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"A time o/light and healing"My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today, in churches throughout the diocese,and indeed throughout the entire world, Chris­tians of all ages, races and nationalities will beas one in acknowledging their sinfulness beforeGod and His Church. All of us, clergy, reli­gious and faithful, will step forward to besigned with blessed ashes and reminded of ourpersonal need to turn from sin and be faithfulto the Gospel.

Throughout the long history of our salva­tion, we are reminded again and again of God'su'nchanging promise of life and salvation andof the many ways in which humankind hasfallen short in responding to God's love: Fromthe original sin of Adam and Eve, the goldencalf of the Israelites, the betrayal of Judas andthe denial of Peter to the sufferings and deathof the Lord, our history is filled with examplesof our weaknesses and sins. Likewise, in ourown day, we are often appalled at the sins ofviolence and racism and at a' moral apathywhich seems to sap the strength and power ofthe Gospel and Christ.

Yet today we are exhorted in the words ofthe prophet Joel: "Come back to the Lord withall your heart; leave the past in ashes, and turnto God with tears andfasting, for he is slow toanger and ready tafargive. "(Joel2:13) For thepromise of God is as strong and life-givingtoday as ever it was to those who turn to him incontriteness of heart. Through the merits of theLord's death and resurrection, we are invitedto turn back and be saved.

Let this Lenten season be a time of light andhealing for all of us. May our a'd·missfon ofguilt on Ash Wednesday be the first step on ourLenten journey to reconciliation with God andhis Church. May our penitential practices:prayer, fasting, almsgiving and a celebration ofthe Sacrament of Penance, be a source of graceand reconciliation. .

Faithfully yours in Christ,

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Bay State native Bis-hop Daily to head Brooklyn dioceseWASHINGTON (CNS) - Pope

John Paul II has accepted theresignation of Bishop. Francis J.Mugavero of Brooklyn, N. Y., andnamed Bishop Thomas V. Daily ofPalm Beach, Fla., to succeed him.

The changes were announced inWashington Feb. 20 by Archbi­shop Pio Laghi, papal pro-nuncioto the United States.

Bishop Mugavero, who has ledthe Brooklyn diocese since 1968, iswidely known for his work insocial justice and interfaith rela­tionships, both locally and nation­ally. He submitted his resignationlast June when he reached age 75,

the normal retirement age forbishops.

Bishop Daily, 62, was originallya priest and auxiliary bishop of theBoston archdiocese. When the dio­cese of Palm Beach was formed in1984, he was made its first bishop.

Since 1987 he has been supremechaplain of the Knights of Colum­bus. He also is a board member ofthe Eternal Word Television Net­work, Mother Angelica's Alabama­based cable network of CatholicTV programming which reachesabout 10 million U.S. households.. Cardinal John J. O'Connor of

New York welcomed Bishop Dai-

Iy's appointment, calling him a"courageous teacher and preacher"and a man of"exceptional capabil­ityas an administrator and leader."

Bishop Mugavero was the fifthbishop of Brooklyn and the firstnative of that diocese to become itsbishop. Born in Brooklyn June 8,1914, he was ordained a priestthere in 1940. He was diocesandirector of Catholic Charities whenhe was appointed bishop of Brook­lyn by Pope PauI'V I on July 15,1968.

In 1969 he introduced a resolu­tion at the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops to establish a

National Catholic Crusade AgainstPoverty, leading to formation thefollowing year of the Campaignfor Human Development, thebishops' national anti-poverty pro­gram.

He was nationally known overthe years for his public oppositionto the Vietnam War, his strugglesagainst racism, his opposition toabortion and to capital punish­ment, his leadership in pastoralcare and social services to immi­grants, and his 19-year position asnational episcopal moderator ofCatholic-J ewish relations.

In 1971 he formed what was

believed to be the first diocesanmigration office, and that sameyear he received lifetime member­ship in the National Associationfor the Advancement of ColoredPeople from director Roy Wilkins.

Thomas Vose Daily was bornSept. 23, 1927, in Belmont, andordained a priest of the Bostonarchdiocese Jan. 10, 1952.

After eight years in parish work,he spent five years as an archdi­ocesan missionary to Peru. Afterhis return in 1965, he held otherarchdiocesan parish and chancery

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"GIVE THEM hearts for love alone" was the theme of a first penanceservice held earlier this month at St. John of God parish, Somerset. The'storyof Zacchaeus as told in Luke 19: 1-10 and illustrated at left above helped the

young penitents at right to understand the importance of forgiveness andloving hearts.

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The Mass of Christian Burialwas offered Tuesday at Sacred HeartChurch, Fall River, fo~ Sister Jose­phine Priscilla Whiting, S USC,92, formerly known as Sister RoseEmmanuel, who died Feb. 16.

A native of Upton and the daugh­ter of the late Irving H. and GraceM. (Clark) Whiting, she enteredthe Holy Union community in1924. Previously she had taught inMilburn; Pa., and at the Worces­ter Girls' Trade School.

As a religious, she taught in par­ish schools in New York, Alabamaand New Jersey and at the formerSacred Heart School and SacredHearts Academy in Fall River.She also served at St. Joseph andSt. Anthony schools in Taunton.

In retirement she lived at SacredHearts Convent, Fall River.

Sister Whiting is survived bythree brothers, William of Graf­ton, Eugene of Upton and Georgeof Seattle, Wash., a sister, OliveMedley of Bedford, N.H., and aniece.

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The Mass of Christian Burialwas offered Monday by FatherJames W. Fahey for his father,James J. Fahey, at Sacred HeartChurch, Taunton.

Fahey, 69, died Feb. 14 follow­ing a long illness. He is survived byhis widow, Irene (Walton) Fahey.

He was a 3'5-year veter'an of theTaunton police force, from whichhe retired four and a half yearsago, and he served as aU .S. Armystaftsergea'rit in World War II.

~...J::aunt?n native, son of thelate:lohn' and Alice (Rothwell)Fahey, he is survived, as well as byhis widow and his son a com­mander in the U.S. Navy ChaplainCorps based in San Diego, Calif.,by a daughter, Maureen Furtadoof Raynham; three brothers,Robert of Arlington and Francisand John of California; a sister,Mary E. Cirino of Taunton; and agrandchild.

Sister Louise Parent, CSC, 84,the former Sister Celine Esther,died Feb. 8 in Manchester, N.H.She served at the former St. Antho­ny High School, New Be'dford,during the 1950s.

Born in Willimantic, Conn., sheentered the Sisters of Holy Crossin 1931 at St. Laurent, Quebec,where she taught until 1944, thenreturning to the United States for

. assignments as teacher and princi­pal in various high schools staffedby her community. '

The holder ofa bachelor's degreefrom Mt. St. Mary College, Hook­sett, N.H., and master's and doc­toral degrees from Boston Col­lege, she was a founder of NotreDame College, Manchester, N.H.,where she was a professor, dean ofstudents and academic dean.

She is survived by nieces andnephews.

James J. Fahey

Two are lectors

2 public lecturesoffered at BCC

The annual Lenten retreat of theDiocesan Council of Catholic Wo­men will take place March 30through April I at Our Lady ofGood Counsel Retreat House atCathedral Camp, East Freetown.

Father Bruce Cwiekowski, coor­dinator of pastoral ministry at St.Luke's Hospital, New Bedford,and of Catholic AIDS ministry ~;;r

the Fall River diocese, will beretreat master. The weekend'stheme will be "Love One AnotherAs God Loves Us."

The DCCW has also announcedits 37th annual convention, to beheld Saturday, April 21, at Coyleand Cassidy High School andnearby St. Mary's Church, both inTaunton.

Speaking to the theme "We Servethe Lord with Joy and Gladness"will be keynote speaker FatherAlfred McBride, O.Praem., who isassociated with the National Cath­olic Evangelization Association.

Bishop Daniel A. Cro~in w'illalso speak, present Our Lady ofGood Counsel awards to women

. outstanding for service to theDCCW and celebrate the conven­tion Mass.

The program will also includeworkshops presented by DCCW

Two free public lectures willtake place in March at BristolCommunity College, 777 ElsbreeSt., Fall River.

At 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 6"Rev. Jay Maddock, judicial vicarof the diocesan marriage tribunal,will speak in the CommonwealthCenter on Church Annulments:What? Why? How? His presenta­tion will be followed by a questionperiod. It is sponsored by theCampus Ministry office which isstaffed by Father John J. Oliveira,also parochial vicar at St. Michael'sChurch, Fall River, and SisterSuzanne Beaudoin, SSCh.

Herbert Benson, MD, associateprofessor of medicine at HarvardMedical School, chief of the be­havioral medicine section at NewEngland Deaconess Hospital andauthor of several books on thepower of the mind over the body,will speak on the "maximum mind"concept at 7 p.m. Wednesday,March 7, in the college Arts Cen­ter auditorium.

In a previous lecture at the col­lege, Dr. Benson explained the"relaxation response," which ref­ers to the body's capacity to coun­teract the effects of stress throughuse of the "faith factor" and prayer.

In the forthcoming presentation,he will discuss use of these tech­niques to maximize health, improvebrain power and grow spiritually.

Andre H. Faria Jr. and GeorgeA. Alves III of the diocese of FallRiver were installed as lectors onFeb. 14 at" St. Mary's Seminaryand University, Baltimore. AtlantaArchbishop Eugene A. Marinoofficiated.

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MacGill festivalat Bridgewater

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A celebration of the centennialof the birth of Irish poet PatrickMacGill will take place March 5through 8 on the campus of Bridge­water State College in Bridgewate'r.MacGill is buried in St. Patrick'sCemetery, Fall River. The city isthe home of a daughter, PatriciaMacGill McGowan.

The celebration Will include anart exhibition, a concert by Irishsinger Tommy Makem, a Gaelic­language Mass in memory ofMacGill and his wife Margaret,readings by poet'Seamus Heaneyand discussions of MacGill's lifeand work. All events are open tothe public and further information

, is available at the Maxwell Libraryat the college, telephone (508) 697­1256.

The four-day program will beginMarch 5 with a reception from 2 to4 p.m. in th~ Maxwell LibraryHeritage Room, opening an exhi­bition. of oil paintings by artistCarmel Brennan, like MacGill fromCounty Donegal, Ireland. The paint­ings are based on quotations fromMacGill poems.

Ms. Brennan's works hang inthe official residence of the presi­dent of Ireland and in the Irish andEuropean parliament buildings, aswell as in many private homes andcollections throughout the world.In the past few months they havebeen featured in documentaries onIrish and British television. Herexhibit will remain on view throughMarch in the Heritage Room.

The Tommy Makem concert isscheduled for 8 p.m. March 6 inthe Horace Mann auditorium onthe campus. Ticket information isavailable at (508) 697-1271.

The Gaelic Mass will be at 12: 10p.m. March 7 in the Catholic Cen­ter adjoining the campus on ParkAvenue. The celebrant will be Rev.Bartley MacPhaidin, CSC, also ofDonegal, the president of Stone­hill College, North Easton, and anative Gaelic speaker. Irish musicwill be by The Music Makers,Eileen Quinn and Shamus Pender.

Seamus Heaney, a viSiting pro­fessor at Harvard and Oxford uni­versities, will read from his ownworks and those of MacGil1. Hispresentation will be at 7 p. m. March7 in the library Heritage Room.

The celebration will close at aprogram from 2 to 5 p.m. March 8,also in the Heritage Room. Var­ious aspects of MacGill's life andworks will be discussed by Dr. JoeMulholland, director of Irish tele­vision; Dr. Bernard Aspinwall ofthe faculty of the Univ. of Glas­gow; and Dr. Owen T.P. McGow,­an, Bridgewater State College direc­tor of libraries and a member ofHoly Name parish, Fall River.

Traditional Irish music will againbe offered by The Music Makers.

flow of refugees, he said, "is a real­ity which no longer touches onlycertain regions of the world, butextends to every continent."

He noted that "although muchhas been done, it is still not enough.The number of refugees is grow­ing, and the resources fQr receiving

,and assisting them often prove tobe inadequate."

There are an estimated 15 mil­lion refugees seeking asylum inother nations. Afghani and Pales­tinian refugees account for morethan half of that total, with Pakis­tan and Iran harboring nearly halfof all refugees.

The pope recalled the words ofJesus, "who himself experiencedthe condition of a refug,ee," inMatthew 25:35, 43 - "I was astranger and you welcomed me ... Iwas a stranger and you did notwelcome me."

"Seek to help our brother andsister refugees in every possibleway by providing a welcome thatwill lead to their full participationin the everyday life of society," thepope wrote. "Show them an openmind and a warm heart."

Addressing refugees, he wrote,"All the world 'knows your prob­lems. And the church- is near toyou with the help that her membersare working to provide, eventhough they realize that it isinsufficient."

The pontiff said "charitableinitiatives" should be "our firstcommitment," which in turn '~have

an impact on the processes of edu­cating children and young.peoplein particular."

Refugees, the pope emphasized,have the right "to establish a fam­ily or to be reunited with their fam­ilies; to have a stable, dignifiedoccupation and ajust wage; to iivein dwellings fit for human beings;to receive adequate education fortheir children and young people,as well as adequate health care."

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Diocese readies for LentDiocesan observance of Lent

will begin Feb. 28 with celebrationof the Ash Wednesday liturgy anddistribution of ashes by 'BishopDaniel A. Cronin at 12:05 p.m. atSt. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.

As in previous Lents, Catholicsare asked to participate in theOperation Rice Bowl program ofCatholic Relief Services, eating asimple main meal once a week dur­ing Lent and contributing moneysaved to parish Rice Bowl col­lections.

"The Global Family: TogetherWe Make a Difference" is the 1990'Rice Bowl theme. Organizers ex­plain that 75 percent of the moneycollected is used for ~mall-scale

. community projects in Third Worldnations, usually related to nutri­tion, food production and storage.

25 percent of diocesan contribu­tions, they note, may be retainedfor local anti-poverty programs.

An Operation Rice Bowl calend-. ar of Lenten suggestions in addi­tion to mealtime simplicity appearson page 8 of this issue of theAnchor.

In other Lenten activities, dioce­san parishes will offer a wide var­iety of. spiritual programs. An­nouncements of these will be found

. in the Steering P9ints section ofthe Anchor. ' '

Priests will attend a day of Lentenreflection directed by BishopCronin on Tuesday, March 27, atCathedral Camp, East Freetown.

Papal MessageIn his annual Lenten message,

- Pope John Paul II urges "a carefulreexamination of conscience withregard to our attitude toward exilesand refugees.

"Concern for refugees must leadus to reaffirm and highlight uni­versally recognized human rights,"the pope wrote; "and to ask thatthe effective recognition of theserights be guaranteed to refugees."

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unity is a tough goal to reach,Cardinal George Basil Hume ofWestminster, England, recently tolda packed interfaith congregaton atWestminster Cathedral. "We shaIloften be tempted to take apparentshortcuts, to anticipate a unitythat is in the making but not yetachieved," the cardinal said, appar­'ently referring to intercommunion.He reminded his audience, repres-

Bluffs and the son of Viola (Auth­ier) Lopes and the late Constan­tine Lopes. He prepared for thepriesthood at St. Thomas Semi­nary, Bloomfield, Conn., ~nd St.John's Seminary, Brighton.

After ordination he was paroch-. ial vicar at St. Kilian, Holy Nameand St. Mary parishes in New Bed­ford, at St. Patrick, Wareham,and at St. Patrick, Fall River. InFebruary, 1985, he was namedadministrator of Holy Ghost par­ish and in July of the same yearwas named pastor., In other diocesan activities, he

taught and was chaplain at BishopStang high School, North Dart­mouth, was New Bedford areaCYO director, chaplain of the NewBedford Council of Catholic Nursesand active in area pre-marriageprograms.

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Angel L. VasqueZ, .. 24;:.charged with burglary,crilni l1mischief. assault a'nd twocounof offensive touching; accQring to Sgt. Martin P. HageIIJl,l,1?

Sister Halpin, who teaches~~ ,St. Paul's School, waS tr¢ated: :",for a broken nOse at St. Francis'Hospital and released." "

the ordination and wedding anni­versaries together. Thus when theFerreira family planned the sur­prise celebration, Father Lo'peseschewed advance publication of

, the event.The double obs'ervance took

place last Saturday with a noonMass at St. Mary's Church, Ran­dolph,celebrated by Father Lopes.A reception followed.

Father Lopes said a parishobservance of his jubilee is set forMay ,20 when an outdoor recep­tion will follow a 3 p.m. Mass.

Oak Bluffs NativeFather Lopes is a native of Oak

Now it can be told. FatherThomas C. Lopes, pastor of HolyGhost parish, Attleboro, markedhis 25th anniversary of priestlyordination Feb. 13. Announcementof his celebration on Feb. 17 wasdelayed because it was combinedwith a surprise silver anniversarycelebration of his sister's wedding.

Father Lopes said that the firstmarriage at w!Jich he officiated,came two weeks after his ordina­tion and was'of his sister Nancy toRonald Ferreira. The couple hadpostponed the nuptials until afterhis ordination and they and Facther Lopes have always celebrated

Workshop set.for religious

Sister Mary Noel Blute, RSM,Episcopal Representative forReligious for the Fall River dio­cese, has announced a workshopfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,April 7, at Dominican Academy,37 Park St., FaIl River.

The workshop, open to religiousof the Fall River and Providencedioceses, wiIl request commentson results of a Leadership Confer­ence of Women Religious andConference of Major Superiors ofMen meeting held last summer inLouisviIle.

The gathering's theme was Tra'­dition and Transformation. Par­ticipants identified 10 "transfor­mative elements for religious lifein the future" and are now seekingreactions and reflections of con­gregation members on their find­ings.

Also on the workshop programwiIl be a video presentation of anaddress given by Sister Clare Fitz­gerald, SSND, to last fall's con­vention of diocesan directors ofvocations. The presentation touch­es on many topics also covered atthe Louisville convention.

The day will end with Sundayliturgy.

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dregan, a permanent deacon andformer editor ofthe Texas Catholic,newspaper of the diocese of Dal­las, will be ordained a priest May19 by Dallas Bishop ThomasTschoepe. Landregan, 61, currentlydirector of the diocesan Office ofPastoral Planning and codirectorof the permanent diaconate pro­gram, was in 1973 one of the firsttwo permanent deacons ordainedfor the diocese. He was a foundingmember and former national secre­tary ofthe National Association ofPermanent Diaconate Directors.

St. Anne's Hospital, FaIl River,will present "Ethics at the End ofLife," the hospital's first annualsymposium on ethics and medicine,Tuesday, March 20, {rom 8:30a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Registration anda continental breakfast will beginat 8:30 a.m. at White's of Westport.

The symposium is sponsored bySt. Anne's Ethics and PhysicianEducation committees in conjunc­tion with the Pope John XXIIIMedical-Moral Research and Edu­cation Center in Braintree.

Designed for health care profes­sionals, it will offer educationalcredits for physicians, social work­ers and registered and licensedpractical nurses.

The program will begin with"Levels of Consciousness: Medi­cal Descriptions and Prognosis"presented by John Delfs, M.D.,assistant professor of neurology atHarvard Medical School.

The second presentation, "Ethi­cal Issues Concerning TreatmentDecisions for the Permanently Un­conscious," wiIl be by Father AlbertS. Moraczewski, O.P., Ph.D.,S.T.M., Houston regional direc­tor of the Pope John XXIII Center.

A member of St. Anne's staffwiIl present a case study to con­clude the day.

Further information is availablefrom the physicians' educatiQn of­fice at St. Anne's Hospital, (508)674-5741, ext. 2482 or 2483.

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question. "What will become ofmy country?"

God tells Mao that China willbecome capitalist and Mao turnshis head away and cries. God tellsNixon that the United States willbecome communist and Nixonturns his head away and cries.

"Comrade God. please tell me.what will become of the USSR?"asks Brezhnev. In answer. Godturns his head away and cries.

Perhaps the structure of theChurch holds a lesson that canhelp the Soviet Union and E~stern

Europe. Had it not been for themonolithic organization of theChurch. many ofthe reforms man­dated at the Second Vatican Coun­cil could not have taken place.seemingly·overnight.

Precisely because of this, manychurch members have never reallyunderstood either the need forchanges or why it was imperativeto make them so rapidly.

On the other hand, those whocontrast the so-called spirit of theSecond Vatican Council with thesins of the institutional church arecreating the same kind of falsedichotomy that threatens peres­troika and glasnost.

Creating a political infrastruc­ture was as critical in implement­ing the reforms ofthe Second Vat­ican Council as it is today for theSoviet administration as it attemptsto translate its newfound politicalpassion into democratic govern­ment and true freedom.

Perhaps Pope John Paul II isactuaIly in a unique position toadvise' Gorbachev. In his lifetimethe Holy Father has not only wit­nessed the rise and faIl of commu­nism in Poland but the reform andaccompanying problems in hisbeloved Church.

For the Departedo Jesus, I pray on behalf

of the souls of parents,friends and relatives, thoseespecially dedicated to yourservice and those in po­sitions of civil authority. Ipray also for forgottensouls. Admit all, 0 mercifulJesus, to eternal happiness.Amen.

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Europe and the Soviet Union; butit is one thing to talk about free­dom and it is quite another to

. institutionalize it in societies withno history of political parties or a

. free press.I think that Jesus Christ address­

ed a similar situation. albeit obliq­uely, in the second chapter of theGospel of Mark: "No one sews apatch of unshrunken cloth on anold cloak.... Noone pours newwine into old wineskins." The newwine of perestroika will ill fit theold wineskins of Stalinism.

Without doubt the Soviet Unionis at a turning point. Moscow chi- .zens who are waiting two hours topay two hours' wages for a BigMac. fries and shake to a smilingcashier have been overheard bythe Western press repeating thistelling joke: Mao. Nixon andBrezhnev are all in heaven, whereeach is allowed to ask God onequestion. Each chooses the same

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"Nor height, nor depth...shall be able to separate us from the love ofGod which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Rom. 8:39

Can Russia learn from Vatican 2?~Y Father Kevin J. HarringtonJust as Mikhail Gorbachev has

added perestroika and glasnost toour vocabulary, so Pope JohnXXIII gave us aggiornamento, theIta~i~n word for an updating orrevIsIon.

The fathers of the Second Vati­can Council used this word to des­cribe their work of spiritual rene­wal and institutional refQrm withinthe Church, a work that triggereda sense of euphoria not unlike thatnow permeating' Eastern Europeand much of the Soviet Union.

Euphoria is a good servant but abad master; and the Second Vati­can Council is a good example ofwhat happens when the rhetoric ofwords outpaces institutional action.

How to translate political pas­sion into structures that facilitatedemocratic government hauntedthe Church of the 70s and 80s andwiII no doubt haunt the' Eastthrough the next century.. Such cautionary commentsshould not be misconstrued aspessimism. The strong personalityof Pope John Paul II has provideda spiritual basis for what has hap­pened in Poland and the Balkans.An interesting anecdote concernsa question asked by a Sovietreporter of the Holy Father duringthe pontiffs recent trip to Africa.He asked the pope what advice hewould give Gorbachev with regardto the upcoming meeting inMoscow.

After- considerable thought, thepope jested that he would have topray a great deal before he couldgive an answer because he wasbeginning to think that he, thepope, had the second most diffi­cult job in the world.. The yearning for freedom has

been clearly expressed in Eastern

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the moori'19..-.,Lent: A Life Opportunity

Where is the time going? Only a few weeks ago, Lent seemed'so far away and here we are, preparing for Ash Wednesday.

Advent and Lent are perhaps the best teaching times of theyear for the Church. For better or worse, most Catholics haveretained from childhood at least a basic idea of what theseasons are about.

When it comes to Lent, any pastor can testify to the popular­ity of "getting the ashes" and can also tell you that the occasionprovides a more than usually docile congregation. Not surpris­ingly, with the social ills and moral difficulties that permeatethe times, many realize that their best hope lies in the promiseof Lent and the fulfillment of Easter.

But for too many others, life has little meaning and thisattitude is reflected in everything they do. Lent, however, is atime to reaffirm the importance of each day.

A prime way.of bringing meaning to life is to give of our­selves. So many are so stingy! Each of us possesses creativeabilities, but too often we destroy rather than create or aresimply comatose, caring nothing for people or events. Suchlives display a very basic selfishness.

The philosophy of"if it feels good, do it," minus any sense of, responsibility or accountability can lead to nothing but ruin.Just read the headlines to learn where such lifestyles take theirproponents.

Lent is a time that can bring one to the realization that man'sfreedom has limits. None of us is free from limiting circum­stances, be they physical, psychological or sociological; but atthe same time resurrection is a possibility for all.

Each of us can take charge, not only of our own lives but alsoof our a,ttitudes towards the world around us. This does not, ofcourse, mean that in so doing we will not take risks. In an agethat hymns euthanasia and painless suicide, few want to faceany sort of peril.

It is true that we cannot always find the right solution toevery problem; but we will only kn'ow true freedom when weaccept the fact that no one is guaranteed freedom from errors.Certainly this should not stand in the way of our seeking a trulymeaningful life.

So many today seek sure bets, but they should rememberthat there are few winners. in Megabucks or in any lottery.Regardless of risk, we must take control of our lives, or otherswill control us.

The evidence of this is everywhere, from the halls of Con­gress and state legislatures to those of corporate headquarters.In the end, the greatest problem our social order will have toface will be that of putting our spiritual house in order.

Until we accept this reality the quality of our lives willcontinue to disintegrate. -

Catholics have the means at their disposal to avoid becom­ing victims of society, yet many do not avail themselves ofthose means. For whatever reason, the life of faith is sup­planted by a craving for the good life, sans any trace ofaccountability.

Such a buffet approach to life is patently nonsense in theface of things that cannot be changed, such as suffering anddeath.

Lent teaches that lesson. It gives each of us the opportunityto make our lives worth living, not just for the now but for thealways.

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adults, I am amazed at the devel­opment of their self-knowledgeand their spiritual perception.

Here as always, sacraments arefor people. The church wants themto profit from all the sacraments asbest and as often as they are able.

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J:cumenism growsWASHINGTON (CNS) - A

1989 survey by the U.S. bishops'Secretariat for Ecumenical andInterreligious Affairs has indicateda slight increase over the past fiveyears in the number of Catholicdioceses belonging to state-levelinterchurch councils or conferen­ces and signs of growing Catholicinvolvement in ecumenical organ­izations at the neighborhood, par­ish and city levels.

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and Bible knowledge are superiorto ours. What are enhancementsto our Eucharist - preaching,music, and Scripture - havebecome the core of others' worship.

Some denominations becamefundamentalist, interpreting theBible literally. Issues like the storyof creation become sacred causesfor them. If the Bible says Godcreated the world in seven days,then that's the truth despite anytheory of evolution.

Other denominations, primarilymainline Protestant - Methodist,Lutheran, Presbyterian, etc. - in­terpret Scripture less rigidly,believing that the Word was notrevealed once but is constantlybeing revealed to us by the Spirit.Thus, as culture changes, so do theinterpretation and application ofGod's revealed Word.

When Protestantism began toemphasize the centrality of Scrip­ture over sacrament, we did the,opposite, as a reaction. As a result,Bible reading was deemphasizedand sacramental theology, doctrine,tradition and church law becamethe focus of religious training.

o.ur church used Scripture read­ings at Mass and we were taughtBible history stories but seriousBible study and daily Bible read­ing were not encouraged. Whilemost Catholic families owned aBible, it was used more for record­ing births, weddings, and deathsthan for serious reading.

Many of us who grew up in thepre-Vatican II era believed theBible was a Protestant book. As aresult, we feel woefully ignorantabout it, even intimidated.

In recent years, Catholic leadersand biblical scholars have openedits beauty and richness to us. Ratherthan detracting from the sacra­ments, the lJible is returning to itsoriginal purpose of enriching ourrelationship with God. We're bless­ed to live' in s1.!ch' times.

Down'ssyndromeQ. What is the church's present

belief on the culpability of childrenborn with Down's syndrome? Is itnecessary for them to receive thesacrament of penance?

I know they can receive theEucharist without a lot of prepara­tion. But since confirmation isgiven as you become an adult inthe church, would they receive it with­out preparation? (Pennsylvania)

A. It is worth noting, first of all,that we are far less certain aboutthe mental capacities of these handi­capped people than we oncethought. With attention, lovingcare, encouragement and intelli­gent guidance, children with thisand other handicaps often demon­strate remarkable mental and emo­tional pwgress.

Regardless of all that, the churchmakes every possible provision fortheir reception of the sacraments,with whatever preparation theyseem able to accept.

In my own pastoral work throughthe years with such children and

Some years I have had trou­ble coming up with an idea fora series of columns, but thisyear is different. I knew sev­eral months ago that I wanted towrite about the Bible, not the con­tent but the more specific area ofBible study for Catholic grownupswho, for the first time, are dippinginto it.

Because of our history, Biblestudy is relatively new in ourchurch. Indeed,just to or 15 yearsago, a Catholic who wanted seriousBible study had to search it out inanother church.

In the past decade, however,there's been an explosion of books,articles, seminars and courses onthe Bible from a Catholic perspec­tive. In some parishes, adult Biblecourses draw more interest thanany other offering.

How did this come about? Whythe surge in interest after so manycenturies of disinterest? We needto know a little history to under-stand the phenomenon. '

We are a sacrament-centeredchurch, not a Bible-centeredcl1urch. The heart of our worshiplies in the Eucharist. Everythingelse - music, homily, Scripturereadings, prayers - serves toenhance and deepen our celebra­tion of the Eucharist.

If we were facing annihilationand wanted to celebrate Mass, itcould be done in 10 minutes becauseall we really need is the consecra­tion. Many a soldier has attendedMass said on the hood of ajeep bya field chaplain an hour beforebattle.

When the various Protestantdenominations broke off, theybecame Bible-centered rather thansacrament-centered, the liturgy ofthe Word taking precedence overthe liturgy of the Eucharist.

Preaching became central to theirworship, which is one reason theydo a better job of preaching thanwe do. A poor preacher just doesn'tmake it in these denominations.Because music and Bible are suchan important part of their wor­ship, their congregational singing

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Capital campaign for Boston

Bishop Daily to Brooklyn MEMBERS OF S1. Louis parish, Fall River, celebrate Worldwide Marriage Day at areception in the parish hall following renewal of vows in the context of Mass. (Medeiros photo)

Of the remaining educationfunds, $2.5 million is for renova­tion of parish schools, $1 millionfor religious education outside Cath­olic schools, and $500,000 for sys­temwide planning and reorganiza­tion.

Archdiocesan Social Services,which operates numerous programsfor the poor, would receive $3 mil­lion, as would Catholic HealthCare Services.

Other funds are earmarked forcathedral renovation, seminary de­velopment, pastoral services foryouth and family life and ild forelderly nuns and priests.

BOSTON (CNS) - CardinalBernard F. Law of Boston haskicked off a $30 million capitalcampaign to help fund archdioce­-san projects and services into thenext century. '

The appeal, linked to observanceof the bicentennial of Catholicismin Boston, has been named theThird Century Campaign.

$14 million ofthe capital fund isdesignated for Catholic education,with $5 million each going to stu­dent financial aid and to scholar­ship endowment. Half of each ofthose funds will be used for stu­dents in financially distressed areasof the archdiocese.

SWINGING BISHOP: Bishop Daily took time from hisduties as a Boston auxiliary to enjoy a swinging time with ayoung camper in this file photo. (CNS photo)

Cultural concerns topic at black parleyfaith and their cultural expressionsof the faith."

"However," she added, "blackCatholics are learning the powerof religion as it is manifested intheir own culture~ "

"The growth of the African com­munity will help the church to bemore Catholic," Cardinal Arinzesaid.

"The fact that you chose Romeas your meeting place is a proof-if any proof is needed - thatyou recognizethat the CatholicChurch. /,

IS a ulllversal church," the cardinalsaid.

rising numbers of individuals andfamilies in stressful situations.

Diocesan Appeal director Msgr.'Anthony M. Gomes explainedCCA techniques and announcedthat the annual kickoff meetingwill take place at 8 p.m. Wednes­day, April 18, at Bishop ConnollyHigh School, Fall River. Over 800religious, clergy and laity areexpected to attend,

The CCA Special Gift phasewill take place April 23 to May 5.A house-to-house campaign issche­duled for noon to 3 p.m. Sunday,May 7. At this time over 115,000diocesan homes will be contactedby more than 20,000 volunteercoilectors.

Sister Dumas warned that manynew religious education materialsthat claim to be multicultural are,in fact, "insidiously racist" becausewhile presenting the religious ex­pressions of many cultures, theydo not acknowledge the cultural

•peculiarities of white EuropeanCatholicism, in which "the verystructures, traditions, rituals, arti­facts, symbols, language and lawsofthe American church are rooted.

"The problem is to be found inthe inability of whites to differen­tiate between the essence of the'

"Called To Serve by Giving"is 1990 CCA theme

CCA DIRECTORS and area chairmen, from left, Rev.Richard L. Chretien, New Bedford area; Rev. John F.Andrews, Cape Cod and Islands; Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes,diocesan and Fall River area director; Bishop Daniel A.Cronin, honorary chairman; Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, Fall Riverarea assistant; Rev. Ralph D. Tetrault, Attleboro area assistant;Rev. Thomas L. Rita, Attleboro"area. Rev. Gerard T. Shovel­ton, Taunton area director, and Rev. John J. Steakem, Taun­ton area assistant, are not pictured.

At a recent meeting of priest­chairmen for the 1990 CatholicCharities Appeal, which has as itstheme "We Are Called To Serveby Giving," Bishop Daniel A. Cro­nin expressed hope that this year'stotals would surpass those of 1989.Last year was the first in the his­tory of the appeal which toppedthe $2 million mark, with the finaltally reaching $2,072,848.33.

At the meeting, the bishop re­viewed last year's appeal, noting

, that funds were allocated to a widevariety of diocesan apostolates.He said that program costs willrise due to inflation and that in­creased giving will be needed forthat reason and also to care for

ROME(CNS) - Culturaladap­tations of faith and worship are"not meant to divide the universalchu"rch, but to celebrate its diver­sity, a religious educator told blackCatholics meeting in Rome.

Sist,er of Social Service EvaMarie Dumas said that "faith isnot diminished by a variety of cul­tural expressions any more than itis fully contained by any culture."

Local churches must reflect localculture, but "inculturation is not afrantic effort to make everyonehappy," said Cardinal FrancisArinze, former archbishop in Ni­geria and president of the Pontifi­cal Council for Interreligious Dia­logue.

When a country has many dif­ferent cultures, as in the UnitedStates, inculturation efforts mustbe "nuanced," he said.

Cardinal Arinze and Sister Du­mas, founder and director ofBloodties, a Christian educationresource center for black Catho­lics, were speakers at a recent Rej­oice Conference seminar in Rome,

Close to 100 black Catholicsfrom 20 U.S. dioceses participatedin the seminar.

While the central truths of faithdo not change, the church mustspeak to people's experience if itexpects its message to be accepted,Sister Dumas said. '

"The contemporary pressures ofbeing black in America requireevangelization and catechesis tooffer blacks some assurance thatGod is still acting on their behalf,"Sister Dumas said.

"Socially, blacks are still dailyassaulted in subtle and overt ways,"she said. ','And even within thechurch itself, blacks have foundthat their priorities must wait, theirvalues must be compromised andtheir culture must accommodateitself to the ways and whims ofwhites."

To reflect the best of any givenculture, Cardinal Arinze said,changes can be maoe only, afterintense study, debate and con­sultation. '

"Time does not respect what isdone without it," he said. "Thechurch has a tradition th;1t has,come from 2,000 years, so we can'tact like it started with us today.That doesn't mean we won't change,but it takes time."

"You cannot expect the bishopsto be on the front line of change,"he added. "Rather, it is the bishops'responsi bility to ensure, that

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ing of conference-sponsor~dcableprogramming. He argued that ifthe bishops instead went aheadwith a proposal to negotiate par­ticipation in Vision Interfaith Satel­lite Network, an ecumenical'reli­gious cable network then beingformed, the competition wouldseriously harm Mother Angelica'snetwork.

Under his leadership the EWTNcontract proposal won out andwas approved; the bishops rejectedthe VISN proposal.

As board chairman of the Ameri­can Board of Catholic Missionsfrom 1985 to 1988, he oversaw theboard's implementation of newguidelines for its $1O-million-a­year- funding of mission projectsin the United States.

- In the continental United States,the Brooklyn Diocese is by far thesmallest in area, with only 179.25square miles, comprising the NewYork City boroughs of Brooklynand Queens on Long Island.

But it is also the nation's mostdensely populated diocese, rank­ing ninth among dioceses and arch­dioces,es in Catholic populationwith a reported total of 1,268,591.

Seven of the jurisdictions with alarger Catholic population are arch­dioceses. Among dioceses, onlyneighboring Rockville Centre, with,sevenl times the area, has moreCatholics than Brooklyn.

Continued from Page Oneposts and was ordained a bishopFeb. II, 1975.

After nine years as an auxiliarybishop in Boston, he was namedfirst bishop of Palm Beach July 17,1984, and was installed there Oct.24, 1984.

His opposition to abortion ledhim in 1987 to" endorse publiclyPresident Reagan's nomination ofJudge Robert Bork to the SupremeCourt. Bork's presence on the courtwould be "a real opportunity toend abortion," he said. Bork, op­posed by abortion supporters andcivil rights and education groups,did not receive Senate confir­mation.

Last year, after the bishops ofFlorida issued a joint statementsupporting the goals of the anti­abortion protesters of OperationRescue, Bishop D;1ily led a groupin praying the rosary in front of anabortion clinic.

This January he was one ofabout a dozen Catholic bishopswho traveled to Washington toparticipate in the annual Marchfor Life. ,

An ardent supporter of MotherAngelica's television work, BishopDaily, at the June 1988 meeting ofthe U.S. bishops, led a floor fightto persuade the bishops to sign anexclusive contract with EternalWord Television Network for air-

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Oncology' centerhead named

JAY HOYLE

"The school system is privilegedto have a man of this caliber," saidAttleboro DAR historian EllenParker, while presenting the localaward to Hoyle.

"To my mind, he is the modeleducator," wrote former studentChristine Lazarz. "N ot only did henurture in me a love of learning,but perhaps more importantly, hehas inspired my desire to affect thenext generation the way that M r.Hoyle has affected mine. He didmore than teach history, he alsotaught us to make history."

Kathleen Maher, another formerstudent, said, "I learned from JayHoyle not only as a history tea­cher... his moral values and per­sonal life taught me as well. Hestrengthened my faith in Godthrough his example and teachingskills."

Hoyle accepted the award onbehalf of Sister Mulligan and hiscoworkers. "They all work so hard,"he said. He also accepted in memoryof his late son. "He taught me somuch about life and so much aboutcourage," the teacher said.

Hoyle will be honored on thestate level March 23 in Newton.

St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River,announces appointment of DenisW. Gallagher as administrativedirector of the Harold K. HudnerOncology Center.

He will oversee daily operationsof the facility and will be responsi­ble for recruitment of technolo­gists and S'upport staff and for anyexpansion planning. He will alsocoordinate St. Anne's joint radia­tion therapy program with St.Luke's Hospital's satellite treatmentfacility in New Bedford. .

Gallagher was previously assist­ant director of admitting at BethIsrael Hospital, Boston, where hewas also administrative coordina­tor of medical specialty units.

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Fall River diocesan schoolteach­er James F. "Jay" Hoyle, a facultymember at St. John the EvangelistSchool, Attleborofor over 20 years,has been selected OutstandingAmerican History Teacher in Mass­achusetts by the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution.

Hoyle was surprised with thestate honor Feb. 7 while being re­cognized as the DAR contest's Attle­boro chapter winner. The decisionto name him state winner wasunanimous, said Mrs. Joseph Leon­esio of Williamstown, DAR statehistorian.

Letters of recommendation forHoyle were submitted to the DARby former students, Sister M. Mi­chaelinda Plante, RSM, associatesuperintendent for diocesan ele­mentary schools, Hoyle's formerand current principals, Sisters ofMercy Mary Jessica Aguiar andMartha Mulligan, Father JamesM. Fitzpatrick, formerly of St.John the Evangelist parish, Shel­ley Gauthier, faculty member atSt.John's;andJoe Motta,aformerAnchor reporter now among trus­tees of the Mark Gardiner HoyleMemorial Scholarship Fund.

The fund was established in mem­ory of Hoyle's son, Mark, whodied in 1986 at age 14 after !=on­tracting AIDS through treatmentfor hemophilia.

Hoyle is the author of"Mark," abook detailing the response of hishometown, Swansea, to Mark'sillness. Mark Hoyle became thenation's first youngster afflictedwith AIDS knowlingly allowed toattend school.

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Guide to documenton laity published

WASHINGTON (CNS) - TheKnights of Columbus have pub­lished a guide to Pope John PaulII's 1989 apostolic exhortation onthe laity, "Christifideles Laici." ,

The,guide contains a summaryof the papal document and discus­sion questions to be used in con­junction with the document.

Copies are being distributed bythe Daughters of St. Paul, a com­munity of women Religious engag­ed in evangelization throughmedia, along with the order's edi­tion of the text of "ChristifidelesLaici" ("The Lay Members of theChristian FaithfuL")

The Knights are also distribut­ing the study guide to the organi­zation's state and local leaders andchaplains.

Single copies of the study guidemay be obtained free by writing toKnights of Columbus, I Colum­bus Plaza, Dept. DFS-l, NewHaven, Conn. 06507.

" Ja'y Hoyle'ls'''state's fop' ,:~'

American history teacher

Dear Editor:Massachusetts Citizens For Life

would like to acknowledge withdeep appreciation all those fromthis diocese who contributed inany way to the success of thePrayer Vigil and March For Lifein Washington, D.C. on January22nd.

Many area churches posted fli­ers and carried bulletin announce­ments. Some individuals andchurches contributed toward thecost of bus tickets for college andhigh school students or theirchurch's pro-life representatives.

Individuals and marchers gavetheir time, energy and prayers forthe Vigil and March's success. TheAnchor is commended for its excel­lent coverage and its editorial ofFeb. II.

Mayall be blessed for theirefforts to stand up and be countedon the side of the helpless unborn.God must be pleased.

Sincerely,Mary Ann BoothSouth Dartmouth

Word of thanks

Volunteers soughtfor summer

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Dear Editor:Just wanted to let you know it's

a joy to read the Anchor and tostill keep in touch with what isgoing on in our former diocese.We'll always remember the won­derful coverage you gave when thePilgrim Virgin apostolate came toCape Cod through St. Pius X inSouth Yarmouth when dear Msgr.Broderick was pastor.

John and Yvonne Malloy arestill carrying on this apostolatewhose ultimate goal is Enthrone­ment of Jesus wherever Our Ladyvisits. As we know, her role isalways to lead us closer to Jesus.

Our daughter brought this apost­olate to the Buffalo diocese throughthe Cape Cod Pilgrim Virgin. Wenow share a home with her inClarence, N.Y., and are membersofa fine parish here. Forgot to sayit was Pat McGowan who gave usthat wonderful coverage in 1972and we thank her for all she did inthat area.

, Joe and Mary EversClarence, N. Y.

It's a joy

The Sisters of St. Joseph ofSpringfield, who also serve in theFall River diocese, are sponsoringa summer ministry experience fromJuly 8 to 22. The program willprovide a short-term opportunityto serve the needy.

Present ministry sites are inTompkinsville, Ky., La Joya, Tex.,and Springfield. Volunteer oppor­tunities include working with thehomeless, elderly and children,serving in a food pantry, coordi­nating recreational youth programsand participating in communityoutreach.

Persons 20 years of age or olderinterested in the program maycontact Sisters Eileen Sullivan orLorryVillemaire, Mont Marie, Holy­oke, tel. (413) 536-0853.

Letters are welcomed but the editor reserves theright to condense or edit. if deemed necessary. Allletters must be signed and include a home or businessaddress. They do not necessarily express the editorialviews of The Anchor.

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Thursday

The Global EducationOffice of Catholic ReliefServices has a new videoon the topic of develop­ment. Why not gathersome friends, or a groupfrom your parish to viewit? After viewing, discusswhat developmentmeans to you.

8Write to the GlobalEducation Office ofCatholic Relief Servicesfor their video "Harvestof Hope" which is aboutreforestation efforts inEthiopia.

Wednesday

Arbor'means "tree" inLatin. Arbor Day hasbeen recognized annuallyfor 118 years. It is heldon the last Friday inApril. Contact othersnow to see about ob­serving this day publiclyand planting a new treeseedli~g at your schoolorpansn.

Contact the Global Edu­cation Office of CatholicRelief Services for acopy of the GuatemalanBishops' letter on landcrisis, called 'The Cryfor land:' Become in­formed on land issues inyour community.

28 ASH WEDNESDAY 1Prayer is integral to Lent.Try a variety of prayersand prayer forms this 'Lent. Pray alone andwith others. Choosequiet contemplation, orpray the rosary. Meditateon the stations of thecross or on a favoritescriptural passage.

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7Offer thanks to God forthe glorious gifts of thetrees, water, air, sun­shine and soil. Steward­ship means sharing asense of personal re­sponsibility for thesevital elements.

Begin now to plantseeds or bulbs indoors.When they begin togrow and blossom, givethem away to someonewho lives alone or to afriend.

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Educational and prayerresources on land andrural concerns are avail­able from the NationalCatholic Rural Life Con­ference, 4625 NW BeaverDrive, Des Moines, Iowa50310.

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4 WEEK ONEConserving the Forests

Genesis 2:7-9,3:1-7. Creationof our first pare~ts and Sin.

Romans 5:12-19. Results of thegift, Jesus Christ, outweighone's sins.

Matthew 4:1-11. Jesus fasted40 days and 40 nights.

11 WEEKTWOTilling the Land

Genesis 12:1-4. The call ofAbraham.2 Timothy 1:8-10. God savedus and called us to be holy.Matthew 17:1-9. Jesus' faceshone like the sun.

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18 WEEK THREE 19 21 22 23 24Providing Safe Water As people of God, water Contact the Global Edu- Read the story of Noah Fasting is part of our Americans use an

Exodus 17:3-7. Give us wateris a powerful symbol of cation Office of Catholic (Genesis 6:13-8:14) with religious tradition. Fast average of 160 gallons of

to drink.the life the Lord calls us Relief Services for the your family. Talk about today and place your water per person each

Romans 5:1-2, 5-8. Love ofto. Lenten readings are video "Water for Life:' the symbols of water meal savings in the Rice day. Think of three ways

God is poured into our heartsfull of images of water Discuss the importance and a dove with a green Bowl. Begin and end you and your family canand Baptism. Discuss of water in daily life. branch. What might your day with the words conserve water.by the Holy Spirit. the meaning of Baptism these symbols be in your of the prophet Isaiah 58:John 4:4-42. The water I shall with your family. lives? 3-8.give will turn into a spring of

eternal life.

25 WEEK FOUR 26 27 28 29 30Promoting Good Health Donate .50 to Operation Prayer strengthens us to Children's health is in Pay a visit today to a Write to your legislators1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13. In Rice Bowl for each time cope with the difficulties serious danger due to friend or relative who is about your concern re-the presence of the Lord, they your family ha~ used we encounter in life. Say pesticidcs on our fruit and ill. garding the health of all

health insurance a special prayer today veaetables. To learn more, living things on Earth.anointed David King of Israel.benefits this year. What for all those in the world or er the $7.95 booklet

Ask for measures toEphesians 5:8-14. Rise from called: FOR OUR KID'Sthe dead and Christ will shine do people do who have who suffer from poor SAKE - How to Protect curb the production of

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6 7WEEK FIVEStrengthening the Community In what ways can work- View "DamayaIi;' a Spend a few moments in Tonight prepare a simple Reflect on the EucharistEzekiel 37:12-14. I shall put ing within a community video on community de- quiet prayer, reminding meal of beans and rice, and how it affirms youmy spirit in you and you will as Christ did be better velopment available yourself that you are which is all that many as part of a broader com-live. than working by from the Global Educa- forever in the presence people in Latin Ameri- munity. How does it em-Romans 8:8-11. U the spirit is ourselves? tion Office of Catholic of a loving Creator. Place can countries have to power you to be of ser-living in you . . . Relief Services. After your worries in God's eat. Remember these vice to others?John 11:1-45.' I am the resur- se.eing it, discuss com- gentle hands. people in your meal-rection and the life. munity development ef- time prayer.

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8 WEEKSIX 9 10 13 GOOD FRIDAY 14 HOLY SATURDAYCreating a Hopeful Future Become active in your Earth Day is 20 years old Review the newspaper Take significant quiet : Take a long walk out-Isaiah 50:4-7. I did not cover parish life! Encourage in 1990. for timely issues related time today to meditate :' doors and be sensitive tomy face against insult. the social ministry com- to social justice and the on what Jesus' death new life blooming allPhilippians 2:6-11. He hum- mittee or the youth min- environment. Write your and resurrection means around you. See newbled himself to become like us. isters to be involved as editors and legislators to you. hope opening up in you,Matthew 26:14-27,66. Passion advocates for the environ- saying how' critical these because of a Lentenof our Lord Jesus Christ.

ment. issues are. season well lived.

15 EASTER SUNDAYContinue the spirit of the risenChrist throughout the yearwith ongoing times of familyprayer, almsgiving, ,)",' O:r"tian action on b"h"I:: ,,' ",",.;,people and the en' :,' t ;'dL.

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The elderly will pray for theyoungsters, who will reciprocate,and following first communion inMay, there will be a special Massand party at Our Lady's Havenfor all participants.

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Sister Agnew said that the dioce­san pastoral care office hopes tooffer the ministry program againnext year, probably with half thesessions held at S1. John the Evan­gelist parish, Pocasset, and half atthe Diocesan Family Life Centerin North Dartmouth. She saidfurther information on future planswill be available from her at (508)564-4771.

She also said that Suzanne Pepin,a graduate of the 1988-1989 pas­toral care program, is now a full­time pastoral companion at Our

Church of today." He added thathe expects the program to be instru- .mental in helping him understandthe "caring needs" of his .spiritualbrothers and sisters.

The value of the program ineveryday life as well as in pastoralministry was noted by Ginny Lea­ver, who said "] truly believe theknowledge and understanding ]have gained have made me a betterperson with a more Christian lovefor others and have given me adeeper love and understandiJ;lg ofmy Catholic faith."

"Most of all," summed up JoanProvost, "we learned to listen withthe heart; to love and communi­cate that love into caring and shar­ing with others. Our session onloss, grief and stress brought allthe pieces together and now wewill let the Spirit guide us in ourbeautiful ministry of love."

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much more than simply preparingme to be a volunteer caring visitor.

"One of the unexpected benefitsis that it is putting me in touchwith myself ... And the course hasalso provided a comprehensive re­view of church history and doc­trine... ]n short, it has been, isbeing, an outstanding, stupendous,transforming, experience, thanksto a terrific team and to theirchoice of guest speakers."

Commenting specifically on theretreat weekend, Eileen Hadfieldsaid that "the prayer services werepowerful and gave us the oppor­tunity to go deeper in our relation­ship with the Lord and in knowingourselves."

She said that among other high­lights for her were the retreat recon­ciliation service, its presentationof the Gospels, sessions on prayerand stress and a moving Stationsof the Cross.

For Roland). Dubuc, the pas­toral care program has been "atheological journey that startedwith the early Church and itsgrowth through the Gospels andthe changes of Vatican II to the

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MARCY J.T. SMITH of the faculty of Cape Cod Com­munity College discusses stress management at retreat session.

the spiritual life and the shells, saidSister Smith, became even more atreasured retreat souvenir than be­fore.

Also a retreat highlight was apresentation on stress managementoffered by internationally knownlecturer Marcy J.T. Smith, holderof several graduate degrees in nurs­ing, a faculty member at Cape CodCommunity College and associatedwith Cape Cod Hospital.

Comments from retreatants onthe pastoral care program wereuniformly enthusiastic. As Char­lene Tobin commented, "] loveWednesday evenings!"

Several members of this year'sprogram are health care workersand all agreed that it is adding awelcome spiritual dimension totheir daily responsibiliti'es.

Said Anne Marie Kelly, RN,"This ministry is a tool] plan touse every day of my life, for eachperson we meet has a rieed to beministered to in some way."

Bettie Lynch, who noted thatshe signed up for the pastoral carecourse "because] was retiring andlooking for a volunteer opportun­ity," said that the course "is doing

THE PASTORAL CARE PROGRAM RETREATANTS

"I couldn't wait to start back"By Pat McGowan

"The most boring part of theprogram was the long break overthe Christmas holidays. ] couldn'twait to start back."

Charlene O'Rourke Tobin spokeof the second Pastoral Care to theSick Education Program sponsoredby the Diocesan Office of PastoralCare for the Sick for persons whominister to the sick and elderly innursing homes, hospitals or homesettings.

Thirty~seven men and womenparticipated in the second programwhich, like the first, began in Sep­tember and will conclude in May.]n between lie seven weeks ofclasses and 10 weeks of supervisedcontact with the sick and elderly.

The program pauses at midpointto bring class members togetherfor a weekend retreat, this yearheld last month at Cathedral Camp,East Freetown.

The weekend gave retreatants'the opportunity of reflecting onthe first part of the pastoral careprogram, which had offered studyof the sacramental life of theChurch, their role as Christiansand the mysteries of suffering,grief, sin and conversion:

The remainder of the programwill concentrate on techniques ofpastoral visiting under direction ofexperienced ministers.

The retreat weekend was coor­dinated by Sister Shirley Agnew,RSM, assistant director of thediocesan pastoral care office, ofwhich Father Edmund J. Fitzger­ald is director.

Working with Sister Agnew wereFathe.r Bruce Cwiekowski, SisterDympna Smith, RSM, and SisterJacqueline Dubois, SSA, all pas­toral ministers in hospitals withinthe diocese.

A high point of the retreat cameafter it had concluded, noted Sis­ters Agnew and Smith. They saidthat at the first class meeting fol­lowing the weekend, participantEdward Enos, employed at theMarine Biological Laboratories inWoods Hole, reminded his class­mates of a retreat meditation forwhich Sister Smith had gatheredshells.

Most of them turned out to be atype popularly known as the "heartshell," Enos added to the medita­tion that had developed at theretreat with research informationhe gathered at the Woods Holelaboratories. He discovered thatthe heart shellfish is the only type~;i1own with red blood and he alsoi10inted out the shell's unique mark-

. " mdicating its stage of growth., ,nalogies were quickly made to

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Asked about statistics on Cath­olic giving at a news conferencefollowing his presentation at thebishops' November meeting inBaltimore, Archbishop Murphysaid he believed "many of ourpeople have not been asked."

When the bishops start theirstudy of stewardship, I think theyshould collect data on contribu-.tions to many charities outsideparishes, such as gifts to missions,seminaries, building programs andschool support activities.

We Catholics have come a longway from the days when ourimmigrant ancestors built schools,churches, hospitals and orphan­ages wherever they settled. We'vemade it now-with one of thehighest average household in­comes-$34, 175-ofany major re­ligious group.

Have we forgotten our roots­and the poor and needy of theworld in the process? I don't believeit. Lent is an ideal time to demon­strate that it ain't necessarily so.

and Philip Travis and SenatorsDavid Locke, Theodore Alexioa'nd William Keating have beeninvited to participate.

Transportation is available fromthe following Councils of Aging:Attleboro, 229-9610 ext. 3317;Mansfield, 261-7~68; North Attle­boro, 699-0131; Norton, 285-630 Iext. 616; Rehoboth, 252-3372;Seekonk,336-8772.

SALUTINGSENIORS

Hope St; tel. 261-7368, 261-7369:Cholesterol screening Feb. 27 byappointment. Tax assistance Tues­days by appointment.

RehobothReservations for January-Feb­

ruary-March birthday party onMarch 22 may be made at the.COA.

A support group ior familiesand friends of nursing home resi­dents will meet at/6:30 p.m. Feb.'26 at the COA: information: SallyKnox, 222-9610 ext 3316.

Free income tax assistance willbe offered on Mondays and Tues­days until April 10; appointmentsmay be made at the COA.

SwanseaTax assistance 9 a.m.-noon Wed­

nesdays and Fridays uritil, April16. Blood pressure check 9-10 a.m.Feb. 28. February birthday party.1-3 p.m. Feb. 28. Information:Swansea COA, 458 Ocean GroveAve.; tel. 676-1831.

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Hospital to hosthealth programA series of .presentations on

health topics for seniors is beingoffered at Charlton Memorial Hos­pital, Fall River. Seniors, theirfriends and family members areinvited to attend any or allpresentations.

Topics are Low-fat, Low-Cho­lesterol Diets, Feb. 28; An Over­view of Arthritis, March 28; andHealth Care Decisions: How Do IMake My Wishes Known, April25.

The series will finish with thefifth annual Senior Health Fairfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 30.

All other programs will be heldin the hospital's Daniel L. M00­

ney, MD. Assembly Room from10to II a.m. Thereisnochargeforthe program but registration isrequested due to limited space. Toregister call 679-7152.

Foot screening clinic 9-11 a.m.Feb. 26 by appointment. Hearingaid service 12:30-4 p.m. Feb..28.Free income tax service 1-3 p.m.Mondays until April9 byappoint­ment.

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be given to the brethren who sufferpoverty and hunger beyond anybarrier of nation or continent."

Have we Catholics in Americagotten the message? Not if you canbelieve the figures reported on giv­ing to charity by church member­ship in the United States. Catho­lics are at the bottom of the list,according to the Jan. 8 Wall StreetJournal.

The paper quotes IndependentSector, a Washington-based char­ity monitoring group, with the fol­lowing figures on the percent givento charity-"mostly churches"·:Catholics I, Methodists 1.3, JewslA, Lutherans and Baptists 1.6,Presbyterians 2.2, and other Pro­testants 2.5

Do you believe we Catholicsgive less to charity than people ofother faiths? I do not. We willnever know the truth until we havea religious question in the census.Till then we must rely on opinions.surveys and estimates.

The American bishops havedecided to look into the generalarea of giving and to issue a pas­toralletter on stewardship. Coad­jutor Archbishop Thomas J. Mur­phy of Seattle headed the bishops'ad hoc committee which recom­mended the study.

Forum to discuss senior aid cutsAttleboro area Councils on

Aging will sponsor a legislativeforum for seniors and their advo­cates to meet with their electedrepresentatives and discuss propos­ed state cuts in programs and ser­vices for seniors.

The forum will be held at 9:30'a.m. March 2 at Elks Hall, 887

South Main St., Attleboro.Representatives Kevin Poirier,

William Vernon, Stephen Karol

MashpeeSenior Walking Club meets Mon­

days, Wednesdays and Fridays at9 a.m. Senior swimming 10-12a.m. Tuesdays, Sea Mist pool.Information: 477-2773, 477-5266

Chatham

Activities at Chatham COA, 147Depot Rd., tel. 945-1534: Super­vised play bridge 9 a.m.-noon con­secutive Thursdays until March"22. Widowed support group facili­tated by Lynn Halpern. RN, 9:30­10 a.m. Fridays; call COA to regis­ter. Creative stitchery and designclasses 8:30 a.m.-noon Mondays.

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ily Service Associatio-n~T5I RockSt., Fall River. Upcoming sessionswill address accepting the presentand planning for the future, Feb.26; personal care" mobility andbed care, March 5; medicationsand. nutrition, March 12; and homeenvironment and exercise, March

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be a general discussion of topics ofinterest, including the,possible for­mation of an ongoing supportgroup for caregivers. .

Further information on the ser­ies is available from Dr. DavidWeed, 678-2901; or Christine Dex­ter, 678-7542.

News from Councils on Aging

The ashes of Ash Wednesdayseem to disappear from our fore­heads in the first breeze. Theyseemed to last longer when wewere growing up.

Maybe it's because the 40 daysof Lent played a more importantrole before the post-Vatican IIchanges in fast and abstinence.The Council ended in 1965, but itwas Pope Paul VI's "apostolicconstitution of Feb. 23, 1966" whichchanged the rules.

Pope Paul limited fast andabstinence to Ash Wednesday andGood Friday, but let the "fish onFriday" rule stand for the entireyear. The U.S. bishops laterdropped Friday abstinence exceptfor Lent.

Too many Catholics forget orignore the meat ban on Fridays inLent. Many never knew and oth­ers have forgotten the special bondthat linked Catholics around theworld when they saw strangers eat­ing eggs, cheese or macaroni insteadof steaks and hamburgers on Fri­day.

Is it only nostalgia which makesus recall those days with a smile?Perhaps. But part of it was theinstant recognition that a strangershared your belief that Jesus Christhad stamped Friday forever as theday he died to save us all.

There was more than just achange of rules, however. Besidescalling for voluntary acts of"prayer-fasting-charity," PopePaul made a special appeal to therich nations of the world.

"Therefore, where economicwell-being is greater," he wrote,"sl? much more will the witness ofasceticism have to be given inorder that the sons of the Churchmay not be involved in the spirit ofthe 'world', and at the same time·the witness of charity will have to

Caregivers "don't get a lot ofapplause," he admitted, and some­times have difficulty maintaining apositive attitude when tasks becomedemanding or unpleasant. He sug­gested "positive self-talk" as ameans of alleviating such situa­tions.

"Developing an awareness' ofand appreciating the self' is oneway to foster a positive outlook,Campbell explained.

"Tell yourself, 'I am doing agood job. There are times when Ithink I'm not, but I'm doing allright.' "

It is important, he emphasized,that the caregiver "take care ofyourself while you're taking careof other people."

Participants in the session saidthat they often lean on familymembers or friends for supportwhen caregiving becomes stressful.

"I talk to my children," said oneperson.

Another said, "I talk to theLord. The answers are there. Godis with me all the time."

Campbell noted that throughfaith the caregiver can come "tobelieve in yourself."

One participant said that theperson dependent on her "wants toknow where I am at all times."

"It's tough for the caregiver toalways be 'on,' " said Campbell."Caregivers need play. What's scaryto your friend is a feeling of alone­ness. Assure her thatshe is capableof taking care of those lonely mom­ents."

In time, said Campbell, caregiv­ers develop skills and ways of deal­ing with particular circum­stances and they learn to use readUyavailable resources, such as familymembers or religious belief, whenstress oegins to build. Learningrelaxation and stress reduction tech­niques can also be helpful, headded.

Campbell' encouraged courseparticipahts to become more awareof their own methods of copingwith the caregiving situation with­out being overly self-critical and towork on understanding what adependent is feeling.

Christ said to "love one anotherand caregiving is a part of that," heconcluded.

Other sessions of "H orne IsWhere the Care Is" have dealt withcommunity resources and time man­agement and long-term care eligi­bility for Medicaid.

The series continues from 10a.m. to noon Mondays at the Fam-

PAUL CAMPBELL addresses "Family Interaction andOther Emotions" at the opening session of a course for care­givers of dependent adults. (Hickey photo)

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Course offers aid tocaregivers to homebound

By Marcie Hickey

The Family Service Associationof Greater Fall River is offering acourse, "Home Is Where The CareIs," for persons caring at home foran ill or elderly loved one.

Paul Campbell, a Family Ser­vice Association clinician, directedthe first session of the course,which focused on family interac­tion in caregiving situations.

In an informal discussion set­ting, participants addressed con­cerns regarding communication be­tween caregiver and' recipient andemotions and reactions of othersin the household.

He said that key elements in asuccessful caregiver-recipient rela­tionship are communication and apositive attitude and stressed thata caregiver must understand his orher own feelings, as well as thoseof the one being cared for. -

Such understanding, said Camp­bell, can be positively shaped by"empathy, reframing and positiveself-talk."

He defined empathy as the :<bil­ity of a caregiver to know andunderstand what a recipient is feel­ing. Developed through verbal andnonverbal communication, it ena­bles the caregiver to respond asappropriately as possible to a de­pendent's needs.

Empathy, Campbell continued,is "not only an understanding oftheir feelings but a recognition oftheir worth: let the recipients knowthey have value."

As an example, Campbell toldof a woman he knew from regularvisits to a nursing home. Staffmembers described her as "demand­ing" because she constantly calledfor help and complained aboutlack ofservice. The caregivers even­tu.ally recognized that the patientsimply wanted company and thatthe way to resolve the situationwas to "respond when she didn'tcall" by visiting her occasionally.

Among difficulties caregiversface, said Campbell, is "making adistinction between the personcared for and the task." A care­giver who feels overwhelmed maybegin to direct his of her frustra­tion toward the person responsiblefor the situation.

Such difficulties, he said, callfor "reframing," which he describedas looking at a situation in a dif­ferent way, for example, a care­giver might initially view a task asdistaste! II, but through reframingcan 10010. 1t it as a way to make lifel asierfol someo.ne in need of help.

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Vatican UN representative de'niesUNICEF funds abortion

three-fourths of its money comesfrom governments and the restfrom individuals and fund-raisingactivities, such as Christmas cardsales.

Through the U.N. mission, theVatican gives a small annual con­tribution.

Archbishop Martino said theamount was $1,000 per year, butwas raised to $2,000 with the 1989contribution, but he added thedonation would not have continuedif the policy against, funding abor­tions had not been confirmed.

The archbishop said he and hisstaff, aware of no existing formalstatement of UNICEF policy onthis issue, first raised the questionverbally in early 1988, and fol­lowed up with a letter of inquiry.One meeting followed between himand Grant and later between mem­bers of their staffs.

·Archbishop Martino said Granthanded him the letter in Octoberat the annual conference wheregovernments make their pledgesof UNICEF support for the com­ing year. Grant told him at thattime, he said, the letter was an offi­cial declaration of policy.

Grant· was out of the countryand not immediately available forcomment. John Usher, UNICEFspokesman, said the policy statedin' Grant's letter was not new, buthe did not know whether it hadbeen p"reviously put in writing.

The archbishop said 'he assuredGrant both that the policy state­ment would be publicized in churchcirCles and that the church wouldremain '''vigilant'' in checking onits implementation.

Archbishop Martino said thechurch - its·own commitment toassisting children in need long ante­dating the United Nations - hadsuppo'rted UNICEF throughoutits history and "wanted to con­tinue this."

AU Czech diocesesget bishops

VATICAN CITY (CNS)Pope John Paul II has namedbishops for five dioceses in Cze­choslovakia, marking the first timesincd 950 that each of the nation's13 dioceses has had a residentbishop.

The pope will make a first-everpapal visit to the nation April 21­22. a Czechoslovakian church offi­cial said Feb. 20.

Gejza Sidlovsky, a spokesmanfor Cardinal Frantisek Tomasekof Prague. said the pope wouldvisit Prague April 21. The follow­ing day the pope will visit theMoravian shrine of Velehrad.where St. Methodius is ·buried.and Bratislava, the capital of theSlovakian republic.

In January the pope agreed tovisit Czechoslovakia before its Juneelections to pay tributt to thecountry's emerging democracy.

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The'work of the synod in mak­ing recommendations about 'priest­Iy formation appears "particularlyurgent". when one realizes that themajority of the ministry of today'sseminarians will be exercised afterthe year 2000, he said.

The synod council last May re­leased its "lineamenta," a prepara­tory document giving a broad out­line of the synod's theme. Re­sponses to the lineamenta werereceived from individual bishops,bishops' conferences and groupsof priests and laypeople. .

A synopsis of the responses willform the basis of the synod's"instrumentum laboris," a work­ing document sent to each bishopwho will attend the synod.

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NEW YORK (CNS) - TheVatican's representative at theUnited Nations said that becauseUNICEF, the U.N.'s Children'sFund, does not fund abortion oradvocate any form of family plan­ning, the Catholic Church cancooperate with the agency.

Archbishop Renato R. Martino,the Vatican's permanent U.N. ob­server, said he sought a statementfrom the agency to that effectbecause some pro-life groups, urg­ing Catholics to stop contributing,have, in correspondence with theVatican, accused UNICEF offinanc­ing abortions. He. said, however,that he had not received evidenceconfirming any of the allegations.

In a recent interview at the Vati­can's U.N. mission in New YorkCity, the archbishop released thetext of a letter from James P.Grant, UNICEF director, in re­sponse to his inquiry.

Grant said UNICEF advocates"child spacing" to prevent "preg­na,ncies which are too young, tooold, too many and too frequent."

"However.. UNICEF does ·notadvocate any particular view onthe choice 'of the family planningmethod since such choices are'theprer.ogative of the individual andthe country," the UNICEF direc­tor said.

"Furthermore, it does not now,, nor has it ever,financed abortionor abortion-related activities."

UNICEF, the United Nation'sChildren's Fund, was created bythe first General Assembly in 1946.The words,' ·"Internati'onal" and·"Emergency," originally part ofthe name, have been dropped.

Voluntary contributions fund itsservices in nutrition, medical care,education and other areas: About

Pope calls priestly formation arduousVATICAN CITy'(CNS) -,- The

preparation and fo.rmation of pri­ests is' an "arduous, compellingand exacting" task and a primaryresponsibility of diocesan bishops.Pope John Paul II said.

Because they will work with thebishops in the pastoral care oftheir dioceses, future priests deserve"the first fruits of the minds andhearts of the bishops," the popetold the council of the generalsecretariat of the world Synod ofBishops as they met to prepare forthe Sept. 30-0ct. 28 synod onpriestly formation.

Seminary life should be markedby training in theology and pas­toral care, by community life andservice, and by "attention to thesigns of the times," he said.

"This task, therefore, must beundertaken with the basic inten­tion of total obedience to the orig­inal and normative model of the'Good Shepherd," the pope added.

He stressed that priestly forma­tion should promote the "harmon­ious integration of the human.

the work of scribes, and includedin the lovely script are spellingerrors, transposed numbers in thedates and other mistakes. Laterscribes corrected some errors andadded a few of their own.

In addition to uncovering sim­ple goofs, the revision committeeis trying to correct factual errorsand remove "useless or trite"information supplied by well­meaning authors, according to anarticle by a committee member,Benedictine Father JacquesDubois. '

Some of the easier detectivework involved in the revisionrequires checking how a descrip­tion of a day of death was trans­lated into a date.

It was common, for example,for an ancient record-keeper to saysomething like, "Beloved Fredadied Easter Monday in the year ofour Lord 456." Then the scholarsmust figure out the date of Easterthat year. .

In the 1960 edition of the Latin­language Roman Martyrology, thecalendar takes up 327 pages. It isprefaced with the decrees of pro­mulgation of Pope Gregory and anumber of his successors whoapproved revisions, and it endswith comprehensive indexes.

The number of saints and mar­tyrs named in the book is morethan 3,500, but no one involvedwith the martyrology's revisionwas willing to make a "guessti­mate" of the true total.

Part of the hesitation stems fromseveral listings of names followedby "and companions."

Continuing all the names willbecome more difficult when thosecanonized during Pope John PaulII's p,ontificate are added. Theynumbered 270 as 1989 ended. Hisadditions include 103 Koreanmartyrs' canonized in one 1984ceremony and 117 Vietnamese

. martyrs canonized in June 1988.The 220 individuals will not belisted separately.

While the Roman Martyrologywill include all those who can behonored with a public liturgy, thechurch does not believe it is anexhaustive list of Christian saintsand martyrs.

Even after the detective-scholarshave completed their work,there'll' still be the day for anyoneleft out - Nov. I,. the feast of AllSaints.

Sometimes the church assigns afeast day other than the date whenthe saint died: for example, if thesaint was traditionally honored onanother date, if the date conflictswith a major feast or if it falls dur­.ing Lent, when liturgical celebra­tions are more subdued.

And in many cases, individualsare listed according to the datescholars suspect they died. Officialdeath certificates are not availablefor martyrs and saints who diedbefore the advent of documents.

While record keeping has im­proved since Pope Gregory's Mar­tyrology, the only traces of someholy ones are in his sources, a ser­ies of martyrologies spanning the1,200 years before his time.

The 16th-century pope continuedusing the term martyrology, eventhough by then it included peoplenot killed for their faith. Thefourth-century reign of Constan­tine saw a decline in the persecu­tion of Christians in the West andthe beginning of the tradition ofhonoring people who had livedexemplary lives.

The tradition did not involve aformal canonization process untilPope Gregory's successor, PopeSixtus V, set up a congregation forsainthood causes in 1588.

The printing press had beenaround just over 100 years whenPope Gregory decided he wanted auniversal martyrology.

His idea was not only to listluminaries, like' St. Peter, whowere remembered by all Christians;but to include saints whose feasts'were celebrated only in the dioceseor nation where they lived.

The early martyrologies were

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Vatican has convened a group ofscholars to do some detective workon a book originally published byPope Gregory XIII in 1584 andupdated most recently in 1960.

Publication of the revised ver­sion of the Roman Martyrology, abook-length calendar of saints' andmartyrs' feast days, is expected in1992.

The Vatican Congregation forDivine Worship and the Sacra­ments called together 14 histori­ans, liturgists and experts on thelives of saints in December 1984 tocoordinate the research and re­VISIOn.

By early' February the sleuthshad reached the September list ofsaints and martyrs, gathering evi­dence on their identities and lives,often following trails turned coldhundreds of years ago.

Broadening its search for clues,the congregation has sent copies ofthe proposed lists for Januarythrough May to experts all overthe world for their suggestions.

In general, the feast days of thesaints and martyrs are their "diesnatalis" (date of birth). But it's adifferent birthday than the onethey celebrated on earth.

In its liturgies, the church cele­brates the day that those men andwomen were "born into eternallife," said Benedictine FatherCuthbert Johnson, a congregationofficial. In other words, it's the daythey died.

The martyrology gives optionsfor the focus of liturgies, supple­menting the church's general calen­dar of seasons, feasts and holydays.

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ish service hours have been addedto the graduation requirements forseniors at Divine Savior Holy An­gels High School in Milwaukee.

Starting with the 1990-91 schoolyear, seniors must complete fourhours each month serving theelderly, poor or needy of theirparishes.

A letter on the new require­ments went to pastors, youth min­isters and religious education direc­tors from Angela Pienkos, chiefadministrator, and Father JamesFlynt, pastoral minister of the'

'school."If we educate for life and not

merely for college entrance, webelieve that we need to bond stu­dents to parishes, i.e., the peoplewho celebrate life, love and faithtogether as a community," the let­ter said,

Father Flint said the school'sstudents always have been encour­aged to do service work, but neverin a parish at the school's insistence,

Service projects, he said, arenow promoted in classes and school­w.ide.

For example, the priest said,freshmen help with a parish mealprogram, sophomores make andserve sandwiches to the homeless,and juniors "adopt grandparents"at several nursing homes.

Schoolwide projects include fooddrives, adopting families forChristmas, and collecting toiletriesfor nursing home patients, FatherFlynt said.

The new requirement for seniorsallows them "to return to theirplace of prayer and worship andgive back some of what they aregiven here. The center of the churchhas been and always will be ser­vice," he said.

A common criticism of the newrequirement from students, FatherFlynt said, was that they alreadywere busy.

"The point is, the Catholicpreparation you receive here willstay with you for the rest of yourlife," he said. "It is a church of allpeople and you should always findtime to be of service."

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of the committee figured promi­nently in the U.S. Senate's 1987rejection of Robert H. Bork, a fed­eral judge and former U.S. solici-,tor general, as a candidate forassociate justice of the SupremeCourt.

The ABA has a significant his­tory of influencing law reforms,especially at the state level. Itsrecommendation against legal res­trictions on abortion will un­doubtedly enter into committeeand floor debates in statehousesacross the country.

In 1972, the year before theSupreme Court ruling that over­turned virtually all state laws res­tricting abortion, the ABA ap­proved a resolution calling forunrestricted abortion throughoutthe United States in the first 20weeks of pregnancy.

"The proponents of the resolu­tion made no secret of their intentto use ABA endorsement as aweapon in the legislatures and thecourts to preserve and expandabortion on demand," he said.

As gerieral counsel ofthe USCC,public policy agency of the U.S.bishops, Chopko is chief coordi­nator of the bishops' efforts at thefederal legislative and judicial lev­els to restore legal res,trictions onabortion.

He said that although questionsabout the constitutionality ofabortion "remain controversial andunsettled," the new ABA policy"lends an air of illegitimacy to thelegal opinions that I share withmany thousands of lawyers."

In Wisconsin, Catholic lawyerGerald O'Brien, a member of theABA House of Dc;legates andformer president of the WisconsinBar Association, told the TimesReview, Catholic newspaper ofthe La Crosse Diocese, that afterthe resolution was approved heresigned from the ABA.

Chopko told Catholic News Ser­vice that he has considered resign­ing from the ABA because of theresolution, but did not know yetwhether he would.

ABA spokeswoman DebbieWeixl said passage of the resolu­tion makes it "official policy of theassociation."

One possible implication, shesaid, was that the ABA might joinother abortion rights advocates inarguing against abortion restric­tions in future court cases.

Some delegates said they wouldask the convention to overturn theHouse of Delegates resolution.

In Washington the NationalRight to Life Committee called foran end to the bar association'sreview of candidates for federaljudgeships,

Since the 1950s, the JusticeDepartment has submitte<N1amesof possible federal judges, includ­ing candidates for the SupremeCourt, to the ABA Standing Com­mittee on the Federal Judiciary fora confidential rating of their quali­fications. Those who are rated"not qualified" are unlikely to beappointed,

A negative rating by a minority

JOSEPH P. NOLAN announces his resignation as treas­urer of the American Bar Association after the body's Houseof Delegates approved a pro-choice resolution. (eNS/ UPIphoto)

Ba'r Association adoptspro-choice resolution

LOS ANGELES(CNS)- Afteremotional debate the House ofDelegates of the American BarAssociation Feb. 13 overwhelm­ingly backed a woman's freedomto have an abortion without legalinterference.

The resolution was approved238-106 by the ABA policy-makingbody during its meeting in LosAngeles. It backed "fundamentalrights of privacy and equality" andopposed "legislation or othergovernmental action that interfereswith ... the decision to terminatethe pregnancy."

ABA Treasurer Joseph P. Nolan,a leader in the fight against theresolution, resigned his post afterit passed. Several other ABA dele­gates who opposed the resolutionthreatened to resign during thetwo-hour debate.

Also opposed to the resolutionwere ABA President L. StanleyChauvin and President-elect JohnJ. Curtin Jr., who takes office atthe association's national conven­tion in August.

Cardinal John J. O'Connor ofNew York, chairman of the U.S.bishops' action "a sad day for boththe legal system and for humanrights."

In a statement issued in Washing­ton Feb. 15, he said that in thelawyers' debate over the resolution"millions of voices went unheard- the voices of defenseless child­ren in their mothers' wombs,"

"Who will protect their rights, iflawyers won't?" he asked.

Noting the ABA's advisory rolein the nomination offederaljudges,he asked, "Will ratings of judicialnominees' qualifications by theABA henceforth be based onjudi­cial competency or on a predeter­mined pro-abortion politicalagenda?" ,

Mark E. Chopko, general coun­sel of the U.S. Catholic Confer­ence, called the resolution a "deeplydisturbing" action "of which I, as alawyer, am ashamed,"

Chopko, an ABA member, calledthe resolution "more expansivethan current law" and said itplaces the ABA "on the fringe ofAmerican public opinion."

He said it puts the ABA in aposition of "abortion advocacy."

The Connolly ski team recentlycompeted in two slalom races onWachusett Mountain. Jeremy Tungclocked 59.61 seconds to earn 10thplace in a field of 70 racers.

In the first race, Eric Lafranceand Fred Campagna tied for 13thplace. Lafrance placed 8th, Cam­pagna 9th and Matt Audet 15th inthe second run.

Samantha Worthington led thegirls with a third place finish in thefirst race. Notable performanceswere also turned in by Anne Kubik,Sarah Rogers, and Jane Peterson.

Coyle-CassidyFreshmen atCoyle-Cassidy High

School, Taunton, are participat­ing in an English program designedto strengthen skills. in reading,

. writing, speaking and observing., The program follows a seven-

. day cycle; successively focusing onliterature, v~cabulary, grammarand thinking skills. In addition tothe seven classes in each cycle,there are four additional instruc- .ticin sessions which maybe largegroup discussions, small group orindividual instruction, or inde­pendent study and research.

At the end of each cycle students'complete a unit test. A grade of 85perce.nt indicates proficiency inthe unit and allows the student toproceed to the next level. Reme­dial instruction is provided forstudents who fail the unit test untilretesting indicates proficiency.

In the course of the year, stu­dents in the program learn defini­tions, spelling, pronunciation andusage of 300 new vocabulary wordsand receive instruction in clearand concise writing. There is fre­quent review of the parts of speech,parts of a sentence and standardEnglish usage.

During one segment of the pro­gram, classes learn how to use ref­erence materials in preparing aresearch paper.

In the literature cycles, fresh­men are introduced to the shortstory, poetry, Shakespearean com­edy and the modern Americannovel.

The final area of concentrationis thinking skills. Through activi­ties designed to promote self­awareness, students are encouragedto develop creative and criticalthinking. Ultimately they learn toestablish a proposition and argueit with inductive reasoning, deduc­tive reasoning and clear thinking.

KATIE GIOVANONI'S project"on how vaccines havetriumphed over plagues was a winning entry in the HistoryDay program at Coyle-Cassidy High School, ·Taunton. Atright is school principal Sister D<?nna Boyle. (Breen. photo)

The boys' basketball team be­gins sectional quarterfinal play onMonday with the goal of earning aplace in a March 17 state cham­pionship game at Boston Garden.

Second quarter honor roll;Highest honors, freshin'en: Tim­

othy Famulare, Kelly FItzsimmo....s,Erinn Hoag, Melissa Ormonde,Nita Patel; sophomores: JohnDiverdi, Paul Flanagan, HeatherGalligan, Dierdre Palermino; jim­iors: Stephen Brady, MarjorieLIacuna, Amy Matoian, KathleenMcCarthy, Brett O'Brien, Gabriel,Paqueneza;seniors: Karyn Con-.Ion,. Marc Cote, Tracie Feeley,Lisa Gagnon, Joanne Gervais;'Steven Goodreau, George Jabren,John McCracken, Priti Patel, JulieToscano.

99 students merited high honorsand 69 received honors.

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James Fera, a junior at BishopFeehan High School, Attleboro,won the recent Lions Club south­eastern regional speech contest,speaking on "What My FamilyMeans to Me." Fera rece~ved aplaque and $1,000 cash award andnow advances to state competitionin Hyannis in May.

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Senior Rebecca Jones had apoem, "Death," published by theSparrowgrass Press after enteringit in it national contest sponsoredby the press.

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recently viewed paintings, sculp­ture, mosaics, amphorae andjewelry in' the classical collectionat the Boston Museum of FineArts. .

Bishop Feehan

Bishop Co'nnollyThrough the "Express Yourself'

,program, to be held at ConnollyMarch 21, students will have theopportunity to be photographedinformally, individually or ingroups.

Incoming freshmen and theirparents are invited to a registra­tion night March 21. Informationon course placement, financial aidand tuition will be presented andstaff and students will be availableto discuss academic, athletic, reli­gious and extracurricular pro­grams.

Returning students will selectcourses for next year during thecoming week.

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was sorry was a way to "proveyou were strong."

Now, however, he sees theaction as a type of blindness.He longs to have the relation­ship back again.

Clearly, there is a bettermethod. When you have donesomething that hurts a datingrelationship, consider the fol­lowing suggestions:

I. Take some time to your­self. Figure out what happened'and why. Taking some timeapart also allows the other per­son's anger and hurt to lessen.Seldom is much helpful to therelationship accomplished whileindividuills are upset and angry.

2. Ask the other person if youcan talk about the situation.Make no excuses. Acknowledgethe mistakes in your behavior'and take the responsibility forwhat you have done. Explainhow you now see what led up tothe mistaken actions. '

3. Apologize. Part of yourexpression of sorrow should bea clear statement on how youintend to handle the same situa­tion differently in the future. Becertain that such 'plans are spe­cific, with clearly identifiedactions that will bring about adifferent outcome.

4. Ask the other person if heor she has learned anythingfrom the incident. Many rela­tionship problems involve reac­tions on both individuals' parts.Perhaps the other person cansee how he or she wants tochange.his or her behavior.

5. Resolve to grow person­ally and as a couple because ofthe disagreement. There are noperfect relationships. However,all of us can improve in the waythat we care about each other.Turn a regretted mistake, intoan opportunity for learning anda means for helping a love togrow.

Your comments are welcomedby Charlie Martin, R,R. 3, Box182, Rockport, Ind. 47635.

Problems that are unusually tra­gic and threaten to overwhelm uscan make us realize oUf helpless­ness,

This often leads us to a greater,sharper awareness of our utterdependence on God,

Last night a young mother, aftertelling me of a number of terribleproblems that had piled up thepast week, said, "Isn't it interestingthat I've found much more time topray this past week?"

It's true, Unusually difficult pro­blems often do lead us to sincereand prolonged Prayer to the Godon whom we are dependent.

And it is this attitude that cankeep us from giving up when unsolv­able problems threaten to over­whelm us. Whether it is the pain ofa broken friendship and brokenheart, or despair over terrible worldproblem.s, hope in God, can keepuslrom giving up,

EWTN' to East blocW A'SH INGT()N' (tNS) ­

Mother Angelica has expandedinto. Italy and will begin broad-

- casting shortwave 'radio programsinto" Eastern Europe 'in about sixmonths. The broadcasts, from Olg­iata, 30 miles north of Rome, willbe beamed through the recentlyestablished radio division of theEternal Word Television Network,which the nun founded in 1981 ather monastery in Birmingham, Ala.

By Charlie Martin

tongue-in-cheek quality as fewof us are likely to 'blame ourmistakes "on the rain" or on the"stars tha~shine.at night."

The song r~minds,us that attimes we hide behind our prideonly to regret such' decisionslater.

For the person in the song,giving in to pride costs him therelationship. Refusing to say he

HAVE .YOU EVER made amistake in a relationship that.you later regretted?

Most of us have. Mistakesthemselves aren't so bad. Whatis more important 'is how w'ehandle them.

Milli Vanilli's "Blame It onthe Rain" gives listeners onesure approach to avoid. Thesong obviously has a certain

BLAME IT ON THE RAINYou said you didn't need herYou told her goodbyeYou sacrificed a good loveto satisfy your prideNow you wished· that you had herAnd you feel like such a fool .You let her walk awayNow it j",st doesn't feel the sameGot to blame it on somethingGClt ·to blame it on something

.Blame it on the rainThat was slowly faIlingBlame it on the stars that shine at nightWhatever you dQDon't put the blame on youBlame it on the rain

.Should have told her you were sorryCould have said that you were wrongBut no, you couldn't do thatYou had to prove you were strongIf it hadn't been for blindnes~

She might still be there with youYou want her back againBecaqse you just feel the sameGot to blame it on somethingGot to blame it on somethingI'm going to blame it on the rainBecause the rain don't mindAnd the rain dob't care

Recorded by Milli Vanilli. Written ~y D .. Warren (c) 1988,~ 1989, Hansa Musik Production

Q. Why are problems so hard to Some people believe that humanssolve? (Montana) are by their very nature "problem

A. The letters on the top of illy solvers:"desk are eloquent proofthat!I1any The mother who discovers atproblems are indeed hard to solve. suppertime that she has run out ofYoung 'people tell of difficulties salad dres~ing and the scientistwith family members, of brufsed searching, for. a cure for AI OSrelationships in the.ir social life, of must both put on their thinkingalcohol and' drug abuse' and of caps and 'solve a problem.complicated personality problems. Probably today you already have

Looking out on the national been faced with some major orand global scene, the problems at ' min~r problems to thjnk throughtimes are far worse,.almost incom-·. and solv~ yourself. '.prehensible. How big is our national The challenge of these problemsdebt really?'How many people will. '.' can sharpe~ your' thinking 'skillsdie of- famine in years to .come? . ~!ld increase your tenacity in seek-Can anybody stop those bombs ing a solution. Ifyou don't give upfrom blowing up :someday? And in. 'seeking a solution, you are,where. will t,he next earthquake be? ~ik~ly to fin~ you become more

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The Senior, Prep and JuniorBoys' CYO basketball teams recent­ly competed in diocesan all-startournaments.

The Senior Boys' competitiontook place at Kennedy Center,New Bedford. with the home teamdefeating Fall River 104-72.

Fall River players Joe Couto,Jeff Berube and Lou Britto andNew Bedford teammates KevinDearse and Sean 0' Acci werenamed to the All-TournamentTeam and New Bedford's JasonBaptiste was named Most Valua­ble Player. Britto was the game'sleading scorer with 21 points.

In the Prep Boys' game at theTaunton CYO center, Fall Riveroutscored Taunton 71-56. Namedto the All-Tournament Team wereFall River's Joe Cidade, Mike Cioeand Marcel Moniz and Taunton'sTim Bollin and Kevin Morrison.Cidade was the highest scorer with17 points a'nd his teammate MikeIsadore was named MVP.

Playing at the Fall RiverCYOcenter, the native Junior Boys edgedpast Attleboro 51-49 and NewBedford bested Taunton 46-21.High scorers were Eric Mayer,Attleboro, 23 points; Jared Sand­man, Fall River, 23; and RyanCorriea, New Bedford, 16.

New Bedford played Fall Riverfor the championship and cameout on top 66-27. Mayer and Sand­man were named to the AlI-Tourn­ament Team along with Fall Riv­er's Bill Norton and New Bedford'sPaul Pothier and Todd Jones.Armando Gomes of New Bedfordwas the highest scorer with 13points and Correia was the MVP.

Symbols following film reviewsindicate both general and CatholicFilms Office ratings. which do notalways coincide.

General ratings: G-suitable forgeneral viewing; PG-I3-parental gui­dance strongly suggested for children

, under 13; PG-parental guidance sug­gested; R-restricted, unsuitable forchildren or young teens.

Catholic ratings: AI-approved forchildren and adults; A2-approved foradults and adolescents; A3-approvedfor'adults only; 4-separate classifi­cation (given films not morally offen­sive which, however, require someanalysis and explanation); a-morallyoffensive.

Catholic ratings for televisionmovies are those of the movie houseversions of the films.

New Films"Hard to Kill" (Warner Bros.):

Los Angeles detective Mason Stone(Steven Seagal) awakens from acoma to avenge 'the bloodthirstyslaughter of his family seven yearsbefore by the henchmen of a cor­rupt congressman. Although Stoneis depicted as a loving family man,emphasis is oli his grisly retribu­tion. Excessive graphic violence,implausible vigilantism. O,R

"Homer and Eddie" (Skouras):A lovable brain-damaged man(James Belushi) and a homicidalmaniac with a brain tumor(WhoopiGoldberg) travel from Arizona toOregon in search of long-lost par­ents and $87 in stolen cash. Drawslittle empathy for Miss Goldberg'srepulsively unrepentant characterand, despite Belushi's endearinglyhonest and God-loving character,the film is little more than a paradeof brain-damaged souls. Much pro­fanity and some grisly, pointlessviolence. A3,R

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.It's underwhelmingWASHINGTON (CNS) - The

executive director ofthe U.S. bish­ops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activi­ties has disputed the findings of astudy saying young women whohad abortions were no more likelyto have emotional problems thanwomen who bore their children.Researchers atJohn Hopkins Uni­versity did a two-year study of 360black, unmarried women 17 yearsold or younger who visited one oftwo Baltimore family planning agen­cies that provided pregnancy tests."The conclusion of this study,"said Vincentian Father John W.Gouldrick "is underwhelming."

JOE GANEM of Slade's Ferry Bank, Somerset, explainsthe bank's newly-introduced First Mate savings account fordepositors 18 and under to sixth through eighth graders at SS.Peter and Paul School, Fall River. The youngsters are partici­pating in the bank's pilot program for the accounts in conjunc­tion with studying banking procedures in mathematics classes.

By Linda Rome She fought to live but prayed,. "Thy will be done."There are many endings in life: .

the natural progression of the sea- I, on the other hand, flailedsons, the changes of age, the grow- against the cards dealt me. Surelyings up and away. Sometimes it is there was some right combinationdifficult to accept the finality of of things to do that would savethese passages because they do not her. Above all, I did not want tojibe with our mental images of lose her.how our lives are supposed to be. Yet through her death, I grew. I

When I was 14, my best friend learned that God can bring goodstarted dating. She w.alked between out of darkness and peace out ofclasses with her new boyfriend .pjlin. And I learned to "let go andinstead of with me and met with let God" because he knows betterhim after school to study - the than I about what I need and want.way we used to together. .. Do not let your hearts be

She had less time for me and our troubled. You have faith in God;friendship became a victim of a have faith also in me" (John 14: I).natural parting. This is a Scripture verse I memo-

I couldl"t understand why it rized for my church group. Ihad to happen that way. I was repeated it like a lucky charm, as ifangry, sad and spiteful all at once it had a magical power to protectand afraid because I didn't want to me from all that could go wrong.be hurt again. .

When the first boy whom I ever One day the significarice of thetold I loved dumped me, I couldn't word "let" struck me. I have a choicebelieve it. I walked through my whether or not my troubles over-days like a robot. I don't remember whelm me. I can let them. Or I canany of my classes but I must 'have not let them. I can put my faith instudied bec,aus.e I have the trans- God or his Son, or I can put m'ycripts. fai~h in the world and myself.

I remember that the spaces be- Letting go is a hard di"scipline. Ittween my crying l?ecame longer· means acceptance. Ii means choice.and longer until only an occa- " It 'means faith. It also means hopesional song' set me off.· ' . . and joy and peace.

Accepting the pain and then let­ting go of it was the first step tohealing. .

Many circumstances are beyond~ our control. Accidents, illness andt death are all ·supp.osed to. happeni to other people, not to us. AndI when they d~, we hardly can believe

• it. On the day my mother was to~. ive for her first grandson's firsttbi hday party, I got a telephone°aL My mother had had an emer­g~ncy surgery the night before.Sr'1,e was diagnosed with an inop­era'ble and virulent form of cancer.In t'Wo years she was dead.

In. t'hose two years we had manyspeclall times.

She ididn't ask, "Why me?" Sheas.ked, '~'Why not me?" Then shetrIed to live each day to the fullest.

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ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVENCub Scout Blue and Gold ban­

quet -2 p.m. Sunday. No religouseducation classes tomorrow. Lentenretreat 7 p.m. daily March 5-9; sevenweek Scripture study series begins inApril £01' Holy Week and Easter sea­son. Information: Deborah Osuch,994-3405.

SACRED HEART,N. ATTLEBORO

Vincentians meet after 8:30 a.m.Mass Sunday, rectory. Finance com­mittee meets 7:30 p.m. Monday,meeting room. Women's Guild meets7:30 p.m. Tuesday, church hall;storyteller John Welch will speak at8 p.m. Information: Kay Reed, 761­4295.

ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBOROMardi Gras celebration 7-11 p.m.

tomorrow. North Attleboro Knightsof Columbus Council 330 is accept­ing applications for membership;information: Steve Eighmy, 695­1984; Ed Lambert, 695-3934.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLEYouth ministry meeting 6 p.m.

Sunday, R.E. center. Volunteersneeded for Hyannis Salvation Armyday shelter to supervise on Sundayafternoons; information: PaulHebert, 778-0568, evenings.OL V/ OLH Guild members invitedto attend World Day of Prayer Ip.m. March 2, West P!lrish Congre­gational Church, Rte. 149. Babyequipment needed by SummersideCenter family shelter; information:Lenore Lyons, 790-2933. Knights ofColumbus Council 2525, Hyannis,meets second and fouth Thursdays;information: Bob Bourque, 428-1877,evenings.

Consistent priests'OMAHA, Neb. (CNS) - When

two priests crossed the line at theU.S. Strategic Air Command head­quartets at Offutt Air Force Basein Bellevue, Neb., more than threedozen in the peace movement stoodby to pray and offer support. Butthree hours later that same day,when the same priests were arrestedat a protest outside an Omahaabortion clinic, about six of thesame anti-nuclear protesters dem­onstrated against the priests. Two 1tried to physically prevent Fathers ':Frank Cordaro of Logan, Iowa,and Jack McCaslin of Tekamah, 1Neb., from stepping onto the clinic ~grounds for a moment of prayer.

The actions may seem confusing,to some, but the priests' action~;show "a consistent ethic of life,",said Joyce Glenn of the New Cov/­enant Justice and Peace Center ifn

Omaha, which had conducted! athree-day retreat that culminll(tedin the recent dual demonstrati·ons.

O.L. CAPE BREWSTERThe Great Themes of Scripture

Bible study meets 9: 15-10:45 a.m.Sunday, parish center, with FatherRichard Rohr videos. Volunteersneeded to form a choirfor the 4 p.m.Saturday Mass; information: ClaireCostello. 385-3302. Youth ministrymeeting 6-8 p.m. Sunday.

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NBMen's League meeting II a.m.

Sunday. Coffee and donuts follow­ing the 8 and 10 a.m. Masses. TheMen's League plans to divide itsfunds equally among parishionersattending Catholic high schools inSeptember; information: FatherKenneth Delano.

HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTONParish mission this week with

Father Conrad Miller. Program: 4:30p.m. Mass tomorrow; vespers ser­vice, sermon and Benediction 7 p.m.Sunday; weekday Masses 7:30 a.m.,9 a.m. (Polish sermon), 7 p.m.; rosaryprayed before 7:30 a.m. Masses;confessions before 7:30 and 9 a.m.Masses and after 7 p.m. Mass.

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ST. THERESA, NBHoly hour sponsored by Adorers

of Blessed Sacrament 7 p.m. Mon­day, St. Theresa's Church, AcushnetAve. Celebrant will be Father Rich­ard Chretien. Exposition of BlessedSacrament following 9 a.m. Massuntil 7 p.m. on Fridays. Informa­tion: Angelo DeBo.rtoli. 996-0332.

ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL,FAIRHAVEN

Open house for parents' of pros­pective students, including those fornursery program for ages 3-5,7 p.m.March 14. Information: school,996-1983.

Panelwill addresssocietal problems

.The Taunton DistrictCouncil of Catholic Womenwill sponsor a panel presen­tation on five vital problems.9f today's,s()ciety at 7 p.m.March8at Immaculate Con­ception Church, Tauntop.

Justice Ronald Harper of

~Q~ Juvet1il~ Court for Bris-• tol County will speak ondrug and alcohol abuse .Other speakers and topicswill be Rev. Bruce Cwiekow­ski, director of diocesan

AIDS ministry, AIDS; Kath­leen Simpson, Taunton Cath­olic Middle School princi­pal, education; Deacon andMrs. John Schondek of St.Paul's Church, Taunton,family involvement; and KayPoirier,:J3irthright, teenpregnancy.

District moderator Rev.Paul G, Connolly, pastor ofSt. Mary's Church, Taunton,twill'iilQ~~rate the paneL AquestiOn and answer periodwill follow.

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'~9~::~9 . Je,encouragedtoattend' ..•...... their parents andthe general public is invited.

ST. ELIZABETH SETON,N. FALMOUTH

Welcoming Committee potlucksupper to welcome new parishionersand share with old friends 6:30tonight, church hall. Information:563-2695, 540-4190, 563-3113.

ST. PATRICK, SOMERSETMeeting for adults interested in

forming a parish youth group 7 p.m.Tuesday, parish center. St. Patrick'sFellowship meeting 7-9 p.m. Sun­day. parish center. Community blooddrive 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, AmvetsHall, 659 Brayton Ave. Appoint­ments. 673-2658; walk-ins welcome.

ST. MARY, SEEKONKCub Scouts in grades 3 and 4

interested in earning the Parvuli Deiemblem may pick up registrationforms to be returned by March 4;information: 336-9592. Mardi Grasparty for youth 6-9 p.m: Tuesday,parish center; activities include lip­sync and make-your-own-sundaes.Grades 3-5 students will lead Sta­tions of the Cross 7 p.m. March 2.

SEPARATED/DIVORCEDCATHOLICS

Attleboro area meeting 7-8:30 p.m.Sunday, St. Mary's parish center, N.Attleboro. Information: 695-6161.FR area meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday,O.L. Fatima Church Hall, 560 Gar­dener Neck Rd .. Swansea.

WIDOWED SUPPORT. FR area meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday,

Sacred Heart parish center. Capearea meeting 3 p.m. Sunday, Christthe King parish CCD center, Rte.151, Mashpee. Topic: Taxes andOther Burdens. Information: 428­7078. Weekend retreats for thewidowed March 9-11 and April 27­29, Family Life Center, N. Dart­mouth. Information: 999-6420

CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICHScripture study on Passion and

Resurrection Narratives of Jesusbegins Thursday; space available inmorning or evening classes. Registerby Sunday. Information: SharonFitzpatrick, 888-8693. New memberswelcome at choir rehearsals 7 p.m.Tuesdays; information: Ada Simp­son, 746-5440.

CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB, NBExecutive board meeting 7:30 p. m.

Wednesday, St. Lawrence rectory.110 Summer St.. NB.HOSPICE OUTRICH, INC.

Fall River area training course forvolunteers to provide support andservices to terminally ill cancerpatients and their families beginsTuesday and continues at 7 p.m.Tuesdays and Thursdays for 7 weeks.Information: 673-1589.

ST. ANTHONY, TAUNTONGuild meeting 7 p.m. March 6;

Mrs. Arthur Pouliot will demon­strate party food trays and giftwrapping. Parishioners asked tobring canned sliced carrots to thechurch Mar~h 3-4 for the soup kit­chen. Rev. J.J. Sullivan will give amission in English for one weekbeginning March 17.

GILBERT C. OLIVEIRA INS. AGV.GEORGE O'HARA CHEVROLET-CADILLAC

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THE 1990 DIOCESAN DIRECTORYThe Fall River Diocesan Directory and Buyers' Guide containscomplete diocesan information and a telephone director.y ofpriest, directors of diocesan institutions, parish religious educa­tion coordinators and permanent deacons.

ST. ANTHONY, MATT APOISETTConfirmation rehearsal 7-8 p.m.

Saturday, church hall. Confirmation,7 p.m. Saturday; candidates andsponsors should be in the churchhall no later than 6:30 p.m.

HOLY REDEEMER, CHATHAMThe state of the Church in Central

America will be discussed at 9 a.m.Sunday in the church hall, imme­diately following 8 a.m. Mass, byMaryknoll Missioner Father JohnHalbert. Now president of the schoolof theology at the Maryknoll moth­erhouse in Maryknoll, N.Y., FatherHalbert returned to the United Stateslast July after five years of service inEI Salvador. Sponsored by the newly­organized parish Men's Club, thelecture is open to the public.

ST. JOS'EPH, TAUNTONLent program with Coyle-Cassidy

High School faculty member MichaelKelly 7 p.m. Mondays beginningFeb. 26 at the school. Day-long cen­tering prayer seminar, led by ConnieDaniel and Trappist Brother JohnCrocker of New England Contem­plative Outreach, 10 a.m. Sunday.Young Mothers' Group Mardi Graspotluck supper' 7 tonight, churchhall; new members welcome. Dioce­san Council of Catholic Womenpresentation on drugs and alcoholfollowing 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday.Parish council meeting 7: 15 p.m.Sunday, rectory.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER,HYANNIS

This Sunday the gym will be openfor grades 5-8 to play basketball;boys, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; girls 2:30-4:30p.m. Parent supervisors needed;information: Sister Rebecca Betz,775-6200. Volunteers needed to starta parish Boy Scout troop; informa­tion: David Bisbee, 771-3067. Firstcommunion parents' meeting 7 p.m.March 5.

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ST. PATRICK, FRHoly hour 2 p.m. Sunday. Con­

firmation class interviews begintomorrow. Lenten series featuringvideo presentations by Jean Vanierwith sessions at 10:30 a.m. or 7 p.m.Wednesdays beginning March 5.

ST. STANISLAUS, FRLenten Bible study of Gospel of

. St. Matthew 6:30-8 p.m. Sundays atthe school.

ST. JOHN EVANGELIST,POCASSET

Parish council meeting 8: 15 p. m.Monday. Applications are availablefor Girls' ECHO weekend for highschool juniors and seniors March 2­4; several parishioners are teammembers. The Women's Guild isoffering college scholarships; infor­mation: Marion Linhares, 759-3320;Bunny McKenna. 563-7365.

ST. ANTHONY OF UESERT, FRExposition of Blessed Sacrament

noon to 6 p.m. March 4, closing withholy hour at 5 p.m.

FIRST FRIDAY, FRFather Pierre Lachance, OP. prior

of the Dominican community at St.Anne's parish, Fall River, will speakon Christian healing for First Fridi­ans following 6 p.m. Mass and adinner March 2 at Sacred HeartChurch, Fall River. Father Lachancehas conducted healing services at St.Anne's Shrine since 1978.

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LaSALETTE CENTER FORCHRISTIAN LIVING,ATTLEBORO

Guided imagery prayer program9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays March 5­April 9, facilitated by Sister PatriciaCocozza, SND. Preregistration nec­essary; information: retreat secretary,222-8530.

AIDS WORKSHOPThe Diocesan Office of Catholic

Social Services will sponsor"AI DS:Strengthening Our Community's Re­sponse," addressing educational,pastoral, social and personal issuesof the disease, 1-6 p.m. Sunday, St.Pius X Church, S. Yarmouth.lnform­ation: Catholic Social Services,674-4681.HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO

Women's Guild meeting 7 p.m.Monday. Guest speaker Susan Col­lamati, member of the religiondepartment at Bishop Feehan HighSchool, will give a Lenten presen­tation.

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