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Catholic Archdiocese of Atlanta Vol. 22 No. 30 Thursday, September 6,1984 $10.00 Per Year MARKING HISTORY - Mayor Andrew Young, above, takes part in the dedication of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception as an historic site Aug. 26, while Archbishop Thomas Donnellan unveils the plaque. The historic moment was deferred, but, fortunately, not denied by the recent fire at the church. See story page 11. Bishop Steib: Keep Up The March For Peace, Justice BY THEA JARVIS Calling Martin Luther King, Jr. a modem day “drum major for justice,” Bishop J. Terry Steib, SVD recently called upon superiors of men’s religious orders to identify with the slain civil rights leader’s belief that “whatever you see or however it appears, whatever you do in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ is not forgotten.” Steib, auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and one of 10 black U.S. bishops, was the chief celebrant of an evening liturgy held at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violent Social Change in Atlanta Aug. 21. The Mass drew close to 200 participants from the 28th National Assembly of the Conference of Major Superiors of Men whose five-day meeting ran through Aug. 24. Also in attendance were Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who welcomed the guest clergy to the King Center, Mrs. Coretta Scott King and Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr., honorary president of the center. Like Martin Luther King, Jr., who fought his own battle for racial equality, contemporary Christians must continue the struggle for peace and justice, Bishop Steib said, strengthened by their faith that “it is a cruel world, but its history is in the hands of a just God. Its history is in our hands, we who profess to be instruments of this just God.” Though Martin Luther King, Jr. did not live to see the full fruit of his labor, he was confident that, despite setbacks, despite violence and hostility, “he knew he would see the goodness of God in the land of the living,” Bishop Steib said. Others who serve in the quest for justice must have that same certainty, he continued, bolstered by the “many times we were delivered in the face of injustice and how many times we helped to deliver others in the face of unjust attitudes and acts.” Attired in colorful black, green and red vestments, the bishop said that for King, immediate results were not the goal. “He wanted to leave a committed life behind. He wanted people to be able to say that he did try to feed the hungry, to clothe those who were naked, to love and serve humanity.” And even though it is only human nature to want to see the justice of God, Steib told his listeners, for Christians such fulfillment may only come “after we leave this spaceship we call earth.” Recalling Dr. King’s words, Bishop Steib quoted: “I (Continued on page 12) Bishop Howze Keynote Speaker At AACCW Convention BY MARY BETH MARINO The Atlanta Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold its twenty-eighth convention on September 21 and 22 at the Northwest Atlanta Hilton Inn in Marietta. The theme is “The Call To Be Peacemakers.” The keynote speaker will be Bishop Joseph Howze of Biloxi, Miss. Bishop Howze is a member of the Education Committee of the United States Catholic Conference, NCCB Liaison Committee to the National Office of Black Catholics and board member of the Biloxi Regional Medical Center. A capsulized overview of th» agenda for the convention promises a worthwhile two days. On Friday, following registration from 4-7 p.m. a business meeting will be conducted after an open Peace Prayer Service. A reception will follow. On Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Leslie Withers from Atlanta Clergy and Laity Concerned will moderate a movie entitled, “In the Nuclear Shadow-What Can Our Children Tell Us.” Various workshops will be held on Saturday including discussions on family affairs, community affairs and international affairs. Sister Kathleen Tomlin of the Christian Council of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc., will be guest speaker at the luncheon. Displays and exhibits of the archdiocese and community organizations will be viewed in the late afternoon and additional workshops will be held. On Saturday evening at 6 p.m. a liturgy will be concelebrated by the priests of the Atlanta archdiocese with Archbishop Thomas Donnellan as the principal celebrant. Installation of the 1984-85 officers will take place prior to the 8 p.m. banquet and closing ceremonies. Bishop Howze will give his keynote address at the banquet Joan Lucas, convention chairman this year, is excited about the upcoming convention. She is particularly enthused about a resolution passed by the National Council of Catholic Women to be integrated into a candlelight Peace Prayer Service on Friday night. The resolution urges continued study of the U.S. bishops’ pastoral on peace and resolves “to actively promote devotions to Our Lady of Peace at every level of meetings, workshops, conferences and conventions ...” Other resolutions initiate a study on the pope’s apostolic exhortation on the role of the Christian family (Continued on page 12)