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May

4,

Volume 10

atholic NEWS HERALD &

2001

Number

33

Serving Catholics

in

Western North Carolina

in

the Diocese of Charlotte

Inside Youth explore

spirituality,

community at conference Pages 4-5

...

Belmont Abbey College

welcomes middleschoolers Page 7

...

Local

News

Asheville sister renews faith

journey ...

Retired officer

Page

15

Page

16

now

enforces God's law

Every Week Entertainment

Pages 10-11 Editorials

& Columns 12-13

.Pages

Diamond anniversary, sparkling celebration By

celebration at Immaculata School in Hendersonville, students, parents and friends were invited to leave imprints on the vine

mural. With thumbs dipped in purple paint, thumbprints became clusters of grapes. Pictures here show some of the children adding their 'grape' to the vine. Also pictured, members of the choir,

who

performed during the celebration. S.

KEANE

Keane

friends. "It's

—A

school,

making Catholic education

parish

a reality

23 students. That was 1926. This past Sunday, Immacula School took time to reflect on 75 years of parochial education in Hendersonville. Over the

for

years, the school's

undergone many

changes, but a strongly rooted foundation

has given the school

Western North "So

room

to flourish in

Carolina.

many people over the years have much of themselves to this

countless individuals over the years. Al-

though

gymnasium

filled

William Meehan to with current and

former students, teachers, families and

all

are not with us today,

assured they are with us in special occasion in the

Among

life

we can be

spirit

on

this

of our school."

the returning alumni,

Ann

Livingston Pouch recalled her days at

Immacula School. It was the early 1940s, and the world was at war. Sisters of Christian Education ruled with strict compassion. 'They had their rules, and we obeyed," said Pouch. 'The rules I learned then are still die rules I live by today."

given so

school," said Principal

humbling to ponder die imon the lives of these

pact of this school

priest converted his rectory into a parish

a

Photos by Joann

S.

HENDERSONVILLE

During the 75th anniversary

Immaculata School

JOANN

Editor

Fruit of the vine

"I

couldn't have gotten a better educa-

tion,"

added classmate Happy Lentz

Gibson.

why

The Lutheran woman

school.

Gibson was

in

good company. Less

than 50 children took their lessons at the

mountain community school. Half the class was non-Catholic. "We were taught the Bible, needless to say. I base my whole religious outlook today on what I learned back in those times."

Back to 2001, as

a school family

mingled, the stage literally took center stage.

To mark

artistic

this

grape arbor

moment

—

in time,

an

painted as a back-

drop on the stage wall

—

became

Immaculata's answer to a time capsule. Students, parents and friends were

imited to step up, dip their thumbs in purple paint, and leave an imprint. From

can't recall

her mother enrolled her in a Catholic

See

CELEBRATION,

page

8

2

The Catholic News & Herald

The World

May4, 2001

Brief

in

Catholic health leader

moment

the history of Jewish-Christian Archbishop George L. Carey of Canterbury, England, said April 24 in a

seeks new approaches to graying of America COVINGTON, Ky. (CNS) The

in

relations,"

—

Wash-

lecture at the National Cathedral in

rapidly aging population in the United

He

urged Christians to approach dialogue with Jews in a spirit of learning, ington.

States will require Catholic health institutions and Catholic social service agencies to form new partnerships to provide care for

humility and truth. Archbishop Carey at-

the nation's seniors, according to the presi-

find ourselves" to the statement

new

tributed "the

dent of the Catiiolic Health Association.

Emet" (Hebrew

Father Michael D. Place called for "a

leased last September

shift

of

we

which

situation in

"Dabru

for "speak the truth") re-

by the

Institute for

focus from treating discrete episodes of

Christian and Jewish Studies in Baltimore.

acute illness to a focus on chronic illnesses

CRS asks for more federal leeway in granting food aid

that require care for a prolonged period of

He made

time."

comments

the

Thomas More

April 23 at

St.

Covington.

"We must

tinuum

in

WASHINGTON

in a talk

ernment

think of this con-

how

terms of the whole person over

extended periods of wellness and

we must

he added. "And

illness,"

to ban human cloning to Congress

(CNS) A bill to ban all cloning of human embryos was introduced in Congress April 26. Strongly backed by a number of religious groups including the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, the proposed legislation

would impose civil and criminal penalties on anyone who attempts to create a human clone in the United States. Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., and Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., chief sponsors of the bill, announced its introduction at a news con-

The bill

ference.

called the

is

Human

Clon-

PHOTO BY DlANNE TOWALSKI, St. CLOUD VISITOR

Looking up to great-great uncle Six-month-old Peyton Crombie looks up to her great-great uncle, Benedictine Father Angelo Zankl, during his lOOth birthday celebration April 22 at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, Minn. Father Zankl is the first member of the community to reach 100 and will celebrate 80 years as a

monk

in July

Volume 10 Publisher: Most

Number

•

Reverend William G.

33

Joann

Graphic Design: Tim Faragher

of

St. Paul,

Constitution of Greece, a

said.

'The church

realizes that

rather than a

NATO

and Eu-

we

scientist

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offi-

Academy

for Social Sciences

focused on globalization and ethics.

lenges of globalization have broadened

Anglican leader sees new stage in Christian-Jewish relations WASHINGTON (CNS) The primate of the world Anglican Communion

Catholic social teaching's vision of respon-

said

VATICAN CITY (CNS)

sibility for

the weaker

In

— The

chal-

members of society,

said experts at a Vatican

meeting

in April.

coming years, this evolution likely will more articulated church stances on

lead to

—

carrying out a

feel treated as 'contractors'

changing agenda, one which we have not helped establish and one which has not benefited from our practical on-the-ground

NCCB official applauds passage of Unborn Victims of Violence Act (CNS)' A spokeswoman for the U.S. bishops ap-

—

WASHINGTON

Unborn

Representatives to approve the

The

act,

which

passed on a 252-172 vote, stipulates that

who injures or kills an unborn child while committing a violent fedan individual eral

crime

offense.

may

be punished for a separate

Cathleen Cleaver, director of plan-

ning and information for the Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, said the vote "sends a powerful message." Said Cleaver

recent initiative by a largely American

group of Jewish scholars and

out for violent acts against two victims, not

new

tering a historic

believe that

we

stage, thanks to a

leaders. "I

are indeed in a unique

Diocesan, planner May

take part in the following events:

6 CHARLOTTE

— The

in

assault

one."

Rd. For further details, call the church office at (704) 364-5431.

7

CHARLOTTE —

Transition

is

-

Christians in Career

a ministry of St.

Church, 8015 Ballantyne 50th Semi-An-

nual International Family Rosary

—

experience."

an April 26 statement "When a violent is committed against a pregnant woman and her baby, under federal law, judgment and punishment will be meted

he sees Christian-Jewish relations en-

Bishop William G. Curlin will

Day

will

Matthew

Commons

Pkwy., devoted to helping people in career crises.

The meeting

May 21

will take place tonight

from 7-9 p.m

12 7 p.m. Confirmation

be held at St Vincent de Paul Church, 6828

and

Old Reid

of die parish center s conference room. For

Holy Cross, Kernersville

Gober of St Michael Church will

—

Rd., today at 3 p.m. Father Chris in

Gastonia

be the speaker. Call Kathleen Potter at

(704) 366-5127 for details.

13 2 p.m. Confirmation

6 GUILFORD COUNTY

— The

more information, Hamriik

7 CLEMMONS Ladies

4820 Kinnamon

Mass

7 p.m.

Jim Passero

Confirmation

at (336) 288-0983.

8

Barnabas, Arden

May

14

•

— 9:30 a.m.

Mass and May Procession St.

Ann

School, Charlotte

Leo the Great, Winston-Salem

St.

May

—

16 7 p.m. Confirmation

Queen of the Apostles, Belmont

7

CHARLOTTE — The widowed sup-

port group for those grieving the loss of a spouse will be meeting from 6-7 p.m. tonight and

May

at St. Gabriel

21 in the family

room

Church, 3016 Providence

call

in the office area

Rev. Mr. Jim

at (704) 542-6459.

Ancient Order of Hibernians Guilford County Division 1, an Irish-Catholic social and charitable inter-parish group, will be having a meeting today from 3-5 p.m. at the Showfety Activity Center at St Benedict Church, 109 West Smith St in Greensboro. For further information, call Alice Schmidt

St.

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two weeks during June, July and August

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The

ropean Union member-state, declares Or-

Advertising Representative: Cindi Feerick

Secretary: Jane Glodowski

In

the last 10-15 years, he added, "we often

Victims of Violence Act.

May

S.

and

said.

plauded the April 26 vote by the House of

in the steps

Curlin

Keane Associate Editor: Jimmy Rostar Staff Writer: AleshaM. Price Editor:

Hackett

So there simply

a pilgrim-

Episcopal, calendar

2001

4,

activities,"

PVOs

relief

have entered a completely new dimension of mankind," said Jesuit Father Johannes Schasching. "And, therefore, the church has

is

they

,

May

development

planned

telephone interview. "But this

ences and the gap between rich and poor,

Globalization seen challenging church social teaching

& H E R A L D

own

to support our

differ-

Catholics hope papal trip to Athens will highlight discrimination

S

are asking

property rights, intergenerational

said.

W

"We

that U.S. food aid be provided to U.S.

thodox opposition. "At some stage, the situation has to change here," said Archbishop Nikolaos Foscolos of Athens in an April 26

Church's problems here." Article 3 of the

N E

"private voluntary orga-

financial markets, limits of intellectual

announced plans by some to "create human beings by cloning." He said the legislation also would prohibit cloning human embryos "for research or as sources of cells and tissues for possible treatment of other humans."

hope Pope John Paul IPs May 4-5 visit to Athens will draw attention to discrimination facing their church in predominantly Orthodox Greece. However, a church leader said he doubted the pope's

how

nizations" distribute food.

protection of the environment, operation of

to enlarge herself, her point of view," he

lics

P.

reforms, which currendy face strong Or-

won't be time to raise the Catholic

— Catho-

Com-

Kenneth

presence would be enough to encourage

state or pastoral visit.

Poland (CNS)

CRS executive director

restrictive in

CNS

age

WARSAW,

latitude in determining

Hackett said federal rules have grown too

deep concern in America and the world in general" over recently

more

for

U.S.-based charities distribute food

mittee,

ing Prohibition Act of 2001. Brownback said the bill responds to "a

Catholic

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

goes

—

WASHINGTON

—

In testimony April 25 before the Senate

aid.

think and act

beyond the walls of traditional acute health care institutions, to include housing and other community-based services." Bill

(CNS)

Relief Services has asked the federal gov-

College in

charismatic

— Holy Family

Rd., will

p.m with The sacrament of recon-

tonight at 7:30

Father Fidel Melo. ciliation is

Church,"

be celebrating a

being given at 7

pm,

and the

laying on of hands will take place after Mass.

The next Mass will take place on June 4. For more

information, call (336) 778-0600 or at (336) 998-7503.

CHARLOTTE — St Thomas Aquinas

Church, 1400 Suther Rd., will be hosting an estate planning seminar this evening. will also

There

be another seminar held at St

Charles Borromeo Church, 714 West Union St, in Morganton on May 16. For

1

May

2001

4,

The World

in

The Catholic News & Herald 3

Brief

Quebec bishops call environment, poverty interrelated issues

MONTREAL

The aim

San run by the ride begins June

five schools

Christian Brothers.

— Environ-

(CNS)

to provide funds for the

is

Miguel Network,

The

12 in Portland, Ore., and ends Aug. 10 in

mental devastation and the struggle of the poor for a more equitable distribution of

only the Portland to

St. Paul,

the world's resources are interrelated

estimating

up

Providence, RI. Brother Gros plans to ride

is-

sues that should be of concern to Catholics,

will eat

Minn.,

lap,

30-day vaca-

his

tion.

'The Cry of the

said Quebec's bishops.

it

Former Philippine president arrested for economic plunder MANILA, Philippines (CNS) Former Philippine President Joseph

Earth and die Cry of die Poor," an eight-

—

page document issued by the social affairs committee of the Quebec Assembly of Bishops as their traditional May Day message, calls on Catholics to stop thinking of

leaders to be arrested for economic plunder

environmental degradation as a

after the anti-graft court in

Estrada became the

scientific

problem and to wake up to the serious social consequences of ongoing ecological destruction.

The

an arrest warrant April 25.

challenges of desertifica-

home in San Juan, east of Manila, after pushing through about 2,000 Estrada supporters outside the home. Some 1,000 police escorted the arresting officers. After the van carrying

Estrada and the arresting

World

Commission on Development and Envi-

NFPC official praises priests for implementing reforms

II

CNS

head of the National Federation of Priests helped the U.S. church

make

who

the transition

from the days prior to the Second Vatican Council through the last 35 years to the

'You

mountain and we stand here today gazing at the horizons of a church for tomorrow. You are our heroes, and God bless you," Father Robert Silva of Stockton, Calif., said April 24 to priests in Worcester for the 33rd annual NFPC convention. About 280

present.

led us over the

priests representing

organizations of priests

124 dioceses, religious

men and

were registered

associations of

for the convention

and its House of Delegates. Priests from Canada, England and Ireland also were

photo from Reuters

lic official

at least

Bike ride to raise funds for Christian Brothers schools

Jewish and Christian communities gathered in New York for an April 24 conference on "exploring

how Jews and

WASHINGTON

Chris-

(CNS)

—

Chris-

country,"

McAleese

tian

Brother Jeffrey Gros plans to spend

ways

his

—

Irish

a Cathokc, said

summer

when Northern

Law

Ann

vacation riding a bicycle

in

Arbor, Mich., which opened

year with financing from the pizza

last

Thomas

S.

faiths'

Monaghan. With

approaches to abor-

Ireland could be described

Protestant

and the Republic

ing tuition-free education to poor children.

described as a Catholic state." In a national

affairs for

the "I

anyhow. So I just have to more now," he said. Brother

do it a little Gros plans to

of the sanctity of life.

try bike ride, called

euthanasia and

some

as

assisted suicide, as well as the overall topic

tion, partial-birth abortion,

said "that in

that expression belongs to a time

2,137 miles to raise funds for schools giv-

bicycle regularly

supporters of the pro-life cause from the

(CNS)

Ireland

Mary McAleese,

work together to sanctify human life." It was sponsored by the Institute for Religious Values, an agency based in Purcellville, Va., and Ave Maria School of tians can

ences in the two

100

million).

is time to say goodbye to the phrase "Cathokc Ireland." Speaking about a recent visit to the United States, where she repeatedly heard Ireland described as a "Catholic

National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

issues together

series

it

ecumenical and interreligious

to address pro-life

defined as the

through a "combination or

DUBLIN,

ference explored the similarities and differ-

Jews, Christians examine

is

50 million pesos (US$ 1

President

Jewish and Catholic communities, the con-

American Priesthood."

Under

as president.

president says time to say goodbye to 'Catholic Ireland'

ordained and lay speakers from both the

— About

him

Irish

fortune of

The theme of the weeklong conwas 'The Spiritual Renewal of the

to the

of Peace shrine and

of overt or criminal acts" in the amount of

vention

(CNS)

Mary Queen

accumulation of ill-gotten wealth by a pub-

Third anniversary of Bishop Gerardi's murder School girls hold a placard with a photo of slain Guatemalan Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera near his tomb at the Guatemala City cathedral April 26, the third anniversary of his murder. Bishop Gerardi was found bludgeoned to death at his house shortly after presenting a report blaming the nation's military for human rights abuses during Guatemala's 36-year civil war.

registered.

NEW YORK

nearby

officers left his

marched

Philippine law, plunder

Weather permitting, he is getting in shape by bicycling three to four hours each morning before going to work in Washington, where he is associate director of

how

his supporters

that unseated

— The

Councils paid tribute to the priests

home,

spray-painted the marker installed there in January to commemorate the uprising

ronment.

Vatican

Philippine

p.m. at his

biosphere imbalances, climatic changes and pollution are not just scientific and technical issues, but also "poktical challenges that affect the lives of workers at home and abroad, particularly in the developing world," said the Quebec bishops,

WORCESTER, Mass. (CNS)

Manila issued

The

National Police arrested Estrada around 3

tion,

referring to the 1987 report of the

of his country's

first

'a

state'

radio interview April 22, she said,

"I

think

one of the lessons we have learned from history is the need to transcend those kind of labels because they send messages to people, which I believe can be hurtful messages, as if there is some ownership of Ireland by Catholicism, for example."

participate in a cross-coun-

SPOKE-n-WORD. how

Gina Rhodes, dioc-

will

be sponsoring an ait show and auction

paiish for uplifting fellowship and music

Collins will speak about

esan director of planned giving, at (704)

this

evening at the Penn Civic Center, 324

provided by Redeemed with Kathy and

prepare to take an active and effective role

370-3320.

Maple

farther information, call

9 CHARLOTTE John will

Neumann

— The 50+ Club

of St.

Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd.,

be having a meeting this morning at

1

am with a program and lunch in the parish center.

Donations

will

be accepted during

For more information, call Louise Brewer at (704) 366-8357 or Gloria the meeting.

Ave., with an art preview hour at

6:30 p.m. and the auction at 7

pm

Door

and other refreshments will be available for the attendants, and tickets are available now at the church office at 1042 Freeway Dr. For details, call (336) 342-1448, Monday-Friday from 10

prizes, hors d-oeuvres

am-2

pm

David, a Christian contemporary band. If interested in being a sponsor or for

—

meet tonight and

the church

lowed by a school of leaders on the following

gay and lesbian Christians, their parents and family members tonight from 6-9 pm.

812 Duke St,

at All Souls Episcopal Cathedral Parish

today from 10

St Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., from 7-8 p.m. tonight

dates and times:

for adults only with shared snacks; St.

mas Aquinas Church, 1400 Suther from

1-3

pm on May 20 with

ThoRd.,

a school of

and St. Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne Pkwy., from 1:30-3:00 p.m. on May 27 witii chiklcare and a family potluck For more information, call Dan Hines at (704) 544-6665 or leaders oi dy with chiklcare

Alice -arm

Coon

at (704)

10 REIDSVTLLE

540-8696.

— Holy

Infant

Hall.

For

further details about this night of

conversation, prayer and fellowship, the

May 8

May 28 from

7-8

pm.

room at St Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd. For further details, call office at

will

— St Mary

Church,

be hosting a health

am-5

celebrate his anniversary.

follow and to

fair

p.m. Breast cancer

Catholic social and charitable inter-parish

ams and other seminars

Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.

-will

be available

roots, call

CHARLOTTE

having

its

St.

—

In celebration of

Matthew Church

will

be

19

MORGANTON — A

Disaster Relief

Workshop

Mass from

Borromeo Church, 714 West Union St., today from 10 am-1 p.m. Rev. Mr. Gerald

7-8:30 p.m. in the

0720

interested in their Irish-Catiiolic

Jeanmarie Schuler at (704) 554-

for further information.

Sadie McConnell at (336) 851-5585.

Christian Coffeehouse following

parish center. All are invited to join the

pm at St

group, will meet tonight at 7:30

Anyone

13

(704) 334-9330.

— The

awareness, blood pressure, diabetes, eye ex-

along with an on-site doctor or nui"se to

Mother's Day,

A reception will

Ladies AnOrder of Hibernians Division 1 Mecklenburg County-St Brigid, an Irish-

answer questions and vendors selling healthrelated products. For further information, call

and

call

cient

directions, call Jerry

registration

RSVP,

21 CHARLOTTE

(704) 364-5431.

19 GREENSBORO

pm

at St Vincent de Paul Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd, and invites everyone to

Edwards at (828) 252-2652 or e-mail Phubby@msn.com.

5:30 p.m.

Church

reflection, for

—

Father John Vianney Hoover of the New Creation Monastery will be celebrating his 25th 2

will

be sponsoring an evening of

in the

20 CHARLOTTE

Jubilee of Ordination to the Priesthood at

—

Charlotte area will be hosting ultreyas fol-

— Churches

For more details, call

at (704) 370-3250.

for adult children grieving the loss of a parent

in the family

821-1343.

10 CHARLOTTE

in disaster responses.

Gerry Carter

information, call Kathy Bartlett at (704) 614-9100 or Aliceann Coon at (704) 5408696. 14 CHARLOTTE The support group

1 1 ASHEVILLE The Gay and Lesbian Commission of the Diocese of Charlotte will

Silipigni at (704)

more

parishes can

will take place at St. Charles

Please submit notices of events for the Diocesan Planner at least 10 days prior to the publication date.

4

The Catholic News & Herald

May4, 2001

Around the Diocese

and community

Exploring personal

By

ALESHA

M. PRICE

LAKE WYLIE, S.C. The^fternoon sun shone on Lake Wylie as teens, dressed for summer because of the climbing tem-

end retreat filled with song, dance, liturgy, workshops and religious interaction. 'The purpose of the DYC is to gather the young Church of Western North Carolina for prayer, education, fellowship and to

perature, took advantage of their free time

experience the power of life as

during the Diocesan Youth Conference 2001 (DYC). The breeze from the gently

a church," said Paul Kodowski, diocesan

waters bordering Camp Thunderbird roused the still, sun-warmed air and die spirits of the young people in

for the

Staff Writer

—

we gather as

director of youth ministry. "It

moving

is

a time to

young group. Oth-

youth to have fun, grow, meet people and meet the Lord through each other and the events." Youth from all parts of the diocese gathered to reflect on this- year's theme, "More than Wood and Stone," based on a bibkeal verse from 1 Peter 2:1-10, which

ers used the time to play basketball or

reads: "...Come to the Lord, the living stone

group Frisbee, while those involved

the

rejected

practiced the liturgical dance

by God

search of spiritual nourishment. -

Some

sat in quiet tiiought

and prayer,

awaiting their turn to confess to one of the priests

closing

who joined

Mass

the

in

component. A group of anxious young men and women waited to be interviewed for a position on the Diocesan Youth Council, the group who, along with adult mentors and coordinators, plan and organize the entire weekend event, held April 27-29. The yearly event, which draws one of the largest concentrations of youth from all parts of the western half of the state, was composed of several scheduled activities of which the teens could take part The period of free time was only one section of a week-

by people

as worthless but chosen

ated the significance

Kodowski of those words

group

keynote address.

as valuable...

at the closing

."

reiter-

to die

carrying our crosses and

wood of the cross, how sacrifice is an

who we

are as church and

"I

talked about the

integral part of

how we need

to be about that

work

as

alive."

The

DYC

theme was

reiterated

Photos by Alesha M. Price

Pictured counterclockwise: Michelle Lindstrand, 17, from St. James Church in Hamlet; Robert Simmons, 15, from Our Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte and Cheryl Gilreath, 16, from Holy Cross Church in Kernersville fill out Diocesan Youth Council applications while waiting for their interviews. Chris Nunes, 17, from St. Ann Church in Charlotte; Phillip Derrick, 15, from St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte; Kyle Ingle, 16, from Sacred Heart Church in Brevard and Phong Nguyen, 21, a chaperone from St. Thomas, discuss the day's events during free time. Seventeen-yearold Sarah Hamilton from St. Therese Church in Mooresville gathers her thoughts before reconciliation.

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Around the Diocese

spirituality at 2001 Youth With

through the workshops and during other activ ities.

several

The teens could choose from workshop themes including

daily

Mass

—

including a clos-

ing liturgy celebrated by Bishop William

—

G. Curlin

die group icebreaker games,

prayer, evangelization, liturgy, catechesis,

time for parish bonding and other activi-

missionary work, social justice and others.

ties,

many positive comments focused on human sexuality presented by the St. Mark

that delivered a time for faith

One workshop

Church

Life

Huntersville.

that received

Teen ministry group from The young men and women

ity

the teens were treated to a conference

their world, so different

"The atmosphere

about the importance of abstinence

Catholic

of young Catholics.

faith,

"That workshop opened my eyes, made me realize some of my own faults and how I need to improve my life," said Peter Shaw, 16, from St. Pius X Church in Greensboro. 'The environment here is so profound, and it (the DYC) reassures me and builds me back up when I am starting to get vvorrr down and is a boost for me." The Spitting Image teen group from St. Therese Church in Mooresville presented different aspects of spirituality

through interpretive dance and miming.

One of the presenters,

Juliette Lee,

1

7,

said

that

DYC helped

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her to

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in

her

faith.

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we

can

all feel

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his

spiritual-

from that of past

generations.

there are

lives

and

geared for youth and was reflective of

were separated, and the presenters talked in the

Conference

all

is

great because

of these teens here

who

are

coming together to celebrate their and you usually don't see teens gath-

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Simmons from Our

Lady of Consolation Church in Charlotte, who came with members of his parish's youth group, Youth in Action. "We are the

new

generation that will have to step up

and take over our and so forth go on. to say yes,

I

am

faith

when our

parents

We will have to be able

Catholic.'"

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Pope pleased U.S. bishops will implement education norms Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS)

—

John Paul

II

was pleased that

said he

U.S. bishops are close to implement-

ing Vatican norms for Catholic higher education, said the head of the U.S. bishops' conference.

were about to on 'Ex Corde

"We

finish

him we the whole work told

Ecclesiae,' the applica-

Bishop Joseph A. Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, following an April 27 lunch with the pope. "He was glad to hear that." Bishop Fiorenza, Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, 111., conference tion of the mandate," said

and Msgr. William

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Fiorenza, were the U.S. jubilee experience, the pope's post-jubilee apostolic

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Bomb found hidden near bishop's residence in Indonesia ATAMBUA, Indonesia (CNS) A bomb was found hidden among banana trees some 160 feet from the bishop's residence in Atambua, the

—

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bomb

"It is really a

in five

months.

to terrorize the

bishop," one police official said follow-

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it

to the

Atambua

police sta-

an eyewitness said. Bishop Pain Ratu has been called "the bishop of the refugees" for his efforts to reconcile people in neighboring East Timor with East Timorese refugees in West Timor. Pope clears way for tion,

beatification of 27 Ukrainian

martyrs

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(CNS)

—

Just

seven weeks after the local study of 27 Ukrainian martyrs ended, Pope John Paul II cleared the way for their beatification during his June 23-27 trip to their homeland. The Vatican published the decrees recognizing the martyrdom of the 27 members of Ukraine's Eastern-rite church who died at the hands of Nazi invaders

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Belmont Abbey College invites students to come and see

Associate Editor

BELMONT

—

Education. Inde-

pendence. Better job opportunities. chance to prepare for adult life.

A

For 525 eighth-graders from 10 Catholic schools in the dioceses of Charlotte, Raleigh and Charleston who attended Belmont

Abbey

Catholic Schools

Day

were among

College's

first

April 30, these the ingredients in their

recipe for a college experience.

Catholic Schools

Day was

an effort

to introduce middle school students to

campus in the

life

at the

only Catholic college

Atlanta Province.

"We were

delighted to have that

number of students on campus,"

said

Abbot Placid Solari, abbot of Belmont Abbey and chancellor of the college. "It was magnificent." College officials addressed the students about preparing for

life

after

high school, the history of Belmont Abbey and its college, and the educational, cultural and social aspects of the college years.

"This was an opportunity to introduce middle school students to the

campus environment and to show them what life is all about at a small college," said Dean de la Motte, academic dean at Belmont Abbey College, who organized the day.

"This is one of the ways we can connect better with the diocese, the parishes and the parish schools, by bringing students on campus and celebrating Catholic education," he said. Eliane Kebbe, the college's athletic

Photos by Jimmy Rostar

was impressed by the students' range of questions, from the academic to

Dean de

director,

la Motte, academic dean at Belmont Abbey College, spoke with middle school students about preparing for life after high school.

the social, the cultural to the spiritual.

"You can never think about college too early, so hopefully this

is

a step

toward getting them to think along the lines of attending a college, whether they're thinking about Belmont Abbey or someplace else," she said. Stephen Clipp, 14, who traveled from St. Thomas More School in Chapel Hill, said he appreciates the sense of

community

just don't get that at larger schools."

Incorporating the Benedictine tradition, Belmont Abbey and its college were founded in 1876 by Benedictine monks who settled here from St. Vincent

that exists in the Catholic

school setting.

"Part of the point of bringing the

Abbey was to point out Abbey has played in the

students to the

the role the

one of the

church

in the Carolinas as

Abbey in Latrobe, Pa. With a student body of close to 1,000 today, Belmont Abbey College

earlier

founding centers," said Abbot

offers a liberal arts curriculum, an

dition that has been

athletic

program

in

Division

II

of the

"Everyone knows you, and you everyone," he said. "You feel like

NCAA

know

extracurricular activities including the

you belong there. You're part of this whole puzzle that goes on there, and you

Abbey been

Please join

since 1884.

and a host of social, cultural and

group that has continuous production

Players, a theater in

Placid.

'We wanted them

to think of the tra-

handed on to them had a focal point in the early days of Catholicism at Belmont Abbey. We hope they will appreciate those who have gone before us in building up the that, to a certain extent,

church

in

About 525 eighth-graders traveled to Belmont Abbey College April 30 for the college's first Catholic

Schools Day. Students from the dioceses of Charlotte, Raleigh and Charleston including these students from St. Anne School in

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have a responsibility to "stand up is right in today's world," William Bennett told a group of lay Catholics in Washington. The Republican activist, best-selling author and former Reagan Cabinet member, said Catholics should be courageous in their faith and follow the Gospel message often reiterated by Pope John Paul II: "Be not afraid." "I'm not afraid," he told members of the John Carroll Society April 20 in an address at a dinner celebrating the group's 50th anniversary. "Part of why I'm not is because of what my Catholic education has done for me." But Bennett, who is Catholic, acknowledged that he was not always so clear on matters of faith. He recalled religion classes of his youth when students were asked to

what

"choose the world, the

And

flesh,

the devil or

age 7, he pointed out, "that was no problem." But choosing a life of faith as a teenager was a little more complicated for Bennett, who admitted he was in "a lot of trouble" and was even thrown out of a retreat at Gonzaga High School in

God."

at

Washington. "I was very

a

thumbprints took the form of clusters of

students in the school that he, too, will

education."

the artistry, while a collaborative effort

gling a bowl of purple paint as big and

Endowment for

Drug Control

the Office of National

Immaculata family," little

thumbs dipped

said

Hanson, jug-

in to create

a visual

in the

imprint in history. "Over the years, as

previous President Bush's administra-

more students or teachers arrive every time someone becomes part of our family,

Policy,

known

as

"drug czar,"

tion.

Bennett's wife, Elayne, also

is

out-

spoken about today's problems. Fourteen years ago, she started the Best Friends Foundation, an abstinencebased pregnancy and drug prevention program for adolescent girls based in Elayne, a convert to Catholicism,

began her organization after many pregnant teens and wondering what kind of help they were said she

seeing so getting.

When

someday

is

the perfect place

mother of three. wanted to let people go and be creative, said Meehan. Working from the gospel of John, "I am the vine, you are the branches," was imprinted for posterity and as the theme for this li\ing mural. "With-

We

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She told John Carroll members that she remains

committed to that cause and hopes others will join her

helping youths

"get through the in-

credibly

trying

times of adolescence in today's world."

The Bennetts

William Bennett

described the family

both received John Carroll Society medals at the dinner for their leadership and faith

com-

mitment.

Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick commended the organization for its 50 years of service to the church, telling the audience that

if

the

Washington Archdiocese did not have such a group, he would say, "Could I invent something like that?"

tral."

evangelizing,'" the cardinal said.

But for taking that stance, among others, he said, "the Catholic Church is one of two to three institutions that are made fun of without apology."

He said bishops do not always find such a group, but that he has. He urged the more than 1,000 members of the lay group to continue to strengthen their own faith and reach out to others, always remembering that

the only acceptable bigotry

he said, adding that Catholics should take a stand against such ridi-

left,"

the "church

made

cule.

Bennett, for his part, has not shied rejecting

what he

society's lack of values

sees as

and ethics and

family breakdown.

Bennett wrote "The Book of Vir"The Children's Book of Vir-

tues" and

credited with

the

of the National

'When a bishop comes to a diocese, he says, 'I need men and women enthusiastic about the faith and each other taking ownership of their faith and

its

is

Humanities and education secretary, under President Reagan, and as head of

man

department of health, education and welfare," noted that the Catholic Church has much to say about families and "holds the family (as) cen-

away from

Parent Lois Hanson

brought parents together to paint the massive arbor. "It started out as an idea of trying to do a family tree for the

in

positions, including chair-

as the "first

"It is

their

the vines, methodically placed purple

His books followed time spent

government

ifit goes, the nation goes with it.

something to offer, particularly in response to troubled aspects of today's society, such as the family, he said. "The family today is under siege, under attack," he said, "and if it goes, the nation goes with it."

who

from page 1

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endures," he said. "Catholic teaching endures." He now sees Catholicism as having

Bennett,

left

grapes.

"The family today is under siege, under attack, and

crowd.

everything he learned and worked through in school formed him to what he is today. "What's real

the 1940s to those

yet to enroll the Immaculata family

ings.

Bennett told the

Now, with

2001

aiming to provide, as he writes in "a moral the book's introduction

tues,"

ar-

gumentative,"

son of his own in high school and another son in sixth grade, Bennett said

4,

mark on April 30. Even 20-monthold Luke Power added his tiny grape print, his purple thumb guided by mother Monique. Luke's two older brothers are

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parents, and, conversely, parents have an extraordinary ability to dis-

my

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Not

and

fol-

theft will

be

held safe and secure in his hand and that of the Father.

QUESTIONS: Whose are tlie

voices fliatyou respond to

at that deep, wordless level?

How

can you

develop a greater sensitivity to distinguishing the voice

ofJesus in your

life?

Weekly Scripture Readings for the week of May 6 - 12, 2001 Fourth Sunday of Easter, Acts 13:14, 43-52, Revelation 7:9, 14-17, John 10:27-30; Monday, Acts 11:1-18, John 10:1-10; Tuesday, Acts 11:19-26, John 10:22-30; Wednesday, Acts 12:24-13:5, John 12:44-50; Thursday, Acts 13:13-25, John 13:16-20; Friday, Acts 13:26-33, John 14:1-6; Saturday (Sts. Nereus and Archilleus, St. Pancras), Acts 13:44-52, John 14:7-14

clothe.

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hear, recognize

this voice, but

Readings for the week of May 13

Northwest Indiana

the Diocese

100:1-2, 3, 5

2) Revelation 7:9,

Fifth the

—

Acts 13:14, 43-52

1)

Let's get busy."

and Marian devotions with which I was raised. Those giving testimony are very much inclined toward an exclusive "Jesus and me" relationship rather than a "Jesus, the faith community of which I am a

words can do no more and leave the city. Unlike words, voices especially well-known and trusted voices communicate at a different level. Human beings seem to have an inherent sensitivity to them from before alize that at that point

the terror into the safety of wakeful-

have been edited more

stories

from Catholics who left the church and came

faith.

into violence. Paul and Barnabas re-

Fourth Sunday ofEaster

Cycle C. Readings:

faith

,

some, but the rest of the faithful

worship and

immediately after the Second Vatican Council and well into the '80s. The criticisms certainly have merit, but they are delivered with spite. Healing of that pain might mean greater happiness. Since each person's faith journey is unique, one has to accept the stories as they are. But one has to wonder, since most of the stories are from people who went through adolescence in '" the '70s and '80s, if psychological factors and cultural influences were as much at work as was their detachment from

Claveau. Ignatius Press (San

318

criticism about

May 6,

formation, or lack thereof, that took place

edited by Victor R.

Francisco, 2000).

one

least

WELCOME HOME!: STORIES OF FALLEN-AWAY CATHOLICS WHO

CAME BACK,

Word to Life

me" relationship. While all of the stories have a happy ending (otherwise they would not be in this book), each person manages to include at

part and

newspaper of

Ind.

Sunday of Easter, Acts

-

19,

2001

14:21-27, Revelation 21:1-5, John 13:31-

33, 34-35; Monday (St. Matthias), Acts 1:15-17, 20-26, John 15:9-17; Tuesday (St. Isidore), Acts 14:19-28, John 14:27-31; Wednesday, Acts 15:1-6, John 15:1-8; Thursday, Acts 15:7-21, John 15:9-11; Friday (Pope John I), Acts 15:22-31, John 15:12-17; Saturday, Acts 16:1-10, John 15:18-21

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logical inconsistencies diminish the

—

are

of theatrical movies on netthe week of May 13:

work television Sunday, May 13, 8-10 p.m. EDT (TNT) "Next of Kin" (1989). Savvy Chicago cop (Patrick Swayze) is torn between the law and his family's backwoods code of justice when his older brother (Liam Neeson) comes to town to avenge the murder of their younger brother (Bill Paxton) by the mob. Director John Irvin attempts to contrast the feuding ethics of hillbilly and mobster clans, but the movie's

numerous

plot gaps, ethnic caricatures and deterioration into vigilantism

Much

effort.

profanity and

weaken the some scenes

of grisly violence. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification of the theatrical version was O morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of

—

America rating was

R

—

wisdom of

innocence, though sluggish pacing and

News Service (CNS) Here

NEW YORK capsule reviews

photographed, sensitively acted

fully

TV REVIEW

restricted.

Monday, May 14, 8-11 p.m. EDT (ABC) "Con Air" (1997). Overly violent action thriller in which a gang of hardened prisoners (led by John

Shadowy

narrative's fablelike qualities.

skinny-dipping, a flash of nudity, brief sexual references, minimal profanity

and an instance of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification

—

of the theatrical version was A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association

—

of America rating was PG-13 ents are strongly cautioned.

may

terial

under

par-

Some ma-

be inappropriate for children

13.

May

Friday,

EDT

18, 8-11 p.m.

(CBS) "Batman and Robin" (1997). Empty spectacle marks the fourth entry in the series as Batman (George Clooney), Robin (Chris O'Donnell) and Batgirl (Alicia Sliverstone) tangle with

deadly seductress Poison Ivy Thurman) while trying to

Gotham

City and

(Uma save

residents from

its

being fast-frozen by demented scientist Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger). Directed by Joel Schumacher, it's an elaborate live-action cartoon, with villains

who

somewhat more

are

interest-

Malkovich) seize control of their federal

ing than the bland superheroes, but the movie sags in between the visually

transport plane, unaware that a parolee

frantic action sequences.

(Nicolas Cage) on board

and some sexual innuendo. The U.S. Catholic Conference classifica-

is

undermin-

ing their efforts to escape the country. Director Simon West's shrilly over-

wrought action movie offers only the empty excitement of pumped-up brutality, murder and deadly chaos. Excessive violence, glamorized mayhem, frequent rough language and an instance

The U.S. Catholic Conference classification of the theatrical version was O morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America of profanity.

rating

— was R —

restricted.

Thursday, May 17, 9-11 p.m. EDT (A&E) "Nell" (1994). A woman on

(Jodie Foster) living completely

own

in

a

her-

remote wilderness area of

North Carolina and speaking what seems only gibberish is terrified when discovered by a caring physician (Liam

Neeson) who, with the help of a research-minded psychologist (Natasha Richardson), tries to communicate with her and prepare her for the likelihood of court-ordered institutionalization. Directed by Michael Apted, the beauti-

Much

cartoon-

like violence

tion of the theatrical version

—

was A-II

The Motion

adults and adolescents.

Picture Association of America rating

was PG-13

— parents

are strongly

Some

material may be inappropriate for children under 13. cautioned.

Saturday,

EDT

May

8-11 p.m.

19,

CNS

(ABC) "The Bodyguard"

photo from Warner BrosT Pictures

(1992). Sluggish would-be romantic

Scene from movie "Driven"

about an Oscar-nominated singer-actress (Whitney Houston) and

Sylvester Stallone and Cristian de la Fuente star in a scene from the action film "Driven." The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II — adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

thriller

a former Secret Service agent (Kevin

Costner) hired to protect her from a very determined and resourceful killer. Directed by Mick Jackson, the slowmoving action and stilted romance are matched by some unintentionally funny dialogue. Brief violence, an implied sexual encounter and frequent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification of the theatri-

—

was A-III adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was R restricted.

cal version

—

—

Saturday,

EDT

May

19,

8-10 p.m.

(TNT) "Platoon"

Vietnam

War

(1986). as experienced by a

The raw

evoked with relentless realism in scenes of battle and brutality in writer-director Oliver Stone's haunting reminiscence of its horrors and inhumanity. Its excessive violence, unrelenting profanity and recruit (Charlie Sheen)

A+

is

graphic depiction of representative atrocities are stomach-churning, but serve as a corrective to Rambo-style romanticizations of the war.

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—

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In a

The Pope

& Columns

Do You Get

It?

God Loves You

way

far too simplistic. It's first-grade

it

sounds

religious education stuff, it's

something

Speaks

God

May4, 2001

Editorials

that's

right out of a

it's

so obvious,

it's

little

Coming of Age

kid's Bible,

not even funny:

loves you.

Big news, right3

When my

students in Catholic high

school religion classes would reflect on the worst of the worst

of their previous teachers, they'd usually

one

least

(or

whom

two or more!)

come up with

being able to teach that particular message over and over

and not much

POPE JOHN PAUL

else

—

God loves you. And we all had

II

After

all,

answer to every

as an

at

they remembered for

—

Pope

calls for

end

much more

Catholic

VATICAN CITY Iraq's

new ambassador

John Paul

religious education than this writer.

WOODEN

But

News Service

(CNS)

—

repeated his call for lifting the international embargo against the Middle II

Eastern nation. "Innocent people should not be made to pay the consequences of a destructive war whose effects are still being felt by those who are weakest and

The

with loneliness and

understand me?

Kuwait and maintained after War, despite the claims of hu-

What

if all

they

may

lead busy lives

these people

—

call

I

my

friends

when you

all

to

it

I'm probably your basic

God

loves you.

It's

really

an amazing thing,

Perhaps there are times

rights organizations and the Vatican that the sanctions are hurting only Iraqi's poor, not

world to do with your

its leaders.

lutely straight road to college

But you? You're

this

in the

Other people seem on an absoand a fabulous career of choice. wondering, you just don't know.

life.

still

sin.

Your

forever.

habits

and

going down a road you know

feel as if you're

but you

Those

sin.

helplessly entrapped. You're

feel helpless

you wonder, 'I've done this bad for me?" all,"

to turn around. "After

stuff now. Isn't

it

too late

God loves you. To the rescue once again, it's that simple phrase.

little

Think Prodigal Son. Think lost sheep. Think of the thief on the cross. Then think of that phrase and let

it

happen. Let

love you.

We may learn a lot of theology, and we should, but the dark of night, in the most isolating circumwords we scribbled in crayon so long ago aren't any less true now. They're worth remembering, and more important they're worth living: God loves you. truth

when you wonder what

about

seem to have you

wrong one,

know

out because he does have a purpose

it

and he has no intention of hiding it from you

ashamed, you the

right this minute, but with

God's personal love and what that means, you

patterns that

is

words cut through the

little

know what is

Finally, think

decep-

*

not

you'll eventually figure

God

tively simple idea.

again, those three

You may

pain.

tempted to think sometimes.

down

get

loves you.

Once

and

unlovable loser."

man

Pope John Paul told Abdul-Amir althe new ambassador, that the

God

for you,

my deepest thoughts the real me my secrets and sins? Would they still care?"

"Surely not," we're

Iraqi invasion of

the 1991 Gulf

need?

isolation. Sure,

knew

really

feelings,

"Surely

sanctions were imposed after the 1990

do.

faith in

those simple lessons of

surrounded by loads of other busy people chatting the day and night away. But despite all that, a feeling nags. "Does anyone really

most vulnerable," the pope

said April 28.

we

Sometimes everything interests you, sometimes nothing at all can grab your imagination. You just can't see yourself as an adult You just don't know what you've been put here to

Most teens, for example, struggle at least once in a while

Meeting Pope

when

aren't there times

childhood are exactly what

to the- Vatican,

faith.

something more complex. Of course you are. You're hungry for more, and you won't find a stronger advocate for meeting that challenge in

against Iraq By CINDY

richness to our ancient

Let the little kids have "God loves you." We're ready for

embargo

to

Columnist

to Catholicism, isn't

So much more that intelligent teens like you are able understand and grasp. So much depth and breadth, so

much

CNS

a good laugh.

there's so

there? to

AMY WELBORN

test question.

in the

is,

stances, the

Anbari,

Vatican's involvement in international diplo-

macy aims

to benefit all people.

"Although sadly

Economy of

many

regions by tension, violence and armed conflict," the pope said, the world "is seeking greater equity and stability so that the whole human family can live in true justice and lasting peace." The desire for justice and peace is not just an ideal, he said, but a value and a right of all afflicted in

surface air temperature has increased globally, between 0.3

and 0.6 degrees Centigrade.

Faith

Scientists project the continued

warm the air an additional one by the end of the 21st century. Although

greenhouse gas emissions to 3.5 degrees scientists don't

know

will

the exact impact of the change,

environmental commentators

fear, 'If present

trends continue,

we will not" By FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH, Glenmary

people. told the new ambassador while Catholics form less than 2 percent of the Iraqi population, they want to work with their Muslim neighbors for unity and

Pope John Paul

Guest Columnist

that,

from a sick environment demonstrate how on nature for a healthy life. Asthma attacks increase with smog, and skin cancer occurs more frequently with ozone damage. Dioxin, an industrial waste product, enters the food chain through air or water and lodges Also, hazards

Creation The

them

Our Hands

lie

distant

by nearly 2,500

miles, yet they share

concerns about water quality, land use and the

overall pollution of the

environment The Columbia Water-

shed begins in British Columbia, Canada, and

is

fed in the U.S.

by various tributaries in Montana, Idaho, Washington and Oregon till it flows as the Columbia River into the Pacific Ocean.

The

watershed balances competing

human

fetuses

Appalachian Mountains and the Columbia River

Watershed

common

in

interests for pro-

humanity

closely

in

harmony. "Their Christian faith and values inspire to cultivate a spirit of mutual respect with pride in their national identity and concern for the progress of their country," he said. Pope John Paul urged Iraqi Christians and Muslims to increase their dialogue with each other, which will help them "to respect one another, to rise above all discrimination and to serve the common good in a spirit of brotherhood and understanding." Al-Anbari told the pope it was a privilege for him to be assigned to the Vatican after serving as Iraq's ambassador to Great Britain, to the United States and to the United Nations during the Persian Gulf War. "Unlike other great powers, the Holy See has no military force, which gives it a high moral and diplomatic standing in the world," the ambassador said. He thanked the Vatican for its efforts "to save and protect not only Catholics, but humanity as a whole. In this sense, Catholicism is not just the faith of the Catholics but a universal power seeking to serve and help all humanity."

ing global climate. Over the past 100 years the average

relies

fat tissue. It's linked to neurological

and

is

and environmental health are

The

inseparable.

from the bishops focus on some basic teacliings in Genesis about creation and humanity's role in God's plan. Humanity, created in the image of God, is given dominion over creation to exercise authority the way

would exercise authority, political

i.e.

in

God's

or economic realm, humanity might

of God by caring for creation

like

reflect this

a shepherd

God

(cfi

wheat farmers, harvesting for timber concerns and preserving sacred places for Native American spirituality.

urgency to address an important issue from a

The

Appalachian Mountains, the oldest mountain chain stretch

through

all

of West Virginia and

from Mississippi to New York The paramount issues there concern coal production by both underground and strip mining, clear-cut logging for chip and paper mills, plus garbage and toxic waste disposal for outside parts of 12 eastern states

metropolitan areas. In the midst of beauty tortured for economic goals, the

bishops of Appalachia wrote a pastoral letter in 1995, "At

Home in the Web of Life." This year addressing similar tradeoffs

the bishops of the western region wrote

'The Columbia

River Watershed: Caring for Creation and the

Common

God

stead. Transferred to the

acting like a co-gardener with

North America,

in

pastorals

ducing hydroelectric power, fishing for salmon, irrigating for

in

damage

The upshot human

suspected of causing cancer.

(Gen.

Regional bishops issue pastorals

Ezek

image 34),

or

2:15.)

when they

feel

the

faith perspec-

With both the Appalachian pastoral and the one from the Columbia Watershed the bishops adopted a process of reading the signs of the times. They listened to groups of people representing a variety of views, then reflected on the Gospel's tive.

economic arguments .need the infrom ecology and the teachings from theology. God's garden stands to turn brown unless humanity changes its social teachings. Straight

sights

some methods of productioa Only the spirit of dialogue coupled with God's Word can save the beauty of the Columbia Watershed and the majesty of the Appalachians by transforming narrow attitudes of self-interpatterns of consumption and

est to expressions for the

common good.

Good." Both pastorals represent a growing awareness that environmental choices form part of the Christian ethic of being in the

world

Already evidence mounts that

Glenmary Father John Rausch nizes in Appalachia.

human

influence

is affect-

writers, teacliers

and orga-

May

4,

2001

guess

One

Light

it's all

would

over for me.

certainly lead

The Catholic News & Herald 13

& Columns

Editorials

They want me gone." The evaluation

anyone

to die

same

conclusion.

It criti-

On the

cized Joe about everything: his studies, his personality, his

Candle

multiple

inabilities.

In short,

it

was a dev astating indictment of

good man.

tiiis

Knowing Joe

well,

Light Side

responded: "Hey, they got

I

it

all

wrong. This doesn't describe you

at all. You've got to chalBut Joe would have none of it If the faculty thought so little of him, then maybe it was time for him to go.

lenge

MSGR. JIM LISANTE

tiiis,

Joe."

I saw all Iris hopes vanished. It was a sorry sight Not five minutes later, Tony entered the room, picked the

In his face

Director, the Christophers

evaluation out of Joe's

Evaluating Ourselves The it's

seminary

is

a mystery to most people.

They know

what happens there is often unknown. It's really not complicated. To work in religious life you need knowledge; you study theology and philosophy. It's also a place of prayer, since developing a personal relationship with

Whether or not someone is group of advisors, or

God

essential.

is

destined to be ordained

evaluators.

Let

me

is left

to a

share with you one

rather unusual story of evaluation.

During

my

time in the seminary, a written synopsis of

would be given to each student on

faculty opinion

one's

readiness for promotion. Needless to say, the evaluation sheet

was a source of high

One of the

anxiety.

best and brightest

students, diligent in his work, faithful to his prayer

life

an all-around great candidate for priesthood was Joe. But, like all

of

and just

my

friend

Joe didn't always believe that his

us,

goodness was so apparent

He

not realizing the impact

still

lightly, 'It's

a place people go to prepare themselves for ministry, but

worried that he might not be

trembling hands and ripped

it

Iris

trick

not a real evaluation, dopey.

I

had made, wrote

it

told

him

myself] Just

wanted to see you react!" Joe was relieved that he wouldn't be booted from die seminary, but ticked off at the cruelly of the joke. I think most of us react more like Joe then we should. Joe was none of the negative things described in that report He was just the opposite. Goodhearted and kind, prayerful and generous, hardworking and intelligent, Joe was a great candidate for ministry. But like most of us, he relied on others in foiTnulating his self-vision. If people said he was bad or weak or lacking character, he believed it! After all, someone else said

it It's

got to be true, right3 No.

Our inner compass, our sense of our understanding of our inherent worth and value,

ourselves,

shouldn't be dependent

about

us.

because

on the whimsical

feelings others

have

We are valuable because we're made by the Creator,

we

share a mutual

of us matters very much.

human

dignity.

And no

Every

single

one

arbitrary evaluation or

judgment should be the determining

factor in

our

own

self

view.

Another classmate, Tony, picked up on Joe's insecurities. Finding a blank form discarded by a faculty member, Tony

Forms were rooms at dinner time. I happened to be with Joe when he saw the form envelope tucked under his door. He went to his room to study the assessment of his priestiy candidacy. About fifteen minutes later, he was in my

on reading that evaluation, had been able to look in the mirror and say "they got it wrong. They don't really know me. I'll have to let them in on who I truly am" Instead he believed what he'd been told by others. The inner voice of our personal truth should be the final determination of our value, a voice filtered through the prism of our inestimable value as children of a God who

room, looking

does not

usually dropped off at our

like he'd lost everything.

"Well"

said Joe, "I

I

make

Who Die Before Receiving Baptism

What is

who

destination of children

friend,

many

of the

straits.

you see

The

like

When you hover over a bull-kelp forest, it's like being suspended over a Hobbit world. When you descend through the canopy and settle to the bottom amid' the bull-kelp "tree trunks," it is as if you are a giant creature squeezing into an elfin world. You wriggle through the forest. particular mission was to keep an eye out for small squads of green sea urchins to harvest and place into the bag I Feisty Fish

Corner

therefore

It is

common

hell.

such children go to heaven,

Others say they go

the

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS A.

The

death of a child before birth and baptism

buggy, beady eyes.

The

course,

when

the action

tragedy

is

middle of

of

Jesus distincdy told us that baptism

is

the essential

way people enter into his life, his community Most Christians have long pondered how exactiy

sacramental

of faith.

to understand

this. Billions

of people die without baptism,

without even hearing of God or Jesus. If God loves all people and wishes them to be saved, which is certainly part of our faith, how does he make this happen? As the question applies to very young children, theologians through the centuries have offered a variety of

explanations.

Whatever the viction

is

theory, however,

considered beyond doubt.

who

salvation to everyone

one fundamental con-

God offers the grace of

does not place a deliberate

obstacle to that grace.

Augustine, in

fact,

his teaching that

who

gives die grace of baptism, and

life

beings.

One

so quickly

And

direction.

says, "for those to

who have had

Baptism is necessary for the Gospel has been

whom

the opportunity to ask for

obviously have not had

that opportunity.

has told us

his plan for salvation

(I

or

final goal,

with the

we may

one desire of happiness

for all humanity:

God who created us. We may attain that goal, it by our own fault, but there is no half-

reject

happiness somewhere in between.

The

desire for this eternal union with

to the catechism,

is

part of our nature, a

vocation addressed to every

happiness of

God

is

human

God, according gift of God, a

being.

The

ultimate

the same, to share in the very

(Catechism, Nos. 1718-1719).

bonked

me almost in

the

sported a knot and small

it.)

The Navy

should have

reached out slowly to

I

I

I

didn't touch her.

could not believe

I

could hardly believe it

it

she was saying, "Nanner, nanner, nanner." I

was

starting to like this

little fish.

Talk about

courage. Nonetheless, for the principle of it,

out slowly again to tap her.

I

reached

How could I have missed

her lumpy forehead from four inches away?

And

with God, the other a "natural" happiness

goal of every person

much about

me and

forehead.

again when she came back and positioned herself in the same way. I think

back she came.

Like birds

apart from

life

of the Catholic Church approaches the

this sacrament." Little children

God

some sort of two-tiered final destiny for human eternal

about

square in

thunk her gentiy between the eyes on her pronounced forehead. When my dive-gloved hand was about four inches from her noggin, I snapped my wrist to tap her. Unbelievably, she spun-and-swam

life.

love. St.

my

she was not 18 inches away.

only one

from another

proclaimed and

follow.

As Pope John Paul

God

The Catechism it

us.

uses precisely this principle to support

any obstacle to God's

young

therefore salvation, so such children.

idea

has not told

predator

die too

me

underwater vessels that can launch that fast She retreated about diree feet, turned and looked at me again. Then she finned slowly toward me until

God (limbo), where people "go" who through no fault of their own do not reach the top level. The catechism strongly teaches otherwise. There is

to have consciously chosen

salvation,

But there is also II encouragingly put it in his book, "Crossing the Threshold of Hope," God is unendingly at work in the sacraments "as well as in other ways that are known to him alone" (Page 134). As for limbo, this became a subject of heated debate when 18th-century Jansenists insisted that all nonbaptized children are condemned to hell. Against them, Pope Pius VI declared that one may believe in a limbo that is neither heaven nor hell and still be a Catholic (Errors of the Synod of Pistoia, No. 26). That remains the only significant reference to limbo in any major Catholic documentThe Catechism of the Catholic Church doesn't even mention limbo, for good reason. Limbo would imply is

Obviously, that includes children

same

which we are obliged to believe and

much he

swam

bottom,

paused.

cut for a while to prove

compounded, of

deliberate, as in the case

is

mask and

she shot straight at

Columnist

is

abortion.

lifted off the

After a nano-second of face-to-face evaluation,

always an anguishing and confusing experience for believing Christian parents.

on the botme" look from But Feisty was not about to

a "bet ya can't see

three feet away, turned around, looked

to limbo. Is

there a Catholic teaching about this? (Florida)

10 or 11

this, all

to find sculpins lying

tom and giving you

times just in normal

be camouflage. She

me

resented

inches of her.

their

tell

behind.

Momma

tions.

had people some say they go to

you'd see in a rain forest Their

trunks are about the thickness of your thumb, and they grow three to six feet tall.

circumstances, but obviously thousands of times in aborI've

the lengthy, flowering kind

first is

on the surface and sporting long, ribbon-like 'leaves" from bulblike heads. Underneath and growing close to the bottom are what we call bull kelp. Bull kelp resemble miniature floating

was dragging along

Question

and

die before birth

before baptism? This happens

Fish

recentiy

My

mistakes.

of the Catholic Church on the

the doctrine

was reminded of Mother's Day

by a She was, I am pretty sure, a sculpin or a close relative. These are ugly, toothy little fish that much resemble what most folks know as bullheads. Mrs. Feisty Fish and I met in about 20 feet of water in the Straits of Juan de Fuca in a large kelp bed just around the corner from Fresh Water Cove. I was diving for green sea urchins. I had not called in advance to tell her I would be there, and she was clearly not happy about it. There are actually two layers of kelp in this area I

underwater trees

my

wish

Children Q.

A Mother's Day Reminder From a fish.

voted on to the next level of preparation for ordination.

proceeded to author a bogus evaluation of Joe.

DAN MORRIS CNS Columnist

into

Joe shouted "what are you doing?" Tony, laugliing

little pieces.

and

still

who

feign a broken

away from

was willing

wing

their babies, this

to seduce a

little

mommy

to put herself in danger, even give

(How would

she

know

I

was a sucker

up her

for coura-

geous parenting, even in ugly fish?) So I moved. And was moved. I was proud of this little, wonderful creature with tiny fins and a huge love for her nest. Funny, as I wriggled away through the kelp stalks and looked back at her, she did not seem homely but quite beautiful.

in

the slightest,

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14 The Catholic News & Herald

May4, 2001

Around th e Diocese

m

National conference

Census shows changing

to be held in Charlotte

face of Southern California Catholics

CONRAD HOOVER CHARLOTTE — The Diocese

April 2001, he served as Executive Director

By FATHER

Charlotte will be the

site for

of

of the Secretariat for Doctrine and Pastoral

the annual meet-

Practices of the National Conference ofCatholic

ing of the National Association of Catholic

Bishops, and

is

now

the Director of the

gather to share information, experience and

Forum, Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in Washington, D.C Workshops on related topics will be offered as well. Bishop William G. Curlin will wel-

prayer with one another. Other interested

come

persons are also welcome to attend in order to

of the meeting and will preside at the closing Mass on Saturday evening at

Diocesan Lesbian and

Intercultural

Gay Ministries in Sep-

tember of 2001. Each year representatives of

more than 40 approved diocesan

ministries

hear the plenary speakers and attend the

workshops.

Most of

priests, religious

St.

who attend are people who are in-

those

and lay

and programs

for

gay and

will be available in

lesbian

The emphasis spiritual

for this year's

program

full

event or one

must be

stressed that

St.

In conclusion, this is

not a gay

it

activists

meeting or a gather-

Father

Ray Kemp, both of Georgetown Uni-

ing of people who do not support the church's

versity

and the 'Preaching the Just Word"

teaching.

He will share talks on God and others created

Much

misinformation has been

many good

spread about this meeting and

program. Father Burghardt is one of America's renowned preachers. Also featured will be Dr. Keith Egan, who holds the Aquinas Chair in Catholic Theology at St Mary's College, Notre Dame, and is full adjunct professor of theology at Notre

percent statewide, making Asians the

group in the state. in Los Angeles

third largest ethnic

The white

population

County

fell some 18 percent, while the black population decreased 3.6

percent.

The numbers confirm that the Archdiocese of Los Angeles which in its 2001 directory lists Masses celebrated in some 30 different languages weekly is one of the

—

.

—

most diverse dioceses

in the world.

PRINCIPAL

day's events.

clude Father Walter Burghardt, SJ., and

ships with

broad implications for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times has reported that Latinos have replaced whites as the largest ethnic group in Los Angeles County. They now represent more than 40 percent of the total county population. The population of Asians and Pacific Islanders surged more than 38

mid-May from your

sons can register for the

is

nurture and growth within the

Catholic Tradition. Plenary speakers will in-

University.

profile of Southern California, one that has

local parish or the diocesan offices. Per-

Catholics.

on

The conference will be downtown Hilton Hotel,

Peter Church.

— Census 2000 new

a

held at the Sept. 20-21, 2001. Registration forms

volved in a variety of approved pastoral initiatives

the participants on the first night

LOS ANGELES numbers reveal

people are questioning

midst The orthodox

its

presence in our

credentials of our pre-

The

senters speak for themselves.

official

teaching of the Church will be presented as

tion, as in

through

George.

Chicago by Francis Cardinal careful planning and prayer

Much

meditation and prayer. In addition, the Very

has gone on in preparation for this gathering

Reverend J. Augustan DiNoia, O.P., will speak on 'Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Persons: Catholic Theological and Pastoral Perspectives." In 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed Father DiNoia to the International Theological Commission. From 1993 to

of persons supported by their Bishops reach out in a pastoral ministry to

who Gay and

We ask for your prayers.

Lesbian Catholics.

Mary's School, a S ACS-accredited Catholic school

principal oversees daily operation

community. growth

Father Conrad Hoover

Ann Church

is

to

St.

and provides

Mary's enrolls 250 students

400 students

and will begin

with the Archdio-

in the

in

.

The

spiritual leadership for the school

grades Pre-K through

next five years. Construction

is

8,

and plans

slated for a

fall

new facility

2001.

The ideal candidate should be a practicing Catholic and have effective communication skills

and a passion for working with children, teachers and parents

in

a positive school

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an excellent school and the vision to guide the community in growing and strengthening St.

Mary's. Experience as a teacher and/or administrator in elementary and/or middle

school

St.

affiliated

cese of Atlanta, seeks an outstanding educational leader to begin in July 200 1

it

has been at previous meetings of the Associa-

Dame

relation-

St.

Mary's Catholic School Rome, Georgia

is

required, as

is certification

as an elementary school administrator.

pastor at Qualified prospective candidates should send,

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Through Peace came WENDY

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her through re-establishing her relationship with Mary, mother of Jesus.

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hearing, and had 28 diagnoses

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She spent eight months Care Unit, immersed in a totally

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an Inten-

sive

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was unable

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is

herself she had never known. She came to know death and more about her relationship with others, but most importantly, she

my He

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to rest

find

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my

the audience that

tablishing her rela-

Asheville, Sister Cita, as her friends af-

Mary, mother of Jesus. She drew strength from her childhood prayers. Even now as she recovers, she

fectionately call her, gave a gut-wrench-

prays the

know

death at the doors of the Intensive Care Unit," she said. "I knew about death when my mother and my brother died six days apart. I'm here to

to

you about what

tell

lying there in that

ICU

bed

I

learned

all

those

months."

When

it

began, the virus took

toll quickly. Sister

its

Cita had a shunt put

into her head, a ventilator

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my

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to

never left my side. had constancy and faithfulness."

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Sister Cita told

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Retired officer now enforces God's law

Puerto Rican layman's

moved

quickly By JOHN NORTON VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The

beati-

Manuel

Jr.

A&T

modern

Vatican sainthood

lay candidates, said a official.

Pope John Paul II beatified "Charlie," as he is popularly known, at an April 29

people in various

it

was

chaos erupted around the historically black university as disillusioned students reacted

The

"fast-track" policy

Martin Luther

University in Greensboro,

man, was one of the shortest of a

1968 as-

devastating and life-altering. Violence and

to the

church his-

was a shot

The

murder of

their civil rights leader.

department was called in to keep the peace, and Rev. Mr. Vincent Shaw was in the middle of the gunfire. After only three of his nearly nine years after being sworn into the Greenslocal police

boro Police Reserves, Rev. Mr.

Shaw was

a

Vatican ceremony, less than nine years after

witness to events that truly frightened him.

the Vatican approved the start of his process.

"It

The pope has asked sainthood officials to give precedence to the causes of modern men

standing alongside

and women, especially lay people, to offer contemporary believers engaging models of holiness,

Archbishop Edward

Nowak

secre-

tary of the Congregation for Sainthood

May

Causes, said

Compared

2.

to other non-martyrs,

Blessed Carlos' process

than some widely

was even shorter

known

was the worst time

in

my

me were

life.

hit

People

with bul-

and there was gunfire everywhere. To I was a policeman made me finally understand what it might like to

be singled out because of

nationality or race.

I

my

learned firsthand

were able

about prejudice.

I

prayed that

to get out alive,

I

wouldn't do this (type of

if I

work) again." Interestingly,

for their brevity,

he began active duty for

Department

1973 partly because of a yearning to serve the community. Volunteer work with the

Spaniard was beatified in

1992, 11 years after his cause

was

intro-

duced.

in

reserves unit, which allowed

him

some of the exciting work that

police did in

to "do

raised in a Catho-

remembers a pleasant childhood filled with swimming and fishing in Eastchester Bay and lining up with his classmates for weekly reconciliation and the Eucharist. At 18, he was drafted into the Army after the end of the Korean War. While in Korea, he never saw any combat but says he did see a war-torn and poverty-stricken

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met his

cautious that his pro-

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Mr. Shaw had

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town

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of

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Shaw

Rev. Mr. Vincent

Shaw

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when

I

when

Mom

came home,

I

department. So, newlyweds

Shaw moved

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because you

see people at their worst, and

you have to There is an

everlasting

you look

war

against cynicism because

at people in different ways.

have to trust and love someone point in your

at

You some

life."

That trust and love accompanied him to the permanent diaconate. Although he was steadfast in his belief that God had always been a major part of his

life,

he

reluctantly applied and began attending classes.

was one of those who was unsure up until the end. I guess I didn't consider myself worthy to put on the collar, "I

right

"We left all of our friends and relatives and moved to a town where we knew no one. We were now in a missionary diocese we were with two strikes against us Yankees and Catholic. But, it was a smooth transition, and our family grew." During the 1970s, Rev. Mr. Shaw had moved on to data processing When it was decided that the Greensboro order department be phased out, Rev. Mr. Shaw was asked to move back to New York. He declined the offer and was subsequendy laid off "It was a traumatic time for me and my family. Here I was 35-years-old with four children and no job." Less than a month after being laid off he began active duty with the police department and started his second career. He spent nine years in the patrol division and the rest of his time with the

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like that of Blessed Josemaria Escriva de

Opus

His

1988 further

in

need to work on behalf of the

satisfied his

public.

ways. For the students at North Carolina

Rodriguez, a 20th-century Puerto Rican layin

many

affected

permanent deacon

as a

It

sassination of the Rev. Dr.

King

favoring

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heard around the country.

Carlos

a controlled manner," and being ordained

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process

tory, in part because

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By

beatification

fication process for Blessed

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Living the faith

but

my

pastor helped

me

get over those

No

one is worthy to be a deacon, priest, etc., but you do the job God gave you to do. My wife and kids were my biggest supporters, and I am doing things praying and now that I didn't before taking the time to listen to God. This has given me a chance to be among God's feelings.

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people."

Rev. Mr. Shaw, grandfather of four, works part of the day at St Mary Church in Greensboro, and works with the Moses Cone Hospital Adjunct Chaplaincy Program, with Hanes Lineberry Funeral Home providing Christian funerals and with sick and shut-in parishioners. Now retired after 33 years with the police department, instead of catching criminals and speedsters on the road, he catches an afternoon nap in his recliner.

He says that despite the adjustment to

his family's lifestyle because

of a pay

cut,

he

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