Convocation %83: Priests Loved It by Betsy Kennedy Good Health
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BLACK FAMILY FOREVER ANNIVERSARY of Archdiocese A celebration Hiaioah sister -Historical in Overiown makes final vows issue Back page 4 Page 6 next week Largest weekly newspaper in Southeastern United States Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Vol. XXXI No. 30 Friday, September 30. 1983 Price 25C 'The prayerful Christians will make morning of- fering on rising...pray before and after meals, and before retiring.*.' Abp. McCarthy Prayer Let it transform your life, Archbishop ask* By Ana Rodriguez-Soto chbishop's mandate this summer (see Voice News Editor The Voice, July 15, 1983) to all parishes, ministries and institutions Prayer is more than memorized within the Archdiocese to establish phrases and desperate pleas for help, prayer programs. says Archbishop Edward A. McCar- Entitled, "From the Rising of the thy. Sun to Its Setting," the letter is a guide It is an intimate friendship with for parishes and laity which explores in God, as vital to Christians "as detail almost all the different forms of breathing" and the answer to the prayer, both individual and com- "cynicism, pessimism (and) indif- munal, from the Rosary to the Our ference" choking today's society. Father, through meditation and con- In a 15,000-word Pastoral Letter on templation, through Charismatic Prayer, reprinted in today's Voice (see prayer, spontaneous prayer, Ignatian Special Section) to mark the beginning prayer, prophetic prayer and others, of the fourth phase of the Archdiocese including prayer while "traveling by of Miami's five-year Evangelization car, shopping, doing house work, jogg- program, the Archbishop writes, "We ing." think of prayer as asking favors. But The Sacraments, the Eucharist, the there is much more to friendship than Sacramentals and the Liturgy of the that." Hours (prayer said daily by priests and He calls prayer "the very heart of religious) are also described among our religious lives...like breathing. It is forms of prayer. a vital sign. It sustains us." "We can make our entire life a THE LETTER follows the Ar- Continued on page 7 Convocation %83: Priests loved it By Betsy Kennedy good health. When they departed, they What brought them to this spiritual to share in the sacraments and prayer, Voice Staff Writer were a united fraternity of 425, virtual- frontier was Convocation '83, a first and in the words of Archbishop Ed- ly all the priests of the Archdiocese, such event for the Archdiocese. The ward A. McCarthy, "nourish our They came together as individual with a deepened commitment to God, group gathered at the Colonnades priestly comradery and learn secrets of priests, some bearing burdens and il- each other and the people of South Hotel on Singer Island at West Palm a far more effective ministry through a lness, others knowing only joy and Florida. Beach simply to get better aquainted, deepened spirituality." "Something happened here... I hoped for the lakeside of Galilee, maybe even Tabor—I never dreamed it would be Pentecost," he said in closing remarks at the Convocation. Those who attended the one-week event shared the Archbishop's impres- sion that something quite unique had happened among them. Comments ranged from "excellent," to "un- forgettable" and "absolutely extraor- dinary." Whether young or old, many agreed that the Convocation became a catalyst for renewed fraternal bonds. Fr. Pat Mangan who has been at St. Mary Immaculate in West Palm Beach for only 3 weeks after arriving from Tennessee, expressed his gratitude at meeting his fellow Archdiocese priests. "I was impressed by being able to talk to everyone. I walked away feeling glad I am a Catholic priest." "It reminded me of a song we had during seminary days," said Fr. Jim Continued on page 8 Father John Noonan is warmly greeted by follow priests after ordination at Convocation '83. (vole* photo by Prant Browning) House votes to extend Hyde WASHINGTON (NC) — Another the-mother cases. the National Right to Life Committee, one-year extension of the Hyde amend- Pro-life groups immediately hailed (D-Colo.) objected to the more str- in a statement. ingent language, saying that forcing ment's ban on federal funding of abor- the vote as a major victory, particular- House members had to settle for the tions was approved by the House of ly after last summer's Supreme Court poor women to carry their pregnancies more stringent Hyde amendment after to term made her "terribly angry." Representatives. The vote was 231-184. abortion decision and the defeat two a committee-approved version permit-- The measure approved by the House weeks later in the Senate of a constitu- ting the life-of-the-mother exception Noting that only two of her four would be more stringent than current tional amendment sponsored by Sen. was removed from the bill on a children have lived, Mrs. Schroeder law by prohibiting even funding of Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah). technicality. said, "I wish that I were the type of abortions to save the life of the Also, opponents of the abortion fun- woman who had children terribly easi- mother. ding ban, led by Rep. Henry A. Wax- AS IN PAST years the amendment ly, but I am not and many others are in man (D-Calif), have begun a drive to was attached to the annual appropria- the same situation." But Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-I1L). restore government funding of abor- tions bill for the Departments of Labor sponsor of the amendment for the past tions for poor women. and of Health and Human Services. TWO OTHER congresswomen, seven years,, assured House members a During the nearly one-hour debate Reps. Marilyn Lloyd (D-Tenn.) and life-of-the-mother clause would be ad- "THE SUBSTANTIAL margin of on the amendment Hyde argued that Barbara F. Vucanovich (R-Nev.), said ded in a House-Senate conference com- victory is another indication that Congress "should not impose on though that the issue was not whether a mittee. public sentiment is strongly opposed to millions of taxpayers the terrible viola- woman had a right to abortion but the use of tax money to fund the tion of their consciences of forcing rather whether the federal government CURRENT LAW allows federal destruction of innocent unborn them to subsidize abortion." should be funding abortions. Both funding of abortions in such life-of- babies," said Jean Doyle, president of But Rep. Patricia Schroeder voted for the amendment. Kidnappers claim Orlandi still alive ROME (NC)—Two new messages from a group that says it kidnapped Emanuela Orlandi, a 15-year-old Vatican City resident, claim that the girl is still alive and is being held in Italy. The messages said that five people were in- volved in the abduction, and added that the kidnapping was carried out with the aid of a "friendly person." The group warned that unless papal assailant Mehmet Ali Agca was released from an Italian prison by Oct. 30, "the sentence will be carried out." The group has previously threatened the girl's life. Reagan urges press to tell 'great story' WASHINGTON (NC) — President Reagan urged representatives of the religious, Hispanic and labor press to tell the "great story" he said the American public is missing about progress in El Salvador. "There are some very well-kept secrets in Washington, not because we want them kept secret but because they don't seem to be of interest to the media," said Reagan about social and economic reforms he said were taking place in El Salvador. Reagan's comments came during a day of administration briefings devoted primarily to Central American issues. Bernardin calls for 'diplomatic' solution in Nicaragua CHICAGrO (RNS)—Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago says the United States has"*'Ho', business trying to destabilize the government" of Nicaragua: CarditiaTtBernardin told the National Assembly of Women Religious that the solutlon^'has to be diplomatic." He said he had recently contacted members of the bishops' conference to discuss increased U.S. involvement in Central America. Despite his declaration, the cardinal refused to condemn the Reagan administration's policy in Central America, saying it is * a "complicated issue." UNCERTAIN FUTURE — At th« Kag.ro National Park in Kony th« Stepp* of King's dream lives on / Rwanda' 25,000 rofugoas from Uganda face a bleak and hungry future WASHINGTON (RNS)—The March on Washington is over, but the unless help is sent. Camp Kibondo, where the refugees have sought shelter telephones are still ringing at its headquarters. Organizers of the march say is one of the largest camps of its kind in the world. (NC photo from KNA). they will try to use the coalition formed to march on the 20th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech to oppose the policies of the Reagan administration and. work for the president's defeat next year. Jackson group accused of misusing funds March organizers are also planning to increase the drive to register blacks. To accomplish some of these goals, the group, called the "New Coalition of WASHINGTON (RNS)—Federal auditors have charged that a program Conscience," plans to reconvene leaders of the march in October to map out a operated by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who is considering running for president, strategy. In addition, an effort has begun to keep together the group of misused more than $1 million in grants awarded by four government agencies. religious leaders who attended the march to participate in future activities. The Washington Times reported that Mr. Jackson's "Push for Excellence" program received a total of $4.8 million from the Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, Labor and Commerce and allegedly misused one- World hunger exhibit opens in N.Y.