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April 11, 1997

A Child's Struggle Teaches True Faith By

KATHY SCHMUGGE

HIGH POINT less appearance,

—

It is

not just Cain Howard's flaw-

disarming blue eyes, hair the color of

daffodils or his captivating smile that traordinary.

Cain

is

makes him ex-

special because he is autistic,

and

in spite of this often devastating neurological disorder,

he will not be defeated by the daily challenges he must face. Even the simplest task like making eye contact takes heroic effort on his part. Fighting against the odds,

spunky toddler who will turn three in May inspires anyone who sees his valiant struggle: to be understood and to understand the world around him.

Behind Cain's growing successes in overcoming autism are his parents, Amy and Patrick Howard, members of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point, who from the start would not succumb to despair, selfpity and doubt but instead subscribed to hope, hard work and faith. Through their love and perseverance, Cain, to a casual observer, behaves similarly to his peers, a miracle that would never have been possible without God's loving hand working through them. "If I can't ask God for help and trust His will be done, I won't get through a single day. Because of my faith, I can have peace with whatever happens," said Amy Howard.

When Cain was 18 months old, his parents began to notice that he was not developing properly. "One of the hardest times was not knowing what was wrong with Cain. We thought we were doing something wrong as parents," said Mrs. Howard, viewing the early diagnosis as a kind of blessing. Its timing, however, was unfortunate; the family was preparing for the birth of their second son, Sam. This joyous occasion was overthis

shadowed,

at

times, by the

crushing news of Cain's autism.

Although Patrick initially when he found out, he now sees Cain's autism as a blessing. "In the past I have always suffered

taken things for granted in ate all that

I

my

wouldn't have appreciated the now," said Patrick.

After the diagnosis, the

/

am

in

Photo by

your midst as the one who

CHARLOTTE —

serves. Luke 22: 27 Bishop William G. Curlin washes the feet of Victor Anderson during the

JOANN KEANE

Mass of the

Lord's

life. I

didn't appreci-

had. If Cain had been perfect, little

probably

I

things like

I

do

Howards declared war on

Cain's autism with "Intensive Early Behavioral Intervention," a program documented as having "recovered"

Supper Holy Thursday at St. Patrick Cathedral. The liturgy commemorates Christ's institution of the sacraments of Eucharist and Holy Orders. Assisting Bishop Curlin are Father Anthony Marcaccio, left, and Rev. Mr. Nick Fadero, permanent deacon of St. Patrick Cathedral, far right.

See

Living,

page 2

CCHS, Community Mourn Loss Of Students By

MIKE KROKOS

thereafter. Students

Editor

CHARLOTTE — Classmates and members of the Catholic

community gathered by

the hundreds inside

and outside of St. Peter and St. Vincent de Paul churches April 8 to say goodbye to two Charlotte Catholic High School students.

Sophomores William Charles Rice

were on spring break

at the

time of

the accident and returned to school April 7, only to

have

to deal with the tragedy.

"Billy and Katie

were lovely,

delightful, popular

Mercy Sister Paulette Williams, CCHS prin"They were full of life, always smiling and very involved. I'm sure they didn't miss any school-spon-

kids," said

High. Littrell graduated from St. Ann elementary and middle school and played on CCHS' softball team. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Church.

Sophomores Dustin Drake and Mike Duffy spent morning of April 7 near the corner of Park

part of the

and Seneca roads, taping posters and other remembrances from

cipal.

sored activities."

classmates

both 16, were killed April 4 when their car collided with a fire truck answering a call. The accident occurred in the right south-

Counselors were at the school April 7, trying to help the CCHS family cope with the tragedy. Sister Paulette said counselors would be available all week

rial

bound lane of Park Road

to help students.

Catherine Jennifer "Katie"

his father's

Jr.

and

Littrell,

at 8:5

1

p.m. Rice was driving

Honda Accord with

Littrell in the

passenger's seat. Rice died at the scene. Littrell was taken to Carolinas Medical Center and died shortly

Rice, who was a member of St. Peter Church, graduated from St. Patrick elementary and middle school. He played basketball and football at Catholic

at

a makeshift

memo-

near the spot of the accident.

More

than 100 schoolmates attended a candlelight vigil at the memorial that evening.

"I talked to Billy a couple Billy

Rice

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The Catholic News

Community Gathers

In

Wake Of Tragedy,

from page

Living

1

A

The

Faith, from

day

typical

page

starts at

1

some

9 a.m. Toy-

play communication skills and social skills like eye contact are taught in the sessions. Later in the evening,

work again on those

Patrick will a

more

Amy

or

skills in

natural setting. Although these

spontaneous for most

activities are

chil-

dren, autistic children struggle because

they do not learn in normal ways such as

days before spring break, and I figured when we got back we would brag to each other about what a great time we had," Drake said. "He was our best friend."

"I was told of the accident five minutes after

I

walked

door from showing signs

in the

Florida," added Duffy,

still

of disbelief.

Drake was a teammate of Rice's on the CCHS football team, and Duffy played football and basketball with Rice.

Both classmates said they will honor their friend's memory by wearing Rice's jersey number 41, Drake in football, Duffy in basketball next year.

—

—

The classmates characterized Littrell "She and Billy had been dating about a month," Duffy said.

"They complimented each other so well."

School was closed April 8 to allow as "a sweet person."

the

CCHS

community

to attend services

for both students. In his

homily

at

Rice's

memorial Mass, Jesuit Father Eugene McCreesh of St. Peter Church talked of Billy's last week of life, during which he and his father journeyed to Israel on a "father and son trip" because they "wanted to walk in the footsteps of Jesus."

Father McCreesh also shared a verse from St. Augustine "Our hearts were made for thee, O God, and cannot rest

—

—

time to renew

This

is

a time

be a community of faith. This be a faith family," he said.

is

a time

faith, a

to to

"a

faith.

moment

a

life,

say 'Thank you, God' even though you don't know the

reotypic behaviors such as rocking, hand-

down

slowing

age

is

many

do not know about Katie

it

this (say-

beautiful

young teen-ager, leaves on

the

Littrell

and other resources

for

pray," Sister Paulette added. "It's

North Carolina so have the same chance Cain has to live a normal life.

Patrick admits that through it all, he has grown in his faith and has a strong desire to share with Cain a sense of who God is. He that others can

would take

was looking forward to taking Cain with me to church on Ash Wednesday. I survived by his father,

thought about

it

it all

day.

I

Brad of Banner Elk, N.C., and a

The family requests that in lieu of made to Charlotte Catholic High School, 7702 PinevilleMatthews Road, Charlotte, N.C. 28226, flowers, memorials be

or St. Peter Catholic Church, 507 South Street, Charlotte,

N.C. 28202.

hearts of all." is survived by her parand Donna Littrell of Chartwo sisters, Amy and Julie, both of

Katie Littrell

Catholic community

comes together

choice.

deal with grief. "This

is

—

to

a time to call on

Charlotte; maternal grandparents, Vertie

and Tony Cutrera,

W.W.

Brooks, Jr., all of Louisville, Ky.; and paternal grandparents,

Anne and George

Littrell of

Bedford, Ky.

Memorials may be made Care, P.O.

28235 or

Box 35072,

to

ating pause in the service. I

Camp

Charlotte, N.C.

to the charity of the donor's

knows

KATHY SCHMUGGE

and Cain Howard

scnpture %aJinysfor Ifie wei of

just couldn't

wait," he recalled. "Unfortunately, Cain

wonder

Photo by

Patrick

time. "I

Dr. William Rice of Charlotte; a brother,

lotte;

to

clinic in

to finish out."

ents, Patrick

him holding on

to es-

learned recently

Kathleen Murphy, softball coach at Catholic High, called Littrell a competitor who always gave it her all for teammates, family and friends on and off the field. "Katie was a warm, generous, loving human being. She loved her teammates, she loved her family," Murphy said in a remembrance of Littrell.

Father Dennis Kuhn, in his homily at Littrell' s funeral Mass, talked of how the

fighting spirit keeps

tablish a behavior therapy

going to be a very difficult (school) year

Tryon

a total withdrawal. Fortunately, Cain's

or

began to Cain would ever be able to behave during Mass and I wondered if he would ever know God." Amy shares this same concern for Cain. Yet seeing Cain in his mother's arms affectionately playing with her hair, or on his father's shoulder smiling as if on top of the world, any doubts vanish.

Cain certainly knows God because Cain

"May

Without this intervention, frustrations can overwhelm a child as well, and cause

simply can't afford it. He is actively pursuing grants

Rice, died a year ago from cancer.

said.

and their therapist battle some of these behavior problems. Coupled with lack of sleep, resulting from Cain's erratic sleep patterns, days can be stressful and long.

concerned

"There is a saying that some people come into our lives and pass out quickly.

Others come and leave their footprints on our hearts, their wisdom to stay forever,"

McCreesh

efforts

to eliminate

autistic chil-

made some noises which caused a humili-

ing) be the footprint of wisdom Billy, this

must be made to try them. Patience becomes the predominate virtue when the Howards and

vidual,

level.

sister,

Father

objects, hand-bit-

more years of intense

Rennie, of Charlotte. His mother, Jane

that Billy held

on

ing and head-banging vary with the indi-

his

close to his heart.

until they rest in thee"

flapping, fixating

ste-

dren like Cain who do not have access to this program, either because they

"The best thing anybody can do

is

The symptoms and

anticipate at least three

for the

said.

Billy Rice

it.

The Howards

Patrick

can face anything that happens through the power of the cross," he added.

Students and administrators said putting the tragedy behind them will be difficult. "We're going to miss them. It's going to be hard without them," Drake

is

outside help. Although these issues

what causes

though other health problems may be

own

next feeling, don't know the next mo-

us

To understand the courage of the Howard family, one must understand

therapy before Cain is fully functioning on his

to

ment what comes."

"We, are a nurturing wonderful community of faith; we are a people loved by God. We

a curriculum for Cain.

be physically, emotionally and financially draining on the family. As one behavioral problem is eliminated, new ones emerge.

Money concerns continue to mount with

progress.

Father Kuhn also said the Mass was moment of thanksgiving for Katie's

and time is crucial to recovery, Patrick and Amy implemented the program by themselves, relying on manuals and occasional consultations. They hired and trained college students, and developed

autism and the toll it takes on family life.

This life-long neurological disorder has no known cure and only theories as to

can be discouraging, the Howards remain dedicated and hopeful. "All children deserve a chance. They are all special," said Amy, concerned that some parents might fear raising disabled children. "Even when your child is disabled, they bring so much joy into your life."

In only nine months with limited resources, Cain has already improved, al-

accident.

Because no behavioral were immediately available

children.

specialists

through imitation. Cain, like most other autistic children, has an extremely short attention span and resists change. Helping him achieve normalcy continues to

little

Sophomores Dustin Drake and Mike Duffy spent part of the morning of April 7 near the corner of Park and Seneca roads, taping posters and other remembrances from classmates at a makeshift memorial near the spot of the

& Herald 2

Sunday:

if

1

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

John

6:

8-15 22-29

Acts

7:

51-8:1

John

6:

30-35

Acts

6:

Acts 8:

1

-8

John 6:35-40

love.

If you would like more information on Behavioral Therapy or would like to

3: 13-15, 17-19 John 2: 1-5 Luke 24: 35-48

Acts

Thursday:

Acts 8:

26-40 44-51

John

6:

Acts

9: 1

John

6:

help through volunteer work, please call

Patrick or Amy Howard, (910)869-2408.

A book on a family who struggled to recover their two autistic children is "Let

Me Hear

Your Voice" by Katherine

Friday:

Saturday:

Acts

John

9: 6:

-20

52-59 31-42 60-69

Maurice.

—

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April 11, 1997

& Herald 3

Archbishop George Of Portland To Succeed Cardinal Bernardin WASHINGTON

(CNS)

— Arch-

cago for a visit with the black teen, Lenard Clark, whose prognosis was still

bishop Francis E. George of Portland, Ore., has been named archbishop of Chicago by Pope John Paul JJ. The appointment was announced in Washington April 8 by Archbishop Agostino Cacciavillan, papal pro-nuncio to the United States.

Archbishop George, 60, will succeed Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin, who died last November. He was appointed to Port-

unclear after the

May

A

On

of the Oblates of

April 8, in addition to holding a

news conference on his appointment, Archbishop George was scheduled to visit the tomb of Cardinal Bernardin at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside,

Mary

meet with archdiocesan employees, and pray at Holy Name Cathedral.

Bishop Raymond E. Goedert, who had served as archdiocesan administra-

Immaculate, he was named to the hierarchy in 1 990 when the pope appointed him bishop of Yakima, Wash.

He is a native of Chicago, entered

tor since Cardinal Bernardin' s death,

16, 1937.

He entered the

novitiate of the Oblates of Mary late in 1957,

and spoken one word, "mama." But he continued to be fed intravenously.

27.

member

attack.

who was in a coma for a week after the incident, has walked down a hospital corridor, can breathe on his own Clark,

land only last April 30 and installed there last

March 2 1

Chicago on Jan.

bridge Center for

Catholic University of America in 1965

the Study of Faith

Tulane University in

and Culture, in

He taught philoso-

Cambridge,

Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and became chairman of the philosophy department.

He has a doctorate in ecclesiology

Mass. He was

and a doctorate

at

New Orleans in

1970.

phy

at

from the Pontifical Urban University

diate steps to ease tensions that arose in

has chosen an individual

from an attack on a black 13year-old by three white teen-agers, all students or graduates of a Chicago Catho-

through his spiritual leadership and his personal example guide our local church well as we face the challenges and opportunities of a new millennium of Christianity," he said in a statement.

Francis Eugene George was born in

lic

high school.

go

to the Rehabilitation Institute of

who

will

—

—

Archbishop George was scheduled to Chi-

serving in that when he was named bishop of Yakima in 1990.

He is one of three Oblate bishops in the United States. The other two are Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer of San Angelo, Texas, and Bishop Roger L. Schwietz of Duluth, Minn.

A delegate to the world Synod of Bishops on consecrated life in 1994, Archbishop George also serves as episcopal moderator of the National Catho-

in

Archbishop George served as provinof the Midwestern province of the Oblates in 1973-74 and was elected

Rome,

Archbishop Francis E. George

post

Rome.

vicar general for the order in

the city

become coordinator of the Cam-

George earned a master's degree in philosophy at The

eighth archbishop of Chicago.

Holy Father

turned to the United States, he

Archbishop

cial superior

are confident the

Father George re-

ordained a priest on Dec. 21, 1963, in Chicago.

welcomed Archbishop George "with a warm heart and an open mind" as the

"We

at the

He was

and studied theology

University of Ottawa, Canada.

and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963 in Chicago.

On the day his appointment was announced, Archbishop George took immethe Oblates in 1957

izedDec.3, 1995.

After then-

Immacu-

serv-

ing from 1974 to 1986.

The mission of the Oblates, who number about 500 in the United States, is to work among the poor. Their founder, Bishop Eugene de Mazenod, was canon-

lic

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YORK: Two nurses have filed suit against the hospital where they had worked until they were fired for refusing to assist in abortions. They were fired for insubordination a few weeks after they filed written notice that they would not do abortions because the procedure violated their religious beliefs. The hospital denies that the nurses were fired for their beliefs.

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sins of the world.

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and forgave those who put Jesus to death. Mary is thus the radiant model of the Church's faith and hope, which reach beyond the darkness of will of the Father

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—

the Alliance of the

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the world. "These inexperienced and fragile people are

themselves the first victims of violence and warfare!" he said April 6. "If we want peace, let's provide an education in peace to those who are preparing to build

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Recently, 39

men and women, members

of the

sion in Geneva was scheduled to hold a special session on juridical protection of children and minors in armed conflicts.

cult, committed suicide, apparently bewould join the crew of a starship.

The news reports make it appear that they "left their

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nuts," aren't there. Everyin the

monkey

— — by hundreds of

exactly the process followed

and with planning in advance

cult. Pretty

carefully, cults

across the country.

It

helps to

know how

work so you can recog-

cults

you're being recruited.

nize the pattern

Reporters and analysts ask two questions: "How could they believe that stuff?" and "How can we pro-

But your real safety requires a religious answer.

Because there are no reliable anchor points for spiritual truth built into our brains, we need outside stan-

tect others

from the same fate?"

remarkably easy to believe things that couldn't possibly be true.

If one person tells you there are invisible monkeys in the trees trying to steal your good thoughts and re-

dards.

place them with bad thoughts, you'll think he's nuts.

ond,

It' s

let's

say five other people,

all

of

whom seem

monkeys are real,

and these people wear yellow caps so their thoughts can't be stolen. That's different.

Try as you might to ignore them, you'll start looking suspiciously up in the branches. You might even consider a yellow hat, "but only as a fashion statement."

Here's

you

Sullivan

is

is is

sacrament.

how

cult recruiting works:

feel comfortable. After a

make

couple of conversations

over coffee or lunch, you're invited to dinner, "to meet

some great people."

The new group takes you in, shows you around, maybe even provides a place to stay while things settle down. "in touch."

The group

comforting, especially in your unsettled

point conversation

moves toward

state.

spirit

At some

their "teachings."

around trees, and you've noticed the yellow caps. It's time for explanations.

You know these people and care about them. At first this stuff about monkeys seems a bit odd, but they're so convinced, so calm, so happy.

Here's the key part: There's nobody else around.

Your old friends and family, people who might have

You've noticed

two

their caution

a Christian, there's a simple

new

test.

Whenever

teaching, ask yourself

things. First, is this consistent with the Bible? Sec-

consistent with

is this

what I've been taught by

Church?

the

There are no thought-stealing monkeys in the Bible, and the church has never taught about yellow caps. So this stuff is probably not a solid path.

It's

easy to think that the

traditions of the church are

lots

and old-fashioned, and

of us find ourselves wish-

ing they were "more in line

with the times."

Yet that's the central value of the church's teaching mission: It isn't in line with

Heaven's Gate leader Marshall Herff Applewhite.

the times. If the popularity of

monkey worshipers took over all the TV and there was nothing on MTV but monkey

yellow-hatted stations

They seem very happy, is

As

if

you're confronted with a

stuffy

really friendly person goes out of his or her way to

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"That monkey stuff

body you hang out with soon, you are too.

Heaven's Gate

You're new in town, or there's been some major disruption in your life. Things feel out of balance. A

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the society of the future," he said.

said,

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relatively level-headed, agree that the

The Catholic

community to help curb the deployas armed combatants in wars around

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Pope Asks International Community To Curb Use Of Child Soldiers VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II asked

containers" through a peaceful ritual, a sad parody of a

April 22

Charlotte,

to the

lieving they

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of Christ our risen savior.

Christopher Carstens

Confirmation Holy Cross

Mail:

pilgrim groups from England, Norway, Korea, Japan, the Philippines and the United States, I cordially invoke the joy and peace Australia,

a few days before the U.N.

bishops, priests and laity taking part in the International

Publisher:

rean Broadcasting System preparing a television program on the Vatican. Upon all the English-speaking

part in his self-offering to the Father as the saving vic-

Confirmation Our Lady of Grace

April 23

likewise

I

visitors, especially the

7 p.m.

April 19 Diaconate Ordination of

Church U.S.A. welcome the representatives of the Ko-

tor of the Presbyterian

Cross was the culmination of her lifelong participation in Christ's redemptive mission.

The Second Vatican Council teaches that on Calvary Mary "united herself with a maternal heart to the sacrifice of her Son, and lovingly consented to the immolation of the Victim which she herself had brought forth" (Lumen Gentium, 58). Through the tragic events of the passion, Mary remained at Jesus' side, sustained by faith. By consenting to her son's sacrifice, she had a

Diocesan Pilgrimage

Church Greensboro

cordial greeting goes

egation led by the modera-

Dear brothers and sisters, In our catechesis on the Blessed Virgin Mary, we

death to the joy of the Resurrection.

to the

My

also to the ecumenical del-

April 7-17

Marian Shrines of France

Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

chants, the church

—

just like

it

would

still

teach the same old stuff

has for 2,000 years.

The best protection against cults is deeper knowledge of your own faith. As you strengthen the foundation of your own faith, you become less likely to end up under a purple shroud waiting for a rendezvous with a spaceship.

Christopher Carstens

is

a

CNS columnist.

"

The Catholic News

April 11. 1997

Light

One Candle

Father Thomas

Living With Mystery Albert Einstein once

Whoever has

mysterious....

not experi-

enced mystery can no longer wonder, no longer marvel,

There

is

is

as

mystery is a blessing. In God's we walk in the shadow of mys-

that

"The most beautiful experience we can have is the said:

good

as dead."

no single thing on earth total knowledge

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mercy,

J.

McSweeney

wholesome husband-andwife relationship and all

tery until the divinely appointed time for

other

each of us to understand the blazing light of full Truth. It is expressed in an ancient maxim, "If you cannot face the candle, how can you look at the sun?" More precisely, to embrace the Mystery of God,

too.

human

of acceptance, with

all

the

chanciness and the risktaking

relationships,

Non-acceptance implies a need to dominate, to program the other. A regimen of mutual program-

it

implies.

To

trea-

sure the unexpected that

comes our way, with all the compassion and patience

may demand.

it

we

Because, my friend, if face the mystery of this

also too often the

life

squarely, in the Chris-

a blessing.

underlying cause of a disastrous one.

tian spirit of loving acceptance,

could

Surprises happen.

Acceptance is an attitude of expecting the unexpected a willingness to admit that the way you would like things to be is not necessarily the way things will be, or even should be. If you or I imagine that we really have a corner on the truth behind the beautiful mystery of everyday life, then we may also delude ourselves into thinking that we can program God. It seems that we are better off simply to relish the daily mysteries in our

be ready to embrace the fullness of the Mystery of God at the appointed time.

"If you cannot face the candle, how can you look at the sun?"

ing, "Truth!

Consider the mystery of life as it unfolds in a marriage relationship. A good marriage that mellows with time is based on the growing realization by both spouses that complete knowledge of another human being is never attained.

Here's another saying; "Married love is a balance uneasy." Meaning, there is always some new discovery to be made.

about which

we have

permeated with the is God. In a story called "The Soul of a Bishop," by H.G. Wells, there is a conversation between a bishop and an angel. The angel tells the bishop that religion is a human way of trying to define truths which men and because

all

creation

is

ultimate Mystery which

women

don't fully understand.

"But you can tell me the Truth," the bishop exclaims. Whereupon the angel tenderly touches the bishop's head, say-

Yes, I could tell you. But hold it? Not this little box of brains. You haven't things to hold it with this

inside this."

What

the angel meant, of course,

is

embrace the small mys-

you must

first

teries that

unfold within your

own life

as

The full mystery of the "other" is never solved, yet one learns to accept the other. Indeed, acceptance is the key to a

ming

is

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it is

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face

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we

will

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squarely, in the spirit

Question Corner Father John Dietzen

The Reverence Hands Q. he has

of Outstretched tells

us

on good authority that when

communion

such as a bow.

The point has been made, very

A member of our parish it

eral other actions,

tingly

I

believe, that the

most expressive

act of reverence before

Communion

is

litur-

the one the vast majority of people al-

gical law requires that one genuflect before receiving.

That's news to me. I've only seen it done two or three times, but I said I would

ready use, holding out their hands.

Outstretched hands are a powerful symbol, for most of the human race, of

find out.

is

received standing,

Is that

now a

rule for going to

Communion ?

nearly

God

all

as

we come

Whether A.

I

don't

was supposed

know who

his authority

to be, but there is

no such

requirement.

The General

on the Roman Missal says only that communicants Instruction

should "make a suitable reverence" before responding "amen" to the words "the

body of Christ."

It

has the same notation

twice (Sections 244 and 245).

This reverence might be a genuflection,

of course, but

it

could also be sev-

it's

I

give

Communion.

It's

tion.

to receive the

body of

rying such a weight of spiri-

his parents, a starving

mother

in

Rwanda

or ourselves before the eucharistic Lord,

open hands held out to someone express our desire and need for what that person has to give.

The open hands

also proclaim other

feelings in our hearts at that time: our

hunger and reverence for the gift we ask, our trust that the giver will give it, humility in acknowledging total dependence on what we will receive, praise and

Spirituality

It's the same with open hands extended in prayer and hope. This

hard to imagine any

other action capable of car-

a child standing before

Commun-

tual

meaning

ion.

As a bonus it is also unobtrusive and

does not

or

however, the meaning remains and inevitably achieves its effect when such acts are done in a context of love and devonot,

eloquent gesture every time

to say to

Christ.

Whether they do

who offers the gift and much more.

As a priest, I admit to being deeply moved by this

the one

we want

those things

r

thanks for the generosity of fit-

for approaching

nearly universal gesture in

accomplishes what

its

own way

symbolizes:

it

humbleness and hunger.

call attention to oneself.

Some may object that this sounds fine, but how many think of all this every time they receive the Eucharist?

It's true, of course, that we need to be always more conscious of why we do

what we do. But one might make that same objection about a kiss or hug. What husband and wife reflect consciously on the deep meanings of these actions every time they say hello or goodbye?

A free brochure on ecumenism, including questions on inter-Communion and other ways of sharing worship with people of other faiths, is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, 111. 61701. Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the

same address.

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E ntertainment The Devil's

Own

Innocent Family Snared In Imported Struggle NEW YORK

—

(CNS) A bigwelcomed a

hearted cop finds he has

wanted criminal into his home in the edgy drama, "The Devil's Own." Two of Hollywood's leading box-

go head to head as strangers who become like father and son, then hunter and hunted as Harrison Ford befriends Brad Pitt, unaware the younger man's violent office actors

tendencies represent

New York police

Ford as

all that

Sgt.

Tom O'Meara

spot.

Under Alan J. Pakula's well-crafted direction, this Hollywood action movie expands into a character study of two men torn by their loyalties and the

plays Frankie McGuire, whose path in life was set from age 8, when he saw his gentle father shot to Pitt

family dinner table by those opposed to a united Ireland. at the

Having subsequently shot

his

share of British soldiers and cops, fugitive Frankie

—

friendship squarely in their way.

shot anyone but

ning

down the

is

now

family member, while

between

is

secreted out of Ire-

Under the alias Rory Devaney, he is to buy Stinger missiles in New York for the IRA from saloon owner-

Pitt

must choose

his mission or killing the

Frankie' s first contact, an Irish sympathizer judge (George Hearn),

ments to instantaneous violence wreaking havoc on simple street scenes a far cry from the hushed serenity of the neighborhood Tom returns home to each night, and which Frankie knows he can

—

him the

safest place to

But the film doesn't whitewash the

with the apolitical

character of his hu-

ference classification

acter

—

manity and Ford conveys that he can

A- IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R

understand

restricted.

The cop's THE CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN

young daughters. ever surrounded by

four females, treats Frankie as the son

he never had.

Attending one daughter's confirmation, Frankie is clearly conflicted words, remembering the commandments he has broken as priest's

name of

patrio-

tism.

Tom

Schnabel, the episodic script develops little emotional involvement in the char-

the

is

—

"The Chamber" (1996) Somber drama from John Grisham's

is

having his

when

his partner

conflict

with his trigger-happy partner adds another layer of

complexity to his soulful examination of his own beliefs and sense of integrity.

This makes the movie more interesting than the cookie-cutter parade of con-

and mayhem often favored big-budget studio films.

Production values are top-notch both in the Dublin and Gotham locations, with sudden terror time and again keeping the proceedings suspenseful. stant action in

A

ing suspect dead, not realizing the

romance between Pitt and Natascha McElhone has no chance to develop but viewers will have plenty of

man had

time to decide

(Ruben Blades) rashly shoots a

flee-

hint of

novel about the dark secrets uncovered by a novice lawyer (Chris O'Donnell) in his stubborn attempt to

win a stay of ex-

ecution in Mississippi for his racist grandfather (Gene Hackman), convicted of murdering twin boys decades earlier.

Directed by James Foley, the result is not particularly suspenseful, but offers an absorbing character study of the convicted man coming to terms with the life he has led. Sporadic violence, racial epithets and an instance of profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is

A-III

—

adults.

The Motion

Association of America rating

is

Picture

R

—

re-

stricted.

"The

armed.

ern Ireland troubles, "The Devil's

However, violence invades the sanctity of Tom's home when thugs show up to snatch the IRA money hidden in Frankie' s room, but end up nearly taking Tom's wife hostage.

Realizing Frankie must be an IRA

explores the ramifications of that struggle

First Wives Club" (1996) Deserted by wealthy husbands who have callously lined up younger replacements, three irate wives (Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton) scheme

when

to humiliate

clutches.

estranged spouses. Directed by Hugh Wilson, the revenge-themed comedy is

Tom sets out to

the U.S. Catholic Conference classifica-

Tom

already dropped his gun.

hates himself for backing his

partner's

lie that

the suspect

operative, the furious

—

was

would surely nab and execute Frankie

brogue sounds

Without oversimplifying the North-

still

him in but also to save his life since the Brits closing in on him

take

if Pitt's soft

authentic.

Own"

it is imported to these shores and snares an innocent family into its

Due

to intermittent violence, recur-

ring rough language and tion is A-III

—

—

restricted.

The Motion PicAmerica rating is R

adults.

ture Association of

some profanity,

and financially drain

their

weighed down by unconvincing plot contrivances, despite spirited performances and caustically funny dialogue. Some sexual innuendo, an off-screen suicide, fleeting

comic violence and an instance

of profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The

—

Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental

—

guidance suggested.

New

international

fame as a self-taught painter before dying from a drug overdose in 1988 at the age of 27. Written and directed by Julian

terrorist.

And Tom,

crisis

artist in

York City who achieved

forces that shaped

(Margaret Colin) and their

Meanwhile,

Wright), a black graffiti

him into a murderous

the cop, his gracious wife

own moral

career of Jean-Michel Basquiat (Jeffrey

doesn't rob his

—

—

a terrorist, all in the

short

and lacks insight into his work or the bohemian art group which brought him fame. Frequent scenes of drug abuse, implied sexual encounters, profanity and rough language. The U.S. Catholic Con-

blood if it furthers his cause, and face the consequences in the hereafter. He has made his choices, but Pitt

cop who thinks Frankie is a just a poor construction worker eager to settle in America.

Frankie moves in and is himself moved by the atmosphere of peace and love between

by the

ence classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience.

"Basquiat" (1996) Hollow dramatization of the

scenes shot in Ireland are gripping testa-

arms dealer Treat Williams.

three

Vid ^ Q

took him in with open arms.

Pakula takes pains to make the two men's contrasting worlds palpable. The

Irishman's murderous streak; when push comes to shove Frankie will kill in cold

is

Each videocassette is available on VHS format.

Theatrical movies on video have a U. S. Catholic Confer-

casting.

Cj

man

never truly inhabit.

stay

The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broad-

faced with gun-

fellow he has loved like a

—

—

Ford and Pitt give commanding performances: Ford as the cop who never

land.

assures

Simon Templar, in the action-adventure film "The Saint."

U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-1 3 parents are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13 Val Kilmer stars as

The

who

abhors.

death

on the

"Flirting with Disaster" (1996) Mindless comedy about a young

couple (Ben Stiller and Patricia Arquette) on a cross-country search for the husband's biological parents

with the help of an adoption agency worker (Tea Leoni) and a homosexual couple they meet along the way. Written and directed

by David O. Russell,

the journey's disasters are too predict-

able to be amusing and the sexual

byplay between the quirky travelers is too heavy-handed to be comic, though occasional giggles are supplied by veteran performers in supporting roles. Sexual situations and innuendo, tasteless humor, drug jokes and some rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is

A-rV

—

adults, with reservations.

The

Motion Picture Association of America

rating

is

R — restricted.

"The

Spitfire Grill" (1996) Engrossing picture of a troubled young woman ( Alison Elliott) com-

town in Maine for a which seems possible after she's befriended by a ing to a small

fresh start in life

couple of local

women (Ellen Burstyn

and Marcia Gay Harden) but her growing sense of belonging ends in a tragedy which sobers the community and helps transform it. Written and directed by Lee David Zlotoff, the emotionally involving story is told with realism, the characters are warmly human and, despite some melodramatic turns, the result is heartfelt drama with a genuinely uplifting conclusion. Some menace, a tragic death and a reference to the sexual abuse of a minor resulting in murder.

The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II

—

adults and adoles-

The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-1 3 parents are strongly cautioned that some cents.

material

—

may be

children under 13.

inappropriate for

April 11, 1997

The Catholic News

& Herald 8

What does parenthood mean?

By H. Richard McCord Catholic News Service

encounter beauty and truth and deJr.

T—

velop their gifts for creativity and service. Parents "feed" these spiri-

JL he strict definition of parenthood "the state of being a parent" is

—

not very useful.

It's

a static view-

point.

Instead, we need to ask. What does being a parent mean? This is the dynamic viewpoint and the more relevant question.

More specifically, what does it mean to be a Christian Catholic parent?

There are some generic things we can say about being a parent, regardless of one's religious background, and there are some dimensions that flow directly from being a Christian and a Catholic believer.

To be a parent is to answer a call to help God create, nurture, sustain new life. It's a vocation, something which, especially today, can involve risks, create anxiety and fear, and seem daunting. Like any vocation, when it's embraced in freedom and with trust in the Lord, it will bring much joy, but always some pain and sorrow as well.

The call or vocation to be a Christian parent is a summons to perform the roles and responsibilities that all parents have and to see in this activity

tual hungers too.

Parents guide: teaching, inspir-

—

ing,

communicating and modeling val-

ues and behavior

— a progressive task

which grows and changes as a child becomes more experienced with making decisions.

love has so many faces. But parental love does not rule out anger, frustra-

need for discipline, the urge scream and otherwise let off steam.

To be a parent is to have an endur-

tion, the to

—

ing love for one's child the kind of love which "never forgets" this essential relationship that began long ago.

Mothers and fathers will "parent" differently each bringing a different

—

"Baptism brings all Christians into union with God. Your family life is sacred because family relationships confirm and deepen this union and allow the Lord to work through you. The profound and the ordinary moments of daily life mealtimes, workdays, va-

—

cations, expressions of love

and

inti-

macy, household chores, caring for a sick child or elderly parent and even

Parenthood "can involve risks, create anxiety

and

fear,

when

and seem daunting. Like any vocation,

it's

embraced

will bring

...

with trust in the Lord,

much joy, but always some

it

pain and

sorrow as well."

a deeper spiritual meaning.

What do

parents do? Theologian

and educator Maria Harris provides

a helpful set of categories.

Parents protect: keeping children from physical, psychological,

—

emotional, spiritual harm; constructing boundaries around a family or household to screen outside influences.

Parents must be aware, however, that their protection cannot be absolute. Accidents, tragedies will happen; eventually children will suffer

some harm.

Parents must be ready

to let go of the need to control every aspect of their children's world. This realization can be a source of great sorrow and also a new sense of freedom for parents. It requires faith

— —

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At some point

in a child's developinvolves greater ability to listen, to pose questions, to outline possible routes to follow, then stepping back.

Parents are the first and most basic teachers, doing so more by giving ex-

ment,

(trust) in God.

—

Parents nourish: feeding, sheltering, clothing, and providing for children's physical needs. This can be exhausting. For some parents it requires heroic effort and sacrifice.

It is where some parents focus all their effort.

That can be short-sighted because is also the need to nourish children's human spirits. They must there

it

ample, by answering questions and equipping children with skills than by relating concepts and information.

Parents love: This is what makes all the above roles possible. Parental

—

set of perspectives

Nutshell

The bad news: Parenting is hard work. The good news: It's worth it. a vocation from God involving risks and there a definition for "parenthood"?

Parenthood anxiety. Is

is

In the sacramental vision, parenthood's ordinary actions are doors to the sacred: tucking a child into bed; calming a child's fear.

skills.

Neither

opment.

The

single parent is not someone to despise or pity or blame. Usually people do not intend to parent alone.

Most would rather have the assistance of a spouse if the circumstances

were

different.

The

lna

and

better or more essential than the other; they should not strive to be interchangeable, lest they deprive children of ingredients for healthy develis

single parent is usually doing the best she or he can with limited resources. Research about resilience in children shows that children can thrive if they at least have the undivided attention, loyalty, love and care of one parent.

What can distinguish a "Catholic" approach to parenting is a sacramental viewpoint. This means that ordinary, everyday realities (like wiping dirty faces, tucking a child into bed, calming a child's fear) are "doors to the sacred," ways of discovering God's presence and encountering God's love.

The U.S. bishops, in their pastoral message "Follow the Way of Love," state:

photo from Cleo Photography

conflicts over things like

how

to cel-

ebrate holidays, discipline children or spend money all are the threads from which you can weave a pattern of

—

holiness."

The other thing that could be

called

distinctively "Catholic" about the role

—

of parent is the understanding a part of official church teaching that a Christian family is a "church of the home." The parents are the leaders or ministers in the church of the home.

Pope John Paul II has said that parents have a ministry of evangelization and catechesis within their own family ("Familiaris Consortio," 53).

—

(McCord is the associate director of the U.S. bishops' secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth.)

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contents copyright

©1997

by

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Parenthood:

Spirit is given for

By Father John J. Castelot Catholic News Service

Corinthians 12:4-7).

Parents are called to share with God the uniquely divine act of creation. Creation is an ongoing process. And human beings are works in progress, not finished products.

By our every choice we affect our

JL o say that God sets parents in a special position in the family is to say that parenthood is a divine vocation, a serve a family that is Godlike, as the New Testament Letter to the

call to

physical and spiritual development and that of others. We are co-creators with God. In a special way parents participate in this never-ending divine work.

They give and nurture life, are given responsibility for human develop-

Ephesians reminds us: "I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on is

some benefit"

(1

T

earth

just divine!

It's

named"(3:14-15).

The term "vocation" has taken on a tightly defined meaning for some

when they think of vocations they think exclusively of a call to the priesthood or religious life greatly important vocations. But St. Paul, speaking of the action of the Spirit in our lives, wrote: "There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the

ment.

people. Perhaps

As the initial act of creation was an act of divine love, the birth of every person results from an act of love.

Both parents are intimately involved in this sacred process.

The father is a "sacrament" of God's life-giving and continued providence.

It is not only in his authority that a father is a God-image. He is so more radically in his act of "pro-creation"

—

—

in his reassuring presence

and caring

support.

"parenthood"?

The mother is likewise a God-image. From her very substance a hu-

man being,

a child of God, takes being is an exquisite

Her nurturing

itself.

sharing in God's sustaining love.

In the Book of Isaiah, God exclaims: "Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you" (49:15).

Even if we define the term "vocation" as a calling to serve the church, it is good to remember that the

includes the domestic church. Every family is the church in miniature, and parents are called to

church

guide

it.

And like

all

vocations,

it is

demand-

Like the God with whom they work, parents will know misundering.

standing, ingratitude, rebellion. But like

God they

will is

two

a truly

awesome

vo-

cation!

(Father Castelot is a Scripture scholar, author, teacher and lecturer.)

Or, identify

of the "essentials" of

parenthood.

"Flexibility,

because nothing

is

certain but the unforeseen, especially in parenthood. And a strong sense of self, because you're

making thousands of decisions all and if you're secondthe time guessing yourself you'll go crazy."

Gail Koehler, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

—

—

"Love and communication. You have to let them know how much they are really loved no matter what happens, and too often, due to working so much, parents don't have time to talk with their kids and talking with them is essenElaine Koopler, South tial."

Milwaukee, Wis.

—

—

"Responsibility and dedication.

be understanding,

patient, compassionate.

Parenthood

define

Raising children is a kind of unwritten contract: You agree to provide for their physical, emotional and psychological needs to the best of your ability, and it requires dedication to continue doing those things over the long Mike Dell, Colonia, N.J. haul."

—

Parenting:

By Dan Luby Catholic News Service

Hard work, but worth it —

T

—The good news:

ergy than

We

hill side

It's worth it. harder than we thought more work, trickier, more danger-

ous,

ve only climbed one mountain, and that was in my car.

Against a brilliant blue sky, the snowy grandeur of Pike's Peak inspired me with awe and an intense desire to get to its top.

find

more

it

trouble.

Our

initial confi-

dence often takes a beating.

we of

it

An upcoming edition

And the downcan be as tough as the

figured.

The road was

to

is

glorious

companions grew nervous and Hours later, when we finally

messages Today's children and therefore their parents face an un-

vision....

and high stress.

The exquisite demands of parenthood are, happily, not visible until it's too late to turn back. Once embarked on the journey, we must go forward in spite of our shocking realization that

to pay."

for interruptions,

aren't certain where the blind turns will show up, that the risks of failure are greater than we imagined.

Had I never attempted to reach the summit, I would have felt less anxiety and fatigue that day in the mountains. had less stress, but my I would have spirit would have been the poorer for missing the vista of the Rockies spreading out to the west as far as the eye could see.

To be a parent is to embark on a climb that holds the promise of an inspiring and glorious vision, a chance to see the world through God's eyes.

That's worth whatever cost we have to

tions

Pay-

we

spiring and awesome privilege. Parents charge ahead, filled with enthusiasm and utterly unrealistic expecta-

CNS

We worry about things we never noticed before. The other passengers on the trip don't often applaud our performance. It always takes more en-

tions.

hard

work.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

A parent

is a work in process.

That means that a significant part of a parent's definition of "parenthood" is likely to be based on actual parenting. It boils down to this: Parenthood is a whole lot different than people tend to think going into it. being open to the Now, as I see it, dealing with this reality constructively larger dimensions of parenting as they emerge before your eyes is a mark of

—

—

adulthood.

Parents are adults who accept the fact that they don 't already know everything.

As unanticipated, even mind-boggling challenges confront them, parents as '•

adults:

—Respond what appears negative, and appropriately —Don't overlook the fact that God may be beckoning them through this very to

to

its difficulty.

a parent for 24 years. But already I think I've learned something: if a situation involving a child produces high levels of frustration and anxiety for a parent, God is not absent there.

In parenthood, Catholicism's sacramental imagination comes into full view: As children, who are works in process, make works in process of their parents, God remains part of the process.

I've only been

Even

16

—

paralleled array of choices (Soccer or Dance or gymnastics? Cable or video?), contributing to a sense that every moment or every day must be filled, creating overcrowded schedules

whatever cost we have

—

football?

That's worth

reached the top, I was exhausted. Had I known how hard it was going to be, I would probably never have tried it.

Parenthood is like that. On a clear day from a distance, it seems an in-

situation, with all

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Almost all of my expectations were

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may be the toughest thing about it.

From a child's point of view, parenting hardly looks like the accumulated experience it is. As children we thought of it, if we thought of it at all, as simply what parents do.

Once we become parents, though, we discover how complicated it is. Decisions our parents apparently made by instinct reveal themselves as

Solomonic tests of judgment.

We

find that the patience required

unanswerable quesand endless challenges to au-

thority is not automatic, but a deliberate and difficult choice.

Obstacles abound. The values parents work to instill are often undermined by those of the culture of which we are a part. The solid givens of child

(Luby is director of the Division of Christian Formation for the Diocese of Fort Worth, Texas.)

All

rearing for one generation, like gender roles or norms of etiquette and public behavior, vanish for another.

Economic and social demands on parents erode the energy and time they

have

for their children.

Some barriers are human interaction.

raised simply by

Conflict between parents can result

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People In The Date Set To Bless, Break Gound Of New L.A. Cathedral Sept. 21 LOS ANGELES (CNS)

Melrose, where he was a student teacher.

has been set as the date to bless and break

"Last Supper" featuring an image of Marilyn Monroe in place of Christ. Following the April 1996 incident, Hennessy received notice from Salem State College, where he was an education major, that he was suspended from school and relieved of his student teaching assignment.

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new Cathedral of Our

Lady of the Angels

in

Los Angeles. The

event will include a formal blessing cer-

emony plus presentations from cathedral architect Jose Rafael Moneo and others involved in the design and construction process. Cardinal

Los Angeles,

Roger M. Mahony of

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some 5.53 acres, we will be able accommodate a very large number of

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last year.

is "We, though many, form one body, because we partake of the one bread" (I Cor. 10:17).

The congress theme

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CULLOWHEE — While many college students spent their spring break at the beach or at

home with family, groups

from Allegheny College, Western Carolina, Lehigh and Duke universities spent their vacation time helping improve the quality of life for

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WCU's campus

an alternative spring

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WCU

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students are entertained

by

country fiddlers, Appala-

chian storytellers; they even learn to clog."

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Haiti

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WINSTON-SALEM — Echoing the

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New

Bishop McGuinness High School sophomores in Mike Streich's World History classes collected almost $200 within five

Out

days to cover postage costs in conjunction with the Hearts for Haiti program.

The program, sponsored by Our Lady of Mercy parish, involves sending needed goods to a Haitian orphanage.

Sophomores Liz Snow and Mac McCarthy spearheaded the students' par-

John J. Dietzen has collected more of his popular question-and-answer newspaper columns about the Catho-

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Snow and McCarthy

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sophomores Mac McCarthy and Liz Snow with Principal George Repass, and project coordinators Kathren O'Connell and Louise Sechler

true definition of Catholic-Christian edu-

cation.

morals.

since

it

as best popular presentation of the

Catholic faith in the 1992 Catholic

book awards.

The latest revision was published recently by Guildhall Publishers in Peoria, which also put out the earlier

—

It is

example of Christ."

the

"What

the kids did for the orphans

in Haiti reflects

something Bishop Curlin

challenged us to do a year ago: 'Go into all

the world and preach the Gospel; use

words

if

you have

to!'" Streich added.

nothing less than following

versions.

Albina L. Aspell, founder and head of Guildhall, told Catholic News Service there has been a great deal of interest in the

book.

The column,

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National Evangelization Team Church. This year NET ST PAUL, Minn. — The recruiting

season for the National Evangelization Teams (NET) is in full swing. The Catholic youth outreach, based in St. Paul, Minn., challenges young Catholics to love Christ and embrace the life of the

is

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Team members

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participation in the sacraments, formation in Christian virtue,

and instruction

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In his preface to the

new

edition,

Father Dietzen wrote, "Twenty-five years ago, the heaviest single topic in my mail concerned marriage, divorce

and remarriage. Today the predominant subject is Holy Scripture."

The book, which answers more than 600 questions, is divided into 14 chapters.

teams of

facilitate evangelistic retreats for

director for

"Question

first

more than 50 Catholic

recruiting 108

months

titled

appeared in The Catholic Post, newspaper of the Diocese of Peoria, when Father Dietzen was the paper's editor. Syndicated by CNS since 1975, the column is one of its most popular and is carried today by

Box,"

— Capu-

ternity of the secular Franciscan

is

and updating of the first appeared in 1981.

1th printing

Press Association

"We have fun learning about Rousseau and Milton," the teacher said.

"But our goal is to apply the lessons of history within the framework of a Christian world view a universal absolute which governs our values and guides our

sored by

New

An earlier edition won first place

Principal

HENDERSONVILLE

— Father

(CNS)

Subtitled "Catholic Life in a

center,

chin Father John Aurilia presents "Getting to Know Padre Pio" spon-

Edition

Century," the 574-page paperback

recently pre-

George Repass with a handmade plaque sent by the Haitian children in thanks. The plaque, portraying two hands clasped in friendship, now adorns the World History classroom as a reminder of what Striech calls the sented

In

PEORIA,

students

gave up lunches, adding the money that they would have spent to the collection drive. Classes began with prayers for the

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General topic s include the :

the Church; Mass;

B ible

Holy Communion;

baptism and confirmation; marriage and family life; divorce, annulment, remarriage; right and wrong; penance and anointing of the sick; ecumenism; prayer and devotions; saints; and death and burial.

The

NET.

final chapter, "Etcetera,"

contains questions on purgatory, the

During the year each NET team will 25,000 miles, serve in seven to eight dioceses and reach out to 9,000 young people with the Good News of Christ. In NET's 15-year history, team members have conducted approximately 15,000 retreats for more than one million youth and hailed from almost every state and province in the United States and Canada, plus 16 foreign countries. travel

Local students seeking a master's degree or certificate through Loyola Institute of Ministry (LIMEX) from Loyola University of New Orleans are shown at the conclusion of their first course. The group meets weekly for three hours at Charlotte Catholic High School with facilitators Connie Milligan and Joanna Case. This is the fourth group locally to undertake the arduous three-and-a-half year course of study required for a graduate degree in Religious Education or Pastoral Studies.

Those who do not have an undergraduate degree receive a Certificate of Ministry Preparation. The program is sponsored by the Oratory of Rock Hill and promoted by the Charlotte Diocesan Office of Faith Formation. For information about future groups, Connie Milligan, (704) 364-3344 or Case, (704) 362-0013. Pictured, front row: Connie Golisano (St. Peter); Julie Platte ((St. John Neumann); Jan Blodgett (St. Alben, Davidson); Doris Nicholson (Our Lady of Consolation); Peg Ruble (St. John Neumann). Middle row: Judie Radovanic (St. Vincent de Paul); Elena Ziegler (St. Ann, Rock Hill); Stephanie Neely (St. Gabriel); Ann Rowe (St. Vincent de Paul); Gretchen Gantzer (St. Ann, Rock Hill). Back row: Clarence Fox (St. Alben, Davidson); Don Allen (St. Peter); Dick O'Donoghue (St. Vincent de Paul); Monica Friedman (St. Matthew); Carl Ross (St. James, Concord).

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Gregorian calendar, Abraham Lincoln, devil worship, chain letters, and healing on television.

Pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Bloomington, 111., since 1983, Father Dietzen also has served the Peoria Diocese as director of the Office of Family Life and chairman of the Respect Life Board.

column and pashe has been a retreat masteacher and lecturer.

In addition to his

toral duties,

According to Patros, with more than 30 dioceses on the waiting list for an NET

ter,

is recruiting enough team members to meet the demand. "We would field more teams if we could be assured of team members to fill the posi-

The book is available at Catholic and bookstores. Readers also may order it prepaid for $15.95 plus $2.50 for handling from:

team, the challenge

religious

Peoria, 1L 61651. Orders

For more information about the National Evangelization Teams, contact Charlotte Patros, (612) 450-6833 (phone); (612) 450-9984 (fax); or write to

110 Crusader Ave. W., W. 551 18-4427.

MN

Box 325, may be sent

Guildhall Publishers, P.O.

tions," Patros said.

St.

Paul,

by fax to (309) 688-5985.

Father Dietzen's column appears in

each issue of the Catholic News

Herald.

&

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istry in

a rural context.

made by Bishop John McGraith of the Diocese of Owensboro, Ky.; Dr. Gary Burkart, chair, Department of Sociology, Presentations were

Seventeen seminarians preparing for the priesthood at Saint Vincent Seminary were installed March 17 in the Ministry of the Reader by the Most Rev. Donald W. Trautman, S.T.D., S.S.L. (third from right), Bishop of the Diocese of Erie, who presided in the Saint Vincent Archabbey Basilica. Assisting him were the Rt. Rev. Douglas Nowicki, O.S.B. (second from right), Saint Vincent archabbot and chancellor; and the Very Rev. Thomas Acklin, O.S.B. (far right), rector of Saint Vincent Seminary.

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Diocesan News Briefs Little Italy

CRISM Spring Fling HICKORY The CRISM

Night

WINSTON-SALEM

—

St.

Leo

—

the

Great parish choir hosts Little Italy Night April 19 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Ac-

lic

ine in Ireland. For details, call (704) 537-

(Catho-

is

at the

Catholic Conference Center.

ing singers,

early for continental breakfast

$5 adults, $3 children; at the door, tickets are $6 adults, $4 children.

For more information, call (910) 724tickets are

0561.

CCHS Presents "Guys & Dolls" CHARLOTTE — Charlotte CathoHigh School presents the musical "Guys & Dolls" on May 2 and 3 at 7:30 p.m. and May 4 at 4 p.m. in the school gymnasium. Admission is $6 and seating is first come, first served. For more information, call (704) 534-9118.

Woodwind Quartet Concert

BELMONT — The Belmont Abbey

Woodwind

Quartet,

composed of

play-

from 9-

games, walking tours, bingo, 50/50 drawing, door prizes, lunch and Mass. Cost is $15 per person. For more information, call Suzanne Bach, (704) 377-6871, ext.

314.

Diocesan Media Resource Library

CHARLOTTE — The diocesan Office of

BMHS

Hosts Auction

WINSTON-SALEM — The Bishop

Come

10 a.m. Activities include sing-a-longs,

lic

tact the Jesuit

April 23 from 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Fling

The event includes strolldinner and prizes. Advance

For information and to

Retirees in Special Ministries) Spring

tivity Center.

hosts perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in the church. Call Kathleen Potter, (704)

Charlotte Catholic/Holy Trinity Golf Tournament CHARLOTTE Be one of the first to play Birkdale, the latest Arnold Palmer design, in the 16th Annual Charlotte Catholic/Holy Trinity Golf Tournament, April 18 at 1 1:30 a.m. The format is four-

—

spike changeover, refreshments, door prizes, hors d'oeuvres

6.

nesses and individuals are invited to sponsor holes for $125 and to donate prizes. All proceeds benefit athletic programs at the schools. For reservations and information, call C.B. Williams, (704) 847-6652, or Jack Thomas, (704) 679-

Sisters Of

Mercy Spring Gala

CRAMERTON

— The

Mercy of N.C. sponsor

Sisters of

Gala from 7:30 p.m. -midnight Cramerton Mountain Country Club. the Spring

benefit April 19 at

Included in the event are a buffet, entertainment, and live and silent auctions.

Proceeds will benefit a host of outreach Tickets are $75 each and can be purchased by calling (704) 829-5 103.

"Catholic Values and Sexuality" helps teens and parents understand their identity. For junior high schoolers-adults.

"Mass for Children" features kids asking questions and a review of the Mass. For middle grades.

For more information on these and other materials, call (704) 331-1717.

person, Captain' Choice. Entry fee

$150, which includes green fee,

Corporate underwriting/sponsorship

is

are available

by calling Trudy Dixon,

(704) 824-3551, ext. 578.

Family Rosary Day CHARLOTTE The 42nd SemiAnnual Family Rosary Day is May 4 at

—

St.

Vincent de Paul Church starting

lotte

rosary,

is

speaker.

The event includes

hymns, homily, procession and

Benediction.

Wine

Wives' Retreat

permanent deacons and candidates of the Charlotte Diocese will hold a retreat day on April 26 at St. Charles Borromeo Church from 9:30 a.m. -3 p.m. Sister Mary Thomas Burke is leader for the retreat, which focuses on personal spirituality and camaraderie. Lunch will be provided. For more information, call Virginia Schumacher, (910) 723-9768.

— The

BREVARD

Family Life

Commission of Sacred Heart forum on abuse

in the family

parish's

and work

Jack Culbreth, licensed psychologist and

Art Auction on April 19 to

ment programs. The evening will include a sampling of fine wines and hors

The Regional Network (RAIN) hosts annual AIDS Walk on May 3,

the first

and ending

at St. Patrick

Cathe-

and the one

and one-half mile walk begins at 10 a.m.

Proceeds will benefit RAIN in its continuing effort to serve the needs of persons living with HIV/ AIDS. For more information on gathering donations and to register, call Mary Crowley, (704) 3727844, or the RAIN office, (704) 3727246.

Landings Follow-Up Program

BREVARD — "Living Your Catho-

lic

Faith, 101," an outreach of the

Land-

Church on April 20 from 9:15-10 a.m. with "Imaginative Prayer with Scripby Annette Dukes. For details, call (704) 883-9572. ture," presented

Potato Famine

CHARLOTTE

the 150th anniversary of the potato fam-

April 13 at 2:30 p.m.

Gabriel Church to

commemorate

the

the Basilica of

St. Lawrence daily from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

For information, call the office, (704)

252-6042.

— Perpetual Adora-

HIGH POINT

Sacrament

tion of the Blessed

is at

the

Maryfield Nursing Home chapel. For information, call Joe or Cathy Lanham, (910)454-4551.

Living Waters Retreats "Understanding Yourself and Others" is an April 25-27 retreat that combines the ancient theories of Gurdjeff and the Enneagram with modern psychology directed by Wayne Scott, Ph.D. Cost is $90; couples

MAGGIE VALLEY

$160.

Hills are Alive" is a

May

2-8

springtime and the gentle touch of God'

by Franciscan Fa-

creative love directed

Atonement Sister Eileen Waldron. Cost is $250; $460 for couples.

"The Beatitudes and Discipleship" is a May 17-23 retreat based on Jesus' vi-

ther

Tom

Vigliotta and Sisters of the

.

sion of the life of the believer directed

packages and more. For ticket information, call (704) 527-7822. live auction will feature trip

Bereavement Support Groups

CHARLOTTE — The

1:30 p.m. in the

St.

Gabriel Parish

Fam-

Room.

The Men's Bereavement Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each ily

month. Call for location.

For more information, contact B.J. Dengler, (704) 362-5049.

Marriage Encounter Weekends The next Marriage HICKORY Encounter Weekend is Sept. 19-21 at the Catholic Conference Center. To register,

—

call

Tom

or Emilie Sandin, (910) 274-

4424. For information, call Steve or Peggy Geiger, (910) 845-5081.

Jesuit

House

mation, call (704) 926-3833.

Grief Group

meets Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. in the St. Gabriel Parish Family Room. Anyone who has lost a spouse, child, sibling, parent, friend or loved one is invited.

The Widow/Widowers Bereavement Group meets every Thursday from 12-

of Prayer Retreat

HOT SPRINGS — "Growing into a

Mass of

(704) 883-9572.

at St.

is at

by Capuchin Franciscan Father Michael Crosby. Cost is $250; $460 for couples.

To register, contact Living Waters Reflection Center, 1420 Soco Rd., Maggie Valley, N.C. 28751. For infor-

— The Very Rev.

celebrates a

— Adoration of

A specialty

available at the silent auction.

Remembered

Edward Sheridan Remembrance on

Belmont Abbey

d'oeuvres, and a selection of art will be

Interfaith

Drug Alcohol Recovery Program at the Marion Correctional Institution. For more information, call supervisor of the

Art Auction

benefit the school's academic and enrich-

—

CHARLOTTE

place continues April 20 from 2-4 p.m.

with "Family Structure," presented by

—

AIDS Walk '97

ings program, continues at Sacred Heart

Forum on Abuse Continues

And

&

dral. Registration is at 8 a.m.,

MORG ANTON — The wives of the

Festival

Festival

AIDS

the

is at

ASHEVILLE

"The

CHARLOTTE A 1 2-week, Biblebased weight-loss program at St. John Neumann Church begins April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the library with a free orientation session. The seminar costs $103 (additional family members are half-price).

For more information or to register, call Donna Rayle, (704) 545-8916.

starting

Permanent Diaconate

and more. Busi-

Catholic

Catholic High School religion de-

partment

is

Weigh Down Workshop

at 3

Adoration

chapel. For information, call Marie Siebers, (704) 399-2701.

cart, soft-

Holy Trinity Middle School hosts the Wine

p.m. Father Gordon Pillon of the Char-

tic

retreat alive with the excitement of

CHARLOTTE

—

details.

BELMONT — Perpetual Eucharis-

9415.

facilities.

being sought, and individual program ads

366-5271, for

Blessed Sacrament

importance of forgiveness. For grades 3-

tion.

Eucharistic Adoration

Fine dining,

at the school.

live

tery of the Treehaus Ghost" teaches the

Abbey Church.

825-6890 for more informa-

28743, (704) 622-

music and auctions highlight the event, whose proceeds will support the needs of BMHS. Cost is $50 per person, and reservations can be made by calling Gary LeBlanc, (910) 723-2030, or by sending the fee to BMHS's office, 1730 Link Road, Winston-Salem, N.C. 27103.

p.m.-midnight

Call (704)

presents a free concert April 15 at

NC

7366.

CHARLOTTE — St. Gabriel parish

7:45 p.m. in the Belmont

from the Charlotte Repertory Orches-

tra,

con-

26 from 6:30

Glitz spring auction April

shipped upon request.

This month's video profile: "The Goosehill Gang and the Mys-

ers

register,

House of Prayer, P.O. Box

Hot Springs,

7,

McGuinness High School Home School Association presents the Puttin' on the

Telecommunications' Media

Lending Library comprises 1,500 videos, hundreds of audio cassettes and a small book collection. No fee is charged for previewing or using materials for personal enrichment. For use in a class, a nominal fee is charged. Items can be

chological and physical process of aging.

4782.

IHM Church Senior Prom Helps Celebrate 50 Years

HIGH POINT

—

In celebration of

the 50th anniversary of Immaculate Heart

of

Mary Church,

parish and the the Senior

senior citizens of the

community

are invited to

Prom at the Immaculate Heart

of Mary School gymnasium, 605 Barbee Ave., on April 18 from 5-9 p.m. Heavy

hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be served. There is no admission charge. For more information, call (910) 869-8483.

Charismatic Mass Celebrated CHARLOTTE Charismatic Mass is celebrated the second Sunday each month at 4 p.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral.

—

Healing service

at 3

p.m. Pot luek sup-

per follows Mass.

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes parish news for the diocesan news briefs.

Good photographs,

preferably

Fuller Life:

black and white, are also welcome. Submit news releases and photos at least 10

is

days before the publication date.

The Spirituality of Aging" an Apr. 18-20 retreat for men and

women

interested in the spiritual, psy-

April

1 1,

The Catholic News

1997

World And National News

told participants in a

24th annual convention of the Conference for Pastoral Planning and Council Development, held March 18-21 in Las Vegas.

workshop

letter to the

at the

school staff saying,

"If we are not being Christ, close lic

schools do

Pub-

it.

OK educationally."

Up To One-Third Of

U.S. Children

Sometimes Uninsured

WASHINGTON (CNS) — As many

and therefore

found

that

most uninsured children are

two-parent households, with

age for themselves. More than half the uninsured children were white, although Hispanic and black children were, percentage wise, more likely to lack insurance than whites.

nary.

Paul Semi-

leaders in the church, said a leader in pastoral ministry.

The church is

Catholic Schools Should Lead

at a turn-

ing point that will dramatically alter the

Students To Christ, Says

which a hierarchy of religious leads and the laity follow, Gene Scapanski said during a work-

Principal

high schools should lead students to Jesus

current church model, in

MINNEAPOLIS (CNS)

— Catholic

shop at the National Catholic Educational

Christ or shut their doors, said a princi-

Association convention in Minneapolis.

pal

The change, that began with the Second Vatican Council, has been slow to

intends to keep his doors wide open.

progress because lay Catholics are just

of Christ, said Father David Tressler.

from a Pennsylvania high school who

The

school must be committed to the vision

He

Pastoral Planners Asked To Better Preaching LAS VEGAS, Nev. (CNS)

Seek

— Im-

proved preaching should be a significant goal of pastoral planning and development, Father James H. Provost told a national gathering of church planners in Las Vegas. "If we do not feed the faith,

we

will find

dhists

it

difficult to feed the rest of

the ecclesial operation," said Father Provost, a professor of

on

May

21 this year.

Court Asked To Reverse Stand

adult, and the parents also have no health care cover-

within the church, said Scapanski, assoat St.

good wishes,

I

at least

are likely to

image

they are to reclaim their role as

higher

is

than usually reported. The report also

one working

if

of having

at greater risk

serious ailments go untreated

emerging from centuries of passivity

and pastoral ministry

dhists for the feast of Vesakh.

encourage Catholics and Buddhists," he said, "to maintain contact in various ways possible for the mutual understanding and respect, growth in our faiths and spiritual practices for the sake of all in need of justice and compassion." Vesakh is a feast honoring the life of Buddha, the name given to Gautama Siddhartha by his followers. Mahayana Buddhists observe it on April 8 and Theravada Bud-

in

ciate professor for systematic theology

Bud"With

Affairs, has sent greetings to U.S.

these heartfelt greetings and

March 27 that the number of children who were uninsured

—

—

WASHINGTON (CNS) Bishop Alexander J. Brunett of Helena, Mont., chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious

were without health insurance for at least a month in 1995 and 1996, according to a new study by the Families USA Foundation. The Washington-based foundation specializing in health care issues said

Catholics must recover a stronger self-

Bishop Brunett Sends Greetings To Buddhists

as one-third of the country's children

in a report released

Speaker Urges Lay Catholics To Recover Stronger Self-image MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) Lay

About 140 diocesan planners and

council development leaders attended the

wrote a

Mother Teresa reaches out to one of her sisters at the Missionaries of Charity house in Calcutta on Good Friday, March 28. An ailing Mother Teresa handed over operations of the order to a new superior two weeks earlier.

ington.

High School

National Catholic Educational Association April 1-4 in Minneapolis that he

photo from Reuters

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surmised that his staff at Bishop Hafey in Hazleton probably tires of his oft-repeated questions about the school's identity: "Are we being Christ?

What would Jesus do?" Father Tressler

CNS

& Herald

canon law

Catholic University of America in

The Wash-

at

On Programs

Religious

In

Schools

WASHINGTON (CNS) — In a case Supreme Court 1985 ruling requiring that federally funded remedial education programs be held away from religious school campuses. The plaintiffs in Agostini vs. Felton and their supporters

to be heard April 16, the is

reconsidering

its

hope the justices will use the case to reverse their 1985 Aguilar vs. Felton ruling. In "amicus" or friend-of-the-court briefs, several religious

the Catholic

League

groups including

for Religious

Civil Rights, the Knights of

and

Columbus

and the U.S. Catholic Conference argue that the cost of implementing the 1985 decision actually deprives children of

needed remedial programs.

CRISM Spring Fling MONASTIC GUEST PROGRAM

Where? Catholic Conference Center, Hickory, N.C.

When?

Come

Month

long monastic contemplative experience within the enclosure of a Trappist-Cistercian community. Requirements: Ability to live the full monastic schedule.

Prayer

Silence

Community

—

Because ofthe nature of the Monastic Guest Program, it is available only to men. Our Retreat Program, however, is open to both women and men

for private

Activities include:

3:30 p.m.

Accordion and Piano Sing-a-long, Games, Walking

Bring a few magazines

& Solitude

All lived within the

-

early for Continental Breakfast 9-10 a.m.

tours, Fellowship, Bingo, 50/50,

Work Community Events

—

April 23, 1997 10 a.m.

For more information,

(if you

call

Door Prizes, Lunch and Mass.

can) and a joyful heart!

Suzanne Bach

Space limitations force us to accept the Financial Aid Available.

Group

(704) 377-6871 ext. 314

at

175 to send $15.

first

registration

forms available

in all

offices

retreats.

Registration

No

offering required

Name: Monastic Guest Program: Br. John Corrigan, O.C.S.O

(as

Retreat Program: Br.

Stephen Petronek, O.C.S.O.

Mepkin Abbey HC 69, Box 800 Moncks Corner, SC 29461 (803) 761-8509

it

should appear on

name

tag)

Address:

Phone:

Amount

Parish:

enclosed ($15 per person)

Enclose $15 and send to: CRISM Spring Fling, 1524 E. Morehead

St.,

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28207

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Immaculate Conception Church Belmont Abbey). About

made

Gabriel Meehan, present pastor, has served in Forest City for much of that

the journey in those early

time, having been appointed pastor

years.

there in 1986.

During the 1940s, Belmont Abbey's multicounty "nullius" was re-

ate,

as

six Catholic families

Immaculate Conception 1024 W. Main St. Forest City, NC 28043 (704) 245-4017 Vicariate:

Gastonia

During Father Meehan' s pastor-

community has been developed.

duced to Gaston County itself, and the remaining parishes were placed under diocesan jurisdiction. Conse-

Father Gabriel

Meehan

Permanent Deacon: Rev. Mr.

Andrew Cilone

Masses: Sat.: 5:30 p.m.; Sun.:

9,

11:15 a.m.;

Spanish: Sun., 3 p.m. of parishioners:

380

Number

of households:

180

— A Catholic

presence had been established in Rutherford

County

as early as the

1

840s,

but the faithful had no church in which to worship together until more than a century later, when Immacu-

Conception Church was dedi-

late

Shelby

land County to attend

in

Mass

Cleve-

mission church established by the Benedictines of Mary, Help of Christians

Abbey

(today

in a

commonly known

realized in

CCD program

Hot Meals ecu-

menical kitchen ministry, and parishioners and clergy participate in such ministry work and activities as prison ministry, live productions of the Nativity and the Passion at Christmas

Immaculate Conception.

Brother Rufino of the parish.

and Easter, and, most recently, the Clositered Heart Franciscan Fraternity, directed

A

September 1950.

The church would

building committee has been

parish include the eventual building re-

main a mission for the next 22 years, although the Immaculate Conception community welcomed its first resident priest, Father Kenneth Parker, in 1969. The congregation comprised 25 families at the time. Also, a mission community in Marion later to establish Our Lady of the Angels Church was placed under

—

by order member

established, and future plans for the

Raleigh dedicated the struc-

—

In January 1972, the Diocese of

Starting in the 1880s, churchgoers could travel to

was

the host parish for the

in Shelby, led

Father Parker's pastoral care.

cated in 1950.

1995, and later a

an effort to establish a mission in Rutherford County.

Local Catholics, with assistance from the Catholic Extension Society, began construction of a new church and named it in honor of the

ture in

FOREST CITY

to parishioners

May

Spanish was begun as well. Immaculate Conception also serves as

Bishop Vincent Waters of

Number

Mass in

Lawrence Newman, pastor of St. Mary Church

A

parish goal of offering a Spanish

quently, Msgr.

Pastor:

a special outreach to the Hispanic

was formed. As such, Immaculate Conception Church became a parish. With continuing growth came the need for enhancements to the church facility. A rectory and parish hall complex

Charlotte

of

new

to

accommodate

the

facilities

growing con-

gregation.

was

With an eye on tomorrow and with memories

constructed, and Bishop Michael J. Begley

new building December 1978. Our

dedicated the in

of

the

past,

Lady of the Angels Church became a mission of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Morganton in 1981.

Immaculate Concep-

Catholics in the Forest City area gather as Im-

tion parish has continued to

the only Catholic

nurture and

grow

as a

maculate Conception parish,

com-

church in Rutherford County.

munity of faith, through the 1980s and 90s. Father

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