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Volume
NEWS
2002
3,
Number
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32
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Jesus said to his disciples: "Whoever has
my commandments and is
the Diocese of Charlotte
Teens "Think, Feel and Perceive with Christ" at youth conference
Correspondent S.C. "When stewardship takes hold as a way of life, the parish family is on fire," said Barbara Gaddy, associate director of development for the Diocese of Charlotte and one of the facilitators at the National Convention on Stewardship. The event was held at the Embassy Suites Hotel April 27, the newly designated ICSC Region IV Stewardship
—
Day.
The event, sponsored and hosted by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the dioceses of Charleston, Charlotte, Raleigh and Savannah, brought together the talent and experience of leaders from throughout the south-
how
to
make
that
of stewardship spread to every
Retired Bishop John Snyder from the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla., who is known for his innovative approach to stewardship, gave the opening address where he discussed how his own notion about "what it means to be a steward" has evolved over the years. He credited Barbara and Dutch Schultz, who staffed the first "stewardship office" in his diocese for enriching his own understanding of stewardship. "They helped me to see that stewardship was about putting God first in everything. I had to learn that nothing is mine," he said. "Everything we have is a gift. It's all a gift." After the keynote speech, individuals attended various workshops that highlighted aspects of implementing and understanding stewardship. Jim Kelley, director of development for the Diocese of Charlotte,
gave a talk on "Forming Stewardship Committees" about the importance of having a stewardship committee and the desired qualities of its members. "Look for people who are eucharistic, who have a deep relationship with Jesus,
who
are grateful for that rela-
tionship and
observes them
in
parish and home.
community
recommend
Western North Carolina
S.C.
COLUMBIA,
fire
Refugee relocation requires
in
HERALD
KATHY SCHMUGGE
east to teach others
"local News
&
the one who loves
me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and will love him and reveal myself to him." I
who
act
on that grati-
tude," said Kelley. He also suggested seeking individuals who exemplify the qualities of a good steward, who are dependable and optimistic. Kelley outlined the tasks of the committee such as effective publicity, developing an annual plan and organizing events like "Commitment Sunday," where parishioners have an op-
—John 14:21
Photo by Mary Marshall
Christopher Padgett shares his conversion to Catholicism with 350 youths from 33 parishes around the Diocese of Charlotte at the 25th Annual Diocesan Youth Conference, which was held at Camp Thunderbird April 26-28.
By
MARY MARSHALL Correspondent
LAKE WYLIE,
S.C.
—
questions over and over, always receiv-
Catholic
—
that youth on fire about their faith was the predominant feeling found at the 25th Annual Diocesan Youth Conference: Sentire Cum Christo ("To Think, Feel and Perceive with Christ") held at Camp Thunderbird April 26-28. Three hundred and fifty youths from 33 parishes throughout the Diocese of Charlotte spent the weekend learning, communicating and socializing as they attended workshops, concerts and Masses; gave testimonials; and listened to guest speakers.
Christopher Padgett shared his journey of conversion to Catholicism. Founder of the band Scarecrow and
Tinmen, which performed Friday evening, Padgett integrated personal anecdotes,
humor and lightheadedness
ing a different answer," he said. "I was frustrated with the denominational breakdown and always came back to the
And
Scripture,
the gates of hell will not
prevail over the church.'"
Padgett soon realized there was an unmatched consistency in the faith and morals of the Catholic Church. "I yearned to learn about the faith, the apostles, the Scripture. I was excited, on fire. I reached out expanding my knowledge. Many of my questions were answered. My life was changed; I was exploding with so much understanding." Padgett encouraged all to be excited about their Catholic faith, to set examples and to blow people away with their beliefs.
The
students were excited about many of them elated to be in a
their faith,
setting with fellow Catholics.
Carmen
into his story that captivated the audi-
Lara, a ninth-grade student and
ence.
ber of
As Padgett has performed
for vari-
ous denominations throughout the years, he said his curiosity about the
mem-
James Church in Concord, expounded on the topic of keynote speaker Msgr. Joseph Kerin, pastor of St. Mark Church in Huntersville, which St.
Catholic faith has been piqued. "Visiting
See
STEWARDSHIP,
page
8
other denominations,
I
asked the same
See DYC, page
14
The Catholic News & Herald
2
The World
in
May
Brief
Bishops of Americas to discuss idea for new Spanish Bible translation
Pamphlets offer ideas for dealing with pain of
abuse scandal
WASHINGTON lic
2002
3,
—
WASHINGTON
(CNS) Cathotwo new pam-
translation serve
publishers are offering
all
— Can one
(CNS)
the 300 million Span-
phlets to help Catholics deal with the
ish-speaking Catholics in the Western
continuing revelations of clergy sexual abuse or other problems caused by
Hemisphere? The answer could determine whether the bishops in the Americas sup-
someone in the church. "When Someone Is Hurt by the Church," written by Lorene Hanley Duquin and published by Our Sunday Visitor Publishing,
port a
based in Huntington,
Bible quotes in catechetical and kturgical
new Spanish
translation of the Bible.
Supporters of the idea say
it
would help
unify the Spanish-speaking Catholics in
the hemisphere, standardize the use of
Ind., offers practi-
and provide revenue through and sales. Difficulties include variations in Spanish terminology from country to country, different cultural and social situations throughout the region
and useful suggestions for helping Catholics who may have been hurt by someone or some process in the Catholic Church. The second pamphlet,
materials,
cal reflections
royalties
'Time of Crisis, Time of Faith," more directly on the clergy sex abuse crisis and can be downloaded for free on the World Wide Web at www.pauline.org/church. Compiled by Pauline Books and Media, a Bostonbased publisher run by the Daughters of called
focuses
which influence understanding and appliand finding a large enough group of biblical scholars with the time for the huge translating task The U.S. church is taking the lead in advancing the idea. In March the U.S. bishcation of sacred Scripture,
CNS photo from
Reuters
Paul, the leaflet is intended for churches to distribute to parishioners. Bethlehem reduced to city of
Friar escorts Palestinian man from Church of the Nativity A Franciscan friar accompanies a Palestinian man as he leaves the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem April 30. A group of 27 people filed out of
ops' Administrative
crushed cars, rotting garbage BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) The sounds and the smells of the old
the church after being holed up there for nearly four weeks. Israeli troops continued to encircle the church compound waiting for the remainder of the Palestinians inside to surrender.
Spanish Bible translation with the Latin
St.
—
city of
Now
Bethlehem have changed.
mally explore the
CELAM,
and sizzling grilled meat mingling with the sounds of tour groups tramping their way to the Church of the Nativity, one hears the crunching of glass underfoot and smells the rotting garbage. Flies hover noisily over piles of overgrown trash, and burned-out hulks of cars litter the old marketplace, which a mere four years ago had been renovated with high hopes and foreign money, ready to greet the stream of millennialyear tourists. Cars battered and run over by tanks line the roads heading to the marketplace and the alleyways leading
up to the Church of the Nativity. Almost a
month
after the Israeli incursion,
only a
John Paul
II
said the church's concern
sons to abandon the death penalty," ac-
from tour-
cording to the head of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Domestic Policy. In an April 24 statement, Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick of Washington said the two news items help illustrate the need to limit and end the death penalty. On
for sea-traveling people spans ists
on
cruise ships to illegal immigrants
make
desperate to
a better
"It is
life.
important to ensure that those who make up the great family of the sea are not lacking spiritual support," he told participants in a plenary meeting of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and Travelers. "They must be offered the opportunity to encounter God and discover in him
life's
true meaning," he said
April 29. Caring for immigrants
means
ensuring that they have "adequate opportunities to cultivate their
and religious
own
faith
practice," as well as caring
for their physical needs,
homes, while children play among the shattered cars and scattered clothes that old women once sold at the market.
Events give 101 reasons to end death penalty, cardinal says WASHINGTON (CNS) The re-
Concern for seafarers spans from immigrants to tourists, pope says VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope
cent exoneration of the lOOth death-row
he
said.
—
inmate and the release of the report from the Illinois Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment add up to "101 rea-
April
9,
Ray Krone was
freed
by the
state
of Arizona after serving 10 years in prison for rape and murder. tests vindicated him and pointed to another inmate as the likely person who sexually assaulted and killed a Phoenix waitress in 1991. His release marked the 100th death-row inmate in recent years to have
DNA
been exonerated after conviction. days
later,
A
few
the Illinois commission rec-
ommended 85
steps intended to avoid
wrongful
convictions, prevent prosecutorial misconduct and ensure defendants are represented by competent counsel. It also recommended reducing the number of crimes eligible for the death penalty from 20 to
five.
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council,
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and the Canadian Conference of
Catholic Bishops.
few residents venture outside their
—
of a
possibilities
American bishops'
German nuns ordered out of Bavarian school over abusive methods COLOGNE, Germany (CNS)
instead of the tantalizing smell of exotic spices
Committee approved
formation of an ad hoc committee to for-
May 17
— 7 p.m.
Confirmation St. Paul the Apostle, Greensboro
May 18 — 4 p.m. Mass at Knights of Columbus Convention Greensboro
Diocesan, planner May 8 CHARLOTTE — The 50+ Club of St John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., will be conducting a meeting this
morning
at
a.m. with a recognition of
1 1
those couples celebrating their 50th an-
and a performance from Johnette Nichols, "the Bag Lady," in the parish center. Donations are being accepted during the meeting. For more information, call Bobbe Conlin at (704) 643-1376 or Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343. 1 1 SYLVA A dialogue on welcoming Hispanics will be held at St. Mary Church, 22 Bartlett St., today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The gathering open to all niversaries, lunch
—
—
interested in this ministry of the church
—
will include a history of Catholic immigration patterns in North Carolina, the teachings of the church, understanding Hispanics and their culture and
Bavarian state and
—
have ordered nuns of the Teaching Sisters of Our Beloved Lady to stop teaching in a school at the end of the school year due to abusive tactics. Parents accused the nuns of "teaching through fear" and of having an attitude "inimical to the physical" aspects of life. The nuns' activities were first noticed last fall at a school in Auerbach, civil authorities
when
parents discovered the nuns had withdrawn state-approved eighth-grade biology books because they were unhappy with the way the books dealt with sex education. Tenth-graders were given biology textbooks with the
first
torn out for the same reason.
14 pages
The school is
run by a committee of local interests, including the town and the convent, but is publicly funded.
The
Bavarian education
ministry told the nuns to restore the books, but they failed to do so.
spirituality and how people are responding to the U.S. bishops' pastorals on His-
panic Ministry. To register by May 6 and for other details, call St. William Church in Murphy at (828) 837-2000
or e-mail stwilli@tricounty.main.nc.us.
12
CHARLOTTE
—
Matthew
St.
Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., will be having its Christian Coffeehouse tonight from 7:30-9 p.m. following 6 p.m. Mass.
Through
food, fellowship and Christian music from Kathy and David with Redeemed, participants can join in the spiritual celebration. For reservations of a table of six or more, sponsorship opportunities and other information, call
Kathy
Bartlett at (704) 614-9100.
14 CHARLOTTE
— The
St.
Gabriel
Church Arthritis Support and Education Group will meet this morning from
D
10-11 a.m. in Room of the parish ministry center located at 3016 Provi-
dence Rd. For further 362-5047, Ext. 217.
14
details, call (704)
NEWTON — There will be a dioc-
esan school of leaders held at
St.
Joseph
May
2002
3,
The World
The Catholic News & Herald 3
Brief
in
Religious orders, prelates endorse national
Catholic. "Right I
housing trust fund
WASHINGTON lic
religious leaders are at the forefront of
a coalition of religious leaders nation-
wide calling for the creation of a national affordable-housing trust fund.
The
fund,
which would not require new taxes to finance it, would help stem a growing housing crisis for the nation's poorest
Money
for
it
Through
ing Administration.
vocations
bill. The heads of 29 religious and the leadership teams of 40 other orders, were joined by U.S. Protestant, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist religious leaders in signing an April 24 letter to President Bush asking him to
vote on the orders,
should
Le Pen after round of "These results
far-right leader Jean-Marie
show a
Mothers
in the first
radicalization of voters'
and highlight a deep Archbishop JeanPierre Ricard, president of the French bishops' conference, said in an April 22 statement. "In the days ahead, we need to follow our intelligence rather than our our
discernment rather than spontaneous reaction, and calm rather than fear," he said. The archbishop spoke as
campaigning
intensified for a
May
second-round ballot that will pit nationLe Pen against incumbent President Jacques Chirac. British church groups caution voters on racist
—
issues in May election MANCHESTER, England (CNS) groups and local pas-
British church
on potentially
tors cautioned voters racist issues
being raised
tions.
Some
cized
some of the
in
May
2 elec-
Catholic groups have
criti-
policies of the British
National Party, which opposes immi-
Church, 720 p.m.
The
West
13th
St.,
topic will focus
on
at (704)
—
Dan
Michael Church will be sponsoring its first annual invitational golf tournament today at Cramer Mountain Country Club. The captain's choice event; which will include lunch, golf, cart, prizes and a reception; will begin with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. For further information, call (704) 8671212.
20 ASHEVILLE
in
southern Maryland.
gration to Britain and
St.
—
is
promoting
More
than 150 local authorities in England have elections with approxilies.
mately 6,000 council seats to be decided.
And
following the surprising sec-
ond-place win
in the French presidenby the National Front's Jean-Marie Le Pen, there has been increasing speculation about the prospects of success in some areas by the tial
elections
British National Party.
—
The Ladies AnOrder of Hibernians Division 1
Mecklenburg County-St.
Brigid, an
Irish-Catholic social and charitable in-
meet tonight at Gabriel Church, 3016
ter-parish group, will
7:30 p.m. at St.
Providence Rd. Anyone interested in their Irish-Catholic roots, call Jeanmarie Schuler at (704) 554-0720 for further information.
22 GUILFORD COUNTY cient
— The An-
Order of Hibernians Guilford
County Division, the oldest and
Family of Catholic lawyer
a
policy of repatriating immigrant fami-
20 CHARLOTTE
544-6665.
18 GASTONIA
deadly tornado
La Plata, Md., April 29, after a deadly tornado ripped through the area the evening before. Much of the elementary school's roof was torn off and several walls collapsed in the twister that left three people dead
cient
call
in
in
postcursillo
For more information,
Hines
Maryland Catholic school damaged
Catholic Standard
A statue of Mary stands amid the wreckage at Archbishop Neale School
tonight at 7
and witnessing using segments from the Christian Life talk. This will also be held at Sacred Heart Church, 128 N. Fulton St, with a discussion of environmental groups and witnessing on May 25 at 9 a.m.
CNS photo by Michael Hoyt,
5
alist
largest
inside Church of Nativity awaits his return BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) Each night after putting her four children to sleep, Rosybel Salman's
—
thoughts turn to her husband, Anton, who has remained inside the besieged Church of the Nativity with some 200 other people. "I wonder what he is doing, if he is sleeping well and if he ate that day," said Rosybel Salman, 38, a
2:30 p.m. Brown bag lunchtime with provided drinks will begin at 12:30 p.m. The topic, "Faithful Living in Later Life,"
be presented in two sessions and
will
on vocation and ministry in the later years. For pre-registration and other information, call Sandra Breakfield at (704) 370-3220 or Mario Wallace at will focus
(704) 370-3228.
25 MAGGIE VALLEY
— Franciscan
Father John Quigley will be
"The
facilitating
Trinity's Invitation to Full Life" at
can hear
Ramallah
Living Waters Catholic Reflection Cen103 Living Waters Lane, this week
— Although
Bank (CNS)
had been more than 20 days since she had gone to Mass, Muna Fadayel, 49, did not go to church April 22, after the Israeli it
withdrawal from Ramallah. She waited instead at home with her sister-in-law, Samya, 49, and her mother-in-law, Mary, 85, for her son Rafat to return home. Rafat Fadayel, 25, his older brother, Fayek, 27, and four of their friends were arrested at the Fadayel home by Israeli soldiers April 10. Rafat Fadayel, a graduate student in accounting at Bir Zeit University, remained imprisoned, while his brother and friends were released a few days later. "When (the Israelis) took them, they were very strong. I told them to go with God, but I was
very afraid,"
Muna
Fadayel
said.
"Now
every time the phone rings think it is Rafat," she said.
for
more information,
Gillogly,
SFO,
Upcoming
ROCK
HILL,
Helen
call
at (828) 883-9645.
S.C.
— The Rock
Oratory, 434 Charlotte Ave.,
is
Hill
hosting
annual "Horizons of the Spirit" July 15-19 with morning sessions from 8:45-11:30 a.m. and evening sessions beginning at 7 p.m. Anne Koester, associate director for the Center for Pastoral Liturgy in Notre Dame, Ind., and Keith Egan, founder of the Center for Spirituality in South Bend, Ind., will its
order of Irish Catholic men, is looking for more Irish Catholic men to join them for meetings, educational seminars and social events. Contact Michael Slane at
ter,
tual aspects of the
the Spirit." For those
(336) 665-9264 for time and location.
people
enrich their prayer and spiritual lives,
22 MAGGIE VALLEY
—A
through
May
31. Participants will look
at the spiritual,
emotional and
write
Ministry and
26 HENDERSONVILLE
Monday
Stamwitz,
facilitated
national
— The
St.
'Wor-
ship as the Source and Center of Life in
call
lwcrc@main.nc.us.
series of
present the conference's theme,
Holy Trinity's role in For further details, call the center at (828) 926-3833 or e-mail
presentations; sponsored
by CSS Elder by Richard Von
intellec-
lives.
The St. Martin de Porres Pro-Chapter of the Dominican Laity meets tonight and every third Center
in
RAMALLAH, West
society,"
instincts,
we
recall terror when Israelis took their sons
political choices crisis in
foster
ent eyes that all humanity is more connected than we can ever imagine." She added, "God will raise up vocations in our church where our deepest gladness meets the needs of the world."
—
clearly
— To
church, Catholics
the vulnerabilities and see with differ-
leaders voiced concern at the support for
presidential elections.
(CNS)
in today's
ten with different ears so
French church leaders express concern over support for Le Pen PARIS (CNS) French church
he placed second
much
will
I
Americas said April 20. Sister Marie Chin urged delegates attending the April 18-21 Third Continental Congress on Vocations in Montreal to "lis-
reach his desk.
it
will last
if
must broaden their image of God, change their view of humanity and embark on a contemplative path, the president of the Sisters of Mercy of the
31 shy of a majority that could force a
bill
don't
I
MONTREAL
April 24,
187 members of the House had co-sponsored legislation creating the trust fund,
sign the
know
it
Vocations work seen aided by broadening image of God, humanity
would come from a surplus from the Federal Houshouseholds.
must be strong.
I
If
have the strength. I pray a lot." Anton Salman, 43, chairman of the board of the St. Anton Charitable Society and an attorney for the Franciscan friars, is one of the members of the Palestinian team negotiating to end the standoff at the Church of the Nativity. longer,
— Catho-
(CNS)
now
do anything.
can't
who want
to
the Oratory at (803) 327-2097 or to:
P.O.
Box
1 1
586,
Rock Hill, SC
29731.
certified
Francis of the Hills Fraternity of the
at the Basilica of St.
gerontological counselor; will continue
Haywood
throughout the diocese. Today's presentation will be given at St. Margaret Church, 1422 Soco Rd., from 10 a.m-
Secular Franciscan Order will meet today from 3-5 p.m. at Immaculate Con-
Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 15 days prior
ception Church, 208 7th Ave. West.
to the publication date.
more OPL,
at 7 p.m. in St. Justin's
St.
Lawrence, 97 Inquirers are welcome. For
information, contact Beverly Reid, at (828)
253-6676.
a
Visitors
and inquirers are welcome, so
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May
Around the Diocese
2002
3,
Speaker tells Afghans' story of hope and fear By JOANITA M.
NELLENBACH
Correspondent
— War
ASHEVILLE
and bombing campaigns have left millions in Afghanistan homeless, but not hopeless. Organizations like Catholic Relief Services (CRS), an international agency of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
Kathy Brown, CRS's advocacy manager, described "The Afghan Refugee Crisis," the keynote address during "We Are Called: A Conference on So-
Eugene
Issues" at St.
cial Justice
Church April 27. The Office of Justice and Peace, Catholic Social Services, Diocese of Charlotte, sponsored the daylong program. Father Francis T. Cancro, St. Eugene's pastor, spoke on "The Spirituality of Justice." Afternoon workshops addressed global climate change, the death penalty, socio-economic concerns in Western North Carolina and how to legislate effectively.
Brown spent most of December ob-
CRS
operations in Pakistani refugee camps. She said there have been as many as 2 million Afghan refugees in Iranian camps, 2.5 million in Pakistan and 7 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Pakistan. Some have
been
in the
camps
more than 20
for
years, victims of the
war
Afghan/Russian most
that began in the late 1970s;
recently, they are there as a result of the
bombings
after Sept.
1 1
In the early 1970s, Brown said, Afghanistan was emerging from ThirdWorld status. Boys and girls attended school together. However, most education for
because they aren't registered in refugee camps outside Afghanistan. Often, they
know where the camps are. They wander around looking for food, shelter don't
and
safety.
The United Nations for the
are helping.
serving
drought for the past five to six years. IDPs have no status as refugees
women and
was
girls
"In the rural areas, there
is
in cities.
no living
memory of educating girls and women," Brown said. "These areas are where the Taliban came from." Russia left in the early 1990s, but factional wars continued. The Taliban created stability through a hard-line approach and affected some reforms. However, they destroyed dams and much of the country's agriculture. In addition, southern Afghanistan and the areas around Kabul have suffered from
responsible
is
camps but asks other organiza-
tions to help with such needs as food, water and clothing. 'Working through agencies like CRS, CARE and Lutheran Relief Services is a tremendous way to
very afraid that once the b6mbing ends,
dinator for the North Carolina Council
you
of Churches Interfaith Global Climate
will forget us.'"
Remembering, Father Cancro in his talk, is
found
in justice
—
said
born,
nurtured and lived in relation to faith. Justice was born in covenants: Abraham's covenant was about human
God
dignity. Moses' covenant with
moved people from The new covenant
slavery to freedom. is
with Jesus, that
Muslim's Red Crescent, similar to the
humanity is worthy of salvation. "Our worth comes from being able to reflect the glory of God," Father Cancro said. "The way we relate to one another is in healing and forgiveness." We are to look for God's kingdom, he added, not "out
Red
there," but within ourselves.
get aid to the people,"
Brown
said.
As-
sistance organizations also include the
Cross.
The United Nations transports people who make their way out of Afghanistan to the camps and registers them. CRS gives them basic necessities. Each family gets wheat, beans, cooking oil, a tent, blankets (and prayer rugs, if needed), clothing and cooking utensils. Many of the items are purchased from
American companies that have
factories
he said, is nurtured by a life of sacraments and the virtues of faith, hope and charity, he said. "Faith gives insight into God's presence in the world. God is present in all people, in all creation, not just in the comfortable but in the broken. What we experience is not the whole story," he said. "Faith keeps us from being Justice,
ground down
in Pakistan.
CRS also devotes itself to education, women and girls; health
especially for
services; rebuilding
dams and
restart-
ing irrigation of cropland; and to reinte-
grating former combatants through such means as job training. CRS funds come from grants, donations and the U.S. government. Brown said that the U.S. government has pledged $300 million for reconstruction; other nations have pledged $4.5 billion. Muslim countries are also providing aid. For instance, Jordan has given money and has provided doctors and nurses. However, $10 billion will be needed for Afghanistan's recovery over the next five years.
She added that Americans can pray for peace, help CRS raise $50 million for Afghan refugees and let members of Congress know that Americans care about the people of Afghanistan. "In the camps," Brown said, "I asked people what message they would like me to take back. They all said, Tell our story, and then tell them that we are
is
in the dirt for long.
the recognition that there's
Once we come hope
chair of Charlotte Coalition for a
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kick up their heels By ELLEN NEERINCX
SIGMON
Church
Correspondent
—
About 140 seniors HICKORY from around the Diocese of Charlotte gathered at St. Aloysius Church April 25 for a day of learning and activities at the 16th Annual Spring Fling sponsored by the Catholic Social Services Elder Ministry program. The event was also held at St. Mark Church in Huntersville April
The day coffee,
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tunes on the piano.
Helen Gassen from the Peaceful Dragon in Charlotte gave lessons in Tai Chi, an ancient Chinese
Foothills
Joseph Church's Irish
tion
The dancers,
taught by Meg Barrett of St. Joseph, ranged in age from three to teenager and came from various churches in the area. They wore colorful costumes and demonstrated dances in soft and hard shoes. Barrett gave the historical background behind the various dances and told how she had come to learn them herself. After the dance demonstration, the seniors in attendance had a variety of activities from which to choose. They could play bingo, practice on a putting green, purchase religious items or buy raffle tickets. They were able to have their blood pressure checked by members of the Hickory Rescue Squad, and they could join a sing-along led by Mary Finlayson, a
Cindy Jordan demonstrated the
St.
Pius
J.
on
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X in Greensboro.
Rev. James Solari as temporary administrator of St. Pius
X
in
Greensboro.
Lisa Bruen and Art Drumheller operated the "Chairway to Heaven," giving five-
minute chair massages.
Anne with
Richie was helping seniors
on caring
tips
Kim McClure from
and
for their skin,
the Alzheimer's As-
sociation displayed activity aprons.
The
aprons have large buttons and zippers and are used to help Alzheimer's patients with their memories. Dolly Gabor, a parishioner at St. Aloysius, had several craft ideas ready from which seniors could choose. Most of these same activities were available after a lunch prepared by Chuck Spaller, a parishioner at St. Aloysius and owner of Ragazzi's restau-
community outreach ByJOANNS. keane
session, line dancing lessons taught by Alberta Cutler from the Catawba County Council on Aging were added to
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Welcome
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Last week, The Catholic News Herald reported the upcoming resettlement of 300 Montagnards into the Diocese of Charlotte, with the first wave arriving next Friday. Refugee Resettlement Office Director Cira Ponce said Charlotte is one of the three resettlement sites for the Montagnards; the others, Greensboro and Raleigh. All together, 905 Montagnard refugees will soon call North Carolina home.
To
put this in perspective;
last year,
reach,
many
caring people," she
Editor's
Montagnards
said.
Though
note:
the
will live in Charlotte
and
Greensboro, as well as in the sister-dio-
of Raleigh, assistance is needed Ponce suggests individuals call Care-line, a help and information line provided by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. cese
statewide.
Care-line calls should be directed to (800) 662-7030.
the Refugee Resettlement Office assisted
350
refugees.
Next week the
office will
begin the placement process for the single
group to descend
at
one
How you can
Not for the Refugee Resetdement Office. first activity
falling into place.
units
— two and
of finding housing
is
"One landlord had 30 bedroom units
—
three
available," said Ponce.
The
landlord ex-
tended a helping hand by allowing the Refugee Office time to ready the apart-
ments before the first rent comes due. Moreover, Ponce says the landlord is making an additional apartment available providing a much-needed locagratis tion for the Refugee Office to hold English as a Second Language classes and orientation classes. "We're getting such positive response (from the community), " said
—
Ponce.
"It is
encouraging."
Financially: The 300 expected Montagnard refugees will be divided into approximately 60 "households" with five people to a household. For each household, $1 ,000 in additional funding is needed cover expenses during the first three months after arrival. Time: We need as many volunteers as possible to help set up apartments with donated furniture and household items for to
the refugees before their arrivals.
ganize the collection of donations and coordinate setting up apartments with the
Refugee Office. In-kind donations:
Everything, every
In
order to furnish
apartments for the refugees,
we need do-
and linens. Men's clothing in small and medium sizes is also desperately needed. Instead of donations of food, vouchers for area supermarkets are welcome. Please
room needs
and dining rooms full range of kitchen items; bedrooms need bedding and linens; bathrooms, towels, along with
number below for a detailed needed donations.
contact the of
list
Employment opportunities: We will be trying to place
these refugees
in full-time,
entry-level, non-skilled jobs with benefits. If
arrivals.
We
strongly urge groups of volunteers to or-
nations of furniture, kitchenware, toiletries
Father. Mauricio West, chancellor and vicar general of the diocese, has extended an internal plea to employees of the pastoral center, asking the 120 employees to "work together to set up two apartments with donated furniture and household items." The challenge now is furnishing and preparing the apartments for the impending
help the Montagnards
Perhaps that task sounds daunting.
time.
—
the outcome."
In a
world of Catholic Social Services Refugee
year.
The
tations and line dancing
help," said Ponce.
Ponce has received pledges for help from various denominations and needs much more help. "It is a big commitment, and we will soon share in seeing a new life
of St. Aloysius.
Carolina Catholic
civic
groups, organizations and individuals for
CHARLOTTE Reflect back on the work you've accomplished over the past
largest refugee
The day ended with a Mass celebrated by Father Ed Sheridan, pastor
'We're appealing to churches,
als.
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Refugee relocation requires
ing and healing, on some of the seniors.
Religious Articles
-
in Lenoir,
Effective April 29 Rev. Anthony
healing touch, a technique used for calm-
Communion
9:30
Matthew Leonard, administrator of St. Francis of Assisi
Inkrott, diocesan director of Hispanic
Ministry.
Confirmations
Sat.
Francis of Assisi
Seniors were also able to listen to a
Herb Group and a presentaon Latino traditions and celebrations by Franciscan Sister Andrea
&
St.
Aging, taught a chair exercise program.
Danish, door prizes and a perfor-
For First
temporary administrator of
system of medi-
breathing and gentle exercise. Ann Baggett, an exercise and art instructor for the Catawba County Council on
18.
Step Dancers from Newton.
as
leave at his request.
tation,
herbal presentation by the Carolina
St.
Matthew Kauth
in Lenoir.
played favor-
at St. Aloysius started with
mance by the
following
Effective April 5 Rev.
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of
any opportunities,
please contact 704-370-3285.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS)
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Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles was hospitalized late April 28 with nal
blood clots in his left lung. The next day he was hit with two lawsuits accusing him of participating in a cover-
up of sexual abuse of minors by priests. At an afternoon press conference April 29, his personal physician, Dr. Lee Parsons, said the cardinal was in good condition, resting comfortably and being treated with blood thinners. He was to remain at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank for several days. The archdiocese had no immediate comment on the lawsuits themselves, filed by two sets of brothers who claim to have been abused as children in the 1960s and '70s by Father Carl Sutphin, an archdiocesan priest ordained in 1958 who was
Cathedral April
in
group
14, a
of 40 eighth-graders from Most Holy Trinity Parish in East Hampton and their chaperones went to the wooden viewing platform at ground zero. Standing in complete silence, the students stared out into the barren area where thousands of people died Sept. 11. "I was excited to see what it was going to be
ground
like" at
zero, said eight-grader
Austin Bahns. "Seeing how the Twin Towers were affected up close made me realize how tragic an event it was."
—
WASHINGTON
(CNS) U.S. number about
group that "a lot would give anything
20
million, a good-sized
of
faith traditions
to have," said sociologist Sister
Johnson.
The
Mary
challenge for the Catholic
The
Church is to teach this younger generation more about their faith and about the
archdiocese issued a brief statement,
church's notion of vocation but also to
forced to retire earlier this year.
however, emphasizing Cardinal Mahony's "zero-tolerance" approach to any priest or employee found to have abused a
child.
Christian singer says own struggles with faith central to new album There's DETROIT (CNS)
—
just
one thing, according to Steven Curtis Chapman, that sums up what he wants to say on "Declaration," his 12th album. "God is God and I'm not," says the artist
who
has sold
more than
7 million al-
bums. into Chapman's life. He has written and but it wasn't his sung about sorrow own. "Declaration" is an album saturated in hope and set against a backdrop of pleading, "God I believe, help my unbeIn recent years, pain has seeped
—
lief."
Chapman
told
The Michigan newspafound myself
Catholic, Detroit's archdiocesan per, 'That's a prayer that
I
praying more in the last couple of years than I have before." He said it holds him up as he watches his mother battle can-
He
clung to it as he dealt with a diagnosis of paralyzed vocal cords from
cer.
listen to their questions
she told Catholic
News
and concerns, Service in an
interview prior to her address at the April 18-21 Third Continental Congress
on Vocations in Montreal. In the interview and at the congress, Sister Johnson, who is a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur and an associate professor of sociology at
Emmanuel
College in Boston, shared re-
and three colleagues sample group of Catholics ages
sults of research she
did
on
20 to
a
39.
Parishioners 'bless and send' choir founder who faces deportation
MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) —
ioners at the Basilica of St.
Parish-
Mary
in
Minneapolis said a tearful goodbye April 14 to the
man who
founded the
Gospel Choir and who may be deported at any time. Their hope is that Nguando "Michel" Nyonzele will be allowed to go to a safe parish's International
merly
Zaire,
where he
is
Rockville Centre Diocese
made
a trip to
ground zero in New York City and to a firehouse where 15 firefighters were lost in the World Trade Center collapse. After being greeted by New York Cardinal Edward M. Egan at morning Mass at
1123 South Church !>t. Charlotte, NC 28203
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,
had taught them somenot just
political science."
This one came from the students," she said. Barb Bagnall was awarded with the 2002 ODK Staff Award. While Bagnall is not an official staff member of the college, she has use of an office in the student union. "She (Bagnall) makes herself available to counsel students, and she shares herself and her open heart with everyone, not just those who affiliate themselves with the Catholic faith," said Elizabeth Marie Melchionna, a member of (Omicron Delta Kappa), a na-
they just didn't
for Catholic
ministries, at the college's annual
Spring Awards Convocation April 17. Both honorees are parishioners at St. Mark Church in Huntersville. Roberts was awarded with the inaugural SGA Faculty Award. "We on SGA thought it appropriate to designate an award that recognizes the contributions of professors to the lives of
mean
Joey Harris, the out-going SGA president who presented Roberts with
tional leadership
her award.
college's Faith
said
Harris noted that Roberts
is
honor
and Choice Week, a
commended
if
they differed from her own," said Melchionna BagnaU's service extended beyond the campus, Melchionna noted. For the past two years, Bagnall has taken a group of
to
in athletics
NCAA,
New
students to
inner city children.
for the past five years. "It
faith
for enabling students to ex-
committee and as college liaison to several Southern Conference committees. She has also worked with the Patterson Court Judicial Board in furthering student understanding of plagiarism and the honor code. "It meant everything in the world that they recognized me as a working mother," said Roberts, whose son, Jack, has been ill
series of
press their ideas and questions, "even
chair of the college's athletic gender equity
critically
society.
and the issue of abortion. Bagnall was
her students and the school."
Roberts has been involved
as this one.
roundtable lunch meetings to discuss
"an
commitment
much
Bagnall recendy helped to mediate the
amazing scholar, teacher, student advocate and mother who serves her students outside of the classroom environment in a number of different ways. No one can question Dr. Robert's tireless
as
ODK
their students outside of the classroom,"
Orleans to work with
Bagnall was "shocked" by the award but was very honored to receive it. "It's the little shot that you need to go on," she said. Contact Associate Editor Kevin E.
Murray
gave
by calling (704) 370-3334, or mail kemurray@charlottediocese. org.
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The Diocesan School Board has school board vacancies beginning 2002-03 school year. The School Board is a consultative
traitor for deserting the air force in
body
to the Bishop's representative, the
.
he will be captured and killed if he At the end of the Mass, Father Michael O'Connell, pastor, blessed Nyonzele and anointed his hands with oil. Dressed in the white robes and gold sash of the choir, Nyonzele was emotional as he thanked everyone for their support and love. The "blessing and sending" ceremony was held in recognition of the fact that Nyonzele's chances for reversing his order of deportation are all but used up.
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Diocesan
Catholic Social
hope that
thing about
She said it was wonderful to be honored by the students who have become a part of her life over the past few years. "I've won other awards at other colleges, but
returns.
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Students at Davidson College wanted to let two very special people know how much they were appreciated. The students honored Dr. Susan Rob-
considered a
1986. Nyonzele and his supporters be-
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Catholics ages 20 to 39
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and Barb Bagnall, coordinator
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3,
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Retreat helps GERALD POTKAY
By REV. MR.
Correspondent
GREENSBORO
— From
Friday
evening, April 26, through Sunday afternoon, April 28, over 30 men of His-
panic origin congregated at
St.
Paul
the Apostle Church for a Hispanic Re-
According to Franciscan Sister Andrea Inkrott, diocesan director of Hispanic Ministry,
an ongoing function
it is
of Hispanic Ministry to hold separate retreats for Hispanic men, women and
youth of the diocese. These are evangelization retreats similar to the Cursillo
movement
men grow closer to God, each other
was
that
Adrian Garcia, from St. Joseph Church in Asheboro, said he came to the retreat out of curiosity and thought he would be bored. "I am glad I'm here," he said. "It is a beautiful thing to know and learn about God and about Mary. I
lems by doing positive things with their lives. Also, by learning that others have the same, if not bigger problems, their
own become
easier to handle."
During the retreat, the men came forward and gave personal witness to Jesus and exposed their weaknesses.
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tionship with Jesus," said Sister
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Aquino been very
said the local parishes
have
"They allow us to use kitchens and sound equip-
helpful.
their halls,
ment and expect nothing
in return.
The
priests are most, helpful also," he said.
"Father Joseph Waters, presently residing at Maryfield, heard confessions
all
morning and Father Christopher Davis, pastor of Holy Infant in Reidsville, said the closing Mass on Sunday." There are two groups that are vital to the retreat. The first group is the "Equipo": the team that gave the talks and verbal encouragement to the retreatants. The second is the "Equipazo": the team that gave support behind the scenes either by cooking and cleaning up or by writing letters of encouragement throughout the retreat. The latter team was not visible to the
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"zero-tolerance" policy for priests ATLANTA — The Catholic bishops mended
a policy of "zero tolerance" re-
garding priests who have a confirmed or proven allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor child. The bishops of the province have defined "zero tolerance" as a
commitment
and her institutions will be a safe environment for children and that no priest will remain in any ministry who is a danger to them. Archbishop John F. Donoghue, who holds the ex officio title of metropolitan of the province of Atlanta, released this that the church
statement following a discussion
among
die bishops of the province that includes
unanimously recommended the following: No priest should ever be reassigned to any ministry after an allegation of sexual misconduct with a minor has
which the law has been broken with full disclosure," said Bishop Boland. "Church
been confirmed or proven. Each bishop and diocese should recommit itself to following state laws re-
families."
—
—
—
It is
recommended
All bishops should
Vatican acknowledgement of a na-
concerns and provided Archbishop
Donoghue with
feedback: Bishop Robert
victims of sexual misconduct. "Since
ripple affect,
sexual misconduct with minors.
for the victims of this heinous act, their
—
tional strategy for accountability
is
and the universal church as we heal," said Bishop Curlin. 'We must remind ourselves that these problems did not occur overnight, and therefore cannot be solved overnight. We commend the cardinals on making the first step. Our recommendation is another; the meeting in Dallas will be the next step."
families
attempt to
both
proper and necessary.
During the
discussion, the bishops
expressed the following concerns that they wish to examine before or at the June meeting: An appeals process should be instituted for priests who have been accused of sexual misconduct with a minor;
—
—A
Finally, the bishops of the province
asked for prayers from the faithful of their
well-defined, step-by-step pro-
diocese.
"We
Boland, Savannah, Ga.; Bishop F. Joseph
accused priest would be removed from
Holy
Gossman, Raleigh, N.C and Bishop William G. Curlin, Charlotte, N.C.
service that protects both the rights of the
gifts
"In the past, the people of
J.
God
have
been unnecessarily wounded," said Archbishop Donoghue. "Therefore
we
will
unanimously recommend to the Bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse that they endorse our recommendation that we believe will prevent priests with proven allegations of sexual misconduct with minors from ever functioning in any form of ministry again. recognize that our words may not be well received because of a lack of trust in the hierarchy of the church; therefore, we pray that our actions and our recommendations today send a clear message of our commitment
We
we know that child abuse has a we must remember to pray
implementation of policies regarding
cedure should be established by which an
Baker, Charleston, S.C.; Bishop
alleged perpetrator and the victim.
recommended
policy
process
and
is fair
must ensure
Any
policies
definitive for all parties
Archbishop Donoghue
found guilty of the crime of sexual misconduct with a minor by public authorities, a shortened Vatican administrative process for voluntary laicization (permanent release from vows) If a priest
would be desirable. imposed laicization
'We
will deal
is
A Vatican process is
though we nize they ted.
This
will present
may is
"Even
said.
them,
we
recog-
not be accepted as submit-
simply another step
in the
refining process. In the end each of us has
agreed to adhere to the directives and
for
mandates of the Vatican when and
already in place.
with those issues in
national policy
is
developed."
need families to know that if been abused, that is one child too many," said Bishop Baker. "Once an allegation is proven we will act swiftly to prevent it from ever occurring again. We will never knowingly put a child in harms way. This is our commitment to the people of God from their bishops." it
I
I
estate
than
myself.
not contacted and names put in a book or in a computer, then they will not get involved in future stewardship efforts.
They
will also start to
believe that stewardship is only about money," he warned. Kelley and several other speakers touched upon the fact that children need to be a part of the parish stewardship efforts. One quote that Pat Spivey of St. Pius X Church in Greensboro, who works with the church's stewardship committee, intends to share with her committee is: "If we don't teach our children about stewardship, we will have no adults
who
are stewards."
Spivey said that she has attended many workshops but felt that this one was the most useful because it presented strategies that could be in most parish settings. was not theories but practical suggestions from people who actually
implemented "It
who enjoyed having the time to ask questions and share with other participants. tried them," said Spivey,
Another aspect that Kelley addressed in his workshop on "Forming Stewardship Committees" was the benefits of lay witness. It was coincidentally played out during another workshop given by Franciscan Father Daniel Quakenbush from the Diocese of Raleigh on "Stewardship in the Hispanic Culture." Father Daniel had several parishioners from St. Julia City, N.C. speak
as
Church
would rather pay estate taxes,
required, dian
make a
my
church.
bequest to
If
you answered
"TRUE"
answered otherwise, please
to
the
number below and
brochure, "Better Estate Planning."
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if
deductible
any of these questions, please do not proceed.
call
stewards of God's gifts By sharing
multicultural parish.
in
a
their
various projects, they concretely
demonstrated how stewardship helped them work together and become one family.
my
heart to
If
Street, Charlotte,
NC
core," said
about being stewards to the parish and of God's gifts, had a powerful impact on everyone in the room," she
you
The question, asked and answered by many attending the conference, was first asked by Bishop Synder in his opening remarks, "What do I need to do to express my gratitude to God." It will now be up to the participants to carry that question to their parishes so that it can be answered through acts of love and generosity.
request our free no-obligation
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Among
let
estate plan that inadequately
clear that their
authorities.
would rather
how to distribute ray make those decisions
priesdy ministry.
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"If people are
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Gaddy, who plans to share aspects of this workshop, which was videotaped, with parishes integrating other cultures into their church community. "The witness of the Latinos and Anglos, speaking
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recommendation includes all past, present and future cases involving proven cases of sexual abuse with minors in any area of bishops also restated their commitment to follow state laws unique to each diocese regarding the reporting of all past, present and future allegations with minors. If a minor or the parent of a minor reports that a child has been sexually abused, local church authorities will immediately report such allegations to the appropriate pub-
a
become involved.
"This session touched
'We
made
if
portunity to present or express their talents and gifts to the parish. He emphasized the importance of contacting people who express a desire to
its
their child has
bishops
His
of wisdom, understanding, fortitude
and compassion as they attempt to make which will guide the church for years to come," Bishop Baker concluded. 'These are our recommendations,"
that the
involved.
—
ask that the faithful pray to the
Spirit that all bishops receive
to the faithful."
The
its
provide pastoral and spiritual support for
Kevin
J.
setting
Throughout the dialogue the bishops upon the need to continue to
commit them-
volving reassignment to ministry, report-
following bishops voiced their
when
also consider this fact
reflected
other and to the faithful for the proper
The
respect the right to pri-
final policy."
ops to do tbe same.
on Monday. During this discussion the bishops were asked to address 14 proposals in-
13-15, 2002.
'We want to
—
selves publicly to be accountable to each
ing of allegations and accountability. Their responses were to be faxed to Most Rev. Harry Flynn, Archbishop of Minneapolis/St. Paul, so the responses could be reviewed before the general meeting of the full bod)' of bishops in Dallas, Texas, June
to the victims and their
vacy of the victim," said Bishop Gossman. "Often victims come forward asking that the family or child's name be withheld. We will recommend that the committee
that the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops create a uniform policy regarding the sexual misconduct of priests with minors. The adoption of "zero tolerance" and full reporting policies by even a few dioceses impels the full conference of bish-
—
way
The bishops also expressed concern about the rights of victims.
garding the reporting of such allegations.
Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina
authorities will offer pastoral assistance
along the
2002
Stewardship,
Province bishops recommend a of the province of Atlanta April 30 recom-
3,
28203.
Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
For more information, contact Gina Rhodes, Director of Planned Giving, 704-370-3320, 1123 S. Church Street, Cha rlotte, ATC 28203, gmrliodes@charlottediocese.org
Jordan B. McMorrough, editor of
The
New
Catholic Miscellany, contrib-
uted to this story.
May
3,
2002
The Catholic News & Herald 9
Around the Diocese
Parishioner's devotion to poor lives on after death By KEVIN
E.
MURRAY
the sick and the
CHARLOTTE and humble
— She was
women who
a kind
loved her
didn't
—
Marie McGonagle
know
in
she was there."
Bickel also volunteered at
so church and her fellow parishioners much that she wanted to continue helping them long after she was gone. Ella
homebound and those
the hospital. She visited the nursing homes; she would be feeding people who
Associate Editor
Room
at
the Inn, a residence that provides mater-
home
nity
care and childcare services to
single mothers.
Bickel, a pa-
rishioner of St. Vincent de Paul Church,
De Jong remembers
Bickel as "a very dear soul"
who
loved
A retired book-
people, loved children and cared deeply
keeper and widow, Bickel left her life savings to the church and parishioners that had touched her heart.
Vincent de Paul. "(She was) a very nice woman, but very reserved," he said. "But she didn't want to be in the limelight." When she wasn't attending to the needs of others, or caring for her mother (who had lived to be 102), Bickel was following her favorite sports teams on television. "With sports, she was an expert," said de Jong. "You couldn't tell her
died Dec.
2,
2000, at 89.
for the less fortunate of St.
more than $600,000 to St. Vincent de Paul to establish an endowment for the poor of St. Vincent," said Jim "She
left
Kelley, diocesan director of development.
"She never made a lot of money, but both she and her husband were very frugal," said John de Jong, a close friend of Bickel. "She could have had a brand
new
car,
anything about basketball, baseball, She knew everything
but kept her old Buick. She was
comfortable in
Through
football or golf.
about them."
it."
below her means and clever saving, Bickel had amassed a large sum of money, de -Jong said. "By her very nature, she was a bookkeeper she was very organized." A native of Columbus, Ohio, Bickel came to Charlotte from Long Island, N.Y.,
an avid bowler with de Jong. "At her age, it was unbelievable she got strike after strike," he said. Wanting to help everyone who needed her, Bickel donated generously to many charities. "She could not say no," said de Jong. She had no children or immediate family, so when Bickel started to consider her will, it wasn't long before she determined that her church would best her
...
in the
mid-1980s
after the death
of her
husband, Jean. She had retired in her 70s
from the Diocese of Rockville, N.Y., and had moved to the Queen City to be closer to friends. It wasn't long before she be-
came
met her
in the visitation
also
own bowling
ball, said
—
from her savings. "She really cared about the church, and she cared about the poor," said de Jong. When de Jong suggested to her the
a familiar face at St. Vincent de Paul.
"I first
was
Bickel
living
benefit
min-
that had just started at St. Vincent's," said de Jong, who leads the rosary group at the church. "She visited istry
endowment, "That just took While Bickel had wanted her money to help the priests, the sick and education, her main emphasis was to help the poor of the idea of an
She
off.
really liked that idea."
parish, he said.
"Through her gift, Ms. Bickel is leaving a legacy that will help meet the needs of poor people at St. Vincent de Paul for generations to come," said Father Mark Lamprich, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul. Bickel's donation will be placed into
Foundation or named endowment
your
form of an endowment for the poor of St. Vincent de Paul Church. An endowment is a permanent fund placed in the
diocesan foundation that earns
income over time. The original amount is not spent, but the income can be used in
estate, or other
other bequests are
filled
remainder
—
after
there are five
other primary ways to donate an endow-
ment to the diocese, according to the Gina Rhodes, diocesan director of planned giving. They are:
—
Gifts of cash, securities, real es-
or other assets, which
tate,
is
method when the donated
an ideal
assets are
highly appreciated.
—
the Foundation of the Diocese of Charlotte in the
re-
ceives a specific amount, a percentage of
Gifts of
low you
to
larger than
if
a gift that might be
you were
to give an asset can donate a paid policy
You
outright.
insurance, which al-
life
make
you already own, or you can pur-
that
chase a policy to donate.
—
agreement, according to Kelley. The Foundation is a non-profit organization established to provide endowments for the Diocese of Charlotte
income arrangements, which make a gift during your lifetime while retaining and even increasing your income from those assets for the remainder of your life. This includes trusts and charitable gift annu-
and
ities.
a
manner
endowment
stipulated in the
parishes, schools, agencies
its
and
Life
allow you to
—
giving of their current income, said Kelley, they are taking another step in stewardship by giving their cumulative
Gifts from retirement plans, which you can designate your endowment as the remainder beneficiary of an IRA, 40 1 K, or annuity to receive what is left in your retirement plan after your
assets to take care of the church.
death.
"What we're finding out is that more and more parishioners across the diocese
erty,
organizations.
Not only
are following
are people in the diocese
Ms.
Bickel's
example and
leaving something in their estate to take care of future needs in their parish, in a
Catholic school or Catholic agency," said Kelley.
"They
live
when they
ship
for all the gifts
out the
life
has given them."
In addition to a bequest in a will in
gift
of
life
estate in real prop-
which allows you to enjoy your home or vacation property during your lifetime, while giving you the satisfaction of knowing your church will benefit from the gift after your death.
of steward-
give back in gratitude
God
—A
—
which you can stipulate that the
To or to
more about planned giving up an endowment, call Jim Kelley
learn
set
at (704)
370-3301 or Gina Rhodes
(704) 370-3320.
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May
Readings
3,
2002
Book Review
Author reveals hidden presence of
God
Reviewed By JULIE Catholic
News
MCCARTY
through the lover who bluntly tells her "If you can't handle drugs, you have no
Service
Kathleen Norris, best-selling author of "Dakota," "Amazing Grace" and "The Cloister Walk," opens her latest memoir,
'The Virgin of Bennington," with a quote from St. Augustine: "But 'salvation is far from sinners,' and such was I at that time. Yet little by little I was drawing
tionships that taught her painful lessons
about genuine love; in the ongoing, nurturing presence of Kray. God continues to seek us, often through other people, even when we put ourselves in the most
compromising
did not
"The
know
2)
1
Peter 3:15-18
John 14:15-21
3) Gospel:
tears.
By JEAN DENTON Catholic News Service
book
Norris' latest
of poems, "Journey," spans 30 years of po-
I
etry to
chronicles Norris' ex-
nized in sections relat-
young
ing to excerpts from
love the progression of this New Testament readings, and how they speak to the "communication" of the Holy
adult,
examining the ways God was at work in her life, unbeknownst to her.
the Bible's "Song of
Spirit
subtle
Songs," one can trace
ing tells about the apostles laying hands on new believers who then re-
of
1999. Orga-
her spiritual growth. For example, the first section, poems of
Because of her selection of Bennington
1969-1973, relates to
creative
the bride in the "Song
she wants to avoid math-
of Songs," searching for the lover (God) throughout the city streets, but not finding him. These poems, written while she lived
College for
its
curriculum ematics at
Norris
is
all
—
costs
—
jolted into a
world
of partying, drug experimentation and sexual promiscuity. She earns the label 'Virgin of Bennington" and "Norris the Nun" (she wasn't even Catholic) for her ability to resist temptation for three years. Looking back, the older, wiser auwasn't that she possessed true virtue, but rather that celibacy provided a "means of retreating from other thor notes
it
people and their demands."
Her eventual sexual experiments bring her a painful dose of reality. Her job at the Academy of American Poets introduces Norris to the literary and artistic community of New York City. Amid the ordinary grind of typ-
first
ing, fding, and answering phones, she experiences the thrill of meeting famous poets and hanging out with the artistic
A
Andy Warhol crowd
at night.
good deal of the book provides deof the expansion of modern poetry New York and the inspiration of her
tails
in
mentor, Elizabeth "Betty" Kray, the executive director of the Academy of
American Poets. 'The Virgin of Bennington" ordinary celebrity expose. Like gustine, Norris
is
is
St.
no
Au-
looking at the hidden
ways God was reaching out
to her:
New York
in
City,
deal with such varied topics as angels, the trial of
stomach
aches and the heartbreak of young love.
The poems
uncover the
in "Journey"
dimension lying dormant in the most ordinary of day-to-day tasks. In spiritual
"Housecleaning," the tasks of cleaning out the basement and doing laundry lead to hymn-singing and reflections on Mary Magdalene. "Ascension" combines the downward movement of birthing a baby with the exhilarating feeling of the miracle of new life. In "The Monastery Orchard in Early Spring," she sees grist for reflecting on Newton and Augustine where others would see only apples. "The Presbyterian Women Serve Coffee at the Home" reveals an ordinary conversation among women about aging that leads to a theological insight about eternal life. "The Virgin of Bennington" and the poems of "Journey" invite us to open our eyes to the hidden presence of God in our own ordinary lives.
McCarty is a free-lance writer from Minnesota with a master's degree in theology whose work has appeared in numerous dioc-
I
week's Old Testament and
among
ceived the
believers.
Holy
The
Spirit.
first
read-
add,
again and again). tion
During a confirmation preparaprogram I helped lead, parents
conclusion
we
the sponsors in
would
We
hoped the young people
feel the
warm
reality
Catholics,
don't
we are fortu-
come out of the
of God's
experi-
revealed to you
—
on of hands either as the one laying on hands or the recipient? What other tangible prayer experiences have you had, and how has God in the laying
been revealed in those?
human touch of those who love them and who wanted the Spirit to come deeply into their lives. presence in the
Subsequent comments from some of the candidates suggested that that was, indeed, what happened for them. But comments from parents indi-
Weekly Scripture
21; 11;
Scripture for the week of May 5 - May 11 Sunday (Sixth Sunday of Easter), Acts 8:5-8, 14-17, 1 Peter 3:15-18, John 14:15Monday, Acts 16:11-15, John 15:26 16.4; Tuesday, Acts 16:22-34, John 16:5Wednesday, Acts 17:15, 22 18:1, John 16:12-15; Thursday, Acts 1:1-11,
—
—
Ephesians 1:17-23, Matthew 28:16-20; Friday (Bl. Damien of Molokai), Acts 18:918, John 16:20-23; Saturday, Acts 18:23-28, John 16:23b-28
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 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
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By
NEW the
—
summer movie
season
off
oughly enjoyable popcorn picture "Spider-Man" (Columbia). With the exception of a few minor points, director Sam Raimi has remained true to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's 1962 Marvel Comics creation of the arachnid crime fighter with the humble background. Bespectacled Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is an awkward high school nerd, bullied by schoolmates and even the bus driver. He can't get up the courage to speak to his pretty red-haired neighbor Mary Jane (Kirsten Dunst), even though they've lived next to each other since they were 6. But Peter, an orphan raised by his doting Aunt May (Rosemary Harris) and affectionate Uncle Ben (Cliff Robertson), is in for a major change when he is bitten by a genetically altered, spider on a high school
work
humor and
it
the appropriate age
Norman
audience.
"Behind Enemy Lines" (2001) Harsh war film in which a Navy pilot (Owen Wilson) is shot down over
book roots and works well with the
enemy
film's
fantasy elements.
Although the it's
film has a lot of heart,
by the blue-and-red is
He
perfect.
spi-
stares in
missing a compelling story
line.
At
its
them
shouts words like "Shazam,"
taking a superhero stance in obvious
self-
When he finally gets it, he ends up swinging wildly from his web and smashing right into a brick wall.
mockery.
Peter uses his newfound powers night his Uncle
strictly for fun, until the
in
New York
City. Suddenly, Peter sees the
hard truth
killed
by a carjacker
behind his uncle's words, "With great power comes great responsibility." His purpose becomes clear: He must protect the innocent by fighting crime.
Spider-Man fighting bad press from a cynical newspaper editor (superbly played by J.K. Simmons) who, unable to
importance of saving even one
snap a photo of the crime fighter, barks he doesn't want to be famous, I'll
out, "If
make him infamous." However, magnetic performances in the narrative
fill
like
a
rabid
snowboarder.
may
them
—
adults.
skillfully
Di-
a simple
choreographed
action scenes depicting the brutality of
war while attempting
Much
to
comment on life
the
spite the risks.
de-
battlefield
—
—
Some
material
may
be inappro-
The Motion
tion of America rating
is
A-III
Picture Associa-
PG — parental
is
guidance suggested. (Anchor Bay)
"Maybe Baby" (2001) Thin romantic comedy about scriptwriter
(Hugh
(Joely Richardson)
way
Peter's best
makes things
interesting,
and
his
who
to conceive, and,
try every which unbeknownst to
her, he uses their experiences to write a movie. Written and directed by Ben Elton, the film has a few witty, touching moments but the spotty script does not address the moral questions involved in artificial means of fertilization. Some sexual situations with partial nudity and several crass words with an instance of rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III
—
adults.
The Motion
tion of America rating
Picture Associa-
is
R
—
restricted.
(USA)
venge-
fodder for the sequel (ex-
pected in 2003).
More is likely to be expected from the While the
visual effects, however.
bird's-
eye view of New York City as SpiderMan swings from building to building is
many of the computer-generated stiff and obvious. And SpiderMan doesn't move with as much alacrity exciting,
images are
and grace as one would expect from the fast-crawling insect. But audiences may be willing to forgive the film these faults it is a mostly diverting couple of hours spent with your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.
since
Although the
stylized violence
may
be too intense for younger adolescents, may decide their older teens
parents
might enjoy the film while understanding its
fantasy elements.
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to sporadic stylized action vio-
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down just to And James Franco, as friend with designs on Mary
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duction numbers.
all.
member of St. Mark parish
1
Call
Moore pumps up
homo-
wish he would slow
catch
America rating
And like Spider-Man, the Goblin has human alter-ego, Norman Osborn, a
as a
such great one-liners' that the audience
The Motion
glider
and jokes as well
sexual sheen coloring most of the pro-
Simmons shoots out
vincing manner.
souped-up
Self
politics to rescue him.
premise with
lence and
•
NATO
(Gene Hackman) must
come a more conventional bad-guy-vsgood-guy movie. This downshift is 'helped by some clever details, such as
Every superhero needs a worthy adversary, and Spider-Man gets one in the form of the Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), a wicked creature fitted with metallic green armor who rides around on a
a
fight
officer
rector John
ful attitude is
wrists, Peter first tries to squeeze
situations
a reconnais-
midpoint, the film turns a corner to be-
and scaling tall buSdings. Raimi handles Peter's transformation from dweeb to superhero in an affectionate and comical way. Trying to figure out how to shoot web strands from his
is
on
fusing electricity and innocence in a con-
The day
is a high-energy, low-IQ, 100-percent synthetic product. Directed by Nancy Walker, the silly comedy about the music publishing and recording business is marked by sexual
Catholic Bishops classification
territory while
manding
(Fox)
disco singing group,
sance mission in Bosnia and his com-
acter provides an underlying tension that
Ben
group for the video
speaking to his schizophrenic self, as the Goblin pushes Norman into a murderous rampage. Dafoe's over-thetop performance evokes the film's comic
from Queens with quiet
newly buffed body. long before he discovers that,
Then he
Association
rating. All reviews indicate
which produces some very good scenes of
along with his superhuman strength, he's capable of spinning industrial size webs
out.
and Motion Picture
of America
tioned.
infuses his
disbelief at his isn't
sification
Maguire and Dunst are great together,
der, Peter's vision
comic
out,
work-
who
to connect with the audience.
And
can't
come
U.S.
inconsistencies and lack of cohesion.
what makes
vulnerability that allow Peter
after he's bitten
Norman
the Goblin will
and an energetic pace
Maguire,
ing-class hero
when
Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcasting. Theatrical movies on video have a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops clasthe
13.
This vehicle for The Village People, a
The fol-
this film
large part of is
from
an experimental
monster. But unlike Peter, control
—
(CNS)
and war violence with intermittent profanity and crass words and an instance of rough language. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-IV adults with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are strongly cau-
field trip.
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a spiritual "high" last? was a high school junior, I made a retreat. It was a very intensive weekend retreat. We were shut off from the rest of the world. Our watches were taken away. All the clocks in the school where our retreat was held were covered. We listened to lots of talks, mostly from our Will
When
The Pope
Speaks
3,
2002
Coming of Age
I
We prayed together and apart. We experienced the sacrament of reconciliation. We were led a "Trust Walk," for through various exercises example, in which we were led together, blindfolded, around the property, ending up in the school chapel in front a large crucifix where our blindfolds were removed. peers.
—
POPE JOHN PAUL
II
And we
Pope prays for workers during feast of St Joseph
the Worker NEWS SERVICE
By CATHOLIC
VATICAN CITY
(CNS)
— On Europe's La-
bor Day, Pope John Paul II offered prayers for workers around the world and said men and women were called to perfect themselves through labor.
"One could say in a certain sense that through men and women become more human," he May l, the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, at
work, said his
weekly general audience 'This
is
why
in St. Peter's Square.
industriousness
But
a virtue.
is
in order for industriousness effectively to permit a
person to become more human, it must always be tied to the social order of work" so that human dignity
is
The
protected, the
pontiff,
who
pope
said.
turns 82
May
18,
spoke in a
mostly clear voice but his breathing sounded labored and heavy. Noting that the audience marked the beginning of May, a month traditionally dedicated to the Virgin Mary, the pope repeated his appeal that Catholics pray the rosary daily. "It is a
wept. Partly because of emotion, partly
because by Saturday night we were so tired, the weekend was filled with tears, tears which built to a flood by Sunday afternoon when we opened letters of affirmation and love from family and friends. In retrospect, I have to say that I resent the emotional manipulation that I think moves that kind of retreat, but I also have to say that it did me a world of good right when I needed it. I won't say I was completely transformed, but the experience did challenge me to open up a bit more to everyone around me and to see, with tremendous intensity, the depth and power of God's love for me. The greater challenge, though, lay ahead. Could I keep it? It would be impossible to keep the weekend's
high going the rest of my life, but would I be able to keep any part of it at all? Would the awareness of God's love I'd learned on the weekend stay with me for more than a week? Maybe that's something you're feeling these days too. A lot of kids make retreats this time of year, and a lot of kids celebrate the sacrament of confirmation. Those can be moments of great spiritual realization and growth, and a lot of kids wonder, even as they're
marveling thing
I
at the fruits of those experiences, the
did:
How
can
I
keep
this
same
going?
Madonna
he
herself,"
Columnist
Here are some
ideas.
be realistic. Highs don't last. Ask anyone who's experienced any time of intense experience. even have a specific phrase "the honeymoon is over" to refer to the waning of the heights of emotion that such an experience evokes. Second, understand that even though emotions wane, God's presence doesn't. You may have felt God's love and mercy in an intense way on your First,
We
—
—
but the fact that your emotions aren't as strong a couple of months later doesn't mean that God's love and mercy aren't as strong either. God never stops loving you, whether you feel it or not. God
retreat,
is
never
less
remember
than ready to forgive you, whether you God is never away from you,
that or not.
whether you are aware of him or not. Third, commit yourself to deepening your relationship with God. Don't depend on an external experience to do it for you. Make time to pray each day. Go to Mass. Continue to evaluate your heart and your life in God's eyes, not the world's. When you do all that, you just might find that though the emotional high has passed, something better has taken
its
place: a calm, steady, inner sense of
God's presence no matter where you are, no matter what. It is a kind of joy that outlasts everything, even emotion, believe it or not!
me
told
but very useful in penetrating the mysteries of Christ and of his and our mother. At the same time, it is a way to pray that the church be pleasing to the
CNS
"Children are vortexes of rteed," one childless couple
Our Turn
simple prayer, apparently repetitive,
AMY WELBORN
as their reason for retaining a nuisance-free, let's-
get-away-this-weekend
lifestyle.
With such encouraging young adults today set their
said.
until, at
sentiments,
it's
biological clocks
no wonder on snooze
about age 38, the alarms ring so loudly they can be
heard in neighborhoods on the other side of the country. are the happy homemaking days of June when women regarded child-rearing as a prestigious full-time vocation. With so many choices available, modern women are left confused. Forfeiting a successful
Gone
Text Audience By Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) Here
—
Cleaver,
is
the
Vatican text of Pope John Paul ITs remarks in
En-
glish at his weekly general audience
May
THERESE BORCHARD CNS Columnist
career that has taken 10 or 15 years to establish
even
1.
if
isn't easy,
the bright-eyed cherub on the Huggies ad
is
irresistibly cute.
Dear brothers and sisters, Today, the first of May, is Labor Day, a day on which we honor St. Joseph the Worker. Our thoughts therefore turn to the inalienable dignity of all men and women, called to perfect themselves through work. This is the deeply human and social significance of work. Today is also the beginning of the month dedicated to Mary, the mother of God. Through daily recitation of the rosary,
enter
and
more
find
encouragement
As, today,
work,
let
for the I
may
fully into the mysteries
we
all
Christians
of Christ's
life
world of
often
breakfast in bed
— —
a bouquet of freshly cut roses. If
my husband does his homework, this year
I've joined the elite sorority. I've
As one who preferred
us also implore the divine gift of peace
I'll
know.
become a mom. weeds to baby-sitting
pulling
as
means of earning spending cash in my adolescent days, I spent my nine (and one-half) months of pregnancy fearing I would not like being a mom. My anxiety worsened when well-intentioned moms stole the few free moments I had between trips to the bathroom and consuming bottles of Turns to inform me of the overwhelming responsibilities that would be delivered with the baby. a
pleased to greet the delegation from the
Nagasaki Prefecture
child
wondered what it would be like to wake up to on Mother's Day or to wear the orchid corsage pinned to the pastel dresses of so many moms on this special day. I've envisioned the leisurely Sunday afternoon at the park holding the hand of a toddler who has just learned to take a few steps or how it would feel to find a homemade card fabricated from the finest construction paper and crayons sitting on the dining room table with I
in Japan.
I
also greet the
Norwegian students from Adger University College. I thank the Wartburg College Choir for
Upon all the Englishspeaking pilgrims and visitors present at today's audience, I cordially invoke God's blessings of grace and peace. their praise of God in song.
"Get your last full night's sleep," one warned, as if pregnancy heartburn hadn't already interrupted my sleeping schedule. "You'll never enjoy another
another veteran
moment
many women today, I was nervous that having a meant my mind would turn to mush, my inspiration would be thrown out with the dirty diapers and my thoughts would become as dull and bland as the rice cereal I was spoon-feeding my baby. I worried that the little vortex of need would erase the professional accolades and work experience bulleted on my Like
first
Mother's Day
in their daily struggles.
offer prayers for the
Holy Land.
am
A young mother's thoughts on her
to yourself," said
mom.
Then there were the comments from those without children.
resume. After talking to
—
many moms who sought
creative
calling on their husbands to take a working solutions I day, setting up a home office, hiring part-time help became encouraged. Having a baby didn't necessarily mean giving up the life of the mind or throwing out the years and progress between graduation and now. When Kate, my 20-year-old angel and our baby's second mom, shows up every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30 to take little David for five and one-half hours, I cram as much as humanly possible into that time slot. And if I come up short at 6 p.m. on Thursdays when her 1 1 hours are over, I ask my husband to pitch in a few extra hours so that I can ever so deliriously check off another task at hand on my semiworking mom's to-do list.
—
The modern mama is a lot different than Beaver's mom. But some things will never change, like the penetrating joy most moms feels when pinning that orchid corsage to a pastel dress, the tears of delight when receiving a homemade card or the delicious smell of breakfast in bed on Mother's Day.
May
2002
3,
Editorials
Light
One
Candle
MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist
Someone worth knowing Ever hear about someone from the past you wish you could have known? I read a column the other day by Bill Gallo, the respected sports cartoonist and columnist for New York's Daily News, about one of his early heroes. The man's name was Thomas Aloysius Dorgan. He, too, had been a sports cartoonist and writer. In the early decades of the twentieth century his byline, 'Tad,"
He
was famous.
way with words as well as number of slang expressions, such
obviously had a
pictures. Gallo lists
a
as "for crying out loud," that he says
were "born
in
Tad's
They run from "hot dogs" and "red hots" frankfurters to "cat's meow" and "cat's pajamas" for inkwell."
for
the
epitome of cool in the Roaring Twenties. My favorite: "He'd give anybody the. sleeves out of his vest." Tad was more than funny and smart. After an accident as a youth cost him the fingers on his right hand, he learned to draw with his left. Perhaps it was because he had to face up to that kind of serious challenge that, as Bill Gallo says, Tad "was always for the underdog." But the main reason I wish I had known Tad was his positive attitude about life and success. He is quoted as passing along this advice to young people: "Remember envy never got anybody anything worth having. If you balance your abilities with your limitations and never count on luck to give you anything, you succeed."
Why
priests
What
Q.
It's unfortunate that many men and women let envy interfere with their opportunities for happiness and success. They constantly compare their lives to others. Wealth, possessions, popularity are certainly desirable. Up to a point, they can be good things. But just what is that point? Another man I admire had something useful to say about that: "It is not wrong to want to live better; what is wrong is a style of life which is presumed to be better when it is directed toward having rather than being, and which wants to have more, not in order to be more but in order to spend life in enjoyment as an end in itself." So wrote Pope John Paul II. Think about it. Just what is your most heartfelt personal goal? Is it having or being? Is it overcoming an obstacle? Seeking a particular achievement? And how does your goal serve God, His world and His
God you.
the
It is
has created a special mission in
life
a one-of-a-kind task that belongs to
just for
you alone
and can be accomplished by you alone. Tad knew his mission; it was using his talents to entertain and inform. not If you can figure out what is important to you just what the world tells you should be important you'd make a good start toward actually achieving your mission. Then, by focusing on your God-given qualities and talents and seeking a level of excellence rather than an unattainable perfection, you can go a long way toward the true fulfillment and happiness that is at the heart of all you seek in life. The more clearly we know ourselves and what we want to do, to be, to give in life, the less vulnerable we are to jealousy and the more open to being the kind of person other people would love to know.
—
—
—
their hands during Mass meaning of the priest washing his
Question
Corner
A. Part of the answer seems to be that this is one Mass remaining from former centuries
had a practical significance. At the offering
it
FATHER JOHN DIETZEN
CNS
food (produce, chickens, bread, etc.) often was brought forward and given to the presiding priest for the poor or for other purposes. He gifts,
needed to wash his hands afterward. When this practical reason no longer existed, the custom continued, with spiritual interpretations given for the washing. It was said to symbolize, for example, the spiritual cleanliness appropriate for celebrating the Eucharist. Publicly washing one's hands before a liturgical ceremony was common in older days, among Chris-
and others, to prepare oneself spiritually for a religious ceremony. Fountains for this purpose may tians
still be seen in the courtyards of ancient Christian churches in Rome.
The
priest's
washing
at the offering of the gifts
was partly an extension of that custom.
Some other traditional customs related to the Mass have similar histories. Priests used to wear over their arm, as a Mass vestment, what was called a maniple, made of cloth the color of the day. This was a vestige of the old Roman handkerchief "mappa" or "mappula"), carried fashionably the hand (Latin, "manus") or fastened to the arm.
(Latin, in
Thus
name
maniple. When this item no longer served a practical purpose, it continued to be worn but was given a variety of somewhat spiritual meanings. This is the main reason a number of actions and articles formerly connected with the Mass, but with similar histories, have been discontinued. The maniple is no longer an official part of the priest's or bishop's Mass attire. the
FATHER JOHN AURILIA, OFM Cap Guest Columnist
God's masterpiece: Our Mother There
is
a Jewish Proverb that goes:
"God
He made mothers." We may add that God did not know everything, so He made mothers-in-law. The writer or orgaBook of Proverbs brings to our attentremendous collection of statements about a great woman, who happens to be a good mother and a good wife. For example, we read: "A wife of noble character is declared to be worth far more
nizer of the tion this
than rubies." Prov. 31:10
mothers,
we try to
define
— When we speak of
what or who a mother is.
Here is one of the definitions we may stumble on: "The mother is a woman who, having provided an ovum that is subsequently fertilized by an external agent, prepares it for the infusion of a soul and nurtures it from her own bodily substance till it can be physically separated from her." A little girl who heard these words from the expert biologist simply said: "Obviously, the poor fellow never had a mother." Are we talking about Mother Hubbard and Mother Goose? Rather than define who IS a mother, we may want to understand what a mother DOES, so we understand who she is. The mother loves, nurtures, makes the house a home,
right again.
For the sake of puritanical concern, sometimes ridiculous as it shows in the following dialogue. A little boy asked his dad, 'Where did I come from?" The good daddy answered, "You came from the stork." The little boy continued," 'Where did you come from?" Dad replied, "I came from the stork." He didn't give up and continued, "Where did Granny come from?" He replied, "She came from the stork." The little boy said, "My goodness, did anybody have a normal birth in our
we become
part of the
of the
Column
and, therefore, is God's masterpiece. Bishop Fulton Sheen had a better idea, as usual; he says that the mother is the world's first love ... and he is
hands during Mass? Some claim it represents Pilate washing his hands during the trial of Jesus. Others say it's just washing, which doesn 't make a lot of sense. What is the real answer? (Indiana)
when
Guest
could not be everywhere, so
people?
wash
is
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family?
Mother's
Day 2002 may simply be another it may be an appreciation day
day of the year or
for the masterpiece of
Accepting more than one stipend for Mass Q. Our parish bulletin had a note recently that canon law forbids accepting more than one stipend for each
Mass, thus ruling out multiple intentions. Some parishes have Masses said for two or three families, but we are told no. Which is correct? (Michigan) A. I have a suspicion there is a misunderstanding here somewhere. Canon law (948) does require that a separate Mass be applied for each individual offering (stipend) accepted, however small. The reason is obvi-
which a priest might accept numerous stipends for one Mass. This does not prohibit, however, one offering made for a group of people, even for several families.
ous. It
is
to avoid an abuse in
intentions commonly are listed for the family of Joe and Mary Gray, the Girl Scouts, married couples of the parish, those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack and so on. There is nothing wrong or against church policy in doing so. I'm sure your pastor is well aware of these
Mass
regulations.
God,
palled mother.
Why
her today, or send flowers or write a beautiful card? A friend of mine was so glad to have called her mother in Italy on mother's day!
not
He
call
said: "I called
my Mom on Mother's Day.
I
just
loved the excitement in her voice as she accepted the charges."
Here are some samples of mother's day cards, written by Angie, Diane, Frank and John: 1) Dear Mother, I am going to make dinner for Mother's Day.
It's
daughter, Angie. PS.
going to be a surprise. Your I hope you like pizza and
popcorn. 2) Dear Mother, I hope you like flowers I got you for Mother's Day. I picked them myself when Mr. Smith was not looking. Your daughter, Diane. 3) Dear Mother, I wish Mother's Day wasn't always on Sunday. It would be better if it was on Monday, so we wouldn't have to go to school.
Your
son, Frank.
4) Dear Mother, now that we have a mature, adult relationship, there's something I'd like to tell still the first person I think of when I down and go boom! Love, John I thank God every day for my mother and so
you. You're fall
do you.
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Around the Diocese remaining seven people shared the other
DYC, from page 1
chair.
Robichaux then challenged the was "carpe diem" ("seize the day) and "cum Christo" ("serve with God").
teens to begin enacting the Eucharist
"Msgr. Kerin encouraged us to use our mind, heart and soul for God and seize the day. Live for today was (Kerin's) message; we are today's
the lead of Jesus and the early Chris-
Lara
said,
As
church.
Catholics,
we
are the biggest
minority in the state. I see how the Catholic Church has stood through troubles and hardship for 2,000 years and remains standing." Will Zurich from St. Mark Church in Huntersville saw the conference as an opportunity to become closer to God. "I recognized that my faith is weak, but I
know
it
growing stronger. Here, we
is
world around them, by taking
in the
church to stand against injustice
tian
and work for justice and equality
among He
God's children. "Our challenge today is to go and live the Gospel in a way that is so genuine that you not only live it, but believe it with every fiber of your being, and in so doing, other people will folall
said,
low."
Students had the option to attend various workshops on Saturday, such as "Catholicism 101," "Relationships 101"
and "Catholic Courtship: Keeping
it
see teenagers' roles in the Catholic
Catholic." Kathleen Lewis, director of
Church. It's amazing to watch so many teens excited about the Gospels and songs about Jesus." John Robichaux, religion coordinator and middle school teacher at St. Pius
youth ministry
X
School in Greensboro and former
chairperson and adult advisor of the Di-
ocesan Youth Advisory Council, was also a keynote speaker. He spoke on,
"How do we
discern Jesus' voice?"
Robichaux pointed out that Jesus calls in
us
gendy while many other
the world
— such
in
He
other directions.
—
story class,
voices
as greed, selfishness,
coldheartedness and violence
—
call
related Jesus'
us life
working
refugee, immigrant,
homeless, teacher of justice, perse-
cuted prophet, killed because of his love of the poor and oppressed.
Using an activity to stress his point, Robichaux arranged 10 chairs representing 10 percent of the world's resources and 10 people representing 10
He
percent of the world's population.
began by putting one person in each chair, which he said is God's design because ally.
God
loves each of us uncondition-
Then, the chairs were distributed
among
way
the 10 participants in a
the
world's resources are actually distributed. In the end, chairs;
one person had eight
two people had one
chair.
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you,
St.
Jude, for your intercession.
grateful for prayers answered.
EKT
I
am
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May
2002
3,
standing of
nephew shares legacy
ALESHA M. PRICE
GREENSBORO —
It
the
was a
fitting
end to a message of hope and love shared by the nephew of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK). In his booming tenor, Rev. Vernon King ended his noontime talk at the Franciscan Center on April 26 with the song "If I Can Help Somebody."
same month
that
We
present.
Staff Writer
In the
The Catholic News & Herald 15
Around the Diocese
King's By
"
.
MLK
was
work
to
have a challenge to
make
finish
dream become
the
a
reality."
Rev. King said that the tragedy on Sept.
1 1
was
try
came together
support.
lation.
We
admiration for Martin Luther King in our Catholic school curriculum. He is one of our saints, and we pray in thanksgiving for all of the work he has done." real
said.
Georgette Schraeder, principal of
his people to live in
Contact Staff Writer Alesha
to educate her students about various
peace, he said.
Addressing the students present, he and under-
cultures.
we
said that their well-being
"We
see the importance, and the
she said. "So any opportunity that we have to expose the children is something I feel we must do. have a
St.
to share in sorrow and
I
families have expressed this as well,"
Leo School, brought her eighthgraders to hear the message of Rev. King because of a fundamental need
areas of the coun-
all
God wants
harmony and
he
a blessing in disguise be-
cause people from
MLK's message was most
important because they are the carriers of the dream into the future. Adults play a large role in many of the problems that youth have because of lack of proper care, love and support. The dream cannot die with them; it has move forward,
are a small school, and
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16 The Catholic News & Herald
May
Living the Faith
Years
in Africa
shape life of woman
needed vacation after 16 years of service,
ALESHA M. PRICE
By
— Holy Child
Sis-
McCann
keeps her life wrapped in a rubber band in an old brown envelope. Pictures she has saved over the years depict her life at various stages from a church pageant in Florida to her ter Jay
ministry in
Ghana
woman
as a
has served over the years. "I am happy with my choice in
Redlands Literacy Project and aided in the organization of the Good Samaritan Association,
establish the
a transient ministry fund.
After
"As an adventurous person, it was a to be. I loved Florida and
good place
said. "Sailing
we were
was
Holy Child Sister Jay
McCann
World War two years and the Coast Guard. Her re-
their part to help out during
She
II.
left
college after
signed up for
from the spinal injury caught and she was hospitalized for months right through the end of
sidual pain
up with five
the
her,
war
—
in 1945.
Sidelined because of her injuries, she
was not
able to return to college and
She was, however, able to graduate in 1949 with a biology degree, and that same year, she entered the convent. It was not a snap decision, but one that she knows was God-influenced. While in the service, she rejoined the
do many things that were ordinarily not available to
for an acquaintance.
many
then.
people. In
all
decided I would go back to church Not long after that, I decided to become a nun partly because I was so
my mother knew, there was someone who
taken by the graciousness of God in resolving the problem. I had a lot of
could teach us different subjects." Catholic,
and
the family attended church regularly un-
when
the day
til
leave the church.
a child, she
and nuns
family, so
we
tended
in that direction," said Sister
Jay
whose relative
would
put an envelope into the collection in honor of her father's memory. That All Souls'
the
Day
woman
pushed
money
it
collecting the envelopes
aside because of the lack of
contained in the envelope.
was hurt and insulted. I stopped attending church and was out from 1936 to 1946. I had a very strong relationship with God, so that didn't stop. I "I
continued to pray," she
The
is
in
the founder of her order,
the Society of the
Holy Child
Jesus. "I
After professing her final
vows
in
1957 after nine years of teaching in sevwent to Africa in 1961 to teach biology and later a combination course involving agriculture and food processing called developmental science. "I
Sister Jay said her time in Africa
most
the next several years, but that did not college. In
1
944, she and several
of her friends decided they wanted to do
a rundown, residential neighborhood where the smell of burning coal hangs thick in the air, a group of four Franciscan nuns has set up a tidy oasis of neat concrete walkways, newly planted trees and a bright in
classroom. Once a week, local street children come for a hot meal, lessons
and
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the edge of this former Soviet city,
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was
cially
shadows and
least expected for
tends the garden,
the flowers are in bloom.
enjoyable. In order to beat the Afri-
going to
in the
still
marginalized," she said.
stop her from graduating in 1941 and
high school lurked
retired in 1997 but
one of her favorite hobbies. She asks that people view it in early June when most of
wanted to serve people who had been
said.
pain from a car accident while
would jump out when
Sister Jay became involved with St. Luke Church and became the director of drama and landscaping. She officially
—
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On
eral states, she
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decided to become a missionary."
was shattered when
tradition
my
priests
Sister Jay decided to
As
church to pray
"I
of those families that
Her mother grew up
short which
she further studied graphoanalysis, the study of handwriting, at a local college, she unofficially retired in 1993 and came to Charlotte to help take care of her friend and co-worker while in Ghana, Holy Child Sister Alma
rested at her mother's house for a while.
weren't
able to
much-needed
a
sabbatical in California during
summers when
times with their children.
but
in
life. I
with all of the accompanying warm weather activities including swimming, sailing and horseback riding. Her lessons came from family friends in the area who would gather for social and educational
rich,
town of parish ministry. The town in the small
to train tutors
was out to visit relatives. Sister Jay enjoyed growing up in the sunny climate
We
work
years in the southern town, she helped to
school
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an oasis
in 1977.
welcomed her with open arms, and she worked there until 1993. During her
family would travel to
loved the outdoors," she
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have no regrets," said Sister Jay, whose legal name is a representation of her given name, Jacquline; her childhood nickname, Jimmy; and the name she took while in the convent, John Cantius. She said that all of those names start with the letter "J," thus her name, "Jay." Her mother, a native New Yorker and teacher by profession, raised her four girls in Miami via Ohio and Coral the North during the
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memories captured on film, some yellowing with age, all featuring a smiling nun, full of hope and love for those she
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work but was put out by Communist government officials running the country at the time. She returned to the In 1980, Sister Jay was sent to Mis-
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