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POPE BAPTIZES-Pope Paul II baptizes an infant duringa recent service inside the Sistine Chapel. The Churchteaches that Lent is first, last and foremost about baptism.Baptism is going down with Christ unto death and being raisedup with him to glory. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Pope's Lenten ntessageurges love for poor

for the Evangelization of Peoples.Appealing to the U.S. people,

he said: "Bring pressure on yourgovernment so that it does not at­tack my people. An attack woulddo no honor to a great nation likethe United States of America."

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of Lent: "Turn away from sin andbe faithful to the Gospe1."

In St. Matthew's Gospel, weread that Christ urges us to pray, fastand give to the poor, "in secret"(Matt. 6:1, 16-18). If we make a"show" of being hungry, or strik­ing a pose of constant prayer or ofmaking a generous donation, theGospel warning is that we have al­ready received our reward, albeit anearthly, not a heavenly one.

Some of us pre-Vatican II kidsused to make it clear that wecouldn't join our friends at the mov­ies or eat candy or ice cream "be­cause we gave them up for Lent."Our moods seemed to match thedull time of year as winter held fastand spring was reluctant to claimits due.

Lent is closely associated withthe transition from winter to spring.The word "Lent," for example,comes from the old Anglo-Saxonword for springtime, "lencten." Itdescribes the gradual lengtheningof daylight after the winter solstice.

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Church prepares to receive newCatholics into the Community ofFaith on Holy Saturday. On thatoccasion, we will all renew ourbaptismal promises, havinglived together these 40 days ofspiritual preparation. Some ofyou have not attended the Eas­ter Vigil before. You might wantto mark Holy Saturday evening,April I I th, on your calendarnow so that you can be a part ofthe most important liturgicalevent in the Church's calendar.

Our Lent this year is in thecontext of our second year ofpreparationfor the Jubilee Cel­ebration ofthe 2000th Birthdayof Christ. The Jubilee, or holyyear concept, goes back to OldTestament times when Israel cel­ebrated every 7 times 7 years

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Instead, he urged a lifting of theeconomic embargo which he saidhas left I million babies dead fromlack of food and medicine since itwas imposed in 1990.

Patriarch Bidawid made thecomments in an interview pub­lished Feb. 16 by Fides, a news ser­vice of the Vatican's Congregation

people (see Jonas 3:5-9, Jeremiah6:26, Matthew II :21). In the earlycenturies in the Church it was partof public penance for sin. By theMiddle Ages, emphasis was placedon personal rather than public sin.In recent years an alternative for­mula for the imposition of ashesemphasizes a more positive aspect

groceries, visit a shut-in and tryto look outfor the elderly in theneighborhood.

What might be classified bysome as a natural disaster isalso an event that allows peopleto experience life in a new way,to be present to one another, toshare, to be a community, to talkwith one another.

Lent can be that kind of anexperience, when we step backa little from the routine andfreeourselves to have a little moretime for God and for one an­other. The ashes on our fore­headare an invitation to go backto basics, to put things in per­spective. The ashes remind usnot only ofour mortality but alsoofour eternal life.

Lent is, as always, a baptis­mal retreat when the whole

Bishop offers Lentenreflections to diocese

By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The leaderof Iraq's Chaldean-rite Catholics,Patriarch Raphael I Bidawid ofBaghdad, has appealed to theUnited States not to attack Iraq, say­ing new military action would onlyhurt the people of his country.

Iraqi,patriarch urges U.S. not to a~tack

Lent: Honing our spiritualityBy JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER-Catholics in thisdiocese, like millions throughoutthe world, will step forward nextWednesday to receive the imprintof ashes on their foreheads as Lentbegins. Those who at morning Massreceive the reminder "You are dustand into dust you shall return" or"Turn away from sin and be faith­ful to the Gospel," will spend therest of the day living their faith forall to see.

And then, suddenly, Lent be­comes an almost secret time to honeone's spirituality by traditionalmethods such as prayer, fasting andalmsgiving. In the earliest days ofthe Church for those who were bap­tized, those three disciplines - andreceiving the Eucharist - were theprincipal means of making repara­tion for sin.

Why ashes? The custom of plac­ing ashes on the heads of peopleand, originally, the wearing of sack­cloth, is an ancient penitential prac­tice common among the Hebrew

FALL RIVER-Bishop SeanP. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has is­sued a Lenten message to Catho­lics throughout the Fall RiverDiocese. It reads:

Dearly beloved in Christ,Most ofus have experienced

at some point in our lives asnowstorm that has paralyzedour town, closing schools andworkplaces and reducing allmodes of transportation to itsmost basic two-hoofed variety.On such occasions, the mosttraveled streets become hugemalls with people strollingalong, greeting neighbors whomthey would never see during nor­mal times. Deadlines, exams,meetings fade into the back­ground. A new liberating dy­namic takes over. People share·

many lack the necessary means ofsurvival, adequate health care, ahome and ajob. Others suffer fromwar, receive unequal salaries or areseparated from their families.

"This poverty, which for manyof our brothers crosses the line tomisery, is a scandal," he said.

"The individual is humiliated bythe lack of these necessities of life.It is a tragedy before which thosewho have the possibility to inter­vene cannot, in conscience, remainindifferent," he said.

The pope said an equally seri­ous form of poverty -:-Iack of spiri­tual nourishment - tr¢ubles manymen and women today and canbring on grave suffering, too.

"The consequence$ of this areright before our eyes and are oftenvery sad, a life void of meaning.This kind of misery is mostly foundin environments where people livein comfort, materially satisfied butwithout a spiritual orientation," he

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• Pontiff stresses world­wide 11ragedy" ofimbalance betweenrich and needy.

By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SE,RVICE

VATICAN CITY - In a Lentenmessage dedicated to the poor, PopeJohn Paul II called on all Christiansto offer the needy a "concrete signof love" in the weeks leading up toEaster this year.

The pope said special effortswere necessary to overcome new"forms of distancing" and the re­sulting suffering of refugees, targetsof racial hatred and vast numbersof unemployed. His message wasreleased at the Vatican in mid-Feb­ruary.

Echoing his statements over thelast several years, the pope stronglycondemned the modern imbalancebetween rich and poor. He said too

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,Catholic ActionLeague raps Act­ing Gov. Cellucci

Daily ReadinlgsFeb.23 3:13-18;

Ps 19:8-10,1!:,;. :. Mk 9:14,-29

Feb. 24 Jas 4:1-10;• J Ps 55:7-11,23;

Mk 9:30-37Feb. 25 JI2:12-18; ,

Ps 51:3-6,12-'14,17;2 Cor 5:20-6:~!;

Mt 6:1-6,16-113Feb. 26 Dt 30:15-20;

Ps 1:1-4,6;Lk 9:22-25

Feb.27 Is 58:1-9a;Ps 51 :3-6,18-'19;Mt 9:14-15

Feb.28 Is 58:9b-14;Ps 86:1-6;Lk 5:27-32

Mar. 1 Dt 26:4-10;Ps91:1-2,10--15;Rom 10:8-13;Lk 4:1-13

DEDHAM-Acting Gov. PaulCellucci is drawing fire fi:om AIDSactivists and condom proponentsfor inching away from hisadministration's support for con­dom distribution in public schools,says Catholic Action League ofMassachusetts Executivt: DirectorC.J. Doyle.

In television interviews on Feb.12 and in remarks following theState Board of Educatio::l meetingearlier, Cellucci said that decisionsabout condom availability shouldbe left to local school committeesand that he now supports characterand abstinence education, Doyle re­ported.

"While perhaps having secondthoughts about the controversialpolicies of his predecessor, Gov.Cellucci still misses the point onthis issue," Doyle contends. "Amajority vote by a school commit­tee cannot authorize the govern­ment to usurp the right of individualparents to control the moral andreligious upbringing of their ownchildren. When a public ~;chool en­courages a Catholic student to en­gage in practices condemned by hisor her religion, that school inhibitsthe First Amendment rights of boththe student and his or he:r parents.The separation of Church and statedemands government neutrality, nothostility, towards religion and reli­gious values."

Doyle charged that Cellucci'ssupport for abstinence educationand local autonomy is not consis­tent with his recent decision to ap­prove a 400 percent increase in thebudget for the Governor's Commis­sion on Gay and Lesbian Youth,"which·, far from teaching absti­nence, encourages high school stu­dents to accept and affirm homo­sexual behavior. It remains to beseen whether c.~lIucci's

backpedaling position ro~presents

meaningful change or is merelyelection year trimming," saidDoyle.

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,ter'living conditions outside their, own country." Others suffer from a"fear of all who are different" andare seen as a threat. "I exhort ev­ery Christian in this Lenten seasonto evidence his personal conversionthrough a concrete sign of love to­ward those in ne~d, recognizing inthis person the face of Christ," hesaid.

While the church can sometimeshelp bring material relief to the suf­fering, it should always aim to bring"a word of hope," especially tothose suffering in body and in spirit.The correct response to poverty isthe proclamation of the Gospel· in

. word and deed, he said. ' '...

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Bishop'(roughly every 50 years) a Sab~ a(:tion of the Holy Spirit in thebath ofSabbath years. The Ju- life of the Church and in ourbilee Year observance included personal faith life is a vital partfour prescriptions: 1) leaving ofour preparationfor the Jubi­the soilfallow; 2) the remission lee. With the help of the Spirit,ofdebts; 3) the liberation ofcap- we can be a reconciling peopletives; 4) the return to each indi- whoforgive debts and reach outvidual of his family's property. to the downtrodden and an­Such practices would not bring nounce the Good News to ajoy to credit card companies and world that has forgotten God.real estate agents. The Jubilee Lent is always an importantpractices called for complete time, a moment ofgrace. 1t cantrust in God who is the ownerof also be a time of special joy,all creation, a God whoforgives closeness to God, a good con­debt and liberates His people. fession, afamily reconciliation,

The Jubilee Year has become a new beginning in a spiritualpart ofour New Testament spiri- journey that has been detouredtuality ever since Jesus 'first ser-or stalled, a chance to refocusmon at Nazareth where He in- on what is really important.voked the text from Isaiah that. Lent is a time ofprayer, fasting,states, "The Spirit ofthe Lord is and ofsharing with the poor inupon me and has anointed me the Rice Bowl Project of CRS,to announce the Good News to or in some other work ofmercy.the poor. He ha~ sent me to heal Lent is an opportunity... a won­the brokenhearted, to bring de- derful opportunity not to beliverance to captives, and sight missed.to the blind ... to proclaim a Ju-bilee Year. ..." United with each ofyou! I re-

In our second year ofprepa- mainrationfor the Millennium Jubi­lee, the Holy Father has pro­claimed this year ofpreparationto be that ofthe Holy Spirit. We,like our Savior, have beenanointed by the Spirit in Baptismand Confirmation. A consciousawareness of the presence and

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He never considered leaving theDemocratic Party. "We're not thedarlings of the party, but we're notgoing to leave it _. that was MMartin's position," longtime friend, ., .essage.Angie Wozniak Smith told the St. . 'Paul Pioneer Press daily. newspa- : said.per. He reminded Christians that

Haley also wa~ the founding di- Christ identified with the poor andrector of. the VatIcan Observatory "God himself is present in them."FoundatIOn a~d of the Paths t,o "In opulent societies and a worldPe~ce Foun?atlon ?f ~he Holy See s ever increasingly marked by a prac­United NatIons mIssIOn.. tical materialism invading every

~n 1977, Haley was appol~ted a aspect of life, we cannot forget theKnight of Malta, o~e ofthe hIghest strong words ~ith which Christhonors for a CatholIc lay person. At admonishes the rich" he said. Hethe time he said one of the privi- said the church's me~sage is clear:leges of being a Knight of Malta is Those who truly love God welcomethat "now I don'~ have to dismount the poor.from my horse In the presence of The pope said the obligation tothe pope.'~ . . relieve ~he condition .of the poor ex-

In acI~ltlon to the funeral Mass, tends today to n:!iII i()ns 9f refugees, a memo~lal !v1ass,was celebrated on ',and exiles, and many "whose only

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Martin R. Haley was political counselor

NEW BEDFORD-Mrs. Anne C. Francis, 66, of Acushnet Avenue,principal clerk for the New Bedford Board of Health and sister of FatherFranCis L. Mahoney, pastor of Holy Name Church, Fall River, died Feb.II in St. Luke Hospital here after a long illness.

Born in New Bedford, the daughter of Mrs. Lucy B. (Leonard)Mahoney of New Bedford and the late Francis C. Mahoney, she had livedin South Dartmouth for 20 years before returning to New Bedford twoyears ago.

She was a graduate of Holy Family High School and Kinyon-CampbellBusiness School and a member ofSt. Lawrence Parish. She enjoyed music,reading and playing bridge.

Besides her priest-brother, she leaves a daughter, Mary Louise Francis­Sylvia of Acushnet; a son, James J. Francis of New Bedford; two sisters,Marie M. Fitzgerald ofSouth Dartmouth and Louise Whelton ofWayland;two grandchildren; and three nephews.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 14 in St. Lawrence Church, NewBedford. Father Mahoney was the principal celebrant. Among the 19 con­celebrants was Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. Burial was in St.Mary's Cemetery, New Bedford.

FALL RIVER-Mrs. Maria Cardoso, 82, of Faial, the Azores, sisterof Father Luis A. Cardoso, pastor of St. Michael Parish here, died Feb.10.

A native of the Azores, she had always resided there.Besides Father Luis A. Cardoso, she leaves two other brothers, Father

Antonio Cardoso of Faial and Joao Cardoso of Vancouver, British Co­lumbia, Canada; a sister, Francisca Cardoso, of Flores, the Azores; andnieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Victoria, Anna, Antoninoand Jose Cardoso.

The funeral Mass and interment were held Feb. II in the Azores.

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEWYORK-A funeral Masswas held Feb. 13 in New York forMartin Ryan Haley, 68, who helpedmanage 75 winning political cam­paigns in his ca"reer and later' be~came an key figure in the early pro­life movement. ' .

Haley died Feb. 8 in New Yorkafter suffering several strokes. Hehad been ill the past two years.

A lifelong bachelor, his onlysurviving relative is a cousin, Car­dinal JamesA. Hickey ofWashing­ton.

Haley was an overachiever fromthe start of his adult life, causing astir when, at age 18, he was ap­pointed director of public relationsfor the city of St. Paul, Minn.

In 1950 he created Martin RyanHaley & Associates, it politicalcounseling and, lobbying firm.Among the clients for whorn:hewon campaigns; were HUb.ertHumphrey, Eugene McCarthy,Adlai Stevenson, ·Estes Kefauverand William Averell Harriman:

In the years following the Sec­ond Vatican Council, Haley servedas an adviser to Cardinals TerenceCooke and John J. O'Connor, bothof New York. He also served as aconsultant to the Pontifical Coun­cil for Social Communications andadvised the Vatican on foreign af­fairs and foreign policy.

Haley also represented the U.S:bishops on a National Council ofChurches panel on ecumenical dia­logue.

In 1962 he recorded and pro­duced a six-sided record album,"The Sounds of the Vatican." Helater organized the ''Treasures of theVatican" exhibit at the MetropolitanMuseum of Fine' Arts in New York.

Haley helped organize the pro­life movement in the United States,first giving advice to the U.S. bish­ops' old Family Life Bureau in thelate 1960s, when abortion was anissue relegated to state legislatures.

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A BENEFICIARY of a Catholic Relief Services seed bankproject in Goba, Liberia, shows off her rice seeds. CRS'Operation Rice Bowl program for Lent benefits developmentprojects like this one. (CNS/Sprague photo)

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humiliated to this point. The peoplein Iraq think it's better to die fight­ing than to continue to suffer mis­ery and humiliation," he said.

He cited a continual lack of ad­equate food and medicine in Iraq,and noted that international relieforganizations have estimated thatsome 4,500 children are dying eachmonth as a result.

"The people grow poorer andpoorer, the currency has been de­valued more than 5,000 Ptlrcent, un­employment is enormous and thecost of living is sky-high. It cannotcontinue like this," the patriarchsaid.

Chaldean-rite Catholics are partof the minority Christian commu­nity in Iraq, and today are estimatedto number around 400,000.

Contil/lled/rom page oneIraqthe 1991 Gulfwaragainst]raq, saidhe had the impression that "historyis repeating itself' in the currentcrisis. He said he had written to U.S.President Bill Clinton advising himagainst new military action, sayingthat the last war had only strength­ened Iraqi President SaddamHussein's hold on power.

He said most Iraqis were notaware of the scope of tht: currentthreat, mainly because "in a regimelike the one we live in, the peopleare not the protagonists of politics,but suffer the choices mad': by theirleaders and receive the informationgiven them."

He downplayed Saddam's abil­ity to hide weapons that U.N. in­spectors suspect he may haveamassed, and said that in any casethe goals of new military interven­tion seemed doomed to failure.

"Do you think that Saddam canhold weapons in his palace? Andeven if it were possible, at this pointhe would have moved them," thepatriarch said.

He said Saddam was determinedto bring to the world's attention theplight of Iraqis suffering under thecmbargo, and the Iraqi pcople sup­port him on that.

"No pcople can accept heing

• Catholics are encour­aged to take part in theLenten program's fourcomponents ofprayer, fast­ing, learning and giving.

Operation Rice Bowlbegins its 1998 campaign

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BALTIMORE - "Nourish theSpirit of Hope" is the theme of thisyear's Operation Rice Bowl pro­gram for Lent sponsored by Catho­lic Relief Services.

CRS takes a look at life in someof the 80 countries where it oper­ates to remind Catholics of the needfor food, water and work in thosenations.

Operation Rice Bowl, whichbegins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 25,encourages Catholics to take part inits four components of prayer, fast­ing, learning and giving.

One of the key elements of thegiving component is the "ricebowl," a small cardboard box dis­tributed to Catholics on the parishlevel to take home.

FamiIies are encouraged to havesimple meals and contribute to therice bowl the money they wouldhave spent on more expensivefoods. That money and other con­tributions are collected at the endof Lent.

Last year's Operation Rice Bowlcampaign taIlied more than $5.7million.

Three-fourths of the moneyfunds CRS' development projects,while the remaining one-fourthbenefits members of each partici­pating diocese in the Unitt:d Statesin the form of food pantries, home­less shelters, community dcvelop­ment projects and AIDS clinics.

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themoorin~A question of trust

This week we celebrated Presidents' Day as a national holiday.Specifically dedicated to the memory of Washington and Lin­

coln, it also celebrates the office of president as an ethical andmoral force in the evolution of the nation. However, the currentstate of the American presidency is certainly a far cry from theideal of responsible and exemplary leadership.

The Clinton scandal, be it smoke or fire," has defamed the OvalOffice. Some would have us believe the situation merely reflectsthe time in which we live; and certainly the media have given thewhole sordid affair the tabloid treatment in all its gruesome de­tails. All in all, America has been handed a mess it does not de­serve and the vast majority of our citizens are appalled by it. Thewhole affair has made our presidency the butt of unsavory jokesand smutty remarks.

In these difficult times, the political community has failed mis­erably. Its members seem simply to have forgotten that the pur­pose of our democracy is to ensure the common good, especiallythrough the example and deeds of each of us.

To be sure, the political community is composed of many dif­ferent people, each of whom brings to govel1l:ment his or her ownpersonality and diversity; but if the community is not to be torn topieces by individual viewpoints, authority is needed. This author­ity must not be despotic nor disordered but must channel the ener­gies of the whole community toward the common good. It is amoral force which depends on freedom and the conscientious dis­charge of any office undertaken by a community member.

It follows that political authority, be it in a community or ininstitutions representing the state, is based on human nature andmust always be exercised for the common good within the limitsof morality and ethical behavior. This principle underlines the re­sponsibility, dignity and importance of those who govern; but, sadto say, many of our political institutions and the persons who workwithin them have failed to live up to this standard. As a result, boththe nation and its individual citizens suffer as honor and integrityare diminished.

So many ignore the fact that ac.ts freely chosen as a judgment of. conscience are either good or evil and can be morally evaliJMed. The, object, the intention and the circumstance~'are the three "sources"of the morality of human acts. It is well to remember in our ongoingevaluation of political events the words of St. Thomas Aquinas tothe effect that an evil action cannot be justified by reference to agood intention. In other words, the end does not justify the means.

As the present presidency continues, we must assert loudly andclearly that the dignity of the human person implies and requiresan upright moral conscience. The truth of the matter is that themoral good or its lack comes down to the prudent judgment ofconscience. By their actions you shall know them.

As we continue to ponder this tru~ presidential crisis, it shouldbe a reminder that all of us are called to bear witness to the truth.Like Pilate, many people still ask themselves "What is truth?" Asthe Church teaches us, truth is uprightness, concern and sincerityin our actions and speech. Its exercise is a free action not influ­enced by circumstances or legal manipulations. Truthfulness alsodemands honor and discretion. As St. Thomas taught, "as a matterof honor, one man owes it to another to manifest the truth."

Reflecting on the history of our presidency from Washington'stime to the present, there is little ~oubt that this office is facingperhaps one of the greatest challenges in its existence. As a coun­try we need to feel confidence in all our elected officials but espe­cially in the person who holds the highest office in the land. Fromone who has b~en given much by the American people, much isexpected. As we prepare for the new century, may we resolve thedoubts and mistrust that are now a plague on our house.

The Editor

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sage to parents ofhomos,~xual chil­dren and pastoral mini~:ters titled"Always Our Children." It struckprecisely the right tone. It was agodsend to pastors.

The document broke no newtheological ground. It affirmed tra­ditional church teaching on sexu­ality. But it was mature and encour­aging in tone. As the in!troductionsaid, it was "an outstretched handof the bishops ... offering ... a freshlook at the grace present in family

.Iife and the unfailing mercy ofChrist the Lord."

It recognized what we knowfrom experience: that human sexu-

. ality can be a great mystery; thatsexual orientation "is generally ex­perienced as given, not !;omethingfreely chosen. By itself, therefore,a homosexual orientation cannot beconsidered sinful, for morality pre­sumes freedom to choosl~."

It also recognized "that homo­sexual orientation does not nec­essarily mean homosexual activ­ity."

Finally, it recognized the enor­mous power of God's gra.ce to helppeople live a chaste life., which isevery Christian's goal. In pastoralministry, that is where the empha­sis should be placed - 011 chastity,not change of orientation. It is pos­sible with God's grace.

With God "all things are pos­sible." .

I told him. "We love you as abrother in Christ. If we excludedpeople who have sinned in the pastor will sin, there would be no onein the pews or at the altar."

He told me that several times inthe past he contemplated suicide be­cause he thought he was rejected byhis family and church. His effortsat changing his sexual orientationthrough counseling had provedfruitless and damaging. His was notthe first time I had heard that sameaccount.

At the end of our conversation,he wanted to know where he couldfind something to read on theCatholic attitude toward homosexu­ality. Being a traditional Catholic,he wanted something official,something from the church'smagisterium.

We looked at the catechism.Most of the discussion was directedtoward heterosexual couples. Ithought ofdocuments from the doc­trinal congregation in Rome. Tooscholastic and too harsh for him, Ithought. I had nothing to give himexcept a book ofessays on faith andhope.

We shook hands, and I promisedto send him reading material if Icame across something.

Last October I finally had some­thing to send when a U.S. bishops'committee issued a pastoral mes-

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He took a deep breath, relievedto have finished his question.

He was not living in a sexualrelationship with anyone, though hehad in the past. He did not visit gayestablishments. In fact, he had com­mitted himself to a chaste life -

. not because the church required it,but because he had concluded aftermany years of struggle that chas­tity was the path to spiritual happi­ness and peace.

While there had been occasionalsexual encounters since his privatevow, they were infrequent. Itseemed to me he led a more chastelife than most of the heterosexualyoung adults I saw for marriage.preparation. I marveled at his spiri­tual maturity.

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WASHINGTON - The Ameri­can Bishops' Overseas Appeal an­nounced it hopes to surpass the $1.6million received last year fromCatholics around the country.

This year's appeal is scheduledfor March 22 in most dioceses, withfunds going to buy meals, teachclasses, care for the sick and aidrefugees and poor people aroundthe world.

Noting the theme of this year'sappeal, "Planting the Seeds ofHope," the bishops said the supportoffered to people "gives them thetools for a life of dignity. Catholicsin the United States plant the seedsthrough their contributions, andGod enSures the harvest."

As in past years, the appeal sup­ports four Catholic entities: Catho­lic Relief Services, the U.S. Bish­ops' Migration and Refugee Ser­vices, the Holy Father's ReliefFund, and the Department of So­cial Development and World Peace.

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"It is a dark day in Americanhistory when the Senate confirmsas 'America's doctor' a man whocondones killing babies as they'rebeing born," said a Feb. 10 state­ment by Judie Brown, president ofthe American Life League.

"To say that the Americanpeople should follow the advice ofa man who can sanction such bar­barism as 'partial-birth abortion' isan unholy outra.ge," Brown said.

Satcher, as surgeon general,"should represent the views of mostAmericans, and should certainlynot advocate procedures that de­stroy life," said a Feb. I0 statementby Carmen Pate, president of Con­cerned Women for America.

"We ask Satcher not to abuse hisnew power and use it as a bully pul­pit for abortion - especially for anabortion technique that is nothingmore than infanticide," she said.

James Dobson, who said he wasspeaking as a private citizen and notas president of Focus on the Fam­ily, criticized the fact that 19 Re­publicans voted for Satcher.

The Republican Party's recordon life issues and other family- re­lated legislation "has been pathetic,creating a sense of betrayal withinthe GOP's base of support," he saidin a Feb. 13 statement.

"What are we talking abouthere? We're not talking about par­tial-birth abortion. We're talkingabout murder during delivery.We're talking about infanticide,"Dobson said. "I want to tell you allsomething from my heart: There isno tent big enough for me andpeople who will do that."

At his swearing-in, Satcher said,"When it comes to public health,what unites us is greater than whatdivides us, and we must not forgetthat." He said during his tenure hewill emphasize early childhoodhealth, opposition to teen smok­ing and drugs, and the need forexercise and good nutrition.

groups have expressed their dis­pleasure with the Senate's confir­mation Feb. 10 of Dr. David Satcheras surgeon general.

Pro-lifers had tried to derail theSatcher nomination principally onthe ground that he supported par­tial-birth abortion.

Despite pro-life opposition, theSenate confirmed Satcher by a 63­35 vote. He was sworn in Feb. 13.

Weekly GeneralAudience Message

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By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON -- Pro-life

THE NEW U.S. surgeon general, Dr. David Satcher, ad­dresses the media after his swearing-in ceremony at the WhiteHouse. Some pro-life leaders expressed dismay at Satcher'sfailure to oppose partial-birth abortion. (eNS/Reuters photo)

Dear brothers and sisters,

Continuing our catechesis in preparation for the GreatJubilee of the Year 2000, we reflect today on the fullnessof the solvation which the incarnate Son of Go~ brought.Jesus frees us from the slavery of sin and restores us tofriendship with God. This opens the way for the redemptionof every aspect of our lives through our restored innerfreedom, with the consequent capacity to overcome thebarriers which keep people aport. With the new command­ment to love, Christ commits his followers to works ofjustice and charity. Although we cannot ovoid difficulties inthis life, the paschal mystery enables us to see everythingin a new light. Every pain or trial, united to the sufferingsof Christ, can be redemptive. In the eyes of faith, deathitself is the passage to eternal life. The solvation whichChrist offers is therefore directed to the whole person; itaffects the spiritual, bodily and sociai e'Cistence of each oneof us.

I greet the students of the Spyken Classical School fromlund, Sweden, and the various groups of university stu­dents from Japan. I welcome all the English-sp'eaking pil­grims and visitors, especially those from England, NorthernIreland, Australia, Japan, Sweden and the United States ofAmerica. Upon you and your families, I cordially invoke theblessings of Almighty God.

• Senate confirmationofpartial-birth abortionadvocate Dr. DavidSatcher called "darkday in Americc3.nhistory."

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For practicingCatholics, however,'this prescription alsoeliminates one of thecentral rituals of theirfaith - the receptionofholy Communion inthe form of the host, agluten-based breadtransformed into thebody of Christ duringthe Eucharist.

Celiac sufferers findsolace in eucharistic cup

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Creativity needed toteach the faith

THERESA SATOLA painted this portrait of her patron, St.Therese of Lisieux. The Ohio artist said her goal in life is topromote the saint through her original images. (eNS/Banks­Williams photo)

By TERRY MCGUIRE

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LACEY, Wash. - There's no simple way for teachers to convey their faithto students, says Benedictine Father Benedict Auer, a faculty member at St.Martin's College.

, That's why he says it's important that teachers be flexible and openminded.To say to students, ''This is how you will believe," won't work in today's

classroom, the priest said. Instead, he suggests saying, 'This is what the church.teaches, how do we implement this?" That approach, he says, gives the stu­dent options and becomes a much more ~ealthyenvironment to nurture thefaith.

Father Auer knows plenty about teaching from his own experience. He. was a lay teacher for .17 years at the elementary, middle school and secondary

levels before entering the priesthood.Over the years, he has seen Catholic education at both extremes. He re­

calls when religion was taught by rote. He says that was replaced by an em-phasis on love, but with little attention paid to content. '

"Now, we have a group of people in their 20s and 30s who really are al­most content-less," he said, "because they haven't had a lot of fhe contentthey need to go along with their faith experience."

In an interview with The Catholic Northwest Progress, archdiocesan news­paper in Seattle, Father Auer said teachers have not been taught ,to conveywho they are, particularly their spirituality. . ,

To do so, he suggests teaching by example, showing respect for others,being prayerful in their own lives and always reading or learning new things.

Teachers don't have the answers to everything, he acknowledged. The spiri­tual teacher admits this and invites students to help look for answers, he said.. ."It connotes the idea of our spirituality as well," Father Auer said. "We'rereaching out and searching for answers and looking for different ways to ar­ticulate things."

For example, he said, who could explain the mystery of the Holy Trinity?Even though we'll "never be able to understand it completely," he said,

"the church has given us insights, metaphors, paradigms and all sorts of things"to explore the mystery. '

When encountering students who have been victimized by abw;e, divorceor other hurts, teachers don't need a therapist's credentials to start the healingprocess. All they need to do is listen, he said.

"The teacher has to work with that idea of being a healing agen~," he said."I think that's part of.a.!1y.OI~el's:~~iritua~i~y.".; .... '. . ,_ ..

St. Therese of'Lisieux live:,through Ohio artist's paintings

By CARLA BANKS-WILLIAMS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

COLUMBUS, Ohio - St.Therese, the "Little Flower ofLisieux," died a little more than 100years ago in France, but for artistTheresa Satola, her patron saint livesin the art she produces.

Satola has always been interestedin St. Therese and owns a first-classrelic of the saint, a gift from her grand­mother.

That was the start of her devotionto St. Therese, which led the artist toportray the saint in paintings. "I didn'tpick her; I really think she picked me,"Satola said. "My goal in life is to pro­mote the Little Flower."

Satola is a free-lance artist, market­ing her work in her home town of Ca­nal Winchester, Ohio. In October 1997,she had her debut in New York at theCatholic Museum of Art and Historyat Rockefeller Center.

She was the featured artist in ashow celebrating the centenary of thedeath of S1. Therese of the Child ofJesus. Her portraits included one inblack and white of the saint at the ageof 8, and others in colored pencil andoil.

Satola discovered the Society ofthe Little Flower, located in Darien,Ill., through the Internet, and sent thesociety a copy of her work. As a re­sult, she was commissioned to designa prayer card, which will be releasedsometime this year.

One thing bothers Satola aboutmost renderings of saints. ''They're sogeneric," she said. "The images thatmost people see could be any face,with the saints holding the symbolsthat make them who they are."

"But the Little Flower was themost photographed saint in history,"Satola said. "She didn't like to bephotographed, but she did so out ofobedience. The camera was a noveltyat that time, so the convent allowed itinside. I decided to take advantage ofthat and paint her features as theywere."

Satola said that when she noticedthere was scant artwork on S1. Theresein color, she decided to correct thesituation. "When I.did her in color,she came alive for me. I was amazedat the effect, and others were, too. Igot to know her a lot more that way,"she said.

Her colored-pencil rendering of"St. Therese of the Child Jesus" wonthe Best of Show Award at the 1997Fairfield County Fair in Ohio, anhonor she had also won the previousyear.

Satola is a parishioner of S1. Mary,Groveport, and a graduate of OhioUniversity with a bachelor's degreein costume design.

While Satola has 'a variety of ar­tistic talents, she is becoming mostlyknown for her religious art. The Co­lumbus diocesan retreat house and theS1. Therese Retreat Center have herworks on display.

She said one of her more fulfill­ing assignments has been working atthe Our Lady of Consolation Shrinein Carey, Ohio. She has been refur­bishingstatuary costumes that are inserious disrepair, such as those on OurLady of Consolation and the Motherand Child.

She said the original costumes are"very old, dating from about 1870.The sequins are falling off; they weremade of brass and were fallingthrough the thread."

She said it has been very reward­ing to dress u~ t~e statues of Mary.

said. "You have to educate yourpriest about this disease. Make sureyour pastor realizes that this is nota choice for you."

Father Shea agreed that pastorsshould "always take it seriously"if a parishioner has a need for analternate form of Communion. Asa pastor, he added, "you try to re­spond to the needs of your parish­ioners within the confines of doc­trine."

FatherWilliamr-----------.. Hamilton, eccle­siastical secretaryfor the SpringfieldDiocese, con­firmed that Com­munion in theform ofthe host orof wine is validaccording to Ro­man Catholic law."The beauty ofthe Eucharist isthat they (celiacsprue sufferers)can receivethrough other op-tions," he said.

"It's Christ in the Eucharist,whether it's in the form of bread orwine."

Father Hamilton said that recep­tion only through the host was a"fluke of history" which developedin the Midple Ages. There werealso times, he said, when the faith­ful didn't receive Communion at allor received only once a year.

Communicants who suffer fromceliac sprue may also receive low­gluten altar bread, according to Fa­ther James Moroney, executive di­rector of the U.S. bishops' Secre­tariat for the Liturgy. Permission toreceive low-gluten hosts must begranted by the bishop, he said, afterpresentation ofa medical certificate.

"Low-gluten hosts are valid.matter, provided they contain theamount of gluten sufficient to ob­tain the confection of bread, thatthereis no addition offoreign ma­terials, and that the procedure formaking the hosts is not such as toalter the nature of the substance ofthe bread," he said.

Speaking to The Observer inlate January, Father Moroney saidthat in the last month he had re­ceived four letters from pastorsabout parishioners who were un­able to accept even a small portionof gluten. For these patients, hesaid, the only effective treatmentis "a diet completely devoid of anywheat or wheat by-products."

In 1995, the Vatican Congrega­tion for the Doctrine of the Faithreiterated a 1982 decision rulingout the use of hosts that are totallyfree of gluten. But it explicitly per­mitted the use of low-gluten hostsfor the first time, under the condi­tions outlined by Father Moroney.

It also stated that future candi­dates for the priesthood who suf­fer celiac disease should not be or­dained. "Given the centrality of theEucharist in the life of the priest,candidates for the priesthood whoare affected by celiac disease ...may not be admitted to holy or­ders," the. congregation said.

By REBECCA DRAKE

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - "Yousatisfy the hungry heart with giftof finest wheat."

The words of the hymn, so beau­tiful and moving to most Catholics,are a painful reminder to victimsof celiac sprue disease that, forthem, the "bread of life" could befatal.

Celiac sprue, also called celiacdisease and glu­ten-sensitive en­teropathy, is acondition whichprevents the hu­man digestive sys­tem from absorb­ing the gluten inwheat, rye, barleyand oats.

More specifi­cally, the glutencauses damage tothe mucous mem­brane of the smallintestine, result­ing in a smooth,flat surface whichis unable to adequately absorb sev­eral of the body's essential nutri­ents.

Symptoms of celiac sprue in­clude iron and calcium deficienciesand, in advanced cases, severechronic diarrhea. The major treat­ment for the disease is the elimina­tion ofcertain cereal grains, includ­ing wheat, from the diet. For prac­ticing Catholics, however, this pre­scription also eliminates one of thecentral rituals of their faith - thereception ofholy Communion in theform of the host, a gluten-basedbread transformed into the body ofChrist during the Eucharist.

Although the reception of theEucharist in the form of wine isnow available in many parishes,eliminating the experience of re­ceiving the host can be a difficultadjustment for some Catholics.

Just ask Alice Lamothe, whowas diagnosed with celiac sprue in1981. While she has adapted to therigid dietary restrictions necessaryfor physical survival, she hasstruggled with the change in herspiritual practice.

"It's a real struggle for a Catho­lic," she told The Catholic Ob­server, Springfield diocesan news­paper. "An important part of yourspiritual life (is gone). It's a diffi­cult thing to adjust to."

Lamothe, a member of HolyCross Parish in Springfield, has ad­justed by receiving Communion aswine and, occasionally, through avery small portion of the host. Eventhis amount can be problematic forceliac sufferers, she said. "The ef­fects can last a month to six weeks."

Before reception of the Eucha­rist through wine was commonlyavailable in her parish, Lamothewas allowed to receive wine withthe eucharistic ministers at the al­tar. Her present pastor, Father Tho­mas Shea, continues to allow theoption of receiving Communion inthe form of wine.

"You have to have a workingrelationship with your pastor;" she

SISTER ANN DOMINIC Tassone cheers on the Avila Col­lege men's basketball team during a recent game in KansasCity, Mo. An avid fan, she has only missed a few hqme gamessince the program began in the early 1970s. (CNS/Klinephoto)

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"I think she's a super fan of thecollege," Freeman said. "The athletesalways look for her in her spot."

Avila College President LarryKramer recalled the time about 12years ago when Sister Tassone wason her way to.a basketball gam~ dur­ing some icy weather. She slipped andbroke her wrist but went to the gameanyway.

"She wouldn't tell anyone becauseshe didn't want anyone to take careofher," Kromer recalled. "I knew thenthat she was a loyal fan." Th~ team'strainer ended up takingSisterTassoneto the hospital after the game.

Sister Tassone, the oldest of fivechildren, grew up in Ishpeming,Mich., where she did a lot of skating.sledding and swimming. But inschool, she said, "Women's sportswere not in vogue."

In 1943 she professed her vowsas a Sister ofSt. Josep~ofCarondelet.She came toAvilaCollege in 1963 tochair the Natural and, Allied HealthSciences and Mathematics Depart­ment.

Kappa Delta Pi, an internationalhonor society for students majoringin education, honored'SisterTassonelast summer for her contributions asa educator. She currently teachesmathematics and geometry to el­ementary and middle school teach­ers.

Sister Tassone admitted therewere times when her zeal for cheer­ing Avila's basketball athletes over­took her better judgment, such as thetime she bartered with the Lord foran Avila victory.

"I'd say something like, 'DearLord, let us win and I won't eat cakefor a week.' Isn't that awful? I don'tdo that any more. Ijust leave it in Hishands."

Head men's basketball coach JimHuber Jr. described Sister Tassone as"someone that you can always counton for support, especially whenyou're down."

"It's always nice to have peoplewho will support you in the goodtimes and the bad times," Huber said."It means a lot when you can havefans like that."

By LORETTA SHEA KLINE

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - "Comeon, defense. Don't let him in,"shouted 77-year-old Sister AnnDominic Tassone from the stands atAvila College's Mabee Field House.

The Avila men's basketball teamwas playing rival Rockhurst College,and Sister Tassone was in her usualspot at center court, second row fromthe floor. The atmosphere at Mabeewas charged for the recent meetingbetween Kansas City's two Catholiccolleges.

In the opening minutes, aRockhurst player was called for atraveling violation; now it was Avila'sball. "Come on now, Avila," SisterTassone urged. "Make it count."

The Sister of St. Joseph ofCarondelet wouldn't miss the gamewith Rockhurst, or any other Avilamen's or women's home game, shesaid. Before the men's game shecheered on the Avila women in their66-46 loss to Rockhurst. .

If Cal Ripkin is baseball's ironman with his 2,478 consecutivegames played, then Sister Tassonemust be Avila basketball's iron­woman fan.

Since the men's basketball pro­gram was launched in the early1970s, Sister Tassone has been anavid supporter. Over the years she hasattended hundreds of men's andwomen's basketball games. By hercount, she has missed maybe half adozen home games. "This is justsomething that I enjoy," SisterTassone told The Catholic Key, news­paper of the Diocese of Kansas City­St. Joseph. "I think our athletes needsupport. Most ofour athletes achieveon a very strong leveL"

She also supports Avila's othersports - soccer, volleyball, baseballand softball - and she estimates thatall together she has attended gamesthat number in the thousands.

The college showed its apprecia­tion for Sister Tassone's support ofits athletic progmm by inducting herinto the Avila College Athletic Hallof Fame in October. "I never thoughtabout that in my wildest dreams," shesaid.

Cindy Freeman, athletic depart-

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members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers,began a hunger strike Dec. 20 that lasted nearly amonth.

What touched me especially in the sto::ies washow visibly the church was there, under the: leader-,ship of Bishop John J. Nevins of Venice, F1.:l. Therewas even a pastoral visit by Baltimore's Cardinal

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. William Keeler. The coalition itself "had its gen­esis in the Catholic Church five years ago," accord­ing to The Florida Catholic.

Bishop Nevins responded with humanity andwisdom. Hoping to promote a dialogue betweengrowers and workers, the leader of 173,000 Catho­lics in 10 southwest Florida counties invited themto meet on the neutral ground of a Catholic churchto discuss their concerns. He was empathetic to bothsides, pointing out the pressures on the growers,too, who have lost a lot because of increase:d com­petition from Mexico.

But it was his outreach to the worke:rs thattouched 'me. "Agricultural workers and theirfamilies take precedence over all. Workers havea right to the wages and benefits sufficient tosustain life in dignity. A fundamental moral mea­sure of any economy is how the poor and vulner­ab,le are faring," the bishop said when he visitedthe stri kers'. .

Before he left them, giving all of us somethingto remember, Bishop Nevins embraced each of thehunger strikers.

Moments like these are the real sermons thatteach us whatit means to be a follower of Christ.

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The plight of the Florida farm workersI took a week's vacation in January, flying to

the west coast of Florida in search of sun. Being adie-hard journalist, I looked forward to spending agood part of every day reading newspapers-fa­miliar ones like The New York Times and othersthat I don't ordinarily get to see, like the Fort MyersNews-Press and the Florida Catholic.

To my surprise, the major local news story thatweek had a strong ring of familiarity. The first head­line I saw said, "Hunger Strike Hits Home for 200at Fort Myers Vigil - Residents Gather in Showof Support for Immokalee Farm Workers."

I experienced a sense of "deja vu" in readingthis. It was as if I had gone back in time to the late'60s when I marched with fellow sympathizers insupport of the farm workers led by the late CesarChavez.

I'm sure many remember this devout man, who'was passionately devoted to social justice. Chavezled farm workers in California to struggle, in spiteof intimidation, for their dignity and a living wage.

With prayer to sustain him, Chavez went on a25-day fast in 1968 to bring attention to the plightof the farm workers and to his cause - to organizethem as a union. I remember those days so welland how those of us in the East who believed in hiscause joined him by boycotting grapes so as to getthe attention of the growers by hitting their pock­etbooks.

When Chavez ended his fast, Robert Kennedywas there to eat with him. And Cesar Chavez hadachieved something of a miracle~ organizing thefirst successful union of farm workers.

Well, here we are exactly 3byeilrS later, and theplight of farm workers in southwest Florida wouldbe familiar to Chavez, who died in 1993. They aretomato pickers who, The Florida Catholic explains,earn "about 40 cents per 32-pound bucket, the sameamount paid to workers 20 years ago. That wageequals about $9,000 annually." It's not a living wagetoday. '

To get the growers to see their desperate situa­. tion and begin a dialogue, several farm workers,

Dear Mary: Recently I received an inheritanceupon the death of my father. We are a middle­class family, two children. My husband works fulltime, and I work part-time. He has a pension planat work, and we have started small savings ac­counts for our children. We have never had aninheritance and do not know how to manage it.

. What is a prudent way to approach this? - Ohio

that my homilies are getting better.The reason to focus in on Scrip­

ture in preparing a homily, as I seeit, is to understand the real messageof the readings so that when onepreaches Scripture it isn't twistedor distorted to fit some purpose of

one's own. The reason to "get Scrip­ture right," so to speak, is that thereadings have a message in them­selves.

o To make Scripture central to ahomily, it is necessary to believe, itought to be central. And one thing'participants at the CTU meeting re-

o vealed is that not all priests reallydo believe this. '

The participants agreed, how­ever, that the homilist must neverstop being a student of Scripture.Nor should the homilist ever neglectthe power of the Scriptural mes-sage. ' " '.<li'.

.. But how sfiOtild homiletics-stu~dents today be prepared to makeScripture central in their preaching?

, One recommendation heard at theCTU meeting was that homileticsand Scripture professors collaboratemuch more closely. It was also sug­gested that Scripture professors re­quire students to give homilies aspart of their course work and notleave the practice of homilies solelyto the homiletics professors.,

I have little doubt that we wouldsee the most dynamic Church re­newal ever if we took seriouslythese kinds of recommendationsand concerns. Nothing movespeople more than a good homily­one that is anchored well in theScriptures!

Do homilists takeScripture

seriously enough?By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Think back to a homily that youthought was particularly good. Pos­sibly the homilist was an interest­ing storyteller, Perhaps the homilyspoke to a particular need of yours.Or could it be that it was humor­ous, that it applied psychologywell or that it expressed goodcommon sense?

Whatever the reason, aquestion remains: Wasthis really a goodhomily? That wasthe question raisedby biblical scholarsand hom ileticsteachers who participated in a Feb­ruary meeting at the Catholic Theo­logical Union in Chicago onpreaching the Bible.

The meeting was prompted by astudy on Sunday homilies con­ducted by Dominican Sister Bar­bara Reid and Franciscan FatherLeslie Hoppe, Scripture professorsat CTU, and by me.

This was a study of homilies by33 preachers who were consideredgood at it. A team of Scripturescholars found, however, that thesehomilists often gave only a passingnod to the Scripture readings orused them as a'springboard; but sel~dom made Scripture their focus orexplained it well.

It all makes me wonder whetherthe power of Scripture is being un­derestimated in many cases. Oftenthese homilists referred to Scrip­ture, then quickly moved on tosomething else - some contempo­rary application of it that mayormay not have been on target.

So, what I decided to do was toapply the lesson of the study to myown preaching. I decided to getmuch more serious about knowingwhat the Scripture readings at Massreally say, to spend more time di­gesting their meaning.

And I think it's working! Atleast people have been telling me

DENNIS SEAVERS, left, and Andy Krzmarzick, both stu­dents at Theological College in Washington, protest U.S. policyon Iraq outside the White House during British Prime Minis­ter Tony Blair's recent visit. (CNSlAoller photo)

rfhe "historical" Jesus THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Feb. 20, 1998 9

How to know that it's time for a retreat

Q. Our parish Bible class is studying St. Lukethis semester, in conjunction with the current Sun­day readings. Some materials we use refer to the''historical Jesus" as ifhe is different from theJesuswe know. I have, I think, an idea of what is meant,but am not clear enough to explain it to the class.

Is it possible to discuss the subject without be­coming confusing? Could )'OU explain simply whatthe historical Jesus is? (Ohio)

A. The "search for the historical Jesus," as it issometimes called, has been a significant movementin biblical studies during the 20th century. Properlyand very carefully understood, it can help us under­stand some important elements of the church's teach­ing about the New Testament, the Gospels particu­larly.

For starters, your group must be aware of the Catho­lic teaching that the four Gospels were formed in threetime periods or stages.

First came the personal ministry of Jesus himself,what he actually said and did, what concerns he hadto deal with, what types of people he was trying tomotivate and so on.

A good way to pU,t it, perhaps a little oversimply,is to ask: If a video camera had followed him around,what would it have recorded?

Second came the period of proclamation, when the'apostles and other early disciples preached Jesus tothe earliest Christian communities, roughly between35 and 70A.D.; how they reinterpreted the words andactions ofJesus in a variety ofnew cultures, new situ­ations, new languages, all so the saving message, the"good news" of the risen Lord, would take root innew believers. ,

The final stage was the actual writing oJ the Gos­pels, a period covering roughly the years 65 to 100A.D. During these years, "from the many thingshanded down," the Gospel writers "selected somethings, reduced others to a synthesis, others they ex­plicated as they kept in mind the situation of thechurches."

Thus they compiled a narrative concerning the LordJesus "with a method suit~p to the peculiar purposeeach (author) set for himself."

Their purpose, then, was not to compose a "biog­raphy" of the Savior, but to create a portrait of Jesusthat would establish a base of faith in the risen Christ.

(This church teaching, including the above quote,is found in the Pontifical Biblical Commission's "In-

I have a friend who wrote a terrific piece on prac­tical ministries that he feIt each parish should con­sider. Study or prayer days for young mothers withbaby-sitting provided was one.

Keeping a decent pickup in running order forfamilies to borrow was another.

I'd like to suggest something along those lines: aretreat subsidy fund or retwat promotion team.

You know it's a good time to take some time awaywith God when the closest to prayer you've been inrecent memory is blessing people after they'vesneezed.

You know it's time to take m'ore than a 20-secondtime-out in the game of life when your spouse givesyou flowers, and you ask how much they cost.

Think about investing a couple of days at a re­treat house when the highlight ofyour week has beenwatching a Frasier rerun without the phone ringing.

It may be time for a retreat if the closest you'vecome to spiritual reading lately is a newspaper storyabout someone who claimed that winning lotterynumbers came to her in a dream.

Or, if you walk out of Mass and it dawns on youthe only thing you remember from the previous houris sitting on some toddler's soggy Cheerios, it's timefor some time away with God.

Consider a wee walk with the Creator if the lasttime you put in volunteer help at the parish was whenyou had to shovel snow and ice to get your car out ofthe parking lot.

Also, consider that walk with the Creator:-If the last time you talked about the importance

of God in your life with your spouse (or anyone)was after you won the beer drinking contest at yourclass reunion.

-If you have a major beef with God, like whycan't he just write you a letter or send an e-mail likeanyone else when you have some questions.

struction on the Historical Truth ofthe Gospels" 1964,and in other documents.)

It is important to emphasize here our Christianbelief that all this happened under the guidance andinspiration of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit Jesus prom­ised would be with his community ofbelievers through.

the ages (In 14).In no way, therefore, may we fear that the "truth"

about Jesus and his message became diluted or con­fused by the ~me the Gospels were written.

On the contrary, the process leading up to theirwriting made the four Gospel portrayals of Jesusclearer and infinitely more revealing than would havebeen possible (from our human perspc~tive at least)had they been written the day after the resurrection.

Again, it all occurred with the Spirit hovering overthe infant church as it was transpiring.

From here on, the answer to your question is brief.The "historical Jesus" is the "actual" Jesus we mightdiscover hidden behind the words and 'events of thepresent Gospels.

Scholars (with varying motives and degrees offaith) ask: If we dissectand search beneath the wordsof the Gospels, what "real" Jesus - what literal wordsand actions of Jesus as he walked this earth - mightwe uncover there?

That's a valid and potentially illuminating ques­tion:

Whatever that Jesus may be, however, he will neverreplace or detract from the Jesus we know and loveby faith, the Jesus passed over to us by the Spirit, theJesus of the Gospels. ,

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-If you feel you have to start a prayer with "Uh,you might not remember me, but ..."

I am not on the payroll of some flush foundationpushing religious retreats. Nor has any similar groupoffered me an all-expenses-paid vacation to Austra­lia, although I am not so opposed to this kind of bribe

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Uncle DanBy Dan Morris

that I wouldn't search my soul deeply about its ap­propriateness while I was waiting for my passportto be updated.

I want you to know this pitch for retreats has beeninspired by my wife, who recently sighted down herindex finger like it was a pistol and pulled the trig­ger when someone cut her off in traffic - raving asshe did, "Ya blat, blat, phamma blatt-blat," or some­thing like that.

"You know," I said to her calmly, "you seem alittle uptight lately. Do you think a retreat wouldhelp?"

She blew imaginary smoke off her finger pistol­barrel, then aimed it at me.

"Why?You want me out of your hair for a coupleof days? Am I getting to you?"

Funny, when I came back from retreat she seemeda lot happier.

Your comments are welcome a.ways. Pleasesend them to Uncle Dan, 25218 Meadow Way,Arlington, Wash. 98223.

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10 THE ANCHOR~ Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Feb. 20, 1998

NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule reviews of mov­ies recently reviewed by the U ~S. Catholic Conference Office for Fi.1mand ,Broadcasting.

topher Reeve's first directing ef­fort; "Liberty! Thl~ AmericanRevolution" on PBS; and "Rescu­ers: Stories of Courage - TwoWomen" on Showtime.

Winners in the books for youngpeople category are: picture book:"Milo and the Magical Stones,"written and illustrated by MarcusPfister and translated by MarianneMartens; ages 5-8: "The Gar­dener," written by Sarah Stewartand illustrated by David Small;ages 8-10: "When Jessie CameAcross the Sea," wriilen by AmyHest and illustrated by PJ. Lynch;ages 10- I2: ''The Silver Balloon,"written and illustrated by SusanBonners; and young adult: "I HaveLived a Thousand Years: GrowingUp in the Holocaust," by LiviaBitton-Jackson.

General book winners in­cluded: "All Saints: Daily Reflec­tions on Saints, Prophets and Wit­nesses for Our Time,," by RobertEllsberg; "Mother Teresa: ACom­plete Authorized Biography," byKathryn Spink; "Stolen Dreams:Portraits ofWorking Children," byDavid L. Parker with Lee Engferand Robert Conrow; and "Tues­days With Morrie: An Old Man, AYoung Man, and Life's GreatestLesson," by Mitch Alborn. '

6-year-old son, Adam, into actionto get two federal laws passed onmissing children and to create theNational Center for Missing andExploited Children.

Spielberg's previous awardscame in 1993 for "S<.:hindler'sList," 1987 for "Empire of theSun," and 1985 for "The ColorPurple." Beresford's previousawards came in 1991 for "BlackRobe," 1989 for "Driving MissDaisy" and 1983 for ''Tender Mer­cies."

The late Cardinal JosephBernardin was named a posthu­mous winner for his book "TheGift of Peace: Personal Reflec­tions," published by Loyola Press.

One of the seven TV winners isthe USA cable channel drama"Clover," the story of a black girlwho is raised by her white step­mother when her father diesshortly after the couple's marriage.The writer of the multilayered taleis Jesuit Father Bill Cain, who isco-creator, co-executive producerand a writer for the ABC drama"Nothing Sacred."

Other television winners are:"A Child's Wish" and "WilliamFaulkner's 'Old Man,'" both onCBS; HBO's presentation of "Inthe Gloaming," which was Chris-

"Sister Wendy," "Amistad"among Christopher winner's

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

By GERF.l1 PARE Featherstone) answers the door as be lukewarm.CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE if they are a twosome again. Due to'implied affairs, fleeting

NEWYORK-Ajilted fiance Matters are left up in the air - . violence, occasional profanity andfalls for a waitress who is about to on Julia's' wedding flight (0 Las , an instance of rough language, themarry the wrong guy in "The Wed- Vegas - until a first-class passen- U.S. Catholic Conference classi­ding Singer" (New Line). ger comes forward to make sure fication isA-III-adults. The Mo-

Set in mid-'80s suburbia, the she lands the, right guy. tion Picture Association ofmovie opens with Robbie (Adam Director Frank Coraci turns this America rating is PO- I3 - par­Sandler) enjoying his job as the thin formula story into a sappy ro- ents are strongly cautioned thatlead singer at wedding receptions. mantic comedy with little wit and some material may h~ inappropri-

He and waitress Julia (Drew 'no sparkle. ate for children under 13.Barrymore) are each engaged, The main comedic element in-Robbie's wedding set for the fol- volves mocking the fads and fash- Best bets 4)n TVlowing weekend. Only, when his ions of the '80s, but the heavy-big day comes, his bride-to-be handed approach kills the sup- NEW YORK (CNS)-Here aredoesn't, leaving him at the altar posed fun of seeing ruffled tuxedo some television programs of notehumiliated and unable to sing any shirts, Rubik's Cubes and tacky ac- for the week of Marc:~ I:more love songs 'without making cessories the characters wear. Sunday, March 1,6-7 p.m. EST

, them sound like a deadly curse. There are also so many obvious (A&E) "Treasure!: ~rewels of theSympatheticJulia remains sup- visuals or mentions of brand British Crown." A I!>ok at one of

portive and persuades him to help names it is almost as if there are the most extensivejewel collectionsplan all her wedding details to keep commercials throughout the in the world. the priceless and his­him busy - and because her in- movie. torical gemstones in possession oftended, Glenn (Matthew Glave), Barrymore's character is the British monarchy, which areonly wants to show up on the wed- sweetly appealing, but the thread- regally displayed at state occasionsding day and claim his bride as a bare script doesn't put flesh on any and worn at royal social events.sort of prize possession. of the characters, leaving the ro- Monday, March 2, 8-11 p.m.

In spending so much time to- mantic aspects of the plot largely EST (Discovery) "E;gypt Uncov­gether, Robbie and Julia start fall- lifeless. eredo" Opening three hours of aing for each other, which they Sandler gets the odd laugh from five-hour documentary miniseries,don't want to admit to themselves his bizarre musical performances, continuing Tuesday..Wednesday,or each other. but from start to finish everything March 3-4, 10-11 p.m. EST each

Complications arise when looks so ~ontrived to match up night, which looks at the latest ar­Robbie discovers Glenn is cheat- Robbie with Julia instead of witl1 chaeological findings about ancienting on Julia with no plans to stop ,their selfish fiancees that there is Egn~tidan CdivilizMation

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f h . I 'Sh Id R bb' ' I' I' . ' . t t d ne nes ay, arc I ,- p.m.a ter t e nuptla s. ou. 0 Ie Itt e IncentIve to stay In eres ~. EST (NBC) "Garth Brooks: Ire-warn her, 'he wonders, SInce that Just a cut above a routIne la, d & R k" M ._ I . I ..would break her heart,just days sitcom,themoviecan'only,garner :'q hn. 'h,the"atc . 1'1' u,~II~a ,sPd,~cla Itn

C h dd' I f h d d I' f w IC e op-se 109 recor 109 ar -belor~ t e we In~.. e t~ ~n e comp Iments o~ not ist performs his biggest hits during

Juha, mean.whIle, deCIdes to ~eplctIng ~ny heavy sexual sltua- a three-night concert i:.1 Croke Park,confront Robbie about her unde- tlOnsorusIng much bad language. Dublin along with Trishaniable feelings for him, but shies Otherwise, the reception for Yearwo~d and Susan' Ashton.away when his ex-fiancee (Angela "The Wedding Singer" is likely to

"Wedding Singer" suffe:rsfrom threadbare script

NEW YORK - DirectorSteven Spielberg has been namedthe winner of his fourth Christo­

. pher Award, for "Amistad," thefact-based tale of a mutiny aboarda Spanish slave ship.

Director Bruce Beresford alsowas named the winner of his fourthChristopher Award for "ParadiseRoad," a movie about agroup ofwomen who use music to lift theirspirits while held in a JapanesePOW camp during World War II.

The PBS special "Bill Moyersin Conversation with SisterWendy," in which the televisionjournalist speaks to the nun whoseobservations on art have won herfans on two continents, also pickedup a Christopher Award.

The awards were ,announcedFeb. I I .An awards ceremony willbe held Feb. 26 in New York. Theawards, now in their 49th year, rec­ognize creative works that expressthe highest values of the humanspirit.

'John Walsh, host of the Fox TVseries, "The New America's MostWanted: America Fights Back,"will receive a special ChristopherAward at the ceremony.

Walsh turned his grief over the198·1 abduction and murder of his

"Bllies 'Brothers 2000" (Universal)

Feel-good musical in which Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd reuniteshis band after 18 years and takes it on the road, pursued by cops who

,think he kidnapped an orphan. Director John Landi~' sequel is crippledby its feeble'story line, butenlivened by top musicians and the comi­cal moves of the black-suited Blues Brothers,including new memberJohn Goodman. Sllggestive dancing with brief rear nudity, some comicviolence, occasional crude expressions and an instance of profanity.The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. TheMotion Picture Association ,of America rating is PG-13 - parentsare strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate forchildren under 13.

"Sphere" (Warner Bros.)

Sci-fi thriller in which scientists (including Dustin Hoffman, SharonStone and Samuel L. Jackson) grapple with what may be a malevo­lent, extraterrestrial life force just outside the deep-sea station in whichthey are trapped. Directed by Barry Levinson, the intriguing start givesway to murky developments which undercut the suspense and leadthe scientists to end their predicament in disappointing fashion. Somestylized violence 'and intermittent profanity. The U.S. Catholic Con­ference classification is A-III -adults. The Motion Picture Associa­tion ofAmerica rating is PG- 13 - parents are strongly cautioned thatsome material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"Dangerous Beauty" (Warner Bros.)

. Vapid period piece based on the diary of a 16th-century Venetiancourtesan (Catherine McCormack) who uses her beauty and sexualallure to seduce the French king and to rally her lovers to protect herfrom the Inquisition. Director Marshall Herskovitz's mushy yam ro­manticizes its heroine as a role model for repressed women of her dayin what amounts to a lame historical bodice-ripper. A glamorized de­piction of prostitution, brief sexual encounters with nudity, some vio­lence and occasional rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conferenceclassification is 0 - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Associa­tion of America rating is R - restricted.

Movie ratings anilineCan't remember how a recent film was classified by the

USCC? Want to know whether to let the kids go see it? Nowyou can look up film reviews on America On-line. Once you'reconnected to AOL, just use the keyword CNS to go to Catho­lic News Service's online site, then look for movie reviews.

"The Borrowers" (Polygram)

Whimsical fantasy in which a villainous banker (John Goodman)sets out to drive a fami Iy of three from their home only to discover heis up against aresourcefulfamily of min­iature peoplealso living onthe premises.Based on theMary Nortonchildren's sto­ries and di­rected by PeterHewitt, themovie doesn'tlack for charmor gentle hu-

" mor as the twofamilies joinforces to out­wit big bullyGoodman.Some menaceand comic vio­lence. TheU.S. CatholicConferenceclassificationis A-II~ adults and adolescents.- The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG'- parental'guidance suggested.

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LentTHE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Feb. 20, 1998 11

Continued from page one

It is a special time of grace from pline of fasting became associatedGod to renew our faith and charity, with the number 40. This graduallyto reform our Christian lives. Rather determined the length of Lent. Fast­than "enduring" Lent, it becomes a ing, by catechumens, and then bypersonal endeavor to take on the other Christians, was done in imi­mind and heart of Christ. lation of Jesus' 40-day fast in the

While most prayer falls within desert (Matt 4:2), Moses' 40 daysthe forms of adoration, thanksgiv- on Mount Sinai (Exodus 34:28),ing, reparation or petition, reading Elijah's 40-day fast on his journeySacred Scripture during Lent, espe- to Mount Horeb (I Kings 19:8) andcially the Scriptural texts chosen for the 40 years the Israelites spent inthe Sunday eucharistic liturgy, will the desert. To this day, the Church'soffer us a certain "renewal." The official title for Lent,preface of Lent I in the Roman Mis- "Quadragesima," is Latin for "40."sal reads: ''As we recall the great The fasting and abstinence longevents that gave us new life in associated with Lent are oftenChrist, you bring the image of your linked together but are two differ­Son to perfection within us." ent disciplines. Fasting has to do

From at least the third century, with the quantity of food eaten onLent evolved around the theme of particular days (little or none). Ab­baptism, which had been associated stinence refers to the kind of foodwith the vigil of the anniversary of denied oneself, for example, meat.the Lord's resurrection: the Easter Fasting has always been a popularVigil. religious praclice. Denying oneself

The "Order of Prayer," the offi- a basic human need such as foodcial book which serves as a pasto- for a period of time may be doneral guide to the liturgy and celebra- for different reasons. It prepares fortion of the Eucharist, spells out that a feast. It promotes self-discipline.Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and It supports one's prayers. Itcleansescontinues until the Mass of the oneself of previous abuses and sin.Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday All of these have been motives fornight. It notes that: the Lenten tradition of fasting.

"Lent is first, last and foremost Another Lenten practice isabout baptism. Baptism is about almsgiving. It is the concrete real­going down with Christ until death ization of our sometimes piousand being raised up with him to thoughts of wanting to do some­glory. This death and rising can be thing for the poor and needy. Thatcelebrated only after it has been ex- giving, if done with heartfelt char­perienced and lived in the daily fab- ity, puts us right smack in the mes­ric of human life. So Lent is about sage of Christ in his parable of thedying to self for the life of others. Good Samaritan, who didn't let theLent is about dying to all human opportunity pass by.supports which blind'us from see- When we talk about Lentening that true life is in God alone." foods, we cannot forget pretzels and

On Holy Thursday, those cat- hot cross buns.echumens who are going to be bap- Pretzels, a popular snack, hadtized and received into the Church their origin in early Christianhave already used Lent as their fi- Lenten practices. Because fat, eggsnal period of preparation. For those and milk were forbidden duringof us already members of the Lent, a special bread was made withChurch, Lent is the unique oppor- dough consisting ofonly flour, salt,tunity to revitalize and reform our and water, These little breads werespiritual lives. shaped in the form of arms crossed

In the 4th century, preparation in prayer and were calledfor baptism was joined by fasting "bracellae," Latin for "little arms."and other penitential practices be- Among the Germans the Latin wordfore Easter in preparation for abso- became "bretzel."lution from public sins and crimes. Hot cross buns became a popu­This somber theme of Lent gave lar food eaten during Lent. The cus­rise to the liturgical penitential color tom began in England to bake buns,purple or violet for vestments and place icing on them in the form ofthe dropping of the joyful acclama- a cross, and eat them on Good Fri­tions of Alleluia and the Gloria day. Eventually they were bakedduring the season. and eaten throughout Lent and even

Early in Christianity, the disci- during the Easter season.

A WOMAN receives the mark of ashes during an AshWednesday service. The penitential season of Lent, whichculminates with Good Friday and reflection on the suffering

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A free showing of the movie 'TheHeist" will be held at the COA Feb. 23at I p.m. and again on Feb. 27 at 1:30p.m. Free soda and snacks will also beavailable.

Every Wed. at I :30 p.m. all are wel­comed to play board games at the COA.Games and rides are available for thosewho need them. Call the COA for trans­portation.

DennisCOAA ten week beginners' bridge class

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A diabetic support group programwill be held on March 4from 10-11 a.m.Joyce Geissler, MS, CITRIL, will speakabout the benefits of exercise and footcare. A program on Apri18 wi II featurepresenter Debra Gibbons, RD, speak­ing about travel tips, holidays and reci­pes. Call the COA at 385-5067 for moreinformation.

The Stroke Support Group willpresent a program on Feb. 23 from 6:30­7:30 p.m. It will focus on medical con­ditions and problems such as pneumo­nia, seizures and pressure sores. Callthe COA for more information.

Harwil"hCOAThe Computer Training for Seniors

program has created much interest andlast year almost 60 people took advan­tageofthis learning opportunity. Simi­lar programs will be offered in this yearand those interested should call theCOA at 430-7550.

The Friendly Visitor Program hasalso been a success in Harwich and todate 24 participants are actively in­volved in the community. Ifyou wouldlike to learn about volunteering to visithomebound seniors for a few hours aweek, contact Claire Hickey at theCOA.

Cribbage is offe:red every Thurs. atthe center at 1:15 p.m. and seniors canhave their blood pressure checked ev­ery Mon. and Fri. by Dave Wadsworthfrom 10-11:30 a.m.

For seniors living alone there is atelephone reassurance program ofwhich they may wish to take advantage.Seniors who use the service receive adaily telephone call from the COA tocheck on them. To participate, call theCOAoffice.

Wheelchairs, walkers, crutches,canes, raised toilet seats, and showerseats are available at no cost from theCOA. Availability of equipment var­ies.

Income tax assistance is available toHarwich residents with low to moder­ate incomes through April 15. TheCOA has several IRS and AARP trainedpersons available for I-hour appoint­ments Mon.-Fri. Homebound seniorscan be accommodated and interestedpersons should call the COA.

The Sight Loss SupportGroup meetson the 4th Wed. of each month from 11a.m. to I p.m. at Pine Oaks Village, JohnNelson Way, Harwkh. This group is forthe newly blind, visually handicappedand people with progressive eye disease.For more information caB Sight LossServices at 394-3904.

Sandwich COAA mixed senior bowling league is

held at Smith Family AmusemenlLanes, Hyannis, every Monday at 12:30p.m. New members are always wel­come and no expeJience is necessary.

. Call 36~.6127 for more .i,nfol1TIiltiQn.

ture or language is welcome. Pleasecall Chris at the COA office for moreinformation.

Two new classes are forming at theCOA this month. The first, "Yoga: TheComplete Beginner," is an introductionto the exercises, breathing techniques,relaxation and meditation ofyoga. Thesecond, "T'ai Chi," is practice of thegentle movements which enhance cir­culation, increase mental and physicalcoordination and bring about serenity.Both classes will be led by Jaya Karlson

Provincetown Council On Aging(COA)

Free income tax assistance is avail­able at the seniorcenteron F1iday mom­ings. If you have questions about fill­ing out a return or if you would likesomeone to complete your return, callthe COA at 487-7080 for an appoint­ment.

A French club is forming to con­verse, read, share travel experiences andenjoy anything and everything French.Anyone with an interest in French cul-

LENDING A HELPING HAND-Bethany House Adult DayHealth Care recently donated plastic book bags to the Taun­ton Public Library. In an effort to better serve the community,the bags were given to library patrons to protect books andother materials in inclement weather. Admiring the bags (fromleft to right) are interlibrary loan librarian Robyn Bryant,Bethany House director Diane Craig and library directorSusanne Costa Duquette.

FALL RIVER-More than half of the elders residing in nursing andrest homes do not have visitors but by becoming a volunteerfor BristolElder Services you may aid the most vulnerable seniors who live in yourarea.

The Nursing Home Ombudsman program provides advocacy for thosewho live in long-term care facilities and with just a few hours a weekfrom volunteers it can continue to make an impact. An Ombudsmanvolunteer visits area nursing homes on a weekly basis to meet withresidents and help resolve any issues they may have. Such volunteerscan help improve the quality of life, care and environment of long-termresidents.

Training is provided for those wishing to become state certified Nurs­ing Home Ombudsmen. For more information, call Margaret Pilkingtonat 1-800-427-2101, ext. 326 or 675-2105.. . ,

CELEBRATING A MISSION of caring, Maryann DaSilva,administrative secretary at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven,lights a candle during the annual Mission Day Mass in thehome's chapel. Father Edmund J. Fitzgerald, executive di­rector of Diocesan Health Facilities, concelebrated Mass withFather Roy Yurco, SS.CC., and a candlelight prayer of re­commitment to mission followed. Each year on Feb. 4, thehome's anniversary, staff and volunteers celebrate their workfor the aged and infirm. The event was coordinated by SisterMaria Cravedi, MPV, director of pastoral care and the Mis­sion Effectiveness Committee at the home.

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who will build relations betweenpeoples and between countries atthe beginning of the coming mil­lennium," said the spokesman.

Yeltsin arrived in Rome telling,journalists he would renew the in­vitation he first made in 1991 forPope John Paul to visil: Russia.

"The pope already has receivedmore than one invital:ion to visitRussia, but seeing how you are ask­ing me about it, I'll invite himagain," the president joked Feb. 9at Rome's airport.

But after the meeting, the Rus­sian and the Vatican spokesmensaid a possible papal trip to Russiawas not discussed, nor did Yeltsinmention a possible meeting be­tween the pope and Russian Ortho­dox Patriarch Alexei n. The Vati­can has attempted on several occa­sions to set up an encounter be­tween the two religious leaders.

Vatican officials repeatedly havesaid the pope wants to visit Russia,but he would not do so as long asofficials of the Russia.n OrthodoxChurch continue to o~ject.

cluded,a number 9f political pris­oners. D.uring his visit, the popemade a 'special point of urging thereint~gration of prisoners of con­science into Cuban society. Cubadenies that it holds politi~fll prison­ers, but human rights groups esti­mate trere are about 450 such pris­oners in Cuban jails. '

As news of the rdeased pris­oners emerged, Cuba also an­nounced that it had frel:;d seven dis­sidents who were 'se,ntenced toprison last fall for beloJ)ging to anillegal "human rights party." Theprisoners were released on the con­dition that they leave tile country.

One of the critic:isms humanrights groups have made is that,Cuba often conditions i:ts release ofpolitical prisoners on tlleir willing­ness to leave the island nation.

... and come to agreement on someof the prescriptions of the law, mak-ing it easier to apply." '

As is customary, the pope andthe Russian president exchangedgifts during the meeting. Pope JohnPaul gave Yeltsin a bronze bas-re­lief of the Madonna and Child, andYeltsin gave the pope two colorfulenameled candelabra.

ButYeltsin also prepared a "littlesurprise" for the pope,Yastrzhembsky said.

"During the preparations for thevisit, we noticed that there did notexist an edition of the poems ofPope John Paul translated into Rus­sian," he said.

Yeltsin commissioned a transla­tion and the printing of a limitededition, the spokesman said. "Thepresident gave a copy to the pope."

The Russian spokesman said themain topic of conversation was thesituation of Russia and of Europeas the year 2000 approaches.

"The two exchanged ideas onthis theme, giving special attentionto the problems of young people

In. a statement the next day, theVatican press office said "the Sec­retariat of State is pleased at thisaction, which represents a concreteprospect of hope for 'the future ofthis noble natio'n." .

The Vatican said it 'had been in­formed that Cuban authorities werefreeing prisoners "as a sig.... of for­giyeness and good will" foll9wingthe pope's vi'sit. The prisoners'names were on a .Iis.t given to Cu­ban authorities by Cardinal Sodano,who asked in the pope's name fortheir release on humanitariangrounds.

Cuba announced Feb. 12 that itwould release "several dozen" pris­oners on the'pope's I,ist and wouldpardon more than 200 othersfor hu-manitarian reasons. .

Vatican sources said its list in-, . '. ' .'" "'.. '... ..... .~

pope, were inchided in the new law,which, unlike the first draft, is just,"he said.

Navarro-Valls said Yeltsin madesimilar remarks directly to PopeJohn Paul, explaining that. thepop~'s concerns were taken intoaccount when drafting the final ver­sion of the law.

Russian spokesman SergeiYastrzhembsky saidYeltsin broughtup the law "on his own initiative"and told the pope the final versiontakes into account "the interests ofall communities."

"From the pope's point of view,"the Russian spokesman said,"Catholics encounter no obstaclesto their activity. The conditionsneeded by Cath91ics in Russia ex­ist and the pope has recognized thatthey are normaL"

However, Archbishop TadeuszKondrusiewicz, apostolic adminis­trator ofEuropean Russia, told Vati­can Radio Feb. 10thatYeltsin's visitwith the pope "is a particularly im­portant event because it representsthe only possibility to smooth out

Cuba's release of prisonerspleas,es Vatican

• Pope John Paul II hadasked the. freeing ofthose jailed duringrecent Cuban trip.

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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Boris Yeltsin greets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican Feb. 10.Pope John Paul and Yeltsin met privately for about 55 minutes. Yeltsin last met the pope fora private audience in,1991; (eNS/Reuters photo) I

By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The Vaticanexpressed satisfaction at Cuba's re­lease of dozens of prisoners, threeweeks after Pope John Paul II re­quested clemency for them on hu­manitarian groun'ds.

"If the reports are accurate; wecan only be hapRY, because this is asign that the words of the Holy Fa­ther were not in vain. The pope willbe pleased, and above all Cubanswill be pleased," Cardinal AngeloSodano, Vatican secretary of state,

,told reporters Feb. 11.

Russian law on freedom of con­science and religious associations,which Yeltsin signed in Septemberdespite concerns expressed byCatholic Church and human rightsleaders. '

After widespread opposition tothe first draft of the law, includingfrom Pope John Paul and from theU.S. Senate, the wording waschanged to recognize "Christianity"- and not only Orthodoxy, Islam,Buddhism and Judaism as Russia's"traditional faiths."

However, the law says, churchesmust have been "active on a legalbasis" for 50 years to qualify asRussian organizations, and it re­quires local church groups to be inexistence for at least 15 years be­fore they gain legal rights.

In an interview with an Italian'newspaper before the trip, Yeltsin

said he agreed with some of thec~iticisms Pope John Paul made ofthe first version of the law. The criti­cisms were contained in a personalletter to the Russian president.

"And, in fact, I used my vetoright because I was convinced thatall the confessions must live to­gether,"Yeltsin said in the int~rview

published Feb. 8in Corriere dellaSera.

"My observations, some ofwhich coincided with those of the

Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the im­mensity'ofYour Light, that Your eternill goodness may open tome the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all inYo~, Divine Will,. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate beforeYour Light, I, the least,ofall creatures, put myself into the littlegroup of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT. Pros­trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that itclothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to Ydu;'DivineWill. It will be my Life,. the center of my intelligence, theenrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it

'away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace; of happi­ness and oflove. With It I shall be always happy. I shall 'have a .,singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things andconducts them to God: (

, Here prostrate, Iirivoke the help ofthe Mo~t Holy T~lnitythat They permit me to live in the cloister ,of the Divine Will and

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Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat,.take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the DivineWill. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother,and will .teach me to live inand to maintain myself in the order and thebounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my

. whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me thedoctrine of the Divine Will'and I will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Ederi to en­tice me and make me fall into the maze'of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give qte Your"f1a":les that they may bum me, consume me, and feed, me toform in me the Life ofthe Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you wili be my protector, the guardian of myheart, ilnd will keep the keys ofmy will in your hands. You willkeep'my heart jealously and shall never give itto me again, thatI may be sure of never leaving the Will of God.

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VATICAN CITY - Pope JohnPaul II and Russian President BorisYeltsin met privately Feb. 10 at theVatican to discuss social and reli­gious changes in Russia, includingthe country's new law on religiousfreedom.

At the same time, top Vaticanand Russian diplomatic officialsmet to discuss the situation in Iraqand specific questions related to thepresence of the Catholic Church inRussia, said Vatican spokesmanJoaquin Navarro-Valls.

Pope John Paul and Yeltsin metprivately for about 55 minutes, con­tinuing even after the pope's per­sonal secretary entered the room totell the pope that Yeltsin had otherappointments.

The pope rose to lead his guestto the door when Yeltsin said, "butwe haven't finished." They contin­ued talking privately for five moreminutes.

Navarro-Valls-said it was Yeltsinwho brought up the topic of the

.• Russias law restricting,religious associationsis e?,pected to remainin place.

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POPE JOHN PAUL II gives Cuban President Fidel Castro a mosaic of Christ created byartisans from the Vatican Mosaic Studio. The artwork was presented during the pope'sJanuary visit to Cuba. (CNS/Reuters photo)

Jubilee year committeeshold meetings in Rome

Vatican studio makesgifts to treasure

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in Rome said Feb. 16, "It seemsthey have arrived at Port Loko onfoot after walking all day yester­day. They were blocked during thenight and either managed to escapeor were released."

The spokesman said theJosephite generalate was awaitingfurther details.

The three priests who escaped,he said, worked at a vocationalschool and a technical high schoolsponsored by the order in Lunsar.

The missionaries fled Lunsarafter the town was sacked by mem­bers of the army and rebel groupswhich had supported a militarycoup last May. A West African in­tervention force seized control ofFreetown, Sierra Leone's capital,Feb. 13 and was to reinstall thecountry's democratically-electedpresident, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.

The intervention force, knownas ECOMOG, arrested dozens ofleaders of the military junta, end­ing the eight-month military rule.While some supporters of the coupsurrendered, others fled into thecountry's interior.

In Lunsar, about 50 miles eastof Freetown, the fleeing troopssacked the Catholic hospital, theJosephite schools, as well as theresidences of the religious, theJosephite spokesman said.

"Obviously," he said, the reli­gious "want to return, see what re­mains and start over."

In addition to the three Italians,the missionaries who escaped werefrom Japan, Mexico, Spain, SierraLeone and Cameroon.

inch by 10-inch icon of Christ, havelittle cards tucked into the framesaying "sold."

Narduzzi said the icon, whichtook just over a month to produce,was sold for $2,800. He knows theexact price in dollars because it waspurchased by an American, asmany of the mosaics are.

By CINDY WOODENCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME - Five Catholic mis­sionaries in Sierra Leone were kid­napped Feb. 14, but a dozen otherreligious working in the town ofLunsar managed to escape by footthrough the forest.

The kidnapped missionaries allwere on the staffof the Lunsar hos­pital run by the Hospitaller OrderofSt. John ofGod, according to theorder's generalate in Rome.

BrotherValentinA. Riesco, gen­eral secretary of the order, identi­fied the kidnapped missionaries asSpanish Brother FernandoAguilo,medical director of the hospital;Austrian Brother Josef Erhard, aphysician; Italian Brother GilbertoUgolini, a pediatrician; Dr. Anto­nio Mateu, a lay volunteer fromSpain; and Augustinian RecollectFather. Jose Luis Garayoa, also aSpaniard.

As of Feb. 16, Brother Riescosaid, there had been no news of themissionaries' fate. Five religiousbrothers from the order, along withthree Italian priests from the Con­gregation ofSt. Joseph of Murialdoand four Sisters of St. Claire es­caped Lunsar by walking all dayand all night through the forest toPort Loko, 35 miles north of Free­town, Sierra Leone's capital.

A spokesman for the Josephites

• Army and rebel groupsblamed for takingmedical workers.

Sierra Leone Catholicmissionaries kidnapped

A variety of finished mosaics ­including reproductions of a FilippoLippi painting ofMary and the ChildJesus, four Vincent Van Gogh paint­ings, scenes offamous Roman monu­ments and an early Roman portrayalof the Good Shepherd - line thewalls of the studio's "gallery."

Some of the mosaics, like an 8-

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Feb. 20, 1998

quicker pace, if we save all the ef­fort of travel and re-scheduling."

Archbishop St:pe said the apos­tolic nunciatures in 35 countrieswere already linked for real-timeelectronic confere:ncing, and that allshould have this capability beforethe end of May.

Among the events discussed forthe year 2000 we:re an ecumenicalmeeting, an international eucharis­tic congress, and special days dedi­cated to workers, to women and toyouth.

Pope John Paul is to ordain anumber of priests on his 80th birth­day that year. Archbishop Sepe said"a number of beatifications andcanonizations ofsignificance" wereplanned.

Asked whethe:r the Vatican wascontent with the progress of infra­structure improvements that the cityof Rome was making in order tohandle an expected deluge of addi­tional visitors, Archbishop Sepedeclined to comment.

"We have enough (logistical)problems of our own," he said. "Idon't want to get into the area ofthe competence ofcivil authorities."

As for reports that commemo­rations of the jubilee year may lastbeyond the end of the calendar year2000, the archbishop said anyguesses on the subject were "hy­potheses, only hypotheses."

"Nobody can say when the HolyDoor will close, not even the pope,"Archbishop Sepe said. "He has yetto make a decision, and the deci­sion is his alone."

for large works are cut the waymosaic makers have always doneit: by placing a chunk on a wedgeand hitting it with a hammer.

traditional mosaics in the ceilingvaults, especially the four Evange­lists inside the dome, many are sur­prised when they learn the "paint­ings" above the side altars aren'tpaintings at all.

They are reproductions in mo­saic.

Because of the vast basilica'sunstable thermal and atmosphericconditions, not to mention the dirtysmoke produced by incense andcandles, all of the paintings begin­ning in the late 1600s were replacedby copies in mosaic.

Even the basilica's copy ofRaphael's "Transfiguration" is an18th-century mosaic replacing theoriginal painting, which was movedto the Vatican Museums' picturegallery.

Dario Narduzzi, technical direc­tor of the studio, said that to repro­duce Renaissance pairitings andmaintain the mosaics, the studioneeds a vast assortment of colors.

A display case runs down thecenter of the workroom, holding28,000 glass or crystal rectangles- each and everyone a differentshade. A reference number on eachrectangle tells the artists where tofind hundreds of cubes of exactlythe same color in the storage room.

Like an artist mixing paints on apalette, "with these tints we canmake an infinite number of colors,"Narduzzi said.

Marble, stone and glass pieces

marking the start of year 2000 ob­servations.

He added that the Vatican is al­ready encouraging dioceses world­wide to choose one church entranceas their holy door, to be opened onChristmas Day 1999 and to be spe­cially marked throughout the fol­lowing year.

Also at the meeting was PaulHenderson, executive director ofthe U.S. bishops' Office for theThird Millennium/Jubilee Year2000. He told Catholic News Ser­vice that U.S. parishes and diocesesalready had been making plans fortheir own holy doors and were evenencouraging famil ies to choose onespecial door in their homes for thesame purpose.

"We think it's important to bringthe jubilee celebrations to thosepeople who might not be able to

. make the pilgrimage to Rome dur­ing the year 2000," he explained."Only so many people actually cancome to Rome in pilgrimage. So wewant to encourage local adaptationsof each event."

Henderson said he found it "en­riching" to exchange ideas withother national coordinators ofjubi­lee year celebrations because "themore we share our thoughts, thericher our celebrations will be."

Henderson added that he wasenthusiastic over Vatican plans tolink national coordinators for "real­time" consultations in the future.

"The last time we got togetheras a group was in 1996," he said."We can do more together, and at a

• Global celebrations ofthe year 2000 areon the agenda.

By LYNNE WElLCATHOLIC NEWS SEFIVICE

VATICAN CITY - The Catho­lic Church may launch global cel­ebrations of the year 2000 by hav­ing several church doors in the HolyLand opened at the same time asthe Holy Door of St. Peter's Ba­silica.

Vatican authorities and bishopsfrom around the world discussedthese and other plans at a Feb. 8-1 Imeeting of 130 national coordina­tors of year 2000 activities.

"Our purpose is to ensure, nomatter what activities take placeduring the Holy Year, that the es­sence of these events remains spiri­tual," Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe,the Vatican official charged withcoordinating the commemorations,told journalists at the meeting's end.

Pope John Paul II praised thedelegates to the gathering for theirwork, adding that their decisionswould help "focus pastoral plans inview of jubilee celebrations ... en­hancing the significance and spiri­tual richness of the celebrations ofthe jubilee year."

Archbishop Sepe said one suchevent might be having designatedholy doors at churches in Jerusa­lem, Bethlehem and Nazarethopened at the same time Pope JohnPaul opens the Holy Door at theVatican on Christmas Eve 1999,

• Mosaic studio hasbeen making giftsfor heads of statesince the 1500s. '

By CINDY WOODENCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY -In a smallstudio tucked under an arch near St.Peter's Basilica, pieces of coloredglass the size of sugar cubes aretransformed into the gifts Pope JohnPaul II often gives heads of state.

Cuban President Fidel Castrowas a recent recipient of a workcreated by the Vatican Mosaic Stu­dio, which began functioning at theend of the 1500s.

Pope John Paul gave Castro amosaic of Christ, which the Cubanpresident proclaimed "so beautiful,everyone should see it." He held itup for television and for still pho­tographers to snap.

U.S. President Bill Clinton hasa Vatican Mosaic Studio creation.In 1994 Pope John Paul gave him amosaic of Rome's Colosseum asseen from the Roman Forum.

Much of the mosaic work pro­duced, restored and cared for by thestudio over the last 400 years is onconstant public display; it coversmore than 8,300 square yards of theinterior walls and ceiling of St.Peter's Basilica.

While most visitors notice the

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DOMINICAN ACADEMY, Fall River, recently announCI~d win­ners of the eighth grade science fair. First place was awa.rded toKatie Mattos (top photo) for her project on horses, "Hot Legs."Second place winner, Rebecca Brooder, explains her projl3ct "Bi­oluminescence: Nature's Light" to one of the judges. Third.placewent to Lauren Legault and four students received honorablemention: Brooke Moniz, Melissa Faria, Kristen Lamonde andCarla Schnitzlein.

The season ofLent begins

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Students todramatizepriest's life

TALENT SHOW! Sarah Melanson, a second grader at St. Joseph School, Fairhaven,performed a ciassical ballet routine for the school's second annual talent show. The talentshow was part of Catholic Education Week and a wide variety of performances was fBatured.Over 100 students participated in the show. . .

NEW BEDFORD-HolyFamily-Holy Name Schoolwill present a dramatic por­trayal of the life of Belgianpriest Father Damien deVeuster at St. Lawrence Mar­tyr Church on March 8 at 3p.m.

Accomplished actorCharles Baker will play therole of Father Damien. Hehas been performing one-manplays about the lives of manysaints, including St. Francis

. of Assisi, for a number ofyears.

More than 100 years be­fore Mother Teresa blessedthe world with her presenceby reaching out to the "poor­est of the poor,'! FatherDamien dedicated his life tothe outcasts of society, thelepers of Hawaii. Althoughhe didn't have the benefit of

. modem media to demonstratehis good works to the world,he was beatified in 1995 andhis story is an inspiring one.

The free performance issponsored by the Knights ofColumbus State Council andthose attending are asked tobring a canned good or othernonperishable food item forthe needy of New Bedford.For more information or di­rections to the church call theschool at 993-3547.

The Fall River Diocesan CYO will sponsor its annual all-star bas­ketball tournaments on Feb. 22, pairing the best CYO players fromthroughout the diocese against one another. The schedule is as fol­lows:

The Fall River CYO Center hosts the junior girls' tournament. NewBedford will face Taunton at I p.m. and the winner will square offagainst Fall River at 2 p.m.

The New Bedford Kennedy CYO Center hosts the junior boys'tournament. Fall River will play Taunton at I p.m. and the winnerwill face New Bedford at 2 p.m.

The Taunton CYO, located at Taunton Catholic Middle School ~ill

host the prep boys' tournament and features Fall River vs. New Bed­ford in the. I p.m. game. The winner will face Taunton'at 2 p.m.

Also at the New Bedford Kennedy CYO Center is the' senior boys'tournament. At 4 p.m. Fall River will face Taunton with the winnerpitted against New Bedford at 5 p.m.

An awards ceremony will follow the last game of each. tournacment.

Diocesan CYO all-startournaments slated

STUDENT ARTISTS from Bishop Feehan High School inAttleboro were recently recognized by the Boston Globe inits annual Scholastic Art Awards Competition. From left toright they are freshman Emily Broderick, and sophomoresCliff Wells and Leigh Ausiello. Junior Merillee Fazio was rec­ognized but not pictured. Their art will be displayed at theState Transportation Building through Feb. 27. For exhibitinformation call Tim O'Connor at (617) 482-1313.

OFFTO COL­LEGE -BishopFeehan HighSchool seniorJoe Gazzola ofNorth Attleboroand his parentsLou and PatGazzola pose af­ter Joe signed hisletter of intent toattend North­eastern Univer­sityand play foot­ball for the Hus­kies. The line­backer/full backreceived a fullathletic grant tothe school and·led the Sham­rocks to their firstever state footballchampionshiplast December.

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human beings create to make eachother miserable.

She was meek, quiet, had neverreally "fit in" with the rest of theclass since her arrival in the 10thgrade, so she was an easy and si­lent target.

"It's terrible," these honors stu­dents would tell me, walking intoclass.

"You won't believe what Jimsaid to Kelly today."

"And what did the teacher do?"It's a reasonable question.

"Oh, she doesn't notice. She's inher own world."

"And what did you do about it?"Silence."Did you stick up for her?"Shrugs.Did you tell him to cut it out?"More silence."Why?""Because then we'll be next, and

you know how vicious Jim is."I tried to make sense of this."Let me see. There are I0 of you

who think this is awful and maybetwo who are doing the victimizing.You're saying that they have morepower than you?"

They can't answer."Have you ever even tried?"Of course they hadn't, and they

never did, the entire year. Theydidn't condone it by laughing orjoining in, but Jim was their friend,and they never let him know instrong terms how they felt aboutwhat he did to Kelly.

Among the more popular fadsright now are bracelets and otherparaphernalia bearing the initials"WWJD?" (What would Jesus do?)

They're all over the place at myschool, on the kids' wrists andhanging from their book bags. Theinitials are on bumper stickers andBible covers.

It could be just a fad, but it couldalso be a strong reminder of what itmeans to be moral in a variety ofcircumstances.

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When teens are meanto other teens

By AMY WELBORN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

.A biology instructor was teach­ing a section on sociobiology - thestudy of how human behaviors arepossibly related to biology, particu­larly genetic factors.

As a way to get the class started,he asked them to compose a ques­tion: If you could ask God to ex­plain any human behavior, whatwould that be?

He told me later that one ques­tion popped up with more fre­quency than any others: "Why arepeople so mean to each other?"

I later used this story as a dis­cussion starter on a retreat and thenasked the students to respond to thatquestion. They said: "So they canfeel better about themselves."

"Because they think it's funny.""So they can look cool.""Because they're justmean."All accurate observations.I then asked the group a ques­

tion that bothers me even more thanthe first one. "Why do people ­OK, let's be specific - why do kidsstand by and watch their classmatespick on other kids? Why don't theystand up and stop them?"

That question was easy to an­swer too.

"Because you don't want to looklike a goody-goody."

"If you stick up for someonewho's a geek or a nerd, then every­one will think you're their friend."

'Then those people will turn onyou, and you'll be the next victim."

Don't get me wrong. rm surethere are plenty of instances inwhich good kids have l;iefendedothers who are the victims of bul­lying. But I haven't seen it much,to be honest, and neither have manyteachers I've talked to.

One year I had a class of seniorswho would come to me every dayafter art class, having witnessed forthe umpteenth time the victimiza­tion of one. of their classmates bytwo boys. They wouldn't physicallyhurt her, but they'd tease her inces­santly in the countless sneaky ways

Your comments are al­ways welcome. Please ad­dress: Charlie Martin, 7124 W200S, Rockport, IN 47635.

. stones on our pathway to suc­cess. For example, if you get aD in a class that you hoped todo well in, you then know thatyour current approach to theclass is not working. Get a newplan, and reapply your efforts.Don't just get used to it!

Then, there is this line in thesong: "She thinks happiness isa mat that sits on her doorway."Is happiness something that justhappens to you? I doubt it.

Happiness often arrives onlywhen we make an importantdecision. Happy people think ofothers' needs and are generous,giving without expecting any­thing in return.

Happiness often is foundwhen people have a vision ofwhat is important in their livesand then work hard to achievetheir goals.

Sure, you might have to dealwith setbacks, but happy peopledon't give up on their goals.

Also, they don't focus on the"failure" side of disappoint­ments and setbacks. Instead theyregard these events as signs thatthey need to re-strategize anddouble their efforts.

Finally, the song has the mes­sage that "the clock on the wallhas been stuck at 3 for days." Jtake this as an indication thatnothing new is happening in theperson's life. Everything is"stu~k."

Occasionally, this can happenin anyone's life. Again, we're

. not forced to just' get used to it..We t:\eedto take a look at howwe got stuck.

Maybe we made mistakes injudgment or perhaps unexpectedhurt sidetracked our emotionalenergy. Depression and a sense

.. of being stuck can be the results.Compassion, patience and

persistence are the ways out ofthis painful emotional spot. Dareto make a new plan. Ask othersto support you as you try to getyour life moving again.

We all have a. choice aboutwhether our approach to Ii fe willbe passive or active. God theCreator, who gave us life, invitesus to become the co-creators ofour lives.

Taking an active approach toyour own life honors the Cre­ator, who has shown faith inwhat you can become.

She says it's cold outsideAnd she hands me my raincoatShe's always worriedAbout things IUce thatShe says it's all gonna endAnd it might as well be my faultAnd she only sleepsWhen it's raining.

Refrain:She says babyIt's 3 a.m.I must be lonely.When she says babyWell I can't help but beScared of it all sometimes.Says the rain's gonna wash away.I believe it.

By CHARLIE MARTIN

3 a.m.

She got a little bit of something,God it's better than nothingAnd in her color portrait worldShe believes that she got it allShe swears the moon don't hangQuite as high as it used toAnd she only sleepsWhen it is rainingAnd she screamsAnd her voice i$ straining.

Repeat refrain

She believes that lifeIs made up of allThat you're used toAnd the clock on the wallHas been stuck at 3Fo~ days and daysShe thinks happiness)sA mat that sits on her doorwayBut outside it's stopped raining

Repeat refrain

Written by Rob Thomas/JohnLeslie Goff/John JosephStanley/Brian YaleSung by Matchbox 20Copyright (c) 1995 by Tabitha's Secret MusicMATCHBOX 20 got lots of in the song says about his girl-

attention with its first chart hit friend: "She believes that life is"Push." Now, off their made up of all that YQu're used

multiplatinum debut disc "Your- to." Is this true? If so, we'd bet­self or Someone Like You," is ter be careful what Wy get usedtheir latest release, "3 A.M." to!

The song is interesting, even Given this point of view,with its mysterious story line. what should one's response toSome of the lyrics intrigued me, failure be? Should you just getso I decided to review the song' used to it?for this column. Many times obstacles or dis-

Consider what the character appointments are stepping

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16 .THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fan River - Fri., Feb. 20, 1998

SOUTH YARMOUTH-TheCape Cod chapter of Habitat forHumanity will hold. its annualmeeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 22 at theYarmouth Senior Center, 528 For­est Road. All are wekome to at­tend.

ning March 3 and ending April 7from 7-9 p.m. All are welcome.For more information call the par­ish rectory at 997-7732.

NEW BEDFORD-Theprayer group of Our Lady of Per­petual Help Church will meet at Ip.m. on Feb. 24 for recitation ofthe Divine Mercy Chaplet and ro­sary, a Marian talk, reflection andBenediction of the Blessed Sacra­ment. All are welcome to attend.

Free info. linefor seniors

SWANSEA-St. Michael'sChurch will hold a holy hour forvocations at 2 p.m. on March 8. It .will be led by Rev. Mister PaulFedak and all are wekome. Formore information call Jeannine St.Laurent at 675-7492.

The SomersetlSwan:;ea Ultreyaof the Fall River Cursillo Move­ment will hold a Palanc:a Mass onMarch 5 at 7 p.m. at St. Michael's.This Mass is offered for the suc­cess of the upcoming Women'sCursillo Weekend and team mem­bers of Cursillo #160 will be com­missioned. All are we:~come. Formore information call ClaireStevens at 678-3831.

SANDWICH-The DiocesanCouncil of Catholic Women of theCape and Islands will present aprogram entitled "Thl~ Shroud ofTurin" on Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. at Cor­pus Christi parish. Mary Hineswill be the guest speaker and allare welcome.

TAUNTON-An open housefor new students in grades 5-8 willbe held at Taunton Catholic MiddleSchool on March 1 at ] p.m.

SOMERSET-A prayer ser­vice for vocations will be held atSt. Thomas More parish on Feb. 26at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome tojoin the vocation awa:reness teamto pray for vocations to the priest­h90d, religious life, a:ld lay min­istry. This evening of song andprayer will include Benediction ofthe Blessed Sacrament and be fol­lowed by refreshme:nts in the·church foyer.

The Adult Bible Study Serieswill begin the book of Acts at the.parish on March 18 following the9 a.m. Mass. Each session will run90 minutes and include a short cof­fee break. A.n evening session be­ginning at 6:30 p.m. will also beoffered and all are welcome.

HARWICH-A free resourceline is available for seniors and itsdatabase offers information onover 4;000 agencies that provideservice in the area. BYI:alling thetoll free number 1-800-939-5433.anyone in "the communi.ty can re­ceive free pamplets on ,:1 wide ar­ray of topics including insomnia,pills, healthy eating, hf:alth care,

. long term care and homf:'safety, toname a-few. The line.is :;ponsoredby Fallon Healthcare System ofWorcester.

FALL RIVER-The Fall RiverWidowed Group will meet at 7p.m. on Feb. 23 in St. Mary'sschool hall at Second and SpringStreets. Susan Jenkinson from OurSister's Place will be the guestspeaker and all widowed person!;are welcome. For information callAnnette Dellecese at 679-3278..

cators' Association/MulticulturalCommittee of Saint Anne's Hos­pital will present the program "Weare All One With All Others" onFeb. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Henry LordMiddle School. This active pro­gram seeks to promote connected­ness among individuals and cul­tural groups and all" are welcome.Educators ·and health care profes­sionals working towards recertifi­cation and license renewal mayearn two professional developmentpoints or contact hours. For moreinformation call Sister PatriciaConlan, RSM, at 674-574] ext.2060 or the Fall River EducatorsAssociation at 679-4392.

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HYANNIS-MassachusettsCitizens for Life will hold its nextmonthly meeting on feb. 21 at ]p.m. atthe Presbyterian Church ofCape Cod on route ] 32, WestBarnstable. All are welcome. Formore information call CynthiaKlopfer at 477-1235.

MANSFlELD-A specialchildren's Mass will be held at10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's on Feb.22. It will include a homily forchildren and feature the parish folkgroup.

FALL RIVER-The chamberchoir Sine Nomine is currently au­ditioning sopranos, tenors andbaritones for its upcoming Mayconcert. The program will includeworks by Palestrina, Des Prez andVan Ness. Excellent pitch, the abil­ity to blend and good sightreadingare necessary. Rehearsals will beheld at the Cathedral on Mon. eve­nings from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Toschedult,: an audition call 252­4304.

NEW BEDFORD-St. Francisof Assisi parish is offering a sixweek spiritual enrichment seminaron six consecutive Tuesdays begin-

MASHPEE-A pro-life meet­ing is held on the first Monday ofeach month in the Religious Edu­cation Center of Christ the KingChurch at 9 a.m. All are welcome.For more information call ClareTwitchell at 428-9106.

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DIGHTON-People arewanted during Lent to form aprayer clock to memorialize thehours of the Passion of Christ.Each participant chooses an houreach week from 5 p;m. Thursdayt05 p.m. Friday to spend in prayer,meditation, thanksgiving, repara­tion and intercession. For moreinformation call Elizabeth Lee at669-4063.

Andre "Pat" Patenaude will be atthe shrine's coffee house on Feb.21 at 6:30p.m.

The shrine will offer a programentitled "Come Home, We MissYou," on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. Thisprogra'm reaches out to those whofeel·separated from the church andmeetings. will take place in theshrine theater. All are welcome tocome listen, ask ·questions, voiceconcerns or share stories.

To begin the Lenten season, theshrine will distribute ashes at the12: 10,4, and 6:30 p.m. Masses onAsh Wednesday. The Sacrarrientof Reconciliation will be availableweekdays from 2-3 and 5-6 p.m.,Sat. 1-4.p.m. and Sun. 1-5 p.m.

On March 7 Thomas Delisle,Ph.D., comes to La Salette to leada workshop entitled "Mind, Body,Spirit, Soul: The Power of Holis­tic Healing," from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.It will explore how our bodiesspeak to us through illness or dis­ease and how we can release thehealing power of our spirit. Callthe shrine at 222-54] 0 for moreinformation.

FALL RIVER-St. Anne'sHospital School of NursingAlumni Association is sponsoringan educational program entitled"Hands-On Healing" on March 18at Catholic Memorial NursingHome. It will be presented byAmelia Cabral, RN, who willspeak about techniques one mayuse in daily interactions with fam­ily members and patients. Regis­tration begins at 6 p.m. For moreinformation call 763-2609.

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