t e.anc 0 FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPERFOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETISCAPE COD & THE ISLANDS

VO~. 44, NO.4· Friday, January 28, 2000 FALL RIVER, MASS. Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly • $14 Per Year

consecrated life, to promote knowledge of the lifeand to invite consecrated people to celebrate whatthe Lord has accomplished in them and to acquiremore awareness of their mission in the Church andthe world, said Sister Heffernan.

At Sunday's liturgy, Bishop O'Malley will askthat all religious men and women attending

----~ stand and renew their vows."It will be a very solemn momentas they re-consecrate themselves

to God through their congrega­tions in service to the Church

and the people of God," saidSister Heffernan.

The public is invited toassist at the liturgy andto relive their fond rec­ollections of religiousbrothers, sisters andpriests who servedthem throughout theyears.

The Fall RiverDiocese currently hasapproximately 550 re­ligious women andmen within its con­fines.

"While the numberof religious has declined

over the years, the zeal forservice and the love of the

Church is strong in thesenumbers," Sister Heffernan

asserted. "Vocations to reli­gious life and the priesthood

have declined somewhat, yet newforms of religious life are occurring

throughout the world. God's call is insis­tent in many hearts, but frequently, distractions ofdaily life do not allow for the prayer and recollec­tion required for this call to be heard."

Many women and men respond to the call toreligious life and the priesthood at an older age now

Turn to page 13 - Consecrated

1000World DClY for

COftsClcrCltCiCi Llf.

~ Members of diocese's religiouscongregations will gather to renewtheir vows in Sf. Mary's Cathedral onFebruary 6.

Special liturgy willmark World Day for

Consecrated Life

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - When religious ofvarious congregations meet in ·St.Mary's Cathedral Sunday, Feb. 6at 3 p.m., it will be the third timethat the Diocese of Fall Riverhas observed World Day forConsecrated Life.

The celebration, insti­tuted by Pope John PaulII last year, will be com­memorated at a specialliturgy at whichBishop Sean P.O'Malley, OFM Cap.,will be the principalcelebrant andhomilist.

A member of a re­ligious congregationhimself, . BishopO'Malley will bothhonor and be honoredat the Mass, reportedMercy Sister ElaineHeffernan, episcopal rep:resentative to religious andcoordinator of the celebra­tion.. Initially the pope had set theobservance for February 2, the feastof the J>resentation of Our Lord. Be­cause that fell on a weekday, dioceses were

. allowed to opt for a more widespread observance onthe weekend, and this is what's being done in theFall River Diocese.

The Holy Father, in his message for the first WorldDay for Consecrated Life, said the observance of­fers the opportunity to thank God fqr the gift of

~ Well-known shrine director personifies theapostolic work of those sent 112years ago toserve French-Canadian immigrants here.

By JAMES N. OUNBAR

FALL RIVER - Dominican Father Pierre E. Lachance sat back inthe lounge chair, flashed the infectious, happy smIle he is famous for,and said, "Where shall we begin?"

Sitting so straight, looking so vibrant there in his sparsely furnished. room on the third

floor of the SaintAnne Parish's monas­tery building on

. Middle Street, it wasdifficult to imagine'that this native son isthe final chapter in anepoch story of Do­minicans who came toserve migratingFrench-CanadianCatholics in' FallRiver more than a cen­turyago.

But as the ailing,84-year-old directorof St. Anne's famousShrine made it clear,"When I go', it wil!mark the final page inthe tale of the mem­bers of the Order ofPreachers who minis­tered here since1887."

Father Lachance,who uses a cane to getabout, is unable to

FATHER PIERRE LACHANCE, O.P. stand for long periodsand no longer says

Mass. Instead, he concelebrates from a chair set near the altar in theShrine's chapel as other priests say Mass.

"But I can still get to the Shrine Office daily to hear confessions,although I have the people come to me and sit beside me instead of

Turn to page 13 - Dominican

Father Pierre lLlchance:Last ofFall River'sDominican Mission

Diocesan students to celebrate Catholic Schools WeekBy DAVE JOUVET

ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - The week of January 30through February 5, 2000 marks the firstNational Catholic Schools Week of the newmillennium, and schools throughout the Dio­cese of Fall River have plenty planned, andplenty to celebrate.

According to James McNamee, diocesansuperintendent of schools, enrollment in alldiocesan schools is up.

Fall River is not the only diocese experi­encing growth in the parochial school sys­tem. Throughout the country, enrollment ison the increase in Catholic schools. Clearly,people are realizing the significance of the

education received at a Catholic school, andthe importance of the values students learnthere.

"This is a very exciting time," saidMcNamee. "Enro!Jment is up and the stu­dents throughout the diocese have many ac­tivities planned for the week."

In addition, McNamee pointed out thatthe diocese is currently working on a plan toopen two more parochial schools somewhereon Cape Cod within the next few years.

Kicking off the week will be a televisionMass on WLNE-Channe16 on Jan. 30 at 8:00a.m. Celebrant for the Mass will be FatherPaul A. Caron of St. Francis Xavier Church,Fairhaven. Students from St. Mary-Sacred ..

Heart School in North Attleboro will lendtheir voices as the choir for the Mass, and thereadings will be handled by students fromBishop Stang High School in NorthDartmouth. "We want to get as many Catho­lic school students involved in the Mass aswe can," said McNamee.

National Catholic Schools Week is ajointprogram sponsored by the National Catho­lic Educational Association (NCEA) and theUnited States Catholic Conference (USCC).The purpose of Catholic Schools Week is tobuild support and recognition for the over8,200 Catholic schools nationwide. Duringthis week, many dioceses encourage parents

, . , Turn topage nine - Celebration 'CATHOqC SCHOOLS

many sat~ilite broadcasts of Holy Year events "con­tribute to spiritual enrichment."

But he said mass media also sometimes "displaythe' indifference, even hostility to Christ and hismessage that exist in certain sectors of secular cul-" , .ture. .

'. The pope caIIed for an "examination of consCienceon the pari of themedia, Ie'adingto a more criticalawareness of abias or lack of re­spect forpeople's reli­gious and moralconvictions."

As weII as in­formin'g peopleabout social is­sues" which thepope said "canbe an implicitproclamation ,ofthe Lord," heurged Christiancommunicators"to seek outways to speakexplicitly ofJesus."

Thoughmuch haschanged in the2000 years sincethe birth ofChrist, said thepope, "the ·sameneed to proclaimChrist stiII ex­ists."

In addition' to spreading the Gospel through per­sonal contact, he said,Christians must proclaim Christ"in and through the media."

"To proclaim Christ in the media at the dawn ofthe new millennium is not only a necessary part oftheChurch's evangelizing mission; it is also a vital,inspiring and hope-fiIIed enrichment of the media'smessage," said the pope..

,In, Your PrayersPlease pray for the following,

priests during the coming week

,February 3

1952, Rev. Antonio O. Ponte, Pastor, Our Lady ofAngels, Fall River\ :

. , February 4\1921, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Hugh). Smyth, P.R:, Pastor, St. Lawrence, New

Bedford. First Vicar General, Fall River, 1904~07.. Administrator of Diocese,February-July 1907., ' \ \ . ."

February 6 \.1988, Bishop Frederick Donaghy, Vicar Apostblic ofWuchow

• • 1 •. "

NECROLOGY

January 311901, Rev. Charles J. Bums, Pastor, St. Mary, North Attleboro1930, Rev. William F. Sullivan, Pastor, St Patrick, Somerset; Rev.

Manuel C. Terra, Pastor;St. Peter, Provincetown, \ \ .

\ \ February 1J948, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Michael J. O'Reilly, Pastor, Immaculate Concep-

tion, Taunton \ .1968, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick Hurley, Pastor, St. Joseph, Taunton

" 1~75, Rev. Anatole F. Des'marais, Pastor, St. Jacques, T<junton. 1983, Rev. Msgr, Gerard J.\Chabot, Pastor, St. There~ ofthe ~hildJesus, South Attleboro " " J - .--"

, 1995, Rev. William F. O'Cortr~IJ, Pastor, Holy Name, New Bedford

.. .' //.~·,.--~eb;';:~ry 2 .1907, Mg.stRev.WilIiam Stang,\D,D., First Bishpp of Fall River: 1904-0719J3;R..ev.·Pairick F. McKenna, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Taunton1941;Rev. John L. McNamara, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Fall

River, 19.47, Rev. P. Roland Decosse, Pastor, St. Hyacinth, New Bedford

·1991, Rev. Daniel F. Moriarty, Pastot, St. Brendan, Riverside, R.I.

Pe.r1l_~ iseatllolio Pre__

,Moat.·,

A .Io1lraeF 01I'dtlt ia a

/ '

New Milleaailla

TIl.CatllolioP•••••••

-Bv BENEDICTA CIPOLLAC~THOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Daily Readings

Jan 31 2 Sm 15:13­14,30;16:5-13a;Ps 3:2-7; Mk5:1-20

Feb 128m 18:9­'lO,14b,24­25a,30-19:3; Ps'86:1-6; Mk 5:21­43

Feb 2 MqI3:1-4; Ps24:7-10; Heb .2:14-18; I-k2:22­40 or 2:22-32 .

Feb 3 1Kgs 2:1-4,10­12; (Ps) 1 Chron29:10-12; Mk

. 6:7-13,Feb 4 Sir 47:2-11; Ps

18:31,47,50-51 ;Mk 6:14-29

Feb 5 1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps, 119:9-14;Mk6:30-34

Feb 6 Job 7:1-4,6-7;Ps147:1-6; 1Cor 9:16-19,22­23; Mk 1:29-39

·pop~~~.urges proclairitirig~' messa'gein secular, religious media

IJI1111I11111111111111111111111THE ANCHOR (USPS·545-D20) PeriodicalPostage Paid at Fall River; Mass. Publishedweekly except for the first two weeks in Julyam the week after Christmas at 887 HighlamAvenue, Fall River, Mass. 02720by the CatholicPress ofthe Diocese ofFall River. Subscriptionprice by mail, postpaid $14.00 per year.POSTMASTERS seoo address changes to TheAn:hor, P.O. Box 7, FaII'River, MA fJ2m.

FAX(508) 673-1545

MAILING SERVICES

Montie Plumbing& Heating Co.

Over 35 Yearsof Satisfied Services

Reg. Master Plumber 7023, JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR.

432 JEFFERSON STREETFALL RIVER 675·7496.. "'),

flect on what his experience hasmeant for him personally and pro­fessionally.

The evening's program will con- VATICAN CITY - The Church must search forclude with "A Lesson in Relax- ways to proclaim its message in secular as well as

ation," a brief inter- religious media, Pope John Paul II said,",active session with While the Church needs to develop its own means'Karyl Benoit, B.S.. of communication, it "must also use the opportuni-Benoit, who also is ties that are to .. " .the oncology out- be found inreach coordinator the s'ecularfor Saint An'ne'smedia," theHospital, is an pope said inAmerican Council his annualon Exercise-certic message forfied fitness instruc- World Com­tor and has taught municationsexercise and relax- Day.ation programs for The theme18 years. for this year's

,. There is no ad- celebrations,mission charge for to be markedthis program, but June 4, is "Pro­due to limited seat- c I aim i n ging, advance regis- Christ in the

tration is required. To register or Media 'at thereceive more information, call . Dawn of theSaint Anne's Hospital's Public New MiIIen-R I . nium." ,. e atlons Department at 235-5056. "The ad-

vent of the in­formation so­ciety is a realcultural revo­lution," thepope said inthe text re­leased Jan. 24at the Vatican.

Calling thehistory ofcommunication "a kind of journey," from the' col-'lapse of the Tower of Babel to Pentecost's Christ­centered "resto,ration ofcommunication," he said pro­claiming the Gospel "therefore leads to a meetingbetween people in faith and charity at the deepestlevel of their humanity."

. The pope praised contemporary media for provid-ing information about today's world and said the

JIM TARICANI

LEARY PRESS

Newsman ~o speak at.S~iI~tAnne's program'

234 SECOND STREET· FALL RIVER, MA

PRINTING

TELEPHONE(508) 679-5262

LIGHTHOUSECHRIS1lANBOOKSlORE

• Cards • Bibles~. ·Music '• Rosaries.

• Gifts '... 'Tel. (508) 997-1165

Mon; -: Sat 9:30 am - 5:00 pm88-A STATE HIGHWAY

(Rt.6) • NO. DARTMOUTHAero'" From SIaIIg H.5. Hal Door 10 _woo;! Res"l1ImUl/

FALL RIVER - in honor ofFeb­ruary as' "Nation~l He~rt Month,'''-,Saint Anne's Hospital's Cardiopul­monary Services will sponsor "AnEvening with Jim Taricani: A HeartTra!lsplant Sur- 'vivor," onWednesday, Feb­ruary 9 from6:30-8:30 ·p:m.at Heritage StateParkAuditorium,200 Davol St.,Fall River.

Known bestas the "I-TeamInvestigator" forNews ChannelNBC 10,Taricani is a sur­vivor of cardio-'vascular disease,including mul­ti pie heart at­tac'ks and a sub­sequent heart transplant. He willdiscuss his personal story and re-

Women who've~ lived lives, underlegal abortion tell Pro-Life· story

NEED A GOOD PLUMBER?

tion, does not deserve any con­sideration," Navarro-Valls said.

The pope suffers from a degen­erative nervous system disorderbelieved to be Parkinson's and inrecent years has exhibited severaltypical symptoms of the disease:a trembling arm, difficulty inwalking and indistinct speech.The symptoms have graduallyworsened, although Vatican offi­cials and visitors are quick to saythat the pope remains mentallyalert.

Recently, the pope began us­ing a rolling platform duringsome papal ceremonies instead ofwalking down the long aisle ofSt. Peter's Basilica. When heopened the Holy Door at the Vati­can to start the jubilee year, heneeded support from two aides.

I For your home or business. II John C. I

.: LINDO & SON :I Plumbing & Heating II Est. 1920 Lie. 10786 II (508) 678-5571 II "The Experienced I

Plumbing People" II Providing a Full Line ofI Plumbing & Heating Services IL ~L~I~ ..:.w~~ ~M~S~ .J

ALL STAR TRAVEL1200 FALL RIVER AVENUE • SEEKONK, MA 02771

1-800-649-3390 or 508. 336-3090.. , t! 1 ~ '1 .. ! .. ! .. ~ ." Lt tOt. t{ 1.1! ~_L_!"...1_! ':_L,~,Lt !,~! !_~! ~! #

Spiritual DirectorHis Excellency George H. Pearce, SM.Archbishop Emeritus ofSuva, (Fiji Islands)

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES:• Round-trip air from Boston or New York to Lisbon• 1 Night Accomodations in Lisbon• 5 Nights Accomodations in Fatima• Breakfast and dinner daily• All transfers as per itinerary with private motor coach• Mass daily• Guided tours, entrance fees, and hotel taxes• Flight bag and portfolio of travel documents

Price: $1,589.00 per personNo Single Supplements Available

•

• No $ Down • No Capita/Investment• Includes machine, sentice & supplies

·(excludes toner & paper)• Expert Repair of SHARP@ brand

office equipment• SelVice from. Attleboro to Wareham

NEED I GOOD COPIER?Rent for 1¢ per copy

lHEANqIOR- DioceseofFallRiver-Fri., January 28,2000 3

(fatima - 8~ f\nniver'sarlC)3eatification of E]acinta &

~rancisco ~to

~ 8 - 15,2000

IEiD 508-679-2650I~CXl>M..N'ATCN;,t.C DEALER

INOIAN SPRINGS PLAZA' SOMERSET. MA 02726

Vatican spokesmandismisses report pope will

soon need wheelchairBy JOHNTHAVIS

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY -A Vaticanspokesman dismi'ssed as "base­less" a British newspaper reportthat said Pope John Paul II wouldneed a wheelchair within twoyears.

The Sunday TImes, quoting un­named physicians, said Jan. 23that the 79-year-old pontiff ex­hibited worsening symptoms ofParkinson's disease. One doctorwas quoted as saying that al­though the pope might still beable to move around his room byholding onto things, he will needa wheelchair "within two years'time, at the most."

Vatican spokesman JoaquinNavarro-Valls said it was "not thefirst time that we read these'prophecies,' which are latershown to be baseless."

"The article, which does notname precise sources of informa-

Leonard said. "If you can't evenstand somewhere ..." she addedin exasperation, her sentence leftunfinished. "I just don't knowwhy people wouldn't want tomarch."

Erika Doe, 14, came with 17­year-old sister Christina and sev­eral others from the youth groupat St. Mary Parish in Lancaster,Pa. She got a ride' for the three­hour trip - she's not old enoughto drive, but. she could get anabortion if she wanted one.

Erika remarked at how bi­zarre it seemed that societytrusts her in one sphere but notin another. She added that shegot her Pro-Life beliefs fromthe Bible. In trying to explainit, she declared, "You just knowthat it's killing."

The Supreme Court has said itwill decide on the constitution­ality of parental notificationlaws, but until then - andmaybe after - Rebecca Adams,12, a seventh-grader at St.Theresa Grade School inAshburn, Va., could get an abor­tion without telling her folks.

Rebecca sees another di­chotomy between what societydeems acceptable and what itdoesn't. "Every day in the newsmedia you see it all the time ­murder, killing, war. But it's OKto have an abortion," she said.

"You have to look at themboth - what is murder outsidethe womb, arid what is murderinside the womb."

TENS OF thousands of people from across the countrygathered on Washington's' Ellipse Jan. 24 to mark the anni­versary of the Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion.After a rally, they marched to the steps of the Supreme Court.(CNS photo by Martin Lueders)

EDICTAL CITATIONDIOCESAN TRIBUNAL

FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTSSince the actual place of residence

of ANNABELLE (MITCHELL) HOOLEY is un·known.

We cite ANNABELLE (MITCHELL)HOOLEY to appear personally before theTribunal of the Diocese of Fall River onTuesday, February 8, 2000 at 10:30 a.m.at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Mas·sachusetts, to give testimony to establish:

Whether the nullity of the marriageexists in the Godfrey· Mitchell case?

'Ordinaries of the place or other pastorshaving the knowledge of the residence ofthe above person, Annabelle (Mitchell)Hooley, must see to it that she is ptOperlyadvised in tegard to this edictal citation.

Paul F. Robinson, O. Carm., J.C.D.Adjutant Judicial Vicar

Given at the Tribunal,Fall River, Massachusettson this the 21st day of January, 2000.

By MARK PATTISON

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - At thisyear's March for Life, thereweren't as many handmade signsattacking supporters of legalabortion.

But as the thousands ofmarchers gathered Monday at theEllipse, with the White House inplain sight, in abundance werewomen who have lived their en­tire lives with abortion on de­mand as the law of the land.

Nancy Lee, who works in theadmissions office of ChristendomCollege in Front Royal, Va., is26 years old - too young to runfor the Senate, but able to get anabortion if she so chose.

Instead, she has chosen life."Growing up, my parents were

always very Pro-Life, and wewould always go to rallies," Leesaid. Now, she volunteers at a cri­sis pregnancy center. "Teen­agers come in. It's a hard thing,"she said. "But their parentsaren't going to encourage them"to carry the pregnancy to term.

Sharon Pollitt, 21, and her sis­ter, Kathleen, 23, of EastTempleton, Mass., aren't oldenough to run for a seat in theHouse of Representatives. Butthey're old enough to obtainabortions.

But they are also old enoughto help support a family life cen­ter in nearby Fitchburg, Mass. ­and to make their third trip toWashington for the March forLife.

"We just decided that thisyear'this was something wewanted to do - to make astance, to be a presence," Sharonsaid.

In a society where abortion islegal, what motivates them to bePro-Life? "God creates life. He isthe author of life," answeredKathleen.

Parental support also plays afactor. Their mother broughtthem to Washington the first twotimes. "She taught us," Sharonsaid. But now both parents arephysically unable to make thetrip. "They're here in spirit," sheadded.

Mary Veronica Price, 20, ofLinden, Calif., can't drink alco­hol legally yet, but she can get

an abortion. Instead, she and her260 fellow students at

. Christendom College got the dayoff from classes and took part inthe march.

''I'm the sixth of 14 kids," saidPrice, a ~ophomore. Being Pro­Life is "the way it's always beenpresented to me. And when Istarted looking into it on my own- I mean, it's the slaughter oflittle babies."

Catherine Leonard, 16, whoattends the eight-student St.John Bosco High School inLeesburg, Va., can't vote yet. But,if she wanted to, she could getan abortion.

Not that unintended pregnan­cies are going to be a problemfor her anytime soon. "Just nothaving sex at our age would go along way toward solving theproblem," Leonard said. "I'm notsexually active."

That's not the case with oth­ers, she added. "I heard threepeople this year talk about get­ting pregnant," Leonard said.

She expressed surprise at thesmall turnout a half-hour beforethe pre-march rally began. Whilemarchers slowly but steadilymade their way to the Ellipse dur­ing the rally, march organizersdid not' give their own crowd es­timate from the platform as theyhave customarily done. The U.S.Park Police no longer makescrowd estimates.

"If you're not part of the solu­. tion, y,ou 're ~~r~ of th~ ~robl~m:"L..- .

ents, brothers or sisters, or a friend?Or perhaps it was the beautiful feel­ing born of having a real heart-to­heart. talk.

I often wonder how many of usrealize how much Christ favoredcelebrations. In St. Mark we read ofJesus being questioned as to whyhis disciples weren't fasting, andhe responded: "Can the weddingguests fast while the bridegroom iswith them? As long as they havethe bridegroom with them they can­not fast" (2: 19),

Jesus is that bridegroom, a joyto the apostles and those who arefollowing him. .

In this episode, we learn thatGod wants us to remember that cel­ebration is as much a part of ourreligion as is penance and fasting.

Today there is so much empha­sis on getting ahead that we some­times forget to take time t6 cel­ebrate. But when we celebrate wetake time out, and it does wondersfor our health and disposition.

Celebration represents an· inte­gral dimension of our religion ­one we must keep rejuvenating inorder·to remain rejuvenated..

achievement. But celebration at itsbest reaches even deeper than this.

In his book, "Leisure," JosefPieper said that contemplation isnecessary for true celebration. Buthow can contemplation - oftenthought simply to mean remainingalone in deep thought - have any­thing to do with celebration?

Contemplation is more thandeep reflection. To contemplate, we

. must gaze at an object long enoughthat we become one with it and thatit becomes one with us. Contem,plation means being fully presentto another - to the point that theother is one with us.

The sacraments we celebrate,whether the Eucharist, reconcilia­tion or marriage, are really momentsin which :We work to become ab­sorbed with Christ, and welcomeChrist's ihvitation to become onewith him] Here is found the realpurpose bf celebration, namely,communibn with another.

When re reflect on this, isn't ittrue that our most enjoyable cel­ebrations Jwere moments when weexperienoed intimate union withour wife'l husband, children, par-

Celebrating life

. the living word•

TWO CANDLES ARE HELD NEAR A GIRL'S THROATAS A MINISTER OFFERSA BLESSING ON THE FEAST OF ST. BLAISE. THE SAINTAND MARTYR WAS A

:FOURTH-CENTURY BISHOP OF SEBASTE, NOW ARMENIA. LEGEND SAYS. THAT HE SAVEDTHE LIFE OF A BOY 'WHO WAS CHOKING ON A FISHBONE.

THE PRACTICE OF BLESSING THROATS AROSE FROM THE CULT OF ST.BLAISE. HIS FEAST IS FEB. 3. (CNS FILE PHOTO)

~'YOU, WHOTHROUGH.FAITH.ARE SIDELDED·BY GOD'S. POWER"· (lPETER 1:4·5).

By FATliER EUGENE HEMRICK

CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

Are you looking/for a motto toperk you up? How about stickingthis sage advice of philosopherSoren Kierkegaard to your bath­room mirror? 'The saw sticks whenwe press· too hard on it."

Kierkegaard reminds us that allwork and no play not only leavesus inefficient, but dulls the edgewe are supposed to bring to life.

We know this is true but isn't itequally true that most of us don'treally know 'how to celebrate life?We repeatedly get into the rut' ofpushing purselves without ever tak­ing a refreshing break. "After all,"we tell ourselves, "this is how toget ahead."

Could it be that a loss of the artof celebration is one reason behindmany of our ilhlesses? We pushourselves to a breaking point, fail­ing to make celebration an impor­tant part of our life.

But what exactly is celebration?Normally when we think of a

celebration, we picture people eat­ing, drinking and having a goodtime, or applauding an amazing

NEWS EDITORJames N. Dunbar

~ LIA'RY-P'R£SS - FALL RlYlR

themoorin~

EDITOR GENERAL MANAGERRev. Msgr. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault

theancho~OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVERPublished weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River

887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7F.all River. MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007

Telephone 508-675-7151FAX (508) 675-7048

Send address changes to P.O. BOll 7 or call telephone number above

.4 .' 1HEANCHOR'-:"'DiOeeseofF:allRiver~FrtJanuary'28'jooo

.The .p~or and the:plentifulAs campaign 2000· starts its inevitable rbad to' the White

House, the nation faces very unique challenges. There can belittle doubt that issues will not be the test of the presidency.Each of the current cast' of candidates simply mouth. banal· plati­tudes. What has surfaced as a major concern is the integrity ofthe office of president. The vast majority of citizens want arestoration of morals and ethics at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.Health care, minimum wage and tax reform 'do hilve"a bearing,hO'wever, for better' or worse they play s~cond fiddle to theurgently needed reform of the day. Above all, no orie wants to'tamper'with the economy~ Some reflect, keep it rolling and

.'booming arid·all will be well in,America. Well for many these~e indeed good' times. Yet amid this time of plenty, the poorand homeless are 'still with us. We enjoy the lowestunemploy­ment rate in years, the market is rolling in riches and we've·even stabilized our welfare rolls. Still, in the midst of all thispositive news many. don't experience the benefits .ofa strongeconomy. Those qn .the bottom of the heap are worse off,thanbefore. The separation is widening between the have and thehave-nots. While rriany in the upper income bracket have madea fortune, there are still more whose income has remained stag­nant. So very many Americans are living a marginal existence.Even working two or three jobs brings. no guarantee.of sharingin the benefits of a vibrant economy. Those, lacking skills andeducation are often living off food pantries, homeless sheftersare at capacity and more and more children are caught inpoverty's merciless grip. In these good times we cannot forgetthose who have become disadvantaged and displaced. Theyneed a voice in the presidential campaign. .

When one thinks of the monies candidates are spending tosucceed in their ambitions, it becomes appalling that there areAmericans who cannot afford medical insurance, decent edu- .cational opportunities and retirement s.ecurity. This b~comes

" even more horrifying· when we realize that top corporate' eX- : .. ecutives are paid 400 times more, than their average workers.

Forty percent of those holding the c'ouniry's purse strings arethe principle contributors to election campaigns. Our nation's·wealth is held by only one percent of the population. This iswhere the real political power r~sts .. The truly poor 'don't h'avea chance, In fact, the so-called middle 'class is basking in to~

kenism.· .. It stands to reason· that those. who hold public offi,ces,hould. .serve the common good. This is very hard to do in Washington .where campaign monies rule the day. The elusive reform iilthis regard, that has really never-seen daylight, eventually willtake .its toll. Unless .everyone shares in. this surging economy,all in time will suffer.

History teaches us a great lesson about leadership. Everysignificant improvement in human affairs surfaced only afterleaders of vision and courage acted with determination to cor­rect abuse. This distribution of wealth ha~ always been a keyissue in social revolution. One must never think economics isthe only force that keeps a nation on the l1l:0ve. A stable socialorder is nurtured by the fair and honest distribution of wealthand goods. No one should be left out, especially those forcedto sleep on the streets or stand in line at a soup kitchen. Elected

~ officials who cater to the few will never realize all the grandpromises. We need people in government that will devise pro­grams and initiate policies that benefit all Americans.

The Editor

The .papacy: The.strongholdfor all centuries

_&- .. " ... '" •• '.~ •• .c..<: ..... " ..... ~ ........... ",,-t; 11 t.".1"j':'l...L.LJ .L-i.-i :.~('-i!. f ;1...111. r I t I J:

TIffiANCHOR- DioceseofFall River-Fri., January 28, 2000 5

Yugoslav republics ofMontenegro and Serbia. The pro­gram is also operating in theformer Soviet republic of Arme­nia.

"In most of the countries. therehave been no new schools or noinvestment in building schoolssince the late 1960s or early 70s.Schools and classrooms are over­crowded," she said.

After a ~istory of governmentcontrol over schools in thesecountries, educational reform hasfocused on decentralizing educa­tion systems and increasing com­munity involvement in schools.

"Because all these are coun­tries in transition, the needs aretoo big. We have very little in ourhands as donors.... We need morepartners and human resources andexpertise to sustain our efforts inthe Balkan 'region," said Idrizi, anAlbanian who works in Skopje,Macedonia.

As U.S. partnerships areformed, CRS will stress "lettingcommunities in the Balkans andhere in the U.S. design their (part­nership) model and to claim own­ership of that model," said Idrizi.

CRS has seen that as commu­nities "develop their own modelsand claim ownership there aremore chances that their effortscontinue without a donor andwhen the donor has phased out,"she said.

"CRS does not intend to stayin the Balkans or Eastern Europefor a long, long time. We're goingto phase out and this is why wewant to link" partners, she added.

For more information aboutthe CRS Parent-School Partner­ship Program contact FranneVan der Keilen at (410) 625­2220 ext. 3505 or bye-mail atfvander@catholicrelief.ore;.

We're located at ...46 Oak Grove Ave., Fall River

orcall ...

508-675-7426 • 674-0709

You Never Had ServiceUntil You Tried Charlie's

Charlie's. Oil Co., Inc.• Prompt 24 Hour Service • Automatic Deliveries• Call In Deliveries • BudgetTerms Available

• Free Estimates

MACHNOWSKI - SCHICKFUNERALHOME

cfeUling ~It .qtU~

RICHARD MACHNOWSKIOwner & Director

(508) 995-5005472 AsWey Blvd.· New Bedford, MA 02745

By JENNIFER E. REED

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - CatholicRelief Services' Parent-SchoolPartnership Program is seekingU.S. partners to support commu­nity efforts to improve schools inthe Balkans.

Blerlnda Idrizi, U.S. outreachadviser for the CRS program, saidit is "in the very first stage" ofIink­ing up with U.S. partner organiza­tions.

"We're still trying to get theinformation on the expertise thatis out there," she said in a recentinterview in Washington.

The Parent-School PartnershipProgram brokers dialogue amongparents and schools throughoutthe Balkans to address needs iden­tified by the community, then of­fers human resources and initialfunding toward those needs, shesaid.

In mid-January, she met withrepresentatives of the NationalCatholic Educational Associa­tion, the U.S. Catholic ConferenceDepartment of Education, theUSCC's office of Migration andRefugee Services and U.S. dioc­esan staff who coordinate localCRS programs.

The CRS program is lookingfor U.S. partners to facilitate do­nations of technical expertise,materials and' human resources,and to participate in exchangevisits between individuals andcommunities in the United Statesand the Balkan countries, Idrizisaid.

CRS, the U.S. bishops' interna­tional relief and development or­ganization, launched the programin Macedonia in 1994. It is alsonow ~stablished in Croatia,Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania,Macedonia, Bulgaria, the

CRS program in Balkansseeks U.S. partnerswho crowned Pepin in the eighth;

and far beyond the time of Pepinthe August dynasty extends, till itis lost in the twilight of fable. Therepublic of Venice came next inantiquity. But the republic ofVenice was modern when com­pared with the papacy; and the re·public of Venice is gone, and thepapacy remains. The papacy re­mains not in decay, not a mere,

, antique, but full of life and youth­ful vigor. The CatholicChurch saw the com­mencements of all thegovernments and of allthe ecclesiastical establish­ments that now exist in theworld; and we feel no as­surance that she is not des­tined to see the end ofthem all. She was greatand respected before theSaxon had set foot. onBritain, before the Frankhad passed the Rhine,when Grecian eloquencestill flourished in Antioch,when idols were still wor-·shipped in the temple ofMecca. And she may stillexist in undiminishedvigor when some travelerfrom New Zealand shall,in the midst of a vast soli­tude, take his stand on abroken arch of LondonBridge to sketch the ruinsof St. Paul's."

We can make the samecommendation today.

Even when our worldcomes to an end, we haveevery confidence to be­lieve - as Macaulay didin the 19th century - thatthe papacy at the Vaticanwill still exist with usmaking its substantialcontribution to the wel­fare of mankind.

At least we do know. that it still exists in this

21 st century - undimin­i~~.ed in .gI9I;>,al,signifi-'carce"'7" desp'ite some in-.

ternal and eternal dissention overthe years:. It has survived wars, emper­

ors, kings, reformations and otherrulers ofgovernments of all kinds.

The everlasting contributionthat the papacy has made to man­kind in all centuries of its exist­ence should be recognized andappreciated from. century to cen­tury.

It still exists today in formu­lating the heart and souls of allmankind. There is no evidenceat all to believe that it will notcontinue to· exist for all of thecenturies to come - to the endof time. Let us· hope and praythat it will.

It is the spiritual governmentof the world which binds togetherall mankind for all centuries.

VVe have seen or heard somany governmental - political-economic institutions come andgo - but we continue to witness,in all of its splendor, the papacyat the Vatican.

ST. PETER THE ApOSTLE

THE FIRST POPE

"

-who knows?For 20 centuries institutions of

government have come and gone- none of them being able to s~t­

isfy their people's desire for peaceand happiness. We must still havesome real concerns of fear for thefuture despite the hope that is inthe hearts of all people every­where. .

Despite all these concerns,there is one institution which

.seeins' to have a permanent basisin our centuries of life but not rec­ognized yet as we tum from the20th to the 21 st century. A greatEnglish statesman and writer ofthe 19th century, ThomasBabington Macaulay, wrote aboutthis institution of political, social,economic and spiritual govern­ment when he wrote of the pa-pacy at Vatican City. .

"No other institution," writesMacaulay of the papacy, "whichhad survived the French Revolu-·tiQn and the mightiest autocrat ofmodern times, is left standingwhich carries the mind back tothe times when the smoke of sac­rifice rose from the Pantheon, andwhen camelopards and tigersbounded in the Flavianamphitheatre. The proudest royalhouses are but of yesterday, whencompared with the line of the Su­preme Pontiffs. That line we traceback in an unbroken series, fromthe pope who crowned Napoleonin the 19th century, to the pope

Editor's Note: The followingopinion/editorial was writtenby Retired Massachusetts Su­perior Court Judge William H.Carey of Fairhaven. He is therecipient of the Marian Awardand is a Knight of St. Gregory.

The celebration of the millen­nium at the close of the 20th cen­tury certai.nly gave all of us theopportunity to be proud. It wasunquestionably a spectacular per­formance. It seemed tobring all people through­out the world togetherand create one commondenominator for the yearsahead, i.e. a unified hopethat the world will be­come a better world anda conviction that it can bedone by the people whomake it up. The ·remark­able media of TV cer­tainly taught us a fantas­tic lesson, that peoplethroughout the worldhave the common desireto share happy times andwishes together.

It is amazingly disap­pointing that prior to theviewing of such a globalTV scene ushering in thenew century by the peoplearound the world, that noone in the media -

. whether TV or print ­anticipated the outpour­ing of global unitythroughout the world forthe next century. Weshould all hope that me­dia communicators andworld leaders got themessage of the peoplethroughout the world andcapitalize on supportingit for the years ahead.

In the midst of all thehyperbole connected withthe ending of the 20thcentury, I have yet to reador have our minds fo-cused on the real endur-ing and permanent insti-tution bf our society which hasguided and survived all of the glo­ries and tragedies of prior centu­ries.

The change from the 20th tothe 21 st century is certainly ami lestone for ou l' ti mes· andshould be recognized as such. Theevent, however, is really of nomore significance than the 18thto the 19th or the 17th to the 18thand back to the creation of theworld. We have inherited fromcentury to century the concernsand fears of all people every­where. Each century seems to cre­ate its own fears. Despite all of .the technological advances of the20th century, we still have·a worldof wars - terrorism - hunger- unnecessary deaths - sickness,etc. In fact, our scientific advancesin the computer century had cre­ated its own fears and concernsknown as Y2K - which wereproved to be unfounded eventhough perhaps as a result ofelaborate preparations to avoid it

6 lHEANCHOR-'-Diocese ofFall River-'-Fri., January 28, 2000

My unusual pastor, .

'father, grandfather, priest

By Antoinette Bosco

Albert Audette was in St. John Fisher Semi­nary in Connecticut, welcomed by the voca­tion director Msgr. Stephen DiGiovanni. Hehad talked to each of his children "to asktheir permission. They were absolutelystunned and pleased. If they were unhappy, Idon't know what I would have done." Hewas ordained in 1993. '

Father Audette's diverse experiences wereseen from the beginning as a great plus forhis work as a priest. Added to that is his en­thusiasm, energy and love for the Churchand the priesthood, so evident to his parish­ioners.

The 67-year-old priest said he has neverlooked at age "as an issue. I look at energyand will. You're always tired and rundownunless you're on track with the Holy 'Spirit."

Then, humbly, he added: "I want peopleto know that prayer is so essential to success.Underscoring everything 1do is that need topray."

natural step, "one into the other.""I've had the best of everything - fam­

ily, money, position and now this. I love be­ing a priest as much as being Mary Ann'shusband and raising four kids. I loved work­ing for a living to ~upport my family. Andnow I work here, the spiritual father of mychildren in this parish," he said.

FatherAi's decision to become a priest cameto him suddenly after his wife was diagnosedwith a fatal cancer. Making sudden decisionsis not unusual for him. He tells how he metMary Ann in 1954 and proposed to her liter­ally in minutes. Ten days later she said yes.

It was devastating to him when she be­came ill, but now he can say of death: "Ibelieve you don't grieve at the loss. You findjoy in the person. Whether that person had57 years, like my wife, or more, or fewer, youdon't focus on the years, but on the life. Youlove them for the life."

'Tw,? months after Mary Ann's death,

to iessen the priest shortage. Instead,' I en­countered a truly spiritual man, who is alsofirmly grounded in the practical realities of

guiding his parish to fiscal health. (St.Marguerite's debt has been reduced by aboutone-third since he came here three years ago.)

"I don't like this being referred to as myhaving a second or third vocation," said Fa­ther Audette~ He explained that he views alldecisions as "life decisions," each being a

The BottomLine'

My pastor, Father Albert Audette, oftengives sermons where he speaks personally ofhis marriage, children and grandchildren. Astranger might be confused, but any-one belonging to the parish of St.Marguerite Bourgeoys inBrookfield, Conn., knows why thispastor is so tuned in to family. It hasto do with the story of his life.

A one-time fighter pilot, later abusinessman, Father Audette hasbeen a husband, is the father of fouradult children and grandfather of IS,

o and now, since his wife Mary Ann'sdeath in 1989, is a hardworking,devoted Catholic priest.

I had the privilege of talking with himrecently about what it means to become apriest after a good, 34~year marriage to awoman tie still calls his best friend. Ididn'tget the answers, some might have expected,about older men or widowers being ordained

·What makes a good grandchild

By Dan Morris'

The offbeatworld of

Uncle Dan

up past his or her bedtime should have aniron-clad reason.

A grandchild put to bed past his or herbedtime because of toying with ice cream

A grandchild who is read bedtime storieso after going t9 bed late must be read tales ofgreat moral and spiritual value.

A grandchild who is read "Daffy's Day atthe Zoo" at a late hour will sleep inhis or her bed. ,

A grandchild put to bed late willsleep in a sleeping bag on the floorin grandpa and grandma's room.

A grandchild who brings in themorning paper may snuggle withgrandpa and grandma in the morn­ing.

.Good grandchildren are welldisciplined.

Comments are welcome. Writeuntil it is like milk and then sipping it off the ' ·Uncle Dan at 441 Church St., San Fran­end of fork tines will not,have bedtime sto- , cisco,' Calif. 94114; or' e-mail:ries read. cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

who eats all the food set before him or her inportions that make sense to an intelligent

, and'witty person such as two tiny leafs oflettuce for salad, a big dollop of mashed po­tatoes and extra ice cream on carrot cake.

A grandchild will not get down from thetable until excused.

A grandchild wiil certainly not be excusedfrom the :iable early as long as she or he isstill nursing, his or her green salad.

, A grandchild dismissed from the table'early even though a leaf'of his or her saladremains will not return to the table for des­sert, but if he or she'has already eaten dessertand grandpa finishes·the"salad, then that's a.different scenario. ~_

A well-disc:iplined grandchild will go to 'bed when it is time to go to bed.

A well-disciplined grandchild who stays

Good grandchildren are well disciplined.A well-disciplined grandchild is seen andnot heard. .

A good, well-disciplined grandchild 'isseen and not heard unless, of course, he orshe is so intelligent and witty at Ii young agethat being seen and heard a little makes sense.

An intelligent: weli-disciplined grand­child always eats all his or her vegetables.

A witty and intelligent grandchild al­ways eats his or her· vegetables if the veg­etables are corn on the cob with lots of but­ter and salt or green beans with bacon andchives.

An intelligent grandchild knows how tospread vegetables all over the plate to createthe optical illusion that they are 'nonher~. 0

A grandchild will eat all other food setbefore him or her as well :...- a grandchild

King's name on Catholic listofmartyrs sparks interest

A CATHOLIC school girl holds up an image of Martin Luther King Jr. duringa program honoring.t~.e slain civil rights leader in Newark, N.J. (eNS file photo)

By JERRY FILTEAUCATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON-AsAmericans preparedto observe the anniversary of the Rev. Mar­tin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, popular inter­est was piqued by media reports that the Vati­can might declare him as a modern Christianmartyr later this year.

The speculation is not. entirely accurjlte.It appears that very few and possibly evenno names will actually be announced at theevent in question -'- an ecumenical jubileeyear service May 7 at Rome's Colosseumhonoring thousands of 20th-century Catho­lic and non-Catholic Christians around theworld who shed their blood for Christ. '

Nor is the event to be anything like theChurch's ceremonies formally pronouncingsomeone blessed or a saint - as is usuallyimplied in discussions,of the Church declar­ing someone a martyr.

When the Vatican asked Church officialsaround the world to submit names of 20th­century martyrs whoc()uld -be honored forhaving given up their lives in witness to theirfaith, it specifically asked them to includenon-Catholics. Many scholars have de­scribed this as an unprecedented ecumeni­cal gesture.

On the short list ofabout two dozen namessubmitted by the U.S. bishops was Rev. King,a Baptist minister.

The slain civil rights leader, whose Jan.IS birthday is commemorated as a nationalholiday, exemplified nonviolent resistanceto racial injustice.

Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville,Ill., said the wide public interest in the ap­pearance of Rev. King on the bishops' list ofU.S. Chris~ianmartyrs "is indicative of thebroad general respeCt that Dr. King enjoys inthe United States." \

Bishop Gregory, vice president of the Na­tional Confe_renceofCatholic Bishops and headofits Subcommittee on the Third Millennium,

spoke with Catholic News Service by telephone and love of neighbor, with a deep Christianshortly before he appeared on the "CBS history as a Baptist preacher and it man of theEvening News" to comment on the matter. Word ofGod, and combining that with his un-

Rev. King "deeply touched and impacted derstanding and appreciation of the nonvio­the life of this nation," Bishop Gregory told lent movement so effectively exercised byCNS'. "He is one of-our national heroes." , Mohandas Gandhi.

"The uniqueness of his approach to so- Bishop Gregory declined to release othercial ~liange,". he added, "was bringing to- names the U.S. bishops sent to Rome, saying itgether the Christian tradition of nonvi.olence· would be up to·the Holy See to decide how to

. release the more than 10,000 names submittedfrom around the world. But Dr. King "was not

, the only non-Catholic" on the U.S. bishops' list.PauLHenderson, director of the bishops'

national third millennium office, said he re­ceived phone calls from media across thecountry after wire services pickeq up a BostonGlobe Page One feature story about the Catho­lic list naming Rev. King as a martyr.

"It sparked a good amount of'interest inboth the Church's celebration of new martyrsand Dr. King's connection to that," h~ said. "Ithink it raises up the fact that at this time weneed people to look up to who live.d a nobleChristian life, who became witnesses, point­ers to living out the Gospel, to the point of thesupreme sacrifice of their lives."

Bishop John H. Ricard of Pensacola-Talla­hassee, Fla., who like Bishop Gregory is Afri­can-American, said he was not involved inputting Rev. King's name on ihe list, but heregarded it as a good choice.

"I think it would be based on our experi­ence in the United States of the struggle ofAfrican-Americans and all minorities againstthe oppression of racism. Dr. King personifiedthat struggle," he said.

CAPE CODNATIONAL

MORTGAGELow, low rates starting at

73A%*

508-945-0060

No points, no closing costs1st, 2nd, 3rd MORTGAGES

Purchase or RefinanceImprovement & Repair

Debt ConsolidationCredit Card Pay OftsHome Equity LoansCommercial Loans

2nd HomesTuition

Self EmployedNo Income VerficationPoor Credit - No Credit

Pay Off Liens & AttaChmentsForeclosure - Bankruptcy

Application taken on phoneNo application fee.

Fast service. Call Now - We Can Helpl

Free application on Intemethttp://www.ccnm.com

MB#1161\... 'APR 8.375, 30 yr $10k min. ~

Questions may be sent to Fa­ther Dietzen at the same address,ore-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com.

1600 Bay Street .Fall River, MA 02724

(508) 673-2322

GIFTS

CARDSBOOKS,

Rose, Hawthorne Lathrop Home

~

936 Sci. Main St., Fall River

THEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri.,January28,2000' , 7 .was developed by a professionalbaker who was also a permanentdeacon. It does not crumb easily,and fulfills all requirements for theEucharist.

He died recently, but his wife hasgiven me the instructions for pre­paring and baking Communion

.bread this way. I will be happy tosend it to.anyone who writes to meat the address below.

A free brochure outlining ba­sic Catholic prayers, beliefs andmoral precepts is a~ailable bysending a stamped, self-addressedenvelope to Father John Dietzen,Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651.

In 1978 the American bishops'Committee on the Liturgy pre- .sented a canonical position paperto the appropriate officials in Rome,searching for some way unleavenedbread could be prepared with a fewadditives that wQuld make it ap­pear more like real bread.

The following year, the then­head of the Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith respondedthat "it would not be appropriateto accept the suggestions" forsome additives for eucharisticbread.

In 1980 the Congregation for theSacraments and Divine Worshiprepeated basically the same instruc­tions.

Despite the difficulty, severalrecipes have been developed overthe years which provide a substan­tial type of bread, suitable for theEucharist, baked only from wheatflour and water.

The reason for the attempt, ofcourse, is in the sign value of shar-

ing "one loaf' or "one bread," ..6!!~ INCwhich -the Eucharistic Prayers......... •speak of, symbolizing the unitywhich Jesus brings about in his ~ LANDSCAPE SERVICEpeople through the Eucharist. It is 276 Meridian St. • Fall Riversimilar to sharing the "one cup," .":': -'"1\. 673-9426which we do when we receive Com- ~

munion under both species. RICHARDS.AGUIAR,OMlSrIncidentally, the fact that the Weare one ofFallRiver's oldestgardeners.

bread stays in your mo~th a long , ,time is no argument against it. The, ,Let '-IS put over 36 years of experience to work forEucharist, as Jesus says, should be ,i you~ Contact US if you have a lawn problem or for aeaten, which obviously is difficult ',', : free estimate.if the host is so tiny and fraiithat it ' Fi I~/' d N J b1i. B' 1i. S IIdissolvesbe-fore one can chew or:r' U'y Insure - 0 0 00 Igor 00 rnaswallow it. :' ,,-i COMMERCIAL· INDUSTRIAL· RESIDENTIAL

One such recipe, widely used fora long time at least in one state,

.water, for example, or gummy oil,while perhaps 'valid for the sacra­ments, are grossly inappropriateand unbecoming.

Thus, the Church insists that thebread for the eucharistic celebra­tion "appear'as actual food" (Gen­eral Instruction on the Roman Mis-

sal, 283). In other words, it shouldlook and taste like bread peoplereally use.

On the other hand, the Latin-ritetradition and the present regula­tions of the Church require that noingredients other than wheat flourand water be used in making thebread.

I've had much correspondenceon this subject through the years,and have learned that most peoplefind it difficult, to say the least, tomake bread this way and have itcome out looking any more likerecognizable bread than the usual

·hosts. .One is reminded of the little

first communicant who received a.common, tiny white host thatmelted in his mouth and wasasked if he believed that the breadhad becom'e the:'body 'of Christ.He replied, "I believe it is,the body,ofChrist, but I don't believe it wasbread."

Questionsand

Answers

The,bread used forthe Eucharist

Q. One of the parishioners inour small parish serves as chair­man of our liturgy commission.Recently he has made somechanges, with the approval of ourpastor, which we are told areproper but which we wonderabout.

Every fewweeks ,home­made bread issubstituted forthe usual·host.These are saidto be made ac-cording to la~, By Fatherbut the problem John J. Dietzenis that this bread ..... _

stays in yourmouth a long time. What is re­quired "according to law" for thebread used in the Eucharist?(North Carolina)

A. First, there is nothing wrongin itself with using bread made bypeople in the local community. I'veknown parishes, for example, wherefamilies take turns preparing thebread for Mass. It can be a beauti­ful and meaningful custom.

It is difficult to answer your ques­tion honestly without noting thatwe have two seemingly contradic­tory sets of regulations for eucha­ristic bread.

The Church has insisted increas­ingly on the vital importance ofsigns in the celebration of the lit­urgy, especially in the sacramentaland eucharistic liturgies. :., These'signs'- oil,~water; bread,wine, gestures, words":"'- are'essen.: .tials for the sacraments and shouldreflect as genuinely as possible the 'reality they purport to be. Dirty

Battling a longtimedrinking habit

Dear Dr. Kenny: I am 40 yearsold and have been a daily drinkerfor 20 years. My life has been in ashambl~s, but now I have several

FamilyTalk

With Dr. James &Mary Kenny

opportunities to accomplish some­thing.I know I must stop drinkingentireJy ifl am to I have a chance,but I am afraid I will fail. Whatcan I do to improve the odds?(Florida)

You have taken the first and big­gest step: admitting that you havea serious problem, that you are analcQholic.

Alcohol, when used in modera­tion, can be a good friend. Butlike the kiss of Judas, alcohol canalso be the instrument of betrayal.It has spoiled your life until now.

Here is a seven-point plan to in­crease your chance of success indefeating alcohol.

I. No more alcohol.

One drink is too many, and twois not enough. You have decidednot to drink at all. Don't buy any.Don't have it around the house

where' you canbe tempted.

2. Attend atleast two Alco­holics Anony­mous meetingsper week for atleast sixmonths.

The AA 12­step program isthe best treat­

ment known for alcoholism. With­out AA you have one chance in 10of winning your battle. With AA,the odds go up to 50/50.

3. Ask a close friend to keep adaily written chart on your suc­cesses and failures.

Tell him or her each night howmany drinks, if any,you have had.Ifyou forget, ask your friend to callyou. Daily behavioral accountingis a powerful way to break a badhabit.

4. Tell all your friends that alco­hol has ruined your life till now andthat you need help in stopping.

No more privacy about yourdrinking. This will help a lot by

, , causing you to pass up drinks rather

than embarrass yourself by relaps­ing in front of your friends.

5. Have your family physicianmonitor and oversee your efforts.

You may need some help withmedication during the initial with­drawal phase.

6. Plan "an angel," some activ­ity to put in place .when the "devil"of desire possesses you.

For example, you might go for awalk, call a friend, say a specialprayer (perhaps one of the psalms),do five sit-ups, get away from wher­ever you are or something similar.Pick three alternative actions in.advance so you can have themready.

7. Take care of your body.Eat breakfast. Snack a handful

every hour on fruits, veggies and!or grains. Keep something in yourstomach. This is good preventionfor some of the bad side effects ofwithdrawaL

You arefacing two very diffi­cult adversaries: alcohol andyourself. Good luck on a toughtask!

Reader questions on family liv­ing and child c'are to be answeredin print are invited. Address ques­tions: The Kennys; St. Joseph'sCollege; 219 W. Harrison;Rensselaer, IN 47978.

tjree !Jfea[tn Care for ineura6Ce canar patients wFwcannot afforri to pay for nursing care elsewhere.

IntfivUfualizea care atuf attention in an atmosphere of peaceatuf 'Ularmt!i, where Cove, un.tferstatufing atuf compassion prevaiL

'.Beautiful setting, overlooking :Mt. !Jlope '.Bay.

HEALING SERVlCE

Friday, Feb. 11,2000 at 7:00 p.m.

St. John the Baptist Church

344 County St., New Bedford, MA

WITH MARIA ROCHA

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Prayer, Praise & Song - Teaching

(English & Portuguese)

Sponsored by the Diocesan Service Committee

Il

He earned his master's in di-·vinity at St. Alphonsus Seminaryand pursued graduate studies inEuropean history and church his­tory at Fordham University at theUn~versity of Chicago's DivinitySchool,

Father Grile has served 'as chair­mll!} ofthe board of trustees at Catho­lic Theological Union in Chicago,has been chairmanofthe North Ameri­can Redemptorist history task forceand a member of the extraordinaryprovincial council ofhis order's Den­ver province.

Father Santa's new position is asdirector of Picture Rocks RetreatCenter in Cortaro, Ariz.

by many citizens. thats~ inwardly," he said.''We must check our panic;', said . Introspection and transcendence

Carter. . . have been invaluable in Carter's fightCarter's commitment to the cause against the injustice inflicted upon

Of those unjustly trapped by the sys- him for being a black man accused intern that 'once confined him is evi- . America.denced in his membership on the . This one-twoCombination rewiredboard of directors for Human Rights, ,his neon sign to blink "Vacancy,"the Alliance for Prison Justice and the . opening him up to requests for corre­TOfonto-basedAssociation in Defense spondence from mothers like Joannof the Wrongfully Convicted. . Patterson, whose son, Aaron, sits on

'Those of us outside the country lliinois death row as an inmate, to re-,see you (in the United States) a bit . quests from the Oval Office.differently than you see yourselves. Ccirter attended a private screen­You are in serious trouble," said Carter; ing of 'The Hurricane" at the Whitenow aToronto resident. He was com- House with President Clinton, wherementing on a recent court ruling that the two men discussed the issue ofthefactual innocence is no longer a rea- death penalty.son to seek redress in court. When asked about the specifics of

This was the .vehicle by which their conversation, he said it shouldCarter's case was heard outside the remain private.confines of a tainted state court sys- In an unprecedented gesture,tern. Carterwas awarded an honorary cham-

Commenting on government and pionship belt by the Worl~ Boxingprivatized prisons in the United States, Council. The belt, said Carter, is hisCarter said, "Prison destroys every- second most treasured possession.thing valuable to a person. It doesn't '~boutfourorfiveyears ago, I wasrehabilitate, it debilitates." given a peace medal by my neigh-

A botched surgery compounded bors in Canada TheSe are the people, Iby a lack of competent medical care live next to who gave a man oncecon­in prison caused blindness in his right victed of a triple murder a medal foreye. While others mightbecome jus- being a good neighbor. That I mosttifiably angry at that injustice, Carter treasure;' he said.takes it in stride. "Today, the neighborhood peace

"Instead of thinking about it as medal, tomorrow the Nobel Peacelosing sight, I looked at it as having Prize," he added, smiling. "Dare toone eye that sees outwardly and one dream." .

Father Grile is new presidentand publisher of Liguori

LIGUORI, Mo. (CNS)'­Redemptorist Father Harry A. Grilehas been named the new president"and publisher of Liguori Publica­tions, replacing Redemptorist FatherThomas M. Santa, whose seven-yearterm ended in 1999.

Liguori Publications, one of thenation's largest Catholic publishers,is a Redf:mptorist apostolate whose,leadership changes every five toseven years.

Father Grile, who was ordained in1968, has worked as a pastor, teacherand church historian. He was profes­sor of church history, vice presidentand academic dean at Mount St.Alphonsus Seminary in Esopus, N.Y.

~~~ ,

;1,'~ Government reports show slight declines:,~l':;n U.S. abortion rates over the lost decode

( +V':;'l,<"'­

~ t"" ...

, : ."

"'..

By MATT DOYLECATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

Rally.-goer says peoplemore and··more vocalabout Pro-Life cause

.8 THEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri"January28,2000

coast of'the state.Ed Taylor, one ofthe Shalotte rally-

RALEIGH, N.C. - A national Pro- goers, said public demonstration wasLife official attending a life rally in an effective way ofletting politiciansRaleigh said she thinks people are know where the Catholic communitybecoming more.vocal about their stands.Pro-Life stand in their daily lives and Irene Manning, chair ofCharlottethat it's making a difference in abor-· Area Right to Life and a member oftion numbers. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, called

It is no longer possible, accord- abortion "the. greatest injustice weing to Carol Long Tobias, National have in the country."Right to Life, PAC director, for a She said rightto life activities arewoman to have an abortion without attended by people with nothing to RUBIN "HURRICANE" Carter shows an honorary championship belt presented to himknowing "that someone think., it is gain and no self-interest: ''We are al- by the World Boxing Council during a prayer breakfast recently at DePaul University. (CNSwrong." ready born."

She said it is now ,more·accept- Manning said the demons!I"ators photo from DePaul .University) "able to be Pro-Life publicly than ever were committed to their cause. She Po· -I- t'H '. , - " II·befr~~g was "'-·-.It-is-·n~o-'o-ng-er-p-os-si-b'e-, ·-ac--'- :~~~d tt~:i~ . gl IS urrlcane pU s· noamong· sev- cording to Carol Long,Tobias, own money

~~a~p~~n~~~ National Right to ute PACdi- ~~~r ~~~ p'.unch.es in addre.s.s at D.ePaul.gathered in rector, tor a woman to have an time to bedowntown abortion without knowing ''that Pro-Life. . ByMICHAELWAMBLE

Raleigh re- someone thinks it is wrong." While of- CATlioucNEWSSERVlCEcently for the . fering. theRally and ....- ..------..----. 0 pen i n g . CHICAGO - Recently, DePaulMarch for Life 20()(), sponsored by prayer at the rally, the pastor of SS. Unive~sity was hit by a hurricane.North Carolina Right to Life. Cyril and Methodius Byzantine Make that "The Hurricane."

She said people are more open Catholic Church in Cary, Father Ri- The moniker, joined forever toabout being Pro-Life at work, in chard Rohrer, noted his parish's long former prizefighter Rubin Carter,school, and in the home. She said involvement witft Project Rachel, a· proved prophetic as carter pulled nothat is having an impact on the num- post-abortion healing ministry. He punches in pointing out hisperspec­ber of abortions.being performed in said the greatest victims of abortion·· tive on the critical challenges faCingthe United States, a figure she said are the moth~rs. ,. .._y. the United States a~ a unive~ity prayerstood at about 3,500 per day. For the chIidren, thepnestsaJd, the breakfast celebratIng the life of Rev.

Long warned, however, that "we ordeal is over. However, the·mothers f; 'IMartin Luther King Jr.do not condemn women who have must continue to ·Iivt;. "the hell" of As a tape of his unofficial anthemhad an abortion." Rather, she said, it having ''the most intimate ofrelation- by Bob Dylan' played, general ap­

:is important to work with women who ships in their lives destroyed;' he said. plause turned to rhythmic'clapping.are living with the aftermath of the Tom and Rosanne Pagles of St. "If you don't commit the crime,procedure. Vincent de Paul Church in Charlotte tell the truth, get a good lawyer, have

The rally was held in the shadow felt their presence at the rally and a solid alibi and credible witnesses. Ifof the Legislative Office 'Building in march was particularly important this you don't fit the profIle, pass a lie de­the state capital, a fact not lost on, year. They areabOliuo become grand- tector test, have no motive, no oppor­one Raleigh man. Jim McElwee of parents for the first time and said it tunity or no means, you'll beset free,Our Lady of Lourdes Parish said he was important for them to support life. right?" Carterasked rhetorically at thewas at the rally to offer "encourage- Knights ofColumbus from around end of a list of what should keep onement to our legislators to change the the state took partin the rally and led out of prison.law" that allows abortion. the subsequent march around the . The audience answered, "No."

Among those standing in the government district in Raleigh. Ban- Carter passed all the tests while beingcold wind that swept around the nerswavedinthebreezebearingcoun- accused of triple murder. 'government buildings was a del- cil names from Winston-Salem, Gar- "That's right," he said. "That'segation from St. Brendan the Navi- ner, Belmont and Raleigh, among right."gator in Shalotte, near the southern others.· AS Dylan once sang of this athlete

from NewJersey, ''Herecomes the storyof 'The Hurricane.'"

In 1966, his star'as a middleweightwas still in ascension. ,

"I was a neon sign with a chip onmy shoulder. And the next thing Iknew, I was on trial for my life;' hesaid of the nightmare to come. . .

Carter was wrongly accused, triedand convicted of a 1966 New Jerseybarroom triple murder he did notcom-mit. .

After serving 19 years of three lifesentences in .prison and narrowlyavoiding state execution, the case in­volving Carter was overturned in1985. .

His life is the basis ofthe film 'TheHurricane;' starringAcademy Award­winner Denzel Washington. (The filmreceivedanA-ill-adults-ciassifi­cation from the U.S. CatholicConference's Office for Film andBroadcasting.) .

'~s· a suspect, you are as good asguilty. People assume that you had todo something to get arrested;' Cartersaid of an "us-them" mentality held

By ELIZABETH A. PERRY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River-Fri., January 28, 2000 9

to enroll their children in Catholic lic Middle School for a Mass at St.schools. Catholic Schools Week Mary's Church in that city.also is an opportunity to interest OtheractivitiesatSt. Mary's School

, citizens in volunteering their time include a career day, when parentsand talents to local Catholic come in and talk about their liveli­schools. hoods, grandparents day, when grand-

The theme for this year's celebra- parents come to school for the day andtion is "Catholic Schools: Lighting the participate in any of a number of ac­Way to aNew Century."SisterLourd~ tivities and spirit day, including a lip­Sheehan, RSM, USCC secretary for sync contest for the students. Later ineducation, said that the "lighting the the week, the Parent-Teacher Organi­way to a new century" theme has a spe- zation will sponsor an ice cream sun­dal message for parents. "Catholic dae party, and later a roller skating ses­schools do provide a 'guiding light' sion in town. Friday will be Fun Day,

. for parents who are increasingly con- when parents prepare the school hallcerned that character and values edu- for a day ofgames, raffles and amuse- .cation play a key role in the curricu- 'ments. On Saturday night, there will belum." , 0 a parent's social and dinner.

In the Fall River diocese, there are ''We've tried to include everyone,as,many activities planned as there are parents, teachers and students, in theschools. At Holy Trinity Regional activities;' said Cote. ''We want to rec­School inWestHarwich, Principal Sis- ognize them all."terCarolClifford, RSM, has a full week At Bishop Feehan High School inplanned for her students. On Monday, Attleboro, activities include lunch forall of the students will bring in boxed the teachers, an ice cream party for thelunches and will dine together as a students, a rally for the basketball gameschool. ''It's an effort to bring all our against cross-town rivals, Attleborostudents together at one time;' said Sis- High School, liturgy, a Coffee Houseter Gifford. "Later in the day, we have and a day hosting students from St.games planned for the students. The Mary-Sacred Heart School in Northchildren in the older grades have re- Attleboro arId St. John the Evangelistsearched games played by children in School in Attleboro, including lunchdifferent countries, and they will teach and an· invitation to the Feehan­these games to the younger students:' Somerset High School basketball

. Also planned is a school-wide game. ,Bingo game, and an eSsay/art contest. Holy Family-Holy Name School in''Grades Kthrough 3 will do'art projects .New Bedford has a full schedule in­and grades 4;7 will write essays all cluding a book fair, Brown Bag Opera,based around the theme of what the ''Yo-Yo Man;' and services honoringstudents can contribute to the new mil- the school's volunteers, teachers andlennium:' Later, some students will go students. The week culminates with aice skating arid others bowling. The Mass atHoly NameoftheSacred Heartweek-lOng activities will culminate of Jesus Church in New Bedford, fol­with a school Mass on Feb.4, followed lowed by a Family Sub Sandwich andby refreshments for the parents, and on Dance Night at Holy Name Center.Feb. 6, there will be a pancake break- At Taunton Catholic Middlefast. School, members of the Art Gub will

At St. Mary's Primary School in design posters based on the CatholicTaunton, Principal Brian M. Cote will SchoolsWeek theme, students will take'keep his students busy in other ways'. part in adress-down day, watch videos,On Jan. 30, the sChool hosts an open attend a prayer service including thehouse and open registration for next blessing ofthe throats for students, par­school year. On Jan. 31, students from . ents and grandparents, and there willSt. Mary's School will join with the be an award ceremony honoring stu­students from Our Lady of Lourdes dents who haveofferedcommunity ser­School, Taunton and Taunton Catho- vice.

Catechists urged not to sellteens short on Mary-

He also suggested presenting built around the Magnificat, heMary as mother and disciple in said. And when catechists have

NEW ORLEANS - Don't the context of a faithful witness discussions about peace theysell teens short on their poten- who showed up wherever Jesus could bring up the Magnificat,tial interest in Mary, Marianist was, even arthe foot of the cross. in which Mary talks "aboutBrother James Barrette told a Brother Barrette said Mary was peace and justice."group of catechists in New Or- a' witness to active discipleship He also suggested taking theleans recently. because she followed her son images of Mary as mother, dis-

When Mary is introduced in from place to place and believed ciple and witness and helping'ways to which teens can relate, in his message. teens to develop devotions thatthey are more likely to develop "This can be a way to teach are uniquely their own. For ex-a personal devotion to, her, he young people to be some place ample, he suggested prayer ser-said in his presentation, 'There's without being the center of at- vices that allow teens to helpSomething About Mary: Mak- tention," he said "Mary is about plan the music.ing Mary Meaningful for the presence of 'being.' These "A litany is a type of devo-Teens." He spoke during the tion that can sit well with22nd Johannes Hofinger He also suggested present- young people," he added. "InCatechetical Conference. a litany there is a lot of possi-

The theme of the confer- ing Maryas motheranddisciple bility for rhythm,and rhyme.ence, attended by catechists in the contextofa faithful witness. Set a litany to music or afrom across the country, was who showedup whereverJesus rhythm," he added."Eucharistic People Cross- was, even atthe foot ofthe cross. Brother Barrette sug-ing the Threshold." B' h B 'd M gested that teens draw visual

Brother Barrette said a . rot er arrette sal ary was litanies of Marian images oncommon approach cat- a witness to active discipleship large murals and study icons.echists take in teaching because she followed her son He suggested using a prayerteens about Mary is to fromplacetoplaceandbelieved service as a way to encour-present her largely in her . h' age teens to pray beforerole as a mother, an image In IS message. icons. "One person escortsteen males have difficulty ...-------------. another to the icon and therelating to in their own lives. escort prays for the other per-He said a more effective ap- are Jesus' moments, not Mary's. son as they look at the icon,"proach might be to present the There was a radicalness, in Mary said Brother Barrette.image, of Mary not just as a being there for her son and Since most teens don't havemother but as a disciple. God." the funds to hop a fligh~ to

A good way to do that, he . He said in their daily lives Medjugorje or Portugal, he said,said, is to talk to teens about the teens will end up in situations catechists might arrange a trip"followers" in their own lives - where they have to take a stand to a local holy place and "use itpeer groups, cliques and gangs, alone for what is right, such as as an opportunity to teach aboutand remind them that Mary fol- refusing to go to parties where apparitions and holy placeslowed Jesus. they know alcohol or drugs will around the world."

"Ask them what they are fol- be used. In using Mary as an ex- Teens can also use the Inter-lowing," said Brother Barrette. ample, teens can learn about si- net to research far-off appari-"Find a way to touch them where lently standing in opposition tions and holy places, he sug-they are at and they will start with their friends in difficult situ- gested.talking about Mary, even if they ations. Helping teens learn aboutdon't know it· yet. We have to Catechists should not be Mary enables them to develop alet young people see her as she afraid to make Marian devo- spirituality that is their own,was. Take the word 'disciple' tions a part of teens' lives, which they can turn around andand take it into the everyday Brother Barrette said. For ex-' teach their peers, Brother Bar-lives of people." ample, a prayer service could be rette said.

Celebration Continued from page one

2000 ,Registration

'Nursery, Kindergarten, Grades 1-5Sunday, January 30th - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.Monday - Friday, January 31st - February 4th

9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at school office

Requirements: $75.00 non-refundable registration/book fee,Birth & Baptismal Certificates, and Social Security number

for all grade levels

For more information, please call the school office

(508) 822-9480

A SETON Hall Unive.rsity student who escaped an earlymorning fire in her dormitory, clutches a stuffed bear outsidethe university's student center in South'Orange, N.J., Jan.19.Three people died and 58 others were injured in the fire atthe Catholic college. (CNS photo fro~ ,Reuters) .

Saint Mary'sPrimary School

106 Washington Street, TauntonEstablished September, 1907

Over 90 Years of Excellence in Education

to aNew Century;>-.

~(1)

..J::+-'00l::.....+-'

..J::00.....

HCATHOLIC SCHOOLS

lQ: THEANCHOR-',--:Diocese()fFall·RiveF~Fri.,January28, 200(1:.. :....:: .

Italian·btoadcaster to filmTV·~oyieon life of pope

" Movies OnlineCan't remember how a recent

film was claSsified by the USCC?Want to know whether to let thekids gO see it? Now yOl,l can lookfilm reviews up on America Online.Once you're connected to AOL, justuse the keyword CNS to go toCatholic News Service's onlinesite, then look for movie reviews.

The U.S. CatholicConferenceclassi­fication is 0 - morally offensive.The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is R- restricted.

''Supernova'' (MGM)A 22nd-century medical,rescue

spaceship (crew includes AngelaBassett, James Spader and Lou Dia­mond Phillips) receives a strangedis­tress call that launches the ~essel onan adventure linking them with analien artifact able to make humansstronger and younger, but with sometUurowing sideeffeCts.As directed byThomas Lee, the unbelievable plotdevelopment and cardbOard actingmake it one to skip for all but die­hard sci-fi fans. Intermittentsci-fi vio­lence and a few sexual encounterswith nudity. The U.S. aitholic Con­ference classification isA-ill- adults.The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is PG-13 - parentsare strongly,cautioned that somematerial may be inappropriate forchildren under 13.

. reeted by ScottElliott,,the films startsout promisingly, 'but the plot soonbecomes overburdened and jumpy,losing its edge and vitality. Shl\dowymarital encounters with nudity andminimal rough language. The U.S.Catholic Conference classification isA-ill~ adults. The Motion PictureAssociation ofAmencarating isR-restricted. '''Play It to the Bone" (Touchstone)

. Tawdry drama in which bestfriends who are professional bOXingrivals (Woody Harrelson and Anto­nio Banderas) battle it out in Las Ve-, 'gas for big prizemom~y and achanceat the' middleweight championshiptitle. Writer-directorRon Sheltonsulr 'stituteS brutal bOxers, artificially vo­luptuous wome':! and crude dialoguef9r plot and character development.Recurring; gory boxing violence,fairly graphic sexual encounters, brief 'nudity and sexual references, nega­tive references to religion, and con­stant rough language and profanity.

£~§ Mvvle,£aaJ)~Ulle§NEWYO~ - Following are

recent capsule reviews issued by theU.S. Catholic Conference Office for

,Film and Broadcasting."A Map of the World"

. '(FirstLook)Drama in which the life of ali un­

flappable wife and mother(SigourneyWeaver in peak form) liv­ing on a farm in Wisconsin isdevastatingly altered when an un­imaginable accident happens. As di-

ACTORS WOODY Harrelson and Antonio Banderas face off in the ring in a scene from"Play It.to the Bone." The U.S. Catholic Conference Classified the movie 0 - morally offen­sive. See CNS Movie CapSUles on this page. (CNS photo from Reuters)

This' 'Ride' is rather flatBy GERRI PARE

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE succumbsafter Jake, Holt and SueLee cents find themselves playing Godcrudely amputate his arm in a futile With a gun. Indeed, one timid male,

NEWYORK - Far from the Civil effort to save him. Sue Lee is left with when asked by his bride if he is a vir­War's deciding battles, two Missouri neighbors as Jake and Holt rejoin the gin, can only stammer, "Well, I'velads join the pro-Southern Bushwackers, which includes a bru- killed 15 men" to suggest virility.Bushwackers to battle any Unionists tal redneck (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) Lee pays meticulous attention toalong the Kansas-Missouri border in set on killing Holt and Jake as well as period detail, but the movie's tone is"RideWith the Devil" (USA Films). the enemy. remote and its dramatics fall rather flat.

Teen-ager Jake (Tobey Maguire) Participating in Quantrill's Raid, Its concern for philosophizing aboutbelieves in the Confederacy, unlike theAugust 1863massacre ofmore than war tends to make the characters seemhis German immigrant father. When 150 citizens of Lawrence, Kan., Jake hollow, not flesh-and-blood youngthe father of Jake's best friend, Jack" ,~dHoltarewoundedandhealslowly people trying to survive.Bull (Skeet Ulrich), is killed by pro-'. in the house where Sue Lee is being , The director seems more taken upNorthern Jayhawkers, the two teens sheltered - and has given birth to with depicting the crucial· turningvow to avenge the death. JackBull's baby. Her guardians as- pointofanationatwarwithitselfthan

Joining the ragtag, wandering "sume';Takewas the father and.expect, in following his characters' fates.Bushwackers, they sometimes don him to do the right thing. ' .,While never, boring, the historicalUnion uniforms to catch off-guard and Meanwttile,. Jake and the former aspects of"Ride With the ~yiet~u(- 'then kill Union soldiers 'or thoSe sup-' ,shive nave beCome close, have tired of,' 'pass the fictional tale 'being -told)portingtheril in' the backwoods and the endless killing and talk of moving . . Due to recurring battlefield yio­farms of the area. Tho.ugh not in the on - ifthey can get past the psychotic· lence, implied sexual situations and aofficial army, their bullets are just as redneck benton their,destruction. . fleeting breast-feedtngs'cene;,the U.S.deadlyaild they'sometimes find former As solemnly directed by Ang Lee, Catholic Conference classification isneighbors are now their prey.' it is the,lesswell-known backdrop of A-ill - adults. The Motion Picture

Led by Black John (James the Civil War struggle offamilies and AssociationofAmericaratingisR­Caviezel),theBushwackersareordered . towns.torn asunder in Missouri and restricted.iJito hiding for the winter and the two Kansas that proves more interesting rr=============;]friends find themselves holed up in a than the personal stories of the plot'smiserable dugout with a Southern protagonists. This may be in part duegentleman (Simon Baker) and his to the subdued performances, but alsoformer slave, Holt (Jeffrey Wright). As to the sketchy characterizations, asthey contemplate their bloody deeds Jake, Jack Bull, Sue Lee and Holt areand uncertain futures their sole visitor not very well defined; their charactersbearing food is young war widow Sue just seem to be forming as the narra-Lee (Jewel), with whom Jack Bull ini- , tive draws to a close. 'tiateS Ii romance with intent to marry. Battlefield sequences are stirringly

However, the fighting intervenes filmed, not to emphasize the supposedand a wounded Jack Bull eventually glory of war but its horror, as adoles-

" . ' , Itt,; ,

points oufthe great cost of technol­ogy: 'the devastation ,of the'Earth:' .

'Father Berry'qutlines the greatwork of previous ge'neratioris andcultures, then' goes on to 'say thatthe great work' of our time is, "to~arry out the transition from a pe­riod of human <devastation of the

.Eaith to a period when humanswould· be present to the planet, in a

•mutually: beneficial manner.". What this m'eans and'how weareto accomplish this is the subject ofthis book. Father Berry examinesthe current condition of the Earthand the historical background ofhuman interaction with the Earththat has brought about the present'situation of environmental catas­trophe. The current order is basedon human perception that creationexists for the use of humanity, in anexploitive relationship. The futureorder is one of co-existence andmutuality - an "Ecozoic Era."

Father Berry:s perspective,is ul­timately a hopeful one. He has greatfaith in the ability of institutionsand people tochange infundamen­tal ways. Reading "The GreatWork" is an exercise in optimism.'Father Berry says.that,"the cata­strophic:moments are also creative 'moments."

~The,.Great Work" is an intellec­tually challenging book. It is alsoquite readable. Father Berry avoidsthe pitfalls of academese withoutsacrificing depth; He writes for 'awide audience and expresse's hisideas in ways that are inclusive and(small "c") catholic. He includesmodes of spirituality from many'different traditions, both Easternand Western. The effect of this isthat readers from diverse traditionscan find valuable guidanc'e here.

no reque~t for authorization," Msgr.Enrique Planas Coma of the Pon­tifical Council for Social Commu­nications told La Repubblica:

Bernabei remained optimistic,telling Reuters she was confidentan agreement would be reachedwith the Vatican. .

Discussions with Kingsley andAttenborough were already under

. way, she.said.The choice of Kingsley for the

role of such an important religiousfigure should c.ome as no surpriseto Italian television viewers. TheBritish actor played Moses in a1996 Mediaset television produc­tion.

But Kingsley is best known forhis 1982.Oscar-winning portrayalpf the Indian nonviolent revolution­ary Mahatma Gandhi, whom thecurrent pope greatly admires.

If he accepts Mediaset's offer,Kingsley can draw on personal ex­perienceas well: He met the popein September 1998 at an audience.

The proposed film on the Polishpope wo~ld be part of a Mediasetseries on important figUl:es of the20th century. .

Mediaset said it was also plan­ning television movies on PopeJohn XXIII, Adolf liitler, BenitoMussolirii and Microsoft founderBill Gates as pm:t of the series. .

By BENEDICTA CIPOLLA

. 'CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME - Italian broadcasterMediaset announced plans to filma television movie on the life ofPope John Paul II, with BenKingsley as the pontiff.

Mediaset talk show host andproducer Maurizio Costanzo madethe surprise announcement re­cently at a company conference inOrvieto, Italy., Company officials were report­edly trying to reunite "Gandhi" starKingsley and director Sir RichardAttenborough for the project.

Costanzo said Ettore Bernabei,the president of the Italian produc­tion company Lux Vide and former .head ofltalian state television RAI,would produce the film.

But Costanzo seemed to jumpthe gun in making the announce­ment, as the project has yet to re­ceive the Vatican's stamp of ap-proval. .

While Costanzo said the Vati­can had already given its go-ahead,Matilde Bernabei, Lux's chief ex­ecutive officer, said in the Italiannewspaper La Repubblica. "Wehave neither asked for nqr obtainedlluthorization from the yatican."

1)te Vatica~ has not "issued anycommellt on the film.

"Up until now, we have received

; ·eNS~ book review:·~~~~/·:>. '.'J..' . .

. "THE GREAT WORK: OURWAY INTO THE FUTURE?, by

, Father Thomas Berry, CP.BellTower (New: Y9rk, 1999). 242pp.

, ,

REVIEWED BY ANNE LEVEQUE

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Passionist'Father Thomas Berryis best known as an environmental­ist and cultural historian. His 1988book, "The Dream' of the Earth,"was a seminal work providing aphilosophical groundwork for en­vironmentalism, not just as an iso­lated social issue, but as a broadcultural paradigm.

"The Dream of the Earth" set, forth the idea that the Earth has, inhumanity, evolved a sel(-reflectiveconsciousness. If we can see our­

, selves as fully a part of the Earth,we can understand ourselves as theEarth's consciousness.

Father Berry's most recent offer­ing, 'The Great Work: Our Way Into

. the' Future" continues this theme'while exploring ways in which hu­manity can become what FatherBerry calls a "mutually enhancing"presence on Earth.

Father Berry's view is that wemust change our underlying atti­tudes toward creation. This in­'cludes our relationship with ourfellow humans as'well as our rela­tionship with every part'ofcreation,both living and nonliving. Pres­ently there is an enormous discon­tinuity between humans and any­thing not human. Our task, if weare to survive, is not only to bridgethat gap but eliminate it completely.

While this may sound radical atfirst, be assured that Father Berry is,no neo-Luddite. He recognizes thevalue that modeni technology hasbrought to the lives of many. He also.

ARTIST SONDRA Jonson looks over her creation of "Rachel Weeping for Her Children."The life-size sculpture representing the sanctity of life was placed at the Fatima Shrine at S1.Germanus Church in Arapahoe,_ Neb. (CNS photq courtesy S.L. Jonson Studios)

-

11

ence of the cremated remains.However, it cautions that in every

case the priest must consider the rea­sons for the request and be assuredthat the cremated remains will behandled with reverence, buried in agrave or entombed in a mausoleumor columbarium, a vault for urns con­taining cremated remains.

While stressing that the Churchprefers entombment to cremation, thepolicy statement also addressed theappropriateness of scattering theashes aftercremation. Ifthere are suchplans, no representative of theChurch should be present, it said.

The document also answers otherquestions about which some Catho­lics are confused. For example, it saysthat catechumens - those preparingto be formally received into theChurch - may receive the same fu­neral rite as full members of theChurch.

The policy calls it "permissible,and even laudable, to donate one'sbody to science for purposes of re­search or individual organs for trans­plantation."

Italso gives permission for Catho­lic funeral rites for an unbaptizedchild, "if the parents had intended tohave the 'child baptized," and for abaptized member ofanother church,provided this would not be contraryto the wishes of the deceased.

The policy also allows Catholicclergy to officiate at the funeral ser­vices of other faith traditions in fu­neral homes and at the graveside. Ifinvited, priests may also participatein funeral services conducted by theminister of the church of the de­ceased.

In keeping with the Church law,however, Catholic funeral rites are notpermitted for "notorious heretics,apostates and schismatics"; thosewho chose cremation for reasons op­posed to the Christian faith; or "othermanifest sinners" for whom a Catho­lic funeral cannot be granted "with­out public scandal to the faithful."

TIffiANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri., January28,2000

Media For A New Millennium

This message sponsored by the following businessconcerns in the Fall River dioceseGILBERT C. OLIVEIRA" INSURANCE AGENCY

GLOBE MANUFACTURING COMPANY· FEITELBERG INSURANCE AGENCY

WALSH PHARMACY· DURO FINISHING CoRPORATION

Subscription Weekend

February 5-6

,

Subscribe to

theanchoiS)

Catholic Press Month 2000

Baltimore clarifies policyon funerals, creDlation

BALTIMORE (CNS) - Recog­nizing that funerals are emotionallypainful times for grieving family andfriends and not always easy for pas­tors to organize, the Archdiocese ofBaltimore has issued a formal "Policyon Catholic Church Funeral Rites."

The three-page document, whichtook effectJan. 13, is designed to pro­vide clarity and consistency and thusmake it easier for pastors and familymembers to cope with such tryingevents.

Approved by Cardinal William H.Keeler, who first consulted with thePriests Council and theArchdiocesanPastoral Council, it has been sent toall parishes and funeral directors -inthe archdiocese.

The policy restricts personal eu­logies during the Mass to just oneperson and for no longer than fiveminutes and covers just about anyother questions that might come upduring funeral preparations.

It also clarifies the Church's posi­tion on cremation that, CardinalKeeler said, has been confusing orunclear to some people in a Churchthat did not even permit it until a fewyears ago.

Among the guidelines the cardi­nal said "are to be respected" are fourkey points:

- A funeral Mass should be con­sidered the norm within funeral ritu­als.

- The homily of the Mass shouldbe based on the Scripture readingsselected for the Mass and may alsorelate to the prayers of the liturgy.

- Following the prayer afterCommunion, one speaker, a memberor friend of the family, may speak fornot more than five minutes in remem­brance of the deceased.

- Additional speakers may beasked to speakduring the vigil service.

On cremation, the archdiocesanpolicy notes that Cardinal Keeler hasdelegated local pastors and associ­ate pastors to give permission for thefuneral to be celebrated in the pres-

recognize a papal faculty for the dis­solving of valid marriages, he said.

In his talk to the marriage lawexperts, the pope said that when theChurch declares a marriage an­nulled, it in no way weakens the prin­ciple that all valid marriages are per­manent.

Annulments must be granted forreasons established by Church law,the pope said. He said some tribu­nals have tended to accept the gen­eral "divorce mentality" in modernsociety as justification for annul­ment. But the pope cautioned thattllis was not enough; tribunals, hesaid, must determine that the divorcementality profoundly influencedone or more of the spouses to the .point that they were unable to enterinto a valid marriage.

of life and never willingly destroy it, that God may healand help us all."

At the side of the statue is a rose representing life andhope.

"I was particularly glad to undertake this commissionbecause Rachel, as a symbol, ties Old Testament faith toNew Testament believers," Jonson told the Southern Ne­braska Register, Lincoln's diocesan newspaper.

"It is so satisfying to have created a sculpture with aspiritual message that I can share with my Jewish family as

. well as with my Christian circle," she added.The Shrine was the inspiration of former pastor Father

Henry Denis, a young Polish priest who was captured bythe Nazis in 1939, for celebrating Mass, hearing confes­sions and even reciting the rosary - all activities prohib­ited by the Nazis.

Father Denis was placed first in Buchenwald and laterDachau. At both concentration camps ht< was starved,beaten and forced to be a guinea pig for malaria experi-m~ts. .

But he found strength even in the horror of the camps..In Dachau Father Denis met a fellQw priest who was aMarian scholar and from him learned the story of theBlessed Mother appearing to three shepherd children atFatima, Portugal.

Father Denis escaped execution in the gas chamberwhen it was his tum, and he attributed that to the fact hewas praying so intently to Mary that he did not hear hisnumber called and the Nazis did not notice his absence.

When the Americans liberated Dachau in April 1945,he was released. He came to the United States in 1948 andthen was invited to serve in the Lincoln Diocese.

A year later, he was assigned as pastor St. GermanusChurch in Arapahoe and St. Michael Church in Oxford.Inspired by the tale, his parishioners developed the FatimaShrine. He died in 1984.

pontiff," he said."The opposite argument would

imply that no marriage is absolutelyindissoluble, which would be con­trary to what the Church has taughtand still teaches about the indis-

. solubility of the marriage bond," hesaid.

The pope said he wanted to un­derline that this has been the con­stant teaching of the Church, as a"doctrine to be definitively held"by the faithful.

While the pope has the power toteach the Gospel, administer the sac­raments and pastorally govern theChurch in Christ's name and withChrist's authority, that "does not in­clude any power over divine law,natural or positive," he said.

Neither Scripture nor tradition

By JOHNTHAVISCATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - The bond ofthe sacrament of marriage is sostrong and sacred that not even thepope has the power to dissolve it,Pope John Paul II said.

The pope, addressing membersof the Roman Rota, a Church tribu­nal that handles appeals of marriageannulment cases, said recently thathe wanted to put an end to specula­tion that a pontiff had the power todissolve valid marriages as part ofhis role as "vicar of Christ."

"Faced with the doubts and con­fusion that could emerge, it is nec­essary to reaffirm that matrimonyvalidly concluded and consum­mated can never be dissolved, noteven by the power of the Roman

Sculptor creates statue ofRachel for Nebraska shrine

No pope can dissolve valid marriages,pope tells Church tribunal

By CATHY BLANKENAU BENDERCATHOUC NEWS SERVIcE

ARAPAHOE, Neb. - Sculptor SondraJonson says herstatue of"Rachel Weeping for Her Children" at aNebraskaFatima shrine stands as a prayer that all people "may real­ize the gift of life."

Jonson, a magma cum laude graduate of Bryn MawrCollege in Pennsylvania, has been a professional sculptorfor 15 years and has done numerous religious works.

Her newest, of Rachel, is the latest addition to the stat­ues in the Fatima Shrine atSt Germanus Church inArapa­hoe in southwestern Nebraska.

The Shrine, which is in the Lincoln Diocese, has beenin placesince 1956. It includes 13 statues from Italy, placed

. in a grotto of natural rock and a·garden of more than 150,shrubs and trees.

In 1996, Jonson was asked by Father Mel Rempe, herpastor at St John's Church in Cambridge, who is also thepastor in Arapahoe, if she would sketch ideas for a newmemorial to life to be placed at the Fatirna Shrine at St.Germanus.

The artist, the mother of three and a convert from Juda­ism to Catholicism, became an active member at St. John'safter settling in Cambridge from Philadelphia in 1994.

She offered three ideas and a year later Father Rempeand the Knights ofColumbus chqse her sketch of the sor­rowful Rachel of the Old Testament, who was anguishedfor not being able to bear children but later was blessedwith two sons.

In Jonson's sculpture, an empty blanket lies acrossRachel's lap and her face is full of sorrow.

The artist said: "Rachel seems to say, 'Here is the blan­ket in which my child should have nestled against me. It isempty; my heart is more than empty; my sorrow is beyondwords and God alone is my help now. My prayer is notjustfor myself, but for all people, that they may realize the gift

.' . • I

Consecration to the Divine Will': ",

with a broad vision 6f the country'sreality. We are pleased." .

Portillo has appointed people fromacross the political spectrum - includ­ing former guerrilla sympathizers,Mayan scholars and members of op­position political parties - to his firstCabinet Among them are Otilia Luz,one of the three members of the truthcommission, and Edgar Gutierrez,fonner coordinator of the historicalmemory project under BishopGerardi.

During his speech, Portillo surprisedhis audience of international dignitar­ies by pledging to tackle past andpresent abuses ofpowercommitted bytheanny. '

He also announced forthcominglegislation to allow a civili~ defenseminister, the first in the country's his­tory, as well as the dissolution of theelite presidential guard, implicated inmany abuses, including the Bishop'Gerardi killing.

Dutierrez, who worked with BishopGerardi, will head the strategic analy­sis secretariat of the presidency,.incharge of presenting proposals toPortillo and monitoring the work ofother statebodies. He will also be givenspecific charge of keeping a close eyeon .the new investigation into theB.ishop Gerardi murder.•••.•••••'~". -~- ....... "'") ......... "0';. ,~, '.'~

RUSSIAN ACTING President Vladimir Putin and RussianOrthodox Patriarch Alexei II address a reception at the Kremlinmarking the 2,OOOth anniversary of the birth of Christ earlierthis month. (CNS photo from Reuters)' '

70 years of brutal Soviet religious Alexei. Putin, though, has met fre­repression. quently with the patriarch since be-

. On the other hand, hours after ing named prime ministerin August.Yeltsin's resignation, in a broadcast For minority faiths in Russia, Putin'sto the nation Putin pledged his com- closeness to the Russian Orthodoxmitment to religious freedom, saying, Church may be a mixed blessing. Or­''Freedom ofspeech, freedom ofcon- thodox leaders frequently denouncescience, freedom ofthe press, the right 'as proselytism the activities ofmission­to private property: All these basic prin- aries, including Catholics, and call forciples of a civilized society will be the government to better regulate mi­reliably protected by the state." nority faiths and cults.Arestrictive 1997

The handover of power and law on religion, strongly backed byRussia's nuclear suitcase from Yeltsin the Russian Orthodox Church, resultedto Putin was not witnessed by a po- in a sharp curtailment of minority reli­litical figure or the head of Russia's gions' growth.Constitutional Court, but by Russian A key factor in determiningOrthodox Patriarch Alexei IT, leader " Putin's fate at the polls will be howof the 8o-million member church. the Russian army fares in its attempt

Since then, Putin has taken pains, to defeat rebels in the breakaway re-'to praise Christianity'S contribution public of Chechnya. Putin's soaringto,Russia. popularity among voters is attributed

While Yeltsin's eight-year tenure to the relative ease with which thewitnessed a genuine nationwide reii- Russian military reclaimed much ofgious revival, he nevertook an inter- Chechnya late lastyear. In early 2000,est in cultivating religious figures and however, lethal rebel counterattacksseemed to have a fonnal, politically made clear that the military campaignbased relationship with Patriarch was far from won.

PRESIDENT ALFONSO' PORTILLO

Portillo, afonner university profes­sor and, one-time collaporator withMarxist guerrillas, publicly promisedfulfillment of the recommendations ofa 1999 U.N.-supervised truth commis­sion onhuman rights abuses and of anarchdiocesan human rights office re­port, known as the Project for the Re­covery of the Historical Memory. ,

Archbishop Victor Hugo MartinezofLosAltos-Queialtenango, president

"oftheGuatemalan bishops' conference,told CNS by telephone: 'This has beenone of the most incredible discourses,

MOSCOW (eNS) - While act­ing Russian PresidentVladimir Putinhas pledged his commitment to reli­gious freedom, Catholics in Russiasay it is too early to gauge his atti­tude on religious matters.

Putin is heavily favored to leadthe fIrst round of presidential elecc

tions set for March 26. The Dec. 31surprise resignation of former Presi­dent Boris Yeltsin moved the primeminister to power as acting president.

In a telephone interview from hisoffice in Novosibirsk, Bishop JosephWerth, apostolic administrator of Si­beria, cautioned against attaching toomuch significance to Putiri's outwarddemonstrations of faith, like cross­ing himself at the televised servicefor Orthodox Christmas Jan. 7.

"It is really too early tb tell. It iseither simply a sign of fashion or ofgenuine religious feeling," saidBishop'Werth, whose apostolic ad­ministration covers an area about 10times the size of France.

"I can only hope that he doesn'tchange the government's attitude to­ward the Church," the bishop said,referring to Russian government poli­cies that aIlowed for a revival inCatholic life.

Before the 1991 fall of the SovietUnion only two Catholic parishes op­erated in Russia - in Moscow andLeningrad. Now, there are about 200.

"Throughout the regions, the lo­cal authorities are trying to be moreindependent from Moscow. For us,sometimes this is good, sometimes itis bad," said Bishop Werth, a Rus­sian citizen. "Three years ago, sev­eral of the regions passed their ownreligion laws. (In those places) it hasbeen very bad for us."

Putin, 47, had acareer in the KGB,the Soviet security police and intel­ligence agency, and was a member ofthe Communist Party. They were thetwo institutions most responsible for

Portillo's pr,omises create cautious,optimism'among Church leaders

Putin"s, attitude toward·religionremains unclear, say Catholics

SAN SALVADOR (CNS) - Thewide-ranging changes promised bynewly elected Guatemalim PresidentAlfonso Portillo have generated cau­tious optimism among Catholic lead­ers iiI the Central American nation.

'We view this with great optimism... the (announcements) are very posi­tive," Auxiliary Bishop Mario RiosMontt of Guatemala City said lastweek.. In his first public address after be­ing swom in as Guatemala's fifth demo­cratic president Jan. 14, Portillo, 48, ofthe rightist Guatemalan RepublicanFront, promised to create a new nationbased on peace, respect for humanrights and better opportunities for all.

He also announced a new internalinvestigation into the death of Auxil­iary Bishop Juan Gerardi Conedera ofGuatemalaCity, aveteran humanrightscampaigner slain allegedly by mem­bers ofthe security forces. Portillo saidhe aimed ''to establish the presumedindividual responsibility of agents ofthe state in this atrociouscrime, (which)constitutes a national disgrace."

He also announced that April 26,the day of Bishop Gerardi's murder,would beconsidereda"day ofnationaldignity" for victims ofthe nation's civilW3[

i ••.'••

, By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here ,before theimmensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may opento me 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 of all creatures, put myself into the littlegroup of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Pros~

trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that itclothe me and' eclipse all that does not pertain to You, DivineWill. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, theemapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe hiJman'Will· tb have life in this heart any longer. I will cast itaway froTh rri~ and t/lus for,rri the new Eden of Peace, o( happi­ness and of love. ~thJt I shall be always happy.. I sha)l h~vea singular, strength and a holiness that sanctifies all..things and

. conducts them to God., 'Here prostrate, I' invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity

that They permit me to liv~ 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 Fi<':lt, _'take my hand and introduce me into th~ 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 the'

.bounds of the Divine Will: HeavenlyMother, .I consecrate my'whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me thedoctrine ofthe 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 toform in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Samt Joseph, yoti will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. Youwill keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again,that I may be sure of never leaving. the Will of God.

My guardian Angel, guard me; defend ~e; help ine in ev,:,erything so that my Eden may;flourish and be the instrumentthat draw's all men into the Kingdom of th-e Divine Will. _Am~n.

( In Honor of Luisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of th~ Divine Will)

12 THEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver~Fri.,January28,2000 : , '

Diocese ofHong Kongprepares for synod to

,begin in Marchparish priests, 50 men and women

HONG KONG - The Diocese religious, and 78 lay people fromof Hong Kong is preparing for its parishes, diocesan bodies and com­second diocesan synod, to begin missions, .and Catholic associa-inMarch, _ tions.

Scheduled to open March 4, the Four briefings in Chinese andsynod is expected to last for atleast English have been held in four dis­,10 months, depending on the num- tricts to familiarize local Catholicsber of issues wi th the,to be dis- In his homily at the Mass, synod.cussed, re- Cardinal John Baptist Wu . In hisported UCA Cheng-chung of Hong Kong, hoinily atNews" an _. . . the Mass,A s ian urgeq Catholics to renew their Car din a Ichurch news faith through formation 'imd to J9hn J.3aptistage n c y evangelize in Hong Kong .and. Wuc;h~ng-

based in mainland China,'" . " chung, ofThailand. "Hong KongThe first di- '--------------.. ' U' r g e do c' e san' Catholics tosynod was held 1970-1971. renew their faith through formation

Leaflets in Chinese and English and to evangelize in Hong Kongdetailing the composition, content and mainland C.hina.and procedures of the synod were His pastoral ~etterfor the begin­recently distributed to participants ning of the third .millennium, en­at a stadium Mass inaugurating the couraged Catholics to be a sourcediocese's jubilee celebrations. The of 'new hope for those in despairMass drew 30,000 Catholics. and in need, especially the

Some 200 synod members in- marginalized and those who sufferclude 25 ex-officio members, 45 discrimination.

,". ,..'

----...

than previously, Sister Heffernan pointed out."Some respond at great sacrifice, leaving posses­

sions and positions of eminence in order to serve theneeds of God's people," she said. "They bring a ma­turity and some life experienc~which can be invalu­able in their understanding of the problems facingmany parishioners and other needy people in today',sworld." .

Members of the 16 congregations of men are en­gaged i!1 a variety of ministries that include: campusministry; school chaplaincy, education, evangeliza­tion, Hispanic ministry, parish service, pastoral care,retreat and spiritual direction, social· services and avariety of volunteer activities.

There ro:e currently 35 different orders of womenreligious who are serving such ministries as: health

Continuedfrom page one

Consecrated

-

13

<Cl2000 CNS Grophia

TAUNTON - The Youth ApostlesInstitute announces the second in its se­ries of seminars designed for men andwomen who minister to and with youth."Clown Ministry," will be led by FatherMichael Kuhn on Feb. I from 7:30-9p.m. at the Dolan Center at St. Mary'sChurch. All ministers, teachers and cat­echists are welcome. For more informa­tion call Youth Apostles at 672-2755.

SOUTH YARMOUTH - Anevening of reflection will be held onFeb. 13 from 7-9 p.m. at CathedralCamp for young adults in their 20s and30s who would like to participate inPilgrimage 2000. The evening will in­clude prayer and discussion and isthemed "The Church and the Rock:Where is Christ's Church Today?" Allwelcome. For more information callBud Miller at 675-3847.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - Aseparated-divorced group will meet onJan. 31 from 7-9 p.m. at the DiocesanFamily Life Center, 500 Slocum Road.Peg Ormond will speak on self-esteem.New members always welcome.

NEW BEDFORD - The Men ofSt. Joseph, a Catholic men's prayergroup, meets at Holy Name of the Sa­cred Heart of Jesus Church. For moreinformation call Dan Alexander at 636­2494 or John Poisson at 675-0271.

NEW BEDFORD - Devotion toOur Lady ofPerpetual Help is celebratedevery Thesday and Thursday at the noonMass at Our Lady of Perpetual HelpChurch. All welcome. For more infor­mation call 992-9378.

NORm ATTLEBORO-A FirstFriday celebration will be held on Feb. 4bt<ginning with intercessory prayer at6:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 58Church Street. Jesuit Father Dick Rooswill be guest speaker and the evening isthemed "God Guides Groups." Masswill be held at 7 p:m. and adoration willbegin at 9 p.m. and continue until 3 p.m.Saturday. For more information call 699­8383.

NORTH DARTMOUTH - TheFall River Diocesan Council ofCatholicWomen will hold its annual retreat week­end March 24-26 at the Family LifeCenter. Father Edward A. Murphy willserve as retreat master and it is open toall women of the diocese. For more in­formation or reservations call ClaudetteArmstrong at 672-1658 or BellaNogueira at 673-6145.

SoUllS: Notionol Conference of ColholilBishops

u.s. BISHOPS' AGES

THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall Riyer-Fri., January 28, 2000

FALL RIVER - A program en­titled "Catholic Social Teaching forEveryday Life," will be held on Feb.15 from 7-9 p.m. at St. Stanislaus Par­ish. It is the first ina series of foursessions and will be led by PeterBeisheim of Stonehill College. Allwelcome. For more information call674-4681.

.-~ .~~.. - - --. - _ .... _ • _ -- ..... ,;. .;. ~ .... _ 4 1 l • :J"

FALL RIVER - Catholic SocialServices is accepting registrations forESL (English as a Second Language)and Citizenship classes to be held inFall River, New Bedford and Hyan­nis. This is a chance to improve yourEnglish skills at your own pace, or be­come a U.S. citizen. For more infor­mation call Eva dos Santos or RosaSousa at Catholic Social Services at674-4681 or 997-7337. They also canhelp people read or write in their ownlanguage.

FALL RIVER - Saint Anne'sHospital offers breast and cervical can­cer-screening programs for women ages40-64, uninsured or underinsured whoare residents of Massachusetts. CallCommunity Outreach at Saint Anne'sMonday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.to schedule an appointment or more in­formation.

FAIRHAVEN - Sacred Heart Fa­therTom McElroy will give a presenta­tion entitled "Being Disciples ofJesus;' ..at the St. Mary's Parish Church hall onFeb. 15 from 7-8:30 p.m. Refreshmentswill be served. All welcome.

Iteering pOintl

FALL RIVER - A series of fourmonthly classes on Natural Family Plan­ning by the Couple to Couple Leaguebegins on Feb. 1from 6:30-8:30 p.m. atSaint Anne's Hospital. To register or formore information call Dianne Santos at674-5600 ext. 2480.

ATTLEBORO - Singer JohnPolce will be at the La Salette Shrinetonight at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel for anevening of song, witness and prayer. Allwelcome.

A healing service and Mass will becelebrated Sunday at 2 p.m. at theShrine. It will be led by Father Pat andoffers a chance for people to be prayedover and anointed individually. All wel­come.

A Taize evening of prayer will beheld at 7: 15 p.m. on Feb: 4 at the Shrine.Participants are asked to bring a candlein a holder or adrip-proofcontainer. Allwelcome. For more information call 222­5410.

were so intensely religious. Andthat is also what I found here inmy life at St. Anne's, he said, re­calling being spiritual leader of theThird Order Dominicans, or "LayDominicans" ,as they are fre­quently called; and work withyouth groups and giving retreats.

"So here, we are," he said, "theend of the line for the Dominicans'work here. There are so few parish­ioners who only speak French now.The original purpose and goal thatthe Dominicans came here for hasbeen fulfilled. The accomplish­ments .were truly great. God surelyoversaw what was done, and Iwrote about these over the yearsin The Anchor. We are more of adiocesan parish now, with dioc­esan priests assisting all the timeand wonderful Father MarcBergeron as pastor; and he hasbeen so very, very kind to me."

As Father Lachance talkedabout a simple, God-centeredspirituality, which he called theDominican spirituality, I lookedabout the small room. Therewas anarrow bed, small sink, two chairs,a desk, a wall library and draw-filescontaining his writings and docu­ments of those healed at his Sun­day pray services in past years.

"St. Dominic spoke either toGod or of God," Father Lachancesaid. "He summarized that spiritu­ality as: to contemplate and sharewith others what we contemplate.And Dominic founded an activeOrder, to save souls throughpreaching. "

Leaning forward to make thepoint, Father Lachance said: "Itwas a joy when I joined the Do­minican Order and discoveredthat spirituality. To this day, mypersonal spirituality and teach­ing is God-centered, and becauseof that, it is eminently positive,joyous. I learned during my no­vitiate year that we must awakenin others a great desire to live inunion with God, not by persuad­ing them, but by motivatingthem. And I think that's exactlywhat the Dominicans taught anddid tirelessly, efficiently and suc­cessfully here in Fall River overthe years."

Was it a golden era, I asked. "Ithink so," said Father Lachance."They succeeded beyond' all ex­pectations. But their work, doneby their preaching and the holi­ness of their lives, is completed."

And as for you, I asked. "I'mstill here to serve for as long as Ican, but my mind is not·as sharpas it was," he said with a widesmile. "Drop in and see me at theShrine."

services including parish visits to homes, hospital careanQ pastoral care, education, campus ministry, con­templative prayer, Hispanic ministry, literacy educa­tion, social services, retreats and spiritual direction,secretarial services and a myriad of volunteer activi­ties.

Each religious order had a founder who was in­spired to respond to a specific situation in the historyof the Church, Sister Heffernan said. "Many religiousorders came to the United States following the greatwaves of immigrants from Western Europe in the 18thcentury; They helped their people to adjust to the dif­ficult life here and to preserve their faith. Today, thesesame religious seek out the present-day needs of theirpeople and strive with the same zeal to be of help inmeeting their needs and in preserving their faith."

Continuedfrom page one

munity that would see a popula­tion explosion at St. Anne's. Sub­sequently the church was built aswere mission churches andschools; a convent for the arrivingnuns for work at the hospital, theschool and the Rose HawthorneLathrop Home. Thousands linedup to go to holy Communion atthe many Masses on Sunday andweekdays.

"At times there were more than50 Dominicans housed in thismonastery, all serving here andother parishes and the hospitaltoo," said Father Lachance, archi­vist and historiographer of St.Anne's, the Dominicans, and to anextent, the Franco-Americans ofthe area.

. Ironically, or happily for theFrench community here, theFrench government in Canada pro­mulgated decrees in' 1880 order­ing the expropriation and expul­sion of religious orders. The pro­~il1cial of the Dominicans saw notonlyAmerica, but the needs of thepeople in Fall River as offering a ­refuge as well as a fruitful field forapostolic work.

Father Lachance has also writ­ten biographies of nine Domini­cans who led the parish and com­munity here and who died whileat the priory. His latest work wasthe life of Father Jean DominiquePare, his colleague and friend, whodied here this fall.

Oddly, it is Father Lachance, anative of this city, who will endthe Dominican mission to thiscity. The eldest of 12 childrenborn to the late Emile and the lateHelena (Robitaille) Lachance, heattended St. Anne School. Aftergraduating from there in 1929, hestudied at the Sulpician Fathers'College de Montreal in Montrealuntil 1935.

"It wasn't a seminary buttaught subjects similar to thosefound in any high school and col­lege," Father Lachance explained.After that, his vocation to thepriesthood discerned, he joinedthe Dominicans as a seminarianat their House of Studies in Ot­tawa, Canada.

"Studying before and after or­dination led me to a lectorate intheology and I taught theologyand liturgy at the seminary until1955."

For the next five years, theyoung priest rode circuit in mis­sion parishes in Saskatchewan,Canada. "I drove hundreds of milesbetween' churches to say Mass. Istayed overnight in people'shomes. And I got lost plenty oftimes," he said. "But the people

Dominicanusing the confessional box," hesaid. Then smiling, he added, ~'Andit is just a talk between us, the peni­tent and I, and it is informal, yet itis the wonderful, forgiving sacra­ment of penance and absolutiongiven."

As director of the Shrine since1959, except for five years in themid-1970s when he performed par­ish work and was director of St.Anne's School, Father Lachancehas heard thousands of confes­sions in those 40 years.

"What I miss most now is beingable to preach," he said. "Over theyears I have preached a lot," hemused. "I gave homilies everySunday and every weekday forlong years. I preached weekly no­venas at the Shrine, 13 nine-day­novenas on different subjects, 'yeteach novena on just one theme.

.Between 1987 and 1990 1preached more than 250 holyhours on Fridays at the Shrine."

He noted that his preachingstyle changed over the years. ''Af­ter I was ordained a priest in St.Mary's Cathedral in this city onJuly 27,1942, by Bishop James E.Cassidy, my homilies were moreinstructional. I was a teacher andit came naturally I guess to teachthe people during my homilies. Butlater, in 1974, I became involvedin evangelization with the charis­matic renewal and began to preachand teach on this subject, andstudy all I could about evangeli­zation. I wanted to teach thepeople, yes, but I also saw a needto bring them to their knees, tobring them closer to Christ."

Without knowing it, FatherLachance was talking about thevery history of St. Anne's itself, andthe Dominicans who came fromLewiston, Maine, at the request ofBishop Matthew Harkins of Provi­dence, R.I. (because Fall River wasat that time part of the ProvidenceDiocese).

The Dominican fathers came tominister to a huge and "stubborn"French-Canadian population inthis city, who had rebelled againstbeing sent "Irish" priests, eventhose who spoke fluent French,said Father Lachance. The situa­tion had earlier caused formerBishop Thomas F. Hendricken tocondemn the "excessive pride" ofthe Canadians and place NotreDame de Lourdes Parish in theFlint Section under interdict andclose it.

The troubles had spread to St.Anne's where another "Irish" priestwas pastor. The arrival of the Do­minicans began a legacy of minis­try to the burgeoning French com-

14 1HEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver~Fri .• January28.2<XX>

CHRISTOPHER TEVES and Amanda Burns, bottomphoto, played the parts of M~.ry and Joseph .at St. AnneSchool, Fall River, in its school-wide celebration of theEpiphany. Dressedas pages and the three wise men aboveare, from left: Ryan Rodrigues, Steven Souza, Nicholas Lotz;Nathaniel Dupere; Ruben Resendes and Nicholas Belmore.

FRESHMEN ELECTIONS were recently held at BishopStang High School, North Dartmouth. Four students werechosen to represent their classmates. They are, from left:President Harry Davis, Vice President Lauren Barrett, Trea­sur~r Jonathan MacNally and Secretary Racine Silva.

, '-" .

.... STUDENTSTAKE timeout for a photo during a recentschool concert at Our Ladyof Mount Carmel School, NewBedford.

~ First-graders" in Marga­ret McCormick's class at Our.Lady of Mount CarmelSchool, show off their Jubi­lee pledge certificates. Stu­dents sign.ed a promise topray more, le~rn more and'help others more. in the year .2000. The pledges are dis­played in the school hallwaysand students from all gradesparticipat~d..

SIX STUDENTS from Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, successfully auditioned forthe Massachusetts Music Education Association Southeastern District Chorus, Orchestraand Band. They are, front row from left: Melissa Delano and Lisa Ziniti; back row: MaggieMarino, Andrea DelGiudice, Melissa Smith-MacDonald and Rachel Henderson.

• ,0 ~ • • .. .. .. .. '. • .•_ .. • •.• '.' • .' • • • • • _. • .. .. ...... ' •. _. _. • • ... .. ._ •• ~ .. ._ • _.' • _,". • • '_'_ '. • •• • .. _

..TIiEANCHOR- DioCese ofFallRiver~ Fri., January 28; 2000 .' 15

; .:'.:'

:.' .

-~~

,.~ '-.,"".11 Comingor

flgeFOR YOUTH • ABOUT YOUTH

1) Educate your~'el(-Fi~Q' outabout the stages of human devel:opment before birth and. why sci­entists agree that at co.nception a

." .. .

.Comba~iIlg·abortion

By AMY WELBORN

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

(A joyful minist..youtside the Mass)

, Where: Dolan Center,St. Mary'sParish,Taunton

l, When: Tuesday, February1,ZOOO7:'30 pm Mass in Church Chapel8:00 Seminar in Dolan Center

Presenter: FatherMichael Kuhn, YAChaplain, BishopFeehan H.S.P.V., St. Mary's, Seekonk

For: .Youth Ministers, Teachers, ReI.Ed. Volunteers, Parents,Prie~ts, Hospital Ministers

Info: YouthApostIes(508)67Z-2755Mr. Michael Miller, Director(617) 641-9561

"I have told you this so that myjoy might be in you andyour joy mightbe co.mplete." (John 15:11)

rho YouIh JIpostIe InsliMe presents" - enIiIIed 1"Clown Ministry"

Abortion isn't a subject anyonelikes to discuss. But this time ofyear it tends to come up. Perhapsyour radafhas taken in some of thesigns: a Pro-Life march in Wash­ington, protests or programs in yourlocal area, extra prayers at Mass or .maybe even a homily or lesson plandevoted to this difficult, tragictopic.

If you're wondering why, andwhy now, it's simple: Jan. 22 wasthe date, in 1973, that the Suprelpe unique human life begins. Find outCourt declared that individual what abortion does to that life andstates couldn't make laws prohib- how it affects women as well.iting or even strictly limiting abor- 2) Don't be afraid to voice yourtion anymore. Up to that time, abor- opinion, and don't allow yourselftion had been legal only in a few to be put on the defensive. Whenstates for limited times during preg-you're talking about this with ac­nancy and for serious, documented quaintances who support abortion,reasons. don't let them back down from the

But in "Roe vs. Wade," our Su- question of when life begins or whypreme Court threw all of those laws in the world they think it's OK forout and declared that states defenseless human beings to be at­couldn't limit 'abortion unless a tacked in the womb. Those whO'woman's life or health was in dan- protect life don't need to feel de­ger. And then it said that '~health" fensive; those who seek to take itincluded things like emotional dis- do.tress. 3) Be a loving witness to the sa-

So, if you've been paying atten- credness of all life. Treat everyonetion, you know what's happened. you meet with respect. Don't rejectIn case you don't, let's make it clear. those who have struggled with this.

In the United States, abortion is Don't gossip about girls who getlegal for any reason through all pregnant unexpectedly. Love.nine months of pregnancy. Period. 4) Go to the local Pro-Life of­We have the most permissive abor- fice, and ask what you can do totion laws in the West. help. Believe me, they have some-

Tragically, this is what you've thing for you to do!grown up with. You were born into 5) Pray. Pray for the girls youra society in which killing unborn age - the girls in your town, inbabies is protected as a right and your school and in your class ­profited from as a business. who right now, this very moment,

The Centers for Disease Control are confronting this quite terriblerecently reported a slight decline dilemma in the most personal way.in abortion rates, but the numbers And pray for their babies and theirare still pretty staggering: well over boyfriends as well.one million a year. The thought of So think about it. You're prob·it can be overwhelming. In the face ably a pretty idealistic person, andof such a massive problem, we can are always looking for ways thatsometimes feel helpless. But we're you can help make life on earth evernot. more beautiful, harmonious and car-

Even if you're 20. Even if you're ing.15 or even 12, you can do some- What better place to start tryingthing to spread the message of life. to a~complish that goal than ourHere are five simple suggestions: treatment of life itself?

W.ritten by Darren Hayes!,': Daniel Jones

Sung -by Savage GardenCopyright (c) 1999 by

Sony Music 'Entertainment

ChorusA thousand angels dance

aroundyou .I am complete now,that I've

found youChorus

For example, let's say th~t you are consideringwho to ask to a school dance. Ifyou want to followyour intuition, look beyond sexual attraction, aperson's popularity or your own fear that no onewill ask you. Intuition is more of a quiet inner sensethat guides you.

Also, intuition about a specific concern oftengrows stronger over time and is not subject to theunpredictable whims of emotional need. Follow­ing intuition may mean taking a risk. Yet, thosewho trust their intuition often receive messages thatbenefit their lives.

Knowing how to distinguish the voices of emo­tional nee,diness or wish fulfillment from the wis­dom of intuition is not easy. Yet, if we really try tolisten to our intuition, and if we ask God to help usdo this, with practice we will learn to know thedifference. .

Could knowing that you loved someone beforemeeting that person be baSed on intuitive guidance?Unlikely. Intuition is not usually connected withthe emotional fIreworks that this song describes.

Look to hear your intuition in 'emotionally quietmoments when your soul can speak to you aboutwhat is best for your life.

Your comments are always welcome. Pleaseaddress: Charlie Martin,7125 W2008, Rockport,Ind. 47635.

·1 KneW 1Loved YouI met you

I think I dreamed you into lifeI knew floved you before

I met youI have been waiting all my life

There's just no rhyme orreason

Only this sense of completionAnd. ~n your eyes

I see the missing piecesI'm searching for

I think I've found myway home

YOU'VE HEARD oflove at-first sight. Is it pos­sible to fall in love before first sight? According tothe Australian duo Savage Garden, the answer isyes! "I Knew I Loved You" is their latest hit off their~ew disc "Affirmatiol)." .

The character in the song sings: "I know that itsounds more than a little crazy." He's right! Yet, thisis how strongly he feels. To him, the one he lovesholds "the missing pieces I'm searching for." Hesays, "I think 1've found my best friend." Could thishappen hefore getting to know someone?

I doubt it Rather, he has projected his desireonto this individual. As he says, "I think I dreamedyou into life." If he is seeking a lasting love rela­tionship, this is not the way to go about it.

He sings, "maybe it's intuition," that he knewthat he would fall in love, He seems to have con­fused intuition with total infatuation.

Falling in love is an intense emotional experi­.ence. However, emotions, though real in themselves,are not the same thing as intuition. It is importantnot to confuse the two if we want a deeper under­standing of what is occurring in our lives.

Intuition is not supercharged with emotion. Infact, intuition is a type of felt sense that often comeswhen our other feelings are calm. Intuition presentsa voice that helps us consider choices, sometimeseven outside what we think we desire.

By CHARLIE MARTIN· CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Our'Rock·.,,~.nd .Role .

How to' tell intuition from infatuation

Maybe it's intuitionI;lut some things

You just don't questionLike in your eyes

I see my future in an instantAnd there it goes

I think I'va found my bestfriend

Chorus:I know that it sounds

More than 'a little crazyBut I believe '

I knew I loved you before

BILL LACROIX of the Rhode Island Reptile Association recently visited fourth-grad­ers in Terry Leblanc's class at St. Mary's School, New Bedford, where he pres~nted alesson on the different types of reptiles and their habitats. Here he shows off a lizard toJohn Campoli, Matthew Bandarra and K?~elyn O'B~ien.

..16. TIIEANCHOR- DioceseofFall River-Fri., January 28, 2000

NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEKJanuary 30 - February '5, 2000

_.~..

The purpose of Catholic Schools Week, aj.oint program spon~ored by the National·Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)and the United States Catholic Conference(USee), is to build support and recogni­tion for the over 8,200 Catholic schools na­tionwide. During: this week, many diocesesencourage paren.ts to enroll their children inCatholic. schools. It is also is an opportunityto interest citizens in volunteering.their timeand talents to local Catholic schools.

Sister Lourdes Sheehan, RSM, USCC sec­retary for education, said that the "lightingthe way to a new century" theme has a spe­cial message for parents. "Ca;fholic schoolsdo provide a 'guiding light' for parents whoare increasingly concerned that chara~ter andvalues educatio.n playa key role in the' cur­riculum."

to a .New Centu~y

~~(l)

~~.

00~.~

~~.

on·.. ~.~'.'

CATHOLIC SCHOOLSDiQt~-se 01FaJlRiwr FaJQiI1,~f~tb(l}neSehQ91s

, ,' ....,. ,"':' '",' ,. .)

L\

Elementary Schools'ACUSHNET

St. Francis Xavier School, 223 Main St.. 02743-1597. Tel.995-4313, FAX 995-0456. Mrs.. Susan M. Boulay, Principal.

ATTLEBOROSt, John the Evangelist School, 13 Hodges St., 02703. Tel.222-5062. FAX 223-1737. Mrs. Claire A. Powers, Principal.

BUZZARDS BAY'St. Margaret Regional School, 143 Main St., 02532. Tel. 759­2213, FAX. 759-8776. Charles B. Lindberg, Principal.

FAIRHAVENSt. Joseph School, 100 Spring St., 02719. Tel. 996.1983, FAX996-1998. Sister Muriel Ann Lebeau; SS:CC., Principal.

FALL RIVEREspirito Santo School, 143 Everett St., 02723. Tel. 672-2229,

. FAX 672-7724. Mrs. Patricia Benoit; Principal.Holy Name School, 850 Pearce St.•. 02720. Tel. 674-9131, FAX679-0571. Mrs. Sandra F. Cummings. Principal.Notre Dame School, 34 St. Joseph St., 02723. Tel. 672-5461,FAX 673-8430. Mrs. Anne Conlon, .Principal. .St. Anne School, 240 Forest· St:, 02721. Tel. 678-2.152, FAX674-5190. Mrs. Denise D. Gagne, Principal. .St. Jean Baptiste School, 64 Lamphor St., 02721.. Tel.67~-6772. FAX 730-1864. Mrs. Kathleen Barboza, Princi­pal.St. Michael School, 209 Essex St., 02720-2996. Tel. 678-0266.Sister Bernadette Sullivan. SUSC. Principal.SS. Peter & Paul School, 240 Dover St., 02721'. Tel. 672-7258,FAX 674-6042. Ms~ Kathleen-A. Burt, Principal.St; Stanislaus School, 37 Rockland St., P.O. Box 217, 02724.

Tel. 674-6771, FAX 677-1622; Mrs. Denita Tremblay, Principal.St. Vincent's Residential/Special Education Treatment Cen­ter, 2425 Highland Ave., 02720. Tel. 679-8511, FAX 672­2558. John T. Weldon, LICSW, Executive Director.

NEW BEDFORDHoly Family-Holy Name. School, 91 Summer St., 02740. TeL.993-3547, FAX 993-8277. Ms. Cecilia. M. Felix, Principal.Our.Lady of Mt. Carmel School, 103 Crapo St., 02744. Tel.997-9612, FAX 997-2485·. Mrs. Rosemary daSilva, Princi­pal.St. Anthony School, 190 Ashley Blvd., 02746. Tel. 994-5121,FAX 979-5923. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Lavigne, Principal.St. James-St. John School, 180 Orchard St., 02740, TeL andFAX 996-0534. Edmund Borges, Principal.St. Joseph School, 35 Kearsarge St., 02745-6117. Tel. 995-2264, .FAX 998-7404. Mrs. Paulette Dansereau, Principaj.

·St. Mary School, 115· II1inois St., 02745. Tel. 995-3696, FAX998-0840. Mrs. Cathy laCroix, Principal.

NORTH. ATTLEBORO 'St. Mary-Sacred Heart School; 57 Richards Ave., 02760. Tel.695-3072, FAX 695-9074. Mrs. Denise M. Peixoto, Principal.

TAUNTONOur Lady of Lourdes School, 52 First St., 02780. Tel. 822- .3746, FAX 822-1450. Mrs. Arleen M. Booker, Principal.St. Mary's Primary School, 106 Washington St., 0278~7408..Tel. 822-9480, FAX 822-7164. Brian M. Cote, ~ncipal.

WEST HARWICHHoly Trinity Regional School, 245 Main St., P.O. Box 163,02671. Tel. 432-8216, FAX 432-9349. Sister Carol Clifford,RSM, Principal. .

.. Middle SchoolsHYANNIS

St. Francis Xavier .Preparatory School, 33 Cross St.,02601. TeL 771-7200, FAX 771-7233. Stephen'Kenney,Headmaster.

TAUNTONTaunton Catholic Middle School, 61 Summer St., 02780~3486.

Tel. 822-0491,.FAX 824-0469. Mrs. Kathleen A. Simpson. Prin­cipal. Rev. Pawel A. Swiercz. Chaplain;

High SchoolsATTLEBORO

Bishop Feehan High School, 70 Holcott Dr., 02703. Tel.. 226­6223, FAX 226-7696. George A. Milot, Principal, Rev. MichaelF. Kuhn, YA; Chaplain.

FALL RIVER .Bishop Connolly High School, 373 Elsbree St., 02720. Tel.676-1071, FAX 676-8594. Anthony 5: Nunes, Principal, Rev.John M. Murray; Chaplain.

.NORTH DARTMOUTHBishop Stang High School,' 500 Slocum Rd., 02747. Tel.996-5602, FAX 994-6756. Ms. Theresa E. Dougall; Presi­dent, Mrs. Mary Ann Miskel. Academic Principal, Rev. CraigA. Pregana, Chaplain ..

TAUNTON.Coyle and Cassidy High School, 2 Hamilton St., 02780. Tel.823-6164; 823-6165, FAX 823-2530. Dennis R. Poyant, Head­master; ·Dr. Donna Boyle, Academic Principal; Rev. HernandoHerrera._ YA, Chaplain.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY pOLICY AS TO STUDENTSSchools in the Diocese of Fall River admit students ofany race, .Qotor, n'ationaland ethnicorigin to all the rights, priVileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or madeavailable to students at the schools. . . 0

They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in admin­istration of educational policies, admissions policies, loan programs, and athletic andother school-administered programs. . .

.... '

NOTIC~OF NONblsCfmv1IN~,.QRY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS"ii . ·......i ..... ANO'EMPLOYEES

Schools in theDiocese ofFall River, to the;e'xtent required by Title IX, do '';;;tdi~crimiflateagainst any'applicant/employee because Ofsex. .They do not discriminate against anystudent because of sex in any educationa./ program and activity.

.il