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Bishop O'Malley will join pope in Cuba •

He will fly with other U. S. clergy to join the Holy Father as the pontiff brings the Gospel message and says Mass for a nation fighting religious persecution.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER-When Pope John Paul II visits Cuba this week in hopes of revitalizing the Catholic Church and encouraging Catholics to practice their faith, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will be there among the U,S. clergy showing strong support during the pastoral visit.

The bishop will take a special chartered, direct flight to the island nation where the communist government under President Fidel

Castro has not only been in power since' 1959, but has repressed religious practice for decades.

Because of the United States government's longstanding economic embargo of Cuba, there are no direct flights into that nation from the United States, "But in light of the Holy Father's visit, the State Department is granting us permission to fly directly from Boston to Havana," Bishop O'Malley said in an interview with The Anchor.

"I suspect the Boston flight I will be on will have approximately 100," the bishop said.

There will be three flights from the U.S., one from Boston, one from New York and another from Miami, Fla. The Miami flight will be going only for the Holy Father's Mass in Havana's Plaza de la Revolucion which will be on Sunday, Jan. 25. Those taking the New York flight will be going for the longest time, the entire length of

Catholic Social Services lDeets today's needs •

The agency identifies people's basic concerns and develops programs to address them.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER -- Arlene McNamee proudly boasts that her staff "cuts the best deals in town."

As executive director of Catholic Social Services for the Diocese of Fall River, NcNamee says that when one is dealing with people's basic problems such as hunger, housing, medical care, violence and

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substance abuse the task is to do what can be done best, for the most people and in the most efficient way. , It demands expansion of services and vision too. As the CEO of a $1.3 million service operation, it means "getting the most bang out of the buck," McNamee said with a smile.

To meet the needs, the nonprofit agency sponsored by the Diocese of Fall River and supported by thousands of individuals and corporations who contribute to Catholic Charities, has developed into a respected team of social workers, therapists, community organizers, educators, medical and legal consultants and volunteers.

The mission, says McNamee, is to put Gospel values into action.

Those targeted also include the terminally ill and other hurting and vulnerable people who have nowhere else to turn.

In a recent interview McNamee talked about the variety of programs that turn no one away regardless of race, creed, nationality,

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the pope's visit, Jan. 21 through 25. get from one tip of Cuba to the "Our flight will leave Friday, other.We will be traveling back to Jan. 23, which is already after the Havana for the Holy Father's final papal visit has started, but since a Mass on Sunday morning. Our number of us need to be in Wash- group will return home to the ington for the Pro-life March the United States on Monday." day prior, the Boston flight will bt: goi ng just the weekend. It will include Cardinal Bernard F. Law, other bishops and myself, and we will travel on Saturday to Santiago de Cuba, where the Holy Father will say Mass," said Bishop O'Malley.

Also on the flight will be Father Mark Serna, headmaster of Portsmouth Priory in Portsmouth, R.I., and Bishop Robert E. Mulvee of Providence.

B i s· hop BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY, OFM CAP. O'Malley said Bishop O'Malley said he was· that Cuba is a very large i'sland, which few people re'alize. "It is going to Cuba at the invitation of about 1,000 miles long, and it is like Cardinal Jaime Ortega. "I am gogoing from New York to Miami to ing in response to his invitation as

the Archbishop of Havana. I have known him for many years, " said Bishop O'Malley, who had been coadjutor bishop of St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands, before coming to the Fall River Diocese.

The bishop said he made a visit to Cuba 10 years ago, "in an attempt to get permission for more priests to enter that country. Certainly the situation of the Church in Cuba since the revolution has been very difficult. The practice of religion is very strictly controlled. We see the Holy Father's visit as a great opportunity to evangelize, to openly invite people to embrace the faith once again. And indeed, thousands of people are returning to the church in Cuba. When I was there 10 years ago, it was very difficult for young people to practice their religion. The government discouraged anyone who was under seven years of age from going to Mass.

In the last few months the Cuban government for the first time has allowed catechetical materials and Bibles to be brought into the country. It certainly is a moment of grace and opportunity to reach the entire population."

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Catholic schools restore faith in education

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER-Catholic schools are the hidden jewel of education, according to James McNamee, Superintendent of Schools for the Fall River Diocese. "Parents who have children in our high schools say, 'If I had known how great it was I would have sent my kids to a Catholic elementary school,'" and there's a reason for that said McNamee.

"Kids get a great education, and religious values," at Catholic schools and parents value that combination.

What parents may not know is that it may begin to get tougher to get their kids entered into Catholic schools because enrollment is up here in the dioct:se as well as across the nation, prompting some schools to start using waiting lists.

Beginning this Sunday (Jan. 25) the nation will begin its celebration of Catholic Education Week, an annual tradition since 1974. The week is a joint project of the National Catholic Educational Association and the U.S. Catholic Conference.

This year's theme is "Catholic Schools: Restoring Faith in Educa-

tion," and schools throughout the diocese will be holding special events and liturgies all week in observance. "It's a wonderful time for the community to see the uniqueness of what we have and what we treasure," said McNamee.

That uniqueness lies in an education which prepares students for a Christian life with a Catholic values system. Kids take that value system home with them when they leave the classroom each day and that's important to parents. Kids don't receive those Catholic values at public schools and that motivates parents to seek out this valued alternative.

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FALL.I3IVE~'v Bisti()p Sean P. O'Malley is iasking members of every parish tq{participate in a postcard campaign this weekend in a ma~sive IORPying effort. directed at the U.S. Senate to override President Clin~on's veto of the partial-birth abortion ban.

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Storm tests human spirit, renews communities •

Common woes lead to sharing life basics and creating new friendships.

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WASHINGTON -:- The massive storm that coated parts of the northeastern United States and eastern Canada with up to two inches of ice has both tested the human spirit and helped renew community spirit.

Beleaguered Catholics in the area reported personal hardships but also said people rallied to help each other, sharing food, water, homes, even generators to milk cows.

The early Janua,ry storm left hundreds of thousands of people in northern New England and New York State's "North Country," along with an estimated 3 million Canadians in eastern Ontario and southern Quebec, without heat or electricity.

It was the worst ice storm on record for Canada, blamed in the

deaths of as many as 16 people there and another 11 in the United States.

President Clinton declared five New York and 15 Maine counties disaster areas, while the governors of those states and of Vermont and New Hampshire declared varying states of emergency.

Several days after the storm, National Guard troops still were being used to rescue stranded people, clear roads blocked by downed power li!"es and trees, and supply gas to utility crews and water to entire towns.

In an area south of Montreal, known as "the blackout triangle," electricity for a million Canadians reportedly would notbe restored for one to two more weeks.

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Canada's largest ever peacetime deployment - were assls'ting with tree-c1earing;and relief operations, as well as providing security in evacuated neighborhoods.

Under a state of emergency, the Ottawa-Carleton region closed government offices and schools until

Knights of Malta admit women to leadership By

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CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

. ROME - The Sovereign Order of Malta imnouriced'itwou\ii'oreak 900 years of tradition and ·admit women to its leadership ranks. .

The order, known commonly as the Knights of Malta, publicized the changes at a Jan. 12 gathering for diplomats from the 78 countries accredited to the order, whos(~ global headquarters is in Rome.

The changes to its constitution will help its members "become increasingly active in the great expectations for the third Christian millennium," the order said in a statement.

Female members, referred to as Dames, had been excluded ftom the organization's governing body since its foundation in the II th q.~n~ tt,Jry.. .. , :; The shite'inent saidtI1e 'order would also' seek "C1ose'r inter'natlonal~c60peration' with the Holy See ... in the fight against religious sects" and would contest sects through'diplomatic initiatives.. . '. "In this new global strategic balance, the order's diplomacy will seek to reach new horizons 'and 'to face the emerging needs no longer through simple representation, but through a 'preventive' diplomacy" which involves its existing health and hospital programs, the statement said.

The Knights of Malta's role has changed through the year's, from protecting pilgrims in the Holy Land to running humanitarian institutions worldwide and defending the faith.

It became a sovereign power in the early 14th century. In 1994 the order was granted permanent observer status at the United Nations, a position shared by the Vatican.

The order's U.N. ambassador, Carlo Marullo di Condojanni, also serves as its grand chancellor. He

noted that the order was seeking an agreement with the government of Malt~ ~o proyide it a permanent territory on thejslandcou'ntry, but intended torkeep its headquarters in Rome. The facilities the organization now uses in Malta are rented from the government.' . The Republic of Malta, formerly a British colony, is made up of a group of islands, including the Island of Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea south of Sicily.

The order plans to start observances of its 900th anniversary this December, when it will begin to institute the announced constitutional changes. ,

Daily Readings Jan. 26 ,2Tm·1: 1-8. or , Ti 1:1-5; Ps 96:1-3, 7-a,10;'Mk 3:22-30 Jan. 27 2 8m6:126~i5:' . , 7-19; Ps 24:7-10; ," Mk3:31-35 ·.Jan.~28· 2 8m 7:4~17: ~ Ps 89: 4-5,27~30; Mk4:1-20 .. , Jan. 29 28m 7:18-19,24-29; Ps 132:1-2,3-5, 11-14; Mk 4:21-25 Jan. 30 2 8m 11:1-4a,5-1 Oa, 13-17; Ps51:3-7, 10-11; Mk 4:26-34 Jan.31 28m 12:1-7a,10-17; Ps 51 :12-17; Mk 4:35-41 Feb. 1 Jer 1:4-5,17-19; Ps 71:1-6,15-17; 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 or 13:4-13; Lk 4:21-30

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further notice. The area's Frenchlanguage Catholic school board also cancelled professional development days and condensed exam schedules for high school students.

Guy Levac, a spokesman for the Archdiocese of Ottawa, said that while no official relief effort had been organized, individual parishes "have been encouraged" to help out any way they can.

On the weekend after the storm, Jan. 10-11, many church services had to be canceled.

With travel strictly limited in northern New York, Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Ogdensburg encouraged pastors to cancel weekend Masses.

Much of the diocese remained without power several days after the storm. Utility officials said power might not be restored in Plattsburgh for four weeks.

Shelters were set up at hundreds of sites - including Catholic schools and Knights of Columbus halls - across the eight-county diocese. Citizens in the disaster area will be eligible for federal funds. . Sister Donna Franklin, a Daughter of Charity and diocesan director of Catholic Charities, announced that Catholic Charities USA was sending $10,000.

"The money will be,used to help alleviate some of the longer term effects of the storm," Sister Franklin told the North Country Catholic di... ocesan newspaper.

In a letter of encouragement to storm victims, the'bishop prayed for God "to carry·you in these days of anxiety, feat' and difficulty."

He thanked the "cougtless volunteers who have tried to ease your burden and to provide shelter and security," and the "tireless workers in our midst who have been restoring power, ensuring public safety' and responding to every need."

In Vermont's Grand Isle County, the three Catholic churches comprising one Lake Champlain parish were closed for Mass through Jan. 14. .

"Please sayan extra prayer for those most affected (by the storm),': said a parish phone message. "Keep . ..'\your chin up, keep ,up your ·sense, of hu.mor 'and' your' patience, .ind .'

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In nearby Alburg, Edmundite Father Maurice Boucher told The Vermont Catholic Tribune, newspa-

per of the statewide Dio.cese of Burlington, that he did "not expect power back until at least the end of the week."

THELMA FIRTH tries to warm up at an emergency shelter set up in an elementary school in Cherryfield, Maine Jan. 11. Severe ice and snow storms in Canada and portions of northeastern United States caused much damage and several deaths in early January. (CNS/Reuters photo)

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HARWICH-Religious of the Good Shepherd Sister Mary Winifr~d Mullen, 81, died Jan. 18 at Cranberry Pointe Nursing Center here after a long illness.

A native of Brooklyn, N. Y, and the daughter of Myles and Mary (Molloy) Mullen, she was a registered nurse before entering the Good Shepheld community in 1948. She was professed in 1950 and took final vows in 1953. . In preparation for the Good Shepherd apostolate to emotionally disturbed teenage girls, she served as a nurse at Children.',s Infirmary, Peekskill, N. Y. Subsequently Sister Winifred was assigned to programs of the community :in Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York. In retirement she resided at the Good Shep-, herd Center in Marlborough and, since last December, at Cranberry P,)inte.

She is survived by a brother, Dr. John A. Mullen of Hamden, Cenn., and a nephew and niece. Her Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at Madonna Heights, Dix Hills, N. Y, and interment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brook'Iyn, N.Y

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Catherine N. O'Connor ENGLAND-Mrs. Catherine Norah O'Connor, mother (of Gerard O'Connor, a seminarian of the Fall River Diocese studying at the NOJ1h American College in Rome, died Jan. 17 in Kingston upon Hull. She was the widow of John O'Connor.

'Besides her seminarian son, she leaves three other sons.

Accompanying Gerard O'Connor to his mother's funeral in England will be fellow diocesan seminarian Roger Landry of Lowell, Mass. and, a faculty member from the college.

During the summer of 1996, Gerard O'Connor served a pastoral assignment at Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich, '

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Pope seeks prayers for Cuba trip's success •

Castro encourages attendance at papal Masses; says he willattend.

By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Before his departure, Pope John Paul II asked prayers for his trip to Cuba and joked that, with God's help, he would not only travel to the Caribbean island but return safely to Rome.

Meanwhile, President Fidel Castro had urged all Cubans to attend the papal Masses and warned them against turning the liturgies into political demonstrations. In a live television broadcast, he said he would be present at a Mass in Havana as a sign of respect for believers.

At a Sunday blessing in St. Peter's Square Jan. 18 the pope said, "I ask you to accompany me with prayers during my upcoming visit to Cuba." As a group held aloft a sign that read, "Have a good trip," the 77year-old pontiff added: "With God's blessing, I'll not only have a good trip to Cuba but also be able to come back."

Some 75 journalists accompanied the pope on his plane, joining more than 2,000 other reporters already in Cuba. The visit is the largest media event in the country's history.

In Havana, Castro spoke freely and at length about the pope's visit in a late-night TV broadcast on the eve of the pontiff's arrival, saying Cuba wanted to show the world that "a socialist and communi'st revolution is able to respect all believers and nonbelievers."

He encouraged all Cubans to attend the papal Masses in four cities across the island, saying he would be present for the liturgy in the Plaza of the Revolution in Havana Jan. 25.

And in a remarkable admonition, he told Cubans that political exploitation of the liturgical gatherings would not be tolerated.

"No one should raise a single political slogan; no one should raise a single placard," he said. He warned against shouting "Vivas!" for revolutionary leaders or expressing any sign of protest at what the pope or others may say on the altar.

At the Vatican, CastrQ's words recalled to many the papal Mass in Sandinista Nicaragua in 1983, when the pope's sermon was drowned out at times by Sandinista. supporters shouting political slogans. The Vatican sharply criticized the incident.

Castro said he was certain of the pope's good intentions in visiting Cuba and had no fears about the potential political repercussions of his trip. He laughed off reports anticipating a toe-to-toe battle between an anti-communist pope and himself, the leader of Cuba's socialist revolution.

"Our meeting will not be between an angel and a devil, but between two angels of the poor, or rather an angel and a devil of the poor," he said.

He said the fall of communism in Eastern Europe was caused by factors other than the influence of the Catholic Church, and he ridiculed the idea that the pope was coming to Cuba with "a fiery sword to destroy socialism and communism."

In fact, Castro said, the pope today represents "one of the biggest headaches for imperialism and is a constant critic of the neoliberal globalization." He called the pontiff an "exceptional man, full of charisma and with a fighter's character."

"He is not a man you can impose anything upon. He will act in good faith and with courage," he said, adding: "I hope the pope's visit will furnish me with a passport to heaven."

Castro's remarks echoed recent

commentary in Cuba's official media, which were giving unprecedented space to Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino and other church leaders in the buildup to the pope's arrival.

The state-run newspaper Granma published a series of interviews with Vatican officials, including their comments against the U.S. embargo of the island.

"I don't find (the embargo) reasonable. The president of the United States must heed the clamorous demand for the lifting of the blockade from so many peoples," Cardinaldesignate Dario Castrillon Hoyos, head of the Vatican's Congregation for Clergy, said in one interview.

The cardinal-designate also said he told Castro to his face that he did not understand the restrictions on religious activity in Cuba, but understood that things were changing. He said he thought the pope's visit would help integrate Cuba into the rest of Latin America and spotlight the grave injustices that still exist in the region.

In Rome a group of 15 dissident Cuban exiles met to urge greater freedom in their homeland. They asked that the pope press his defense of human rights and remember the country's several hundred political prisoners when he visits the island.

The group made it clear they were not contesting the papal visit, but wanted the world to remember that the exiled opposition would not be able to attend the events.

"The pope should go," said Fathe~ Miguel Angelo Loredo, a priest who left the island after serving years in prison. "He will have the effect of a bomb. One can already see clear signs of change that are being pro-

Sri Lankan priest's excommunication lifted

By CATHOLIC

NEWS SERVICE

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka-The excommunication of Sri Lankan Oblate Father Tissa Balasuriya was lifted in a ceremony in the private chapel of the archbishop's house in Colombo.

Father Balasuriya incurred excommunication for statements he made in his book, "Mary and Human Liberation," published in 1990. The Vatican's doctrinal congregation stated that the book contained heretical statements regarding Mary, original sin, Christ's redemptive role and papal infallibility.

Authorized by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Nicholas M. Fernando of Colombo lifted the excommunication at the Jan. 15 ceremony.

During the ceremony, Father Balasuriya signed a long profession of faith written by Pope Paul VI in 1968, the Vatican said Jan. 17.

Before he was excommunicated in January 1997, Father Balasuriya had been asked to sign an oath written specifically for him by the doctrinal congregation. He objected and later told reporters part of the reason was because it included a sentence saying the Catholic Church has no authority to ordain women priests.

Initially, instead of signing the congregation's oath, Father Balasuriya signed a copy of Pope Paul's profession after adding a phrase explaining he upheld what was in the 1968 formula "in the context of theological development and church practice. since Vatican II and the freedom and responsibility of Christians and theological searchers under canon law."

Father Balasutiya appealed his excommunication to the Apostolic Signatura, the church's supreme court. His appeal was rejected Feb. 10, 1997.

According to the information published by the Vatican on the lifting of the Oblate's excommunication, Father Balasuriya also signed a "statement of reconciliation" affirming his Catholic faith and his recognition of "the authority of the magisterium exercised at both the local and universal levels in regard to his writings."

"Concerning the future, Father Balasuriya agrees to submit his writing regarding faith and morals to the imprimatur of both the diocesan and religious ordinaries," that is, he agreed to seek permission to publish his work from his local bishop and his Oblate superior.

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But he said the Cuban people ought to wake up and realize that, for example, when Castro restores Christmas after 30 years, he is only giving them back a right which was denied them all this time.

Despite the huge media presence, including major U.S. news networks, not all journalists have been allowed into Cuba for the papal visit.

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If 30 million Americans were destroyed by an atomic attack, it would be considered a horrendous holocaust. There would be an outcry heard around the world. No effort would be spared to ensure that such a violation of human life would never again happen; every possible legal argument would be employed to denounce such a murderous action and no expense would be spared to mount a defensive response.

Yet here in the United States 30 million human beings have been murdered in the 25 years that have passed since the Supreme Court's decision to legalize abortion. Since these atrocities have been approved by the state, outcry against them has been divided, the value of human life negated and approval of abortion seen as a right. The millions who have di~d are considered mere throwaways by many and are largely forgotten by our secular society.

However, everyone in the nation does not endorse governmental approval of abortion or euthanasia. A recent poll conducted by openly pro-abortion media, namely the New York Times and CBS News, shed a glimmer of hope on this divisive issue. Whereas Planned Parenthood and NOW were dominant voices during the last decade, cries of outrage are now being heard from those who realize that disregard for life is becoming a national scandal.

President Clinton's defense of late-term abortion has appalled even the medical community. The condoning attitude of the likes of Dr. Kevorkian has increased acceptance of the culture of death, but on the other hand partial-birth abortion and assisted suicide have appalled many who were on the fence in regard to these issues. Indeed, polls indicate that the public is beginning to shy away from acceptance of so-called legal abortion. Instead, a strong feeling is emerging that the nation should discourage various forms of legalized murder.

Almost half of those polled feel that it is simply too easy to get an abortion, while in legal battles that often pit parents against CNSlShuha photo children there is a growing feeling that judicial interference is ripping families apart. The truth is that the concepts that parents are I KNOW! JANUARY 25-31 MARKS CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK AND the prime teachers of their children and that the family is the basic .SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION WILL BE CELEBRATING WITH SPECIAL .~ryd .. ful1d~_~¢~ta, y~~rof .~o,~i_~~tY:h~~~·f)~~~~;~~~Y:.i~j~~ed·:by. the ., '.. .MASSES AND ACTIVITIES. THROUGHOUT llHE WEEK. pro-abortIOn lealilngs of rtl'any c-ourtS..., . -., .-.

Our government has directly and actively pursued policies that "Your ways, 0 Lord, make known to me; teach me your paths. dissolve families. It has failed to acknowledge that the family has Guide me in your truth and teach me." Psalm 25:4-5 received from God its mission to be the first and most vital cell of our social order. Instead, government is by various legal machinations trying to set itself up as mother and father to all. In actuality, legalized abortion has brought with it the most devastating dissolution of family life in American history.

Poll takers reported that 60 percent of those surveyed felt that

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK "I tried running, and I also sion. I'll use his own words, as government should stay Ollt of decisions on whether abortion should CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE nearly as I recall them: "I had defi- prayed harder, but nothing seemed be legal. This should indncate to elected officials that citizens feel I'm astonished how often I nitely taken on more responsibili- to stop the unnerving and startling those officials have overstepped their bounds. Hopefully this atti- hear that someone is devastated ties than I should have. I just feeling that would hit me in my tude will be translated inl:o action at the time of elections. by the illness known as depres- couldn't say no. But then, this is the sleep and at unexpected ti mes during the day.

Although there is a long road to walk before legalized abortion sion. These people need all "What really did me in is terminated, these signs of hope should be encouraging to all the help they can obtain, and were worries that] usually who defend pro-life policies and condemn legalized murder. Re- they need sympathetic un"Then one morning it all shrugged off easily. They alistically, however, many more babies will lose their lives before derstanding: hit me!

I had bad dream were like a dreaded gang that Like others in society who this national atrocity passes into history. came at me so continuously once kept the difficulties of Thus, those who support life and family values must remain in their lives well hidden, de- and awakened, startled. that I felt I no longer had anythe battle for the long haul. Respect for all life cannot be a mere pressed people today are willWhen I got out of bed, it thing to look forward to. political strategy. It must always be our ideal because it is the ing to say so..

"I was receiving much seemed that rny nerves had praise for my work, but this And men suffering from right thing to do. We must affirm the family as an effective instrument in producing powerful changes in modem society and com- depression no longer feel it gone to pieces and I had meant absolutely nothing to me. My enthusiasm and abilunmanly to reveal the probbating the policies of death. lost physical strength..."

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lem. Recently Mike Wallace ity to get excited wl~re shatof CBS-TV's "60 Minutes" ....- -........- - - - - - - - - - -.. tered. Whether it Will; a bright spoke candidly about his depres- way I operated most of my life. shining day or raining meant nothsion.

"I had also changed jobs, but this ing. Every day seemed dark."

Unfortunately, the problem of seemed to be no problem since my As I listened to this man, I redepression is still not being taken new job was better than myoId one. called the great work by the sculpseriously by some. I have heard "I must admit that I was begin- tor AugusteRodin known as "Gates unsympathetic persons label it "the ning to feel my age, and that I was of Hell." It portrays a horrified man excuse of excuses." They feel that saddened more than usual when a staring out into ~pace witii empty whenever people want to shirk re- good friend would die or get seri- eyes after learning he was consponsibility or" haven't accom- ously ill.... demned to hell. plished a task well, they absolve Unfortunately there are many "Then one morning it all hit me! themselves by saying, ''I'm de- I had a bad dream and awakened, depressed men and women who pressed." startled. When I got out of bed, it feel exactly like the man whose There are also some who feel we seemed that my nerves had gone to story I've recounted. They don't so are a drug-dependent society just pieces and I had lost physical much need our advice as they need looking for any excuse to use more strength. These spells started to in- our sympathy and our willingness medications. crease, and the more I tried to push to walk quietly with them until they But just listen to the story of one through them, the more anxious I once again can recognize a bit of man who told me about his depres- got. heaven within their lives.

Ministry Fair showcases activities ASSONET-St. Bernard's Parish recently held its first annual Ministry Fair and parishioners were invited to browse through dozens of display booths and sign-up tables in the parish hall foHowing all weekend Masses. The fair was sponsored by the parish Stewardship Ministry and was put together to attract more people to church activities.

Parishioners Jim Goulat, Mary Conrad, and Dennis Reed were on the organizing committee for the event and Conrad said "the event went really well." "A lot of times people see something and want to get involved, but don't know how and this event made it easy for people to get information," she commented.

Each booth had a representative from the appropriate parish ministryon hand to explain the goals and hopes of that ministry as well as provide handouts and answer questions parishioners had. The theme for the fair was "Participate in '98" and the festive event also featured food, face painting, and door prizes.

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Castro's allowing (If people to celebrate Christmas the, past year as well as allowing religiolls goods to be imported is seen by Bishop O'Malley as "a constant in the last couple of years, but yet the practice of religion is still very much restricted."

'Tm sure there will be some attempts after the Holy Father's visit to put the lid on religious practice," the bishop asserted. "However, I don't think the country will be able to go back to what it was during the worst years of the oppression. The enthusiasm of the people and their expectations have been sparked and the presence of the Holy Father will also give the people courage and strength to continue to push for a greater religious freedom and a greater political freedom and respect for their rights."

In recent days, Castro, who says he will attend the pope's five-anda-half hour Mass, has sought t~ portray the pontiff as his ally against U.S. imperialism. Castro portrays

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Bishop O'Malley was concerned The Vatican, however, has made about recent statistics reported in the it clear that the pope's visit is news media that only 40 percent of "purely pastoral" in purpose. Cubans are currently baptized, Church officials are also pressing "Which of course would be a treto have their own access路to Cuba's mendous loss路since the' time of the.: news media to 1,l!k ofllie 'evangeli- .. 1950?s.revolution. But the persecu- .. cal reasons for the pope's visit and tion has been done very effectively' for use in religious instruction. - including expelling clergy and not Castro has made it difficult for allowing the priests to do anything Church authorities to take their case except go to the church and say to the people.

Mass, and not allowing any kind of Even as'Bishop O'Malley and visits or catechesis or evangelization. other clergy prepare to fly to Cuba, It has really taken a very terrible toll that nation's ambassador to the Vati- on the Church. However, to see how can, Hermes Herrera Hernandez, people are returning to the Church has blasted the cancellation of a in Cuba is almost like when they planned pilgrimage-cruise to Cuba rang the church bells in the Kremlin by the Miami Archdiocese, for what for the first time in 70 years. People the ambassador said was "pressure were standing in front of the from Cuban exiles in Miami." churches to hear the bells ring - and Some U.S. officials see this as an know they have survived. We hope exploitation of the pope's visit by the to see the people of Cuba witness Cuban government. But many hope this same turnaround." :-:::R"""'~~

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Pope naDles 22 cardinal~; two froDl U.S.

A bishop, a priest and the poor they serve

I was devastated by news of the carnage in Chiapas, Mexico, just days before Christmas. Ah tackers with machetes and assault rifles mercilessly killed 45 unarmed indigenous villagers, among them 15 children.

The bloodbath was an escalation of the conflict The cardinals-designate, he said, that began four years ago in this region - one of • The pontiff waived the have generously expended their enthe poorest and least democratically governed of limit of cardinals under ergy either in serving the universal Mexico's states. That was when an army of indigchurch !hrough a Vatican job or by the age of 80. carrying out their pastoral ministry enous people launched a brief revolt to reclaim lands and demand democracy for all Mexicans. in a diocese.

By CINDY WOODEN In fact, the pope said, there were They are called Zapatistas, after the Mexican revoCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE so many clergymen who deserved to lutionary Emilio Zapata, assassinated in 1919.

"They only asked to be allowed to live in peace VATICAN CITY - Pope John be cardinals that he was setting aside Paul II named 22 new cardinals Jan. Pope Paul VI's 1975 ruling thatthere together, to own some land, to have something to 18, including Archbishops Francis should be no more than 120 "cardi- eat and a place to sleep," according to Sam Hine, a E. George of Chicago, Aloysius M. nal- electors" - the cardinals under member of the Bruderhof community Hine didn't make this up. He learned it firstAmbrozic of Toronto and 1. Francis age 80 eligible to vote in a conclave.

Barring deaths, there will be 123 hand when he visited Mexico with seven other Stafford, the U.S. president. of the cardinal-electors on Feb. 21. The members of the Bruderhof community in DecemPontifical Council for the Laity.

The pope's announcement during number will not return to the 120 ber, a few days before the killings. They met with his midday Angelus address in- limit until the Oct. 4 birthday of Car- Bishop Samuel Ruiz Garcia of San Cristobal de dinal-designate Giovanni Cheli, las Casas, located in Chiapas, and Father Joel cluded two surprises: - he said he was waiving the president of the Pontifical Council Padron. The Bruderhof representatives saw for limit on the number of cardinals for Migrants and Travelers. themselves the plight of the people these couraPassionist Father Ciro Benedettini, geous priests serve. under age 80; - he named two cardinals "in pec- a Vatican spokesman, said that in Both clergymen are under fire by the local power waiving the limit of 120 for this round tore," keeping their identities secret. structure for their work to seek a peaceful solution Nineteen of the 20 cardinals-des- of nominations, the pope did not forfor these poorest and most disadvantaged people. ignate are under the age of 80; after mally change the rule.

"It was clear the minute we met Bishop Ruiz The new cardinals announced by their formal installation in the College of Cardinals, they would be eli- the pope included six Italians in ad- that he is a man of God. He radiated that. He's small gible to vote in a conclave to elect a dition to Cardinal-designate Cheli, in stature and elderly, but he has tremendous chanew pope. Cardinals named secretly which will bring the total number of risma. He has given his life for the people," said are not eligible to enter a conclave. Italian cardinals to 41. After the Feb. Hine.

I asked Hine why the Bruderhof, a Christian Popes have named cardinals "in 21 consistory, 22 of them would be community with 3,000 members in eight locations pe~tore," literally meaning "in the eligible to vote in a conclave. heart," when, for political or other The nominations ofArchbishops in the United States and England, would send a reasons, a public announcement George and Stafford will bring to 12 delegation to such a troubled place. He said it could make it difficult for the per- the number of U.S. cardinals; all but wasn't to alleviate suffering, "but to immerse ourson or his ministry. retired Cardinal John 1. Carberry of selves in it, to suffer with them. We went to share The last cardinal named "in pec- St. Louis, 93, would be eligible to their hope for a peaceful future and a just social tore" was Chinese Cardinal Ignatius vote in a conclave. order - Christ's kingdom on earth. We, went durKung Pin-Mei of Shanghai. Pope No otH'er countries have more ing the Advent season to a people awaiting the ReJohn Paul secretly named him a car- than 10 cardinals. After the dinal in 1979. Once the Chinese prel- consistory, Brazil - the country ate left his homeland and was living with the most Catholics - will have in exile in the United States, the pope six cardinal-electors. announced his nomination and forCanada will have five cardinals, There is little argument that quitting smoking is mally inducted him in the College two of whom would be eligible to of Cardinals in 1991. vote in a conclave. hard, very hard. There is no doubt that sticking to a Pope John Paul said the 20 prelOther cardinals-designate in- diet is difficult, very difficult. ates whose names he announced clude: But, my friends, which is the more strenuous? would be formally made members - Jorge Arturo Medina Estevez, The question is doubly intriguing in that people of the College of Cardinals during a pro-prefect of the Congregation for often turn to eating while trying to quit smoking, Feb. 21 consistory at the Vatican.

Divine Worship and the Sacraments. while others take up smoking to fend offeating.

In addition, he said that Croatian The 71-year-old prelate is from Chile; The nonissue became an animated debate durArchbishop Giuseppe Uhac, secre- Alberto Bovone, pro-prefect ing the weekly post-Mass meeting of the Roadkill tary ofthe Congregation for the Evan- of the Congregation for Sainthood Theological Society and Doughnut Club on a regelization of Peoples, had been in- Causes. The Italian is 75 years old; cent Sunday. formed three days earlier that he was - Dario Castrillon Hoyos, a 68It was, of course, the pastor's fault. He had given to be among the new cardinals, but 'year-old Colombian who is pro-prehad died. 'The Lord called him to fect of the Congregation for Clergy; a"money talk" in which he listed the "little things" himself this morning," the pope said.

-LorenzoAntonetti, 75, an Ital- we could go without that could add up to major ian who is pro-president of the Ad- dollaJ;s for better things.

Archbishop Uhac was 73 years old.

Finding better things than lung disease, emphyAmong the 20 cardinals-desig- ministration of the Patrimony of the sema, hardening of the arteries, stroke and people , nate named Jan. 18 was an 86-year- ' Holy See; old Polish missionary, retired Arch- Salvatore de, Giorgi of, calling you "diameter dude" is pretty easy.

Nicotine, unnecessary calories and home video Palermo, Italy, 67; . bishop Adam Kozlowiecki of Lusaka, Zambia.

- Sera~m Fernandes deAraujo, rentals are always at the top of these "logical sacriPope John Paul has made it a the 73-year-old archbishojJof Belo fice" lists. practice every time he names new Horizonte, Brazil.

I have always wante~ to suggest that someone cardinals to include at least one theo- Antonio Maria Rouco Varela mention planting rocks instead of grass whereby logian or bishop who is more than of Madrid, 61 ; one could save kajillions. on lawnmowers, fossil 80 years old. The nomination is seen - Jean Ballafld of Lyons, fuels, slug bait, fertilizer (aka chicken poop in a . as a sign of the pope's person!!1 ap- France, 63; bag), and weed killers. , preciation for the work of the cleric.

- Dionigi Tettamanzi, the 63At any rate, video rentals were quickly dismissed When the pope visited Poland in year-old archbishop of Genoa, Italy; by the Roundtable participants in terms of diffiJune 1997, he paid tribute to Arch- Polycarp Pengo of Dar-es- culty factor. bishop Kozlowiecki and two other Salaam, Tanzania, 53; -No one had heard of anyone who had run out of bishops who were the last surviving - Christoph Schonborn of videos late at night at a motel in a strange town and bishops to have been imprisoned in Vienna, who was named just four driven all over to find one, knowing their nicotine Dachau, the Nazi concentration camp. days before his 53rd birthday; video-irritability gauge would explode if they didn't.

Not counting those named se- Norberto Rivera Carrera, the 55-Nor had any of us heard of anyone storing cretly, the new cardinals come from year-old archbishop of Mexico City; videos in a secret place in the freezer or going on a 13 countries. Eight of the 20 hold - Paul Shan Kuo-Hsi, the 74-yearchocolate video-eating binge that qualified him or Vatican positions. old bishop of Kaohsiung, Taiwan; her as a Baskin-Robbins employee of the month.

"The group of new cardinals, - Francesco Colasuonno, the My neighbor Bud insisted that smoking is a coming from various parts of the 73-year-old nuncio to Italy and much stronger addiction than recreational eating. world, eloquently reflects the univer- former nuncio to Russia; sality of the church," Pope John Paul - Dino Monduzzi, the 75-year- "Before I finally quit," he.said, ~'I would get headsaid·afteF r€adingout.:.the na~:- . .old-prefect of thePapal.Household. aches that felt like there was a condensed soccer

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Hine said they didn't go to bring Chri:st to the people, "but to find him." I was truly touched by this.

Hine said also that he wasn't surprised by the killings in Chiapas. "The government of Mexico has to take responsibility for ending the terror

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against these people, who want nothing more than democracy and human rights for all Mexicans. Our own government, too, has a responsibility, because we're providing weapons and guns to fight a 'drug war' that are being used against the Zapatistas," he said.

Most remarkable was the response of the clergy and Christian community after the murders. Hine sent me a fax of Father Padron's urgent call to the authorities to put a stop to the killings.

The priest, who has been imprisoned and abused, asked the grieving families "not to take the wrong road of vengeance. That would only increase the violence and end in destroying us all. u:ave justice to the corresponding authorities. We: believe they can act according to law. Take, rather, the road that Jesus of Nazareth showed us: the roa::l of reconciliation and forgiveness."

Father Padron reiterated "Our commitment as a church is to work together with you in everything that brings about peace and overcomes violence."

My respect and gratitude go to Hine and the Bruderhof for sharing their experience with me, for further opening my heart and increasing my understanding of the pains endured by my brothers and sisters in another part of the world.

"Little things" we could go without player in my head using the backs of my eyeballs for practice."

"Hah," countered Liz, shaking a map:le bar at him menacingly, "science tells us that fat cells call out to be fed, like little werewolves exposl~d to the light of a full refrigerator light bulb."

We all nodded solemnly.

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"And it's a known fact that snack chips can call out to you in a frequency dogs can't even hear," she continued, "even from behind the furnace filters in the basement."

"Bet you've never run out of cigarettes and wondered about smoking army-blanket fuzz rolled in 3x5 note cards," Bud said.

We cringed in unison. .

Msgr. O'Kneel was attracted to the ruckus at our table and wandered over.

"What's the war here this week?" he laughed.

"You might say we're fundraising," my wife told him.

"I'll drink to that," he replied.

Eyes flashed around the Roundtable. We had been overlooking the "logical sacrifice" kmgtime leader, booze.

I sensed I would not be able to have the Roundtable give due consideration to my rockplanting thoughts.

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A marriage that's not truly' a marriage Q. I need advice on what makes a valid marriage. It concerns my 26-year-old brother, who was married two years and is now separated three years.

Once he was open, friendly and happy. Since the separation, however, he has taken on a com· pletely new, withdrawn personality. He is almost like a hermit.

At the end of theil' two years, when he continued urging her to get help for her marijuana addiction, his wife toNd him to leave.

Three months later she had a live-in boyfriend. Her second live-in friend gave her a baby daughter, and now she is on No.3.

I am very worried about him. In spite of what has happened, he refuses, out of some misguided loyalty to the marriage sacrament, to consider a divorce so he can get on with his life.

Isn't throwing away one's life on a one-sided! love affair a sin? I cannot believe that God blesses a young man with health and a loving heart to waste it on such ~ self-destructive person or relationship.

I believe divorce is a horribly hurtful thing in our society. Yet, do you think a marriage exists in the case of my brother? (Illinois) A. It is not my place to make such a judgment.

For Catholics, that belongs to the tribunals (courts) established by the church for this purpose.

I can, however, make some important observations about the situation you describe.

One way or another, your brother does seem to be throwing his life away in a dysfunctional reaction to what has occurred between him and his wife.

As the Catholic Church understands it, marriage is an agreement or a covenant in which a man and woman create with each other a lifetime relationship, a communion, of all life and love. (See Canon 1055 and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1601.)

Thus, the object of marriage consent, or vows, is a particular kind of relationship, not simply one of any sort which happens to fit that particular

woman and man.

According to Catholic belief and tribunal practice, the inability to form that type of relationship that identifies a real marriage makes the consent null, nonexistent.

Canon lawyers sometimes compare the inability for consent to impotence, the physical inability to have sexual intercourse, which renders a mar-

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Your letter shows that you are a wise parent.

You have already noted the most important fact, that your son is hurting. Let him know you are aware how much it hurts to be left for someone else.

Say to him: "This is the hardest thing.... You must wonder if you are worth anything.... You probably feel like you will never again love someone."

You are reflecting his pain. That's important. If your reasons aren't accurate, he will correct you.

At least he will know you have some glimmer of how he feels.

Once you are talking with your son, you may remember your first broken heart.

Do you remember how devastated you felt? You might want to briefly share your own experience with him.

Here are two "Don'ts."

-Don't philosophize.

-And don't give advice.

This isn't the time for a philosophy of life. His heart is broken, not his mind. He doesn't want to hear that "there are lots. of fish in the sea."

He doesn't even want to hear that he will get over it in time. Right now, he may be relishing his grief and even needing to soak up some sense of inferiority.

Advice is also inappropriate. Telling him to accept the loss, not to be hurt or angry, not to beg her to return and to date other girls is a waste of breath.

Worse, it suggests that he is not capable of thinking and acting for himself.

When he is ready, after a suitable period of grieving (three to seven days), you may want to point out some of the positives. Pain always otTers people

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Similarly, there can be what is called psychic, or psychological, impotence. An individual so emotionally handicapped that he or she is incapable of that commitment to a lifelong communion of life and love is simply incapable of marriage.

As one tribunal official puts it, whether it's impotence or severe emotional dysfunction, the person is promising something he or she cannot deliver.

In the one case it is sexual relations they cannot "deliver," in the other it is commitment to a lifetime communion of love.

If your brother can grasp the basics of what I'm saying, it may encourage him to talk to a priest 'or tribunal official about his circumstances.

Judging from what you have told me, it is well worth his doing so. This could be his opportunity to put some closure on what is causing his selfdestructiveness and to mOve on with his life.

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the opportunity to grow.

Tell him that there is more room in a broken heart. Only people who have suffered loss can have the compassion to understand the· pain of another.

He can be a better lover of his friends, of his children some day and possibly of some other girl for having faced his own pain.

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C.S. Lewis wrote somewhere that all love ends in tragedy. But not to love is the very definition of hell.

Whenever we love, we risk a broken heart, being left, not being loved in return. But if we fail to take the chance, fail to love, then our hear<t withers and our life has no meaning.

Reflect on your son's pain with him. Don't deny but help him accept the pain. Don't try to give answers. There are none.

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From 1985 to 1995, 134 new Catholic elementary and secondary schools opened. Of those 102 were elementary schoolls, 14 were middle schools ; 14 were secondary schools and 4 were Pre K through 12.

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Officials report enrollment on an upward swing.

WASHINGTON, D.e.-A new study from the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) reports that from 1985 to 1995, 134 new Catholic elementary and secondary schools opened.

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the surge of interest and enthusiasm for U.S. Gatholic schools."

The building of new schools parallels another Catholic school success story, an increase in enrollments. In 1992, NCEA reported the first enrollment increase in more than 25 years, with an additional 16,767 students. By 1996, the increases were averaging 10,244 a year.

DeFiore said the growth in both new schools and enrollment delivers a strong message in support of educational choice. "Most Catholic school parents struggle to pay tuition; a faith-filled education is a priority but a sacrifice. Giving parents an opportunity to choose schools is a matter of justice." .

According to Regina HIaney, the NCEA executive director who coordinated the study with Meitler Consuhants, Inc., "This is a great time for Catholic schools. New schools and increases in students are testaments to our strength as we head into a new century."

Haney said that critical acclaim for Catholic education has been a significant factor in new school openings. She cited Anthony Bryk, researcher and author, as saying that during the 1980s, research studies and newspapers reported the unusual effectiveness of Catholic high schools.

Jesuit Father David Hollenbach, in his essay "The Common Good, Pluralism and Catholic Education,'~ observed that. Catholic schools contribute greatly to society's education and "to the advancement of the common good." He challenged Catholic educators to contribute even more, saying, "The time is ripe to actualize their'possibilities."

The NCEA report, titled, "New Catholic Schools: 1985 to 1995," includes information on facilities, finances and sponsorship, Haney said: Highlights of the research are: - From 1985 to 1995, 134 new Catholic elementary and secondary schools opened.

- Of the 134 new schools, four were PreK through 12, 102 were elementary schools, 14 were middle schools and 14 were secondary schools.

- In fall 1995, enrollrJ:lent in the new elementary schools was 32,637. Their current capacity is 43,573.

- In fall 1995, enrollment in the new secondary schools was 6,715. Their current capacity is 7,797.

- The greatest number of new schools opened in the Southeast and WestlFar West Regions with 71 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools 60 percent of the new schools. . , - While most new schools are located in suburban areas, eight new elementary ' schools and one secondary school opened in inner city areas.

- The major challenges to opening new schools were finances, i.e., securing capital and obtaining support for the annual operating biJdget - Only 29 percent of the new elementary schools ,constructed a new building; 62 percent of the new secondary schools built new·facilities.

- Eighty-five percent of the new elementary schools are located on a site with a parish. . , - The primary sources for funding elementary schools were fund drives, borrowed money and cash from the parish; primary sources for new secondary schools were . fund drives and borrowed money.

- In 1995-96 the average tuition for the first child from a Catholic family enrolled in a new Catholic elementary school ranged from $1,135 t<;> $1,966; new Catholic secondary school tuition ranged from $2,200 to $3,990. ' - Fifty-sev~n percent of the new elementary schools are sponsored by a single parish.

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to attend private and parochial schools.

Catholic Education Week is also an opportunity for Catholic schools to get citizens involved as volunteers in various aspects of the schools.

McNamee said that the best advice he can give parents thinking about a Catholic education for their children is to go and visit the schools and see for themselves what they're all , about "Call up the principal and arrange a visit," he said stating the best way was to experience firsthand the curriculum, teachers, and administrators.

McNamee will be doing a lot of visiting himself during Catholic Education Week. The diocese's superintendent for the last five years 'tries to make as many visits to schools during the week as he can. Each of the five days is spent in a d ifferen t deanery attend ing events like an elementary school's Grandparent~; Day or liturgies at area high schools in observance of the celebration, McNamee said that one elementary school had :;tudents plan out the curriculum for a day and it's things I:ike that which make it a fun week for both students and teachers.

When asked about his role during the week he laughed and said it was to go home exhausted, but for McNamee the whole week really serves as a chance to'get revitalized about Catholic schools and he hopes' JAMES MCNAMEE that it will continue to get bet,'J ter. "We have wonderful administrators who work together very well. The bishop (Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap.) is very proud of Catholic education and where it's going," commented McNamee.

Catholic Education Week runs through the 31 of Jan. and includes National Appreciation Day on Jan. 28.

If you'd like more information about Catholic Schools on the national level, contact Barbara Keebler in Washington D.C. at (202) 337-6232 or if you'd like to find out more about becoming a volunteer or what you can do to make a difference locally, contact the <;:atholic Education Center in Fall Riyer at 678-2828.

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Catholic schools' marketing message wins support •

Poster's snow-capped mountain is reminder of what faith can do.

WASHINGTON, D.C.-The view is picture postcard perfect -- a striking snow-capped mountain against a deep, blue sky. Majestic pine trees and a field of wildflowers are in the foreground, But for many the true beauty is this provocative headline, not the scenery: "If Faith

Can Move Mountains, Imagine What it Can Do for Your Child's Education."

According to leaders ~t the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and United States Catl10lic Conference (USCC), co-sponsors of the National Marketing Campaign for Catholic Schools, the poster has been one of the all-time popular images created for the campaign.

"Schools report that they are adapting the poster for print advertisements.

Dioceses are using it on billboards, adding an 800 number so that parents can call for more information on local schools," reported Msgr. Thomas McDade, secretary for education at USCe. Msgr. McDade credits the graphic's success to the simplicity of the message.

"For years we've heard the maxiin 'faith ,can move mountains.' This graphic challenges parents to truly weigh the impact of a faithdriven education on their

children's lives."

Mercy Sister Lourdes Sheehan, executive director, ChiefAdministrators of Catholic Education, NCEA, added that campaign leaders adapted the mountain graphic for the campaign Christmas card, sent to almost 9,000 Catholic school principals. "Its powerful message transcends seasons," said Sister Sheehan.

"And it was a good way to remind administrators that Catholic School:. Week was on the horizon.

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your child learns is as important as your child learns.

There's probably never been a tougher time to be a parent. Which is why there's never been a better time to choose a Catholic school for your child's education.

In a Catholic school, your child will recei,Je an education that's second to none. Nationally, Catholic school students consistently outperform others on tests for math, reading and science. They're also the most likely to go to and graduate from college.

Just as important as academic achievement, though, is the environment in which your child learns. Catholic school educators share your beliefs and values. They reinforce the morals you instill in ))our child.

Call or visit your local Catholic school today. You'll see why a Catholic school is a school you can believe in.'

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ACUSHNET St. Francis Xavier, 223 Main St., 02743-1597. Tel. 9954313. Mrs. Susan M. Boulay, Principal.

ATTLEBORO St. John the Evangelist, 13 Hodges St., 02703. Tel. 222-5062, FAX 223-1737. Sister Ann ThereseConnol1y, CDP, Principal.

BUZZARDS BAY St. Margaret Regional School, 143 Main St., 02532.

Tel. 759-2213. Mr. Charles 8. Lindberg, Principal.

FAIRHAVEN St. Joseph, 100 Spring St., 02719. Tel. 996-1983. Sister Muriel Ann Lebeau, SS.CC., Principal.

FALL RIVER Dominican Academy, 37 Park St., 02721. Tel. 6746100. Sister Louise Synan;OP, Principal.

Espirito Santo, 143 Everett St., 02723. Tel. 672-222~)., Mrs. Patricia Benoit, Principal.

Holy Name, 850 Pearce St., 02720. Tel. 674-9131. Mr. Richard N. Moreau, Principal.

Notre Dame School, 34 St. Joseph St., 02723. Tel. 6725461. Mrs. Anne Conlon, Principal.

St. Anne School, 240 Forest St., 02721. Tel. 678-2152. .

Mrs. Denise D. Gagne, Principal.

St. Jean Baptiste School, 64 Lamphor St., 02721. Tel. 673-6772. Mrs. Kathleen Barboza, Principal.

St. Michael School, 209 Essex St., 02720-2996. Tel. 678-0266. Sister Bernadette Sul1ivan, SUSC, Principal.

SS. Peter & Paul School, 240 Dover St., 02721. Tel. 672-7258. Miss Kathleen A. Burt, Principal.

St. Stanislaus School, 37 Rockland St., P.O. Box 217, 02724. Tel. 674-6771, FAX 677-1622. Mrs. Denita Tremblay, Principal.

St. Vincent's ResidentiaVSpecial Education Treatment Center,2425 Highland Ave., 02720. Tel. 679-8511, FAX 672-2558. Mr. John T. Weldon, LlCSW, Director.

NEW BEDFORD .

Holy Family-Holy Namt~ School, 91 Summer St., 02740. Tel. 993-3547. Ms. Cecilia M. Felix, Principal.

Our Lady ofMt. Carmel School, 103 Crapo St., 02744.

Tel. 997-9612. Mrs. Rosemary daSilva, Principal.

St. Anthony School, )90 Ashley Blvd., 02746. Tel. 9945121. Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Lavigne, Principal.

St. James-St. John School, 180 Orchard St., 02740, Tel. 996-0534. Mr. Edmund Borges, Principal.

St. Joseph School, 35 Kearsarge St., 02745-6117. Tel. 995-2264. Mrs. Paulette Dansereau, Principal.

St. Mary School, 115 Illinois St., 02745. Tel. 995-3696.

Miss Angela L. Stankiewicz, Principal.

NORTH ATTLEBORO St. Mary-Sacred Heart School, 57 Richards Ave., 02760.

Tel. 695-3072. Mrs. Denise M. Peixoto, Principal.

TAUNTON Our Lady of Lourdes School, 52 First St., 02780. Tel. 822-3746. Mrs. Arleen M. Booker, Principal.

St. Mary's Primary School, 106 Washington St., 027803184. Tel. 822-9480. Mr. Brian M. Cote, Principal.

WEST HARWICH Holy Trinity Regional School, 245 Main St., P.O. Box 163,02671. Tel. 432-8216. Sister Carol Clifford, RSM, Principal.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS Schools in the Diocese of Fall River admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the schools.

They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admissions policies, loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

Middle Schools

HYANNIS St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School, 33 Cross St., 02601. Mr. Stephen M. Kenney, Headmaster. Tel. 7717200.

TAUNTON Taunton Catholic Middle School, 61 Summer St., 02780-3486. Tel. 822-0491, FAX 824-0469. Mrs. Kathleen A. Simpson, Principal. Rev. Pawel A. Swiercz, Chaplain.

High Schools ATTLEBORO Bishop Feehan High School, 70 Holcott Dr., 02703.

Tel. 226-6223, FAX 226-7696. Mr. George A. Milot, Principal, Rev. Michael F. Kuhn, Chaplain.

FALL RIVER Bishop Connolly High School, 373 Elsbree St., 02720.

Tel. 676-) 071, FAX 676-8594. Mr. Anthony S. Nunes, Principal, Rev. David A. Costa, Chaplain.

NORTH DARTMOUTH Bishop Stang High School, 500 Slocum Rd., 02747.

Tel. 996-5602, FAX 994-6756. Ms. Theresa E. Dougall, President, Mrs. Mary Ann Miskel, Academic Principal, Rev. James S. Medeiros, Chaplain.

TAUNTON Coyle and Cassidy High School, 2 Hamilton St., 02780.

Tel. 823-6164; 823-6165. Mr. Dennis R. Poyant, Headmaster; Dr. Donna Boyle, Academic Principal; Rev. John Denning, CSC, Chaplain.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS AND EMPLOYEES Schools in the Diocese of Fall River, to the extent required by Title IX, do not discriminate against any applicant/employee because of sex. They do not discriminate against any student because of sex in any educational program and activity.

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Faith and family come first . to actress Susan St. James

REVIEWED BY MSGR. CHARLES DOLLEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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Almost 150 years ago, two Trappist monasteries were founded in the United States,

By RITA REALI Gethsemani in Kentucky and CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE New Melleniy in Iowa. Today LITCHFIELD, Conn. - Young people will remember her as Kate that number has grown to an McArdle from the TV series "Kate & Allie," while older folks will re- even dozen. There are five in member her as the "wife" half of "McMillan and Wife."

Canada and there are 12 monBut five of the most important people in her life know her simply asteries of Trappistine nuns beas "Mom." tween the two countries.

"Acting's a snap, compared to motherhood," said Susan St. There is a mysterious magneJames, who's been on a hiatus from acting to raise her family. When tism about these foundations her husband, NBC Sports president Dick Ebersol, took on that job, that both attracts and repels. The "it looked like a really good time" for her to stop acting, St. James Trappists - the popular name told The Catholic Transcript, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Hartfor the Cistercians of the Strict ford.

"I think that it was time. I had sucha good run. I had so much fun! Observance (OCSO) - are a But I like what I'm 17th-century "reform" of the ...-..;....

-, doing now - trying ancient Cistercian order which to get good at this was popularized by St. Bernard job; this job's much of Clairvaux. harder - much!" she In "Trappist," Michael added.

Downey tells the story of Our A\Jout the only Lady of MepkiIi Abbey in South acting work St. Carolina with a description both James, a member of of its 50-year history and of life St. Anthony of Padua, Parish in Litchfield, within it. The book is accompahas taken on re- nied by breathtaking pictures of cently is telling the story of Jesus' birth in Bethlehem for "Christmas at Wisdom House," because she knows the nun who is the center's director.

PROVINCETOWN-The Such a program is "an antidote to every- Council On Aging (COA) has an thing else that we go exercise room available for sethrough" during the njors free of charge. Equipment Christmas season, and machines are always availlsbe: said. "You can't able 'lnd '搂.e9io.rs a~e 垄ncourag~d ,remembe'r'what it's', to start the year orr-right with, a . all about when you're commitment to health. All searching for that classes and programs have open Beanie Baby - you enrollment ,and you canjoin any ACTRESS, SUSAN St. James, who just can't. You get un- time. Those interested should starred in 'the TV series "Kate & Allie," der such pressure:', , call 487-7080 for mOre informatalks with children and parents at WisOne constant dur- tion. dom House' in the' DJ'oeese' of Hartford, ing the 路 transi,tion th' A free diabetic screening is t act 109 'b' 0 moo: ' Conn., I'n' late 'Dee~mber., She sa,'d s,he f rom 'St" availabl~, for;,: residents, at the enjoys playing roles on TV but faith and erh00 d has een ,,' 'l f' (CNS/R' ) James' 25~year. in- ,Grace Goveia Building at 26 fami y come Irst. eah photo volvement in Special. Alden Street and will be held on , " . , ",Olympics. She first Jan. 27 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in became involved "because I was in'this television series,that was the clinic room. ' rl:!ally popular," she,said, a reference to "McMillan and Wife.'"

The COA hoids movie matiThe celebrity status she enjoyed from the show resulted in her nees every Monday at 1 p.m. and being invited 'to opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics in 1972 Fridays at 1:30 p.m.' They will at the Univers!ty of California-Los Angeles.

Upon arriving for the ceremonies, "I realized the minute I got be showing The ]3ird Cage this there I'd never met a person who was retarded," she said. '~My gen- week and seniors are encoureration ... sort of kept all those people with disabilities hidden. People aged to attend these free showwere embarrassed. ings. Soda and snacks will be "It was so great to see a celebration - to see these kids (parad- provided by the COA. ing) in front of the world. I found that I really, really get along with The police department of people that are so joyful - as most of the people are in Special Provincetown has made lock Olympics," St. James said. boxes available and if you "I've been involved with them since just tWo or three years after would like more information they were founded. That was really kind of a nice thing -it was a please call 487-1212. The box gift to me," she said with a smile. ' St. James enjoys getting an occasional voice-ov~r opportunity. locks a key outside your door One such project was "Reflections on Ice," a history of women's so police, fire, or rescue teams figure skating to debut Tuesday, Jan. 27, 8-9 p.m. EST on the HBO can assist you in an emergency pay cable channel. , without causing damage to your "It was really fun to do," she said, adding that since it only took a door. day and a half, she drove to New York and back each day. , The Senior Health Resource St. James said what she enjoys most about being a mom is the Line has information on a wide "ripple effect." variety of topics and is available "If you help guide good human beings, they will make that many to any diocesan senior. Take admore human beings' lives nice," she explained. "I have five kids, and 'vantage of information covering if all five of them go off to be happy, loving people, then there'll be another bunch surrounding each of them - I think that's really key." some 4,000 agencies and have When asked about her greatest accomplishment, St. James didn't it sent by mail free of charge. hesitate a moment before answering, "If I were just to eliminate my Call 1-800-939-5433 between family from that - because obviously, th~y will be my greatest the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to achievement if I've raised nice people - I think my work with Spe- get information about health incial Olympics - and my faith," she said. , s u r a n c e , retirement, living a "I think those are two things I've nurtured and taken care of, and healthier life, and home safety, I think they've paid off really well for me." to name a few tQpics.

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the place and its setting. In fact, the whole book is lavishly illustrated in both color and black and white by Michael Mauney.

The 50-page history of Mepkin Abbey is typical of

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Trappist life throughout the world and the author relates it as the pattern, above and beyond the local history. The rest of the book examines the monastic vocation and the Cistercian version of that.

Like the ancient Desert Fathers who withdrew from the world to dedicate themselves to the service of God, the monks keep to that desert solitude withina support community"that , ,

promotes that solitude. Time is 'spent with the liturgy and in prayer, meditation, study and hard physical labor.

Every monastery has to be self-supporting. Thi~: usually involves farming or ranching, and the profits over and above what is needed for the monks' vegetarian lifestyle go to various Catholic charities. Unlike the Benedictines, their progenitors, Trappists do not run school s or engage deeply in the academic life.

The author quotes liberally from the works of the great Cistercian founders but he is equally at home with the modern Trappist authors such as Thomas Merton. However he is at hi sbest when he examines the mind and heart of monasticism. He has done hi:; research well and the reader will come away wi th a real appreciation of this very special vocation, The book is a pleasure to read, even study, and it is a visual delight. It is a r,eal bargain for all it provides.

At your bookstore or order prepaid from Paulist Press, 997 Macarthur Blvd., Mahwah, NJ 07430.

Msgr. Dollen is b()ok review editor of The Priest magazine.

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Movie reviews路 NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule :reviews of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting.

"Firestorm" (20th Century Fox) Hokey thriller about forest firefighters led by superh,ero Howie Long who rescues a woman (Suzy Amis) taken hostage by convicts (led by villainous William Forsythe) using the fire to cover their escape. Directed by Dean Semler, the picture's cardboard characters and contrived situations add up to little more than a smoke-filled time-waster. Much violence and menace, some sexual innuendo and occasional rough language and profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"Hard Rain" (Paramount) Water-logged thriller about an armored car robbery during a flash flood from which a guard (Christian Slater) escapes with the money bags, then flees the pursuing robbers (led by Mo:rgan Freeman) while being mistaken as a looter by the local polic:e (headed

by Randy Quaid) until the dam breaks and the cat-and-mouse proceedings come to a twisty end. Directed by Mikael Sak>mon, the plot is set in a town which has been evacuated due to ri:>ing flood waters with the chases involving powerboats bobbing in and out of submerged buildings, but the contrived situations and improbable action grow increasingly tiresome. Stylized violence, much menace including a sexual situation, recurring profanity and a sexual expletive. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IIIadults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R restricted.

Bible study groups growing in workplaces •

The groups reportedly are twice the number meeting a decade ago.

By PETER T. FARRELLY JR. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.

Throughout the country people in the workplace are increasingly rediscovering the Bible as a source of strength in proclaiming the Word of God. It has been estimated there are more than 10,000 Bible study groups operating in businesses nationwide, twice the number of a decade ago.

Not strictiy tied to the companies where they are located, small groups of people are meeting on lunch breaks, or before the start or at the end of a workday to study Scripture and talk about their faith.

Some groups are structured while others allow prayer and discussion to occur spontaneously.

General Signal Networks, an international computer manufacturer based in Shelton, has a Bible group of si x men who encourage each other to grow in their faith and also to evangelize in business settings, said Tom Foth.

Word about the Bible study has spread through the company and even come to the attention of the top brass,

said Foth, an engineer with General Signal.

In an interview with Fairfield County Catholic, newspaper of the Bridgeport Diocese, Foth recalled that when he was attending a business meeting in Munich, Germany, a top executive who knew about the study group asked about it during the meeting.

"This was right in front of the representatives from the client company, so it was a great opportunity to evangelize," Foth said.

The General Signal group has been meeting for two years and includes a Catholic, an Episcopalian, a Lutheran and a Pentecostal. "We are open to anyone who wants to join us," said Foth.

"We might only be a few men giving up our lunch hour, but we find more and more employees asking us to pray for their special intentions," Foth said.

Foth said he believes "people have been blessed by God" as a result of the group's prayers.

"We always start and end with a prayer, and we ask the Holy Spirit to dwell in us and bless everything we do," he added.

The men, all of whom are married and have children, share their experiences as fathers, husbands, employees and believers, said Foth.

conference announcing the finding.

"It is gratifying that the leaders in America's health care systems overwhelmingly suppOI1: the importance of spiritual practices in medical treatment," Benson added.

But in order to consider providing more health coverage for spiritual and meditative practices, 76 percent of the

By CATHOLIC NEWS Se.RvlcE executives said they would need diBOSTON - Even HMO execu- rect evidence of clinical effectiveness, tives believe that spiritual practices 65 percent said they would need to such as prayer and see more proof of meditation can cost savings, and have a beneficial 62 percent said effect on a they would need person's health, evidence of patient according to a resatisfaction. .f' '.•...•....•....•.•.....'. . cent survey.

At the press Conducted by ';' ;'. atiQn'tt~qJiDigbg.~ conference, the • ' Yankelovich Part- shbuR:J5bea,stan(:Jt1r(:J HMO survey reners at the Ameri'fit;'forrna"'me'dica) sults were comcan Association of pared to a 1996 Health Plans' 1997 traiI7jrl~/Qr:health c~re survey conducted meeting, the sur- professionals;,' at the American vey found that 94 Academy of Fampercent of the 300 ily Physicians' anHMO professionals surveyed be- nual meeting. lieved that personal spiritual practices In that survey, 99 percent of the could aid medical treatment and ac- 269 family physicians questioned said that spiritual beliefs can bl:: helpful in celerate the healing process.

In addition, 74 percent believed medical treatment, reducing hospital that the positive effects of spirituality stays and enhancing patients' quality on medical treatment could reduce of life. More than half said they were health care costs. But 89 percent said already incorporating relaxation andl that the rules and policies of their or meditation techniques into their pahealth plan or institution do not take tients' traditional medical treatment. into account scientific data and reIn the 1997 survey, 83 percent of search finding regarding the relation- the HMO leaders said they thought ship between spirituality and well be- relaxation and meditation techniques should be a standard part of formal ing.

"For more than 25 years, we have medical training for health care probeen exploring and researching the fessionals.

But only 20 percent of HMO prorelationship between faith and healing as a complement, not an alternative, fessionals - and 20 percent of the to traditional medicine," said Dr. family physicians surveyed earlierHerbert Benson, associate professor at said the topic of spiritual practices in Harvard Medical School's Mind Body medicine was ever addressed during Medical Institute, at a Boston press their education and training.

By ELIZABETH

LAFAYETIE, Ind. (CNS) - The Bible study council at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Lafayette couldn't find a Bible study program on the Holy Spirit that fit its specific needs, so the group took the leap of faith to write its own.

And for their effort their text, "The Holy Spirit," has received an imprimatur from Bishop William L. Higi of Lafayette.

"We discovered that no Bible study on the Holy Spirit existed in a format suitable for study within the community of local parish Bible study groups," said Denise McGonigal, director of adult religious education at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in a letter to Bishop Higi.

After thoroughly studying the text and making a few minor changes and corrections, Bishop Higi granted his imprimatur and Father David Rasner, censor librorum, (Latin for censor of books) affixed hi'S nihil obstat (nothing obstructs) to the work, a seal that means "The Holy Spirit" is within the teachings of the church.

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1998 a year of special study ofthe Holy Spirit in preparation for the Great Jubilee Year 2000.

McGonigal, who wrote the study with the help of the study council, told the Catholic Moment, Lafayette's diocesan newspaper, that the 234 participants at Our Lady of Mount Carmel are divided into small groups of six to 10 people to reflect on and answer questions posed by the study guide.

A table facilitator and co-facilitators guide the discussion and faithsharing at the small-group tables.

Each of the ni ne sessions runs about 90 minutes and includes an opening prayer, opening song, announcements, small-group conversational prayer, table discussion of weekly questions and reflections, an optional speaker, and a closing prayer and song.

'The response from the parishioners who are part of the Bible study is overwhelming," saidAlice Henehan, a member of the parish Bible study council.

McGonigal and the council have already written a sequel, "Fruit of the Spirit," and were to start the process of obtaining diocesan approval in January.

For infonnation on ''The Holy Spirit," call Denise McGonigal at (317) 846-3475.

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Their time together usually follows a theme. Members use a computer software program on the Bible as well as a concordance, listing related Scripture passages on different topics.

Foth said he was aware of similar groups in three other companies in the area.

"One of the keys is that we share our life experiences, and we see how God works in our lives," said Ray Denegris, another group member at General Signal. "In story after story, we find the message is: God is great.

He is present and he does answer your prayers."

He added, "It's nice we can do this in our workplace and on company property."

Denegris said he got involved when one of the members ofthe group saw him reading the Bible on his lunch break. A discussion led to his attending regular meetings.

"I feel really privileged to be with these guys who together share a wealth of scriptural knowledge."

Denegris said. "I think I've grown spiritually from sharing my faith and reading the Bible with others."

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Yeltsin to meet with pope in February By

LYNNE WElL

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY-Vatican officials confirmed that Pope John Paul II would meet Russian President Boris Yeltsin during the president's February trip to Italy.

Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said Jan. 12 Yeltsin would have a papal audience during his Feb. 9-11 visit, as the Kremlin had announced in Moscow.

A Yeltsin spokesman said the president was also to visit Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi and President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro in Rome and to travel to

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the northern Italian city of Bologna.

Last year, Pope John Paul appealed to Yeltsin to block a law on religion that gave favored status to the Orthodox Church and curbed the rights of other faiths in Russia. Yeltsin signed the legislation in September.

Yeltsin met the pope during a December 1991 Vatican visit.

On Jan. 13 the Vatican announced that Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, president of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, was to leave the following day and meet with ranking members of the Russian Orthodox Church in Moscow for two days of talks. ',' Cardinal Cassidy's visit to Moscow was part of a regular series of exchanges between the Vatican and the Moscow Patriarchate meant to improve ties between the two churches. .

The cardinal's Jan. 14-15 trip to Russia was to b~.followed by a May 7-8 visit to Italy by Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, the Orthodox Church leader responsible for relations with other churches.

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The governmentapproved Bishops' Conference has refused to discuss the issue.

for dioceses to "borrow" priests.

"It is difficult to expand the scope' of evangelization as the church is not allowed to run a charity business or a school," Bishop James Lin Bingliang of Guangzhou told UCA News. ' The church leaders admitted that

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE HONG KONG (CNS) - A numberof government-recognized bishops in mainland China say they regret that they will be unable to attend the Synod of Bishops for Asia, a situation they say is due to political realities.

Although the church in mainland China will be absent from the synod, a number of its leaders have been able to share reflections on concerns raised in the synod "lineamenta," or outline, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. . Bishop Pius Jin Peixian of Liaoning told UCA News that a Vatican official involved in preparing for the Synod of Bishops for Asia had expressed a wish to have bishops from China attend the synod as observers.

While the bishops "would love to , IN THIS FILE PHOTO Chinese Catholics kneel to receive be able to go," he said the govern- Communion during an outdoor Mass celebrated by leaders ment-approved Bishops' Conference of the illegal pro-Vaticanchurch in a town about 100 miles of the Catholic Church in China has not discussed the issue and "it is dif- from Beijing. Hundreds of people attended the. Mass. ficult to manage because of the political situation." .

Bishop Pius Jin said he learned about the synod, which is to be convened at the Vatican in April, during a visit to France last year.,' The Holy See has no f:liplomatic ties witli the Peo\?ie;s Rep\lblic ,9f

By JOHN THAVIS tailed agenda fo~ ~eg(ltiaiion. The China; but has low-level ties\vith the ",'" ... CAII:1Q.LIC:NEWS-J~~YI~~ 'Palestirtian members of the CommisRe' o¥'cliiii~ :.c6r"TaiWah: -The "il'VAtiCAN CITY ':"":Ttie Vatican sion are expected 'to come from the 'Chiria8h'orcH tiietar2W comprises bIshops of the "bpen" and and the Palestine Liberation Organi- PLO and the Palestinian National "underground" churches. The govern- zation have agreed to form a mixed Authority. The Vatican emphasized ment-approved bishops' conference commission to determine the legal that the participation of local Paleshas about 70 members, whereas doz- status of the church and its institutions tinian church officials in thetalks was ens of other bishops refused to join in Palestinian-administered territo- also essential for their success.

At the same time, Saf.ieh also made and formed their own bishops' con- ries.

"The commission's fundamental public the text of a Vatican letter that ference in late 1989.

After three decades of separation goal will be.to seek a juridical status states the Holy See considers Israel's from the universal church, since the of the Catholic Church in the Pales- annexation of Jerusalem an "internaearly 1950s, some of·the at least 7 tinian Territories, taking into consid- tional illegality." , milIion Catholics in China have cho- eration the various aspects of service The four-page text W3S issued Dec. I by the Vatican Secretariat of State sen to follow the government~ap­ which the church carries out - spiritual, educational and social," a Vati- to the Embassy ofIraq in response to proved bishops.

Iraqi requests for c1ariti'cations on Several bishops, including Bishop . can statement said Jan. 15.

The' Vatican reached agreement how the Vatican's recent agreement Aloysius Jin Luxian of Shanghai, said they regretied that a country as large with Israel on the same topic last year with Israel might affect its commitas China should be absent from the after several years of negotiation. The ment to Palestinian rights and the Vatican and the PLO have discussed question of Jerusalem. synod.

Some bishops affirmed the signifi- the issue of the church's status since The Vatican text reiterated statecan<;:e of calling the Synod of Bish- bilateral relations were established in ments of Pope John Paul II,and other ops for Asia an~ said they were grate- 1994. The members of the new com- Vatican officials in favor of Palestinful for the pope's concern for the re- mission. were not immediately an- ian rights. It went on to ~;ay that legal nounced. agreements with a state do not imply gion.

The PLO representative to the acceptance of that states territorial UCA News contacted 33 bishops, all but two of them recognized by the Vatican, Afif Safieh, said in a state- claims.

'The Holy See considers the unigovernment, and 11 priests from 44 ment that the talks with the Vatican of about 115 dioceses in China. Only would focus on the "status, privileges' lateral annexation of Jerusalem and ·13 people among those surveyed had and immunities" of holy sites and its environs exactly as the greater part Catholic institutions in the West Bank of the international corr.munity conheard about the synod for Asia. ' Many of the clerics were willing and Gaza, and also in East Jerusalem, siders it: a situation of manifest into speak on topics proposed in the whose annexation by Israel has not ternational illegality," the text stated.

Vatican-issued "Iineamenta," even been internationally recognized.

It said Vatican agreements with Israel In its statement, the Vatican was "absolutely do not constitute or imthose who had not heard about the cautious about the thorny question of ply any recognition of Israel's soversynod previously.

Bishop Alfonsus Yang Guangyan East Jerusalem, saying the main ques- eignty over Jerusalem."

The text explained that while the of Zhouzhi, in Shanxi province, told tions about the city must be taken up UCA News that he was able to ob- in peace talks. recent agreement with Israel refers to "One can certainly talk about the obligations of church institutions tain a copy of the synod "Iineamenta" Jerusalem, but clearly not negotiate to Israeli law, there was a distinction through the help of a nun in Macao.

Concerning positive aspects of its status" in the mixed commission, between institutions operating within evangelization, most bishops cited it said.

Israel's internationally recognized "The various dimensions of the borders and those operating in illeregular catechism classes in their dioceses aimed at enhancing laypeople's Holy City must be the object of at- gally annexed territory. biblical knowledge, and the training tention and collaboration by the IsWhere Israel has illegally annexed raeli and Palestinian sides, and by the land and effectively imposed its laws, orJay catechists.

The main obstacle to evangeliza- international community," the Vatican church institutions are holding to Istion cited was the lack of priests, nuns statement said. raeli law, ~ut without in any way acIt said the first work of the com- knowledging illegitimate land claims, church helpers and funds. Differences in dialect and customs make it hard mission would be to draw up a de- it said.

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Oh adorable an'd Divine Will, behold me here before the im- ' mensity ofYour Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Tllerefore, 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 'pertainto 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 ~hall 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 oftheDivine Will and thus return 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 Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover rile with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may burn me, consume me, and feed me to fomi 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 Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

( In Honor of Luisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

not much progress has been made in interreligious understanding. They said religious leaders seldom talk about each other's affairs during government-held meeting:; or classes, which are the usual occasions for them to meet.

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HOUSTON - Long be:fore he became a priest, Bishop-d{:signate Patrick 1. Zurek picked cotton and corn in the warm Texas sun on his family's farm near Wallis, in what is now the Diocese of GalvestonHouston.

In the early morning hours of Jan. 5, Victoria Zurek learned that Pope John Paul II had named her son - currently pastor of St. John Neumann Church in Austin and vocations director for the Austin Diocese - an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

"I'm still floating," she later told The Texas Catholic Herald, newspaper of the Galveston-Houston Diocese. "It is a wonderfullCeling."

Coincidentally, the appointment phone call from Vatican officials to Bishop-designate Zurek came on his mother's 83rd birthday. She now lives in Wallis with her husband, Arnold, who is an invalid.

"Father Pat," as he is called by friends, can claim another distinction that is probably unusual among bishops. He was a member of Future Farmers of America and even c,allght a calf at the org~ni?oation's annual calf scramble in Houston.

A love for animals, the land and his Catholic faith led the farm boy

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to service on the altar at his home parish, Guardian Angels in Wallis, which his mother still attends. It was during this period, she said, that he began thinking about the priesthood.

"I didn't know what to think but somehow I could see that it was in him," she said. "He liked going to Mass and even went during the week.

"When he was 8 years old, he

BISHOP-DESIGNATE PATRICK J. ZUREK was building altars and having 'mass' and giving out those candy wafers as 'communion,''' she continued. "Oh, but he was serious,

very serious. You could tell that it meant a lot to him and he tried his best to imitate what the priest did at Guardian Angels."

At home, his parents cared for one another and blessed their food before eating. Regular prayers were common and Sunday Mass was seen as a privilege rather than an obligation.

Two other brothers shared the family home - Lawrence, who still lives in Wallis, and Dennis, who later died in a car accident.

Bishop-designate Zurek, 49, has praised his family's influence and particularly credited his home parish and its school for having "a tremendous impact on my life."

He graduated from Guardian Angels School and Wallis High School before spending two years at Wharton Junior College. He earned a bachelor's degree in math and chemistry at the University of Houston.

Eventually, the former farm boy went home one summer afternoon to tell his parents that he had been accepted at St. Mary's Seminary in Houston.

His mother recalled the scene.

His father looked at the son who had tagged along after him in the cotton fields and quietly nodded his assent. She remembered being surprised, but yet not that surprised.

"I could see that this 'caIling' was in him and had always been there," she explained. "We are blessed." , Bishop-designate Zurek's ord ination as bishop is scheduled for Feb. 16 at the Municipal Auditorium in San Antonio.

The agency also provides case management services for the Queen of Peace Emergency Shelter for Women and Children in New Bedford, which is staffed by the Sisters of Charity.

"We do a great deal of work with immigrant populations," McNamee reported. "They include Brazilians and Spanish speaking groups, as well as Portuguese and Cambodians. We have a wonderful, linguistically able and talented and culturally diverse staff," says NcNamee, who herself speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.

The agency currently has a lawyer who speaks several languages. It also provides aid in the area of basic needs such as food, health care and housing.

"We cut deals with landlords, utility companies, anybOdy in town to help these people," said NcNamee. "My staff, approximately 52 people, includes probably the best dE!al makers in town:' She admits that "We are probably the agency of last resort.

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gender, disability or economic status.

"Catholic Social Services evolved from the former Catholic Welfare Bureau and we've been around since 1924. We have offices in Attleboro, Taunton, Fall River, New Bedford, Hyannis and one down the street in Tiverton, Rhode Island," said Mc:Namee.

"The Tiverton office does only adoption; it is called 'Reaching Out: It came about as the result of the closing of the Catholic Charities office in Rhode Island:' In 1997, 19 children-·all girls and from foreign countries such as China and Russia-were placed with adoptive parents.

At the helm of the agency, NcNamee oversees a current budget of $1.3 million. "Some 80 percent of that comes from Catholic Charities, and the remainder comes from grants such as the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Ram Island Foundation out of Marion, the Crapo Foundation of New Bedford, and several others. But this agency exists mainly because of Catholic Charities," she said. "If not for that, we would not be able to do what we do:' That budget provides for approximately 2,044 families according to 1996 figures. "It really means we took care of 10,668 individuals and provided 7,540 'bed days' in women's residences such as St. Matthew's affordable housing on Wellington Street and St. Francis Residence for Women on Whipple Street, both in Fall River:'

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ing and counseling are primarily located in New Bt.>dford and Fall River but also move out to the other offices.

"People use the satellite offices for places to meet with our staff, on apfointment," s(lid McNamee. "AI services are available diocesan wide. We work at it. The operation is very cost efficient. We get the biggest bang for the buck, which is our responsibility to do, yet deliver key services:' The m'lin foye:r of the center in Fall River offers a variety of informative literature including material on obtaining a General Equivalency Diploma. "We do a lot of work in the field of education and citizenship:' noted McNamee.

The list of what Catholic Social Services provides is Ion!? It includes aid in cases of eviction, including relocation, teaching budgeting skills, counseling in many areas, foster care, abuse prevention, community organizmg, AIDS advocacy, Hispanic advocacy, legal advocacy for immigrants refugee resettlement, basic English programs for lifelong learning, Community Action for Better Homes and feeding the hungry via food pantries and soup kitchens.

"Every day we work with dozens of agencies, public and private, to make sure that basic needs are met and that a a person's human ril?hts are respected. We are dedicated to doing that job," McNamee said.

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Catholic Yout THEN AND NOW-Four former graduates (If $t. Jean Baptiste School in Fall River are now serving their alma mater as teacher:; and are enjoying giving back to students what they mceived at St. Jean's. From Il:lft to right in each photo they are Kristyn Methot, Stacey Magnuson, Deborah Eckersely, and Susan Petrin. Methot and Magnusun joined the faculty this year; Methot aB a interim seventh grade teacher and Magnuson in the fourth grade.

Eckersely returned as the art teacher in 1992 e.nd Petrin has worked as a teacher's aide since 1994.

Students excel at Stang NORTH DARTMOUTH-The Massachusetts Association of Mathematics Leagues held the Level I Olympiad Exam last fall and it was announced that Bishop Stang High S':hool in North Dartmouth had three

finalists ranking in the 99th percentile. This was the third year the students have participated in the hour and a half exam held at the school.

Senior Matthew Jarvis of Fairhaven was ranked 39th out of

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MATH TEAM coach Joyce Menard stands with team.,members who excelled at the Massachusetts Association of Mathematics Leagues Level I Math Olympiad Exam. They are (from left) juniors Keith Blaquiere and Aaron Fernandes, and seniors Matthew Jarvis, Chris Grzegorczyk andTim Wojcik.

STANG SENIOR Leah Makuch of Fall River (right) congratulated here by principal Mary Ann Miskel, is the winner in the Voice of Democracy Contest in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sponsored annually by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Leah, the daughter of Thomas and Susan Makuch, received a $2,000 scholarship for her winning essay and will travel to Washington, D.C. in February for the national competition and a possible $20,000 scholarship.

some 4,366 participants while senior Tim Wojcik, also of Fairhaven, and junior Keith Blaquiere of East Falmouth were tied at 48th. One hundred and nine schools in the Commonwealth participated in the Math Olympiad and these three students have been invited to participate in the Level II exam to be held in Canton on March 24.

Math team coach Joyce Menard said she is very proud of the students' showing. "They're great kids and they work hard," she commented.

She will drive the three finalists to the next exam which falls just a day before a big match for the math team.

Menard has coached the team for seven years and said she has never had three students make it to the second round of competition. They will be three of 100 finalists.

Certificates of merit were also earned by junior Aaron Fernandes of Westport who was in the 98th percentile with a rank of 104 and senior Chris Grzegorczyk of Dartmouth .who placed in the 97th percentile with a ranking of 130.

Senior Heidi Roy was recently nominated to compete in the national Principal's Leadership Award Scholarship Program, sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Bishop Stang principal Mary An~ MisKel said the nomination gives Roy an opportunity to be one of 150 national award winners who'will receive'$I,OOO college scholarships in the spring. Students were nominated based on their participation in service organizations, clubs, and athletics; achievement in the arts and sciences; employment experience; and academic ability.

Heidi, who is from Mattapoisett, is president of the National Honor Society and consistently on the honor roll. She was one of the school's two nominees for the Wendy;s High School Heisman Award.

Stang principal Miskel also announced that Heidi and fellow senior Kevin Oliveira have been selected as the school's representatives to compete in the National Honor Society Scholarship Program. Sponsored by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the program annually offers 250 scholarshi p awards of $1000 each.

Heidi and Kevin, also a resident of Mattapoisett, were chosen because the moderators of the National Honor Society and the director of guidance thought their lives best exemplified the four pillars of the NHS: scholarship, leadership, character and service.

A SHAKESPEARE competition was recently held at Taunton's Coyle and Cassidy High School in which students selected a sonnet and play passage to present to jU1jges. Seniors Emily Bowen (on left) and Tim Barney were selected to represent the school at the semifinals of the competition later this month. Lauren Berard (far J-ight) was freshman winner of the contest.

Coyle students celebrate Shakesp~~are TAUNTON-Coyle and Cassidy High School's drama department held its first annual Shakespeare competition and several students who competed will attend the state semi finals later this month at Weston High School. The contest was open to alI students, although only students in grades 10-12 could advance to the next level.

Senior Tim Barney was selected as the school's winner in the competition, which is run in conjunction with The English-Speaking Union's 1998 Shakespeare Competition. Tim was one of 14 students who were I~valuated on communication of ideas, interpretation of character and quality of performance.

Senior Emily Bowen was also selected as a top finisher and she will serve as the alternate at the Jan. 24 semifinal. Lauren Berard was named the freshman winner for the school.

The purpose of the competition is to develop students' unde:rstanding of Shakespeare and his universality and to give them an opportunity to communicate that understanding. Students were asked to prepare a sonnet and a passage from one of his plays for the competition and drama director Carol Caulfield said motivation for such an event was that it could benefit the whole Coyle community. The competition gave both students and faculty an opportunity to celebrate the work of Shakespeare and the art of acting.

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TOPS IN THEIR CLASS-Coyle and Cassidy stue'.ents participated in the 34th annual Olympiad High School Competition in Mathematics recently and students (from left) Patrick Kelly, Marc Regan and Anne Goj were the top finishers. Regan, a junior from West Bridgewater, took top honors and seniors Kelly and Goj finished second and third at the school.

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Jan. 23, 1998

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Our Rock and Role Is there light in your eyes?

By CHARLIE

DOES THE light of love shine

I can't remember the last time That we kissed goodbye.

All our "I love yous" Were just not enough to survive.

Something your eyes never told me.

But it's only now too plain to see, Brilliant disguise when you hold me, And I'm free.

in your eyes? Do you look for it in the eyes of others?

"Light in Your Eyes" by Blessid Union (formerly Blessid Union of Souls) describes a romance caught in the limbo of uncertainty, Apparently a separation has occurred. Yet, when the fellow meets his girl, he can't help but notice that "there's a I've been thinking and light in your eyes." He asks her: Here's what I've come to conclude: "Did you leave that light burning for Sometimes the distance is me?"

More than two people can use.

Perhaps this is just his wish. He But how could I ha,ve known, girl, also realizes that there's "a pain in It was time and not space You would need? my heart where you used to be."

Darling, tonight I would hold you About this, he says: "Guess I was And you would know, wrong to assume that you were waitBut would you believe? ing here for me." Was he wrong?

The song doesn't tell.

There's a light in your eyes that I used to see.

The song's main image intrigues There's a place in your heart me. Does love really shine in Where I used to be. people's eyes?

Was I wrong to assume Let's just grant that answer is yes.

That you were waiting for me?

Imagine then what your love can do.

There's a light in your eyes.

Most of us live in farililies. SomeDid you leave that light times a parent's or sibling's iife is Burning for me? darkened by difficulties. You cannot resolve such situations for others.

Cards and phone calls and That is each person's responsibility.

Photograph pictures of you Yet your understanding can bring Constant reminder of all light.

The things you get used to.

Does a light shine in your eyes at Is there a chance in hell or heaven home?

That's there still something Then there are your friends. The Here to build on or do you just pick up the teen years can hold a variety of hurts.

Pie~es after they fall? B'ut after all, Perhaps you've known'some your.self. You can't fix your friends' There's a light in your eyes That I used to see pains. Yet, you can give them a break And a song in the words from tough situati(;ms, You can creThat you spoke to me. ate fun and laughter. " Was I wrong to believe in your melody?

Does a Iig~t shin,e in your eyes.

There's a light In your eyes. , for your friends?

Did you leave that light burning for me?, , '" There are also the people in y0ur, .community; especially your parish.

Should I keep op waiting, '. ' " , You do not know'most of them per~, Or does love keep on fading away" "sonally. Yet,: all people need 'the healFading away?, ' . ' : in'g presence of God's love. You'r It's been ,awhile since I've seen you. " , . love c~n; be God's channel;to them.

So how have you been? .

Look around. What are the needs Did you get my letter I'wrote you '. , ,in your community? How could you But I did not send? , give five hours a month to respond I tried to call your old number to some of these needs?

But the voice I heard on the phone Maybe you will serve those I recognized, but she told me younger than you such as children The number was wrong. who could use tutoring. Or perhaps you will be a listening ear for an eldThere's a light in my eyes erly person who is seldom visited.

But it's too bright to see.

In most parishes there are more And a pain in my heart needs than can be answered. Does Where you used to be.

Guess I was wrong to assume light shine in your eyes for those in That you were waiting here for me. your par~sh?

There's a light in your eyes.

Does love shine in your eyes? It's Did you leave that light burning for me? up to you!

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

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A plea to teens new at driving By

AMY WELBORN

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It has happened again, the second time this month.

A student, two days past the attainrnent of the "Holy Grail"- the driver's license - gets into an accident.

On his way to'an athletic practice, a car full of friends, he drove too fast and flipped. Four times.

He was bumped and bruised, but mercifully without serious injuries.

Ofcourse, the accident, like that of his classmate Zach a month ago, was totally his fault. Like Leslie, another classmate, who waited a couple of weeks after getting the license to wreck her $30,000 car.

Like Jimmy, who is going to turn 17 next month and has had three accidents over the past year.

I've taught sophomores for eight years now, so I've lived through countless young people's journey toward independent driving, but it seems as if the post-license accidents are getting more frequent.

Whether or not my impression can be backed up by statistics is not anything I can say. What I do know is that out of a class of 26 students, six of the 14 who are ,old enol,lgh to drive had accidents they caused within a month of the big day.

That's a lot. Too many.

It especially weighs on me, since my own son, a member of the class but younger than most of his friends, hasjust earned his learner's permit, andTve just beguil the terribly eX,citihg task of sitting in the passenger seat while he drives around and around the empty parking lot of a local college. .'lBut when can I drive on the street,Mom?" "When you're ready," I grimly reply.

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"Can I drive there?"

He's surprised and a little angry at my answer. "Of course not."

"Why?" I explain that he is not ready to drive in heavy traffic with a carload offriends, even if I'm there in the front seat - the temptation to show off and be cool is just too great. , There are many responsible teen drivers, to be sure. But if you're a new driver, please, please remember a few points: That big thing you're driving is a weapon. It's big, and it's heavy and can get beyond your control.

You are not immortal. Bad things - even terrible things can indeed happen to you. You can even cause them.

Driving is not the time to show off, if there ever is such a time. As I said, there's a lot of power in that vehicle, and things can go wrong very quickly.

Wear your seat belt. All the time.

And parents, take a clue. Hold your chi Idren up to some standards.

In my experience, the less responsibility teens have for their vehicle and driving expenses, the more careless they are.

A child who is given a new car, has the insurance all paid for and is never held to any consequences for poor driving - from accidents to speeding tickets ~ isn't going to be as' carefut'as the t6en whO must bear part or all of the' financial burden of owning a car and 'who is told simple things Iike,"You .cau'sean acoident, you dOh 't drive for three months at leasi.'Period.", ,; It's tough, because we want ou~ kids to drive ~ it make.s Our lives iiTI¡measurably easier. 'B~t it's not anything to take lightly.

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Search for alumni begins FAIRHAVEN-SI. Joseph School will be celebrating its 90th year in 1998 and has begun a search to locate all of its alumni.

It asks any former graduate or teacher who did not receive the school's December newsletter to send his or her name, address and telephone number in order to update the database.

Those in contact with former students who have moved out of the area are also asked to send such names and addresses to the school, 100 Spring Street, Fairhaven, MA 02719 c/o the Development Office or to call(508) 996-1983. Plans for the anniversary celebration will be announced at a later date.

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Fri., Jan. 23, 1998

ATTLEBORo..:-A grief educa- Nurses will meet at Corpus Christi Publicity Chairmen are asked to submit news items for this col- tion program for persons who have Parish at 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 to discuss umn to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, lost a family member or friend will the topic "St. Clare's House for Fall ~ver, 02722. Name of city or be held at La Salette Shrine on Jan. Women in Transition." Deacon Ritown should be included, as well as 26 from 6:30-8 p.m. For more infor- chard Murphy will be the featured mation cal1 the counseling center at speaker and all Catholic health care full dates of all activities. professionals, members and nonEvents published must be of in- 226-8220. terest and open to our general . The musical group "Spirit" will be members, are welcome. For more inreadership. We do not normally . featured at the La Salette Shrine Cof- formation call 420-1387. carry notices offundraising activi- fee House on Jan. 24 at 6:30 p.m. All FAIRHAVEN-Saint Luke's ties, which may be advertised at are welcome to this free concert and our regular rates, obtainablefrom those wishing to be on the mailing Hospice is seeking volunteers to help our business office at (508) 675- list for future events should cal1 the make a difference. If you can commit to giving patients a few hours care 7151. shrine at 222-54 1O. On Jan. 25 Father Pat will lead a each week and have your own transASSONET-In preparation for healing service with Mass at 2 p.m. portation, call Saint Luke's Hospice Lent, St. Bernard's Church wilI at the shrine. The service wilI include _program at 984-0270 or 984-0200. present an evening with scripture celebration of the Eucharist and a FALL RIVER-Catholic Social scholar Dr. Owen McGowan Feb. 25 chance for people to be prayed over Services wil1 hold an information at 8 p.m. in the parish center. All are and anointed individual1y. session on Jan. 27 from 7-9 p.m. at welcome to hear this discussion about the Death and Resurrection ofChrist.

EAST SANDWICH-The their office on Slade Street. Anyone Cape-.Islands Chapter of Catholic interested in adoption of older/special needs.children is encouraged to attend. For more information contact Mary Lou Mancini at 674-4681.

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Anne's Pastoral Service will speak about health proxies. All widowed persons are welcome. For more information call Annette Del1ecese at 679-3278.

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FALL RIVER-The Couple to Couple League invites you to attend a series of classes on Natural Family Planning to learn a method that is safe, effective and moral1y acceptable. Classes will begin on Feb. 3 at Saint Anne's Hospital from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and two others wil1 follow on April 7 and May 5. Please pre-register by cal1ing Rita Quinn at (401) 635-8773 or Diane Santos at 6745741, ext. 2480.

FALL RIVER-The Fall River Widowed Group will meet at 7 p.m. in St. Mary's School hall on Jan. 26.

Sister Patricia Conlan, RSM, from St.

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By JUDITH KARNS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE LANSING, Mich. - Was that Bishop Carl F. Mengeling of Lansing sporting a SHARE Michigan sweat shirt, hefting crates of produce and venturing into meat freezers to see how things were going?

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SEEKONK-A Bible study group will meet at St. Mary's Parish Center on Tues. evenings from 8-9 p.m. On Jan. 27 the topic will be "Jesus' Ministry Expands"; Feb. 3, "The Middle Years of Jesus' Ministry"; and "Who Do You Say I Am," Feb. 10. All are welcome. For more information call Jim Souza at 3997534.

SEEKONK-The Mount Carmel Prayer Group announces that Life in the Spirit seminars will begin on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the church. For more information call Lillian DeOliveira at (401) 4346584.

SOMERSET-A prayer service for vocations will be held at St. Thomas More Church Jan. 29 at 7:30

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TAUNTON-An afternoon of song and prayer with singer/ songwriter John Polce will be held at St. Paul's Church on Feb. 1 at 3 p.m.

All are welcome and encouraged to bring families. For more information call Mary Ann Prunier at 880-2808.

TAUNTON-Birthright, a pregnancy service which offers support and guidance to womell experiencing a difficult or untimely pregnancy, will hold an introduction and orientation session for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer. The first of four sessions will be held on Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to noon. Volunteer opportunities include a variety ofduties; for more information ca:U 822-2921.

WAREHAM-The parish prayer group of St. Patrick's Church will sponsor a Life in the Spirit Seminar on Thursday evenings from Jan. 29 until March 6. All sessions begin at 7:30 p.m. and will offer a chance to deepen the presence and power of the Spirit through faith and repentance.

For more information call Robin RU'mbolt at 295-6650.

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resentatives, three votes are needed in the U.S. Senate 1:0 ensure the two-thirds majority required for ali override, the bish~)p said in a letter read at all Masses last weekend. !I Strips of postcards will b~ ayailable in the churches at :Saturday and Sunday Masses for sIgning. They will be sent to Senators Edward M. Kennedy and'John Kerry, who have hithertO! voted to keep partial-birth abortions legal and unrestricted. i!

"The partial-birth abortion we are seeking to ban ta~:es place after the fifth month, and as late as the seventh or eightl) month," the bishop said. "The strategy requires the abortionist fo deliver the child feet first until only the head remains in the birth c:~nal. The doctor then crushes the baby's head so it will be stillborn:' The bishop said 'While I know this subject matter is very '~ifficult to hear, I am even more certain God will bless all of us who do Whatever we can to pro!ect innOCent human life, God's greatest gift." II v'

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MANSFIELD-The Mothers' Group meets in the Rose Garden building behind St. Mary's Church every Tues. from 10-11 :30 a.m. All are welcome to socialize and meet other women from the area. In addition, a play room for children is available. For more information calI Karen Arbuckle at 339-9739.

p.m. All are welcomt! to join the vocation awareness team to pray for our much needed vocations to the priesthood, religious life and lay ministry.

The evening will include prayer and song before the Blessed Sacrament and wilI be followed by refreshments.

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ing to help themselves and others. Its concept is simple. For a couple of hours of community service, whether it be working in a school, visiting the elderly in homes or working in the SHARE warehouse, a volunteer can accuqlUlate credit to purchase a box of food valued at $30 for as little as $14.

During his visit to the SHARE warehouse, Bishop Mengeling worked alongside the volunteers and later listened to representatives of SHARE explain the latest logistics of the program.

"If! quit my job ... or get fired ... I'll come and work here," the ~ishop joked after witnessing the camaraderie among the SHARE volunteers.

Bishop Mengeling's donated service to SHARE has been undertaken by hundreds of thousands of people over the past few years at 25 SHARE-USA affiliates'throughout the United States.

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began in the local Catholic Charities office, according to Bob Smith, director of Catholic Charities and president of the board of SHARE Michigan.

T~e food is purchased by SHARE-USA's professional buying team from manufacturers and growers at large-volume discounts, as well as through growers and companies in Michigan.

"We started planni ng about two years prior to 1993," Smith told The Catholic Times.

Lansing's diocesan newspaper.

"It's a well thought-out process. What drew me to the idea was to have all these volunteers working in the community, which is 7,000 voluntel~rs in the state every month," he: said. "I like coming here to see the folks who come to pick up the food to take back to the home ~:ites."

Smith said the conce.pt is consistent with the social mission of the church. "In our miss:ion statement, we talk about promoting social justice through this program," he said.