Aug 9, 2002

— Brothers and sisters:

Who-

ever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.

Living the Faith:

Each must do as

Sister helps clients

already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for

God

search for solutions

loves a cheerful giver.

NEWS

2 Corinthians 9:6-8

&

HERALD

through love of God

AUGUST 9, 2002

SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

Doctor discusses

WORLD YOUTH DAY

ethics of end-oflife

issues

By JOANITA M.

Correspondent

MAGGIE VALLEY

Faith By

These were among the

MARY MARSHALL Correspondent

—

—

know-

"Just

ing I've had the opportunity to

impact so many people has changed my life," said Ashley House, who recendy completed her

North Carolina

reign as Miss

topics

"Miss North Carolina

Dr. Edmund Pellegrino presented to members of the

more than a beauty

Diocese

of Charlotte Presbyteral Council at its meeting July 30-31 at Liv-

We

ing Waters Catholic Reflection Center.

Pellegrino, who received his medical degree from New York University in 1944, is professor emeritus of medicine bioethics and at

positive impact as

Georgetown

41

fills

GASTONIA

are end-of-life 'issues.

all

N9

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House

this

Quality of life, decisions on what medical treatment to provide, relieving suffering

—

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far

is

pageant," said

House. 'That's the ceremonial part represent the state visiting

communities, getting our hands dirty.

believed

I

could have a

I

Miss North

my platform

Carolina with

—

the

awareness and management of disabilities."

House knows difficulties

In 1993, her

ties.

hand the

first

associated with disabilifatiier,

Carroll

University

House, suffered severe mental and

Medical Center and the author of more than 500 articles and 24 books, including "The Christian Virtues in Medical Practice," (with

physical disabilities following an

David

C.

Georgetown Press,

automobile accident House and her mother, Brenda, have brought

him through bouts of depression and anger as well as assisting him

Thomasma,

with his physical limitations.

University

"Helping

1996).

normal things

my

—

dad with just cutting up his

"Suffering is different from pain," Pellegrino said.

"Suffering is an individual

food,

response to pain. People suffer for many reasons pain is only one. The greatest fear of the dying patient is that they'll be left to die alone.

One cause of their suffering is our reaction to them; they pick up on our reaction to them."

Patients also dread the

House said 'That which does not kill makes us stronger."

changed

—

House's

"He was

terminal

illness.

However, Pellegrino said, "With proper care, most

Don

Tate, 15, of St.

North Carolina state

E.

Then why wouldn't doctors prescribe as much medi-

Thomas Aquinas Church flags while awaiting the

in Charlotte,

pope

at

me

every

was from these experiences House realized her gift for

"The world you are inheriting

lege.

—

Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C, where she was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa National Honor Sorority and a Thomas Jack Lynch Scholarship re-

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House grew up in Gastonia and attended St Mchael Church.

She graduated from Ashbrook High School in 1998 and was a dean's list student at Gaston Col-

Murray

is a world which desperately needs a new sense of brotherhood and human solidarity. It is a world which needs to be touched and healed by the beauty and richness of God's love. It needs witnesses to that love. It needs you to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world," said Pope John Paul II at the closing Mass July 28 at World Youth Day in Toronto.

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my life in so many ways,"

turned to

pain that sometimes accom-

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The Catholic News & Herald

The World

August

Brief

in

Eight bishops propose new plenary council of U.S. church

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

Bishop calls U.S. border policy a 'deadly' failure

PHOENIX

Eight

ates to consider convoking a national plenary council to promote holiness, priestly celibacy and sound sexual morality in the U.S. Catholic Church. Such a council would be the first in the United States since the Third Plenary Council of Baltimore in 1884, which lasted nearly a month and led to the development of the Baltimore Catechism and strong efforts for Catholic schools throughout the

June meeting

The

number of

letter

United

still

need to address "the root causes of this and the challenge posed by Pope John Paul II April 23 when he called on

are

CNS

of the entire Catholic community

a holier priesthood, a holier episcopate

and a holier church."

Bush, in Pittsburgh to mark miners' rescue, signs 'bornalive' act

PITTSBURGH

(CNS)

— On

photo by Sergio Dorantes

Woman

stands with incense outside Basilica of Guadalupe indigenous woman from Oaxaca stands with incense to offer Pope John Paul II outside the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe Aug. 1. The pontiff beatified two indigenous martyrs, Jacinto de los Angeles and Juan Bautista, who were killed by a mob in 1700.

An

a visit

to Pennsylvania to celebrate the lives of

was passed with the overwhelming sup-

church's unity, the message said.

Bush, quoting Pope John Paul II, also signed the Born-Alive Infants Protection

port of both political parties, and

With war ending, new problems emerge in Angola as country

Act into law, drawing praise from

Pope thanks Knights of Columbus for support of church amid scandal VATICAN CITY (CNS) At a

nine rescued miners Aug.

President

5,

Catholic leaders and guaranteeing basic rights to children born alive during an abortion. life,

"Today we're here to celebrate life and most impor-

the value of

tantly the spirit of America," the presi-

dent said at a Pittsburgh firehouse, where he addressed an audience of about 300 people. The crowd included the nine men rescued July 28 after they spent more than 77 hours trapped in a flooded, abandoned mine in nearby Somerset County. Members of the rescue team were also in the audience. Later at the bill-signing ceremony, Bush said the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act "ensures that every infant born alive including an infant who survives an abortion procedure is considered a person under federal law. This reform

—

—

1

W

& H

S

August

Volume Publisher: Most

Joann

Editor:

is

about to become the law of the land."

—

time of "painful purification and great suffering" in the U.S. Catholic Church

over the

clerical

John Paul

sex abuse scandal, Pope

thanked the Knights of Columbus for their support of U.S. priests and bishops. The pope sent a message to the Knights' 120th annual convention Aug. 6-8 in Anaheim, Calif The text of the pope's message was released Aug. 6 at the Vatican. "As the church in America seeks to move forward with sincere faith and confidence in the Lord's sustaining grace, I urge all the Knights and their families to intensify their prayers for the authentic renewal of ecclesial life and the preservation" of the II

S.

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I)

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9, •

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ipiscopdi calendar Bishop William G. Curlin will take part

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41

in thefollowing events:

September 5

Keane

Episcopal ordination Philadelphia, Pa.

Alesha M. Price

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Installation of Belmont Abbey College President James Gearity, Ph.D.

Secretary: Sherill

Belmont Abbey

Phone: (704) 370-3333 FAX: (704) 370-3382 E-mail catholicnews :

@ charlottediocese .org

September 14

The Catholic News & Herald, USPC 007-393, is published Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203, 44 times a year, weekly by the

for Christmas week and Easter week and every two weeks during June, July and August for $1 5 per year

except

for

enrollees

Roman

in

parishes

of the

Diocese

Catholic

Charlotte and $18 per year for

other subscribers.

postage paid other

cities.

News &

September 15

— 11 a.m.

Confirmation

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Hayesville

Second-class NC and

28237.

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likely to be

in the

cross illegally

caught now,

it

September 21

—

5 p.m.

50th anniversary celebration and Mass St. John Baptist de la Salle Church, North

Wilkesboro

the country

illegally,

may

and

actually

be a factor in them staying in the United States longer, the study concluded. It also noted that

by tightening the border

at traditional crossing points

near

cities,

the effort has effectively forced those

who

more dangerous, remote places, leading to more deaths.

Future doctors at Catholic-run medical school serve Third try to cross to

do so

in

World poor

CHICAGO

(CNS)

— Junior

will

can hardly believe it, but peace for decades an impossible dream is looming over Angola. A peace accord between the government and rebels, signed last April, is working. The rebels are disarming; demobilization camps have filled with more than 330,000 ex-fighters and

guns

Stritch School of Medicine, in the Chi-

the celebrations are

cago suburb of Maywood, met Junior at

— Many — —

CUBAL, Angola (CNS)

their families. But, although the

have gone

silent,

—

always

Boniface Hospital in Fond des Blanc, town about 60 miles outside Haiti's

muted because of a fresh disaster one with Catholic missionaries and aid

St.

workers, not soldiers, at the frontline.

capital Port au Prince.

Hundreds of thousands of villagers, for years isolated from international aid, are emerging from their hiding places in the

were assisting two U.S. doctors as part of an immersion program that connects

bush.

Some

are dressed in rags; others

are stricken with disease.

Most have not

eaten for days, sometimes weeks.

August 16 HOT SPRINGS

— The

Jesuit

House of Prayer, 289 Hwy. 25/70, will be hosting a women's Alcoholics Anonymous retreat tonight from 7 p.m. through morning Mass and a light lunch Aug. 1 8. Trinitarian Sister Eileen McLaughlin will be the facilitator and will lead open discussion, renewal and time for prayer for recovering alcoholic

women. For

registration

and other

in-

formation, call (828) 622-7366.

Rollie

a

—

Glenmary Father Hautz of the Glenmary Home

Missioners will be sharing information about the Glenmarys' ministry in Appalachia, the rural South and the Southwest. He will speak at Masses today and Aug. 18 at St. Joseph Church, 512 West Wainman Ave. Glenmary Father Gus Guppenberger will be speaking at Our Lady of the Highways Church,

The

students

medical students with service opportunities in the developing world. The pro-

gram

is

ministry

Diocesan. planner

17 ASHEBORO Murphy

all

POSTMASTER. Send

NC

Belmont

— 6 p.m.

Confirmation St. William Church,

at Charlotte

Herald, P.O.

Charlotte,

Basilica,

of

address corrections to The Catholic

who

People

stand out among Sarah Carreon's memories of her 10 days in Haiti. Junior is a bright, happy 8-yearold. "He's just beautiful," Carreon said, despite a disfiguring tumor on his face that has made it difficult for him to eat and breathe and is now eating into his skull. Carreon^ and nine other students from Jesuit-run Loyola University's

seeks aid

NW

Reverend William G. Curlin

Associate Editor: Kevin E. Murray Staff Writer:

it

The

N E

more

immigrants

illegal

States.

concluded, but the massive buildup has not cut down on the number of people in

the American hierarchy to "bring a puri-

...

The Arizona

Bishop Nicholas A. Dimarzio of Camden, new study to support his argument that the border policy "has not only failed" but is "also deadly." The study by the Public Policy Institute of California concluded that the buildup of Border Patrol forces and technology has accomplished some secondary goals, but failed in its primary focus: reducing the

crisis"

fication

in

N.J., cited a

step in dealing with

in Dallas.

an op-ed piece

Inc. In

Republic, a Phoenix daily newspaper,

the crisis of sexual abuse of minors" at

added, however, that the bishops

U.S.

according to the chairman of the Catholic Legal Immigration Network

mid-July and obtained by Catholic News Service Aug. 6, the group said the

their

The

failure,

country. In a letter sent to the bishops in

first

—

(CNS)

government's eight-year, $20 billion campaign to cut down on illegal traffic across the Mexican border is a "deadly"

U.S. bishops have asked their fellow prel-

bishops "took a

2002

9,

sponsored by Loyola's campus office.

943 Ball Park Rd., in Thomasville today and Aug. 18 at weekend Masses.

This Catholic society of priests and brothers work exclusively in the U.S. in areas where less than one percent of the population is Catholic and the poverty rate is twice the national average. For further details, call St. Joseph at (336) 629-0221 and Our Lady of the High-

ways

at (336) 475-2732.

BELMONT

—

An ecumenical youth gathering will take place this evening from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 807 South Point Dr. Youth will be able to pray and reflect on the upcoming school year, and this will serve as the first meeting for the Queen of the Apostles Church youth ministry. For further details or transportation, call Dennis Teall18

Fleming, parish director of faith formation, at (704) 825-9600, Ext. 26 or email teallfleming@yahoo.com.

Bach, Telemanan 18 and Handel will be performed at an afternoon concert today at 2:15 p.m. in

MURPHY

—

August

9,

2002

The World

The Catholic News & Herald 3

in

Brief

Pope authorizes plenary indulgence for Divine Mercy devotion

VATICAN CITY

—

(CNS)

tors "don't have

whom

psychological support.

after Easter.

"To ensure

on

That

is

why we

one of our main activities." The Seoul Archdiocese's Committee for the Reconciliation of Korean People started the unity group in 1999 to help young de-

Divine Mercy devotion, Pope John Paul II has authorized the recognition of a plenary indulgence to Catholics who

Sunday

relative

stress person-to-person relations as

In a

further sign of his attachment to the

on the

participate fully in the devotion

any friend or

they can rely and they really need

fectors settle in the South.

Vatican publishes decree

that the

excommunicating women

with intense piety, the supreme pontiff has ordered that the Sunday be enriched with the

faithful live this celebration

ordained in Germany VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

plenary indulgence," said an Aug. 3 Vatican announcement. The announcement and the conditions necessary for receiving the indulgence were published

Seven claimed to be ordained Catholic priests have been excommunicated because, despite a Vatican warning, they did not give "any indication of

by the Apostolic Penitentiary, a Vatican

amendment

An

court.

indulgence

an official Vatican decree. "They have incurred excommunication," said the decree published Aug. 5 by the Consaid

sins.

trying to be more familyfriendly in prime time

HOLLYWOOD whose

ratings

fell

(CNS)

—

ABC,

gregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The

drastically last season

"Who Wants To Be

or repentance for the most

serious offense they had committed,"

a remission of the

is

temporal punishment deserved for

ABC

women who

decree was signed by Cardinal Jo-

a Millionaire"

seph Ratzinger, prefect of the congrega-

experienced a sudden drop in popular-

and by Archbishop Tarcisio The women, who come from Germany, Austria and the

after

ity,

says

had put

will return to a

it it

Bertone, the secretary.

atop the ratings race in years

That formula, according

past.

tion,

formula that to

ABC

executives, includes airing series during first hour of prime time when Mom and Dad can watch and not be skittish

CNS

photo by Paul Jeffrey

the

about their kids gravitating to the set to watch along with them. That hour is 8-9 p.m. in the Eastern and Pacific time zones, 7-8 p.m. in the Central and

Mountain time zones. ABC's calling it the "Happy Hour," and ABC Entertainment president Susan Lyne said it may be similar

but

to,

is

distinct from, the

"family hour" concept that networks

Malnourished child fed by mother In Luena, Angola, a displaced mother feeds her daughter at a center funded by Medicins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders.) During Angola s 25-year civil war, 4 million citizens became internally displaced uprooted from their homes to barely subsist in the bush to avoid battles between government and rebel UNITA forces.

—

—

It was an emotional farewell to a country that he has visited five times. The pope ended the Aug. 1 beatification ser-

block of television that was targeted at

vice,

our core 18-to-49 (year-old) audience but would be fine to watch with a 10year-old or 12-year-old, should they choose to do that with you."

Guadalupe, with the unscripted pronouncement, "I may be going, but my

Pope

beatifies

two

indigenous martyrs

John Paul

City

—

completed

his

Glenmary House of St. William Church, 765 Andrews Rd. Instruments of all kinds and a barbershop quartet will provide music for people of all ages. the

may God

bless you."

arrival.

The pope

said

he beatified

killed in 1700 by a lynch mob angered by the pair's zealousness in denouncing pagan practices, because they

"gave their

lives to

defend the

faith."

evening through Aug. 25. Sister

tional

center at (828) 926-3833 or e-mail lwcrc@main.nc.us. call the

—A

sponsored by

series of presenta-

CSS Elder MinisVon

tions;

try and facilitated by Richard

19

MAGGIE

VALLEY

—

Franciscan Sister Mary Ellen McAleese, provincial leader of the Franciscan Sisters of Wheaton, 111., will be leading a retreat entitled 'Wholeness and Holiness; Wellness and Prayer"

at

the Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane this

bishop has "already incurred

excommu-

Stamwitz,

national certified a gerontological counselor; are being presented throughout the diocese.

Today's two-session presentation will be given at St. Elizabeth Church, 259 Pilgrims Way from 10:30 a.m- 2:30 p.m. with a provided lunch. For Aug. 19 pre-registration and other informa-

was message

—A

II,

reflecting

of young people in Toronto understood

Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so

(704) 370-3220 or Mario Wallace at (704) 370-3228.

more information,

Gillogly,

SFO,

call

Helen

at (828) 883-9645.

NEWTON — The Little

Flowers Catholic Girls' Group is for all Catholic girls ages five and up. The group will be meeting at St. Joseph Church, 720 West. 13th St., at 4 p.m. in the Holy Family Hall. For more detail's, call Debbie Vickers at (828) 4952039.

27 ALBEMARLE

— Catholic

Social

The hundreds

that they should

Christ

if

model

of thousands

their actions

on

they want to change the world,

said. The pope made the remarks at a Sunday blessing Aug. 4 at his summer residence outside Rome. He had returned two days earlier from an 1 1-day trip that included World Youth Day events and stops in Guatemala and Mexico.

he

28 GUILFORD COUNTY Ancient

Order

of

— The

Hibernians

Guilford County Division, the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic

men, lic

is

looking for more Irish Cathoto join them for meetings,

men

educational seminars and social events. Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time and location.

— The Health

Services, Elder Ministry in collabora-

29 MOORESVILLE

tion with U.S. Financial Services will

Care Committee of St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd.,

be presenting "The Senior Financial

morning from 10Our Lady of the AnnunChurch, 416 N. 2nd St. The

Workshop" 1 1

this

:30 a.m. at

ciation

workshop

free educational

at (828)

65 and over will focus on ways to reduce or eliminate taxes on social security, protecting assets from nursing

St.

Italy

on Toronto for World Youth Day, said the central message of the celebration was that society needs the saving power Paul

of the Gospel.

370-3220 or Elaine Grant 264-8338.

— The

— Pope John

The Seoul Archdiocese's Meeting Unity group aims to help defectors settle into their new life in South Korea, said Perpetual Help Sister Sophonia Oh Hye-jung, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. The group wants its volunteers to understand that the process of reunification is not fantasy but hard work, Sister Oh said. She said that defec-

at (704)

25 HENDERSONVILLE

CASTEL GANDOLFO, (CNS)

for

in

Sandra Breakfield

tion, call

of

World Youth Day, pope says

tact.

26

spiritual

19 ASHEVILLE The St. Martin De Porres Pro-Chapter of the Domini-

253-6676.

preface to the Vatican decree

said that "as a schismatic" the arch-

his trip to

and emowell-being. For reservations and

hance one's physical,

for further information.

can Laity will be meeting tonight and every third Monday at 7 p.m. in St. Justin's Center at the Basilica of St. Lawrence, 97 Haywood St. Inquirers are welcome. For more information, contact Beverly Reid, OPL, at (828)

The

King.

South Korea is helping young North Korean defectors adjust to a new life through person-to-person con-

for

22 BOONE

—

Mary

church group

Ellen will explore the connection of all areas of life and how prayer can en-

gram for high school students. Contact Ted and Afra Wade at (828) 837-6261

Summer

basilica to

who were

other details,

WMJS

He left the

Jacinto de los Angeles and Juan Bautista,

go toward the Scholarship pro-

All love offerings will

2003

Our Lady of

heart stays with you. Beautiful Mexico,

upon

in

two-day stay in Mexico by beatifying two Zapotec Indian martyrs from the southern state of II

held in the Basilica of

cheers even louder than those he received

ceremony MEXICO CITY (CNS) Pope Mexico

founder of the breakaway Catholic-Apostolic Charismatic Church of Jesus the

Centrality of Gospel

Church group in South Korea helps defectors from North Korea SEOUL, South Korea (CNS)

Oaxaca, the day after he had given the Americas its first indigenous saint in Juan Diego.

added,

ceremony was performed by Archbishop Romiilo Antonio Braschi,

nication."

Lyne 'What we were trying to do with Happy Hour was to offer an entertaining struggled to embrace in the 1970s.

United States, were ordained in late June a boat on the Danube River. The

on

for seniors

will host Dr.

M.D.,

Edmund

Pellegrino,

MACP,

tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Life Center. He will speak

on modern technology vs. human identity and Christian beliefs. For more information, call Maureen Sabbagh at (704) 664-3101.

Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will meet today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Con-

homes and probate,

Wall Street and other elder planning techniques. For reservations and other

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 15 days prior to

ception Church, 208 7th Ave. West.

information, call Sandra Breakfield at

the publication date.

alternatives to

4

The Catholic News & Herald

August

Around the Diocese

9,

2002

Deacons and wives attend lecture on aging together GERALD POTKAY

By REV. MR.

Participants responded with, "Getting in

Correspondent

HIGH POINT

— As

touch with God," "Feeling alive around part of their

children,"

ongoing process of continuing education, over 70 deacons and wives gathered for Dr. Kevin Sodon's lecture on "The Aging Deacon Couple" at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Aug. 3.

Sodon, a Charlotte emergency room doctor and graduate of Belmont Abbey College, said wellness is nothing less than a total unity between spirit, mind and body, and stressed the importance for those in religious vocations to, "Take

and 'Taking time

for self

and

family."

Of

the natural causes of death,

Sodon reported, "Eighty to 85 percent were due to heart attacks, cancer and stroke."

one

He emphasized more

gets, the

that the older

at risk for illness

one

becomes. Other risk factors included hypertension, exercise, obesity, diabetes

and

lipids.

To

Sodon challenged the deacons and wives present to not only recognize the presence of the sacred within, but to bring together the needs of the world

counter these risks, said Sodon, one needs to exercise to build collateral circulation either by anaerobic exercises (such as weight lifting, which restores bone mass while decreasing protein loss) or aerobic exercises (such as cycling, walking and swimming at an intensity that allows an increase in heart rate) for 20-30 minutes per day and three to five

while utilizing the unique gifts of indi-

times a week.

care of yourselves.

and mean

it

You

say

it all

the time

for the other person, yet

you

neglect yourselves."

"This

vidual vocations.

"Why

do you need

would

he asked, referring to material things, and encouraged the couples to "repack your bags" by eliminating non-essentials.

"Take your personal pulse each day by reviewing your own state of all this stuff?"

your significant other."

According to Sodon, the questions

in play

when you

feel

thought

it

Mr. Eugene McGuirk

emergency room doctor, answers questions during "The Aging Deacon Couple" lecture, part of deacons' continuing education class, *at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point Aug. 3. his

Contact Correspondent Rev. Mr. Gerald

what are the

Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay

Dr. Kevin Sodor, a Charlotte

health issues.

wrong with you?"

but 'What's right with you?"

"In other words,

I

"At my age, I felt that Dr. Sodon was speaking directly to me," said Bette Steinkamp, wife of Rev. Mr. Ronald F. Steinkamp at St. Pius X Church in Greensboro.

Sodon appears monthly on NBC's 'Today Show" and is about to go on a national speaking tour for women's

(How

should not be "What's

different than

thing," said Rev.

does one focus on God?) and emotional health (Is my mind ready to deal with the problems of the day?)," he said. "After taking an account of the task pressures you are aware of, then you must do the same for

is

I'm living this 'Aging Deacon'

of Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City. "It is most interesting how Dr. Sodon integrated medicine into the unity of mind, body and spirit."

bodily health (physical fitness), spiritual health

be.

'Potkay by calling (336) 427-8218 or e-mail gpotkay@triad.rr.com.

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SUSAN DeGUZMAN

By

—

CHARLOTTE

Ta

has field

most of her

life.

may

This

remarkable, except that in

Catherine

Ta

is

not seem

only a senior

high school.

Ta has volunteered in her father's medi-

wanted

Ta

to explore,

interested in the sessions

—

her

father's field

—

who was on internal medicine and plastic surgery,

explained,

which she has an interest in pursuing.

One of the most interesting sessions for

Ta was

HIV/AIDS

an

Ta found

allowed each student to

choose sessions in areas of interest that they

been heavily involved with the medical

ers at the

that most of the guest speakforum were very passionate when

they spoke about their patients. In addition,

she found that

to

how

educational organization has helped

it

factored into practicing medicine.

Family and

panel discussion

faith

have played a large

with a guest speaker from the AIDS Atlanta

role in Ta's love for the

Program. Ta found the speaker to be very dynamic and able to really drill the students

medical

She eagerly attended the 10-day National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine

(NYLF/MED) field

Thinking she already knew a

in Atlanta, Ga., July 21-30.

The forum presented medical

with information that was easily retainable.

information about the

and what

takes to be a

it

doctor.

the subject,

to be a very rewarding

reported,

information about larly

found

Ta

about

how

HIV

fast

T

lot

about

learned a lot of

and AIDS, particu-

it is

spreading."

MED targets students who achieve a. high

Another favorite session was a trip to Yerkes Primate Research Center a few hours outside of Atlanta where scientists are attempting to develop an AIDS vaccine.

The patient-simulation lesson was also a highlight of the program for Ta. Students worked in medical groups of 20 students and met two or three times a day to conduct

GPA

research to analyze a fictitious patient's

"I

experience.

much

in

I

it

never

knew

I

could learn so

such a short time," said Ta.

Ta, a Charlotte Catholic High School senior, was one of more than 400 students from around the country accepted to attend the forum at Emory University. NYLF/

show

leadership potential and ex-

press an interest in medicine.

The forum brought

students together

with some of the most prestigious physicians, hospitals, research facilities

and medical

symptoms and then make a hypothesis.

The patient was a 34-year-old Vietnamese woman who relied on her daughter to translate.

Ta

is

of Vietnamese descent and

schools in the country. Students learned

works with many Vietnamese patients

about a variety of concepts

from her

in public health,

field.

Catholic

While at Charlotte High School, Ta

said.

like to

volunteering

academic clubs including the National Honor Society, the Spanish National Honor Society, and the Beta

a

doctor's office but can't.

There are volunteer jobs at hospitals, but you don't always get to work

Club.

with patients," said Ta, clinic.

While much of what she does

is

Catherine

more with Spanish-

only speaking patients since she learned the

language

all

member

year,

Ta

hopes to attend col-

One of her

UNC Greensboro. It seems likely that medical school is also down the road.

Many

got a glimpse of college

families

differ-

different places.

life,"

forum

She

she admitted.

also revealed to

students that the medical

field

was not

"I would recommend this forum to anyone with an interest in the medical field. It reinforced my interest and opened the window to different opportunities I was unaware of," she said.

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was part of a medical

Currently accepting appUcations

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lege in North Carolina, possibly at

of the time, said Ta.

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is

not just serious

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some

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in school.

The program was

Ta

Ta

paperwork, she

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Ta

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She has also played the 14 years and performed in the

fortunate for her experi-

ences at the

of

numerous

do

at

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"I'm sure that a lot

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many

and a variety of ethnic backgrounds.

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for students inter-

she

also enjoyed living in the dormitories. "I

of the patients are from low-income

more

began 10

security.

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ethics debate.

It

it

ested in law and national

ever she has time during the school year.

The program was rigorous, accordwho participated in panel dis-

ing to Ta,

in the clinic

than 50,000 young people since

grams

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Ta volunteers

practice.

is

about The non-profit

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is

years ago.

was meeting many

and general

well-informed career choices

NYLF

al-

favorite aspects

ethics, research

make

what

ways been taught to help other people out That's what the medical field is,"

business

father's clinic.

"We've

almost every

medical

wanted to pursue, she said.

Giving high school students the insight

profession they

of the students brought up the subject of their religion, particularly during the ethics debates, and

remember and

ever since she can

what they envisioned. Some went away realizing that medicine was no longer the

many

has developed a love for the field of medicine.

cal clinic

5

student examines medical conference

The forum

Correspondent

for

The Catholic News & Herald

Around the Diocese

Opening of the Lutheran Roman Catholic Covenant of North Carolina

The Catholic News & Herald

6

Priest,

People

August

the News

in

speed skater

among Hispanic

award winners

below the ground prayed "hard, real One recited the first few words of the Our Father and another picked it up.

Pugh, meanwhile, thought of his three kids and prayed to God to get out alive. Pugh, hard."

—

(CNS) Mexitheologian Father Virgilio Elizondo, Puerto Rican pop singer Ricky Martin and MexicanAmerican Olympic gold-medal speed skater Derek Parra are among the winners of the 2002 Hispanic Heritage awards. Father Elizondo, professor of Latino theology at the University of Notre Dame, was cited for his "worldwide impact upon Hispanic religion" through his writings, lectures and tele-

can-American

A

vised bilingual Masses.

Mine

own with millions of gallons of water. "Water was up to our noses," Pugh

...

—

Patty Hottin, associate dean of students at

Elms College

leaders to laughter

Aug. 4

in

Chicago with stories of encounters with the president and his former work with Mother Teresa of Calcutta. But the White House official, Jim Towey, also made them sit a little taller with pride in

work

their

to solve "intractable social

problems" in an environment that is sometimes hostile to faith-based efforts.

Towey's morning address to a joint conference of Catholic Charities USA and the Catholic Health Association followed a five-minute videotaped boss, President Bush,

talk

who called

by

his

the con-

ference participants "prime examples of

what

I

like to call the 'armies

of compas-

sion.'"

Pakistan nun receives

Magsaysay Award

for work with leprosy patients MANILA (CNS) A Catholic nun

—

in Chicopee,

it

was exactly

Last summer, she acted on her long-

that.

time dream, traveling to Le Puy, France, Photo by Dana Wind,

to take an intensive three-week course at

NC Catholic

Dancers celebrate the canonization of Saint Juan Diego before Mass St. Raphael Church in Raleigh, N.C July 31.

the Center for the Teaching of Lacemaking. In an interview with The Catholic Observer, newspaper of the

at

.,

audience of Catholic health care and so-

The Catholic Accent, newspaper we could

do was sit there and pray. It seemed like it was taking so much time to find us. Time was something we didn't have."

Lacemaking course brings Sister of St. Joseph closer to roots SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (CNS) Three weeks alone in France studying lacemaking is not the typical dream summer vacation. But for Sister of St. Joseph

Hispanic role model.

White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives brought an

told

of the Greensburg Diocese. "All

minican Republic, and Lisa Quiroz.

Quiroz, of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent, is founder and publisher of the magazine People en Espanol. The awards cite each winner as a positive

of the

Somerset County after they accidug into an abandoned mine,

flooding their

Do-

—

in

dentally

American Cultural Center in San Antonio, which trains people for Hispanic and multicultural ministry. Other award winners announced Aug. 1 by the Hispanic Heritage Awards Foundation are

White House official shares stories of work with Mother Teresa, Bush CHICAGO (CNS) The director

co-workers were trapped for

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priest of the

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and

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cial service

2002

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heritage

WASHINGTON

9,

Springfield Diocese, Sister Hottin said

from Pakistan has been

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The

Miners, rescuers say God was present at mining accident GREENSBURG, Pa. (CNS) Death was knocking at Robert Pugh Jr.'s

guage. But her desire to learn lacemaking

—

door.

was so strong and deep that she just did it.

"I became interested in lacemaking as long

So he and the eight other miners more than the length of a football

as

trapped

I

knew

the history of our congregation,"

said Sister Hottin.

other winners announced by

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Training the trainers

FormerVatican

Diocese prepares individuals to instruct others to identify and eradicate sexual misconduct

ambassador reflects on service CHICAGO (CNS) — A former

By

JOANN

—

HICKORY

"Our goal is to train our diocesan employees and volunteers especially those who work with children," said Rev. Mr. Todd. "We need our personnel to be aware and

sexual misconduct) scandal provided the timeliness for this particular

KEANE

S.

Editor

From

—

training."

the bishops' June meeting in Dallas came the charter for the protection of children and young people. The

charter, overwhelmingly approved on June 14, is designed to

A group spent last weekend at the Catholic Conference Center undergoing two days of intensive in-, struction; training them to, in turn, become

trainers.

14 individuals both diocesan employees and volunteers as they map out individual plans are the first to be to combat sexual miscertified to train conduct by clergy and "Awareness, others as the diochurch personnel. cese pledges to inThe Diocese of stitute the Charlotte is ahead of timely response are VIRTUS program, the curve.

become the compass

for dioceses

policy calling for continuing education on sexual

the core principals of this program."

—

ducts training for employees, clergy

and religious.

Though not

the result of Dallas

directives, the topic of recent train-

ing was the impetus for this specific training session.

"Periodically, we conduct training in the area of sexual misconduct," said Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice chancellor and director of Human Resources.

"The recent

course designed to strengthen faith a

a

very positive and pro-

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communities

ment

for children.

"We want

Sixteen additional individuals will be trained next week at Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center in Maggie Valley. The 30 will then train the approximately 5,000 clergy, volunteers and employees of the diocese.

the people in the Diocese of Charlotte to take steps, recognize, report, prevent abuse, and to insure it doesn't happen," said

"Awareness, communication

Contact Editor Joann Keane by 370-3336 or e-mail jskeane@charlottediocese.org.

Rev. Mr. Todd.

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To protect the faithful in the future, the national charter calls for dioceses to establish "safe environ-

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misconduct was instituted in 1993. Approximately every year and a half, the diocese con-

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"In both instances, we as a nation and as individuals have been able to overcome," she said.

A member of Congress for 17 years, she also assessed the prospects for passage of a prescription

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Keeping Trie CODE for life do think that this Yet The CODE is

SUSAN DEGUZMAN

By

Correspondent

WINSTON-SALEM

—

really

It

was

Frederick Douglas who said, "It's easier to build strong children than to repair

broken men."

This famous statement is the basis for the motto of The CODE, a unique pregnancy prevention program for young males. That's right, pregnancy prevention for males, not females.

Run by

the Catholic Social Ser-

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program has

the

Winston-Salem,

just graduated

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just about sports.

a

week

for

God's

is

far

idea."

more than

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two hours

after school for

them."

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The

CODE

targets 10-13 year-old

income levels. Jeff Jones, director of the program, explains the need to work with this age group, "Boys at this age are just learning about their body stages whereas by all

the time they reach eighth grade, they

have pretty much made up their minds about whafcthey're going to do."

Like the Sisters program of CSS,

CODE

The

trust. It is part of

Youth Empower-

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pregnant teens. The three YESS programs are not funded

program

In a basketball game, for example, the

for

by the diocese but through the United and state grants. YESS Director Constance McVey developed The CODE and also wrote the grant, chosen over others by the state, to fund it.

"I had already been working with young, pregnant girls for so long.

Many parents wanted to know what

Way

programs were available

young

for

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Sometimes the questions are individually answered and sometimes the team may be consulted. Jones commented that, "The boys are much more

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"Part of what he does with the boys is to redefine masculinity, and that it's not a macho thing," said McVey. "He helps the boys see women and girls as people and to be respectful toward Jones' background includes years in the juvenile justice system.

She sought

McVey. program

tered

more

for a

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Latham Elementary School, Philo Middle School and Simms Recreation Center were the sites of The CODE last

Jeff Jones, director of

year. Isaiah Smith, a rising fifth-grader

a

from Latham,

McVey felt that The CODE would be religious

Three programs of The

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E.

MURRAY

Associate Editor

TORONTO

—

When

they

left

North Carolina, each pilgrim had or her journey

his

own

expectations for their a journey that would, in essence, last long after the trip had ended.

A group of 44 youth and chaperones from the Diocese of Charlotte

—

approximately

joined

Catholic pilgrims from

1

800,000

70 nations at

World Youth Day (WYD),

a six-day Catholic youth event in Toronto July 23-28. The festivities ended with a

papal Mass celebrated by Pope John Paul II.

Launched

in 1984,

ennial initiative of

WYD

is

a bi-

Pope John Paul

II

with previous international gatherings in Argentina, Spain, Poland, Philippines, France, Italy and Denver, Col. Appropriate that Toronto is the Huron Indian word for "meeting place."

Many of the pilgrims, ranging in age from 15 to 30, shared similar reasons for making the journey north: to come to a new place to meet fellow Catholic youth and to leave with a deeper understanding of their faith.

"I've never been on a trip like this before.

I

want to get to know my faith meet other Catholics from

better and

around

the world," said Jenny of St. Matthew Church in Charlotte. "I can see how they practice faith a different way and gain Greene,

16,

insight."

I

"I saw the last one (WYD) on TV. want to experience it and energize

my

faith," said Phillip Wheeler, 30, from Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro.

This WYD's theme was "You are

the Salt of the Earth,

You

are the

Light of the World," and focused on baptism and Christian identity, evangelization and transforming the world, and reconciliation with other cultures and generations. The program consisted of speeches, musical performances, a prayer vigil, appearances by the Holy Father and an assortment of social service opportunities.

"This is an opportunity for the youth to jump-start their faith," said

Photos by Kevin

Terry Aiken, a youth minister at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, who attended the last in Rome. "It's

E.

Murray

Above, a crowd of hundreds of thousands attended the July 23 welcome Mass at World Youth Day in Toronto.

WYD

make

a chance to

and

their

own

personal

commitment."

"Any chance I get to go on a spiritual

trip

take it," said Andrew Achter, 18, of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Considering the priesthood, Achter hoped the trip would deepen his spirituality. "I already have a foundation; I just want like this,

to build

I

on

WYD

that."

also featured a

13-foot

wooden cross that was carried across much of Canada and to ground zero in New York before reaching its final destination in Toronto. Most of the diocesan group agreed seeing the 82year-old pontiff would be the highlight

of the

trip.

"The main thing

is

to see the

pope," said Paul Park, 16, of St. John

Lee Korean Church

in Charlotte.

"He's a highly respected religious leader," said

Greene. "There

is

so

much

greatness in him."

They would see the pope soon enough. After traveling together aboard a bus for over 19 hours to their destination in Toronto, they hit their beds to prepare for six days that were purposely geared to change their lives in a positive way.

This is their story. (See next page.)

Below, pilgrims from the Diocese of Charlotte make Downsview Park, where they will camp outside for the and July 28 closing Mass with Pope John Paul II.

a three -mile hike to July 27 evening vigil

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TORONTO

2002

August

9,

Photos by Kevin

E.

Murray

right,

Pope

World Youth Day 2002

— Following

is a daily reWorld Youth Day event July 23-28, chronicling the experiences of a diocesan group of young pilgrims who

cap

of the six-day

attended the event.

Mass

flag,

of

Welcome

Carrying the North Carolina state the diocesan group joined thousands

of pilgrims at Toronto's Exhibition Place for the

Mass of Welcome with Toronto's

The

Cardinal Aloysius Ambrozic July 23.

was one of hundreds displayed above

flag

a sea of fellow youth.

"It's

neat to see

all

these flags from

around the world," said Phillip Wheeler, 30, of Our Lady of Grace Church in Greensboro. "I. didn't realize there would be this

many

'It's

people."

really

Photo by Kevin

E.

Murray

Above, diocesan group members enjoy lunch after catechesis.

overwhelming

how

to see

many people turned out," said Katie Stowe, 19, of St. Andrew the Apostle Church in Mars

Hill.

"I've

never seen so

many

people in

my life," said Mary Frances Ledford, St Andrew the Apostle Church.

1

"I

8,

all

of

just

we could see the Mass."

The Mass was projected onto jumbo

wish

rf

screens and audible through speaker towers.

Being

in the

massive crowd offered

MP

opportunity to mingle with others, take

and trade pins and flags. people from Russia, Spain, Germany, Poland," said Carry Simmons, 19, of Holy Family Church in Clemmons.

"I've learned about new prayers, new saints and how they (Catholics from other countries) do things."

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Above left, Katie Russo, 15, serves as a Eucharistic minister at Mass after a catechesis session. Above John Paul II waves to the crowd as he enters Exhibition Place for the welcoming ceremony July 24.

Catechesis

reconciling with God.

Each morning included catechesis sessions led by more than 500 bishops, cardinals and archbishops to impart church teachings upon the youth. At St. Bonaventure Church, one of 136 catechesis sites

around Toronto, Archbishop Thomas

Collins of Edmonton, Alberta, passionately

lectured the

group on July 24 about being

the salt of the earth their faith

— about

finding zest in

it,"

said Achter.

"That was absolutely exhilarating,"

'Through the sacrament of reconciliation, we don't rely on ourselves; we rely on Christ," said Archbishop Chaput. "And without him, we can't change at all."

The moving lecture left many of the group in silent contemplation.

"It's something you need to reflect on," said Wheeler. 'When you're at peace,

pope addressed the crowd about their journey of faith. He allowed repeatedly interruptions from cheers and applause, and he waved, smiled and tapped his hand on his chair in time with chants of "John

you're at peace with others."

Paul

said Ledford.

His voice strong and

clear,

the ener-

getic

II,

we

love you!"

Way of the

Cross

After catechesis, group members joined tens of thousands for the Way the path Jesus took to of the Cross solemnly restaged his crucifixion

—

—

and seasoning the world with

flavor.

"He grabbed your attention and made you think of how you wanted to live your life,"

said Katie Russo,

16,

of

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"His speech was very inspiring and

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Australian Archbishop Francis Carroll of the Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn lectured the group on July 25 about being lights in the world.

"The two

(archbishops' lectures)

really different, but they

came

to the

were same

answers from different directions," said chaperone Capuchin Father Stanley Kobel, parochial vicar of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte.

Archbishop Charles Chaput of the Archdiocese of Denver lectured on July 26, stressing the importance of reconciliation in the world,

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The rain continued into the Mass, which the pope joked the youth were being "baptized naturally."

Shortly after, however, the skies parted to reveal the sun as the massive crowd sang "Halleluiah."

"The world you are inheriting is a world which desperately needs a new sense of brotherhood and human solidarity," said the pope. "It is a world which needs to be touched and healed by the beauty and richness of God's to

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Above, (from left) Carly Simmons, 19; Terri McKendry, program coordinator for youth and young adult ministry; Katie Stowe, 19; and Mary Frances Ledford, 18, carry the North Carolina state flag on the Toronto subway en route to

World Youth Day

—

Don

tunity," said

festivities.

to be the salt of the earth

and the light of the world."

The papal Mass was the exciting finale for which many of the youth had hoped.

"It was a once in a lifetime opporTate, 15, of St.

Tho-

mas Aquinas Church.

"It

was

really

amazing how many

people were there to worship the "It

was neat to watch

of other people enjoying

it,

and to see a lot she

it,"

said.

An

estimated 800,000 were on hand

for the candlelight vigil featuring prayers,

songs, Scripture readings, testimonies and

a message from the pope.

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'The

Vigil

Murray

Early July 27, the group walked for

Paul Buchanan, 17, listens to a translation of the pope's speech

three hours to

Downsview

Canadian

base where the pope cel-

during the candelit vigil July 27.

ebrated a candelight vigil ceremony that

night and

along University Avenue July 26.

More than 50 young, amateur actors portraying Jesus, soldiers and other characters followed a script written by the pope, who watched the event

from Strawberry Island.

"It was really cool. They did a really good job," said Anne Diener, 16, of St. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte, who was at the first Station of the Cross near City Hall and watched in the rain the other stations on a jumbo screen.

—

—

air

Mass

Park, a former

aspiration that humanity nuramid countiess injustices and sufferings, is the hope of a new civilization marked by freedom and peace. But for such an undertaking, a new generation of builders is needed," the pope said. "You

the next morning.

They

lugged camping gear to spend the night, and the long walk in the hot sun took its toll on many of them.

"It

was overwhelming

God

back really hurt, but

what you can

handle, so

I

at times.

gives

My

you only

kept going," said

Diener.

"I

could relate

Calgary. That

it

to Christ's journey to

made

it

easier," said.

Simmons.

must be those your hearts and

would honk and wave to us," said Katie Dunn, 1 7, of St. Matthew Church. "It was cool."

The

future

is

in

wind welcomed the sleeping crowd

early

the next morning.

ence," said

"An

Jenny Greene,

16,

international gathering like this

is

Paul Kotlowski, director of youth ministry.

"What better experience of God's church than

in a

universal

gathering of the body of

Christ from around the globe with

— Pope John

earthly head

POSTSCRIPT:

in

your hands."

"He (the pope) said he was getting old and that this might be his last World Youth Day," said Simmons. "That really hit me. I want to see the pope again."

Afterward, the pope said, 'You are invited tomorrow. Sleep well. Don't leave."

The youth responded with roars of cheers and laughter.

The night was cold, and rain and

Paul

its

II."

Reflections

After the Mass, the group returned to the hotel to pack for the long trip home.

Most of

the youth agreed the weeklong

experience had changed them.

"My ener.

has been revived," said Di-

faith

"It's like I

continue 'It

now to

have more strength

my journey of faith."

was

a very profound

one of the most

beautiful of

Ledford. "I'm taking

away

week

my

for me,

life,"

said

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was a worthwhile experiBuchanan. 'The trials and hard-

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truly a reflection of the face of Christ," said

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Four teens CHARLOTTE cooked meals, babysat and wrapped gifts to pay their way to Canada to see Patrick Cathedral youth minis-

WYD

members Lauren Hege, 15; Katie Russo, 16; Catherine Mobley and Kate VanderWood, both 17, spent eight months raising money to join the diocesan group to World Youth Day (WYD), a six-day Catholic youth event try

Toronto.

"The people here are so

heard

it

is

a lot of fun,

Holy Father,"

The

teens and

St.

young

At Mass

ops.

never did anything like that besaid. "It was very different, because they were waiting for you to she

was the highlight of the

"My mom saw him when

to an end.

wrapped Christmas gifts at a Barnes & Noble bookstore for donations.

"That wasn't as successful as we said

"But every dollar helped," added

Mobley.

They also went before their parish Mass and asked for donations. didn't feel

first

trip for

he came

beat that."

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VanderWood. "I felt we were same people for more money."

again," said

asking the

22-28.

get enthusiastic about seeing him was overwhelming."

The teens agreed the trip was worth their hard work and fundraising efforts.

As a thank you, they are writing postcards to their parishioners back home.

"This trip has been priceless," said Russo. "It's bought us an opportunity to grow in our faith. You can't

teens babysat for parishioners and

"I

Heather McCaa, youth minister at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte, distributes Canadian money to youth ministry members Lauren Hege, Katie Russo, Catherine Mobley and Kate VanderWood. The teens spent eight months raising money to join the diocesan group at World Youth Day July

and I was around two, and she kept going on about what a wonderful experience it was," said Mobley. "She hoped I would get to see him one day.

Seeing him was amazing. You hear about him all the time and seeing others

"Our parents and confirmation

the

Murray

Seeing and celebrating Mass with the pope

sponsors came and helped out a couple of weeks," said Russo.

at

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give them something so special to

to the States

would

Russo

session,

"I

fore,"

"They were very dedicated," said McCaa. "These teens gave up their Friday nights to spend making and selling

thought it VanderWood.

one

ter.

the teens.

came

after

volunteered to be a Eucharistic minisin

during Lent."

Unfortunately, Lent

of the other

The teens participated in three days of catechesis sessions with various bish-

October 2001, but didn't think they could raise the $4,000 needed to go.

They began saving their money and came up with a few fundraising ideas.

"Our big thing was the Lenten dinners," said Mobley. 'We sold non-meat dinners to the parishioners on Fridays

The

all

adults so enthusiastic

States.

Patrick Cathedral.

WYD

McCaa.

over their faith," said Mobley, who had never before been outside the United

many youth from

teens heard about

said

enjoyed seeing

"I

around the world united as Catholics," said Heather McCaa, the teens' youth minister at

"It's

open their hearts to the words of the

(WYD)

and to see

into their

very inspiring."

"It's awesome to be surrounded by Catholics who have come together to

and seeing fellow Catholics from around the world would be a great experience," said Mobley.

"I thought it would be an awesome experience for them to see the Holy Father,

Hege.

faith," said

Toronto July 22-28.

"We

means to attend World Youth Day

2002. 'We worked right up to the last day of that month," said Russo.

Their efforts paid off. The teens proudly joined the diocesan group and approximately 800,000 other pilgrims with the pope in to celebrate

the pope.

in

2002

The teens continued to raise the money for the pilgrimage up until June

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Sunday Scripture Readings: August 18,

and things in general.

This book will provide novices in spiritual renewal with many points for reflection on prayer, fasting, penance, humility and spiritual direction. It will also sex,

Reviewed by

BRIANT

OLSZEWSKI

T.

Catholic Newsservice

Each of these books could be

clas-

How much

help

as "self-help."

sified

will determine which text you choose.

"Getting Along" is

on the

i.e.,

FORGETTING

Ourselves

subtitled "A Guide to Building Better Relationships

tuality,

it

ON PURPOSE

Author

Job."

Therese of Lisieux, St. Teresa of Avila, and JeanPierre de Caussade. Nothing deep, but just enough of an overview from which to

For the reader who wishes to do some very in-

Mary Whelchel gives advice about communica-

tense soul-searching, "For-

tion, organization, confrontation and other workplace matters with references to Scripture.

Each chapter begins with a Bible story and then ad-

pose: Vocation

getting Ourselves on Pur-

in

ad-

Tools Matter Practicing Spiritual Life

ecuting confrontation.

sound.

The

advice Mary Margaret Funk it is

Scripture link

Getting Along With

encourages the reader to examine workplace situa-

manner

tions in a

People

rarely

presented in other books.

The

an option. Brian

J.

Mahan's

from

manages to keep readers examining their lives by asking where they are and where they want to be.

person, but he

Whelchel opens with the story of Nathan and King David (2 Sm 12:1-14). Later she lists references to Proverbs as ways of handling and ex-

not be new, but

certainly

story to story, person to

frontation,

may

is

text often rambles

dressing constructive con-

Whelchel's

and the Eth-

of Ambition"

ics

dresses the topic at hand.

For example,

Readers would, be advised to have a familiarity with the works of Walker Percy, Thomas Merton, Leo Tolstoy and William James, as references to them and their works are part of the foundation of this book, which speaks as much to the head as it does to the heart. That combination is one reason why "Forgetting Ourselves on

Those

But another responded, "Well, good, but they need to realize

that's

Matthew

The

15:21-28

first,

obviously irritated, shot what I'm talking

back: "That's not

By JEAN

DENTON

about.

News Service Talk about your haunting maybe taunting messages! This Catholic

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weekend's Gospel is one of those that I've always preferred to skip over because I don't like the picture it paints of Jesus. He seems so unkind in his remarks to the Canaanite woman. (Is he calling her a dog?)

However, I've learned that the most uncomfortable scriptural passages are the very ones that beg to be examined further. Sure enough, with this

one

picture

I

realize that, actually, the

I

don't like

is

the one

it

paints

of Jesus' disciples, who, tired of the woman's entreaties, asked Jesus to please send her away.

It reminded me of a conversation I heard in a recent social justice work-

shop for youth ministers. Unfortunately,

was about

it

to break

down

who had had most meaningful experience of ser-

They

aren't

going to be able to

change the world."

The

Jesus of this weekend's Gos-

was talking to the Canaanite woman. But, really, he was directing his remarks to his disciples including those at that workshop.

He was saying he had come for them he offered them the food they needed, but they were lost sheep. They didn't get it. They didn't realize that

pel supposedly

—

—

he was offering them the chance to share it, to be servants of the oppressed, marginalized, suffering

who came among them.

They just wanted to sit with Jesus and "appreciate" him. They didn't see people

—

that he wanted them to act wanted the disciples to act in the

the Canaanite '

When

of

woman.

they didn't, in his goodness

he took care of her

was

as he life

— of

course.

He

Jesus.

into a competition as to

But the

the

The moment was theirs: to love, to

vice to the poor.

Finally,

care, to serve.

one person

portant thing

is

disciples?

'The imthat the youth saw said,

To change the world!

They missed

out.

Weekly Scripture

text.

A to

While Mahan

Guide Building

~

Better

In

ways easy

isn't al-

to follow, he

does provide readers with

Relationships

On

opportunities

the Job

to

think

about their lives and examPracticing the Spiritual Whelchel ine them in ways they might not have considered.

Life" is an excellent place This is not an easy read, but then selffor one to begin spiritual renewal. examination and self-transformation Benedictine Sister Mary Margaret Funk aren't easy tasks either. provides a volume of tools for tending to one's soul.

11:13-15, 29-32

good

—

Matter

3) Gospel:

have."

system that allows some people to have so little."

67:2-3, 5-6, 8

Romans

learned

what they themselves

that they are called to help change the

Purpose" might make a discussion-group

easy-to-read, practical

advice makes "Getting Along" a good investment for any office particularly one in which the employees are doing churchrelated work.

"Tools

Psalm 2)

St.

delve into further study.

Isaiah 56:1, 6-7

1)

how poor some people are and to appreciate

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the Blessed Virgin Mary), Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6, 10, 1 Corinthians 15:20-27, Luke 1:39-56; Friday (St. Stephen of Hungary), Ezekiel 16:1-15, 60, 63, Matthew 19:3-12; Saturday, Ezekiel 18:1-10, 13, 30-32, Matthew 19:13-15 Scripture for the week of August 18 - August 24

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"Signs" point to frightful fun By

ANNE NAVARRO

where farmer Graham lives with his young children, Morgan (Rory Culkin) and Bo (Abigail Breslin), and his brother Merrill (Joaquin Phoenix). Graham wakes

News Service

Catholic

NEW YORK

(CNS)

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In the sus-

penseful thriller "Signs" (Touchstone),

writer-director-producer M. Night Shyamalan masterfully builds tension to frighten and unnerve the audience. From nearly the first frame, the viewer is on or heightened alert that something strange is lurking about, someone ready to pounce around the next corner.

up one day to ral

Shyamalan

is

The

is

the narra-

outcome of a

work of

the enorthe stems

Soon after Graham's discovery, the news reports similar findings in India and England; eerily, these circles spring up all over the world. Then odd beams of light, strangely resembling UFOs, hover over Mexico City. Slowly the whole world begins to have the same question Graham and his family have: Is this a hoax or real? And with this, Shyamalan is able to rouse up a worldthreatening menace without leaving the

audience becomes absorbed, anx-

iously anticipating the

that they are the

TV

teller, playing on fears and building dread with each passing minute. His techniques, with Hitchcockian influences, shape the film. He understands that what the audience doesn't see is a lot scarier than what it does.

However, the surprising weak link in

tive.

is

distinct

The natu-

of the corn stalks bent at exacting angles.

certainly a fine story-

an otherwise entertaining film

assumption

some teen-age hoodlums, but mous spheres are flawless, with

—

—

and

find five perfect

circles chiseled into his cornfield.

family farm.

film

As the

that asks whether bizarre, precise patterns

possibility of the

world com-

carved into a cornfield' are a hoax perpe-

ing to an end looms over the characters,

by pranksters or the announcement

the director incorporates issues of faith

trated

and coincidence versus providence, making "Signs" more than a standard sci-fi flick about little green men coming

of an alien invasion.

Yet the tale movie mode when ily

down

stock scary-

slips into it

Hess famcut off from the rest

isolates the

in their cellar,

Some

of the scariest

moments

in-

game with an unyielding intruder. There is still much to like in "Signs"

volve not the threat of extraterrestrials,

and it is a credit to Shyamalan that he can keep the audience on pins and needles

gan has an asthma attack and

despite a lightweight story that doesn't

trying to soothe and calm him.

provide as powerful a punch as the fear

sibility

and anxiety that surrounds the viewer.

Of particular interest, however,

in

wait-and-see

is

mundane

but

occurrences.

to get his medicine,

Graham

unable

holds him,

The

pos-

of having one's children harmed

Due to some intensely frightening moments and scattered occasional ex-

is

balances the terror with a wry, ironic wit

pressions, the U.S. Conference of Catho-

also strug-

that allows the audience to exhale and

lic

accidental death of his wife six

any way

is

terrifying.

chuckle before being scared again.

months

morous scene involving

Graham (Mel Gibson) has his back on God and faith and no

tinfoil

A hu-

hats cap-

earlier.

tures these giggles-to-goosebumps tran-

turned

sitions.

The

longer considers himself an Episcopalian

He

cast performances are fine in-

angrily refuses to believe in

deed. In particular, Culkin and Breslin

the existence of anything greater than

are natural and convincing as siblings,

himself guiding and comforting people.

and there

But in declaring his hatred of God, he acknowledges that there is a higher being watching over us whom he feels

really

failed

him when

his wife died.

further underlines the superficial

manner

doubt that

this family

are also top-notch.

Shyamalan shows his preference for old-fashioned moviemaking, no small feat in a special effects-crazed movie world. He keeps it simple but makes every detail count, which is what makes "Signs" stay in the viewer's mind long

which Graham's crisis is treated. Although Shyamalan doesn't probe this as insightfully as one would hope, its inclusion opens the door to viewer reflection on the spiritual life and not waiting until the in

moment to nurture it.

The story is set in Bucks County,

is little

is a family. In a coy move, Shyamalan has cast himself as the town veterinarian and although his performance is not as nuanced and attractive as Gibson's, he does fairly well. Phoenix and Cherry Jones, who plays a local cop,

However, there is little meaningful exploration of this, and the film's pat ending

last

—

Yet Shyamalan

gling with loss of faith after the horrible

minister.

—

When Moris

after the film has finished.

Pa.,

photo from Dimension Films

Scene from 'Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams' Daryl Sahara and Alexa Vega star in Dimensions Films' "Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams." The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance suggested.

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of the world where they fearfully play a

that the central character

CNS

Bishops classification

adults and adolescents.

is

A-II

—

The Motion

Picture Association of America rating

PG-13

— parents

tioned.

Some

is

are strongly cau-

material

may

be inappro-

priate for children under 13.

Navarro

is

on the staff of the U.S.

Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.

line of highly skilled camouflage artists must save his kidnapped father from a dastardly thief planning to steal the world's most precious treasures. Directed by Perry Andelin Blake and co-written by Carvey, the film depends solely on Carvey's uninspired mimicking abilities, dragging on interminably and completely devoid of even a mildly involving story line. Some crass expressions and humor with sporadic slapstick violence. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of parental America rating is PG guidance suggested.

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"The Master of Disguise" (Columbia) Dreadfully dull comedy in which man (Dana Carvey) who comes

Runteldat" (Paramount) In this vulgar film directed by

David Raynr, comedian Martin Lawrence delivers raunchy standup monologues in which he blathers on about his

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it

is

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Speaks

Lexington Bluegrass

sending 45 people to the hospital with respiratory problems. The "smoke pot incident" originated at the Ky.,

testing

ways

POPE JOHN PAUL

II

Pope, at summer residence, reviews visits

officials

some of the

world's

most

The

lethal blister

about the consequences of their production, testing and

While

political

and moral debate frequentiy

harm this production imposes on Americans' quality of life. In reality, the boomerang effect of producing weapons affects the environment, the poor and ordinary citizens. discussion address the unexpected

While Pope John Paul II was reviewing his recent trip to Guatemala and Mexico, visitors at his Aug. 7 general audience tried to evoke some of the same atmosphere by chanting in Spanish and waving a Mexican flag.

While the Vatican's list of groups attending the audience included only about 300 Spanish-speakers, most of the 2,500 people gathered in the courtyard of the pope's summer residence joined in the chants.

Not to be outdone, a group from Hungary sang for the pope and his humming along was clearly audible through his microphone. Then, Polish pilgrims sang two songs one slow and somber, one quick and light and were

— —

rewarded with a big papal smile.

In his main audience address, Pope John Paul said his July 29-Aug. 1 visits to Guatemala City and Mexico City were marked "by a spiritual climate of joy and festivity."

The large crowds at the canonization and beatification ceremonies and along the routes of the papal motorcades underscored the people's faith, their love for the pope and "the enthusiasm of their belonging to the Catholic Church," he said.

St. Pedro de San Jose Betancur, canonized in Guatemala City, was "humble and austere, he knew how to recognize the face of Christ in his brothers and sisters especially the most abandoned and for anyone in need he was a man of charity," the pope said.

Pope John Paul prayed that the new saint's example would inspire all Catholics "to open their hearts to Christ and to their brothers and sisters."

In Mexico, he said, the canonization of St. Juan Diego and the beatification of two indigenous martyrs show how "one can reach the peaks of holiness while remaining faithful to one's ancestral culture enlightened by the re-

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warming threatens heat waves, water shortages, more frequent and violent released in June, states global

The

report admits that

human activities are the primary cause of climate change.

The questions rernain: in the production of chemical and nuclear weapons, how is the waste contained and neutralized? What are the effects of testing and disposing of these weapons on the world's common good, the environment3 Second, pockets of poor in the United States face greater dangers from weapons production than wealthier Americans. For example, the nine chemical weapon stockpile sites are located near communities of color and low-

The mestizo

features of Our Lady of Guadalupe, imprinted on Juan Diego's cloak, "manifest a tender maternal love for all Mexicans," no matter what their ethnic heritage, he said.

The pope prayed that the example of those he canonized and beatified on the trip would give new energy to missionary outreach in the region and spur all believers "to build a new humanity inspired by the permanent values of

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income populations. Until Congress passed the Marine Protection Act of 1972, the Army disposed of obsolete weapons by deep-ocean dumping. Poka Laenui, president of the Pacific Asia Council of Indigenous People says, "The ocean is the great connector rather than divider of us. She is the amniotic fluid from which cesspool for humanity. She all

is

all life is

birthed, not the

as sacred as land, sky, air

and

living creatures."

Finally, ordinary citizens face the unexplored

damage

Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are revising to general health. Currently the

regulations allowing millions of tons of low-level radioactive refuse

from the

nation's

weapons

facilities

to be re-

cycled into consumer products and building materials.

Conceivably, a frying pan or engine block could eventually contain such discarded material.

What

will

be the risk to

public health with a constant small dosage of radiation in

every day

life?

For 18 years, the Chemical Weapons Working Group fought incineration in Kentucky, and consequently advances

in

technology produced three safer alternative

ways of neutralizing the chemical weapons than incineration. Pope John Paul II referring to environmental ethics counsels: "...we must regain humility and recognize the limits of our powers, and most important, the limits of our knowledge and judgment" Basically he cautions: Beware the boomerang effect

The

A survey done in May by the Coalition for the Homeless in New York City pointed out that some 33,887 homeless people sleep in the shelters every

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night;

among

these are 7,879 families with a total

number of 14,553 children! Maybe homeowners could find some space for them in their megamansions.

One had to experience conscience-pricking when

ANTOINETTE BOSCO

CNS

Columnist

the U.S. Census Bureau released an estimate earlier this year saying that 12 million children under the age of 18, roughly 16 percent of the nation's young ones, live in poverty, defined as a family income of

What choices are out there for out of the "American dream"?

The gap between the rich and the poor which is always a barometer of basic injustices is destined to get wider, by a whopping percentage, if Washington politics keep on the present wild course. A year ago we reportedly were supposed to have a $5.6 trillion surplus over the next decade.

But then we had the tax cuts that benefited the already wealthy, and we're facing a soaring deficit.

And now the Administration wants to phase out the estate tax. If that goes through, we'll have $100 billion less income for government needs in the next decade.

The people getting all that inherited money will be able to keep on buying McMansions, and the poor will get less and less, as is expected when the government runs at such a deficit. Do the heirs of the wealthiest Americans really need massive tax reductions? Isn't this a matter of morals and conscience that our elected officials ought to take very seriously?

Admirably, the U.S. Catholic bishops have taken action to raise awareness of poverty in the United States through their Catholic Campaign for $17,650 or

—

newing grace of Christ."

the Gospel."

First, the environment has become a stakeholder in arms production. The U.S. Climate Action Report 2002,

weather, and rising sea levels.

GLEN MARY FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH

fo-

cuses on the use of such weapons, less frequentiy does the

—

of Faith

were

and nerve agents that were slowly breaking down while their canisters were becoming brittle.

Despite the 1979 toxic scare, a few years later the Army proposed the time-honored method of on-site incineration to solve the problem of its 500-ton aging stockpile at the Bluegrass depot. Local opponents organized. Their research found that incinerators release toxins such as dioxins and furans, heavy metals, PCBs and scores more unidentified products of incomplete combustion (PICs).

Ironically, the weapons designed to protect America were themselves becoming a threat to the nation's public safety.

The possession of chemical and nuclear weapons, as with all forms of modern munitions, raises some questions disposal.

to Guatemala, Mexico

Army Depot where

to dispose of obsolete chemical weapons.

inventory included

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS)

Economy

In 1979, a toxic cloud wafted over 1-75 near Rich-

The Pope

2002

children

Widening the gap between rich and poor Yet again I am reading a feature focused on how money are spending it today. Are you ready for this? They're buying space in the form of houses so huge they have a nickname: McMansions. A

people with

recent

New York Times

headline said it without expla-

nation: "Big, Bigger, Biggest:

The

idea seems to be that

everybody they

will

are, aren't

if

The

Supersize Suburb."

people have a huge house,

know how important they? After

all,

they

are.

And

they have money!

I guess you already get the idea that I think McMansions, which fall into the category of "conspicuous consumption," are somewhat obscene. Even while

families are getting smaller, especially

among

the rich,

housing figures show there is a strong demand for these megamansions. One study reported, "In 1998 the Campbell-Ewald Reference Center listed 'McMansion Mania' as No. 1 on its 'top 10' list of social changes.

Their date provided a compelling picture of how much American houses have grown since the middle of the 1980s 18 percent."

—

wonder

if some of the millions spent on such personal extravaganza couldn't be put to better use.

While two or three people occupy 22,000 square feet of space in their McMansions, nearly a million people in the I

We

United States have to search for shelter every night. them by name. They're just the "homeless."

don't call

less.

left

— —

Development. We must take seriously what Pope John Paul II wrote in "On Social Concern," his 1987 encyclical: "One must denounce the economic, financial and social mechanisms and structures that are manipulated by the rich and powerful for their

Human

own

benefit at the expense of the poor."

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that faith or lived in a perpetual state of second-class

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citizenship, if not active persecution. It

was the same

for

Family

people in Protestant nations.

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The

founders of the United States of America deter-

mined that we would have freedom of religious practice.

Never again could the state impose a particular religious perspective on its citizens. But these same founders were quite clear about their belief in God, and said so in any

number of important documents.

"The Almighty," "our Creator" is spoken of frequently by Washington, Jefferson, Adams and their

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You have to guess that they'd be mystified by the viewpoint that mentioning God in some way

Reflections

ANDREW &

colleagues.

They sought to free people to worship however they liked. Or not to worship at all.

But nowhere did they indicate a desire to erase the very mention of God. This discussion will not end anytime soon.

As a young priest, I was regularly invited to public high school graduations to offer a short prayer and blessing for the assembled. Like most clergy, I went out of my way to keep the reference to God inclusive, not seeking to offend anyone. Now even that possibility is

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violates a person's rights.

Knowing our

roots, religious and otherwise summer the Supreme Court made a 5-4?

Early this

ruling which reopened the always animated discussion of

what

it

means

to have a separation of church

this particular case, the

state.

In

court endorsed the possible use of

school vouchers. School vouchers ies

and

make

public tax

mon-

available to support the enrollment of students in

private and religious schools.

The quest some

public

came from the failure of education programs to offer quality acafor such vouchers

demic training for children in poorer communities. In fact, most voucher programs have been established in minority neighborhoods. Parents there are overwhelmed by the system's failure to provide effective educational programs for their children. In their frustration, they seek alternatives. In Cleveland, which initiated the Supreme Court case, vouchers of up to $2250 a year place children in private schools. Critics of vouchers call such them a misuse of tax money. They believe these revenues should be used exclusively for public education

and that the wall between church and state has been breached by the court's decision.

Let's look at this wall. America was largely settled by European immigrants who had little, if any, religious freedom in their homelands. In fact, their religious choices were almost non-existent. If you lived in a predominantly Roman Catholic country, you either became a member of

ended.

My presence at those commencements in the role

of prayer leader

mention

God

who has no

should

we

it

may

No

one may

offend a graduate I

have the

—

Was

Jefferson

wrong? Or

defend our right to believe, and to speak up for

that belief how and

distributing the precious blood small individual cups?

Q. I believe my question is on the minds of many Roman Catholics who are familiar with "Protestant" wine

prayer because

illegal.

particular religious belief. Oddly,

certain inalienable rights."

where we choose?

Question

in

distribute the

considered

freedom to curse and swear at the graduation that's protected by the First Amendment. But I may not pray!

At The Christophers, we believe that every person can make a difference for the better. The Founders of our great nation surely proved that. Against almost unimaginable odds, they beat the world's most powerful empire to attain freedom, including the freedom of religious expression. Let's continue to make a difference by seeing that our right to that expression remains unrestricted.

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson said, "We are endowed by our Creator with

What about

forms of Communion. They

in

now

is

Corner

in small

individual cups, which are then discarded.

Many

Catholics do not partake of the chalice at timeforfear ofgerms or bacteria left there by

Communion others.

Couldn't separate cups be an answerfor us?

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as

much

as possible.

Also, again in accord with our theology of the

sacraments, the Eucharist always should be ministered by the priest or deacon or other assisting ministers, which

why communicants do

not simply go up to the altar and take the host or the cup themselves.

Perhaps the primary reason this method of receiving Communion is not possible for us, however, is that our belief in the eucharistic presence of our Lord in the consecrated bread and wine is significantly different from that of most Protestant churches. believe that Jesus Christ is present permanently after the eucharistic prayer at Mass as long as the species (appearance) of bread and wine are present. In other words, our theology is that even after Mass, if what remains appears to sight and taste as wine and bread, the Lord is still present

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is

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why

the consecrated hosts are reserved

Mass, and the chalice and other cups used for Communion are carefully washed with water, which is then consumed.

Obviously, in most cases at least some small amount of consecrated wine distributed in cups would remain in the cups after individual use.

There would be no way to care properly for those remnants before the cups are discarded.

The way the sacrament of the Eucharist now is ministered at Mass has limitations, but I don't think it is likely to change. in the tabernacle after

A

free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about receiving the holy Eucharist is available by sending

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Dietzen,

great hopes for lifelong marriage,

it

contributes to

the demise of many marriages.

Those who believe that there is a particular someone with whom God intended for them to live their lives

waiting.

may spend

Those who

a lifetime searching and

believe they have found their

soul mates may find themselves disillusioned with that person after they've revealed their "true nature." They may ask themselves 'What could God have been thinking?" or "How could I have

been so wrong?" It's only a matter of time before they realize that this person is not the soul mate of their dreams. Then they continue their search for Mr. or Mrs. Right in a lifetime of serial mo-

nogamy.

In the movie "The Matrix," the protagonist,

Thomas

(Neo) Anderson,

believes he

is

"the one"

—

asked often

is

if

he

a cyberspace messianic

who is to save the world from evil. At first he completely rejects the notion that he is the one.

Yet, over time and through many trials he discovers that he in fact is that special person. And only when he comes to the full realization that he is the one can he fulfill his mission to save the world.

When we married in 1975, we too believed that our union was destined. There was so much evidence our needs and desires, our mutual affection, all that we had in common and general consensus from our family and friends. It didn't take very long for this soul mate ideal to crumble.

Through much trial and error we found that our marriage was indeed a blessing from God, but figure

—

had to become "the one" for each other. Our searching had to be within ourselves, not outside.

Because we married very young (23 and 21), we had a lot of growing up to do. Part of that maturation was our becoming independent enough to choose interdependence. We learned that, though neither of us were the other's ideal

we could develop ourselves and, with God's grace, become "the one" for each other.

The soul mate ideal only works if our searching is within ourselves and our goal is to become "the one" for another person. When two people soul mate,

who have come

to that realization

Father Dietzen at the same

address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.

meet and

marry, they can, with God's grace, become soul mates.

It's not about finding that special someone but becoming that special someone for someone else. Like Neo in "The Matrix," only when a spouse comes to the realization that he or she is

"the one" can they

fulfill

their sacred mission of

lifelong marriage in Christ.

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.

We

sacramentally.

This

find

among the engaged a pervading belief in the "soul mate" ideal. Though this belief is packaged with

for our marriage to be

A number

of readers of this column have made the same suggestion. Individual cups would not be acceptable to us for several reasons.

Drinking from the "one cup" and eating from the "one loaf has always been a living symbol of the unity of faith expressed and accomplished in the Eucharist. (See, for example, St. Paul's reflection on this truth in 1 Corinthians 10:16-21.)

Even though there may be several cups, and it is not often possible to break one loaf for the assembled faithful, we try to preserve that symbolism A.

your "soul mate" the one? work in marriage preparation, we

discovered that not one that was predestined. life giving and lifelong, we

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

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Is

In our

Questions for Reflection: a. What do you believe regarding "soul-mate" ideal? b.

How has

c.

Are you

this

"the

shaped your

one"?

life?

the

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18 The Catholic News & Herald

Staff writer moves on to teaching

By KEVIN

E.

MURRAY Catholic

& Herald bids farewell to StaffWriter Alesha M.

Price,

who leaves

the publication with the

printing of this edition.

Starting this week, Price will be teaching

through writing

stories."

English at Vance High

In addition to working at the newspaper, Price has:

School in Charlotte,

Hailing

Thibodaux, joined

&

The

La.,

Catholic

from

volunteered with the Ur-

Price

ban League of Central

News

Carolinas

Herald in June 1999. In

Young

Profes-

Group; served on

sionals

addition to writing articles,

the planning committee for

Price's responsibilities in-

weekly Episcopal and Di-

Theology on Tap, a program sponsored by the diocesan young adult and

ocesan planners, and her

campus ministry depart-

long running Living the Faith series on diocesan

ment; served as coordinator

cluded photography, the

deacons and

women

on the planning committee for Sankofa, a yearly cul-

reli-

spon-

gious.

tural retreat for teens

She has received acclaim in May 2000 when

sored by Our Lady of Consolation Church and

Staff Writer Alesha M. Price

she secured a Catholic Press

and Dancers; served on the media relations com-

vember 1999 story on Pauline Leeper, a Belmont woman who was a civil rights activist and Vietnam War protestor.

"Alesha has a real

gift

with her

ability

to verbally unfold a story for the reader," said

Kabaka Drummers

the

Association honorable mention award for her No-

Joann Keane, editor of the weekly

mittee for the National Gathering for Black Catholic

Women.

'Working filling

for the

church has been

ful-

both spiritually and professionally,"

said Price. "I will greatiy miss

working

with everyone."

diocesan newspaper. "While the newspastudents at Vance

per has a void to

fill,

High School gain

a teacher with a pen-

chant for the intricate details of the writ-

Contact Associate Editor Kevin E.

by

calling

Murray

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CHARLOTTE

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An

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Know

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renew the spirit," said Rev. Mr. Todd, vice chancellor and vicar for African American Affairs Ministry, which is sponrevive and

old fashion tent

Do You

Jesus?" will take place at

soring the revival.

Our

Unlike the

last

Lady of Consolation Church (OLC) Aug.

will take place in

16-18.

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'Past revivals have served the intent to bring people back to the church, to foster

ecumenicism, and as the theme says, to

two

OLC

years, the revival

as

under a tent.

'The format is still the same," said Rev. Mr. Todd. "There will still be a concert before preaching on Friday and

in

the alleged victim was between 10 and 12 years of age.

Father Farwell denied the charge and the alleged victim was informed. The diocese sought to

turned himself in to Rowan County authorities Aug. 7. He was charged with allegedly tak-

verify the claim; the alleged vic-

ing indecent liberties with a minor. He was released on a $3,000 bond, and is represented by private counsel.

publicly revealed.

In April of this year, the Diocese of Charlotte received a letter from the alleged victim's mother stating her son was now ready to

tim would not purse the claim stating he did not want his name

Father Farwell had been

forth. The diocese then contacted the alleged victim to verify

come

serving in ministry outside the diocese £at his request] since 2000. Specifically, he worked in ministry with Food for the Poor in Deerfield Beach, Fla.

the information was received from his mother. In accordance with diocesan policy, the incident was reported to the Rowan County Department of Social Services and also referred to a diocesan committee for review.

Father Farwell, ordained in 1981, served parishes in Charlotte, Salisbury, and had been pastor in Lincolnton prior to his

Food for the Poor Father Farwell following

In April, fired

receipt of an allegation of sexual

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in

Rowan

the Diocese

of Charlotte placed Father Farwell on administrative leave.

Removing

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August 9,

Living the Faith

2002

Sister helps clients search for

solutions through love of God ALESHA M. PRICE

By

motion.

— After

ASHEVILLE

It

was not a foreign concept for her

because she had received her calling a

Staff Writer

assuming

couple of years before but had ignored it

the responsibility as one of the caretakers

Frechette thought that she did not belong

of her siblings and her invalid grandmother, Trinitarian Sister Marie Frechette

in the

thought that the

life

was almost simple

in

of a woman religious comparison. The old-

had many responsibilities while growing up in Cape Cod, Mass., but she also had a

est of five children

motherhouse, but after talking with

the reverend mother, she

that

felt

was the

it

right decision.

She entered the Missionary Servants of The

Most

convent

after

high school graduation in 1965.

Her

was

family

memorable childhood.

She was greatly influ-

shocked and worried that she had not made

enced by her grandpar-

the right decision but

French-Canadian Catholics on her father's side, and gained her mechanical and electronic inclinations from her

supported her choice.

She adjusted well to life in the convent and as-

maternal grandfather.

ness and dedication to

ents,

"I

got

my

grandfather.

I

sumed her new respon-

her order.

my

'When vows,

used to

mind

a teen and

fix radios as

would rent them out to transient help who would come to work in Cape Cod," said Sister Marie with her northeastern accent still

I

had

I

took

first

in

my

it

who

ter Marie,

Trinitarian Sister Marie Frechette

in the infirmary

and the

making me-

kitchen,

Orleans, Revivalist

August 16 through Sunday, August 18

Our Lady

of Consolation, 2301 Statesville Avenue, Charlotte,

NC

FEATURING Performances by

with the families of

visits

"I

realized

people and figured

shoes because they were running

that gift," she said.

late.

came She had a modern

the midst of the 1950s and 60s fa-

who cooked

the meals. Her father was worked at area restaurants and at the town high school, where he cooked only what most of the students liked. He had a positive reputation, was a devout Catholic and served as the neighborhood coach with children coming from all over to spend their recreation time with him "He was like the Pied Piper: We would follow him everywhere. He was a true leader because he wasn't someone who would make you do things," said Sister Marie. "He would kneel on the side of his bed, pray in French and would continue to pray even while we jumped all over him.

He taught me how important it was to a chef who

faith

would

capitalize

on

work

as

area director of Catholic Social Ser-

Western Regional Office (CSS) stemmed from the early development

of her communication skills. In 1972, she began working for Catholic Charities in Greensburg, Pa., as a caseworker and supervisor for 13 years.

During this time, she received her bachelor's in psychology from Seton

1976 and earned her work from the University of Chicago in 1979.

She was transferred to Pensecola, Fla., where she was the coordinator of counseling services for CSS. This was one of her most fulfilling assignments because she had the opportunity to organize community prayer and bereavement support groups in her spare time.

Hill College in

master's in social

community sent her

In 1993, the

mountains of Asheville to work

that influence of the church," she said.

wings," said Sister

faithfully attend faith

classes

even

formation

dead of winter. She

admired the Trinitarian Sisters

who

classes, and she eventually began teaching one class a week. "I would help them (the sisters) with chores and liked hanging around them. I was one of

taught the

here.

CSS

one of the

sisters

asked the

woman religious, and that set her wheels in

Friday,

believe

August 16

6:30 p.m.

Music by The Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir 7:30 p.m.

Preaching by

Fr.

Tony Ricard

Saturday, August 17 11:00 a.m.

-

4:00 p.m.

Old Fashion Fish Fry 6:00 p.m.

Concert by Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Gospel Choir 7:00 p.m.

Preaching by Fr. Tony Ricard Music by Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Gospel Choir

Sunday, August 18 11:00 a.m.

grieved for Pensecola but love I

PA

SCHEDULE

as the director.

"I

NC

to the

for

God

it

me on eagle's Marie, who works

lifted

Liturgy and Closing

Mass with

Fr.

Tony Ricard

Music by the combined Gospel choirs

with clients in areas such as adoption and counseling. "I have had wonderful opportunities of seeing God's face in

all

of the people I meet every day. I love doing counseling and like solving problems and puzzles. When people come to

me,

For information,

call

Rev. Mr. Curtiss

Todd

(704) 370-3339

we

their

talk about how they can solve problems and see solutions."

Sponsored by the African American

their nuisances," said Sister Marie.

she would consider becoming a

Philadelphia,

vices,

Her mother, who worked nights at the telephone company, was also a role model for the teen. "Between the two ofthem, they nurtured my faith life. There was always

would

of Consolation Catholic Church, Charlotte,

formation

pray in the language of your heart."

Frechette and her sisters and brothers

Our Lady

liked talking to

Sister Marie's current

Frechette's religious influence

with a two-income household and her

I

I

The Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Gospel Choir

ringue for desserts.

Frechette children went to church without

if

New

Friday,

theology while working

occasions, a couple of the

Inevitably,

with Rev. R. Tony Ricard,

and

classes in Scripture

students.

teen

Do You Know My Jesus?

in

humorous

in the

Revival of the Spirit 2002:

She attended

1973.

She realized that teaching was not where her skills could best be used but realized that her love came from home

ther

Old Fashion Tent Revival!

pro-

vows

backdrop keeping time like a metronome, young Frechette would attend Mass every Sunday morning. The family car would leave home whether everyone was present or not, and on several

home life in

an

were

that those

fessed final

the ocean as a

mainly from her family.

to

formal for me," said Sis-

prominent.

With

with a serious-

sibilities

gift for

from

tinkering

Come & bring your neighbors

Blessed Trinity (Trinitarian)

Contact Staff Writer

calling

(704)

Aksha M. Price

370-3354

amprice@charlottediocese.org.

or

by

e-mail

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Affairs Ministry,