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White Mass honors health care.workers, affirms work FALL RIVER - WiLhout the tuition supple­

ment they received from the S1. Mary's Educa­tion Fund, being able to attend a Catholic schoolwould be be out of the question for Kendra Sal­vador and Shannon Keeping.

In firsthand testimony given to the 400 whoattended the recent S1. Mary's Education FundFall Dinner, the two students made it clear thatthey and their families ow,s:d what they nowenjoy to financial aid furnished by the fund'sbenefactors.

Salvador,13, an eighth grader at S1. James­S1. John's Junior High, New Bedford, has re­ceived financial aid for two years. "If I didn'treceive financial aid I would not have been ableto remain in the school," she said candidly. Sheis a resident of New Bedford's south end whereshe lives with her parents and a brother who isthree.

A student in a Catholic school all her life,she said she realized what sacrifices her par­ents were making to keep her in such an educa­tional setting and advancing in the faith and thatwithout financial assistance from the fund shecould never continue. "Catholic schools haveenabled me to accomplish my goal, somethingthat I am really proud of. It has strengLhenedmy belief in God and has instilled in me an ap­preciation of my faith. It makes me feel proudthat people have contributed to my success andmy being here tonight. I am very appreciativeand promise to continue to perform at the high­est levels."

Keeping, 13, is an eighth grader at TauntonCatholic Middle School and her brother is asixth grader there. "The tuition assistance I re­ceive has played an important part in my life."

She said her parents divorced when she wasfive, and her mom works a fulltime job, "longand hard hours" to support them, "and still findstime to help us grow financially. socially andemotionally." With the financial support from

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The right of p~~ts tochoose whatever'eduea­tion they want for theirchildren is fundamentalto the democratic pro­cess and to our Catho­lic way of life, Dr. Pe­ter H. Cressy, chancel­lor of UMass­Dartmouth told morethan 400 attending thefourth annual St.Mary's' Education FundFall Dinner.

A retired'Navy rearadmiraJ. and .' Jormerheadmaster at Massa­chusetts MaritimeAcademy,. Cressy,chancellor at UMasssince 1993 f l(lld thegroup .ga~h~!ed atWhite:sofW~tportonOct. IS, ttiatas anedu­catorand Catholic. hesees Catholic educationimportant as "a princi­pal matter of choice be­cause everyone has theright to cho()se wherethey will be educateq.Whatyou are doing to­day is inspiring them tostay in Catholicschools."

Cressy said that itwas the 1920 Americanbishops conference that·said the state has theright to insist that itscitizens be educated."But they have neverdenied us the right tochoose the kind of edu­cation that is importantTurn to page 13 - Fund

grimage, the trip will take thegroup to Assisi and Rome Nov. 3through 13.

"The retreat aspect of it will bein Assisi and we have asked BishopJoseph F. Maguire, former bishop

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FALL RIVER, MASS.

and study week with Bishop SeanP. O'Malley, OFM Cap., in Italynext month.

According to Father Mark R.Hession, diocesan director ofEdu­cation and Formation o'f theClergy, and coordinator for the pil-

WHITE MASS - Dominican Sister M~uy Edwin presentsBishop O'Malley with hosts for communion during the annualWhite Mass held at Holy Name Church, New Bedford. TheMass honors health care workers and those part of the heal­ing ministry of Jesus throughout the diocese. Sister Edwin isadministrator of the Rose Hawthorne Home, Fall River.

tear as he kissed some40 Roman school­children who lined upto whisper their con­gratulations into hisear.

On Oct. 16, thedate of his election in1978, the pontiff of­ficially took the dayoff but appeared at anaudience with severalthousand Poles onpilgrimage to theVatican to celebratethe anniversary.

Visibly moved, hetold them that he hadfelt their prayersthrough "every hourand every day along VATICAN MEETING-Bishop Sean P.the path of my papal O'Malley met with Pope John Paull! dur­ministry." He said ingthe "ad Iimina"visit that bishops makeevents in their home- to the Vatican every five years. The re­land had always held cent meeting coincided w.ith the obser-

Tum to page vance of the pope's 20th anniversary asthree - Pope , pontiff. (Photo by Felici)

VOL. 42, NO. 41 • Friday, October 23, 1998

FALL RIVER -- Forty-threepriests of the Diocese of Fall Riverwill participate in a spiritual retreat

Diocesan priests to have retreat, studyweek in Italy in November

• The pilgrimage will takethem to Rome andAssisi.

• The most traveledpontiff fashioned thepapacy into a newmode of pastoralpresence.

By JOHN THAVISCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY -- After aweek of tributes, talk shows andconcerts, Pope John Paul II cel­ebrated the 20th anniversary of hiselection wi th a Mass of thanksgiv­ing and an emotional mf:eting withhis Polish compatriots Oct. 18,which was Mission Sunday.

Joined by 70,000 people at a lit­urgy in S1. Peter's Square, the popedelivered a soul-searching sermon,asking whether he had truly doneall he could to teach and guide thefaithful over the last 20 years.

He asked the world's Catholicsto pray so that "this pope can carryout his mission to the very end."After the Mass, he brushed aside a

World hails 20th ..anniversary·of Pope John Paul II·

By MIKE GORDONANCHOR STAFF

NEW BEDFORD - The thirdannual White Mass, celebrated lastweek at Holy Name Church, at­tracted people from all parts of theJiocese working in a wide varietyof health care-related positions, butall sharing a love of helping others,a love of the Lord and a strong dedi-

. cation to making a difference intheir work places.

The White Mass, based on an oldtradition of honoring physicians,celebrates the work of health careproviders who serve as volunteers,chaplains, paramedics, nurses,therapists and caregivers.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley wasprincipal celebrant, joined by sev­eral diocesan priests, incl udingchaplains of hospitals and nursinghomes. The Mass is organized bythe Department of Pastoral Care for

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,Shrine"to":iJiessed Father Damiell inWareham to be dedicated Octobe~r 25

Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses'fall seminar is' Nov. 7

FALL RIVER - The fall semi­nar sponsored by.the Fall River Di­ocesan Council of.Catholic Nurses'will be held Nov. 7, 8:30 a.m., atWhite's of Westport.

The theme of the seminar is:"Nursing Confronts Aging: The Chal­lenges We Face as Professionals."

A group ofprofessionals will makethe presentations. Bonnie L. Johnson,RN, JD, a nurse and lawyer, will guide

. the assembly through the issues sur-

FALL RIVER - Dr. Hala Sa- government and mathematics andlaam Maksoud, president of the has published many articles on aAmerican-Arab Anti-Discrimina- variety of topics. She is a welltion Committee in known internationalWashington, D.C., lecturer.will be the speaker at Her topic will bethe 22nd annual ban- "Confronting Rac-quet of the Interfaith ism."Council of Greater The Cambodian

.Fall River Inc., Oct., Youth Dance Troupe25, at noon at will perform andMcGovern's Restau- tenor W. Gordonrant. Partington, a city na-

Maksoud, who tive, will offer a mu-has been with the sical program.anti-discrimination For reservationsgroup si~ce its found- DR. HALA SALAAM and information calling in 1980, holds MAKSOUD Anne Pacheco at

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1864 while a seminarian alreadyserving in the Hawaiian Islands.He volunteered to work with lep­ers on the island of Molokai, in1873 and served th(:m for 16years as spiritual lead~:r, counse­lor, engineer, advocate for thevoiceless and finallY as a leperhimself and died of leprosy at theage of 49 in 1889. He was beati­fied by Pope John Paul II in June,1995. '

geropsychiatric client.Ora M. Dejesus, RNC, MSN, di­

rector 'of the Gerontology Center atUMass-Dartmouth, will discuss theprocess of normal aging in relation toAmericans' ageist bias. Participantswill learn to recognize the: overt andcovert ageism rampant in' modem so­ciety. Dejesus will.also identify theobstacles facing health C3re profes­sionals functioning 'without agerontological knowledge base.

The seminar is open to all health'care professionals and the interestedpublic. Educational credits are avail­able. For more information call AliceLeBlanc at (508) 995!() 15~: or HelenMcGowan at (508) 758-3887.

Father Damien was a memberof the Fathers of the Sacred Hearts,an international religious commu­nity of Brothers and Sisters whoserve the Church in more than 40 'countries around the globe.

In the Fall River diocese, theyhave staffed parishes and ~chools

since coming here in 1905.Blessed Damien, called in his

beatification ceremony "Servantof Humanity," was ordained, in

\ ~ovember 1 '. 1924, Rev. William H. McNamara, Pastor, St. Mary, Mansfield

1927, Rev. Louis N. Bl~nchet, Assistant, St. Jean Baptiste, FallRi \ "Jver ,, __," __ -"

1944, Rt. Rev. Msgr. John~. f~rraz'!yastor.St. Michael, Fall River1953, Rt. Rev. Msgr. George F.Caiil, Pastor, St. ¥athieu, Fall River1987, Rev. Wj~Ji~"'§.,Farla~d\ Pastor, St. Jose~h, Taunton,1988,J~,ev. "Wilham F.. Gartla,n~, CSC, Stonehill College, North

Easton-:::-.....~/' \\1'994, Rev. John F. Sullivan, SS.C¢, Retired Chaplain, Sacred Heart

Home, New Bedford ' '- '\ \

PRIESTS CURRE~TLY SERVINGOctober 24 Rh\Edward E. CorreiaOC,tober 25 .: ReV. Ernest Corriveau, MSOctober 26 Rev~ David A. Costa

- October 27 Rev.\]6~eph M. CostaOctober 28 Rev. William M. CostelloOctober 29 Rev. Hyrtry Creighton, SS.CCOctober 30 :: Rev. John\P. Cronin

"October 31 Rev. Columban Crotty, SS.CCNovember 1 Rev. Albert\Dagnoli, SS.CC .

(In subsequent issues, the necrology and living priests listings t,lillspan'the week from Mo'nday to Sunday, as for the daily readings)

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rounding advanced directives, health 'care proxy, the roleof the nurse in Wit-"nessing theext;Cution ofa health careproxy and patients' rights.

Johnson, the risk 'manager for theLahey Clinic in Burlington, seesnurses as having a key educationalrole with patients, families and the

, public at large regarding health, care­related legal issues.

Susan Dahl, RN, MEd., wili as­sist participants in' recognizing theproblems encountered in distinguish­ing between dementia and depressionin the elderly. A member of St. Anne'sHospital's Behavioral Medicine Unit,Dahl will share screening and assess­ment skills for evaluating the

WAREHAM - The first out­door shrine to Blessed FatherDamien de Veuster, the Belgianmissionary known as "the Apostleof the Lepers'," will be dedicatedand bl~ssed Oct. 25, at 3 p.m., onthe grounds of the Sacred HeartsRetreat Center, 226 Great NeckRoad.

All are'invited to a ceremony ofprayer and dedication, followed byrefreshments. '

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the Sick, together with diocesanchaplains.

During his homily BishopO'Malley spoke about saints whohad dedicated their lives to caringfor'the sick and applauded the ef­forts of those in attendance.

"For 2000 years, the CatholicChurch has had health care as a ma­jor concern; from St. Luke toMother Teresa in the streets ofCalcutta," said the bishop. "Herein the diocese we are privileged tohave Saint Anne's Hospital, theRose Hawthorne Home and somany other places to help people:The presence of so many in thechurch tonight is part of the way we ­proclaim the kingdom of God is ,athand."

"St. Paul was an outstanding fig­ure in the history of salvation," thebishop continued. "He was impris­

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Daily ReadingsOct. 26 Eph 4:32-5:8; Pi 1:

1-4,6; Lk 13:10-17·Oct. '27 Eph 5:21-33 or 5:

25-32; Ps 128:1-5;Lk 13:18-21

Oct. 28, Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16

Oct. 29 Eph 6:10-20;Ps 144:1-2,9-10;Lk 13:31-35

Oct. 30 Phil 1:1 ~11; Ps 111: '1-6; Lk 14:1-6

Oct. 31 Phil 1:18b-26;Ps 42:2-3,5;Lk14:1,7-11

Nov. 1 Rv 7:2-4,9-14;Ps 24:1-6; 1-In 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a

sentationand must benefit a similarlarger population. Small business pro­posals must potentially be able togenerate at least 10jobs. Funding re­quests for community economic de­velopment initiatives must be forplanning, capacity building and cer­tain start-up expenses'. In the case ofa community-based financial institu­tion, the request must be for buildinga deposit base prior to making loans.

Any group or organization withproposals or programs that meet the 'criteria is encouraged to contactCatholic Social Services immedi­ately in order that the pre-applica­tion process may be completed bythe Nov. 1 deadline.. For information and filing con­tact Catholic Social Services, 783Slade St., P.O. Box M, South Sta­tion, Fall River, MA 02724 or bycalling (508) 674-4681.

Funds for CCHD grants areraised through the campaign's an­nual collection in parishes nation­wide. In the Fall River diocese thecollection is held the weekend be­fore Thanksgiving; this year it willbe Nov. 21-22.

Interfaith Council of Fall River'sannual banquet set for Oct. 25

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Maria" in his honor, a special con­cert was conducted in the SistineChapel, and a historic, II-tonchurch bell rang out in the pope'sformer archdiocese of Krakow.Best wishes poured iIi from headsof state, church leaders and evenMehrnet Ali Agca, the Turk whoshot him· in 1981.

Mikhail Gorbachev recalled thepope's role in the demise of So­viet Communism. BenjaminNetanyahu and Yasi~ Arafat invited'him to the Holy Land. Even play­ers from Rome's two Soccer teamsjoined in the ,festivities.

In articles printed by the Vati­can newspaper, L''OsservatoreRomano, several writers said thepope's determination in the face ofdeclining stamina had opened an­other pastoral chapter in his pon­tificate. Czech Cardinal MiloslavVlk of Prague thanked the pope forhaving the "courage to appearweak today in front of others.". Praise also came from the

United States. Cardinal Bernard F.Law of Boston, writirg in a recentissue of the Pilot, Bo'ston'sarchdiocesan newspaper,said PopeJohn Paul's pontificate "is a greatgrace for the Church and for theworld. His desire to communicatethe good news of salvation in JesusChrist transcends the barriers ofage, of culture and of language."

Cardinal Anthony 1. Bevilacquaof Philadelphia called the pope"God's gift to us. The Holy Fatherhas broken political barri«rs and hasreached out to the world in manyways never believed possible, con­tinually proclaiming and reflectingthe love and compassion of Jesus."

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a profound place in 'his heart.Among those cheering the

pope was Warsaw Cardinal JozefGlemp, who said in an interviewwith the Rome newspaper LaRepubblica that Pope John Paulhad considered resigning in1981 to return. to Poland and

. help fight Communism.Asked to verify rumors that

the pope had told the Kremlinhe would leave the papacy andreturn home if Soviet troops in­vaded Poland, Cardinal Glempanswered: "Yes. This was a hy­pothesis that had much founda­tion in some moment.,.... He wasready to do anything, even leavethe leadership of the Church inorder to defend the freedom ofhis country.". The cardinal said the pope's

determination .was one reasonwhy there was no Soviet inva-sion. .

The pope marked hispontificate's anniversary by is­suing his 13th encyclical, "Faithand Reason," a 35,000-word trea­tise on the difficult modern rela­tionship between absolute truthsand philosophical reason. Theproduct of 12 years of work, it re­flected the pope's concern aboutincreasing skepticism and indiffer­ence toward traditional religiousvalues.

"Woe to humanity which losesthe sense of truth, the ·courage toseek it and the faith to tind it," hesaid at a blessing. At the com­memorative Mass the same day,the pope spoke about the primaryduty of a pope to teac~'l. In an Ull­

usually per~.o~al serie~ of .s~at~­ments, he asked' wbelher he haddone enough.

"After 20 years of service inPeter's chair, I cannot help but askmyslflf some questions today," hesaid. "Have you been a diligent andvigilant teacher of the faith in theChurch? Have you tried to bringthe great work of the Second Vati­can Council closet' to the peopleof today? Have you tried to satisfythe expectations of the Church'sfaithful, and also the hunger fortruth that is felt in thc~ world out­side the Church?" he said.

In response, he recalled the in­junction of St. Paul to "announcethe word."

"This is my task, to do every­thing possible so that the Son ofMan, when he comes, may find thefaith on this earth," he said.

Throughout mid-October, hiscompletion of his pontificate's·,,-20th year was milrked with mes-sages, articles, TV specials and. anew crop of books about him.Luciano Pavarotti sang "Ave

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Catholic school teache.rs' unioDlsBvMSGR. GEORGE HIGGINS ' organize and bargain collectively. of teachers to form unions if and

In the late 1970s the U.S. Su- when theirteach'ers choose to do so?CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ' '

preme Court took up the question, Some Catholic :opinion leadersI was privileged to take part in the . Are teachers in Church-related, have suggested that with unions in

recent convention of the National schools covered by the National La~ Catholic schools will COffil~ ideasAssociation of Catholic School bor Relations Act? and values that contradict or evenTeachers..! say "privileged," for the Eariy in 1979 the court ruled on u'ndermi,ne the faith. It has a\:;o beendelegates attending the, convention ,this issue. It found "no clear expres- suggested that some associalions ofand the teachers they represent in ap-' sion 'of an: affirmative intention of Catholic school teachers are domi­proximately 30 dioceses are the salt, Congress" to place'Catholic school n~ted by public educationall.obbiesofthe earth. ' , ' teachers within reach of the NLRA. with secular goals. ,

DevouL Catholics, they are· Furthermore, the ruling hinted The fact is that the overwhelm-strongly committed to, the 'Church ~trongly that even if Congress had. ing majority of unionized te:achersand its values and fully committed" intended otherwise, the court might' in Catholic schools belong to unionsoften at personal sacrifice, to the have found the arrangements in vio- which are neither dominat,;:d norcause of Cathofic education. They lation of the First Amendment's manipulated by public s.choolalso are committed, of course, to free-exerdse clause. . unions. To the contrary, these Catho­Catholic social teaching and are Constitutional issue aside" it .is lic unions strongly disagre,;: withresolute in their demand that thisirnportant to understand exactly what their public counterparts on a num­teaching be implemented in the the high court did and did not say. ber qf crucial issues affecting theschools where they are employed. ,The court said that the Catholic- integrity and well-being of the

They take'their lead iri this regard school teachers' right to organize for Catholic school system.from the V,S. bishops' 1986 pasto- ,this purpose finds no protection un- I know many of the offic:ers.of

. ralletter on Catholic social teach- der the NtRA. It did not question Catholic teachers' unions. Th.ey areihg and the, U.S. economy which or negate their right to organize. Yet exemplary Catholics ,in thei,r per­reads in part: "All church institutions" the distinction was lost on many ob- sonal and professional lives, Theymust fully recognize the rights of servers. One widely circulated news fully understand that theirorganiza­employees to organize and bargain story, typical of many others, was tions must take Seriol!S account ofcollectively with the' institution headlined "Court Bans Bargaining those elements - doctrinal, finan­through whatever association or or- for Religious Schools." cial, etc.':":'" which make Church-re­ganization they freely choose', In the Some have argued that unions are : Iated schools significantly diJferentlight of new creative models ofcol- not the "only way" tp meet the le- from public schools. ,laboration between labor and man~' "gitimate economic needs of .teach· I would go further and say thatagement ..., we challenge our Church ers. ,TheoreticalIy speaking, there strong teachers' unions, given .1 will­institutions to' adopt ~w fruitful ; may be something to be said for this ingness on the part of school ajmin·modes ofcooperation." point ofview, but as a practical mat- istrators to cooperate with them in'

The question' arises as to'why ter it is s'omewhat irrelevant. good faith, can make a valuabl;: con-some Catholic school administrators The question is, Are Church tribution to the betterment of theoppose the right of their teachers to people prepared to support theright entire Cath?)ic sch.ool system.

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awaited their return from school. Amember of Holy Rosary Parish, sheherself adopted a daughter and isthe grandmother of three grandchil­dren and four great-grandchildrenin addition to her St. Vincent'sbrood of some 160 youngsters,ranging in age from five to 22.

For 14 years she was also joinedby her sister, Mary Miozza, and sherecalls with pleasure working withSister Mary Lourdette, RSM, whohas been at St. Vincent's some 38years and is now coordinator of theinstitution's archives and records.

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sored by Citizens for Citizens, helpsretirees continue productive liveswhile aiding others; in the case ofthe ~t. Vincent's program, offeringchildren guidance and acting aspositive role models for them.

Many children, notes Karin. Dejesus of the St. Vincent's staff,

have minimal contact with theirown families and may never haveenjoyed the love of a grandparent.

Over the years, Nellie has sup­plied that love in full measure,working with children of all ages,starting in the aftt;rnoon as she

22, when Nellie, now 87, officiallyretired.

At a party in her honor, which. was covered by TV channels 10 and

12, she received a citation from thecity of Fa1l River, presented byMayer Edward M. Lambert Jr., whohimself had worked with her at St.Vincent's for many years. Ne1lieholds the facility's record for thelongest participation of a FosterGrandparent in its youth activities.The Grandparents' Program, spon-

MASHPEE - The Prayer Line at Christ the King Parish recently helda re9ruiting drive that generated 14 new members and swelled its ranks ofcallers to 53, thus increasing its impact in the community.

Father Ronald A. Tosti, pastor of Christ the King, honored membersof the group by hosting a morning coffee and social hour which 44 mem­bers attended. The gathering was an opportunity for the voices behindthe prayer line to meet one another face to face and share what they ?o.

The prayer line takes calls from people seeking prayers. Its coordma­tor, Helen Keegan of East Falmouth, estimates it has handled about 1,200requests from parishioners and friends since its inception. The groupbegan almost three years ago and prays for many different causes includ­ing healing sickn~ss, unemployment and troubled marriages.

Group members commented that their favorite calls are those made inthanksgiving, such as when a new mother calls to say she had a he~thy

baby after a difficult pregnancy or when they receive word that a patientthey prayed for has made a successful -recovery.

The members of the.Christ the King Parish Prayer Line continue topray for people in need of help and to make a difference in the c0'!1mu­nity of faith. If you would like more information about the prayer lme orare in need of prayers, call Christ the King Parish at 477-7710.

HELP THROUGH PRAYER :....- Christ the 'King ParishPrayer Line coordinator Helen Keegan poses with fellowprayer line mempers Sister Claire Sinotte and Joan Fergusonat a recent gathering of prayer line members. The programhasprayed for over 1,200 people since it began in 1996.

'Prayer line grows,celebrates work

St. Vincent's extraordinaryfoster grandmother retires

.FOND MEMORIES-After 26 years contributing to the hap­piness of youngsters at St. Vincent's, Nellie Casilli enjoys aretirement party. , .

FALL RIVER - Since Sep­tember 22 a familiar face has beenmissing at Saint Vincentis Homeon Fall River's Highland Avenue.For 26 years, youngsters in thefacility's residential program haveenjoyed the fried doughboys andother treats provided by FosterGrandmother Nellie Casilli, not tomention her academic assistance inclassrooms and her contributionsto maintenance of those class­rooms. But the era ended on Sept.

SISTER MARIE MELTON,RSM

Catholic schoolsare "'alive andIt!el!,'' says nun

By PAT MCGOWAN

"Our Catholic schools are aliveand well!" That's the message ofSister Marie Melton, RSM, a mem­ber of the Brooklyn, NY, RegionaICommunity of the Sisters ofMercyof the Americas, who has visited theFall River diocese several times.

Now retired, she was for 25years Director of Libraries at St.John's University, Jamaica, NY, thelargest Catholic university in the na­tion. But, books being in her blood,she opted to spend the past schoolyear as ~ volunteer library consult­ant to Catholic schools in the dio­ceses of Brooklyn and RockvilleCentre.

In a recent article in The Tablet,the newspaper of the Brooklyn dio­cese, she discussed her experiences,saying that the atmosphere in theschools she visited was one of"peace, acceptance and love," inwhich children "are tended withloving care by men and womenwho are teaching them to leadChristian lives as we:l1 as learningmathematics, history and English."

In that positive atmosphere, sheadvised schools unable to affordcertified librarians on ways to maketheir book collections inviting andaccessible to students. Many work­ers, she' observed,"went beyondbooks in their concern for children.Sister Marie cited a woman who

•noticed "that some little childrendidn't know how·to hug, so shestarted the practice of hugging thelittle ones as she felt their need. Ikeep imagining how far those hugswill go in the lives of those youngchildren."

She plans to continue visitingschools, indicating that she wouldbe happy to offer her services toschools in the Fall River diocese.In addition to acting as a libraryconsultant, she has organized work­shops for the national Catholic Li­brary Association on book selec­tion, grant writing and allied skills.

.Other strings to her bow includecooking - she has published aMelton Family Cookbook, includ­ing over 100 recipes from membersof her large family; and an illus­trated family genealogy and history,dating from 1896, whe,n the firstfamily members emigrated fromCounty Sligo, Ireland, to August ofthis year, when the clan gathered fora reunion in Dorset, VT.

SisterMarie maybe reachedat43­12 Skillmal1 Avenue. Swuzyside NY11104, tel. (7/8) 392-2248. ext. 12.

ity give God's word and commands. Bothmourn that their people are "sheep without.ashepherd" (Num 27:17 and Mt 9:36), and soon.

Moses is. thus referred to as a "type" ofJesus, someone whose person. and actionssymbolize, prefigure another who .i:; yet toappear. In the same way, the book of Revela­tion (Chapter21, for example) sees thl~ city ofJerusalem as a type of heaven.

Awareness ?f such typologies ca:n offer

Book Shop in WaShington Depot, Conn~, to.sign copies of his book "To End a War" (Ran­dom House) about his experience in theBalkan conflict

There was a problem. The bookstore alreadyhad ,confirmed me to do a book signing thatvery same June day on my new book,. "Coinci­dences - Touched by a.. Miracle" (Twenty­Third Publications). Rather than show me thediscourtesy of canceling my signing in favorof an international celebrity, MargueriteWhitney, the owner, had both of us as her guests.

Her ad went out, announcing in b:tg letters,a "Double Signing - Meet Antoinette Bosco... and Richard Holbrooke." .

When I went to meet him, he asked me aboutmy oWn work and my book, as I ask<:d him tosign a copy of his book for me. After a brief'conversation, he wrote, "To Toni Bo:;co, withbest wishes to a local editor- and prayers for'your future best! Richard H." To me that said alot about the kind of person he is.

Holbrooke's book is gripping firsthand his­; tory,-without a dull passage, reading at times

like a detective story. It is must reading for.. anyone who cares about American leadership

in world conflicts. This courageous envoy of­. fered prayers for me, and now my prayers are

for him as he seeks peace in Kosovo. .I ask all to join me.

wonderful insights into the meaning of theGospel, and events in the life of our Lord,which is, of course, why the Gospel authorsutiliz~ them so frequently and in such a vari­ety of ways.

The introduction to the Sermon on theMount, to which you refer, is a good example.Jesus "went up the mountain, and after he hadsat down ... he began to teach them" (Mt 5:1­2).

That sounds like a straightforward, :;imp,lereport. It is, however,loaded with significance,especially since the following threect.aptersare considered the gem of Matthew's Gospel,the first and focal discourse of Jesus to thepeople. " .

For the Jews, going onto a mountain toteach always evoked the image of Moses giv­ingthelaw to the people, which explains why .Matthew uses that image several times in hisGospel. Sitting was (and still is in manyplaces) the common posture for teachers in theNear East when they were to present a wach­ing of special importance.

Matthew's point here is that someth.ing 'ofmajor significance is about to take pl~lce. Itdoes, of course, as Jesus unfolds his plan andreplaces or develops much of what they havebeen told by Moses with his own new vision.(See Mt 5: 21,2·7,33,38 and 43, amorig oth-ers.)' , . '

Jesus certainly would have prayed andtaught on the Galilean hill we today call the

- Mount of the Beatitudes. However, the ~'moun­

tain" fot: Matthew was a theological rathe:: thana geographical place. The covenant of the firstMoses was now to be replaced with the "newand eternal covenant" of the Messiah.

Ask your daughter to keep reading andthinking. Two good places to find a more de­veloped presentation of the typology ofMoses(and the Mosaic law) and Jesus are in Acts7:17-43 and Hebrews 9.

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Similarities betweel) Moses and.Jesus

Even in the long reign of/Yugoslavian Com7munist leader Tito, ethnic conflict in the re­gion had never really ended. But no one couldhave anticipated that in· the post-Cold Warperiod, political opportunists in this Balkancountry would have encouraged ethnic con­frontation for their own gains, causing a hei­nous slaughter of countrymen by countrymen.

'Holbrooke'proved to be a tough negotia­tor, trying to get a divided country to stop kill­ing its own people. In 1995, as U.S. assistantsecretary of state, he successfully negotiatedthe peace talks in Dayton, Ohio, which led tothe creation ofBosnia-Herzegovina. PresidentClinton called his diplomacy, which "helpedto stop the bloodshed" in Bosnia, "remark­able." During the 1995 negotiations withBosnian Croats, Muslims and Serbs,Holbrooke noted he saw trouble ahead in "thecrisis surrounding Kosovo."

In June Clinton nominated Holbrooke tobe U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, re­placing Bill Richardson. That very week I hadthe opportunity to meet Holbrooke in an un­usua~ way. He came to The Hickory Stick

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.' ~eeting a Kosovo.peace seekerIt was logical that Holbrooke would be our

envoy. He was Presiderit Clinton's chief ne-·getiator in America's efforts to end the blood-

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FamilyTalk

By Antoinette Bosco

The BottomLine

THE ANCHOR"",,""" Diocese of Fall River - FrL, Oct. 23, J 998

. Meaningfull~fe after. retirement

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Those of us who could pull away from cov­erage of the White House crisis were prob­

. ably pained by the war stories coming agaInout ofYugoslav~a. .

This time the locale is Kosovo, a ....----------­region in southern Yugoslavia, Thepresent-Yugoslavia is comprised oftwo republics: Montenegro on thecoast 'and inland the much largerSerbia, which includes Kosovo.

In October, U,S. envoy RichardHolbrooke was sent to the region topressure Yugoslav PresidentSlobodan 'Milosevic to accept ourWestern terms for peace in that prov­ince. The Yugoslav. army and Serbian policehave been involved ina bloody campaign to'destroy ethnic Al?anian rebels in Kosovo.·

Q. My daughter asked me· these ques­tions, and I could not help. W~ hope you 'can.

Is there a similarity between Jesus' lifeand Moses? Two major incidents - Pha­raoh killing the Hebrew. children in Egyptand Herod killing the Jewish children inBethlehem, hoping to kill Jesus - among

W'th D J & others, sound like more than coincidences.You belong to the group I call the . I r. ames . She also said there is a similarity be-

healthy elders. Mary Kenny tween the Sermonon the Mount and MosesYou have retired when you art; still receiving the Ten Commandments

physically and me'1tally robust You from God. Jesus, she claims, was r---a-----.-----have abilities and gifts but no outlet for'their . holidays, sale of work by local artists. The.ac" maybe another Moses. I disagree. uest1l0nSexpression. You can wallow in bitterness and tivity is ayear-round commitmeniand·a labor (pennsylvania) . andfrustration.over this situation, or you can view oflove.· .your situation as an opportunity to experience Ifworking with young people interests you,' '. A. Though you don't give your Answers'<If

new challenges, serve.in new ways, explore ar- look for ways. to involve people in doing. daughter's age, I am awed by herques- .easydu never had time for previously; and en- projects: You might use your business skills to tions. They touch upon some signifi- By Fatherjoy overall growth which your job did not al- assist in Junior Achievement projects; mana- cant truths about o,ur Lord and thelow. . gerial-skills might be applied to the running of Gospels, truths evident from aclose L J_O_h_n_J_,_D_ie_tz_e_n _

Your willingness tol9ecome a house spouse a local youth center.'" . reading of the Bible, but which fewshows that you are open to the positive oppor- If you have a background in personnel or Catholics stumble upon by themselves.tunities which await you. human services; you might,use those skills 'to The Gospels, especially Matthew, and the'

One reward of the retirement years is the op- . enrich your parish. Join, a social action com- rest of the New Testament are filled with closeportunity to enjoy hobbies and work onpersonal mittee, and make it into a really effective orga- . parallels between the lives and ministries ofprojectS which interest you. Enjoy your leisure nization, active in deed as well as word. Jesus,. the inaugurator of the new covenanttime. However, with good health, a good mind, Retirement does not mean withdrawing between God arid the human family, andall the time in the world and difficulty filling that .from important, meaningful activity. Seek work Moses, through whom the Sinai covenant was

. time, you need ~ore than hqbbies or a few hours that is important to you, ,something you care made between God and the Jewish people.of volunteer work. Here are some suggestions: about deeply. Then devote a regular block of Both are born in dangerous circumstances

Ifyou enjoyed your paid employment, look time to that project each week. You need not, and are threatened by hostile rulers. Both comefor ways to use those work skjlls in your com- work 40 oours per week, but you do need 1\1 out of Egypt an~ are rejected by their ownmunity. One successful businessman, after re- make a substantial commitment, both for your people. 'Both pass through water and are'tirement, became treasurer of the local Habitat benefit and for the project you care about., tempted in the wilderness in the 'process offor Humanity organization. He works vigor- . Your retirement a~ a relatively early age gives saving their people., .ousty to seek funding for local Habitat homes you.a wonderful opportunity for growth wnich . Both ascend the mountain and with author-and to use those funds efficiently. .few people enjoy.

: Dear Mary: lam a man, early 60s, who Another retired businessman brings his ad-took early retirement from a job'! held for ministrative and managerial skills to an area

, many years. This wasn't entirely voluntary which interests him: fine arts in the 10001 com- .- I planned to work for another five years munity. He became a founder and first presi­or so. I enjoy the freedom from job pressure, dent of a local fine arts council. This grouphaving to get up imd get out every day, but I brings fine ~s of all ,kinds to the community:have not found fqlfilling ways '0 occupy my art exhibits, classic movie showings, commu­time. . nity theater, book discussions and, before the

, My wife still works fulltime and r-----------­does'not want to retire for anotherfive years or more. I'm trying tolearn to be a house husband, but Istill find I have time on my hands.-Illinois

;The cracked windshield pI:0of for GodDo you remember that old poem tha~ de- . Namely, that little plinks or'happenings in a sincere sympathy for my' unintentiomil dead-

scribes the loss of a war because.a battle was time directly affect other events immediately line abuse because the computer guy did not10stWleeause a message had not been delivered adjacent to them which, of cour~and just-be~ show up at my office as promised because hisbecause the horse be¢ng the messenger floun- ,cause, affect the things they in tum "touch." mother had had to go to the hospital becausedered because it lost one of its shoes because See? , she developed a bladder infection because sheone of the nails.holding the shoe in place was Tah, dah. It's like a cracked and cracking had not been drinking enough water, ' .defective? . windshield. Oh, she lives in San Francisco. And water

. Or something like ·that? One little plink, and who knows how the fis- quality can be an issue.I know !tow the losing general felt. I missed sure lines will radiate? Or splil}ter? Or r-----..;;.--'-----lr~_::::~--....

a deadline recently because a woman in San end? (Other than those guys who callFrancisco was not drinking enough water. you and claim they can have your de­

This makes me think about 'cracked wind- ductible waived and fix y<;lUr wind~

shields, as well as I am sure it does you. And shield for free, thatjs.)'. not just because my editor is still speaking to Someone commits a random act of. me, and thus showing her commitment to char- kindness. It inspires you and others. Itity, forgiveness, patience and filling her news r.adiates. And the goodness lineshole. wangle off foreve/.l .

This deeply religious'argument - known It would take abe"all-and-end-allin theological circles as the CrackedWindshield computer tOtrack the iilfinitejourneys, -------------I!l~Proof for God (because Horseshoe.Tack Proof impacts, results of that one good act. At least I did not lose a war.for God sounded, uh, tackY) - will become Let's call it the Divine Mainframe with In-

'even more crystal clear when we realize that finite Memory and Universal Interfacing.sci-fi writers have long played with this afore- . Or, the Cracked Windshield Proof for God.mentioned realization: At least you have by now surely developed

Find a renewed sense ofindependence.

7It is the "wonder" reaction that

makes it all worthwhile. It means thatevery day brings a treat, not just Hal­loween.

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In the. Matter of NICK ROMAN, minor, to any unknown or unnamedfather, parent(s) of the above named child.

*A putative father will not have standing as a party to this casewithout a voluntary acknowledgment of parentngeor an adjudicationof paternity.

A petition has been presented to the Court by the COMMONWEALTHOF MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, 1537MAIN STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS representing thatthe - mother/father - of the child lack(s) the current ability, capacity, fitnessand readiness to assume parental responsibility for the child; that thepetitioner's plan for the child will serve the child's best interests; and, prayingthat this Honorable Court enter a decree under the provisions of the Gen­eral Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 210, Section 3, 'that shall have theeffect of tenninating the rights of the person(s) named herein to receivenotice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the custody, guard­ianship, adoption, or other disposition of the child named herein. ¥

IF YOU DESIRE TO OBJECT THERETO, YOU OR YOUR ATTOR­NEY MUST FILE A WRITTEN APPEARANCE AT THE 50 STATESTREET, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS before TEN O'CLOCKin the forenoon (10:00 A.M.) on December 21, 1998.

YOU ARE ENTITLED TO THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ATTOR­NEY IF YOU ARE AN INDIGENT PERSON. An indigent person isdefined bySJCRuie 3:10. The definition includes but is not limited topersons receiving AFDC, EAEDC, poverty related veteran's benefits,food stamps, refugee resettlement benefits, Medicaid, and SSI. TheCourt wiII determine if you are indigent. Contact an Assistant Regis­ter/Adoptions Clerk of the Court on or before the date listed above toobtain the necessary forms.

Witness: David G. Sacks, First Justice of this Court.Date: September 21, 1998

Thomas P. Moriarty, Jr., Register of Probate

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Oct. 23, 1998

to be a priest. They want to know whatwe believe about the afterlife, suffering,the soul and grace. They want to knowabout Christ and his Church..

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around the comer and screeched to astop. "Sorry, Father," she yelled to me,as though I was going to give her de­tention for bad parking-garage marmers.

Sometimes when I am in the gro­cery store, I've noticed people huniedly,putting those gossip tabloids back in themagazine rack when they see me stand­ing in line behind them. Guilt workswonders.

Anger takes more time. Often theanger comes when people have time totalk, like on an airplane. Then they wantto tell you about the mean things somepriest once said to them in the distantpast. Or how outraged they are that ei­ther (a), the Catholic Church has notchanged its position on something, or(b), the Catholic Church has changedits position on something.

Friendliness is the nicest reaction,even though a little puzzling at times.Some people seem to know every priestin the world, or at, least assume they do."Hi ya, Father," they call out acrossstreets and theater lobbies and restau-rants. "This is my daughter and this ismy mother. You know Father so-and­so at St. such-and-such, don't you? Hewas our pastor for years. Great fellow:"

Assistance is part of the territorywith clerical garb. People think weshould know how to help or, conversely,that we need help. This reaction gives agreat opportunity to talk to people.

Not long ago I was leaving my highschool reunion on the West Side ofChicago with a group of classmates, allbetter fixed fmancially than I am. A manapproached us and asked for money.Actually, he asked me for money,though there were others there (in muchbetter suit.~, I might add). Nobody elsereached for a wallet. Somehow they fig­ured that was my job.

Of course, the assistance reactionworks the other way just as often. Once,as I approached the cashier in the localcafeteria, she told me, "That's OK, Fa­ther, it's been taken care of." I figure itall comes out in the wash. "The Lordgiveth and the Lord taketh away, blessedbe the name of the Lord."

Finally, the most interesting reactionis wonder. People wonder about a lotof things, and the clerical uniform gives .them a chance to ask. This is the bestreason for wearing clerical garb. It isan invitation to people to talk aboutfaith.

They want to know about celibacyand what it means. They want to knowwhat you beli~ve and when you decided----------------------.

when in c1erica'. garb are Of five variet-'ies. I call them tlle "GAFAW" reactions:guilt, anger, friendliness, assistance andwonder.

The guilt reaction seems to be incul­catedearly. Ihear itfrom ourpre-schoolerswho see me coming down the hall andrun away saying, "Oh, oh, it's him!"

Once when I was walking througha parking garage in downtown Wash­ington a young woman driving a carfilled with other young people squealed

Halloween: Reactions to what one wears

Remembering my guestsBy FATHER JOHN CATOIR, CATHOLIC NEWS SERviCE

During my years as director of The Christophel's [ was the host of a nation­ally syndicated TV show called "Christopher Close-up." I interviewed morethan 450 guests over a period of nearly 18 years, and it was great fun.

One of my favorite.s was James Cagney. When I asked him, "How does itfeel to be a Hollywood legend?" he shrugged it off. "People make too much ofit. For me acting was just a job, a way of making a living, thafs all," he said.

Jimmy's secret to his long and happy marriage of 63 years Was simple: "Justdon't make too many demands on one another."

When he died, his family asked me to preach the eulogy. The funeral washeld at the very same church in New York City where he had served as an altarboy 70 years earlier. '

Jane Pauley, of NBC fame, told me about her interview with the pope: "I'musually calm when it comes to meeting important people, but when John Paul IIwalked into the room my knees buckled and I began to cry ..., and Father, I'mnot even a Catholic."

• I invited Milton BI:rle on the show to talk about the importance of humor. Iasked him what it was like to do a live TV show every week for over six years.He laughed and said, "It was crazy, and to make it worse I was up againstBishop Fulton Sheen who had better writers."

"Better writers?" I retorted like a good straight man. "Yeah, you know, Mat­thew, Mark, Luke and John." After a subdued laugh, I asked him ifhe was a manof faith. "Of course I am," he shot back, "how do you think I got through allthose years? It was live TV. I just prayed my way through."

Over the years I interviewed 75 priests, II bishops and three cardinals. Themost memorable priests were Fathers Ted Hesburgh of Notre Dame, HenriNouwen, the spiritual writer, and Andrew Greeley, the sociolOgist and novelist.I also interviewed many ministers and rabbis, like Rabbi Harold Kushner whowrote "When Bad Things Happen to Good People." .

The late Shari Lewis brought her puppet Lambchop, and we had a delightfulvisit. Standing nex.t to me, but off-camera, Shari placed Lambchop below myleft shoulder. I asked that sweet little creature (in reality Shari's hand in a sock),"How are you feeling, Lambchop?" The puppet wiggled coyly and said, "Alittle sheepish."

So many happy memories.I thought I might miss the limelight, but honestly I do not. My time is fully

occupied, and I am happy running Eva's Kitchen and Sheltering Programs, aministry to the poorest of the poor. Dealing face-to-face with the homeless, andhelping them to survive, is far more satisfying than anything I have ever donebefore in my entire life.

Our circuit-rider priestsBy FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

It is not uncommon to pick up today's Official Catholic Directoryfor the UnitedStates and to read, "Father John Doe, pastor of St Joseph, and also of St Clementand St. Agatha." A growing number of priests are responsible for several parishes.They may live in two or three rectories in a week, catching their meals on the fly.'

Priests with multiple parishes are often called circuit riders. Historically, this coun­try was built on circuit riders. First among them were Pony Expre~s riders. Later, withthe new era of airplanes, pilots became circuit riders for the postal service., The archi~es of The Catholic Extension. Society in Chicago a,re filled with

pIctures of pnests on horseback, or riding a rail car fashioned into a chapel, circuitriding throughout the West. .

As glamorous as circuit riders look, today's priest circuit riders will not last.long if they follow past history. Pony Express riders often were killed, done in bythe weather or just worn out. Horseback riding, like riding in an j,lutomobile forhours, leaves you feeling crippled. .

Priests who are circuit riders have told me that they, like past circuit riders,don't expect to last It's not the physical strain that concerns them, rather it is thelack of community. Personal relationships are difficult to cultivate when you arein and out of parishes so fast .

In studies of priest~, we have found that building a sense of community is veryimportant for them. They regard community as an energizing resource. In thispicture, the Eucharist and the worshiping community constitute the most impor­tant factors.

If these priests drop by the wayside and aren't replaced, what will happen inthe future?

One possibility is that roles may reverse. Parishioners will be asked to becomecircuit riders and to locate the parish Mass closest to them, even though that maybe far away. The danger in this is that people will use this as an excuse to skipMass and become marginal Catholics..

Many fear that as priests wem down, the services and ministries offered by theChurch will diminish. TIle days when the typical parish offered a wide variety ofprograms- and when Fatherattended them regularly-could become a faint memory.

Some Church observers anticipate a day when laypersons will be chosen fromthe community and commissioned to run a parish in the absence of a priest. Somecontinue to predict a married priesthood in the future as a response to the situationthat has been developing. '

Having seen and listened to the experiences of circuit liders, it is easy to predictthat their situation crul'l continue indefmitely. We can expect to hear a lot moreabout this in the next few years as the needs of our modem circuit-rider priests andthe pressures placed on :hem become much better known and understood.

By FATHER PETER DALY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

The second most popular holiday ofthe year is coming, Halioween.

For one evening children get theexperience of having people react totheir costume rather than to the personunderneath.

In a way, that is what happens toanyone who wears a uniform, like po­lice, soldiers, letter carriers or priests.

The reactions we priest~ seem to get

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most of them did. He then put allllieircontributions together and 'sentthem with a covering lettl~r to theVaticanCongregation for SainthoodCauses. '. He said the congregation senthim a noncommital response, andasked him to come there for talkswhen he was in Rome. He said heexpected to do that during a visit inmid-November.

Cardinal O'Connor said he was'not concerned that Day's reputationas a radical might clash with his im­age as a conservative. "I put nostock in the labels," he said.

The cardinal said he was notready to express a judgml:Dt thatDay should be canonized, but onlythat her cause should be consideredand investigated.

Cardinal O'Connor acknowl­edged that Day's absolute pacifismwas n~t the traditional teading ofthe Church, or in accord with hisown views. Because ofhurnan sin,the emergence of the kind of soci­ety she wanted is 'just not going tohappen - except in heaven," thecardinal said. But disagreement onthat point would not be an impedi­ment to her canonization, he said.

Cardinal O'Connor said the onearea that the Church might considermore of a problem concerned herfamily relationships. In a common-

. law marriage with a man ho:;tile toreligion, Day had a child, and then'separated from the father as she madeplans to raise her child as a Catholic.

There have been suggestionsthat Day's absorption in the Catho­lic Worker movement resulted inher neglecting her responsibilitiesas a mother. "If there is a stumblingblock ahead, that might well be it,"Cardinal O'Connor said. '

The two documents can be ob-

Dorothy Day's abortitJnseen as no impedimeflt

to sainthood

language as an important founda­tion for effective collaboration be­tween men and women.

MORE T~AN 70,000 people joined Pope John Paul II inSt. Peter's Square October 18 for a Mass that celebrated the20th anniversary' of his election as pope. (eNS photo)

-~ -By TRACY EARLY. '

CATHOLIC NEWS SERViCE

, , NEW YORK. - Dorothy Day,the Catholic Worker leader' whodied in 1980, $hould be consideredfor canonization because she had anabortion and not despite it, accord­ing to Cardinal John J. O'Connor'of New York.

In an interview at his residence,he told Catholic News Service that

, her repentance for the abortion mayhave been the beginning of her con­version. And her canonizationwould "speak to agreat.ilumber ofwomen and others and remind themthat God is very merciful," he said.

He made the same poi!lt abouther early partic;ipation in groupshostile to the Church. ~'In a daywhen there is such bitter criticismof the Church, her cause should beconsidered because she was onewho once would have shared thatantagonism," he said. "Her experi­ence showed the great mercy andgrace of God in a way that mightnot have been revealed otherwise."

Cardinal O'Connor launched thecurrent moves for consideringDay's canonization at a Mass Nov.9, 1997, marking the centennial ofher birth on Nov. 8, 1897.

Shortly after his installation asarchbishop.of New York in 1984,he had raised the question in his col­umn in Catholic New York, ~eeklynewspaper of the Archdiocese ofNew York. But in the interview, hesaid that he got only a few letters in ,,response, and two of those were"exceedingly negative." So he putthe idea aside for the time being. '

Cardinal O'Connor said that atthe second meeting he asked mem­bers of the group to write accountsof their experience with Day, and

, in the apostolic community as the ship that Church law reserves "onlyfundamental scriptural warrant for a few offices or ecclesiastical rolesthe teaching. 'to the ordained." ,

To the argument that excluding "In the past," it says, "we havewomen is unjust, it says, "No one encouraged Church.Ieaders to iden­has a right by baptism to .ordination, tify the Church roles; especiallyfor this sacrament is not essential leadership roles, that are open to'for any person in his response to the women. We now need to shift ourcall to holiness." thinking. We assume that all roles'

Acknowledgingt~at·some in the Church are open to womenwomen feel called to ordination, it unless stated otherwise in canonsays·theeh?~chmust.t~~t~d vali-. law. The roles,are open; we need todate any chum to such, a calling, but . continueJo identify, invite and edu­"the Church must follow the ex~ cate the:women who'can fill thein."ample of Ch~stwho called )Vomen 'Itcalls for active recruitment·ofto ,di~cipleship but not to member- women for leadership positions andShiP 10 the Twelve.'~ " , "personal policies th!lt will attract

'!'he other doc~ment says on the and retain competent women. "Itt<?PiC of women 10 Church leader- also cites sensitive use of inclusive

'By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE He described the rebirth offree-,dom in Poland and Eastern Europe

WASHINGTON - Among the as "nearly unimaginable" withoutmost noteworthy accomplishments the pope's continued emphasis onof Pope John Paul II in his 20 years the dignity of all people.as pontiff have been his implemen- The pope's "desire to be an in­tation of the Second Vatican Coun- strument of peace" was illustratedcil, his pastoral visits around the in his gathering of'religious lead-world, and his .... ers in Assisi, Italy,dialogue with in 1986 and hisleaders of other "He has led the continued urgingfaiths, said the Church into a deeperap- .of peaceful solu-.head of the Na- preciation of the spiritual tions to violencetional Conference essence of the /Second' in the Balkansof Catholic Bish- I' and otherops. Vatican) council," said "troubled areas of

"He has led Bishop Anthony M. Pilla the world."the Church int~ a of Cleveland in a recent, Bishop Pilladeeper apprecia- statement. described thetion of the spiri- ... ..... pope as "a

tual essence of teacher par excel­the council," said Bishop Anthony lence," referring to his encyclicalsM. Pilla of Cleveland in an Oct. 9 such as "Veritqtis Splendor," issuedstatement. in 1993 on fundamental questions

He alsopraised the pope, elected on the Church's moral teachings,Oct. 16, 1978, forleading the and "Evangelium Vitae," issued inworld's bishops through "the medi- 1995'on the value and inviolabilitytation on the council's'meaning of human life. The NCCB presidentduring the special Synod of Bish- said the documents "are among theops held to mark the 20th anniver- Church's permanent treasures."sary of the council's conclusion."" . Bishop Pilla 'added that among,

Bishop Pilla noted that the the pope's many gifts are two thatpope's "deep pastoral care for his "characterize his leadership in apeople" has been demonstrated in particularly personal way."his pastoral visits around the world "One is his understanding of aridas well as in his visi~ to the par- exceptional talent for the media,"ishes of his Rome Diocese. "he explained. "He has brought the

"InternationalIy and 10calIy, papacy close to the Catholic people!ohn Paul is an ardeiltshepherd of - all people,- through the mediasouls, carefully watching over his in a way that previously couldflock," he added. ' ' ' hardly have been imagined."

'The bishop said another hall- The second is his "gift ofmark of the pope's past 20 years has tongues," Bishop Pilla said. Withbeen his commitment to ecumeni- his' "ability and enthusiasm for

. cal and interreligious dialogue. speaIqJ;lg many languages" the pope''The Orthodox churches and the "is not a stranger in any part of the

Protestant communities are close to globe and '" does not want othershis heart, as are the Jewish people to be strangers to him."who have found in him a good ~:John Paul's early life had al-friend," said Bishop Pilla." ready marked him out as an extraor-

He said the pope hascontinued dinary human being endowed withthe work begun during Vatic,an II gifts to be raised up in the serviceof removing obstacles between of God ,and his neighbor," he con­Catholics and Jews, and "in turn' he c1uded. "On this, the 20th anniver­has received a heartfelt response sary of his election to the papacy,from peoples of all faiths." we thank the Lord for calling him

Bishop Pilla praised the pope's to that ministry of service bestowed"championship for human rights and nearly two millennia ago whenhis eloquent pleas for peace," say- Jesus said, in response to Peter'sing these actions have "placednim profession of love, 'Feed myat the forefront of world leaders." ' sheep.'"

u.s. bishops call for advancing role of women in Churlch• While the new state­

ments do just that,they also explain whythe admission of

,women to the priest­hood is not possible.

By JERRY FILTEAU

. CATI:IOI,JC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON (C'NN) ~ IIitwo separate. documents releasedlast week, committees of the U.S.Catholic bishops called'for adva~c­ing the role of women in the Churchbut explained why 'that does not i~­c1ude admission to ordained priest­hood. " .

The longer text, "From Words toDeeds: Continuing Reflections on '

the Role ofWomen in the Church," - NCCB pres'l-dent notescomes from the bishops' Commit- ' 'tee on Women in Society 'and the

Church, chaired by Auxiliafy P()pe- Joh'n Paul II' 'soBishop John C. Dunne of RockvilleCentre, N.Y.

It addresses what has been done - to Ch handremainstobedoneinthreear- Impae on, .ureeas: appreciating and incorporatingthe gifts of women in the Church;appointing women to Church lead­ership positions and promoting col­laboration between men andwomen in the Church.

, The other document, titled "TenFrequently Asked Questions Aboutthe Reservation of Priestly Ordina-

, tion to Men," comes from the Com­mittee on Doctrine, chaired byArchbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk ofCincinnati,

Starting with the question ofwhat the Church teaches, it says theChurch "has no authority to conferpriestly ordination on women" andthis is a teaching, "to be held de­finitively by all the faithful as be­longing to the deposit of faith."

The eight-page document alsolays out reasons for the teachirigand the scriptural authority for it,and it responds to some of the most

'frequent arguments against theteaching.

At its September meeting theAdministrative Committee of theNational Conference of CatholicBishops reviewed both documentsand approvyd their publication.They were released jointly in Wash­ington.

"From Words to Deeds," issuedas a 26-page booklet, builds on thebishops' 1994pastoral reflection onwomen in Church and society,",Strengthening the Bonds ofPeace."

It says that since jesus' day"women have graced Church his­tory with their holiness,. co'urage,intellectual gifts and works of jus-

. tice and mercy.... Too often,how­ever, women's contributions havegone unnoticed and undervalued.", It cites "fidelity to Christ's ex­ample and to apostolic practice"and the Church's "constant and uni- 'versal tradition" as basic reasons forthe teaching that only men can beordained.

It says following Christ's ex­ample in this 'is not arbitrary andcites as a parallel the Church's prac­tice with the Eucharist: The Churchis bound to use bread and wine be­cause that is what Christ used..

It also cites Christ's example ofchoosing only men for the Twelveand the following of his example

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TAUNTON - The Taunton AreaJunior Girl Scout Religious Award Pro­gram, "I Live my Faith," will begin at Lp.m. Nov. 7 at the Immaculate Concep­tion Church Hall, 387 Bay Street. Formore information call Mary Powers at •824-445i

WAREHAM - Would you like adeeper understanding of the Third Per­son of the Blessed Trinity? Celebratethe year of the Holy Spirit by attendinga "Life in the Spirit" seminar Oct. 29,Nov. 5and 12 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Patrick'sChurch. All welcome.

WESTPORT - The Filll River Di­ocesan Council of Catholic Nurses issponsoring an educational seminar,"Nursing Confronts Aging," from 8:30a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 7 at White's ofWest­port. For more information call 678­2373 after 6 p.m. Deadline for reserva­tions is Oct. 3).

SW~SEA-A relationship work­shop for young adults, "The. Secrets ofLasting Love," will be held from 7-9p.m. on Oct. 29 at Our Lady of FatimaParish. It is open to married and singleadults in their 20s and 30s. Please RSVPone day before by calling SandyMullensky at 678-9946 or Bud Millerat 678-2828.

NORTH DIGHTON -A Mass ofremembrance for persons who lost afamily member through death sincelast November will be held at 5: 15 p.m.Nov. 7 at St. Joseph's Church. Formore information call Father James R.McLellan at 822- 1425 or Sister Judithat 824-6581.

of Catholic Women. All welcome.

PRoviDENCE - The Sisters ofMercy of the Regional Community ofProvidence are sponsoring Taize NightsofPrayer at St. Mary Convent, Bay View(center building), 3070 Pawtucket Av­enue, East Providence, from 6-7 p.m.Oct. 26 and Nov. 30. All welcome.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - A Di­vorced and Separated Support Groupwill meet from 7-9 p.m. Oct. 26 at theFamily Life Center, 500 Slocum Road.Father Matthew Sullivan will speak onthe topic of"Forgiveness." All welcome.

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bed­ford Catholic Woman's Club will holdan executive board meeting at 7 p.m. Oct.28 in the rectory of St. Lawrence Par­ish, 110 Summer Street. For more in­formation about joining the group callBarbara Wence after 5:30 p.m. at 999­3039.

NEW BEDFORD - Father Rich­ard Lifrak, SSCC, is giving a mini­course entitled "The Universal Cat­echism in Dialogue: What Do We Be­lieve as Catholics?" at Our Lady of theAssumption Parish. Sessions are from10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday.For more information call 994-7602. .

MASHPEE - Ayoung adult prayergroup meets the first and third Wednes­day ofeach month in the chapel ofChristthe King Church. All welcome. Formore information call Heather Kirby at548-2364.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - FatherFrancis J. McManus will preside at anafternoon of prayer and reflection at 2p.m. Oct. 25 at St. Julie Billiart Church.It is sponsored by the Diocesan Council

NEW BEDFOR.t;l -.The SaintVincent de Paul Society of Holy NameChurch is collecting canned goods andother grocery items for the needy. Bar­rels are set up at the entrance to the

.church. Help members prepare for thebusy holiday season.

NEW BEDFORD - The PrayerGroup of Our 'Lady of Perpetual HelpChurch will meet at 1 p.m. Oct. 27 forrecitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet,prayer and reflection, aMarian talk, reci­tation of the rosary and Benediction ofthe Blessed Sacrament. All welcome.

FALL RIVER - A Respect LifeMass will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 25 atSt. William's Parish. An interparishHoly Hour will be held at 7 p.m. It willinclude Exposition of the Blessed Sac­rament, a candlelight living rosary andliturgical readings. All welcome.

FALL RIVER - "Life in the Spirit"seminars will begin at Holy NameChurch at 7 p.m. Oct. 27. They will meet.every Thesday night over six weeks inconjunction with the parish grayer meet­ing. Come learn about the Holy Spirit.All welcome.

FALL RIVER - The Fall RiverWidowed Group will celebrate its 10thanniversary with a dinner at White's ofWestport at 6 p.m. Oct. 26. Formermembers, widows and widowers arewelcome. For information and reserva­tions call Annette Dellecese at 679-3278.

FALL RIVER- Father John E:Mclaughlin, spiritual moderator of theBoston Region of the National Associa­tion of the Holy Name Society, will bethe principal speaker at a meeting of lo­cal members of the Holy Name Societyat 10 a.m. Oct. 31 at Espirito Santo Par­ish. Joseph Lapointe, vice president ofthe New England Region of the HolyName Society, will also be aspeaker. Allwelcome.

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FALL RIVER - The CatholicCommittee on Scouting in the Fall Riverarea will begin the Girl Scout ReligiousAwards Program at 6 p.m. Nov. 3. at St.Anne's School, 240 Forest Street.

FALL RIVER -.:. An organ recitalby Normand A. Gingras will be held at4 p.m. Oct. 25 at St. Patrick's Churchon the occasion of its 125th anniversary.All welcome.

ATTLEBORO - Birthright ofAttleboro is celebrating its 25th anniver­sary year and is holding an open housefrom I:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 25. All wel­come. For more information call 226­2220.'

EAST FREETOWN - AnEmmaus Retreat for young adults be­tween the ages of 20 and 35 will be heldduring the weekend ofNov. 13-15 at Ca­thedral Camp. The coeducational week-

. CENTERVILLE - The Cape CodWidowed Support Group for meIf andwomen who have suffered the loss of aspouse will meet from I:30 p.m. to 3p.m. Oct. 28 at Our Lady of VictoryChurch. All welcome.

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A broken promise tlltat~ay have,saved a liife

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By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

At 17, Brad was pretty depressed.He was thinking about hurting him-self- maybe even committing sui- .=~~' ,cide. He took some pills out of a:' .. ~ ..-~I Con'lIl-ngbottle in'his dad's medicine cabinetand carnCcl them into his room. He " c.f::-hid them in a drawer., .' The' nextday he told 'his bes.t A!iCl

'frieM" Kevin; that he was:going to .. ' .,.'. '.take the'~plllsthat 'nigltC He didl1't, FOR~. , .', "-'001', Y.OUTlfexplain.. why. he wanted to 'die,but'. . . ' ,,' . ' ....:he see~~,awfullyuiUiappY.' , " '. you're' making' th~.rightdl~cis'ion·.....:' Keyi~ $oughf h~ was really se- ' The urge toward ·suici~I~, is mostrjpus,' especi~lly when· ~rad made often a respon~~ to:some s~tt pf.lif~

him pr~mj~enot to tell. crisis - a breakup"an e~rbarras~-HowdoIKriow'allofthis?fknow ment, a letdown or 'a los:s: Those

,'bec~use,kevin.got op the'phone and, things'are part Many teenager's life,called, Brad's mom.' He broke'a ' ,and many kids. think,'justfor a,mo-

, ,.promise, bur-it's possible that hea.lso , JIlent, "I'd be better off dead." "saved Brad's life.. " .' . Still; as soon as someb(ldy starts

, -: Thai' evening; Bra9's mom con- , taking action on those thoi~ghts, ail.. ' fronted' him about 'the pills; and he impo~nt line has been cro:;sed, and

came clean. Yes, he had them, and the situation becomes mow danger-die h!ld ~qught' abouLtaking:ther?:; " \)(I~., '. ' ' ;

. ~litP.e'dlch.anged his mind. '. ".'; " Tak,ing ·pills· to yo~r room is a'~, l ~as,on.~utj in tht? e!TIer~eri~y b'eh~vi~i; ~~t a thouglJt. So is telling

rpom'wlie,nBrad's mom called for '. y(mr best friend. ', h~lp. I set lJP an appointment with a , . I.t is ,quite possible that Brad.. 'psYchologist right away: 'This is not· would be mad at Kevin because he: the kiridofproblem profes~ion~ls'si~ ,·t<;>ld tjle secret. Usually, those angry

on, hoping it gets better by itself. . ' feelings go away quickly. But evenI've called to follow up, and Brad if Kevin loses Brad's friendship, he

is doing fine. He's working with a still made the right decision, Losingtherapist, and it sounds like they're a friend isn't the worst th:,ng that.getting to the bottom of things that could happen. .have been troubling Brad a long time. The worst thing that could happen

Here's the important message: is this. Imagine that Brad tell,s KevinIt's quite possible that Brad is alive he's thinking about suicide. Kevintoday because Kevin got on, the keeps the secret, and that nig;ht Bradphone. He didn't keep the' secret. goes home and takes every piIl in the,

Who knows? Probably 40 teen- medicinecabinet.Ifhedies, Kevin willagers think abQllt suicide for every carry a heartache every day 'ofhis life.one who actually tries. Kevin had no He knew what Brad was planning, butidea what Brad would do. Mental he didn't say anything.health professionals.are trained 'to . There's no worse outcome thandecide if Brad's one of the talkers or that. Brad is dead, and Kevin carriesone of the doers, Even they can't·be the anguish forever. Thilt'!: not :'.sure all the time. choice you ever want to make, '

For Kevin, and for other ,teens '. ,Your comments are welcome.like him, the best bet is always play- Please address: Dr. Christopheringit safe. ,Ifyour friend talks a.bout Carstens, do Catholic News Ser­suicide, ta1\e it very seriously. Period, vice, 3211 Fourth St., N.E., Wash-

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, Living with ambiguity is dif­ficult. Indeed, there is ,a.time to .resolv.e such uncertainty and atime tO'let it be. ,"

I have suggested many timesin previo~s.,c9Iumns that ~ighschool is not the time to be mak­ing life commitments. However,the song's foc'us'c.an be, appliedto dating. '. When you wonder whether tokeep dating, conside~' thesequestions:

1. Do you feel aneed, to date'other!i? High school and, theypung-adillt year:S'~ tit.i.time to'get'to know a -variety of 'datingpartners. If your uncertainty istinged with curiosity about dat­ing others, it's a good sign that

.. ' you are not ready for asteady,re-:lationship: You need to move outof your current romance.

2. How much stf\lggle doesthe relationship bring in.to your

, life? The person in the songsings, "No matter what I do Ifeel the 'pain, with' or withoutyou." Thi's is clearly too much~motional,upheaval.When adating relationship' creates thismuch inner turmoil, somethingis wrong with'ii.

3. Are you staying in the ro­mance just so you, have some~

one to date? If, so, you ·may beusing this person to avoid fears,and uncertainties. This is unfairto the person you are dating. Itwould Qe helpful to your long:

- term happiness to e~d th~ dat-'ing and look deeper at yourself.Ask. God.to help you'identifyyour fears' and tq find ways toheal them. Find a trusted' adultto talk wjthyou aboutwh'at youhave .be~n discovering aboutyourself. . "

4. ~hatis.the,good in the.re­lationship? If there are severalaspects of the 'relationship tliafare positi~e fOf 'your life, .per:haps itis bett~r to'put aside 90n­cern about ,.~he,future. ~ccept,the fact that there is no commit­,ment and this is the best out­come for the present. You arelearning about y'ourself andabout what forms a healthy' re­.lationship.

No.dilting'relationship shouldlead to ongoing "tearin' up'myheart." Either take the romanceless seriously or understandyour hurt as a message to leavethe relati(;mship.

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\ CONSIDER THIS si'tua­tion. You're dating someone andreally enjoy this relationship. Yetthere is no commitment betweenthe two of you. You feel lots of·uncertainty about where the ro­mance is headed.

This scenario is descnbed inNSync's "Tearin' Up' My

THE ANCHOR -- Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Oct. 23, 1998

OUf Catholic Schools e OUf Catholic Youth

. Fe~h'an students helping 'needy .

River, said those in parochial schoolsare grateful to benefactors for thescholarship help. "We in parochialschools thank your for things you donot see" such as lessening thestruggle 6f parents who cannot meettuition payments because of so manyreasons. "Within our schools thereare students and families experienc­ing poverty in all the diversities andcomplexities of its meaning. Yourdonations influence much more thanscholarships themselves. You areproviding opportunities we couldnever verbalize." .

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her parish at Immaculate ConceptionChurch and the diocese, as well asmany others, she said she and herbrother "have received the inspirationfor us to continue their Catholic edu­cation and grow in the faith. Withoutthe financial help "I would not be ableto follow my Catholic Education. Imay not be rich financially but I amrich in my faith and morals and inmy family and friends. I thank. BishopO'Malley and all of you for what youhave given me."

Kathy Barboza, principal of theS1. Jean the Baptist School in Fall

Girls

GRATEFUL - Shannon Keeping of Taunton CatholicMiddle School 'and Kendra Salvador of St. James-St. JohnCatholic School in New Bedford were fine examples of thesuccess story of tuition assistance given by the St. Mary'sEducation Fund.

SIXTH GRADERS Justin Carvalho, Beth Bernardo andMarissa Torres of Espirito Santo School, Fall River, preparea glass plate to grind and polish a mirror as part of "ProjectStar Shine," a NASA funded project. Student-prepared mir­rors will be sent up in' the space shuttle and placed on aspecial satellite which can be tracked by participating stu­dents across the country.

who demonstrate outstandingpromise in both the written and spo­ken word as juniors are nominatedby the English department. Theysubmit a choice of their best writ­ing and undergo a 90-minute timedwriting test. '

NEW ADDITIONBishop O'Malleywas recentlyat Holy Name School, FallRiver, to bless its new addi;.tion, including a new class­room, offices and computerroom. At left, with the bishop,are students, teachers, Fa­ther Edward A. Murphy (cen­ter left), parochial vicar, andright, pastor of' Holy Name,Father Francis L. Mahoney.At right, the bishop receivescookies from first gradersMolly Beaulieu and MatthewMedeiros.

boro area., English department chairmanRegina Silvia has been notified thatsenior Matt l-Iarris has been selectedas a winner in the 1998 NationalCouncil of Teachers of E!1glish

.Writing Awar!ls Contest. Students

ATTLEBORO -- The BishopFeehan High School girls' volley­ball team, coac,:hed by Joe Riordan,qualified for postseason play witharecent victory oVf.r North Attle­boro. It will be tl\e Shamrocks'ninth such qualification in the lastten years. '

Campus minister Carla Tirrellhas announced that the grand open­

. ing of a newly organized clothing: store for the area needy will takeplace at 10 a.m. Oct. 26. It is lo-cated on the second· floor of the

, auditorhim/gymnl,lsium buildingana is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p:m:

'daily. Clothing is collected daily. in homerooms and seven faculty,"members have volunteered to help; sort it. If you have items for theschoolwide service I1roject pleasecall 226-6223 to contribute.., Feehan's Spanish National.

'Honor Society is organizing a drivet()' collect new toothbrushes' and

. toothpaste to donate to the St.~oseph's food pantry.in Attleboro; .'

,The honor society provides year SINGING PRAISEI Father Henry S. Arruda is joined byround translating services to the . members of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School's choir at theorganization, which supplies over ,scl1ool's opening Mass last month. Father Michael Camara2,400 needy families jn the Attl~- was principal Celebrant of. the New Bedford parish Mass.

BISHOP FEEHAN High School athletic director PaulO'Boy stands with the school's sportsteam captains for the 1998-99 season. The sch.ool was the 1998 Boston Globe Dalton Cupwinner, presented ~o the top private coeducational athletic program in the state. It won eight

, Eastern Athletic Conference Championships last year.

13Bishop O'Malley pra.ised the

award winners and all the, benefac­tor's of the fund. "It'is wonderful tosee you all here and know how qeepyour commitment is ~n scpport ofour Catholic schools'." He thankedCressy for his talk and agreed that"Catholic schools have ffiolde sucha fantastic contribution to the lifeof this country. We have the largestCatholic school system in the his­tory of the Church here in the

,United States. It exists mainly be­cause ofour religious comrIiunitiesand that's why I'm so happy tohonor the sisters here tonight. With­out the sisters we would have noschools. And we are grateful for ourlay teachers and administrators whomake such great sacrifices." .

Chapel,is loca~ed. That is whereFrancis began his commun.ity andreceived his desire for simplicityand his love for th,e poor.

The final day of die retmat willbe observed at the tomb of St.Francis where Mass will be cel­ebrated. 'Bishop O'Malley win bethe principal celebrant andhomilist. The theme w:lll be:"Francis' Identity with the Crossof Christ."

On Nov. 8,; the pilgrims willtravel by bus back to Rome andthere will be a chance to study and

, tour Rome to see the major placesof interest. Nov. 9 and 10 w:ill findthe group as guests of the Congre­gation for. Education, allowing afirsthand look at curial life at theVatican.

On Nov. 11 the group .will cel-, ebrate Mass' at the crypt of St. Pe­

ter at the Basilica of St. Peter. Fol- 'lowing the liturgy they will beguests at a special papal audience. •"We will be in the presence of theHoly Father'and we'will receive ~is

ble'ssing," Father Hession reported.A festive dinner will follow.

The group, including BishopO'Malley, will be departing Romeon Nov.' 13, and returning home. '"We owe a great deal to FatherWalter Cuenin, travel coordinatorto Cardinal Bernard Law, who hasbeen very kind and helpful to us,"-Father Hession said. '

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more than raised last year; "and is,approaching $250,000, which weare very proud of and very happy diocesan-schools:'She is,a' memberabout. I foresee that it will grow." of the prestigious honor society for

The audience viewed a filni pro- . women, Delta Kappa Gamma. 'duced by Media Image Prodllctions ~ ,ItwiiS Flatley, founder and presi­that showed the efforts and results dent of the Flatley Company inof the funds generated by various Braintree, who approached Bishopschools in the diocese. It also heard O'Malley in 1994 to initiate thea concert presentedby 'members of concept of the annual scholarshipthe' Bishop Feehan Concert'Choir dinner. He chaired the fIrst fall din­under the direction of Paul Mancini: ner in 1995 and it was "his vision

The five honored with recogni- and use of initiative and commit­tionawardswerePatrickCarney, Sa- m~nt that have brought 'thecred Hearts Sister Lillian Marie .fundraiser to' where it is today," saidCookson, ThoIIlas L Flatley, Mary Father Garland. Bec,ause ofE. Mello and Mercy S!ster Vrrginia ' Flatley's leadership, the fund hasMary Sweeney. Bishop O'Malley raised more than $900,000 and pro­pre~ented the silver award bowls. 'vided more than 1,000 needy stu-, Father William'T. Garland, dioc- dents attending Catholic schoo'ls in

esandirectorofeducation, whopre- the Fall River Diocese with partialsented the honorees, saidthar ''We tuition assistance.recognize that these particular menand women deserve to be singled out ' Tr.for their unique and lasting impact ' ' 'lp "on Catholic schools and the youngpeople whoilttend them." of SpringfIeld and now retired, to

Carney ispresident and chairman .. be the retreat master," Fatherof the board of Claremont Compa- Hession said, "In all, there will benies,.a leading real estate manage- 36' o.f us including Bishopment and-investment company. He O'Malley, who is curre'ntly in

. is a 1966 alumnus of Bishop Stang Rome for the 'ad limina' visitHigh School. He was honored "for (m,ade by diocesan bishops everyhis commitment,loyalty and unflag-' fIve years). He will complete that,ging and generous support ofCatho~ visit, meet us in Rome when welic schools in the diocese.". land~nd travel with us to Assisi."

'Sister Cookson was a Catholic Since Assisi is the home of St.educator in Fairhaven for 55 years Francis or Assisi, "it is very dearprior to retirement and has contin- to Bishop O'Malley because he isued as a remedial teacher at St., a Capuchin Franciscan.'"Joseph's School t4ere. She has been Once i'n Assisi the retreat. willinvolved in religious education pro- take the travelers each day to a dif­grams preparing students for the sac- ferent area and church significant'ramepts ofreconciliation and Eucha- in the life qf St. Francis. .rist., ' .'The fIrst day they will be at-San

Sister -Sweeney retired this year Damiano, where Francis receivedafter 5.2 years of service in Catholic his call while' praying before theschools in New Bedford, Fall River crucifix to rebuild the church.Af­and Attleboro. Hf,:r last assignment terMass and a talk, part of the daywas at Holy Family-Holy Name will be spent in both common andSchool in New Bedford, where, for, private prayer.27 years, she served young students "There will' also be time to re­and thl?ir families,. maintaining ties lax and enjoy the mountainous re­to at least three generations of stu- gion," Father Hession noted.dents, many froin the same family. The .following day will be at

Mello has given time and talents Carcere, a retreat house in the hillst6 children for more· than 46 years, where St. Francis went to pray. Theas principal of St. John's School, talks that day will be about theAttleboro, St. John's, New Bedford priest as a man of prayer. The theme

. and, priorto retirement, at St. James- will be: "The,Priest: Called to Re­St. John School, New Bedford. She build the Church 'from Within."had taught at St. Peter and Paul • On the third day the group wiilSchool, Fall River, and at St. b h Ch h fS M . d rKilian's, New Bedford. Retired since eat t e urc 0 1. arIa 'eg I

Angeli where the Portiuncula1993, she continues to substitute in

UMass Dartmouth, the leading sixmajor feeder school. systems, NewBe~ford, Fall River, Taunton,Brockton and Wareham, are nearly

. 70 percent Catholic. 'The chances'are that UMass Dartmouth will edu­cate them when they go to highereducation: We have 300 parochialschool students at UMass today andthey are among the best and most

,disciplined students we have.Nearlynine percentofevery freshman classcomes from parochial schools." ,

Richard Lafrance, CEO of,White's ofWestport, chairman of the ., fourth annual dinner, was master ofceremonies. Dinner vice-chairman .was Timothy 1. Cotter, president andCEO of Fall River Five Cents Sav-ings Bank. , ,

Lafrance said that because thediocese is so large, this was the fIrst 'year that two events, - a cocktailp;uty held this.summer on Cape Cod- and the.dinner in Fall River - w.ereheld to advance the fund. He re­ported that the Cape event raised'$68,000, and with the dinner rais­ing $177,000, they brought ina to­tal of $245,000,which is $50,000

Continued/rom page oneFundto us. Democracy thrives on choicewhether it be private, parochial orpublic education. But unless wecome together~to support the rightofour parochial schools to mOve for­ward and to continue to build schol­arships for families that need it, thosefamilies have no choice."

Cressy said candidly that publiceducation over the last three year~

"haS not gone weil. Because of thenature of our society we have takenthe tools of discipline and structureout of the hands of the most well­meaning teachers. Our parochialschools give us the ,option and theopportunity to demonstrate what agood sc~ool system can be. And'itis a opportunity to teach values. Wecannot teach values in public schoolstoday. In my judgment it is a trag­edy ... and it is wrong and a mistake.We must exalt reason ,.:. to espousethe virtues of self-discipline.", '

Cressy said the only disciplineseen in public schools today is intheir athletic teams. Answering hisown question of why as a publiceducator he should be concerned,Cressy said that at fast-growing

Mass Continued/rom page two•oned, stoned, run out of town and Kesse, lab technician at Sturdybeheaded. He had no health ben- Memorial Hospital, Attleboro. 'efits, no HMO." But although he Bishop O'Malley also said thatlacked these things, said the bishop, it is part of being human when, as"it did not stop him or St. Luke, pa- in.fants, we need the love of. othertron of physicians, from reaching humans. "In the winter of our livesout as Jesus, did to those "no on'e we need love to' help us through,else will reach out to." , 'those rough spots. This is how the

Among those gathered for the Civilization of love must function,"celebration were permanent dea- he added.cons Norman McEnaney, Robert " At the end of Mass the bishop

. LeMay, Patrick Mahoney and blessed all thoseinatteridance with,Raymond Levesque, who was the, t.he "Imago Dei (lplage of God)Gospel lector. All four serye in Blessing," which asks that God willhospitals in the diocese. Mary Lee work in each a "new and wonder-

, Meehan, president of the National ful healing'" and that each "mayCouncil of Catholic Nurs~s, was touch others with God's peace." Healso a lector, and Denise Gannon, also asked that the Lord give eachdirector of pastoral ministries and person "strength.in their faithfulmusic at St. Francis Xavier Parish service.'" ,in Acushnet served as director of Following the Mass, attendeesmusic.· .enjoyed refreshnlents and a keynote

The Gospel readirig, from S1. address by Sister of Charity NualaLuke, was the story of the 10 lep- Kenny, a physician from Halifax,ers who asked Jesus to heal them, Nova Scotia. She'serves as direc­but, once healed, only one returned tor of bioethics research and edu­to thank God. "Jesus cures the lep- cation at Dalhou~ie University anders, the blind, the lame, those with at one time spent several monthsfevers, so many:" said Bis'hop working the pediatrics ward at SaintO'Malley. "He tells us we will be Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Herjudged by the works of mercy that 'address, 'The Ministry of Healthwe do and that what we do for the Care in the New Millennium:'Areleast of his brothers and sisters we Christian Values Possible?" chal- 'do for him., Make unconditional re- lenged attendees to help bring aspect for all human Hfe a' corner- sense· of the' spiritual back to thestone bf society. Respect all life," scientific mind-set, of our societyhe urged. ' and."carry a message of hope" in

The gifts were presented by Do- their endeavors.,minican SisterMary.Edwin, admin- "People look to science tofiiev-

'istrator of the Rose Hawthorne, . erything. Our world has lost theHome, Fall, River; Michellt: St. . sense of the spiritual," said SisterLaurent, an occupational therapist Kenny. She. ad.dyd th~t as societyat S1. Anne's Hospital also in Fall moves into the next millenniumRiver; and Julie Wilkinson, direc: .people,should stress the importancetor of nursing at Sacred Heart of Christian values. "A value isHome, New Bedfor~. ' . . only-a vallIe when we live it! Speak

Petitions were reao by Judi and act it," she implored." .. 'Lareau, ,scheduler at Ml,ldonna . At the evening's end, ~BishopManor, ,North Attleboro; Cecile . O'Malley once again thanked sis~

Sanders, admissions director of 'ter Kenny arid fu6s'e inv6}v'eli"in theMarian Mallor, Taunton; Sharon organization of the White Mass. 'Martin, social worker'at Catholic "We are very grateful to Father Ed- .Memorial Home, Fall Rive.. ; ward J. Healy, director of Pastoral, 'Natalie Bean, diJ:ector of therapeu- Care for the Sick alld' chief orga~ -' ,tic activities at Our Lady's Haven, nizer, and Fat\1er Edmund J.Fairhaven; Mary Ellen Leonard, Fitzgerald, director of the Healthnursing unit secretary at the Reha- Faciliti~s Office, and the many laybilitation Hospital of the Cape and people who help priests,", he said.Islands; Joan Morin, nurse at Cape , "It's an important thing to help,Cod Hospital, Hyannis; and Sheila ' those suffering:' '

12 THE ANCflO~ - Diocese of Fall River -:- Fri., Oct. 23, 1998

Young Catholics pray, work at youth gathering in ChileBy MIKE LANCHIN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SANTIAGO, Chil(~ - YoungCatholics from North America andSouth America prayed, performedservice work and discussed theirrole in the Church in the third mil­lennium during a Continental Youthand Young Adult Gathering in

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He saId that in the current real­ity of "mo~al relativism and lack ofidentity," young Christians shoijldbe aware that they are "called andchosen by Christ."

"You must assume the challengeof living \'lith Christ in your spirit,"said the cardinal, who is Vaticansecretary of state.

Cardinal Sodano confirmed 62young people at the Mass, includ­ing three from the United States:Nathaniel Earl Bean from the Dio­cese of Juneau, Alaska; JennyRivera from the Los Angeles Arch­diocese; and Dana Nicole fromNew Jersey.

. Bean, a high school senior, toldCatholic News Service that his con­firmation meant "an emotional,spiritual and physical growth, a ba­sis for love and happiness."

Waldina Almaguer, 27, fromCuba, who was also confirmed, toldreporters: "Today I feel like themost privileged young woman inthe whole of America. .

"But the most wonderful thingis to know that our CatholicChurch has its future guaranteedby so many young people;" sheadded.

Cardinal Sodano, speaking toreporters, summed up the impres­sion that the young people had lefton the Chilean capital.

"What we have seen is a Churchon the march, not in the desert butin a garden full of life. This is a dayof hope. What we have witnessedis a small hurricane that has passedthrough Santiago," he said.

The attendance at the Mass inSantiago's hippodrome surpassedthe expec~ations ofchurch organiz-ers. '

The delegations of young people- estimated to total some 200,000,including more than 400 fromaroulld the United States - beganarriving in the Chilean capital Oct.5.

The theme of the Oct. 6-11 gath­ering for people aged 15 to mid-30swas "The Holy Spirit Will RevealAll Things to You."

The gathering's opening Mass inSantiago's O'Higgins Park wasconcelehrated by ArchbishopErrazuriz; Archbishop OscarRodrigut:z Maradiaga ofTegucigalpa, Honduras, the presi­dent of the Latin American bishops'council; and Cardinal J. FrancisStafford, president of the PontificalCouncil for the Laity.

Top functionaries from the Chil­ean government, including Rresi­dent Eduardo Frei and his wife, alsoattended.

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VATICAN CITY - In a week filled with tributes to Pope John Paul II on the 20th anniversary of hispapacy, the pope said simple words of thanks, but made headlines doing it.

Pope John Paul was the caller on the telephone line during an Italian television talk show.During the Oct. 13 program anticipating the Oct. 16 anniversary, the pope got on the phone to thank the

show's host and guests "for all you have prepared and all you have said." ,Italian newspapers said it was the first time a pope had called into a televisio~ show. .Interviewed on the television news the next morning, the host, Bruno Vespa, SaId he would not descnbe

the phone call as "historic" but said it was kind of the pope todo so and proves one of the ',Jt~/j~h .w.$j:Japer$$a~dit points he tried to make ~n thebroadcast: Pope John Paul wa~tfi.e;time8;.popehad knows how to use the media and

hO~~ ~~=~~~a~~~y'.s main oalJe1:hn feJev;sjon ShOw. s~ate-run c~~n~el mi~ed m~sic.with interviews ofVatican offi- clals, pohtlclans, IncludIngformer Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, and Mehmet Ali Agca, the Thrk who tried to ass~sinate thepope in 1981. . .' .

Pope John Paul continued thanking people a few days later when he greeted the crowd at hIS weeklygeneral audience in SI. Peter's Square. .

"I heartily thank you for the wishes ... and prayers which have been assured to me on the occasIOn of the20th anniversary of my election," he said,· , . ..

The pope said he counts on the ~'spiritual support of the people of God' to carry out his mImstry.

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Oh adorable ,md Divine Will, behold me here before the im­mensity.ofYour Light, tbat Your eternal gQ(;>dness may open tome the doors and make·me enter into It to form my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate beforeYour Light, I, the least ofall creatures, put myself into the little

, group 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 You, DivineWill. It will berny. Life, the center of my intelligen~e, the ..enrapturer 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 itaway from me cmd thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happi­ness and of 10VE~. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a'singular strength and a holiness th~t sanctifies aU things andconducts them to God.

. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy TrinitythatThey permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will andthus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creaturewas created.

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat,take my h<md and introduce' me into the Light of the Divine

. Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and willteach me to live in and to maintain myself in the order and thebounds of the Divine WiD. 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 Eden to en­tice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Yourflames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me tofonn in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myhe~, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You willkeep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, thatI may be sure of never leaving the Will of God.

My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in every­thing so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument thatdraws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

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New .encyclical keys on regaining respect for absolute. truths

Cardinal says encyclical may be~summa' of pope's pontificate

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Once again, he finds cause for.alarm on the modern landscape, withits dominant features, of skepticism,unbelief and ethical uncertainty.

In outlining the shortcomings of20th~centuryphilosophy and theol­ogy, the encyclical is clearly aimedat intellectuals who are familiar withthe history and terminology ofphilo­sophical reason. The document isdense and difficult.But if the 35,000­word text is for a few, its underlyingmessage is for the many, both inside

and outside the Church.The pope summarizes that mes~

sage in statements that try to chal­lenge prevailing attitudes and stimu­

. late a response. He says:- many intellectuals have turned

their backs on the search forultimate truths; focusing ex­cJusively on empirical hu­man experience as the onlyknowable reality;

- in a global culture thatlargely accepts this retreat

. from absolutes, people feel. cut off from values, driftingthrough life "to the veryedge of the abyss withoutknowing where they aregoing;" , .

- the modern schism .between reason and faith is

like much of the pope's pontificate, also reflected in social insti-zeroes in'on the fundamental prob- , .lems, of contemporary men and. tutions, wdhere trual!hty-bby-con-

h' h d th sensus an mor I - y-ma-women, w IC areconnecte to e . 'ty tak' h Idrelati,onship between freedom and 'Jon thareCh Illg

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truth. . ' .' -. e ~c ~ messageHe said it addresses the funda- ItseI!ns~ belllg dlsto~ed or

mental misunderstanding of free- dehmed III sulc.h at cltrulmthat~,.d '" b I " d were any c aIm 0 IS. oJ.ll as a sout~ au~onom~"b an seen almost as a form of in- POPE JOHN PAUL II signs hisIll~thistso.nconniectlllg umdan I ehrty tolerance. 13th r I "Fd t R r "(F 'thWI umversa, transcen ent trut s. E . , l'fi d f encyc Ica , I es e a 10 alLikewise, it' highlights the trend in ven I? simp I Ie t orm, and Reason) Oct. 15 at the Vatican.the public sector toward consensus-' the PIope sd~lglu~teednts arthe The 35,OOO-word document concern-b 'ld' d fr 'th k comp ex an I -SUI 0 e . d h h d t. UI Illg a.n _away omtru -see - d"b't 'It B t th Ing mo ern t oug t an trut I wasIII he SaId soun "I e cu ure. u e, . d' '1' . h'l

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to the pessimism and disappoint- . eteclanl

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ment t at seem to mar teen 0 "Th ' 'h' tid sacred, even if he does not alwaysthe 20th century. he popde, Inbl

, IS rave s anH .d°th e' t t th' speec es an pu IC appearances, know how to identify it:" This ~ncyc-

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, t' I"" h' h'h 'd who wield great lllfluence III the for contemporary mel) and women.easy Irra JOna Ism, w IC e'salwas symptomized by Interest inNew Age ideas, astrology, the oc­cult and unidentified flying objects,

For Bishop Rino Fisichella, aconsultant on the document, theencyclicaJ represent~ an u,nprec­edented call to "tear down thewalls" that have been erected be­tween faith, and reason. He said itreveals a pope who still has thephilosopher's passion for the truth.

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year pontificate: contemporary mel)and women, caught in a spiritualmalaise, mu~t regain respect for ab­solute truths.

ill his 1995 encyclical, "VeritatisSplendor" ("The Splendor ofTriJth"),the pope'examined a·number of spe­cific moral teaChings which he said'had been forgotten. His new docu­ment looks at the search for truth it­self, the essential quest to "know thy-

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CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - In his latestencyclical, "Fides et Ratio" ("Faithand Reason"), Pope John Paul Ihe­turned to a guiding theme ofhis 20-

cate so far, Cardinal. JosephRatzinger said.

Cardinal Ratzinger and otherVatican officials, speaking at a pressconference to unveil the encyclical,Oct. 15, described the document asa profound reflection on modernthought and attitudes, writt~n for

. experts in philosophy but with great'relevance for all people..

It was the pope's 13thencyclical, written. on atheme that he began in­,vestigating as a professorof ethics in the 1950s.

"Providence wantedthis document to appearon the eve of the 20th an"niversary of the HolyFather's pontificate. Itwasn't planned that way,but this fact illustrates the'significance of the encyc"lical for his papacy," Car­dinal Ratzinger said.,

He said the pope al­ready had in mind an en­cyclical on the growingdivision between faith and

'reason in 1982, when thecardinal arrived in Rome­to head the Congregationfor the Doctrine .of the

. Faith. 'Sorrie 12 years ago,CARDINAL JOSEPH Ratzinger he said, a'study commis­

presents a copy of Pope John Paul II's sion was formed to beginlatest encyclical, "Fides et Ratio" reflection on a basic papal

("Faith and Reason")., at the Vatican text, and the work contin­ued afterward.

OCt. .15. The pope urged intellectual The final 35,OOO-word .leaders to rise above todaY'$ utilitar- text is very much the prod­ian vision of life and. allow transc~n- u9t of "the pope's pen,"dent truths to guide them. (CNS photo Cardinal Ratzinger'said.from Reuters) , .' .:- . ,He said the encyclical,

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POPE JOHN PAUL 11'$ latest encyclical, "Fides et Ratio"("Faith and Reason") is presented in different languages atthe Vatican Oct: 15, The letter warns of a s'eparatfon of mod- .ern thought and the ultim,ate truths of religion. (CNS photofrom Reuters)

By JOHNTHAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Pope JohnPaul II worked more than 12 yearson his encyclical "Fides 'et Ratio"("Faith and Reason") and the finaltext may represent the "summa," or

.maximum expression of his pontifi-

"One Tough Cop" (Stratosphere)Lackluster me:lodrama in which a New York cop (Stephen Baldwin)

tries to do his job while saddled with an alcoholic partner (Chris Penn)and under pressure to help nail his lifelong best friend, a known Ma­fioso. Director Bruno Barreto lionizes the conflicted' cop as a victim ofcallous police bureaucracy in an otherwise routine police procedure.Some violence, implied affairs, occasional profanity and much roughanguage. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults.rhe Motion Picture Association of America rating is R -:- restricted.

"Apt Pupil" (TriStar)Sinister talc ill which a manipulative high school senior (Brad

Renfro), realizing an elderly neighbor (Ian McKell~n) is an escapedNazi war criminal, makes him recount in detail his deadly deeds or faceexposure, but the old man devises his own means of controlling histormentor. Director Bryan Singer's drama is a darkly cautionary talewith unexpected twists and a chilling view ofcalculated evildoing'. Someharsh violence, fleeting nudity, brief sexual innuendo and substanceabuse, occasional profanity and recurring rough language. The U.S.Catholic·Confere.nce classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Pic­ture Association of America rating is oR - resuicted;

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tegrity, and for its commitmentto the sacredness and individualworth of each human being evenamidst such a horrifying back­ground."

"The Practice," seen on ABCat 10 p.m. Eastern time on Sun­days, was created by DavidKelley, who also writes most epi­sodes of the law series. It wontwo Emmy Awards this year.

"This extraordinary series,featuring one of television's mosttalented acting ensembles, de­tails the struggles of a group ofdefense attorneys as they cometo grips with the practice of lawand their personal struggles asthey defend not only the innocentbut also the most villainous of theguilty," Catholics in Media said.

Clooney, who turned 70 yearsold this year, helped celebrate themilestone with the release of twoalbums, "Mothers and Daugh­ters" and "Rosemary Clooney'sWhite Christmas," the latter re­ceiving a Grammy nomination.

"In a career that spans 53years and counting, RosemaryClooney has cast a spell onAmerican audiences and left anindelible mark on American mu­sic," Catholics in Media said.

Last year's awardees were themovie "Ulee's Gold," the TVdrama "Homicide: Life on theStreet," and entertainment indus­try figures Lew and EdieWasserman.

movie is sure to receive Oscar con­sideration in several categories.

Because of some intensely vio­lent images, brief sexual encounters,full nudity and intermittent profan­ity, the U.S. Catholic Conferenceclassification is A-IV -adults, withreservations. The Motion Picture As­sociation ofAmerica rating is R ­restricted.

With harrowing performances byGlover, Winfrey, Elise and Newton,Demme is able to capture the innerturmoil these characters feel, evenliving in a post-slavery era. "Life isdifferent, not better, here," Sethe tellsPaul D. upon his arrival at her ruralOhio shack. °

The music score proves as haunt­ing as the film's themes and the

'Private Ryan,' 'ThePractice,' RosemaryClooney win awards

KIMBERLY ELISE (left), Oprah Winfrey and Thandie New­ton star in "Beloved," a drama on the life of a former slave.The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV - adultswith reservations. The Motion Picture Association of Americ~rating is A - restricted. (CNS photo from Touchstone Pic­tures)

• Catholics in MediaAssociates awardshonor people andprojects that key on.human life in thefield of entertainment.

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LOS ANGELES - SingerRosemary Clooney, the movie"Saving 'Private Ryan" and theABC drama "The Practice" havebeen named winners of thisyear's Catholics in Media Asso­ciates Awards.

Clooney will get the group'slifetime achievement award at aNov. 1 brunch in Los Angelesfollowing a Mass celebrated byCardinal Roger M. Mahony ofLos Angeles.

This is the sixth year of theawards; which honor projectsand people in the entertainmentindustry which "best show whatit means to he part of God's hu­man family," according to an an­nouncement by the organization.

"Saving Private Ryan," one ofthis summer's biggest box-officehits, was directed and co-pro­duced by Oscar winner StevenSpielberg..

Catholics in Media said it washonoring the movie "for its de­

'piction of the horrors of war, forits profound sense of human jus­tice and depiction of personal in-

• Oprah Winfrey and finecast don't hold back onthe emotions.

.Profound slave film "Beloved"is too intense, long and violent

By GERRI PARE

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEWYORK-A fiercely inde­pendent woman haunted by what shedid to escape slavery and keep herchildren free fuels the powerfuldrama "Beloved" (Touchstone).

Adapted from Toni Morrison'sPulitzer Prize-winning novel by di­rector Jonathan Demme, the movieis a labor of love by its star and co­producer, Oprah Winfrey, who playsthe central role of the escaped slave,Sethe.

A sense of mystery and ofhauntings, real or imagined, inhabitsthe lyrical tale. It is set primarily in1873 Ohio, but startling flashbacksgradually tell of Sethe's horrific es­cape from Kentucky's Sweet HomePlantation one fateful night in 1855.

Unable to find her husband, thepregnant Sethe was waylaid by vi­cious brutes who molested her inunspeakable ways and carved ontoher back deep whip scars in theshape of a tree. '

Nonetheless, she continued herdesperate flight, giving birth on theway to her fourth child,Denver, be­fore crossing the Ohio River to free­dom where her freed mother-in-law(Beah Richards) was caring for hertwo little boys and another babydaughter.

This terror-laden escape is relatedby middle-aged Sethe to old friendPaul D. (Danny Glover), who hasappeared on her Ohio doorstep a full18 years later. He has news of themissing husband she felt abandonedher and their children in their need.

,However, Paul D. is more con­cerned about the present; he wantsto make a life with Setheand Den­ver (Kimberly Elise), even thoughhe has experienced firsthand thattheir shack seems to be haunted bya raging spirit. She tells Paul D. thather two boys ran away years ago.

Though wary of ever trusting aman again, Sethe takes him into herhome and her bed but the householdsoon adds a bizarre personage, Be­loved (Thandie Newton), who isfound dazed and delirious on a treestump in their front yard.

With a cast of actors who holdnothing back emotionally, Demmedelivers a film ofvisceral impact thatplumbs the depths of slavery's scar­ring of the body, mind and spirit.

The tragic saga definitely feelstoo long at nearly three hours. Thisis partially overcome by how thestory remains essentially mysteriousthroughout its jagged unwinding,which serves to keep interest fromflagging.

The story may remind some ofEugene O'Neill's plays as charac­ters teeter on the edge of a plungeinto madness. These are characterswho can't escape their horrendouspasts as slavery's legacy of shameand violence infects new genera­tions.

Restraint doesn't seem to be inDemme's visual vocabulary, soviewers are warned the sexual attackon Sethe, her violent response to

° possible recapture, the hangingflashback and Beloved's enragedfrenzies are quite distl,lrbing.

~ew

flicks..

"The Alarmist" (Lions Gate)Modest comedy-drama in which a

naive alarm systems salesman (DavidArquette) becomes romantically in­volved with one of his clients (Kate Capshaw)" then comes to suspecthis boss (Stanley Tucci) when she is found murdered. Writer-directorEvan Dunsky doesn't get too far with the story's comic elements, thoughthe growing conflict between the two men leads to some genuine soulsearching. Brief violence, a few sexual situations, intermittent roughlanguage and minimal profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classi­fication is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of Americarilting is R - restricted.

NEW YORK (CNS) - The fol­.lowing are capsule reviews of mov­ies recently 'reviewed by the U.S.Catholic Conference Office for Filmand-Broadcasting.

10 THE ANCHOR -- Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Oct. 23, 1998

Maryknollpriests' 35-year-oldmusic find is finally recorded

By MARK PATIISON

CATHOLIC NEWS SERI}ICE

WASHINGTON --That box in the attic wasn't full ofjus~ old books.What two Maryknoll priests found there in 1963 were centuries-old

musical manuscripts of hymns to the Virgin of Guadalupe.It's taken 3? years, but the manuscripts they found have finally been

recorded and Issued as "Guadalupe: Virgen de Los Indios," a series ofsongs written in praise of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The recording em­ploys elements of sacred chant with Aztec percussion and flutes.

Mm:yknoll Father D:ln Jensen, who now heads the missionary order'shouse In San Jose, Ca.hf., recalled the circumstances of the discovery.

Father Je~sen, aSSigned to the Maryknoll mission in San Miguel,Guatel.nala, Just a few months after his ordination, was rummaging inthe attic of the old church of San Miguel.

"I was 27 years old and full of enthusiasm, and I saw this box ofdocuments tucked away in the corner of the attic," he told Catholic NewsService in a telephone interview.

.Father Jensen said his superior, Father Edward Moore, pastor of SanMiguel, had a different perspective. "To be truthful, he wasn't very in­terested. He thought it was old stuff," he said.

Father Moore was half-right. It was old, dating to the 1500s but itwasn't just stuff. '

Father Jensen wonde~ed just what this music might be, so he shippeda sample page to a onetIme cl!lssmate of his 'who was studying at The

.Catholic University of America in Washington.The classmate turnyd it over to his professor, Robert Stevenson, who

was astonished at what his student had apparently unearthed."Stevenson jumped on a plane, flew to Guatemala, a very difficult

trip," to inspect the San Miguel manuscripts, Father Jensen said. 'He said that the music was turned over at one point to the Robert

Wagner Chorale to perform. Instead of doing the eight-part harmonieswritten in the music., the chorale arranged it for four-part harmony "be­cause they thought It was too complex," the priest said.

. The .music has b~en, for the most part, safely tucked away at theLIlly Library of Indiana. Father Jensen said he once wished the manu­scripts had stayed in Guatemala, but he's since changed his mind afterthe church in the next town burned to the ground, taking with it severalboxes of never-catalogued documents. '

"Guadalupe: Virgen de Los Indios" was recorded by the San Anto­ni~ ,:,ocal Art~ Ensemble, which itself is no stranger to long-forgottenrehglO~s musIc. Two years ago, the group recorded "Native Angels," acollectIOn of songs dating back nearly 500 years as New Worldmissioners were converting African slaves and Native Americans toChristianity. ("Guadalupe: Virgen de Los Indios" is available by call-ing (800) 288-2007, Ext. 2200.) .

Pope says priesthoodcomprises "irreplace­able"part of Church

Texas diocese hol'dssymposium on

permanent diaconate lic schools.''Catholic schools are continually

being maligned with the label ofelit­ism," he said. Rising tuition resultsin "schools becoming accessibleonly to those families that can affordthe tuitions charged."

Perhaps the most alarming prob­lem facing Catholic schools, how­ever, is an impending teacher short­age, he said. Current faculty needadditional training in areas like tech­nology and spirituality, he said.

And as teachers approach retire­ment age, Catholic school teachers,will be in shorter supply. "Public'schools are already thinking aboutwhat they're going to do about this,"he said.

One solution, he said, would befor dioceses to collaborate withCatholic colleges and universities todevelop teacher training programs forCatholic teachers, he said.

ter Old Catholic churches in Germanyand Austria ordained women ;priests.

The PNCC had been a memberof the Union of Utrecht since 1907.The confederation of Old Catholicchurches was formed after a. breakwith the, Roman Catholic Churchover the First Vatican Council's dec­laration of papal infallibility.

The PNCC will not be a,ble tochoose bishops until the next :;ynod,which does not meet until 2002 inScranton, unless the prime hishopcalls a special synod sooner.

By TOM TRACY ,

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

charged tuition, he said. Today, thecost of operating a school is muchhigher. It costs an average of $2,500to $3,000 a year to educate an el­ementarY school, student, he said,'and $6,500 to $7,000 to educate 'ahigh school student. '

Many schools depend on mul­tiple soutces of support - tuition,parish subsidies, outSide funds andeven government support. Thitionlevels fluctuate greatly around thenation, proving that parents' are will­ing to pay higher tuition if it meansa safer, more personalized educationfor their children, he said, pointingto the differences in tuition betweenan iimer-city.school and a suburbanschool as an example.

CathoHc~chools must recognizethat not all parents can afford to payhigher tuitions, he said. Those par­ents must have the same opportuni­ties to send their children to Catho-

·Poll data show most'Catholicsoppose removing the presidenJ

., Politics, that Catholics "Views of the Clinton affair arevery polarized and a lot of t.his is

seem to identify more viewed through the lens of your.with Democrats, seen , party affiliation," said Gary Langer,playing a part in the ". senior poll.ing analyst for ABCt' d' News in New York.m mgs. Langer told The Florida Catho-

lic, Palm Beach diocesan newspa­per, that national opinion 011 thePresident Clinton/MonicaLewinsky,scandal and the threat ofpresidential impeachment appearedto be largely a.political question." Connections between religiousaffiliat\ons and the president's ap­proval rating haven't rated veryhighly with the national press, hesaid. "It hasn't looked particularlynewsworthy to us because it's whatwe expected," Langer said, notingthat U.S. Catholics tend to identifywith the Democratic Party more sothan do Protestants.

In January; just after the Clinton!Lewinsky scandal broke, a pollsponsored by the Los Angeles Timesfound that 63 percent of Catho:',icssurveyed said they approved of thepresident's job performance, com­pared with 56 percent of non~

Catholic Christians.. When asked if the president ­

assuming that he lied under oath- should be impeached, 49 per­cent of Catholics surveyed by theLos Angeles Times responded thathe should resign, compared with52 percent of non-Catholic Chr::s­tians, according to Claudia Vaughnof the Los Angeles Times pollingoffice.

PALM BEACH GARDENS,Fla... If information gathered bynational pollsters is to be believed,Catholics around the country maynot have the will for a presidentialimpeachment. .

The results of'a recent ABCNews/Washington Post poll re­vealed that white Catholics weremore supportive of the presidentthan white Protestants - a trendwhich apparently hasn't surprisedthe pollsters. "

When asked if President Clintonshould resign, given what the coun­try already knows about theLewinsky affair, 62 percent of whiteCatholics responded the presidentshould remain in office while 48percent of white Protestants indi­cated the president should stay.,

When asked' which 'political'party they tend to identify with, 38percent of white Catholics indicatedthey were Democrats, compared to .30 percent of white Protestants.

The survey polled 1,505 respon­dents one week before the U.S.House of Representatives voted toapprove an open-ended impeach­ment inquiry on the president.

by the nominating committee, and afourth was nominated from the floor,according to Father Wolkowich.

After initial balloting failed tobreak a deadlock, the candidates were

, questioned by delegates, FatherWolkowich told CNS. Each one wasasked, ''Would you ordain womenpriests?" Each candidate answeredno.

The PNCC, suffering from a vo­cation shortage, permits marriedclergy, but it broke from the OldCatholic Union ofUtrecht in 1996 af-

Polish National Catholic Churchapproves continued dialogue

By MARK PATTISON

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

By EMILIE AST

CATHOLIC ,NEWS SERVICE

- MINNEAPOLIS - Catholicschools would be well-advised toraise tuition costs to meet rising ex­penses but, at the same time, theyneed to increase their tuition assis­tance endowments for students whocannot afford to pay those costs, aWinona-based consultant said. '

Tim Burchill; president of TheMetanoia Group, a consulting out­reacbarm: of St. Mary's University,also warned of a looming shortageof Catholic schOol teachers. Hemade the conUrients in a'reCent talkat the national Diocesan Fiscal Maneagement Conference in Minneapo­lis.

One of the most pertinent prob­lems is the cost of educating a stu-:dent and how that relates to the costof tuition, Burchill said.

In 1960, Catholic schools rarely

THE ANCHOR -Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Oct. 23, 1998 9

',Higher tuition, more· aid urged to ke{~p

schools fiscally sound

WASHINGTON - The PolishNational Catholic Church voted'tocontinue its dialogue with the Ro­man Catholic Church during its re­cent synod in Chicago.

The synod's 300 delegates ap­,proved by more than the necessarytwo-thirds majority a report from thechurch's dialogue committee, whichadvocated continuing the dialogue.

The next sessions in the ongoingdialogue are scheduled for f'{ov. 4-5in Scranton, Pa. Dialogue partiCi­pants have met twice yearly since1984 and have reported substantialagreement on doctrinal issues.

"There is a minority (in thePNCq that is still fearful of absorp­tion and oflosing their identity," saidFather William Wolkowich, a Ro­man Catholic historian and pastor ofS1. George Parish in Norwood,Mass.

Father Wolkowich, who spoke toCatholic News Service last week,has wrytten seven papers on PolishNational Catholic Church historyand was an in,vited guest to thesynod.

PNCC: Prime Bishop JohnSwantek told CNS from PNCCheadquarters in Scranton the votewas·"overwhelming." ,

, "The hard-liners who are veryskeptical of dialogue with the Ro­man Catholic Church are a very vo­cal minority," he said~ "I'm verypleased with the gains that have beenmade (in the dialogue)," BishopSwantek added. "It was a very clearsignal from the synod of the Churchto go forward in this direction."

While "the ultimate end 'of dia­logue is the unity for which Christprayed," the bishop said, "I'd haveno problems" if one of the earlyfruits of the dialogue isintercommunion. _

Bishop Swantek said that a reso­lution from PNCC cIergycalling forthe restoration of full unity with theRoman Catholic Church was not dis­cussed at the synod, although it hasbeen discussed during the dialoguesessions.

In PNCC practice, bishops areelected by the synods. A two-thirdsvote is required.

Three candidates were presented

Deacon John Pistone, executivesecretary ofthe U.S.bishops' Secre­tariat for the Permanent Diaconatein Washington, spoke of the currentstate of the diaconate in the worldand in the U.S. He emphasized thediversity of diaconal ministriesaround the world, and even among'U.S. dioceses and parishes.. Arriong the challenges facingthe diaconate today, Pistone cited:

- the cultural diversity ofcom­munities;

- the shortage of ordainedpriests;

- combating the various "isms"in societY today that undermine in­stitutions and families;

- the integration of lay minis­tries with the ministry of the or­dained.

- clarification of the roles, re­sponsibilities and relationships ofthose ministering in the Church,both ordained and lay.

Looking toward the future,Pistone said that diaconal ministrymustexpand beyond the traditionalparish boundaries.

By CINDY WOODEN, CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Those who deny or dimin­.ish the importance of the ordained priesthood inthe Catholic Church lose sight of what Christwanted, Pope John Paul IT said.

'The ordained priesthood is an irreplaceable com­ponent of the structure of redemption; it is the chan­nel through which the fresh waters necessary for lifenormally flow," the pope said in an address to theplenary assembly of the Congregation for Clergy.

The priesthood, he said, "is the nerve center ofthe whole life and mission of the Church."

Pope John Paul said a speCial emphasis on the 'dignity and importance of the priesthood is essen­tial as the church prepares to celebrate the GreatJubilee of the Year 2000. ' '

Priests, he said, must enter the new millennium"converted ,to the truth about themselves: that ofbeing persons conformed to Christ, the, head andpastor, in virtue of a specific character" given tothem with ordination.

The Church's mission in the world c.an be ef­fective only if each member of the Church recog­nizes hi's or her specific role and acts accordingly,the pope said.

The need to ''respect the diverse and complemen­tary identities" of the Church's members is not sim­.ply a practical, organizational requirement, he said.

''In fact," Pope John Paul said, "it was Christ'swill that his Church, the pilgrim people ofGod, would.be constituted and organized as an ordered, hierar­chical society" where all members have the samedignity, but where each has his or her own task

''The structure of the Church transcends boththe 'democratic' as well as the 'autocratic' 'modelbecause it is founded on the Father's sending hisSon and on the conferral of his -mission thfoughthe Holy Spirit to the Twelve and to their succes­sors," the pope said.

, Reasserting the unique identity of priests andtheir essential role in the Church can "appear trulyprovidential" today, he said.

"In fact, there are more or less explicit attemptsto distort" the structure of the Church as willed byGod, he said.

The task of the priest is to guide the peopleentrusted to his care, the pope said. His authorityin leading people flows directly from the author­ity of his bishop who is a successor of the Apostles.

'This authority does not originate from below,"he said, therefore it cannot be defined or exercisedas an authority delegated by the community.

By FATHER MAURICE J. VorrvCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

MIDLAND, Texas - Arch­bishop Patrick F. Flores of San An­tonio told a gathering in Midlandthat the permanent diaconate is agift from the Holy Spirit and peoplein the Church need to be open tothat gift.

Archbishop'Flores was the main,speaker for a symposium on the per­manent diaconate sponsored by theDiocese of San Angelo.

In welcoming the 200 or so at­tendees, Bishop Michael D. PfeiferofSan Angelo said the diocesewassponsoring the event in an effort todiscern whether or not the westTexas diocese should begin its thirdformal training program for the per­manent diaconate.

The San Angelo Diocese cur­rently has 43 active deacons minis­tering in the parishes and missionsof its sprawling 29 counties, an areathe size of the state of Ohio. Thelast formal training program in thediocese took place almost 20 yearsago.

In his remarks -----------------~Archbishop Floressaid that he felt it wasthe Holy Spirit whoprompted the fathersof the Second Vati­can Council to rein­stitute the permanentdiaconate in theWestern church.

ArchbishopFlores noted that hisarchdiocese will be·ordaining 26 men tothe permanentdiaconate within thenext few weeks. Thenew deacons andtheir wives havecompleted a four­year program of for­mation in the arch­diocese.

He cautionedabout ordaining mentoo young. In hisopinion, those withsmall childrenshould wait, so as notto take away from theessential quality timeneeded for parentingand family life.

After listing nu­merous ministries inwhich deacons andtheir wives perfOrq1service to theChurch,Archbishop Floressaid he is "completelysold on the value ofthe diaconate, not asan exclusive move­ment, but as part ofthe action ofthe HolySpirit in the Church."He said he has no reogrets whatsoever inpromoting the perma­nent diaconate in SanAntonio" and he iscontinually lookingfor more ways tomake the deacons amore powerful pres­ence and witness inthe Church.