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SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2005
VOLUME
A fire in the mduntains Participants reflect on communityy conversion at BY
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NEWS^rMERALD
Established Jan. 12, 1972
NOVEMBER
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annual
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concept of marriage, Including views on
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non-Catholics
NELLENBACH CORRESPONDENT
BY
LAKE JUNALUSKA
NANCY FRAZIER
—
O'BRIEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Community, contemplation and conversion were among
Editor's note: This
the themes at the 12th annual
is
the
next part in an ongoing series
Fire in the Mountains.
on Vatican
11 's legacy.
The
one-day retreat, sponsored by the Diocese of Charlotte's Asheville and Smoky Mountain vicariates
WASHINGTON — Before Louise Cook married her Catholic husband in 1945, the Kansas-born Methodist decided to become a Catholic too.
and Office of Faith Formation, took place Nov. 12. Nearly 200 people attended from parishes
She didn't want
around the diocese.
be ex-
to
cluded from a Catholic nuptial
In his English-language talk,
Mass
"Nurturing the Seed God Sowed," Conventual Franciscan Father Linus DeSantis said CathoUcs cultivate God's seed in hturgical and family rituals and in "customs and practices which speak of relationships, bond,
or to be viewed with sus-
picion about whether she
would
raise her children as Catholics.
After being
widowed in the
1970s, she married again this
time to a Presbyterian
—
who
was strongly committed to his own faith. Their 1974 wedding
connection," with individuals
and community. See COUNCIL, page 7
Father DeSantis, campus
minister at
Kennesaw
State
SAVING FAITH
University and Berry College in Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach
Georgia, said people should During the closing ceremony at Fire
See
FIRE,
page 5
in
the Mountains
to take back to their parishes to keep the fire
in
in
lake Junaluslta Nov. 12, attendees
Youths get 'Rescued'
candles
light
the mountains burning.
John Jay College chosen
to
at weekend
do
retreat
major clergy sex abuse study BY
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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON
Bishops gather Nov. 14 during the
fall
Washington.
in
general meeting of the U.S.
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of Children and Young People" approved
The announcement was 16 by Patricia
by the bishops. The charter contains church policies to
O'Doimell Ewers, board chairwoman, during a meeting with
See USCCB, page 8
See YOUTHS, page 13
stand the problem and improve
College of Criminal Justice in New York to conduct a major study of the causes and con-
called for in the
The $3 million study was 2002 "Charter
for the Protection
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prevention measures.
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Board selected the John Jay
text PHOTO BY Paul Habing
The National Review
Washington
for their aimual fall meeting.
CLEMMONS A group of youths recently made rosaries and contemplated the meaning of being "rescued." More than 30 youths from around the diocese attended "Rescued," a weekend retreat held at Holy Family Church in
U.S. bishops'
CNS
—
the U.S. bishops in
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Eucharistic adoration
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List of parishes offering
'Goblet of Fire' review;
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Perspectives Evolution versus intelligent design; poverty
and human I
rights
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The Catholic News & Herald
November 25, 2005
Current and upcoming
In Brief
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
Bible, evolution are perfectly
compatible, says Jesuit magazine ROME HEATING HEARTHS AND HEARTS
—
(CNS)
Properly under-
destiny.
The
Jesuit magazine.
religious arguments against
evolution shows ignorance of the nature
of the Bible, said La Civilta Cattolica in its Nov. 19 issue.
On
the other hand, science cannot
pretend to exclude a divine role behind the creation of the world and
man,
The magazine's contents
it
said.
are re-
viewed by the Vatican's Secretariat of State, and its views are thought to reflect Vatican opinion.
The magazine
said there is no oppobetween the theory of evolution and the account of creation in Scripture, sition
because "the Bible
is
a
book that does not
try to give a scientific teaching, but a
religious teaching."
man
doesn't try to teach 'how'
"It
appeared historically," the Bible teaches
it
Instead,
said.
who man
is
in relation
——
Diocesa n, planner
Nicholas Valley
Ferro
Wood
(left)
Fuel
Snows Church
in
Bank
and Joe Sheperd load wood in
October
late
Woodstock,
Vt.,
.
into
Sheperd's truck at the Upper
The wood bank, a project
helps the needy keep their
of
Our Lady of the
homes warm.
BOONE
275
CC
Parish-based wood bank in Vermont
homes warm Shepherd
Vt.
and hearts will be warmed thanks to volunteers
wood bank who
wood
deliver the
at a
this winter
parish-based
cut, split, stack
to
people
who
and face
emergency situation of having
no heat. "It's community service," said Joe Sheperd, a volunteer for Upper Valley Wood Fuel Bank and a parishioner of Our Lady of the Snows Church in Woodstock. "It feels good to give back physically and not just write a
check."
Many backup
recipients use
as a
homes when their depleted. The wood bank
to heat their
heating fuel is
wood
is
believed to be the only parish-based
bank of its kind
in
wood bank for Bryan, who founded the wood 1991 as a service project when
in as coordinator of the
his son,
bank
in
he was a high school student.
Bryan Ferro was inspired by an
ford to heat their home.
"The church got involved to help keep it going," said Nicholas Ferro.
"Now
it's pretty much all church," though there are a few nonparish volun-
help with collecting, splitting,
stacking and delivery.
Some
stored in a shed built
already run out.
come fi-om individuals and such as community action pro-
Referrals
agencies
grams and social services. "I had a call from a woman (who was running out of wood) with three kids whose husband left her, and she doesn't work," said Ferro. "They're re-
CHARLOHE
at
(336) 957-7193 for
you plan
when it comes and believers
should be careful not to invade each other's fields of competence. Scientists should not presume to exclude God as the first cause of all creation and the creator of man, it said. Science cannot say that man was not created by God and is simply the result of chance. When evolution is presented correctly, however, there is no contradiction with Scripture, it said. "These are two visions of the origin of man that not only do not contradict each other but complete each other, on the condition that the scientist does not try to exclude any intervention of God in the formation of man and the believer does not try to find in science a confirmation of the biblical account," it said.
CHARLOTTE — The of
St.
Evangelization Committee
Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., will
offer the Catholics
Retwning Home program
Thursdays, Jan. 19-Feb. 23, 2006. Catholics Returning Home is a welcoming program for Catholics
to attend.
II,
VICARIATE
CHARLOTTE — Priests for Life
Father Denis
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, 1 39 Manor Ave., SW in Concord. For more information, contact Susan Chaney, St. James Respect Life Ministry at (704) 7200772 or e-mail sujo94@aol.com. To learn more about Priests for Life, visit their Web site at
who have been away from
the church. Topics
CHARLOTTE — Jesuit Father Thomas
Gaunt,
executive secretary, Jesuit Conference
USA,
will present "Religious
Values
in the
Workplace:
Twenty
Revisiting the 'Workbench of Life'
Years Later" at the next Just Second Fridays event, Dec. 9, 1-2 p.m., in the Atrium Room of the Annex Building of St. Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon St. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. and lunch is provided. Visit www.cssnc.org/justicepeace or call
and Catholic beliefs, prayer and For more information, call the St.
reconciliation,
spirituality.
Gabriel parish office
CHARLOTTE
at
(704) 370-3225 for further information
about this presentation.
(704) 364-5431.
— The Young Adult Faith
Reflec-
group meets at St. Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., the first and third Mondays of each month. The group will read "The Faith Explained," 3rd edition, by Leo J. Trese and a chapter will be covered at every meeting. For more information, call Jordan at (704) 737-1964 or Ryan at (704) 377-1328. tion
CHARLOTTE — The
www.priestsforhfe.org.
St.
Maximilian Kolbe Fra-
of the Secular Franciscan Order gathers the first Sunday of each month at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. Those interested in learning more about the SFO and the Franciscan way of life are invited to attend. For more information, call Tom O'Loughlin at (704) 947-7235. ternity
GASTONIA
VICARIATE
BELMONT
—
First Saturday Devotions take
place in the Parish Center
pastor, said
Gym of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., Dec. 18, 8 a.m. -1:30 pm. Donors will be re-
Saturday of each month at Belmont Abbey Basilica, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd. Devotion begins at 9:30 a.m. with the recitation of the rosary, followed by reconciliation and Mass. For more information, call Phil or Terri at
parishioners are aware of their neigh-
quired to provide identification such as a driver
(704) 888-6050.
bors' needs and
license or
ally in trouble."
Shepherd said he would make the delivery over the weekend.
Thomas Mosher,
willing to address them.
"People here are very responsive
...
CHARLOTTE
The wood bank, tic
a
Vermont domes-
more than 250 families and delivered more than 250 cords of wood. Wood for the wood bank is donated, sometimes by anonymous donors. Some people give to the wood bank they convert to other methods of
heating.
Ferro said he expected there will be
students from nearby Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H.,
more requests
help too.
of heating
for
plies this winter fuel.
will take
first
Red Cross blood donor card. Appoint-
and
nonprofit organization, has served
when
place on the
— A Blood Give-In
very generous both locally and globally," said the pastor of the 360-family parish.
about an elderly couple who died of hypothermia because they could not af-
who
by paShepherd often makes deliveries in his pickup truck to people at risk of being without heat; sometimes he delivers to those whose fuel has is
rishioners.
ar-
ticle
teers
wood
Father is filling
down the road from
if
man's man's
include concerns, the Mass, changes since Vatican
Wilde
Ferro's house in Barnard, where the
Vermont.
Parishioner Nicholas Ferro
lives
La
Wright School Rd. Visit
Rob Hicks
more information or
is
366-6637 Scrip-
www.catholicscripturestudy.com for more information. Classes meet Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. Please call
helps needy keep BARNARD, (CNS) — Hearths
— A Catholic
ture Study group meets at St. John Baptiste de Salle Church,
article said that
to creation scientists
is
meats are encouraged and will be honored. Walkins are welcome, but will be taken as time permits. For more information, call Ed Nenninger at (704)
VICARIATE
NORTH WILKESBORO
what and what
the world,
are perfectly compatible, said an influen-
To use
PHOTO BY CORI FUGERE URBAN, VERMONT CATHOLIC TRIBUNE
God and
spiritual condition,
tial
CNS
to
stood, the Bible and evolutionary science
emergency wood sup-
because of the high price
THE
—
NOVEMBER
OVTHOLIC NEW^ERALD
VOLUME
15
25, •
2005
NUMBER
8
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November 25, 2005
FROM THE VATICAN
People have right to keep genetic
Modern culture leaves people In state of adolescence, says pope
status
VATICAN CITY
— Return-
(CNS)
crocosm, in which there
no place for the great ideals that are open to transcendence and to God," the pope said.
The pope made the remarks in a message to the annual joint session of the major pontifical academies, including the
All these cultural currents tend to
longed adolescence, he said. Men and unable to understand themselves
women
as creatures in relationship to a divine
end up living in "the narrow enclosure of their ovra selfishness." He asked the pontifical academies to promote a "new himianism" based on reality
humanism." The pope said it was a crucial theme for a modem culture marked by subjectivism, extreme individualism and relativism. Today's culture "pushes people to make themselves the ultimate measure" of things, he said. The individual ego has
and tmth. During their meeting, the academies awarded their annual prize, which went this year to Giovanni Catapano for his recent publication on philosophy in the early works of St. Augustine.
"the only criterion to evaluate
Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information, call Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.
VICARIATE
—
The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibemiana of Guilford County will join with the
Men's AOH Dec. at 7:30 p.m. for a Christmas Wine and Cheese Social at St. Pius X Church, 22 1
SMOKY
1
the Inn.
Please bring a baby gift for
On Dec.
mas Tea
17, the
Room at
Group of Dec.
1,
St.
LAOH will have a Christ-
Room
837-2000, e-mail county.main.us.nc.us or
a career
work or looking
to
WINSTON-SALEM
For more information, 294-4696, ext. 226.
call
The
Colleen Assal at (336)
7,
The Nov. 17-19 conference on the human genome, sponsored by the Pontifical
is
no
who
there
effective treatment for the disease
that is being considered,"
Council for Health Care Workers,
featured top-level scientists and physi-
when
when
he
said.
Dr. George Robert Fraser, an expert
on genetic defects
in children, told the
reported progress in the field
conference that while great progress has
of genetics and cautioned about the ethical problem of what to do with informa-
been made on mapping the human genome and identifying anomalous genes "we are only at the beginning" of finding
cians
when no cure is possible. Giovanni Neri, professor of genetics at Rome's Sacred Heart University, said counseling must be part of the process of sharing genetic test results with
tion
a patient.
"The recognition
that there is a ge-
netic disease running in the family will be
therapeutic uses for the information.
The physician acknowledged "a dency is
to resort to abortion"
when
ten-
a fetus
diagnosed with a genetic malformation. Fraser said that since the emphasis
of medicine is on "the preservation of life," he believes that, as the possibilities
perceived by the family as a stigma, a
for cures increase, the resort to abortion
mark of imperfection," he
Counseling can ensure the family understands the real risks involved and can assist them in reaching "responsible reproduc-
will be seen as "a transient phase in the
tive decisions."
sure that no one suffers discrimination based on his or her genetic code.
said.
Neri said that a basic, absolute
re-
development of genetic medicine."
The physician also said scientists ethicists must work together to en-
and
Baskets of love
call
(828)
stwilliam@tri-
www.st-
visit
James the
Great Church, 139 Manor Ave., S.W., in unity of prayer with thousands across the country high-
—
Sister Larretta Rivera-Williams at (336)
Is your parish
or school sponsoring a free event
open to the general public? Please submit no-
Sacred Heart Church, 128 N.
tices for the
Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days
and Healing Sunday of each month at 4 p.m.
prior to the
event date
celebrates a Charismatic
first
30, Dec.
725-9200.
(704) 785-9566 or email sjmetz7(@msn.com.
—
Portiuncula Franciscan
W. Third St., Nov.
14 and 21, 7-8:30 p.m. For additional infor-
call
silent prayer
followed by recitation of the rosary and prayerful song and music. For more information contact Lisa Metz, St. James Respect Life Ministry, at
SALISBURY
at 1
The Compassionate Care-Givers meet the first, third and fifth Thursdays of each month at St. Benedict the Moor Church, 1625 East 12th St. This group provides affirmation, support and prayer for people who have cared for and are caring for loved ones living with Alzheimer's and any other chronic illnesses. For more information
VICARIATE
and
meets
WINSTON-SALEM
CONCORD — The National Night of Prayer will
lighting eucharistic adoration
—
mation, call Sister Kathy Ganiel at (336) 6241971 or e-mail portiuncula@bellsouth.net.
11:15 a.m., in the Youth Room of St. Pius X Church, 2210 North Elm St. For more information, call the church office at (336) 272-468.
take place Dec. 8, 9 p.m.-l a.m., at St.
retreat
Spiritual Center, 21
vent Series will meet Dec. 4, 11 and 18, 10:30-
in
writing to
Mike Maynard, a parishioner of Charlotte Nov. 21. More than
in
Charlotte, loads a basket of
J.
The church
St.
100 baskets
filled
Matthew Church to
collects food
clients of Catholic Social Services in
each year for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter.
Jugis will participate in
Dec. 4
Clemmons
— 2:30 p.m.
Sacrament of Confirmation St. Gabriel
ATTENTION READERS!
Church, Charlotte
HAVE A STORY TO SHARE? Nov. 29
— 12 p.m.
Dec. 7
— 3 p.m.
Meeting with vicars forane
Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice honors
Have you experienced a Christmas
Diocesan Pastoral Center, Charlotte
Diocesan Pastoral Center, Charlotte
mas experience? so, would you be The Catholic News & HeralcH
Nov. 30
— 7 p.m.
Sacrament of Confirmation St.
Joan
of Arc
Church, Asheville
in
with non-perishable food and grocery
the following events:
new church
Holy Family Church,
vouchers were donated by Charlotte.
— 4 p.m.
Dedication of
Matthew Church
10(704)370-3382.
iMtiiiiiittiili
Bishop Peter
St.
by Karen A. Evans
food into the car of a Catholic Social Services client at the diocesan Pastoral Center
and a potluck dinner will follow the
Episcopal calendar
Photo
Karen A.
Evans at kaevans§chariottediocese.org orfax
Prayer and worship with prayer teams are available
Nov. 27
children are involved, and/or
one's genetic status, especially
Spend Advent with Mary. Join us for four weeks with Mary as guide, model and companion during the Advent season.
GREENSBORO — The Coffee Talkfor Adults Ad-
at 3 p.m.,
conference.
"In this respect, special care must be
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WINSTON-SALEM
change, join us for encouragement, support and informative topics to help you in your job search.
the
taken to protect the right of not knowing
william.net.
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make
currently out of
Mass
it must protect an individual's keep his or her genetic status unknown, a geneticist told a Vatican
right to
Paul the Apostle Church will meet
you are
St.,
VICARIATE
2:30 p.m. For more information,
— The Reemployment Support
Center, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd. If
Fulton
quirement is that the tests are performed only on consenting adults.
Catholics in the church
at the
7:30-9 p.m., in
SALISBURY
Until
Homecoming for Inactive commons Dec. 4 at
Rd., will host a
information at (336) 632-1340.
GREENSBORO
MOUNTAIN
MURPHY — St. WilUam Church, 765 Andrews
O. Henry Hotel, 624 Green Valley Rd. Please call Marilyn Conte for p.m.
at 3
model of goodness, beauty
Christ as a
one's reality and one's choices."
St.
is
leave people in a state of infancy or pro-
academies for sciences, social sciences, hfe, fme arts and archaeology. The topic of the academies' encounter was Christ as the "measure of true
North Elm
tends to increas-
upon himself and close
ingly withdraw
"prolonged adolescence."
GREENSBORO
(CNS)
says geneticist
science can cure genetic defects and
himself in a suffocating existential mi-
centeredness, leaving people in a state of
GREENSBORO
VATICAN CITY
—
illnesses,
man
"In this way,
ing to a key theme of his pontificate, Pope Benedict XVI said modem culture tends to promote selfishness and self-
become
unknown,
Dec. 8
Mass
— 10 a.m.
at Maryfield
Groundbreaking High Point
for
Retirement Community Pennybyrn
at Maryfield
If
miracle, or
have you had a special
willing to
share
it
Christ-
with the readers of
Please contact Staff Writer Karen A. Evans at (704) 370-3354 or e-mail kaevans@charlottediocese.org.
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November 25, 2005
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Scouts earn Eucharist patches
Eucharistic Congress Dates
set in BY
2006
for second diocesan event
DAVID MAINS Congress will include a eucharistic procession through uptown Charlotte and a vigil Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter J. Jugis and concelebrated by priests of
SPECIAL TO
THE CATHOLIC NEWS
CHARLOTTE
&
HERALD
— Mark your
calen-
dars for the next Eucharistic Congress.
the diocese.
The
The 2006 Eucharistic Congress has Saturday, Oct.
7, at
Eucharistic Congress, held September, drew a larger-thanan estimated 7,000 expected crowd
and the Charlotte Con-
been scheduled for Friday, Oct.
The Eucharistic Congress brings laity,
clergy, religious
to-
men and
women, and well-known speakers
—
people attended all or some of the events Sept. 23-24. Evalua.tion forms turned in
vention Center. gether
first
this past
6,
congress indicated overwhelming
at the
support for making the congress an an-
for a
day and a half of worship and lectures related to the Eucharist, the source and summit of Catholic life. The highlights of this Eucharistic
nual event.
The 2005 congress used only a small portion of the Convention Center in Charlotte.
The 2006 event
more
will utilize
space to accommodate the gathering. Courtesy Photo
WANT MORE INFO? Visit
Boy and
the Eucharistic Congress Web
site,
www.GoEucharist.com, throughout the year for updated information about the
More than 2,500 scouts program
earlier this year.
in
the
carries
Jugis
J.
a monstrance blessed
by Pope John
Paul
during
II
Congress
in
patch,
was
in
35 states participated
by the Diocese of Dodge
initiated
The program,
initially
in
in
Mary Katherine
the Year of the Eucharist religious
City's Catholic
started as a way for Scouts
To earn the patch, Scouts to
complete specific religious
seemed
"This just
Charlotte
to be a
different
in
in
the Kansas diocese to
Sept. 24.
there
is
2004
until
commemorate
October 2005.
age groups and adult leaders were required
activities.
program that Scouts were ready to embrace," said Tim
Wenzl, religious emblems coordinator. "The response
Photo by Karen A. Evans
Committee on Scouting
which Scouts worked to earn the Year of the Eucharist
the church's Year of the Eucharist, observed from October
the
eucharistic procession, part of the
Eucharistic
Highlands proudly
left):
Karcher.
activity
Eucharist
in
Karcher, Stephen Karcher, Ann Marie Crowe, Brendan Karcher, Emily Crowe and Bridget
event and the speakers.
Bishop Peter
Scouts at Our Lady of the Mountains Church
Girl
display their Year of the Eucharist patches. Pictured are (from
a real hunger out there for religious
activity
is
an obvious indication that
programs
of this type."
Are you being called
TO THE HARVEST? Then he
said to
His
disciples,
abundant but the laborers
Lord of the harvest
"The harvest
is
are few, so ask the
to send out laborers for
His harvest."(Mt 9:37)
He is calling you to place your hands upon the same bricks that
w^ere
place by these holy
formed and put
monks
looking
for
students
to
help
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and
virtue.
so long ago.
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strong,
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FROM THE COVER
Community, conversion Fire in the Mountains
Lord saying to me?'" what life is all about," he continued. "You're created in God's image and likeness. You can't say 'What
FIRE, from
is
the
"You
page 1
see, that's
God
you're bad, because give serious thought to their
how
and God's time and resources.
"How
God
being the instrument today, making present, giving him glory, assisting
my
sister
I
and brother, coming
created you.
You're not your own. What you can say is that you're good and that you want to build on that goodness, you want to work with God to complete what God
they spend
Also, he said, they should ask:
am
at
has begun." Pat Mahon, a parishioner at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in
to a
deeper understanding and greater insight into God's use of me as an instrument?"
Hayesville, liked the Scripture references
Catholics must be open to listening
and the advice about getting
God by
of that
rid
choosing "quiet and silence," to create a balance between activity and stillness, he said. After reading the First Book of Kings story of Elijah Ijearing God's whispering
"baggage." "The value of a day like this
voice. Father DeSantis said, "I like to
Redeemer Church
have it more evident, but as you and I know, it doesn't occur that way." "We need to be very attentive, to listen so very carefully," he said. "We as is told to need to really just be still us, 'Be still and know that I am God.'" Catholics, he said, must look at the reasons why they minister to others and to really engage those to and with whom
equally complimentary about Augustin-
to
we can
step
that
is
back and evaluate where we
are," he said.
Jose Martinez, a parishioner at Holy
Andrews, was
in
Photo
ian Father Robert
—
Scotland Church in Maggie Valley, em-
"I see Jesus looking directly into
is
we need
phasized "that
they minister. their eyes," Father
DeSantis
said.
is
work together when we work to-
as a real team; that
"There
an intensity, a presence; there
Dueweke's Spanish-
language presentation to Hispanic attendees, "Espiritualidad de la Pastoral de Conjunto." Martinez said Father Dueweke, Hispanic minister at Immaculate Conception Church in Canton and St. Margaret of
God
gether,
a
is in
spirituality to
You have
it.
have a
to
real
to
have
team."
The term, "pastoral de conjunto,"
and he follows through." "Baggage" obstructs ministry and openness to God, he said. It's more than
doesn't really have an English translation.
just excess possessions.
the building of the
"What
else are
we
Dueweke
explained, but refers to
"collaborating with the spirit of
"The main
holding onto?"
Father DeSantis asked.
dom
The Gospel, he said, is meant "to be that sword that cuts right through, to really challenge me: 'Linus, are you holding a grudge? Is there someone you
the call of
of God
God and
kingdom of God."
community
—
communion with God and with one another," Father Dueweke said, "everything that we do that gives a glimpse of the communion with God." "Pastoral de conjunto, he added, is the "practice of living communion in a
haven't spoken with in five years?'" I have to resolve ask forgiveness, to lay something aside. That Gospel that I preach ... before I preach to anybody, I preach to myself," Father DeSantis said. "Every
"If that's the case,
Bernal,
Jesus
Rebecca Sharp display credos written by
and
Gutierrez
the Mountains Nov. 12. The credos reflect the
in
ministers themselves and the structures
ward a common
of the parish and the diocese, with one common goal the kingdom of God." "Pastoral ministers," he explained, are not just priests, but everyone who is involved in ministry. "There is no room for clericalism,"
Silence
—
Dueweke
structural sin.
It
said. is
"Clericalism
"Silence and dialogue are parts of the
Dueweke
Dueweke said, "emphasized the harmonious coordination of all the elements
read from Scripture, think about
of pastoral ministry, such as the pastoral
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about harmony, which,
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by
"is not
an act of love; being willing to "sacriyour precious ideas" to achieve goals; "problems are not only discussed is
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AROUND THE DIOCESE offered at
Adoration of the Eucharist is
Fourth-grader appeals to legislators
the following churches: Andrews
Holy
Redeemer Church
Crock advocates
Fridays, 9-1 0 a.m., with confessions ending with Benediction
Anden
Sundays, 1-10 p.m.; weekdays, 6 a.m.-IO p.m.,
Barnabas Church
St.
CHARLOTTE
Saturdays, 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
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St.
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othenwise posted) first
Mass
Mass (unless
7 p.m. Mass for one hour
St.
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St.
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perpetual adoration
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Saturday Peter Church
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Fridays following 12:15 p.m.
St.
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first
Fridays following 9 a.m.
until
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Clemmons
Holy Family Church
Concord
St.
more than 70 school-aged children states and the District of Colum-
from 3 1
Mass
bia as
Mass at
11
part of her ambassadorial duties,
Emily met with North Carolina legislators in Washington to discuss a nationwide
a.m.
school food-allergy education Church
Denver
Holy
Forest City
Immaculate Conception Church
Spirit
Fridays,
first
7 p.m.-l a.m. Saturday
Thursdays, 7-8 p.m.; Fridays,
2:30-1 :30 p.m.;
1
Franklin
St.
Francis of Assisi Church
first
Fridays 9 a.m.
9 a.m. Saturday; other
Greensboro
St.
St. St.
Hendersonville
Michael Church
eve of first
Benedict Church
Immaculate Conception Church
10 p.m.
— a severe
are at risk for
allergic" reaction.
Specifically, the set will direct the U.S.
8 a.m. Friday
until
Human
Department of Health and
first
Fridays, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
vices to develop a policy for
first
Fridays, 9-1 1:30 a.m.
Ser-
managing
the risk of food allergies and anaphylaxis in schools.
Aloysius Church
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St.
High Point
Christ the King
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Maryfield Chapel
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9 a.m.-9 p.m.
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The
Our Lady of the Mountains
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federal policy
Nov -April;
such as school boards, along with
other interested parties and entities, in-
9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. May-Oct.
cluding school nurses, administrators
St.
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Fridays,
St.
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Fridays, 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Kannapdis
St.
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Thursdays, 4-7 p.m.; Fridays, 10 a.m.-7:45 p.m.
Kemersville
Holy Cross Church
Fridays following 9 a.m.
King
Good Shepherd Church
Fridays, 6-7 p.m.
8 a.m.-7 p.m.
"The
FAAN
Capitol Hill
Mass until 5 p.m.;
Fridays following morning
Benediction following 11 a.m.
"The
Mass Sundays
Fridays, 6-7 p.m.
St.
Dorothy Church
Linville
St.
Bemadette Church
Marion
Our Lady of the Angels Church
Lincolnton
Fridays following 11 a.m. first
Mass
Fridays, 8:30-11 :30 a.m. followed
by
Benediction and Mass. For Spanish-speaking parishioners, 6-8 p.m.
Mocksville
St.
Francis of Assisi Church
first
an important step for the
nationwide," said
founder and Our Lady of the Rosary Church
is
Fridays following 12 p.m.
Mass
until
Kids' Congress on
millions of children with food allergies
Mass until 7 p.m.
9 p.m.
front of the nation's Capitol in October.
was selected
Emily
represent North
to
on Capitol
Hill"
Oct.
18-19.
state,
school district to school
and school
when
lay in administering epinephrine
reaction occurs at school
be a factor
is
a
believed to
in fatal reactions.
The new law one
is
will ensure that everyprepared for these allergic emer-
gencies.
FAAN is a Virginia-based nonprofit organization representing the
Americans who have food tablished in 1991,
FAAN's
1 1
million
Es-
allergies.
mission
is
to
and advocacy, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Anne Munoz-Furlong,
CEO of FAAN.
FAAN
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To reach a board-certified
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the American Academy of Allergy,
believes
new
legislation is
needed because food allergy management strategies often differ from state to
at
www.foodallergy.org or call (800) 929-4040.
with food allergies about the need for more education in the classroom and
FAAN
district,
to school. Additionally, a de-
increase awareness, to provide education
and teachers.
Huntersville
Jefferson
Lexington
would then be
made available to local educational agen-
perpetual adoration
in
management of
who
Fridays, 12:15-8 p.m.
first
Paul the Apostle Church
Friday,
children at school
Emily Crock, a fourth-grader at Our Lady of the Assumption School in Charlotte, sits
Carolina at the inaugural "Kids' Congress
act will help establish a federal
anaphylaxis
Fridays, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Gastonia
The
standard regarding the until
act, intro-
duced by Rep. Nita Lowey, D-NY.
Sundays, 8-9 a.m.
Courtesy Photo
FAAN Junior Ambassadors.
As
Fridays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m..
first
portive material for the opportunity to
Mass until 8:30 p.m.
Thursdays, 9:30-1 0:30 a.m. except holidays
James the Greater Church
advocating for federal funding for food allergy research and encouraging elected officials to establish food allergy legislation in U.S. schools. Emily, who suffers from a food allergy, wrote a winning essay with supgies,
join
St.
Our Lady of
ing a better understanding of food aller-
6:30 p.m.
until
Fridays, following
p.m.
1
—
Emily Crock, a the Assiunption School in Charlotte, was selected to represent North Carolina and attended the inaugural Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network's (FAAN) "Kid's Congress on Capitol Hill" Oct. 18-19. The program is geared toward creatfourth-grader at
Asheboro
for food allergy education in classroom
contact
allergist,
Asthma
& Immunology (www.aaaai.org)
or the
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Im-
munology (www.acaai.org).
Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m.;
Benediction;
children's adoration, last Fridays 12:30-1 :30 p.m.
Monroe
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Mooresville
St.
Therese Church
Saturdays, 6:30 p.m.-l 2 a.m. first
Fridays following 9 a.m.
Sunday
The Center is centrally
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Benediction at 4:45 p.m.
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Morganton
St.
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Holy Angels Church
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Sacred Heart Church
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St.
Frances
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St.
Margaret Mary Church
first
Fridays following
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St.
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first
Saturday following the 9 a.m. Mass
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Fridays, 12-7 p.m.
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November 25, 2005
VATICAN
II
Council changed concept of marriage After Vatican
the church eased
II,
another requirement for interfaith
COUNCIL, from page 1
—
couples
that the non-Catholic partner
sign a pledge to raise the children as
took place in a Presbyterian church, with his minister
and her CathoUc
The changes to Catholic marriage brought about by the Second Vatican Council went far beyond how and where an interfaith marriage could take place,
many
they were the most visible
sign of the church renewal and openness
brought by the council. Many of the adaptations began long before the council, said Father Joseph Champlin, whose 1970 book, "Together
used by four out of five couples planning a Catholic wedding. for Life,"
make
such a pledge verbally.
equal participants.
but for
Catholics. Beginning in the late 1960s,
the jjon-Catholic needed only to
priest as
is still
Ceremony planning
A
key change in Catholic weddings Second Vatican Council was the couples' participation in planning the ceremony. Pre-Vatican II, elements of the wedding ceremony were "rather rigid and the after the
for everybody," Father Champlin But afterward, "the church, as with liturgical rites, urged participation in
same said. all
the liturgy," the priest said.
sister-in-law, later in the 1940s) to within
Couples could now select their own Bible readings and music and otherwise personalize the wedding ceremony. "This immediately resonated with young Catholics," said Father Champlin, whose "Together for Life" and its various revisions over the years have sold 9
the church sanctuary and in the context
million copies.
own
Champlin saw interfaith weddings move from a service in the rectory (his mother and In his
family. Father
non-Catholic stepfather, in the 1940s) to inside the church, but outside the
munion rail
(his brother
Com-
and non-Catholic
of a Mass in the 1950s. "It eased a lot of those hurts" and the feelings of rejection sometimes felt by the non-Catholic partner, said the priest, who serves as sacramental priest at Our
Lady of Good Counsel Church
Beyond the ceremony itself, Vatican changed the very concept of marriage
in the Catholic Church, according to H. Richard McCord, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Family,
in
Warners, N.Y.
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is
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solely for procreation; rather,
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November 25, 2005
FROM THE COVER abuse of children, particularly during the 1970s' surge of incidents. Response of law enforcement to reports of clergy sexual abuse in the 1970s as compared with current responses.
— —
Common
psychiatric treatment
models of the 1970s
as
compared with
current treatment models.
The study also plans to examine environmental aspects that influenced the risk factors for victims
and predators.
The 13 members of the National Review Board include experts in the fields of education, law, psychology, psychiachurch administration and medicine.
try,
Chairwoman Ewers
is
an educational
consultant and former president of Pace
University in
New York.
Ewers told Catholic News Service that work on the study would begin immediately and take three years to complete. There are several organizations interested in providing the additional fimd-
Seeking causes and answers
ing for the study, she said.
"The study
This will be the second study con-
is
a unique opportunity
ducted by John Jay College for the all-lay
to gain significant insights into the prob-
National Review Board appointed by the
lem," said Ewers.
bishops to advise them on prevention poli-
and
monitor policy compliance. John Jay study, published in 2004, provided statistics collected from U.S. dioceses and Eastern-rite eparchies on the nature and scope of the problem covering the 1950-2002 cies
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influence
stem child sex abuse.
The charter said the study was needed "to understand the problem more fully and to enhance the effectiveness of our future response." The study plan calls for John Jay
College to work with Jesuit-run Fordham University in New York and other experts across the country.
To be examined
A Nov.
16 news release by the U.S.
bishops said that issues to be examined in the study include:
— Epidemic
aspects of the sexual
abuse incidents that surged in the 1970s and subsequently declined in the 1980s.
admission policies and priest formation programs before and after the 1980s. Differences between the hfestyle
—
and formation of diocesan clergy and that of religious order priests that might explain any differences in cases of abuse perpetrated by members of the two groups. Ecclesiastical environment and the ways in which the church responded to reports of sexual abuse. Behavioral and psychological problems of abusers. Circumstances that enhanced the vulnerability of the victims. Cultural, social and psychological factors in U.S. society and the Catholic Church which contributed to sexual
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first
It reported that about 4 percent of U.S. priests ministering from 1950 to 2002 were accused of sexually abusing a minor. The 2004 study said that 4,392 clergymen almost all priests were accused of abusing 10,667 people, with 75 percent of the incidents taking place between 1960 and 1984. It was the first comprehensive, national statistical study of the problem. After the new study was aimounced, Jeremy Travis, John Jay president, said that the college pledges to do the research "with scrupulous objectivity and scientific rigor to advance society's understanding of the causes and context of the problem within the church." John Jay was chosen to conduct the
period.
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At the USCCB's Nov. 14-17 faU meeting in Washington, the bishops: Adopted revisions to the book of Scripture readings for children's Masses in the U.S. and sent them to the Vatican
—
for confirmation.
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Approved new guidelines for the growing phenomenon of lay ecclesial ministry in U.S. parishes.
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Approved a proposal to seek Vatican approval to retain current dollar levels at which different controls kick in for the disposal of church property.
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in
up
to $1.8 million in deficit spending.
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November 25, 2005
IN
THE NEWS
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it's why we have a school. We do believe in preparing our daughters to be strong women of principle we just happen to disagree with Girls Inc." Formerly known as Girls Clubs of America, Girls Inc. "develops researchbased informal education programs that encourage girls to take risks and master physical, intellectual and emotional chal-
people
1 Can' controversy Parish cancels boycott of doll
American Girl maker
NANCY FRAZIER
BY
are pursuing a narrow political agenda."
American
WASHINGTON — Saying that "the of our
come
integrity," the pastor
at the cost
of
St.
Luke
—
Can"
abuse prevention, media
nomic
"have chosen to misconstrue American
tion,"
Girl's purely altruistic efforts."
"Recently, our mission to help girls develop their self-esteem and self-reliance has become the target of false, inflammatory statements from people who are pursuing a narrow political agenda," said Joyce Roche, president and CEO of
Girl fashion
which promotes girls' selfalso has prompted esteem and service criticism of the company by at least three organizations Pro-Life Wisconsin, Pro-Life Action League and American Family Association. The latter two organizations urged a boycott of American Girl, which produces a line of popular collectable dolls. "We are asking people who care about little girls, and about the value of
show
for
American May. The company
books and doll accessosite and catalog and Chicago and New York.
sells dolls, related
—
ries
through
at stores in
—
"Major programs address math and science education, pregnancy and drug
its
Web
literacy, eco-
literacy, adolescent health, vio-
lence prevention and sports participait
to others and be a good friend. I can make a difference! 1 promise to try." American Girl, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc., said it would donate net proceeds
from the band sales to Girls Inc. and would make an additional $50,000 donation to the organization to support
its
educational programs.
Peggy Hamill,
state director
of Pro-
Life Wisconsin, praised Father Malloy
site.
comment on the controversy Nov. 2, spokeswoman Julie Parks told The Associated Press earlier that some groups
parish school had planned an
bracelet
Web
for
Father Francis Malloy, pastor, said the
Girl's connection to
Girls Inc. through the "I
project
Service requests
Writing iu his Oct. 30 parish bulletin.
legal.
The American
News
its
but
nonprofit group that supports
keeping abortion
lenges," according to
Girl representatives did not
respond to Cathohc
Church in Brookfield, Wis., has canceled an American Girl school fundraiser set for May because of the doll company's ties to a
event; others urge
O'BRIEN
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
pursuit of funds can't
—
hand
says.
and St. Luke Church for canceling the planned American Girl fundraiser.
"The parish sacrificed possibly thousands of dollars to take a stand for "Such courage will most however, go unrewarded. It would only take a few people who decide not to purchase an American Girl doll, and instead send their money to St. Luke, for the parish to recoup their losses." The American Family Association, based in Tupelo, Miss., called Girls Inc. a "pro-abortion, pro-lesbian group" and urged its members to tell American Girl Hfe," she said. likely not,
Girls Inc., in a statement.
"Girls Inc. stands
on
its
long positive
we have
history.
purchasing
match made in heaven, a motivated Catholic school and an ail-American icon," Father Malloy wrote. "We seemed poised to raise enough funds for a new playground and a remake of the school library." But following a special meeting of the Home and School Association at St. Luke Church, the pastor canceled the
right to "convenient access to safe, ef-
with their radical feminist ideology."
products and visiting American Girl Place
fundraiser, forfeiting a $1,000 deposit.
during the entire Christmas shopping sea-
Although the parish hopes to get the deposit returned, "even if we don't it probably won't matter," Father Malloy said. "The real lesson is one of integrity." "We are a Catholic school and we do have core values of faith and tradition," he added. "These we pass on to our young
methods of contraception and protection from disease." In September, American Girl launched the "I Can" bracelet project, selling bands that carry the American Girl "I Can" promise: "I can be myself, follow my dreams and always do my
"As consumers, we have both the freedom and the responsibility to spend
human
life,
to refi^in fi-om
"It
son," said Ann Scheidler, executive direc-
of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, in a Nov. 1 statement. The head of Girls Inc. said, however, that the controversy resulted from "false, inflammatory statements from people who
tor
seemed
like a
The
millions of lives
touched speak for
who we
are
and our
On
its
Web a
site.
Girls Inc. said
it
woman's freedom of
choice, a constitutional right established
by
Supreme Court in 1973 in Wade." It also says girls have a
the U.S.
Roe
vs.
fective
best.
I
its
decision to support Girls Inc.
"casts a great
shadow over
their trust-
worthiness to put the welfare of girls and
values," she said.
"supports
that
can reach for the
stars,
lend a
children
first."
Scheidler of the Pro-Life Action League said girls are being "unwittingly introduced to Girls Inc. through the bracelet program,
and lured
T Can'
into contact
our gift dollars in a maimer consistent with our values," she added. "There are excellent alternatives to dolls.
We
expect that
American
many
Girl
families will
choose to reject American Girl
this
Christmas."
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November 25, 2005
Watch
Culture
A roundup
WORD TO LIFE
of Scripture,
readings, films and
more
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: DEC. 4, Dec. 4, Second Sunday of
suspense
'Goblet' full of action,
announce God's good news,
Advent
Cycle
9-11
words have an authority I'm
Psahn 85:9-14 3) Gospel:
Mark
never quite have. They have a gift for proclaiming the love of God that I wish I did possess.
1:1-8
spell over audiences.
We are all called to serve
"Goblet of Fire" is the fourth movie adapted from the hugely popular fantasy novels by British author J.K. Rowling.
in
and visually
But, like anyone reading this,
own
BY JEFF
HENSLEY
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
delicious, but despite con-
siderable plot-pruning, at an unwieldy
two hours and 37 minutes
this
"Goblet" CNS
runneth over a
Azkaban," the new installment
—
is
the
—
first
Radchffe) at the story's outset. This is especially true for the scenes involving the "Death Eaters," agents of the evil Lord Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes in fearsome face makeup), who finally makes his much-anticipated appearance. But for most of "Goblet," the story revolves around a three-task, interscholastic competition known as the Triwizard Tournament to be hosted at Hogwarts. Harry is chosen to compete along with a Hogwartsian upperclassman, a French enchanfress and a Bulgarian bruiser. The dangerous trials pit them against frre-breathing dragons, menacing mermaids and a sinister hedge-maze. But to bashfiil Harry, those perils pale compared to the harrowing ordeal of finding a date for Hogwarts' annual Yule ball, lighthearted teen
romance
The onset of awkward adolescence
new
emotional dimen-
sion to the relationships of the three
(who died proseems to echo the salvific "Deeper Magic" spoken of in C.S. Lewis' Christian-allegorical "The Chronicles of Namia." Curbed is Harry's habit of rulelove of Harry's mother
tecting
him
in his infancy)
breaking. Perhaps as he matures, so has his sense of integrity,
evidenced by his
— on more than one occasion — endangering his chance of winning to do the
honorable thing (that is, saving a life). "Goblet of Fire" presents the clearest delineation
"wrong"
between "right" and even in-
in the series thus far,
troducing moral imperatives into the stu-
Despite
different he was: that he had a message entrusted to him, and that he went about fearlessly and obediently aimouncing that One more powerfal than he was coming, One who would baptize not with water but with the Holy
fice.
As Dumbledore
contention of Father Peter Fleetwood, a official
young
(The film could have done without an eyebrow-raising scene in which a frisky girl ghost cozies up to a thoroughly embarrassed Harry while bathing.) As with the magical elements in its predecessors, those in "Goblet of Fire" leads.
should be viewed as time-honored storytelling devices, like those employed throughout the history of Western fantasy literature from childhood fairy tales to Arthurian legends and Shakespeare. A reference by Voldemort about the
of
...
(Rowling)
formerly of the Pontifical
is
stand the conflict
to help children under-
between good and
The film contains frightening immenace and some sexual innuendo. The USCCB Of-
tion
is
Film A-II
&
—
Broadcasfing classificaadults
How do you think God wants to use
name two
just to
each have a joy so transparent, a goodness so sfrong that, as with John the Baptist, anyone who is around them
you
know they And that leads to their other
for very long can't help but
are different.
which
is
to bring his love to others in the
everyday contacts of your
and adolescents.
The Motion Picture Association of parents are America rating is PG-13 strongly cautioned. Some material may
—
be inappropriate for children under
13.
DiCerto is on the staff of the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
life?
Scripture to Illustrate: "Make ready the way of the Lord.
a willingness to
Clear
him
(Mark
a straight path"
1
:3bc).
WEEKLY SCRIPTURE SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27 DECEMBER
3
Sunday (First Sunday of Advent), Isaiah 63:16-17, 19; 64:2-7, 1 Corinthians 1 :3-9, Mark 13:33-37; Monday (Advent Weekday), Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 8:5-11 Tuesday (Advent Weekday), Isaiah 11:11 0, Luke 1 0:21 -24; Wednesday (St. Andrew), Romans 1 0:9-1 8, Matthew 4:1 8-22; 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 9:35-10:1 6-8. ,
,
evil."
ages, scenes of intense fice for
—
—
"We
counsels,
Question:
baptizes in the Spirit.
won
must face the choice between what is right and what is easy." Such Ufe lessons would support the Vatican
like the advent
in religion to
Bob and Mary
;
SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER Sunday (Second Sunday of Advent), Weekday),
Isaiah 35:1-10,
4
Isaiah 40:25-31
Genesis 3:9-15, 20, Ephesians
DECEMBER
10
Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11,2 Peter 3:8-14,
Luke 5:17-26; Tuesday
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-
1:3-6, 11-12,
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(St.
Matthew
Mark
11 :28-30;
Monday (Advent
Thursday (Immaculate Conception),
Luke 1:26-38; Friday
(St.
Juan Diego),
Matthew 11:16-19; Saturday (Advent Weekday), Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 Matthew ,
r.The
1:1-8;
Nicholas), Isaiah 40:1-11, Matthew 18:12-14;
Isaiah 48:17-19,
17:9, 10-13.
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John the Baptist spoke in guarded terms because he did not know his name. We know his name and are formed in it and by it. We know the One John announced did indeed come in the flesh, and so we ourselves share John's mission, the mission of announcing Jesus.
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Sounds
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Spirit.
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me as I read about John
how
is
characteristic,
dents' hocus-pocus curriculum.
Council for Culture, that "the chief concern
into the abracadabra action mix.
adds an interesting
Fire."
"old magic" wrought by the sacrificial
its
some
and the Goblet of
"Harry Potter
in
the
spooky opening image, the film is probably too scary for young children, who might have nightmares, precisely what's plaguing Harry (Daniel
injecting
stars
Radcliffe
Daniel
in the
franchise to be rated PG-13.
From
strikes
the Baptist
Continuing the moodier tone set by 2004's "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of darkest thus far
What
PHOTO FROM Warner Bros
bit long.
I
gifts.
For me, they are gifts of compassion and a facility with words (at least some of the time), and in my limited gifts I have found my own way to enter into the Christian's work of telling others about the One who brings the Holy Spirit. Each of us, whether a grocery clerk, teacher, computer entry operator,
our own ways
entertaining, intelligent
my
afraid
own will
2) 2 Peter 3:8-14
"Harry Pot-
and the Goblet of Fire" conjures enough movie magic to cast a satisfying
is
not at
By the time they start to speak of the One who baptizes with the Spirit, their
B Readings:
1) Isaiah 40:1-5,
ter
The film
if
then after a reasonable length of
first,
time has passed.
BY DAVID DiCERTO CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
NEW YORK (CNS) —
2005
Charlotte,
28205
The Catholic News & Herald 11
November 25, 2005
A line' worth walking
Faith on film ^Narnia^ film
may
signal greater acceptance of
faith'themed movies BY
GUY
FITZ local outreach activities.
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
PLANO, Texas
— The Dec. 9
release
of "The Chronicles of Namia: The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe," the potential Christmas blockbuster based on a novel by
the
Christian writer C.S. Lewis,
Hollywood for
is
focusing
may
signal
more on audiences
"What I found number of important and Walden Media
Joaquin Phoenix stars
in
"Walk the Line," a superior biopic about country singer
Johnny Cash (a mesmerizing Phoenix, who does
own
his
singing).
It
traces the singer's
childhood, marred by the accidental death of his older brother and his father's
subsequent coldness, through an
unfulfilling first
with singer June Carter (Reese Witherspoon,
marriage and his budding romance
who matches her co-star
in
the singing
company.
Good News
and acting departments), drug dependency and ultimate survival. Director James Mangold deftly balances the personal drama with plenty of good music, making for first-rate entertainment, though the touching romance between the married Cash and Carter is
—
despite cautious treatment by scriptwriter
Gill
Dennis
—
naggingly problematic from a basic moral, as well as Catholic, perspective.
Some rough and crude language, ethnic slurs, scenes of domestic violence, drug and alcohol use, and an extramarital relationship. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification rating
is
PG-13
for children
—
is A-lll
—
adults.
The Motion Picture Association of America
parents are strongly cautioned.
Some
material
may be
inappropriate
under 13.
Advertising was hired "Namia" advertisements in 64
to put
Christian newspapers nationwide, in-
cluding 46 Catholic newspapers. The Catholic News & Herald among them.
"The sneak peek gave
With Mel Gibson's film grossing more than $400 million in worldwide box office proceeds, Christian audi-
robe"
ences are establishing themselves as a ers.
market for Hollywood produc-
Grass-roots evangelical campaigns
are starting to grow around religiousthemed movies being released.
In October, Stonebriar
"The Lion,
Witch and the Ward-
World War Il-era England. The upon a magical wardrobe that transports them to the world of Namia. The children embark on a quest to save the land from an evil witch with ing up in
the help of
Namia 's noble
mler, the
lion Asian.
Lewis wrote "The Chronicles of
Namia"
were selected as attendees. The event was one of 140 held across the United States by Motive Entertainment, which also conducted similar events for the "The Passion." The Stonebriar event was billed as
played a part in his writing. He was Anglican. "We're interested in telling great stories and being tme to the original themes
faith leaders
groups," said Flaherty. In addition to exclusive clips of the
film and hearing Grammy-winning Christian musician Steven Curtis
Chapman perform songs from the Namia album, audience members received free material describing
movie
how the
story can be incorporated into
The
perfect
Advent
gift
lished faith
as a seven-book series, pub-
between 1950 and 1956. The
of Lewis,
represents evil.
1
With such strong faith-based themes,
it
seems natural
diences. greater
-
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Depending on its success, a number of movies may be re-
leased with similar elements.
DiCerto could not attest to the fact more movies are coming out with Christian themes, but "keep in mind," he said, "(Hollywood producers) are going to be open to any audience that can that
make them money. ets,
If
it
helps sell tick-
moviemakers are going
to
empha-
size Christian elements in movies."
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November 25, 2005
AROUND THE DIOCESE International torch run CHARLOTTE
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This year the torch will
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comes to diocese
The torch run began in Mexico City the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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FROM THE COVER
Youths get ^Rescued'
with them into adulthood," said Peg Ruble, assistant director for diocesan youth ministry. This retreat's theme came from the
YOUTHS, from page 1
Clemmons
the weekend of Nov. 17-20. "There were 1 1 members of the team consisting of adults, young adults and teenagers who put this very suc-
Deacon Mike Langsdorf, permanent deacon at Divine Redeemer Church in Boonville cessful retreat together, said
and a member of the leadership team. The team meets to plan the spiritual and catechetical experience and retreat theme, and organize the people and resources needed to carry out the retreat.
Photo by Deacon Gerald Potkay
Youths participate Family Church
in
game
a group
in
Clemmons
during the "Rescued" youth retreat held at Holy
"These
Nov. 18-20.
retreats also train future
youth leaders and
who
at retreat
take these skills
Scripture readings for
Nov. 20, the Feast
of Christ the King, which say "God is the Good Shepherd and will save, or rescue, all of us who are the sheep of his fold," said
Deacon Langsdorf During the retreat, the youths ex-
plored the Scripture readings, explored
contemporary Christian anthropology and took part in eucharistic adoration. They then broke into small groups to contemplate what being saved and rescued meant to them, and who does the saving. The groups came up with both physical and
scriptural aspects
of being rescued.
Emie Dillard, a junior at Elon UniverElon, spoke about
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didn't even have rosaries.
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to them."
Dillard hoped the retreat gave the youths the inspiration "to help rescue
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Matthew 19:14
others,
knowing
have Jesus
that they
working through them."
Even though the Christians converted by the Apostles: They
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"I
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Katherine Haugen, a pa-
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Perspectives
A
collection of columns,
editorials
and viewpoints
What's in a name? IdentiV^ helps in relationships with What's
The mal rite
Evolution versus intelligent design controversy
We
in a
first
name?
thing
we do
in the baptis-
them a name. "What name do
for babies is to give
say to the parents,
you give
to
Q.
We read much
creation
and
You
cannot have
Some
scientists, according to the stories, deny the need ofa Creator. The universe, they say, can explain itself without
God into the picture. Obviously we would not
at least
know
name
a sort of "handle."
is
The
the person's name.
Adam
asked
finished
was
to
do
God
name
Corner
Would you explain what this evolution ID controversy is all about? Can
versus
scientists really prove,
God does
or try
to
prove,
and their connection to evolution, would be far beyond the limits of this column. But extensive information is readily available from your library or through an Internet Google search under these topics. One important point may be made, however, concerning your second question. The physical sciences themselves will never be able to prove either the existence or nonexistence of God.
we hold that "pure spirit." That means there is nothing material or physical in the Divine Being, nothing that has physical parts that can be measured or weighed or broken off. is
—
If that is true, there cannot possibly
exist a place in our
cosmos
that
one
could point to and say. Here is the spot where something physical came out of
God, here
is
where creation began.
There can be, so to speak, no physical
no trace anywhere of some sort of umbilical cord by which material existence flowed from "belly button" in the universe,
into this world.
In that specific sense, the material
universe must be a "closed system," ex-
universe, he
called "Jordan" for a while.
it
must
mathematician, therefore, were to claim
no Creator is needed to explain the would have jumped outside the field of natural sciences and be speaking as a philosopher or theologian
— speaking no longer within
it
func-
cannot possibly prove there was no intelligent Creator behind what happened. tions,
They may discover much that changes our conceptions of how God functions in this world. That has happened often, particularly in the past 400 years, and is happening today. In the end, however, when all relevant scientific evidence is gathered (which certainly is not yet), the most science can declare is that no physical evidence exists of any outside divine ac-
his
compe-
tence as a physical scientist.
ous tendency to assume that people prominent in one field movie stars, authors, even clergy are authorities on almost everything else as well. We must also admit that we can never prove, from physical evidence alone, that there is a God, a personal,
—
—
Our physical reach
intelligent Creator.
extends only to the edges of the physical universe.
beyond
We
need something else
to
go
that.
Obviously, we human beings have "something else," the ability to think, to reason our way past what we can see and hear and feel to Someone who started it all by simply willing it into existence. Someone who gave it direction and purpose, even if that design evolves over billions of years. As St. Paul says and the church that
we humans are able to come to know the invisible God through the visible things he has made (Rom 1:20).
and whatever our beliefs, seriously need to recognize the limits on how far either the physical sciences, or theology, can take us on such questions. all,
parents today. Often they
anybody
I
don'tthink
naming their "Wilma" for a while
will be
"Katrina" or
I
Sister asked, "Is there a St. Sister did not approve.
all
the techniques for re-
Hunger Households that
scientists or not,
with people, even after they have been in the parish a long time.
Our archbishop. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, is a genius with names. He can meet someone once and remember the person's name. I was stunned the first year he came to our archdiocese when he called out each priest's name as we came forward to meet him. Later I discovered that his secretaries were whispering our names to him as we approached. That's what I need, a prompter.
My
secretary
is
much
better with
am. In general I think are better at names because they I
WTien people call or come by, I often ask our secretary, "Are they one of ours?" She not only knows their names, she knows the names of all their children and in-laws. People have any easy time with me.
—
They just call me "Father" except in Mexico where I am "Padrecito," "Little Father." That's the beauty of a uniform. In heaven better
If they'd been thinking, they should have answered, "Not yet, but I'm working on it." Remembering names is a key pastoral skill. I'm pretty lousy at it.
learned
once in a sentence as
are better with relationships.
much go along with anydraw the line when they start
asked each person, "What's your name, dear?" If someone answered,
I
at least
women
Sister
Wendy?"
name
soon as you meet the person: "So Howard, how did you find our parish?" These techniques don't work with me. I often find myself "handle-less"
after
naming children after luxury automobiles. Lexus and Infiniti are not entirely unknown. When the touring company of "Late Night Catechism" came to our parish,
"Wendy,"
the
names than
pretty
thing, but
membering a name. Repeat it as soon as you hear it. Write it down if you can. Use
girls
this hurricane season. I
Unfortunately our culture has a curi-
We
how
be.
If a cosmologist or astrophysicist or
This means that physical sciences alone, whatever more they learn about universe began and
This message seems to be lost on
that
way
teaches,
how the
thing.
name them for movie stars or celebrities. Sports figures account for a pretty fair number of names. These things go in fads. There were a lot of girls called "Morgan" and boys
and operating within itself. There could be no transfer of physical matter or energy from Creator to creature. isting
As I only would we
whole
explained above, not agree with that; we would say that's the
intelligent design,
In Christian tradition
God
aspire. tivity that started the
A. I'm sorry that a helpful explanation of the relationship between creation-
God
DIETZEN CNS COLUMNIST
not exist or did not create the
world? (Ohio)
ism and
FATHER JOHN
DALY
to all the
It was the beginning of a relationship between man and all the creatures of the earth. In my parish we always explain the importance of naming to parents. We tell them it expresses our hope for the person. That is why Christians often take a name from our Christian heritage, like Mary, or the name of a virtue, like Faith. We want our children to have names of the great saints who are heroes of the faith or of great virtues to which we
Question
J.
CNS COLUMNIST
was
after creation
to give a
FATHER PETER
In the Bible, the first thing
bringing
agree.
Diary
a relationship with someone unless you
today about evolu-
intelligent design.
Parish
your child?"
This makes sense.
birds and animals.
tion,
God, others
in
I
memory
plan on asking
God for a way I
for names. That
will be able to call everybody's
will object to that
name.
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It
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The Catholic News & Herald
November 25, 2005
Anatomy of an
grant clemency.
execution
Gov. Easley is a Catholic who is proabortion and sometimes, but not always, pro-death penalty. His positions are at
Capital punishment at odds with family^s mercy
odds with often-repeated teachings of the Catholic Church.
Who
is
wronged
in a killing?
ily,
the people
who have
idea of justice shouldn't trump mercy.
The
victim, of course; and the victim's fam-
Catholics
to live with a
&
Gov. Easley met with the Syriani children, who are all adults now, and he listened to their pleas. In the end he
gnawing sense of injustice when a loved one is needlessly taken. In 1990, Teresa Syriani was murdered by her husband Elias at their Charlotte home. The Syrianis had been married for 15 years and had four children. But the marriage was falling apart because of Elias' violence. He was abusive and she had filed for divorce. Teresa's life ended in her driveway,
traumatized by their father's senseless
in her car. Elias vented his rage with a
brutality.
screwdriver, stabbing her 28 times. John
up without a mother, they had no thirst for vengeance and didn't want the state
was 10 years old that day. He remembers it well; he was in the car with Syriani
his mother.
Elias
was convicted and
sent to
the Media
decided to give his
on Nov. 18, was strapped to a gumey and rolled into the execution chamber of Raleigh's Central Prison. Tied down, Elias was injected first with a chemical that put him
GUEST COLUMNIST
They were
the victims
who were most
Even though they had
to
grow
their father.
chose to forgive him. Forgiveness soon blossomed into a
innocence of those who are brought before it. Elias was found guilty and a jury of his peers decided that death was the proper punishment. Appeals went nowhere. His only chance, the only
quest for mercy as Elias' four children
possibility for the Syriani family to stay
traveled the state, telling their story.
together,
state.
Our court system determines
the
guilt or
for
pope says
life,
The Pope
w
Speaks
Hj^il
Gov. Mike Easley
to
POPE BENEDICT XVII BY
As a family member, John Syriani could have joined the reporters and oth-
who were
ers
human
dignity in all
his breathing.
.
1 ,
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J
John took
a.
pass.
CINDY
WOODEN
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
there to witness his
Seeing one parent senselessly killed enough. Defense lawyer Henderson Hill put it best when he said, "We punished four innocent children already scarred by family violence. ... By taking the life of a man in the process of giving life back to his kids, we betray our own humanity." Who is wronged in an execution?
left.
was
help others see
that stopped
had
tioned by the
Then in 2003, when Elias had been locked away for 13 years, his children
and then another
father's execution.
peated on their father, this time sanc-
12.
to sleep
to kill their father, the only parent they
John and his three sisters, Rose, Sarah and Janet, had nothing to do with
Raleigh to await his fate as
Catholics must
Elias
A year passed, then four, then nine, then
in
legally sanc-
In the dead of the night
DAVID HAINS
the appeals dragged through the courts.
row
OK to
tioned violence.
Senseless pre-meditated violence had aheady taken their mother. Now premeditated violence was going to be re-
death
The eye-for-an-eye
1
Due to an early pubwe are unable to bring
Editor 's note: lishing deadline,
you
the
pope
's
weekly general audience.
is
We all are. David Hains
is
director
of communi-
cation for the Diocese of Charlotte. Contact him at dwhains@charlottediocese. org.
—
VATICAN CITY (CNS)
In a
world increasingly against discrimination. Catholics must protect all human life. Pope Benedict XVI said. Modem men and women understand that "the dignity of man is not based on the genes of his DNA and does not diminish in the presence of physical differences or genetic defects," the pope said Nov. 19, addressing participants at a Vatican conference on health care, ethics and the human genome. "The principle of nondiscrimination on the basis of physical or genetic factors has entered deeply into consciences," the
Poverty: An
abuse of human rights
Ever-jone has ri^t to healthcare^ security
Faith
pope
pendent expert on human rights and extreme poverty, traveled to the United
man
Marketplace
and likeness of God."
States to study poverty.
He
His itinerary included the homeless of the Bronx, the Immokalee farm workers
of
of Florida, the hurricane-devastated
New
Orleans, the ethnically and cul-
turally diverse
of the Mississippi Delta,
Native Americans in upstate New York and people in the hollows of Appalachia.
The purpose of
the trip focused
on
the expressions of poverty and possible efforts to address them.
pounded
The underlying
assumption of the trip: poverty is an abuse of human rights. The richest nation on earth and poverty? What about the 2.8 billion people of the world who survive on less than $2 a day, those living in mud huts, those with little more than a sarong or loin cloth? Those graphic images depict absolute poverty and charge overindulgent nations with social sin. But, the effects of the relative poverty in the United States fly under the radar when people live shorter lives with
com-
his problems.
some
night the pillars supporting his house will shift,
sending the house with him and his
racial barriers.
as a denial of a life in dignity.
"Bobby" in eastern Kentucky testified that he worked 30 years as a nurse's aid. Scratched on the right arm by a
everyone has a right to live in dignity, poverty equates to an abuse of human
home, he developed methicillin resistant stapholococcus
Jeffs family has a right to security. Poverty has three dimensions.
(MRSA);
then
later,
high blood
retired
mother and father down the
The United Nations defines poverty
rights.
Bobby deserves
life:
On a second level,
Because
healthcare and
With "income poverty," a person
food,
with
"human development poverty"
a person carmot access education, healthcare and the basic social services that allow a person to feel spiritually alive. Thirdly, with racism, sexism and other forms of "social exclusion," a person cannot participate fully in society.
The Universal Declaration of Human by the United Nations Dec. 10, 1948, implies that poverty is an abuse of human rights: "Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necesRights, adopted
sary social services
..."
(Article 25).
The Catholic Church teaches
Jeff lives with the fear that
realities
However, he carmot buy the essentials of
foundations.
mountainside.
aureus
RAUSCH
clothing, shelter.
human rights arise fi^om the being made in the image and
that
dignity of
likeness of God. Whether absolute or relative, poverty carmot be eradicated by mere charity, because it remains an abuse of hu-
man
rights that calls for
new
structures
Glenmary Father Rausch
&
was
true that
with their Cre-
said,
it
also
many people know something in the secularized
is is
true that
missing
view of life.
"This means that possible
new
areas
have opened for a profitable dialogue with society, and not only with believers, on important themes such as those related to life," the pope said. Pope Benedict said "seeds of humanism" influenced by Judeo-Christian values remain present in even the most secularized societies, and those seeds can be encouraged to grow. The pope said the church proclaims the value of every human life from the moment of conception based not only on the Gospel, but also on reason, and reason can be used to promote a wider acceptance of that value for the good of individuals and societies. Priests, hospital chaplains and educators also
Catholic
must work
faithfiil
to ensure that
are aware of the ethical
implications of new advances in genetics
and biomedical technology, he said. They need support when facing difficult medical decisions, but also when they vote in elections where biomedical issues
of justice.
"Faith
it
going so far as to disregard the need to protect the transcendent dignity of man and respect for his very life."
is
Forced to declare bankruptcy, he lost his house. His family survives on Social Security Disability and food stamps, but he remains constantly behind on his rent and heavily in debt. The subtlety of poverty in Appalachia extends to the environmental degradation that comes with mountaintop removal and irresponsible strip mining. Outside Hazard, Ky., "Jeff showed the U.N. delegation a four-foot crack in his home's chimney caused by blasting a mile away. Legally, a company can detonate 40,000 pounds of dynamite in one blast, but mining concerns routinely receive waivers for larger shots. The results: plates rattle and picture frames fall off the wall, cracks appear in chimneys and
said
ator,
legally blind.
no healthcare, face financial insecurity from corporate decisions and experience their human potential halted by social and
resident at a nursing
bond of temporal
GUEST COLUMNIST
eventually had a stroke and
truest
secularization has "often obliterated the
FATHER JOHN S.
its
because he was created in the image
Pope Benedict
pressure. Without insurance, he could
not get proper healthcare which
"This principle has
and the GLENMARY Dr. Arjun Sengupta, the U.N. inde-
said.
foundation in the dignity inherent in every
the Marketplace "
is
's
column
carried by
30 Catholic newspapers. He serves as peace andjustice directorfor the mission diocese of Lexington, Ky.
are involved.
"If adequate instruction
...
is
lack-
ing," he said, people could be easily
swayed by of only
the
media or the presentation
partial information.
November
25,
The Catholic News & Herald 16
2005
PARISH PROFILE phase its
Luke Church a young, parish in Mint Hill St.
of the parish. From
in the history
rather unconventional shopping mall
Luke Church was dedicated on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. early stages, St.
thriving
7,
1995, with then-Bishop William G.
Curlin celebrating and Father Mulligan concelebrating.
The parish has made the sense of family and community a top priority in its yoimg
Parishioners keep active in
life.
many ministries and organizations, under ST.
LUKE CHURCH
which dozens of committees, groups and Luke parishioners participate in a number of community-
13700 Lawyers Road Charlotte, N.C. 28227 (704) 545-1224
projects operate. St.
level undertakings as well, including sev-
ecumenical activities. Some of the parish's ministries include Room in the Inn; Refugee Mentoring Ministry, a pilot ministry in collaboration with Catholic Social Services Refugee Resettlement Office; Uptown Men's Homeless Shelter; Kairos Prison Ministry; Thomasboro School Outreach; RAIN; Habitat for Humanity and Jamaica Ministry. After several years of steady growth, the parish constructed a Family Life Center in 1996. This center is used for worship services as well as a variety of educational and social activities. Since 2001, when Father James eral
Vicariate: Charlotte
James Hawker Households: 1,100
Pastor: Father
Number
of
Father James Hawker
Hawker assumed
the pastorate,
400 fami-
have been added to the parish registry. So far, $650,000 has been pledged toward eliminating the debt on the parish center. In the next six years, Father Hawker hopes ground will be broken for a permanent church. Although it is one of the youngest lies
MINT HILL
— The
Charlotte area's
shopping centers are complete with an endless variety of stores, restaurants, movie theaters and ... Catholic churches? In one instance, that was the case for seven years in southeast Charlotte, when St. Luke Church found its beginnings in, of all places, the theater complex of the Matthews Township Festival shopping center. In an effort to meet the ever-growing needs of Charlotte Catholics, diocesan officials created an 11th parish in Mecklenburg County. In September 1987, St. Luke Church was formed, thus easing crowding at nearby Catholic churches and accommodating more of the influx of Catholics to the Charlotte area from various parts of the country. Some 50 people made up the congregation when Father Joseph Mulligan, pastor of the newly created parish, celebrated the first Mass in the shopping center movie theater on Oct. 18, 1987. In December, the parish
moved
Courtesy Photo
St.
Luke Church has managed to integrate into the Church family while retaining an
identity
all
its
own.
parishes in Charlotte,
another shopping mall. Mint Hill Festival, in
time to celebrate Christmas. Earlier
that year, property along
— on which
the present facility lies
was purchased tion
Lawyers Road
—
for the future construc-
of a church.
A
educational and social fiinctions.
was paid
Much
Water and flower gardens were added, and a country-style picnic pavilion was built attention
in western North Carolina. In fewer than 20 years, it has managed to integrate into the Church family while retaining an identity ail its ovm.
for parish functions.
Mass
at the
new
St.
fijst
Luke Church
October 1994, thereby beginning a
Luke Church
Church
to landscaping.
Father Mulligan celebrated the
campaign to create a permanent parish home began in the grassroots
St.
has wasted no time in practicing and expanding the ministry of the Catholic
Staff writer
in
new
Karen
A.
Evans
contributed to this story.
sunmier of 1992. Called "Develop," the process included a series of town meet-
As Masses
ings and fundraisers.
ued
at the
Mint
contin-
Hill Festival, the parish
busied itself with beginning construction of the new church on Lawyers Road.
Construction of the parish center was underway in October 1993. The resulting facility included an 8,600-
to
square foot church, as well as space for
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