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February 16, 2001
Volume 10
Number
23
Serving Catholics
Inside
Staff Writer
HICKORY
—
Katie Sullivan says that
she has grown in her faith since becoming involved in a group chosen to help
in
the Diocese of Charlotte
Cheers for peers
lead diocesan youth in the practice and
continues
quake
Western North Carolina
in
ALESHA M. PRICE
By
Diocese
& H E R A L D
of their faith as they grow and mature into adults of the church. She became realization
relief
involved in the group of dedicated teens because as a
Page 7
in
member of St Margaret Church
Maggie Valley, an
area with few Catholics,
she wanted to meet other Sullivan
young
Catholics.
and other youth across the diocese
members of the Diocesan Youth Council (DYC). The council conducted one of their monthly meetings at the St Francis House at the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory on Feb. 10 and had a visit from Bishop Curlin who lent words of encouragement and support and celebrated Mass with the group. are
Priest's efforts for
tigers praised ...Page
8
'This year,
Local
News
we have nine of the
ates represented with
1
10 vicari-
7 teens on the council,"
explained Paul Kotlowski, diocesan director
DYC
of youth ministry and the advisor. "They are the voice of the youth for the
Youth find downhill
diocesan office of youth ministiy and are a
approach to faith
means by which we can remain ...Page
5
of diocesan youth."
member
Council
Diocese sets plans for
choices
elections are held
much of the
every year with
France pilgrimage
coming from the
15
senior recruits.
input about the
teens
conduct the interviews of the
...Page
in direct
contact with the needs, concerns and opinions
who
help to
new junior and
Many of the council members
are elected to two-year terms during which
Permanent
time they are encouraged to attend the Faith-
Servant Leadership Conference, a weeklong program focusing on leadership roles, communication and diversity issues. "We try to be objective and balanced in the selection of DYC members. We have developed a point system which takes in
ful
diaconate links service
and church
various factors like age, gender, ethnicity,
and other 'The DYC are advi-
references, vicariate, parish
...Page
16
factors," said
office, and and respected.
sory to die diocesan youth
their
decisions are honored
The
environment
tvcry Week
Kotlowski.
is
one of shared leadership and
collaboration."
With
Photos by Alesha M. Price
the help of Jen Rupp,
DYC
coordinator and the diocesan program coor-
Entertainment
dinator for youth and
...Pages
Editorials
10-11
& Columns ...Pages
young
adult ministry;
Carl and Leslie Brown, adult mentors, and
Andrea Logan,
consultant, the youth gather
for 10 meetings a year at different host par-
12-13
ishes
and
at the
St Francis House. The meet-
strength;
He has led me
into freedom.
He saved me
because He loves me. Psalms 18: 19-20
Winston-Salem and Katie Sullivan, St. Margaret in Maggie Valley discuss ideas for the upcoming diocesan youth conference at their monthly meeting on Feb. 10 in Hickory. Below left, Sullivan reads from Scripture, and below right, McCoy, Carl Brown, DYC adult mentor from Good Shepherd Church in King and Morrison, pray during Mass celebrated by Bishop Curlin.
ing agenda usually includes prayer services,
community building exercises, speakers and discussions of upcoming events.
The Lord has been my
Above, from left to right, DYC members Andrew McCoy, Sacred Heart in Salisbury; Erin Morrison, St. Dorothy in Lincolnton; Lucy Dillard, Our Lady of Mercy in
The
idea
is
that these youth can share
what they learn and discuss the findings with their churches. Through dialogue with youth from other parts of the diocese, they will be able to gain knowledge that may help their own parishes with youth ministry.
The
teens add their
own
and
various events.
talents in assisting with the
think that learning and growing
of youth helps Sullivan, 17,
me
to
grow
who has been
spiritually," said
a part of
DYC for
middle school Spring Fling, the I^enten retreat, vicariate retreats
events.
and other youth
The Diocesan Youth Conference is a
weekend of
faith sharing, activities
and
fel-
two years. "I have grown as a person being in
lowship for the younger members of the
the role of leadership, and the youth of our
diocese.
parish have gotten so
and
much more
involved
is
the planning and preparation of the largest
diocesan youtii gathering
Youth Conference. They
—
The
DYC
teens help to
weekend a rewarding and
make
spiritually
the
stimu-
lating experience for all
active within the diocese."
The main project of the DYC members
insight about dioc-
esan-sponsored youth events and volunteer their time
"I
together with such a large and diverse group
"Helping to plan the conference, coming
up with
ideas
and planning something
this
the Diocesan
also help with die
See PEERS, page 9
2
The Catholic News & Herald
The World
February 16, 2001
Brief
in
Building a church: Views on architecture aired at meeting WORCESTER, Mass (CNS)
on the U.N.
Among
—
What
should a Catholic church look divided. Behind the disagreement is the bigger question: How does what you believe about God, people and worship affect your choice of church design? Catholics with differing views gathered Jan 26-28 at Holy Cross College in Worcester. They included bishops, theologians, architects and liturgists. The gathering was the second of a two-part meeting sponsored by the Catholic Common Ground Initiative, said organizer Paul Covino. Co vino is a like?
Views are sharply
initiative called
he
"Dialogue
sity is
"Diverboth the basis for the dialogue
among
nations and also the reality that
Civilizations,"
makes dialogue
said,
Annan
necessary."
the idea of a global civilization "that
we
promote
said
one
is
are called on to defend and as
we embark on
a
new
cen-
tury."
Church expert says Israeli voters were upset with Barak tactics
—
VATICAN CITY (CNS) Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon's lopsided victory
was not
a vote against
peace, but an expression of dissatisfaction with the tactics of
Prime Minister
Common Ground
committee member and associate chaplain and director of
Ehud
Barak, a church expert on Israel
said.
"The
liturgy at the Jesuit-run college.
against the peace policy carried forward
Major funders of Catholics for a Free Choice not Catholic WASHINGTON (CNS) No
by the government of Barak and that of Rabin before him. They have voted more against Barak's poor management and communication," Franciscan Father David Jaeger told the Vatican mission-
—
foundations that have Catholic philan-
thropy as a focus appear in public records among the major funders of Catholics for a Free Choice, according to a Catholic foundation specialist.
CFFC
describes itself as an independent non-
"working
profit Catholic organization
the Catholic social justice tradition."
most noted
in
CNS
Altar servers ring bells during the consecration at a Mass marking the lOOth year of the Catholic Church in Rwanda. Catholics gathered for the celebration Feb. 8 at a sports stadium in Kigali, capital of the central African nation.
Butler, president
J.
of Foundations and Donors Interested in
CFFC's on secular foundations in the January-February issue of Philanthropy, bimonthly magazine of the PhiCatholic Activities, wrote about reliance
lanthropy Roundtable. He said a review of recent CFFC grants recorded in the Foundation Center's grant index "shows an organization without a single major
supporter whose program focus
is
Catholic philanthropy."
open letter to members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, which is scheduled to vote on abolishing the commission Feb. 20, Morality in Media president Bob Peters said an East Coast organization had good reason to be involved in a Los Angeles County matter. "We are a national organization with members in every state, and LA. County is a primary source of the illegal and destructive hard-core pornography pouring into communities, homes and children's minds nationwide," Peters wrote. Sierra Leonean church
launches support program for war orphans
Morality in Media asks County not to abolish
L.A.
porn commission
NEW YORK (CNS) — Morality in New
York-based group
founded by a Jesuit priest, is urging clergy in the Los Angeles area to mobilize against a move to abolish the Los Angeles County Commission on Obscenity and Pornography. In a Feb. 5
FREETOWN,
— The
Sierra
Leone (CNS)
Catholic Church in Sierra Leone
has launched a program to help children
orphaned during the country's
civil
war.
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there does exist one global civilization
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February 18
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call
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— The
or
1607.
24 CHARLOTTE ognition Process
—A
"Jesus,
Catechist Rec-
Workshop
training and certification
for catechist
is
being held
today at St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd. Registration takes followed by Mass place from 8:30-9 at 9:15 a.m. Five Phase 1 modules are being offered during two sessions from 10:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m. and from 1:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m. with a new Phase II mod-
am
ule offered in the afternoon.
Any
adult
involved in parish ministry or seeking personal enrichment
Franciscan
Mystery Players are presenting
Mass
C
based on shared values of tolerance and freedom." In what was his
Cremation Center
—
the world's "infinite diversity of cultures,
at least 6,000.
Carolina Funeral &
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Nations should not wait until they "are in the thick of conflict" to address what links them together as part of a global civilization, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Feb. 5. In a talk at Seton Hall University in South Orange, he said history continually proves that even in
the
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to 4,000 children in Freetown, the country's capital. "The essence of establishing this program is not only to motivate the children to learn, but also to instill love into children," said Father Theophillus Momoh of the cathedral in Freetown in presenting the items to the program in late January. The assorted donated items were mostly books, pens, shoes and bags.
orphanages
Since the outbreak of the
.
Staff Writer:
Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land office in Jerusalem and was instrumental in negotiating the Vatican-Israeli agree-
ment of school items
The
Editor:
ary news agency, Fides, Feb. 7. Father Jaeger is a member of the Holy See's
for efforts to
those areas. Francis
a
Marco Longari
It is
promote wide access to abortion, contraception and voluntary sterilization and to support dissent from official church teachings in
Media,
photo by
Rwandan church marks centennial year
have not voted
Israelis
is
invited to come.
For more information or to register, contact Marylin Kravatz, Southern Re-
the Healer," a dramatic, multi-media, mystery-play presentation of the Pas-
gional Coordinator for Faith Formation,
death and healing events in Jesus' life at St Thomas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd., at 7:30 p.m. The players are
WINSTON-SALEM The Secular Franciscans are having an inquirers' meeting at Our Lady of Fatima Chapel,
sion,
at (704) 370-3247.
—
February 16,
2001
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The World in Brief
»
Bishop William G. Curlin joyfully announces the incardination
into the Diocese of Charlotte of
Father James Hawker and Father Mark Lamprich. Father Hawker continues as Vicar for Catholic Education and Father Lamprich as pastor of Our Lady of Grace in Greensboro.
Reformed
Vatican, Lutheran,
churches discuss indulgences ROME (CNS) The abuse of
—
indulgences contributed to the Reformation,
and questions about the Catholic
John Paul II thanked the radio's directors and employees for their service to the universal church. "The pope counts greatly on your help in carry out his Petrine ministry and he asks you to daily
practice continued to raise ecumenical
make yourselves
concerns during the Holy Year 2000. Representatives of the Pontifical Council
that sets
Promoting Christian Unity, the Lutheran World Federation and the World Alliance of Reformed Churches met in Rome Feb. 9-10 to discuss the questions. "The purpose was to clarify historical, theological and pastoral issues for
come
related to indulgences in order to
participants.
He
Rapidly growing Dallas Diocese clears lawsuit debt
DALLAS
(CNS)
— On
(CNS)
—
The
CNS
bankruptcy
of
Dallas
the
its
over
a
today a rapidly growing, bustling diocese with all
debts paid
Catholics has
off.
is
The number
of
more than tripled since the when the diocesan bounds
end of 1986, aries were last redrawn. In 1997 the diocese publicly said it was considering bankruptcy after a jury ordered it to pay a record $119 million to the victims of a
Carolina Catholic
fnrrt
priest convicted of sexual abuse of minors.
Under court mediation
that judgment was reduced to a settlement of $30 million, of which the diocese paid about one-third and its insurance carriers paid the remainder. This January the Texas Catholic, Dallas diocesan newspaper, reported the diocese's debts were paid off
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Sexual behavior increases on TV, study shows WASHINGTON (CNS) A new
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25 HENDERSONVILLE
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St.
the bereaved,
March
is
meeting tonight and
15 in Conference
Room A
at 7:30
St. Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. Call the church office at
p.m. at
(336) 724-0561 for details.
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ARDEN — St.
on television has increased from levels of two years ago. The study, "Sex on TV," found that 68 percent more
—
—
than two-thirds of programs surveyed during the 1999-2000 TV season contained sexual content, up from 56 percent during the 1997-98 season. "This study confirms that sexual messages are an increasingly frequent part of the television landscape," the study said. Commissioned by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Founda-
study was released Feb. 6. The foundation also had issued a similar tion, the
two years ago, and plans to do a two years from now. The study looked at a week's worth of programming on 10 different channels: the Los Angeles affiliates of ABC, CBS, report
third report
Fox,
NBC, PBS and WB, plus
Lifetime,
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the
HBO,
TNT and USA cable channels.
CHARLOTTE — The widowed sup-
Cowan
and every first Friday from 9:30 a.m.8:45 p.m. For more information, call the
reer crises.
to-
night and
the
church at (828) 684-6098.
office area
March 1
MAGGIE VALLEY
— The
55th
Men's Weekend Ultreya
is taking place Living Waters Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane, today through
at
HICKORY
— The Annual World Day
of Prayer ecumenical worship service
is
wisdom of
from March 29-April
of
all
Dan Hines
childcare will be provided. Refreshments-
Aliceann
Coon
at (704)
WINSTON-SALEM Companions,
a grief
540-8696.
— The
a ministry of St.
is
"Informed Prayer and Prayeris
drawn from the
Esther.
Men
and
bibli-
women
denominations are invited, and
are also being served. Contact Carole
Healing
Marmorato
support group for
ther details.
at (828)
256-8956 for
fur-
Matthew
Commons
Pkwy., devoted to helping people in ca-
The meeting takes place March 19 from 7-9 p.m. in
of the parish center's conference room. For more information, call Rev. Mr. Jim Hamrlik at (704) 542-
4820 Kinnamon
cal
1. For details, call {704) 544-6665 or
is
Church, 8015 Ballantyne
theme
Action" and
at
Transition
6459.
ful
X
—
being held tonight at 7 p.m. in the chapel of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. The
4. The 57th Women's Weekend Ultreya will take place at St. Pius Church, 2210 N. Elm St., in Greensboro
March
legal director of the Latin-rite Patriarch-
ate of Jerusalem, said
it
was "alarming"
that Sharon garnered
60 percent of the vote to defeat Labor Prime Minister Ehud Barak Feb. 6. "I wasn't shocked that Sharon was elected, but by the percentage with which he was elected," said Father al-Siryani. He added that while Barak and Sharon were military men, perhaps Sharon's extensive experience in the political arena would allow him to approach the peace negotiations in a more pragmatic way.
Heart Church
in Salisbury.
For more
(336) 998-7503.
on the following days: Friday mornings immediately following the 9 a.m. Mass until noon, Wednesday evenings from 7:30-8:15 p.m. and today
884-4246.
peace process. Father "Majdi al-Siryani,
and March 19 in the family room at St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For further details, call the church office at (704) 364-5431. Christians in Career CHARLOTTE
Crescent Hill Dr., hosts Eucharistic adoration
—
JERUSALEM (CNS) A Catholic Church official expressed surprise at the overwhelming victory of Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon and said he hoped he would be committed to the
information, call the church office at
from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 208 7th Ave. West, in the office wing. Visitors and inquirers are welcome, and for more information, call Pat
Barnabas Church, 109
Catholic official expresses surprise, hope after Israeli election
port group for those grieving the loss of a spouse meets from 6-7 p.m. tonight
Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order meets today
at (828)
PHOTO FROM REUTES
Palestinian woman confronts Israeli bulldozer Sobhiya Al-Amur, 50, confronts an Israeli bulldozer as it destroys two Palestinian houses Feb. 12 near a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip, while Israel's Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon was looking to forge a unity government.
Diocese, which four years ago faced the
$119-million court judgment,
70th anniversary of Vatican Radio, Pope
meet-
Radio faced two great up with new communications technologies and to adequately render the "richness" of the church's message in radio content.
its
70th anniversary
VATICAN CITY
13,
said Vatican
prospect
Pope thanks Vatican Radio on
he said Feb.
challenges: to keep
to
statement from meeting
diffusers of the truth
free,"
ing with about 450 radio staff members.
a better understanding of each other's traditions," said a
one
CLEMMONS charismatic
— Holy Family Church,
Mass
Rd.,
is
celebrating a
tonight at 7:30 p.m.
with Father Frank O'Rourke, pastor. The sacrament of reconciliation is being given at 7 p.m., and the laying on of hands is taking place after Mass. The next mass takes place on April 7 with Father John Putnam, pastor of Sacred
(336) 778-0600 or Jim Passero at
CHARLOTTE
—
Churches
in
the
Charlotte area are having their regu-
support group meetings for survivors, family and friends on the following days: St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., today at 10 a.m. in the parish center room 104 and at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., larly scheduled cancer
March 12 at 7 p.m. in the conference room of the ministry center and For more
information,
call: St.
Matthew
-
(704) 542-2283
Marilyn Borrelli at and St. Gabriel - Eileen Cordell at (704) 352-5047, Ext. 217. For further information, call
Bob
Poffenbarger,
Sr.,
coordinator, at (704) 553-7000. Please submit notices ofeventsfor the Diocesan Platmer at least 10 days prior to tlie publication date.
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Josh Goering, performer
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who knew
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recalled
Josh, their youngest of 10 children,
how
him
as a very
with great talent
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who
While in high school, he was selected and attended a 5-week program at Berklee School of Music in Boston. Upon graduation he was offered a full four-year scholarship to Berklee but
loved.
why he
is
wasn't until high
it
His extraordinary
Josh decided to try playing the music he
chose the rock style of music for the contest,
lumbia band called "Sinator" and
how
shared his passion.
small Catholic middle school in Nevada,
said.
Mallison asked him
kid in the world that
school that he found others his age
KIDS
mature youth
if I
Josh recalling
showed
While attending a
early signs of talent.
especially impressed with Goering,
describing
was the only
Goering, also members at Corpus Christi
the purchase of significant airtime. director of SAFE
how
the leading cause of death Photo courtesy of The Miscellany
towards the commercials', production and
Ree Mallison,
mov-
Although he
do profound good with
musical talent.
first
place and both their songs
goals.
likes his song,
Winning
entered the contest, seeing the project as a
Inc.,
message
His band
In June of last year, Goering and an-
one of his
write music that has meaning and a posi-
Goering wrote music urged him to compete. Even though there was no monetary reward, Goering worthy
is
pacted his work. For example he
Columbia
School.
of
he did not see himself writing church
said
entered the competition last year as a senior at Lexington
which
music, he conveyed
music composition/theory,
in
state
in the direction
eventually writing musical scores for
a freshman at the Uni-
versity of South Carolina in
him
composing more commercial spots and
school students in the state.
Goering,
by the
Josh, the recognition
contest could lead
middle and high
all
as a
they love.
FOX, MTV, and USA as part of an initiative to get youth to buckle up. The contest sponsored by SAFE KIDS and the S.C. Department of Public Safety such as
(SCDPS), was open to
way
26 students at Music Supply in Lexington. Because he is young, he is especially popular with his younger students because he knows how to play and teach the music
3 by the Co-
ton Cable Systems on popular
well on his
is
teacher, presently giving guitar lessons to
Greenville,
Florence,
lumbia,
teacher
He
professor.
now through March
called the
gree, Josh said he
His piece which he describes as "rock'n with a punky edge" is currendy being
aired
and the rare instrument
sion,
tennas responding to hand motions.)
formed.
roll
classical guitar,
drums and percus-
bass guitar, electronic
"thermin" (an electronic box with two an-
wrote and per-
original musical score he
Goering plays
university,
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2001
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Youth take downhill
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In addition to St. Lawrence, the
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Associate Editor
MAGGIE VALLEY —
of Arc and
For people
St.
Joan
Eugene.
St.
seeking a place for spiritual renewal in
Before listening to a ski instructor
the westernmost region of the Charlotte
give a lesson on the slopes, the youth
Waters Catholic Reflec-
heard from Scripture during a Liturgy of
Diocese, Living
Center may come to mind. For folks looking for excitement on the slopes, a jaunt down Cataloochee Ski Area may just be the (lift) ticket. The youth of Asheville's three Catholic churches had renewal and thrills in mind Feb. 3-4 when they trav-
the
tion
eled to
Maggie Valley
The gathering was
Terry Hyland, director
at
the retreat center and priest in residence at St. Valley,
Margaret Church in Maggie was on hand to celebrate Mass, question-and-answer session
facilitate a
about the faith and lead Benediction and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
for a ski retreat.
Courtesy photo
Father Hyland and Augustinian
a celebration of faith,
community and nature for the teens. "With this event, we wanted
Word at the reflection center. Augus-
tinian Father
who
Father Chris Nowak,
serves at St.
John Church in Waynesville, celebrated the sacrament of penance with the youth.
to
provide a religious experience for our
The
youth where they could pray as well as have fun," said Elizabeth Girton, youth minister at the Basilica of St. Lawrence. "The kids really enjoyed that; they really saw a connection between their faith life and their fun life."
meant a old
who
"I liked
opportunity for reconciliation
Trevor
lot to
Israel, a
15-year-
attends St. Joan of Arc Church.
the confession
the priest
was
—
the feeling that
willing to listen to
(speaking to God)," he
said. "I liked
me the
Father Terry Hyland leads a question-and-answer session about the faith during the ski retreat in Maggie Valley. question-and-answer, too. It gave us a lot of good information to use when people ask us about our
faith."
Living up to its namesake, the Living Waters Center gave the youth an opportunity for personal reflection near the creek that runs through the property.
Back
in the center, the retreatants
discussed Scripture and "I
We
Need Your Help
other special
as well.
"We did a me a lot
about the books of the Bible and what they mean," he said. Novice to experienced skiers have
teen-agers
make
special retreatants.
"They were so
enthusiastic," said
Father Hyland, noting the center is available for a variety of retreats for various groups. "It's a discovery for them that their faith can be life-giving that it's not just and adventurous
—
for older people."
offers night skiing,
"To have the three parishes come combined group was very effective," he added. "They planned together, worked together and were
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Second quake rumbles
health needs of the population, and
to the needs of the people
coordinating with the Catholic Church in El Salvador to strengthen
follows upon the Diocese of Charlotte's
civil society.
through
El
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food, plastic sheeting, blankets, tents,
mats and other non-food items. CRS
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the U.S. Catholic Church's international
to the day after El Salvador experienced a 7.9 magnitude earthquake, on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at approximately 8:30 a.m., the entire country experienced another earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 to 6.9. The epicenter has been reported to be in the town of San Pedro Nonualco, Department of La Paz, about 45 miles southeast of San Salvador. Most of the major damage has been reported in the town of San Vicente and its outlying communities, located in the Department of San Vicente and in Cojutepeque, Department of Cuscatlan. In San Vicente, all phone lines, electricity and water are
down. These
affected areas are actually
were less affected by the earthquake. Therefore, this second quake has spread the destruction throughout the country and means areas that
first
that relief efforts will
have to expand
many more communi-
their focus to ties.
In the urban area of the municiSan Vicente, unofficial preliminary figures report that 5Š per-
pality of
cent to 80 percent of houses have been completely destroyed, and three local
churches and the city offices de-
may have
been
killed.
Wednesday's estimates
for the
entire country after this second quake
are around 200 dead.
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February 16,
Readings Book Review
Book by Bernardin
brings bounty
Word to Life
of personal reflections LOU PANARALE
Reviewed by
Langford. Using the Stations of the Cross
Catholic News Service August 1996 Cardinal Joseph
In
as a framework, the
lier
was recurring
removed
book reveals Cardi-
dom and The
a year ear-
and was had he corre-
compassion. editors say
only a few months to live, sponded, visited and prayed with ailing people and their families from around the
death and resurrection to their
country.
nearly four years.
I
all
own
making
in the
much
for
The
to put yourself to-
enemy but
as a friend.
J.
DURNEY TO %
Pt-IACH
0
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And
experience peace."
was asked by
some of
texts for future publication.
came up again and again November of that year.
Jose ph Cardinal
friends to
major
his
The
B
subject
ernard
i
before he died in
months before he
tions themselves, his
Father Spilly on
died,
"Our prayer and hope
you
year,
best-seller
that as
you
will accept Cardinal Bernardin's
invitation to enter
comes the newly released fok
more deeply
into the
mystery of Jesus' passion and resurrec-~ tion and find yourself further along the road on your journey to peace."
low-up, "Journey to Peace," a collection of
Cardinal Bernardin's previously unpubited
is
read this book in portions throughout the
list.
lished reflections, again compiled
illumi-
followers."
faith,
and facing death. Those meet'The Gift of Peace," which
made The New York Times
words often
The editors invite readers of 'The Journey to Peace" to stop and meditate at each Station on "all that it tells you about Jesus and about yourself as one of his
ings resulted in
Now
the expert tried valiantly to provide one.
drill is
not unique. Coffee in hand, I spend time praying with the Scriptures and my journal before I get ready for work. Once groomed, I pour that second cup of coffee and eat my instant oatmeal while I catch news, traffic and weather reports. Occasionally I have time to watch an interview with an authority on some noteworthy societal or health issue before I enter the 1-30 Grand Prix once again. On one such morning not long
Initially, it sounded as if they were discussing trapping an unsuspecting animal. Then the most amazing thing happened. The expert leaned forward and spoke simply from her heart. "The best advice I can
ago, the lead-in for a segment
really does use an expert's advice!"
give," she said, "is to think
how
to be treated?" I
smiled, clicked the remote
thought,
on the
problems of adult children of aging parents caught my attention. Not only do these people have the burden of
about
you would feel if the circumstances were reversed. How would you wish
"Now
there's
an expert
and
who
QUESTION: Beverly indicates she wears two hats
they
as she faces our busy world, one as a
also have children and sometimes
consumer ofuseful information and one as a Christian who must screen that information carefully to see how it lines up
.care for their infirm parents,
with Iter Christian view of the world. you wear two such hats?
During the conversation between news anchor and expert, I learned
Do
nated aspects of Jesus' suffering, death and resurrection in new and timely ways.
Cardinal Bernardin shared his personal suffering
morning
port.
have to do that for me," he told Precious Blood Father Alphonse Spilly, who had been the cardinal's special assistant for 12 years. Father Spilly described the cardinal's request as "a very emotional thing for me."
reflections with
my own
grandchildren who depend on them for both financial and emotional sup-
"Al, you'll
In the final
manner, how one discusses the own parent of moving into an assisted living facility, nursing home or hospice. At this point in the conversation, the anchor seemed to be looking for a formula; topic with one's
to lose weight, fight cancer, raise
confess
news anchor asked most politically cor-
rect
News Service Each morning across the country experts abound to help us determine Catholic
I
you have to begin letting go. And if you can do those three things, then you
consider compiling
By BEVERLY CORZINE
our children and invest wisely before we race out the door.
to begin seeing death not so
cardinal
Finally, the
the expert, in the
how
thirdly,
The
"dying."
preach and write precisely about the Sta-
the hands of the Lord. Secondly,
as an
Corinthians 15:45-49
Father Spilly and Langford point out
New Life," by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin; edited by Father Alphonse P. Spilly and Jeremy Langford. Doubleday (New York, 2001). 151 pp. $26.95.
you have
1
Gospel: Luke 6:27-38
that while Cardinal Bernardin did not
Finding
you have
3)
about life-and-death issues without mentioning the words "old age" and
103:1-4, 8, 10, 12-13
lives,
"The Journey to Peace: Reflections on Faith, Embracing Suffering and
"First,
22-
26:2, 7-9, 12-13,
can be at peace," the
cardinal remarked.
tally in
2)
to join the journey that leads
The book was
to peace.
But the intriguing part of the interview was watching two people talk
Readings:
me why
people have asked
how
inviting
B
Samuel
Psalm
Peace" was designed to help readers un-
in his liver
1
is one of the challenges presented to us by an aging population.
that this
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derstand the relevance of Jesus' suffering,
I'm at peace, or
1)
"The Journey to
inoperable. After learning he likely
"Many
Cycle
nal Bernardin's extraordinary faith, wis-
Bernardin of Chicago was told the pancreatic cancer doctors
February 18, Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
and ed-
by Father Spilly and Jeremy
Panarale
News
is
book review editor at Catholic
Service.
Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of Feb. 18 Sunday,
Samuel
-
24,
2001
Corinthians 15:45-49, Luke 6:27-38; Monday, Sirach 1:1-10, Mark 9:14-29; Tuesday, Sirach 2:1-11, Mark 9:30-37; Wednesday (St. Peter Damian), Sirach 4:11-19, Mark 9:3840; Thursday (The Chair of St. Peter), 1 Peter 5:1-4. Matthew 16:13-19; Friday (St. Polycarp), Sirach 6:5-17, Mark 10:1-12; Saturday, Sirach 17:115, Mark 10:13-16 1
26:2, 7-9,
12-13, 22-23,
1
Readings for the week of Feb. 25 - Mar. 3, 2001 Sunday, Sirach 27:4-7, 1 Corinthians 15:54-58, Luke 6:39-45; Monday, Sirach 17:19-27, Mark 10:17-27; Tuesday, Sirach 35:1-12, Mark 10:28-31; Ash Wednesday (Fast & Abstinence), Joel 2:12-18, 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18; Thursday, Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Luke 9:22-25; Friday, Isaiah 58:1-9, Matthew 9:14-15; Saturday (St. Katherine Drexel), Isaiah 58:9-14,
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Actor Cromwell playes bishop
PHOTO FROM
NBC
series
in 'ER'
Actor James Cromwell stars as Bishop Stewart in an episode of NBC-TV's popular prime-time drama "ER." Cromwell's character counsels a tormented Dr. Luka Kovac (right), played by Goran Visnjic. By
MARK
PATTISON
News Service
Catholic
WASHINGTON years, actor
(CNS)
—
He also has taken an interest in Kovac, a who lost his family in the secession war with Yugoslavia, and who more recently beat to death a mugger who
In five
gone from playing a sheep herder to playing
had attacked him and
a shepherd.
Abby
Cromwell received an Oscar nomination for his role as Farmer Hoggett in the 1995 movie "Babe," the story of a pig who wanted to be a sheepdog. This winter, Cromwell has been a guest star on the NBC drama "ER," portraying Bishop Stewart, a revered but fictitious
Kovac's sullen demeanor has thus far posed a
—
souls
in this case the
Kovac (Goran his
own
The
shepherds
brooding Dr. Luka
—
Visnjic)
mortality.
who
L
Bernardin with the cancer that life
in 1996,
but said he
did not base the Bishop Stewart character
on
sought the actor s input in shaping the
would be
Cromwell
said
he thought
interesting if a
man
of such religious stature
—
—
it
"not in his church, but
seemed near. "None of us knows what happens at that instant (of death)," Cromwell said. "When you die, will your faith and will your selfhimself
as death
control sustain you, or will
He likened
it
you
fall
to pieces?"
to author C.S. Lewis' expe-
recounted in the movie "Shadowlands," in which Lewis had wellas
established notions of religious faith, belief
and
Cromwell
'That's the
practice,
and
riage challenged
how
his
subsequent mar-
and transformed those long-
said,
viewers can see
way we move
Cromwell,
who is
In the midst of Bishop Stewart's
and
life
forward
as.
a
not a Catholic, said he
Jesuit Fathers at Blessed
John LeVecke and Jim in Los
Sacrament Church
Angeles, where taping of
some
He
serenity,
own
he ministers to
other patients in the emergency room.
scenes oc-
had help from Deacon Jack Coplen and layman Peter Thompson at St Francis de Sales Church in Sherman Oaks, Calif, near his home. In one scene, the script had Bishop role.
Stewart saying, 'In nomine
also
Patris, et Filii et
"It all
sounded very
nice,"
Cromwell
noted, except "they don't say that anymore,"
with sacraments today celebrated
The
dialogue
as the realized
he had forgotten to make the sign of the cross.
When
the actor related this to
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battle for health
said.
he added.
curred for his 'ER"
character.
riences
good-bad, right-wrong" way, he
culture,"
Epps
in
show, "forces
tiioughtful"
on the show and then ask themselves, "How would I handle that if it happened to me?"
from
had a crisis of faith
a more intimate
is
what's happening in a fictional character's
'ER" executive producer
priest,
TV
said
film.
has a lot of subtleties."
John Wells, himself the son of an Episcopal
said
who come
with us."
got help with the religious nuances of his role
Cardinal Bernardin.
Cromwell
to pray
people to confront things," yet not in a "doctri-
Instead,
Cromwell noted he was aware of the
ultimately claimed his
than
engaging and very
'It
TV
powerful instrument of healing for those in attendance
'You come home from a long day at work and you're very vulnerable," he added. 'ER" which he called "a very provocative,
naire,
highly public struggle of Chicago Cardinal
Joseph
Cromwell
medium
while dealing with
In a Feb. 6 conference call with
tried to take girlfriend
Lockhart's (Maura Tierney) purse.
—
"This play deals with the whole area of human suffering and spiritual. Through the meditation on healing events in Jesus' life, this mystery play promises to be a very physical, psychological,
hard nut for the bishop to crack
guest appearances
end with the Feb. 22 episode. writers,
The Franciscan Mystery Players of St. Mary s, Clayton, New York
Croatian native
James Cromwell's career has
Catholic bishop in Chicago
presented by
stuff
Thomp-
told:
The form
'Don't
isn't
what
what's in your heart that counts."
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Editorials
I
The Pope
February 16,
& Columns
Mary of history, mother of faith had to smile once when a Catholic teen-ager
mother of Jesus as "Mary Superstar." Actually I thought that was a good description of this amazing woman who has been given more titles than, I wager, most of us could recount. Not surprising to me was my immediate curiosity when I picked up a new book called 'Tour OneStep Guide to Mary" (Charis, Servant Publications), that opened with this question: "Is there any other woman in the history of Western civilization who has had as great an impact as Mary, the mother of
2001
The Bottom
referred to the
Speaks
POPE JOHN PAUL
II
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ANTOINETTE B0SC0 CNS Columnist
Jesus?"
way to peace, pope says in Lenten message By JOHN NORTON
Forgiveness
is
only
Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— Pope John
Paul
II
asked Christians to radically embrace the Gospel command to love one's enemy, saying forgiveness
was the only way
between peoples and
to peace
nations.
"In our times, forgiveness appears
more as a necessary dimension
more and
for an authentic social
renewal and for the strengthening of peace in the world," he said in his annual message for Lent.
The
1,600-word message, centering on the scrip-
tural phrase,
"Love
not resentful," was presented at
is
a Vatican press conference Feb.
9.
The pope said Lent, a traditional time of reconcil-
Then, based on detailed research, we get this answer: "The Virgin Mary has been more of an inspiration to more people than any other woman who has ever lived. And she remains so as we enter the 21st century, despite its being conventionally regarded as secularistic by contrast with previous so called ages of faith." With this introduction, author Mitch Finley puts a magnifying glass on Mary's story, from her introduction to us in the Bible to the present day. He ends as he began, with a question: "How might devotion to Mary fits into Catholic spirituality for a new millennium?" In all honesty, I've read so much about Mary that I didn't think I would find much that would be new to me. Nor did I think it would affect my own personal devotion to this woman who has been my inspiring guide as I journeyed through a difficult life as a Catholic mother raising children alone and out-
ing with God, should prompt believers to re-examine
living sons.
whether their lives conform to Christ's command to 'love your enemies (and) do good to those who hate
example, that the
you."
"They
are
words
that, if taken seriously,
a radical conversion," he
demand wrongs
committed, "the Christian must make peace even when feeling as the victim of one who has unjustly offended and struck," he said. He said only interior conversion and "humble
command
He
Christian worship services during the second century. Nor did I know that the earliest portrayal of in
A.D. 150
—
a fresco painted in the
« Rome. Most of us have no doubt wondered about
catacomb of
Priscilla in
Mary's early
life,
of Jesus" could enable
believers to resist "the psychological self-pity
was wrong on both counts. I didn't know, for first Marian hymn dates back to
Mary was
said.
In addition to asking forgiveness for
obedience to the
I
her parents, the turmoil
in
and revenge." particularly emphasized the importance of
—
the
Economy of
mechanisms of
family when it was discovered that this unmarried Jewish maiden was pregnant. Finley relates the stories about Mary's childhood told in the apocryphal "Protoevangelium Jacobi" ("Gospel of James"). This may be an apocryphal document, but it is plausible fiction, filling a void in the Gospels when it comes to information about Mary. No doubt these legends about Mary proliferated in the centuries that followed, when, Finley says, "the Christian imagination, it seems, could not get enough of Mary." Finley presents a smorgasbord of facts to show Mary's increasing importance, starting with the early decades of the Christian era. Hundreds of legends about Mary developed during the Middle Ages, all depicting Jier as kind, a helper of the poor, the oppressed and sinners. This merciful mother never holds back on love for us earthly ones. No wonder she remains supreme in our hearts. Above all, Mary is our model for faith faith that "abandons the self in complete trust that, whatever happens, God's loving kindness will be there. It is this faith that Mary teaches us yesterday, today and forever."
violation of law, but a threat to
punishment
for
its
own
sake,
community.
It rejects
emphasizing rather
its
con-
structive and, redemptiv e purpose.
Faith
By affirming the principles of human dignity and community the pastoral bucks the fashionable political
the sacrament of reconciliation, saying the experience
dismisses "three strikes and you're
of receiving God's forgiveness "encourages us to
live
trends in corrections.
enemy but
as a
drug offenders as too simplisgrowth of the U.S. prison population, now at two million. It rejects trying a juvenile as an adult, and it deplores the expanded use of
in love, considering the other
not as
brother."
tic
In addition to
its
GLEN MARY FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH
spiritual fruits, forgiveness
brings peace between peoples and opens individuals to the material needs of others, he said.
Guest Columnist
where conflict has left enduring animosity among peoples, accepting and offering forgiveness interrupts "the spiral of hatred and revenge, and breaks the chains of evil which bind the Especially in places
Crime and justice When the CathoUc chaplain brings Communion to an
hearts of rivals," he said.
"For nations
in search
of reconciliation and for
among indino other way than
those hoping for peaceful coexistence viduals
and peoples, there
is
forgiveness received and offered," he said.
He
said spiritual reconciliation also predisposes
and respond to the material needs of others, because "a heart reconciled with God and with neighbor is a generous heart" When done with a reconciled heart, the traditional Lenten practice of almsgiving "assumes a deeper meaning, because it is not just giving something from the surplus to relieve one's conscience, but to truly take upon one's self the misery present in the world," he said. At the press conference, Archbishop Paul Josef Cordes, president of the Vatican aid agency "Cor individuals to see
Unum,"
AIDS
new papal charity project to assist Uganda over the next two years.
unveiled a
orphans
in
Funded by a gift to the pope of about $500,000 from the northern Italian city of Milan, local Ugandan Catholic organizations hope to care for some 2,000 children who have lost one or both parents to AIDS in and around the capital Kampala
It
out" and "zero-tolerance" for
inmate at a supermax prison
in
southwest Virginia, he
on a chair, exits the room, then waits for the prisoner to enter and receive Holy Communion by himself The rules deny any physical contact. Religious services appear an imposition on prison order. Located in a rural area at the extreme end of the state, the prison routinely uses isolation of inmates for up to 23 hours a day in a cell measuring 6 by 12 feet. Although sweeping vistas with crenulated mountain ranges surround the facility, leaves the Eucharist
inmates never glimpse the beauty
—
another calculated
punishment by sensory privation. Across the state line in Kentucky, an inmate serving one year for a parole violation contracted tuberculosis in a crowded jail cell. The regional jail represents a source of revenue for the county by housing state prisoners with more temporary county offenders. The prison has no exercise yard, few amenities and a library consisting of a roll-around book cart. In
November
2000, the U.S. Catholic bishops issued a
pastoral letter about a Catholic perspective
on crime and
criminal justice, "Responsibility, Rehabilitation, and Restoration."
The pastoral
addresses the state of criminal justice
and a major cause
for the rapid
isolation units. It calls for the sensible regulation of handguns and the abolition of the death penalty for the violence it inflicts on society. Ultimately, the bishops seek a criminal justice system that tempers justice with mercy. Looking at the major causes of crime, the bishops recognize the link with poverty for spawning gangs, violence and substance addiction. In their words: "Fighting poverty, educating children, and supporting families are
essential anti-crime strategies." Drug-related crimes ac-
count for at least one third of all convictions, but treatment
programs in prisons have been diminishing. Yet, a finding by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs indicates that every dollar spent on treating substance abuse problems saves seven dollars through reductions in crime and hospitalization. Simply put, society will need fewer prisons with more crime prevention, addiction treatment programs and poverty reduction. Prophetically, the bishops encourage the spiritual
healing of both victim and perpetrator of crime through restorative justice.
victims and the
The process calls the offender to face the
community
for his crime.
When a criminal
meets the person he robbed, the offender begins to realize the consequences of his actions, accept responsibility, make reparation and finally rebuild his life. The victim most times experiences a greater sense of peace and closure to the personal violation. Restorative justice heals by putting a
human face on the process. The bishops want the $35
billion
spent annually on
the U.S. today and offers directions for reform based on
corrections to be reconsidered. Rather than building pris-
Church teaching. "How can we protect and rebuild communities, confront crime without vengeance, and defend life
ons to warehouse more people, the bishops ask to address
in
without taking
life?" it asks. It
sees crime not simply as a
the root causes of crime and build a healthier society.
"
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2001
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Editorials
lovely woman? * Was it the burden of having children?
One
Coming of Age
* Was it staying up all night with those children through measles, mumps, fevers, chicken pox, and all the other assorted ailments which plague young-
Candle
sters?
Was
*
it
the thousands of
wash loads
in
an age
before disposable diapers?
MSGR. JAMES
* Was it waiting for us to come home from dates, when our curfew was midnight but excuses always
P.
LISANTE
brought us * Was
Guest Columnist
Happy
(Early)
Mother's Day!
A
few years ago, my mother underwent heart surgery. It was a tough operation. After they rolled her into the operating room, a sensible old doctor came out and told us to go home. He'd call us when she came out of surgery. My father insisted on staying at the hospital. But my sisters and I decided to listen to the doctor.
When you're waiting for someone you love to come through major surgery, time seems endless. With nothing to do but worry, my sisters and I And
started paging through old photo albums.
there,
dating back to the 1940s and 1950s, were pictures of our parents. They looked great. mother was
My We don't
beautiful and in terrific shape.
usually think of our parents as good-looking because they are, after all, our moms and dads. But in page after page of the albums, we saw people of youth and zest and beauty. Hours later, the phone rang. Mom was out of surgery, and we could go to Intensive Care to visit with her for a few moments. When I saw her, she looked awful, really beaten up. And the sound of the respirator drawing her breath in and out ran right through me. As I stood by her bedside, my mind was drawn back to those earlier photographs. And I wondered: what had happened to that young and
The Holy
Trinity:
and now have a
is
we
dated who sometimes as bad as our parents had
Mom
more? * Was it the struggle to juggle the vocation of being a mother with the vocation of being a spouse? * Was it the pain of letting go when we grew up, the challenge of loving us enough to let us be free? Our parents give us so much, and it costs them. Our appreciation of our moms should not be limited to one day, Mother's Day. Our mothers are givers and, from time to time, we need to let them know that in a world sometimes devoid of heroes they continue to give heroic witness.
Question
question
about the Holy Trinity. Which person in the Trinity
AMY WELBORN
a.m.?
1
the people
it
turned out to be every bit predicted? * Was it the glassy eyes we averted or the alcohol on our breath (no matter how many mints we used to cover our drinking)? * Was it our silly acts of rebellion when we rejected all authority (including our parents) as outdated and stupid and out of touch? * Was it the vacation they didn't take because there were too many bills to cover? * Was it all of those awful parent-teacher meetings, when teachers chided her children for unrealized "potential," but only really believed that promise was there? ^ * Was it the times when her brothers and parents died, but there was so little time to grieve because we were children who needed to be raised? * Was it going without so that we would have
Who is Creator?
Q. I've read your columnfor years
in after
the
Corner
Creator?
Paul writes about Jesus, "In him were created all things in heaven and on earth" (Col 1:16). Yet in the creed we say, T believe in God, the Father almighty, creator ofheaven and earth. Then in the hymn to the Holy Spirit we sing, "Come Holy Ghost, creator blest. " Are they all "creators"? How do we explain St.
A.
We must realize first of
all
that
we do
Trinity.
The
reason, of course,
is
that
CNS
— have —
are dealing
here with the greatest, and central, mystery of the Christian faith.
Practically everything
we know
of the Trinity has
come from the church's theological and spiritual reflection on two sources: how Jesus talked about the interrelationbetween himself and the Father and the Holy Spirit; and how Christians, individually and collectively, experience the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in their lives. Jesus, for example, speaks of sending the Spirit In numerous passages we read how the very early Christians are quite conscious that their actions are undertaken under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit. (See Acts
among many
other examples.)
Columnist
all
three persons. Since there
At
the
same
time, as
God
reveals himself in the
another of the three persons. External actions of
one or
God
are
seen as appropriate (thus the term appropriation) to a particular person in
inner
life
view of that person's "place"
in the
mistakes.
Let me explain. You probably already understand that there are lots of ways of being "smart." There's book smart and street smart. There are also people who are very diligent workers, spend hours hitting the books and get no grades less than an A, but who, when you get down to it, aren't that intelligent at all.
enough to figure out what they have to do to succeed, but beyond that they're really just good memorizers rather than good thinkers, right? No, when I talk about the smart kids, I'm not necessarily talking about the honor roll. I'm talking about the kids, no matter what grades they pull or how engaged they are in school, who are just intelligent: No matter what their specific strengths, they have a quick understanding, they're able to see the connections between details, and they can analyze. You're probably pretty smart yourself. I'm tempted to declare that if you're reading this, you're a proven genius, but I won't. We'll just acknowledge that you know you're not stupid, and you probably think you're smarter than some of the people around you, particularly the Sure, they're smart
Word
seen as the
is
generated from eternity,
not as a creature, but as sharing the God-nature with the
and
To him
filial
the
attributed qualities such as orderliness
is
love of the Father. In him, as the
kingdom of God
human existence. While only
the
in creation.
and entered
This brings us closer to the answer to your question, insofar as we can have one. While they relate in some mysterious ways with each other as "persons," the Father, the begotten Son and the Spirit who proceeds from both share equally the one divine nature. Each is distinct, but each is truly God. From this perspective, every action of God that
death and resurrection,
involves creation, including creation
actions of the
is
ences to
Word made
revealed as present in our
Son took on our human nature
eternal glory
through the paschal mystery of his
all
three persons were, and are, in-
volved and active in the entire saving It is
life
and work of Jesus.
impossible here to give extensive biblical referall
these truths. But a
passages in the Old and
little
New
serious looking
Testaments
up of
will yield a
multitude of examples of these ways of speaking about the
one
God and
the internal
Holy
I
said,
can't tell
Or how many got
Trinity.
cqmmunal
life
and external
involved in truly
idi-
harassment or theft. Or how many smart kids were just plain mean. How can anyone with even the least bit of intelligence be brought down by such selfotic acts of vandalism,
destructive activities?
how
works: If you are a generally and are constantly told as much, you're at risk of forgetting one important reality: You are still human, you can still be blinded by emotion and need, and you can Here's
it
intelligent person
make huge
mistakes.
You know how
of the Trinity.
The Son
flesh,
coequally the
only one
Scriptures, specific divine actions are attributed to
connections between the Trinity's
itself, is
is
done outside of their co-existent relationship, all do. Thus, it is proper and necessary to say that the Father, Son and Spirit are involved in the work of creation and in all that sustains and affects that creation.
Father.
and actions "ad intra" as they are sometimes called, God's inner life, and God's actions "ad extra," what God does outside himself,
Watch out. You're nowhere near as smart you think you are. Take it from a former so-called smart kid who, as a teacher, hung out around plenty of smart kids: If there's one thing I've learned, it's that smart'kids have the most uncanny habit of making the dumbest choices and biggest
girls.
Very gradually, in somewhat different ways in the East and West, the church began to explore the life
smart?
to all the smart kids:,
watch out. Here's why. you how many smart kids I've known who've ended up their late teens dependent on alcohol. Or how many were involved in pregnancies before marriage, both boys and
Godsubstance, none of the three act independently. Whatever is action of
ships
10:44, 11:12, 13:2
is really
message
a
is
as
I
not have
we
Who This
As
and as limited creatures, could not possibly a thorough "explanation" of the nature or the works of the
Holy
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adults.
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
this?
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make good grades. You and balance school extracurriculars. You have a pretty good understanding of the world. Surely any personal decision you make will be bathed in the same glow of success as your report card, right?
know
how
to
to
Not exactly. So sure, thank God for whatever gifts you have, but beware all the same. After all, scour the Gospels for days, and one thing you won't find is Jesus declaring, "Blessed are the honor students
..."
He seems
to indicate that there's
something beyond intelligence that brings peace.
So put that brain to good use. Try to figure out what that "something" might be.
.
14 The Catholic News & Herald
February 16,
Around the Diocese
through uptown to 5th St After the parade, there will be a separate Irish festival
In Brief...
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will
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He
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faith,
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artist. Based in Nashville, he tours throughout the United States and abroad,
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February 16,
2001
The Catholic News & Herald 15
Around the Diocese
Pilgrimage plans
/
set for Marian
Shrines of France By JOANN
s.
keane
In Lourdes, ample time
Editor
CHARLOTTE
collective
—
group will join pilgrims from around the world to pray the rosary during the
October pilgrimage to France and
candlelight procession.
Departing from the Southwest village
shrines.
an
is
1
1-day
pilgrimage with an
itin-
the remaining three
erary including Lisieux,
days, pilgrims will have
Rouen, Chartres, Nevers and Lourdes. Participants will also spend time on the beach at
an opportunity to
some of lights,
several days in Paris be-
Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice chancellor and vicar for African
bloom
Vincent de Paul parish
lous
accom-
Bac,
A
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students
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off the beaten pilgrim-
this apparition,
age-track to
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visit signifi-
cant but not always
The
visited locales in France.
St Catherine
A stop in Ars will see the
this church.
incorrupt body of St. John Vianny, patron of
guided
A
Built as a medieval
will
became a residence to the royal family. Under
Museum
the French Republic,
D-Day
of the
modern
to Lisieux,
Carmelite St.
home of the Convent of
Little
A visit to the magnificent cathedral in
$7.50 Before Feb. 24, $9
relics
Therese of the
Flower.
at the
Group Orders (20 or more): $7 before
Feb.
Chartre will provide
a breathtaking view of
door
one of France's most
24
beautiful
Children under 12 are free with an adult.
Advance
site
containing the
ADMISSION Adults:
where burned her It will be on
on the
at the stake.
10am-9pm & Mon. 10am-6pm
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cathedrals.
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Photo by Joann S. Keane
Every year, more than five million from around the world visit the sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. The church was built above the grotto of Massabielle where Bernadette heard the Blessed Mother proclaim, "I am the Immaculate Conception." From the grotto flow healing waters attributed to 65 miracles with nearly five thousand additional inexplicable miracles have also occurred. Pilgrims from the Diocese of Charlotte will spend two days in Lourdes during the October pUgrirnage to shrines of France. pilgrims
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Nine breakfasts and eight dinners are included, as are all tips, taxes and gratu-
Pilgrims will motorcoach and the French rail system. An English-speaking guide will accompany the group for the duraities.
travel via
tion of the pilgrimage.
will reveal the incorrupt
Bernadette.
At the age of
13,
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became the museum and home to a massive
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Military Cemetery at Omaha Beach and the
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take participants to the
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SHOW HOURS
came
The trip includes a museum tour of the Louvre Gallery.
side
Normandy
will visit the
Buy Spring plants and morei
Medal on Rue du where Our Lady
appeared to Catherine Laboure in 1830. From
stop in Rouen, travelers
Designer rooms that bring art indoors
Cross.
will visit the Shrine of the Miracu-
Invasion.
accessories
make
"While in Paris, the
Beginning with a
Shop
which the
pany pilgrims on this fascinating trip, going
trip to
and Bonsai
True
group
parish priests.
Countless Orchids, Ikebana,
the
American Affairs, along with Msgr. William Pharr, pastor of St. in Charlotte, will
visit
the true high-
City of Lights. In Notre Dame, pilgrims will have an opportunity to see precious relics from the Crown of Thorns and Paris,
fore returning stateside.
all in
board a high
speed train to Paris. For
Normandy, along with
^ Thousands of flowers -
of Lourdes, trav-
elers will
This
Over 2 dozen spectacular gardens
allocated for
The Diocese of Charlotte has announced plans for an extends an invitation to join together on this journey to Marian
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is
and individual prayer. The
from the Blessed Mother.
For a brochure and more information, Joann Keane, (704) 370-3336,
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16 The Catholic News & Herald
Pope encourages
welcome nonChristians By CINDY
WOODEN
VATICAN CITY Christians both in
(CNS)
—
Staff Writer
what were
traditionally
own
neighborhoods, Pope John Paul
II
from morning
ally
The growing presence of non-Christian immigrants in predominantly Christian
evening.
countries calls the church to be welcoming, to
provide concrete assistance and to open av-
to sunsets;
enues of dialogue, the pope said in his mes-
riages, spiritual
The Vatican released the pope's message Feb. 13. World Migration Day is observed on
many
In
pope
countries, the
the
said,
new-
church's attitude toward non-Christian
comers already resembles church workers' activity in mission lands: "They take care of die
sick,
the poor, the
he
Christians,
physical
is
into the
Up,
ways
of a
of the permanent
to the
and material needs of the poor, but
way Good
line between the and consecrated life.
that ultimately aims at sharing the
are ordained ministers of
the
church;
they
can
sacramental duties of the
members of different races and cultures, the pope said At the same time, it may increase a "sense of temporariness" and relativism, lead-
patient; presided at
ing to a decreased practice of the faith and a
had meetings, discussed marriage preparation' with two couples and left for Hickory to assist with the formation of men who will become deacons for the
"Some people
doing charity
fear that
in
view of evangelization could expose them to the accusation of proselytism," die pope
said.
However, he said, Catholics must remember, "the mission of the church today is
human being
exactly that of giving every
regardless of culture or race, the concrete possibility
of meeting Christ"
Pope John Paul
said another essential
element of the church's mission the dignity and the
human
is
to defend
rights of
all
people, including their rights to preserve their
heritage and to practice their religion.
People also have a right to leave their
own
country and enter another nation, although the right must be regulated to protect the
common good of the people in the receiv-
ing country, he
The
said.
increased mobility of the world's
people offers possibilities for dialogue
among
relaxing of moral values.
However,
in the church's pastoral care
Catholic migrants, the primary concern
not that their
faith
of is
may be in danger, he said. Certified
in I
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There are permanent 65 deacons in the Diocese of Charlotte with eight'that will be ordained this summer. Of the 13,000 deacons in the United States, over 85 percent are married and have families, including Rev. Mr. Wenning, who has been married to his wife Dot his high school sweetheart for 44 years. Together, they have five children and 12 grandchildren, all of whom live in Charlotte, and Rev. Mr. Wenning must craftily divide his time
—
between family and his ministry. He also serves as the diocesan diaconate administrator, along with Rev. Mr. Louis Pais, and as the business manager of St. Gabriel Church. "You have to be absolutely willing to be very supportive, and you really don't know how it will be until they actually get into the job of the permanent diaconate," said Dot
Wenning.
"It has a huge impact; for example, you never sit together in church again. It [a solid marriage] doesn't come easily; you just have to
work together." Mrs. Wenning
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reminded that it was she who introduced her husband to volunteerism and ministerial and community work. "So, I guess I have myself to blame," she added with a laugh.
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position does not sacrifices.
is the only ordained man allowed to be married, if a deacon's wife passes away, he is not allowed to remarry. Also, if a man is single, he is not allowed to marry after ordination. In this diocese, the men must go though approximately six-and-a-half years of diaconate formation, including academic work, spiritual formation, and lay ministry. "It [the diaconate^ became a second career for me. I had no idea I would be St. Gabriel's business manager or the diocesan diaconate
deacon
Specializing
into his
ing an airport chaplain. "I thought I would be a retired deacon who simply hung out in the airport," joked Rev. Mr.
Wenning, who has served
as the
chaplain at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport for
—
periodically
diocese.
nf ant /child
some way
first
working, he was approached about becoming a permanent deacon and dove nose first into his ministry, which led him to becom-
most of the
church except consecration of the Eucharist anointing of the sick and hearing confessions. One may find these servants of the church performing baptisms, marriages, assisting on the altar at Mass, serving as RClA and marriage preparation teachers, serving on parish councils and in various other parish and diocesan duties. Pope Paul VI led the Second Vatican Council to re-establish the permanent diaconate within the hierarchy of the Latin Church. Originally, the diaconate was the stage before men became priests, which is what the transitional diaconate is today. However, the permanent diaconate became a vocation all its own. Rev. Mr. Wenning's schedule is an example of the myriad of ministries that a deacon performs. Over two days in one week, he assisted at morning and weekend Masses at St. Gabriel Church, his home parish; visited a hospital
of salvation in Christ
He
learned about planes while serving in the Navy, which led him to a career as an air traffic controller and later, an airport tower deputy chief. While career.
walks the
perform
fascinated
aeronautics in
diaconate, a ministry that
laity
al-
Rev. Mr. Wenning. Throughout his life, he has found ways to incorporate
his
life
Up and Away
Airports and planes have
Permanent deacons
must respond
motivated by the Gospel they do so in a
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births,
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different dates in different countries.
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until
He is a part of many people's lives from their own personal sunrises
World Migration Day.
'This diocese and those around the country have come a long way with permanent deacons. have gained respect."
Rev. Mr. Ben Wenning has a grocery list of appointments and meetings scheduled every day usu-
said.
sage for
adminstator," said Rev. Mr. Wenning, who has served as a deacon for 1 3 years.
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CHARLOTTE
Catholics
considered missionary territories as well as in their
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News Service
are called to share the Gospel with non-
2001
Permanent diaconate links service and the church
Catholics to
Catholic
February 16,
Living the Faith
The
airport chaplaincy
lished while •
1
3 years.
was estab-
he was in diaconate still working as the
formation and
deputy chief of the airport tower. He was asked to be the associate chaplain, and later, chaplain. Airport chaplains were originally military chaplains
who came
back from World War II with no parish homes to which they could return. So, bishops created these
positions for them. Rev. Mr. Wenning's position is an ecumenical one in that he ministers to airport employees and passengers of various denominations and faiths.
He
supervises his 12 volunteers
and maintains the chapel open 7 days
office
a week,
and 24
hours a day.
"You are a kind of public ser'You help people
vant," he said.
deal with emergencies, deaths, lost
luggage, illnesses, baby showers,
anything you can think of." The airport chaplaincy and the permanent diaconate keep Rev. Mr. Wenning in touch with the public, something that he has always loved. 'This makes me feel good because it allows me to work with people in a more intense way. As a deacon, you have the opportunity to work with people on an emotional and spiritual
You
level.
see facets of people's lives that
you
normally don't see. Doors open for me and for them."
—
Alesha
M.
Price
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