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March

9,

Number

Volume 10

&

2001 26

Serving Catholics

Inside

in

Western North Carolina

in

the Diocese of Charlotte

Lent 2001:

Bishop Curlin addresses

A i&fkn fair

death penalty issue 3

..Page

Permanent deacons recommit to ministry 4

...Page

News

Local

Whom Shall Send?

I

Diocesan Support Appeal

draws to close 4

...Page

CCHD hosts faith and social justice event

5

.Page

N.C. Franciscan takes first vows ...Page

7

Every Week Entertainment ...Pages

Editorials

Text and Photos by Joann S. Keane

& Columns ...Pages

Be

10-11

12-13

merciful, just

as your Father

is

merciful.

Luke 7:36

Children at Holy Cross parish devoted Sunday afternoon to Lenten activities in the Kernersville parish hall. Projects and activities revolved around the spirit of the season, involving the youngsters in crafts, games and food. In the above photo, 13-year-old Christine Bonasera decorates a candle with the symbol of the cross. Candles prepared by the students will be used during special Lenten family time utilizing lessons learned in their faith formation classes. One of the popular activities of the day was the stringing of 'good deed beads.' The children will move a bead each time they perform a good deed. "Hopefully, they will move 10 beads a day," said Faith Formation Coordinator, Marie Kinney. Side pictures depict, from the top: Rolling out pretzels, preparing a candle with the sign of the cross, stringing 'good deed beads,' and in the bottom photo, young girls look into cups filled with tiny seeds, symbolizing new life.

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The World

March

Brief

in

Helping priests change called key formation tool

SAN ANTONIO

— Key

(CNS)

2001

9,

accused spy Robert P. Hanssen confessed his crimes to a Catholic priest, the priest

is

con-

forbidden by church law to discuss the con-

tinuing formation tools for priests will

fession to anyone, including the Federal

them embrace

involve helping

Bureau of Investigation.

diversity

and ongoing change, psychologist Father Stephen J. Rossetti said at a national meeting on continuing education of priests.

Father Rossetti, president of St. Luke Institute in Silver Spring, Md., a treatment center for church ministry personnel with

was reported

It

in

February that FBI agents have been interviewing Catholic priests from St John

late

Parish in

McLean

to glean infonnation about

their possible spiritual relationship with

The

FBI deduces, someone about his alleged 15-year espionage career, which included

Hanssen.

must have

substance addictions or other disorders, at the Feb. 19-22

accused spy, die

told

was keynote speaker

reportedly passing along thousands of classi-

San Antonio of the National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic Clergy. More than 200 people participated in the meeting, which had as its theme, "Multiple Faces and

fied federal

convention

in

ested in finding out

individual autonomy in last year's Supreme Court ruling overthrowing a Ne-

braska law banning partial-birth abortion,

The

decision

"essentially places the interests of

one per-

CNS

photo from Reuters

Hindu activists burn Koran over Taliban move Hindu activists in New Delhi March 5 burn a copy of the Koran — Islam's holy

counter to die indigenous culture's traditional

book — in response to news that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan was to destroy all statues and shrines, including Buddhas, in that country. The move by the Taliban was denounced by countries worldwide and called "fanatical extremism"

respect for life.

by

March

'The

4.

for every-

common

one and must serve the said

is

good, he

few cannot

interest of a

trump those of the rest of society," he said at a March 2-4 conference on "Catholic Perspectives on American Law" at The Catholic University of America in Washington.

Pope accepts resignation of Anchorage Archbishop Hurley

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

Pope

John Paul II has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, Alaska.

The

resignation

means

Roger

that Coadjutor Archbishop

L.

Schwietz, appointed last March, automati-

becomes archbishop of Anchorage.

The changes were announced March 3 in Washington by Archbishop Gabriel cally

Montalvo, apostolic nuncio to the United

Archbishop Hurley, who turned 74 on Jan. 12, has been a bishop in Alaska for States.

more than 30

years, first serving as auxil-

iary bishop of

Juneau from 1970 to 1971,

and then

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its

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ordinary from 1971 to 1976,

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Most Reverend William G. Joann S. Keane

Publisher: Editor:

26

in

from Latin America

Human

Life International's

Miami The

panel discussion featured pro-life leaders from

Colombia Mexico, Nicaragua Venezuela and

when he was appointed archbishop

Vatican officials hail U.N. efforts to protect Buddha statues

of Anchorage.

Foot-and-mouth virus prompts cancellation of

some Masses

—

DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) Cathoalong the Louth-Armagh border between the Republic of Ireland and

lics

Northern Ireland were excused from the

Sunday Mass March 4 following an outbreak of foot-

obligation to celebrate

and-mouth disease that affects farm animals. Masses were canceled for that day in 13 parishes at the request of Archbishop Sean Brady of Armagh, Northern Ireland, after it was confirmed March 1 that foot-and-mouth disease had been detected on a South Armagh farm among sheep illegally imported into Northern Ireland from Britain. The disease, which rarely infects humans, affects cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and deer. The virus can be carried for miles by the wind, people or cars, and can survive long periods of time on boots and clothing.

VATICAN CITY

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part in the following events:

— 10 a.m.

—

(CNS)

Spain. "Radical feminism has been exported to

our country.

Vatican

welcomed U.N. diplomatic efforts two massive historic Buddha statues by Afghanistan's Islamic Taliban leadership. "I'm happy diat UNESCO and the United Nations have intervened. Let's hope they prevail," said Archbishop Francesco Marchisano, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Cultural Goods of the Church. Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban's supreme

can

Mujeres por for

February and

leader, issued a decree in late

statues

all

Human

evangelical representatives said

is

expected that a

is

by the

Evangelical Fellowship's Theologi-

Commission and die

cal

Council for Promoting Christian Unity,

Va. (CNS)

this

consultation, jointly sponsored

World cal

met

— Even

Vatican's Pontifi-

at the Cardinal Stritch Retreat

House

Mundelein, north of Chicago. The Feb. 18-24 meeting was the fourth in a series

in

if

begun

April

in 1993.

4.

The ladies

ask that attendants bring

hors d'oeuvres to share after the last gather- I

ing on April

6022

for

4.

more

Call Janet

Mass

afternoon at 4 p.m.

Law at (336) 288-

infonnation.

— Lenten Days

MAGGIE VALLEY charismatic

being held at St Patrick Cathedral, 1621

Dilworth Rd. East,

version of a joint

central

cliff-side niches.

—A

final

be prepared for publication."

and 120

planner CHARLOTTE

will

in

Diocesan 11

con-

is

feet

Seal of confession comes into play in inquiry on alleged spy

March

it

ment on shared beliefs and differences. In a communique Feb. 24 the group said that when it meets again in February 2002, "it

1,500-year-old Buddhas Bamiyan, which stand 175

ARLINGTON,

(Women

sidering a possible first-ever joint state-

The

sandstone

Derechos Humanos

Rights).

—

deems un-Islamic and idolatrous. Among the statues marked for demolition are two

in

los

a Mexi-

recently founded

international consultation of Catholic and

document

high

who

Catholics, evangelicals hold theological consultation MUNDELEIN, 111. (CNS) An

shrines in the country that the Taliban

feet

said Osiris Reyes,

pro-life activist

to prevent the destruction of

ordering the destruction of

does not represent die voice of

It

Mexican women,"

officials

Episcopal, j calendar

March 10 Mass

AleshaM. Price Graphic Designer: Tim Faragher

took part

regional conference Feb. 24-25 in

by the Vatican newspaper.

Curlin

Associate Editor: Jimmy Rostar

That was the observation made

several pro-life activists

who

said Father

at Gonzaga Wash. The Consti-

tution establishes that liberty

this

(CNS) Financed in large by groups in the United States, radical feminism is making inroads in Latin America, exporting an abortion mentality that runs

Robert Araujo, law professor University in Spokane,

maybe he discussed

—

MIAMI

took a back seat to unrestricted

all,"

if

part

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The com-

son over the interests of

his

source. "But we're inter-

Abortion making inroads in Latin America, pro-life activists say

decision

law professor.

KGB handlers.

to his

stuff with a higher authority."

Law professor criticizes Supreme Court partial-birth

said a Jesuit

one FBI

actions," said

Millennial Learning."

mon good

documents

'Hanssen hasn't expressed regret over

of

Reflection are taking place at Living Waters

Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living ters Lane,

today and

am. The days

with prayer teams at 3 p.m. and a poduck

9:30

dinner at 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria For

and

further infonnation, contact Josie Backus at

lunch,

March 28

Wa-

beginnirig at

start witii a conference

Staff Writer:

Conference Center, Hickory

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— The 50+ Club

with a program and lunch

Lenten pilgrimage to Italy

center.

The issue number of last week's News & Herald was printed incorrectly. The correct issue

number was 25.

of St

in the parish

Donations are being accepted during

the meeting.

Correction

at

John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., is having a meeting this morning at 1 1 am.

March 13-22

for enrollees in

other subscribers.

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17 WINSTON-SALEM

— The

Hiber-

nian Society of Winston-Salem, an organi-

men and women of Irish Day party p.m. at die Elks Club. The

zation for Catholic decent,

is

hosting a St Patrick's

tonight at 6:30

Louise Brewer at (704) 366-8357 or Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343.

dinner consists of corned beef and cabbage,

GREENSBORO

Deep River

Council of Catholic

—

The Greensboro

Women

annual mini-Lenten retreat at

is

having

St.

its

Paul the

Apostle Church, 2715 Horse Pen Creek Rd., at the

Wednesday 10 am. Masses continuMarch 21, 28 and

ing this morning and

Irish stew, pasta, rolls

ris

Pipes and

and beverages, and

Drums and

the

Mor-

Family are providing the entertainment

For

tickets

and information,

call

Liz

Simnick at (336) 924-5200.

19 CHARLOTTE

— The

Order of Hibernians, an

Ladies Ancient

Irish-Catholic social

March

Ihe World Church

launches

in Brazil

—

Brazilian

conference has year's Lenten fraternity

bishops'

launched this campaign with the theme: "Life yes; drugs no." The campaign will speak out against the use of illegal drugs as well as the use of alcohol and cigarettes. "Drugs

not only the physical dimension of

the human being but also his social and moral orbits," said Auxiliary Bishop

Raymundo Damasceno

Assis of Brasilia,

secretary-general of the bishops' confer-

The campaign's official text, handed out to Brazilian media and all churches and parishes in Brazil, criticizes authorities who "adopt measures to punish those who use drugs but do not invest in the education and prevention of ence.

the habit."

Senator decries Cuba embargo, supports DNA testing

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS)

Sen.

Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., received a standing ovation from participants in the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering after a Feb. 27 luncheon address in which he advocated the use of

DNA

testing for those convicted of

and condemned the ongoing embargo of Cuba. Leahy, a Catholic who said he would introduce the Innocence Protection Act by early March, said that one of its provisions the appointment of competent capital crimes

—

counsel —

bill. The new standards for

central to the

is

measure would

set

tually return to their

"open their eyes and see the reality of business and social injustice that lies behind the screen of religion." Referring to the more than 2 million people killed, Father Stragapede said, "The casualties of war in Sudan make the idea of war even more unacceptable."

Catholic activists identify issues for Capitol Hill lobbying (CNS) Preparing for visits to Capitol Hill the next day, Catholic social activists armed themselves with talking points Feb. 26 on domestic and international policy priorities targeted by the Catholic Church in the United States.

Among the top issues were wage and tax help for low-wage workers, repeal of the death penalty, aid to sub-Saharan Africa, and the lifting of Cuban

economic sanctions. Briefings on the issues were part of the annual Catholic Social Ministry Gathering, which drew more than 500 social

United States should push for the creation throughout Sudan of "safe zones" that prohibit military flights

and should improve conditions

in

6,

2001

My dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ: On February 28, I joined thousands of other North Carolinians in appealing to Governor Michael Easley to stop the execution ofErnest McCarver that was scheduledfor 2:00 a.m. on Friday, March 2. Ernest McCarver was placed on death row for his murder of Woodrow Hartley in 1987. As the hour of his execution approached, the U.S. Supreme Court halted Ernest McCarver 's execution. I thank

Washington Feb. 25-28.

Religious hope Summit of Americas will benefit poor OTTAWA (CNS) Representatives of more than a quarter of a mil-

There

is

no question that

Godfor this decision.

Woodrow Hartley was brutally killed by Ernest McCarver as

Mr. Hartley should not have died as he did. Mr. Hartley of a terrible act committed by one who seemed to show little, value for human life. Our Church and all people offaith must stand in solidarity with the victims of violence as they struggle in their pain and suffering. My prayers are offeredfor the soul of Mr. Hartley. I pray that God continue to bless his family and offer them comfort, he worked at his job in Concord.

and

his family are the victims

reduce theirfears,

and lead them

to

some sense ofpeace.

who

I also prayfor Ernest McCarver, to join

me

suffering

in recognizing the dignity

and pain

is also God's child and Christ's brother. I urge you of all human life, even those lives which have caused

many. Ernest McCarver has taken

to

tests

that indicate that he

—

Catholic religious in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean are hoping any agreement reached at the Summit of the Amerilion

Quebec will benefit the poor. of government of 34 countries in the Americas will meet in Quebec City April 20-22 and are expected to sign the first draft of the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas. "We consider the action plan for that agreement to be deeply flawed," said the presidents and secretaries of the four religious conferences of the Americas, in a statement made from Haiti, the poorest country in the hemisphere. The representatives of the groups were in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, for a meeting of the Inter-American Religious Conference Feb. 23-26.

I am utterly

amazed and dumbfounded that a society as rich and blessed as ours legally is the same sense of horror and shock I feel as a member of a society that kills our children, many through partial birth abortions (little ones

executes mentally retarded criminals. It

womb oftheir mothers,forever denied their of air). Where is the nuance in both of these acts that so often exists in ethical dilemmas? If ever a clear moral path is before us it is before us here we cannot kill our children nor can we execute adult criminals with the mental capacity of children. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, do youjoin me before God in prayer with thefrustration ofJob in your hearts, wondering just how much further our society's moral order can be threatbrutally killedjust before completely leaving the

first breath

...

ened? Ifirmly believe that the variousforms of violence that threaten human life are interrelated. If we as a society cheapen human lifefor any reason then all human life is devalued

and threatened. If ever our prayers are needed they are needed now! The culture of violence and death that permeates our society challenges all people ofgood will to workfor laws that protect and proclaim the dignity of human life.

In the Pastoral Tetter that I and Bishop

Gossman ofRaleigh wrote last year, (our Good

Friday appeal during the Jubilee Tear 2000 conversion of hearts

and

growing use of violence

in

to

end

reconciliation in people

our criminaljustice system.

Annual Women's Day

and charitable interparish group, meets to-

drop, the 2nd

night at 7:30 p.m. at St Gabriel Church,

cludes an afternoon session entitled "Bless

3016 Providence Rd. Anyone interested in call Jeanmarie

Lives" with

23 HOT SPRINGS of Prayer, 289 a renewal of

— The

Jesuit

NW Hwy. 25/70,

body and

is

House

hosting

those

spirit for

who

parent children with special needs. Begin-

ning

at.

7:30 p.m. tonight and ending with

Mass and lunch on March retreat's focus is

on

weekend and physical

25, this

spiritual

needs and the deepening of one's awareness of them through communication with

through prayer. cer,

The

facilitator,

God

Ann Mer-

has worked with parents of children

this

Mess: Living with the Reality of Our

Mercy

Marie Kienast The Carolina Catholic Bookshop will be displaying items, and lunch is also being served. Call Kathy Murray at (704) Sister Jeanne

849-0398 for further information.

DENVER The Knights of Columbus Council 10389 Denver is hosting its annual

—

dinner at Holy Spirit Church, 537 Hwy. 16 North, tonight at 7 p.m. The dinner consists of corned beef, cabbage and Irish night

potatoes and

is

open to the public on a

come, first-served other information,

basis. call

For

tickets

(704) 48.3-1687 or (704) 483-6448.

more information and to 622-7366 or

29 GREENSBORO

e-mail

vpaul@madison.main.nc.us.

24 CHARLOTTE

—

St.

Matthew is

hosting

a day of prayer, renewal, faith sharing and

women

and

—

Women's Weekend Ultreya

is

The 57th

criminals answer to both victims

of the criminal. Violence leads to more violence.

tation

We responded then

itself,

ofstate-sponsored executions. People

Planner at date.

least

of' events for the

10 dayspiior

voice,

and

is

being considered by the

but as an expedient interim step to the eventual end

infavor

ofthis moratorium are not necessarily against Such errors are

the death penalty, yet they believe that the innocent should not be executed. horrific because they are irreversible.

such as

DNA testing,

Such errors are inexcusable when standard procedures,

are not implemented due to cost concerns or improper handling of

of the death penalty discriminatory toward the poor and members ofminority groups? Numerous studies indicate that this is so. Until such inequities and potentialsfor miscarriages ofjustice are explored morefully a death penalty moratorium is essential now. You may wish to contact our diocesan Office ofJustice and Peacefor study materials on the death penalty andfor information on how you can lend your voice in support of the moratorium on executions (phoyie #s: 704-370-3231 or 3225; e-mail

evidence. Is the application

justicepeace@cha rlottediocese. org).

This

is

not a simple

issue.

Many voices are present supporting the use ofthe death penalty

and many voices callfor its end. I truly believe, however, that we are called by a higher power to work for a society that treats the victims of violence with compassion, imposes justice without violence, and proclaims the sacredness of all human life. Please pray with me that our society will soon be one that acts decisively on the side of life, that seeks an end to and that sees all its actions through the lens ofjustice.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

(704) 540-8696.

Please submit notices

one

and societyfor wrongful deeds, and assist in the rehabilinot the way to solve or answer for crimes; violence only

as sisters in the

L>rd today from 8:30 &m.-3:30 p.m. With the theme "Empowered by Love" as a back-

in

is

taking place

St Pius X Church, 22 10 N. Elm St., today through April 1. For details, call Dan Hines at (704) 544-6665 or Aliceann Coon at

called for a

will in response to the ever-

I respond now, that the violence of the death penalty must end. Surely other means of punishment, rather than state-sanctioned violence, can be used to protect society, ensure

at

Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., the celebration of

first-

Charley Swengros at

with special needs for over 16 years. For register, call (828)

in-

we

the death penalty),

of good

I support the death penalty moratorium legislation that

Schuler at (704) 554-0720.

be

crimes?

General Assembly, not as an end in

her Irish-Catholic roots,

may

Was

he able to understand fully the gravity of the terrible act he committed or the process by which he was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for his mentally retarded.

activists to

The heads

(CNS) — The

March

—

WASHINGTON

cas in

sanctions against Cuba, Leahy said keeping the embargo allows Cuban leader Fidel Castro to "blame a failed economic system on the United States." Leahy said, "We've got to get rid of that ridiculous vestige of the Cold War." Comboni in Sudan says U.S. should push for peaceful no-fly

homes, said a

.think they are fighting a "holy war" to

On

NAIROBI, Kenya

Brief

Comboni missionary working in Sudan. Comboni Father Michele Stragapede also urged those who

the imposition of the death penalty.

zones

in

peaceful areas so that people can even-

campaign against drugs The SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS)

fraternity

affect

The Catholic News & Herald 3

2001

9,

Diocesan

to the publication

Most Reverend William G. Curlin Bishop of Charlotte

violence,

4

The Catholic News & Herald

March

Around the Diocese

Permanent Deacons recommit to faith and service

2001

9,

Parishioners give of time, talent

and treasure through

Diocesan Support Appeal By

ALESHA

M. PRICE

beyond

CHARLOTTE

—

"...Then I

Lord say, 'Whom shall I send? Who

7

messenger?' I answered,

—

heard the

will be our

will go, send me!'"

own

their

One

Staff Writer

mailing

immediate needs."

addition in the Appeal

Sunday

the inclusion of an envelope in

is

Spanish for any parish with a Spanish Mass, which complements the posters and videos in Spanish sent out at the beginning

Isaiah 6:8.

Diocesan and parish-level leaders and workers have answered God's call to work

DSA. "Every year, I hope to add one more Spanish element to the promotional materials which came out of requests from

with his people in this diocese in

parishes.

of the

ministry.

This is a gesture of hospitality to encourage Spanish-speaking parishioners

peal

to participate in the mission of the church."

areas of

all

Now, as Diocesan Support ApSunday Weekend approaches, March

Ad

17-18, parishioners across the diocese are

asked to support these

through

This year's theme, taken from

the sixth chapter of Isaiah, focuses on the

work and Rev. Mr.

Tim Rohan and his wife Eileen stop for a picture with Bishop Curlin

following the Deacons' Annual in Charlotte.

By

JOANN

Commitment celebration at St. Gabriel parish

KEANE

S.

Editor

—

CHARLOTTE deacon

is

A

permanent

neither a high-class altar

nor a low-class priest, said an official from the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy during the Jubilee for Permanent Deacons last year in Rome.

The diaconate is a vocation and a ministhe ministry of Christ the servant.

It is

a statement worth repeating.

"You are ordained

clergy," said

parishes.

it an effort from the ground-up, and the parishioners take ownership of the DSA. At St. Luke Church in Charlotte, for example, Leonard Polburn has coordinated speakers to present different aspects of the Appeal and

While letters and pledge cards have already been mailed to registered

work. This

men

lotte the ordained

of duties.

Some

serve in a myriad

balance full-time jobs,

The

is the diocese's main fundwhich provides funds for 35 ministries supported by the DSA. The fo-

appeal

Vocations.

complete with family alongside their

Catholics in the diocese,

ministry. Others, retired, carry out par-

Weekend and

recently

of permanent deacons became a regular feature in The

Catholic

News &

ish duties. Profiles

Herald.

lay custom, but your heart

is

clergy."

istry,"

ordained layman. You, the priests and

we

I,

constitute the holy orders of the a

that of a

DSA

Sunday

has kept parishioners abreast of how they are doing with regular updates," she said.

and

I

am

is

this is a blessing

because

something new emerging,

part of the

laity."

a second letter from Bishop

William G. Curlin, mailed the week ending March 9, invite those who have not yet made a pledge to respond to give.

As of Feb.

Contact Staff Writer Alesha

calling

(704)

370-3354

M.

Price by

or

e-mail

amprice@charlottediocese.org.

26, 51 percent of this year's

$333,333,000 goal has been pledged at the halfway point for a total of $1,701,507 from 7,543 donors. "We are actually run-

ning ahead of where

we were

last

year at

the halfway point as far as gifts are concerned," said Barbara

the clergy

role.'"

Gaddy initial

Gaddy, associate

di-

said that the response to the

mailing further supports the

way

people in this diocese embrace stewardship as a

way

of

life.

'The generosity of the

something that has always been gratifying, and it shows that people do look

people

is

'Your ministry soul," said

is engrained on your Bishop Curlin.

Contact Editor Joann Keane by call-

ing

(704)

370-3336

or

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e-mail

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'Your mindset is that of a man consecrated to God," said the bishop.

'You're not someone who says, 'six days a week, I play a layman's role, and come to the church for an hour or two and play

deacons in this country, a number that substantially overshadows their or-

countries worldwide. All counted,

own

"Something like

deacons recommitted themselves in service to the chief shepherd of the diocese.

It is an annual event, a gathering of

dained brothers in the diaconate in other

in their

"This makes

frees the pastors to attend to their pastoral

the Diocese of Char-

may do in

There are nearly 15,000 permanent

DSA

Multicultural, Educational Ministries and

As deacons of

church. There are things you

and maintain and deepen a spirit of prayer, to follow the example of Jesus Christ, and to retain their allegiance to Bishop Curlin.

youth ministers, parish catechetical leaders, permanent deacons, lay ministers and many others from which all people of the diocese benefit in some way.

is

beginning to work with more people undertaking the endeavor to coordinate the

cus areas include Catholic Social Services^

opportunity to praise the service of deacons in his diocese, while the ordained

to proclaim the faith

ministers,

also

Gaddy

this year.

tion.

"Put your heart in this diaconal. minsaid Bishop Curlin. "You're not laymen. There's no such thing as an

live their ministry,

campus

DSA

raising effort,

Bishop William G. Curlin, addressing the deacons of his diocese. "When you proclaim the Gospel and preach, you are my extension in your parish."

On March 3, Bishop Curlin took the

deacons pledging to

dedication of

from parish volunteers has

supported the

26,000 deacons span the globe. In the Diocese of Charlotte, 65 men are ordained, with eight currently in forma-

server,

try,

endeavors in their various

their

ministries.

Photo by Joann S. Keane

men and women

Frank LaPointe, President,

Member

of

St.

Gabriel Church

March

9,

2001

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Around the Diocese

Participants discuss relationship

between faith and social justice parish."

The

interactive training session

morning presentation by Glenmary Father John Rausch and

consisted of a

ALESHA M. PRICE

By

Staff Writer

CHARLOTTE

— "As committed

Christians and Catholics, you should

do what you can for others in, the name of social justice not because it is the right thing to do but because it is the thing that Jesus would do," said Bishop William G. Curlin, as he wel-

comed the

program

participants in a

co-sponsored by the national Catholic

Campaign office

for

Human Development

and the diocesan

CCHD

office

Michael James and Deborah Lee from the Center for Ethics, Economics and Popular Education in San Francisco and afternoon sessions with several presenters from the diocese and other organizations including George Reed, executive director of the North Carolina

Council of Churches, and Joe

Purello, director of the diocesan Office

of Justice and Peace.

The Diocese of Charlotte is the fifth in the country to have this pro-

gram, an

CCHD

initiative of the national

office,

presented to interested

within the Office of Justice and Peace

parties, said

and Catholic Social Services. "As disciples of Jesus Christ, you should go out to change the world in the areas of poverty, social justice, crime and oth-

consultant for the education department of the national office.

"This initiative has been devel-

ers."

has become increasingly clear that the

The daylong program, Education Teach-

for Solidarity: Catholic Social

ing and Economic Life, was presented to a

group gathered

Church

catechetical leaders,

CCHD

at St.

March

on

Matthew Parish

3.

campus

ministers,

and Catholic Relief Services

parish coordinators and other diocesan and parish-level leaders gathered in

the spirit of fellowship to discuss

ways lives

to help

of

make

a difference in the

men and women who

are eco-

nomically, socially and spiritually dis-

enfranchised to help them become catalysts of change in their own lives.

"The most important thing that people have recognized is that they must make connections between faith and justice in communities," said Dr. Barney Offerman, director of the diocesan CCHD office. "Part of the program was to put out the call to people to look at themselves and their parishes in terms of how they can apply and live Catholic social teachings in the context of the environment of the

Joanne Frazer, education

CCHD

oped

in the past

two years because

it

arena of economics has been one in which Catholics feel uncomfortable when trying to make a connection to their faith," said Frazer. "This one-day training session seeks to integrate our Catholic social teaching as it relates to current economic forces. The goals of office for this the national training are to promote deeper understanding among Catholics about the connection between their faith and eco-

CCHD

nomic life and to increase solidarity between those living in poverty and who are economically those advantaged."

Photos by Alesha M. Price

Glenmary Father John Rausch, pictured top left, speaks to a group gathered at St. Matthew Church in Charlotte for the Education for Solidarity: Catholic Social Teaching and Economic Life program, held on March 3. Pictured above, volunteers participate in an exercise; presented by guest speakers Michael James and Deborah Lee from the Center for Ethics, Economics, and Popular Education in San Francisco; that demonstrated income distribution and its growth over the past several years. The one-day training session was co-sponsored by the national and diocesan Catholic Campaign for

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of the ideas behind Catholic is empowering people

from within to be able

ops, Father Rausch, a syndicated col-

themselves.

umnist who works and teaches in the Appalachian region of the diocese, talked about the link between economic life and faith life of which many people are not -aware. "You can pick any topic and inject the Christian way of looking at life, and you will be able

was

of the Center for Ethics, Economics and Popular Education. "The challenge is that people continue this as a cultural practice as opposed to waiting

social teaching

to

support

The

point of the gathering

to identify

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Vatican hosts private showing of remastered 'Space Odyssey' The VATICAN CITY (CNS) Vatican hosted a private advance showing of the remastered and restored version of "200 1 A Space Odyssey," a 1968 science fiction film by famed director Stanley Kubrick.

Christiane and Anya Kubrick, the director's widow and daughter, and Jan Harlan, his brother-in-law and producer, attended the March 1

already accomplished."

Kenyan church

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Lent

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its knees. The archbishop said the country was in need of rebuilding and called on Kenyans to involve them-

the film's Italian distributor and a regular collaborator with the social

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selves in reconstruction. Archbishop Njenga announced the church's annual Lenten campaign, whose theme this year is "Together Let Us Rebuild

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Cardinal says he sees 'good signs of openness' from

Kenya."

Cardinal Sin declares 'people power' site holy ground MANILA, Philippines (CNS)

Viet-

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namese Cardinal Francois Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan said his February

Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila blessed and declared as "holy ground" the site of the two "people power" revolts that peacefully ousted Philippine presi-

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Priest gives information on Euro in Portugal Father Luis Oiveira shows a picture of a euro coin at the end of Mass in the town of Aldeia de Palheiros, south of Lisbon, March 4. The priest took time to explain the new currency, which is to begin circulating

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and so we are trying to find ways Archbishop James Weisgerber of Winnipeg, Manitoba,

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Vietnam allowed five bishops to attend the Vatican ceremony and permitted Feb. 22 thanksgiving Masses across Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City's cathedral. The Masses were timed to show union with Rome, said Cardinal Thuan, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. "I appreciate and evaluate that there is something new an openness," the

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WINSTON-SALEM His faith journey has taken him throughout the eastern United States and to Costa Rica.

His work as an artist lias brought him to galleries in North Carolina, New York, Connecticut, West Virginia, Nebraska, Massachusetts and Minnesota. But on a rainy Saturday in the North Carolina Triad, Brian Haverlock surrounded himself with family and friends at his home parish to take another step toward life as a

"After each year,

Franciscan comes home

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make profession of vows

as a Conventual

Franciscan

With

family, friends,

friar.

ning the yearlong

much

"Many doors were opened up; my new way," he says.

eyes were opened in a

'The Costa Rican culture

—

American culture

very simple.

"It I

sal

'The search began was about What

what life meaning of life?

at that time for

the

is

to do?" he recalls.

spiritual adviser there

ing

Mass

daily.

"My

prayer

and began attend-

life

Mass became

began to grow, and a huge part of my

cuitous route.

ships

mean-

Francis of Assisi, the 13th-century saint

At age 15, the North Dakota native moved to North Carolina with his family.

ing.

painted in a studio, built

and continued that search

for

With his return to the States came more urgent sense of self-discovery.

a

"Really, the spiritual discernment be-

gan when I came back," Haverlock says.

Thus began a two-year period of soul searching. Friends encouraged him to acto

Our Lady of Mercy

Catholic Church, and Haverlock began to

years in Greenville, N.C, where he pur-

experience what he calls a "gradual awak-

sued a bachelor of fine arts degree at East

ening" to something insightful.

Carolina University.

"As

far as

Mass went

my

personal attendance at

might have been Christmas and Easter," he says. 'Then going off to college, I really got involved in the college life. My one major concern was being an

He

as a youth,

it

artist."

says his college experience did in-

clude the

first

hints of discernment, though.

spiritual

whose

company them cycle continued into his college

some

life,"'

he

says.

When

his spiritual

and piety made him one of the church's most well-known and beloved saints, something struck him.

'That book just nailed me," he says. "I simplicity

is what I've been looking for all Something clicked between the life of Francis and some things that I had gone through and been feeling and discerning."

Haverlock devoured all he could about St. Francis and the Franciscan way of life. "And," he adds, "I began discerning a

said this

my life.

'There was no club across the head," he recalls with a chuckle about this time of vocational discernment. "But I began to have a profound interest in attending the

vocation to the religious

Mass and

Haverlock traveled to Philadelphia to begin a two-year candidacy as a Conventual

starting anew."

—

Franciscan friars Conventual Franciscans from the Immaculate Concep-

—

tion Province served the Our Lady of Mercy community. Haverlock sought a

"For me, says. "Art

adviser gave Haverlock a biography on St.

The

Self-portrait Ever present in Haverlock's been a love for creating

friend-

tuality.

in

Photo by Jimmy Rostar

He

new environment, bit by bit he wandered away from the church. Art was the number one priority in Haverlock's life, and years would pass before he would connect creativity and spiri-

had to struggle to

really

I

throughout that year, he learned profound ways about the univerchurch he will someday serve as a

Friar Brian Haverlock signs his profession as Friar Michael Duffy, assistant director for formation, watches.

Haverlock's walk of faith has taken a cir-

Settling into a

where

priest.

What am I supposed He graduated in journey,

is

art

is

Create a winning event

communicating," he

listen carefully.

Through

a person can

art,

communicate many things, and for me, it's a way of communicating many mysteries

—

of life

mysteries of being a person.

"Art for

way,

it's

me

is

creating a dialogue. In a

a bridge for one to

communicate

spiritually."

Haverlock's art has been described as having properties of surrealism and realism. Imagery and symbolism abound in each piece. But Haverlock says his art defies any current style.

"Every artist wants to do something

new," he says. 'Every creative, to explore

artist

new

wants to be

boundaries, to

open new doors. This particular spiritual

style for

discernment

began."

Broader strokes After much prayer and

thought,

With passing time came

Franciscan.

a

more resolute decision: Brian Haverlock knew the Franciscan way was for him.

Friar Haverlock says though it is not always a conscious decision, he incorporates the spiritual into his creations.

'Tor me, the act of creating is a form of "It's a profound way of praying when you are working with the

prayer," he says.

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Collage

—

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Friar John-Joseph Dolan, assistant general

...

to paint a picture of the world in

broader strokes.

Conventual Franciscan

...

novitiate.

For Haverlock, the experience did

"Brian has seen Christ, the face of the

changed his life, turned his world upside down, given him new brothers and opened him to new experiences and cultures.

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Lent a time to focus on

young

deserts,

life's

retreatants learn JIMMY ROSTAR

By

Associate Editor

The following

SPARTA

the

is

reading for the first Sunday of Lent, taken from The New American Bible.

rely

on the Holy

Boone

Vicariate.

Photo by Jimmy Rostar

Youth group members of the

Jordan

Boone Vicariate's three easternmost churches St. Stephen in Elkin, St. John Baptist de la Salle in North Wilkesboro and St. Frances of Rome gathered at the Sparta in Sparta church March 3-4 to talk about how youths experience the Lenten journey.

As many discovered, sacrifice and struggle transcend the liturgical seaas is son and are part of daily life guidance from the Holy Spirit to make it through those "desert times."

"This retreat taught me that I'm not the only person who has to deal with temptations and other things," said Adam Blakley, 12, from St. Stephen Church. "I enjoyed talking about the different things that can be

and was

—

led by the Spirit into Hie

desertforforty days, to be tempted

by the

devil.

He ate nothing during

and when over he was hungry.

'Ifyou

said to him,

—

were

they

t/wse days,

TJie devil

Son of

are the

command this stone to become

bread.

'

Jesus answered him,

"One does not

written,

'It is

live

—

by

bread alone. "' Tlien he took him up

and slwwed him

all the

of the world

a

in

kingdoms

single instant.

1 sliall give power and their

Tlie devil said to him,

you

all this

ghry;for

it

has been luinded over

and I may give

to me,

wliom-

to

it

ever I wish. All this will be yours, if

you worship me. Jesus said to him in reply, 'It is written: "You s/iall worship the Lord, your God and him alone shall you serve.'" '

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lie

led

him

in teen-agers' lives,

tivities

Jerusa-

to

hands

learned

yourfoot against a "Jesus said to also says,

"You

hard, your God,

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ate nothing during those days,

tliey

put "

test.

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he departedfrom

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(Luke

4:

was praised by

synagogues and (Luke 4: 14-15) "What we did was likened our retreat experience and Lent to that pattern that Jesus gave us: that we were led into Lent by the Holy Spirit, th'at we were led into this retreat by the

(Luke 4: 1-13) The retreat included another focal for a time."

point as well, the verses following that reading: "Jesus returned to Galilee in the

power of the

Spirit,

and news of him

taught

in their all."

He

him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to him, 'If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, for it is written, "With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.'"

"Jesus said to him in reply, 'It also says, "You shall not put the Lord, your

the devil liadfinished every temptation,

He

from him

and

when they were over he was hungry.

(The devil) led him to Jerusalem, made

reply, 'It

shall not

spread throughout the whole region.

highlighted the weekend re-

days, to be tempted by the devil.

stone.'"

to the

the devil had

"Filled with the holy Spirit, Jesus returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the desert for forty

you dash

him in

When

some

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test."

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finished every temptation, he departed

treat,

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and "With

and

Small-group discussions and activities highlighted the Lenten youth retreat at St. Frances of Rome in Sparta.

things about myself."

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pet of the temple,

you,"

Spirit to face their

"Filled with the lioly Spirit,

Jesus returned from the

to

Just as Jesus resisted

challenges each day, a group of young Catholics learned during a Lenten retreat in the

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it's

talked about a lot of related to our lives,"

Aaron Dulin from St. John Baptist de la Salle in North Wilkesboro. "We explained in the small groups what we thought about things, what our opinions were." said 15-year-old

The

retreat included time for the

sacrament of penance, and the youths attended the Sunday Mass as a finale.

Several retreatants shared their experiences with the congregation.

"To have 33 kids present for Mass at our little parish was really something," laughed Kovacich.

Moreover, the youths had chance throughout the weekend to

fo-

how the gifts of the Holy Spirit carry the faithful through tough times.

"The young church

is at a point where it's willing, able and ready to ask the hard and challenging questions," said Paul Kotlowski, pictured center. The diocesan youth ministry director facilitated the retreat and plans to do the same for youth in the Smoky Mountain Vicariate later this month.

Holy Spirit, and that we come out of both more greatly armed by Holy

got a lot out of seeing past that outer

Paul Kotlowski, diocesan director of youth ministry. Kotlowski directed the retreat, which he will also present to youth in the Smoky Moun-

Debbie Kovacich, youth minister at St. Frances of Rome, was impressed by the group's openness and enthusiasm during a weekend of celebrating

layer to their inside

Spirit," said

tain Vicariate later this

The opportunity

to their heart."

faith.

to talk about

"We're small and we're

was imporMeghan Smith, who said it was

struggles in teen-age tant to

month.

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and

often these kids are the only ones in

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who are "When they

their class or their school

nice to find fellowship with people

Catholic," said Kovacich.

who, despite their uniqueness, share common interests and difficulties.

"1 enjoyed meeting new people,

get together with a large group of other Catholic kids, you can just see

but not just that; I enjoyed seeing past their outer layer," said Smith, a 16year-old parishioner from St. Frances

come through. They enjoy talking about being Catholic. They like talking about Jesus. They like sharing their values."

of Rome. "There were a bunch of different kinds of people there, and I really

The small-group experiences stood out as a highlight for many

their faith

"The retreat definitely helped me understand what Lent is all about, what Jesus went through when he was there in the desert, and how the devil can lure you in different ways," said Blakley. "Now, I am better prepared to handle certain situations, and with me knowing about Lent more, I can deal with struggles and say no to temptations."

Kotlowski said the retreat experience is an example of how young Catholics are shining in their faith.

"The young church is at a point where it's willing, able and ready to ask the hard and challenging questions," he

"To

said.

see

young people

really

wrestle with the tough issues of faith and to be a part of that dialogue is

always really energizing, enlightening and refreshing."

Jimmy

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Readings

9,

2001

Book Review

After string of successes,

Word to Life

Patterson's latest fails badly March

JOSEPH

THOMAS

Richard North Patterson has written

going to be as two of these secrets unravel, thereby posing even more moral and ethical questions. Patterson, however, is not

a string of highly successful novels, no

content to allow matters to play themselves

matter whether one measures success by

out and

By

Catholic

R.

News

Service

or quality. Leading from the strength

sales

of his

own background

in

law and govern-

ment, his stories generally play out

in

the

legal or political arena.

In "Protect

and Defend" (Alfred A.

Knopf, $26.95), he unites pivotal charac-

from

ters

previous

works

(Kerry

Safe Place," and Judge Caroline Masfrom "Degree of Guilt") and stubs his

2) Philippians 3:17-4:1

ing a

1)

notwithstanding, he provides additional

Gospel: Luke 9:28b-36

3)

Mary, we learn, doesn't want the abortion because the baby is brainless; rather, though the likelihood is slim, what she really fears infertile.

is

that the birth will leave her

Like her

mom.

Further, Martin Tierney not only en-

on behalf of the unborn

ters the case

child

By JEFF HENSLEY Catholic News Service Sometimes God speaks to us that

that

we have

sense

seems to offer direction, but a hard time making

of.

much of the argument in court, where

experience in

witnesses are allowed to

calling

however, don't seem to

make

writer.

mind, possibly because

dress other participants

ters

but personally handles

literary toe. Badly.

Patterson's

fans,

PRO

melding politics and the law, is topical and emotional and pounds along like a percussionist on parade. this tale,

It is

And

directly.

who

Masters,

could have recused

Dash

herself because

was once her law and the two are

also a heavy-

not only

friendly,

handed pro-abortion

-the

EF

melodrama masquerading not very artfully as an even-handed treatment of the subject even as sudsy vapors swirl around characters awash without knowing it in the theology of pragmatism: morality depends on circumstances and the end jus-

clerk still

sits

on

appeals panel but

and Defend"

is

the

Some

is

portrayed as

villain-

though they

may have

Catholics,

ous conservative (and therefore chief having dropped dead

fossilized)

on the inaugu-

The

principals,

in

addition

Kilcannon and Masters, include

to

Mary

Tierney, a 15-year-old student at a Catholic

school (her baby has been diagnosed as

hydrocephalic and unlikely to live

are spared the erotic details of these

matings (that's never been Patterson's style). But the impression is left that everybody has done it. And the president, of course, is still doing it.

wife);

leader (a grasping Republican, he has visions of being president himself someday);

and Chad Palmer, chairman of the Judi-

Committee (a war hero, he's a standup guy, solidly pro-life and also has presi-

ciary

dential ambitions).

Kilcannon, Masters and Palmer

have lover

knowing

it

at the

time of his run for the

obtained with his wife's consent but

c

cious grades and not that

is

And

many hours

turned to the study of journalism as a "second best," in

my own mind

so

I

at least.

The Apostle

Peter at the time of

the Transfiguration in this Sunday's

Gospel reading wants to build a tabworship space. He ends up laying the foundation for something considerably more permanent, the church.

Abram receives a promise from God that his descendants will be numberless as the stars. At that time, he has no children.

God's ways, wondrous as they are, are not our ways. But he is faithful to his word, at times seeming to take no regard of our lack of understanding of what he is seeking to accomplish or even of our faithfulness. His visions are ultimately fulfilled with our participation, no matter how imperfect. ernacle, a sort of outdoor

name of the Lord!

Blessed be the

Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of Mar. 11 - 17, 2001 Second Sunday of Lent, Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18, Philippians 3:17-4:1, Luke 9:28-36; Monday, Daniel 9:4-10, Luke 6:36-38; Tuesday, Isaiah 1:10, 16-20, Matthew 23:1-12; Wednesday, Jeremiah 18:18-20, Matthew 20:17-28; Thursday, Jeremiah 17:5-10, Luke 16:19-31; Friday (Abstinence), Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28, Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46; Saturday (St. Patrick), Micah 7:14-15, 18-20, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 Readings for the week of Mar. 18 - 24 2001 Third Sunday of Lent, Exodus 3:1-8, 13-15, 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 1012, Luke 13:1-9; Monday (St. Joseph), 2 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16, Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22, Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24; Tuesday, Daniel 3:25, 34-43, Matthew 18:21-35; Wednesday, Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9, Matthew 5:17-19; Thursday, Jeremiah 7:23-28, Luke 11:14-23; Friday (Abstinence), Hosea 14:2-10, Mark 12:28-34; Saturday, Hosea 6:1-6, Luke 18:9-14 ,

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After 12 years as a diocesan Catholic editor, time and God, I believe, have taught me that the closed door of English led to the open door of journalism, which was right where I

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the previ-

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Each semester I would sign up for my classes, go to class and experience, at some point in the" semester, utter

as heartless let-

U.S. Senate, shortly after Kilcannon's inau-

—

I

shown

legal terms, the challenge unfolds as the

tion of Masters as chiefjustice

heard that call, my mind began seeking out ways to develop what abilities God had given me.

As

accumulated.

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There

God

felt

Christian

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other points

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Unfortunately (or fortunately, as it played out) I hadn't much applied myself to the study of English as an

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human and

mid-20s,

become

graduate school majoring

story of a pregnant teen-ager's challenge to

tion law. Presented in both

my

to

opinion, confounding

ter-of-the-law types and the leadership of

Basically, "Protect

me

and writes the majority

ing those opposed to

I

the time of my adult conversion

thought.

confirmation.

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At

casts the deciding vote

her backers and delight-

the means.

tifies

speeches and ad-

in

the recesses of our hearts, speaks a

word

frustration.

sion.

soapy scenarios.

Kilcannon, the Kennedy-like politico from

"No

B Readings: Genesis 1 5:5-12, 17-18 Psalm 27:1, 7-9, 13-14

What was I doing there?

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By CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

his

NEW YORK

(CNS)

demands of

— Following

are recent capsule reviews issued by the U.S.

Film and

Catholic Conference Office for

Broadcasting.

"The Caveman's Valentine" (Universal Focus)

gangster boss despite the vociferous girlfriend Julia Roberts to

mob association and marry Despite some positive character transformation, director Gore sever his her.

Verbinski's disjointed tale also has

its

well-meaning characters resorting to

Offbeat thriller in which a former pianist-composer turned schizophrenic

violent behavior. Intermittent violence

(Samuel L. Jackson) battles his paranoia as he tries to prove a sadis-

innuendo and constant rough language with occasional profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America

street person

photographer (Colm Feore) murdered a homeless youth. Director tic

Lemmons

Kasi

aptly captures a tortured

between lucidity and insanity but the contrived whodunit character's struggle

nearly as successful.

isn't

innuendo

sexual

Some

violence,

an

implied

and

one-night stand with nudity, occasional

much rough

profanity and

The

language.

U.S. Catholic Conference classifica-

tion

—

A-III

is

The Motion

adults.

Picture Association of America rating

R

—

is

restricted.

"Company Man" (Paramount Classics) Intermittently'

amusing comedy

about a henpecked schoolteacher (Douglas McGrath) who, fed up with the

nagging from his social-climbing wife (Sigourney Weaver), ends up in

relentless

Bay of Pigs invasion pretending to be a secret CIA agent. As written and directed by Douglas the middle of the

McGrath and

Peter Askin, the ensemble

zany farce is just going through the motions despite terrific, rapid-fire one-liners and fun, madcap

cast in the

mayhem. Several sexual

references, fleet-

ing rear nudity, brief drug content and

an instance of crass language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIII adults. The Motion Picture Asso-

—

ciation of

America rating

is

PG-13

parents are strongly cautioned. material

may

dren under

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PARE

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NEW

And

News Service YORK (CNS)

Catholic

— How

a

beloved children's educational series

came

to be

and

still

flourishes

is

the worthy subject of "Biography

Close-Up: Sesame Street," airing Sunday, March 18, 8-10 p.m. EST on the A&E cable channel.

Thirty-two years old and still going strong, "Sesame Street" had its

genesis at a dinner party where

TV

documentarian Joan Ganz Cooney was asked if TV could help

next door (Angus T. Jones). Director John Whitesell's film is mostly formulaic and strained, but a few clever laughs may entertain youngsters. Some comically intended violence, sporadic crude humor and fleeting crass language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG parental guidance sug-

prepare disadvantaged toddlers for school. She offered to try to develop a series along that line. (True to the spirit of the Muppets, Kermit and others pop up periodically to mock the very idea of such a show.)

Thus began a complex process of developing a formula that mixed reality and fantasy in a child-

gested.

friendly

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it

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it

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falls

ridicules.

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The formula still works. After writers' conference, cast

viewers will get a new apwhat is required of the

preciation for

a

and crew

are seen shooting two programs about a hurricane on Sesame Street and how Big Bird must deal with the, destruction of his home. Many themes have been explored to develop children's self-esteem and allay their fears about the sometimes

confusing world around them.

When the actor portraying the character of Mr. Hooper died, a show was devoted to explaining what that meant. And using actors from various racial and ethnic backgrounds was a breakthrough

Muppeteers below camera level who must simultaneously voice their puppet, convey emotion by body language, and move back and forth from their crouched positions while watching the monitor and not blocking the camera lights. On the small screen it looks so effortless, but director and former Muppeteer Frank Oz admits it took him years to perfect his technique. Clearly, much thought, sweat and artistry go into each episode.

Original cast members Bob (Bob McGrath), Susan (Loretta Long) and Maria (Sonia Manzano) recall the excitement of being cast in the show and how their characters were allowed to grow through the years. Other interviews with Muppeteers Carol Spinney, Kevin Clash and Steve Whitmire

somewhat drawn out. A fine program overall, it would have been improved by tighter are also interesting, but

90 minutes as opposed to two hours.

Thankfully, "Sesame Street" remains a genuine force for good on TV. Generations of children have arrived in kindergarten excited by the prospect of learning and reading books, thanks to what they have absorbed from this program. To this day, each page of a "Sesame Street" script must address an educational goal. As a tribute to the genius of Jim Henson, and a nostalgic trip down memory editing, perhaps to

this is one worth watching.

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when the series premiered in Noand became an vember 1969

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Teens say abstinence works The word is that you guys seem to be doing a

The Pope

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March

& Columns

Editorials

abstinent, that

2001

Coming of Age

pretty

is.

Lots of people didn't think you could do it. They thought that just because you were teens, you should be taught and treated like a bunch of little animals without a shred of free will.

any of the rest of us could you about sex was to teach you some basic commands and get you temporarily neutered, so you'd do the least damage possible.

Now, doesn't that make you feel special?

Maybe not, but if you think about most professional sex educators, rooted in the Planned Parenthood 'They're gonna do it anyway" philosophy, that's exactly

9,

So, they reasoned, the best

do

PAUL

II

make special

effort

By JOHN NORTON Catholic News Service Pope John Paul II VATICAN CITY (CNS) said today's Christians are surrounded by secularism and must make a special effort to enter into the

—

of Lent.

Speaking to pilgrims Feb. 28

me to let you

— Ash Wednes-

day and the beginning of the church's penitential season leading to Easter the pope said one of Lenf s main fruits is greater openness to the needs of

—

others.

and strong voice during the weekly general audience, which was attended by 5,000 people from more than a dozen in a relaxed

countries.

Lent involves

"a personal

and community

journey," he said, "which sometimes

is

this is precisely

why

A lot of people turned their noses up at those chastity Journal of Sociology presented some surprising news:

called "abstinence."

birth-control

It's true.

on a

secret:

Since 1996, the federal and state govern-

ments have been providing

lots

of funding for abstinence-

based sexuality education programs. effort are starting to effectiveness.

show up

The

results of that

as states study their

What they're finding is a noticeable drop in among teens as well as in teen pregnancy.

premarital sex

In fact, there's a county in Tennessee that used to be first in

the state in teen pregnancy rates. After three years

county dropped to 64th place.

But that's not all. Most of you know that the abstinence message isn't only coming through in the classroom. It's also coming through in chastity pledges such

the effort must be

RICO De SILVA Guest Columnist

Lord

how can one not recognize him and serve those who are in sorrow and abandonment?"

crucified,

Ash Wednesday

When

was growing

my

Rome's Basilica of Santa Sabina, die pope Lenten celebration was an opportunity for the church to continue the focus on penance and reconciliation of the Great Jubilee of the Year

had sports idols or venerated cartoon characters. For me, even Pete Rose or Superman could not touch my dad. Ever since I can remember, my father was always my hero. He had a presence that words cannot really describe. And even

2000.

today,

in

said this year's

was a year of intense spiritual fervor, during which divine mercy was abundantly poured out on "It

the world," he said.

underscored the importance to Lent of

of reconciliation.

Confession allows believers to rediscover Christ

one in whom God shows us his compassionate heart and reconciles us fully with himself," he said.

The pope said the church's message of reconciliation was a gift to today's world, which he said was in growing need of peacemaking and forgiveness.

my

dad.

I

remember a particular

certainly difficult but rich in hope,"

said.

The pope presided

over the Liturgy of the

As

Word

in past

years, he then sat to the side while Cardinal Jozef

Tomko, prefect of the Congregation

and

incident

were

I

when

sitting in

I

was about 10

our house porch

my native country of Panama. It was a Panamanian day, very hot and humid. A middle-

near the beach in typical

aged, poorly clad fisherman approached

him

for a glass of water.

up,

went

Without saying

my

damage of premarital

sex: the loss

of per-

sonal integrity and the destruction of the beauty of sexuality?

Who'd have thought

commit themselves

that teens could actually

by media lies, but by the truth that sexuality has a marvelous, deep and unique purpose that is only fully realized in marriage and that recreational sex with people you barely know makes a mockery of?

Who'd have thought it? Well, to be honest, we did your parents, teachers and youth ministers. And we to live, not

—

didn't just think

Thanks

it,

we knew

it all

along.

for proving us right

for the Evangeli-

zation of Peoples, presided o\ ?r the Liturgy of the

St.

Matthew

that whatever he

to

set the table outside for the

it was his last meal on earth. meaning of the word compassion at that time, but I knew that what my father did was GOOD. It made such an impression on me that to this day, when I remember my deceased father, I always think of what he did that hot and humid Saturday afternoon.

savored his spaghetti

do not

believe

I

knew

like

the

When I think of my dad, I also think of St. Joseph.

Like my father, this saint is my hero. We have heroes because

we

The Church in her wisdom remembers what St. Joseph did 2,000 years ago when he was chosen by God to be a father and a husband to the Holy Family.

On March 19, we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary. Like my father or your father, he probably had a presence that Jesus recognized as a child growing up in Nazareth. I often imagine that if Jesus Christ ever had a childhood hero, foster father, Joseph.

recognize and admire greatness in them.

St.

I

am

had to be

his

sure he recognized in

St.

it

Joseph the paternal love and protection His Father in Heaven wanted Him to enjoy as a child growing up in Nazareth. The Church recognizes St. Joseph's loving presence and constant protection to her. This was made manifest last century by Pope Pius IX when he named St. Joseph "Patron of the Universal Church."

father asking

a word, he stood

inside the house,

and proceeded to

I

before blessing and distributing ashes.

My dad

man

humanity a new way of relating to one another

Eucharist.

still

he

all

is

friends

—

love for one's enemies, the church

conscious of inspiring in the spiritual patrimony of

way which

all

grabbed a portable card table man. Dad then served the man some spaghetti and bread, and got him some lemonade too. Next thing I know, we were sitting with this man, sipping lemonade, while the fisher-

"is

a

up,

do not know what it was, but I always felt I always wanted to be with him. I always wanted to be like him. It was not so much what he used to say to me, but what he did or who he was. He was I

years old.

as "the

I

secure around him.

contemplation, prayer and recourse to the sacrament

By preaching

the

world can't prevent the

saint.

We all have heroes.

The pope

in the

family that evokes continual admiration for this great

The Timeless Hero

said.

Mass

lasting

methods

that

all

was comdo by God's angel he did immediately, protecting his Holy Family. Moreover, his faithful obedience to God was lived out more perfectly by his daily commitment to be husband to Mary and foster father to Jesus. As a good husband and father, he not only protected, but also provided for his family. Like any man, he embraced the daily grind to earn his bread with the sweat of his brow as a carpenter. It is precisely this faithful and loving commitment to be present to his

said.

"After having contemplated the face of die

In his homily at an evening

most

manded

to the needs of one's neigh-

he

teens could actually understand the message that

Gospel of

bors cannot but be the fruit of such a courageous

Mm in

who don't pledge. it? Who'd have thought

We

Column

needy.

he

Who'd have thought

Joseph was an ordinary man with extraordinary faith.

His greatness laid in the fact of his unquestionable, silent, consistent obedience to God's will. read in the

Guest

Lenten practices of prayer, fasting, penance and almsgiving are aimed at personal conversion, a renewed relationship with God, and a strengthened commitment to help the

ascetic itinerary,"

premarital sex than those

ascetic

said traditional

"A greater openness

Teens who take chastity pledges actually try pretty hard to live by them and are far less likely to engage in

particularly

stronger," he said.

The pope

'True Love Waits."

lar types of programs, framed as they are in a refusal to judge any sexual behaviors as right or wrong as well as in a hopelessness about the possibilities of your selfcontrol, don't really work.

And, it turns out, they don't work nearly as well as programs that are rooted in that quaint, strange notion

arduous because of the secularized environment that surrounds us."

"But

as

Columnist

pledges too. But a recent study published in the American

in

of an intensive, abstinence-based program, that same

The pope spoke

CNS

Those particu-

But allow

to enter Lent

spirit

AMY WELB0RN

the attitude they bring to their dealings with teens.

Pope urges Christians to

to teach

St.

Joseph has great relevance in family

life

today.

He is

model for all fathers struggling to be role models for their children, providing for and raising a family. In a culture where family values are constantiy under attack by selfish and egotistical secular values, and where women, more than ever, are raising their children by themselves, Joseph stands as an example of true Christian fatherhood. Let us a

not forget that Jesus not only learned his trade of carpentry

from St. Joseph, but more importantly He learned from His foster father how to be a man.

St.

Joseph, foster father of Jesus Christ, pray for us.

Rico

De

Silva

is

a seminarian of the Diocese of Cliarlotte Seminary in Latrobe, Pa.

currently information at St. Vincent

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for

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God.

The judge wrote me

that in those few

moments of

on the radio so many years ago, his view of others began to change. He had never known a priest, and certainly never imagined that he would ever hear one say that his way to God was a patli that should be worthy of respect, appreciation, even

Lenten

listening to Father Keller

Candle

With

delight for other people.

MSGR. JAMES

that affirmation, the

judge embarked on a new recognition of the value and dignity of every religious search. He even came to see that each human being, including nonbelievers and

P.

LISANTE Guest Columnist

who

those

And

Reflection

struggle to believe, are worthy of esteem.

began with the words of one priest who dared God. There is value in this journey toward Divine truth.

When you look at our often divided and conflicted world and see that too often people use religion as an excuse for prejudice, cruelty and even war, it's wonderful to remember the hopeful message of Father James Keller. It's a much-needed message that must be interpreted anew for each generation. As Pope John Paul II has warned us more recently, "To do harm, to promote violence and conflict, in the name of religion is a terrible contradiction and offense against God." There are many reasons I love working for The it all

FATHER JOHN AURILIA,

OFM

Cap.

Guest Columnist

to affirm our shared search for

Tolerance for today

The

truly ecumenical all

The

movement which

and of no particular

faiths

recently.

I

Christophers, as a

speaks to people of

faith,

came home

now

received a telling letter from a

Supreme Court

State

— and tomorrow

far-reaching impact of

Justice.

The

to

me

retired

judge's parents

taught him to be suspicious of religions other than his own. And Catholics were at the top of the list of promi-

nent faiths to be avoided.

wonder about his even dared to wonder if it's possible that we're all children of the same God. Could it be, he asked, that even though we come to the reality of a Higher Being from different perspectives, our final destination is the same? This musing put him in direct conflict with the biased attitudes he had learned as a

As

the judge matured he began to

perceived enemies.

He

Among its greatest strength as an instruGod's goodness is its work of bridge-building, through which it encourages all people of good will to develop mutual respect for the myriad ways men and Christophers.

being "a great perennial teaching."

ment

Sarah's disbelieving laughter and

for

women come

to believe. Imagine,

Then one

day, listening to the radio, the judge

heard the compelling message of an articulate priest.

His name was Father James Keller, and he had founded

an organization called The Christophers. Keller spoke of the importance of all religious faith. He encouraged us to see in the different beliefs and practices of other faiths not a threat, but a sign of hope. God makes us all different and that's part of the eternal wonder of His creation. The differences of approach give testimony to the universal importance of humankind's search for

we

if

how

all lit

candles in

and world could be.

One of Father Keller's first books was called You Can Change the World a great title because it summed up his positive attitude. Here is a quote for your consideration: "Love one another. Hold fast to that whether you understand one another or not. And remember nothing really matters except loving God and others over the whole world as far as you can reach."

Thanks, judge, for that letter, and for telling us how you came to open your heart and extend your reach. the midst of the darkness,

child.

Lent 2001: Ashes and Alleluias Lent is often called a journey. That means that the end of Lent, we should expect to find ourselves somewhere different from where we started. The beginning of this journey is marked by the ashes of Ash Wednesday and by the alleluias of Holy Saturday. Between the beginning and the end, we tell our stories which unfold our existential journey, guided

by God's wisdom and misguided by our foolishness.

The Bible is a good book of stories, in addition to

bright, tolerant

respectful our

—

bargaining over Sodom. Jacob

wrong

is

We

hear about

Abraham's endless duped into marry-

and Rachel connives to bear babies. Joseph and Jeremiah get thrown into cisterns, and Rebekah is but one of the women at the well drawing water for a thirsty stranger.

Jonah, Elijah and Job are all so frazzled that they want to drop dead on the spot Esther works up the nerve to spoil Hainan's plot against her and her people, but then he gets dragged to his own execution under the accusation of lechery.

A king tosses Daniel into a pit of lions and then spends the night fasting in remorse, hoping against hope that the lions fast, too. A pair of judges, shamed

by Susanna, haul her off to court and accuse her of the crime they themselves attempted, but Susanna has ing the

wife,

the last laugh.

Communion Q. I am

for Alzheimer's patient

ourfamily and need to know whether he can receive I receive conflicting answers. One priest

ion.

bring him is

going

brot/ier

is

as they say, in

is,

course

is

t/ie

later mid-stages

The

go

into "signs,

sym-

history of salvation could be

manna

sometimes more aware of "what

is

cup of wine. Christ himself is referred to by St. John as the 'Word," the visible symbol of the Father who sent his only begotten Son to be a personal redeemer. The death on the cross was a visible expression, a symbol of our Father's love. At the Last Supper, the Lord wanted this event to be recalled as the memorial of his

am

going on

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN Communion would

be a big

CNS

even in his lielp.

Columnist

(Wis-

death. All the sacraments, after all are effective signs,

consin)

Your instincts and experience agree totally with that is known about Alzheimer's sufferers, especially A.

in their later

and

final stages.

The loss of memory and

of

which so distresses and frustrates is not the whole story of what can be going on deep inside.

Even when they cannot speak intelligibly or rationally, or grasp verbal communications, many, perhaps most, of these patients can experience through their senses much that seems to open up parts of their lives that seemed to be lost in permanent darkness.

Just before this past Christmas a group of 60 Alzheimer's patients attended a church service in California. Many of them could not say their own names, but from somewhere inside they found the words to sing "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World."

Experiences that reach the senses of hearing and touch sometimes seem especially able to surface memories long lost to consciousness. In my own experience, Catholics in the later stages of the disease may unexpectedly remember the Sign of the Cross or accompany someone praying the Our Father or Hail Mary with

cognitive

abilities,

caregivers like yourself,

they are physically able to receive. There

Visiting familiar places like their church, hearing stories of is

where they have been and what they have

often a big help.

In light of

all this, it

Communion

to Alzheimer's patients, as long as

no way one is

incapable

of receiving the Eucharist with sufficient awareness and spiritual benefit.

The comes

church's position

is

to the sacraments,

benefit of any

and has been that when it always give people the

many

L stands for Love E stands for Enriches

we

doubt and leave

are ignorant of too

symbols of the invisible grace.

Signs, symbols and rituals are needed in our relationship with God and one another. The alphabet itself is a series of codified sounds which, properly put together, spell out a message. Simply for the sake of playing with words, how about thinking of Lent as

it

to

God

to sort out.

factors to take that

We

N stands for Nourishes T stands for Transforms

judgment

on ourselves. hope you are taking advantage of every opportunity to keep yourself fed, spiritually and emotionally. Caring for Alzheimer's patients is arguably the most draining and exhausting task one can have, and it cannot be done without a load of continuing help and Finally,

Our

I

support.

Fortunately, a large variety of printed and other Most larger

common

last

thought about ashes and

alleluias: It is

routine for professional farmers to burn the

fields after

the harvest for three

good

reasons. First

and pests had accumulated during the growing season.

Second, burning the rubble opens up space for the new crop. Finally, burning the remains of the previfire purifies

the fields

by

killing the diseases

that

resources are available for such assistance.

ous crop means that the carbon in the rubble serves

communities today list an Alzheimer's Association chapter in the phone book. National headquarters are at 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-1676. Phone

as fertilizer for the <x)ming crop.

1-8OO-272-390O. Their

Web

site is

www.alz.org.

Is it

not exactly the conversion and/or renewal are so eager to celebrate our

process in our lives? alleluias;

why

We

not celebrate the ashes as well?

Happy

Lent 2001. brochure answering questions Catholics ask about

the sacrament

ofpenance

is

IL 61651. may

Questions

stamped John Dietzen, Box 325,

available by sending a

self-addressed envelope to Father

Peoria,

would seem presumptuous to

is

could legitimately presume that the patient

A free

them.

refuse

bearing fruit

written in symbols: the blood of the lamb, the

of the

But I

think.

condition, receiving

done,

the parable of a gardener's

story time, off we

bols and rituals."

know what

regressing regularly.

Is there a rule about this? I think that,

all

is

fig tree into

of the desert, the brazen serpent the bitter herbs, the

and of

we

Corner

"

convinced he

than

sacrament because "he doesn 't really

tlie

coax a

From the

Commun-

reluctant to

is

efforts to

on.

My disease,

Last, but not least,

Question

the major .caregiverfor an Alzheimer's patient in

be sent to Father Dietzen at

address, or e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.

t/ie

same

Capuchin Father John Aurilia Immaculate Conception Church

is

pastor of

in HendersonviUe.

8

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In

Performer shares his experience of Jesus having a sense of humor By

WENDY

E.

MURRAY

Correspondent

ASHEVILLE

—

Is it

possible to

imagine Jesus laughing? It's easy to read about his other human emotions like love, rage and sadness. But did Jesus chuckle?

It

might be

a stretch for some, but

Weber, an experienced Shakespearean actor and former circus performer, is one man who can Nick

him with laughter. Basing one assumption on the Scripture reading that showed the disciples trying to shoo away the little ones, Jesus chided them for their seriousness and reminded them to be like smiling, playful children if they wanted the kingdom of God. (Matthew 19:13) The crowd responded with enthusiasm, including seven rows of teenFifty-five kids

from the Youth

Ministry Program at St. Eugene howled at Weber's reference to the

laughing.

continual

Making good

use of his master's

degree in theatre arts from San Francisco University and a degree in sacred theology, Weber recently delighted his audience at St. Eugene Church in Asheville with a one-hour exploration of looking at the Gospels with an element of fun.

"The only bad news about the Good News is they forgot the comic section,"

Weber

said in his

show "And

Jesus Laughed." Never once

remembered

to

is

Jesus

have laughed or

Jesus had bad days. was a 33-year-old Jewish bachelor "Let's face

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Diocesan leaders report on what helps, hinders women in church By

NANCY FRAZER O'BRIEN

prove her

News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) Catholic

— Women

credibility

one. "But a

woman

a hindrance," said

is

not be heard

will

The Catholic News & Herald 15

the News

In

if

said Conventual Franciscan Father Canice Connors, minister provincial of the friars' Immaculate Conception Province and former Out-

friar,"

Friar, from page 7 what have you. an expression of my relationship with the Lord. It's my music, with gardening,

"For me,

prayer.

Things come out

ence or that

want

Lady of Mercy pastor, who presided March 3 Mass. "This reminds us that as someone comes forth from a faith community and moves into an

it's

am

I

that

I

at the

experi-

thinking or that

I

to communicate."

we

order,

she

all

continue the journey of

faith together.

There

is

won-

a

and refuses to respect the authority and structure of the

derful circle of blessing

United States say their participation in church decision-making is sometimes hin-

organization."

dered by sexist attitudes, church structures

be heard:

All the while, Friar Haverlock expects to learn more each day about the Franciscan way of life.

in diocesan leadership positions in the

is

defensive, aggressive

Asked what helps women's

— 37

or the strident voices of women themselves,

according to a

The

new

results

were compiled by the

Life

naires sent to

378

women

— 34

in

128 dioceses

diocesan leaders.

of the survey, which was

released Feb. 27,

women's

was

woman who

"has

to "examine

skills,

— 30

it

when

helped

Women

sured, respectful

appropriate sense of humor, and continue

Women

in

Society and in the Church, in a letter sent to

to familiarize themselves with the 'terri-

good (63 percent) or

were asked to identify "the personal characteristics and church structures that help and hinder" the role of women in church decision-making and to describe their own "positive and negative experiences as a

Only 2 percent

woman

tion," said

in diocesan leadership," the archsaid.

Nearly one-third (31 percent) of the 233 women who returned surveys said

do not

al-

to be heard," while

30

"diocesan leadership structures

low women's voices

percent said "diocesan leaders or priests

have sexist attitudes or don't understand

women."

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Living the Faith

Ecumenical group unites prayer at Hickory church SIGMON

By ELLEN NEERINCX

at St. Luke's

Correspondent

— While

HICKORY

two women

how

service

women of Samoa, Chrisaround the world learned a little about this South Pacific country and some of its customs and language.

they

first

written by the

to be a part of the

'We

part in a

special reception that

is

precious that unites

They

them

and

hearing the response, 'Talofa lava" In Sa-

moan

this

greetings,

During the Hickory version of the Kava ceremony, a coconut cookie was given

up but because he was singing them. Long before committing himself to ministry with the permanent diaconate, Rev. Mr. Cilone was known in certain circles as the lead singer of his band, 'The Mystics."

His singing career began like many other professional and semi-profes-

from 15 area churches participated and helped with preparations for the service and the reception that followed. Celia Sexton and choir members from Holy Trinity Lutheran provided the music.

Marmorato said that the Hickory ser-

in friendship.

means welcome and

and

is

vice

an offering of love

and peace. They

also learned the

Rev.

Mr. Andy Cilone hears old 50s and 60s songs on the radio or on TV, a wave of nostalgia for the old days hits him, not

in

greeted each other with hand-

shakes, saying, 'Talofa (tah-loh-fah),"

answer to those prayers.

— Whenever

FOREST CITY

was

fort. "I

WDP2001 SAMOA •

the help

community efdo this without all

really a

couldn't I

get,"

she

said. "I

have a

because the songs were playing as he grew

—

—

sional singers

in the church. In his

neighborhood church choir, he was a boy soprano and sang the Gregorian chants fa-

many

miliar to

"I saw that as a challenge and a new experience, and that was one of the areas that prompted my getting involved with the permanent diaconate later on," said Rev. Mr. Cilone, who immediately became the church's cantor.

The late Father John Murray, pastor of Immaculate Conception at the time, informed Rev. Mr. Cilone that applications were available for the diocese's first class of the permanent diaconate, and the priest encouraged him to apply. Thus, Rev. Mr.

of the population.

need to find ways to respond to those concerns that we bring to God," she said.

to each person attending the service.

in

ALESHA M. PRICE Staff Writer

and

Women

which a kava root or used as a symbol of something

guests and friends, a coconut

Kava ceremony, a Samoans offer to

By

facing difficult

prayed and then took action

tians

They took

new song to the Lord

situations portrayed in these passages,

taking part in

World Day of Prayer

the 2001

Ex-crooner sings a

in

United Methodist Church,

talked about the

2001

9,

Cilone was ordained in 1983 and contin-

ued to serve his parish

another area of

in

one toward which he

ministry,

had led him. "You

God

felt

and a

feel a gratefubiess

sense of gratitude for

God's work in your life which was part of

older

names of some of the many small

great planning committee."

Catholics at a time

my

decision to apply

islands that are part of Samoa

She said tiiat Karla Blakey from Episcopal Church of the Ascension helped with publicity.

Susie Lail from Bethany Lutheran prepared flyers and handouts. Ann Matthews from

when

the

to

the permanent

said

in

In Hickory,

70 people

at-

tended the service, which took place in the chapel at ity

Holy Trin-

Lutheran Church on Friday

evening,

March

2,

and was spon-

sored by the local branch of

ITf INFORMED PRAYER &

Highland United Methodist

made welcoming remarks.

Church Women United.

PR-YYERIULACTION Norma Ridenhour from EpiscoChurch Women United is a grassroots ecumenical movepal Church of the Epiphany in Newton directed the service and took care of ment of Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox and other Christian women. Carole the props that were needed, and Cecelia Marmorato of St. Aloysius Catholic Mull from St Andrew's Lutheran superChurch in Hickory is the chair of the planvised the nursery. ning committee for the local group.

Several women from those churches The theme for this year's service was and others participated in the senice and reception. Other churches represented in"Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action."

The worship bulletin, supplied by the nacluded First Presbyterian, Mt. Olive tional Church Women United organizaLutheran, First United Methodist, Mt. tion, said that the Samoan version of this Pisgah AME and Northminster Presbytetheme is, "We need to be informed when rian. we pray, and we need to be practical after The World Day of Prayer is celebrated our prayer,' implying that it is not prayer if through various organizations in more than we do not act."

170 countries, but Church Women United The Scripture readings during the serwere from Esther 4:1-17, and Matthew 15:21-28. During the homily, the Rev. Lory Beth Huffman, associate pastor

vice

has sponsored the services in the United States since 1941. also sponsors

Church

Women

United

World Community Day

November of each

in

school, he

Mass was Latin. At

diaconate.

had the op-

was the educational

portunity to sing

aspect because

in

productions, but

with questions about

was

my

became some-

that he

what of

faith

your presence, OLord, I seek.

Hide not your face

from

me; do not in anger

repelyour servant.

Psalm 27: 8-9

confirmation class at

the popular singer be-

his

gan scoring

same time

teaching."

Rev. Mr. Cilone had begun to teach

hits.

Rev. Mr. Cilone area playing

at night-

local plastics plant in his

W. Va,

working

at a

hometown of

he was able to apply some of what he was faith

returning to the familiar surroundings of

region.

across the

found out

in Steubenville. "I

from the

woman who

It

taught

me

was a very comfortable

environment for me because the rabbi was very open. One of the owners of the com-

pany

I

worked

for

went

to the temple, so

the

formation coordinator, a position he

He has been vicar of the Hickory Vicariate for the past six years and is the original vicar of the Hickory holds to this day.

While

the church; however, his singing became

Mr. Cilone because for nearly 10 he was a cantor in a conservative

He later became

learning to his classes.

Ohio River from Steubenville, Ohio. After he and wife JoAnn were married and his family began to grow, he sang for a couple of years before

it

as he be-

diaconate; therefore,

clubs and social events, while

Follansbee,

church around the

came involved with the permanent

toured in his local

was changing life was

his spiritual life

for the better, his professional

evolving in an unexpected way. Nearly three years after settling in North Carolina,

Rev. Mr. Cilone found himself without a

job because the plant was

sold.

However,

Rev. Mr. Cilone was able to find the silver lining in the cloud. "It

was

a scary situation

because you wonder what you will do.

found another job as plant manager another plastics plant, but

this

I

in

was one of

everything kind of blended together and

the things that seemed to put

worked out."

It worked out so

position

me

in

a

church along with continuing to sing at his

where I would be available for the permanent diaconate."

Even last month's retirement is viewed as another blessing for Rev. Mr.

own

Cilone.

also

I

well, in fact, that

he

soloist at a Presbyterian

church and at the Jewish temple and working at the plastics plant. 'The money I earned from singing helped to

my income; however, I simply When you sing for Mass or for a

am

"God

ministry that

enjoyed

work or

came

Song and

and

this

was some-

when

plant in

praise followed the Cilone

company opened another the Western area of the state. his

Before moving, Rev. Mr. Cilone had researched the area and found that late

40

Conception Church

in

families at that time in

Catholics

made up

four,

more

be involved is

a need

areas of

in. I

—

minis-

home,

father of five and grandfather of

soon to be

six, is

usually busy, but he

took time out recently to paint his next

natural for me."

family as they relocated to Forest City, N.C.,

will

church."

The

church service, you help people elevate their spiritual lives,

I

wherever there

ter

it.

continuing to lead me, and

is

sure that there will be

supplement

thing that

Photo by Joann S. Keane

my my

to enhance

later, was replacement frontman for Bobby Vinton's band after

became the

seeks;

saw

band, and

singing lessons.

heart

I

the

about

you my glance

and

faith,

ing more about

started his

Jewish temple

Of you my

bombarded

this as a tool for learn-

a local celeb-

He

rity.

it

high school

after

years,

speaks;

had

I

been

to Rev.

W0\

other

operettas and other

an ecumenical endeavor.

The principles of Judaism are familiar

year.

The

Immacu-

Forest City had

1976 and that

one-half of one percent

grandchild's yellow.

As

room

a shade of pineapple

for singing, Rev.

Mr. Cilone has

not retired his pipes just yet. Lullabies will surely be high

on the request

list

grandchildren due in April and

for the

May

of

this year.

Contact Staff Writer Alesha

calling

(704)

370-3354

amprice@cliarhtkdiocese.org.

M.

Price by

or

e-mail