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Southern bishops call for prison alternatives Catholic leaders issue fourth criminal justice statement BY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MARTIN,

Ky.

—

Alternatives to imprison-

The

fourth in a series of criminal justice statements

from the

ment "must be searched

for

and implemented,"

ex-

said,

it

plaining that the criminal justice

system was created

Catholic bishops of Southern

face of violence, as a

states calls for alternatives to

provide public safety.

when-

incarceration to be used

ever possible.

The statement AprU

is

in the

way

to

issued in

part of a planned six-

"Prisons, like wars, are

part series on criminal justice

public admissions of defeat for

issues from the bishops of 12 Southern states.

humanity," said the statement: "'I

Have Come

to Heal

..."

ReSee PRISON, page 13

storative Justice."

U.S. prelate wonders why no

one heeded warnings of torture Cardinal says early support produced no outcry BY

JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY

—

More than

a year ago, U.S.

Cardinal

Francis Stafford

J.

warned that the "war on terrorism" was leading to implicit

acceptance of torture See TORTURE, page 9

Photo by Karen A. Evans

Beyrau wraps Tyler Anthony in a traditional Kenyan cloth as part of her presentation to students of Our Lady of the Assumption School May 20. Through their "OLA Builds a School in

Sister Pat

Africa" project, students collected

$1,700

to help furnish rural schools in Kenya.

Charlotte students raise for BY

African schools

KAREN

A.

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schoolchildren.

STAFF WRITER

So she paid

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sister

a visit to her

principal, Patricia

Hunter Smith

took over as the student council president of Our Lady of the Assumption School last September, she dreamed of helping other

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woman

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Current and upcoming topics from around the world to your own bacl<yard

In Brief

Missouri to vote

amendment

(CNS)

—

man and one

marital status entered into in another

amendment

union between one

to the

Mis-

woman.

state, will

Missourians will vote on the proposed amendment at either the August primary election or the November gen-

in Missouri," the bill said.

eral election.

voters a constitutional

not a vote against people who are homosexual," said Rev. Mr. Larry Weber, executive director of the

fining marriage.

'This

is

Missouri Catholic Conference, which lobbies the state General Assembly.

"It is

a vote in favor of preserving the

traditional family unit in this state.

Families are and always have been the

We

foundation of our society. believe that without stable families, our society will collapse,"

he

said.

State law already defines marriage

one woman.

man and

between one

as existing only

A

amend-

constitutional

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Diocesa n. planner PHOTO BY Paul Haring

SWANNANOA

in

Church, 102

—

St.

Andrew

Margaret Mary

Place, offers Adora-

tion of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday of each month following the 12 p.m. Mass with Benediction at 5 p.m. For information call (828) 686-8833.

BOONE VICARIATE

SPARTA — St.

new memorial:

Frances of Rome Church,

about time

CHARLOTTE VICARIATE

WASHINGTON War

II

veterans say

— World

lains

would

about time a

meet

soldiers'

(CNS) it's

memorial honoring their service and that of their fallen comrades be built.

After years of wrangling over its design and the site for it, the memowill be dedicated

rial

May

29.

The

structure lies east of the Reflecting

Pool ton

in the

shadow of the Washing-

Monument on

the National Mall.

Three Catholic veterans of the .

war residing

at the

Armed Forces Re-

tirement Home in Washington hoped to attend the dedication.

"It's about time" for a monument, said Jewell Miggins, 80, who served stateside in the Women's Army Corps in Illinois while her late husband fought in the Pacific theater.

Joseph Kuhar, 87, served in Europe in the Special Service unit of the

armed forces that mounted entertainment for the troops. Performers he worked with included Marlene Dietrich, Dinah Shore, Eddie Cantor and Mickey Rooney.

Kuhar's job wasn't cushy. Soldiers received five points for every battle they were in, and one point for every area they were in where there was fighting. Kuhar received 65 points before he left the Special Service unit.

He

said he

remembered how chap-

offer

Mass

hunger

in

Europe

—

CHARLOTTE The 50+ Club of St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., will

to

for the divine.

meet June 9

"We'd come from four miles at

Lucille

The memorial,

built

on

a

new

south ends. Each state, the District of Columbia, and every U.S. territory at that time will be represented by a 17to 56 in all foot granite pillar

—

—

symbolize national unity during World War II.

at (704)

—

rescall

537-2189.

Peter Church, 507 S. Tryon St., will offer Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on the first Friday of every month following the 12:10 p.m.

Mass and Benediction at 1:30 p.m.

CHARLOTTE Transition

is

St.

—

Christians in Career

a ministry of St.

Church, 8015 Ballantyne

Matthew

Commons

Pkwy., devoted to helping people in career crises. The meetings take place on the first and third Monday of each month 7-9 p.m. in the conference room. For more information, call Rev. Mr. Jim Hamrlik at (704) 576-0456.

—

plaza on the Mall, features 24 has relief panels depicting America's war years. Two 43-foot arches serve as markers on the memorial's north and

Kroboth

CHARLOTTE

memorial.

Robert Cooper, 81, stayed out of combat as a Navy mechanic fixing airplanes, first in Florida and then at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

"I never had a shot fired at me," he said, but "I saw plenty of dying 21 people in one day in Pensacola," Cooper said. "I lost a number of fairly good friends" in crashes during training exercises.

Cooper learned about the Catholic faith from a priest, a Navy chaplain, while stationed in Florida. He became a Catholic in 1949.

at 10:30 a.m. with entertain-

ment and lunch in the parish hall. For ervations and more information,

night to see Father say Mass in the back of a Jeep if we had to," he noted.

"I think it should have been built a long time ago," Kuhar said of the

around

"If

amendment

de-

our laws redefine marriage to

include same-sex unions, then marriage

menu

simply becomes a

for

choosing a

variety of relationships," the bishops is all marriage is, then no reason why polygamy and other relationships cannot be added along with same-sex unions to the ban-

"If that

said.

there

is

ner of 'marriage.'"

"Our laws can uphold traditional marriage or they can attempt to validate a variety of sexual relationships, but they cannot do both," the bishops

said.

—

The Cancer Support Group for survivors, family and friends meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. For more information, call Marilyn Borrelli at (704) 542-2283.

CHARLOTTE

— The Happy Timers of

Ann Church meet

the first

CXthqlic NEW^ERALD

welcome. For more information,

PUBLISHER: Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis EDITOR: Kevin E. Murray STAFF WRITER: Karen A. Evans GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Tim Faragher ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE: Cindi Feerick Season

call

Charles Nesto at (704) 398-0879.

GREENSBORO

VICARIATE

HIGH POINT— To

permark 10 years petual Eucharistic adoration at Maryfield Chapel, 1315 Greensboro Rd., Bishop Peter J. Jugis will celebrate Mass June 13 at 3 p.m. with a Corpus Christi procession and blessing of the sick. All are welcome to attend. Father Frank O'Rourke, pastor of Our Lady of Grace Church, will be master of ceremonies. For more information call

(336) 886-2444.

—

GREENSBORO

Notre

Dame

Catholic

High School is planning an alumni reunion for Aug. 14, 2004. For more information, call Nicholas Schnyder at (336) 333-3456 or e-mail nicholas.schnyder@bellsouth.net.

—

HIGH POINT

Immaculate Heart of

Mary Church, 512 Montlieu

Ave., offers

"Gentle Fitness" classes Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:30-2:30 p.m. The classes are structured to the fitness levels of seniors free

and anyone wanting low-impact aerobic workout. For more information, call Deana CoUis at (336) 885-7029.

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Hendrix and Highlands Rds., sponsors the Oratory of Divine Love Prayer Group in the parish house the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m. Call (336) 372-8846 for more information.

War II vets on It's

Missouri's Catholic bishops wrote and urged lawmakers to send to the

each month with a luncheon and prograrh

the war.

Catholic World

not be recognized as marriage

CHARLOTTE

ASHEVILLE VICARIATE

Truman appears on a granite wall at the new Washington May 19. The memorial, which will be

A quote from President Harry S. Memorial in National World War formally dedicated May 29, is located between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall. Its design and features pay tribute to the 16 million who served in the U.S. armed forces and the more than 400,000 who died

state courts or law-

souri Constitution defining marriage as a

II

ment would prevent

makers from striking down that law.

"Marriage between persons of the same sex, and full faith and credit of that

Missouri will sup-

officials in

port a proposed

CNS

constitutional

to define marriage

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ROM THE VATICAN

Parents obligated to control

what children see pope says VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— Par-

nts have a serious obligation to control what their children are allowed to watch or see on television, at the movies and on the Internet, Pope John Paul II said.

But government authorities

also

have a duty to ensure that the media, specially those using public air-

waves to communicate, "are always and the common good," the pope said.

Pope John Paul spoke about the media during his midday "Regina respectful of the truth

May

Coeli" address

23, the church's

World Communications Day.

The pope

said the church looks

toward communications professionals "with attention, kindness and a

media,

In

(CNS) As Rome's Jewcommunity celebrated the 100th anniversary of its monumental syna-

them

a frank

and open dialogue in order to encourage a commitment on behalf of the authentic progress of humanity."

Pope John Paul said the media offer individuals and families "the vast resources of communication and information" that can contribute to "education, cultural enrichment and spiritual growth."

But the media also can cause

damage

to the family

"se-

when they

present an inadequate or even distorted vision of life, of the family itself, of religion and of morality," he said.

"Therefore, one must learn to use them with wisdom and prudence," the

pope

said.

gogue. Pope John Paul

new

mercy and

VICARIATE

—

A Charismatic Mass is celebrated the first Thursday of each month in Sebastian Chapel of St. Aloysius Church, Second St. NE. at 7 p.m. For further 92 information, contact Joan Moran (828)1

327-0487.

HICKORY

— A Grief Support Group meets Wednesday of each 6:30 p.m. in the parlor of St.

the second and fourth

month

at

Aloysius Church, more information,

call

Second St. NE. For the church office at

(828) 327-2341.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN VICARIATE

WAYNESVILLE—

St. John the EvanChurch, 234 Church St., offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the first Friday of every month following the 9 a.m.

gelist

modern world, which confrontations and

—

—

MOORESVILLE

A Support Group for Parents fVho Have Lost a Child of any age meets the second Monday of each month at p.m. at St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd. draw strength from others' experience of loss and grief For more information, call Joy at (704) 664-39.92.

is

lacerated by

hostility,"

the

pope wrote to the community.

The pope's message was read

"Nevertheless, while

it

is

obliga-

not enough to express disapproval and condemnation of the hostility toward the Jewish people that frequently marked history. also must develop friendship, esteem and fraternal relations with them," tory,

it is

We

the pope said.

23 anniversary celebration, which the city's Jewish community marked by renewing its commitment to dialogue with .Christians and Mus-

The pope said Christians and Jews couldn't help but worry about the continuing violence in the Holy Land where "too much innocent blood" has been shed by Israelis and

lims.

Palestinians.

the

at

May

The synagogue,

built

between

and 1904, replaced the five small synagogues of Rome's Jewish ghetto, where the city's Jews were forced by papal order to live begin1901

in 1556.

in

the pope visited the syna1986,

it

was considered

a

breakthrough gesture that did much to strengthen the bonds of friendship between Christianity and Judaism. It was the first time a modern pope had entered a synagogue.

Pope John Paul recalled the

"For

we want today to raise prayer to the Eternal in

this,

a fervent

and in hope, to the God of 'shalom' so that hostility will no longer overwhelm with hatred those who call Abraham father Jews, Christian and Muslims," the pope said.

"If we learn to unite our hearts and our hands to respond to the divine call, the light of the Everlasting will draw near to enlighten all peoples, showing us the path of peace," the pope said. "We all want to follow it with one heart." faith

—

Mass

until 4:15 p.m. For information, the church ofVice at (828) 456-6707 or Christine Ryan at (828) 926-1331.

call

SYLVA

—

St. Mary Church offers Adoraof the Blessed Sacrament the first Saturday of every month following the 9 a.m.

tion

Mass SALISBURY VICARIATE CONCORD Discover how beautiful God's plan for marriage really is! Natural Family Planning classes are being offered at St. .James Church, 251 Union St., Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Learn a natural method that is just as effective as the Pill and is in accord with Catholic teaching. Contact Susan Chaney at (704) 720-0772 for more information or email questions to sujo94@aol.com.

reconciliation calls us to

collaborate without hesitation in our

gogue

HICKORY

pleaded for

peace to the Middle East.

"The God of justice and peace, of

When (704) 662-9752 for details.

II

church's condemnation of antiSemitism and its request for forgiveness for the times when church members have harmed the Jewish people.

interreligious efforts to bring

ning

HICKORY

—

ROME

ish

desire to establish with

rious

Pope pleads for interreligious effort for Middle East peace

until 3 p.m.

For information,

Boxcar stampede

call

(828) 586-9496.

WAYNESVILLE

—

The Catholic IVomen's Circle o(St. John's Catholic Community meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the church hall. For more information, call the church office at (828)

456-6707.

FRANKLIN

—

The m>mens Guild of St. Francis of Assisi Church, 299 Maple St., meets the second Monday of each month at 1 p.m. in the Family Life Center. The meetings feature guest speakers and special events periodically. For more information, call Claire Barnable at (828) 369-1565.

We

— Seniors

MOORESVILLE

ages .^.O and up are invited to St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd., the second Saturday of each month following the .0:30 Mass for Senior

Games

Night, featuring

games and

a

Is your parish or school having an event?

Please submit notices for the Diocesan Planner at least 1 5 days prior to the event

date in writing to Karen A. Evans kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax (704) 370-3382.

at to

potluck dinner. Call Barbara Daigler at

CNS

Episcopal C el 6 n d a r 1

May 29

—

Sacrament St.

—

Sacrament

of

Confirmation

12:30 p.m. of

Confirmation

Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte

June

1

—

Sacrament St

June 5

5 p.m.

Philip the Apostle, Statesville

May 30 St

of Confirmation

—

7 p.m.

Baccalaureate Mass

for Charlotte Catholic

High School

Matthew Church, Charlotte

— 11

a.m.

Conway, Rev. Mr. Timothy Reid, Rev. Mr. John Starczewski Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Charlotte

June 6

—

Elijah

Gomez, with

his version of

2 p.m.

THIS

Anniversary Parish Mass

PHOTO BY Karen Callaway, Northwest Indiana Catholic

a racecar, runs ahead of his preschool classmates

Hammond, Ind., during The cliildren raced mock cars in celebration 500, which was to take place May 30. at St. Casimir School in

Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev. Mr. Robert

Fiftieth

7 p.m.

James Church, Concord

June 2

St

Bishop Peter J. Jugis will participate in thefollowing events:

the school's

first

"Baby 500" event.

of the running of the Indianapolis

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Immaculate Conception Church, Canton

June 7

—7

June 9

—

DEDICATION OF KOREAN CHURCH

p.m.

Sacrament of Confirmation St. Andrew the Apostle Church, Mars

Hill

7 p.m.

Sacrament of Confirmation St. John Baptist de la Salle Church, North Wilkesboro

Then-Bishop William G. Curlin dedicated the new St. John Lee Korean Church in Charlotte May 7, 1 995. The 80 families of the parish raised $285,000 to build the 5,000square foot church with seating for 240. The church is located on 4.5 acres, purchased by the Korean community

for

$100,000.

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AROUND THE DIOCESE COMMITTED COUPLE

Celebrating a

committed catechist

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Courtesy Photo

From

left:

Father Matthew Kauth, administrator of

Franklin; Jerry Hoffart,

St.

Francis of Assisi Church

in

grand knight of Council 8363; Gertrude and Jacob Bohres,

parishioners; and Rosario Sulsenti, district deputy No. 15. The Bohres were recently

recognized for their years of service during a reception

in

their honor.

Courtesy Photo

Becky Treadway (left), 17, stands with her family after receiving an Exemplary Award from the Asheville Vicariate Leadership Team during the appreciation banquet at Immaculate Conception Church in Hendersonville May 7 Becky has been conducting faith formation classes since she was 12 years old. Her parents, Pam and Tim, drove her 80 miles each week from Greenville, S.C., to Hendersonville every week for five years. Also pictured Is Becky's brother, Andrew.

Franklin couple honored

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for service FRANKLIN

—

Jacob

8363 presented awards for Family of Month, Family of the Year and an Appreciation Award honoring the

and

the

Gertrude Bohres were recently honored for their long-standing service to St. Francis of Assisi Church in Franklin.

Father Matthew Kauth, administrator, held a surprise reception for the couple in the church's Family Life Center April 25.

Knights of Columbus Council

couple for their years of service to the

church, community, Operation L.A.M.B. (Least Among My Brethren) and the Knights council.

At a following Knights meeting, Jacob Bohres was honored with a rec-

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Students raise

money for Africa schools Children are expected to work at home, helping to take care of the family's animals and land. West Pokot girls typically begin their days

AFRICA, from page 1

mote mountainous region of Kenya

4 a.m. to haul water for the family.

Students then walk as far as two at

in

east Central Africa.

Thus began the

miles to school.

"OLA Builds a School in Africa" campaign.

Students gave up buying pizza, ice cream and CDs to contribute their savings to the fund. Teachers asked for donations instead of Christmas

Attending school to

many Kenyans,

is

a

Sister

new concept Beyrau

said.

In 2003, the current president,

Mwai

Kibaki, decreed that education

would

presents. Quarter

by quarter, dollar by dollar, the fund gradually grew to

be provided free to all students through the eighth grade. Hundreds of children are taking advantage of

$1,700.

this

Beyrau paid a visit to Our Lady of the Assumption School May 20 to accept the check and to share her experiences in Africa with the fourth- and fifth-grade students.

The monies collected by the stu-

school for the

Sister

attending

This opportunity for Kenyan means more work for teachers and missionaries such as Sister Beyrau. The Daughters of Charity, along with Kenyan mothers, are building a child development center the village of Chepenyal, which

in

prepare three- to six-year-old

will

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

children to attend primary school.

trunks filled with a variety of school supplies s-uch as charts and

numbers and letters made of wood, which can then be used in several different schools.

Photo by Karen A. Evans

or pencils.

and

first time.

children

dents will help fund the work of the Daughters of Charity by allowing them to purchase "Trunks on the Go"

School buildings in this area of Kenya are made of mud and sticks and have little or no furniture. Sister Beyrau explained to the students. As many as 80 students crowd into a single unfurnished classroom, sitting on benches fashioned out of logs.

They attend school from 8 a.m. until .5 fv-m., learning without books, paper

opportunity

Sister Pat Beyrau of the

shows an African carving to the students and

faculty of

Our Lady

This is an example of children helping other children. Murphy said.

"It's good for the students to learn how to gather their resources in school to directly benefit children in Kenya," she said.

Assumption School May 20.

Contact Staff Writer Karen A. these crowded conditions, discipline is never a problem, Sister Beyrau said, because the children all want so badly to learn.

"The most glorious time is when they're in school," she said, explaining

Even

in

how

difficult the children's lives are

outside of school.

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Tales of Wonder' at St.

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The buddy system

Ann School

Student body performs annual spring musical PEGGY ANDERSON

BY Special to

The Catholic News & HER.ALD

CHARLOTTE

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Students sang through stories of

and danced their way the Catholic faith during

School's annual spring musical

The

Ann May 22.

St.

body came

entire student

gether to celebrate God's

gifts

to-

with the

musical 'T^ales of Wonder." Approxi-

mately 240 students in kindergarten through fifth-grade, dressed in brightly colored T-shirts, formed a rainbow of voices offering praise to God. 'To my knowledge, this is the first time an elementary school has performed a musical of this caliber," said Karen Charlton, school choir director and parent of two students.

Songs included "I Say 'Yes,' My Lord" in both English and Spanish, along with a rousing rendition of "All You Works of God" that had the audience on their feet, clapping and singing.

The school choir, which consists of students in grades three, four and five, participated in leading many of the songs.

Marty Haugen, a composer of liturgical music for both Catholic and Protestant congregations, developed "Tales of Wonder" after he observed a small village community in Hawaii. He has spent 20 years presenting workshops and concerts around the world for those interested in the renewal of worship.

'Tales of Wonder" was recently performed at St. Eugene Church in Asheville.

"It was appropriate for St. Ann School, because we, too, are a close-knit community," said Charlton. "Everyone

in the school

worked together show together."

as a vil-

lage to pull the

The program was directed by Maryanne Jackson and Shelley Earnhardt, parents of St. Ann Charlton;

School students; and school music teacher Harry Booth.

"So many people volunteered hours and hours of their time to make this happen," said parent Dottie Sue Fowler.

"It was just phenomenal. The choice of music and the children's voices were incredibly moving."

Bill Ballard,

dent,

a grandfather of a stu-

and guidance counselor Nancy

Russo served as storytellers. Musicians were teacher Kari Jenkins and members of the professional group Bethany from St. Luke Church in Mint Hill.

In addition, every teacher participated, encouraging the students and helping the show to run smoothly.

All areas of the St.

Ann

School cul-

were represented in the show. Spanish teacher Maritza Ortiz-Romero worked with students on the Spanish song. Students in the Art Club, led by teacher Angle Olle, created artwork and props, including blooming sunflowers, bolts of lightning and a huge rainbow on the stage. tural arts curriculum

was

"It

flin,"

said Sarah Loesch, a

got to be a bird."

"Marty Haugen's vision of a global

kindergarten student.

was

village

"I

ages and

all

many

nationalities joined together to sing the

songs of our

faith," said

this diversity

and community that make

Ann

At Our Lady of Mercy School

in

Winston-Salem, eighth-graders and kindergarter

students work together on laptop computers May 13. The older students are assignee

as buddies at the beginning of the school year and they mentor to the kindergarter

students on different projects throughout the year.

truly exemplified Saturday

night as people of

St.

Courtesy Phot

Charlton. "It

is

School such a special place."

Please come

and join us

Tenth Anniversary Celebration Eucharistic Adoration at

Maryfield Chapel, High Point Bishop PeterJugis, presiding

Courtesy Photo

The entire student body musical

of St.

Ann School perform

in

the school's annual spring

May 22.

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2004

IN

OUR SCHOOLS

UNDER THE SEA

Student mural adds ocean view to Bishop McGuinness BY

REV. MR.

GERALD POTKAY

students to leave a positive memorial of

CORRESPONDENT

KERNERSVILLE the sea just got a

little

—

under

clearer at Bishop

McGuinness Catholic High

To

their years at the school.

Life

School.

help liven up the school hall-

ways, senior Jackie Taylor led a team of students in painting a giant mural depicting an ocean ecosystem.

"This type of project gives the kids a

chance to showcase their talents," said Rick Eklund, biology teacher.

Eklund was instrumental the project underway.

in getting

When

Once Eklund

approved Jackie's ocean design, she organized a new team of artists senior Erica Lawrence and freshmen Melissa Taylor, Teri Walsh and Jessica Hogan.

The students worked on the mural after school^ often 10-12 hours each week. In order not to become overwhelmed with the massive project, the students worked for several weeks and then took a week or so off until the mural

—

was

finished.

students

In order to cover the staircase wall,

and faculty moved into the new high

located a level below the rainforest mural,

school in 2001, the building seemed

the students utilized a

rather "clinical." So Eklund and other faculty got together to determine

what

could be done to "liven up" the place.

"We

recruited art students

who

would be willing to paint a 1 2-feet-by-9feet mural of a rainforest on the staircase landing leading up to the science department," he

lift from the drama department to reach the high spots.

'The ocean scene is real nice," said sophomore Richard Dudley. "I especially like how the forest is above it. It's like going under water as you go down

From

the stairs."

"WhOe

thought the ocean was a painting it became very mun-

cool idea,

said.

I

'The concept of painting murals humanizes the school by making it more

dane," said Jackie.

than just a building," said Leslie Hiatt,

because

art teacher.

multicolored

...

It

would be very

was junior Megan Witzke who

volunteered to head up a team of students

difficult

I

was the best

part,

included painting a variety of

is

fish."

they painted

Catliolic

in

very dedicated and indepen-

—

Jackie

Force Academy "I

am

—

a black belt in karate

was recently appointed in

to the U.S. Air

Colorado.

looking forward to getting a

pilot's license," said Jackie.

"The Air Force Academy did not

make

Now

a mistake in appointing her," said

Hiatt. "She

is

and

will

be an excellent

student there."

available

High School students Melissa Taylor, Teri

the stairwell leading to the science wing of the school.

Described as an in-charge person with an upbeat outlook on school and life,

dent," he said.

Bishop McGuinness

left:

Walsh, Jackie Taylor and Erica Lawrence stand before the mural of an ocean ecosystem

thought

Exklund wasn't surprised that Jackie "She

his

"What

volunteered to head up the project.

to add character to the school last year.

This year, Eklund encouraged

it

Photo by Rev, Mr. Gerald Potkav

Students and faculty are pleased with the new mural.

edifying to see these students

"It is

express themselves through the

of

medium

Loretta Bednar, head of the

art," said

religious studies department.

"(The mural) allows students to look something in the morning and get a sense of joy," said Richard. "It's a morale

at

knowing

booster,

willing to put that into

that someone was much time and effort

it."

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

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2004

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Forture warnings not heeded,

says prelate At that time, the cardinal was concerned that political leaders of both major parties, as well as some leading legal experts, supported the torture of terrorist suspects and that media reports of their statements had produced

TORTURE, from page 1

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the United States.

Today,

in the

wake of

Iraqi pris-

)ner abuse, Cardinal Stafford

wonders

"What's incredible is that nobody time made any comments about these articles," he said in his latest interview, published on the magazine's Web at that

mid-May. American soldiers and superiors in Iraq had known that there had been an explicit, absolute refusal to go along site in

"If

ibout in 2001, 2002, 2003," Cardinal Stafford said in

an interview with the

Zatholic magazine, Inside the Vatican.

that route, that fatal choice of torture

February 2003 statement reX)rted by Catholic News Service, Cardinal Stafford said, "The government jf the United States has compromised ts own basic principles by implicitly

then they would have thought a long time before allowing it," he said.

In a

...

Cardinal Stafford said the revela-

and photos of prisoner abuse will Arabs and raise fundamental questions about the type of democracy the United States is trying to export. tions

infuriate

indorsing the use of torture since Sept.

11, 2001."

imposing the same type of Iraqi society that

we

said

upon

life

we were go-

ing to rescue them from. It's the very opposite of what we said we were going to do," he said.

no outcry.

vhy others did not see it coming.

"All of this outcry by the Demorats in Congress, the Republicans in he White House and by the press is leceitfiil in light of the silence that took )lace when torture was being talked

"Muslims are outraged and deceived because Americans appear to be

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"Is this what American democracy is producing? Men and women who, just below the surface, are barbarians.

Just below the surface of American civilization, of American popular culture, we are becoming barbaric. Is that what American democracy is producing toIraqi people,

CNS

Cardinal

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He now

warned more than a year ago that "war on terror" would lead to the torture of Iraqi prisoners.

says the

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SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS: JUNE

June 6, Feast ofMost Holy Trinity

Living Light cateclietical

Cycle

journal to cease publication

Proverbs 8:22-31

2)

Romans

40-year run ends due to low circulation^ rising production costs

5:1-5

John 16:12-15

knows they haven't the

byDANLUBY "Why

versity of America in Washington, served as executive editor.

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON

—

The Living

Light, a quarterly catechetical journal

published by the U.S. bishops' Department of Education, will end publication with its summer issue after a 40-year run.

The Living Light was established in 1964 by the National Center for the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine of the National Catholic Welfare Conference, forerunner to today's U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. In 1966, it became a publication of the education department.

Over the

years.

Our Sunday

William H. Sadlier

tor,

Inc.

Visi-

and Mer-

cer University Press produced and

For the

distributed The Living Light.

USCCB

last decade,

produced

it

Publishing had

and distributed

it.

The

journal was projected to lose $44,000 in the coming year.

"The decision to close the journal

We

simply could no longer underwrite the journal's expense," said Dominican is

strictly a financial one.

Sister

USCCB

Glenn Anne McPhee,

secretary of education, in a statement.

Circulation of The Living Light was 1,500, according to the 2004 Catholic Press Directory, although

Conventual

Father

Franciscan

Berard Marthaler, executive editor, said

was

than 1,000."

Subscriptions sold for $29.95, it

"less

and individual issues cost $8.

Father Marthaler told Catholic

News

Service the professional journal

Perkins Ryan served as executive editor for the first 10 years of The Living Light. For the last 30 years. Father Marthaler, now a professor emeritus at The Catholic Uni-

—

Parents of curious pre-school age children are not surprised by such questions. Most will have enough basic scien-

celebrated this Sunday,

information to offer a cogent answer.

tific

that truth to which

dom

publisher or distributor could stem

able

ongoing losses to produce it, he said.

"We changed the format almost every time we changed publishers," he said, adding, "Anything that's a money loser they're not going to

and launch into their best imitation of Mr. Wizard, speaking earnestly about chlorophyll and sunshine and the

a top priority."

He

CNS

he added,

But knowledge of facts

one thing; wis-

is

Parents

wUl

who

sit

are merely knowledge-

young questioners down

miracle of photosynthesis. draw colorful diagrams.

They

And

he had

"I finally said,

first

The

will

after

Wise

parents,

that

we

ar(

ui

I Questions: What is one area of truth which yoi have come to understand more deepl} over time? Through whom has th( Spirit helped you grasp more fully th< mystery of God's presence in the world;

on the other hand, age and

They won't

is

deeper and deeper into their truth

will tailor their response to the

capacity of the children.

challenging news

patient testimony of the Spirit to lead

stares.

'We've got to

do something.'"

Although Father Marthaler said he would step down and some possible successors were considered. Sister McPhee said that played no part

at the heart o

embrace truths and mysterie utterly beyond our capacity to compre hend. The good news is that we have th

uncomprehending

children's

is

are led over time

called to

explanations, they'll be frustrated at their

we

But even the church's understanding o this mystery wasn't clearly expresse< until almost 300 years of controversy and reflection and dialogue and praye: had taken place.

another.

is

they've finished their carefully detailed

mentioned stepping down from his editor's post two years ago. Recently, told

try

to turn preschoolers into botanists, but

wUl give them just enough information

in the decision to close the quarterly.

Father Marthaler said The Living was strong European libraries, but weaker in

Light's subscription base in

WEEKLY SCRIPTURE

f

"

U.S. libraries.

"That reflects what's happening diocesan religious education," he added, alluding to staff cuts in indiin

vidual dioceses.

Still, "it

was

a

good

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 30 JUNE Sunday (Pentecost Sunday), Acts

2:1-11,

5

Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13, John 20:19-23;

1

Mondaj

(The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary), Zephaniah 3:14-18, Luke 1:39-56; Tuesday, 2 Pete

Mark 12:13-17; Wednesday (Sts. Marcellinus and Peter), 2 Timothy 1:1-3, 6-12 Thursday (St. Charles Lwanga and Companions), 2 Timothy 2:8-1 5, Mark 1 2:28 Friday, 2 Timothy 3:10-17, Mark 12:35-37; Saturday (St. Boniface), 2 Timothy 4:1-8, Marl

3:12-15, 17-18,

run.

I

think

we served the field well. It was an exciting time," Father Marthaler

Mark 34;

12:1 8-27;

12:38-44

said.

In the

wake of The Living

Light's

closing, books that cull articles

Mary

and mission. That's why Jesus sends hi Spirit to "guide you to all truth.

The mystery of the Trinity, of thi inner life of Father, Son and Holy Spiril

grass green?"

is

capacity to fe

ceive a fuller explanation of his identit

-

nearly closed down after its first two years of operation, "then Our Sunday Visitor came to the rescue." But no

make

for later devel

.

3) Gospel:

catholic news service

MARK PATTISON

2004

opmental stages when the children wi be capable of embracing more of th detaUs and grasping more fully the con cepts behind the facts.

In the Gospel for Trinity Sundaj Jesus takes the wisdom approach witi his disciples: "I have much more to tel you, but you cannot bear it now." H

C Readings:

1)

6,

some groundwork

to lay

Psalm 8:4-9

BY

200

28,

from

SCRIPTURE FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE

6

-

JUNE

back issues are being considered. A book on adolescent catechesis taken

Sunday (Most Holy

from the journal's

Kings 18:20-39, Matthew 5:17-19; Thursday,

articles has already

17:1-6,

Trinity),

Matthew 5:1-12; Tuesday,

1

12

Romans

Proverbs 8:22-31,

5:1-5,

1

1

Kings

Wednesday (St. Ephrem),

1

Kings 18:41-46, Matthew 5:20-26; Friday (St

Barnabas), Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3, Matthew 5:27-32; Saturday,

been published.

John 16:12-15; Monday,

Kings 17:7-16, Matthew 5:13-16;

1

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some lauglis

'Raising'

Film inRises laughter with endearing moments KAREN

BY

their

EVANS

A.

STAFF WRITER

CHARLOTTE —Helen (Kate Hudson) has

it all

—

Harris

she's

mov-

ing up the ladder at the model agency

where she works

Domi-

for fashionista

nique (Helen Mirren), she lives in a stylish

one-bedroom apartment

in

Manhattan and she dates male models.

On top of that, she has five adoring nieces and nephews, who live just close

enough

— two —

—

religious schools, the school enrolls

non-Lutherans.

and a

Helen finds herself on the outs child-phobic boss, Dominique, fires her for bringing the children to a fashion show, then ruining a photo shoot when Sarah's kindergarten class gives the model a makeover using permanent markers. Unable to get a job at another modeling agency, a neighbor helps

with her swinging single lifestyle.

But her perfect world crumbles when her oldest sister, Lindsay (Felicity Huffman) and Lindsay's husband, Paul (Sean O'Bryan), die in a car accident.

After the funeral, Helen hides in the closet, comforting Lindsay's kids,

Audrey (Hayden

Suddenly, Helen's perfect, easygoing lifestyle is turned upside down.

She and the kids move into the only in apartment she can afford Queens. She enrolls them in a Lutheran school by pretending to be followers of the faith. Pastor Dan Parker (John Corbett), the school's principal, informs her that, like most

to not interfere

taxi rides

away

train ride

Henry

Panettiere),

and Sarah (played by real-life siblings Spencer and Abigail Breslin), while pregnant middle sister Jenny (Joan Cusack) makes sure there are enough three-ply blue dinner napkins for the guests.

obvious Jenny will be the Davis children, so it comes as a shock to both sisters when the estate lawyers inform them Lindsay and Paul have chosen Helen as guardian.

It's

logical choice to raise the

when her

again

"Raising Helen" showcases how is executed with equal parts discipline and love, and how experienced parents can help guide the novices through the demanding job of parenting in the 21st century.

Because of brief, mild sexual innuendo, implied underage drinking and a few instances of crass language, the USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification of "Raising Helen" is A-II aduks and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for

comes when Henry admits that he no longer plays basketball because he doesn't think it's fair that he should be having fun when his parents are in heaven. Helen explains that his parents would want him to do the things he loves, and that doing so honors

effective parenting

memory.

All seems to be going smoothly for a while, until

catch 15-year-old

Helen and Jenny Audrey at a motel

on prom night.

Convinced she

is

—

not cut out for

motherhood, Helen relinquishes

—

guardianship to Jenny and goes back to her old lifestyle. She soon discovers that dancing all night no longer fulfills her and she retrieves the children, ready to leave behind the fun-loving aunt she once was for the tough but loving mom Audrey, Henry and Sarah need her to be.

children under 13.

Contact Staff Writer Karen A.

Evans

by calling (704)

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mail kaevans@charlottediocese.org.

—

Helen find work

as a receptionist at a used-car dealership.

Attracted to the lively blond. Pas-

tor

Dan

woo Helen. One of moments happens

sets off to

the film's funniest

when he

asks her out on a date and Helen exclaims, "I've made you break your vow!" Set straight again, Helen nevertheless rebukes the handsome pastor's advances for the time be-

—

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Visually spectacular doomsday drama about a scientist (Dennis Quaid) trying to reunite with his son (Jake Gyllenhaal) during a worldwide environmental catastrophe triggered by global warning which, in addition to unleashing monstrous hurricanes, killer tornadoes and biblical-proportion floods, threatens to rapidly plunge Earth into a new

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school, who, after her boyfriend (Chad Faust) tells her that he thinks he is gay, sleeps with him in an at-

popping special-effects sequences; director Roland Emmerich plays fast and loose with scientific facts to craft

tempt to "cure" him and winds up getting pregnant, sending her into a spiritual tailspin and putting her at odds with her sanctimonious best

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FROM THE COVER

Bishops

call for alternatives

imprisonment

to

fenders seek reconciliation and resolution.

PRISON, from page 1

If the parties are unwilling or unable to

reach a resolution, the case goes back to regular criminal court.

Previous statements have dealt with

In

juvenile justice, the privatization of the

prison industry and an overview of criminal justice problems in the South.

The newest

—

who

those

based on

"is

said.

One

option

is

sequences of their actions," the bishops'

restoration, thereby indicating a failure to

statement

recognize prisoners as

crime,"

and the rosary, volunteers her time doing spiritual support to the incarcerated.

who

jail

is

devoted to the Blessed Mother

ministry along with others

who

offer

on the

vic-

explained.

it

'This

and and

loss

the hurt

shift in focus affirms

of the victim, as well as the hann

fear of the

that offenders

community, and

come

insists

said.

Such approaches are not

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in prison

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human

beings,"

on those who

violate laws.

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believe

and offenders are

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their be-

said.

and prisons that

offer offenders education,

life skills, reli-

gious expression and recovery from substance abuse greatly reduce recidivism, benefit society

when they

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Helen Day, 87, discusses the value of the rosary with three inmates at the Onondaga Day,

A goal of restorative justice is to find an alternative to putting so many people have a higher percentage of than any country in the world," noted the statement.

The bishops said while they recognize a role for prisons and that sometimes offenders must be imprisoned to protect society, such incarceration "should be about more than punishment."

"Our society seems to prefer punishment to rehabilitation, and retribution to

tim and the community harmed by the

N.Y.

somehow,

behavior in the future.

our people

"restorative justice focuses first

Syracuse,

repaired

standing of how his or her behavior banned the community, and that a plan be drafted for the criminal to avoid such

storative justice programs.

in

community be

by committing crime are to be punished by the government for what they have done wrong."

But many people, including crime victims, think that system simply is not to allow the legal system to consider re-

County Justice Center

the

that the offender demonstrate under-

working, the bishops

Prayers in prison

officers

the statement explained.

cause suffering

retribution

CNS

meet with an offender, The programs require that the harm to the victim and

forcement .

statement said the cur-

rent criminal justice system

some communities, victims, reprecommunity and law en-

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May

28,

2004 ^8,

Perspectives

A

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

Pope says even

must

of triai Cliristians

Fairness needs

praise

God

CINDY

WOODEN

BY

community

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Several years ago, I received a from a group of workers in an industrial laundry in eastern Kentucky. The 65 workers had voted for union representation 10 months earlier, but negotiations had stalled in securing a first contract. The union wanted some church people to listen to the workers because it recognized the Catholic teachings on workers'

Faith

injustice, lies

and the

in

Speaks

26

POPE

JOHN PAUL

audience.

Marketplace

Saint John's Bible.

Under

GLENMARY S.

The

Pope

a cloudless blue sky.

John Paul continued

RAUSCH

The

plant launders bed linens

Ten days came

later,

the negotiating team

to the meeting, letter in hand,

sold years before to a national firm.

and negotiated a contract giving everyone a $l-an-hour raise.

The hearing that I and the other church representatives convened, in-

The

stinctively, at the industrial

family atmosphere of the early days changed to more standard and impersonal work rules.

The testimonies at the hearing ranged from wages to work conditions. One worker after more than 40 years at the laundry still made only $6.25 an hour, a wage that kept a family of three in poverty. Another

worker

testified

that

when summer

temperatures outside reached 90 degrees, she recorded a 1 1 8-degree temperature at her workstation in the plant.

Other workers complained of work rules, crowded conditions and unclean bathrooms. After two rigid

hours of roundtable discussion,

I

puzzled over my next step.

Labor laws currently favor the employer. Nationally, one-third of the workplaces that unionize never negotiate a first contract, and one-fourth more never get a second contract. The law requires employers to bargain in

reflects a

laundry major program of Jobs with

Justice (JwJ), a

community organiza-

The New Testament

order to bargain

no

penalties,

in

good

flimsy

faith.

No

no punitive dam-

ages.

As

a sympathetic listener,

had no legal power. But, as a person of faith, I could use moral suasion. I I

discovered that the owner of the laundry business was a devout Catholic

New

York, so I wrote a letter outlining the social teachings of the church, emphasizing the dignity of every worker and the right to a just wage.

Next, I contacted his bishop and asked him to hand deliver the letter, which he did on the golf course. living in

—

is

condemns

fidelity;

he

is

love," the

is

is

justice, but

pope

also

most

said.

While the Book of Revelation takes seriously the figure of Satan and

With no legal authority, yet with great moral authority coming from upright community members, these boards invite employers to the public hearings, then seek follow-up meetings with management to discuss the

his attacks

findings. If talking and mediation ineffective, the

Boards

may

Workers' Rights

pursue

also

on the

makes

faith

originals of

250 words and be

Catholic issues,

pervasive and the right to organize must fight an increasingly hostile legal system. Union busting represents a $500 million industry that plays the system to ensure property rights over human rights.

To be considered

way

is

offer

com-

to affirm justice until

labor laws are reformed.

No

nes.s" situation.

Developing

saw

it

"his eyes

up."

lit

While the abbot explained the project to the pope, Jackson remained silent.

"I let

the book speak," he said later.

in

a just soci-

demands involvement, and needs community support.

fairness

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Jackson said he chose that page "because it is the beginning, it's big and it's quite dramatic."

Abbot Klassen said when the pope

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nately, anti-union sentiment appears

munities a

first

ready has been won by the death and resurrection of Christ, the pope said.

"May the victory of the LambMessiah over sin and evil be a source for our joy as well and an encouragement to persevere amid the trials that mark our earthy existence," he said.

At the end of the audience, a delegation from St. John's University in Collegeville, Minn., presented Pope

be

Send

letters to Letters to the Editor,

the

and platinum. The painting faces the page of the Gospel of St. John, the

it

clear that the victory al-

WRITE A LEHER TO THE EDITOR

Maintaining a vibrant middle class depends on protecting and advancing workers' rights. Unfortu-

Workers' Rights Boards

of believers,

is

on vellum, using quills, inks and handground pigments and gold leaf When group members gave the pope his copy of the Gospels and Acts, they held it open to a full-page painting of Jesus with the words "And the word became flesh" written in gold

but he

evil,

university said theirs

handmade

natural

the judge, but he

was

are writing

alone.

nity to review workers' complaints.

dignity in labor struggles.

a

"Yes, he

prominent members of the commu-

correction for bargaining in bad faith is

emphasizes, he said, God's justice and judgment do not rely

the savior; he

facsimile

Bible to be produced since the early 1500s. The calligraphers and artists

hymn

the

is

handwritten and illuminated

first

said.

As

rewards of all he

good faith, which essentially means meeting on a regular basis. The only

—

pope

community and

prove

The

almighty" underscores the "just and resolute judgment" of God, the

on condemnation

religious leaders, academics, elected officials and other

Lord

to "the

in progress,

presented to the pope by Jackson and his wife, Mabel; Benedictine Abbot John Klassen of St. John's Abbey; and Benedictine Brother Dietrich Reinhart, president of the university.

God

improving workers' standard of living. JwJ organizes Workers' Rights Boards composed of tion dedicated to

publicity through letter writing to customers, newspapers and stockholders, or more direct action through picketing and demonstrations.

These boards are operating in 20 cities and have helped janitors and factory workers, food service folks and immigrant laborers affirm their

however defined

hymn

work

calligrapher.

The pope described the last book of the Christian Bible as a "book of struggle and of hope."

Revelation's

Bible, a

being written and illuminated by a team of calligraphers under the artistic direction of Donald Jackson, a master

his series of audi-

ence talks about the psalms and canticles used in the church's evening prayer, focusing on a hymn about God's justice from the Book of Revela-

FATHER JOHN

II

John Paul with a copy of the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles from The

and violence," the pope at his weekly general

tion.

and uniforms from hospitals and nursing homes, plus fire-retardant garments from heavy industry.

Started as a, family business, it was

fines,

May

said

rights.

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The Pope

Even

times of trial. Christians must continue giving praise to God, whose victory over sin and evil already has been won, Pope John Paul II said.

Praise fills the hearts of "those who await in hope the coming of the Lord to fill with light human history, so often immersed in the darkness of sin,

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lay 28,

glass that's half

hoose to be happy Browsing through some Christofiles from a while back, I came pon a wonderful story based on a Juddhist koan. A koan is a paradox ised for meditation and to gain enher

ightenment. This tale is about happiand about attitude. less

Light

One

lanced his praise of

God

Candle

tantly,

jefore

lives

must

live

I

will attain self-realization?"

I

The angel then went to the second nonk and gave him exactly the same

And

nessage.

the second

monk

asked

he angel exactly the same question.

A week later, the angel returned 0 the first monk and said, "I have /our answer. You must live three nore lives before you will attain self-

The

ealization."

first

monk

started to

weep and moan, "Three more

Oh

no!

Three more

lives.

lives."

suspect these are people

I

own company,

enjoy their

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

Beyond

that,

as well.

while most of us say

we want to be happy, too many of us spend more time pursuing the things we think will make us happy rather

Guest Columnist

there are leaves on that tree before

than simply choosing to be happy wherever and whatever we are. If we decide that such-and-such will make us happy, then how can we possibly be happy without it whatever "it"

you

may

The angel went

ree in the

How many more

More imporwho

enjoy being around.

near a great

monastery garden.

One day an angel appeared to the irst monk, saying, "I have come from jod and you have been given pernission to ask him one question.

A^hat is your question?"

The somber monk quickly asked,

I'll

optimism and positive thinking.

These are the men and women we

—

There were two Buddhist monks, me somber and one joyful. The first nonk prayed all day in deep, motioness silence. The second sang and

empty? What are

bet they are the negative, critical, pessimistic folks that you go out of your way to avoid.

On the other hand, there are the "half full" sort of people who exude their lives like?

monk and You must

said, "I

live as

to the second have your answer.

many more

lives as

will attain self-realization."

The second monk looked up the tree and said,

"Why

at

there must be

10,000 leaves on that tree! Only 10,000 more lives!" And he began to sing and dance joyfully.

Suddenly, a voice spoke from heaven, saying, "My son, this day you have attained self-realization." all

They say it can take years to the wisdom from a koan. But

—

be.

So what's the relationship between attitude and happiness?

A

man named Abraham

wise

Linway: "Most people are about as happy as they make up their coln put

it

minds to

this

be."

Have you made up your mind yet?

get it's

certainly obvious that while attitude

may not be everything, it can be pretty close.

How many people do you know who go though life always seeing a

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Sacramentally confessing a crime Perhaps

Q. I'm a recent convert to Catholi-

am

stymied by one aspect of the sacrament of reconciliation. priest, explaining the procedure on television, said cism, but

A

he once

had

the penitent

to refuse absolution because

wouldn't promise

to

Question

Corner FATHER JOHN

I haven't committed any

CNS Columnist

Though

still

like

priest in confession can require, as a con-

of absolution, a promise that some incriminating action must be taken by a

who has

penitent

Q. fVhat as such or

serious sin.

dition

gotten himself into a

jam. Could I have misunderstood? (Pennsylvania)

who

has committed a sin that is also a crime punishable by law is not required to confess that crime to civil authorities to obtain absolution. If the usual require-

ments for sacramental absolution (sincere contrition and firm purpose to avoid sin in the future) are present, absolution should be given.

If

he might suggest that the penitent 'come clean" as you say, but that would not be required. Proces.ses of discovery and prosecution of the offender are left in the hands of the proper civil authoriso,

ties.

The however,

situation

changes

someone

drastically,

doing, something that

is

the process of in fact

another

Another car pulled up and school students

jumped

out.

five

high

Like a flock

of geese averting a dog, the students

began

flailing

around the park

until

two

of them met in the middle and within

seconds blows were thrown and red blood stained the green grass.

Startled, I jumped up and walked in a seemingly calm manner to my car to call the police. Taunts flew. Chants from supporters spat from their mouths.

Again, the boys interlocked. One pulled away for a slight second and within that second a punch landed on his nose releasing a crackling sound.

I picked up my cell and began to call when I noticed the fight had ended. Both of the boys were walking and heading back to their cars.

I thought, "Well at least it was a fair fight, one on one, no weapons."

This was my relieP One on one? No

weapons?

I

hung up

the

phone because the

church that has been so designated because of its historical, liturgical or cultural significance. A variety of spiritual

convince myself It's harmless. Both boys walked away just a little bloody.

The other three fights were between

appropriate authorities or in some other way save the innocent person from suffering for the crime he himself committed.

Not to do so, to simply walk away and ignore the terrible injustice to someone else, would be a serious sin

privileges (indulgences, special bless-

grown men

against charity.

churches.

such an offender goes to confession and deliberately intends to allow another person to suffer imprisonment

is

for the sin he himself committed, he has

by his own admission the intention to remain in mortal sin, a sin against the virtue of charity. A priest would be correct to withhold absolution until that intention changes.

passionately at the time of the celebration of the sacrament.

in

side the tree-fenced park.

charged with the crime and sentenced to prison, the real offender would is

planning, or

not

built

Waiting to interview someone at a I sat on a bench and relaxed.

Mid-spring air streamed through canyon onto the surface of the pond.

A rumble came from the parking lot.

A truck pulled up, and out of the back jumped six high school students. I went back to trying to escape the world outlocal park,

Greek

All this and possibly other circum-

is

a church

Seeing four fights in four days, I witnessed the lowest common denominator of human behavior.

prison term. If another innocent person

stances of the case must, of course, be

is

Is

KASE JOHNSTUN CNS Columnist

A.

crime, the sentence for

being punished for the crime.

One condition for genuine contrition in the sacrament is that the penitent is not person,

else,

a basilica?

designated a basilica later?

Coming of Age

commits a which is a long

an innocent

if

is

is it

Let's suppose a person

weighed by both the

priest

and the

penitent carefully, honestly and

com-

A

basilica (the

cops would never

make

Fighting.

just a

word comes from

for a royal hall)

ings, etc.) are

is

simply a

It's

in time.

it

way high

kids get out their aggressions,

—

granted to pilgrims and

I

school

tried to

in public places.

Finishing

my

run,

I

noticed

two

other visitors to basilica churches.

men on

Some ancient governmental Roman structures were built in a distinc-

punch flew. game, one guy turned to another and said, "'Life,' remember that word before you talk to me again," and they proceeded to bump chests and scream. ^The last happened at the pool in

tive "basilica" style,

been adopted

The

If

the priest has good reason to do

you heard

to.

sows seeds

(Wisconsin)

be seriously obliged to confess to the A. Normally, a person

the kind of confes-

basilica

know whether a

to

is

Definition of

DIETZEN

committed.

crime, I'd

was referring

"come

law about a crime he

clean" with the

this

sional experience the priest

Rghting

in

which has since Christian

many

many basilicas among what are called

exact status of

confusing, but

"major" basilicas are Paul's on the Ostian

St.

Peter's, St.

Way, St. Mary Major and St. John Lateran, all in Rome; and the church of St. Francis in Assisi,

where

St.

Francis

is

buried.

Popes have named hundreds of "minor" basilicas around the world, approximately 45 of them in the United States.

The most noted, the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, the largest Catholic church in North and South America, was designated a basilica

by Pope John Paul II in 1990.

the corner calling each other on,

and then the

—At

first

a baseball

—

my

apartment complex. One man stood at the pool and yelled up to the other, and after half an hour of cursing and taunting, the man at the pool headed up the stairs to confront the

man on

the

balcony, kids standing around and watching, learning from their fathers.

I would be tempted to say that the fight in the park is inconsequential because no one really got hurt, but I am guessing those same grown men spent some time with their friends in the park when they were young.

May

28,

2004

The Catholic News & Herald

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PARISH PROFILE

Christ the King

Church celebrates

Point in 1991, Christ the Kinj Church became a diocesan parish ii December of that year. Fathers Mar< tin Madison and John Hoover serve< the parish until December 1994 when Father Philip Kollithanath present pastor, was appointed t< Christ the King Church.

unity of Catholic faith

diversity,

In 2000, 10 members of the Con^ gregation of Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul arrived at Christ th<

CHRIST THE KING CHURCH 1

505 East

King Church to conduct the religiou! education program and other ministerial work, including operating th< day care center. DePaul Academj serves as a multicultural preschoo'

Kivett Dr.

27260 (336) 884-0244

High Point, N,C.

Greensboro

Vicariate:

Est

Pastor: Father Philip Kollithanath

and after-school for the

Number

nity, particularly Hispanics.

of Households:

450

)i

comm

local

In January 2004, Bishop Peter Jugis dedicated a new gymnasium t serve as a multicultural center ani

host activities for children and youth] programs which are funded by a vari ety of local foundations.

Assisting in the advancin growth of the Christ the King community have been many commissioni and ministries focusing on the spi: educational, multicultural

tual,

anii

evangelical dimensions of the parish

Parishioners gather to engage

Father Philip Kollithanath

in

Bible study, to learn English as a Sec-

ond Language,

to put their faith

action in the local

The ate in

Photo by George

K.

Cobb

Christ the King Church has ministered to the its

needs of Catholics in High Point since founding by the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement in 1940.

continued their pastorHigh Point for the next several friars

decades, cultivating a faith community that became continually more

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serve the African-American Cathohcs. in

High

Point, and has since

become

a

multi-ethnic parish celebrating both the diversity and unity of the Catholic

faith

and

tradition.

Then-Bishop Eugene McGuinness of Raleigh invited

F.

the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement of Graymoor, N.Y., to staff the new church in High Point in 1940. Father Bernardine Watson served as the first pastor, originally celebrating a funeral

Mass

in

home.

Through the generosity and perseverance of Father Watson and several benefactors, a clothing shop was acquired for use by the church. While Mass continued to be celebrated there

during much of 1941, the parishioners turned their attention to building a new church and rectory on

was dedicated by McGuinness Dec. 14, 1941.

Bishop

During the 1940s and into the '50s, the Christ the King parish community continued to grow. A school building and convent were built in 1949, and in 1950 the Franciscan Handmaids arrived from New York City to staff the school.

The

t

bilingual

program provides

church's choir loft depicts that diver-

programs benefiting the

with Jesus surrounded by four individuals representing the African, Asian, European and Indian bloodlines that make up much of the parish

The Women's Guild, Altar Guild?

55+ Club and Young & Spiritecl

community

today.

Lowering enrollment, colonial-style church

religious education

A

culturally diverse over time. A stained-glass window behind the

Kivett Drive.

The new

celebrate their ethnicity.

sharing and learning opportunities for English- and Spanish-speaking parishioners, and the parish AfricanAmerican Ministry offers outreach

sity,

HIGH POINT Christ the King Church was founded in 1940 to

inti

community and

ficulties

to

financial dif-

and the recalling of the

New York

sisters

forced Christ the

King

School to close in 1981. The diocesan office of education converted the school for use as a day care center, which began its operation in August 1981.

Upon the friars' leaving High

African-

Group

are active in parish and community services, and the evangelization commission provides for the spiritual needs of

through

its

homebound

parishioners

Visitation Ministry.

The community

'

of Christ the King' Church looks ahead to expansion and renovation projects that will accon> modate the needs of a growing parish.

More than 450 families currently

make up

Now Your Parents Can

American communities, both Catholic and non-Catholic, of High Point, Thomasville and Greensboro were served by the new Christ the King School, which opened its doors to 50 students in September 1950.

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