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Pope says Gulf war "venture with no return" -------_....._--Bishop Cronin asks prayer as Jan. 15 n.~ars WASHINGTON (CNS) - As the United Nations' Jan. 15 deadline neared for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait, Pope John Paul II was among religious leaders begging for peace and the U.S. bishops designated Sunday, Jan. 13, as a day of prayer "for peace with justice." Bishop Daniel A. Cronin asked priests of the Fall River diocese to lead special prayers on Sunday, either at Mass or in the context of another service, and, calling for prayer from all, reminded the faithful of the Gospel promise that peacemakers shall be called the children of God. Recalling his Christmas message, the bishop quoted the prophet Isaiah who wrote of the birth of the "Wonder-Counselor, the Prince of Peace... whose dominion is vast and forever peaceful." .. H ow imperfectly have we responded to the message of peace proclaimed by the angels," said the bishop in his message, adding, however, that "the fact of our imperfection should not fill us with despair but with new hope" in our reliance on the power of God "to make the crooked ways straight and the rough ways plain." The Washington Post reported the Bush administration has ruled out using nuclear weapons against Ira4' but Latin-rite Patriarch Michel Sabbah of Jerusalem said

armed conflict in the Gulf would be "a world, universal war, with atomic and chemical weapons." A papal message to foreign ministers of the 12-member European Economic Community asked that "peaceful means such as dialogue and negotiations prevail over recourse to devastating and terrifying instruments of death." The Vatican released the text of the message Jan. 5. On Jan. I, which the church marks as the World Day of Peace, the pope delivered an emotional plea. "With heartfelt sentiments my thoughts turn to the Middle East, in the hope that 1991 will be for all people a year of peace and not war," he said. On Christmas Day, the pontiff called for a peaceful solution to the crisis and warned that a Gulf war would be "a venture with no return." Vatican Radio reported that the. Catholic bishops of 12 European Economic C'ommunity nations issued ajoint statement Jan. 4 asking for a vast prayer movement in support of the pope's peace appeals. The radio station reported Jan. 6 that Mother Teresa of Calcutta sent a message to Bush and Hussein asking them to do everything to avert war. She said her message was sent in the name of the poor and "those

who would become poor" in case of war. i The notion of the Vatican stt:ering diplomatic efforts to solve the crisis was advanced by former Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli, inl a Dec. 30 interview in a Rome n~wspaper. Cardinal Casaroli said the world "urgently" needs an ihdependent mediator in the crisisl "I ,see no other way, no better w~y, to escape the blind alley in whi9h dialogue seems to have landed," he said. Although Vati~an s'ources ~,aid Cardinal Casaroli's remarks were made in a private capacity, an Iraqi official suggested the VatiFALL RIVER areaipeace hliti· atlves include a meeting at 3 p·.m. today at Fall River Government Center of representatives of local groups who will discuss possible actions to take witnessblg to pe:lce. Members ofPax Christi ofSoutheastern Massachusetts will attend a Mass for peace at I p'.m. Sunday at St. Vincent's Home 4:hapel in Fall River. A discussion of responses to the Gulf crisis will follow in the home's cafet~r~a. All are welc9me to attend th~ Mass and discussion. , A second Fall Riv1er, Gov,~rn ",ent Center gatherin" ~his Olle a demonstration for pe~cel will take p!aceat 7 p.m. Mond,y.

can would make a good mediator in the Persian Gulf crisis. "We respect the Vatican's point of view on this, and the f.act that they are ready to do something. We especially appreciate tle Vatican's position that there i:; a relationship between all the problems in the Mid'dle East, and that a solution must deal with all of them," Salih AI-Karkhi, spokesman for the Iraqi Embassy in Italy, said Jan. 4. . The Vatican said in late December it was not involved in any such diplomatic initiative, and U.S. officials have rejected linking other Middle East dispute-s to the Persian Gulf crisis. U.S. bishops repeated the calls for peace as the Iraqi pullo~t deadline neared. Speaking on behalf of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the U.S. Catholic Conference, Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk, president of the twin conferences, issued the following statement: "Last August, after Iraq's brutal invasion of Kuwait, I twice called on the Catholic community in the name of our bishops' conference to pray for the victims of aggression, for effective international cooperation to protect both human rights and peace and for an effective nonviolent solution to this . .. senous cnsls.

"Since then, our bishops' conference has written our national leaders and testified before Congress sharing our condemnation of Iraq's aggression; our support for strong and peaceful pressures to halt and reverse it; oUl: deep concerns about the moral dangers and human cost of war in the Gulf; and our consistent call for the United States to continue the determined pursuit of diplomatic, political and economic pressures to secure justice and maintain peace in the Gulf region. "Now, as the world stands on the brink of war, as the United States and Iraq face fateful decisions on launching armed combat, I once again call on the Catholic community to come together in fervent prayer for peace with justice. We pray for our president, the Congress, those who make up our armed forces and diplomatic service and their families. We pray for the leaders of Iraq, their president, military forces and people; for the people of Kuwait so brutally and unjustly treated; and for the leaders, military forces and peoples of all nations involved in this crisis. "Especially on Sunday, Jan. 13, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, it is my hope that Catholics will set aside any political or policy Turn to Page II

32 to be presented at tonight's Ball

AT LEFT, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin greets Bishop James J. Gerrard, 93, at the Ordinary's annual meeting with retired priests of the diocese, held at the Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River; at right, he and Msgr. John J. Oliveira (in rear) stand with diocesan seminarians gathered at St. :Vincent's Home, also Fall River. From left, they are Edw~rd Peck, Douglas Rodrigues, Michael Racine, Charles Jodqin, James Medeiros, Andre Faria, John Murray, William Rodrigues, Greg Mathias, David Pregana. (Studio D photos) i I

32 young ladies will ',e presented to Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at the 36th annual Bishop's Charity Ball, to -take place tonight at White's of Westport on Route Six. The ceremony will be a highlight of what has come to be the most widely known social and charitable affair in New England. Tonight's ball will be the 21 st at which Bishop Cronin will be the guest of honor. Last Dec. 16 was the 20th anniversary of his installation as bishop of the Fall River diocese. "The presentees represent parishes from the five areas of the diocese," said Rev. Daniel L. Freitas. diocesan director of t he ball.

"Every year one-third of our III parishes is given the honor of naming a ball presentee." The 1991 presentees are: Fall River area: Jennifer Ainsworth. Our Lady of Grace, North Westport; Stephanie Bergeron. St. Anne. Fall River: Melissa Cavao. St. Louis, Fall River: Kathleen E. Turn to Page II BEGINNING on page 9: a monthly cQlumn of health advice written by physicians associated with 51. Anne's Hospital, Fall River.

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Bishops say Medjugorje visions not supernatural ROME (CNS) - Yugoslavian bishops said after several years of study there is no proof that Marian apparitions have occurred at Medjugorje. At the same time, the bishops encouraged better pastoral and liturgical services for pilgrims who travel to the popular site in western Yugoslavia. They said this would help visitors avoid practices "not in agreement with the spirit of the church." Their statement was drawn up at a meeting of 20 Yugoslavian bishops in November and passed on to the Vatican for review:-It was not made public by the bishops or the Vatican, but the Italian Catholic news agency ASCA published its translation of the communique Jan. 2. The contents were confirmed to Catholic News Service by church sources in Yugoslavia. The sources said the statement was approved by 19 bishops, with one abstaining. A Vatican doctrinal official said the statemenfsounded a clear note of caution to Catholics, but added that it was not a "definitive" pronouncement on the su bject. Such a pronouncement, if made, would probably take years, another Vatican official said. In the statement, the bishops recalled that the alleged apparitions, which began in 1981, have been the focus of studies at the diocesan and national level for several years. SI. Anne's Hospital gratefully acknowledges contributions that we have reo ceived to the Remembrance fund during O'ecember, 1990. Through the . remembrance and honor of these lives, 51. Anne's can continue its "Caring With Excellence." Virgil Amaral Therese Auger Mrs. Irene Balda,a Roland R. Banville John Bell, Sr. John Bell, Jr. Mrs. Mary Boreri Theodore Boucher The Boyle Family John R. Bral, Jr. Rev. Roland Brodeur Edward E. Clark Anne Cleveland Thomas S. Collins Margaret Coughlin James W. Coyne William Cranshaw, Jr. John O'Adamo Joseph O'Elia Mr. & Mrs. Maximilian O'Elia Edward G. OeplO Jeannette O. Oepin Jennifer A. Oepin Roland E. OeplO

Mrs. laura 'Ferreira Nancy fredrickson Mrs. Ma'ry Galvin Adrlen Gariepy' Leopold Giroux Joseph J. GUldotte. Sr. Or. Wilson E. Hughes Mrs. Virginia Kennedy Ralph Keyes ,Miss Veronica K.ing William J. Kozack Mr: Manuel C. Laureanno Patrick C. Leary Laura Martelly Michael P. Metcalf Richard A. Nader Andrew Pontihce LouIs Romano Albert J. Roy Joseph C. Saulino Irene F. Sousa . Thomas Stapleton Mr. & Mrs. John Sutton Rita Toomey Anna P. Torphy Stanley Trasko

We are grateful to those who thoughtfully named Sf. Anne's Hospi-. tal's Remembrance Fund.

"On the basis of research conducted so far, one cannot affirm that supernatural apparitions or reveJation are involved," the statement said. The continual flow of pilgrims to Medjugorje from various parts of the world, however, requires "the attention and care of the bishops," it said. The statement suggested that the bishops' conference work with the local bishop to set up pastoral and liturgical programs for pilgrims. In this way, it said, "phenomena and contents that are not in agreement with the spirit of the church" can be avoided, A Yugoslavian bishop, who asked not to be named, said the stateme~t reflected the view that, whatever the church's final judg'ment on Medjugorje, it is recognized that visitors will continue to arrive there and need closer pastoral guidance. Bishop Pavao Zanic of MostarDuvno, the dj'ocese that includes Medjugorje, has been one of the strongest critics of events there. He said long ago he did not believe the apparitions were authentic, and he denounced the way local Franciscan priests guided the young "visionaries" and promoted Medjugorje as a place of pilgrimage. A Vatican doctrinal official, who asked not to be identified, said the bishops' cautionary statement against defining the apparitions as supernatural should be accepted by the fa!thful around the world. But he added that the statement was not meant to be a definitive judgment on Medjugorje, The alleged apparitions at Medjugorje are said to be continuing today. This makes it likely that a final judgment will take years. A leading. Mariologist and one of the chief supporters of the alleged apparitions, Father Rene Laurentin, said the bishops' statement did not rule out an eventual supernatural judgment on Medjugorje. The statement does not specifically "exclude" a supernatural cause of the events there, but merely says such a judgment cannot be positively given, Father Laurentin said in a comment,ary published by the Italian newspaper' Avvenire Jan.

"The question therefore remains open," he said ..·1 n fact, he said, it would have been impossible Jor the bishops to declare the·cippari,tions supernatural, because part of the reported message revealed by Mary remains secret and because the visi9ns are still continuing. The Vatican and the Yugoslavian'bishops' conference have discouraged church-'organized pilgrimages to Medjugorje, a small village' in the province of Bosnia-Herzegovina. Thousands of Catholics have continued to flock to the site, however, and many supporters describe it as a place of spiritual conversion. ' Well before the.allegedappari'tions began, the Medjugorje Franciscanswere embroiled in a dispute over parish control with the bishop, the Vatican and officials of their own order. Bishop Zanic has said this is at the root of the alleged apparitions, but the Franciscanssay the jurisdictional dispute is irrelevant.

FOR 40 YEARS, Msgr. Ralph Beiting has preached his message of hope and selfhelp to the poor and needy of . Appalachia. Chairman of the Christian Appalachian Project in Lancaster, Ky., he has been named among "the most caring people in America" by the Caring Institute, a nonprofit public service organization. (CNS photo)

6 U.S.bishops may retire in 1991 WASHINGTON (CNS) - Up to 6 active Latin-rite bishops in the United States could retire in 1991 for reasons of age. . As the new year began there was only one Latin-rite bishop over 75 in the country who was still active.' That was Archbishop Joseph T. Ryan, head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, who' turned 75 in November 1988, the normal retirement age for bishops. U.S. Latin-rite bishops who will be 75 in 1991 are: - Jan. 7: Auxiliary Bishop Leo J. Brust of Milwaukee, a bishop since 1969. - Jan. 25: Auxiliary Bishop Raymond J. Vonesh of Joliet, a bishop since 1968. -- March 2: Bishop Glennon P. Flavin of Lincoln, Neb., a bishop since 1957 and bishop of Lincoln since 1967. ,- April 15: Bishop Albert H. Otten weiler of Steubenville, Ohio, a bishop since 197.4 and head of the Steubenville Diocese since 1977. - Oct. 9: Auxiliary Bishop Harold R. Perry of New Orleans, the first U.S. black bishop in the 20th century. He was named a bishop in Septem ber 1965 and attended the closing session of the Second Vatican Councilbefore he was ordained a bishop in J,anuar.y 1966. . Also reaching 75 will be Bishop Nicholas D'Antonio, a Franciscan missionary to -Central America from Rochester, N.Y., who was ordained a bishop in, 1966. He retired in 1976 as head of the Prelature of Olancho, Honduras~ after landowners killed: several of his church workers and put out.a $10,000 reward for his death. He continued active ministry in New Orleans, first as vicar for H ispanics and then as archdiocesa'n vicar general, the post he currently holds. Because of Bishop D'Antonio's unusual situation as former head of a foreign churchjurisdiction, he is not a member of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops but is listed as an official NCCB observer. He turns 75 July 10.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II plans to issue a social encyclical in 1991 updating church teachings "in the light of the new issues and problems of our time." The pope said the new encyclical would commemorate the 100th anniversary of "Rerum N ovarum," Pope Leo XIII's landmark social encyclical which'is the foundation of modern church teachings. No date was given for publication of the new encyclical. Pope Leo's encyclical was published May 15,189I. The pope also declared 1991 as the "year of the social teaching of the church" and asked Catholics to study, develop and spread the church's social doctrine. Through its social teachings the church "strives to clarify with the light of the Gospel the everyday life of men and women within the different communities to which they belong - from the family to international society," the pope said at a New Year's homily in St. Peter's Basilica.

Renovations Ok'd for Boston church BOSTON (CNS) - The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled unanimously that the Boston Landmarks Commission acted unconstituti,onally in designating the interior of I28-year-old I mmaculate Conception Church as historical. The state's highest court sai'd preservation commissions may not interfere with plans to change the interiors of churches, synagogues or other buildings used for religious worship. The ruling caps a battle begun in 1986 between renovation opponents and the Society of Jesus of New England, which staffs the .church and wanted to renovate it. The Jesuits had wanted to create office. counseling and residential space from the main church, but the landmarks commission in 1987, acting on a petition filed by area residents, designated as landmarks portions ·of the church's interior and restricted permanent alterations. That meant that Jesuits were required under state law to obtain the commission's approval before, making permanent changes. A month later a renovation plan was submitted by the Jesuits and called for, among other things, removing the existing altar and building another, but the plan was rejected by the commission. A new renovation application, eventually approved, called for placing a screen in· front of"the main; altar. but not removing it. The Jesuits, joined by the American Jewish Congress, the Council on· Religious Freedom and the National Trust for, Historic Pres-, ervation, filed suit arguing that by designating interior portions 'of their church as landmarks the commission had violated state and federal constitutional provisions. Irrimaculate Conception Church was intended to serve as a chapel for Boston College and Roston College Nigh School, both of which have moved from Boston's South' End neighborhood. The Jesuit Urban Center had its headquarters there in 1985, with the goal of ministering to the spiritual needs of those who'look after the social needs of others .

"Rerum N ovarum" was "the first social encyclical of modern times," and the new encyclical "will endeavor to appropriate its heritage" and update it in the light of contemporary problems, he added. The pope did not mention topics to be contained in the new encyclical. During his 12-year pontificate, he has stressed: - The need for a new world economic order to close the widening gap between rich and poor nations. - Governmental respect for human rights, especially religious liberty. - An end to the arms race based on viable nuclear and conventional disarmament agreements. - Greater government protection and promotion of family life. - Opposition to artificial birth control programs as a means of stemming population growth. - Equal economic and social conditions for women in the job market. The new encyclical also would give Pope John Paul an opportunity to detail his ideas for reconstructing Europe in the wake of the collapse of communist rule through most of Eastern Europe. Pope Leo's encyclical dealt primarily with the condition of workers at the time of the Industrial Revolution, when Europe was experiencing the growth of a large, unorganized, urban industrial working class subject to exploitation. , Seeking the allegiance of wo'rkers were Marxist and socialist labor movements with atheistic and anticlerical ideologies. The encyclical encouraged Catholic organizations to become involved in labor problems and supported the right of workers to organize. It also outlined' Christian principles that should govern labor-management relations, espec. ially the need to put human dignity above economic profit. It defended the right to private property and a wide~ distribution of property among the general population. "Rerum Novarum" was also a broad social charter that defended the church's right to be concerned with temporal well-being. It said every effort should be made to end poverty through justice and charity.

Women's pastoral still drags feet . VATICAN (CNS),i leaders of the National Conference ofCatholic Bishops,: after' meeting Vatican officials, said no date has been set for a Vatican-requested consultation on, the .U.S. bishops' proposed pastoral letter on the concerns of women. . , Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati, the conference president, Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, yice presi<{'ent, and Msgr. Robert N.. Lynch, conference general secretary, met with Pope John Paul II last month but "no big decisions were made," Archbishop Pilarczyk told Catholic News Service. Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, Ill., chairman of the committee which has spent more than five years preparing and writing the pastoral, said last November that the Vatican would decide which bishops would take part in the consultation and when.

Vatican journalist dead at 42

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Shroud of Turin chapel closed

WASH INGTON (CNS) Msgr. John T. Muthig, a priest of the diocese of Trenton, N.J .. who. was editor 01t.he English edition ~f . L'OsservatoJ't Romano, the VatIcan newsparret, and former Rome bureau chief for Catholic News Service, died Jan. 6 at age 42. Msgr. Muthig was an attache in the Vatican's Permanent Observer Mission at the United Nations in 1987-90. • He died of complications of hepatitis and dehydration at Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. N.J., according to hospital officials. He had entered the hospital Jan. 3. and was in a coma by Jan.4. At the time of his death, Msgr. Muthig had been in the United States for the Christmas holidays, visiting his parents. who reside in Sea Girt. N.J. Pope John Paul II sent his "heartfelt sympathy" on the death ;l of Msgr. M uthig by Jan. 7 cable to GREGORY A. Mathias was ordained to the transitional Bishop Reiss. ArchbishopJohn P. Foley. presdiaconate by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at ceremdnies last ident of the Pontifical Council for Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Ministfr$ of the Social. Communications. called liturgy included permanent deacons and seminarialls. Music Msgr. Muthig "an outstanding was by the diocesan choir, directed by Father David A. Costa. priest. with a special love for the (Studio D photo) I poor. the sick. the imprisoned and the marginated." Before his ordination to the priesthood in 1982. Msgr. Muthig was from 1974 to 1978 Rome bureau chieffor National Catholic News Service. the forerunner of . I Catholic News Service. MIAMI(CNS)·- Over30years California. He was III when he After his ordination. he worked ago a priest of the archdiocese of came to the United States in 1961. five years as a parish priest in the Miami devised a unique plan to He spent four months atia Catholic diocese of Trenton. provide for unaccompanied childhome for children in Denver before During his tenure at the United ren arriving from Cuba. he was reunited with hi~ parents. Nations. the New Jersey native On Dec. 30. 1960. the children. "I just had to complete the cirlived in New York's Spanish Harthefirst of more than 14.000. began cle." Firmat said. "I Came here lem. returning each weekend to to arrive in Miami without their involuntarily 30 years !ago and I the Trenton diocese to celebrate . parents through a program dubbed wanted to be here fat the dinm:r] Masses in Spanish at parishes in "Operation Pedro Pan." voluntarily to give tribute to thl~se Hightstown and Freehold and at Msgr. Bryan O. Walsh. who is people." the Monmouth County jail. director of Catholic Community Another is Dominican Sister Serviccs for the archdiocese. was Lucy Vazquez. who IS tribunal honored recently at a dinner along director. defender of the bond and with others who helped the childvicar of religious in the:Diocese of VATICAN CITY (CNS) ren flee .the communist regime. Orlando, Fla. In Octo~er she was Tourism requires an evaluation Fall River was among more installed as the first wdman presithat goes beyond the amount of than 56 dioceses and archdioceses dent ~f the Canon La~ Societ)' of money generated or the amount of across the country that cooperated America. I pleasure given tourists. said Pope through Catholic Charities offices John Paul II in a telegram markto provide housing and care for I ing World Tourism Day. The pope the youngsters until they could be asked for a "more profound analyreunited with their parents. At the sis" of tourism and its "ecological, time only the elderly and the very VATICAN CITY (OIS) - Pope economic, sociological and moral young were allowed to leave Cuba repercussions, in particular on the without difficulties. In the Fall .I ohn Paul II ordained '13 bishops told them to populations of poor countries," River diocese the late Msgr. John from 10 countries and • I which host large numbers of tourE. Boyd. then director of Catholic "boldly walk the road of evangt:liists. Charities. coordinated placement zation" throughout the:world. The pope said the new bishops. of young Cubans. Accurate records enabled the who will work on five continents. parents to locate their children were proof of the universality of when they came to the United the church and its mes~age. Among those ordained Jan. 6, States. Msgr. Walsh's program had Sometimes·materi'aJ·f the feast of the Epiphany. Wl~re the approval of the federal governaddressed lolnd ivl,9 uall\p.· ment and then-President John F. Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran. chor staffnt~mbersis<~;e,," Kennedy. the new head of the Vatican secrelayed in handJjngif thep¢.r~ Msgr. Walsh. who has been tary of state departmen~ that deals involved in social work since his with foreign relations; Bishop son is on vacation or other... Alvaro del Portillo, head of the ordination and who at one point wise absent from t he office international Catholic o~ganization was director of a residence for a nd it is noccJea.r whei~er unaccompanied boys. told Catholic Opus Dei; and Bishop Bruno Beror not the-cdmmunicatfQn" News Service that he has kept in tagna, secretary generaI'ofthe Vatis personal. touch with a number of those who ican City State. Others were from Nigeria. Tancame as children. Many of them Therefore. We requestl~at are now lawyers. physicians. zania, Lebanon. Chile. 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TURIN, Italy (CNS) -- The chapel housing the Shroud o::Turin will remain closed indefinitely because Italy lackS";'lhe fu nds 'to restQre, it. . The Guarini chapel, which is state property, was declafi~d offlimits to the public last May after a piece of marble fell from the .:eiling. The estimated cost of r~stora tion is close to $2 million. more than can be budgeted by Italian arts and cultural ministries, The chapel, part of the former palace of the Savoy family, is adjacent to the Turin cathedral and is reached through the church. The shroud, a strip of linen revered by some Christian!; as the burial cloth of Jesus, is kept in a locked silver casket and is dis-

played only on special occasions. It was willed tothechurch in 1983. In 1988, experts using carbon14 testing concluded the shroud was produced in the Middle Ages .. However. the Vatican said it would be open to further testing. Msgr. Giovanni luciano. a Turin priest responsible for the shroud. said the damage to the chapel involves cracks in structural stones. He said there was no danger of damage to the shroud. however. because of its position inside the chapel.

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themoorin~ A Right Focus While Washington plays out its own script in its own way, across the land state and city governments are facing financial crises unimaginable even a year ago. More than 60 percent of the states are facing financial woes that have forced layoffs and cutbacks and the fiscal situation is worsening as banks fail or are closed by edict. Millions of depositors have been left on the brink not merely of recession but of depression. Homelessness is on the increase, health services are in desperate condition and public projects are at a standstill. The political response is as usual: raise taxes. Attempting to save themselves, many elected officials are concerned only with their own necks and their own jobs. The days of comfortable liberalism managed by a suburban elite are reaping their sad harvest. Wealthy do-gooders really have little feeling for the working person and have, a mere token approach to the needs of the masses. Motivated by intellectualism far removed from reality, they have used government to suit their needs or soothe their consciences. Much of today's inner city turmoil is rooted in government programs inspired by people protected by hedges and stone walls from the teeming masses of the inner city. Now those programs have brought fiscal disaster to state and local governments. The inability of planners to understand the basic needs of people has wreaked havoc in the areas of Medicaid, welfare and education, but most devastatingly in the realm of prison reform. With the noble goal of rehabilitation, states were persuaded to renovate pris~ns to the point that they seemed but one step removed from country clubs. The result is that the costs of incarceration have nearly doubled in the past 10 years, without even taking into account the expense of maintaining police forces. Since the federal government gives little aid in this area, most monies come from already hard-pressed state and local governments. Yet with it all, the rise in violent crime and the daily influx of new criminals into existing houses of correction is appalling.. While there is much talk about criminal rehabilitation; there seems little effort in the direction of criminal prevention. Housing a prison inmate costs up to $25,000 per year. What is spent to protect those who must pay this bill? Is it not a tragedy that we pay less than $25,000 to many teachers in sCQools where crime prevention is a priority and that families who earn less than $25,000 are expected to help 'pick up the bill to relieve prison overcrowding? It should be obvious that we must rethink our approach to criminal violence and incarceration. It's certainly not the intent to return to the chain gangsmentality of the turn of the century, but the opposite course of prison pampering has done little to stem repeat offenders. Our criminal justice system is fraught with patronage. Too many plush jobs are political appointments; and needed reforms will not be effected by raising taxes. Th~y will come only if we restore balance to our way of life. Violent crime must not merely be discouraged; it must be thwarted. Let us work for better gun laws, for drug enforce:.. ment and for effective police departments. Let us put our tax monies into programs that will protect the innocent and support victims of crime. Above all, let us try to develop correction policies and programs that are both pragmatic and just. The Editor

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CTN A panel discusses AIDS NEW YORK (CNS) - Pane- .cese of Providence, R.1. "I have no lists at a recent teleconference on answer to that." AIDS ministry said the church's When a caller from the Charcontribution has been growing but lotte diocese asked how to engage still needs to increase. priests who say they cannot deal Clergy and others reluctant to with drug users and homosexuals, become involved with the ministry Father Amaral said not everyone because of their feelings about can participate in AIDS ministry. people with acquired immune "If you cannot be gay-affirming, deficiency syndrome should not be your responsibility is to absent pushed into it, they also said. yourself because you cannot do The panelists felt that the church any good," he said. But priests should tie into existing govern- who cannot offer this ministry ment and private programs, rather themselves. he added. should than duplicate efforts by attempt- arrange for people with AIDS to .ing to set up a complete. range of get help from others. church-sponsored services. Alicia Restrepo, a panelist who Divine Providence Sister Maril- works for Catholic Charities in Yl} Bergt, director of the AI DS providing AIDS education to Interfaith Network in Detroit, said Hispanics in San Mateo County. clergy would build greater credi- Calif.â&#x20AC;˘ called for a greater educability if they offered to serve within tional effort. the network of services other groups A priest calling from the archhave established. diocese of Cincinnati said a plan The teleconference was spon- developed there for AIDS educasored and carried by the Catholic tion got only "minimal" response Telecommunications Network of from the clergy. a group he said America. among those needing it most. Atonement Father JamesJ. GardSister Bergt counseled patience. iner, who has been involved with and suggested that priests would New York AIDS ministries for gradually become aware of their several years, and Christine Salerno, a free-lance media specialist who formerly worked for the diocese of Raleigh, N.C., were moderators. A caller from New York raised the issue of church opposition to condom distribution as a way of curbing the spread of AIDS, and Faith said the Catholic Church in New Most Holy Trinity! I York had offered a lot of assistadore Thee, and through ance "but always after the fact." Mary I entreat Thee: make Father Gardiner said this was one of the "tough issues" that conall people one in the faith tributed to a "credibility gap." and give them courage to "I struggle also," said Father profess it faithfully. Amen. Stephen P. Amaral, a panelist who does AIDS ministry for the dio-

need as they encountered more people with AIDS. In Detroit, she said, an AIDS conference some years ago drew fewer than 20 priests. but 80 came to one this year. "I would rather wait until individuals are ready," she said. A caller from the archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa asked about counseling parents who sometimes learn simultaneously that a son has AIDS and is homosexual. Father Amaral said that speaking of"sexual identity" and understanding this as something more than sexual '''preference'' or "orientation" could help parents see that they were not responsible in these matters. Sister Bergt wondered whether the moral questions of homosexuality or parental responsibility really mattered for people offering AIDS ministry. Similar moral questions are not raised, she pointed out. when smokers are dying of lung cancer or people with unhealthy diets are dying from clogged arteries. Ms. Restrepo said the view that God is punishing those who contract AI DS was being overcome in her area by bringing small groups together for discussions. Here. she said, some people who are angry with God begin to learn that the love of God extends to all. "A great number of people have felt abandoned by God," Father Amaral said. "Because of their lifetyle or behavior they have felt outcast. This can only be changed by the church reaching out to them." Father Gardiner said CTN A would carry a second teleconfer- . ence on AI DS ministry Feb. 12 with different panelists.

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Mom's money causes problem., Dear Mary: I have lived with my widowed mother ever since the '50s when my father was killed in an accident. I am one of six children, the only one who is not married. We have a good life and we have managed to save a tidy sum with much sacrifice. We managed to get to Europe a number of times, much to the displeasure of my brothers and sisters. One day my mother let slip what our finances were and from that day on the brothers and sisters have caused trouble to some degree. They feel that since we sold the homestead and that was the start of our nest egg, they are entitled to something. Mom has stayed with them occasionally to get away from the hot southern summers. One of my sisters is retired, but the other has no intention of retiring. I believe she is afraid mother will want to stay with her off and on. We have a modest apartment as we did not want the many nephews and nieces visiting, having to cook for them all. We have a will - sometimes feeling that after we are gone we would like our assets to go to the church. Our nephews and nieces do not practice their faith. -Florida. I am not sure I understand your problem, and I am confused by some of your statements. You mention that "we have a will." Individuals can have wills, but even married couples cannot have joint wills. You also say, ..... sometimes feeling that we would like our assets to go to the church." Again, a will is much more specific than "sometimes feeling." Overall, you seem to consider your affairs and your mother's affairs as one and the same. However generous you have been in living with her and taking care of her all these years, you are nevertheless two distinct persons with separate assets. You have a job, an income and apparently a good nest egg. You are entitled to do as you wish with your assets. Your will reflects your wishes, and you are wise to indicate these wishes through a will. Your mother apparently also has assets which are hers. These should be distinguished from your assets, and she should decide how to dispose of them through her will.

By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY Throughout your letter there is a disturbing sense of "us against them~': you and your mother against the other brothers and sisters, their families and their children. Since you live with your mother and apparently the others live in different places, you have the closer relationship. However, your mother has six children, not one. To encourage alienation among family members, espeCially if the object is to inherit all of a mother's money, is regrettable. If you truly seek your mother's good, if you seek to be a healer, try to alter this hostile attitude soon. Encourage your mother to see a lawyer and make a will which expresses her wishes. Then put the money issue behind you and seek peace with your brothers and sisters. Reader questions of family living or child care to be answered in print are invited by The Kennys, 219 W, Harrison St., Rensselaer, Ind,47978.

Pro-lifers rap fertility control WASHINGTON (CNS) - Prolife officials have criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its approval of a new fiveyear implant which controls women's fertility. . The drug, called Norplant, IS expected to be available in February from the Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories in Philadelphia at a cost of about $200 to $300, not including doctqrs' fees. Judie Brown, president of the American Life Lobby, urged women's groups, health groups and pro-life activists to ask Congress for oversight hearings on the FDA approval of Norplant. "The drug peddlers promoting Norplant as the wonder drug of the '90s are, quite frankly, fearful of congressional hearings on its approval," Mrs. Brown said. "They want this drug embraced by welfare mothers and sexually active young people. They know all too well that by removing the fear of pregnancy, ... the ultimate result is an increase in sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS."

Vincentian Father John W. Jan. 13 1954, Rev. Emile Plante, M.S .. Gouldrick, head of the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life ActiviLaSalette Seminary, Attleboro ties, said approval of Norplant is Jan, 14 1977, Rev. John J. Law!er, "one more technique placing the . principal burden for fertility conM.M., Maryknoll Missioner trol on women alone, and at risk to Jan, 15 their health." 1948, Rev. Thomas F. Kennedy: Norplant is a set of six small, Pastor, St. Joseph, Woods Hole' soft tubes that are implanted under 1972, Rev. Vincent Marchildon, a woman's skin where they release O.P., Director, St. Anne's Shrine, the female hormone progestin Fall River around the clock for five years. 1977, Rev. Msgr. John E. Boyd, Retired Pastor, St. Patrick, WareThe new drug can be implanted ham in a IS-minute outpatient procedure under local anesthetic. It can Jan, 17 be similarly removed and fertility 1967, Rev. John Laughlin, Reis quickly restored, researchers say. tired Pastor, Holy Ghost, Attleboro

Rev. James M. Duane, esc, has been named religibu$ supe:rior of the Holy Cross Ipriestsand brothers at Stonehill College, North Easton. He will continue to hold the position of assistant provincial of the Eastern Province of the Holy Cross Congregation, to which he was appointed in 1988. Father Duane hol~s a bachelor's degree in poli~ical science from Stonehill and a master of theology degree from the University of Notre Dame. He was a resident in clinical past0l1al education at Worcester State Hospital and the Medical College I of Virginia, where he was also chief resident in l. the department 0 f patient counseling. He has also been qhaplain and director of pastoral I care at St. Joseph's Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.; a member of the pastoral theology depar~ment at the University of Notre pame; and a member of the clinioal faculty at Indiana University Medical S600l, South Bend.· '

Father Duane has taught at the National Major Seminary in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and has organized church-based citizen action groups with the Industrial Areas Foundation in New York City. Rev. James Burbank, esc, has returned to Stonehill as supervisor of special even·ts. He was formerly at the college from 1973 to 1976 as assistant dean of students ~nd from 1976 to 1977 as assistant to the president. For the past five years he has been a counselor at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. Previously he held administrative and faculty positions at various high schools and colleges, including the University of Notre Dame. Father Burbank holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Stonehill and master's degrees' in administration and theology..

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Bioethics. When the word started appearing in print 20 years ago, many of us filed it away as fantasy, part of Huxley's Brave New World .. But the future has caught up with us in this bewildering field of bioethics. As we struggle with the legality

Bioethics: a. word coming of abortion, the French pill RU486 looms closer. We have had a celebrated divorce case over who owns the fertilized eggs for in vitro pregnancy. Sperm banks are so common that the medical profession is beginning to warn of possible brother/sister fertilization. At the other end of life, the escalating question is, "Do we have the right to end life?" What right do we have to play God, we ask. What resources do we utilize or what suffering do we prolong to keep loved ones alive, especially those ready for death and begging for release. The increasing number of such cases has spurred thousands of families to consider living wills.

But most of us are unfamiliar with them. The point of all this is not only whether RU-486 or pulling plugs is ethical or immoral. The more pertinent question is why are we not addressing the many faces of bioethics in parishes around the country? Why do we wait until a story like the appalling one ofthe physician who helped the woman commit suicide in his van hits the headlines and Cardinal O'Connor (and why is it always Cardinal O'Connor?) makes a statement which we, as Catholics, are expected to defend, ~ven if we don't understand it. I. for one, refuse to refute or

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defend without more information. But that teaching is largely absent on the parish level. We behave as if the bioethical problems are not ours, but belong to those who speak for us. It is not they who will make the decisions to turn off life supports of those we love. When the many issues surrounding bioethics comes home to roost, it's in ordinary families like yours and mine. The Catholic Health Association, 4455 Woodson Road, St. Louis, MO 63134, offers a simple living will called "Christian Affirmation of Life: Directions for My Treatment"which explains, "Christians believe that in death life is

transformed by the power of 'Christ's death and resurrection into eternal life. Because of this belief it is not always necessary to use every possible means to resist death." It's a fine little document which is provided as a means of indicating one's desires regarding treatment at the time of terminal illness. It explains that it is not intended as a legal document but one of moral persuasion and it encourages use of an attorney for legality. If parishes were to offer programs on moral issues behind the living will and also invite an attorney to speak on the legal issues, it would be a fine service to many confused people.

Being a grandmother brings Antoinette closer to God By ANTOINETTE BOSCO

Recently I spent four days helping my daughter Mary after she gave birth to her first child, Sophia Celeste Antoinette - named for "heavenly wisdom" and for me, her grandmother. Sophia is not my first grandchild. I'n fact, she is my 12th. But the joy of seeing another person who, somehow, is rooted in you

never lessens. Sophia has given me a happiness equal to the others and, like the others, that happiness is intensely special because of the uniqueness of her life. I have held her for hours in these days, staring at her, marveling at how completely a little one like this, helpless and dependent, can quickly make you somehow dependent on her! For from this time on, my happiness will depend on Sophia's development. If she suffers anything, I will be affected. When she achieves and when she fails, my emotions will be altered to fit the plus or the minus she is experiencing. I am not talking about entering

into her life in any way that would be intrusive. Sophia will have to learn independence - through good times and hard times - as my children have and as my other grandchildren have begun to learn. The bond that ties me to her because she came from the daughter I love s,o much cannot be denied. I know what is ahead for Mary, namely the exquisite joy that comes from being a mother and watching her child who was created from love - the love of Mary and her husband - grow. But I also know how Mary will agonize for her daughter as Sophia experiences the gwwing pains of life. As her grandmother, I will suffer

twice - for my own daughter when she suffers for her child and for my grandchild, who must grapple to understand and discern, as we all must, what makes life worth living. I stare at that baby, marveling at the perfection of the face and the little body, and I am overwhelmed again at the miracle of creation. Never is there a time when God is so present as when a newborn is in your arms. I can hold Sophia for endless chunks of time, feel a peace that the world cannot give and I know how intimately I am communicating with God. The extraordinary Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote once, "I am

a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons." This is the universal system set. up by the Creator to ensure that we who originated from him would remain his cohesive "family," held together by love. To help us understand this system, the Creator gave us the miniature model - our own family so we could see directly that each of us' is a bond of connection ,between persons, with the chain forged by love. Sophia is the newest link and, remarkably, her arrival has moved me higher on the chain, bringing me closer to God. This is for me the great, great gift of being a grandparent.

From age 6, Father Hesburgh wanted to be a priest By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

The words are those of Holy Cross Father Theodore Hesburgh in "God, Country, Notre Dame." In a chapter titled "The Mass," the former Notre Dame president tells us there was only one time during his entire pr'iesthood that his schedule prevented him from saying Mass.

"Someone once asked me what I Some reviewers felt Father Heswould want engraved on my tombburgh's autobiography did not stone if I were allowed only one' delve deeply enough into his outword." standing role in the public and political realm. 'There was also the ..路路Priest,' I answered." "From the age of 6 I knew what complaint that the reader,is only I wanted t-obe: 路priest.' It was an allowed to see the charmed side of integral part of my being.... I want Father Hesburgh's life and not nothing else, have never wanted enough of the struggles he exanything else, never been anything perienced. else but a priest." Be that as it may, Why did a man

connected with so many great people in Washington and on the international level go to such lengths to dwell on his priesthood? Why emphasize that he missed saying Mas.s only one ,time, and that due to a mission of mercy? A priest may become a wellknown public figure, but he is first a priest. The decision to become a priest is not a choice in the usual sense of the term. Most priests will tell you that they were "caught up" into the priesthood. Something took hold of them and once they tasted its beauty they were'trapped, i~

Most priests, though not all, opt favor of their vocation's spirit-

ual rewards over any honors the public might bestow on them. Why? Because priests by virtue of their calling hope to reach a deep level of spirituality - a point at which it becomes clear that true happiness is achieved by subjugating worldly pursuits to the love of God. the essence of spirituality is reverence - a new level of awe in the presence of God and other human beings. Spirituality aims at reducing emptiness in life - the blind-alley pursuits which cause a person to awaken one day only to find that everything he or she has chased was to no good purpose. At the heart of spirituality is the Mass! It represents service over

self-pursuits, fullness of living over emptiness, lastingjoy over fleeting fantasies. "God, Country, Notre Dame" is definitely much more a view of Father Hesburgh's life as a priest than as a public figure. It was written by someone who believes that the most important thing in life is complete dedication to God, and that the Mass is the epitome ofthis dedication. Father Hesburgh did not give his readers the juicy gossip that many autobiographies contain. Rather, he makes us reevaluate the traditional place of the priesthood and the Mass in the midst of a temporal world going about its daily business.

What difference does your denominatiQn make?

is no difference, as long as you believe something? (North FATHER Carolina) A. You're really asking several JOHN J. questions. First, our church often refers to other Christian denominations as churches. DIETZEN By this is meant that they are believers in Jesus Christ and are true Christian communities. Q. During a recent discussion I As I discussed recently more at spoke of other churches, and length in another context, all someone corrected me, claiming Christian churches agree on many that for Catholics there are no major areas of belief about Jesus, other churches. He said that to call ' God and his church. other faiths churches would mean However, it is overly simplistic that we believe "one religion is as to jump to the conclusion that , good as another." "one denomination or religion is Someone then referred' to a as good as another,", since many column of yours a long time ago denominations differ significantly which dealt with the churches in in major points of doctrine. the book of Revelation. Catholics, for example, along Are they the same? As Cathol- with Anglicans and most Lutheics, do we speak of other churches? rans, believe in the real presence of If so, does it really mean that there Jesus in the Eucharist. Other

Christians may not believe this, and we presume they are following the light of their own conscience. It is foolish and irrational, however, to conclude that it doesn't make any difference whether one believes it or not, whether it is true or not. If Jesus is not present in the Eucharist as we believe, we, even though in good faith, believe that what is only.bread is really God. On the other hand, if Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist, there to be offered and received as the great sign and instrument of the unity of his people on earth, then those who reject that belief(again, even though in good faith) are missing one of the mo'st beautiful and significant elements of our Christian life. There is only one God and one Lord. We need nevertheless to

take care that tolerance and acceptance of others, particularIY,Christians, regardless of our difference of beliefs, does not turn into the position that "it doesn't make any difference what you believe as long as you believe something." The book of Revelation was written many centuries before any Protestant denominations as we know them began. The communities referred to in that book would be local Christian churches"somewhat akin to our present dioceses or possibly parishes. In fact, by the time Revelation was written, most of these local churches were apparently under the responsibility of an "episkopos," (overseer), as our dioceses depend on the pastoral leadership of the local bishop. A free brochure giving the basic prayers, beliefs and practices of

Catholics is available by sending a stamped self路addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

It's fundamental VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II recently told European planners that the continent wiII run serious social risks unless the family is protected as the "fundamental building block" of soc- , iety. "The family cannot be left alone and, even less, hindered in fulfiIIment of the duties that constitutionally belong to it," the pope told a group of social experts from European Community nations, meeting in Rome to discuss the effects of a more united Europe on the human family.

Curbs on medical progress urged ATLANT A (CNS) - "We are going to have to curb our aspirations for unlimited medical progress," said ethicist Daniel C. Callahan at a recent symposium on medical ethics in Atlanta. Less medical progress "will not send us back [in time]," Callahan said. "Less will send us more slowly into the future. I think we can live with that." The symposium, "Crises in American Health Care," focused on ethics questions that area doctors described as "the most pressing issues they have to face," said Mercy Sister Joanne Lappetito, staff ethicist at St. Joseph's H ospital in Atlanta and organizer of the symposium, cosponsored by the hospital and the Catholic Health Association. Sister Lappetito said that when she interviewed more than 20 staff physicians on key ethical concerns in medicine today, "the same issues were of concern to almost everyone." Topping the list were questions surrounding the high cost of medical care, such as economic efficiency and patient autonomy, balancing free market competition and patient and community needs, and allocation of scarce resources in relation to the elderly and terminally ill. Another concern was physician responsibility, rights and risks in dealing with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. Callahan, director of the Hastings Center, an ethics think tank in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., said that among main economic priorities in the U.S. health care system he' would place advancement of medical technology fourth. He listed a major shift in values, from "cure" to "care," as the first economic priority. After decades of finding cures for diseases, he said, Americans are "the longest living, healthiest

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transitional diaconate for the Missionaries of liaSalette by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in a recent ceremony at bur Lady of the Cape parish, Brewster. He has served at the 'parish since last March and will remain until his priestly ord,ination. His parish duties include direction of an AIDS outre~ch committee and on the community level he is chairman ofIt he pastoral ministries committee of the Cape Cod AI DS Cduncil. From left, Brother Nunes; his mother, Shirley Nunes; the bishop; and Rev. Edmond Bourque, MS, LaSalette vicarI provincial. . _ people in the entire history of the human race." But as they live longer, he pointed out, chronic illnesses and disabilities have continued and even increased, making the need for medical care greater. The next priority, he said, should be public health care and prevention. His third would be primary health care and emergency care for all. He said funding for tnose priorities should take precedence over expenditures to advance the state of medical technology further. Contributing to the high cost of U.S. health care, Callahan said, are a dislike of government, an .enormous individualism that is "highly resistant" to the concept of seeking the greatest good for the greatest number of people, and a

Sister Wehrer said "we'll definitely be monitoring the situation of the 'people in Costa Rica" and that a 1988 delegation to Haiti documented labor rights and minimum wage violations, and unhealthy working conditions at the plant, where workers got paid 9 to 13 cents for a baseball that sold for $10. . Closing the plant was the wrong. response to the renewed demand for an investigation, which included distribution of 65,000 postcards for mailing to baseball commissioner Fay Vincent· and Figgie head Harry Figgie, Sister Wehrer said. "We wanted to improve working conditions, which we thought... was possible to do and [have Rawlings] still make a profit," she said. With the postcard campaign now moot, Pax Christi will send letters to Harry Figgie and to major league teams to express displeasure with the plant closing. Pax Christi has also established a Haitian Workers Fund, with prospective donors giving $18 one week's wages in Haiti at the minimum wage - with its allocation to be determined, Sister Wehrer said, after 'consultation with Pax Christi contacts in Haiti. A Rawlings boycott is being considered, she added, but "a decision has not yet been reached."

BROTHER JAMES R. Nunes, MS, was ordained 10 the

Pax Chris'ti protests closing of Haitian baseball plant ERIE, Pa. (CNS) - Pax Christi U.S.A., which had demanded an investigation into working conditions at a Rawlings baseball manufacturing plant in Haiti, has cried foul over the Nov. 30 closing of the plant. The plant's 1,000 workers were not told of the closing until their last day, according to Benedictine Sister Margaret Wehrer, Pax Christi spokeswoman. Sister Wehrer said her Nov. 29 call to the Rawlings' parent company, Figgie International, to check on plant closing rumors drew a comment from a Figgie spokesman that the company could neither confirm nor deny the rumors. She said a. Nov. 30 Rawlings announcement cited political instability in Haiti as the reason for closing the plant, which manufactured all baseballs used by Major League Baseball. Sister Wehrertold Catholic News Service the plant closing will contribute to Haitian political instability. . Baseball manufacturing operations have been shifted to a Rawlings plant in Costa Rica.

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fascination with sci~ntific progress and technological improvement. He said he detJct$ a growing wariness about the technological advances. Many older people, he said, do not want to die in an intensive care unit' or have their lives prolonged onl~ to spend years "demented in a nurlsing home." In an interview with the Georgia Bulletin, Atlanta, archdiocesan newspaper, Sister Lappetito said the growing intere~t of people in living wills and du~able powers of attorney is indicative of the wariness about technology cited by Callahan. I She said people ,don't want suicide or euthanasia; but neither do "they want to be hooked ~Jp to a machine for 10 years." I

BRIGHTON, Mass. (CNS) "We are here because WI: believe in the dignity of every human person from the first moment of conception to the last moment of natural death," said Boston's Cardinal Bernard F. Law as he dedicated a new facility for homeless people with AIDS. Seton Manor, located in a newly renovated wing of St. John of God Hospital in Brighton, provides single-room housing and comprehensive health care for up to 24 homeless people with acquired immune deficiency syndrome. All 24 beds were immediately filled when Seton Manor opened. Sister of St. Joseph lila Fleming, director of the archdiocesan AIDS ministry office, said the facility was the first of its kind in Massachusetts. It includes thl: first adult day health program in I he state for AIDS patients, providing home health services and pastoral counseling. "Our motivation her.~ is to bring the healing spirit of Christ Jesus to those who yearn for his peace,"

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Pro-lifers to observe abortion anniversary With Catholic News Service reports The diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate, directed by Father Stephen A. Fernandes, and the New Bedford chapter of Massachusetts Citizens for Life will participate in a "Project Life" letter-writing campaign and in the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. on Jan: 22. The actions will mark the

BISHOP Daniel A. Cronin presides at the Dec. 30 Holy Hour for Life. (Studio D photo) .

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18th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roev. Wade decision legalizing abortion. These events follow a Holy Hour for Life sponsored by the Pro-Life Apostolate on Dec. 30, the feast of the Holy Family. Conducted at St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, the service was an opportunity for diocesans to join in praying for human life in all its stages. The congregation joined in' intercessions, which began, "By the love that filled Your home, give our families the grace of loving harmony and peace... Help us respect the dignity of all persons, especially the homeless, the dying, the unborn, the imprisoned and the weak. Shed'the light of integrity upon our legislators and all government officials; may they promote and defend the right to life of all men and women you have created." Also part of the service were exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, Scripture readings, adoration and Benediction. The project Life campaign, which involves gathering signatures for letters to state legislators, will be implemented in diocesan parishes the weekend of Jan. 19 and 20 by parish pro-life representatives. March for Life As in the past, bus arrangements have been made for persons wishing to participate in the Washington March for Life. Attleboro area participants will leave Holy Ghost Church, Linden St., Attleboro, at 10 p.m. Jan. 21 and return by midnight Jan. 22. The area contact person is Alice McAndrews, 226-0292. Participants from the Fall

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Tens of thousands of pro-lifers from around the country are expected to join in the March, which begins at noon Jan. 22. Nellie J. Gray, president of the March for Life, declined to make a specific estimate of the number of marchers, saying, "Heaven only knows what will happen that day." The march has taken place over the years in weather conditions ranging from a near blizzard to springlike temperatures. Miss Gray estimated the crowd last year at 200,000 but the U.S. Park Police put the number at about 75,000. Miss Gray said the march's most important feature is the "absolute persistence" of the participants, "no matter what the weather." "We're not going to let this issue

go away until we save all those babies." she said. Theme of the 1991 march is "N 0 waffling on the 'Life Principles.' " The principles state, in part, "The life of each human being shall be preserved and protected from the biological beginning throughout the natural continuum of the human being's life by all available ordinary means and reasonable efforts." President Bush, who addressed the march last year via a radiotelephone hookup from the Oval Office, has been invited to address the crowd this year but has not yet responded, Miss Gray said. In past years, arrangements for the presidential participation have not been made until the day before the march, she added. Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston was scheduled to give the closing prayer at the rally, which will take place in the Mall at Seventh Street before the march down Consititution Avenue to the Capitol and the U.S. Supreme Court. After the walk, march participants are scheduled to lobby their senators and representatives on the abortion issue. At least a dozen red roses are to be delivered to each member of Congress that morning before the marchers' arrival. Cardinals John J. O'Connor of New York and James A. Hickey of Washington also have agreed to attend the march, as have Bishops Rene H. Gracida of Corpus Christi, Texas,' and James C. Timlin of Scranton, Pa., Miss Gray said. As in previous years, the March for Life has purchased three hours of radio time on WOL, an AM station in Washington, to allow all participants to hear the rally speakers and to coordinate songs and chants during the march, Miss Gray said. Marchers have been encouraged to bring portable radios with them.

An overnight vigil, co-sponsored by the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities and the Archdiocese of Washington, will be held at the shrine beginning at 7 p.m. Jan. 21. Cardinal O'Connor, chairman of the bishops' pro-life committee, will be principal celebrant and homilist at an 8 p.m. Mass Jan. 21 and Cardinal Law will be principal celebrant of a 7 a.m. Mass Jan. 22. Bishop Michael J. Dudick of the Byzantine Diocese of Passaic, N.J., will celebrate a Divine Liturgy at 4 p.m. Jan. 22 at the shrine. Overnight, the vigil is scheduled to include a National Rosary for Life, led by the Mothers of Mary, a pro-life lay group from Grosse Pointe, Mich., at 10 a.m.; night prayer at II p.m., followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; holy hours led by seminarians from midnight to 5 a.m.; and morning prayer at 6 a.m. A free hot breakfast will be provided for March participants in the Snrine cafeteria Jan. 22. Other observances of the Roe v. Wade ruling will include an interfaith "Assembly for Life" from I to 3 p.m. Jan. 20 at John Hancock Hall, 180 Berkeley St., near Copley Square in Boston. Atty. Helen Alvare, director of planning and information for the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for ProLife Activities and spokeswoman on abortion for the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, will be the main speaker at the event, sponsored by Massachusetts Citizens for Life. Also planned is "Bells for Babies," a campaign to have church bells throughout the country toll 27 times, beginning at noon, on Jan. 22 - once for every million babies killed through abortion since 1973.

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Diagnosed early, breast cancer can be treated By George Bounakes, MD With this issue, the Anchor begins a monthly series of articles on various aspects of health care, written by physicians associated with St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Readers are invited to submit questions to be answered in the column. They may be sent to Public Relations Dept., St. Anne's Hospital, 795 Middle St., Fall River 02721.

Because of the high incidence of breast cancer among U.S. women, ,as well as t he high death rate associated with the disease, early diagnosis has been made the focus of screening efforts across the country. It is estimated that in the year 1990, approximately 150.000 women will have developed breast cancer and that 44,000 women will eventually die from it. Although one in 10 American women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, experts say that women have a 90 percent chance of surviving the disease if it 'is caught early in its most treatable stage. Mammography, an x-ray of the breast, is the most effective method of detecting breast cancer in its earliest stage, even when it is unable to be felt by the woman or her doctor. It is a simple, safe and relatively painless procedure. Mammography and early detection not only improve survival rates but can also mean less extensive surgery. It is estimated that breast cancer deaths would drop by at least 30 percent if all women received mammograms as recommended. The National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society recommend,that all healthy women between the ages of 35 and 40 have a baseline mammogram from which to compare future mammograms. Women age 40 and over need mammograms everyone to two years with yearly breast physical exams by a physician. and women 50 and over should have annual mammograms and breast exams. Women with existing breast problems should follow their doctor's advice regarding frequency of exams. Adult women of all ages should perform monthly breast self-examinations. There is a common myth among older women that breast cancer is a disease of younger women. In fact. the main risk factor of breast cancer is being a woman, and a woman's risk increases significantly as she gets older. Although the cause of breast cancer is unknown, certain risk factors influence its occurrence,

including a family history of the disease. However. women with no family history of breast cancer are also at risk. Today, comprehensive breast centers offer women breast exams, mammography and breast health information with easy access through self-referral and same-day results. Women are strongly encouraged to conduct a breast selfexamination between health visits, looking for lumps, skin changes, nipple discharge or retraction and/ or changes in the size or shape of either breast. Ninety percent of breast lumps are found by women themselves. The percentage of women seeking mammographies has risen sharply over the past two years. Sixty-four percent of women 40 and over have had at least one , mammogram but only 31 percent are following the accepted guidelines. Two-thirds of women still do not understand the need for regular mammograms. It should be stressed that for screenings to be most effective, they must be done regularly. Cost appears to be a major consideration among women who have one mammogram but do not return for a second one at the recommended time. In a recent development, Congress has added mammography benefits to Medicare. Beginning in 1991, these benefits will pay for breast cancer screening for the disabled and those 65 and older. Also, many private insurances now cover screening mammography. I ncreased awareness among women and health care professionals will facilitate early detection and diagnosis, making an impact on the death rate of breast cancer.

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Vatican speaker defends animal tests VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The top U.S. health official has told a Vatican conference that animal rights "extremists" threaten the future of health research and urged church leaders to defend use of animals in biological testing. Dr. Louis Sullivan, secretary of Health and Human Services, told brain specialists that religious institutions "cannot remain on the periphery in this struggle." "Any assertion of moral equivalence between humans and animals is an issue that organized religion must refute vigorously and unambiguously," he said at the conference sponsored by the Pon- '

tifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers. Sullivan, whose speech outlined optimistic plans for many areas of biomedical research. said the United States believes humane animal testing is "crucial" to future progress. "In the 1990s, animal rights extremists constitute a clear and present danger to developing knowledge that is directed to the betterment of human health. In equating to animals rights traditionally reserved for humans, these activists pose a threat not only to research but to the vitality of the human spirit," he said.

BISHOP ARTHUR TAFOYA stands outside his new home. (eNS photo)

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PUEBLO, Coloc. (CNS) - Bishop Arthur Tafoya of P1ueblo has a new home. It's not as magnificent as the bishop's formelr mansion, but it fits the style of\ a working pastor. , In December, Bishop Tafoya moved from a century-old sa ndstone mansion, after: selling its accumulated 50 yearS" worth of crystal, artwork. book~ and furniture. His new home, on Olark Street in one of Pueblo's po~rer neighborhoods, has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a chapel, den, living room, dining room and1kitchen" as well as a basement that htends the full length of the buildi~g. It offers a far simpler lifestyld than the three-story mansion, rhich has ornate woodwork, stained-glass windows: a chapel and' numerous bedrooms, parlors and Ibaths. The mansion was sold to a Pueblo medical firm, Neighborhood Services. for its askidg price of $299,500. I The house on Clark 'Street had been home to pastors lof St. Anthony Church for foJr decades until the church closet:! in 1988. After that it offered housing to Volunteers in Diocesan~ Action, The house required ~ome work before the bishop's molve. Father Edward H. Nunez, chancellor of the Pueblo diocese, said repairs of approximately $30.000 included installation of a new heating s'{stern, electrical rewiring, ~ew plurr.:bing and repair of crack~d walls. On three days beforelthe move, a sale was held at the mansion of items ranging from books to furniture to glassware. It wa~I on a first. come, f .rst-served, cash-'and-carry basis. . The inventory includl:d numeTous original works of ah, a 1940s mahogany dining room. set, turnof-the-century oak chai}s, vintage 1930s and '40s crystal, high-backed altar chairs and a candelabra. I

The sale was coordinated by Pat Griffeth of Estate Liquidators, who said she was impressed with Bishop Tafoya's decision. "I think he's to be admired and blessed," she said. "He has renewed my respect for the Catholic church." Ms. Griffeth and another Pueblo

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World War II hero lauded for saving Jews WASHINGTON (CNS) Giorgio Perlasca, an 80-year-old Italian Catholic who rescued an estimated 5,200 Jews from Nazi terror in Budapest, Hungary, accepted the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Medal of Rememberance recently with the same humility that led him to not talk to anyone of his heroics for more than 40 years. Perlasca masqueraded as the Spanish charge d'affaires in Budapest after the legation of neutral Spain left Budapest in December 1944.. His masquerade upheld protection for Jews previously granted safe conduct passes by Spain. U.S. Supreme Court' Justice Antonin Scalia, in presenting the ,award, called Perlasca's actions "thoughtless heroism." Perlasca, after receiving the award, replied, "What I did was for my conscience." Perlasca was an Italian businessman who was stuck in Budapest. Because he fought in the Spanish civil war, he was granted his own pass, and almost immediately became an unpaid representative of the Spanish legation. Upon the legation's return to Madrid, Spain, Perlasca knew that thousands of Jews in safe houses under the Spanish flag would lose diplomatic protection at the hands of Hungarian fascist puppet government installed by the Nazis. His actions saved not only the estimated 5,200 Jews who were staying in safe houses in Budapest, but perhaps as many as twice that路 number because Jews handed on the passes to others. Tributes to Perlasca flowed during the black-tie dinner and award ceremony. Eva Lang, a Hungarian poet who was one of those Perlasca saved, said in Hun~arian that Perlasca was "very selfless. When approached, he had a very strong personality. He projected so much strength that he was capable of confronting anyone who was a threat to our survival." Ms: Lang, who still has her Spanish safe pass, added, "The whole world should know there is a man like this - a world where all the yalues have been lost." Avraham Ronai', a German Jew now living in Israel, was 12 when Perlasca saved him. He said, "What can I say to a man who saved... my

mother, my sister, myself? Who, if he didn't, I'm not alive?" Ronai blames himself for Perlasca's lengthy obscurity, saying"I have not a clean feeling" in his soul upon learning Perlasca was living without fanfare in Padua, Italy. "I was one of the ones" who should have looked for him, Ronai said. He attributed Perlasca's obscurity as "a weakness of mankind. How fortunate that Perlasca was not a weak man like we were weak." Speaking later in German, Ronai recalled when Nazis routed all Jews over 14 from a safe house to take them to the River Danube, shoot them, then throw their bodies in the river. "My mother and my sister were lined up. I stood at the steps and I waved to them a farewell - an eternal farewell," Ronai said. "I do not know how he happened upon it, but Mr. Perlasca entered" as the masquerading charge d'affaires saying, "Get out of here! We are too a fascist country, Spain! Get out of here!" Ronai's family, as well as hundreds of other Jews, were spared. Yet Perlasca played down his role in his Italian remarks, which were translated. "In certain situations you just can't sit back. You've got to go forward, you've got to progress, you've got to conclude what you ' started," he said. "I don't know if what I did was the right thing. I don't know if I could have done more, if I could have done it better, if I could have done it with more determination," Perlasca added. "But I was probably the right person, at the right place at the right time." Perlasca discounted his efforts. "I was just a bystander. These people actually lived through those terrible experiences," he said of the Jews he sheltered and fed until Russian troops liberated Budapest in January 1945. Asked before the dinner if he had a message to give the world, Perlasea replied, "I'm just a little fellow. I can't communicate anything to the world. The important thing is for the world to know what terrible tragedies occurred then."

That all may be one It was Sunday morning, Sept. 13, 1987, in Columbia, SC, "the most non-Catholic American state," according to the city's leilding daily. I had a few hours before catching a flight back home to Minnesota. My heart was high with hope for Christian unity after sharing in two of the most exciting days of ecumenical activity in the nation's history. Bu,t there was still the matter of Sunday Mass. Pope John Paul II had just spent five hours in the capital of South Carolina, a state where 74,000 Catholics comprise four percent of the state population. And I was flipping through the yellow pages to find an early Mass. The pope had met face-to-face with 27 top U.S. Christian leaders in an unprecedented conference on unity during his lO-day 1987 American tour. He had taken part in a Service of Christian Witness with 60,000 Christians of many denomiations in the football stadium of the University of South Carolina. After the pope left, some 200 ecumenical leaders spent the following day in a historic dialogue at which Cardinal Johannes Willebrands, the head of the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, was the star attraction. Now the ecumenical talks were over, unity was not yet in sight and I located a nearby Mass. A taxi

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living; they had no children. He received permission to found the parish, purchased the building, and brought with him 75 members of his Anglican congregation. The others left, Father Ladkau said, or moved away. Although there, is a growing number of ex-Anglican Catholic parishes, I believe they will be the exception. Vatican II's Decree on Ecumenism changed the path of unity from its historic view of a "return" to the Catholic Church to a focus on "pilgrim" churches moving together toward Christ. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, observed annually from Jan. 18 to 25, reflects that direction. When founded in 1908, the octave of prayer was primarily for union between Anglicans and Catholics, with other churches seeking unity with them. The movement grew when its focus was changed to pray for the "unity Christ wills by the means he chooses." The 1991 theme, "Hallelujah! Praise God All You Peoples!" can be honored with equal fervor by every Christian.

Innovative care for aging

On the feast of St. Nicholas, Dec. 6, I had the privilege of sharing an evening with two nuns from the order of Sisters of St. Francis of the Holy Eucharist and a group of people gathered to support their work with the aging. Most unusual was that the gathering was held in a gourmet food store and restaurant in the town of Washington, Conn. The idea for the benefit stemmed from the philosophy of the owners, Michael and Nancy Ackerman. They proposed to bring people together for an out-of-the-ordinary dinner, combined with wine tasting, because they believed that was appropriate for a benefit geared toward the aging. "We are drawn to the concept that something really improves as it matures and ripens, and so we chose the meal and wine tasting to reflect what we believe - that aging is to be enjoyed, like a good wine," Ackerman told me. Sister Suzanne Gross has been the energy behind the pilot program the Franciscan Sisters, based in Meriden, Conn., designed as an alternative to the ordinary types of residential care and other services available to elderly people. The philosophy of the Franciscan Life Center, Sister Gross explained, is to try to meet all the needs of the elderly so that they can remain involved in their family life and communities until the end of their lives. To do this, they have come up with a five-pronged service. They offer "Franciscan home .. care," which provid'es any personal CHRISTMAS AT Catholic Memorial Home included the care needed. Their goal is to be annual distribution of gifts to the residents by the Carmelite conscious always of maintaining the dignity of the person and workSisters who staff the home. Pictured, left to right, are the ing to keep hope alive. They chalhome's administrator Sister Shawn Flynn, resident Margaret . lenge their elderly charges to have Fitzsimmons and Sister M. Elias as Santa Claus. Mrs. Fitz- something of a productive lifestyle simmons, who will turn 100 on Jan. 27, greeted Santa with "I by offering limited, possible-to-do activities. feel better already!"

picked me up at my hotel, on the site where General Sherman camped on his way to the sea during the Civil War. The cab radio blared a hell-fire sermon all the way to Good Shepherd church, a modest structure in a changing neighborhood. When Mass bega'n, the liturgy was unfamiliar to me. The altar was against the wall and the priest's back was to the people. The profession of faith was the Nicene Creed, with terms like "Holy Ghost" and "the quick and the dead." I checked the typewritten missal in the pew. Titled The Ordinary of the Mass (Anglican Use), it explained that elements of the Book of Common Prayer were included in theJiturgy. ' I relaxed when I read further: "Approved by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States of America and confirmed by the Apostolic See." We knelt for communion under both species, then recited a lovely but entirely unfamiliar closing prayer of thanksgiving. The Rev. William Ladkau, the celebrant, greeted us as we filed out and answered my questions. No, the parish was not high Episcopalian, he said, but fully Catholic. The founding pastor, an Anglican priest, had converted four years before. He was married; his wife was

They offer "collaborative care," which keeps the elderly socializing by showing them their skills are still needed by others. The sisters have them contribute volunteer services right on the premises of the Franciscan Life Center. There is a greenhouse now and a sewing project. Another project is a minifarm where the fruits of the harvest are p~eserved by canning and freezing. The payoff is real, says Sister Gross, in the form of selfworth. Newest of the projects is the actual building of nine residentialcare dwellings. Those who choose to live here maintain their independence. All of these homes are already occlJpied. The fourth aspect is "professional continuity care," where the Franciscans make it possible for retired persons not to retire their skills or professional expertise. The sisters arrange for them to continue working part time in their field and to be paid for their services. The final aspect is what Sister Gross calls "transitional care." This is their dedication t,o helping a person through the process of dying.

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Through their love, they offer a dying person spiritual insight into the value and meaning of human suffering. "We make a distinction between organized religion and the meaning of spirituality," Sister Gross emphasized. "We support the elderly in the process of dying ... based on our belief in the reality of life after death." This human, compassionate approach is what prompted Ackerman to support what the sisters are doing. "Our society is grappling with the whole process of aging.... The Franciscans, through their call, have come up with such a fantastic, unique approach to their prob-, lem. It's very inspiring." No question about it.

Going home ROME(CNS) - Cardinal Myroslav Lubachivsky, 76, the Romebased head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, will visit the Ukraine this spring for the first time in more than 50 years, said Ukrainian Bishop Basil H. Losten of Stamford, ~onn. The visit of the cardinal, a native of the Ukraine, will have major symbolic value for the Ukrainian Catholic Church, now reestablishing itself after over 40 years of government repression.

Cardinal Lubachivsky is spiritual leader of Ukrainian Catholics throughout the world.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Jan. II, 1991

WASHINGTON (CNS) - The head of the New York state Ku Klux Klan voluntary withdrew from the Knights of Columbus after the Knights' national chaplain said the man had to choose between the organizations. Albert Castello, state head of the Knights of Columbus, said that Willian Hoff, 55-year-old grand wizard of the New York state unit of the Invisible Empire of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, had withdrawn from a K of C council in Queens, N. Y. Brooklyn Bishop Thomas V. Daily, national supreme chaplain of the Knights, had issued a statement declaring that "membership in the KKK is incompatible with AMONG THOSE attending the annual meeting of the teachings of the Catholic Bishop Daniel A. Cronin with retired priests of the diocese Church." The bishop, whose diocese in- were, clockwise from front, Father William H. O'Rrilly, Misgr. Maurice Souza, Msgr. Daniel F. Shalloo and Father James F. cludes Queens, said there was no Kenney. (Studio D photo) , evidence that the Klan had altered its longstanding opposition to "Catholics, Jews, African-Americans and foreign-born persons." New York Cardinal John J. , Continued from Page One war the citizen must be prepared O'Connor also denounced the Klan to render unq uestio~ing obedience differences we might have to unite in a recent homily at St. Patrick's to the nation's political and milpowerful prayer for peace, an in a Cathedral. I itary leaders~" appeal for justice .and a common "Membership is a disgrace to Taking an opposite tack, howcommitment to "hunger and thirst Catholicism," he said. "Let that be ever. were over 130 membl~rs of for justice," to be "peacemakers" clear." the Catholic Campus Milllistry (Matthew 5:9) in these uncertain Hoff reportedly had been chief Association who wrote to Presiand dangerous days. organizer of a K of C council food dent Bush and Speaker of the "Let us pray together that ajust drive providing Thanksgiving meals HouseThomasS. Foley. D. Wash.â&#x20AC;˘ and peaceful solution will be mostly to black residents in a puburging them "not to take the counpursued and found; that the peolic housing project. try into war against i1raq ." ples of the region may be relieved However, the New York Post The letter, datedj Jan. 3, said, of the terrible threat of war; and quoted him as saying, "1 don't care "We who stand as witnesses to the that members of all the armed fortoo much for blacks. Whites have Gospel of Jesus Christ express our ces now arrayed in the region may become second-class citizens. I beconcern for all those who will lose soon be restored to their families." lieve in standing up for white peotheir lives and who ~ili suffer if we ple in this country." Catholic high school students go to war." I "1 don't care what any church do not have a grasp of Catholic And a growing nl,lmber of U.S. teaching is about the KKK," Hoff moral teaching on war, according sol.diers are seeking Iconscientious added. "1 don't ask them and I to a survey by the Boston-basetl objector status even as the military don't ask the postman or the man Center on Conscience and War. mandates that soldiers seeking the in the street." War is the "socially approved status change mustl be deployed Russell Shaw, national K of C and expected method of conflict before their applicatibn is reviewed. spokesman, said that even if Hoff resolution," the report said. adding One attorney plaq:d the number had not withdrawn, he was "not a that students have an "almost uniof soldiers seeking Iconscientious member in good standing" if he . versal assumption" that "in time of objector status at m9re than 300. also belonged to the Ku Klux Klan. "It's an open and shut case," . he said.

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DAILY READINGS Jan. 12: 1 Jn 5:14-21; Ps 149:1-6,9; Jn 3:2230 Jan. 13: Is 42:1-4,6-7; Ps 29:1-4,9,10; Acts 10:34-38; Mk 1:7-11 Jan. 14: Heb 1:1-6; Ps 97:1-2,6-7,9; Mk 1:1420 Jan. 15: Heb 2:5-12; Ps 8:2,5-9; Mk 1:21-28 Jan. 16: Heb 2:14-18; Ps 105:1-4,6-9; Mk 1:2939 Jan. 17: Heb3:7-14: Ps 95:6-11; Mk 1:40-45 Jan. 18: Heb 4:1-5,11; Ps78:3-4,6-8; Mk2:112 Jan. 19: Heb 4:12-16; Ps 19:8-10,15; Mk2:1317 Jan. 20: 1 Sm 3:3-10, 19; Ps 40:2,4,7-10; 1 Cor 6:13-15,17-20; Jn 1:35-42

Continued from Page One Crennan, St. Mary Cathedral. Fall River; Allison Gagnon. St. Michael, Fall River. Sheryl Lynn Grant, St. William, Fall River; Mary Catherine Janczura, St. Bernard. Assonet; Brigitte M. Levesque, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Fall River; Susana Medeiros. Santo Christo, Fall River; Melissa Mello. Holy Name, Fall River; Wendy Raposo, Our Lady of Fatima, Swansea. Attleboro area: Karen April, St. Stephen's. Attleboro; Jennifer Bayly, St. John the Evangelist. Attleboro; Lori Ann Lima, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Seekonk; Bridget Roche, St. Mary's. North Attleboro. Cape & Islands area: Suzanne Duffy, St. Margaret. Buzzards Bay; Adrienne Dufresne. St. Patrick, Falmouth; Stephanie Lynn Har~ung. St. Joan of Arc, Orleans; Jennifer Lynn McCann. St. John the Evangelist. Pocasset. New Bedford area: Amy Bowen, St. Joseph. New Bedford; Maggie Cleveland, St. Francis of Assisi, New Bedford; Mariette Costa, St. John the Baptist, New Bedford; Valerie Donovan. St. Rita. Marion; Patricia Mota, St. Mary Fairhaven. Michelle Lynn Payant, St. Theresa, New Bedford; Davana

M. Rose, Our Lady of the Assumption, New BJdford; Jeanne Mariel Surprenartt, St. John Neumann. East Frehown. Taunton area: IL<)rene Ann Booker. Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton; Laura Jeanne Brennan, St. Paul, Taunton; J~nnifer Glynn. Holy Rosary. Tau1nton; Allison Murphy, St. Mary, Taunton; Stephanie Frances Pare, Immaculate Conception, North IEaston.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The first public Mass in Albania in 23 years was celebrated in a cemetery chapel in November! Vatican Radio reported, saying th~t the celebrant was Father Simon Jubanit, who was imprisoned frob 1967 to 1989 for carrying out religious activities. The reforms se~n elsewhere in Eastern Europe inl the past year have come more slowly to Albania, which closed all churcbes and mosques in 1967 aqd only in May 1990 lifted a.ban ort religiolJs propaganda, which made evangelization a crime. I

His Good Will "Sing praise to thb Lord, you his faithful ones, and give thanks to his holy name. Fori his anger lasts but a moment; a lifetime, his good will."--Ps. 30:5-6 :

Silent workers Dear Editor, In reading the letters in the Dec. 21 Anchor, I was struck by a certain irony. All four of ':he letters were written by women, But considering the fact that women represent 53 percent of the population and make up the backbone of most parish life, that women would be reading and writing to the diocesan newspaper is to be expected. However, two letters raised my consciousness to something I've long suspected. Sister Grace Donovan, SUSC, pointed out that in t he recent Anchor issue devoted 10 articles on the new Corpus Christi center (Dec. 7, 1990) no mention was made of the woman W:lO is religious education coordinator. Sister Doreen Donegan, SUSC, is responsible for the religious education of 900 Corpus Christi students! Also missing were any pictures of parishioners, the people who will be praying in the building. knd lastly, Sister Donovan asked for some acknowledgment for the Women's Guild hostesses - the silent workers in every parish, The second letter wa i a beautiful tribute to Margaret Noonan by Mrs. Alice Houst, a DCCW community affairs chairperson. Mrs. Houst refers to Ms. No Jnan as "a great Catholic woman" who gave to her community and ter church.

H ow true that was! The town of Falmouth was blessed by the presence of Peg Noonan. She contributed her energy, enthusiasm and intelligence to numerous projects. one of the most outstanding being the building of Falmouth Hospital. But her church was her first love. Peg was childless, so her church was a sig~ificant member of her extended family. Bazaars, Christmas teas, receptions for retiring and new clergy - any and all church events would find Peg organizing and working to ensure success. For the past few summers, the St. Patrick's Women's Guild has run a flea market on the Saturday before the Falmouth Road Race. Inevitably the temperature would hover around 90 degrees. But, working from dawn until dusk, and at least six weeks before the event, would be the St. Patrick'oS Women's Guild with Peg as its constant motivator. Peg was very activ(: at the diocesan level. She held many positions of leadership in the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. She was the first women to head the annual Catholic Charities Appeal. a role she also filled at the parisb level for years. She was a realliYik for many of the parishioners of this Cape Cod parish, who often perceive the diocese of Fall Riv~ as remote. She was always on the committee for the Bishop's Ball and active1y promoted it in Falmouth. Held 11' January "across the bridge," the Ball requires quite a trek! But Peg's enthusiasm was convincing and contagious. Margaret A. Murphy Falmouth Heights

Doctor says, genetics relies on gifts of Holy Spirit NEW YORK (CNS) - Genetic technology is good only when used to saye, not to destroy, says French geneticist Dr. Jerome L.ejeune. Noted especially for his work in chromosomal diseases and his discovery of the abnormality responsible for Down's syndrome, Dr. Lejeune said that useful work in his field requires reliance on the seven gifts of the Holy ~pirit: wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, piety, fortitude and fear of the Lord. The genetics professor at the Faculte de Medecin Necker-Enfants Malades and chef of cell genetics at the Hopital des Enfants Malades, delivered the annual Terence Cardinal Cooke Lecture at the Cooke Health Care Center in Manhattan. Speaking of the gift of wisdom, he said it gave necessary direction to using the knowledge gained in genetics. Only God, 1I0t genetic technology, is to be feared, he continued. But every act 'of genetic technology will be judged a,;cording to the scriptural test of the effect on "the least of these," he said. quoting Matthew 25:40. He noted that amniocentesis. a procedure for taking fluid from the uterus of a pregnant woman, was developed to save babies but was often misused to dt:cide if they should be aborted. Saying it reflected use of the Holy Spirit's gift of 'mowledge. Lejeune discussed testimony he gave in the 1989 Tennessee case of a divorced couple who disagreed

over disposition of seven frozen embryos fertilized prior to their separation. The wife sought custody so she could carry them to term, and the husband opposed her, saying he did not want to become a father. Lejeune said he asked the judge to make the decision of Solomon. and give the embryos to the petitioner who wanted them to live. According to the Old Testament story. two women claimed the same child, and when one offered to give it up rather than follow the suggestion that it be cut in two and equally divided. Solomon concluded she was the true mother. In the Tennessee case. Lejeune said, he used the knowledge that an embryo has a human nature from its beginning. On fortitude. Lejeune commented that its "total lack" was displayed by the British Parliament in approving experimentation on human embryos up to 14 days old. In testimony he gave Parliament. he recalled. he said the embryos were not sufficiently de\:eloped to serve the experimental purposes in vIew. Since then. he said in the lecture. advances have come in the isolation of disease genes. but all "without endangering one human being." not through experimenting on embryos. Challenging the argument that Catholics must not "impose" their morality on society. Lejeune said that in a democracy the whole population should be innll\'ed in saying what would be good law.

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How old is Saint Peter? VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The right foot of the statue ofSt. Peter. seated regally beneath a wooden canopy near the main altar in the basilica that bears his name, has been worn smooth with kisses and caresses from the faithful. But how many centuries of devotion does it take to consume a saint's foot? Is it 15 - or a mere seven? That's the question swirling around the bronze figure in the basilica these days following publication of an art historian's thesis in a respected Italian journal. The article, published in early December. appeared to. deliver a verdict in the long debate over the dating of the larger-than-life-sized statue. The bronze St. Peter was moved to the basilica in 1454 after a fire destroyed the nearby monastery where it was originally housed. The dark and somewhat forbidding figure is perched on a tall marble throne, holding the key to heaven in one hand and' giving the typical papal blessing with the other. Some experts have argued that the statue was cast in Rome in the fifth century and has survived intact through 1,500 years of war, pillage, renovation and displacement. That would ma~e it the oldest, biggest and most impressive image of the first pope - and a visible sign of papal allthority going back to the early days of Christianity. Others said the work dates from medieval times, probably coming out of the workshop of the famed Tuscan sculptor Arnolfo da Cambio, who worked on church and civic projects until his death in 1302. The latest study weighs in on the side of the medieviliists. After a series of historic analyses and scientific tests, art historian Angiola Maria Romanina concluded that St. Peter bears telltale signs' of its 13th~century origin. The most important clue was traces of pigment found on the work - evidence of a unique color-casting method developed by Arnolfo Cambio, the expert said. The basilica's engineering office collaborated in the testing, which included "thermal luminescence analysis" performed by the Uni, versity of Milan's Department of Physics. According to the experts, the bronze was cast between 1265

ST. PETER foot - where the toes and sandal and 13'79, most probably around are beginning to erode - and to the beginning of the 14th century. the figures on bronze candlesticks The statue of St. Peter isa nearby. familiar sight to thousands of F or centuries, June 29 has been tourists and a focal point of the the best date to stop by the basilica spacious basilica. It is the place and see St. Peter; that's his feast where schoolchildren are lectured, day, when the statue is dressed up where snapshots are snapped and where visitors can put their hand . in fine embroidered robes and a on a work of art without getting . gem-studded papal tiara. yelled at. Fewer people realize that there's For most pilgrims, direct kissing a second statue of St. Peter with an .01' the foot has given way to various even more uncertain - one might forms of touching: hand-to-statue say disjointed - history. It's located one floor below the basilica, followed by the sign of the cross, for example. Italians are the most between the crypt and the souvenir adept and unselfconscious at this, shop. while Americans generally take a According to art historians, this few moments to catch on. figure of white marble was carved in Roman times as a "philosopher," On a recent morning, Japanese then refitted in the late Middle tourists lined up to pay their Ages with its Petrine head, a left respects and have. their picture hand holding keys and a right arm taken. Each one felt the foot and raised in blessing. Unlike its pregave a decorous nod. decessor upstairs, this statue of In recent years, the touching Peter has all 10 toes. habit has spread to St. Peter's left

Pope ordains 60 priests for Legionaries of Christ VATICANCITY(CNS)-路 Pope John Paul II helped the Legionaries of Christ celebrate its 50th anniversary by ordaining 60 of its members to the priesthood. The new priests included 20 from Mexico, where the congregation was founded; 15 from the United States, 13 from Spain, nine from Ireland, two from Italy and one from Canada. The Americans included three brothers from Southern California: Fathers Edward, .Iohn and , Peter Hopkins. The evening ordination Mass at

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St. Peter's .Basilica was celebrated exactly 50 years after the Jan. 3, 1941, founding of the Legionaries by Father Marcial Maciel in Mexico City as an organization dedicated to training "holy, zealous' priests," the anniversary program said. The congregation has more than 2,000 members from 26 countries. Pope .Iohn Paul asked the new priests to make Christ's voice "resound in our time so that those who hear can believe." Late in the evening of .Ian. 2. the pope prayed the rosary with Legionaries, their families and members

of the associated Regnum Christi (Reign of Christ) Movement. He thanked the parents of the new priests and~sked them to pray that other families will be the "seedbeds where abundant vocations to the priestly and religious life arise and are welcomed."

VATICANCITY(CNS)-- Pope John Paul II unfurled the banner. of freedom of conscience in this year's World Day of Peace message -- in the process raising a host of thorny questions about individual Catholics and church authority. The pope's I ~-page message was a clear and forceful plea for religious liberty in societies worldwide. But the subtext on conscience read like a walk through a doctrinal minefield. On one hand, the pope strongly defended individual conscience as "inviolable" and said that no religious truth can be imposed. On the other. he argued that Catholics should feel obligated to form their consciences according to the truth as taught by the church. They must not confuse the voice of conscience with "one's limited personal opinion." he said. Those are'two sides of a very subtle concept. and the officials who helped draft the peace message knew they were venturing onto delicate theological terrain. The phrase "freedom of conscience" has always sparked controversy, notably during the Second Vatican CounciL when somefathcrs warned that the idea could be exaggerated. to the detriment of divine truth. "From the beginning, we 'were careful in preparing this document to make clear that freedom of conscience does not mean individuals are free to do as they like," said Bishop Jorge Mejia, vice president of the Pontifical Council for J ustice and Peace. Thus, the peace message stressed that the duty to correctly form one's conscience goes hand in hand with the duty to obey it. For the pope. that is of primary importance today especially since "freedom of conscience" has come to be viewed as a loophole of dissent for' Catholics who disagree with specific church teachings. Birth control and abortion arc two areas where the role of the conscience has frequently been invoked in recent years. On birth controL a common argument is that an individual who cannot accept the church's teaching against contraception may follow his or her conscience. That argument is made less often with abortion, which the church considers to be the taking of innocent human life. To underline this, abortion is one of the few acts punished with automatic excommunication under canon law. But some people argue that when the church works to get civil authorities to outlaw abortion, it is in effect asking states to impose Catholic religious convictions, not shared by people of all faiths, on everyone. After all, as the pope said, "N 0 human authority has the right to interfere with a person's conscience." A Vatican official, reflecting on these issues, said the pope's message should not be understood as giving comfort to dissenters. That would be a "misreading of what he intended," said the official, who asked not to be identified. "Yes, the conscience is supreme but not as a source of truth. And yes, a person has to follow his conscience, but a person does not manufacture truth. A person must learn. from revelation and other sources," he said. Thus the pope in his peace mes-

sage emphasized "how humbly and attentively" the individual must listen to his voice of conscience and "how modest must he be in regard to his own limited insight." Natural law and Scripture. he said. constitute "the calL or rather the command, to love God and observe his law:" But what if a Catholic cannot in conscience accept church teaching on birth controL and uses contraccptives? "Perhaps these persons arc not committing personal sin." the Vatican official said. "But they arc committing an act that is objectively disordered. and by rejecting t he teaching aut hority of the ch urch they are cutting themselves off in a way from the church community." . Therefore, such a decision always has ser.ious consequences for one's faith, he said. Thc church sees abortion as a graver issue, because it constitutes an intended. direct attack on human life. But even here it is possible for a person to have what the church considers a "misformed" conscience and genuinely believe abortion is not wrong. Even if excommunication is invoked and a person must have 'prior awareness of the, penalty in order for it to take effect a judgment on personal sin is "another matter." said the Vatican official. In othcr words. when vicwed from a moral standpoint. abortion is intimately connected with a person's conscience. But there is another leveL a public side. to the abortion issue. When the church calls on states to prohibit abortion, it docs so because it considers abortion not just a question of personal morality or religious belief but of protecting human life an essential part of the civil authority's responsibility for human rights and the common good. "Abortion is not a question of faith, but of the sacredness of human life. That's something all societies have had to respect as a value," the official said. Working to make abortion illegaL for example. is much different from trying to impose belief in the Trinity which would certainly be a violation of freedom of conscience. he said. The debate over conscience came up during the Vatican.1I discussion on the text of the Declaration on Religious Freedom. At that time, the prefect of the Holy Office, Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, objected to the way "freedom of conscience" was being presented. "The principle that each individual has the right to follow his own conscience must suppose that the conscience is ilOi contrary to the divine law:~ Cardinal Ottaviani said. Others worried that the council was defending the right of a conscience to be in error. The council's final text. however, was quite clear. It said: "It is through his conscience that man sees and recognizes the demands of the divine law. He is bound to follow his conscience faithfully in all his activity." More than 25 years later, Pope .Iohn Paul was apparently trying to make both points by defending the conscience as "inviolable" but warning Catholics that it can also make mistakes.

"On fire with Faith" to be televised Sunday "On Fire with Faith," an hourlong TV special exploring the encounter of the Spanish conquistadors and missionaries with the native peoples of what would later be called America, will be presented Sunday on ABC-TV. Locally it will be shown at 6 a.m. on ChannelS and at 12:30 p.m. on Channel 12. Sponsored by the V.S. Catholic Conference, the program will depict the arrival of Spanish explorers and missionaries in the New World. The explorers sought to claim land to extend the rule of Isabella and Ferdinand, while the priests desired to further the kingdom of God. Their respective fervors were matched by the native peoples' resistance to being absorbed into the Spanish culture and Catholic faith. Yet, over years of contact, Spanish Christianity intermingled with Native American spirituality to create the present-day Hispanic spirituality of the southwestern V nited States. Narrated by Rosana DeSoto, star of "La Bamba,''''On Fire with Faith" recounts the events .leading to the arrival of Columbus and the subsequent exploration by the Spanish. The greater portion of the program deals with Catholicism as lived today by the Hispanics in the Southwest. Their evangelization can be seen in the work of Maria Luisa Orozco of Tucson, who reaches out to

inactive Catholics and the unchurched; Sr. Mercedes Reygadas, SH, in San Francisco, who ministers to AIDS patients; and Laura Sanchez in San Antonio, who supports Central Americans seeking political asylum. Also highlighted will be Esther Martinez of San Juan Pueblo, N.M.,a Native American and Catholic. For nearly 20 years she has worked to preserve her Tewa language in written form, an effort enabling her to share her heritage and faith. "On Fire with Faith" echoes the themes of the V nited States bishops' pastoral "Heritage and Hope: Eyangelization in America." This document, issued last November, calls on V.S. Catholics to use the upcom-' ing SOOth anniversary of the arrival of Columbus in the New World as an opportunity for a new evangelization.

"Father Bosley" . LOS ANGELES (CNS) Nielsen ratings chart TV appeal, but actor Tom Bosley measures his popularity by how many people ask him for the sacraments. "You get a sense that your audience is growing when people meet you on the street and say, 'Can I go to confession, Father?''' said Bosley, 'who plays the title role in ABC's "Father Dowling Mysteries.''''I've had that [questionl quite'often," he said.

Area Religious Broadcasting The following television and radio programs originate in the diocesan viewing and listening area. Their listings normally do not vary from week to week. They will be presented in the Anchor periodically and will renect any changes that may be made. Please clip and retain for reference. OnTV "Spirit and the Bride," a talk Each Sunday, 8:00a.m WLNE, show with William Larkin, 6 p. m. Monday, cable channel 35. Channel 6. Diocesan Television Mass. Those in the Greater New On Radio Bedford area who do not have "Be Not Afraid," 15 minutes of cable TV see a rebroadcast of the music and Gospel message coorMass at II a.m. on UHF Channel dinated by Father Craig A. Pre20 gana, parochial vicar at St. John Portuguese Masses from Our the Evangelist parish, Attleboro, Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, is heard at 8 a.m. Sundays on New Bedford: 12:15 p.m. each station WARA, 1320 AM. TheCathSunday on radio station WJFD- olic clergy of the Attleboro area FM,7 p.m. each Sunday on tele- sponsor the program. vision Channel 20. "The Beat," Christian rock "Connuence,"10:30 a.m. each music and information produced Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel by Building Block Ministries of program moderated by Truman Taunton, is broadcast at 7 a.m. Taylor and having as permanent Sundays on station WVBF Bosparticipants Father Peter N. Gra- ton, 105.7 FM, and may be heard ziano, diocesan director of social in the Attleboro, Fall River, services; Right Rev. George Hunt, New Bedford and Taunton deanEpiscopal Bishop of Rhode Island, eries. and Rabbi Baruch Korff. Charismatic programs with "The Beat," produced by Build- Father John Randall are aired ing Block Ministries of Taunton from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday and aired on many cable systems through Friday on station WRIB, in the Fall River diocese features 1220 A M; Mass is broadcast at I videos from and information on p.m. each Sunday. contemporary Christian rock art"Topic Religion," presented by ists. Check local listings for times two priests, a rabbi and a Protand dates. . estant minister, is broadcast at Mass 9:30 a.m. Monday to 6:06 a.m. and 11:06 p.m. each Friday, WFXT, Channel 25. Sunday on station WEEI Bos"Breakthrough" 6:30 a.m. each ton, 590 AM. Sunday, Channel 10, a program Programs of Catholic interest on the power of God to touch are broadcast at the following lives, produced by the Pastoral times on station WROL Boston, Theological Institute of Hamden, 950 AM: Monday through FriConn. day 9, 9: 15, 11:45 a.m.;' 12: 15, "Maryson," a family puppet 12:30, I p.m. show with moral and spiritual A Polish-language Mass is perspective 6 p.m. each Thurs- heard from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. day, Fall River and New Bedford every Sunday on station WICE, 550 a.m. . Cable Channel 13.

CHILDREN OF unemployed parents, who live under a bridge in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, study at a makeshift school. Poverty is so widespread in the country that many children have no access to even su~h rudimentary education and tur:1 to lives of crime. (eNSj UPI-Reuters photo)

Stobehill professor 'writes history ·o~ Arnerican Catholic women By M. Nadine Wesoski Catholic News Service "The History of Arilerican Catholic Women" (Cross~oad Publishers, $24.95) by James J. Kenneally of the faculty of Ston~hill College, North Easton, is a sUrvey text of Catholic women in American history from the colonial period to the 1960s. I In 20 I pages, Kenneally gives all extensive overview ~f the role of these women and the challenges they have confronted. ' In tracing their str~ggles in both ch urch a nd state, h,s thesis that their current push for equality is merely a new phase of an ongoing endeavor is evident. I As is the case withlgood historical surveys, this boo~ presents fascinating stories of women such as Margaret Brent, a ,17th-ce'ntury Maryland landowner and an early proponent of women's suffrage; the 19th-century lrisl;J-born widow Margaret Gaffney H~ughery, who was honored by what was probably the first statue to a WOIT..an in the V nited States; and Clare Booth Luce who in 1952 was named by President Dwight Eisenhower to be the V nited States'first Catholic ambassador to Italy, The appetite for more information that Kenneally $timulatl~s can be further satisfied by readin.g any of the numerous boqks referred to, particularly in the endnotes. I Especially interesting is Kenneally's chapter on the Civil War and Reconstruction. For anyone who watched Ken Bu1rnS'acclaimed Civil War series on: public television this fall, Kenreally's book fills in some gaps left by Burns regarding the partici~atlon of Catholic women, particularly the heroic sacrifices made by nuns. Nearly one-fj'fth of all military nurses during the CiVil War were nuns, with almost 600 volunteers from over 20 congregations. Kenneally recounts. 111 fact, as he states, "even as I~te as 1868 a report of the American Medical Association recog'1ized nuns as

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"Parish-shoppers" seek compatibility WASHINGTON (CNS) - Catholic parishes are driven by "a form of market economy" in which Catholics who are baby boomers and better educated than their parents Cl;re more prone to shop around among parishes to find one that meets their needs, said a speaker at a recent academic conference in Washington. Donald R. Lamagdeleine, an education professor at the University

of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minn., said baby boomers retain the "select approach to religious involvement" that was characteristic of their youth. "When frustrated by their experience of one parish setting, they will 'vote with their feet' after visiting other parishes," Lamagdeleine said. Lamagdeleine commented at an academic conference sponsored by ,

The Catholic University of America and Georgetown University, Washington; Fordham University, New York; and the Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley (Calif.). "Baby boomers were 'carriers' of a cultural virus which promoted personal experience over communicated wisdom," Lamagdeleine said. "They 'recoiled from established institutions' shortcomings."

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sorry about yesterday. I guess I let myself get carried away." So you've had a quarrel with It may hap'pen that you don't your friend. Both of you got angry, want to wait until the next time the hot words were exchanged and of you meet. And perhaps the two you walked off in a huff. quarrel was a hot one, wi~h you What now? Nobody really wants saying some particularly nasty to lose a friend; friends are not that things that you now regret. easy to come by. Worse yet, a nagGet on the phone and don't even ging voice keeps whispering to say hello. Before she has a chance you, very softly, that you were to hang up, plunge right in with, wrong, that you were a hothead. "Toni, I'm so sorry about what I What can you do to mend your said. I let my temper get .out of fences and bring back the wonder- control.' Clt,n we talk about it ful harmony of friendship? please?" Another option, probably for Apologies come in various shapes arid sizes, and although an apol- more serious occasions, is to write ogy involves admitting you were a note of apology. This can be maileQ, slipped into her locker or wrong, you don't have to humiliate yourself and crawl to your put between the pages of one of friend on your bel.ly, protesting her textbooks if the opportunity presents itself. that you are an awful, awfUl person. It is probably best to make the Better to look at an apology as saying simply, "Hey, I made a mis- written apology a general one. If take. I goofed up, Sorry about you get into specifics you may kindle some sparks of anger that that. Really." , Here are several ways of restor- remain in her memory. If your friend is so angry that ing harmony after a quarrel. Which one you use will depend on what these methods don't work, there is the.quarrel was like and how serious still another possibility. Ask a mutual friend to express your it was. regrets and say how eager you are Maybe all you'll have to do is to get the friendship back on a send a signal - and nev.er even smooth course. mention the quarrel. The next time In all these plans of action it is you meet your friend, smile'as she wise to consider the possibility of approaches and greet her with the two of you reviewing what something like, "It's really good to caused the quarrel in the first place see you, Toni." She is likely to - why things got out of hand and sense immediately that you want what can be done to avoid such friendship as usual with no hard . misunderstandings in the future. feelings. But in such a discussion both But if there is a chill in her parties will have to keep a cool, manner, immediately add, ''I'm analytical head - or else!

Moms should run chu,rch By Hilda Young

Murphy is picking me up early to drive me to the hospital for some that one of the main reasons theol- make-up visits, No time to discuss . ogians and bishops and people like altar girls." ,I nstructor: "Y ou children, I mean that have such a hard time coming to agreement on things (like celi- participants, aren't leaving this bacy, women's ordination, com- house until you have your decimunion rules, etc.) is that they sions on and your ideas zipped up. I mean it!" meet in large, warm rooms with Theologian: "Mom, I mean high ceilings and overstuffed chairs instructor, tell him I need altar - and they have secretaries or girls OK'd right now. He's always tape recorders for notes, or at least running off with my ideas without a nice yellow pad and retractable asking and then he brings 'em back pen with no teeth marks on it. There is no motivation for com- all muddy." · promise or action. Bishop I: "No way. I know you I am convinced there would be were in my closet, I mean chancery, closure ona number of issues if and snuck off with my permissions these folks were to meet at the when I didn't know it." average family's breakfast table Theologian: "No way. Those and only h~d a few minutes before weren't yours. I mean the church, I they: had to rush eiff to do some- mean God, gave those to all of us. thing lik'e feed the hungry, visit the Bishop: "Did not." , si6k or minister to the poor. Theologian: "Did, too." , I know a number of mothers Bishop: "Cardinal Murphy is who would offer instruction free · of, charge in the art of breakfast honking outside. I gotta'visit the table bargaining. Attendees might sick and feed the poor." Theologian: "Then I am going ,'have to bring their own silverware, ·:»ut the instructors should be able to give altar girls the goahead." Bishop (exitin'g): "Not with my to scrounge up some capless pens, , permission." ' broken crayons and toast. .Instructor: "Both of, you tell We could handle the thorny each other you a~e sorry, and don't issue of altar girls in no time. Bishop I: "I· have to get out of miss the bus. tuc~ in y.ou,r theolohere in ~wo ~ minutes. Cardinal. gies and go feed the, poor.': It has been my theory for years

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Coyle-Cassidy Holiday drives for the needy held at Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taunton, included a Toys for Tots campaign by the National Honor Society and a food basjeet drive which filled 61 requests, the most in the school's history. A giving tree sponsored by the school's St. Vincent de Paul Society provided more than 40 gifts for four needy area families. Following the annual Christmas Mass, offered by chaplain Rev. William L. Boffa, Taunton mayor Richard Johnson and John Van del' Carr, director of volunteers at the Pine Street Inn in Boston, thanked students and staff for their .generosity to the homeless men and women at the shelter. Van del' Carr presented the Inn's Humanitarian Award to CoyleCassidy for the school's many years of assistance to the facility. Coyle-Cassidy winter sports teams started the 1990-91 season on a positive note. In basketball,

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the girls' varsity jumped to a 4-0 record with wins over Cardinal Spellman, Dighton-Rehoboth, Taunton and Westport, while the boys' varsity defeated Taunton High 66-44 to even their record at 2-2. Outstanding players have been Christina Pinto, Michelle Cote (team captains), and Erica Ploude, Shawn ThielkeI' and Pat Flynn. The Warrior hockey team began the new year in first place in the Eastern Athletic Conference with a record of 2-0-L Se'an Gaffney, Bob MacD'onald Garett Tardiff (team captain) and Russ Motto led the skaters to wins over Bishop Connolly and Dartmouth. Senior goalie Shawn Grenier recently played a net 126 minutes of shutout hockey. The boys' winter track team opened the season with wins over Connolly and Somerset. Keith Silva, Tony Maffini, Jay Drewniak, Matt Doherty, Mike Riconscente and Ben Dobbs have all won races. Silva, Rich O'Brien, Pat Sweeney and Alec Rich are team captains. Boys' and girls'jun-

St. John Evangelist School, Attleboro, held its third annual science fair for grades 5 through 8 last month. Eighth grader Kelly O'Brien won first place for her National Honor Society project, "Recycling Paper," .and members at Bishop Connolly High will represent SJ E at a regional School, Fall River, assisted over science fair in March. 60 area families in a Christmas Other eighth grade winners were "Adopt-a-Child" program that had Kelly Geisser, second place, and faculty, students and friends proMartin Wypanski, third. viding gifts for needy children. Winners in other grades were, Juniors and seniors celebrated for grade 7: Angela Amadio and the holiday season at a semiformal Erin Knight, Timothy Hanley, dance at Independence Harbor, Nicole Turcotte; grade 6: Erin Anne Assonet. Harrop, Kendra Bussiere and DanFreshman basketball coach Bill iel O'Brien, Richard Pierce; grade Shea, Sr., has named Matthew 5: Sarah Rando and Eleanor S barGrimes, Chad Helger and Jeff delli, Patrick Joyce, Amy Michel. Guimond team captains for the The Attleboro police and Lt. season. Dave Holden will fingerprint stuThe newly reestablished bowling dents on Jan. 20. team is expected to debut soon, Morning and afternoon kinderand the ski team begins its 1991 garten students will switch sessions season today. The 29-member team beginning on Jan. 28. has prepared for the season with A new logo for the gym floor . practice on campus and at Wildcat was designed by Doug Walden and Sugarloaf ski areas. Led by with assistance from artistic SJ E Eric LaFrance and cocaptains Eric graduates and executed on the Pilotte and Sarah Rodgers, the floor by the graphic arts departteam is among seven comprising ment of Attleboro High School. the Central Massachusetts Ski League:.

ior varsity and freshman basketball teams, junior varsity hockey team and the Lady Warriors track team all posted Christmas break wins. The girls' track tearn is captained by Rachel Doherty, Andrea Baskinger and Michelle Gauthier. Senior Anne Giovahoni is the winner of this year's <Century 1lI Leader's Contest at Coyle-Cassidy. Her essay, "U nique Health Coverage System for the Twenty-First Century," will be considered in state competition fOf a $1,500 scholarship and all-dpense paid trip to the Century I'll Lead.ers national meeting in Williamsburg, Va. I A member ofthe National Honor Society, Miss Giovaqoni is also active in Girl Scouts, where she is troop president and r~cently represented the United States on a goodwill trip to India.1 More than 30 colleges and universities were represented when '89 and '90 Coyle-Cassidy gra.duates returned to their lalma m.ater to talk to juniors and seniors about their college experiendes. First semester exa1ms will be held at Coyle-Cassidy from Jan. 22 to 25. I

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Freshman team member Jamie Karam was ranked 10th among Rhode Island's 13- tOi 15-year-old skiers in a program which ran ked top skiers in six age categorie:s in all 50 states. The Connolly 1990 Istate championship baseball I team was honored Jan. 8 during halftime at a Connolly-Falmouth basket ball game. The champion~hip banner was raised in Connolly's LaFrance Gymnasium and a reception followed the game. I

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A placement exam for students applying for the frleshman or sophomore year at qonnolly will be administered beginning at 8 a.m. tomorrow on the Connolly campus. Further infd,rmation can be obtained from the school at 675-1071. I Financial aid application forms for current students ~re avail.able in the main office.

The athletic department of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, has nominated Craig Zajac and Shauna Sullivan for the Good Sport Award. Sponsored by the Boston Garden Good Sport Program, it recognizes students who help and encourage others. Student athletes Timothy Schmitt and Erin Hoye were nominated forthe Red Auerbach Fund Award program, which recognizes students who are positive role models for peers. Stang violinist Lynne A~,ato and soloist Judy Alden, both seniors, and freshmen trumpeter Amy Rapoza were selected to represent the school at the Southeast District Music Festival this month. The two seniors also received All-State recommendation. Glass and plastic containers were recently collected as part of the school's recycling program, directed by Rose Grant. Also, receptacles have been placed throughout the building for scra'~ paper. Money saved through recycling has enabled students to participate in a Save the Whales project involving"adopting" a whale named Half-Moon. Students in the commu nity service program are classroom aides at Holy Family-Holy Name and St. Mary's schools in New Bedford, visiting kindergarten through second grade classrooms twice weekly, making it pos~,ible for teachers to offer special projects and extra attention to their classes. The Stang branch of Amnesty International, formed last year, has become one of the school's largest non-athletic organizations_ Students mail some 300 letters twice a month to foreign governments on behalf of prisoners of conscience and other victims of human rights abuses. Most recently letters were sent to Zimbabwe requesting release of two university students imprisoned after a peaceful demonstration. The S tang chapter was also involved in an Amnesty International effort which obta.ined the release of South African Glen Soneval Thomas, who wa:, arrested despite the fact that there was no evidence proving he was a demonstrator. In a thank-you letter, Thomas asked 'for help for detainee Robert Noguima, a request that was acted on by the Stang chapter.

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The Anchor Friday, January II, 1991

Recent box office hits 1. Home Alone, A·II (PG) 2. Kindergarten Cop, A·III (PG·13) 3. The Godfather Part III, A-IV (R) 4. Edward SCissomands, A-II (PG-13) 5. Dances With Wolves, A·III (pG·13) 6. Look Who's Talking Too, A-III (PG-13) 7. The Russia House, A-III (R) 8. The Bonfire of the Vanities, OCR) 9. Misery, A·III (R) 10. Three Men and a Llttle Lady, A-II (PG)

Recent top rentals 1. Aobooop 2, 0 (R) 2. Dick Tracy, A-II (PG) 3. Another 48 HRS., 0 (R) 4. Gremlins 2, A-III (PG-13) 5. Bird on a Wtre, A·III (PG·13) 6. Total Recall, 0 (R) 7. Back to the Future Part III, A-II (PG) 8. The Hunt for Red OCtober, A-II (PG) 9. Prancer, A-r(G) 10. Cadillac Man, 0 (R)

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Symbols following reviews indicate both' general and Catholic Films Office ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for general viewing; PG-13parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or young teens. Catholic ratings: Al-approved for children and adults;. A2-approved for adults and

Parents of seniors may attend 'a ses~ion on financing a co,lege edu.-· cation at 7 p.m. Jan. 23 ;~t .Sou~heastern Massachusetts II I1Iverslty .: . ' .' . ' . . '. : in rOom 153 of the GroU') 6 bui1d-, .!tdolescents" ~3-approved ing. .. ,.... for adults only;,4-separate

The Office of Continuing Education at Stonehill College is spon~ soring three book discussion groups to meet in the spring, as part of the Stonehill'Book Club; which began meeting in the fall. . . c1assificati~~ (gi,ven .fiIms not Each discussion group will meet mor~lIy offensive which, howfour times over four months tq. . ever, requir~. some analysis discuss the books members have Former'assistant superint~n'dent' and explanation);·O ....morally . agreed to read:Topics will include of New Bedford schooj~ Dr. Florbooks' .themes, characters, style , .ence L. Mahon recent ly visited offensive. and technique. ' .graae 3 student.s at St.:' .!ames-St. , All sessions are scheduled from <:John Schoor, New Bedford, to 6:30 to 8:30 p. m. Further informaintroduce'her sch'oo! text, "Build-' t~ tion is available from the Evening i~g Wo~~ Poweri~ Engli?~.': .D.r., 'WASHLNGTON(CNS) _ The Division. Office, Continuing' Edu-· ~ ~hon. s presentatIOn con.sls~.ed ·of': .. 'm'oral.te'sts tor war are high because cation, Stonehill College, ,North .. ~IX sessl?ns,on ~he 19 vC!~'7.1 soupds .: "war i,s always. a bh,lllt and bloody.. Easton 02357. tel. 230-1377. ~n Engl~sh" uSlllg key·",lords and .' instrument in human affairs," said'" The Joseph W. Martin J 1'" InstiIllustratIOns for each. :. Fathe~ J, Bryan Hehir at.a confertute for La~ and Society at St.oneJane Ri'ou'x's fifth gra.de class e'nce .on the Iraqi ,·invasion of hill will offer "The Role of the enjoyed Richar~ Wainwright's . Kuwait. The moraI.llrguinent, said Legislatqre in Restoring theTrust," book, "Obadiah's Ghost," eno'ugh' : 'the research scholar at the Kennedy the' fourth Ic;cture in a series on to write to the author, w 1'10 lives in Institute of Ethics of Georgetown' Massachusett,s state government Dennis. The students told Wain. University, "always begins with' in the 1990s, at ip.m. Jan. 31. ' OLYMPIC GYMNAST and gold medal winner; Mary Lou wright that they had fears similar presumptions against the use of Speakers will be Lawrence AlexRetton, 22, poses at home Dec. 28 with her fiance, former to those of the book's character force." If "other 'means have been ander (D-Marblehead) and Peter University of Texas quarterback Shannon KellelY. The two Tommy. Wainwright's reply in- exhausted," he said, "you must be Webber (R-Pittsfield). were married the next day at St. Michael's Catholic Church in cluded gold foil stickers which said sure the certain costs of going to The event is open to the public "From one author to another." . war will be morally worth it." . Houston. (CNS/ UPI photo) .. I and is handicapped accessible.

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ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri.~ Jan. 11,1991' . 'CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE . O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _-:-/_______ "Impromptu" will present a flute Lower Cape Ultreya 7:30 tonight, Calix group will celebrate second . quartet concert including works by parish center. Introductory meeting anniversary at 4:30 p.m." Mass Jan. Mozart, Pleyel and Seiber 3 p.m. on Catholic homeschooling follow19 followed by reception in church Sunday, chapel. ing 8:30 a.m. Mass Jan: 20, parish hall. Calix serves Catholics recoverlibrary. Information: 432-7192, 240ing from addictive diseases through ST. THOMAS MORE, 1578, 896-4975. AA, NA, A I-Anon and other 12SOMERSET step programs. New members welYouth group retreat this weekend EMMAUS/GALILEE come at monthly meetings at 6:30 at St. James Convent, Nanaquaket, Emmaus retreat fo.r young adults p.m. third Sundays at parish center. Rl. ages 19-20 seeking to deepen their The anniversary celebration will relationship with Christ Feb. I to 3 ST. JULIE BILLIART., replace this month's regular meeting. at Cathedral Camp, East Freetown. N. DARTMOUTH PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN SEPARATED/DIVORCED SECULAR FRANCISCANS . Jan. 18. InforApplication deadline Training for new altar servers will are alked to lubmlt newl Iteml for thll CATHOLICS of Peace Prefraternity St. Francis mation: Sheila Dorgan, 992-9630. column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall begin Jan. 15. Youth group meeting Attleboro area meeting '7 to 8:30 meeting 2 p.m. Sunday, Holy TrinRiver, 02722. Name of city or town Ihould ST. ELIZABETH SETON, 6:30 p.m. Sunday; information on p.m. Sunday, St. Mary's parish cenbe Included,lI well al full datil ofallacllvity Church, W. Harwich. Mass celeN. FALMOUTH Easter Seal basketball shoot-out, ski ter, N. Attleboro; information: 6951lI1i. P1eall lind newl of future rether than palt eventl. Note: We do not normally Men's Club health clinic 9:30 to brant will be Father Bob Menard, trip, stage band. 6161. Cape Cod and Islands meeti ng carry newl offundreiling actlvllllI. We are II :30 a.m. tomorrow, church hall. OFM, regional director of spiritual 7 p.m. Jan. 20, St. Pius X parish ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON happy to. carry notlcli of Iplrltual proBereavement support group meets 3 assistants. Information: Dorothy center, S. Yarmouth; video presengreml, club meetlngl, youth proJectl and CCD and confirmation students Williams, 394-4094. t04 p.m. Sunday, church hall; theme: Ilmllar nonprofit actlvltili. Fundrailing tation and discussion. Those recently commitment ceremony 10:30 a.m. .. St. Louis Fraternity Fall River, proJectl may be adverlilld at our regular "The Holidays Are Over What divorced or separated are invited to Mass Sunday. Father Paul Desmarmeeting following 6:30 p.m. liturgy retll, obtainable from The Anchor bUllcome at 6: 15 p.m. for small group ais of the Providence diocese will . Can We Expect?" Information: 563- Jan. 16. A reception for postulants nell olllce, telephone 875·7151. discussion 6807, 548-8665. Bible On Steering Polntl Iteml FR Indlcatll discussion or one-to-one ministry. conduct an informational program wil~held. Fall River, NB Indlcatll New Bedford.· group. meets Sunday; information: Information: 362-9873 or Father on satanic cults and witchcraft for ST. MARY, SEEKONK Richard Roy; 548-1065. New Bedconfirmation students, families and, O'Keeffes, 548-8735. LaSALETTE SHRINE, Vincentians meet following 10 a.m. ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET ford area meetings 7 to 9 p.m. at sponsors 7 p.m. Sunday. ATTLEBORO Mass Sunday. Youth ministry is colHoly Rosary Sodality committee Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Rev. Andre Patenaude will conmeeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15, rectory lecting returnable bottles and cans. Rd., N. Dartmouth: Jan. 28, group's ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB duct a healing service 2 p.m. Sunday meeting room. Women's Guild meet- Explorer Post I youth group meetfifth anniversary, informal talks by Parish council meeting II a.m. at the shrine. Winter schedule: daily ing following evening Mass Jan. 16. ing 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14; leaders' meetpast and current members; Feb. 13. Sunday.' . Mass at 12: 10 p.m.; also at 6:30 p.m. ing 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. . parish center. Ash Wednesday service followed by Monday through Saturday. ReconST. LOUIS de FRANCE, talk entitled "God in the Life of the ciliation I to 2:30 p.m. Monday SWANSEA through Friday; I to 5 p.m. Satur- Separated/ Divorced"; Feb. 25, open Monthly holy hour 7:30 p.m. Jan. day and Sunday. Bible study classes discussion. Planning board meeting 18. resumed Jan. 10; interested persons - 7 p.m. Feb. 5, Sacred Hearts provinO.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE cial house, 3 Adams St., Fairhaven. may call the shrine at 222-5410. Parish council meeting 8 p.m. LaSALETTE CENTER, ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Jan. 15. R.E. center. OLV Guild ATTLEBORO Ladies of St. Anne communion meeting noon Jan. 14, parish center. WASHINGTON (CNS) - Ab- percentage of abortions performed Retreat for single men and women 9:30 a.m. Mass Sunday; meeting 7 ST.GEORGE,WESTPORT ortions are performed more fre- due to rape or incest and 15.6 perages 25 to 35 Jan. 25 to 27; reflection p.m. Jan. 15. Youth ministry board meeting 7 quently than most U.S. residents cent because of danger to the on values, goals, place of God in p.m. Sunday, center. Ryan Dexter think, according to the results of mother's life, the USCC said. one's life. Retreat directors are Rev. of Boy Scout Troop 474 has achieved Gil Genest, MS, and Kathryn Wro_ _ 234 Second Street an August poll commissioned by But the USCC quoted the Guttthe rank of Eagle Scout. bel. Day of prayer for hospital vis_ Fall River, MA 02721 the U.S. Catholic Conference. macher Institute as saying that itors, eucharistic ministers to the HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO The poll, conducted by The fewer than I percent of women ~WebOffset sick and members of parish outreach Mass for deceased parishioners 10 ~ Newspapers Wirthlin Group, based in McLean, having abortions cite rape or incest programs 2 to 7 p.m. Jan. 27. Facil- a.m. Jan. 19. The parish community ~ Printing & Mailing Va., surveyed 2,000 'registered as a reason for abortion, 7 percent itators are Sisters Theresa Carlow will participate in the TV Mass to be IMIIIIiiIIiI (508) 679-5262 voters in different parts of the claim they had the abortion due to and Patricia Cocozza, SND. Infor- taped tomorrow; for information a "health problem," with only 3 mation on either program: 222- contact Father Thomas Lopes or country. Twenty-seven percent of those polled were Catholic. percent citing a'''health problem" 8530. Sister Theresa Bisson. Almost half of all persons in the as their most important reason. CATHEDRAL CAMP, ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, United States believe there are "As Americans learn how readFirst Class Second Class E. FREETOWN HYANNIS fewer than 500,000 abortions anily abortion is used as a response First Class Presort Carrier Route Coding Pastoral care education program Jan. Michael K. Berry of parish Boy nually, the survey found. But the to economic, emotional or perII to 13. Scout Troop 63, has earned the rank Third Class Bulk Rate Zip Code Sorting USCC said that according to the sonal concerns, we believe they of Eagle Scout. Holy Name Society ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Third Class Non Profit List Maintenance Youth ministry council meeting Alan Guttamacher Institute, a will look more willingly to other will meet following 9 a.m. Mass Jan. 10 a.m. tomorrow. Youth liturgy 10 ALL TO USPS SPECIFICATIONS research group founded by Planned alternatives and to basic legal pro20; guest speaker will be Atty. Thoa.m. Sunday. mas Kosman, director of the Cape Parenthood, there are 1.6 million tection for the unborn," Helen Cheshire labeling on Kirk-Rudy 4-up HELP FOR TROUBLED Cod Elder Law Agency. abortions annually. Alvare, U.S. bishops' principal labeler. And Pressure Sensitive Labeling MARRIAGES Seven percent of those surveyed spokeswoman on abortion, said in D. of I. Retrouvaille. a program to help Inserting, collating. folding, Hyacinth Circle 71 Daughters of a statement. renew and heal troubled marriages said abortion should be prohibited metering, sealing, sorting, addressing, Isabella meeting Tuesday evening. in all circumstances and 7 percent The survey also found that of consisting of a weekend and several sacking, completing USPS forms, Holy Name CCD center, NB. said it should be legal "at any time those polled: followup sessions. will hold its next direct delivery to Post Office - 51 percent "stongly agree" WIDOWED SUPPORT weekend help session Jan. IX to 20 at during pregnancy and for any rea... Printing . .. We 00 It All! NB area meeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. son," the USCC said. the Park West Hotel in Marlboro. that parental consent should be Call for Details (508) 679-5262 14, St. Kilian rectory basement.lnforInformation: Scottie Folev. 999-0420: The USCC said that according required for an abortion if the mation: 998-3269 or 992-7587. inquiries are confidentiaL to the survey: woman is under 18, while 18 per- 14 percent believe abortion cent "strongly disagree." should be legal only in cases in - 67 percent "strongly agree" which it would save the life of the that women should be required to mother. receive information about fetal - 35 percent believe it should development and alternatives to be legal only for cases of rape, abortion before having an aborincest or to save the life of the tion, while 6 percent "strongly mother. disagree." - 32 percent find "extremely - 27 percent believe it should The Fall River Diocesan Directory and Buyers' Guide contains complete diocesan information be legal for any reason, but not convincing," 28 percent "very COnafter the first three months of vincing" and 26 percent "not very and a telephone directory of priests. directors of diocesan institutions, parISh religious education pregnancy. convincing" the statement that coordinators and permanent deacons. "every unborn child has a basic Those surveyed gave 20.8 perAlso included are addresses of retired clergy and those serving outside the diocese, as well as a cent as the mean estimate for the right to life."

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