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FAITH AND POLITICS
Abortion linked
At 29 percent,
to later anxiety
Catholics remain
problems,
largest faith group
study shows
in
new
Congress WOMEN by
GIVING BIRTH TO UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES DO BETTER
NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
SPRINGFIELD,
WASHINGTON
Women who
Catholics will make up 29 percent of the 109th Congress when it convenes in early January, with a slight rise in the
experience subsequent problems with anxiety compared to
women who
deliver their unintended pregnancies, according
cans and a similar drop in the
to a study published in the lat-
number of Catholic Democrats. With 128 representatives and 24 senators identifying
est edition of Journal of Anxiety
themselves as Catholics in a survey by Congressional Quarterly, Catholicism remains the
the National Survey of Family
Disorders.
Using data
See CONGRESS, page 6
See ABORTION, page 12
the
J.
Jugis anoints with chrism
Mountain during a dedication Mass Nov.
9.
oil
the altar of Christ the King Church
in
Murray
Kings
Below: Father Eric Houseknecht, pastor, incenses the
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church, walls and people during the Mass.
Priests,
church
Faithful gather to celebrate renovated
ebrated by Bishop Peter
Updates refine
Jugis Nov.
'sense ofthe sacred,
furbishing to a close.
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it,"
to
KEVIN
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MURRAY
re-
KINGS MOUNTAIN — For Christie Morrison, the newly renovated Christ the King Church means her spiritual home is finally complete. As one of the three surviving founding members of the
In
Pews
are It's
a beautiful church."
Christ the King Church, a
mission of St.
Mary Church
in
Shelby, had suffered structural
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KAREN
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STAFF WRITER
—
CHARLOTTE Imagyou attend Mass next Sunday, but you can't understand what the deacon says in his homily. Imagine you seek the sacrament of reconciliation, ine
but the priest can't understand
But damage from recent flooding prompted Father Eric Houseknecht, pastor, to give
what you are saying, so he can't offer appropriate counsel.
See DEDICATION, page 5
See SPANISH, page 7
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Photo by Karen A. Evans
For many of the diocese's .
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Fourth-graders bring meals to
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by
deterioration over the years.
church, she wasn't going to miss the dedication Mass, cel-
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PARISHIONERS
said Morrison. "It's a great
changed, walls are painted.
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COURSE HELPS CLERGY REACH OUT TO HISPANIC
why it means so me to see the beauty of
improvement. by
in
J.
"That's
much
deacons immersed
Spanish language
that brought
months of renovation and
says pastor
from
new Congress. Baptists were second, with 65 House
affilia-
members of
tion claimed by
Above: Bishop Peter
collected
Growth (NSFG), researchers examined a nationally representative sample of 10,847 women aged 15-34 who had experienced an unintended first pregnancy and had no
largest single religious
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pregnancies are more likely to
number of Catholic Republi-
Photos by Kevin
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abort unintended
Deacons and preists practice .numbers in Spanish.
their
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Perspectives
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Thanksgiving reflections
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November
2004
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Current and upcoming
In Brief
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
Moral support: Despite
criticism,
met with Arafat 12 times VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope
church rights in Palestinian
SAFER STREETS
John Paul
II
considered Yasser Arafat the
legitimate leader of the Palestinian people
and thought his long struggle for a Palestinian homeland merited moral support. Primarily for those reasons, the pope met with Arafat 12 times, despite harsh criticism from Israeli and Jewish leaders and many others. Their encounters included a historic visit to Arafat's headquarters in Bethlehem, West Bank, in 2000, during
Holy Land pilgrimage. On that occasion, Arafat placed a medal the pope's
around the pope's neck to honor the pontiff
for supporting the Palestinian cause.
Under
Now, Vatican
with the Palestinian
ties
National Authority, paralleling the Holy
"But there
officials
also a chance, given the
is
current tensions, that instead of moder-
more extremist people
ates,
the
move
in,"
a Vatican
official said
will
Nov.
10,
the day before Arafat's death in Paris.
"We hope that, because we all learn from history, the Palestinian people who have suffered so much will know how to choose leaders who can get them out of the present situation," the
official said.
Part of the Vatican's interest in future Palestinian leadership
lies in its
con-
cern for the approximately 40,000
See's diplomatic relations with Israel. In
Christians
who
Vatican the sealed a 2000, groundbreaking "fundamental agreement"
territories.
Although a
with the Palestinian leadership regarding
declared Islam the
~Diocesa planner
territories.
want to make sure Arafat's successor will honor those agreements and keep the channels of dialogue open with the Christian minority in the Holy Land.
Arafat's leadership, the Vatican
opened diplomatic
pope
live in the Palestinian
draft Palestinian
constitution envisioned a lay state,
it
also
official religion.
n.
Stumptown Rd. The class will focus on the book of Exodus and will meet through May 2005. For details, call the
CHARLOTTE
CHARLOTTE
—
Al Barbarino,
a
lay
apostolate Franciscan of the Padre Pio Shelter CNS
photo by Karen Callaway, Northwest Indiana Catholic
in
New
York, will offer a free concert and
spiritual reflection focusing
Father Peter McQuinn, pastor at Epiphany Church
Chicago, shows
in
some
of the
ammunition collected in a lockbox to Officer Daniel Martinez from the Chicago Police Department. The box was set up at the parish to collect handguns and lock them up as part of a program in September to make the Little Village neighborhood safer.
Thomas Aquinas Church,
1400 Suther Rd. For more information, contact Debbie Smith at (704) 578-5059.
CHARLOTTE
—
St.
— A Mass
HUNTERSVILLE
—
CHICAGO
(CNS) In a period when murders dropped by more than 22 percent across Chicago, the police
encouragement. "She grew up in a country, a culture, where it was normal to have guns," he
district that includes the city's Little Vil-
said.
lage neighborhood
is
on pace
meet or
to
beat the 2003 total of 37 murders.
Those
statistics
are challenging
But even if the people who have the guns never intend to use them for a crime, they can be found by children or
Epiphany Church and other Catholic
be stolen, Father think of the
their efforts to bring peace to a
commu-
nity torn apart by gangs, substance
abuse and domestic violence. Father Peter McQuinn, pastor of Epiphany, said his parish has expanded its ongoing efforts advocating against violence in conjunction with other in
the community.
Each of the churches recently hosted a gun turn-in program over four weekends.
At Epiphany, Father McQuinn
sta-
tioned himself in the church at an-
nounced times, near a locked box placed in front of the altar to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Anyone could bring in a gun, no questions asked, and place it in
None
of the other parishes re-
ceived more than two guns, but Epiphany got eight, Father McQuinn said.
One
"abuela," or grandmother, in
two guns with the
priest's
ceased
Loved Ones
S.
to
Honor De-
will be celebrated the last
Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. St. Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown Rd. For more Pam Schneider at (704) 875-0201.
CHARLOTTE — Perpetual Adoration
parishes in the neighborhood to step up
brought
Peter Church, 507
St., will host a six-day advent retreat based on the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius Dec. 5-11. Participants are asked to spend time in daily prayer using guided meditation and to meet daily with a prayer companion to share their spiritual journey during the retreat. For details, call Jesuit Father Vince Alagia at (704) 332-2901, ext. 18.
turn-ins, other safety efforts
the box.
as
Tryon
Churches fight violence with gun
churches
on "Living
Christian Catholics in our Everyday Lives" Dec.
5 at 6:30 p.m. at St.
New
McQuinn Year's
Eve
said.
People
tradition of
guns into the air as harmless, but people have been killed accidentally that firing
way, he
said.
The gun turn-in has been "a success one way," he added. "For five weeks, it gave us an opportunity to preach about keeping our homes safe." Keeping homes safe is a topic that in
Blessed Sacrament is available for all
of the
members
of the clergy and laity in the Diocese of Charlotte at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. Any parishioner interested in the Apostolate and who would like to make a firm commitment to adoration for one hour a week is welcome to join the Perpetual Adoration Society. For details, call Kathleen at (704) Terri at 366-5127 or e-mail terridugan@earthlink.com
HUNTERSVILLE
—
Women's Catholic Wednesdays, 9:30Mark Church, 14740
Scripture Study meets
11:30 a.m., at St.
at
Father
and godparents.
McQuinn
want
to hear
948-0231.
(704) 376-4135.
HUNTERSVILLE
—
forming a group at
St.
Elizabeth Ministry
is
Mark Church, 14740
Stumptown Rd. Elizabeth Ministry offers confidential, one-to-one contact, information, comand healing for enced miscarriage,
fort
death. Please call for
more
women who stillbirth
Sandy Buck
have experi-
or early infant
at (704)
948-4587
information.
CHARLOTTE
—
Fun and
Fitness after
50
classes are being offered at St. Gabriel Church,
3016 Providence Rd. This program of gentle exercise promotes joint flexibility and muscle strength. Registration
more
is
(704) 362-5047, ext. 22
not necessary. For
Maureen
information, call
Benfield at
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CHARLOTTE — All women are invited to join Women
in the
Word
weekly gatherings for scripture, music
for
prayer, reflection on
Sunday
and sharing experiences of Christ in daily life. each Thursday, 9:45-11:45
The group meets 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
GASTON IA
Jurga Petrikene at 704) 907-0205. VICARIATE
BELMONT
—
AH middle and high school youths are welcome to join Dennis TeallFleming for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday, 5-6 p.m. in the Adoration Chapel at Belmont Abbey College for an
NOVEMBER
VOLUME \ th IJr o Ai n NEW^SpRALD 'c
near victims' homes or at pre-baptism
ioners
office at (704)
A
—
whether at march and Mass, which includes erecting outdoor altars to victims of violence, or at summer street Masses celebrated classes for parents
—
support group for caregivers of a family member with memory loss meet the last Monday of each month, 10-1 1:30 a.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For more information, contact Suzanne Bach at
Epiphany the annual Day of the Dead
comes up frequently
church
CHARLOTTE
VICARIATE
said not all parish-
messages about vio-
lence, but he doesn't intend to stop preaching about it. "You have too much dignity not to be told the truth," he said. "It's a bad idea to have a handgun in your home when you have three kids around."
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SECRETARY: Deborah 1123 South Church
St.,
Hiles
Charlotte,
NC 28203
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NUMBER
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2004
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Trie Catholic
FROM THE VATICAN
Pope reminds people to share with needy at Thanksgiving VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
—
As
people express gratitude at Thanksgiving for the fruits of the earth, they should remember to share them with the needy, Pope John Paul II said.
resources with those
he
who
are in need,"
the
said that for Christians
expression of thanksgiving
full
comes
during a noon blessing at the Vatican Nov. 14, the day celebrated in Italy this year as Thanksgiving. Several hundred people standing in a light rain cheered the pontiff as he spoke from his apartment window above St.
in the Eucharist. "In every Mass, we bless the Lord, God of the universe, presenting to him the bread and wine as fruits of the earth and human labor. To these simple foods Christ has linked his own sacrificial gift," he said. All Christians, he added, are
Peter's Square.
called to offer to
The pope made
cial
The pope way with
his
comments
said he joined in a spe-
the prayers of agricul-
workers as they gave thanks at harvest time. All people should be "grateful to the Lord for what nature and human labor produce for our sustenance" and should also be "ready to share our tural
.
God
their daily
and their very existence, he
did,
work
as Christ
said.
The pope spoke in a relatively strong voice during his nine-minute appearance. His prepared talk was very short, but he took time to greet groups of Polish pilgrims who held banners in the square.
mmam hour of prayer and devotion. For details, contact Dennis at (704) 825-9600, ext. 26 or e-mail
For more information, contact the
ing.
church
office at (704)
932-4607.
teallfleming@yahoo.com.
WINSTON-SALEM
GREENSBORO
VICARIATE
HIGH POINT
— Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church, 4145 Johnson St., will celebrate the arrival of the Guadalupana Torch Dec. 1, with a fiesta at 5 p.m. followed by a Spanish mass at 7 p.m. A send-off ceremony will be held Dec. 2 at 7 a.m. Father Jack Kelly will bless a banner and the torchbearer during its stay at IHM. For more information, contact Diane Jakubsen at (336) 454-5640 or e-mail writesrcl@aol.com.
GREENSBORO —
If
you have a
special
need
for prayers, or would like to offer 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.
HICKORY
VICARIATE
HICKORY — St. Aloysius Church, 92 NE,
St.
is
1
Second
offering a weekly Catholk Scripture
Study. Catholic Scripture
Study
is
a
program
whose members not only learn the Scriptures, but come to a deeper understanding of their faith in a setting that builds Christian fellowship.
Evening and daytime classes will be held each at the church, Wednesdays, 6:45-8:30 p.m., and Thursdays 9:30-1 1:15 a.m. For more information, call Ann Miller at (828) 44 1 -2205, or email stalscss@charter.net.
SALISBURY
WINSTON-SALEM
CLEMMONS Church
invites
— all
zens, regardless of religious belief or affiliation,
Vatican would "be working together reobjectives
freedom and democracy. who opposed the U.S.-led war in Iraq, has called on the international community to support reconstruction and the interim government there. He met Nov. 4 with interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, whom he also encouraged to press ahead with democratic reform and the guarantee of religious freedom in Iraq. In his meeting with Yelda, he urged the interim Iraqi government to of peace,
justice,
Many
to
make
their proper contribu-
tion to the building
up of Iraq."
He encouraged
Yelda told the pope that Iraq and the
common
society that truly seeks to safe-
guard and promote the common good." Once rights are guaranteed by legislation, he said, "they will enable all citi-
times the pope,
government
to
do
that the elections
ary will be
fair
the Iraqi interim
all it
could to ensure
now planned
for Janu-
and transparent.
The pope said the Catholic Church committed to assisting your people in constructing a more peaceful and stable "is
nation."
Christian churches in Iraq have been bombed on three separate occasions since last August. Yelda told the pope that Iraq would work with the Holy See to bring "a state of harmony and tolerance between all the religions" and to eliminate wars,
AIDS
and famine.
Faithfully dressed
mad
—
Holy Cross Church, Cherry St., celebrates Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday until 7 p.m. Call the church office at (336) 996-5 109 616
for
S.
more
information.
MT. AIRY Main
— Holy Angels Church, 1208 N.
offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday, 6:30-7:30 p.m., St.,
Photo by Carole McGrotty
and every Thursday, 10-11 a.m. Adoration
Children dress as biblical characters, saints and angels for the
concludes with Benediction.
CLEMMONS — Holy Family Church, 4820
the Basilica of St. Lawrence
Kinnamon Rd., offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Thursday. Exposition begins at 6 p.m. and benediction is at 9 p.m.
children and adults
your parish or school sponsoring a
free event
open
Please submit notices for the Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event
date
in writing to
Karen A. Evans
at
kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to
r Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate
in thefollowing events:
Nov. 21 — 2:30 p.m. Mass
Sacrament of Confirmation St.
in
Gabriel Church, Charlotte
All
Saints party at
They were among the 120 costumed
Asheville Oct. 31.
who enjoyed the
festivities.
USCCB plans, priorities range from health insurance to vocations plan
to the general public?
(704) 370-3382.
Matthew Church, Charlotte
modern
insurgents based in Fallujah, Iraq.
lentlessly" to reach the
said the fundamental prinof the rule of law "is basic for any
ciple
Holy Family Catholic unmarried Catholics for a
KERNERSVILLE
sacrament of reconciliation or prayer for heal-
St.
against
last resort."
The pope
dkronner@wfubmc.edu.
Joseph
Sacrament of Confirmation
many months
only as a
W. 4th St., in Winston-Salem. Come and enjoy a relaxing evening before the holidays begin. Please RSVP to Donna Kronner by Dec. 6. by calling (336) 631-8892 or e-mail
Is
— 10 a.m. Mass
tary operation in
"work untiringly to settle disputes and through dialogue and negotiation, having recourse to military force
conflicts
Holiday Singles Get-Together, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at the Fourth Street Filling Station, 87
the
Nov. 20
— Pope
rush in our lives. For additional information, contact Our Lady of Mercy Church at (336) 722-7001.
Healing Joseph Church, 108
Episcopal calendar
(CNS)
urged Iraq's interim authorities to ensure fair elections and resolve internal conflicts through dialogue, using military force only as a last resort. In a speech to the new Iraqi ambassador, Albert Ismail Yelda, to the Holy See Nov. 15, the pope reiterated his closeness to "the dear people of Iraq," tried by war, violence and terrorism. The pope spoke as U.S. and Iraqi forces were concluding the largest miliII
Conventual
nity for quiet prayer time to escape the
— Augustinian Father Albert St.
VATICAN CITY
1
St. Father MacPherson will celebrate Sunday Masses as well as Mass at 7 p.m., Nov. 21-24. Each Mass will be followed by the St.
—
Franciscan Father Jude DeAngelo will present "Peaceful Prayer in a Busy Season" Nov. 24 at 7 a.m. at Our Lady of Fatima Chapel, 2 1 W. Third St. This is an opportu-
will celebrate a Parish
Mission Nov. 21-24 at
Iraqi authorities
VICARIATE
VICARIATE
KANNAPOLIS MacPherson
3
to ensure fair elections John Paul
said.
The pope
Pope urges
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WASHINGTON
(CNS)
—
The
U.S. bishops Nov. 15 overwhelmingly approved a set of priorities and plans for the next year that includes such new efforts as creating a national strategy on vocations and developing materials to explain the moral case for the nation to cover the uninsured.
The
priorities
and plans, which
passed 270-16 on the first day of the bishops' annual fall general meeting, included mostly ongoing programs of
USCCB committees A few of the
and staff offices. items are new projects on the agenda for the coming
year and beyond. They included an assortment of intermittent activities such as their publishing office plan to provide materials for the international observance of World Youth
Day. Other items are
likely to be onesuch as producing materials for the 25th anniversary of a pastoral letter on racism, planned by the Secretariat for African-American
time
efforts,
Catholics.
Look
for
more coverage of the
fall general meeting next issue of The Catholic News
bishops' annual in the
& Herald.
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19,
2004
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Along the journey
Clothingthe 'poorest of the poor'
At Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, the event begins with an
TORCH BEARERS STOPS DIOCESE DURING INTERNATIONAL TREK IN
Our Lady ofthe Assumption Church
— Three
CHARLOTTE
confirmation students collect shoes, gloves
churches
Catholic
Diocese of Charlotte will soon share in events uniting two coun-
tries
in the
and
A
cultures.
torch from the Basilica of
Lady of Guadalupe
Our
Mexico City will stop at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte Nov. 29, Divine Redeemer Church in Boonville Nov. 30 and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point Dec.
They
in
1
are three of
more than 60
stops along the torch's 3,813-mile jour-
ney to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York, an "international religious pilgrimage" that began Oct. 10 and ends Dec. 12, the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. By the trip's end, more than 27,000 people will have carried the torch along with a reproduction of the Guadalupe
Above:
timate that in the
on
students
14.
The class
will
the
seven
final class Nov.
be confirmed at Our
Lady of the Assumption Church Nov. 20.
The confirmation class gathers around their collection of shoes and Left:
gloves, arranged in the
shape of a cross.
As their class service project, the 28 ninth-graders collected 75 pairs of new
shoes and gloves. "These
will
of Charity,
will
distribute
the poorest of the poor
in
them
to
Charlotte,"
said Terri DeLuca, confirmation teacher.
can culture," said Father Kelly. Immaculate Heart of Mary Church began offering a regular Spanish-language Sunday Mass in January of this year and continues to nurture its growing Hispanic ministry.
The way
torch run began in 2001 as a
by the
to unite people separated
border between the United States and Mexico and to promote friendship among communities in both countries. The event is sponsored by the Tepeyac Association of New York, a nonprofit nity organizations serving immigrants
who
confirmation
sacraments during their
quizzes
Point.
gives us an opportunity as a parish community to share in the Mexi"It
agency uniting the
be given to the Missionaries
Roberts
High
stay in
its
'The event has been organized as a torch run for the past two years, as in reminiscent of the Olympic torch run," Father Mark Lawlor, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul Church. "I have extended hospitality to the runners and volunteers," he said. "We will welcome the pilgrims here with a Mass at 7 p.m. and then with a meal." The Mass, said Father Lawlor, will highlight the history of Our Lady of Guadalupe, one of the most revered saints in Latin America and is the patron saint of the Americas, including Mexico. St. Juan Diego, the 1 6th-century Indian in Mexico who saw the visions of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Tepeyac hill in 1531, was canonized July 31, 2002 by Pope John Paul II at the basilica built on the site of the apparitions. "The news of the apparitions and the miraculous image were a catalyst that increased Christian devotion and conversions," said Father Lawlor. "Historians es-
Elizabeth
ing
image.
said
Photos by Karen A. Evans
evening fiesta and Spanish Mass. Early the next day, a send-off ceremony will be held as the torch and its message of love and solidarity travel to St. Rafael the Archangel Church in Raleigh. Oblate Father Jack Kelly, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, will bless a banner and the torchbearer dur-
first
seven years after the
apparitions, 8 million native
Mexicans ac-
cepted the faith and were baptized."
efforts
of 40
commu-
from Mexico. Mexican Jesuits, asked by the
New
York Archdiocese to help with work for Mexican immigrants, sent Jesuit Brother Joel Magallan Reyes in 1996, and the following year he helped organize the association.
Led by Brother Magallan
as execuemphasizes
tive director, the association
service to "the
York
undocumented
These immigrants
mane most
in
New
City." 'live
under inhu-
conditions, yet are ineligible for services provided
by the
city," ac-
cording to the association. It said the torch run was organized to promote "dignity and permanent residency for all 9 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S."
"Until such time as the global
munity
com-
effectively addresses the root
causes of undocumented migration, individual nations
must confront the pres-
ence of the undocumented in a manner which upholds the dignity and basic
human less
rights of all immigrants, regardof their legal status," the association
said.
Do you want to attend Mass with the Pope and meet thousands of Catholic
youth from around the world? Plan
now to attend WORLD YOUTH DAY 2005 in Cologne,
Germany, August 14-22.
The Young Adult Ministry
staff
Charlotte will lead a group of
all
of the Diocese of interested youth
aged 18-30 to Cologne, Germany for this unforgettable experience! Cost, based
occupancy,
is
$2238
Deposit of $200
is
(single
is
on double
$2500).
due by DECEMBER 15th
PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT Pilgrimage to
Lourdes with
Fr.
& Paris
John Putnam - 19, 2005
Feb. 12
Pray at Grotto, Baths and all holy sites of Lourdes Daily
Mass at Grotto
Shrine of Miraculous Medal, Notre Dame and more.... Hotels and 2 meals daily $1600 plus taxes
New Covenant Bookstore and resources of the conference.
Information: Peg Ruble (704) 370-3359
association said
traditional
it is
"Bringing the torch to
New York
would be bringing a piece of home for the immigrants working and living in the United States," said an association
press release. "Establishing their
so don't delay! Visit www.wydusa.org for schedule
The
Mexicans to "run, carrying a torch" from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe to their home town, arriving on Dec. 12. for
Winston-Salem 336-760-1673 Patti Dameron www.newcovenantbookstore.com
—
religious traditions, is
a
way
to
wherever they
empower
enable
them
among
citizens
their identity
to live with
who
own live,
and
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November
19,
The Catholic News & Herald 5
2004
FROM THE COVER
Faithful celebrate
renovated church dedicated on Nov. 29, 1983
DEDICATION, from page 1
the church a major overhaul.
"Father Eric worked very hard for
Morrison. "We're so proud of him and thankful to have him." Parishioner Mai Brutko, whose daughter was" the first child baptized in the church founded in 1983, was impressed with the church's new look. "The changes are wonderful. It's like a whole new start," he said. Beginning in the mid- 1930s, when the first Catholic family is thought to have settled in Kings Mountain, Catholics had to travel to Shelby or Gastonia this renovation," said
More than 24 feet of soil were removed and replaced, building up the ground level for proper drainage. With major landscaping and resurfacing efforts taking place outside, Father Houseknecht oversaw an almost total Photo by Kevin
Walls were moved and erected, new rooms were created and skylights were added. Lighting fixtures were replaced, flooring was put down and new ductwork with an updated HVAC system was installed. Pews were reconfigured, adding 74
in 1960.
briefly utilized a
linear feet of additional seating.
former Presbyterian church after thenBishop Vincent S. Waters of Raleigh established an apostolic center for training newly ordained priests in Kings Mountain. But the church buildings, having been constructed decades earlier, were suffering from disrepair.
By
Finally in
March
'We've refined the sense of the
window space and choosing a natural color palette to enhance the furnishings," said Father Houeknecht.
helped decorate Christ the King Church its recent dedication. "I think the yellow (of the walls) brings it out. It's such an improvement."
for
raised
The
was refinished and the altar of repose was rebuilt from two side panels originally from old choir stalls at Belmont Abbey. Two new meeting rooms and a room for reconciliation were also added. 'The renovation means everything,"
ebrated in July 1983, with 43 families
The church was
Parents
Mary Allen, a Mary Church who
beautiful," said
"It's
parishioner of St.
18
Now Your
sa-
ary, increasing the
months later land was finally broken for a new Catholic church. The first Mass in the new Christ the King Church was celregistered at the time.
inte-
cred through expansion of the sanctu-
1981, four acres of
land were purchased and
Can
Photos by Kevin
left:
Parishioners of Christ the King Church
said Morrison. "It took a lot of
get
it
work
to
done."
all
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this building,
which we dedi-
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The
Father Christopher Roux (right) serves as master of ceremonies as Bishop Peter Jugis
rior walls
1965, the apostolic training cen-
"We held Mass
Murray
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overhaul of the interior structure.
Mass and catechetical instruction. Father Thomas Clements, then-pastor of St. Mary Church in Shelby, began celebrating Mass in the Kings Mountain
The congregation
the feast
drainage system.
for
American Legion Hall
—
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The Catholic News & Herald
November
Catholics largest faith group
Oblate Father John Gavin
in 109th Congress
dies at 72
themselves as Christians, without
fied
specifying a denomination, and seven
no religious background. Eleven senators and 26 House members identified themselves as Jewish, while 1 1 representatives and five senators said they belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
listed
members and seven
senators.
According to an analysis of the data by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office of
number of
Government
Liaison, the
was unchanged at 24. But the defeat of Sen. Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and the election win of Republican Mel Martinez of Florida left the Senate numbers at 1 1 Catholic Republicans and 13 Catholic Democrats, compared to 10 Republicans and 14 DemoCatholic senators
Saints.
Other faith groups represented in the 109th Congress include the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Christian
number of Catholics House of Representatives in-
Similarly, the in the
creased by four, from 126 to 130, ac-
cording to the USCCB analysis, which included nonvoting Delegates Luis
Fortuno, a Republican representing Puerto Rico, and Madeleine Bordallo, a Democrat from Guam. But the number of Catholic Democrats declined by one from 73 to 72, according to the USCCB analysis.
House
Catholic Republicans in the
creased by
from 53 to
five,
in-
-
58. Catholics
bership of the 109th Congress.
of Congress in-
clude 100 senators, 435 representatives
and
five
nonvoting members,
who
Christ, Eastern
Orthodox, Pentecostal, Quaker, Seventhday Adventist, Unitarian and United Church of Christ and Congregationalist. In its analysis of the ethnic makeup of the 109th Congress, Congressional Quarterly said the number of AfricanAmericans in Congress had increased by four with one in the Senate and 42 in the House. All are Democrats. The number of Hispanics in Congress was up two in the Senate one Democrat and one Republican and increased by one in the House to 24 19 Democrats and five Republicans. Asian-American representation in Congress remained the same at two senators and three House members, all Democrats, while the number of American Indians dropped by two to none in the Senate and one in the House. Rep. Bobby Jindal, a Republican from Louisiana and a Catholic, becomes the only member of Asian Indian heritage in the 109th Congress and only the second Asian-American representative
— —
make up 30 percent of the House mem-
The 540 members
Community of
Scientist,
crats in the 108th Congress.
in-
clude four delegates, from the District of
Columbia, Guam, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands, and one resident commissioner from Puerto Rico.
—
PriestservedmDioceseofCharlotte, Vietnam
— Oblate of
PHILADELPHIA
St.
Francis de Sales Father John T. Gavin, a priest who had served in the Diocese of Charlotte, died Nov. 12 in
Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 72. A Mass of Christian burial was held Nov. 19, with internment in the Oblate Cemetery at the De Sales Center in Childs,
Among
Md.
many assignments, Father Gavin had served at St. Joseph Church in Asheboro from 1976 to his
1979 and Holy Cross Church
in
Kernersville from 1979 to 1980. in
He taught history at high schools Pennsylvania, New York and VirFather John
and served as a Catholic chapArmy in Vietnam from 1970 to 1974, receiving a Bronze Star
ginia,
The number
of
women
—
mained the same four Republicans
for his service.
admitted to Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden,
tensive care unit until his death.
The Oblates
heart attack in
N.J., after suffering a
August 2004. He underwent quadruple bypass surgery and remained in the center's cardiovascular intensive transferred to
Another 38 members of Congress
increase of five.
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a disaster to not be able to communicate with your parishioners.'
'Its
their Hispanic parishioners.
A committee of 10 members was formed, consisting of Spanish teachers and Hispanics, and a survey was issued to all priests and deacons of the Diocese of Charlotte to assess interest
Priests,
deacons immersed
in initiating a
Spanish immersion
program.
in
As
part of their immersion experi-
ences, each participant lived with a
Spanish language
Hispanic family from a different country, allowing them to experience as
many
different cultures as possible.
"The committee
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was impor-
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grammar, but
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is dif-
Each Spanish-speaking country
SPANISH, from page 1
own
dialect and culture, much United States compared to Great Britain, Australia or even our neighbor to the north, Canada. "It's also important not to make immigrants 'tow the line,' (by requiring conformity to American customs)
has
its
like the
140,000-plus foreign-born residents, is an all-too-common problem. Fortunately for the Hispanic population, more priests and deacons will now be able to celebrate the Mass in Spanish and converse with Hispanic parishiothis
ners in their native language.
Four priests and two permanent deacons participated in the inaugural pastoral Spanish immersion course held at St. Vincent de Paul Church Nov. 8-12. Participants spent five days learning "pastoral Spanish" how to celebrate the Mass and sacraments in Spanish as well as key aspects of Hispanic culture. According to Franciscan Sister Andrea Inkrott, director of diocesan Hispanic Ministry, diocesan priests first requested a Spanish-language immersion course two years ago to enable them to answer the needs of
—
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KERNERSVILLE
Students enjoy leadership conference experiences — For classmates
HIGH POINT
Bergman and
Elise
participating in this year's Junior tional
how
leader,
Na-
Young Leaders Conferences
what
"I learned
Jennifer Lindh,
to
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make people
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feel
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in
Washington, D.C. and Boston, Mass.,
In addition, she said she learned
helped them start preparing for a fu-
much more about
ture in politics.
Paul Revere and the Battle of Lexington.
The
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And
they couldn't be more
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What he said was "the regulars are coming" because everyone in the town was British, said Elise.
more supportive of
each other.
"We've worked on each
other's
cam-
Jennifer recalled the
good
Jennifer said
it
nel to reach the U.S. Capitol in
friends."
and were chosen to participate in the annual Congressional Youth Leadership
Oct 9-14 and
in
blank stone
Boston Oct. 30-Nov. 4. of American Leadership," both conferences introduce
the
in
One
name of
dream
Elise hopes to
is
for her
name
to
become
a pharmacist
and to one day start a shelter for animals. Of six Immaculate Heart of Mary School students chosen by school staff and administrators to attend these leadership conferences this year, only Elise and Jennifer were able to do so. Both girls' families are parishioners of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point.
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Honorees for the Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame were recognized during Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School's Homecoming weekend Oct. 15-17. Pictured from left are Sister Joan Pearson, Michael Taylor, Jerry Hrenko, Joan Hrenko Novak, Melvin J. Scales, Father Wilbur Thomas and Donald Farrell.
female U.S. president.
be on that stone one day.
students throughout the United States
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is
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Washington
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Washing-
ton,
they both want to excel in school politics
—
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and seeing security officers everywhere. Also she remembered a display of gray stones etched with the names of
seemed natural that
Council's conferences
awe she
walking through the underground tun-
paigns before," said Jennifer, a seventhgrader. "We're
trials,
People may not know this, Elise said, but Revere did not say, 'The British are coming."
close friends plan to run against
each other next year for student council vice president of
the Salem witch
Bishop McGuinness holds induction ceremonies —
KERNERSVILLE Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School celebrated Homecoming weekend Oct. 1 5-
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(class
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where permanent
recognition plaques are on display.
'The
legacies of all these exceptional
individuals are a gift of extraordinary
value to the
life
and the living memory of
George Repass, princiMcGuinness. The weekend celebrations also included a brief recognition ceremony for this school," said
pal of Bishop
the inductees Oct. 15, before the football
game
High McGuinness won 19-0. To wrap up the Homecoming celebration, Mass was celebrated at the against Northside Christian
School. Bishop
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November
Watch
Culture
of Scripture, readings, films and more
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: NOV.
Nov
roll off the presses.
"The Twentieth Train: The True Story of the Ambush of the Death Train
war was in progress, so there is no evidence from which to judge whether it was the right thing to do or while the
lives."
Schreiber, a
German
Personally
ground group, composed mostly of Jews, to outwit the Gestapo and save as many of their compatriots as possible from roundups and shipments to "the East." One of their most daring and successful operations was a small-scale attack to halt the 20th shipment of Jews from the camp at Mechelen to Auschwitz. In the ensuing confusion 231 prisoners escaped to freedom. Many did find refuge with
for
Rome"
is
a penetrat-
ing study on the early stages of the Allied
campaign
by American au-
in Italy
thor Robert Katz.
American and British leaders, espePrime Minister Winston Churchill, considered that an attack on the "soft underbelly of Europe" would liberate Italy, draw German defenders away from the Atlantic wall in France, and pave the way for a drive into the Balkans. However, the soft underbelly cially
some key points. waking from sleep to
realize I'd forgotten to bring a projector.
The compelling images
13:ll-14a
Matthew 24:37-44
my
liven
I'd
found to en-
presentation were trapped in
memory
of my computer.
of us spend much of our lives in a half-awake state. There are so many demands on our time, so many voices and images clamoring for our attention,
ADVENT IS TO
WAKE UP by.
FAITH
that
DAN LUBY I
we
revert to a kind of sleepwalking
in order simply to navigate the days.
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Technically
I
'The Battle
jour-
recounts the efforts of an under-
like
Many
Tittmann writes. "If he had spoken out, would there have been fewer victims or more? There can be no formal answer.
occupation of Belgium and the resistance
Marion
122:1-2, 4-9
not,"
to Auschwitz" deals with the brutal Nazi
it.
Psalm
the
cannot help but feel that the Holy Father chose the better way by not speaking out and thereby saved many
nalist,
Romans
was
It
"Pope Pius XII never did speak out
Americans and Western Europeans year honored World War II veterans and the 60th anniversary of Europe's liberation with monuments and ceremonies. Books about the period
to
2)
—
drals to illustrate
atrocities?
this past
continued to
Cycle A Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5
2004
—
Sunday ofAdvent
1)
28,
about half an hour from the start of the class way too late to turn around that I thought about the painstaking hours I'd spent the day before searching the Internet for pictures of Gothic cathe-
28, First
3) Gospel:
reviewed by JOHN H. CARROLL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
2004
WORD TO LIFE
A roundup
Occupation and intrigue in World War II
19,
Often
wasn't asleep. While
we become
partial attention that
I
shivered in the chill of a darkened bed-
feels like to
room closet, pulling on corduroy trousers and wool socks, my wife -and children were nestled in their warm, cozy beds, snoring softly. They were asleep, not I. None of my neighbors who might have seen me in the ghostly fluorescent glow of my carport light, fumbling in my jacket pocket, for car keys and stacking books in the back seat, would have mistaken me for a sleeper. Other drivers would have noted that my eyes were open, my hands responsive to the road. I was legally awake. But mentally, I
cused on what
was
fast asleep.
It
wasn't until
forget
what
it
be really awake, really fois
immediately before
us.
That is the danger against which Christ warns us in Sunday's Gospel. The pre-eminent task of Advent is waking up. In a season that ramps up the customary chatter of consumerism to deafening levels,
important
it
is
an especially
call.
Questions:
What
one practical
is
way I can
live
more wakefully during the Advent season? What are some routines in my life I can alter to help me listen for God's presence?
was
I
so good at paying
we
'
their Belgian neighbors.
Schreiber has told an inspiring story of resistance. "Inside the Vatican of Pius XII"
the
memoir of Harold H. Tittmann
professional
is
Jr.,
American diplomat who
a
re-
proved to be harder than expected. Katz reviews the long and bloody campaign up the Italian boot from the American landing at Salerno in 1943 to the liberation of Rome in June 1 944. He also covers the German occupation of
sided in Vatican City throughout the
Rome, the
was at war with the United States and the subsequent
intelligence operations,
time that
German
fascist Italy
occupation of
Italy.
In the early days of
World War
II,
the American government realized that the Vatican would be a valuable listening
post in the heart of Europe. But President
Italian Resistance,
Tittmann. Katz is very critical regarding the silence of Pope Pius XII about the Nazi deportation of Rome's Jews to Auschwitz and the German reprisal
Romans after a Resistance German SS troops. However, he admits that many Jews found shelter against the
Myron
Taylor, to be his personal repre-
in
Pope Pius XII. The hostile government allowed Taylor to
churches.
sentative to Italian
visit neutral
Tittmann, as Taylor's representaused papal diplomatic couriers to send reports to Washington where the tive,
Vatican had an apostolic delegation.
From calls that
his insider view,
attack of
Rome's Catholic
Tittmann
re-
the Vatican considered the So-
for
States allied with the Soviet
Union be-
declassified
it had hoped that the United States might bring pressure on the Soviets to abandon the persecution of religions. In contrast, the Vatican looked upon Hitler and the Nazis as an aberration for
Germany. Tittmann observes that the Vatican was aware of the Nazi persecution of Christians and non-Aryans in Germany. At the same time, while officially neutral, the Vatican was also in contact throughout the war with the anti-Nazi resistance in Germany. And what of* reports of Nazi
to court in
memory
of Pope
found guilty after a criminal trial. He received a 14-month prison sentence, but the verdict was overturned on appeal, and then dismissed by the Italian
Supreme Court. 'The Battle
cause
was taken
defaming the
the United
menace than the Nazis.
Vatican was upset
and
Sunday
(Christ the King), 2
Samuel
Luke 21:5-11,
Revelation 15:1-4, Luke 21:12-19;
USA), Sirach 50:22-24,
1
NOVEMBER 27 Luke 23:35-43; Monday
(St.
Clement I, St. Columban, Bl. Miguel Wednesday (Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions),
Cecelia), Revelation 14:1-3, 4-5, Luke 21:1-4; Pro), Revelation 14:14-19,
21
5:1-3, Colossians 1:12-20,
Thursday
Tuesday (St.
(St.
Catherine of Alexandria, Thanksgiving Day,
Corinthians 1:3-9, Luke 17:11-19; Friday, Revelation 20:1-4, 11-21:2, Luke
21:29-33; Saturday, Revelation 22:1-7, Luke 21:34-36.
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Tuesday
(St.
24:37-44;
Monday
Andrew), Romans 10:9-18, Matthew
Isaiah 25:6-10, Matthew 15:29-37; Thursday (Advent Mathew 7:21, 24-27; Friday (St. Francis Xavier), Isaiah 29:17-24, MatSaturday (St. John of Damascus), Isaiah 30:1 9-21 23-26, Matthew 9:35-1 0:1 6-8.*
Wednesday (Advent Weekday),
Weekday),
Isaiah 26:1-6,
thew 9:27-31
,
;
,
Pius XII with allegations he made in an earlier book, "Death in Rome." Katz was
when
viets a greater
The
institutions
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER
4:18-22;
In 1974 Katz
Rome
Vatican City.
and Vatican dipincluding reports from
lomatic relations,
knew Congress would not authorize formal diplomatic ties. So he asked his friend, businessman Franklin D. Roosevelt
American
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE
for
Rome"
is
readers will find his criticisms
by the observations of diplomats or by statements from international Jewish leaders praising the actions of Pope Pius XII. Others will find that these new World War II books add information to offset
the discussion of the period without putting to rest the old controversies.
Carroll II
European
is
a veteran of the World War where he served as a
theater,
rifleman in the First Army.
X Catholic School Alumni
based on
documents, interviews and memoirs. Katz is a serious scholar of the period and his book will be widely read.
Some
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2004
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I
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November
THE NEWS
IN
DIDY0U KNOW?
Study: Abortion linked to
In 1
968,
Pope Paul VI issued
Humanae Vitae ("Human
his encyclical letter
always
wrong
Life"),
which reemphasized
new human beings from coming into existence. Artificial birth control is "any action which, either in anticipation
the church's teaching that
later anxiety
2004
19,
problems
it
is
intrinsically
of the conjugal act [sexual intercourse], or
in its
to
use
artificial birth
control to prevent
accomplishment, or in the development of its natural
consequences, proposes, whether as an end or as a means,
ABORTION, from page 1
prior history of anxiety. After control-
and age
ling for race
at the
time of the
women who
carried the unin-
women who
tended pregnancy to term, aborted were 30 percent
more
likely to
subsequently report all the symptoms associated with a diagnosis for generalized anxiety disorder If the
(GAD).
excess cases found in the study
are projected onto the entire population
of
be
women having abortions, there may as many as 40,000 or more GAD
cases per year attributable to abortion.
many women
Since
NSFG
participating in the
do not report
tions, the results
may
their past abor-
underestimate the
impact of abortion reactions. "Our study suggests that clinicians treating women with anxiety problems may find it useful to inquire about their full
Vitae 14). This includes sterilization,
(withdrawal method), the
and
Pill,
In their examination of data, Cougle
and
his colleagues considered
women
to render procreation impossible" (Humanae condoms and other barrier methods, spermicides, coitus interruptus
all
other methods of artificial contraception.
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irritability, fatigue, difficulty sleeping,
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same time
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2004
19,
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Belmont Abbey monks honored
Another step
during jubilee celebration Fathers Kessinger, Oetgen and Baumstein
mark 135 years BELMONT
— Hundreds
attended
Belmont Abbey's jubilee celebration as three members of its monastery celebrated anniversaries totaling 135 faith, dedication
years of combined
and
service.
Members munity and
of the monastic com-
their families, as well as
and staff of Belmont Abbey College, commemorated the occasion with a special Mass and luncheon Oct. 24. Benedictine Father- David Kessinger celebrated 50 years professed as a member of Belmont Abbey. Over the years, Father Kessinger has made numerous contributions to faculty, administration
not only fellow members of the monastery, but also to Belmont Abbey College and the greater community. With a degree in library science, Father Kessinger maintained and developed the college's library holdings, serving as its librarian for a number of years. He has served as chaplain at Holy Angels Nursery and at Sacred Heart Convent, and continues to take special care of the perpetual adoration chapel on the college campus, and is advisor to the campus chapter of the Legion of Mary. Benedictine Father John Oetgen celebrated 60 years. In the monastic
Courtesy Photo
Hoare and Patrick Toole (back row), seminarians studying for the Diocese of Charlotte, were among 1 5 seminarians received into
Patrick Cahill, Patrick
the priesthood the
in
Ministry of Reader by Cardinal Justin Rigali of Philadelphia at St. Charles
rite of
Borromeo Seminary and Father Joseph
DID YOU Nov. 21
is
in
Overbrook, Pa., Nov. 4. Msgr. Michael Fitzgerald, vice rector, stand beside Cardinal Rigali.
Prior, rector,
KNOW? A church was
the feast of the Presentation of Mary.
built in
mystery. Although the feast at times disappeared from the calendar, feast of the universal Church.
purpose.
It
Though
in
unhistorical, Mary's presentation
Jerusalem
the
1
that the holiness conferred
on Mary from the beginning
it
became a
has an important theological
continues the impact of the feasts of the Immaculate Conception and of the
emphasizes
honor of this
in
6th century
of her
life
birth of
Mary.
It
community,
on earth continued
Father
Oetgen's
confreres have consistently entrusted
through her early childhood and beyond.
Courtesy Photo
Benedictine Father John Oetgen (center)
holds a distinguished alumnus of the
award
year
Belmont
during
Abbey
College's jubilee celebration Oct.
(from
Pictured are Solari;
Dr.
24.
Abbot Placid
left)
William Thierfelder, college
president;
Father
Oetgen;
Michael
McGuinnis, alumni board president.
him with positions of influence and leadership.
Father Oetgen served as professor of English and speech at Belmont
Abbey
College, and has introduced generations of Abbey students to the beauties of Shakespeare. He has directed and performed in productions
of the
Abbey
Players.
Additionally, Father
Oetgen has
also served as assistant dean of stu-
and was president of Belmont Abbey College from 1960 to 1964. Benedictine Father Paschal dents,
Help Our Children..,
Baumstein also took part in the jubimarking 25 years or-
lee celebration,
Kids need hope, not dead ends.
dained.
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November
Perspectives
A
collection of columns,
editorials
and viewpoints
VATICAN CITY Paul
He
asked the people to gather in their churches and to humbly and fervently pray to God that he might pro-
God to imprint in our hearts a deep and solemn sense of our obligation to closed his plea
with these remarkable words: "And nally to impart
the blessings
we
fi-
pos-
or ask for ourselves, to the whole
sess,
family of humankind."
Abraham Lincoln (nondenominational, occasionally
Column FATHER JOHN AURILIA,
OFM Cap.
attended Presbyte-
render thanks to Almighty
my
fellow citizens in every part of
God
for His
bounties." It seems to me that our presidents mention God frequently as a source of our thanksgiving and stress the importance of what we have accomplished. That's very good. True thanksgiving, however, takes shape in the parable of the Pharisee and the Publican.
rather sobering to
It is
rian church) wrote: "I do, therefore, invite
he honored the 17
military personnel and
two
"who
An
lost their lives at
After the audience, the families greeted the pope and showed him the photographs of their sons, husbands, fathers or brothers who died when suicide attackers drove an explosivesladen vehicle into the Italian headquarters Nov. 12, 2003. Pope John Paul looked with interest, grasped hands and touched the heads of the children. Italy has some 2,700 troops in Iraq, the third-largest military presence, after the United States and England. The Italian government has said from the beginning of its engage-
Thanksgiving period gives an opportunity for unity and overcoming divi-
The
Pharisee began his prayer with words that are on countless lips at
words or less, pertain
heavens."
Thanksgiving time, "God,
To be considered
ged strength faced the rugged days; and dangers to national life are quite as great now as at any previous time in our history. It is fitting that we set apart a day for praise and thanksgiving to the Giver of Good."
yet, the
ardship
a spirit
we
(Presbyterian)
of devotion and stew-
should give thanks in our
hearts and dedicate ourselves to the service of
God's merciful and loving pur-
poses."
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Episcopaproclaimed: 'To set aside in the autumn of each year a day which to give thanks to Almighty God for the blessings of life is a wise and reverent cus-
lian)
tom."
Harry
S.
exhortation:
Truman (Baptist) had this "May we have the vision
Thee." Yet, he
Are we not
Gratitude it is
a
times
is
Dwight Eisenhower
(Presbyterian)
nation
much
blessed,
we
feel
impelled at
harvest time to follow the tradition handed down by our Pilgrim Fathers of pausing from our labors for one day to
The phrase its fruits"
"the earth has yielded
from Psalm 67 was a hymn
of praise to God "for the gifts of the earth" that unites "all men and women of every nation," the pope said.
The thanksgiving message means that "walls of hostility and hatred must be demolished so that the family of the children of God can gather in harmony around one table," he said.
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not a single act of kindness;
way of
Thanksgiving somewith false pride,
life.
be
filled
rather than true humility.
There
known
is
a story about a singer, well
in California,
who was spending
a few days of vacation with his wife and his four children in
North Carolina. One
of those days was rainy and they were tired of staying inside, so they decided to
go to see
a movie.
When
they arrived at
the theater, the lights were on and there
were about 10 people already seated. the singer and his family appeared, all 10 jumped to their feet and
GIVING THANKS
applauded loudly.
Americans
When
The
singer was thrilled to be recog-
man came
expressed his view by saying: "As a
guilty of thanking
beware of our boasting. My understanding of Thanksgiving is not theology or anthropology; it is doxology and praxis.
honorably the responsibilities inherent in our strength by consecrating ourselves to the attainment of a better world, and by offering thanks to God for the bounties vouchsafed us and by re-
Constitution."
thank
are not like other people? Let us
nized so far
of the blessings of liberty envisaged by our forefathers in the preamble of our
I
the temple with divine
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is
sojourning in foreign lands to observe a
that
In his talk at the audience, the
pope said that the harvest and
day of thanksgiving and praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the
formed) declared: "We live in an easier time and in more plentiful times than our forefathers, the men who with rug-
that theirs is a peacekeeping and not a combat mission.
peace."
picked out, not for praise but for censure.
Theodore Roosevelt (Dutch Re-
ment
civilians
remember
going up to the temple to give thanks
Woodrow Wilson
II
one person Jesus mentions as
that the
the United States, those at sea, those
said: "In
POPE
JOHN PAUL
Nasiriyah while carrying out their mission of
this nation to us; to
ask
all
19 Italians killed in
at the Vatican,
George Wash-
He
Speaks
gave a special greeting to the
In his Nov. 17 general audience
ington (Episcopalian) asked the nation to observe a day of Thanksgiving.
for the blessings.
The Pope
Pope John
plex.
Guest
him
—
Iraq a year ago when a car bomb exploded in an Italian military com-
oflife, not a day
long the blessings on
II
families of the
Gratitude is a way
1795, President
SARAH DELANEY
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Thanksgiving
In
Pope greets families of Italians killed in Iraq one by
Seven U.S. presidents on
2004
19,
away from
California.
A
most when considering what they at the Thanksgiving Day holiday
cite family
are grateful for
over and shook his hand, and
"I am just amazed that you should recognize me so far away from home." "Recognize you? I haven't a clue who you are," said the man. "All I know is that the manager of the movie house said he would not show the film unless six more people showed up." For me, thanksgiving is being grateful and humble. What is thanksgiving for you?
the singer said,
Father Aurilia
is
pastor of Immaculate
Conception Church in HendersonviUe.
Source: Gallup
Poll,
2000
Š 2004 CNS Graphics
November
The Catholic News & Herald 15
2004
19,
The Good News vs.
the lookout for bad news.
the news
of this.
and report
it,
move on. The
they
Catholic Church
A
came up again during a chancery last week. I've heard it before in other meetings and in casual conversations with diocesan workers. "Why is the news media alquestion
at the"
Catholics
&
the Media
Individually,
ways so negative?" I
began working as a
news reporter during
radio
my
DAVID HAINS
The
1970s.
sells.
less fascination
is the familiar People have an end-
Most
with the problems, con-
It's
nothing personal.
news organization are on a
porters and
But there are a few things that we Catholics should keep in mind whenever we read or watch news accounts of
personal crusade to discredit them. That
church
After a while most reporters get used to
activity. Here's a
short
list.
News
not the case.
is
deal with people in crisis
reporters
the time.
all
the suspicion and anger that can It isn't all bad.
may seem
that reporters
swim
in
a never-ending stream of bad news. But
the opposite
is
true:
much more good
news than bad about the church
is
As
communications director for a I once tracked newspaper coverage for 18 months. During that time, 85 percent of stories reported about the schools were positive. A quick review of coverage of the a
diocese shows a similar trend. if you
Of course
Rather,
it
is
and
the fact that present times
many
uncertainties, tensions
fears.
A
few years ago, we knew terror-
ists
existed, but experiencing terror-
ism
in
our country hadn't hit home. Our freedom to move about was less hindered, and very little was heard about dirty bombs or chemical warfare.
The Army was more
interested in
keeping the peace than fighting bloody battles, and it is no exaggeration to say that our minds and the environ-
tions,
we knew
that
Americans were
di-
we now Suddenly we realize how
vided, but not to the extent that
know
they are.
difficult
it is
unity there
to follow the is
motto that
"in
strength."
was not until recently that we realized to what depths corruption can sink at the highest levels of the business
world and the suffering
this
can cause
millions of innocent people.
We
were excited and proud about the new world of the Internet, only to
did
we determine
As
a reporter, people often
was
I
evil incarnate
assumed
because they
was doing about was I threatened with lawsuits and physical beatings and once saw stars when I was punched on the chin by a relative of a suspect in a murder investigation. I didn't like the story their
company or
have been the way people determined dates before Jesus was born. How did they keep track of years in those days? (Florida)
is
sult.
But the diocese can't change the spots on this leopard.
We will always be
offer
what we say and will althe secular news media a
inspire the faithful
and enlighten
all
oth-
ers.
A. In Old Testament times and be-
And why
the next time
news media
someone asks me
always so negative, I'm going to have a new answer. The church has cornered the market on the Good News and that doesn't leave the media with much else. the
is
never reported the altercation. of communicaDiocese of Charlotte. Contact him is
director
It will
soon go away.
tion for the
News
organizations are always on
at dwhains@charhttediocese.org.
The Human Side
it
has a dark side as well as a
Computer viruses and idenare just two of the evils it has
spawned. Another motto dear to us has also come under fire: 'The truth will make you free." It is becoming more and more diffi-
who
always that truthful. Crafty lawyers and advisers have raised twisted truth to a
new and dangerous
art form.
Even some
religious leaders,
who
symbolize the divine essence of truth, have been less than straightforward. This is the tip of the iceberg of woes
makes us wonder what there thankful for this Thanksgiving. that
life
there are always
is
two
life
hopeless woes to
—Happy
succumb
are they
new prudence
to.
who
only about 1,000 years ago. creation
The
"date" of
was computed by adding up
all
the references to years and ages in the
Old Testament), book of Genesis. Early Christians employed a variety of methods to record history. Some used local Greek calendars. Others followed the most common Roman method of dating events from the foundation of the city of Rome about 735 B.C. Some Christians counted years from the supposed date of the birth of Abraham and still others from a program of taxation under Emperor Scriptures (our
especially the
meet the lenges of our post-modern age.
—Happy
to
are they
chal-
who
understand that war, untruthfulness, deceit and division are works of darkness that have existed from the beginning of time and who are formulating stronger virtues to counter them.
—Happy
are they
with unrest and seek
who are uneasy new means of
sides
turning to God and reinterpreting God's wisdom for our new age. Happy are all who keep the na-
—Happy
are they
who
forever are
—
tion together with a steadfast spirit of faith,
dating events from
came as
way of
dating in the sixth
century, using the designations B.C. and
A.D. (Anno Domini, the year of the Lord)
are develop-
achieving peace.
teach us that: fections in
by Jews on the time from the creation of the world, began to be used religious calendar in use
invented this
to be
of a coin. Wherever there is woe there is also happiness. When we paraphrase the happiness of this Thanksgiving in terms of the Beatitudes, they
—Happy
The
today, supposedly based
controversy between the Eastern and Western Churches over the date of Easter. A Roman monk called Dionysius the Littie
ing a
isn't
1th year of
a byproduct of attempts to settle the bitter
the absolute truth. Respected analysts report that the truth espoused by aspir-
ing politicians
1
before or after the birth of our Lord
lenges to be responded to rather than as
is
the
such as the Babylonian exile in the sixth
Our method of
FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CNS Columnist
speaking the truth. Noted news stations have retracted statements they originally swore were
cult to tell
("in
Diocletian in the third century.
bright side. tity theft
or king
the reign of rung Darius") or major events
Hebrew
David Hains
learn that
most other cultures, on a par-
fore that, the Jews, as
century B.C. (Before Christ, in English).
I
organization.
to use the
to act professionally
them
ticular ruler
In
It
How
initials
Catholic perspective that will hopefully
ment were more
at peace. Before the last two presidential elec-
Q.
and to get any bad news out fast. The Diocese of Charlotte does this and enjoys relatively good news coverage as a re-
deal with
to
ways
Thankful for what?
contain so
way
people they cover.
always based on the few bad
argue that we have less to be thankful for this Thanksgiving than in the past. It is not ingratitude on their part.
DIETZEN
CNS Columnist
usually based their calendars
public schools or the church, the nega-
There are many people who might
FATHER JOHN
B.C. and A.D. for before Christ and after (Christ's) death? This couldn't
their stories create; the best
come
ask people their impressions of the
tives are
Corner
cautious with
that
public school system,
Question
from people they are seeking to quote. It's not supposed to influence the neutral attitude they should have about the
re-
ported.
woe
keepingtrack of the years
passionate
about accuracy than they are about the
People often believe individual re-
usually
may seem
more
reporters are
method of
still
virtually disappeared.
others suffer.
It
dioceses are
endless.
stories that are published.
contradictions and failures that
flicts,
many
The Diocese of Charlotte has been fortunate with few scandal-related incidents and follow-up coverage has
Guest Columnist
college
quick answer
news
an excellent example
and that kind of coverage
years at East Carolina University in the one: bad
is
History's
sex abuse crisis in the
dealing with the fallout from the crisis
Actually, I've been answering this
question since
find
In the weeks leading up to the February release of the John Jay Study, negative news stories were frequent and caustic. Once the exhaustive findings of the study were released, and it was obvious that the church was telling everything it knew about the last 50 years, the coverage at the national level subsided.
Media coverage isn't always bad meeting
Once they
they are usually done and
hope, love, prudence, understand-
and patience. Ah, yes, as long as this spirit is alive, we have much for which to be thankful.
Unfortunately
many
historical
sources available to us today were un-
known
in his time.
Using only the informa-
tion at hand, he set the beginning of the
Christian era, the birth of Christ, six or it should have been. Thus, the birth of Christ took place, according to our calendar, about the year 7 B.C.
eight years later than
Only centuries later was this new way of numbering years adopted even in the Christian world. The fact that it took hold at
all is
greatly due to the eighth-
century English Benedictine monk and historian, St. Bede, who used this method of dating in his monumental
"History of the English People" and other historical writings.
ing, fortitude
are they
who
see imper-
as new, enervating chal-
Questions
may
be sent to Father Dietzen
at jjdietzen@aol.com.
November
19,
2004
The Catholic News & Herald 16
PARISH PROFILE
Church overcomes obstacles Cleveland County Catholics
Christ the King to serve
Msgr.) Felix Kelaher, pastor; and Rev. Gerald Weeks, former pastor of Resurrection Lutheran Church, where the Catholic mission has celebrated
The first Mass in the new Christ the King Church was celebrated in July
CHRIST THE KING CHURCH
1983. Forty-three families were registered as parishioners at the time. The
714 Stone Street Kings Mountain,
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church was dedicated on Nov. 29, 1983 the feast day of Christ the King. Much development occurred during the pastorate of Msgr. William Wellein, who arrived to minister in Shelby and the mission in Kings Mountain beginning in late 1984. The lower level of the facility was completed, thus allowing space for CCD classes and other' catechetical and social activities. A wall hanging of Christ the King was placed
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on the large
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The
pastor also added to the landscape a statue of Jesus, which he had obtained
from a Wilmington movie studio while serving as pastor on the Carolina coast years earlier.
Father Eric Houseknecht
Father Carl Kaltreider became pastor of St.
gregations welcomed their Catholic neighbors to use their church facilities for Masses throughout the 1970s. With Bishop Michael J. Begley, shepherd of the newly established Diocese of CharPhoto
by
George K. Cobb
KINGS MOUNTAIN
—
While
tolic
center in
town
On
for training
history of a Catholic presence in the
ordained priests.
Cleveland County town of Shelby dates
erty stood the Associate
back to around 1884, it took until the mid- 1930s for Mass to be regularly celebrated in local residents' homes. The first Catholic family in the Kings Mountain area, southeast of Shelby along Highway 74, is said to have settled there in the mid- 1930s. Today, parishioners of Christ the King Church in Kings Mountain can reflect on the evangelical spirit of their faithful predecessors that brought a Catholic church home. For a quarter-century, Catholic families living in Kings Mountain had to travel to Shelby or Gastonia for Mass
and catechetical instruction. As that number of families neared 20 by 1960, Father of
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terian Church, along with other buildings
by the Catholic congregation for worship, educational and social purposes. A new Catholic parish was born. to be used
With the acquisition of the property came almost immediate obstacles for the
The church
parish. edifices, earlier,
ter
buildings and other having been constructed decades were suffering from disrepair.
By
1965, the apostolic training cen-
was
relocated from Kings Mountain,
and the church family reverted to mission status.
Having
sold
what they could
of the church structures in 1973, parishioners began searching for a new, per-
manent
home. Local Episcopal and Lutheran con-
classes, the
congregation continued to
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19,
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purchased in town.
Two decades earlier,
a medal of St. Joseph
had buried on that same piece of
property, echoing the hope of local parish-
someday be
Kings Mountain. The congregation received financial assistance from the Catholic Extension Society, the diocese, parishioners and friends, and ground was broken for the new church in September 1982. Present at the
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