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THE
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Established Jan. 12, 1972 by Pope Paul VI
OCTOBER
22,
CATHOLIC — NEWy-MERALD
Parish Profile: St.
Catholicism in Charlotte I
SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
2004
SERVANTS OF THE LITURGY
Deacons, wives
Peter Church remains
historical part of
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A shepherd of the people
gather, revitalize
at
Bishop's first
annual retreat
year a busy, productive one
DEACON GERALD
by
POTKAY CORRESPONDENT
HICKORY Eugene
—
by
Deacon
Gillis is refocused
KAREN A. EVANS STAFF WRITER
on
CHARLOTTE
his ministry.
—
The
came to get whatever the Lord provides during these retreats and I always get something," said Deacon Gillis, permanent deacon at Holy
past 12
Cross Church in Kernersville.
and Bishop (William G.)
"Usually I am unaware of what it is until it hits me. Each (retreat) has been unique and I have gotten something from each one of them." Deacon Gillis was one of 10 deacons and wives who attended their annual retreat at the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory Oct. 8-10. The retreat, this year with
Curlin," said Bishop Jugis of
in prayer and your living relationship with
See RETREAT, page 7
See SHEPHERD, page 8
"I
1
months have flown by
for Bishop Peter "It I
J.
Jugis.
has been just as busy as
expected, from observing
Bishop (John
F.)
Donoghue
his first year as bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte. He is discovering that just
as in parish
life,
a bishop's
min-
istry has to be based in prayer.
Without prayer, his ministry would lose its "soul," he said. "It
tered
has to be Christ-cen-
— based
Photo by
Bishop Peter
Pope says Eucharist is light' needed by world
Jugis has visited
GUADALAJARA,
— The
by
Deacon Gerald Potkay
Deacon Art Kingsley kneels eucharistic
"Catholic organizations
the best
work
maternity home
the
movement," she
KEVIN
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MURRAY
adoration
CHARLOTTE
in
2003, Bishop
life
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in
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Tennant during the
"I'm honored to be affiliated
ming with tens of thousands of the faithful. Speaking from St. Peter's the pope said the congress "in-
Bill
to actress Jennifer O'Neill.
Annual banquet
Congress closed with a televised message from Pope John Paul II to a stadium in Mexico brim-
Basilica at the Vatican Oct.
to
52 of the 92 parishes
4-8th Interna-
tional Eucharistic
u zm
Communion
Actress shares her story of abortion, recovery
JASON LANGE
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
Mexico
Jugis offers
of St. Joan of Arc Church in Asheville Aug. 1. Since being ordained bishop in October
Eucharistic congress closes with televised message from pope
by
J.
Joanita M. Nellenbach
Our Schools
efiting
Room
at the Inn, a
See ABORTION, page 5
Culture
Watch
New book:
Students quilt for causes
park; 'Vera Drake' review
PAGE
Jennifer
O'Neill
annual
Room
banquet
in
E.
Murray
during
the
the
Inn
at
Charlotte Oct. 14.
Perspectives
Student to have story published;
|
Photo by Kevin
the 10th annual banquet ben-
Vatican as office
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PAGES 10-11
Moral clarity in an election year |
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The Catholic News & Herald
2004
October 22,
Current and upcoming
In Brief
topics from around the
world to your
own backyard
Brochure
details religious services
available at U.S. airports
—
WASHINGTON (CNS) Frequent fliers looking for a little religious respite have a new resource
SHELL-SHOCKED
vices in airports
religious services at airports across
is a rather recent development," the brochure notes, adding that Cardinal Richard Cushing established the first airport chapel at Logan International Airport in Boston
the United States.
in 1950.
them
available to
to locate Catholic
A
brochure on "Catholic Civil Aviation Apostolate," published by the National Conference of Catholic Airport Chaplains, lists the airports where Catholic Mass is offered on Sundays, weekdays and holy days; where the sacraments of reconciliation and anointing of the sick are available; and which airports with or without a chapel have Catholic chaplains available for "a simple ministry of presence." A map in the brochure depicts each of the 35 U.S. airports at which a chapel or chaplain are available. Most are in the eastern half of the
—
—
United States. "The availability of pastoral
ser-
"Today over 100 airport chapels 50 nations offer pastoral care,"
in it
adds.
Chaplains minister not only to passengers but to airport and airline
home-
personnel, families, visitors, the
and refugees, the brochure says. The brochure was distributed to each of the U.S. bishops along with a letter encouraging its use from Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago, episcopal liaison for civil aviation less
apostolates.
Editor's Note: Copies of the brochure are available
from
Human
Mobility Apostolates by calling:
U.S. bishops' Office
the
of
(202) 541-3226.
Diocesa n. "planner
~~~ CNS
photo from Reuters
ask questions of the panel while enjoying lunch!
An
Iraqi priest
Iraq, following a
following
woman
comforts an elderly
bomb
outside a Catholic church
blast in the church Oct. 16.
coordinated attacks that damaged five
in
Baghdad,
The church was badly damaged churches. No casualties were
reported.
Iraqi
church bombings
ASHEVILLE
VICARIATE
HENDERSONVILLE
ASHEVILLE
No
at 8 a.m.
for Christians' fate VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The more more churches
in
Casmoussa create fear
five
Vatican concern about the fate of Iraqi Christian communities.
The rudimentary but powerful bombs exploded within an hour and a half of each other beginning at
4
a.m.
No one was injured or killed, but heavy damage was reported to several of
Oct. 16.
the churches.
prayer
is
ever wasted.
The
Cul-
ofLife needs you. Call (828) 689-954-4 for more information and directions.
MINT HILL
—
Grover
Sister Veronica
will
teach a series of classes on the History of the Catholic Church beginning Oct. 22 at St. Luke Church, 13700 Lawyers Rd. classes will meet Fridays at 7:15 p.m. in the Family Life Center.
To
register, call Sister
Grover
at (704) 545-
1224.
—
HUNTERSVILLE A Mass to Honor Deceased Loved Ones will be celebrated the last Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. St. Mark Church, 1 4740 Stumptown Rd. For more Pam Schneider at (704) 875-0201.
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HUNTERSVILLE
The Newcomers
Women's Ministry of St. Mark Church invites women who are new or still feel new to the area to "Moving On, " based on Susan Miller's book "After the Boxes are Unpacked." will talk about the spiritual, emotional and practical needs associated with moving. Classes meet Wednesdays through Nov. 17 in Room 200 of St. Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown Rd., 10:15
We
said.
"Their strategy
is
to
among the Christians and push them out of Iraq." Following the latest bombings, the Vatican's missionary news agency, what it called a 'list of horrors," the names of 88 Iraqi Christians and the dates they were killed, almost all of them during the last nine months. The latest was a 14-year-old
Fides, published
At the Chaldean Church of St. Joseph, which was gutted by the bomb blast and a subsequent fire, Sunday Mass was celebrated Oct. 17 following
girl,
an all-night cleanup effort. Other churches that suffered damage were identified as the Latin-rite Church of Rome, the Orthodox churches of St. Jacob and St. George, and the Syrian Orthodox Church of St. Thomas. Last August, car bombs at five Catholic churches killed 1 1 people and sparked an exodus of at least 10,000 Iraqi Christians into neighboring Syria and Jordan, church officials said. Syrian Catholic Archbishop Basile Georges Casmoussa of Mosul, Iraq, expressed shock and sorrow at the news. One of the churches bombed in August was in Mosul. The terrorist groups that carry out such attacks "hope that many, many
acts of violence
Chaldean Catholic, kidnapped by an Islamic group for ransom and killed a
"in cold blood" Oct. 14,
Vatican
Join us as we pray the rosary
ture
Christians will go," Archbishop
Baghdad, Iraq, has prompted new
—
and support our sidewalk counselors who offer real help to women going in for abortions at Femcare in Asheville, at 62 Orange St., Wednesdays and Fridays at 9 a.m., Saturdays
prompt Vatican concern
bombing of
— Immaculate Con-
ception Church, 208 7th Ave. West, will present in Parish Mission Oct. 3 1-Nov. 4. The Oct. 31 session begins at 7 p.m. and weekday sessions meet 9:15-9:45 a.m., 1-1:30 p.m. and 7-8:30 p.m. For more information, contact the church office at (828) 693-6901 or the Faith Formation office at (828) 697-7420.
officials
it
said.
BOONE
NORTH WILKESBORO
and intimidation against
Iraqi Christians are increasing, as
Mus-
—
If you have a need for prayers, or would like to offer your time in prayer for others' needs, please call the Rosary Chain at St. John Baptist de La Salle Church. The Rosary Chain is a sizable group and all requests and volunteers are welcome. For details, call Marianna de Lachica at (336) 667-9044.
special
Gigi at (704) 895-3310 or 947-9547 for more information.
-.11:30 a.m. Call
Merry
at (704)
CHARLOTTE — New Creation Monastery will host a Spiritual
Growth Seminar
final sessions will
p.m. For
CHARLOTTE
VICARIATE
— Solomon House and
HUNTERSVILLE
the Alzheimer's Association will sponsor a free informative Lunch and Learn panel discussion about Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia at St.
Rd.,
have confirmed that
VICARIATE
Nov.
Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown 4,
1 1
a.m.-l p.m. Please register
ahead so we can prepare for the lunch with Teresa Hoover at (704) 532-7390 or Cyndi Jo Brady at (704) 875-0677. Come to learn and
this
fall.
meet Oct. 28 and Nov.
The
4, 7-8
more information,
Vianney Hoover
at (704)
call Father John 541-5026. >
CHARLOTTE — Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is offered in the chapel of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., each Friday following the 9 a.m. Mass until Saturday at 9 a.m. Adorers are needed, particularly during the hours of midnight-6 a.m. for more information, call Charles and Bernice Kish at (704) 8 46-7387.
lim extremists consolidate their influence in Iraqi society.
Chaldean Patriarch EmmanuelKarim Delly of Baghdad said the recent church bombings were clearly designed to frighten Christians, but noted that the
homes of many being attacked. all
Muslims were also a problem shared by
It is
said.
Patriarch Delly said only prayer
would stop these kinds of attacks. "May the Lord touch the minds of these people, who do not love Iraq," he said.
Iraq has about 700,000 Christians
of more than 25 million.
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October 22,
FROM THE VATICAN
Pope
Pope says preserving biodiversity is concrete way to fight hunger (CNS) — Pope
VATICAN CITY John
Paul
said
II
farm
preserving
means
appears there
is
—
a real risk of an
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Governments must do more to fight the abuse and exploitation of children within their borders and beyond, Pope John Paul II said. "No one can be silent or remain in-
for
abusive exploitation of their lands and
fighting the
hunger and malnutrition of so many of our brothers and sisters."
the destruction of their traditional habi-
Marking the Oct. 16 celebration of World Food Day, the pope said ensuring that the world's people have enough
fact that
of the poorest farmers have learned to survive precisely by ensuring they have a diversity of crops and
different
food and a nutritional diet requires that
livestock.
pope said Oct.
biodiversity
a "concrete
is
and animals.
The pope
sent his message to Jacques Diouf, director of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, which sponsors World Food Day. The theme 2004 celebration was for the
Food
many
Marking World Food Day
they have access to a variety of plants
"Biodiversity for
well as a serious ignorance of the
tats," as
at the
FAO
headquarters in
Rome
Diouf
said biodiversity
must be main-
tained in nature and
on farms
Oct.
15,
to ensure
for all people sustainable access to
enough
and nutritious food. estimates that about three-
diversified
"FAO
quarters of the genetic diversity of agri-
Security."
In his message, released Oct.
cultural crops has been lost over the last
15,
Pope John Paul said governments must pay more attention to the needs and knowledge of farmers, particularly in indigenous communities, when setting
century. Just 12 crops and species food,"
now
he
governments must do more
to fight child abuse, exploitation
policy.
"It
says
14 animal
provide most of the world's
when innocent
Frambes, OFM. Campus Minister at UNC-G, Guilford and Greensboro Colleges, and St. Francis Springs 5 Prayer Center staff member, will present "The '.Psalter: Prayers of Compassion and Justice" at The Franciscan Center, 233 North Greene St., Oct. 26, 12:10-1 p.m. Please pre-register by calling (336) 273-2554.
most
time, they are
vulnerable," the
pope
trea-
family, but at the fragile
and
said.
Conference participants discussed to reduce the trafficking of children,
8 during a meeting with
exploitation of children, child labor and
1
sexual abuse, sex tourism based on the
participants in an international confer-
the use of child soldiers.
ence of women legislators. The Oct. 17-18 conference, spon-
mote
sored by the Union, brought male legislators focus on efforts
Inter-Parliamentary
also
examined ways to proand nutrition, to
children's health
fight disease, to build strong families, to
promote education and
from 107 countries to to protect children and
participation of children in sports.
adolescents.
Welcoming
They
together about 200 fe-
the legislators to the
Pope John Paul praised them for focusing their joint efforts on protectVatican,
encourage you to continue on
this
adolescents are the future and hope of
VICARIATE
same
human
or are marginalized and wounded in their dignity as human persons," the
"I
GREENSBORO — Rev. John
sure of the
national policies and international efforts
path in the awareness that children and
GREENSBORO
said.
"They are the most precious
children suffer
ing the young.
said.
humanity," he
to increase the
"The immense cry of pain from children abandoned and violated in many parts of the world must spur public institutions, private associations and all people of good will to renew their awareness of the obligation we all have to protect, defend and educate these fragile creatures with respect and love," the pope said.
6:30 p.m. in the parlor of St. Aloysius Church, 921 Second St. NE. For more information, call the church office at (828) 327-2341.
SALISBURY
Dancing delight
VICARIATE
—
CONCORD
Discover how beautiful God's plan for marriage really is! Natural Family Planning classes are being offered at St. James Church, 25 Union St., Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Learn a natural method that is just as effective as the Pill and is in accord with Catholic teaching. Contact Susan Chaney at (704) 720-0772 for more information or email questions to sujo94@aol.com. 1
[GREENSBORO
—
All Irish-Catholic
women
kare inv ited to participate in the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians, a social, cultural and chari.
table
group
for
an ongoing series of fun and LAOH will meet Nov. 4 to
informative activities.
2005-2007
slate of officers at 7:30 p.m. Kloster Center. 2210 N. Elm St. Please join us for refreshments and to learn more about our group. RSVP to Elaine McHale, president, at (336) 292-1 1 lfc. elect the
SALISBURY
X
at St. Pius
GREENSBORO — A series of Coffee Talks will at Saint Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St.
.beheld
|10:30-11:15 a.m. every Sunday morning Sthrough Nov. 21. Topics will include stewardship, heaven, purgatory, saints and forgiveness, details, contact the church office at (336)
or
1272-4681.
—
Sacred Heart Church, 128 N. Fulton St., celebrates a Charismatic and Healing Mass the first Sunday of each month at 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be available at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be the celebrant. For further information, call Bill Owens at (704) 639-9837.
SMOKY
MOUNTAIN
MURPHY
—
St.
VICARIATE
William Church, 765
Andrews »HICK0RY
VICARIATE
HICKORY
—
The annual World Community tDay Ecumenical Worship Service will be held at [Bethany Lutheran Church, 1644 Main Avenue rDr., Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. this year's theme is "In (Faith, Women Shape the Future for Peace." [Guest speaker will be Rev. Alice Johnson Curl, 'associate pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church. For more information, contact Carole
Rd., will sponsor its fifth season of Renew, a six-week spiritual renewal program. Small Christian communities of six to eight participants meet once a week, Oct. 17-Nov. 21, to share faith, find meaning, deepen relationships, pray, learn from one another and support each other in the struggle to live faith in all aspects of life. For more information, call Michael Kauffman at (828) 835-33 10 ore-
mskauffman@webworkz.com.
1
vGroup is for all Catholic girls ages five and up. |The group meets the fourth Monday of each month at St. Joseph Church, 720 West 13th St., | fat 4 p.m. in the Holy Family Hall. For more details, call Debbie Vickers at (828) 495-2039.
HICKORY — A
Grief Support Group meets the iJecond and fourth Wednesday of each month at
Russian dancers perform during a celebration at the Vatican marking the 26th anniversary of Pope John Paul
It's
pontificate.
A 150-member Russian army
orchestra,
pope Oct. 1 5 in the only official Vatican celebration of the pope's anniversary. The pope has wanted to visit Russia, but has been unable to, due to tension with the Russian Orthodox Church.
at (828) 256-8956.
ijEWTON — The Little Flowers Catholic Girls
photo by Alessandro Paparaatti, Catholic Press Photo
choir and dance troupe performed for the 84-year-old
•
jMarmorato
CNS
your parish or school sponsoring a open to the general public? Please submit notices for the Diocesan Is
free event
Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event
date
in writing to
Karen A. Evans
at
kaevans@chariottediocese.org or fax to (704) 370-3382.
THIS MONTH IN -1992 Then-Bishop John F. Donoghue announced Oct. 21 that perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament would begin in mid-November at St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte. was in response to many Catholics who had "inquired about Bishop Donoghue said having eucharistic adoration at one of our churches - a place where the Blessed Sacrament would be exposed and the faithful invited to spend silent time in prayer with our eucharistic Lord." In January 2004, Bishop Peter J. Jugis dedicated the church's expanded eucharistic adoration chapel, designed to accommodate growth of the devotion. it
Episcopal calendar
Oct. 24
— 2:30 p.m. Mass
Diocesan Celebration
in
honor of
Marriage Anniversaries i
St.
Gabriel Church, Charlotte
Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate
Oct. 28 Fall
in thefollowing events:
— 2:30 p.m. Mass
Day of
Reflection for Seniors
Catholic Conference Center, Hickory
NOTICE TO READERS The next issue
of
The Catholic News
& Herald,
Oct. 29,
i I
include the annual diocesan finance report.
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October 22,
2004
AROUND THE DIOCESE
Catholic youths to serve on
To counsel the pastor
representative's advisory council Students share opinions on politics, government
BELMONT rishioners of
Church
in
— Three young pa-
Queen of
Belmont
will
tions of the legislative branch of government. Group members are selected based on a number of factors, including academic success, volunteer activities
the Apostles
have added re-
sponsibilities this school year.
Dean and Herre are among the new stu-
and extracurricular participation. The council meets on a regular basis to talk and share their opinions with Myrick about current events, politics and government. Stocker also serves as the
T.J. Stocker, Christopher
Adam
named to participate on the Youth Advisory Council to U.S. Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C, for the 2004-2005 dents
school year.
The, council
is
group of high
a
junior teen representative to the pastoral council at Queen of the Apostles Church.
school students from different schools
who have shown
an interest
in the func-
Courtesy Photo by Tom Stocker Sr.
Pastoral council installed at Queen ofthe Apostles 2004-2005
Installation of the
members
pastoral council
at
Queen
of the Apostles
Belmont was held during an Oct. 10 Mass celebrated by Father Joseph Zuschmidt, pastor. Each member serves a three-year term and serves in an advisory capacity to the pastor and commissions in the day-to-day activities and ministries of the parish community. The pastoral council includes two teen-age representatives, six at-large members and seven commission heads. Church
in
Pictured are (front row, from
left):
Janette Blandford, stewardship; Cathy Pullen,
at large; Jennifer Church, secretary,
ecumenism and outreach; Alfreda Tanski, at community
large; Lee Stocker, chairperson; Jasia Dudko, at large; Walt Baronowski,
from left) Mary Kane, education Lawton Blandford, co-chair worship and spiritual life; Sharon worship and spiritual life; Sarah Gonzales, senior teen
building; Lisa Valdez, communications; (second row,
and
faith formation;
Doerer,
co-chair
representative; Phil Baucom, vice chairperson; Father Zuschmidt; TJ Stocker junior teen representative;
Courtesy Photo
Dean and Adam Herre
Stocker, Christopher
T.J.
of
Queen
of the Apostles
Belmont have been selected to serve on the Youth Advisory Council of
2004-2005 school
Myrick, R-N.C, for the
Church
U.S. Rep.
in
Tom
"xapriprl aacreo
man in at inn imagination
11
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year.
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2004
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
Actress shares abortion story at annual banquet ABORTION, from page 1
'When we home
Catholic maternity
in Charlotte
pregnancy assistance
that offers
for
pregnant women and their baboth born and unborn.
single, bies,
Approximately 1,000 people attended the banquet at the Charlotte Convention Center Oct.
Bishop Peter
14.
J.
finally realize
that we're not designed to
our children
kill
there
...
is
the hope and healing
through
Christ.'
who gave the invocation, was honored with the Msgr. William Wellein
Jugis,
Award
God's authority on the issue. I didn't to respond to the fact that I was told the lie from the pit of hell
for the recent
Outstanding Service in part "Worthy to Receive the Lamb" statement addressing pro-abor-
know how
tion politicians receiving the Eucharist.
that
O'Neill, the 2003 recipient of the Proudly Pro-Life Award from the National Right to Life Committee and a
or a 'cluster of cells'
for
spokeswoman
Room at the
No
for Silent
Inn's
"Last year,
work
More,
said
did about 48 crisis
I
pregnancy center fund-raisers and I'm
—
'blob of tissue'
so
I
suffered for
many
years with regret, shame.
that's
not unusual for the 25 million
And
women
since Roe v. Wade." She suffered nine miscarriages
"phenomenal."
is
—
was just carrying a
I
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will
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Courtesy Photo
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Walker
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in
previous issues of
&
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active
member of her
church,
she was selected to be a special guest
during a Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II in Cuba. "When God gave me the opportunity to
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decided to
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Society, the National
true,"
she
said.
Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay
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October 22,
2004
FEATURE SECTION
Reflecting
on a
BishopJugis accomplishes much durii
Courtesy Photo
Bishop Peter
J.
Jugis, Father
Joseph Ayathupadam
(left)
and Deacon Richard Kauth
shovel dirt during the groundbreaking ceremony for the activity center at Holy Spirit
Church
Denver Dec.
in
7,
2003.
necessarily have the benefit of a full un-
SHEPHERD, from pagel
derstanding of the Catholic
faith.
Recently, Bishop Jugis several
the Lord," the bishop said. "I've seen that
prayer
is
even more essential than
in
my
parish ministry."
Bishop Jugis made
many accom-
plishments during the past
year — nu-
merous confirmations, visits to parishes and schools, dedication Masses and two visits to Rome. But he is most proud of his ordination of four
men
to the priesthood.
'To give the gift of more priests to the (Catholic) Church is the greatest sercan give as bishop," he said. 'These next 40 or 50 years and touch many people's lives." Being selected as bishop of a growing and increasingly diverse diocese has proved to be a challenge to the young vice
men
I
will serve for the
46 years old
bishop, just
at his ordination
Oct. 24, 2003. Bishop Jugis had to spend a significant
amount of time becoming
fully familiar
with the extent of the clergy
sex abuse
He
is
revised General Instruction of the
consider himself contemplative.
His popularity among his flock is evident at every public event he attends from the warm smiles of his parishioners at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Monroe on the Sunday following the announcement of his election as the fourth bishop of Charlotte in August 2003, to the scores of people who lined up to greet him at the Room at the Inn in Charlotte banquet Oct. 14. "Everywhere I go, people have been most encouraging of me and of my service as shepherd of the diocese," the bishop said. "People always tell me they are praying for me I can feel the inner strength which comes from the grace of
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2004
FEATURE SECTION
lling to serve t year,
looks forward to future
Courtesy Photo
Bishop Jugis St.
visits
students at
St. Patrick
Patrick Cathedral on St. Patrick's Day,
School
SHEPHERD, from previous page
Bishop Jugis'
those prayers."
For the immediate tinue to
fulfill
future,
the promise he
he
will
made
first
con-
at his
Bishop Jugis greets people following the conversion at
St.
Matthew Church
in
rite
of election
and
call
to continuing
and school within the diocese. So far, he has called upon 52 parishes and 9^ schools. "I
2 -Visits to the Vatican
ask the people to please be patient
with me," he
Charlotte March 6.
said. "I
am
going to make
2 -U.S. bishops' meetings
it
2
to each place."
- Groundbreakings for new parish facilities
Bishop Jugis has set as one of his top priorities to
make welcome
year
included:
episcopal ordination to visit each parish Photo Br Karen A. Evans
Charlotte after saying Mass at
in
March 17.
the multi-
3 -Rites of election
tudes of newcomers to the diocese, par-
and rest a while."
immigrants from other nations. to focus on the Year of the Eucharist, which began Oct. 17, by participating in regional and di-
3
ocesan celebrations.
4
ticularly
"Come away by yourselves
-Men ordained to the transitional diaconate
The bishop also plans
(16:31)
3 -Dedications of new churches
Pope John Paul II has encouraged Catholics to commit themselves, "to following Jesus, the way, the truth and the life," and frequently adore the Eucharist
9 -Schools visited
10 -Vicariate celebrations 16
during the next 12 months. "As a priest, and now as bishop, I love meeting and serving the people," Bishop Jugis said. "I take them into my heart and pray for everyone."
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A roundup
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New book: Vatican as
SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: OCT.
in Ordinary Time
has
Cycle 1)
"All the Pope's
Men: The
Inside Story
of How the Vatican Really Thinks"
is
the
newest book by John L. Allen Jr., Vaticanbeat reporter for the U.S. weekly National Catholic Reporter newspaper. In the introduction, Allen states the
book "is to bring the church from which I come, and, more
central purpose of his local
broadly, the English-speaking world, into
more
fruitful
conversation with the center
of the universal church in Rome."
He
myths about the Vatican: First, there is no monolithic
—
'Vatican" with a single mind; instead,
it
the question "Who's in
charge?" assumes there
is
one person
charge of everything, which there
— Third,
ultrasecretive,
—
Fourth,
the place
is
though
is
it
is
it
in
not really not really
not really that
rich.
Vatican, Allen says, "has an annual
operating budget of $260 million." By contrast, "Harvard University has an annual operating budget of a
which means
billion,
it
over $ 1 .3 could run the little
equivalent of five Vaticans every year."
—
Fifth, he says, "It is not true that ambition and careerism are the dominant psychological traits of the men and
women
Holy
corporate scandal breaks. Thus, Boston Catholics thought Cardinal Law should step down (and many thought he
should be prosecuted as well).
Another problem was the Vatican's pace in dealing with the crisis. Ameri-
may not like the rapid, ever-changing nature of our society, but we are accustomed to it. The Vatican views regional problems from a
more global permoves at a
spective and deliberately
slower pace. Americans interpret that as indifference and stonewalling. To those
who
suffered at the hands of church
cold comfort. Nonetheless, his contribution to the dialogue
The the
war
final
is
important.
chapter on the Vatican and
in Iraq
is
less compelling, largely
because the pope and the diplomatic corps of the Vatican have maintained a firm and consistent opposition to our invasion and occupation of Iraq. They reject the idea of pre-emptive warfare as inconsistent with the "just-war" theory. Allen's Vatican resembles a small and surprisingly well-managed company with the Holy Father as CEO. But most Catholics,
I
believe, see
Rome as
We
insights into this incendiary problem.
as the
"All the Pope's
Men"
has a long chap-
on the Vatican and the U.S. sexual abuse crisis. It contains some of the best Allen says that
Rome
considered the
revulsion to the revelations of sexual
abuse another reflection of the Puritan strain in the
American character that hu-
can't accept that priests are fallible
mans
like themselves. But, as
more importantly, we see him supreme example of how to live a life in Christ. One photograph of John Paul II praying with his would-be assassin shows the character of this pope better than a dozen books giving us the But,
our deeper outrage was with the bishops. Allen argues that the source of misunderstanding was the Vatican's love of
Cath
of
all
that he has created,
What
As a result of our conversations been humbled, brought to a realization that hope regarding others is the godly perspective, not condemnation. Gradually, I've gotten better about not jumping to conclusions about people. I'm still not perfect, but I have improved. The wise man who has served as an example to me by speaking from the deemable.
background to the
a fitting
I've
story of Jesus and Zacchaeus, the tax collector.
As we
were despised
When
in
all
know, tax
collectors
Jewish culture.
his other efforts to catch a
glimpse of Jesus over the heads or between the robes of the crowd fail,
Zacchaeus
finally climbs
a
tree.
perspective of one
The Lord spots Zacchaeus and tells him, "I mean to stay at your house today." Luke tells us that "everyone began to murmur. 'He has gone to a sinner's house as a guest.'"
Apparently Zacchaeus heard the
murmuring and
my
said to Jesus:
'"I
give half
belongings, Lord, to the poor. If
who
loves
God
all
tices
I
is
or his lineage.
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Vera Drake'
devastating
is
We Dance?' Yes!
'Shall
viewing Superb acting, cast round out abortionist film HARRY FORBES
by
daughter of one of Vera's employers, who is raped on a first date. Leigh does make a point of showing the callowness of many of these young men. In contrast to Vera's clients, Susan goes to a regular doctor. But the relatively cold demeanor of the medical profession and the psychiatrist, who needs to know if there's insanity in her family before she can be certified for an abortion, stand in stark contrast to Vera's more human manner. Eventually, the mother of one of the young ladies recognizes Vera. The daughter later becomes gravely ill, and the mother rushes her to the hospital,
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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(CNS) An outperformance by Imelda
Staunton and an ensemble cast, a wellcrafted screenplay and direction by Mike Leigh elevate this tale of an unso-
woman who, unbeknownst husband and children, leads a double life as she performs abortions on young women in difficult circumstances. Leigh's "Vera Drake" tackles the difficult abortion theme with objectivity. phisticated
to her
His heroine
is
a cheery, lower-middle-
postwar
class housewife (Staunton) in
where the
1950, with a loving garage-mechanic.husband and two grown children who five at home. The middle-aged Vera, who works as a domestic, is guileless and simple, and thinks a cup of tea is the solution to Britain, circa
all
the world's
authorities insist
a delightful remake of
Vera's name.
dancing school after observing a beautiful and sad
In the film's
When
family
police possibly
in.
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The
audience
is left
sees herself as assisting these
leads such an
exemplary
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have on her family, is acting of the highest order. The camera stays on her face unflinchingly, and you feel every ounce of her pain. Vera seems utterly incapable of thinking of what she's been doing as abortion; she's simply "helping girls out," she insists through her quiet tears.
to
way around."
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looking out of
terms of following one's dreams,
and crass language. The
of rough
—
—
is A-lll
adults.
The Motion
parents are strongly cautioned.
under 13.
for children
misguided, actions. While the medical "es-
villains.
tablishment"
Depressing as the subject matter is, the period atmosphere provides visual interest and there's always the joy of watching great acting. As this small, feisty, utterly ordinary woman, Staunton gives an indelible performance. As for the abortion theme, the procedure isn't glorified in any way. The women involved are almost all desperate, and even though Vera's methods
are likely to note that there
mestic
—
for Vera's well-intentioned, if
—
crisis.
the subtle nu-
Vera's son, Sid,
'Little babies,"
No
matter
he says to her
how much
Sid's critical feeling,
"dirty."
in disgust.
you'll share
'Vera Drake"
is
Interestingly,
Leigh dedicates the film
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all
what she did was "wrong" and
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Vera can put
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Leigh's script has
director
retribution
depicted as unfeeling and
ances of "real" people reacting to a do-
Leigh goes to pains not to make Vera a heroine. Nor, to my mind, does the film
many
woman
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achingly evident.
The
is
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tion of what she's done,
We also see Susan (Sally Hawkins), a more
flabbergasted about
is
Staunton's heart-wrenching realiza-
Vera takes no money, but simply feel
hav-
they ask to speak to Vera, the
woman who
way" by performing illegal abortions. She tells the girl that in a day or two she'll feel some stomach pain, should go to the bathroom to relieve herself, and "it
who
is
ing a cozy celebration as the police close
young women who
be over." imagine the rest.
most unbearably sus-
penseful moments, Vera's family
ills.
Lopez and Richard Gere star in a scene from the movie "Shall We Dance?", 1996 Japanese film, now set in Chicago, about a married
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Pope: Eucharist
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sage and his saving
sacrifice, which should have an impact on peace and justice issues in the wider society, he said.
in turn
tery,
not just in
itself,
'The lacerated image of this world, which has begun the new millennium with the specter of terrorism and the tragedy of war, calls on Christians more
mys-
but in relation to the
problems of our time."
The
Eu-
pope's message called the
charist the "mystery of light."
than ever to
needed by the heart of man, made heavy by sin, often disoriented and weary, tested by suffering of every kind," the pope said. "This light is needed by a world in its difficult search for a seemingly distant peace, at the beginning of a millennium that is distressed and humiliated by violence, terrorism and war," he said. More than 65,000 people packed
school of peace," he said.
"This light
is
to adopt concrete expressions of solidar-
and charity for the poor during the
ity
eucharistic year.
He
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pates in all-night eucharistic devotion.
He urged obedience of liturgical norms, including those on reception of Communion, and suggested that every local parish use the eucharistic year to study in depth the church's rules on proper liturgy. The respect shown the Eucharist as the real presence of Christ should be evidenced in such things as tone of voice, gestures and moments of silence during the Mass or eucharistic adoration, he said. The pope urged Christians to publicly witness the faith and the presence of God during the eucharistic year for example, in eucharistic processions.
asked the Christian community to seek a deeper understanding of the Eucharist during Mass and in moments of adoration. This understanding should give rise to a sense of com-
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The Catholic News & Herald 13
2004
Where Do the Candidates Stand on Abortion? U.S. Presidency
John Kerry
George W. Bush
Partial-Birth Abortion George W. Bush promoted and signed the Ban Act into law.
Partial-Birth Abortion
John Kerry voted
against the Partial-Birth Abortion
Ban Act
six times.
The partial-birth abortion procedure — used from the fifth month on — involves pulling a living baby feet-first out of the the skull, and suctioning out the brain. The great majority of partial-birth abortions are performed on healthy babies andhealthy mothers, for entirely non-medical reasons.
womb, exceptfor the head, puncturing
Abortion on
Demand
George W. Bush opposes the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion
on demand, and he supports
John Kerry supports the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand - even as a method of birth
legal
protection for unborn children.
control.
Record on George W. Bush has repeatedly supported
legislation
would protect unborn children and people with
in
or injured
legislation to prevent
daughters from being taken across state lines in
in
the Senate, voted 79
John Kerry voted against "Laci and Conner's Law," which recognizes unborn children as victims when they are killed
or
violent federal crimes.
George W. Bush supported abortions
John Kerry, during his 20 years times to support abortion.
disabilities.
George W. Bush signed "Laci and Conner's Law," which recognizes unborn children as victims when they are killed injured
Life
which
minor
in
violent federal crimes.
John Kerry voted
against notifying a parent before performing an abortion on a minor.
for secret
order to avoid parental notice laws.
Supreme Court Appointments George W. Bush
appoint Supreme Court justices who share his conservative philosophy and who will strictly interpret the Constitution according to its text. (The text of the Constitution contains no right to abortion). stated that he
John Kerry has stated that if elected president he would only appoint Supreme Court justices who support the 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand. He declared, "...I will support only pro-choice judges to the Supreme Court. Some may call this a litmus test..."
will
U.S. Senate
Erskine Bowles
Richard Burr Abortion on Richard Burr co-sponsored the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and has consistently voted against
Demand Erskine Bowles supports the 1 973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion on demand even as a
partial-birth abortion.
m Richard Burr i
is
opposed
to abortion
method
on demand and
of birth control.
supports legal protection for unborn children.
Record on
Life As President Clinton's Chief of Staff, Erskine Bowles lobbied Congress AGAINST legislation
Richard Burr has co-sponsored many pro-life bills in Congress, including a bill that would prevent minor daughters from being taken across state lines for secret
that
would have prevented minor girls from being taken across state lines
for
secret abortions without
parental notice or consent.
abortions without parental notice or consent.
Erskine Bowles received $10,000
in
campaign
contributions from the pro-abortion group
NARAL.
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Perspectives
Moral
A
collection of columns,
editorials
and viewpoints
an
clarity in
As faithful Catholic citizens, we have a very serious obligation to speak out against this evil by not promoting and encouraging it with our vote. To be Catholic is to be pro-life; one cannot be proabortion and claime to be a Catholic in good standing.
and burdens upon us as
faithful Catholic citizens. If
ticipate in the world,
we
Guest
become acquainted with the pressing
Column
who are
seeking public
We n
Church
BUETTNER
to participate willingly, to the ex-
tent possible, in worldly
affairs.
The
teaches that "by reason of their special
vocation
belongs to the laity to seek the
it
fact,
God's
integrity.
(No. 898).
basic Catholic
the
sibility for
common good make
it
morally obligatory to pay taxes, to exercise the right to vote,
and to defend one's
country..." (No. 2240). In other words,
we
we
can provide us with guidance as
sift
through the moral considerations of electing
We could
to public service.
officials
all
from a prayerful and reasonable
benefit
consideration of the task that
lies
electing our representatives to
ahead
derstanding, one's conscience cannot deter-
Many people today
mistakenly think that "following their con-
means they create the moral laws and rules by which to live, as if their conscience were akin to the legislative branch of government science"
But the conscience cannot create law. the contrary, the function of the con-
science (built into our
God)
is
human
nature by
merely to judge whether our parconformity with the
ticular actions are in
truth,
whether our actions are
in accord
with God's law or natural law (No. 17761785). /it
As
tion to non-negotiable issues relating to
human These
or found in nature
They
society.
most
itself,
stability
life
and death
of the family and
are non-negotiable because
always morally wrong, morally
must never be promoted by
illicit
and
oneself
of euthanasia, but
it
is
illness to
run their course
procedure or treatment
if
the medical
overly burden-
is
CCC
From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person among which
—
is
the inviolable right of every innocent
being to
life"
As in the cases of abortion, there has been much confusion and euphemistic language employed
to obscure the
And
its
dehuman-
Many who
seek
justification
although our modern, secular
and culture uses euphemistic to conceal the truth
language of "women's
—
lan-
The word
of the
mother, population control, the termina-
even the
human person
in
order to justify the mur-
der of persons for
scientific
The
advancements.
and medical
problem: extracting
agenda on
traditional party
We
are also
encouraged not to base a vote on a particular candidate's appearance, personality or the opinion of the media.
And we
are also encouraged not to
vote for candidates
who merely
claim to
Each day more than 4,000 human beings
—
innocent children
—
are put to
death legally by abortions. Imagine the loss of life greater than the terrorist attack
of Sept.
1 1,
2001
—
each day. That
is
the
brutal reality that penetrates the society
and culture
in
which we
live.
evil,
as
of abortion, and they both can
be justified under certain criteria. The Church teaches that "as long as the danger of war persists... governments cannot be denied the right of lawful self-defense, once
peace efforts have
failed"
(#2308). "The
the
common
responsibility for
good" (No. 2309).
Therefore, the Church recognizes that elected officials in each state have the
responsibility of protecting
its
moral
citizens,
a legitimate
tion: legitimate
and highly
solu-
effective proce-
dures already exist for obtaining stem
cells
do not require killing human beings. It is well documented that stem cells from the bone marrow, placenta or umbilithat
cal
cord of live births are already in use in
show promise
for
possible results in treating Parkinson's
and other
diseases.
In the
same manner
that the
Church
defends the dignity and legal rights of the
human embryo,
it
also
condemns human
cloning: '"Certain attempts to influence
nipulations are contrary to the personal
positions and expectations.
in the case
without excluding the possibility of war as
thus
sands of innocent babies each day.
establish their
the state, they are not intrinsically
human embryo kills the embryo, murdering the human person. The
many
do not
punishment
the embryonic stem cells from a living
other predetermined qualities. Such
candidates, especially today,
capital
ment of those who have
bryonic stem-cell research redefines the
programs are promoting the killing the slaughter and holocaust of thou-
—
non-negotiable moral evils? No.
legitimacy belongs to the prudential judg-
such social and
—
also be treated
Akin to abortion and euthanasia, em-
the harsh truth
cal
common good, should they not among the previous list of
tion of the
Stem cells, cloning
—
that
ment3 Since these both concern the protec-
evaluation of these conditions for moral
who promote
politi-
have not thus been considered: What about the issues of war and capital punish-
all
"abortion"
is
question
concerning two serious social issues that
common good, one of the principal duties of
those
to
We
War, capital punishment There may be a lingering
two Latin words meaning "to suffer with." Oftentimes the desire to commit an act of or comply with euthanasia comes from the refusal "to suffer with" the patient. Far from being an act of "compassion," eutha-
word
must we use
or psychological disorders.
While war and
make
criteria
spiritual
are concerned about the protection of the
our voting decisions? are encouraged not to base a vote on a particular party affiliation or our earlier voting habits since
What
away
to turn
"compassion" comes from
such as the
rights," health
them
she also encourages
from sinful acts, live chastely and seek the freedom of Christian perfection as she encourages all who are bound by various
of the truth.
treating leukemia and
(No. 2270).
intrinsically disor-
2357). Therefore, while
the Church respects the dignity of persons,
No. 2278).
one impossible.
According to natural reason, abortion is always intrinsically evil and is never to be tolerated. This truth is also confirmed by divine revelation and, therefore, taught by the Church without compromise. In fact, the Church has consistently taught this truth ever since the first century and will never change her teaching on this evil practice (see CCC No. 2271). The catechism states: "Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception.
(CCC No.
some, dangerous, extraordinary or dispro-
nasia is an act that rejects compassion; it is an act that makes "suffering with" a loved
law.
tion of pregnancy, "pro-choice,"
to specific situations.
or
significant
each of the issues concerns actions that are
guage
God
issues are the
because they treat issues of
than the legislative branch.
only ca-
kill
permissible to allow the effects of a disease
bolical reversal
person.
and the very
society
revealed by
in ac-
human And so, particularly in an elecyear, we ought to pay specific atten-
the judicial branch of government, rather
pable of applying already existing law,
dered"
and legal acceptance speak of euthanasia as an act of "compassion." However, this is nothing more than a dia-
such, the conscience resembles
It is
agenda that are
Abortion
of the conscience. Contrary to popular un-
On
seek to
affirm the truth that
do not render human beings non-persons.
izing reality of euthanasia.
office.
we evaluate issues, candidates and positions, we must first clarify the role
mine right and wrong.
political
who
all
"homosexual acts are
never permissible to
2358).
nature,
sacred Scripture and the constant tradition
of the Church
impairments, including imminent death,
or assist in another's death (homi-
(CCC No. human
Further, the law of
portionate to the expected outcome (Cf
in
Before
and
law, especially concerning the
look at the
complex issues to inform our consciences on Election Day. Indeed, our Catholic faith
persons. Moreover,
person.
the
will take a
in
cord with God's revelation and natural
the electoral process.
we
is,
are encouraged, therefore, to
promote
tion
such,
moral teaching, which
base our vote on candidates
have a privilege, right and obligation to express our faith by our participation in
As
who
politicians
a great sign of a lack of a candidate's
We
Likewise, the Church teaches that
"submission to authority and co-respon-
many
be Catholic, since
kingdom of God by engaging in temporal affairs and directing them according to will..."
human
advocates that such persons
"objectively disordered"
the rights and dignities
forfeit
cide) as in cases
claim to practice the Catholic faith reject
is
"must be accepted with respect, compassion and sensitivity," nonetheless, the inclination towards persons of the same sex is
(suicide)
echism of the Catholic Church (CCC)
our
homosexual "marriage." While the Church does not condemn those struggling with homosexualstability
society's
ity and, in fact,
It is
Guest Columnist
Cat-
direct kill-
sickness, disease or other handicaps
MATTHEW
are encouraged by the Catholic
begotten.
ally
afforded to
FATHER
office.
made"; whereas in the case of human cloning, the child is made, produced, and not
Like abortion, euthanasia
does not
is-
sues of the day as well as the candidates
euthana-
is always morwrong, morally illicit and must never be promoted or made licit by law. In the case of abortion, age does not determine personhood. Likewise, old age
are to par-
necessary to
is
it
is
ing of a handicapped, sick or dying person.
added re-
election year places
scientific experiment. In other words, in the generation of a child in the marital act, the child is "begotten, not
Homosexual 'marriage' Another evil threatening
which usually involves the
sia,
election year Every
product of a
Euthanasia Closely related to abortion
sponsibilities
2004
October 22,
chromosomic or genetic inheritance are not therapeutic but are aimed at producing
human
beings selected according to sex or
human
ma-
being and his integwhich are unique and unrepeatable" (CCC No. 2275). Non-marital means of engendering human life change its generation from an act of procreation to one of reproduction, treating the child as if he or she were a
dignity of the rity
and
identity'
means of defense. Church recognizes and
Similarly, the
teaches that the state, the legitimate public
and the duty to punishment proportionate to the
authority, "has the right inflict
gravity of the offense" (No. 2366).
And
of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death "...the
traditional teaching
penalty..."
(No. 2367).
war and capital punishment, the Church upholds the state's obligation and responsibility to protect the common good of its citizens. Neither is preferable. However, there is a fundamental difference between those acts that are intrinsically evil and never morally licit, such as abortion, and those acts that are justified under certain circumstances, such as capital punishment As faithful Catholic citizens, we have the opportunity and the obligation to elect Therefore, in both
to public office candidates justice
and
who
will
ensure
social stability for all citizens,
especially the
most vulnerable and those
unable to speak on their Father Buettner Dorothy Church
is
own
behalf
parochial vicar at St.
in Lincolnton.
The Catholic News & Herald 15
2004
October 22,
— sweet home
Alabama
for the Eucharist Hidden shrine only a few states away — HANCEVILLE, Eugenie Breaux, you can contem"Year of grimages and spokesperson the Catholics & meaning of many have same presence ment anytime you — the Media Mass, you can 'They peace In this
Ala.
the director of pil-
the Eucharist,"
are in
or
visit a
shrine, said
at
its
a trip
shrine
Catholic faith, such as Fatima, Portugal
come
to mind.
But to
DAVID HAINS
The
Guest Columnist
peace
witness the awe-inspiring presence of God, you need not travel across the At-
—
lantic but to Hanceville, Ala.
narrow, two-lane roads leading to the
shrine.
According to a spokesperson, the necessary funds were donated by five
who
The
as incredible.
Shrine of the
Most
Blessed Sacrament at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery is beautifully situated on 395 acres of gently rolling hills. The location of the shrine makes no practical sense. The monastery sits on what used to be a soybean farm in a region that is a stronghold for the Bap-
shrine not be
The
buildings are architectural
made
public.
spared in the construction of the church
was
that St.
built to
resemble the Basilica of
Francis of Assisi in
A
Italy.
large
plaza that can hold thousands of people front of the church. Inside, marble
sits in
from
and Yugoslavia was used on
Italy
the floor, columns and
altar.
A
gold drape and intricate cedar in gold leaf adorn the reredos that is the area behind the
wood work covered
The
altar.
windows
stained-glass
are
from Germany and the hand-carved cedar confessionals and pews are from Spain.
nun who
setting in the middle of nowhere, to the
in a
Angelica, the Irondale, Ala., started the Eternal
World
Television
Network (EWTN).
But the
real
opulence
is
reserved for
the Blessed Sacrament, which
is
dis-
played high above the altar in an eightand-a-half-foot-tall
monstrance encrusted
with diamonds, rubies and other precious stones.
The
effect
of
chanting of the nuns tion, is
all
in
of
Except for men-
programming and shrine does not ad-
admission
is
charged,
al-
though donations are accepted. 'The Lord inspires people to give and we always have what we need," said
this,
Breaux.
Although
visitors are
No pictures are allowed in the church. Shorts, miniskirts and sleeveless shirts are not permitted inside. The shrine does provide clothing for those who show up underdressed, which Breaux says happens often in the steamy summer months. In a "if you build it they will come" leap of faith, Mother Angelica's vision instructed her to build a facility that could hold 30,000 people. Currently, between 500 and 1,000 people visit the shrine each day. Breaux says the numbers are growing. A strange location with little advertising, it seems that the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament is defying all of the rules for a successful enterprise. Visit it
breathtaking awe.
SARAH DELANEY
one time and you
will realize that
none
of that matters. Like the Eucharist adores, the shrine
is
David Hains
it
here forever.
director of communicaofCharlotte. Contact him
is
tionsfor the Diocese
VATICAN CITY
welcome, the
shrine should not be mistaken for a tour-
from the
perpetual adora-
by
CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
ist attraction.
expense seems to have been
county that is known for its chicken houses. The appointments inside the church are on a scale that is suited to the Vatican, not rural Alabama. But there it is. The monastery is operated by the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration. The driving force behind the construction that began in 1995 was Mother Mary
gems
apparently what draws
EWTN
No
vertise.
requested anonymity and
stipulated that the costs of the
No
But what you find at the end of County Road 548 can only be described
tist faith.
who
families
worse.
little
is
word of mouth, the During a visit to South America, Mother Angelica received a vision from the Lord instructing her to build the
have about 10 miles to go to the shrine and the roads actually get a
on
tions
four
still
material riches
presence of the Lord and the
brings
it
visitors to the shrine.
hundred or so miles from Charlotte. Hanceville, with a population of 2,900, is not an easy place to reach. The
town twist through the foothills of northern Alabama. Once you arrive in
the
visitors
find a here that they never imagined they could have," said Breaux.
change your life. When you think of the shrines of the
town, you
accumulating
reaction.
that could
or Lourdes, France
against risks of
for
the Blessed Sacra-
plate the
Pope warns
at dwhains@charlottedioicese.org.
—
Pope John
Paul II warned Catholics against the dangers of accumulating material riches and believing that wealth and power in life can somehow save one from death.
Psalm 49, the on gatherbecoming a "slave
In a talk inspired by
pope
said that a
man
ing possessions risks
intent
to avidity."
Following an outdoor audience St.
in
Peter's Square Oct. 20, the pope
greeted pilgrims in several languages,
although priests read translated summaries of the talk, by now a usual practice at the audiences.
The pope used strong words demn the quest for riches.
to con-
'The rich man, clinging to his immense fortune, is convinced that he can dominate even death, the way he has dominated everything and everybody with money," he said. But "a profound obtuseness seizes man when he becomes a slave to avidity," he said in a departure from his prepared text. "Great wealth is not an advantage. Indeed, it can become a danger." The psalm invites people to reflect on "the malice of those who rush to accumulate material wealth," the pope's
Dirt
under the fingernails
Some I
time ago
when
wasn't feeling
I
took a walk to sort things out.
Nothing was in balance. I was lightheaded, and my thoughts were running wild. As I walked, a Benedictine motto came to me: "Ora et labora," meaning that prayer and good hard work go together. I recalled my comradeship with Benedictines and how one old monk would tell his class every so often: "Enough of getting ideas
your head. Get out in the fields, and some dirt under your fingernails." Remembering this, I stopped my current activities and began to work outside,
into
our senses,
uptight; we've
—
We don't change locations or environments. Dropping everything and working with the soil is a resolute move, one that changes the "scenery" for us. things.
When we work outdoors, we also venour system. So many of our buildings and homes are sealed. We live in recycled tilate
When we go outside, we often work in
air.
weeds. At the end of each day
fresher
ered with dirt from head to foot.
and hands ached, and
my
fered terribly because of
cleared up, and
golf
it.
my nerves
game
But
my
recovered.
suf-
head I
felt
like a million dollars.
What
manual labor that so often constitutes wholesome therapy? When we drop everything and commit to manual labor as a way of recovering is
it
in
into action to correct
Most of the time when we're uptight, we try to work through it while staying in the same situation doing the same
cutting grass, pruning trees and pulling
was covMy arms
moved
The
FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CNS Columnist
because round."
air.
I
say "often" because polluted
clipper or exercising a broom. If
weeding,
we
get
down on our
we may well
days
continue to experience a
Also, changing from formal to informal clothing is rather freeing. Why? Be-
work.
it
says to us that
we
are deliberately
are
grub in the dirt. But there is more to outdoor work than exercise. Working on the lawn can touch off the artistic in us as we endeavor to make it beautiful. It takes a good eye to prune bushes. Most satisfying of all is to step back after this is done and admire the beauty of our work. And for the next few feeling of satisfaction each time
cause
we
knees and
literally
areas are not always that fresh.
ing
If
we have
grows adds
it
we pass our
planted something, seeto the joy.
One last thing deserves a mention here:
awhile in order to become refreshed, re-
Not the sweat of anxiety, but the sweat of hard, physical work. This type of
newed.
sweat
leaving our world of pressing concerns for
Outdoor work relies upon our hands a lawnmower, using a hedge
— pushing
sweat.
is
Ah "Ora
often at the root of true relaxation. yes, the Benedictines
et labora."
said.
psalmist, he said, uses financial
terms to admonish that "no man can buy his own ransom or pay a price for his life." The first part of the psalm describes a just man who must face "evil days"
the situation.
get
I
we are on our way to doing just
We have accepted the fact that we are
that.
message
Side
Outdoor work restores spirit within myself,
The Human
had
it
right:
"my wicked ensnarers The pope emphasized
ring
me
the just
man's conclusion that man, "for all his splendor, if he have not prudence, resembles the beasts that perish." No matter how much a rich man is willing to pay to avoid death, he said, "his final destiny is inexorable." He, "like all men and women, rich or poor, wise or foolish, must go to the tomb, just as other powerful men did, and will have to leave on this earth all that much-loved gold, all those idolized possessions," he said. It is a theme "explored by all the cultures and all the spiritualities," the pope wrote, adding that Jesus concludes that even though one lives in abundance, "his life doesn't depend on his possessions." At the conclusion of the audience, the pope lingered for more than 30 minutes to bless babies, newlyweds, clergy, religious groups and handicapped people in wheelchairs, with a sign of the cross or
pressing of the hand for
all.
The Catholic News & Herald 16
2004
October 22,
PARISH PROFILE
St. Peter
Bishop Eugene McGuinness of Raleigh
Church stands
as historical part
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of Catholicism in Charlotte ST.
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In 1986, Jesuit priests of the
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St. Peter is a tithing parish with a strong commitment to the poor of the community. Parish programs include outreach work in El Salvador and Haiti,
Pastor: Jesuit Father Joseph Sobierajski
Parochial Vicar: Jesuit Father Thomas McDonnell Jesuit Father Vincent
RAIN Teams, Loaves and Fishes, Uptown Urban Ministry and Habitat for Humanity. The Garden of Eaten, which sells food prior to Carolina Panthers home football games, has raised more than $50,000 in five years to fund a variety of Social Justice committee,
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St. Peter Church was rededicated in 1989 after a renovation and restoration, and the completion of a fresco by N.C. artist Ben Long that graced the entire rear wall of the church. The triptych depicted the Agony in the Garden, the Resurrection and Pentecost. On Feb. 20, 2002, for reasons that are still unknown, one third of the fresco fell, destroying the image of the resurrected Christ. The remaining portion was removed from the wall. Eighteen pieces were salvaged and mounted to concrete backboards. Eventually, they will be put on display in various parts of the church's campus. Plans are currently underway to select an artist to create a new piece of artwork to grace the church. Jesuit Father Joseph Sobierajski, pastor, said they hope to have a decision
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The growth of the
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first
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