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f 4 t Memories Of Papal Visit Linger On BY MICHAEL MOTES The hypnotic effect of the visit of Pope John Paul II on all those with whom he came in contact lingers on. Recent, at random chats with some of those from the Archdiocese of Atlanta who traversed the papal path revealed a wealth of memories that will be cherished for years to come. For a few of the luckier ones, things to be treasured include more tangible items than mere memories. Such is the case of Father Jacking Druding, assistant at St. John the Evangelist, who not only had the honor of kissing the Papal ring, but was presented a rosary by the Holy Father himself! Father Druding received early Secret Service clearance and was on hand at St. Peter the Apostle Church in Philadelphia to help with advance preparations of the Pope’s visit to the tomb of St. John Neumann. “The work of the Secret Service was fascinating,” he recalled. “No one was allowed in the church after 10 p.m. the evening before the papal visit unless they had special clearance. Along with my friend Monsignor George Tomichek, a missionary from the Philippines, I was priviledged to consecrate the Host that the Holy Father would kneel before the next day. “The day of the Pope’s visit to the church, Secret Service agents were everywhere. All those who entered the church were searched and such items as handbags were opened. SWAT teams were positioned on roofs across from St. Peter the Apostle two hours before the Pope’s arrival.” As the Holy Father was leaving the church, Father Druding knelt before him and kissed his ring. It was then that the Atlanta priest was given a rosary by Pope John Paul II. Not only does he have this cherished momento, but Father Druding has received a special invitation to participate in the pontiff’s visit to the Philippines early next year. The event will be significant because planned activities will include the beatification of the first Philippino martyr, Lorenzo Ruiz, and will mark the first time that beatification has taken place outside of Rome. FATHER TERRY KANE says that his arrival to hear the Pope’s address to priests in Philadelphia was “the first time I was ever early for anything in my life!” The pastor of St. Oliver Plunkett in Snellville recalls, “As the Holy Father came down the aisle in the Convention Center, I was amazed at how the priests attending literally jumped over one another to get close to him. There’s something about the man that is almost hypnotic!” Father Kane had earlier attended the Mass celebrated by the Pope at Logan Circle and said, “The City of Brotherly Love was very evident. People were sharing everything - from food to cameras. It was almost like being at a picnic, everyone was so happy and the mood was such a joyous one. The emotion and the excitement was a fantastic experience!” HOLY SPIRIT PASTOR Father Peter Ludden also attended the Mass for clergy in Philadelphia and remembers it as a “most impressive ceremony.” “My biggest disappointment,” he said, “was that the Holy Father did not seem as outgoing as I had observed him at other events. He seemed more somber -- but perhaps this was in keeping with the event itself and the topics he touched upon in his homily. It was a very formal occasion. The media had focused so on the lighter moments of the Holy Father’s trip, that perhaps this type of standard had been set for me. Attending this gathering, however, I saw a very solemn and dignified side of the Pope. ” Father Ludden’s trip to see the Pope was also memorable to him because on the journey he rode a train for the first time since coming to the United States. His trip was from the outskirts of Philadelphia into the city. ‘‘This was certainly unforgettable,” he said, “because the group of priests I was following got off at the wrong station and we had to double back! So much for local knowledge!” DURING THE MASS at Logan Circle, Father Vincent Mulvin noticed that “the most unexcited person there was the Pope himself.” Father Mulvin, who works with the Metropolitan Marriage Tribunal, commented, “During this service I realized that what the Holy Father was doing is what I am so priviledged to do as a priest and this was a very moving experience for me. I was (Continued on page 6) Papal Address To Bishops — Page 7 HOME AGAIN -- Pope John Paul II waves as he stands in an open car at the Rome airport after arrival from his trip to Ireland and the United States. Amy And Sam Pregnant. Dear God what will she do? She’s 17. She lives in a South Alabama town. It’s a small town. She must face her friends. Worse, she must face her parents. What a disappointment she has been. How on earth will they all face this ferocious calamity? Abortion. That’s how. That’s what the authorities tell her. That’s what the medics recommend. It’s quick, easy, inexpensive and safe. They tell her it’s safer than having the baby. And she’s scared to have the baby. Abortion, she doesn’t mind. Having the baby, is a trip not to be taken. Amy thought about it. She couldn’t. She just couldn’t. It doesn’t feel right. It’s ending a life, a life that will eventually be SOMEONE. Besides, thinks this little courageous dynamo, abortion is the easy way out. Heck, she’ll have the baby. With blinding determination, she stubbornly makes the decision. The Salvation Army tells her to call the local Catholic agency. Yes, they can help, they can get her out of town and away from her disappointed embarrassed parents. They will call Atlanta. Out in Cobb County, Samantha was taking stock. Just look at how she has been blessed. A great big Irish hulk of a husband to love and three healthy noisy children to put music into her life. She owed Someone, she knew who and she knew how to repay. She was finished thinking and talking about the sacredness of life and the callous destructiveness of abortion. She would act. Funny how Sam’s call from East Cobb and Amy’s call from South Alabama reached Mary Ellen Hughes in the Pro-Life Office at just the same moment. The generosity offered and the generosity sought was an instant match. Soon Amy was standing on Sam’s doorstep, friendship instantly flowing, two strong, determined women coaxing a life into existence, and fiercely defending it against the jaws of a hungry cowardly contemptious society. A month from now Amy will have her baby. Through the help of the proper agencies and the Florence Crittenton Home, weekly counselling sessions have been set up for her. In the meantime, Amy has become a household fixture, one of the family, wanted and loved as surely and as passionately as she wanted her baby, now eight months into life. Amy made the decision to place her baby for adoption. A childless couple, praying for this unexpected blessing will benefit and this child of Providence will live and grow in a society wielding death and threatening destruction on the life of all innocent unborn. As Respect Life Sunday once again appears this story of decision and action — Amy and Sam — should inspire us all. Thinking and talking pro-life is not enough. Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Vol. 17 No. 36 Thursday, October 18,1979 $6.00 Per Yea SPORTING GEORGIA CATHOLICS^ Hubie THIRTY LAY LEADERS from the spanish-speaking community participated in a special workshop on Evangelization recently. The Workshop was conducted by the staff of the Southeastern Center for the Spanish Apostolate: Father Mario Vizcaino, Sister Soledad and Alicia Marill. BY MONSIGNOR NOEL C. BURTENSHAW (Fourth In A Series) Hubie Brown will tell you, the Atlanta Hawks Basketball team is a family. “That’s why we’ve been so successful,” says the boyish-looking head coach. “We’re together, so together we get it done.” They may be a family. But when Hubie walks out onto the Omni court during practice and calls for the ball, barking, “Okay, let’s go,” you instantly know who the head of this family is. It is 46-year-old Hubert Jude Brown. Standing like a dwarf among the mountainous Tree Rollins, Tom McMillen and Steve Hawes, Hubie takes command. He loves coaching basketball now, but that’s not the way it all began. Growing up in Elizabeth, New Jersey, his eyes were not on baskets but rather on bases. Baseball was his first love. “I dreamed of the major leagues, playing first and then coaching,” says Hubie. He well remembers his high school playing days at St. Mary’s in Elizabeth. “It was a great school with a great spirit for sports.” In St. Mary’s the fiercely competitive Hubie became All State in baseball and also in basketball. Hubie Brown continued to have dreams of home runs even At that point, again St. Mary’s entered his life - not the one in Elizabeth, however, it was another in Little Falls, New York. There Hubie became Athletic Director and his amazing career in basketball began. “I loved high school sports,” says Hubie, “so after a couple of years in the army, I stayed with high school coaching for nine years.” In 1967 greater things began to happen. Virginia College, William and Mary, beckoned him and opened the big time for this vital active young man. Only one year later Duke offered him the position of top assistant. “Those were fun years,” recalls this grinning Alan Alda look-alike, “and they were the years I began offering clinics to other coaches, especially high school coaches.” The reputation of Hubie Brown as a coach and keen handler of men spread like a forest fire. It wasn’t long till the Pros beckoned. Larry Costello, a former teammate of Brown at Niagara and head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, named Hubie his assistant in 1972. “That’s when I met the two greatest basketball players the game has ever seen,” recalls the coach excitedly. “Who?” I asked and he looks at me like I am dumb indeed. Kareem-Abdul Jabbar and (Continued on page 6) when he attended college. “When I graduated from Niagara in ’55,” remembers the Atlanta coach, “I had my heart set on beginning a baseball career, but it was not to be.” Hubie Brown A minor calamity struck that same year. A freak eye injury permanently removed the possibility of playing any of the sports he loved. But, absolutely undaunted, Hubie Brown turned to coaching. He knew involvement in sports was to be his life. Local Respect Life Day Seeks Legal Protection BY SHEILA MALLON Respect Life Day, which is sponsored by the Archdiocesan Pro-Life Office, will be held Saturday, October 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mount Vernon Christian Academy, 4449 Northside Drive, N.W. Atlanta. All adults and young people are invited to participate in a public educational effort to inform and deepen understanding of basic life issues, to share in an effort addressed to the specific needs of human life, to join in a public effort directed toward the legislative, judicial and administrative areas so as to insure effective legal protection for the right to life. Archbishop Donnellan will open the day by discussing the Church’s concern for the Right to Life and commitment to the Quality of Life. Patrick Trueman, Executive Director and General Counsel for Americans United for Life, Legal Defense Fund, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, will be the keynote speaker. Trueman has been involved in more than 45 abortion related cases throughout the United States as AT ST. PICS litigant or resource person. He is co-author of Amicus Curiae (friend of the court) briefs in the following cases: Planned Parenthood v. Danforth, U.S. Supreme Court; Poelker V. Doe, U.S. Supreme Court; Colautti v. Franklin, U.S. Supreme Court and Bellotti v. Baird, U.S. Supreme Court. At present he is participating Respect Life Special Inside This Week attorney in several cases before the Supreme Court which challenge the Hyde Amendment and an Illinois law restricting abortions. His talents are not confined to practicing law, he is also a miscellaneous columnist for National Right To Life News, “The Defender.” Trueman will also be participating in a legislative workshop which will be held at 11:30 a.m. The workshops will begin at (Continued on page 6) Year Of Outreach Rally Draws 600 Evangelizers BY MONSIGNOR NOEL C. BURTENSHAW In living color the Pirates were desperately trying to stay in the World Series. (They did.) From Oakland, the Falcons could be seen trying to stop the march of the rough and tough Raiders. (They did not.) It was a picture perfect fall afternoon. All of these valid excuses did not keep over 600 handclapping, wildly enthusiastic North Georgia Catholics from celebrating the onward march of the Year of Evangelization. They gathered for over two hours in the gymnasium at St. Pius X High School. The setting was perfect. Banners, colorful and flamboyantly worded, gave a flavor and an atmosphere to the afternoon. They each proclaimed a message, a war cry for the year. “Come See - Come Share” - Doors Are Open” — “You - Who Do You Say I Am” — “Reach Out Together.” Led by Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan and the Archdiocesan Committee on Evangelization, the program marked the growing success of this Archdiocesan project. Extending from Pentecost 1979 - to Pentecost 1980, each parish is asked to reach out to the unchurched of our communities. The response showed, each in its own way is organizing to reach out. Ruth Maquire from the Archdiocese Committee brought encouragement and introduced the unique film strip produced for parish use. The film called “Evangelization: A Splendid Burden” is available to parishes on request. Archbishop Donnellan expressed his gratitude saying, “The presence of such an enthusiastic audience ensures, with the help of the Holy Spirit, the success of the program.” The speaker for the occasion was Mr. Paul Carlson, who was among the unchurched for 30 years. “There is no greater work,” he promised his enthusiastic listeners, “than the work of evangelization. It is a reintroduction of people to the reality of their faith.” The exchange of ideas continued after the program had ceased. Father Richard Kieran, coordinator of the Year of Outreach, was highly satisfied with the turnout and the determination of the gathering. “It’s a beginning,” said Father Kieran, “and it’s going to grow. The Spirit is at work.” No one could doubt his words. No one in St. Pius on Sunday afternoon would want to. They cared - And they shared.