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a kind of trust with each other."
Hood
agreed, "This retreat has closer to God because of the teachings I have learned. I realize that seeing people who are less fortunate and turning your back is like turning your back to God."
Staff Writer
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4:
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Jesus' forty
The retreatants also took part in an arts and crafts activity where they constructed banners depicting the Stations of the Cross for a Saturday
days of temptation in the desert was the central focus of the Lenten Retreat 2000 for high school youth. The re-
Catechists urged to
treat, entitled "Into the
renew faith
the Spirit
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Wild, Led by the Wild,
afternoon presentation to the group. The activity that many of the teens favorably commented about was the World Hunger Banquet, which
Out From
Armed with the Spirit" was held at St.' Mark Church during the weekend of March 17-19. It served as a meeting place for diocesan youth from various
The Pope's historic visit
backgrounds to
meaning
reflect
on Lent and
had them separated into three groups first, second and third worlds
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world was served a full meal, and the second world had vegetables and an -adequate supply 0f water in cups. However, those from the third world, the group with the most people, were given bread and water, without cups. As in society, many in the three first
almsgiving and sacrifice. The seswere mixed with journal writ-
sions
ing, prayer services given by each of the six smaller groups, arts and crafts
different
and games.
Faithful citizenship
focused on temptation with Lent being our own personal wilderness time. For some young people, the
a moral
imperative, official says ...Page
7
Living
growing up in today's culture, which brings its own temptations," said Paul Kotlowski, diocesan director of youth ministry. "This is a means for the
fully into the
Mountain doctor making a difference in
Madison County
to enter more Lenten experience
by pulling out of the fast lane and entering into Jesus' life and responding to the call of Lent to conversion in preparation of Easter."
16
One
of the activities re-
quired the students to find pictures of worldly temptations in
magazines to paste on one side
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Students are taking part in a Stations of the Cross activity during the Lenten Retreat 2000 at St. Mark Church in Huntersville during the March 17-19 weekend. First picture from left to right, Jennifer Murphy and Elizabeth Misiewicz from Holy Cross Church in Kernersville, Evan
Hege from Holy Spirit Church Matthew Houghland from
"Lent 2000:
A
am
I thirsty" column by Father John Aurilia
and
Mark
from
St. Thomas Aquinas Church and Courtney Colon from Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte, and third picture from left to right, Fernando Steele from Our Lady of Consolation Church and Phong T. Nguyen from St. Thomas Aquinas Church.
topics."
They have been really outgoing toward each other and the
was one
to
understand the overall theme and to grasp the point of the activities. "This group has been excellent, and they are one of the more energetic and largest groups I have seen, with 38
same
folks
were com-
As
weekend progressed, the
also seemed to move forward. Matthew Newton, 14, from
communicating about church and our personal lives with people other than friends at home.
We
have formed
in
a larger scale, he thought more people would probably give more of what they had. Other activities included a presentation on Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and the crucifixion and a silent reflection time, rosary prayer and closing Mass.
Hanna Gordola, St. Stephen
parishioner from Church in Elkin, said, a
"I liked being with people I've never been with be-
and
it was nice to reflect on my and how it affects me and other people. It is hard because I come from a predominately white neighborhood with mostly Protestant families, and in the Phillipines, most of the people are Catholic. So, it was nice being with other Catholics from
fore,
St.
Jude Church in Sapphire Valley was skeptical about the retreat. "It has turned out better than I expected. I've met a lot of new people, and it has been nice to hang out with others
my
Mark Church
Sixteen-year-old the
teens' feelings about the other participants and their roles as young Catholics
St.
Huntersville said that the activity helped to demonstrate what the world is actually like, but on
Liem Nguyen from
participants.
seemed
St.
in Charlotte
Sixteen-year-old Jezrael Hood from Our Lady of Consolation Church
said that the other teens
in Denver,
in Huntersville, second picture from left to right,
of the parts that he liked. "I am exposed to many temptations in my life, but I tend to reject them. You have to in order to remain close to God."
the
in
ond world gave their food away, while those from the first world watched, which was really interesting," explained Robichaux. "One girl from the first world said that she wanted to help but felt like she couldn't because no one in her group acted." Matthew Houghland, 16,
Photos by Alesha M. Price
John Robichaux, the Office of Youth Ministry event coordinator
The Season of Lent
"The third world
of a card with a related Bible passage on the other side.
in Charlotte said that activity
groups reacted
as the general population.
plaining and upset and trying to steal food. Eventually, some from the sec-
challenges of Lent are harder than for others because they are
young church
the Faith
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"We
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representative of the world's population and given food accordingly. The
in the lives
of Catholics. The weekend consisted of small and large group activities and presentations from the team leaders based on prayer, fasting, charity,
to the Holy
me
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March 24, 2000
in Brief
Cardinal announces opening of Dorothy Day's sainthood cause Cardinal YORK (CNS) John J. O'Connor of New York announced "with great joy" that the Vatican had approved opening the cause for canonization of Dorothy Day,
—
NEW
the Catholic
Worker
who
leader
was coerced and exploited and that many women today have abortions under similar coercive circumstances. At a March 15 press conference, Norma McCorvey and Sandra Cano Saucedo said they are making their appeal in connection ticipation
died
comes
1980. "With this approval
in
asking the courts to reconsider those rulings on the grounds that their par-
Servant of God," he wrote in 16 column in his
New
with a
New York "What a gift to the church in New York and to the church universal this is!" On the same day,
Jersey class-action lawhave unsuccessfully tried to sue doctors who performed abortions on them without first obtaining informed and voluntary consent. That case, Santa Marie
Bishop
vs.
the
his
title
March
newspaper,
weekly
archdiocesan Catholic
Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, Texas, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling the Vatican approval "a blessed moment for the church in the United States." Jewish, Christian leaders laud
papal apology
—
Pope WASHINGTON (CNS) John Paul IPs jubilee-year apology for wrongs committed by Catholics has drawn strong praise from U.S. religious leaders including two national rabbinical groups.
CNS photo from
Mass
suicide in
Reuters
Uganda
A
crucifix is found outside the prayer house at the compound where some 500 people died in a mass suicide in Kanungu, Uganda, March 19. Those found burned to death were said to be members of a Christian cult "Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God."
Some of the
cult leaders
were former Catholic priests and nuns.
In a joint
statement the Central Conference of the General Assembly. So far, no government has taken or proposed any
hailed the pope's "inspiring leadership"
action that could lead to the voting of
in
working
to
AFL-CIO, bishops to collaborate
rated our communities." In a separate
on amnesty, immigration reforms WASHINGTON (CNS) The U.S. bishops and the AFL-CIO will
Only General Assembly can review Vatican U.N. status, says official UNITED NATIONS (CNS) Kofi Annan, secretary-general of the United Nations, cannot conduct the review of the Vatican's U.N. status
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that Catholics for a Free Choice has
called for, according to a spokesat U.N. headquarters in New York. Myriam Dessables, a staff member in the office of the spokesman for the secretary-general, told Catholic News Service in mid-March that such a review could be conducted only if it was formally requested by
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together to seek fundamental changes U.S. immigration policies. The church-union collaboration will start by coordinating with like-minded organizations and establishing a core agenda, said Bishop DiMarzio, who chairs the bishops' Migration Committee. "Obviously, a broader coalition needs to be developed." in
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An
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April 1 1 pm Confirmation Sacred Heart, Salisbury April 1 7 pm
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Catholic Social Services Annual Beatty Awards Banquet Founders Hall, Charlotte April 2 11 am Mass St. Patrick Cathedral April 4 7:30 pm
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sue different doctors and clinics for wrongful death of their babies. Ten convicted for trespassing at School of Americas protests COLUMBUS, Ga. (CNS) A 70-year-old Catholic nun and nine others have been convicted of trespassing during protests last fall at the U.S. Army School of the Americas. Nine people who joined last November's 12,000-person protest aimed at shutting down the military training program at Fort Benning, Ga., were convicted March 10 and face sentences of up to six months in prison and fines of up to $5,000. A 10th protester who also engaged in a
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slain
separate
Romero recounts
found guilty
The
book, a translation of the Spanish work published in 1993, was released in mid-March, just before the 20th anniversary of the archbishop's death. The account is based on Lopez's interview with Archbishop Romero in
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English text recounts Romero's anger at curial stonewalling English translation of a book about
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heal the historic breach that has sepa-
statement the Executive Committee of the Rabbinic Committee for Interreligious Dialogue called the pope's expression of sorrow a "revolutionary and epic-making confession."
Whitman, follows attempts by women who had abortions to
three
American Rabbis (Reform) and the Rabbinical Assembly (Conservative) and "courageous strides
women who
by
suit
Diocesan planner March 26 KING East
End
— Good Shepherd Church,
of Kirby Rd.,
is
sponsoring a
parish mission today through
March
28 with Father John Hoover of
New
Creation Monastery as the facilitator. The title of the mission is "Practical Spirituality for the Home" with topics
on praying with Sunday scriptures, sacraments, keeping the Sabbath Day and process in the spiritual life. All are invited to attend the two daily sessions. Call the church office at (336)
983-2680
for further details.
29 ASHEVILLE
— The
Basilica of
Lawrence, 97 Haywood St., is offering a course on the doctors, scholars and fathers of the Church. The series of classes are being held in the St.
faces a
and $10,000 in fines. Priest charged with murder of Guatemalan auxiliary bishop
in prison
SAN SALVADOR Guatemalan
—
(CNS)
A
prosecutor
formally with the mur-
charged a diocesan priest der of Auxiliary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera of Guatemala City. Police officers delivered the charges March 10 to Father Mario Orantes in a city hospital, where he is recovering from a chronic ailment. Father Orantes lived in the same house as Bishop Gerardi and claimed to be the first person to find his
body April
26, 1998.
Under Guatema-
lan law, the charge of "murder" covers direct
and indirect involvement
in a
crime, said Neri Rodenas, director of the
archdiocesan
human
rights office.
from 7:30-9 p.m. Upcoming clas include Venerable Bede on April 5, St. Jerome on April 12 and Pope John Paul II on May 2. Call the church faith tails
formation office for further de252-8816.
at (828)
WINSTON-SALEM VICARIATE
—
Lenten reconciliation services are
—
St. being held as follows: March 29 Leo the Great Church in Winston-Salem at 10 a.m. and a Spanish service at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Winston-Salem at 7 p.m. tonight, and Our Lady, of Merc March 31 School in Winston-Salem at 10:30 a.m.
—
30 ASHEVILLE — All
are invited to
Mass at St. Joan of Arc Church, 919 Haywood Rd., tonight at a healing
7
p.m. with refreshments to follow.
For more information, contact the church
office at (828)
31 GREENSBORO Lady of Grace Church
252-3151.
—
The Our
Justin Building across the street
sponsoring a fish fry today from 4:30-7:30
from the basilica. Tonight's class focusing on St. Benedict takes place
p.m. at 2205 West Market St. in the school cafeteria. Patrons may dine-in
St.
staff are
March 24, 2000
Around the Diocese
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Glenmary priest visits with economic justice By JOANITA M.
NELLENBACH
Correspondent
ASHEVILLE
—
"If
you want
to
be a holy and wonderful person, you've got to look after your economic life and the economic lives of those around you," Father John S. Rausch told attendees at "Putting Your Faith to Work: Transforming
enough to buy what they produce. you are in the marketplace, the wants of the rich bid against the
We
needs of the poor. send a message into the marketplace if we continue to
consume luxury goods. As
a conchoice of lifestyle has an impact on the economic system."
workshop held March 18 at St. Eugene Catholic Church. It's all about choice, Father Rausch said, and the choice should
sumer,
Father
dignity, opt for the poor and involve community. Father
He suggested that people ask themselves how much they need, as opposed to how much they want. "We should all have enough, in order to be
His column, "Economy of 22 diocesan news-
Faith," appears in
News
drives everypeople regard each other. "In the marketplace," Father Rausch said, "your worth equals your wealth. What happens in the marketplace when you're not strong, smart or beautiful?" often insufficient to meet their needs. "The global economy
should
be called the one-third economy because only one-third of
down.
If
it
was so
nize that
it's
clude a multi-purpose/education center,
a daily
Mass
chapel,
and a sports
or take out dinners of fried
fish,
baked
potatoes, hush puppies, Cole slaw and beverages. Proceeds will benefit a local charity.
church
For more
details, call the
office at (336)
—
274-6520.
HICKORY To experience the presence of Jesus while walking down the road to Emmaus, there is a men's Emmaus retreat at the Catholic Conference Center, 1551 Trinity Lane, beginning tonight at 7:30 p.m. and continuing this weekend until 3 p.m. on April 2. Space is limited. For more information about registration, call Joe Christian at (704) 543-1892 MAGGIE VALLEY
—
Living
ters Catholic Reflection Center,
Wa103
Living Waters Lane, is having a retreat, "Conscious Breathing: Taking a Journey to Wholeness," this weekend through April 2. Mary Guthrie and
Augustinian Father Terry Hyland are showing how relaxation and proper breathing can profoundly influence every dimension of a person's life. The focus is God's spirit breathing within
great, there
and recreation
facility.
needs, and five
Masses are celebrated t
call the
Catechist Recog-
James Church, 251 Union
St.
North. The courses offered are part of the requirements for catechist certification. Call
Marylin Kravatz, South-
ern Region coordinator for the Office of Faith Formation, at (704) 370-
3247
2
for further information.
CLEMMONS
—
The Fourth Annual Mother/Daughter Tea is for mothers and daughters of all ages to share the afternoon together. The event is being held at Holy Family Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., in the parish center from 2-4:30 p.m. All attendants should try to bring at least six pictures for the "Creative Memories" craft project. fruit,
making
He
life better for also suggested
getting together with friends to work for better conditions for the poor and disadvantaged by forming a mediating structure, "which is one in which each person is heard, but together we
(336) 778-2670.
—
Finger sandwiches, vegetables and more are being
served. For ticket information, call
Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m., April 5 Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte at 7 p.m.,
—
April 9
—
-
St.
Luke Church
lotte at 7 p.m., April
Church 11
—
10
—
in
Char-
St.
Mark
in Huntersville at 7 p.m., April St.
Matthew Church
lotte at 7:30 p.m., April 12
—
Char-
in
Peter Church in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. and St. Vincent Church in Charlotte at 7:30 p.m., April 13 St. John St.
—
Neumann Church p.m., April 15
—
in Charlotte at 7:30
Joseph Church in l p.m., April 16 St. Ann Church in Charlotte at 4 p.m., April 17 Our Lady of Assumption Church in Charlotte at 7 p.m., and April 18 St. Thomas Aquinas St.
—
Charlotte at
— —
Church
Charlotte at 7:30 p.m. Catholic Home School Group of St. James Church,
5
in
CONCORD — The
251 Union
St.
North,
is
holding a
^Z^Z ciaijustice
That made an impression on the Rev. Beth Glass, a Methodist minister who is director of Transylvania Christian Ministries. "I though it was wonderful," she said, "bringing the issues of the poor to the megastructure so those issues can be heard. And I think about how the poor go home to
and we go home to ours, and what could we be doing to bring their houses
us together?" Claudia Blackstock, a parishioner at St. Eugene, also was impressed with the workshop and its focus on social justice.
"Sometimes you wonder
what you could
do," she said. "It's given me a lot to think about." Father Rausch suggested that the church's social teachings are principles.
out
"Everyone of us has to figure
how
to put those principles into play in their own lives. We (the church) have a vision that we can be stewards of creation, have a fulfilling life, and live in community with others because we don't take everything for ourselves."
Lenten reconciliation services are being held as follows: April 4 St.
nition Process Workshop is being held today from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at St.
the purpose of
others," he said.
4 CHARLOTTE VICARIATE
April
CONCORD — A
are other things we can do besides living simpler lives, he said. "Invest yourself in a group that has
have more punch."
everyone. For reservations, center at (828) 926-3833.
1
to.
There
Landscaped
12,000 registered parishioners representing over 4,000 families. Sixty parish ministries address a variety of
are listening
have to hear what the poor are saying. What's important, more toys for me, or enough for everyone?"
campaign
gardens are also in the plans, as are memorial dedications available for parishioners and supporters. St. Matthew Church now has more than
each weekend,
who we
to be careful
We
limited."
Carolina's fastest-growing parish kicks off fastest-growing parish has announced "Campaign 2000: Give to Touch a Life." St. Matthew Church launches its capital campaign this weekend with a goal of $2.5 million for expanded spiritual, educational and recreational facilities. Plans in-
(Colossians 4:5), because, Father Rausch said, "you are taking a part of creation and making it your god." We use the "poor you will always have with you" (John 12:8) as an excuse not to do anything," Father Rausch said. "Mary was in a stance of listening, so she could hear. We have
wouldn't be 44 million people' without health insurance or one out of five children in the United States who are malnourished. I'm not saying throw out the marketplace, but let's recog-
their
— The Carolinas
In the Old Testament, idolatry was the greatest sin; the New Testament equates only one thing with it, "the greed that is idolatry"
it
falls
is
CHARLOTTE
Father John S. Rausch chats with attendees at his workshop held March 18 at St. Eugene Catholic Church.
more," he said. "When you have enough, you can dispose yourself to grow. If you don't have enough, you can't function well and your mind will always be on yourself. "The marketplace is not a dogma, but it is a device. It's wonderful, but
The marketplace thing, including how
income
is
nity."
ness needs of Appalachian coopera-
Even when people can work,
a
and make tables and chairs. Economstudy of power. A company can devastate a small commu-
Institute to serve the busi-
Catholic
has
ics also is a
;
The
who
Notre Dame, said that economics
Resource Center in Berea, Ky. and has organized the Mountain Man-
papers, including & Herald.
Rausch,
based on scarcity. "It also is called the science of choice," he said. "You can have a standing forest or cut it down
Rausch, a Glenmary priest, has organized three worker-owned business in central Appalachia; taught at the Appalachian Ministries Educational
tives.
my
master's degree in economics from
human
agement
message QW
When
Society," a
affirm
*
„ „ th» world can the participate," Father Rausch said. "The two-thirds can sew my pants, but they don't make
t
curriculum night from 6-9 p.m. in the church hall, located under the church. For further information,
Geri
Young
call
at (704) 795-6077.
WAYNESVILLE
—
Augustinian
Father Augustine M. Esposito is directing the St. John Church, 234
Church
St., parish mission today through April 7. The mission begins today with a covered dish supper in
the parish hall at 5:30 p.m. with
and the
Mass
talk at 7 p.m. Father Esposito will celebrate morning liturgies at 9 a.m. on April 6 and 7. first
On
April 6 there will be evening sung prayer and a homily, and on April 7,
there will be the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from the end of 9 a.m. Mass until the 7 p.m. closing of the retreat. For more information, call the church office at (828) 456-6707.
Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 10 days prior to publication date.
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Sisters are doing By
ALESHA
March 24, 2000
Around the Diocese
themselves
for
it
needed to take off until NBSC representatives spoke with Bishop William G. Curlin, who suggested having the event in Charlotte and Father Mauricio W. West, who supported
M. PRICE
Staff Writer
CHARLOTTE the
making
—
History
is
200 1 The
for July of
.
in
city
of Charlotte will be the host site for the first national gathering of black women Catholics. Three representatives from the National Black Sisters' Conference (NBSC), sponsor for this summer meeting of the minds, traveled to Charlotte from various places to talk with diocesan officials, hotel staff and other businesses to continue their preliminary preparations for the
the idea.
Photos by Alesha M. Price
Sister of
many urban
women
movers and shakers
are the
in
the church," explained Sister of Notre
Dame
de Namur Patricia J. Chappell, president of the NBSC. "There is a hunger on the part of black Catholic women to experience renewal in their own faith and a need to talk about issues specifically related to black women and to bond and celebrate who they are as black and Catholic
between black Catholic lay women and black Catholic women religious, the link between institutional racism and the link with stress among black women and group witnessing to
women."
Jesus' role in the lives of black
The event with Catholic sures
...
the theme "Black
"What we have found
— Untapped TreaMagnify Lord" — Women
the
and from left to right, are Sister of Notre Dame de Namur Martin de Porres Coleman, NBSC treasurer and pastoral minister and care coordinator for her religious community in the California Province, and Carol F. White, cochairperson of the NBSC Black Women's Project Committee and the is
black
cities,
Dame de Namur NBSC president,
Patricia J. Chappell,
event.
"In
Notre
Catholic
we
St. Philip's
in
left,
College campus minister
San Antonio.
women.
that black
women have
gether, and
will
is
pictured at
not come toare excited about this
The
idea
is
form an on-site commitwomen from both
to
tee consisting of
dioceses to handle local details, said
take place during the weekend of July 27-29, 2001 at a local hotel with
and want it to come together," said Carol F. White, co-chairperson of the
White.
workshops, speakers, performances and vendors. There will be four speakers with five workshops, where participants can choose to attend two
NBSC
ings from the national gathering and
Women
'We hope
to publish the proceed-
St.
possibly a study guide in addition to
San Antonio, Texas. of three programs or committees of the NBSC is the Black Women's Project, where the idea for a national gathering first emerged. The national gathering serves as the culmination of diocesan forums on local
forming a national black Catholic women's organization that actively
levels to identify the reasons for the
lack of representation of black
promotes change,"
The
said Sister Patricia.
idea for this type of national
gathering, for and by black Catholic
women, began
several years ago, and have taken place. The event had not had the support it
many
strides
Island,
UfTi€
New
women from
with topics including "Sister to
for black Catholic
Sistah" about building relationships
Dioceses of Charlotte and Raleigh.
the
Focus on life after the wedding with a one day marriage preparation workshop. Session topics include Marriage as a
answer?
that your final is
Feb. 26, Charlotte/Belmont
March 4, Charlotte/Belmont March 25, Charlotte/Belmont April 8, Hickory April 29,
•
60-70% of Americans die without
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STATESVILLE
and parish catechetical leaders from across the Diocese of Charlotte gathered with Bishop William G. Curlin
to
March St.
ing God. The power of that sacrais the power to love."
Catechists urged
Catechists
18 for a day of reflection at Philip the Apostle Church.
renew
ment
He also suggested spending extra time in reflection before Mass to prepare for receiving Communion. "We should nourish the spirit before the Eucharist so that we hunger for it," he
faith
The diocesan Office of Faith Formation organized the day to help catechists and parish catechetical leaders be renewed in their faith so that they
said.
Marie Jordan, a faith formation teacher at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, talked about what Bishop Curlin had to say. "It just reminded me of what my role is as a faith formation teacher," she said. "I have to go inward and be aware of the presence of Jesus, and pray and hope that the message that is received is influenced by the pres-
could be more effective in their dayto-day, teaching and reaching out to others.
The day began with a short prayer service, and it included two talks by Bishop Curlin and a time for silent reflection.
Bishop Curlin's stories illustrated a point that he came back to time and
ence of Jesus."
Ann Marie
time again during the day: that catechetical leaders have to feel Jesus
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find that spirit a
knew how to reach people where they were," he said. "To do that, we need to
good day,
raining or it's sunny?" he asked. "Don't see life as a struggle. Get up each day and say, 'Here I am, Lord. Let's do this together.'" it's
know where we
also said that every person has dark times in life, but that prayer helps.
of
"When you
bring your weakness, your fears, your brokenness to
Bishop Curlin also talked to those
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are."
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Pope John Paul Land
renewal
in
God, he gives new life," he said. "The world is ours if we believe that God walks the world in us." Bishop Curlin also stressed the importance of the Eucharist, the sacramental life and reading the Scriptures. "It is important for us to have the Eucharist present in the church," he said. "It's the presence of the Liv-
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Bishop Curlin ended his second talk during the retreat with a challenge to the group. "The hunger is out there for God," he said. "But, do we
have the food for the hunger?"
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mation of a religious voting bloc, nor do to instruct persons on how they should vote by endorsing or opposing candidates. We hope that voters will examine
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"The primary message of the statement is about participation," she said. "This is a call to Catholics and to all people to get involved in public life, to not become so cynical that we drop out, and to understand that that there is a connection between our
the position
of
ofcandidates on thefull range as well as on their personal
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are convinced that a consistent ethic of
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arena.
urge our fellow citizens to see beyond party politics, to analyze camcritically,
and
citizens."
Rosenhauer said concerns about separation between church and state, as well as discouragement with candidates whose positions do not reflect
to choose
their political leaders according to principle,
not simply party affiliation or mere
self-interest.
Catholic teaching, are barriers to Catholics' involvement in public
—from
"Faithful Citizenship: Civic Responsibility for a New Millennium, " by the Administrative
Board of
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also to recognize the importance of continuing to work on the issues that we care about."
She cautioned against the thought that the church endorses or opposes certain candidates, noting instead that the bishops "certainly en-
courage Catholics to look at church teaching, to look at the importance of the issues that they talk about in their statement, and then make that difficult decision (of
whom
to vote for)
themselves."
The
difficulty
Catholic voters run into is that candidates often do not stand for the wide, range of life, social justice and other issues that the Catholic Church holds in its teaching,
"You do have to
decision
— Catholics who
connect faith values with decisions they make in the public arena are taking an important step toward shaping public policy, said an official from the United States Catholic Conference during a visit to the Diocese of
policy discussions.
"The separation of church and state doesn't prohibit us from being involved
Joan Rosenhauer, special projects
in political
life
and
in public policy deci-
coordinator for the USCC's social development office, was in western North Carolina March 14-16 to
ligion,
speak to parishioners, priests, permanent deacons and Catholic Social Services personnel about the U.S. bish-
people because of their religious beliefs, or treating people with favoritism because of their religious beliefs."
sions," she said.
"The Constitution
prohibits the state from opposing re-
1999
from discriminating against
statement on political responsibility,
Involvement in public go beyond Election Day as
"Faithful Citizenship: Civic
explained.
sibility for a
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human
the principles of Catholic social teaching, which range from the dignity, rights and responsibilities of the human person, to the need for family and social life and outreach to the poor and vulnerable.
Rosenhauer's visit here is part of an ongoing diocesan effort to instruct Catholics on the principles of faithful citizenship. Educational efforts led by the diocesan Office of Justice and Peace will continue into the fall, and a resource kit from the USCC was mailed to all parishes in the United
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In Jordan, By
AMMAN,
pope walks in footsteps of St. John the Baptist since the 1991
News Service Jordan (CNS)
Gulf war. They waved
small Iraqi and Vatican flags
—
Some
2,000 children, dressed in
white with yellow sashes,
Reading from chapters of salvation history in the Holy Land of Jordan, Pope John Paul II evoked St. John the
Communion during
made
their first
the papal liturgy,
the
and the pope offered them a simple message in his sermon: "Jesus is your best friend; he knows what is in your hearts. Stay close to him, and in your prayers remember the church and the pope." He also marked Mother's Day in Jordan by asking mothers to help build a "civilization of love" where the dignity of all life is respected. The pope described himself as a pilgrim through the church's historical landscape and said his pilgrim's path
voice that
led naturally to Christ, the "realization
pope said. "He will set us on the road that we must take if our eyes are to see the salvation of God," he said. John, who baptized Christ in the waters of the Jordan River, was the "last of the line of prophets" who, like Abraham and Moses before him, defended God's law and nurtured the divine promise made to God's people, he said. The pope, on the second day of a historic pilgrimage to the Holy Land, sat hunched on an altar half-covered by a fabric canopy, as a cool breeze blew across the soccer field. Dressed in brilliant red vestments, he coughed occasionally but spoke in a strong voice. His popemobile was mobbed by well-wishers when he arrived at the complex, and the stadium was decked with banners proclaiming Jordan "the land of prophecy and salvation." Among the crowd were dozens of Christians from Iraq, many of them living in Jordan
of the promise" of the Old Testament and "the goal of all our journeying."
Baptist as a sure guide for Christians of all ages, then walked in his footsteps near the Jordan River.
During a Mass in an Amman soccer stadium March 2 1 for 20,000 Jordanian pope recalled how John the an itinerant preacher, had prepared Christ's path throughout the river Catholics, the Baptist,
valley area
more than 2,000 years
ago.
"We look for a guide to show us way. And there comes to meet us figure of
John the
Baptist,
a.
the
cries in the wilderness," the
full
"The risen Christ alone reveals the meaning of all that happened at the
Red Sea and Mount
Sinai.
He
reveals
CNS
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Pope looks out over the Jordan valley from Mount Nebo March 20. The pope recounted how Moses led his people for 40 years through the desert before reaching the mountain, where he died before he could reach the Promised Land.
the true nature of the Promised Land,
where
'death shall be
no more,'" he
The Mass was
said.
a high point for
Jordan's small Catholic community, which represents just more than 1 percent of the population in the predominantly Muslim country. The pope praised the results of a recent regional synod and said the future of the church in the Holy Land clearly lies in "unity and love," ex-
pressed through parishes, lay movements, schools and other activities. "There is no more effective way to be involved socially, professionally and politically, above all in the work of justice, reconciliation and peace," he said. He also urged Christians to strengthen the bonds of friendship with members of "the other great religions that flourish here." Later in the day, before heading to Jerusalem, the pope made a brief prayer stop near the banks of the Jordan River at Wadi al-Kharrar, where many Christians believe Jesus was baptized by St. John the Baptist. "Glory to you, O Christ, Son of
God!
...
From
the river blessed by your
Amman March
hills
The
for the visit.
of
Wadi
site's
few date palms
first
path lined with newly planted palms to a small platform, where, in a strong wind, he in a golf cart, following a
Asking the
&
refugee, Jiispanic
.
own
bap-
&
domestic
immigration services
his
control.
international
material assistance
counseling
John did
a display of evenhandedness, was scheduled to visit that site later in the week. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls downplayed the rival claims, noting that the Bible speaks of St. John performing baptisms throughout the river valley, not in one place.
and the crowds waving Vatican, Jordanian and Palestinian flags. The pope rode through the crowd
in prayer.
St.
baptisms. In Israel, other experts
now under Israeli The pope, in
with red-coated soldiers on horseback
crowd
says indicates this
claim the most likely site of Christ's baptism lies on the western side of the Jordan River, in disputed territory
barren landscape, but for the papal visit the panorama was enriched
people to remember their
it
was the place where
usually provide the only touches of color
led the
full
cal evidence that
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in the
adoption
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The Holy Land Visit
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dream that
health,
frail
interreligious squabbles and political tensions could not stop.
•it
Amman-^ Jerusalem
Arriving at the airport in Tel Aviv, the 79-year-old pope briefly acknowledged the sensitive issues sur-
rounding
^
his visit, but said
he came as a pilgrim, "in a spirit of humble gratitude and hope, to the origins of our religious history." His seven-day pilgrimage to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, he said, was "a tribute to the
Bethlehem
three religious traditions which coexist in this land" Judaism, Chris-
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him that
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way
for the visit.
Pope John
Paul,
who
repeatedly
used the phrase "the state of Israel" in his airport speech, said "many things have changed" since Pope Paul VI visited the Holy Land in 1964. Pope John Paul specifically cited the
and Islam.
my
visit will
"With new-found openness
toward one another, Christians
serve to encourage
an increase of interreligious dialogue." Pope John Paul said the teaching of the three religions should give all their members "the motivation and the perseverance to work for the peace and justice which the peoples of the Holy Land do not yet have and for
which they yearn so deeply."
The pope's arrival in Israel coincided with the opening in the United States of a new round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators,
honor him in spirit acknowledge the dif-
us to
in truth, to
ferences between us, but also to recognize in every human being the image
After kissing Israeli soil held up to in a bowl, the pope said, "I pray
and Jews together must make courageous efforts to remove all forms of prejudice. We must always and everywhere to present the true face of the Jews strive
and of Judaism, as likewise of Christians and of Christianity, and this at every level of attitude, teaching and communication."
— Pope John Paul
and amid increasing signs
that Israel and Syria would restart direct talks about the Golan Heights, territory Israel captured in 1967.
"May peace be God's gift to the land he chose as his own," the pope said at the rainy airport welcoming ceremony. Pope John Paul told Israeli President Ezer Weizman, Prime Minister Ehud Barak and other officials at the airport that although he traveled as head of the Roman Catholic Church, his visit
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moved by
a vivid sense of
II
launching of diplomatic relations with Israel in 1994 as "a seal on our efforts to open an era of dialogue." For many Jews, the exchange of ambassadors between Israel and the Vatican was a long-awaited sign that the Vatican recognized Israel's existence as a state. Relations on a religious level have
improved as
well, the
pope
said.
"With new-found openness toward one another, Christians and Jews together must make courageous efforts to remove all forms of prejudice," he said. "We must strive always
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Readings Book Review
subjects explored
Irish
Reviewed by
MAUREEN
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I
survey of Irish history for a general audience. Golway begins with the conquest of Ireland in the 11th century and ends with November of 1999 and today's heroes struggling for peace. Golway is an editor and columnist for The New York Observer and an author of two, other books on Ireland. The bulk of the the period from the late 18th
to the early 20th century, the years of
repressive legislation, emigration, famine and revolution. In telling the larger story
Golway
focuses on individual heroes with inspiring personal vignettes, such as
Thomas Addis
the story of attorney
Emmet, whose
was convicted in 1795 of administering the United Irishmen's oath. Taking the oath was an act of sedition punishable by client
Emmet
read the oath aloud: "I will endeavor, so much as lies in my death.
ability,
to forward a brotherhood of
an identity of interest, a communion of rights and a union of power, among Irishmen of all religious persuasions." He turned to the affection,
"My Lords, here in the presence of this legal court ... I myself in the presence of God, declare: I take the
judges:
oath."
Emmet's
clients
were spared the
death sentence, and Emmet was marked as a dangerous man. A contemporary hero is Gutsy Spence,
who
served 18 years in prison
and 1984 com-
for his role in a sectarian killing
emerged from prison
in
mitted to nonviolence. Spence, a Protestant, became a spokesman for progressive Unionists and had a public friendship with the late Catholic Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich of Armagh. This carefully footnoted history helped me sort out the Loyalists from the Nationalists, Theobald Wolfe
Tone,
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Pearse, Michael O'Connell and where
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produced today's Bernadette Devlin, Gerry Adams and Rev. Ian Paisley. A more scholarly work by sociologist Michael P. Carroll is "Irish Pilgrimage: Holy Wells and Popular Catholic Devotion." Carroll writes that in the years between the Reformation in the 16th century and the famine in the 19th century Irish Catholics had a tradition of visiting sacred spots to complete a series of prayers and a pattern of pacing. There were hundreds of these pilgrimage destinations all over Ireland. Some, like Croagh Patrick, are still pilgrimage ines
why
sites today. Carroll
this
Peggy strolls through the room, dropping her coat, shoes and a shopping bag in the middle of the
1)
Psalm 19:8-11
floor, plops down a can of soda and a plate of half-eaten pizza, strews
Corinthians 1:22-25 3) Gospel: John 2:13-25
2)
1
custom began and de-
DENTON
children, she "constantly
pick-
ing up after them." No sooner would she finish a day of housecleaning than the troops would come in, drop
bookbags and jackets in the middle of the floor, get a snack and leave a trail of cups, chip bags and crumbs throughout the place. One day, exasperated, Peggy ditheir
rected the kids to
cleaning
—
do a thorough house-
not just their own mess, but
it
was their turn to do the entire job. After a day of work, the children sat in the den, exhausted but pleased with how clean and neat they'd made their home.
the kids stared incredulously
"Now you know how it feels." Then she instructed them to clean up said,
the mess, which they did without complaint but with some amusement. told me the story. She love object lessons." she angry? No. She was a
Peggy laughed,
"I
Was
maybe, but mostly she just wanted her children to ap-
little frustrated,
preciate their home and take part in caring for what they valued. As she went about trashing the den, she was neither in a rage nor gleeful. She was going about a task to make an important impression. That's how I see Jesus knocking over tables and spilling money in the
—
temple. When Jews complained, noting that it took a long time to build
the place, Jesus' point was: Then why are you making such a mess, are you
what
forgetting
stands for? with the temple building, people would abuse God's
He knew
it
that, as
goodness wherever it was present, even in his very person. That's what is
human
in the
reminds
heart, this Scripture
us. Mercifully, the
tinues to pick
up
Lord con-
after us, but he also
offers this object lesson.
The
bibliography alone is worth the price of the book, but Carroll, a professor at the University of Western Ontario, also has an interesting theory to defend. He disagrees with the widespread belief that these pilgrimages were not mainstream Catholicism but were rather vestiges of Celtic pre-history. Carroll says this interpretation was invented by writers of the Romantic era who preferred to believe that charming folk customs were pre-Christian; Druids seemed more fascinating. Carroll argues that
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Priest serves
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as consultant
new NBC animated series MARK PATTISON
By
Catholic
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WASHINGTON NBC's new animated
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(CNS)
series,
"God, the
Devil and Bob," has a little extra help in the God department. Paulist Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser and Rabbi Harold Schulweis serve as theological consultants to the show, seen at 8:30 p.m. EST Tues-
you squint hard enough as the closing credits zip by, you can see days. If
their names.
Father Kieser, producer of the "In-
TV anthology series and the movies "Romero" and "Entertaining sight"
Angels:
The Dorothy Day
proud of the work
Story,"
is
done so far. "I've read the first 13 scripts, and I've got the next two sitting on my desk," he said. In "God, the Devil and Bob," God (voice of James Garner), is getting a little tired of creation, and lets Satan (voice of Alan Cumming) choose a soul to
he's
determine whether the world
Palisades, Calif, said he's not a big fan of the show's animation style, having been raised in the era of the Disney
movie
But "the most impor-
the script," he added. "In the beginning was the Word;" As a consultant, Father Kieser said is
he reads the
scripts, then sends memos with suggestions for rewrites of "problem areas," such as things "an unconditionally loving God wouldn't do."
One script, he said, was so problematic he told the show's executives, "You're not putting my name on the credits without
making some
signifi-
CNS
cant changes."
The
result? The writers are working on those changes, Father Kieser said. Incidentally, he added, "the rabbi had significant problems with
that
same show." But Father Kieser said he has
trust in the series' creator, Matthew Carlson, a onetime seminarian who
has
should be destroyed once and for all. Chosen is Bob Alman (voice of French Stewart), a Detroit autoworker whom God admits is not his best work. Father Kieser, in a telephone interview with Catholic News Service from
classics.
tant thing
his
won two Humanitas work on "The Wonder
Prizes for Years."
A
handful of NBC affiliates in Utah, Idaho and Mississippi caused a stir by yanking "God, the Devil and Bob" from the prime-time schedule. "I think they're uncomfortable with a truly human God, an earthy
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and God are portrayed in the new NBC animated series "God the Devil and Bob." A Paulist priest and a rabbi are serving as theological consultants for the show, which has drawn some criticism for content and devil
style.
God, a God who doesn't confine himself to the heavens, a God who shows his vulnerability," Father Kieser said,
show
to its regular time slot.
Another hurdle
is
the
mixed
criti-
The Washington Post panned the show, The New York cal reception.
noting that any resemblance of God to the late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia is unintentional. And in Bob, station managers may want their viewers to avert their eyes from his "stupidity, and sometimes sinning," he added. Still, Father Kieser can't get over the fact that one of the stations involved airs NBC's "Veronica's Closet," a sex comedy about a lingerie company, "but they don't want to run 'God, the Devil and Bob.'" The series has also gotten the once-over from some well-known U.S.
Times had a mixed review, the Los Angeles Times was "basically favorable," Father Kieser said, and the Wall Street Journal "liked it a lot." Anne Navarro of the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting faulted the animation style and said "the jokes fail to reach the smart, acerbic style of 'The Simpsons.'"
"The
series gives the tired
premise an interesting twist," Navarro added, saying there was a good scene in the premier with Bob crying out to God "with a laundry list of complaints: God is vague, unknowable, more like a deadbeat dad than a father." But "the final product doesn't really have any bite," she added. What if "God, the Devil and Bob" gets nominated for one of the Humanitas Prizes which Father Kieser helped initiate more than 25 years ago? "That's an interesting question," he replied, noting that a selection committee of 20-25 people of which he is not a member nomiof good
religious figures.
The priest noted that the Rev. Jerry Falwell "came out and called it blasphemous," and American Family Association leader Rev. Donald Wildmon in Mississippi "came out and attacked it." One hurdle to overcome is ABC's blockbuster show "Who Wants to Be
which airs opposite "God, the Devil and Bob." NBC debuted the show between "Friends" and "Frasier" March 9, and 14.42 million people made it the 18th most watched show of the week, but Father Kieser said it is not known how many viewers will follow the a Millionaire,"
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News Service (CNS) Concluding his annual Lenten retreat, Pope John Paul II said the week of prayer highlighted the power of hope. The pope thanked the retreat master, Archbishop Francois Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, for "deepening our vocation as witnesses of evangelic hope at the beginning Catholic
—
of the third millennium."
Speaking March 18 Nguyen and other Vatican
to
Archbishop
officials
who
ticipated in the spiritual exercises, the
said that today's world
in
is
par-
pope
urgent need of
hope in the risen Christ. Archbishop Nguyen's 13 years in Viet-
namese prison make him
a "witness of the
cross," said the pope, "reinforcing in us the
consoling certainty that when everything crumbles around us and perhaps even within us, Christ remains our tireless support." The archbishop, who fled Vietnam in 1988, used his personal experiences in prison to illustrate the role suffering can play in realizing the truth of God's mercy. He chose the theme "Witnesses of Hope" for the March 12-18 retreat.
Archbishop Nguyen said his years in prison taught him the value of searching for God not in any one particular place, but in daily
Lent 2000: I am thirsty have celebrated Lent 59 times. I don't know how many "Lents" you have been through. Which Lent, if any, has made a difference in our lives? Lent has been around since the year 325 (Council of Nicea), and perhaps it is time to ask at the beginning of the third millennium: "What is Lent, anyway?" For me it comes down to the three thirsts of humanity. First, a physical thirst. Have we heard yet Jesus saying "I thirst" in the squalid field of South America, amid the tea-pickers of Sri-Lanka, in the unemployed, in the refugees of Kosovo? Yes, there are people in the world who suffer physical deprivation, who are still able to live with $25.00 a month. Second, an emotional thirst. There is thirst for understanding, for companionship, for forgiveness, for friendship. As Jesus moved about the dusty roads of Galilee and Judea, he experienced first hand the isolation and loneliness of many people. He himself had to go through the dryness of abandonment. "Will you also go away?" Then came the garden of Gethsemany, "... they all forsook him and fled." Finally, even God seemed to have gone away, "My God, why have you forsaken me?" Loneliness today can be found everywhere in the great cities of the Western World, where millions of people live quietly and lonely. Yes, there are crowded building complexes, but still neighbors don't know neighbors and some die without the comfort of a human being. Lent 2000 will be meaningful if we are able to make somebody smile and say "I belong." Third, thirst for God. Sometimes in our lives, we have experienced that money, sex, alcohol, drugs, have not been enough to satisfy our thirst. Those who have expeirenced some or all of the above can testify to that through their ordeal; there was an inner cry for God, a thirst for something or someone better. Yes, happiness is nothing else than the experience of our conscious relationship with God.
The
of Jesus is not rooted in wishful thinking. There are two pairs of words which all true believers should stay away from. They are: if only and next time. If only I had prepared my life better, if only I was given an opportunity, if only I had taken the other job. This pair of words makes
no
He cited three examples of witnesses of hope: Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Pope Paul VI and Blessed Faustina Kowalska, who was to be canonized April 30. The archbishop said they showed the importance of living God in the present moment, "trusting in divine mercy." Archbishop Nguyen said that during his years in prison, he found strength from the Eucharist, "the bread of hope." He said the Masses he celebrated in prison, with wine relatives sent him as "medicine" for a
need of its Pentecost. It needs fire in the heart, words on the lips, prophecy in the eyes."
people always present in his thoughts VATICAN CITY (CNS) The Iraqi Iraqi
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people, "severely tried" under a U.N. embargo, "never cease to be present in my thoughts," said Pope John Paul II. Pope John Paul has
consistently
condemned the
eminvaded Kuwait in international
bargo imposed after Iraq 1990, saying it hurts primarily the weakest members of Iraqi society. The pope made his remarks during a March 18 audience in the Paul VI Hall, attended by a large contingent of Chaldean Catholic jubilee pilgrims, mostly from Iraq.
Next time
I
past.
Then we go
into the next
am going
to speak up.
Next time
is
I
am going to apply for that job I heard about last month, next time I will be more forthright in my comments, next time I will step into a given situations. Pretty good idea, isn't it? The problem is that
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"This
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to
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In your Feb. 1 1 issue, you ran a front page article from Catholic News Service relative to the celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the Appalachian Pastoral, "This Land is Home to Me." Al-
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Our Bishop Michael
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pastoral ever presented by the bishops that
was printed on
was pastor at was written. The diocese has just been created and St. Patrick had just become a cathedral. Bishop Begley and his small staff were squeezed into the present rectory and that was also the Chancery office. St.
'cheap' newsprint.
Patrick Cathedral
when
of Lent
FATHER JOHN AURILIA Guest Columnist
we
are living into the future, forgetting the present.
The
"I thirst"
you. There
is
of Jesus is the mother's love for about Bradley Walker when
a story
he was 10 years old and had a bad habit of evaluating everything by its worth of money. He wanted to know the price of everything he saw, and he constantly talked about the money he was going to make in life. One morning when Bradley came down for breakfast, he left on his mother's plate the following note, nearly folded:
Mother owes Bradley For running errands For being good one week For taking music lessons Extras Total
$1.50 $
.50
$
.50
$
.50
$3.00
His mother smiled at the statement, and at lunchtime the bill and three dollars were on Bradley's plate. Bradley's eyes fairly danced when he saw the money. Then he saw that beside his plate was another piece of paper on which his mother had written:
Bradley owes Mother For being good to him For nursing him through his long illness with scarlet fever For clothes, shoes and toys For his meals and beautiful room Total Bradley owes Mother
Happy Lent 2000 and may your
thirst be
Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing
Nothing
Jesus' thirst
and
quenched.
Father John Aurilia
is
pastor at Immaculate Con-
ception in Hendersonville.
miners strike in the Appalachian Mountains, and shuttling between the mine villages and Duke
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feigned stomach ache, were the most moving of his life. Today's Christians, said Archbishop
Nguyen, have a duty to be credible witnesses in a world "anesthetized" to the Holy Spirit. "The church," he said, "has a perennial
"I thirst"
sense. Yesterday
time.
life itself.
Pope says
The Season
I
The Pope
VATICAN CITY
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& Columns
Editorials
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this pastoral
In looking back since that time, I have never experienced a driving force (The Holy Spirit) take over the life of a man as it did Bishop Begley. He was in the midst of helping to settle a major coal
Power in downtown Charlotte, who owned the mines. He was putting a fledgling diocese together and taking on the leadership role to give birth to one of the most revolutionary pastoral latters since Bishop Vincent Waters pastoral in the mid-50s which pointed out the evils of segregation in our state of North Carolina. Days and nights of meetings (They really blew our rectory budget on coffee!) turned into a marathon of rewriting. Just try to get twenty-six bishops to agree on every word in that pastoral. But Bishop Begley did that. He brought together an outstanding group of men and women who 'knew the mountains.' Priests, sisters, brothers, and laity, the poor and the rich, those who worked the mines, and yes,
some of those who owned Perhaps
the mines.
adjustment to your published article will get no further than the pages of The Catholic News & Herald, but on the occasion of this 25th Anniversary, we all need to collectively shout "Thank you!" to Bishop Michael J. Begley for taking the risk. And, to use an oft quoted saying of Bishop Begley's, "You did real good, partner!"
With
this
gratitude to Bishop Begley,
Msgr. Richard Pastor of
St.
F. Allen
Ann
Church, Charlotte
March 24, 2000
The Catholic News & Herald 13
Editorial* & Columns
Light
In 1966, 42 percent of those polled favored the death penalty, in 1981, 66 percent favored it, and
One
percentage was 7 percent. Why has 29 percent of the population turned to favoring last year, the
Candle
punishment
capital
in the last thirty-four years? does the same poll report that fully 51 percent of the respondents "would still support
And why
capital
FATHER THOMAS
J.
McSWEENEY Guest Columnist
Reflections
punishment even
if studies showed concludoes not deter crime"? Yet, people often argue that deterrence justifies capital punishment. If not to deter crime, why do people support it? Thirty percent of those who favor capital punishment indicated their reason
sively
Family
1
it
ANDREW &
TERRI
LYKE Guest Columnists
was simple: Revenge. In Lately,
the court of public opinion I
have found myself tuning into NBC's
dramatic series "The West Wing," a behind-thescenes glimpse into the inner workings of a fictional White House. While obliging the popular demand for subplots that intersect the staff
members' personal lives, the writers frequently allow characters to rise above melodrama to tackle some thorny social issues. The results are often compelling. A recent episode dealing with capital punishment riveted
my
attention. Essentially, the story line drew the president, his staff, the Supreme Court, a rabbi and
a Catholic priest into a series of conversations about the State's right to execute criminals and the exercise of that right. The president's dilemma: how to
—
bring into line the court of public opinion with the that of God's judgment seat.
"higher court"
—
The program's
frequent mention of history and got me to do a little research on my own. Watt Espy, director of the Capital Punishment Restatistics
search Project, estimates that over 18,000 executions have taken place from the early
1600s through the 1990s. Official statistics were recorded only since 1930 and indicate 4,646 executions since then. There were none in the 1968-1976 period. Over the last few decades, the Gallup organization has conducted polls about capital punishment.
One might argue that the cycle of violence has become so intense in our society that it is appropriate and understandable for people to support
My
pun-
ishment. What alternative is there, some ask, in a violent society other than to meet violence with violence? This is the verdict in the court of public opinion.
But what about the opinion of the "higher court"?
The moral argument depicted by the writers of "The West Wing" is enacted by two religious figures. A rabbi asserts that the Jewish faith has never sanctioned revenge. And a Catholic priest cautions the president that the death penalty might satisfy a vindictive desire, but such a desire cannot be an objective of a Christian approach to punishment. These characters speak for many real people who oppose the death penalty not just for what it does to those guilty of brutal crimes, but for what it does to the
As Bishop Joseph Fiorenza of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops put it: "It offers the tragic illusion that we can defend life by taking life." owe a debt to all people leaders in religions and producers of popular culture, public servants and private citizens who encourage reflecrest of us.
—
We
—
informed assessments of civil law. They enhance our capacity for moral criticism within our society and impress the dignity of the human person more deeply on the consciousness of public opinion. tive,
The removal of a saint's name from the calendar of Feasts Q.
capital
Question
question stems from our
Holy Father's recent visit to Mount Sinai, at the monastery of St. Catherine of Alexandria. Our religious community formerly observed her feast on Nov. 25, with much celebration. I know the same was true even in other countries. Since around 1970, her feast has been eliminated from the breviary and from the Sacramentary. With the interest newly shown in her life, why is her name still removed? Such an attractive personality could draw numerous religious elements together, including Greek and African Christians. A. As has happened at other times in the history of the church, names of some saints, which had
accumulated over the years, were eliminated from the annual calendar of feasts in the revision of the missal around 1970.
One criterion used in the process was the general relevance of a particular saint to the whole Christian world.
Very few of the numerous saints canonized by Pope John Paul II, for instance, will find their way onto the list of celebrations for the universal church.
They may
well be honored
more
in their
own
where their lives and virtues are better known. The pope himself seems to hint at that by often canonizing Koreans in Korea, Poles in Poland and so on. Another criterion is the authenticity of informalocality
tion about that saint's
life.
St.
Catherine, for ex-
ample, has been honored as a saint for hundreds of years, in the East and later on in the West. Churches were named in her honor. Hers was one of the heavenly voices St. Joan of Arc claimed to hear. Yet, the fact is we know absolutely nothing for
Corner
Columnist
sure about her. Descriptions of her exploits and are known to be historically unreliable.
martyrdom
This is not to claim she never existed. The widespread devotion and honor given to her by Christians for hundreds of years, and apparent evidences of the influence of her prayers, are always significant for the church in matters like this.
When
it
comes
to saints celebrated each year
by
the universal church, however, effort is made to focus on those about whom there is sufficient
knowledge
to
make them
helpful models and signs
of God's presence to the rest of us. Because of her purported conversions of many pagan Romans with her learned Christian teachings (about 310 A.D.), St. Catherine is the patron of philosophers, teachers and women students, among others.
As news visit there,
reports noted at the time of the pope's her body is said to repose in the monas-
tery at Mt. Sinai.
Her
feast
is still
Nov. 25.
may be sent to Father John Dietzen at Box IL 61651, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.
Questions 325, Peoria,
likely
make
weeks ago
it
to adolescence.
at the age of
He
died two
36 after a
full
life
beating the odds. Born with Down Syndrome, Eddie's life condition was not received as good news by his family. It would take extraordinary love from extraordinary people with extraordinary faith to raise such a child. Frank and Alice, though they
would balk at the characterization, have turned out to be such people. What a blessing for Eddie!
However, after witnessing the outpour of love and grief from family and friends, and the
many "Eddie stories" told, it seems that it was the people Eddie loved who are the blessed ones. At the funeral Mass, the family's grief was as evident as their faith. Father Pat Marshall, the celebrant and a longtime family friend, wore his grief, as well.
Present also were members of his "other family" from Park Lawn School. As Eddie's story unfolded through the homily, the special prayers of the faithful and the eulogy, it became clear to us who didn't know him, that Eddie was indeed a special person. His brother, Jack, said in the eulogy, "I
never knew anyone who wanted to be wjth his more than Eddie." His love was pure and flowed undauntedly. In the stories, we heard about Eddie's passion for sports through his participation in the Special Olympics. There was also a very special bond he had with his dad and brothers. He held dear a toolbox and union button that symbolized his being one of the guys. The family told of special sayings and expressions that were Eddie's. Most clear in the stories were the lessons of love that they had learned for him. He taught them exuberance with life by showing it. He taught them to rejoice in the presence of others by his own rejoicing in their presence. He taught them to bet against the odds when life is at stake by beating the odds himself. He taught family
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
CNS
The story of Eddie Eddie Hannigan came into this world 36 years ago. He was seventh child of Frank and Alice, who were told that Eddie would not live long enough to raise his head. After Eddie beat those odds, his parents were told he would not
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his own Through
them
special love
by loving them.
months before his passing, the Hannigan family showed their love and devotion to Eddie through the diligent care they gave. It was a rare moment when a family member was not at his side. It has been said that it is difficult for people of his
illness,
affluence to hear the gospel as "Good News." Perhaps, it is similarly true that those of us who
haven't had a special person like Eddie in our lives would find difficulty in receiving such a person as a blessing. In a world that too often sees persons like Eddie as only tragic, the Hannigan family has witnessed the ironic, counter-cultural character of the gospel in their fife with Eddie. Indeed his life was good news. And the "Eddie
stories" that will live will be part
on
in
the Hannigan family
of their testament of faith.
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14 The Catholic News & Herald
n
Pope
Catholic paper calls
in Israel, from page 9
and everywhere to present the true Jews and of Judaism, as likewise of Christians and of Christianity, and this at every level of attitude, teaching and communication." face of the
Weizman, welcoming
the pope, traced the history of the Jewish people and of their return to the Holy Land and proclamation of statehood in 1948.
"During the years of exile, we suffered religious persecution and antiSemitism, and a third of our people were exterminated, incinerated in the terrible Holocaust,"
Weizman
said.
The
president thanked the pope for "condemning anti-Semitism by labeling it as a sin against God and
humanity" and for
his
March
12 re-
quest for forgiveness "for deeds carried out in the past by representatives of the church against the Jewish people."
With
the Vatican continuing to insist on the special character of the city of Jerusalem and on the need for internationally guaranteed access to
Irish
March 24, 2000
the News
Books,
by all believers, Weizman encouraged the pope to see for himself how Israel governs the city. holy
sites
"From
its
inception, the state of
Israel has guaranteed freedom of religion and freedom of access to holy sites to all peoples, and you will certainly see the evidence of this, your Holiness, throughout your visit in Is-
president said. "You are arriving this evening in Jerusalem, the city of peace, the capital of the state of Israel, the heart of the Jewish world, which is also a holy site rael," the
and Islam," he said. president called Jerusalem "the city of eternity, a city that has been reunified" by Israel in its 1967 war with Jordan. The city, he said, is "the capital and source of pride of the state of for Christianity
The
Israel."
papal visit would be an educational opportunity for Israeli Jews.
Pope John Paul II is a "different pope" than Jews are accustomed to historically, said Rabbi David Rosen, the
Jews who do not live in predominantly Christian countries might not
in
Israel told reporters the
how much
has changed in rebetween the Vatican and the
realize
lations
Jewish people, he said. "What we need from the Christian world is a lot of tolerance, love and patience so the wounds of our boxed ears can heal," he said, referring to the historical animosity between Judaism and Christianity. The pope's visit, he said, is a "personification, substantiation, witness and recognition of the relationship of the Jewish people and their ancestral homeland." t
Just before the pope arrived, the director of the Anti-Defamation
League
ADL director.
entry on emigration from Ireland to the United States contains maps illus-
of inculturation.
of emigrants since the 1 700s, concluding with the 1990s when, for the first time in eight generations, more
trating the
numbers and home coun-
ties
"The Encyclopedia of the Irish in American" is a surprise-filled reference work. About 300 writers contributed entries on every state, dozens of individuals and hundreds of IrishAmerican related topics. The lengthy
Irish went home than left the island. There are sections on ethnic relations between the Irish and the German, Polish, Jewish, Italian and African
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NRA
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made
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gun
lence through better
gun
vio-
regulation."
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torial,
concern on the part of every NRA. The charge is so
citizen over the
vicious, so irrational, that
Americans. The encyclopedia is a good starting place for information on the Irish and the American Revolu-
the deepest, darkest nature of the NRA, whose sole reason to exist is to lobby on behalf of the interest of those who manufacture and own guns." "Catholics should not give any support to the NRA. It would be immoral to do so," the editorial con-
tion, the Civil
War, the move West
and the labor movement,
t
Maureen E. Daly is associate editor of Catholic Trends and assistant editor of Origins, publications of Catholic News Service.
Classified
refer-
it
reveals
cluded.
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Around the Diocese
The Poor Clares By
visit for Irish
STEPHEN UZZELL
"And the music
Correspondent
CHARLOTTE
—
Foot stomp-
clapping hands, bobbing heads and sing-a-long revelry filled the pastoral center at St. Luke Church in
Mint
from floor to high rafters Clares were the music, green was the color and full Irish merriment was the mood of the evening March 10. Hill
The Poor
Some 200 parishioners and guests crowded the round tables across the church floor. They began their
Day
merry making for St. Patrick's early within a homestyle Irish
pub atmosphere. Amid Photo by Stephen Uzzell
The Poor Clares perform during the St. Patrick celebration at St. Luke Church in Mint Hill. Band members are, from left, Betsy McGovern, Patrick O'Flaherty, Justin Murphy and Beth Patterson.
and dancing, not a soul could sit still.
lively
songs
young or
old,
The Poor Clares' boot-kicking tempo danced music lovers along high winding
meadow
traces of the
Emerald Isle, and then romped them through low trail bayous of the Cajun
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country. These talented pilgrims were on a flash tour of the Southeast from their home base: O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub in New Orleans' French Quarter. Their lightning trek would lead through Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia to the District of Columbia before a dash back south to Lafayette, La., by March 17.
And Irish hearts were on their Some created a fancy "River"
feet.
steppin' at stage front and center. Others rocked and sang from wherever they were afflicted with the tonic throb of the beat. 'A very lively party and well organized," is how parishioner Griselda Sanders described the event.
—
really accented the
celebration."
ing,
recently.
celebration
Lead singer Betsy McGovern heavenward, cascaded through lowlands and hovered soulfully upon the balance in between. With harmonica, button accordion and mandolin, Patrick O'Flaherty measured, marked and quickened the pace. Murphy's flute, whistle and bodhran wove and twined a mystical theme twixt the four musical wizards. And Beth Patterson banked the fire and flanked the song magicians with a bowl-you-over bouzouki and bass. trilled
We
"It's better with four. get along very well together. That's half the battle," spoke O'Flaherty of the group's balance and success. "This year will be our 8th year in a row playing at the Louisiana Jazz Fest." Their music was proof. And their portrait on stage was one of grace and refreshing exhilaration fused in a solid, even blend. Their image was a
merry mix that would lean you dizyou back into a
zily forward, then lay
rambunctious
roll.
The evening passed
all
too
quickly for some. Parishioners were serenaded with a varied repertoire between 8 and midnight. "The Well
Below the Valley," "Greenwood Laddie" and "In Cannemara" were a few melodies enjoyed. And a crowd favorite was the familiar "Oh Danny Boy.'' "I thought the music was very unique authentic Irish, a great variety of songs," said parishioner and
—
former
Dominique
musician
Francese. artistic
"Their instrumentals were and original." t
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Living the Faith
Mountain doctor making a difference in
Madison County
By DIANNE RIGGS
MARSHALL people
may just
—
house
While some when it
"talk the talk"
comes to making a difference, Dr. Marianna Daly also "walks the walk." In rural Madison County, Daly practices family medicine at the Marshall-Walnut Health Center. always been intrigued, fascinated with rural life and culture how the people are tied "I've
—
to their roots, the land,
the extended family," she said. Daly, who grew up in Durham, was not always going to be a doctor. She studied to be a forest ranger at
in Asheville, she
place to practice family medicine that
was
in concert with her values. Marshall- Walnut Medical Center is part of the Hot Springs Medical Center: fee-for-service, community-
owned, private, non-profit.
com-
tioners and is
life is all
1 1 doctors, of which Daly While services are charged, Daly said, "We have never turned anyone
one.
away."
tied in
with your faith.
feel I've built re-
"I
strong relationships with the patients that might not be possible ally
It's
about using your Godgiven talents
It
prises four centers, with nurse practi-
"What you do with your
- serving
somewhere
else,"
she
keeps me going. not a materialistic
said. "It
others," she said.
Princeton. But long philosophical talks with a close friend and the chance to spend an intern year with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps changed all of that.
With other
So now, married and with a found the ideal
Virginia.
Correspondent
It
is
People are committed to taking care of the elderly." A member of St. Andrew Church society.
in
Mars
Hill,
she did not
grow up
volunteers, she served
Catholic. In college, she found herself
an outreach ministry in southern West Virginia, living in an old rectory in a small town, doing home visits, a recreation program, an ecumenical Sunday School and nursing home visits. Based on that pivotal year, she went to graduate school in public health in Chapel Hill and then on to East Carolina University Medical School in Greenville, N.C. "It was a privilege to go to medical school. And I asked myself, what am I going to do with it with this chance I've been given," said Daly. While doing her residency at
drawn to the Church, and at one time, was attending Mass three times a
Dr.
week.
family medicine.
—
MAHEC
(Mountain Area Health
Education Center) in discovered Madison north. For her, it had and values she had
Asheville,
County same
the
found
in
Daly
The rience "It
Jesuit Volunteer
also important. (the Church) was
I
—
Communion), you're all one." She was confirmed in 1987. Her faith in Christ permeates the medical office as well. "What you do receive
with your faith.
It's
with your about using your God-
life is all tied in
given talents
— serving
"As one office staff member 'Every person who walks through this door could be Jesus.'" said.
where
found myself most comfortable," she said. She stressed the universality and the ritual elements of the faith. "I was once overwhelmed by Communion this one action being done by millions of people in the world," she said. "When you walk up there (to
to the
West
Corps expe-
was
feeling
Photo by Dianne Riggs
Marianna Daly examines Sidney Hensley at Marshall- Walnut Health Clinic. In rural Madison County, she has found the ideal place to practice
others," she
stated,
When
appropriate, when a patient Daly shares her faith and sometimes prays with patients. Social justice and development concerns shape her hopes for Madison signals,
County's health problems. She cites the need for some form of universal health care, since the most difficult
thing about her job is "having to spend so much time trying to find access for people without insurance for X-rays, (diagnostic tests), subspecialty visits and medicines." Also,
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transportation to and from medical problem, she said. But Daly's hopes also span across the U.S. She believes Americans must take better care of both the geriatric population and the youngsters. "As a
facilities is a
society we must change our attitudes on what priority children take," she said. "How much do we value our children? There is such a domino effect from that." "It is important for people to develop an ethical framework," said Daly. "They must know what and why they believe and then follow it in their lives."
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