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Church Rallies, Prays to Help Oklahoma City PITTSBURGH 00 IM < (A a. (M 0C O' UJ Ui CO » M < z IM 3 V) X o UJ o tu co oc Established In 1844: America’s Oldest Catholic Newspaper In Continuous Publication Friday. April 28. 1995 _151 _ _ ,0 cc V) o o No. ft \35t _) < UJ U. CO «0 aC 3 H »« œoo cy" o ^h * 3 O M D 'O a the Church or Church rallies, prays to turn the help Oklahoma City cheèk? priest Right: Annie Stanziand, 4. picked ask s flowers to honor the children killed in the Oklahoma blast. She attended the memorial Mass at By E.L CORE Sacred Heart with her mother, Spsciai to tho Pittsburgh Catholic brother and sister. Left: Bishop Wuerl called local Catholics to Before a crowd o f 300 people. reach out "to those who have suf­ Capuchin Father Scott Seethaler fered, to those who do suffer." asked, ‘ Should I defend the Catho­ Photos by Douglas Kaup lic Church or turn the other cheek?" In the course of his seminar at By MIKE AQUILINA attended the Mass April 23 at Seton-LaSalle High School April 19, Sacred Heart Church, Shadyside. he answered the question. The bomb that nearly disinte­ The Mass is offered annually in Fr. Seethaler, of S t Augustine grated a federal office building April Easter season for victims of tragic Friaiy, Lawrencevllle, pointed out 19 shook not only Oklahoma City, death. Most of those who attended that the Church has had its but believers everywhere. were surviving family and friends. defenders in society since the Bishop Donald Wuerl, calling the “Our outreach is tb those who beginning. But he emphasized that act of terrorism “evil," joined Pope have suffered, to those who do suf­ “the defense must be done with John Paul II and other Church fer," the bishop said. respect, love and courtesy.” leaders in offering prayers for the He noted that this latest tragedy Pope John Paul II, in a telegram Catholics around the country are The seminar was the third spon­ victims and their families. follows upon “wave after wave of sent April 21, called the attack a contributing to the relief and recovery sored by the Catholic Action Bishop Wuerl made the Okla­ tragedy": the crash of USAir Flight “deplorable act of violence" and an efforts of the Church in Oklahoma. League, formed locally two years homa City bombing the focus of his 427, which took 132 lives last Sep­ “unspeakable crime.” The pontiff Checks payable to Associated ago to respond when the Church’s homily during this year's Victims' tember, and the deaths of three offered his prayers and condo­ Catholic Charities may be sent to: mission in society is challenged. Mass, sponsored by the Diocese of Pittsburgh firefighters in February. lences in the message sent to Presi­ Federal Disaster Assistance Fund, According to Fr. Seethaler, the Pittsburgh’s We Are Remembered “To those in Oklahoma,” Bishop dent Clinton and to Archbishop Associated Catholic Charities, 1501 Catholic Church Is attacked from Ministry. Wuerl reflected, “we can say, we Eusebius Beltran of Oklahoma Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK three perspectives now. Some More than 700 worshipers know your pain." City. 73106. n accuse it of being outmoded or naive. Others dismiss it as irrele­ vant — a view that Fr. Seethaler believes $pl)6ws directly from blind State bishops oppose scheduled execution acceptance o f evolutionism. And the Church is attacked by By JAMES McCOY Radio Shack, where Charles him to a deserted field, Zettlemoyer the public-policy arm of the bish­ those who hate it ‘because Jesus DeVetsco, 29, worked. Later, Zet- pumped two slugs into his back, ops, spoke out against the death told us to lgye peop^s jp d use In May 1980, Keith Zettlemoy- tlemoyer, telling DeVetsco about finishing the job.. penalty — in policy and in this things, not use people and love er, a maintenance man for Sus­ the robbery, asked him how to beat Though he is scheduled to be instance — in a statement April things.” quehanna Valley Mall in Selins- a lie-detector test. DeVetsco went to killed by lethal injection on May 2, 17. He noted that all these attitudes grove, broke into the mall after the authorities instead. the Catholic bishops of Pennsylva­ “There can be no doubt that find expression in the media. hours. He and an accomplice tied On Oct. 13, Zettlemoyer kid­ nia are opposing the execution. Mr. Zettlemoyer must be pun­ But must Catholics turn the up a security guard and stole napped DeVetsco into a van and The Harrisburg-based Pennsyl­ ished for his serious crime and other cheek (Mt. 5:39) when the money and merchandise from shot him twice in the neck. Taking vania Catholic Conference (PCC), See CHURCH on page 2 Church is attacked? Fr. Seethaler pointed out that when a guard slapped Jesus before the high priest, He Himself did not turn the Doctorate at 79 C E O s a y s other cheek (Jn. 18:22-23). Remaining silent when the faith, values Church is attacked, Fr. Seethaler The Monsignor9s explained, produces several unde­ m ade success sirable results. When teachings are attacked, silence implies that we long short course p o s s i b l e don’t realty believe that the Church By JAMES McCOY has the fullness of truth. And remaining silent ixi the face Walking to the top of Duquesne University rfequires By JOHN FRANKO o f criticism confuses our children, toil up long, steep hills. A 1938 graduate, Msgr. Paul causing them to doubt or even to Lackner perhaps had that in mind when he began his John Marous has earned his abandon the faith. dissertation defense last Wednesday by saying, “In influential place in the world of When should we turn the other business. But he gives much of the 1967 I began the slow, painful process of graduate Photo by Douglas Kaup cheek? "When our actions would work." credit for his achievements to his cause more damage than the Msgr. Lackner's dissertation on the theology of the Msgr. Lackner defends his dissertation on lay spirituality. Catholic faith and the Church's- actions of our enemies would,” Fr. Cursillo movement was examined by a panel of profes­ moral values. Seethaler said. ‘ Our first responsi­ sors in the law school's McArdle Courtroom. The place The retired chairman and CEO of, bility to people is justice, not peace was packed with over 50 people whose lives had been founding CursiUistas — as those who have made the Westinghouse Electric Corp. — and at arty cost” touched by the 79-year-old monsignor and who gave a Cursillo or “short course in Christianity" are called — current chairman of the Extra Mile That remark struck a chord in standing ovation when the panel's moderator gave the remain leaders to this day. Education Foundation — recently Carmell Rattay, who attended the verdict, “We now have as of this millisecond: Reverend shared his views with Bishop seminar with her husband, Joe. Monsignor Paul Lackner, Doctor o f Theology.” Vatican II spirit Donald Wuerl on the bishop's tele­ She was impressed with Fr. “I just thank everybody," said Msgr. Lackner, who Thirty years and 136 Cursillo weekends later, 2,000 vision program, “The Teaching o f Seethaler’s ‘courage* in speaking had entered Duquesne Prep back in 1929. “It took a Pittsburgh Catholics have met the movement which Christ" The program will air May 7 out,” and Joe remarked, "This long time,” he added, “sixty-six years." began in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. That war at 7:30 a.m. on KDKA-TV. should be said from the pulpit once Later, as he took his leave, he received the congratu­ was “the worse persecution in the history of the Marous credits his parents and a month." lations and hug of Angela Galletta, whose husband, Church," Msgr. Lackner said during the defense. “Eight Catholic school for shaping his The Catholic Action League held Nunzio, joined Father Lackner for the first Cursillo thousand clergy were killed and ... many, many fine lay beliefs. a brief membership meeting before weekend in Pittsburgh — exactly 30 years ago. The two S— A NEW DOCTOR on pag* 2 “I firmly believe the only way the seminar. Board member G. “To­ anyone can realty acquire faith is by” Gaines remarked that the through personal experiences, League is in a ‘ call-to-action mode” P ittsburgh Serra C lu b faithful through 50 years through teaching, education and through prayer,” he said. about the movie “Priest," a new film By JOHN FRANKO “We’re here to celebrate an anni­ of the Felician Sisters Mother- released by a Disney-owned versary, but more importantly to house, Coraopolis. Marous pointed to his values as company. The Serra Club of Pittsburgh cel­ reflect on the work of vocations,” Bishop Wuerl read a proclama­ having a particular effect on us as individuals and on society as a According to League president ebrated its 50th anniversary with a the bishop said. tion recognizing him as an honor­ whole. He said they foster a strong Bill Donahue, “the movie attacks dinner April 23 at the Churchill Special recognition was given to ary chaplain. Later, when Msgr. belief In God, a belief in the Catho­ not only the idea of the priesthood, Valley Country Club. Msgr. Oliver Keefer who was Reefer noted he was never “official­ but the teachings of the Catholic Bishop Donald Wuerl led tributes appointed the first chaplain o f the ly” appointed chaplain in 1943, lic Church, belief in forgiveness, and belief in hope, charity, honesty Church.” The League is calling for a to the organization which has long Serra Club in 1943 by Bishop Bishop Wuerl playfully waved the boycott o f “Disney products and fostered and promoted vocations to Hugh Boyle.
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