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Safe
environment program yields a
positive response
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Facilitator
training for Protecting God's Children. |
By
James Goodness
Since the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) enacted the
Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (also known
as the Dallas Charter) in 2002, the Archdiocese of Newark has been
actively strengthening its efforts to ensure the protection of the
children and youth it serves.
In accord with the Dallas Charter, the Archdiocese has instituted
a program for a safe environment that includes training for all
Church personnel and volunteers, a code of conduct known and acknowledged
by those with regular contact with minors, and background checks
for all Archdiocesan and parish personnel who have regular contact
with minors.
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Mother
Seton statue given a new home
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John
Michura and Msgr. Michael Kelly, Headmaster of Seton Hall
Prep. |
John
Michura, a 1980 alumnus of Seton Hall Prepatory High School West
Orange, recently completed a unique personal project when he transported
to the high school a long-forgotten statue of St. Elizabeth Ann
Seton.
The
six-foot statue had stood on the grounds of the now closed St. Vincent
Hospital, Montclair. It was erected during the early part of the
last century in memory of a local— Purcell Carroll Tiernan.
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| Disciples
of Christ must follow model steward
By Andrew Kaczynski
In my continuing effort to convey the importance of reading and
studying the U.S. bishops’ pastoral letter titled Stewardship:
A Disciple’s Response, in order to fully understand the theology
and tradition behind the stewardship way of life, this column will
focus on Chapter Two of the pastoral letter, “Jesus’
Way.”
The basic message of this section of the document is that once we
as Catholic Christians make the conscious decision to be disciples
of Christ, as described in Chapter One, we need to follow His example
as the model steward.
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Help
for those suffering from invisible wounds
By
Liesl Fores
There is a healing ministry in the Archdiocese of Newark that doesn’t
have to do with hospital chaplains or the Anointing of the Sick, per
se. Rather, it involves the spiritual and psychological healing that
comes with forgiveness.
Rachel’s Vineyard and Project Rachel are two endeavors that
help women and men suffering from the after-effects of abortion.
While Project Rachel is one-on-one counseling with a priest or Project
Rachel-trained counselor, Rachel’s Vineyard is a private weekend
retreat, with others who have been through similar experiences.
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A
View from History
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Frank
J. Korn |
By
Frank J. Korn
Plautius Lateranus of the Roman nobility was caught conspiring to
assassinate the emperor Nero in A.D. 64. Along with several co-conspirators
he was executed, and his sprawling estate, at the foot of Rome’s
Coelian Hill, was confiscated.
The Lateran tract remained state property until 313 when the emperor
Constantine, soon after his historic Edict of Milan, made a gift
of it to the Bishop of Rome, St. Miltiades, for use as his episcopal
residence. The great reception hall of the palace was converted
into a basilica and became the official church of the bishop, i.e.,
his cathedral. It was this pope who hosted here the Church council,
which was assembled to deal with the Donatist heresy.
From
a vision of Pope St. Sylvester (314-337), to whom appeared a picture
of Our Lord borne by two angels, the cathedral was given the name
of the Church of the Most Holy Savior. Somewhere around the ninth
century it was renamed as the Basilica of St. John Lateran, honoring
both the Evangelist and the Baptist. This name change notwithstanding
the basilica has always retained its dedication to Christ.
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