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Liturgy strikes at racism ~

Dr. King remembered; Bishop - O'Malley calls for ending racial discrimination in this new millennium.

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF (ALSO CONTRIBUTlNG WAS PAT MCGOWAN)

BISHOP SEAN P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., lays hands on Rev. Mr. Ramon Dominguez'during his ordination last weekend. Dominguez was made a transitional deacon and will be ordained as a priest in June. (AnchodGordon photo)

FALL RIVER - Hundreds of people gathered at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday for a service of prayer, penitence and witness commemorating the late civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The service, which featured numerous speakers, brought a message of hope that racism can be eliminated in the new millennium.

Themed "If you want peace, work for justice!" it called for the end of racism in all its

forms.

"Dr. King is a great hero and a great Christian hero," said Bishop Sean P. O'Malley who presided. "Today we are here to say we are ashamed of racism and we want to eradicate it in the new millennium," said the bishop as he welcomed people from many different faiths to the Cathedral for the ecumenical service.

"The purpose of today is twofold: To repent the great crimes of the past and to move us a little closer to solidarity as one human family," the bishop added.

The service opened with a rousing rendi~ion of the song "This Little Light of Mine," featuring the music ministry of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, New Bedford under Turn to page 13 - Racism

New deacon ordained; vowed to Youth Apostles ~ Holy Orders imposed on Rev.

Mr. Dominguez during liturgy in Spanish.

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - Rev. Mr. Ramon Dominguez was ordained a transitional deacon by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley OFM, Cap., in a moving ceremony at St. Mary's Cathedral last Sunday and now joins five other seminarians who recently advanced towards the priesthood and will be ordained priests this June for the diocese.

Bishop O'Malley was principal celebrant at the Mass of ordi'nation and concelebrants included Msgr. George W. Coleman and Father Martin P. Connor. Also concelebrating were Fathers Hernando Herrera, Michael F.

Kuhn, Peter Nassetta, John Peterson and David M. Sharland, all of whom are Youth Apostles and to which deacon Dominguez also dedicates himself.

Ordination ceremonies were conducted in both Spanish and English and music was provided by the Fall River Diocesan Choir and Hispanic choirs from across the diocese. The group was directed by Madeleine Grace and Sister Aida Sansor of the Missionaries of Guadalupe of the Holy Spirit sang several songs and prqvided a rousing guitar accompaniment.

In his homily, Bishop O'Malley said that the diaconate is created in the Acts of the Apostles and deacons were appointed so the Apostles could focus on prayer. "We have a duty to be men of prayer and doers of the Word," he told the deacon.

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THE CHOIR of Our Lady of the Assumption Church, New Bedford, sings during a prayer service at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Anchor/Gordon photo)

March for Life: Tide is turning against abortion ~

Many more young people are joining Bishop O'Malley and laity on the annual Washington pilgrimage to seek overturn of abortion legislation.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - When the deadly, Roe vs. Wade decision of the U.S. Supreme Court came 27 years ago this month, the 1960s cultural revolutionaries for legalized abortion were those in their teens, 20s and 30s.

This weekend, as five busloads of Fall River Diocese parishioners led by Bishop

Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., travel to the nation's capital for the 27th annual March for Life to again press legislators to overturn the abortion decision, hundreds of young people will be among them.

It is a sign, says Pro-Life and respect life leaders nationwide, that the young people have not only taken up respect life tenets, but seriously want to do something more about them.

In a recent interview, Father Stephen A. Fernandes, director of the diocese's Pro-Life Office, and Marian Desrosiers, assistant director, talked about the annual demonstrations and who is going.

"My hope is that this year everyone prays

along with us that this March 2000 will be culture of death.'"

Desrosiers said that of the five buses leavthe last year; that we can get a human life amendment passed, and we won't have to go ing this city for the Jan. 23 through 25 pilgrimage, three of them will be filled with to Washington again," said Desrosiers.

"At the same time, it is dreadful that we young people.

"We're very excited because we tripled • have to make this trip at all," said Father Fernandes. "But here we are, for the 27th year, the number of youth who are coming with going to Washington to manifest solidarity us," she said. "We went from one bus with with all those who opposed any aspect of the . youth to three buses. We adults will be joinculture of death which was truly ushered in ing the youth at every Mass and the March itself. The total number going is approxiby the Roe vs. Wade decision."

The ramifications of that decision over mately 300, and this year the youth far outthe years since are manifold, he said. "It is number the adults."

Father Fernandes said that "happily, there the abortion decision which so radically cheapens human life allowing for all these more young people' from the parishes and Turn to page /3 - March manifestations that the pope has called 'The

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Saint Anne's Hudner Center seeks volunteers FALL RIVER - Due to continued growth, the Hudner Oncology Center at Saint Anne's Hospital is seeking adult volunteers to serve in its reception area.

Hudner Oncology Center volunteers greet patients and families, offer reading materials and other amenities and assist staff as needed.

Positions are available mornings and afternoons, Monday through .

Friday.

The position is ideal for those who wish to assist cancer patients

and their families. Applicants should possess a warm and positive attitude, maturity, good judgment, and comfort in dealing with people from diverse backgrounds.

Previous experience is not required.

Training and orientation for all volunteer positions are provided.

To schedule an interview, or to learn more about these or other volunteer opportunities at. Saint Anne's Hospital, call the hospital's Volunteer Services Department at (508) 674-5600, extension 2080.

Duluth bishop is coadjutor to Anchorage archbishop

IN A SCENE reminiscent of.Jesus feeding the multitudes, Boy Scouts receive holy Communion during a Mass at the four-day gathering known as Mass Jam, at Barnstable Fair Grounds.

Scouts enjoy Mass Jam

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Archbishop Gabriel Montalvo, ' NORTH FALMOUTH - More apostolic nuncio to the United· than 4,000 Boy Scouts from throughStates, announced the appointment out Massachusetts gathered late in in Washington on Tuesday.

1999 at the Barnstable Fair Grounds A coadjutor has automatic right for Mass Jam '99 where they enjoyed of succession, meaning Archbishop numerous Scouting activities)ellow-, Schwietz would immediateiy be- - ship and friendship. . come head of the Anchorage ArchThe four-day gathering w~ a great diocese upon the death' or retire- success' according to Father Stephen ment of Archbishop Hurley.

B. Salvador, chaplain of the Scouting HEATING, INC. Archbishop Hurley, who turned program within the diocese~ He said it Sales and Service 73 on Jan. 12, has headed the An- gave Scouts and leaders an opportufor Domestic and Industrial chorage Archdiocese since 1976. nity to share ideas and participate in Oil Burners He was named auxiliary bishop of many tearnbuilding activities.

995-1631 Juneau, Alaska, in 1970 and headed "It was a great Scou~ing opportu- .

2283 ACUSHNET AVENUE the Juneau Diocese from 1971 to nity and an amazing weekend," FaNEW BEDFORD 1976. ther enthusiastically. recalled. 'There was a lot ofcamaraderie;' he said, adding that seeing so many Scouts gathPRINTING MAILING SERVICES ered for the closing Mass was "awe aspiring." .

This was the second Mass Jam ever to be held, the fIrst occurring fI ve years ago. The event attracted Scouting 234 SECOND STREET· FALL 'RIVER, MA representatives from New Hampshire and Rhode Island and over the weekend religious services were provided TELEPHONE FAX'

WASHINGTON - Bishop Roger L. Schwietz of Duluth, Minn., has been named by Pope John Paul II to be coadjutor to Archbishop Francis T. Hurley ofAnchorage, Alaska.

for all those gathered. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley presided and preached to more than 2,000 Catholic Scouts and leaders at a closing Mass on Sunday <I!ld despite the threat of bad weather the celebration was a success.

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Mass," said Father Salvador. "But at the end of the afternoon the heavens opened up!" Concelebrants included Fathers Salvador and Michael Racine, who is Moby Dick Chaplain; and Msgr. Stephen J.Avila, who was master ofceremonies.

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FATHERS STEPHEN B. Salvador and Michael Racine process to the altar with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley during the closing liturgy of last fall's Mass Jam 99. More than 2,000 Catholic Scouts and leaders attended the service.

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Catholic Memorial HODle's staff development director wins aw~rd FALL RIVER - The National Nursing Staff Development Organi~ zation has awarded Anne Marie Kelly, BSN, RNC, staffdevelopment director at the Catholic Memorial Home, an Excellence in Educational Design Award for her work on the Diocesan Health Facilities' Pain Mqnagement program and other educational programs at the home.

Kelly will accept her award at the NNSDO's convention in Orlando, Fla., in July.

The Diocesan Health Facilities Pain Management Program evaluates and treats acute, chronic and cancerrelated pain in skilled nursing facility residents. The program is accredited by the American Academy of Pain Management and .commended by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Kelly was instrumental in educating clinical staff, physicians and the ~ommunity about pain management and in developing policies and procedures, standards of care, quality improvement tools and competencies. She also developed a resource

manual, teaching guide and a library of resources; and implemented staff awareness events.

She also developed and implemented an award-winning Preceptor Training Program and a Competency-Based QrientatioI:! Program for nursing staff.

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A:IDS Awareness 2000 quilt programO launched in diocese FALL RIVER - The Office of AIDS Ministry invites all diocesan and parochial schools to participate in fabricating quilt squares to remember those who lived with and those who have died from AIDS. The quilts will be displayed at theWorld AIDS Day 2000 Prayer . Service next December and will become part of the permanent collection of the AIDS ministry office.

The deadline f9r quilt square application is noon on January 28.

Deadline for quilt square completion is noon on September 18.

The address to which applications and completed work are to be sent is: Office of AIDS Ministry, Clemence Hall, Room 225, 243 Forest St., Fall River, MA 027211798.

For details ofthe size, construction and material for the quilts, and for additional information, contact the AIDS Ministry Office at (508) 674·5600. .

A Fall River resident, Kelly holds a nursing diploma from SaintAnne's Hospital School of Nursing, and a bachelor's degree in nursihg from the Uni versity of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She is board-certified by the American Nurses' Credentialing Center in nursing continuing education and staff development, and in gerontological nursing. She also holds a management certificate from Bryant College.

Named in the 1991 "Who's Who in American Nursing," Kelly presented the Diocesan Health Facilities Pain Management program for the American Society of Pain Management Nurses (ASPMN) and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations in 1999. . She also received the 1998 Program Innovation of the Year Award oy the Massachusetts Agjng Services Association for the Preceptor Training Program.

Co-founder and president of the . EastemChapteroftheASPMN;Kelly is also a member of the Sigma Theta Tau Int~rnational Honor Society,

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A Holy Land'for all It was indeed comforting to note that Pope John Paul II will be able to visit the Holy Land during this millennium year. Negotiations with the State of Israel have been, long and involved.

The atmosphere in that land so holy to Christians, Jews .and Muslims has been rather cool to the notion of the millennium and pilgrimages. In fact, there have been outspoken critics of . welcoming Christians to Israel during this Holy Year.

Rece,ntly, Charles Sennott, the Boston Globe's Middle East bureau chief, reported that Israelis are reluctant hosts to pilgrims.

He reported that ultra Orthodox see this as a very real affront to Judaism, qu<;>ting arecent Israeli' newspaper article that called on "God Fearing Je'ws" to refuse Christians apartment rentals or hotel rooms, to stop them from holding ,processions and ceremonies in public places andto bar them from visiting "our holy, "" , 1 paces. ,' It should' be remembered that many Jsraelicitizens 'haye little contact with Chr.istjails. ,Se"mott r,eported :that a Gallup ,Pollcom~ , lJlissioii~d IJy' the:,Chicagb~base·(rIntetnatiori~f;Fel.low,ship' of Christians, and k\ys, revealed widespread' ignorance aboqfChris- ' tians, iii Israel. The poll of 479 Isra~lis' revealed, that 75 percent could not identity. the date~ of-Christrri.as.,Some"65percerit did not hav'ea single Christian: friend' ahd :ooly slightly ,fewer said they have never been personally acquainted, with a Christian. , In Israeli schools very little is taughiaboutChristianity as it is today. What references are made usually reflect the medieval approach to Judaism by theCtiristian community. This of course,: is a very sad chapter in Jewish history and one that would never' ' sustain a Jewish-Christian relationship.' , , With the expected influx ofpilgrims into Israel:thls'year, would it not be a wonderful time to bring Jews and ',Christians into a, meaningful religious dialogue. Ignoral1ceonly" separates and, divides'. Extremists on both sides should not rule the day. A real spirit of Old Testament jubilee promotes"tne ideal of forgiveness. This should be a mutual' starting' P9i~t. In the Book of Leviticus, the legislation for. the jUQil~~,~i~developedilild refineq."

One of the precepts ,concerned itself with::the liber~tion of He':: brew slaves. With this mind-set, would'it not be a true blessing if parties in a dialogue could frc:e people from the' slavery of bias and bigotry; admitting the guilt of the 'past in order to build a relationship of trust and respect. If we respond only, to .the call of extremists, the Jubilee Year and 'all that it stands <for in Judaism and Christianity will become a farce of faith: However: 'to, instill a true Leviticus spirit into an appreciation of our respective journeys of faith, those who have care and c'oncern for our historical tradition should become the catalyst in the dialogue. Nothing will be gained if we leave matters with or heed, suggestions from those parties whose sole purpose is to divide and sow the seeds of discontent. ' , The pilgrimage of the Holy Father to Israel and the Holy Land is a precious moment that should be seized by those who wish to promote better understand between Jews and Christians. Our Holy Year has its roots in the Jewish Jubilee Year. What a foundation on which to build a relationship of sincere, reverence for each other's religious beliefs that are so historically entwined.

The Christian and Jewish world has so very much in common, especially in the scrolls of the Old Testament. May the reading of these scrolls' holy words be a blessing for all who desire to instill a loving regard for each other's journey of faith.

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THE. UNITED . . " STATESREGENTLY IN THE SISTINE ,CHAPEL. THE POPE BAPTIZED 18 BABIES 'DURING A SERVICE ,MARKING THE FEAST OF THE BAPTIS'MOF THE LORD. ' (CNS PHOTO FROM REUTERS) , .

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Memories of a love affair with trains

By FATHER EUGENE,HEMRICK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

During a trip I once took by train in Germany from Heidelberg to Freiburg, I sat across from a man who was deaf. My German was very poor, but his sparkling 'eyes inspired me to try speaking German as concisely as I could so he could read my' lips. He did read them, and I departed from that train trip hav~ ing experienced one of the most cherished conversations of my life.

If you are as enamored as I am The Editor with trains but 'don't know why, read Micha~1 Freeman's "Railways . and the Victorian Imagination" (Yale University Press, 1999). Its exquisite illustrations coupled With an in-depth histQry of Britain's first railways explain the love affair many still have with trains.

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESEOF.FALL RIVER Between 1830 and 1852, Britain's PUblished weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River railways expanded from 100 miles to 887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 6,500 miles. As they eXPar1ded, they Fall River. MA 02720 Fall River. MA 0272?-0007 changed the culture and became a Telephone 508-675-7151 culture unto themselves.

FAX (508) 67~-7048 Freeman writes that when people first rode trains, the houses, trees Send address changes to P.O, Box 7 or call telephone 'number above and fields looked as if they were moving; they looked like items in EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER NEWS EDITOR a toy shop. So trains changed our Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore Rosemary, Dussault James N. Dunbar sense of the world, but also our ~ LEARY PRESS - FALL RIYERsense of time. Women who were

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used to spending their entire lives on farms now took the train into big ci'ties to work.

Out of all this, the' frantic need to be "on time" was born.

Poetry would extol the mythical powers of rail travel, and musical scores would seek to mimic the rhythms of steam locomotion.

As I read "Railways and the Victorian Imagination," it brought back ,unforgettable memories of trips that caused me to faIl in love with the train. One I fondly remember was a trip from Rome to Sicily.

After three hours of traveling down the coast of It~l1y, we arrived at the Messina Straits. Th~ train was dissembled, put onto barges and then reassembled in Messina. Time-consuming as this was, it created an op,portunity to know my train companion's better. The flow of conversation·increased, as did the sharing of food and beverages.

When we pulled out of the city of Messina, we rode through its back yards, which were one beautifully tiered garden after another.

And as we hugged the Mediterranean Sea up to Palermo, its deep blue waters mirrored the setting sun.

It was enchanting.

During that one trip by train, I

experienced the delightful, jovial nature of the Italian culture and drank in landscapes that artists would die ·to paint. . When I visited my cousins in Ireland, I learned it was the train that enabled them to become nurses. fnstead of being village-bound, as was the custom with m'any Irish women, they were able to take the train to London for their education.

It liberated them from the old cul. ture, giving them upward mobility.

One of my fondest memories of train trayel is of trips between Washington, D.C., and Chicago. As we . crawled through the mountains of Maryland at sunset, one breathtaking pastoral scene after another would dance into my compartment.

When I would retum by train from Chicago during the winter, I would awaken in the morning to a wonderland ofsnow-covered mountairis and valleys.

I often wonder ~hy I get extremely frustrated with highway gridlock. After reading "Railways and the Victorian Imagination" I know why: I have experienced a more ennobling way to travel.

The early railways not only changed our culture, they were a culture I came to love.

THE TEAM - Pain management team at Marian Manor work together to provide knowledge and special skills to treat the needs of patients atthe skilled nursing and rehabilitative facility in Taunton.

Marian Manor's Pain Management PrograDl earns accreditation TAUNTON - The Pain Manage~ ment Program at Marian Manor has earned a three-year accreditation by the American Academy of Pain Management.

Marian Manor is one of five skilled nursing and rehabilitative care facilities in the state to have a pain management program accredited by the Academy. All four facilities are part of the Diocesan Health Facilities system sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fall River: (.

"Our staff's commitm.ent to a comprehensive Pain Management program enhances the care gi ven to our residents and expresses our facility's commitment to its mi·ssion, a special kind ofcaring," said Thomas F. Healy, administrator.

The pain management program evaluates and treats qcute, chronic and cancer-related pain by drawing on the combined knowledge and skills of Marian Manor's caregiving . team. Each discipline, along with the resident, physician and family, works together to create a plan of care that treat.s the whole person. Individualized, holistic programs could include

specific recommendations from each of the home's disciplines, pain relieving medications, a change in diet or positioning, as 'well as music, aromatherapy, massage and other relaxation techniques.

"We've seen many success stories," said Diane Kitson-Clark, RN, BSN, director of staff development and pain management program coordinator. "Residents who were quiet blossomed after they were assessed and admitted to our pain management program. They're like new people, full of smiles. It's wonderful to provide the care our residents need .to help them live full lives and often return to their homes."

Upon admission to the nursing home, residents are assessed through a comprehensive, seven-day period.

Staff members are also trained to notice symptoms of pain and may begin the comprehensive assessment at any time during a residt:<nt's stay.

Those admitted· to the program are . reviewed weekly by the team to evaluate the program's effectiveness.

The ,administrator, medical director and pharmacist meet with the team quarterly.

For cognitively. impaired residents unable to communicate their pain, such as those diagnosed with Alzheimer's or related memory impairing illnesses, a specially devel~ oped pain assessment tool also examines body language and behaviors to determine the existence of pain.

The program also has a palliative care component that controls symptoms of terminal diseases to make the end of life comfortable, and provides highly personal emotional and spiritual support for residents and their families.

"Pain management is essential to our mis'sion of .providing compassionate care at all stage of life," said Msgr. Edmund 1. Fitzgerald, executive director, Diocesan Health Facilities. "As each of our homes earns accreditation by the American Academy of Pai,n Man\lgement, we demonstrate our cominitment to meeting the changing needs of our communities."

,For more information about Marian Manor's pain management program, contact Diane Kitson· Clark at (508) 822·4885.

Pro-Life officials heartened by declining U.S. abo.rtion rate WASHINGTON (CNS) - A spokeswoman for the U.S. Catholic bishops lauded the newly released figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which showed U.S. abortions in 1997 were at their lowest level in two decades.

Helen Alvare, director of planning and irlformation forthe bishops' Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, credited the decline in part to the fouryear campaign against partial-birth abortions, which she said "exposed people to the reality of abortion."

Figures released by the CDC in Atlanta showed that U.S. abortion rates had climbed during the I970s, remained stable during the 1980s and began a gradual decline in 1991.

The statistics indicate that there were a total of 1,184,758 abortions performed in 1997, which is three percent less than the 1,221,585 abortions

performed in 1996, and is the lowest number performed since 1978. The number of abortions for every· live 1,000 births also dropped from 314 in 1996 to 305 in 1997, which CDC officials claim is the lowest level since 1975.

The national abortion rate, defined as the number of legal abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years, has remained steady at 20 from 1995-97.

Although AIvare was heartened by the CDC figures, she said they are about 10 percent lower than the figures reported by the Alan Guttrnacher Institute, the research organization for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, because some states do not have centralized reporting of abor- , tions.

Authors of the report, published in the Jan. 7 issue of the CDC publication Morbidity and Mortality Weekly

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Ordeal of a simple man It's sad how often people who are "different" become victims of misunderstanding and downright prejudice. The uncomfortable reality of t.his hit home last year for Mike Fitzpatrick, a man in his '!atl< 40s impaired since birth with autism, a condition manifested by introverted behavior, repetitive gestures, retreating into a fantasy world and sometimes irrational actions.

Fitzpatrick, with the consistent, By loving help of his parents, Anne and Bill, has grown in.to a functioning, responsible, working aduk Yet he was charged last year with robbing a bank in Ontario County, near DeWitt, N.Y., where they live. In spite of flimsy evidence, police insisted they "had their man," and Fitzpatrick faced years in prison. It was a tormenting, fearful time for him and his parents.

Fortunately, the man who actually robbed the bank - to support his drug and 'gam-

bling habits - confessed, and eventually the police, albeit reluctantly, hfld to free Fitzpatrick.

think of people I respect and admire more.

Two words come to mind when I think of, or talk to, them: "loye" and "faith." These qualities have characterized their lives.

I first met Anne Fitzpatrick in 1952 when we both belonged to a fledgling writer's group. We were young Catholics, newly married, with a determination to become published writers. I was already a mother, with. an infant, Paul, and a teen-age adopted son, Sterling. She was pregnant, and the couple Antoinette Bosco were overjoyed when their son was born. But' as he grew; it soon became evident that his behavior was baffling. Before long, he \Vas diagnosed with autism. ..

His story was told ori TV's "20-20" show' All parents undergo great pain when a child in December 1999, with sensitivity and truth; is not "perfect:' But the Fitzpatricks, putting titled movingly "A Simple Man." their trust in the Lord, learned all they could I was glued to the set as I watched. I had a about this malady so that they could help their very personal interest in this story, for I knew son and other children liKe him.

Fitzpatrick as a baby and a little tyke. His The couple's faithful labor bore fruit. Tofather, a teacher, and mother, a writer, have. day they have a son who has worked 29 years been my friends for nearly 50 years. I can't. as a custodian in their school district, who is a

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friend to everybody, and is surprisingly independent. On the "20-20" show,. Mike Fitzpatrick's supervisor had nothing but praise for this "simple man," saying he always had done his work, and expressing surprise that the police could not see how 'impossible it would have been for him to r9b a bank.

"We knew he was innocent. We thought all we'd have to do. was call and tell the police Mike is. 'impaired,' but that didn't stop them," his mother told me. "My word didn't mean anything; The whole experience was horrible."

Yet, now the Fitzpatricks believe some .good can come from this travesty of justice. . "Perhaps as a result there can be more awareness of people like Mike and more advocaq for people who are different. A lot of prayer got us through," his mother said, adding that she believes that even in her lowest moment "the Lord touched.me on the shoulder."

A!lne Fitzpatrick told me that she believes "everything happens for a reason, though most times we don't know why until later."

Of sons and grandsons in the middle of the night As a four-year-old, our "middle" son Joseph developed the routine of getting up at about 4 a.m. and wandering around the house a little, one of his stops usually being me.

I was reminded of this on a recent visit to the house of our daughter and son-in-law where at about 4 a.m. I heard a little whisper, "Grampa, are you awake?"

"It depends," I mumbled, "on whether or not this is a dream."

"Grampa," my grandson Bull said, "what's. that sound Grandma's making?"

I kept my eyes closed. 'That's her nose whistling, Bull. Now go back to bed, OK?" "How does she make her nose whistle?" he giggled.

"Hey, little buddy, I have seen your grandma whistle out of her ears on occasion." . "Realiy?"

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"Yes, really," I replied hoarsely. "Bull, it's the of snoz songs."

"What time is it?" she croaked. middle of the night. Go back to bed and we can have Gramma do a whistling concert in the morn- .

"It's about 4," I said. .ing." .

'What if youJorget?" he asked.

"We won't," I whispered, "because I have finally gotten my brain cells down to a manageable number. Go to bed."

"But I'm not sleepy."

"Just close your eyes and think happy thoughts," I suggested. I started to follow my

By Dan Morris own advice and was drifting back to sleep when I heard Bull's grandmother snort.. . . "Bull, are you still in here?" I asked the darkness.

1 "Your nose was whistling, Gramma," Bull "I touched Gramma's nose," the graveyard laughed. shift replied. Spouse sat up in bed.

"Oh, good," she yawned, "glad to know it "Don't worry," I told her,-"Bull and I were still works." just visiting a little and enjoying your medley "Grampa," Bull went on, "can you teach me

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how to float backward like you do tomorrow?"

"The'answer to that, young man, is that I am going to teach you to tread air if you are not back in bed and asleep in about 33 seconds," I grumbled at him.

It seemed to work. I listened to his little "bundlebagged" footsteps as he shuffled off to his room. I think I heard him trying to make his nose whistle. Soon the whole house was quiet again.

That is, except for my heart and soul that were singing songs of happy times.

I strongly considered making a 4 a.m. phone call to Joseph..

Comments are welcome. Write Uncle Dan at 441 Church St., San Francisco, Calif. 94114; or e-mail: cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

Suggestion that pope could resign sparks once-taboo discussion VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A German bishop's suggestion that Pope John Paul II could one day resign has stimulated open discussion on 'a once-taboo subject at the Vatican.

The remarks by Bishop Karl Lehmann lasts week - misreported by the Italian press as a request for the pope to step down - provoked immediate controversy and a rush to defend the pope by Roman Curia officials.

A flurry of denials and clarifications followed, with everyone - including Bishop Lehmann - agreeing that the 79-year-old pontiff was fully capable of continuing in office.

"Even though the pope appears very tired, the Holy Father is in the fullness of his mental faculties. I don't think the hypothesis of resigning has been con'sidered, not even recently," said Dominican Father Georges Cottier, theologian of the papal household. .

Cardinal Pio Laghi, a longtime Vatican official who recently retired, said: 'We have an excellent Holy Father. I think a decision like resignation cannot be suggested to the pope.

It's a decision that would be his alone."

The pope appeared to offer an unintentional response to the debate when, speaking about the elusive goal of world peace, he told diplomats Jan. 10: "God 'never asks us anything above our capabilities, in the sense that he gives us the strength to complete what he expects of us."

But even at the Vatican, some acknowledged that Bishop Lehmann, president of the German bishops~ conference., had voiced what many people have privately wondered as they

watched the pope strugglethrough路the first big Modern medical advances have made it Holy Year events, frequently looking frail and more likely that the Church will sooner or later unsteady. have to face such problems, he said. Pope John Bishop Lehmann said that while he thought Paul.is being treated for a nervous system disthe pope was at the "high point" of his pontifi- order believed to be Parkinson's disease, a decate, it was not being disloyal: to talk about bilitating illness. papal resignation as a future possibility. . Vittorio Messori, an Italian who has interSeveral expeJts viewed the pope at pointed out that length, said the 'This is nolan eternal assignment.

Church law allows a pope could choose is limited first of all by death, ana to withdraw in seIt pope to resign, and there has been at then perhaps by other circumclusion to a Polish le~t one pOPe who stances. /fa pope, having reflected monastery if his did. . fails. and prayed -deeply, feels in con- health "This is not an "On a human eternal assignment. science that tie .no longer has the level, the temptation' It is limited first of capacity to carry out the office; he to return to Poland' all by death, and coulddecide"to resign,". said 9ne to die is very then perhaps by strong," Messo'ri highly placed Vatican source who other circumsaid. stances. If a pope, asked not to be named, . . Luigi路 Accattoli, having reflected an Italian journalist and prayed deeply, feels in conscience that he who has written extensively about the pope, no longer has the capacity to carry out the of- said in the. newspaper Corriere della Serq. that fice, he coulddecide to resign," said one highly the pontiff "who has brought so many new placed Vatican source who asked not to be . things to the throne of Peter would also be canamed. . pable of stepping down from that throne."

Such a resignation would not show a lack Pope Paul VI, who is said to have considof confidence in God, he said. ered and rejected the idea of retirement late in "God entrusts respbnsibilities to people who his papacy, once said that a paternal role are capable of carrying them out. Even some- that of the Holy Father - cannot be resigned. one ill can do this. But suppose the pope were That's a point recalled by U.S. author George to lose his ability to speak, for example. That Weigel, who spent many hours with Pope John would raise a very delicate problem," the source Paul in preparing the papal biography, 'Witsaid. ness to Hope." He said the fact that Church law

makes provisions for papal retirement shows that "it's not inconceivable."

"It seems to me that one way to think about this is: fathers and families. Fathers get old, and it's not a bad thing for families to have parents who are older," he said.

"From what I've seen publicly, and at lunch with the pope a few days before Bishop Lehmann's remarks, John Paul II has the strength, the courage and the will for the job," he said.

The last pope to resign voluntarily was St. Celestine V, who stepped down in 1296 after a short reign. Reports of several other resignations in the Church's early centuries have not been proven.' . . .

Canon 332 of Church law stipulates that a papal resignation be made freely and "duly manifested,'.' which is generally understood to mean in writing or in the presence of witnesses. But Church law makes 9 lear that no one need accept a pope's resignation in order for it to be valid.

A sick pope can delegate much of his authority to trusted aides. But if a pope becomes incapacitated without having previously delegated responsibility, no decisions that require .papal authority can be made. .

Vatican sources, speaking privately, have suggested that Pope John Paul may have already made provisions for any such eventual"ity. It would even be possible, one source said, for the pope to stipulate that if his physical condition were to deteriorate to a certain point, it be considered equivalent to an act of resignation.

When they both don't want children Q. I am 31 years of age and want to marry a man who is 34. I am a teacher, he is a social worker. Both of 15 are practicing Catholies.

We believe we can do more good in our careers thaninraking a family, but the priestw~ saw said that our marriage must be open to chiI-

support and caring love between the husband and wife are also essential for a true marriage, but our belief is that these two elements are inseparable.

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We want 0 marry Cor mutualsupport. Do we reaDy have to try to havea family in order to liultTyin the Church? ~) A. According to Catholic teaching, and age-old Christian 1Iadition, being willing to accept children, is an essential component of marriage.

It is true, of course, that the mutual

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notexclude children for the rest of their lives, does not invalidate a marriage.

moral implications of this sort ofplanning, such an intention, since it does

riage.

Perhaps it helps to see this in the perspective of sexual intercourse in marriage. The right to sexual relations, when reasonably and appropriately requested, is of course one of the consequences of the marriage covenant This right is, in effect, refused in marriage consent ifone party (or both) intends·to restrict intercourse in such a way that conception of children will never take place.

Rr the sake of clarity, we must distinguish this intention pennanendy to eliInin~ children from the !J13Iriage from that of many cOuples today who plan to delay having children for awhile.

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By lisA MENDEZ-FERNANDEZ CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

ROMEOVllLE, ill. - In an increasingly crowded field of World Wide Web sites, six monks housed in a quiet rural abbey 250 miles from Chicago have found their niche.

The monks ofCistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Spring BankiJl~j>~ Wi~ave-i:Jeslgtieda new Web site at www.monksonline.com. offering hard-to-find spiritual books that uplifts the spirit.

According to Cistercian Father Be r ria r d McCoy, steward of tempo- , Tal affairS and creator' of the Web site; everyone can find' something of value in these books, but t h e · · .... 'V' site is aimed at . people who are seeking some kind of spiritual nourishment.

The idea for the Web site came about when people would ask tge mQJ)ks to· recommend quality spiritual books for them to read. At first, FatherMcCoy·said, the monks woUld recommend books and simply give them away. But the cost of passing out free publications started to become a financial OOrden for the abbey.

While the priest believed that the messages the group was offering were important, he-also decided some costcutting measures were in order.

Father McCoy enrolled in a few graphic and Web site design classes at the nearby community college and created monksonline.com.

"I knew of amazon.com and bamesandnoble.com and I thought the abbey could create a Web site like that but with a spiritual twist," said Father McCoy. "We wanted to make spirir tual books available to all masses of people, not just ones from a religious background. We also wanted to give

people easier access to finding those books."

The project is not that different from what monks in the Middle Ages did when they translated the Bible from Latin into different languages, enabling the masses to read the documents, he said. The Wisconsin-based group is likewise dedicated to spreading the news. Their medium, however, is the Internet.

With the help of a computer and 2lst-century Internet technology, the monks can copy and distribute books just by pushing button.

1be Web site that was started in July 1999 is currently featuring four books, 'The Hermitage Within" by an anonymous French monk; "Toward God"

by Micbael Casey; "Spiritual . Passag<;:s" by F"in"h e r Benedict J. Groeschel; and "True . Prayer" by Kenneth Leech.

The site also features a CD of Gregorian chant: "We put the CD on the Web site because chanting is such soothing music;' said Fathel'M~y. ..f'ather McCoy, who has been at tl1e abbey:fQr 11 years, plans to update the W#];l site in mid-January imd add new boQks. One new additiot.a will be "Cloud.9f. Unknowing;' a classic from the.14th century, and books. by Father Raymond Brown, the famous Scripture scholar. "We plan to have a good variety ofbooks for readers come this January;' said Father McCoy. The monks are hoping to expand the Web. site and put other products online such as religious icons, vitamins and herbs. "We want to choose products ofquality for people that will not only take care of their souls but also care for their bodies," said Father .

McCoy. Currently, all the books on www.monksonline.com are in English, but Father McCoy plans to provide publications in German, Italian, Spanish and French in the future.

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A CHILD offers a reflection on prayer and God in a new book compiled by author Dandi Daley MacKall. "Why I Believe in God - And Other Reflections by Ch~dren" contains comments from children ages five-11. (CNS photo)

Author discovers children have precious views of God

By Lou PANARALE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON- "I think God is there," says Sierra Wood, age nine, "even when I don't want him there."

Samantha Jann, also nine, says, "God's love feels like hot<.:ocoa when you come inside from getting pushed in the snow." , .

Sierra's aDd Samantha's visions of God, along with those frOm scores of other children, an: contained'ina book called ''Why I Believe in GQd- And Other Reflectionsby Otildren" (Prima Publishing).

Author Dandi Daley Mackall, who compiled the book, says most children speak honestly ~hen expressing how they see God - a quality rarely found in adults, she added.

Daley Mackall, who describes herselfas a nondenominational Christian, has written numerous books and ar-. ticles for children in the past 20 years.

She compiled material for her book from essays she gathered during a year spent talking to grade school students across the United States, she told Catholic News Service in a tele-

phone interview from Ohio.

Each response is reproduced in the child's handwriting, sometimes in a barely legible scrawl, replete with spelling and grammatical errors.

She said her cardinal rule when meeting with children was never to laugh at what they told her about how they envisioned God. Daley Mackall recalled. the time she met with Elizabeth, six, who said: ''Wheri I grow up, I think God wants me to be a missionary. But what I want is to be somebody who works at the cash register. So maybe I'll try to be, like a missionary with a cash register."

Daley Mackall .laughed but couldn't get another word out ofElizabeth because the child felt she wasn't being taken seriously.

The author said she has learned that most children think deeply about God, regardless ofhow their responses . are viewed by adults.

She recalled the description of God she got from Annie Seis, six, who wrote:_"God's love feels like heis hugging you with his fur coat on:' Get past the innocent humor, said

Daley Mackall, and you find gems of wisdom in children's words, some of which she has found useful in her own hectic life.

During her visit to an elementary school, Zachary, eight, told her, ''EveryOOdy shouldspend more time with God. Don't just talk to him on business:' '1\t that time;' Daley Mackall told.

CNS, "I was near exhaustion, hopping from city to city, gathering material for my book. Zachary's words were just what I needed to hear."

Children - especially those who are seven and under - don't much care about trying to please adults with answers about God, said Daley Mackall, who lives in West Salem, Ohio, with her husband and their three children.

Sne said the innocent visions children once had about God are often lost on their journey to adulthood but they are alive and well in the children of today.

Like Joseph Langer, seven, who said, "I believe in God but I wonder about a lot of ihings. Like I worider how he made eyeballs."

Father Greeley still bas lots to say SAN FRANCISCO (eNS) - Father Andrew Greeley, author of more than 40 novels, may be slowing down a bit at age 72, but he still has a lot to say about the Catholic Church.

In a new book, "Furthermore! Memories of a Parish Priest;' he takes on issues of Church leadership, the Church's response to sexual abuse charges against priests, the rights of the laity, and the role of Catholic schools in ·America. _ The Chicago-b.omauthor, an often contra- . versial figure because of his self-described "tellcit~lilre-it-is"public.s.tatements.and writing, .spoke to CathQli~ San Francisco. archdiocesan ri-ewspapet,.a~outhis latest book, his new Chtqeh hero; and the Church he loves. . ._ With nearly 20 million books sol4, the priest has made and donated millions of dol~ lars - but he still believes being a parish priest is exciting. He continues his pastoral work on weekends'at Christ the King Parish in Chicago. .. wn~{l.h.e iii .on. me .r9~(Lhi~ p~»l1i9f.lerS

keep in touch and request his advice via email. "I consider e-mail a godsend;' he said.

After 2Q-plus years of writing, he admits he is either loved or hated. "I figure the people who love me have good taste - and those Who hate me don't know me, for the most part, and they haven't read my work:'" .

He added, "One learns after a few years of controversy that one's friends are more likely to be silent than one's enemies."

Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago describes Father Greeley's work as "re-evangelizing the imagination, usin~ fiction toex~ press the faith and the my.steries of the faith."

"Hike the ring cifthat," said Father Greeley.

"It's an accurate description ofwhat I'm doing. It's nice to have a cardinal that sees what I'm up to'm my novels and willing to say so on the public record."

Since reading "The Reform of the Papacy: The Costly Call to Christian Unity," written by retired San Francisco Archbishop John R. Quinn, Father Greeley said, "I would add the . archbishop as one of my heroes in the Am~ri-

can hierarchy. about the Church," he said. "For example, a "He has undergone a··tremendo,usJransfor- lot of people wished I was quiet about the mation - saying all kinds of things on the pedophile problem in the Church - but I public record that I don't think he would have couldn't - too many people had suffered." said 10 or 15 years ago. The book is couraWhere does Father Greeley get the courgeous." age to speak out?

Father Greeley said.he thinks one reason "I h.ave never thought of it as courage to the Church has buried its head in the sand tell you the truth - integrity, maybe. My when faced with scandals ,or obstacles is be- father was that way - that's the best way to cause "we think of ourselves as an·immigrant explain it," he said. "My father was a man Church surrounded bybateful Protestants - . of enormous integrity and respected by all . his friends and colleagues. A characteristic and so we are on the defensive:' .

'1\nd we may no~be all' Wrong,'~ the priest I admired and,I guess, self-consciously imisaid. ''Take for instance, tltis recent business tate." in the House of Representatives. Father Tim Today, Father Greeley sees less of a tenO"Brien had an overwhebiiing sUJlPQrl as chap-. dency for Cath.olic art.ists and intellectuals to lain to minister to the lawmakers and their . feel they have to apologize for being Cathofamilies and they (GOP leaders) just threw itlic. out - because he was a Catholic priest."

"It's a positive change I've noticed in the Father Greeley said he has quite a few en- . last 10 years," he said. '1\lso there seems to be emies because of his outspoken views and an emerging younger generation of Catholic has had to learn to live with deliberate lies he writers, who are not ashamed of being Cathosays have been told about him. lic - who don't talk about Catholicism as a . .~~t" ':r~e.neverregretted anything I've said nostalgia from their past."

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Bolivian bishops seek release ofsome prisoners for jubilee By ,CATHOLIC NEWS, SERVICE

sion the bishops expect to provide LAPAZ, Bolivia - The Boliv- a list of inmates who could be reian bishops' conference announced leased for humanitarian reasons the t:stablishment of a commission during Holy Week, in the same spirit to negotiate for the release of pris- of the jubilee. ' "As an example, there are more oners from Bolivian jails during the 'than 400 inmates older than 65 or jubilee year.

Juan Carlos Nunez, bishops' younger than 21, plus many others . conference sp'okesman, said the 'who have acquired ~ fatal disease commission was established to "en- or a significant disability," said sure that all Nunez. " T his technical as-The spokesman addedt6at ,pee ts are group is the · covered to ·through the work of the commain target '~make the re-, mission the bishops. expect to for . the lease. of provide.a list of inmates who C h u r.c h ' s some prison- 'cbuld be relea.sed for humani- "proposal, especi·afly .ers possible." tarian reasons. during .'Holy- those who Nun e z ....W~l?k, in the sam€! spirifof the .'have shown · said that 'in jubflee: ' . ~..} ;.~ . ' .'. ,', -',:. good ~on'late 1999 the ., .:" .., ,;. , "duct,". he' 'b ish 0 P s' . . !_ ••;.... adqed'.': ' conference requested the release. of He'said the lisbind'a:supporting prisonersforChris'tiiias ,;~ part of report wouldbe presented sim'ulta: · th\;~ jubilee initiatives; BUlihe gov- neously to,:theDepartmenf of Jus,ern'ment rereased 'o'nly 27 inmates tice and to'-the Commission, of Jus~ froin Bolivian prisons, arguing that - tice of the Bolivian Congress, rea greater number would had been . questing"the promulgation of41lriw in~onsistent with its new policy on that would legalize the. release. crime. " "We have also proposed thatlhe The spokesman added that law be named 'Jubilee 2000,"'said th'rough the work of the commis- Nunez.

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Consecration to the Divine Will " Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your etemalgoQdness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form 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 of Your 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 intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human 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 shall have a singular strength and a·holiness that sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. ' Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the,'Most Holy. Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and ,thus retum in me the' first order of creation, just as the creature was created. , . Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and' Queen of the Divine Fiat, ' take 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 myself in the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole being to Your Immaculate Hearl.-· 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 pen~trate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the of the 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 everything so that my Ederi may flourish and be the instrUment that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

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.Iraq's dwindling. Catholics·keep faith, struggle under embargo

By CHRISTOPHER D. RINGWALD

The daily evening Mass at Pius X Cathedral is chanted in Aramaic by a BAGHDAD, Iraq - At the small crowd illuminated by candleChaldean Catholic Church of St. light because of the regular electricGeorge, the rhythm of the liturgy and ity blackout. Ninety children attend a church-run kindergarten, and 22 catthe smell of tht: incense would be familiar to Western Catholics. echists teach Friday classes to , But there are differences.

450 children and 180 college students picked up in church Every man, woman and ;1 buses~ Catholic commitment child in the crowded pews prayed and sang with force and seems bolstered by a deep sense verve. The Mass was celof pride in their history. ebrated ih Arabic, except for That Sunday in Baghdad's the Lord's Prayer and a final, St. George Church, the first readancient hymn to Mary, for ing told of Yahweh's call to which Old Chaldean or AraAbraham to leave his homeland maic was used. in Ur - just 150 miles south of 'This is the same language the Iraqi capital- for the Promthat Jesus used," Fathei'Joseph ' , isedLand. ' Habib, pastor and religious The economic isolation and historian, said afterward, beamshrinking Catholic population ing with pride. This tie to are taking a toll on the Chaldean ChristwaS 'reiterated by many Church 'in Iraq, where there are Iraqi Catholics. few religiouscongreg~tions. No , '~This is not missionary new orders have come to Iraq work - the Apostle Thomas since 1968, other than the Miscame here before he went to sionaries of Charity, who were India," said Msgr. Kuriakose invited by Iraqi President Bharanikulangara, an Indian' Saddam Hussein tei run a small cleric who serves as secretary orphanage in Baghdad. to the apostolic nuncio in Despite trips to speak in the AN IRAQI boy listens as Archbishop United States, where he has six Baghdad, Archbishop Djibrail Kassab speaks with Chaldean brothers, Archbishop Kassab Giuseppe Lazzarotto.

Catholics outside St. Pius X Cathedral expects little outside help with "In Iraq, the Chaldean Cnurch has kept the original in Basra, Iraq. The cathedral, bombed his bare-bones network of sotraditions," the monsignor during the Gulf war, was rebuilt, though cial services. said..

He ticked off evidence of a it is rarely used, to save money. (CNS Two wars-with Iran in the photo by Christopher Ringwald) , collapsing society- children I980s, 'then the Persian Gulf without clothes to wear to War"- followed by 10years of school, the spread of once rare economic isolation drove many bishop Djibrail Kassab speaks collo- .diseases such as polio and tubercu7' middle-class families to flee a disinte- quial Aramaic with several' of his pa- losis, unemployment, hyperinflation. grating country. By various accounts, rishioners. His former rectory - tidy' The hearty archbishop seemed to lose several hundred thousand Christians despite dirt floors and crumbling steps steam for moment, then paused behave 'fled the country since 1990.

- now houses three families rendered fore resuming more slowly.

Today there are 600,000 Chris- homeless by the growing poverty. A "If not all, more than half, espetians, representing three percent of Church pharmacy fills 40 prescriptions ' cially the young, have lost hope," ArchIraq's 22 million residents: More than daily andwas about to run out of meqi- bishop Kassab said. "I never lost hope, 'half are Chaldean Catholics. ' cines until the U.S. group replenished I believe in God. Now is the time to One of the traditions they cling to supplies. show our Christianity.'"

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Sentinarians in Ronte launch guide4 pilgrimages .for jubilee ~

.Seminarians hoping to turn stress of a pilgrimage into one of prayer:'

By JOHN NORTON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Convinced that the stress of negotiating Rome often stymies visitors' efforts at a prayerful experience, a group of seminarians launched a series of guided pilgrimages for the jubilee year. ' "Rome is not user friendly," said Benjamin 1. Dallas, a seminarian at Rome's North American College. ~~When you step off the plane, you step into a new universe - people speaking a different language, people driving both directions in t\1e road at the same time in the same lane - it's very easy to become overwhelmed," said Dallas, a seminarian for the Diocese of Savannah, Ga. .

An additional challenge for aspiring pilgrims from North America is unfamiliarity with the difference between pilgrimages, which have no root in American culture, and ordinary tours, said Timothy R. McMorland, a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Washington.

"Those who come with the intention of making a pilgrimage often revert back to a tourist mentality," he said. .

With millions of North Americans expected to visit the Eternal City during the jubilee year, seminarians and staff at the North American College saw a unique opportunity to put their hard-won knowledge of Rome to good use.

Given the green light by their superiors to create a special 'jubilee-year pilgrimage apostolate," seven seminarians each developed a minipilgrimage that incorpo~ ,,

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rated their own favorite Roman holy sites. , Under the direction of Raymond 1. de Souza, a seminarian for the Diocese of Kingston, Canada, the team charted pilgrimage itineraries designed to last about four hours and centered on specific spiritual themes: Christ's life as a "pilgrimage to the cross," Mary as the "model Christian pilgrim," the martyrs as the "ultimate pilgrims," the saints as "pilgrims to heaven," Christianity·as rooted in the "Jewish pilgrimage of faith," and the jubilee call to conversion.

Sometimes overlapping in their paths, the' minipilgrimages cover a total of 25 churches and other holy sites. Unlike typical tour guides, the seminarians .focus on the spiritual message that.can be gained from· the sites they visit, and they leave pilgrims time for quiet prayer; and, if desired, for confession and Mass.

Those who take advantage of the seminarians' offer "will probably be excitedly surprised at how (pilgrimages are) an opportunity to encounter ctlfistand his Ch!Jrch, and to be called to conversion in a way they perhaps hadn't expected," said McMorland. .

"I felt it myself," he said, by "really entering into the history of the Church as it's made concrete to us in these specific places, and then also focusing on the specific theme that we've prayerfully dialogued with God to come up with."

North Americans should not let their unfamiliarity with pilgrimages intimidate them, said Brian 1. Clark, a seminarian for the Diocese of Scranton, Pa. "They're doing (a pilgrimage), just by having a curiosity and making the effort to come to Rome, and then by applying a prayerful experience to it," he said.. .' ~

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Permanent Deacon Bruce J. Bonneau of St. John Neumann Parish, East Freetown, then gave the penitential rite which asked people to see the fac.e of the Lord in everyone they meet.

Meredith Benz read from the Apostolic Letter "Tertia Millenia Advenieilte," by Pope John Paul II, and attendees heard "Faithful Witness: The. Testimony of Scripture and of Dr. King," given at.the Baptist Peace .Fellowship of North America as read by Dorothy Lopes.

In it, King called people to be maladjusted to segregation stating that "I never intend to adjust myself to segregation. I call upon you to be maladjusted to it."

Mercy Sister Marianne Sylvester said her "passion for what King stood for and .his movement" are what brought her to the Cathedral.

She added that the day is an important one and she hopes someday racism may be eliminated. .

The spiritual song "We Shall Overcome," moved the crowd as did the reflections of Dominican.

Sister of the Presentation Joanna Fernandes, who reminded people that King's call for ~'vigorous action and not, complacency," still stands today.

"We have entered into a new millennium,': said Sister Fernandes, "and I think we can end racism.

What Dr. King started has not been finished and its up to you and I to help make his dream complete."

She encouraged people to be activists against racism and dedicate .themselves to furthering lhelegacy of King.. "We invite all people to go into relationships that are deeper than 'color and race," said Sister Fernandes.

"We need to open wider the doors of our homes and work environments and lives to all people."

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three young children who asked their parents the same question: "What color is God?," each child wondering if God looks like them. But she said that God is only one color and that is the color of love which was received with rousing applause.

Lindsey Carter of Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford, gave personal testimony and she told the congregation that "Racism is a learned thing which means it can be unlearned." She said that racism still exists today and people need a renewed fellowship.

The Gospel reading was from Luke 10:25-37 and Deacon Bonneau read the story of the Good Samaritan in which a man learns what it is to love his neighbor as himself.

Well-known speaker Father Raymond Kemp of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., gave the homily and said people must have the courage to stand up against racism.

He said that King reached into the consciousness of every church, synagogue and mosque and said what is going on is not what Jesus intended.. '.

Father Kemp thanked Bishop O'Malley for his recent pastoral on racism and lamented that ethnic cleansing is going onip the world and the fact that. one of every four' children are killed, because of choic.e. "All these things weaved together in a devi.lish quilt are,-. things that Dr. King would not stand for. He saw the whole of the world needing God's salvation."

Father Kemp encouraged people to bemoved路as King was by activist Rosa Parks,: to say that "this is the hour," that we must have- the guts to stand'up against racism. "We are no longer Protestant, Catholic or Jew. We are all one:" The prayer of the faithful was read in a variety of languages and those gathered joined in theLord's Prayer.

and fires that occurred. "It was The service ended with the song apocalyptic," he said. He then par"Lift Every Voice and Sing." Father ticipated in the "Poor People's CamMarc H. Bergeron, pastor of St. Anne paign," which set up Resurrection Church and Ecumenical Officer for City. In the process someone asked the Diocese of Fall River, was glad him, "Why don't you stay with your so many were in attendance for the own kind?" His reply? "I am."

In conclusion, the bishop said, gathering. "The Gospel calls us to . respect one another and we hope it "If we don't build a civilization gets put into practice."

On Monday the anniversary of Bethany House King's birth, Bishop O'Malley parAdult Day Health Care ticipated in the annual service for King at Bethel African MethodTh~ daytim~ h~a/thcare sn'vius ist Episcopal Church in Fall River. adults ne~d to /ivt ;ntkpendmtly With the Rev. Richard E. Morris -Nursing care, nutritious meals as worship' leader, and spons0~ed and therapeutic activities by the Interfaith Council of Greater -Mon. - Fri., 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fall ~iver, the service opened with -Sponsored by Marian Manor a processional and call to worship, followed by hymns. Gladys 72 Church Green Taunton.MA Edmonds welcomed the congrega508-822-9200 tion in the name of the church and Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr., offered the greetings of the city of Fall River.

Dancers from St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church in Cambridge offered 'two liturgical dances, robed in white gowns accented with 'purple scarfs, and were among the many program participants who garnered standing ovations.

The Rev. Trevon Gross of the American Bible Society preached, .posing searching questions such as "Do you want to make things better?" and "What will people think of you after you're gone?", "Do we speak truth to power?", and "Are we driven by love?"

Speaking at the end of the service, Bishop O'Malley expressed hi~ gratitude for the challenges posed by the Rev. Gross, and for his work with the American Bible Society, which the bishop described as "one of the most important organizations in the country."

Noting that he was in Washington at the time of King's assassination, the bishop recalled the rioting

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the diocese's high schools. I think each year, the increase of youth it is due to the good work of chap- among the demonstrators can eas': lains and those who work with them ily be seen, Desrosiers reported. in campus ministry, and I praise "Here in the Fall River Diocese, their efforts, which has boni fruit in where the youth program is just in its third year, we see it taking off." a dramatic way."

For Bishop O'Malley, it will be At the same time, numbers of those involved in Pro-life are up his 27th annual pilgrimage to lead the march .. . as well, he added.

"He has never missed a year, but "It is encouraging to us that more and more people are recog- has been there from the very benizing the pivotal aspect of the leg- ginning of the march tradition, islation and joining with us at the . even long before he became our Basilica of the Shrine of the Im- bishop here in Fall River and led maculate Conception to pray and the pilgrimage from here," said the next day march with Bishop Desrosiers. "His dedication and Sean and others in support of the leadership is lived so beautifully culture of life,'! said Father for us to witness that it encourages US." Fernandes.

'The buses will embark Sunday Desrosiers said that for those in Planned Parenthood and pro-abor- morriing and the travelers will attion, "one of the things that is tend Mass at 8 p.m., at the Basilica, frightening them is seeing so which is always filled beyond camany young people not siding with pacity, "in my estimation nearly them any more; that Pro-Life is be- 8,000 people," Father Fernandes coming a very visible youth move- reported. "It is awe inspiring."

And in what Father Fernandes ment and. the momentum has moved toward youth. It means that says "is a wonderful aspect of the pro-abortion has lost much of its march pilgrimage, Bishop O'Malley will celebrate a Mass following in youth circles."

She said it is wonderful to ~ee just for those traveling from this youth among the solid pro-lifers, diocese on Monday morning at Our "even right here in our own dio- . Lady of the Americas Church in cese. I think this is the beginning Washington, prior to the March for of what I see as Pro-Life continu- Life. It is a parish the bishop served when he was assigned in Washinging to grow, grow, grow."

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panic ministry for that archdiocese.

"The chance to offer Mass with Bishop O'Malley, by just those of us traveling from our diocese, on the ~ay of the march itself is a great benefit," Fa'ther Fernandes asserted, "and the people realize it."

After the Monday march, the group will stay overnight in Washington. On Tuesday, Jan. 25, following a 9 a.m. Mass at the Franciscan monastery, also in Washington, the pilgrims will return here later that day. . The actual date of the anniver-. sary of the Roe vs. Wade decision is January 22, which this' year is a Saturday. But Nellie Gray, organizer of the March always holds it on a weekend when most people are free to attend, "and because she wants Congress to be in session and be able to see and hear those going to Washington to get their delegates' attention," Desrosiers explained.

Some of the Pro-Life members of Congress will be attending the march which centers at the Ellipse.

"This day yearly is actually a time when abortion activists celebrate the court's decision, and so we are there to remind them that this is a terrible tragedy and not a cause for celebration. We're there to let them know it's wrong." said Desrosiers.

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~ ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 'Paul O'Boy recently announced that Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, has earned the Nason Cup Award for the second straight year. It is awarded by the Boston Globe and is based on winloss record, scholarships and sportsmanship. O'Boy stands among all the captains of the school's sports teams.

.... CONFIRMATION'STUDENTS from S1. John the Evangelist's religious education program recently helped out at the se\(enth annual Attleboro Area Food and Friends Soup Kitchen which provided full-course meals for more than 150 people. From left are Adam Kress, Chris Tamburini, Meghan 'Simmons and Cristie Tower.

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, FIFTH-GRADER Kelly Nunes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, N,ew Bedford, visits with Elvira Rollo at the Taber Street Nursing Home. Students surprised residents with a visit during the holidays.,_

- FATHER ROBERT S. Kaszynski, blesses -a classroom at S1. Stanislaus School, Fall River, during its jubilee Epiphany procession celebrating its 94th y~ar. With Father Kaszynski is Patricia Roies and the school's youth choi~.

Catholic schools withdraw from contest based on assisted suicide issue

By GARY MORTON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WILMINGTON, Del. - All six Catholic high schools entered in this year's Delaware Mock Trial competition have withdrawn because the trial ease assumes physician-a'iSisted suicide is legal.

In the competition's eight-year history a Catbolic school has won every year.

Principals from five of the schools, including defending champion St. Mark's, finalized their decision at a meeting Nov. 17. Ursuline Academy decided to withdraw separately about the same ·time.

In a high school mock trial, teams are judged on how well they argue their case. Team members portray pro.seeution and defense attorneys as well as witnesses. Real attorneys act as judge and jury.

The case selected for this year's competition, scheduled Jan. 28-Feb. I, is based on the premise that Delaware has a state law allowing physician-assisted suicide. In reality it does not.

The trial was not over physicianassisted suicide itself, but whether a doctor violated the law's provisions against coercion whcn he aided the death of a patient who had named the doctor in his will.

The Catholic principals decided to withdraw their teams because the case would have their students basing arguments on a law that goes against Church teaching.

"It's an issue of appropriateness," said Mark Freund, principal of St. Mark's, state champion for seven of the past eight years. . "We want to make sure our kids have the opportunity to debate any issue, but there was a subtlety in this that made it impossible for us. Underlying (the case) is an assumption that physician-assisted suicide is legitimate," he said.

Besides St. Mark's and Ursuline, schools that withdrew were St. Elizabeth High School, Salesianum School, Archmere Academy and Padua Academy, which won the state championship in 1997.· Archmere Academy is in Claymont.

The other five are in Wilmington.

"We have an obligation as a teaching arm of the Church and we have to take that seriously," said Benedictine Sister Mary Ellen Hussey, principal of St. Elizabeth's.

"It·is hard to ask (students) to separaie the legal and moral issues here be- . cause they are very intricatdy intertwined," she told The DiaLog, Wilmington's diocesan newspaper. "I

think that is sometimes difficult for us adults."

Delaware Attorney General Jane Brady, president of the board of the Delaware Law Related Education Center, which sponsors the competition, said the controversy caught organizers otT guard. .

"We unfortunately did not anticipate the nature of the response," she said. "We would never have selected a case that would have excluded a group of people."

Brady, a Catholic, said the case selection committee had considered whether it would present problems for Catholic schools. Most committee members are Catholic, she said, and they had called counterparts in New Mexico, where the same case had been used before, and heard of no problems there.

After the Delaware Catholic schools voiced objections, Brady said, the committee tried to find a way to allow them to participate. It offered to amend some facts of the case and issue a disclaimer before each session saying, "Participation in the academic exercise of the mock trial is in no wayan endorsement of physician-assisted suicide."

The principals did not feel the committee's efforts went far enough.

Students on the teams involved were

Our Rock and Role A guardian angel's protection

By CHARLIE MARTIN· CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Angels I sit and wait Refrain: A one-way street Does an angel contemplate And through it all I look above, and I know my fate?

She offers me protection, I'll always be blessed A lot of love and affection, And do they know with love.

The places where we go Whether I'm right or wrong.

And as the feeling grows, When we're gray and OK? And down the waterfall, She breathes flesh to 'Calise I've been told Wherever it may take me, my bones, .. .I kn'ow that life won't That salvation lets their.

And when love is dead,. .' '. wings unfold,' break me.'

I'm loving angels instead..

So whe'n I'm lying jn my bed ..When I:come to call (Rep~at refrain twice..)

Thoughts running through She won't forsake me.

I'm loving angels instead.

Sung by Robbie Williams . . my head And I feel that love is dead· When I'm feeling weak· (c) 1997 by Chrysalis Records; I'm loving angels instead.

And my pain walks down (c) 199~ Capi~ol Records ROB~IE WILLIAMS' current hit is "Angels'.' off the album "Millennium." Williams was the. lead singer for the British group Take That. Their single "I Want You Back" was hyped several years ago as the song that would initiate an American tour rivaling that of the Beatles. I don't know if the group is still recording, but Williams is doing quite well as a solo artist.

TIle character in the song believes that someone is in this life to help him. He sings, "And through it all she offers me protection, a lot of love and affection, whether I'm right or wrong. And down the waterfall, wherever it may take me, I know that life won't break me."

He senses that someone is aware of his life, and even when "I'm lying in bed, thoughts running through my head, and I feel that love is dead, I'm loving angels instead."

That statement seems to affirm that God helps us through the experiences that ary dirticult enough to make us wonder if love ever will touch our lives again.

Most of us have had times when our lives felt empty and lonely. We may have questioned whether we ever would get past the hurt.

Yet, as the character in the song says, often these

are the very times GO<! brings love to us in surprising ways and from unlikely sources. This is not to deny or discount the hurt. Indeed, some of life's pains may make lis discouraged, perhaps even to the point of despair. Yet, God's love is not conditioned by life's hurts but rather co-exists with - and within - our struggles.

This brings me back to the song's topic: Does God send spiritual beings, angels, to help us with our challenges? The Catholic Church long has taught the exislence of special guardians and messengers from God. These beings reflect God's love in special and individualized ways.

My own experience leads me to respond: Yes, I know it is so! However, no matter what you believe about angels, I encourage you to be open to the surplising ways in which God can demonstrate that love always remains alive.

Even in times when we feel dead inside, love comes to us. Be open. Be hopeful, A new l1ift pf Inve AWAit,. you. .

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THEANCHOR - Diocese ofFall River- Fri., January 21, 2000 understandably upset at the outcome.

Seniors especially were disappointed that they will not have a chance to advance to the national competition and cannot list another year of mock trial experience on their college applications.

"I'm not going to say I would have made the same decision, but I respect it;' said Michael Carroll, a senior at St. Mark's.

Jessica Lee, another St. Mark's senior, said she understands the school's position but wonders if it doesn't give students enough credit for knowing how to deal with such issues. "We're

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going out into the world real soon. I feel prepared to face the issues in the world today."

St. Mark's senior Laura Kelly said those studying the case would conclude that physician-assisted suicide is fraught with problems.

'The tone of this case is more against assisted suicide than tor,," she said. ''By the end of the case you kind of get the idea there are lots of problems associated with doctor-assisted suicide'."

The Catholic schools are organizing their own spring competition for those schools that pulled out of the competition.

KATHLEEN RAUGHTIGAN and Xander Kotsatos display the design chosen for the Massachusetts special edition quarter being issued by the U.S. Mint. The Minuteman design was conceived by Raughtigan, a student at St. Bernard's Elementary School in Worcester, and Kotsatos, of Belmont Day School.

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It~e(ing pQintl ATILEBORO -A Healing Service in Portuguese will be held at the La Salette Shrine on Jan. 23 at 2 p.m. It will be led by La SaletteFather Manuel Pereira and include music and the opportunity for people to be prayed over and anointed individually. For more information call 222-5410.

Singer John Polce will be at the Shrine on Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m. in the chapel for an evening of song, witness and prayer. All welcome.

CENTERVILLE - The Cape Cod Widowed Support Group will meet on Jan. 26 from 1:30-3 p.m. in the lower hall of the Our Lady of Victory Church CCD center. It will be themed "Learning to Eat With Care," and all are welcome. For more information call Dorothyann Callahan at (617) 2675258.

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Retired bishop.: who"disputed , Medjugorje apparitions dies

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WASHINGTON - Retired Bishop Pavao Zanic of MostarDuvno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose diocese included the site of alleged Marian apparitions, died Jan. 11.

The bishop, who was had earlier been admitted to a.hospital in Split, Croatia, due to declining health, died at the age of 81.

He was known for his statements against the reported apparitions at Medjugorje, which he said were linked 'to a long-standing di'spute. between the diocese and' local Franciscan priests over contr.olpf parishes.

Since 1981, when the apparitions began to six young people, Franciscans guided the visionaries and the visitors over Bishop Zanic's objections. J:.he bishop . 'once called the alleged apparitions a "collective hallucination."

Bishop Zanic said he began to doubt the authenticity of the alleged apparitions at Medjugorje when the Virgin Mary, in a reported message to a seer, was said to have sided with two expelled Fra'nciscans against the bishop. The priests were expelled from. the' Franciscan order in 1982 after refusing to hand o~er control of their parish to the diocese.

The Vatican and the Yugoslavian bishops' conference discour-

aged Church-organized pilgrimages to Medjugorje. Millions of Catholics have continued to flock . to the site, however, and many supporters describe it as a place of spiritual conversion.

In April 1990, Bishop Zanic met with Vatican doctrinal officials and gave them copies of his 16-page tract, titled, "The Truth About Medjugorje." Be also.said he sent a copy to Pope John Paul II. The Yugoslavian bishops said in November 1990 that, based on evidence studied to that time, "it can" not. be confirmed 'that supernatural . apparitions and revelations are occurring~' atMedjugorje.. . While the Vatican has never:said· that Catholics may not go to Medjugorje, it has told bishops tl1at their parishes and dioceses may not organize official pilgrimages to the site.

A Vatican spokesman said when· Catl10lic faithful go anywhere, they are entitled. to spiritual care, so the Church does not forbid priests to accompany lay-organized trips to Medjugorje.

Bishop Zanic was born May 20, 1918, in Kastel Novi, in what is now Croatia. He was ordained a priest June I, 1941, and in 1970 he was named coadjutor bishop'of MostarDuvno and was ordained. a bishop in 197.1. He became head of tl1e diocese in 1980.

EAST FREETOWN - An Eriunaus Retreat for adults between the ages of 20 and 35 will be held on the weekend of Feb. 11-13 at Cathedral Camp. This co-educational weekend provides an opportunity for young adults to experience God's love and share in a Christian community. For more information call Ana Burke at 824c.1295 or Paul Hodge at 399-7418.

Lodge, 78 Broadway,. Taunton. There will be time for discussion and questions concerning what is a declaration of nullity in the Catholic Church, reasons why one maybe granted and a practical description ofhow to proceed with a petition for a declaration of nullity of a marriage. All welcome. The snow date is Feb. 2. For more informa·tion call 824-5707.

FALL RIVER - The Fall River Widowed Group will meet on Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's School hall and Father Edward Healey will be guest speaker. All widows and widowers are . welcome. For more information call Annette Dellecese at 679-3278; FALL RIVER - Catholic Social Services is accepting registrations for ESL (English as a Second Language) and Citizenship classes to be held' in .

Fall River, New Bedford and Hyannis.

This is a chance to improve your English skills at your own pace, .or become a U.S. citizen. For more information call Eva dos Santos or Rosa Sousa at Catholic Social Services at 674-4681 or 997-7337. They also can help people read or write in their own language as well.

FALL RIVER - The Office of EAST TAUNTON - Father Jay AIDS Ministry announces that tl1e Maddock, judicial vicar ofthe diocese, . Caregivers Support Group, a continuwill give a presentation entitled ing education and support group for "Church Annulments: What, Why and caregivers of persons living with and How;' on Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's affected by HIV/AIDS will beheld on

Jan. 26 from II :30 a.m~ to 1p.m. in the Valcourt conference room of Saint An'ne's Hospital. Lisa Garcia will be guest speaker and registration is required. For more information call 6745600, ext. 2295.

NEW BEDFORD - The prayer group of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church will meet on Jan. 25 at noon for Mass and recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet. All welcome.

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gram entitled ''Easing the Pain of Loss," will be presented by Dorothy Levesque Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road.

It will include prayer and presentations.

All welcome.

SEEKONK-A young adult Super Bowl party will be held on Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Center for .those in their 20s and 30s. For more information call Bud Miller at 6753847.

TAUNTON - A Millennium Jubilee Year concert with singer John Polce will be held on Jan. 23 at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's Church, 261 Tremont Street. Refreshments will be served. All welcome. For more information call 880-2808.

WEST HARWICH - The Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Holy Trinity Church, Route 28, invites people to sign up and spend an hour or two in prayer. This regional chapel ofthe midCape area depends on the support of people. All ages welcome. For more inforn1ation call·Jane Jannell at 4300014.

Bishop. Hurley criticizes Gore: SAN FRANCISCO (CNS) - Re~ tired Bishop Mark 1. Hurley of Santa Rosa has taken issue witl1 -what· he says is a negative portrayal.of private schools by Vice PresidentAI Gore in a TV campaign ad against vouchers..

In an open letter to Gore, the bishop criticized a TV ad in which Gore as a Democratic presidential candidate says, "I think it would be a big mistake to drain money away from public schools with vouchers that give money to private schools."

Appearing witl1 children both in and out of classrooms, Gore adds that private schools "are fine, but not with money designated for public schools where 90 percentofourAmerican children go."

Bishop Hurley criticized Gore for using the words "our" and "American'" when referring to the students who ~t­ tend public sChools because, he said, it·

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clearly implies tllat "religious schools money in the tax resources ofthe state."

The bishop gave tl1e example of a are not really 'ours' and are just a bit public school student whose educaless than fully 'American:" "You and your campaign manag- tion costs taxpayers $7,500 annually ersmaycomplain thatIamreadingtoo in operating expenses, or $12,500 in much into your words, but I am saying some school districts. If that student that those who have lived tl1rough ... goes to a nongovernmental school on the years ofthe 20th century know bet- a $2,500 scholarship, the bishop wrote, the student "clearly leaves the taxpayer ter;' ~ote the.bishop.

His letter was broadcast on a radio at an advantage:' The money, he argued, is saved "in station in San Francisco,where Bishop Hurley resides, and on a stationin Sac- the state treasury, of course, which the ramento. legislators could send to the public Bishop Hurley also said Gore's al- .schools, if they so wish."

Bishop Hurley said Gore's language legation that vouchers take tax money away from public schools was "simply in the ad was a "scare tactic ... loaded false:' with code words telling the public the 'There are state plans in operation, sky will fall amidst a storm ofraindrops the latest in Massachusetts, that grant in the form of vouchers."

"We Americans need all our funds to private.and religious elementary schools without touching public schools;' the bishop wrote. school funds or treasuries;' he wrote.

But the "bottom line is that all "As a matter of plain arithmetic, the Americans should welcome all bona scholarsh.ip prograJT.ls leave .more fide American schools;' he said.

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"Afrer his investiture the deacon receives the Book presented with the Book of the Gospels .by Bishop of the Gospel and is told to believe what he reads and O'Malley. It will be Deacon Dominguez's responsibilto teach it to others; be sure the message is tl1e Worp of ity to proclaim its message to all people and the bishop said he must be "a minister ofthe Word, the altar and of the Good Shepherd," said the Bishop.

"You must teach by word and ·example and then charity and break down the barriers that divide people." teach some more. Even when you are tired," he added.

Following the sign of peace, the parents of the The promise of obedience was·then made by Dea- ne\,Vly ordained deacon brought the gifts up to the con Dominguez to the bishop and all his successors at altar with his godchildren Carmen Maria Garcia and which time the litany of saints began. The deacon lay . Raquel Maria Dominguez. prostrate in humility as the bishop and concelebrants Deacons assisting in the ordination were Victor knelt in prayer before the altar. .

Haddad and Rev. Mr. Scott Ciosek and Rev. Mr. WillThe imposition of hands or laying on of hands and iam Rodrigues. Both Father Edward.1. Healey and the prayer of consecration took place following the Msgr. Stephen 1. Avila served as master of ceremonies. litany of saints. The imposition of hands symbolizes Following his ordination Deacon Dominguez said the calling down of the Holy Spirit and during the he was very grateful for ministry. "I'm very eager to prayer of consecration Bishop O'Malley bestowed a _enter into ministry of service as a deacon," he said. "I look forward to working with youth. That is someblessing upon the deacon.

Deacon Dominguez was invested with the stole and thing close to my heart and I'm committed to the vidalmatic vestments of tl1e deacon by Fatl1er Kuhn and sion that they are the future.of the Church."