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"Iftoday you hear his voice,' harden not your hearts. ,; The Gospel Acclamation for the Mass of Ash Wednesday was echoed in the homily for the solemn beginning of Lent delivered to a capacity congregation at St. Mary's Cathedral by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. In his remarks the Ordinary stressed the responsibility of older persons to the young. Terming Lent a time for repentance and reconciliation, he said that it presented the

Asks encouragement of young opportunity for confession, reconciliation and pious practices. Among them he numbered prayer, fasting and almsgiving. "I invite all to make good use of these three traditional ways to keep Lent," said the bishop. Specifically he suggested attendance at daily Mass as often as possible and "acts of charity to the needy and

Missions collection this -weekend The annual Home Missions collection for evangelization efforts among blacks and native Americans will be taken up this weekend at diocesan parishes. Msgr. John J. Oliveira. Episcopal Vicar for Administration and diocesan director of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. who coordinates the collection in the Fall River diocese, expresses his gratitude for the continuing support and prayers of the diocesan faithful. Last year. according to the Black and Native American Mission office, over 6.1 million dollars were contributed nationally. 97 cents of every dollar went to support mission work. The support. accordingto the

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office's executive director, Msgr. Paul A. Lenz, "went to some of the' neediest people of our country, from the inner cities to the rural South, from the deserts of the Southwest to Alaska's cold wilderness." 121 dioceses, he reports, have received assistance through the collection. The Black and Native American Mission Office is the oldest national office in the U.S. Church. It has served for 104 years without interruption. Msgr. Lenz reports that the endeavor is the only national collection whereby bishops and pastors aid their brother bishops and pastors for evangelization.

kindness to those with whom we are in constant contact. "It is well to deprive ourselves," he continued, noting that self~control is among virtues appropriate to cultivate during the Lenten season. He spoke a special word to "parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles" among his hearers. "Cast an eye on the younger generation, that perhaps lacks the laudable attachment to the season of Lent that has

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that has been your privilege," he exhorted. He asked the relatives of the young to "encourage them to attend Mass, especially in Holy Week; encourage them to deny themselves in the matter of food and drink to the end that they can gain control ofthemselves; encourage them to .pray more. Above all, inspire them by your own eXlilmple." The bishop said that priests

.or others delegated to administer ashes now have the option of using instead of the traditional words "Remember, man, that thou art dust and unto dust thou shalt return," the alternative formula"Turn away from sin and be faithful to the Gospel." "The newer formula," said the bishop, "emphasizes the challenge of this life, especially as it is set before us at this holy season. Let meeting that challenge be our overriding concern, this Lent and always."

, A BROTHER talks with a homeless man in Miami. Poor blacks are among the beneficiarie~s'. of the Horne Missions collection. (NC photo)

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Catholic laity not assuming proper role, says Lutherah WASHINGTON (NC) Catholic laity "have not even begun to articulate" or put into· practice their role in church and society, said a Lutheran minister and author. The Rev. Richard John Neuhaus, author of the 1987 book, "The Catholic Moment," recently spoke to some 160 members of the John Carroll Society, a Washingt"on-based organization of Catholic professionals. The main thesis of Mr. Neuhaus' book and the focus of his talk was that Catholics, particularly in the United States. have an opportunity to provide society with a coherent moral vision. "No other community has that communal, institutional

structure," he said. "No other community has as rich and diverse a history and tradition. "No other community even begins to match the numbers," said Mr. Neuhaus, who isdirector of the Rockford Institute Center on Religion and Society in New York. The world has about 879 million Catholics almost one in six people - and the United States has about 53 million Catholics. or one in four people. . Some people think it is a "wee bit impertinent" fora.tlltheran pastor to make critical judgments about the Roman Catholic Church. he said. "I am emboldened to make SUch critical judgments because

I wholeheartedy accept the teachings of the Vatican Council II. especially with respect to the fact that I am truly, but imperfectly. a member of the Roman Catholic Church by virtue of my baptism." Mr. Neuhaus said the United States particularly needs to be influenced by the "Christian imagination and courage" which the nation's Catholics can and should provide. The Catholic moment. he said, entails a sobering 0pp'ortunity and responsibility for the Catholic Church to become "the premier proclaimer of the Gospel:' He criticized a number of Catholic theologians who he

said have tried to explain away difficult church teachings in the last 25 years and who have tried to determine "how little one can believe and how little one can obey and still call himself or herself a Roman Catholic." The abandonment of specifically Catholic teachings and disciplines is "corrosive," he said. It destroys the faith community's understanding of itself and breaks the bonds which allow members to live together.

following the difficult teachings, he said, "there is a very real danger that much of what is considered most creative, imaginative,liberating and progressive subsequent to Vatican II will end up being but a pathetic reflection of that universalized, homogenized and) think, gutless, way of being a Christian in the world," The :nation's lay Catholics are not realizing their potential as a force for good in society•. the Lutheran minister said, "It Mr. Neuhaus said that main~ seems . t<): me .in the Roman 'line Protestant churches have' Catholic community. you have followed the path, of cultural not everibegun to articulate a assimilation, and as a reSll1t no sense of what used to be called longer provide ;a moral voice 'the apostotate of the laity' or for society. 'the ministry ofthe laity' or 'the By exempting people from . vocationofthe laity: .~

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Ditch -proposal is criticized

Fri., Feb. 10, 1989

erica, and said it could "prove to be a costly mistake." Father Catoir admitted that the electronic age has brought "both blessings and promise" because the TV audience is larger but it is "unknown and less connected in terms of support."

Sister Urban The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated yesterday at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, for Sistl~r Catherine Marie Urban, O. Carm., who died Monday. Sister Urban served at the Catholic Me:morial Home for the past 38 years. She cared for retired priests and other home residents and was also the sacristan. A daughter of the late Stephen and Teresa (Babak) Urban, the former Teresa Ann Urban was born in Pittston, Pa. She entered the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm in 1936. Prior to her work at CMH, Sister Urban served in the Philadelphia archdiocese and in the Providence diocese. She is survived by three sisters, Sister Kathleen, O. Carm., and Anna Urban, both of Wilkes-Barre, Pa, and Josephine Urban of Gill; a brother, William Urban of Toms River, N.J.; and several nieces and nephews. Burial was in the cemetery of the Carmelite motherhouse in Germantown, NY.

R C:lA celebrations For the first time in diocesan history, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will celebrate the Rite of Election for Catechumens and the Call to Continuing Conversion. The ceremonies, at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, are intended for candidates preparing for confirmation and the Eucharist and for non-Catholics preparing for reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church. . They are part of the Rite of the Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). 45 catechumens and candidates will participate in the service with the bishop and their sponsors. , The RCIA, restored in the Catholic Church since 1972, became normative in the dioceses of the United States last September. Sunday's event marks the beginning ofan intense preparation period for the 'catechumens and candidates, who will be fully initiated into the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, March 25.

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WASHINGTON (NC) -Catholic Church leaders have criticized a federal government proposal to dig a four-mile-long ditch at the , U.s.-Mexico border in aq. attempt to stop smugglers of both illegal aliens and drugs. "To people here, this ditch is seen as a Berlin Walh They feel the idea is offensive," Enrique Mendez, director of the Padre Hidalgo Center for Hispanic Ministry of the Diocese of San Diego, said in a telephone interview. The site chosen for the proposed ditch is located near San Diego, which is across FA THER O'REILLY the border from Tijuana, Mexico. Mendez predicted such a ditch would be ineffective and damage relations between the United States and Mexico. The estimated $2 million ditch proposed in late January by Immigration and Naturalization Service officials, would be about five feet It has been a big week for Father deep and 14 feet wide. William H. O'Reilly. Verne Jervis, an INS spokesThe former pastor of Immacuman in Washington, said the ditch late Conception Church, Taunton, would discourage illegal automonow living in retirement at the bile traffic and improve flood drainCatholic Memorial Home, Fall age. River. was in Washington WedIts proposed site, which would nesday to deliver the invocation extend east and west of the Otay and benediction at the swearing-in Mesa checkpoint, was chosen beceremony for his nephew, William K. Reilly, 48, new administrator of cause it is flat and for that reason has drawn m,uch automobile trafthe Environmental Protection Agfic, said Jervis. ency. Border patrol officials estimate Reilly has for 15 years headed that 300 to 400 vehicles, many the Conservation Foundation, an driven by smugglers, cross the borenvironmental research organiza- der illegally in the San Diego area tion headquartered in Washing- every month. ton. In 1985 the foundation joined Jervis said INS will request pub-' with the World Wildlife Fund, lic comment on the proposal so also headed by Reilly. that an environmental impact reHis parents, George and Marport can be prepared. garet Reilly, are Fall River natives An 89-page report by the Fedwho were living in Decatur, 1\1., eration for American Immigration when their son was born. When it Reform, released Jan. 25, endorsed came time for him to enter high the ditch idea and called for even school, however, they sent him more extensive fencing, including back to their hometown, because concrete barriers and double fences. B.M.C. Durfee High School was According to Bishop Raymond at that time offering a curriculum J. Pena of El Paso, Texas, who is includinj!; Gr8ek and Latin. chairman ofthe U.S. bishops' Hispanic Affairs Committee, "no barAt Durfee, Reilly's best friend was Father William W. Norton, rier of this sort is going to keep now pastor of St. Patrick's parish, respons'ible people who are trying Fall River. Both thought of enter- to feed their families out." The money would be better spent ing the priesthood and were officers in Durfee's Berchmans Club, promoting economic development an organization for Catholic young in Mexico, he said in a Jan. 30 men which had Msgr. Robert L. telephone interview. Citing similarities between the Stanton as chaplain. proposed ditch and the so-called Reilly, however, went on to de- "Tortilla Curtain," a chain-link grees in history from Yale, law fence edged with razor wire that from Harvard and urban planning was erected along several miles of from Columbia. He speaks five the border at El Paso in the late languages and with his wife, the 1970s, Bishop Pena said people former Elizabeth Buxton, a classi- wishing to en~er the nation illecal musician and singer, enjoys gally would just go to a different performing Mozart duets. He is a spot. member of St. Mary's parish, d.own "The Tortilla Curtain is about the street from his home in Alex- eight to 10 miles long and the ditch andria, Va., said Father O'Reilly, would be four miles long. There who explained that whereas his are almost 2,000 miles of border brother dropped the 0' from the left," he said. family name, he chose to keep it. Jervis, however, said mountains Father Norton has retained his and other natural barriers pr,event friendship with his high school cars from crossing other segments chum, occasionally visiting him in of the border. The ditch is not Virginia and watching his confir- intended to stop pedestrians, he , mation hearings with deep interest. said. Father Ricardo Chavez, direc"It's nice to think Fall River had a part in preparing him for this tor of the Hispanic affairs division job," he said, noting that Reilly, of the California Catholic Conferunlike some previous appointees ence, based in Sacramento, called to the EPA position, is superbly the proposal a "last ditch effort" qualified to handle environmental and an example of"INS doing one more thing that won't work." issues. He said it follows INS "raids of factories" in search of illegal aliens, "sting operations in which INS told people they had \Von the lotGOD'S ANCHOR HOLDS tery, then rounded them up," and the 1986 Immigration Reform and . --, Control Act.

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The priest said the proposal showed the 1986 law, "which they said was going to solve everything, hasn't stopped people from coming or employers from employing them." He said those wishing to enter the nation would view the ditch as "one more challenge," and either "pole-vault over it or drop some boards and drive over it." Mexican legislators Jan. 26 denouced the ditch proposal, calling it "hostile"and "stupid. "The Secretariat of Foreign Relations said it had thought the proposal was intended only to solve a water drainage problem. Victor Clark Alfaro, director of the church-funded Binational Center for Human Rights in Tijuana, called the proposed ditch a "bad start for the presidency of George Bush," adding that it had been interpreted as an "unfriendly gesture" by Mexico. Roberto Martinez, a Catholic lay man who works at an immigrants' rights office in San Diego, called the proposal "ludicrous," adding that it "perpetuates a Berlin Wall mentalitv." What is needed instead, said Martinez, is "open dialogue and discussion with Mexico."

Substance abuse observance Feb~ 26 Th'e Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women has coordinated diocesan participation in the National Council of Catholic Women's second annual Drug and Alcohol awareness Sunday Feb. 26. DCCW president Dorothy A. Curry said that through Episcopal Vicar for Administration Msgr. John J. Oliveira, priests have been asked to include a petition regarding the observance at liturgies that weekend. "This will," said Msgr. Oliveira's letter to the clergy, "afford an opportunity for focusing attention on the 28 million American children of all ages whose lives are touched by drug and alcohol abuse." A petition, he wrote, will recognize "the pain suffered by those families touched by alcohol and drug abuse" and express "thanksgiving for tho~e who have recovered from tnese addictions." Miss Curry also said that at a recent diocesan board meeting, DCCW leaders asked affiliate councils to investigate the substance abuse issue and, with pastors, establish responses to the problem. Awareness Sunday literature is available from the NCCW for use by councils, she said. The NCCW said that a grant from NCCW Associates, women who have served the organization on national and diocesan levels, has enabled the council to continue an education program on drug and alcohol abuse. The NCCW is a Washingtonbased organization with more than 8,000 affiliates in 123 dio'ceses and archdioceses.

. "Major step" WASHINGTON (NC) - The Cuban government's promise to the U.S, Catholic Conference that it will release 225 political prisoners, including the last of the longterm "plantados," is a "major humanitarian step," according to a USCC official.

Review mulled of ban on women lectors, acolytes

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Cora Hebert Bishop Daniel" A. Cronin presided and her son, Father Gerard A. Hebert, was principal celebrant at the Mass of Christian Burial offered Tuesday at St. Theresa's Church, South Attleboro, for Cora A. Hebert. Mrs. Hebert, 68, died Feb. 5. Before retirement, she had been an optical worker in South Attleboro. An Attleboro native, she was the daughter of the late Emile T. and Albina (Dulude) Champagne. She was active in the Confraternity of Christian Mothers of St. Theresa's parish. She is survived by her husband, Joseph L. Hebert, and by a son, Raymond L. Hebert of South Attleboro, as well as by Father Hebert, parochial vicar at Sacred Heart Church, Taunton, and two grandchildren.

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CITY (NC) - A Vatican-named commission is "studying the possibility of reconsidering" the church's ban on installing women as acolytes and lectors, said Archbishop Jan Schotte, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops and a commission member. But this does not mean that current church rules will be changed, he said. "Nothing is excluded," but "nothing has been decided," he added. The study commission is only empowered to present information to Pope John Paul II for his use, he added. Although church rules bar women from being formally initiated as lectors and acolytes, in practice many women do the readings at Mass and in some places women or girls have served at the altar. The 12-member commission has been in existence for a year and is studying the overall issue of ministries in the church, said Archbishop Schotte at a Jan. 30 news conference. . At the news conference the Vatican released the pope's postsynodal apostolic exhortation on the role of the laity in the church and the world, the theme of the 1987 world Synod of Bishops. In the document the pope said the commission had been established to study the theological, liturgical, pastoral and juridical aspects of lay ministries in the church, including the ban on women as acolytes and lectors. A reconsideration of the ban was asked by the synod. The overaJl scope of the com- . mission is to provide information' about lay ministries in today's world and to define them in relation to the general obligations and tasks of all Catholics, he said. "We have to be much more severe and clear in using the term ministry," he added. "Is visiting the sick a ministry? It could become one if it is something the community entrusts to one person. But it is also an obligation of every baptized person," said Archbishop Schotte. "So if someone visits the sick, that doesn't mean he becomes a minister," he said. The commission is composed of Vatican officials and experts living in Rome, said Archbishop Scholte. He did not name the other members and said the Vatican, following general policy for study commissions, has not made the names public.

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No surprises contained in pope's laity message VATICAN CITY (NC) - Although it was of record length, Pope John Paul II's new document on the laity served up no surprises and followed closely the 1987 laity synod's suggestions. But it showed the pope to be deeply concerned with pushing lay action in the world, which he sees as threatened by spreading secularisms and other ills. Read as a diagnosis of the state of the church and the world, the document is a summary of the major themes of the first 10 years of his pontificate. Designed to cap the work of the 1987 Synod of Bishops on the "Vocation and the Mission of the Laity in the Church and the World," the 40,000-word apostolic exhortation released Jan. 30 is the longest postsynodal document published by any pope. It hewed closely to the suggestions contained in the 1987 synod's 54 propositions, referring directly or indirectly to nearly everyone. No new programs or pastoral approaches were proposed, and synodal controversies were generally left unresolved. The particularly contentious issue of the nature of ministries was farmed out to a commission for further study. The debate over lectors and acolytes, and the possi-

bility of these ministries being opened to women. awaits the clarification requested by the synod. The ecclesial status of lay spiritul!l movements, another source of conflict. was delegated to the Pontifical Council for the Laity. Regarding greater participation of women in the church requested by the synod, the pope said simply that the "revised Code of Canon Law contains many provisions on the participation of women," provisions which "must be more commonly known." Vatican officials said this particularly applied to countries or regions slow to involve women in such church structures as parish councils. Instead of breaking new ground, the pope made clear in the exhortation that what is needed is action, not theories and plans. The challenge of the 1987 synod, he said, was to suggest "concrete ways" that the "rich 'theory' on the lay state" of the Second Vatican Council "can be translated into authentic church 'practice." . The pope's belief that the council continues to be a reliable guide is underlined by his numerous references throughout the exhortation. Of its 224 footnotes, more than one-third cite conciliar documents, Turn to Page Six

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Religious America Many would have us believe that religion has minimal effect on the daily life of this nation; indeed, that it is a mere archaic hangover from the past or, in the words of Karl Marx, "the opium of the people." However, the present government ofthe Soviet Union seems to have arrived at the conclusion that Marx was incorrect and has recognized that religion" even if unofficial and underground, has a strong hold on the Russian people. Meantime, religion in these United States is alive and well. It , might not be expressed as was the faith of our fathers, but it has sunk deep roots into the American soul. True, various religious denominations have been influenced by the social order of the nation, much to their dismay, and some church bodies seem to emphasize good works at the expense of faith. Yet the vast majority of Americans who considt~r themselves religious hold concepts of faith. Facts and figures might indicate that we have more non believing than believing citizens. Nevertheless, a tremendous religious spirit still lives in our land, although obscured by our inconsistent view of the separation of church and state. On one hand, America believes in such a philosophy of government but on the other often pays little attention to it. What usually surfaces is the rather nebulous and sometimes nauseating attitude that there is a distinction between private beliefs and public witnessing to them. Those on the left argue that one can hold a faith without "going public" with it. InJact, many in government would make this attitude a matter of public policy. For example, how many politicians claim they are privately opposed to ~ibortion but publicly support it, claiming that their own principles should not influence their public life. On the other hand, the current swing to the right has its own dangers. We do live in a democracy, not an autocracy. Our constitutional safeguards were put in place to safeguard the right to defend and uphold individual differences. When everyone is happy, God takes a back seat; when the going gets tough, God is remembered. Nevertheless, in the best oftimes and the worst oftimes, it must be remembered that the essence of freedom is to be ourselves.路 No government or elected official should路 be allowed to silence those who exercise their religious rights and freedoms. The tensions between the secular and the religious are very real. In such an atmosphere, we must be on our guard lest emotion override reason, fantasy replace fact or imagination supplant the real. As a people we face many issues of the' heart. Few can remain unaffected by the plight ofthe homeless, the despair of . the addict or the betrayal of the innocent. Yet the times confront us with difficulties and problems: beyond our parents' wildest imaginings. Many of us do not know what to do. We take shelter in our own little worlds, isolating ourselves from reality. But if we are to be responsible citizens with concern for social issues and integrity, we have no choice but to be decisive in action and firm in faith. Lack of conviction and weakness of spirit could lead our nation to the brink of spiritual despair. It is incumbent upon believing people to take the initiative in healing the body politic so that it riot only remembers its former greatness but resolutely strives to attain new heights. The Editor

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Pro-life action at Capitol By Liz Schevtchuk WASHINGTON (NC) ---:- Because all eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court, the white-domed Capitol across the street could get overlooked this year as a front in the anti~abortion fight. But as an equal partner in the three branches of government, the U.S. Congress wields important clout in determining policy over such controversial issues as abortion. Indeed. pro-life forces in the House of Representatives introduced various pieces of abortion restriction legislation within days of the 10 Ist Congress' arrival in January. Nonetheless, "all eyes are on the Supreme Court," said Douglas Johnson, legislative director of the National Right to Life Committee. "Probably, for the next six months, most energies are going to be directed toward the general public" al)d the Supreme Court debate, he said. The Supreme Court in spring will hear arguments on a Missouri abortion-control law. Pro-lifers hope the new case leads to an overturning of the 1973 Roe vs. Wade abortion decision, or failing that, to at least a partial cutback in the perceived "right" to legal abortion. At the same time, though, some路 old but important pro-life issues will return to the Capitol, Johnson noted. One thing he expects is a renewed effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which was first introduced in 1923, made progress decades later in the 1970s, but failed in the 1980s to win support from enough states to become a constitutional amendment. The ERA, introduced this year in the House as Joint Resolution

I, says that "equality of rights under the law 'shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." "Women have waited long enough, the ERA needs to be incorporated into our Constitution now," said Rep. Don Edwards, DCalif., in introducing the measure. Abortion critics, fearing the ERA could be used to justify a continued right to abortion, want the measure to include an "abortionneutral" amendment so that the ERA cannot be construed as guaranteeing a right to abortion, Johnson said. After a protracted, battle, such an "abortion-neutral" provision was eventually included in the Civil Rights Restoration Act, a key civil rights measure that Congress approved in 1988. Johnson said the same issue will be back in the form of the ERA. Use of the ERA to promote abortion "is not just a hypothetical but a very real danger," since efforts already have been made at ~he state level to do so, he added. Thus, Johnson said, unless the

ERA is altered, "it would provide a constitutional basis for abortion even without Roe vs. Wade. That's the problem with it. That's what the fight will be about." Efforts also are under wa路y on Capitol Hill to amend the Constitution to directly ban abortion. On Jan. 3, the House's first day in session, Rep. Virginia Smith, R-Neb., introduced House Joint Resolution 25, stipulating that "no unborn person shall be deprived of life by any person: Provided, however, that nothing ... shall prohibit a law permitting only those medical procedures required to prevent the death of the mother." Led by Rep. Bob Dornan, RCalif., on Jan. 24,15 House members introduced another proposal - the so-called "paramount" human life amendment favored by March for Life organizers - as House J oint Resolution 91. Dornan's amendment declares that "the paramount right to life is vested in e'ach human being at the moment of fertilizatio.n, without regard to age, health or condition of dependency." Constitutional amendments aren't the only abortion-related legislation pending so far, either. Rep. Bill Emerson, R-Mo., revived a version of the "president's" bill or "superbill," proposed in 1987 at the behest of the Reagan White House. Emerson's bill, like the Reagan predecessor, declares that Congress finds that "abortion takes the life of an unborn child who is a living human being," that "a right to abortion is not secured by the Constitution of the United States," and that the Supreme Court "erred" in its 1973 abortion ruling. It would prohibit use of federal funds for abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered.

The fourth station Years ago, when our children were young, we were part of a five-family community which gathered ~<?nthly ~o teach our children relIgIOn, to discuss adult religious issues, to pray and to eat together. On Good Friday, we held a living Way ofthe Cross. The children were all Jesuses while the parents staffed the stations. No, we didn't crucify the kids, we pinned large paper crosses on their backs. One year I was Mary at the fourth station and I was astonished at the depth of my feelings as I held the hands and looked into the eyes of each child with a mute goodbye. I was really torn ins~de as I felt a tiny bit of the angUish Mary must have experienced as she watched her son being mocked and tortured on his way to death. To this day, the fourth station affects me most intensely. The death of one's chjld tops the list of personal stresses. In a talk on grief, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross once gave the startling statistic that 75 percent of couples who lose a child to sudden death are later divorced as a result. She explained

that they qften go into a blamin.g pattern, which damages the mantal relationship. These thoughts go through my mind as I reflect on Mary's tragedy. Was she a widow, a parent alone, at such a time? We presume she was because there's no mention of Joseph. Incredible as it seems in a culture where the media pries relentlessly into private lives, none of the Gospel writers deemed it impo.rtant to mention Joseph's death. We don't know about Mary's life after the crucifixion and Resurrection, either. Did she grieve or rejoice after that first Easter? Did she live with the beloved disciple, John? When did she die? We'll not know these answers in this lifetime but they aren't a requisite to understanding ~er terrio, ble feelings of loss and gnef. I hope none of us ever has to undergo the kind of tragedy Mary experienced but I also hope that we will use her experience to deal with injustice and will be there with love and compassion for its victims. And who might these victims be in our lives? They might be the mentally handicapped who are pre-

. " "Bone. weariness For some priests today, the ','lack of a~unified, coherent vision'" of what they are all about is a burden, says the report on the morale of priests developed by the U.S. bishops' Priestly Life and Ministry Committee and made public this winter by the National Conference of CathQlicBishops. "Perhaps underlying all of this is a bone weariness of the spirit that has to do with the times in which we live," says the report. "It is a weariness that comes from standing in the breach during a time of profound transition in our culture and in the history of the· church." Thefact that we live in an age of transition is reflected in many developments, some welcome, some not so welcome. But let me talk about a view of work often espoused in our society, for it is not difficult to see why this aspect of transition might pose a problem to many priests. Father Romano Guardini talked about it when he said, "One of the most disturbing symptoms of the shift in the human condition ... is the matter-of-factness of the new man." Father Guardini argued that our work ethic successfully gets people to "concentrate on the task at hand regardless of personal feelings." And, he noted, the taskS themselves "are becoming increasingly great and demanding." For many people, the job comes first. This is the expected thing. If it is complex, people often feel they must put aside any emotions regarding themselves and their needs or aptitudes, or the needs of ,their family in order to accomplish the work. One swallows pride if he or she' wants to get ahead. Climbing the ladder means putting efficiency ahead of friendship. Father Guardini saw in this tough work ethic "a growing inability to see, a progressive cooling of the heart, an indifference to the people • and things of existence." His next observation was insightful too. "A common substitute for genu!ne feeling is sensation, that

superficial ersatz-emotion, excitement, which, though momentarily strong, is neither fruitful nor lasting." We allow the press, television, the movies and the radio to substitute for our real feelings and in the process we lose our sense of real intimacy. Priests are dreamers. From the moment they are called they dream of the seemingly impossible: making the world a better place, helping people against all odds. They

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Feb. II 1961, Rev. John J. Sllllivan, S.T.L., Pastor, Holy Ro'sary, Fall River 1987, Rev. William J. McMahon, Retired Pastor, St. Joan of Are, O~leans 1910, Rev. John O'Connell, Founder, St. John Evangelist, Attleboro Feb. 12 1961, Rev. Stanislaus B. Albert, SS.CC., Monastery of Sacred Heart, Fairhaven Feb. 14 1932, Rev. Charles E. Clerk, Pastor, St. Roch, Fall River 1980, Rev. Msgr. Francis E. McKeon, Pastor Emeritus, Sacred Hearts, Taunton Feb. 15 1910, Rev. Joseph G. Lavalle, Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River 1957, Rev. James C. Conlon, Pastor, St. Mary, Norton Feb. 16 1983, Rev. Alphonse J. LaChapelle, Assistant, Holy Ghost, Attleboro

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By DOLORES CURRAN

vented f~om living in a half-way home in our neighborhood. Or those who can't get an apartment because they have too many children. Or the illegal aliens who live in fear and are cheated by employers who threaten them with the immigration authorities. These are our powerless ones and what they need most are caring and compassionate friends, friends like Mary. We read in the passion story that Mary and Jesus looked ·at each other in silence and understanding. Their compassion for each other needed no words. She knew he had to suffer and he knew she was suffering. They also knew his fate was unjust. But they were present to one another when both needed it. At times, that's all we can be present to another in pain. That's the lesson of the fourth station.

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

dream of love, not political power, as the way to accomplish this. Their way of thinking is sacramental, concerned with drawing people closer to God. But today they realize that their numbers are becoming fewer and that their role is growing more and more complex. If they feel they are being asked to be an expert in everything, to put efficiency ahead offriendships and community, they experience frustration. Sometimes they may feel that their work is more politicized and practical than spiritual. Priests, like many others, know how easy it is to substitute false sensations for real dreams and a caring heart. Many became priests because they didn't want this to happen to them or others. Our culture has a dark side. It can blind us by holding up the ideal of a cold work ethic that takes the heart out of life. A~ much as any of us hates to hear' of another's morale problem, I believe the document on priests' morale is a blessing in disguise. Interestingly enough, its message is about more than priestly life. It tells us about a sickness in our culture.

Yugoslavian visit? VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II told Yugoslavian bishops that he wants to visit their East European nation to personally encourage Catholics in t~eir faith. But a top YugoslaVian ch~rchman and a Vatican official said such a trip is unlikely in th~ near future. Addressing the country's episcopate recently at the Vatican, the pope said a pers0!1al visit to Yugoslavia would have a pastoral scope.

Purgatory

puzzles her Q. My husband was baptized Catholic as an infant. I converted to the Catholic faith about 10 years ago. This past All Souls Day a visiting priest in our parish talked about "suffering souls" and purgatory in a way that both of us thought strange. He spoke of "souls abandoned for thousands of years in suffering because no one would pray for them." I won't go into detail, but both of us were uncomfortable and embarrassed by what he said, which we feel simply cannot be real Catholic faith. . What exactly is the church's teaching on purgatory? Or do we believe in that at all anymore? I have read about things this priest said, but never thought I would hear it taught as the real doctrine of the Catholic C;hurch. (Texas) There is probably no single element of our Catholic faith that has been more adulterated by popular mythology and colorful imagina~ tion than the teaching about purgatory. As your example illustrates, the mixture of what we really should believe as Catholics and what gory, doctrinally unrelated imagination has attached to this teaching is sad. Even good, and supposedly well-educated, peoph: sometimes do not differentiate between the two, to the detriment and confusion of Catholics whose basic Christian instincts tell them something is contradictory between what they sometimes hear about this subject and what the rest of Christian doctrine professes. To your question, purgatory is still very much a part of our faith and our understanding of the full significance ~f the Communion of Saints. Two th.ings are clear and basic in our Catholic tradition concerning purgatory. First, this tradition holds that there is some condition or circumstance after death by which temporal (that is, not eternal) punishment remaining for sins during life is satisfied. But our prayers and good works on earth we can assist those "in purgatory." This is simply an application of our belief in the union we· have with those who have gone before us, which unites all who are joined in Christ whether still on earth or in the next world. This much is taught by the church as revealed truth from God. It, of course, is something about which we would know nothing if he did not tell us. Second, it is equally clear that the official teachings of the councils and other sources of Catholic belief have no intention of giving 'other details about purgatory. Is it a state or condition, on one hand, or a "place?" Is time, in any sense that we unden>tand it, involved or not? Since the world after death would not seem to have hours or days or locations in our sense of ~hose

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN words, it seems unlikely that purgatory involves place or time as we usually think of them. It is possible that in the burst of awareness of the reality of God and creation that could occur immediately after death, the pain that comes from our knowledge of our sins and shortcomings might be so acute and intense that an entire purgatory - or "cleansing," which is what the word "purgatory" means - would occur in an instant. While such an explanation seems to square with what we might suspect about the threshold of eternity, we simply do not know for sure. The church never has attempted officially to satisfy our curiosity about such questions. Q. Twice in the last few years we have heard Midnight Christmas Mass from St. Peter's in Rome. The question: Why was it in Latin? (Teimessee) A. At international gatherings, unless it is clearly celebrated by and for primarily one language group, it is not unusual that Mass be in Latin.' This obviously is the case at Christmas and other eucharistic celebrations in St. Peter's. I'm not sure it is done on Christmas, but at Masses I've participated in at St. Peter's, some parts, particularly the Scripture readings, are frequently proclaimed in a modern language. A free brochure outlining Catholic prayers, beliefs and precepts is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Parish, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be addressed to Father Dietzen at the same address.

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Rice Bowl aids Indian Villagers

League knocks choice programs W ASHlNGTON (NC) - The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights has labeled as unconstitutional programs that let parents choose the public schools their children attend. League president and founder Jesuit Father Virgil <l. Blum issued a statement calling the concept unconstitutional after President Bush endorsed it as "perhaps the most single promising" new idea in U.S. education. Bush, who was addressing a White House education workshop, said such programs "give parents back their voices and their proper determining roles in the makeup of children's education." The federal government has no direct role in the programs, which are set up by school districts and A MALNOURISHED TOT awaits aid at a camp for drought victims in Africa. In his Lenten allow parents wide latitude in message Pope John Paul II ~alls on Catholics to use the holy season as a time to reflect and act choosing schools. on the problem of world hunger. (NC/United Nations photo) Father Blum said such programs "would compel parents to surrender their (First Amendment) free exercise of rights to send their children to Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and other private schools that Continued from Page Three· forms of Christian religion are still tion which emphasizes the "unity teach the religious and moral values of life," the pope urged. far more than the citations of the conserved," they are threatened by of our Judeo-Christian heritage. a "multiplicity of processes, includThis formation must be spiritsynodal propositions themselves. He said the United States was This sense that the theoretical ing secularization and the spread . ual, doctrinal and social, girding the only democracy in the world and theological issues have been of sects." Catholics to bear witness that Chris~ "A mending of the Christian tianity has the "only fully valid that did not respect the "human dealt with is repeated in the discussrights of parents in the education ion of the role of women in the fabric of society" and of"the eccles- response" to the world's problems ial community itself' is urgently and hopes. of their children." church. Public school choice programs It is in this context then that the "Above all the acknowldgement needed, the pope said. The solution have been tried in San Francisco, pope addresses other issues raised in theory of the active and respon- he proposes is are-evangelization, Los Angeles and East Harlem, sible presence of woman in the and the laity is to playa key role._ by the synod: the renewal of parishJesus' command is to "go and es, the role of movements, the N.Y. The state of Minnesota has church must be realized in pracpreach the Gospel," and the present vocations of men and women. What conducted the most widespread tice," the pope urged. state of the world "absolutely prepares lay Catholics to evangelize experiment in educational choice, If lacking in new proposals, the and Arizona has modeled legisla- exhortation repeats Pope John demands that the words of Christ the world'is to be encouraged and tion after that program. . Paul's frequent call for a general receive a more ready and generous retained. It is a message dear to the pope, renewal of the church to meet the obedience," he said. Under the Minnesota plan, Many people shirk the task of one he delivers during his many challenges of modern life. It is a initiated by Gov. Rudy Perpich, pastoral voyages and to countless theme sounded by the pope since evangelization, and one reason for the state makes available $3,000 to this is the "unwarranted separation" groups he meets with in Rome. It $4,000 of state aid which "follows . the first day of his pontificate. In fact, the exhortation's most impass- between a person's private spiritual is also a' messge he apparently each student to his or her chosen ioned passage is a quote from that life and his or her life in the world. believes the church's laity and school," Father Blum said in a For this reason, the church must pastors still have not taken to first talk: "Do not be afraid! Open, subsequent column for newspapers. heart. indeed, open wide the doors to make a priority an ongoing formaIn Wisconsin, he added, Gov. Christ!'.' Tommy Thompson is developing Bl\t the exhortation also strikes a program to allow parents living a note of impatience. The state of outside Milwaukee County to send the world "calls with a particular Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has caring, sharing and giving to the _their children to any public school urgency for the action of the lay in the state. In Milwaukee County, faithful.," the pope said in the announced the following dates for needy in Southeastern Massachuthe plan would serve only low- introdulction. "If lack of commit- the 48th annual Catholic Charities setts, he siiid, noting that enthusiAppeal: asm, support and generosity are income children, who would be ment is always unacceptable, the able to attend any public or pri- present time renders it even more Special Gift phase: April 24 to required more than ever to meet the increasing problems of the vate non-sectarian school in the ' May6 ~o. It is not permissible for anyone times. county. Parish phase: May 7 to May 17 to ramain idle." Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, dioce"What is peculiar and indeed Kickoff meeting: 8 p.m. April 19 The laity's primary mission is to shocking about these and similar and in the world, the pope repeat- at Bishop Connolly High School, san Appeal director, pointed out that the 1989 campaign theme is proposed 'choice' plans is that all edly said. One ofthe "temptations" Fall River. drawn from words of St. Francis would violate the First and 14th of lay Catholics is "being so strongly The bishop emphasized that since of Assisi:"1t is in giving that we Amendment rights of parents in the inception of the Appeal in interestl~d in church services and receive." the education of their children," tasks" that they fail to meet their 1942, the diocese has chosen this Father Blum wrote in his column. "responsibilities" in the world. method of expressing its care and The First Amendment guaranconcern for all. human life. Throughout the exhortation is tees freedom of religion while the The years have been a period of woven the imagery of a vineyard. NEW YORK (NC) - Bishop 14th Amendment provides for "due is the world, racked The vineyard N:erses Setian, apostolic Mikael process" and requires states to . exarch for Armenian Catholics in provide equal protection of the by economic inequality, abortion EDICTAL CITATION and other assaults on human dignithe United States and Canada, has DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL law to any person. FALL RIVER. MASSACHUSETTS . been continuing relief efforts for Father Blum said that "the Su- ty and human life, religious indifferSince the actual place of residence of JOHN R. Soviet Ar:menia'since the Dec. 7 preme Court has ruled that, under ence or hO,stility. But the laborers GOODROW, JR. is unknown. earthqua~e and has been raising the 14th Amendment, children have in this vineyard are few, in the We cite JOHN R. GOODROW, JR. to appear person· money for a reconstruction prothe right to share equally in tax- papal view. ally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on "Whole countries and nations ject. He also has been arranging Tuesday, February 21, 1989 at· 10:30 a.m. at 887 provided education benefits." Highland Avenue, Fall River, MassaChusetts, to give' for shipment of relief supplies, the "Yet," he continued, "President where r,eligion and the Christian. testimony to establish: bishop's s'ecretary, Father Armen Bush, Govs. Perpich and Thomp- life were: formerly flourishing and Whether the nullity of the marriage capable of fostering a viable and Gharapetian, said recently. At a son, and other 'choice' advocates exists in the MEUSE-GOODROW case? memorial Mass, Bishop Setian would violate the religious free- working community of faith are Ordinaries ofthe place or other pastors having the even now put to a hard test" and prayed the Armenian people would knowledge of the residence of the above person, dom rights of parents in the educaJOHN R. GOODROW, JR., must see to it that he is subject to a "radical transformation "become knowledgeable of the tion of their children." properly advised in regard to this edictal citation. as a result of a constant spreading means of survival during these of an indifference to religion,· of h~lfsh mO,ments in their country, Henry T. Munroe secularism and atheism," the pope Judicial Vicar tolerating nature's catastrophe and observed. by the same token cherishing their Given at the Tribunal, In those countries where "many Christian faith, which they have Fall River, Massachusetts, vital traditions of piety and popular on this 2nd day of February, 1989. preserved for 17 centuries."

No surprises in laity message

CCA dates are listed

Relief continues

India has a population of 781 million. Infant mortality is 105 per 1000 live births, as opposed to 10.4 per 1000 live births in the United States. Life expectancy is 52 for men, 50 for women. The corres, Ronding U.S. figures are 71.5 and 78.5. The per capita annual income is $150; in the U.S. it is $13,451. A bleak picture, but Operation Rice Bowl, a Lenten program of fasting, prayer and almsgiving in progress in Fall River and ISS other U.S. dioceses, is helping to change it in small but significant ways.' In the state of Madhya Pradesh, for instance, a four-year drought caused most wells and rivers to run dry. With Rice Bowl funding, 100 wells were deepened with results benefiting some 55,000 people in 40 small communities. The actual labor of deepening the wells provided a month's work for about 1000 families, 10 families per well. The resulting clean water supplied both human and animal needs. Since other water sources had contributed to the spread of dysentery,- polio, typhoid and jaundice; the clean water helped improve health conditions. Health edueation, provided in conjunction with the project through mother and child health and nutrition centers, increased awareness of good health practices. In addition, waste water from the wells is used to raise vegetables and fruits. Their sale increases the income of the participating families. Families also learned through the education component of the program that their drought from a diminishing underground water table caused by destruction offorest and poor cultivation practices. They learned that for their wells to continue providing water, they must, among other measures, prac, tice terracing and reforestation and maintain percolation tanks.

'Commitment lauded VATICAN CITY (Ne) - The Vatican newspaper has praised a commitment by nearly ISO coun.tries to seek an accord banning chemical weapons. "Recourse to these instruments of extermination, relatively low in cost, by terrorist groups or irresponsible powers, . pointed out the need for a precise assuming of responsibility by the international community," said a recent editorial in L'Osservatore Romano. Meanwhile, the president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences said monitoring com. pliance of a chemical arms ban , treaty would be extremely difficult because of close similarities with production of ordinary products, such as perfumes and pesticides.

Correction .Marie's Place, 355 East Main St., Fall River, is not owned by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, as reported in a feature story in the Feb. 3 Anchor. Vincentians rent the property, according to Fall· River district council president David J. Motta.

Timeless "Truth has no speCial time of its own. Its hour is always now."-Albert Schweitzer

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Milwaukee archdio'cese; parish ponder ministry to hom,osexuals, lesbians' manner that is loving, and life-affirming."

WASUWATOSA, Wis.(NC)The parish council at a Wauwatosa church is pondering a proposal by Archbishop Rembert G. . Weakland to make the church the center of ministry to homosexuals in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.

AS MANY parents mourn the loss of infants, this memorial to aborted fetuses is grimly ironiC. The tombstone-shaped sign erected by Ann Mary Hines of Spring Hill, Fla., is her protest against abortion. Each of its 400 crosses memorializes 50,000 of the more than 20 million infants aborted since the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing the procedure. (NC photo)

Aid for bereaved parents "J coulQ see a way that. the Two changes have .been anchurch could be there and I recognounced for a "Living with Your nized that the average clergy, nurses Memories" support group estaband social workers have had little lished by Catholic Social Services preparation in this area and basiof Fall River. cally no tools to work with," she Eight meetings had been scheduled for 7 to 8:30 .p.m. Wednesadded. days, Feb. I through March 25, at "In the past, we had felt that it the Catholic Social Services office, would be easier for the parents if 783 Slade St., Fall River. they just forgot the baby. That was Meeting dates, according to the wisdom of the day." group facilitator Nadira Ferreira, That approach included having have been changed to March I the father handle funeral arranthrough April 19. gements before the mother returned Mrs. Ferreira said that the non- from the hospital. sectarian support group, originally But in conversations with parplanned for mothers who have lost ents, the nun said, it became evibabies to miscarriage, stillbirth.and neonatal death, has expanded to dent that only for the father through the funeral plans - was accommodate bereaved fathers. There is no fee for participation. . there any "sense of closure" about Interested persons may contact the baby's death. The mother was Catholic Social Services at 674- left isolated. So over the last 10 years, Sister 4681. Lamb has compiled poems, letters Book Available Another aid for bereaved par- .and memorial services used by ents has been produced by a Fran- parents to express love and grief for lost infants. ciscan nun in Belleville, Ill. "Almost everything in 'BitterSister Jane Marie Lamb's book, "Bittersweet... Hello, Goodbye," is sweet' has come from my expean interfaith collection of reflec- riences with parents and the pain tions and resources for planning a they have felt," she said. funeral or "farewell ritual" for a 'Sister Lamb said a farewell ritbaby. ual which she has conducted for Slster Lamb is director of families unaffiliated with a church SHARE, a support group she memorializes the newborn's brief founded in 1978. The name is an life, affirms all life, comforts the acronym for Source of Help in families and helps par:ents recover Airing and Resolving Experiences. from their loss. Based at St. Elizabeth Hospital She said her book also addresses in Belleville, the group has 200 the problems of parents whose chapters in the United States, West baby dies before leaving the hospiGermany, Italy and South Africa. tal and whose friends and families Sister Lamb, a maternity and have never seen them alive. pediatric nurse, said, "We need to In that group, she said, are famiminister to these families at one of lies who experience a miscarriage, the most terrible times in their a tubal pregnancy, stillborn birth lives." What spurred the book was a or death immediately after birth. "Bittersweet" is available from feeling on the part of many families "that the church is not there the SHARE National Office, 211 S. Third St., Belleville, Ill. 02220. for them at this time'," she said.

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Dignity USA's position was a reaction to the Vatican's October 1986 "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church On the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons." The Holy See's letter declared that while homosexual inclination "is not a sin, it is a more or less strong tendency ordered toward an intrinsic moral evil and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder. Kevin Quader, chairman of the Milwaukee chapter of Dignity, said the group believes "we can be both homosexual and Christian, and use our sexuality iri a positive 'manner," emphasizing responsible, monogamous relationships. Quader said he is unsure how many homosexuals would continue to attend Mass at St. Pius if Dignity were no longer the sponsor. "There's a split decision on that," he said. Dignity probably would try to find another location for its Masses and "try not to be in competition with the archdiocesan Mass," he said. . Archbishop Weakland said the letter to Father McArthur was a "first communication" and not "a final edict." In the letter, he offered to talk to the parish council, parish staff and Dignity. James Quinn,' parish council president, said the archbishop's letter indicated a willingness to discuss future options in ministry to homosexuals.

The proposal would end involvement of St. Pius X parish with Dignity, an organization of homosexual Catholics not officially recognized by the Catholic Church. Dignity has sponsored Masses at St. Pius X, for 10 years. Archbishop Weakland outlined his proposal in a memo to Salvatorian Father Luke McArthur, St. Pius X pastor. The archbishop wrote that he would be willing to designate the parish as the liaison "for the spiritual well-being of the gay and lesbian community." Archbishop Weakland said he believes it's important for the archdiocese to include homosexuals in its pastoral work. "Years ago, those with homosexual orientation were simply left out of the church. But today they are calling for help and we can't neglect that." But the archbishop said he objected to Dignity's involvement because of the group's stance, which would "reverse church teaching on homosexual activity." The church holds th'at homosexual activity is morally wrong. In 1987, Dignity USA adopted a position stating that "gay and lesbian people can express their sexuality physically, in a unitive

The archbishop specified several criteria to be met by the parish if it .acts as the archdiocesan liaison for homosexual ministry. "The teaching of the Catholic Church that homosexual activity is morally wrong must by upheld by those working in pastoral ministry at the parish" and by priests celebrating Masses for homosexuals, he said. In addition, under his criteria, the Mass would no longer be sponsored by Dignity, but by the parish itself. Furthermore, groups which accept Catholic moral teaching on homosexuality should be introduced in the archdiocese, he said. Archbishop Weakland also stipulated that "it is important that all be treated with dignity and respect and that your ministry to the homosexual community also include advocacy against any violence and discrimination against lesbians and gays." Quinn said the parish council was "very pleased" by the proposal to establish an official ministry to . homosexuals but dismayed by the thought of ending Dignity's sponsorship of the Mass. "We feel that certainly for some people, Dignity is a steppingstone back into the church proper," he added.

No One to Thank "Were there no God, we would be in this glorious world with grateful hearts - but no one to thank." - C. Rossetti

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"What does this do?" "What's a union?" "What's this big old yellow thing?" . Those were just a few of the questions Dee Motta, a journeyman at Fall River's Leary Press, answered recently when she conducted students from S1. Vincent's School, Fall River, on a tour of her workplace. Special education youngsters at the school who are engaged in a career awareness program are visiting area businesses and schools, . said Bob Dolan, their teacher. Leary Press, where The Anchor has been printed for most of its history, was a recent program stop. Volunteer tour guide Dee, 26, an active member of Our Lady of the Angels parish, Fall River, has been at Leary's for about nine years. She's modest about describing the many facets of her work, but this Anchorite sees her as a Jill-of-all-trades in printshop life. In 1980, an Anchor story described Dee as "the first woman to enter [Leary's] world of web and flatbed presses, of camera rooms and paste-up tables." . The six teens she escorted came with Dolan, television production teacher John Medeiros and teaching assistant Brian Viveiros. The tour began in Leary's front room, with lopks at the shop's state-of-the-art typesetters and its layout and mailing work areas. One sharp-eyed student noted that the old time work proudly showcased on a shop wall included a ticket to a 1926 "S1. Vincent's Orphans' Home" annual fiesta. Explanations of Leary's old linotype machines were included on the visit's itinerary, as were looks at the shop's folding machine, its fast-moving and fun-to-watch bundle-tier and its labeler, the latter operated- and dem6nstr~ted by Darryl Wood.· Dee used Leary's address plate machine to type a visitor's name as a tour souvenir. "This is one of my babies," she said, showing the group how an offset printing press is run. "Oh, wow!"said one teen, watching the machine do its thing. Dee also exhibited Leary's Hei-

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Dear Mary: Our grandson attends one of the finest universiti~s in the country. He will be graduating this year in engineering. He has an A average. Our concern is he has joined a denomination which has us worried. He tells his dad, our son, that when he graduates he wants to go overseas to become a miss.ionary .

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By Antoinette Bosco Two recent conferences in one month have made me aware of a major problem in the United States - the extent to which discrimination against fathers has taken hold. Most -recently I moderated a panel for a conference on families .sponsored by a Connecticut state senator and attended by some 300 people. about 96 percent white women. coming mainly from political and child care arenas. I heard much about women but fathers weren't mentioned until midafternoon. When I made a point of this, a college professor of social welfare agreed that until we begin to involve fathers, we are never going to solve the crises in families. Two weeks earlier I gave a media presentation at the annual meeting of the National Congress for Men, a coast-to-coast coalition offathers' rights groups. The conference's goal was to look for ways to eliminate discrimination against fathers in family law and courts. Many men had a clear mission: to see children of divorce parented by both parents and to remove divorce from the present system which escalates the hostilities between a wife and a husband. Many men at the conference would replace the present system with mediation. a method for"therapeutic conflict." I was surprised and impressed by what I saw and learned. The men told how they were the first to hold their baby after birth. how they fed and rocked and toilet trained their child,' how life held little joy without their children's company. Surprisingly the men almost u!lanimously lacked bitterness. even though each had his' own horror story to tell. They chose to focus on the gains they had worked for and achieved. There was no "women bashing." CiS Don Chavez. 37. the group's president-elect. put it. "We are not for men's rights or women's rights. We're for human rights," including children's rights.

Some volunteered that "r may not have been such a great husband, but I'm a good father."

the United States to establish a statutory presumption of parental equality after divorce.

Dr. Ken Lewis of Pennsylvania, a custody evaluator, says he was "the first dad in the country to get custody" back in 1969. He whips out photos of himself and his two lovely daughters, then and now. C'havez had a seven~year ~phih battle with three motions denied ~y the court to "regain my fatherhood." He finally won joint custody of his two daughters.

George Kelly of Massachusetts. a former U.S. marshall. blinked back tears when he spoke of his daughter, now a teenager. She told him that though he may be with her only parttime, he was always her "fulltime father." A message came through loud and clear at the meeting: fathers no longer will accept the inequities in the family laws which are "taking dads away from their children."

His pain led him -to work for other fathers too and in 1986, through his legislative efforts, New Mexico.became the second state in

I'm inclined to agree with Kelly. who predicted that fathers' rights "will be the civil rights movement of the '90s."

Homemade school lunches By Hilda Young "Can I buy my lu~ch today?" . my daughter, the queen, asked this morning as I was putting together her sandwich. "We're not the Rockefellers," I said mechanically. "It's embarrassing," she whined on. "Everyone tries to guess what kind of sandwich I'm going to have next. I could sell tickets to my lunch." I gave her my standard second response: "Waste not, want not." "That's a great philosophy of life," she said, "but who would ever guess it translates into leftover lasagna sandwiches or leftover chow mein on rye." "We creative geniuses are never understood in our own time," I told her. "Besides, sometimes the msg-sodium-nitrate laden bologna is not thawed out on time." Miss Quiche wouldn't leave it alone. "Wouldn't you be embarrassed if you pulled out an old hotdog wrapped in a leftover pancake?" "A starving Biafran wouldn't say that," I responded, beating her with superior logic and a twist of guilt. "I hate it when you say that." I smiled. "Why? It's true." "But that would justify eating

cardboard and catsup sandwiches," she claimed as youngest son entered the kitchen. He stopped in his tracks. "Cardboard and catsup? Mom, even you've gone too far." I shook my head. "Your sister gets cardboard and catsup. You get peanut butter and pickles with mayo." "When are we going to have cold chili with a slice of cheese again?" he asked. His sister just about choked on her Cheerios. "Please,no. My friends couldn't believe it. 14 people stared at me while I tried to eat it." "Hey, I liked those," my 10year-old defended my creativity. "Well, you didn't have chili beans dripping out of your sandwich onto your best white pants," she said. "Sure I did," he beamed. "Benny Fitz and I saved them and told my teacher they were deer droppings." "Gross," his sister said. I felt my throat tighten a bit. "You should have seen her face when Benny popped one in his mouth." I made a mental note to use leftover waffles next time I made chili san d w i"c h e s sot he be an s wouldn't leak.

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Birth control debate reopening urged VATICAN CITY (NC) - A well-known moral theologian has urged Pope John Paul II to reopen church debate on birth control through a worldwide consultation with bishops, theologians and lay Catholics. Father Bernard Haring, retired professor at Rome's Alphonsianum Academy and the author of several works on sexual morality, said the consultation was needed to stop a "catastrophic" process of polarization now occurring in the church. Father Haring made the com: ments in an article he wrote for the Italian Catholic magazine II Regno (The Kingdom). The West German Redemptorist priest said his suggestion was in response to recent statements by the pope and a Vatican theologian on the birth control issue. Father Haring said he was proposing the consultation to prevent abandonment of the church by Catholics "from assuming even more catastrophic dimensions" and to restore an atmosphere of trust among theologians. He said the climate has worsened to the point that lists have been drawn up naming theologians who can be "trusted" on the birth control issue. The lists are often based on anonymous accusations, he said. "I have personally seen a list of these 'reliable ones' in circulation at the Vatican," he said. The priest said this new attitude of theological "intransigence" was responsible for a "psychological schism~' in the church. "It is necessary to find a way out of this blind alley," he said. Father Haring proposed that the pope name a commission that was "beyond any suspicion" to consult individually on the birth control issue with every bishop, every theological faculty and themost important associations oflay people. It should also consider the positions of other Christian churches, especially the Orthodox, he said. The commission would seek to define the best approach to the birth control question, publishing its survey results and making clear whether there is uncertainty on the matter, Father Haring said. Among other things, he said, the commission would have to examine to what extent papal pronouncements on the issue should be considered "as doctrine revealed by God." In recent years, Pope John Paul has repeatedly emphasized the teaching of the 1968 encyclical"H umanae Vitae" ("Of Human Life"), which condemned contraceptive methods. Last year, marking the 20th anniversary of the encyclical, . the pope said there can be tio exceptions to the ban on birth control and that disputing church teaching on the point is "equal to refusing to God himself the obedience . II'Igence. ,f o f our mte Father Haring said the crucial point is not whether artificial or natural methods are used to space births, but how a couple comes to a decision to responsibly transmit life. Some believe, he said, that fundamental medical ethics should apply in this case: that contraceptives would be used only in situations where natural methods could not achieve results. They would see contraceptives as sometimes working to serve the larger meaning of marriage, he added. Father Haring said these positions were currently being "vio-

lently attacked," in particular by Msgr. Carlo Caffarra, a moral theologian who heads the John Paul II Institute for Marriage and Family Studies at Rome's Lateran University. Last November, following a theological congress on "Humanae Vitae" organized by the institute, Msgr. Caffarra compared contraception to homicide. Father Haring said, Msgr. Caffarra's statements, and his influence at the Vatican, have had the effect of an "earthquake" in theological circles. "What is striking is rIOt so much an intolerant and surprisingly ~im颅 plistic theology, but the fact that he deliberately sets himself up as the front-line defender ofthe orthodoxy of the faith and loyalty to the pope," Father Haring said. "I hope our beloved pope understands that this is a conflict of epic proporitons, no less than the one experienced at Antioch between Peter and Paul. The consultation should be conducted on the basis of a dialogue free from violence, out in the open and with mutual love," said the priest. The Vatican should make clear at the outset of such a consultation that it will not tolerate "mutual accusations of heresy" and "the collecting of anonymous accusations," he added.

Pope urges priestly updating VA TI CAN CITY (N C) - Priests should keep up with the times through study and prayer to make sure their ministry never becomes a "boring routine," Pope John Paul II said. The pope said the next world Synod of Bishops would investigate the best ways for priests to undertake a "cultural and spiritual updating" in their work. . The pope spoke to a group of Italian priests a few days after the Vatican announced that the topic of the 1990 synod would be priestly formation in the modern world. (See story on page 12.) The synod theme has special significance because today's world is "projected toward the future," the pope said. "Society is undergoing rapid and profound changes that do not pass by the church, but in a certain sense involve it," the pope said. The church has a duty to accompany men and women so they do not become lost and should do so by "walking ahead of them," he said. The everyday ministry of the priesthood is announcing the Gospel, but it shoul~ "n~ver be reduc~d to a boring routme, the pope saId. He said priests should find ways to make the announcement of salvation alive to people todaY"through "clear words and significant gestures." The priesthood, like all professions, requires updating, the pope said. For an ordained minister, that means renewing pastoral practices, along with study and theological reflection, he said. "If one doesn't keep up with the times, one lags behind. And the person who lags behind becomes unqualified in his tasks, with disaffection inevitably following," he said. . An unmotivated priest, he added, is "sad himself and causes sadness in others."

路MARYKNOLL Missioner Father Raymond H. Kelley, an Attleboro native, has served in Taiwan for many years.

Maryknoll goal is near NEWYORK(NC)- The recent Lake Titicaca, a large. body of ordination of a Peruvian bishop water on the border with Bolivia. for Peru's Territorial Prelature of Father Boteler said Maryknollers Juli brought the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers close to their goal of began working there in 1943, and turning over governance of all the Vatican Congregation for the their mission territories to local Propagation of the Faith, in assobishops, says Father William Botel- ciation with the church in Peru, carved out the Juli prelature in er, Maryknoll superior general. 1957 to make a separate jurisdic"You used to take pride in hav- tion of a predominantly Aymara ing yo'ur man named as bishop," Indian area. Father Boteler said. "Now it is a Peru is the country where liberpoint of pride to turn the diocese over to the local hierarchy, and ation theology originat.ed as a disthen stay to help the local church." tinct movement through the initiative of Father Gustavo Gutierrez. He sa'id there were now only two But it has also met strong opposiMaryknollers heading dioceses: tion there. Bishop William J. McNaughton Juli is one of several jurisdicof Inchon, Korea, and Bishop John Q. Weitzel of American Samoa. tions in southern Peru that have He said Bishop William F. Kupfer, carried out a joint pastoral strawho retired from the Diocese of tegy and trained leaders jointly at Taichung: Taiwan, in 1986, was the Andean Pastoral Institute. the last Maryknoller to head a. Maryknollers in Juli feel confiChinese diocese. dent they will be able to continue participating in the joint pastoral Juli, lying at about 13.000 feet on the Peruvian Altiplano, is a effort under the new bishop, Father Boteler said. . town of 5,000-6,000 people near 0

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Churches urged to cope with racism .VATICANSi,;rV (NC) - The Vatican has prepared a document on racism that reviews Catholic eachingon the issue and encourages local churches to take steps to address the problem, a Vatican ' official said. The document is a general statement applicable to a wide range of complex racial situations, said Msgr. Diarmuid Martin, undersecretary.of the Vatican's Justice and Peace Commission. Among them;he said, are the plight of such groups as South American Indians, aboriginal peo'ples, bla,pk Americal)s and immigrant populations throughout the world. { i r>The documerit, "The Church and RaCism: Toward a More Fraternal Society,': wasilfepared by the .', ;Pontifical Justice and Peace Commission and was to be presente(j a.t a Vatican press conference today. The statement, about 40 pages long, represents "a position paper about the church and racism," c:overing the evolution,ofthe church's teachingas well as the "many forms of racism that have existed in 'the past and continue to exist;" Msgr. Martin said. "It's not simply a condemnatory document, but also very clearly presents the church's contribution issue,"he said. It is meant to stimulate reflection among Catholics and encourage "concrete 1m !is,roiects'' by locil.ichurches and individuals to alleviate the p'roblems, he said. . . document Was not intended to deal exhaUStively with any single form of racism, such as ,apartheid, South Africa's system'of racial segregation. Church leaders, including Pope John Paul II, have condemned ~partheid on several oc:casions. Some observers, however, believe the document might be an important element in an eventual trip ythe pope to SOOth Africa. Vatican and South African churchmen have said recently that such a trip igbl occur loJ990. , ,

Dinner chat includes Poland, baseball VATICAN CITY (NC) - When U.S. author James Michener spoke a few words in support of Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski's handling of Poland's 1981 crisis, his dinner host expressed mild dissent. The host was Pope John Paul II, who on 'Dec. 5 entertained Michener and an aU-American group that included baseball HaUof-Farner Stan "The Man" Mus-ial. The group had just visited Poland, offering Michener a new look at the country he wrote about seven years earlier in his bestselling book, "Poland." "When I spoke weU of Jaruzelski, [the pope] rebuked me in a gentle way,'~ Michener said in an interview. He described the dinnertime conve'rsation as "freewheeling," with the Polish-born pontiff letting his guests know exactly where he stood "On contemporary issues. "I hold the pope in great affection. He and I came along at the same time," Michener said. , Published on the heels of the pope's election and the rise of the Solidarity labor movement, Michener's book, which presents Poland's 'history through fictional characters, was an instant success. Michener told the pope that he gave the pontiff and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa much of the credit for the book's sales. In the interview, Michener said he found the climate in Poland much iniproved since he last visited â&#x20AC;˘ t

,in 1981, a time of food shortages, labor unrest and general uneasiness about Soviet intentions. "To my great joy, I was happy to see the old wounds healing," Michener said. While workers there are still unhappy about the trade union situation, he said, life in general seemed better and more optimistic, with stores operating and no more food lines. He also said he found freedom of expression everywhere. After "Poland" was published, Michener said, it was sharply criticized by Polish authorities as being too hard on communism in its final chapters. That attitude has changed, too, he said. Michener had no trouble getting a visa to visit the East European country. Once there, he received an official welcome and, during a formal presentation, was unexpectedly given the country's top literary medal. "The prime minister pinned it on my lapel personaUy. I was quite staggen:d by this," he said. Michener's "defense" of Jaruzelski, the Polish leader, is a limited one. Looking back on the events of 1981, Michener said, Jaruzelski's ordering of martial law and the clampdown on Solidarity had the virtue of avoiding a Soviet invasion. "This was not a good solution, but it was a logical one" that might have saved the country greater woes, hl~ said.

The pope said the labor office VATICAN CITY(NC)- Pope John 'Paul II has instituted the was aimed at creating an atmosVatican's first central labor office, phere of community, responsibilsaying it will be a tool of "justice ity and dignity among all Vatican and equity" for lay and clergy workers. In are,as of dispute, the pope said, the office would "proworkers. The Labor Office of the Apos- mote the way of sincere dialogue" tolic See will be charged with among the parties involved. resolving work-related disputes and The bylaws for the office progrievances and will coordinate uni- vide for a president and two assistform personnel policies for all Vat- ants, as well as an II-person counican departments, the pope said in cil to include several management an apostolic letter. representatives and four employees. Under the new office's rules, The employees are to include a workers can challenge any Vatican priest, a male or female religious work policy, except those set by and two lay people. the pope. The council will have a main The letter and bylaws outlining role in formulating new labor polthe role and composition of the icies at the Vatican, and it can be office were released at the Vatican used to promote reconciliation of Jan. 25. The pope said he was grievances, according to the byapproving the bylaws for a fiveyear experimental period. He an- , laws. It must meet at least four times a year. nounced his intention to create a central labor office last June, when A separate three-man arbitraother changes were made in Vati- tion panel will take up grievances can administrative departments. unresolved after six months of The office had been sought for mediatÂˇion. The panel's members years by Vatican lay workers, who are to excel in "legal preparation, complained that varying proce- prudence and equanimity." dures followed by Vatican departThe bylaws give details of arbiments resulted in inequality for tration procedures to be followed workers. . , and state that employees can chalThe office and its procedures lenge a Vatican work policy that will apply to all Vatican workers they believe damages their rights -lay, religious and clergy-,and or interests, unless that policy has will go into effect March I. Curbeen specifically approved by the rently the Vatican has about 2,300 pope. employees, including some 1,8QO lay workers. . . The labor office's president is to Because it will handle collective be named by the pope, with his as well as individual work grievan- assistants and the three arbitration ces, the new office is expected to ,panel members selected by the playa' key role in future wage Vatican secretary of state. The negotiations between the Vatican secretary of state also will choose and its lay employees. The lay the four employee-members of the workers have threatened to strike, council, after consultation with several times in recent years dur- workers. The VatiCan did not ing bargaining for a major wage 'immediately announce any memrealignment. bers of the new department.

1990 synod 'theme chosen

VATICAN CITY (NC) Priestly formation is the theme During the weeklong visit, Mich- selected by Pope John Paul II for ener had an unexpected meeting the next World Synod of Bishops, with Walesa after the labor lead- the Vatican announced. The Jan. 19 announcement said er's televised debate Nov. 30 with a Polish union official, Alfred Mio- . the theme of the 1990 synod will be dowicz. The American group was "Priests and Their Formation in the Modern World." dining with a top Polish archbishop The month-long synod will take when the debate ended, and three priests ran into the room declaring place at the Vatican Sept. 30-0ct. that Walesa had trounced his.op- 28, 1990. It will be the eighth ordinary synod since the gatherings ponent. were instituted by Pope Paul VI in A few minutes later, Walesa 1965. walked in the door to consult with The last ordinary synod, in 1987, the archbishop about his performdealt with the mission of the laity ance. He told some of the Ameriin the church and the world. An cans that "the Spirit" had guided apostolic exhortation by the pope him through the 45-minute teleon that theme and reflecting the vised event. The group then watchrecommendations ofthe 230 synod ed an instant replay on the archdelegates was published Jan. 30 bishop's VCR. (see related story on page 3). Musial, who held 17 major league Urdinary synods occur every batting records when he retired in 1963, was in Poland promoting three years and are attended by representatives of local bishops' basebaU - a virtuaUy unknown sport there. The former St. Louis Cardinal star told his Polish prospects it was one way to beat the Russians. Poland hopes to field a team for the 1992 Olympics. At the Vatican dinner, the pope called Musial the "great American sportsman" and remembered that there was a statue honoring the slugger in St. Louis. Musial said he first met the pope when he was archbishop of Krakow, Poland. In 1971, he dropped in on then-Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, who received him even though he was ill with a bad cold.

conferences and papal appointees. Synods are collegial gatherings which make nonbinding recommendations unless otherwise instructed by the pope. Themes are 'chosen which are of universal interest and pastoral in nature. Past synod topics have been: - The prt<servation and strengthening of the Catholic faith (1967). - The priesthood and justice in the world (1971). - Evangelization (1974). Catechetics (1977). The family (1980). Penance and reconciliation (1983). The mission of theJaity (1987). In addition, two extraordinary synods were also called. In 1969 an extraordinary synod discussed popebishop relations and collegiality. In 1985 an extraordinary synod examined the fruits of the Second Vatican Council 20 years after its conclusion. '

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., feb.. to, 1989

Father Nouwen stru'ck by car Spiritual writer Father Henri J.M. Nouwen was recovering from surgery for the removal of his spleen Jan. 27, the day after he was hit by a car while walking in Richmond Hill, Ontario. His condition Jan. 31 was listed as fair, according to an official at the town's York Central Hospital, where the internationally known author was taken after the accident. In a telephone interview, Father Nouwen's secretary, Connie Ellis, said ~an. 31 that the priest expected to be moved from the hospital?s intensive care ward shortly. She said he had "lost a lot of blood" from his injuries, which, in addition to the damaged spleen, included five broken ribs. Father Nouwen, a psychologist, was born in 1932 in the Netherlands. He taught pastoral theology for 10 years at Yale Divinity School and left there in 1981 to live at a Trappist abbey near Rochester, N.Y. Later he joined the L'Arche community, a worldwide organization in which mentally handicapped persons live in a family setting ;~: with assistants. DANNY DUVALL gives holy communion to Nancy Green, Ms. Ellis said Father Nouwen is a worker for persons with developmental disabilities in the priest in residence at Daybreak, the L'Arche community outside. Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese. (NC photo) Richmond Hill, a town north of Toronto. The accident occurred at around 7:30 a.m. when Father Nouwen was on his way to awaken and help dress a handicapped member of the community who lives in the INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (NC) Ms. Green got the idea during a town, Ms. Ellis said. He was walkworkshop sponsored by the Nationing because he could not drive his - Danny Duvall was inspired to become a eucharistic minister beal Apostolate for Mentally Recar in the rain and fog, she said. tarded Persons. With the help of a The author has written numer- cause "Jesus is my friend - he videotape, "We Are One Flock," ous spiritual books, including the loves me and I love him." produced by the apostolate, she Renee Wilson wanted to be a popular "Wounded Healer,"which points out that people who have eucharistic minister "for Jesus and introduced the idea to Duvall and Miss Wilson, Nativity of Mary my father." been hurt in some way often can 'better help others because of the The two, both with Down's syn- parishioners, and others. "I ask you to accept these minispain they have experienced. drome, were commissioned at Nativity of Mary Parish, Independ- ters and support them," she told ence, along with II other new lay the parishioners. "I ask you to love your neighbor and support my ministers. . friends." "It is a significant step for the Duvall, the youngest of nine Kansas City-St. Joseph diocese," said Father Tom Borkowski, dioce- children of Walter and Ruth Dusan coordinator ofSPRED - The vall, lives at home and works in a Special Religious Education Pro- job thatinvolves multistep assemgram for those with disabilities. bling and packaging. Miss Wilson, 27, lives at home "Persons with disablilities are able with her mother, Rayetta, a retired to minister to the community, yet they are generally perceived to be a businesswoman. She has been employed for five years at a bank . liability." where she handles such clerical Duvall, 22, and Miss Wilson, tasks as filing and photocopying.. .27, are the first persons with Down's She feels close to her father, who is syndrome formally commissioned dead, when she serves as a euchafor lay ministry in the diocese. ristic minister, her mother said. Down's syndrome, a genetic disIn a 1978 pastoral statement, order, is often characterized by the U.S. bishops recognized the mental retardation. FATHER NOUWEN need to provide persons with disNationwide, only a few dioceses abilities with religious education have commissioned persons with and lay ministry opportunities. A mental retardation as eucharistic special Mass for the document's ministers, said Sister Rita Baum, 10th birthday was recently celedirector of the National Catholic brated in the Kansas City-St. JosPRAGUE, Czechoslovakia(NC) Office for Persons with Disabilites eph Diocese with Bishop John J. - Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek of and a member of the Sisters of St. Sullivan as principal celebrant. Prague has protested to Czechos- Joseph of St. Augustine. "It was a very moving expelovakian Prime Minister Ladislav Nonetheless, "people with men- rience for me personally," said Adamec about "crude violence" tal retardation often have the abil- Bishop Sullivan. "I was delighted by police during a recent wave of ity to invite others to conversion to celebrate the Mass and to have anti-government demonstrations. and simplicity of heart," she said. participants in the diocesan hanIn a letter recently made public, Both Miss Wilson and Duvall dicapped program serve as lectors, Cardinal Tomasek said he feared are employed, can read and write, eucharistic ministers and in other "that by suppressing the dialogue and have attended special religious roles." between the citizens and the govern- education classes for several years. "This type of ministry is an upment, a confrontation is being They were recruited by Nancy and-coming thing," said Judy provoked to the detriment of all of Green, a Catholic Charities worker Shute, executive secretary for the us. The justified yearnings of citi- assigned to persons with disa- Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocesan zens to live in a free environment, bilities. Ministry with Persons with Dissomething which has become a M's. Green, who had taught both abilities. "We are encouraging pasmatter of course in the 20th cen- in religious education classes, tors to become aware of how pertury, cannot be stifled by crude thought they were well qualified to sons with disabilities can serve violence." be eucharistic ministers. parishes."

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"Crude violence"

By Mick Conway Not all stories of chemical dependency have happy endings. I recently wrote a story about a young man whose chemical dependency was treated successfully. But, although alcoholism and drug addiction are among the most treatable of diseases, there are individuals whose addictions continue in spite of heroic. efforts to arrest them. A young man I'll call Jim, from an upper middle-class family, is experiencing such an addiction. When he was in high school; Jim started drinking beer with his friends. Although his parents warned him not to drink because he was not of legal age to do so, he defied their advice and continued to drink beer. They had a deeper fear which they wisely shared with Jim. His grandfather had been alcoholic and although he did find sobriety in his later years, a great deal of suffering had taken place in his life because of his alcoholism. Jim ~responded angrily by suggesting to his parents that they were' overreacting, saying that they thought everybody who drank was an alcoholic. The allegation was untrue, of course, and the ensuing' family argument ended in an unhappy deadlock. As Jim's high school years progressed, he was involved in a serious car accident which was alcoholrelated. He lost his driver's license as well as his eligibility to participate in athletics. An outstanding student, his grades began to fall. He was' arrested for public intoxication, was involved in fights, was hostile to school and police authorities as well as to all members of his family. Following high school graduation, Jim moved out of his parents' home. He attempted college, but his alcoholism was on the gallop and he failed his courses. Jim's parents arranged an "intervention," hoping to get him into treatment. It failed. He ra'n away from the area, but was soon in trouble with . the law and was returned to the custody of his parents. Determined to save him from further disaster, they committed Jim to treatment. During the course of his recovery program, Jim seemed to make progress. The family participated in the family segment of Jim's treatment and everyone felt optimistic about his recovery. . It didn't turn out that way. Following treatment, Jim did not follow the recommended plans which

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THE ANCHOR-'-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Feb.10, 1989

By Charlie Martin

DON'T RUSH ME I

JOHN GAMBINO, a senior at Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, wqrks with Matthew M;icLeod, a fourth grader at Taunton's St. Mary Primary School. Several CC students assist at St. Mary's to fulfill Community Service Project class requirements.

.Bishop Connollly' Students at Bishop Connolly Jen Venice all received ·special High School, Fall River, will par- awards. ticipate in a "Don't Drink and Miss Batista was named the Drive" pre-prom party March 10 region's "Outstanding Young Busiat White's 'of Westport. Students nesswoman" and Miss Ciosek its Chris Lafrance and Noreen Daly "Best Public Speaker." Chris and will join representatives of other Jen wer,e talent competition fischools in modeling prom attire nalists. for the evening's fashion show • • • • segment. .The school's Speech and Debate Father Robert Levens, SJ, of Team broke school records Feb. 4 the Jesuit school's religfous educa- when it placed third in Providence tion department, was principal cel- Catholic Forensic League Tourebrant and homilist at an Ash nament competition. For the first Wednesday Mass for faculty and time, Connolly speakers qualified staff. Earlier, the Feast of St. Blase for The Catholic Forensic League was marked with a Scripture ser- national competition, to be held in vice and blessing of throats. May in Philadelphia. Matthew Carlos and Porsha InThe Bristol County Sheriffs Mgles will go to the nationals. and -fice recently commended the Glen Chretien has been named an school's drug and alcohol awarealternat·f:. Matthew finished first ness programs. Faculty member in the prose and poetry reading George Angelo is developing a category in the Providence comperelated faculty and staff education tition, and Porsha took t9P honors program with funds from a federal in the meet's oratorical declamagrant. Thi~ Junior Achievement deletion category. "For a: team only two years old," gation from Greater Fall River. was named the Atlantic Coast re- said team moderator Mr. Tom gion's "Best Delegation" at a recent Massaro, SJ, "to score this well regional conference,. where Con- and break into the ranks of nationnolly seniors Kris Batista, Ste- al competition is a solid accomphanie Ciosek, Chris Vieira and plishment."

St. John Evangelist School . Students and families from St. John the Evangelist School, Attleboro, will aid the Holy Childhood Association through participation in its Lenten "milk carton" bank program. . Last year the school raised $203 for the missionary group.

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Students Mike Powers, Steve Houle, Michelle Lamarre and Mike Kotch will participate in a regional Knights of Columbus Hoop Shoot contest. The four came out on top in a local competition.

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Third graders recently completed study of Indians by putting together special projects. Amy Michel took top honors and second place went

to Allen Bouley. Projects by Peter Bellavance. and, Patrick Joyce earned honorable mentions.

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Seventh-grader Shawn Bankert is compl~ting for a $25,000 college scholarship, top prize in the National Geographic Society's National Geography Bee. Shawn was top-scoring student in grades five through eight at St. John's, then taking a written test to qualify for a state bee. State winners will participate in the national competition in May in Washington, D.C. , The bee was devdoped in response to:> growing concern about lack ofgeographic knowledge among U.S. students.

Red roses, temptation You make the most of an iffy situation' I'm weighing my decision Who's to say If it's love or if it isn't Only time will tell Just how well I get to know yo~ Don't mean to lead you on But I want to take it slowly, slowly So . Don't rush me I've made that mistake before Don't rush me Just let love. be so much more It's well worth waiting for Desire means danger I want a lover, not another stranger I'm saving all my passion Who's to say if it's love or just attraction Only time will t~1I Just how well I getto know you Don't mean to lead you on But I want to take it slowly, slowly So And my resistance is weakening, weakening Every time we touch Because baby you got everything, everything That I've been dreaming of Ref:orded by Taylor Dayne, written by Forbes-Franzel, (c) 1987,1988 Arista Records Inc. How does one slow down a TAYLOR DAYNE'S new hit suggests that romance; needs to romance? How do you know that you are moving too fast? Here be taken slowly. "Don't rush me, I've made that mistake before... . are .some ideas that might help just let love be so much more, it's you evaluate the direct,ion in well worth waiting for." which, a relationship is going.

What's on your mind? Q. Does respect mean honorin,g people who don't treat you right, try to turn others against you, live in a fantasy world and,genuinely don't like you? I mean, my mother and father. (North Carolina) A. Although I can't prove it, I suspect that from the time of Adam and Eve onward adults have been telling chiidren, sometimes vehemently, that they must respect their parents. . I also suspect that society hasn't been quite as vehement in telling parents they must respect their children. We seem to be doing a little better nowadays, but there are still parents who are deficient in this department. It sounds like yours may be. If what you say is accurate factually, then your parents need to meditate on the fact that respect is a two-way street. Respect on the parents' side means among other things treating you with fairness. Certainly it means not trying to turn others against you. At the heart of parenting must be an effort to love. you. If they fail seriously to show you

By TOM LENNON

these signs of respect, what might you do tq change your parents' attitude? After sizing up the situation as carefully as you can, g'ive some consideration to showing your parents this column. Tell them in a non-threatening way that you ,would appreciate the 'chance to talk to them about it. You must weigh carefully, however, the fact that such a course of action might only worsen the situation. Don't show the column to your parents unless you have real grounds for hope that your action will improve their behavior. Anothe~ possibility is simply to ask them ~o talk about the problems you are having with them. But be prepared to give concrete proof that the strong accusations . you are making are true. One dismal prospect is that you will not be able to change your parents' behavior. If that is the case, can you at least honor them for giving you the gift of life? No other people could have created the person that is uniquely you. In giving you life, your parents have giveq you an incredible treasure. Try ito retain the spark of

An obvious concern is time. How often do you and your new friend get together? Do you purposely take time apart to be with other important people in your lives? Also, every individual needs time for separate interests and activities. If your dating relationshipbegins to steal away most of your time from these areas of life, then you are moving too fast. Something elSe to consider is how both of you handle conflict. What have been the sources of cORflict between you? How have you resolved them? If you have had no or few disagreements, you probably don't know each other very well. When this is the case, it is much too soon to speak of love. Indeed, you may be attracted to each other, but individuals who never disagree are unlikely to be being themselves., The song also mentions the physical side of a r~lationship. The singer states, "My resistance is weakening, weakening every . time we touch." It is a mistake to allow any touching that violates one or both partners' values. Real love respects the other emotionally, spirit,ually and sexually. Any touching that makes either person uncomfortable is not real love. If this happens, couples need to slow down and learn appropriate ways to express affection. Getting to know and understand another takes a long time. If one individual tries to push the other, the love needs to be questioned and a clear "don't rush me" needs to be stated. Your comments are welcome. Please address Charlie Martin, R.R. 3, Box 182, Rockport, Ind. 47635. love for them because of that gift. Whatever their deficiencies and flaws, they gave you a treasure that no one else could give. Your questions are welcome. Please address to Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

SUE RICHARDSON, a student at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, has been named a member of the 198.8 Boston Globe All Scholastic Volleyball Team: She helped see Feehan to a 14-4 record and Division 1 state final play. Sue is also a two-year member of the Massachusetts Patriots' Elite Volleyball team and a Bay State Games volleyball gold medalist.

The Anchor Friday, Feb. 10, 1989

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SMU LENTEN LUNCHEONS, Lenten Luncheons with "Spirituality of Hospitality" theme at Southeastern Massachusetts University, noon to I p.m. on designated dates, Sunset Room East, Student Center; information: 999-8872; Feb. 13: SMU campus minister Father Richard E. Degagne, "Creating Space for the Stranger"; Feb. 21: Sister Elizabeth Menard, OP, "Hostility to Hospitality"; Feb. 27: Father Joseph M. Costa, "The Host as Healer"; March 6: Father Robert Oliveira, "Welcoming God"; March 13: SMU campus minister Sister Madeleine Tacy, OP, "Hospitality as Conversion." D oU, ATTLEBORO Daughters of Isabella Alcazaba Circle recollection 3 to 7 p.m. Feb. 19, St. Joseph's Church, Attleboro; leader: pastor Father Paul Canuel; refreshments follow, rectory; all Catholic women welcome.

ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO Women's Guild meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, parish center; Sister Ricarda Wobby, RSM, will conduct a Lenten pr~gram; all parish women welcome. Parishioners are' completing "Lenten Commitment Forms" detailing their efforts of the season; forms will be placed on the altar throughout Lent. Healing service 'and Mass with parochialvicar Father ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Youth Group members recently William T. Babbitt 2 p.m. Sunday, presented Birthright of Taunton with church. $135, proceeds from a recent fundCATHEDRAL CAMP, raiser. E. FREETOWN O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER St. Patrick Church, Wareham, , Ladies' Guild board meeting 9:30 confirmation retreat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow. Our Lady ofthe Assump- a.m. Tuesday, rectory; regular meeting II a.m. same day begins with tion Church, New Bedford, adult Mass and includes business session; retreat today through Sunday. speaker: ,Cape Cod Ti'mes columnist, O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Lil Phillips; bring sandwich; beverLenten Luncheons noon Wednesage and dessert provided. days, parish center. Guild meeting LaSALETTE CENTER FOR noon Monday, parish center; all parCHRISTIAN LIVING, ish women welcome. Men's Club ATTLEBORO meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday; all welRetreat for Couples married one come. Vincentians meeting 7:30 p.m. through 10 years Feb. 24 to 26; Feb. 13 Returnable bottles and cans are being collected to benefit Day , directors: Father Gilles Genest, MS, and team couples; information: 222Star Place, a Hyannis day shelter for 8530. the homeless; receptacle in Religious CHRIST THE KING, Education Center lounge area. COTUIT/MASHPEE WIDOWED SUPPORT, NB Penance servic,e 7 p.m. March 15. New Bedford Widowed Support SECULARFRANC~CAN~ Group meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, POCASSET St. Kilian's rectory basement, New St. Francis of the Cape fraternity Bedford; widowed of all denominameeting 2 p.m. Feb. 19, St. John the tions welcome; guest speaker: Atty. Evangelist parish center, Pocasset; Richard Bachand; information: 998Mass celebrated by Father Jude 3269. Smith, OFM, who will offer a talk, . LEGION OF MARY "Overflowing with Gratitude"; JosLENTEN EXPOSITION Parish Legion of Mary-sponsored eph Cain, SFO, will speak on "A exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Pro-Life Apostolate"; information: Ernest Foley, 540-5392, Upper Cape; Lenten Mondays at St. Joseph's Dorothy Williams, 394-4094, MidChurch, New Bedford, after II a.m. Mass to 5 p.m.; persons able to par- dle and Lower Cape., ticipate in adoration are asked' to FAMILY LIFE CENTER, call Alice Beaulieu, 995-2354, with N. DARTMOUTH times and dates so that a schedule Workshop for marriage preparamight be made. tion coordinating couples 7:30 to 9 p.m. Monday. Pastoral care for the SAINTS AND SINGERS sick education program Wednesday. EASTER PERFORMANCES Lamaze natural childbirth class 7 Saints and Singers Chorus, Inc., under direction of Dee Powell, will p.m. Wednesday. Retreat for relioffer its "How Great Thou Art" gious led by ,Father Fernand CasEaster show at locations including sista, MS, Feb. 19 through Feb. 24. four Catholic sites; 50· men and LaSALETTE SHRINE women will sing the musical drama ATTLEBORO of Christ's last week on earth; solo': "Social Justice - What's It All ists portray Jesus, Judas, Mary; Mary About?" series, with Father Paul Magdalene and an angel and narra- Rainville, MS, 7: 15 p.m. Tuesdays tor provide,S storyline; no admission Feb. 14 through March 7, People's charge; a free-will offering will be Chapel; Father Rainville will' draw taken; performance locations and upon his own exchanges with Latin dates: Our Lady of Victory Church, American poor and socially oppresCenterville, 8 p.m. March 9; St. sed, and focus on church teaching Mary's Church, Fairhaven, 8 p.m. and current issues; the free sessions March 10; LaSalette Shrine, Attle- will also include sharing, reflection boro, 4 p.m. March 12; St. John the and prayer; information: 222-5410. Evangelist Church, Pocasset, 4 p.m. SEPARATED AND DIVORCED, March 19. A'TTLEBORO ' " SUMMER MINISTRY Attleboro area support group for PROGRAM separated and divorced Catholics Sisters of St. Joseph of Springmeeting 7 p.ll'\. Sunday and 7 p.m. field, MA, summer ministry proFeb. 26, St. Mary's parish center, N. gram for July, 1989, provides-opporAttleboro; inf.ormation: Fath'er tunity to be of service to economically Ralph D: Tetrault, ,6?5-6161. poor through participation in a faith community; missions include workST. LOUIS de FRANCE, ing with the homeless and incarcerSWANSEA ' ated women, serving in a soup kit, Ladies of St. Anne Sodality meetchen/ food pantry; coordinating recreing 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, parish ational youth programs; and commhall; includes business session, unity outreach; information for per"Cootie" play, with, prizes and resons over 20 years of age: Sister freshmenf~' Eileen Sullivan, SSJ, Mt. Marie, , Turn to Page 16 Holyoke 01040, tel. (413) 536-0853.

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Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Films Office ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for general viewing: PG-13-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13: PG-parental guidance suggested: R-restricted, unsuitable for children or young teens. Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults: A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3approved for adults only: A4-separate classification (given films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation): O-morally offensive. Catholic ratings for television movies are those of the movie house versions of the films. New Films "The Chocolate War" (M.C.E.G.) - A sadistic brother (John Glover) in a parochial school for boys unreasonably pushes his students to sell huge quotas of candy to boost his chances for promotion, but is stymied by one young student (llan MitchellSmith) who refuses to sell. Mindless mediocrity. A warped, unbalanced view of parochial education, vulgar language laced with sexual innuendoes and some intense violence. 0, R "Parents"(Vestron) - This corny satire of 1950s suburbia couches a grisly theme of cannibalism as practiced by a supposedly perfect mother (Mary Beth Hurt) and father (Randy Quaid). Much climactic gore and stomach-turning implications of suburban cannibalism. 0, R

"Physical Evidence" (Columbia) - A hard-living, veteran detective (Burt Reynolds) is accused of mur.: dering a well-known con and is represented by a yuppie public defender (Theresa Russell) who is stymied in her efforts to clear her client. No thrills, a sleepwalking cast, some profanity and bloody violence. A3, R ' Film on TV Wednesday, Feb. 22,9-10:30 p.m. EST (PBS) - "My American Cousin" (1986) - A pre-teen Canadian (Margaret Langrick) is lifted out of the, boring doldrums of 1950s Vancouver when her teenage American cousin (John Wildman) visits her staid and conventional family. An essentially innocent treatment of youthful affection. A2, PG Religious Radio Sunday, Feb. 12 (NBC) "Guideline" - Father Ronald Saucci, director of social communications for the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, discusses the work of American missionaries in Africa.

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Postal case stamped out WASHINGTON (NC) - The U.S. Supreme Court recently denied a bid from a church-state separationist group to revive a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Postal Service's cancellation of mail with a stamp noting Pope John Paulll's 198,7 U.S. visit. During the pontiffs trip, post offices in the cities he visited could, at a customer's request, use a rubber stamp with a Vatican emblem to cancel mail. The Society of Separationists, headed by Ralph B. Shirley of Austin, Texas, objected in court, contending that the stamp represented an improper use of taxpayer money and promoted a religion. The courts disagreed. A federal district court threw out the case, and in 1988 a federal appeal court upheld the rejection of the suit. The appeals court said the issue was moot since the stamp had only been used temporarily. \,

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Father Lucien Jusseaume, chaplain at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, has anounced'that observance of Lent at the diocesan home for the aged will include a, screening of Franco Zeffirelli's "The Greatest Story Ever Told." ~The six-hour film will be shown in six one-hour installments at 1:30 p.m. Wednesdays Feb. 15 through March 22 in the Our Lady's Haven au.ditorium. Father J usseaume says the a wardwinning movie, which depicts the life of Christ from birth to resurrection, offers "a moving, spiritual experience for persons of all ages." Residents and individuals who regularly worship at the Haven chapel are welcome to attend. Haven activities director Luella Stockwell will be hostess at the gatherings.

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SS. PEU:R AND PAUL, FR Lenten penance service 7 p.m. ULTREYA, SOMERSET Feb. 27. School Advisory Council Meeting 7 p.m. Sunday, St. Pa- meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, rectory. trick's rectory basement. SEPARATED AND DIVORCED, FR O.L. ASSUMPTION, Fall River area separated and diOSTERVILLE The adult choir will sing at the vorced Catholics meeting 7 p.m. Tues:, 10:30·a.m. Mass Sunday. Guild meet- day, Our Lady of Fatima Church hall, Swansea; meeting same time ing Tuesday. and place: Feb. 22. IMMACUL~TE CONCEPTION, ST.. ELU~ABETH SETON, TAUNTON N.FALMOUTH Canned peas collected for area A tip c,f the parish cap to Martha needy at Feb. 25/26 Masses. Hurley allld Sophie Lawless for their creative parish bulletin board photo montage, ~ 234 Second Street ST.JAMES,NB . _ _ Fall River, MA 02721 CYO general meeting 2 p.m. Sun~WebOffset day, church hall. _ _ _ Newspapers ST. MAllY, NB IMII!P.I!I. Printing.& Mailing Adult study of Mark's Gospel 10 IMIIIiiiIIiI (508) 679-5262 a.m. to noon Mondays; "To Live as We Worship" - themed discussion group mt:ets 10 to Il :30 a.m. Tuesdays; both groups, led by Sister Rita Pelletier, SSJ, meet in the Memorial First Class Second Class Chapel.' Youth Group-sponsored First Class Presort Carrier Route Coding "Poor Man's Supper" 4 p.m. March Third Class Bulk Rate Zip Code Sorting 12; the Lt:nten exercise incorporates . Third Class Non Profit List Maintenance prayer, fa.sting and almsgiving into a . community experience. ALL TO USPS SPECIFICATIONS DIVORCED AND SEPARATED, Cheshire labeling on Kirk-Rudy 4·up CAPE COD AND ISLANDS labeler. And Pressure Sensitive Labeling Ministry for Divorced and Separated Catholics of Cape Cod and the Inserting, collating, folding, Islands meeting 7 t09 p.m. Feb. 19, metering, sealing, sorting, addressing, St. Francis Xavier' parish center, sacking, completing USPS forms, Hyannis; tax preparation service redirect delivery to Post Office presentative George Arthur will make ... Printing . .. We Do It All! a' presentation; information: 771Call for Details (508) 679-5262 4438. .

SACRED HEART, N.ATTLEBORO The Liturgy Committee will begin distributing a series of Lenten and Easter "Paschal Mission" handouts this weekend; the program will be explained at all liturgies. Liturgy, committee meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, meeting room. Finance committee-sponsored free communion breakfast after 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday. HOLY ROSARY, TA·UNTON Kolbe Guild communion breakfast Sunday..

ULTREYA, LOWER CAPEMeeting 8 tonight, Our Lady of the Cape parish, Brewster, lower church.

PRAYERGROUPS, ST. STANISLAUS, FR CAPE/ISLANDS Men's Club meeting 7 p.m. SunMorning of Prayer and Praise day, Kolbe Corner meeting room. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 18, St. Fran- Jackie and Steve Gorrie will celecis Xavier Church hall, Hyannis; speak- brate their first wedding anniversary er: Providence Visitor columnist Bar- at the 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday; the bara Wright; information: Mary Far- Mass is also being celebrated for all rell, 896-3309. of the parish's married couples. Polish mission preached-by Father JanST.GEORGE,WESTPORT "Praying with the Church" Lenten uszJancarz begins 3:30 p.m. Sunday program 7[30 tonight, chapel; con- with teaching and Gorzkie Zale; fessions and spiritual guidance fol- Mass and teachings continue 8:30 low. Teen Club meeting'7 p.m. Sun- a.m. daily through Feb. 19. English mission preached by Father Peter J. day, hall.. _Scagnelli March 5 through 9. ST. ANTHONY, MATTAPOISETT Church custodian Rick Travers, ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Scripture study 9' a.m. Tuesdays who has moved to California, is thanked for his efforts; Manuel Frei- focuses on Mark's Gospel. Lenten tas and John Connor are welcomed retreat March 5 to 9 led by Father as his replacements. . Robert Oliveira. Fellowship meeting 7 p.m. Sunday, parish center. O~L. MT. CARMEL, SEEKONK Youth Ministry ski trip Sunday ST. MARY, SEEKONK Vincentians meeting after 11:30 through Wednesday. Habitat for Hu-' manity ecumenical housing ministry a.m. Mass Sunday. Women's Guild meeting Feb. 20, L.L. Evan's restauvideo 7:30 !p.m. Wednesday, parish rant, Seekonk; information: Karen center; question and' answer period Bergeron, 761-6342. follows; work group leaves parish for South Providence project 8 a.m. ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Feb. 18; br,n~ lunch. The parish's six catechumens and WIDOWED SUPP.ORT, candidates for full reception into the CAPE COD church will participate in a "Rite of Meeting 3 p.m. Feb. 19, CCD Sending" at the 9 a.m. Mass Sunday Center next to St. Jude the Apostle before participating in the Rite of Chapel, Cotuit; topic: "Taxes, FinanElection and Call to Continuing ces and Other Luxuries"; meeting Conversion ceremonies that aftersame time and place March 19. noon at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Finance council meeting 7 ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN p.m. Feb. 12. Lenten Bible study Altar boy meeting 10:30 a.m. to7:30 p.m. Tuesdays. morrow, church. Lectors needed; information: rectory, 994-9714. Cou- ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Children's liturgy 10 a.m. Sunday. ples' Club pot luck/dance 6:30 pm. Feb. 26, hall; new members wel- Pastor Father William G. Campbell will direct an ecumenical choir at a . come; information: 994-3405. service sponsored by the SomersetSwansea Clergy Association 7 p.m. HOLY NAME, FR Sunday, Christ Church, Swansea. Science fair open to parents 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Wednesday, school. School parents' group meeting 7 p.m. Wednesday. Vincentians 7 p.m~ Monday. GOO'S ANCHOR HOLDS The parish congratulates its junior boys' basketball team, which has a 14-0 record. -~ ---~-----~

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