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Volume 5 Number 25

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15,

1996

Retired Bishop Will Appeal Injunction For Clinic Protest

BY JOHN BURGER (CNS) — A retired

power

NEW YORK

U.S. District Judge John Sprizzo's Feb. 21 decision in United States vs. Lynch granted the U.S. attorney general's request for a permanent inj unction against retired Auxiliary

Bishop George E. Lynch of Raleigh, N.C., and Brother Fidelis Moscinski, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal.

U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Mary Jo White, filed civil suit last year after Bishop Lynch and Brother Moscinski were arrested May 1 3 for sitting in the driveway of the Women's Medical Pavilion, an abortion clinic in Dobbs Ferry north of New York. The men were accused of blocking the driveway and preventing cars from entering the clinic's parking lot.

The

—

Roe

vs.

Wade,

the

legalizing abortion.

-

The bishop, who retired in 1985 and now lives in New York, has been arrested 21 times for his abortion protests. He is the first U.S. bishop to face federal

charges for blocking access to an abortion clinic. Brother Moscinski is studying for the priesthood at St. John Neumann Residence in the Bronx.

Bishop Lynch did not attend the hearing at the federal court in Manhattan

because he was serving a 1 0-day sentence in Westchester County Correction Department in Valhalla for blocking the clinic entrance again Jan. 17.

Brother Moscinski,

who was present

such action brought by the Southern District of New York under the 1994 Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act sought an injunction ordering the bishop and friar to stay at least 15 feet away

New York, archdiocesan paper, that "Judge Sprizzo had an opportunity to grant protection to

from the clinic.

Judge Sprizzo's decision said the defendants made entering the clinic "unreasonably difficult," and he said the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances law makes

abortion and chose not to. He chose instead to issue this injunction, which in

civil suit

the

first

—

Photo by JOANN KEANE Permanent deacons met at the Catholic Conference Center on March 9, recommitting themselves in ministry to Bishop William G. Curlin. In his charge, Bishop Curlin reminded deacons to root themselves in personal identity with Christ.

"You must be mindful of Christ in your life. This is the basis on which you build your ministry of service

to overturn

1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision

bishop and a Franciscan friar plan to appeal a federal judge's ruling saying they violated the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances law.

civil

for the hearing, told Catholic

unborn children

are in danger of

effect helps perpetuate the

American

holocaust of the unborn."

disobedience a "federal crime."

The bishop and

who

In an affidavit, the defendants argued

argued that the personhood of the unborn can be proved and that the judicial branch of government has the power to recognize and protect human life before birth. But the judge said he did not have the friar

that the

Freedom of Access

Entrances law

is

to Clinic

"null" and "against the

See Bishop, next page

."

Living

Prison Ministry Breaks

Family Provides Short-Term

Through With Christ By

MIKE KROKOS made

a

mistake in his life and he is doing time because of it.

Chaplain Bill Matevie, coordinator of prison ministries for the Diocese of Charlotte, met with

Tommy

on

is

letter from

due

Tommy

him

simple one. "The only thing that allows me to work this job is

to

'

s

be

parents to Matevie:

Tommy. You

the support,

understanding of Scripture," he said. "I'm

f"\£\ VyC J S

"Thank you so much for all that you are doing for

thousands of incarcerated individuals, and his philosophy in this ministry is a

my

released in the next 30 days, but the impact the diocesan prison ministry has had on him is obvious in a

are giving

encouragement and

guidance he so desperately needs

supposed to love everybody, and God is supposed to judge everybody. I tell inmates God can forgive anybody. All you've got to

do

is

ask.

"I

have seen

changed," he

added.

The prison ministry, which partially supported

by

is

DSA funds, was

can continue to build

character and to live a Christian life ...

As you give Tommy hope, he shares

Matevie was a perfect choice for the job; he had been doing volunteer

him

at this

We are grateful that you are helping

to see that he

that attitude with us

and it has helped us deal with the overwhelming sadness we

See Prison, page 12

MAYBACH

Staff Writer

DENVER

—

Jim and Marion

Weber have been providing

short-term

care and long-term love for babies in the

diocese for more than

1

Today, there are more than 40 adopted children who, at one time, were years.

"Weber Babies."

Marion Weber and her husband began taking care of foster children when they lived in

lives

implemented in 1991 and Matevie was appointed as coordinator for the diocese in February of that year.

time.

By ELIZABETH

making a difference in people's lives."

Matevie is a friend to literally

several

occasions to let him know he had someone to turn to.

Tommy

Care And Long-Term Love

have felt for him ... I know your job must be frustrating at times, but you really are

Editor

CHARLOTTE—Tommy

The Faith

Rhode Island with their own

and I both love babies. This was always something that needed to be done and something that we could do," Marion Weber said.

Jim, who was in the Navy, was transferred from Rhode Island soon after the birth of their fifth child. "That sort of put an end to our foster care for a few years," Marion said. Jim retired from the Navy in 1973 and the couple moved to Denver, where they are parishioners children. "Jim

Holy Spirit Church.

A few years after they arrived in the community, Marion contacted Catholic Social Services about becoming a foster parent. After a lengthy 2 application process that at

9^

included not only physicals for both

Jim and Marion,

but also a

fire

inspection for

home, home visits and letters of reference, CSS their

brought the Weber family the of 37 children. At that

first

time, the Webers

still had two home. "All of our children took the whole thing very much in stride. They were always comfortable around the babies and knew from day one how to change a diaper,"

sons living

at

she laughed.

Father Conrad Kimbrough, pastor of Holy Spirit Church, has known Jim

and Marion Weber for more than 15

See Living, page 16

News

2 The Catholic

& Herald

March

Bishop Appeals Ruling, from page

Eastern Rite Catholics Growing

1

natural law," because

it

WES YOUNG CARY — Wanda

mother's womb."

During the hearing, the judge questioned "whose view of the natural law" should be accepted and who was

Sidun recalled how the tour operator spoke of her group during a train trip in the North Carolina mountains.

responsible for interpreting God's law.

"They announced us as the St. Cyril the Methodist

taking of innocent

He

human

life in

insisted that in a pluralistic society

logical conclusion, could lead to a

A. Lawrence Washburn Jr., the Lynch and Brother Moscinski, said the case would be appealed based on the fact that the judge did not answer whether the judicial branch of the U.S. government has the power to make a finding on when human attorney for Bishop

made

a finding that babies are

being killed at that clinic, the bishop would have every right" to be at in fact

Washburn said. damages of $10,000 that

were pending against each defendant were withdrawn earlier in the case, and the judge dropped the remaining $5,000 in damages before issuing his ruling.

Less Than Two Weeks Left To Enter CNH Essay Contest Students in the

in

through eighth

fifth

Diocese of Charlotte are

and

in the traditional South.

onion-domed churches will one day rise over North Carolina

There are no Byzantine Catholic churches in

it

Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi or South

tobacco fields, but Father Rick Rohrer, pastor of Saints Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Catholic Church in

Cary

Carolina.

Vladimir Yanoschak

moved to the Raleigh area

already putting

is

He hears there may be enough Byzantine

in

Catholics in Charlotte to

the South, he had to attend

a

Inside Father Rohrer'

church, a screen of icons

North, Yanoschak said,

stands in front of the sanctuary and candles lodged in sand-filled containers burn brightly.

Worshipers can see the altar through waist-high Royal Doors through which only

Roman

the priest

come

may

pass.

When

into the church, they

Photo by

bow

to kiss

on an icon table, then cross themselves from right to left.

If it all seems very Eastern Orthodox, because the Byzantine Catholics'

contest sponsored by The Catholic

that

"Byzantine Catholics just love their liturgy and they are willing to make a lot of sacrifices," Father Rohrer said. Some parishioners live hours away, he said, but theycome with regularity even if

account, written as at the first

Easter

if

the students

when

were

Jesus Christ

rose from the dead. Entries will be

Pope is the main thing separates them from the Orthodox.

make it each Sunday. Father Rohrer gets telephone calls from people

they can't

— people

found them very alien," he said. Then, on a trip to Russia, he saw how people treated the icons with such reverence and devotion. He began to understand

them

as a

means

to prayer.

makes Byzantine

liturgy suited to

modern culture, he said. "The only thing that Christianity can hope to do to attract is the burning bush experience," he continued. "Moses saw the burning bush and didn't understand it. All he

people

considering a move to the area

the church hadn't been there.

knew was

that

"We believe this is way for children to

fascinating.

He approached

interpretation of the Easter miracle,"

few of the parishioners at Saints Cyril and Methodius are Romanrite Catholics. Some confessed they were

said Bishop William G.

Curlin,

tired

or

liturgy

"We hope many

students

innovations in their former parishes,

bush."

publisher.

share their

take advantage of this opportunity to "

tell

our Easter story.

in

Winning entries will be published The Catholic News & Herald.

Catholic Center family

who wouldn't have thought about coming

Quite a

and

in

March

27.

liturgical

banalities

love with Byzantine liturgy.

more

at

home

here," said

priest

What happened on "That First Easter?"

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between

and people.

A particularly distinctive quality of the singing

is

the

way

the congregation

holds out the final note of each line. The prayers of the priest are thus contained in

an envelope of chant. Between the

phone number, school and grade.

took him a while longer to appreciate the icons that adorn churches of the eastern rites. "At first I Kapell said

it

its tradi-

from the time when western devo-

tional practices

made their way into the

Some

Eastern Orthodox' followers

see Eastern Catholics as proof that unity

with Rome always means the loss of the way. "We are a block

distinct Eastern

we are not true to our Rohrer said. "If we were true Byzantine Rite Catholics we could be a bridge, we could show that we could be true to Rome and still be (to unity)

because

traditions," Father

true to Byzantine traditions."

******* Joseph

While there are a number of Eastern

known

as Ruthenia.

Now divided between Slovakia and Ukraine, the region was ruled for

many

centuries by Hungary. Later passing to

Honored

Czechoslovakia, the hilly country dotted

Joseph was proclaimed protector and patron of the universal Church by Pope Pius IX in 1870. Joseph stood by

wooden churches became a pawn World War II struggle between Germany and the Soviet Union. with

in the

Ruthenians — or Rusyns, today — sided with

as they

the East

schism of 1054 that divided Orthodox Christians from the Catholic Church. The Union of Uzhord in 1646 brought them into communion with Rome, although subsequent historical events resulted in some movement back to Orthodoxy.

not hard to imagine yourself in a

many of

trying to restore

tions,

and traditions, is like that burning

the church during the Divine Liturgy,

monastery perched among echoing

Catholic." the Byzantine Catholic Church

out of himself and discovered God. Eastern Christianity, with its

are called

it's

it, he one gets back the response: "But you're not

said,

Still, is

matter

explains

came

tones and the incense that swirls about

rocks.

Include your name, address,

and he

term Byzantine Catholic in America has been taken up by those who trace their descent from an area in Europe

Byzantine Rite, the entire song to God, a dialogue of

praise and petition alternating

it

who

the singing.

In the

was something

Catholics of the Byzantine Rite, the

found himself particularly attracted by

liturgy is a

it

Lewis

Kapell, a Roman-rite Catholic

Charlotte are not eligible to enter.

All entries must be received by

of

fell in

"I feel

members

if

how one

both

church.

When churches appeal to reason, psychology or sociology to reach modern minds, they fail to realize that the culture has moved past that, Kapell said. People see themselves today as autonomous, making up their own minds, which

judged based on creativity. The first place winner will receive $50; second place, $35; and third place, $20. an excellent

in

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worshipers

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"That First Easter."

Essays should be a first-person

Eastern

No

Catholicism.

WES YOUNG

Byzantine Father Rick Rohrer dispenses communion species from a spoon.

a Russian-style cross

that' s

Catholics didn't

understand

allegiance to the

or less should be based on the theme,

like other

Roman rite parish for many years. Even up

mission.

start a

1966 and,

Eastern-rite Catholics in

invited to take part in an Easter essay

Herald. Essays of 200 words

Jersey

and Ohio. Florida has a respectable number of parishes, but there are few

may seem

long leaf pines,

the clinic entrance,

Statutory

New

parishes in

out feelers.

begins.

grades

mostly in Pennsylvania, although there are many

a giggle.

In the land of grits

Catholic

Ruthenians started coming in large numbers to the U.S. They settled

unlikely that

theocracy.

"If he

Around the turn of the century,

Byzantines," she said with

the defendants' reasoning, if carried to

life

State

In

By

and "the deliberate

he had to enforce civil law, not a particular moral belief, and warned that its

1996

protects access

the

to abortion clinics

15,

in the

as the

husband

of Mary,

St.

Mary's side when he became aware of her pregnancy. He was the fosterfather of Jesus and charged with the support and responsibility of the Holy Family. Jesus learned the trade of carpentry from Joseph.

He was called for fathers XIII.

The

Joseph

is

a

model

by Pope Leo

~

feast of St.

March

19.

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March

15,

The Catholic News

1996

New Director Has

Plans

To Develop Music Ministry MAYBACH

Staff Writer

CLEMMONS — Services

in the near future. In fact,

Spirit calls

Liturgy has his way, there will be sev-

new music

eral

opportunities at the

church in addition to the ones already

at

hand.

Dr.

Marc Alan

work Feb.

Innes,

who began

19, said his goals included

increasing membership in the adult choir

He has already begun to implement tion night each

Monday

at the

church.

"The education night will basically be instruction on how to sing and some of the things that are going on in the choir.

We want to have it open to the commuencouraged to join the choir or other ensemble in their nity so that people will be

own

churches."

when he was 4 he has since earned five degrees in music from schools such as Northwestern University, The New England Conservatory of Music and The Julliard School of Music.

"For the past 25 years, I've main-

the Cleveland Institute

years old.

Now 47,

tained three distinct careers

same time," Innes

said.

all at

the

"I'm a profes-

Marc Alan Innes

Dr.

church community that included music as an integral aspect of ministry. I wanted

down."

a place to settle

Innes found his place at Holy FamChurch. Father Thomas Walsh, pastor of Holy Family, said the church had been looking for a new music director for about 7 months when they first heard ily

from Innes.

"It

was

a big decision for

ented.

We're very lucky

Innes,

who

is

Ann

singing," said Carol

Darling, a

parishioner at Holy Family and a

mem-

"He provided simple and it was a wonderful,

moving experience. You could hear his love for the faith ... He's had a tremendous welcome and I think people are looking forward to what he's going to do for the music and the liturgy here."

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Monday:

Tuesday:

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future priests. This focus has generated

questions about

questions about the workings of the

take on the financial responsibility of

vocations office and what

their education themselves.

involved in

is

or Luke 2: 41-51

room and board for a seminarian. In addition, we provide medical insurance, books and funds for summer placement, which expands the ministerial experiences and provides more training for the

hope

that

Wisdom 7:

the

DSA

to share in providing for the

As

the

continues,

I

needs of our

diocese.

Please support us in our effort to

seminary in formation. This presumes that the candidate comes to us

provide priests for the present and the

with a bachelor's degree he has earned

I

in a

own

at his

expense.

It

come

have not already done so, Appeal Sunday, March 24, to match the generosity of these men. Your prayerful support and your financial support are needed. future. If you

our general

is

policy not to provide funds for

men who

to us during their college years.

hope you

will use

DSA Campaign

Expected To Reach Goal By Appeal Weekend Appeal Sunday Weekend, March is expected to push the Diocesan Support Appeal over its 1996 goal of

have in the past," Kelley "Wintry weather has caused some delays, but we're confident that Appeal

$2.3 million.

Sunday

way

23-24,

Presentations will be

made

it

at all

Barbara Rohrman, associate direcAppeal Sunday was important for both the people who donated to the DSA and the people who received services from DSA-supported

The DSA began Feb. 3 and ends March 24. As of March 13, $1,483,597

ministries. "During Appeal Sunday Weekend, all members of the faith com-

or 63 percent of the $2.3 million goal

had been pledged. Jim Kelley, director of development, said that pledges were still a week behind due to inclement weather at the beginning of the appeal.

"We're confident that people in the diocese will respond in the same generous

munity are sitting shoulder-to-shoulder, almost as one body," she said. "Making a pledge on Appeal Sunday gives each parishioner an opportunity to put his or her faith into action."

"A valid Will stands as

a

continuing expression of our concern for loved ones, as well as an ongoing commitment to the Church and the community in which we live!'

In Yours.

Bishop William G. Curlin

ou can express your commitment to your Church by making a bequest to the Diocese of Charlotte or to your parish. Simply have the following statement included in your Will:

Charlotte (or

Roman

Catholic Diocese of

parish, city) the

2-22 1-2, 10, 25-30 2: 1

,

1

Jeremiah 11:1 8-2ff John 7: 40-53

sum of$

percent of the residue of my estate) for religious, educational and charitable works." how

to

make

its

a Will that works, contact

Jim Kelley, Diocese of Charlotte, Office of Development, 1524 East Morehead

St.,

Charlotte,

NC 28207,

DSA

tor of development, said

supports. Pledge cards will be avail-

Y

will help us reach the

goal."

able in the pews.

HisWll

that they

said.

Masses during Appeal Sunday Weekend about the DSA and the 36 agencies

For more information on Saturday:

the students don't

will take this opportunity

17-30

Exodus 32: 7-14 John 5: 31-47

John

Charlotte, N.C.

As

you

(or Friday:

why

for the priesthood will spend six years

"/ leave to the Thursday:

generosity.

priesthood. Generally, each candidate

Isaiah 49: 8-1 5:

ongoing financial people have raised

Some

primary recipients of their gifts, it is our responsibility to provide them with as much education as possible. Getting the funds needed to maintain our future priests is the direct result of your

costs our diocese about $20,000 a

7: 4-5, 1 2-1 4, 1

Romans 4: 13, 16-18, 22 Matthew 1: 16, 18-21, 24

John

1621 Dilworth Road East

support.

1, 6-9,

Isaiah 65: 17-21

John

Wednesday:

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sacrifices for their

support needed for the education of our

10-13

in

The Diocese

Support Appeal emphasizes the financial

Remember

^fard| 17-23

Sunday:

people

that

have made

ber of the search committee that sefamiliar music, and

PRIESTHOOD

have him."

had an impact on the congregation at Holy Family. "You should have been there. Marc started with the Ash Wednesday service and there was no

lected Innes.

Consider

to

Catholic, has already

and a musician. I've always been involved with churches, but they have traditionally been huge parishes without a lot of emphasis on the music ministry. So I've been searching for a

at the

and realize

to put their gifts at the

"But we're very

pleased. He's very committed and tal-

sional singer, a teacher of classical voice

PUT YOUR GIFTS

seriously

service of others. This year, the Diocesan

It

us," said Father Walsh.

Innes began his musical career at

commitment

year to provide tuition and

ministry," Innes said.

our

seminarians take their

educating a seminarian.

and the youth ensemble, establishing a contemporary ensemble and a music school, and revitalizing the handbell program at the church. "The plan for the future is to build and develop a music

several ideas, including a music educa-

them

know

I

that

of our 18 seminarians. While each of them has a different story, the same

lot

new Minister of Sacred Music and

if the

In the past few months I've shared with you the gifts and talents that men bring with them for priesthood. I hope

have you giving thanks to God for the generous response

Holy

Family Church will be getting a

more musical

O 'Rourke

that these accounts at

3

Vocations Update Father Frank

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Pope John Paul

Pope Says Church, Family Should Campaign For Media Decency VATICAN CITY

PLEASE PRAY TO END

ABORTION! ,

VATICAN is

told

world that films, television programs and advertisements often include violent and sexually explicit scenes which erode moral and cultural values," he said.

The pope said the church's pastors and media activists should "encourage all efforts genuinely aimed at bringing to the media a renewed sense of public service and higher standards of decency."

This year's meeting of the pontifical council took families. ..all over the

a close look at ethics in advertising.

an issue that

It is

poses complex moral questions, the pope said.

He said two guiding principles in advertising should

be respect for truth and "avoiding the pitfalls of an artificial and manipulative consumerism."

He

said the Catholic press

is

essential not just in

presenting Christ's message but in reporting

news

about the church and its activities throughout the world in such areas as education, health care, refugee programs and aid to the poor.

"Evangelization is reinforced by a good Catholic

good Catholic broadcasting, which explain and defend the teaching of Christ's church and help to deepen the commitment of the faithful by continuing

press and

the

work of

Here

the Vatican text of

Pope John Paul IPs

Communication March 7.

"Not infrequently we hear complaints from

Diocese of Charlotte

Augured Virgin Pope Says

Birth,

of decency in the modern media, Pope John Paul a Vatican meeting of communications experts.

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— The church should

he said at a plenary session of the Pontifical Council for

Gordon

Life Office

(CNS)

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help families around the world press for higher standards

At the same time, the church's own press and broadcast initiatives should use new communications instruments to take the Gospel message to all peoples,

can do more than pray after you 've prayed but you cannot do more than pray until you've prayed."

The Respect

1996

The Pope Speaks

Tro-Life Corner

S.D.

15,

remarks in English at his weekly general audience

Dear brothers and

March

6.

sisters,

Continuing our catechesis on Mary, today we are looking at the Old Testament' s treatment of motherhood

from God. According to the Book of the mother of all the living, gave birth to Cain, she exclaimed: "With the help of the Lord I have brought a man into being" (Gen 4: 1). The as a special gift

Genesis,

when Eve,

birth of Isaac

is

also presented as a miraculous gift of

God' in fulfillment of his promise to Abraham and Sarah(cf.Gen 15:6; 17: 15- 16). The Bible relates many stories of God coming to the aid of childless women.

Hannah, the mother of Samuel, conceived and gave because God heard her fervent prayers (cf. 1 Sam Hannah joyfully consecrated her son to the Lord for his mission as a prophet to Israel. The Scriptures recount other stories of mothers who have an important role in the mission of their sons, like Rebecca, who secured for Jacob his father's blessing and inheritance. In all these narratives, the Scriptures not only show that motherhood is a gift of God but they also suggest a special link between the destiny of mothers and that of their sons. This kind of intervention by God at important moments in the history of his people prepares the way for his intervention in the fullness of time, when he would choose the Virgin Mary to become the mother of his birth

1:19-20). In gratitude,

incarnate Son.

adult Christian education," he said.

Guest Commentary Rev. Martin R. Bartel, O.S.B.

In

Praise Of Teachers

At the urging of a Saint Vincent College student, I recently viewed Mr. Holland's Opus. She related that the movie was "incredibly awesome, a 'must-see' for anyone (like herself) who aspires to be a teacher." The advance publicity from the young coed did not leave me disappointed; the movie is a marvelous tribute to a

—

teaching. noble profession Mr. Holland, tired of odd jobs, decides to "temporarily" try teaching, rationalizing that he would have his evenings free to begin composing. He remains

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he rebuilt the

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To be its

sure, the teaching profession

share of problems. Not

all

is

not without

teachers practice their

A few misuse their position of trust and some stay in the classroom long after their zest for teaching has waned. Students suffer when teachers and school boards disagree overcompensation issues. Nevertheless, the shortcomings of some should craft with equal enthusiasm.

at least

not blemish the overall effectiveness and accomplishments of the many.

Teachers deserve praise for their efforts but also

high school music students. At

are faced with a challenging responsibility.

30 years, devoting himself to the education of first he fumbles along, but he eventually learns how to teach, gets caught up in the passion for teaching and influences the lives of hundreds of students.

March 15, 1996 Volume 5 • Number 25

salaries while

devastating fire last Christmas?

The film does not canonize teachers nor does it unduly glorify the teaching profession. Mr. Holland has his share of faults, personal and professional.

Nevertheless, he approaches his teaching with energy, enthusiasm, perseverance and humor. His opus is not so much his musical composition but the 30 years' worth of successful students who comprise the orchestra and perform his symphony at the end of the movie.

The film forces the viewer to appreciate the tremendous influence of teachers. Imagine the motivation provided by the biology teachers of Dr. Jonas Salk. Consider the inspiration that a certain speech instructor must have been to Rev. Dr. Billy Graham. Think of the impact of the mentor from which Abraham Lincoln learned the practice of law. Was it a particular business professor who influenced mill owner

Aaron Feuerstein to continue to pay his employees full

charged with

knowledge

They

instilling in their students, not

in a specific

are

only

subject matter, but also

education in values, ethics, lofty principles, discipline, integrity, civility, character, honesty and the dignity of

human existence.

(In the

words of the sage principal in

the movie, a teacher has to provide learning but a

teacher has to be a compass, too, to give direction to students.) The effect of this kind of teaching on the

immeasurable.

Perhaps a paraphrase of Daniel Webster says

lives of students is best: If we

it

work upon marble, it will perish. If we work

upon brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble to dust. But if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with high principles, with the just fear of God and love of others, we engrave on those tablets something which no time can efface, and which will brighten and brighten to all eternity.

Rev. MartinR. Bartel, O.S.B.

is Associate Professor

and President ofSaint Vincent College

in

Latrobe, Pa.

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15,

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1996

Light

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5

One Candle

Father John Catoir Lent is really not so much a time slimming down as it is a time for giving up. Sacrifice is giving up a legitimate good (e.g., your time, your freedom) for the sake of love; something beautiful for God.

humble works because they are the Even if you go to a lonely person and sit and listen

"In your service to others keep to the

works nobody else will do. or clean the house, it is beautiful. small acts will help us to grow

Coping With Loneliness

never too small for God. Fidelity

person.

about

M. Linehan,

"is

Marsha

accepting the fact that

you are lonely and you're going

when you

to

be

means being

lonely again. Loneliness

alone

don't want to be.

It's

let

all

not going to stop.

this,

you can

Once you accept

start to

cope with

out.

it

Ventilate. If

you

visit

The Christophers have published

a

let

them do the same.

Then, simply accept

it.

You have

a

perfect right to feel the discomfort, the

emptiness. After all, you're human.

you pay

It's

for being unique.

loneliness."

the price

Helping someone else cope is a lot easier if you know how to cope with your own loneliness. Here are a few ideas that might help: First, admit that you are lonely from time to time. Talk about it with a friend; express the fear or discomfort you feel;

Loneliness may be distressing at times, but it's not dangerous. In fact it's quite ,

normal. Accepting it and helping another to accept

it

is

more than half the

When you know how

battle.

to live with

your own loneliness, you can more easily reach out to someone else and

listen.

News Note which

looks at Pope John Paul II 's most recent encyclical entitled, "Sharing the Gospel of Life: Pope John Paul II 's Letter to the World" which highlights quotesfrom The Gospel of Life, and features examples of men

a

lonely person,

painful but not a great catastrophe, and life is

in

— Mother Teresa of Calcutta

in love. "

loneliness," says psychologist

There is a lonely person somewhere who needs you. Loneliness is a form of emotional pain. We've all felt it at one time or another. It has reached epidemic proportions in the modern world because of changes in family life patterns. To give your time, your presence, to someone in need is a precious gift. If you' ve ever been lonely, you know what it means.

Sometimes listening is all you need to do; a thoughtful phone call, or a short visit can be of immense help to a lonely "I think the central thing

It is

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Question Box Father John Dietzen

Celebrating The Eucharist At A Mixed-Marriage Wedding Q. Our daughter soon will marry a man of the Lutheran faith. The priest who will marry them said he didn 'tfeel a Mass would be appropriate, as it could make members of the other faith uncomfortable.

We were surprised. The Mass is an important part of our lives, and we wonder what the church's rulings on this are. When are Masses at mixed marriages permitted? (Wisconsin)

The intention here, of course, is to be sure that the sensibilities of the nonCatholic and his or her family are honored, and that both of them see the

couple to think seriously about

whole ceremony

is

Christian covenant with each other and

with God.

Especially when it comes to something as sacred and solemn as the celebration of the Eucharist, it should be more important, even to the nonCatholic, than simply, "If

much

to you,

Applying A. Official Catholic regulations about this are simple and fairly clear.

It is

possible to have the celebration

of the Eucharist Catholic to one

marriage of a not of our faith,

at the

who

is

under two conditions. These conditions are given in the Rite of Marriage (Introduction, 8).

as expressing a

it

means

that

go ahead." all

this

a personal

is, however, not so easy. There remains the concern you raise, the obvious need to be sensitive to how their decision will impact both families.

According to the church's policies, for example, generally neither the Protestant spouse nor the non-Catholic

situation

religious significance of the Lord's

members of the family could receive Communion.

How do the bride and groom feel about that? In one sense, the more devout the Protestant partners are, the more emptiness will be felt when at such a

Supper, and thus of our eucharistic

sacred time of their lives they and their

celebration.

loved ones are separated the Lord.

First, the

non-Catholic should be a

baptized Christian. Normally, only another Christian will understand and appreciate, at least to

some degree,

the

Second, both partners must desire and freely request that their marriage take place within the Mass.

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A. The Gospels tell us that Pontius Pilate ordered an inscription placed

and network of relationships are different.

As with numerous

other decisions

them as people of different there is no perfect, totally

that will face

dilemma.

Some couples I have worked with decided, after lots of thought and prayer, to have the Mass. Others have not. They have all, however, tried to do the best for everyone concerned.

I really understand and sympathize with the hopes and dreams you have for your daughter' s wedding. But know that the other family have convictions and painless, solution to this

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Seminary Breaking Ground To

1996

15,

Lenten

Keep Up With Enrollment

Reflection Father Frank Cancro

"The

Man Born

Blind"

1

remember meeting a young man a few years ago who was living in a dorm, attending college and working part time. He was blind.

I marvelled at his abilities and the ease with which he maneuvered his studies and his schedule. He spoke of plans to do graduate work. He showed me

ourselves, others and our God.

his library of braille texts

and cassette recordings. Above all else, he showed me he was happy.

We can be gifted with sight in a variety of ways. For some of us, eyeglasses aid our physical sight.

This young man in college was gifted

Seminary ceremonial groundbreaking are, from left, Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo of the Diocese of Harrisburg; Archbishop John F. Donoghue of the Archdiocese of Atlanta; Bishop Anthony G Bosco of the Diocese of Greensburg; Saint Vincent Archabbot and Chancellor, the Rt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B.; Bishop Donald Wuerl of the Diocese of Pittsburgh; Margaret R. Bock of the First Catholic Slovak Ladies Association; David M. Roderick, former chairman and chief executive officer of USX, and John C. Marous Jr., general chairman of the Seminary's capital campaign. Not pictured is Congressman John P. Murtha who also took part in the ceremony.

Shown

at the Saint Vincent

.

with a sight that went beyond seeing, and an insight that dispelled darkness inside himself.

It

and the path

The Gospel

story this

weekend

From

birth this one was a beggar, and was believed he suffered because of

groundbreaking

Saint Vincent Semi-

at

nary signaled the initiation

of two build-

ing projects totaling $2.6 million that

providemore housing and a new

will

chapel. Archbishop John F.

Donoghue of

the Archdiocese of Atlanta, former bishop

from Bavaria.

The Most Rev. Anthony G. Bosco, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of the Diocese of Greensburg and chairman of the. Saint

of Charlotte, took part in the ceremony.

At the groundbreaking, the Seminary Rector, the Very Rev. Thomas P.

Vincent Seminary Board

Acklin, O.S.B., said that the construction

Wuerl, S.T.D., Bishop of the Diocese of

had been made possible by the multi-

Pittsburgh.

million dollar fund-raising campaign

Bishop Nicholas C. Dattilo of the Diocese of Harrisburg and Archbishop Donoghue of Atlanta, both members of the Seminary's Board of Regents, and Congressman John P. Murtha joined in the ceremonial breaking of the ground

launched

last

spring by Saint Vincent

Archabbey and Seminary.

The

projects are a response to rising

enrollment, Father

Thomas

said. "Pre-

serving the vision of Boniface to train

and provide

Wimmer

a sufficient clergy is

important for the future of the Church to continue to preach the

he said.

Jesus Christ

Enrollment

at

the

Seminary

is at its

highest since 1967.

The building dition to

projects call for an ad-

Gregory Hall as well as renova-

tion of existing space in that building.

The

The benediction was offered by the Most Rev. Donald W.

fered the invocation.

addition will provide space for an

Saint Vincent Seminary oldest

Roman

is

U. S. In its academic programs, the Seminary offers the Master of Divinity, Master of Arts and Master of Religious Education programs. Since 1846, more than 2,300 priests have been educated at Saint Vincent to serve church and society.

Among distinguished alumni, 28 are bish-

student rooms, three guest rooms, fac-

ceses and religious communities. Ordination students are preparing for the

A new

offices.

student chapel will also be

constructed and will provide a place of

Saint Vincent Seminary currently serves ordination students from 13 dio-

priesthood for the dioceses of Greensburg, Pittsburgh, Altoona-Johnson, Erie and

worship for 120 students and guests.

The architect for the projects is Tasso Katselas of Pittsburgh, who has designed

Harrisburg in Pennsylvania; Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Caro-

many

Steubenville, Ohio; Wheeling-Charles-

of the buildings

at

Saint Vincent.

lina;

Columbus, Ohio; Gary, Indiana;

Thomas

known, he earned critical acclaim for the new Pittsburgh Interna-

ton,

tional Airport.

Atlanta, Georgia. Students also repre-

At the groundbreaking, Saint Vincent Archabbot and Chancellor, the Rt. Rev. Douglas R. Nowicki, O.S.B., offered words of welcome. He noted that the St.

sent the Congregation of the Oratory in

Internationally

not only allowed

him

to see

sky and sunlight, but also returned to give him the insight that God cares enough to break into

in the

trees,

history

and

We

Son of Man?" He

that in the

prayers

we

sacraments

heal.

looking

each one of us, this blind person in the Gospel.

Some of us have fallen victim to darkness because of our family systems and our backgrounds.

Some of us cannot see because of the greed, pride and infidelity that rules some of our judgments about are

poor

all,

at

we

offer,

we

will tell us

serve, in the

and

in the

celebrate "you are

Him."

Like my college friend, I suspect such a healing and such a sight can do

no

less but

show us

a path to

happiness.

St.

Father Frank Cancro is pastor of Eugene Church in Asheville.

the fourth

ops, archbishops and cardinals.

and administrative

He

by a loving master

Catholic Seminary in the

Archabbey reception area, as well as a faculty and student center. The addition and renovation will create 21 additional ulty

who

sight

We

for the building expansion.

...

message of

of Regents, of-

was given

will give us sight.

be able to discern the good from the bad, the secure from the filled-with-fear. Second, God will give us insight. We can recognize Him as our Savior and encounter him face to face. We can catch the warmth of His smile and feel the strength of His arms gently embracing us.

He will ask us, "Do you believe will

introduces us to another blind person.

the sin of one of his forebears.

Vincent community is celebrating the 1 50th anniversary of its founding in 1 846

by Benedictine monk Boniface Wimmer

to

pursue them.

it

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First, God

allowed him to see

his gifts, his talents

We are

reduced to relying on others for our sense of self worth. We become like beggars: asking for the wealth or company of others in order to dispel our fear or to fill our emptiness.

This Lent can be an opportunity for us to call out to the Lord and get his attention. With open arms, we can simply ask him to help us see. If we do, we are promised the same two things that the blind person in the Gospel is given.

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Virginia; St.

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Virgin Islands; and the archdiocese of

Pittsburgh and cluding Saint Vincent Archabbey.

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The breath of the

Spirit:

Courage Likewise, accep-

By John

F. Haught News Service

Catholic

tance continually heartens us

Along with many other Christians I often have wondered how to appreciate the presence and work of the Holy Spirit. Is such savoring reserved only

ac-

the Lives of

viduals and social structures (for example, acceptance by universities) that measure academic, athletic, financial, political, social or ethical achievements.

Most of the time we hardly notice how deeply our lives are enmeshed in a complex social network of power sources that sustain us.

Some of us are even able to go through life completely oblivious to the fact that whatever individual heroism we have achieved is impossible without the environing "system of heroics" a term referring to the social criteria by which we measure our success or worth.

There are occasions, however, when one or more of our ordinary power sources fails to deliver. Since these are all finite, they inevitably bear flaws that will disappoint us.

Our parents are not perfect and they don't live forever; our friendships often fade; the social fabric that measures our accomplishments and even our ethical integrity begins to come apart.

We get fired from a job that gave us considerable prestige. We fail to live up to our own ethical ideals. Or we simply

dream about the Holy

grow older and find it increasingly difficult to measure up to the prevalent

for pentecostalists or charismatics?

Or

way

there some

to connect the Creed's "I believe in the Holy Spirit" with a more mundane kind of experiis

—

ceptance by indi-

ence?

As the sacrament of confirmation work of the Spirit includes

implies, the

the bestowing of confidence, courage or

empowerment.

But how can we connect ing to real

this teach-

life?

We might begin by asking what it is that most empowers us.

What gives us the courage to live

— and act?

—How

often do

we

associate our

need for courage with the work of the Holy Spirit?

The late sociologist Ernest Becker noted that our confidence usually comes to us most immediately from easily identifiable components of our environment. The approval of parents, family and friends is enormously important in grounding our self-assurance.

FAITH IN ACTION In

The Soul of

Celtic Spirituality in

Its Saints, Anglican Father Michael Mitton shares a

Spirit

described by St. Patrick: "I saw him praying in me, and he was as

were within my body, and heard him above me, that is above the inner man, and there he was praying mightily with groanings.... But at the end of the prayer he spoke as if he were the Spirit. And so awoke and it

I

I

remembered says,

The

Spirit

infirmities of

know as

that the apostle

helps the

our prayers. For we we should pray for

we

ought; but the Spirit himself asketh for us with

unspeakable groanings.'" St. Patrick's dream, says one commentator, informs us that the Spirit "actually enters the most intimate place of our psyche."

(Twenty-Third Publications, 1 85 Willow St., Box 189, Mystic, Conn.

06355. 1996. Paperback, $9.95.) felt

the Spirit

at work through his dreams. is

How

the Spirit alive in your hopes,

your dreams?

photo by Michael Hoyt

FOOD FOR THOUGHT People can't need:

the past; they can't live

live in

—A clear memory the And, — Reasons be hopeful about the of

in

the future either. Yet Christians

past.

to

future.

The Holy Spirit can help on both counts, Pope John Paul thinks.

He has asked that during 1998 the church's people focus on the Holy Spirit and the virtue of hope. It's all part of preparing to celebrate the new millennium's II

year 2000. Similarly, 1997 is the year of Christ and the virtue of 1999 the year of the Father and charity.

Only through the Spirit's power can all that was accomplished with Christ's incarnation "now emerge from the memory of the church," the pope says.

And the Spirit will provide the perspective heeded for recognizing "signs of

arrival in the faith,

hope" today: for example, "medical progress in the service of human life," greater awareness of "responsibility for the environment," a desire for human "reconciliation

and

solidarity."

Why

focus on the Spirit? Because if your faith is to be "alive and active," the Spirit must make it so, the pope believes.

Which means, take it, that if your faith is alive, you and the Spirit are not living I

apart.

David Gibson, Editor, Faith Alive!

11

social standards of self-worth.

The need

for courage, however, And it is by confessing this need, especially in moments of doubt and confusion, that we may be led to at least some appreciation of what Christian faith calls the Holy

never goes away.

Ideally we would see these finite power sources as sacramental embodiments of an ultimate and inexhaustible well-spring of courage. But, in fact,

we

often treat the various loves of our as idols, expecting from them an inexhaustible strength that they can-

Spirit.

life

Christian faith allows us to measure our self-worth according to standards that go beyond those of the social world

not deliver.

Their slightest

around

not what

Reflection: Patrick

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us.

As the Lord and giver of life everywhere, the empowering Spirit of God is also the ultimate source of our own vitality. And for us humans the core of vitality is courage, as the 20th-century Protestant theologian Paul Tillich wrote.

So we may look for the work of God's enlivening Spirit at those points where we recognize our need for encouragement.

The Holy Spirit resides beneath, behind and within all the more proximate sources that give us our confidence.

Humbly and

quietly this divine font of

courage energizes the immediate powers we normally tap into for our strength.

flaws,

Becker

near

to those

whqse courage has

failed."

Through those who know their own need of courage, the power of Christ's Spirit pours into the world and begins to "renew the face of the earth."

sources disappoint us, the sense of a deeper

(Dr. Haught, chairman of the Theology Department at Georgetown University, wrote "The Promise of Nature: Ecology and Cosmic Purpose, " Paulist; "What Is Religion?" and "Mystery and Promise: A Theology of Revelation," Li-

empowerment may

turgical Press).

insightfully notes, can then be a major threat to our self-esteem.

However, in those critical moments

when our immediate power

ence beneath our

establish its pres-

lives.

Sometimes we may find that such experiences leave us stronger than before.

If this has ever happened to you, you can understand, even in such an ordinary event, at least something of what is meant by God's

Spirit.

The psalmist heartens us: "The Lord is

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1996

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Scriptural image,

idea of "what the Spirit

what term best expresses your is

What is the

like"?

"I would have to say the images of fire and wind because the Holy Spirit can be a sudden and amazing experience.... The Spirit helps give us a sense of hope because it's too easy to get bogged down in the daily things. The Holy Spirit helps Maria Lescord, Charleston, S.C. us see beyond that."

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What's in a name? The Holy Ghost on the Holy Spirit to help me when have a difficulty.... In my work, pro-life counseling, never know what problem someone depend on the Holy Spirit to help me say and do what is will bring to me, and ... needed."

Peggy Sinanian, Sandy Springs, Ga. "I

think

it's

so inbred,

I

just

know

to call

I

I

—

I

of

my youth somehow became the Holy

Spirit a few decades ago.

I

guess to

most people "ghost" recalled "Casper the Friendly" rather than the Spirit of Christ.

"The Old Testament image of the 'breath of God' in Genesis ... that brings order out of chaos. The other image is ... the disciples at Pentecost being filled with the Spirit, able to go out ... and all peoples being able to understand them. The common theme is the Spirit being a life-giving presence which brings humanity Harold Horell, Altoona, Pa. together in solidarity."

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and strength. What comes to mind is St. Paul.

He was persecuting people, then the Lord appeared to him, and he changed and started loving people.... Today when see goodness radiating in someone, see Larry Lemberger, Birmingham, Ala. the Spirit operating."

"The images

of unconditional love

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I

The renamed Holy Spirit, however, continues to be the third person of the Holy Trinity. The Spirit, at the heart of the Catholic tradition, is associated with the virtue of hope.

The Holy Spirit is a spirit of hope in a world too often full of despair.

People look around and see parts of society gone awry. Honesty and in-

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tegrity

"The symbols that immediately come to mind are the traditional symbols of fire and wind, which for me symbolize the passion of faith and the freedom of the Spirit the refusal of God to be hemmed in by the limited designs of men and women."

Raphael Middeke, Damiansville, III.

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"My

comes

visual image of the Spirit is the dove: a gentle, kind, flowing being that that guides us .... that helps and encourages us." to us in whispers

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An upcoming

edition asks:

satisfying homelife?

If

Name two essential

you would

please write: Faith Alivel

"ingredients" of a

like to

1100.

power, love

and hope News Service

of the shortest, saddest verses

about such an astonishing transforma-

Catholic

J.

Castelot

Who One

in the Gospels describes

how Jesus

was abandoned when he was arrested in the garden:

"They

all left

him and

fled"

(Mark

14:50).

Even Peter "began to curse and to swear" that he did "not know this man about whom you are talking" when a maid recognized him as one of Jesus' followers (14:71).

Not long afterward, things changed.

Peter and John were arraigned before the same august tribunal that condemned Jesus. Then they said: "Whether it is right in the sight of God for us to obey you rather than God, you be the judges. It is impossible for us

not to speak about what we have seen and heard" (Acts 4:19-20).

When they rejoined their little com-

munity and recounted their experience, everyone was filled with the Spirit "and continued to speak the of God with boldness" (4:31).

word

What happened that turned frightened, timid people into bold, fearless procl aimers of the truth? The answer is that the risen Lord fulfilled this promise: "You will receive power when the

is

Who

this Spirit?

brought

tion?

The Spirit is mysterious, but as real as the action of the wind. As Jesus told Nicodemus, "The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes" (John 3:8).

Like the wind, the Spirit is also dynamic and powerful.

Over and over in Scripture the Spirit is linked with power. In the Annunciation scene Mary is told that the "Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you" (Luke 1:35).

St. Paul said that the Spirit is given to each person for a reason "for some benefit" (1 Corinthians 12:7). In fact, the Spirit still empowers people to rise above their weaknesses.

No wonder the Spirit is the basis of Christian hope the sort of hope that St. Paul says "does not disappoint."

Why not?

Because, as Paul makes clear, through

—

—

the Spirit the love of God is "poured out into our hearts" (Romans 5:5).

The

Spirit's

power, you see,

is

tied

power the power

directly to the Spirit's love. This is real,

but unique. For

it is

of love.

me leave you with this thought: believe in the power of the Spirit is

Let

To

to believe that real

wasted. to hope.

Its

trol,

we

ourselves on confind ourselves and our lives

out of control.

Where once we thought we could do everything, we realize our limita-

—

good.

holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses ... to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8).

By Father John

lost.

Curiously enough, such "hopelessness" can lead to trust in Christ's Spirit. We need not despair. Life is in God's hands, not ours. A loving Spirit can heal us and restore our hope.

Christian hope rests in the conviction that the Holy Spirit led us down through the centuries and will continue to be our community's guide.

And we believe that the gifts of the Spirit, distributed widely in the community, work together for the common

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love is never power can always give rise

(Father Castelot

is

scholar, author, teacher

a Scripture

and

lecturer.)

What does the Spirit do? The Spirit leads us to understand the truth of Christ more fully and let it transform our

lives.

The Holy

Spirit turns us

toward

Jesus.

But will the Holy Spirit also find a convenient parking space for us at the shopping mall if we pray for one, as some say we ought to do? This halfserious question gets to the heart of things in terms of the Spirit's turning us toward Jesus.

Spirit

up to?

For, if we seek to turn our whole lives over to Jesus, shouldn't we ask for everything? Because something seems small or trivial, is it immune to grace? good brisk walk from the far corner of the mall might be good for our physical health. complete turning to Jesus in his

A

A

Spirit is vital for our spiritual health.

At

we

should ask for a good parking space! Other times we should walk!

How the Spirit turns us to Jesus is more seriously visible in our prayers for healing. Healing services continue times,

to be popular

ask the

among

Catholics. People

Spirit's healing for physical

and spiritual ills. People experience the Holy Spirit active in this way just as the Spirit was active in the early church and throughout church history.

But the Spirit of Christ turns us to Jesus just as often, if not so spectacularly, through prayer and the sacraments.

For instance, in the sacrament of penance or reconciliation our deepest hurts, our alienations, our tragic choices and their consequences can yield to the power of God's love.

When we can bring ourselves to acknowledge our faults No easy task! the Spirit gives us the peace so greatly prized in our violent world.

Living in the Spirit also transforms our relationships with other people and is another way the Spirit turns us

—

—

We focus outward. We become more concerned with others' well-being than our own. Our relationships become more characterized by concern for the spiritual growth of our friends than our own control and comfort.

This kind of outward focus also disto Jesus.

pels the despair I spoke of earlier.

Living in the Spirit, we don't give up the ghost! Rather, we become a healing, vital presence for others. Ultimately, we live in hope.

(Father Crossin, a member of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales, is president of De Sales School of Theology in Washington, D.C.) CNS

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lost your favorite CD and now you can't find your homework! Just when you're bummed pops mom or dad to help you find your stuff! COOL! Jesus' Father, our Heavenly Father, told him where to find a very important player in the story of Palm Sunday!

Jesus and his disciples (followers) were trekkin' down the road, almost to Jerusalem, when he sent 2 dudes ahead, saying, "...as you enter the village, you will find a colt (baby donkey) tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie and bring here. If anyone asks you, 'Wny are you untying it?,' tell him, 'The Lord needs it.'"

Sure 'nuff, there was the colt! The dudes brought to Jesus and threw their cloaks (kinda like coats) on its back and Jesus road into Jerusalem. Folks were cheering "Hosanna! Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" They threw their cloaks on the ground, too, along with palm branches. That was so Jesus would have a soft, easy ride.

Righteous! Today, sports heroes, rock and movie stars and all kinds of important people ride in limos. Folks roll out red carpets and throw streamers and confetti. But Jesus — GOD'S SON — rode on a donkey with a coat for a saddle and palm branches waving instead of streamers Seems right, don'tcha think?. ..Cuz Jesus is a good and humble king, for ALL dudes and dudettes,

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in

it

it

it

rich or poor!!!

Chew on

this... If

knew where that donkey was, then he ALSO knew he only had 5 days What a brave and loving Lord he was! Remember, he was Man, too, so he

Jesus

before his death.

knew

fear and still continued on into Jerusalem. ..blazing a trail to our salvation!

Hey! Be a "palm branch sleuth"... You can find them in the homes of many Catholics -- they're shaped into a cross or hung over a holy picture. And don't forget, last year's palms were burned to make ashes

for

Ash

Wednesday!

So the ashes on your forehead are gone, but Lent isn't. Remember the priest's words "Turn away from sin..." Keep on keepin* on with the good thinas you've chosen to do this

Jesus

Feast of the

OK

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some wild dreams!!

A man named Joseph found out the girl he loved (Mary) was going Talk about

Annunciation

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to have a never lived together. He was going to forget all about her until he had a dream from God, telling him the baby was from the Holy Spirit and to go ahead with the marriage. So while Joseph was not the

baby,

Lent!

though

even

"real" father of Jesus,

and loved him as

had

they

he was

his foster father

his son.

Joseph was a carpenter and

chairs

built tables,

and other furniture for people. Just like your dad works hard all day long, Joseph was pretty

when he came home at night to the rest of the Holy Family!

But they were a happy family. Joseph worked hard and taught Jesus all that he knew. Before tired

Ingredients (Stuff you'll need) to make palm branches paper or old T-shirts and

Newspapers Colored coats

Wadded up newspaper 4 cereal boxes Jerusalem

(for

ball

the

"walls"

of

Take a section

OPEN

of

newspaper and

middle.

Roll it tightly at the short end, making a long "tube." Tape it closed and cut with scissors LENGTHWISE around the top of the tube LESS THAN HALFWAY DOWN! This will be your palm branch & each player needs one.

Set

flat

it

to the

up 2 cereal boxes

at

1

end

of the

room, 2 at the other. These are the "walls" of Jerusalem or your "goals."

Make your entryway wide or narrow it's up to you. (Check out Luke 13:22- 30!) ,

between the walls lay the clothes or colored paper as obstacles. Now decide which goal the players will try In

to hit their ball

through

wadded newspaper IT

ball

—

drop the

and

using your palm branch!

the Feast

of the Annunciation Big Deal to us! Chek

do

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March 25 is

Friends or family as players

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FOR

began

he

— it

a big word

AND

a

out...

Our Blessed Mother Mary was

just

a young

'bout 14 or so, when TA DA DA DUM... Enter God's messenger, the angel Gabriel!

Was Mary flipping out, rapping No way! with this Heavenly creature?

Mary, good and kind, listened to Gabe's girl,

.

his

Jesus

ministry,

became

a

carpenter, too. His dad must have been proud of him!! What a great feeling!

He is the ,St. Joseph's feast day is March 19. patron (helper) of social justice, a protector of workers, a model for all fathers, and the Patron of the Universal Church.

Give YOUR dad an extra hug for all he does! And ask for the intercession (help thru prayers) of St. Joseph for a parent or friend out of work.

mega-message: "Greetings, you who are highly favored!

The Lorais with you. ..You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus..." (Luke 1:26-38)

Whoa! Think about the times you're told to do something and you don't wanna obey!

Do you think was hard for Mary to obey Goa's command? NO WAY! (Remember, Mary was WITHOUT sin.) Mary said straight it

off to Gabriel, it

be

to

me

"I

am

the Lord's servant,

may

as you have said."

In

Feb.,

Pope John Paul

Church's

Guatemala

spiritual in

He 13 years! violence there.

Central America for the

prayed

an end

1st

to the

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months, 40 American priests arrive there for a 90-day sabbatical. The American described the scene in the chapel of the pilgrimage hostel where he was staying in Jerusalem. "I was

another kind of challenge. In January

great Louis

he was diagnosed with pancreatic and lung cancer. On Jan. 4 of this year,

"Sachmo"

few morning prayers at about 6:25 ... when a huge 'boom' shook our Notre Dame Center," he

Armstrong. The

wrote.

doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester,

Denver artist was commissioned to

Our

faces

Minn., told Father Jenco of his cancer.

He

now on

create a black Madonna statue for a new chapel at the Basilica of the Immaculate

regimen

of chemotherapy. Another January day 1 1 years ago Father Jenco was returning is

a

to his Catholic Relief Services office in

was stopped. He was dragged out of the car and thrown

Beirut

when

his car

Conception in Washington.

into the trunk of a different car. Shiite

Muslims had mistaken him for someone else. He was held prisoner for 19 months days of horror, degradation, tears and occasional laughter, when he and others who had been taken hostage found themselves in the same room. "I always wondered what cross I would have to

—

bear next," said Father Jenco, 61', currently an assistant at St. Domitilla Parish in Hillside in the Diocese of Joliet.

Canadian Youth Cited For Child Labor Activism OTTAWA (CNS) Craig

—

Kielburger has been featured on Cable

News Network and

received

a

congratulatory letter from Canada's bishops thanking the 1 3-year-old Ontario

boy

for his fight against abusive child

labor. In January, Kielburger,

whose

family belongs to Blessed Trinity Church in

Toronto,

when he

campaign against child labor. The youth from Thornhill a community north of Toronto was in India as part of a seven-week swing his

—

Kielburger urged Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien to help him end the child labor trade, which it is estimated

many as 55

million children.

Chretien was in India on a trade mission attended by seven Canadian provincial

premiers and 300 top business leaders.

Kielburger' s impassioned persistence paid off. Chretien told a Jan. in

New

1

3 audience

Delhi the Canadian government

was "open to looking at new ways to combat child labor through toughening our

own

import restrictions."

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Bishop Smith Welcomed As Coadjutor In Trenton

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N.J.

(CNS)

— Bishop

Priest On Pilgrimage Sees Jerusalem Suffering Firsthand ST.

AUGUSTINE, Fla. (CNS)

—A

John M. Smith, now coadjutor bishop of Trenton, asked the people of his new diocese Feb. 22 for prayers that he will be "the kind of bishop the Lord wants and you so truly deserve." He was officially

Florida priest on a pilgrimage in the Holy

welcomed to the diocese at a special Mass that filled St. Mary's Cathedral to

electronic mail that night to the Office of

Bishop John C. Reiss celebrant. Bishop Smith, 60, had been bishop of PensacolaTallahassee, Fla., from 1991 until his appointment last November as coadjutor of Trenton with the right to succeed Bishop Reiss, 73, who has been a bishop since 1967 and head of the Trenton Diocese since 1980.

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March

3

bomb

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"We

and sound," Father D. Terrence Morgan said in a letter sent by are safe

and nature of lay ministry, which in the United States employs about 20,000 men and women, including vowed sisters and brothers. Sister

Hoey was

a

member

Sisters

joining the lay ministry project in February.

Augustine. "But the poor people of

St.

was the principal

this 'city

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of

team of the of Mercy of the Americas before

the founding leadership

Communications in his home Diocese of

capacity. Trenton

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through five Asian countries. In India,

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work in North and South

The first four years, Matevie worked as a full-time volunteer chaplain at

various correctional institutions in North

Carolina. In addition to distributing to Catholic

inmates as

Eucharistic Minister, he served as a spiritual advisor

care.

and provided pastoral

Matevie also spent time raising

funds beyond what the DSA provided, a job he still handles today.

"I've gotten support from the Catholic community and from Protestant churches as well," he said. "It' s wonderful

Bill

Matevie

The coordinator of prison

ministries

brought to tears when they realize there are people who care for them despite their sins. "The need for love is

even the toughest inmates can be

"We

in Charlotte last

incredible," Matevie said.

became

inmates we are all children of God. A lot of them are convinced they can't be

Carolina.

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with the needs of the ministry. "There are thousands and thousands of inmates, and the prison population continues to grow.

We are tremendously outnumbered, and it can be overwhelming."

Although he concedes there is no routine, Matevie usually responds to 35-

of the ministry increase, Christians are

pencil and envelopes; books and religious literature; to make phone calls; and oneon-one counseling which Matevie refers

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Holy Angels, said the annual event usually raised about $50,000 for the Holy Angels community.

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Matevie and volunteers throughout diocese bring hope and encouragement to many people who would otherwise be alone. As the needs

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Only a "handful of volunteers" work with him in the diocese, so Matevie spends most of his days trying to keep up

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Toil-Free WASHINGTON

(CNS)

other, the

"Good Values Make

Bishops Offended By President's Decision To Veto Bill Banning Partial Birth Abortions Alvare called the President' claimed WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNS) —A

N.Y.,

chairman of the bishops' Communications Committee, in a

the National Conference of Catholic Bishops has

statement.

"Our '800'

reacted

movie review line helps people choose quality movies and videos for the family.

reached 34 percent of the nation's audience in its first four months, according to media monitoring services.

Our PSA

(public service

announcement) campaign helps adults

remember

that children learn values at

home," he

said.

Great Kids" public service announcement

"Helping

families

use

media

spokesperson

for

President Clinton's announcement that he will veto a bill which bans the killing of partially to

delivered children.

"We are deeply offended by the President's decision to support a procedure in which doctors mostly deliver a live

human child,

then brutally

kill that

4222, will be continued through February 1997 with the $350,000 of new funding.

The toll-free number offers reviews of six recent movies, plus a "family video of the week" and information about other Catholic communication efforts. It is available to people with either pushbutton or rotary-dial phones.

The capsule reviews come from the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting, which reviews movies, videos and TV shows on the basis of moral suitability. line has attracted

the interest of the national

media since its

debut last September, including coverage

by The Associated Press, The New York Times, and the syndicated entertainment

convey

values....

We

want those values and enhance their

birth abortions at

voted to let Journey Communications, of Alexandria, Va., produce a documentary about modern moral and ethical dilemmas confronting also

terminally

ill

individuals and their loved

ones.

The committee

also

earmarked

$30,000 for production of an Easter Mass, originating in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, N.M., for nationwide broadcast by NBC affiliates on Easter Sunday, April 7.

show "Extra."

An expanded version of "Good Values

Make

$600,000.

It

In a letter sent Feb. 28 to Congress,

The committee also voted to fund production of a documentary, "Diary of a Parish Priest," to be produced by State

It

Great Kids" will receive

will go toward the production

killing children in

the process of being born."

Abortion Ban. The President of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, Bishop Anthony Pilla, stated in his letter to the President: "To veto this widely supported bill would alienate millions of Catholics and other Americans with deep

Pro-Life Activities. the President said he will veto the bill

company.

specifically did not challenge the

President Clinton to sign the Partial Birth

Helen Alvare of the Secretariat for

dignity."

of the Art, a Washington production

Roe

companion case Doe v. Bolton, Supreme Court has defined 'health'

said

to support families

in

Texas law prohibiting

a

child before completing the delivery,"

church," Bishop Costello added. "Media

funding decisions were announced March 4.

The movie review line, (800) 311-

sign House Resolution 1833 "misguided." "The President claims that Roe v. Wade requires any abortion ban to contain a 'health' exception. He is wrong.

Roe does not apply to killing a child in the process of delivery. In fact, plaintiffs

woman elects to have. Since Roe v. Wade

intelligently is a priority issue of the

The

constitutional rationale for refusing to

Alvare pointed out that "even prominent abortion practitioners have admitted that there are no true 'health' reasons why any doctor would need to employ this method. Even the Council on Legislation of the American Medical Association, which traditionally favors legal abortion, has supported H.R. 1833 without such a 'health' exception. So do 71 percent of all Americans, including 65 percent of those who describe themselves as 'pro-choice,' according to a December Tarrance poll."

In recent months, bishops from all over the United States have urged

series,

TV

The movie review

13

s

—

Based on their success last year, two media campaigns will receive renewed funding from the U.S. bishops' Communications Committee.

One, a toll-free movie review hot line, has tallied more than 1 13,000 calls since it was unveiled late last year.

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unless it allows doctors to perform partial

any time throughout pregnancy, to prevent serious "health" consequences to the mother. At the same time he stated that he could not support such abortions "on an elective basis."

"The President's response disingenuous," said Alvare.

known that a term of

and the

"It is

is

well

'health' exception is a legal

art that

means any abortion

its

in the context of abortions to include all

forms of psychological, emotional or social 'well-being.' This can include, for example, factors such as a woman's age or simply her desire not to have a baby at this time. As Cardinal Bernard Law, chairman of the Committee for Pro-Life Activities said in his Feb. 22 letter to the President, a 'health' exception 'would render the

bill

convictions of this life-and-death issue."

The bishops

also sponsored a full-page advertisement in the Washington Post on Jan. 22, urging the President to sign H.R. 1833.

meaningless.'"

and distribution of TV, radio and print announcements in both English and Spanish.

The first wave of new "Good Values

Make

Great Kids" ads are expected by

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1996

15,

Diocesan News Briefs 5K Race And Fun Run

—

WINSTON-SALEM is

Saturday,

Run begins begins

presentation

Healing Mass

MOUNT AIRY — A Healing Mass

March 23. The Fun

8 a.m. and the

at

5K

Church. Supper

St.

5K Race and

Leo's School First Annual

Fun Run

for information.

The

race

8:30 a.m. Call the school at (910) 748-8252 for information or a registration form. at

Monday, March 25

is

Third World Dinner

—

ASHEVILLE

Vacation Bible School

—

GREENSBORO

A

Bible School, presented by

Vacation

St.

Paul the

ARISE Weekend Experience

MONROE

children age 3 through 5th grade.

ASHEVILLE

—

The youth ministry Joan of Arc Church is selling tshirts to raise funds for their summer mission for Habitat for Humanity. Orders will be taken until March 31.

St.

—

ARISE,

weekend for those who want to know more

retreat

of

for people dealing with or affected

Attention Deficit Disorder

is

by

the last

a

students,

Michael Church. The event, from 9 a.m.5 p.m. and based on the theme, "Celebrating Peace in Christ," includes gaming and peer ministry with the Diocesan Youth Council and teens of St. Michael Church, music by Anne Trufant and the ancient drumming group of St. Elizabeth Church, and a conflict resolution workshop by Sister Carolyn

Mary

Chrism Mass Choir Rehearsals

— Choir rehearsals

CHARLOTTE for the annual

Chrism Mass

are

Sundays

from 4-5:30 p.m. beginning March 17 St.

at

Stratmeyer

at

(704) 334-2283.

Dinner Theater CONCORD The Youth Ministry of St. James Church presents "The

—

Passion and Death of Jesus Christ," a dinner theater event on Sunday, March

A spaghetti dinner

at 6:

1

5 p.m.

and the play begins

at

Philip the Apostle

— A yard

Church

is

of Saint Lawrence are Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Fridays at 1 1 :30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 23 from 9:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Call the parish office at (910) 724-

through April

0561

A

3. Lenten Reflections by Benedict Groeschel are Wednesdays through March 27 at 1 p.m.

"Through Lent

to

to register.

follows.

March 22 at 6:45 p.m. at the box office of the Greensboro Monarchs to watch the hockey game. Call Jim Keaney at 4544624 for information.

The Separated, Divorced and Remarried Catholics Group Singles Dance

at

—

—

Stations of the Cross and

Relationship

CHARLOTTE "Creating

A

is

Church

at St.

Peter

Vincent de Paul from 7:30-8:30 p.m.

at St.

are Fridays

CONCORD — Stations of the Cross

Intimate

March 30

Saturday,

from 8:30 a.m.-4:50 p.m.

Communion

workshop,

Healthy

a

Relationship,"

Workshop

—

Holy

at St.

James Church are Fridays

p.m.

GREENSBORO

at

6:30

Lenten miniretreats, sponsored by the Greensboro Council of Catholic Women, are

358-0070 for information.

Apostle Church.

Wednesdays

10 a.m.

at

at St.

program presentation by Rabbi Murray Ezring on Jewish-Catholic relations is Wednesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. at St.

Series.

and Knights of Columbus Council #9746 blood drive is Tuesday, March 26 from 2:30-8 p.m. at Holy Family Center. For information or registration, call the church at (704) 464-9207. .

Lenten Opportunities

MAGGIE VALLEY

—

Celebrate

the holiest of days

Triduum

X Church at

12:15

The Lenten Reconciliation

American Legion Hall is Saturday, March 30 at 9 p.m. Cost is $6. Call Gerry (910) 370-9423 or Lois 8471 for information.

at

The

HICKORY — Stations of the Cross Aloysius Church are Fridays

HIGH POINT

—

(910) 855-

CRISM Beach Trip CRISM trip to Myrtle

at

Cross at Christ the King Church are Fridays at 7 p.m.

LENOIR Stations of the Cross at St. Francis of Assisi Church are Fridays at 6:30 p.m.

MAGGIE VALLEY Stations of the Cross at St. Margaret Church are Fridays at 6 p.m. A Lenten soup supper

—

—

Lou Scharff

at

(704)

Family Life Workshop Planned

HICKORY Stations of the

Beach

and Charleston is April 9-12. The $339 cost includes motorcoach, meals, shows and hotel accomodations. For 541-6855.

7 p.m.

7:15 p.m.

at

workshop

—

A

family

life

for those currently involved

with or interested in starting parish is Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. at the Catholic Conference Center. Cost is $40 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and materials. For information, call Gerard Carter at (910) 922-3628 or E-mail him at gerardcarter@delphi.com. outreach programs

follows.

MONROE — Stations of the Cross

at

Our Lady of Lourdes Church

are

Taize Prayer

BELMONT — A Taize style prayer from

into the

Fridays at 7:30 p.m. Daily Masses are at

services featuring simple chants

March

Scripture combined with scripture readings and extended periods of silence are March 27 and May 1 at 7:30 at the Sisters of Mercy Motherhouse Chapel.

$225.

register, contact Living

Waters

Reflection Center, 1420SocoRd.,

Maggie

Valley,

tion.

information, call

at

Wednesday, March

To

Pieworks with the Catholic Young Adults is Wednesday, March 20 at 7 p.m. Contact Nick at (910) 748-8950 for informa-

March 26

Campbell. Cost

is

Catholic Young Adults WINSTON-SALEM — A dinner at

Service at Our Lady of Grace is Tuesday,

at St.

NEWTON — The St. Joseph Church

Pius

p.m. as part of the Ecumenical Lenten

Peter Church.

Blood Drive

at St.

is March 22 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and March 23, from 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. at Holy Family Church. Call (704) 7668133 for information.

ing sale

Paul the

Father George Kloster will speak on

March 27

Children's Clothing Sale

at the

—

Church. Presenters are Patricia J. Butler and Charles E. Butler. Donation is $50 each or $100 per couple and includes lunch. Contact Patricia Butler at (704)

Resurrection," directed by Rev. James

NC 28751. For information,

call

(704) 926-3833.

of Knights of Columbus

ARDEN — "Soup and Substance," a

Council #770 is Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the council hall. Contact

simple meal of soup and bread with a presentation by a guest speaker, follows

Chuck Malinowski

7 p.m.

(704) 544-1927

mini-retreat,

CLEMMONS — A children' s cloth-

in the crypt.

Saturday,

New Members Meeting CHARLOTTE— A First Degree for

at

New Life," at St. Leo the Great Church is

31 -April 7 retreat, "In the Silence, in the

Knights

new members

Stations of the Cross at the Basilica

p.m.

sale at St.

April 20 inside the parish center.

all

Fridays at 7 p.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament follows.

at St.

9 a.m. and 12 noon. Father Harry Poovey will preach at a Lenten ecumenical service

Yard Sale

Stations of

Leo the Great Church are

GREENSBORO — The Greensboro

—

ARDEN

Alleluia of Easter morning at the

STATES VILLE

the Cross at St.

Single Catholics group meets Friday,

is March 22-23. Call Ceil Marko (910) 282-1554 or Sarah Shelton (910) 886-2444 for information.

solemnities of the

begins

Parish Center.

6:15 p.m.

at

WINSTON-SALEM —

Blessed Sacrament and Benediction

Home

and $2/child.

in the

Supper follows

7 p.m. For information, call Sheryl

yard sale to

7 p.m. Tickets are $ 10/family or $4/adult

1

at

are Fridays at 7 p.m. Exposition of the

A

by walking with Jesus as he moves in silence and darkness from the Hosanna of Palm Sunday through the

3

of the Cross

Mary Church are Fridays at 5:30 p.m.

Catholic Inquiry Sessions begin April 16

—

benefit residents at Maryfield Nursing

Patrick Cathedral. All singers are

welcome. The Chrism Mass is Tuesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick Cathedral. For information, call Larry

SYLVA — Stations

St.

Inquiry Sessions St. Barnabas Church

Maryfield Yard Sale

Jewish And Catholic Relations CHARLOTTE— An adult education

Coll.

A

CLEMMONS Lenten Scriptures and Faith Sharing is a five- week reflection series. The groups, sponsored by the Evangelization Commission of Holy Family Church, meet at various homes once a week.

Stations of the Cross at Holy Family Church are Fridays at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

Vespers are Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

CHARLOTTE Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of Assumption Church

(704) 684-6098.

at St.

7 p.m.

Stations of the Joan of Arc are Fridays at 7

Cross

Fling," the

March 30

Saturday,

is

at

reception follows.

765-3499.

at

annual diocesan day for middle school

—

Wednesday, March 20

for the

Church

and 7:30 p.m.

at Holy Family Church. Call Grace Narus at (910) 765-2949 for

Spring Fling

Church

information, call Sheri Wilson at (910)

7:30 p.m.

GASTONIA — "Spring

Philip the Apostle

St.

Stations of the Cross at St. Philip

Stations of the Cross at St. Barnabas Church are Fridays at 7 p.m. in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament follows.

A Seder meal in the true Jewish tradition is Wednesday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church.

ASHEVILLE

of

Father

Wednesday of each month from 6:15-

information.

7:30 p.m. and the

is at

from 8-9 p.m.

about the Catholic faith, is April 26-28 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. For

HIGH POINT

ADD Group Support Meeting CLEMMONS — A support group

A

Third World Dinner at St. Joan of Arc Church is Saturday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. Call (704) 252-3151 for information.

Apostle Catholic Church and First Lutheran Church, is June 17-21 for

Youth Ministry T-Shirt Sale

7:30 p.m. at

at

Holy Angels Church.

is

Mass Wednesdays at St. Barnabas

27.

MOORES VILLE — Stations of the

Cross at St. Therese Church are Fridays at 7:30 p.m. "Called to Conversion," a Lenten service presented by the choirs of St. Therese Church, is Wednesday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. A reconciliation service is Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 p.m.

STATESVILLE

— Members of

St.

John Lutheran Church will join members

The Catholic News & Herald welcomes parish news for the diocesan news briefs. Good photographs, preferably black and white, are also welcome. Please submit news references and photos at least 10 days before the date of publication.

March

15,

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1996

& Herald

15

World And National News Briefs Reilly of Worcester, Mass., chairman of

Archbishop Urges Renewed Use Of Penance During Lent ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS)

— Archbishop Harry

J.

the committee, also sent the bishops' "heartfelt prayers slain

acts of terrorism."

Flynn,

the region

in his first pastoral letter as.

letter,

a

who have

appeal to

all in

taken to violence to

Schools In Virgin Islands Still In Midst Of Hurricane Recovery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Virgin Islands (CNS)

Sacrament of Penance: Gift to the Church," was issued Feb. 22. Archbishop Flynn began by recalling the power of forgiveness he witnessed in the late Bishop James E.

Walsh,

"We

Bishop Reilly said in a statement released in Washington March 5.

"The

titled

to the families of the

turn to dialogue and the path of peace,"

head of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, said the sacrament of penance is ordinary way of the reconciling with God and community and encouraged its renewed use during Lent.

The

...

and to the victims of these egregious

U.S.

— Catholic school

and

left

Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, which includes St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John islands.

reconciliation. photo by Michael Fitzgerald

Groups Wary As Congress Takes Up Immigration Reform WASHINGTON (CNS)

General Counsel Issues 1996 Guidelines For Political Activity WASHINGTON (CNS) Although

Immigration reform provisions that would limit family reunification and impose tougher income standards for immigrants to receive government

certain political activities could endanger

—

assistance are high on the

list

of worries

of the U.S. Catholic Conference as Congress takes up the subject. The Senate Judiciary Committee Feb. 29 began its consideration of a bill that would reduce the number of immigrant visas for family members from the current 480,000 to 300,000. It also would dramatically reduce the number of employment-related visas and eliminate entire categories of family visas, such as for siblings and adult children of immigrants. Debate during the first day of committee voting on the Senate immigration bill centered

on attempts to split the legislation into separate measures on legal and illegal immigration. A broad coalition of religious, social service, business and immigrant support groups is advocating the

—

their

tax-exempt

organizations can

status,

get involved in the

still

AN EASTER RETREAT FOR MEN

Cardinal Law Finds Assisted Suicide Decision 'Chilling' WASHINGTON (CNS) Cardinal

—

Bernard

F.

Law

of Boston said a federal

appeals court decision calling physicianassisted suicide a constitutional right

sends a "chilling" message to "millions ill people in our

ens the road to a complete culture of death," said Cardinal Law, chairman of the National Conference of Catholic Bish-

the office, issued a 15-page analysis in

ops'

mid-February outlining the kinds of activities permitted and forbidden for Catholic organizations under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

"Human life

"Issue-oriented participation in the political process is entirely consistent with the section 501(c)(3) regulatory framework, which restricts candidateoriented activities, not debate on the values and principles that should guide our public

life,"

accompanying

Chopko

said in a

memo

the guidelines.

U.S. Bishops' Official Appeals For Continued Search For Peace

—

(CNS)

The

chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on International Policy has appealed to Palestinians and Israelis to continue to

wave

of

Bishop Daniel

P.

search for peace, despite a

bombings

in Israel.

and broad-

society." "This ruling paves

Committee

for Pro-Life Activities.

— every human

—

is of incomparable and irreplaceable worth.

Bad court decisions are not," he said.

"This decision treats the vulnerable elderly the way 'Roe vs. Wade' treated unborn children," he added, referring to the 1973 Supreme Court decision legal-

life

contact:

Rev. Placid Solari,

China Pressuring Underground Catholics To Register Chinese HONG KONG (CNS) government officials said they had successfully registered members of the proVatican Catholic Church and church buildings in a month-long campaign to

—

bring unregistered Catholics in line with state religious policy.

Penance Strengthens Ability To Face Life's Trials, Pope Says The VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

practice of performing acts of penance

during Lent strengthens one's ability to face the trials that unexpectedly

But clergy and

Christianity, in fact, all things are posi-

because they were created by God, and their use is positive as well when it conforms to the design of the Creator,"

tive

he

said.

Bishop Says Refugees Make Bosnia Ripe For Guerrilla War

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REFINISHING

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— A Bosnian

who can't go home. In Mostar there are more than 15,000 displaced Croats from central Bosnia who "cannot return because their homes are already possessed by Muslims," said Bishop Ratko Peric of Mostar-Duvno. displaced people

Serb control and are themselves the victims of ethnic cleansing, he added. At the

same

time, 2,300 Serbs

who

lived in the

Croat zone of Mostar throughout the war are leaving the city, he said.

Japanese Church Seeks

Beatifi-

cation Of 17th-century Catholics

TOKYO

(CNS)

—

The Japanese

preparing to ask the Vatican to

beatify Father Peter Kasui and

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pamphlets, journals,

&

the

best in

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Croat bishop has warned that guerrilla warfare could ignite in BosniaHerzegovina because of the number of

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The Special Committee

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moting the Cause of Japanese Martyrs said the 1,700 pages of documents prepared for presentation to Rome are the fruit of a 10-year effort, reported UCA News, an Asia church news service based in Thailand.

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Pope John Paul II said.

Fasting on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, abstaining from meat on the Fridays of Lent and giving up something for the 40-day period before Easter were never meant to imply a condemnation of material things, the pope said March 3 during his midday Angelus address. "For into one's life,

church

—STEEPLES— N.C.

who were

religious of the so-called underground

PEWS -

OSB

seminarians and nuns

detained by officials complied with the

faith.

April 4-7, 1996

would

continue to "mobilize" underground clergy to register, the source added. The

The Muslims cannot be dislodged because they come from territory under

izing abortion across the country.

with the

MONKS OF BELMONT ABBEY

in this case the Vatican.

of elderly and seriously

issues surrounding the 1996 elections, according to guidelines from the U.S. Catholic Conference Office of General Counsel. Mark E. Chopko, who heads

WASHINGTON

split.

Catholic

—

officials said they

registration.

of the Catholic Schools Office for the

file

Government

community in the aftermath of Hurricane Marilyn. The Sept. 15-16 hurricane ripped through the U.S. what Gov. Roy L. Schneider estimates to be more than $2 billion in damages. Between $1 million and $ 1 .25 million of those damages were sustained by the Catholic schools, according to Diana Parker. She is director

CNS

eign" authority

source said that none of the bishops,

Flynn

J.

lic Church in China. The registration campaign is an effort to identify underground Catholics and put them in step with state policy which bars Chinese organizations from submitting to "for-

priests,

called the penance the sacrament of conversion, confession, forgiveness and

Archbishop Harry

its

Conference of the Catho-

allied Bishops'

have a lot to tell future generations about the year they were part of the struggle to

territory

missionary imprisoned by Chinese communists from 1958 to 1970.

Catholic Patriotic Association and

students in the U.S. Virgin Islands will

rebuild their

Maryknoll

demanded by the officials, a Hong Kong source said. The form was supplied by the government-approved Chinese

The committee

president,

Cardinal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi of Tokyo, asked all concerned to continue

promoting the cause of the martyrs and to pray that the beatification will take place before the end of the century.

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Living

The

& Herald

March

Faith,

Currently, the

is

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

incredible," he

"There

more important than raising children.

Weber said with a smile.

The child will probably leave the Weber home in

They do

a wonderful job of getting

about a month, according to Catholic Social Services

these babies started. I've

never known them to miss

Sunday Mass and they always bring the babies with them." Father

caseworker

Kimborough Webers go

known

lengths to

Breakfield,

great

to

Sandra

Breakfield.

said the

make

Marion

that every time,"

nothing

is

Webers

have a baby boy living with them. "He is a wonderful child of course, I do say

years. "Their love for the

said.

past

the

who

Webers

has

for the

10 years, said the

diocese was blessed to have

sure that

the babies in their care

them and the other

are comfortable. During

families involved with the

an ice storm

program. "Each of the

January, the

power

in

early

Webers

families

lost

home and

in their

Kimbrough. Less than an

hour later, Jim and Marion and the 2-weekold baby in their care

moved

Photo by MIKE

the 2 o'clock feedings get old, but that's

game."

Recent changes in laws governing

to care for children. "It's kind of like

foster care allow the foster parents to

providing

meet the adoptive parents. "Now there are times when we get to meet the parents and give them their babies. The babies really go to super homes," Marion Weber said. She also said some adoptive families still send notes and pictures. "It's

it

is

fleshing out the beatitudes shelter for the

...

homeless and clothing the

naked," she said.

Babies usually

come

to the Webers two days old and then stay for between five weeks and three months. "The hardest thing is parting with them," Marion Weber said.

"Of course, there are some nights when

when

they're about

Mr. President:

a vital part of

we

provide

just part of the

wonderful because we remember each one of the children and hearing that soand-so just celebrated his first birthday is

at

asked to take children into homes, love and care for them completely and

their

then give them up.

everyone' s responsibility

Christians,

KROKOS

Jim and Marion Weber have been foster parents to children in the diocese for more than 1 4 years. Here, they display a scrapbook filled with photos of some of the 37 children they have fostered.

Kimbrough' s apartment until power was returned to their home.

Marion Weber said, as Catholics and

foster

CSS," she said. "It's a labor of love. These people are

Father

to

is

the services

Father

called

1996

so reaffirming."

from pagel

babies

15,

It's

not

CNS photo by Michael Okoniewski

Small white lambs and gold leaves are applied to paschal candles at the Will and Baumer Candle Co. in Syracuse, N.Y.

The plant carries on the tradition of hand decorating each Easter candle for a distinct design.

an easy thing to do. I think the other families involved really live out their faith through their actions. They provide an opportunity for people to choose life, giving of themselves freely ... expecting nothing in return."

Marion Weber said the most rewarding part of having the children is knowing that she and her husband gave them a good start. "They tease us that you can always tell a Weber baby," she said with a laugh. "Because we spoil the

Webers and

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DO NOT VETO BILL BANNING PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS (HR 1833)!

What is a "partial birth" abortion?

An abortion in which a living human being is partially delivered outside the mother and then

killed.

What is the effect of HR 1 833, the Ban of 1995?

It

makes

Partial-Birth Abortion

the performance of a partial birth abortion-except

save the life of the mother, when no other procedure would suffice a crime that could send the abortionist for up to one year. to

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

to jail

What can do?

I

Write a note to the president.

President

Bill

Clinton

The White House Washington, DC 20500 Fax: 202-456-2461 E-mail: president@whitehouse.gov This newspaper found this photo too graphic to be published uncensored.

Can you imagine

Include your name, address and zip code. Ask for a written response. Always be courteous.

the harsh reality?

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"Please do not veto 1995. Please spare

partially

born children from

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