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By RICO De SILVA Correspondent

TAYLORSVILLE

—

The future of Hispanic ministry in the Hickory and

Charlotte's

Boone

vicariates

is

now.

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According to a Catholic News Service report from March 7, 2000, there has been an 84 percent increase in the number of Hispanics in the Charlotte Diocese over six years. The Hickory and Boone vicariates

oldest

Catholic

Church

no exception

are

to this Hispanic popula-

celebrates Benedictine

tion explosion.

influence

Trinity Church in Taylorsville, Father Joe

The former ...

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administrator of Holy

is aware of this reality. Father Waters was appointed to Holy Trinity in 1988 by then-Bishop John F. Donoghue to do full-time Hispanic Ministry in the two

Waters,

vicariates.

Local

News

Father Waters was ordained

and

retired

from

in 1956,

active ministry this past

July 9 after being a priest for 45 years.

Known as who

'Padre Jose" by the

many

Camp Leo

Hispanics

provides

Waters is considered by laypeople, priests and religious as a pioneer in Hispanic Min-

populate this area, Father

istry in the Charlotte Diocese.

activities for

summer

migrant workers

slump ...

Preacher-musician to Page

16

factory workers.

you had to go out the farms; now, you have

and find them in hundreds of people in church. In Hickory people are standing-room only," Father Waters said.

The

rapid

community

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& Columns ...Pages

12-13

I

tell

you, ask

will receive;

find;

and you

seek and you

knock and the door

be opened

will will

for you."

-

Luke 11:9

reach out to everybody witiiout any help

from the lay community, he

effective Hispanic ministry

believes.

Franciscan Sister Andrea Inkrott

is

in

munity. She said there

This presence is what brought Evodio and Juana Rodriguez to the Sagrado Corazon de Jesus Mission in Dobson. Originally from Guanajuato, Mexico, and now living in Dobson, the Rodriguez family met Father Waters back in 1991, "when we had no water," Mr. Rodriguez said.

and well trained

in

and he also recognized that numbers of Hispanics are flocking to

is

not only a need to

work with the Hispanic community, but also "for them to work with the Anglo community to see train lay ministers to

how

integration

among both communities

can take place."

Franciscan Sister Linda Scheckelhoff, coordinator of Hispanic Ministry for the

to feel like the

Church

Boone

for priests to hear confessions in Spanish.

we

She hopes to see more Hispanics and Spanish-speaking people answer the call

and

to vocations.

every Sunday to go to

knocking on their doors, inviting and reaching out to them. That's something we should be doing as Catholics," he visitation has

said.

been an integral

Vicariate, said there

is

among

essential to serve their present

Hispanic Catholics back to church.

needs, Father

"I

find

you invited them to come," he said. However, he added that house visitation on the part of the laity and not just the priest is crucial to attracting Hispanics to

come

if

to church.

The training of lay ministers and involvement

in

their

Hispanic ministry are es-

the

faithful in these vicariates is also

part of Father Waters' success in bringing

come together

Waters

said.

and future Generally, he

believes, their religious instruction in their

home

countries

is

very poor and has

usually ended after

Communion. Creating

making

their first

Bible study groups

and prayer groups has helped the community get a better grasp on their faith, and has helped them become

'Padre Jose asked us

a great need

Catechetical instruction

Hispanic

more

integrated

is

is

for

interested

them," he said.

'We're losing a lot of them," he said. "(Those of other faith traditions) are

that people will

for clergy

with Father Waters in the Hispanic com-

Non-

According to Father Waters, these

House

is

and religious leaders to be present to

these churches.

all

"And

community.

However, Father Waters continues, the most important element for an

has also created

in this area

their ministry,

...Pages

in the

them

leaders are very active

large

this

the people. "A big part of that

churches are being successful because their

10-11

impossible for just the priest to

the coordinator of Hispanic Ministry for

Hispanic Catholics in this area of the Caro-

Entertainment

meet the needs of

nity. It is

the Hickory Vicariate, and works closely

pastoral challenges for the church.

linas.

commu-

sential to

growth of the Hispanic

Catholic religions are actively pursuing

Every Week

Charlotte.

1988 to a more stable

"In the beginning,

headline tent revival ...

in

community of mostly

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According to

Father Waters, the Hispanic presence in the vicariates has gone from mostly a few

Photo by Rico De Silva

Father Joe Waters prepares to baptize one of Holy Trinity Church's new parishioners in Taylorsville. Father Waters, who retires from active ministry this month, has been a fixture in Hispanic Ministry in the Diocese of

if

we needed help;

said Yes."'

Father Waters helped them get water,

he started picking them up Mass because "we

after that

didn't

have

Rodriguez

a.

said.

car then," Mr. and Mrs.

Mr. Rodriguez

is

now

an

Dobson mission. asked what was needed the

active lay minister in the

When

most to meet the necessities of the Hispanic community in the Charlotte Diocese, Mrs. Rodriguez said with a smile, 'Tor there to many more Padres Joses."

be

Rico

De

Silva

Diocese of Cliarhtte.

is

a seminarian of

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a research center based on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis has been studying religion in Indianapolis. "Because of what Polis has done over the last decade, there is absolutely no doubt that more is known about religion in Indianapolis than in any other city in the country," said Craig Dykstra, vice president of religion at the Lilly Endowment, which funded much of the research.

Dykstra made the comments at a mid-June conference where some of the major findings of the Polis Project on Religious and Urban Culture were

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Milwaukee archbishop says Curia official can't usurp his authority

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kee Archbishop Rembert G. Weakland, in a July 5 letter, vigorously defended his position

on renovation of the Milwaukee

cathedral and declared that the issues

involved "touch the very nature of the

how

church and

it

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letter,

which was marked "personal" and sent to priests, parish directors and deacons of his archdiocese, became public when the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on it July 1 1 and published the complete text on its Web site. The archbishop, in

released.

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Medina Estevez, head of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, "has not proven that

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retariat for Pro-Life Activities, said

this church."

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Latest news on embryo research said to

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that a Virginia medical institute

created and then destroyed dozens of

embryos

stem

to obtain

cells points

up

the need for the Bush administration to

He

said,

tomed

M.

.

Richard

Doerflinger, associate director for

policy development at the bishops' Sec-

who

now

stem cells." have become accus-

embryos

for

think nothing of taking the

next horrible step for the

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creating

purpose of destroying

human

life

it."

Growers, farmworkers, organizers air concerns

from the brink" of funding any research involving the destruction of human embryos, an official of the U.S. 1 1

"Those

in

for their

to destroying 'spare'

research

"step back

bishops' conference said July

them

"solely to kill

Medicine

human embryos

Norfolk had created

show dangers ahead

it

that the Jones

on agriculture

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Calif.

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Growers, farmworkers, academics and organizers shared concerns and hopes

about just wages, quality food, farm sustainability and the need for reliable labor with the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Agricultural Issues during a two-day hearing in Sacramento. Participants told church leaders that the church has a role in bringing farmers and farmworkers together to work out contentious issues, and in educating policy-makers and consumers about alternatives to the dominant food production and marketing system in the United States.

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University of Notre Dame is trying to reconnect the word "good" with the word "sport." Parents fight each other over kids' hockey games, jocks bully nerds and nerds shoot back, and athletes skip college or don't graduate.

No longer do people seem to think it's how you play the game what matters is whether you win or lose. So David Light Shields and Brenda Light Bredemeier created the Mendelson Center for Sport, Character & Culture at the University of NotrcDame two years ago to help develop "a sense of human solidarity and concern for the common good" in sports. They are trying to make sports a character-building experience for participants and offer cultural critiques of the role of sport

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Boys in north India work for less than $1 a day Boys move bricks for less than $1 a day at a factory in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh, where many people live in poverty. Catholic groups were calling on leaders of the world's richest countries to listen to the voices of the poor ahead of the G-8 summit July 20-22 in Genoa,

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will

be re-

treat opportunities with the Benedictines of

Belmont Abbey

in

Belmont, N.C., the

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bey in Trappist, Ky. and at the Holy Spirit Monastery in Conyers, Ga. These vocational awareness retreats include work, prayer and conferences with the monks.

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The Healing 2 WINSTON-SALEM Companions, a grief support group for the bereaved, will be meeting tonight and Aug. 16 in Conference Room A at 7:30 p.m at St Leo the Great Church, 335 Springdale Ave. Call Joanne Parcell at (336) 9249478 or the church 0561 for

details.

office at (336)

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Poland's bishops did not attend a public

commemoration of a Polish villagers' massacre of Jews because they held an earlier private prayer meeting, said a spokesman for the Polish bishops' conference. 'The

own

bishops held their

which served as a Father

HENRY C. ROZELL III

and crecommemoration,"

ated a climate for this said Jesuit

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prayer meeting,

spiritual vigil

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2nd Generatimi

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Szulc, the bish-

spokesman. "The church knows Poles were guilty and is waiting for the full truth.

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"Your astrophysical research

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people and irrelevant to the building of a

more humane

world," he said in a July 2

the responsibility each person bears for the

message to students and

good of society. "Religious values should be the basic starting point from which to direct humanity in such a way as to preserve human dignity and promote peace-

summer

members of the

ful coexistence," said

committee, led by Cardinal Francis Arinze, president of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue,

and Kamel

al-

Sharif, secretary general

of the Interna-

tional Islamic Council for

Da'wah and Re-

met

lief,

made during

Orangemen march toward barrier near Drumcree church Protestant Orangemen march toward a security barrier near

dialogue in the age of globalization was released July 12.

Vatican says vacation is time to rest, learn about other cultures

republic of Serbia's small Jesuit

via. 'It's in people's

with pastoral implications as well as

an obvious economic impact, the Vatican

Milosevic could be "turned into a martyr"

ness,

is

a big busi-

noting that almost 700 million people

said,

vacationed outside their

own

country, and

many more traveled domestically in 2000.

The Pontifical Council for Migrants and

5 CHARLOTTE

—

The St. Maximilian Kolbe Fraternity of Secular Franciscans will be meeting today from 2-4 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301

—

if tried

for genocide

community.

Kilbertus,

by the U.N. war crimes head of Serbia's Jesuit

who

CHARLOTTE

—

director of marriage

Christopher West,

and family

life

in the'

Archdiocese of Denver, Colo., will be the guest speaker at a program for teens and adults entitled "John Paul IPs

the Body.'"

The

Theology of

session will be held at St.

Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., from 2-4 p.m., and West will

—

Churches

larly scheduled cancer

in the

support group

meetings for survivors, family and friends

at 7 p.m. in the ministry

center library and

information,

5047, Ext. 217.

on marriage and

4820 Kinnamon

details, call

128 N. Fulton

—

St.,

— Holy Family Church, Rd., will be celebrating a

Kelleher

be celebrating a

ment of

reconciliation will be given at 7

Mass today

p.m.,

will

at

4

and a pbtluck dinner will follow the Mass. Father John Putnam, pastor, will be p.m.,

Owens

-

charismatic

p.m. Prayer teams will be available at 3

Bill

Matthew

Sacred Heart Church,

charismatic and healing

the celebrant.

St.

Mass with Father Joseph tonight at 7:30 p.m. The sacra-

the church office at (704) 543-7677.

5 SALISBURY

call:

at (704) 542-2283 and Gabriel - Eileen Correll at (704) 362-

6 CLEMMONS

For

Matthew Church,

Marilyn BorreHi'

discuss the pope's revolutionary teachings sexuality.

St.

8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy., on Aug. 7 and every first Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the office building conference room. For

St.

For further information,

at (704) 639-9837.

call

nal,

tain

he spoke very of his

own

clearly,

without exagger-

someone 100 percent

rightness.

cer-

This has inspired

people to rally around him again."

6.

—

—

other,

and the laying on of hands will take place after Mass. The next Mass will be celebrated on Sept. 3 with Father John Putnam. For more information, call the church office at (336) 778-0600 or Jim Passero at (336) 998-7503.

8

CHARLOTTE — The 50+

are suspending the aca-

two years

for

— we

nonacademic lectures and

serriinars

Father

who took up the post at the

He said

because of the

Club of St.

are

taking place as there have been in the past,"

end of June.

Pope

The

not closing the institute and there will be

Charles Miller,

to continue probing mysteries of the sky (CNS)

'We

demic program

said acting rector Marianist

Pope urges astronomers

VATICAN CITY

of mid-July.

the decision

was made

institute's increasing debt. In

addition, enrollment at the institute has

dropped to 30 this year and is scheduled 1 7 for the next academic year, from 50

two years

6 CHARLOTTE

more

mentality here to create

nighttime sky, saying the study of stars

first

5

Ser-

has headed the Yugoslav

Charlotte area will be having their regu-

Monday

News

from Yugosla-

for

Father

Skyler

For more information, call Mood, SFO, at (704) 573-4-299.

A copy of

said.

released at the

Ratisbonne Institute, which eventually developed into an ecumenical center for Christian-Jewish relations, will be closing its doors for a two-year "reorganization" as

Lorant

Jesuit

are welcome.

Ave. All visitors and inquirers

integral element

Ecumenical institute in Jerusalem to close for

John Paul II encouraged astronomers to continue probing the mysteries of the

tribunal, said the

on the following days: St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., tonight and every

Statesville

Vatican July

many martyrs as possible," he said.

'When Milosevic appeared before the tribuated emotions, as

family and to appreciate God's creation, a

was

the pope's message

community

since 1991, spoke with Catholic vice in a telephone interview

Tribunal could turn Milosevic into martyr, warns Jesuit in Serbia OXFORD, England (CNS) Former Yugoslav President Slobodan

— Vaca-

tions should be a time to rest, to learn about

Tourism

the

human person as an

the created universe," he

reorganization (CNS)

Travelers published "Pastoral Orientations for Tourism" July 1 1. It encourages tourists to prepare for visits to other countries, be respectful of local cultures and

as

us, espe-

empirically grounded

JERUSALEM

religions, safeguard the

other cultures, to spend time with one's

office said.

in

in Portadown, Northern Ireland, July 8. A razor-wire blockade prevented the march from entering the mainly Catholic area along Garvaghy Road.

as

Vatican

of the

Drumcree church

environment and remember that a vacation should not mark a break from practicing one's, faith.

(CNS)

of

all

vision of reality leads to an understanding

Reuters

the

committee's discussions on religion and

VATICAN CITY

when your

cially

'What you do

important for

is

A

at the Vatican in early July.

statement of agreements

scientists

CNS photo from

scientists at a

astrophysics school hosted by the

Vatican Observatory.

Is-

The

lamic-Catholic Liaison Committee.

not a

is

luxury remote from the daily concerns of

thedral,

ago.

1621 Dil worth Rd. East this

John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., will be conducting a meeting this morning at 1 1 a.m. with a program and

afternoon at 4 p.m. with prayer teams at

lunch in the parish center. Donations are

tion,

being accepted during the meeting. For

4676.

more

information, call Louise

Brewer

at

3 p.m. and a potiuck dinner at 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

For further informa-

contact Josie Backus at (704) 527-

22 CHARLOTTE made

—

Just

1

Call

is

a

(704) 366-9592 or Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343.

Mecklenburg County

9 CHARLOTTE

medical and related services in Charlotte

—

Churches

in the

service being

Charlotte area will be hosting ultreyas and

and surrounding

on the following dates and times: St Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 tonight for Old Reid Rd., from 7-8 adults only with shared snacks; St. Tho-

will

school of leaders

pm

mas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther

Rd.,

from 1:15-2 p.m. on Aug. 26 and St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., from 1:30-3:00 p.m. on Aug. 26 with childcare and a family potiuck For more information, call Dan Hines at (704) 5446665 or Aliceann Coon at (704) 540-

with

be held for disabilities

available to people in in

areas.

all

order to find

Two

sessions

senior adults, adults

and caregivers

at St.

Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., this morning from 10-11 a.m. and at St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd., Aug. 23, from 10-1 1 a.m. For reservations and other information, call Sandra Breakfield, CSS Elder Ministry, at (704) 370-3220.

8696.

Please submit notices ofmeritsfor the Diocesan

12

Planner at

CHARLOTTE — Bishop Curlin will

be the celebrant and homilist at the charismatic Mass being held at St. Patrick Ca-

tion date.

least

10 days prior to

t/ie publica-

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Around the Diocese

BMHS students journey to foreign exchange

Both the language and history departments have enabled students and

years.

adults to travel to distant lands.

Upcoming

By MICHAEL STREICH Special to the Catholic News & Herald

WINSTON-SALEM misty afternoon

— On

Bishop

Fiji

McGuinness High School students stood in front

The

of a 200-year-old Irish schoolhouse

Park

at the Ulster Cultural

Ireland.

to take the

is

understanding.

They were amazed two

education

at the simplicity

centuries ago,

all

the

Summer

of

more

They are a way for students to touch the Rosetta Stone

were students themselves, benefiting from the opportunity to travel beyond

modern classrooms

in

or see

first

hand the Code of Hammurabi.

first

They take students to remote corners of the

order to experi-

ence history and foreign culture

foreign tours are an integra-

tion of the general curriculum.

since they

their

goal of the tours

classroom abroad, to create academic as well as fun adventures that seek to increase

Northern

in

tours include Australia

and the summer of 2002, a summer 2002 tour to London, Paris and Rome, and a 1 3-day German tour with a focus on the Holocaust in 2003. and

a chilly,

in late June, several

2001

hand.

world and challenge participants to create a world of understanding and harmony.

As Bishop McGuinness High School prepares to move to a new facility this fall,

Foreign exchanges direct

lives,

some-

die tradition of foreign exchange through

thing Catholic education does very well.

summer

Summer

travel abroad continues. In past

groups have

years, student

visited

BMHS

almost

every corner of Europe, as well as Australia

and

This year, students and parents traveled

students, parents

Above: The group poses at

cause student travel

Left:

St. Patrick's

Rock

in Cashel.

Corey Ketcham, Patrick Schoolmeester and Brad Shepherd, with Kylemore Abbey in the background.

more af-

fordable than ever,

— —

professionals

are experts in their fields

land for 15 days. Be-

has become

—

friends.

Led by

COURTESY PHOTOS

and Scot-

to Ireland

tours are open to everyone in the

community

teachers

both enriching and challenging. They'are a

ongoing focus of Bishop McGuinness High School.

"Ireland for me was peaceful place rich tribute to the

are

bers of the group

able to enrich their

continued the jour-

"Such excitement was to the liking of our 10-year-old twins. He made believers

The

classroom experiences by actually

ney to Scotland,

out of all of us."

spent there will certainly stick in

crossing the Irish

traveling

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more students

the

to

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of the

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than just the sights,

joumey

more though. "Our group was involved

lucky enough to experience Irish culture hand," she said.

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Following an afternoon at St Andrew's, the group continued into the Highlands, spend-

local teen-age girls.

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night that

into the Hebrides to the Isle of the Skye.

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Causeway in Donegal to the Ring of Kerry. In Killarney, they made the

arduous trek to the top of Blarney Castle to kiss the stone.

But beyond the sites were the people and the warm Irish hospitality.

In Londonderry, students spoke briefly with local teens about the ongoing tensions. While in Derrydane the tour director organized a game of kickball, which attracted adults and children from the lo-

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the William Wallace memorial and

Stirling Castie.

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You

peoples dur-

ing the late- 13th century. After a

to experience places

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to be

travel.

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a unique experience in which'

of

said Charlie

was very fortunate

could not put a price on the chance to delve

land," said student

at-

life,"

a treat

it

was

to share Ireland

with our five children," said Darcy McCurry. "It was a trip of a lifetime that will be remembered by all of us.

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sharing a wonderful 15 days with their

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July 20,

2001

The Catholic News & Herald 5

Around th e Diocese

Sisters of Mercy of N.C.

Youth Rally expected

Foundation announces

$1.36 CHARLOTTE

draw thousands

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By

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Catawba County Hispanic Ministry, Hickory, will receive $15,000 to help pro-

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grant awards totaling $1,357,045 to 28 nonprofit organizations located in 13

vide for start-up costs.

Cherokee Boys Club for the Cherokee Center for Family

hope thousands of people

North Carolina

Services, Cherokee, will receive a grant of

to celebrate their faith.

$23,895 to help fund the salary for a "floating" staff teacher for the Agelink Childcare

lina

counties.

grant funds will be used for a

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Center.

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issues, health

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social services.

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penses.

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a grant of $110,000 over three years for

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being part of die event has been inspiring.

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Good News

Ministries

are,

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said.

pumped up to be able to bring tiiis. This is truly die work of die Lord. We're

Fort Mill,

in

we

and here

and

and die feet"

liturgy will liighlight the day. is

working on

Walters

said the event

is

designed not

the event in cooperation with the youth

only to invite young jieople to celebrate

and young adult ministries of the Atlanta Province: the Archdiocese of Atlanta, and the dioceses of Charlotte, Raleigh, Charleston and Savannah.

Interest in the event was sparked following die well-attended FIRE Rally at Belmont Abbey College in September 1999. More than 500 young people came to the youth rally that was part of that evangelical event.

The Youth Power Rally will focus on four themes, taken from the pillars of the

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on

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e part of tiieir parishes back home, too.

Catechism of die Catholic Church:

themselves and meet other youth

diat day, but to inspire

"This

is

them

tiieir

to be an

a significant event in that

we are

trying to bring young people from across five dioceses together to celebrate their Catholicity,"

Walters added. "They need to know that

there

is

a real Catholic presence in the South,

and coming together like this and having some good talks, praise and worship will help widi that "This will be a day

"faith

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diey can en joy

who

are

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will

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said at a July 3

2001

at the National

Association of Pastoral Musicians' conven-

—

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Washington.

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and 175 pounds, wearing a Polo shirt and shorts, John Stockton looks more like a dad ready for a barbecue than a

"Why Do People Sing?" He recounted a

title,

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From the Cover

Charlotte's oldest Catholic church celebrates Benedictine influence By

ALESHA M. PRICE

very grateful for what they have done for

my

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE

— As

walked to the rectory of St. Peter Church in Charlotte, she did not know what to expect. It was winter in 1955, and she

wanted

family."

Joe Salem attended O'Donoghue School, named after Dr. Dennis O'Donoghue, a church benefactor, in the late 1930s and early 1940s and remem-

Jean Mueller

to ask the pastor about joining the

bers the Benedictines as being strict disci-

parish.

The door opened, and Benedictine Father Edward Biss answered. Mueller

plinarians along with the Sisters of Mercy

remembered that the "gruff, old priest" welcomed her wholeheartedly into the parish with comforting words and an arm around the shoulder. That was her first

located

experience with the Benedictine order staffed die parish for nearly

80

who staffed the school. The school was once on the church grounds and is now

St.

who was

who

seemed like Father McDonnell and 9 inches tall with four feet of shoulders when I was a youngster. I remember that the priest and nuns were very strict and serious about religion but were very friendly. Father Biss was frequentiy at our home for dinner when I was growing up."

The Mass in honor of the Benedictines

"He fJFather Biss] is the one that most of us remember. He was an Army sergeant-type who took his religion very seriously, but he was gentle and kind," said Mrs. Mueller about the last Benedictine priest to be pastor of the church. "The Benedictines are such large part of our history."

Father Biss and other Benedictines who served the church were honored

is

Benedictines at the 150-year-old par-

"We're very pleased and honored to have Abbot Placid with us today as a representative of the men of Belmont Abbey who served this parish with so ish.

much

love for so many years. The Benedictines are significant for us here and through North Carolina; moreover, they were the primary presence in this area. St. Peter has a

77-year history of

being shepherded by the Benedictines,

and that influence

is

important."

first

of three liturgies during a year

social activities to celebrate

150 years of

Catholicism in uptown Charlotte. In Octo-

Mass

ber, a

the Jesuits Photo by Alesha M. Price

From left to right, Abbot Placid Solari, OSB, and Jesuit Father Joe Sobierajski join hands to pray the Our Father at a Mass at St. Peter Church in honor of the Benedictine Fathers who served as pastors from 1892 through 1969.

year.

Father Sobierajski told his congregation about the significance of the

the

with historical exhibits compiled by Steven "Chip" Long, church historian, and

College, as representative of the

of three liturgies in honor of the church's sesquicentennial anniversary

feet

filled

and remembered at a liturgy on July 8.

Abbot Placid Solari, OSB, spiritual and administrative leader of Belmont Abbey and chancellor of Belmont Abbey

first

McDonnell

pastor from 1936 to 1949.

"It

was 6

years.

Benedictine community, joined Jesuit Father Joe Sobierajski, pastor, for the

Patrick School nearby. Salem recalls

Benedictine Father Maurice

be celebrated in honor of served the parish

William G. Curlin Mass on January 2002 in

1986. Bishop

since

will preside at a

honor of the consecration and celebrated in the church

first

liturgy

150 years ago,

said Father Sobierajski.

In his homily, Abbot Placid expressed

memories of St. Peter Church span over 70

"We consider those three things a part

and appreciation to the en-

years, agreed that the Benedictines left

of our spiritual roots as a diocesan parish that has continued to grow, and we are

his "gratitude tire

will

who have

church community for

this celebration

by inviting me here today in recognition of those monks, my confreres, who, in years past, served this community."

The abbot told the parishioners

that

felt he was coming full circle because Father Jeremiah J. O'Connell, church founder and the priest who laid the church cornerstone on St. Patrick's Day in 1851, also donated property purchased in Belmont to the Benedictine monks to establish Belmont Abbey in 1876.

Other longtime parishioners, whose

he

their mark in the church in various ways.

Rachel O'Daniel came to Charlotte in 1945

trying to celebrate those roots throughout

and said that she

this

wanted to come back to the parish for Mass and other activities because she was

"St.

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always welcomed.

and and

"The Benedictines were so friendly caring. They made me feel at home,

seemed to belong here," said Mrs. whose husband converted to Catholicism under Benedictine Father Tim Flaherty, Father Biss's assistant. "They had a large influence on our lives, and I am

150th year," said Father Sobierajski.

Peter

is

a wonderfully involved parish,

one that people are a part of because they want to be. People come from all over to be here because they like the liturgy and the spirit

of the congregation."

I

O'Daniel,

Kadi

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Sister Patricia was born Dec. 9, 1914, in Savannah, Ga. Her secular name was Teresa Ann Doyle. She

tor of nursing services, at that facility.

took the name Sister Mary Patricia upon entering the religious order of the Sisters of Mercy on June 7, 1933.

She was received as a Sister of

Mercy Hospital

Mary

Patricia Doyle,

July20,

Around the Diocese

assistant director, and later as direc-

In spite of her busy schedule, Sis-

remained active in the Kappa chapter of Sigma Theta Tau

ter

Patricia

National Honor Society of Nursing; the American Nursing Association; the Mental Health Association; and the North Carolina Counseling and

Guidance Association.

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member

of the American SoNursing Service Administrators, she served on the board of directors as well as serving a

was not 1966 that she returned to It

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in

for the

Community Education Devel-

opment Committee of the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina; and was a on health concerns in diocesan secondary schools. In addition, she conducted a five-year study of the correlation of Nursing State

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Board examination scores with the admissions policies at a school of nursing. Following the list of accomplishments, it comes as no surprise that in 1978 she was named to "Who's Who in the Southwest."

Sister Patricia's quick wit and sense of humor were her hallmark.

Sister Patricia was the daughter of the late James Patrick Doyle and Mary Teresa Haverty Doyle. She is survived by a brother, William J. Doyle, and a sister, Clara Doyle

Committee

McDonough, both

ciety for Hospital

as

until

pital

chairperson

for the group's

Nominating Committee,

its

Executive

Mercy, Sister Patricia served

Charlotte, where she was named director of nursing services. In 1970, she returned to

as a substitute teacher at the paro-

school, this time

eral nieces

Newton Grove, N.C.

as clinical coordinator in surgi-

Legislation. In addition, she served on the board of directors of the North Carolina State Nurses' Association. She was actively involved

Belmont.

Mercy on Jan. 2, 1934.

Upon her entrance with ters of

chial schools in

the Sis-

August 1935 she entered Mercy School of Nursing in Charlotte, and In

graduated as a registered nurse in 1938. From 1939-1948, she served at St. Joseph's Hospital in Asheville,

a nursing supervisor in several departments.

In 1948, Sister Patricia retuned to school. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in nursing education in 1949 from Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and in 1953 earned her master's degree from that same institution.

In the period between her graduate student years, she managed to

as

serve as supervisor of the obstetrics/

gynecology unit and structor in at

as a clinical in-

anatomy and physiology

Mercy Hospital

in

Charlotte. In

was asked to return to St. Joseph's Hospital where she served as 1956, she

in

cal

nursing

at

the University of

North Carolina Chapel Hill.

During her last year in Chapel at

Hill,

w

she served

representing the surgical department.

Upon her return to Belmont in

1974 and until the college closed

in

1987, she served as a nurse consultant for Sacred Heart College as well as at the college's Testing and Diagnostic Center. In 1978, Sister Patricia was appointed administrative assis-

mittee, the

ComCom-

mittee on

Memon

in the Medical Advisory Board of Educational

as triage nurse

Films, the American Red Cross, and the Planning Council of Mecklenburg's Technical Advisory Committee.

Sister Patricia was a member of the board of directors of Mercy Hos-

of Savannah; sevand nephews; and numerous grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was preceded in death by a brother, Fred A. Doyle Sr. A wake service was held Thursday, July 12, 2001, at the Sisters of Mercy Marian Center, adjacent to

Mercy Administration Center

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Very often married couples lose sight of their purpose to complement (and frequently complement) each other and co-create for themselves a new identity. Instead, we sometimes try to recreate each other into our likeliness. Our differences become our

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dignity of

WOODEN

By CINDY Catholic

VATICAN CITY God are called

all

—

who

All

believe in

to reject violence and place their faith at

given dignity of each person, Pope John Paul

was the

focus of

his late-June trip to

remarks

liis

at his July

God-

II said.

Ukraine

4 general

audience, the pope also offered special prayers for peace in

Northern

where

Ireland,

—

When

the sendee of building a society that respects the

While a re\iew of

Do something different and new together. Go to a culture completely foreign an ethnic restaurant to you both. Don't order from the "American Food" menu! Experience yourselves and each other in a new setting from time to time.

Measure your criticism with a double dose of kindness. Listen twice as much as you speak (God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason). kind words are hard to find, work harder to

News Service (CNS)

lives in

political leaders are trying

find them.

There is mutuality in marriage. What you dish out you get in return. Make sure that what you give is from God. What you get in return will also be.

Once we have developed this kind of relationship between us, having healthy, loving relationships with our child/en comes naturally. They model our communicating style. They reflect our

ANDREW &

TERRI LYKE

Guest Columnists

peaceability.

As we emulate

Christ, so

do they.

Questions for reflection:

How

has marriage challenged

me

a

to be

better person?

How

do I

criticize

my

Do

I listen twice as

Do

our children

spouse?

much

as I speak?

and

others

Christ

see

in

my marriage?

"Family Reflections" presents a continuing theology of family life. Andrew and Terri report, from their experiences as married partners, parents and members of extended families, their observations of God's presence in family life. As active members in the Catholic community, they share their perspectives

on the church

their African

in society.

American

Through

the prism of

heritage, they share their

unique spirituality.

to solidify die peace process.

Greeting members of a choir from Londondeny,

Northern

Ireland, the

:

pope

said, "In tiiese

praying more intensely for peace

days

I

am

Economy

Northern Ireland."

In his main talk, as is customary after a foreign trip, Pope John Paul shared liis impressions of his June 23-27 vis^to Ukraine.

"Tills was a visit which I had long wanted to make in order to pay homage to Ukraine's long and glorious history of faitii and Christian fidelity," he said in his

in

The pope said

it

provides acute and chronic care minor

surgical procedures, health maintenance and di-

U.S. health care system cures by market forces, and

etary counseling.

increased pressure to compete

Currently about 20 farmers, low-wage workers and area residents of modest means pass through the waiting room each day. What turns this feelgood story into one of inspiration and instruction flows from Dr. John's philosophy. For 1 1 years, he worked in a clinic that targeted an under-served population. Noticing the stratospheric rise of health care costs, he looked for an alternative. His solution: Cut the paperwork, lower the overhead and work for a reasonable salary.

His cost-cutting formula avoids the paperwork of dealing with private insurance companies and Medicare. The Paint Lick Family Clinic does not take insurance cards, but instead charges $20 per visit. If needed, patients can make $5 weekly payments or whatever they can afford.

Nationally, about one-fourth of health care employees do nothing but paperwork. The Paint Lick Clinic runs with one office manager and one nurse.

Lowering the overhead suggests some creative approaches. With a small grant of $35,000 and local donations, the non-profit clinic bought the building and had scores of community volunteers remodel it. And unlike a medical specialty, primary-

treat fewer charity patients. In regards health care

of Faith

—

—

FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH, Glenmary

was an "unforgettable experience" and

Latin-rite liturgies in

Guest Columnist

Ukraine, expressions of the unity of the church, which

he

said

embraces and

As he

is

enriched by diversity.

did throughout his

trip, in his

audience talk

No

the pope offered special greetings to Ukraine's Ortho-

dox

majority, despite the fact that the leader of the

Orthodox community refused to meet

nation's largest

him

claiming Catholics were engaged in a cam-

after

paign to

steal believers

and property from the Ortho-

dox.

The pope

work of

praised the

the government-

sponsored council of churches and religious organizations with

The

whom he met in

council,

he

said,

Kiev, Ukraine's capital.

"promotes

favoring a climate of understanding religious communities.

This

is

spiritual values,

among

different

even more important in

a country which experienced very heavy constraints

on religious freedom."

Over the past 100 years, he said, Christians, Jews and Muslims in Ukraine all experienced repression and even death at the hands of the communists and the Nazis.

Now that they can live and worship freely, he said, religious leaders

and democratic

must help the nation

build

its social

institutions.

"All believers in

God,

rejecting every

form of

violence, are called to strengthen the essential religious

roots of every authentic humanism," the pope said.

Pope John Paul said a highlight of his trip was the of 30 Ukrainians, including 27 martyrs from the Eastern Catholic churches.

"May Ukraine draw renewed apostolic enthusiasm from the patrimony of holiness left by these exemplary disciples of Christ and by the many others beatification

whom they represent," he said.

The pope strengthen

all

God would bless and who "dedicate themselves to

also prayed that

Ukrainians

the seivice of the Gospel and to the search for the true

good of each and every human

person."

vestment

in sophisticated equipment. Dr. John, with low-tech tools like a stethoscope and flashlight, monitors heart conditions and a patient's general health. With lab work he checks cholesterol and possible infections. With generic drugs "a good therapeutic alternative that can save a significant amount of money for patients" he can treat the common stress-related illnesses of hypertension, depression and back pain. When necessary, he offers referrals to other doctors and hospital services.

Finally, an essential cost-cutting measure faced the question of the physician's salary. The clinic could not afford the usual six-figure earnings of doctors. Putting service above salary, Dr. John works for what economists call a psychic income and what theologians might label Gospel wages.

Motivated by his Catholic faith, he earns a muchbelow doctor's salary in his dedication to serving the uninsured and under-served.

Currently, over 40 million U.S. residents lack any medical coverage. For some, their employers do not provide health insurance; for others, their income cannot afford the high premiums. Still, the

English remarks.

to preside over the Eastern-

care medicine does not require a large capital in-

Bills

Over $20

After more than 30 years, the rural Appalachian community of Paint Lick, Ky., has a doctor.

One hundred volunteers helping Dr. John Belanger, a board-certified family practitioner, descended on the town's old red brick warehouse and transformed it by hammers and sweat into the Paint Lick

Family Clinic (paintlickmd.hotmail.com) with three exam rooms, a lab and administrative offices.

The

clinic

is

forcing hospitals to

there are simply limits to the market system.

The church sees health care as a basic human right, not

simply

a'

commodity. The Catechism of

the Catholic Church teaches that society must help all its citizens attain essential living conditions:

"food and clothing, housing, healthcare, basic education,

To

employment and live a dignified

social assistance."

and secure

life in

our society

requires universal health coverage, nothing less.

Dr. John Belanger spends about 20 minutes with his patients each visit, twice the national average. He heals by understanding and encouragement as much as by any medical procedure. His dedication leaves no one excluded from health care. His common sense can spark creativity for others with a healing ministry. One doctor of faith responded to the invitation of local people, gathered a dedicated staff and made Paint Lick a healthier community.

Glenmary Father John Rausch organizes in Appalachia.

writes, teaches

and

'

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from Knoxville, Tenn. Their only other competition was Keith Famie, a chef from West Bkx)mfield, Mich., who did

One

not seem especially talented at the game. In addition, Keith

Candle

seemed to annoy just about everyone. As the "strategists" saw it, Keith had survived the game almost as a fluke. The assumption was that he'd be cut by the final elimination.

So we get to the finals and G>lby once again scores a victory. His reward: He gets to eliminate either Keith or Tina in other words, to select his final competitor. Now, logic would suggest that he eliminate his strongest opponent. That would leave him with a huge advantage over the last person standing between him and the milliondollar prize. Smart money says Colby should eliminate the popular and talented Tina. He doesn't. He chooses Keith, setting himself up for a final match against Tina who, in fact, beats him by one vote.

Now lots of analysts will castigate Colby as a fool who blew a million dollars. I see it another way. I think he made an honorable choice. That's not to say that he didn't want to win. But he and Tina had become friends. And friends don't betray friends. In an earlier moment in the show, Tina had revealed that except for her present job, she'd never worked for anything but a minimum wage.

The thought that she was inching toward the big prize was exciting. At that moment, I began to hope she'd get her wish. Maybe Colby did, too.

The "why" of his decision to take on the tougher competition will probably remain in the mind and heart of this gifted competitor.

For me, the reason lies in his character. Throughout his defeat, Colby acted with honor, dignity and genuine grace. The smile and embrace he offered Tina at her moment of victory rang true. In his moment of defeat, Colby seemed to be a true gentleman.

That's not behavior we've come to expect either from the media or daily life, but it's great stuff nonetheless.

So Matthew and Colby, congratulations. We're not here to succeed all the time. But we are here to be persons of honor and character who respect others. The world may think you crazy for these choices. I rejoice in your goodness. Aid so do the people watching on the TV set or from across the room.

The Bottom Line

—

MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist

A Matter Matthew

of honor and integrity.

mean,

him

Now

only 17 and he

he's

of Honor By that I mean he's a person that may seem a bit biased. I

a good guy.

is

my

is

Matthew attends he slammed his desk

teacher

who

to

know

him.

in

An

a Catholic high school. Re-

example: centiy,

nephew. But there are

make me proud

signs of quality that

loudly in

annoyed the

class. It

whirled around from his blackboard and gave

The

detention to the student in front of Matthew.

other

student protested his innocence, but the punishment stood.

On

reflection,

Matt

realized that he couldn't let the

other fellow take the rap for him. So to take the detention himself

Not

a

Matthew showed up monumental action,

granted, but a sign of a working conscience and a character

and

that considers consequences like to think that

—

it's

responsibilities.

I

would

not unusual for a young person

—

or

any person to make a morally correct choice, but we live in an age and society that appears almost startled when someone does the right thing.

Which popular

brings

me

CBS television

to "Survivor series

II."

This amazingly

has been fodder for millions of

what Colby did. Now, if you don't know who Colby Donaldson is, let me give some background.

One of the show's 16 contestants, the custom auto designer from Dallas was highly skilled at surviving. Friends and foes agreed, he was the one to beat Colby headed into the final eliminations against Tina Wesson, a mother of two discussions about

—

ANTOINETTE BOSCO

CNS

Columnist

When

My

Sisters Are Close and I went out for break-

sister Jeannette

beginning of

fast at the

summer

to celebrate her

birthday and the end of the college year.

My feelings

were mixed, that combination we often have, of joy and sadness.

This past year, Jeannette has lived most of each week with me because she was teaching at a university within driving distance of my home. But on this day she was going to her own home about 120 miles away for the summer.

was trying

I

have her with

to adjust to the fact that

me to

dinner at night,

I

wouldn't

share coffee in the morning and

when we would

recount our day's

happenings, always with empathy and often with laughter.

I'm one of the really blessed people of this world

have

because

I

mary

two years older than

is

sisters,

four of I

them am.

in fact.

Rose-

We were teen-

when Jeannette and Loretta were born, and in our early 20s when Nancy arrived.

Rosemary and I were mothers to our three agers

Then who share a very special closeness. Because we have each other, we are never alone and are, thus, among the very fortunate "littie" sisters, until

they grew to adulthood.

we related

sisters

as

grown

people of this world.

Far too

Could the Pope Resign?

of the

Question

Q. Recent rumors that the pope has Parkinson's make us wonder what happens if he becomes

sisters, it usually

Corner

incapacitated mentally or physically. Does any church

If he could no longer offer

who would

sibilities,

choose someone

it

is the positive, special something you share.

For sisters come from the same beginnings.

Having parents in common, we share our origins and our very genes.

I look at Loretta and see my own eyes; at Jeannette and view aspects of my personality; at Rosemary and see my sensitivities played out in another person; at Nancy and see her energetic motherhood as a playback of my own some 20

other respon-

for him? Abo, must the one of its own to the papacy? Or

substitute

College of Cardinals elect

could

Mass orfulfill

even a layperson?

else,

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN A. According to the Code of Canon

Roman

pontiff resigns his office

made

that the resignation be

it is

freely

Law

Columnist

necessary for validity

and be properly mani-

accepted by anyone.

The

CNS

(332), if the

years ago.

not required, however, that the resignation be

fested. It is

first

Sisters share

nium,

and most obvious requirement, therefore, is made by the pope himself, no one else.

that the decision be

Furthermore, that decision must be clearly disclosed, writing, for example, or perhaps

by declaring

in

his intention

"I

don't think the hypothesis of resigning has been

makes

the pope

effect automatically;

it is

it

constant nerves and our brother Joe's per-

manent

battle with hairy cell leukemia.

When widows remarry Q.

You

recently responded to

checks from

tlieir

rity

Until now, however, resignation has not been a major

before age 60,

concern.

that

In 1294, a saintly Benedictine

Two the pope

monk was

elected

pope

After a tumultuous few months of reign as office,

the

first

and apparently

The church thus has little experience ending in any way except death.

years ago,

tual incapacity.

some Vatican sources indicated that made provisions for his even-

He might

even stipulate that

if his

physical it

be

is interesting. If a widow remarries cannot receive widow's benefits as long as

new marriage is in effect.

However, if she remarries

age 60, she

will continue to receive benefits on her deceased husband's record.

T/ie Social Security Administration regrets there

much misinformation about

this

provision

is

and thanked me

for asking.

the future holds,

Pope John Paul

A. I'm grateful to this writing.

Oklahoma City reader

Judging from the mail

II

contin-

ues to demonstrate a stamina, determination and mental

seem nearly beyond human. As one of his theologians remarked at the beginning of the new millen-

I

receive,

my

sense

is

for

that

this provision

of

the Social Security code.

While benefits from the husband's income are custommore than from the wife's, that is not always true. The same rule described above applies to widowers as well. arily

the ones that

came

true.

we

We share our goods,

our advice, our concern and our labor, such as the time Loretta, in her teens, moved in with me to get away from a parental problem that had turned sour for her or the summers when Jeannette would take in my six children for a couple of weeks to give me a much-needed break from single parenting. have been, and I believe always will be, there for each other. Maybe that's because we have shared more than a fair dose of hard times. Maybe instinct tells us that our survival stands a better chance if we're united. Maybe it's our spiritual unity or bounce-back optimism. Maybe it's all of those that have brought me and my sisters to an extraordinary closeness.

But no maybe about it - we love each other increasingly as the years go on. Having sisters is a special gift, one that makes us count ourselves as the most blessed people in the world.

We

after reaching

thousands of widows are not familiar with

considered equivalent to resignation.

acuity that

slie

already

condition were to deteriorate to a certain point,

Whatever

deceased husband's account.

Administration

so.

may have

a question about widows

Additional information I receivedfrom the Social Secu-

the church will sooner or later need to face such problems.

with papacies

like

We share secrets past — and countless dreams:

lost,

desiring to remarry but afraid of losing Social Security

With modern medical advances bringing increased it is more likely

only pope to do

Dad's occasional temper,

Mom's

longevity, said one Vatican official last year,

will.

bad ones,

tions; the

takes

else.

so

Anyone, even a layman, may be elected pope. He would immediately be ordained bishop, however. When elected, a pope by definition becomes the bishop of Rome.

not necessary for the decision to be

Celestine V, he resigned his

like

the romantic ones, the ambitious ones, the ones that choice manifest,

accepted or approved by anyone

against his

memories: the good ones

many Thanksgivings, Christmases and gradua-

considered."

to the College of Cardinals.

Once

begins with the assumption that

over

contingency?

this

has been written about the beauty an article about

sibling rivalry dominates the relationship. Glossed

disease

law govern

little

sister relationship. If you find

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interested in basketball.

Antoinette Bellow,

CONGRATULATIONS!

Under the direction of Father Anthony Marcaccio, pastor of St. Pius X Parish, Principal Mark Akerman,

mother of St. Gabriel

and Carmel Kessler, assistant principal and athletic director, the school has

pastor, dies at 89

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CHARLOTTE — Antoinette Bellow, 89, of Charlotte, died Sunday, July 8, 2001, in

the

A fered

Wesley Care Center.

Mass of the Resurrection was ofon Tuesday, July 10, 2001, at 8

p.m. at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, with her son, Father Richard Bellow, celebrating the Mass. Visitation took place in the family center at the church.

Interment took place on Thursday, 8, in Hopewell, N.J. Born and raised in New York City, Mrs. Bellow was the last of 11 children born to Jerome and Josephine Vavatta Bica. She moved to Charlotte in 1995 and had resided at the Presbyterian Wesley

July

Bowlings Celebrate 50th Anniversary Jane and Charlie Bowling celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 16th. They have been members of Charlotte's St. Matthew Parish from its beginning. Charlie was on the original parish council for the

first

three years and served as Chairman.

A large buffet was hosted at their home, "Heather Hill Farm," in Ballantyne over the weekend.

An earlier dinner celebration at Ballantyne Country Club was attended by their three children: Charles B. "Buz" and his wife Nancy came from Lancaster, S.C.; daughter Laure Taylor came in from Charlottesville, Va.;

Charlie has

of the Year."

and

been very

He was

Patrick flew in

from Chicago.

active in the Charlotte

community and, in

his first year here,

While City Executive of the Bank

in

Association, the Cancer Society^and the Mental Health Association. In 1974, he

president of Metrolina National Bank and started his consulting business

He has been Grand Knight and

named

was named "Man

Union National Bank and later, assistant to the president.

Chapel Hill, he was president of the Sertoma Club, the Heart

a vice president of First

in

was the founder and

the early 1980s.

Faithful Navigator of the Charlotte Knights of

"Knight of the Year" by the state

Columbus and was

last year.

Jane has been a real estate broker for over 20 years, the past 15 years with Allen Tate Realty. Just recently she published her first 1,000 prints of a painting she did in Charleston, S.C. Monsignor John J. McSweeney, their pastor at St. Matthew Church, announced the celebration of their anniversary to a standing ovation at their

church recently.

Care Center. Mrs. Bellow has also been a member at St. John Neumann Catholic Church.

A faithful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she lovedN life and was a woman of great

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Bostonian's life surrounded by spirituality

Preacher-musician to headline tent revival JIMMY ROSTAR

By

An

—

ALESHA M. PRICE

By

accomplished musician, Father Judie

Staff Writer

has served as a music minister, developed

Associate Editor

CHARLOTTE

"Climbin a Higher

and directed

choirs,

WINSTON-SALEM

and worked with vocal-

—

law school and graduated

"While Rev. Mr.

in 1972.

in the military,

investigations

learn the other side of law.

Diocese of Charlotte African American

Dennis O'Madigan says that his life has come full circle. He entered the seminary after high

Affairs Ministry old-fashioned tent revival

African-American Catholic hymnal, and he

school and decided to leave because he

felt

lawyers, and

Aug. 24-26.

served on the committee that developed a

there

life.

He

is

the theme of the second annual

The revival made its debut last summer, who came to sing,

drawing more than 1,200

ists for

pastoral letter

His writing has appeared lic

spired to return to church themselves.

diocese; ville

in

The

He

is

moment

can-torn, Irish Catholic

man who had

signed as a tool of

we

evangelization and a

twofold," said Rev.

life

way

first-hand experience

Mr. Todd. "One, they certainly must have a

of black Catholic wor-

visible relationship

rounded by family and friends. Immigrants into the United States, his

Rev. Mr.

with Jesus and a love

ship, said

Curtiss

Todd,

for

vicar for

African-American Affairs.

him

and

is

his

-

decided to told that

who were

wanted to be unique." how unique he would become. In 1972, the federal government decreed that all U.S. airlines would install screening processes as a means of enforcing security measures. Rev. Mr. O'Madigan was one of seven who traveled to Washington, DC, to create what travelers must endure I

before boarding air-

—

planes today

se-

curity checkpoints.

Piedmont Airwhich was headquartered in

spent his

church sur-

in the

I

was

had no idea

for a

get in the revivalists

to offer people a

Diocese of

back where he

I

there were few people in security

Ameri-

first-generation,

try to

preach

in the

now

Being ordained a permanent deacon was a proud

Oaklawn avenues.

The event was de-

invite to

was

began.

Archdiocese.

'What we

that call to ordained ministry

He was ordained into the first class

Charlotte in 1983.

The Record, newspaper of the Louisisville

else in store for his

of the permanent diaconate

Catho-

Archdiocese; and newsletters of the Lou-

and

later,

answered.

Review, newspaper of the Baltimore Arch-

can Catholic worship and, perhaps, be in-

Statesville

Years

liturgy for the Louisville

Archdiocese.

hear preaching, learn about African-Ameri-

The event will take place at the corner of

on

was something

would perform

I

and go to court, so

more than 30 years. He contributed to developing 'Lead Me, Guide Me," the first

Mountain!"

2001

July20,

Living the Faith

lines,

Winston-Salem and later acquired by US 1

parents sought refuge in

Airlines, presented

Boston along with other

Rev. Mr. O'Madigan

who

an interesting

Secondly, church. their preaching style

provided support and a

He would be allowed

native Irish families

offer.

"Hopefully, we'll

should be in the style

piece

of the old-fashioned re-

of home in a strange land. Dennis

to practice law while

be getting more and

more people involved

vival preaching."

O'Madigan grew up

of security for the air-

with his two

line. It

in

The

church and in re-

Rev. Mr. Todd.

Perpetual

Hope Gospel Choir of Our Lady of Consola-

turning to Jesus," said

"We

Church

hope to reach out to the

tion

unchurched and the

lotte will

fallen away, Catholic and otherwise."

Preaching, music

Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m.

Father Judie will

Rev.

John T. Judie

year's revival leader

is

Father John

T. Judie, a parish priest of the Archdiocese of

Ordained

in

1987, Father

Judie has preached to various congregations

of different States,

faith traditions in the

United

Mexico, Europe and East Africa

In addition to preaching, he has served as a keynote speaker at a

wide assortment of

celebrations, including revivals, parish missions,

youth retreats and charismatic gather-

ings.

He

also teaches courses in Scripture,

church history and

spirituality for ministry

pm

25, people can

receive free health screenings at a health

fair,

where doctors and nurses will be on hand to answer questions. At 5:30 p.m, the Pinn Memorial Baptist Church Choir from Philadelphia will perform a concert, followed by preaching from Father Judie at 7 pm.

A closing Mass, with music by the Our Lady of Consolation and Pinn Memorial choirs, will be celebrated Aug. 26 at 9:30 am For further information on the tent revival, call Rev. Mr. Curtiss Todd at (704) 370-3339.

formation and diocesan catechesis programs.

a

was comprised of an en-

pass up, so he

moved

tirely Irish population.

his family to

North

remember only

"I

Carolina and joined

one family that wasn't Catholic," said Rev. Mr.

O'Madigan who

St.

Rev. Mr. Dennis

at-

of everything, school,

moving

After city,

social events, etc."

to another section of the

he began attending a boys' seminary

the age of 1 3. "At that time,

it

at

Columban

Fathers, including college classes,

he could not remain.

went

'1

and didn't know was much like monas-

in so early It

life.

and was too confining," he

I

had to

into the

left

when

have a son

said.

"My

because for

I left

who was becom-

go."

the seminary and

Army

however,

via the draft

went

straight

He was

lucky,

he was assigned to remain in the Counter Intelligence Corps and

in that

Boston in

was not sent to Vietnam. 'There wasn't much difference between the Army and seminary," joked Rev. Mr. O'Madigan. "Except, I went from praying

for people's salvation to investi-

gating them"

His wife

on

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assistant general counsel,

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New

Year's

Eve

in

his future

1956. Cupid's

arrow struck his heart, and he fell in love at first

He Army

in the

field as

same

al-

lowed him to spend time with his wife before her death. "I had 43 wonderful years with I

look back at the great times, and

extremely grateful to

gave

me

God

including six years

said she wouldn't

make

I

am

for everything

when

he

doctors

it"

in 1958.

The father of four and grandfather of six

investigative

says that the permanant diaconate has

They were married

remained

and research

or regret, only happiness that retirement

her.

changed when he met

sight with Diane.

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become

soul. He did not originally have an interest in becoming a deacon, but he felt God tell him to apply. After prayer and discussions with his wife, he was accepted into the class. "I went back into an environment that was totally Catholic. It was wonderful because we were united to achieve something which was being what God wanted us to be."

He works in prison ministry, works with the schools and visits the sick and shutins. "I have worked with the forgotten and the 'throwaways.' It brings them so much joy to see you and to know that someone cares."

Several months ago, Mrs. O'Madigan. lost her battle with cancer, but Rev. Mr. OMadigan does not speak with any sorrow

He

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to

house attorney, for the

tory seminary high schools." However, after

eight years of being associated with the

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somely for it However, the lure of the airlines overshadowed his law practice. He was asked

nent diaconate overwhelmed his mind and

Irish parents to

Arboretum

Winston-

Salem For three years, things worked well. He was doing two things that he loved and was being paid hand-

was common for

ing a priest was the 'be-all-and-end-all' of life.

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in

O'Madigan

a lot of orders to have elementary prepara-

tic life

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Leo the Great

Church

tended the neighborhood Catholic school and church. "Catholicism was like putting on a pair of socks that you never took off! The church was the center

parents were upset

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was an oppor-

tunity he could not

anything about

Charlotte's

as director

church and school that

begin the re-

preach at 7:30

During the day on Aug.

the gathering.

Louisville, Ky.

Char-

vival with a concert

and liturgy highlight This

in

sisters in

working

he was while

in the

and became director of security for

Northeast Airlines, later purchased by Delta

brought him closer to his family and to

"Having worked with so much ing and stealing through my

Jesus.

lying, cheat-

profession,

I

Airlines, while

have found that the permanent diaconate has

degree

kept me in focus of our main purpose in

in

he obtained his bachelor of arts history and government from Bos-

ton College. Because of an interest he devel-

oped while

in the service,

he then attended

to save our souls."

life

.