Show J' i' i: i Section ' Thursday October 23 2003 ' v " 1 Pagel '1 The Herafd Journal Missionaries returned from the London South LOS sion Nun was plagued by feelings of abandonment by God Mis- Jose and Shan- Tony Hernandez son non Hernandez of Smithfield recently returned from the Texas San Antonio LDS of Mission from the very start of her work among the homeless children and dying persons in Calcutta’s slums Prom all available evidence this experience persisted until her death five decades later except for a brief interlude in 1958 Though ordinary Christians might assume die holiest people exist in continual divine ecstasy the phenomenon of darkness — feeling keenly aware of God’s silence or absence — has occurred among numerous saints and mystics through die ages Specialists in spirituality emphasize that this should not be confused with loss of faith in God Paradoxical as it serais confidants say that Mother Teresa came to understand such suffering was a necessary aspect of her heroic voca- By Richard N Catling AP Religion Writer Brady Hoggan son of Jefrey and Shari Hoggan of River Heights and Randy and Terri Jones of Richmond recently returned from the Dominican Republic Santiago LDS Mission He speaks at 1 pm Sunday in the River Heights 3rd Ward Jacob darli ringM: tomg Rfl®tilto©i?T©ii'®§a’s Jude Cremey daughter of Spencer and Anita Cranney of North Logan recently Mother Teresa beatified by the Catholic Church last Sunday is being revered as a missionary to India’s poorest of die poor someone whose close relationship with God seemed obvious from her willing- ness to undergo incredible hardship “If we went to them (the poor) with a sad face we would only make them much more depressed” she once explained And following her own admonition Mother Teresa’s perpetual smile was as integral to her image as the weathered face white robe and But exterior sunniness masked an astonishing secret — known to a handful of clergy counselors but no other close colleagues — that was revealed only through research for her sainthood candidacy Mother Teresa was afflicted with feelings of abandonment by God E Kendall son of Keven and Becky Kendal of Logan has accepted a cal to serve in the Tennessee Knoxville LDS Miseion He speaks at 2:45 pm Sunday in the Logan 16th Ward He enters the MTC Nov 5 ' Craig Klngsford son of Doug and Ronds Kingsfbrd of Smithfield has accepted a cal to serve In the Arkansas Little Rock LDS Mission He enters the Missionary Training Center Nov 5 Joanne McKenna of Hyde Park recently returned from the llinois Nauvoo LDS Mis- blue-trimm- ed sion Trsvts C Noorda son of Clyde and Margaret Nootda has accepted a cal to serve in the Washington DC South LDS Mission He enters the Missionary Training Center Ort29 Timothy Olsen son of Ray and Shelley Olsen of Smithfield has accepted a call to serve in the Germany Hamburg LDS Mission He speaks at 10:30 am Sunday in the Smithfield 6th Ward He enters the Missionary Training Center on OcL 29 AP photo - School children carrying the symbols of the major religions in India take part in a procession ki honor of Mother Teresa in Calcutta India last Saturday Pope John Paid II last Sunday beatified Mother Teresa the nun who devoted most of her life to caring for the sick and destitute' directors along with the priests’ rec- - ' (of St Louis) and Vidyajyoti (of New Delhi) ollections about her later years The Rome-base- d In 2001 die Revs Albert Huart postulator or chief advocate of her sainthood and J Neuner Jesuits in India discussed Mother Teresa’s experience in the journals Review for Religious See TERESA on C12 tion ' Her interior struggle is known to us through surviving letters from die 1950s and 1960s to her spiritual ’ Mike Reeder son of Ron and Shirley Reeder of College Ward has accepted a cal to serve in the Ohio Cleveland LDS Mission He speaks at 11 am in the College ! house He enters WardSpring Creek church the MTC Oct 29 y- Cole Smith soh of Shane and Elizabeth recently returned from the Cambodia Phnom Penh LDS Mission Smith of Providence r gw fried Stokes son of Mick and Cathy Stokes of Richmond recently returned from the Kentucky Louisville LDS Mission He speaks at 10:50 am Sunday in the Rich- -' mond Stake Center ' & Jeffrey Zilles son of David and Kathy Zilles of Providence has accepted a cal to serve in the Honduras Tegucigalpa LDS Mission He enters the Missionary Training Center on Nov 5 4 rt j Li' Religion report n- - ' fcvsr s ’’' 1 J¥ J ' s' J p e - ’s - 1 ' " n ' - l:-I ' j 4fci f'j T tty':’ ’’V' A s r i s' ' Vi Mf’ ' 3'i 3 Church sets confab The word “sabbatical” comes from the same root as “Sabbath” Ideally the two things are pretty similar: The Sabbath is die seventh day of the week a day set aside by God in the Bible for rest and spiritual re flee- leave granted to a tion A sabbatical is a university professor every seven years for studytravel and generally research' Pretty similar but certainly not the same thing But when Gary Straquadine the head of the Agricultural Systems Technology and Education department at Utah State University decided to embark on his most recent sabbatical he took the common thread more literally than most Instead of winging off to Hawaii (which is what his son and daughter told him to do) he hopped in his car and drove about 60 miles south to Huntsville a tiny iiown tucked in the picturesque Weber Valley with pastures farms and forests He drove to a comer of the valley he knew well — 1878 acres of simple farmland and grazing cattle surrounding a grouping of spartan buildings feat look like big irrigation pipes wife windows and doors It’s Our Lady of the Holy Trinity Abbey home to 22 Trappist Catholic monks — and copalians in Utah and one parish in Northern Arizona will gather this " weekend in St George to take up matters relevant to how their church is governed ' "This is always an exciting event for us” said the Rt Rev Carolyn Tanner Irish Tfenth Bishop of Utah “We gather in common prayer and discussion to reflect on how we are and should be living out the gospel nine-mon- th : of Jesus Christ right here in our dio- cese” Seminar offered i Gary’s ' Prince of Peace Lutheran Church invites the community to “Connecting with Effective Communications” a free seminar by author arid trainer Steven Drozdeck from 7 to 8:30 pm Wednesday at Aspen Grove Reception Center 860 N 600 East El LucemHerald Journal Utah State University ag professor Gary Straquadine poses at Our Lady of the' Holy Trinity Abbey Monday1 Straquadine advises the Trappist monks there on agriculture Logan Among the topics taught will be: the magic of rapport ' key verbal skills and how to deal with anger and hos-tility A free will donation may be given to help offset the cost of refreshments and handouts 3 Reserve a place at 7S2-77S- Volunteers sought Volunteers are to man being sought Logan’s new Ten Thousand Villages store which will open for six weeks starting Nov 7 at the former location of Magical Moon Toys on 100 East Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit dedicated to supplying Third World artisans a fair price for their products by using volunteer labor to pack distribute and sell the items Items sold at the Logan store will include holiday decor embroidery carvings stationery and musical instruments To volunteer call Sally Keller the Lord God sent him forth firm the garden of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken — Genesis 3:23 ' Delegates representing 6000 Epis- One of the proposed resolutions this year concerns internal matters of A new constitution and canons for the dioceses is fxpected to be voted upon by the delegates from the 22 parishes in the diocese including St John’s in ' Logan 71 'if ' 5 some farmers don 1 run on the worlds timetable By Jasmin© Michaelson features writer i' t ' frV - : - A USU professor finds God doesn’t care about By Danny Royer My son Thomas learned the word “stupid” when he was four years old He would clench his fists stomp his feet and yell “Stupid stupid! Rachel ' and Andrew are stupid heads!” That word causes fights at my house It is usually followed by a scuffle and the sound of crying We had to deal wife iL “Thomas don't call you brother or sister ’stupid' anymore If you do you will be punished” I instructed - him He tested me once or twice but soon learned to control his tongue One day his temper got the best of him and he yelled “Loopid loopid! Rachel is a loopid head!” It was so cute we had to laugh His anger was intense but he had fee presence of mind to stay within the rules of the household But it wasn’t funny for long In time everything and everyone that didn’t please turn was called “loopid” The word “stupid” had disappeared from our house but the dissension and tears had not gone away Thinking that he had beaten the system he got so brash feat one day he called me a “loopid head” He seemed genuinely surprised when I punished him “You can’t send me to my room” he protested “I didn't disobey” Technically he had not fii off-and-- home until May Where Benedictine monks are known for their music Trappist monks are known for their pastoral lifestyle something Gary as an can appreciate He appreciates it so much that several years ago the devout Catholic almost joined their ranks ag-m- an See MONKS on C12 letter of the law word was specifically forbidden by Jewish law Violators were subject to stand before the Sanhedrin court and answer to slander charges Apparently the same religious people didn't think twice about calling someone a moron pr a fool Jesus implied feat God would hold people accountable for all such name-cal- l- A Christian Minister's perspective mg disobeyed but we had to hold him accountable for stirring up discord The purpose of rules is to teach principles The trouble wife living by rules is that we can usually find a way to get around them and totally miss the point The churchgoers of Jesus’ day usually refrained from calling one another “Raca” (An Aramaic term that meant “worthless idiot”) The 1 God is not so concerned feat we clean up our language by choosing insults that are socially less offensive It's from the abundance of the heart feat the mouth speaks He wants to clean up our hearts of the anger and hatred feat leads to dis- sension Danny Royer is a chaplain and volunteer coordinator for the Hospice Alliance of Utah He can be reached by emal at loopidOmsncom - |