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A Time of Grace: A Season of Renewalpress, however, completely ignores the callto grace that our Holy Father is proposingfor us.

During the next three years, there arethree basic themes that we are called to con­sider: 1997 is devoted to Jesus Christ, theSavior of the world - yesterday, today andforever; the year 1998 will be dedicated tothe presence and activity of the Holy Spirit;and the year 1999 will broaden our visionas we contemplate God the Father. Then,in the year 2000, we will celebrate the Trin­ity as a universal Church and acknowledgethroughout the Church the mystery of theTriune God.

Each parish, school and entity in thisdiocese is being asked to consider ways ofinfusing these tenets of our faith into theirown existing programs.

A few months ago Bishop SeanO'Malley, OFM, Cap., asked me to chair theJubilee 2000 Committee for the Diocese of

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People in the Church today, clergy aswell as laity, often experience the time inwhich we live as one of tremendous chal­lenge. This is especially true in our ownculture where traditional values and beliefsare constantly being questioned. Each ofus, young and old, seeks the grace we needto be faithful to what God is asking of us.

With the coming of the Third Millen­nium, our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II,has asked us to use the next three years as atime to rejoice, to give thanks, and to askforgiveness for our failures.

The year 2000 has been proclaimed byour Holy Father as a year of grace, a HolyYear during which we strive in a personalway and in a communal way to update andexpand our knowledge and appreciation ofthe faith we share.

No doubt, you have already seen numer­ous stories and articles on television and inthe newspapers about the "new millen­nium." Most of what we read in the secular

A messare from Rev. Richard~ Beaulieu ­Diocesan Jubilee 2000 Committee Chairman

Life in Galilee

2 THE ANCHOR'~rii~'cese"~fFall Riv~r ~ Fri., Feb~ 28, 1997

Diocese sends 550,000 toflood victims in Azores

Religious of the'Good Shl:pherdSister Marie Aimee Goodwin, 86,died Feb. 14 at Cranberry I?ointeNursing Center, Harwich, whereshe had been a resident sincl: 1994.Her Mass of Christian Burial wasoffered Feb. 18 at Good Shl:pherdCenter, Marlborough.

A native of Walpole, SisterGoodwin entered religious life in1932 and thereafter worked withemotionally disturbed teenage girlsat houses of her community inMassachusetts, New Jersey andRhode Island, teaching such sub­jects as home economics, mathe­matics, fashion art and office pro­cedures. Concurrently she' heldvarious posts within her commun­

,ity, including service as a sacristanand purchasing agent, taught cate­chism classes and wasa Eucharis­tic minister.

She is survived by four liistersand a brother, Josephine E:ende­nelli, Edith O'Neil, Marcia Richalland Thomas Goodwin, all of Wal­pole, and Rita Glover, a re:.identof Florida.

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Ordained in 1944 by the lateBishop James E. Cassidy, the youngpriest served as a curate ~lt SantoChristo parish, Fall River,andImmaculate Conception, New Bed­ford, returning to his native parishfor four years of service.

Thereafter he was administratorfor two years at Our Lady ofHealth, Fall River, then pastorsuccessively at St. Anthony's, EastFalmouth, St. Michael, Fall River,and St. John of God, Somerset,before returning to Mt. Carmel aspastor, remaining there for 20 yearsbefore retiring.

Over the years, Msgr. Mc:ndoncawas a member of the Board ofExaminers ofthe Clergy and of theDiocesan Board of Consultors. In1971 he was appointed VicarGeneral of the diocese and in 1974he was named to the MilitaryOrder of Christ of Portugal, and

THIS 1994 picture was taken at Rev.' Msgr." Medeiros' was also named a Prelate of Honor, by Pope Paul VI.

retirement testimonial. He had just been'presented the ferraio- "The seeds of his vocati,)n werelone indicative of his new rank as a protonotary apostolic. At planted in a very devout home."left is Azorean Bishop Aurelio Granada Escudeiro; at right is recounts a. 1994 Anchor story.Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap. (Hickey photo) Msgr. Mendonca told hi, inter-

.,viewerthat "I never knew my par-

Msg' r. LUl·Z Gonzaga Mendonca ents,tomissMass,exceptforillness,and my father never so much as

. , . lifted a stick on Sundays," so con-• ~.~peaker~ Commenrts" ", vinced he was that it should be a

Spe'akers <included' Bishop'" day of rest;" _.O'Mall.~y, ~h~, ~es~ribed Msgr:' The monsignor. added that it:M~ndonca as.,:..easy· to .Ie,~e:a~d.· ;was hot'~until"his: ordination dayloved by many and as a gentle- that he realized how much hisman, pri~st and. pastoL" H~ n~!ed vocation meant to his parents. Onthat ~he beauttful restoratIon of that day his mother hugged' himMt. ,Car~el Church, overseen .by and told him that "on the day youthe m?nIsgnor, was b,ut a, "dIm were baptized, I asked God toreflectIon of what he dId for God make you a priest."and God's people.". Only days after his retirement,

Father Manuel~.Fer!elra, pas- at a testimonial given for him bytor of St. Antho,n~ ~ pansh,~au~- Mt. Carmel parishioners, Bishopto,n,. WQoJV~S,~!>.11l1h!lt, ~p'e~,~.mg}!};, O'Malley.st,oJethe show by,saying,b~~~., .E;y~~s.~... !ind.• ~o~~~~~e~~l_. "I want.lJliJl~.tobe Hl~Jirst pre~e1'1~nq~~d. that .ft.1sg~...~endo~ca '~~e~, you'open,'~1 and handing'Msgr;gan a'nd ended hIS Journey of faIth Mendonca a large box. Op,:ne'd, itat Mt. Carmel.': proved to contain a ferrai(llone, a

Father FerreITa added that al- f1oo'r-length purple cloak, denot­though ~sgr. Mend~"ca had ing that the wearer is not only awanted hIS .funeral.homIly to cen- monsignor but a protonotary aposto­ter on the. gIft of pnestho.od rather lic, the highest honorary titlethan on hl~,own a~co~ph~h~ent~, awarded by the Holy See. Recip­there was no polOt 10 hldmg hIS ients are addressed as Reverendlight u.nder a ~ushel ~asket/' there-, Monsignor, and use the initialsfore hIS longtIme fnend dIscussed PA after their names.how m~ch M~gr. Mendoncll::~ad Rev. Msgr. Mendonca summedpacked mto hIS 53 years of pnest- up his priesthood simplY'in 1994,hood.. . as he celebrated his golden jubilee.

Commentmg that the monslg- "I've had a very rich priestly life"nor had been his very good friend he said, '~nd c1os~ advi~or during ~is years In having that life he enriched10 Fall RIver, BIshop CronIn called thousands of others whose lives hehim "a distinguished member of touched.the diocesan presbyterate"; whileCardinal Law, who also gave the Sr. Aimee Goodwinfinal commendation of the mon~

signor, spoke of how he had livedclose to God throughout his life, acloseness nurtured by his familywho appreCiated his dignity as achild of God.

"His most eloquent gift was theway in which he believed to theend in Jesus and hoped in thepower of His death and resurrec­tion," concluded the cardinal.

Also speaking to the congrega­tion was Doctora Gabriela Alber­garia, the New Bedford-based Con­sul of Portugal, whose remarkswere in Portuguese; and alsoamong mourners was New Bed­ford Mayor Rosemary Tierney, inaddition to many religious, andchildren from Mt. Carmel School.

Began EarlyMsgr. Mendonca's interest in a

priestly vocation began early andwhen he spoke of it to the lateMsgr. Antonio Vieira, then pastorof Mt. Carmel parish, the pastorunderwrote a seven-year stay inthe Azores for the young man.There he absorbed the languageand culture ofthe area, from which

Msgr. I"uiz Gonzaga Mendonca,PA, 77, former pastor of Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel parish, New Bed­ford, died Feb. 21 at the CatholicMemorial Home, Fall River.

Msgr. Mendonca was not only,pastor of Our Lady ofMt. Carmel;most of his life was wound aboutthe parish, of which he was a'native and where he was baptized,made his first, ~9mmunion, was an .altar -,se[y.~r, ,~~s c9nf!mled;ilnd'"ordained. Thereafter he served Mt.Carmel'a's"'a 'paroc'hla'(~'icar froiD' .1958 to 1962 and returned to it aspastor from 1974 until he retired in1994. -

The beloved priest lay in state atMt. Carmel on Feb. 25,'where onFeb. 26 some 1000 persons crowd­ed into the church for the Mass,where there was standing roomonly for those who were not earlyarrivals. The Celebrant was BishopSean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap;Presiding Prelate was Boston Car­dinal Bernard Law; the Prelate inAttendance was Hartford Arch­bishop Daniel A. Cronin, formerbishop of Fall River; and a Con­celebrating Prelate was retiredBishop Aurelio Granada Escudeiroof the Diocese of Angra, Azores,who represented the PortugueseEpiscopal Conference, the Diocese 'of Angra and Cardinal AntonioRibeiro, Archbishop-Patriarch ofLisbon, Portugal.

Designated concelebrants wereRev. Msgr. George W. Coleman,Vicar General of the Fall RiverDiocese; Very Rev. Henry S.Arruda, present pastor of OurLady of Mt. Carmel; Rev. JamesFerry, pastor of Espirito Santoparish, Fall River; and priests whohad served with Msgr. Mendonca.Concelebrants were some 75priests of the Fall River Diocese,as well as visiting priests from out­side the Diocese; and the Masterof Ceremonies was Rev. StephenJ. Avila, secretary to BishopO'Malley, with Rev. Jose M.Sousa, parochial vicar at Our Ladyof Mt. Carmel, as assistant Masterof Ceremonies.

The music ministry includedRev. Andre H. Faria, director anda soloist; Shirley Guerreiro, orga­nist and a soloist; choirs of theparish; and Phillip Spindola, anephew of Msgr. Mendonca, guestorganist and a soloist.

morse, "It will never happenagain."); then tension builds again(stress, frustration, low self-esteem,poor communication), This pat­tern repeats itself again and again.

Sister Betty then showed a filmabout the spouse of an abusivehusband who\ was a prominentattorney. The woman finally brokeaway from the marriage and hassince become an attorney herself,who now gives speeches on abuse.

Sister also had blue metal pensin the shape of a ribbon for sale,representing abuse awareness,with the profits going to local shel­ters, or safe areas.

There are various agencies andfacilities from which battered orabused persons can receive assist­ance on the Cape: IndependenceHouse, Hyannis; Carriage House,Falmouth; Catholic Social Servi­ces, Hyannis; Falmouth HumanService; Battered Women's Sup­port Group, Falmouth; New HopeSandwich; Elder abuse hot line;Massachusetts Social Servlces,So.Yarmouth. Most ofthese are listedin area phone dlre~torles.

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grams in Galilee. Haifa, Peri said,is well-known for the good rela­tions among its various communi­ties and has a relatively large andactive Christian community. SomeJewish residents of the area saythat although in Galilee Arabs andJews live side by side, theirs is aparallel life, not an integrated one.

ishes in the diocese which serve thePortuguese speaking communityheld special collections over thepast weeks to raise money forrelief efforts;, The proceeds ofthese'cc;llectlons, a'1~rig witb'a d'6nationfrom the diocese; provided· the:relief contribution.

These parishioners were "cer­tainly generous," Father Oliveirasaid, adding that 'most Portugueseimmigrants and Portuguese-Amer­icans in the diocese' trace their

'roots to the Azores.Bishop O'Malley expressed his

thanks to those who contributedto the relief collection and askedthat all keep in their prayers thevictims of the flooding.

you for ever deeper service andfriendship, to give you courage togo through the narrow gates ofyour journey."

During a memorial prayer, par­ticipants have the opportunity toremember, in "!>iIence or aloud,loved ones lost to AIDS.

This service ofhealing and remem­brance is sponsored by Fall River

.diocesan Office of AIDS Ministry.For more information on it, orother available services, please callthat office at (508) 674-5600, ext.2295.

"Embracing the Mystery," aservice of prayer and healing forpersons living with and affected byHIV disease and AIDS, their fami­lies, and friends will take place at2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 9, atSt. Anne's Hospital, 795 MiddleSt., Fall River, Mass. All are invitedto attend.

The service includes a rite ofanointing with oil as a sign of heal­ing spiritual and physical broken­ness and, in the words of theaccompanying prayer, "to makeyou whole and holy, to consecrate

Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM,Cap., has announced that $50,000has been collected and forwardedto the Azores by the Fall Riverdiocese to aid victims of massiveflooding in December, which wiped'out homes and caused millions ofdollars in damage. The money wastransmitted to the bishop of theAzores, Most Rev. Antonio deSousa Braga, S.C.J., for distribu­tion to parishes where devastationfrom the storm was most severe,principally on the island' of St.Michael.

Rev. John J. Oliveira, coordina­tor ofthe Portuguese apostolate iilthe diocese and pastor of St. Johnthe Baptist parish, New Bedford,explained that the 14 par-

District Five (Cape & Islands)of the Fall River Diocesan Coun­cil of Catholic Women has beenpromoting abuse awareness pro­grams in the Cape Cod affiliates,The purpose is to bring this brutal

.and unacceptable behavior to thepublic's attention. To date, therehave been four programs presentedand two more scheduled for April.

This past November, at theopening meeting at Our Lady ofthe Cape Church, Brewster, SisterElizabeth Doyle, RS M, (SisterBetty) presented a moving andinformational program called "Vio­lence on Women," As a Sister ofMercy and a teacher of adult edu­'cation at Our Lady of the Cape,Sister Betty is available to presentthis program when asked to do so,

During the program, she showedcharts and presented literatureillustrating the general pattern anabuser usually follows: explosion­fight (fear & anger); the brain­washing disinformational phase ("Itnever happened - now you're crazy- it really didn't happen that way");the honeymoon phase (guilt, re-

Cape & Islands DCCWpromotes abuse awareness

AIDS prayer service Mar. 9at Saint Anne's Hospital

UPPER GALILEE, Israel(CNS)- In Galilee, in northern Israel,Arabs and Jews live peaceful,parallel lives. "Forget Jerusalem,now we are in Haifa," said thedirector of Haifa's Beit HagefenArab-Jewish Center, Motti Perri.He was speaking to a group of vis­itors from the Tantur Ecumenical.Center, directed by Paulist FatherThomas Stransky, and the Interre­ligious Coordinating Council inIsrael who had come to take a lookat Arab-Jewish co-existence pro-

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bol'O at St. Joseph's Church, theMother of God praesidium is aSpanish group. Both of thesepraesidia are very instrumental inhelping those with a language bar­rier to remain active in the Church.

Some effects of having juniorpraesidia is the fact that ~ome

vocations' to tile' 'priesthood' 'lin'd":religious life have come after theirme'irihe'rship'in"the Jrirlior'Legion 'of Mary. Leaving many to believethat the Legion did have an influ­ence in their lives,

All active and auxiliary membersof the Legion of Mary throughout

Diocesan Legion' ojMary in 45th year,.Acies ceremony'Mar~'9"at Cathedral

DR, OWEN T.P. McGowan points out the distance between Galilee and Jerusalem tomembers of a Sacred Scripture class he conducted for candidates for the permanent diaconatewho will be ordained May 24. From left clockwise, candidates Eduardo Pacheco, O.L. Mt.Carmel parish, New Bedford; Robert Hill, St. Paul, Taunton; Walter Thomas, St. Mary,Mansfield; Dana McCarthy, Holy Trinity, West Harwich.

The Legion of Mary's 45thACI ES Consecration Ceremonywill be held Mar. 9, at 2:30 P, M. atSt. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River.Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM, Cap.,will preside. The guest speaker willbe Father Albert J. Ryan, pastorof St. Francis of Assisi pari~h,

New Bedford.' The progra.m willin¢lude recitation of the rosary,Legion prayers and 'wilr end With "Benediction of the Blessed Sacra­ment. Music director and organistwill be Madeleine Grace and thesoloist will be Michelle Burdick.

The Legion of Mary began inthe Fall River Diocese in 1952,when the bishop, the late: James L.Connelly, invited Legion of Marymembers from Boston to helpestablish the organization in hisdiocese. The late Msgr. DanielShalloo, who was then a priest atSt. Joseph's parish, Fall River,was one of the first diocesandirectors. He was followed by otherparish priests who began the Legionof Mary in their parishes.

The late Father John Hoganand Msgr. Henri Hamel were spir­itual directors for the New Bed­ford Curia. Presently, the dioce­san director is Father Barry Wall,pastor of St. Anthony parish,Mattapoisett, and the New Bed­ford Curia s~piritual director is Fa­ther Matthew Sullivan, SS.CC,who is also the chaplain for BristolCounty House of Correction.

Pastors of parishes where theLegion of Mary has a praesidium,are usually the spiritual directorsin that parish. At present, in theFall River Diocese, there are IIpraesidia, which includes one jun­ior group, at St. Joseph parish,New Bedford. One of the newest

, praesidium, Mary Our Mother, ofSt. Bernard's, Assonet, has anactive memoer who has beencommissioned by Bishop O'Mal­ley to promote the De Montford'sTrue Devotion in our diocese. Thismember gives a series of"talks" onthe True Devotion in any parishwhere she is invited,

At Our Lady of Mount Carmel,New Bedford, there is a Portu­guese praesidium, the Our Lady ofFatima praesidium and in Attle-

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Bishop McHugh sharply dis­puted several assertions of popula­tion control advocates - particu­larly the claim "repeated so oftenthat it has become a virtlJal man­tra" that "easily availabli:, !=ontra­ception reduces the number ofabortions."

Many regard that as "commonsense," he said, but "it iB a claimwithout evidence to ba(:k it up.Where evidence is availabk it showsjust the opposite."

"For example, in thl: UnitedStates and most other developednations, where contrace:ption isreadily available, abortion ratesare high and there is prc:ssure tomake abortion on demand a stan­dard part of social policy,'" he said.

Despite the administration'sclaim that it wants to reduce thenumber of abortions, he said, itspolicy is aimed at funding organi­zations such as the InternationalPlanned Parenthood Federation,which seeks to expand abortionservices and eliminate legal restric­tions on abortion worldwide.

He said that many (:ountries"resent bitterly" outside pressuresto reduce their population growth,but they fear that resistllnce willlead to "decreased foreign aid forother important projects."

"American government officialsdeny this, but many foreign diplo­mats admit it on condition thatthey will not be quoted," he said.

The "Life Issues Forum" columnis produced by the U.S. b'ishops'Secretariat for Pro-Life Activitiesfor use in U.S. Catholic news-papers. ' '

abortion as well as contraceptionand sterilization.

"As one of his first acts in officein 1993, President Clinton reversedthis po"iicy:; 'making organizationswith abortion"activities eligible forU.S. family planning funds, hesaid.

Prior to the House vote - whichwas forced by a White House"finding" in January that reducedfunding was hurting U.S. popula­tion control objectives abroad ­the administration "launched amajor propaganda and lobbyingeffort to pressure Congress intosoftening its stand against fundingabortion advocacy groups over­seas," Bishop McHugh said.

Central to the propaganda cam­paign," he said, "was the need toframe the debate in terms offamilyplanning - not abortion policy.That resounded in the media andwas persuasive in the debate beforethe House of Representatives.

"The sad fact is that, co.ntrary tocongressional intent, U.N. policyand the policies of many nations,the Clinton administration hasmade, it clear that it intends tomake abortion a method offamilyplanning worldwide.'~

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HERBERT TARVIN, THE ll-YEAR-OLD MIAMI BOY WHO RETURNED 85 CENTSTHAT FELL FROM AN ARMORED TRUCK IN JANUARY, VISITS WALT DISNEYWORLD IN ORLANDO, FL., RECENTLY. TARVIN AND HIS ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

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Is "money for abortion" part of the agenda?WASHINGTON(CNS)-"Mon­

ey for abortion" is the agendabehind the Clinton administration'spush to increase U.S. funding forfamily planning abroad; said Bish­op James T: McHugh of Camden,NJ. ' .

"Ultimately the name of thegame is money for abortion," hewrote in a column. "The po'pula­tion control organizations wantU.S. money so they can promoteabortion as a family planning ser­vice in foreign nations."

He made his comments in asyndicated "Life Issues Forum"colurnn for Feb. 21, a little morethan a week after the U.S. Houseof Representatives narrowly ap­proved the administration's requestto increase and accelerate U.S.funding for family planning pro­grams abroad.

,The proposal was due for aSenate, vote before the end· ofFebruary.

Bishop Mc Hugh is a member ofthe U.S. bishops' Committee forPro-Life Activities. He has repre­sented the Holy See's ObserverMission to the United Nations formore than 20 years as a specialadviser on demographic and pop­ulation issues and as the Vaticanobserver to the U.N .. Commissionon Population and Development.

"Funds for family planning havelong been part of U.S. foreignaid," Bishop McHugh said.

He noted that such funds can­not be used to pay directly forabortions, and from 1984 to 1993they could not be given to organi­zations that' provide or promote

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Thinking of China .The history of the Catholic Church in China has been

bizarre and tragic, to say the least.~romthedays ofNestorian~ism to today's efforts of Maryknoll, the message of Christian­ity has had hard sledding, caused not only by the drasticdevelopments within China itself but by western domination.The Franciscans made some headway, but the Black Deatherased all their work. The Jesuits accomplished outstandingwork as missionaries, especially Father Matteo Ricci, whopioneered cultural relations between China and Europe, butthey were recalled because they were becoming too Chinese.

Rome thought it could rule China in the same way as it wasruling Europe, but the. West could not and did not want tounderstand the East-This mind-set has been the rule ofthumbup to our own times. The coming ending of British rule inHong Kong and the tiny foothold of Portuguese Macao con­stitute the last residue of WeStern colonialism in China.

The recent death of Deng Xiaoping has called attention tothe tremendous leap that China has made in these last years ofthe century. As we approach the new millennium, China is freeto begin charting its own course in world affairs. The after­math of the Boxer Rebellion in 1900 still reminds China that atthat time America sent an expeditionary force to Peking toprotect capitalist investments. When discussion of humanrights in China takes place, it is too often forgotten that thenation suffered not only at the hands of its own rulers but alsoat those of Western warlords.

But China is now awake and the West must realize that atremendous force is now active in world events. The capitalistworld equates China with dollar signs. The perceived need tobalance the trade deficit has drowned out the legitimate cry forhuman rights. Even the United States has been somewhatduplicitous as it attempts to expand its influence in the FarEast and especially in China~ We can be sure that China knows·we can be bought and sold. All the talk aboufworld.superpow-,ers pales in light of our pussyfooting attitude toward humanrights. Our protests abroad do not ring true_when we have allbut abandoned such efforts,at home.

. What is true of Western governments in relation to China istrue also of the Church but now is the time for her to begin anew China policy by throwing out the baggage of past mistakesand acting on the belief that a native clergy is the best bet forthe future growth of CatholiCism in the nation. We shouldnever forget that the blood of martyrs waters the seeds offaith.The martyrs of China should be seen as the cornerstone of ournew efforts at evangelization.

Our times have witnessed profound changes in the ways thatpeople are joined together. We must re.call that such changes'result from the ways that people evaluate their cultural, eco­nomic and social circumstances. It would be well, especially inthe case of China, to remember that changes of this natureinevitably impact on the areas of civil liberty and the attain­ment of the common good. It follows that they include theright to free assembly, expression of personal opinions and ofprofessing religion both publicly and privately.

At this particular moment in history, may we hope for andwork toward the implementation of these goals in the interna­tionallife ofthe planet and, at this time ofchange, especially inthe life of the Chinese people.

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It was all the more poignant,then, when he stood up at the endto say thanks to his brethren in thepriesthood and a smile brokethrough.

Even as he said goodbye to1996, the pope's calendar for 1997was filling up.

He has pastoral visits tentativelyplanned for the Czech RepublicApril 25-27; to his Polish home­land May 31-June 10; to Francefor World Youth Day Aug. 23-24;and to Brazil to preside over aworldwide meeting offamilies Oct.4-5. If that's not enough traveling,the other day the pontiff men­tioned to aides at lunch that he stillwants to go to Sarajevo.

Sometime during the year, he isexpected to name a new batch ofcardinals, as well as new archbi­shops in several major U.S. sees.He plans to unveil a long-awaitedVatican study on anti-Semitism,and help lay the groundwork for achurch conference on the excessesof the Inquisition.

And as in 1996, much of hisactivity in 1997 will keep time to asubtle rhythm - the ticking of themillennial clock.

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VATICAN CITY (eNS) - A But if these health factors madeyear older and a bit more frail, 1996 a "lesser" yearfor Pope JohnPope John Paul II closed out a Paul, he could still count a greatbusy and productive 1996 with his number of accomplishments ateye firmly on an approaching year's end:target: the year 2000. _ He visited three continents in

In December, the Pope inaugu- five separate papal trips, includingrated a three-year preparation a historic stop at the spot whereprogram of prayer and spiritual the Iron Curtain came down inrenewal for the Great Jubilee. His Berlin.aides say the 76-year-old pope _ He issued a major documentviews this period, aimed at revital- on religious life, following a synodizing the church a.t its roots, as on the subject in 1994, and 'pub­potentially the most important in lished new rules for electing popeshis pontificate. in future conclaves.

The pope has been quietly hear- _ In an important talk toing progress reports throughout scientists, he updated the church's1996 on plans to hold major meet- position on evolution, saying theings with Jews and other religious weight of evidence supports thisgroups in the lead-up to the mil- theory.lennial year. He has reviewed - He gave a series of brief yetambitious regional synod plans, significant talks on Eastern Chris-and the first such assembly - on tianity, aimed at building a bridgethe Americas - will probably be of sympathy with the Orthodox.held next fall. He also welcomed Anglican Arch-

Increasingly, the pope mentions bishop George L. Carey of Can-the importance of the jubilee in terbury in meetings at the Vaticanspeeches to bishops, lay groups and in Rome.and even foreign ambassadors. The _ He made impQrtant pro­millennium is on his mind, and he nouncements on a wide variety ofis clearly determined to personally world issues: addressing hunger atlead the church across its threshold. a World Food Summit, decrying

The pontifrs vision for the future global hQusing shortages, callingis so grand that it often overshad- for a complete ban on nuclear test­ows the daily evidence that his ing and anti-personnel mines,stamina is fading, the result in part condemning ethnic strife in Africaof a nervous system disorder. and continually urging the world's

After being sidelined several haves to share more with thetimes with fever, the pope had a have-nots.troublesome appendix removed in _ He met with Cuban Presi-October. When doctors announced dent Fidel Castro amid signs thatthere were no additional intestinal Castro's regime was loosening re-problems, many Catholics breathed strictions on the church's opera-a sig~ of relief. The pope took it tions. He accepted an invitation toeasy for a month and was back on visit Cuba; bot~ sides spoke ofthe job in November.. . 1997, but Vatican sources no\\! s~y,

But ~r~)Und the, sam.,e, tlJ.TI~, V~tl- • ~t .ma~ \1,i\y~ t9 ~~i~_uo~if:e~1:licanoffICI~l~~ga~~b~~J1l:{·la!:~Pt;~It.,\99~., .,., ... '; ,,:.' " "~."; ..of the nef~.oussYstem l I mee, ~hl: 'The past year also marked anmost obvl?uS symptoms of whIch important personal milestone fora.re a sh~klrtg I~ft arm a~d a tenta- Pope John Paul: the 50th anniver-tlve galt. .~hl1e refu~l~g to be sary of his priestly ordination. Hemore s~eclflC, the offICials have celebrated it by writing an unusu-not demed reports that the pope ally candid account of his earlysuffers fro.m Pa~kinson's diseas~, a years as a student, seminarian anddegenerative dIsorder for whIch priest _ it quickly became thethere is no cure.. second papal best seller in two

In. lat~ 1996, ~he dIsease or the years.medicatIon for It appeared to be The ordination anniversary wasaffecting the pope's speech, which done up in grand style at the Vati-has grown noticeably less distinct. can attended by thousands of fel-At the same time, he has cut back _'---------------------------- -,the number of talks he gives -often replacing them with writtenmessages - and reducc:d the lengthof speeches.

For a pope known for his abilityto communicate, this has to be aheavy cross to bear, Vatican offi­cials say privately.

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lover: If I do that and call others to love, 'giving thempermission,' then the work of the Lord will be donepowerfully and beautifully."

The temptation is to run a parish like a business,but that's not enough. "The problem is that ourpeople don't need to be a part of another institution,good as it may be. They need to be part of a family."

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And what he goes on .to say should be posted incapitals in all parishes: "People will not joi.n or stayin the church because of some great theologicalinsight. They will be hugged into the church and theywill stay there if they find God there."

In the book's forward Newsday's Bob Keelerwrites that Father Gaeta's "pastoral sty:le" flowsfrom his "sense ofthe sacramental, of the presence ofGod in the everyday lives of ordinary people."

Keeler says Father Gaeta maintains that thechurch doesn't make us holy. "The church hasnothing to give us but the constant reminder of thepower and holiness that we already posses~,."

Keeler emphasizes that Father Gaeta's book "offerspractical ideas for building a parish that hugs people,that rocks them safely in the divine emb:race andkeeps them there."

Anyone involved with parish life should read thisbook and accept the author's invitation to "helpyourself to any or all of these ideas."

Emphasize whole-grain breads and cereals, fruitsand veggies. '

Schedule your day in hourly units. Switch from atask focus to a time f(lcus. Hospitals treat de pressionin this way, with a strict schedule.

Scheduling is very important because it meansthat you have decided to take charge of you!: life. Nolonger will your behavior depend on your depressedmood, but rather on what time it is.

For example, get up at 6:30 a.m.. If it's 81l.m. youare to eat breakfast. At 9, clean house.. - 10 a.m. Twenty minutes of "aerobic exercise

followed bya shower.'- 11 a.m. Read.

, - Noon: Fix and eat lunch.- 1 p.m. Watch the soap on television.- 2 p.m. Go shopping or for a walk.- 3:30 p.m. Have a snack ready for your children

as they arrive home from school.- 5 p.m. Fix dinner and eat with family.- 7 p.m. Supervise homework.- 8 p.m. Plan a half-hour fun activity with your

children.- 9 p.m. Tune out till your bedtime. Listen to

music. Read. Watch television or a video.If your depression persists, you may want to see a

mental-health professional such as a psychologist orsocial worker. Ask your friends if they can. recom­mend someone.

Medication should be a last resort. Drugs are aradical treatment, as serious as surgery, and theycome with side effects. If, however, all else fa.ils, theycan be a godsend. Minor (such as Elavil and lDesyrel)and major antidepressants (such as Prozac, Mellariland Zoloft) are commonly prescribed.

You must get started, whether you feellil:edoinganything or not. Give yourself a push. The greatestadversary is your mood. The most difficult step is thefirst one, getting something going when you don'teven care. Good luck!

you eat and what you do can change the way that youfeel.

Eat wholesome foods. Avoid caffeine and refinedsugarL(soda pop and candy), foods which :may'give

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Consider this scenario: A parish is so spirited andfruitful that it catches the attention of a reporter for amajor newspaper. He writes a series of stories aboutthis parish - and wins a 1996 Pulitzer Prize.

The reporter was Bob Keeler, the paper, LongIsland's Newsday, and the parish, St. Brigid's inWestbury, N.Y. ,

When I heard about this I certainly was curiousabout what could be going on in a Catholic parishtoday that merited a Pulitzer Prize!

The pastor of St. Brigid's is Msgr. Francis )(.Gaeta, a priest I long ago knew as a friend:

When I found out that this warm, honest, creative,earthy, spiritual man that I used to call my "paisan,"my Italian neighbor, was the pastor, I was not sur­prised that the parish would have a place in the sun.

And now Father Gaeta himself has written a bookwhich well underscores why St. Brigid's stands out.

From the first pages of his book, "From HolyHour to Happy Hour, How to Build ChristianCommunity" (Resurrection Press), Father. Gaetagrabs your attention because he has honest andimportant things to say.

Bottom line? "The days of the 'filling station' par­ish are over," he writes.

"When a parish is perceived chiefly as a business ora place that is impersonal, cold, disinterested, unfeel­ing and 'out of it,' then it becomes almost impossibleto preach the Gospel with power and to truly touchpeople," says this priest.

He adds, bravely, "There are many parishes whereeverything is 'right; according to the book, but every­thing is wrong in terms of touching people and reallymaking them feel at home."

Father Gaeta places a lot of responsibility on theshoulders of the pastor, who "creates the tone of theparish."

He examines his own role, saying: "It becomesclearer each day that my main job as pastor is to be a

March 1. 1906,' Rev. James F. Masterson, Founder, St.

Patrick, 'Somerset . ,1948, Rt: Rev. Msgr~ Peter'L.D.Robert~ P.R.,

Pastor, Notre Dame, Fall RiverMarch 2

1936, Rev. Antonio Berube, Pastor, St. Joseph,Attleboro '. '

1941, Rev. James J. Brady, Pastor, St. Kilian,New Bedford '

1952, Rev. Tarcisius Dreesen, SS.Cc., SacredHeaits Monastery, Fairhaven

1962, Rev. Alphonse Gauthier, Pastor, SacredHeart, New Bedford

1970, Rev. J. Orner Lussier, Pastor, Sacred Heart,North Attleboro .

March 31960, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Timothy P. Sweeney, LL.D.,

Pastor, Holy Name, New BedfordMarch 5

1995, Permanent Deacon Manuel H. CamaraMarch 6

1932, Rev. John W. Quirk, Founder, St. Joseph,Taunton

1932, Rev. Bernard P. Connolly, S.S., St. CharlesCollege, Maryland

1996, Rev. Antoine M. Lanoue, OP, Chaplain, St.Anne's Hospital, Fall River

March 71958, Rev. Arthur P. J. Gagno~" Pastor, Holy.

Rosary, New Bedford

It will be done

infertility in marriage; and legisla­tion related to procreation.

A fundamental concern of theVatican instruction was that humanlife be respected; the embryo mustbe treated as a person and defendedin its integrity, it said.

Moreover, the instruction empha­sized that "the procreation of anew person, whereby the man andthe womancollaborate with the powerof the Creator, must be the fruitand the sign of the mutual self­giving of the spouses, of their loveand their fidelity."

Doerflinger added that technolo­gies such as cloning"should promptus once again to appreciate a basictruth: the fact that it is technicallypossible to do something doesn'tmean it ought to be done."

In 1994, a scientist at the Uni­versity of Wisconsin in Madisonwas the first to clone cattle, but hedid it by using cells from cattleembryos - a method used before 'to clone mice and other animals.The experiment with sheep used atechnique long thought to beimpossible by scientists.

The Scottish team took unfer­talized eggs from the sheep andremoved all of the DN A fromthem, leaving behind only nutrientsand the machinery to foster embryogrowth.

The geneticists added to the eggcomplete genetic material from asingle mature cell obtained from Dear Dr. Kenny: I'm sad all the time, and I don'tthe udder of an adult sheep. Then know why. I feel like 'What's the ·use?' and 'Whya sp'ark of electricity started ~he bother?' I don't c~r~ whether I eat.~r.~ot. I w,ant.toegg dividing into an embryo.; It sleep most ofthe time. My'husband IS disgusted Withwas put into Ii ciil~u,r9 d,ish a.ild ... r",er,rte,ca!9;~,)~~~rs~(~n~,." ....y,M.9n;~rPer~~P,'lUea~ Ithen' transplanted into the wombs am neglecting our two elementary.s~~ool.ag~ chll-of surrogate sheep. dren. Please help. (Missouri) .

You describe the clinical state of depression veryaccurately. The physical signs of depression includeloss of appetite (or overeating), sleep problems (toomuch or too little) and vulnerability to illness anddisease.

What can you do? See your physician. Get a tho­rough physical exam. A physical problem mayunderlie your depression. .

If your physical health is normal, you need toconsider some other ways to alter your mood. Wh~t

Accept differencesYAKIMA, Wash. (CNS) ­

Bishop Carlos A. Sevilla was in­stalled Feb. 17 as Yakima's firstHispanic bishop at Holy FamilyChurch, where he urged an enthu­siastic throng to "reach out tothose who may be different from.us." In his homily, delivered inSpanish and English, Bishop Se­villa reflected on the people ofmany cultures .and traditions thatcharacterize the eastern Washing­ton diocese and implored thebanner-waving crowd to "claspthem to our hearts as sisters andbrothers." He acknowledged thepresence of Bishop Gilberto Val­buena Sanchez of Colima, Mex­ico, the town from which BishopSevilla's parents emigrated morethan 70 years' ago, and of hisformer classmate, Bishop MichaelJ. Kaniecki of Fairbanks, Alaska.Both the new Yakima bishop andthe Fairbanks bishop are Jesuits.

NEW ORLEANS - The cate­chist's work is the teaching workof Jesus, and Christ will see that itgets done, said Carole Eipers, di­rector of the Chicago Archdio­cese's .Office of Religious Educa­tion, in an address Jan. 10 at theannual Hofinger Conference. Theconference drew catechists andre­ligious educators from around thecountry to New Orleans Jan. 10-11for workshops on spreading theGood News. "It's a tremendouschallenge to you and me that wepoint always beyond ourselves' tothe Christ,'~ Eipers said in her key­note address.

Daily Readings·Mar. 3: 2 Kgs 5:1-15a; Pss

42:2-3;43:3-4; Lk 4:24-30Mar. 4: Dn 3:25;34-43; 'Ps

25:4-9; Mt 18:21-35Mar. 5: Dt 4:1,5-9; Ps

147:12-13,15-16,19-20; Mt5:17-19

Mar. 6: Jer 7:23-28; Ps95:1-2,6-9; Lk 11:14-23

Mar. 7: Hos 14:2-10; Ps81:6-11;14,17; Mk 12:28b­34

Mar. 8: Hos6:1-6; Ps 51:3-'4,18-21; Lk 18:9-14

Mar. 9: 2Chr 36:14-17,19­23; Ps 137:1-6; Eph 2:4-10;In 3:14-21 or 1 Sm 16;lb,6­7,10-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph5:8-14; In 9:1-41 or 9:1,6-9,13-17,34-38 .

Sheep clonin.g raisesconcerns about human cloning

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Re­cent reports about successful clon­ing in mammals have rightly raisedethical concerns about cloninghumans, said Richard Doerflin­ger, associate director of t.he U.S.bishops' Secretariat for Pro-LifeActivities. .,Doerflinger's Feb. 25 statementcame after news broke worldwideabout the first-ever cloning of anadult animal at the Roslin Insti­tute near Edinburgh, Scotland.

The achievement, long thoughtto be biologically impossible, wasaccomplished with sheep. A totalof nine cloned lambs have beenborn so far. The first, named Dolly,was born in July.

Genetic scientists who haveobserved the results of the recentclonings generally agree that therelatively simple procedure meansthe ability to clone human beingsis not far behind.

"Catholic teaching rejects thecloning of human beings becausethis is not a worthy way to bring ahuman being into the world,"Doerflinger said. "Children have aright to have real parents, and tobe conceived as the fruit of maritallove between husband and wife."

Children "are not products wecan manufacture to our specifica­tions," Doerflinger said. "Least ofall should they be produced asdeliberate 'copies' of other peopleto ensure that they have certaindesired features.

Doerflinger referred to "DonumVitae," a document released 10years ago by the Vatican Congre­gation for the Doctrine of theFaith.

Titled "Instruction on Respectfor Human Life in its Origin andon the Dignity of Procreation,"the Vatican document emphasizedthat "what is technically possible isnot for that very reason morallyadmissable."

Although at the time cloningwas not feasible, the instructionsexamined such procedures as "invitro" fertilization involving a manand a woman not married to oneanother, as well as within mar­riage; experimentation on humanembryos; surrogate motherhood;prenatal diagnosis and therapeuticprocedures for the human embryo;

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Nevertheless, the Stations ofthe Cross remain oneof the richest ways in our tradition to reflect on ourLord's suffering and death.

The reasons Protestantism did not continue manydevotional traditions such as the Stations arecomplicated.

"Yeah," his -wife -Madene inserted, "and theyprobably sang it, too, Bud."

"Aee-men," proclaimed spouse."What about Australia?" 1 interjected."They don't speak German much as far as I

know," pointed out Bud."No," I said, "but they're always saying, 'Aeee,'

like in 'Aeee, mate, 'av a good da-aeee.'"

Several Reformed churches mistrusted the use ofpictures or other images in worship and prayer. Thismay be part of the answer.

Another could be that the Stations have alwaysincluded incidents which come out of Christian tra­dition but are not found in the Gospels.

Our fourth station, for example,. commemoratesJesus meeting his mother. Luke notes that Jesusstopped along the way to speak to "many womenwho mourned and lamented him," but he doesn't sayMary was among them. John places her at the foot ofthe cross, but not on the road.

With the Protestants' heavy emphasis on Scrip­ture as the rule of faith, it is perhaps understandablethat some of these popular devotions would not bepicked up in the spirituality.

The story of Veronica wiping the face of Jesus isalso not in the Gospels.

A free brochure outlining basic Catholic prayers,beliefs and morals is available by sending a stampedself-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen,Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Blooming­ton, Ill. 61701.

Questions for this column should be sent to FatherDietzen at the same address.

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He rolled his eyes (no doubt in deep thought andimpressed with our religious education fervor). Hebent at the waist and rubbed his chin. He cleared histhroat. He spread his arms wide and whispered (loudenough to be heard several tables away) in a resonanttone, "Potato. Potawto. Tomato. Tomawto. Aee­men. Awmen."

1started to say something, but Father O'Kneel puthis hand out signaling silence. "I have spoken," hesmiled. And he walked on.

Marlene and spouse shook their heads. "Ah,men," they giggled in unison.

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Is it "Ae-men" or "Aw-men"?

For SalvationLord Jesus Christ, you gave

us the Eucharist as the memo­rial ofyour suffering and death.May our worship of this sacra­ment of your body and bloodhelp us to experience the salva­tion you won for us and thepeace of the Kingdom where youlive with the Father and theHoly Spirit, one God, for everand ever. Amen.

My wife started' the' whole convers~tional messafter Mass last week when she and her friend Mar­lene sighed in unison, "Ah, men."

Marlene's husband Bud and I made eye contactand retorted in our own duet, "Amen."

Only problem was I pronounced amen with thelong "a" - aee-men. Bud said it with the dentalhygienist "a" - aw··men.

So when do you say aw-men, and when do you sayaee-men?

Bud quickly expounded his conviction. "You singaw-mt1n, but when spoken in a prayer or sQmething,it's aee-men." _

.1could tell that people within earshot had !!toppedchewing and were trying to recite parts of the Masswith "amen" in it. at the same time they were singingsongs in their heads with "amen" in the\Tl.

Meanwhile, spouse pUt forward another.theory. "Ithink the Protestants prefer the long'A' version," :;hesaid, "and they start~d doing it during the. Reforma­tion. I d9.n~t rememl;>,~r!!o much use,ofth,e "Aee-men"amen until after V,aticllQ 1,1," :.' . ;;.' , ' . Ii

~'J t~Qught I...,uther iln~ ~II, tho!!e rrQt~~tant guysspoke German," Bud protestfd" . ,,:'

Q. I am doing some Lenten study on the Stationsof the Cross. Why were they not carried over to theProtestant churches If they originated before theReformation?

Is there a connection between the stations and thepath to Calvary followed by modern visitors to J eru­salem? (Wisconsin)

A. The devotion we know as the Stations (or Way)of the Cross was one of many forms of devotiondeveloped during the very late Middle Ages, gener­ally the l200s or l300s.

Politically, culturally and religiously those weretumultuous and painful times for the vast majority ofordinary people. Practicing and passing on any faithwas enormously difficult.

Into this picture came, among others, St. Francisof Assisi and St. Dominic and their followers, whohelped popularize such expressions of faith andprayer as the Christmas creche (St. Francis) and therosary (Dominicans).

The Stations were one of these devotions, servingboth as prayer and a sort of catechism about thesufferings of the Lord.

Various Franciscan communities, who alreadyheld responsibility for the holy places in Jerusalemfor Latin Rite Cat.holics, helped popularize thedevotion.

The Stations once: included seven falls under thecross. Another form had a total of 43 separate sta­tions. But the 14 stations as we know them becamefairly stabilized by Pope Clement XII in 1731.

For some years now most publications of the Sta­tions of the Cross have included a 15th station ormeditation, calling to mind Christ's victory overdeath in the resurrection.

The entire city of Jerusalem was leveled by theRoman armies about 40 years after the death ofJesus. Thus, locat.ing precisely, for example, the fallsof Jesus on the way to Calvary is next to impossible.

At any rate, the markings of the 14 stations alongthe Via Dolorosa (Sorrowful Way) in old Jerusalemare comparatively recent. The accuracy and evenhistorical validity of some of them are open to con­siderable question.

Joseph Scheidler, director ofthe Pro-Life Action League, whichorganizes abortion protests andtrains "sidewalk counselors," said

.the ruling vindicated ~linic protests.. "Our sidewalk counselorH offera woman a'last chance to consideraltermltives to abortion and tochoose 'life for her baby," sa.id· thestatement from Scheidler. He saidthe court upheld the fixed bufferzones for reasons of traffic and

, safety hilzards, rather than thearguments posed by those who saysidewalk counselors hara,ss orintimidate patients. .

"The court's rulings' affect onlythose communities where 'bUfferzone restrictions are in effect,"

. Scheidler said. "Most communi­ties have no laws restricting pro­testers or sidewalk counselors, sothe decision has no effect on theactivities, of pro-lifers." ,

"We expect to see an incre,ase insidewalk' counseling at abortionmills around the country,"

.Scheidler said.Priests for Life national director

Father Frank A. Pavone iss'ued astatement encouraging "mon: pro­lifers to peacefully intervene, bysidewalk counseling, to save 'the.lives ofth~ p~eborn.'~ , . i'l ~:',-

ties associated with them are notapplied to other activists, who alsoengage in lawful protest," said thestatement.

But the president of the Ameri­can Life League, Judie Brown,said the ruling brought the; goodnews "that pro-life Americans still,;,;have First Amendment rights."

"The bad news is that ifanabor­tion profiteer can obtain a courtinjunction, those First Amendmentrights vaporize within 15 feet ofhis business building," said herstatement.

A statement from the AmericanCenter for Law and Justice calledthe decision "a tremendous vic-tory.".· ' J,'

"The court" sent a resoundingmessage that you cannot silence amessage' you disagree with," saidthe statement ·frorri' the c'enter'schief counsel, Jay Sekulow, whoargued on behalf of the protestersin Schenck vs. Pro-Choice Net­work of Western New' York., "This decision clearly me~ns thatthe First Amendment applies tothe pro-life message and there isno longer an exception to the free

.~peech claus!= when, the .issue deals.with abortion/' s~id,S.ekulpw.

Abortion clinic'buffer zonefulingseen as- a partial victory

WAS'HINGTON (CNS) - TheU.S. Supreme'Court's Feb. 19 rul­ing that allows some "buffet zones"to keep protesters away from abor­tion clinic patients and staff washailed as a partial victory by somepro-life organizations.

The ruling upheld a New Yorkjudge's injunction requiring abor­tion protesters and "sidewalkcoun­selors" to stay 15 feet away fromclinics, their driveways and en­trances. But theJustices also threwoui a portion ofthe injunction thatestablished "floating" buffer.zonesto keep the protesters 15 feet away

. from individuals as they approachthe clinics.

~riting for the majority who'supported that part of the ruling,Chief Justice. WiIIiam Rehnquistsaid the concept of a floating no­speech zone that surrounds anyoneapproaching a clinic"burdens morespeech than necessary."

A statement from the NationalRight to Life Committee arguedthat by upholding part of the injunc­tion, the court affirmed the atti­tude that some people's free speechrights may be targ~ted "because ofthe content of their speech."

"These decisions and the penal- .

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Catholic church· in Sarajevo was· bishop of Sarajevo, sharply con- Alija Izetbegovic, a Muslim, pub­...-----------------------..... attacked with two· handgrenades) demned the attacks in a written' licly condemned the anti-church~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~. in·, mid..Februa.ry; two; months. , appea1't,o the nation. .: . violence and urged all citizens to

..~;~belore" P.ope. ;.JJ?~n,.p'~,ur IVf~,,;,,: .. ;"We'r~~~'tryfhg't~ ~~s(s11~g~iiNl0JI;fielp make'~·urejitrismotlr~p.eated ..:.t J,

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Bosman capital. into the abyss of evil arid vio- l~a~lOnal commIttee fo~ the papalThe incidept at the church of St. lence," he said. VISIt met Feb.. 18 to dISCUSS pas-

Anthony Feb. 20 caused no casu- H I 'd h . d . d' toral preparations for the one-dayalties but left the community of 17 ~ ahs~ ~a: t e. epl~o es In 1- trip. In a statement, the committeeFran~iscan fathers and four nuns cat~ t.a SIn er~atlOna represen- said it hoped the visit would pre-

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effects of Deng's deathHONG KONG (CNS) -- Relig- editor of the magazine Mondo e ment-approved Catholic bishops'

ious leaders are split over how the Missione. conference in China, lauded Dengdeath of Chinese leader Deng Deng's death Feb. 19 was offi- for reforms that have broughtXiaoping will affect religious free- cially announced early the next much progress to the country anddom in China. , morning. The 92-year-old com- the church.

China watchers in Rome believe munist leader died of respiratory- "The lives of the people are get-the Feb. 19 death of Deng will circulatory failure due to compli- ting better and better, and thehave little immediate effect on cations of advanced Parkinson's church can now resume normalgovernment policies, including the disease. religious activities and people cancommunist country's attitude to- A political casualty of the 1966- enjoy freedom of religion," he toldward the Catholic Church. 76 Cultural Revolution, Deng re- UCA News.

However, a Chinese Jesuit work- gained his influence after the death According to Bishop Zong,ing at the Vatican and an Italian of Mao Tse-tung in 1976. Chinese President Jiang Zemin,missionary who worked in China 'By 1979 he established himself whom Deng promoted as his suc-were divided in their predictions as China's paramount leader, after cessor, has been friendly towardfor the long term. which he did away with extreme the religious sector.

Jesuit Father Joseph Shih, direc- leftist policies and launched re- Since 1993, either Jiang or histor of the Chinese program at Vat- forms. deputy has met with religious lead-ican Radio, said, "I think there "It is under the Communist Party ers every Lunar New Year to listenwill be greater religious freedom in of China's document No. 19 in to their problems and solicit theirthe futur~; that is how history is Deng's government that many re- opinions.moving, but it is independent of Iigious leaders and followers were Human rights activist and Chi-his death. rehabilitated," said Anthony Liu nese dissident Harry Wu thinks of

"Things are difficult for Catho- Bainian, vice chairman of the the deceased leader as less of alics there, but it's not connected to government-approved Chinese market reformer than a "butcher,"Deng," the Jesuit said. The current Catholic Patriotic Association. he said in a Feb. 19 telephoneleaders of China are committed to The document, "The Basic View- interview with Catholic News Ser-exercising complete control over point and Policy on the Religious vice from his home in Milpitas,all religions, and that will not Question During Our Country's Calif.change just because Deng is dead, Socialist Period," promulgated in In 1957 while working as a Com-he said. 1982, spells out the fundamental munist Party executive, Deng was

Father Giancarlo Politi, an Ital- pOlicy of respecting and protecting involved in the arrest and im-ian missionary who was based in religious freedom, repprted UCA prisonment of more than I millionHong Kon'g for many years, said News, an Asian church news Chinese intellectuals.that until the congress of the Chi- 'agency based in Thailand. "I'm one of the I million," saidnese Communist Party concludes China severed ties with the Vati- Wu, 59, a tireless campaignerin early March there likely would can in 1952. against China's vast "Iaogai" sys-be "a period of extreme uncer- In 1957, Chinese Catholics split tern of 1,000 prisons and labortainty." over the establishment of the camps.

"The great unknown is who will government-approved Patriotic "He's a butcher," said Wu. "Ibe able to take possession of the Association, which rejects papal want to see Deng Xiaoping aliv~greatest slice of power," he told authority and elects bishops with- because I want to see him in theVatican Radio. out Vatican approval. court, see him in front of the

Regarding the relationship be- ~n un~erground chur~h in judges because he was a criminal."tween church and state in China, Chma, estimated ton1,lll)ber m the. . Wu was arrested in 1957 for crit­he said,)~in tb~ immedi1!'tc '~~ture,·, d·n.i,Ilion~1:p~~~e~~~~ l.q~iI;!~Y. to..t~t;, i~izing' the SovieHnvasion ofvery little,\vill'chahge'." , .. ,' .";,,tpope. A~ th~ pansh leverl, there IS Hungary and spent 17 years in pris-

"In fact, things could get worse. some mmghng of the two, and a on. Now an American citizen liv-There is a party decree aimed at n~mber of go~ernment-approved ing near San Francisco, he wassuppressing what they call the clan- bIshop,s are ~ald to haye secretly arrested in 1995 while re-enteringdestine movement of Catholics reconcIled wIth the VatIcan. China trying to videotape thefaithful to Rome" said Father Government-recognized Bishop existence of labor camps.Politi, a member df the Pontifical Joseph Zong Huaide of Jinan andInstitute for Foreign Missions and Zhoucun, president of the govern-

World Youth Day attendeesmust register with NCCD

WASHINGTON (CNS) - Any­one planning to attend WorldYouth Day events in Paris mustregister with the National Confer­ence of Catholic Bishop!. in Wash­ington or they will not get anevents pass.

Registration with the Vatican,an NCCB announcement said, isnot enough.

World Youth Day is scheduledfor Aug. 19-24. Pope John Paulplans to attend.

Prospective U.S. attendees mustregister not only through the Vati­can but through Washington andParis.

Attendees must sign up with thePontifical Council for the Laity atthe Vatican and pay a $10 fee,which is used to offset the cost ofWorld Youth Day attendance foryouths from developing nations.The Vatican will respond with aletter and registration number, butthis number will not provide entryto World Youth Day.

When attendees register withthe NCCB, the NCCD will pass theregistration information on toParis to meet the Paris on-siterequirements.

Registrants also will be advisedto send requisite fees for theirevents pass, information kit, trans­portation pass, meals and lodgingdirectly to Paris.

Only those who meet require­ments involving all three cities willreceive World Youth Day mate­rials and passes.

Ana Villamil, who is coordinat­ing U.S. participation in the eventfor the NCCB, said letters stipulat­ing these requirements had beensent last fall to all diocesan youthdirectors. She said a reminder no­tice was to be sent before the endof February.

However, she added, the infor­mation has not reached down toall at the parish level, or to groupsthat are buying travel agents'World Youth Day tour packages.

Travel agents, she said, are pre­cluded from registering groupswith World Youth Day. Registra­tion must be done through groupleaders, who register a large num­ber of participants at one time.

Young people ages 18-35 is thetarget group for World Youth Dayevents. Youths under 18 are wel­come but there must be one chape­rone for every six minors.

Anyone seeking registrationforms should write to World YouthDay, National Conference of Cath­olic Bishops, 3211 Fourth St. NE,Washington, DC 20017-1194, orcall (202) 541-2042, or fax (202)541-3176.

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sion, pulling him from the base­ment fire, and extinguishing hisburning clothes.

After the fire, displa,ced residentswere given temporary shelter at anarea hotel and private homes. Justbefore Christmas, Olympus HealthCare made a home at 82 SchoolSt., Hyannis, available to the He­berts for six months. The responseof the Hyannis area has been tre­mendous, with donations of food,clothes and money coming frombusinesses and individuals.

Immediately following the blaze,the Heberts' primary c:oncern wasthe physical welfare of the burnvictims. Now that everyoneappears to be recovering, they canconcentrate on replacing the build­ing.

Paul Hebert is currently tryingto secure the home as a permanentreplacement for CHAMP House."The rebuilding of the 14 Main St.site will cost over $300,000, so itmakes good sense to consider adeal made in heaven and stay atour present facility that is reallyvery adequate," said Hebert.

For a while after the disaster,the CHAMP House "family" wasseparated, but now they are to­gether again and have begun thehealing.process.

Both Carolyn and P,ilul Hebertmaintain a great faith in God, anddespite the fact that CHAMPHouse receives no public funding,they are confident that CHAMPHouse will survive. T:lere is nodoubt that CHAMP House willrise from the ashes with the pray­ers and support of the community.

For those interested in helpingto defray the medical' costs forJason Derrick, donatio,ns can besent to The Jason Fund" c/o CapeCod Five Cents Savings Bank, 209Falmouth Rd., Hyannis, 02601.

To help CHAMP House rec­over, donations can be sent toPaul & Carolyn Hebert, CHAMPHouse, 82 School St., Hyannis02601. The CHAMP HCl'uselnter­net site is http://www.capecod.net/mbalchamp and the e-m~!i1addressis champ@cap·ecod.netfprfurtherinformation. .

The Vatican statement also said26 new church jurisdicti(ins wereestablished and 161 new bishopswere named during the year. As ofDec. 31, it said, there were 4,224Catholic bishops in the world.

.Number of :diQcesan,priests --or 1 '. ~ .. ': ~' 't-

increase;~':~g~jp .i~:,'9~6 .>.:\~.. :• .'," ....~ " '. ""~. , ..r. ".... . _.. _.j ': .• ,

VATICAN CITY (CNS) ->. The .:;::;flf~_ri,~ni~~r.gf per..01arterit dea-number of diocesan priests in :the cO!ls.irHbe)v.0rld gr.e.w byS.3'p.er­world increased agaiQ in"'1996;' cen,t~anc:t,Jo·r::~he.-201hcb~s~cul!iveaccording to the Annuario'Ponti-> ':"y~ar. 'fI\e."ri4mb.er:bt.$ern.iIj.lici~nsficio, a comprehensive listing or:":'st~dYir!g,phiJoS6PhYand.ttheol~gyVatican offices, dioceses and reli~>,jricr,eased;More·thanI061,OOO mengious orders around the world.'·.·· ,.. arei'ii thdin'aJ phase'&ftlleic'semi-

Officials from the Vatican Sec're~ nary studies'; it,Said: ,. :i': .t~ri.at of ~tate a~d its ch~rchs.ta~· TheY~~·rbo·okal.s.(:)Iistsla·l1 of thetlstIcs office, which pubhshes the 'amoassaoors 'to' the Vf:tlcan asyearbook and ~imonthlyupdates; i well as' the Vati~an's mmcios topr~s;ented theflTStcopyoft·he 1997 indi"idual countries. \Yith the~dltIon to Pope J?hn Pa~IIIdur- establisl}ment Of diplomatic rela-109 a Feb. 22 audience. . . tions with Tajikistan, ,,6rkmen-

As of Dec. 31, 1996, t~ey~ald, istanandSierraLeonetn 1996, the~herewere~04,750.Cathohcpnests number of countries exchanging10 the world, an Increase of 289 ambassadors with the Vatican roseover 19?5.. to 163.

The mcrease IS due to a con­tinued growth in the number ofdiocesan clergy, according to abrief statement published by theVatican press office.

The number of religious orderpriests in the world decreased by593 in 1996, it said.

About 8,000 men were ordainedto the priesthood during the year,surpassing by about 800 the num­ber of priests who died during thesame period, the statement said.

·~·CH·AMP·H·oiise"defe'rnlin'e'dto rise from the ashles

Catholics, Orthodox work together toserve youth in Novgorod, Russia

ALL ARE WELCOME at a forum on domestic violence planned for 9 a.m.. to I p.m.Saturday, March 8, at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, under sponsorship of theDiocesan Council of Catholic Women.' Seen at th~ event's final planning meeting, from left',seated, DCCW President Kitsy Lancisi; Fall River District I President Vivian Cleary; Attle-

. boro District IV President Mary Martin. Standing, New Bedford District II President MaryMitchell; DCCW Family Concerns chair Viv~an Belanger, forum arrangements chair; PatCosta, Cape & Islands District V President; Annamae Schondek, Taunton District III presi­

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By Dave JolivetAnchor Staff

In May of 1996, the Anchorpublished a story about a resi­dence for homeless individuals age18 and older in Hyannis, run byCarolyn and 'Paul Hebert, parish­ioners of Our Lady of VictoryChurch, Centerville, CHAMP(Com­munity Home For AdolescentMentor Program) House in Hyan­nis is a port in a storm, providinghousing, shelter, emotional sup­'port and guidance to Cape Codadolescents and young ad ults, whofor' one reason or another, fellupon hard times. The house wasn'tdesigned to be an adult babysittingservice; all of the residents eitherwork or attend school, but haveled lives with far from normalchildhoods.

For nearly fiv! years, the Hebertshave been helping CHAMP HO,useresidents pick up the pieces oftheirlives, gain self-esteem and confi­dence, and assist them to becomeactiv'e, productive members of thecommunity again. Paul and Caro­lyn always promote spiritual aware­ness as part of the healing process.The Heberts and the residents ofCHAMP House continuously faceoverwhelming odds to overcome,but last Nov. 24, they received adevastating blow. An explosionrocked the house and the ensuingthree-alarm fire destroyed thebuilding located at 14 Main St.,Hyannis.

NOVGOROD, Russia (CNS) - in a Moroccan city in which he was the Catholic Church because it is 19-year-old resident Jason Der-A bearded, bear-like Father Miro- the only Orthodox. In Morocco, closer," said Gorbunova, a lively rick was critically injured withslav Danielski took turns dancing Archbishop Lev found support woman with bright blue eyes. "I third degre~ burns over 45% of ~iswith young, costumed parishion- from the loca1 Roma~ Catholic. am a mathematician and I am log- body. Dernck was rushed to Bng-ers, while "Rah, Rah, Rasputin, clergy. ical.l figure that without .the'- . ham & Women's~Hospitalin Bos-Russia's greatest love machine," Father Arkhipov, 29, said he, Mother of God there wouldn't be ton, where doctors initially keptblasted Boney-M from a portable like Father Danielski, is particu- Jesus or Christ. And, the Catho- hi~ in a medically induced comastereo. larly eager to bring the two lics venerate her more deeply than whl1~ h7 re~overed. Presen.tIy,

It was an odd scene in this city of churches together to work on youth the Orthodox. So that is another Dernck IS domg much better 10 a250,000, some 340 miles northwest issues since nationwide youth pro-' reason I come her~." rehab facility in Braintree, but heof Moscow. Not only was it the grams, like the Young Pioneers Father Danielsk,i said the degree still faces more surgeries and skinfirst time in more than 60 years and the Komsompl, died with the of cooperation between the two grafts. .that the Church of the Holy Apos- Soviet Union. . parishes is highly unusual and cited A.nother resident, I7-y~ar:oldties Peter and Paul - reopened Novgorod's young ."don't see a the fact that of the 91 Catholic Chns Foley, was also hospltahzedeight months ago - was being future or where'to get money for chur~hes in the European part of with injuries, a!ld has. since reco-used for a pre-Lenten celebration, studying or where to get work. Russi~ only ryis and on,~ otl}er were, vered from hiS b~rns: ~alterbut it was also an event at which There is a ,hooligan-like atmos- :-yj~ited by ~pe lpcal 9rthodox Drewett, a 35-~ea~-()I~. resld~nt,well more than half the 50 or so phere on the. streets," Father Ark- . bishoefor ~hi~l y~ar's Western: rl;lshed to Dernck said, .findmgparty-goers were Russian Ortho- hipov said bet~een bites of pie at I Christmas services. him among the ~moke and confu-dox. the party. ., ,. . Novgorod, founded in the mid- ---------------------------

Such Roman Catholic-Russian "There was a moment when the ninth century, is Russia's oldestOrthodox ecumenism is rare in youth were neither here nor there," .city and has'a dch tradition of icon.Russia, especially outside Moscow said Father .A~khipov, who has· . 'painting, lind" a' m,edieval' style of

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At flTSt ~hey"thou~ht I wo~ld where ?ne of .the wqrld ~ -best- Peter and Paul opened in June.be a competitor,. he said, recalhng k~o~~ Icon palnter~ was rec~ntly. Father Danielskjsaid he hopes toOr~hodo~. react~on when he first dlsclphned for takmg part 10 .,a continue renovations, including thearnve~. But I. ve gotten along ~ass cel~brate.dby a group of VIS- creation of a recreation center forwell With Archbishop Lev. He has Itmg ltaha~ pnests. . latchkey children, Catholic andcome here for .. , Christmas and If anythmg, Novgorod party- Orthodox .the openi~g of the chu~c~. When goer~ seemed intent on blurring "It's ne~er a pity to work withthe archbl~hop.comes It IS. good, the hnes. the young because it is alwaysbecause hiS pnests se,~ thiS and There was, for example, Eliza- clear that it helps," said Fatherthere are no pro.blem~.. veta Gorbunova, an 80-year-old Danielski.

Fat~er Dan~elskl attnbutes, retired mathematics teacher quietly "For the older people it is very~rchblshop Lev s ?penness to th.e watching children arrive in the difficult for them to change. Theytime he spent staYing at the Vat1- costumes of various biblical char- were raised with communism andcan's Russicum while studying in acters. that's inside" he said tapping hisRome and his stint as a missionary "I am Orthodox but I come to heart. ' ,

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Lenten season is a time for "us toturn our hearts and minds in afocused way on reforming our­selves individually and communal­ly," Bishop Anthpny M. Pilla ofCleveland said.

"At times we have been violentand self-absorbed, ungracious andunkind," said Bishop Pilla, who isalso president of the National Con­ference of Catholic Bishops. "Nowis the time to bring such failings tomind and return to the Lord withall our hearts.

"Now is the time to correctthoughts, rectify judgments, andamend hurtful habits. Now is thetime to change individual and col­lective behavior that has causedGod, others and ourselves suchhurt and harm."

Bishop Pilla made the remarksin his 1997 Lenten message, inwhich he noted that Catholics' 40days of preparation for Easter alsowould serve them well as they pre­pare for the diocese's sesquicen­tennial. The Cleveland Diocesewas established on April 23, 1847.

The bishop said that Christ hasgiven his followers "a unique wayto celebrate our desire for forgive­ness and reconciliation" - thesacrament of penance.

"Though we may be assured ofGod's forgiveness whenever we re­pent," he said, "we do not experi­ence that same power and grace inprivate prayer, no matter how fer­vent, as we do in the sacrament ofpenance, which is the ritual enact­ment of Christ's Easter message tothe apostks.'~

In celebrating the sacramentof penance, Christians "stand be­fore,God,in,Chr.istJesus, at> before

co a :!uving' pal1int:' .We also standbefore ... a penitent and ·reconcil­ing community."

It is in this meeting with Christand the community that "our life... is saved," he said.

Like the rest of the Catholics inhis diocese, Bishop Pilla said, he is"well aware of all those momentsin my day and especially at theEucharist when I experience con­version and reconciliation: in thepenitential rite when we give praiseto Christ for the forgiveness wonin his passion-death-resurrection."

Bishop Pilla described the Eu­charist as "a mystery in which werealize and experience that we areforgiven and reconciled to Godand to one another in the power ofJesus' spirit."

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa(CNS) - Crime and corruptionthreaten to undermine SouthAfrica's fledgling democracy, saidthe country's bishops, who ex­pressed their concern and offeredhelp in a letter to President NelsonMandela. '

A week before the Jan. 29 letterwas written, a government officialtold the bishops that crime hadreached the point where many law

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enforcement officers have been im­plicated in crime syndicates.

"Crime and corruption contrib­ute t.o a deep malaise that is eatingaway at,the fiber of our society. Asa nation we have to stand togetherand say 'enough!'" the bishopssaid in their letter.

Poverty is partly to blame forpeople being lured into crime, saidJessie Duarte, minister for safetyand security in Gauteng province,which includes Johannesburg, atthe plenary meeting of the South­ern African Catholic Bishops' Con­ference in late January in Pretoria.

The government is trying to endcorruption among people whosejob it is to fight crime by focusingon selected police stations where"irregularities are known to beacute," Duarte said.

The inefficiency of the policeforce in finding criminals andbringing charges against them isanother problem. A reason for this

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"A culture of police doing nomore than was asked of them isendemic," she added.

The bishops described SouthAfrica's fight against crime as "along-term struggle" and said therewere "encouraging signs that (citi­zens and police) working togethercan make an impact on the inci- ,dence of crime," such as the settingup of forums of police and resi­dents of the communities theyserve.

Corrupt officials and corruptsystems are a legacy of apartheid,the bishops said in their letter toMandela.

"Often it is difficult to root outcorrupt individuals because theyform part of a network of corruptpeople working together for theirown personal e.nrichment," the let­ter said.

"The fear is that those who arenew in the 'administration may alltoo easily fall prey to these sys­tems, either succumbing to theoffers of bribery ... or, silenced byintimidation, not daring to exposethe levels qf corruption that theyhave discovered," it said.

The bishops said they· would

play their part in fighting crimeand that they are "worried that thepresent levels of corruption, if al­lowed to continue unchallenged,will destroy o'ur dream of a trulydemocratic, free and caring so­ciety."

They warned the president thatthe country's "culture of corrup­tion" has the potential to under­mine 'the good work his govern­ment has done since the peacefultransition from minority white rulein 1994.

The bishops said the church is"prepared to work hand in handwith official agencies in fightingcorruption ... We must begin toput into place strategies that willchallenge the abuses of power thatthreaten the legitimate expecta­tions of our people."

Duarte asked the church to sup­port victims of crime throughcounseling services and to teachyoung people moral values, asmost criminals are aged between18 and 35.

Sister Shelagh Mary Waspe ofthe Johannesburg Diocese's jus­tice and peace commission said itis taking up Duarte's challenge,and local church leaders of manydenominations will soon meet todraw up plans for counseling vic­tims of crime.

Also, she said, commi:;sion staff­ers intend to take part in trainingcourses on human rights, organ­ized by nongovernmental organi­zations, to be held in Gautengpolice stations.

"Instead of simply criticizingthe· police, we want to work withthem," Sister Waspe said.

A business initiative againstcrime, where volunteers are trainedas reservists to back up the severelyunderstaffed police f,()rce, hasspawned similar efforts, which ishelping the situation, she said.

Last year, lawyers trained mem­bers of the commission, who thenheld workshop's to tea,:h peopleabout their rights under the coun­try's constitution, adoptl:d in May1996.

The commi'ssion is very con­cerned about the free availabilityof guns in South Afril:a and iscampaigning for tighter ,:ontroI.

Every gun-license holder is al­lowed to have 16 firearms, andthere are more than ~l millionlicensed guns in Gauteng province.

The anti-gun campaign in theprovince has succeeded in creatinggun-free zones in many publicplaces, such as council 'buildingsand church offices, Sist«:r Waspesaid.

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Consecration to the- Divine Will,' ,'Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the'

immensity of Your Ught, that Your eternal goodness may opento me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before,Your Ught, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the littlegroup of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme RAT. Pros­trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Ught and beg that Itclothe me and eclipse all that does not pertain to' You, DivineWill. It will be my Ufe, the center, of my intelligence, theenrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. Iwill cast itaway from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happi­ness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have asingular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things andconducts them to God.

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most'Holy Trinity,that They permit me to'live in the cloister of the Divine Willand thus return in me the first order of creation, just as thecreature was created. ,

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Rat;take my hand and introduce me into the Ught of the DivineWill. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and willteach me'to live in and to 'maintain myself in tb-e order and thebounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my

'whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me thedoctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attel1tively to,Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that theinfernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden toentice me and make me fall into, the maze of t1;le human will.

Heart of my greatest GO,od, Jesus, You will give me Yourflames· that they may burn me, conSume me, and feed me to;form in me the Ufe of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of myheart, and will keep the keys of my will in'your hands. You willkeep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me agail1;that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God.

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

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OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) ­Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran ofOklanoma' City has announcedplans' for a moniJlllent to the ~vic-

, ,t,i,ms .pC t!te.April, 1,995, b,ombing~. t~'!li;d~ril\H~~~~(t~~<:HM~at~~Hf1-

ing'in Oklahoma Ci'tyan~ 'took168 lives. ...~'The monument. will help us

recall the 'bombing tragedy so thatwe, the people ofOklahoma City,will remember to pray for the vic­tims of the bombing and for theirfamilies and all those who wereinjured," the archbishop told theSooner Catholic, newspaper ofthearchdiocese. '

"We want this to be a lastingmemorial of our' concern for allpeople and a sign of our apprecia­tion of God's goodness and pres­ence," he added,

Designed by Meyer Architectsof Oklahoma City, the monumentwill be erected on the site of therectory at St. Joseph's Old Cathe­dral, which sits directly acrossfrom where the Alfred P. Murrahfederal building stood. The dedi­cation is planned for August.

The cathedral rectory was heav­ily damaged by the bombi'ng andwhen it became cleat it could notbe repaired, it was removed fromthe site. The cathedral also suf­fered severe damage but has sincebeen'restored. '. '

The monument, will bear theinscription, "And Jesus Wept,"and will have a statue of Jesusturned away from 'the site of theMurrah building with head bowedand shedding tears of grief, archi-tect Paul Meyer said. ,

The statue will face Ii granitewall containing 168 recesses repre­senting those who perished in theblast.

"I always knew from the begin­ning that the statue had to have itsback to the street," Meyer told theSooner Catholic. "It makes for amuch more dramatic effect. Thefigure of Christ with his shouldershunched gives you the feeling of

,extreme' anguish. It makes you

, s~id, "to' make people think andcome to aresolution of the eventand particularly a resohition basedon Christian beliefs.", Paul Meyer explained that when

J'it.was~0kiil'4here,was~riti'~:hilncMo"restore the rectory;rthe l.ana :wascleared. He said it was then thatArchbishop Beltran decided tohave a monument built 011 the site,a monument that would have ahealing effect and also tell some ofthe history of St. Joseph':; parish.

The Murrah building site wasoriginally church property beforeit was sold to the federal govern­ment in 1974. Previously Sit.JosephSchool stood on the site, U well asthe parish convent, the olel Catho­lic Charities office, and: at one

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The Holy Spirit resides beneath,behind and within all the moreproximate sources that give us ourconfidence. Humbly and quietlythis divine font of courage ener­gizes the immediate powers wenormally tap into for our strength.

Ideally we would see these finitepower sources as sacramentalembodiments of an ultimate andinexhaustible wellspring of cour­age. But, in fact, we often treat thevarious loves of our life as idols,expecting from them an inexhaust­ible strength.

Their slightest flaws, Beckerinsightfully notes, can then be amajor threat to our self-esteem.

However, in those critical mo­ments when our immediate powersources disappoint us, the sense ofa deeper empowerment may estab­lish its presence beneath our lives.Sometimes we may find that suchexperiences leave us stronger thanbefore.

If this has ever happened to you,you can understand, even in suchan ordinary event, at least some­thing of what is meant by God'sSpirit.

The psalmist heartens us: "TheLord is near to those whose cour­age has failed."

Through those who know theirown need of courage, the power ofChrist's Spirit pours into the worldand begins to "renew the face ofthe earth;"

H there is any agency or othergroup that wishes to assist in thework of this committee, please callRev. Richard W. Beaulieu at NotreDame rectory, Fall River, tel. 679­1991.

power sources fails to'deliver. Sincethese are all finite, they inevitablybear flaws that will disappoint us.

Our parents are not perfect andthey don't live forever; our friend­ships often fade; the social fabricthat measures our accomplishmentsand even our ethical integrity be­gins to come apart.

We get fired from a job thatgave us considerable prestige. Wefail to live up to our own ethicalideals. Or we simply grow olderand find it increasingly.difficult tomeasure up to the prevalent socialstandards of self-worth. .

The need for courage, however,never goes away. And it is by con­fessing this need, especially inmoments of doubt and confusion,that we may be led to at least someappreciation ofwhat Christian faithcalls the Holy Spirit.

Christian faith allows us tomeasure our self-worth accordingto standards that go beyond thoseof the social world around us.

As the Lord and giver of lifeeverywhere, the empowering Spiritof God is also the ultimate sourceof our own vitality. And for ushumans the core of vitality iscourage, as the 20th-century Pro­testant theologian Paul Tillichwrote.

So we may look for the work ofGod's enlivening Spirit at thosepoints where we recognize ourneed for encouragement.

A Time ofGrace: A Season ofRenewalprograms and activities already in Rev. David A. Costa; Deacon Bruceplace. Bonneau; Ms. Lisa M. Gulino; Rev.

Ourcommitteewillmeetperiodi- Craig Pregana; Rev. Stephencally and hopes to serve as a clear- Fernandes; Deacon Lawrence St.inghouse or steering committee for Onge; Rev. Paul Canuel; Rev. Johndiocesan institutions. There will be Oliveira; Mr. James Sawyer; Msgr.one or two diocesan-wide events Thomas J. Harrington; Sister Noelplanned each year, but they are not Blute, RSM; Rev. William Garland,intended to burden priests, principals, OSA; Rev. Francis McManus; Rev.coordinators and teachers. Mark Hession, Rev. Michael S.

O,?casional articles will appear in Racine; Sister Doreen Donegan,the A?chor ~~~ .()~h~r. ~a,t~ri~l~ ~~ll,~p'S~j,Mr.~:tScp,t~efole),', ~~~. ~9hn .be fdrw~ed to' pansh~s from1lrtle :Paut Gallant; 'and Rev. RIchardto time. Our committee hopes that Delisle, MS.these services will assist you in cel­ebrating this "Time of Grace: A Sea­son of Renewal."

The Diocesan Jubilee 2000 Com­mittee members are: Rev. RichardW. Beaulieu, Chairperson; Mr.Horace Costa; Mrs. Theresa Lewis;

By John F. HllughiAlong with many other Chris­

tians I often have wondered howto appreciate the presence andwork of the Holy Spirit. Is suchsavoring reserved only for Pentec­ostalists or charismatics? Or isthere some way to connect theCreed's '" believe in the Holy'Spirit" with a more mundane kindof experience?

As the sacrament of confirma­tion implies, the work of the Spiritincludes the bestowing of confi­dence, courage or empowerment.

But how can we connect thisteaching to real life?

We might begin by asking whatit is that most empowers us.

- What gives us the courage tolive and act?

- How often do we associateour need for courage with thework of the Holy Spirit?

Most of the time we hardlynotice how deeply our lives areenmeshed in a complex socialnetwork of power sources that sus­tain us. Some of us are even able togo through life completely obliv­ious to the fact that whatever indi­vidual heroism we have achieved isimpossible without the environing"system of heroics" - a term re­ferring to the social criteria bywhich we measure our success orworth.

There are occasions, however,when one or more of our ordinary

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Fall River. I am pleased to be ableto do so. I selected a committeemade up of a cross section of groupsand agencies throughout the dioceseand virtually everyone agreed to helpus grow in our understanding of thiswonderful opportunity to encouragerenewal within the parishes andthroughout the diocese.

One very clear point that has sur­.falfe!i.inour,last.twp~ me~tings.is...tb;lt

parishes do not need new or addi­tional programs to deal with. Thatis why we hope that all of our insti­tutions will make an effort to includethe concepts and ideas of the pope'sencyclical Tertio MillennioAdveniente (As the Third Millen­nium Draws Near) into the existing

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who didn't know where he be- followed the campaign of a locallonged. Senate candidate.

What he did know was that he If he had been 6'2" in eighthdidn't belong in a psychologisfs grade, or the first in his class who'office. Why did he deserve thi~? grew a beard,ther,e might have

He had' told his mom that he ,been some recognition, even envy,was so miserable that sometimes of his early development.he thought about killing himself. But his, early' develo~ment wasMoms are 'scared 'by such state- all where it didn't show, betweenments, and she ,brought 'him in. ' his ears;and so the kids called him

I went through'my usual list ~f' a dork, or'a dweel>. ' 'questio~s. , ' " When I asked him if he did role

No, he hadn't bt;en planning for, playing games - one ofthe things'suicide. He didn't have access to a that bright young ,men often' findgun. He wasn't using drugs or really interesting - he said, "Yeah,alcohol. Best of all, there was no I gu~ss I'm a real, ne~d, hu~?"

strong evidence that he' was sei- At this point in our'c~>nversa-iously depressed. tion, we knew two ~,hings. First, we'

It was pr~tty .cIear that when ,he had agreed that he ~as unhappy~

said "I'd like to ,kill myself;" what but he wasn't a serio,us risk forhe meant was, "I'm miserable, and suicide. Second, we knew that' heI need somebody who takes me was unhappy because he didn't ,fitseriously." , ,in with the kids in his school.

Please understand .:.....- his molm Did I have acure for his prob-did exactly the right thing. lem? "

When people talk about suicide; Yes, but ~nfortunateiy:it takes,you can't just blow it off as an a while. 'attention-getter. ' The cure for being too sma~t (or

I wasn't 'minimizing his pain. eighth grade,~,recogniz~ng' that'I'd made a clinical diagnosis and fact.an,d, then :Waiting for ,the kids

was confident that he'd be safe. aroun<i you to catch 'up, ' .' ,Thafs not something his mom By the time he's in high school,could have done 'on her own. the gulf between his thinking and

Once we got past suicide talk, that of his peers will narrow. He'llwe moved tpward the vital ques- still'be"smart, but he w'on't seem'tion: Why was he so miserable? like such an' oddball. '

It became evident that he suf- The very best part comes next:fered from a common problem: college.He was simply too smart for eighth Smart kids love college, wheregrade. mental challenges become the cen-

Teens develop at different ages. tral issue of life.Walking through the halls, any- Thafs what I told him - along

body can see who is, physically with some ways to avoid alienat­more advanced or further behind. ing himself even further.

Mental changes are harder to "Just wait, pal." Life will bespot. This kid didn't look three happier in high school, and collegeyears older than his peers, but he is going to be terrific. ,was thinking like a high school For really smart kids, 'ifs ~ll

junior. smooth sailing after junior high.This was the reason he did n't fit. Your comments are welcome.The rest of the guys his age were Please address: Dr. Christopher

intovideo games and talking about Carstens, c/o Catholic News Ser­cars. vice, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Wash­

He was interested in good books ington, D.C. 20017.

helstein, Matthew, Weber andElizabeth Wiedenhofer.

Current membership inc:ludesTara Agrawal, Cristina Baneira,Holly Brooder, Megan E:urns,Regina Coffey, Matthew COlrdeiro(treasurer), Rachel Desjalrdins,Cada DiCorpo, Jennifer Durette,Mary-Katherine Fasy, HeatherFink, Matthew Gillespie, C)'nthiaGreer, Catherine Hancock (.;ecre-

, tary).Also (:eleste Kane, Kalthryn

Lamontagne(vice president)" BethLefebvre, Jenny Lynn, Peter Macy,Daniel Murphy, Mary Noone,Trevor Norton, Neill Nugent, M.Richard Pavao, Laura Rayniond,Anne Short (president), SilvanaWaghelstein, Bethany Whit!: andCaralee Willi.

separated. The girl descr:~bes avariety ofsituations, all ofwhichspeak to her attempts to livealone now.

Of her current state, she: says:"I'm half alive, but I feel mostlydead; ~ try and tell myselfit'll beall right."

She attempts to lift her fallingspirit by saying to her absentguy: "I know you love 'mE~, andsoon you will see you weremeant for me."

Is this just misplaced hope? Isit a way for her to avoid fe:elingthe hurt of the loss?

Much depends on how andwhy the separation occurred,and even what kind of relation­ship they had. If they were notmarried and this break-up hap-

'pened suddenly, perhaps in ascene of conflict and blame,then she m!lV be .denyinl:the

, truth. Romances that end in a, blaze of anger often remain in

ashes.But sometimes couples who

are dating decide mutUally tospend some time apart and ,es­tablish ground rules to guide

,~ that time apart., While "heirtime apart may be ,difficult,-it

, also may bring fresh' perspec­tive. Problems that seeI1).ed in­soluble now may be viewe:d inthe light of new insight.

The song's' deeper ques:tion. concerns romantic partner!lhip:, Is there only one best person

that each of us were "meant" tofind?

I don't think so. There i,; no"one and only" to fall in :lovewiH\~'Instea"d;, weltresUk:el'y to'be·o .~'att~act~d many times when weare young and dating. The hopeis that in this process we be­come able to commit ourselvesat some point to just one :per­son in the sacredness of mar­riage. For eventually, most (Ifuswill choose someone to be aspouse. " ,-

The character and color ofthis -marriage will be created bythe bond that the spouses ·es-tablish. ,.

Yet the' rainbow of lifj: isfilled with many shades ofcolor.No one is the "best" color.While a teen or young adult,explore the rainbow. In time,you will meet and choose theright "some'one" - the one forwhom you can be a lasting part­ner ;lOd who can be a lastingpartner for you.

Yourcomm~ntsare alw:l)'swelcome. Please address:Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box182, Rockport, Ind. 47635.

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sh'ip,character, le~dershipand ser­vice.

New members ofthe N'HS: LukeAlmeida, Matthew Boland, Hay­ley Capodilupo, Matthew Cha­dinha, Grace Coelho, Jillian Col­lard, Lauren Cunha, Joseph Dacey,Raquel DeMedeiros, Melissa Es­linger, Michelle Freeley, MarissaGaboriau, Kristle Gagne, Mari­anne Grace.

Also Alison Laboissonniere,Kristin Lefebvre, Evan Lowney,Sarah McLaughlin, AlexanderMedeiros, Jessica Morse, MaryBeth Nolan, Meghan O'Connor,Jose Pacheco Jr., Annie Pietras­'zek, Julie Rattey, Christina Rod-

'rigues, Shannon Rogers, SarahRyle, Brendan Shea, Tanya Silva,Rebecca :rurcotte"Giancarlo Wag-

By Charlie Marth'

YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME

Are they meant for each other?

I hear the clock, It's 6 a.m.I feel so farFrom where I've beenGot my eggs and my pancake tooGot my maple syrup,Everything but youBreak the yolks,Make a smiley faceI klnda like ItIn my brand new placeI wipe the spots off of the mirrorDon't leave the keys In the doorNever put wet towelsOn the floor anymore 'cause

, Refrain:Dreams last so longEven after you're goneI know you love meAnd soon you will seeYou were meant for meAnd I was meant for.you,Called my momma,She was out for a walk

, 1 Console~ a,cup of coffee,But It didn't want to talkPicked up a paper,It was 'more bad news . 'More hearts being brokenOr p'eopl~ being used ,Put on my coat In the pouring rainSaw a movie ' 'It Just wa'sn't the same'Cause It was happy and I was sadIt made me miss y~u oh so ~ad

(Repeat refrain)Go about my, business, .I'm doing fine,:,' ..,' " ,'.lI '

"Ii ~ ~,' t 1': ,l;Ieslde8,w~a~W,ould yqy; ~!y!,f'U(\'" iai')~'\Ijn'~~:'!'> '~idJtGIf I had you on the IIn~

, $ame old story,Not much to sayHearts are, being broken e~ery day

: Brush my tee,thAnd put the cap back onI know you hate It .When I leave the light on,I pick a book up,

,Turn the sheets downTake a deep brea'th~nd take a good look aroundPut Qn my pJs and hop Into bed,I'm half aliveBut I feel mostly deadI try and tell myselfIt'll be all rightI Just shouldn't thinkAnymore tonight

(Repeat refrain) ,Wrl,ten by Jewell Kllcher/Steve Poltz, sung by Jewell, (c)1994 by ,Atlantic Recording Corp. for the U.S. and WEA Inter­national for the world outslde,of the U.S., (c) 1994 by WIgglyTooth (ASCAP)/Pollo Boy (BMI) .

ARE SOME people meant the case. "You Were Meant forfor each other? Me" is her second chart hit off

According to the girl in the "Pieces of You" disc.Jewell's current release, this is In the song a couple has

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New National HonorSociety Members

Bishop Connolly High Schoolhas inducted 34 members into theBp. James L. Connolly Chapter ofthe National Honor Society. In aceremony in the school audito­rium NES president Anne Shortand Principal Anthony S. Nuneswelcomed members, new induc­tees and their families: Fall Rivermayor Ed Lambert of the Class of'76 gave the evening's keynote ad­dress. NHS moderator Roland La­croix offered congratulations tothe new members.

Students are selected for Na­tional Honor Society membershipbased on their record of scholar-

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workbooks, readers and encyclo­pedias to the cause.

Five students at Bishop Con­nolly in Charles Dwyer's art pro­gram have been recognized fortheir work by,the Boston Globe in

'their annual Scholastic ArtAwards. Alison Laboissonniereand Kimberly O'Brien receivedGold Keys. Hayley Capoditupoand Megan Burns received SilverKeys. Jessica Morse received Hon­orable Mention.

An exhibit of Gold and SilverKey work will hang at the StateTransportation Building in Bos­ton in February and early March.The hours are: Monday - Fridayfrom 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. andSaturday & Sunday from 12:00'noon - 4:00 p.m.

The awards ceremony for Goldand Silver Key winners will also

• ABOUT YOUTHFOR YOUTH

The French, Spanish and Portu­guese Honor Society members atBishop Connolly High School,Fall River, have been sent pack­ing. They have been busy gather­ing and packing language, science,English, math and history texts forshipment to South Africa underthe direction of Mrs. Suzi Silvia,Mrs. Carole Cordeiro and Mrs.Suzette Andrade.

Dr. J. Wayne Dudley, a profes­sor at Salem State and a nativeof South Africa raises moneythroughout the year to pay ship­ping costs for texts gathered inprojects such as this. His cam­paign to collect books in goodcondition has been a growing suc­cess. He is hoping to add to thescant supply of texts available toSouth African students. So far,Connolly has added 1,012 texts,

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retreat because 1997 marks thefirst year of immediate prepara­tion for the jubilee.

The day after his retreat, PopeJohn Paul left the Vatican early tocelebrate Mass at a Rome parish.He preached about the Gospelreading of Christ's transfigurationon Mount Tabor.

"From Tabor, the mount of thetransfiguration, the Lenten itiner­ary leads us to Golgotha, themount of the supreme sacrifice,"the pope told parishioners atSacred Heart Church.

"That sacrifice contains thegreatest force for the transforma­tion of the human person and ofhistory," he said. "Taking uponhimself every consequence of eviland sin, Jesus will rise on the thirdday and will come out of this dra­matic experience as the victor overdeath, hell and Satan."

R~turning to the Vatican for themidday recitation of the Angelus,the pope again spoke of the Gospelstory about Jesus going with three

. of his disciples up Mount Tabor."Lent, too, is a journey toward

the heights," the pope said. ','It isan invitaiton to rediscover the pac­ifying and regenerating sih,rice ofmeditation." .

The Lertten practices of prayer,fasting, penance and almsgiving,he said, help people purify theirsouls, cleansing out the sin thatburdens them.

"It is an itinerary requiring com­mitment, but it turns us toward adestination rich in beauty, splendorand joy," he said.

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Pope calls Lenten retreat a"mountaintop" experienceVATICAN CITY (CNS) ­

Pope John Paul II said his annualLenten retreat was a weeklong"mountaintop" experience. But assoon as the final prayer was recite'd,he was back to a packed scheduleof meetings and speeches.

The pope and officials of theRoman Curia attended the retreatin the Vatican's apostolic palaceFeb. 16-22; all papal appoint­ments, including the weekly gen­eral audience, were suspended forthe week.

"We now come down from themountain where we were attractedby the inexpressible beauty ofChrist," the pope said at the end ofthe retreat.

"We go back to our daily lifeand take up the journey again,bearing within us the light and joydrawn from the inexhaustiblefountain of truth which is Christ,"he said. .

After the retreat ended at mid­morning Feb. 22, the pope heldmeetings with leaders ofthe Romeprovincial government, with hisvicar f9r Rome and priests in aparis~ lle was to visit the next day,and had individual meetings withtwo cardinals, an archbishop andan ambassador.

French Cardinal. Roger Etche­garay, president of the PontificalCouricil"Cor Unum" and head ofthe Vatican'S Holy Year 2000 plan­ning committee, guided Pope JohnPaul and the others in their Lentenmeditations.

The cardinal preached two les­sons each morning and each after­noon, following the theme "Out­side of Christ we can know neitherwho God is nor who we are."

Pope John Paul said he choseCardinal Etchegaray to preach the

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keynote speaker:JAMES CARDINAL HICKEY

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because they believe in each other.. She saii:i, they are committed to

improve and serve Taunton Catho­lic Middle School. "Sweat is thelubricant of success," she said."Listen to the student body as theyexpress themselves," she told hercouncil. "Your student council iswholly committed to you; trust,change, improve," she told thestudent body. "Believe in us," MissSousa said and closed with thisquote, "Success isn't forever andfailure isn't fatal."

Mrs. Glines then invited all tostand" and participate in the clos­ing pledge to commit themselvesto their responsibilities to improveand serve. The members of thisschool year's student council are:Melissa Sousa, president; SethMcGuire, vice president; NehaOhri, executive secretary; TerrenceDowd and Jessica Scott, boardrepresentatives for grades six andfive respectively. Home room repre­sentatives are: Whitney Lucas, 5­1; Adam Bagni, 6-1; Sarah Cwie­kowski, 6-2; Jeffrey Wade, 6-3;Jason Botelho, 6-4; Jarod Gag­non, 7-1; Nicole Correia, 7-2; Ali­cia DeSousa, 7-3; Andrea Cae­tano, 7-4; Colleen Russell, 8-1;Melissa· Miranda, 8-2; MatthewMcGaughran, 8-3 and Diane Picari­ello, 8-4. Their term of office expiresat the end of this school year..

The King and his court included:Neil Bizarro, King; Jennifer Rice,Queen; nursery, Joseph Santos;kindergarten, IKeaira Belanger;grade I, Jillian Jacintho; grade 2,Ginelle Aiello; grade, 3, JenniferCronan; grade 4, Michael Fer­nandez; grade 5, Craig Perry;grade 6, Thomas Whitehead; grade7, Sarah Aiello; grade 8, MatthewDussault.

the auditorium dressed in mix/match and masks as the Kingdeclared "Let the good times roll."

of their fellow students and respondto those needs in a responsibleway. "Your pin should be worneach day, with pride. Serve beauti­fully and always remember thatchange takes time."

Following the ceremony of can­dies which included the oath 'ofoffice and Pledge of Allegiance, asecond reading from the Gospel of .Mark 4:26-34 was presented byDiana Picariello and meditationwas done by Megan Flaherty.Student council vice president, SethMcGuire spoke ofthe achievementsof this year's student counciI"Which"already include a dance for sev­enth and eighth graders, MardiGras, and glass backboards to beinstalled in the gymnasium. Melissa'Sousa, president of the counciltold the assembly that this year'scouncil works so well together

St. Joseph, Fairhaven

JENNIFER RICE and Neil Bizarro were crowned Queenand King of Mardi Gras at St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven.

On Tuesday, Feb. II, St. JosephSchool, Fairhaven, celebratedMardi Gras in style with costumesand masks straight from "NewOrleans."

Sister Muriel Ann Lebeau,SS.CC, principal, crowned sev­enth-graders Nell Bizano, as Kingand Jennifer Rice, as Queen ofMardi Gras. The King's Court wasalso selected.

Students in grades nursery toeight made masks, bannersand class floats during art class­es. Each class paraded through

As part of Student Apprecia~

tion Day, during Catholic SchoolsWeek,the student council for.1996-97 was inducted at TauntonCatholic Middle Schpol. .On Jan.31, before parents, students andfaculty, student council officersand home room· representativestook their official oath of oJfice asdelivered by faculty advisor, MaryGlines.

The induction began with thepresentation of colors and open­ing readings of Psalm 37:23-29 byAlicia DeSousa and Andrea Cae­tano. Mrs..GHnes then introduced·the entire student council includ­ing the executive board and themembers general. Each councilmember was presented with a pinto be worn each day. Mrs. Glinestold the members that their pinscharged them to listen to the needs

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Ruthsdotter said, "She chose acourageous path to fu Ifill hercofiirHifhletif to ~dlnlriuhity lead­er·ship. We' think of ber as adynamic person who fit> closelyand handsomely with the ideals ofour programs."

The National' Women's HistoryProject began in 1978 in affiliationwith the Sonoma County (Calif.)Commission on the Status ofWomen. The educational, nonpro­fit o'rganization first institutedschool and community" programs

.for the local Women~~, HistoryWeek which took place in earlyMarch.

By 1981, word of the programwhich promoted women in. historyhad reached the nation. That year,the U.S. Congress issued a jointresolution designating the week ofMarch 8 as National Women'sHistory Week.

In 1987, the resolution declareda month-long observance in March.By 1992', Congress no longer issuedsuch' resolutions so Preside:rlt Clin­ton took. up the cause by making apresidential proclamation on behalfof National Women's HistoryMonth.

The National Women's HistoryProject publishes commemorativematerials for National Women'sHistory Month, includingl!:posterwith full-color iIIustratiom: of thehonored women along with a briefhistory of each woman's accom­plishments.

Throughout the year, the pro­ject distributes educational mate­rials to schools, organizations andindividuals interested in learningmore about women who makehistory~

Natio'nal Women;'s Hist4lryProject hono·rs Dorothy I)ay

WINDSOR, Calif. (CNS) ­I?-o~oth'y, ,R~Y"J~~ho,.F?~~?~~~~flthe Catholic Worker Movement 10

1933 to aid'th'e poor, is ~mo~g thehonorees of this year's National

. Women's History Month.The theme for the March cele­

bration is "The Fine and. LongTradition of Community Leader.­ship:"·

"Dorothy Day's name came upalmost immediately when we begandiscussing wolIlen who~e work fit

.the definit.ip~ of,co~niunitylead­ership,~' said Mary Ruthsdotter,projects director of the NationalWomen's History Project in Wind­sor.

Day, who died in 1980, waschosen for her efforts to give thepoor shelter. and food, and tospeak out' against society's injusti­ces toward them through her paper,The Catholic Worker.

"Her life was devoted· to theconcept of service to the commun­ity and to providing opportunitiesto the people in her. community toimprove their· lives," added Ruths-'dotter in an interview.

Day is featured.along with sevenother American women: civil rightsactivist Ella Baker; American RedCross founder Clara Barton; blackwomen's activist Nannie HelenBurroughs; Sioux writer. and acti­vist Gertrude· Bonnin; Mexican­American' activist Alicia Dicker­son,Montemayor; Alice Fong Yu,co-founder of a community ser­vice organization for Chinese­American women;. and JaneAddams, founder ofthe Hull Housein Chicago.

Ruthsdotter said although Dayis not the first Catholic to behonored during National Women'sHistory Month, now in its 10thyear, she is the first to be chosenfor her work with an AmericanCatholic movement.

In c.ommenting on Day's work. among the poor of New York,

·ST. ANTHONY'S, ... , ... , ... 'CAPE~ISLA:NDS'CHAPTER'" . ·ST. VINCENT de PAUL,MATTAPOISETT OF CATHOLIC NURSES TAUNTON COU~C:IL .

A week of Lenten prayer will take The Cape-Islands Chapter of Because of a rehglO.us .service atplace at St. Anthony's Church from Catholic Nurses will meet on Mar. S~. Peter's Church,. I?lghton, thereMar. 3 through Mar. 6 at 7:30 p.m. 19,7 p.m. at St. Pius X parish center, will be no Mass as ongma.lly p.lanne~.

each evening. The schedule is as fol- So. Yarmouth. Moderator for the However, the monthly meetmg ~III

lows: Mar. 3 -Evening Prayer with evening will be Msgr.-John J. Smith, take place on Mar..3 al: the panshhomilist Father Edward E. Correia VE, who will offer a Night of Recol- center a~ 8: 15 p.m. NOTE: Ozanamspeaking on Jesus: The Center a/the lection. All Catholic health-care pro- Sun~ay IS Apn127. The hos~ confer-Christian Faith is a Person; Mar. 4 fessionals, members and non-mem- ence IS Immaculate ConceptIOn, No.- Evening Prayer with Father bers, are invited. Refreshments will Easton.Brian J. Harrington as homilist follow. Information, call Debbie, CATHEDRAL CAMP,

. speaking on Jesus: A Mana/Prayer; tel. 420-1387. E. FREETOWNMar. 5 -Penance Service with hom- SACRED HEARTS RETREAT The following events are scheduled!list Father Dougla~~. Sousa spea~- CENTER AND SEMINARY, at Cathedral Camp, E.. Freetown:

. 109 on !esus: Forglvmg and A!ercl- WAREHAM Mar. I ~ Len~en Day of P~ayer for/ul SavIOr; .Mar: 6 - Celebral1?n of A day of prayer and reflection Adults With. Bishop Sean 0 ~alley,the Euchanst Wlt~ father D~vld A. based on the life ofthe leper priest of OFM, Cap., Ma~. I - St.. EhzabethPregana ~s homl~lst speakmg on' Molokai, Blessed Damien de Veus- Set~n pansh (N. Falmol!th) confir-J~sus: Sa~m~ Sacrifice and Bread 0/ ter, SS.CC., will be'offered Mar. 15, m~tl~n retreat; ~ar. 7 - Retreat forLife. All mVlted. from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The day re~lglOu~ education teal:hers (FallOUR LADY. OF THE CAPE, includes lunch, and two conferences, River DIOcese);BREWSTER one by Father Columban Crotty, COUPLETOCOUPL~LEAGl!E

A parish mission will take place SS.CC., on the life of Father Damien, .Learn Natural Family PlanmngMar. 10-13, led by parish director of and the other by Father David Lupo, With t~e Coupl~ ~o Couple Leag';1e.Adult Education and Spirituality, SS.C<::., on his importance to us· Its philo~,?phy IS 10 !ul.1 accord ~IthSister Betty Doyle and parish direc- today. Information, tel. 295-0100. the traditIOnal ~hnstlan ·teachmg,tor of Liturgy & Music, Becket Sen- lI:nd the met~od IS healthy and effec-chur. The mission is titled "Jesus, SOMERSET/SWANSEA tlve. The senes of four classes startsOur Life." Each ofthe presentations ULTREYA Mar. 2; 6 p.m. at the Lutheranduring·the:four days wiII be'spiritual The Cursillo community of Som- Church of the Way, Raynham. Callreflections delivered interactively be- erset/Swansea will hold a Palanca Jo~ or Maureen Howey to pre-tween the two presentees. The reflec- Mass for the team-and'candidates of register, tel. 339-4730:tions will take 'place each, day' at I I . Cursillo # 158 on Mar. 6 at St. ST. LOUIS, FRa.m. (followed by Mass) and repeated Michael~s Church, Swansea, at 7:30 The St. Louis Woman's Guild willeach evening at 7 p.m. p.m. Team members will be com- 'hold its first meeting ofth,: new year

On Mar. 4, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the missioned. All invited: on Mar. 5, 6:30. p.m. at' the churchparish center, Sister Ann Welch, ST. MARGARET'S, hall, 420 Bradford Ave. (entrance onRSM, will present a program called BUZZARDS BAY Eagle St.). The guest speaker will beLiving. Non-violence in Family Life. A World. Day of Prayer ecumeni- Lisa M. Gulino, director of AdultPlease register. for this program by cal service will be held at St. Mar- Education' for- the Dioce:ie of Fallcalling.the parish office at.385-3252. garet's Church on. Mar. 8 from 10 River. The topic will be the Lenten

The Passion of Jesus, portrayed a.m. to II a.m. All men, women.and season and daily living. New mem-by a multi-denominational cast of children are invited. (No child care bers welcome. The public is invitedyoung people from the Salem, NH. available.) to attend.area will take place at Our Lady ofthe Cape Church on Mar. 16 at 4p,m. ,Because of the realistic por­trayal of'Jesus' 'sufferings, it is notrecommended for very young chil-

.dren.Father Roger Plante, MS, will be

the director ora .men's mini-retreaton April II ftom 7 to 9 p.m. andAprill2-from'7:30alni:-to,3 p.m, inthe'paris)i'ce'nter: Register byrcilllingthe parish office, tel.' 385~3252.

CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEEChrist the King parish· will be

holding !l missiOll from Mar. 1-6,Father John, Powers, CP, will pre­sent a series entitled "Grace Hap­pens," consisting of two differenttalks each day, one at the 8:30 a.m.daily Mass, and the other at the 7p.m. Mass. All welcome.

ST. PATRICK'S, WAREHAM' ,Each Wednesday during Lent, Fa­

ther Fred Babiczuk will offer a courseon prayer at St. Patrick's Church at7 p. m. Each evening will consist of ateaching on prayer, discussion and aprayer experience. The course isdesigned for those who have ahunger to grow· closer t~ God inprayer, but don't know quite how.The Stations of the Cross take placeeach Friday evening at 7:30 at St.Patrick's Church. .

OUR LADY-OF·MT. CARMEL,SEEKONK.

"Walk with -Me," a musical inter­pretation ofthe Stations ofthe Cross,composed ,and directed by' DeniseMorency-Gannon,. will take placethis evening (feb. 28), 7:30 p.m. atOur Lady of Mt. Carmel.Church,984 Taunton·Ave. This special eventis the first of many which will takeplace at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel'throughout the year to celebrate theparish's.75th anniversary. All in­vited.BETHANY HOUSE, TAUNTON

Bethany House Adult Day HealthCare, 72 Church Green, will cele­brate, National Save Your VisionWeek with a special free Vision Dayprogram on Mar. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2p.m. During the event, representa­tives from the Massachusetts Eyeand Ear Infirmary of Boston and theXerox Corp. wiII be on hand to dis­cuss low vision and the effects ofaging on vision, as welT as variousresources and rehabilitation servicesavailable in the community. At Ip.m., Dr. Indra Mohindra, OD,FAAO, will give a presentation titled"The Aging Eye."

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MERCY CHALLENGE '97 -Mercy Challenge '97 is a one-week

live-in community and ministryex­perience in Hartford, CT, for singlewomen 20-35 years of age from June14--21. Volunteers will work at MercyHousing & Shelter Corporation andlive at St. Joseph's College in WestHartford, CT. This is an opportun- .ity to work with Sisters. of Mercyministries'for one week thiS summer.Interested persons should contactSister Aliceann' Walsh, RSM, 15Highland View Road, Cumberland,RI 02864--1120, tel. (401) 333-6333,extension 15. Application deadlineis ApriL7.ST. THERESA'S·CHAPEL,SAGAMORE

An afternoon of recollection for'women will be held on Mar. 10 at St.Theresa's Chapel, Rt. 6A; Sagamore.Confessions will be heard from 2:30p.m. to 3 p.m. and also at'5 p.m. by apriest' of Opus Dei. All area womenwelcome.ST. FRANCIS OF PEACEFRATERNITY

St. Francis of Peace Fraternity ofthe Secular Franciscan Order willhold its monthly·meeting.on Mar. 9at Holy Trinity parish, West Har­wich. Mass wilI: be celebrated byFather Cornelius Kelly, OFM, at·1:30 p.m. A business meeting and.refreshments will follow. Inquirersarewelcome~ Information: Mae Hall,.tel. 432-5772.

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LaSALETTE SHRINE.ATTLEBORO

Singer! composer John Poke willcontinue his Bethany Nights pro­gram at the Shrine, Feb. 28 at 7:30p.m.

Father Manuel Pereira, MS, assis­tant shrine director, will lead a mini­mission titled, "Mary, Model ofFaith," from Mar. 1-5. The missionwill take place at the Shrine Massesas follows: Mar. I - 4:30 p.m.; Mar. 2-12:lOp.m.; Mar. 3;4and5at 12:10p.m. and 6:30 p.m. This is part of.theShrine's "Toward' the Millennium"series, in keeping with the Church's·journey toward the year 2000. .

On Mar. 8, the Shrine will offer aLenten Day of· Recollection titled"God'Seeks Us Out in Christ" Theprogram will be from 10 a.m. to 4p.m; in the theater with FatherPereira. Pre-registration is requested

. by Mar. 3.For information on all.events, tel.

222-5410. All welcome. All eventsare handicapped accessible.

ST. BERNARD'S, ASSONETA parish-wide Lenten retreat will

take place at St. Bernard!s Church,Assonet; on Mar. 21.22. Spiritualdirector for the retreat will be SisterJ udith'Soares of the'Sisters of Mercy.in Providence, If you wish to attendthe retreat, send your name, addressand phone number to St. Bernard'srectory, 30 So. Main St., Assonet,02702-0370, or call 644-5585.

..".. ·t6 TH~E ANCitOR~biocese'of Fali'River~Fri.:Feb. 28, i997