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PRAYERS RISING LIKE INCENSE

FIGHTING FOR LIFE

as dialogue

position

ends one phase

MARK PATTISON BY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON new

— The

CANDY CZERNICKl

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

—

poll indicate

increasing support for a prolife

Lutherans look back, forward

growing shift toward pro-life

results of a

Catholics,

New poll shows

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Catholic

position, according to rep-

Wis.

Lutheran

and

scholars

com-

resentatives of several pro-life

pleted five years of

work

organizations.

document about

their

The

churches' structures and ministries, they looked back on the 10 rounds of dialogue that began in 1965 and ahead in antici-

April 15-17 poll con-

ducted by Zogby International showed that 56 percent of those responding said that abortion should never be legal

or be legal only

when

the

in danger or in and incest. Forty-two percent of the respondents said abortion should be legal for any reason

mother's

life is

cases of rape

Photos by Kevin

Murray

pation of the 1 1th topic for discussion. "In working toward church unity, the challenge is to find a common lens that bypasses old differences," Susan

Bishop Peter

See ABORTION, page 4

Jugis incenses the altar of St. loseph

dedication Mass

May

Vietnamese Church

Charlotte during the

Wood,

dialogue participant and professor at St. John's University in Collegeville,

Crossing the

Minn., told the Catholic Herald, the Milwaukee archdiocesan newspaper. "In the past, things have been seen through ju-

New home,

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Unge

—

an open door, meals and a bed at Casa del Migrante, where they can stay for up to two weeks in their search for work in

more room

find

Tijuana or the United States. See story page 8.

tion of Charlotte

now has some

to grow.

Almost 2,000 people crowded the new St. Joseph

co-

chaired by Catholic Auxiliary Bishop Richard J. Sklba of Milwaukee and retired Lutheran Bishop Charles Maahs.

The

agents patrol the border as travelers migrating north make camp on the Mexican side April 9 near Tijuana. Some workers

Vietnamese Catholic popula-

U.S.

said

was announced at ReLutheran demption Church in Wauwatosa

church, freedom E.

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The end of the lOth round of dialogue between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Roman Catholic Church

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child

regards the crowd that

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Current and upcoming

In Brief

Repression of Christians in Vietnam

topics from around the

world to your

own backyard

concern/ U,S, bishop says

'grave

WASHINGTON

—

(CNS) The Montagnard

violent repression of tbe

SEEING THROUGH CHRIST'S EYES

people in Vietnam

a matter of "grave

concern," the head of the U.S. bishops' international policy committee said in a

Vietnam's ambassador to the

letter to

United

States.

Montagnards, mainly Protestants, were beaten and some killed during Easter Week demonstrations in Vietnam's Central Highlands, and the Montagnards were seeking to "peacefully press for religious freedom and return of ancestral land in the Central Highlands."

Ambassador Nguyen Tarn Chien, Bishop John H.

The

In his-April 28 letter to

Ricard of Pensacola-Tallahassee, Fla., also called for the release of Father

Montagnard

human

St.

Thomas More

University Parish in Bowling

Green, Ohio, poses at his computer, which has software that speaks to him. The

who

two years ago after undergoing surgery for cancer of the esophagus, says blindness has made him a better counselor. priest,

lost his sight

Blind priest says

own

rights advocate,

Ohio (CNS)

Richard Saelzler,

two years ago, those

who

— Father

Rights

religious freedom."

Watch

reported that

lost his eyesight

a firm believer that

are "willing to share in the

blessings" have to also be "willing to

share in the cup" and endure struggles. "I'm struggling to take up my cross every day, just like everybody

Father Saelzler told the Catholic Chronicle, newspaper of the Toledo

else,"

Diocese.

The

priest,

ther Ric,

More Green.

known

most

in residence at St.

Fa-

Thomas

University Parish in Bowling

He works

at the parish as a

counselor.

He went blind when he suffered complications following surgery for cancer of the esophagus. He almost died when his blood pressure dropped dramatically and he "crashed," he said. His doctors saved his life, but a lack of oxygen to his optic nerve destroyed his eyesight. He was in a coma

would

die,"

But now he has a different outlook, and even though there are still some depressing times he does not give in to despair. The priest said he has felt lonely, but never angry. "Anger is useless. I saw my blindness as a part of nature," he said. "There's no one to be angry at. I could be angry at the world for spending money on war but ignoring AIDS in Africa. No, anger's not it." What has carried him through, he said, has been uniting his suffering to

Saelzler said, his immediate reaction

that of Jesus. And he is quick to point out that his faith isn't just a crutch to get him through the rough times. "In the midst of suffering, there is redemption, transformation. If there isn't resurrection, this is, indeed, a curse," he said. "There is a constant transformation going on in me." Father Saelzler said the transformation has made him "more positive when counseling people."

"What am I going to do?" world was so visual. My favorite hobbies were gardening, watching movies, photography. After I left

people to celebrate their victories and not beat themselves up over failures," he added.

in intensive care for days.

When was

to ask,

"My

he lost his sight. Father

listen better

now.

encourage

all political

cism sessions or by signing written pledges."

CHARLOHE

VICARIATE

HUNTERSVILLE 1474-0

Stumptown

— St

Mark Church,

Rd., will host a Festi-

val of Praise May 22, 8-10 p.m. The evening will feature praise and worship music by St. Mark's LIFE TEEN band in addition to Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome. For details, call Debra Lemmon at (704) 948-1306.

—

The music ministry of Matthew Church, 8015 Ballantyne

this to be a great place for entertaining

said.

Christianity and cease

Classes will meet through June 23 in Room 200 of St. Mark Church, 14740 Stumptown Rd., 10:15 -11:45 a.m. followed by lunch.

warm

spiritual messages, evangeli-

zation and an opportunity for praise and

started praying that

Human

talk about the spiritual, emotional

Pkwy., will host a Christian May 22 at 7:30 p.m. Single and married adults of all ages have found

of the Asia Rights Watch. Human Rights Watch said it "continues to receive credible reports"

Division of

practical needs associated with moving.

Coffeehouse

the hospital for the nursing home,

only fueling

Adams

Diocesa n. planner

and

TOLEDO,

Christians

the unrest," said Brad

religious activities in public self-criti-

CHARLOTTE

better counselor

"Vietnam's policy of repression on

reason for criticism of Vietnam's record

St.

made liim

Watch

of Vietnamese officials forcing Montagnard Christians to "abandon

Commons

suffering lias

to seek a

Rights

your government has converted him into one of the world's better-known prisoners of conscience and given greater

Human

Father Richard Saelzler, a counselor at

Human

sentenced to 15 years in jail following his 2001 testimony to the U.S. Commission

on human rights and

PHOTO BY Kate Oatis, Catholic Chronicle

Montagnards

separatist state. said.

erwise obscure

government

are inciting the

Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, who was

on International Religious Freedom. Bishop Ricard told the ambassador that by imprisoning Father Ly, "an oth-

CNS

Vietnamese

charged that antigovernment elements

worship music in a Christian environment. There is no charge to attend. To reserve a table for a group of six or more, call Kathy Bartlett at (704) 400-2213.

CHARLOTTE

—

The 50+

Club of

St.

John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild Rd., meets the second Wednesday of each month at 1 1 a.m. with a program and lunch

the parish hall.

The May

honor those couples celebrating 50 years of marriage. For reservations and more information, call Lucille Kroboth at (704) 537-2189. meeting

will

—

HUNTERSVILLE The Newcomers Women's Ministry of St. Mark Church invites women who are new or still feel new to the area to a 10- week course entitled, "After the

Boxes are Unpacked" based

on the book by Susan Miller.

will

Gerry Phillips at (704) 895-2388 or Colleen Siadak at (704) 987-7920 for more information. Call

CHARLOTTE — All women Women

Sherill

1123 South Church

Charlotte,

NC 28203

MAIL: RO. Box 37267, Charlotte, NC 28237 PHONE: (704) 370-3333 FAX: (704) 370-3382 E-mail: catholicnews

@ charlottediocese.org

are invited to

for

CHARLOTTE — The

bnt

of Hibernians,

lovi

hadies Ancient Order Brigid Division l, an Irish-Catholic group of women dedicated to their faith, country and Irish heritage, will meet at St. Ann Church, 3635 Park Rd., St.

May

19 at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested membership, call Jeanmarie Schuler (704) 554 0720.

US!

wi's

Will

GREENSBORO

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GREENSBORO rishioner and

life

Jai

Lucy Wellmaker, pa-

coach, will lead a follow-

up session on Rick Warren's book "The Purpose-Driven Life" May 19, 10-11:30 a.m. and 6:30-8 p.m. Both sessions will be held in the Kloster Center at St. Pius X Church, 2210 N. Elm St. These sessions are open to anyone

who

has read the book. For

6;3I

lam

fforr

informa-J

tion e-mail IwellmakerfStriad. rr.com.

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FROM THE VATICAN

Pope

Vatican official cails on Cliristians, (CNS)

—

Christians and Buddhists must address the needs of children, especially

VATICAN CITY John Paul

"protected, loved and educated."

However, many children lack

renewed missionary

those who have been abandoned, abused by adults, or are affected by HIV/AIDS, said a top Vatican

and loving family, he said. "Even worse, there are little ones who have been profoundly hurt by the violence of adults through sexual

official.

abuse, prostitution, forced begging,

"As religious believers, we must turn our gaze to the needs of children, in our own families and in society as a whole," said Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald in an annual message to Buddhists. The Vatican released the message April 29 as Buddhists worldwide prepared for the May 4 feast of Vesakh, which commemorates the principal events in the life of Buddhism's founder, Siddhartha Gautama. Archbishop Fitzgerald, who heads the Pontifical Council for Interreli-

involvement in the sale and use of drugs, conscription, etc.," said Archbishop Fitzgerald.

and Christians should mobilize their "forces and resources," and if Buddhists and Christians help children "governments, civic bodies and all people of good will, through our own example, can be inspired to greater involvement in the welfare of all

gious Dialogue, said children must be

children."

stable

The tragedy of HIV/AIDS also has brought immense suffering to many children's lives, he said. The archbishop said Buddhists

—

(CNS) Pope renewed mis-

called for

sionary zeal based on a "constant relationship" with the Eucharist. In his message for World Mission Sunday 2004, the pope said the

church's mission of evangelization was "still only at the beginning" even after 2,000 years of service.

"The

social

and religious chal-

lenges facing humanity in our day call believers to renew their missionary fervor. Yes. It is necessary to relaunch mission 'ad gentes' with courage," he said in his written message, released by the Vatican April 29, ahead of World Mission Sunday, which will be celebrated Oct. 24 in

most dioceses. Addressing

looking for more Irish Catholic them for meetings, educational seminars and social events. Contact Michael Slane at (336) 665-9264 for time and location.

men,

to join

HICKORY

VICARIATE

HICKORY

— The

18th Annual Spring Fling

will be held at St. Aloysius Church,. 921 Second St. NE, May 13, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The day will feature music, games, bingo, door prizes and more. Father Ed Sheridan %vill celebrate the closing Mass. Spring Fling is hosted by Catholic Social Services

Elder Ministry. For registration information, please call

Sandra

IBreakfield at (704)

370-3220.

HICKORY

— A Grief Support Group meets

the second and fourth

month

Wednesday of each

at 6:30 p.m. in

the parlor of St. Aloysius Church, 921 Second St. NE. For more information, call the church office at

828) 327-2341. SALISBURY

—

Discover

how

beautiful

God's plan for marriage really is! Natural Family Planning classes are being offered at St. James Church, 251 Union St., Tuesdays at 6;30 p.m. Learn a natural method that is ust as effective as the Pill and is in accord with Catholic teaching. Contact Susan

Chancy

720-0772

(704)

nformation or

for

ages 55 and up are invited to St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd., the second Saturday of each month following the 5:30 Mass

Games Night, featuring games potluck dinner. Call I3arbara Daigler at (704) 662-9752 for details. for Senior

and

—

MOUNTAIN

SYLVA

Way 10

— 7 p.m.

3t.

Aloysius Church, Hickory

i/lay

— 7 p.m.

Holy Spirit Church,

Denver

who of

turn, ers,

and sin; it is the 'bread which sustains those who, in

fight evil

life'

become

'bread broken' for oth-

paying at times even with martheir fidelity to the Gospel,"

said.

The pope made an faithful to help

appeal to the

support "spiritually

and materially" the church's apostolic by the pontifical mission societies so that "through their contribution, the proclamation of the Gospel may reach all peoples of the

asked, "How could the church her vocation without cultivating a constant relationship with the Eucharist, without nourishing herself

earth."

Through the

stained glass

—

St.

VICARIATE

Mary Church

the

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

until 4:15 p.m.

call the

church

or Christine

SYLVA

—

For information, 456-6707

office at (828)

Ryan

at (828)

926-1331.

Mary Church

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

tion

Mass

until 3 p.m. For information, (828) 586-9496.

call

questions

to your parish or school having an event?

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

date

in writing to

Karen A. Evans

CNS

Bishop Peter J.

PHOTO BY Mike Crupi, Catholic Courier

kaevans@charlottediocese.org or fax to

Amanda

(704)370-3382.

Jugis willparticipate in

Zielinski of Pike Stained Glass Studios in Rochester, N.Y., carefuliy

St.

thefollowing events:

— 7 p.m.

Therese Church, Mooresville

— 12 p.m.

Sacrament of Confinnation St.

being restored for Sacred Heart Cathedral

removes

Rochester.

Windows were being re-leaded and cleaned by the studio this spring as part of the cathedral's renovation. According to studio owner Valerie O'Hara, stained-glass windows are low-maintenance but should be restored about every 100 years to

Sacrament of Confinnation

John Neumann Church, Charlotte

May 17

5acrament of Confinnation

the comfort and

gelist

May 16

Sacrament of Confinnation

WAYNESVILLE—

May 14

Mass Belmont Abbey College

"The Eucharist

the pledge of final triumph for those

activities

lead from a window that

— 9 a.m.

aries.

from neighboring parishes, ages 18 and older, are welcome to join. For more information, contact Angie Erst at (828) 488-6560 or Pat Pickering at (828) 4974999.

Baccalaureate

are 'experts'

stage of forming a court of the Catholic Daughters of America. Women

Support Group for Parents Who Have Lost a Child of any age neets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Therese Church, 217 Brawley School Rd. We draw strength from others'

VlayS

who

adoration and contemplation of the Eucharist," he wrote. The pope said that the Eucharist is vital for men and women mission-

initial

Episcopal calendar

"apostles

SMOKY

sujo94@aol.com.

MOORESVILLE

—

in the celebration,

MOORESVILLE — Seniors

Mass

VICARIATE

CONCORD

experience of loss and grief For more information, call Joy at (704) 664-3992.

priests

the call to spread the Gospel.

men

with this food which sanctifies, without founding her missionary activity on this indispensable support?" The keys to helping the church fulfill that vocation are dedicated

tyfdem

theme, "Eucharist and Mission," the pope focused on the importance of the Eucharist in sparking and sustaining this year's

fulfill lie

zeal

based on love for Eucharist

Buddliists to lielp children VATICAN CITY

calls for

— 7:30 p.m.

maintain structural integrity.

THIS MONTH IN -1917 OURLADYOFFATIMA Beginning May 13, 191 7, three Portuguese children received apparitions of Our Lady. Mary

asked them to pray the rosary and gave them three secrets. The Immaculate Heart of Mary. The second was a vision of

Pope lohn Paul

directed the third secret to be revealed

Sacrament of Confirmation

white' being shot with bullets

Queen of the Apostles Church, Belmont

against the pope

May

and arrows. Many people

981

ifirst

concerned devotion to the

hell. in

2000;

spoke

of a 'bishop in

linked this to the assassination attempt

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FIGHTING FOR LIFE

New poll shows growing shift toward pro -life position two

trimesters;

PoU for the

first, first

and second, or

all

three

among Afiican-Americans,

Hispanics and

young

ages 18-29.

they considered them49 percent said pro-life while 45 percent said pro-choice. By a 61-34 percent margin, poll respondents said abortion should not be permitted after the fetal heartbeat has begun. Zogby interviewed 1,209 Americans by telephone. The poll's margin of error was plus or minus 2.8 percent. It was made public April 23 if

—

people.

Of this

group, 60 percent said

only

when

the mother's

in cases

of rape and

percent

who

favored abortion for any rea-

son during the

first

second trimester, or

Of all

trimester, the first all

and

adults

three trimesters.

cans accounted for dents; Hispanics

1 1

made up

Sixty-five percent agreed that

legal only

when

danger or

in cases

Among

Seventy-four percent said tax dol-

IHI 160"/°

8 percent.

the mother's

percent

life

percent favored

Hispanic respondents, the mar1

percent of college students support abor-

Sixteen percent disagreed.

gians for Life.

tion,

said

CoU^

National Right to Life Committee, which commissioned tlie poU, said "only 13 per-

'The abortion lobby has failed to capture the hearts and minds of college women my age because they offer us one

cent of the public" supports the "extreme

choice: abortion," she said.

position" taken by leaders of the April 25

Cathy Cleaver Ruse, director of planning and information for the U.S. bishops'

Carol Tobias, political director for the

March for Women's Lives of "abortion on demand throughout pregnancy." She made her comments at a Wash-

St.

error

2004

we know almost

viving siblings. certainty

We don't even know with

how many

Source: Zogby International

study from the late 1980s that suggested

some reasons. "The two overarching reasons

Ruse added, 'The survey

why

have abortions are a lack of financial and emotional support," she said. "In other words, women abort their babies because they need practical help and emotional support, and no one will give

didn't ask

these abortions occurred," but she

referred to an

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margin of plus or minus 2.8 percent.

INNING STRETCH..

What: Men's Conference

danger or

survey of 1,209 Americans with

showing that "multiple abortions are now

BECAUSE THERE 7TII

April

that have not yet been quantified.

nothing about abortion's impact on women's health, on marriages, or on sur-

veyed favored abortion for any reason for the first trimester; 4 percent approved of abortion for any reason during the first

From

about other numbers related to abortion "After 31 years

released.

In the poll, 25 percent of those sur-

the mother's

coses of rape or incest

Ruse said. "Legalized abortion has been an unchecked, unstudied experiment." She cited a 2003 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, talked

ington press conference where the poll

life is in

down from 67 percent a decade ago," Cathy McLeod, mid-Atlantic re-

gional coordinator for Ainerican

when

except

in all coses

percent.

laws requiring that before they have an abortion, women who are 20 or more weeks pregnant be given information about fetal pain caused by an abortion.

Christian falhcrhood

"A poll released last year by UCLA showed that just a slim majority of 54

percent said they should.

— Seventy-seven

Hispanics

of rape and incest; 38

gin was 78 percent to 2

should not be used to pay for abor-

were

''>>'

percent of respon-

Of the African Americans, 62

disagreed with that statement.

results

8-29

said abortion should never be legal or be

greater margins:

whOe 22

those surveyed, Afi-ican-Ameri-

during the first trimester, the first and second trimester, or all three trimesters.

tion,

adults

all

in danger or opposed to 39

brainwaves are detected; 28 percent

—

illegal...

life is

incest, as

percent favored abortion for any reason

lars

abortion should be

percent of those polled were

abortion should not be permitted after fetal

adults and Hispanics

abortion should never be legal or be legal

Washington.

By even

among young

results also indicate a greater

Twenty

selves "pro-life" or "pro-choice,"

and 13 percent favored

pro-life stance

trimesters of pregnancy.

Asked

Recent polling shows a greater pro-life stance

abortion at any time during pregnancy.

ABORTION, from page 1

PRO-LIFE STANCE

Gerard A. Carter (704) 370-3250 Charlotte Region: 1123 South Church Street, Charlotte, NC 28203 Area Director: Geri King (704) 370-6155 Western Region: 50 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801 Area Director: Sister Marie Frechette (828) 255-0146 Piedmont-Triad: 62 1 W. Second Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27108 Area Director: David Harold (336) 727-0705

Greensboro Satellite Office: (336) 274-5577 High Point Hispanic Center: (336) 884-5858 For information on specific programs, please call your local office.

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AROUND THE DIOCESE

New Vietnamese church dedicated Thomas Aquinas Church; visiting clergy Msgr. Francis Pham Van

DEDICATION, from page 1

Phuong; Msgr. Peter Nguyen Van Tai; and other Vietnamese priests. The dedication was a visyal pageant, featuring native Vietnamese dress, music and expression of worship. Wideeyed children peered around parents for

Vietnamese Church dedicated by Bishop Peter J. Jugis during a special Mass May

The

celebration included fireworks

and a festival featuring Vietnamese music and food. "Even "though the culture may be foreign to some Catholics in the Diocese of Charlotte, the parish of St. Joseph Vietnamese is another wonderful example of God's presence in our world," said Bishop Jugis. "The growth of the Vietnamese community and this church is testament that wherever the seed of Jesus Christ is planted, good things will grow," he said. Concelebrating the Mass with Bishop Jugis was Father Peter Tan Van Le, pastor; Msgr. Mauricio W. West, vicar general and chancellor; Capuchin Father Stan Kobel, parochial vicar of St.

glimpses of the procession to the church.

Smiling men and women donned traditional costumes of celebration. Balloons, banners and drums accentuated the din of excitement. After Bishop Jugis cut the ceremonial

ribbon across the church's entrance,

firecrackers exploded as parishioners

and guests

filed into

the

modern church

that features a tabernacle, altar, baptis-

mal

font, Stations

of the Cross and furni-

ture fi-om Vietnam.

The

$1.8 million

which

facility,

in-

cludes offices and an education center, totals

almost 22,300 square

feet.

The

worship space can accommodate 725

more than double the existing church that connects to the new facility. people,

Despite

all

the room, worshippers

overflowed into the church's vestibule, the cry room and the old church, where

Mass was shown on

the

Catholic

commu-

of humanitarian organizations including

namese community

Catholic Social Services.

Diocese of Charlotte

of the Vietnamese Catholics

had been imprisoned by the nists for their beliefs prior to

Commu-

coming

Charlotte in search of jobs and religious

makes

dedication Mass

entrance

May

its

way

before

Tan Van Le. who was imprisoned

fi-eedom, said Father

The churcli's

priest,

for

and had to celebrate Mass in came to Charlotte fi-om the Diocese of Vinh Long in Vietnam via a dioc13 years

tfie

secrel,

Home is still the BEST place to be. home

blossomed to 385

families.

in the is

now

Viet-

46-county

estimated at

"We have the first Vietnamese church in Charlotte, and our community is growing," said Neilson Chung, a parishioner. "We are very proud of what we have done." "The church allows Charlotte's Vietnamese community to have a place of worship, a place of education for young people and a place for us to preserve the mother language, tradition and morals of our culture, said Father Tan Van Le.

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day," Franci.sco Santiago, a one-time

over his plan to cross an arid stretch of

construction worker in San Francisco, told Toledo.

mountains into the United States. First, he would buy a gallon of water and several boxes of crackers. The hike can take anywhere from eight hours to two or three days, so food and water were important. Then, at 8 p.m., he planned to take a bus to the outskirts of Tijuana to a

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High stakes About 16,000 foreign migrants, or

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at age 15 in search of aware of the dangers. Speaking from the staging ground of his plan, a Catholic migrant shelter in Tijuana called Casa del Migrante, he said: "It can get very cold or very hot, and there are many snakes. You hear stories about people dying."

central

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to rent a room,

the border near Tijuana three times since

low-wage, low-skill factory jobs

Oscar Sandoval earned 150 pesos (US$13) earlier in the day at a food processing plant. That money wOl not go far in Tijuana, where living expenses

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the 1990s.

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LOCAL OUTREACH For Hispanic outreach efforts

the

Diocese of Charlotte, see coverage

on pages 8-9.

The Catholic News & Herald

May 7, 2004

HISPANIC OUTREACH "Immigration, interpreting, translat-

WELCOMING THE STRANGER'

— anything where language

ing

barrier,

Diocese of Charlotte reaches out to Hispanic immigrants BY

KEVIN

—

For

and His-

discussed issues including a repeal of the

being reviewed to ensure

The Hispanic Center of High Point, CSS program originally located in Christ the King Church, provides a

and group therapy, victim assistance and child and youth services. Program Esperanza, a program of classes, counseling, individual

'That document has some very important aspects of Hispanic ministry that

on and

take into consideration," said Franciscan

Andrea

Charlotte Regional Office that

grew out of

a partnership with United

Way

of Central Carolinas in 1997, helps link Hispanics to community resources

"We're also halfway through the plan and we wanted to stop and see how we were doing, and what we can be doing

new

CSS

the

Inkrott, director of dioc-

esan Hispanic Ministry.

with the

li-

lingual services.

November 2002 document, "Encuentro and Mission: A Renewed Pastoral Framework for Hispanic Ministry."

the bishops are asking us to focus

policy restricting driver's

censes to immigrants and expanded bi-

success in light of the U.S. bishops'

Sister

DMV

new

diocese's three-year Hispanic

Pastoral Plan

2002 Casa

North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center. Casa Guadalupe participated in N.C. United Power's First Statewide Assembly in Durham April 25. More than 1,400 delegates from across North Carolina, representing more than 30 countries,

their needs.

its

efforts,

its

Award in the Grassroots Empowerment category, given by the

panics are looking back and reassessing

The

who can't speak

ers of Justice

As Hispanic

leaders

Guadalupe was honored with a Defend-

ministry in the Diocese of Charlotte

moves forward, ministry

"We

for themselves."

EDITOR

CHARLOTTE

help with," said Re3Tia.

defend the rights of those

MURRAY

and services such as English classes, health care, employment, immigration services, school and legal representation.

focus that the bishops asked

us to consider," said Sister Inkrott.

The

Hispanic Pastoral Plan 2002-

2005, an updated and diocese-focused version of three previous national Hispanic pastoral plans developed by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops,

was adopted by the Diocese of Charlotte in November 2002 after almost a year of meetings of Hispanic ministry coordinators, social service personnel, vicars forane and Hispanic community leaders.

With

growing number of His-

the

— more than 203,000 —

panics in the Diocese of Charlotte

mated

to be

Uniting over dividing Photo by Kevin

Murray

Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez of Yopal, Columbia, and Father Jose Juya, Hispanic St. Michael Church in Gastonia, lead a procession honoring the Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira outside the church Sept. 13, 2003. Many parishes are finding different ways to reach out to the diverse Hispanic cultures In their apostolate at

churches.

Jugis in September 2003, a

month

his ordination as bishop.

The meeting

before

esti-

allowed the bishop to become famUiar

the

with the priests and their needs, and dis-

chance to draw strength fi-om each other in their faith."

To coincide with an annual fiesta honoring the Lady of the Incarnation, the patron saint of Aquacatan in Guatemala, the large Guatemalan population of St.

Hispanic Pastoral Plan addresses their ever-developing pastoral, health and hu-

cuss the Hispanic Pastoral Plan.

man

members

gregations throughout the diocese have

Charles Borromeo Church in

review the plan at the Catholic Con-

begun Spanish-language Masses and

held a weekend celebration April

Hispanic ministries. Recent church dedi-

Father Kenneth Whittington, pastor, and Father Luis Ixcoy, a priest from the Diocese of Huehuetenango in Guatemala,

services needs. Diocesan

will

May

ference Center

19.

'The immigrants who are arriving in North Carolina are bearers of gifts," said Sister Inkrott. "If

are different from suspicion,

will

they offer and

look at persons

as objects of fear or

miss seeing the will

who

gifts that

be the poorer for

it."

Parishes with strong Hispanic con-

cations have featured bilingual

But the Catholic Church to the needs of Hispanics

Hispanic Catholics are quickly bein the 46-county

Diocese of Charlotte.

Bishop Peter

Jugis discussed the

Hispanic growth with Pope John Paul

coming from

common

not for Salvadorans or Argentines or Chileans," said Ronaldo Cruz, executive director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs. In January 2003, the U.S. and Mexican bishops issued their

to the Vatican.

ral care

Bishop Jugis described the warm reception Catholics in the diocese have given to the Hispanics living in western North Carolina. The pope expressed surprise that so many had

Charlotte, parishes are finding

to the diocese.

him that there are many people moving into our area f)ecause of "I

told

the job opportunities and the quality of life,"

said Bishop Jugis. "I also told

him of

the efforts of diocesan priests to minister to the Latino population."

In order to help

meet the growing

needs of the Hispanic population, Father Julio Cesar

Dominguez and Father

Jose

Enrique Gonzalez-Gaytan, both natives

first

joint pasto-

pledging cooperation on pastoof migrants. Within the Diocese of

ral letter

welcome the diverse Hispanic

ways

participated in the celebrations. "It's

important to serve the people in

Father Whittington.

The Diocese

La Casa Latinoamericana de las Carolinas at Belmont Abbey in 2003. La Casa provides interpretation, ner, establish

and other

services, as well as

doctor and job referrals.

Continuing efforts Diocesan

cultures.

to help

Lissette Westover, a St. Michael parishio-

translation

offices

of Catholic Social

Gastonia has a strong Colombian presence, according to Sister Inkrott. Fa-

Services continue to address the needs of

ther Jose Juya, Hispanic apostolate at

lotte.

St.

Michael Church, invited Bishop Misael Vacca Ramirez of Yopal, Colombia, to lead a special Mass for Colombians honoring the Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquira at the Gastonia parish in September 2003. "Every Latin American country has a version of Mary," said Juan Garcia, a St. Michael parishioner. He likened the Lady of Chiquinquira to the Lady of Guadalupe,

who

helped convert millions

Hispanics around the Diocese of CharSince 1990, Casa Guadalupe, a

CSS

program with offices in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, has provided critical services and information to the Piedmont-Triad Hispanic community, including helping immigrants achieve legal, permanent residency and citizenship. Between the two offices, Casa Guadalupe assists an estimated 60O-700 people per week, according to Lisa Re3ma,

program

director.

Marked by

Catholics on different

days in different countries, the United States celebrated National Migration Week Jan. 4^10 of this year. The earth and its resources belong to all people, the pope said, and while governments have a right to regulate migration, people have the right to seek safety and dignified lives for themselves and their families abroad.

While people may be afraid of the impact immigrants will have on their country and economy, overcoming the

and welcoming newcomers

fear

peace

all

shared by ity all

(as

a contribution to

are called to make, he said.

"If the

dream of a

many and

peacefial

if the

migrants and refugees

of Charlotte and

Belmont Abbey provided grants

Refiagees.

brothers and sisters)

your parish and increase our awareness of what the church really is, which is unity," said

heritage.

during a private audience March 29, part of the bishop's "ad limina" weeklong visit

come

chal-

different countries with different tradi-

"A mariachi Mass

coming the majority

lenged to develop ministries that respond

tions despite their

An ideal home

Masses

and celebrations.

Morganton 30-May

'The right to emigrate also certainly exists," said Pope John Paul II in a December 2003 message for the 2004 celebrations of World Day for Migrants and

world

contribution of

valued,

human-

can become increasingly the family of and our Earth (can become) a real

common "If

home," the pope said. one promotes a gradual integra-

tion of migrants while respecting their identities and safeguarding the cultural patrimony of the population welcoming them, one reduces the risk that immigrants will concentrate in one area, creating real ghettoes," he said. Isolation fi"om one's neighbors and from the culture of the host country, he said, "sometimes ends up increasing the desire for a gradual conquest of the territory," which creates further tension.

When

peoples of different races,

reli-

gions and cultures live side by side and

work or study

together, the pope said,

they have an opportunity to discover "values common to every culture capable of uniting rather than dividing." Catholic

Evans

News

Service

and Karen

contributed to this story.

May

The Catholic News & Herald 9

2004

HISPANIC OUTREACH

BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS

ELDIADELOSNINOS

Task force forming to address Hispanics' needs

Children's

employees. Realtors, Girl Scout leaders,

North

legal aid staffers. University of

Catholics are con-

tinuing to reach out to Hispanics in western North Carolina. "The Western Region Office of Catholic Social Services

(CSS/WRO)

spearheading a task force which is the outgrowth of a Latino Steering Committee (LSC) that has met monthly for networking," said Debra Braese, CSS/

Carolina at Ashville students and educators,

among others. LSCs database

contains about 250 names, with 25-30 people attending

meetings the third Wednesday of each month at CSS/WRO's office at 50 Orange St. in Asheville. They network and share concerns and event announce-

ments. Sometimes guest speakers present programs, such as updates in

area director.

The LSC meets, Braese said, "in response to concerns expressed by parishes about Hispanic needs and is the Western Region Office's way to explore, collaborate and find solutions." LSCs May 19 meeting at St. Eugene Church will include the steering committee plus pastors, parishioners and anyone else who is a member of or interested in working with the Hispanic

various areas of the law.

community in CSS/WRO's service area: western North Carolina, from Alleghany, Wilkes, Caldwell, Burke and Rutherford counties to the Tennessee

than Mexico are regarded as fake."

Concerns include the need for more education about the fact that Hispanics in

western North Carolina come from

many countries, not just Mexico. "Community advocates have

re-

ported that Puerto Ricans (who are U.S.

have been asked for their Mexi-

citizens)

can birth

Volkmer said. "Or from countries other

certificates,"

birth certificates

reservations are required to at-

tend the

May

19 meeting.

Anyone want-

ing to stay after the meeting to mingle

border.

and get acquainted should bring a bag

"The meeting May 19 will be to see if we want to move fi-om networking to

lunch and something to drink. For more

advocacy and, if so, how Catholic Social Services can help that," said Ada Volkmer, CSS/WRO immigration spe-

258-2617, ext. 22.

The meeting

information, call

anyone "who wants to get together to brainstorm about creating ways to break down bar-

cialist.

riers that

Latinos

mailjnell@4net.net.

what the

The

North Carolina's

St.

"The Latino Steering Committee

Carolinians

1 1

The

end

community hindering

jercent of the U.S. total, the massive flow

integration of immigrants

rom

critical

Jie

and

Latin America is radically changing demographics of the U.S. church.

of exit.

Nicole Castro, 3, collects a bag of toys and treats from the other kids during the El Dia de los Nifios celebration at

Immaculate Conception Church

The Center

tumes the children chose. They demolished pinatas and played musical chairs and hide-and-seek. There was a special lunch, with sweets later in

the afternoon. "It was a whole day from beginning to end devoted to the children games and food," she said. "The whole day was nothing but for the kids."

—

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

Immigration also

for

many may form

raises the issue that so

speaking immigrants

mass necessary

Spanisha closed

and by creating a

"assimilation

to foster linguistic

spatial isolation."

Ronaldo Cruz, executive director of Affairs,

discounts such concerns. Immi-

grants are highly motivated, coming to

and they know that they have to learn English to succeed, he said. better their lives

'They

church.

will

become English-speaking.

church's attitude toward immi-

If the first generation doesn't, the

expressed by a 2000 document

generation wUl speak English," he

"Welcoming the

Us: Unity in Diversity."

The infusion of so many Latinos, espe-

said.

The same is true of adapting to U.S. ways of doing things and to incorporating U.S. values, said Cruz. Photo by Joanita

ially

clandestine flows across the U.S.-

but their kids are as American as can

imong some groups

accelerated since

he terrorist attacks of Sept. 11

—

for

t^.

Nellenbach

"People are born in different countries,

(4exican border, has raised concerns

—

April 30.

the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Hispanic

Among

Martha Calderon was

Photo Br Joanita M. Nellenbach

40 percent of the current U.S. Cathoic population and their number is proected to continue growing. Latin Amerians plus U.S.-bom Latinos make Hispancs the fastest growing ethnic group in the

the U.S. bishops:

Rainy weather put a crimp in the planned outdoor games, but everyone enjoyed chocolate cake and Neapolitan ice cream in the church hall. The children also received small bags of sweets and toys. A story in the Idaho Press-Tribune last year, shortly before Idaho became the first state to have an official Children's Day, noted that, "El Dia de los Ninos began in Latin American countries as a day to recognize youth. It is widely celebrated in Mexico, where movie theaters show free movies, ice cream flows freely and kids dress up in costumes and parade through town."

first

Hispanics are estimated to constitute ibout

Jtranger

especially tailored for

masse

;ign-born population comprises only 11.5

stoplights to intersection of

tighter border controls.

The day

children up to sixth-grade age.

Asheville. Directions: Exit

U.S. Census Bureau estimates 52 percent of the nation's 32.5 million foreign-born population in 2002 came rom Latin America. While the entire for-

^ants

countries also celebrate Children's Day.) Immaculate Conception's El Dia de los Ninos roared into action May 2, with 31 preteen children, their parents and older siblings piling into the balloon-festooned church hall after Father Shawn O'Neal celebrated a Hispanic Mass.

the end of the street.

that

The

for the kids,

department

Migration en

J.S.

— Just

Immaculate Conception Church held its first El Dia de los Ninos. El Dia de los Ninos (Children's Day) is celebrated in Latin American schools on April 30. (Several Asian

Beaverdam Road. Turn right, then make the first left. The church is at

made up of western North who want to work with His-

panics. Included are health

St.,

CANTON

19, 10-11:30 a.m. at

off 1-240, turn right at

about

said.

is IVlay

Eugene Catholic Church,

Culvern

has always been hosted and moderated

JOANITA M.

maculate Conception with her children. She recalls that in her native Mexico, teachers also dressed in cos-

Latino Steering Committee's

meeting

Hispanic population.

LSC

Contact Correspondent Joanita

does and where there are gaps in

by CSS," Volkmer

at (828)

WANT TO GO?

will explain

services to western

Ada Volkmer

Nellenbach by calling (828) 627-9209 or e-

face."

The meeting

LSC

for

Canton

CORRESPONDENT

ASHEVILLE —

NELLENBACH

JOANITA M.

NELLENBACH

WRO's

Day celebrated

—

be,"

Veronica Martin feeds chocolate cake to her 10-month-old son Alexander, held by his father, Aristeo Martin, during the El Dia

said.

Catholic

News Service

Conception Church April 30.

los Nifios celebration at

Immaculate

10 The Catholic News & Herald

Culture

May 7, 2004

Watch

A roundup

WORD TO LIFE MAY

of Scripture,

readings, films and

SUNDAY SCRIPTURE READINGS:

MsY 16, Sixth Sunday

Spanish Benedictines'

16,

2004

from the Gospel of John highlight the presence of the Holy Spirit as having

ofEaster

this effect.

The

apostles are

prompted by

the Spirit to reduce religious restrictions

'Cliant'

CD returns

C Readings:

Cycle

Psalm BY

MARK PATTISON

an Associated Press story about the Spanish success of the monks' music "that seemed to run simultaneously in every newspaper available." The "Chant" success story resulted in three additional CDs of chant music that also was recorded during the 1970s by the Santo Domingo de Silas monks. A feminine counterpart to the monks' music was released, also by Angel, called "Vision: The Music of Hildegard von

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON

—

The music

world has had to deal with its share of pop stars who would just as soon make their music and then be left alone. But nobody takes it to the level of the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos in Spain, who recorded their Gregorian chants between 1973 and 1979 while maintaining their

Bingen" by Emily Van Evera and Benedictine Sister Germaine Fritz. And before it was all over, popular greeting card artist Sandra Boynton, who had studied Latin at a Quaker day school, put together the Ad Hog Camerata for a gentle porcine spoof called "Grunt: Pigorian Chant from

cloistered lifestyle. It

took more than a decade, but the

monks' chants caught on. The first wave of success came from their native Spain. That was followed in 1994 by top- 10 status for "Chant" on Billboard's pop charts for eight weeks; it spent 25 weeks

Snouto Domoinko de Silo." Now, the monks' original music is returning. EMI-Virgin's Spanish subsidiary, which started the "Chant" madness, developed a "greatest hits" compilation of sorts for European audiences selling 300,000 copies and offered it to EMI-Virgin in the States. Forlow said EMI-Virgin tweaked it somewhat, using new liner notes and cover art, and has named it "Chant: The Anniversary Edition," a two-CD set. It

—

was

the cost of a single

SHARON

the original 'Chant' as well as material

Mark Forlow,

"Christmas Chants," are still available, but the other two albums are not. Forlow said the first "Chant" ben-

last three albums," Forlow told CNS. He added that only the original "Chant" and its immediate successor,

from the

vice president of classics

and Virgin Classics, which distribute the monks' recordings on the Angel label. In a telephone interview from New York, Forlow told Catholic News Service that at the peak of the "Chant" craze "I remember there were reporters who were showing up at the door of the monastery, and the monks just wishing Classics

from the "stress-busting" trends at the time. He added the 10th anniversary edition will be marketed to religious efited

bookstores as well as publications that

on meditation and healing. 'We're certainly going to look

focus

Christian

community

out again," he

go away." Also, Forlow recalled, "there were certain monks who were no longer with the order who came out of the woodwork and said, "We want to be paid!"' Forlow said the craze was fueled by they'd

But any

to get the

to the

word

PERKINS

About

5 years

ago when

was was

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mendous .support and

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it all I

friends.

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words or actions

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Paul says in Galatians

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How has someone lifted a burden for you, and in what

along. It's

we are acting in The amazing what we perceive as

small, inconsequential I

lighten the load

Spirit.

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What made

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Scripture to Illustrate: "It is the decision of the holy Spirit and of us not to place on you any burder

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Catholic-Lutheran dialogue

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Perspectives

collection of columns,

editorials

and viewpoints

Humans,

creation are

all

part of God's plan for salvation,

Resurrection of the body Body to be respected,

not

VATICAN CITY

tined for salvation in Christ,

John Paul

FATHER

years creating a new body as she did living with the old one."

The

catalogues

article

woman's 18-year quest

the

to achieve

happiness with her appearance from her first plastic surgery at 18 years old (breast reduction). Since then, she has undergone the following procedures: "a

brow

for forehead

Botox

lift,

frown

injections

lines, laser vision

surgery, blepharoplasty (eyelid tightening) for droopy eyelids, carbon di-

oxide laser beam treatments for dark under-eye bags, electrolysis for upper lip hair, adult braces, dental bleaching, microdermabrasion (skin sanding) for acne scars, liposuction under her chin, upper abdomen, stomach, upper buttocks and inner thighs, a tummy tuck, cellulite treatments and varicose vein removal." In all, the woman admits to spending "somewhere in the ballpark

of $40,000 on cosmetic surgery, about what her degree in business administration cost." And, if asked, she would say that "reshaping her body has been worth more to her ...

MATTHEW BUETTNER

The season, a timely topic for our world.

Let us begin with the truth that has been professed since the Twelve Apostles: "I believe in the resurrection of the body and the life everlasting." In the fifth century, St. Augustine commented, "On no point does the Christian faith encounter more opposition than on the resurrection of the body" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 996). This fundamental, yet controversial belief has informed and shaped Catholic faith and practice for 2,000 years. Belief in the resurrection of the body is rooted deeply in the cleansing and restorative power of baptism. But we must first take into account the state of man before baptism. Created in the image and likeness of God, man is an integral union of

our western society. The article states "new statistics show 2003 was a banner year for the [plastic surgeryj profession, with double-digit increases in everything from facelifts to fat injections to plump up sunken skin. And the upward curve shows no

Holy

dominated by trends and fads, sees its disfigured image in the mirror and is attempting to perfect it at all costs. Such is the popularity behind the "reality"

Makeover" (which but is mentioned article).

gery

what this

show "Extreme

television I

have not seen, the newspaper

Considering that plastic surnot intrinsically evil, fundamentally wrong with

itself is is

obsession with appearance?

Rather than delivering

a theological

on the resurrection of the seek to demonstrate the prac-

ticality

of the Catholic belief in the

treatise

body,

resurrection of the body and

life

ever-

lasting, a timely topic for the Easter

JOHN PAUL

St.

hymn

"In this way, the hymn paints a stupendous fresco of the universe and of history, inviting us to trust," he

Paul's Letter to the

"We are not a useless speck of dust lost in a senseless space and time, but we are part of a wise plan flowing from the love of the Father," the pope said.

Speaking

canticle proclaims that

work

God

ries in itself the fingerprint

every aspect of creation through his Son, the pope said. "He also is the lord of the history of salvation, which is manifest in the church and is accomplished by 'the blood of his cross,' the source of peace and harmony for humanity," he said. Pope John Paul said the canticle reassures believers that everything in creation and everything in history is subject to God's power and that Christ will triumph no matter what happens. is

in Polish, the

pope

said,

"The whole world that surrounds us, and especially the human person, car-

Lord of the cosmos."

The

word of God

nal

existence,

its

God and

his

witnesses to

of the eter-

and, simply by

love."

At the end of the audience, the bishops of Michigan and Ohio joined Pope John Paul in blessing an estimated 12,000 people in St. Peter's Square.

The

bishops were in

Rome

for

which bishops years to report on the

their "ad limina" visits,

make every

five

status of their dioceses.

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1265).

Consequently, the baptized perbody and soul, continues to be sanctified throughout life by the other sacraments: anointed with sacred chrism in Confirmation, nourished by the body and blood of Christ in Holy Communion, forgiven in the sacrament of penance, healed in the sacrament of anointing of the sick, etc. Both the body and the soul are redeemed and sanctified by God in the sacraments. It is this truth that governs Catholic doctrine and practice. It is this truth that forms the basis for the Catholic "golden mean" (navigating safely between two extremes). In the Catholic "golden mean," the body is considered good, consecrated and therefore, must be respected. We are stewards of our bodies, since they are a divine gift. We ought to eat and drink and exercise in moderation, carefully avoiding extremes. Less than 100 years ago, journalist G.K. Chesterton wrote a prophetic

said.

things created in heaven and on earth were created in Christ and that Christ reconciled all creation to himself through his sacrifice on the cross. "In the hymn," the pope said, "there emerges the great figure of Christ,

canticle proclaims that all

body and soul (CCC 362). The whole human person, body and soul, damaged by original sin, is afflicted by sin and death and in need of redemption by Jesus Christ through the sacraments of the Church (CCC 405; 11221130). Beginning in baptism, the body and soul are cleansed of original and personal sin and are therefore, per-

(CCC

POPE

Pope

Calossians.

fected, consecrated, set-apart; hence,

sign of falling." Indeed, the prevailing secular culture, which is so often

May

Christ in

Guest Columnist

Spirit"

Speaks

II said.

several reflections on the

than training her mind." This story is not all that unique in

be-

general audience threatened by rain, the pope offered what he said would be the first of

worshipped

many

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Human

ings are not bits of dust randomly scattered in the universe, but were created by a loving God and are des-

Column

During a recent retreat in Toronto, I perused a local newspaper and was struck by an article about a woman "nipped, tucked for 18 years." Indeed, the woman "has spent as

The Pope

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Guest

WOODEN

CINDY

pope says

son,

statement for our day: "The true religion of today does not concern itself with dogmas and doctrines. It concerns itself almost entirely with diet." Many people are religious about their diet and appearance. With tremendous zeal and fervor, many even "evangelize" about the benefits of their respective diets.

we have

sufficient

And

certainly

examples of

this

in our society (thank you multimillion dollar diet industry, et al). So, the obsession with the body's

extreme

tempered by the belief that the body is created to be perfected by grace in this life and enjoy

perfection

final perfection in

heaven.

But the opposite extreme is to be avoided as well. The body is indeed sacred and has an eternal destination and purpose. We should avoid extremes of food and drink and smok.

ing,

which often increase our attach

ment

to bodily pleasures.

Indeed, the body, though deeply

wounded by

original sin and imper-

is perfected and by our Lord. As a result, the body is considered good and is to be respected; the body is not, however, a god and is not to be wor-

fect in appearance,

sanctified

shipped. Putting t\\e belief of the resurrection of the body into practical application means avoiding two extremes;obsession with appearance or health on the one hand and blatant disregard on the other. Only by following the "golden mean" will we ensure eternal happiness and possibly savf ourselves $40,000 in the meantime.

Father Buettner St.

parochial vicar 4]

Gabriel Church in Charlotte.

ooll

wis,

iidiiij

ilO\V(

fkaij

May

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2004

ingful life in his or her own land, that person has the right to move." In a perfect world, of course, all of the

The strangers among us

would be equally

earth's resources

"Him? Been here a few days

more than our share (we would even be willing to do with less so that others could

Working

work

to get

as a carpen-

Matters

ter."

What get

kind of a reception did Joseph

when he and

showed up

his family

some Egyptian town?

know

don't

from Mattliew 2:13-15 what their refugee

lives I

were

like to

JOANITA M.

NELLENBACH Guest Columnist

like.

think their neighbors helped

helped Joseph find

study guide, discussion starter, and guide to action Oppression can be political or eco-

dized."

of their

nomic. Whatever the reason. Catholic so-

third principle:

neighbors, another refugee from Israel

cial

teaching makes these points: migra-

and one who'd learned to speak the local language, said there'd been talk: "Just what we need, another one moving in to take our jobs," he'd heard someone say. 'Why don't these people stay home? They don't have any right to be here." "Both the Old and New Testaments tell compelling stories of refugees forced to flee because of oppression," Franciscan Father Thomas Betz writes in "A Guide to Understanding Catholic Social Teaching on Immigration and the Movement of Peoples" (hereafter. Guide), which the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops published in 2003. Guide, based on the USCCB's Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity," published in 2000, is a resource your parish can use

tion

the family settle

in,

work.

But what in their

they had a terrible time

new home? Maybe one

"as a

borders and the regulation must be just.

As ciple

defined in Guide, the

prin-

first

that "People have the right to

migrate to sustain their

lives

and the

lives

Because

sight,

Guide

says, to

food,

are

all

equal in God's

have the same rights, as "what is necessary for life clothing, shelter. Moreover, every all

person has the right to education, medical care, religion,

and the expression of one's

culture."

"In

many

THERESE J. BORCHARD CNS

Not if read

places people live in fear,

danger, or dehumanizing poverty," Guide continues. "Clearly, it is not God's will that some of his children live in luxury while others have nothing .... When a person cannot achieve a mean-

Columnist

the context of the

Prayer gradually has been re-enter-

"A country must regulate borders with justice and mercy." For instance, "A merciful immigra-

ing hospital rooms and doctors' offices over the past decade. A number of recent

tion policy will not force married couples

studies are stacking

or children to live separately from their

and and

families for

beth

Dudas

long periods." Yet, as Eliza-

"Making Room

said in

her family to this country.

How

in favor

faith

in the

treatment of

many

illnesses,

and psychiatric disorders. But now prayer is going even further into the world of health. Yoga studios and gyms are beginning to "see the

it normally takes five years for an immigrant with residency status to bring

his or

spirituality in the healing process

diseases

at the

Table,"

of their families."

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

its

Our Turn

do these principles cancel each

So,

other out?

a right, nations can regulate their

fitness

have more) but, since that hasn't happened yet, we have immigration. However, the second principle states, "A country has the right to regulate its borders and to control immigration." Guide explains that, "while people have the right to move, no country has the duty to receive so many immigrants that its social and economic life are jeopar-

the builder's supply said he heard the

guy was trying

di-

vided and none of us would be scarfing up

guess.

Not from around here; I couldn't understand a word he said. The clerk down at

The intersection of prayer and

would similar immigration

light,"

have affected Jesus, Mary and Joseph? Would they have been considered criminals because they didn't have legal permission to live in Egypt? Would they have had to live apart for years as they struggled to establish residency? Would they have been exploited because they feared that if they complained they'd be deported? What would their lives have been like as "undocumented aliens"?

fitness

incorporating faith into various

and wellness programs. The most obvious -example is The Lord's Gym. Founded in 1997 as an alternative to the "meat market" envi-

policies

ronment of most Lord's

Gym

fitness centers, the

fosters

an "environment

where men and women can exercise ,

without the discomfort of gawkers and those flaunting their bodies openly."

Aiming to be

a "morally wholesome"

environment, the

gyms

play Christian

music, feature huge murals of Jesus car-

rying a cross, and include Scripture

A column for dummies

cards on the treadmills, stationary bikes

Catholics used to breeze by the section of the

bookstore that displays the "For

Dummies"

Mother; the section on cefibacy

I'm sure you've seen the familiar black-

the scholarship beneath the

Father Trigifio of Marysville, Pa, and

Dummies" in a yellow chalk-like font to give you the impression that you are in grade school. Since the mascot of the book, "Dum-

The two, who have been friends

mies Man," has a triangular face that looks

nary in the mid 1980s, are

an upside-down dunce cap, I assumed the books weren't for me. That is until J

anyone who watches Eternal World Television Network (EWTN), where they are

came

across "Catholicism

At first glance

For Dummies."

looks a

And the book carries an

flin

free

"Catholicism for

book

I've

renaissance. "In

religion.

Imprimatur, meanit

and

two

priests

&ad

many Cathofics enjoy prose. The book is also

that

the easy-to-read

Dummies" makes unthan any

The 'Tor Dummies"

books are written so that a casual reader can

The table of contents is index runs for 19. You

Hall University and in

courses around the country. "We've gotten very positive feedback on the book especially from the parents of

who

find information fast

fallen-away Catholics

eight pages, the

helped their adult children

know you are reading a good reference book when you flip to a page and find something that interests

another

topic.

you and then That happened

leads to

you

me several

times while glancing through the book.

The book

also

flill

of icons with

titles

such as "From the Bible" and "Remember" that direct the reader to important points.

Some of the tides

catchy chapter and subchapter border on blasphemy: "The Official

Scoop on Mary" describes the Blessed

RCIA

faith," said

the

'Part of being a priest is to be a teacher," said Father Brighenti. "It's nice to live in a

where we can use TV and books to get out tlie good news of Christ." The book has sold well. The "For Dummies" series is one of the most successfijl brands in book pubfishing with more than 950 tides in print The authors of "CathoUcism for Dummies" say tlieir book has sold technological age

49,000 copies in

its first

year.

The publisher,

very

hum-

an uncertain world, with

war and the economy as they are, people seem to want to know the content of their faith as well as the practice

men

Both

of it"

donate their proceeds from

the book and others they have co-authored

â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

Father Brighenti to the Refigious Teach-

ers Fifippini, Father Trigifio to Sister gefica

and

eled

far.

An-

EWTN.

virtual trip

through

Another example, the Ridgely Rebegan as a place where people with arthritis could exercise. However, now it offers everything from Candlelight Yoga to retreat rooms to a Creative Playhouse with group activities for children. The intersection of prayer and fitness doesn't surprise me and many in my generation. As a runner from the time I was a^high school freshman, I've

Dummies" has

always used that quiet time to pray (and to distract

from the pain

feel at

the

second mile). I'll either have a casual conversation with God, recite the prayer of St. Francis or say a novena.

When I ran around the University Dame campus as a student, I'd visit the grotto as my last water stop, of Notre

trav-

pause to say a prayer and sometimes

Father Trigilio sent a copy to Pope

light a votive candle for a special inten-

"Cathoficism for

John Paul

Father TrigUo.

it all

my job as a priest," he

the

say the book

come back to

doing

Father Trigifio feels the book is part of a

being used as a college textbook at Seton

faith far easier

ever read.

Father Brighenti finds said.

of doctrinal error.

derstanding the

well.

You'd be surprised at who is reading the book. Although it was written for nonCathofics and non-practicing CathoUcs, the

ing a church authority has reviewed is

Wiley Publishing, won't discuss specifics about sales but says the book is doing very

Church," but was easier to read.

of our

on a

the streets of Jerusalem.

celebrities to

on the program "Council on Faith."

(step aero-

treat facility in Annapolis, Md.,

bfing. "I'm just

dummies. But two

participants

since semi-

similar to the "Catechism of the Cathofic

Father John Triglio and Father Kenneth Brighenti, authored the book, so

making

DAVID HAINS Guest Columnist

will tell you,

Catholicism

wasn't

wrote the

being approached by an agent

after

featured

priests,

book

J.,

Heaven

Stretch, Stairway to

or Karate for Christ, among several exercise programs. A cycling class takes

Their goal was to write a book that was

Mass

surely

Father Brighenti of Raritan,

participate in Chari-

bics)

insulting,

littie

because as anyone at isn't for

the Media

titles is

solid.

and-yellow covers with the words "For

Members can

ots of Fire (spinning), Praise and

called

"Flying Solo for Life." Despite the attempt at mirtli,

books.

and weight benches.

and received a note from the

pope's oSice congratulating the priests for their ministry.

The

next book

tiiey

are thinking about

"The Papacy for wonder how the Holy Father

has a working

Dummies." I would react to

title

There I'd see a half dozen students same at the beginning, middle or end of their runs. tion.

'doing the

thatf

As the

who

exercised.

of commuof Charlotte. Contact

the director

nicationsfor the Diocese

him at dwhains@charlottediocese.org.

to heal.

As someone

enjoys food too much, I've always

gether

David Hams

a Catholic I've always befieved in

power of prayer

And when

feel

put the two to-

twice as empowered. In an

age when we desperately need prayer and exercise, it makes sense to combine the two.

May

The Catholic News & Herald 16

2004

PARISH PROFILE

St.

In September 1994, the St. Joseph community began meeting weekly for Mass and other activities

Joseph Vietnamese Church

at St.

Ann

symbolizes religious freedom for

build

its

own

ese Catholics in the Charlotte area at

the time, as well as the locality's greater Vietnamese population of close to 10,000.

Vicariate: Charlotte

The Vietnamese

Pastor: Father Peter Tan Van Le

Parochial Vicar: Father Peter

Number

Pham

Father Peter Tan Van Le

community gathering for Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Our Lady of Consolation Church and St. Ann in Charlotte.

Charlotte's Vietnamese Catholic community numbered about 20 famiE.

Murray

lies

when they chose

Jugis

l^lay 2.

The 22,300-square foot

was dedicated by Bishop Peter includes a new church, offices, an

Charlotte

facility

Father Peter

CHARLOTTE — Many at St. JoChurch

namese have come

to comprise the

have

largest population of Southeast Asian

crossed oceans of water and endured unbehevable hardships to build their

refugees to have settled in the United

new

Vietnamese

With their American-born children, they number nearly 1 million. Through worldwide humanitarian States.

church.

Immediately following the evacuation of U.S. troops from Vietnam in 1975, some 135,000 Vietnamese mostly ex-military and government

efforts

—

and sponsorships from Ameri-

can individuals and organizations, including Catholic Social Services, Viet-

who had worked for the United States during the war, and

America. In the nearly 30 years since Saigon fell to the Communists, Viet-

Ministry to Vietnamese immigrants developed in the Diocese of Charlotte during the early 1980s, with the small

namese refugees received opportunities come to North Carolina.

officials

their families

—

fled to

Joseph as

St.

1981.

growing.

Through

education center and the original worship space.

seph

the

May

By 1988, community was 400 strong and

their patron in

a diocesan sponsorship.

Tan Van Le

commuits new

church and cultural center Nov. 29, 1999. Then-Bishop Curlin concelebrated the Mass with Father

of Households: 385

and

Church

Catholic

nity of Charlotte dedicated

Tan Van

Joseph Vietnamese Church

church.

cultural center for the 1,500 Vietnam-

4929 Sandy Porter Road Charlotte, N.C. 28273 (704) 504-0907

St.

1995, the

chased the former Steele Creek Baptist Church, a nearby house and the surrounding property. The first Mass was celebrated Aug. 30 of that year. The 300-seat church served as a

JOSEPH VIETNAMESE

ST.

The new

May

Almost three years of enthusiastic fund-raising activities ensued, and in February 1998, the community pur-

growing community

Photo by Kevin

Church. In

community received permission from then-Bishop William G. Curlin to

arrived to

serve as chaplain to the Vietnamese community in April 1993 from the

Le.

The

dedication

Mass

attended by some

festivities,

2,500 people, crystallized a dream which had been almost 20 years- in the making. The liturgy highlighted two days of celebrating the dedication of St. Joseph Vietnamese Church. Youth activities, the sacrament of reconciliation and a Mass honoring Vietnamese saints added to the weekend occasion. Regular Masses celebrated in Vietnamese continued over the years, with Vietnamese-language classes being taught to children and catechism classes in Vietnamese and English offered to both children and adults. Almost 2,000 people crowded the new St. Joseph Vietnamese Church dedicated by Bishop Peter J. Jugis May 2, 2004. Like the previous church's dedication, the event included a weekend-long celebration with traditional music, food and expression of worship. The $1.8 million facility, which includes offices and an education cea ter, totals almost 22,300 square feet.

Diocese of Vinh Long, which was home to some 300,000 Catholics south of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Many members of the Vietnamese Catholic community had been imprisoned by the Communists for their

The worship

coming to Charlotte in search of jobs and religious freedom,

ebrated daily, with perpetual adora tion of the Blessed Sacrament Mon day through Saturday.

beliefs prior to

Tan Van

said Father

Le.

Having been imprisoned and celebrating Mass

Van Le came

in secret,

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