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February
Volume
11
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1,
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2002
Number
20
Serving Catholics
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in
Western North Carolina
Charlotte Diocese:
in
the Diocese of Charlotte
March For Life
Deacon draws strength from
faith, family,
fellowship
Page 16
Every Week Entertainment ...Pages
Editorials
10-11
& Columns ...Pages
12-13
Feast of the Ascension
moves to Sunday THE MOST REV. WILLIAM
G.
CURLIN
Bishop of Charlotte In the Province of Atlanta (which in-
cludes the Archdiocese of Adanta and the
Dioceses of Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston,
and Savannah) the Solemnity of the AsPhotos by Chris Keane
cension of the Lord will be observed on the
May 12, 2002 Thursday after the sixth
Students from Charlotte Catholic High School make up the front line of the national March for Life Jan. 22 in Washington. The annual march solemnly marked the 29th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion in America.
seventh Sunday of Easter, rather than on the
Sunday of Easter. For some time and
in
many
places
around the world (including Rome, Italy), bishops have been concerned that the
Thursday
many this
During the vigil Mass on Jan. 22, Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua told an overflow congregation that "neutrality is not an option" for Christians in the life-issues debate. Cardinal Bevilacqua is chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on
celebration of the feast has kept
of the
faithful
from observance of
Pro-Life Activities.
holy day of obligation, which involves
both a mandatory attendance at
Mass and By
the contemplative removal from the world
of work and other routine obligations.
Feast of the Ascension
The
Correspondent
CHARLOTTE
important to
is
MARY MARSHALL
—
For 18 days
Thomas
in
Catholics as an integral part of the re-
January, Jesuit Father
demptive work of Christ
founder and director of Parish Evaluation
— beginning
with his betrayal, suffering and death;
fol-
lowed by the Easter celebration of his resurrection and concluding with the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost. In order that it may be celebrated on Sunday, "the foremost holy day of obligation in the Universal Church," (Canon 1 246), the Holy See has allowed the feast to be
moved
United feast
to the following Sunday. In the
States, approval to transfer the
was obtained
in 1999.
By
decree of
Sweetser,
Project (PEP), and Franciscan Sister.
Peg
Bishop delved into every aspect of
St.
and administrative functions as the parish sought new ways to come together and reach more parishioners in a more effective manner. "Our goal is to see how the parish
St. Gabriel parish
scores
high on evaluation project
Gabriel's ministries
structures
itself,"
Father Sweetser
said.
"Does it provide a framework for all it can be and reflect its basic values and missions? Six weeks prior to visiting a parish,
the United States Conference of Catholic
we
Bishops, authority to implement the change was granted to the ecclesiastical provinces. Many provinces, including most of those in the western part of the country, have already moved this feast. The change has also already been made in many counties around the world.
dom
gather preliminary information.
A ran-
parish survey requests parishioners'
input about the parish, activities.
its
Then we spend
ministries,
and
eas:
A
town
leaders have been interviewed.
meeting was held with 165 parishioners coming together to voice their hopes and
and analysis of parish and ministries."
liturgies,
"St Gabriel's parish has tries," said
programs
many
minis-
Father Richard Bellow, pastor.
'This evaluation gives us an opportunity to look at
all
our ministries and see
how we
dreams of what the parish can be. So much good is being done here." Father Sweetser said that PEP is conducted at five parishes per year St
—
Gabriel
is
their 16th parish.
can function in a more collaborative
way to
ate parishes in
community
as well
kee,
better serve our parish
staff
tinue the process of truly building die pal-
worship, formation, administration,
parish activities have been reviewed. Staff
direct observation, personal interviews,
within five ministry ar-
and parishioners and interviewing
We work
and outreach, assessing the
life,
strengths and needs of the parish through
community. "PEP has been a great showing of energy, ideas, and a recommitment to con-
18 days within
the parish, meeting with ministry leaders
leaders.
family
as the larger
ish
and
all
its
goals and objectives. All
They
will evalu-
Los Angeles, Boston, Milwau-
and Houston throughout
this year.
'We
ownership as
raise the level of
many people see tiiere is a place for them in the parish," Father Sweetser said.
"We
try
See St. Gabriel, page
4
The Catholic News & Herald
2
The World
February
Brief
in
1,
2002
—
ASSISI, Italy (CNS) The main emphasis at Pope John Paul II's Jan. 24 interreligious day of prayer for peace in Assisi was to show that followers of different religions shared a common
Assisi pilgrimage shows different
have common commitment
religions
commitment. But differences among the groups were also on display, even in something as basic to the event as what "prayer"
tians
involves.
Christians.
The various non-Christian groups were assigned nine separate rooms in a Franciscan convent for an hour of prayer between the event's morning and afternoon sessions, while the Chris-
But Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for 'Promoting Christian Unity, said before the January event that even praying in dif-
tians St.
rooms at the same time witnessed what the religions shared in ferent
gathered in the Lower Basilica of
common. The cardinal
Francis.
room with
Zoroastrians asked for a
cannot "pray together" with non-
said those values
were
a
window, since they start their prayers by lighting a fire, which they consider to be divine. For the sake of space, the one Jain and one Confucian representa-
God and the divine and the desire for God or the divine; respect for life; and the desire for peace with God or the divine, for peace among peoples
tive joined them.
and peace
"respect for
Black-cloaked Muslims alternated standing, kneeling and prostrating
—
meditation.
Followers of Tenrikyoism closed their eyes and slowly waved fans in a motion that symbolized sweeping away the "dust" of selfishness and arro-
mal
as possible."
railway
officials
balancing
gance.
African animists recited chants to off evil spirits
and invoke the pro-
tection of good spirits.
Vatican interreligious
officials
have
why
Though
were
act:
left
delighted,
facing a tricky
from Vatican
Pope travels by train to Assisi Peace Meeting Well-wishers wave to Pope John Paul II as he heads to Assisi by train Jan. 24. He gathered with representatives of the world's religions at a spiritual summit in the home of St. Francis.
accommodating the As
voyage while still showing their illustrious passengers maximum Italian
gious leaders boarded the train Jan. 24 at the Vatican's tiny railway station,
The end
was
result
mostly harmonious blend of
Chris-
CNS photo
pontiff s request for a pilgrimage-style
hospitality.
said the differences in prayer reflect dif-
ferences in belief, explaining
cosmos."
Assisi train balances pilgrimagestyle travel and Italian hospitality VATICAN CITY (CNS) When Pope John Paul II asked Italy's railway to transport him and other religious leaders to Assisi, Italy, he specified that the train should be simple and as "nor-
themselves on prayer rugs in the direction of Mecca, the Islamic holy city in Saudi Arabia. Saffron-robed Buddhists sunk into
ward
in the
a.
no-frills
travel with subtle touches of elegance.
the pope and
more than 200
reli-
they were "issued". specially minted
sil-
ver tickets, pre-punched for the roundtrip journey.
the afternoon rain by a huge tarp and plastic sheeting that turned
lower St. Francis Square into a tent. "Violence never again," the pope said at the end of the afternoon meeting. "War never
Terrorism never again," he said. name of God, may every religion bring upon the earth justice and peace, forgiveness and life, love," the 81year-old pope said before his guests set lighted glass and terracotta oil lamps on a large table as a again.
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tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. in the ministry
Bob Robinson,
ested in
tonight at 7 p.m. Also, on Feb.
Monday
Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879. St Gabriel Church 6
celebration will take place at St. Luke, 170 St.,
p.m. in the parish activity
night at 7:30 p.m. also at the church,
center.
Councill
1
age 55 and older are welcome. For more information about the group or the Knights of Columbus Council
St. Elizabetii Church, 259 Pilgrims Way, and the signing of the covenant agreement between die church and St Luke Episcopal Church, an ecumenical
versary of
Rita Pisano,
Newman University
This
the Aposties
of the gatiiering. All are invited to attend.
7:30 p.m.
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winter sky above Assisi was leaden with thick clouds Jan. 24, but the pope and more than 200 religious leaders were protected from the cold wind and
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— The
Ladies
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guesthouse popular among Englishspeaking visitors, said they hoped the Assisi gathering with the pope would restore people's sense of hope and
would help them discover the "spirit of Assisi."
indiscriminate mixing of religious be-
he said. The Greek Orthodox Church was the most notable no-show at the Asisi meeting, which brought together more than 200 representatives from 12 major religions to pray for liefs,
peace
CD-ROMs
in the
same
CD-ROMs
set before the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi contain prayers, prose and drawings expressing the desires for peace of hundreds of people from around the world. The
three compact discs contain the
first
300 contributions sent to the Conventual Franciscans at Assisi
new
their
Web
site,
www.sanfrancesco.org, said Father Enzo Fortunato, spokesman for the Assisi Franciscan community. The Franciscans began accepting the contributions in connection with Pope John Paul H's Jan. 24 interreligious meeting for peace in Assisi, but the priest said Jan. 23 that they would CNS photo by Alessia Giuliani,
Catholic Press Photo
continue indefinitely.
Assisi Peace Summit members place lighted lamps the Assisi peace meeting called by Pope John Paul II leave lighted oil lamps as a sign of solidarity and hope for peace Jan. 24. Fifteen Christian denominations and 11 other religions were represented at the
Orthodox absence at due to members' uneasiness, says bishop ROME (CNS) The Greek Or-
Members of
spiritual
summit
especially
when one
based
in Italy.
initiatives for peace, said
faith-
The
Cardinal
was
Joseph Ratzinger. Pope John Paul II, the cardinal and other Vatican leaders emphasized that Christians and non-Christians would not pray together when they gathered in Assisi, since they do not share the same faith. But the fact that
they cannot pray together does not that they should not gather in support of peace, the cardinal said. "It is
mean
a simple fact that other religions exist,
and we must take that into account," he Cardinal Ratzinger, prefect of the
said.
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,
ger
was
list
a late addition to the passen-
for the Jan.
24
brought
train that
Pope John Paul and some 200
religious
leaders to Assisi to pray separately and to witness together to the need for peace.
boro.
For further information,
— The
Cursillo
community
will
meet
cardinal said the pope's initiative
Assisi tourism, recovered
at 7:30 p.m.
For further
tonight and every second Saturday of the
the center at (828)
9 DENVER — The Knights of Columbus
926-3833 or e-mail lwcrc@main.nc.us. 10 The 6th Annual Valentine Tea for Chocolate Lovers to benefit church renovations will be held this afternoon from 2-4 p.m. in Murray Hall at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 728 West
Council 10389 will hold
Union
month for a school of leaders
at St.
Thomas
Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther Rd. For
Ky Do
further information, call
at (704)
532-9094.
its
annual Italian
Night Dinner at Holy Spirit Church parish hall, 537 Hwy. 16 North, tonight at 7 p.m. Chefs Pat and Marie Lisi will be cooking a
feast
of Italian foods including
soups, pasta and dessert.
The
dinner
is
open to the public on a first-come, firstserved basis. For tickets or information, call the church office at (704) 483-6448 or Pat
Lisi at (704)
896-7735.
9 MAGGIE VALLEY invited to spend the faith,
—
Couples are
weekend together
love and marriage.
Retreat for Sweethearts
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in
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responsibility to their faithful,
whom
—
will
told the Italian
newspaper Awenire
For further information, contact
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and up and their week will end with a
singles ages 21
The Valentine's Day party on Feb. 16. For more information, contact Frances activities.
Wiggins
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1 of Hibernians Division Mecklenburg County-St. Brigid, an IrishCatholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.
(704) 370-3220.
Anyone
interested in their Irish-Catholic
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of
encounter not only because other Christian churches were involved, but because of the presence of non-Christian religions, Bishop Athanasios said v "We need time to make our communities understand that, for example, praying with animists does not mean falling into the practice of syncretism" or the
4 p.m with prayer teams at 3 p.m. and a eteria
Mon
Many Greek Orthodox were opposed to the Assisi
believers
potluck dinner at 5 p.m. in the school cafJosie
24 interreligious meeting
an interview.
Group will meet this am. in Room D of the parish
being held Feb.
many
are not yet prepared for dia-
logue," Bishop Athanasios of Achaia
0720
A charismatic be held at St Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, this afternoon at
Mass
The Overnight
9-10 beginning at 5 p.m. with a sweetheart dinner at Living Waters Reflection Center,
St.
Jan.
said.
Catholic Church, but they also have a
—
ASSISI, Italy (CNS) Assisi's tourism industry, which was back on its feet two years after a 1997 earthquake, was shaken again in September. But some Franciscans hoped the Jan. 24 interreligious gathering led by Pope John Paul II would help restore tourist confidence. Hotels and guesthouses catering to North American pilgrims were hit hardest by the tourist drought that followed the Sept. 1 1 terrorist attacks in the United States. The Franciscan Sisters of the Atonement, who run a small
details, call
II's
peace in Assisi was welcomed as a sign of hope at the Vatican. Of the more than 200 participating leaders, Metropolitan Pitirim, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II's vicar for Moscow, was the only non-patriarch to have a private meeting with Pope John Paul. In addition, Vatican sources confirmed that Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, would travel to Moscow in February for meetings with Patriarch Alexei and top officials of the Russian church.
"The archbishops and metropolitans want to cooperate with the
from earthquake, hit by post-Sept. 11 fears
—
(CNS) A decade of difficult relations has not kept the Vatican and the Russian Orthodox Church from speaking to each other, but Vatican officials increasingly are showing signs that they are tired of hearing the same old accusations. The high-level participation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Pope John Paul
did not reflect ecumenical misgivings
bishop
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accusations
VATICAN CITY
among church leaders but uneasiness among its faithful, a Greek Orthodox
"a strong signal for peace."
103 Living Waters Lane. There will also be a Lenten conference, faith sharing, breakfast and a renewal of marriage vows.
call
Schmidt at (336) 288-0983.
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thodox Church's absence at the interfaith prayer meeting in Assisi Jan. 24
promoting
is
Assisi
seems tired of old Russian Orthodox
Vatican
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world.
tomb
of St. Francis express desire for peace ASSISI, Italy (CNS) Three left at
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The Catholic News & Herald
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 's
celebrated,
life
—
CHARLOTTE
King
Around
the country each year, the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is honored with tributes, parades and forums honoring the life and work of slain civil rights leader. Assassinated in April 1968 in Memphis, Tenn., at the age of 39, King preached about socioeconomics, politics and race relations surrounded by spirituality and acceptance of all people as God's children.
"The ultimate goal is to literally change the way this holiday is celebrated, for our children's sake and for our country's sake," said Ron Landfair, director of Black Catholic Ministry in the Lansing Diocese, to The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Diocese of
Metuchen,
N.J.
think the church struggles with Dr. King because he's not Catholic," Landfair said. "We see the luncheons and rallies that take place in his name, "I
but
how do we acknowledge
his de-
nominational relationship and still a way to honor him? When you talk about martyrdom and self-sacrifice, what greater gift, beyond money, can we offer but blood, which is life for the good of the community?" While every King holiday has been a national "teach-in" of sorts on
come up with
the values of nonviolence, "education
without compassion
is
a
dangerous
Stephanie Ansaldo, founder and president of the Echo Foundation in Charlotte. Ansaldo spoke Jan. 21 at the seventh annual Martin Luther tool," said
Jr. breakfast, co-sponsored by Benedictine University in Lisle, 111.
"The more you work
for justice, the
more you see the injustice," who was raised in the
Ansaldo,
said pre-
rights South.
civil
In the Charlotte diocese this year,
Annual Memorial Celebration for Martin Luther King, Jr. will take a the
new
direction. In response to the na-
tionwide
call to all
dioceses from the
National Black Catholic Congress
(NBCC), the diocesan ministry
chancellor and vicar for AfricanAffairs in an interview with
The
Catholic
will
conduct a day of reflection combining the annual King celebration and Black History Month in February. Scheduled Feb. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
Our Lady of Consolation Church
in
King Celebration will consist of presentations and discussions from AAAM board members and is a continuation of NBCC PresiCharlotte, the 2002
dent Dr. Hilbert Stanley's presentation at the 2001 King celebration. "The NBCC asked dioceses to schedule a diocesan-wide day of reflection to present the NBCC Declaration of Principles and Pastoral Plan of Action and the development of three action plans by attendees. The new direction of the Congress and the two documents are designed to provide guidance for black Catholics as well as people of the wider thurch in the United States, so as to contribute to the evangelization efforts and the leadership direction in the apostolate serving people of African descent," said Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd, vice
is
there.
We talk to each section of the staff, uncovering what they can do. At the conclusion of the two weeks, the PEP team presents its
recommenda-
report of observations and
tions to the parish leadership."
"Each of the coordinates
what
five areas evaluates is
going on
Each commission has a
and
in their area.
staff
person as a
resource for guidance of church doctrine
and
policy," said Sister Peg.
The
—
Washington in a homily at a Jan. 15 Mass at the headquarters building of
two people from the
the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish-
parish covenant book. This book defines
ops.
structure, goals, purpose,
The King holiday "has, to a significant degree, made all peoples aware of
as
tice,"
pastoral council
the pastor and
—
five areas
prepared a
and actions, as well and procedures are made. For the next six months, they will begin to implement what has been discussed. At the end of this period, Father Sweetser and
the preeminent need for peace and jus-
Bishop Olivier added. "And we,
how
decisions
Peg will
ourselves, as disciples and ambassa-
Sister
dors of Jesus Christ, because of that awareness, are more courageous, forward, and vocal in living the Gospel of
ers in their accomplishments.
They
what
not and
peace and justice that Jesus preaches."
the five ministries chose their theme, "Wel-
is
return to
facilitate
working and what
the necessary adaptations.
coming Contact Staff Writer Alesha M. Price by calling (704) 370-3354, or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.
At St
ask
will
make
Gabriel,
celebrations that encourage active
participation in such a
hunger to
At
is
these lead-
manner as
to create a
return."
the Sunday Masses Jan. 26 and 27,
Father Sweetser and Sister Peg spoke to Catholic
News
parishioners about the
Service contributed to
goals.
this story.
Sister
we
Thinkitig
new
directions
"What does the Lord want of us?" Peg asked. "Through our ministries,
growing, caring, and giving."
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NEERINCX SIGMON
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Doctor duo treat medical,
Correspondent Dr. Vicente DiazLENOIR Gonzalez, and his wife, Dr. Grissell Gonzalez, make their way downstairs
—
needs in the foothills
social
with almost everyone else who has just attended the Mass in Spanish at St. Francis of Assisi Sunday morning. They are headed for the parish hall,
spiritual,
where volunteers have prepared a midmorning meal of soft tacos for anyone who wants to stay and talk. It takes a while for them to get downstairs. They greet many people on their way and are stopped by many others who want to talk with them.
When
Diaz-Gonzalez emerges
from the stairwell, he is holding a tiny, brown-eyed baby girl wearing a tealblue dress with white lace and lots of "This is my new goddaughter," he says with a smile. Although the couple has only been in Lenoir for six months, they are well known in the church. 'They've just been a real blessing to the community, not just because of their medical expertise but because ruffles.
Photos by Ellen Neerincx Sigmon
Pictured left, Dr. Vincente Diaz-Gonzalez and his wife, Grissell Gonzalez, stand in front of the St. Francis of Assisi Church hall in Lenoir, where they conduct many of their services for the Hispanic community. Pictured right, seated from left to right, Esther Borja, Dr. Diaz-Gonzalez's mother; Dr. Vincente Diaz-Gonzalez; Franciscan Sister Andrea Inkrott; and Grissell Gonzalez gather in the parish hall.
they're so bilingual," says Franciscan Sister
Andrea
Inkrott, interim diocesan direc-
tor of Hispanic Ministry.
ship in infectious diseases at the University
New York
Diaz-Gonzalez and his wife met while studying medicine at LaSalle University in Mexico City. "We were friends for many
of Texas in Houston and residencies at
said,
Brookdale Hospital
with a large population of immigrants.
and then she decided she wanted to go out with me," he says. They have been
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married for four years.
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they don't
not prepared because
is
know
the magnitude of the
"They have been
lay-
ing off people by the hundreds here.
You
problem," he can't
said.
make jobs out of nothing, but they Most of them bring their There are no monies
whole
family.
They
developmentally challenged children or in
sus,
speech therapy and audiology.
need medical assistance. All of these people need spiritual assistance."
it's
is
tiny,"
a big change for the couple
New York City. "I like
Diaz-Gonzalez
important thing people.
is
said.
it,
but
'The most
that I'm helping a lot of
There are
a lot of medically in this state.
They
derstands them."
Following Jesus Christ Friday,
prets Father Leonard's homilies during
cated.
need a Hispanic medical resource that un-
pm
panic Activities at the church and inter-
are staying.
underserved areas here
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are not counted in the cen-
but they're here. All of these people
The
couple has been helping with the
spiritual aspect as well.
Gonzalez serves on
the parish council and interprets for the
members on the council. She is also helping to tutor Father Matthew Leonard, parish administrator, who is taking Spanish classes. Diaz-Gonzalez serves on the Latino Committee for His-
other Hispanic
Spanish Masses.
"He's the fast translator," Father Leonard joked. Gonzalez hints that her husband does not always do a direct translation. DiazGonzalez defends himself "He gives me five sentences at a time. Sometimes I arrange things so people can
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Douglas Johnson said at a Washington press conference held on the 29th anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision. Johnson and several States,"
NRLC executives gave an overview of their organization's recent activities and its focus for the other top
upcoming year. HUD secretary hopes for more church-federal joint projects WASHINGTON (CNS) In an
—
agency that has for years successfully collaborated with religious institutions, HUD Secretary Mel Martinez sees room to expand those relationships. Martinez, head of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, told members of the U.S. bishops'
Committee on Domestic
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Respect Life
March
Fighting
rallies
the
forces for life
good fight By
JOANN
S.
KEANE
Editor
CHARLOTTE — Before thousands of Carolinians answered the call to March for Life in Washington, many called on their parishes and diocesan schools as they set out to their journeys. 1
map
Chances are good these diocesan entities talked with
Maggi Fitzpatrick Nadol as group plans for the annual March for Life shaped into orga-
•
By
I
the sanctity of "It's
WASHINGTON —
humbling
to
March for Life, Masses transcended language
have been involved for so long," said, adding that it is the laity who keep the church on its pro-life track: "So many people ...
who
fight the
As Respect ;
;
good
is
liaison
Yazmin Zaragoca,
county diocese. Recent years has
many
coordinators, and Nadol re-
life
mains an invaluable resource
as
she shares a wealth of information and .knowledge life
I
on
issues of
'
Nadol has been on the front
I
Respect Life efforts in the diocese for more than a decade. line of
;
Her fevering
voice is unwavering on issues of life. "Issues at the heart of the Respect Life appear complicated
I
because they evoke such emotion," I
Nadol
respect for
said.
life is
"In reality,
I
so simple and
should permeate and be the I foundation of every ministry. If you don't have the respect for I life, it makes every ministry a
moot I
The Office of Respect Life is one of the 35 programs and minis- I
I
tries
I
that receives
funds from
the
Annual Diocesan Support Appeal.
tity
7,
people coming
in
of
all
the people about the sanc-
unborn we
especially the
life,
should use
it
life is
God's sacred
cel-
we
gift;
to praise him. Please take the apostles, be
said It
believe in
Megan Wray,
makes you
and that
is
a big thing,"
also in the 10th grade." like
feel
you can change
something."
'This
is
is
a great opportunity for the
important for all of us, the young and
old,
whole movement," said Franciscan Father Stephen Hoyt, CCHS campus minister. 'This is everyone's business. It is something that we all need to be to take part in this
in. And that is the only way that we are not only going to change legislation,
involved
A
droves to stand
rally for
the Masses
because
In the
shadow of the Washington
but actually the minds and hearts of
you do not usually see people our age coming to church and coming for this
Monument,
tens of thousands of marchers
people:
tall in
support of life.
...
is
"It's
very
nice,
pretty neat," Zaragoca said.
Students from Charlotte Catholic High School, Bishop McGuinness High School in Kerners\ille, and Belmont Abbey College joined their peers from parishes across the 46-county Charlotte diocese for this annual pilgrimage. The teens and young adults converged upon the nation's capita] with prayers and hopes for the sanctity of life.
Words of
faith for the faithful Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia told an overflowing crowd at the Jan. 2 1 vigil Mass for Life in Washington that "neutrality is not an option" and "silence is not a choice" in the ongoing the defense of human
"crisis in
'To be
Christian
means
that
no
dis-
of Christ can responsibly take a 'pro-
ciple
when
taking of innocent
Bevilacqua
the 'choice' involves the
human
life,"
To
all
on America the Nellie Gray,
we need to respect life and see the dignity of all human life." Joining in the 2002 March were students from Bishop McGuinness High School (BMHS) in Kernersville. The 32-
March for Life. At the 29th annual observance of the Supreme Court's decision, President Bush
student coalition faced challenges nn making the trip. Final exams were scheduled the day they were to partici-
spoke to the marchers via telephone from
pate in their
West
ever, a supportive principal
gathered to hear a diverse collection of
and
political
one
goal:
religious leaders focused
"We
are here to
tell
truth about abortion," said
founder of the annual
Virginia,
where he was
visiting a
manufacturing plant to talk about the economy. 'This marks 30 years of marching for life," he said, "a great example of an inspiring commitment. Everybody there believes, as
I
do, that every
valuable,
life is
understand,
How-
wanted
his
A driving force for the BMHS particicame from theology instructor, Andreas Montana. This was his third March, the previous life rally experiences from his former high school. "I hope my students will ebrate
—
for Life.
pation
that our society has a responsibility to
and even unwanted; and that our nathat unborn children should be welcomed in life and protected in law. Life should never be used as a tool or as a means to an end."
March
students to participate.
defend the vulnerable and weak, the imperfect
first
feel that
we
are here to cel-
and we are here to stand up for what we think is right" said Montana. life,
tion should set a great goal
life."
Cardinal
Carrying the banner for
said.
Using "more direct language," he added, "It must be said that no one can
A
life
general calm seemed to follow the
The masses converge en mass While the pilgrimage
to
Washington
brought the faithful together in faith, it took great acts of faith to facilitate the details. Parishes and schools leased busses and vans or carpooled. Tony Petite, Knights of
extended mon-
marchers as they made their way from the
Columbus
Washington Monument down Constitution Avenue toward the Supreme Court. At the beginning of the route, a heckler
etary offers to any council in die state in
from the crowd, but did not get much of a response from marchers; many were praying the rosary or shouting chants of "Roe vs. Wade has
Washington from the Hendersonville and
niversary of the Jan. 22, 1973, U.S. Su-
got to go!"
are going to get it" Petite said. 'There's not
preme Court decision virtually on demand.
dents from Charlotte Catholic High School.
consider himself or herself a true Christian
who
consciously supports abortion or eu-
thanasia."
The
vigil
Mass,
at the Basilica
of the
National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,
March
is
held the night before the annual
for Life,
which
itself
marks the an-
the start
tried to get a reaction
Leading the March
legalizing" abortion
Mass prior to of the annual March for Life,
In his homily at a Jan. 22
'Planting Seeds of Hope"
students to witness to their peers, that this
Tell
it.
message home with you and be evangelists of God's love."
choice' stand
point."
about
Hendersonville. called the experience beau-
purpose
parishes include pro-
what we
ebrate today. All
Young
for I
"The defense of life is not something you just say with your lips, it is something that is part of your blood, part of the breadth of your life," the bishop said. "As Cardinal Bevilaqua said, do not be silent
one of the teens from Immaculate Conception parish in 1
tiful.
pro-life activities across the 46-
seen
and
barriers,
Zaragoca is part of a growing trend in those attending the annual Life rally:
fight."
Life coordinator
and resource
rally,
speaking the language of life.
for the Diocese of Charlotte,
Nadol
Although some
litde English, the
see so
Nadol
1
KEANE
of the youth from Hendersonville spoke
life.
many dedicated people who E
S.
Editor
nized- pilgrimages supporting ,
JOANN
"It's
a great honor, said
for Life
Bishop William G. Curlin, of the Diocese of
banner.
Charlotte, urged the congregation to "ask
a visible extension of her
we march
for
the defense of innocent life, that grace will
fall
our dear Lord today
upon
all
that, as
those responsible for this tragedy."
stu-
March
10th grader
a big
Two
busloads arrived in
Asheville area thanks to the Knights' generosity.
"As long as
we
have the money, they
a better cause. If doing this could save only
one baby,
it
would be
faith.
Catholic
for Life
saw
"We
it
all
worth
it"
as
News
Service contributed to
this article.
can
show it (our faith) off by holding the flag. shows that the youth are involved too." "It's
need of stipends to cover travel expenses for parishioners.
Annie Hoffman, on
the prestige of carrying the
The (CCHS)
were
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Charlotte
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Marches For Life Charlotte Catholic High School students carry the March for Life banner, leading the Jan.
ton.
The Diocese
of Charlotte
22 March for
was
Life in
Washing-
well represented with
hundreds of individuals included with an estimated 100,000 participants, who were the most visible sign of opposition to abortion on the 29th anniversary of the Supreme Court Roe vs.
Wade
decisions legalizing abortion. Included on these pages are youthful participants from Charlotte Catholic High School, Bishop McGuinness High School, Belmont Abbey College, and Hispanic youth from Immaculate Conception parish in Hendersonville.
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Sunday Feb.
FATHER JAMES MASSA
Reviewed By
The new
evangelization of the
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home. Weigel draws most heavily on the theology of Pope John Paul, in addition
cratic forces threaten terror at
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II tells us, is
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Gospel to those
who have
to authors
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ultimately the truth about human existence. This assertion is a tough sell. Weigel him-
knows
how
the church today
Younger under-
faith.
raphy of Pope John Paul II, Weigel seeks to demonstrate that the
self
show
ity to
Far from being
lives.
firsthand
the "excess baggage
tred and scorn, espe-
down on
those
own
doctrine for their
weighing
among
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import of church
cal
frequently evokes hacially
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the journey to take place."
in
among
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insists that tiiis
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in
(3:15).
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perhaps the best pellingly the
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com-
hope that continues to inhere
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priest speaks to us of a
By BEVERLY CORZINE Catholic News Service While the crowd chanted during the final seconds before midnight in Times watched the
Square,
I
gin
traditional descent.
its
to
God and
wondered
about the people whose names had been etched in the Waterford crystal sections
Did they watch last year's some of them were actually among last year's revelers on the street in Times Square. Last year they would have been strangers to us.
modern
This year
ring.
of the
ball.
an
left
indelible
mark deep
in
In die days since Sept.
become kin teacher
1
our 1,
Jesus take on a deeper,
a
we have
We mourn young man who proposes to his
witii
die
girl-
and
slips
behind to help her
when
now invaded we die living hear the call
remnant,
who know
family and othersfirst
suffering
1 1
made
in your life?
SCRIPTURE TO ILLUSTRATE: "The hard
they are alive
tlierless
and
way of
ex-
this
yet tiiey chal-
Terrorism has
you more aware oftlie need to put love ofGod,
die building
because they stopped to help
more poignant
QUESTION: How lias the tragedy of Sept.
around diem. The
firefighters later realize that
us.
us,
but remain faithful to die words of Jesus.
a sparkling ring
literally is collapsing
lenge
faithful
on her finger just before he kisses her goodbye at Logan Aiqxjrt A grandmother lives today because some firefighters risk staying friend
in this
to be a light to the nations, an ever-
boy and his plane one morning
to take a trip of a lifetime.
They comfort
our shores, but
hearts.
to a bright litde
who _board
Mount
week's Gospel, the timeless words of
has.
it
read Matthew's account
of the Sermon on the
permeates our
thoughts and prayer; moreover,
of dedication
light to the nation.
When we
celebration? Perhaps
their passing
life
humanity.
When the glittering ball ends its journey at the stroke of midnight, I think of all the innocent men, women and children. In the face of great evil, they are constant reminders of what is truly good and important in our lives. Ironically, they have become a
glittering ball beI
together.
the
die
protects strafigers; tJieJa-
widow
he
sustains,
but
t/ie
wicked he thwarts" (Psalm
146:9).
Weekly Scripture Scripture for the week of Feb. 3 - Feb. 9 Sunday (Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time), Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13, Corintliians 1:26-31, Matthew 5:1-12; Monday, 2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30,' 16:5-13, Mark 5:1-20; Tuesday (St. Agatha), 2 Samuel 18:9-10, 14, 24-25, 30 19:3, Mark 5:21-43; Wednesday (St. Paul Miki & Companions), 2 Samuel 24:2, 9-17, Mark 6:1-6; Thursday, 1 Kings 2:1-4, 10-12, Mark 6:7-13; Friday (St. Jerome Emiliani), Sirach 47:2-11, Mark 6:14-29;!
of
life,
but also for
—
Saturday,
1
Kings 3:4-13,
Mark
6:30-34
treating with particular gentleness and re-
spect the concerns of those
structure of worship, the invincible bond between sex and monogamous marriage, the co-existence of suffering and faith in a loving God, and the compatibility of Catholicism with American
embrace
who do
not yet
this vision.
Father Massa
is
an
sor of theology at the
Immaculate Conception N.T.
democracy. This last topic, which Weigel has written about before, has a
associate profes-
Seminary of in
the
Huntington,
Camp
i
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Scripture for the week of Feb. 10 - Feb. 16 Sunday (Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time), Isaiah 58:7-10, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Matthew 5:13-16; Monday (Our Lady of Lourdes), 1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13, Mark 6:53-56; Tuesday, 1 Kings 8:22-23, 27-30, Mark 7:1-13; Wednesday (Ash Wednesday), Joel 2:12-18, 2 Corinthians 5:20 6:2, Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18; Thursday (Lenten Weekday), Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Luke 9:22-25; Friday (Lenten Weekday), Isaiah 58:1-9, Matthew 9:14-15; Saturday (Lenten Weekday), Isaiah 58:9-14, Luke 5:27-32
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Fisk University in Nashville, Tenn., was opened by the American Mission Association to educate former slaves. It taught the freed slaves how to count their wages, write the new names they had chosen for themselves, and read the ballot and the Bible.
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Yet the singers' main objective was always to raise enough funds for
Jubilee Singers started as an
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remain open and active. These were strong and talented young people with great faith who made an indelible mark on history. Dion Graham's soothing voice
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and formed a choir. His idea to take these singers on the road to raise money for Fisk met with resistance even before he left: Parents were afraid to let their children go; fellow school teachers opposed the tour; and the American Mission Association refused to help, fearing that the chorus' appeal for funds would jeopardize their own gifted singers
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Abortion:
an emergency
It
is
February
m From Capitol Hill as far as I could see marched a sea of people for life! From all across the country they came to
The Pope
personally witness before the nation's political powers that
Speaks
human
the unborn are
2002
1,
Making a Difference
beings and deserve equal protection
under the law.
—
from Baltimore to While my short trip of 40 miles was hardly an act of Hercules, many Washington
—
thousands traveled great distances to urge the president,
Congress and the Supreme Court to do the right thing: abortion once and for all! For me the March for Life every Jan. 22 brings mixed feelings. On the one hand, it's a real pro-life shot-in-thearm. It is a day when it seems as if victory is within our grasp. Then a sobering thought strikes me: We have been doing this for 29 years with no end in sight. While it is true that abortions in the United States have dropped from an annual high of 1.6 million to 1.3
TONY MAGLIANO CNS Columist
End
Pope, at audience, reflects
million, legal abortion
on sun as
The unborn laity
By CINDY WOODEN VATICAN CITY (CNS) When Pope John
—
II
spoke about the splendor of the sun at his
on
Italians who try to spread the same warmth With magic wands and red rubber noses. The 250 members of the Mago Sales Associa-
named
after a Salesian priest
who
— working and
said, "the
sun
is
Psalm gift
19,
our cities Abortion
is
an emergency!
It's
crashing in the United States
comparable to 10 jumbo jets
Christians, he said, the psalm's personifi-
cation of the sun as a bridegroom, hero and
cham-
pion naturally leads to comparisons with Christ, the triumphant sun which shines from the darkness of the tomb, giving new life to all creation. "Nevertheless, the Christian interpretation of the psalm does not cancel (its) basic message, which is an invitation to discover the divine word present in creation," he said. "Certainly, though, as the second part of the psalm says, there is another and higher word, more precious than the light, which is the biblical revelation," he said. "For those who have attentive ears and eyes which are not veiled, creation is a first revelation, which has its own eloquent language; it is almost another sacred book whose letters are die multitude of creatures present in the universe," the pope said.
human
Msgr. Philip J.
Reilly, international director
of Helpers
has developed a very effective
strategy of prayer and counseling at abortion
sites.
human development,
Information on early
housing,
Nellie Gray, president of the
me
that
March
and demanded an end to abortion, Opinion
for Life,
once told
the Catholics in the United States stood up
if just
it
polls consistently reveal
would end.
It's
With this kind of split in
imperative that Catiiolics apply significant
pressure here.
upcoming
them
politi-
to support current
Your
pro-life legislation.
life
due to
anyone who
will
me that in New women seeking abor-
Reilly told
more than 5,000
alone,
tions last year chose
this prayer-action strategy!
has assisted scores of dioceses worldwide and willing to help anyone interested (phone:
most
is
1-718-853-
Twenty-two years
shadow of the US. Pope John Paul II
ago, in the
Capitol, several thousand of us heard
"We will
boldly proclaim, life is
We need to regularly write our state and
national legislators, urging
offered to
2789/E-mail: frhgpi@aol.com).
public opinion, legislators avoid this issue like the plague.
cal
York City
a small percentage of
Americans strongly opposed to abortion and an approximately equal percentage strongly in favor of it
is
And listen they do. Msgr.
listen.
Besides organizing the Brooklyn diocese, Msgr. Reilly
we
stand up every time that
human
When the sacredness of life before birth is
threatened.
attacked,
will stand
up and proclaim that no one ever
has the authority to destroy unborn
Where do you
and
life!"
stand?
diocesan respect-life
God had
planned for them.
That happened
Work matters
to
me
a few years ago.
was
I
in shock,
God me back the job from which I'd just been fired. Who would ever hire me for another journalism job? I'd just humiliated, petrified and prostrate in prayer begging to give
bought a new pickup truck. How would I make the payments? What was going to happen to me?
By JOANITA M.
NELLENBACH
Of course, I wasn't rehired. The managing editor wanted someone with better organizational skills. My master's degree and I spent the next two-and-a-half years as an unskilled laborer in a furniture factory, at a starting
of
said.
with
in solidarity
witnessing to their
sisters,
of God's Precious Infants,
daily.
which begins by reflecting on the gift
should find us standing
brothers and
dignity and praying for an end to abortion.
is
Correspondent
God's word and his law, the pope said, showing how both communicate something about God. The sun's witness to the power of God, the pope said, "is a silent witness which nevertheless is felt with force like a voice which resounds throughout the whole cosmos." "With the interior gaze of the soul and with a religious intuition not distracted by superficiality, men and women can discover that the world is not mute, but speaks of the Creator," Pope John Paul
The Lord
tiniest
in large
clinic in the
caring faith communities
creator."
of the sun, ends by reflecting on the
For
Mass
to end this scourge. were being lined up and shot every day in and suburbs, we would treat it like an emergency.
not a god, but a creature at the
God and
praying throughout the entire year
annual march or respect-life
If children
on the psalm's poetic meditation on the sun. In songs, stories and art, humanity always has shown its gratitude for the sun's light and warmth, often developing cults to the sun god, the pope said. But for members of biblically based religions, service of the one
clergy and
nation.
every abortion
basis, at
more than 100 years
cially,
he
An
their behalf
—
of us
all
numbers, on a regular
our
assist you.
need to be peacefully present
education, financial aid, medical assistance, adoption and
literally
clowns around as Sales the Magician, gathered at the Jan. 30 audience to listen to the pope and to ask him to formally recognize Salesian founder St. John Bosco as the patron saint of magicians, jugglers and clowns. "We already consider him to be our heavenly protector, but we would like it to be official," Said Renzo Incarbone, wearing the multicolored patchwork tuxedo, curly yellow wig and big red nose he dons as Randy the Magician. Pope John Paul did not mention their request during his audience address, which focused on Psalm 19's hymn to God the creator and, espe-
desperately need
we
Finally,
simply not enough, unless of course we're willing to wait
general audience, his listeners included a group of
tion,
kills
more than 4,000 innocent babies daily. At this rate, it will be well into the 22nd century before this holocaust ends.
magicians, clowns listen
Paul
dismembers and
brutally
still
be pleased to
office will
rate of $6.15 an hour, with benefits that can best be
They're only the most recent stories: Ford Motor Co.
is
Haywood' Corp. in Andrews
cutting 35,000 jobs worldwide. Plant closings in
County
2001 idled 335 people.
in
closed Jan.
1 1,
putting
VF
more than 500 people out of work.
described as minimal. In that time
not being in control
The circumstances may be different, but
silently
We
heard about one of Scripture's most
famous career changes on
Matthew
27 when
Jan.
we
listened to
4:12-23.
walking by the Sea of Galilee, meets Simon and Andrew and tells them, "Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men."The Gospel says that, "At once they left their nets and followed him." Same for James and John. As soon as Jesus
calls,
they go with him.
them
to
lives
make
catching
fish.
Yet, here
would Was Jesus asking
—
a career change
to become, not fishermen,
Your
Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of
Vocation" [Jossey-Bass that in his
life
Inc.,
2000J, Parker
there have been
—
J.
Palmer says
"moments when
it is
clear
have eyes to see that the life I am living is not the same as the life that wants to live in me." That was true for the disciples. The lives they were living were not the lives they if I
were
really called to.
They had
to
go deeper
to
fulfill
what
learned a
to
lot:
to accept
become the
me
I
I
was
called to
should be.
could not see at the time-how the job
On the
surface it seemed that life was lessening, but and lavishly the seeds of new life were always
being sown."
Those lavish seeds
in
my own life helped me to do well
later had, as
I
publishing division.
When
news
our
editor for a company's
office closed,
because the I
was
would be
OK
headquarters decided to outsource our publications, confident that no matter
God was
because
know
turn out
it's
what happened,
I
with me.
easy to say trust God, and everything will
OK, but
it
can be monumentally hard to do
you're in that rock-and-a-hard-place situation. think
it's
wait for
but fishers of men. In 'Let
I
I
Jesus' first disciples probably believed they
spend their
me
in the better job
Jesus,
I
how to be a team member,
He writes: "In retrospect, I can see in my own life what I lost helped me find work I needed to do, how the 'road closed' sign turned me toward terrain I needed to travel, how losses that felt irredeemable forced me to discern meanings I needed to know.
every situation.
the time,
to not be afraid of the future. Like Palmer,
give up the old
And, studies show that people today will change their jobs or companies five or six times in their careers. Sudden or impending job loss is frightening. I know. It's happened to me twice in the last five years. Some lose their jobs through downsizing or company shutdowns, or a sudden career-change opportunity may present itself faith is called for in
all
I
when don't
anyone should sit around and Obviously it's important to look for
valid to say that
God to step in.
new work, to send out resumes, to take the necessary steps to find new employment, even if that means moving to a new city. What I am suggesting is that anyone can do what those first four disciples did. We don't know what concerns were in the backs of leaving their nets behind.
moving forward
into
new
tiieir
We just lives.
minds as they were that they were
know
Light
Frankly, most parents would admit that they
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make
lots
of
mistakes along the way.
So I watched Bill and his girls with no little interest. would this guy handle the minefield of demanding youngsters? From where I stood, Bill hit a home run. He
Candle
Family
How
and he didn't say no. He calmly listened to their requests, and quietly said: "Not this time, perhaps next time." And, amazingly, they nodded, they understood. He hadn't rejected the idea out of hand. He just wasn't acquiescing right now. No one likes being told "no." Whether you're eight or eighty, we like to hear the word "yes." want it our way. There are very few ways that "no" won't be taken as a form
Reflections
didn't say yes
MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist
What
The knowing parent Gildersleeve
grocery store
last
who
daughters,
was on the
He
week.
wasn't alone.
of me at the
His two
little
looked to be eight or nine years old, were
Daddy shop. Well, adding things to his shopping might be more like it. Checkout lines must be designed by someone who likes to torment parents. The assorted temptations on display include tons of candy, toys and magazines. So here you have it a parent's just finished trekking up and down the aisles, trying to balance what's needed and what's affordable and then it starts. The children see something at checkout they just "have to have." Well, not really. But they want it anyway. Say no, you're likely to face protests and griping. Say yes, and you've given in to the manipulations of both children and store owners. So what are you to do? My friend on the line faced a similar dilemma helping
cart
Now,
before sharing Bill Gildersleeve's response to his
me tell you about the man. In our town, he has been the local star, the fellow who had it all. With
children, let
always
looks, popularity
and a lovely
He was also spirit. He knows Bill is
life
looked to be a
blessed with a natural entrepreneurial
gift
simply:
wife, his
business and
That
his answer.
line in front
what people want Put But parenthood's a
the image of success.
game. Success in sports, business, school is absono assurance that you'll be a great parent That's the job for which there is no training: you learn by doing. different
Guest Columnists
was to listen first, then qualify much more respectful way to handle
Bill
is
TERRI
LYKE
We
of rejection.
Bill
ANDREW &
a
did
people of all ages.
For example, if you tell me your opinion and I immediately say, "No, you're wrong," there's no way you're going to be open to my alternative point of view.
Addressing religion rejection from children Religion is a prism through which we
on the other hand, I listen to you respectfully and then respond by affirming what you said and yet expressing a different view, it will go down much better. Now my point may be diametrically opposed to yours, but I bet you'll at least listen and consider what I'm saying. Why? Because I respected you and your thoughts well enough to affirm and consider what you
experience and understand the world around us. raise our children in "the faith" so that they may share with us a common experience and understanding of God and God's action in our life together. It can be very painful when our adult children stray from their religious tradition. Parents may feel it as not just a rejection of doctrine or theology but also them or perhaps even God. A mistake for parents in such situations is
But
if,
said.
Communication is the key to bridge-building. In a world With deep rivers of misunderstanding and mistrust we need every bridge. And we build them by communicating our truth gently and showing real consideration for the other person and for his or her viewThat's what last
week.
Bill
I
think happened in the grocery store
Gildersleeve didn't just say no, he opened
His daughters knew they were nodded and helped him carry the bags of
a door to possibility.
They
heard.
groceries to the car.
the place
it
I
guess
spect
is
Bill
has found success, too, in
matters most, in his family.
Whether between
lutely
We
to
family
members or
always the best place to
strangers, re-
start.
make
wedge between them and Though the pain of rejection is
religion the
their offspring.
they should
real, is
point.
to be done,
The
way.
best
Then do
all
go and
let
right now.
me on something bothering One of my grandsons will be married Lutheran, and the ceremony is in a
He
this spring.
is
Corner
Lutheran church.
What
should I do during the wedding as far as Communion or whatever else?
kneeling, sitting, taking
Do
I just
sit
and
(New Tork)
listen?
A.
Under ordinary
CNS
circumstances, you are free, as a
people attending, except that
Columnist
ceremony the same as other you should not receive Com-
Judging from ceremonies I
reader from Charlotte writes: son and his wife got married 26 years ago. They went to a minister and got married in a chapel. He was in the Navy and didn't have much time to go through the Catholic way. I
My
make you
hesitate.
Sit stand, kneel (some Lutheran congregations kneel
during parts of the
respond to the prayers
service),
other words, follow the lead of others present.
—
We
in
I
said,
you should not
the Lutheran service,
reception of Communion
is
pers reported that priests on the scene gave Die
offered.
is
For
"last rites. " Is this
what we used to call extreme unction? I thought that sacrament was replaced by the anointing of the sick. (Florida) A-
us,
a significant sacramental state-
not quite correct to say that one sacrament
It is
replaced another. Rather, a different
what
is
is
now
given to
same sacrament
the
The name extreme trema
name
came from the Latin "exFor centuries, most meant the anointing should be
unction
unctio," the last anointing.
people came to assume this
ment of common belief and religious commitment, and faith community with those with whom we receive this
given in the
sacrament For this reason, Catholic regulations
priest to minister this sacrament, fearing the sick person
indicate that
we
should avoid this kind of participation in Protestant worship. I
have discussed the reasons for such a rule more
deeply several times in this column. It is
worth keeping
invited to
in
mind
that
Communion anyway. This
you may not be will depend on is
hours of a person's
life.
Some
of us
still
person's family hesitated to call a
would panic and assume death was imminent The actual meaning of the term was something different. It implied that this was the last of four possible baptism, confirmation and holy orders.
The Constitution on the Liturgy of Vatican Council II addressed this confusion. "Extreme unction," it said, "which
of.
Certain Lutheran groups and congregations strictly prohibit people of other faiths, even other Lutherans,
sharing their eucharistic communion. tion to respect those wishes
final
remember when a dying
sacramental anointings of the church, the other three being
which Lutheran synod that particular congregation part
when we
long for
from
We have an obligaare their guests.
son hoping he would
my
son to return to the Church.
The three of us go to church every week and on holy days. God answered my prayers. When I
get upset about something,
the
may
sick, is
also
and more properly be
called anointing of
not a sacrament only for those at the point of
any one of the faithful begins to be danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for that person to receive this sacrament has certainly already arrived" (No. 73).
death. Hence, as soon as in
I
always talk to
God.
Our
faith is a gift that
children.
Communion during
receive
Communion
if
Q
on anointing of the sick New Tork Sept. 1 1, newspa-
After the terrorists attacked
are
encouraged by the Catholic Church to share in prayer with those of other faiths, particularly at special occasions like weddings, funerals and ecumenical services.
As
Clarification
cannot imagine there would be anything con-
trary to the Catholic faith that should
my
to the Church.
Catholic Church. That same evening she and Jerry were married in the Church.
shared in other
I've
God.
Karen's words were heavenly music to my ears. I was her sponsor at the Easter Vigil when Karen came into full communion with the
munion. churches,
to
to sustain the relationship.
A
for so
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN Catholic, to participate in the
If God's will
After losing my parents and two brothers I was alone in Toledo. Jerry and Karen asked me to come and live with them in Asheville. Karen and I were sitting in the living room just talking. Then she said, "I would like to become a Catholic." I didn't think I heard her correctly. I said, 'What did you say?" So, she repeated, "I want to be a Catholic." I've prayed
Question
Q. I hope you can advise
me much
God.
them and guide them
we can
started to pray for
Lutheran church wedding
let
we must get our will out of the we can do is to pray that the Holy
Spirit will touch
come back Catholic participation at a
see,
However, our
we want
sustain their relationship with sible adults.
to give our
faith is insufficient to
At some point
God
as respon-
in their lives
they
must discover for themselves an adult faith that calls them into a life with God. This may happen in the religious tradition in which they were raised. Sometimes it may be another path. Through prayer and a willingness to continue loving parents become God's invitation to their adult children and instruments of the Holy Spirit.
To
keep the
faith
keep praying.
Questions for Reflection: • Where is there alienation between you and a family member? Have you prayed about it? • How do you experience religion as a bonder infamily •
When were the times you let go and let God?
14 The Catholic News & Herald
who may
and hope in times of
Justice
February
Around the Diocese be uncertain in their
direction, Sister
Joan
vocating justice and integrity as a people of
— Did you know
HICKORY
that a
is one called by God to be a bridge between God and the people? Or that the Old Testament prophets pointed to Israel's belief in its chosen status as a covenant
prophet
Or
people?
An
Trinity in Taylorsville, said she will use the
was usu-
ally
information from the in-service in her
his call
from God.
It
dramatic and unmistakable with a
defi-
God's word would be
with him as he acted as a bridge between useful to look at the call narratives of Isaiah
prophets, building bridges between
and Second), Jeremiah and Moses in working with young people trying to make
and ourselves and
ond
decisions about direction in their lives.
tic
Isaiah).
At
she
first,
said,
there were
no
really
had the nomadic
the people. Sister Joan said
it
was
(First
Sister
Joan said
God
called prophets -
They were
countercultural figures, going against the
Hebrew
Cook, Sisters of Charity
classes
of Cincinnati, brought to
same time, widows, orphans and strangers, who had previously
tribes.
When
they
acquired land, some became wealthy, and when surpluses developed, economic
the 80 participants in the
Catechetical Parish Leadership In-service,
As
to be neglected.
eucharistic ministers,
rift between rich and poor developed, the
parish catechetical coor-
dinators and Catholic-
attended her presenta-
Sister
in the
tion."
who holds a doctorate in Hebrew Scriptures from
theology from Xavier University in CinOhio, teaches at Washington Theo-
Union, Washington, D.C., and teaches
And
the heart of Sister Joan's lectures fruitful
way
to ap-
proach, study and find contemporary application in the
kingdom
Old Testa-
it
fell
these applied to people today. successful
open
their Bibles
was) enjoyable,
lots
that in-
and begin study. of
(it) means more than taking Communion to them (homebound). It means taking the Gos-
reading and paraphrasing to them." She added that it means looking beyond the homebound's pains, to "what they might derive from special situations that might be positive."
pels,
Charlotte, North Carolina
new
fell
to
The Diocese of Charlotte
more than
"(It
The Diocese encompasses the western
part of the state with 17 schools (regional, diocesan, and parish), employing
530 educators, and serving 7300 students. Qualifications: • Practicing
The Hebrews
enough for its sin. Everything is turned upside down, said Sister Joan, and God is
seeking qualified candidates for the position of
is
Superintendent of Catholic Schools.
Roman
Catholic with demonstrated strong belief in and adherence
to the philosophy, doctrine, and teaching mission of the Church.
Combined
•
five years' successful experience in Catholic Education at the
administrative level. • Master's in educational administration or related field e.g., school
administration, leadership, management; doctorate strongly preferred. • Proven
God of everyone. The prophet
commitment to
and Spanish a strong
God's message that he has been all along, even in their exile. The task now is to 'let go of discouragement"
racial
and cultural diversity; bilingual
skills in
English
positive.
relates
and
move forward." Of course these themes have
The deadline for receipt of applications
"let's
Please send letter of application, resume,
great rel-
evance today, to the individual Christian, church.
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able: children, elderly,
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-
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even people
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Reverend Mr. Curtiss P. Todd Vice Chancellor and Director of Human Resources
to the parish church
was her method
service participants left with an eagerness
to
722 B.C.
the vision that Israel had paid
with them
So
time, but
minister at Immaculate Conception in
Hendersonville. "As prophets,
Superintendent of Catholic Schools ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
nearly 50 years, (Second) Isaiah received
ing historical, geographical, socioeconomic,
showing significant genres, literary patterns and devices and the important themes the prophets wanted to convey. Sister Joan showed how
to the Assyrians in
carried off to Babylonian exile. After
realized as a
settings; then
northern
the Babylonians in 587 B.C.
ment prophetic books. She highlighted Amos, Hosea, First and Second Isaiah, givand other
The
eventually did.
Jerusalem and the southern kingdom
were
those preparing for pastoral ministry.
meaning and
own
God and whom we
Ernest Mazzatenta, a eucharis-
the
and as a turning away from the covenant relationship with God. They urged repentance and just treatment of everyone or punishment would befall Israel.
Vanderbilt University and a masters degree
was her modeling of a
to their
all
God
prophets saw this as sin
Joan Cook
Judeo-Christian Tradi-
At
They spoke
hear.
serve," said
are
poor were taken advantage of and abused. The
school representatives
logical
"saying what the people did not want to
we
"She (Sister Joan) said
emerged. At the
tiation ministers, lectors,
in
often "spoke in a voice an 'octave too high,'
given hospitality as a matter of course, began
Ini-
themselves.
call
commonly expected grain of society in the interests of God. They were insightful and
been taken care of and
18 at the Catholic
cinnati,
...
God and
nothing" in
in
work with youth. "(I want) to make them think about what they do or did in their lives that was (action) like a prophet"
and First Isaiah) hope in times of uncertainty, not only to Israel but to all peoples (especially in Sec-
Amos, Hosea and bringing a word of
or the name of another god? These are some of the thought-provoking ideas that Sister Joan
Sister Joan,
Yvonne Montgomery, Holy
important aspect of the prophet's
message was
own names
philosophy
Participants found the lectures impor-
a faith-formation coordinator at
prophets speak in their
'Prophesy
Thus, they were
these times.
they did not
tion,
time.
the covenant, (especially in
that false
Conference Center.
all
2002
universal."
tant for their work.
"poor," as "everyone
Jan.
and
speak and act prophetically for justice in
nite assurance that
Correspondent
used words for "particular
the Old Testament prophets' model to
uncertainty: Themes from the Old Testament fortoday's world By DIANNE RIGGS
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CLEMMONS
—
The women's
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'The guild was the backbone of the church until we got going and got parish commissions," said Sandy Arend, founding
member and
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February
Living the faith
1,
2002
Deacon draws strength from faith, family, fellowship ALESHA M. PRICE
By
However, despite
Staff Writer
— Woodwind
instru-
ments provided a sense of stability
in Scott
NEWTON young
GilfUlan's
life.
The
bass clarinet and
saxophone were the glue that held his social life together. His ability to play the instruments in school bands helped the teen make friends wherever his family
With
settled.
a father in the Air Force, the
two
family called 10 states and
countries
temporary homes at various times. The constant moving was rough for
their
Gilfillan,
who had
uprooting.
trouble adjusting to the
a child. So, they
with zeal and fervor.
The cultivation of
their parish, St.
his interest in industrial
was able to explore her husband's religion more thoroughly. Her tennis buddies an-
became more involved at Joseph in Newton, and
Gilfillan busied
himself with lecturing at
Mass, leading the
engineering degree in 1979.
swered her questions about the religion, and she grew more comfortable with the religion. 'The Catholic women were open to my questions and explained things in a
sity
engineering through summer construction jobs and his mother's earlier encouragement of his mathematical and design abilities led to his
While
way
that
which had never developed in any concrete way, began to grow. He lived next door to a
first
time
woman who
while in
in college, his spiritual
him
invited
every Sunday.
life,
Mass almost
to
gram," said Mrs.
heard about a steel-processing plant openin Newton. They moved in 1990, and he became general manager. He threw
ing
ways pulled me started going
himself into his
I
high schools. Playing
was
helpful because
pro-
it
back.
I
fairly
regularly then."
A
in
the marching band
vided a social group for
me
and provided sense of continuity with
faith
move
to
ever, the birth of his third child
Manufacturing
faith
a
as
"She was in the hospital for four weeks,
and
had to refocus on my had started to develop,"
I
pervisor and industrial
work and
engineer and met his
cliildren. It
laundry, rum, a Char-
also did not give
Gilfillan a stable spiri-
tual foundation.
lotte native,
"My
we
moved
became ill when go to church much
was a
I
at
town
priest family friend
who
asked him to play the flute in a folk band at
Mass. It
"It
connected
was
me back to the church."
in Beaufort,
S.C, where he went
through a couple of life-changing events: high school graduation in 1975 and his mother's death
when he was
had a deep impact on
18.
Gilfillan
Her death
who
my life,"
he
said. "I didn't deal
the grief and loss well at
pressed
it
with rebellious
journey."
(704)
370-3354
Price by
or
amprice@charbttediocese.org.
Gilfillan desired the stability
and
spiri-
Uni-
all,
and
my
puppy one day. I had just complex where he was living and asked him where I could wash my clothes, and we've been washing clothes for 20 or so years now," joked Mrs. Gilfillan. "We washed clothes on our first
moved
to the apartment
date.
kissed a lot of frogs before
I
The
found
couple married in 1982 in her
Methodist church
after
marriage prepara-
tion at Gilfillan's local parish.
sup-
had been raised
in the
Mrs.
Methodist
was considering converting
activity."
I
my prince."
with
I
Employment
Commission.
"Both of us had dogs, and he was
chasing
hid his
feelings in silent grief "It wasn't the best
time in
M.
Contact Staff Writer Aleslia
calling
to the coastal
to accept a job with the
Securities
all."
Rev. Mr. Gilfillan said that during
from
faith
wife and three
Greensboro and had
at
those "churchless" years he did have a link to the church
our
my
right time for us to
finished
tion degree 'at the
Mom
didn't
in
was the
for us."
to be at
versity of North Carolina
Rev. Mr. Scott Gilfillan
strong Catholic family, teen,
had
move
to be with
where Mr.
said Rev.
her business administra-
mother was Catholic, and Dad wasn't. We didn't have a really and when
Kim, over pets and
wife,
family,
made some choices not
terests."
moves
drew him
back to the church. Her premature arrival brought his spiritual life back into focus.
Gilfillan. "I
parent, the frequency in
his
How-
life.
Laurinburg, N.C., proved beneficial in a couple of ways. He began his career at Butler steel-manufacturing su-
Catholic
work but neglected
and some aspects of home
people with similar in-
With one
Gilfillan,
West Virginia
"We moved
to four different
was the
about
tried not to care
Litem program. The next step was the permanent diaconate. He had been observing their parish deacon and thought that the ministry would be right for him. With his wife's support, he was ordained in June 2001. He says that the formation classes were a family project. 'The kids came to the classes, and they knew what I was doing and respected me for it," said Rev. Mr. Gilfillan, who has become involved with baptisms and prison ministry. 'The kids have really admired what their dad is doing, and it has enhanced their lives and mine also," said Mrs. Gilfillan, who works in the school system. "We have always tried to be open to God in our lives, and our goal is what God wants
RCIA prowho converted
The couple began to consider moving back to North Carolina after Gilfillan
"No matter how hard
about ev-
It
RCIA and volunteering with parish council and the Guardian ad
heard about the
I
I
got plugged back into the
"I
church," he said.
could understand.
I
church, something al-
went
he did not have as
then to
pretty lousy," he said.
ery two years, and
tuality for his family that
Clemson Univer-
was
"It
The couple relocated to Illinois and West Virginia, where Mrs. Gilfillan
his feelings of loneli-
ness and hurt, he entered
Gilfillan faith
but
to Catholicism.
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