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Serving Catholics

in

Western North Carolina

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the Diocese of Charlotte

Inside

Special Section:

New Bishop McGuinness High School dedicated

in

Triad ...Pages

9

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12

News

Local

Young adults are resource for church

and ministries ...Page

Veteran

priest,

4

Monsignor CNS PHOTO

Thomas Burke dies at age 77 ...Page

5

This

is

the poster art for Respect Life Sunday, observed Oct. 7 this year. is "Every Human Life Has Its Origin in the Heart of God."

U.S. bishops unveil Respect Life

Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on display in

WASHINGTON

Salisbury Vicariate ...Page

13

Every Week Entertainment

Editorials

14-15

& Columns ...Pages

16-17

his testimony by

signs, wonders, various acts

of power,

and

distribution of

the gifts of the Holy Spirit

according to his

will.

-

Hebrews 2:4

(CNS)

—

some among

who

program

continue to deprive the most innocent and

served. Oct. 7 this year, the U.S. bishops'

vulnerable citizens of liberty by denying

"Most (college women) do not know where to turn for help," the materials added. "Many have no idea that help and

Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities released

them the

healing are even available anywhere."

materials focused on the

of abortion."

Its

In

theme of "Every

"Yet, there are

God."

right to

life

us

through the tragedy

Maggi Nadol, Respect

Origin in the Heart of

Life coordina-

tor for the Charlotte Diocese, noted the

Included in the packet of materials

significance of bringing this year's

was information on a program called "Rachel Goes to College," a campus out-

to

reach offering post-abortion healing, as

year

well as six articles focusing

on

theme

'The theme for Respect Life for this is a theme we have heard numerous

times, perhaps stated with slight varia-

ranging from the death penalty to euthanasia and stem-cell research.

The bishops' Respect Life program

"While we may intellectuit, our faith calls us to go further. It calls us to live the message and look at others with the eyes of Jesus.

"Often, the best place to start, and possibly the most difficult, is within our

1 and continues throughout the year.

"Evidence of a world without loyalty to God is not difficult to discern," said Bishop William G. Curlin. "There are countries where souls are crushed to make them conform to a pattern of society in which the state has usurped the place of God. might be tempted to believe that such conditions could not exist in our own beloved America, where liberty is our proudest boast.

We

tions,"

ally

own

she

said.

agree with

families."

The campus

outreach for the Project

Rachel post-abortion reconciliation program, which is offered at more than 140 diocesan offices around the country, is highlighted this year because "the highest rate of abortion in the United States is among college-aged women," the pro-

gram

The six articles program materials

included with the for

2001-02 ad-

dressed such topics as spiritual care for the dying, the death penalty from the perspective of a prison chaplain, raising

life.

issues

begins each year on Oct.

God added

the 2001 educational

preparation for Respect Life Sunday, ob-

Human Life Has

..Pages

The theme of

campaign

materials note.

children with Catholic values, and emer-

gency contraception.

Other articles were written by Susan E. Wills, assistant director for program development in the secretariat, on emergency contraception; Dr. Anton-Lewis Usala, chief scientific officer and medical director of Encelle Inc., on stem-cell research; nurse and author Kathy Kalina, on support for the terminally ill; and volunteer prison chaplain Joseph Ross of Washington on the death penalty.

For information on Respect Life events and programs in the Diocese of Charlotte, call Maggi Nadol, di-

ocesan Respect

(704) 370-3229.

life

coodinator,

at

1

The Catholic News & Herald

2

The World

October

Brief

in

seek

Catholic, Orthodox clergy

can immigrants living there, each of which

—

Nearly MINNEAPOLIS (CNS) 200 Catholics and Orthodox turned out Sept 21 for a forum on what it means in their churches to follow Christ.

communities of Mexi-

sizable indigenous

common ground

spoke only

its

own

Indian dialect These

situations illustrate the trend in U.S. dio-

ceses to import foreign priests to

Organizers

to

Auxiliary Bishop Frederick F. Campbell of

the U.S. clergy shortage.

to

guage group. Others

"What Does

Mean To Be

It

Disciple of Christ Today?"

Campbell

a

from the

issues (that arise

religious

and

Mass. (CNS) There is no room for compassion or forgiveness for a crime of the magnitude of the Sept 1 1

"Many

he

what Judaism teaches, according to Solomon Schimmel, speaking Sept 15 at Holy Cross College's conference about forgiveness. He spoke during the

said.

conference's interreligious theological forum.

A

Ireland's

police says sectarianism very

high

DUBLIN,

Ireland

(CNS)

— The head

CNS

Koran is held up before Bin laden image copy of the Koran is held up before an image of Osama bin Laden during a rally against the United States in central Jakarta, Indonesia,

A

depth of bitterness and sectarianism in North Belfast is currendy as high as any

Sept. 28.

is

crazy," said

Royal Ulster Constabulary

Chief Ronnie Flanagan. "People must realize these situations

come

—

the loss of

community

The

who

they are being intimidated by

Sept. 27 at Etchmiadzin, outside the

rebuild the nation," he said. Catholics, too,

some of the

in Brookline, he forum by Jesuit Father Edward Yarnold, of Holy Cross and Oxford University, and Mohamed Lazzouni, direc-

tor of interfaith relations at the Islamic Soci-

ety of Greater Worcester. rated

on

are heirs to the country's history

he

and

cul-

message to participants in a Sept.

25-29,plenary meeting of the Vatican consaid in a

gregation for religious.

The

plenary meet-

ing was focusing on renewed commitment to religious

life,

which particularly

in

West-

ern countries has seen a severe vocations shortage in recent decades. In his message, released at the Vatican Sept. 27, the said a

gious

pope

main role of men and women reliwas to serve as teachers of holiness to

person's

began responding immediately set to continue into the

to attract vocations

Tenn., a parishioner reads the homilies of

— two

was personal holiness and a radical commitment to Christ. 'Yes, it is necessary to show young people die face of Christ con-

Father Zacharias Payikat, a native of In-

friend

dia, in

templated in prayer and tenderly served in

ing priests from Oaxaca in Mexico about

neighbors with freely given love," the pope

eight years ago

being

hosted and honored for two days by Armenia's Orthodox church, the country's tiny Catholic minority got final

day of the papal

great enthusiasm

if

turn on the

They came

\isit.

not

its

with

great numbers.

in

About 5,000 Armenian Catholics joined an equal number of Orthodox at an outdoor

—

die best

way

WASHINGTON (CNS) — At Satur-

day Masses

for Hispanics in

Lebanon,

Spanish. In the Archdiocese of Port-

land, Ore.,

church

officials

when

began borrow-

they discovered two

after the

long range

future.

Msgr. Kevin L. Sullivan, chief operating officer and acting director, said in an interview Sept. 25 that the needs were extensive

women

II

Foreign-born priests filling gaps in U.S. ministry

—

World Trade Center was hit and is getting

the whole church.

said.

life.

NEW

To draw vocations, religious must be holy, committed, pope says Pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) John Paul II told religious men and

After watching Pope John Paul

die perpetrators repent

Catholic Charities in New York ready for long-term relief efforts YORK (CNS) Catholic Charities of die New York Archdiocese

Armenia's tiny Catholic minority celebrates Mass with pope

—

if

they cannot make reparation to the dead, the

ture,

Armenia (CNS)

Schimmel elabo-

about die terrorist attack

his point

saying that even

parents of the Catholic schoolchildren.

ETCHMIADZIN,

for die

party can forgive them for taking another

Mass

who

picketers are Protestants

the school and

professor of Jewish education and psy-

chology at Hebrew College

dead cannot forgive them and no third

claim that

September because of a daily picket at Holy Cross Primary School, a Catholic girls' school.

followers of Islam, warned that Washington could trigger a "war between Islam and Christianity" if it fails to prove its case before, etaliating over the Sept. 1 1 attacks.

Armenian capital of Yerevan. The Catholics cheered their pope loudly as he mounted the steps of the altar, and the pope gave them a pep talk in his sermon. "As Armenians, with the same rights and duties of all Armenians, you are helping to

in

of Belfast have been high since early

live close to

number of

life."

North Belfast Sectarian the Crumlin Road-Ardoyne

tensions in district

A leading Muslim cleric in Indonesia, home to the world's largest

can only have one out-

Flanagan spoke Sept. 27 amid renewed violence in a Catho-

lic

photo from Reuters

was joined

of Northern Ireland's police force said the

time over the past 20 years. 'The violence

or for die sin of rejoicing

terrorist attack

in it That's

'These historic events, I think inevitably, will have to draw us closer together."

Head of Northern

up

—

WORCESTER,

attacks) will be

will involve faith,"

arrive just to plug

conference

Bishop

he believes the Sept. 1 terrorist attacks "have put our conversation in an entirely new context" and could help bring Catholic and Orthodox said

churches into a closer relationship.

pasto-

Interreligious perspectives given at forgiveness

Paul-Minneapolis, formed a panel on

the topic,

fill

Some foreigners come to minister immigrants from their own country or people from their own ethnic or lan-

ral gaps.

said it was the first formal Catholic-Orthodox meeting in the Twin Cities since 1988.

Six clergy members, including Catholic

St.

2001

5,

New York knew someone

because almost everyone in the

someone

area lost

who

He

did.

close or

himself knew four people lost

of his staff members, a from college days and someone he sat witii on an agency board. The needs will "emerge over time," arising in as-yet unknown ways and calling for more services and different kinds of services, he said. relatives

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Joann

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Curlin

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a.m.-2 p.m. with items sold at half-price

ors are needed to provide quality children's

being accepted during the meeting. For more information, call Bobbe Conlin at

clothing and equipment and maternity clothing. For information, call Sally

(704) 643-1376 or Gloria Silipigni at (704) 821-1343.

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October 9 Installation of Archbishop John Myers

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October 10 CHARLOTTE —The 50+ Clubof St John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild

from noon-2 p.m. on die church grounds located at 3016 Providence Rd. Consign-

—

October 7 9:45 a.m.

Meeting with adult education group and

Alesha M. Price

planner

pro-life Mass this morning at 9 a.m. followed by a rosary. For further infbrmarion, call Tina Witt at (704) 846-7361.

The St Gabriel 13 CHARLOTTE

with a program and

Keane

Associate Editor: Jimmy Rostar

Diocesan

N.J.

Rd., will be conducting a

morning

at 11

CHARLOTTE

alumni of

—

2:15 p.m.

October 11 Mass for seniors at Fall Day of Reflection St. Mark, Huntersville

October 12-14 Directing permanent diaconate retreat Catholic Conference Center, Hickory

am

all

meeting

— The

this

Fordham invites the

Jesuit colleges to its second

annual Jesuit College Networking Night to be held at Tyber Creek Pub, corner of

13

at (704) 541-1756.

—

CLEMMONS

Holy Family

Church, 4820 Kinnamon Rd., will be hosting its annual Ye Olde Village Shoppes

Holy Family Bazaar today from 8 am-l

may

p.m. Attendants

take advantage of

autumn and holiday harvest shoppes, and

South and Tremont from 6-9 p.m. Jim

bake shoppe, country

Palermo, a Canisus graduate, will be die

other events and items. For further details, call the church office at (336) 778-0600.

speaker.

For more information,

Robinson

13

at (704)

CHARLOTTE

group of

St.

call

Joe

366-3159.

— The

Respect Life

Matthew Church, 8015

Ballantyne Pkwy., will be sponsoring a

store, quilt raffle

13 FRANKLIN

— The Smoky Moun-

tain Vicariate will

sponsor a one-day work-

shop for Community Life Commission

members and

all

persons interested

in

die

October

5,

2001

The World

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Brief

in

Court to review mandatory contraceptives in health

coverage

SACRAMENTO, The

California

(CNS)

Calif.

Supreme Court

Sept.

ham, returned to her "Mother Angelica Live" TV show Sept. 25 after a threeweek absence due to a stroke. In a posting on its Web site, described the stroke as "minor" and said, "Her doc-

—

EWTN

26

tors firmly believe that the impact of this

agreed to review an appeals court decision requiring Catholic Charities of Sacramento to comply with a state law requiring employers to include contraception in health plans that cover prescriptions.

stroke

canonized next year (CNS) Members of

Opus Dei

—

is

tarian crisis situations in the past, the

Vatican-based organization said Oct.

CNS photo from

Reuters

Boys walk past destroyed vehicles in Belfast Schoolboys walk among destroyed cars following a night of loyalist rioting along Crumlin Road in North Belfast Sept. 27. Police said rioting began when a peaceful protest in a Protestant area degenerated into violence. Thirty-three officers were injured when they stopped the crowd from moving into nearby Catholic streets.

tion, said

clergymen, said Father Noel Rebancos, a

sponse came as refugee experts around

ing at the Vatican Sept. 30-Oct. 27 for a

the world warned of a

Synod of Bishops on how

Participant calls synod 'inservice training' for bishops

national relief and development agency,

Pakistan, which

is

Caritas re-

growing

crisis in

home to tens who have fled

already

their country in recent years.

rethink materialism VATICAN CITY (CNS) At the start of a monthlong meeting on the bishop's role in the church, Pope John

—

Paul

asked bishops to re-examine their attachment to material goods and recognize their need to work toward holiness. Poverty was "an essential trait of the person of Jesus and his ministry of salvation and is one of the indispensable requirements for the proclamation of the Gospel to be heard and welcomed II

social ministry

shop

will

at. St.

St.

of the church.

The work-

be held today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Francis of Assisi Church, 299

Maple

Augustinian Father Joseph Genito,

council in Colombia.

VATICAN CITY

their ministry.

on the United

from Slovakia, was kidnapped Sept. 23 when armed men took him from a bus traveling to Bogota. The kidnappers were believed to be

members of

the National

Arm of Liberation, one of Colombia's The

guerrilla groups.

priest

was

BIRMINGHAM,

Sept. 27 in the war-ravaged Antioquia

ther Sochulak

15

to

two

For further information, contact

cafeteria Josie

was handed over

Backus at (704) 527-4-676.

CHARLOTTE — The Ladies Ancient

Order

at

an

Vatican press conference.

1

Mother Angelica suffers minor stroke

main

released

province in northwestern Colombia. Fa-

synod participants speaking

several

Oct.

Ala.

(CNS)

—

Mother Angelica, founder of Eternal Television Network in Birming-

and concluding at 3 p.m. on Oct a means of personal, social and spiritual growth which can lead to uncovering the meaning of spirituality and at 7 p.m.

21.

NLP

St.

Gabriel Church, 3016 Providence Rd.

Anyone

is

The program is free, but registraby Oct. 17 is required. For more

Jeanmarie Schuler at (704) 554-

for further information.

CHARLOTTE — St. Gabriel Church,

Upcoming

—

The Kabaka Dancers CHARLOTTE and Drummers of Our Lady of Consolation Church will be sponsoring a day trip to Atlanta Nov. 3 featuring holiday shopping at an oudet mail a tour of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. historic sites, underground Atlanta and the 'World of Coca-Cola" The trip via motorcoach will

present a concert of light, classical and

session for those

sacred music featuring children, Suzuki

those working in bereavement ministry

and handbell ensembles. A love offering will be taken at the event. For more information, call the church office at (704) 5547088.

tonight from 7-8:30 p.m.

14 CHARLOTTE

For more information, call the church office

and movies on

at (704) 364-5431.

tion about the

Iris

Rd., will be hosting a

who have lost a parent or The

facilitator,

Prnadi from the Hospice of Charlotte,

be speaking about the strong relationships that people have with their parents. will

—

also include breakfast, lunch beverages

19 WINSTON-SALEM St Benedict Moor Church, 1625 E. 12th St., will host a neuro-linguistic programming

Murdoch

jponcord with prayer teams at 3

(NLP) workshop presented by

Auction 2001

potluck dinner at 5 p.m. in the school

ther Richard

James Church in p.m and a

the

McHugh

Jesuit

Fa-

beginning tonight

board.

Oct 25

at (704)

For more informaSandy

568-1573 or Willis Jo-

CHARLOTTE — The St. Gabriel School Museum

of the

site in-

States Sept. 11. Between and 14 an undetermined number of site visitors have pledged 10,000 hours of peacemaking activities. The site passed the 900,000-hour mark Sept. 14, reported Judy Ball, a project coordinator. As of Sept.

Sept.

1 1

viduals

who have

visited the site since

be held Nov. 17 at the

New South, corner of Col-

it

December 1999 are pledging to take some extra time to make the world a more peaceful place. was created

in

lege and 7di Sts. Merchants and silent

and

live auctions will

money

be featured to raise

for the school.

For

tickets, call

Teresa Luse at (704) 54-5-6555, and for questions, call MaryAnn Jerrum at (704) 542-2488.

—

The fell hours for the Nazareth House Family Ministry and Lending Library, 474 Haywood Rd., are as follows: Tuesdays from 1-3 p.m., Thursdays from 4-6 p.m. and Fridays from 1 1 a.m-3 p.m. Nazareth House is a family ministry dedicated to promoting

the blessings of Christian marriage, chastity,

natural family planning and post-

abortion healing. For further details,

250-9690 or (828) nazarethhouse@juno.com.

call

e-mail

deadline, call

seph at (704) 568-3813. will

Web

www.PledgePeace.org has reported an

Ongoing ASHEV1LLE

725-9200.

interested in their Irish-Catholic

roots, call

—

Franciscan-sponsored

26, pledges totaled 941,786 hours. Indi-

Word

3016 Providence

St.

Thousands pledge peace at site after Sept. 11 attacks CINCINNATI (CNS) The

Web

ing focusing on the ministry of bishops would be "kind of a refresher course," covering everything from prayer to promoting justice. The Lesotho bishop was one of

17

Smyth from

read; until

missionary order. Father

his

Pavel Sochulak, a 33-year-old missionary

0720

—

is

announced

from the Charlotte Chapter of the American Harp Society will

A charismatic be celebrated at St. Patrick Cathedral, 1621 Dilworth Rd. East, this afternoon at 4 p.m. with Redemptorist Fa-

the decree

nothing to do but wait."

crease in activity since the terrorist attacks

Over 40

will

is

Khoarai of Leribe, Lesotho, said the meet-

information, call the church office at (336)

harpists

moment

was released unharmed,

group, will meet tonight at 7:30 p.m. at

Vincent de Paul

at the

bian guerrillas

ticipant in the

tion

about the Sept. 29 registration,

up

final decision is

Holy Father and becomes public

world Synod of Bishops said the monthlong meeting would be "in-service training" in personal holiness and building up the entire church. Bishop Paul

Church, 6828 Old Reid Rd., will be hosting a harp concert this afternoon at 2 p.m.

ther John

par-

The

to the

Kidnapped Divine Word priest released in Colombia BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) A Divine Word priest kidnapped by Colom-

prayer.

details

Mass

—A

(CNS)

tion for Sainthood Causes has only provisional value.

then, there

Catholic social and charitable inter-parish

the church office at (828) 524-2289.

St.

provincial

and Peace

call

—

Word

of the Divine

be the presenter.

di-

For

14 CHARLOTTE

member

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

rector of the Augustinian Justice Office in Philadelphia, will

to revitalize

—

Pope asks bishops to work toward holiness,

Sept 29, "The examination of

the miracle on the part of the Congrega-

by humanity today," the pope said Sept. 30. Nearly 250 bishops from more than 1 10 countries were gather-

Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' inter-

said they

Blessed Escriva's cause for canoniza-

1.

operational experts from Catholic

of thousands of Afghans

—

have no confirmation their founder, Blessed Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, will be canonized in 2002, but they hope it is true. Italian news media reported Sept. 29 that a commission of cardinals from the Congregation for Sainthood Causes had voted recently to recognize the healing of a 69-year-old Spanish radiologist as the miracle needed for Blessed Escriva's canonization. Msgr. Flavio Capucci, an Opus Dei member and promoter of

church's confederation of Catholic relief

The

resulting from the stroke.

Opus Dei members hope founder will be

ROME

sending an emergency-response team to Pakistan to provide aid during the exodus of Afghan refugees. The eightperson team is made up of European and U.S. medical" and operational professionals who have dealt with humani-

At the start of

the 78-year-old nun, a

—

facial paralysis

International Caritas sends team to Pakistan to aid Afghans VATICAN CITY (CNS) The

be on the team.

show

because she could not close her eye propone of several signs of slight

erly

the group's religious freedom.

agencies, Caritas Internationalis,

will result in

lasting effects."

Poor Clare of Perpetual Adoration, joked about an eye patch she was wearing

Without comment, the high

San Francisco to review the July 2 decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento. Catholic Charities argued in a suit filed last year that the law should be set aside because it violates

will

temporary and

her Sept. 25

court's six judges voted in private in

Two

is

little, if any,

Please submit notices of events for the diocesan planner at bast 10 days prior to the publication date.

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October

Around the Diocese

2001

5,

Young adults are resource for church, ministerial work young

ALESHA M. PRICE

By

BELMONT

—

"I

working with the 18-35-year-old popuHeart Convent on Sept. 28 and 29 to discuss the one-day

institute,

New

in a

as

The

make young

some

on how we have in

strategies

how

missing

a

to attack

link,"

what I see Larry

said

Cadorniga, director of youth ministry at St. Aloysius Church in Hickory, who hopes to make some strides in young adult ministry in his parish. "We have a

Young Adults

Millennium," provided infor-

adult ministers this past

received

our parish and

mation from a national young adult ministry symposium for campus and

young

to

accessible to

to approach this void that

"Meeting the Chal-

lenges of Ministry with

parishes

all

latter,

adults.

lation gathered at Sacred

role of young adults in the church.

more

their parishes

Catechists, college

campus ministers and others

students,

However,

adult.

should strive for the

Staff Writer

young

adult core group, and

sum-

I

would

integrate ourselves into the

like to

mer.

broader fabric of the parish by utilizing

Joan Weber, coordinator of young adult ministry services for the Center for Ministry Development (CMD) in Connecticut, presented the findings to two groups and opened opportunities

current parish activities."

among those who work with young adults, many of whom are young adults themselves. The CMD, a non-profit, national, Catholic organization, offers training for young adult, youth and family ministers and

One way Colleen McDermott, diocesan director of campus and young adult ministry, wants to reach young adults is through diocesan and regional gatherings where people can

for discussion

religious educators.

Weber

said

no matter

in

which

ministry people are involved young adults play key roles in that ministry in some way.

"We young

all

adult friendly church," she said

Young Adults

-

from "Min-

A

National

Catholic Initiative," the six-year study funded by the Raskob Foundation, initiated by the Catholic Campus and National Catholic Young Adult Ministry Associations and conducted by the CMD, and the results of subsequent national meetings and gatherings.

"The ultimate goal of young adult ministry is to integrate young adults into the full nity.

life

of the faith commuis not 'young'; it is

The key word

'adult,'" explained Weber. "What young adults want from the church is what older adults want ...feeling welcomed in a parish, being provided

with opportunities to help the poor and needy and being offered quality worship."

According to the data from the national initiative,

from

the

young

adults,

"Generation

X"

Photo by Alesha M. Price

From

Colleen McDermott, diocesan director of campus and young adult ministry; Joan Weber, guest speaker and Tom Tempia, youth ministry volunteer at St. Joan of Arc Church in Asheville talk during a break at the young adult ministry presentation held at Sacred Heart Convent in

left to right,

adults into parish life. Both groups are pragmatic, spiritual, willing to volunteer, have a fear of commitment, are more accepting of cultural diversity, are more technologically savvy and more mobile.

"One of the biggest challenges in

young

adult ministry

is

mobility.

We

have to teach young adults skills to pass them along to others to teach

Weber, who also reported how many young adults do not feel welcomed in various churches and feel excluded from parish life and

someone

else,"

said

their faith in general.

Maria Hernandez, campus minis-

Neumann Center

ter at the

University in Durham, said,

Duke

at

"We work

with campus ministers, so we have a lot of students who are involved with campus ministry and getting ready to go out into their professional

lives.

We just

make

to

sure they are well-formed

and ready to be involved

The

question

is

in parish life."

how

to attract

young adults to parish life and involve them in parish programs. Weber suggested that older Catholics "move over" to allow young adults to belong to parish councils

and committees. She told

the audience to speak to at least one

young

adult at

invite a

young

Mass next Sunday

or

adult to a parish or

diocesan function. Offering young adults opportunities to serve and con-

said that the

Weber

fering a national training

those interested in

is

stressed that the relation-

two-fold: If a parish

program

young

for

adult minis-

try. The Diocese of Charlotte is only one of 12 dioceses in the country that received a grant to offer the four-weekend

program

to interested parties.

For more information about young Theology on Tap or the train-

adult ministry,

not young-adult friendly, then that person should try to find one that is, or he or she should work to make that parish more conducive to his or her needs as a ship

Theology on Tap

that started in Charlotte and

will continue this month and in November and the small faith community gatherings and retreats that developed from those gatherings helped in bringing people together to fellowship, pray and reflect on Scripture.

The diocesan office will also be of-

necting them with religious communities are two examples of how people can reach out to the age group.

grow

near future.

is

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program, contact Colleen McDermott

at (704)

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M.

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'We must remember victims of the Holocaust,' says Greensboro speaker GERALD POTKAY

By REV. MR.

GREENSBORO

—

two years

least

Dr. Aldona

Wos

before their Jewish

compa-

Uiots started to accompany them. all, Christian and Jew, ate, and died as one.

To shed light on die Polish liquidation during which Christians were forced to wear yellow triangles and the Jews a yellowStar of David, Wos has set on a mission to

States.

bring out die truth because of its historical

was called back to was tiiere that Aldona finished her medical education to become a doctor. Then, Aldona returned once again to Eventually, Paul

Poland to work.

home

There, tiiey

slept, suffered

and

political significance.

To

It

this end, the individual Polish/

American freedom

own

fighter decided, at her

expense, to bring togedier

some of the

5

Burke, veteran priest

The Reverend Monsignor Thomas

77

the Assumption Catholic Church in Char-

P.

Burke, 77, of Belmont, N.C, died on Friday,

lotte,

Marian Center.

Monsignor Burke was born on September 15, 1924, in Westport County Mayo, Ireland, a son of die late Thomas Burke and Annie McGuire Burke. He was educated at Dublin, Ireland, and Gregorian University in Rome. He was ordained into the Priesthood in 1954. He served as a Priest in Enugu, Nigeria for 1 7 years, where he built four parishes and four schools.

He spent one year on die Ivory Coast

Bebnont

September

camps and a Polish immigrant of die 1960s w ho left her beloved Warsaw when her fatiier, Paul 'Zenon' Wos, an expert on w aterways, came to Florida They became citizens of the United

a child of a survivor of the Nazi concentra-

tion

P.

of Charlotte Diocese, dies at age

Poles were brought for extermination at

Correspondent

is

The Catholic News & Herald

28, 2001, at the

Pastor of Queen Aposdes Church until

During

he retired

in

in 1995.

Monsignor

his retirement

Belmont and die last two years, resided in die Marian Center w itii the Sisters of Mercy of North Carolina Monsignor Burke is survived by his Burke

lived in

sister,

Sister

Mary Thomas

Burke, of

Bebnont, NC; three brothers, Dominick F. Burke,

JD,

CT; Noel A. Burke, of Westport, County

of" Stratford,

Mayo, seph

And

Ireland,

M.

Jo-

Burke, of Lon-

foremost authorities on Polish history ever

afrlifting children after

assembled into one place to

the Greensboro event were

War. He came to the United States and served in Detroit, MI, and Brooklyn,

Dr. Richard Lukas, a

NY,

vited to die Diocese of

she and her husband,

and author of such books as 'Forgotten Holocaust" and "Did

Louis DeJoy, were trans-

die Children Cry?", for

Monsignor Burke

ferred to Greensboro,

served as Administrator

Road, Charlotte, with

of St Benedict's Church

The Most Reverend

Being from a very

which he received the Janusz Korczak Literary Award from the

Wos

Anti-Defamation

Pastor of

her

of preference,

tiiis

New* York She began a family and, their twins, Ania and Andrew, Wos decided to give up working to dedicate her

life

time bving

in

at the birth of

Speaking

at

historian

dren. Shortly thereafter,

N.C.

understand

couldn't

die Polish

story.

to her chil-

patriotic family,

tell

Iwo

and

League;

Michael

in

NC,

Greensboro,

Borromeo Church

Christian victims of the

at Sachesenhausen

Nazi Holocaust

authored "Poland: An Illustrated History"

and

thors, survivors

Dr.

Aldona

and "Jews

Wos

among

art

pieces comprising an

in

Poland"

guest

Special

Marek

commentators

Church

Chodakiewicz, from the University of Vir-

called II:

Greensboro Sept. 12 and 13

The Polish Experience in World War

Wos

what her father reads not what he rememHe and millions like him are being

bers.

relates that

is

ber of the Speakers Bureau at the U.S.

tiiose troubled times,"

Not only

is

from the

different

but according to

she adds.

ton, D.C.,

of what happened,

Louis E.

Wos, there is a general lack

gents;

what really went on there.

She sadly but proudly tells of how every member of her family and her friends' families from Poland w ere in either slave labor camps or concentration camps. Yet, as she stressed over and again, the true story of

tion

Poland has not come to light of the main causes

the

war by

is

that the

war to merely 1 9 million after

attrition

through murder, ex-

portation to Siberia and displacement.

Hider's intention

was not

religious.

His or-

ders, according to a decree given to the

German army was

"...

loll

witiiout pity or

men, women and children of the Polish race and language. Only in such a way will we win the vital space that we need..." "Be hard be without mercy. The

mercy

all

...

citizens

of Western Europe must quiver

in

Horror."

To

achieve this goal 85 percent of the

were earmarked for liquidation. According to Wos, that is the sole reason that die death camps like Auschwitz were built It was here that non-Jewish Polish people

Patrick's Cathedral Parrish in Charlotte, in the

US

be

in

Cathedral with a prayer service at 7 p.m.

In beu of flowers, memorials

his return to the

United

sent to the Marian Center, 103

States,

Monsignor Burke served as the initial Administrator of Holy Spirit Church in Denver, NC. He served as Pastor of Our Lady of

Drive, Bebnont,

NC

may be Mercy

28012, or to the Dioc-

esan Seminary Fund, 1123 South Church Street, Charlotte,

N.C. 28203.

Museum in Washingwho received die prestigious Yawner Award for N.Y. state

and

Wanda Lorenc, a teen-age concentrasurvivor who was awarded

camp

seven

War

Revisit

Medals of Honor, Paul Wos, a

concentration

camp

survivor

who was

a

1

rescuer of 12 Jews and the recipient of Israel's

Yad Vasham Medal of Honor,

Catholic School.

as

Warsaw Uprismember of die Polish Underground/Home Army for which he received well as a participant of die

ing and a

population of Poland dropped from 35 million before the

NC, and

will

Department of Education, Board of Re-

of knowledge and a very distorted view of

One

Thomas

and was a Missionary Volunteer

Interment Bebnont AbP. Burke bey Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2001, at St Patrick Charlotte.

Monsignor

Holocaust Memorial

the view of Poland very reality

Rev.

Preisler, survivor of 3 l/2 years at an Auschwitz concentration camp; Bozenna

about die horrors that affected their

during

Curlin,

give personal reflections were Michael

Urbanowicz Gilbride, child survivor of German slave-labor camps who is a mem-

much

"Survivors have so

lives

and Dr. Jolin Radzilowski, from the

ginia;

to say, espe-

ignored cially

Dr.

G.

Bishop of die Diocese of

served as Rector of St

On

six

Medals of Honor.

In addition, renowned

had put part of his

artist

collection

Jan Komski

on loan

to Dr.

Wos. This group was to meet on Sept 11 at the

Church in Greensboro and on Wednesday at UNCG. Because of security reasons, the Tuesday meeting was transferred to Thursday. Interestingly enough, one of the guest speakers was waylaid in New York First Presbyterian

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People

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October

the News

Pope evangelizes

in Kazakstan, urges unity in Armenia YEREVAN, Armenia (CNS)

Bishop William R. Houck of Jackson, Miss., has been named president of the Catholic Church Extension Society of the United States. Cardinal Angelo Sodano, Vatican secretary of state, made the appointment on the recommendation of Chicago Cardinal Francis E. George, who serves ex officio as chancellor of the Extension Society. Bishop Houck succeeds Msgr.

Kenneth Velo, a priest of the Chicago Archdiocese who currently serves at Our Lady of Hope Church in Rosemont, 111. A native of Mobile, Ala., Bishop Houck studied at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore and at The Catholic University of America in Washington and was ordained for the Archdiocese of Mobile in 1951. He was named an auxiliary bishop of

—

On tral

a journey

through parts of Cen-

and Western Asia, Pope John

Paul II tried to fan the flame of Catholic evangelization in Kazakstan and cement an ecumenical friendship in

To both countries he brought spiritual solace for the many people suffering from past and Armenia.

present

trials

—

the persecutions of

history, the outrages perpetrated

communism and

by

modern struggle for economic survival. Along his Sept.

22-27 journey, unfolding world events prompted the pope to condemn the

terrorism, urge caution in military retaliation against terrorists and emphasize that the church has no war to fight with "authentic Islam."

Jackson

Family grieves, churches survey damage after killer tornado

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

windows and

CNS photo from

roofs at several

Catholic churches and schools in the

Archdiocese.

The Marlatt sisters were both students at the university near Washington.

Washington

When

the tornado struck, their Mercury Sable was picked up and carried

over an eight-story dorm building, then smashed into a stand of trees 300 yards away. Described as devoted Catholics, both sisters graduated from St. Louis School in Clarksville and from Notre Dame Preparatory School in Towson.

WASHINGTON

(CNS)

CHICAGO

elected 10th spiritual leader of the 118-

year-old abbey. In front of a congrega-

family resides in neighboring Pakistan. And the concern goes both ways.

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Pakistani relatives have been calling

tion that filled the

and e-mailing Teri, who is Catholic, and her husband, Zafar, a Muslim, worried that the couple and their two sons, could be victims of anti-Muslim sentiment. Teri Rizvi, associate vice

miter, crosier

bishop told him that "no gift will be more important in your leadership and service than your faith."

president for public relations at the Marianist-run University of Dayton,

—

ring.

—

Diana

2001 U.S. Catholic Award at a Sept.

21 luncheon at Loyola University in Chicago. Since 1978, the editors of U.S. Catholic magazine, published by the Claretian Missionaries in Chicago, have given the award to an individual or group for furthering

abbey church to the upper-story arched walkways, Archbishop" John G. Vlazny of Portland presented the 49-year-old abbot with his

and

(CNS)

U.S.

versity in Washington, received the

cern, particularly since her husband's

the cause of

women

in the

Catholic

Church. Hayes was recognized for her pioneering work as a "womanist

But the arch-

theologian," a field she defines as a theology "of, by and for black

women, which seeks to build a new community of faith that would eradicate racism, sexism, genderism,

Bishop Houck named president of Extension Society WASHINGTON (CNS)

classism and homophobia."

Ohio, reports that her family has experienced nothing but support from the local community.

New

Benedictine abbot in Oregon receives miter, crosier

A It's

almost hard for Teri Rizvi to remember a time when she couldn't spell Afghanistan, much less find it on a map. But the country, currently at the forefront of international news, is now

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Bishops gather for Mass opening monthlong synod Bishops from around the world gather in St. Peter's Basilica with Pope John Paul II for Mass opening the monthlong Synod of Bishops Sept.

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The absence of a name like Philomena's "denotes the lack of an officially authorized cult," usually because there is not enough historical evidence to be certain that the person existed, he said.

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Technology experts, diocesan pera meeting last February to discuss an

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sonnel and parish leaders were invited to

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areas

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Diocese of Charlotte's Technol-

Follow-up meetings have taken

ogy Advisory Committee (TAC) facilitated four regional meetings last month in

place since then to refine those discussions

the diocese's western, central and Triad

infrastructure of technology efforts,

At the meetings,

areas.

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parish representa-

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formation with committee members.

in-

The

meetings offered the chance to discuss goals and objectives, as well as challenges and concerns, of putting into action a sweeping technological plan that would involve every diocesan entity.

The meetings were the latest step in a comprehensive plan that will focus on enhancing the ministry of the diocese.

"Earlier this year, our diocese formed a technology advisory committee to determine how technology can effectively be utilized throughout the diocese. Included in this process was the creation of subcommittees administration, education, social services, communications and pastoral to concentrate on the needs of all concerned, and to participate in the development of a diocesan technology plan," said Karen Verney, co-chair of the administration subcommittee.

At the meetings, subcommittee members provided overviews of the ministries they represent, along with ways technology can enhance those ministries in the

—

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and to discuss more

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how

personnel and fund the project, and how to best implement the plan

throughout the diocese.

As well, the five sub-committees continue to

meet

to further explore their

a specific ministry.

Verney said she has been impressed by the collaborative spirit she has witnessed by all of the participants in these discussions thus far, from the initial meetings of the committee to the gatherings at the parishes.

is

"The technology plan for the diocese following a dual path," said Bill

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October

Bishop McGuinness High School

5,

2001

New high school beacon of light for Triad

BY JOANN

S.

KERNERSVILLE lic

school education

graduates are

many

KEANE

Editor

filled

is

— True CathoChrist-filled; its

with Christ. Simple,

was the message of Bishop William G. Curlin on Sept.

30 as Bishop McGuinness High School flung open its doors, extended open arms and welcomed the community to concise and true. Such

new high

join in celebration of the school's dedication.

The day would

be one of gratitude

For Principal George Rewas open house for parents and the community at large, coupled with and

praise.

pass,

it

the opportunity to openly thank the tireless efforts

new

of so

many who made

the

building a reality.

was the Chapel of the ImmacuConception, the high school chapel,

It

late

however, that Bishop Curlin calls the 'heart of the school.' "Our young people will come here to pray collectively as a family; they will come here for a quiet moment of reflection."

"Christ makes this such a wonderful school," said the bishop during his homily. Following his message, Bishop

"Our school

people, said Repass.

what

obstacles."

"Today," said Repass, "we celebrate the loftiness of goals and determination, talents and character of those who came together to make the new Bishop McGuinness High School a reality." It is, he continued, "a reality that has inspired such awe and enthusiasm in the

this altar

comes," he

consecrate

on which the living Christ

"This is a better physical plant than any high school we have in the three-city area," said Warren Corgan, who chaired the capital campaign.

The new

school

is

the result of

years of planning and dedication by

school building project has helped heighten the faith in the quality of Catholic high school education and revitalized those of us

devoted to

it,

whose

earning the loyalty and thanks of generations of students and their families," said Repass. The school demonstrates its effectiveness as an authentically Catholic

- in the fullest sense of that description - environment for learning and growing. This, he said, embodies the future of Catholic high school education in the Triad.

"And we who are of [Bishop] McGuinness know with absolute certainty that

marked by

McGuinness

it

is

a future that will be

excellence."

lives are

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said Repass.

High

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Bishop McGuinness High School board president Joe Dickson sees the

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new

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new

With 400

barely at half

facility is

intended capacity. Dickson envisions

that enrollment in the next five years.

said.

more

The

"Bishop

Catholic and larger community."

Catholic education in the Triad.

"We

Triad

than bring into focus that the schools are a unified system, said Superintendent Dr. Michael Skube. 'We have a lot to be proud of," said Skube. Equally, he said, "It is people who have worked together to really look at the spirituality of what we're trying to do in terms of our schools."

paring

as a chapel, readied for the

in the

school does

by a coming together of church and community leaders who have shown uncommon vision, recognition of need and determination to make it happen, no matter force has been generated

school as a turning point for secondary

it

new high

region, the

Curlin would consecrate the altar, preschool to use for Mass.

For Catholic education

has been blessed by a driving force; this

almost

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Below: During the evening dedication service, Father Joseph Kelleher directed his comments to 'his friends,' the students, telling them, "I will always be there for you." Father Kelleher served Bishop McGuinness High School in several capacities over the years. Although retired, Father Kelleher remains a fixture on campus. He also thanked the students, "I am very grateful to you [students]] for all you do for me because you make me a very happy priest. Pictured here, and Father Mauricio West, vicar general and chancellor, listens as the priest speaks.

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5,

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Bishop McGuinness High School Above passes

left:

Bishop William G. Curlin the main aisle of the

down

Immaculate Conception Chapel in Bishop McGuinness High School, sprinkling holy water as a sign of renewal.

Below left: "We consecrate this altar on which the living Christ comes," said Bishop William G. Curlin. During the dedication Mass, the bishop calls upon God to make the altar and the new chapel holy, visible signs of the mystery

of Christ and the Church.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe travels through Salisbury Vicariate

Image

of

By BETTE

BARTHOLOMEW

world. Having recently returned from

Correspondent

SALISBURY doubt that

in

the local

Mary had

— There

Mexican

could be no

ceived by

mind

Salisbury.

bishop's

appeared to Juan Diego in

on Mt. Tepeyac, three miles northeast of Mexico City.

When Bishop Zumarraga had earlier ignored Juan Diego's request Our Lady insisted that Juan return and give the bishop proof She told him to hold up his serape and she filled it with unusual roses, which did not grow on that mountain or at diat time of year anywhere.

No one was more surprised than Juan when he opened his serape and found an image of Our Lady on there painted with an unearthly substance.

For centuries, that serape was on the altar steps, as people would approach it by crawling long distances on their bleeding knees just to touch or kiss

laid

it

because so

had been ascribed to

image was

re-

and Michelle Owens

in

Russia, the 4-by-eight-foot

1531 and requested diat a church be built

brought and

many

miracles

Bill

Owens and

Jose Capistrano es-

corted the image around the Salisbury Vicariate late last month,

where she was

being received love and admiration.

"I

you how well image was and (about) the

can't begin to tell

received the

generosity of the communities she visited,"

Owens. He said plans in are in the works to bring the image back to the said

Charlotte Diocese next year.

The image

visited

the vicariate's Hispanic

many homes

in

community and

Sacred Heart School, and the Salisbury parish's youth group made 3 1 crosses to put around Our Lady, one for every day

October and to represent the thousands of abortions which are executed

in

every day.

Sacred Heart also had a band, a procession to the church and a small fiesta

following

it.

Bill

Mass and

and celebrations emphasized Our Lady of Guadalupe as patroness of Latin America and the Americas, organizers

witnessed by thousands.

said.

The

multicultural

flair

of the ceremo-

nies

Our Lady of Guadalupe was named

Bill

Owens

escorted her to the school

The

patroness of Latin America in 1910 and of

of St Leo School in Winston-Salem.

the Americas in 1945.

image also traveled to St Francis of Assisi Church in Mocksville.

Jose Capistrano said, 'We Spanish consider Our Lady our mama; we want to honor her with love and festivities."

a retired banker, has

taken on as his apostolate the scheduling

and sending of a reproduction of the Our Lady of Guadalupe image around the

Local Knights of

Catholic, family, fraternal service orga-

Columbus council

paying members in more than 12,000 councils worldwide. In 2000, they gave more than 56.7 million hours of volunteer service and donated $116.1 million to charitable and benevolent causes, and most recently donated $1 million to the relief fund of the World Trade Center

nization with nearly

receives top international

award

—

GASTONIA Knights of Columbus Council 6700 of Gastonia has earned the distinction of Star Council, the international organization's top award for the 2000-2001 fraternal year.

The

million dues-

1.6

disaster.

Diocesan

can take

faithful

Catholic fraternal organization's

headquarters located in New Haven, Conn., made the announcement.

The

advantage of distance

award recognizes overall excellence in the areas of membership recruitment and retention, promotion of the fraternal insurance program and sponsorship of

learningsessions Those interested

seeking a

in

master's degree or certificate in

service-oriented activities.

reli-

The award was presented to the membership by District Deputy Ronald J. Dangelo at a special ceremony Oct. 1.

In announcing the local winner of the Star Council Award, Carl A. Ander-

gious education or pastoral studies will have the opportunity to participate in LIMEX, a distance learning process through Loyola University of New Orleans. The information sessions will be held on the following

son, president of the international orga-

dates:

nization, said, "Please accept

my

Oct. 1 1 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Bishop McGuinness High School, 1725 NC Nwy. 66 South, in Kernersville; Oct. 20 from 1-3 p.m. at

sincere

congratulations upon attaining this

the rosary.

The serape bearing the original image was preserved through the centuries and now hangs high up in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City. It is

Dan Lynch,

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prestigious award.

The dedication

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and aims of the Order shown by your officers and members is exemplified by the high standard of excellence you have achieved. At the same time, I encourage you to carry forward this enthusiasm to meet the challenges that will face the Knights of Columbus in the principles

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October

Readings

5,

2001

Book Review

Book on King James

Bible a

Word to Life

worthy resource for Catholics Reviewed by

JOANNE M. PIERCE News Service

Catholic

on

tives

biblical translations

are ad-

dressed.

Cycle C. Readings:

The

Catholic readers might be tempted to

The Story of King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language arid a

heart of the book deals with the

King James Bible

King James Bible itself Its formation was wrapped in political, theological and economic maneuvering, as King James and his bishops tried to maneuver between

has been seen in the United States as the

the twin "dangers" of Roman Cathokcism,

archetypal "Protestant Bible," having

seen as a threat to English political independence, and Puritanism, which was

pass up "In the Beginning:

the

Culture." After

kttle

all,

the

or nothing to do with the devotional

seen as a threat to the power of the monarchy.

THE BEGINNING: THE STORY OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE AND HOW IT CHANGED A NATION, A LANGUAGE AND A CULTURE, by Alister McGrath. Doubleday/ Random House (New York, 2001). 340 pp., $24.95.

pared

The

Finally,

phy.

irritation rather

McGrath

printing press

is

takes great care to give

and 17th centuries. Historical figures, for example, are described in a vivid and sometimes earthy way. These were real people smuggling with questions of personal conscience, economic survival, and, in

cultures across the globe.

1,

The

process of

while Chapter 2 discusses briefly but

its

clearly the evolution of English as a lan-

as a masterpiece of English literature has

guage valued

in its

The next

own

formation, approval and final acclaim

much

right.

to teach us about changes in

and

three chapters provide a

controversies about Catholic devotion

sketch of the theological and political

and worship since the Second Vatican Council. When all is said and done, we are still engaged in the same exploration: to discover the nature of faith in the struggles of contemporary life in the real

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The freezing rain fell thickly.

The windshield wipers labored to maintain a narrowing patch of visibility. Ahead cars slid sideways toward the shoulder.

"I'm sorry, honey," he said.

"We should've stayed home." They crested a hill, slowly, and a pan-

orama of icy chaos lay below.

Cars were scattered across the freeway like kids' toys.

Ahead, another hill, higher, icier.

"We'll make it," he said aloud and thought, "We're doomed." He sped up to add momentum, but a few yards from the top the car slowed, the wheels spun.

If they were lucky, they'd stall; if not, they'd slide backward into who knew what obstacle. He imag-

gratitude.

In

dazzling show of his

their isolation

and sickness.

The good news

for us

is

that

never too late to thank God for his gifts, which come, not in anticipation of our gratitude, but from it's

his limitless generosity.

That we are sometimes paying enough attention to express our thanks is simply another

gift.

QUESTION: Who in your life

inedv the worst.

Behind, he heard loud, laugh-

ing voices. "Over here!" someone shouted. From nowhere a group of rosy-cheeked, knit-capped Good Samaritans appeared.

a

mercy he does not revoke their cure but leaves them free from

is someone you thank? What's one you can express your

have forgotten specific

way

gratitude to

to

God for

his kindness to

you?

Finding traction for their feet his tires had none, they stopped the slide, then pushed the

where

Weekly Scripture Scripture for the week of Oct. 7 • 13 Sunday, Habakkuk 1:2-3, 2:2-4, 2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14, Luke 17:5-10; Monday, Jonah 1:1 2:1, Luke 10:25-37; Tuesday (St. Denis and Companions), Jonah 3:1-10, Luke 10:38-42; Wednesday, Jonah 4:1-11, Luke 11:1-4; Thursday, Malachi 3:13-20, Luke 11:5-13; Friday, Joel 1:13-15, 2:1-2, Luke

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Luke 11:27-28

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hill. His heart raced with relief as the wheels gripped drier pavement.

Eager to escape, he steered for a path cleared by a truck and sped away. It wasn't until they were safely over the next hill that he realized he'd not thanked his rescuers. He wished he had at least shouted his appreciation as he drove away.

In Sunday's Gospel, only one of the 10 lepers Jesus cures comes back to thank him. In a moving demonstration of his humanity, Jesus marvels at their lack of

and death.

The King James Bible been an imporant factor in the evolution of the English language and English-speaking

of the

1)

car up over the

the end, the nature of faith in the face of

life

chapters provide a fasci-

covered in Chapter

than a help.

readers an "immediate" sense of the 16th

will find this a dull

The development

Bible.

engrossing

Frequent repetition of key points provides continuity for some readers; others, however, might find this an narrative.

nating look at the pre-history of the King

James

helpful general index closes the

McGrath weaves an abundance of

details the

first five

A

factual material into a lively,

background of vernacular translations and the specific forces, events, and yes, even political machinations leading up to King James I's commission for a new English translation of the Bible soon after assuming the throne of England in 1603.

The

includes useful supple-

volume.

meticulous book.

McGrath

McGrath

mentary material at the end of the book, including a comparison of different English translations of one significant biblical passage (the beginning of Psalm 23), a historical timeline and a solid bibliogra-

dean of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, is a prolific author with numerous monographs, textbooks and more popular publications in print. His expertise in Reformation-era history and theology is clearly apparent

read.

chapter outlines the lasting

on English language and literature, both in Great Britain and in the United States.

McGrath, professor of historitheology at Oxford University and

However, no one

final

impact the King James Bible would have

Alister

in this

especially enlightening for Prot-

is

estant and Catholic readers alike.

and worship life of Catholics.

Nothing could be further from the truth, as this intelligent and engaging book reveals. cal

McGrath's discussion of the prinon which the translation was pre-

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Latinos start getting their due

on TV in Showtime series By

MARK PATTISON

Catholic

HOLLYWOOD pect of American

—

television

life

said.

— One

(CNS)

—

on

gets at least

Showtime

in the

"Resurrection Blvd.,"

as-

largely neglected

Hispanics

some small due

what makes our show work," LoGiudize

News Service

series

It's

The drama, which

runs 10-11 p.m.

Emmy Award

Governors'

for diversity in

"Resurrection Blvd."

the

now in its second

Showtime nab the 2001

season, helped

in September programming. weekly hourlong dramatic

its

first

predominantiy Latino

series to feature a

EDT Tuesdays

cast in front of die cameras

deals

hind the cameras.

and

on the pay cable channel, with a widowed father (Tony Plana) ages 18-30,

his five children,

whom

live in the family

home

of

all

East Los

in

Angeles.

The

family

is

Catholic and stays true

to the faith, despite

some of the

children's

misgivings about the church because of their mother's death.

"Catholicism

is

certainly a part of the

much

Latino world, very

LoGiudize, one of the

News

Catholic

a part," Jack

series' writers, told

Service.

i

'

"Sometimes (the children) go against

and crew be-

"Sometimes our language gets a little rough and sometimes we have brief nudity," LoGiudize acknowledged, but "it really is a clean show. This is a show about a really

good family struggling

to

make

it.

"Sometimes we'll have a murder, and sometimes we'll have a little bit of intrigue, but on our show, nothing is more impor-

when

tant than

he

said.

"And

show.

It

that's

the

gets a

way

Ben

Stiller stars as

little

it is

in

sells

the

raw sometimes, but East LA."

sexual situations and references, benign view of promiscuity, brief rear nudity and recurring rough language. The U.S. Con-

If viewers don't care to see the brief

because their mother died, was taken by

nudity or hear the cursing on Tuesdays,

A-III

feel-

they can tune in 7-8 p.m. Eastern time

ciation of America rating

hate the Catholic

Saturdays and watch a cleaned-up ver-

cancer.

So (they go through)

ings of

because life,"

hate you.

'I

And

Church.'

I

then they

LoGiudize

those

come back

wasn't the church

it

all

—

it

to

it,

was just

"We

LoGiudize "and our numbers keep going up." sion.

cut

it all

out,"

ference of Catholic Bishops classification

Movie Capsules

— —

The

adults.

The Motion is

R

is

Picture Asso-

—

restricted.

Hopkins) renting a room in his house he discovers has a special psychic gift sought by dangerous men. Scott Hicks'

whom

and

vulnerabilities yet

weighed down by

its

own

is

often

heavy-handed-

ness. Brief violence including a rape scene

and

fleeting crass language.

The

U.S.

Con-

ference of Catholic Bishops classification

—

A-III

against time to extract a mysterious code

ciation of

from a nearly catatonic young woman (Brittany Murphy) that will lead the ruth-

parents are strongly cautioned.

kidnappers of his 8-year-old daughter

human

tender film beautifully explores frailties

psychiatrist (Michael Douglas) races

less

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE YORK (CNS) Following are

—

"Don't Say a Word" (20th Century Fox) Faulty thriller in which a New York

said,

said.

Two of the sons (Michael DiLorenzo and Nicholas Gonzales) are boxers.

"It's a boxing family. Because it's a boxing family, it involves corruption," LoGiudize said. "Boxing is corruption, you know, so it's hard to stay clean within that arena and this family does stay clean.

"At one time Italians were the big

"Zoolander."

adults.

Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-III parents The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

U.S.

Catholicism because they don't believe in it,

Scene from movie 'Zoolander' Derek in a scene from the new film

Paramount Pictures

the family gets together,"

think that's what

I

CNS photo from

adults.

terial

may

under

13.

The Motion

America rating

is

Picture Assois

—

PG-13 Some ma-

be inappropriate for children

recent capsule reviews

McCole Bartusiak) to a valuable Though the frantic pace in director Gary Fleder's film heightens sus-

"Training Day" (Warner Bros.)

Raw drama in which a Los Angeles rookie cop (Ethan Hawke) has one day to

U.S. Conference

pense, narrative inconsistencies and shaky

characterizations produce a frustrating

prove he's got the right stuff to be part of an undercover drug-busting team only to dis-

"Born Romantic" (United

package. Intertnittent violence with a few

cover

gruesome images, a fleeting sexual reference and sporadic rough language. The

corrupt and as murderous as any of the

U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classi-

turns a story of moral choices into a bloated

about a clean Latino family that's

Artists) Offbeat British romance that follows six eccentric Londoners (including Craig Ferguson, Ian Hart and Olivia Williams)

struggling to do things the right way, and

as they search for love at a salsa dance club.

tions.

not doing

Better suited to

undemanding audiences, David Kane's film features some fetching dance scenes and the occasional humorous moment, but the script

America rating

—

was the Irish, then the and then it was the African-

boxers. First Italians,

Americans. said,

it

Aid now

the Latinos," he

noting that on the American eco-

nomic

ladder, 'Latinos are the lowest"

"It's

it

because someone's throwing

money at them and and

it's

how

hard

they're taking dives

—

for a family unit,"

he

it is

continued.

"This show's about a family.

And

—

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of movies issued by the of Catholic Bishops' Officefor

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Editorials

October

& Columns

2001

On the

Blessing the Barbecue

The Pope

5,

Different cultures have unique blessing ceremonies:

Light Side

house blessings, blessings of animals, blessings of fishing of lottery tickets (just kidding).

Thus, my daughter-in-law's recent gift to my son

Speaks

vessels, blessings

POPE JOHN PAUL

II

makes me wonder if it might be time to consider an American Blessing of the Barbecue. A barbecue grill like this baby should not be wheeled onto one's property without some kind of ceremony besides blowing out a handful of candles. This hummer is unreal.

It resembles a 1954 Nash, only with nicer paint and wheels, and no doubt it smokes less. It might be faster in a

DAN MORRIS CNS Columnist

straightaway too.

For those not familiar with a 1954 Nash, think of a commercial hair-setting dome crossed with a giant potato with training wheels.

This barbecue machine has to weigh roughly the

Pope says trip to Asia encouraged minorities,

and

VATICAN CITY

(CNS)

— Pope John

to Kazakstan and Armenia helped

spread a message of interreligious and ecumenical cooperation, while encouraging the small Catholic minorities in

both places.

The pope, speaking at a general audience Oct 3,

thanked religious and

of his Sept 22-27 trip

The

the

first

by any pope

owner's operating manual

Tom Clancy This

novel

woman

wake of the

U.S. terrorist tragedy

and

predominantly Muslim

in

Kazakstan for worldwide religious harmony had an effect

"From

that country, in

obviously

knows

my son well. He inher-

which followers of

many people out there attempt to barbecue over a washing machine tub."

People make fun of my

BBQ, which

tub from an old washing machine.

really

the metal

is

had three legs welded onto it in tripod fashion some time ago. One of the welds burned through though, so I have one side propped up on a cinder block. Still works just fine. The holes in the sides let through lots of air for the fire.

For a grill I welded pieces of rebar together in a grid.

It's a little over stout, but makes great burn marks on steaks.

And

I

can use

I

for a boat anchor.

it

don't use

I

link fence.

"Does that mean I would have to avoid barbecuing meat on Fridays?" he laughed.

Actually, I think he had a good point. At least he didn't make any jokes about "holy smoke."

VW

You know the kind. They cannot ask, 'What does switch (or

the build-up of military forces for a possible strike

appeal

about the size of a

tiiis

to either

against militant Islamic groups, the pope said he his

is

in hardback.

countered.

propane, only wood.

dial,

handle, button or crank) do?" without

simultaneously pushing, pulling, shoving or turning don't

hoped

—

I

a point there," he smiled. "Not

switch-knob-button-pushing gene from his mother's side of the family. At age 4 he actually started our 1964 Beetle and drove it into his pre-school's chain-

Asian country.

In the

submarine,

ited the

authorities for the success

civil

—

War II

room of a World

am pretty sure its propane tanks could power one for

a couple days.

News Service

Catholic

I

old-fashioned and practical,"

'You got

as a forklift,

valves as the torpedo

JOHN THAVIS

By

II said his trip

comes with a trailer hitch and should be licensed with the motor vehicle people. It features about the same number of levers, dials, gauges, switches, knobs and

work

interfaith

Paul

same

"It's

know why

I

think you should invite Msgr.

I

OKneel over

for a

suggested.

they even ask the question because they

are about to answer "I

it.

"I

blessing of the barbecue party,"

it

for themselves^

think this thing

is

a distant relative of that wizard

Comments are welcome. E-mail Uncle cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

Dan

at

machine in the Wizard of Oz," I teased him. "I still like mine better."

He smiled. "At least I don't have to have a fire permit to use mine."

various religions live peacefully,

that religion conflict,"

he

reaffirmed forcefully

I

must never be used

as a reason for

said.

lievers

of every religion, are called to firmly repudiate

disaster calls forth

up a humanity that loves life and that develops in justice and solidarity," he said.

The pope said he wanted to bring Kazakstan a sign of hope after the long years of Soviet repression, which saw the country used as a testing grounds for nuclear weapons and as a destination for hundreds of violence, in order to build

thousands of deportees, including 'In

the people, this

and struggled to wrench control from them. These images remind us that while absolute protection can never exist

Economy of

"Christians and Muslims, together with be-

I

my

many

Faith

the

human

FATHER JOHN S. RAUSCH, Glenmary Guest Columnist

human

were oppressed," he said He said he was encouraged that modern Kazakstan, with more than 100 ethnic groups, was committed to developing a free and fair society. The country's voluntary abandonment of its nuclear weapons was a sign of its commitment to peace, he said. rights

In Armenia, another former Soviet republic that gained independence 10 years ago, the pope said

homage

he wanted to pay

to a Christian people that

has endured unspeakable sufferings through the ages.

Among tliem, he said, were the "mass exterminations" at the

beginning of the 20th century

the 1.5 million

Armenians

The pope

killed

—

him throughout the visit and

II,

said the joy

various ecumenical encounters

for hosting

he

felt at

the

would long remain

in

heart

The pope

he was moved by his final event marking 1,700 years of Christianity in Armenia, a brief visit to a dungeon where tradition says St said

Gregory the Illuminator prayed 13 years for the nation's conversion, which finally came in the year 301.

The pope disclosed

had brought back remembrance of the site and placed it in a new chapel in the Vatican's Synod Hall, where the pontiff was presiding over a monthlong Synod of Bishops. to

Rome

a votive

lamp

as a

Out of Mourning — A Reflection How can the Christian Scriptures help us deal with the

that he

testify that real

Shepherd.

smaller percentage of its

Center, the gratu-

The two

undaunted dedica-

represented

Finest and the NYFD? images bring understanding? Rachael weeping for her children? Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane?

Mary standing at the foot of the cross? Each suggestion brings a nuance, an insight, a reflection. Yet making sense of the magnitude of violence on Sept 11, 2001, begs for

New York's

What

logic not easily found.

Scripture, not political science or economics, addresses

the issues that confound us evil,

most profoundly: the

spirit

the terror of violence, the grasping of greed, the

of

power

fails to satisfy. Finding the appropriate image from Scripture promises the needed balm to heal our wounds and build a better world.

"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers" (Lk 10:29). This story about

of death. Reason

violence begins with the victim

who

could be anyone.

But the parable highlights the Good Samaritan who brings compassion in his heart and spends resources from his means.

In the midst of smoke and fire over 300 police and firefighters rushed to victims of the attack and gave their

Traveling

is

risky business.

lives in the process.

Unnumbered

for perspectives about the cause.

volunteers streamed into

New York to share their skills in medicine and disaster relief On one airliner, passengers rose against the terrorists

now?

dollars to the world's humanitarian causes,

World Trade

tion of

we yearn

Scripture applies

itous sacrifice of airline travelers, or the

innocent workers at the

by Ottoman Turks.

thanked the head of the Armenian

Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin

his

a reference to

who

community. They devote

How do the impoverished and powerless of the world see us? Does "I-was-hungryand-you-gave-me-to-eat" of Matthew 25 apply? Or does the Rich Man and Lazarus better suggest an image? The targets of the terrorist attack, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, symbolize our economic and military strength. While America contributes the most in absolute

What

overcome

dignity and

Good

Eventually

Christians.

clearly perceived the desire to

Samaritans

themselves to the victims and prefigure the eternal care of

encounters with the authorities and

harsh past, in which

Good

security rests with the spirit of

GDP than

many

copper coins of the Widow's Gift

more commitment than

it

shares a

other countries.

the great

in

Mark

12

sums of the

rich people. Solidarity, the principle that can unite the

world and promise the greatest security for all, combines a spirit of commitment and common good with its bequest of dollars.

Most

troubling appears the proposed responses to

What image of Scripture now? The Holy War? Jesus expelling the moneychangers from the temple? Since violence begets more violence, the high ground belongs to a proportional and creative non-violent response. Jesus rebuked Peter and told him to put away his sword, because "all who take the sword will perish by the sword" (Matt 26:52.) The only future the terrorist attack.

lies

with supporting a serious world court to try crimes

against humanity.

Final image: Christ on the cross hung- between earth and heaven to redeem humanity.

On

Calvary the

blood of Christ mingled with the blood of criminals.

Father Mychal Judge, killed while ministering to a fallen firefighter, prayed as the church in the midst of chaos and

evil at a place

where the blood of

terrorists

of the World Trade Center. Calvary came to America, but with it the possibility of a new experience of Resurrection for those who

and victims mingled

at the base

understand the images.

Edit orials

Light

even sick with malaria. But

tired,

One

unhappy. In

never seen him

I've

may be, he He wants to get back to the

comfortable as his R-and-R

fact,

always gets antsy after a while.

Candle

The Catholic News & Herald 17

& Co umns

The Bottom

people he loves and serves. In recent years, Chris's family

and friends have hoped that his assignment would end, and that he'd come home to be the son, the brother and the uncle they've been missing. Then, just as that looked possible, things changed dramatically.

Chris was selected to become a bishop for the people of Solomon Islands. Now, every priest offered the chance to be a bishop can refuse it In this case, you might think that was a real possibility. After all, agreeing to being a missionary bishop means that we are not likely to see Chris Cardone back home on any permanent basis until the

MSGR. JIM LISANTE Guest Columnist

The Gift of Letting Go LaRousse is a sensational guy. We attended college together and he was someone admired and liked by most I can't remember a bad word spoken about the man.

Sadly, in our freshman year, Bill's dad died.

His already close ties to his mother, Mary, and his brother, Lloyd, were only strengthened. The loss seemed to make them even more aware of their need to be a close-knit family. But after college, Bill decided that he wanted to follow in the footsteps of his Uncle Walter, a Maryknoll Bill

who

missioner

many

for

years has served

Now,

world's neediest people. missioner, too,

and

Bill

a

is

some of the Maryknoll

most of the past 20 years

for

he's

been a

source of faitirand practical assistance to the people of the Philippines. his

He

home

rarely gets

but communicates with

Mom and brother often. respect

I

choice of ministry immensely. It de-

Bill's

mands a special gift, that of detachment, the ability to step away from what we love for the sake of a greater good, or a more profound need. There's no doubt that Bill loves his even less doubt that his presence in the Philippines has made an incredible difference for the good.

Chris Cardone is a Dominican priest. He, too, was a

family, but there

Line

is

ready for retirement. But "yes"

he's

Chris gave, though the

Mass

it

is

sacrifice.

no moment was more tender than the one in which he thanked his parents. That emotion-laden acknowledgment recognized that in choosing to serve, he Bill

live in his parents'

may

is

a

who love their families Some

of sacrifice and of self-giving.

life

tery Chairloom."

The

deeply, but love the call to help God's larger family even

more. Theirs

Everybody loves a mystery story. I was attracted to one that appeared recently on the front page of my area's daily newspaper, headlined "Mys-

homeland.

LaRousse and Chris Cardone have made a choice

to be people of detachment: people

see in their decisions something extraordinary.

made heroic choices. alone. Parents make similar sacrifices.

Every day you rise at dawn to go

Columnist

Mystery Story Holds Clue

At

held to celebrate Chris Cardone's elevation to the

never again

CNS

exactly the answer

came with great personal

episcopacy,

may

Antoinette Bosco

deed, they have

In-

But they are not

work

The

story told of a chair that had been

brought by two sisters to an upholsterer, Monte m Danbury, Conn.

When Wright took the old seat out he discovered a series of dots, like dominos, burned into the rail that had been hidden behind the chair's seat. Clearly,

Wright

it

to

'Family Keepsake Hid Secret

subtitle read,

Message."

looked like a message, but what did

it

mean?

The sisters, Nancy Kear Johnson and

to support

Kathi Kear

probably very excited about this

your family, you are self-giving. Every time you do without something you want so that your children can have what they need, you are just like Chris and Bill. Think

lated a story.

The chair had

grand-uncle,

New York Judge Edward B.

about

prisoner at Sing Sing, the notorious prison in

it:

of loving, educating, encouraging,

after years

nurturing and sacrificing for your

mate purpose?

To

child,

them go so

let

what's your

ulti-

Rainville,

York

state

This

that they can create a

find, re-

been given to their great Kear,

by a

New

a century ago.

man had made

the nicely carved, uphol-

who

stered chair as a thank-you to this judge, even though

he was the man who had sent him to prison. Passed down through four generations in the family was a

a privileged

formed them, just as Bill and Chris live so that their people will know freedom as God's children. Detachment is never easy. But it's the way we choose to love others more fully

to

than ourselves.

boy loved by

local

all

who knew

him. Chris chose to leave

life, strong family ties and personal popularity become a missionary in the Solomon Islands. On his infrequent visits, Chris comes back looking too thin and

unique existence, independent of the very people

It's

God's world a better

a

power each of us has

for

making

story saying that

Now,

place.

somewhere

message from the prisoner to for the first time,

it

in this chair

was a

their great grand-uncle.

appeared to

be. true.

The story invited anyone reading this who could crack the code and decipher the message to

Thomas a Kempis' "The

Imitation of Christ" Q. What is your opinion of the book by Thomas a Kempis, "The Imitation of Christ"? A priest strongly urged me to read it for

meditation, bid I'm notfinding

worldly, "

centuries, the priest said, so

It

seems so "other-

It's

been a classicfor

it helpfid.

and not much connected to my

life.

Question

read the story, what really caught my was what the sisters said about their relative, a Republican judge in Westchester County, NY, in the late 1 800s. He was a Quaker, and he kept

As

I

attention

Corner

maybe I'm missing sometliing.

in

touch with the

men he

them while they were A. 'The Iinitation of Christ" has indeed been one of the most widely read books on Christian spirituality nearly ever since it was written, probably sometime early in the 15th century. Printed in numerous languages, its beneficial influence on Christian spirituality has been immeasurable.

You put your finger, however, on one reason other spiritual writings have been found more useful in these later

writers

times.

provide the means and direction for a saintly

The "Imitation" was among the first works of what was then referred to as 'Devotio

was called modern because inner

life

Modema," modern

it

devotion.

placed greater emphasis

of the individual, on interior meditation,

tion to the rather speculative

It

on the

in opposi-

and philosophical focus of

spirituakty in preceding centuries.

'Devotio Moderna" centered more on Christ's humanity

and on

self-denial. It

What

was

especially suspicious of schol-

profit if you speak learnedly about the Trinity but displease the Trinity by your lack of

arly speculation.

humility?

how

it

it

would rather feel

asked. "I

to define

does

contrition than

know

it" (I.l).

approvingly the noted

ment "Whenever man"

I

Roman

philosopher Seneca's state-

go out among men,

I

In other words, the "Imitation" seemed

world.

come back

less

a

(1.20).

monks and women

more a guide for work in the

religious than for people at

The message,

ited this

helping

FATHER JOHN DIETZEN

CNS

not

uncommon at that time, seemed

to

holiness

was

maintained that

"Imitation,"

you put on yourself/' said the "the more progress you will make; that is cer-

tain" (1.25).

This view of the

vocations and professions life,

that

doing one's daily work

framework of Christian love of

God and

neighbor.

An early and influential example of this approach was St Francis de Sales. Writing nearly 200 years after the "Imitation," he declared in his "Introduction to the Devout Life" (Chapter 3), "It is an error, nay rather a heresy, to wish to banish the devout life from the army, from the workshop, from the courts of princes, from the households of married folkis

purely contemplative, monastic and

was countered by

later

life

of

basis,

for the better.

man made

the chair while he

When

this

man was

have done much prison work since my son and were murdered, and what I see going on in our criminal justice system today is a far cry from what I read in that story. The prisons are inhumanly overcrowded, with little within them that constitutes a semblance of rehabilitation.

If prisoners today could be visited by the judges who sentence them, showing compassion, as Kear did, I wager we'd see a reduction in the high recidivism rate on the part of so many released prisoners, made worse by their experience behind bars.

I

his wife

he continued, cannot be practiced

in these

much about Sing Sing

because the

brother of an aunt by marriage was executed there.

Scott Christianson, in his book, "Condemned," relates

"worldly" callings, which are also suitable for leading to

how 606 men and eight women were executed

perfection.

electric chair at this

Writings and teachings along these

lines by St Francis and other Christian spirituality to our own day. In fact even admitting his somewhat dated style and expressions, it is still difficult to find a book for Christians in any walk of life more down to earth, practical and encouraging than his 'Introduction to the

significantly inspire Catholic

Christ" continues to provide solid

spiritual lives. It

only needs to be balanced,

perhaps in some instances corrected, with a conviction that Christian sanctity for

most of us

is

bound

intimately

to our

vocations and relationships with each other, that here too the spiritual life

Sing Sing on a regular

his

in prison, the sisters said.

I've read

Devotion which

guidance for our

constraint

all

closely connected with

well, within the

they imitated the prayer and self-constrained

'The more

many

touch.

who

Devout Life."

"The Imitation of

of monks.

in

In gratitude, the

was

Columnist

be that the model of Christian spirituality was monastic; people in the world, therefore, became holy only insofar as life

one man

him change

sentenced, visiting

in prison. Apparently he vis-

subsequently released, he and the judge stayed in

religious,

Another favorite theme was that involvement with the world brought only temptation and danger. It quoted

come

forward.

church

lives

and

carries

on the mission given

it

by our Lord.

in the

infamous prison from 1891 to

1961.

This was a horrendous prison. I found the fact would visit a man he sentenced there to be a story of hope about human compassion.

There's a great postscript to the mystery story.

The riddle of the dots was decoded by an area woman named Phaedre Fayad. The prisoner's message was, "I am innocent, but I forgive thee."

Today we have more than 2 million inmates in our nation's prisons. We're finding an uncomfortable number to be innocent. If they had a Judge Kear, perhaps they, too, could be moved to forgive. that a judge

18 The Catholic News & Herald

dents did their walk.

X has 100 percent

St. Pius

October

Around the Diocese The DJ was P.J. Stanford, an eighth-grade student at St. Pius X. Stanford, who has attended St. Pius X since kindergarten, has his own setup with which he performs

participation in Crop Walk

community events. He also volunteers to play at basketball games and will be the DJ at the school's

for

By REV. MR.

GERALD POTKAY

munities, schools, businesses and civic organizations throughout the Greensboro area. The area goal set for this year is $221,000, the proceeds of which are to be divided in portions of 25 percent for

Correspondent

GREENSBORO

—

For the first l/2 years of sharing and caring, St. Pius X School has achieved a goal of 100 percent participation by all of itsstudents, according to Vice Principal Carmel time

in

its

21

Greensboro's Urban Ministry's Potter's House Community Kitchen, which feeds more than 350 people

Kessler.

Kessler says that whereas in the past, the school participated on a Saturday, this year's participation is probably the result of having the Walk during school hours.

The school's portion of the Crop Walk, which raises funds for the

hungry

per day.

1

nate as

X

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"It's my way of doing something for the community," she said.

"If I raise money, then I'm basically helping (those in need)" says Ashley Moore, an eighth-grader.

All proceeds collected by St. Pius X Sshool will be added to the overall contributions of the Parish Crop Walk, which will take place at Oct. 21 at the Greensboro Coliseum.

CROP was founded in 1947 un-

The first Crop Walk took place Bismarck, N.D., an event that raised $25,000 to help stop hunger.

Now, about 2,000 communities across the United States sponsor Crop Walks.

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October

Living the Faith

Deacon's life marked with By

ALESHA

M. PRICE

HICKORY

— Many

life

life

mark

mimic the

a time he says was

own

were confronted with bitter cold and death. "He would write home and tell me about how people had died in his arms. I know it was hard having those things happen to him at the age of 22," said Mrs.

unit supported the secret ser-

who would come

vicemen

The

They had wanted

ter while in Italy.

adopt while

in

for

the States but had not been

able to finish the process because of their

sent to Cherry Point,

a sign of the family's deep

N.C., for three years

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ing

Cherry

to

Point, Garavaglia

didn't

really

I

visits to

God

the sick and dying.

the Lord unVietnam. After two tours there, til

that's

came

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be-

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lationship with the base

Contact Staff Writer Alesha

Theatre Production Provides

Hope with Great

American Story

BELMONT

—

The Abbey

bey College.

"A Moon for the Misbegotten" is the story of three misfits, each seeking the

chaplain provided the

impetus she needed to

just had to do."

her husband's religion.

see the chaplain

a dilapidated farmhouse.

very often, but

to gain ownership of the farm

1949 meant active duty, and his early

always went with him to Mass, but he never pushed me to become Catholic. I thought that if we were going to have a family that we should go to church together. My faith became

years in the Marines were characterized by

stronger because of him," she

World War

II,

he and

many

"I

of his friends

joined the reserves in the late 1940s in

support of their country. Graduation in

war, freezing temperatures and marriage.

He met

his wife-to-be, Ilah,

"It

made our

(her conversion)

family

whole because there always seemed to be something missing," said Rev. Mr.

during one of

his usual trips to a local restaurant

said.

near the

Naval Air Station outside of Detroit After standing him up for "something else to do" for their first date, Ilah gave him a chance and agreed to a rescheduled date.

This led to courtship and marriage in 1951. Their parents were not very happy about the union between the Italian Catholic and Baptist Irish, but love triumphed over all protests. The ecumenical marriage

Garavaglia.

New

After four years in the family

was shipped

it

eral countries,

and

it felt

didn't

I

would take care of me."

Retirement came after he was asked to go back for a third time to Vietnam, and they went to visit friends in Hickory, NC, in 1970. They liked the area and decided to

James, the farm owner. Josie hopes

it

will

be a night of love, while dissolute James seeks forgiveness and redemption for the

Their desperate dreams are at stake in this searing story by one of America's greatest playwrights.

The production is under the supervision of Simon Donoghue, who is celebratguilt that haunts him.

their

western part of the

ing his 25th Anniversary as Director of

Garavaglia began working as a per-

Theatre at Belmont Abbey College.

Donoghue and the Abbey Players recently wrapped a successful production of 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown!" in late August The Abbey Players have been in continuous production since 1884. They have

military-

"We

treat

toured sev-

like a vacation,"

in the

sonnel director for a local company, and the family settled in at

St.

Aloysius Church in

Hickory and became involved heavily parish

in

life.

He was

introduced to the permanent

diaconate through a fellow parishioner

who had been

considering the ordained

ministry. "I wasn't thinking about the per-

manent

my

the sbate decide

diaconate,

and both of us (me and

wife) prayed about it

I

simply figured

wanted to get closer to God and to do more than I was doing. I thought it was where God wanted me to be," said the deacon, who was ordained in 1983 and began serving at his home parish. "We became closer to God and got closer to each that

let

by setting up

a tryst between his daughter, Josie and

state.

squeezed into a Volkswagen with two

would rather

The father hopes

make

remembered Mrs. Garavaglia, who

I

for a fateful

Hampshire,

were able to

as an extended holiday.

encounter one moonlit night on the steps of

"I

to Naples, Italy.

Even though the purpose was related, the Garavaglias

impossible, but

with God.

assist

home

come together

ening relationship

him when I could. I was scared more in Vietnam than in Korea because it was a very different war. I felt a closeness to God then and knew that he would

Play-

ers/Belmont Community Theatre will present Eugene O'Neill's, "A Moon for the Misbegotten," October 8- 14th at 8:00 P.M. in the Haid Theatre at Belmont Ab-

life was around Mr. Garavaglia.

"Mass and benediction was something we

Rev. Mr. Joe Garavaglia

M.

Price by calling (704) 370-3354 or email amprice@charlottediocese.org.

the church," said Rev.

After attending high school during

credits

life

other topics. "Our family's

dedicate herself fully to

He

and the time that he has been granted to spend with his wife, children and six grandchildren. for his

know

where their son was born and where Mrs. Garavaglia converted to Catholicism. Her re-

nourishment but also for familial and social support. His father would talk to the priest for his advice on political candidates and

and

many moves.

a

In the pocket of her oft-worn kitchen

family

to

time when he says he grew closer to God. "I had been going to Mass, but

him

ences as a patient have helped him with his hospital ministry as an associate chaplain

couple also adopted their daugh-

Frostbite from the extreme temperatures

sidelined

turned to the church not only for spiritual

over with the

president," he said.

was shipped out to Vietnam in 1965, a

apron, his mother kept a rosary with her

The

My

ment.

a wonderful, beautifiil assign-

safety.

made and hung

connection with Catholicism.

was

her husband's

while during his 13month tour of duty, and he and his wife were

—

Unfortunately, two strokes and quadruple by-pass surgeiy have limited the deacon's ministerial work, but his experi-

"It

who ironiprayed many ro-

saries for

on the basement clothesline to dry and live chickens she would slaughter in time for Sunday dinner.

constantly

other through the permanent diaconate."

Garavaglia, cally

world events

history,

side.

frontline troops

endured because everyone else in his Italian neighborhood in Detroit was also affected by the harsh times. His mother, an immigrant, brought her mother's cooking skills from Italy to America and kept her family fed with pasta she

The

2001

other families to drive around the country-

a

bride.

shipped to Korea to serve in the war.

but was

difficult

new

felt

Six months later, Garavaglia was

development coincides with the growing pains of the country, varied and significant each in its own way.

He grew up during the Depression era,

together, and he

strong sense of spirit from his

periods in American

history that people study in class. His

Mass

attending

of a history or anthropology book.

Points in his

somewhat wayward faith. They began

a

Garavaglia back to his

of the events in

Rev. Mr. Joe Garavaglia's details

brought

also

Staff Writer

5,

I

proven to be an asset to the cultural life of Mecklenburg and Gaston Counties for more than 100 years. 'The Players" have been housed in the Haid Theatre on the campus of Belmont Abbey College since 1979.

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