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Morethanever,inaworldinwhichsomanyuntruthsandconflictingmessagesaresentdailytoouryoungpeople,parentsneedassistanceandsupportinhelpingtheirchildrentoknow,toloveandtoserveJesus.ThatisthereasonourCatholicSchoolsexist.Theyprovidetheopportunityeachandeverydayforstudentstopray,tomeditateuponSacredScripture,tostudytheCatholicfaithandtocelebratetheSacraments.Tremendousgratitudeisexpressedtoyou,dearparents,forthesacrificesyoumaketoprovideyourstudentswiththisexperience.IassureyouofmyongoingsupportoftheCatholicSchoolsinourDiocese,ofwhichIamsoveryproud.(Withgreatjoy,thisalsoincludesournewestschoolinGreenville,PopeJohnPaulIICatholicHighSchool.)DeepthanksisalsoexpressedtoourpastorsandCatholiceducatorsfortheircommitmenttomakeourschoolsstronginCatholicidentityandvibrantinfaith,aswellasknownfortheircommitmenttoexcellenceineducation. AnothergreatsourceofprideinourDioceseistheparishfaithformationprogramsthatalsoprovidetremendousassistancetoourparentsinhelpingtheirchildrengrowintheirCatholicfaith.Theseprogramscanonlyexistwiththesupportofourpastorsandthemanylaydirectors,leaders,catechistsandvolunteerswhogenerouslyoffertheirdedicatedservice.Ijoinourparentsinexpressingprofoundthankstoallofyou. Ialsorecognizeourparentswhohomeschooltheirchildren.Youreflectgreatcommitmenttoyourvocationasthefirstteachersofyourchildren.KnowthattheDiocesewillcontinuetoseeknewandcreativewaystopartnerwithyou. WhatmustalwaysbeattheheartofourCatholicSchoolsandfaithformationprograms?First,wemustteachourchildrenhowtopraysothattheymaygrowintheirintimaterelationshipwiththeLord.Thisrelationshipmustbefosteredandnurturedasweleadthemtoa

deeperloveandreverenceforJesusinthepreciousgiftoftheHolyEucharist.WemustgivethemalovefortheWordofGodandencouragethemtoallowtheWordtoguideandenlightentheminalltheirdecisions.Wemustgivethem“substance”—trueknowledgeofourCatholicfaithandtheteachingsoftheChurchsotheycanclearlyarticulateandsharethemwithothers.Finally,wemustprovidethemwithopportunitiestolivetheirfaithandshowtheirloveforJesusinactsofserviceand,especially,inoutreachtothoseinourmidstwhoaremostinneed.Thisservice,ofcourse,isrootedintheconvictionsthatalllifeissacred,thatthedignityofeachandeverypersonmustberespectedandthatwemuststrivedailytoliveasbrothersandsistersinChrist,asmembersofGod’sholyfamily. Inlightoftheessentialneedtoprovideourstudentswith“substance”astheystrivetolearntheirfaith,IamveryproudtostatethattheReligionCurriculumandGuidelinesforourCatholicSchoolsandparishfaithformationprogramshaverecentlybeenreviewed,revisedandstrengthened.Theseinitiativesreflecthardworkfromoutstanding,dedicatedcommitteemembers,towhomIammostgrateful.TheirexpertiseandwisdomhelpedtoproduceasoundcurriculumanddetailedguidelineswhichwillbeinvaluableresourcestoparentsandCatholiceducators.TheCurriculumandGuidelinescanbefoundontheDiocesanwebsiteatthelinkforeitherCatholicFormationandEvangelizationorCatholicSchools. Weallloveourchildren.Weseektoprovidethemwithalltheyneedtogrowateverylevelofformation.Yet,thereisnogreatergiftwecangivethemthantohelpthemtoknowJesus“betterandbetter”forHeistheWay,theTruthandtheLife!Asanewacademicyearbegins,mayallofus,especiallyyou,dearparents,berenewedinthatcommitment.KnowthatweasaDioceseareheretoassistyouineverywaypossible!

Helping Our Children to “Know Jesus Better and Better”

thisfirstWorldYouthDayasthenewHolyFather,PopeBenedictXVIremindedyoungpeopleandallofusthatourhighestprioritymustbethatof“gettingtoknowJesusbetterandbetter.”Asanewacademicyearbeginsforsomanyofouryoungpeople,wepraytheywillexperienceabundant

blessingsastheypursuetheirstudiesandavailthemselvesofthecountlessexperiencesthatwillbeofferedtothem.Atthesametime,weareremindedthatourhighestpriorityishelpingourstudentsintheirquestfortheTruth,whoisJesusChrist,sotheywill“gettoknowHimbetterandbetter.”Thisresponsibility,ofcourse,beginswithyou,dearparents.Youarethefirstteachersofyourchildreninthewaysoffaith.Thankyouforyourfaithfulnesstothisbeautifulvocation.

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Ayudando A Nuestros Hijos “Conocer a Jesús cada vez “Mejor y Mejor”– Obispo Michael F. Burbidge

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BishopGossman,whosufferedacerebralhemorrhageinJuly,isintheprocessofrecuperationandrehabilitationatSt.JosephofthePinesinSouthernPines,NC.“BishopGossmaniscomfortedinknowingofthemanyprayersbeingofferedonhisbehalfthroughoutourDiocese,”saidBishopMichaelF.Burbidge.“Asalways,heremainsforusawonderfulexampleoffaithandtrustinOurLordJesusandinHisabidingpresence.”

Cards and written expressions of prayerful support for Bishop Gossman may be sent to him in care of the Diocese:BishopF.JosephGossman,DioceseofRaleigh,715NazarethStreet,Raleigh,NC27606.

Bishop F. Joseph Gossman Recuperating, Prayers Appreciated

New Religion Curriculum Approved by Bishop

nJuly15,theMostReverendMichaelF.BurbidgeapprovedanewK-8Religion

CurriculumforCatholicschoolsandparishfaithformationprogramsintheDioceseofRaleigh.TheCurriculumreplacestheGuidelinesforCatechesis,publishedinJune1999,andisaresponsetotheDiocesanPastoralPlan,whichcallsforarenewedfocusonFormationandSacramentalPractice.TheCurriculumwillbeimplementedforthe2010-2011schoolyear.

TheCurriculumwasdevelopedbyacorecommitteeandreviewedbythirty-onepeopleincludingpriests,deacons,deanerycoordinators,principals,religioncoordinators,teachersandcatechistsfromacrosstheDiocese. Inpromulgatingtherevisedcurriculum,BishopBurbidgestated,“Iammostgratefultoallthosewhoofferedtheirexpertiseandtalentinproducingthissubstantialdocument.IamconfidentitwillbeavaluableandrichresourceforourparentsandthosewhoassistthemintheformationoftheirchildreninthewayoftheFaith.” Mrs.RosalieInnacelli,Assistant

SuperintendentofSchoolsfortheDiocese,said,“Thegoaloftherevisionwastodevelopareligionframeworkforparish-basedfaithformationprogramsandCatholicschoolstoenablestudentstoarticulatewhattheyhavebeentaughtabouttheCatholicfaith.” SisterRoseMarieAdams,IHM,DirectoroftheDiocesanOfficeofEvangelizationandCatechesis,calledcatechesisaresponsibilityoftheentirefaithcommunity.“ThismissionofteachingandformingchildrenandadultsinthefaithisentrustedtoeverybaptizedCatholic,”shesaid.“WiththisnewreligionCurriculum,weespeciallyinviteeveryparenttorenewtheircommitmenttoteachthefaithwithrenewedzealandenthusiasm.” “ThisCurriculumwillassistallstudentstogrowinanunderstandingoftheirfaithasRomanCatholicsanddeepentheirrelationshipwithJesusChrist,”saidMrs.Innacelli.“ItisrootedinthesixfundamentaltasksofcatechesisoutlinedintheNationalDirectoryofCatechesis,#20:KnowledgeofFaith,LiturgicalEducation,MoralEducation,TeachingtoPray,EducationforCommunityLife,andMissionaryTradition.RelatedScripturepassagesandreferencesfromtheCatechismoftheCatholicChurch(CCC)willprovidetheteachersandcatechistsbackgroundknowledgeandadeepercomprehensionofthecontent.” Pastors,ParishAdministrators,Principals,andDeaneryCoordinatorsreceivedahardcopyoftherevisiononAugust6.ItisalsoavailabletoallontheDiocesanwebsiteatwww.dioceseofraleigh.org/docs/schools/curriculum/ReligionCurriculum.pdf.Formationforteachers/catechistsonthesixtasks,whicharethefoundationofthecurriculum,aretakingplacethismonth.

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Our Lady of Sorrows Sept. 15 | St. Cornelius, pope and martyr, and St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr Sept. 16 | St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the church Sept. 17 | St. Andrew Kim Taegon, priest and martyr, Paul Chong Hasang and companions, martyrs Sept. 20 NC Catholics4September 2010|www.DioceseofRaleigh.org|www.NCCatholics.org

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Update on Cathedral Campus Feasibility Study

TheDioceseofRaleighhasreceivedafavorablereportonaFeasibilityStudycommissionedbytheMostReverendMichaelF.BurbidgeinJanuarytodeterminesupportforconstructionofaCathedralCampusthatwouldincludeanewDiocesanCathedral,GatheringHall,CatholicCenterOfficeBuilding,aswellasfinancialsupportforparishes. Thestudy,conductedbyGraham-PeltonConsulting,includedapproximately200personalinterviewsandanoutstandingreturnofmorethan800responsestoasurveymailedtoapproximately2500randomlyselecteddonorstopastDiocesaninitiativesthroughoutthe54-countyDiocese.Whilesomewhowereinterviewedandcompletedthesurveyacknowledgedthattheproposedprojectwouldrequireconsiderableworkandchallenges,theresultsofthestudyindicatesahighlevelofsupportfortheCathedralCampusfromclergy,religiousandlaity. AfterreviewingresultsoftheFeasibilityStudy,theCouncilofPriestsandtheDiocesanFinanceCouncil,inseparatevotes,recommendedtoBishopBurbidgethattheDioceseshouldproceedwiththenextphaseofthepotentialcapitalcampaignproject.Thatwillincludeformingvariousadvisorycommitteestodealwiththemanyaspectsoftheprojectandtodevelopproposedpoliciesandprocedures.BishopBurbidgeacceptedtherecommendationsofbothDiocesancouncils.TheDioceseisnowintheprocessofimplementingthisnextphase. UpdatesonthestatusoftheproposedCathedralCampuswillbeissuedatregularintervals.

Benefit for Life Gala October 1st

The8thAnnualBenefitforLifeGalawillbeheldFridayevening,October1,atNorthRidgeCountryClubinRaleigh.TheGalaistheprimaryfundraiserforfourorga-nizations:ThekeystoneoftheseorganizationsisBirthchoice,acrisispregnancycenterofferingfreepregnancytestsandultrasound.TheGabrielProjectisanetworkofparish-basedministriesthatofferwomenwhode-cidetohavetheirchildrenawiderangeofassis-tance.FamilyHonorisafamily-based,age-appro-priateeducationprogramthatteacheschildrenandtheirfamiliestheholistic

approachtosexualinteg-rity:body,mindandsoul.Finally,ProjectRachelofferslong-awaitedhealingandforgivenesstowomenandmenwhohavemadedecisionstoaborttheirchildreninthepast. ThoseattendingtheGalawilllearnmoreabouttheseorganizations,andbeupliftedbytheirstories.Asilentauctionandcock-tailhourwillbefollowedbyadessertandcoffeebar.WiththeMostRever-endMichaelF.Burbidgeinattendance,theguestspeakerwillbeReverendPaulD.Scalia,pastorofBlessedSacramentCath-olicParishinMcLean,Virginia.Visitwww.bflgala.com,[email protected].

Jacqueline Bonk to Head Diocesan Pro-Life Office

OnAugust21,BishopMichaelF.BurbidgeannouncedtheappointmentofMrs.JacquelineBonkasDirectorofthenewlycreatedPro-LifeOfficeoftheDioceseofRaleigh.Mrs.Bonkischargedwithdeveloping,designingandfacilitatingtheimplementationofpastoralpro-lifeactivi-ties,aswellastheeducationandinvitationofthefaithfultoparticipateinprotectingthesanctityofallhumanlife. Mrs.BonkisanAdministratoratWakeTechnicalCom-munityCollege.For15yearsshehasalsobeenDiocesanDirectorofProjectRachel,ahealingministryformenandwomenwhohavechosenabortionsinthepast.ShesaidthePro-LifeOfficewillbeinvolvedwiththeentirespectrumofpro-lifeadvocacy,includingabortion,embryonicstemcellresearch,euthanasiaandthedeathpenalty.“Amongotheractivities,”shesaid,“we’llbeprovidingdirectiontoparishpro-lifecoordinators,coordinatingDiocesanpro-lifeeventsandworkingwiththeDiocesanCommunicationsOfficetodeveloppro-lifecommunications.

Mrs.Bonkdescribedherselfas“thrilledandhonored”attheappointment,andenthusiasticabouttheworkahead.Shesaid,“Wewillbecommunicatingthetruth,thetruthoftheGospelandtheCatechismoftheCatholicChurch,whichreflectourteachingofthefundamentaldignityofthehumanperson.” BishopBurbidgestated:“IampleasedtowelcomeMrs.BonkastheDirectorofournewlycreatedDiocesanPro-LifeOffice.Iamconfidentshewillbringgreatzealanddirectiontohernewwork.IalsoexpressmygratitudetoSisterJoanJurski,O.S.F.forhermanyyearsofdedicatedservicetotheDioceseofRaleighinherroleasDirectoroftheOfficeofRespectLife/PeaceandJustice. “ThecreationofthenewDiocesanPro-LifeOfficewillallowSisterJoantoincreasehereffortsintheareasofPeaceandJusticeandParishSocialMinistry,withparticularemphasisuponissuessuchasimmigra-tion,hunger,peacemaking,poverty,andhomelessness.Likewise,Mrs.Bonkwillhavetheabilitytoexpandthefocusoftheimportantpro-lifeeducationandformationworkwehavealreadydoneasaDioceseonissuessuchasabortion,euthanasia,embryonicstemcellresearchandthedeathpenalty.TheeffectofthisnewstructurethusstrengthenstheworkbothofthePro-LifeOfficeandtheOfficeofPeaceandJustice,asitwillallowMrs.BonkandSr.Joantogivegreaterattentiontotheseimportantmoralandhumanissuesandhowineachwearecalledtosafeguardhumanlifewithloveandrespectatalltimes.”

Our Lady of Sorrows Sept. 15 | St. Cornelius, pope and martyr, and St. Cyprian, bishop and martyr Sept. 16 | St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop and doctor of the church Sept. 17 | St. Andrew Kim Taegon, priest and martyr, Paul Chong Hasang and companions, martyrs Sept. 20

CCatholic Convocation to Highlight the Sacred Liturgy

atholicsseekinginspiration,motivationandongoingfaithformationwillfinditallatthisyear’sannualCatholic

Convocation,Saturday,October16atCardinalGibbonsHighSchoolinRaleigh.TheConvocationistitled“TheSacredLiturgy:Proclaiming,CelebratingandWitnessingtotheMysteryofChrist.”

“TheLiturgyformsusasCatholics,”saidBeaCallery,DirectoroftheDiocesanOfficeforLayMinistryandoneoftheorganizersoftheConvocation.“Itcelebratesourbeliefsandsendsusonmission.” WhilehighlightingtheLiturgy,thiseducationalandinspirationaleventwillalsofeaturedozensofsessionstodeepenunderstandingofthefaith,improveoutreachandministryintheparishandprovideencouragementforallthefaithful. TheConvocationfeaturestwospecialtracks,orseriesofsessions,forYouthandYouthMinistersandMusicMinistry,andfivespecialsessionsinSpanish.Thedaybeginswithregistrationandhospitality,followedbytheOpeningPrayertheKeynoteAddresses.Theworkshopsandpresentationscontinuethroughouttheday,andlunchsincluded.ThedayconcludeswithMass,celebratedbytheMostReverendWiltonD.Gregory,ArchbishopofAtlanta.TheMostReverendMichaelF.Burbidge,BishopofRaleigh,willbetheprincipalconcelebrantandhomilist.

Keynote Speakers

The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta, willdelivertheKeynoteaddressinEnglish.BornDecember7,1947,inChicago,ArchbishopWiltonD.GregoryattendedSt.CarthageGrammarSchool,whereheconvertedtoCatholicism.HeattendedQuigleyPreparatorySeminarySouth,NilesCollege(nowSt.Joseph’sCollegeSeminary)ofLoyolaUniversityandSt.MaryoftheLakeSeminary. HewasordainedapriestfortheArchdioceseofChicagoonMay9,1973.ThreeyearsafterhisordinationhebegangraduatestudiesatthePontificalLiturgicalInstitute(Sant’Anselmo)inRome.Thereheearnedhisdoctorateinsacredliturgyin1980.

AfterhavingservedasanassociatepastorofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpParishinGlenview,Ill.,asamemberofthefacultyofSt.MaryoftheLakeSeminaryinMundeleinandasamasterofceremoniestoCardinalsJohnCodyandJosephBernardin,hewasordainedanauxiliaryBishopofChicagoonDec.13,1983.OnFeb.10,1994,hewasinstalledastheseventhBishopoftheDioceseofBelleville,Ill.,whereheservedforthenextelevenyears. OnDec.9,2004,PopeJohnPaulIIappointedBishopGregoryasthesixthArchbishopoftheArchdioceseofAtlanta.HewasinstalledonJan.17,2005.ArchbishopGregoryhasalsocontributedaleadingroleintheU.S.church.InNov.2001,hewaselectedPresidentoftheU.S.ConferenceofCatholicBishopsfollowingthreeyearsasVicePresidentunderBishopJosephFiorenzaoftheDioceseofGalveston-Houston.Duringhistenureinoffice,thecrisisofsexabusebyCatholicclergyescalated,andunderhisleadership,theBishopsimplementedthe“CharterfortheProtectionofChildrenandYoungPeople.” HeservedontheNCCBExecutiveandAdministrativeCommittees,theAdministrativeBoard,theCommitteeonDoctrineandtheU.S.CatholicConferenceCommitteeonInternationalPolicy.HepreviouslyservedasthechairmanoftheBishops’CommitteesonPersonnelandtheThirdMillennium/JubileeYear2000from1998-2001,andLiturgyfrom1991-93. ArchbishopGregoryhaswrittenextensivelyonchurchissues,includingpastoralstatementsonthedeathpenaltyandeuthanasia/physician-assistedsuicide,andhaspublishednumerousarticlesonthesubjectofliturgy,particularlyintheAfrican-Americancommunity.

Sister Doris Turek, S.S.N.D.,willdelivertheKeynoteaddressinSpanish.SisterjoinedthestaffoftheSecretariatfortheLiturgyoftheUnitedStatesConferenceofCatholicBishopsin2002.SheassumedthenewpositionofSpecialistinMulti-culturalLiturgicalIssues,inadditiontohergeneralresponsibilitiesintheSecretariatinassistingBishopsandtheirDiocesanofficesanddevelopmentofdocumentationfortheBCLanditsSubcommitteesandTaskGroups. ASchoolSisterofNotreDameforthepastthirtyfiveyears,SisterDorisholdsanM.A.fromArcadiaUniversityinGlenside,PennsylvaniaandaJ.D.fromtheBeasleySchoolofLawatTempleUniversity.HavingservedinavarietyofHispanicandliturgicalleadershippositionsintheArchdioceseofPhiladelphia,SisterDorisbecamethefoundingDirectorofthenationalofficeoftheInstitutio Nacional Hispano de LiturgiainWashingtonD.C.in1995.Shespeaks,inSpanishandEnglish,onInculturationoftheLiturgy;LiturgicalMinistries;LiturgyandCulture;Multicultural

The Most Reverend Wilton D. Gregory

Sister Doris Turek

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LiturgicalCelebrations;HispanicDevotionalPractices;andDevelopingLiturgicalLeadershipinUnder-representedGroups. TheConvocationwillcoveramultitudeoftopics,fromspiritualitytoparishandmarriedlife,toformingthefaithinchildren,globaldimensionsofChristianityanddiscerningreligiousvocations.Amongthepresenters:

Dr. Johan van Parys,Director,LiturgyandtheSacredArtsattheBasilicaofSt.MaryinMinneapolis,MN,willlookathowthewaywecreateanddecorateachurchbuildingcantrulyprovidesacredspaceforliturgy.

Joan Rosenhauer,ExecutiveVicePresident,U.S.Operations,CatholicReliefServiceswilldiscussopportunitiesavailabletohelpthoseinneedthroughouttheworld

Reverend Msgr. Ray East,ExecutiveDirector,OficeofBlackCatholics,ArchdioceseofWashington,DC,willshowhowliturgyspeakstotheheartofwhoweareasapeople.

Dr. Fanny Cepeda Pedraza,NationalConsultantforHispanicCatechesiswithRCLBenzigerPublishing,willconductsessionsinSpanishonwaystoinvolvefamiliesinfaithformation.

And many more inspiring speakers and workshops, including:

•Responding to God’s Words of LoveDr. Paul Griffiths,WarrenChairofCatholicTheology,DukeUniversityGodconstantlyoffersuswordsoflove:endearments,verbalcaresses,sweetnothings.Liturgicallanguageis,mostfundamentally,ourverbalresponsetothosedivineendearments.ThisworkshopwilladdresswhatitmeanstothinkaboutliturgicallanguageinthatwayandwillsuggestwaysinwhichwemightnurtureourcapacitytoreturnGod’swordsoflove.

• The Eucharist and Social Justice Rev. Dan McLellan,O.F.M.,Pastor,ImmaculateConception,DurhamHowdoesourcelebrationoftheEucharistcallustobeChristtotheworld?CatechumensandcandidatesareencouragedtolearnhowthesocialjusticeteachingsoftheChurchrelatetothemysteryofChristwecelebrateeachSunday.

•Discovering and Living Your Vocation Sr. Laura Downing, I.H.M.,ReligionTeacher,CardinalGibbonsHighSchool;Sr. Marcia L. Hall, OSP, Vocation

Director,OblateSistersofProvidence;Rev. Bernard E. (Fr. Ned) Shlesinger, III,VocationDirectorandDirectorofSeminarianFormation,DioceseofRaleighGodcallseachofustohappinessandfullnessinthislife.Comeandhearthreeuniquevocationstoriesandhoweachpersonrespondedingenerousservice.

• Why Do We Do That? Answering Your Questions About Liturgy Rev. Msgr. Tim O’Connor, Pastor,St.MichaeltheArchangel,CaryFromtheentranceprocessiontothefinalblessing,thewordsandactionsoftheMasshavespecialmeaning.Comeanddeepenyourfaithlifethroughabetterunderstandingofourcommunal,ritualprayer.

• Journey to a God-Filled Marriage Mr. Richard & Mrs. Allison Dooley, DiocesanMarriagePrepTeamHearthecompellingstoryofonecouplewhoopenedtheirheartstoGod.Learnhowthisopennesstransformedtheirentirelivesandbroughtnewgiftstotheirmarriage.

• The Devotional Life of Children Pamela Manz Elsey, SoutheastRepresentative,RCLBenzigerPublishingLearnandsharehowtoincorporatedevotionalpracticesandsacramentalsintoprayerwithchildrenduringfaithformationsessionsandathome.ExamplesincludeEucharisticadoration,theRosary,litanies,novenas,devotionsduringAdvent/ChristmasandLent/Easter,anddevotionstoMaryandthesaints.

• The Roman Missal: Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going Mr. Andrew Casad, DirectorofLiturgyandCatechumenate,St.ThomasMore,ChapelHillThisworkshopwilladdressthedevelopmentoftheRomanMissalfromanhistoricalstandpointbeforeturningtoconcretewaystopreparefortheimplementationoftheforthcomingthirdeditionoftheRomanMissal.

• Path of Conversion, Path of Prayer Rev. John G. Durbin,STL,Pastor,St.ThomasMore,ChapelHillDrawingontheexperienceoftheRCIAcatechumenate,thisworkshopwillinvestigatetherolesofconversionandprayerindeepeningourfaithlives.

“ThirdOrders”:WhoAreThey?HowDoTheyPray?”Ms.SandraMalkovsky,SecularCarmelites;Ms.BarbaraPegg,LayDominicans;andMs.PaulaZanker,ThirdOrderFranciscansLaypeoplearealsoinvitedtolivea“religious”life.Learnaboutthreedifferentexpressionsoflivinga“thirdorder”commitmentintheChurchtoday.

The registration deadline for the Catholic Convocation is September 30th. Foracompletelistingofspeakersandworkshops,andtodownloadtheregistrationbrochure,visittheDiocesanwebsite:www.dioceseofraleigh.orgoremailCatholicConviocation@raldioc.org.Toreceivearegistrationbrochurebymailcall919.645.4447.

Reverend Msgr. Ray East

Dr. Fanny Cepeda Pedraza

Feast of St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist Sept. 21 | St. Pio of Pietrelcina, priest Sept. 23 | St. Vincent de Paul, martyr Sept. 27 | St. Wenceslaus, martyr Sept. 28 | Feast of St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael, archangels Sept. 29

closingMass,Fr.Benkoattendedapapalaudienceandprayervigilforpriests.“WewereaboutonehundredfeetfromthePope,”herecalled.“TherewasalsoanenthusiasticgroupofhighschoolstudentstherefromGreenville,S.C.,whowerediscerningpriestlyvocations.” LookingbackontheYearforPriests,Fr.BenkocalledthesupporthereceivedfromthelaityintheDiocese“veryhumblingandaffirming.“TohearourparishionersrecitethePrayerforPriestsatMassreallymotivatedmetostrivetobethebestpriestIcanbe.Theirexpressionsofgratitudewereveryencouraging.”HealsorecalledgratefullytheKnightsofColumbus,whohostedaspecialdinnerinMaytoshowtheirsupportforthepriestsoftheDiocese. InalettertoDiocesanfaithfulreflectingonthesignificanceoftheYear,BishopBurbidgewrote,“Withmybrotherpriests,IexpresssinceregratitudefortheseandmanyotherwaysthroughwhichyouexpressyourgreatloveforthePriesthood.Whatapowerfulreminder,howtheChurch,asthepeopleofGod,servestogethertoexercisethemissiongiventousinChrist.Werejoiceinknowingthatyouloveyourpriestsandpleasebeassuredthatweloveyou! “ThroughtheintercessionofMary,MotherofPriestsandMotheroftheChurch,”theBishopconcluded,“mayOurLordJesuscontinuetounfoldtheblessingsofthisyear,guidethosediscerningGod’swilltogivetheirlivesinministryasHispriests,andkeepyouandyourfamilyalwaysinHiscare.”

St. Mary Parishioner to Become Trappist Monk

OnMay21,RichardBruceRoberts,aparishionerofSt.MaryCatholicChurchinWilmington,enteredMepkinAbbeyinMoncksCorner,S.C.,wherehehopestospendtherestofhislifeas

aTrappistmonk.RichardwasborninRockyMount,NC,onMay13,1956.Hisdadwasaninsurancesalesman,andhismomwasalabtechandhomemaker.Hehastwobrothers,Cash(ajournal-ist)andRobbie(anelectricalcontractorinWilmington),andasisterAnnwhoisasecretaryandhomemaker.Richard

hasworkedasacraneoperator.Hishobbiesincludehiking,camping,fishing,andwoodworking.RichardhadvisitedMepkinAbbeymanytimessince1997. Richardwillbecalleda“monasticguest”for1-3months,thenreceiveabluesmock.Later,ifallgoeswell,hewillenterhispostulancyandthennovitiate.

A view from St. Peter’s Square of the altar at the Year for

Priests closing Mass.

NC Catholics at Year for Priests Closing in Rome

OnJune11,PopeBenedictXVIofferedtheclosingMassoftheYearforPriests,ayearhehaddesignatedtoencouragepriestsin“strivingforspiritualperfection,onwhich,aboveall,theeffectivenessoftheirministrydepends.” PresentattheMass,alongwithsome17,000priestsfromaroundtheworld,wastheMannfamilyfromtheDioceseofRaleigh.TimMann,whoservesaschairmanoftheDiocesanFinanceCouncil,wasonaEuropeanvacationwithhiswifeKerryandtheirthreechildren.Hesaiditwas“purecoincidence”thattheiritineraryfoundtheminRomeonthedayoftheceremony. “Therewerearound35,000peoplegatheredinSt.Peteer’sSquare,”TimMannrecalled.“Peoplearrivedhoursaheadoftimeandstoodin95-degreeheatwaitingforthe10a.m.Mass.”TheHolyFathergreetedeachcountryrepresented,andthepeoplefromthosecountrieswouldraisetheirflags.TimfoundthesenseofCatholicunity“verymoving.”HewasalsoimpressedthatPopeBenedictspokedirectlyinhishomilyabouttheissueofsexualabusebypriests.Thehomilywasreceivedwithcheers. TheManns’threechildren,Natalie(17),Olivia(14)andJoseph(11)wereimpressedbythesizeandinternationalcharacterofthegatheringandbybeing,atonepoint,justafewfeetfromtheHolyFather.“Theenergywaselectrifying,”Nataliesaid,“andthesenseofglobalunitywasastounding.” AlsoinRomeatthetimeoftheceremonywasFr.RobertBenko,O.F.M.Conv.,PastorofBlessedSacramentParishinBurlington.HehadtraveledtoItalywithmembersofhisclassofOrdinationontheoccasionoftheirtenthpriestlyanniversaries.Afteraweek-longretreatinAssisi,themenhadcometoRomeforcontinuedformation.ThedaybeforetheYearforPriests

The night before the closing Mass, priests from all over the world attended a prayer vigil led by Pope Benedict.


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nJuly13,Fr.NedShlesinger,DiocesanDirec-torofVocations,

traveledwiththreeseminar-ianstoHonduras.Thegroupspent14daysthere,visit-ingthepeople,parishesandclergyandReligious,inordertoexposetheseminarianstoamissionaryexperienceinaHispanicculture.“There’smoretoHispanicministrythanspeakingthelanguage,”Fr.Nedsaid.“It’simportanttounderstandthecultureHispanicscomefrom,andthewaytheyexperienceChurch.”

Oneoftheseminariansonthetrip,IanVanHeusen,sharedthefollowingreflectiononhisexperience: “‘Howbeautiful!’thewomanrepeatedinSpanishasFatherShlesingersaidtheRiteoftheAnointingoftheSick.Thefloorofherhousewasdirt,andherhouseconsistedofoneroomthatwassharedbyseveralgenerationsofthefamily.Nextdoor,herdaughterpreparedfoodforthedayoverawoodstove.Amongstthedirtandplantlifeofherfrontyard,childrenandlivestockmingled,theformergraz-ingamongstthechildren’sgames.ThefaithandthesimplejoyofthiswomanwhoseemeddelightedatthepresenceofthepriestinhermidstwasapowerfulreminderofwhyIaminseminary. “ThepriestistheonlyonewhocanbringJesustothepeoplethroughthesacraments.Sure,wecancomfortourneighborswithkindwords,wecanshareourdailybread,butitisonlythepriestwhobringsthehealingpowerofthesacraments.Thiswasthemainthing

IwitnessedinHonduras.Timeandtimeagain,IwasovercomebythewayFatherShlesinger’spresenceasapriestbroughthopetoeachplacewevisited.Itwasnotabouthispersonalityorhistalents,merelythefactofwhathewas. “SeveraltimeswhilewewereinHonduras,wevisitedtheMissionariesofCharity–MotherTeresa’sSisters–andoneofthemexpressedthishopeelo-quently:‘ThankyouforbringingJesus.’ThesehumbleSisters,whoselivesarefocusedonthesacraments,bringhopetohundredsofthepoorwhoareonthemarginsofsociety.Buttheyalsoneededtobefed,andthatiswhatapriestcandothroughthesacraments. “WealsospentmuchtimewiththeFranciscanFriarsoftheRenewal,withwhomweprayeddailyandtookourmeals.Theirjoyandfraternity,centeredonworkingwiththepoor,wasrefreshingforus,especiallyafterourvisitstopar-ishesandourmissiontriptothemoun-tains.WealsoworkedwiththeMissionar-iesofChrist,awonderfullayorganizationdedicatedtoevangelizingtheHonduranpeople. “Itwaswiththemthatwespentthemostmemorablepartofthetrip,ourfivedaysinthemountains.Ineachtownwevisited,thepeopleflockedtothechurch,

fortheyareaccustomedtoreceivingthesacramentsonlyonceamonth.ThejoywithwhichtheylinedupforconfessionandparticipatedintheMasswastrulymoving.FatherNedwouldspendhoursateachparishhearingconfessionsandanointingthesick,whiletheMissionar-iesofChrist,withRamonGarcia,DonMaloneyandmewoulddocatechesis.TowitnessthefaithofthesepeoplewhostrugglesomuchreallychallengedmetofallinlovewiththeLordalloveragain. “Oneexperienceinthemountainswasespeciallymovingforme.Wevisitedasmall,tworoomhousesimilartotheonementionedearlier.Anolderwoman(shewasatleastinhereight-ies)seemedtobebusycleaningandpreparingthefoodfortheday.Weweresurprisedthatthelocaldel-egatethoughtFathershouldvisitthiswoman,becauseshedidn’tseemsickatall.Asweentered,shebeamedwithjoyatseeingFather,andgraciouslyusheredustotheonlychairsthatwereintheroom.Asweentered,FatheraskedherinSpanish,‘Whatpartofyourbodyishurting?’Withabigsmileandalittlechuckle,shereplied,‘Everything.’ “InhereyesandsmileIsawthejoythatcomesnotfromworldlythings,butfromembracingtheCross.”

Diocesan Seminarians Visit Honduras

Fr. Ned Shlesinger with seminarians Don Maloney and Ramon Garcia, and their Honduran host (left).

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Teresa Aldahondo Retires

Mrs.TeresaAldahondo,ConsultanttotheDiocesanOfficeofHispanicMinistry,hasretiredafter19yearsofservicetotheDiocese.ThoseyearshaveseentremendousgrowthinfaithministrytoHispanicCatholicsand,Teresasays,inherownlearningabouthowtoaccomplishthatministry.“WhenIfirstcametotheCatholicCenter,”shesays,“IhaddonefieldworkwithHispanicsthroughmyparish,andI’dhelpedthenunsatmykids’school,butIhadnotrainingintryingtodevelopHispanicministryataDiocesanlevel.”AtthattimeTeresa,whowasborninPuertoRicoandraisedinNewYork,wasoneofthefewSpanishspeakersintheDiocesanoffices. Shewaschargedwith“outreach.”Learninghowtodothatinvolvedalotof“OJT,”on-the-jobtraining,shesayswithasmile.Initiallythebiggestchallengewasdevelopingleadersattheparishlevel,anareawhereTeresabelievestherehasbeenalotofprogress.“Findingleadersisstillachallenge,”shesays,“butIthinkit’simproved.Wehavemoreparishesonboardandwehavepaidparishcoordinatorswhomeetregularlyforplanningandfortheirownfaithformation.Weteachthemtoteachothers.”

Death of Sister Jean Patrice Keenon, S.P.

SisterJeanPatriceKeenondiedonAugust6,2010inMotherTheodoreHall,St.Mary-of-the-Woods,Ind..Shewas90.SisterJeanPatriceprofessedherfinalvowsin1947andtaughtatBlessedSacramentCatholicSchoolinBurlington,NCfrom1948-1950.ShealsotaughtatCatholicschoolsinIndianaandIllinois,andheldvariousadministrativepositionsinherCongregation.Mayhersoul,andthesoulsofallthefaithfuldeparted,restinpeace.

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ShealsoseesimprovedcollaborationbetweentheOfficeofHispanicMinistryandotherDiocesanoffices. WhilethereisdebateaboutwhetherHispanicyouthshouldreceivefaithformationinSpanishorEnglish,Teresabelievesthatfaithformationfortheparents,inwhateverlanguagetheyprefer,isakeypartofcatechesisamongHispanics.“Formtheparentsandteachthemtocatechizethekids,”shesays.“Whenyourparentsteachyouathome,youdon’tforgetit.” AskedwhatwouldbeherfondestwishforHispanicMinistry,Teresadoesn’thesitate:“Thatallbeone.Thatweallworshipwithnodivisions.” Assheretires,TeresathanksGodfor“mypeopleandmyfaith,andforGod’shelpinthisministry.I’velearnedalot.” Nowshelooksforwardto“takingcareofmyhousethewayIwouldlikeittobetakencareof,”spendingmoretimewithherfourgrandchildrenandtravelingwithherhusband.Sheexpectseventuallytovolunteerinherparish,andsheremainsanadvocatefortheDiocesanMarriageTribunal. BishopBurbidgestated,“Teresahasofferedloyal,dedicatedandgenerousservicetoourDioceseformanyyears,bothintheHispaniccommunityandthroughouttheDiocese.Onbehalfofherco-workersandallthoseshehasserved,IwishTeresamuchhappinessandabundantblessings.”

Bishop Burbidge Dedicates Expansion of St. Brendan Church in Shallotte

OnSunday,July25th,theMostReverendMichaelF.BurbidgededicatedthenewlyexpandedSt.BrendantheNavigatorChurchinShallotte,NC.Thechurchnowseats1200worshippers,replacingtheformerspacewhichaccommodated500,andmakingSt.BrendanoneofthelargestchurchesintheDiocese. Evenwith1200seats,200foldingchairswereaddedtoaccommodatethelargecrowdfortheDedicationMass.Inhisopeningremarks,BishopBurbidgesaid,“WecommendyouforbuildingsuchabeautifulhouseofGod.Itisareflectionofwhatyoubelieve.”Headded,“NothingismoreimportantthangatheringtogetherasGod’sholypeopletoofferpraiseandworshipandgloryandhonortotheLordourGod,knowingthatonlyinHimthroughHimandwithHimcanweaccomplishmarvelousdeeds.” BeforeMassbegan,thebuilderpassedthekeystothechurchtotheBishop.TheBishopthenblessedthewallsofthechurchwithholywater. Inhishomily,ReverendRobertIppolito,MS,pastorof

Red Mass, White Mass Scheduled for October

TheMostReverendMichaelF.BurbidgeishonoredtowelcometheMostReverendDonaldW.Wuerl,ArchbishopofWashington,whowillserveasthePrincipalCelebrantandHomilistfortheannualRedMassatnoononFriday,October8thatSa-credHeartCathedralinRaleigh.The

RedMassrecognizesmenandwomenwhoworkinthele-galprofessionandgovern-mentofficials.TheRed

MassgetsitsnamefromthecolorofthevestmentswornbytheBishopand

thoseconcelebratingtheMass,withredsymbolizingtheHolySpirit. OnOctober18th,7p.m.atSt.ThomasMoreCatholicChurchinCha-pelHill,theMostReverendMichaelF.BurbidgewillcelebratetheWhiteMasstorecognizedoctors,nursesandallwhocareforthesickandinfirmandthosewhoprovidepastoralcare. AllthefaithfulareinvitedtoattendbothMasses.

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Sports, Life, Faith

I jokewithmydaughterthatjustabouteverythinginlifecanbeillustratedbysports.Ambition,disappointment,beauty,hardchoices,history,philosophy,math-

ematics–it’sallthere,inafootballgameoraroundofgolforabasketballteam’slastposses-sionwithsecondstoplay.

IexpecttheCatholiccollegeathleticsfiguresinthismonth’scoverstorymightagree,buttheyprobablywouldpointoutthattheconverseistrueaswell:Lifeneedstoinformsports.Alifeguidedbythevaluesinstilledbyfaithputssportsinperspective,notbyshowingtheyaresome-howunimportantbutbygivingthemacontext.It’snotuncom-montoseeanathletewhohasjusthitahomerunorscoredatouchdownpointtothesky,to

acknowledgethesourceoftheirabilityorsuccess.Heorsheun-derstandsthatthehardworkoftraining,thehoningofskillsandthejoyofperforminggiveglorytotheCreatorbywhomtheyhavebeen“wonderfullymade.”Veryfewofusareeliteathletes.Butmanyofushavehadtheexperienceofworkinghardforagoalandachievingit,orbeingsurprisedbyaskillortalentwedidn’tknowwehad,andunder-standingonsomelevelthatitwasn’tjustaboutourownefforts,thatwehavebeenblessedbySomeonewhomustloveusverymuch.Atthosemomentsfaithremindsus,perhapsinourheartsorinourprayers,topointtothesky.NCCisdevotingsomespacethismonthtotheupcoming2010CatholicConvocation,October16th(registrationdeadlineSeptember30th).Ihopethestory(onpp.6-7)encouragesyoutoattend,butIalsohopeyou’llcallorgoonlinetolookatthedetailsofthemanysessionsandspeakerswhowillbethere.Therereallyissomethingforeveryone–somethingthatwillteachorinspireordelightyou.Acoupleofyearsago,onourDiocesanpilgrimagetoWashington,D.C.,someonetoldmehowmuchtheyenjoyed“be-ingwithagroupofpeoplewhoarehappytobeCatholic.”That’sanexperiencetheCatholicConvocationwillguaranteeyou.

Thanks for your letters and emails and kind sugges-tions. Youcanreachmeat715NazarethStreet,Raleigh,[email protected].

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StBrendan,commendedtheparishcommunityforitshardwork,patienceandperseveranceincompletingtheproject.Herecalledawidowwhowasdyingandcalledforhimtocomeseeher.Shewantedtopayofftherestofherpledgetofundthenewconstruction.Fr.Ippolitoremarkedthereweremanysuchstoriesofsacrificeanddedicationtothisbuildingprojectthroughoutthecommunity. Followingthehomily,theBishopanointedandincensedthealtar.Parishionersthendressedthealtarinawhitecloth,decorateditwithflowersandlitthecandlesaroundthealtar. St.Brendanthe

NavigatorChurchwasfoundedin1983andhasoutgrowntwobuildings.Tenyearsago,therewere100familiesintheparish;todaySt.Brendanishometo3800families.Morethanhalfoftheparishionersareage60andolder.“You’llfindpeoplefromallovertheworldhere,”reflectedparishionerJimRussell. “Isn’tthisagreatday?”askedanotherparishioner,MarciaMatthews.“Myhusbandhelpedwiththeplumbingofthechurch.WhereIcomefrom,NewYorkCity,thechurcheswerealreadybuilt.St.Brendan’sfeelslikefamily;that’swhatmakesitsospecial.”

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St. Peter Claver a minister to slaves

San Pedro Claver un ministro a los esclavosnacimiento: 1580fallecimiento: 1654Día de fiesta: 9 de septiembre

Motivo de su fama:SanPedroClavernacióenEspañaeingresóalaordenJesuitaen1602,cuandoteníasólo22años.SanAlfonsoRodríguez,el“santoporterodeMallorca”,vaticinóqueeljoveniríaalasIndiasysalvaríaa“millonesdealmascondenadas”.AsíquePedroClaversedirigióaColombia,elcentrodelmercadodeesclavosmásgrandeenelNuevoMundo.Despuésdesuordenaciónsacerdotalen1616,hizovotosparadedicarsuvidaaatenderalosmilesdeesclavosafricanosquellegabancadamesalpuertodeCartagena.Siempremantuvoesevotollevandolafecatólicaaunos300,000esclavos,capacitandoacatequistasafricanosparallevarlasBuenasNuevasalosesclavosensuspropiaslenguas,yatendiendoalosesclavosdespuésdequedejabanlosbarcosyempezabansusvidasenlasplantacionesdeColombia.

Hecho poco conocido: Ademásdeatenderlasnecesidadesfísicasyespiritualesdelosesclavos,SanPedroClavertrabajóparacambiarlasleyesquegobernabansusvidas.Sibiennolefueposibleabolirlaesclavitud,sípeleóporleyesquepermitieranalosesclavoselmatrimoniocristianoyprohibieranlaseparacióndelasfamilias.

Por qué es un santo:SanPedroClavereligióporvoluntadpropiapasarsusdíasentrandoalaslúgubresyfétidasbodegasdelosbarcosdeesclavos,cuidandoalosesclavosaterrados,enfermosymoribundos,enlugardeaceptarministeriosmáscómodosentreloscatólicosacaudaladosdeCartagena.Mendigópersonalmentedecasaencasaparareuniralimentosparallevaralosesclavos.Utilizósupropiacapaparacubrircuerposdesnudos,comoalmohadaparacabezascansadasycomovendaparacarnesheridas.Sinolvidarsedelosesclavosdespuésdeayudarlosenelmercadodeesclavos,viajóalcampocadaprimaverapararealizarmisionesenlasplantaciones.Ademásdelosesclavos,tambiénayudóaotraspersonaspredicandoyconvirtiendoamarinerosyprisionerospolíticosenlaciudad.ElPapaLeoXIIIdijo:“Ningunavida,exceptolavidadeCristo,mehaconmovidotantocomoladePedroClaver”.

Su muerte: DespuésdeayudaralosesclavosenCartagenadurantecasi40años,SanPedroClavercayóenfermodebidoalaplagayquedóparalizadoparcialmente.Durantelosúltimoscuatroañosdesuvidaestuvopostradoencamaycasifueolvidado.Sinembargo,asumuertealaedadde74añosel8deseptiembrede1597,elgobernadordeCartagenaordenóunfuneralpúblicoparaelsanto,alqueasistieronmilesdepersonas.

Born: 1580Died: 1654Feast Day: Sept. 9

Claim to fame:St.PeterClaverwasborninSpainandenteredtheJesuitorderin1602,whenhewasjust22.St.AlphonsusRodriguez,the“holyporterofMajorca,”prophesiedthattheyoungmanwouldgototheIndiesandsave“millionsofperishingsouls.”SoSt.PeterClaverheadedforColombia,hometothelargestslavemarketintheNewWorld.Afterhispriestlyordinationin1616,hemadeavowtodedicatehislifetoministeringtothethousandsofAfricanslaveswhoarrivedeverymonthattheportofCartagena.Healwayskeptthatvow,bringinganestimated300,000slavesintotheCatholicfaith,trainingAfricancatechiststobringtheGoodNewstotheslavesintheirownlanguages,andministeringtotheslavesaftertheylefttheshipsandbegantheirlivesontheColombianplantations.

Little-known fact:Inadditiontocaringforindividualslaves’physicalandspiritualneeds,St.PeterClaverworkedtochangethelawsthatgovernedtheirlives.Whilehewasnotabletoabolishslavery,hedidfightforlawsthatallowedforChristianmarriageforslavesandthatforbadetheseparationoffamilies.

What made him a saint: St.PeterClaverwillinglychosetospendhisdaysenteringthedismal,fetidholdsofslaveships,caringforterrified,sickanddyingslavesratherthanacceptingmorecomfortableministriesamongCartagena’swell-to-doCatholics.Hepersonallybeggedfromhousetohousetocollectfoodtobringtotheslaves.Heusedhisowncloakasacoveringfornakedbodies,asapillowforwearyheadsandasabandageforwoundedflesh.Notforgettingabouttheslavesafterheministeredtothemattheslavemarket,hetraveledouttothecountrysideeveryspringtoconductmissionsattheplantations.Healsoministeredtoothersbesidesslaves,preachingandconvertingsailorsandpoliticalprisonersinthecity.PopeLeoXIIIsaid,“Nolife,exceptthelifeofChrist,hasmovedmesomuchasthatofPeterClaver.”

How he died:AfterministeringtotheslavesinCartagenafornearly40years,St.PeterClaverfellillfromtheplagueandwaspartiallyparalyzed.Forthefinalfouryearsofhislife,hewasbedriddenandnearlyforgotten.However,uponhisdeathatage74onSept.8,1654,thegovernorofCartagenaorderedapublicfuneralforthesaint,whichwasattendedbythousandsofpeople.


Mes de la Herencia Hispana 2010

Unity Mass and Picnic

p a s t o r ’ s p e r s p e c t i v e l a n a t u r a l e z a d e n u e s t r a f e

V o i c e s i n o u r c h u r c h

nmuchospaíseslatinoamericanoscelebranel12deoctubrecomoel“DíadelaRaza”paraconmemorarlallegadadeCristóbalColónaAmérica.ElpresidentedeEstadosUnidosenseptiembrede1968proclamóla

celebracióndelaSemanaNacionaldelaHerenciaHispana.Desde1988celebramosenEstadosUnidoselMesdelaHerenciaHispanaquecomprendedel15deseptiembreal15deoctubredecadaaño.Estaprogresivaampliaciónparacelebrarlaherenciahispanademuestralaimportanciadenuestrosaportesaldesarrollodeestepaís.

EnlaDiócesisdeRaleighvaloramosyagradecemoslaherenciahispanadesdehacevariosañosconlacelebracióndelaMisadelaHispanidadcadasegundosábadodeoctubre.EstaMisaespresididaporelObispocomoPastordelaDiócesis,concelebradapormuchossacerdotesqueaquísirven,preparadaydesarrolladaconreligiosasylídereshispanosquenos

reunimoscomounsolopueblodefe.HemoscelebradoentodoslosdecanatosdelaDiócesisdeRaleigh;yesteañocorrespondealdeTarRiverenlaParroquia San Gabriel de Greenville el 9 de octubre, 2010 a las 11:00 AM.Nuestrolemaserá:“Para que nuestros pueblos tengan vida en Él” yresaltaremoselllamadodelSeñorasersusdiscípulosymisionerosennuestraDiócesis.ConestacelebraciónmostramoslaalegríadeserhispanoscatólicosqueamamosprofundamentenuestrasraícesydemostramoslaunidaddelaIglesiaenladiversidad.AfirmamoselllamadouniversalacompartirnuestrafeenCristoJesúsluchandoporunmundomásjustoyfraternoderribandolosmurosquenosdividencomounasolafamiliahumana.Creemosfirmementeenlaintegraciónrespetuosadelasculturasycontinuamoslafeancestraldenuestrospadresquedieronorigenanuestraidentidadhispana.Renovamosnuestrocompromisodeproteger,cuidarydefenderlavidaentodassusformascomomiembrossolidariosdeunmismoplaneta“Gaia”(MadreTierra).DeclaramosconíntegraconvicciónquetodosnuestrospueblosencontraránlavidaplenaenelDios-con-nosotrosyquelavidaserálaúltimaydefinitivapalabradelahistoria.

– Padre Carlos N. Arce, Vicario para los Hispanos

nJuly17th,AfricanAncestryMinistrycelebrateditsyearlyUnityMassandPicnicatSt.AlphonsusCenterinWil-son.Theeventhadthelargestturnoutinrecenttimes.Thereweremorethan

onehundredpeoplepresent.

TheKnightsofColumbusfromtheWilsonCouncilerectedalargetentfortheshar-ingofameal.DuringthebrieftimeIlivedatSt.Alphonsus,IservedasChaplainoftheCouncil,andtheyhavehelpedwiththiseventformanyyears. TheMasswasveryspecialforall.RecentlyordainedPermanent

DeaconRickFisherassistedattheMass.ThatwasveryspecialformeasDeaconRickhadbeenanaltarserverduringmytenureasPastorofSt.PaulinNewBern. WewerepleasedthatFr.TimMeares,PastorofIm-maculateConceptioninRockyMount,Fr.PeterMawandafromUganda,astudentatDukeUniversity,andFr.PiusWekesa,PastorofSt.JohntheBaptistinRoanokeRapids,werepresenttoconcelebrate. AdiversegroupofourAfricansistersandbrotherswasalsopresent.ItincludedpeoplefromtwoofthenewAAMEchapters,fromSt.MichaelinCaryandSt.RaphaelinRaleigh. Awardsweregiventovariouspersons,bothadultsandyouth,fortheiroutstandingworkinAAMEministry.Mrs.DorethaLewisofSt.MaryinGoldsbororeceivedthe“Msgr.ThomasP.HaddenAward”;TheRoraB.SmithYouthAwardrecipientswereBenettaWitteveenofSacredHeartCathedral;JacobMwanikioftheNewmanCatholicStudentCenterParishinChapelHill;MaggieManley,non-Catholic;andMartinGreenofSacredHeartCathedral. BenettaWittevenisfromLiberia,whileJacobMwanikiisfromKenya.Jacob’sfatherwasthecatalystforstartingtheMassesforthevariousAfricanpeopleinourDiocese.HesimplycametotheCatholicCenterandaskedthattheDiocesereachouttotheAfricansgatheringinRaleigh.Thiswedid.NowthereisaSwahiliMass,anIgboMassandaMassinFrench.

– Msgr. Hadden

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Coach Mike Krzyzewski

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Athletic Director Kevin White

TheEmilyKcommunitycenter,whichKrzyzewskihadbuiltinhonorofhismother,sitsnexttoImmaculateConceptionChurch,andtheImmaculateConceptionschoolchildrenusethegymthereduringtheday.NestledhalfwaybetweenthestatelybuildingsoftheDukecampusandbustlingdowntownDur-ham,theparishservesarichlydiverseclientele. “Thediversitythat’sthere,I’velovedthatsinceI’vecometoDurham,andthat’swhereI’vebeensincewegothere30yearsago,”Krzyzewskisaid.“Thesocioeconomicsofourchurchreallyencompasseseverybody.It’savibrantchurchandithasaverybigimpactontheHispaniccommunity.” Krzyzewskiisoneofmanyprominentcollegeathleticfig-uresintheTriangleareawithrichCatholicbackgrounds.Krzyzewski,DukefootballcoachDavidCutcliffeandDukeAathleticsDirectorKevinWhiteareallparishionersofImmaculateConception.N.C.StatefootballcoachTomO’BrienattendsMassregularlyatSacredHeartCathedralindowntownRaleigh.AndNorthCarolinalacrossecoachJoeBreschiisamemberoftheCatholicCommunityofSt.ThomasMoreinChapelHill. Thecoachesdon’tpreachCatholicdoctrinetotheirath-letes,butsaytheirfaithgivesthemguidance,wisdomandstrength. “Ithinkitgivesyouanopportunitytosaythanks,”Krzyzewskisaid.“Italsogives

youanopportunitytoreflect.Itgivesyouanopportunitytofindstrengthwhenyou’reweak,itgivesyouanoppor-tunitytoseehowyouhandlesuccess,failure,howyouhandlethedemandsthatareplacedonyou.”

Tom O’Brien

TomO’BrienlivesjusttwoblocksfromSacredHeartindowntownRaleighandenjoystheintimacyofthesmall-estCatholicCathedralinthecontinentalUnitedStates. ThecoachgrewupinCincinnatiinadevoutCatholicfamily.BothofhisparentsattendeddailyMass,asdidO’Brien,aCatholicschoolstudentfor12years.HefondlyrecallsthatonlongcartripshisfamilywouldsaytheRosarytogethertopassthetime,andtherewasrarelyaSundaynightwhentherewasn’tapriestasaguestatthedinnertable. Becauseofhisloveoffoot-ball,O’BriensaidhewantedtoattendPurcellHighSchool.RunbyMarianistpriests,PurcellwaswherelocallegendRogerStaubachplayedinthelate1950sbeforegoingontowintheHeismanTrophyattheNavalAcademyandtoquar-terbacktheDallasCowboys.ButhisfatherinsistedthatheattendSt.XavierHigh,whichisrunbyJesuits,andtodayO’Brienisgladhedid. “Therewasneveranyques-tionthatweweregoingtotheJesuits,”hesaid.“Itwasforthebest.Fatherknowsbest.Inthosedaysyouobeyedand

believedinyourfather.” Later,ascoachofBostonCollegefortenyearsbeforecomingtoN.C.Statebeforethe2007season,O’Briensaidhisfaithwasenrichedbythespiritthatpermeatesthecam-pusofoneofthenation’stopCatholicuniversities. CoupledwithhistrainingintheMarines,O’Brien’sfaithhascausedhimtopreachselfless-nesstohisplayers,andtheyhaveembracedhisteaching.TheyhavetraveledtoCampLejeunetovisitwoundedsoldiers,builthousesinMis-sissippiafterHurricaneKatrinaandcollectedToysforTots. “Myfaithismyinnercom-pass,”O’Briensaid.“Ithelpsyoudifferentiatebetweenthosedifficultrightdecisionsratherthanthoseeasywrongdeci-sions.” O’Brienfindsthathisfaithgiveshimperspective.“Therearebiggerthingsouttherethanyou,”hesaid,“andthemoreyoucanhelpsomeoneelsethebetteroffyouwillbe.”

Kevin White

LikeO’Brien,DukeAthlet-icsDirectorKevinWhitehasaCatholicuniversitybackground.BeforecomingtoDuke,hewasAthleticsDirectorforeightyearsattheUniversityofNotreDame.HealsodirectedtheathleticsprogramatanotherCatho-licschool,LorasCollegeinDubuque,Iowa.Servingatthoseinstitutionshadasignificantimpactonhisentirefamily,hesaid.Henow

attendsImmaculateConcep-tion,althoughhesometimesparticipatesintheSundayeveningstudentmassatthechapelonDuke’scampus. White’sfavoriteScriptureverseisPsalm23:4:“ThoughIwalkthroughthevalleyoftheshadowofdeath,Iwillfearnoevil,forthouartwithme.”Hegrewupinspiredinthefaithbyhisgrandmother,MaryO’Donnell,whoemigratedfromIrelandin1917.Hedescribesherasastrong-willedindividual,unabashedlycom-mittedtoabedrockoftradi-tionalIrishCatholicprinciplesthatstillresonatewithWhite. “Myfaithhelpstodefinemetomyself,aswellastoallothers,”Whitewroteinane-mailinterview.“Moreover,mydeeplyrooted‘faithbased’orientationprovidesabasicframeworkinwhichIcanat-tempttooperate,bothperson-allyandprofessionally.”

David Cutcliffe

WhilegrowingupinBir-mingham,Ala.,DavidCut-cliffewaseagertobeanaltarboyatSt.BarnabasCatholicChurch.Thatwasn’taseasyasitistoday,herecalls.BoyshadtoprovetheyknewtheproperresponsesinLatinbeforetheywereallowedtoserve.Cutcliffealwaysenjoyedachallenge,though,andhepassedthetest.HerememberstheexcitementofgettingdressedforMassinhiscassockandjoiningtheprocessionontothealtarlikehewasenteringatheaterfromtherearofthestage. Hisrespectforhispastor,FatherDanielO’Reilly,wassuchthathewasscaredtodeathofmakingamistake,butCutcliffelovedbeingonthealtar. “Ithadthewhitemarble,

oachingDuketofourNCAAbasketballtitlesandTeamUSAtoanOlympicgoldmedalwerehugethrills.ButwhenyouaskCoachMikeKrzyzewskiaboutthethingsheappreciatesmost,hewon’tfailtomentionhisparish,

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andthetabernaclewassome-thingthatwasmysterioustome,”Cutcliffesaid.“Togetthatclosetothetabernacle[wasspecial].Werangthebellsthenalso.Thatwasabigdealtobeabletoringthebellanddothatright.” Cutcliffehasaspecialfondnessforthegospelsandspenttimethissummerreadingtheminorderandstudyingtheirsimilaritiesanddifferences.HisfavoriteBibleverseisPhilippians4:13:“IcandoallthingsthroughChrist,whostrengthensme.”CutcliffealsobelievesprieststhroughouttheCatholicchurchdon’treceivenearlytherespectandcredittheydeserveasleaders.HegetstomeetalotofVIPsthroughhisjob,andsaidthepriestsandmilitarygeneralsaretheoneswhoimpresshimthemost. Hedoesn’tpreachaspecificfaithtohisplayers,butsaidhisreligionaffectsthewayhecoacheshisteam. “Thethingthatwetakegreatprideinishavingalastingeffectonyoungpeoplefortherestoftheirlives,”hesaid.“WeusethefourF’shereatDuke.Theyarefaith,family,theirfuturesandfootball....We’vemanagedtowinalotofchampionshipswiththatprior-itylist.”

Joe Breschi

UNClacrossecoachJoeBreschi’sfaithwastestedin2004whenhis3-year-oldsonMichaelwashitbyacarinapreschoolparkinglotandkilledinColumbus,Ohio. BreschihadgrownupanaltarboyandattendedaJesuithighschool,LoyolaBlakefield,inTowson,Md.WhilehewascoachatOhioState,hewasamemberofImmaculateCon-ceptionparishinColumbus;heandhiswifeJulietaughtthechildren’sliturgyandattendedfishfriesonFridays.Thentheylosttheirson. Theyaskedtheinevitablequestion:Why? “Westruggledinlosingourson,withthewhyofwhathappened,”Breschisaid.“Wekindofwentthrough,‘Howcanwegrowinourfaithinasituationlikethisandcontin-uetoliveourlifeandbecomeclosertoGodspirituallyandhaveachancetoreachouttoothers?’” MonsignorAnthonyMis-simi,theirpastor,comfortedthem.Hehelpedthemseehowtheycouldhealiftheyreachedouttoothersratherthanremainingcoopedupwiththeirgrief.Sincethentheyhavecounseledotherparentswhohavelostchildren,and

remainactiveintheChurch.BreschihasstartedavoluntaryteamBiblestudythatbeganwiththreeparticipantsandhasgrowntooveradozen. Heencourageshisathleteswhoaresoinclinedtopursueagreaterunderstandingoftheirspirituality.Hewasover-whelmedwithpridewhenhisteamcaptain,MichaelJarvis,approachedhimwantingtostartafundraiserforearth-quakevictimscalled“HeelsforHaiti.” “Thatisawesome,”Breschisaid.“It’sOKtogive.It’sOKtoreachout,andthatformeisbeingsuccessfulasacoach.Winorlose,ifyou’rehelpingguidetheseyoungmenintheirlifeandpointingtheminthedirectionthat’smostimportant,everythingelsewillfollow.” Breschiisguidedbythese-renityprayer,whichasksGodfortheserenitytoacceptthethingsonecannotchange,thecouragetochangewhatcanbechanged,andthewisdomtoknowthedifference.

Coach K: “Something bigger”

MikeKrzyzewskidoesn’thaveafavoriteprayerorScriptureverse,butenjoyssayingtheRosary.Forhimit’sasettling,comfortingact

offaith,hesaid. OneofthemostinfluentialpeopleinKrzyzewski’slifewasFatherFrancisRog,apriestwhoservedatArch-bishopWeberHighSchoolinChicago,whichKrzyzewskiattended.FatherRoghelpedKrzyzewskiunderstandhowheshouldlethisfaithguidehimduringhisteenageyearsgrowingupinatoughPolishneighborhood.KrzyzewskisaidFatherRogwasabridgetofaithforhimthen,andcontinuestobeone. “IbelievepeoplewhohavefaithinGod,theyknowthereissomethingbiggerthanwhatthey’redoing,”Krzyzewskisaid.“Youknowthereissomethingbiggerthanyou.Whateverachieve-mentsordisappointmentsyouhave,thereisastrengthofknowingthereisabiggerpicture,whetherinsuccessorhumility,knowingthereissomethingbiggerthanthatormoreimportant,andknowinginfailurethatthat’snotthefinaldestination,thatsomethinggoodcanhappenoutofeverything.” FaithconstantlymakesgoodthingshappenforthesedevoutlyCatholiccollegesportsfigures,andtheyareproudandgratefulfortheirconnectionstotheChurch.

More Catholics in College Sports

LookforinterviewswithmoreNCCatholicsincollegeathleticsontheDiocesanWebsite,www.dioceseofraleigh.org.Amongtheupcom-ingsubjects:

Joe Browninghasfash-ioneda26-yearcareerincollegiateathletics,

includingthelast21yearsatUNCWilming-ton,wherehehasbeenafixturesince1986andservesasSeniorAssoci-

ateAthleticDirector.

Joe Sagula entershis19thyearastheUniver-sityofNorthCarolina

women’svolleyballheadcoach.HehasledtheTarHeelsto4ACCChampionshipsinthelastsixyearsandwas

theformerPresidentoftheAmericanVolleyballCoachesAssociation.

Charles StephensonhascoordinatedNCState’sbasketballstrengthandconditioningprogramsincethefallof1996.HepreviouslyworkedatAuburnUniversity,wherehewastheheadstrengthandconditioningcoachformen’sandwomen’sbas-ketballfrom1994-96.

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Diocese Thanked for Donations to Haitian Earthquake Relief, Special Collections

TheDioceseofRaleighhasreceivedaletterofgratitudefromthechairmenoftwocommitteesoftheUnitedStatesConferenceofCatholicBishops(USCCB)foritsgenerousresponsetotherequesttoaidthepeopleofHaitifollowingthedevastatingearthquakethatravagedtheislandnationsixmonthsago. InalettertoBishopMichaelF.Burbidge,MostReverendJoseH.Gomez,CoadjutorArchbishopofLosAngelesandChairmanoftheUSCCBSubcommitteeontheChurchinLatinAmerica,andMostReverendTimothyDolan,ArchbishopofNewYorkandChairmanofCatholicReliefServices(CRS)BoardofDirectors,expressedtheirheartfeltappreciationtoBishopBurbidgeandthefaithfulof

theDioceseforcontributionsmadetoassistHaitiintheaftermathofthedevastatingearthquakethatravagedtheislandnationsixmonthsago. Intheirletter,theArchbishopsnotedtheamountcollectedbytheDiocesefromitsparishcollectiontotaled$569,702.83,withanadditional$296,910.21donatedfromgroupsandindividualswithzipcodesintheDioceseofRaleighforatotalof$866,613.04. ArchbishopGomezandArchbishopDolanexplainedthat,inadditiontoaddressingtheimmediateandlong-termhumanitarianneedsoftheHaitianpeople,aportionofthenationalSpecialHaitiReliefCollectionwillbeusedtoprovidetransitionalparishcenterssofaithcommunitiescangatherandbenourishedbythesacraments.“TheCatholicChurchwasanimportantinstitutioninHaitibeforetheearthquake,”theArchbishopswrote,“anditwillcontinuetoplayasignificant

rolelongintothefuture.” Theearthquaketookmorethantwo-hundredthousandlives,includingtheArchbishopofthecapitalcity,priests,religioussistersandseminarians.ItalsodestroyedtheCathedral,churches,seminariesandCatholicschools. TheletterexplainstheUSCCBisworkingcloselywiththeHaitianbishopstohelpthemputinplaceaconstructionentitythatcanensurethatallbuildingcarriedoutwithU.S.fundswillfollowacceptedcodes

andpractices.TheinitiativeisbeingdevelopedasacollaborativeeffortinvolvingtheHaitianBishops’Conference,theFrenchBishops’Conference,theUSCCBandCatholicReliefServices. CatholicReliefServicesalsothankedtheDiocesefor$111,668.26donatedtothe2010CRSCollection.InadditiontheDiocesereceivedaletterofgratitudefor$84,585.86donatedtothe2010CollectionfortheChurchinCentralandEasternEurope.

Diocese of Raleigh Hosts Safe Environment Convocations

InAugusttheDiocesanOfficeofChildandYouthProtectionhostedfourSafeEnvironmentConvocationsaroundtheDiocesetoprovideparisheswitheasieraccesstoinformationintegraltotheirministries.EachparishwasaskedtohavearepresentativeatoneoftheSafeEnvironmentConvocations. Atthemeetings,parishrepresentativesreceivedmaterialsandupdatestohelpthemtomaintaintheircommitmenttoprovidesafeandsacredplacesforourchildrenandyouth. Inturn,allschoolandparishfaithformationprogramshavebeguntheyearbyprovidingparentresourcematerialsfordiscussingsafeenvironmentissuesinthehomeandbyalertingthestudentstothesafeenvironmentleadersintheschool/parish.Thisgivesyoungstersapooloftrustedadultstoturntoincasetheyareinarelationshipthatishurtful. Dr.JohnA.PendergrassreportedattheSafe

EnvironmentConvocationthat,asofthe2009audit:•2,259peopleweretrainedduringtheaudityear•24,258parentresourcesweredistributed•TheDioceseofRaleighhasbeenfoundtobeinfull

compliancewiththeCharterfortheProtectionofChildrenandYoungPeople.

•Todate,theOfficeofChildandYouthProtectionhasperformed12,092backgroundchecksandtrained13,286employees,volunteersandparents.

The2010auditdocumentsweresubmittedtotheUnitedStatesConferenceofCatholicBishopsattheendofAugust.


eginbyreadingtheseScripturepassages: John 15:7Ifyouabideinmeandmywordsabideinyou,askwhatever

youwillanditshallbedoneforyou. John 15:16YoudidnotchoosemebutIchoseyouandappointedyouthatyoushouldgoandbearfruitandthatyourfruitshouldabide;sothatwhateveryouasktheFatherinmyname,hemaygiveittoyou…” Luke 11:1-13 “AndItellyou,askandyouwillreceive,seekandyouwillfind;knockandthedoorwillbeopenedtoyou.Foreveryonewhoasks,receives;andtheonewhoseeks,finds;andtotheonewhoknocks,thedoorwillbeopened.Whatfatheramongyouwouldhandhissonasnakewhenheasksforafish?Orhandhimascorpionwhenheasksforanegg?Ifyouthen,whoarewicked,knowhowtogivegoodgiftstoyourchildren,howmuchmorewilltheFatherinheavengivetheHolySpirittothosewhoaskhim?” Lookatthesepromises.Doyouexperiencethefruitofansweredprayerinyourlife?Wouldyouliketoexperiencefruitormorefruitinyourprayer?Godmakesverycleartousinhiswordwhatwearetodo:

1 “If my words abide in you …” thatis,ifIamobedienttoGod’swordandconformmylifetoit.GodknowsIwillnotdoitperfectly.Thatisnotthepoint.Thepointisthis:

Ismylifeoriented–thoughts,wordsandactions–toconformingmylifetohisteaching,histruth?DoIreadhisworddailysoIknowwhatitteachesandaskthehelpoftheHolySpirittobecomemoreandmoreobedient.IfIamonthatpathandrepentingwhenIfail,thenIcanexpectthatGodwillhearandanswer.

2 “ … whatever you ask the Father in my name …” Whatdoesthatmean?Wheneveryouaskforafavorinsomeoneelse’sname,youareusinghisnametosupport

yourpleaandusinghisnamemeansheagreeswithyourrequest.

Now,whenweusethenameofJesusinourpetition,itmeans,asfaraswecandiscern,ourrequestwouldbeinaccordwithGod’swill.So,forexample,ifIsaid,”Fatherinthenameofyourson,Iaskforaraisethatwoulddoublemysalary,”wouldthatbeatrueuseofGod’sname?No.Whynot?Askyourselfifgettingaraisewilladvanceyourholiness.DoesithelpyoutoconformmoretoGod’splanandpurpose?Notnecessarily.Yousee,wearesoself-orientedthatourrequestsareoftenselfishornarrow.Oftenwecanonlyseeonestepaheadforourselvesorforthosewelove.ButGodseesthewholepicture.Soyourrequestcouldbe:“Lord,myfamilyneedsmoremoney.Iaskyoutomakeitpossibleformetogetaraiseifmyrequestwillhelpmeandmyfamilytofollowyoumoreclosely.”

3 I think it is also very important to look at the details of the Luke passage (Luke 11:1-13) that I mentioned at the beginning of this article.Jesustellsustoask,

seek,knock–notethetenseoftheverbs:Keeponasking,keeponseeking,keeponknocking.Inotherwords,persevere.Ifyouthinkyourintention,asfarasyouareabletodiscern,wouldbeinaccordwithGod’swill,thenpersistinyourrequest.Don’tloseheart,don’tgiveup–especiallywhenitinvolvesthelivesofotherswhoareintroubleinsomeway.“Thereforedonotbeanxious,saying,‘Whatshallweeat?’or‘Whatshallwedrink?’Or‘Whatshallwewear?’FortheGentilesseekallthesethingsandyourheavenlyFatherknowsthatyouneedthemall.” “Butseekfirsthiskingdomandhisrighteousnessandallthesethingswillbeyoursaswell.” Usetheremainingdaysofsummertotakealookatyourprayerlife–especiallythatofintercession:yourprayerforyourneedsandthoseofothers. – Sister Ann Shields

SisterAnn’snewbook,TobelikeJesus,ReflectionsontheGospelofLuke,isavailablefromwww.renewalministries.netorbycalling734.662.1730

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Thesearetimelessquestionsand,takentogether,constitutewhatisoftencalledthetheodicyquestion,thequestionofGodandhumansuffering.

Everysooftenthisquestionhitsuswithaparticularpoi-gnancy,asitdidlastJanuarywiththeearthquakeinHaiti.Somewherebetweenaquarterofamillionandhalfamillionpeoplearedead,thousandsareinjured,hundredsofthousandsarehomeless,thousandsmorenowfacethepossibilityofdiseasefromlackofproperwater,food,housing,andhygiene,itscapitalcityhasbeenalmostcompletelydestroyed,andvirtuallyeveryoneinthecountryhaslostlovedones.Andallofthishappenedtooneofthepoorestnationsintheworld–andtoapeoplewhohaveadeepfaithinGod.

WhereisGodinallthis?Howdoesonefindafaithperspectivewithinwhichtounderstandthis?Noteasily.

Whenwesearchscriptureforanswers,wefindthatneithertheJewishscripturesnorJesustrytotacklethequestionphilosophically,namely,inthetypeofwaythatChristianandJewishapologeticwritershavetriedtoanswerit.ScriptureandJesus,instead,dotwothings:First,theyplacesufferingandtragedyintoalargerperspectivewithinwhichGodisunder-stoodmoreasredeemingsufferingratherthanasrescuingusfromit.Second,theyassureusthatGodiswithus,afellow-sufferer,inanytragedy.

Forexample,anyonewhofollowsthedailyreadingsforthechurch’sliturgy,cannotnothavenoticed,thatontheverydayaftertheearthquake,therewasahauntingparallelbetweenwhathappenedinHaitiandwhatwasdescribedinthatday’sEpistletakenfromtheBookofSamuel.HereisanexcerptfromtheEpistlefortheliturgythedayaftertheearthquake:

SothepeoplewenttoShiloh,andbroughtwiththemthearcofthecovenantoftheLordofhosts,whoisenthronedonthecherubim.ThetwosonsofEli,HophniandPhinehas,weretherewiththeArkoftheCovenant.WhenthearkofthecovenantoftheLordwasbroughtintothecamp,allIsraelgaveamightyshout,sothatthewholeearthresounded....[Andwiththatfaithandconfidence,Israelmarchedintobattle,but]...Israelwasdefeated,andeveryonefled,eachto

hisownhouse.Therewasagreatslaughterandthirtythousandofherfoot-soldiersfell.Thearcofthecovenantwascaptured;andthetwosonsofElidied.

Onedoesn’thavetostraintheimaginationtowriteahauntingparallel:

SothepeopleHaitipracticedtheirChristianfaithwithpietyandconfidence.Theywenttotheirchurches,receivedtheEucharist,andlitvigilcandlestotheirGod.AndtheytrustedthattheirGodwouldprotectthem.Buttherecameagreatearthquake.Hundredsofthousandsofitspeopledied,itsgreatbuildingswereallleveled,allitschurchesweredestroyed,itsbelovedcathedralfelltotheground,andthe

Archbishopwaskilled.SowherewasGodinallofthis?TheBookofSamueldoesn’ttrytowritean

apologeticstoexplainwhathappenedthatdaywhenapeoplewhohadjustcelebrateditsfaithandconfidenceinGodwereutterlycrushedinbattle.Itdoesn’ttrytoexplainwhereGodwaswhenthishappened.Itsimplycontinuestotellitsstoryand,eventually,weseehowGodredeemsatragedyfromwhichhedidn’trescueitsvictims.ItalsomakesclearthatGodwaswiththepeopleofIsrael,evenastheywerebeingrouted.

Jesusgivesusessentiallythesameperspec-tive:Whenhisfriend,Lazarus,laydying,hedidn’trushtohissidetorescuehim.HewaiteduntilLazaruswasdeadandonlythenwenttohishome.HewasmettherebythesistersofLazarus,MarthaandMary,whoeachaskedhim

thepainfulquestion:Wherewereyouwhenourbrotherwasdying?Whydidn’tyoucomeandcurehim?

Jesus,forhispart,doesn’tmeettheirquestionhead-on.In-steadhesimplyasks:“Wherehaveyouputhim?”Theyanswer:“Come,we’llshowyou!”TheytakehimtothegraveandwhenJesusseesthetombanddrinksintheirgrief,hesitsdownandbeginstocry.Heentersandsharestheirgrief.Onlyafterwardsdoesheraiseupthebodyofhisdeadfriend.

WherewasGodwhentheearthquakehitHaiti?Hewasweepingwithitspeople,grievingoutsideitsmass

graves,sittinginsadnessbesideitscollapsedbuildings.Hewasthere,thoughheprovidednoHollywoodorSuperman-typeres-cue.Moreoverwecanbesurehewillredeemwhatwaslost.InGod’stime,eventually,notasinglelifeorsingledreamthatdiedinHaitiwillremainunredeemed.Intheend,allwillbewellandallwillbewellandeverymannerofbeingwillbewell.

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hereisGodinthecountlesstragediesthathappeninourworld?WhereisGodwhenbadthingshappentogoodpeople?WherewasGodduringtheHolocaust?

Where Is God? – Father Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.

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Living on a tight budget? Does it seem im-possible? The very first step is to understand that budgeting requires discipline. The biggest hurdle here is distinguishing between your needs and your wants. After that, it’s down to the gritty details of income and expenses.•Addupyourtotalnetincomefromeverysource(this

includessalaries,dividendsfrominvestments,pen-sions,everything).

•Thenidentifyallofyourexpenses.Teaseoutyourfixedexpenses(mortgages,utilities,carpayments)fromyourdiscretionaryexpenses(Netflix,gymmemberships,diningout).

Here comes the hard part – eliminate any un-necessary expenses. •Shopdifferently,clipcoupons,focusonspecialof-

fers.Doingextraworkcansaveyoualotofmoney.•Realizethatitmaybenecessarytodelayfinancial

commitmentsyoumadebeforetoughtimes.Justbecauseyouplannedtoremodelthebathroomorgoonvacationdoesn’tmeanyou’restabletodothesethingsnow.

Ifyou’rereallystrappedforcash,itemizeeverythingyouown.Itmightbecomenecessarytosellsomeofthesenon-essentialassetsandconvertthemtocash.Doyoureallyneedthatboat,RVorfour-wheeler?Besuretoconsiderallyouroptions.

Budgeting in tough times

We have to move – and my daughter doesn’t want to

Because of my husband’s job, we have to move this year. Our high-school daughter is really having a hard time with this – she is really social at her current school and doesn’t want to give up junior and senior year with all

her friends. How can we make the move easier on her?

Yourdaughter’sreactioniscompletelynormal.Shehadexpectedtoshareexperienceswithherfriendsfortwomoreyearsandnowherpeerswillbefinishinghighschoolwithouther.Asparentswe

hearthewords,“Itisn’tfair!”andourresponseis,“No,lifeisn’tfair.”Bynow,shemighthavehadhershareofinjuriesthatkeptheroutofsportsevents.Belovedgrandparentsmayhavedied.Chronicillnessesmayhavechangedthelivesoffriends.Eachtimethereprobablyhasbeenthesamebewildermentthatlifehastakenanunjustpathway.Yourquestionisagoodone,becauseitfocusesonthemostef-fectivewaytocopewiththisunexpectedturnofeventsratherthanragingagainsttheinevitable.• Is choice possible in the new location?Whenoneofmycolleaguesplannedhiswork-relatedmove,heandhiswifefoundthreecommunitieswithineasycommutingdistancetohisjob.Theyhadtheirteenagedaughterspendanentiredayineachofthethreepossibleschoolsthattheyselected.Shechosetheschoolinwhichshefeltmostcomfortable,givinghersomedecision-makinginthemove.Thenherparentsfoundahomenearthatschool.• Can friends help out?Perhapsafriendortwocouldbeinvitedtohelpdecoratethenewroomandcheckoutthenewtown.Itmightseemlessthreateninggiventhesecurebaseofherfriendshipnetwork.TheycansetupSkypeonacomputerandtellfriendsbackhomeabouttheirexperiences.• Make school connections as early as possible.Whatactivi-tiesdoesyourdaughterenjoy?Choir?Band?Yearbook?Golf?Tennis?Contactherfutureschoolandseehowshecanbecomeapartofthesegroupsonceyoumove.Findoutthenamesoftheteacherswhoactasadvisorsandcoaches.Howcanshebecomeinvolvedonceyouarrive?Asktheprincipalifitwouldbepossibletoholdanewstudentorientation.Perhapsthereareseveralothernewstudents;theyhavenowayofidentifyingoneanother!• Remind your daughter to be herself.Ifasubjectwaschal-lengingbefore,shemighthaveaskedfriendsiftheywantedtoformastudygroup.Thatcanbeaneffectiveapproachinmakingnewfriends,too.Askotherstudentsabouthighschoolandtowntraditions.Befriendlybutdon’ttrytoohard!Keepintouchwitholdfriendsandstayopentonewexperiences!

Remindyourdaughterthatallherworriesandconcernscanbesharedinherprayers:

“Itrustinyou,OLORD;Isay,‘YouaremyGod’.Mytimesareinyourhands…”(Psalm31:14-15)– Dr. Cathleen McGreal

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Catholic Charities Adds Six Members to Board

InAugust,CatholicCharitiesoftheDioceseofRaleigh,Inc.,anonprofitsocialservicesagencyserv-ingthepeopleofEasternNorthCarolina,welcomedsixnewboardmembersduringameetingoftheBoardofDirectorsonJuly17.BishopMichaelF.BurbidgeinstalledthenewboardmembersataMassprecedingthemeeting. ThenewboardmembersareDavidBlain,NewBern;KathyJohnson,Raleigh;MaryKeesee,Hamp-stead;ChristopherKelley,NagsHead;GeraldineMadden,Raleigh;WilliamSpeas,Oriental. “Weareverypleasedtohavethesenewboardmembersjoinusandlookforwardtotheircontri-butionstoourorganization,”saidKathleenWalsh,ACSW,DiocesanDirectorofCatholicCharitiesoftheDioceseofRaleigh. FormoreinformationonCatholicCharitiesoftheDioceseofRaleigh,call919-821-9750orvisitwww.dioceseofraleigh.org/how/social/

¡ Y a q u e u s t e d l o p r e g u n t a !

Estassonpreguntasperennes,y,tomadasjuntas,constituyenloqueconfrecuenciasellamala“cuestióndeteodicea”.LacuestióndeDiosydelsufrimientohumano.

Conmuchísimafrecuenciaestacuestiónnosgolpeaconespecialagresividad,comoocurrióacausadelterremotodeHaití.Másomenos,hanmuertoentreuncuartodemillónymediomillóndepersonas,milesquedaronheridas,cientosdemilessintechonicasa;másmilestodavíadepersonasconfrontanahoralatemidaposibilidaddecontraerenfermedadesporfaltadeaguapotable,alimento,viviendaehigiene;suciudadcapitalhasidocasicompletamentedestruida,yprácticamentetodosloshabitantesdelpaíshaperdidoseresqueridos.Ytodoestosucedióaunadelasnacionesmáspobresdelmundo–yaunpuebloquesienteprofundafeenDios.

¿DóndeestáDiosentodoesto?¿Cómoencuentraunounaperspectivadefeenlaquesepuedaentenderesto?Noesfácil.

CuandobuscamosrespuestaenlaEscritura,nosencontramosconquenilasescriturasjudíasniJesústratanlacuestióndemodofilosófico,asaber,coneltipodeestiloquelosescritoresapologistas,tantocristianoscomojudíos,hanintentadocontestarlas.Ensulugar,laEscriturayJesúshacendoscosas:Primera,sitúanelsufrimientoylatragediadentrodeunaperspectivamásampliaenlaquesepercibeaDiosmáscomosufriendoconnosotrospararedimirnosquecomorescatándonosdelmal.Segunda,laEscriturayJesúsnosaseguranqueDiosestáconnosotros,comocompañerosufriente,encualquiertragedia.

Porejemplo,hayunobsesivoparaleloentreloquesucedióenHaitíyloquesedescribeenelprimerlibrodeSamuel,cuandoelpueblodeIsraelfuederrotadoporlosfilisteos,ensangrientabatalla.Heaquíunextractodelalectura:

“MandarongenteaSiló,ydeallítrajeronelarcadelaalianzadelSeñorTodopoderoso,quetienesutronosobrequerubines.LosdoshijosdeElí,JofníyFineés,volvieronconelarcadelaalianzadeDios.CuandoelarcadelaalianzadelSeñorllegóalcampamento,todoIsraellanzóaplenopulmónelgritodeguerra,ylatierraretembló.(…)[Yconesafeyconfianza,Israelmarchóalabatalla,pero]…Losfilisteosselanzaronalaluchayderrotaronalosisraelitas,quehuyeronaladesbandada.Fueuna

derrotatremenda:cayerontreintamilsoldadosdelainfanteríaisraelita.ElarcadeDiosfuecapturadaylosdoshijosdeElí-JofníyFineés-murieron”(1Sm,4,4-11).

Unonotienequeforzarlaimaginaciónparaescribirunimpresionanteparalelo:

Así,elpueblodeHaitípracticabasufecristianaconpiedadyconfianza.Loshaitianosibanasusiglesias,

recibíanlaeucaristía,yencendíanvelasasuDios.YconfiabanquesuDioslosprotegería.

Perovinoungranterremoto.Cientosdemilesdesupueblomurieron,susgrandesedificiosquedarontotalmentederruidos,ruinaspordoquier,casitodassusiglesiasdestruidas;suqueridacatedralcolapsóysedesplomó,yelarzobispomurióbajolasruinasdesu“palacio”.

Entonces,¿dóndeestabaDioscuandoocurriótodoesto?EllibrodeSamuelnotratadeescribirunaapología

paraexplicarloquepasóaqueldía,cuandoelpueblo,quejustamentehabíacelebradosufeyconfianzaenDios,fuecompletamentederrotadoenlabatalla.NointentaexplicardóndeestabaDioscuandoesoocurrió.Simplementecontinúacontandosuhistoria,y,alfin,vemoscómoDiosredimeunatragediadelaquenorescatóalasvíctimas.DejaclarotambiénqueDiosestabaconelpueblodeIsrael,inclusomientraserantotalmentederrotados.

Jesúsnosofreceenesencialamismaperspectiva:CuandosuamigoLázaroestabaagonizando,noseapresuróparaestarasuladoyrescatarlodelamuerte.AguardóhastaqueLázaroestuvierayamuerto,ysóloentoncesfuealacasadesusamigas.AllísalieronalencuentrodeJesúslasdoshermanasdeLázaro,MartayMaría,quelepreguntaron-cadaunadeellas-lamismapreguntalacerante:¿Dóndeestabascuandonuestrohermanoestabaagonizando?¿Porquénovinisteacurarle?

Jesús,porsuparte,noabordalapreguntadefrente.Encambio,simplementepregunta:“¿Dóndelehabéispuesto?”Ellasresponden:“Ven,telovamosamostrar”.Lellevanalatumba,ycuandoJesúsveelsepulcroybebedelamismacopadedolordeMartayMaría,sesientaycomienzaallorar.Entradentrodelaafliccióndesusamigasylacomparteconellas.Sólodespuésdavidadenuevoalcuerpomuertodesuamigodifunto.

¿DóndeestabaDioscuandoelterremotodeHaití?Estaballorandoconsupueblo,llorandofueradelasfosas

comunes,sentadosumidoporlatristezaalladodelosedificioscolapsados.

Élestabaallí,aunquenoproporcionórescatealestilodeHollywoododeSupermán.Además,podemosestarsegurosdequeredimiráloperdido.DentrodeltiempoinmensodeDios,finalmente,niunasolavida,niunsolosueñoquemurieronenHaití,permaneceránsinredención.

Alfinal,todosquedaránbien,todosaldrábien,ytodaformadeserquedarárecuperadayperfecta.

óndeestáDiosenlasinnumerablestragediasqueocurrenennuestromundo?¿DóndeestáDioscuandosucedealgoperniciosoagentebuena?¿DóndeestabaDiosduranteelHolocausto?¿D

Haití. ¿Dónde estaba Dios? – Padre Ronald Rolheiser, O.M.I.


Ayudando A Nuestros Hijos “Conocer a Jesús cada vez “Mejor y Mejor”

O b i s p o B u r b i d g e

nsuprimerDíaMundialdelaJuventud,comonuevoSantoPadre,elPapaBenedictoXVIlere-cordóalosjóvenesyatodosnosotrosquenuestraprioridadmásgrandedebeser“llegaraconocera

Jesúsmejorymejor”.Amedidaquecomienzaunnuevoañoacadémicoparamuchosdenuestrosjóvenes,oremosparaqueexperimentenbendicionesabundantesmientrasejercensusestudiosyaprovechenlasexperienciasinnumerablesquelesseránofrecidas.AlmismotiemposenosrecuerdaquenuestraprioridadmásgrandeesayudaranuestrosestudiantesenlabúsquedadelaverdadqueesJesucristo,paraque“lleguenaconocerloaÉlmejorymejor.”Estaresponsabilidad,porsu-puesto,empiezaconustedesqueridospadres.Ustedessonlosprimeroseneducarasushijosenelcaminodelafe.Graciasporsufidelidadaestavocaciónmaravillosa.

nes.Debemosdarles“substancia”-cono-cimientoverdaderodenuestrafecatólicaylasenseñanzasdelaIglesia,paraquepuedanclaramentearticularycompartirconotros.Porúltimo,debemosbrin-daroportunidadesparaquevivansufeydemuestrensuamorporJesúsconaccionesdeserviciosy,especialmente,ayudandoalosmásnecesitadosentrenosotros.Estosservicios,porsupuesto,tienesusraícesenlaconvicciónquetodavidaessagrada,queladignidaddecadapersonadebeserrespetadayadiariodebemoslucharparavivircomohermanosyhermanasenCristo,comomiembrosdelasagradafamiliadeDios. Alaluzdelanecesidadesencialdeproporcionaranuestrosestudiantescon“substancia”ensusesfuerzosporapre-ndersufe,mesientomuyorgullosodeafirmarqueelPlandeEstudiosReligio-sosylasNormasparanuestrasEscuelasCatólicasyprogramasdeformacióndefedelasparroquiashansidorecientementeexaminados,revisadosyfortalecidos.Es-tasiniciativasreflejanelenormeesfuerzo,yladedicacióndelosmiembrosdelco-mité,conquienestoymuyagradecido.Suexperienciaysabiduríaayudóaproducirunplandetrabajoynormasdetalladasqueseránrecursosinvaluablesparalospadresyeducadorescatólicos.ElplandeestudioynormaspuedenencontrarseenlapáginawebdelaDiócesis,enlaseccióndeFormaciónCatólicayEvangelizaciónoEscuelasCatólicas. Todosamamosanuestroshijos.Tratamosdeayudarloscontodoloquenecesitanparasucrecimientoentodoslosnivelesdeformación.¡Sinembargo,noexistemayorregaloquepodemosdarqueayudarlosaconoceraJesús“mejorymejor”yaqueÉleselCamino,laVerdadylaVida!Amedidaquesecomienzaunnuevoañoacadémico,deseoquetodosnosotros,enespecialustedesestimadospadres,puedanrenovarseenelcompro-miso.SepanquecomoDiócesisestamosaquíparaayudarleentodaslasmanerasposibles.

Másquenunca,enunmundodondetantasfalsedadesymensajesconflictivossonenviadosdiariamenteanuestrosjóvenes,lospadresnecesitanasistenciayapoyoparaayudarasushijosconocer,amaryserviraJesús.EsaeslarazónporlacualnuestraEscuelasCatólicasexisten.Ellasproporcionanlaoportuni-dadcadadíaalosestudiantesparaqueorenymeditenatravésdelaSagradaEscritura,estudienlafeCatólicaycele-brenlosSacramentos.Selesexpresaunaenormegratitud,estimadospadres,porlossacrificiosquehacenparapropor-cionarasushijosconestaexperiencia.YolesaseguromicontinuoapoyodelasEscuelasCatólicasenlaDiócesis,porlacualmesientomuyorgulloso.(Ycongranalegría,incluyonuestraescuelanueva,PapaJuanPabloIIHighSchool,enGreenville).TambiénexpresounprofundoagradecimientoalospárrocosyeducadoresCatólicosporsucom-promisoporhacerfuertelaidentidadcatólicayunafevibrante,asícomosucompromisoaunaexcelenteeducación. OtragranfuentedeorgulloennuestraDiócesissonlosprogramasdeformacióndefequetambiénofrecenunaasistencia

enormeanuestrospadresparaayudarasushijosacrecerenlafecatólica.Estosprogramassolopuedenexistirconelapoyodelospárrocos,directoresdelaeducaciónreligiosa,líderes,catequistasyvoluntariosquegenerosamenteofrecensusservicios.Meunoalospadresparaexpresarunprofundoagradecimientoatodosustedes. Tambiénunreconocimientoalospa-dresqueenseñanasushijosenelhogar.Ustedesreflejanungrancompromisoporsuvocacióncomolosprimerosmae-strosdesushijos.SepanquelaDiócesiscontinuarábuscandométodosnuevosycreativosparaasociarseconustedes. ¿QuéeslodebesiempreestarenelCorazóndelasEscuelasCatólicasyprogramasdeformacióndefe?Primero,debemosenseñaranuestroshijoscomoorarparaquepuedancrecerenunarelaciónintimaconelSeñor.Estarel-acióndebeserfomentadayalimentadaparaguiarlosaunamorintensoyconreverenciaaJesúsenelpreciosodondelaEucaristía.DebemosdarleamorporlapalabradeDios,alentarlosparaqueellospermitanserguiadoseiluminadosatravésdelapalabraentodassusdecisio-

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Formados en la FeAtléticos Universitarios locales Católicos encuentran fortaleza en sus creencias

ntrenandoaDukeconcuatrotítulosdelbaloncestoyalequipodelosEstadosUnidosaunamedalladeorodelosOlímpicosfueunaemociónenorme.PerocuandolepreguntéalEntrenadorMikeKrzyzewskiacercade

lascosasqueelvaloramás,élnofallaenmencionarsuparroquia,InmaculadaConcepcióndeDurham.

ElcentrodecomunidaddeEmilyK,queconstruyóKryzewskienhonorasumadre,estájuntoalaIglesiaInmaculadaConcepción,ylosniñosdelaescuelaInmaculadaConcepciónutilizanelgimnasioduranteeldía.UbicadoamitaddecaminoentrelosedificiosdelcampodeDukeyenelcentrodelaciudaddeDurham,laparroquiasirveaunadiversaenriquecedoraclientela.“Ladiversidadqueexisteahí,mehaencantadodesdequehevenidoaDurham,yesdondeheestadodesdequellegamoshace30años,”dijoKryzewski.“Laeconomíasocialdenuestraiglesiarealmenteabarcatodoelmundo.EsunaiglesiavibranteytieneunimpactomuygrandeenlacomunidadHispana.KryzewskiesunadelasmuchasfigurasatléticasdeuniversidadesprominenteseneláreadelTrianguloconunhistorialCatólicoenriquecedor.Kryzewski,elentrenadordefutboldeDukeDavidCutcliffeyelDirectorKevinWhitedelosAtléticosdeDukesonparroquianosdelaInmaculadaConcepción.ElentrenadordefutboldelNCStateTomO’BrienasisteamisaregularmentealaCatedraldelSagradoCorazónenelcentrodeRaleigh.YelentrenadordeCarolinadelNortelacrosseJoeBreschiesmiembrodelaComunidadCatólicaenSantoTomasMoreenChapelHill. Losentrenadoresnopredicanladoctrinacatólicaasusatletas,perodicenquesufelesdaorientación,sabiduríayfortaleza.



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“Creoquetedalaoportunidaddedargracias,”dijoKrzyzewski.“Tambiénteofreceunaoportunidadparareflexionar.Tedaunaoportunidadparaencontrarlafuerzacuandoeresdébil,tedalaoportunidaddevercómomanejareléxito,elfracaso,cómomanejarlasexigenciasquetehanpuestos.“

Tom O’Brien

TomO’BrienvivesoloadoscuadrasdelSagradoCorazónenelcentrodeRaleighydisfrutalaintimidaddelaCatedralCatólicamáspequeñaenelcontinentedelosEstadosUnidos. ElentrenadorcrecióenCincinnatienmediodeunafamiliadevotaalafecatólica.Suspadresasistíanamisadiariamente,aligualqueO‘Brien,unestudiantedelaescuelacatólicapor12años.ElrecuerdaconcariñoqueenlosviajeslargosporcarreterasufamiliarezabaelRosariojuntosparadejarpasareltiempoyqueraravezhabíaundomingoquenohubieraunsacerdotecomoinvitadoalacena. Debidoasuamorporelfútbol,O’BriendijoquequeríaasistiraPurcellHighSchool,dirigidaporsacerdotesMarianistas.PurcellestuvoenellugardondejugóRogerStaubachunaleyendalocalafinalesdeladécadade1950antesdeganarelTrofeoHeismanenlaAcademiaNavalyantesdeestarcomoMariscaldecampoenelequipodelosVaquerosdeDallas.PerosupadreinsistíaaqueacudieraaSt.XavierHighSchool,dirigidaporlosJesuitas,yhoyO’Brienestácontentodehaberseguidoelconsejodesupadre. “NuncahuboningunapreguntaporquéíbamosalosJesuitas”,dijoO’Brien.“Eraporelbiendeuno.Papásabequéeslomejor,yenaqueltiempounoobedecíayconfiabaensupadre”. Mástarde,comoentrenadordelColegiodeBostondurante10añosantesdeveniralEstadodeN.C.antesdelatemporadade2007,O’BriendijoquesufefueenriquecidaporelespírituqueimpregnaelcampodeunadelasuniversidadesCatólicasdelasmásdestacadasenlanación. JuntoconsuformaciónenlaInfanteríadeMarina,lafedeO’Brienlehacausadopredicarsobrelaausenciadeegoísmoasusjugadores,yelloshanadoptadosuenseñanza.HanviajadoaCampLejeuneparavisitaralossoldadosheridos,construyeroncasasenMississippidespuésdelhuracánKatrinayrecaudaronjuguetesparalospequeñitos. “Mifeesmibrújulaintima,”dijoO’Brien.“Estoayudaadiferenciarentrelasdecisionesdifícilesperocorrectasenlugardelasdecisionesfácilesperoequivocadas. O’Brienconsideraquesufeledaunaperspectiva.“Haycosasmásgrandesenelexteriorqueunomismo,dijoO’Brien.“Entremásayudasatuprójimomejorteirá”.

Kevin White

AligualqueO’Brien,elDirectorKevinWhitedelosAtléticosdeDuketieneunhistorialenlaUniversidadCatólica.AntesdeveniraDuke,fuedirectordeatletismoduranteochoañosenlaUniverdidaddeNotreDame.TambiéndirigióelprogramadeAtletismoenotraescuelaCatólica,laUniversidaddeLorasenDubuque,Iowa.Sirviendoenlasinstitucionestuvounimpacto

significativosobresufamiliaentera,dijoKevinWhite.AhoraasisteaInmaculadaConcepción,aunqueavecesparticipaenlamisadelosestudianteslosdomingosporlatardeenlacapillaenelcampodeDuke. ElversículofavoritodeWhiteeselSalmo23:4;“Aunquepaseporquebradasoscuras,notemoningúnmal,porquetúestásconmigo”.Crecióinspiradoenlafeporsuabuela,MaryO’Donnell,quienemigródeIrlandaen1917.Élladescribecomounapersonadecarácterfuerte,comprometidaaunlechoderocadeprincipioscatólicostradicionalesqueaúnresuenanconWhite. “Mifemeayudaadefinirmeamímismo,asícomoatodoslosdemás,”Whiteloescribióenunaentrevistaporcorreoelectrónico.“Porotraparte,miorientaciónprofundaarraigadaenfemeproporcionaunmarcobásicodesdedondeyopuedointentarfuncionarambospersonalyprofesional.

David Cutcliffe

MientrascrecíaenBirmingham,Alabama,DavidClutcliffeansiabaporsermonaguilloenlaIglesiaCatólicadeSanBernabe.Noeratanfácilcomoloeshoyendía,recuerdaDavid.Losniñosteníanquedemostrarquesabíanlasrepuestasapropiadasenlatínantesdequeselespermitieraservir.Sinembargo,Cutcliffepasólaprueba,siempregozóeldesafío.Élrecuerdalaemocióndeprepararseparalamisayponerselasotanayparticiparenlaprocesióndeentradahaciaelaltarcomosiestuvieraentrandoaunteatroporlaparteposteriordelescenario. Surespetoporsupárroco,elpadreDanielO’Reilly,fuedetalmaneraqueteníamiedoamuertecometerunerror,peroCutcliffelegustabaestarenelaltar. “Teníaelmármolblanco,yelTabernáculofuealgoqueeramisteriosoparamí,”dijoCutcliffe.“Llegartancercadeltabernáculo[fueespecial].Sonábamoslascampanastambién.Eracosagrandesonarlascampanasyhacerlocorrectamente. Cutcliffetieneuncariñoespecialporlosevangeliosypasótiempoesteveranoleyéndolosenordenyestudiandosusimilitudydiferencias.SulecturafavoritaesFilipenses4:13:“TodolopuedoenCristoquemefortalece”.CutcliffetambiéncreequelossacerdotesdelaiglesiaCatólicanorecibenelrespetodebidonielcréditoquesemerecencomolíderes.ElrecibemuchosVIPsatravésdesutrabajo,ydijoquelossacerdotesymilitaresgeneralessonlosquemáslohanimpresionado. Élnopredicaunafeespecíficaasusjugadores,perodijoquesureligiónafectaenlaformaqueélentrenaasuequipo. “Loquenosenorgulleceeselefectoduraderoenlosjóvenesparaelrestodesusvidas”,dijoCutcliffe.“UtilizamoslascuatroF’saquíenDuke.Ellassonfe,familia,futurosyfútbol....Nosotroshemoslogradoganarmuchoscampeonatosconestalistadeprioridades.”

Joe Breschi

LafedeelentrenadorJoeBreschideUNClacrossefuepuestaapruebaenel2004cuandosuhijode3añosdeedad,Michaelfueatropelladoporuncocheenelestacionamientodepre-escolarymurióenColumbus,Ohio.


BreschihabíacrecidocomomonaguilloyasistióaJesuitasHighSchool,LoyolaBlakefieldenTowson,Md.MientrasfueentrenadorenelestadodeOhio,fuemiembrodelaparroquiadelaInmaculadaConcepciónenColumbus;élysuesposaJulieenseñabansobrelaliturgiaalosniñosyasistíanalfishfries(ventadepescadofrito)delosViernes.Despuéspierdenasuhijo. Hicieronlapreguntainevitable:¿Porqué? “Alperderanuestrohijohemosluchadoconelporquédeloocurrido”,dijoBreschi.“Pensábamosen,¿CómopodemoscrecerennuestrafeconunasituacióncomoestaycontinuarviviendonuestravidayacercarnosmásaDiosespiritualmenteyconlaposibilidaddeayudaraotros”? MonseñorAntonioMissimi,supárroco,lesbrindóconsuelo.Éllesayudóavercómopodíansanarsiseacercabanaotrosenvezdeencerrarseensudolor.Desdeentonceshanconsoladoaotrospadresquetienenhijos,ysemantienenactivosenlaIglesia.BreschiempezóunestudioBíblicoconungrupodevoluntariosconsolotresparticipantesyhacrecidoamásdeunadocena. Élanimaalosatletasqueestántaninclinadosaperseguirunamayorcomprensióndesuespiritualidad.Estabaabrumadodeorgullocuandoelcapitándelequipo,MichaelJarvis,seleacercoconlaideadeempezararecaudarfondosparalasvíctimasdelterremotollamado“CalzadoparaHaití”. “Esoesmaravilloso,”dijoBreschi.“Estábiendar.Estábienayudar,yesoparamíesexitosocomoentrenador.GanesoPierdas,siestasayudandoaguiaraestoshombresjóvenesensuvidaydirigiéndoloshacialadirecciónmásimportante,todolodemásvendrá.

Breschiesguiadoporlaoracióndelaserenidad,dondelepideaDiosserenidadparaaceptarlascosasqueunonopuedecambiar,elvalorparacambiarloquepuedesertransformado,ylasabiduríaparasaberlasdiferencias.

Coach K: “Una imagen más grande”

MikeKrzyzewskinotieneunaoraciónfavoritaounversículodelaEscritura,perolegustarezarelRosario.Paraélesunactodefequemedaserenidadyconsuelo,dijoMike. UnadelaspersonasmásinfluyentesenlavidadeKryzewskieselPadreFrancisRog,unsacerdotequesirvióenlaArchbishopWeberHighSchoolenChicago,dondeasistióKryzewski.ElpadreRogayudóaKrzyzewskiacomprendercomodebedejarquesufeloguiedurantesusañosdeadolescenciacreciendoenunvecindariodifícildePolacos.KryzewskidijoqueelpadreRogfuepuentehacialafeparaélycontinúasiéndolo. CreoquelaspersonasquetienenfeenDios,sabenquelesesperaalgomásgrandequeloqueestánhaciendo,dijoKrzyzewski.“Ustedsabe,quehayalgomásgrandequeusted.Cualesquieraqueseanloslogrosodecepcionesquetenga,existeunafuerzadesaberqueesunaimagenmásgrande,yaseaeneléxitoohumildad,sabiendoquehayalgomayorqueesoomásimportante,ysabiendoqueelfracasonoeseldestinofinal,algobuenopuedeocurrirdetodoesto”.LafeconstantementehacequecosasbuenassucedanparaestasfigurasdeportivasdelauniversidadCatólica,yestánorgullososyagradecidosporsuenlaceconlaIglesia.

Se Jubila Teresa Aldahondo

LaSra.TeresaAldahondo,consultordelaOficinadiocesanadelMinisterioHispano,seharetiradodespuésde19añosdeservicioaladiócesis.EnesosañossehavistounenormecrecimientoenelMinisteriodefeenlosCatólicosHispanos,TeresadiceconsupropiaexperienciaacercadecómolograrelobjetivodelMinisterio. “CuandolleguéporprimeravezalCentroCatólico,”diceTeresa,”trabajéenelcampoconloshispanospormediodemiparroquia,yayudéalasmonjasenlaescuelademishijos,peronotuveningúnentrenamientocuandointentabadesarrollarelMinisterioHispanoanivelDiocesano”.EnesemomentoTeresa,quiennacióenPuertoRicoysecrióenNuevaYork,fueunadelaspocaspersonasdehablaHispanaenlasoficinasdelaDiócesis.

Ellaestabaacargode“ayudar”.Aprendercómohacerloinvolucromuchoel“OJT”(trabajandomientrasaprendía),lodiceconunasonrisa.Alprincipio,el

desafíomásgrandeestabaeneldesarrollodeloslíderesanivelparroquial,unáreadondeTeresacreequehayungranprogreso.“Encontrarlíderesestodavíaunreto”,diceTeresa,“perocreoquehamejorado.Tenemosmásparroquiastrabajando,ytenemoscoordinadoresempleadosporlasparroquiasqueregularmentesereúnenpara

laplanificaciónyparasupropiaformacióndefe.Lesdamosformaciónparaqueenseñenaotros”. TambiénveunmejoramientoenlacolaboraciónentrelaOficinadelMinisterioHispanoyotrasoficinasenlaDiócesis. Mientrasquehayundebateacercadesilosjóveneshispanosdebenrecibirlaformacióndefeenespañoloinglés,

Teresacreequelaformacióndefeparalospadres,encualquieridiomaqueloprefieran,esunpuntoclavedelacatequesisentreloshispanos.“Formenalospadresyenséñenlesparaquecatequicenalosniños”,diceTeresa.“Cuandotuspadresteenseñanencasa,noseteolvida.” SelepreguntócuálseríasudeseomásprofundoparaelMinisterioHispano,Teresanodudóendecir:“Quetodosseamosuno.Quetodosadoremossindivisiones”. Aljubilarse,TeresaledagraciasaDiospor“mípuebloymífe,yporlaayudaqueDioslehadadoenesteMinisterio.Yoheaprendidomucho.” ElObispoBurbidgedeclaró,“Teresahaofrecidoservicioleal,dedicadoygenerosoanuestradiócesisdurantemuchosaños,ambosenlacomunidadHispanayentodalaDiócesis.Ennombredesuscompañerosdetrabajoydetodosaquellosqueellahaservido,ledeseoaTeresamuchafelicidadyabundantesbendiciones.”


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St. Ann Church in Clayton Celebrates 75th Anniversary

OnSaturday,July24th,St.AnnCatholicChurchinClaytoncelebratedits75thanniversarywithaMassofThanksgivingofferedbytheMostReverendMichaelF.Burbidge,BishopofRaleigh.ConcelebratingtheMasswereseveralofthepriestswhohavepastoredSt.Ann:Msgr.MichaelG.Clay,thecurrentPastor,aswellasformerpastorsFr.RobertF.Shea,Fr.PaulW.Brant,S.J.,Fr.ScottE.Mc-Cue,andMsgr.FrancisR.Moeslein.AlsoconcelebratingwasFr.JamesF.Garneau,DeanoftheNewtonGroveDeanery. TheparishofSt.AnnfirsttookrootinSmithfield,whereafewstaunch

Catholicfamiliesworshippedasearlyas1854,whentheHenryB.WatsonfamilyhostedMassintheirfarmhouse. Intheearly20thcentury,SmithfieldandneighboringSelmahadbecomeacenterforLebaneseCatholics.In1915,asmallchapelnamedSt.Peter’swasbuiltinSmithfieldfor$845,andthecommunitywasdesignatedamis-sion.In1935,Mrs.MaryDoyleofBostongave$5,000forachurchtobebuiltinhonorofSt.Ann.ThatchurchwasinSmithfield.TheCatholicpopula-tionwasneverlarge,though.SevenyearsaftertheconstructionofSt.Ann,therewere24CatholicsinSmithfield,17inSelmaand2inClayton. Inthe1980’sand1990’s,St.AnnParishsawsubstantialgrowthviamigrationfromboththesouthandthe

Correction

IntheadvertisementforCardinalGibbonsHighSchoolintheJuly/AugustissueofNCC,thereweretwoerrorsinthelistofcollegedestina-tionsofCGHSgrads:NCStatewasinadvertentlyleftoffthelist,and“PrincetonCollege”shouldhavebeenPrincetonUniversity.

Vacation Bible School a Hit at St. Therese

“Iwishitlastedallyearlong!”Thatwasthereactionof9-year-oldIsoldeGomeztotheVacationBibleSchool(VBS)sheattendedinJuneatSt.ThereseCatholicChurchinWrightsvilleBeach.Thirteenchildrenaged3-10participat-edintheprogram,organizedbyYouthDirectorJeffJolly.FourteenSt.ThereseteensfromtheyouthgroupvolunteeredtohelpandtoearnservicehourstowardtheirConfirmationprogram. Theweek-longVBSusedaCatholicprogramcalledSaintPatrickandtheHolyTrinity,publishedbyGrowingwiththeSaints,Inc.,ofFt.Wayne,Ind.Eachdaystartedat9a.m.withaskitaboutthelifeofSaintPatrick,inwhichtheyouthvolunteersweretheactors.Thechildrenthenbrokeoutintogroupsbyage,andthedaycontinuedtillnoonwithcatechesis,crafts,music,activitytimeandsnacktime.Jeff,parishmusicdirectorAngieDaughtryandfiveadultvolunteersallcontributedtotheactivities. YouthvolunteerAbigailReimel,14,thoughtthechildren“definitelyenjoyeditandlearnedalotatthesametime.Ilovedwatchingthemhavingsomuchfunastheyweregrowingintheirfaith.”

north.First,alargenumberofLatinAmericansbeganmovingintoJohn-stonCounty,atfirstasseasonalwork-erstohelpharvestthetobaccocrop,andthenaspermanentresidents.ThenPastor(1977-91)Fr.JosephF.Lynn,O.S.F.S.,apioneerinHispanicministryintheDiocese,addedaSpanishMassin1989,celebratedeachweekatadrive-intheateronHwy.301. Atthesametime,theClaytonareabecameapopulardestinationfornewresidents,manyofthemCatholic,fromotherpartsoftheU.S.In1993overflowcongregationsworshippedviaclosedcircuitTVintheparishhall;in1996,aweeklyMasswasofferedintheClaytonHighSchool. Eventuallytheparishpurchased14acresoflandinJohnstonCounty.In1998,underthepastoralleadershipofFr.JosephMulroney,St.Anncountedsome500registeredfamilies,andasuccessfulcapitalcampaignraisedmorethan$1.5millioninpledgesforanewchurch.OnJune30,2002,BishopF.JosephGossmandedicatedthepresentSt.AnnChurch. InhishomilyattheanniversaryMass,BishopBurbidgesaid,“Werejoiceinrememberingthecountlessnumberofpeoplewhohaveencoun-teredandexperiencedtheloveofGodinyourparishthroughouttheyears. “Thecelebrationofaparishan-niversary,”hecontinued“isalsoagrace-filledmomentforusasaparishcommunitytorenewourpromisesandourcommitmenttocontinuethegreatworksoftheLordasweremainfaithfultoallthatHeasksofus.” Aparishpicnicfollowedtheanniver-saryMass.

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things to do:Priesthood Discernment Group,September18,9a.m.–1p.m.atSacredHeartCathedral,219EdentonStreet,Raleigh,N.C.27603.AdultCatholicmenbetweentheagesof17-48discerningapossiblecalltoPriesthoodareinvitedtothePriesthoodDiscernmentGroupmeetingsheldonthethirdSaturdayofeachmonth.Ifyouarejustbeginningtocontemplateavocationoraremoreseriousaboutacalltopriesthoodpleaseconsiderattendingthisgroup.ThePriesthoodDiscernmentGroupprovidesafraternalenvironmentinwhichtodiscussyourdiscernmentofapossiblecalltoPriesthoodwithothermenwhoarealsoexaminingthecall.Thegroupdiscussesissuescentraltothecallanddoessowithinthecontextofprayer,presenta-tions,anddiscussion.ThemorningbeginswithMass.CoffeeanddoughnutswillbeavailableintheOfficeofVo-cations(twodoorsdownfromtheCathedral)afterMass.MorningPrayer,adiscussion/presentationaboutdiscern-ment/Priesthood,DaytimePrayer,andlunchfollow.NextDiscernmentgroupOctober9..FormoreinformationcontacttheVocationsOffice,919.832.6279.

Fall Festival,September18,5p.m.–9p.m.MotherofMercyCatholicChurch,112West9thStreet,Washington.Food,music,games,silentauctionandraffle.

Mass for Homeschoolers, September18,10a.m.,St.CatherineofSienaCatholicChurch,520WestHolding

Avenue,WakeForest,NC27587.Celebrant:MostRev-erendMichaelF.Burbidge.

St. Anne’s Women’s Club,Edenton,issponsoringase-riesofworkshopsdealingwithhealth,Medicare,longtermcare,hospice,wills,trusts,re-spitecareandinsurance.ThefirstworkshopwillbeonSept.18th.ThepresenterswillbefromtheChowanNorthCaro-linaCooperativeExtensionService,andarepresentativefromtheNorthCarolinaDept.ofInsurance.Thepresentationwillbeinthechurchhall.

Mass Honoring St. Lorenzo Ruiz, September19,2:30p.m.,St.AndrewtheApostleCatholicChurch,3008OldRaleighRoad,Apex,NC27502.BishopMi-chaelF.Burbidge,celebrant. LorenzoRuizwasamarriedlaymanwithawifeandthreechildren.BorninBinondo,ManilatoaChinesefatherandaFilipinamotherabout1600,hegrewupandwaseducatedundertheinfluenceoftheDominicanfathers.HeservedasanaltarboyandlaterasaclerksacristanintheChurchofBinondo.HewasadevoutCatholicandamemberoftheConfraternityoftheRosary.In1636,undertheadviceandhelpoftheDominicanfathers,heleftforJapantoavoidprosecutionforanallegedcrime.HeandhiscompanionslandedinJapanwheretheChristianswerebeingpersecutedatthetime.Theywereallcaptured,im-prisoned,andlaterinhumanelytortured.Toanofferoflifeifhewouldjustrecanthisfaith,LorenzorepliedthathewouldgladlygiveupthousandsoflivesforGodifheonlyhasthem.OnSeptember29,1637hewasmartyredwith

15companions.All16werecanonizedbyPopeJohnPaulIIonOctober18,1987.HebecamethefirstFilipinomar-tyrtobecanonized.TheirfeastdayisSeptember28.ItissaidthatPopeJohnPaulIIcalledSt.LorenzoRuizapatronsaintofimmigrants. Formoreinformation,pleasecontactFr.JulianJagudillaat919-847-8205,ext.241.

Quo Vadis Group,Septem-ber21,7p.m.–9p.m.atSacredHeartCathedral,219EdentonStreeet,Raleigh,NC27613.HighschoolagedboysareinvitedtoattendtheQuoVadisGroup,whichmeetsonceamonth,usuallyonaTuesdayevening.QuoVadisprovidesafraternalenvironmentandanoppor-tunitytogatherforfellowship,prayerandadiscussionondiscernmentandvocations.Dinnerisprovided.NextgroupOctober19.PleasecontacttheOfficeofVoca-tionsformoreinformationat919-832-6279.

40 Days for Life, Sep-tember22TheannualFall40DaysforLifewillbeginSeptember22andlastuntilOctober31.Peopleareaskedtofastandprayforanendtoabortion.Pleasecon-sidervolunteeringtoprayatanabortionclinic.ContactMarySmith@[email protected].

Sisters Appreciation Mass and Reception, September25,11a.m.atOurLadyofLourdesCatholicChurch,2718OverlookDrive,Raleigh,NC27608.AtthisMasstheDiocesewillalsorecognizeWomenReligiouscelebratingsignificantanniver-sariesofservice.

International Food Festi-val, September25,11:30a.m.–6:30p.m.atSt.AnnCatholicChurch,4057U.S.Highway70(BusinessWest),Clayton,NC27520.Formorei9nformationgotowww.internationalfoodfestival.net.

Vocations Prayer Group for Women,September23,7p.m.–9p.m.atSacredHeartCathedral,219EdentonStreet,Raleigh,N.C.27603.SingleCatholicwomenbetweentheagesof17-45whoarecommittedtoprayingforvocations,growinginholinesswhileinthemidstoftheworld,anddiscerningthecallofChristareinvitedtotheVocationsPrayerGroupforWomen.ThursdayeveningmeetingswillbegininSacredHeartCathedralwithAdorationoftheBlessedSacramentat7pmfollowedbyBenediction.At8pmthegroupwillmovetotheOfficeofVocationsforfellowshipanddiscussions.Meetingsshouldendby9pm.NextgrouponOctober14.ContactFr.NedShlesinger,[email protected].

Mass to Mark 100th Anni-versary of Catholic Chari-ties USA,September26,10:30a.m.,SacredHeartCathedral,219EdentonStreet,Raleigh,N.C.27603.Celebrant:MostReverendMichaelF.Burbidge.

St Patrick Catholic Church’s “Oktober Fest” Dance,October3,5p.m.–10p.m.attheParishFamilyLifeCenter,2840VillageDr.,Fayetteville,NC28304.TheRaleigh,NCLittleGerman(20piece)Bandwillguaranteeexcel-

lententertainmentfrom6to10p.m.,withitsBavarianBrassBandmusic;singingtraditionalBavarian“Okto-berfest”songsandgivingdemonstrationsinBavarianfolkdances.Germanfoodandbeeravailable.Only400ticketswillbeavail-ableforsale.Ticketscanbeobtainedpriortothedancebycalling910-485-3079orbyEmail:[email protected].”

Respect Life Mass, October3,9:30a.m.TheannualDioc-esanRespectLifeMasswillbecelebratedbyBishopMichaelF.BurbidgeatSt.AndrewtheApostleCatholicChurch,3008OldRaleighRoad,Apex,NC27502.Allareinvited.Octoberhasbeendes-ignatedasRespectLifemonthbytheUnitedStatesCatholicConferenceofBishops.

Padre Pio Yearly Italian MassSeptember23,6p.m.atSt.CatherineofSienaCatholicChurch,520WestHoldingAvenue,WakeFor-est,NC27587. Rev.MichaelP.Cassabon,ParochialVicarofSt.PatrickinFayetteville,willcelebrateMass.Refreshmentsafter-wards.Formoreinformation,contactRosemaryPizzolatoat919-453-0438

Catholic Golden Agewillmeetat1:30p.m.onSeptember5atOurLadyofLourdesCatholicChurch,FallonCenter,2718OverbrookDrive,Raleigh,NC27608.CallKitat919.624.9017orMarjorieat919.781.3161regard-ingthemeeting,aswellastoobtaininformationonCGA’sdinnerget-togetherseverythirdThursdayofthemonth.

Diocese Honors Dr. Lori Schweickert for Missionary Leadership

TheDioceseofRaleighhasawardedDr.LoriSchweik-ert,MD,anappreciationawardfor10yearsofdedicatedserviceastheDiocesanyoungadultmissionteamcoordi-nator. Ascoordinator,Dr.Schweikertfacilitatedtheoverallplanningandimplementationoftheweek-longmissiontripstocountriessuchasJamaica,theDominicanRepublicandHonduras.Sheestablishedprojectsthatfocusedonmedi-cine,education,andconstructionandcollaboratedwiththesitehost,thespiritualdirectorandtheOfficeofEvange-lizationandCatechesis.Dr.SchweikertalsotookpartinmedicalmissionstoThailandfollowingthe2004tsunamiandtoHaitifollowingthe2010earthquake. Dr.Schweickert,amemberoftheUNCNewmanParishsince1997,wouldadviseanyoneconsideringgoingonamissiontounderstand“thatit’sverynaturaltohavedoubtsandanxietiesaboutit.However,”sheadded,“theHolySpiritwantstomeetyouwhereyourcomfortzoneends,andyou’repartofateamthathelpsoneanother.” Sheexplainedthat,“Havingaspiritualdirectorontheteamisveryhelpfulinmakingtheexperienceonethatwillbringapersontothenextlevelintheirspiritualjourney,sobesuretoutilizethepersoninthatroletothefullest.” Dr.SchweickertwillnowserveonanewlyformedDiocesanMissionAdvisoryBoard.AccordingtoRobertJones,DirectoroftheOfficeofEvangelization,missiontripsarerapidlygrowinginpopularity.“TheAdvisoryBoardwillassistindevelopingDiocesanguidelinesandapplyingtheChurch’steachingformissionaryanimation,formation,communionandcooperation,”saidMr.Jones.“Thiswillhelppeoplecarryoutthelocalanduniversalcalltomissionmoreeffectively.”Mr.Jonesadded,“Dr.Schweickert’sexpertiseandexperiencewillbevaluabletotheadvisoryboard.Hercommitmenttoputtingfaithintoactionisamarvelousex-ample.Shetrulyhastheheartofamissionary.”

Upcoming events at Avila Retreat Center

711MasonRoad,Durham.27712.Toregisterorformoreinformation,call919.477.1285.

Our Common Calling to Holiness and Sanc-tity,Thursday,September16,9:30a.m.–2p.m.PresentedbyFatherWilliamMills,RectoroftheNativityoftheHolyVirginOrthodoxChurchinCharlotte,NC,andauthorof“AGuidetoSpiritualRe-newal”publishedbyPaulistPress.Donation$30(includeslunch).

Secular Franciscan Retreat –theSanDamianoCross,October1-3,Fri.7p.m.–Sun.Noon.FatherDa-mianHigginsisaUkrainianCatholicpriestoftheEparchyofSt.NicholasinChicago.HeisaniconographerandwillfocusreflectionsontheCrossofSanDamiano.Donation$130.

Faith and Human Kindness,October19-20,Tues.11a.m.–Wed.11a.m..SisterDamianMarieJackson,OSF,isaSistyerofSt.FrancisofPhiladelphiaandDirec-torofAvilaRetreatCenter,apresenterofretreatsandspiritualcompaniontomany.Donation$70.

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Our Lady of Perpetual Help315HammondStreetRockyMount,NC,27804252.972.1971

Immaculate Conception721EastVirginiaStreetRockyMount,NC,27801252.977.0440

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hepaintingdepictingthepatronofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpParishismeanttospreadthemessage,“Youcancometome.”InatownbuiltonarockalongtheTarRiver,theCatholicchurchesare

welcomingplacesofrefugeandhope.

ThefirstMasscel-ebratedinRockyMountwasin1892inthehomeofMr.Dunkel,aGermanimmigrant.FatherThomasFrederickPriceestablishedthemissionofOurLadyofPerpetualHelpanditquicklygrewwiththearrivalofAtlanticCoastlineRailroadShopemployees.RockyMountsoonbecameknownasarailroadandtobaccotown. Fiftyyearslaterin1941,thetownhad28,000residents,halfofwhomwereAfricanAmerican.NotasingleonewasknowntobeCatholic,butBishopEugeneJ.McGuinessannouncedthataMissionwouldbeestablishedfortheAfricanAmericancommunity.ThemissionbecameknownasImmaculateConception.“OurLadyofPerpetualHelpand

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“You Can Come to Me”Our Lady of Perpetual Help and Immaculate Conception, Rocky Mount

cornerstonesoftheparishareMass,AdorationanddevotiontoourLadyoftheEucharist,notesFatherMears.TheparishiscelebratingitssecondanniversaryofPerpetualAdorationandtheyofferMassintheExtraordinaryFormeachweek. Fr.Mearespraiseshisdedicatedandgenerousparishioners.TheirmanyoutreachministriesincludeanactiveKnightsofColumbusandvariousministriestofosterspiritual-ity,justiceandfaith.Onegroup,DrumCircle,bringschildreninthecommunitytogetheronceamonthattheChurchforfunandfaithformation.FatherMearesremarksonthelovethevolunteersshowthechildreneachmonth. OurLadyofPerpetualHelpSchoolwasopenedin1939with35childrenundertheguidanceofSisters,ServantsoftheImmacu-lateHeartofMaryfromScranton,Pa.TheSistersservedthereforthenext59years.Theschoolishighlyregardedinthecommunityandcontinuestogrow.Itproudlygraduateditsfirst8thgradeclassthisyear.“Ithasbeenbeautifultowatchfamilieswhoaren’tCatholic,buthaveattendedtheschoolandbeenexposedtothefaith,feelcom-pelledtofullyentertheChurch,”saidFatherMeares.“IwastalkingtoaclassroomofchildrenaboutourfaithandayoungAfricanAmericangirlaskedme,“WhatdoessomeonehavetodotojointheChurch?”Igaveheragenericanswerandthenlaterthatnight,throughGod’sgrace,IrealizedmaybeshereallywantedtojointheChurch.OnthefollowingPentecost,wewelcomedherintothefaith.” ThroughOurLadyofPerpetualHelpSchoolandbothparishes,theCatholicChurchinRockyMountcontinuestosay,“Youcancometome.”

ImmaculateConceptionChurchareparishesthat

havebeenshapedbythearea,”said

theircurrentPastor,FatherTimMeares.“Thereisaresolve

bybothCatholiccommunitiestobebeaconsoflighttothecityofRockyMountthroughOurLady.” Fr.MeareshasbeenPastorofbothchurchessince2007andhasrecentlywelcomedReverendManuelNoriegaasParochialVicar.ImmaculateConceptionoffersMassonceaweekandonHolyDays.ItistheonlyremainingAfricanAmeri-canMissionchurchintheDiocese.“Theparisheshavemaintainedagoodworkingrelationshipovertheyears,”praisesMeares. OurLadyofPerpetualHelpserves400families.“Thethree


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Thesepeoplearesoloving.ServingpeopleintheseuncomfortablewaysbringsusclosertoChristdisguisedinthehomeless.” Theteensweresurprisedandtouchedbyhowspiritualthehomelesswere.“Wash-ingthefeetofthehomelesswasamazingandpowerful,”saidKathleenCaldwell,17.“Itriedtorespecteachofthemandwouldonlywashtheirfeetiftheygavemepermission.Mostpeoplejustwantedsomeonetotalkto.”

IntheafternoonstheteensfacilitatedactivitiessuchasafieldtriptoMarblesMuseum,waterdaywithballoonsandsprinklersandfacepaint-ing.ThestudentsspenttheeveningswithresidentsofRaleighRescueMission,hostinggamenightandorganizingactivitiesforthechildren. “Thepeoplewemet,servedandlovedhaveenrichedourlives,”saidMrs.Higgins.“Wereceivedmuchmorethanwegave.”

St. Luke Youth Wage “Mission Possible”

Insteadofsleepinginandspendinglazydaysatthepool,seventeenteenagersspentaweekoftheirsum-mervacationwashingfeetandgivingawaynewpairsofsocksandshoesatMooreSquareParkinRaleigh. Forthesecondyearinarow,StLuketheEvangelistCatholicChurchhighschoolyouthministrysetouton“MissionPossible,”aweek-longservicetripindowntownRaleigh.“Wewantedthekidstomeetthehomelessandrealizethattheycomefromallwalksoflife,”saidBetsyHiggins,anorganizerofMis-sionPossible.“Manyofthehomelesshavehaddifficultsituationswhichleavethemunabletoworkandprovideforthemselves.” Over300pairsofshoesweredistributedthroughouttheweek.“Webecameknownas‘TheFootWash-

ers’lastyear,”saidRussHoyt,DirectorofYouthMinistry.“Thepeoplewererealexcitedtoseeusagain.Onoursecondday,wehad90peoplelinedupbeforeweevengothere. “Manyoftheshoesweredonatedfromlocalbusi-nesses,andourparishwasextraordinarilygeneroustothemissionbyfundingad-ditionalpairsofshoes,”saidMr.Hoyt.“Onebusinessdidanemployeeshoedriveanddonated30pairsofnewshoes.It’sbeenunbelievable.” “Oneguycameonthefirstday,gothisfeetwashed,anewpairofshoesandthencamebackeverydayjusttotalk,”saidVictoriaHuffman,aMissionPossibleteen. “MissionPossibleisre-allyaministryoffriendship,”explainedMr.Hoyt.“WhatIloveaboutthisisdispellingthestereotypeofahomelesspersonasadrunk,bitter,angrypersonwhoisalonerandonlywantsyourmoney.

CGHS Freshmen Welcomed

OnAugust18,thefaculty,staffandupperclassmenofCardinalGibbonsHighSchoolinRaleighwelcomedtheClassof2014.FreshmanweredroppedoffincarpoolsthenescortedbyupperclassmentothetheatreforMass.Wavinggoodbyefromtheircars,parentswereofferedconsolationmuffinsbytheDirectorofAdmissions,Ms.

MarianneMcCarty.“ThethingIrememberthemost,”saidKatePiccola,Senior,“wasthatIwasthegirlwhohadtobedraggedoutofmymom’scar.Icamethismorningtohelpfreshmanwhowerefeelingnervouslikeme.” “Theupperclassmentakeownershipandplanthisdayforthefreshman,”saidMr.MichaelRogosich,AssistantPrincipalofStudentActivities.“Ihadkidsemailingmeallsummeraboutit;theygetreallyexcitedaboutWelcomeDay.”Over400upperclassmanvolunteeredtohelpwiththeday. Thestudentsattendedsmallgroupsessions,ledbyup-perclassmen,aimedatgettingtoknoweachanotherandgettingaquatintedwiththecampus.“Inadditiontowelcom-ingourincomingfreshmantohelpinsuretheirsuccessandinvolvementinourschool,itisalsoanopportunityfortheupperclassmentoofferhospitalityandcareforthenewmembersofourcommunity,”saidJasonCurtis,Principal. “It’sbeenreallycool,”saidAbbyCook,Freshman.“I’vealreadymetsomeofmyteachersandI’mreallyexcitedtogetstarted.”Thereareapproximately315freshmanen-rolledthisyear,withawaitinglistforfreshman,sophomoreandjuniorclasses.“It’sbeenafundayandI’mhopingthatI’mgoingtohaveagreatyearhere,”saidSeanFeick,Classof2014.

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