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RELIGIOUS WOMEN and men renew their vows at Holy Name Church, Fall. River, as part of World Day for Consecrated Life. (AnchodGordon photo)

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FALL RIVER - Religious from the diocese gathered last Sunday at Holy Name Church for a Mass celebrating World Day for Consecrated Life and took the opportunity to renew their vows. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., was principal celebrant and homilist at the 3 p.m. Mass and thanked religious in attendance for saying yes to God. He was

RELIGIOUS OF JESUS and Mary Sister Irene Rheaume reads the history of St. Claudine Thevenet, foundress of the order, and Blessed Dina Belanger during ceremonies at Notre Dame de Lourdes Church, Fall River, last Saturday. Sister Claudette Lapointe, left, presented the relics of St. Claudine to pastor Father Richard L. Chretien, and Sister Diane Dube, right, superior of the Thevenet Mission in Fall River, presented the relics of Blessed Dina. The three sisters are all parish vocations' from Notre Dame. (Photo courtesy of Gene Thibault)

joined by several concelebrants and Msgr. Stephen J. Avila served as master of ceremonies. "We are here today at the Holy Father's invitation to celebrate World Day for Consecrated Life," the bishop said. "We gather in spirituality and joy and thanksgiving for all the gifts that God has given us. When we say yes to God something beautiful happens." Bishop O'Malley recalled when he was

a youngster taking a ride with his father and older brother to drop off the elder sibling at a retreat. Although too young to attend, the bishop said he remembers talking with an old .friar who was gardening and whom his father called the happiest man in the world. "Those words really struck me," said the bishop, adding that "religious life is a vocation where one can achieve' great happiness in love, faith and Tum to page 13 - Religious

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BOSTON - Jennifer Richardson, five, has celiac disease. She can't eat anything with gluten in it. The Catholic Church requires that hosts for the Eucharist be made of wheat with gluten. Last fall Jenny's parents, Doug and Janice Richardson, registered Jenny in first Communion class at St. Patrick Parish in Natick, a Boston suburb. They spoke to the pastor about her condition and asked him to substitute a rice wafer for the wheat host for her first

The Code of Canon Law says that the bread used for the Eucharist "must be only wheat." In a 1929 instruction the Vatican said if another substance is used in place of wheat, iUs not .just illegal but invalid: There is no Eucharist. Communion. They offered to make the rice wafers. The pastor, Father Dan 1\vomey, said that was not possible because only wheat is allowed. He said Jenny could, however, receive Communion under the form of wine; as many others with celiac disease do. The Richardsons rejected that solution and have joined the United Methodist Church, to which Doug Richardson belonged before they got married. When Father Twomey informed Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law of the case, the cardinal wrote to the Richardsons. He reaffirmed the Church's position but asked them to reconsider their decision and speak again with their pastor. They declined. Their story made national news after it was written up by Boston Herald columnist Joe Fitzgerald in an article hel!-dlined "Unbending church forces family to rethink its faith." He quoted Janice Richardson saying, "I know of two churches in this archTum to page 13 - Eucharist

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of 40 he returned to Hales Corner to study theology at the Sacred Heart School of Theology. He was ordained a priest in 1981 and after an internship at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Parish in Franklin, Wis., headed· to South Africa where he served in Port Elizabeth. Father Aresta subsequently studied canon law and returned to Africa. After surgery for heart problems cut short his missionary duties, he became part of the administration of Sacred Heart School of Theology, serving as provincial secretary and mission secre, tary. He also taught there and at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago, and was chaplain to area hospitals. His funeral Mass and interment were held Feb. 2 at Sacred Heart Monastery at Hales Corners, Wis.

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Pope says religions offer example of self-giving' By CINDY WOODEN CATliOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Men and women who belong to religious orders offer the whole Church an example of the joyful self-giving that should mark the lives of all Christians, Pope John Paul II said. At a Mass marking the feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the fifth annual Day for Consecrated Life, the pope led hundreds of brothers, nuns and priests in offering thanks for the gift of religious life and renewing their commitment to their vows. The Mass in St. Peter's Basilica was celebrated by Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, prefect of the Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, in the presence of the pope, who gave the homily and led the prayer of

thanksgiving. "Those of you consecrated to serving God in a stupendous variety of ecclesial vocations renew your commitment to following the obedient, poor and chaste Christ so that, through your evangelical witness Christ the Lord, the light of the nations, will shine in the Church and enlighten the world," the pope said. In his homily, the pope said consecrated men and women are examples of the oblation that should characterize all Christian communities, build them up and motivate them to bring the Gospel to the whole world. Pope John Paul said that thinking of the more than 810,000 women and the almost 200,000 men who belong to religious orders and' institutes "fills me with consolation because you are like

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implement the "In Support of Life" project on assisted suicide and other end-of-life issues, initially a three-year commitment. ' The new appointments are permanent and will require Parker andAvila to work on a varit:ty. o( public issues for t!le MCC which represents ,the Fall River diocese and the three other Catholic dioceses in Massachusetts before the state legislature in Boston as well as other branches of government.

Pope: Albanian youths should b~ encouraged to stay in homeland VATICAN CITY (CNS)Pope John Paul II encouraged Albania's bishops to focus their pastoral attention on younger generations and help them resist the temptation of"easy success" outside their homeland. The pope, speaking to the bishops last week during their "ad timina" visits to the Vatican, said the decade following the fall of communism in Albania had brought new freedom for the Church and a resurgence of its pastoral structures. But this success story has been clouded by the East European country's continuing economic struggles, which have taken a heavy toll on families and young people, he said. "It is urgent that younger generations receive preparation fOT building a better future in their own country, overcoming the temptations ofemigration and the illusion ofeasy success in foreign lands," the pope said. At the same time, he said, families need the Church's moral and material support in resisti~g serious evils that afflict Albania and other countries in the region: abortion, prostitution, drug abuse, vendetta,

violence and exploitation of women. "Do not tire ofraising your voices in defense of the right to life from the moment of conception, aJld do not be drawn away from your commitment to protect with courageous determination the dignity of every human being," he said. The pope, addressing the bishops, said he was pleased at the Church's growth inAlbania He said it reflected the truth that new seeds of faith will sprout from the blood of martyrdom. For some 50 years, Albania's communistgovernment harshly repressed the church and its leaders. "After the long winter of persecution, the season of hope has begun. New churches have been built and numerous religious houses have been opened, which represent providential outposts ofevangelization and religious promotion:' the pope said. He asked the bishops to encour· age cooperation between their own pastoral personnel and foreign missionaries who arrive in Albania, saying that they are serving the same cause of the Gospel. He also said the bishops should make sure local parishes are turned into lively centers of ongoing formation for the laity.

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themoorin~ Faith-based institutes The President's concept of giving federal funds to religious' organizations is froth with many difficulties. Aside from the question of' separation of church and state there are many practical questions that must be resolved. Frrst and foremost, what strings will be attached to the monies? What about the thousands of novice Pentecostal storefront churches? How does the government regulate the spending of funds efficiently and within federal guidelines? And of c<?urse, as everyone who deals with the federal government knows, the paperwork would be horrendous. It would create a massive bureaucracy .that could easily be buried in so much red tape that accountability and responsibility would go out th~ door. Washington has a unique way of covering up errors and.mistakes. In this situation the very integrity of a religious. organization could be questioned. This faith-based outreach could easily dissolve the wiry boundary that should exist between church and state. History has well. demonstrated that when the lines are crossed and we. evolve into a church state, then democracy as we know it goes down the tubes. There is no doubt that civic societies and religious organizations that emphasize moral and ethical values can play a major role in alleviating the many problems that face our nation. However, there . is a danger that ~hen such institutes get on the government payroll, they can lose their souls. Governmental regulations can come with disastrous' results to religious practices. Signs and symbols of a given religious sect can be outlawed by governmental grants. When one becomes a partner of Big Brother, he or she runs the risk of diluting the message and meaning of their faith beliefs. In other words, they can lose their soul. So, they become a secular package with a 'religious venue. As the days go by and this faith-based mission becomes more developed, it is imperative, especially in a pluralistic society such as ours, that a proper view exists of the relations between the political community and the Church. The role and competence of the Church being what it i's, she must in no' way be confused with the political community nor bound to any political system or party. In their proper spheres, the political and the Church are materially.independent and s'elf~goveri1j"ng:'There 'can'be little'doubt- tpat-human- serviees , and needs can be more effectively rendered for the good of all if each works better for a wholesome mutu3.I cooperation. In this age of crass secularism it is imperative that the Church preach the truth of the Gospel and shed light. in areas of human activity through her teachings. In this way, the Church truly shows respect for the politi. cal freedom of all. This mission can never be dictated by outside governmental influence, especially in the shadowy areas that could emerge with federal funds. The Church cannot place all her hopes in privileges, grants and funding conferred by civil authority'. In some circumstances the Church must stand ready to renounced the exercise of certain legitimate rights if it becomes clear that their use raises doubts about the sincerity and honesty of her witness. The Church must always achieve an independence that is necessary for the fulfillment of her divine mission: This independence cannot be diluted by the acceptance of federal funds for social projects which seemingly serve the common good. Where there is a mutually honest effort for church and state to form a partnership in alleviating social d.isorders and where there exists not effort to secularize church, then the faith-based outreach concept can take root and have meaningful results. However, in no way can the principle of religious freedoms and rights be compromised.

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The risks of national disunity and disrespect By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Although Americans already have enough worries, the country needs to take its unity much more seriously. During the inauguration of President George W. Bush, satirists had a field day splintering the spirit of unity he was encouraging..One jokester' announced that the salute to the president no longer was "Hail to the Chief," but "Hail to the Thief." Another critic remarked, "There are a thousand points of light, and we ended up with the dulI one." Humor is a necessary virtue that enables us to weather difficulties. But where do we draw the line between wholesome humor and that which is divisive? When does it reduce us to hardhearted cynics? These are serious questions for several reasons. . First, to remain balanced and healthy, America's prosperity depends on our unity: The recent energy shortage in California is a good example of how easy it is for an affluent state to quickly lose its balance. If Californians, neighboring states and Congress

fail to unite and work out this energy problem, panic could erupt. . A time when major elements of ou'r infrastructure such as.our power plants, highways, airways and water systems are in need of overhauling is no time for Democratic and Republican partisanship or vendettas. Nor is this the time for divisive humor from satirists. History teaches that alI civilizations that enjoyed a golden age. felI eventually, not so much because of war but because they forgot the sage proverb, "United we stand, divided we fall." We are no exception to this principle. Second, though America may be the most powerful nation in the world, history teaches that being No. 1 also m'eans that someone is always working behind the scenes to unseat you. This is the law of the jungle - and of nature. The more we appear divided in the world, the more those who oppose us will be inspired to seek ways to sabotage us. Third, the risks will prove great if we don't work diligently to foster respect for one another. Virtues such as kindness, under-

standing and respect can so easily give way to hate, confusion and irreverence. To foster a spirit of healthy unity and respect in our homes, workplaces and country, I suggest pinning the folIo wing prayer from the Breviary to a bathroom mirror where it can't be overlooked and saying it daily: "We tum to you, 0 God of every nation, "Giver of life and origin of . good; . "Your love is at the heart of all creation, . "Your hurt is people's broken brotherhood.... "Free every heart from pride and self-reliance, "Our ways of thought inspire with simple grace, "Break down among us barriers of defiance, "Spe~ to the soul of all the human race. ''Teach us, good Lord, to serve the needs of others, "Help us to gi ve and not to count the cost. "Unite us alI, for we are born as brothers; "Defeat our Babel with· your Pentecost."

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cline to try it. While ,multiple work and family pressures leave a small percentage of Americans ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Back with absolutely no time for themin October, Editor & Publisher selves, a lack of time often is just magazine reported on data emerg- a convenient excuse. We all long ing from the Readership Institute's for more free time, yet most "Impact" study of newspaper Americans manage to take in the occasional movie, playa game of readership. The article said this project golf, or spend time on other ac"may very well be the best hope tivities that take as much or more - or last chance - newspapers time that it does to read the averwi 11 ever have of reversing a read- age Catholic publication. So what does it mean when ership decline they have been unpeople say they don't have time able to stave off for 50 years." The article reported that in to read a Catholic publication? It 1970 "77.6 percent of adults over means doing so isn't important to them. That 19 years of they don't age read a value knowdaily newspaing what's goper during the Every February, the ing on in the week. By last magazines, newsletters, Church. That year, that figbooks and newspapers of they don't see ure was down the Catholic Press AssoChurch affairs to 56.9 perciation promote Catholic as r.elevant to cent." It furtheir lives. Press Month as a time to ther notes that That they conthe decline in consider the importance of sider Catholic readership is Catholic literature in ongoreading a most proing faith development. chore on nounced which they're a m 0 n g not willing to Americans waste their few precious hours of between the ages of 21 and 25. . "Where about 60 percent of leisure time. The chore aspect is a problem young adults were daily readers in 1967, the percentage has de- we continue to confront at Cathoclined every five years to barely lic publishers:We need to redouble efforts to make reading our pub20 percent in 1997," it.said.. These statistics weren't sur- lications easier and more enjoyprising to~thoseinvol~ediriCatho~ able. But when it comes to maklic publishing. We've watched ing non-reading Catholics see the readership that was large and loyal value of Catholic literature, our in the 1950s and 1960s grow hands are virtually tied. Every February, the magasmaller and less committed over recent decades. But whereas tele- zi'nes, newsletters, books and vision, radio and the Internet can newspapers of the Catholic Press (at least partly) fill the informa- Association promote Catholic tion void created when people Press Month as a time to consider stop reading secular publications, the importance of Catholic literamost Catholics who stop reading ture in ongoing faith developthe Church's printed media effec- ment. Our members produce posters, tively stop learning about their faith. And that's the reason for all feature articles on their operations, subscription drives and of us to be concerned. A lack of time is the reason . other events to make people in the cited by most people who stop pews aware of the contribution the reading the Catholic press or de- Catholic press makes to Church GENERAL MANAGERlEorroR, CATHOUC CoURIER

life. This essay is part of the promotion. But for the most part, our promotional efforts constitute preaching to the choir. Most campaigns succeed only in reaching people like you - people who already know the value of reading Catholic publications. How can we reach those who think a couple of sound bites per month on the evening news gives them everything they need to know about the Church? Our tiny budgets generally don't allow for billboards, TV or radio ads. And posters in the back of church only reach those who

sibly devise. You can help us reach non-readers by telling about articles you read in Catholic publications. You can use our work as the basis for discussion at church and in your neighborhood. You can help others see how Catholic literature improves your life. You can help them understand the importance of making time to continue learning about their faith.

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Canonization, on the other hand, is a declaration Q. What steps would a Catholic couple who have lived together for a long time need to take 'meant for the universal Church. That geographical distinction no longer applies. Beatification, proNEW BEDFORD - Calix, a to be married in the Catholic Church? Is it posPUblicity Chairmen are asked claiming an individual Christian blessed, is genersible for a priest to. marry them knowing they to submit news items for this col- group which enlists Catholic men ally today a step in the process of canonization and, have been cohabiting? (New Jersey) wim to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, and women who are gratefully celA. Contrary to what many Catholics seem to as- like canonization, is reserved to the pope. ebrating recovery from alcoholism, Fall River, 02722. Name of city. The permission for celebration of the liturgy sume, living together is not an impediment to maror town should be included, as drug addiction and other dependenhonoring those who are Church law. In riage in cies will meet Sunday at 6:30 p.m. well as full dates of all 'activi~-"'L.. beatified remains, howat the parish center of Holy Name other· words, a couple ties. DEADLINE IS NOON ON of the Sacred Heart ofJesus Church. who have lived together ever. Normally, the pope FRID.AYS. grants the newly elevated Newcomers always welcome. for whatever length of Events published must be of blessed a Mass and Office time are not prohibited interest and open to our general NORTH DARTMOUTH-A from marriage for this of his or her own and a readership. We do not normally Separated-Divorced Group will reason. particular feast day, to be carry notices of fund-raising. meet Feb. 12 from 7-9 p.m. at the celebrated particularly, Cohabiting couples By Father activities, which may be adver- . Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 are, of course, expected but not exclusively, in John J. Dietien . places related to his or her tised at .our regular rates, ob- Slocum Road. Guest speaker Steven to fulfill the same life. tainable from our business of- Griffth will address the topic "In- premarriage requiresurance as a Foundation for Finan- ments as other couples, including attendance a't Pope John Paul II has fice at (508) 675-7151. cial Planning for Separated:Dimarriage preparation programs, premarital inven- assigned Oct. II as the feast of Pope John XXIII, ATTL£BORO - Marian De- vorced People.," the date ofthe opening ofVatican Council II. Masses tories and so on, as required by the local bishop. votions will be held at the La may be celebrated in his honor at the discretion of Most dioceses today also provide guidelines to Salette Shrine at 2 p.m. Sunday. It NORTH DARTMOUTH the local bishop. will include the rosary and music. The Fall River Diocesan Council priests and other pastoral staff, to help such couples To your second question, the only non-Catholic bridge the gap, spiritually, intellectually and psyof Catholic Women's annual retreat Christian denomination I have found which offibetween their present relationship and chologically, FALL RIVER-A series offour will he held March 30-April I at cially gives some sort of liturgical recognition to 'monthly classes on Natural Family the Family Life Center and feature' an authentic sacramental marriage. Again, however; there is no obstacle of any kil)d Pope John XXIII are Lutherans. Listed in the calPlanning by the Couple to Couple Father Edward Murphy, parochial to a marriage in the Church simply because of their endar of lesser festivals and commemorations of League will be held from 6:30-8:30 vicar of Holy Name Church, Fall the official Lutheran Book of Worship we find: p.m. at Saint Anne's Hospital on River, as retreat master. For reser- current situation. Q. Some friends were discussing the beatifi- "June 3 - John XXIII, Bishop of Rome." March 6, April 3 and May I. For vations contact Claudette' Originally printed in 1978, the Book of Worship more information call Diane Santos Armstrong at 672-1658. cation of Pope John XXIII and wondered about at 674-5741 ext. 2480. the celebration of Mass in his honor. Is that pos- is published by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod; NORTH EASTON - Week- sible now? FALMOUTH - A day of rec- end Cursillo retreats for adults will Also, one of our group told us that some other and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada. ollection for women will be held on be held at Stonehill College as fol- Christians, besi~es Catholics, honor John XXIII A free brochure answering questions CathoFeb. 28 beginning with a 9 a.m. lows: Feb. 23-25, women; March in their worship. But he did not know which lics ask about cremation and other Catholic fuMass at St. Patrick's Church. It is 22-25, men; April 19-22, women. ones. Is that true? (Texas) . neral 'regulations and customs is available,by' sponsored b~ the St. Patrick's <;o~n- It offers participant~ a .ch~nce ~o A. Beatification was formerly a way of acknowl- sending a stamped, self-'addressed envelope to cll of Catholic Women and wlll.m- re~ect and renew theIr ~elatIons~lp edging the sanctity of an individual Christian for Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. clude pra~er, lunch ~d gues.tspeaker WIth Jesus. For more mformatIon the benefit of people in a particular locality. Often 'Questions for this column may be sent to FaMercySlsterDympnaSmlthand.a"'Gall.Larry.Souza.~tA77,-66.Q2"Qr.tho d I e db th I lb' h d 'tt d ther Dietzen at the Same address, or e-mail y e oca IS. op an. perml e presentation entitled "Lenten Reflec- Dave Guillemette at 539-4186. ' IS ~as ec j jdietzen@aol.com. tions." 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please call 540-5134. NEW BEDFORD - The Courage Group will meet Saturday at 7 p.m. at the rectory of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. Courage is a support group for Catholic men and women who are confronting same sex attraction issues and who are striving to lead chaste lives. For more information call Msgr. Thomas Harrington at 992-3184.

SOMERSET - A Holy Hour for Vocations will be held on Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. atSt. Thomas More Church. It will include song and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Refreshments will follow.

I was' wrong on both counts. I didn't know, for I had to smile once when a Catholic teen-ager referred to the mother of Jesus as "Mary Super- example, that the. first Marian hymn dates back to star." Actually I thought that was a good descrip- Christian worship services during the second cen.. WESTHARWICH-TheSt. ~ tion of this amazing woman who has been given tury. Nor did I know that the earliest portrayal of Francis of Peace Fraternity, a Secu- . more titles' than, I wager, most of us could re- Mary was in A.D. 150 - a fresco painted in the lar Franciscan Order, will meet count. catacomb of Priscilla in Rome. Sunday for noon Mass at Holy TrinMost of us have no Not surprising to me ity Church. A discussion and rewas my immediate curidoubt wondered about freshments will follow. osity when I picked up a Mary's early life, her parents, the turmoil in the new book called "Your One-Step Guide to family when it was disMary" (Charis, Servant covered that this unmarPublications), that ried Jewish maiden was . opened with this quesBy Antoinette Bosco' pregnant. Finley relates tion: "Is there any other the stories about Mary's of each human life. "He haS been a woman in the history of "~----------i...":"_~ J-I childhood told in the tireless worker in defense of life' Western Civilization who a p 0 cry p h a I and has helped to move our coun- has had as great an impact as Mary, the motherof "ProtoevangeliumJacobt"' ("Gospel of James"). This try toward becoming a culture of Jesus?" may be an apocryphal document, but it is plausible life," she said. . Previous recipients of the Then, based on detailed research, we get this' fiction, filling a void in the Gospels when it comes "Proudly Pro-Life Award" include answer: "The Virgin Mary has been more of an in- to information about Mary. . No doubt these legends about Mary proliferated Pope John Paul II, President Ronald 'spiration to more people than any other woman who Reagan, the late MotherTe~sa and has ever lived. And she remains so as we enter the in the centuries that followed, when, Finley says, Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New 21 st century, despite its being conventionally re- "the Christian imagination, it seems, could not get York. garded. as secularistic by contrast with previous so enough of Mary." Finley presents a smorgasbord of facts to show Father Pavone said he accepted, called ages of faith." With this introduction, author Mitch Finley puts Mary's increasing importance, starting with the early 'the award with gratitude, "but also' with a great sense of restlessness,. a magnifying glass on Mary's story, from her intro- decades of the Christian era. Hundreds of legends b.ecause our goal is not yet· duction to us in the Bible to the present day. He about Mary developed during the Middle Ages, all ~nds as he began, with a question: "How might dedepicting her as kind, a helper of the poor, the opachieved." . The priest said his organ;zation· votion to Mary fit into Catholic spirituality for a pressed and sinners. and the National Rightto Life Com- new millennium?" This merciful mother never holds back on love In all honesty, I've read so m~ch about Mary for us earthly ones. No wonder she remains supreme mittee ~till "I~ng for the da~ wh~n' , every lI.fe, WIthout exception, IS that I didn't think I would find much that would be in our hearts. w~lcomed a~d protected." I:Ie said new to me. Nor did I think it would affect my own Above all, Mary is our model for faith - faith Priests for Life would c~ntmue to personal devotion to this woman who has been my that "abandons the self in complete trust that, whatwork ~o~ard ~at goal ~th all the inspiring guide as I journeyed through a difficult ever happens, God's loving kindness will be there. organlzabons 10 the Pro-Life mo~e- life as a Catholic mother raising children alone and It is this faith that Mary teaches us yesterday, today ment and all people of good WIll. outliving sons. and forever."

NRLC gives 'Proudly Pro-Life ,Award'tQ Father Pavone NEW YORK (CNS) - Priests fo'r Life has announced that its international director, Father Frank Pavone, will receive~the 2001 "Proudly Pro-Life Award" from the National Right to Life Committee at an April 25 banquet in New York. Father Pavone, a priest of the NewYoi'kArchdiocese who became national director of the 40,000member Pro-Life group in 1993, has traveled to all 50 states and five continents to fight abortion. He became international director of Priests for Life when he was asked by the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family to coordinate Pro-Life activities worldwide. . He was an official with the council from 1996 until 1998, and still collaborates with it on Pro-Life activities. NRLC president Wanda Franz said Father Pavone's advocacy has drawn attention to the sacredness

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Better than OeM i 1.le There is this great scene in "Indiana Jones and They lived far from family and friends. They had the Last Crusade" where action hero Indiana (aka no health insurance. She became pregnant. And, Harrison Ford) finally figures out that to reach the she laughs now, "I was terrified." Yet all went well, she smiles, as it has in other so-called Holy Grail he must step out into what seems like thin air over a deep, seemingly endless times of their lives when they faced what seemed cavern. like insurmountable odds. He literally steps off the cliff edge with no sup"According to my husband," she says, "having port in sight for his foot. The audience gulps as he kids and losing jobs are among the best things that tests his confidence and appears to be taking a long can happen to a couple because these experiences first step into oblivion. can open our eyes to the fact we are neither selfLuckily for Harrison Ford fans, what had been sufficient nor alone. In the hearts and hands that an invisible bridge across _-----------r--:::::::----,~ reach out to help, we catch a glimpse of the the cavern appears. Indi" God who cares for ,us." ana finds himself on firm footing: 1 In both Harrison Oddly enough, this JL ~. Ford's stepping out scene brings to mind not ~ into apparent oblivion only the devil's temptation and my friend's reflecof Jesus (Lk 4: 1.13), but By Dan Morris tion on di vi ne provia delightful exchange with dence, it strikes me that a dear friend as she shared we perhaps,live not aboutthe early days of her boldly enough too much of the time. marriage. In terl1}s of the devil inviting Jesus to go templeWhile Jesus clearly tells us that it is not our place jumping to prove God's angels would swoop down to be literally or even metaphorically putting God and save him, the parallel is obvious. to the test (leaping off parapets), he also underAs a side note, I know for a fact I am not the scores that our faith will sustain us and that "if God only one in league with the devil on this Scripture clothes in such splendor the grass of the field which passage. While wildly swilling illicit Oreos and milk grows today and is thrown on the fire tomorrow, ' during a back-yard pup-tent poker game years ago, how much more will he provide for you!" At the same time, it seems pretty clear that you some buddies and I admitted outloud that it would have been "beyond rad" if Jesus had in fact leaped and I are asked to be the "invisible" bridge for othoff the temple, causing this awesome squadron of ers, keeping an eye out and a hand ready for those angels.to dramatically swoop in and snag him mid- who might not even know we exist. How very often this takes place in simple acts of air. Yes! I also strongly suspect Cecil B. DeMille would kindness and concern - from the knitting of warm have preferred this version as well, and instead of booties for a newborn to sending along our tax rewatching Charleton Heston parting the waters of turn check to the parish St. Vincent de Paul Society the Red Sea around Easter every year, we'd liee him so its members can help others buy a coat or heat as Jesus gracefully gliding off the parapet of the their home. Eat your heart out, Cecil. temple to be rescued by angels. Comments are welcome. E-mail Uncle Dan My friend and her husband were surviving on a meager income in a tiny one-bedroom apartment. at cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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Law professor decries efforts to alter'U.N. human rights charter ByWILLIAM F. MCCAUGHEY III CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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ence in Beijing in 1995 to expand on the document's basic rights to include sexual and reproductive rights. PROVIDENCE, R.I. - NonGlendon, who led the Holy See governmental organizations that try delegation at Beijing, said it was at to expand the U.N. Declaration on the conference that she "first realHuman Rights to include "new ized the degree to which the declasexual and reproduction rjghts" risk ration was being brought into conhaving the document "brought into tempt by its pretended friends." contempt," said Harvard law proThe purpose of the conferfessor and author Mary Ann ence was to put final touches Glendon~ "I now realize how vulner"I now realize how vulnerable in- on a draft meant to serve as a means to improve the status able international institutions are to ... special interests, and ternational institutions are to ... spe- of women. The draft, in keephow little we know about cial interests, and how little we know ing with U.N. practice, con(their) agendas and the finan- about (their) agendas and the finan- tained many cross-references cial backing;' she said. cial backing," said Harvard law pro- to the U.N. Declaration on Glendon made the com- fessor and author Mary Ann Human Rights, "the grandmother of all U.N. documents in a speech she gave at Glendon. ments;' Glendon said. Providence College recently "The Beijing conference as part of a lecture series on had no authority to revise the the development of Western tion on Human Rights," Glendon U.N. canon of fundamental rights," civilization. "I fear the declaration may be- traced the document's origin to a she said, adding that "the provisions come exactly what many African 1941 Vatican Radio broadcast by under attack were identical to conand Asian countries have charged all Pope Pius XII, who called for an stitutional provisions in the ho~e countries of the women who were along - a 'Western' document that international bill of rights. The document was drafted by a leading the charge." does not reflect non-Western values;' She said the Western coalition commission led by first lady Eleanor she added. She said that the NGOs' lobby- Roosevelt before it won acceptanCe retreated from its position only afing groups had "closely intertwined by the United Nations in 1948, she ter the Holy See delegation sent and surrounded" offices of the said. It sets forth social and economic statements to major European newsUnited Nations, and noted that more rights such as a decent level of sub- papers saying the delegates' positions were "unauthorized and at odds both than 90 percent of the NGOs are sistence, housing and health care. As she has in other lectures, she with the U.N. declaration and the based in Europe and the United talked about efforts of NGOs to use official policies of their own govStates. . "Unfortunately, the United Na- the Fourth U.N. Women's Confer- ernments." tions' remoteness from public scrutiny and democratic accountability has made the world body a magnet for the kind oflobbyists whose agendas have trouble passing muster in the ordinary political processes in their own countries," Glendon said. In her talk on "The Perils and Promise of the Universal Declara-

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Bishops"to' co'nsult with women holding top diocesan posts . By NANCY FRAZIER O'BRIEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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Church norms a topic. as Catholic coll~ge heads meet WASHINGTON (CNS) - The U.S, implementation of Church norms for Catholic higher education was 'again a topic of discussion as the Association ofCatholic Colleges and Universities held its annuat meeting in Washington. Association members are the presidents of more than 200 U.S. Catholic colleges and universities. A closing business session featured a panel discussion and questions concerning implementation of the U.S. norms, with special attention to areas where federal or state laws and the Church norms may come into conflict The session also featured a discussion of upcoming events related to the norms, including local bishoptheologian meetings around the country and a national meeting of bish-

developing recommended proce- . dures for implementing one element ofthe norms, the granting, withholding or withdrawing of the "rru:uuJatum" "Mantkztum" is the technical

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that Church law says a Catholic theology professor must have from a bishop. Msgr. John 1. Strynkowski, U.S, Catholic Conference assistant secretaryforCatholichighereducation' and campus ministry and staff to the Pilarczyk committee, told the presidents that the long-standing USCC Committee of Bishops and Catholic College and University Presidents plans to hold more extensive meetings than before in coming years, in order to address implementation issues on an ongoing basis. He said the Pilarczyk committee

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. ':.Earlier in the meeting Cardinal Godfried DanneelS of Mechelen..Brussels; Belgiwn,said one of the key. componentsofa Catholiciden,tity in a Catholic university is,having a faculty With a.''Catholic sensibility" - a strong'sense. of what. it meartstO,beCathoJic.~whetherthe

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of the '01~coritinuouSly' qitholic . higher'education institution:in the , world. ~(nowtWiJi) Catholic universitiesofLeuvenaildLOuvam. His address was devoted to'an overview ofthe characteristics that make an institute of higher leaming Catholic. Thosenorms,mandatedbyPope John Paul IT's 1990 apostolic constitution on Catholic higher educa. tion, "Ex Come &clesiae" (''From the Heart of the Church"), were adopted by the bishops in November1999andreceivedfinalapproval from Rome in May 2000. Abishops'committeeheadedby Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk of Cincinnati is currently working on

WASHINGTON - The U,S. bishops' Committee on Women in Society and in the Church will consult with more than 100 women who hold leadership positions in dioceses around the country March 11-.13 in Chicago. , The invitation-only consultation_ will have both "an inward focus and an outward focus," said Sheila Garcia, assistant director of the bishops' Secretariat fOf Family, Laity, Women and Youth, who is orga. nizing the meeting. . The women, nominated by their bishops, will attend workshops on such "inward" issu~s as justice in the workplace, recruitment and the implications of working with fewer priests, but also will share their views on "outward" topics such as evangelization of younger women, ways to bring about unity in the Church and the impact of violence and economic injustice on women. Ideas generated at the meeting on the latter topics will be passed along to the appropriate committees of the bishops' conference, Garcia said. Archbishop John G. Vlazny of P()rtland, Ore., current chairman of the committee on' women, and two past chairmen -- Auxiliary Bishop John C. Dunne of Rockville Centre, N:Y., and Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, Ill. - will participate in a panel discussion about their own experiences working with women in the Church. The consultation is a continuation of the committee's work on their 1994 document,

"Strengthening the Bonds of Peace: A Pastoral Reflection on Women in the Church and in Society" and 1998's "From Words to Deeds: Continuing Reflections on the Role of Women in the Church," Garcia said. , Archbishop Vlazny then asked every U.S. bishop to nominate three women who hold leadership positions in his diocese or archdiocese and to name at least one who represented an ethnic minority. The bishops responded with 378 names from 128 dioceses, with the women holding positions that included chancellor, schools superintendent, director of finance, newspaper editor, Pro-Life and family life directors and director of adult faith formation. . The response, Garcia said, "was far more than we expected" and showed "how interested the bishops are in this issue." . . Each of those 378 women then received a survey asking her about positive and negative experiences as a woman in Church leadership, what helps or hinders women's voices in Church decision-making, experiences with mentoring or being mentored, and support systems. Because of funding considerations, only one woman from each diocese was invited to the consultation, Garcia said. But the group reflects a good cross-section of women in diocesan leadership positions today, she added. Most of the women are in the 50-60 age range, and 40 percent are women religious. About five percent of the participants are African-American, and about six percent are Hispanic.

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Details released on ongoing abortion talks in Massachusetts By CATHOLIC

NEW YORK Cardinal-designate Edward M. Egan addresses media outside the White House following a meeting with President George W. Bush. A number of Catholic leaders were present to discuss social service programs. With the cardinal-designate are Denver Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and Mother Agnes Mary Donovan of the Sisters, of Life. (CNS photo by AI Stephenson)

Praise, questions follow Bush's faith-based initiative statement By PATRICIA ZAPOR CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - President Bush's faith-based initiatives program introduced late in January drew everything from high praise to condemnation. While he had a few words of caution, the archbishop of New York said he believes the initiative "is going to be a great success - bringing a culture of understanding, a culture of concern, a culture of charity and compassion to this great country of ours." New York Cardinal-designate Edward M. Egan made the comments after participating in a White House meeting with Bush, members of his Cabinet and about two dozen others representing Catholic organizations. Meanwhile, leaders of the organizations People for the American Way and Americans United for Separation of Church and State warned that Bush's proposal holds dangers both for the government and for religious groups that accept its funding. "Once churches, temples, mosques,and synagogues are being financed by the public, some oftheirfreedom will be placed in jeopardy by the almost-certain regulation to follow," said Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United and a United Church of Christ minister. Lining up somewhere in between Cardinal-designate Egan's enthusiasm and Rev. Lynn's skepticism were those who see much to support in Bush's plan but had concerns about how the initiative will actually work. Bush's executive order created the White House Office of FaithBased and Community Initiatives lind called for separate offices within five Cabinet agencies. The offices' objective is to help community and faith-based orga-

nizations of all sizes and denominations participate in federally funded social service programs. Another aspect of the initiative would allow tax write-offs for charitable donations for people who do not itemize on their fed_ eral taxes. Tom Chabolla, director of the Los'ArigeIes Archdiocese Office of Justice and Peace, said while the initiative'recognizes the work that faith-based organizations do, he is apprehensive about it being used as a way to "lessen the commitment the federal government has to providing basic safety nets," he told The Tidings, newspaper of the archdiocese. Father Michael Boland, administrator of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago, said he thinks those who question whether federal money will pay for churches to proselytize "are missing the point." "We are not trying to convert people," Father Boland told The Catholic Ne'Aj World, Chicago's

archdiocesan newspaper. "What we want to do is live out the Gospel by caring for 'the poorest of the poor.'" Pentecostal Rev. Eugene Rivers told an audience at the National Press Club that those' who object to the government collabor:ating'with churches don't understand "who's doing the work and putting in the time." Rev. Rivers said in all the years he has been involved with the poor in inner-city Boston, "never have I come across a person on the ground who said to a kid, 'You have to accept Jesus Christ and be saved before I help you.'" Rep. Robert Scott, D- Va., said he was particularly concerned that the initiative not skirt federal laws that ban discrimination in hiring. He said the "charitable choice" provision "creates new holes in our civil rights laws" by allowing religious bigotry in hiring with the use of federal funds.

PARTICIPANTS FROM Michigan attending the January March for Life in Washington give a sign of approval for new U.S. President George W. Bush. One of his first actions as president was to restrict the use of U.S. funds to promote abortion abroad. (CNS photo by Bob Roller)

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by all six leaders that the deciWATERTOWN, Mass. - In sion to go public on the talks their first face-to-face public and publish the joint statement meeting, activists on both sides is "an opportunity to have a of the abortion issue held a more public conversation at a press conference last week to civil level." describe their involve'ment in a On the pro-choice side, the six-year-long dialogue. Rev. Anne Fowler, rector of St. They began the discussions John's Episcopal Church in Jaafter the December 1994 mur- maica Plain, described the proders of two abortion clinic staff cess as "enormously transformworkers in Brookline, near ing ... professionally and spiriBoston. A man named John tually" and encouraged more Salvi opened fire at two clin- people to engage in similar ics, killing two women and projects. wounding four others. Certain "hot-button" terms, In the aftermath of the unacceptable to one or the other shootings, Boston Cardinal side, were not allowed in the Bernard F. Law and then-Mas- discussions. In what for somesachusetts Gov. William Weld was the most difficult part, parhad called for. talks between ticipants had to agree not to arleaders on both sides of the is- gue directly for their cause. sue. Participant Barbara Thorp, With help from an organiza- director of the Pro-Life Office of the Archtion called diocese of the Public Boston, obConversa"We three, as Catholics, served that tions Project, believe that each human sometimes in six individulife has its origin in the the abortion als, three heart of God," the Pro-Life debate leaders from participants said in part. "words make each side, 'This divine genesis of the' the divide participated bigger" but in more than human person calls us to that the pro150 hours of protect and respect every cess of comoften-diffihuman life from the moing to know cult converment of conception to and undersations. natural death." stand particiThe y pants on the spent much other side of the past year co-writing a 3,100-word "opened our minds as well as joint statement published in the our hearts." While the dialogue resulted Boston Sunday Globe Jan. 28 and available online at in better communication and www.publicconversations.org. understanding, it also revealed "We have glimpsed a new to the participants a great dipossibility: a way in which vide in their world views, people can disagree frankly and which they termed "irreconcilpassionately, become clearer in able." The public statement inmind and heart about their ac- cludes a summary of the two tivism, and, at the same time, world views. "We three, as Catholics, be~ contribute to a more civil and compassionate society," said a lieve that each human life has its origin in the heart of God," portion of tl:J,e joint statement. The talks: were not aimed at the Pro-Life participants said in achieving c,ommon ground or part. "This divine genesis of the '." compromise but rather, were "a human person calls us to pro- , conversation to enable under- teet and r,e~pect every 'humap. standing," according to co-fa- life from the ,moment of con- , cilitator Susan Podziba from the ception to natural death." The pro-choice participants Public Conversations Project. Many of the conversations said in part: "We recogn~ze no were described as "tense." single; universal truth that deThere were clashes over termi- termines our moral decisions. nology. Participants couldn't On the contrary, we mlist con. even agree on how to identify sider a broad range of values one another's position, but fi- whenever we seek to make nally adopted "Pro-Life" and wise; ethical, ,and compassionate choices. "pro-choice." "We respect a woman's At the press conference, one ofthe Pro-Life participants, at- moral capacity to make decitorney Frances Hogan, presi~ sions regarding her health and dent of Women Affirming Life, welfare, including reproductive expressed the sentiment shared decisions."

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. Nun: Popular rap music among forces harming youths ByTRACY EARLY

. grams condoning violence, prejudice and hate made it "brutally NEW YORK - The president hard" for them to cope with the ' of Covenant House says lyrics by world they faced. popular rap star Eminem and oth"Somewhere along the line, we ers ar.e an example of cultural have lost something as a culture," forces that are giving young Sister McGeady said. "Somehow people today a sense of hopeless- , in these times we've forgotten that ness. there are limits to what kind of Such forces are "spawning a , language and behavior are acceptgeneration of children who feel able in a civil society, and what more lost, terrified, disenfran- kind of responsibility our role chised, hurt and hopeless" than any generation in history, said Sister Mary Rose McGeady, a Daughter of Charity. The head of the youth shelter, which has its headquarters in New York, made the comments in her monthly letter to supporters this week. She also mentioned the "rap icons" called Puff Daddy and Dr. Dre, but spotlighted Eminem sing.ing lyrics such as one imagining "the joy" of murdering "wives, nuns, - whoever." She called the rap message a "dark philosophy of recklessness, hopelessness and nothingness." But as "frightening" and "reckless" as Eminem's message is, he has become "a part of our 'RAPPER EMINEM accepts an mainstream culture" and award for a music video at the Hip' one of five nominees for Hop Awards in Pasadena, Calif., in Album of the Year honor August last year. The president of at this year's Grammy Covenant House said lyrics by Awards Feb. 21, she said. Eminem and others are an example Sister McGeady said of the cultural forces giving young sh~ heard some of the rap people today a sense of hopelessIyncs when she went to ness. (CNS photo from Reuters) tell a group of young people at Covenant House that it was 20 minutes until models have to those who are dinnertime and decided. to stay younger and more impressionable' and watch the MTV programming than they are." that "was gluing them to their Richard Hirsch, communicaseats." tions director for Covenant "The next 20 minutes were like House, said the monthly letters an endless stream of horror and went to a "support base" of about . 700,000, and that the February nightmare," she"said. She said television was not the letter also would be sent to memmost important factor in the lives bers of the Catholic Press Assoof young people, but that pro- ciatiQn. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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'Hannibal' is mu~der on the eyes NEW YORK (CNS) - Th~ much-anticipated se- Moore's flat portrayal of Clarice offers np emotional quel to 1991 's 'The Silence of the Lambs" has arrived, . involvement or relief for the viewer. and "Hannibal" is horrible. The script also glosses over how Lecter is always In the hands of a different director, Ridley Scott, able to escape impossible situations, and his final act and with a new co-star, the icy Julianne Moore as FBI makes no sense at all given his sadistic character. Other ag~nt Clarice Starling, the MGM movie is no more characters als9 behave illogically, such as a meek physithan a gory horror flick. Even Anthony Hopkins, dev- cian (Zeljko Ivanek) who suddenly commits murder ilishly compelling as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in the origi- for no reason other than for the movie to zoom in on a nal, simply rehashes his role, bringing nothing new to particularly grisly death. Such is the tawdry tenor of table besides his fiendish appetite. Only this time this film; another character (Ray Liotta) ends up literthe director chooses to show every vicious murder in ally mindless. ' the goriest manner possible. Adding insult to injury; Verger professes to have acGrotesquely graphic slaughters being the star of the cepted Jesus, but clearly this character identified as Chrisshow, the characters are merely one-dimensional cut- tian is every bit as vile and murderous as Lecter. outs waiting for their innards to be cut out. With no one The movie is not entirely faithful to the "Hannibal" to care about, the grisly proceedings are appalling. novel by Thomas Harris. This is a compliment. If anyLecter has resurfaced under an assumed name as an thing, the novel was more revolting in its graphic deart historian in Florence while Clarice is ordered to scriptions, and ultimately Clarice aligned herself with ." . pursue his case. Lecter's one surviving victim, the hid- Lecter- something which scree~writers David Mamet eously disfigured Mason Verger, is privately offering a . and Steven Zaillian must have realized audiences $3 million reward for him, and a Florence police detec- wouldn't accept. tive (Giancarlo Giannini) realizes Lecter and "Dr. Fell" A pompous music track and sound effects only call are one and the same. attention to themselves since there is so little of interest Leaving gutted and gory bodies in his wake, Lecter on screen. An unconvincing ending is just a setup for escapes to the ~tates, intent on further taunting Clarice. more of Hannibal the Cannibal. 'The Silence of the However, before he comes face to face with her, he is .Lambs," although troubling, was defensible; the sequel ensnared by Verger's henchmen. is ~ spectacle of human degradation. Despite the original film's repulsive subject matter, Because ofexcessive violence and gore, crude sexual the violence was discreetly handled and the emphasis references, some profanity and intermittent rough lanwas on Jodie Foster's vulnerable'Clarice and her deter- guage, the U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 ,mination to do her job and prevent further bloodshed. - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association But the sequel wallows in sickening slaughters, and of America rating is R - restricted.

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few entertaining moments despite its conventional comedy-of-errors plot. Fleeting violence, a few sexual encounters, some crude . humor and brief crass language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification i$ A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13- parents strongly cautioned. Some . material may be inappropriate for children under,13. "The Invisible Circus" (Fine Line) Flat drama set in the mid-I 970s in which a teen-ager (Jordana Brewster) travels to Europe in search of the truth behind the mysterious suicide of the older sister (Cameron Diaz) she idolized. Flashing back over the previous six years, director Adam Brooks' tepid film frustrates with its shallow exploration of the characters' feelings as well as its failure to capture an impassioned era of , youthful, naive idealism. Fleeting violence, a few sexual encounters, '

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brief nudity, some drug content and intermittent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The ,Motion Picture Association of America rating'is R - restricted. "Sugar & Spice" (New Line) Senseless comedy about a pregnant cheerleader (Marley Shelton) who robs a bank with her cheering squad to have money for the baby. Director Francine McDougall's intended farce fails to amuse with its disturbing combination of teens and guns as well as its flippant attitude toward teenage pregnancy. Casual attitude toward violence and teen pregnancy, some menace, sporadic profanity and an instance of rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of Amerjca rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

New cardinal is former Vatican ambassador to u.s. ) Cardinal-designate Caccia vii/an is well known to many Americans.

congregations' annual meetings, where major policies are set and documents are edited, his main job at the Vatican is to oversee Vatican investments and property management, its employment office and its computer network, inCluding the Vatican Website. Along with his practical steward.ship of Vatican investments

Before taking his current position at the Vatican, the cardinaJdesignate had served for almost 40 years in the Vatican's diplomatic corps. • Bishop Anthony M. 'Pilla of By CINDY WOODEN Cleveland, president of the U.S. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE bishops' conference during CardiVATICAN CITY - With nal-designate Cacciavillan's service only a rare exception, archbishin the United States, described his ops who serve as the work as being marked by Vatican's representative "great·love and affection." in the United States are "His gentle manner and named cardinals after warmth have endeared their tour of duty abroad him to the bishops of our has ended. country and to all who Pope John Paul II have had the privilege of, continued the practice meeting him," Bishop when he recently anPilla said. nounced lhatArchbishop During his tenure in Agostino Cacciavillan, Washington, Ca'rdinalthe Vatican ambassador designate Cacciavillan's in the United Slales from greatest visibility came 1990 lo 1998. would join from announcing the apthe College of Cardinals pointments of bishops and Feb. 21. attending episcopal ordiThe 74-year-old carnations and installations. dinal-designate has He joined celebrations served as president of the marking many milestones Administration of the in U.S. Church life, such Patrimony of the Holy as diocesan jubilees and See since returning to the the ordination anniversaVatican in 1998. ries of bishops. And, while some carThe cardinal-designate's dinals receive their first first assignment as a assignments as members Vatican diplomat was' in of Vatican congregations the Secretariat of State in and councils after receiv1959. In early 1976,he was ing lheir red hat and gold. named an archbishop and ring,"'C!trdirtal'tle'sI~'n'a:te-n left the Vatican again to Cacciavillan already is CARDINAL-DESIGNATE AGOSTINO CACCIAVILLAN serve as ambassador to involved in the workings Kenya. After five years in of some of the most imAfrica, he was named amand financial matters as president bassador to India and in 1985 he portant Vatican offices. Even before the consistory, he of the Administration of the Pat- was given a concurrent assignment was a member of the Vatican con- rimony of the Holy See, Cardi- as ambassador to Nepal. gregations for bishops, for East- nal-designate Cacciavillan is a Born in the nor~hern Italian ern churches and for the evange- frequent speaker on the need to town of Novale in 1926, Agostino , lization of peoples. He also is a apply Catholic social teaching in Cacciavillan was ordained to the priesthood in 1949. After three member of the Pontifical Com- the business world. . Cardinal-designate years of parish ministry, he was mission for Latin America, continuing an involvement in the re- Cacciavillan told the Synod of sent to Rome, where he earned a gion that began when he served Bishops for Europe in 1999 that degree in social sciences from as the Vatican representative to the Catholic social teaching must be- Gregorian University, a degree in Organization of American States, come a more evident part of canon law from Lateran Univer1990-98. . Catholic educational and pasto- sity and a degree in civil law from While he participates in the ral programs. the University of Rome.

Prayers for' Afric~n-American family launch Black History Month 2001 By CATHOLIC 'NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - African-American Catholics around the country kicked off February's observance as Black History Month with prayers for the African-American family. . The National Day of Prayer for the AfricanAmerican Family, held last Sunday, was established in ,1989 by Franciscan Father James E. Goode as an opportunity to give special thanks to God for families and to place their every care in the arms of Jesus. The observance is co-sponsored by the U.s. bishops' Secretariat for African-American Catholics, National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus, National Black Sisters' Conference, National Association of Black Catholic Administrators, National Black Catholic Congress, Knights of Peter Claver and Ladies Auxiliary, Josephite Pastoral Center and the Immaculate Conception Province of the Order of Friars Minor.

In a brochure for the National Day of Prayer for the African-American Family; Father Goode urged families to mark the observance by: - worshipping and. praying as a family; - celebrating a meal together and telling your family story; . - setting aside some time to read the family Bible; - saying a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary for the needs of all families throughout the world; - making a family resolution, no matter how big or small, and striving to fulfill that resolution throughout the year. "We want every generation born of African descent to know that through it all we have been, and we are, a people of faith," Father Goode said. "We've come through trials, tribulations and persecution. Here we stand. Look how far we've come with the Lord."

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Court fight ends for Belfast parrot that sings Loyalist tune BELFAST, Northern Ireland (CNS) - A two-year custody battle over a parrot that whistles a Protestant anthem Catholics regard as sectarian fin'ally ended in mid-January with a ruling for its owner. The African Grey parrot whistles the tune "The Sash My Father Wore," recognized in law as offensive. Bands belonging to the Orange Order, a Protestant fraternity, are prohibited from play~ ing "The Sash" when the fraternity holds parades through Catholic areas. On Nov. 5, 1998, Guy Fawkes Night, he escaped from the home -of his owners in Tiger Bay,. a fiercely Loyalist district of Belfast. The bird flew its roost after being frightened by exploding fireworks, a traditional part of Guy Fawkes Night celebrations. However, Tiger Bay is situated close to the nationalist area of Turf Lodge, and the bird's owner, Jane Hutchinson, feared the bird would be killed if the Turf Lodge residents heard his song of hate. A city-wide bird hunt was launched by the Royal Ulster Con-

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British Pro-Lifers denounce over-the-counter ~ale of pill ~

Morning-after capsules risks to women. and girls. Health Minister Lord Hunt of said to increase Kings Heath told the House of promiscuity. Lords that all the pharmaceutical

associations and groups backed over-the-counter sales, and it was CATllOUC NEWS SERviCE the most effective way of preventMANCHESTER, England ing more unwanted pregn!U1cies. He Pro~Lifers criticized the over-thesaid he had seen no evidence to sugcounter sale of morning-after pills gest the availability of the morn~ in Britain, saying it will increase ing-after pill would lead to a rise teen-age promiscuity and abortio~s.路 in sexual disease. Baroness Young wanted the The House of Lords, Britain's second chamber, rejected propos- health department to order pharmaals from pro-family campaigner' cists across the country to stop sellBaroness Young that would have ing the morning-after pill immedihalted the sales of the pills, which ately. But her proposal was dePro-Lifers have condemned as feated, 177-95. abortifacients. Among those opposing her were. Sales began across the United two Church of England bishops in Kingdom in early January follow- the House of Lords. Anglican Bishop Christopher ing a series of pilot programs during 2000 aimed at reducing un- Herbert of St. Albans said, "In this wanted teen pregnancies. particular debate, I am prepared to Pro-Life groups condemned the acknowledge that the morning-afnew pmctice. ter pill may be the lesser of two The Society for the Protection evils. Better this form of contraof Unborn Children announced its ception than a steady rise in abormembers would be distributing tion." leaflets outside pharmacies wamAnglican Bishop Tom Butler of ing women of .the dangers of the Southwark said the question the drug. lords should ask themselves was: John Smeaton, Society for the "Do we make the best the enemy Protection of Unborn Children's of the good? The best is sex within national director, said: "The morn- marriage. The good is surely to ing-after pill can cause an early enable all teen-agers, even foolish abortion. Not to inform women of weak-willed tl".en-agers, to survive this vital fact is a betrayal of trust. their teen-age years without the It is dishonest and misleading of burden of an unwanted baby, preg_. _ the government to present it as._. nancy or ~Qo_r9.9!!'~ 'emergency contraception.' The "The availability of contracepmorning-after pill is a potent drug tion has' surely saved many teenand is intended to work by prevent- age girls from this fate," he said. ing a newly conceived human em"The consequences of sleeping bryo from implanting in his or her around will be thought to be dealt . with by the pill. I am sure that this mother's womb." The Society for the Protection . is not what the government will say of Unborn Children said it was also because this is not intended," Barconcerned about the potential health oness Young said. By PAULINUS BARNES

CARDINAL-DESIGNATE LUbomyr Husar, major archbishop of Lviv, and head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, was among those named a cardinal by Pope John Paul II . He is pictured here during his recent install~tionas major arch. bishop in Lviv, Ukraine. (CNS photo by Jeffrey Wills) .'

RESIDENTS GATHER some belongings from a collapsed building before it. is demolished in Ahmedabad, India. At least 30,000 people are thought to have died in the devastating earthquake that ravaged western India in late January. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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the rehabilitation of this area," which will require reconstruction WASHINGTON - Relief supof housing and sanitation services, plies are reaching earthquake surviand restoration of electricity and vors in western India, and materials water supplies, Callahan said. for shelter are among their most "Many of the businesses have critical needs, said a Catholic Relief been destroyed, too. People have Services worker. lost not only their homes but their In a telephone interview Monday livelihood for the future," he from Bhuj, one of the most seriously added. affec.ted areas, David Snyder of Callahan said concerns are inCatholic Relief Services said CRS creasing over a risk of epidemics staff have been delivering supplies because of unsanitary conditions to the surrounding. villages. CRS is and lack of clean water. the U.S. bishops' int~rna颅 ~'Makeshift hospitals - ..;;....;;._._-_~ have beeltset-tlp'Uooef-tarps. tional relief and development ---------....;",;,-;,;;-;,.;..-.. agency. 'There are a lot of people that and tents" to try to control "Our supply line is kind the spread of disease, "but of kicking into high gear have been really affected by trauma there's definitely the potennow," he said. The aid "mo- of loss of all family," as well as "par- tial," he said. bilized in the U.S. and ents who have heard ... their chilHe noted that several searouno the world is really dren go silent or crying underneath rious natural disasters have starting to get here and have (the rubble), and they couldn't help hit India in the last few .the impact getting out to years, including a cyclone them," said Sean Callahan, Catho- in people." Orissa state in late 1999 In the village of Nalappa, lic Relief Services' regional direc- that killed 20,000-30,000 CRS distributed buckets, tor for South Asia. people and major flooding soap, three heavy wool blanin eastern India in late 2000 kets per family, tarps and that left thousands dead or jerrycans, he said. ish news agency. missing. "We have three villages to go to Sean Callahan, Catholic Relief Callahan said CRS has committomorrow, and that number is likely Services' regional director for ted $650,000 to rehabilitation. to go up exponentially every day," South Asia, said trauma counselThe New York-based Catholic he said. ing arid long-term reconstruction Medical Mission Board announced The main -needs are for shelter, assistance will be needed to help that it donated $25,000 to its part'. he said, including tents, tarps and people recover from the quake. ner agency, Caritas Internationalis blankets, especially because of low In a telephone interview from India, and is ready to airlift antiCRS headquarters in Baltimore, . biotics, analgesics, vitamins and temperatures this ~ime of year. "The need for food isn't yetcriti- Callahan said, "There are a lot first aid supplies. cal. People are still able to recover of people that have been really Ch,ristian bishops in India urged food and still grow crops. Water is affected by trauma of loss of all church agencies to join Hindus in more critical," he added. family," as well as "parents who . helping survivors, despite claims . Coadjutor Archbishop Roger L. have heard ... their children go that right-wing Hindu groups have Schwietz of Anchorage, Alaska, a silent or crying underneath (the interfered in their relief work. CRS board member, was to visit the rubble), and they couldn't help In New Delhi, the government them." area, said Snyd~r. said 'power had been restored to U.S seismologists measured the Callahan said at least a year- more than 80 percent of some 900 Jan. 26 quake, centered in India's and-a-half of reconstruction quake-affected villages. At his Jan. 28 weekly Angewestern Gujarat state and also felt work will be required, since in neighboring Pakistan, at magni- many of the houses were com- lus prayer, Pope John Paul II, tude 7.9, making it the strongest to pletely destroyed and 'people said, "I assure my closeness, with sentiments of deep solidarity, to strike India in 50 years. Indian offi- have no shelter. CRS is operating two emer- the Indian and Pakistani popu; cials feared the death toll could rise to 30,000 people. gency relief offices in Gujarat, lations struck by this appalling Indian Defense Minister George said Callahan, one in disaster." He called on aU people to "unite Fernandes said the final death toll Ahmedabad, the capitai, and one in Bhuj, one of the most severely their moral and material forces, so may never be known. our brothers and sisters so harshly Seismologists recorded more affected areas. than 50 aftershocks, at least one "It's going to be a long !lallI, tried get the necessary relief." CATllOUC NEWS SERVICE

measuring more than magnitude 6, in the 36 hours following the first quake. But more than a week after the quake, people were being found alive under the rubble. On Monday, a middle-aged brother and sister were pUlled from the ground floor of their collapsed apartment buil~ing in Bhuj where they had been trapped in their kitchen and had enough food and water to survive, reported Reuters, the Brit-

Eucharist diocese where the priests do make an accommodation. And I have a friend in New York whose priest路 said, 'Of course we'll give the child a rice wafer.''' The Boston Archdiocese issued a statement saying the Herald article "has raised some concerns and some misunderstanding" about the Church's policy and practice. Celiac disease, also known as celiac sprue or nontropical sprue, is a genetic disorder that causes inflammation of the intestines whenever a person eats food with gluten in it. Gluten is a protein found in flours made from barley, oats, rye and wheat. Canon 924.1 of the Code of Canon Law says that the bread used for the Eucharist "must be only wheat." In a 1929 instruc-

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tion the Vatican said if another wine from a separate chalice. Since every Catholic in good substance is used in place of wheat, it is not just illegal but in- standing has a right to the Eucha. rist, "the precious blood m路ust be valid: There is no Eucharist. In 1982 and again in 1995 the made available to sufferers of this Vatican Congregation for the Doc- disease who request it, even if it trine of the Faith said that wheat is not offered to the rest of the is no longer truly wheat if ~ll the congregation," the newsletter said. The Boston archdiocesan stategluten, the chief binding agent for ment said, "All eucharistic minbread, is removed. In its 1995 statement the con- isters in the Archdiocese of Bosgregation ruled explicitly that ton are taught that people with "low-gluten hosts are valid mat- celiac disease are to be treated ter, provided that they contain the with understanding and compasamount of gluten suffic'ient to sion and given the option of reobtain the confection of bread" ceiving the Eucharist by sharing and provideq that no foreign ma- .the'precious blood." It added, "It is to be regretted terials are added that would "alter the nature of the substance of that the Richardson family, for whatever reasons of their own, the bread." It was recommended that chose to withdraw from the priests provide gluten sufferers Catholic community instead of with Communion in the form of availing themselves of this alter-

native." An editorial in the Feb. 2 issue of The Pilot, Boston archdiocesan newspaper, said, "From antiquity the Church has insisted that only bread and wine may be used for the Eucharist." It commented, "Even the cardinal is not free to change this fundamental tradition first articulated in an Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians and later in the Gospel narratives of Matthew, Mark and Luke." It said that when the

Richardsons approached Father Twomey, he "even offered to buy a small chalice reserved just for Jenny. At her first Communion she could drink the precious blood from that chalice, which would be hers and hers alone whenever she wanted to receive Communion in the future." The Pilot said the Herald article "clearly conveyed the impression that Father Twomey and Cardinal Law were cold, insensitive'and unresponsive. Such was never the case."

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Life. ~ MERCY SISTER Elaine Heffernan, episcopal representative to religious and coordinator of the liturgy, shares a moment with Bishop. O'Malley. (Anchon'Gordon photos)

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.Religions hope." Following the homily, the bishop invited men and women religious to stand and renew their vows together. They stated they had come to renew their vows of chastity, poverty and obedience and asked for the grace, prayers and support to do so faithfully. It' was a moving moment for many including Presentation of Mary Sisters Noella and Denise of Morton Hospital in Taunton. Sister Noella said the day of recommitment "re-energizes her," and encourages her to "keep on going." The 49-year veteran of religious life spoke about the satisfaction she finds in a faith-fillt'<d life and her hope that "young

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people can share in that satisfaction and see the Lord." Sister Denise, who has served for 52 years, agreed with Sister Noella's sentiments and added it's a "temfic day because it brings' back all the newness of it." Mercy Sister Romana Murphy, who has served now for 60 years, thought the ceremony was "beautiful." Readings were doneby Franciscan Sister Clare Chabot and Jesus and Mary Sister Diane Dube. The prayer of the faithful was read by Christian Instruction Brother Roger Millette and presenting the gifts were Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts Sister Bernadette Sullivan, Cannelite Sister Margaret Jackson, Guadalupan Missionary of the Holy Spirit Sister

Aida Ma Sansor and Mercy Sister Davida Dunne. Madeline Grace was director of music. Mercy Sister Elaine Heffernan, episcopal representative to religious and coordinator of the liturgy, was pleased to see so many people at the Mass and asked those in attendance to pray for the religious who could not attend because of illness or other reasons. "It was a powerful thing to say our vows today," said Sister Heffernan, "and wonderful that so many laity were here to support us. It's a good sign." Following the Mass, Bishop O'Malley and pastor Francis L. Mahoney greeted religious.

Immaculate Conception, a parish of 1500 families and growing, seeks an energetic and enthusiastic full-time director of its religious education program and sacramental preparation (beginning July 1It), and to work ~Iong with the Pastor and the RCIA program. Presently there are 600+ students enrolled, grades 1-9. Qualifications include: a practicing Catholic, with experience of 4-5 years teaching, with strong organizational skills. Experience as a director and a degree in religious studies is preferred. Should路be committed to the spiritual growth of the parish community as a whole and able to recruit and train teachers. Salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and the guidelines offered by the Fall River Diocese. Send resumes to Rev. Thomas C. Lopes, 193 Main Street, North Easton, MA 02356

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SKI TRIP - Youth group members from St. Patrick's Church, Wareham, and St. Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett, get ready to board the pus for home following a weekend ski trip at Sunday River in Maine. This is the second year the two parishes have joined in the trip.

FUN WITH MATH - Students gather for counting project in Nancy Davis' first-grade math class at Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford. Davis, shown at left, was assisted by teacher aide Teresa Kaeterle.

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Teen credit cards with training wheels By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS

charge outrageous interest, often 20 percent or more per year. On $2,000, you pay $400 a year in interest alone! Take a student with a pretty good part-time job - working 15 hours a week at $7.50 an hour. If

cards, and somebody has to put money into the card before you There's an addiction going can spend it. around that's an old problem with I worry because these are readults but a newer problem for ally credit cards with training teen-agers. It's a proven way to wheels. They get teens into the ruin your future, and the cure can habit of paying for stuff with plastake years. tic. As soon as you're ready for This nasty habit is not a drug, the hard stuff, a real card, you're some form of cocaine or amphetthe card company's pigeon. amines. But it's just as addictive Going out for a nice dinner is and in some ways just as dangerfun, and coming home from the of ous. mall with a new shirt or a great The new teen addiction is pair of shoes gives life an extra credit cards, the carefully packlittle zip. FOR YOOTH • ABOOT' YOOTH aged illusion that you can buy But there is absolutely no pleawhat you want today and pay sure in paying the bill for a dinwhenever might be conveni~nt. she spends every penny she eams ner you ate seven months ago and There is never a convenient time paying off the debt- not one soda a pair of sneakers that sit, worn to payoff a credit card, and debts on the way home from work, no out, at the back of your closet. can pile up until they are over- . movies, no new clothes, nothing Running up the debts is fun and whelming. ' but credit-card payments - it will easy, paying them back down is The pitch is aimed at older take 20 weeks' worth of paychecks the definition of a drag. teens, college students. Legally, to payoff that $2,000 debt. , Not sending payments on time The credit-card people are bet- puts black marks on your credit you can't have a credit card until you turn 18; minors cannot be ting she won't do it. They figure· report, eventually making it held legally responsible for the kids will pay some of what they nearly impossible to rent an apartdebt. But some 17-year-old kids owe and then run the card back ment or even get phone service. get offers in the mail for up to the max - just like adults! For many, plastic is a trap preapproved cards. If they use the The goal is to keep people in debt an addiction - with consecard as soon as you're 18, you so those fat interest payments quences that last for years. For teen-agers, the risks - even with will start getting very nasty calls keep'coming in. There's a scary, relatively new the trainer cards --:. completely from collection agencies, wondering when they might be getting product on the market - plastic outweigh any possible advantage. their money. Your comments are welcome. for high school kids. The most A recent study showed that 70 widely advertised are Buxx, the Please address: Dr. Christopher Cobaltcard and Carstens, c/o Catholic News Serpercent of college students have M2card, credit cards, with an average debt PocketCard. These aren't really vice, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., of about $2,000. Those cards credit cards. They are stored-value Washington, D.C. 20017. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Catholic students in Africa pledge abstinence CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS)-SouthernAfrica'sCatholic students have committed themselves to what they call "conscious !;Cxual decision-making" in response • to the AIDS pandemic. In a policy document, the Association of Catholic tertiary Students, a structure for college students within the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference, adopted'a four-point plan to combat HIV/AIDS. The "ABCD Plan" tells students to "A: Abstain; B: Be faithful; C: Change your lifestyle, or else you are in D: Danger of c!Jntracting HIV/AIDS." The plan will be publicized at universities and colleges in South Africa, Swaziland and Botswana, in conjunction with the bishops! national youth desk. More than 4.2 million South Africans have HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and sub-Saharan Africa has the world's highest incidence of AIDS. Heterosexual con-· tact is the main methOd of transmission. The students urged fellow young Catholics to respect their bodies "as temples of God," saying, "We must care for our bodies and avoid situations where we lose control and cause our bodies to be damaged." Such damage includes excessive alcohol consumption and drug abuse, the statement said.

STUDENTS AT St. Stanislaus School in East Chicago, Ind., watch carefully as naturalist Michael Paschall displays a snake. Students were treated to a lesson on reptiles as part of events surrounding Catholic Schools Week. (CNS photo by Karen Callaway, Northwest Indiana C.atholic)

JESUIT FATHER Robert Dritlan, shown here In this 1998 file photo, recently advised high school students to become well informed by studying, reading everything and challenging people. (CNS photo)

Youths on visit to Capitol Hill urged to be politic~lly involved By CAROL ZIMMERMANN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ment in the war, he said, was the most rewarding part of his term WASHINGTON - A Jesuit as an,elected official. priest who once served in ConHis 10 years in Congress also gress told high school students saw the establishment of the Envisiting Capitol Hill that he hoped vironmental Protection Agency their experie'nce would change and passage of the Equal Rights . their lives andmake them "resolve Amendment, which was never to be active politically." ratified by the required 38 states, Jesuit Father Robert Drinan ad- and the Freedom of Information dressed more than 300 high Act, he said. school students in a setting that Father Drinan discussed current was very familiar to him - the issues as well, including President floor of the U.S. House of Rep- Bush's proposed tax cut, which he resentati ves. himself feels is He was a too high and Democratic would only in- . , "It's fun to get involved, congressman crease the to know what's going on, from Massacountry's curwho are the good guys and chusetts from rent debt. the bad guys and the 1971 to 1981. He also The stumovement of the country. brought up dents came topics such as The worst thing you could from across the death pendo is be apathetic," said the country to alty, campaign Jesuit Father Robert participate in reform and Drinan. the weeklong overcrowded National prisons, sayYoung Leading the stuers Conference. They took part dents could explore those further in seminars, tours and political with their own research. discussions. "As you study these problems, The priest, currently a law pro- you can begin to understand their fessor at Georgetown University complexity," he said. in Washington, opened his reBut the priest didn't want the marks by saying he always likes young people to just write up retalking to young people. ports on various issues, and urged It reminds him, he said, of them to contact their senators and when he ran for Congress and had representatives because "young more than 100 young people people can have a good deal of working for him. input." , Now, those young people, who "It's fun to get involved, to have children of their own, look know what's going on, who are back on that experience as "a the good guys and the bad guys highlight of their lives," he said. and the movement of the counFather Drinan, 80, said a main try," he said. ' He advised.the students to bereason he came to Congress was his opposition to the war in Viet- come well informed by studying, nam, which he called "one of the reading everything and challenggreat tragedies of American life." ing people. The fact that Congress was able "The worst thing you could do to stop funding for U.S. involve- is be apathetic," he added.

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Bishop Corrada installed as third head of Tyler diocese . years of his priesthood in Puerto TYLER; Texas (CNS) Bishop Alvaro Corrada del Rio Rico, followed by six years in the told Catholics ofthe Tyler Diocese New YQrk Archdiocese. He has he was joining them as their new taught high school, counseled bishop "with genuine excitement Hispanic inmates, been a retreat .and a trembling heart." master, and once served as pasto..He took canonical possession ral coordinator of the New Yorkof the Cathedral of the Immacu- based Northeast Catholic Pastolate Conception in a special cer- ral Center for Hispanics. When he was ordained an aux- . emony and became third bishop iliary bishop for the Washington of the diocese. "All of you present I welcome Archdiocese on Aug. 4, 1985, he with the awareness that together became the first Puerto Rican nawe are the Church," he told the tive to be ordained a bishop for crowd of bishops, priests, reli- the U.S. mainland. In August 1997, he was named gious and laity. "Together we work, together apostolic administrator of the we pray, please, together we Diocese of Caguas, Puerto Rico. reach out to the needy, those Wl:lO There, he assisted Bishop Enriqu,e are poor in any way that separates Hernandez Rivera in the admin-. them from the" dignity of their istration of the diocese. Bishop humanity or from the love of Hernandez retired in 1998, and Bishop Corrada took over admin-God," he said. Bishop Corrada, a 58-year-old istration of the diocese until a new native of Santurce, Puerto Rico, 'bishop could be named. The Tyler diocese, which cov-' is one of 23 active Hispanic bishops in the United States, includ- ers almost 23,000 square miles, has a Catholic population of ing II who head dioceses. Ordained a Jesuit priest on July 53,776 out of a total population 6, 1974, he spent the first five of about 1.2 million.

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TOP HAT Awards were recently presented by the Fall River District of the S1. Vincent de Paul Society to members who have been exemplary in their furtherance of the society's work for many years. It is the highest honor they can bestow and is remembrance of society founder, Blessed Frederic Ozanam. From left with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., are honorees Armand Raiche, Roland Marcoux, William Hyland, Jack Caron . and Michael Canuel. Canuel, a senior from Bishop Connolly High School, was honored for his successful Election Day food drive.

Pope: 'Incapacity for consent" to -Austrian cardinal urges renewed marriage must be understood attentio,n to marriage, family By JOHN

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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II warned Church marriage tribunals to' avoid an overly loose' interpretation of a provision allowing annulments because of either spouse's "incapacity for consent" to a marriage. Spe'aking last week to members of the Roman Rota, a Vatican tribunal that handles appeals of marriage annulment cases, the pope said a related danger for Church courts was imposing higher standards for the validity' of the marriage sacrament than for nonchurch marriages. The capacity of a person to get married is rooted in human nature, the pope said. The pope said the norms to which he was referring were contained in canon 1095, a provision added during Church law rev.isions in 1983. It allows a finding of incapacity for consent to enter into a marriage when a person is lacking in the use of reason, "suffers grave lack of discretion of judgment" or is unable to assume marital obligations because of a debilitating psychological condition. What the prov.ision requires, the pope said, is to ascertain whether the spouses "truly grasped the essential natural dimension of their conjugality, which implies the intrinsic reqilirements of faithfulness, indissolubility' and potential fatherhoodlmotherhood." Beyond this, a valid marriage does not require that the aspiring spouses have particular characteristics, he said. . "Because of a certain widespread mentality today,. this vision can seem in contrast with the needs of personal fulfillment. What this mentality makes difficult to even understand is the possibility of a true marriage which does not succeed," the pope said. An annulment is a decision by a Church tribunal tbarthe apparent marriage was null from the start. Since there was no sacramental marriage, there is路 no marriage bond. The pope also cautioned against viewing the sacrament of matrimony as something different in character from a nonchurch marriage, a tendency he saId arose from post-Second Vatican Council attempts to revitalize the supernatural as. pect of the bond. Though Christ elevated matrimony to a sacrament, and therefore to a sign and means of salvation, the sacrament is not "a successive or extrinsic reality to the natural (bond)," he said. Because of tl)is, it is inappropriate for Church courts to examine the level of faith of the spouses prior to their marriage in determining whether the bond is valid, he said. ' Such a practice introduces the grave risks of "unfounded'and discriminatory judgments (and) doubts about the validity of marriages already celebrated, in particular of baptized non-Catholics," he said.

Cardinal Schonborn called the situation one of the most serious of society's "bleeding wounds." By TRACY EARLY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

NEW YORK - Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, Austria, appealed in a New York homily for renewed attention to the values of marriage and the family. . Referring to the Gospel reading about the路 woman Jesus healed of a hemorr~age (Mark 5 :21-43), the cardinal said the contemporary "situation of the family" was one of the most serious of the world's "bleeding wounds." . Cardinal Schonborn was homilist and principal celebrant for the annual memorial Mass last week for Chauncey D. Stillman, a New York philanthropist and convert to Catholicism who died in 1989. The Mass, held at St. Jean Baptiste Church on Manhattan's East Side, was attended by s~veral hundred people, and included a professional chorus singing the "Coronation Mass" by the Austrian composer Mozart. It was sponsored by the Homeland Foundation, an agency established by Stillman and devoted to religious, cultural and ed~cational projects for 'the laity. . , Cardinal Schonbom said he came for the Mass out of gratitude for assistance the Homeland Foundation had given. to the International Theological Institute for .studies on Marriage and the Family. . The institute, based at a former monastery in'Gaming, Austria, was established by the Austriap bishops at the request of Pope John Paul II. In the homily, Cardinal Schonborn said Pope John Paul had made a "ceaseless effort" to address the question of,thidamjly from the beginning of his pontificate. . Archbishop Renato R. Martino, Vatican nuncio to the United Nations, was a concelebrant at the Mass, and the cardinal called him a }'courageous messenge( in conveying the pope's message'about life and the family to the Unite,d Nations and its international conferences. . Cardinal Schonborn indicated that the .institute established by the Austrian bishops was especially concerned about family life in the formerly communist countries east of Austria. Communism had devastating consequences, "especially regarding marriage and the family," he said. He expressed hope that a young generation there was becoming open for those values even though many sociologists today "proclaim the end of the family."