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FEBRUARY

At Gemelli Hospital, a forest

Voting in freedom for the first time

of tripods,

Iraqi

antennae and

officials laud

well-wishers

country's election

POPE RETURNS TO HOSPITAL FOR SEVENTH TIME IN 26 YEARS by

—

Rome

flocked to Gemelli

What looked

camera tripods and

—

of

Every

Iraqi

on Jan. 30 amid continued chaos and violence showed that democracy will win over terrorism, cast a vote

said a top Iraqi

"This

church

official.

a big lesson to ter-

is

rorism, a great message that

says

like a forest

we

rorists

are not afraid" of ter-

and "we

will rebuild

our

an-

country," said Father Philip

tennae quickly sprouted up out-

Najim, the Rome-based repre-

side the

Rome

satellite

hospital Feb. 2.

sentative of the Chaldean-rite

Well-wishers and pilgri ms added to the media

Baghdad

crowd, with all eyes and lenses focused on the 10th floor,

pected voter turnout

where the pope has

his

own

private room.

Only Vatican officials and Rome VI Ps were allowed access to the hospital's upper levels to relay their wishes for the jxjpe's full

recovery from respiratory

complications from the

flu.

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CAROL GLATZ

by

Vatican City, journalists based Hospital to cover the story.

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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

who

ROME As soon as news of Pope John Paul II's hospitalization spread beyond

14

church

ROME

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

in

VOLUME

SERVING CATHOLICS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA IN THE DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE

2005

4,

Patriarchate.

The

greater-than-ex-

tive sign" as

it

marks

is

"a posi-

a turning

point in Iraq's future, he said.

"It shows the whole world how educated the Iraqi people are and that we are capable of reaching freedom and democracy," the Iraqiborn priest told Catholic

News

Service Jan. 31.

CNS

Ramen Amma,10, an Assyrian in

Des Plaines,

Catholic from

celebration Jan. 30 outside the polling station

in

III.,

Skokie,

photo bv Karen Callaway, Northwest Indiana Catholic

waves the Assyrian and American flags near Chicago, on the last day of the

III.,

out-of-country voting period for the Iraqi election. More than 20,000 Iraqis cast votes at polls

See POPE, page 6

See IRAQ, page 8

five U.S. cities lan.

28-30, according to polling

UNCOMMON GROUNDS

Catholic Schools

Parishioners opt for coffee

with a difference

Week

by

Trinity

School their

Catholic

Charlotte

in

work

in

review

2003

this

photograph. Catholic Schools Every Student," runs Jan.

30-Feb.

5.

coverage Courtesy Photo Illustration by Mike Ford

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Mass Jan. 9 to sample the product and to buy more than $500 worth of it. St. William and Immaculate Heart of Mary churches will continue lining up after

CORRESPONDENT

MURPHY

Middle

Week, this year themed "Faith in

JOANITA M.

NELLENBACH

Students and their teacher at Holy

in

officials.

Look for expanded the next issue of

The Catholic News & Herald.

Feminists for Life Speaker to bring unique and'

1

— A new

cial justice initiative is

in

so-

brewing

western North Carolina. Fair

Trade

coffee

is

on the menu

at

William Church in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hayesville.

St.

St.

the coffee, as well as use

to

sell

in

church functions.

Catholic Relief Services

(CRS) says that "Fair Trade a trading partnership

...

it

is

that

William parishioners

dipped into Fair Trade

coffee,

See COFFEE, page 5

Perspectives

Parish Profile

Communion for Celiac sufferers;

St.

familiar words, different results

a thriving parish in

Margaret Mary Church

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The Catholic News & Herald

February

Current and upcoming

In Brief

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

Court declines to hear case that rejected 'Choose Life' auto plates

—

WASHINGTON

(CNS) The Supreme Court Jan. 24 declined to hear a case over whether states

STANDING WATCH

can offer license plates with anti-abortion slogans.

Without comment, the court declined to take an appeal of a ruling that said

South Carolina's program offering prolife

said

was

license plates

The 4th

"Choose Life" plates. The 5th Circuit Court said in 2002 that supporters of legal abortion had no legal standing to sue over Louisiana's "Choose Life" plates.

In material filed with its case, South Carolina said 1 1 other states offer "Choose Life" plates and 1 1 other states are considering them.

U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had

was unconstitutional

it

appeals court to have taken up a case over

unconstitutional.

for the state

to offer plates with the saying "Choose Life" because supporters of legal abortion

were not given the chance to have a license

U.S. observance of

World Day for Consecrated Life set for Feb. 6

WASHINGTON

plate expressing a different view.

Planned Parenthood of South Carolina said in a lawsuit that the state had engaged in "viewpoint discrimination" because the program allowed only one side of the debate about abortion to have access to the license plate forum.

Under a 2001 law, South Carolina began offering specialty plates for additional fees of up to $70.-

The 4th

Circuit

is

not the only federal

—^planner

-Diocesa n, CNS

protest against the Western Hemisphere

Benning

25

in

to six

in

prayer during a Nov. 21,

Institute for Security

2004

Cooperation at Fort

Columbus, Ga. Maryknoll Sister Leila Mattingly, 63, was sentenced Jan. in prison for stepping onto the property during the November

months

demonstration.

Maryknoll nun prepares for prison MARYKNOLL,

—

CHARLOTTE — As the 40th anniversary of the closing of Vatican Council II approaches,

many

unaware of the importance of this ecumenical council. Msgr. John McSweeney will be giving several presentations on what Vatican II really was and its importance to the Church. All sessions will meet in the New Life Center, room 102, of St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. The program meets Mondays, Feb. 7 and 28; March 7 and 2 and April 4 from 78:15 p.m. or Tuesdays, Feb. 8; March 1, 8 and 22; and April 5, 6:30-7:45 p.m. Childcare is available by still

N.Y. (CNS)

reservation at (704) 543-7677 ext. 101

Maryknoll Sister Leila Mattingly is going to jail. She just does not know precisely when. But when she does go, it will be for six months.

Sister Mattingly, 63, was sentenced Jan. 25 to six months in prison following her misdemeanor trespassing conviction

G. Mallon Faircloth, judge of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia.

Sister Mattingly was the oldest woman, and the only woman religious, among the 14 people charged for civil disobedience during the Nov. 20-21, 2004 protests. She and Alice Gerard of

for stepping over the property line dur-

Buffalo, N.Y., received the longest prison

meetings

sentences.

sion.

Novemhome to

ing a 16,000-strong protest in ber 2004 at Fort Benning, Ga., the

Western Hemisphere

Security Cooperation, once

Institute for

known

as the

School of the Americas.

The

institute

is

a training facility for

foreign military personnel.

14 years,

it

human

According to School of the Americas Watch, more than 170 people have received prison time totaling

who

link

its

more than 75

1971, Sister Mattingly

was

as-

signed to a Maryknoll mission in Bolivia

soon after a coup by Gen.

Hugo Banzer

sands during his seven years of dictatorship," Sister Mattingly said.

in criminal activities.

hall

science and

my

my

consense of moral outrage

believe that

I

followed

by prayerfully and peacefully protest-

SOA

visitors,

she added,

seen Gen. Suarez's picture there in

of fame! Can you imagine what an is to the beautiful people of

insult that

Bolivia

who

suffered terribly under his

tyrannical regime?"

begins. Protesters sentenced in the past

madness of military rationale that might makes right," she told U.S. Magis-

have received the notice anywhere from

the school teaches,

what many of its

dents have done, and what in the

it

—

event, in-

—

religious orders totals about 986,000.

hall Feb. 13,

CHARLOTTE

for at

— Larry DeWalt of Hospice of

Charlotte will present "Children and Grief"Feb.

16.

6:30-8 p.m. in the St. Gabriel Ministry Center, 3016 Providence Rd. All are invited to learn how death

impacts children. Topics covered will be

how

chil-

dren understand death at different ages, how children grieve, the ways parents can help children heal after a loss and what children want to hear. For more information, call BJ. Dengler at (704) 704364-5431 ext. 212.

CHARLOTTE — The

Vietnamese Cursillo of Char-

School of Leaders meets the second Sunday of each month at 2:30 p;m. at St. Thomas Aquinas lotte

Church, 1400 Suther Rd. For more information, Nam Le at (704) 549-1525.

contact

CHARLOTTE

—

The 50+ Club of St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., meets the second Wednesday of each month at 1 1 a.m. with a program and lunch in the parish hall. For reservations and more information, call Lucille at (704) 537-2189.

Confession/Reconciliation; and Catholic Spirituality (Scripted vs. Charismatic Prayer). All will include a

question-and-answer ses-

For more information, contact Ed

Powers

at (704) 553-7273.

— For

CHARLOTTE

Jugis will celebrate

tion,

the monthly meeting of J.

Massfor Women of the Diocese

Peggy

call

Pohlheber

at

(704) 588-7311.

CHARLOTTE

GASTONIA

Queen of the Apostles Wednesdays, Feb. 16 and 23; March 2 and 9. A shared meal begins at 6 p.m., and catechesis begins at 6:45 p.m. The theme this season place in the Kovacic Center at

is

"The Eucharist

John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., together with the Knights of

St.,

as Sacrament, as Devotion, as

Uniter/Divider and as Way of Life." Free and open to no fees or pre-registration necessary. all

—

Please call Dennis Teall-Fleming at (704) 825-9600, ext.

—

VICARIATE

BELMONT — A Lenten Supper-Study Series will take Church, 503 N. Main

the Society of Mary and Martha, Bishop Peter

26 or e-mail teallfleming@yahoo.com

jf

you

have any questions.

St.

SHELBY

— Bishop Emeritus William G. Curlin

Sister

six to 12

weeks

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THE

VOLUME

after their trials.-

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1997 to pay tribute to religious men and women around the world, was observed in Rome Feb. 2.

According to Vatican statistics, the number of men and women members of

its

letter

crossed the line because of what

II;

across the nation.

stituted in

"may have

stu-

"I

Catholic Church

Vatican

6,

The Vatican-sponsored

imprisoned and tortured thou-

represents

Mattingly said at her sen-

tencing hearing in Columbus, Ga.

—

Changes Since Today What Catholics Believe; The Creed Walk Through & Explanations; The Mass

The

Feb.

"His military chased, grabbed, shot, killed,

Mattingly was to receive a from the Bureau of Prisons notifying her of the prison to which she must report and the date when her sentence

ing," Sister

Gabriel

Church, 3016 Providence Rd., Tuesday evenings, 7-8:30 p.m., through Feb. 22. Topics will include

Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd. For more informa-

In

America.

According to the U.S. government, only a small number of those who have attended the institute were ever involved

T

St.

part-

the past decade.

Suarez.

rights abuses

time Catholics, will be offered at

Home, a

or

Feb. '16 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent de Paul

committed over the past two decades by government security forces in Latin graduates to

program

non-practicing

for

1.

Catholics Returning

years for their actions at protests over

For the past

has been the site of annual

protests by demonstrators

trate

—

CHARLOTTE

for

Consecrated Life will be held Sunday,

8:30 a.m -1:30 p.m. A driver's license is required proper I.D. Please contact Dan O'Sullivan (704) 573-3859 for more information.

1 ;

stay after SOA trespass conviction

— The

(CNS)

World Day

sponsoring a Blood Drive in the parish

VICARIATE

Catholics are

U.S. celebration of

Columbus Council 7343 and the Red Cross, are

photo by Dan Horan

CHARLOTTE

Hoinging Chang, of Toronto, holds up a candle

2005

4,

June, July and August for $1 5 per year for enrollees of the for

all

Roman

in

parishes

Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and $23 per year

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2005

4,

The Vatican yearbook generally goes on sale in late February. The complete data included in the book's listing for each diocese in the world

FROM THE VATICAN

New Vatican yearbook

usually are released

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

As

Pope John Paul II took a rare sick was given a thick tome to thumb through: the first copy of the

day, he

1.2 percent.

Europe reported

woman who refused

tion of practical stability."

—

49.8 percent of the world's Catholics live in North and South

2005 "Annuario Pontificio," the

America.

An increase in the number of diocesan priests led to an increase in the overall number of priests in the world, despite the fact that religious orders of men reported fewer ordained members.

The total number of priests grew from 405,058 in 2002 to

delivered to the

pope Jan. 31, a day the pope suspended his appointments because of the flu, said Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the Vatican spokesman.

Initial figures from the book com-

by the Vatican's

piled

statistics office

contained some good news: The world's Catholic popula-

—

tion

grew from

1.07 billion in

2002

to

1.08 billion in 2003.

—

—

2003. There were 707 more diocesan priests, while there were 315 fewer religious order

405,450

in

priests.

—

The number of Catholics in grew by 4.5 percent; in Asia by 2.2 percent; in Oceania by 1.3 percent; in North and South America by

Africa

— The pope named He

in 2004.

171 bishops

established 10

new

ceses and one

The decision to forgo treatment knowwas not made without

new

dio-

apostolic vicariate.

Six dioceses became archdioceses.

cancer treatment to save child VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

Vatican praised an Italian sacrificed

calling

A

it

— The

woman from

child,

healthy baby boy. after Rita Fedrizzi

was diag-

nosed with melanoma last year, she discovered she was pregnant. She refused

clearly that

if

...

and she

she were to give

The woman's husband, Enrico Fontana, said his wife had told the doctors that carrying out an abortion would

have been

like "killing

two children

to save

one of

my

my

other

skin."

made "a choice based on which I always shared with Fontana said.

Fedrizzi

her

faith,

her,"

The

north-

ern Italy died Jan. 24 from skin cancer, just three months after giving birth to a

Soon

heavy heart" or

the paper.

birth she would not have had any hope of surviving" the disease, it said.

woman who

her life for her unborn an act of 'love and faith."

41 -year-old

"a

"superficiality," said

knew

"a situa-

Jan.

ing she would most likely die as a result

"She informed herself

Vatican praises

its

26 story about Fedrizzi "A gesture of love and faith in order to let life win."

with

Vatican yearbook.

The book was

later in

the Vatican's Statistical Yearbook.

shows growth of church —

months

L'Osservatore Romano, headlined

fice "a

Vatican paper called her courageous gesture."

sacri-

The article recalled "another act of courage and love toward life" with the example of St. Gianna Beretta Molla, also from northern Italy.

St. Gianna died in 1962 after refusing

doctors'

treatment for a tumor so that she could

tus

carry her unborn child to term. Pope John

recommendations to abort the feand to undergo treatment that would have been harmful to her unborn child.

The

Vatican

newspaper,

Paul

II

beatified her in

claimed her a saint

May

1994 and pro16,

2004.

I Knights of Columbus and

will present a retreat for

their spouse entitled,

"A "Personal

Relationship with

Jesus' The retreat will take place Feb. 19 at at St.

Mary Church, 818 McGowan

— Queen

their spouse entitled,

"The retreat

Relationship with Jesus.

more

Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. at

St.

"A Personal

will take place

of the Apostles Catholic

MOORESVILLE — A Support Groupfor Parents

Rd., Feb.

Who Have Lost a Childof any age meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Therese

7 p.m. Peace begins with prayer. Please dress modestly for the Vigil no shorts or short skirts.

For details, call Dennis Teall-Fleming, director of

Church, 217 Brawley School Rd. We draw strength from others' experience of loss and grief.

For more information, call Joy at (704) 664-3992.

faith formation, at (704) 825-9600, ext. 26 or e-mail teallfleming(§!yahoo.com.

MOORESVILLE —

Church

will

sponsor a Prayer Vigil for Peace

Islamic Society of Gastonia,

%4 at

Wings of peace

Therese Church, 217

Brawley School Rd.

information, call (704) 487-7697.

GASTONIA

lumbus and

a.m.

1 1

Rd. For

Curlin will present a retreat for Knights of Co-

4020 Titman

at the

—

•

Seniors ages 55 and up are

invited to St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley

School Rd., the second Saturday of each month

GREENSBORO

VICARIATE

life?

Healing from loss,

source of grace

your

in

healing in your

grief, crisis, loneliness

other sufferings? Learn

how

life

or any

and the

lives of others.

Spirituality Center, will present "Healing Our Deepest

of

15,

9a.m.-l p.m. at Immaculate Heart

Mary Church, 4145 Johnson

sentation

is

A

St.

also available. Seating

Spanish pre-

is

limited.

To

reserve your space, request the Spanish presentation,

or reserve childcare, please

(336) 882-7204 or Jane

GREENSBORO Catholic

church

Circle

456-6707.

office at (828)

Monday of

(336) 545-9266.

GREENSBORO — A Black History Celebration will Mary Church in Greensboro Feb. 26 and ore

's

of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St., meets the second

— The Greensboro Council

"Moving

WAYNESVILLE — The Catholic Women

of St. John's Catholic Community meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the church hall. For more information, call the

at

Hughes

233 N. Greene St. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. followed by coffee and light refreshments. The retreat dates are Thursdays, Feb. 17 and 24 and March 3, 10 and 17. This is an opportunity for all of us to do something extra during Lent. For more information, please contact

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SMOKY MOUNTAIN VICARIATE

FRANKLIN — The Women

Larry Kwan at (336) 882-3393.

Women will present its annual Lenten Mini

be held at St.

bara Daigler at (704) 662-9752 for details.

call

Retreat at the Franci scan Center,

Carmen Wood

featuring

suffering can be a

Loretta Bedner, regional director of the deSales

Wounds''Feb.

Mass for Senior Games Ntg/U, games and a potluck dinner Call Bar-

following the 5:30

HIGH POINT — Do you long for

Embracing

of each month at

Life Center.

and

's

1

Guildof St. Francis p.m. in the Family

The meetings feature guest speakers

special events periodically.

mation,

call Claire

WINSTON-SALEM

For more

infor-

Barnable at (828) 369-1565.

VICARIATE

WINSTON-SALEM

—

A course on Natural Family Planning will begin Feb. 20. Classes will meet for 90 minutes once a month for four consecutive months. Please call Todd and Stephanie Brown at (336) 765-2909 for more information.

the Future," the

event will feature guest speakers Fathers Chester

Smith and Charles Smith. Workshops for high school and college students will be offered Feb. 26, 1 2-5 p.m.

Gospel Mass and dinner will take place at 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 26 and Mass will be celebrated Feb. 27 at 1 1 am For details, call MaryAnn Coleman at (336) 272-8650.

Is

your parish or school sponsoring a

free event "open to the general public?

Please submit notices for the Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event

date SALISBURY

VICARIATE

rOORESVILLE — Bishop Emeritus William G.

in writing to

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to (704) 370-3382.

Eo ipiscopal calendar

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate

CNS

Karen A. Evans at

in thefollowing events:

Pope John Paul II looks at one of two white doves released by children from the window of his private apartment at the Vatican Jan. 30. During an annual appeal for peace, the pontiff prayed that the younger generations would become "courageous and tenacious constructors of peace." The pope enjoyed a laugh with the children when he tried to release the doves because they just settled on the window sill. When he picked one up to launch it into the air, it turned around and flew back into the window. The pope grinned widely and threw up his hands

Feb. 6 St.

— 12 p.m.

Mass

Joseph Vietnamese Church, Charlotte

Feb. 12

— 6 p.m. Mass for Campus Ministry

Belmont Abbey, Belmont

Feb. 13 — 3 p.m. Rite of Election Holy Family Church,

Clemmons

photo from Reuters

in

defeat.

The same day, the pope came down with the flu and was taken to Gemelli hospital, where he has been treated in the past, as a precautionary measure. When the pope had appeared at his apartment window overlooking St. Peter's Square to lead the Sunday noon Angelus Jan. 31, his voice was hoarse.

For more on the pope's condition, see the story on page 1.

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February

4,

2005

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Father Vincent Erb dies at 82

Discussing non-violence

FLOURTOWN,

Pa.

—

Father

Vincent Ignatius Erb, a retired priest of the Diocese of Charlotte, died Jan. 26. He

was

82.

A

funeral

who was

Mass

for Father Erb,

residing at St. Joseph's Villa

Flourtown, Pa., was held Feb. 1, with internment following at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.

Father Erb served in parishes in

across the country, but the majority of

was in the region of North Carolina that became the Diocese of

his service

Charlotte in 1972.

Father Erb was ordained in Wilmington by the late Bishop 18,

Courtesy Photo

Father George Kloster, pastor of St. William Church in Murphy and Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hayesville, serves as guest speaker during

an Interfaith Weekend event held at

John Baptist de

St.

North Wilkesboro Jan. 14-15. Emphasizing Jesus'

la Salle

vision

his

of

Church

in

community

Matthew Gospel, Father Kloster listed 1 0 principles derivedfrom the words and actions of Jesus, including the all-inclusiveness of the church, the practice of the servant mode of action rather than the mode of dominance and power, and the attitude and practice of non-violence. asfound in

's

S.

with the Home Mission Apostolate at Sacred Heart Church in Whitesville, Father Erb was appointed as parochial vicar at St. Benedict Church in Greensboro. He also served as parochial vicar for churches in Jacksonville and Durham before being appointed pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Brevard in June 1954.

In January 1957, Father Erb became pastor of St. John the Evangelist

Church

—

Andrew Birch, CHARLOTTE member of Boy Scout Troop 8 at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte, re-

Birch, a freshman at Charlotte

School, helped refurbish the backyard of the convent for the Missionaries of Charity

cently earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank in

Boy

High

Catholic

in Charlotte.

Scouts.

in

ce

Integrity

FUNERAL HOME &

Church in Morganton, St. Pius X Church (now St. Philip the Apostle Church)

Church

in Statesville

Mount November in

and Holy Angels

Airy.

In 1980, Father Erb returned to Greensboro as pastor of St. Benedict Church. His health began to fail while serving at there and, after a period

of residence at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in High Point, Father Erb was granted early retirement for health reasons on July 1, 1984. After retirement, Father Erb made his home in Willow Grove, Pa.

Waynesville, where he

Father Erb

is

survived by

great nephew.

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FEMINISTS AGAINST ABORTION

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POPE, from page 1

Pope John Paul was hospitalized

MURRAY

E.

Feb.

EDITOR

CHARLOTTE

—

1

after

he experienced serious

late

diffi-

culty breathing.

Serrin Foster,

As the number of journalists

president of Feminists for Life of America,

crammed into the hospital foyer mushroomed by late morning Feb. 2, guards

will present

'The Feminist Case Against

Abortion"

the Diocese of Charlotte.

in

"Abortion

—

were

The

sponsored by the Diocese of

Campus

Charlotte, diocesan Catholic

Ministry and Belmont Abbey, are free

and open to the

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from with her fellow panelists that the pro-life movement, which has long emphasized the defense of the unborn, is now also stressing the harm that abortions can

Since 1994, Foster has served at Feminists for Life of America, a pro-life

cause upon

organization based in Washington.

it's

Founded is

in 1972,

Feminists for Life

a national non-sectarian, grassroots

women.

"so easy to scream and get into cor-

ners," with people on both sides focusing on divergent points of view, instead of

women who

A

Vatican

told Catholic

Stanton, to systematically eliminate the

any

cial said.

women

to abor-

facilitating practical solutions.

widely recognized as an international spokesperson for pro-life feminism.

Foster's speech, 'The Feminist Case Foster

is

Against Abortion," was published in the anthology Women's Rights, which is one volume in a series of "Great Speeches in History." In her speech, Foster addresses 200 years of pro-life feminism and ex-

how

plains

the

ment came

The

modern women's move-

to support abortion.

were

early feminists

pro-life,

said Foster.

"Abortion

is

nism," she said.

important to reach them now, can help create a world where we focus on helping women instead of eliminating people," said Foster.

"I encourage people to attend these speaking events to learn how the early "It's

so

...

condemned abortion

in the

strongest terms," said Brown, "and

how

two men who founded NARAL ProChoice America (formerly known as the National Abortion and Reproductive the

'The more you know

ployment and career advancement."

and pro-women."

Foster also will examine "solutions

WANT TO GO?

for today"

is

am

still

asked

if Feminists

for Life

an oxymoron, but there's nothing

'They took him to the hospital make him more comfortable," the

"He needs

in order to recover."

Navarro-Valls told reporters the doctors had confirmed "the diagnosis of acute laryngeal tracheitis with episodes

speak in Grace Auditorium at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Serrin Foster

Feb. 15;

in

will

Room

112 of the

Cone

nism by exposing the

lie

day, Feb. 17.

of the modern

movement: that

order for women to have equal access to education and equality in the workplace, women

feminist

in

must deny who they are, choose against their children and embrace abortion," said Cindy Brown, executive director of

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"Modern

feminists ironically insult

women with their chauvinistic that women must be like men in contribute to society

non-child bearers

—

—

position

order to

for instance,

and that preg-

nancy renders a woman mentally incompetent and unable to continue her education or maintain her job performance in the workplace," said Brown.

As one of the participants in a Jan. 23 panel discussion, "Abortion and the

American Woman,"

at

The

Catholic

University of America, Foster agreed

began showing symptoms of the flu Jan. 30 and cancelled his appointments for Jan. 31.

Then, Feb. 1 Navarro-Valls said the flu

was continuing its natural progrespope to cancel his ap-

sion, leading the

pointments for Feb. 1-2 as well.

In his .final public appearance before he was hospitalized, the pope appeared in his apartment window overlooking St. Peter's Square to lead the Sunday noon Angelus. His voice was hoarse, but it did not stop him from greeting visitors in the square below.

It was only the seventh time in 26 years that the pope returned to the Rome

room

ceived "respiratory assistance" upon ar-

ization since 1996.

treatment the pope was receiving.

When asked if the pope had to un-

ing trouble breathing Feb. 1, but obviously the episode "was sufficiently serious" that his personal physician, Dr.

Renato Buzzonetti, decided hospitalization

was

advisable.

The spokesman

said that the

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inside the Vatican.

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and children, rejecting violence and ex"Serrin Foster and Feminists

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Center at UNC-Charlotte, 7:30 p.m.

consistent than supporting

offi-

to rest for a few days

women

more

just

dergo a tracheotomy, when a hole is cut in the trachea to assist breathing, Navarro-Valls said, "absolutely not."

The spokesman said the pope did not lose consciousness when he was hav-

about the remarkable women who set the examples, the more you will see why

"I

the pope

em-

achieve equal access to education,

and "how to help women create a world that supports women, honors fathers and protects children."

when

riving at the hospital at 10:50 p.m., Navarro-Valls would not specify the

contradictory to femi-

pro-life

pope

Service Feb. 2 that

Rights Action League) advocated the repeal of feminist anti-abortion laws and convinced the leaders of N.O.W. that without abortion, women could not

first

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to the hospital.

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experienced difficulty breathing.

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reporters about 12 hours after the pope

was taken by ambulance

Pope John Paul

general audience Jan.

able to sleep," Joaquin Navarro-Valls told

In the abortion debate, said Foster,

CNS

Mass

the Vatican

several hours during the night; he

really looking at the

by

able to concelebrate

spokesman said.

'The Holy Father was

the early American feminists, including Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady

tion

was

his hospital bed,

organization that continues the efforts of

root causes that drive

keep them from wan-

pope's condition stabilized Feb.

2 and he

of North Carolina at Charlotte Feb. 16 and Davidson College Feb. 17. The talks,

called in to

dering around the hospital.

to feminism."

the University

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is

contradictory

Foster will give her acclaimed Belmont speech at three locations

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4,

YEAR OF THE EUCHARIST

Pope says attending Sunday Mass essential part of Christian living CINDY

by

WOODEN

VATICAN CITY

—

Sunday Mass each week

is

Attending

eucharistic bread, the heart of Christian life."

Pope John Paul said bishops and

a sign of a

priests

Catholic's fidelity to Christ and an essential part of Christian living,

Pope John Paul II said.

"Participating in the Sunday

Mass

not only an important obligation, as the 'Catechism of the Catholic Church' says clearly, but, above all, it is a profound need experienced by each of the faithful," he said Jan. 21.

The pope focused on the impor-

must find more effective ways to communicate to the faithful the central place Sunday Mass has "in the church and social life of men and

women

Mass during

about the Eucharist and the Mass, he said, pastors must ensure that their celebrations of the liturgy inspire true

among

respect and authentic piety the faithful.

The

a

speech to the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, which met Jan. 1821 at the Vatican to discuss "Sunday Mass, the Center of Christian Life in Latin America."

The pope told the commission members, "One cannot live the faith without regularly participating in the Sunday Mass, the sacrifice of redemption and the common banquet of the

*

today."

In addition to religious education

is

tance of Sunday

Understanding the Mystery of the Mass, Part 6

word of God and the

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

celebrant's preparation of the

must include a strong spiritual component that will be reflected in his gestures, his words liturgy, the

and

pope

The

"Special attention also must be dedicated to the selection and preparation of songs, signs and other resources that enrich the liturgy, always with respect for the established said.

ritual

into

two

the

Word

charist.

of the Mass

is

divided

distinct parts: the Liturgy of

and the Liturgy of the Eu-

Each of these

is

subdivided

into smaller parts called rituals or the

abbreviated version,

Mass has that

a few

weeks ago,

following the sacred ritual allows the

freedom of both the celebrant and the congregation to participate in the Mass.

Mass begins with

so the

ritual Rites,"

a short

known

as the "Introductory which include the Sign of the

Cross, the formal greeting, the "Penitential Rite," the Gloria

and the Open-

ing Collect or Prayer. The purpose of these "Introductory Rites" is to draw us

and to prepare our hearts and minds to listen to God's Word and into prayer

to participate in his sacrifice.

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As

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Rather, the Mass begins "In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." We begin the Mass

we

prayer by addressing God, greeting the Blessed Trinity, through whom and by whom the Mass is celebrated. The Sign of the Cross marks the beginning of the Mass, as well as the end of the Mass with the final blessing.

Although the ritual of the Mass is divided into parts, it is "one single act of worship" (Sacrosanctum Concilium 56). And so, from beginning to end the Mass is accomplished "in the name" of God; it is the opus Dei, the "work of God," which we enter as we begin the begin

all

Mass.

Beginning with the Sign of the Cross reminds us that we gain access to the Father by virtue of our baptism:

to the cross as

three times in the name of each person of the Blessed Trinity. Baptism consecrates us as children of the heavenly

Father who can now enter into the saving mysteries of the Son accomplished on our behalf.

The Sign of the Cross is used throughout the Mass to bless and consecrate, for it is by the power of the cross of Christ that our redemption was won and our sanctification is completed.

Following the Sign of the Cross, the celebrant greets the congregation,

not in his own words, but with words taken from sacred Scripture found in the epistles of St. Paul. There are three options for the priest either "the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all"; "the grace and peace of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you"; or

—

simply "Dominus Vobiscum" ("The Lord be with you").

Only the bishop says, "Pax Vobiscum" ("Peace be with you"), by virtue of his office as vicar of Christ, recalling the

words of our Lord

Your

to his

apostles after his resurrection.

The congregation cum spiritu tuo,". that

responds, "Et is, "and with your spirit." "And also with you" is a poor translation of the Latin that is to be corrected in the next few years.

This exchange between the celebrant and the congregation completes the first dialogue of the Mass, expressing the reciprocal conversation between Christ, the head, and the Church, his Mystical Body.

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Last week, we followed the celebrant as he processed into the sanctuary, reverenced the altar with a kiss and incensed it. The celebrant arrives at the chair.

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FROM THE COVER

Iraqi

church

officials

laud elections IRAQ, from page 1

Even

polling in some places than perfect, "the most important thing is that the people went; they went despite the violence, the fear and terrorism," he said.

Millions of Iraqis cast their votes Jan. 30 in the country's first democratic election in decades. They voted

proved

if

less

275-member

transitional NaAssembly that will eventually choose a new government that will, in

for a

tional

turn, elect the country's president and prime minister.

But despite clamped-down security and a daylong ban on most traffic, some 44 people were killed Jan. 30 after insurgents carried out a string of

attacks and suicide bombings.

Chaldean Patriarch EmmanuelKarim Delly of Baghdad condemned those

who

used violence to express

their opposition to the vote.

possible to have differing opinions, but some showed it with ferocity, others peacefully,'" he said.

"Everyone, Christians and Muslims, went to vote as one people," he told the Italian-based missionary "It's

news agency Asianews Jan. 31.

"Those who want the best for our country cast a vote," he

said.

Chaldean Auxiliary Bishop Shlemon Warduni of Baghdad told Vatican Radio Jan. 3 1 he was partially with the election process.

satisfied

"On the one hand I am certainly because it means we are going

CNS

age of Sunni Muslims did not vote. More than 62 percent of Iraq's population is Shiite Muslim, while 34 percent is Sunni Muslim, a different branch of Islam.

Under Saddam Hussein, power was generally in the hands of the If

too

ties" in

will

woman weeps

after casting her vote at a polling station in the holy

30. Above:

Men and women

station in Basra in southern Iraq Jan. 30. in

a half-century.

of attacks,

opted out of have some difficul-

Iraqi Catholic

line up separately at a polling The country held its first free elections

leaders praised the turnout of voters despite fears

and they said they were optimistic that the democratic process

will

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Bishop Warduni.

But most Catholic leaders said they were optimistic a fully democratic process would benefit the whole country no matter what group obtains a majority in the transitional assembly.

Chaldean Archbishop Djibrail Kassab of Basra told Asianews that "Christians, like all Iraqis, just

want

a

forward with democracy and freedom; but on the other hand, I am not satisfied because not everyone participated," he said.

Early exit polls suggested that in

some

may

parts of Iraq a substantial percent-

Iraqi

many Sunnis "we

government, a constitution and a democracy."

Father Najim said, "If there is a capable citizen who wants to help build a new Iraq, we will support him" no matter what his religious affiliation

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An

benefit the country.

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Left:

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share the stories of the sisters so that others would be inspired to follow the

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writes Father Bodo.

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the Apostle Paul outlines the

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Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

2005

The elusiveness of happiness

spiritual

The best meal on a

4,

Joy is the fruit ofcompassion

cruise ship

"Happiness

is

a butterfly

"Which when pursued

is

Spirituality

just

out of grasp

Onboardpriests

"But ifyou will sit down "May alight upon you.

&

Catholics

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Nathaniel Hawthorne

Divine joy but away. Patience

GUEST COLUMNIST

IN

THE

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dinner aboard

CARIB-

This and

out as a thin slice of bread that was transformed into a banquet by a priest

from Maryland.

friendly

prime rib and a hazelnut souffle for But after a week's worth of gargantuan meals such as that, I found that the best meal on the ship started ster,

Jesuit Father Sal

Jordan

is

pastor of

Church in Port Tobacco, Md. Along with some of his parishioners, Father Jordan was on his first cruise. As bad luck would have it, he picked a difficult one. The weather was windy and chilly for two days and the 12-foot seas the ship rolled through on its way to the Caribbean caused him to St.

Like myself and most of the other

3,400 passengers onboard this huge ship, Father Jordan was on vacation. I enjoyed being in a place that was far away from the media hype that is a part of my everyday experience. For Father Jordan, a native of Puerto Rico, it was a chance to get away from the cold weather for a few days.

Royal Caribbean makes an effort to have a minister, preferably a Catholic priest, onboard each of its 29 ships every week. Priests are preferred over other ministers because they can lead a nondenominational service and celebrate Mass while other ministers can only offer the non-denominational service. In return for a free stateroom, the priest

is

asked to celebrate daily Mass, offer a ministerial ear to talk

tion, the captain

and lead

a

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more

effective than

When

you think about

it,

the giant

cruise ships that prowl the Caribbean

during the cold winter months represent an ultimate in technology, comfort and luxury. Everything was spotlessly clean and there was so much good food to eat that my jaws got tired from all the chewing. Cruising is a good vacation value, but it isn't cheap and, if you can afford the luxury of a cruise vacation, you have a lot for which to be thankful.

But how do you express those thanks? For Father Jordan and many others, the best opportunity was at sunrise and sunset.

"I remember a sunset," he said, " I was sitting with some lady passengers from Panama. were admiring the view and praying as the sun went down.

To me, that speaks of God and of na-

We

ture."

It was beautiful and it was idyllic to combine the Lord's spirit with a nice

vacation.

David Hains

is

tact

him

of communiof Charlotte. Con-

director

cations for the Diocese

at dwhains@charlottediocese.org.

is

also true

John Paul

man

II

when for

it comes to God. Pope

and through it.

Once you understand the distinction between the human and the di-

spoke of the great hu-

desire to touch

God

in

some

vine elements of the church, the joy of the Blessed Trinity will come to you

way. "It is a need," he said, "that can be as physical as the need for food and

in ways you may have least suspected. Then supernatural joy is yours to relish and share.

Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity, a 19th-century mystic, once wrote: "The secret of happiness and the secret of all the saints is that they loved

water."

At a general audience April 26, 2002, the pope addressed the pilgrims with these words: "Just as the arid land is dead until irrigated by rain, so the faithful yearn for God in order to exist in joyful communion with him."

It is precisely in our intimate relationship with divine life that we find this joy, but more often than not

God

Everyone who has

is

To

love

God

around them, they focus on love and

it

faith is capable

healing.

To

be a saint

is

to minister to

denounce them. Those who have brought shame and disgrace to the door of the church are not enemies; they are our children and our responsibility. Jesus gave up his sinners, not

Nonbelievers do not have the any sign of God's

ability to sense

presence in the church. The church for them is an enigma, not a genuine carrier of divine love. They see only the outer shell, the sins and scandals.

Then they mock the church and distance themselves from it.

This is understandable, but so foolish. By judging too harshly, and moving too quickly, they sabotage their own best chance for the deep happiness of sacred communion.

Divine joy is the gigantic secret of the church's survival. The church is the mystical body of Christ. Consequently, it has divine life flowing in

to save them. The servant is not greater than the master.

"The big problem that confronts Christianity is not Christ's enemies.

No, persecution has never done much life

harm to the inner life of the church.

The real problem exists in the souls of those who in their hearts believe in God, and who recognize their obligahim and serve him, yet do (Thomas Merton)

tion to love not!"

We

all have the obligation to bring God's healing to others. Joy is the fruit of compassion.

non-denominational ser-

That makes

it

a

busman's holiday for a priest but Father Jordan was delighted. usually say several Masses, so

was very relaxing," he said. "Plus, I got to meet so many wonderful people."

But the rough sees took their toll on

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'There was one Mass where I may have looked a little gray and I think I was holding the altar with one hand during the consecration," he said.

Despite how Father Jordan may have felt, he was a cheerful messenger of the Lord who included a brief homily in each of his Masses. In the luxurious surroundings of the ship, he reminded us of the tsunami victims and how they and many others are in need of our prayers

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so simple, and yet so elusive.

God is pure mystery.

The saints are the ones who love God best. Despite all the sins of those

eludes us. of receiving the gift of God's eternal joy, but unless they show patience with God they may be frustrated. the ability to appreciate

as a friend."

friend

anyone who wants to

vice for the crew.

"I

wave or other gesture was sub-

stituted for the Sign of Peace handshake.

Ignatius

experience seasickness.

is

human hunger

the

assistance.

Because of the ship's rocking morequested a change in the order of the Mass. To keep us from falling down during the service, we were asked to remain seated during the Gospel readings and the consecration. And, because of a flu outbreak onboard, a

dessert.

an elusive but-

like

frantic pursuit.

the Mariner

of the Seas cruise ship recently included chilled peach soup, Caesar salad, lob-

is

The desire to catch it is. strong, too much activity will chase it

terfly.

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'This

did,

my body

is

and that

precisely

is

how we

the dynamic of abortion.

must say

reverse

Mom and

to their child, "This

Dad

is

my

my life, given for you," rather than, is my body, my life, so go away!"

Human happiness and fulfillment

body,

"This

Familiar words with different results

are never found

Did you ever realize that the same four words used by the Lord Jesus to save the world are also used by some to promote abortion? "This is my body."

The same simple words are spoken from opposite ends of the universe, with meanings that are directly contrary to

Guest

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on the night before he died to save all people, the Lord Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, "This is my body, which is given up for you." He was pointing to what would happen the next day, when he would give that same body on the cross. tells

He sacrifices He gives up

us that

himself so that

we may

body so that he can destroy the power of sin and death. As a result, he welcomes us into his life, into his kingdom. He makes us members of live.

his

On

the other hand, abortion sup-

porters say, 'This

is

my

body. So don't

the

I

it! It's mine, so I can do want, even to the point of killing

within

life

it.

All

is

secondary to

my

dominion over my body."

In fact one abortion supporter has written: to'orth

ransom attains on the

FATHER FRANK PAVONE

a

in the University of Buffalo student

newspaper, 1995).

"This is my body." Same words, different results. Christ gives his body away so others might live; abortion supporters cling to their

own

bodies so

In giving his body,

die.

Christ teaches the sacrifice

love:

myself for

"I

say their

(pro-lifers')

nothing compared to

my

God

is

body"

sacrifice the

I

meaning of love: I the good of the other other person for the

good of myself!

'This

body

lay

body."

If,

indeed, our

Why? The

answer

can give our bodies, our

selves,

to

my

away

in love to

is

so that

lives,

our-

Rom.

(cf.

center,

its

fillment

when

meaning and

its

it is

given up.

our lives and thus to

too, are called to give

for our brothers

and

sisters,

realize in the fullness of truth the

mean-

ing and destiny of our existence. is my body." It is no accident same words are used for such

"This

different purposes.

rages here.

A

by living these words

God. Christ declares, "Do this in us to do what he

Communion for

to

More

than a year ago,

we wrote

Father Pavone

is

the national director

ofPriestsfor Lfe.

Corner

you about Communion for our daugh-

ter

who

has celiac disease.

You

replied

that no hosts were available that satis-

fied the church's requirement for theEucharist and were also safe for those with this disease.

Our daughter will be ready for her first Communion this coming spring. We read on a celiac Web site that a new form

and medically acceptable for Catholic Communion.

Is this true? It is something we and many of bread

is

nearly gluten-free

other parents of such children have been desperately hoping for. (Pennsylvania)

A. It is true, and apparently it promises to solve the problem for a host

of families.

First, a little

who may

background

for those

not be familiar with this

physical affliction. Celiac

is

a disease in

which gluten, a protein found in barley, wheat and other cereals, cannot be tolerated.

The

disease can be insidious, attacking digestive organs slowly but of-

ten with serious consequences. a gluten-free diet

it

may

Without

be life-threat-

ening, leading to malnutrition, pancreatic disease, possibly some forms of cancer and a variety of other physical and neurological disorders.

Since awareness and diagnosis of the illness has increased in recent de-

DIETZEN has been discovered that about one in every 130 Americans is affected, vastly more than was previously believed.

The special problem for Catholics, of course, is that eucharistic bread must be made from wheat, of which an essential element is gluten. Until recently, no one had found a way to make edible hosts with a sufficiently small amount of gluten safe for celiac sufferers and at the same time liturgically acceptable.

For a long time, the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration in Clyde, Mo., have baked Communion hosts for parishes and other institutions. One of the community, Sister Jane Heschmeyer, set out to find a formula that could be used by celiac patients.

With the help of other sisters in her convent, after numerous experiments and consultation with physicians, grain specialists, attorneys and other related experts, a recipe was developed for hosts with a gluten content of only .01 cades,

it

percent.

Dr. Alessio Fasano of the University of Maryland, a Catholic, has researched and written extensively about the disease.

He and

Living, regard the

new formula

as safe

almost all celiac sufferers. Obviously, however, patients should seek for

CNS COLUMNIST

mean

before receiving these hosts in

Com-

munion. For some, even amount may be unsafe.

small

One suggested

this

have additives or fermentation products that contain gluten.

Several months ago the new recipe was approved by the Vatican and later by the American bishops for eucharistic use. Families facing this problem might

speak with their parish priest. Simple procedures are possible to accommodate children and adults who cannot

wheat

hosts.

Information on the altar breads produced by the Clyde Sisters is available

from

their

Web

site,

www/

altarbreads@benedictinesisters.org, or by calling 1-800-223-2772.

A free

brochure answering questions

Catholics ask about receiving the charist

is

Holy Eu-

available by sending a stamped,

self-addressed envelope to Father Dietzen,

Box

is

the will of it

that only faith in Jesus

I laughed at my divided thoughts and how they represent the division our

nation

is

experiencing.

more apparent than

Nowhere

in the last

two

is

this

presi-

we live in an age

are more divided than ever. Many of our allies are now at odds with us. And in churches that preach unity we have more differences than agreements.

I believe Inauguration Day should be a time to reflect on what we have learned about life and to thank God for the blessings we have received.

In all reality, there never has been a time in our history when we didn't have differences. Reflecting on divisions during the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses Grant makes today's divisions seem like child's play by comparison.

History shows that division always has been one of our nation's characterisleft

we seem somehow to hold toBecause we are blessed with freedom. If we don't like someone's policies, we are free to vote, march and Yet,

gether.

Why?

We

speak out loudly against them.

solution has been to

receive the Eucharist in the form of wine rather than bread. Parents of some children with the disease have told me, however, that many wines

tolerate the usual

it

would help us endure four more years of him?

tics.

the advice of their personal physicians

other medical ex-

whose findings have been published in the magazine Gluten-Free

perts,

should believe

Christ that Bush be president or did

of divisions. Those on the right and the

FATHER JOHN Q.

we

that

dential elections. In fact,

Question

Celiac sufferers

The day before President Bush's second inauguration, I saw two young men at Washington's Union Station holding the sign, "Four More Years of Bush: Have Faith in Jesus."

I was confused. Did the sign mean

in

self-giving, life-giving love.

one another and

memory of me." He calls

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spiritual conflict

We win, in our own lives and

in the world,

FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

life

its ful-

At this point our meditation becomes praise and thanksgiving, and at the same time urges us to imitate Christ and follow in his footsteps (cf. 1 Pt. 2:21).

We,

Side

5:8).

In this way, Jesus proclaims that finds

that the

ours, then let's ask the next

is

question:

we

is

life

The Human

cross the heights of love:

were yet sinners (Michelle Goldberg, "Rant for Choice,"

the inauguration

10:45),

man than this, that down his life for his friends" 15:13). And he died for us while we

man

(Jn.

others might

many" (Mk.

for

"Greater love has no

GUEST COLUMNIST

interfere with

w hat

:

as a

person. Abortion teaches the opposite of

his body!

1

be served but to serve, and to give his

each other.

Scripture

much in Evangelium He who had come "not to

says as

II

on

by pushing other people

out of the way. They are found when we push ourselves out of the way. Pope John

Paul

Reflections

325, Peoria, IL 61651.

John

know how

to function despite divisions.

If divisions

spawn corruption, the way

press and lawmakers tend to find a to expose that.

makers

And

if

the press and law-

aren't truthful, others are there to

Our country is blessed with systems of checks and balances.

My old pastor believed that we al-

correct them.

ways

will

be blessed because

giving nation.

We

we

are a

have a very decent

track record when it comes to helping poor nations not just in terms of giving money, but more in terms of our volunteering on behalf of foreign cultures. The love extended by our volunteers abroad is one very big reason we

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

continue to be blessed.

Another reason we are blessed is that freedom for all. Our military cemeteries honor those who gave their lives for this ideal. As Christ gave his life to free us from our sins, these men and women gave their lives and in a very true

we

believe in

way

replicate Christ's redemption.

to inauguration days, we have the opportunity to dwell more on our blessings and less on our divisions.

Thanks

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4,

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2005

PARISH PROFILE

Margaret Mary Church parish for seven decades

saying Mass and hearing confessions.

Father Keating was a fellow seminarian

a thriving

St.

New York and fellow pastor Piedmont with Bishop Begley.

in

Father Keating served as pastor for

two decades, extending

his pastoral

commu-

ministry into the ecumenical

While

Swannanoa, he founded SAGE, the seniors club that became one of the parish's most active groups during Father Keating's pastorate and remains so today.

Father Keating was succeeded in 1994 by Msgr. Anthony Marcaccio.

While at St. Margaret Mary Church, Msgr. Marcaccio stressed the involvement of lay ministry and led a renovanity.

MARGARET MARY CHURCH

ST.

102 Andrew Place

Swannanoa, N.C. 28778-2506 (828) 686-2506 Vicariate: Asheville

Pastor: Father Frank J. Seabo Permanent Deacon: Deacon Ralph

When of Households:

in

tion effort of the church's interior.

Eckoff

Number

in the

Msgr. Marcaccio was named

priest-secretary for Bishop William G.

293

Curlin in 1995, Father

assumed the

pastorate.

Andrew Latsko He placed spe-

emphasis on service ministries and strengthened the training and implementation of lay ministers. During his

cial

pastorate, the

was

Holy

Name Men's

Club

reactivated, the Ladies' Auxiliary

broadened

its activities

and the youth of

the parish were encouraged to actively

Father Frank

SWANNANOA 1933 when

J.

Seabo

participate in church

—

The year was connection between

a

Swannanoa and New Bedford, Mass., brought a new migration of Catholics North Carolina mountain area "Grey Eagle" by the native Cherokee. Thanks to that influx of Catholics due to industrial relocation,

to the

called

Photo by George

Margaret Mary Church in Swannanoa was founded needs of Catholics emigrating from the North.

St.

Margaret Mary Church was

St.

A

key figure in this migration was Charles D. Owen, whose family's Beacon Manufacturing Company was part of New England's industrial landscape.

Owen

had

purchased a farm in Swannanoa in 1923, and two years later,

In previous years, eastern

—

combe County

founded.

the plant he had built in western

North Carolina

complement the

to

business began operations.

Bun-

Catholics those already settled and those moving into the area were confronted with a 20-mile roundtrip, mostly on unpaved roads, to

—

go to Mass at St. Lawrence Church (now the Basilica of St. Lawrence) in Asheville. As the roots of Beacon and other industries took hold in the area, the need for a new Catholic church east

in

1933 to serve the

(

spiritual

In the spring of 1936, Bishop William Hafey of Raleigh purchased a plot

of land in the Grovemont subdivision of

Swannanoa.

Benedictine

Father

Michael Mclnerney of Belmont Abbey served as architect, and with funding from a bequest through the Catholic Extension Society, construction of the church and a rectory was underway on the site originally intended as the location for a hotel.

of Asheville was realized.

Bishop Hafey dedicated

St.

Marga-

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The first pastor was Father Joseph Federal, who later was ordained as ret

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eastern Buncombe County: Oteen, Swannanoa, Black Mountain, Fairview and Broad River. Oteen and Fairview have since been transferred to other parishes.

Sisters from St. Genevieve-of-thePines in Asheville offered catechetical instruction for parishioners in the fall of

1936.

As

grew over the next the need for more educa-

the parish

three decades,

— room —

tional space

worship 1965, Msgr.

as well as social

and

became evident. In John Manley broke

ground for a multipurpose addition which was dedicated by Bishop Vincent S. Waters in 1969. A parking area across the street from the church was donated to the parish soon thereafter.

The Diocese of Charlotte was established in 1972. A year later Bishop Michael J. Begley appointed Atonement Father Pius Keating after a 30-year Navy career as a Chaplain to the Marine Corps, as pastor of St. Margaret Mary Church. In 2005, Father Keating continues to assist local parishes by

—

chased for the parish, parking space was expanded and improvements were made to the offices and faith formation Classrooms.

In July of 2003, Father Frank Seabo was named parochial administrator of St. Margaret Mary Church.

He was installed as pastor in 2004, following the episcopal ordination of Bishop Peter J. Jugis.

Father Seabo began celebrating the sacraments and making hospital and home visits in Spanish. In August 2004, St. Margaret Mary Church gan offering Mass in Spanish for

beits

Hispanic parishioners. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has been expanded to First Friday afternoons throughout the year.

Community outreach cal Center.

monthly

at

Ministry of holy

homebound

includes

VA

MediHealing Masses are said two local nursing homes.

ministering at the Asheville

Communion

to the

serves the bedridden and

the aged of the parish. An active RCIA program, adult education, faith formation and other catechetical efforts add to parish

life.

The parish reaches out to the its own St. Vincent de Paul

needy with

Chapter, Habitat for

Humanity and

local students at schools

to

and colleges

studying in the Swannanoa Valley.

The parish will celebrate its 70th anniversary in October 2006. With several founding

members who

are

still

the area. John and Mildred Vallencourt celebrated 70 years of marin

life at St Margaret Mary, and George and Opal Lemieux are founding members. Many founding members continue to attend daily Mass into their late 80s and early 90s. There are sev-

ried

eral families with three

and four genera-

tions worshiping at the church that

they have called Staff'

home

since 1936.

Writer Karen A. Evans contrib-

uted to this

story.