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Pope John Paul declare St.

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Four -year-old Caitlin Dest, 9-year-old T.J. Roux and 6-year-old Katherine Francis find crafty ways to fill a fall afternoon at St. Gabriel School in Charlotte. Caitlin is putting together a picture frame decorated with puzzle pieces. T.J. paints a ceramic butterfly, while Katherine ponders ceramic painting as well. The fifth-annual Craft Fair is sponsored by the school's Parent-Teacher Organization. This year, 34 crafters participated, with all funds going to the St. Gabriel

PTO.

'Moratorium Now!' echoes in downtown News

Local

Raleigh during rally and march By MATT DOYLE NC Catholic Staff

Development Office

welcomes new

RALEIGH

staffers ...Page

Fire in

the

Mountains Priest challenges

assembly to know, love Bible ...Page

tvery Week

â€” With

fiery rhetoric

and defiant tones, members of several groups opposed to the death penalty in North Carolina brought their message to the center of North Carolina's government Oct. 28. About 100 people gathered outside the offices of Attorney General Mike Easley and marched to the Governor's Mansion about five blocks away. It was a Saturday afternoon and few people were visible along the parade route. At one point a speaker suggested that the group shout loud enough to get the Governor's bodyguards to look out the window of the

mansion.

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Editorials

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gathered outside Easley's office. They urged the Democratic candidate for governor to call a halt to executions in the state until the General Assembly has had an opportunity to review the appropriateness of the death pen-

vivor" of death row, Alfred Rivera.

After 22 months, on death row, the Winston-Salem man was found innocent and released. He spoke of the inmates on death

row as his "brothers" and noted that he knew several of the men who have been executed. Rivera said he believed he was spared for a reason and that, he said, was to work against the death penalty.

alty.

Across the street from the State Capitol, those who gathered for the noontime rally listened to the lawyer representing the next man scheduled to be executed, Michael Sexton. Tracey Barley of Durham told the

group racism is prevalent in the way is meted out on North Caro-

was one of the lucky

ones," said

Rivera. "There are three guys right that may be not as lucky as me and might not have a chance." "They might be innocent," he said. "We cannot execute people on

now

they claimed

chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, spoke outside the Governor's Mansion following a procession. He

Rivera said even if guilty, there ways to punish the men. Execution, he said, eliminates the possibility of repentance and forgiveness. "They can't repent in the grave." Stephen Dear of People of Faith Against the Death Penalty credited or blamed the current political campaign for imposing a de facto moratorium on the death penalty in North Carolina. However, he questioned the cynicism of scheduling the first execution in nearly a year within 26 hours of the general election. In a prepared statement issued

showed that sixty percent of the

fully utilized his preacher's tools to

before the rally, Dear referred to the

people in North Carolina support a moratorium on the death penalty, the group called on Easley to be "courageous" and suspend the three execu-

rouse the crowd death penalty.

demand

justice

That wish had already been Entertainment

tions that have been scheduled between Election Day and Christmas. Several groups calling for a moratorium on the death penalty

granted as uniformed officers stood at a gated entrance to the residence. Another in plain clothes was visible on the grounds. One Raleigh police officer twirled his baton casually as the group dispersed following the rally. From the mansion side of the street, the crowd was obviously peaceful and non-threatening. There were clergymen, elderly and children prominently among the ranks of protesters.

Buoyed by

statistics

are other

lina.

She said in Sexton's trial "racial was a factor." Barley accused the Wake County District Attorney's Ofbias

of systematically excluding African-Americans from the jury. Several times, the group was reminded that homicide was the cause of death in an execution. Rev. George fice

Allison, executive director of the state

opposition to the

But the most emotional plea of all

came from

man

identified as a "sur-

for a

See

moratorium made by

MORATORIUM,

page

2 The Catholic

News & Herald

Pope appeals

November

The World in Brief

for return to

World debt

relief and left it up to the next president to decide on abortionrelated family planning funding abroad. The bill was approved 307101 in the House and then 65-27 in

—

appealed for a return to negotiaMiddle East, saying that

tions in the

Jubilee for Pizza-

mutual trust and respect for international law were needed to breathe new life into the peace process. Addressing some 70,000 people gathered for Mass and a jubilee sports event in a Rome soccer stadium Oct. 29, the pope said no one should forget that in the Middle East, "people continue to suffer and die." In recent weeks, more almost all of them than 140 people Palestinians have been killed in an escalation of violence between Palestinians and Israeli security forces.

—

makers pizza maker demonstrates his skill at throwing dough during the Jubilee for Pizza-

Makers

The

Rome Oct. 25.

"pizzaioli," as they

are called in Italian, served 50,000 portions of the popular Italian

—

during

food

by Vincentian Father Dennis H. Holtschneider, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Niagara University, a Vincentiansponsored college in Niagara Falls,

and Melanie M. Morey, senior associand Legacy Associates, a Boston consulting firm that ate of Leadership

specializes in Catholic higher educa-

The researchers found 98 percent of survey respondents have experienced "organizational stresses" due tion.

numbers or

to the decreasing

in-

creasing age of religious at their schools.

China watchers say new rules show growing control of ideologies (CNS)

HONG KONG rules

on the religious

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New

of for-

activities

& H

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Joann

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Number

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Keane Jimmy Rostar AleshaM. Price

Staff Writer:

Freelance Production Associate: Fred Stewart,

Jr.

eigners in mainland China must be viewed as part of the growing control of certain ideologies by the Chinese authorities, say China church watchers. The State Administration of Religious Affairs issued "Rules for Implementation of the Provisions on the

Gallup pollsters report Biblereading in decline PRINCETON, N.J. (CNS) According to a recent Gallup Poll, American readership of the Bible has

Administration of Religious Activities of Aliens within the Territory of the People's Republic of China" Sept. 26. Some China church watchers in Hong Kong told News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, that the document is more than a supplement to provisions issued in 1994. Anthony Lam Sui-ki, se-

cans say they read the Bible at least on occasion, with the most-likely

UCA

nior researcher of

Hong Kong

diocese's Holy Spirit Study Center, said the new rules represent a government move to show its determination to control religions and the growing number of cults,

including the outlawed Falun Gong, which is gaining momen-

tum outside

the mainland.

November

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Alec Gallup and Wendy W. Simmons, who were in charge of the Gallup Poll, said they also found that the percentage of frequent readers those who read the Bible at least once a week has decreased slightly over the last decade, from 40 percent in 1990 to 37 percent today.

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Congress passes debt relief, abortion compromise in aid

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

— Con-

gress passed a $14.9 billion foreign aid bill Oct. 25 that included the full

28237.

choosing

ST.

PETERSBURG,

In the

said he, along with many othfound the news of financial and sexual misconduct by Ferdinand Mahfood, Food for the Poor's founder and CEO, "saddening." "Charities have enjoyed a bond of trust with their donors that is almbsf sacred," he wrote in the Oct. 19 column. "When people feel motivated to share their resources with those less fortunate," he said, "they expect the recipient of those monies to use them solely for the intention for which they were do-

6 Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., hosts a charismatic Mass tonight at 7:30 p.m. with Father Chris Davis from Holy Infant Church in Reidsville, The sac-

rament of reconciliation

being given at 7 p.m., and the laying on of hands is taking place after Mass. For more information, call the church office at (336) 778-0600 or Jim Passero

10-11

November

— 5 p.m.

Award dinner honoring James Arlington, Va.

CHARLOTTE — The

St.

Directing weekend retreat for seminarians Theological College, The Catholic University of America Washington, D.C.

50+ Club of John Neumann Church, 8451

Idlewild Rd., this

morning

and lunch

having their meeting 1 1

a.m. with a

program Dona-

in the parish center.

tions are being accepted during the meeting. For more information, call Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343. The Abbey Play9 ers/ Belmont Community Theatre

BELMONT

Kelley

998-7503.

at (336)

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asks intervention

against anti-Semitism JERUSALEM (CNS) Israel

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asked the Vatican's "immediate intervention" in stopping the rising incidents of anti-Semitism around the world. In an Oct. 30 telephone conversation with Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to Israel, Is-

Cabinet Secretary Yitzhak Herzog asked the Holy See to confront the recent wave of anti-Semitic raeli

statement from Herzog's conversation followed a special Israeli Cabinet meeting held a day earlier on the subject of the atattacks.

office said the

tacks.

Heart,"

Vietnam Wartime drama about the lives of six women and how they change after their experiences over-

The play runs tonight through Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Haid Theatre on the campus of Belmont Abbey College, 100 Belmont-Mt. Holly Rd. For more information, call the theatre seas.

—

CLEMMONS

Israel

planner November

nated."

are presenting "A Piece of

Diocesan

November

POSTMASTER: Send

address corrections to The Catholic

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tage Society Vincent de Paul, Charlotte

Secretary: Jane Glodowski

Roman

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November

Associate Editor:

Catholic diocesan newspaper, Bishop

Reverend William 6. Curlin

advocates of the poor.

care in choosing charities for donations. In his column in The Florida

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events:

fiscal year,

which began Oct. 1. The agreement on full U.S. funding of debt relief for the world's most heavily indebted poor countries marked a major victory for religious and humanitarian

Fla. (CNS) wake of the Food for the Poor scandal, Bishop Robert N. Lynch of St. Petersburg counseled

Episcopal. calendar

R A L D

tions bills for the 2001

—

was

bill

charities

iThe

N E

foreign aid

last must-finish appropria-

celebration.

NIAGARA FALLS,

plan for how they will operate without them. The study was conducted

one of the

the

numbers of

religious N.Y. (CNS) Even though 85 percent of Catholic colleges in the United States are sponsored by religious orders, many of them have not prepared for the aging of their sponsoring congregations, according to a new study. The study emphasizes that religious orders have dwindling numbers of members available to operate and staff the Catholic colleges founded by their congregations, but that only 39 percent of Catholic colleges have a

The

the Senate.

Study says Catholic colleges not ready for declining

—

2000

U.S. share of $435 million for Third

negotiations in Middle East ROME (CNS) Pope John Paul II

at (704)

825-6787.

CHARLOTTE

—

There

Char-

lotte area ultreya taking place at 7

p.m. tonight at

St.

Vincent de Paul

Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. The evening begins with sharing and fellowship and concludes with a leader school involving training and education about cursillo. Contact Dan Hines at (704) 544-6665 for information. 1 1

BOONE

— The

Fall Jubilee

cation Conference of the ate

Boone

Edu-

Vicari-

taking place today from 9 a.m.

to 3 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Church,

259

Way. The conference theme "A Day With the Gospel of Luke" in

Pilgrims is

anticipation of the cycle

readings

November

2000

The Catholic News & Herald 3

Around the Diocese

Church's social mission at heart of Catholic education, says speaker JIMMY ROSTAR

teaching draws on the rich tradition of the faith and is genuine doctrine of the church. He said that in the 110year history of modern Catholic so-

Associate Editor

— The

church's

promoting

solidar-

CHARLOTTE social mission of ity, is

justice

and human dignity

for all

cial

mission to

representative of the U.S. Catholic bishops told educators who teach in the Diocese of Charlotte's Catholic

John Carr, secretary of the bishDepartment of Social Development and World Peace, addressed the diocese's teachers during an in-service day Oct. 27 at Charlotte Catholic High School. In his humor-sprinkled message, he urged the educators to advance the ideals of integrating the ops'

The themes

Voicing the church's teaching faith,

life

challenge

is to carry out that social mission in communities defiled by violence and apathy.

"If you're trying to build a

kind of public look?" he asked.

you look

life,

new

where do you

would argue that places like this and to "I

people like you, who have given their formation of the next generation and the sharing of fundamen-

lives to the

tal values."

istry for a quarter-century.

The in-service day is geared for ongoing education of teachers in the Diocese of Charlotte's 17 Catholic schools. Mercy Sister Maureen Meehan, director of religious formation for schools, directed the event. "I felt that this gathering would be an extension of Encuentro," she

Father David Oratory is today's featured speaker. For more information, call (828) 264-8338 or (828) 264-6347. CHARLOTTE Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave., is having an attic sale today from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on the church for 2001. Oratorian

Rock

Valtierra of the

Hill

—

grounds. The proceeds will benefit church funds. If anyone has items to donate or to volunteer, call Dale Brown at the church office at (704) 375-4339 from 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

CLEMMONS Cursillo

— The

Cursillo

Evan-

Workshop (CEW) for the community in the diocese

Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., this morning will be held at

beginning

with

at 8

Mass

a.m. and concluding

5:30

p.m. All cursillistas are invited and urged to attend and expand their knowledge of the movement and their call to evangelization.

Danita McDonald, a teacher at Our Lady of Grace School in Greensboro, chats with John Carr of the United States Catholic Conference. Carr was a featured speaker at an Oct. 27 in-service day for teachers. said, referring to the jubilee celebra-

tion "Encuentro 2000:

Many

Faces in

Advanced registration is Tommy Barnhart

required. Call

field trips,

ties.

ethnic diversity in the U.S. church. That July gathering in Los Angeles

roadmap

brought many people of different backgrounds together to show a commission in the faith while illustrating the church's diversity. "I

work with teachers

at various

grade and experience levels, and we bring in methods that integrate Gospel values into the curriculum," Sister

Maureen

said of her program. There are several in-service days each school year. In his presentation, Carr said sharing Gospel values in their classrooms and communities puts Catholic educators on the forefront of teaching justice. He suggested ways to make the church's social mission come alive for students by weaving justice teachings into everyday school experiences

— from

morning announcements

(336) 766-0377 or (336) 856-1929 or e-mail tbarnhar@bellsouth.net. TAYLORSVILLE The Ladies' Circle of Holy Trinity Church, 655 W. Main Ave., are having their annual craft bazaar today from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Attendants can purchase a- variety of crafts, gifts, woodworking items, homemade and baked goods, refreshments and plants. For more information, call (828) 632-8009.

—

WINSTON-SALEM

—

Franciscan

Sister Bernadette Svatos is speaking

about "Francis and Clare for a Con-

temporary World

- Sharing their Lives through their Prayer and their Writings" today from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Our Lady of Fatima Spirituality Center on the corner of Cherry and Third Streets. Reservations, which include lunch, must be made

by Nov.

8.,

and a

free will offering

being taken during the event. For details, call the church office at (336)

723-8235. 12

CHARLOTTE

— For those who

math problems

to liturgies,

assemblies to extracurricular activi-

God's House," the U.S. bishops' jubiand

lee celebration of multicultural

mon

Carr, whose department is the national public policy agency of the U.S. Catholic bishops, has traveled across the world to help the bishops share and apply Catholic social teaching for the past decade. A husband and the father of four children, he has been involved in Catholic social min-

gelization

Photo by Jimmy Rostar

Carr said a

how we

moved

a part of

are to carry

our

out."

conservative."

church's social mission into Catholic education.

key tenet of the

this

"These are not bumper sticker endorsements of a political agenda," he said of social teachings. "They cut across political lines. They are not politically correct by the definition of Republican or Democrat, liberal or

schools.

that participation in public

teaching, "the church has

from whether

at the heart of Catholic education, a

said teachers can find "a for Catholic education" in the key tenets of modern Catholic soteaching:

cial

human

life

and dignity;

the call to family and social participa-

human

and responsibilities; outreach to the poor and vulnerable; the dignity of work and the rights of workers; solidarity; and tion;

rights

"The church

clear about the

message," Carr said. "Catholic educators can deliver with the skill, creativity, consistency and confidence" to ensure their students understand their mission as members of the Christian faithful.

suggested finding age-approto apply social teaching in a variety of lessons. For many Catholics, he said, the idea of studying, living and sharing the church's social teachings may be unfamiliar. But he added that social

priate

ways

like to learn more about St. Francis of Assisi and the Secular Franciscan Order, all are invited to attend an inquiry session this afternoon from 2-4 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. For more information, call the church office at (704) 375-4339. A charismatic Mass is being held at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dil worth Rd. East, this afternoon at 4 p.m. with Father Matthew Leonard, parochial vicar at St. Gabriel Church, with prayer teams at 3 p.m. and a potluck dinner at 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Also, Greg Smith is leading a seminar about "The Gifts of the Holy Spirit" at 3 p.m. this afternoon before the Mass.

would

CHARLOTTE

—

For further information, contact Backus at 527-4676. 13 GREENSBORO

George Church

—

Josie

...

exist."

The in-service day also featured other leaders in Catholic education. Franciscan Brother Michel, Gibbons CathoHigh School, led a panel in an •

principal of Cardinal

address called "Catholic Identity in Education: A Challenge for the 21st Century." Brother Michel focused on how educators can integrate Catholic values and tradition into classrooms in a variety of ways. A Catholic educator for 35 years, Brother Michel has published "Stories of God," an anthology of literature for the Catholic school. Next year he plans to publish "Tales of God," an anthology for the Catholic family.

See IN-SERVICE, page

gathering at the Franciscan Center, 233 N. Greene St., today from 12:10-1 p.m. The information

topic is "November and the Communion of Saints: Death and Be-

yond," and a love offering is being taken before the meal. For more information, call the center at (336)

273-2554. All are wel16 GREENSBORO come to join the Greensboro Council

—

of Catholic Women for their annual Mass of remembrance for deceased members, family and friends this morning at 1 1 a.m. with lunch following the Mass. Reservations and donations should be sent in by Nov. 10 to Clare Corazza, 3606 Cherry Dr., Greensboro, N.C., 27410. For further details, call Janet Law at (336) 288-6022.

Father

William in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hayesville, is the guest speaker at the noontime Kloster, pastor of St.

—

lic

stewardship of creation.

do, however, call

people of good will to promote and effect societal change, he said. He added that the key questions faithful citizens must ask themselves as a people and as a government is how the choices they make will bring good news to the poor, liberty to the oppressed and new sight to the blind. "These are questions not just for popes and bishops, not just for activists and advocates, not just for diocesan offices, but for every believer and certainly for every Catholic educator," he said. "This mission is at the core of Catholic education. It is not optional. It is not extracurricular. It is part of who we are and why we

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4 The Catholic

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November

Around the Diocese

2000

Development office gets Northeast, Midwest flavor ALESHA

M. PRICE

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE

— The

autumnal winds have begun to ruffle the golden-tipped trees, and they have

new people

transported three

Office of Development.

to the

Three women

have brought their talents and skills to the office to aid in stewardship and fund raising for the betterment of the

programs

grade Catholic schoolteacher, and this was her first opportunity to work with young people. After moving to Charlotte, she began working at Kings' Business College as a recruiter and later became director of placement and taught professional development classes.

"This positive experience showed that college students want to be

in the diocese.

Kathy Bartlett

viewed as mature and self-assured. However, if you get them to be honest, they are in a major search mode.

Music and

a dedication to spiri-

been the binding force

tual life has

You can

take them in the right direcand help them to learn and

throughout Kathy Bartlett's professional and personal life. This songbird is probably better known in

tion

some circles as Kathy, one-half of the contemporary Christian music duo Kathy and David and

ment and placement for several companies, worked in human resources

part of the '/Hk

band

®%

Re-

deemed.

St.

Matthew Church parishioners

Willi.

are also familiar with her from her parish director of music.

work as the Her new role

diocesan director of development

campus ministry. Bartlett and her five siblings moved around because their father worked for the railroad, and they ended up in New Jersey, where she

for

graduated high school, attended college and began her career in education. She was a seventh- and eighth-

grow." Bartlett also

and later started her

Their Hour of

own

recruit-

consulting

During that time, the muse of music prompted her to volunteer to play music at masses at St. Matthew Church. In six months, she was asked to become the church music director in 1987. She took a break from being business.

music director and started her own band in the early nineties only to assume the music director role again in the late nineties along with David Shoff as parish co-director of music. Singing praise music and making her Cursillo gave her life a new focus. "Cursillo had a profound effect on my life. I left corporate America after realizing that God should be the

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bachelor's degree in cations.

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development associate, responsible

Pam

Janowicz Gray

for those yearly on-air pledge drives,

After being offered the job with the diocese as the development director for Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS), the good news just kept on rolling in for Pam Gray and her husband Doug. After moving to

Charlotte in May from Illinois, the couple found out that they were expecting their first child, due in January. "I thank God for allowing us to have this baby," said Gray. Gray's work with non-profit organizations, in communications and with people led her to this current position, where she works with area schools, faculty, students and parents almost on a daily basis. She grew up as the third oldest of five children in Illinois and graduated

where she gathered sponsors and ordered prize gifts. "Broadcasting is fun but challenging because you have to get everything in order for the weekends on Fridays. When everyone is making plans, you are working," said Gray. £ She then moved on -tcrthe Illinois Symphony as a director of marketing and development for two and a half years. "I

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Mountains focuses on Scripture's themes

Fire in the By JOANITA M.

The Catholic News & Herald 5

Around the Diocese

NELLENBACH

Correspondent

LAKE JUNALUSKA

—

the way to the risen Christ to get the image of a totally nonviolent God. You've got to look at the big all

The

not the book you thought it was if you were looking for the answers to all your problems. That was Father Richard Rohr's message to a packed Fire in the Mountains Bible

picture."

—

Another Bible theme, Father Rohr said, is the gradual movement from a God of power to a God of powerlessness:

Oct. 21.

More than 300 people attended

the seventh annual Fire in the Mountains to hear Father Rohr, a Franciscan priest, speak on "Great Themes of Sacred Scripture." "The Bible is not an answer book; it's a process book," Father

Rohr

"The Bible

—

with that. It took three centuries for Christians to make an image of that. God is participatory in your powerwill

Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach

Father Richard Rohr, pictured with Sharon Fender, challenged particpants in this year's Fire in the Mountains to understand biblical themes.

Scripture to affirm their beliefs. However, that's not how Scripture should be used. "The key," he said, "is to know the great themes. If you get lost in one-liners, you can prove anything. People find something in the Bible to

"transformation." "If [the Bible] doesn't transform you, so what if you have the right information in your head?" Father Rohr said. "Even the devil believes in God. We all need a whole new head. That's transforma-

A mind that doesn't see beyond the superficial that doesn't work." Father Rohr explained that the Bible was written for particular audiences: "It's important to know the cultural settings: Why, when Jesus said something, was that revolution-

Once you get the great themes, then we can trust the individual to deal with the one-

affirm their prejudices.

tion.

liners."

It's

in-

not enough. all about the process called in Scripture is

—

ary? You can't just pull it into North Carolina in America." So if the Bible isn't supposed to provide all the answers or justify an

individual's personal opinions, what is its purpose? According to Father Rohr, it's about making God real.

God

has never become real to just academic," Father Rohr said. "It's all just egocentric, "If

you,

it's

all

keeping yourself in your comfort zone, so you don't have to be con-

You can be a convert to the Catholic Church and not be converted. You can be born a Catholic and not be converted. Conversion is an identity transplant. All great spirituality is about letting go. It's letting go of what you don't need. If you want a litmus test of if you're doing it right, you need less and less as you get older. Anything you need more and more of is not working." The Bible reveals struggles like our own. One of Scripture's key themes, Father Rohr said, is a changing view of God: "The Bible, step by step, is

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Even knowing the words and

your job were to create a you would never come up

religion,

By the worst, Father Rohr meant that "untransformed people" use the Bible to pull themselves up and to put others down. He said it is easy for people to find something in

formation

—

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the best book in the world and the worst. If you don't get the Bible right, you can really screw yourself up." said.

"We have a most unusual image God a naked, bleeding man on

•

overcoming the violent God.

takes

from Jesus." Father Rohr also sees a Scripture theme, tying in with the idea of powerlessness, about where truth is. "Truth," he said, "is more likely found at the bottom than at the top. God chooses the people at the bottom, the slaves of the Egyptians, for example. We have the pattern beginning. It's amazing that Christians have spent so much time trying to get to the top. God is always choosing the sinner, the expelled one, the outsider. Jesus is the ultimate expelled one, the ultimate outsider. Christianity is the only religion that worships the outsider."

Another theme is the contrasts to life and that there is redemption in pain, whether physibe found in

cal,

mental or emotional.

"You

you appreciate the terrible," Father Rohr said. "Until you've been down, you don't know what it means to be up. Until you've been excluded, you don't know what it is

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Father Hotchkin, Lutheran scholar win unity awards The YORK (CNS) Franciscan Friars of the Atonement gave the Paul Wattson Christian Unity Award to the Rev. George A.

adult religious education.

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Scripture reading, and our choir, which was led by Quincy Collins they were very quiet because the North Vietnamese guards didn't like any noise that could be considered a disturbance sang hymns," Fer said. Fer is one of more than a dozen POWs featured in "Return With

83,

years. Allen,

who

died

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tire

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through the ordeal. John Fer, a member of Beatitudes of Our Lord Parish in La Mirada, Calif, and principal of the parish grade school, said he and

herd who was such a loving presence in our midst for so many years," said current Omaha Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss. "He was a man of faith and integrity who loved the people of this archdiocese whom he served his en-

of the church."

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assistant pastor at St. Cecilia Cathe-

bishop Daniel E. Sheehan, the retired head of the Omaha Archdiocese who died of a brain tumor Oct. 24 at the

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partial-birth abortion. Carhart's Abortion and Contraception Clinic of Nebraska is located only three blocks from St. Mary Church and just across the street from the school. "Obviously there should not be an abortion clinic across the street from any school, public or private," said Father Frank Lordemann, pastor at St. Mary Par-

Retired Archbishop Sheehan of Omaha dies of brain tumor OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) Arch-

for several years taught seminar-

said parish ministers reached in the

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welcome

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Ecumenical and Interreli-

gious Affairs. Father Arthur M. Johnson, minister general of the Atonement Friars, presented the award named for his order's founder to the "two eminent ecumenists" at a service Oct. 27 in the chapel of the Interchurch Center in New York. Parishioners relieved at decision to evict abortionist PaBELLEVUE, Neb. (CNS) rishioners, administrators and parents at St. Mary Parish and School in

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Pope to declare St. Thomas More patron of politicians By CINDY

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News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Vatican announced Pope John Paul II Catholic

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scheduled to declare St. Thomas of politicians and gov-

More patron ernment

officials Oct. 31

The English martyr

"has been recognized as a symbol of integrity and a hero of conscience by people regardless of their nations or beliefs," said an Oct. 26 Vatican announcement of the pope's decision.

Thomas More

served as lord chancellor of England under King Henry VIII and was beheaded in 1535 on charges of treason. He refused to defy the pope by recognizing .

opening themselves to having to follow him completely," Cossiga said, chuckling at the reaction some politicians might have to the idea of obeying their consciences to the point of giving up their lives. At an Oct. 26 Vatican press conference, Cossiga said support for the proclamation came from all over the world and included letters to the pope from hundreds of government offi-

and advantage," he said. "Its participants pursue careers rather than

cials.

causes."

While the Italy

initiative

riage.

Former

Italian

President Francesco Cossiga, who with VenezuHilarion Cardozo presented Pope' John Paul with a petition requesting the proclamation, said all politicians may not rejoice at the news. elan Sen.

"Some cians may

politi-

be afraid

of taking St.

began

"In our times, political life is so often about personal aggrandizement

Alton said that if More were alive today he would be on the front line of the battle against "the culture of death," fighting abortion and eutha-

British parliamentarians, members of the Polish parliament outnumbered supporters from any other country, Cossiga said.

Cossiga described

St.

Cossiga said the "long journey"

None of the

toward the papal proclamation of

signatures or in the two bluebound volumes

More's patronage started with a discussion sponsored by the Italian Association of St. Thomas More on mo-

Cossiga gave the pope were from politicians

perhaps better than any

the

United States

other, lived to the full the

or Canada.

vocation of the layperson

described

Cossiga

by the

as "an extraor-

Second Vatican Council."

Tho-

Thomas More, an English statesman beheaded for refusing to defy the papacy under King Henry VIII, is to be declared patron of politicians by Pope John Paul II. St.

son later described by the Second Vatican Council."

St.

Thomas More later described

nasia.

letters

Thomas More as "an extraordinarily modern saint -a layman, who

mas More as their patron, because following his example will mean

power.

and was supported by dozens of

the legitimacy of the

king's second mar-

Catholic member of the House of Lords, said naming St. Thomas More patron of politicians is a reminder that politicians should not leave their faith or consciences at home when they enter the halls of

dinarily ern saint

mod-

layman,

who

—

perhaps better than any other, lived to the full the vocation of the layper-

The

Italian politician said

chose marriage and publiir service as his vocation after considering the religious life. He said More was a family man and a man of learning who lived his faith in the midst of worldly af-

rality in politics.

discussed the idea with Bishop

Alvaro del

Portillo, the then-prelate

Opus

who

of helped garner support for the proclamation, especially in Latin America. Bishop Del Portillo died in 1994. Cossiga said the founder of Opus Dei, Blessed Josemaria Escriva, often cited St. Thomas More as an example of the vocation of lay Catholics to put their faith to work in the world. Dei,

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Jubilee for Athletes includes papal Mass, soccer By BENEDICTA CIPOLLA

match

cloud over sport's educational and spiritual potential. Among those present at the Mass and at an Oct. 28

"To play before the pope happens only once in a lifetime. To do it on a team with many religious confessions

basked in post-Olympics bliss and New York recovered from the excitement of a Subway Series, the Vatican celebrated its own sports extravaganza.

Vatican-sponsored conference on sports was Juan Antonio Samaranch, president of the International Olym-

exceptional," said Rachid Neqrouz,

Muslim from Morocco who plays

Rome's Olympic Stadium played host to the highlights of the Oct. 2829 Jubilee for Athletes: an Oct. 29 Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II, followed by a soccer game between the Italian national team and foreign stars who play in Serie A, Italy's pre-

"Every care is necessary for the safeguarding of the human body from every attack on its integrity, from every exploitation, from every idolatry," the pope said. His comments came amid ongoing controversy over illegal drug use at the

mier league.

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While the Holy Year event marked the

time a pope officially attended a stadium soccer match, one Vatican observer's research found that Pope Sixtus IV sporadically watched a game vaguely resembling the contemporary sport way back in the late 1400s a violent, all-day first

—

brought the pontiff to his window every few hours to check on affair that

the teams' progress.

Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe, secretary of the Vatican's jubilee committee, said the last soccer game Pope

John Paul saw before the Holy Year face-off was a televised 1982 World Cup match between Poland and Italy. The pope, a goalkeeper during his boyhood in Poland and an avid skier and hiker throughout much of his 80 years, said the Jubilee for Athletes

brought to mind "many memories of

life tied

to sporting experiences."

CNS photo

from Reuters

A child reacts in front of Pope John Paul II as Italy nearly scores a goal during an exhibition soccer match in Rome's Olympic stadium Oct. 29. The 80-year-old pope, an avid sportsman earlier in his life, celebrated a Mass and attended the match for the Jubilee for Athletes. "Sports can, in fact," he said,

"make

peace, into the

The

cul-

tures and nations," said the pope.

air.

jubilee event, said the pope,

should spur athletes and sports officials to heed Holy Year 2000's call to reflection and conversion.

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ance, friendship, sharing (and) soli-

common

cultural and national barriers

racial,

understanding (among) peoples and help the worldwide spread of a new civilization of love." To illustrate sports' cross-cul-

nificant values like loyalty, persever-

Sports' positive values,

performance-enhancing substances. Expressing his hope that the "Sports Manifesto," presented after the Mass, would lead to a "new creative and propelling energy," the pope called on all involved in sports to_p>rotect the weak, free young people from apathy, encourage a healthy competitive spirit and work to wipe out intolerance. The pope's appeal to break down

tives of five continents presented the

tural message, after lighting the stadium's Olympic flame, athletes released doves, a traditional sign of

he said to a cheering, bannerwaving crowd of 70,000.

were

a valid contribution to peaceful

"Today, playing sports takes on great importance, because it can encourage young people to affirm sig-

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number of years of

One

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university student said he appreciated Pope John Paul's stadium appearance as a "tifoso," or Italian

fan.

"He's done so level," said

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much

at the

human

Roberto La Carbonara,

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in fact,"

"make a

valid contribution to

peaceful

understanding

(among) peoples and help the worldwide

spread of a new civilization of love."

human

aspect," he said, noting that

the sport often emphasizes profit over the thrill of the game.

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their initial

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DENTON

By JEAN

Today's Scripture tells us that the greatest acts of faith are to love God with our whole being and to love our neighbor as ourselves. For the Chris-

parture for Nigeria. In neighborly conversations in the yard, I'd learned that Eleanor and Gerald are deeply committed to

Psalm 18:2-4, 47, 51 Hebrews 7:23-28

does

fer?"

matter

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how can

"Why

exists?"

taught

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can understand what this means, and we may truly desire to do this, but it is difficult actually to put all our love into One we can't see, touch or hear. On the other hand, Jesus' example and teachings show us we can express this complete love by feeding, nurturing and protecting our neighbor as we naturally do ourselves. My neighbor Gerald has this kind of love of God. Last November Gerald and his wife Eleanor were counting the days to retirement from his medical practice. I'd see Eleanor out walking, and she'd tell me: 103 days left; then 65; then it was^down to weeks. But before she got down to days, she started telling me about their post-retirement plans: missionary service. Next thing I knew, this gentle couple was excitedly counting down the days to their de-

Three days later, there's Eleanor again walking down the with Gerald! Whatever street the prognosis, Gerald was now out walking every day with progressive speed and energy. But he didn't mind stopping to talk, quickly brushing aside the

—

subject of his

own

health to

tell

about the people -in his rural Nigerian community., Jie Hvould return '' in just three weeks. He spent his recovery leave looking for extra funding and scouting for "old man-powered" farm implements (which he found and packed up) to serve as models from which his African farming brethren "

could fashion functional ones.

"This might help. They've got such a hard life," he told me, leaving no doubt that he loved his neighbors as himself, with his whole heart,

mind and strength.

Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of Nov. 5 11, 2000 Sunday, Deuteronomy 6:2-6, Hebrews 7:23-28, Mark 12:28-34; Monday, Philippians 2:1-4, Luke 14:12-14; Tuesday, Philippians 2:5-11, Luke 14:1524; Wednesday, Philippians 2:12-18, Luke 14:25-33; Thursday (Dedication of the Lateran Basilica), Isaiah 56:1, 6-7, Ephesians 2:19-22, Matthew 5:2324; Friday (St. Leo the Great), Philippians 3:17-4.1, Luke 16:1-8; Saturday (St. Martin of Tours), Philippians 4:10-19, Luke 16:9-15

faith.

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a staff assistant at the U.S. Catholic Conference and contin-

helpful, she follows

ues her studies of Mariology.

each chapter with a page entitled "So the point is ..." which summarizes and repeats the key ideas in the chapter.

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NEW

Moses with the proverbial

cast of

thousands and special effects that Cecil B. DeMille could only have dreamed about.

Abraham

In the first section,

strident Martin Landau) relates the

story of Creation to the people and

how he came

to have two sons, Ishmael by his Egyptian slave, and the favored Isaac by his wife (Jacqueline Bisset). Abraham faces

when God

his greatest test of faith

commands him

to offer up Issac,

(Luke Mably) as a burnt offering. story continues, and on his deathbed he is tricked by his wife into giving his one blessing to son Isaac's

Jacob (Frederick Weller) when it was intended for his twin Esau (Andrew Grainger). Fearing for his life, Jacob travels afar and the two brothers are estranged for many years before a offers Jacob forgiving Esau Abraham's staff of leadership. The story of Jacob's son Joseph (Eddie Cibrian in a fine portrayal) and his wicked brothers is a high point of the production, sparked with intrigue and exotic visuals as Joseph,

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sent -him to

Egypt

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Abraham

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The drama wisely eschews

preachy tone in favor of dramatic narrative. However, the role of faith in the one true God comes through in the forceful characters who believe that the Creator is working through

them.

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Families' Codes of Thanksgiving Protocol Ah! It's November. Soon it will be Turkey Time! I love Thanksgiving. And not just because it allows me to eat from the time I wake up until I drop off to sleep with crispy turkey skin on my breath. I appreciate the day's order and disci-

On the

2000

Light

Side

pline.

While

families' codes of

Thanksgiving protocol

many resemble ours: Aunt Patty's Law of Location: The family

vary,

whose turn

to host

DAN MORRIS CNS Columnist

Thanksgiving has an 80

percent chance of suffering the death of its refrigerator, stove and microwave the day before Thanksgiving. a

Pope expresses condolences after Singapore Airlines crash By CATHOLIC

VATICAN CITY

NEWS SERVICE (CNS)

—

Pope John

Paul II expressed sadness at the deaths in the crash of a Singapore Airlines flight in Taiwan and assured all affected of his "closeness in prayer."

In a telegram of condolence, the pope entrusted the dead to God's "loving mercy" and

prayed that God would give the victims' families and those injured in the Oct. 31 crash the "gifts of strength and comfort." The telegram, released at the Vatican Nov. 2, was sent in the pope's name by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, to Archbishop Joseph Ti-kang of Taipei, Taiwan. As of Nov. 2 the death toll from the crash, which occurred during a typhoon, reached 81, with 82 people injured and 16 unhurt. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said at a news briefing in Washington Nov. that 10 of the dead were "tentatively l

identified" as U.S. citizens.

was among

Dual nationality

issues contributing to the uncer-

Corollary: Host families not suffering the loss of major cooking-related appliance should be pre-

pared for a 100-year flood. Grandma's Mashed Potatoes Maxim: Persons asked, "Do the mashed potatoes have enough salt and butter?" must answer, "They are perfect." Aunt Nora's Mashed Potato Mandate: Young males whose voices have changed must put in time stirring the mashed potatoes by hand until all lumps have disappeared. Mothers' First Law of Television: For every three football games, one ice-skating special must be allowed. Uncle Trent's Pie Paradox: Even though one has eaten enough to feed a village, pie will help it settle if served with Cool Whip. Uncle Trent's Law of Pie Lament: The Pilgrims did not have Cool Whip. Christine's

Why

Thanksgiving Music Conundrum: who are allowed to pound on the

are children

piano with their little fists allowed to remain unlocked in the garage? Milt's Turkey Skin Axiom: If the taste of the crunchy turkey skin chipped out of the grease on the roaster could be patented, he'd be a millionaire. Paul's Primordial Law of Leftovers: An 1 1 p.m.

he said. Survivors included 22 Americans, who were among the plane's 47 American passen-

dressing-and-cranberry sandwich should be regarded as a sacred item and eaten with one's eyes closed.

Grandpa's

Law

of Leftover Distribution:

word when it is suggested that the family with the new car the family everyone knows is out of work and afraid to open their mail or answer the door take an extra portion or two one

will say a

—

home with them. First Cousins' Rule of Growth: When a child only needs the phone book and two National Geographies to sit high enough to eat from the card table in the kitchen, he or she is eligible for nomination to "The Big People's Table." Father Kevin's Grace Theorem: Teen-agers cannot resist following a solemn prayer of thanksgiving at Thanksgiving without giggling some version of "Good God, good food, Good God, let's '

eat."

Father Kevin's Corollary: While food nourishes the body, family nourishes the soul.

Comments are welcome. Write Dan Morris at 441 Church St., San Francisco, CA 94114; or email: cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

tainty,

The Bottom

gers.

Investigators were studying whether the Los Angeles-bound Boeing 747-700 struck an object during its takeoff from Taipei international airport, as some of the 159 passengers and 20 crew reported.

U.S. aviation experts

Taiwan

were traveling

Line

young children devastated. From his Emswiler understood the trauma his children would undergo to grow up without their their three

He found ANTOINETTE BOSCO

for Jerusalem

CNS

Columnist

Many books have been written in recent years acknowledging that the loss of a loved one causes a that in some ways never ends. These books and programs on grieving are filling a void. They teach that the process of dealing with grief is

places in Jerusalem, which the Vatican has in-

highly individual.

for years,

was gaining wider support.

Vatican studies possible papal trip to Ukraine in 2001 VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Vatican is studying the possibility of a trip by Pope John

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•

The Attention Grieving Children Need

Oct. 26, the pope said the international protection of Christian, Jewish and Muslim holy

Paul II to Ukraine next year following strong overtures from the Ukrainian government. Because of ecumenical sensitivities in the former Soviet republic, the Vatican is taking extra care before giving the trip a green light, Vatican sources said Oct. 25. Orthodox and Catholic communities in Ukraine have bitterly disagreed in recent years over church property and evangelization issues. "The pope's desire has always been to meet the Orthodox patriarch of Moscow (Alexei II) before visiting Ukraine. But since that meeting has been put off for so long, one can ask whether it's right to penalize a people who have wanted a papal visit for many years," said one church source.

kids?

was "What about

that bereavement counseling

available for him, but he kept asking:

Do you

have anything that

will help

them?"

—

sisted

pain,

mother.

gaining wide support VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Vatican's diplomatic contacts and work for peace in the Middle East give hope that someday the holy sites in Jerusalem will be protected by an international statute, Pope John Paul II said. Meeting Lebanon's new ambassador to the Vatican

Jim Emswiler told me his very touching story, which began in June 1989 when his then wife, Mary, died suddenly at age 39, leaving him and

own

to assist in the investigation.

Pope says protection

out to hurting children.

mourning

Yet one group of people has been largely ignored when this subject is brought up. Children have been forgotten. It is as if we simply can't believe they feel loss as deeply as an adult does. This is a myth, and it is wrong. student, I learned this once firsthand from a who began to cry when she talked about losing an older sister. Oddly enough, she had never met this' sister because she had died before my student was born. But watching her mother cry year after year as she talked about the daughter who had died, this girl had become attached to the sister she never knew, enough to mourn her loss. No one could understand her pain, and she felt the loneliness of grieving, without getting respect or help. Earlier this year I met a couple who have faced head-on this need to understand grieving children. James and Mary Ann Emswiler, members of St. Rita's Church in Hamden, Conn., had invited me to speak in a program they were sponsoring on "healing our hurts." They underscored the need to reach

When he met silence, Emswiler acted. He founded what he called the New England Center for Loss and Transition, and set up a special program in his hometown of Guilford, Conn., called The Cove, geared specifically to helping children who are grieving.

Almost immediately this became a model program, picked up by mental health professionals in other parts of the state. Now, Emswiler said, he really understood the need for such programs. He discovered that in his state alone, 38,000 children under 18 had experienced the loss of a parent. "Nationwide, an estimated 3.5 million grieving children are struggling to make sense of the frightening new world created by the loss of a parent" or another loved one, he said. Now Emswiler and the fine woman he met and married a few years ago have written a book they have accurately titled "Guiding Your Child Through Grief (Bantam). It is rock solid in its wisdom and information, a must resource for counselors, family members, spiritual guides and older relatives trying to learn

how

to help a grieving

child heal.

Our

job,

Emswiler

says,

—

"to teach

them how

to choose life in the choose hope over despair face of death." The Emswilers' book provides the map for leading grieving children on this all importo

tant journey.

November

2000

Editorials

Light

FATHER THOMAS

McSWEENEY Guest Columnist

priest

A Promise Kept know used one of his

to tell a story so

moving

recent homilies

in its gentle simplicity that

along to you. The story was all about Matthew and Kathleen, who came to this country from Ireland years ago, when they were still very young. In many respects, I suppose, their tale wasn't all that different from that of thousands of others. They met here, were married, and Matthew, following so many of his Irish-American countrymen, became a fireman. Kathleen stayed at I

want

to pass

to them. When one was sick, the other was hale and hearty, able to provide care that was needed loving as always, even as they entered their nineties. But dealing with illness so constantly left Kathleen unsettled. "What will I do when you're gone?" she asked Matthew, confined to bed with the illness that would be his last. "Don't worry, Kathleen," he replied. "I'll take you with me." Not long after that, the inevitable happened. Matthew died a peaceful death. Kathleen was inconsolable, of course, all through the wake and the day of the funeral itself. Not only was she grieving for her husband of more than 60 years; she was wondering why he had not kept his promise. Back at home, after the funeral lunch, she tried to busy herself with plans to move in with a daughter and her family. Time after time she reminded her daughter, "He promised, Til take you with me.'" "You can't worry about that, Mom," the daughter said. "Let me fix you a cup of tea." Kathleen never tasted the tea. When her daughter returned with it, she found her mother slumped over the table, all breathing stopped. God had called her home. She was joining Matthew, as for yet one more time, they were starting a new life

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home to raise a growing family. They prospered. Their riches came not so much from money (although they were certainly comfortable) as it did from their faith and the love they shared with their children. There were grandchildren too, as the years went on. And one day, incredibly enough, it was time for Matthew that same strapping young man who had come to America so many years before to call it a day at work. He and Kathleen moved to a smaller retirement home, sharing more fully what they had treasured for so long: each other's company. They were as devoted to each other in their seventies as they had been fifty years earlier. Their love was truly here to stay. Gradually, infirmities of age began disrupting their lives. Illnesses, some of them serious, posed further problems. But even in the midst of these trials, God was

—

together,

life in

eternity.

Matthew,

faithful as al-

ways, had kept his promise after all. End of story. But what a tender story it is and, I suspect, one that has a familiar ring to it for many people. So many of us have had couples like Matthew and Kathleen go before us, as parents or grandparents, even great-grandparents. We're indebted to them beyond measure for the powerful examples of their lives, to be sure, but also for the lessons they taught us in death. On All Souls' Day, when we remember our own loved ones, we can remember these lessons too. In life Matthew and Kathleen taught their children and grandchildren about abiding love; in death they taught that a new life, rich beyond our wildest dreams, awaits us all. .

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The Church's Response to Suicide Q. Last year our 22-year-old son committed suicide. He seemed to be happy, was an altar server, helped around church, and had a good job and a lady friend. Needless to say, we miss him dearly. I go to Mass daily and offer my Communion for him. When he. died many of our priests comforted us with the assurance that our Lord would welcome Michael

Question

How

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

Columnist

Catholic burial always permitted? Will he be allowed to

go home to our Father? I pray every day that he has found the peace he couldn 'tfind on this earth.

pened left

spiritually

First,

you take

faith

who

pleased that you had priests faith in

such a good way.

hope

in what they told you. of the Catholic Church reflects this

and confidence

The Catechism

same good theology when

sponsibility for our lives, but

the salvation of persons

who

says

each have re-

should not despair of

take their

own

lives.

By ways known to him alone, God has ways of providing for them spiritually, and the church always holds them (as it does all the departed) in its prayers (No. 2283). Much of the Catholic Church's beliefs on the subject are reflected in its funeral policies. Canon

law

lists

very briefly those

of Catholic

whom

rites.

Among

who

are to be deprived

these are "manifest sinners

cannot be granted without public scandal" (Canon 1 1 84). Insofar as they are covered at all, people who commit suicide would be part of that group. Are such people really open "sinners" whose Christian burial would give scandal? Particularly today, bishops and other pastors generally believe just the opposite. The scandal would be if a Christian burial were refused. They rightly act with great awareness of our limitations in knowing what really hapfor

ecclesiastical funeral rites

and with particular care

behind. Surely taking one's

matter. But supported you and your

MOST WILLIAM

REV.

CURLIN

Bishop of Charlotte

Editor's note: Recently, Bishop William G. Curlin shared a letter he'd written to Bishop Michael McDaniel, retired bishop of the Lutheran Synod. The Lutheran bishop has fallen quite ill,

and Bishop Curlin took an opportunity to reflect on the friendship formed with his ecumenical brother in Christ:

dear Friend,

News of your recent illness is the source of prayerful concern for all who treasure your friendship.

mindful of the great esteem

which you are held by Bishop Begley and Archbishop Donoghue and many of the faithDiocese of Charlotte. I share their sentiments with brotherly affection. ful in the

Your words of welcome and pledge of supwhen I was appointed by Pope John Paul

port,

II as Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte, remain a source of inspiration and encouragement in my ministry. As the former Bishop of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod, you have rich experience in the challenges and responsibilities in a bishop's ministry. Cardinal Bernardin wrote that more is required of a bishop's ministry than Episcopal ordination; it requires "a day-by-day recommitment of one's life to Jesus Christ." Your ministry reveals this commit-

ment, for you

suicide treated in the Catholic faith? Is

Corner

live

by Gospel

values.

Corner

home.

He must have been very troubled over something, but some people say the sin of suicide is never forgiven. That would be more than I could bear.

Bishop's

how much was

own

life is

for those

a serious

the individual capable

of genuine reflection on what he or she was doing? How much true consent of the will was there? I have had the sad experience of dealing with suicide many times in my 46 years as a priest. Circumstances surrounding these deaths gave strong hints to everyone who knew them that the deceased were hampered mentally or emotionally, often to a highly serious degree, at the time of death. Sometimes those hints are positive, with obviously erratic behavior pointing to some crippling psychological dysfunction. Sometimes they are negative, when such a selfdestructive action contradicts our every experience with that person. There is no evidence of any plans or reflection beforehand. To all appearances, something inside just cracked, and we likely will never

know what

that

rites,

does for

God.

all

Catholic belief about God and on what we understand today about such suicides as your son's.

solid

assure you of

prayers and ask am with sentiments of deep esteem and affection, Your devoted brother in the Lord.

Again,

the kindness of your own.

we make no

individual's relationship with

of us, the church simply begs God's mercy for the deceased and for those who have been hurt by the death. As I said, it seems to me the encouragement your priests gave you was based on

Again, as

dressed before achieving the unity that Jesus prayed for: "That they all may be one." Yet, no division exists in the love that unites all who "have been justified by faith in Baptism and incorporated into Christ." May that love continue to guide all who pray and work for the day when all of God's children will together celebrate His love in the Eucharist.

might have been.

In offering Christian burial

judgment on the

God has blessed you with many personal and spiritual gifts. They are very evident in your dedication to Ecumenism that was recognized by the Holy Father when he bestowed on you his pectoral cross. You zealously and tirelessly promoted the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Covenant in North Carolina and strengthened it by establishing the Aquinas/Luther Conference annually held in Lenoir-Rhyne College. Bishop Bolick, as your successor in the North Carolina Lutheran Synod, brings to his ministry a dedication akin to your own for the cause of Ecumenism. It is a privilege to work with him for this holy purpose. You, Bishop Bolick and I know that important theological, scriptural and historical issues must yet be ad-

The above

letter is

published with the permis-

McDaniel. I invite you to join with me in praying God's healing grace upon my brother sion of Bishop in Christ.

14 The Catholic News & Herald

November

the News

2000

Commission members criticize, urge caution about Pius XII Catholic-Jewish commission's report on the Vatican's World War II documents stopped far short of passing judgment on Pope Pius XII, several members expressed individual opinions on the wartime pontiff. At an Oct. 26 news conference to present the commission's findings, a Catholic and a Jewish member of the

not work when you were confronted with the Nazi machinery." Pope Pius' recourse to prayer could not help against the Holocaust, either, she said. Speaking as a "believing and practicing Catholic," Fleischner said Pope Pius' belief in prayer as a solution to problems was "utterly inadequate" in combating the Nazi regime. Robert Wistrich, a Jewish member of the commission from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, said the 1 1 volumes of

Pope Pius XII's

documentation that the commission

Germany

studied raised serious questions about whether Pope Pius did enough to stem the tide of Nazi bloodshed. "I'm not among those who would attribute to (Pope Pius) some kind of deep-rooted anti-Semitism or indifference Or complicity in any way in the murder of the Jews," he said. "However," Wistrich asked, "did he do enough? Was his relative silence adequate to the event? I have to tell you frankly and unequivocally, I

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"We knew we would

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change," she said. "I wanted to live near the ocean, and my husband wanted to live near the Appalachian Trail."

Gray helps the schools by

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OFFICE OF PLANNED GIVING

for the arrival of Alex.

a Test

During college and after graduation, she also worked in the service in

family lives," said

would rather let the state decide how to

my estate

distribute

than

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Douglas

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Living the Faith

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Activist priest pleads for closing of School of the Americas By

WENDY MURRAY

crimes and

ASHEVILLE man

—

What

inspires

spend months in prison, live in poverty, travel relentlessly around the United States lecturing, risking his own health and safety? In one word, injustice.

one

Roy Bourgeois, a Father Maryknoll missionary and founder of School of the Americas Watch, visited western North Carolina recently and Mass for parishioners at Eugene Church. In an address, he spoke out on what he called "irre-

presided at St.

sponsible stewardship of God's creations."

In his central message at St. Eugene Church, he made his appeal.

'Why should people of faith be involved?" he asked. "As followers of Jesus, we must do something about the violence and men with guns. are called to be healers and peacemakers. As Catholics, we have a mission to heal the poor by connecting our lives to them.

"It's

human

rights abuses, par-

ticularly during Central America's

Correspondent

moral issue to do some-

thing about the suffering and death. must work for peace and justice. are being empowered by our faith, and God wants us to take on the responsibility to fight terrorism and

We We

crimes against humanity." As a Vietnam veteran and later working as a Catholic priest in the slums of Bolivia, Father Bourgeois has witnessed exploitation, violence and crimes against humanity. He has spent the last 20 years as an outspoken critic of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America. In 1990, he founded School of the Americas Watch, an office that does research on the U.S. Army School of the Americas (SOA) at Fort Benning, Ga. Each year, the SOA trains hundreds of soldiers from Latin America in combat skills, financed through U.S. tax dollars. "Twenty million American dollars is spent in our name," said Father Bourgeois. Hundreds of the school's 57,000 graduates since it was founded in 1940s have been implicated in some of Latin America's most notorious

wars of the 1970s and 1980s. Its alumni include the officers responcivil

sible for the assassination of Salva-

doran Archbishop Oscar Romero, for the rape and murder of four U.S. churchwomen and for the El Mozote massacre of 900 civilians in El Salvador.

The tens of thousands of people who have rallied in Georgia, Washington, D.C., and across the country

against the school say closed both because of

should be

what was and

wasn't taught there in the past and because previous efforts to add human rights training have not been taken seriously.

Father Bourgeois became

in-

Salvador after the four U.S. churchwomen were raped and killed by Salvador soldiers. Two of

volved

in El

the nuns were his friends. In

1989,

cook and her daughter were murdered, lying face down. Nineteen of the 27 Salvadoran officers whom a U.N. Truth Commissix Jesuit priests, their

sion report implicated in the Jesuit

murders were graduates of the School of the Americas. In El

900 unarmed

Mozote^ver

civilians

were

Killed,

and burned or left to rot. Twelve officers were cited; 10 were SOA-trained. Transformed forever by his work with the poor, Father Bourgeois dared to speak on their behalf. In his first act of civil disobedience, Father Bourgeois their bodies mutilated

Photo by Wendy Murray

Father Roy Bourgeois celebrated Mass and addressed parishioners at

Eugene Church

St.

in Asheville.

dressed as a high-ranking military official and climbed a tree at Fort Benning, blasting the last sermon of

Archbishop Romero. That earned him

months in a federal prison. Yet Father Bourgeois was undaunted, learning early on "they can't 18

silence us."

Ten

years ago, 10 people showed

Fort Benning to protest. In 1999, the demonstration swelled to 12,000, and this year's protest is scheduled for Nov. 17-19.

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