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Diocese to join in Week of Prayer for Christian Unity ~

This year's theme for the annual ecumenical event is "God will dwell with them ... they will be God's peoples" (Rev. 21:1-7).

'dwell with them; they will be God's peoples" . from the last book of the Bible, the Revelation to John (Rev. 21:1-7). This year, the leaders focused on the approaching millennium and raised a series of questions for "meditative discernment" by congregations together. They said, "In these By JAMES N. DUNBAR closing days of the 20th century, as we are in FALL RIVER - Christians in the Fall prayer with God and conversation with each River Diocese and around the world are in- other, we need to ask how we are responding vited to join in prayer in to God's reconciling observance of the Week presence? What differof Prayer for Christian ence does it make in the Unity, January 18 way we treat other Christhrough 25. tians? How can churches As part of that, 27 area embrace the unity that is religious leaders, includat the heart of God's mising Cardinal Bernard sion?" Law of Boston, Bishop "Ecumenical colSean P. O'Malley of this laboration is a regular diocese, Bishop Daniel feature of diocesan life," Reilly of Worcester and said Father Marc H. Bishop Thomas L. Dupre Bergeron, ecumenical of Springfield, have isofficer for the Diocese of sued an ecumenical letFall River. "There are ter. many ecumenical It urges participation food pantries and social in the observance, an anservice projects. For exFather Bergeron nual occasion when ample, in the cities of churches join in prayer Fall River and New Bedand reflection about the divisions among ford, there is a collaboration called United Christians and the need for reconciliation. Interfaith Action, Congregations in both citThe theme of the 1999 week, chosen by ies work together for the betterment of the an international group of Protestant, Roman Southcoast Region of Massachusetts." Catholic and Orthodox leaders is "God will Father Bergeron said churches regularly

share non-Eucharistic worship especially during Christian Unity week and each deanery in the diocese has priests involved. This year's local events include: - an Ecumenical Prayer Service for Unity, Jan. 21, 7 p.m., at Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 635 Purchase St., New Bedford. Father Bergeron, representing Bishop O'Malley, will give the invocation. The Rev. Edward R. Dufresne, executive minister of the Inter-Church Council of Greater New Bedford, and other clergy will participate; - an Ecumenical Celebration of the Word, Jan. 23, at Holy Name Church, 121 Mt. Pleasant St., New Bedford. It will be a day of prayer and planning for the future of women's ministries in the region of the Dio~ cese of Fall River. There will be a worship service, lunch, discussion and coffee hour. Reservations can be made by calling 9921132 by Saturday; - an Ecumenical Study Day, Jan. 23, at St. Peter Church in Buzzards Bay. The focus will be on practical ecumenism on the parish level. Father Bergeron will be a member of the panel. In addition, Father Richard M. Roy, pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Orleans, will coordinate a program offering an exchange of visits to Sunday worship in churches of various denominations on Cape Cod. As part of the week's observance, the board of directors of the Massachusetts Council of Churches has invited the Diocese of Fall River to designate six persons to be partici-

pants/observers at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Council of Churches to be held January 19 at Andover Newton Theological School, Newton Center. Tum to page 13 - Unity

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Arlene McNamee named South Coast Woman of the Year By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

PROUD MOMENT: Four men were ordained transitional deacons by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley at St. Mary's Cathedral last weekend. They are, from left: Rev. Mr. Timothy Paul Driscoll; Rev. Mr. Joseph Paul Medio, FPO; Rev. Mr. Isaac Mary Alphonsus Relyea, FFI; and Rev. Mr. Dariusz Kalinowski. Turn to page'two for ordination story. (Anchor/Gordon photo)

FALL RNER -Arlene A. McNamee, executive director of Catholic Social Services for the Diocese of Fall River and volunteer chairman of the board of South Coast Hospitals Group, is a woman who has made a significant impact here in the diocese through , her hard work and dedication. It hasn't gone unnoticed. McNamee, who goes the extra mile for many needy people through her job at CSS, was recently named South Coast Woman of the Year by The New Bedford Standard- Times for her efforts, specifically those involving welfare reform. When she spoke with The Anchor during a recent phone interview she said she was surprised at . being so honored. The

busy executive's interview came via cellular phone. She was en route'to help someonethis time, her husband, Jim, superintendent of schools for the Fall River Diocese, who's on crutches because of a pulled muscle. "I was very flattered to hear that they chose me for the award," said McNamee, hired four years ago as executive director of CSS. Although she didn't receive a plaque or have a special ceremony for the award, it seemed fine by her. Although not one to bask in the limelight, McNamee certainly enjoys helping others as evident with her job. "I'm proud of our efforts at CSS to reach out to the immigrant population. It's a major comment to our staff and I think overall we're having a great impact with basic needs, financial

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Four ordained transitional deacons By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - The Most Reverend Bishop Sean P. O'Malley OFM Cap., ordained four men transitional deacons at St. Mary's Cathedral last Saturday encouraging them to be humble ministers to the Church. Rev. Mr. Timothy Paul Driscoll; Rev. Mr. l)ariusz Kalinowski; Rev. Mr. Joseph Paul Medio of the Franciscans of the Primitive Observance and Rev. Mr. Isaac Mary Alphonsus Relyea of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate were ordained during the Mass and ceremony. Bishop O'Malley was principal celebrant and many diocesan priests and deacons were in at. tendance. Music was provided by the Fall River Diocesan Choir and Madeleine Grace, director, was organist for the Mass. It also featured Michele Burdick as cantor, John·Smialek on trumpet, Wendy Hawes on flute and Abigail Schneider on harp.' Following the Gospel of John, the candidates were called forth and presented as those judged worthy to be ordained. Attendees sent a burst of applause through the Cathedral giving their consent of the men's election. The men then listened interrtly to Bishop O'Malley as he instructed them during his homily. _"You are men set aside for. ministry: for service to the poor, . to the altar, and the Word," said Bishop O'Malley encouraging them to be men of commitment and to act always out of love of the Lord: "Jesus is the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his sheep. Commit your~elves to celibacy and obedience. If we have obedience in our lives we will have peace in our lives," he declared. "Do things with a sense of generosity." After the Litany of Saints each candidate received the imposition of hands from the bishop during which he bestowed the sacrament of holy orders on them. Each was vested with a stole anddalmatic and were vis-

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NEW MINISTRY - Rev. Mr. Timothy Paul Driscoll prepares the gifts at. Mass following his rite of ordination as a transitional deacon. He is one of four men who were ordained at the Cathedral by Bishop O'Malley and will continue his studies towards the priesthood. (Anchor/Gordon photo)

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diocesan deacons offered them signs of peace. . The new transitional deacons were presented with a book of the Gospels by Bishop O'Malley who thanked the men and women in attendance who helped prepare them for the ministry.

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Massachusetts bishops plead state to improve support services fo.r the poor' ~ The bishops contend

that children of poor families will likely remain at risk of long-term poverty By JAMES N. DUNBAR BOSTON - Failure of the Time Cap and Family Cap provisions of the Welfare Reform Law means that poor families in Massachusetts are getting poorer, according to a letter sent by the Massachusetts Catholic Conference to Lt. Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci. The letter, signed by Cardinal Bernard Law, archbishop of Boston, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley of Fall River, Bishop Thomas L. Dupre of Springfield and Bishop Daniel P.• Reilly of Worcester, points out that the social deficiencies caused by the policies "will follow us for years. What is increasingly disturbing is that the most egregious aspects of the new system are still emerging."

The letter, dated October 20, was released this week. "Due to the fact that this letter was written so close to the election and that 'the Bishop's preference has been to avoid politicization of this issue, the Conference (MCq, has not hitherto released this letter to the public," Atty. Gerald 0' Avolio, executor dir~ctor of the MCC said in a statement on Monday. "Additionally, you will remember that the focus of the Christmas message of Bernard Cardinal Law - which has also been provided to you previously - was also on this topic. Welfare Reform, the treatment of dependent Children and their families, remains a matter of great concern to the Catholic Church in Massachusetts, at both the parish and diocesan, levels," 0' Avolio added. 0' Avolio said that to his knowledge there has been no reply to the bishops' letter. In essence, the bishops told

Cellucci that poor Massachusetts families became poorer in 1997, and that the increase in the depth of poverty for the average family appears to be related to the weakening. of safety net programs. The proportion of poor families receiving basic cash and food assistance that can lessen the severity of their poverty has decreased significantly. The Boston Archdiocese as well as the three other Massachusetts dioceses have been similarly impacted. "Our food pantries have seen increases in utilization rates higher than the decrease in the welfare rolls - as high as 200 per~ent in Fall River," the letter indicated. "Catholic Charities of Boston has experienced a 40 percent increase in the number of people asking for support to feed their families and balance their household budgets, more requests coming from intact families than ever before. Parents report they are eating less or skip-

Notre Dame offers free game during blizzard By GENE STOWE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NafRE DAME, Ind. - The University of Notre Dame hosted a free double-header basketball game for more than 6,000 fans happy for entertainment out of the snow. For the first time since a blizzardbound game against Maryland 20 years ago, officials open the gates free on January 7. Fans who came to the 4 p.m. men's game against Villanova could also get in free for the 7 p.m. women's game against West Vrrginia. "It's not very often Notre Dame gives anything free away," said head usher Bill Popovich. It was just the ticket for families with youngsters out of school, high school basketball players looking for something to do, and other snowweary folks seeking a cure for cabin fever in the aftermath of the worst blizzard to hit the region in decades. "It's certainly what brought us here," said Peter Loomis of Granger, who brought Courtney,S, and Peter, almost 7, whose g~andfathers both graduated from Notre Dame.

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Since the actual place of residence of BERNARD CHARLES GDOD is unknown. We cite BERNARD CHARLES GOOD to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Tuesday, Janu· ary 26, 1999 at 2:30 p.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the Ouellette· Good case? Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, Bernard Charles Good, must see to it that he is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation. Paul F. Robinson, O. Carm., J.C.D. Adjutant Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts on this the 7th day of January, 1999.

"We were playing in the snow and heard it on the radio," Loomis said. "We thought it would be a lot of fun. It's a nice community gesture on the part ofNotre Dame." Ticket manager Perry Baert said he was hoping for 2,000 fans for the afternoon game. The turnstiles counted 6,375, and that's with the students, who usually number 1,500 to 2,000, who were still on break. "It's probably twice what we normally seat," said crowd control official Roger Thomas, who has ushered afternoon crowds before. "They'll make it up in concessions, and we'll get the crowd going." Concession workerAbe Carr, pushing a refill cart piled with hot dogs, sausages and buns before half time, said the free admission meant long lines at his stand. "If they playa ranked team, it's been this busy," he said. "This is busy." Eight-year-old Tommy Morton of Granger, a second grader whose family shares season tickets with another family, was standing in line for cotton candy. It was his sixth game this season. Six-year-old Marc Lim, with the day off from first grade, was watching his first Notre Dame men's game. Maybe they'd come back, said his father, B. Lim, who was sitting among other first-timers from Granger and Mishawaka. Baert, who was in high school when he attended the free 1978 game, said some high school basketball teams attended this time. "We feel like it was a good move by the athletic administration to let the public in free," he said. "It's a good chance, too, to see how well our women play." Ticket-holders could exchange their Villanova tickets for another game and get in free. Tickets usually cost $8 for bleachers, $15 for boxes at men's games, and $5 for adults and $3 for children at women's games. ".":...-

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THEANCHOR-DioceseofFaIlRiver-Fri.,Jan. 15, 1999 ping meals so that they can feed their children. Many of these families are behind on paying rent." Although the Church has joined with the public sector to alleviate poverty and raise economic self-sufficiency for affected families, the unintended consequences of the Family Cap and Time Cap "have resulted in reduced caseloads, but not reduced poverty," the letter asserted. According to the MCC, the Time Cap, relatin.g to support given families as they move from welfare to employment, is a "onesize-fits-all" restriction ignoring constraints such as young or ill children; their language difficulties, particularly Hispanics; lack of education and skills, substance abuse, depression and prolonged welfare dependency. The MCC urged that: "You be compassionate as you tie time limits to work requirements." The Family Cap relates to num-

bel'S of children. The MCC said that it is concerned about the well-being of children born into a welfare reliant family, without any increase in resources. This cap, it said, "does not appear to decrease pregnancies and may well encourage abortions. It undoubtedly increased poverty and hardships of innocent children." While many voices have been raised calling for clear and impartial guidelines to govern the granting of waivers to the Family Cap rule, no such guidelines have been established, the letter from the bishops reported. "We ask that our state civic leaders take this opportunity, informed by nearly three years of lived experience with the new welfare system, to make necessary changes before more children and families are hurt - however unintentionally," the letter concluded. "Please know that your have our cooperation in any way that would be helpful to you in this endeavor."

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Sports amuck As we endure the annual Super Bowl hype, it would be well for sports fans to pause and reflect on the. condition of sports in America. Let) begin with the Olympics, once considered the most pristine sports event in the world. What drugs, corruption and greed have done to this wonderful event is appalling. The Salt Lake City scandal is an international disgrace, never mind a national embarrassment. Two top officials of the Salt Lake c:ity Olympic committee were forced to resign as it was admitted ,that bribes of hundreds of thousands of dollars were taken by committee members in return for scholarships and gifts. . The bottom line is that the Olympics have become a huge international business cartel and that money determines the localities of the games. In an effort to dean up its act, the Olympic committee declared it wished to return to normal as soon as possible; but no one could explain what would be normal for that group. Mouthing pious platitudes will not remove the tarnished image that the world of sports has created for itself, while the use of drugs by '1lthletes has been an ongoing Olympic nightmare. It seems unbelievable that coaches would seduce young people into the dark world of drugs just to win a medal; indeed, all the testing in the world could never heal the damage drugs have done to the games. Sad to say, there are a few sports in which money does play an importapt role. The wheeling and dealing of the Patriots made. . some people very wealthy and similar arrangements seem to be the norm in most professional sports, where players are bought and sold like so many cattle and the so-called almighty dollar' is the ultimate determining factor in owners' decisions. Just this week the Washington Redskins football team was sold for $800,000,000. In short, pro football is not a sport; it is big business. Reflect on the antics of the National Basketball Association: in their greed for money the tall men and most of the short owners forgot the little people who sell programs and hot dogs and park cars. Indeed, the lost revenues of the owners and players are nothing in comparison to the diminished paychecks of the people who work to keep them in the spotlight. Baseball is no better: consider that a player can sign a $90,000,000 contract for a five-year period. Salaries in the ballpark have run amuck and the world of real sports is the worse for' it. The fallout.from all this is disastrous, especially for young athletes who still have dreams and ideals. Sports for the sake of sports are disappearing. The media, especially television, are a real part of the problem. College youths are subjected to pressures to perform well in order to be part of a Bowl game or win a national championship, while their athletic programs rejoice in the money received from the media for programming rights to important games. But greed is the big game. . We should remember that greed in all its forms is wrong and that we should not be teaching young people that it is commendable to seek material good f¥ beyond their real needs. Avarice is evil. The mad passion to acquire more and more money is driving too many Americans. Too often, in our rush to accumulate goods, we covet unjustly what is ·not ours. Indeed, once greed drugs us, we do not hesitate to harm others in our desire to have it all. It would be well for the sports world to clean up its act and make itself an example of what's good about athletics. Every player, owner and promoter should be reminded that "where your treasure is, there also will be your heart."

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,CRUCIFIX IN BOMBAY A WOMAN KISSES -THE FOOT OF AN OUTDOOR CRUCIFIX IN DOWNTOWN BOMBAY, INDIA EARLIER THIS MONTH. ASIA, GENERALLY VIEWED AS A CRADLE OF PACIFISM, HAS RECENTLY SEEN' VIOLENT ATTACKS ON CHURCHES, MOSQUES AND TEMPLES IN SEVERAL COUNTRIES. "BUT THE LORD ANSWERED ME, SAY NOT, 'I AM TOO YOUNG.' TO WHOMEVER! SEND YOU, YOU SHALL GO; WHATEVER I COMMAND YOU, YOU SHALL SPEAK. HAVE NO FEAR BEFORE THEM" JEREMIAH 1:7-8

Why do ~ollege students hop.e for early retirement? By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

I was astonished to learn recently that 64 percent of college students believe they will retire before age 50, according to one study. They want to make enough money so that they can live richer lives - materially and spiritually - 30 years down the road. These students intend to do whatever it takes during the first three decades of their working lives so they can do whatever they want during the subsequent years. As I pondered this, I wondered what might be the difference between today's students and my immigrant grandfather, who worked until the end of his life. What are college students telling us about the present status of work when they talk of retiring at a young age? When my grandfather went to work, he awakened at the same time most working 'men and women do today. But instead ofjumping into a car or waiting for a crowded commuter train, he took a slow streetcar to his job site and then labored under open skies all day. Although his work was physically tougher than most work today, commuting was less congested, and k' t' th h'

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space. He didn't fight gridlock, ride difficult to build a lasting family congested trains or work in a spirit. cramped office that had no windows What most concerns me about or fresh air. Nor did he carry a cellu- our college students' attitudes tolar phone, a beeper or listen to a blar- ward retirement is what they might ing car radio. mean by "living richer lives - spiriCould it b~ that college students tually." Do they see concern for the favor work but abhor the circum- good of fellow employees being restances surrounding it? Do they placed by the barbaric law of the suspect that these circumstances survival of the .fittest? Needless to damage the human spirit? Is this say, every generation of workers has the reason they hope for early re- experienced this barbarism and tirement? yearned to retire early because of I also wonder if students sense a cutthroat methods and unethical lack of pride among today's work- practices. Could it be that in the eyes ers. My grandfather saw a job of today's college students, careers through from beginning to end. He are conducted in a jungle environ'often would stand back after the ment that could jeopardize their work was complete~ and admire it. spiritual lives? Are they telling us Most workers today' are like assem- that work is "losing its religion"? I believe that colleges and corbly-line workers who never see the results of their work. As a conse- porations ought to create a dialogue quence;they never get' the sense of to address the questions today's colhaving' personally created some- lege students have about the world thing by themselves. Their work is . of work. Our young people's idenimpersonal, lacking the artistic ele- tity will be greatly influenced by ment that makes work a joy rather the jobs they will hold. than a laborious task. Young people need the opportuCould it be that college students nity to examine their own attitudes detect, as do many observers of our toward work in order to understand culture, that loyalty to the mar~et themselves better, and they deserve place is corroding? Although we live the opportunity to converse with in an age of consolidated and more others about the ways work shapes efficient businesses, it also is an age people's lives and honors human when busine~ses 'fin~ it ,!,:\creasingly di.g,:\ity...

Local Catholic Charities agencies helped 10.6 m~llion people in 1997 By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Local Catholic Charities agencies provided social and emergency services to more than 10.6 million people in 1997, according to an annual survey by Catholic Charities USA. Of the total, 3.8 million received social services such as counseling, respite care and refugee resettlement, while 6.8 million got emergency assistance of food, shelter and other crisis services. Poverty was a factor in both areas: 66 percent of those receiving social services and 84 percent of those getting emergency services reported incomes below the poverty level. Catholic Charities USA is a. private, nonprofit network of 1,400 independent social service agencies nationwide. In reporting survey results in midDecember, the Alexandriabased network said 160, or 97 percent, of its 165 main diocesan agencies had responded to its questions. The survey found that total income for local agencies has risen less than 4 percent since 1993, to a total of more than $2.2 billion in 1997. Agencies in 110 dioceses reported they began a total of 365 new programs; local agencies also helped more than 4,000 Catholic parishes do social ministry. Of the 310,000 people working with local agencies in 1997, nearly 253,000 were volunteers. Jesuit Father Fred Kammer, president of Catholic Charities

USA, said local agencies were heavily involved in welfare reform efforts, following passage of federal welfare reform legislation in 1996. About one-third of responding agencies offered welfareto-work programs and 17 new

Ofthe 310,000 people working with local agencies in 1997, nearly 253,000 were volunteers. welfare-related programs ~ere launched in 1997. In addition, the number of people receiving job training and child care increased sharply. Income security and welfare reform was the top advocacy issue for Catholic Charities agencies, according to the survey. The national umbrella organization also reported that local agencies provided the following emergency services: - food assistance to more than 4 million people through 183 soup kitchens, food banks and pantries, and other food programs; - temporary shelter to almost 400,000 people, up from about 240,000 the previous year; - clothing assistance, help with utility and other bills and referrals to more than 2 million people, a nine-percent increase over 1996 figures. Regarding provision of social services in 1997, the survey revealed that local agencies

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The confirmation of 18 .inmates· Some days ofour lives are momentous, extraordi- prison ministry called Residents Encounter Christ. nary, unforgettable. That's how I shall always re- Since then I had maintained aclose spiritual relationmember a day in Stormville,N.Y., as 1998 came toa ship with the young man who had been the altar boy close. In a beautiful chapel, 18 strong male - - - - - - - - - - - voicesjoined those of asmall gathering of priests, deacons and laypersons in singing happy birthday to Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Mestice of New York. The joyful noting of his 75th birthday came at the close ofan incredible event. For the bishop had justconfirmed these 18 men - inmates at By Antoinette BoscO theGreenhaven Correctional Center, a maxi. mum security prison. Father Gamini Fernando, achaplain at .. the prison for the past five and one-halfyears invited that day, Charles Grosso. For that reason, Father me to the confmnation. We had met two years earlier Fernando honOI:ed me with an invitation. when I gave.a talk to the inmates as part of a spiritual I looked forward to talking again to Msgr. Ed

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Teaching children to perceive deadlines Dear Dr. Kenny: Some months ago you wrote a column on how to deal with a child who procrastinates. You had some good ideas, but you failed to see the world the way a child sees things. I rerrfember as a child never being able to understand why my mother was so worried about getting something done by a certain time. I wouldn't respond until I heard her voice sound frantic. How can parents be more sensitive to children who delay? (Washington)

breakfast and showing you a packed book bag. Avoid lecturing and nagging. Use external cues and physical pressure to sign.al each step. Shortened steps are more immediate. Program yourself not to remind him more than twice. If he has not responded by the second "call," either go and get him or have some small consequence take effect automatically.

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Thank you for reminding me of something very important. A child's sense of time is very different from the wayan adult experiences time. With Dr. James & Children live in a world of today, Mary Kenny of right now this minute. Some do so more than others. They are immediate people and don't give much thought to the "tomorrows" or the "Iaters." Make your child responsible for each For many children one hour may seem like minideadline. Teach him to use an egg timer or an eternity, a day or a week can be forever. Why . timed buzzer to program each step. . .do something now when it does not seem that Your child,might learnto read a digital clock. urgent? The actual number might be more· real to a For parents, however, many things must be child than reading the hour and minute hands done according to a time schedule. If a child is on a traditional clock. Get him a digital wrist. ." . not ready in time, he will miss the bus. If a child watch. isn't home at six, she may not get dinner. Finally, be tolerant of child-time. Insist on Parents must consider both points of view. compliance when your own adult schedule Parents need to understand their children. But demands. But allow also for unscheduled, children must still live in parent-time. untimed activities that need not follow a clock. Parents have time schedules, and some of The adult world follows clocks and schedthe deadlines are fixed. Whatever their sense . ules. The child's world does not, but may pro~ of time, children must learn to be "on time." ceed in a wandering never-yet-there style. To If parents realize how much many children learn to meet necessary scheduling, the child live in the present, they can do much to make must perceive deadlines as immediate and condeadlines more immediate and short-term. crete. Good luck! Break the deadline down into several Reader questions on family living and minideadlines. child care to be answered in print are invited. For example, getting ready for SChool can Address questions: The Kennys; St Joseph's be subdivided into getting up, brushing teeth, CoUege; 219 W. Harrison; Rensselaer, IN getting. dressed, appearing in the kitchen for 47978.

Donovan, achaplain atGreenhaven since March 1961, amodest man with agreat sense ofhumor. Commenting on the prejudices people have toward prisoners, he said: "Outside, there'scomplete ignorance ofwhat's going on here. There's no sense trying to describe it They won't believe it They need to come in and take a look."

That's what some ofus - a dozen priests, seven deacons and about 30 laypersons, mostly relatives of the residents to be confirmed - were doing on this confumiltion day. The 18 men had been instructed in what confirmation means by Msgr. Donovan and Father Fernando. Sporting red carnations, those being confirmed responded loudly and fo~cefully to Bishop Mestice in renewing their baptismal vows. The men sang the hymns proudly, with guitar music expertly provided by three other inmates. All participated reverently in the Mass, concelebrated by the bishop and 10 priests, and served by six fellow prisoners as altar servers. Bishop Mestice, pastor ofResurrection Church in Rye, N.Y. and the prison-ministry representativefor the bishops of the eight dioceses in the state of New York, spoke lovingly and directly to the men. He zeroed in on how fIxated we are on time and told the

men that being in prison gives them "a unique opportunity to see things the world doesn't see," to see "whatlife really is." Bishop Mestice said: "We live in the world of yesterday, today and tomorrow. But with God there is no time; everything is in the present But we don't understand this. "We live with watches," he said. "But here you have no distractions from the world. You can live in the present moment with God, so your life becomes like his - about living, understanding, compassion. Breathe the presence ofthe Holy Spirit, and be strengthened in your faith....Once you recognize God's real presence with you, you'll never feel lonesome. you're never alone. For then you're living, not on your time, but on God's time." Lunch followed, served by the residents. I sat with Charlie, Peter and "Pontiac," who had been altar servers, and it was like being with sons. The priests and the bishop, who also kept showing his great sense ofhumor,joined the festivities - and that is theright word. There was no criticism orjudgmenthere. The aura wasjoy, and we knew that at leaston this day we were living, as Bishop Mestice so profoundly urged, on God's time.

·Attending a marriage outside the Church Q.A few ofour family happened to watch a cooperation in wrongdoing or gives genuine supposedly Catholic television program re- scandal. Neither of those conditions is necessarily cently. The subject was marriage, and the speaker was talking about the wrong ofCatho- fulfilled. Whatever sin might be connected to the action was certainly not intended by the lies marrying out of the Church. He then very seriously said that any Catho- presence of family like yourselves. You made lic attending such a marriage commits a sin. that clear to your cousin, and obviously to your children or others, so there was no scandal that This surprised us a lot We hl!d a siniilar ~ituation in our family could honestly be taken by anyone over what where someone Catholic (a cousin) who was you did. And your presence did not facilitate the marvery close to all of us married a non-Catholic riage; from what you have written, it seems cerwoman in her church. We troubled over our decision for weeks, and then decided r------------r~::::iii we should attend. We made sure he realized wh'at we U IOnS thought about his action and that we were disappointed. But we then told him we would be there because we love him and hope for his happiness. We certainly didn't want this to destroy By Father our relationship or our friendship. He John J. Dietzen thanked us and said he understood. WestiU ~ we did the right thing. Was that Speaker really giving a law that ev- tain the wedding would have taken place ery Catholic must foUow in aU circumstances? . whether you were there or not. Your "cooperation," if any, was certainly not sufficient or proxi(Texas) . A. Events like this are always hard for fami- mate enough to outweigh the good you wished

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Our wisdom for. whippersnappers about to marry We all know there is Engaged Encounter and other marriage-preparation programs for whippersnappers who plan to be wed, but what about us more "mature" folks who have participated in this sacrament for longer than a lot of these people have been alive? What is the Church doing for us? "Aw, quit whining, ya old killjoy," our neighbor, Marlene, told me when I made the remark after Mass during Donut and Debate Hour last

"When you are finished reading the obituar_ "Mumbling with our mouths full?" I miffled. ies, please hand them over." She pinched my nose and explained, "Com"Why are you holding the 1V remote up to plaining about how nothing is like it used to be your ear and shouting into itT' and that how it used to be is how it ought to be." "For the l00th time, it's pros-tate,notpros-trate:"· "Define 'it,'" squinted Bud. "Can you repeat "Check out where I found a new hair grow- that slowly?" I asked. ing today." "For heaven's sake," Marlene said, "this isn't "When did Liz Taylor go from being way grand-jury testimony." older than we are to being four years younger?" 1"""----------...;.""--::;:::::;:--,..

Sunday. "Yeah," chimed in my spouse, "pecple our age are supposed to know what we are doing by now. We're the ones who should be putting on the marriage nurturing stuff for the whippersnappers." "Nurturing, schmurturing," I said. "No one told us that in a couple of decades or so the most . stimulating thing we might say to each other-all week is, 'Do you smell something burning?''' . This deeply profound observation naturally led to a discussion of the things we say to one another that are indicators that couples our age have become couples our age; Edited for a family newspaper, these include but are not limited to (no warranty intended or applied):

"Isn't that the same.thing you wore yesterday - and the better part of the a " last six months?" W 0 Jr 0 ~1: "Don't forget to pick up some Vita;;1'?' " min C, E and B when you go to the ~''''.'_ store.Andmaybesomeginkgo,CoQlO, ~e4 melatonin, B-complex, lecithin and ..." By Dan Morris 'I ' "Why are you handing me the obitut.' aries? I'm not in there am IT' lb=~.,.",....._ ......~==-~_ _...._~r~~[.Il Our friend Bud waved a donut. "I was talking about the CCD challenge with that young Wisdom. Somehow we have to find a way to seminarian after Mass last Sunday, and he said, pass this wisdom on to the next generation. 'Tell me again what CCD stanqs for.''' (Comments are welcome. Write Uncle Dan "Mmmmm," several of us mumbled sol- at 6363 Christie Ave. No. 222, EmeryviUe, emnly. Calif.· 94608; or e-mail: cnsuncle@yahoo.com.) 'That's another one," my wife pointed out.

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to achieve by being there. Those are the kinds of questions people should ask themselves when confronted by such decisions. It seems to me you did it quite thoughtfully and correctly. Two further points need at least mention. You appear knowledgeable enough of your faith to know that the marriage of a Catholic before a non-Catholic minister or pastor is fully recognized by the Church if a dispensation (technically called a dispensation from the form of marriage) was previously granted by the bishop. Apparently a great number of Catholics do not realize also that Catholics are not obliged to be married before a priest if they have joined another faith or in any other way formally left the Catholic Church. Let's say, therefore, your cousin had' abandoned the Catholic Church and become a Methodist. He would no longer be bound to the Catholic form of marriage, and his marriage would be completely according to Church law, if ofcourse there were no other invalidating impediments (Canon 1117). One may agree or not with these laws, or with what another person does. But these realities naturally constitute additional serious considerations for pecple facing the decisions you made. Q. We read with interest vour recent col-

'umn about missing Sunday Mliss. Using thefollowing phone number, I easily found a Catholic Church in another state. The name is in Transit, and the number is 1-800-523-9480. Maybe some of your other readers would be interested. (pennsylvania) _ A. I am grateful to this reader and a number of

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MEXICO CITY - About 90 million stickers showing images of Pope John Paul II and Our Lady of Guadalupe were distributed in potato chip bags across Mexico in the weeks prior to the Jan. 22-26 papal visit. Some Catholics opposed the deal between the Archdiocese of Mexico City and the Sabritas company, saying the stickers were in poor taste. But Hector Fernandez of the archdiocesan press office defended the decision and said Sabritas has a powerful outreach in Mexico. 'The Church wants to project its message to all the corners of the earth. Therefore, we have asked Sabritas to help us by inserting images of the pope and the Virgin of Guadalupe with the Holy Father's message in their bags," Fernandez told journalists at· a news conference. "We are trying to reach everyone with the Holy Father's message of dignity and peace. Sabritas provides us with a way to reach all people, even those who live under restricted economic means. It gives them an opportunity to have a keepsake of what is probably Pope John Paul II's last visit to Mexico," he added. Sabritas is distributing 10 different images. Funds derived from, the sale of 900,000 holders for the images, sold a two pesos (US$0.20) apiece, witl be used to construct a hostel for pilgrims visiting the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. About 20 companies have been designated "official collaborators" by the organizing commission, and their contributions will cover 75 percent of the $1.3 million the archdiocese expects to spend for the papal visit. Among the companies

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acre rural home complements that. Brother Raphael Prendergast, abbey prior, said he thinks the monastic milieu brings out the goodness in people. "They slow down ... let themselves focusl" he said. Father Gilmore said distance from the hustle and bustle adds to Gethsemani's aura. "A certain degree of separation 'is essential," he said.

"It's a controlled environment." The Trappists are dedicated to' contemplative life. Father Gilmore said that lifestyle is not what most lay people want, but everyone needs some conJ.1ection to the spiritual. People can find that order in their lives by "seeking God's will and praying," he said. "It comes out . of that somehow."

TRAPPIST, Ky. - Nearly 4,000 people - men and women, rich and poor, young and old, Catholic and non-Catholic - travel annually toitheAbbey of Gethsemani in central Kentucky for retreats. Despite their differences, they all are searching for something beyond themselves, something they may not be able to desdibe or explain., What they' find at Gethsemani, which marked its 150th anniversary in 1998, are peace and quiet, a refuge from the world' and a place to give some order to their lives. For years, Father Matthew Kelty, chaplain at the abbey guest house, has noted the variety of cars in the parking lot: Cadillacs and jalopies, , pick-up trucks and luxury sedans. "All kinds of people come ... all hungry, all longing for some contact with God and some grasp of the spiritual life," he said. Father Kelty told The Record, newspaper of the Louisville Archdiocese, that the monks hope visitors take home the will to cultivate some quiet time in their lives to keep in touch with what matters. TRAPPIST GOODS - Monks prepare boxes for shipGethsemani's guests appreciate ping their homemade foods at the Abbey of Gethsemani in the spiritual quality of the Trappists' contemplative lives, said Trappist, Ky. Fruitcakes, cheese and fudge are shipped naFather Kelty. And the peaceful, se- tionwide through a mail-order operation. (eNS photo by Roy Horner, The Record) r~ne backdrop of the abbey's 2,000-

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Emmaus Road issues updated Bible study on Luke's Gospel By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE STEUBENVILLE, Ohio A new eight-part study on the Gospel of Luke, written by Scripture professor Tim Gray, was issued in December by Emmaus Road Publishing in Steubenville. Titled "Mission of the Messiah," the study presents the messianic mission of Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. Each chapter concludes with review ques. tions intended to stimulate individual reflection or group discussion. , Emmaus Road also has issued an audiotape set to supplement the text. . Gray is an assistant professor of Scripture and catechesis at Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Front Royal and Alexandria, Va. Ca.tholics United for the Faith, a lay apostolic group concerned with spiritual and doctrinal formation, founded Emmaus Road Publishing in March 1998 "as a means of providing sound biblical teacping for lay people," according to a news release. Emmaus Road also will publish Bible and catechism studies and formation materials for the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, a new college evangelization and leadership trai ning program begun by Catholics' United for the Faith.

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Cardinal Keeler to lead off prayer vigil for life By JERRY FILTEAU

The theme of this year's march is "For what shall it profit a man; if he WASHINGTON -Cardinal Wil- gain the whole world, and lose his liam H. Keeler of Baltimore is sched- own soul?" March for Life organizer Nellie uled to be the principal celebrant and homilist at the opening Mass of the Gray said that the list of members of National PrayerVigil for Life in Wash- Congress who would address the ington. march was not yet finalized. Following the march, Rep. Todd Six of the nation's eight cardinals plan to participate in the prayer vigil Tiahrt, R- Kan., is the featured speaker at the Basilica of the National Shrine for the Rose Dinner - named for the of the Immaculate Conception, red rose which symbolizes the prowhich precedes r---=:----:---"""":"'"----'L life movement. the 26th annual The theme of this year's Also to be featured at the dinner is a March for Life Jan. march is "For what shall it 22. profit a man, if he gain the commentary on The vigil starts whole world, and lose his the U.S. Catholic withMassat8p.m. own soul?" bishops' recent Jan. 21, followed statement, "Livby the rosary, night ing the Gospel of prayer and holy hours throughout the Life: A Challenge to American Catho. night at the. shrine, located on the lies." campus of The Catholic University Gail Quinn, director of the bishof America. Priests will be available ops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activifor confessions until I a.m. The vigil ties, said the traveling pro-life exhibit concludes Jan. 22 with morning created last year to mark the 25th prayer at 6 a.m. and a concelebrated anniversary of the Supreme Court Mass at 7:30 a.m. decisions will return tQ Washington The March for Life draws tens of for display Jan: 18-22 at the headthousands to Washington each year quarters of the National Conference to express their abiding opposition of Catholic Bishops. to the Jan. 22, 1973, U.S. Supreme Titled "The People of Life: A Court decisions legalizing abortion. Story of Faith, Hope and Love," the It begins with a noon rally on the exhibit consists of a central kiosk ElIipse, just south of the White and four large panels with pictures House. Marchers then head east on and text on remembering the child, Constitution Avenue to the Capitol remembering the woman, speaking and around the Capitol to the U.S. truth to power and remembering Supreme Court. God. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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GREETING - Bishop O'Malley welcomes presentee Dorothy D. Stover and her parents John and Catherine Stover. They are from St. Mary's / Our Lady of the Isle Parish, Nantucket.

PRESENTEE - Lisa M. Gonet of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, New Bedford, has a fun time dancing with her sister Melissa at the ball.

FAMILY AFFAIR - Presentee Kathryn Gauvin has photo taken with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gauvin and sister Darcy, who attended the midwinter social event at the Venus de Milo, Swansea. The Gauvins are from St. Stanislaus Parish, Fall River.

CHAT TIME: finds presentees Sheri A. Medas of Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton and Heather M. Camara of Holy Family Parish, East Taunton, talking about the stormy night braved by families to attend the annual event.

TWENTY-NINE young women from the across the diocese were presented to Bishop Sean P. O'Malley at the annual Bishop's Charity Ball held at the Venus de Milo Ballroom, Swansea on January 8. Hundreds traveled through a snow and sleet winter storm to attend, but enjoyed a successful, fun filled night socializing and dancing to the music of S~udio C. Ball photos are by John E. Kearns, Jr., assistant director of communications for the Fall River Diocese.

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Actor honored for' film' that took him IS'years to make By MARY ANN WYAND

fann in Virginia." . It was gratifying to be recognized INDIANAPOliS - Actor Robert by the Academy of Motion Picture Duvall's longtime dream became a Arts and Sciences'with an Oscar nomireality in 1997 with the release of 'The nation for his worle in the film, Duvall Apostle," the story of "one man's jour- said, but even nicer to see "The ney on the road to redemption," which Apostle" receive "acceptance by the was IS years in the making. secular community, with exceptions, Duvall eamed an Academy Award and by the religious community. nomination for best actor in 1998 for People reached out to it." his role in the film as Euliss "Sonny" Heartland Film Festival organizDewey, a Pentecostal preacher from ers honored the film with a special Texas. Sonny faces heartache and ad- screening at the !MAX Theater in Inversity when his wife falls in love with dianapolis, and Duvall said he en: ..., " a younger minister, but he never fal- joyed seeing his creation shown in ters in his faith or his lifetime commit- that huge format. ment to serve God. 'The Apostle" is "a respectful de..... . The Heartland Film Festival hon- piction of the Pentecostal faith," the " ored Duvall and his film in Indianapo- actor said, and the film offers a mes. ..... ...: lis with a Studio Cryssage of hope' for MISS CLAVEL (Frances McDormand) advises her petite pupils 'Aggie (Clare Thomas, tal Heart Award, people of any religi ven to recognize gious denomina- left) and Madeline (Hatty Jones) in the film adaptation of "Madeline:'The U.S. Catholic Con"filmmakers whose tion. ference Office for Film and Broc;ldcasting listed this film among the top ten of 1998. (CNS work explores the hu. "It's about a man . photo from TriStar Pictures) man journey by artiswho believes very tically expressing deeply in his relihope and respect for gious faith, but he the positive values does something he in life." shouldn't do, which In addition to his is a crim~," Duvall By HENRY HERX AND GERRI PARE "Life Is Beautiful" is a remark- Association of America rating is R said. "He' errs and work on the film as CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE able Italian film in which direc- - restricted. screenwriter, execulashes out in a hu"The Prince of Egypt" is a suNEW YORK The following tor-star Roberto Benigni portrays tive producer, direcman way, and has to tor and star, Duvall pay the conse- movies made the list oftop 10 films a Jewish father determined to perbly crafted, animated biblical spectacle in which God selects ACTOR ROBERT Duvall 9uences. His church of the year, as compiled by the U.S. shield his little son from the horalso. financed proCatholic Conference Office for Film rors of their Nazi concentration Moses to lead his people from ductlOn costs f o r . IS taken away from camp existence by convincing the bondage, then strikes the Egyp"The Apostle." Re- hOhl?Sh h~ ~~p~;~ t~e n~V~1 on him, and he has to and Broadcasting: leased by October w Ie IS 1m e po~ e was leave and go on the "Central Station" is a poignant child it is all part of an elaborate tians with a set;ies of plagues until Films it is now avail- based. Duvall wrote, financed run." Brazilian movie in which a cynical game they can play together. The they relent. The audience is left to able ~n video. and starred in the award-winning In the midst of his spinster is ultimately transformed story moves from a broad comedy discern for themselves the reli'Thad to put it off film about a Pentecostal wanderings through when she resentfully agrees to trans- about the parents meeting and fall- gious significance of the visually for so many years," preacher. (eNS photo from Louisiana, SOI~ny port a newly motherless boy to the ing in love, to a heartrending de- accomplished story. The U.S. Duvall told The Cri- Reuters) â&#x20AC;˘ prays aloud, "Lord, remote interior in hope,<> of finding piction of a family bound by love Catholic Conference classificaterion, .Indianapolis rm yours. I'm walk- his absentee father.' despite the ever-present threat of tion is A-II - adults and adoles~ archdiocesan newspaper, in an inter- ing with you every step of the way. The result is a beautifully acted, annihilation. The U.S. Catholic cents. The Motion Picture Assoview. "But when we finally did it, it Lead me on. Amen." humanist voyage of discovery that Conference classification is A-II- ciation of America rating is PG was really the best time. It seemed as After acknowledging his crime of should strike a universal note with adults and adolescents. The Mo- parental guidance suggested. if, as we filmed it, that it was meant to passion and asking God for forgive- audiences eYerywhere. The U.S. "Saving Private Ryan" undertion Picture Association ofAmerica be. It was fun to see the script come ness, Duvall said, "Sonny feels he has Catholic Conference classification lines the horror and savagery of war rating is PG-13 parents are alive. It just seemed to unfold. It was to justify his faith by starting a new as seven American soldiers are asvery uplifting." . church in a little town in Louisiana." is A-III - adults. The Motion Pic- strongly cautioned that some masigned to go behind German enemy Duvall worked with actors Farrah Sonny repairs a deteriorated , ture Association of America rating terial may be inappropriate for chillines during the Normandy invadren under 13. Fawcett, Billy Bob Thornton and church, names it the "One Way Road is R - restricted. sion to rescue a private whose three "The Horse Whisperer" is the "Madeline" is a sweet-natured Miranda Richardson, as well as local to Heaven," then embarks on an amresidents without professional acting bitious evangelization campaign to sensitively told tale of fractured tale based on Ludwig Bemelman's brothers had been killed in action experience who he said gave incred- attract members via a local Christian relationships that are healed in a children's books in which a mis- the previous week. The U.S. Cathorural Montana setting after a 14- chievous orphan living in a 1956 lic Conference classification is Aible performances. radio station. "Each step of the way was very It took a lot of faith in the project, year-old girl is injured along with Parisian boarding school run by a , III - adults. The Motion Picture logical and fulfilling," Duvall said of and in his own abilities, to complete her horse, and they are taken by her devoted nun participates in several Association of America rating is R the production. "It was quite an ad- the film after numerous delays and estranged mother to a horse healer misadventures on the way to sav- - restricted. "Smoke Signals" is about two venture, a great experience, a gift in setbacks, Duvall said. "I couldn't raise with whom the mother falls in love. ing the school from being closed. itself. It was a low-budget film by Hol- a dime anywhere, so I fmanced it my- The movie also makes a telling The U.S. Catholic Conference clas- young native American men who lywood standards. We edited it at my self. And I got it all back." moral point about not simply be- sification is A-I - general audi- leave their Idaho reservation to pick ing swept up by romantic passion ences. The Motio,n Picture Associa- up the ashes of one's father who when the value of marital fidelity tion of America rating is PG - pa- abandoned the community years earlier. The movie is also notable must be considered. The U.S. rental guidance suggested. Catholic Conference classification "Men with Guns" is a powerful for its sly sense of wit in undermin, CAlliOUC NEWS SERVICE mote island on the edge ofAntarctica is A-II - adults and adolescents. drama set in an unstable Latin ing s'tereotypical assumptions NEWYORK- Here are some tele- is this edition of "The Living Edens" The Motion Picture Association of American country where an ideal- about native American life on the vision programs of note for the week which chronicles a year in the life of America rating is PG-13 - parents istic older physician travels to find reservation, The U.S. Catholic Conof Jan. 17: the king penguins and the flock of are strongly cautioned that some out what became of the young doc- ference classification is A-II Monday, Jan. 18, 9-10 p.m. EST wandering albatross who are the freez- material may be in~ppropriate for tors he trained and sent out to work adults and adolescents. The Motion (PBS) "Hoover Dam" Builtduring the ing island's only residents. children under 13. with the poor. The film movingly Picture Association ofAmerica ratGreat Depression, the dam drew men Thursday, Jan. 21, 9-10 p.m. EST "Les Miserables" is a splendid explores the spiritual strengths and ing is PG-13 - parents are strongly desperate for jobs to a remote, rugged (CBS) "Turks," A new drama series' adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic human weaknesses of people strug- cautioned that some material may canyon near Las Vegas where they about a Chicago family of cops pre- about a reformed convict who tries gling to survive the calamities of. be inappropriate for children unconstructed a colossus in concrete mieres with an episode in which the to evade an implacable police of- ongoing civil war. The U.S. Catho- der 13. bringing water and electricity to mil- family patriarch (William Devane) ficer while tenderly raising the lic Conference classification is A"The Thin Red Line" is an elolions in an incredible engineering feat contemplates an affair with a waitress daughter of a deceased prostitute. III - adults. The Motion Picture quent meditation on the insanity as documented on "The American (Ashley Crow) while his three sons The good things in life - selfless of warfare as it dramatizes the fierce Heritage" series. struggle with their own personal di- love, generosity, forgiveness, courstruggle of a group of World War II Movies Online , Tuesday, Jan, 19, 8-9 p.m. EST lemmas. age and honor - are put in a posiAmerican soldiers to retake Can't remember how a recent (PBS) "Submarines, Secrets, and Saturday, Jan. 23,8-9 p.m. EST tive perspective as qualities worth Guadalcanal from the entrenched film was classified by the USCC? Spies." Re-examining the Cold War (NBC) "Exploring the High Frontier." achieving. The U.S. Catholic ConJapanese. Philosophically, the film Want to know whether to let the campaign for supremacy beneath the Traveling to the rain forests of SOllth- ference classification is A-II presents war as a desecration to all kids go see it? Now you can look sea which left at least nine superpower east Asia and Latin Ainerica, this "Na- adults and adolescents. The Motion living things be they human, anifilm reviews up on America Online. subs destroyed in the deep is this epi- tional Geographic Special" explores Picture A.ssociation of America ratmal or vegetable. The U.S. CathoOnce you're c.onnected to AOL, sode in the "Nova" science series. the plants and animals living in the ing is PG-13 - parents are strongly lic Conference classification is Ajust use the keyword CNS to go to Wednesday, Jan. 20, 9-10p.m. EST vast canopies of tropical forests and cautioned that some material may III - adults. The Motion Picture Catholic News Service's online (PBS) "South Georgia Island: Para- why scientists consider them a promis- be inappropriate for children unAssociation of America rating is R site, then look for movie reviews. dise of lee." Taking viewers to a re- ingsourceoftomorrow'smiracledrugs. der 13. - restricted. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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Bishops to study weekday Communion services without a priest By JERRY FILTEAU

He said those norms need to those gatherings. But apart from be updated and expanded to re- such Sunday gatherings, it did WASHINGTON - Prompted fleet the . . . - - - - - - - - - - not update the The resolution said the 1974 norms for by the concerns of diocesan lit- Church's experiCom m u n ion urgy directors, the U.S. bishops' ence since then liturgists were concerned Committee on the Liturgy plans and the wider use that the ritual book "Sunoutside Mass. to study the growing practice of of such services, day Celebrations in the At last fall's weekday parish Communion ser- especialry since Absence ot a Priest" is national meet1988, when the ing of the Fedvices in the absence of a- priest. eration of DiocFather James P. Moroney, ex- Vatican's "Direc- being used for weekday esan Liturgical ecutive director of the bishops' tory for Sunday services as well, even Commissions, a Secretariat for the Liturgy, said Celebrations in though it is intended only the committee will take up the the Absence of a for Sunday services. special session issue at its next meeting in Priest" was ison the frequent March. sued. offering of Part of the problem, he said, is The 1988 directory estab- Communion outside Mass rethat the current norms governing lished norms for Sunday gather- vealed that the appropriate use a weekday worship service with ings for worship when Mass was of weekday celebrations includdistribution of Communion out- not possible, including a Com- ing a Communion rite is an issue side Mass date back to 1974. munion rite as an option within for diocesan liturgical directors around the country. -Liturgists were concerned that the ritual book "Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest" is being used for weekday services as well, even though it is intended only for Sunday services. It also expressed concern that some parishes without a priest available for Mass every day are setting up Communion services Millennium views of 'U.S. Catholic' readers are mixed on their non-Mass days even CHICAGO - Most readers of U.S. Catholic magazine said the when Mass is available at a millennium is "a golden opportunity for the Church and world to nearby parish. Church directives take stock," but about one-fourth said they don't really care or are on Communion outside Mass sick of hearing about it. Sixty percent said they intend to do someexpress a clear preference for thing personally to prepare for it; 40 percent said they have no such Communion within the eucharisplans, at least not yet. U.S. Catholic is a national monthly publicatic liturgy when possible. tion of the Claretians in Chicago. Its regular "Sounding Board" feaFather Moroney said a review ture in its January 1999 issue was devoted to how Catholics and would not aim at suppressing other Christians might or should mark the turning of the calendar to pastorally justified Communion 2000. services, but might help to clarify when and under what circumArchbishop says euthanasia no answer to pain and depression stances their use is appropriate. SANTA FE, N.M. - Euthanasia is no answer to pain and depresThe newer Sunday ritual persion, said Archbishop Michael J. Sheehan of Santa Fe in a January mits three main options for Sunpastoral letter. Instead, "adequate pain medicine and the support day celebrations in the absence and love of family, friends, doctors and church people" are the anof a priest: Morning prayer, swer, he added. "There is a world of difference between killing a sick evening prayer and a Liturgy of person and allowing them to die a natural death," Archbishop Sheehan the Word. Each may be celsaid in his letter, "Legalized Euthanasia - An Enemy to Civilized ebrated with or without distribuSociety." The archbishop asked pastors and parish life coordinators tion of Communion. in the archdiocese to read the pastoral letter at all Masses the weekBut in the 1974 norms, which end of Jan. 9-10. still apply to weekday celebrations at which Communion is dis'Souper Bowl' food drive gears up for a super Sunday tributed, the Liturgy of the Word WASHINGTON - The football teams vying for the Super Bowl is the only option provided for. have done a pretty good job this season of putting points on the Parishioners anywhere may board. But they pale in comparison to the numbers which football's gather for morning or evening faith-minded counterpart, the "Souper Bowl," hopes to rack up Jan. prayer on weekdays with or with31. The drive has youth groups ask churchgoers for a dollar and/or a canned good as they leave church, and last year it collected $1.7 million. Organizers expect to top that number this year. The interdenominational effort, started in 1990 by a Presbyterian church in South Carolina, also expects increased Catholic involvement. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

out a priest. But current liturgical books make no provision for adding the rite of Communion to such a prayer service on weekdays, Father Moroney said. "We could learn things from 'Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest' and apply them to weekdays," he said. "At the same time," he added, "it is a mistake to take this book (for Sunday celebrations) and simply use it for weekdays, too." Father Moroney said the apparent growing use of Communion services outside Mass underlines the need to strike the right

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Mexican archbishop remembered for commitment to poor MEXICO CITY - Mexican Church leaders and supporters of the country's indigenous population remembered'the late Archbishop Bartolome Carraseo Briseno of Oaxaca for his efforts on behalf of the poor and marginalized. Hours after his death Jan. 7, clergy in the archdiocese issued a statement describing their appreciation for his commitment to the Church's preferential option for the poor. Adelfo Regina Montes. an Oaxaca leader of the National Indigenous Congress, said Archbishop Carrasco's "prophetic task acquired a special inclination toward the marginalized, the excluded, the indigenous and the poorest people of our lands" and that his pastoral work "ha~ allowed the inculturation of the Gospel to deepen in Oaxaca."

balance between the very important value of the Eucharist, even outside Mass, and the even higher value of the Mass as the core act of Christian worship. "I would have enormous concern about any practice which would discourage people from the daily celebration of Mass and substitute a Communion service in its place," he said. "The central and indispensable role of the celebration of Mass is at the very heart of the Christian life and the Catholic identity ... and that must be our central concern at every turn in this discussion."

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Pope baptizes infants, reminds parents of their educational role VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II baptized 19 infants and encouraged their parents to help keep the "flame of faith" alive by educating the young people through words and example. The gift of baptism brings a common task to Christians, that ofliving and working constantly in God's love, the pope said during the two-hour liturgy in the Sistine Chapel Jan. 10. The pope moved slowly throughout the Mass, but appeared energized by the presence of the many children in attendance.

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Vatican declares Baraga saintho.od documentation reliable By JOSEPHZYBLE

The next step is for the cause to be examined by the congregation's MARQUETTE, Mich. - The theological consultants, whq will cause for the saintho'od .of Bishop offer their opinion, based on the Frederic Baraga took a major step documentation, on whether Baraga forward when the documentation exhibited heroic virtue during his for' the cause, compiled into a text life and ministry. ' However, it was reported' that called the "positio," was 'declared getting to the next stage could take historically rehable. another six to seven The Slovenian-born Bishop Baraga, who ....--------, years simply because of lived 1797-1868, is rethe number'of other membered especially for causes ahead of Bishop his missionary work Baraga's awaiting the among Native Ameritheologians' scrutiny. cans. He was founding At the Vatican, the bishop of the Dioces~ of theologians will make a Marquette and traveled recommendation regardextensively throughout ing the Bishop Baraga Michigan, Wisconsin, cause to the cardinals who Minnesota and Ontario. make up the Congregation The declaration en- Bishop Baraga for Sainthood Causes. abIes the cause to advance In the meantime the to the next phase. TIle Vatican's Con- Bishop Baraga Association is workgregation for Sainthood Causes being on another aspect of the cause: gan investigating the documentation documenting a miracle attributed to last spring when it was submitted to Bishop Baraga's intercession, a necthe congregation by Father Bruno essary component in the saint-making process. Korosak, postulator for the cause. "We need a miracle. Nothing According to Father Alexander Sample, executive director of the will happen for the beatification of Bishop BaragaAssociation, the his- Bishop Baraga until we 'have a torians "resoundingly" approved miracle. That is without a doubt the the historical veracity of the docu- urgency of the day," Father Sample mentation in a Dec. I vote. said. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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VATICAN CITY - Focusing his gaze on situations of conflict and on places where human rights are abused, Pope John Paul II said that if violence is contagious, peace can be as well.

countries at the Vatican. War complicates problems, he said, "and leaves the civilian population to bear the tragic consequences." In addition to Iraq, site of a U.S.-British military, bombardment in December and the ob-

DIPLOMATS ACCREDITED to the Vatican applaUd as Pope John Paull! walks before them following his state of the world address Jan. 11. The pope said recent U.S.-led bombing r~ids,on-'raq showedJhat war.does not solve problems but only complicates them. (CNS.photofrom Reuters) ,

Consecr'ation to the Divine Will Oh ;ldonlb)e and Di'vine Will, behold ine here before the im~ tTIensitx of Your Light, thatYou~eternal goodness .!TIay open to me the doors antl'make me enfer il)to It toform my life all in You, Divine Will. 'Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group, of the sons and daughters ofYour Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse all that.does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intellige[lce, the er.c·'pturer of my, heart and of my whole being. I do not want the :1Uman will to have life in,this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of :peace, of happiness and of love. With It I'shall be always happy. I ~hall have ii singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. . . Here prostrate, I invo~e the help of the ¥ost HolY Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order.of creation, just as the creature was created:, . I :.,,-.. .' !-Ieavenly Mother, Sovert<ign lind Queen of the Divine Fiat, talee my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will. be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will .teach me to live in and to maintain l11yself in the order and the bounds 0f the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my " whole being to Your Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons.• You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and mak~ me fall into the maze.ofthe human will.. ,Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will. Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my' heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that, I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in every,thing so that my Ed~n may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into tIle Kingdom of the Divine Will. Am,en.

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"The ,recent conflict'in' Iraq has shown ,once more f that war does not solve problems,". the pope' said Jan. 11. in his annual "state of the world" address to diplomats representing 169

jectof an international embargo, the ·popeexpr.essed, con'cern about conflicts in the Balkans, in'Afpica and in.Asia. " Pope John Paul said the Middle East p~ace process and

relations between Israelis and Palestinians need a new push forward. "It is. not possible to keep people indefinitely between war and peace without the risk of dangerously i!"creasing tensions and violence,!' he 'said. "If"violence is contagious, peace can be so, too, and I am sure that a stable Middle East would contribute effectively to restoring' hope to experienc'ing the stability to which its people legitimately aspire," he said. The pope told the diplomats that 1999 should be a year for awakening consciences about the need to respect human rights and to follow the dictates of natural and moral laws. In Asia and in several African countries, he said, intolerance rece-ntly has led to attacks on Christian churches and believers. "There is even one country where Christian worship is totally forbidden and where possession of a Bible is a crime punishable by law," he said, referring to Saudi Arabia. While freedom of worship is not threatened in Western Europe, the pope said the Church is worried by a tendency to exclude any public discussion or display of Christian identity and values "under the influence of a false idea of the principle of separation between the state and the churches." , {'I believe that the time has corrie, at the end of this century, to ensure that everywhere in the 'World, the right con'ditions for effective freedom of religion are guaranteed," he said.

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pastoral challenges in·year"2000 region's new religious movements that compete with toe Catholic CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE' . Church. ".. MEXICO CITY - Pover'ty, , The document is the ninth draft secularism, the shortage of priests of what may lead td a pastoral plan and the growing gap between rich ' for the Church in Latin America for and poor countries are among the the'years 1'999-2003 and will be major pastoral challenges' facing submitted to ''the' CELAM leader~ the Catholic Church in the third ship council when it meets Feb. 14.' I' , millennium, says a hew draft docu- 17 'in Havana. ment by the Latin American bish, The .document proops' council known as CELAM. poses pastoral directions In addition to analysis of global economic conditions, the docurooted in the Second Vatiment describes various·facets of the can Council concept of Church in Latin America. the Church llS people of. The Church, it says, "tends' to God and in recognition of lose credibility and membership the need for Christians to when it presents itself as a hierarchical and authoritarian structure," be more fully rooted in the but "conserves its respect when it ' Gospel. becomes involved with the promotion and the defense of human About half of the 40-page prorights, is committed to social justice and gives witness to what, it visional document'describes what believes." . it calls "megatendencies." These the increasing At the same time, the document' include describes Catholics who do not marginalization of the.poor; the identify with the hierarchy and growth of globalized mass culture Church teaching as "Christians through media primarily based in without a church" and provides an the United States; the-§ap between' analysis of the growth of the rich a~d poor nations; the weak-

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Military service enhances' priestly ministry, chaplains find • Many chaplains juggle their parish duties with serving in National Guard and Reserve units. By FATliERTIM FARRELL CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE GALLUP, N.M. - Father Thomas Maikowski had never even played with toy soldiers as a child, so he hesitated at first when his bishop urged him to join the Air Force. He remembers then-Gallup Bishop Jerome J. Hastrich, who served as an auxiliary chaplain in the Air Force for most of his priesthood, tel1ing him that it was "a very fulfil1in:; ministry." "The number ofjJTiesls serving in the Air Force is rapidly declinin:;," said the bishop, who died in 1995. 'The force needs your help and besides, you are the right age and weight." Father Maikowski entered the Air Force as a first lieutenant and a

reserve Catholic chaplain in December 1984. "lnitial1y I was very uncomfortable in my new ministry," he said. "I wasn't sure whereI could or could not go on the base, who to s~lute, and so on. However, much to my surprise, after a few weekends of duty, I became comfortable in that setting." Father Maikowski, who heads the Gal1up Diocese's education department, currently holds the rank of major at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque. But he is far from the only Gallup diocesan priest serving as a military chaplain. Father P.atrick Wedeking, pastor of Santo Nino Parish in Aragon and its three missions, is a captain in the Air Force Reserves at Hol1oman Air Force Base. Father Daniel Hussey is a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy as a chap.lain, on active' duty at the Naval Station in San Diego until July 1. Father Michael Vigil, pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Winslow, Ariz., is a captain in the Army National Guard.

Father Santino Casimano is in the Office of Command as a chaplain in Groton, Conn. Father Peter Morello is the chief of chaplain service at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Phoenix. Father Raul Sanchez has been a chaplain in the military service for many years. . Father Wedeking said his service as a military chaplain "enhances my ministry," . . "At Holloman, I do a lot of counseling that I do not get a chance to do in my small parishes,"he said. "Holloman is like a city with all sorts of people from all over the place and as Catholic chaplain, I interact with them to a large degree. That real1y makes my priesthood more exciting and vitaL" Father Vigil told The Voice of the Southwest, diocesan newspaper, that he is proud to serve in what is the "original militia" that existed "before we as a country had a standing army.'" . He said his basic role as a chaplain in the military is to "help prepare soldiers in case they are called

up for war. I take care of pastoral and spiritual care for the men and their families when they are separated from them due to a conflict." The priest said he also serves as an "ethical and moral voice of the commander of whatever unit we are assigned to." Once a month, Father Vigil travels to work with the men in the reserve for two days, and once a year he must spend 14 days for "specific .... training." Father Hussey, who will return to parish work in Gallup after completing his three-year stint in July, said serving as a Navy chaplain has been great, partly because he gets to wear "several hats." . "I am pastor to the Catholic community which is 99 percent Filipino," he said. "The reason I

have so many Filipinos in the military here is that until the last few years, the United States had many military bases in the Philippines and so there was a special arrangement between the U.S. and that country for their men to serve in our military." He has 300 children in religious education classes, teaches the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, and finds a lot of work "among the young sailors far from home who have no faith and are searching for something in their lives." ''The Navy supplies the men stability and changes their lives," Father Hussey said. ''To be a military chaplain, to work with these men and women and help them in that stability is a wonderful part of my work."

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assistance and food pantries," she said. "Our staff is made up of about 55 people and having people who are committed to social justice is a key element to success." McNamee previously served as director of New Bedford's Child and Family Service for 10 years and saw its budget balloon from $600,000 to $5.2 mil1ion. Since taking over as the executive director of CSS only four years ago, the agency'~ budget has climbed from $550,000 to $1.6 mil1ion. CSS is involved in many areas throughout the diocese including immigration assistance, work authorization, naturalization and deportation among others. They also feed the needy, help col1ect and distribute toys at Christmas, offer programs in education and citizenship, address housing problems, promote AIDS advocacy, Hispanic advocacy, and encourage community action to name a few. McNamee, a parishioner of St. Julie Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth, said she is motivated by the mission of the Gospel and that it plays an important role in

her life. "It's our responsibility as Christians to carry out the Gospel. It moves us towards social justice and is a big component of who I am," she declared. Through her work as the volunteer chairman of the board of the 'South Coast Hospital Group McNamee helps three community hospitals: St. Luke's, Charlton Memorial and Thbey, meeting whenever the group has time. "Sometimes we meet at 7 a.m. before work or at 4 p.m. after a full day. We all care abouthealthcare and to.be able to understand the healthcare movement is important." A major facet of Ms. McNamee's success in getting things done is her understanding of Portuguese and her ability to read Spanish. "We deal with a lot of immigrant populations and it's very helpful," she said. She also said that she gets a great deal of support from her husband. When asked about hopes for the new year McNamee said she would like to see more immigration assistance for people in war torn countries. "lhope we can see some more

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,Seniors Matt Ward and James Teal won their second round of debate and the team of senior Jonathan Radny and junior Paulina Czerwonka were victorious in their first match. Also named best speakers during debate rounds were Godsoe, Sullivan and Czerwonka. In the novice division freshmen Kevin McKay and sophomore Alex Green defeated Cohasset while sophomores Siobhan Bach and Debi Giapgarra bested Tabor Academv. peerl~adi~g Inoderator for the Sfiamro~!Q{, L t~.JSerak, announcyd that the competiJon season for v'f

sity basketbalVcompetition cheerleaders will begin at the Holy Name Central Catholic High School Tournament on February 21. The school began its mid-year examinations today and they will continue through January 21. Spanish teacher Joan Drobnis recently had one of her students, senior Theresa Grenier, featured in the McDougal/Littell/Houghton Mifflin Spanish I Textbook "En EspanoL" She was chosen for her ' tutorial work at Brennan Middle School, Attleboro, where she works one day fl week with th,,~e learning

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HOUSE PROJECT: In the top photo,. Heather Correia, left, and her father Steve as well as Laura Norton and her dad, Michael, enjoy working on gingerbread house project at St. Mary's Primary School, Taunton. Third grad~ ers at the school,look,fqrward. to building the candy houses each year. At right, Kayla Neilan and her mother, Deb, apply a graham cracker roof.

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When you're not in a relationship By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Your choices in the present moment By CHARLIE MARTIN

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Your Life is Now See the moon roll across the stars. See the seasons turn like a heart. Your father's days are lost to you. This is your time here To do what you will do. Chorus: Your life is now. Your life is now. Your life is now. In this undiscovered moment Lift your head up above the crowd. We could shake this world If you would only show us how. Your life is now. Would you teach your children To tell the truth? Would you take the high road

ARE YOU happy with how your life is going? Whatever your answer, these words from pop star John Mdlencamp are true: "Your life is now!" This is also the title for Mellencamp's latest cassingle. Those of you who follow this column know that I am a big Mellencamp fan. Many of his songs give us something to consider, as does this one. It is easy for any of us to lose our focus on the present moment. Sometimes we worry about the future. Even as we are doing something right now, our minds are worrying about something to come. For example, you might be listening to music with a friend, but your mind is anxious about tomorrow's math test. Consequently, the joy of spending time with a friend is lost to your mind's worry. Perhaps your anxiety about the test is warranted. You could turn the energy being consumed by your worry into more profitable action. Simply explain to your friend that you need to study! Ask if you can get together with him or her again, soon, after the test. This song encourages us to make thoughtful choices. Each of us needs to consider what most

If you could choose? Do you believe y.ou're a victim Of a great compromise? 'Cause I believe you could Change your mind And change our lives. (Repeat chorus.) Would you teach your children To tell the truth? This is your time here To do what you will do. (Repeat chorus twice.) Written by John Cougar Mellencampl George M. Green Sung by John Cougar Mellencamp Copyright (c) 1998 by John Mellencamp needs to be focused on in this moment. Don't just react to what happens. Think: What are my choices? When you are honest with yourself and aware of the consequences of your choices, it is easier to live in the present. With such a focus, you are less likely to have your choices formed by someone else or determined through peer pressure. You know yourself well, and thus can make helpful choices. Another part of this song that I like is the question, "Would you take the high road if you could choose?" The high road of integrity, of being true to your own values, is always an option for you. Of course, no' one does everything right all the time. Yet, life will teach us that only the high road leads to lasting happiness. Yes, "your life is now," and this also "is your time here to do what you will do." Consider your choices. Listen to your heart. Ask God to help you act in ways that take you further along the high road to happiness.

Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, 7125 W 200S, Rockport, Ind. 47635.

All too many of us define our· own worth by whether or not we're in a "relationship." Because Valentine's Day is coming soon, the advertisers, who make big money preying on human frailt), put out a clear message this time of year: "If you're lovable and worthwhile, somebody will give you a great big box of chocolates, or at very least a fancy card." If those tokens of love don't show up, that proves .that you aren't a good person. It's sad, and it's kind of sick, but if you pay attention to the signals you get from the media now, you'll see that message again and again. Here's the simple truth. If you aren't in a right relationship now, it does not mean that you are useless, unattractive or a loser. It only means you aren't in a relationship right now -'- period. Instead of brooding, why not use this time to develop other areas of your life? This is a good time for investing time in your friendships. Make two phone calls a day just to keep in contact with people. Work on adding new names to your phone list so you don't have to call the same people over and over. Lots of people are looking for friendship and contact, and they're likely to appreciate. your seeking them out. Set up shopping trips. Go to the movies with old pals. Get together to study - or just to hang out. Of all the ties that develop in the teen years, friendship is the most enduring. You'll probably never call an old boyfriend or an old girlfriend when you're 35, but an amazing number of high school friendships last for years and years. Invest time in your friends, and they'll be there to support you when you need it.

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out and around with your friends, who knows what will turn up? Next, be sure you stay active doing things you enjoy. Often this means exploring new opportunities. Ordinarily, your local paper will have a whole bunch of free activities listed at least once a week. Make a commitment to try something totally new at least once a month. -If you like movies, they may be showing old films and having lectures about them at the local library. -If you're interested in art, attend a gallery opening. All you need to do is show up. By the way, this will give you new activities to share with your friends, and the most fun way to try anything new is with a friend. "I've never done that before. How will I know if it's any fun?" Exactly. You've never done it. It might be a great adventure, and you'll never know if you don't try. If you're not in a relationship when Valentine's Day arrives, it means you don't have to worry about anybody's expectations but your own. What a great opportunity for finding some new friends and developing your own inter· ests.

Your comments are welcome. Please address: Dr. Christopher Carstens, do Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

Kansas City Catholic teen to address pope at youth rally By LORETTA SHEA KUNE CATHOUC NEWS SE'RVICE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - If you had two minutes to address the leader of the world's Catholics, what would you say? Blair Friday, a l6-year-old Catholic from Kansas City, has given it a lot of thought. She is one of nine young people who will speak to Pope John Paul II at a youth rally when he visits St. Louis.Jan. 26-27 after a five-day trip to Mexico. In her role as national junior supreme lady of the Ladies of Pctcr Claver, Blair has spokcn to young people and adults around the country. So she's pretty calm about the pope. "It hasn't rcally sunk in yet," Blair told The Catholic Key, newspaper of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. "The closer I get to going to see him, the feelings will start showing a lot." The honor student, a junior at Hogan Preparatory Academy, said she will tell the pope how much she and other young people need the Church. "I know that he does know that," Blair said. "But he'll know even more how the Church does help youth." Her own involvement at St. Louis Parish

in Kansas City got her through some tough own choices and sense of direction in becomtimes after Blair's grandfather died of cancer ing an assertive person, which she did." But after her grandfather's death, Blair selwhen she was in seventh grade. dom wanted to leave Blair's mother, Beverly Friday, said the house. "He was everything. her father's illness and death turned Blair's life I loved him. There was upside down. They that bond between him lived with her parents, and me. I couldn't let go for a while," said Sam and Georgia Friday. Blair, who added that Blair went from behis death was also ing a straight-A stutough on her sister, who dent at St. John Francis is 25 and married with Regis Elementary two children. School to getting all Beverly Friday, a Ds. "I went bad," said single mother who worked full-time, said Blair. "I disrespected everyone." Hardy's intervention Family friend then and her continued Marilyn Hardy said support of Blair has Blair had attended Mass SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Blair Fri- been a "godsend." every Saturday with her day of Kansas City, Mo., is one of nine Hardy is Blair's mentor grandfather at St. Louis young people to give a two-minute in the Ladies of Peter Church. He let her wear Claver and directs the outlandish outfits, talk to Pope John Paull! when he vis- organization's junior Hardy recalled, "allow- its St. Louis. (CNS photo by Loretta daughters in the cening her to develop her Shea Kline, Catholic Key) tral states.

The Knights and Ladies of Peter Claver is a national fraternal and service organi7ation of African-American Catholics. It is named for St. Peter Claver, the 17th-century Spanish Jesuit missionary who ministered to WestAfrican slaves in Colombia, South America. Blair wants to see more African-American youths become involved in the Church. She plans to talk about the issue at the National Black Catholic Congress in Baltimore Jan. 20-22. She tells adult Sunday church-goers to take a young person with them and advises young people to give it a chance. Blair- who also is a cheerleader, student council representative, peer counselor and part-time retail sales associate - will travel to Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana and Texas before she ends her term in July. Beverly Friday said her daughter, who wants to be a lawyer, has grown through her involvement in the organization and with help from family, friends and their parish. "This has matured her, and it's going to help prepare her to be on her own in college, where she is going to have to have discipline and strong faith to make the right choices," the mother said.

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welcome. Refreshments will be served. For more information callJackie McGorty at 428"6741. FALL RIVER - St. Anne's Parish and Shrine holds Healing Services on the first and third Sunday of every month at 3:'15 p.m. The next service will be held on Jan. 17. All welcome. FALL RIVER - English as a Second Language volunteer teachers and tutors are needed in Fall River and New Bedford. No prior teaching experience required and.materialsand training will be provided. ' For more information call Eva Cordeiro at Catholic Social Services at 6744681 or 997-

7337. FALL RIVER Saint Anne's Hospital is offering a Safe,Sitter program for girls and boys ages 11-13 on Jan. 17 and 18 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This ,baby-sitting' instructional series. taught by registered nurses, will teach basic emergency and life-saving techniques as well as the ethics and responsibilities of safe baby-sitti~g. For registration information call the Hospital's Education Department·

at 674-5600 ext. 2480. MANSFIELD A . MansfieldINorton chapter of the national organization ofthe Moms Offering Moms Support Club (MO¥S) will begin meeting this month. The group schedules activities, field trips and social gath-. erings. For more information call Ellen Whitney a~ 339-1445. . -MASHPEE - A young adult prayer group meets' on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel of Christ the King Church. All welcome. For more information call Heather Kirby at 548-2364. NEW BEDFORD - Hyacinth Circle Daughters ofIsabella ofNew Bedford will hold its first business meeting of 1999 Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Holy Name CCD Center.

Mass will be celebrated at 4 p.m. All welcome. NORTH DARTMOUTHVolunteers are needed for a reading program at the Bristol County House of Correction .. This month, small groups of volunteers will be forming to read and discuss literature. If you are interested or would like more information call Kathy Audette at

999-2583. SOUTH YA:RMOUTH-"A Separated-Divorced Catholics Support Group will meet on Jan. 17 at the St. Pius X Parish Life Center. It is themed "Dream's End - Spiritual Recovery From Divorce," and will begin with a welcome at 6:30 p.m. For more information call Father Richard M. Roy at 255-0170.

WEST.HARWICH - The Perpetual Adoration Chapel at NEW BEDFORD - A Eu- Holy Trinity Church, Route 28. charistic Day of prayer for voca- invites people to sign up and tions to the priesthood and reli- spend an hour or two in prayer. gious life will be:held at Our Lady This r~gional chapel of the midof Perpetual Help Church on Jan. ,Cape area depends on the support 21. It begins with a 7:30 a.m.. ofpeople. All ages welcome. For Mass and includes Adoration of more information call Jane H. the Blessed Sacrament. A seco·nd Jannell at 430-0014.

No more Fifi: Saints' names required for sacraments BY.NOEL FLETCHER CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Raun invites people to call the parish office, where his staff will gladly research prospective baptism and con'firmation names. 'The reasons for having saints' naIl}es are twofold - to seek their intercession and to set an example for ,our ,children today when ,our society

is empty of heroes. And heroes are important," he said. Noting that Pope John Paul n had canonized more saints than any other pope, Msgr. Raun added, "He is telling us something. Sanctity is important in the modem world. His important ·for people to be aware of saints."

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -People ·in the Santa Fe Archdioce~e are IJeing reminded of the importance "of select: ing a saint's name for -th~mselves or ,their youngsters when approalihing the sacraments of confirmation .and baptism. 'There will be no 'Crystals' or 'Fifis' as·names for baptism or confinnation," said Archbishop Michael 1. Sheehan, who noted that when he was named to head the Santa Fe Archdiocese in 1993 he "made it very clear that people should be named after ,saints." "I have a special ruling to invoke our saints as heroes," he added. In 1997, he mandated in the sacramental policies of the archdiocese that people must have a saint's name in baptism and confirmation. "I kept noticing that people wanted to be confirmed with ,odd names," he said. "But the last straw was 'Crystal,' which doesn't .mean anything, and 'Fifi.' When I think of 'Fifi,' I think of ,a French poodle, so I . told ,her she 'Would be confirmed under ,the name ~Maria' instead." Recalling wonderful Catholic devotions to saints, he said people should ·ask for their patron saines intercession and be accompanied by the saint's name in the journey through life. These views were echoed by Msgr. Douglas Raun, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Rio Rancho. His parish - the largest in the sta~ - has 3,630 families and 10,000 individuals registered. In the 12-month fiscal year that ended in September, 62 individuals were confirmed and 172 infants were baptized. "Holiness is possible today," said Msgr. Raun. '1t's notjust for the Middle. Ages." Msgr. Raun estimated,that from five percent ,to 10 percent of infants inftially lack saints' names for baptism. "Over the years, this trend has gradu'ally been increasing and the reason is AN UNIDENTIFIED child holding a baby bottle approaches from ignorance," he said. "We've lost Pope John Paul II as he leaves the Sistine Chapel Jan. 10. our awareness of our Catholic devoThe pope. had just ended a baptism ceremony for 19 infants. tions and customs." To combat this problem, Msgr. (CNS photo from Reuters) .