.
Lay people now make
munion
less than
1
percent of
such jobs nationwide would have been filled by lay people. Father Lauer said. "It was almost an unknown
uniformly.
"In
some parishes and
dioceses,
of laity involvement,"
D'Antonio said. But in some places "there's
still an awful lot of authority at the top that can prevent the people who make up the church 'at the bottom' from becoming
professional
staff.
has a lot to do with whether parishes can afford them," he said.
involved," he said.
"It
Father Lauer said larger parishes with more money are understandably more likely to have lay people as their pastoral staff, but there also are some
See COUNCIL, next page
pastoral visits
to the sick; they plan liturgies, run the
fore Vatican
II,
Vatican II opened the door to lay involvement in nearly all areas of parish ministry, those changes haven't been adopted
there's a great deal
less likely to
have lay people in professional parish ministry than are parishes in the Archdiocese of Chicago. But for various reasons, such as the number of large church organizations and colleges there, New York has a higher ratio of priests who fill some of those staffing needs. Parishes in the Midwest and the West, where large parishes are perhaps more common, are more likely than those in the East and South to have lay
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More filled
by women
Serious involvement Forty-one percent of lay parish ministers have master's degrees in their areas of work, the pastoral life center study found. Salaries average about $38,000 a year. While that might seem to be on the low side for people with graduate degrees, Father Lauer said the study found two-thirds of parish ministers consider
With women making up 80 percent of parish lay staff, that job is often a second family income, he noted, making a market-rate salary less important for
many people. More telling
somewhat acceptable
is
that
more than 85
as meaningful
Father Lauer said.
and
satisfying,
And more
than once a
few
to share priests
years.
week
pews
see a strong role for the laity
church and they are prepared to run parishes with fewer priests. A recent survey conducted by the in their
WANT MORE
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work.
is
guided by the Gospel
portance in the
ecumenical relations.
life
of the church," the
drafters, particularly in ex-
how
Scripture and tradition re-
each other and
The pope
or closing their parish
how
they relate to
told visitors in St. Peter's
Square that God's revelation, brought to completion in Jesus Christ, was entrusted to the church so that it would be handed on intact to fiiture generations. God's revelation, he said, is contained in the Old and New Testaments and in the tradition of the church; a "pro-
See Tony Magliano's column on the laity in
church
The impact of the document, the pope said, can be seen especially in post- Vatican II preaching, religious education, theology, spirituality and
authority.
the Catholic Church on page 14.
The council's document affirmed that the
The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, "Dei Verbum," was approved by the council Nov. 18, 1965. "This document dealt with revelation and its transmission, with the inspiration and interpretation of sacred Scripture and with its fundamental im-
late to
INFO?
said.
columns" of the council's
the magisterium, the church's teaching
Not only are lay people more involved in ministry at parishes, the people in the
authentic understanding of revelation,
document's
altogether.
Spirit."
Council's document on divine revelation,
plaining
Majorities said they
Holy
a text he helped draft, as being "one of
pope said Nov. 6 during his midday Angelus address. As a young theologian and expert at the council, the then-Father Joseph Ratzinger worked closely with the
other options a majority of
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The magisterium guarantees an
entire
to bring in priests
Benedict
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the supporting
would not be accept having Mass less often
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—
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tion continues "in the church with the
VATICAN CITY Pope XVI praised the Second
people said they found somewhat or very acceptable are having a lay parish
than 95 percent said they see themselves work-
gressive understanding" of that revela-
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
with other parishes.
Among
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administrator and visiting priests; merg-
percent of parish lay ministers describe
work
Lifecycle Institute for the National Catholic Reporter found 89 percent of U.S. Catholics say the laity should have the right to participate in decisions about how parish income is spent. Seventytwo percent of those surveyed said lay Catholics should be able to participate in choosing priests for their parishes. Eighty-thre^ percent said they should be included in decisions about when parishes must be closed. As the number of priests ministering to U.S. Catholics decreases, a majority of those polled for the Lifecycle Institute said they would find it at least
from other countries or
their salaries adequate.
their
Pope says text on divine reveiation one of mainstays of Vatican II
parish minister roles
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II
and
led to a rediscovery of the impor-
it
tance of the Scriptures in the
life
of every
Christian, he said.
"Among the many fruits of this biblical springtime,
I
would
like to
mention
the spread of the ancient practice of 'lectio divina,' or 'spiritual reading'
With a mind and heart open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, those who practice spiritual reading select a Bible it several times and give themselves time to meditate on it, the
passage, read
pope said. Pope Benedict prayed that like the Blessed Virgin Mary, the church would be a humble servant of God's word "and proclaim
it
always with firm
trust so that
'by hearing the message of salvation the
whole world may believe, by believing it may hope, and by hoping it may love.'"
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Watch
Culture
of Scripture, readings, films and more
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: NOV. 27, 2005
Nov. 27,
Hands-on guide offers help
Cycle
ST.
LOUIS
published this
— "A Catholic Funeral," by Liguori Publica-
fall
an informative, practical guide that can help people plan a funeral that will make the church and the family and friends of the deceased proud. The 64-page booklet was penned by longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter and author Patricia Rice and edited by Paul Pennick, former managing editor of the St. Louis Review, newspaper of the St. Louis Archdiocese. "A Catholic Funeral" was culled from a much broader work on Catholic fiinerals Rice wrote that Liguori has yet to publish. Rice conducted hundreds of interviews with clergy and laity across the country to collect material for the book and hands-on guide. The material also reflects Rice's years as a journalist who has covered ftinerals large and small of all faiths. Her own experiences with making funeral preparations for loved ones also helped shape what she wrote, said Rice in an interview with the Review. "I have seen that the fiineral can be the beginning of real healing and real strength and behef in the Resurrection," she said. Rice noted that Catholics, in particular, "do beautiful funerals. It's all there tions, is
for us to use; it's just a
shame when they
aren't perfectly wonderful."
The
short chapters in
"A
Catholic
Funeral" examine immediate concerns: finding a priest, helping with the homily,
choosing a funeral
home
or alternative,
the funeral vigil, Scripture readings,
sacred music, prayer petitions, lay par-
and committal service, funeral notices and obituaries, tributes and planning ahead. The workbook also contains an ticipants, cortege, burial
response
hope
16b- 17,
Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 appendix with worksheets that outline a step-by-step process for planning in advance and at the time of death. The material can be read quickly, so it enables those who may have only a limited time to plan to still make
2)
Corinthians
1
:3-9
1
Advent a reminder of whose child we are
said Rice, helps indi-
SHARON
BY
viduals reflect on their mortality, "to
of life and what really is important to you." It also may help the dying to talk with their caregivers more freely about their impending death, express their final wishes, if desired, and talk about other issues they may have on their minds, Rice said.
K.
PERKINS
gether for a few hours, if at to select
and prayer
many
petitions.
It
Song lyrics always have had the
years
bums and
People Rice interviewed "were so ... that they had something a beautifiil reading, even if they only knew a favorite hymn that they could make this funeral really have some reflection on the life" of the deceased. Most clergy told her they also "were thrilled when family has something to say" about funeral arrangements. The booklet reminds readers that "a Catholic funeral Mass is about sending off our loved one to God, the journey all Christians prepare for all
—
abil-
high school
"Jesus Music"
was
would crank up
I
cassette tapes
So remember
in its
my
al-
and sing along
that you're
this one:
one of the
You have
name wherever you. are Please remember, just remember Remember whose child you are. a
("After the Flood, Before the Fire," Steve and Annie Chapman, Lion and Lamb Records, 1975)
That catchy refrain so captivated me day when I drop my 1 6-yearold son at school or send him off to a party I remind him playfully, "Remember that to this
whose
child
Of
you
are!"
course, I've already
Sunday of Advent begin with a "remember whose Father he is" (my paraphrase). The implication, so indicative of the Advent season, is that by reminding this first
plea from Israel for the Lord to
The remembrance of ship, with
its
made him
the servants
asleep during their master's absence not-so-subtle warning against the
other, the
in the
archives of a
Jonathan
Charles Carroll of Carrollton, one of the signers of the
1776 Declaration of
Independence, wrote the
poem
in Latin in
1754 when he was a student in his final year of high school in Saint-Omer, France. It was found in the archives of Stonyhurst College in Clitheroe, England. "This is a significant discovery," said Jan Graffius, curator of the school's collections. "This previously unknown composition is bound to be of immense
American scholars." The poem was composed to be read
Hewat,
Stonyhurst
spokesman, said the final translation of poem was expected by Christmas, and that Carroll had "recreated in poetic form" the martyrdom of St. Cecilia, patron saint of music. The poem, he said, includes a dialogue between St. Cecilia and Almachius, the
the
Roman
prefect
who
said the
Bl.
Miguel Pro), Daniel
Cecilia proclaiming that she
is
with
comes home, and we remember
our fellowship with Jesus Christ, has profound implications for every aspect of our lives. As a time of preparation for the Christmas season and the coming of the Lord, who became one of us. Advent brings many messages of hope, expectation and even joy. It also presents a challenge to each and every one to "re-
member whose
an urmamed visiting dignitary to the Jesuit high school in Saint-Omer, and it
Whitehead also discovered in the Stonyhurst archives a book he believed was defaced by Carroll in 1751. He also scrawled his signature on the first page.
to
bears Carroll's signature.
child
you
are."
5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28, Daniel 3:62-67, 1
Luke21:12-19; Thursday (Thanks-
Corinthians 1:3-9, Luke 17:11-19; Friday (St. Catherine of Alexan,
Luke 21 :29-33; Saturday, Daniel 7:15-27, Daniel 3:82-87, Luke
3
9:35-10:1,6-8.
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Thursday (Advent Weekday), Isaiah 26:1-6, Matthew 7:21, 24-27; Friday (Advent Weekday), Isaiah 29:17-24, Matthew 9:27-31; Saturday (St. Francis Xaveir), Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26, Matthew
St.
interest to
one form or ancomes; the master
Sunday (First Sunday of Advent), Isaiah 63: 1 6-1 7, 1 9; 64:2-7, 1 Corinthians 1 :3-9, Mark 1 3:33-37; Monday (Advent Weekday), Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 8:5-11; Tuesday (Advent Weekday), Isaiah 11:1-10, Luke 10:21-24; Wednesday (St. Andrew), Romans 10:9-18, Matthew 4:18-22;
ordered her to
poem ends
call
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,
repudiate her faith.
Hewat
a
later, in
wakeup
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27 - DECEMBER
Catholic high school in England.
is
com-
ourselves.
discovered been discovered
of
placency that allows us to think and act as if we are unaccountable to anyone but
Poem penned by U.S. Founding Father It is being translated by a group of seven 1 7- and 1 8-year-old Latin students at Stonyhurst and their classics teacher.
ur-
who allow themselves to fall
21:34-36.
by one of the U.S. Founding Fathers has
on a tone of
in the Gospel. Jesus' parable
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 20 • NOVEMBER 26
dria), Daniel 7:2-14, Daniel 3:75-81
English school LONDON (CNS) — A poem written
this relation-
attendant privileges and
responsibilities, takes
gency
with us,
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE
giving Day), Sirach 50:22-24,
in
I
him
and obligations.
Sooner or
children
—
their lives."
my
in
with oft-repeated favorites like
take part in a fiineral Mass.
gratefiil
when
pioneer days,
also identifies the
Examples include serving as a reader or pallbearer or being in the offertory procession. It gives those who are dying and others who are planning their funerals in advance an opportunity to choose details that are important to them.
Back
religious truth.
where family members can
areas
—
lodge in my brain especially the ones that connect life experience and ity to
possible,
all
meaningful Scriptures, music
taught
God of his special relationship we remind ourselves as well.
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realize the finality
The booklet suggests families planning a loved one's funeral gather to-
we have
In a curious twist, the readings for
appropriate decisions.
The guide,
usually get, his father and
that the values
tain privileges
Mark 13:33-37
3) Gospel:
I
meaning.
playfiil, eye-rolling
throughout his childhood will bear finit. More important, it's a reminder that on Oct. 1, 1989, this now lanky young man was claimed for Christ at his baptism and that as God's child he has cer-
9b; 64:2-7
1
that phrase's double
Despite the equally
B Readings:
1) Isaiah 63:
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2005
Portraying a pope ABC
film focuses on pontiffs
'human point of
MARK PATTISON
BY
NBC's
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
is
CBS version was produced by Now that his deal this time is with
ABC, would
Minoli dare say that "our pope"? The short answer: No. "There is nothing good in bashing
pope
is
others.
better than their
I
think that one thing I'm sure of
that our
is
movie's different from
Minoli told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from New York, where he was seeing the comtheirs,"
pleted project for the
CBS
Moonves
now-
uttered a
projects, at
of Christ. better than their
The Minoli.
two-night papal miniseries.
classic line
TV-movie
"Our Jesus
going to focus on the "human point of view" of the pontiff, setting it apart from a competing movie about the pope planned by CBS, according to Italian television veteran Lorenzo Minoli, producer of ABC's film. "Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul 11" will air 8-10 p.m. EST Thursday, Dec. 1, on ABC, which announced its air date after CBS had committed to Dec. 4 and 7 as the dates for its Six years ago in Hollywood,
says producer
Jesus," he said.
II is
president Les
separate
'
that time about the life
WASHINGTON — An upcoming ABC movie on the life of Pope John Paul
own
view,
"I don't
want
first
time.
to say
better than the other movie.
my
of hubris about CBS' and
movie's
different.
my I
movie is want to say
The reason
is
the
CNS
Thomas Kretschmann John Paul
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Minoli says the film focuses on the pontiff's
"human
human point of view of this incredible man," Minoli said. "We focused on some of what I believe are the essential messages that he gave us," he added. "This pope, very
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"Have No Fear" has already been TV networks in 40 countries,
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Minoli the
said, but the U.S.
first to
see
audience will be
it.
Being up against the top-rated "Survivor" does not bother Minoli in the slightest.
"Listen, when we had 'Jesus,' we were prime time. We were against a show that nobody could beat ... 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?', and both
dent in his native Poland. In the film a scene of Pope John Paul is
we beat the 'Millionaire,'" he said. "Now we're against a titan here, and
nights
Europe. But the pope also expresses his
I
disappointment to Poland's bishops about the heightened materialism and lowered moral values of his homeland
can
after
was showing that I think it was an
credible message."
much, had no fear." Throughout "Have No Fear," the pope (Thomas Kretschmann) shows courage and resolve not only as pontiff, but as a cardinal, bishop, priest and stu-
skirmishing with Polish commimists
point of view."
young witnesses.
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in
point of view, the
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put
my
fate in the
And
do?
I
I
hands of God. What
really believe that this
movie is very powerful, a very strong movie and it deserves to be seen," he said. But if it has to be described as a network competition, then to Minoli it's
communism.
Minoli said he wanted the audience to understand that "the pope got rid of the communists" but also to have them see that not everything was fine, Minoli said. "He was speaking against ... the material world. And I think that was very important to him." "Have No Fear" also dramatizes the pope's last public appearance March 30 when he made a surprise appearance at his studio window to bless thousands of pilgrims gathered below in St. Peter's Square. It shows Pope John Paul trying to speak to the crowd using a microphone, but the few syllables he uttered were incomprehensible. He died April 2. Minoli said the pope was trying to say at that point, "'Have no fear of your being frail, of your weaknesses and of
a friendly competition.
have to say I am very pleased that end of the day we have competition between two Italian companies, basically, about the pope, and we have two movies about the pope for the American "I
at the
audience," he said.
be very happy to bombarding the American audience with movies about his life. And there is a third movie coming out
"The pope
know
that
we
about him. This he said.
The
third
will
are
is
the ultimate success,"
movie Minoli mentioned,
"A Man Who Became
Pope," aired in
August on the Hallmark Channel. The made-for-TV film may get a Golden Globe nomination.
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The statement opens by referencing
Bishops call for abolition
they are renewing their call
of death penalty
ment and new momentum." The United States should stop using
the bishops' 1980 statement
now
death penalty
alty "arouses
deep passions and diverse
on
"can be oversimplified, misused or
it
statement by the bishops that called for
noted that the new statement is the product of three different commit-
the abolition of capital punishment.
tees
As Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, N.Y., chairman of the Com-
the perspectives of the bishops' pro-life,
mittee on Domestic Policy, explained as
tees.
for a vote,
"While
new
staff offices
and incorporates
doctrine and domestic policy commit-
He noted that during a workshop two days before, bishops heard from
this
statement represents a major step forward for us as a body of bishops, it does not represent
and
people with personal experience of the the survivor of murder death penalty
—
teaching."
uses recent teaching in-
victims, the brother of a convicted killer
cluded in the "Catechism of the Catholic Church," the Social Doctrine Compendium and Pope John Paul IPs encyclical, "Evangelium Vitae" ("The Gospel of Life"), to express the bishops' commitment to "restrict, restrain and bring an end to the use of this ultimate penalty because it is deeply flawed and often unfair, and because we have other, better
and someone wrongfully sentenced to death. Those people "turned their loss and suffering into a compelling witness for life, all life," Bishop DiMarzio said. Similar stories can be heard around
Instead,
ways
which and
to protect society
respectfial
he
it
of
human
life
are
the country, in families "for
whom
ment
is
more
said.
Bishop DiMarzio said the death pen-
healing and wholeness."
a culture of
"While we do not equate the
situa-
tion of (people) convicted of terrible
crimes with the moral claims of iimocent unborn children or the vulnerable elderly and the disabled, we are convinced that working together to end the use of the death penalty is an integral and important part of resisting the culture of death and building a true culture of life," it says. The statement makes note of a shift over the last 25 years to growing public
"deeply flawed and can be irreis prone to errors and is
versibly wrong,
biased by factors such as race, the qual-
of legal representation and where the crime was committed." State-sanctioned killing diminity
— — The penalty of execution under-
ishes all people.
distrust for
mines respect for human life and dignity. "We renew our common conviction that it is time for our nation to abandon the illusion that we can protect life by taking life," it says. "We encourage re-
how
the death penalty
plied and decreasing support for
its
also said the goal of the statement
is
ap-
use. is
just to proclaim a position, but to persuade
Catholics and others to join us in working to
end the use of the death penalty."
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"not
Elementary School Prindpal Archdiocese of Atlanta
lent
dignity,"
action in
death toward building a culture of life."
exist to punish crimi-
vio-
crime and the death penalty are not issues or causes, but sources of deep pain and heartbreak," he continued. "We must reach out to them, to support and comfort, to care and stand with them. The death penalty offers a false path to
common
away from
important step
it
application of capital punish-
He
call for
use of the death penalty in our land. Ending the death penalty would be one
protect society.
nals
and
community and among all men and women of good will to end the
new mo-
"to seize a
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he presented
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2005
OUR SCHOOLS
The
came marching
saints
in
Third-graders dress as, admire saints BY
CAROLE McGROTTY CORRESPONDENT
—
ASHEVILLE
In his homily, Fa-
John Schneider, pastor of St. Eugene Church in Asheville, said that the feast of All Saints was "really a fun day."
ther
It
was exactly
that for the students
of Asheville Catholic School.
The
third-graders dressed as their
favorite saints for an all-school
assembly
gymnasium, followed by Mass at St. Eugene Church on the feast of All Saints Nov. 1 in the
gym to Go Marching In," each
Saints
Father John Schneider, pastor of
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As St. Barnabas, Dylan Tinbal said he liked the fact that his saint was a good friend of St. Paul. Christopher Knollman was impressed that his saint, St. Francis de Sales, escaped being eaten by wolves by climbing a tree. Father Schneider told the students they were a part of the communion of saints, and urged them to "work on being holy people so that you may one day be part of that number in heaven." The feast of All Saints was instituted to honor all the saints known and unknown and, according to Pope Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year.
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October. Col. Merkel, a friend of one of the pre-school teachers,
shared a video of ways
U.S. soldiers are helping children
and families
in
Iraq,
such as
helping to reopen schools across the country. He answered questions, encouraged
students to keep the soldiers of
their prayers
in
and
led the student
body
in
the Pledge
Allegiance. In
addition to praying for soldiers, the students write monthly letters to family,
friends and alumni serving
packages
for soldiers
and
in
Iraq.
School outreach plans for the holidays include
Iraqi children.
"The prayerful support and family experience
me through at St.
the year that
my son was
Leo the Great School.
in
at the St.
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Leo School community got
Mary Mack, a mother
of a student
14 The Catholic News & Herald
November
Perspectives
collection of columns,
editorials
and viewpoints
a theologian
Q. What is a theologian? Is it just someone who has a degree in theology? Or is it a special designation? I've heard
theology or
this
that.
I
thought there was only one genuine and orthodox theology in the church. The rest
People needed to speaky act for truth Forty years ago the ordained leaders of the Catholic Church empowered the laity as at no other time in recent history.
Corner
In their Nov. 18, 1965,
I
the world's bishops at Vatican Council
FATHER JOHN
dogma
fusing theology with
Dogmas
think
you
or doctrine.
are the official teachings of the
faith: Jesus is God and human, there are seven sacraments and so on. Theology is something else entirely. At its base, theology is a discourse or study about God. More specifically it is an organized system of thought that
attempts to synthesize the doctrines
we
have received from reason or revelation to see how they fit together and how they mesh with other aspects and experiences of human life. As an ancient saying puts it, theology is "fides quarens intellectum," faith seeking understanding.
Theologies
may focus on any area of
Christian belief and activity
—
doctrine,
moral behavior. Scripture, bioethics, history and development of doctrines, to
mention only a few. In that sense there are
many respect-
able and acceptable theologies in the
Augustine evolved widely accepted, with
Catholic tradition.
a theology,
which
CNS COLUMNIST
are con-
church about our
still
St.
later theologians, like St.
Thomas
A
good illustration is the theology handed down by St. Paul. At the risk of oversimplifying a bit, the focus of his theology was the resurrection of our Lord. It was this event, he often said, which bestowed the saving power of the Lord Jesus (Rom 1:4), which bestows the promise of resurrection on Christian believers and which made everything else hang together.
Some tified the
Robert Bellarmine, Teresa of Avila, Alphonsus Liguori and hundreds of other great and lesser lights. Perhaps because good theologians are often at the cutting edge of Catholic thinking and exploration, many, perhaps even most of them, were at some time "prophets without honor" in the church. Interestingly, through the centuries
more than a few theologians who were at one time condemned or reflised permission were later recognized as saying something extremely valuable that the church needed to hear. St. Thomas Aquinas himself and several major theologians of the 20th century are good examples. As with mothers, fathers, priests, physicians and attorneys, there are capable and less capable theologians. They may be right or wrong or in between.
to teach
later schools of theology idenkey Christian event as the incar-
nation itself rather than the resurrection.
Such differences may appear academic, but they have immense consequences on how we understand and live our life in Jesus Christ. To answer your question more directly, theologians are simply knowledgeable experts in these specialized sciences. Through the centuries the church, all of us, including bishops and
and opinions, which deserve to be studied carefully, are as good or bad as their
Gregory of
Nyssa, Irenaeus, Jerome, Ambrose,
characteristic
men and how learned,
touch with real lives of real
women.
Theories, no matter
which the majority of good Christian believers cannot personally relate to,
never
have a lasting impact on the church. Theology, and theologians, in other words, are at the service of the church, both the hierarchy and the laity. As history has proven (a vast number of the most illustrious Catholic theologians
have been
saints),
their learning, they
however awesome need to have the
Catholic faith in their blood and live
it
with their lives. The effectiveness of their service
forming and enriching the spiritualhope and faith of Christians is an indispensable criterion of "good" and
in
ity,
authentic theologians.
may be
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Poverty, hunger, contaminated wa-
preventable diseases, homelessness,
himself that they are assigned to the
illiteracy, unemployment and underemployment sadly illustrate the unjust and growing gap between rich and poor.
apostolate."
God
of us to advance his kingdom of justice, peace and love. It is much like the building of a great cathedral. Although architects and engineers are needed to guide the construction, without masons, carpenters, roofers, glassworkers and laborers, it would never rise. himself
The council
is
calling each
fathers said that the la-
harmony, should renew the temporal order and make it increasingly more perfect: Such is God's design ity,
"working
in
for the world.
are rampant
...
At a time when new
...
when
grave
undermining religion
...
the council earnestly ex-
horts the laity to take a
more
active part
The sacred institution of marriage is powerfully assaulted by increasing acceptance of same-sex "marriages," cohabitation and violence, and many corporations in the United States selfishly cut jobs, benefits and pensions to maximize profit. Corporate greed continues heartlessly to abuse sweatshop employees in the developing world. And with no end in sight, war and the arms trade are tightening their stranglehold on humanity. Today, more than ever, the church and world need a highly motivated laity, deeply committed to bringing the transforming power of the Gospel to all spheres of society. Cardinal John Henry
Newman,
the great 19th-century church
leader, wrote that during the fourth cen-
and defense of Christian principles and in the correct application of them to the problems of
tury,
our time."
largely the faith of the laity that protected
Grave errors are indeed rampant in contemporary society. And we are far from that more perfect order envisioned by God and the council fathers. Abor-
this central doctrine.
...
of truly authentic theologians in the church is that they are perceived by ordinary people as being in
Another
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ter,
accepted by
theologians' theories
TONY MAGLIANO
mys-
body of Christ by baptism and strengthened by the power of the Holy Spirit in confirmation, it is by the Lord
errors aiming at
faith,
Difference
tical
But, unlike revealed doctrines which are
popes, have depended heavily on competent theologians like Sts.
apostles. Inserted as they are in the
Making a
II
proclaimed and promoted the essential role of the laity in the church and world. In that decree they wrote, "From the fact of their union with Christ the head flows the laymen's right and duty to be
questions are being put and
reasons for them.
Aquinas, often disagreed.
document "DeLay People,"
cree on the Apostolate of
DIETZEN A. To begin with,
laity
is
Question
are wrong. (New York)
2005
A wakeup call to the
What people speak of
A
18,
in the explanation
tion,
human embryonic
stem-cell re-
search, in vitro fertilization
destroy
human
and cloning
life at its earliest stages.
when
belief in the divinity of Jesus
was denied by many bishops,
it
was
Like our ancient Catholic ancestors, to speak courageously and act the truth that on behalf of the truth will set us free. It is time to wake up. Jesus is calling us to be the light of
we need
—
the world!
Profile of Catholic Lay Ministers
"
November
The Catholic News & Herald 15
2005
18,
Being Christian means
The what and who of Thanksgiving There
is
Here comes another Thanksgiving, the Christmas shopping has begun and the turkeys run for their Hves. Ex-
we
all
rejoice in cel-
ebrating Thanksgiving. I
We need to remember what the Pharisee most of the good things are not skills and talents, but gifts of the infinite generosity of God as well as the skills and talents of other people. Retrace your steps on this day: Perhaps you were awakened this morning by an alarm clock invented by a Swiss mechanic. Perhaps you crawled out from between sheets made of cotton by forgot:
Guest
fruits
Column
like this holiday, so distinctively
American and so symbolic with positive and spiritual attitude toward God. Gratitude, after all, depends not upon physical or material well-being, but on something bigger and deeper. If Thanksgiving were simply good food and good cheer, then our first Thanksgiving should have had its origin in the Jamestown Colony of Virginia, which enjoyed marked comfort and
Plymouth
prosperity, rather than in
New
FATHER JOHN AURILIA,
OFM Cap.
There
a huge difference between
is
Thanksgiving. It is easy to hold a Thanksgiving service. It is much more
rificial
thanksgiving.
When
our Pilgrim fathers instituted it was no holiday for
them. They were separated from home, family and friends by the breadth of the ocean. They didn't enjoy abundant harvests nor peace, prosperity or wealth for which to give thanks. A bleak prospect confronted them and foes surrounded them. For what and for whom, then, did they give thanks? They thanked God for God, not for "things." They were thankful, not for the misery and starvation, but for the hope that wealth and food would come, as it did. I understand that for some. Thanksgiving is not a holiday, but a hollow day. Our faith, however, teaches us that light always follows the darkness, and the
are
the superficial Thanksgiving and the sac-
commonplace. this aimiversary,
we
thankful for what's coming.
difficult to translate
in
thanksgiving into
life.
The Bible gives us three levels of The first level is found in
Lk.l8:ll: "I give thanks,
am not
like the other
O
God,
that
I
men."
You remember who
said that: the
Sometimes in our lives we may have been just like him or we may have met somebody just like him. He is the Pharisee.
self-made
man who
uses
God to
is
fame or
for himself, his
so very grateful
He
his country.
congratulate and applaud his
accomplishments. There is a defmite link between gratitude and self-glorification. The second level is outlined in
my God
person can
make
Perhaps you washed your face in a porcelain bowl developed first in China. Perhaps you put on a suit made by a Jewish craftsman in New York, and a pair of shoes taken fi-om the hide of a Texas steer. Perhaps you went to work driving a car manufactured in Detroit or building, built
The third highest level is Jesus himwhen He said: "I thank you, Father" (Jn. 11:41). Someone said that the worst moment for an atheist comes when he wants to say "thank you" and has no one
whom
to
take for
You
Remembrance
is
an
important element of our thanksgiving.
knew
to give thanks.
is
living in Philippi.
to say
it.
whom
and for what sometimes forget or granted what is given to us every
Jesus
well
I
by hands you never saw.
self
day.
thank
into the office
Yes, indeed, I thank God every time I do something and acknowledge that many have prepared the path for me.
remember you." That's much better. St. Paul had the humility to acknowledge the power of God in his friends
time
(1:3): "I
You walked
Singapore.
every
Phihppians
to
We
never miss the water until the
dry.
Capuchin Franciscan Father John is pastor of Immaculate ConcepChurch in Hendersonville.
Aurilia tion
The Human
Rosa Parks lives on One
of our
a Southern farmer.
turmel will eventually end; so
England, where hardships, misery and destitution were
Colony
Side
historic clnanges FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK
As
I
was leaving
the National Gal-
lery of Art on a clear,
warm
I did a double-take at the unending line that had formed in front of and around the U.S. Capitol. People literally were pouring onto the Capitol grounds from everywhere to pay their
last respects
to
Rosa Parks, lying Romnda.
in
state in the Capitol
In a hushed atmosphere, people of ages and races waited patiently in lines that slowly snaked up to the entrance of the Capitol. What made this so all
awesome
is
that
it
was
the-moment tribute; had been given.
Many
rather a spur-of-
little
notification
in the air.
Above everything
In
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Rosa Parks, we were blessed
with a bold
woman willing to
stay seated
and confront the Jim Crow law that reduced African Americans to second-class status. Her breadth of vision and courage were her weapons of choice and helped to restore to African Ameri-
that the
moment was
the
woman
cans their rightful first-class status.
woman
on
a bus
Many
despised
mumbled under Rosa Parks, on
that
law
and
their breath against
it.
immersed herself in it. And what more creative and original way to change history than aboard a bus in which people travel tothe other hand,
gether toward a destination?
parents brought young chil-
dren with them to experience this historical moment, making it an unforgettable evening. A sense of greatness
was
are original, creative.
fall
evening,
else,
greatness
stands for a person's willingness to stick
up for what is important. Great people have great vision, make bold decisions, involve themselves deeply in events and
God for great
pope says
gifts,
always someone to thank for our blessings
when
cept the turkeys,
tlianl^ing
Today we applaud her courage for doing the right thing. But 50 years ago in Montgomery, Ala., this act of courage was anything but applauded and easily could have led to her death.
As
all
inspiring actions do, the influ-
ence of hers spread, especially to a young 26-year-old Martin Luther King Jr., whose championing of AfricanAmerican freedom led to his martyrdom.
As Rosa Parks
lay in state in the
Capitol Rotunda, there
first
was
a sense there
historic.
Here was
ever to be so honored in
the U.S. Capitol.
Not only does
this
stand for the rights of African
Americans and
all
citizens
deemed by
BY
CINDY WOODEN
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY it
that
have happened
the
good
easier to
Benedict
— Humans
remember
find
that
the
to them, rather than
God
has done. Pope
XVI said.
Commenting Nov. 16 on the hymn of thanksgiving in Psalm 136, the pope said being Christian means being thankful for the great gifts of God, especially the gift of his Son, Jesus Christ. In moving from praising God for the gifts of creation to praising God for his efforts throughout history to protect and save his people, the psalm "wants to turn our attention to the greater gift of eternal life with God," the pope said. In listing the ways God has been present in history, the psalm focuses on God leading Israel out of slavery in Egypt, through the desert and to the Promised Land, the pope said. Christians "add something the psalmist did not know, but something he was awaiting the true gift God gave us, the gift of his Son, the gift of the incarnation in which God made himself our gift and remains with us in the Eucharist and in his word every day until the end of history," the pope said. "One of the dangers we face as human beings is that our memory of the evil we have suffered is often stronger than our memory of goodness," he said. "The psalm helps reawaken in us the memory of goodness, of the great good God has done and continues to do for us, which we can see if our heart is attentive to it." Pope Benedict said the psalm "wants to reawaken in us an awareness of the good so that we can finally know the truth of what the psalm says with joy, 'The mercy of the Lord endures forever and is present each day.'" At the end of the audience, the pope offered special greetings to members of the Italian pro-life movement, which was sponsoring a national meeting of centers
—
women
others to be second-class, but for the
that help pregnant
of women as well. During the prayer service, a priest and two ministers prayed for Rosa Parks and the cause she represented. In an age when anything smacking of God is considered virtually unconstitutional, prayers rang out and a Gospel choir sang before a large portrait of the signers of
tional or financial difficuhies.
rights
the Constitution. All in attendance
bowed
their heads.
History
is
filled
with
many
Rosa Parks
great
one of them. God singled her out to stand up boldly for one of the noble races he individuals. Surely,
created.
is
often
bad things
facing
emo-
The pope thanked the movement for "courageous activity" in defending the right to life of every human from the moment of conception. After the audience, Pope Benedict went to Vatican City State's central office to receive a gift from DaimlerChrysler Italia a shiny red Mercedes-Benz Econic truck, which the carmaker outfitted as a firetmck. The manufacturer said the truck, the only one of its kind, was made especially for fighting fires in Vatican City's tall buildings and naiTow roads. its
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November
18,
The Catholic News & Herald 16
2005
IN
THE NEWS SIDS deaths occur most frequently among the Native American population,
Michelle Losing found strength in
Hope
Mary, the mother of Jesus. During Nadia's funeral, the casket was placed
eternal
in front
followed by African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Caucasians. More boys than girls die of SIDS. There are a number of other risk factors, including premature birth or low birth weights, but age was the only risk factor for Nadia.
of a statue of Mary. Michelle
Losing said she trusted that Mary would take care of her little girl. Her comfort came through prayer "and knowing that she would be taken care of up there and be so happy." The idea of building a playground had actually surfaced a few days before
The day Nadia died, June 3, 2003, her father was out of town on business. Michelle Losing had given Nadia a bath, then laid her down on her back for a nap.
Nadia's death, when at a gathering residents discussed adding one to their neighborhood. After Nadia's death, the Losings decided building it might be one
When time
The Losing
family of
Oxbow,
friends built this playground infant death
N.D.,
in
and their
memory
relatives,
of Nadia Losing,
New Earth
neighbors, co-workers and
who
died of SIDS, or sudden
syndrome, only four-and-a-half weeks after she was born on May 1, left) are Noah, 3, Naomi, 7, Nathanial, 9, and her
2003. Nadia's family members (from parents, Michelle and Steve.
Playground memorializes Catholic
who
couplers hahy BY
TANYA WATTERUD
who died of SIDS, or sudden infant death syndrome, only four-and-a-half weeks after she was bom May 1, 2003. To deal with the shock of her death, Nadia's parents, Michelle and Steve Los-
—
OXBOW, N.D. Each time the Losing children, ages 9, 7 and 3, climb the playground equipment in their neighborhood park in Oxbow, they feel a little
ing, turned to their Catholic faith.
reached for was the rosary ... to pray to give Michelle strength," Steve Losing said. "I leaned
"The
closer to their sister, Nadia.
The Losing family and their relatives, neighbors, co-workers and friends built
2004
memory of
in
in a
way,"
"When I picked
was completely
her up, she
lifeless."
She called an ambulance and then started cardiopulmonary resuscitation. At the hospital, medical persoimel used a ventilator to keep Nadia breathing until Father
Dan
Pilon, the Losings' pastor, It was a Tuesday. have been held the St. Benedict Church
arrived to baptize her.
Her baptism was following Sunday in Wild Rice.
members
to at
Nadia were
Efforts to resuscitate
stopped and the doctor said he would consider her death a SIDS case. After Michelle Losing called her husband, he was able to get a flight home right away and was back in Fargo by 3 p.m.
Michelle Losing had hoped they find a more definite cause for Nadia's death. "You're just looking for something to say, 'This was the reason why,'" she said. With SIDS, however, there is no easy explanation. "Nobody
would
him federal
grants were available. Steve Losing ap-
plied and his grant request
baby was
was approved.
Within eight months time, the Nadia's Hope project had received $50,000. On Father's Day weekend in June 2004, more than 50 people gathered to construct the playground. At the top of one of the structures are the words "Nadia's Hope." Seventy percent of those who die of SIDS are between the ages of two weeks and four months.
has the answers." Steve Losing said he and his wife have learned a lot about how to express
sympathy
to others. "I think the best
thing to say sometimes
is
'I'm so sorry
your loss.'" Michelle Losing added, "Sometimes the power of a hug from a fiiend is way better than any words." for
Nadia,
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
the playground in
SIDS
died of
ation office responded, telling
a.m., the
Michelle Losing recalled.
and friends had donated nearly $1 1,000. After seeing information on the Internet about matching-grant programs for playground equipment, Steve Losing sent North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven an e-mail inquiring whether their state had such a program. The Parks and RecrePHOTO BY Tanya WAnERUD,
1 1
"She was contorted
to create a memorial for their child. Since "Nadia" rtleans "hope," they decided to call their project "Nadia's Hope." The Losings did not realize it, but at the same time their neighbors, Kim and Chris Holland, were already talking to others about making donations toward a playground in Nadia's memory. The Hollands pledged to match whatever was raised. Within four weeks, the Losings'
CNS
about
in a different position.
way
neighbors, co-workers, family
she checked on her baby a short
later, at
on
my
thing
first
I
faith to try to get
me
through."
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