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Capital Campaign Update • <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>School</strong>s Pullout • Family Time Important to Teens<br />
August/September 2002 • Take One<br />
www.staugcatholic.org<br />
What’s New<br />
About the<br />
Mass?<br />
Rhodes<br />
Family Shares<br />
Gift of Life<br />
Protecting<br />
God’s<br />
Children<br />
A Priority<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> <strong>Snyder</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>Opens</strong>: New Beginnings<br />
Based On <strong>St</strong>rong<br />
Tradition
<strong>Catholic</strong> school or other ministry such as <strong>Catholic</strong> Charities<br />
in our diocese!)<br />
There’s more...<br />
Some things ARE forever!<br />
A charitable gift annuity gives forever ...<br />
first by providing fixed payments to you for life<br />
then by providing income for your church perpetually.<br />
Here’s how it works...<br />
• You transfer an asset (usually cash or appreciated<br />
securities) to The <strong>Catholic</strong> Foundation.<br />
• The <strong>Catholic</strong> Foundation gives you a signed<br />
agreement guaranteeing specific payments each year<br />
to you (and/or a person you designate) for life.<br />
• At the end of the contract, the residual gift goes into<br />
The Foundation’s general funds where it will support<br />
Christ’s work throughout our diocese (and YES, you<br />
may restrict that support to benefit your parish, a<br />
• The transaction is easy to execute.<br />
• You receive an immediate charitable contribution<br />
deduction.<br />
• You also save on future taxes (some of your payment is<br />
tax free).<br />
• You have no management fees or responsibilities, and no<br />
investment worries about “the market.”<br />
• You can defer the start date of your payments to get even<br />
higher pay rates and boost your retirement income.<br />
Here are a few examples of the return rates<br />
* Rates effective July 1, 2001<br />
One-life Agreement:* Two-life Agreement:*<br />
Age Rate Age Rate<br />
55 6.0% 65/60 6.2%<br />
65 6.7% 70/65 6.4%<br />
70 7.2% 75/70 6.8%<br />
75 7.9% 80/75 7.3%<br />
80 8.9% 85/80 8.1%<br />
82 9.4% 90/85 9.2%<br />
For a personal illustration (without obligation), please<br />
contact our Planned Giving Office. You may use the coupon<br />
below to request information or call:<br />
904-262-3200, ext. 166, or 1-800-775-4659, ext. 166.<br />
■ Please send additional information on the Charitable Gift Annuity.<br />
■ I am already aware of the benefits of a Charitable Gift Annuity and I would<br />
like an illustration for:<br />
■ a one-life agreement: beneficiary birthdate: _________<br />
■ a two-life agreement: beneficiaries’ birthdates: ________ and _________<br />
Please return to:<br />
Ms. Denis M. Plumb<br />
The <strong>Catholic</strong> Foundation<br />
P.O. Box 24000<br />
Jacksonville, FL 32241-4000<br />
Name _____________________________________Phone ______________<br />
Address _______________________________________________________<br />
City __________________________<strong>St</strong>ate ____________Zip ___________<br />
THE CATHOLIC FOUNDATION OF THE DIOCESE OF ST. AUGUSTINE, INC.
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Features<br />
7 Protecting God’s Children A Diocesan Priority, by Kathleen Bagg-Morgan<br />
No child should suffer from abuse. This fall, the Diocese of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong> is stepping<br />
up its efforts to help adults become better protectors of children.<br />
8 What Belongs Under Liturgy’s Umbrella?, By Father Lawrence E. Mick<br />
“Liturgy is public worship, and it is the church’s official prayer,” says liturgist Father<br />
Lawrence Mick. Read how liturgy forms us in the attitudes and lifestyle of Jesus.<br />
10 What’s New In Celebrating the Mass?, by Father John Phillips<br />
Changes are underway for the English translation of the General Instruction on the<br />
Roman Missal (GIRM). Discover how these changes will shape the way we celebrate the<br />
Eucharist and what they will mean for our communal celebrations.<br />
12 Celebrating the Gift of Life, by Natalie Cornell<br />
The Rhodes family of Jacksonville – all graduates of <strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> – has<br />
seen their share of medical emergencies. But their story and how they have shared the<br />
ultimate gift of life through organ transplantation will amaze you.<br />
14 Family Time Most Important When Teens Are Busiest,<br />
by Peggy Webber, <strong>Catholic</strong> News Service<br />
Just when adolescents are beginning to spread their wings and establish independence,<br />
we hear from a family-counseling expert that says this is the time when teens need to<br />
have more time with their family. Find out what teens claim is their the No. 1 complaint.<br />
15 Diocese <strong>Opens</strong> New <strong>School</strong>, By Chelle Delaney<br />
Two years ago, An Opportunity of a Lifetime capital campaign was launched in the<br />
diocese, raising $35 million over a five-year period. While not all the funds have been<br />
collected, some of our youth have already begun reaping the benefits.<br />
16 Second Annual <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>School</strong>s Pullout<br />
Make sure you save this special “Back to <strong>School</strong>” pullout that<br />
provides answers to commonly asked questions about <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
schools in the Diocese of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong>.<br />
August/September 2002 Volume XII • Issue 1<br />
The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> is the official<br />
magazine of the Diocese of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong>,<br />
which embraces 17 counties spanning<br />
northeast and north central Florida from the<br />
Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic Ocean. The<br />
diocese covers 11,032 square miles and<br />
serves more than 144,000 registered<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>s.<br />
Departments<br />
3 Editor’s Notes<br />
4 <strong>Bishop</strong>’s Message<br />
6 <strong>Catholic</strong> News from Around the World<br />
by <strong>Catholic</strong> News Service<br />
24 Teen Voices<br />
26 Around the Diocese<br />
31 Calendar of Events<br />
32 Reflection – On the Backs of Women<br />
by Gail Quinn<br />
page 21<br />
page 30<br />
21 How Liturgy Punctuates Life at Home, by Sheila Garcia<br />
Liturgy provides stability in a complicated world. Learn how liturgy<br />
helps to give young people a sense of identity and belonging.<br />
22 Developing a Spirituality for the Separated and<br />
Divorced, by Father Tony Palazzolo<br />
Getting to know yourself and developing a healthy spirituality<br />
are paramount to successfully navigating the wide range of<br />
emotions caused by separation and divorce.<br />
30 Respite: Just a Few Hours Can<br />
Make a Difference,<br />
by Natalie Cornell<br />
Respite, a volunteer<br />
organization in the diocese,<br />
celebrates its 20th<br />
anniversary and families will<br />
tell you how it helped save<br />
their lives.<br />
Cover photo by Terry<br />
Wilmont. Marjorie<br />
Williams and Jericho<br />
Sayoc are two<br />
students in the first<br />
freshmen class at<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> John J. <strong>Snyder</strong><br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Member of the <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Press Association<br />
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 1
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Publisher Most Reverend Victor Galeone<br />
Editor Kathleen Bagg-Morgan<br />
Associate Editor Chelle Delaney<br />
Contributing Writers Joy Batteh-Freiha<br />
Natalie R. Cornell<br />
Editorial Assistant Susie Nguyen<br />
Advertising Manager J. Michael Lenninger, APR<br />
Layout and Design Principle Design Group<br />
Chelle Delaney<br />
Printer<br />
Diocesan Editorial<br />
Board<br />
Diocesan<br />
Communication<br />
Commission<br />
Allied Graphics<br />
Kathleen Bagg-Morgan<br />
Sister Lucille Clynes, DW<br />
Chelle Delaney<br />
Msgr. James Heslin<br />
Patrick McKinney<br />
Father Victor Z. Narivelil, CMI<br />
Evelyn Tovar<br />
Art Marshall, chair<br />
Rev. Ralph Besendorfer, J.C.D.<br />
Mary Ann Christensen<br />
Dean Fiandaca<br />
John Halloran<br />
Msgr. R. Joseph James<br />
Patrick McKinney<br />
Kate Romano-Norton<br />
The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> Magazine<br />
is published bimonthly (six times a year) by the<br />
Diocese of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong><br />
Office of Communications<br />
P.O. Box 24000<br />
Jacksonville, FL 32241-4000<br />
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Providing For Our<br />
Children’s Future<br />
A<br />
t this moment in history, marked<br />
by global transformations, it is<br />
imperative for the <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Communication Campaign to embark on<br />
a “journey of hope.” Why? Images of<br />
great suffering have come to us through<br />
the media but also a sense of prayer,<br />
community and courage.<br />
The <strong>Catholic</strong> Communication<br />
Campaign strives to meet this challenge<br />
through its annual collection. This year<br />
the CCC created a campaign entitled,<br />
“Shine a Light to Give your Children a<br />
Bright Tomorrow,” a theme bringing hope<br />
and courage for our future. It is also a<br />
theme that is well represented in this<br />
“back to school” issue.<br />
Pope John Paul II in his message for<br />
the 2001 World Communications Day<br />
stated, “Today an active and imaginative<br />
commitment to the media by the Church<br />
is necessary. <strong>Catholic</strong>s should not be<br />
afraid to open the doors of social<br />
communications to Christ, so that the<br />
Good News can be heard from the<br />
housetops.”<br />
We need your support. Pray about<br />
donating generously to the CCC<br />
collection when it is taken up in your<br />
parish the weekend of Sept. 14-15. Any<br />
monies you donate to the CCC will be<br />
utilized in our diocese and nationally.<br />
Locally your contributions help fund<br />
the bimonthly diocesan magazine, the <strong>St</strong>.<br />
<strong>Augustine</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong>; the websites for the<br />
magazine and the diocese; special<br />
programming in radio and television; the<br />
weekly televised Mass and outreach to<br />
newcomers moving to our area.<br />
Nationally, CCC has released a wide<br />
range of programs. In 2001, they helped<br />
to get the Good News around by<br />
producing a film called The Face: Jesus in<br />
Art, which premiered at Radio City<br />
Music Hall and continues to air on<br />
various PBS stations. A religious special<br />
called Easter 2001: A Celebration with<br />
Dave Brubeck and various other<br />
television documentaries aired<br />
throughout the year. In addition, CCC<br />
launched <strong>Catholic</strong> Radio Weekly and<br />
continues a series of English and<br />
Spanish public service announcements.<br />
It has been an exciting year for the<br />
CCC as we work to fulfill Christ’s<br />
mandate to get the Good News around!<br />
Your participation in this campaign of<br />
hope is appreciated and we thank you<br />
and so do the children of tomorrow!<br />
On another bright note – the <strong>St</strong>.<br />
<strong>Augustine</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> magazine received two<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Press Awards for 2002. The<br />
magazine won honorable mention for<br />
“General Excellence, General Interest,”<br />
and for “Best Special Issue, Section or<br />
Supplement.” I think we did really well<br />
considering we were among a number of<br />
national magazines vying for recognition,<br />
including: America, U.S. <strong>Catholic</strong>, <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Anthony Messenger, Liguorian, Faith and<br />
InSpirit Journal.<br />
Kathleen Bagg-Morgan, Editor<br />
editor’s notes<br />
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 3
ishop’s message<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Reflects on His First Year<br />
hile it hasn’t been quite one year since <strong>Bishop</strong> Victor Galeone<br />
was ordained the ninth <strong>Bishop</strong> of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong>, August 21,<br />
he has experienced a great deal this year that would challenge<br />
any CEO of a major corporation. In the following interview,<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Galeone shares his thoughts with us as he approaches his<br />
Wone-year anniversary.<br />
What have been some of the highlights<br />
of your first year as <strong>Bishop</strong> of Saint<br />
<strong>Augustine</strong>?<br />
Chronologically speaking, the first<br />
highlight in my first year as bishop here<br />
was 9/11. I will never forget that day. It<br />
was three weeks to the day of my<br />
ordination and my first diocesan staff<br />
meeting. The events of that day<br />
embedded themselves in my mind and I<br />
will remember them until the day I die.<br />
“Where was I on 9/11?”<br />
The second highlight was in October<br />
where on three separate Sundays, I<br />
dedicated three new worship spaces<br />
(churches) in the diocese. Bear in mind<br />
that during my entire 66 years of life, I<br />
had never witnessed the dedication of a<br />
church and here I was dedicating three of<br />
them as a bishop!<br />
The third big highlight were the<br />
priestly and diaconate ordinations that<br />
occurred in May. Especially the priestly<br />
ordinations. There I was, doing exactly as<br />
we read in the Book of Acts (Acts 13:3)<br />
where the disciples fasted and prayed<br />
before they laid hands on Barnabas and<br />
Saul. Here I was doing 2000 years later<br />
what was done at the beginning. I found<br />
that extremely moving.<br />
The fourth and last highlight of my<br />
first year was the bishop’s meeting, June<br />
13-15 in Dallas. It was there we<br />
hammered out a charter that would<br />
effectively deal with past, present, and<br />
heaven forbid, any future cases of sexual<br />
child abuse by our clergy. I believe this<br />
charter will be effective and I feel relieved<br />
that we can now put this behind us as we<br />
look forward to the future.<br />
What aspect of your ministry as bishop<br />
have you enjoyed the most?<br />
One of the more enjoyable aspects of<br />
my ministry this year was visiting the<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> schools, especially the<br />
elementary schools. The half days that I<br />
spent there going from classroom to<br />
classroom were a rejuvenating experience<br />
for me. To see the innocence on those<br />
little faces, the joy, the enthusiasm just<br />
made me realize that this is what being a<br />
bishop is all about – reaching out to the<br />
least of our members and experiencing<br />
first hand the goodness of the children.<br />
The second aspect I enjoyed a great<br />
deal was the confirmations. I must<br />
confess that prior to the first confirmation<br />
I thought it would be a very tedious<br />
process. However, I found meeting the<br />
young people – being an instrument of<br />
the Holy Spirit that filled their souls – a<br />
rewarding and rejuvenating experience<br />
for me. I will never get tired of<br />
confirming these young <strong>Catholic</strong>s and<br />
visiting with their families afterwards.<br />
What were some of the least favorable<br />
aspects of your first year?<br />
Even before I was nominated and<br />
ordained a bishop, I realized there were<br />
two aspects of being a bishop that I would<br />
not enjoy. The first was the administrative<br />
aspect of my position and the<br />
responsibility that comes with it. It is not<br />
easy making decisions that will affect a<br />
person’s life – their entire future. For<br />
instance, should I approve a seminarian for<br />
advancement to the priesthood when the<br />
seminary staff raises a red flag? Ultimately,<br />
the buck stops with me and unfortunately<br />
there are times when I have to make a<br />
decision that is not a favorable one. No one<br />
likes to be the bearer of bad news.<br />
Correlated with that is enforcing<br />
unpopular decisions, whether those<br />
decisions involve directives from the<br />
Holy Father, upholding our church’s<br />
teaching, or one from myself. There<br />
again, no one likes to be unpopular, but if<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Victor Galeone<br />
something I feel has to be carried out a<br />
certain way then I’m the one that has to<br />
enforce it locally.<br />
Coming from the Archdiocese of<br />
Baltimore, I know they don’t have as<br />
many miles to cover as you do here –<br />
11,032 square miles to be exact! What<br />
have you learned by traveling the<br />
diocese?<br />
This diocese is twice the size of the<br />
Archdiocese of Baltimore. There are 4,800<br />
square miles in Baltimore, so distancewise<br />
it is a bit daunting. However, I am<br />
grateful for tape decks and educational<br />
tapes that I play on the way to far away<br />
parishes. The size is large not just in area,<br />
but for me personally, to be assigned<br />
from a parish of 3,800 souls to a diocese<br />
of more than 144,000 <strong>Catholic</strong>s was<br />
another formidable part of my coming<br />
here.<br />
As you visit parishes in the rural areas<br />
are there any aspects that particularly<br />
stand out in your mind?<br />
Surprisingly, whether we are dealing<br />
with an inner-city parish like Crucifixion<br />
in Jacksonville or a country parish like <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Francis Xavier in Live Oak – the people<br />
have demonstrated simplicity and<br />
goodness. They are very uncomplicated<br />
and there is a disarming honesty about<br />
them. That’s refreshing! The least little<br />
thing that I have done people have been<br />
quick to show their appreciation. Perhaps<br />
it is that Southern hospitality that we<br />
hear so much about.<br />
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You have repeatedly said how grateful<br />
you are for what you have inherited from<br />
your predecessor <strong>Bishop</strong> <strong>Snyder</strong>. Can you<br />
elaborate more on that?<br />
The first thing that comes to mind is<br />
how he led his people by example. <strong>Bishop</strong><br />
<strong>Snyder</strong> is kindness personified. He is a<br />
good, good person.<br />
Over the last several months, I have<br />
reviewed a number of priest personnel<br />
records because of the crisis involving<br />
sexual child abuse by clergy. It was clearly<br />
evident to me that while we know <strong>Bishop</strong><br />
<strong>Snyder</strong> to be kind, he was also firm when<br />
he had to call a brother priest to task. This<br />
is one reason our diocese has fared so well<br />
with regards to effectively handling<br />
allegations of child sexual abuse.<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Paul says that love is patient, love is<br />
kind. Kindness is always tempered with<br />
truth and that is the case with <strong>Bishop</strong><br />
<strong>Snyder</strong>.<br />
Secondly, I am grateful to him for the<br />
staff that I found in place here. Every one<br />
of them, almost without exception, is<br />
competent and dedicated to the Lord and<br />
I attribute that to his leadership.<br />
The third thing I would like<br />
to highlight is the special<br />
outreach programs that I found<br />
in place. The first special<br />
program is the annual visit to<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> elementary schools<br />
and high schools. I have never<br />
heard of a bishop visiting and<br />
teaching classes in 50 percent of<br />
the elementary schools every<br />
other year. As I mentioned<br />
earlier, this was one of my<br />
highlights this year.<br />
The second special program<br />
is the quarterly Businessmen’s<br />
Communion Breakfast. He<br />
started that, as well. We have<br />
approximately 70 exceptional<br />
professionals from the legal,<br />
medical and business fields that<br />
come together four times a year for Mass<br />
and breakfast. It provides me an<br />
opportunity to give a state of the diocese<br />
report and to obtain feedback from them.<br />
At first I found it somewhat intimidating<br />
to think I would be rubbing shoulders<br />
with these professionals, but now I look<br />
forward to the breakfasts and I am<br />
grateful to <strong>Bishop</strong> Synder for that.<br />
The third special program, is the solid<br />
ecumenical relations that <strong>Bishop</strong> <strong>Snyder</strong><br />
fostered in this diocese. It was minimal, as<br />
I understand, it prior to his coming here<br />
in 1979, and I hope to continue fostering<br />
positive relationships with other faith<br />
leaders.<br />
Paul Nicholson<br />
The fourth point that I am grateful for<br />
is the loyalty that I discovered among the<br />
priests – the spirit of camaraderie and<br />
brotherhood. It’s not just on the surface –<br />
it is profound and authentic.<br />
And lastly, I am so grateful to <strong>Bishop</strong><br />
<strong>Snyder</strong> for initiating the capital campaign<br />
in the closing months of his tenure. I<br />
personally find it distasteful to ask for<br />
money – and I think most people do.<br />
However, he saw there were major<br />
projects that needed funding and he knew<br />
it would take me three to four years<br />
before I was in a position to inaugurate<br />
such an undertaking. He knew that it had<br />
to be done before he left and I am very<br />
grateful for that.<br />
What are some of the challenges that<br />
you see for the diocese in the next three to<br />
five years?<br />
Very specifically, I would like to answer<br />
that question by referring to what I said<br />
was my objective in my ordination<br />
remarks on August 21. Namely, I want to<br />
make Jesus better known, loved and<br />
served by everyone in our diocese. So the<br />
challenge is to make that effectively<br />
happen from the pulpit, in our schools<br />
and in all the teaching environments.<br />
In addition, all of us, irrespective of our<br />
theological persuasion – liberal, moderate,<br />
conservative – must be faithful to what<br />
the Lord expects of us. According to<br />
Scripture, our relationship to the Lord is<br />
that of a bride to her bridegroom. In that<br />
context one uses the word fidelity just as a<br />
husband or wife are called to be faithful<br />
to each other.<br />
Jesus said, “I am the way of the truth<br />
and the light.” He is the truth and all of<br />
us – bishops, priests, religious and laity –<br />
must focus our eyes on Jesus. The closer<br />
we draw to him the closer we come to<br />
each other. So the real question in my<br />
opinion is are we being faithful or<br />
unfaithful to what Jesus expects of us?<br />
Another challenge facing our diocese is<br />
addressing the needs of the burgeoning<br />
Hispanic community. This is especially<br />
true in the western counties of our<br />
diocese. There are three counties in our<br />
17-county area of the diocese that have no<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> presence. And it is precisely in<br />
these areas that we have a growing<br />
Hispanic population with migrant<br />
workers. How do we reach out to them<br />
and minister to their needs? Ninety<br />
percent of them are baptized <strong>Catholic</strong>s<br />
when they come to us from their native<br />
countries of South America, Central<br />
America and Mexico. We must not forget<br />
them and we need to respond effectively.<br />
On a related subject, we need to<br />
establish new parishes. Within the next<br />
year I hope to elevate one of our eight<br />
missions to parish status.<br />
And finally I would like to help our<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>s develop a better sense<br />
of stewardship. Returning to the<br />
Lord all that we have been given<br />
– time, talent and treasure –<br />
should be viewed not as a duty<br />
or burden – but as a privilege. It<br />
is just one way we can tell the<br />
Lord how much we love him. If<br />
we could get the majority of our<br />
people to dedicate themselves to<br />
stewardship, we would have our<br />
material needs taken care of for<br />
years to come.<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong>, in reviewing your<br />
challenges for the next three to<br />
five years – there is a lot that<br />
needs to be done. How do you<br />
expect to accomplish it all?<br />
Take it one day at a time – one<br />
step at a time, one family at a<br />
time, one person at a time. I think that is<br />
part of my Latin America experience. I<br />
went down there with the typical Yankee<br />
mentality, “Okay folks, here I am.” A<br />
Messiah complex – I’m going to do it my<br />
way and I found out it is much more<br />
effective to meet people where they are<br />
and treat them as I myself like to be<br />
treated. Not forcing, but gradually<br />
convincing them through dialogue and<br />
different challenges to get them to at least<br />
try this. If it works, fine. If it doesn’t, let’s<br />
chuck it. I found that you have to get<br />
them to at least try your idea and when<br />
they see that it works; they won’t want to<br />
go back.<br />
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 5
catholic news<br />
News From Around the World<br />
U.S. bishops’ official wants human<br />
cloning banned<br />
U.S. bishops’ Pro-Life Activities<br />
Director, Richard Doerflinger, has asked<br />
the Senate to follow the majority<br />
recommendation of the President’s<br />
Council on Bioethics by favoring at least<br />
a temporary legal ban on all human<br />
cloning. Without federal legislation, “the<br />
most irresponsible of researchers will<br />
create our national policy by default,”<br />
said Doerflinger. A majority of the<br />
bioethics council recommended in a July<br />
11 report outlawing human cloning for<br />
reproduction and favored a four-year<br />
moratorium on human cloning for<br />
biomedical research.<br />
Feast day for Padre Pio is Sept. 23<br />
In one of the largest liturgies in the<br />
Vatican’s history, Pope John Paul II<br />
canonized Padre Pio da Pietralcina and<br />
said the Capuchin friar’s spirituality of<br />
suffering was a valuable model for<br />
modern times. Underscoring his message,<br />
the pope announced at the end of the<br />
June 16 Mass that he was making Padre<br />
Pio’s Sept. 23 feast day an “obligatory<br />
memorial” on the church’s general<br />
liturgical calendar, a rank shared by only<br />
one other 20th-century saint. More than<br />
300,000 people, according to police, filled<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Peter’s Square and surrounding<br />
streets for the ceremony. In his homily,<br />
the pope said the holiness of Padre Pio –<br />
who was well-known for bearing the<br />
stigmata, or bleeding wounds of Christ –<br />
could not be understood without the<br />
friar’s attachment to asceticism and the<br />
crucified Christ’s suffering.<br />
Juan Diego sainthood cause implies he<br />
did exist<br />
While the sainthood cause of Blessed<br />
Juan Diego faced several votes at the<br />
Vatican, no one was so blunt as to ask:<br />
Did he exist or was he a legend?<br />
However, officials familiar with the<br />
cause said each state of the process<br />
leading to his July 31 canonization in<br />
Mexico City, as well as the 18th-century<br />
investigation into the apparitions of Our<br />
Lady of Guadalupe, were supported by<br />
evidence that he once lived.<br />
In a separate report last December,<br />
Father Fidel Gonzalez Fernandez said the<br />
Congregation for Saints’ Causes<br />
approved the work he and the other<br />
priest historians presented, “noting and<br />
confirming the truth of the Guadalupe<br />
event and the mission of the humble<br />
Indian Juan Diego, a model of holiness,<br />
who from 1531 spread the message of<br />
Our Lady of Guadalupe through his<br />
work and the exemplary witness of his<br />
life.”<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Equity Fund seeks to match<br />
S&P 500<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Financial Services Corp. has<br />
launched a restructured <strong>Catholic</strong> Equity<br />
Fund that seeks to match the S&P 500<br />
Index in total return from dividends and<br />
capital gains, while avoiding stocks<br />
judged to violate <strong>Catholic</strong> values. Daniel<br />
<strong>St</strong>eininger, chairman of The <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Funds Inc. family of funds, said the new<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Equity fund will allow <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
investors to work together “to persuade<br />
corporate management to act consistent<br />
with values that we as <strong>Catholic</strong>s hold<br />
dear.”<br />
Participation in campus ministry leads<br />
to stronger faith life after college<br />
Male college students who participate<br />
in campus ministry are more likely to<br />
consider a vocation to the priesthood,<br />
according to a new study by the Center<br />
for Applied Research in the Apostolate<br />
(CARA) at Georgetown University. And<br />
students, overall, are more likely to<br />
attend Mass more frequently and become<br />
more involved in church life and other<br />
religious activities after college.<br />
Pope says prayers of millions give him<br />
strength<br />
As many speculate that the pope may<br />
one day resign, Pope John Paul II said,<br />
“Every day I experience that my ministry<br />
is sustained by the unceasing prayer of<br />
the people of God, of many people who<br />
are unknown to me, but very close to my<br />
heart, who offer the Lord their prayers<br />
and sacrifices for the intentions of the<br />
pope.” In his June 30 Angelus address,<br />
the pope, 82, also said, “At the moments<br />
of greater difficulty and suffering, this<br />
spiritual force is a valid help and an<br />
intimate comfort.”<br />
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B<br />
Protecting<br />
ringing sexual abuse of children<br />
out of the closet and into the public<br />
spotlight is a challenging job.<br />
Adults are outraged that anyone would<br />
sexually harm a child, especially a priest.<br />
However, most of us relate to the<br />
problem as if this abuse doesn’t happen<br />
in our neighborhoods, our schools, our<br />
families, or our circle of friends. Sexual<br />
abuse of children happens somewhere<br />
else, to someone else’s children.<br />
Most adults can’t recognize the signs of<br />
sexual abuse in children and are not<br />
familiar with the situations or<br />
circumstances that place children at risk.<br />
When faced with the consequences of<br />
child sexual abuse, people are frustrated<br />
and dismayed. Many openly wonder,<br />
“When is someone going to do<br />
something about this problem?” We<br />
relate to the problem of child sexual<br />
abuse as if it is someone else’s<br />
responsibility – not ours.<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Victor Galeone recognizes his<br />
responsibility to provide safe<br />
environments for children and beginning<br />
this fall a program will be launched that<br />
will educate parents and other adults on<br />
Protecting God’s Children.<br />
“Protecting God’s Children is a<br />
proactive program to prevent abuse,”<br />
said Father Edward Arsenault, chairman<br />
of the board of National <strong>Catholic</strong> Risk<br />
Retention Group and chancellor of the<br />
Diocese of Manchester. “The <strong>Bishop</strong>s are<br />
discussing policies to both prevent and<br />
respond to child sexual abuse. This<br />
program enables the church to work with<br />
everyone involved in a diocese to become<br />
aware of how to prevent abuse and how<br />
to make our institutions safe for<br />
everyone, especially children.”<br />
The program, developed by Virtus of<br />
National <strong>Catholic</strong> Services, is designed to<br />
be used on a continual basis at the parish<br />
level by priests, members of religious<br />
institutions, deacons and lay people.<br />
Implementation includes several months<br />
of local preliminary planning, training for<br />
priests and church laity and training for<br />
trainers.<br />
God’s<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Galeone asked Nancy Fisher to<br />
use her many years of experience in<br />
nursing and in family life ministry to<br />
coordinate the training and<br />
implementation phases of Protecting<br />
God’s Children in the Diocese of Saint<br />
<strong>Augustine</strong>. She began working on the<br />
preliminary phases of the program in<br />
July. Sadly she and her husband Wayne<br />
were killed July 20 when a car struck<br />
them as they were walking on Blanding<br />
Boulevard in Jacksonville (See related<br />
story on page 29).<br />
Mrs. Fisher took an early retirement as<br />
director of the Diocesan Center for<br />
Family Life two years ago, but she said<br />
she believed strongly in prevention-type<br />
programs like Protecting God’s Children<br />
and was eager to come back to work for<br />
the diocese for one year.<br />
“As a mother and grandmother, I have<br />
a vested interest in children both now<br />
and in the future,” Mrs. Fisher said in an<br />
interview just prior to her death. “I want<br />
to use my expertise in working with<br />
children and families to help the church<br />
do the right thing.”<br />
Protecting God’s Children incorporates<br />
written materials, the Internet and videos<br />
complement the small-group trainings<br />
conducted by experts in child sexual<br />
abuse. The award-winning videos<br />
include candid interviews with<br />
acknowledged child sex abusers.<br />
National <strong>Catholic</strong> Services President<br />
Michael Bemi explained the core<br />
objectives of the program: “The bottom<br />
line is to prevent harm. Protecting God’s<br />
Children is a forward-looking program<br />
that helps members of the church prevent<br />
the sexual abuse of children. For every<br />
parish or <strong>Catholic</strong> school it can provide a<br />
strong answer to the question, ‘what can I<br />
do?‘”<br />
According to National <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Services, Protecting God’s Children<br />
identifies the steps a parish or school can<br />
take to prevent wrongful behavior before<br />
it starts. All those who take part in the<br />
training – including victim advocates and<br />
investigators – gain an increased<br />
Children<br />
A DIOCESAN PRIORITY<br />
By Kathleen Bagg-Morgan<br />
awareness of sexual abuse by working<br />
with specialized experts in child abuse<br />
prevention.<br />
Mrs. Fisher was quick to point out that<br />
“Protecting God’s Children is not a sex<br />
education program in any shape or<br />
form.” She said this program will help<br />
establish very clear guidelines for anyone<br />
working with children in the diocese.<br />
Protecting God’s Children was piloted in<br />
the Diocese of Austin, Texas and<br />
several dioceses are already<br />
beginning to use the<br />
program. The program<br />
was made available<br />
for dioceses to<br />
implement in late<br />
2001.<br />
Until now,<br />
preventing<br />
sexual abuse<br />
of children<br />
has, for the<br />
most part,<br />
been the<br />
responsibility<br />
of our<br />
children. We<br />
have told<br />
them to say<br />
“no,” to run<br />
away from<br />
perpetrators,<br />
and to tell an<br />
adult. The<br />
burden of<br />
overcoming this<br />
public health issue<br />
belongs to adults – not<br />
to children and youth.<br />
Raising awareness among<br />
all adults in the faith<br />
community is a good start. To be<br />
successful however, we must educate<br />
staff, clergy, religious, volunteers,<br />
parents, and others about what to watch<br />
for and how to intervene. It’s not just<br />
your responsibility – it’s everyone’s<br />
responsibility!<br />
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 7
WHAT BELONGS<br />
UNDER LITURGY’S<br />
By Father Lawrence E. Mick<br />
The goal of Vatican Council II in<br />
the 1960s was to renew the<br />
church so that the church<br />
could renew the world. The<br />
council's very first document<br />
dealt with the liturgy. That<br />
was because the bishops recognized that<br />
renewing the church had to begin with a<br />
renewed worship.<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>s have many ways of praying.<br />
There are individual types of prayer such<br />
as the rosary, the morning offering,<br />
various forms of meditation and prayers<br />
at bedtime. There also are shared<br />
devotional prayers such as novenas,<br />
<strong>St</strong>ations of the Cross, and charismatic<br />
group prayer.<br />
<strong>St</strong>ill other forms of prayer fall under<br />
the heading of “liturgy.” The liturgy is the<br />
church's official prayer. It includes the<br />
celebration of the Mass and the other six<br />
sacraments. It also includes the Liturgy of<br />
the Hours, the prayer to mark the day's<br />
various hours.<br />
Though used in recent centuries<br />
primarily by priests and religious, the<br />
Liturgy of the Hours is meant to be<br />
celebrated by clergy and laity as a normal<br />
part of parish life.<br />
Beyond the sacraments and the Liturgy<br />
of the Hours, we should also include<br />
under the heading of “liturgy” other<br />
official rituals such as funeral rites, the<br />
rite for blessing oils and rites for the<br />
dedication of a church.<br />
What makes all of these part of the<br />
church's liturgy, while other devotions<br />
and individual prayers are not? Liturgy is<br />
public worship, and it is the church's<br />
official prayer. When we celebrate the<br />
liturgy, we pray in a way recognized by<br />
the church community throughout the<br />
world.<br />
The word “liturgy” comes from the<br />
Greek word “leitourgia,” which means<br />
the “work of the people.” In its original<br />
usage, it referred to work done for the<br />
public good, such as underwriting the<br />
cost of public entertainment. Later it came<br />
to refer to public worship, done by or for<br />
the community of faith.<br />
With the reform of the liturgy<br />
mandated by Vatican II, our<br />
understanding of liturgy shifted a bit.<br />
Before the council we tended to see<br />
liturgy as something the clergy did for<br />
the sake of the faithful. We gradually<br />
have learned to see liturgy as the work<br />
“of” the people as well as something<br />
done “for” the people. This is the central<br />
insight promulgated in the council's<br />
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy:<br />
The church genuinely wants all its<br />
people to be led to the full, conscious and<br />
active participation in liturgical<br />
celebrations that is demanded by the<br />
liturgy's very nature. Such participation<br />
by the Christian people as “a chosen race,<br />
a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a<br />
redeemed people” (1 Pet 2,9; cf. 2, 4-5) is<br />
their right and duty by reason of their<br />
baptism.<br />
In the restoration and promotion of the<br />
sacred liturgy, this full and active<br />
participation by all the people is a<br />
primary and indispensable source of the<br />
true Christian spirit. That's why the<br />
council urged pastors to strive zealously<br />
to achieve it—by means of the necessary<br />
instruction—in all pastoral work (No. 14).<br />
This active participation by the faithful<br />
in the work we call “liturgy” is stressed<br />
because liturgy is the “primary and<br />
indispensable source” from which all of<br />
us “derive the true Christian spirit.” That<br />
means that the liturgy is where we learn<br />
what it means to be a Christian and what<br />
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God expects of us who are part of the<br />
Christian community.<br />
If we allow ourselves to be caught up<br />
in the dynamics of the liturgy, it<br />
gradually will shape us more and more<br />
into the image of Christ himself. The<br />
liturgy forms us in the attitudes and<br />
lifestyle of Jesus.<br />
Being formed in the image of Christ<br />
enables us, after a liturgical celebration<br />
concludes, to carry on Christ's mission in<br />
the world today. Just as liturgy is the<br />
work of the whole people of God, the<br />
mission of the church is the responsibility<br />
of all.<br />
The liturgical movement of the past<br />
century was not just about changing<br />
ritual books. It was intended to change<br />
people so that they could change the<br />
world.<br />
Here's how the Constitution on the<br />
Sacred Liturgy puts it:<br />
“While the liturgy<br />
daily builds up those<br />
who are within into<br />
a holy temple of the Lord... at the same<br />
time it marvelously strengthens their<br />
power to preach Christ and thus shows<br />
forth the church to those who are outside<br />
If we allow ourselves to be caught up in the<br />
dynamics of the liturgy, it gradually will shape us<br />
more and more into the image of Christ himself.<br />
as a sign lifted up among the nations,<br />
under which the scattered children of<br />
God may be gathered together, until<br />
there is one sheepfold and one shepherd<br />
(No. 2).<br />
Renewed worship begins with each of<br />
us doing our part, giving fitting praise<br />
and thanks to God with all our hearts<br />
and minds and souls. The council<br />
believed that if we do that, we will be<br />
transformed, the church will be renewed<br />
and the world will know the good news<br />
of Jesus Christ.<br />
Father Mick is a priest of the Archdiocese<br />
of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a freelance writer.<br />
He wrote this article as part of<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> News Services’ Faith<br />
Alive series.<br />
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What’s New About<br />
CELE<br />
BRATING<br />
MASS<br />
By Father John Phillips<br />
Special<br />
This fall <strong>Bishop</strong> Victor Galeone has asked that<br />
all clergy of the diocese as well as parish<br />
directors of music and liturgy to attend one of<br />
two workshops to prepare for the changes that<br />
will take place in celebrating the Eucharist.<br />
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and how we celebrate the Eucharist – the very<br />
center of our <strong>Catholic</strong> identity and life.<br />
I have highlighted the following five<br />
principles found in the General Instruction, which<br />
guide our worthy celebration of the Mass. The<br />
revised Instruction has not been officially<br />
translated into English so (GIRM) citations are<br />
from the National Conference of <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>Bishop</strong>s’ “<strong>St</strong>udy Translation” (July 2000).<br />
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1PRINCIPLE 1<br />
The Eucharistic Celebration manifests<br />
the Sacrifice of Christ and thus shares in<br />
God’s sacrificial love.<br />
The General Instruction most often<br />
describes the Mass as the eucharistic<br />
sacrifice: the sacrifice of Christ on the<br />
cross, which the Mass perpetuates and<br />
celebrates under sacramental signs.<br />
“[T]he sacrifice of the Cross and its<br />
sacramental renewal in the Mass…are<br />
one and the same…” (GIRM 2)<br />
The Catechism of the <strong>Catholic</strong> Church<br />
teaches that the meaning of this sacrifice<br />
of the cross is sacrificial love. “It is ‘love<br />
to the end’ that confers on Christ’s<br />
sacrifice its value…He knew and loved us<br />
all when he offered his life” (CCC 616).<br />
Everything that we do in the celebration<br />
of the Eucharist should manifest this love<br />
and be guided by this self-giving love.<br />
Again, the Catechism says, “Since Christ<br />
died for us out of love, when we<br />
celebrate the memorial of his death at the<br />
moment of sacrifice we ask that love may<br />
be granted to us by the coming of the<br />
Holy Spirit” (CCC 1394).<br />
More than simply a set of rules, the<br />
General Instruction highlights the<br />
sacrificial love we share in the Eucharist:<br />
God’s sacrificial love in Christ through<br />
the Spirit which unites Christ’s body the<br />
church.<br />
2PRINCIPLE 2<br />
The eucharistic celebration is the<br />
prayer of the church.<br />
The Instruction affirms the communal<br />
nature of the Eucharist: the celebration of<br />
the Mass “by nature…has the character of<br />
being the act of a community” (GIRM 34).<br />
The Mass is not the private prayer or sole<br />
work of the priest or the music or liturgy<br />
director or any other individual.<br />
The people of God have a right to the<br />
prayer of the church – to the way the<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Church, governed by the<br />
bishops in communion with the Holy See,<br />
intends the Eucharist to be celebrated.<br />
This fact protects the celebration from<br />
being held hostage “to [the] personal<br />
inclination or arbitrary choice” of any one<br />
person (GIRM 42).<br />
Flexibility and adaptations in the<br />
celebration are permitted in certain<br />
instances, especially by the priest<br />
celebrant; but the Eucharist expresses our<br />
common faith and care must be taken<br />
that this prayer is indeed the faith of the<br />
entire church (GIRM 2). Therefore, the<br />
church (through its legitimate authority)<br />
“gives directions about the preparation of<br />
the sentiments of the worshipers, the<br />
place, rites and texts for the celebration of<br />
the Eucharist” (GIRM 1).<br />
3PRINCIPLE 3<br />
The eucharistic celebration requires<br />
the full, active and conscious<br />
participation of everyone.<br />
The Eucharist as the prayer of Christ<br />
and his church means that everyone is to<br />
participate actively in the Mass. Active<br />
participation as described by the<br />
Instruction involves singing, times of<br />
silence and times of ritual responses, and<br />
common actions, gestures and postures.<br />
These outward actions are meant to<br />
promote the most essential kind of<br />
participation, the spiritual. This also is<br />
not subject “to personal inclination or<br />
arbitrary choice.” We are not to pick and<br />
choose what we will do or won’t do in<br />
the Mass, for this is to be self-centered<br />
and would not be the communal selfoffering<br />
called for in the eucharistic<br />
sacrifice.<br />
“The importance of active participation<br />
by all (not just the priest and the choir) is<br />
repeated over and over again in the<br />
General Instruction. This demonstrates<br />
how important this principle is in the<br />
church’s teaching and practice.<br />
“The entire celebration is planned in<br />
such a way that it brings about in the<br />
faithful a participation in body and spirit<br />
that is conscious, active, full, and<br />
motivated by faith, hope, and charity. The<br />
Church desires this kind of participation,<br />
the nature of the celebration demands it,<br />
and for the Christian people it is a right<br />
and duty they have by reason of their<br />
baptism” (GIRM 18; emphasis added).<br />
4PRINCIPLE 4<br />
The eucharistic celebration is a united<br />
celebration of diverse ministries.<br />
The Instruction affirms that every<br />
baptized person has a ministry and a role<br />
in the Mass: “all, whether ordained or<br />
Christian faithful, by virtue of their<br />
function or their office, should do all and<br />
only those parts which belong to them”<br />
(GIRM 91). The Eucharist can be<br />
described as a communion of diverse<br />
ministries. There is the ministry of the<br />
assembly, actively participating in the<br />
Mass, and who “give thanks to God and<br />
offer the victim not only through the<br />
hands of the priest but also together with<br />
him and learn to offer themselves”<br />
(GIRM 95); there are the essential<br />
ministries of the bishop and his<br />
coworkers the priests; the ministry of the<br />
deacons; the ministries of acolytes,<br />
readers, servers, hospitality ministers,<br />
choir and cantors, among others.<br />
The celebration of the Eucharist<br />
celebrates both the diversity of these<br />
ministries, as well as their unity in Christ<br />
and the Spirit. The General Instruction<br />
takes care to safeguard both this diversity<br />
and this unity in the celebration of the<br />
Mass. No one ministry should obscure or<br />
usurp the other ministries normally<br />
exercised in the eucharistic sacrifice.<br />
5PRINCIPLE 5<br />
The eucharistic celebration requires<br />
reverence.<br />
Reverence is an attitude of deep love<br />
and respect, first for God and the ways<br />
God is known in humanity, creation and<br />
culture. It is wonder and appreciation for<br />
God’s loving action and presence in the<br />
sacred action of a sacred people united to<br />
Christ in the Spirit. Practically, we can ask<br />
if all that we do and use in the Mass is<br />
good (the best we have to offer), true<br />
(genuine), and beautiful, thus inspiring<br />
this reverence.<br />
Reverence in the Eucharist first of all<br />
recognizes Christ’s real presence in the<br />
paschal meal (GIRM 3); it also recognizes<br />
Christ’s presence in the holy assembly of<br />
the baptized and in the sacred minister<br />
and in the sacred Scriptures (GIRM 21).<br />
Therefore, all are to have a “deep<br />
reverence for God and…charity towards<br />
[their] brothers and sisters who share<br />
with them in the celebration” (GIRM 95).<br />
Reverence in the eucharistic celebration<br />
cautions against haste in what we do<br />
(GIRM 56). “Sacred music” and also more<br />
times of “sacred silence” are mandated<br />
(GIRM 115 and 45). Everything is to be<br />
done with dignity (GIRM 22) and<br />
everything “should be truly worthy and<br />
beautiful, signs and symbols of heavenly<br />
realities” (GIRM 288).<br />
In conclusion, by keeping in mind<br />
these five principles, among others, we<br />
can appreciate the purpose of the newly<br />
revised General Instruction. As the<br />
Instruction states, “the current norms…are<br />
fresh evidence of the great care, faith and<br />
unchanged love that the church shows<br />
toward the great mystery of the<br />
Eucharist” (GIRM 1).<br />
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Paul Nicholson<br />
the<br />
GIFTof life<br />
By Natalie R. Cornell<br />
Pope John Paul II says, “Transplants are a great step forward in science’s service of<br />
man.” One such example is the six Rhodes children, each has either been a<br />
transplant recipient or donor, or been a caregiver to another. Here is their story.<br />
When James Thomas (J.T.)<br />
Rhodes, 53, found out at<br />
age nine that he had<br />
inherited polycystic<br />
kidney and liver disease--<br />
along with several of his siblings--it<br />
didn't make much of an impression. Nor<br />
did he worry much as an adult because<br />
his mother didn't have to have dialysis<br />
until she was 68.<br />
But when he was 39 and his doctor told<br />
him he'd need a kidney transplant, he<br />
says, “I felt like I was in a twilight zone<br />
when I left the office.”<br />
The disease creates cysts on the kidney<br />
or liver interfering with the organ's<br />
function; internal bleeding also can occur<br />
with any kind of an injury to the area.<br />
It was the beginning of a long journey<br />
for the Rhodes family. All six of the<br />
Rhodes siblings have been involved with<br />
this illness either as organ recipients,<br />
donor, or caregiver and each of their lives<br />
have been affected in many ways. Four of<br />
the Rhodes siblings, J.T. of Jacksonville,<br />
Mary Frances Rhodes, 63, of Melrose,<br />
Jeanne Rhodes Prince, 57, of Lyme, N.H.,<br />
and Cathy Rhodes Kasriel, 51, of Atlanta,<br />
inherited the disease and have been organ<br />
recipients. Patsy Rhodes Robinson, 60 of<br />
Jacksonville and Louise Rhodes Wright,<br />
56, of Baltimore escaped the disease. All,<br />
by the way, are <strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny grads.<br />
Jeanne needed a transplant first and<br />
her sister, Louise, who tested negative for<br />
the disease, was a perfect match. Louise,<br />
a clinical social worker at two dialysis<br />
centers, says her desire to donate a<br />
kidney to Jeanne was in one way selfish.<br />
“I did not want to lose my sister!”<br />
Jeanne, on the other hand, says she felt<br />
guilty because she knew some of her<br />
other siblings would eventually need a<br />
kidney, too. “I can never pay her back,”<br />
Jeanne says, “I can only try to live in a<br />
way that would make her proud.”<br />
Cathy, the youngest Rhodes sibling,<br />
tested negative as a child and didn't find<br />
out she had the disease until she was six<br />
months pregnant. Knowing that the<br />
disease would cause her health problems<br />
and that she could possibly pass it on to<br />
her children, she says, was a type of loss<br />
that caused her sadness. Now, she says, “I<br />
am grateful for the lessons I have learned<br />
by having the disease – especially for the<br />
realization that no one knows what life<br />
holds. Everyone will die and no one<br />
knows when, so it is vital to live each day<br />
fully.”<br />
Patsy did not get the disease, but was<br />
the primary caregiver for her mother for<br />
six years and took her to dialysis three<br />
times a week. The kids rallied around<br />
their mother and a nearby sister helped<br />
her. Communicating with her brother and<br />
sisters about their mother’s condition<br />
made them a closer family, Patsy says.<br />
Kidney dialysis can be a difficult<br />
process and it is not a complete solution.<br />
For example, J.T. describes feeling<br />
drained, confused, and unable to function<br />
at a normal level during this time due to<br />
the poisons that built up in his body. A<br />
certified public accountant, he lost his job<br />
and says he couldn't even balance his<br />
checkbook. After his transplant his energy<br />
returned. “I had a whole new life," he<br />
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says. And thanks to his transplant, J.T. is<br />
now working full time as a self-employed<br />
CPA.<br />
His belief in God was strengthened<br />
throughout the experience. After he lost<br />
his job, J.T. says he began to attend daily<br />
Mass and formed a close personal<br />
relationship with God. After the<br />
transplant, J.T. says, “I just wanted to<br />
give thanks a lot.”<br />
Gratitude is something each member of<br />
the Rhodes family feels. They have all<br />
written to thank their donor families.<br />
Mary, a medical technologist at Shands<br />
Hospital at the University of Florida,<br />
Gainesville, says, it's a “scary thought ...<br />
because you don't want anybody to die,<br />
but you want your transplant.”<br />
Mary encourages people to become<br />
donors and works to raise awareness.<br />
One way they all do this is to attend the<br />
Transplant Games, a nationwide Olympic<br />
type event for organ recipients.<br />
Pam Skarda, managing director of<br />
Transplant Recipients International<br />
Organization (TRIO), a volunteer<br />
organization made up of organ transplant<br />
candidates, recipients, live donors and<br />
family members of deceased donors, sees<br />
organ donation as part of the cycle of life.<br />
She says, “This is part of the rebirth<br />
component in the cycle of life and it<br />
illustrates for us the spiritual principle of<br />
how we are all connected—interrelated,<br />
and one.”<br />
The mission of TRIO is to provide<br />
individual support for candidates and<br />
recipients, public education, advocacy<br />
and awareness.<br />
Organ donors must be “brain dead”<br />
and as transplant surgeon, Dr. Alan Reed,<br />
associate professor in the Department of<br />
Surgery at the UF College of Medicine<br />
and director of the Liver Transplantation<br />
program at Shands UF in Gainesville,<br />
says, “brain death is death.” However,<br />
some people may have a deep concern<br />
about donors really being dead before<br />
their organs are taken.<br />
Pope John Paul II,<br />
in an address to the<br />
18th International<br />
Congress of the<br />
Transplantation<br />
Society in August<br />
2000, acknowledges<br />
this concern. (See<br />
sidebar.) The pope<br />
also has said that<br />
becoming a donor is a<br />
“decision of great<br />
ethical value” and “a<br />
gesture that is a<br />
genuine act of love.”<br />
Having enough<br />
organs available for<br />
the numbers of people<br />
in need is critical. An<br />
average of 16 people die every day while<br />
waiting for an organ.<br />
Deborah R. Lee, MHA, public<br />
education coordinator for LifeQuest, and<br />
herself an organ recipient, says there<br />
were 80,339 people waiting for an organ<br />
transplant as of July 2002. LifeQuest is<br />
one of 59 federally designated organ<br />
procurement organizations. Yet, in 2001<br />
there were only 12,580 organ donors and<br />
24,076 organ transplants.<br />
Lee urges people to talk about organ<br />
donation with their families. Reed says:<br />
“Many people who suffer and die from<br />
end-stage organ failure would not have<br />
to if there were enough organs to<br />
transplant.”<br />
Patsy Rhodes Robinson (l-r), J.T. Rhodes, and LifeQuest’s Deborah Lee.<br />
For information on becoming an organ donor<br />
see www.lifequestfla.org or call (800) 535-GIVE,<br />
in Jacksonville call (904) 244-9880 and in<br />
Gainesville call (352) 338-7133.<br />
special<br />
Comments of Pope John Paul II On Death and Organ Donation<br />
Here are some of the comments by John Paul II in<br />
his address to the 18th International Congress of the<br />
Transplant Society in Rome Aug. 29, 2000.<br />
“... the death of the person is a single event,<br />
consisting in the total disintegration of that unitary<br />
and integrated whole that is the personal self. It<br />
results from the separation of the life-principle (or<br />
soul) from the corporal reality of the person. The<br />
death of the person, understood in this primary<br />
sense, is an event that no scientific technique or<br />
empirical method can identify directly.<br />
“Yet human experience shows that once death<br />
occurs, certain biological signs inevitably follow,<br />
which medicine has learned to recognize with<br />
increasing precision. In this sense, the “criteria” for<br />
ascertaining death used by medicine today should<br />
not be understood as the technical scientific<br />
determination of the exact moment of a person’s<br />
death, but as a scientifically secure means of<br />
identifying the biological signs that a person has<br />
indeed died.<br />
“It is a well-known fact that for some time, certain<br />
scientific approaches to ascertaining death have<br />
shifted the emphasis from the traditional cardiorespiratory<br />
signs to the so-called neurological<br />
criterion. Specifically, this consists in establishing,<br />
according to clearly determined parameters<br />
commonly held by the international scientific<br />
community, the complete and irreversible cessation<br />
of all brain activity (in the cerebrum, cerebellum and<br />
brain stem). This is then considered the sign that the<br />
individual organism has lost its integrative capacity.<br />
“With regard to the parameters used today for<br />
ascertaining death – whether the “encephalic” signs<br />
for the more traditional cardio-respiratory signs –<br />
the Church does not make technical decisions. She<br />
limits herself to the Gospel duty of comparing the<br />
data offered by medical science with the Christian<br />
understanding of the unity of the person, bringing<br />
out the similarities and the possible conflicts capable<br />
of endangering respect for human dignity.<br />
“Here it can be said that the criterion adopted in<br />
more recent times for ascertaining the fact of death –<br />
namely, the complete and irreversible cessation of<br />
all brain activity – if rigors applied does not seem to<br />
conflict with the essential elements of a sound<br />
anthropology. Therefore, a health worker<br />
professionally responsible for ascertaining death can<br />
use these criteria in each individual case as the<br />
basis for arriving at that degree of assurance in<br />
ethical judgment, which moral teachings describes<br />
as ‘moral certainty.’ This moral certainty is<br />
considered the necessary and sufficient basis for an<br />
ethically correct course of action. Only where such<br />
certainty exists, and where informed consent has<br />
already been given by the donor or the donor’s<br />
legitimate representatives, is it morally right to<br />
initiate the technical procedures required for the<br />
removal of organs for transplant.”<br />
For a complete copy of the Holy Father’s address,<br />
or more information, please call the diocesan<br />
Respect Life Office at (800) 775-4659, ext. 126.<br />
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 13
family<br />
time<br />
Needed More<br />
When Teens Are<br />
Busiest<br />
O<br />
n a recent evening, our teen-aged<br />
daughter had softball practice,<br />
followed by several hours of<br />
homework.<br />
The following day, she had a student<br />
council meeting and her older brother<br />
had a model senate meeting, homework<br />
and four hours of volunteer work.<br />
Will our family be able to squeeze in<br />
supper together this day?<br />
Surprisingly, yes. We arranged<br />
our day so that my husband, our<br />
two at-home children and myself<br />
will all eat together. However, this<br />
is not a daily occurrence.<br />
When our oldest daughter, now<br />
attending college out-of-state, lived<br />
at home, it was even harder to<br />
coordinate everyone's busy lives to<br />
spend time together – whether over<br />
a meal or just a cookie.<br />
But according to one expert who<br />
works with teens, just at the time<br />
when adolescents are beginning to<br />
spread their wings and establish<br />
independence is when they need to have<br />
time with their family.<br />
"I think most adolescents don't realize<br />
how important it is to stay connected<br />
with their family," said Marie Hennessy,<br />
a counselor and licensed social worker at<br />
Cathedral <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in Springfield,<br />
Mass.<br />
"Kids take their family for granted.<br />
And sometimes their lives are just too<br />
busy for family," she said.<br />
Hennessy noted that school takes up a<br />
majority of the time of today's teen. And<br />
many more are involved with sports,<br />
school activities jobs and a social life,<br />
she added.<br />
"Family home time comes last," she<br />
said.<br />
By Peggy W eber,<strong>Catholic</strong> News Service<br />
"Yet, one of the main things that<br />
brings students to this office is that<br />
these teens want a better relationship<br />
with their parents," she said.<br />
All of this, she said, takes time –<br />
actual physical time – with teens.<br />
"The No. 1 complaint I hear from<br />
adolescents is that their parents don't<br />
listen to them," she said.<br />
"We as parents tend to want to fix<br />
things. But we need to take the time to<br />
just listen and approach problems in a<br />
different way," she said.<br />
She added that teens and parents need<br />
to set aside one-on-one time with each<br />
other. "Anything that allows an<br />
opportunity for the teen to open up is<br />
good," she said.<br />
"In addition, we as families have to<br />
model the behavior we want from our<br />
children," she said. Parents, she added,<br />
should look at their own schedules and<br />
see if they are trying to do too much or<br />
not making time for their teens.<br />
"There has to be a recognition that<br />
teens need times with friends," she said.<br />
"But there should be some requirements<br />
for being with family."<br />
Both teens and parents also have to<br />
learn to say "no" so that they don't<br />
overextend themselves, she added.<br />
Hennessy said adolescence is a time<br />
when teens try and find out who they<br />
are. "They see parents as tremendously<br />
powerful. And the teens are just<br />
beginning to become their own person<br />
but they really are quite fragile," she<br />
said.<br />
She suggested parents try to be<br />
positive with their teens when they are<br />
with them and to share with them and<br />
involve them in service activities.<br />
Family mealtime is "incredibly<br />
important," according to Hennessy.<br />
"If you have to eat breakfast at 6:30<br />
a.m. or supper at 6:30 p.m., try to set<br />
aside some meal times each and every<br />
week," she said, adding that parents at<br />
this time should "make sure the TV is<br />
off."<br />
Peggy Weber is a reporter and<br />
columnist for The <strong>Catholic</strong> Observer in<br />
Springfield, Mass., and the author of the<br />
book Weaving A Family.<br />
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<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>s Take<br />
Center <strong>St</strong>age<br />
he year 2002 may appropriately be remembered as “the year of the high schools”<br />
in the Diocese of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong>. In Jacksonville, a new high school, <strong>Bishop</strong><br />
John J. Sndyer, opens this year and another, <strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny, prepares for its 50th<br />
anniversary celebration in the fall.<br />
In <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong>, a $5.5 million renovation marks the opening of the academic year<br />
for <strong>St</strong>. Joseph Academy.<br />
And in Gainesville, the plan for a fourth school, <strong>St</strong>. Francis <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, is<br />
underway.<br />
On Aug. 14, the newest diocesan high school, <strong>Bishop</strong> John J. <strong>Snyder</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, is<br />
opening its doors to 75 freshmen. <strong>Bishop</strong> John J. <strong>Snyder</strong>, the school’s namesake, plans<br />
to celebrate Mass at the school on Aug. 15. The school will be dedicated Nov. 3.<br />
“There will be three classes of 25 students, and they will have an opportunity to be<br />
the first at everything,” said David Yazdiya, principal.<br />
They are also the first to enjoy a new style in uniforms. For the<br />
boys, button-down oxfords and ties have been shed for<br />
navy blue polo shirts with the school logo and khaki<br />
slacks. The girls’ blouses are light yellow oxford, also with<br />
the school emblem, with matching dark plaid skirts.<br />
The state-of-art, $11 million facility, was built on about 50<br />
acres on 103rd <strong>St</strong>reet near Chaffee Road and across from the<br />
Bent Creek subdivision on Jacksonville’s Westside.<br />
On Nov. 9, <strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> celebrates<br />
its 50th anniversary. The school which has<br />
undergone a series of additions and<br />
expansions, accommodates about 1,650<br />
students and has a waiting list<br />
Meanwhile in Gainesville, <strong>St</strong>. Francis<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> will be located on<br />
39th <strong>St</strong>reet, west of Interstate 75. Architect<br />
Howard Davis of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong> is<br />
designing the school which will be on a<br />
50-acre site.<br />
In mid-July, diocesan representatives<br />
attended the first in a series of meetings to<br />
seek necessary approvals from zoning and<br />
other permitting agencies. To keep updated<br />
on the progress of <strong>St</strong>. Francis <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
in Gainesville visit the diocesan<br />
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<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>.<br />
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It’s obvious that the students in the<br />
elementary schools, thanks to the<br />
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8 ship K+ $3,300<br />
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HOLY FAMILY 2002 PreK - K+ K+<br />
(904) 645-9875 5 $2,350 $3,150<br />
HOLY ROSARY 1958 K - 8 K+ N/A<br />
(904) 765-6522 $2,000<br />
HOLY SPIRIT 1998 PreK3 - K+ K+<br />
(904) 642-9165 8 $1,620 $2,350<br />
RESURRECTION 1962 PreK 4- K+ K+ 285<br />
(904) 744-1266<br />
8 $2,150 $3,200<br />
www.resurrectionschool.net<br />
SACRED HEART 1960 PreK - K+ K+ 590<br />
(904) 771-5800<br />
8 $2,000 $2,600<br />
www.sacredheartjax.com<br />
ST. JOSEPH 1900 K - 8 K+ K+ 602<br />
(904) 268-6688<br />
$2,240 $3,490<br />
www.stjosephcs.org<br />
+ Additional fees may be charged for resources, registration, etc.<br />
++ All schools have internet access and have or are building toward a state-of-the-art computer labs.<br />
** <strong>Catholic</strong> families who send their children to a parish school other than their home parish school may qualify for reduced tuition.<br />
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516<br />
175<br />
180<br />
160<br />
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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS<br />
Jacksonville (cont’d)<br />
Established<br />
Grades<br />
+ Tuition:<br />
Parish Member<br />
+** Tuition:<br />
Non-Member<br />
Computer<br />
++ Labs<br />
Sports<br />
Programs<br />
Before-<strong>School</strong><br />
+ Additional fees may be charged for resources, registration, etc.<br />
++ All schools have internet access and have or are building toward a state-of-the-art computer labs.<br />
** <strong>Catholic</strong> families who send their children to a parish school other than their home parish school may qualify for continued reduced tuition. next page<br />
Care<br />
After-<strong>School</strong><br />
Care<br />
ST. MATTHEW 1949 PreK - K+ K+ 318<br />
(904) 387-4401<br />
8 $2,018 $3,363<br />
ST. PATRICK 1960 PreK3 - K+ K+ 180<br />
(904) 768-6233<br />
8 $2,400 $3,600<br />
www.jaxworship.com<br />
ST. PAUL 1923 PreK - K+ K+ 240<br />
(904) 387-2841<br />
8 $2,060 $2,680<br />
ST. PIUS V 1921 PreK - First G+ First G+ 195<br />
(904) 354-2613<br />
8 $2,000 $2,100<br />
http://users2fdn.com/~mustangs<br />
SAN JOSE 1961 PreK - K+ K+ 567<br />
(904) 733-2313<br />
8 $2,450 $3,350<br />
www.sanjoseschool.com<br />
Jacksonville Beach<br />
ST. PAUL 1950 K - K+ K+ 541<br />
(904) 249-5934<br />
8 $2,415 $3,289<br />
www.stpaulsfaithwarriors.com<br />
Lake City<br />
EPIPHANY 1959 K - 8 K-6 $2,398 K-6 $2,889 125<br />
(386) 752-2320 7-8 $2,648 7-8 $2,989<br />
www.atlantic.net/~epiphany<br />
Middleburg<br />
ANNUNCIATION INTERPARISH<br />
SCHOOL<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Catherine; Orange Park,<br />
Sacred Heart; Green Cove<br />
1993 PreK - K+ K+<br />
(904) 282-0504 Springs, <strong>St</strong>. Luke; Middleburg<br />
8 $2,220 $3,370<br />
www.annunciation.<br />
angels.catholicweb.com<br />
Palm Coast<br />
ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON 1997 PreK - K+ K+ 270<br />
(904) 445-2411 7 $1,990 $3,000<br />
www.stelizabethannsetonpc.org<br />
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<strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>School</strong>s In Diocese of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong> 2002-2003<br />
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS<br />
Ponte Vedra Beach<br />
Established<br />
Grades<br />
+ Tuition:<br />
Parish Member<br />
LITTLE STARS PRESCHOOL 1960 PreK PreK PreK<br />
(904) 285-2698, ext. 125 3-4 $1,035- $1,395<br />
$2,385 $3,195<br />
+** Tuition:<br />
Non-Member<br />
Computer<br />
++ Labs<br />
Sports<br />
Programs<br />
Care<br />
Before-<strong>School</strong><br />
After-<strong>School</strong><br />
Care<br />
PALMER CATHOLIC ACADEMY 1997 K - 8 K+ K+ 400<br />
(904) 543-8515<br />
$2,700 $4,250<br />
www.palmercatholic.org<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong><br />
CATHEDRAL PARISH SCHOOL 1916 K - 8 K - 8 K - 8 416<br />
(904) 824-2861/2862<br />
$2,575 $3,700<br />
www.cpsweb.org<br />
CATHEDRAL PARISH EARLY 1960 3 - 5 $18/day $20/day 105<br />
EDUCATION CENTER<br />
rates vary by attendance<br />
(904) 829-2933<br />
Switzerland<br />
SAN JUAN DEL RIO 1995 PreK4 - 245<br />
(904) 287-8081 8 $2,150 $3,330<br />
Email: sjdelrio@juno.com<br />
SPECIAL EDUCATION<br />
Jacksonville<br />
MORNING STAR SCHOOL<br />
(904) 721-2144<br />
1956 ungraded $4,600 $4,600 116<br />
www.morningstar-jax.com<br />
SECONDARY SCHOOLS<br />
Jacksonville<br />
BISHOP KENNY HIGH SCHOOL 1952 9 - 12 9 - 12 9 - 12 1650<br />
(904) 398-7545<br />
$4,200 $5,700<br />
www.bishopkenny.org<br />
BISHOP JOHN J. SNYDER SCHOOL<br />
(904) 771-1029 2002 9 9 9<br />
http://home.attbi.com/ $4,200 $5,700<br />
~bjshighschool/<br />
adding a grade each year<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong><br />
ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY 1952 9 - 12 9 - 12 9 - 12 300<br />
(904) 824-0431<br />
$4,000 $5,200<br />
www.sjaweb.org<br />
+ Additional fees may be charged for resources, registration, etc.<br />
++ All schools have internet access and have or are building toward a state-of-the-art computer labs.<br />
** <strong>Catholic</strong> families who send their children to a parish school other than their home parish school may qualify for reduced tuition.<br />
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Want Some Inspiration?<br />
Read about: Beverly McMillan, Joy Pichardo, and the scholarships<br />
created by both the Guardians of Dreams and the HEROES.<br />
everly T. McMillan has been<br />
teaching at <strong>St</strong>. Pius V <strong>School</strong> for 34<br />
Byears. She’s been a seventh and<br />
eighth grade teacher all that time.<br />
Currently she’s also vice principal, the<br />
mentor to new students and the sponsor<br />
of the school newspaper. She has also, this<br />
year, been one of four Jacksonville<br />
teachers to win the Gladys Prior Awards<br />
for Career Teaching Excellence. The<br />
Awards are administered by the<br />
University of North Florida’s College of<br />
Education and Human Services. Each of<br />
the teachers, received an award of $10,000<br />
for their “Career Teaching Excellence.”<br />
The man who established the awards,<br />
Jacksonville native Gilchrist Berg, named<br />
them the Gladys Prior Awards because<br />
Gladys Prior was his third grade teacher<br />
at Ortega Elementary <strong>School</strong> and, he said,<br />
encouraged his academic and personal<br />
growth.<br />
Joy Pichardo<br />
is also a<br />
teacher. She<br />
teaches English<br />
and Religion at<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in<br />
Jacksonville.<br />
But, like<br />
Beverly<br />
McMillan, she’s<br />
more than a<br />
teacher. She’s<br />
advisor to the<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny<br />
Anchor Club<br />
which, like its<br />
sponsor, Pilot<br />
International<br />
makes<br />
volunteer<br />
service its<br />
mission and joins with Pilot in helping<br />
people with brain-related disorders.<br />
Pichardo, an advocate and role model,<br />
joins her students and Anchor Club<br />
members in all sorts of service projects,<br />
washing cars as a fundraiser, serving food<br />
at a local soup kitchen, hammering nails<br />
at a Habijax house, collecting more than<br />
1,000 pairs of jeans for a “Jeans for<br />
Jacksonville” drive. This year Pichardo’s<br />
dedication to the Anchor Club Mission<br />
won her the honor of being named as the<br />
2001-2002 Anchor Advisor of the Year –<br />
recognized by Anchor Clubs in seven<br />
districts with a total of about 10,000<br />
members.<br />
The Guardians of Dreams does just<br />
what its name implies; it makes dreams<br />
come true for youngsters whose parents<br />
can’t afford to send them to Holy Rosary<br />
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provided for 200 students this year. Since<br />
it began in 1996, the Guardian of Dreams<br />
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scholarships totaling $1.3 million.<br />
The Heroes of Jacksonville Beach has<br />
also a been a source of scholarships (135<br />
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children from kindergarten through high<br />
school. This year the Heroes have<br />
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Children throughout Jacksonville are<br />
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To qualify for the scholarship, the child’s<br />
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lunch under the National <strong>School</strong><br />
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a Florida public school through Dec. 3. For<br />
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Liturgy<br />
How Liturgy Punctuates<br />
Life at Home<br />
By Sheila Garcia<br />
W<br />
hen my 23-year-old son<br />
moved into his own place, I<br />
expected that certain family<br />
traditions would change. I<br />
was surprised, then, when he called<br />
to ask what time he should meet us for<br />
Christmas Eve Mass. Apparently this<br />
family custom remained a priority.<br />
That incident reminds me of liturgy's<br />
significance for family life. Liturgy<br />
provides stability in a complicated world.<br />
As other marks of stability – the presence<br />
of extended-family members; cultural<br />
customs disappear – liturgy helps to give<br />
young people a sense of identity and<br />
belonging.<br />
The people who packed churches after<br />
Sept. 11 sought reassurance and support<br />
in a world that had changed forever.<br />
When a family participates in liturgy, it<br />
publicly proclaims certain values. Parents<br />
who bring children to Mass each Sunday<br />
communicate a message that God is a<br />
priority. When God comes first, other<br />
values tend to fall into place.<br />
Liturgy helps a family mark major<br />
milestones. Liturgy reminds us that the<br />
family is not alone as it celebrates a birth<br />
or marriage, or mourns a death.<br />
Homilists at weddings, for example,<br />
often remind the community of its<br />
responsibility to support the newly<br />
married couple. And at some baptisms<br />
each person is invited to trace a cross on<br />
the child's forehead as a sign of welcome<br />
into the Christian community.<br />
Again, a funeral liturgy provides<br />
closure to a loved one's life and the start<br />
of healing for the family. It is a time to<br />
entrust the departed person to God's<br />
mercy and to draw strength from those<br />
who mourn with us.<br />
Today, increasing numbers of<br />
laypersons pray the Liturgy of the Hours.<br />
It consists of psalms, readings and<br />
prayers recited throughout the day either<br />
by groups, such as families and monastic<br />
communities, or individuals. Pope John<br />
Paul II said that through this prayer "our<br />
day is sanctified, our activities<br />
transformed, our actions made holy."<br />
Lay people appreciate this prayer<br />
because it unites them and their families<br />
with the universal church's prayer. While<br />
few are able to pray all the hours, many<br />
are able to recite Morning Prayer and<br />
Evening Prayer, the "hinges" of the<br />
Liturgy of the Hours.<br />
These prayers provide structure for a<br />
person's spiritual life. In<br />
the midst of work and<br />
family duties,<br />
taking time for<br />
personal prayer is<br />
difficult. When<br />
we make<br />
Morning Prayer<br />
and Evening<br />
Prayer a habit,<br />
we ensure that<br />
all our actions<br />
are dedicated to<br />
God.<br />
Finally, some<br />
parents lead<br />
the short Night<br />
Prayer with<br />
their children<br />
before putting<br />
them to bed. This<br />
is a beautiful way<br />
to give thanks for<br />
the day and to entrust<br />
ourselves to God's care<br />
throughout the night.<br />
Sheila Garcia is assistant<br />
director of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat<br />
for Family, Laity, Women and Youth and<br />
wrote this article as part of <strong>Catholic</strong> News<br />
Services’ Faith Alive series.<br />
Prayer in Our Everyday Lives:<br />
Thirsting for God<br />
Teachers of religion from parishes and<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> schools along with youth<br />
ministr y ministers and RCIA teams are<br />
encouraged to attend this year’s<br />
Catechist Formation Day,<br />
scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 26 at<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in<br />
Jacksonville. The daylong conference<br />
that is packed with workshops and<br />
resources is from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br />
The keynote speaker is Rosemary<br />
Bleuher, a well-known author on prayer<br />
and small Christian communities for<br />
GIA Publications and coordinator for<br />
Small Christian Communities and Young<br />
Adults for the Diocese of Joliet, Illinois.<br />
She will focus attention on the theme –<br />
Prayer in Our Ever yday Lives: Thirsting<br />
for God.<br />
Robert McCarty, executive director<br />
for the National Federation of <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
Youth Ministers will also lead<br />
workshops specifically for those<br />
working in youth ministr y.<br />
Toregister by Oct. 15, contact your<br />
parish religious education director,<br />
youth minister, <strong>Catholic</strong> school principal<br />
or RCIA coordinator.For more<br />
information, call the Christian Formation<br />
Office at (904) 262-3200, ext. 117. If<br />
outside of Jacksonville, call (800) 775-<br />
4659, ext. 117.<br />
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enhancing your<br />
By Father Tony Palazzolo<br />
T<br />
his past year I learned that Tony<br />
Palazzolo being Jesus to the world<br />
is a lot different than Jesus being<br />
Jesus to the world through Tony. When I,<br />
Tony, functioned as Jesus to the world, I<br />
decided what I should do, how I should<br />
do it, how Jesus should be represented to<br />
all the people that I meet each day.<br />
However, when Jesus is Jesus to the<br />
world through me, then he decides the<br />
actions, the behaviors, and the words that<br />
I will use each day.<br />
What makes the difference is the<br />
depth of my spirituality on any<br />
given day.<br />
Much has been written about<br />
spirituality over the past few years.<br />
It has surfaced in response to the<br />
decline in morality over the past 35<br />
to 40 years. We have tried the ways<br />
of the world in our lives and they<br />
don’t seem to work very well. So in<br />
our frustration, in our discontent, we<br />
turn to God and we say, “Lord show<br />
me your way, mine has not been<br />
very successful.”<br />
As a result of that prayer, we<br />
begin to set aside the ways of the<br />
world, we begin to set aside<br />
ourselves—and “I” am the biggest<br />
obstacle to spirituality. As we empty<br />
ourselves of ourselves, as I eliminate<br />
me from the equation, I make room<br />
for God to fill that void. As I work<br />
on that relationship with God, as I<br />
become more aware of Jesus’<br />
presence in my life, as I become<br />
more open to the guidance of the<br />
Holy Spirit in all the choices and<br />
selections that I make each day, my<br />
spirituality is enhanced. My<br />
spirituality becomes the foundation<br />
of my life.<br />
Spirituality—getting to know and<br />
love and serve God more effectively<br />
—is a life-long process .<br />
How do we improve our<br />
spirituality? Just as we improve a<br />
relationship by simply spending<br />
more time with that person. To<br />
improve our spirituality, we study<br />
more about God, we spend more<br />
time reading Scripture, and we<br />
spend more time in contemplative<br />
prayer and meditation. We learn more<br />
about Jesus Christ, about who he was and<br />
we learn that the answer to the question<br />
“Who do you say that I am?” continually<br />
grows and changes and affects our life<br />
immeasurably. We find that we continue<br />
to act, choose, and speak but God directs<br />
all of our actions, decisions, and words.<br />
This is what it means to have Jesus be<br />
Jesus through you to the world. It means<br />
that I am still Tony, but the source of my<br />
actions is Jesus Christ and not me.<br />
From Turmoil to<br />
Tranquility<br />
A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY<br />
Saturday, Oct. 5, 2002<br />
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.<br />
Bryan Auditorium<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Vincent’s Hospital<br />
1800 Barrs <strong>St</strong>reet, Jacksonville<br />
This conference is about spiritual<br />
growth for everyone.<br />
Morning<br />
The keynote presenter:<br />
Michael Fonseca<br />
Michael will offer two<br />
inspirational presentations. He<br />
will discuss some of the<br />
thoughts and ideas from his<br />
book, Living in God’s Embrace.<br />
Afternoon<br />
Four workshops:<br />
Parenting • <strong>St</strong>ress<br />
Management • Legal Issues<br />
Effective Relationships<br />
Author •Lecturer • Spiritual Leader<br />
Don’tmissthisextraordinary conference. Lunch is<br />
includedinthecostof$20perperson.Call(904)308-<br />
7474 for reservations and to make arrangements for<br />
out-of-towngueststostayinlocalhotelsormotels.<br />
SPIRITUAL<br />
JOURNEY<br />
If the truth were known, I am still not<br />
there yet. Hopefully, I am growing in my<br />
spirituality to a point where I will be<br />
closer tomorrow than I am today.<br />
Michael Fonseca, in his book Living in<br />
God’s Embrace, talks about the process of<br />
prayer and the building of that<br />
relationship with God. He wonders, “How<br />
do I know when I’m experiencing God in<br />
my prayers or in my life?” Fonseca<br />
answers, “When we cooperate with God’s<br />
action in our souls we will experience<br />
consolation. Consolation is any<br />
movement in the soul that propels<br />
us strongly or gently toward God<br />
and what is best for us.”<br />
Earlier we talked about prayer<br />
as one of the instruments of<br />
developing that intimacy with<br />
God. Fonseca says, “Prayer is<br />
creating a sacred space where you<br />
can be overwhelmed by God’s<br />
uncompromising love and<br />
acceptance. Prayer is a matter of<br />
the heart; prayer that focuses on<br />
letting God’s word seep into our<br />
hearts the way a slow steady<br />
drizzle sinks into the soil. It brings<br />
about the change of heart that<br />
brings salvation to self and to<br />
others.”<br />
When we finally accept the<br />
importance of spirituality in our<br />
life, when we finally can let go of<br />
ourselves, we will experience the<br />
unexcelled joy of constantly, all<br />
day and every day—living in the<br />
presence of God.<br />
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• America’s First<br />
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teen voices<br />
ARTISTS AWARDS ARE<br />
ABONUS TO THEIR SCHOOLS<br />
Jevie Asunto, a junior at <strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny<br />
<strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> in Jacksonville, was<br />
awarded first prize in the<br />
Second<br />
Jevie Asunto<br />
Annual Diocesan<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Campaign for Human<br />
Development (CCHD) Multi-Media<br />
Youth Art Contest.<br />
Asked to present an original<br />
work of art, video or music<br />
composition using the theme of<br />
“Breaking the Cycle of Poverty in<br />
America,” Jevie used pencil and<br />
pastels (at right) to dramatize the<br />
condition of a woman delivering<br />
food to the poor and the chains that<br />
separate the woman’s world from<br />
the world of poverty.<br />
Her prize was a $500 savings<br />
bond and an equal amount for<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny.<br />
The second prize, a $250 bond,<br />
was awarded jointly to Ansley<br />
Hollis and Andrian Nunez, who are<br />
both students at <strong>St</strong>. Joseph’s parish<br />
school in Jacksonville. They created<br />
a collage highlighting concerns and<br />
solutions to poverty in America.<br />
Third prize winners were Ashley<br />
Dueling and Cailin Jones, also from <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Joseph’s. They wrote a poem and<br />
produced an original video.<br />
The second and third prize winners<br />
also earned the same amount for their<br />
school.<br />
Jevie says she enjoys drawing people,<br />
and is often asked by her classmates, as<br />
well as her parents friends, to do<br />
portraits.<br />
She also likes to explore the extreme<br />
looks of the high fashion world, such as<br />
those in “Egyptian Eyes.”<br />
And lately, Jevie says, “I’ve been<br />
paying more attention to the<br />
backgrounds. I think it’s because of my<br />
Jevie’s collage (above) was inspired by 9-11,<br />
and back to the future is “Egyptian Eyes.”<br />
heritage.” She points to an Oriental wall<br />
hanging in her living room – from her<br />
family’s homeland, the Philippines.<br />
The CCHD project offered its own<br />
challenge, she says, because it is hard to<br />
put religious concepts into pictures.<br />
Earlier this year, she was awarded the<br />
“juror’s choice” at a show at Florida<br />
Community College at Jacksonville for a<br />
portrait in pencil of an elderly man.<br />
“I’m always drawing,” Jevie says, “I<br />
love it.”<br />
Yet, in the future, “I’m not sure if I<br />
want to do something with my art, or<br />
study broadcast journalism.”<br />
EVENTS COMING UP<br />
Aug. 7 - Youth Ministry Network Meeting<br />
All youth ministers are invited.<br />
Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Center, Jacksonville.<br />
Call Pete Blay for details (904) 355-1136.<br />
Sept. 13-15 - Search Retreat<br />
For 11th and 12th Graders.<br />
Friday-Sunday<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville. Cost $50.<br />
Call (904) 355-1136.<br />
Sept. 11 - Anniversary of the attack on<br />
World Trade Center, New York City.<br />
Sept. 21 - Diocesan Youth Rally Day will<br />
include keynote presentation,<br />
workshops, Mass and a dinner and dance.<br />
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Catherine Parish, Orange Park.<br />
Call (904) 355-1136 for more information.<br />
Oct. 4-6 - Light for the Journey - a statewide biennial<br />
conference for youth ministers. Call Pete Blay for more<br />
information at (904) 355-1136.<br />
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around the diocese<br />
Rest In Peace<br />
Faithful Servants<br />
Father John<br />
Harry<br />
Patrick, 68,<br />
died July 13.<br />
Father<br />
Patrick, a<br />
priest of the<br />
Diocese of<br />
Baltimore,<br />
served as a<br />
U.S. Air Force chaplain and had<br />
retired to Gainesville 14 years<br />
ago. He was born in<br />
Westernport, Md., and is<br />
survived by a sister, Evelyn<br />
Wilson of Westernport.<br />
A Funeral Mass was<br />
celebrated on July 17 at Queen<br />
of Peace Church, where he was<br />
an associate pastor.<br />
First Gift Shop Workers Return for Dedication<br />
When Hazel Crichlow and<br />
Margaret Smith worked at<br />
The Shrine Shop in the 1930s<br />
at Mission Nombre de Dios,<br />
visitors toured in horsedrawn<br />
carriages to see where<br />
the first parish Mass was<br />
celebrated in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong>.<br />
This June, when Hazel and<br />
Margaret returned to the<br />
mission – to celebrate the<br />
dedication of a new tile base<br />
for the Rustic Altar, new<br />
<strong>St</strong>ations of the Cross for the<br />
Shrine of Our Lady of<br />
LaLeche Chapel, and a new<br />
addition to the Shrine Gift<br />
Shop – every room was airconditioned.<br />
Hazel and Margaret said<br />
that when they worked there,<br />
the shop was a “shed with<br />
cabinets,” and they brought<br />
in their own oil for the heater.<br />
They were accompanied by<br />
Crichlow’s nephew, Don<br />
Crichlow, who,designed The<br />
Gift Shop’s expansion.<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Victor Galeone (top<br />
right) blessed the altar and<br />
the new furnishings; and<br />
Hazel and Margaret said they<br />
enjoyed the memories.<br />
At top left are Hazel and<br />
Don Crichlow and Margaret<br />
Smith at the LaLeche Chapel.<br />
Deacon<br />
Robert<br />
McDermott,<br />
who served<br />
at Saint<br />
Elizabeth<br />
Ann Parish<br />
since 1992,<br />
died July 13.<br />
Survivors<br />
are his wife, Helen, three<br />
children and 10 grandchildren.<br />
A Funeral Mass was celebrated<br />
July 18 at <strong>St</strong>. Elizabeth Ann<br />
Seton in Palm Coast.<br />
Her dream comes true<br />
In Rome ... Fifteen-year-old Rebecca<br />
Quinones, briefly held the gentle hands of<br />
the Holy Father on June 29. Her trip to<br />
Rome was made possible by Dreams Come<br />
True, a Jacksonville charity, and the Diocese<br />
of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong>. A year ago, Rebecca was<br />
being treated with radiation and<br />
chemotherapy for Hodgkins disease. She is<br />
now in remission. Last year, when the<br />
organization’s representatives asked her<br />
about her wish, she says now, that even she<br />
was surprised at her answer: “I’d like to<br />
meet the Pope.” Her mom, Regina, says,<br />
“It was the work of the Holy Spirit.”<br />
The Quinones are members of <strong>St</strong>. Luke<br />
Parish in Middleburg.<br />
Rebecca Quinones (right) and her mom, Regina<br />
Quinones, meet the pope. All of the family dad,<br />
Herb, and sister, Rachel, traveled to <strong>St</strong>. Peter’s.<br />
26 ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 www.staugcatholic.org
CCHD Grants Awarded<br />
The award of a<br />
$10,000 check to<br />
Coach Carl West of<br />
Macclenny was<br />
just one of six<br />
grants recently<br />
awarded by Father<br />
Ed Rooney,<br />
diocesan director<br />
of the CCHD,<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Campaign<br />
for Human<br />
Development.<br />
West’s CCHD<br />
grant will support<br />
the Baker County<br />
Youth Hope Center, Inc. which<br />
provides mentoring, as well as<br />
a gathering place and activities<br />
for youth. Other recipients<br />
were Federated Action<br />
Network of Gainesville, Urban<br />
Plunge of <strong>St</strong>. Catherine Parish<br />
in Orange Park, Splunge of the<br />
Father Rooney and Coach West<br />
Office of Peace and Justice,<br />
Clay County Association for the<br />
Retarded Greenhouse Program<br />
in Green Cove Springs, and<br />
Ramona Park Resident<br />
Program in Jacksonville.<br />
The awards ceremony was in<br />
June at <strong>St</strong>. Catherine Parish.<br />
Clergy Appointments<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Victor Galeone<br />
recently made the following<br />
priest appointments.<br />
Father James May,<br />
parochial vicar at Sacred<br />
Heart Parish in<br />
Jacksonville, was appointed<br />
administrator of <strong>St</strong>. John<br />
the Baptist Parish in<br />
Crescent City, effective<br />
Aug. 11.<br />
Father Brian Eburn,<br />
pastor of <strong>St</strong>. John the<br />
Baptist Parish in Crescent<br />
City, was appointed pastor<br />
of <strong>St</strong>. Michael Parish in<br />
Fernandina Beach, effective<br />
Aug. 11.<br />
Father Guy Noonan,<br />
parochial vicar at Christ the<br />
King Parish in Jacksonville,<br />
was appointed parochial<br />
vicar at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong><br />
Church and <strong>Catholic</strong><br />
<strong>St</strong>udent Center in<br />
Gainesville, effective July 1.<br />
Father Michael<br />
Williams, former pastor of<br />
Holy Faith Parish in<br />
Gainesville was appointed<br />
to part-time chaplain to<br />
University of Florida<br />
Shands Hospital in<br />
Gainesville, effective Aug. 1.<br />
Deacon Michael Leahy,<br />
administrator of San Juan<br />
Mission in Branford, has<br />
been named pastoral<br />
associate of <strong>St</strong>. Pius V<br />
Parish in Jacksonville,<br />
effective July 1.<br />
Father Cletus Watson,<br />
TOR, pastor Crucifixion<br />
Parish in Jacksonville, was<br />
appointed to also serve as<br />
pastor of <strong>St</strong>. Pius V Parish<br />
in Jacksonville, effective<br />
June 15.<br />
around the diocese<br />
R eaching Out To Hispanic <strong>Catholic</strong>s<br />
Mayo,<br />
inthe<br />
western<br />
section of<br />
the diocese’s<br />
17-county area,<br />
will be<br />
the base for an<br />
outreach program to<br />
Hispanic <strong>Catholic</strong>s.<br />
T<br />
Sisters from the Claretian Missionary order visit with Sr. Maureen Kelley,<br />
diocesan vicar for religious (r), to map out<br />
their strategy for outreach.<br />
he Diocese of Saint<br />
<strong>Augustine</strong> is preparing to<br />
launch an outreach program<br />
in the fall to Hispanic <strong>Catholic</strong>s,<br />
said Father Luis Florez,director of<br />
Hispanic Ministry. It will focus on<br />
Columbia, Suwannee, Branford<br />
and Lafayette counties, home to<br />
about 4,000 Hispanic <strong>Catholic</strong>s.<br />
Because of the farmworker<br />
population, “There are many,<br />
many more,” said Father Florez.<br />
“It could be double that.”<br />
Two Claretian Missionary<br />
Sisters from the Miami area and<br />
Father Justo Buitrago fro m<br />
Colombia will be a vital part of<br />
the outreach.<br />
A $5,000 <strong>Catholic</strong> Foundation<br />
grant is helping the start-up.<br />
Fr. Justo, left of the statue of Mary, is joined by<br />
members of the Hispanic community of Green Cove<br />
Springs where he’s been celebrating Mass on Saturdays.<br />
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 27
around the diocese<br />
Saint Patrick’s Got Can-Do Power<br />
tudents of <strong>St</strong>. Patrick<br />
SInterparish <strong>School</strong><br />
participated in the annual<br />
Gainesville Harvest<br />
project to raise awareness<br />
of hunger.<br />
Two CAN-Doers (l-r) Dana<br />
Karl and Abbey McCrea.<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Patrick’s received the<br />
“Jurors’ Favorite”<br />
award<br />
for the<br />
second<br />
year in a<br />
row. This<br />
year’s project was a<br />
replica of a the London<br />
Bridge and the<br />
CANstruction of <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Patrick’s London Bridge<br />
was on display at the<br />
Oaks Mall in Gainesville.<br />
The project is a popular<br />
one at <strong>St</strong>. Patrick’s<br />
involing every grade<br />
from PreK-3 through the<br />
eighth grade, and faculty<br />
and parents as well.<br />
There were<br />
competitions<br />
between all classes to<br />
collect as many cans<br />
as quickly as possible.<br />
CANstruction focus is<br />
social justice and makes<br />
students and their<br />
families more aware of<br />
those in need. <strong>St</strong>udents<br />
also learn about<br />
architecture and<br />
engineering.<br />
The cans of food are<br />
given to agencies that<br />
help the poor, including<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Charities.<br />
Practice Your Discipleship<br />
As baptized <strong>Catholic</strong>s we all have a responsibility<br />
to spread the teachings of Christ, but for many it can<br />
be intimidating to know exactly what to do.<br />
Evangelization is simple and the Diocese of Saint<br />
<strong>Augustine</strong> is sponsoring a daylong conference,<br />
Being a Disciple: Call and Response,toprovide all<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong>s with the skills to continue Jesus’ mission.<br />
The conference will address the following topics in<br />
presentations and workshops: What is the role of<br />
the parish community in welcoming and welcoming<br />
back people to the church? How do people<br />
participate in the mission of the church? And what<br />
does a stewardship parish look like?<br />
The conference is Saturday, Sept. 21 at San Jose<br />
Parish, 3619 Toledo Road, Jacksonville, from 9 a.m.<br />
to 3 p.m. and will feature Bill Huebsch, a theologian<br />
and author on topics such as catechetics, spirituality<br />
and Vatican II. Cost $7, including lunch. For more<br />
information call 262-3200, ext. 117.<br />
Nancy, Matthew and Fr. Ron<br />
Father Ron Gives<br />
His Father<br />
W edding Tips<br />
Matthew Camarda, 72,<br />
and bride-to-be Nancy<br />
Berry, 69, were a little<br />
reluctant to join the<br />
Engaged Encounter<br />
Weekend filled with<br />
Generation-Xers and a few<br />
baby boomers at Marywood<br />
Retreat Center, Jacksonville.<br />
After all, between them are<br />
11 children and 24<br />
grandchildren. But Matthew,<br />
a widower, said he felt<br />
comfortable, because his<br />
son, Father Ron Camarda,<br />
pastor of <strong>St</strong>. Patrick Parish<br />
in Jacksonville, was the<br />
retreat leader. Nancy said,<br />
“He’s a good instructor,<br />
too.” And, of course, Father<br />
Camarda officiated at their<br />
nuptials on June 29 at <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Brendan’s, Ormond Beach.<br />
ne of the largest classes to<br />
Ocomplete the diocesan<br />
Ministry Formation Program<br />
(MFP) were awarded<br />
certificates by <strong>Bishop</strong> Victor<br />
Galeone in June. MFP is a<br />
three-year program of spiritual,<br />
academic and pastoral<br />
formation for lay leaders.<br />
In the Class of 2002 are, from<br />
the front, in row one: Dolores<br />
Clayton, Christine Lazzaro,<br />
Joan Gabbin, Mary Dang,<br />
Mildred Casper, Joan Walsh<br />
and Judy Bernhard; in row two:<br />
Jeanette Ghioto, Glenda Shaw,<br />
Veronica Jordan, Peter Dang,<br />
Mary Andrysiak, Nancy<br />
Henley and Pat Palmerlee; in<br />
row three: Deacon Phillipe D.<br />
Fleury, Lucy Chastain, Joyce<br />
<strong>St</strong>anley, Lynn Freel, Debra<br />
Crammond and Vicki Turner;<br />
and in row four: Jeffrey<br />
Crammond, Brian Burns,<br />
Dennis Shaw, <strong>Bishop</strong> Victor<br />
Galeone, Richard Ulmer, Paul<br />
Consbruck, David Garratt, Jack<br />
Raymond and Lisa Burns.<br />
Congratulations to all.<br />
28 ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC • AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2002 www.staugcatholic.org
Nancy and Wayne Fisher<br />
Die In Auto Accident<br />
ancy C. Fisher, R.N.,<br />
NM.A., 61, and her<br />
husband, Wayne F. Fisher,<br />
Sr., 63, were struck down<br />
and killed by a car on<br />
Saturday, July 20 in<br />
Jacksonville. It was their 39th<br />
wedding anniversary.<br />
Mrs. Fisher succeeded<br />
Father Dan Cody as director<br />
of the Diocesan Center for<br />
Family Life in 1991 and<br />
served as director until 2000<br />
when she took early<br />
retirement. She had recently<br />
come back to work part-time<br />
for the diocese to head up<br />
“Protecting God’s Children,”<br />
an educational program to<br />
prevent child abuse to be<br />
introduced this fall.<br />
Father Cody, who was then<br />
pastor of Most Holy Redeemer<br />
Parish, Jacksonville, and Mrs.<br />
Fisher were appointed in<br />
1976 to launch the Office of<br />
Family Life by <strong>Bishop</strong> Paul<br />
Tanner. “Nancy was a nurse<br />
at <strong>St</strong>. Vincent’s at the time,<br />
and became assistant<br />
director,” said Father Cody,<br />
now pastor at <strong>St</strong>. Joseph<br />
Parish, Jacksonville. “As the<br />
years went on, she became<br />
very active in the state,<br />
regional and national<br />
federation of Family Life<br />
directors.” he said.<br />
Since 1976, the Office of<br />
Noted ...<br />
Father Cletus<br />
Watson, TOR.<br />
will receive the<br />
2002 limited<br />
striking of the<br />
American Medal of Honor by<br />
the American Biographical<br />
Institute, Inc. , publishers of<br />
biographical reference works.<br />
Fr. Watson serves as pastor of<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Pius V and Crucifxion<br />
parishes in Jacksonville.<br />
At <strong>St</strong>. Vincent’s Health System<br />
Jeffrey Norman was named<br />
executive vice president and<br />
chief operating officer, effective<br />
July 15. He was the chief<br />
Family Life has grown to<br />
include programs for:<br />
marriage preparation and<br />
renewal and Retrouvaille,<br />
for troubled marriages;<br />
divorced, separated and<br />
widowed; and counseling.<br />
A natural family planning<br />
instructor, Mrs. Fisher<br />
counseled couples on how to<br />
achieve pregnancy.<br />
Father Cody said, “Over<br />
the years, we were not only<br />
co-workers, but Nancy,<br />
Wayne and I became close<br />
personal friends – I feel like<br />
I’m one of the family.”<br />
The Fishers retired early to<br />
have more time together and<br />
with their two children,<br />
Wayne Jr. and Mary, and three<br />
grandchildren Mr. Fisher had<br />
recently retired from <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Vincent’s as a biomedical<br />
technician.<br />
A Memorial Mass was<br />
celebrated July 24 at <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Catherine Parish, Orange<br />
Park, their home parish.<br />
executive officer at Phoenix<br />
Baptist Hospital and Medical<br />
Center. Norman succeeds John<br />
W. Logue who retired July 1.<br />
Logue served more than seven<br />
years at <strong>St</strong>. Vincent’s and 30<br />
years in <strong>Catholic</strong> healthcare.<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Victor Galeone<br />
installed in late May new<br />
members of the Commission<br />
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Respite in the Diocese of Saint<br />
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Respite provides relief to people who are<br />
caregivers 24-7, who have no other help<br />
and who have limited financial resources.<br />
A model Respite program was<br />
established 20 years ago by the National<br />
Council of <strong>Catholic</strong> Women and was<br />
offered to all the dioceses in the United<br />
<strong>St</strong>ates. The Diocese of Saint <strong>Augustine</strong><br />
was the first diocese in the country to<br />
implement it.<br />
Coordinators at the three regional<br />
<strong>Catholic</strong> Charities offices in Gainesville,<br />
Jacksonville and <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong> represent<br />
the Respite program throughout the<br />
diocese. However, some parishes have<br />
also established their own Respite<br />
programs in conjunction with the regional<br />
offices, Bertozzi says.<br />
The mission of Respite “is to help the<br />
caregivers by giving them relief,” Bertozzi<br />
says.<br />
Often Respite volunteers are people<br />
who understand the plight of caregivers<br />
and want to help. That is the case of<br />
Margie Evans, 65, a retired nurse. Evans,<br />
a member of <strong>St</strong>. Catherine Parish in<br />
Orange Park, has volunteered for Respite<br />
for 10 years. She explains when her<br />
mother was dying, she and her sister took<br />
turns providing ‘round-the-clock care.<br />
She recalls a time when she wanted to<br />
leave her mother for just an hour to get<br />
her driver’s license renewed. But the line<br />
was so long that day, that Evans returned<br />
home because she was afraid to leave her<br />
mother alone any longer. Asked if a<br />
Respite volunteer could have helped her,<br />
she says, “Absolutely.”<br />
There are more than 26 million<br />
caregivers like Evans in the country and<br />
most of them are women, Bertozzi says.<br />
Fifty percent of these caregivers assist and<br />
care for a spouse and the other 50 percent<br />
are wedged in the “sandwich<br />
generation.” They are men and women<br />
who care for their own children as well as<br />
elderly parents. This situation is often so<br />
“overwhelming” that it can affect the<br />
caregiver’s personality and health. Their<br />
stress and tension spills out into their<br />
own families. Often, Bertozzi says, “Their<br />
own families are paying the price,<br />
because problems can arise in the marital<br />
relationship and in childrearing.”<br />
Bertozzi also says, “<strong>St</strong>atistics show a<br />
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AUGUST<br />
9- Engaged<br />
11 A weekend marriage preparation course<br />
Friday-Sunday<br />
To register Call (904) 308-7474 or visit<br />
www.dcfl.org<br />
11 Concerts With A Cause: Song Birds<br />
Featuring: <strong>St</strong>ephanie Walter and Vivace<br />
Four <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong> vocalist sing:<br />
“Something for Everyone”<br />
Sunday, 3 p.m.<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Robert Baker Parish Center,<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong><br />
Call (904) 829-8326<br />
15 Feast of the Assumption<br />
16- Young Adult Retreat<br />
18 Leave It All Behind - Eucharist-Centered<br />
Presenters: Fr. John Tetlow and Franciscan<br />
Friars of the Renewal<br />
For ages 20-29.<br />
Friday-Sunday<br />
Camp Kaluqua in <strong>High</strong> Springs<br />
Call Julia at (904) 722-8372<br />
16- IconPaintingForBeginners<br />
18 Leader: Seja Floderus<br />
Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday, 11 a.m.<br />
Paint using early Christian techniques<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
17 Pre-Cana<br />
Marriage Preparation Program<br />
Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.<br />
To register call (904) 308-7474 or visit<br />
www.dcfl.org<br />
23 Journey to Justice Retreat<br />
Leaders: Parish Youth Directors<br />
Friday, 9 p.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
23- Diocesan Marriage Renewal Weekend<br />
25 Marriage Enrichment Program<br />
Friday-Sunday<br />
Call Bill or Susan Shields for more<br />
information or to register at<br />
(904) 268-4997 ir or visit<br />
www.marriagerenewal.com<br />
28 Third Augustinian Address: Feastof<strong>St</strong>.<strong>Augustine</strong><br />
Speaker: Papal Biographer George Weigel<br />
Wednesday, Vespers 6:30 p.m.,<br />
Cathedral Basilica<br />
Lecture 7:30 p.m.,<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Baker<br />
Parish Center,<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Augustine</strong>.<br />
Transportation will<br />
be available<br />
Call (904) 829-8326<br />
30 Liturgical Commission Workshop<br />
Instruction of the Roman Missal<br />
Presenter: Fr. Tom Willis<br />
For clergy, parish music and liturgy<br />
coordinators<br />
Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.<br />
Holy Faith Parish, Gainesville<br />
Call (904) 786-1192<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
5 LiturgicalCommissionWorkshop<br />
Instruction of the Roman Missal<br />
Presenter: Fr. Tom Willis<br />
For clergy, parish music and liturgy<br />
coordinators<br />
Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.<br />
Most Holy Redeemer Parish, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 786-1192<br />
9 New Music FortheSeasons Advent and<br />
Christmas<br />
Leader: Bob Moore<br />
Friday, 7-9 p.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
13- 12-<strong>St</strong>epRetreat: ASpiritualAwakening<br />
15 Leader: Fr. Neil Carr, SJ<br />
Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday Mass, 10 a.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
13- Search Retreat<br />
15 For <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>St</strong>udents 11-12 grades<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 355-1100<br />
14 Pre-Cana<br />
Marriage preparation program<br />
Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.<br />
For more information and to register<br />
Call (904) 308-7474 or visit www.dcfl.org<br />
15 Christian Meditation<br />
To Know Christ Jesus<br />
Leader: Gene Bebeau<br />
Sunday, 1:30 -4:30 p.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
19 W omen’s Seminar<br />
Handling Family Finances in Light<br />
of Gospel Values<br />
Leader: Ellen Middleton<br />
Thursday, 7-9 p.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
20- Engaged Encounter<br />
22 A weekend marriage preparation program<br />
Friday-Sunday<br />
To register call (904) 308-7474 or visit<br />
www.dcfl.org<br />
21 BeingADisciple:<br />
Call and Response<br />
Keynoter: Bill Huebsch<br />
Saturday, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.<br />
San Jose Parish, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 262-3200, ext. 117<br />
21 Diocesan YouthRally<br />
For all youth in diocese<br />
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Catherine Parish, Orange Park<br />
Call (904) 355-1100<br />
27- Formed In The Image Of God<br />
29 Leader: Master Potter Sr. Carol Wells, SSJ<br />
Hands-on experience of prayer, silence<br />
and creativity<br />
Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday, 11 a.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
OCTOBER<br />
23- Diocesan Marriage Renewal Weekend<br />
25 Marriage Enrichment Program<br />
Friday-Sunday<br />
Call Bill or Susan Shields for more<br />
information or to register at<br />
(904) 268-4997 or visit<br />
www.marriagerenewal.com<br />
25 FromTurmoilToTranquility<br />
Keynoter: Michael Fonseca<br />
Enhancing Your<br />
Spirituality - Retreat and<br />
Workshops,<br />
Saturday,<br />
9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.<br />
Bryan Auditorium, <strong>St</strong>.<br />
Vincent's, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 308-7474<br />
11- Contemplative Practices ToNourishSpiritualJourney<br />
13 Leader: Sr. Elizabeth Hillman, rc<br />
Friday, 7:30 p.m.-Sunday 11 a.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
18- Retrouvaille - Rediscovery<br />
20 A program for troubled marriages<br />
Friday, 7 p.m.-Sunday, 2: p.m.<br />
Call Trudy or Bill Hehn<br />
Call (904) 221-8383 or (904) 992-0408<br />
19 PrayingAllWays<br />
Art, Music, Movement, Meditation, Writing<br />
Leader: Sr. Caroljean Willie, SC<br />
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.<br />
Marywood Retreat Center, Jacksonville<br />
Call (904) 287-2525, (888) 287-2539<br />
26 Catechists Formation Day<br />
Prayer in Our Everyday Lives:<br />
Thirsting for God<br />
Keynoters: Rosemary Bleuher, Robert Mcarty<br />
Saturday, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.<br />
<strong>Bishop</strong> Kenny <strong>High</strong> <strong>School</strong>, Jacksonville<br />
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On t he Backs of<br />
Women<br />
often dismissed out of hand. The<br />
message? Let women take the risks.<br />
When an unintended pregnancy occurs,<br />
the solution: Leave the woman to bear<br />
and raise the child alone, or let her<br />
subject herself to the abortionist’s curette,<br />
and if she’s lucky, she’ll come away<br />
physically intact. If she suffers<br />
emotionally, psychologically, spiritually,<br />
the message: “Get over it.”<br />
Partial-birth abortion (where a child is<br />
partially delivered, then killed before<br />
being completely born), poses serious<br />
risks to a woman. She risks injury and<br />
hemorrhaging when a sharp instrument<br />
while lodged in the birth canal pierces the<br />
child’s skull. She faces substantial risks of<br />
future infertility, including an inability to<br />
carry a baby to term. Knowing of such<br />
concerns, Congress and a majority of<br />
states passed laws to ban the practice. Yet<br />
the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that<br />
partial-birth abortion must be permitted<br />
to serve a woman’s health. As if<br />
something that poses terrible health risks<br />
for a woman could ever be required to<br />
preserve her health. Again, the risks and<br />
the ordeal are placed on the backs of<br />
women.<br />
Women deserve much better. Wouldn’t<br />
it be terrific if women banded together to<br />
say: “We are not research subjects. We are<br />
not egg factories. We are human beings<br />
deserving of respect and dignity. We<br />
expect to be treated that way.”<br />
We hear repeatedly that scientists<br />
must be allowed to clone and<br />
conduct harmful experiments on<br />
human embryos. Unless such<br />
research is allowed, it is said,<br />
cures for many deadly diseases will never<br />
be found. This message seems to come<br />
from every corner – from Senator Ted<br />
Kennedy, actor Christopher Reeve and<br />
even Nobel laureates.<br />
Forget the moment that these claims<br />
are simply wrong. Not one therapeutic<br />
benefit has come from such research;<br />
every beneficial result has come from<br />
morally acceptable adult stem cell<br />
research. Leave aside too the serious<br />
moral and ethical problems. Instead,<br />
focus on another aspect – the fact that<br />
cloning would exploit women on a<br />
massive scale.<br />
It is estimated that 133.9 million<br />
Americans suffer from diseases some<br />
claim may be helped by cloning. If just 10<br />
percent were eligible for therapies<br />
derived from human cloning, the<br />
potential patient pool would be 13.4<br />
million people. To provide genetically<br />
matched material to treat such numbers,<br />
one would need at least 670 million eggs<br />
to clone. Where would the eggs come<br />
from? Well, if each female donor<br />
provided 10 eggs, 67 million women<br />
donors would be needed. Each would be<br />
subjected to high levels of hormonal<br />
stimulation, followed by laproscopic<br />
surgery. Senator Mary Landreiu (D-LA)<br />
put it rather succinctly: women would<br />
simply become egg factories.<br />
Women also bear the burden regarding<br />
family planning. Many American women<br />
take birth control pills or other forms of<br />
hormonal contraceptives, or they undergo<br />
sterilization, a permanent and terrible<br />
choice (men eschew vasectomy). Yet,<br />
Natural Family Planning, a completely<br />
healthy alternative involving the<br />
cooperative effort of husband and wife, is<br />
Gail Quinn is executive director of the<br />
Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, U.S.<br />
Conference of <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Bishop</strong>s,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
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