South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 2003 Page: 2 of 20
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diocese
October 17, 2003
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South Texas Catholic
Letter tke editor
Amazing people and reluctant saints
By Paula Goldapp
STC EDITOR
I often find myself amazed by people,
how they rise to the occasion in the
midst of difficult circumstances.
For instance, a couple of weeks ago I
left a message for my friend Jeff. He is
the editor of the diocesan newspaper of Fort Worth, the
North Texas Catholic.
(Yes, most of the Catholic papers in Texas have geo-
graphical names. There is a West Texas Catholic in Ama-
rillo, an East Texas Catholic in Beaumont, a Catholic East
Texas in Tyler, a South Plains Catholic in Tubbock, a Rio
Grande Catholic in El Paso and a plain old Texas Catholic
in Dallas. There are four others with nongeographical
names and one magazine.)
Anyway, I had left a message for Jeff, on his voicemail,
wanting to ask him a professional question about a story
we were working on. About a week after that, I had a
message on my voicemail from him apologizing for the
late response.
He went on to say that he had just had an MRI to rule
out the possibility that a brain tumor might be causing
headaches he’s had for a while. But the MRI instead con-
firmed the fear and he did, in fact, have a brain tumor.
It is the kind of tumor that is probably benign, he said,
but it still has to be removed and he is sure it will be fine
but that he may have to miss a few weeks of work.
He then shared a few other things that were going on at
the office and at home and asked for prayers for himself
and his family. It was a rather detailed and upbeat mes-
sage for someone who had just found out he has a serious
health problem.
It’s not the first time I have encountered friends and
family members who have experienced an apparent trag-
edy and then continued on with the business of their lives
or even turned the tragedy into something good.
I am always impressed by their examples.
Such is the stuff that the lives of the saints are made of.
But, the interesting part is that it sometimes took the
great saints a while to “see the good in the bad,” to “take
the high road” or event to “do the right thing.”
Sometimes they seemed reluctant at first.
Most people know that St. Paul was a persecutor of the
early Christian community before he became a great evan-
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gelizer and was later martyred for his belief in Christ. But
he had to be struck down by God and even blinded for a
while before he became a believer.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be beatified this week-
end. And although she totally gave her life to the poorest
of the poor, her journals tell that she felt abandoned by
God for most of her life.
I was recently rereading the story of Archbishop Oscar
Romero of El Salvador, who was gunned down during
Mass in 1980 for standing in solidarity with the poor and
oppressed of his country.
The life and words of this great martyr have inspired
millions. However, many may not know that his early
actions as a priest and bishop put him in direct opposition
to those who gave their own lives to liberate the poor.
Life-changing courage and convictions came to him
slowly, over many years. But once the courage and convic-
tion kicked in, full force, there was no turning back.
On the first of November we celebrate the Feast of All
Saints — the community of all the baptized — both the
living and dead.
Some of those who came before us embraced the dif-
ficulties of life with faith while others ignored the difficul-
ties until they just gave in and eventually did the right
thing.
As we go about our daily routines, it may be hard to tell
where people are on their saintly journeys.
They may still be working up the courage to fully live
out their beliefs, so we have to remember to not be too
quick to judge them right now. We may be surprised at
what they end up doing with their lives.
Others may find that unexpected courage, prompted
by an unexpected event, suddenly comes to life and takes
over their entire being.
Either way, we know we have a great community of
support and the prayers and examples of both the living
and the dead.
And either way, we have the comfort that we don’t have
to make the journey alone.
South Texas Catholic
Bishop
Edmond Carmody
Publisher
Georgina A. Stark
Associate Editor
Father Paul Hesse
Theological Consultant
Paula J. Goldapp
Editor
Joe P. Hardeman
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Bishop’s Calendar
Oct. & Nov. 2003
Oct. 17 - Corpus Christi, Incarnate Word Convent,
Dialog with the Bishop, 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 18 - Corpus Christi, Our Lady of Guadalupe,
Blessing of new CCD Bldg, 10:00 a.m. ; Corpus
Christi, Cathedral, Religious Awards Mass for Youth,
5:30 p.m.
Oct. 19 - Corpus Christi, Jazz Festival Mass, Del Mar
College Richardson Auditorium, 10:00 a.m.; Tivoli,
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mass, 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 20 - Corpus Christi, Most Precious Blood School,
Mass, 8:30 a.m.
Oct. 21 - Corpus Christi, Kenedy Memorial Founda-
tion Board Mtg., 8:00 a.m.; Corpus Christi, Chan-
cery, Taping “Our Shepherd’s View,” 1:30 pm.; Sarita,
Kenedy Ranch Museum blessing, 5:00 p.m.
Oct. 22 - Corpus Christi, Chancery, Presbyteral
Council, 10:00 a.m.; Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi
Country Club, Dinner for “The Ark,” 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 23 - Corpus Christi, Central Catholic School,
Mass, 8:30 a.m.; Corpus Christi, Cathedral Hall,
Priests’ Study Day, 10:00 a.m.; Corpus Christi, Solo-
mon Ortiz Center, “Walk as One” kick off luncheon,
11:45 a.m.
Oct. 24 - Rockport, Sacred Heart School, Mass, 8 a.m.
Oct. 25 - Corpus Christi, Religious Missionaries of St.
Dominic Convent, Mass, 11:00 a.m.; Skidmore, Seger
Family Ranch, Bishop’s Guild Mass and Barbecue, 5:00
p.m.
Oct. 26 - Aransas Pass, St. Mary Star of the Sea, Mass,
10:00, 11:30 a.m.
Oct. 28 - Alice, St. Elizabeth School Mass, 8:10 a.m.
Oct. 29-30 - Austin, Mtg. With Committee for Review
of Statewide Health Insurance for Church
Personnel
Oct. 31 - Corpus Christi, Our Lady of Perpetual Help,
Diocesan Staff Retreat
Nov. 1 -Corpus Christi, Ss. Cyril & Methodius,
Diaconate Ordination of Peter Martinez, 10:00 a.m.;
Corpus Christi, Hispanic Scholarship Gala, L&F Dis-
tributors, 6:00 p.m.
Nov. 2 - Freer, St. Mary, Mass, 11:00 a.m.
Nov. 3 - Corpus Christi, Christi the King School Mass,
8:00 a.m.
Nov. 4 - Corpus Christi, Chancery, Bishop’s Guild
Planning Mtg., 8:30 a.m.; Corpus Christi, Kenedy
Memorial Foundation Board Mtg., 9:00 a.m.
Nov. 5 - Corpus Christi, Taping Bishop’s Annual Ap-
peal video; Alice, Home of Cecil and Janet Carlisle,
Bishop’s Guild reception for new members, 6:00 p.m.
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