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Feedback, support for bishops'

REVIVING THE SPIRIT

Communion statement

Power, love of God affirmed

Catholic teaching and abortion.

Statement insptes

The bishop has joined with Archbishop John F. Donoghue of Atlanta and Bishop Robert J. Baker of

discussions o£

church teaching KEVIN

By

E.

Charleston in a statement that Catholic politicians or candi-

MURRAY

EDITOR

dates

CHARLOTTE — Priests,

who

persistently sup-

port abortion

mitted to holy

and pro-life advocates throughout the Diocese of Charlotte are applauding Bishop Peter J. Jugis' stance on laity

Uncovering

during annual revival

may not be adCommunion in

their dioceses.

See STATEMENT, page 8

faith

Photo by Kevin

Above: Gospel music and song

filled

Our Lady of Consolation Church

"Revival of the Spirit" Aug. 12-15, inspiring

many

Sister Patricia Haley, this year's revivalist, speaks about the

CNS Photo

by Reuters

in

to stand, c|ap their

power

Murray

E.

Charlotte during the annual

hands and sing along. Below:

of the Holy Spirit Aug.

12.

All are carriers ofthe divine^ says speaker

*rcheologists working west of lerusalem have discovered a cave .hat

may have been used

3t.

John the Baptist. The entrance

By

KEVIN

leads to an underground cistern, where pottery shards believed to

be

remnants of small water jugs used for baptism were full story, see page 7.

discovered. For the

E.

MURRAY

CHARLOTTE

—

The

A BANNER YEAR

"breath of life" resonated in the music and people at Our Lady of Consolation Church.

DSA may reacli $4 million mark

spirit

BY

KAREN

A. EVANS STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE

—

The

according to Barbara Gaddy, associate director of diocesan

The

3d

IZZS

83

We are carriers of God's carriers of the divine,"

said Sister Patricia Haley.

Sister of Charity of

goal for the 2004

Nazareth was the featured

See DSA, page 4

speaker at "Revival of the Spirit 2004," the fifth annual revival

1000-665^2 ON IIIH

mz

spirit,

—

The

development.

2004 Diocesan Support Appeal (DSA) will likely raise $4 million by the year's end,

—

'The breath of life the of God was breathed

into us.

mmii

136m nosiim

N0I133n03 ON

Our Lady of ConsolaChurch Aug. 12-15.

held at tion

"It is a

time of encourage-

ment and a renewing of our commitment to service," said Sister Haley, coordinator of the

Black Catholic Ministries

office

Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla., and a faculty member of that diocese's adult formation program. in the

See REVIVAL, page 6

Watch

Lighting the Fires of Faith

Fighting for Life

Hundreds brave weadierfor

Pro-life stand doesn 't impede

Vatican book; Passion tops

annual event

religious freedom

Pro-Catholic films

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sponsored by the diocesan African American Affairs Ministry,

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The Catholic News & Herald

August 20,

Current and upcoming topics from around the world to your own bacl<yard

In Brief

San Francisco gay

working

SYNCHRONIZING

IN

ATHENS

—

gets

(CNS) The Supreme Court said Aug. 12 that the nearly 4,000 same-sex marriages performed in San Francisco earlier in the year were void because the city's mayor lacked statutory authority

ATLANTA (CNS) Jesuit Father Robert F. Drinan, a Georgetown University Law Center professor and former Congressman, received the American Bar Association's 2004 ABA Medal, the

to approve them.

association's highest honor,

Mayor Gavin Newsom

violated a 1977

California law that defines marriage as a

man and a woman.

San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada in February called the mayor's recognition of gay marriage "misguided."

"To extend the meaning of marriage beyond a union of man and woman, their procreative capacity, and their establishment of family represents a misguided understanding of marriage itself," the union between a

archbishop said Feb.

-—

Diocesa n. planner

PHOTO FROM Reuters

Italy,

Aug. 8.

John Paul II invoked God's blessings on Olympic participants and said the international games can show the world that violence does not have to mark relations

among

CHARLOHE

details, call

If

you have

a

like to offer

Marianna de

telegram to President Constantinos Stephanopoulos of Greece, host of the Aug. 13-29 Summer Games, 1 1

the pope invoked "divine blessings" on

everyone participating in or watching the games, including television viewers around the world.

"I hope these games will be an occasion of fraternity between peoples and

will celebrate their liturgies

Separate rooms alongside the Chris-

have been set up for Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist athletes, he said.

Msgr. Carlo Mazza, director of the Italian bishops' office for leisure, tourism and sport, traveled to Athens as Italy's tian prayer space

He

carried with

him 1,500

which can help "over-

Athletes, the Scripture readings for the

mod-

Sundays of August and five prayers for "spiritual accompaniment."

"Entrusting yourself to God during

ern world."

The gathered

athletes' Catholic chaplains in

Athens'

thedral Aug.

Mass

1 1

Roman

Catholic ca-

for a concelebrated

before the games began.

Archbishop Nikolaos Foscolos of Athens told Vatican Radio Aug. 10 that he hoped that, at least during the games, "all people would feel like brothers and sisters and that throughout the world there would be an armistice as there was during the ancient Olympic Games."

ian Catholic athletes.

last three

a sporting competition

is

both

spiritual,"

tures

who

we

entrust ourselves to the Father

created us."

He

even missing a bronze, silver or gold medal could bring spiritual benefits: "It is experiencing our weakness and our need for God."

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HIGH POINT — The Evangelization Commis-

CHARLOTTE — Pathfinders, a peer support

Johnson St., will offer ^-ee Spanish classes Sept.

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GREENSBORO — Catholic Social Services Elder Ministry and St. Pius X Church will sponsor

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X Church, 2210

CHARLOTTE —The Toung Widowed Group

N.

meets at 7 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Fellowship Hall of St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For more information, contact facilitator Sister Therese Galligan at (704) 362-5047, ext. 2 1 6.

gram is designed for parish volunteers who provide pastoral care to the elderly in retirement facilities, assisted living facilities, nursing home.s and the homebound. Through this one-

Elm

St.

The

Pastoral Care Training Pro-

day workshop volunteers

will

be exposed to the

AUGUST 20, 2004

GVTHQLIC NEW^jiERALD

human

Msgr. Mazza said. ."Durall our human adventures and, therefore, even in .sports, as God's crea-

and ing

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copies of

events, he said, people can develop "a

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dence Rd. Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. Since 1992, Pathfinders has offered support, education and fellowship for anyone experiencing separation and divorce. Please call Nancy Cardo at (704) 752-03 1 8 for more information.

Catholic chaplain.

The booklet, he told the Catholic newspaper Awenire, contains a copy of a papal prayer from the 2000 Jubilee for

the violence that marks the

To register, call

will be the guest speaker.

will offer ser-

at the Vatican.

come

Aug. 28, 8 Pat Tomlinson at

Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul Church,

vices.

official

sentatives

at

diocesan Office of

CHARLOTTE — A fFmnm S Talkwm be held

priests

a special booklet developed just for Ital-

familial spirit,"

a.m.-3 p.m.

each morn-

language of human relations," the pope wrote in the telegram released Aug. 12 international sporting

The

Fire," a catechist enrichment day,

ing and evening and where Anglican

cultures, because sports are a universal

Through

—

Faith Formation will present "Hearts on

Village includes an ecumenical chapel

where Orthodox and Catholic

of Massachusetts in the House of Repre-

HIGH POINT

VICARIATE

CHARLOTTE

archbishop said the Olympic

and Protestant ministers

different nations.

In an Aug.

The

Center since 1981, Father

teallfleming@yahoo.com.

would

(704) 541-8362.

— Pope

Law

tional Healingwill be celebrated Sept. 3 at 7 p.m.

good relations among nations (CNS)

versity

call the

—

special need for prayers, or

Lachica at (336) 667-9044.

VATICAN CITY

tional distinguished service to the cause of

your time

VICARIATE

NORTH WILKESBORO

welcome. For

Pope says Olympics can show

9.

American jurisprudence, has been given since 1929 to some of the most important legal figures in American history, including eight Supreme Court justices.

"In an amazing career that has spanned more than half a century. Father Drinan has never faltered in his extraordinary humanitarian efforts and support for justice under the law," said ABA president Dennis Archer.

A professor at the Georgetown Uni-

BELMONT

in prayer for others' needs, please Rosary Chain at St. John Baptist de La Salle Church. The Rosary Chain is a sizable group and all requests and volunteers are

II

Aug.

medal, which recognizes excep-

youths are welcome to join Dennis TeallFleming for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday, 5-6 p.m. in the Adoration Chapel at Belmont Abbey College for an hour of prayer and devotion. For details, contact Dennis at (704) 825-9600, ext. 26 or e-mail

BOONE

swimming team perform during a training session at the Olympic swimming complex in Athens, Greece, Aug. 8. Pope John Paul urged that the Olympics be used "to promote peace and understanding among all peoples" during his Sunday Angelus message Laird and Leonie Nichols of the Australian synchronized

The

—

Drinan represented the Fourth District

12.

Lawsuits over the constitutionality of same-sex marriages in California are

delivered at Caste! Gandolfo,

ABA honor

California

seven justices said that in authorizing the city to issue marriage licenses and perform ceremonies, San Francisco

Amanda

the state

former congressman

Priest,

AH

CNS

way through

courts.

marriages 'misguided,' says archbishop SAN FRANCISCO

their

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FROM THE VATICAN

Pope shares physical weakness of pilgrims while praying at Lourdes

Cardinal says Vatican

ready to heip mediate end to iraqi standoff VATICAN CITY Vatican said

(CNS)

was ready

it

— The

between U.S.

troops and Shiite militants in the Iraqi

holy city of Najaf "If

asked of

is

it

us,

the pope wUl

very wUlingly agree to (support) a mediation,"

whose "aim

come round

is

for

all

sides to

the table to talk," said the

the

of the militants have been hiding; alSadr is also believed to be inside the shrine.

The

always available.

The pope would certainly never back away" from helping disputing parties sit down to talks, he said Aug. 15.

Since Aug. 5, U.S. troops backed

by Iraqi government forces in Najaf have been locked in intense fighting with militants supporting Shiite Vatican

"is

The

Shiite

Muslim

cleric called

up and

fight against

for followers to rise

what he has

— Shar-

prayed for comfort for those for the protection of every and for peace in the world.

Although

who suffer, human life

their

when temperatures

tipped toward the 90s, the pope's

initial

grotto,

where the Blessed Virgin Mary

grotto and helped to his knees, the pope

was

Mohammed. For

the prophet

centuries,

have flocked to Najaf and All's tomb to pay their respects.

Meanwhile, the U.N.'s special envoy to Iraq also said the United Nations is Shiites

able to stay erect for less than a

minute.

He began

tance, lifting

slump over, and

to

private secretaries

came

him back

his

to his assis-

into his chair.

In his text read by retired French

willing to help negotiate a solution to the

Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, the pope said he always has relied on and ben-

fighting in Najaf if all sides agree.

efited fi-om the

who

suffer.

He

prayer offerings of those asked the sick to join him

God, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, all the intentions of the church and the world." "in offering to

following concepts: pari.sh ministry, senior sen-

compliance and consi.stency. Register by Aug. 24 by calling Glenn Spivey at (336) 272-4681, ext. 106 or Sandra Breakfield at (704) 370-3220. sitivity, confidentiality,

—

GREENSBORO

All

young

adults in their

and 40s, single or married, are invited to Theology on Tap, a speaker series for Catholics. Theology on Tap is a casual forum where people gather to learn and discuss the teachings of the Catholic Church. Sessions consist of a social hour at 7 p.m. and speakers beginning at 8 p.m., Aug. 24, 3 and Sept. 7 at Anton's Restaurant, 1628 Battleground Ave. For more information, e-mail greensborotot@yahoo.coni or 20s, 30s

1

call

Deb

at (336)

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All Irish-Catholic

Order of Hibernians, a .social, cultural and charitable group for an ongoing series of fun and

LAOH will meet Sept. 2 at X Kloster Center, 2210 N.

informative activities.

Elm

St.

St. Plea.se

Pius

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event? Please submit notices for the Dioclife?

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in writing to

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their mobile

people were

left,

home

— 10 a.m. Mass — Presbyteral Council meeting

)iocesan Pastoral Center, Charlotte

In

killed in

hugs her mother-in-law, Helen, after seeing the damage to Windmill Village in Punta Gorda, Fla., Aug. 16. At least 19 southwest Florida and thousands left homeless after the storm

ripped through the area Aug. 13.

370-3382,

Fund

in thefollowing events:

— Foundation for the Diocese of

to assist hurricane recovery efforts

Aug. 27 10 a.m. Mass Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School,

USA

— 2 p.m. Mass

Matthew Church, Chariotte

—

Aug. 29 10 a.m. Mass Our Lady of Consolation Church, Chariotte

Catholic Charities

USA

is

unable to

to help communities recover from devas-

blankets and other relief supplies. The Diocese of Charlotte is accepting finan-

brought on by Hurricane Charley.

Donations will be used to fund local

tation

Catholic Charities agencies' emergency

Catholic Charities Kernersville

Catechist Conference for the Southern Region St.

CathoUc Chari-

accept contributions of food, clothing,

USA, commis-

sioned by the U.S. bishops to represent the Catholic

Aug. 28

—

collecting financial donations

is

and long-term disaster recovery efforts in areas hit by the Category 4 hurricane.

Charlotte meeting

—

Boonville

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presume to be its master."

The pope emphatically repeated the phrase calling on people "to ensure that life each and every life be respected."

—

MT. AIRY

Aug. 26

Helen Church, Spencer Mountain

Vug.

—

—

S.

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate

Dedication of

5t.

as if to

emphasize the special mission of women in our own time, tempted as it is by materialism and secularism: to be in today's society a witness of those essential values which are seen only with the eyes of the heart," he said.

"I appeal urgently to all of you, brothers and sisters, to do everything in your power to ensure that life each and every life will be respected from conception to its natural end," he said.

"Life is a sacred gift, and no one can

Holy Cross Church, Cherry St., hosts a Senior Coffee House the first and third Monday of each month, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in the DeSales House behind the church. Call the church office at (336) 9965109 ext. 12 for directions or information.

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Divine

Mary

used to

meaning of

—8 a.m. Mass

Mass new church Redeemer Church,

"Appearing here,

her message to a young

Platz at (828)

CHARLOTTE

\ug.

for signs

Kingdom of God. " Services will alternate between the two churches at noon and celebration of Mass in the evening. For more

ties

\ug. 21

—

the

Sacred Heart Church, 128 N.

Episcopal calendar

women

in Hayesville Aug. 23-23. The theme of the mission will be 'Parables: Windows into

What happens when we die? Why does God allow suffering?

especially

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Father Paul Vuturo will lead the 2004 summer mission at St. William Church and Immaculate Heart of Mary

Sacred Heart

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SALISBURY

MOUNTAIN

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In his homily, Pope John Paul asked

women

are invited to participate in the Ladies Ancient

7:30 p.m. at

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the pope

encouragement.

others

of the weekend to the Massabielle

visit

who

consider Ali the true successor of

crowd estimated

most of the Aug.

fine for

14-15 pilgrimage,

II

The Imam Ali Shrine represents one

Iraq.

15,

gasping "help me" in Polish at one point and muttering, "I must finish." When the pope seemed to run out of breath, the

of Lourdes, Pope John Paul

of the holiest places for Shiite Muslims,

called the U.S. occupation of

During Mass Aug.

of his fellow pilgrims at the Shrine of

appeared to St. Bernadette Soubirous, was emotional and difficult.

Pushed in his wheeled throne to the

Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal

Angelo Sodano.

al-Sadr.

France (CNS)

struggled through his long homily, even

Our Lady

Much of the fighting has centered on Shiite Imam Ali Shrine, where many

to help medi-

ate a solution to a standoff

Muqtada

cleric

LOURDES,

ing the physical weakness of thousands

community

in times

of do-

contributions to the Hurricane Charley disaster relief fund, which will be forwarded to Catholic Charities USA. To contribute, make checks payable to the Diocese of Charlotte (with Hurricane Charley Disaster Response on memo line) and send to: cial

mestic disaster, responds with emergency

and long-term assistance as needed. Its Disaster Response Office connects the church's social service agencies and disaster planning offices across the nation.

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High notes in High Point

Diocesan SupportAppeal

may reach $4 million mark are happening in the diocese right

DSA, from page 1

—

because of the DSA programs Hearts on Fire catechist training and the Lighting the Fires of Faith educational program."

"Being part of the Catholic Church calls us to look beyond our own personal and parish needs and respond with prayer and generosity to everyone in the diocese," Gaddy

now

like

DSA Aug.

campaign was $3,775,000. As of $3,992,168 had been 16,

pledged.

"Being over our goal indicates more people are embracing stewardship as a way of life beyond theii» that

own parish," Gaddy said.

To date, 18,137 people

said.

within the Diocese of Charlotte have contributed to the DSA campaign.

Fifty-two parishes and missions have surpassed their goal in pledges.

Seventeen

more churches

Contact Staff Writer Karen A.

Evans

370-3354 or

by calling (704)

e-

mail kaevans@charlottedtocese.org.

have

reached at least 90 percent of their goal in pledges and actual contributions.

Courtesy Photo by Ann Kilkelly

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

Reviving tlie spirit Church West in Charlotte and other Protestant churches.

Msgr. Mauricio W. West, diocesan vicar general and chancellor, was the celebrant and homilist of the closing Mass on Sunday.

Sister Haley said everyone was a divine image of God. "In the divine image we are made.

Precious in God's sight we are," she said.

As such, each and every person has been promised and been given the Holy First Baptist

REVIVAL, from page 1

"It's also an opportunity to get rejuvenated to stay in the ministry and give

thanks and praise for God's good gifts," she said.

The revival is designed to be reminiscent of the early days of outdoor preaching and is an opportunity to publicly worship in the spirit of the black church, according to Rev. Mr. Curtiss

Todd, vice chancellor and vicar for African American Affairs Ministry.

'The revival is open to all people,

"That

Spirit.

renew your

spirit will

strength," said Sister Haley.

ceptions about the Catholic faith and

People need the Spirit's strength to endure and be saved, she said.

"The Word enables us to remain strong on this journey we call life. It is by

black Catholic worship," he said.

faith that

regardless of ethnicity or religious preference, to break

down

existing miscon-

new

In addition to three nights of preach-

we

move

are able to

and

graces, blessings

so that

can happen to us," said Sister Haley.

"Every moment in our lives is a new opportunity to be blessed."

Jesus suffered and died for all our sins, she said.

"By the power of the spirit, if we were not worth it, he (Jesus) wouldn't have come," said Sister Haley. "Jesus died for good folks, for our essence is good."

"Christ left us with his spirit, knowing we have the power and authority to live a more Christ-like life," said Rev.

ing by Sister Haley, the revival featured

Our Lady of Consolation Church's Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir and choir members from invigorating gospel music by

Mr. Todd.

Good

people sometimes perform ac-

tions that are not good, said Sister Haley.

"But any behavior less than good is not worthy of God's image."

Because we are endowed with the Spirit, we can reject Satan, who provides "If we sin,

choir

member from

tell

Baptist

First

by

choice.

spirit, it

Satan

God's

Church

"In the Bible, the first definition of

power

is

make change. And

the ability to

we, through the power of the

can matter have done in or with our lives,

change," said Sister Haley.

what we

we

can change.

Spirit,

'TSTo

Any moment, we

can

change, and that's the grace."

"You can run this race called life, reach landmark after landmark, moment after moment, fi-om grace to grace," she said. "In this hope is our salvation."

Contact Editor Kevin E.

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2004

AROUND THE DIOCESE UNCOVERING FAITH DID

Archaeologists say John the Baptist

YOU KNOW? JOHN THE BAPTIST

—Also known as John the

— Cousin

of

priest of the order of Abia,

might have used

israeii

cave

a descendent

Zachary was ministering

Elizabeth would bear a child

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Archaeologists JERUSALEM

Holy

—

Spirit

John's

Judean Hills south of Jerusalem may have been the cave used by St. John the

— John Judea

Associated Press reported.

belt

at least

ingly the connecting link

lived

as a hermit

in

the desert of

about A.D. 27. He began his

until

and a tunic

message

seembetween Jew-

age 27, wearing a leather of

camel

hair, living off lo-

repentance to the people of

of

He converted many, and prepared the way for the coming of Jesus.

Jerusalem.

is

—

chaeologist

stepped away and

and Christian baptism," British arShimon Gibson was quoted as saying in the Israeli Ha'aretz newspaper Aug. 1 7.

Gibson is the director of the private Jerusalem Archaeological Field Unit and supervises the dig. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped

He baptized

told his disciples to

— He was imprisoned by King Herod and died a victim of the vengeance of a jealous

woman. He was beheaded and brought to her on a

— Feast day CNS

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was used by St. John the Baptist. The entrance, shown in this Aug. 16 photo, leads down 28 steps to an underground cistern. Archeologists uncovered about 250,000 pottery shards from the cave, which British archeologist Shimon Gibson, who headed the dig, believes are remnants of small water jugs used for baptism. Wall carvings of a man with a staff and wearing animal skin also point to John the Baptist.

place of John the Baptist.

The carvings include the image of what the archaeological dig team says is John the Baptist and a cross-shaped

would have contained oil and where early Christians would have placed their

the foot-washing stone and other finds,

AP

carving, reported Ha'aretz.

right foot for cleansing after descending

John's

taken together with the proximity of home town, constituted strong

13 feet wide and

28 stone steps, said Ha'aretz.

Gibson told AP that the carvings,

circumstantial evidence that the cave

originally

wall carvings that the excax'ation's archaeologists believe depict John the Bap-

and others, some archaeologists say is no actual proof John the Baptist

there

ever used the cave, said Ha'aretz.

Among

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Archeologists working west of Jerusalem recently unearthed this cave they believe

ter cistern decorated with Byzantine-era

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John.

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FIGHTING FOR LIFE

Communion

statement inspires discussions on church teaching

ing," said Diane Hoefling, Respect Life coordinator at St. Vincent de Paul Church. "Denying the Eucharist is a last

resort after attempts to counsel."

Some cused

of being

it

In a joint letter issued Aug.

4,

As stated in "Worthy to Receive the Lamb: Catholics in Politics and Reception of Holy Communion," Catholic politicians or candidates who

"Wor-

thy to Receive the Lamb: Catholics in Political Life

and the Reception of Holy

Communion," the bishops

support keeping abortion legal

said that only

after the politician's "public

be admitted

disavowal of

"It's

for

"It's

politics, it's about church teaching," said Father Burke.

"In the eyes of the world, there's a difference between the killing of a 5year-old girl and a 5-month-old in the

State ofgrace Father Herbert Burke, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City; Father Christopher Davis, pastor of Holy Infant Church in Reidsville; and Father Lawlor reported mostly positive feedback and support fi-om their parishioners regarding the statement.

"A few people didn't understand it. I think they were listening to the secular media or didn't read the statement," said Father Lawlor.

a very courageous statement

because not everyone in the church and the general public will understand

As of Aug.

1

7,

it."

the diocesan Pastoral

Center had received numerous phone and nearly 200 letters and e-mails 1 1 2 in support of the bishops' statement and 8 1 opposed.

Bishop Jugis said he also has received numerous personal expressions of support from lay people and clergy around the diocese where he has been attending Masses, meetings or other calls

—

In their letter, the bishops

In his homily at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte

he was

Aug.

7,

the bishop said

grateflil for the responses.

"Some people have

me

also

reminded

not to forget the other important euthanasia, embryonic moral issues

mental an issue as the right to

life

the foundational issue

gift

from God,"

life

as a precious

said Father Lawlor.

"The problem with the United

we

that

is

are so individually-

minded.

We don't want people telling us

what

do or

to

think," said Father Davis.

mak-

others conditional," said Hoefling.

"The destruction of human embryos evil,

as

because

these directly target

all

and destroy innocent human life," said Bishop Jugis.

'The encyclical on the Gospel of Life reminds us: The death penalty may be justified in very limited instances: 'in

when

"This leads to a breakdown of morality

cases of absolute necessity

in society."

would not be possible otherwise to de-

where we don't see the draws the And that's a good thing," he said.

"In a world

sand, the bishop's statement line in

it.

Cooperating in

ported partial-birth abortion, abortion for minors without parental consent, abortion-funding worldwide and, most

embryonic stem

...

(and today) such cases are very rare, if not practically nonexistent (Gospel of Life, 56)," said the bishop.

"War also may be justified under certain fend society

to

cell

research

and human cloning, to name a few of their positions contrary to church moral

...

Catholics need to

all

fi"ee

...

prior to receiving

fi"om mortal

Communion."

"Certain people have chosen to be outside of the union," he said, "but the

church has reconciliation to help people reconcile with past errors."

"Catholics in political life have the responsibility to exemplify in their public

service" the church's teaching against

abortion, "and to

of

all

ment

innocent

work

life,"

for the protection

the bishops' state-

said.

"It is

the Catholic politician's choice

to accept or

deny

basic Catholic teach-

ing these politicians to continue their anti-life leadership without public repri-

may never be may never be justified. Destruction of human embryos for stem-cell research may never be justified," Euthanasia

'There is a lot of work church to do on many fronts."

"I'm proud of the bishop for taking a stand when so few people are wUling to said Bishop Jugis.

for the

leader he

is

much

for the kind of

and the example he wants us

to follow."

Catholic

News

Service contributed to

this story.

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the U.S. bishops approved a statement

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justified.

mand," she said. "I greatly appreciate the courage of Bishop Jugis, Bishop Baker

on Catholics

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and Archbishop Donoghue who now want this deadly scandal to end."

At their June meeting near Denver,

coming

and

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it

defined conditions (Catechism, 2309)."

evil

"For over 30 years, pro-abortion Catholic politicians have strongly sup-

recently,

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also intrinsically

euthanasia, and can never be

is

justified

is

Communion,"

sin

of the

as successors of the

all

stand up for what's right," said Father

be in a state of grace

tween good and evO, even on so funda-

issues are important, the

life is

Davis. "It says

ment-addresses that

are losing the ability to distinguish be-

right to

"As a Catholic pro-life activist, I have witnessed the confusion and discord among Catholics caused by allow-

beliefs

they added.

"The statement is not a penalty," explained Father Lawlor. "Communion means a union with Christ. The state-

stem-cell research, death penalty, preemptive war, health care," said Bishop Jugis. "I assure you the church will continue to speak on all these moral issues, while realizing that not all moral issues have the same moral weight."

"Procured abortion is always intrinsically evil and can never be justified. It is a direct attack on an innocent human life," he said. "The pope wrote in the encyclical on the Gospel of Life in 1 995 that today many people have lost a sense of how grave abortion is."

"Because it is accepted in the popular mind, in behavior, and in the law, people

many

while

teaching," said Hoefling.

Catholics

"all

ciliation before

—

"Because of the bishops' leadership, Catholics are beginning to realize that,

conduct do not correspond to the Gospel and to church teaching" that they "must approach holy Communion free from mortal sin."

"Those who are conscious of being in a state of grave sin should avail themselves of the sacrament of recon-

ished

gatherings since the statement's release.

whose

admon-

where you can possibly apply murder of an innocent child. That is always a blackand-white issue and always wrong."

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for stem-cell research

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this stand."

Apostles, stand up for

can't

guilty criminal being executed or the

ing

States

unborn," said the bishop.

Char-

in

of the local

'Tou

said Father Burke.

womb," he said. "In the eyes of God, there is no difference. It's our job to take

after their

procured abortion" and "with the

knowledge and consent

moment for the Mark Lawlor, pasChurch

Communion

bishop."

a good teaching

tor of St. Vincent de Paul lotte.

to

will

"public disavowal of former support

former support for procured abortion" and "with the knowledge and consent of the local bishop" can the politician be admitted to holy Communion.

"We undertake this action to safeguard tlie sacred dignity of the most holy sacrament of the altar, to reassure the faithful and to save sinners," they said. bishops," said Father

Communion

Reception of

political.

not about

"It's

STATEMENT, from page 1

of the statement ac-

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August 20,

FIGHTING FOR LIFE

Vatican official says pro-life stand doesn't impede religious freedom mand" "cooperating and PARIS (CNS) — A risk

pro-life stance

sin-

in evil

acting against the Catholic faith, said the

ning against the common good."

They determined that "all must examine their consciences" about their worthiness to receive Communion, including with regard to "fidelity to the moral teaching of the church in public and private life."

The bishops also added that decisions about any sanctions to be imposed, such as denying Communion, rest with each bishop in his own diocese.

Cardinal Ratzinger's congregation published a document in January stating that Catholics must not promote or vote for any laws that would lead to

cardinal.

attacks

does not infringe on the freedom of religion; rather, all governments have a

duty to protect conception to

Vatican

life

its

from the moment of

natural end, said a top

official.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican Congregation for the trine of the Faith, said protecting life "is

not a position of

Doc-

human an

faith"; it is

obvious fact born from reason. His re-

marks appeared Aug. 13

in a

of the French newspaper

Le

magazine

Figaro.

However, anyone opposed to prolife also would be

tecting the right to

"A

politician

position,

of

God

the

who

who

does not respect the image

man) and the

(in

human

on human life.

"Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation

person,

is

inviolability

of Catholics in Political Life" said that, while the freedom of conscience leaves

of

also in opposition

to the rational elements of faith"

Catholics free to choose

and to

he

comments

and strategies for promoting the good, they cannot claim that freedom allows them to promote abortion, euthanasia or other attacks on hu-

fol-

low an ongoing debate within the Catholic community on whether a priest

man

infringe

on

its

political

He added

"consistently to support abortion

or religious freedom,

that the church

vinced that faith

In June, U.S. bishops approved a

who

teaching do not seek to

but favor pluralism.

particularly on

right-to-life issues.

statement that said politicians

II

Italy,

shed that light in the

on de-

is

"con-

a light for reason"

is

and that the Catholic

act

smiles at a child after delivering

at

who decided against

abortion and their children after the prayer.

Pope meets with women who decided against abortion, kept chiidren CASTEL GANDOLFO,

politician

must

political realm.

(CNS)

— Pope John Paul

Italy

Gandolfo.

met with

With

decided against an abortion and chose to deliver and keep

pope, the

their babies.

disadvantaged women.

five

II

women who

summer

While the number of Italian women

residence at Castel

requesting an abortion has steadily de-

Gandolfo, the pope gave an "affectionate

who

clined over the years, the

refused

We Build Friendships With Families

women

foreign

an abortion and to their children."

After the pope's Aug. 8 Angelus prayer, the five women and their toddlers were part of the procession of wellwishers who lined up to greet the pope. two from Albania The women ,and one each from Ukraine, Kazakhstan were part of the "Opera and Italy Mater Dei" community in Castel

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—

Pope John Paul Castel Gandolfo,

Cardinal Ratzinger said that docu-

Communion to a who supports public

or bishop should deny

church teachings

PHOTO FROM Reuters

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common

said.

Cardinal Ratzinger's

Catholic politician

among

parties

the "fundamental elements of the Christian conscience,"

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takes a different

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is

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Italian

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SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: AUG.

Bool( records Vatican activities WOODEN

Bosnia-Herzegovina, where the bishops

have

—

VATICAN CITY Most of what happens at the Vatican never makes the newspapers, but a lot of it is published.

The "inside story" about the Vatican and its operations is reported and put on sale each summer in the "Attivita della Santa Sede" ("The Activof the Holy See").

ity

the

work of

every Vatican congregation, council, of-

and tribunal in 2003 ran to more than 1,400 pages excluding the 31page, full-color "photo chronicle" infice

—

serted in the middle.

The 25th Paul

anniversary of Pope John

election, the beatification

II's

Mother Teresa of Calcutta and

new

ing of 30

the

of

nam-

cardinals dominated the

book's introduction as well as the re-

2003 activities of the master of papal liturgical ceremonies and the Vatican press office.

Big news of the year included the ports of

iii

Mary

the Blessed Virgin

appeared there

not organize pilgrimages to the

dioceses of Butare and Gikongoro, and

the local bishops have recognized as au-

young women

Mary

to three

town of Kibeho.

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments confirmed the designation of Our Lady of the Street (in Italian, "Madonna della Strada") as the patron saint of Rome's street sweepers and taxi drivers.

No mention was made about a patron saint for taxi passengers, and nothing was reported about the ongoing in the

—

search for a patron of the Internet.

—

In addition to witnessing the can-

onization of 12 saints and the beatification

of 21 other holy

men and women,

the

attributed to a candidate's intercession;

The

Vatican's backup systems

seven diocesan investigations of presumed

have since been reinforced.

The first 6 1 1 pages of the book are devoted to a day-by-day account of the activities, meetings and appointments of Pope John Paul.

martyrdom; and 48 diocesan reports on the life and heroic virtues of men and

The book also includes reports on documents published or being worked on by Vatican offices, major restoration work on Vatican buildings and art, and reports on roadwork, telephone traffic

pope's liturgical vestments and the lin-

and

cal attack"

visitors' passes.

The 2003 lier

edition, unlike

some

ear-

volumes, did not provide figures for

women

Child Jesus clean,

Sisters of the

mend and

ens used for papal Masses.

Members

following information gleaned

from the book includes: The Congregation

—

for the

Doc-

trine of the Faith continues to consult

with local bishops and bishops' conferences about "presumed 'apparitions' and

phenomena." case that comes to mind," the report said, is that of Medjugorje, 'supernatural'

'The

first

—

PERKINS

a reward

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Last

summer

I

was

wedding

wedding of a

liturgy,

we

all

adjourned to the reception hall for the dinner and dance.

Because of the large crush of guests, my family and I had to scramble to secure seats at the

same

table.

I

was kept

busy for the next several minutes fetching beverages and appetizers for my parents and aunts.

Just as I was sitting down to enjoy my own plate, I was startled by an invitation to join the wedding party at the head table. Much to my surprise, I was ushered to a place near the bride and groom and served by a waiter something I hadn't experienced since my own wedding years earlier.

—

My hosts' intent was to "exalt" me to a place of honor, but

my

introverted self

was challenged by the move.

would be

I

I

in the process

had not expected.

In today's Gospel, Jesus relates a

invited to be the

vocalist at the out-of-town

cousin. After the

parable set in the context of social situations time.

common to people of his place He emphasizes that simplicity

humility are desirable traits for the disciple

—

if for

no more noble reason than

to avoid social embarrassment!

Even more importantly

his story

points out the importance of the virtue

out expectation of return.

of course,

the ultimate outcome pf

such generosity is repayment at tl]| "resurrection of the righteous." But ask

anyone who

invites displaced college

students to Thanksgiving dinner or takes in foster children or serves the poor, the infirm, and the marginalized in their own surroundings, and thej will tell you that the reward begins here and now. k

the order began offering the service to

Pope Innocent XI

in 1688.

— Experts responded — only — white over

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 22 - AUGUST 28

to a "biologi-

described

frescoes

film

combs of

St.

Callistus.

as leaving a in the Cata-

The catacombs

Sunday

(Twenty-first

13:22-30; IVionday (St. (St.

Sunday in Ordinary Time), Isaiah 66:18-21, Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13, Li Rose of Lima), 2 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 11-12, Matthew 23:13-22; Tuesd

Bartholomew), Revelation 21:9-14, John 1:45-51; Wednesday

Calasanz), 2 Thessalonians 3:6-10, 16-18, Matthew 23:27-32; Thursday,

thew 24:42-51; Friday tine),

1

(St. IMonica),

1

(St. 1

Louis, St. JosepI

Corinthians 1:1-9, Mai

Corinthians 1:17-25, Matthew 25: 1-1 3; Saturday (St.

Aug

Corinthians 1:26-31, Matthew 25: 14-30

—

— The Vatican

telephone service registered 3.9 million calls within Vatican City State, 3.6 million telephone calls to

Rome

and

1.7

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER Sunday (Twenty-second Sunday 19, 22-24,

16,

in

Luke 14:1 7-14; Monday, ,

Luke 4:31 -37; Wednesday,

1

1

4

Ordinary Time), Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29, Hebrews Corinthians 2:1-5, Luke 4:16-30; Tuesday,

Corinthians 3:1-9, Luke 4:38-44; Thursday,

Luke 5:1-11; Friday (St. Gregory the Great),

1

1

1

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Corinthians 3:18-23

Corinthians 4:1-5, Luke 5:33-39; Saturday,

1

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In St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican parish of St. Anne, 658 baptisms were celebrated during the year, 391 people were confirmed, and 105 weddings were performed.

The

K.

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are part of a major international study

Vatican City State.

SHARON

iron the

cows

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I

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being considered for sainthood.

— Three Oblate

Gandolfo or the tons of garbage collected within

the liters of milk produced by the

How

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the dark and cut off power to the

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Congregation for Saints' Causes received: 39 formal diocesan reports on miracles

all

2)

On the other hand, it said, the congregation has worked with the

had never met I push ber yond my comfort zone and make conversation when the people I was most comfortable with were seated several tables away?

The situation presented a dilemma that was both pleasant and problematic.

Eventually I was able to relax, socialize with my tablemates, and make

C Readings:

Sirach 3:17-18, 20, 28-29

3)

and, tlierefore, parishes or dioceses should

surrounded by people

or barely knew.

1)

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of

Sept. 28 electrical blackout that left Italy

said, "it is

thentic the apparition of

The tome summarizing

Cycle

2004

29,

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Aug. 29, Twentysecond Sunday in Ordinary Time

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2004

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"The Passion of the Christ" received more votes from readers than the next three films on the list combined: "The Sound of Music," "A Man for All Seasons" and "The Song of Bernadette."

Rounding out the 10 most proCatholic movies were "It's a Wonderful Life," "The Ten Commandments," the made-for-TV movie "The Scarlet and the

two were

clas-

sified A-III, for adults.

"A Man for All Seasons," "It's a Wonderful Life" and "Schindler's List" also

made

cial

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the Pontifical Council for So-

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in

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of the top 45 to have spe-

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Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

2004

Who is 'Worthy to Receive the l^mb'?

Editor's note: Bishop Peter J. Jugis

Catholic and

responds to readers' questions regarding

"Worthy

his recent statement,

the

Lamb:

Why

Q.

Protestants have plain crosses? friends told

me

A.

I

Some

this is because Protestants

The answer

don't think so.

bit

What about

Corner

A. The statement intentionally addresses only a very specific issue: pro-abortion Catholic lawmakers and holy Communion. It is the result of reflection that Archbishop John F.

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS Columnist

to

Donoghue, Bishop Robert

of history

and

tion rarely

showed the

is

it

was

not true. For

era, until

suffering Jesus

on

fact,

of the risen Lord are again seen more in

Christ crucified in art and worship, didn't come easily or quickly.

Catholic Churches.

I'm not sure anyone has a

conviction that our Lord's pas-

crosses finally

more widely

came

to be

suffering of Christ

and were adorned with color or jewels (the "crux gemmata," jeweled cross) for the same reason. Jesus is used, in the late fifth

faith

it

Probably the feelings of many early Protestants against the presence of any

the body of Christ itself did

was

usually

some

ality.

to the

European theology and

spiritu-

The

wars, crusades, plagues and

other sufferings of that period brought Christianity to a greater awareness of their share in the suffering

and death of

an awareness that showed itself in forms of Christian art and devotion,

Jesus, all

including the

From

way

ings had something to do with

it, along with a perhaps inevitable tendency of

portrayal of

came dramatically more

front in

statues or other images in church build-

more frequently on

the risen Lord, rather than the dying or dead Christ that became common later.

Around the 1200s, the suffering of

Christ

certainly at least

Church of those days.

the resurrection.

When

was

the Reformation as in the Catholic

climaxes in the glory of

begin to appear

they saw the cross.

then on, crosses displaying

'

leading Protestant figures at that time to define themselves in opposition to the traditional faith, contrasting their beliefs

and practices to those of the Catholic Church.

Crucifixes are not completely unknown in Protestant churches even today. Some Lutherans and parts of other Protestant communities habitually still

REV. JUGIS

Bishop of

Charlotte

Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia and destruction of human embryos for stem cell research.

The Church has a lot of work to do on many different fronts.

of pro-abortion

Communion.

There are many moral which our Church

is

society.

unborn child is always intrinsically evil and can killing of an

never be justified. Likewise, euthanasia and the destruction of human embryos for stem cell research are always intrinsically evil and can never be justified. Each of these practices involves a direct attack on innocent human life. They are directly contrary to the moral law.

Capital punishment, however, may be justified under certain clearly defined conditions, even though such instances "are ver^ rare, if not practically non-existent" today (Gospel of Life, 56).

War,

for instance,

free brochure describing basic Catholic prayers, beliefs and moral presending a stamped,

the suffering Christ with stark realism,

cepts is available by

self-addressed envelope to Father

and remained so until our own time.

With today's renewed emphasis on the resurrection and its focal place in the history of salvation, .something like jeweled crosses and crucifixes with the body

Dietzen,

325, Peoria,

Questions

is

an important church it come from the

why didn 't

Vatican?

|

A. In November 2002, the Vatican did issue, with the approval of the Holy Father, a document entitled, "Doctrinal Note on Some Questions Regarding the Participation of Catholics in Political Life." This document was issued by the Congregation^ for the Doctrine of the Faith.

The document addressed the matter of Catholic lawmakers in political life,

stating that "those

directly involved in ies

who

are

lawmaking bod-

have a 'grave and clear obligation any law that attacks hu-

may

also

be justified under certain clearly defined conditions (CCC 2309).

man

life" (n. 4). The document drew upon the 1995 encyclical, The Gospel of Life, in which the Holy Father addressed the same problem of support

for abortion legislation (n. 73).

Canon 915 of the Code of Canon provides that those "who obsti-

Law

nately persist in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to Holy Com-

munion." This canon applies to the situation of pro-abortion Catholic lawmakers: they "obstinately persist" in promoting evil in a very public way by their support for abortion legislation. Their public support for what is objectively a grave sin, i.e. abortion on demand, is the reason for the application of canon 915 to their particular situation.

The

teaching on the absolute inhuman life, of course, does come from the Vatican. It is the teaching of the universal church. It is the responsibility of the bishop to apply the teaching to parviolability of innocent

ticular situations in his diocese.

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our society today. We our teaching on the inviolable dignity of all innocent human life, from conception to natural death, into the public arena for the betterment of our

The

g. If this teaching,

to oppose'

addressing in wish to bring

use the crucifix.

often in grisly detail, were widely popular,

an-

as strong, however, in the theologies of

sixth centuries, they

our

final

swer to your question. Perhaps the reason you give is part of it, in light of the long tradition of the cross without the body, which I just described. The emphasis on the intensity and horror of the

were part of the whole was so deeply imbedded in the church that heaviest emphasis was placed on the resurrection. sion and death

paschal, or Easter, event

When

J. Baker June meet-

Archbishop Donoghue, Bishop Baker and I decided to address, by means of our own statement, only the specific issue that was brought up at the June meeting, namely pro-abortion Catholic lawmakers and holy

that truth, especially to publicly depict

crosses,

in after the

Catholic lawmakers and holy Communion was discussed by all the bishops at that June meeting. After the meeting, the USCCB issued a statement, "Catholics in Political Life," in which the U.S. bishops noted that the decision not to admit pro-abortion Catholic lawmakers to holy Communion was to be left to the individual bishop.

during the first 500 years or so after Jesus' death and resurrection, the body of Christ in any form was almost never portrayed on crosses.

Crucifixion was a shameful death, and remained so for centuries in the cultures in which Christians found themselves. In spite of St. Paul's claim that we are proud of, we boast in, the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ (Galatians 6:14), willingness to embrace the cross. In

risen,

engaged

J.

ing of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

about 800 years ago, Christian art and devo-

The

I

The matter we assume

MOST PETER

such as capital

war?

Catholics are so accustomed to

having crucifixes that

the other

Question

ries.

always that way. This most of the Christian

Bishop

does the statement only deal

with abortion?

about how veneration of the cross was viewed by Christians through the centu-

We

Ask the

punishment, euthanasia and pre-emptive

emphasize the resurrection of Jesus, and Catholics emphasize the suffering and death of Jesus. Is that true? (Michigan)

your question involves a

and

of Holy Communion.

sanctity-of-life issues,

g. fVhy do Catholics have crucifixes, with the image of Jesus on the cross, and

Receive

Catholics in Political Life

the Reception

Protestant crosses

to

may

John

Peter J. Jugis? The Catholic News & Herald runs a feature

in

which Bishop Jugis answers questions that are submitted via regular mail or e-mail.

Questions about the

faith

and the Diocese

consideration for response

in

of Charlotte that

have a broad appeal

will

receive priority

the newspaper.

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The Catholic News & Herald 15

2004

Back to school: Engaging the world The beginning of a new academic is never routine: somebody is

year

new, the students of last year will be challenged by a higher grade and new frontiers wUl be explored.

Education, after all, is not simply an academic exercise of knowledge; it is, most of all, a growing process in

teach us that this

there

is

some misery,

sin,

pollution,

drugs, child abuse, murder, rape,

war

and terrorism somewhere.

Our youngsters

are actively enreturning the original beauty to this ugly world. The institutions of school and church have the specific mission to engage the world, recogniz-

gaged

ing

all

in

the while that

it is

a world that

belongs to God. He possesses it by virtue of being its creator. God loves

terrorism,

terrorism, of worse, with hatred. life closes in or gets blocked by hatred, we open it up with love.

The walls of cynicism, prejudice, hatred, fear, must crumble or be

Column

God for allowing him to make

When

FATHER JOHN AURILIA,

OEM

a beautiful

still

is

when it is made ugly by we don't want to react with

world, and

Guest

We

are knowledge, wisdom and faith. engaged in changing the world; otherwise the world will change us.

When looking at our world, I never cease to be amazed at its beauty and grandeur. While I strongly believe in the magnificence of this world, I also recognize that this world is still in the process of being redeemed, so

Pope thanks

jumped

Cap

over. Labels, divisions, intoler-

engage our new generation of student to change all of the^bove into hope and success. Do we engage in discrimination every day?

Yes we do and we should not. ance, ignorance will

even though sinners have turned beauty into ugliness and magthis world,

nificence into misery.

remember the

I

This world is in desperate need of better education and stronger faith.

The school has the task of freeing from prejudice, delivering moral values and releasing the power of knowledge to

went

not according to selfishness, but according to goodness.

Students know that good schools

orities

who

to the U.S. Post Office to

The woman

do we do that? By learning from our glorious and sometimes humiliating history of the world, by loving and forgiving, and by setting pri-

to Lourdes

buy stamps for her Christmas Cards. She says to the clerk, "May I have 50 Christmas stamps?" The clerk says, "What denomination?"

recover the lost treasures.

How

lovely lady

pilgrimage

Has

come

it

says,

to this?

12 Presbyterians,

lics,

"God help

Give

me

us.

6 Catho-

10 Lutherans

and 22 Baptists."

Capuchin Father Aurelia

Immaculate Conception

is

pastor of

Church

in

BY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy —

Pope John Paul II offered God thanks him to make a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France, and offered

for allowing

special thanks to his fellow Poles for

Hendersonville.

"having supported

me with your

prayers" during the Aug. 14-15

trip.

The

pope, appearing a bit tired, read only about a quarter of the main

From PIA to OSA

Italian text prepared for his Aug. 18 weekly general audience, although he did read the entire texts of his messages of thanks in French and in Polish.

The audience was held in the courtyard of the* papal summer villa at Castel Gandolfo and, as in weeks

Working

Augustinian friar leads Rghton many fronts

Matters JOANITA M.

Counterterrorism analyst turned Augustinian friar studying for the priesthood. Brother Joseph Narog has undergone a major career change.

Known as Brother Joe to parishioners of St. Margaret of Scotland Church in Maggie Valley, he's spent this summer at the church in a pastoral internship required for his master of divinity degree at

Washington

Theological Union.

"I

didn't

know what

to expect," he

from the day I overwhelmed by how

said of the parish, "but

got here I've been

warm and spirit-filled this place is."

Shadowing Augustinian Father

Olympics, but when I came back from that trip I had this nagging feeling that something was missing, that I wasn't doing what I was supposed to do."

Raised Catholic, "I'd always go to church on Sunday; I always prayed.

People told me I would be a priest, but I'd say, 'No, no way. This is what I studied for. I'm doing my thing.'"

He met with an Air Force chaplain for guidance and spiritual direction,

who

told him, "If I didn't know better, think you were being called to the priesthood or religious life."

I'd

"I

Francis Doyle, pastor. Brother Joe's observed "the amount of things you have to be conversant in, everything

What

from keeping the budget to ministering to the sick to being involved in the broader community. If you're really going to put your heart into it, you'll find things to become involved in, because you're not in a little enclave."

Brother Joe, 45, holds degrees in international relations and foreign affairs. During 15 years with the De-

out.

thought, 'Oh, my God, I'm 38. does this mean?" he asked him-

self

Hiking

in

the Rockies, he found

"One day said, "I

in the mountains," he had one of those aha moments:

—

God

analyst, then a training

is incredible look at all these mountains. Look at all God has done for me. How can I not respond?"

A friend put him in touch with friars at Augustinian College, the house of formation of the Province of St. Thomas of Villanova in Washington, D.C. Joe began attending Mass there and getting to know the friars.

He entered the Order of St. Augus-

the

tine in 1998.

fen.se

Intelligence

Agency (DIA) and

Com-

the Joint Special

Operations

mand, Joe became

a counterterrorism

manager for DIA's counterterrorism training project. Worldwide, he trained analysts from the military services and civilians from the FBI and CIA. "I loved what I was doing," Brother Joe said. "I'd studied foreign jffairs. I got to apply my degree. I got to work at the (1996 Atlanta)

It

hasn't been

past, did not include the usual multi-

NELLENBACH

lingual

Guest Columnist

became ill three weeks after the funeral and died 1 1 months later.

One of Joe's deepest memories is of his mother's commitment to her marriage

—

so strong that she refused to

remove her wedding

ring, even in the never left her finger until the day of her funeral. As a symbol of his own vocation commitment, Joe had his mother's ring incorporated into the ring he receive at his solemn profession of vows last October.

In counterterrorism, he said, "I felt that I was helping people, protecting lives, but what was missing was the spiritual dimension. If I was going to work with people, I wanted it to be on the spiritual level. Working in counterterrorism, I was working with the negative bombings, kidnappings and threats. Even then I couldn't help believing there was goodness in people."

He's bringing that vision to his Augustinian life.

"More than anything," he said, "I want to help people see the goodness in themselves and others. are part of the body of Christ and are there not only to help one another but to reach out to the broader community, and to be with people in the sacramental life of the Church, to be with them in baptism, Eucharist, marriage, death the key moments in people's lives." hospital. It

—

We

all

smooth

sailing.

In his third year of formation, he learned that his mother was dying of

cancer and took a leave of absence to be with her. She died the day after her

54th wedding anniversary. Joe remained at home with his father, who

summaries of the pope's main

address.

—

Greeting French speakers, the pope said, "This morning I want to give thanks to God who, in his benevolence, allowed me to go on pilgrimage to Lourdes," the town in the French Pyrenees where the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in 1858 to St. Bernadette Soubirous.

Pope John Paul also thanked Mary for "the climate of profound recollection and intense prayer" that sur-

rounded

He

his visit.

told an estimated 3,500 people

gathered for the audience that he would remember "with emotion" the huge crowds that joined him, especially the sick, "who came seeking comfort and hope."

The pope also remarked on the thousands of young people present at Lourdes as volunteers and as pilgrims and prayed that they would use the experience "to draw the strength to become free men and

women

in Christ."

"May

the Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception, watch over each one of you, accompany you and guide your journey to the encounter with her son," he told the French pil-

grims.

Addressing Polish pilgrims, the pope said, "I thank you for having supported me with your prayers during my pilgrimage to Lourdes. From the first day of my pontificate, I have asked you for them, and I know I can always count on them."

August 20,

2004

The Catholic News & Herald 16!

PARISH PROFILE

St Lucien Church epitomizes Catholic Church in N.C- mountains SPRUCE PINE

—A

small

number

of Catholics lived in the Spruce Pine area during the 1920s, but one of the faithful in particular,

who had

family

ties

ST.

LUCIEN CHURCH

695 Summit Avenue

in

Spruce Pine, N.C. 28777

Tennessee, was indirectly responsible for bringing regularly scheduled Masses to

(828) 765-2224

the mountain town.

Vicariate:

Margaret Wilson Tappan, a resident of Johnston City, Tenn., and grandmother of Spruce Pine citizen Jack Tappan, suggested to a local priest to make weekly train trips from Tennessee

Pastor: Father Christopher Gober

Boone

Number

of Households: 85

Mission:

St.

Bernadette Church,

Linville

to Spruce Pine to celebrate Mass. Tlie

began

priest

1928, celebrating

in

On

monthly

Mass

at a hotel in

town.

Jesuit priest

from Revere, N.C., also

ebrated In

a

basis, a

cel-

Mass at the hotel.

March 1935, Bishop William

J.

Hafey of North Carolina received a gift of property from Ella Clapp Thompson, an Episcopalian from New York, on which the present church stands. A house on the property was remodeled to ready it for a chapel and priest's residence.

Originally

The

first

St.

Bernadette,

it

Catholic church to serve

pastor of the Spruce Pine and Linville

Avery and Yancey counties.

Mass was celebrated there June

churches in 1951, and was celebrating Mass in Burnsville by mid-decade.

became the Mitchell,

named

Father Christopher Gober

first

by Father Thomas Carney, the administrator appointed by the bishop.

When Father Stephen Sullivan as-

a

new church and

rectory. Construction

began in November 1939, and the church was completed in April of the next year.

At the order of the bishop, the church was renamed St. Lucien because the principal donors placed as a condition of their gifts that the church be christianed in memory of their daughter, Lucien Price.

The new church and rectory were dedicated and blessed Aug. 17, 1940.

No sooner than Spruce Pine had its church, a 30-seat chapel was being built in nearby Linyille. In March 1942, Linville's new St. Patricia became a mission of the Spruce Pine parish.

Father Walter Higgins was named

Lucien Church, dedicated

ity for the

priests took responsibilchurches in 1956. An ener-

and building followed: Sacred Heart Church was constructed in Burnsville; St. Lucien Church was renovated; and catechetical classes and preaching took place in communities throughout the area.

The Glenmary priests remained until 1968. Diocesan priests have served the Spruce Pine parish since.

The church was again remodeled in the late 1960s, and in the years following catechetical classes were begun and expanded. Two years later. Father John Pagel was appointed to the parish and he immediately expanded the faith formation programs and other parish and community-level activities.

Increasingly larger crowds at Mass both residents and visitors led to a building program in 1985, which ingetic period of evangelization

in

its

more than doubled

was broken for the rectory in 1987 and it was completed within six months. The former rectory was transformed into the

adjacent to the property

parish social

complete with"

hall,

church in Linville.

take a breath of fresh

our front porch. With

fifty

air

on

comfortable

hotel style lodging rooms, six meeting

The

diocese pur-

chased land facing Grandfather tain in

November

Moun-

1984, and three years

was begun. The first Mass at the new 300-seat church named St. Bernadette was celebrated on New Year's Eve in 1988.

The Spruce Pine pastorate assumed later construction

responsibility for the sion. Burnsville's

was elevated

and improved the

parishioners

seat capacity.

and the parking

new

Linville mis-

Sacred Heart Church

to parish status in

Septem-

ber 1986, while the St. Patricia facility, which no longer adequately provided for

was returned

to

its

donating family by the diocese.

St. Lucien Church experienced continued growth over the next decade. Expansion and renovations to the church

seating capacity

its

facility.

lor

Also, a house

was purchased

was paved.

During the pastorate of Father Aloysius D'Silva in the 1990s, an active

formation program was developed every fourth and continues today

faith

Meanwhile, Father Pagel also turned his attention to building a new

.

Come

offices

and classrooms.

—

—

volved the construction of a new rectory and an expansion of the church. Ground

Catholics in the area,

Spring Fever?

1940, has experienced both growth

in

as well as expansions and renovations over the years, doubling

Glenmary

28, 1935,

sumed the pastorate at St. Bernadette Church, he began making plans to build

St.

—

Sunday, the parish youth lead a pro-life rosary to pray for an end to abortion and a deeper respect for the gift of human life

Other active ministries include a Ro Makers Group and a Women's GuUd, and many parishioners assist with Habitat for Humanity. St. Lucien Church sary

also offers adoration of the Blessed Sacra-

ment and

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