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The Fall River diocese's young people are urged to carry the standard forward.

the nation's capital for the Jan. 2123 observances, and who praised the behavior and stamina of "the pilgrims at liturgies and events. "It was a great experience for a lot of first-time kids who went ... from the four high schools, By JAMES N. DUNBAR Bishop Connolly, Bishop Stang, FALL RIVER - Inspired by Bishop Cassidy and Bishop the young people they accompa- Feehan... some 85 boys and 132 nied to Washington, D.C., for the girls and chaperones," McNamee Jan. 22 annual March for Life to reported. . protest abortion in America, di"We ... the boys ... were guests ocesan clergy, youth leaders and at Pope Paul VI High School in educators are eagerly planning to Virginia and the girls were at resume their battle in even greater Bishop Ierton High School numbers next year. nearby. We were royally treated, "My bones are sore but my greeted on the Saturday by the spirits are high," quipped James Paul VI Youth Group and they A. McNamee, superintendent gave all of us a pizza party. We of Diocesan Schools, who not attended Mass and confessions only made the trek by bus with were available. It was a wonderthe young people, but also ful start;' said McNamee. spent the two nights in a sleepEarly Sunday the youths were ing bag on the floor of a school bused to the Holocaust Museum in Virginia. in Washington "and Bishop Sean McNamee was one ofseveral , . P. 9'Mallyy';:O~¥ Cap., joined adults accompanying appro~i":~:~4s~4i\iitlnQUJi~e.,d;~dtoured with mately 220 teen students among":Oih'e~s'il.ideiii's;1'htl:5' eagerly took the 331 aboard six buses that '. headed through the snowstorm to Turn to page eight - Life

.FOR THE RECORD -:- Having marched their message to the Capitol, young Pro-Lifers from the Fall River'diocese seize the moment on the famous steps. (Photo courtesy of James A. McNamee)

Liturgies launch Catholic School's Week .activities

STUDENTS EXIT St. Mary's Church, Taunton, following a Mass by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. (AnchodGordon photo)

FALL RIVER - Students across the diocese attended Masses as they began a potpourri of events as part of Catholic Schools Week celebrations. At St. Mary's Church in Taunton, students from Our Lady of Lourdes School, St. Mary's Primary School and Taunton Catholic Middle School gathered for a Mass Monday morning with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., as principal celebrant. The bjshop told the assembly that it was a great joy to come together to give thanks to God and celebrate Catholic Schools Week, because it has meant so much to so many people over the years. He noted that there are 10,000 students attending Catholic schools in the diocese and another 40,000 students in religious education classes. "Parents are the first educators of children," Bishop O'~alley said. "Many parents send their children to Catholic schools so that students may find a sense of duty and responsibility to their community and a relatiohship with God's love. Today I urge all you children to love your schools and your teachers." Reminding them that their parents and teachers make a lot of sacrifices for them, he centered on the prime concern: "Good education. That' is what our Catholic schools are all about. We want you to grow up to know God." Turn to page J6 - Schools

Two Tau~ton parishes to become one in July By JOHN E.

KEARNS JR. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

the parish church, where weekend Masses will take place. Our Lady of Lourdes Church TAUNTON - Saying that it will become a chapel for the is no longer possible to maintain new parish where daily Masses them as two separate parishes, will be offered. Bishop O'Malley also said Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has asked parishioners of the needs of the PortugueseOur Lady of Lourdes and Sa- speaking parishioners would be cred Heart in this city for their "addressed and. services for cooperation in the creation of a them maintained." A new name will be chosen for single new parish that will bring together Catholics from both the new parish. The bishop will make the final decision after conplaces. The bishop made the request sultation with parishioners. Plans call for the new parish in a letter to parishioners that was read at all Masses cel- to begin sometime on or around ebrated this past weekend at July 1 of this year. Bishop O'Malley explained both churches. A merger of the two parishes that several factors necessitate into one entity has been under the change. Chief among them are a continued shortage of study for several months. Regarding the closure of priests and growing numbers of buildings in the plan, the bishop Catholics in other parts of the wrote, " I am pleased to report diocese that require additional that both churches and the resources. In October, the Diocesan Ofschool (now attached to Our Lady of Lourdes) can be main- fice of Pastoral Planning held tained" for use by the new par- meetings with the pastors, Father Jon-Paul Gallant of Sacred ish. Sacred Heart Church will be Tum to page J3 - Taunton

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SWANSEA - A self-defense workshop was recently, organized by Kelly Chhim and Lydia Breckon of Catholic Social Services and many women interested in learning basic techniques to protect themselves participated, The program offered attendees an opportunity to learn important aspects of self-defense including how to break someone's hold on you, what to shout when you need help on the street and how to get some distance between you and an attacker. It was held at Complete Karate of Swansea and led by proprietor and Sensei Ricci DeGaetano. According to Breckon, coordinator of immigrant and refugee services at Catholic Social Services, it was

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Papal surprises One of the most interesting reflections concerning Pope John Paul IT is that you can never tell what he is going to do in his leadership of the Church. The rece!1t additions to the College of Cardinals are a perfect example of his W1predictable style. Everyone thought the 'number of cardinals was set when he announced that he was increasing the college with 37 additions. This past week, in a very surprising move, he let the world know he .had more new names that will be honored at the next consistory. Speaking from his balcony, as is his custom on Sunday at noon, he spoke of the suffering Church under communist oppression. The touch and go Vatican diplomacy of the current members in the Russian confederation has not been an easy one. There remains great resentment among Russian Orthodox in relation to their Catholic Ukrainian brothers and sisters. Both churches were at the mercy of horrendous persecution. They survived the Russian state. The question now is can they sur,vive one another. The naming of three cardinals from the onceSoviet block is indicative of the pope's care and conct<rn fOf the newly emerging Catholic ~orr~Jl:lI.i~i.~~~s, in ·that.most ~t1~~edictab.I.e part of the world. ." ... -, ,. " '.. ;. .~ .. "': ;~ . As a history ·maker,. the pope has forgedal1ead to increase the . number of cardinals·to '135,: The new 'honors· reflect tlie'uriivefs'ali,fy . of. the :Chuich neit just in' mere' numb'ers :btit ·also. in content: ana intent. This shaping of the college will indeed. have a major impact in the election of the pope's successor. The pope also honored men who wer_e not residential bjshops but .only priests. His selection of Avery Dulles, the noted Jesuit theologian, was an historic milestone in the history of -the American Church. It is the first time an American theologian has been recognized for his writings,and efforts in behalf of the universal Church. It is also more than a mere token nod to the Jesuit community. In a longstanding personal tradition, the pope has once again indicated that he has a sense of things that should be done and that previous guidelines can always be adjusted for current necessities. No one knows how long the reign of John Paul will last. Certainly his fragile health is a major factor in the daily administration of the Church. The body might be weak, but the 'spirit is still determined. The danger for the Church is thar because :of the obvious health ·elements he will be forced to become more and more remote from the daily needs of the Church. Given his)ong history of total involvement in the life the Church, these limitations of body indeed will weigh heavily on the man himself. There will be much public speculation especially in the media on this health issue. Sometimes it might even seem as if outside forces are determining Church. policy. . It is well then for all of us at this time in the Church family to once more acknowledge that the 'Roman Pontiff is not a mere pop star acclaimed by awards and fame. He is the successor of Peter and is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity of all bishops and of the whole company of the faithful. As the Fathers of Vatican IT reflected, "For the Roman Pontiff by'reason of his office as Vicar of Christ' arid as pastor of the entire Chur~h :has full supreme and universal power of the whol~ Church, a pOwer which.he can always exercise unhindered." :. In appointing the new members to the College of Cardinals the pope not only set precedent, he also showed to the entire world he still is in the driver's seat. As pastor of all the faithful his mission is to . promote the common good of the universal Church. His selection of the new cardinals indeed reflects this commitment in fact and In deed, The Editor

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All about bel ief By FAlHER EUGENE HEMRICK CAlHOUC News SERVICE Mass at St. Joseph's Church on Capitol Hill Jan. 22 wasn't typical of most Mondays. In addition to our regular parishioners, Pro-Life marchers flooded the pews. Thanks to concerned Catho'lics from arou'hd the country, the number of marchers this year was exceptionally large. Watching them march up Capitol Hill to the Supreme Court,. I asked myself, "What statement does this March for Life make 'to, our country?" . The march is all about belief. It represents religious beliefs that more often than not are opposed by.the general public. To understand what these beliefs are, we need to start with an idea put forth by a noted spiritual writer who said, "If you , want to experience how precious your life is, think about the time God thought of you, and at that instant you became." Contained -in this awesome thought is the belief that life is a gift from God. not something to

which we have a right or something we can dispose of at will. Also basic to the March for Life is a commitment to Christ's way of life, which is dedicated to uplifting life - to enhancing arid transforming it. . During his three years of publi.c ministry, Jesus,made people whole agam by heaImg their bodies, minds and souls. He was forever bestowing new life OJl those he met. Those whose lives had been made marginal because of sickness were restored to health and to their cOl1llpunity. People found a new, freeing life in Jesus. The dead Lazarus literally was raised to life; on the cross, Jesus restored the spiritual life of the thief beside him. . But life' has 'not always been ·s~ h~nored In our time's:. We have, seen people left. to die' and helped or ·caused to· die ~ause for one reason or anothedhey were considered worthless to society. ' In some countries women 'have been labeled the least worthy to live. when it is a case of who gets food in times of star-

vation or who is allowed to escape the country first to avoid genocide. The March for Life confirms the belief than no' person is ever to be considered the one least worthy to live, or to be labeled.a second-rate citizen, or to be looked down upon because of race or nationality. Rather, the march stands for the principle. that God created us all, so we are equals; it is our responsibility to fight for that equality. Confmned at the same time is the belief that no matter how hideous a crime rimy be, the person who commits it should never be put to death. Every person is capable of conversion. This march also stands for the . pril)c,ipl~ that suffering has a purpose in God's eyes. This flies. in ,.the face:of those who deny any v.alue in suffering and who ad. vocate euthanasia as' the kindest way to relieve a person's suffer-

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Notre Dame Parish to' receive relics of two saintly religious FALL RIVER - First class 'in response to the need of thourelics of the saint-foundress and sands of children victimized by also of a beatified member of the the French Revolution. Her conReligious of Jesus and Mary will gregation is now international and be presented to Notre Dame de serves in 25 countries. Lourdes Parish at a special cerIn 1993, in an historic first, emony Saturday at the 4 p.m., Dina Belanger, a member of the Mass. religious congregation and known Sister Diane Dube, superior of in religious life as Marie Saint the community of nuns that con- Cecile of Rome, was beatified, tinues to serve in Fall Ri ver as they and on the following day, maintain the Thevenet Mission Claudine Thevenet, the foundress, Center at 632 Highland Avenue, was canonized for her heroic life. said the relics consist of very small The events took place at the fragments of bone from the bod- Vatican and Pope John Paul II preies of Sisters Claudine and Dina. sided. Father Richard Chretien, pasDina Belanger's life spanned tor of Notre Dame, will accept the years 1897-1929 in Canada. the relics on behalf of the parish. The focal point of her union with Saturday will be a particularly God was Christ in the Eucharist. appropriate moment for the preThe Religious of Jesus and sentation sif!ce it is the 1"64th an- Mary came to Notre Dame Parniversary of the death of Saint ish here from the French-speakClaudine. Sunday is also World ing Province of Quebec, Canada, in 1877 to educate the young. It Day for Consecrated Life. Claudine Thevenet founded the was the first assignment of the order on July 31, 1818 in France, nuns in the United States and they

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NEW BEDFORD - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at St. James Church, 255 COunty Street. A holy hour for vocations will be held at 4 p.m. and will end with benediction. NORTH ATILEBORO _ A First F~day cel.eb~ation. w~1I be held tomght begInmng WIth Intercessory prayer at 6:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 55 Church Street. Mass will be held at 7 p.m. and an' hour-long program "Near Death Experiences," by guest speaker Dr. John Adams w.ill follow. Adoration Will begin at 9 p.m. and continue until 3 p.m. Satur.:. . day. For mort: InformatIOn call 699-8383 ... .

NORTH DARTMOUTH-A five-week course presented by Father Tom Feeley, national dilO~ctor of the Family Rosary, entitled "In Search of the Good Life: SpirituFALL RIVER - ' The 'Fall ality for Today's Christian," will River First Friday Men's Club in- be held from 7-9 p.m. at Bishop vites men from throughout the dio- Stang High School on Feb. 8, 15, cese to join them tonight for a 6 22 and March 1. For registration p.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church. . call the Office of Adtilt Education An informal dinner will follow in at 678-2828. . . ' . ;. " the parish center. For more infor- . mation··call·Willie·.Brown·at~67.8~·::;:~:N.ORl'IIDAR:~-A • 1792':" '....•. - - - _. - .'- '... - :.. - •. ~. 'sf arateo-Di¥orced' 'Gro~' will ~ . . , ''0' ".,' r'\'~ Pr ·,,,· ~"'l"'" ,. \'lr,[' • I f ' ••, .... " P I meet Feb. 12 frorii'7-9 p.in. at the FALMOUTH - The St. Jo- Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 seph Community Of the Discalced Slocum Road. Guest speaker Carmelite Secular Order on Cape' Steven Griffith will address the Cod will be accepting new mem- ' topic "Insurance as a Foundation bers as aspirants this month. In- '. for Financial Planning for' Sep~ quiries should be sent to Susan rated~Divorced People." Muldoon, OCDS, Director of For. mation, 91 Comanche Drive, SOUTH DARTMOUTH-A Falmouth, MA 02540. diocesan Ultreya will be held on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's ParNEW BEDFORD - Devotion ish Center. Guest speaker Jeanne to Our Lady of Perpetual Help is Gilbert will address the topic celebrated every Tuesday follow- "When Loving is Hard." Service ing the noon Mass at Our Lady of and steering committees will meet Perpetual Help Church.. Devotion prior to the meeting at 6:30 p.m. to Divine Mercy follows the noon For more information call Barbara Mass on Thursdays. For more in- Gauthier at 823-4116.'0' . '. formation call 992-9378. TAUNTON - The Taunton NEW BEDFORD - The District of the St. Vincent de Paul Courage Group will meet on Feb. Society is sponsoring a 7 p.m. 10 at 7 p.m. at the rectory of Holy Mass on Feb. 5 at St. Paul's Name of the Sacred HeartofJesus . Church in memory of deceased Parish. Courage is a support group members and for the intention of for Catholic men and women who the canonization of Blessed are confronting same sex attrac- Frederic Ozanam. It's regular tion issues and who are striving to monthly meeting will follow. lead chaste lives. For more information call Msgr. Thomas TAUNTON - The Youth Harrington at 992-3184, . Apostles Institute will hold a seminar entitled "A Diocesan Vision of NEW BEDFORD - Calix, a Youth Ministry," on Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. group which enlists Catholic men in the Dolan Center at St Mary's and women who are gratefully cel- Church. Youth ministers, teachers, ebrating recovery from alcohol- catechists, parents and .interested ism, drug addiction and other de- parties are invited and welcome to pendencies will meet on Feb. 11 join them at 7:30 p.m. for Mass in at 6:30 p.m. at the parish center of the side chapel. Guest speakeris Bud Holy Name of the Sacred Heart Miller, director qfYouth and Young of Jesus Church. Newcomers al- Adult Ministry. For more informaways welcome. tion call 672-2755.

The soul "after" death but "before" the: Second Coming Q. Some friends and I were discussing what hapWithout getting too philosophically technical, all this pens to your soul when you die. I thought the soul follows from the Church's traditional explanation of our·human narur:e ("body" and "soul") in te~s of the immediately goes to heaven. Another thought one's soul remains sleeping un~· Greek metaphysIcs passed,down.to us·by Aristotle and til Jesus comes again; then we'go to heaven,·but it-.. '.ThomasAquinas, in·which elements called matter.arid will feel like you have. been asleep for only asecond.· ~OfQl ~ t:1)ei~p~I~, i.n~J;WQ~en.components pf all Cap you sh~.any Iigh.t op o.ur,thou~~?~ary::,:,~ate~~}~~~g~. ; ,',r. "."1,; .'" -.' " 0 ' . , .' land) ..,.•.. ,C:. ,;,o.:.I,r" .•.•...~~.illl fi.~ an<;l.p'res.uppo~es, q~~ourse, what w~ .A. Most of what you, .. profess In the Apostles Creed: I believe in the resasked'cannot be·answered . with anything more than urrection of the b?dY· pure speculation. A few A~mpts at this sort .of considerations, however, reflection commonly raIse might throw some hopeful the question: How can we light on your discussion. explain the continued existFirst, we know that By Father ence of deceased human . people are in heaven right John J. Dietzen ~odies through centuries of now, including Jesus, of time? course. Our Catholic and I don't think we can exgeneral Christian understanding ofsaints who have died, plain it. Ir is commonly acknowledged today that the been canonized or otherwise, is that they are with God ~wakening pf the dea.d to the sound of the trumpet ~t :~. or, if you wish., "in heaven.'~.· '. . ~e e~d of tI~e of which St. P~ul speaks (l Cor 15), IS ~ SeCond, as far as we can theorize, for reaso~s that his metaphom:~ effort to put Into human .language an are obvious there will be no "time" as we .have it here . event, the cosrmc myste.ry oftransformed ~fe, that tran(hours, days, years) in whatever existence comes after scends all human expenence and concepts. death. TiIme-re1ated wor . ds lik Your friend's about . e''untI'l,''''1ater,""beft" . ore, ". . comment . . being "asleep for only "after" and so on, really are thus meaningless 'in that a second IS Interesting. Putting all the above (and lots setting. of other factors) together, many have suggested that As we know with God there is no past or future no when we die, our next conscious moment will be the yesterdays or t~morrows. All that is exists in one ~ter- resurrection; our rising to the n~w life that Paul atnally present moment in and for God. If we think about tempts to describe in that letter. it, that is the nature of eternity - no limits, no boundIt seems to make sense, insofar. as any explanation aries, no markers into the future. we might make of the next life can make sense, given Third, we cannot think of the soul as the real "me" our .very limited experience in this one. and our body as a dispensable attachment that we need Perhaps the response Jesus seems to give about such in this life, but no longer: Both our spiritual and mate- questions (in John 14, for example) is still the best: rial parts, traditionally referred (0 as body and soul, are Don't be afraid. Trust me, and don't be too concerned essential for our human nature, whether here or in the about it. If I told you, you couldn't understand anyway. next life. ' Just know it will be worth waiting for. In other words, there can never, be su~h!l thing.as a A.free brochure outlining basic Catholic prayers, :.truly hUIl!.~,~ou..lf1~atiqg around:.witho~~ 'a»ody;, Ira !rb,e~~fs,~~~~ral p'r~ep~,is av~~b~e ~y sending a . t'soul does.,not.ha~ ~trl.C~lation&o a t5b'dy'1ris'ffo('~ I_Stfurip&l; seti'~add'ressed'ienyelopeto Father'John tPuman:soukWhate,:~c:i~21~,if slfFh aj~p!lf'ilte;~stJ.·-· Qletie~~o%~25,~~ri~:It!6t65~ t~? b~!r"!"'-1(1 :ence were' even :posslble, It wotJld nl>die <inhuman rl)';,iQueStibns: may 'b«!1seRt! :td'FattrerIDietlerrlat'the " . - , ,)' .. c;. j··~e_adcJ.-~, or ~mail: jidietzen@aol.com., ·being. . . . . o

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Memori'es of hate 'never fade . I attended a meeting recently that put a spotlight on recruiter was his first break. Joining the military service 'hate crimes. ~ a young teen, as World War IT erupted, he was "in the A swastika had been painted on the local synagogue's thick of fighting" for several years. A high point of his war service was meeting Gen. Star ofDavid with the words ''Hitler forgot some" written underneath, and many members of this Connecticut George Patton, who asked him, "Would you like to be an officer?" Three weeks later he was elevated to Seccommunity were outraged and saddeneq.. ond Lieutenant, an honor he One of the speakers at the meeting was Jefferson r-----------cherishes. Wiggins, a distinguished Thanks to the GI Bill of Rights, Wiggins was able to educator, who remiricied us that "hate crimes didn't get a degree in political scibegin'today." . . ence and teach in high . He leamed about them school - until the Korean firsthand in 1932, at age War broke out. Then, as a By Antoi'nette Bbsco reserve Army officer, he seven. Son of a sharecropper in Alabama, where 11 ....- -.....--;...~----t~::.......1._;;,;,,;.:J .. went to Korea, serving members of his family there for three years. After Korea he settled in' New Jersey, getting back lived in a little shack at the edge of the woods, he recalled the commotion outside their door in the dead of into teaching and a career as an innovative educator. night. The Ku Klux Klan had come, with shotguns, on FIve years ago he and his wife Janice moved to Conhorses, carrying a Confederate flag and getting a cross necticut. . burning instantly. Life is good, he says, even as he acknowledges perAs for why they were there, it was to kill his father, sonal pain as a father who l~st two sons, Jefferson, at Oem, for having sold a bale of cotton to get money to age 32 from kidney failure, and Hoyt, at 19 from asthma Today, Wiggins acknowledges that what he has acfeed his starving family. It was his share of cotton to sell, but he had defied the owner, who had decreed that complished "astounds him." He credits "some great the cotton could not be sold until he could get a better mentors;' among them a Catholic priest, who helped price. For a disobedient black man, the punishment was him at an emotionally difficult ti.J.Tle. Father Donald the death penalty! Morelli told him: "Son;you:re.stillliving in the shadow Because of the shrewdness of his grandmother, of the KKK. Go back to Jerusalem. The KKK is your Wiggins' father managed to escape into the woods be- Jerusalem.'Shake off that crucifixion." "I went back to the'old shack, still there, but falling hind the shack. That night, thewhole family moved 13 miles away to the next county. The memory haunts apart. I recreated that night and was scared. But Father was right," he said. him to this day. What Wiggins learned was that he could let go of the After hearing his story, I met with this gentleman, wanting to find out how he had made the leap from that pain, while always holding onto the lesson. He has since boyhood in Alabama ~o become a respected educator worked consistently to end hate crimes, teaching, as and author ofan internationally acclaimed book, "White George Santayana wrote, that "those who cannot reCross, Black Crucifixion." He said meeting an Army member the past are condemned to repeat it."

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This is one tough Splinter to remove It's been a few weeks since appearance as a Red Sox, a team 82-year-old Ted Williams under- with which he played his whole went major heart surgery to re- career. And he played on some place and repair valves in h~s woeful Red Sox teams, but ticker. He still lies in a New York never once asked to be traded hospital bed in 'serious condi- : to a contender (sorry Mr. tion, but has shown slow and Bourque). After his playing steady improvement since the days, he became manager of the procedure. Washington Senators, and won To those who know the A.L. Manager of the Year in his Splendid Splinter, not person- rookie season. Ted gave his ally, but as a baseball fan, there's heart in everything he did. no surprise the man is beating .And that heart went out, in a the 60-40 odds againstsurviv- big way, to children. The Splining such a complicated opera- ter loved kids. As a player, he tion at his age. played a major role in the sucThe reason is simple... it was cess of the Jimmy Fund. That devotion didn't end when he re. tired. To· this day, Williams continues to support the battle against By Dave Jolivet cancer in children financially and any his heart they were repairing, other way he can. and aside from his incredible 20/ I met Williams once when I 10 vision, that is Williams' great- was'12 years old. I never saw est asset. Teddy Ballgame is still him play for the Red Sox, but alive today because he has heart as a Boston fan, I knew of him - he loves life - just like he. and held him up as a hero. Ted loved baseball, fishing the out- had a baseball camp in ~1" , :" ......~'..J; ~'~.-,_.~;; ",::,',1:.f"• .lb,·"

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him with them and it was a great shot-in-the-arm for them." That night, at Immaculate Conception the groups attended an 8 p.m. Mass with Cardinal William H. Keeler as principal celebrant and Bishop 0' Malley amo.ng the concelebrants. "Even getting there three hours early we couldn't get to sit together the church was so packed," said McNamee. "We' got back to our schoolforthenightaround12:30 a.m., for what had been a long, but rewarding day." On Monday, the day of the march, the young people and adults met at Our Lady, Queen of the Universe Church, Bishop O'Malley's former parish, for a Mass celebrated by him. "At the Mass we presented the banner that we would carry in the March, and it bears words in maroon, blue, red and green, which are the colors of our four diocesan high schools," the superintendent said. Members of the Spanish ministry of the church served a "big breakfast" to the 300-plus pilgrims after the Mass and they then boarded buses to travel to the rally at the Washington Monument and then march up to the Supreme Court. "The remarks by the students were incredible," said McNamee. "They thought there might be hecklers, but it was a wonderful, prayerful march arid with our banner before us we stayed together as a group. Bishop Sean marched. and mingled with them and talked with them and it was a great experience for .all of us." "I talked to all four school prin",.., '

cipals and we can't rave enough ;; about the students' wonderful behavior and how they did everything asked of them. They came ready for a spiritual experience .and they found it. They were prepared for putting their faith on the line," McNamee asserted. He added that the students had the opportunity to meet with stu. dents from across the nation. "They were amazed that' they could walk among 100,000 . people and just do this." There were group pictures taken on the Capitol's steps and the entourage then went to Union Station and on to .the Pentagon BANNER ALOFT - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., center, in beret, is flanked by Mall for three ho'urs and enjoyed clergy, officials and marchers. At far left is Father Richard D. Wilson, secretary to the bishop. supper. School Superintendent James A. McNamee is in red scarf and Pro-Life Office Assistant Tuesday found them at the' Director Marian Desrosiers is in blue scarf. Father Stephen A. Fernandes, Pro-Life Office Franciscan Monastery in Washdirector, is right" of bishop. (Photos by Madeline Lavoie) ington where Bishop O'Malley said Mass "and Father Stephen Fernandes, director of the Diocesan Pro-Life Office, preached a wonderful homily." . McNamee said the one thing Bishop O'Malley emphasized and which Father Fernandes repeated was that hopefully, next WASHINGTON - Even as they readied to value in life, and is thinking dark thoughts, "help year, each student might get two. march in protest of.the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision him or her see how .much God loves them." by the U.S. Supreme Court allowing abortion, young He suggested that, "When you return with us more students from his or her school to participate "and then we' . students from the Fall River diocese were advised to next year bring two friends who have never been. would go wit4 eight buses. . take up the challenge with greater faith and action. And when you pray, pray that your children or Wouldn't that be marvelous.'" . . Taking a theme from the Sunday Gospel on Jan. your parishioners. will not need to come to this Marian Desrosiers, assistant '" 21, Father Stephen A. Fernandes, director of the city every January! Yes, you are the Church now. director of the Pro-Life Offi~e, .' Fall River diocese's Pro-Life Office, told those And how much we love you because of the good, who brought her lO-year-old·son·, gath~re(Uor Mass that "we l!fe the brO.thers ,and that only you Gan.do as the Church." Stephen on the trip, .sard tpat:~~:?'· sisttJ:~J1tJ~§!}~~h9..IiSlye;epll)!:::tQ~.9 his~~.ill~ffl~t;.~:;~~::.:: ~!1_t ~"!~~t:~~:.~!, sai~Iiath,el'IFernandes"S@- '. snowstorm "was corisid.ere(}., :' we are!poing,GQd'~wilV:';.,,~ " Ij<'i.".l', "pounce the Qood.News to them whioh-i,s th~.fqun-:' , beautiful and the travelers were During his homily he told the congregation: dation of our Pro-Life ministry. Look at what God more than willing to go, saying "We are here because we know the urgency. thinks of us. God knows we are more precious the trip was to promote the sacred- ; Twenty-eight years, 40 million abortions. Violence that the purist metal, of greater value than the rar- . ness of life and therefore too im: at home and at school. Suicide, once whispered, est diamond. God looked at us in our sinfulness portant to call off." , now celebrated. Capital punishment a 21st cen- and said, 'You're worth it. I'm sending my Son to ' . ..•. "7.tjJ~" '~.-. tury anachronism." make it clear as possible.'" ·-'t"""",-~~Ll <::'.:1 "';"'\:. • ' : ' , "~fi~ '~1~~\i Centering on. ~bortion, Father Fernandes told He asked the question, "How can we not reA [1.'.\ i~(. 9'~;~'.~"'.\"""1)\ ~''''~..•.•.t,t,~:,.j._1''~.:~ i the young gathenng: "You are not the. future of spect each oth~r? Roe v. Wade has turned that ~p,;\("19\ ~~ .'. '. ..' .~~~)J.. . ".: . '~~~~. :~i!t.· ~ the Church. You are the Church now. Without you Side down, tnc~ed ~d ba~bo?zled our farmly \. U'i.. ltJJ...~. r1#.. ·?'l~.=.~.r>, 'J we are .half a Church. We are what we must be members and. fnends Into behevIng that we cre~te II mc:~~.~.'ri. " '. . ~" "'.~.".:'.. only With _you. You cannot do what we can do: our own destIny and s.o have the power to deCide Ir ~~~.7??!: . ': ." ~' ' . w . &. you cando .more! Speak gently but clearly the who lives an? who dies. When ~e co~vert Roe v. ". I ~rr~m~l ~~ ~t'li' "'~ . ',~ ~ Gospel o~ Life." Wade, we Will tu.rn th~ ~ulture nght Side up. And I' ,\,.;.>,-.1(':-. He said that when someone asks about a may your Pro-Life mlOlstry at home be to help . . ' / . woman's right to choose, ask: "Choose what?" convert Roe v. Wade andthe hearts of those you !: And when someone is desperate and sees no know and love. God bless you."

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... CLERGY MAKING the march included Father Hernando Herrera of the Youth Apostles and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Seekonk. ~ LENDING MUSIC at Mass in the Church of the Americas in WaShington is Father Richard E. Degagne, pastor of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church in Taunton.

MARCH KICKOFF found one group ready after Mass for a photo in the Church of the Americas. At left of Bishop O'Malley is Laurie Larson Silva, project manager in the Pro-Life Office.

Pope's breaking of cardinals limit reflects administrative style By JOHN NORTON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II's decision to exceed his limit on the number of cardinal electors reflects his personal administrative style and the increasing importance of cardinals in guiding the Church, said Church law experts in Rome. For the third time in his nearly 23-year pontificate, the pope has

ignored a Church law provision limiting to 120 the number ofcardinal electors - thosetmder 80 years old and allowed to vote for a new p(jpe. Barring any deaths before a. scheduled Feb. 21 consistory, the numb'er of cardinal electors will rise to 128, well over the limit established by Pope Paul VI and reaffirmed by Pope John Paul in 1996.

Those familiar with the pope's administrative style are not surprised at his disregard of the rules, which the pontiff, as the Church's supreme legislator, is perfectly free to break. "This pope could care less about norms when it comes to administrative things," said Dominican Father Joseph Fox, professor of canon law at Rome's Angelicum University. He said

New cardinals. will join one of Church's oldest institutions By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

John Paul II, the College of Car- only between 20 and 30 members. dinals has taken on an important After a period of outright VATICAN CITY - When consultative role, too, and has abuses - popes typically rethey receive their "red hats" this been regularly convened to dis- warded their relatives with the month, 44 new cardinals will join cuss such issues as abortion, rank of cardinal during the 1400one of the Church's oldest and Church finances and ecumenism. 1500s - Pope Sixtus V reformed most exclusive institutions., Some 40 cardinals reside in the college in 1586 and set a limit Being a cardinal today does Rome and work in Vatican of- of 70 cardinals. not carry with it the temporal fices. The rest typically come Since then, several things have power that it did in the Middle through Rome several times a remained fairly constant in the Ages, but it is still an unparalleled year for meetings, conferences College of Cardinals: Its members mark of rank in the universal and one-on-one audiences with are all male, papally appointed Church. Material perks have dis- the pontiff. and - since the 1917 reform of appeared, but the respect remains. No one is sure where the term Church law - clerical. Their red Cardinals are most visible to "cardinal" comes from, but by the dress symbolizes the commitment the world when they enter a con- sixth century it was used to de- to the faith, even to the point of clave to elect a new pope. That's scribe a small coterie of papal martyrdom. When they meet to their most dramatic and important .advisers in Rome. Institutional- advise the pope or, in other certask, now.tesetVeKft6l:tla,tli~Ij;j;: . i~ed'inl{he 11 loth: centut)';;the1ttGl< irf 'e'n1o'nie!;;'it'S' C'alle'da 'cbrlslstory. under'th'~;agb; 6d~o:i"t ~r:'llll 'Jl N")~e~e'of)eWdinal~asextended to But theie'liave~beeri 'changes But especially under Pope include non-Romans, bot still had in recent decades, too. The most obvious is the size of the college, which, with the 44 new appointments, will now reach a record 185. It was Pope John XXIII who first increased it to more than 80 cardinals. Then Pope Paul VI set a ceiling of 120 cardinal-electors, but said this group could only include those under the age of 80. Pope John Paul II has twice suspended the limit of 120 and has also appointed several over80 theologians - such as this year's appointment of Jesuit Father Avery Dulles of New York - as a sign of recognition and gratitude. Thus the cardinals' membership is higher than ever - though because of the age rule, nearly one-third of them could be sitting on the sidelines when the next papal election comes along. In theory, the under-80 rule was designed to lend more youth to the conclave and avoid putting elderly cardinals through its demanding requirements. But even with' the age cap, the cardinal electors are getting slightly older. In fact, the new cardinals named in January have an average age of more than 70. Only seven cardinals today are below age 60. Today, cardinals are a more global bunch, coming from 64 countries. Although membership is still heavily tilted toward EuPARAGUAYAN SOCCER player Alejandro Da Silva dis- rope at 53 percent, 27 percent are plays a "100 percent Jesus" shirt after scoring a goal against from the Americas, 10 percent Colombia in a qualifier match for a South American tourna- from Asia, eight percent from ment in Machala, Ecuador recently. Paraguay defeated Co- Africa and two percent from Oceania. lombia 3-1. (CNS photo from Reuters)

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., February 2, 2001 the pope's aides "will tell hi{I1, 'Holy Father, you can't do that!' And'he says, 'I'm the pope.'" The record number of prelates chosen for the red hat in 2001 mostly head archdioceses and fill Vatican administrative posts that have traditionally been filled by cardinals. Pope John Paul's casual approach to administrative legality, particularly in a matter as weighty as cardinal electors, distresses some Church law purists. Msgr. Brian Edwin Ferme, dean of the canon law department at Rome's Lateran University, noted that the pope has "derogated" - or suspended the law - at both consistories since the re-promulgation ofthe 120 limit. The pattern seems to suggest, both "for tidiness' sake" and logic, "that the law probably needs

changing because it really doesn't correspond to reality," he said. But others see good historical and practical reasons to leave the law untouched, even if it means having to break it from time to time. Msgr. Charles Burns, a Church historian and former Vatican archivist, said VaticRII officials "have probably calculated that 120 is a good maximum number" to enter a conclave to elect a pope. And if history is any guide, Msgr. Bums added, the number of cardinal electors will not remain long above 120, despite the theoretical possibility it could do so for well over a year. "The number goes down by sheer attrition: The guys become 80 years old or somebody dies," he said. "We could quite quickly be down again to 120 electors."

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ing nations." But the International Planned Parenthood Federation predicted programs to prevent unplanned pregnancies would suffer the most . WASHINGTON:...... On his first' 'President Bush's first acts was to ' under the new policy because aborworkday in office, President Bush set a Pro-Life course for his ad- tion services themselves were alsigned an order reinstating restric- ministration," said a statement, re,ady ineligible for U.S. funds. A tions on U.S. funds for inmember of the European ternational family planning Union Employment and Sogroups that encourage aborcial Affairs Commission said Bush's order bans the use of U.S. she would encourage the tion. The order was signed Jan. aid funds by international organiza- president of the European 22 as tens of thousands of tions that spend any money - even Union to raise the issue in a abortion protesters went from other sources - on either pro- meeting with Bush planned home after the annual for, June. The European March for Life from the moting or performing abortions. Union is an alliance of naWashington Monument to tions for economic, social, the Supreme Court. The defense and foreign policies. march marked the Jan. 22 anni- from Carl A. Anderson, supreme Bush's plan to reverse his versary of the 1973 Supreme knight of tl)e Knights of Colum- predecessor's action on the Mexico Court ruling that legalized abor- bus. City policy was announced by his tion in the United States. At a press briefing, Douglas press secretary, Ari Fleischer. Bush's order bans the use of Johnson, legislative director for "This policy recognizes our U.S. aid funds by international or- the National Right to Life Com- country's long history of providganizations that spend any money mittee, said the action means the ing international health Care ser- even from other sources - on U.S. government "will no longer vices, incl~ding voluntary family either promoting or performing be using taxpayer donars to en- planning to couples around the world who want to make free and courage abortion." abortions. Reversing the Mexico City responsible decisions about the l\vo days after he took office in 1993, on the 20th anniversary policy was listed by NRLC as one number and spacing of their chilof Roe v. Wade, President Clinton of its priorities for the new ad- dren," read Fleischer's statement. Bush's statement said there rescinded the ban on such fund- ministration. Johnson said the ing, which had been in place since Clinton administration's policy would be no new restrictions on it'was instituted in 1984 by Presi- "collided with the cultural and re- funding for organizations that treat dent Reagan. ligious values and the laws that women suffering from injuries or Bush's action was hailed by exist in the majority of develop- illness that result from abortions. ~

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Catholics urged to· staJldQ~;~~;i;' v~""'''''~if(ifJRDES FRANCE' up to fundamentalists GARABANDAL, SPAIN! & . . FATIMA, PORTUGAL BALTIMORE (CNS) - Biblical fundam,entalism js "creeping and finding its way into Catholic life" and a growing number of Catholics are peing seduced by its religious naivete and oversimplistic approach to Scripture, according to the U.S. provincial superior of the Sulpicians. While attributing some of the defections to the active and even militant evangelizing efforts of fundamentalists, Sulpician Father Ronald D. Witherup also blamed the losses on weak or nonexistent Catholic Bible study programs, unwelcoming Catholic churches and poor preaching. "The reality is that the preaching quality in the United States among Catholic priests and deacons is not always of the highest caliber and is not always very biblical," he told a group of parishbased catechists, youth ministers and educators in a daylong program Jan. 11 in the Baltimore Archdiocese. . A much sought after lecturer on biblical and liturgical topics, Father Witherup has just completed a book, "What Every Catholic Should Know," to be published by Liturgical Press later this year. Noting with regret that there is no established national Catholic Bible study program for parishes to fonow, Father Witherup said local Catholic Bible study

programs "aren't always that good" and that an too often they involve sman groups of people sharing with one another "what the Bible means to me." "If that's the only kind of Bible study going on, then you should be concerned because the point is not just what the Bible means to me, but what did the Bible mean to the Pl?ople who first framed it, preserved it, what has it meant through history, an~ then what does it mean to us and then, maybe, what does it mean to me?" he said. Father Witherup said his experience has been that Catholic parishes are chilly in their reception of visitors, unlike most fundarnentalist congregations, which tend to be warmly welcoming. He said he frequently goes to different parishes "to experience them" and doesn't feel welcome. "No one talks to me, greets me," he said. "It's like you're not part of the in crowd." Fundamentalism, with its reliance on a rigidly literal interpretation of the Bible, emerged around the tum of the 20th century as a reaction to liberalizing trends in' American Protestantism. It broke off, but never completely, from evangelicalism, of which it may be considered one wing. In the mid-1900s it passed from public view but never actu-

ally disappeared or even lost ground. It came to the nation's attention again about 20 years ago and has enjoyed remarkable growth since. While many converts to fundamentalism have come from the large number of Americans who always have been unchurched and from the many dropouts from other denominations, Catholics seem to make up a disproportionate share of the new recruits, Father Witherup said. The Sulpician educator said Catholic parishes need to be alert to the fundamentalist threat, and - among other things - should arm themselves with strong, wellconducted Bible study programs, good resources like the Catholic Study Bible, the Bible Companion and Bible Today, as wen as intelligent use of Internet resources. He warned his audience not to play "Biblical Jeopardy" with fundamentalists "because they feel they have the absolute truth, and they're not likely to change their minds." As fundamentalists tend to be secure in their faith, so too must Catholics, Father Witherup said. "We are a people of the word," he said. "We are people of the Bible. Fundamentalists have no idea what our liturgy is about and how it is the liturgy of the word ,of God and how biblical it is."

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VATICAN CITY - Despite a request from Ukraine's largest Orthodox Church that Pope John Paul II delay his trip to Ukraine, the Vatican said, the trip is on and the pope hopes it will contribute to improving Catholic-Orthodox relations. The Ukrainian Orthodox hierarchy in communion with the Russian Orthodox Church also said that if the pope me,ets with other Orthodox communities in Ukraine - communities they consider to be in schism - it could mark the end of CatholicOrthodox relations. Last week, the Russian Orthodox Church released a letter from Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev, Ukraine, to Pope John Paul II, asking that the June visit be postponed. Two other Orthodox churches exist in Ukraine, and the letter to the pope said, "If, during your visit, there were to be meetings between Your Holiness and any of the schismatic leaders, especially with the pseudo-Patriarch Filaret, who was excommunicated by our church, this would mean that the Roman Catholic Church does not t~e into account the principles of canonical relations between the churches and blatantly interferes in our internal affairs, supporting the schismatics with your authority." "During his pastoral trip, the pope will meet Ukrainian Catholics, and he hopes to contribute to a serene ecumenical dialogue," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said, "The trip of the Holy Father will take place as it was planned," June 23-27. The pope's trip is to include

stops in Kiev, the capital, and Lviv, the principal city of Western Ukraine, the region with the highest concentration of Catholics. Western Ukraine has been the focal point of the Russian Orthodox Church's complaints about Catholics trying to steal believers and property from the Orthodox. The Vatican has said that while problems arose immediately after the Ukrainian Catholic Church emerged from 45 years of communist repression, almost all HERDERS IN Delgerhaan county of Mongolia skin a cow they slaughtered because it points of contention have been was too weak to survive through a devastating winter. Half a million animals in the region resolved. have already starved and frozen to death. (eNS photo from Reuters) Nevertheless, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II ha~ continued to claim that Catholics are proselytizing Orthodox and stealing their churches. The statement released by the Russian Orthodox Church said its 42 bishops in Ukraine had discussed the situation of Catholic~ A million herders aid needs were killed when their Mongolia region, snowstorms Orthodox relations in Ukrai~e and helicopter crashed in Mongolia have devastated 31 county-level of affected; hundreds decided they would not be able administrative areas, affecting .in mid-January. thousands of animals to meet with the pope or particiFather Kang said about 30,000 more than 1.6 million people, 59 pate in any events during his visit. dead. Catholic herders live in the grass- million acres of grassland and 22 Ukrainian Autoc.ephalous lands of Xilin Gol, and there are million livestock, of which Archbishop Igor said in a teleBy CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE another 2,000 urban Catholics. At 路220,500 have died. phone interview from Kharkov, HONG KONG - Catholic least 60 Catholic families were Bishop John Liu Shigong of Ukraine, that Metropolitan fa~rl~lies are a~ong mor~ than a affected by the blizzards in Jining told UCA News last week Vladimir's letter objecting to the mIllion herders In Inner Mongolia Hohhot Diocese, he said. that his diocese also encountered papal visit indicated that the bishsUffe~ng .from fU~1 and food sh?rtMuch of Inner Mongolia has 'difficulties in contacting Cathoops loyal to Moscow had yet to ages In bllzzard-l:ut northern China. been criopled by snowstorms lic herders there, and snowstorms , fully~understa,!p they were liviT\g -, "F~thefK~H& 711e'rt'o\'ng" ;'asidfof 1 J~';H~'~ la~J)D' d 01: ... UIl')" 'tIi" t' _ have nreye'n'ted sorlie' Ci,ltholics , -I ~. Po ':l' H ' P. ' eceJlJUer" WI em in'a~democracy, r, X'ilrN" dbi rJi;nl')~Hlh~i"sf 'tD'ner 'liIp~r Yo'te'Sfb8ve~ng9N&u'Whfir- ~6nf~ol~g'llilJcJ{uP8\:SrVI "Some of the hierarchy is still ,', Bishop'Zhu Wenyu ofChifeng Mongolia Autonomous Region, r nus 31 degrees Fahrenheit. ' thinking in the sameway they were By Jan. 22, at least 29 people told DCA News that although his said the loc~l Ch.~rch was unable when the church, as part of a toto render relief aid to those fami- had frozen to death some 800 dioc~se has been less severely hit talitarian or czarist regime, could !ies because the blizzards, the worst were injured, and 'more than by the blizzards, some poor dictate to other confessions how I~ 4~ year~, have cut off commu5,000 cattle and sheep had died, Cath,olics' houses that were old to behave," said Archbishop Igor. with thousands more missing. mcatlOn With the areas, and in disrepair were further dam"Our church has repeatedly UCA News, an Asian church About 100,000 herder house- aged by the wintry weather. voiced its respect for the Cathone,ws agency based in Thailand, holds were reportedly low on 'The blizzards have threatened lics of the Western and Eastern said Father Kang was quoted by fuel and some 400,000 in the not only Inner Mongolia but also rite in Ukraine to meet with their Beifang Jinde, a Catholic social ser- worst-hit areas were low on neighboring Hebei and Henan chief hierarch," Archbishop Igor vice ~)fganization in China's Hebei food. Some 70,000 people have provinces, and Beifang Jinde added. province. suffered from bad colds, frost- urged Catholics in and outside Ukraine, a former Soviet reHerders in China's northern bite and snow blindness. China to help the blizzard victims public with 49 million citizens, neighbor, Mongolia, also have been Materials such as clothes in the three areas. is home to an estimated five milhit by the weather. Eight herders heating facilities, fu~l, instant It said thousands of Catholics lion Catholic believers. and nearly 500,000 animals have food and'cold and anti-frostbite in remote mountainous areas of died since November, and nine medicine were urgently needed. Hebei were suffering from fuel people on a U,N. mission to assess Across the vast Inner and food shortages.

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of peace when the defense of this basic value is missing." VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II appealed "I also want to invite all sides to promote an for an end to violence in Colombia and asked the effective and true dialogue, while I beg them to governmen~ and rebels to return to the nego~iations ,stop the kidnapping, the acts of terrorism, attacks broken off In N o v e m b e r . , " , ;,against lives as well as the plague of drug traffick. The pop~ decried the "awful increaseo~violenc(( ..".ing," the pope,said. , ,:', ' In Colombia as the rebels refuse to negotiate be,,'~Now is th'e hour to"retiJrn to the Lord of life cause of What they see as a lack of governmeiit 'ac-, ~:so tliathe would move th~ ,hearts of all Colombi~ tion against paramilita:Y groups. ,'~ , , ' a~s 'and,makethemunderstand thaqhey are one .I:luman nghts J:I1omtors have blam~d thepar~- big family," the pope said., _ , . , . . ColombiilnPresident Andres'Pastrana is to demilitary groups for some 130 deaths since the first ' of the year. Meanwhile, the rebels continue to at-' cide on whether to allow the rebels 'to continue to tack villages, kidnap people for ransom and fund' control a demilitarized zone in southern Colomtheir activities through the drug trade. '. bia. The government gave the rebels control over . Pope John Paul called on a~l Colombians "to' rethe area two years ago as a concession to get them discover the supreme value of life. One cannot speak' to the negotiating table.

Pope name~ seven more new· cardinals, brings total to 44 1.9't.ilwMi!e

THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River~ Fri., February 2, 2001

By JOHNTHAVIS CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - In a surprising and unprecedented move, Pope John Paul II named seven new cardinals after appointing 37 just a week earlier. The new nominees included archbishops from Ukraine and Latvia whom the pope had designated cardinals "in pectore" - in his heart - in 1998, but whose names could not be divulged until now. Additionally, he named two prelates from Germany, the first black cardinal from South Africa, a Bolivian and the head of thee Ukrainian Eastern-rite church'. Announcing the nominations on Sunday, the pope said he recognized that he would be further exceeding the technical limit of 120 cardinal-electors, who are under age 80 and eligible to vote in a papal conclave. After they accept their "red hats" at a consistory Feb. 21, the total number of cardinal electors will be 135. Barring deaths, the latest appointments will leave the College of Cardinals with a record-high membership of 185. The two "in pectore" cardinals-designate were: , - Marian Jawo~ski, 74, (he Latin-rite archbishop of Lviv, Ukraine, and a close personal

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resentation from both churches along with each pastor, the committee will continue to meet to work out the details of the proposal and to offer recommendations to the bishop. Officials from the Pastoral Planning Office will assist the task force with its work. In his letter, Bishop O'Malley told parishioners that since the creation of Sacred Heart Parish in ,1873, changes in pastoral life and population shifts resulted in five parishes being formed in what was all of that parish's original territory. When previous bishops had "to respond to the wider needs of the diocese," he wrote, "the people responded with some concern for the future, but also with confidence in God's Providence." Bishop O'Malley emphasized that what is being proposed is a new community of faith and that parishioners are "pioneers" in the project just as their ancestors were when the original parishes were founded. Although acknowledging that change is inconvenient, the bishop assured both congregations that "with good will and our common Faith to guide us, we can, I 'am sure, grow together in God's grace in this new and exciting parish community."

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Bishop Stang honors 1,000 point s.co~ers NORTH DARTMOUTH Bishop S~ang High School recently honored eight of its former basketball standouts who achieved 1,000 points or more in their high school careers at an alumni-sponsored ceremony.

Honorees were: Paul Matheson III '66, Kevin Phelan '69, Bill McMillan '74, Nicole Cloutier '89, Lynn Sl. Martin '96, Matt Carrier '97, Erin Harrington '99 and Ellen Wheeler '00.

NEIL LOEW congratulates his son Brian upon being nominated by the faculty of.Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, to participate in the Hugh O'Brien Leadership Program this spring. Students involved in the program are evaluated on leadership skills, academic excellence and commitment to others.

STUDENTS FROM Taunton qatholic Middle School learned about knights and armor firsthand on a recent trip to the Higgins Armory in Worcester. The day included exhibits, hands-on demonstrations and a taste of life in the Middle Ages.

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TAUNTON - Students in grade six at Taunton Catholic Middle School enjoyed a treat recently when they traveled to Worcester to visit the Higgins Armory. The armory houses one of the largest collections of armor in the United States and guides conducted interactive visits for the 'children who learned. firsthand what life was like during the Middle Ages. . Boys and girls attended a pre-

sentation explaining the development of armor in ancient, medieval and Renaissance periods and how combat armor differs from ceremonial armor. Sixth-grader Kelly Gorrochotegui' was given' the opportunity to try on some battle armor and wield a shield from the Crusades. Stude'nts then entered what is called the Great Hall which has several armor exhibits including leather and chain mail. They

also tried on suits of armor and medieval attire in the Quest Gallery before learning several medieval games arid heraldic pennants. . The trip was arranged by the social studies department and teacher Shirley Bousquin, who is teaching units on the Middle Ages and the Renaissance with students. Chaperones were Mary Bumila, Julie Cronan, Anne Souza and Sandi Sherman.

TEDDY BEAR INVASION - Students from Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford recently organized a collection of Teddy Bears for newborns in the children's ward .at St. Luke's Hospital and the Kennedy-Donovan. With parent volunteer Maurice Ouellette are fourth-graders Elise Ouellette, center, and Mor.gan KUliga.

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STUDENTS PREPARE for the Mass celebrating the beginning of Catholic Schools Week. From left are: Peter Hoye, Taunton Catholic Middle School; Russ Benjamin, S1. Mary's Primary School; Molly Gadry, Samantha Benevides, and Chris Peschel of TCMS. (AnchortGordon photo)

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Where: Dolan Center, St.Mary's Parish, TauntoQ When:Tuesda~Feb. 6,2001 7:30 p.m. Mass in Church Side Chapel 8:00 Seminar in Dolan Center Presenter: Mr. Bud Miller, Diocesan Director, Youth & Young Adult Ministry For: Youth Ministers, Teachers, ReI. Ed. Volunteers, Parents, Priests

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Info: Youth Apostles (508) 672-2755 'The Office for Youth Ministry of the Diocese of Fall River accepts the challenge oftheAmerican Bishops to help parishes empower young people to live as disciples of Jesus Christ; to draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission and work of the Catholic faith community; and to foster the total person and spiritual growth of Catholic youthf' . (from Office for Youth Ministry Mission Statement)

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, Working with a theme of "Celebrating A World of Difference," principals, teachers, teacher aids, parents and students in the various Catholic schools are holding a variety of contests, spelling bees and science fairs; allowing dress-: down days and sending students: skating; catering pizza lu~ches and showing movies; briiigiI).g in speakers and entertain'e',s: 'and story tellers and promoting career days. Many schools are hosting open house as part of registration of new students for the 2001-2002 school year and offering parents too a look at just what is being offered academically, socially and spiritually. The celebrations in schools ranging from North Easton to Fall River and New Bedford and out to Cape Cod and the Islands are seen by school officials as continuing the celebration of the Jubilee Year and underscoring faith in the impact that Catholic education will have in the new century. In Hyannis, St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School joined the observance by celebrating its school motto, "Lord Teach Us," in a most appropriate way, hosting Congregation of Notre Dame Sister Patricia McCarthy on Monday. The well-known advocate of international peace told the students how she has carried that message to many of the world's trouble spots, including Northern Ireland, Croatia and Bosnia. She has even co'ndueted classes-i~ Littleton, Colo", following the tragic Columbine School shootings. Sister Pat spoke with individual grade-level glasses, conducted a separate workshop for teachers in the afternoon and made a presentation to parents and members of the community in the evening. Other activities during this week included "Sundaes on Monday" by the Home and School Association; students being allowed to dress in school colors as

part of Tuesday's "Spirit Day;" and Wednesday, Teacher Appreciation Day found the Home and School Association sponsoring a luncheon for teachers as. parents covered ,!be afternoon classes. ,',: !hursday was 'tC1a~,4?ay" at.j which student$ dressed ill cl()!h-, ing patterns th~t clashed; Im4:~1 events conclu~~d ?n F~.?a~, with.' students dressmg mtherr gtade c ,. level colors. A volleyball tourna- . ment was held in the afternoon before the entire student body, and the Home and School Association provided a pizza luncheon

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AS PART of Catholic Schools Week festivities at Holy Trinity Regional School in West Harwich, the students, the Holy Trinity Saints, and the faculty, the Holy Terrors, hooked up in a basketball game. The Saints nipped the Terrors, 32-31. (Courtesy of Jer.esa ~arbo anq e,alr!ce ryIic.lJael)

COFFEE HOUSE路- SPOOT Sa;wrday, Feb. 17- 6:30 p.m. Cafeteria servingmnell' until 6:30.

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schools. "Higher test scores greater school allegiance, stronger connection to faith, increased likelihood of making social contributions, greater probability of employment success all are com~on'outc0r.nesof stu~~nts attendmgCathohc. schools. Believing that each student is a chil~ God and ch~llenging each to achieve academiC excellence and to embrace the Gospel in their everyday dealings "is a daily standard in our Catholic schools. At St. Francis Prep, such outcomes are part of the daily commitment

,SISTER PATRICIA McCarthy, C.N.D., has an exchange with eighth-graders at S1. Francis Xavier Preparatory School in Hyannis. She spoke 'with students as part of Catholic Schools Week activities at the school. (Courtesy of Jerry Sullivan)

to teach as the Lord has instructed us," Deburro added. Teachers at St. Stanislaus School in Fall River began the week with their own program, "Celebrate the Gift of Knowledge" by giving students the day off and going to a workshop on teaching strategies presented by Louise Thompson "On Tuesday we opened "Celebrate the Gift of Life' with games directed by a gym instructor and then took time from the busy-ness of the day to observe pastor Robert S. Kaszynski's 41st anniversary of ordination," reported Principal Denita Tremblay. "It marked the gift of life because many of the children he baptized are our students." Wednesday found the students at "Celebrating the Gift ofFrierids," and a big-buddy little-buddy scavenger hunt to find students' names hidden throughout the school. On Thursday it was "Celebrating the Gift of Relaxation." ,The students came to school in pajamas and slippers and even brought their Teddy Bears," Tremblay explained. "Parents made us a big pancake breakfast." Events concluded on Friday with "Celebrating the Gift of Sharing Fun," with the eighthgraders putting on an activity day run totally by them that included lunch, cotton candy and popcorn "and we just shared a fun day," said Tremblay. "Catholic education is very important and we like to celebrate it," she added.