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Pastoral ministry to the sick; A busy business

By MIKE GORDON

ANCHOR STAFF

RAYNHAM-Deacon John Welch of St.Anne's Church in Raynham is a person verymuch involved in his church and communityand that involvement has helped many peoplebecome confirmed members of the Churchthrough an adult confirmation class which hedirects.

Welch said that the idea for the classstarted about 11 years ago shortly after hewas ordained a permanent deacon in June of1987. He heard some priests at a deanerymeeting talking about how many adults theyhad to be confirmed. "I thought maybe thedeacons could help out and save them someextra time," he said adding that he and Per­manent Deacon Mike Murray of ImmaculateConception in Taunton worked together onthe program for some time before DeaconMurray was assigned to the Taunton parish.

The program is for adults over the age of17 who have been baptized and made firstcommunion but for some reason were notconfirmed. Welch said that a lot of militarypeople get moved around and he sees someof them but mostly it is people from the FallRiver Deanery who are seeking to receive thatsacrament. The classes run for eight weeksbeginning on the day after Ash Wednesdayand run about an hour to an hour and a half.This year Welch has his largest class, 23people including a local family.

The classes are run in lecture form byWelch and involve several video presenta­tions on the sacraments. There is a similaradult confirmation class in Attleboro, run bya team of several deacons who meet with can­didates on two Sunday afternoons for twofour-hour sessions. Welch said that he getssome help from his wife Carol, with whom

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Local deaconhelps adults

get confirnted

Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River; Ma­donna Manor, North Attleboro; MarianManor, Taunton and Our Lady's Haven,Fairhaven.

"There is no 24-hour care structure at theCatholic nursing homes," the director said,"but chapl~ins are available throughout theday and evenings when there is a need."

Father Bellenoit, who has directed the pro­gram since 1990, reports that the program inthis diocese - one of the few dioceses in theUnited States that supplies fulltime chaplainsto all hospitals within its boundaries, is work­ing well.

''The most recent hospital to receive a full­time chaplain was Falmouth Hospital.Thatcame about last summer. Until then it wascovered by one of the local parishes."

Although local priests may providebackup to the hospitals, the chaplaincy pro­grams at those facilities come under the Of­fice of Pastoral Ministry.

"No matter where the location, we are ad-Turn to page 13 - Sick

In an interview this week, Father Bellenoit and priests share in their ministry and thatspoke of the busy ministry to the sick, lauded coverage. One of them will be availablethe workers, especially As- r--------' .., around the clock. There issistant Director Sister of a backup priest alwaysMercy Shirley Agnew, and available on call for anyoffered a timely reminder chaplain who calls him."that it is the generosity of The pastoral ministryparishioners to the Annual office oversees services toCatholic Charities Appeal Cape Cod Hospital, Hyan-each year that makes the nis; the Rehabilitationprogram successful. Hospital of Cape Cod and

"Currently there are the Islands, Sandwich;nine fulltime and one part- Tobey Hospital, Wareham;time priest chaplains, 13 Falmouth Hospital,fulltime and one parttime Falmouth; St. Luke Hospi-religious sister chaplains tal, New Bedford,and one fulltjme religious Charlton Memorial Hospi-brother chaplain," Father tal and St. Anne Hospital,Bellenoit said. Fall River; Morton Hospi-

"Pastoral care provides FATHER GEORGE tal, Taunton, and Sturdy24-hour coverage to staff, BELLENOIT Memorial Hospital, Attle-patients and families," he boro.explained. ''The sisters and brother chaplains It also has chaplaincy service in the

Sisters of Mercy meet tb~ chal1eng~s~ .: *' ;";',", '--,' - , ;',' ',' , '

the complex. Some of the lumber taken frorn W:ere placed in th~ public·s~hhdls. 'older buildings was used in building a school The Sisters ofMercy were called tOJl newthere. In 1894 a brick building was erected, task when in 1909 the Bethlehem Borne forfor the orphanage. Infants was opened in Taunton. Sister M.

While the sisters' work among the children Benedict Nugent and six other sisters orga­was most successful, the 1920s brought chang- nized and ran the home. Their work thereing views on how children without parents ended in 1929 when it was shown that bet­should be raised. Society and the legislature ter results could be obtained by boarding thelooked at the educational, social and psycho- infants with private families.logical impactoflife in the orphanages. Meet- The diocese took a giant step when ining the new standards, the sisters established 1910 it built Mount St. Mary Conventas thesmaller groups and high school students were motherhouse for the Sisters ofMercy OfFallseparated from grammar school pupils. Stu- River. It was not until 1946 that the Mountdents who could handle a regular curriculum Turn to page 13 - Merc)'By SISTER CATHERINE FELTON, RSM

ARCHIVIST FOR THE

REGIONAL COMMUNITY

OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY

Final story in a series on the history ofthe Sisters ofMercy, who will observe theJ25th anniversary oftheir arrival in theFall River diocese ill April.

• They heroically faced theneeds of struggling millcommunities in the late 1800sand continue to minister topeople in our changing times.

FALL RIVER-Whilework in the textile and cot­ton mills was putting breadon the tables of most fami­lies here at the tum of the20th century, the longhours, disease and lack ofmedical assistance, as wellas the lack of child labor Irj.~~~~laws, were taking their •tolls.

In 1885, when FallRiver was still part of theProvidence Diocese,Bishop ThomasHendricken realized thatmany small children hadbeen orphaned in this areaand purchased land andbuildings on the east bankof the Taunton River. Heturned to the Sisters ofMercy to take over the di­rection of what was dedi­cated as St. Vincent'sHome. Sisters M.Magdalen Slattery, RoseBannigan, MarthaMcElroy and Michael .....-----Mullen opened the home FUN TIMES-Sister of Mercy M. Rose deLima Clark takes a ride on the merry-go-in the largest building of round at St. Vincent Home, Fall River, in this undated photo.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

MANSFIELD-For most people, sick­ness brings loneliness and depression as wellas physical anguish. But a team comprisedof priests, religious and lay volunteers isreaching out to those in the diocese's hospi-

tals and Catholicnursing homes,making sure thatthe Church'smission of meet­ing the physical,emotional andspiritual needsof its membersis being ful­filled.

Direction ofthe Fall River Diocese's Office of PastoralMinistry to the Sick falls squarely on theshoulders of Father George C. Bellenoit, pas­tor of St. Mary Church in Mansfield.

In. Your PrayersPlease pray for the following

"priests during the coming weekNECROLOGY

March 281960, Rev. Alfred J. Levesque, Pastor, St. Jacque,s, Tauntonr97·2,'Rev. Bernard A.Lavoie, Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River1983, Rev. Dieudonne Masse, OFM, Retired, Montreal, Canada1985, Rev. Howata~~ Waldron, Pastor Emeritus, St. Thomas More,

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\ March 291923, Rev. James H.\Gflrr, S.T.L., Assistant, St. Patrick, Fall River

. 1951, Rt. Rev. MSgr\~ward 1. Moriarty, Pastor, St. Patrick, FallRIver

March 30 .~1963, Rev. Aime. Barre, Qn sick leave, Fall~jyer~1985, Rev. BenOit R. Gana\d, Re~~U;S. ~avy

\\arch.31::....------1953, Rt. Rev. Msgr..Gwrge G::-Maxwell, Pastor, SS. Peter and Paul,

FallRiv~err.~ \ \.~. April1195 ,Rev. George A. Lewin, Pa~tor, St. Mary, Hebronville1974, Rev. Edwin J. Loew, Past~f; St. Joseph, Woods Hole

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1961, Rev. Adolph Banach, OFM €onv., Pastor, O.L. Perpetual Help,N~B~fu~ \\

1976, Rev. Donald Belanger, Pastor; St. Stephen, Attleboro1993, Rev. James B. Coyle, Pastor Emeritus, St. Dorothea, Eatontown,

m' . \\PRIESTS CURRENTLY SERVING

March 28 Rev. Stephen~\Fernandes\ \

March 29 Rev. Manuel P.\FerreiraMarch 30 •.•••••.••••••••••.•• Rev. Msgr. Nor~~n 1. FerrisMarch 31 Rev. James Ferr~ \

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FREQUENTVISITOR-Gardinal Antonio Ribeiro, Patriarchof Lisbon,. (left) presides at a Mass in Santo Christo Churchin Fall.River on Aug. 17,1976; just three years afteir beingnamed" a cardinal by. Pop'e Paul VI. "The cardinal Vi'as well .kno\.V":fo :m~~y in this city., .

For information and applica­tions call Natalia Konarski at(508) 674·5600, ext. 2455, or con­tact her at Interpreter Services,795 Middle St., Fall River, MA02741.

By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - PortugueseCardinal Antonio Ribeiro of Lisbon,known for his pastoral leadership at atime of church-state tensions, died at .age 69 of cancer..

In a telegram of condolence, PopeJohn Paul II called Cardinal Ribeiroa "generous pastor" who served, thechurch with love and energy. Thecardinal's death March 24 left theCoilege of Cardinals with 162 mem­bers, of whom 119 are eligible to votein a papal conclave.

As a theologian, he appeared on apopular..weekly television programfrom 1959-67. He was named abish()P.by Pope Paul VI in 1967, wasappointed Latin"rite patriarch ofLisbon in 1971 arid ,became a cardi-nal two..years later a't age 45. ' .

In 1975 he was elected presidentof the Portuguese..bishops' confer-.,ence, at a time of confrontation be­tween the church and leftist political'I<e~ders, especially.:o,verissues ofedu- ;cation, labor and cClmmunications.

. 'In his' telegram, the.' pope praised'the cardinal as "an intrepid pastor whoin his ecclesial ministry showed thathe'was a'true witness of the Gospelamqng his people.". .

The pope said Cardinal Ribeirohad shown everyone "the way 'oftruth

,-in charity and of service to the com­munity through-constant attention tothe most needy." ; ,.;,;, '. . ." Portuguese authorities announced,

a 'nation'al day of mourning as a sign 'of respect,forthe cardinal and ordered ~

flags flo.wn at half-staff. .Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM .

Cap., issued the following statemeritupon learning of the cardinal's death:

"We are saddened by the news ofthe death ofAntonio Cardinal Ribeiro,Patriarch ofLisbori. We cherish manyfond memories of his visits to our dio­cese and of being with him on retreatat the Shrine of Fatima. Memories ofparticipating with him at the Feast ofSanto Christo in Sao Miguel and ofsharing in the celebration of his 25thanniversary as Patriarch of Lisbonremain vivid. He came to know manypeople in the diocese through his as­sociation with 'ouf own Humberto

St.Anne's to offerscholarships

FALL RIVER The. Multicultural Health Committee of

Saint Anne Hospital is currently ac­cepting applications for six $500scholarships offered to those pur­suing a health care career.

This is the 11 th year the com­mittee will provide scholarships tomembers of linguistic and culturalminorities who are residents of theGreater Fall River area communi­ties. Applicants must be entering orpursuing a degree in a nursing and!or health care related profession atan accredited college or university.

The deadline for filing applica­tions is April 10. The awards willbe presented on May 3.

Portu.guese Cardinal Rib.,~i(o,diesI·• n' ." h" . . Cardl'nal Medeiros,. with whom he vice t~ the Ch~rch. He will be sorelyrope praises . IS

was named a cardinal by Pope Paul missed.leadership; Bishop VI in J973,.and through his work with "We pledge our prayers for theO'Malley recalls the Catholic University of Portugal. . repose of his soul and for the conso-their meetings. "Cardinal Ribeiro was a man of lation of his family as we I~xtend our

great spiritual depth who offered val- condolences to the new archbishopued guidance to the Church in Portu- and the good people of the Patriarch­gal as the country made the transition ate of Lisbon. We pledge our prayers,to democracy. His pastoral sense and likewise to Archbishop Jo~:e da Cruzpersonal piety ~ere among the won- Policarpo, who stands ready to beginderful qualities. that enhanced his, ser- his ministry as Patriarch of Lisbon."

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south of Boston," said Holland,who added that the situation ledto many abuses.

. Arlene McNamee, CSS's ex­ecutive director, said the approvalby INS "is the culmination of acommitment that we've made toimmigrants. They are a significantpart of our local population."

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THE ANCHOR -Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar.·27, 19982

Bishop Keating'dies in. Rome

Sister Jeanne Amirault, SUSCFALL RIVER-Sister Jeanne Clara Amirault, 85, of the Sisters of the

Sacred Union of Sacred Hearts, who resided at Sacred Hearts Convent,47 Prospect Place, died March 24: '.

Borri Clarisse Amirault in Taunton, she was the daughter of the lateArthur Amirault and the late Mary (Allaire) Amirault.'She was a member of St. Jacques Parish and received her education at

St. Jacques' Grammar School al)d Taunton High School. ., On Sept. 7, I?35 she entered th~ .Congregation of the Holy Union

Sisters in Fall River. She pronounced her final vows on Aug. 26,' 1942..She worked at St. Mary's Convent for three years and in St. James' Con­vent for nine years in Patchogue and Astoria, Long Island, N.Y.

Sister Jeanne sp¢nl..l 4 years a(St. Martin's Convent in F~il River and3~ years at Sacred Heart's Convent in.Fall River. During her many yearsof service to her community she served as cook and housekeeper.

She is survived by two cousins.·Her. funeral Mass .was celebrated Thursday. in the chapel at Sacred

Hearts Convent. Burial was inSt. Patrick's Cemetery.

Catholic Social Se'rvices,to, represent inimigr~~nts

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. ARLINGTON, Va. ~ Bishop John R. .t<eating'of~rlington died inRpme thenightofMarch 21-22, shortly after he met with Pope John ~aul

If torep6rr on" the' state of his dioc'cse. ".:' .• ' '. .' ,., ··,L'.. "

Bishop Keating, 63, suffered a massive heart attack at the Oblates ofsi. Francis de Sales residence in Rome. Hi~"t:iody was found in his roomw.hen he did not show'up for breakfast.' I:,

. 'He and other bishops of Region 4 dioceses had a group meeting withth«r pope March 17 and Bishop Keating met p,rivately with'the pontiffMarch 19.

The Region 4 bishops still in Rome held a Mass for Bishop .KeatingMarch 24 atthe North American College, the U.S. seminary in.l,{ome,with Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore as chief celebrant. "

Accompanying Bishop Keating to Rome-were Father Robert J. Rippy,his chancell6r,and Oblate oj St.. Francis·de Sales E~t.her Mark Mealey,his judicial, .vicar. They were expected t.o return to Arlington witV thebishop's body~ His funeral wUs'Scheduled foOJarch 28'.auhe Cathedralof St. Thomas'More with Cardinal Keeler' presiding. '.' ....> .. ;., "; '..:,:. .

Bishop Keating Had led'the:A:rlington'Dioc~se ~inceA'ug.4s~) 9..&3':', Born':;July 20? 1931, in ~hicago,::he~was ordained a:pr!~s~oftheChicago Arch-.·diocese Dec. 20, 1958, after studies at ,Quigley Preparatory Seminary inChicago, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary i~ MI:md~lein,111., and the North::American College in Rome., . ,.'

He returned to Rome in 1960 for advanced studies and earned a doc­torate in canon law in 1963 from the Gregorian University. In Chicago he.was assistant chancellor, 1963-71, cochancellor for priest personnel, 1971­7~, and vicar general and chancellor from 1979 until his appointment toArlington. He also was assigned to various Chicago parishes as an asso-,ciate pastor during those years." , .

FALL RIVER-The diocesanoffice ofCatholic Social Serviceshas been granted agency recog-·nition 'by the U.S'-I;>epartment ofJustice to represent low-incomeimmigrants in cases before theImmigration and NaturalizationService.

With this recognition, CSS willbecome the only non-profitagency on the South Coast whoseparalegals can legally representimmigrants in naturalization, per­manent residence, politicalasy­lum and other cases.

This also allows the agency torepresent clients at deportationand exclusion hearings, said At­torney Frank L. Holland, legaldirector of the agency's Immigra­tion Law, Education and Advo­cacy Project. The immigrationproject was st'arted in 1995 withfunds from Catholic Charities andthe Massachusetts Bar Founda­tion.

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Anchor concerning the EscapeSchool presentations in the FallRiver Diocese were incorrect. Thecorrect times and dates for the pro­gram follow:

Friday, March 27, 4:30 p.m.,town hall, Fairhaven; 7 p.m., Mu­nicipal Veterans Memorial Bldg.,_n Bank St., Fall River.

Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m., St.Thomas More Church, 386 LutherAve., Somerset; I:30 p.m., St. JulieBilliart Church, 494 Slocum Rd.,North Dartmouth; 5 p.m., ChristChurch, 57 Main St., Swansea.

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Taunton parish to mark125 years

TODAY'S Romanesque church on First Street, Taun­ton.

THE ORIGINAL Sacred Heart Church, convertedfrom the Old Weir District School building.

TAUNTON-Sacred Heart the Staples Block on West WaterParish will celebrate its 125th an- Street. But by November of 1874niversary at a concelebrated Mass the parish had purch:ased theApril 9, II a.m., at which Bishop former Old Weir District SchoolSean P. O'Malley will be princi- building, which served as thepal celebrant. He will be joined church until 1903. At the time thebi Bishop Louis- E-. Gelineau, basement church of the currentformer bishop ofProvidence~RJ., _..Sacred Heart church was avail­and Father Jon-Paul Gallant, a able fOt:..\,!se.former pastor at the church. Today, thecomple!ed church is

The parish was founded on a magnificent example 'of-Ro:April 17, 1873 by Bishop Thomas manesque architecture. Dedicated­F. Hendricken, the first bishop of in 1912 during the tenure of Fa­Providence, in the Weir section of theI' Thomas McGee, its fifth pas­Taunton, which, like the rest of tor, it is noted for its carved cof­what was to be the Fall River dio- fered ceiling, beautiful stainedcese, was then under his gover- glass and carved oaken doors. Itnance. was designed and decorated by

Sacred Heart was the second ecclesiastical architectsCatholic parish. in Taunton and Rambusch and McBride and theFather Hugh Smith, itstirst pas- doors were handcarved by thetor, also served Catholics in Weir Kirchmeyer Studio of New York.Village, East Taunton, the A series of events to com­Dightons, Myricks and Berkley. memorate Sacred Heart's anniver­Initially he celebrated Masses in sary is being planned by a com-

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NEWYORK-CardinalJohnJ. tarian supplies. . •. - reliefflighti'was also welcomed byO'Connor of New York welcomed .Cardinar'O'Connbr referred to ' Terence Kirch, president of thethe action of the Clinton administra- the story in his homily, citing it as : Cathoi'ic Medical Mission Board.tion in easing restric;tions .on the an example of positive develop- "It is very good news, very ex­sending ofhumanitariim aid to Cuba. merits 'coming out of the papal visit. Citing," he told Catholic News Ser-

But he questioned the c,ontinued He also took note of the Cuban . vic;e jn a telephone intervie~. "It willrestriction on travel between the . govert:!ll)ent.'s decjsion to "free cer- .~ring big ~uts i'1 shipping costs. ButUnited States and Cuba. ' tain p~isoner~ at the Holy 'Father's more,important, the fact that it hap-

Speaking at a Spanish-language request." But he said that "we will pened gives us hope that relationsMass of thanksgiving for the visit of have to wait and see"how far Cu- will become more normalized. ItPope John Paul II to Cuba, the car- han authorities would go in allow- would be ni,ce if the embal:go coulddinal referred to his pwn participa- ing the:.kind :of fr~edom' for the end."."

, tion in the papal trip, and recalled people and for the.C~urch that Pope' " Working in· cooperation withmeeting a woman who was "able to .John Paul advocated. j...... Catholic Relief.Services in Balti-;see her family in Cuba once again ' Cardinal O'Connor said the pa- more, the Catholic Medical Missionafter 40 years." " pal visit was "the most positive. thing Board, based in New York, has been

"Why should there be such re- to happen in Cuba in 40·years.~~ He . sending medicinesl for.diHtributionstrictions? Is that good? Is that hu- reported that the Cuban people "ap- by Caritas Cuba. Kirch said most ofman? Is that what God wants?" ,he plauded the freedom to express their the shipments had to be sent throughasked, speaking in Spanish. faith openly after years of oppres- third countries, and the new freedom

Cuban-Americans and other sion," and that many were "almost ''to' use direct charter flights wouldmembers of the Hispanic commu- in a state of shock over what was significantly"lower transportationnity gathered at St. Patrick's Cathe- ·happening." c·osts. .dral March 20 for the Mass com- "Our Holy Father has done what . The New York, TImes in'an edito-memorating the papal visit. Some only. he coiIld do," Cardinal rial also credited the papal pilgrim­had been members o[a delegation O'Connor commented. Now those age for the change in U.S, policy.the cardinal led to Cuba to share in outside should do what they can, he Headlined "Taking the Pope's Cuethe papal events. said. on Cuba," the newspaper com-

The day of the St. Patrick's Mass He urged particularly that his lis- mented;' "There is at last positivetumedouttobealsothed<iyTheNew teners pray daily for the help 'of movement in America's CubaYork TImes carried a front page story Mary, addressing her under the title policy, spurred by the pope's pil­reporting that President Chnton of the country's patron, the Virgin grimage."

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:'. It' becomes very difficult"to foster \roc'ations' to the priesthoodand reli'gious life'~heri 'il 'unique.,form of subtle anticlerical ismpe,rmeates so much of Q.l,r,C~urchi!1 Am~rica. So many Catholicsspend;so much,effonon discouraging.yocations in,attempts to maketoday's; Church; relevant. Much of this. mind-set- is to be foundamong so-called educated Church inembers. Somehow this groupreflects a Church that fs more Congregational than Catholi·c.

- First and foremost, these members would rid the Church ofcieri­cal domination. BHiming all of today's'Church problems on theclergy, they would reduce organized religion to the status of a town

, meeting. Feeling that leadership ill' the Ch'urch is beirig m'on6po­Iized by the few,J they relegate concepts suer as an orthodoxmagisterium and hierarchy to the realm of the 'medievaL In short,they would have us believe that lay leadership is the'only way tomake the. Church' meaningful for our times. 'q~rgy~re ,neededmerely as sacramental functionaries and reminders of tra9ition., . This reasoning would also' have u's' b~lieve that the' Church inAmerica should'·abandon· the Roman tradition to' become amere

, 'sect in the international church family. Thus the American Catho-.' liC' Ghurch would be an independent branch of the ,one Church,

following the pattern of diversity ofAmerican Episcopalians. Butthe concept that the Church is solely for in,tellectuals do~ds itsuniversal vision.

Proponents of this view actually belie've that the Church inAmerica has.been freed from its "ghetto" mentality. Somehow thefact that much of the Church in the United States is still comprisedof immigrants is ignored by pseudosocial intellectuals. The Churchthey envision is for those who have made it on the social ladderand they step on the hands of those whom they believeto be belowthem. This arrogance of mind and spirit is smug and too oftenmean-spirited. The first to feel the displeasure ofthese "liberals"would be the "conservative" clergy. Espousing.,a renewed Mod­ernism, the liberals would at best ignore and afworst condemn theclergy. Declaring that Catholics are)ed by priests and ,religi6uswho are anti-scHmce: democratic and capitali~tic-; they feel that the

'. only hope of t~e Church fOf\ a~el~vant fut~rf?js to be found inlan

: educated lay elite: ." ' " . - " .Further, these thinkers opine that the Church is.' in a period of

stagnation because her energy are demoralized. The fact that manyhave left the priesthood and few are entering s~minaries,h~s fueledtheir conviction that in the long run the Church would be better offrid. of such a demoralized and aged clergy. :Such a Church wouldindeed be unable'to provide the leadership needed byt0day'sAmeri­can Catholics. We need to pray for new vocations to the priest­hood, not to denigrate the clerical' state. Therelis always room forcriticism, but negativity and pessimism only erode hope. .

We should do all we can to put an'end to'this'separati'sm anddivisiveness in our Church family. American Catholicism is ad­mittedly unique but we have always had a distinguished history ofloyaltyto the universal Church. It is hard fo'r us to relinquish-com­pletely the puritanical policy that is S,O much a part of our nation'shistory, yet we should make every effort to recognize such think­ing when it is presented as a way of savin,g Cathplicism i~ thiscountry. _, , ' ", "' :- .

We have many ;problems. and.obst~cles in this'" neo-paganAmerica, but to rid ourselves 'of the clergy as we know it is not theway to meet the challenge's of our times. The work of the Churchwill continue, despite the snares and traps that are placed in theway ofour journeY"which ha~been and will qe led by our hierar-:chy and our priests:.: ' . ' . :: ":,' , , ..

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Cardinal Law added, "Pastoralplanning at the level ofclusters of par­ishes will result in recommendationsconcerning the future configuration ofparishes. Our planning is not from thetop down." .. What will be decided in the longrun is "how the personnel and mate­rial resources at our disposal can bemore effectively used for the missionof the church," he explained. Anunsigned editorial in the March 13issue of The Pilot noted how thearchdiocese's larger cities "onceteemed with first- and second-genera­tion Catholics."

"Until the prevalence of the auto­mobile as the common mode of fam-

Cuba than can the embargo."Part of the reason the embargo has

not been lifted, the cardinal said, iswhat he termed "the pressure of par­tisan politics." He suggested that acommission could be headed by a

. former U.S. president and could in­clude a cross-section of senators, cor­porate executives and prominent Cu­ban-Americans.

The cardinal also called on Presi­dent Clinton to "chart a new relation­ship between the United States andCuba."

He further urged the president toapprove direct humanitarian flights be­tween the United States and Cuba. Healso 'called on Clinton to lift the tradebans put into place by the HeIms-Bur­ton Act, and for Congress to pass twobills that would end the ban on foodand medicine sales to Cuba.

"The lack of medicines morequickly and cheaply attainable fromthe United States severely restricts thetreatment that can be provided (inCuba)," Cardinal Law said. ''The ef­fects of the lack of sufficient foodthreaten the most vulnerable membersof the population, the old and theyoung.

''The people of Cuba deserve bet­ter than that from us," he continued."It adds no honor to our country todeprive a people of those necessitieswhich should never be used as bargain­ing chips. Change is occurring in Cuba.The question is: Do we have the po­litical and moral courage to change?"

Cardi.nal Law urges studyon U.S.-Cuba relations

efforts "are not for the purpose ofclos­ing parishes."

The column was also read at allparishes at Masses March 14-15.· "Pastoral needs and demographicfactors change, however," he wrote."It would be totally unrealistic to as­sume that there will be no change inthe configuration of parishes when wemark the 200th anniversary of thefounding of the Diocese of Boston in2008.

"By our bicentennial year, it maybe that we will have experienced a re­duction of from 40 to 60 parishes.This number has been suggested tome by the vicars and regional bish­ops."

• He hopes commissionmight find ways oflifting the currentembargo against theisland nation.

By JOSEPH NOWLAN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Cardi­nal Bernard F. Law of Boston has re­affirmed his objection to the U.S.embargo against Cuba while at thesame time calling for a bipartisancommission on U.S.-Cuba relationsas a way to help the island nation'seconomic development.

"It is impossible to reasonablysupport the embargo against Cubawhile at the same time granting MostFavored Nation ~tatus to the People'sRepublic of China, and while mov­ing into closer relations with Viet­nam," Cardinal Law said March 13.

"Both of these nations have a de­plorable record on human rights ingeneral and on religious liberty spe­cifically," he said. "If openness isthought to further freedom in thosenations where change is not so evi­dent, how is it that a different stan­dard is applied to Cuba when there isevident change?"

The cardinal made,his remarks ina speech to the American Academyof Arts & Sciences in Somerville, aBoston suburb.

Cardinal Law led a group of 240Bostonians to Cuba in January forPope John Paul U's visit to the com­munist nation.

While many are convinced thevisit has accelerated changes in Cuba,the cardinal pointed mit that "it is notthe visit alone, stunning though it was,which chronicles change...... :· "These changes could not haveoccurred without the active approvalof President Castro," the prelateadded. "He has been a promoter, notan obstacle to what is now happen­ing in Cuba."

Cardinal Law remains a critic ofCastro but said he believes Iifting theU.S. economic embargo is a neces­sity given where Cuba finds itself to­day, lacking necessities, includingfood and medicines. The embargodates back to 1962, the year of theCuban missile crisis.

The cardinal urged the UnitedStates and its leaders to "move thestarting point of U.S. policy from themissile crisis to the papal visit. TheHoly Father has amply demonstratedthat a policy of positive engagementcan achieve far more change within

Boston Archdiocese toclose 60 parishes

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By WALLY CAREW

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BOSTON - The development ofa pastoral plan to take the BostonArchdiocese to its biccntennial in2008 may require the closing of up to60 parishes in the next 10 years, ac­cording to Cardinal Bcrnard F. Lawof Boston.

• Lack ofpriests, poorMass attendance willcause closings through2008, says cardinal.

The work of "assessing the presentconfiguration of parishes" i.s a pasto­ral planning objective, Cardinal Cawsaid March 7 at an archdiocesan con­vocation that drew more than 3,000people to Boston's World Trade Cen­ter.

He added that he does not have alist of specific cities, towns and par­ishes that may be affected.

Currently there are 738 activepriests in the archdiocese and 387 par­ishes. By 2005, the number of priestsis projected to shrink to 573 and by2008 to decrease even more.

Another challenge Cardinal Lawpointed out is a 2 perctmt decline inSunday Mass attendance over the pastfive years.

"How sad it is" that people are"depriving themselves of the grace ofthe Eucharist," the cardinal said."Please come home. You must knowthe emptiness we suffer by your ab­sence."

In the overall planning process,parishes have been assigned to clus­ters which, following a time line,make recommendations and imple­ment actions and report to the regional

.bishop in charge of the clusters.At the convocation, the archdio­

cese was divided into regions andpeople gathered at tables by clusterto discuss planning concerns or ob­stacles.

Representatives of many clustersreported successes in joint confirma­tions, youth ministry, shared rectoryliving, adult religious education, ves­pers and revamped Mass schedules.

Among major concerns identifiedwere the need for better communica­tion, education and training; the lack

'of leadership and need for more sup­port from pastors; and the fear ofmany that "clustering automaticallymeans closing."

In his column in the March 13 is­sue of The Pilot, Boston'sarchdiocesan newspaper, CardinalLaw said that the pastoral planning

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and communicating with him. I had interviewedpeople who had had near-death experiences, andall had said that in these incredible experiences theyhad been told what is all-important on earth is lov­ing and learning. Why the learning? I asked Peter.And clearly, I felt the answer: "Because nothing is

ite stories over and over. Perhaps hearing yourvoice will reassure him.

-Does he like certain music? Or sing-alongsongs? Let him play an audio tape or CD, but onlywhen in bed.

-:Give him a picture book or something he

likes to look at..:-A transistor radio can'be very attractive, es­

pecially if bedtime is the only time he can listen.-Does he have a television in the bedroom?

A VCR? Put on a Disney video or something thathe enjoys watching. Many adults fall asleepwatching television.

-Give him a flashlight, especially one witha button. Tell him it's a light sword, like LukeSkywalker used in "Star Wars." He can scareaway monsters or make play shadows on thewall.

Bed is a pleasant place for most adults. We lookforward to going there, for rest or other fun ac­tivities like reading and watching televisi.on andloving.

Parents should make bed a pleasant place forkids as welL Start with a routine. Then try one ormore of the above suggestions. Good luck!

lost. Everything learned is passed on to the nextgeneration." I immediately thought, "No wonderkids today are so smart."

What an awesome responsibility it is for adultstoday to teach our young ones, and that goes also,and maybe especially, for teaching reJigion.Smarter chi Idren need to be respected for the waytheir brains are working. In a new book, "Re­claiming Spirituality," (Crossroad), authorDiarmuid O'Murchu boldly tackles "th4~ futilityand danger" of religious educational systems thatadvocate getting "them in before they can thinkfor themselves and begin to question the mean­ing of things."

O'Murchu, risking much criticism, a.dds that'''many people who belong to religious in!:titutionshave neither the intuitive, listening or discerningskills to appreciate and understand what is happen­ing." The perennial temptation, he suggests, willbe to offer answers to questions which are not re­ally the questions being asked.

Faith development in early childhood and ado­lescence will become ever more compleK in this

'emerging age of ever brighter children. We mustnot panic, but trust in God's evolving creaJ:ion, andkeep on learning ourselves.

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Dear Dr. Kenny: Our 5-year-old refuses togo to bed. His bedtime is 8 o'clock but we'relucky to get him down by 9:30. And only aftera battle. He begs, cries, makes a million excuses,.asks for extra drinks of water, another story,longer prayers. What can we do? (Ohio)

Mealtime and bedtime are basic events in thefamily. Eating and sleeping are elementaJ parts oflife itself. They must be pleasant times, not thecause for a battle.

One school of parenting might say: Order thechild to bed, and accept no nonsense. Force mat­ters if you must.

Don't choose that approach. Bedtime shouldremain a pleasant and positive experience.

You say your son makes up one excuse afteranotherto delay bed. Sometimes I think that's howwe got our long litanies of the saints. Monks inthe Middle Ages didn't want to adjourn to theircold cells, so they kept adding more saints to thelist.

Your first effort should be to see that your sonhas some physical activity designed to tire himout. Also, avoid foods with caffeine, especiallysoda pop.

Since your son finds bed unattractive, do whatyou can to make it a desirable place. Here are afew ideas. Try one or two at a time, and stick withthe most effective ones. ,

-Stay with your bedtime routine. A story, aprayer and a drink. These moments are precious.Reading or telling stories to your son is some­thing he will always remember.

-Lie down with him if that helps. Better tostay with him in his "space" than have him in­vade yours.

-Provide some bedtime food, perhaps dry ce­real or crackers, but a snack that he may eat onlywhile in bed.

-:Tape record,a story. ~et him play his favor-

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Nature-Nurture deb".

Ohio partial-birth ban:WAS'HINGTON (CN§) - The 'Su~f~ffi~ 'Court in ,

a 6-3 vote March 23 refused to consider reinstatingan Ohio'law that made partial-birth abortions ille­gal. By declining to take the case, the court let standa 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the1995 Ohio law is uncof1~titutional because it unduly:interferes with a right to abortion as'de,f,ined by the:'Supreme Court. Ohio's law differs from those of otherstates as well as legislation passed by Congressand vetoed by President Clinton. The Ohio lawbanned ''the termination of a human pregnancy bypurposely inserting a suction devicejrito the ,skullof a fetus to remove the brain." The 6thCiiciJitCourt·'said the phrasing would ban a morecorrimon typeof abortion use'd earlier in pregn~ncy, in, addition tothe specific procedure targeted.

Clergy sex abuse studied ,COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (CNS) -'17hpughglar-.,

ing headlines abouh:clergy Sexual\'ali>,~sehave;;,

waned, it does not mean the problemissolveO,ac- 'cording to Benedictine Father Roman PaLir, execu­tive director of the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Insti­tute. Father Paur, a monk at St. John's Abbey inCollegeville, said in an interview at his office .withthe St. Cloud Visitor,newspaper of theSt. Cloud'Diocese, that, so far, ''we have just clean~d some ofthe debris so that we can begin to see the problemmore clearly." He said he believes there is "an ur­gent need for us to continue to work at this in anenvironment that is open to learning."

Two reports in late February appeared contra­dictory. The first headline read: "IQ Scores Are Up,and Psychologists Are Wondering Why." The nextday's headline was: "U.S. Trails the World in Mathand Science.','

c' , You had to wonder: If kids are getting smarter,WASHINGTON (CN§) -.. Any debalE!'"Qy~r natur~',\,~ why the low marks in two important subjects?

. vs, OUrtu~e.must tak~'.i~Jo 90nsider~tiQ~~~~~:)JFJlPor~{~~1 po~~ ;::;~:~~~:ear~a~Ot~n~::i~~a~e~~iri~~O;~t~~~tanceof free will, the. nation's top 'g,~()'~tiCisf t6ld'a/1 mite ability. Since we don't have national academicgat~ering of doctors 'and medical e~UG,cl~ors March,' standards and most classes in American schools still21. Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the' National grade students' according to how they do on-an-Human Genome Research Institute at the National, swering fact-based questions, we're always goingInstitutes of Health,otold' a Washingt()n:J::9nf~rence., to get skewed results.

that t~~g~ne~mappiQg'proJectisl?b:.. ' .. ,·tnat;eYcj~¥ the~~~~p~~~~~'~~e~:~~~~h~~fst:r~C~:~~l~n:~~~erym'ajor dis:ease ',}~)(~ept some., '<:0 .\ ;.I,pf~tfaum~r~1~ in the 19th century when schools were seen as trans­- has·both a genetiC 'and an environmental com;; " mitters of the concrete information necessary for aponent As genetic research progresse$, he'said,it - much simpler life, and atime when little was un-will, become increasingly possible to discover pre- derstood about how we humans learn and maturecisely the diseas.es to, which a pqrtipularperson,. intellectually."

might be susceptible.,"f7ree will isnev~~~m~:ntioned,,;~\ prola~~r:te~ehi~~~do~er:~~~~I':;~~s1~e~nt~~~r~~~never measured in th'ese 'scale~';"',f1:~:;$~id:'\lt's.un~':" cal thinking skills needed for the new technologi-fortunate that it's not mentioned, beC'a'Lis~ to dl"ide cal century which will be the home of our chil-everything up into nature vs. nurture di~countswhat dren, created by them. And the way I look at it, theit means to be a human being.: Lord is already at work helping them get ready for

it by making them smarter. Witness the rising in-telligence scores. '

I've been around young people all my life. Inthe past few years, I have found myself constantlyrepeating, "Kids today are so much smarter thankids were in the past."

Any grandparent has seen this. I still reflect onmy granddaughter Sophia, who at age 5 asked hermother if she and daddy had thought about her,when they got married. My daughter smiled andexplained, no, because she hadn't been born yet.To which Sophia replied: "Yes I was. Ijust hadn'tshown up yet." 1;'hat had to be the best criticalthinking, linked to theology, that I had come acrossin a long'time!

I remember meditating after my son Peter died

6 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar. 27, 1998

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WASHINGTON (eNs) - More;tn:an:fi\vo doien'::u.s. dioceses and religious orders haVe ,found c,an­didates for the priesthood and religious life throughthe World Wide Web. That was one of the conclu- .sions of a survey by the U.S. bishop~',Opriu:nittee 'on V09ations of membeJsof th~ Natiq~~JftRel.~gioU,s;"iVocations Conference ~nd Natlonal'Cpnference Of,'1Diocesan Vocation Directors.Result~ of the survey,conducted in December, were relea~ed,March 17in Washington. The survey found e9 active"Web sitesoffering vocations information for U.S; Catholics. Of:~

, the. 89,'sites,26 repPtte,d.: thptthey .Qy,rr9htly, hav~,,:'~candidates for priesth00dorreligious::,lif~,:whose:lni"<';,tial contact with them was through the Web: . '

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar. 27, 1998Great pains are taken by thechurch today to keep the understand­ing of indulgences in harmony withthe Gospel and with the understand­ing offaith nurtured by Vatican Coun­cil II.

It is helpful to keep in mind thechurch's hope that, through theseprayers and actions, "the faithful willbe more effectively moved to liveholier and more useful lives, thushealing the division between the faithwhich many profess, and the dailylives they lead" (Eilchiridion, Obser­vations 4).

A free brochure outlining basicCatholic prayers, beliefs and moralprecepts, is available by sending astamped self-addressed envelope toFather John Dietzen, Box 325, Peo­ria, III. 6165i..

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gunna loose Ihe throckmorten.Slipshankle the mizzen cleat and turn­buckle the starboard c1ampdaster.Quick."

I reply, "Say please."Day XI: Ahab has developed a

nasty habit of swinging what is calleda sail "batten" (resembles a samurai­sword-size tongue depressor) at meevery time I approach "his" end of theboat, that is, the pointy end.

Day XIV: Blackbeard and I areboth up at 6 a.m., sharing a pot ofcof­fee and an incredible'sunrise, a sun­rise that makes you want to stand inthe bowsprit (furthest point of pointyend) and applaud God until he comeson stage for a standing ovation andshouts of "bravo."

We recall times when we were kidsand hunted one another with our BBguns. Rules were that you could notfire if closer than 10 'feel (two bodylengths) and that you could not inten­tionally point at either of the otherguy's eyes.

Laughed until we cried. So hard Isnorted coffee through a nostril.Dripped on gel coat. Laughing ceases.Truce ends.

Day XVIII: So little wind today.This leads to prolonged reminiscingabout backyard camping - and stuffwe did for which death penalty was asurety if parents found out. We sus­pect now they did know. We lived any­way. Forty years later we're sharingLent on a sailboat in the Caribbean.

Day XXI: Fast from phones, faxesand frenetic ends. Soul brother and Iembrace.

"Next year?" he asks."I'll consult with wife and toes," I

promise.I wonder if I can work something

like this for Advent.

In light of its belief in the com­munion of saints, he said, the church"undertook various ways of applying'the fruits of our Lord's redemption tothe individual faithful and of leadingthem to cooperale in the salvation oftheir brothers so the entire body of thechurch might be prepared" for thefullness of God's kingdom. (No.6)

For hundreds of year~, the remis­sion of temporal punishment (as dis­tinct from eternal punishment) for sins

, already forgiven through prayer, fast­ing and good works, has been calledan "indulgence."

Indulgences were, formally at­tached by ,~he chur9h ~o c~,rtain

prayers and actions. Again in confpr7mity with Christian belief in the com­muniCln'ofsaints, theYcould be ap­plied 'tb oneself or to those who havedied.

Today: the number of indulgencedprayers and works has been drasti­cally reduced. And.there is no deter­mination of days or years, as wascommon previously. I

Among other things, this avoidsconfusion. Contrary to what manyCatholics believed, an indulgence ofone year did not mean one year lessof purgatory - which itself needs an­other column.

It meant, rather, the alleviation ofpainful purgation which might beachieved through one year of fastingor other penance. It did nOl, therefore,directly address the question of timein purgatory.

As Pope Paul explained, the mainconcern now is to attach greater im­portance to a Christian way of life, tocultivate a spirit ofprayer and penance,and to practice the virtues.offaith, hopeand love, "rather than merely repeatcertain formulas and acts"(Enchiridion of Indulgences, 1968).

By DAN MORRIS

Wind, apparently, is a big deal topeople who skipper sailboats - this,along with screaming and calling per­fectly normal things like ropes "sheets."

I would call the sails "sheets" waybefore I would call a rope a "sheet,"but that's getting ahead of my story.

These things I learned during Lentwhen I went on a long-planned, three­week sail with my best buddy fromchildhood. Mike has a nice sailboat inthe British Virgin Islands.

I rationalized this as a retreat fromphones, faxes and the frenetic. Timewith God at its finest.

Some notes from my ":;hip's log":Day 1: My friend says I'm wel­

come to go barefoot, but warns meabout protrusions all over the boat thatcan tum toes into throbbing, ugly stubs.I've known this guy since fourth gradeand how he exaggerates.

Day 2: Is there any way to admin­ister aspirin to one's toes directly? Iam walking like a cross between thehunchback of Notre Dame and one ofDisney's dancing hippos.

Day 3: Four toes remain unscathed.They look terrified, however. Mikecomplains my toe blood will stain theboat's fiberglass gel coat.

Day 6: Long John Silver shouts,"Can't you even tie a simple rolling­bollendasher-knot with a half-shank­twist and a quick-release-nub?" Orsomething like that.

I yell back, "Your mother wears.combat boots."

Day 9: Captain Blighe becomesnoticeably agitated when the wind be­comes what sailing folk call a gale.With eyes the size of a large pizza(same color, too), he screams, "Winchlike a wind-molher, you idiot, or we're

By FATHER JOHN J. DIETZEN

Q. Would you please explain in­dulgences? I am a non-Catholic(Lutheran) and have been attend- 'ing the Stations of the Cro~s withmy husband. .

The booklet we use mentionsindulgences. Is this a church ruleor does it come from the holy Scrip­tures? I asked a priesL He didn'twant to talk about it, except to saythat many prayers "have indul­gences attached."

Other Catholic acquaintancesseem familiar with the word, butknow little about indulgences. Infact, one told me ~o let her know ifI learn anything. I hlipe you candeal with this in your column. (NewJersey)"'"

A. As you are discovering; thechurch is extremely careful todaywhen it speaks of indulgences. Thisarea of Catholic belief has been oftenand badly misunderstood, with tragicconsequences.

Traditional Catholic teachingabout this subject is based on twoancient Christian beliefs. First, everysin is not only disobedience of God'slaw; it also violates the harmony ofcreation established by God, and is,at least to some degree, a rejection ofhis love.

Thus, complete forgiveness re­quires not only conversion but a rein­tegration of that divine order, a pro­cess which involves some painfulcleansing (purgation), before encoun­tering the presence ofGod after death.

In 'The Doctrine of Indulgences"(1967), which called for reform of the,whole indulgence stntcture, Pope PaulVI pointed out that the early Christiansociety "was fully convinced that itwas pursuing the work of salvation incommunity" with each other.

8 THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar. 27, 1998

Pope tells Nigerians. to promote reconciliationbishops to increase their efforts tocooperate with Muslim leaders inbuilding a new Nigeria and promot­ing respect between the followers ofCatholicism and of Islam.

"The Creator of the one greathuman family to which we all be­long desires that we bear witness tothe divine image in every humanbeing by respecting each person withhis or her values and religious tradi­tions, and by working together forhuman progress and development atall levels," he said in a March 23message to the bishops.

"It is of the utmost importancethat all Nigerians should work to­gether to ensure that necessarychanges may be brought aboutpeacefully and without undue hard­ship to the weaker segment:; of thepopulation," he said.

Celebrating Mass March 23 inAbuja, Pope John Paul focused inhis remarks on building strong in­dividual families as well a!: work­ing toward ensuring the en tire na­tion saw itself as a family of indi­viduals, ethnicgroups and religionsall working together for the goodof all.

The Catholic Church, he said,insists that such a family can beformed only when its members rec­ognize that everyone shares certainrights and responsibilities.

"Respect for every person, for hisdignity and rights, must ever be theinspiration and g':liding principlebehind your efforts to increase de­mocracy and strengthen th~: socialfabric of your country," he said dur­ing his homily.

Freedom, justice; equali.ty andsolidarity "must be the buildingblocks of a new and better Nigeria,"he said.

Seeds of Hope Act in the House."By focusing on sustainable ag­

riculture, research, rural financeand food security, our legislation isdirectly aimed at helping the 76percent of the sub-Saharan Africanpeople who are small-scale farm-ers," Bereuter said. .

Congress had passed an Africatrade bill earlier in March, but "it'sfair to say it lacks balance,"Bereuter said. The Africa: St:eds ofHope Act "is really the perfectcomplement to our invigoratedtrade strategy with Africa," headded.

Amos Midzi, Zimbabwe's am­bassador to the United States, said70 percent of his own nation'seconomy is "directly dependent" onagriculture.

Forty percent of Zimbabwe'sgross domestic product is agricul­ture-related, as is 45 percen!. of itsexports. Also, 60 percent of its in­dustrial material comes from agri­culture, Midzi said.

Rev. Beckmann called Clinton'strip "an unprecedented opportunityto stop the increase in hunger inAfrica," and the Africa: Seeds ofHope Act a sign of "increased sup­port for African farmers, especiallyAfrican women, as they struggle toincrease their productivity."

Clinton asked to assjistAfrica's farmers

"All Nigerians must work to ridsociety ofeverything that offends the·dignity of the human person or vio­lates human rights," Pope John Paulsaid at the Mass.

'This means reconciling differ­ences, overcoming ethnic rival- ,ries and injecting honesty, effi­ciency and competence into theart of governing," the pope saidto applause.

The pope's theme of recon­ciliation and cooperation for thegood of the country continuedthe evening of March 22 as hemet with 34 Muslim leaders inAbuja. Followers ofIslam makeup just over half of Nigeria'spopulation.

"As Christians and Muslims,we share belief in 'the one, mer­ciful God, mankind's judge onthe last day,''' the pope told theleaders.

True faith in God, he said,means respecting human rights,especially the right each personhas to follow his or her own re­ligion.

The world's victims of reli­gious persecution, he said, "aresad proof that force - and notdemocratic principles - hasprevailed, that the intention isnot.to serve the truth and thecommon good but to defendparticular interests at any cost."

Religious leaders, the popesaid, have an obligation to en­sure their people do not misusetheir faith as an excuse to harmor even kill others. Leaders must .

make clear their belief that "the Al­mighty cannot tolerate the destruc­tion of his own image in his chil­dren."

The pope also called on Nigeria's

• Bread for the Worldgroup tells presidentthat. reducing hungershould be his toppriority.

By MARK PAmSONCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - On the eveof President Clinton's scheduledtrip to Africa, the Christian lobby­ing group Bread for the World urgedhim to make African farmers hisfirst priority.

"If President Clinton wants tohelp the majority in Africa, agricul­ture must be a~ the top ofhis agenda,"said Rev. David Beckmann, aLutheran minister who is Bread forthe World's president, at a March 19press conference.

Clinton was to leave March 22. for Africa, visiting Ghana, Uganda,Rwanda, South Africa, Botswanaand Senegal.

Bread for the World long agochose as its 1998 theme "Africa:Seeds of Hope," urging greater de­velopment of subsistence farms toreduce hunger in sub-Saharan Af­rir-a.

Rep. Doug Bereuter, R-Neb.,said he would introduce the Africa:

gland, where he had gone to learnthe contemplative life in order tofound a monastery in Nigeria.

During the homily at the Mass,attended by an estimated 1 millionpeople at an abandoned airfield, the

pope said he came to preach whatFather Tansi had preached: "recon­ciliation with God and reconciliationof people among themselves." .

Prayers at the Mass,concelebrated by all the nation'sbishops, were said in English and thefive languages spoken by the larg­est of the country's 250 ethnicgroups.

day celebrations of Mass. Sheclaimed he was confusing Catho­lics by allegedly teaching that theeucharistic bread and wine re­mained unchanged before' and af­ter the consecration.

The cardinal sent Mother An­gelica a letter explaining that shewas mistaken. He expressed hisbelief in Christ's real presence inthe Eucharist and pointed out wherethat teaching was found in the pas­toralletter. He also asked for a pub­lic apology.

In his speech to the pontificalcouncil, Cardinal Mahony said, "Insome instances, those who have ac­cess to the public media, but havelittle or no competence in Catholictheology or church doctrine, assaultthe legitimate authority of thechurch."

If the message is "one of fear anddivisiveness delivered with rancorand arrogance even while appeal­ing to the virtues of humility andobedience," Catholic faithfulshould recognize that the messageis not coming from the Church, Car­dinal Mahony said.

WEARING A colorful vestment ofAfrican design, Pope John Paul "waves to worshipers gathered forMass in the village of Kubwa, Nigeria.The pope spent three days in Nigeriaand beatified a'priest from a local dio-'cese. (eNS/Reuters photo) .

nity, their rights and their freedoms."Pope John Paul thanked Nigerian

soldiers for their prominent role inthe West African intervention forcesthat have helped restore democracyin Liberia and in Sierra Leone. Heparticularly thanked Nigeriansoldiers involved in rescuingCatholic missionaries trapped bythe fighting in Sierra Leone inFebruary.

"Justice and peace are thepath of development andprogress." the pope said. "MayGod strengthen those who walk ............ ,"""".this path in the service of thehuman community."

Abacha told the pope hehoped the implementation of hisplans for democracy "will usherin a new era of stabiliwand sus­tainable development in ourcountry."

The pope and the general metprivately that evening for about30 minutes in the new StateHouse in Abuja. the country'scapital since 1992. The twospoke about the human rightssituation in the country and thework of the Catholic Church inNigeria, said Joaquin Navarro­Valls, papal spokesman.

Leaving Nigeria March 23.Pope John Paul once again en­couraged the people and govern­ment to make democracy a real­ity.

'The time is ripe for your na­tion to gather its material richesand spiritual energies so that ev­erything that causes divisionmay be left behind and replaced byunity, solidarity and peace," he said.

Celebrating Mass March 22 inNigeria's Catholic stronghold,Onitsha, in the country's Southeast,Pope John Paul beatified FatherCyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, apriest from the area. Father Tansi. thefirst Nigerian to be beatified, died in1964 in a Trappist monastery in En-

and can give the impression ofcom­promising Catholic doctrinal andmoral convictions";

- "Or so-called Catholic mediawhich can give the impression ofbeing 'more Catholic than the pope'- either by being unjustly criticalof local bishops or bishops' confer­ence. or by appearing to commit thechurch to political or social posi­tions which do not flow from au­thentic Catholic teaching or fromthe policies of bishops' conferencesor the local bishops."

. In their prepared remarks, nei­ther Archbishop Foley or CardinalMahony mentioned specific ex­amples of media or media person­alities that are causing problems.

However, discussion amongcouncil members included mentionof the controversial Radio Maryja,run by a priest in Poland, and theEternal Word Television Network inthe United States, run by MotherAngelica.

In November on "Mother An­gelica Live," the nun criticized apastoral letter Cardinal Mahonywrote about the Eucharist and Sun-

Conference keys o'n whospeaks for the Church

• The pontiff asked forclemency for politicalprisoners ancj askedthat they be freed.

By Cindy WoodenCatholic News Service

ABUJA, Nigeria - Visiting Ni­geria to beatify a local priest, PopeJohn Paul II called on the country'smilitary government and citizens tohonor the priest's memory by re­specting the human dignity ofall and

. promoting reconciliation.Arriving in the country March 21,

the pope recognized the role Nige­rian soldiers have played in restor­ing democracy in other West Afri­can nations and said it was time de­mocracy be given a chance in Nige­ria.

The Vatican gave Nigerian gOV"ernment leaders a list of about 60prisoners, including journalists andpoliticians jailed for their oppositionto the government, and asked for"clemency" on their behalf.

Temperaturesw~re in the upper90s throughout the pope's March 21­23 stay, but the 77-year-old pontiffseemed to handle the heat and hu­midity well, and he read his speechesin English with a strong, clear voice.

He did use the ebony and ivorycane he received March 21 as a giftfrom Gen. Sani Abacha, thecountry's leader who came to powerin a 1993 COUP..I.

The pope was met at the airportby the general, who repeatedly hassaid he will hand power over to acivilian government in October1998, based on the results ofAugustgeneral elections.

At the arrival ceremony, the popetold Abacha and all Nigerians. "Youare all called to muster your wisdomand expertise in the difficult and ur­gent task of building a society thatrespects all its members in their dig-

By C,NDY WOODEN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - As Catho­lics gain greater access to the me­dia, the Church must help audiencesdiscern whether or not what is of­fered is truly Catholic teaching, saidCardinal Roger M. Mahony of LosAngeles.

Addressing the March 16-20meeting of the Pontifical Councilfor Social Communications, Car­dinal Mahony said bishops' confer­ences need to find ways to regulatethe use of the term "Catholic" in themedia, but also to educate Catho­lics in judging when someone isspeaking for the church.

U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley,president of the council, told mem­bers, "It is not always easy to dis­cern who truly speaks in the nameof the Lord and his Church."

When bishops visit the counciloffices at the Vatican, the arch­bishop said, they mention twosources of concern:

- "So-called Catholic mediawhich have become ... too secular

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For the past three years he hasalso been associate vice presidentof the university and held an interim ­post for a year as academic vicepresident at Niagara University inLewiston, N.Y.

He studied canon law at Catho­lic University from 1985 to 1987,earning a licentiate, and returned in1990 to earn his doctorate. He alsoearned master's degrees in divinityand theology from Mary Immacu­late Seminary in 1983 and abachelor's degree in philosophyfrom Niagara University in 1978.

ditional difficulty finding a pharma­cist willing to prescribe an intention­ally lethal dose of medicine.

The Hemlock Society advocatesfor legalization of the means tochoose the time and circumstancesof one's own death and offers ad­vice to people interested in suicide.

Panelist Rev. Jeanne Brenneis,who is bioethics director and a chap­lain for Hospice of Northern Vir­ginia, said studies as well as her per­sonal experience with hospice pa­tients show that even people whoinitially say they want assistance inending their lives don't bring it upagain if their pain and depressionare treated properly.

One student predicted that if as­sisted suicide becomes common­place, there would soon be a "newclass of victims" - the infirm andelderly whose family members feltcompelled to "relieve suffering"rather than watch loved ones die.

Panelist Lee Brown, an ethicsand philosophy professor at HowardUniversity, said he is disturbed thatmedical students are not taughtmore about being compassionatewith their patients.

could expect to see him walkingaround the campus often.

He said Catholic University,founded by the U.S. bishops in1887 as their national university,has "a privileged role and a leader­ship responsibility" to serve as amodel of commitment to Catholichigher education. Catholic Univer­sity has 6,200 students enrolled in10 schools: religious studies, phi­losophy, law, arts and sciences, en­gineering, social service, nursing,music, library and information sci­ence, and architecture and planning.

A Philadelphia native, FatherO'Connell was ordained a priest ofthe Congregation of the Mission, orVincentians, in 1982. Since 1991he has been academic dean and

turbed at the thought of physiciansparticipating in causing people'sdeaths, partly because of historicalroles of doctors in the gross abuseof human rights in the name ofmedical research, such as the bru­tal experiments done on living sub­jects under the Nazi regime.

The American Medical StudentAssociation stood alone amongmedical organizations in support­ing a legal right to assisted suicidewhen the U.S. Supreme Court heardcases from New York and Washing­ton states in 1996.

The court ruled in June 1997 thatthe states' laws prohibiting physi­cian-assisted suicide are constitu­tional. Since then, federal courtshave upheld an Oregon voter ini­tiative legalizing assisted suicide inthat state.

One of the panelists, Faye Gersh,executive director of the HemlockSociety, said Oregon's assisted sui­cide law requires a medical opinionthat the patient is terminally ill andrequires a IS-day waiting period be­fore the necessary drugs may beobtained. She said people who wishto end their own lives may have ad-

FATHER DAVID M. O'Connell addresses a news conference after beingintroduced as the next president of Catholic University of America in Wash­ington March 17. The Vincentian priest, a native of Philadelphia, is now anaSSOCiate vice president and dean at St. John's University in Jamaica, NY.(CNSlWiechec photo)

Medical students mullassisted suicide angles

By JERRY FILTEAUCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Vincentian to head Catholic University

WASHINGTON - VincentianFather David M. O'Connell, an as­sociate vice president and academicdean at St. John's University in Ja­maica, N.Y., was named 14th presi­dent of The Catholic Universily ofAmerica March 17.

The appointment takes dfectSept. I.

At 42 he is the second-youngestpresident in the university's history.Only eight years ago he was a stu­dent there completing his doctor­ate in canon law.

At a press conference announc­ing his appointment, Cardinal Ber­nard F. Law of Boston, chairmanof the board oftrustees, said Father ...-------.,O'Connell "bringsto his new role animpressive recordin university ad­ministration, aproven dedicationto the mission of thechurch in highereducation, theVincentian charismof service to thepoor, his familiaritywith CUA as analumnus, and hisyouth."

FatherO'Connell suc­ceeds ChristianBrother PatrickEllis, 69, who saidhe plans to take asabbatical this fallto write a book.

The new presi­dent said he got areputation at Sl.John's as someone"who manages bywalking" andCatholic Universitystudents and faculty

By PATRICIA ZAPORCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ARLINGTON, Va. - Next-,gen­eration doctors at a recent forum onassisted suicide voiced concernsabout being expected to aid in caus­ing the deaths of their patients.

After hearing a dramatization ofan actual Florida court case over apatient's request for doctor-assistedsuicide, members of the AmericanMedical Student Association de­bated the implications of assistedsuicide with a panel of speakers ata conference in Arlington. The pro­gram also was videotaped for useby the association's membergroups.

Panelists at the March 14 forumhad noted that some medical jour­nal writers have suggested, not en­tirely in jest, that because physi­cians are trained to treat illness ­not to evaluate the emotional andmoral aspects of a patient's desirefor assisted suicide - that it oughtto be "philosopher-assisted suicide"instead.

Several other medical studentsin the audience said they were dis-

formation should or should not beused.

He criticizes Enli!:htenment-likeenthusiasm to gain access to andcontrol over the very "blueprints" oflife, to remake nature. Rifkin has

long sacralized nature and hesees genetic engineering threat­ening that absolutized nature. Herightly asks who is to determinewhat this new and better natureis, what is a'good gene and whatis a bad gene. He fears that we

."might well barter ourselvesaway, a 'gene at :l time, in ex­change forsome measure of tem­porary well-being."

Rifkin discusses the impor­tant issue of pate:nting variousaspects of genetit engineering,but the emotional 'title of thatcHapter, "Patenting Life," sug­gests' how he exaggerates the is-

,', 'sue, He rightly warns of the dan­; gel' of monopolies in biotechnol­ogyas its commercial impor­tance grows.

Rifkin closes with "A Per­sonal Note," a catalogue of hardquestions for the Biotech Cen­tury. These are mostly goodquestions, but they leave us ascritics glumly standing on the

sidelines.

Father Currie is G, chemist andpresident of the Association of Je­suit Colleges and Universities. Forthe past six years, he has taught acourse on "Theology and Science"at St. Joseph's University in Phila­delphia.

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tel' sources of food, while other ani­mals are being engineered to pro­duce drugs, medicines even bodyparts. And we all know about therecently cloned sheep;"Dolly."

All of this is dwarfed by the im-

plications of human genetic engi­neering. By 2002, the Human Ge­nome Project is expected to map all100,000 human genes, thus identi­fying the gene or genes responsiblefor more than 400 genetic diseases.Genetic screening made possible bythis information creates a whole

. range ofquestions about how the in-

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Twenty years after his first bookwarning of the dangers of genetictechnology, Jeremy Rifkin returns tothe fray with "The Biotech Cen­tury," Rifkin's predictions in"Who Should Play God?" havelargely come true, and his warn­ings~are repeated even' m9restrongly today. He now predi¢ts .that because of Oll,r new powersto remake ourselves -and ourworld; our way of life will betransformed, moie fundamen­tally in the next 25 years than inthe past 200. ;

The author sees the wondersof the:Biotech Century as agrand Faustian bargain. We seebefore us a bright future full of'hope and promise, but with ev­ery remarkable step we tind our­selves asking, ''At what price?"Rifkin describes the bargain instrong terms and emphasizes

, that each of us is likely to be partof that bargain. He proposes tooffer "an informed, sober debateon the many issues raised by thebiotech revolution," admitting

· the many benefits, but also warn­ing of the many dangers.

In genetics, information is dou­bling every two years. New meth-

· ods for isolating and identifyinggenes are accompanied by numerousnew techniques to manipulate andtransform those genes."Superanimals" are being geneti­cally engi,neered to make them bet-

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WASHINGTON - In trying to Eventuillly, Rose is forced to face up Delany is probably best knowndescribe the point of her new made- to her lies in a chance to ultimately for her role on the IV drama seriesfor-television movie, "The Patronfind'truelove, faith and healin'{ ,'''China Beach," for which she wonSaint of Liars,"Catholic actress "I think the Caiholic Church 'tWo'Emmysas best actress.Dana Delany t~oughtabout her ~a- . comes off Pxetty-well" in ~he rTo be.known that. way "doesn'tther. ..,., telefilm;b-elany told ~NS. The bother me," she. said. "I was lucky

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.Catholic schooIi:lby (Joseph Cross) In talking with ~priest, Delany's . Man's Curve." , -'.whose depres~ion over}he:death ?fhis father recounted the' circumstances Delany wiil ais9grandpa (R~bertLoggla) leads him to ' which he felt kept him separated be featured in thesearch .f~r sIgns. that ~od and he~ven . from the church and sought forgive- next installment of

.,really eXlsLWnter-dlrector M. N.lg~t ;, ness. The priest replied, "As far as "Rescuers," a seriesS.hya":lalan deftly captu~s th~ child s I'm concerned; you never left. Wel- Of stories efn thesIncenty and ~uggests t~e ca~ng,pres- come back." Showtime pay cableence of God In the ~y s. daIly life ~ "It's just that so many people channel about righ- -he c,0":les to t~IlJ1S ~Ith ~IS loss. ViVId keep things to themselves for so long teous gentiles whodepictIOn of JuvenIle gnef an~ a few that they would never have to 'Iet saved' Jews duringcrude words.,The ,U.S: Catholic Con- build up" Delan told Catholic the Holocaust.ference claSSificatIOn IsA-ll - adults '. . y , . .

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"Wild Things" (Columbi~) "they n~ed to know there's s~meo,ne who, w.ith her hus-Trashy potboiler in which a police who. WIll always tell 7.,ou, You re ?and, hi? Jews, art­

detective (Kevin Bacon) investigates the forgiven. Come home., . !sts an.d Intellectualsrape accusations of two high school Delany star~ as Rose Cleardon I,n In theIr Am~terdamseniors (Denise Richards and Neve the TV adaptatIOn ofAnne P~tchett s home and bu~lt a tun- ,Campbell) against their guidance coun- novel of the ~ame name. It aIrs Palm nel from theIr ho!'"eselor (Matt Dillon), then suspects all Sunday, Apnl 5, 9-11 p.m. EDT on to the woods outSidethree are in cahoots to split the civil suit CBS. , the city to help themsettlement once the counselor is exon- In the film Rose leaves her hus- escape.erated. Director John McNaughton's band, not telling him she is two Jucha is stillsteamy soap opera twists into ludicrous months' pregnantwith their child. At alive, Delany said. Intriple crosses before smugly rewarding the advice of her parish priest, she conversations wi ththe most vile of the conspirators. Spa- takes refuge in a hQme for unwed her, Delany foundradic violence, various sexual encoun- mothers run by nuns and is be- that "she doesn't liketers, full nudity, substance abuse, recur- friended by Sister Evangeline (Sada to be called a righ-ring profanity' and much rough lan- Thompson). teous gentile. Sheguage. The U.S. Catholic Conference .classification is 0 - morally offensive.The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is R - restricted.

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NEW YORK - A presidential hopeful turns to his campaign team to helphim dodge character issues in the thinly disguilied.no.vel-turned-movie, "Pri-mary Colors" (Universal). ,.

In author Joe Klein's tale o'f a supposedly fictional Southern governor's,presidential primary campaign, everyone saw President C1intpn'i!1 candidateJack Stanton. _ .', ' , '. , .

Now, with the ongoing allegations about sexual misconduct,' the movie'seems positively eerie. in no, small part due to John Travolta's'uncanny'rendi-tion of Stanton as a Clinton clone. " , , .

With ,the. skilled ,team, of wiit~r'EI.l!il!.e May' a.nd qirector Mike NichQls, themovie keenly 'observes the politiCal process -as it clashes with personal ethics.It's not nearly aSsuccessful as a cnaracter study..In fact, most of the players aTe

:sketched superficially, with more attention given to driving ~he plot forWard.'The story is seen from the perspective of an idealistic African-American,

Henry Burton (Adrian Lester), who becomes Gov. Jack Stanion's campaignmanager after he is.convinced·Stanton tl}llycares about the co.mmonman..

More concerned about winning is self-prociaimed strategist RichardJemmons (Billy Bob Thornton), who recognizes their.main problem is

, Stanton's weakness for women. . ' " :' .Savvy wife Susan Slanton(Emma Thompson) fie~cely defends her.hus­

band in public while privately.alternating between anger and anguish.During the New Hampshire primary, Stanton survives claims of an affair

made by his wife's former hairdresser, but the team qecides they must un­cover all of the skeletons in his closet to'defend him should other indiscre-tions be revealed, as indeed they are. .' .

A new teammate for the task is called in, Libby Holden (Kathy Bates), alongtime friend and loyal political ally of the Stantons.

What she eventually uncovers tests both her and Burton's faith in theircandidate and drives one to a desperate act when the Stantons reveal their truecolors, fired by their steely determination to reach the Oval Office. '

In Nichols' hands, this end-justifies·the-means approach may be seen intragic terms, which gives the movie some thought- provoking substance.

Because of fleeting violence including a suicide, various implied affairs,recurring profanity and much rough language, the U.S. Catholic Conferenceclassification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of Americarating is R - restricted.

NEW YORK (CNS) :- Thefollowing are 'capsule reviews ofmovies recently reviewed by theU.S. Catholic Conference Office, ':/

, fot Film and' Broadcasting. '"''Mr. ,Nice Guy" (New Line). 0verdone imartial arts extrava",

,ganza if) ,which an Austr!l1ian TY'cheffro ll],Hqrg K;oflg (Jackie Chan) ~nds,himself pursued bya drug lord (Rich­

..ard"Nortonj,'then decides to,fight back_ an~ single- harideclly deJT:IoH~hes. .his, entire'gang.' Directed by Sarno Hung," the pl<?t serves up one bre'athless chase:'aftel\motheri tHrough Melbourne's, streets;'buiIClingsa9d surrounding en­; viryfls, but wit.h nothillg eJse going on,, the fast-paced action is too contrived: to~be"anythi,ng liI,ore thaI! tiresom~.: Much stxlize9 violence, menace,;sexual innuendo and coarse languag'f.· The U.S. Catholic Conference c1assi­; ficatioiJis'A-llI-adults. The Motion:: Picture'Association ofAhi~ncarating

, . is pd-'13'~ parents'are strongly cau­, tioned that some material may be in­, appropriate for children under 1'3.

, ,''Niagara Niagara'". (Shooting,Gallery)

Tortured tale of runaway teen lov­ers (Robin Tul:mey 3J1d Henry Thomas)turns into tragedy. when .the girl runsout <:if her Tourette's syndrome medi­cation and substitutes liquor and pillsin a vain attempt to take the edge offher wild outbursts. Directed by BobGosse, the formula road movie evokessome sympathy for the afflicted teenin what is otherwise a tired story ofoutcasts on the run. Brief sexual en­counters, much substance abuse, fre­quent profanity and continuous roughlanguage. The U.S. Catholic Confer­ence classification is A-IV -adults,with reservations. The Motion PictureAssociation ofAmerica rating is R ­restricted.

"A Rat's Tale" (Legacy)Disappointing family fantasy in

which a pair of enterprising rats savetheir community by finding an antidote

· to a new rodent poison in flowers grow­ing in a long-lost magical garden un­der the granite foundation of Manhat­tan. Directed by Michael F. Huse, theGerrran production mixes live-action

· American characters,and settings withbeautifully crafted German mari-

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In addition to overseeing strate­gic planning, system advocacy,volunteer development, market­ing and public relations, she willalso be responsible for establish­ing/negotiating managed care andclinical services contracts, over­seeing purchasing, managingphysician relations and serving aschairperson for the ethics com­mittee.

Marlo J. Blais has joined theteam of caregivers at BethanyHouse Adult Day Health Care,Taunton, as the director of recre­ational therapies. She will be re­sponsible for'creating meaning­ful programs and activities tomeet participants' abilities and in­terests. The monthly activitiescalendar includes exercise, artsand crafts, garnes, entertainment,educational programs and out­ings. She was previously activi­ties director at Pleasant Manor inAttleboro.

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"The harmony of couples, thewarmth of the home and the calm­ness in daily life affect his psychol­ogy, favoring harmonious matura­tion. It is not only genes that trans­mit the hereditary traits of parents,but also the repercussions of theirspiritual and emotional experi­ences," he said.

He encouraged the Catholic ex­perts to continue this line of re­search, saying it stood in contrastto other studies on the unborn that"risk forgetting the mystery of theperson" present in prenatal life.

The pope said he hoped peopleand agencies involved in fundingprenatal research would distin­guish between programs that "sup­port life and others which offendits integrity or compromise its ex­istence."

music. That arrangement set thestage for collaboration and a strongfriendship.

When Fleetwood's late wife wasbedridden, Clapham, a eucharisticminister, brought her Communion.

When Clapham's great-grand­son, Thomas Jordan Moon, was bornout of state, Fleetwood wrote a songtitled "There's A New Moon OverTexas." Clapham supplied the mu­sic for the song, and it received ra­dio play in Texas.

He and Fleetwood keep activeand there is little risk that anyone willthink their next country song is au­tobiographical. The duo's latest col­laborationis titled "Gotta Get a LifeBefore I Die."

By JOHN THAVIS

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Pope JohnPaul II has encouraged new re­search into prenatal psychologicaldevelopment, saying experts needto gauge the effect of family lifeand other factors on the develop-ment of the unborn. '

The pope made the commentsin a message March 20 to partici­pants in a church-sponsored meet­ing on "Biological and Psycho­logical Foundations of, PrenatalEducation."

The pontiff called the new fielda "marvelous and valuable" a'reaof research. He said it was rightfor health experts to study theunborn "not just to observe hisphysical growth and listen to thebeat of his tiny heart, but also toinvestigate his emotions and reg­ister the signs of his psychic de­velopment."

He said that while medical carecan affect prenatal development,tho development of the unborn is

a traditional country theme~ a manunsuccessful in love. "It's almost likehe's asking God to find the rightwoman," said Fleetwood.

Words are only half of the musi­cal story. Clapham takesFleetwood's lyrics, picks up a mi­crophone and turns on a tape re­corder. "I start singing and writing- it takes a couple hours," said thecomposer, who has taught piano andguitar for 34 years.

Fleetwood and Clapham are bothnatives of Wilmington, Del. Theydidn't meet until 1984 in Californiawhen Fleetwood decided to stop atthe yellow house where Claphamgives mu~ic lessons. Fleetwoodwrote poetry and longed to put it to

By LIZ SWAIN

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

LEMON GROVE, Calif - Givean idea to St. John of the Cross pa­rishioners Lee Clapham and RobertFleetwood, and they're likely towrite a song about it.

When a priest mentioned thatthere were too few Easter songs,Fleetwood sat down and wrote threeverses of"He is Risen" and Claphamwrote the music.

The hymn received thunderousapplause after it was performed attheir Lemon Grove parish six yearsago.

Clapham and Fleetwood are cur­rently enjoying success in anothermusical genre - two of their coun­try songs appear on "America," acompilation released late last year byHilltop Records.

Country songs may seem to beat the opposite end of the spectrumfrom liturgical music. But the twostyles, say the composers, are muchcloser than one might think.

"Country performers are basi­cally Christians who tell stories oflife," said Fleetwood, a past mem­ber of the Country Music Associa­tion, in an interview with The South­ern Cross, newspaper of the SanDiego Diocese. .

The "America" compilation in­cludes Rusty Stratton's rendition oftwo Fleetwood-Clapham songs,titled "Let's Keep the Dirt Out ofOurCountry" and "Can't Stop LovingThose Wrong Women."

Fleetwood tells two different sto­ries in the songs scored by Clapham.In one song, he rallies Americans to"keep our music clean." Inspirationcame several years ago when Tip­per Gore appeared on PhilDonahue's show to speak out againstoffensive song lyrics.

"The audience did their best toembarrass her and make her feel bad.I was inflamed. I sat down and wrotethe song," said Fleetwood. He addedthat he plans to ask his friend, U.S.Rep. Duncan L. Hunter, R-Ollif., togive Gore a copy of the song.

The other song on "America" has

12 THE ANCHOR- Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar. 27, 19~8'

Vatican repents of Christian inaction against N'azis, ,

Third world Catholics' hurt b:rChu~~h's bad press"

Germany. "I have found that the Vati­can is always reluctant on statementsabout World War II. Butafter 10 yearsof consideration, something clearershould have come out of this matter."

Bubis said he was particularly in­censed at the assertion in the paperthat Pope Pius XII, whose pontificatelasted from 1939 to 1958, "person­ally or through his representatives"saved "hundreds of thousands ofJew­ish lives."

''The Vatican itself saved maybe afew thousand, and a few tens of thou­sands were saved by church authori­ties throughout Europe," Bubis said."But more than the numbers, it wassignificant that the Vatican kept itsactivities secret and did not openlyspeak out for the saving of Jews dur­ing the war, when it was mostneeded.", A number of jewish leaders main­tain that Pope Pius could have usedhis moral authority to greater, advan­tage in predominantlyChristian Eu­ro~ to p~vent Nazi atrocities.

the bishop said.America is the leading country in

the world and is the dream of manyThird World peoples. said BishopBonivento. But Catholics in theUnited States need to be more unitedin finding ,ways to rea,:t against me-'dia abuses, he added.

"Remember that you have somebrothers around the world, and theycan be comfo'rted Or hu.miliated in

, their faith by what you do," he said.

Indonesian priest'holdsaustere parfy

church failed to intervene effec­tively to stop Nazi abuses. '

The French bishops' conference,which last fall asked forgiveness ofthe world's Jews for French com­plicity in the Nazis' activities, madeno comment abo~t the Vaticandocument.

Israel's ambassador to the HolySee,Aharon Lopez, said he alsowould have no immediate commenton the subject. "It is a very serious

world' a picture of its church that Idon't think is realistic," the bishopsaid.

French missionaries established alasting Christian presence in PapuaNew Guinea beginning in the late19th century. In a country of 4 mil7

li9n people, approximately 1.4 mil­lion are Catholics.

"Some of these people have beenevangelized only. as recently as theI96?s, and their faith is' v~ry'strong,"

lic Church" in Nazi Germany's perse­cution of European Jews.

"This document makes it soundlike all that church teaching did wasto make Christians insensitive andindifferent to what was happening" toJews under the Nazi regime, RabbiRosen said. "There was more, muchmore, and church representatives aswell as the pope himself have used

,stronger language than that in thepast."

The document, "We Remember: AReflection on the Shoah," was pub­lished by the Pontifical Commissionfor Religious Relations with the Jewsafter a decade of research and reviewby a number of Vatican officials; itincluded a foreword by Pope JohnPaul II.

Ignatz Bubis, president of the Cen­tral Committee of Jews in Germany,said that while the advent of the docu­ment "showed progress," it neverthe­less was inadequate.

"For me, it was a disappointment,", he said from his office in Frankfurt,

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE piah(US$1.20)tobuyc:issavas, sweet, MANADO, Indonesia - A par- potatoes and bananas, while the

ish priest in Manado celebrated his spiced fish had been prepared by pa-: trarisfer of duty by giving a reception 'rishioners. For drinks: lheguests had

where edible roots, bananas and plain 'water, .instead or beer or softspiced fish were served as an example drinks, as would have ,been usual atof au~terity. such receptions., .

T!'le' simple reception wa's meant 'He noted that for feast-loving"to,)each, pari~hioners,nQ~ only In . Minahasans, a predominantly Chris­wordS but also in deedsal?out' the tian ethnic group, a simple receptionchurch'scconcem over the. current would cost 500;000 rupiah (US$50).:(ecoriomic) crisis. Arid.jthappens; . ,As. Indonesii\'s' morlths-Iong e~o- ..;that we are in the Lent~n period," nomic crisis continut:d into mid-said 'Father Feighty Boseke. Hisre-, March, govemment offic ials discussed

. marks were reported by DCA News, with the Intemational Monetary FundanAsian. ctiurch'news agency based, the terms' of its $40 billion restructur-in Thailand.· .' ing plan for the country.

fIosting the M~rch 'rece'ption: Fa- . Earlier in the month, a lay spon-therBoseke said he'was norashamed . sored forum' for Asia meeting into offer:an inexpensive traditional Quezon City; Philippines, said themenu at a gathering attended by crisis, particularly under IMF-dictatedBishop Joseph Suwatan of Manado, terms in Thailand, Indonesia andfellow priests. religious and lay lead- South Korea; had taken a heavy tollers. , in terms of social impact on the poor

He' said he spent just '12,OOO'ru-, and the marginalized.

By LYNNE WElLCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

and comprehensive document, andwe would like to study it before of­feringa reaction," he said. But therepresentative to thl~ Holy See forthe Palestinian LibeTation Organi­zation, Afif Safieh, took the occa­sion to issue a statement praisingPope John Paul II fol' the document.He said ,it "gives Your Holiness theunequivocal moral authority to in­vite Israelis and Jews to a similarsoul-searching" cOrlcerning theirpolicies on Palestinian peoples.

Jewish views mixed on Vatican doclllment

• Unrealistic portrayal ofa fractured Church,inU.S. damages itsle~ding role abroad.

ops' conference, Bishop KarlLehmann ofMainz, also applaudedthe document. In a statement theday of its release, Bishop Lehmann!;'aid he hoped the paper would"help heal the wounds of past in-

, justices and create a future in whichsuch an injustice can never againoccur."

German bishops issued theirown document on the Holocaust inApril 1995. Their document said the

ROME - Jewish leaders world­wide expressed mixed views on aVatican document on the Holocaust.

Although many greeted its long­anticipated publication March 16 asa step forward in Catholic-Jewish re­lations, a number said the l4-pagestatement fell short of their expecta­tions.

Rabbi David Rosen, head of theJerusalem office of the Anti-Defama­tion League of B'nai B'rith, said in atelephone interview March 17 that "weshould recognize the significant

, things" in the document, such as "theexpression oferrors and regrets for thefailure of individuals" to stop the Ho­locaust.But he added that the docu­ment sho~ld not have "eliminated thecomplicity ofCatholics and the Catho-

By TOM TRACYCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ~Media portrayals of the U.S. Catho­lic Church as fractured and at oddswith church authority in Rome ­however exaggerated - are discour­aging to ThirdWorld Catholics, saida bishop from Papua New Guinea.

,''The church in the U.S. is veryinfluential in the world, and we arevery intet:ested in"thechurch i,n theU.S.," said Bishop Cesare B.onivento

,.ofVanit:J1o, ~apuaNew Guinea."When I talk. to the common

people (in the U.S.) I find great sup­port for the Holy Father, but when Isee the media I see a lot of conflict.Newspapers that act only in their owninterest are harmful to us because theycreate,an image ofthis country that isno~ real," Bishop Bonivento said dur-ing a February visit, .

He also said that incomplete orincorrect world perceptions of whatis happening among Catholics in theUnited States are damaging. Catho­lics in the United States need to chal­lenge the big media organizations orjournalists who poorly represent theCatholic faith and Catholic affairs, hesaid. ,

"I love American people, but wehave a picture that is not real at thismoment, and the U.S. .is giving the

"The main purpose of the docu­ment islo furnish internal guidanceto Catholics all around the worldwho have no knowledge of the Ho­locaust," he told Catholic NewsService March 17. "This will be avaluable teaching tooL"

Eugene J., Fisher, an official incharge ofCatholic-Jewish relationsin the conference's Secretariat forEcumenical and Interreligious Af-

, fairs, said, "One has to understandit as a document addressed to theuniversal church."

Fisher noted that the document"calls for research, study and dia­logue" and said that it opened the I

way for common historical study • Some say it fell shortprojects with Jewish scholars. oftheir expectations.

"It is certainly not the end of astory," he added. "I would say it'sthe beginning of a story."

In New York, Cardinal John 1.O'Connor said he hoped that peoplewho read the document would "seeit as another step forward in the on­going dialogue betw~en Catholicsand Jews."

"'We wish to turn awareness ofpast sins into a firm resolve to builda new future in which there will beno more anti-Judaism among Chris­tians or anti-Christian sentimentamong Jews,''' he said, quoting thedocument.

,The leader of the German bish-

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Consecrati(ul to ihe Divine WillOh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the im­

mensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open tome the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all inYou, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable.WiII, pro~tratebefore.

, Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself.intothe littlegroup of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT. Pros-.trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Ligtit and beg that it 'clothe me and. eclipse all that does not pertain to You, DivineWill. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, theenrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not wantthe human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast 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 andcond~cts them to God..

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of t.he Most Holy'Trinitythat They permit me to live in the cloister of theDivine Will and

. thus return inme the first order of c~eation,justas the cr~aturewas created. " . "

Heavenly Mother, Sovereign ~mq.Queen of th~ Divine Fiat,take my hand and introduce me'into the Lightofthe,DivineWill. You will ,be my guide, my most tender Mother, and willteach me to live in and to maintain myself in 'the order and thebounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mot~er; I consecrate mywhole 'being to Your-Immaculate Heart. You will teach me thedoctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively toYour lessons. You will cover me with Your m'aritle so that theinfernal serpent dare 'not penetrate into this sacred Eden to en­tice me_and. make me fall intMhe, mazeofthe;human.will ... Heart of my gri:atest'Good~.Jes':ls,,:You~ilI,giveme' Your.flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me toform in me the Life of the Divine Will., Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my

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

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

( In Honor ofLuisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child ofthe Divine Will)

• Church, officials 'say.. 'new document'advances Catholic­Jewish dialogue onthe Holocaust.,

By LYNNE WElLCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ROME - Several church offi­cials said they expected that a newVatican document on the Holocaustwould advance Catholic-Jewish

,dialogue.The document, published March

16 by the Pontifical Commissionfor Religious Relations with theJews, reinforced church condemna­tions of racism and genocide, de­plored Nazi Germany's attempt toexterminate Europe's Jews andnoted that some church teachingspre-dating the Second Vatican'Council were "anti-Jewish."

When it was released, CardinalWilliam H. Keeler of Baltimore wasin Rome with a group of Catholicand Jewish leaders promoting inter­faith ties.

The cardinal, moderator forCatholic-Jewish relations in theU.S. bishops' conference, said thedocument would "absolutely" fur­ther dialogue between ,the twofaiths.

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the Sick course, who are helpful tothe chaplains in their daily visita­tions. They broaden the ministry andhopefully reach out to the manyPeople who are in need of it," he said.

The education program, for men,women and religious who wish tolive the Gospel message of caringfor the sick, is conducted once a year.

"Its role is to help people whoare going to be doing pastoral min­istry eHher throug~ their parishesor through hospitals or nursinghomes, to learn more about what apastoral visit is, what it means tovisit the sick, and how to becomemore effective in that roltf," the di­rector said. "A number of peoplehave takell the course over theyears." The program's preceptorsare qualified instructors as well asprofessionals trained in the minis­try of ca~e to the sick.

The pastor and director said heleans heavily on his assistant direc­tor. "Sister Agnew and I workclosely. She is very busy, oversee­ing the pastoral care course and sheis also the chaplain at Tobey Hos­pital in Wareham and the Rehabili­tation Hospital in Sandwich."

sociation and act as [lursing C)ssis­tants; see patients at the CatholicMemorial Home and serve aschaplains in hospitals on Cape Codand the Islands.

The destitute and' the poor havealways found relief.by .turning tothe -Sisters of Mercy. The sistersoffer food, shelter and non-tradi­tional types of education, and alsooperate Market Mi'nistries in NewBedford and the John E. BoydCenter in Fall River.'

Asked to administer St. VincentHome in this city more than 100years ago, the sisters are there to­day responding with vigor to thechallenges of the times. The legacyof Mother McAuley continues.

salaries are set by the diocese."This is a ministry that is con­

tinuously busy and getting busier,especially in hospitals, because pa­tients hospitalized are much sickernow than in the past because of in­surance regulations'" FatherBellenoit pointed out. "So chaplainsare in greater demand in their min­istry of responding to' acute situa­tions as well aSl)laking initiaLvis-its to new admissions." ,

The chaplains' ministry is one ofpresence, prayer, support, counseland sacramental celebrations.Chaplains in certain hospitals func­tion as heads of their respective caredepartments. They coordinate layvolunteers who' function daily asspecial ministers of the Eucharist,bringing Communion to those whowish to receive.

Like any other ministry withgreat needs, there is always the op­portunity for more people to be in­volved and the chaplains dependgreatly on the eucharistic ministerswho help them out, Father Bellenoit .noted.

"There are people who havetaken the diocesan Pastoral Care to

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar. 27, 1998 ·13the Fall River diocese in elemen­tary and secondary schools, in­cluding Bishop Feehan in Attle­boro; Holy Family-Holy Name, St.James-St. John and St. Mary's inNew, Bedford; Our Lady ofLourdes in Taunton and SS. Peterand Paul and St. Anne's in,this city.

Some sisters serve in parisheswitnessing to mercy in pastoralcare. Two sisters minister in fu­

. neral homes and another is thebishop's representative for the re­ligious of the diocese.

Responding to spiritual andhealth needs, Sisters of Mercy min­ister at Morton Hospital, Taunton,and S1. Luke's, New Bedford;serve with the Visiting Nurse As-

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McAuley, the founder of the Sis­ters of Mercy, who, animated bythe Gospel and her·pas~ion for thepoor, sent out Sister Francis XavierWarde, the first Sister of Mercy,professed by Sister McAuley in1833 in Ireland, to America. Thatcharted course has come full circlein the community of sisters' in thisdiocese. The response is the samenow because the poor need helpnow. It is the same need thatBisterWarde and her little band encoun­tered when they arrived in NewBedford in 1873, predicating thatservice on the specific needs ofsociety - "Where one ministers, allare present."

After more than a century thereare Sisters of Mercy ministering in

GROUNDBREAKING-Bishop James L. Connolly wields the ceremonial shovel at thegroundbreaking for Mount St. Mary Academy in 1959. With the bishop are, from' left, Sisterof Mercy Olga <;3alvin, Msgr. Raymond Considine, Sisters Catherine Durkin and AntonineFitzgerald; and Father William Galvin and Father John Galvin to her immediate right; FatherArthur Tansey; the bishop; Msgr. James, J, Gerrard and a representive from the GilbaneCompany, architects. '

dressing the spiritual and emotionalneeds of those sick and in nursing

- homes..It needs to be done in a mostcompassionate way. And that ex­tends not just to those sick, but tofamilies and medical staff people aswell," he added. '

In 1997, the chaplains mademore than 100,000 visits to patients,distributed the Eucharist more than

. 94,000 tim~s, anointed 19;000 anddid 25 emergency baptisms'.i· ,. 'More than 90 percent of the cost

of this tremendous u'ndertaking.isborne by the di<)c'ese through the

,proceeds of the Charities Appeal.Cost to the diocese for the minis­

try is nearly $450,000 a year. "Themoney from the Annual CatholicCharities Appeal is absolutely nec­essary," Father Bellenoit asserted."Most of this ministry would nottake place if it were not for CatholicCharities. It is the, major funder ofthe pastoral ministry in this diocese."

The costs grow continuously asdo the salaries of those involved full­time, as in any other ministry or pro­fession, he reported. "As we openeda new ministry this year we had tofund a new person, for example. The

·PERMANE~T DEACONJohn Welch, who has beenteaching an adult confirma­tion class at St. Ann's Parish,Raynham, said he enjoyssharing his faith with others.(Anchor/Gordon photo)

Connolly in the dioc(~se. This wasthe bishop's pet project and he wasa solid backer of Sisters MaureenHanley,· Kathryn' Murphy andPatricia Custy woo were assignedto the!facili~y. Nazareth Hall re-

o . spite care program opened in 1982with Sisters Maureen Mitchell. andPatricia Custy in charge. They sawthe,need for a program where par­ents could place what were thencalled mentally handicapped chil­dren or adults for an overnight orweekend stay. The second floor ofthe building was used and the ser­vice continued for about two years.After 28 years of service, NazarethHall closed in 1985. That came af­ter legislation was passed that man­dated all communities offer specialeducation courses in their publicschools to those who requested it.

Actually, the important minis­try to crildren with handicaps wasbegun in 1969 in Attleboro. It wasopen t? 'all faiths. ,

In 1960, the diocese saw a needfor a scho~1 for. handicapped chil­dren in the Cape Cod area and inSeptember of that year, Nazareth

J Hall-on-the-Cape opened its class­rooms to ·15 students. Sisters M.Jamesita Lavery, Bernadetta Ryanand Patricia Custy welcomed the

. students. In 1984, the schooJ,which had provided a much­needed service, also closed in lightof new legislation.

Throughout the many changesthat the Sisters of Mercy have en­countered in their generous anddedicated ministries, there has al­ways been a strong emphasis oneducation, pastoral care and par­ish work throughout the sisters' re­gional community. ",

In 1991, the sisters in this dio~

cese joined with' more than 7,000Sisters of Mercy,'from North,South and Central America, Gua'mand the Philippines to become theInstitute of the Sisters of Mercy ofthe Americas.'

It was Mother Catherine

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he recently celebrated 45 years of marri~ge, when he c~\-ers that s~cra­ment, but he's able (0 do what he does because he's retired and has time.

He also has time to 'volunteer in the RAVE (Raynham Adult Volun­teers for Education) program at the LB Meryl School in Raynham wherehe reads to fourth graders and teaches fifth graders about storytelling, anart he's practiced as a professional for some· ten years. He also offersstory-preaching workshops'for priests and deacons and is the sealer ofweights and measures for Raynham.

Many people from the dio~ese areinvolved in the Rite of Christian Ini­tiation ofAdults process, but the pro­gram of S1. Ann's is l)ot rel~ted to it,since it only work$ ..yith adults andthose who have alreadyl;>een bap­tized. This fairly uniq\.lt: program;.confirms its candidates on PentecostSunday and Welch said "I,see ilas away of presenting the faith to adultsin a new way that perhaps they're notaccustomed to." He added that "it'san honor for me to share my knowl­edge of the faith with the candidates,"and he really enjoys the program.

The people involved must enjoyit too because he has been doing theclasses for some ten years. He said 'that many ofthose'involved corne upto him afterwards and'say they wishit could go on longer. ':It's a lot ofwork and time to keep up with rulesand regulations," ,added the retiredtelephone company employee, "butif I can help someone see God in theirlives, even a small part, I know itchanges them and it changes me too."

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St. Mary Corporation voted to opena high school in the convent.

To do that, the north wing of theconvent was e~tensively'rebuilt. Itopened in September 1946. By1958 the number of student,s wait­ing to enter the school was so greatthat a new academy was'builtnearby. The building, with spa­cious classrooms, modern sciencelaboratories, and auditorium, gym­nasium and cafeteria was dedi­cated on Sept. 22, 1960.

A devastating fire broke out inthe convent during daylight hourson Oct. 25, 1965. An investigationpointed out several structural faultsin the convent, necessitating a ma­jor expenditure of funds to make re­pairs. The review for the capital out­lay also pointed out an importantarea trend. The enrollment at theMount as well as in other Catholicschools in the area was decrt;asing.

In order to strengthen Catholiceducation in Fall River, threeCatholic girls' schools merged in1971: Dominican Aca"emy, Jesus­Mary Academy a"d t~e Mount. Itwas decided that Mount $1. Mary'swould house the merged studentpopulation and the name waschanged to Bishop Gerrard HighSchool in honor of AuxiliaryBishop James J. Gerrard. The dio­cese took over operation of theschool and Mercy Sister M. SylviaRice was named principal.,

By 1977 it was clear that theconvent that housed the sisterswould have 'to be closed for theschool to remain'in operati·on. Fornine years there ~as a happy andsuccessful merger of the girls'schools, but when Bishop Con­nolly High School, which had beenan all-boys' school,' went co-ed,things changed. In 1980, due to de­creasing enrollment, BishopGerrard High School closed.

When Nazareth Hall for Excep­tional Children opened in 1958, itwas the first of three such schoolsestablished by Bishop James L.

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that celebrate languages and spon­soring ethnic days at the schoollunches.

The third academic qlJarter willclose on March 27.

The school's competil:ion varsitycheerleading squad, coached byHeidi Daniels, recently closed out asuccessful winter season with afourth place finish at the DavidProuty Invitational.

Math team coach Ginny Jolin an­nounced that her team qualified forthe divisional playoffs in I:he South­eastern Massachusetts Math Leaguewhich were held at Old RochesterHigh School March 25.

CAREER DAY! First grade students in Nancy Davis's classat Holy Family - Holy Name School, New Bedforcl, recentlycelebrated career day and students dressed to fit the part.Sean Carney, Jess.ica Bernier and Tristam Wade pmticipatedand listened to speakers who visited their classrol:>m to talkabout careers.

SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS! Students at St. Josepl1 School,New Bedford, were recently selected as winners at theschool's, annual science fair. They are (from left .tl) right infront row) eighth grader Cherri Lavalley, s!3cond place with"How do Planes Fly?"; seventh grader Henri Valois III, firstplace for "Acids and Bases"; fifth grader Joshua Souza, thirdplace with "Which Detergents Help Plants Grow?"; and (backrow) seventh graders Greg Moore and Matthew Camara with"Titanic" and "Fire" and fifth graderTimothy Sylvia with "WhichsUbst~nce stops ice from melting?"; honoratlle mention.

Feehan studen'ts ,celebr,ateforeign. languages,

ATTLEBORO-Bishop Feehan's 'Spanish National Honor Society,Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, hasbeen nominated for the J.e. PenneyGolden Rule Award for its weeklyservice at S1. Joseph's food pantryin Attleboro. The program recog­nizes outstanding volunteering andprizes are awarded to the agencywhere volunteering takes place.

In recognition offoreign languagemonth, the language department hasscheduled a number of activities in­cluding beginning each day with aprayer in a foreign language, read­ing language related trivia questionsover the intercom, hanging posters

Fernandes as' well as' eighth graders.Elizabeth Taber, Kelly Sousa,Melinda Costa, Andrea Borges :and.Kelly Linhares. Sixth graders havebeen studying the ocean and the classdecided to adopt a humpback ~hale.

Through saving bottles and cans andfundraising they were able to getenough to become the "adoptive par­ents" of the humpback whale Patches. 'Students received a picture of theirwhale and an adoption certificate,both on display a~ the school. '

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Ethnic lunches were served in the arenowned historian, gave a presenta­cafeteria and ethnic music was piped tion: ConsequencesofDaGama'sVoy­in over the intercom before homeroom. age to India; Mike Moniz, agraduateFaculty members got into the spirit student from Brown University spokewith an ethnic potluck lunch. on religion as a symbol ofAzorean cul-

Highlights of the week's events in- ture; and a group of40 students, mostlyeluded the play Between Two Worlds, freshmen' and sophomores, attendedwhose theme explored the plight of the Bale Folelorico da Bahia at the Shubertimmigrant;, Professor George, Winius,' ,Theatre, Boston.

NEW BEDFORD-Students atOur Lady of M;ount Carmel School,New Bedford, have been busy in theirscience Classes with a variety ofprojects and activities. The seventhand eighth grade students recentlycompleted their science fair projectsand nine students were chosen to rep­resent the school 'at the regional sci­ence fair held at Bristol C:ommunityCollege. 'Those selected were seventhgraders Ryan Alcaidinho, ChristinePatacao, Lori Cancela and Caroline

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:~BISHOP CONNOLLY sophomore Kim Cordeiro was chosen as this year's Thomas Keyes

Memorial Scholarship recipient. She stands with Principal Anthony S. Nunes, Athletic Direc~

tor Mary Jane Keyes; and last year's recipient, Kevin DeSa. Each year a sophomore whoexemplifies an abundant spirit of enthusiasm, devotion and care for Connolly is chosen toreceive this honorin remembrance of Tommy Keyes, a student involved in a tragic car acci­dent in 1984. Proceeds from the Tommy Keyes Memorial Golf Tournament fund the $1000annual award which winners receive through graduation. '.'

Connolly students prepare'college applicationsFALL RIVER-On March 30 from

7-9 p.m. the Bishop Connolly HighSchool guidance department will hostan evening for juniors and their parentsentitled "Life After Connolly, A Guideto the College Application Process."They will discus~ the role ofstudent andparent in the college admissions process,ways to enhance one's child's chance,of admis~ion, preparation for the cam-'pus visit and interview as well as therole of financial aid in college admis­sions.'The guest speaker will be BrianMurphy, director' of admissions atStonehill College and the program willtake place in the school's cafeteria

, Students and faCUlty recently cel­ebrated cultural diversity with music,theater and special presentations dur­ing the school's annllal World LanguageWeek. Hallways were decorated with 'posters, banners and streamers repre­senting the colors ofdifferent countriesand each day celebrated a different cul-ture ~d l<;mguage. '

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, New Bedford, recently held its annual science fair and 47 seventhand eighth grade students participated in the event. They were each required to prepare aresearch paper, experiment and display poster. Those receiving special recognition were(back row left to right) Sharon DeMello, Casey Bandarra, Leslie-Ann Stevens, HeatherLaCroix, Bethany Lemenager, Daniel Shea. In the front row: Sara Maltais, Matthew Braga,Sara Roy, David Bousquet, Phillip Olejarz,John Pepin, Kevin Spirlet, and Andrew DeMello.. '

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My father, who died some yearsago, was a good and kind man. Heloved me as deeply as a father canlove a son, and I, in return, lovedhim just as mL!ch. There was onlyone problem. Dad was an alco­holic.

Dad was the kind of drinkerwho never missed a day of work.But he'd drink every night wilenhe got home, and he got prettysoused most Saturday and Sunday,afternoons.

He never beat any of us. Henever missed a payment on the posed to make sure he was 'soberhouse because.of alcoholisfl) .. enough to d~ive home.Sadly, though, a lot of the time, . Putting a kid in charge of awhen Dad was in the house heji.lst' grownup is futile. Sadly, the kid

" ,wasn't really there. often grows up thinking that he orMy friends would come over, .she ~s responsible for, keeping.

and often,he'd b.e in theTyroom,. dther peop}e [(om 'm~king mis-: passed ,out. ,"He's ,really tired,"· takes. It's a~ ,impossible task. Itw~:d say. We never, said, "He's always makes you miserable whendrunk." That. wouldn't have been you ~ail ~ and yo,,! always wilL,polite. Late at night, he~d be Even worse, you may find your­dfl;lOk, and want ~o ,~al,k<You s,elf at,tracted to l:elationships with

",coul~n't ~e, fU.de, So ,you sat and.,. people who.are screw-ups becau,selistened - for hotlr's. It was: dread- 'you feel, comfortable tryfng to save~ful. somebody. It's a sure way to make, ~ad,join~d AA and got sober your lif~ ~ ~isaster. ' . "

: when I was in high school. His so- " If you have an alcoholic parent,briety,a gift I'll always c,herish, you may be set up for a lot qf sad­gave us some wonderful years to- ness un less you get your head cleargether. I've done OK in life, and about what you ar(;: and are not re­there aren't a lot of visible wounds sponsible for.to show the effects of growing up ,It's hard to learn. Most'peoplewith an alcoholic father. can't do it on their own. Luckily,

. But let me tell you, I'm nearly mutual support groups, like50, and I'm still dealing ,with some Alateen and Alanori, can shareof the patterns his dri'nking set up. proven ways of getting your head,. , One American in. 10 has a clear. There's usually no fee.drinking problem, and nearly one- If you're interested in learningsixth of American teens have at more, about programs for teensle~st one alcoholic parent. ~ith alcoholic parents, call the

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You start by pretending thi,ngs dealing with, and they can guideare better than they really are. Dad you to help in your community.wa~ just resting "because he was Hey, the call's free. What havetired" - not because he'd had you'got to lose?eight glasses of gin. Speaking thetruth is punished in an alcoholic'shome. '

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violate the SO!lg' to allow it. to'.: .' /... :.': ,'. - speak to'."us ,about our beliefs.

Hqw dp our, b~.Iiefs,emibleu~ tobe people "giveMo fly';?Teens have many opportunities,to show that their beliefs,influ­

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, , ' siping about others? Putting, others down behind their backs. is easy to do. Sometimes your

peers will do this in your pres­ence. Do you have the integ­rity to flyaway from such con­versations or even to defendthe person being maligned?

Do you fly toward chancesto help others? Christians keeptheir awareness up. They real~

ize when someone among theirpeers needs help with academ­ics. They reach out to a newstudent and help him or her tofeel connected to a new school.They join in on school projectsespecially those geared towardhelping others in the commu­nity. Such teens are generouswith their time and enthusi-asm.

These are just a few ex-amples from teens' lives thatextend the concept behind thesong's title, "Given to Fly."Indeed, to be Christian is to bedifferent. It is to dare to believethat giving your love abun­dantly and often allows yourspirit to fly!

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key to the locks on the chains"to human existence. He wantedto free us to live in a new anddifferent way. Jesus, crucifiedrather than "stabbed," was"stripped ... by faceless men."Through his resurrection,metaphorically, Jesus is some­one who "was given to fly."

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Could have tuned in, tuned in;But he,tuned out.Bad times, ,Alone in the corrhi'or'" 'Waiting, locked olit.' .He ~ot ~p. oU,tta ~ere, . ,',"",Ra~ for hlmcir.eds of,.miles ..... ,'. .Made it to' the ocean .Had a smoke in a treeThe V'ind.ro.seuP.Set him down on 'his, knee.' '.' "'::,~

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Written by Ed Vedder/Mike McCreadySung by Pearl JamCopyright (c) 1998 by Sony MusicEntertainment Inc.Copyright (c) 1997 by White Treatage,Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music,Scribbling C-Ment Songs (ASCAP)

THE SIGN SAID: "Storeopens at 12:0 I a.m. Be amongthe first to get your copy of·Yield.'" I don't know if therewas a mad rush, but I do rec­ognize that Pearl Jam is im­mensely popular.

Off their new CD "Yield" isthe current chart hit "Given toFly." The lyrics remind me ofthe life of Jesus.

Jesus wanted to "share the

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NORTH ATTLlE:BORO-AFirst Friday celebration will be heldat Sacred Heart Churc:h hall on April3. It will consist of intercessoryprayer at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel,Mass at 7:30 p.m., a programthemed "Images of God's Love"from 8-9 p.m., followed by adora­tion through the night until 3 p.m.Saturday.

TAUNTON-Tht: Massachu­setts Department of Public Healthannounces its Breast and CervicalCancer Initiative. Thi:; comprehen­sive cancer screening program of­fers free health services across thestate for women who are uninsuredor underinsured, 40 or older, with afocus on women over .50 and under40 with a personal or family historyof breast cancer. For more informa­tion call Morton Hospital's HealthServices Referral at 828-7778.

NEW BEDFORD-A confer­ence for Catholic mt:n will be heldat the Lowell Memorial Auditoriumon April 18. Cardinal La~ will hostthe event and Bishop Sean P.O'Malley will be am:>ng participat­ing bishops. A bus for local men willbe leaving from Holy Name Parish,New Bedford, at 6:30 a.m. April 18.Call Msgr. Thomas Harrington at992-3184 to reserve a spot; for moreinformation call Bud Miller at 678­2828.

·session about Catholic funerals willbe held from I :30·3:30 p.m. onMarch 29 at Christ the King Parish.All are welcome to join Father Ed­ward Healey as he discusses wakes,expenses, and cremation.

WESTPORT-The DiocesanCouncil of Catholic Nurses will holdan educational seminar for health­care workers at White'1: of WestportMarch 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It isentitled "Ways to Feel Good AboutYourself' and will be presented by·Robert D. Brennan, RN. For moreinformation call 678-2373.

NEW BEDFORUi-St. John theBaptist Parish will sponsor a concertof Lenten sacred music by theSwansea choral group One Body.

-The concert is themed "Celebrate theLord of Love!" All welcome.

those available for work in North­ern Ireland, they accounted for only33.6 percent of senior civil servants.

In the very highest ranks of thecivil service, where salaries exceed$65,000 a year, Catholics made uponly 17.4 percent of the total.

"At present in North,~rn Ireland,a Catholic man is :two·and-a-half

. times more likely to be unemployedthan his Protestant neighbor," saidMsgr. Faul. .

He said there are many areas ofemployment In Northf:rn Irelandwhere Catholics are excluded.Some, like the police.and securityforces where Catholics form only9 percent of staff,lack Catholics forhistorical and political reasons, hesays.

But there are other sphereswhere Protestants have dominatedfor less obvious reasons.

Msgr. Faul said, "If you look atthe wholesale trade, with the excep­tion of the drinks industry, whole­sale is totally dominated by Protes­tants, and they won't let Catholicsin."

FALL RIVER-Volunteers areneeded to tutor immigrants in begin­ning English for 1-2 hours a week,day or evening. No teaching skillsrequired. Volunteers only need tospeak, read and write English to helpothers. Materials and training pro­vided. There is also a special need'for persons fluent in Portuguese toprepare elderly/disabled persons intheir homes for American citizen-'ship. - For more information or tovolunteer, call Catholic Social Ser­vices at 674-468 I.

MASHPEE-An informational

focus will be on diet and nutrition.Information on home health carewill be available as well as free bloodpressure screening. Call SusanCorreiro at 679-4861 for more in­formation.

FALL RIVER-St. William'sChurch will host a holy hour to pro­mote a greater respect for life at 7p.m. March 29. The theme will fo­cus on "Support of Prayer in ourDaily Lives," and the celebration willconsist of a living rosary, liturgicalreadings and Benediction of theBlessed Sacrament. All are wel­come. For more information callBea Martins at 678-335 I.

FALL RIVER-The Men'sFirst Friday Club of Fall. River willnext meet at 6 p.m. April 3 at SacredHeart Church. Father RichardGendreau of St. Michael's Church,Swansea, will address the topic"How the Church is Changing andWhy" following the 6 p.m. Mass.All area men are welcome.

HYANNIS-A vigil and recita­tion of the Divine Mercy chaplet isheld from 10-1 I a.m. every Wednes­day at 68 Camp Street. All are wel­come to join in support of the rightto life of all unborn children. Formore information call 428-7281.

MANSFIELD-A grandparentssupport group is being formed by theMansfield Council on Aging forthose who are raising their grand­children. They will meet at 3 p.m.on Mondays in the COA office. Formore information call NancyEmbleton at 261-7368. .

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''Atpresent in. f';Jor(h­:eri71reland, a Catholic;rnaf] is··two-and-a-haiftimes rrlOre likely.to beynemployed -than hJsProtestant neighbor,"said Msgr. Faul.·'. ,.

in fact weaken the fight against sec­tarianism.

"She may have come under pres­sure from the Unionists," warnedMsgr. Faul. "It's a common govern­ment tactic to pull these groups intoone big organization in an effort to

lame their activities."Unionists, or loyalists, who are

mainly Protestants, want NorthernIreland to remain a .province ofGreat Britain. Nationalists, mainlyCatholics, want Northern Irelandunited with the Irish Republic.

In 1995, the Fair EmploymentCommission found that whileCatholics make up 40 percent of

FAIRHAVEN-The Saints andSingers music group will perform anEaster concert at St. Mary's Churchat 8 p.m. on April 3. All are wel­come.

. EAST FALMOUTH-The an­nual Communion Breakfast of theFalmouth Council Knights of Co­lumbus will be held on April 5 fol­lowing the 9 a.m. Mass at S1.Anthony's Church, East Falmouth.Mass will be celebrated by FatherLeonard Mullaney and all are wel­come.

shop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April18 entitled "Be an Outrageous OlderWoman." The program will includeinformation on how aging can befulfilling and invigorating, under­standing the process of growingolder and how to enjoy life after 50.For more information or to registercall the shrine at 222-5410.

ATTLEBORO-The BirthrightOffice announces that it is now lo­cated at 100 County Street, Attle­boro. It offers free help to pregnantteens and women, including preg­nancy testing. For more informa­tion call Birthright at 226-2220.

FAIRHAVEN-Our Lady's Ha­ven nursing home knows that car­ing for an aging loved one is an enor­mous responsibility and can help!Call Debbie Osuch at 999-4561 formore information about ways to planhealthcare and other related arrange­ments, including in-home help orcrisis intervention.

FALL RIVER-The PortugueseYouth Cultural Organization of 186South Main Street announces that aHealth Fair will be held from 9 a.m.to 5 p.m. on March 31. The main

By ClAN MOLLOY

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

DUBLIN, Ireland - A Britishinitiative to end workplace discrimi­nation against Catholics in North­ern Ireland may diminish efforts toend sectarianism, said a priest whohas campaigned for years on theissue. .

British Secretary of State forNorthern Ireland Marjorie Mowlanihas set a 13-year target to addressfully the "stubborn imbalance" be­tween Catholic and Protestant em­ployment opportunities. She plans tocreate a newall-embracing Equal­ity Commission by incorporating theexisting Fair Employment Commis­sion, Equal Opportunities Commis­sion, the Commission for RacialEquality and the Disability Council.

However, Msgr. Denis Faul ofDungannon, Northern Ireland, saidthere were fears that by creating anew superbody - incorporatingfour groups that tackled differentareas of discrimination and equal­ity of opportunity - Mowlam may

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ATTLEBORO-La SaletteShrine will welcome Boston areaChristian music artist NancyTutunjian to its coffee house serieson March 28 at 6:30 p.m. It takesplace in the Harvest House Restau­rant and all are welcome.

Father Andre "Pat" Patenaudewill lead a healing service with Masson March 29 at 2 p.m. It will in­clude music, teaching, praise and theopportunity for people to be prayedover and anointed individually. Allare welcome.

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