May 10, 2002

I000-66Stf ON T1IH 0£6£ 83

2d

mmi

N0U331103 3N

SWS lI9ia-S^¥¥v^^ ¥¥ ^ mm¥¥y „* ¥

May

Volume

NOSIM

Number

11 t

*

NEWS

2002

10,

^^Ja

33

Serving Catholics

& in

HERALD

Western North Carolina

in

the Diocese of Charlotte

Sewing ministry weaves lives together

Inside

NELLENBACH

By JOANITA M.

St.

Correspondent

Leo student's essay on

faith

stitches

—

Mary Mukosiej Robert Thome's name on the

white cloth.

4

...Page

First

ASHEVILLE

reaps award

When Thome's

Communion:

tainly

a photo essay

remember

St.

Eugene Church pa-

rishioner Robert Thorne,

...Pages i

widow,

Mukosiej makes room for her at the table and helps her embroider part of Robert's name.

His friends and relatives will cerShirley, arrives,

who

died April

but the church's funeral pall will keep his name alive for the parish. St.

8-9

15,

i

Eugene Church was founded

Books affirm joys and challenges of married

life

...Page

10

1959,

—

also covers the table holding the ash-

urns at memorial Masses.

filled

Local

in

—

and the pall the cloth that drapes coffins during funeral Masses now contains about 370 names, all of the parish's deceased members. This pall

Every couple of months, sewingministry members Mukosiej, Cris Cicotello, Sabine Dieringer, Karen Poehlein and Rosey Eily meet in a room in the parish center after Sunday Mass to add the names of the most recently

News

deceased.

They

Vineyard of Hope: Catholic Social Services takes

new

blessing on us as

we

"We

14

may

Bless our time together as

your gentle

Bridges for Women span

Eugene Church Sewing Ministry member Cris Cicotello embroiders a name on the funeral pall, which contains about 370 names of deceased St. Eugene parishioners.

16

and patience.

we grow

in

care."

Cicotello brought the ministry to St.

Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach

St.

...Page

remem-

be steady and sure. Bless our hearts

that they be filled with love

many lives of faith

ask your

stitch this

brance of the members of the family of St. Eugene who have passed from this life to the next. Bless our hands that they

venue for fundraiser ...Page

begin their meetings with a

prayer that says, in part,

Eugene from her former

parish, the

Church of the Ascension,

in Virginia

See

SEWING,

page

15

Bishops' official tells attorneys light must shine on abuse cases

Every Week

NEWS SERVICE ARLINGTON, Va. (CNS) The

By CATHOLIC

Entertainment .Pages Editorials

thing

seek: To dwell all

the^days of

I

in

ask

priests to places

cases will pass until

remarks

The

& Columns .Pages

One

10-11

12-13

of the Lord; this

I

my life, That may gaze I

on the loveliness of the Lord and contemplate his temple.

— Psalms 27: 4

teacher."

abuse

"every stone that is hiding some secret

the house of the Lord

where they could abuse children again, he said, "called into question the ability of the bishops to fulfill their God-given responsibility as shepherds and left many wondering about the present and future credibility of the church as moral

matized everyone.

He also reported on the U.S. cargeneral secretary of the U.S. bishops' dinals' meeting at the Vatican in conference told diocApril and on steps esan attorneys that the American bishhe doesn't think the ops are likely to take, current crisis in the fact that priests beginning with their church over the hanJune general meeting could children in Dallas. Among dling of sex abuse

—

has

been

over-

turned."

The

official,

Msgr. William

P.

"has shaken the faith of all

of

us

in

the good-

ness of the priesthood."

— Msgr. William

Fay, told a national gathering of diocesan attorneys that "the greatest crisis the church in this country has faced" has perhaps trau-

P.

Fay

possible steps

is

es-

The

text of

Msgr. Fay's April 28

to the annual attorneys'

protection of chil-

meeting, which was closed to reportwas released several days later by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish-

dren.

ops.

tablishment of a national office for the

The

that priests could abuse children "has shaken the faith of all of us in the goodness of the fact

priesthood," Msgr. Fay said. And that some bishops reassigned these

ers,

Msgr. Fay said the trauma to those in the church as been exacerbated by how the media has reported on

it.

One media See

failure has

been the

MSGR. FAY,

page

7

2

The Catholic News & Herald

The World

May

Brief

in

Hip-hop puppets: Uzbek Catholics evangelize in

zations, noting that a federal govern-

Uzbekistan (CNS)

— Ferghana, renowned

for nurturing

conservative Islam amid

some of Cen-

farmland,

tral Asia's richest

where a scarfless woman and religious men center

ment report in the late 1990s said Talisman's presence in Sudan was exacerbating the lengthy civil war, repeat-

a place

is

edly have called on the

a rarity

is

whitewashed home that cidedly

times a

a

a

is

—

attracts a de-

women

by the Archdiocese of Boston's Finance Council to back out of a multimillion dollar settlement with victims of former priest John J. Geoghan. The cardecision

pants and men with earrings, telltale signs of local Catholics. Young Catholic converts head to a rehearsal of their Christian hip-hop group in the makeshift recording studio that doubles as an office for Franciscan Father Pyotr Kava, group in

tinue to

settlement during his regular Sunday

Mass

86

at

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

CNS photo from

Italians reach out to crucifix in annual procession touch a large crucifix as it is carried in procession in the city of Monreale in Sicily May 4. Sicily is the scene of spectacular religious processions during the spring.

May

1

childhood

in his

home

town of La Grange, 111. He was 86. He was hospitalized, with a severe infection hours after delivering the keynote talk for an adult day of educa-

Jan.

19, just

boyhood parish, St. Francis Xavier, in La Grange.

Despite emergency surgery to save his life, he never recovered from the multiple complications.

Chicago Cardinal Francis E George was to celebrate the funeral Mass at 2 p.m. May 7 at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. A memorial Mass was scheduled for 8 p.m. May 6 at St. Francis Xavier Church in La Grange. In Washington, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick announced he would celebrate a special memorial Mass tion

on

social justice at his

at the Basilica

of the National Shrine of

the Immaculate Conception at

May

noon

4.

Tornado rips through Maryland community,

against the school and then hit care center, leveling

destroys Catholic school LA PLATA, Md. (CNS) When Father Matthew Siekierski, pastor of Sacred Heart Church in La Plata, was returning home April 28 and could not see

—

Now

"Where

he saw most of it

—

is

my

school?"

Then

lying on the ground.

ioners at Nativity

Report links

oil

OTTAWA (CNS) — A report link-

oil

development

in the

western Up-

Earlier that evening, around 7 p.m., a

per Nile region of Sudan to mass displacements of civilians, bombings and

deadly tornado ripped through southern Maryland, leaving a trail of destruction

leased by the international humanitarian

in the

town of La

Plata. It killed three

and left Sacred Heart's Archbishop Neale Elementary School seriously damaged.

Many of the school's walls were torn from the building, and roofing and other debris were scattered throughout the classrooms. The twister slammed

people, injured dozens of others

burning of

civilian

aid organization

ders.

homes has been

re-

what

it

NEWS

&

May

Volume

HERALD 2002

10,

11

•

Bishop William G. Curlin will take part

Number

Most Reverend William G. Joann S. Keane

Publisher: Editor:

,

33

in thefollowing events:

Curlin

May 19

Staff Writer:

Alesha M. Price

St. Patrick,

Graphic Designer: Tim Faragher

May 20

Advertising Representative: Cindi Feerick

Beason 1 123 South Church St., Charlotte, Mail: P.O. Box 37267, Charlotte,

NC 28203 NC 28237

Phone: (704)370-3333 FAX: (704) 370-3382

May 21

E-mail: catholicnews@charlottediocese.org

The Catholic News & Herald, USPC 007-393, is published Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203, 44 times a year, weekly except for Christmas week and Easter week and every two weeks during June, July and August for $1 5 per year for enrollees in parishes of the

Diocese

Catholic

other subscribers.

postage paid other

cities.

Second-class NC and

at Charlotte

POSTMASTER: Send

Herald, P.O. Box 37267,

Charlotte,

NC

28237.

May 22

— 7 p.m.

— 7 p.m.

Confirmation St. Dorothy, Lincolnton

May 28

— 7 p.m.

Confirmation Immaculate Conception, Forest City

South Central community remember

all

too well the riots 10 years ago that

engulfed their neighborhoods for several

days after a jury acquitted four white police officers in the brutal beating of

Rodney King. 'The immediate danger to the church was from the fires. had fires all around us on three sides," Father David Herrera, then black motorist

We

of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. He said the parishioners, who brought water

near civilian Inc. of Calgary, Alberta, is a partner in the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Co., one of two large oil consortiums operat-

populations. Talisman

Energy

Tidings, newspaper

hoses to the parish, were heroic in their efforts to save the church. "It really is

from the Lord that we were spared," he added. truly a blessing

comed

planner May 12 CHARLOTTE

The

interview with

the Byzantine Catholic rite are wel-

Diocesan —A

Olga

to attend.

For further

charismatic

— The

at the Basilica of St.

527-4676.

cient

18

GASTONIA

Church

will

—

St.

be sponsoring

Michael

its first

an-

nual invitational golf tournament today

Cramer Mountain Country Club.

The captain's choice event; which will at

include lunch, golf, cart, prizes and a reception; will begin with a shotgun 1

call (704)

p.m. For further information,

867-1212.

19 CHARLOTTE

—

A

Byzantine

afternoon at 5836 Kinglet Lane. Byzantine Catholics

Haywood

St.

and anyone interested

in

Martin de

Lawrence, 97

Inquirers are welcome.

For more information, contact Beverly Reid,

OPL,

at (828) 253-6676.

20 CHARLOTTE

—

The Ladies AnOrder of Hibernians Division 1 Mecklenburg County-St. Brigid, an Irish-Catholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at St. Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. Anyone interested in call Irish-Catholic roots, their Jeanmarie Schuler at (704) 554-0720 for further information.

22 GREENSBORO

Catholic liturgy will be celebrated this

St.

Porres Pro-Chapter of the Dominican Laity meets tonight and every third Monday at 7 p.m. in St. Justin's Center

1621 Dilworth Rd. East, this afternoon at 4 p.m. with prayer teams at 3 p.m. and a potluck dinner at 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria. For further information, contact Josie Backus at (704) dral,

details, call

at (704) 948-6471.

20 ASHEVILLE

will be held at St. Patrick Cathe-

start at

of all

address corrections to The Catholic

News &

—

Confirmation Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point

by the

Charlotte and $18 per year for

Charlotte

7 p.m.

Confirmation St. Leo the Great, Winston-Salem

Secretary: Sherill

Roman

— Pentecost Sunday

12:30 p.m. confirmation

Associate Editor: Kevin E. Murray

les'

calls "the appalling ef-

fects" of oil exploration

Mass

Parish-

Los Ange-

in

pastor of Nativity Church, recalled in an

Th

Episcopal, calendar

Church

Doctors Without Borreport also high-

The 34-page

lighted

—

mound

development in Sudan to destruction, displacement ing

say more needed LOS ANGELES (CNS)

to the ground.

it

the center's stairs lead to a

af-

Residents see progress since Los Angeles riots, but

child-

of rubble.

the parish school in the dark, he thought to himself,

its

payment would "negatively

response which the archdiocese can later give to the other victims."

fect the

George G. Higgins, America's foremost illness

Holy Cross

said the Finance Council,

settlement out of a "laudable concern" that the

labor priest for half a century, died after a

long

He

which under canon law was required to approve the $15 million to $30 million payment to settle claims by 86 of Geoghan's victims, had rejected the

Reuters

Italians reach out to

— Msgr.

at the Cathedral of the

in Boston.

teers

dead

for "a just

all victims of clergy sex talked about the rejected

He

abuse.

and puppe-

Msgr. George Higgins, America's 'labor priest,'

work

solution" for

parish priest. Father Kava, a 36-year-old Pole, is nurturing

who are starting to travel throughout Uzbekistan, visiting some of the 3,000 people with Catholic roots.

would conand equitable

dinal said the archdiocese

member and

singers, musicians, actors

to

BOSTON (CNS) Cardinal Bernard F. Law May 5 acknowledged "the disappointment, the anger, and even the sense of fresh betrayal" arising from a

wheezmodest

Bohemian crowd. Here, several week as night approaches, it is

possible to sight

company

Cardinal defends council's reversal on payout to Geoghan victims

their lives

neighborhood next to

ing, Soviet-built factory

oil

pull out of the region.

around the area's several dozen mosques. But tucked away in a residential

2002

ing in the western Upper Nile. Canadian churches and nongovernmental organi-

ways

nontraditional

FERGHANA,

10,

— Them Greens-

boro Council of Catholic Women is having its annual May luncheon today at Sedgefield Country Club at 11:30 a.m.

A

fashion

show with

the

theme

May

10,

2002

The World

The Catholic News & Herald 3

in

Brief

nuns raise issues of power, openness in talks at Vatican

and guests, including Muslims, when

U.S.

VATICAN CITY

—

(CNS)

the blast occurred.

A

TV ad highlights research on possible abortion-breast cancer link

top-level delegation of American

nuns raised the U.S. clerical sex abuse including, "issues of scandal in regularly power" and openness

—

LOS ANGELES (CNS)

—

scheduled talks with Vatican offices, the group's leader said. Though they demonstrated a divergence of positions, the talks were respectful and warm, said Sister Kathleen Pruitt, a Sister of St. Joseph of Peace and president of the U.S. Leadership Conference of Women Religious. "There was discussion. Was there absolute understanding? In a two-hour meeting, it's hard to say we know exactly what was done. But we were respectfully heard," Sister Pruitt told Catholic News Service May 4 at the end of a week of Vatican meetings.

Pope welcomes, encourages

new recruits for Swiss Guard VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope

—

John Paul

welcomed 28 new

II

re-

Guard, telling them their new job was an opportunity to deepen their faith and attachment to the church. Speaking before their swearing-in, the pope told the cruits for the Swiss

CNS photo from

Swiss Guard sworn

recruits always to see their service "as

mission that the Lord himself entrusts to you." "Be attentive to one another, (both) for support in daily work and for mutual 'soldiers of the pope' as a

A new

in

at Vatican

Guard

—

BOSTON (CNS) Two "National Film Retreats" will be held in July, one July 12-14 on the campus of

Reuters

ceremony

sworn in during a Vatican ceremony. The pope welcomed 28 men to the guard May 6, which marks the day in 1527 when nearly 150 guards died defending Pope Clement VII during the sack of Rome. recruit to the elite Swiss

Marymount

is

Va.,

enrichment, always remembering that there

is

more joy

in

giving than

receiving," he said.

Research at Holy Cross leads to new chemical patent

—

WORCESTER,

Mass. (CNS) Researchers from the chemistry department at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester have patented a new process that can be used to manufacture such pharmaceuticals as ibuprofen and Valium. A Holy Cross chemistry professor, with assistance from a student, created a clean, environmentally better alternative for the many applications of what's called Friedel-Crafts Reaction. It is an important chemical process that has changed little since Victorian times.

The new process was published as

Clothes

You Love

and the board

to Live In," raffle

U.S. Patent No. 6,362,375 earlier this The principal inventor is Mar-

year.

A. Walker, a former Holy Cross chemistry professor now at the State University of New York in Potsdam.

He was assisted by Patrick Birmingham, a 1998 graduate of Holy Cross, as part of the college's undergraduate research program. Birmingham is now at Loyola University Medical School in Illinois. tin

Philippine archbishop

condemns deadly attack on church festival MANILA (CNS) The president

—

of the Philippine bishops' conference

condemned

a

May

1

in

Later

Life," will

be presented in two on vocation and

sessions and will focus

22 GUILFORD COUNTY

25

— The

Ancient Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division, the oldest and largest order of Irish Catholic men, is looking

more Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, educational semi-

for

nars and social events. Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time and location.

22 MAGGIE VALLEY

—A

series of

grenade attack

that killed seven people and injured

be taking place at the luncheon. This year's charity is the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center. For further information, call Janet Law at (336) 288-6022. installation will

ministry in the later years. For preregistration and other information, call

Sandra Breakfield or Mario Wallace

MAGGIE

at (704)

370-3220

at (704) 370-3228.

VALLEY

—

Franciscan Father John Quigley will be facilitating "The Trinity's Invitation to Full Life" at Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center, 103 Living Waters Lane, this week through May 31. Participants will look at the spiritual, emotional and intellectual aspects of the Holy Trinity's role in people lives. For further details, call the center

presentations; sponsored

by CSS Elder Ministry and facilitated by Richard Von Stamwitz, a national certified

926-3833 (828) lwcrc@main.nc.us.

gerontological counselor; are continuing throughout the diocese. Today's

Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will meet today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Con-

presentation will be given at St.

Marga-

Church, 1422 Soco Rd., from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Brown bag lunchtime with provided drinks will begin at 12:30 p.m. The topic, "Faithful Living ret

— A TV

ad with the message that abortion could increase a woman's risk for breast cancer by at least 50 percent has started to air in California as part of a statewide pro-life ad campaign.

"Nobody told me that 40 years of research and 28 medical studies have shown a significant link between abortion and breast cancer," the ad says. "People don't know anything about this, and more so in California," Dana Serrano, executive director of the Women's Resource NetworkCalifornia,' told The Tidings, newspaper of the Los Angeles Archdiocese.

The network has begun airing the ad in San Diego, and hopes to have it shown in Los Angeles and other California cities by September. The group is working to raise $7 million to carry out the ad campaign.

Two film retreats to be held in July

or

at

26 HENDERSONVILLE

e-mail

— The

St.

ception Church, 208 7th Ave. West.

Visitors and inquirers are welcome, so

for

more information,

Gillogly,

SFO,

at (828)

call

Helen

883-9645.

127 others at a church festival. Archbishop Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato called on other religious leaders to denounce "the dastardly act of the basest kind," noting the "untold suffering" it has brought innocent families, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. While police blamed a teen-ager for the attack, the archbishop noted the unclear reports of the role of "terrorists" in the blast. Police reports said an unnamed grenade teen threw a that exploded in a gymnasium at St. Joseph the Worker Parish in Cotabato City, 540 miles southeast of Manila. Parishioners were celebrating the parish's feast day May 1 with other villagers

June 2 CHARLOTTE

—

University in Arlington,

and the other July 26-28

at the

Center for Spirituality in Orange, Calif.

The retreats, sponsored by the Partnership for Spirituality and Film, were announced by the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Boston, which is run by the Daughters of St. Paul. Under the retreat's format, participants view four feature films in their entirety; this

is

followed by reflection, conversation, and opportunities for prayer, liturgy and sharing insights about the movies.

The theme of this year's retreats is hope. Given the Sept.

1 1

terror attacks,

"we want to focus on what the world of cinematic storytelling can journey toward the future

offer us as

we

in trust," said

statement from Frank Frost, a founder and director of the film retreat.

There is a limit of 30 participants at each retreat. For details, call: (617) 522-891 1 or visit the Web site: www.nationalfilmretreat.org. a

able at 3 p.m., and a potluck dinner

The

St.

will follow the

Mass. Father John

Maximilian Kolbe Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order will be gathering today at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Consolation Church, 2301 Statesville Ave. Those interested in learning more about the SFO and the Franciscan way of life are invited to attend. For more

Putnam, pastor,

will be the celebrant.

information please call Skyler SFO, at (704) 545-8133.

—

Mood,

G

2 HIGH POINT Bishop William Curlin will be the celebrant and homilist at a Mass in honor of the Feast of Corpus Christi this afternoon at 3 p.m. at Maryfield Chapel, 1315 Greensboro Rd. There will be a procession of the Blessed Sacrament and blessing of the sick after Mass. For further information, call Maryfield at (336) 886-2444.

2 SALISBURY Sacred Heart

—

Church, 128 N. Fulton St., will be celebrating a charismatic and healing Mass today at 4 p.m. Prayer and worship with prayer teams will be avail-

For further information, Owens at (704) 639-9837.

Upcoming

ROCK

HILL,

Religion

Camp

S.C.

call

— The

Bill

Oratory

two separate Kings Mountain

will hold

one-week sessions in State Park July 7-13 and July 14-20.

Youth under 12 who will be entering grades 2-6 in Sept. can apply for consideration. Those 16 and older wishing to volunteer as counselors can write for a staff application.

For more

information and applications, write to: The Oratory Religion Camp, P.O. Box 11586, Rock Hill, S.C. 297311586.

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 15 days prior to the publication date.

4

The Catholic News & Herald

Essay affirms faith

By KEVIN

MURRAY

E.

Associate Editor

—

WINSTON-SALEM

that both branches of

and was rewarded

St.

for

to

Gina in her essay.

"Gina wrote an outstanding essay.

She did a really great job talking about

Hard

down

the famine's global effects

it.

on her own personal

effects

Leo School seventh-grader Gina

to

its

said

life,"

Anderson.

Hurley won the seventh- to eighth-grade

Gina

category in the Pass Ports "History Af-

also wrote, "It

was due

to the

who

large immigration of Irish after the po-

incorporated her heritage and faith into

tato famine that the Catholic Church became one of the largest churches in the

Today" essay

fects

contest. Gina,

her essay, was one of three

first

prize

...

It

left for

"The

(April

and

know

us.

it still

does today.

...

So you

see,

the

good news shortly before the

winners were posted on the Pass Ports

Web

librarian Christine

deadline

Catholic,

bad situations such as the potato famine with their faith. This unshakable faith often moved others to join the church and to join in this faith."

Anderson called Hurley to let her

site

"I

May

1.

knew Gina would be

was very happy

spring break.

1)

is

ing hardship so they might overcome

"I

was shortly

thrilled.

I

for her," said Hurley.

had almost forgotten about the

I was so shocked," said Gina.

Gina received a $100 savings bond, a set of "History News" history books and a hieroglyphics rubber stamp set.

contest.

we

got back from break," said Hurley. "Gina entered the contest on their Web site while we were on vacation. She was online typing away, and then she asked me if it was OK to enter." before

family

very important to

the Irish held tight to their religion dur-

Hurley saw the announcement as the students

is

helped us 'weather the storms' in the

past,

cal situation in their lives.

Leo School

My

United States and our religion

winners from different grade levels.

"I thought it would be a fun thing to do because I like to write," said Gina. "I had hoped to win but didn't think that I would."

Past Ports is a series of history curriculum materials produced by Madison, Wis. -based Demco. The contest, announced in a Pass Ports spring catalog, asked teachers and librarians to have students submit a 300-800-word essay addressing the impact of a historiSt.

Gina's mother, as school librarian, also Photo by Joanita M. Nellenbach

received nearly 300 essays

received a Pass Ports curriculum pack-

ranging in topics from Sept. 11 and the Holocaust to the invention of the airplane, according to Terrie Anderson, an educa-

age on the American Revolution, which Gina's class will be studying in the

Demco. Anderson

Anderson said nearly 50 percent of the essasys came from Catholic schools.

Two of the three first prize winners were from Catholic schools John

from

Shakespear of Boston Archdiocese Choir School in Cambridge, Mass., won the first prize fifth- to sixth-grade category with essay on the roots of slavery.

"The caliber in general was higher in the essays from Catholic schools, not only in mechanics but in how the students took a stand on how history had affected them," noted Anderson.

As Gina wrote in her article, "With the

—

Demco

tional consultant for

on the part of the students,"

—

said

Anderson.

Gina's winning 500-word essay, which took no more than an hour to

was on the Irish potato famine. immediate thought was to write about something that directly affected my family and the world," she said.

Gina's family had told stories of the their migration from Ireland to America during the infamous famine. "She felt that it did have a big influence on her, even today," said Hurley.

"It was because of the potato famine write,

"My

Catholic religion, Catholic schools

came

to

am

a student of a Catholic school, so

I

programs. The Diocesan Support Appeal meets about 46 percent of the office's $421,000 budget, with additional help coming from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and from service fees. CSSWRO still depends on individual and church donations for the rest of its money, said Sister Marie, CSSWRO director and

Correspondent

ASHEVILLE a

—

Tea poured

silver pot; pastries; tiny

sandwiches; juicy chocolate-dipped strawberries; and Trinitarian Sister Marie Frechette even supplied you with an elegant wide-brimmed hat traditional tea attire.

Families and individuals gathered beneath shady trees on the lawn of the Catholic Social Services Western Regional Office (CSSWRO) May 5 for an old-fashioned afternoon tea, CSS's opening for its annual fund-raising raffle.

CSS at a

the United States. These schools offer a

great education for mind, soul and body.

CSSWRO

By JOANITA M. N ELLEN BACH

eighth grade.

judged the essays on items such as grammar and spelling, and how the students drew and supported conclusions.

'There was remarkable writing and insight

2002

many

Afternoon tea serves

my family came

10,

the United States of America," wrote

times don't always lead to a lack of faith.

One Catholic student wrote about that belief

May

Around the Diocese

will

counselor.

Opened

in 1982, the

CSSWRO of-

of services, including: counseling; pregnancy support; domesfers a variety

tic

and international adoption;

crisis

intervention; immigration; HispanicLatino; disaster

draw the winning names

family

pancake breakfast on July 13.

Raffle proceeds help finance

life;

relief;

elder ministry;

marriage preparation;

prison ministry; Respect Life; and natural family planning.

I

am

able to experience these benefits first hand."

Join us in serving God as priest or brother.

Carolina Volkswagen 7800 E. Independence (704) 537-2336

.

Blvd., Charlotte

OurOratorian Congregation was founded in

(800) 489-2336

Rome by St. Philip Neri in

"The Apostie of Joy," virtue

Biggest Selection

W

Lowest

Known as

and brought people of

all

ages and

As a group of priests and lay men, we live a community life without vows and serve the

Prices

people of God

in

Parishes

Members ofSt. Gabriel

Retreat For more information, please write:

# 1 Volkswagen Dealer in Charlotte and all the Carolinas for customer sales and service satisfaction!

C'mon in and see why!

1575.

Phillip lived this

backgrounds to the Church.

Drivers wanted.

"Nothing Could Be Finer'

St.

Fr.

RdMcDeviti CO.

orFr. JoePearce,

The Oratory P.O.

Box 11586

Rock Hill, SC 29731 -1586

Work

Nursing

various ministries:

Campus Ministry Youth Summer Camp Hospital Chaplaincy

CO. our members are come from across the United

Like our ministries,

unique and

States and from Brazil.

May

2002

10,

The Catholic News & Herald 5

Around the Diocese

Couple's lives changed by encountering Christ in Focolare

By DIANNE M.A. RIGGS

"family fireside" in Italian) began in 1943

Correspondent LENOIR Forgiving your "enemies," loving your neighbor, finding

—

Trent,

in

Italy.

founder and current

Its

president, Chiara Lubich, spent

many

unity instead of differences and giving

hours during World War II in bomb shelters with her friends reading the Gos-

instead of receiving

pels.

— What would

it

encounter people living out

like to

be

this

As young

were hungry would answer life's deepThere, amid shrieking air adults, they

for an ideal that

radical lifestyle rather than just reading,

est questions.

thinking or talking about

raid sirens, they realized

it?

Thirty years ago, William J. (Bill) and Genevieve (Gen) Phillips attended a Focolare movement "Mariapolis" ("city of Mary") event in Pennsylvania with their children and

met people

living this

charism, revealing stories of Gospel transformation throughout the world.

They attended again the next summer.

Returning home

from into

it

after that

second

we walk away movement now, or we jump

Gen

year,

realized, 'Father

this

with two

There

feet.

is

no halfway

The

to be the

live.

central tenet of their

group was

discovered one day in Jesus' words in the

Gospel of John 17:21: 'That all may be one as you, Father, are in me, and I in you." From that verse, Lubich and the

young women

other

wanted

God

realized that

their charism to be "unity."

They

came to understand that key to this unity was Christ's command to "love one another," that where "two or three are gathered in

my

name,

lo

I

am

midst of

in the

them," (Matthew 18:20).

with this challenge."

Gen and

God

which they would

ideal for

From

decided to attend

Bill

Photo by Dianne M.A. Riggs

the second chapter of Acts,

New

they took their cues from the early Chris-

York area. Participating in the Focolare movement had a profound effect on Bill,

tians and held all possessions in common.

Their acts of charity and compassion, and

who had

their attempts to actually live out the

Focolare meetings held in their

taught school after college until

his retirement in the early 1990s. "After

New York City, I When he became

15 years teaching in

Gospel message of unity and attracted

changed.

me

"It

went from,

nuts' to 'you

today, but

may

with," said

this person,

The of

St.

me crazy

love you anyway.' (Focolare)

I

teaches us to see Jesus

working

'they're driving

be driving

is

the one that we're

Bill.

who am

I

"If Jesus loves

not to?"

Lenoir couple,

who are members

lives in the

moving

They

spent most of their

Northeastern United States,

to Lenoir in the early 1990s.

Focolare (which means "hearth" or

©

X

ment

Catholic Social

people to the movement.

vowed lay virgins (both women and men) and vowed married, volunteers who give a definite com-

—

persons endeavoring to live out the

spirituality of unity

made no

States,

exist in

Hyde

religious

'Work of Mary," the

Holy

and

its

tificate

See,

and clergy. The

as Focolare

is

listed

with

was formally recognized

statutes instituted during the

pon-

of Pope John XXIII.

According to the

Phillips,

who

volunteers in the movement, there

Focolare presence

in

are is

a

182 nations with

about 200 centers and approximately 5 million

members, including "adherents"

Chicago,

and love but having

commitment. In the houses of vowed members

specific

United

levels, including:

mitment and

Francis of Assisi Church, are both

cradle Catholics.

have

Focolare members range in commit-

couldn't wait to get out."

involved in the movement, everything

many

love,

Genevieve and William J. Phillips are Lenoir members of the Focolare movement, a Catholic lay movement also known as the "Work of Mary" started in Trent, Italy, in 1943 that now claims more than a million followers.

Park, N.Y.;

New York City;

California; Boston, Mass.;

111.;

Washington D.C; and Texas.

From its inception, Focolare has had an ecumenical reach. In the 1950s, working relationships began with Evangelicals in Germany, then with the Lutheran and Anglican churches and Orthodox traditions. Today, people from many Protestant traditions are counted as part of the

movement.

ScRVICES

Elizabeth Thurbee (704)

370-3227

Cira Ponce (704) 370-6930

Special Ministries: Gerard A. Carter (704) 370-3250

For information on the following programs, please contact the

(336) 727-4745

Catholic Relief Services

number

listed:

Family Life

(704)370-3220 (704) 370-3250

Hand

(336)

725-HAND

(704) 58 J -7693 Program Esperanza (704) 370-6928

(336)

725-HOST

Respect Life

and,

if

are:

you

get up and start again. Gen said being in a group is helpful because it allows sharing with others the experience Also,

live

out the Gospel.

"Where two or is

in

three are gath-

our midst," she

said.

Information on Focolare can be

help as support staff for the regional

obtained from their international website:

what we

can,

Mariapolises.

They

also send

'Word of

www.focolare.org.

member of St. Mark parish I!

Affordable "mfyj Health and Dental Insurance

fiflW • Self

Employed

"

«

Small Businesses

•

Individuals • Families

704-987-0651

Call

LINDA GRAY Insurance Agent

mslggray@aol.com

'Group Health and Dental Insurance is underwritten by The MEGA Company. Home Office Oklahoma City, OK. M/NATL0151

Life

and Health Insurance

Why pay RENT when you can OWN a home FOR LESS! ALL BUYER SERVICES OFFERED * 1st time

* low *

homebuyer programs downpayment

*

below market rates * lease purchase * self-employed

bankruptcy

(704) 370-3234 Prison Ministry (beeper)

Selling your home?

Ask about our guaranteed 30-day

(704) 370-3229

sale

program!

Voices for Justice Legislative Network

(704) 370-3228

1123 South Church

moment

we are willing to do where we can," said Bill.

(828) 835-3535 Operation Rice Bowl

(704) 370-3250

Marriage Preparation

of the tools she expressed

ered, Jesus

(704) 370-3230

Elder Ministry

Hand Host Homes

Two

living in the present

Natural Family Planning

Disaster Relief

to

"We are (also) willing to host monthly meetings (in Lenoir)," said Gen. It was these kinds of meetings in New York that gave support and instruction on the spirituality of Focolare. "It was over-whelming. I saw that the meetings had tools I could use to begin this process.

I want(ed) to become committed to applying the Gospel to my daily life."

tribal religions.

Office of Economic Opportunity

(704) 370-3225

are

Scripture.

of trying to

They

Greensboro Satellite Office: (336) 274-5577 High Point Hispanic Center: (336) 884-5858

Casa Guadalupe

who

monthly comments

"As volunteers,

1 123 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203 Area Director: Geri King (704) 370-6155 Western Region: 50 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801 Area Director: Sister Marie Frechette (828) 255-0146 Piedmont-Triad: 621 W. Second Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27108 Area Director: David Harold (336) 727-0705

(704) 370-3234

on

mutual ministry with many non-Christian traditions, including Buddhists, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and people of

Charlotte Region:

CCHD

about 30 persons

interested in Lubich's

fall,

Focolare has had conversation and

Joe Purello(704) 370-3225

|

Life" leaflets to

Street © Charlotte,

(704) 370-3225

NC 28203

© www.cssnc.org

RE/\Ll Y PL../NiCE YOUR HOME SUPERSTORE

CALL TODAY:

T=J

Terri Brock

(704)737-0365 ^' Matthew parishioner

Steve Keller

(704)605-3797

6

The Catholic News & Herald

People

in

May

the News A

Chicago-area priest donates

liver transplant earlier this spring, his

Graf,

became

a "liv-

portrait of Father Smet, painted

Chicago

—

Gary

-

ing donor," giving him half of his liver in a risky surgery. Zavala had suffered for

Ohio woman wins Thomas Merton prize for poetry LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS)

primary sclerosing cholangitis. It's the same affliction that killed Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton soon after he retired. "Father Gary truly is the good shepherd," said Kitty Shumaker, a Holy Family parishioner. "He lays down his life for his parishioners in any way he can." For Father Graf s part, he is doing no more than any good father would do:

won $500 and first place in the 2002 Thomas Merton Prize for Poetry of the Sacred contest. The native Kansan and mother of two, currently a doctoral student in rhetoric and composition at Bowling Green State University, won for her poem, "Elegy for an Engineer." It and other award winners will be pub-

taking care of his family. In a letter to the

being a sacrifice for the kingdom, allows to be part of a larger family. You, all of you, become my family."

lished this

me

VIRGINIA DALE,

Colo.

(CNS)

wanted to

on what has been

a long road to the

loans,

Hudson

will take

said. Still, she estimates another 10 years before she

CNS photo from

Youths present fish to pope on

Young men

visit to

Reuters

May

II

5.

—

tion they sits

had

collected.

That money now

bank in a fund 'The Nun Fund."

in a

called

affectionately

We

who brought water

hoses to the parish, were heroic in their efforts to save the church. "It really is

from the Lord that we were spared," he added. truly a blessing

Hispanics see increased voice needed in religious, civic affairs

Residents see progress since Los Angeles riots, but say more needed

—

LOS ANGELES

(CNS) ParishChurch in Los Angeles' South Central community remember all too well the riots 10 years ago that ioners at Nativity

fade as fighting continues BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS)

It was not too long ago that Sholine Botto thought she had a bright future.

the parishioners,

along, presenting her with a small dona-

winning poems also can be read on the at www.mertonfoundation.org.

Young Catholic Palestinian sees future

Pope John Paul

the south Italian island of Ischia

it

become a Benedictine Sister. But recently some friends have decided to help speed Hudson's dream

Sea-

Web

Italian island

in traditional dress present a fish to

during his pastoral

is

debt-free and able to

The Merton

Society, based at Bellarmine University in Louisville. The

days after a jury acquitted four white police officers in the brutal beating of black motorist Rodney King. "The immediate danger to the church was from the fires. had fires all around us on three sides," Father David Herrera, then pastor of Nativity Church, recalled in an interview with The Tidings, newspaper of the Los Angeles Archdiocese. He said

—

in

Thomas Merton

abbey. Various things have stood be-

tween Hudson and her vows, but none so much as the enormous debt she incurred from school loans while pursuing a career as an opera singer. Currently, Hudson is living in Virginia Dale at the Abbey of St. Walburga and teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School in Fort Collins an 80mile commute. Currently, 96 percent of her salary goes directly to paying off the

summer

sonal, a publication of the International

—

Hudson knew at age 4 she be a nun. Now, at 30, she's still

—

Lanette Cadle of Bowling Green, Ohio,

parish he wrote: "Celibacy, together with

Christine

artist

audiovisual material.

three years from a rare blood disorder,

'Nun fund' works to ease debt burden that is obstacle to vocation

2002

by Stephen Titra, was unveiled as part of the April 12 prayer service and blessing in his honor. The Carmelitana Collection at Whitefriars Hall now houses more than 14,000 volumes of both rare and modern books, as well as a selection of microfilms and

part of liver to parishioner When Miguel CHICAGO (CNS) Zavala, a member of Holy Family Parish in Waukegan, needed a life-or-death pastor, Father

10,

—

WASHINGTON

(CNS) The growing U.S. Hispanic population is bringing demands for a greater Latino voice in religious and public

life,

Hispanic religious leaders at a

ington conference. Hispanics are often discriminated against in their churches and in society, said many of the speakers. Survey results presented at the May 3-4 conference showed that religion plays a key role in shaping Hispanic attitudes and that Hispanics want their churches to take a more active role in social

and

political issues.

Carmelite scholars honor Father Joachim Smet WASHINGTON (CNS)

and the Palestinians were engaged peace talks, and, having graduated from Bethlehem University in tourism, the 22-year-old was working with a maIsrael

in

American airline, traveling to Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv several

jor

times a week to welcome pilgrims to Bethlehem. Now, Botto has been a prisoner in her own home, which she shares

with her mother and brother, for most of

—

Carmelite scholars from across America gathered at the newly remodeled research center at Whitefriars Hall in Washington in April to honor Carmelite Father Joachim Smet, whose work led to one of the largest collections on Carmelite spirituality in the world.

intifada. No longer able to her chosen profession, Botto found a job working as an administra-

the

1

8-month

work

in

tive assistant for the Latin Patriarchate

West Bank. "I am losing my without doing anything. I need to live my life," she said while defying the Israeli-imposed curfew by playing cards with family outside her home. in Beit Jalla,

life

said

Wash-

H N

I d#

EE

engulfed their neighborhoods for several

^^C^^Jff^iif^L

THEOMIDKV Carolina Funeral &

C C

434 Charlotte Avenue, R O. Box Rock Hill, SC 29731-1586 (803) 327-2097

c

Horizons of the Spirit noon

Charlotte,

NC 28212

704-568-0023

For honest, personal service, call

Friday, July

JOHN T. WEISENBERGER

19

New & Pre-owned

"Worship as the Source and Center of

Life in

the

Faculty: Anne Koester

Keith Egan

www.cauroIinafiuneral.com

Steven

-

Sales and Leasing Consultant Member of St. Gabriel Church

Spirit"

mornings

~ afternoons

(704) 566-2317

Kuzma

Owner/Director Privately, Locally

Owned

3.2 CL

9 am Monday, July 1 5 through

Affordability

Simplicity 5505 Monroe Rd.

586

3.2 TL

Cremation Center Dignity

1 1

For

more

information, write:

Horizons of the

Spirit

Member St. Matthew Church and

PO Box 11586

Knights of Columbus

Rock Hill, SC 29731-1586

6824

E.

Independence Blvd.

Charlotte,

NC 28227

www.hend rickluxurycars.com Toll Free:

(800) 763-7811

May

10,

2002

from

MSGR.

Father said ... there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those that would harm the young."

To ensure that, the bishops "need

from page 1 use of a "one size said.

Many

fits all"

approach, he

stories about abuse cases

that occurred decades ago are reported as if they happened yesterday, for instance, he said.

"Anyone who has had to deal firsthand with the events of this crisis knows that we are dealing with a ... reality that is extraordinarily complex, one that cannot be reduced to sound bites or to simplistic explanations," he said.

Msgr. Fay also criticized the news media for paying too little attention to reforms the dioceses have made. "There is no sense that a claim of the sexual abuse of a minor today is handled completely differently by the church," he said.

Msgr. Fay, in reporting on the cardinals'

meeting

at the Vatican, said

two most concrete actions to come from the discussion were the possibility of directives from the Holy See for the

national standards in handling sexual

meeting helped U.S. church leaders focus on their June meeting in Dallas at which said the cardinals'

the subject will be addressed.

Among

all

most

to enin this

effective

and they need to attend to the fact that child abuse is a much greater societal problem than has yet been admitted," Msgr. Fay said.

"In this last regard, it is expected

things they will consider

Diocese reports allegation to

that the bishops will explore seriously the possibility of establishing a national office for the protection of chil-

dren that will engage others in society towards the greater protection of our youth."

Msgr. Fay encouraged the attorneys to focus on how "the present is better because we addressed the crimes of a few years ago."

"The fact that these are trying times is no excuse to wallow in the present moment," he said.

He noted that the bishops have aimed to break the cycle of abuse in this generation and that much of what they are doing is aimed at that

"We

cannot ever lose sight of the our collective energies have been directed to making the church stronger and better, not just protecting the assets or managing the scandal," he continued. "I am personally convinced that this moment will not pass from view until every stone that is hiding some secret has been overturned to let the daylight shine on that spot. Such a thing is happening now and the more it is resisted, the longer and more painful it will be." fact that

authorities

civil By

effort,

:

are

ways

members of the church

to find the

gage

goal.

abuse of minors, and visitation of U.S. seminaries by apostolic representatives of the Vatican "to ensure that the education we are giving our candidates for the priesthood is as excellent and as effective as it can be in the areas of celibacy, chastity and boundary issues."

He

Holy

child abuse, he said. "As our

FAY,

The Catholic News & Herald 7

Ih c Cover

JOANN

S.

KEANE

conference

CHARLOTTE

—

Since Bishop

William G. Curlin announced

call,

Bishop William G.

Curlin joined his brother bishops of the Atlanta province, which includes Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina, in a joint statement collectively backing a "zero-tolerance"

Editor

a revi-

sion of the diocesan sexual misconin March, six incidents of sexual misconduct have been reported. In accordance with diocesan policy, the most recent, an allegation of sexual abuse, was turned over to civil authorities on May 6.

The alleged incident occurred nearly 40 years ago, and the priest involved has been deceased for more than two decades. The diocese retains

duct policy

who have a "confirmed or proven" allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor child.

The bishops defined such a policy as a commitment that the church and its institutions will be a safe environpolicy on priests

ment

confidentiality of incident locations,

for children, and that no priest remain in any ministry where he can be a danger to them.

In addition to Bishop Curlin,

as well as the names of the alleged victims and perpetrators.

ence

two months, the

In the past

will

those

who

participated in the confer-

were Archbishop John F. Donoghue of Altanta, Ga.; and bishops Robert J. Baker of Charleston; J. Kevin Boland of Savannah; and F.

dio-

cese reported that five alleged inci-

dents involving priests have been turned over to civil authorities in the North Carolina counties in which the alleged abuses occurred.

A sixth case, involved a religious order priest serving in the diocese. He was removed from active ministry by the provencial of his religious order.

While a religious order operates autonomously, religious-order priests working in a parish or other diocesan institution are accountable under diocesan policies.

Last month, during a meeting via

call

Joseph Gossman of Raleigh. They addressed proposals involving accountability, the reporting of allegations and reassignment to ministry.

The bishops made it clear that their recommendation includes all past, present and future cases involving proven cases of sexual abuse with minors in any area of priestly minis-

"We must remind ourselves that these problems did not occur overnight, and therefore, cannot be solved overnight," said Bishop Curlin.

try.

ways of guaranteeing that every

diocese

is

ALL ARE WELCOME!!

taking steps to prevent

The Diocesan School Board has school board vacancies beginning 2002-03 school year. The School Board is a consultative

body

to the Bishop's representative, the

Diocesan Superintendent of Schools.

The Board meets monthly from September to May at various schools throughout the Diocese. The meetings take place during the week beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending

Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church announces Weekly Sunday Mass in English at 8 a.m., beginning May 5th

by 9:00 p.m.

School

board member must: Be a practicing Catholic. A letter of verification and recommendations by the pastor is required.

2. Be a participating parishioner of a parish in the

To be

Board Openings

eligible to serve, a

For

info, call

1.

704-391-3732 /

Office hours Tues

6212 Tuckaseegee Road, (just off 1-85

between

-

Fri

,

10

am 8 pm -

28214 32 and 33)

Charlotte

exits

Diocese of Charlotte.

for the

3.

Have

a

genuine interest and commitment to

Catholic schools.

Diocesan

4.

Be able

to

work effectively with others in

achieving consensus.

School

Board

Gem Lab

Carolina Members shall

Fine Jewelry Appraisals

serve terms of three years.

Chris S. Davidson, G.G., NAJA,

AJP

Individuals having school committee, board, PTO, Athletic Association or other school experience are

by sending a resume stating professional background and parish/school participation and letter stating why you would like to serve

by June 3 to: Dr. Michael Skube particularly encouraged to apply

Superintendent of Schools Catholic Schools Office

1123 South Church Street Charlotte, Feel free to contact Dr. Michael

comments

at (704) 370-3271.

NC 28203 Skube with questions or

The need

for expert appraisals is essential for proper security, insurance and estate planning. Plan ahead and have the proper documentation in place before renewing insurance or dealing with the aftermath of a loss, theft or damage. "The only thing more precious than your jewelry is your appraisal."

common

for people to be nervous about leaving their jewelry they don't know, so offer clients the option of me traveling to the location of their choice. They can stay with me from start It's

very

with

someone

I

to finish.

704-341-5886 "Appraisals by Appointment Only"

http://www.carolinagemlab.com

8

The Catholic News & Herald

Just as spring brings

new

life in

Around

new life, the month of May brings

formation, as children across the diocese,

after significant preparation, receive the

Holy

Communion

On May parish

in

4, first

sacrament

of

for the first time.

communicants

at St. Vincent

Charlotte took their faith to a

new

de Paul level

as

they received the sacrament during a special Mass.

May

10,

2002

Around the Diocese

YCOMMUNIOl Jesus

said, "Let the children

not stop

to

them because the Kingdom

longs to such as these." in his

come

me and do of

Then he took the

God

be-

children

arms, placed his hands on each of them and

blessed them.

--

Photos 6y Joann S. Keane

Mark 10:14,16

The Catholic News & Herald 9

10 The Catholic News & Herald

May

Read mg$

10,

2002

Book Review

Books affirm joys and

Word to Life

challenges of married Reviewed by

DANIEL LIZARRAGA

Similarly, Daniel

"Daddyhood"

News Service "I Like Being Married" and "Daddyhood" are two new books affirmCatholic

J.

Borchard,

who

on modern life as a young children. Subtitled 'This Changes Everything!" (indeed it

together

does!), the

by

book

is

have teamed up again to edit "I Like Being Married," a collection of stories and quotes from married couples, both celebrities and ordinary people, on what married life means to

flections will be appreciated

lic,"

them and ways

fathers since the stories

and grandparents

know

BEING

The

ARMED

selections in-

clude not just romantic

correspondence and recollections of special

shared

moments but

also stories of chal-

re-

those

r

£

a

R IT

<

R

ti

V A

I

s

.

A.N

o

Sio

The

quote

may

curate and/or

be ac-

humoris

ticular'

experience in

the context of one's re-

real part of married

lationship with

God

and a personal

inter-

is

a story

written by parents of a

pretation of what

child with severe spe-

is

God

quotes on love and re-

trying to convey through the event.

Readers will smile and be touched by the simple and ordinary moments of children in which the author is able to see an extraordinary occurrence reminding him of God's infinite love of all of God's children. He provides a personal glimpse of family life

lationships from the

and family dynamics

The couple how they have

needs.

cial

shares

Eoitcd i£>

si

MICHAEL LEACH

THERESE

J.

BORCHARD

struggled and supported each other through this experience.

tual

While not a spiribook per se, many

of the selections speak

of the divine as an integral aspect of a successful

marriage. There are

manner of

Bible and other reli-

in a

gious texts as well as

pation of the joy-filled

from vowed

surprises of each day.

celibates

and Pedro Arrupe.

These reflections con-

four children can be

elements

par-

tain universal

overwhelming many of today's

of love and commit-

ment

neither

is it

for

ents of smaller-sized

However, the grace-filled stories in "Daddyhood" will inspire both daddies and mommies to take time in the midst of their busy schedules to savor

embodied in married life.

"I Like Being Married" is not a recipe book for a successful marriage; that are

a research study. Rather,

families.

it is

an inspiring collection of personal journeys that reflect the mysterious and enjoyable dimensions of living a lifelong commitment with a spouse. Modern-day society would be well served with more such anthologies highlighting the very positive and very real treasure of mar-

the precious

moments of the

blessings of

their children. In this way, they also will

come

John

his glory

Catholic

to rest

—

HENSLEY

News Service

and

other-

vulnerable persons.

struggle through and turn fivery late and very tired, to my piece of writing, reflecting on the Scriptures for this week. And what do I

nally,

word of comfort from

Psalms: "The Lord salvation;

Lord should

is I

—A

whom

my

is

come

—

they are really yours."

Weary though

am,

I

I

find in

Scripture, in a specific set of Scriptures

that I am forced to turn to by my commitments, all the encouragement and rationale I need, and all the encouragement that the Spirit of Christ can offer me.

Why do we (myself, first of all) not turn to God for our comfort in

times of difficulty? He really is capable of providing all we need. Blessed be

name of the Lord!

the

QUESTION:

my light and my The

Have you neglected prayer and

whom

Scripture reading in your busyness?

to incessant prayer in

Have you thought to commit to daily time in God's word as a counter to an

should

I

fear?

refuge; of

life's

be afraid?" call

glory has

is advocating for us still: "For these I pray not for the world but for these you have given me, for

the

find?

—A

in its

on you."

his fellowship

put the newspaper to bed, electronically sending it to our printer 80 miles away. I've been handling press relations, while struggling to get coverage of the Vatican/U.S. summit on priest/clerical abuse out to the people of our diocese, along with a letter from our bishop explaining our efforts to protect children

When

you will rejoice Happy are you when you revealed,

And finally, word that we have not been abandoned, and that the One who has called us into his service and

I've just

I

Christ's sufferings. is

then God's Spirit

17:1-1 la

Acts, after Jesus' ascension into heaven

overscheduled

life?

(and preparatory to the outpouring of

SCRIPTURE TO

God's Spirit at Pentecost): 'Together they devoted themselves to constant

ILLUSTRATE: "Of you my heart

prayer."

—A message

to take courage, to

speaks;

you

my

glance seeks" (Psalm 27:8a).

Weekly Scripture

antici-

Perhaps the thought of raising

such as Jesuit Fathers

Teilhard de Chardin

are insulted for the sake of Christ, for

By JEFF

lenges that are a very

One example

exultantly.

Acts 1:12-14 Psalm 27:1, 4, 7-8a 2) 1 Peter 4:13-16

Driscoll's

R

life.

of Easter

who

always meaningful and places the par-

Trad m;O s

p

i

you share

children).

ous but the prayer X

Cycle A Readings: May 12, Seventh Sunday

3) Gospel:

moms

by

book begins with a quote by a famous person that captures the moral of the story and ends with a prayer composed by the author.

is

gether.

young

Each chapter of

that

manifested in the lives of two people who have joined to-

(as well as

families with

and

strengthen

2002

1)

not limited to reader-

ship

love

of the

author's reflections

edited the collection "I Like Being Catho-

12,

"Rejoice instead in the measure that

Driscoll's

a collection

is

May

parent of four

ing marriage and family. Michael Leach

and Therese

W.

my resolve in the assurance of God's consolation in 1 Peter:

Sunday Scripture Readings:

life

Scripture for the week of May 12 - May 18 Sunday (The Ascension of the Lord), Acts 1:12-14, 1 Peter 4:13-16, John 17:1-1 Monday, Acts 19:1-8, John 16:29-33; Tuesday (St. Matthias), Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 John 15:9-17; Wednesday (St. Isidore), Acts 20:28-38, John 17:11-19; Thursday Acts 22:30; 23:6-11, John 17:20-26; Friday, Acts 25:13-21, John 21:15-19; Saturday (St. John I), Acts 28:16-20, 30-31, John 21:20-25 Scripture for the week of Sunday (Pentecost Sunday), Acts 2:1-11,

May 19 1

-

May 25

Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13, John

20:19-23; Monday (St. Bernardine of Siena), James 3:13-18, Mark 9:14-29; Tuesday James 4:1-10, Mark 9:30-37; Wednesday, James 4:13-17, Mark 9:38-40; Thursday, James 5:1-6, Mark 9:41-50; Friday, James 5:9-12, Mark 10:1-12; Saturday (St. Bede) James 5:13-20, Mark 10:13-16

to recognize the vital role

they play in the lives of their children by providing the initial experience of

God's love and desire for them to bethe wonderful person God intends to become.

Let stairs be our

come them

ried love.

problem... not yours!

Ask about our Stairway

116,000 people will read these words this week!

Shouldn't they see

LOW ad rates

easy for small businesses

• •

Folds out of the

• Fits

YOUR COMPANY'S name here?

-

and

way

most stairways

•

Very affordable

•

We

(straight

(rent or

& curved)

buy)

install

individuals, tool

Chair

0 I Call (704)

370-3332 now!

Gatholic

& Equipment

800 Central Ave.

.

Member

lifts.

Easily attached to steps (not walls)

Rentals

& Sales,

Inc. Charlotte, NC . (800) 333-8431 of St. Thomas Aquinas

May

2002

10,

The Catholic News & Herald 11

Entertainment

"Les Destinees" Jean, however,

BY ANNE NAVARRO

NEW

is

that fuels the film's

News Service YORK (CNS) An ambi-

Catholic

—

the driving force

more complex un-

He

begins as a man of in an idyllic, carethe Swiss mountains with

derpinnings.

tious period piece, "Les Destinees"

God, then indulges

(Wellspring Media) follows a dynastic family involved in the porcelain business through the sweeping changes of World War I and the shift

free

from artisanship to industrial manu-

stance.

facturing.

with her strict moral temperament, and Pauline, exuding an earthy sexuality difficult to miss, represent the two opposite poles of his nature,

life in

Pauline by his side, and ultimately, after taking over the family business, becomes an artist and a man of sub-

Yet director Olivier Assayas overindulges by stretching the film unnecessarily to the three-hour mark.

The initial expectation is that these subtly drawn characters will somehow become the audience's intimate friends as more is revealed about them. However, this is not quite the

And

his

which wage

two wives, Nathalie,

constant struggle

a

within him.

pushes the audience's patience, making the viewer care less rather than more.

Set at the beginning of the 20th century among the bourgeois Protestant families of the Limoges region who have made their fortunes in cognac and fine porcelain, the film explores the passion and confusion stirred by sexuality, religion and the

A visual feast with lush cinematography and outstanding attention to detail, "Les Destinees" sumptuously re-creates the past. The changing costumes throughout the years and the natural-looking aging makeup confirm the quality of the production, as do the fine performances from the large ensemble cast.

But the film's slow tempo is a challenge as Assayas is unable to maintain the same level of interest throughout the 180 minutes.

Due to a sexual encounter and an

desire for material objects.

extramarital

by the third

result as,

The

act,

the film

Scene from Sony Classics' "Nine Queens" Tomas Fonzi and Ricardo Darin star in the movie "Nine Queens" by Sony Pictures Classics. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Leticia Bredice,

—

Picture Association of America rating

is

his first wife,

Navarro

CHRISTIAN Catholic In the Blue Ridge

is

on the staff of the U.S.

Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting.

second and more supportive wife, Pauline (Emmanuelle Beart).

SUMMER CAMPS

Owners

-

Resident Priest

Mountains of

NORTH CAROLINA

/ CAMP

f

—

FOR GIRLS

>

I

/^N

YOUR PLACE. YOUR

CAMP

Chosatonqa FOR BOYS

SOME DAYS YOU

Come

FEEL LIKE

WALKING FOR

the place where a child can explore, build self-confidence and self-esteem.

A wholesome and and grow

in

challenging environment where our youth can play, faith together.

activities

OUR GUEST.

community, and rediscover

you enjoy with the people you

love.

We know how

important your retirement years are to you and your That's

why they're important to

For more than

mountain Two national

PACE.

MILES. BE

to Pennybyrn at Maryfield, the Carolinas' premier (yet

surprisingly affordable] retirement

learn

— restricted.

—

Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert); and his

A

R

affair, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

anchors are Jean Barnery (Charles Berling), a former Protestant minister who reluctantly guides the family business through film's three

sweeping changes;

CNS photo from Sony Pictures Classics

50

years,

family.

us, too.

A Heritage of Graceful

Living,

camps, in the heart of the Blue Ridge, surrounded by forest, Whitewater rivers and waterfalls offering:

• swimming • drama* Whitewater canoeing * horseback »archery backpacking - arts and crafts 'mountain biking* kayaking gymnastics • tennis • nature study • riflery • team sports • and more...

Rock climbing riding

•

Call for

see our website:

Sessions:

2, 3,

5 or 9 weeks

2500 Morgan

Milt

*

PREREGISTRATION AVAILABLE NOW.

Free Video!

www.kahdalca.com

NC

CALL TODAY TO ARRANGE A TOUR. Ages 8-17

$1430 28712 (828) 884-6834

Tuition starts at

Road, Brevard,

peKiKiyoyr^Kl -'MARYFIELD

•

Wjm SSI

1

.866. MARYFIELD

www.maryfieldliving.org

1315 Greensboro Road

.

High Point.

^

NC 27260 336.886.2444 .

.

12 The Catholic News & Herald

May

& Columns

Editorials

Touched by God: Stories of the saints I've

The Pope

always been a big fan of the

friends talked about

Speaks

was

I

2002

The Bottom

my

Mickey Rooney and Judy Gar-

Line

land, I'd tell stories of St. Francis or Kateri Tekakwitha.

To me I

II

there

who seemed

was something fascinating about

have a special connection to God. I may have been envious, wanting to know what it felt like to have something miraculous happen to you. Certainly, the miracles and visions that saints were said to have experienced struck me as far better than movie magic or whatever else was

people

POPE JOHN PAUL

saints.

introduced to them as a child by the nuns. While

10,

to

think that, in a way,

ANTOINETTE BOSCO CNS Columnist

appealing or intriguing.

I've

ever a

Pope, at audience, prays for

success of U.N.

meeting on children

By CINDY WOODEN News Service Pope John Paul VATICAN CITY (CNS) II asked for prayers that the U.N. special session on children would lead to real strides in protectCatholic

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

ing the "precious, but also vulnerable treasure" of the world's children.

Speaking May 8 at his weekly general audipope said the U.N. meeting beginning the same day in New York should lead to international action to relieve the effects on children of "wars, poverty, exploitation and abuse of, every

ence, the

kind."

In his main talk at the audience, transferred indoors at the last minute because of a heavy rain,

Pope John Paul spoke about Psalm

known

as the "Miserere"

from

its

51,

opening phrase,

"Have mercy on me."

The pope said it was "the most beloved, sung and meditated upon of the penitential psalms, a hymn raised to the merciful God by a repentant

never stopped reading about the saints. Whenout, giving new insights or

new book comes

information about saints,

I

am

Bert Ghezzi, an author and father of seven, tells me he has the same reaction. In fact, he is so attracted to these spiritual giants we call saints that he embarked on a journey to get to know them better. With the help of a friend who has a library of books detailing the lives of some 2,000 saints, some famous, some obscure, Ghezzi began to see these amazing people in a new light.

"These saints, canonized by the church, worked miracles, but they were not canonized for these wonders. I don't believe miracles make anyone holy," said Ghezzi. "What makes one holy is the presence of the Spirit in their lives, their love, their faithfulness. I found these people were saints because they lived extraordi T nary lives for God"; God "touched their lives."

Ghezzi decided to focus on a number of saints known as mystics, writing about them as "ordinary people" with blemishes and weaknesses, yet as profound lovers of God and people, so much so that when they put their love into action, miracles flowed. His stories are now ,in a book titled "Mystics & Miracles, True Stories of Lives Touched by God" (Loyola Press).

As for who is a mystic, Ghezzi answers simply: They are people with a "special closeness to God: They get rid of all the clutter in their hearts to make more room for God."

sinner."

Spirituality

psalm, he said, is a stark acknowledgnot only of a human being's tendency to sin,

but of the evil one personally has committed.

"It is an experience which involves freedom

and responsibility and leads to the admission of having broken a bond" with God, the pope said.

Quoting Origen, an early Christian theologian, Pope John Paul said there are many people who "after having sinned are absolutely tranquil and give no thought to their sin."

But one who loves God and is aware of being loved by God "is tormented by remorse" after sinning and pleads with God for forgiveness as the writer of the psalm does.

The psalm also shows that "the confession of one's sin and the awareness of one's misery do not lead to terror or the nightmare of being judged, but rather to hope for purification, liberation and being a new creation," the pope said.

"The power of God's love surpasses that of sin," he said.

The May 8 audience also appeared to have sealed a new papal practice; as he has done since Easter, the pope ended his audience remarks to his fellow Poles

"If

by singing a Polish

folk song.

this

his

He

adds,

distance,

on

"I feel

too

many

of us keep saints at a

a pedestal. Subconsciously

we may

believe

from 'poor old me,' who's not 'them and me.' The church gives

they're genetically different 'full

of sin.' But

it's

us these souls to honor, but they're just like us except that they consistently decided to follow Christ, and

I

don't."

As for why miracles happen, Ghezzi believes that "God seems to work extraordinary things to attract attention to the truth."

Long

a leader in the charismatic

movement, Ghezzi underscores the Holy Spirit as the one behind the miraculous in this world.

"If we really want to be like the mystics, we won't look for miracles.

Nor

will

we

chase after spiritual

experiences," says Ghezzi. "Rather,

Holy

Spirit

on cozy

The ment

man what he hopes a reader will learn book and he quickly answers, enigmatically, [the saints^ can do it, why can't I?" Ask

from

fascinated.

touch our

we

will let

God's

lives."

feelings.

was never closer to God than when he was being crucified by the sinful clergymen of his time. He asked the Father to forgive them in spite of his feelJesus

for Today

ings. a time in 1954 when I was in the doing guard duty on Christmas Eve. I was cold and tired as I heard the sounds of hymns being sung at the post chapel. I was alone and feeling sorry for myself. As I tried to unite in spirit with those at Midnight Mass, I still felt a million miles away. I had doubts about my faith and strangely seemed to lose my feeling for God and the church. I was both angry and confused.

I

remember

Army

FATHER JOHN CATOIR

CNS

Columnist

Our feelings about God and the church at a time of scandal Did you know that there are more than 110 million unchurched people in America? scandals, that

Cynicism

number is

is

With

all

these

increasing daily.

the last refuge of the disenchanted

only leads to unhappiness. I it and try to keep your spirits high because Jesus came to bring joy. The devil does all he can to disrupt our peace and joy, and we must not let him.

Divine revelation helps us to see that Jesus is the answer to all problems. In the Book of Isaiah we read: "I will place the key of the House of David on his shoulder, what he opens, no one will shut, what he shuts no one will open. On him shall hang all the glory idealist.

am

Unfortunately,

it

hopeful that you will reject

of his family."

The key of the House of David is the symbol of authority given to Jesus, who has come to lead us home to the kingdom of joy. He gives us clarity about the meaning and destiny of human existence. He feeds our spirit with joyful anticipation.

There are many baptized Christians who tant from

God and

his church.

They have

What

I

learned upon reflection later was that

God does not depend on my feelings at any given moment. Union with God always depends more on his love for me than on my love for him. At baptism we _are bound to the Trinity for life, on good days and bad. Our true hope is always in him, not in intimacy with

the

men who

carry his message.

many of us have confused feelings ranging from outrage and fear to sadness and frustration. Remember that feelings are not facts, however justified they may be. The fact is that you and I are never alone or abandoned. Our union with God is secure because it always depends more on his love for us than on our feelings for him or his church.

He

always purifying the church, holding us to Don't be afraid of this scandal. It will pass.

We have lived with scandals ever since Judas betrayed the Lord, and we will live through this one. We is

his heart.

will

come out of it

a better church.

Jesus promised to be with us the end of the world.

feel dis-

suffered

because of the sins of a few and have become alienated.

The Lord wants them to put their trust in him, not in men. He also wants them to put their feelings aside and realize that intimacy with God does not depend

â&#x20AC;˘

In this time of crisis in the church,

\

all

days, even until

May

2002

10,

Light

The Catholic News & Herald 13

& Columns

Editorials

we need to remember the good of the many. I know of no priest who is not demoralized by the recent stories choose this vocation with hope and joy. of scandal. few,

One

We We feel called to ennoble the world

Candle

When

people.

brothers and

I

Family

by service to God's

you love that vocation as most of my do, your heart breaks to see it compro-

Reflections

mised by the actions of some.

Few

priests are as passionate about dedication to

the priesthood as

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

Among

The scandals: Beyond the shock and sorrow

to begin

is

to try to find a

way you

start to

admit a problem, and that's what the Church must do first, in harboring right now: admit it has a problem priests who would even do something like that to a child; and .second, in failing to act to permanently remove a true pedophile from ministry and children. We can't get better as a Church until we admit that we've done wrong.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Having put

said that,

in perspective.

There

no excuse

is

He

admitted that

it's

also vital that this crisis be

Even one

child abused

at all for a priest taking

is

too many.

advantage of

But in we must

his privileged position to hurt or exploit minors.

condemning those bad actions of some priests, never forget what the overwhelming majority of priests are about: true good.

Even severe

critics

of the Church admit that sexual

molesters of children might include three or four percent

of all priests. And that's awful. But it also means that at least 96 or 97 percent of priests have never and would

never harm a

child. In the

midst of all

this focus

now

there

deep concern and compassion for the victims of

this

sinful behavior.

The pope begged for divine The Holy Father also used

grace

in this

great

this sad occasion as

an encouragement not only to priests, but also for

He

to search for holiness.

all

wisely reminded us that

this

"re-

awakening." I'd like to continue this discussion in a forthcoming "Light One Candle." At that time, I'll get down to some practical ideas about how we might accomplish that "re-awakening." How do we take the darkness of these sins and turn it into a candle of shining brightness?

Question

Corner

CNS

To

prevent people from collecting

past.

Communions

this

reason for the stricter once-a-day rule in the

Today's broader policy trusts that

killer

awareness of

meaning of the Eucharist will discourage abuse and at the same time prompt people to receive Communion whenever it is appropriate, even more than once a day. the

Thieves or revolutionaries? to St.

Matthew,

the

word

"revo-

was substitutedfor "thieves," referring to the two men crucified with Christ (27:38). In my Bible the word is "bandits. " Why the change? (Pennsylvania) lutionaries"

ies" (revised

New

American

who wrote to me asking the were certainly alert A full response would be too involved for this column.

A brief explanation might be interesting, however, and help one realize that words in these translations are not A. You, and several others question,

chosen

arbitrarily.

It is

true that

"thieves" or "bandits."

gents" (original

New

Bibles traditionally call these

men

Other names, however, like "insurAmerican Bible) and "revolutionar-

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

at first.

Baby Leah arrived expected. Her parents, friends

who had

a

few weeks earlier than and some family

siblings

anticipated her arrival got the

news of her conception

in a creative,

spontane-

ous way.

They were all at a Chinese restaurant. As each read aloud the fortune from his or her fortune cookie, Don pretended to read from his cookie, "Mommy will have a baby." The general response from their three children, whose ages range from 14 to 7, was "yeah, right!" Their disbelief persisted as they continued to read each fortune from their cookies. When it was Alena's turn, the fortune she pretended to read was "Daddy's right!"

now common and

The

love

description of Barabbas in the four Gospels

is

your question.

Two of the Gospels, Mark and Luke, describe Barabbas as one who was in prison for taking part in an insurrection, a rebellion, during which a murder was committed. John calls him a "lestes," a Greek word that significant for a response to

means

a thief or a renegade, a rebel.

This designation of Barabbas has been seen, for example, as showing the hypocrisy of the Jewish leaders, who denounced Jesus as an alleged political criminal but now seek the release of a real enemy of the Romans.

Mark

Several verses later, (27:38) both refer to the

two men

(15:27)

and Matthew by

crucified with Jesus

same Greek word.

Based on the connection of John's word 'lestes" with insurrection and murder in the other two Gospels, it seems that

two men on

the cross as revolu-

tionaries or insurrectionists, rather than simply thieves.

The New American

Bible

is

a translation of Scripture from

the original languages, authorized by the bishops of the

United States

in

1970 and revised

in

1986. It

is

the

English translation used in most Catholic American parishes

many

Bible) are

probably a more accurate translation.

appropriate to identify the

same

in a

it

sunk

in after a

momentary

pause,

all rallied

initiation

into their circle of love.

Q. This past Passion (Palm) Sunday, in the reading

of the Passion according

Once

nouncement of her coming was her

received

way was one

occasion.

is

Baby Leah's birth may have been yesterday morning. However, the celebration of her life began months ago. The wonderfully clever an-

Columnist

In 1984 the Vatican commission for interpreting canon law ruled that, even at Mass, Communion should be

Masses, at least the

memorable

tion.

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

celebration (Mass).

I

a

around their parents, elated with great jubilation. The spontaneous joy from the kids erased Alena's minor ambivalence and marked the beginning of her joyous anticipa-

The rule allowing Communion only once a day was The Code of Canon Law (917) provides anyone who has received the Eucharist may receive it

1 1

how someone proposed marriage

while, that creativity

Once

A.

munion, in a superstitious manner. who proudly claimed she attended "essential parts," every Sunday.

nouncement

the kids

relaxed years ago.

Mass and Comonce knew a woman

heard about

or announced a pregnancy. People can go to great lengths and creativity to make the an-

child

John Paul II suggested that from painful reality, the Church must experience a Finally,

At one time a priest told us we could receive Communion more than once a day, for example at a morning wedding and then an evening Mass. Now we are told we can receive only once. Which is true? (Illinois)

are tempted to treat sacred things, even

Relaying messages of hope and spirit for the future Family announcements can make for great creativity. Think of the many stories you've

and the holy.

Communion more than once a day?

no more than twice. That is the policy today.

The church knows from experience that some people

Guest Columnists

guarantee that a married person will remain eternally or her vows, so no priest is automatically holy because he is ordained. For all, it takes an ongoing recommitment to seeking the good, the spiritual,

faithful to his

on the

again on the same day, but only during a eucharistic

TERRI

LYKE

born of spontaneity.

Don and Alena Boucree of St. Peter Claver Church in New Orleans gave birth to their fourth child yesterday morning. The pregnancy was unplanned and unexpected. Don took the news of the pregnancy with all smiles. Alena had some reservations about the idea of another

being a person of true holiness isn't a once-and-foralways attainment. It needs to be worked on each day.

Just as a wedding ceremony doesn't automatically

Q.

that

ANDREW &

a

is

all priests,

crisis.

can't get better, of course, until

has spoken of

because some have so badly violated public trust. Happily, he voiced a

make

to

better.

You

He

II.

the

is

"dark cloud of suspicion" over

pedophilia, the abuse of minors. It has to be faced head

way

his insights

such awful things.

For several months now, the Catholic Church has been buffeted by focus on priestly scandals involving

it

Pope John Paul

acknowledgement that as priests, we are all afflicted by the sins of some of our brothers. He talked about the "mystery of evil," wondering what could possibly make otherwise good people do

Guest Columnist

on, and the

is

the scandals in clear and unmistakable language.

and

is

the one you heard on Passion Sunday.

She enters this life into a family is no stranger. Months before her

in

which

birth, she

had the love of parents who love each other, and siblings who'd gladly move over to make room for her in their circle of love. She is also received by a faith community that promises to stand by her for a lifetime. Baby Leah enters this life naked and underweight, fragile and totally dependent. Yet, she starts life with the riches of the Kingdom of God in her grasp.

Congratulations, Alena and Don! Welcome to the world, Leah!

Questions for Reflection: * What story of a creative family announcement can you recall? * When has the anticipation of a child's birth

*

drawn you

How

closer as a family?

has the support of family, friends and church been a source of strength for you?

14 The Catholic News & Herald

May

Around the Diocese

10,

2002

CSS to raise awareness and funds with Vineyard of Hope ALESHA

By

anywhere

M. PRICE

CHARLOTTE

—

People will

have the opportunity to sample wines, bid on auction items and help Catholic Social Services Charlotte Regional Office (CSS) in the process. Vineyard of Hope will be held May 16 at the Gateway Village Promenade from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The idea behind the winetasting and auction is multi-layered a CSS fund-raising effort, a time for fellowship and a way to inform people about CSS.

—

"We wanted to try a fresh approach to the annual dinner in terms of the program and getting new people involved," said

Ann

else," said Kilkelly.

"CSS

re-

sponds to people's needs, and the bot-

Staff Writer

Kilkelly, director

of development for CSS, who has been working for the diocese a little over a year. "We are looking to continue this as an annual event."

The name comes from the winetasting portion of the event and the

work of CSS in the community. "Hope speaks about what CSS does in people's lives whether it is someone who comes for counseling, adoption or any kind of help that they can't get

tom

line

is

ing, hors d'oeuvres

include wine tast-

and a

silent

and

live auction.

People will have the opportunity

the diocese

to hear a description of the wines be-

does."

view auction items before bidding and hear live jazz music.

mittee,

fore tasting,

Mike

Collins of Charlotte Talks, a

National Public Radio show, will be the emcee, and George Erdle, wine consultant, has been working with the CSS event subcommittee to provide information about the wines to be sampled.

Dr. Bill Rice, co-chair of the subcommittee and chair of the CSS advisory board, said that the wine tasting

and auction

will serve as a

new venue

and financial suplooking for innovative ways to attract supporters and let the public know about CSS. "We're really trying to build fellowship. CSS has been very busy, and resources are limited. So, we are looking for new ways to raise money," said

for gaining friends port.

The board

who

don't

Fayetteville,

NC

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER:

Catholic religious institute is seeking a full time Chief Financial Officer. Responsibilities include financial planning, budgeting, accounting, investments, payroll, insurance programs and taxes. or equivalent degree in Accounting/Finance is required. At least five years experience in financial management in similar organization. Familiarity with Church related institutes is desirable. Please send cover letter, resume, references to: CFO Search, Post Office Box 21918, Charleston, SC 29413, by June 15,2002.

MBA

COORDINATOR OF RELIGIOUS time. Oversee

and direct

all

Faith Formation (K-12).

ED:

Part-

aspects of

Applicant must be

with experience in background desired.

Contact Fr. Lawrence Heiney, Annunciation Church, Albemarle, NC 28001. Phone: 704982-2910. e-mail: annalbnc@vnet.net practicing

Catholic

catechetics. Educational

DIRECTOR OF FAITH FORMATION: Elizabeth

Ann Seton

Catholic Church

is

St.

a par-

of 500 families looking for a professional minister to direct adult and teen faith formation.

Master's degree in Religious Studies or related field necessary.

Please send resumes and salary ish

requirements

to

Search

Committee,

700

committed to youth and their formation. Primary focus: high school youth in areas of liturgy and spirituality, catechesis, outreach, and social activities. Director serves as member of pastoral team. College graduates with at least 2 years' experience as a youth minister or equivalent preferred. Salary and benefits commensurate with education and experience. Send resume and references to Sarah McPherson, St. Peter Catholic Church, 2700 East 4th St., Greenville, NC 27858, or mcpherson@greenvillenc.com interpersonal

and

information

Contact Staff Writer Alesha M. Price 370-3354 or e-mail

by calling (704)

amprice@charlottediocese.org.

Serving Charlotte with integrity for over 40 years!

Jtmitsubishi

HONDA

JMfc MOTORS 695

1

7001

Independence Blvd.

E.

E.

Independence Blvd.

704-535-4444

704-531-3131 Frank LaPointe, President,

Member

Classified

of

St.

Gabriel Church

ads bring results! Over 116,000 readers! Over 48,000 homes!

Rates: $.50/word per issue ($10 minimum per issue)

Deadline:

1

2 noon Wednesday, 9 days before publication

How to order: Ads may be E-mailed to ckfeerick@charlottediocese.org,

skills,

faxed to (704) 370-3382 or mailed Cindi Feerick,

The

Catholic

News &

Herald,

Catholic High School. The Monsignor Walter J. Donovan High School in Athens, GA is taking applications for the position of principal. The Archdiocese of Atlanta school is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008. Candidate must be a practicing Catholic of high integrity and

have a proven commitment to the development and maintenance of religious education. This key position offers the opportunity to hire and work with faculty and to plan, develop and manage curriculum from its inception. The ideal candidate be highly motivated, innovative, enthusiastic and be an experienced academic leader. Candidate should possess strong leadership, organizational, interpersonal and communication skills to guide the new school. QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of master's degree in educational administration, five years' administrative experience certifiable in Demonstrated expertise in the areas of Georgia. curriculum development, supervision and evaluation of instruction. Competitive salary and benefitsare commensurate with credentials and experience.

1

Submit a

letter of interest, resume, three letters of reference and original university transcripts to: & Associates, PC, Attn: Search Committee, 2405 W. Broad St, Ste. 200, Athens, Ga 30606.

TWS

to:

123 S. Church

Payment: For information,

PRINCIPAL: New

will

further

Dealerships

ministry director for established program. Candi-

Seeking dependable caregiver to assist elderly with non-medical care in their homes. Part time and full time. Top hourly fees.

VISITING ANGELS (704) 442-8881.

For

reservations, call (704) 370-6155.

aJ=>orr-fj£

dates should be practicing Catholics with strong

CAREGIVER:

Geri King, director of the CSS Charlotte Regional Office, said that they are looking forward to a great time when they can enjoy friends on behalf of the agency.

28311.

DIRECTOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY: Growing parish of 1300 families in eastern NC seeks youth

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Staub.

We'll beat any advertised price... Let us prove it!

,

Classified

know what CSS

is

Mount de Sales Academy, a 136-year-old Sisters of Mercy school in historic Macon, GA, has a unique opportunity for an experienced and visionary leader desirous of working with an independent, committed Board of Trustees who want to take the school to a new level of excellence. A National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and college preparatory school, grades 7-12 with an enrollment of 600, requires a candidate whom must be a practicing Catholic educator holding an advanced degree with administrative and financial background. Preference will be given to those persons who have a passion for exciting students for a lifetime of learning. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience. Position available July 1 2002 or 2003. For a profile of MDS, a detailed description of our expected candidate, and job description, visit our website: www.mds.macon.ga.us. Send a letter of interest and resume to: Chris R. Sheridan Chairman, President Search Committee PO Box 4441 Macon, GA 31208

St.,

the wonderful things they have done."

Auction items will include a 1971 convertible Mercedes from Ron Shue Imports, a weeklong family trip to Beaver Creek, Colo., a golfer's dream weekend, sports memorabilia and other donated items. "We are in awe of the generosity of the donors," said

Bea Staub, co-chair of the subcomis very familiar with CSS. She and her husband, Pat, adopted their two children, Dylan, 6, and Danielle, 8, from Russia through the CSS International Adoption Program.

"My husband and I were blessed with two wonderful children, and we are in debt to CSS for life and would do anything to help them," said "the auction coordinator. "CSS is the best kept secret; they do so much with limited staff and resources. We are here to create an awareness and spread the

PRESIDENT

Carnegie

word about

We

helping people."

The evening will

Rice. "We are hoping to reach young people who are untapped with this kind of an event held uptown. are trying to reach out to the young adult community because there has been such as influx of young Catholics to

call

St.,

Charlotte,

NC 28203.

(704) 370-3332.

(St. Matthews)? Grocery store? Restaurants?

3 bedrooms, large Target? Look no more kitchen, living area, gas log fireplace, dining

—

•

area, screened/glass patio facing pond, foun-

gazebo, trees (pinwheel style). Original since 1997 - Ballantyne area/Village of Troon. (704)341-3 191 for appointment, price. tain,

WORK AT HOME:

$1500

a

month

part-time; in Home Interna-

$4500-$72O0 full-time. Work tional company needs Supervisors and Training.

Free

owner

Assistants.

booklet.

www.CalledToFreedom.com (877)320-755.

FOR RENT VACATIONS

RESORT RENTAL OR miles N. Asheville, 2 bedrooms,

1

WEEKLY RENTAL:

SALE: Wolf

NC; 1600 square

feet,

Laurel, 25 furnished,

-

Charming

bath, fifeplace, deck, cable; pool,'

1 bath. $475/week.

(828) 253-3639 or karenhantz@charter.net for information.

nished. 2 bedroom,

horseback riding, hiking, mountain view; $550/ week, or $l600/month, or $6000/6 months. Sale price: $135,000. Call Sue: (828) 689-5908.

FOR SALE

CONDO HUNTING?

Asheville

cottage, conveniently located, completely fur-

COMPUTER SUPPORT

COMPUTER SOLUTIONS: We Computer moms

-

come to you!

Your Mentors On the Move.

Charlotte and surrounding counties

Enjoy walking to church

447-3666.

-

call:

888-

S

May

2002

10,

SEWING, from page

1

Beach, Va. Father Francis T. Cancro,

St.

Eugene's pastor, liked the idea; implementing it took more than a year.

Parishioner Mary Hazinski, volunteering to sew the pall,

home

measure a

to

went

to a funeral

casket.

Her hus-

band, David, an engineer, designed the 1

1

fit

-foot-by- 17-foot pall so that a coffin

The

would

it

and hang evenly.

center panel, which covers the

top of the coffin,

The

a thick, white fabric.

is

where the names are open-weave had to be something that was

side panels,

inscribed, are of a soft, cloth. "It

The Catholic News & Herald 15

Around the Diocese Even those who have no names are not forgotten. One corner panel, dedicated to all stillborn and unborn children, contains a simple black outline of the Mary and the Christ Child. A red cross represents the mother's heart.

However, if a child has been named and then dies, his or her name appears with those of other deceased parishioners.

Any friend or relative can help embroider the name of a deceased St. Eugene parishioner. A sewing-ministry member helps with the stitches. On the same Sunday that Robert Thome's name took its place on the pall, Ann Hunt, Tobey Livingstone and their sister-in-law, Barbara Reid, added the name of Ann and Tobey's father, Philip one of the original parishioners.

Reid

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

parishioners' family members who were not St. Eugene parishioners.

"When we started this, I don't

Reid, 87, died at sunrise on Easter Sunday. "He said he wanted to spend Easter with Jesus," Barbara Reid said.

"It

meant

a lot to

me

that

Daddy

think any of us

be remembered; this church meant a lot to him," Hunt said after embroidering part of her father's name.

"When I started doing this,"

would

will

World War

II.

Her mother died

Russian hospital and was buried

this

"Of

I

what church is Even if you don't remember the person, you remember the name, and that is remembering the person." healing, and that's about.

in a

in a

mass grave.

Contact Correspondent Joanita

cate one of the pall's corner panels to

"When we

church.

MM*

preserved in a book at the

all

all

started,

first

I

The

we

didn't have individuals (outside the

we had

team that was very actually had people, who were

ministry) to stitch;

a

stitched," Cicotello said. "It

hard.

We

experienced stitchers,

do

this.' It

who

was amazingly

said,

CathCompany lie

can't

'I

Outlet Store9

difficult.

was hard because of it not being

"It

a traditional stitch,

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and

it's

not a cross-stitch

a solemn responsibility.

it's

Fine Catholic Books

No

one wanted to make a mistake. We checked and double-checked spellings.

And there was the time pressure for each person to finish her 17 or 23 names by the end of the month," she

FAITH

and Gifts

needs recharging.

said.

For four months, four

different

women

took the panels home each month. Those who had the long, side panels stitched 23 names; those with the end panels embroidered 17 names.

A red cross separates each name from the one beside it.

Then Hazinski sewed the panels to a white, flannel lining. Father Cancro blessed the pall during a commissioning ceremony.

Here's

MOVING?

Your Outlet

Take us with you!

Please help us reduce postal fees give us

NEW

your

tion notice) If you

and

address (or cancella-

BEFORE you move. have your address

label,

include that, too.

Name

Thousands of items

in stock!

Old address Old city

15% OFF

zip

NEW address (

NEW city/state

zip

Date of move/cancellation: Mail

The

changes

Catholic

....

Herald

Address Changes 1123 S. Church Street Charlotte, NC 28203

Or e-mail

IN-ST0RE COUPON) 485

this info to:

228 Zimmer Road Fort Mill, SC 29715

521 NC

to Hwy 521 (Johnston Rd) and go south approx. 5 miles. Shortly after crossing the state line, turn left at the BP station. Go V* mile and turn left into Zimmer Business Park - #228.

Store hours:

Phone:

Monday to Friday: 10 AM Saturday: 10 AM to 1 PM (803)396-5399,

ext.

240

The Catholic

(Johnston Rd)

Company Outlet Store

sc

Take 1-485

catholicnews @ charlottediocese.org

Thank you.

Charlotte

The Catholic Company Outlet Store

to:

News &

Downtown 1-77

BP to 5

PM

M.

Nellenbach by calling (828) 627-9209 or e-mail jnell@dnet.net.

Cicotello hopes to eventually dedi-

easy to embroider on, but cross-stitch material is too stiff," Cicotello said.

Initially, about 20 women volunteered to embroider the names, which

were

all

have ever done, and do, if someone said, 'You have to give up all your ministries and can only keep one,' this is the one I would keep.

You saw the families that were here today. They tell their stories. It's very the ministries that

Mukosiej said, "I was thinking, This is something that will be remembered.'"

That's important to Mukosiej, who does not know where her mother is buried. Born in Poland, Mukosiej and her family were deported to Russia during

knew how much

affect us," Cicotello said.

Or shop

online

at:

Cathol icCompany.com

16 The Catholic News & Herald

Bridges for Women span

By REV. MR.

May

Living the faith

spoke of Mary through her

GERALD POTKAY

GREENSBORO

2002

many lives of faith own

experi-

ences.

Correspondent

—

"Mary was

Twenty-four Paul the Apostle Church gathered to celebrate Mass and share in a modest breakfast, fellowship, talk and meditation May 4. Pattie

women from

10,

an ordinary

St.

young

a

who

girl

lived

extraordinarily," she

life

said.

Lennon also noted, "Prayer is the gate used to gain entrance to God.

My

Mary Anne Baumgartner and Sue

has been steered by prayer, especially the rosary."

Perez were a part of the core group that brought "Bridges for Women" into real-

"Mothers are the saints of God," added Lennon. "You are all important.

Disney, Vicki Schaller,

members of

"After

Pam

life

Johnson,

We

attended an Ignatius-style retreat in we became excited about the faith and needed a way to enhance our Atlanta,

faith journey," said

"I

Photo by Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay

Susan Raybold stands beside a portrait of the Virgin Mary while speaking to a group of over 20 women at the "Bridges for Women" meeting at St. Paul the Apostle Church May 4. ferred to the Annunciation found in St.

.

—

women.

Because the month of May is traditionally the month of the rosary, and

month

Mary, she was

is

dedicated to the

the topic for the

May

4

meeting.

Oblate Father Anthony Gilborges, parochial vicar of St. Paul the Apostle Church, started the meeting with Mass.

Afterward, Johnson gave the welcome and introduced the first speaker, Susan Raybold.

A tended

Greensboro

native,

Raybold

at-

Our Lady of Grace School and

received a bachelor's from the University

A

of North Carolina at Greensboro. of St. Paul the Apostle Church

member

Raybold is an and has contributed her expertise to high school level faith formation classes for nine years.

Raybold explained how her friendship with Mary grew through the faith and devotion of her own mother who always prayed the rosary. Raybold re-

for the last

live

Woman, said that she realhow Mary affects her everyday life. relate to Mary. I look to her. The

ized

—

the entire

must

Bridges for

Disney.

Bridges for Women is a way of accomplishing this mission.

The name "Bridges for Women" came from the belief that human-crafted bridges are awesome, but that the most magnificent bridge of all is the one not Mary, who crafted by human hands fully cooperated in the Incarnation and continues to bridge the gap between humanity and her divine son, Jesus.

Meeting quarterly and always on the first Saturday of the month, the women's evangelization efforts began Nov. 3, 2001. There are always two speakers at the meetings one who gives the faith-filled viewpoint of the younger women; the other who offers the experiences, knowledge and faith of the older

We

can help each other.

one day at a time as we walk with God and with Mary."

Robin Conklin, a new member of

group

this core

Luke's Gospel to

show

that Mary's role

woman was one filled with risk and danger from the time she gave her "fiat" to God. "At a time when women had no rights and were aware of the possibility of stoning just for being pregnant before as a

Mary was

marriage,

challenges and

all

and the Holy Spirit. Therefore, we can't have one without the others."

The second speaker was Libby Lennon, a mother of six, a St. Paul the Apostle parishioner for 28 years and an Associate of the Poor Servants of the

Mother of God

at Maryfield.

rosary

very important

is

my life,"

in

she

said.

who

Kate Smith, meeting,

attended her

"The Holy

said,

working today.

I

situations.

has been

is

first

truly

can't live without the

rosary. It has helped

many Mary

Spirit

It

my

me

is

get through

my

strength

whole all

life.

along."

Contact Correspondent Rev. Mr. Gerald Potkay by calling (336) 427-8218, or e-mail gpotkay@triad.rr.com.

Lennon

faced with these

of the other physical

and emotional changes

women go

For First

Caring for Charlotte Area Catholic Families

in

Their Hour of

&

Need Since 1926

Communion

Confirmations

through," said Raybold.

Mary, said Raybold, is the silent example who confirmed everything she did through God. "Even as Mary took care of Jesus and encouraged him at the wedding feast of Cana, she enabled me to get through the trials of my own life by sharing them with her and with

Special Gfts Religious Articles

Cards

FUNERAL SERVICE, INC.

We welcome mail orders and special orders!

Charlotte 704-334-6421

Carolina Catholic

Pineville 704-544-1412

Bookshoppe

Jesus," said Raybold.

Raybold

said the rosary

help get through

is

a tool to

"Meditation on the mysteries and envisioning Mary wrapping her mantle around me totally changed my life," she told the group.

"Of course we honor Mary. But remember that she is named in the Apostles' Creed," said Raybold. "There

13 years,

is

life's

trials.

Mint

Hill

(704)342-2878

704-545-4864

Fax (704) 334-3313 4410-F Monroe Road, Charlotte,

Derita 704-596-3291

NC 28205

Mon.-Fri. 9:30am - 5:30pm Sat. 9:30 - 3:00pm

a definite bond between Mary, Jesus

active catechist

30

9

Are you doing everything you can to save for college?

Are you sure?

YEARS EXPERIENCE Introducing Scholars Choicer?" a

tax-advantaged program designed to help families save for a child's education.

Get started today with as Uttfe as $25, and benefit from an account balance limit of $235,000.

PYANO MAN

When you Please

call

Pianos Bought and Sold

the diocesan

Ensure a Strong Future. Allow

your

"living water"

you choose.

a parish, school, agency

or the diocese to look ahead and plan with confidence.

Enact a Lasting Legacy. Provide your loved ones with a — your faith and the

continuing reminder of your values

A member of citogrourST Plsass see Hie Program Disclosure Slaletnenl for

mission of the church.

more compete informa-

tion oil Scholars Choice, including a description ol risks, lees

Iris

und Wpenses associated witn an investment

csntribulion in the

iiniils.

Plan Read

il

carefully Before investing.

704-321-5843

with

foundation you... ,

year,

flow? with financial aid to the ministry

an

endowment

Salomon Smith Barney®

Piano Tuning, Repairs, Refinishing

FREE ESTIMATES

establish

at (336) 721-9221 for a free enrollment kit.

Piano Tuner/Technician

Enable Perpetual Support. Every

Jeanne O. McCulloch

Financial Consultant

HENRY C. ROZELL III 2nd Generation

r

Scholars Choice

Smith Barney

is

is a

Salomon Smilrt Barney tnc Salomon service nark ol Salomon Smild Barney Inc

service mark ol

a regisiered

®2MlSfeii/.-,.S:'iil!i&ii;-:.,l-'i

to

ina-i

NASiJ SiPC

Roman

Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

For more information contact Oina Rliodes, Director of Planned Giving, 701-370-3320, or Jim Keltey Director 1123 S. Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203, amrhoJes@ckarlotteibcese.imj

of Development, 704-370-3301,