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time to fine-tune By JAMES N. DUNBAR FALL RIVER - Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday and Catholics across the world and throughout the diocese will step forward to receive the imprint of ashes on their foreheads as Lent begins. Those who at morning Mass receive the reminder "You are dust and into dust you shall return" or "Turn from sin and be faithful to the Gospel," will spend the rest of the day living their faith for all to see. And then, suddenly, Lent becomes an almost secret time to hone one's' spirituality by traditional methods such as prayer, fasting and almsgiving. In the earliest days of the Church for those who were baptized, these three disciplines - and receiving the Eucharist, were the principal means of making reparation for sin. Why ashes? The custom of placTurn to page J3 - Lent

Rules for Lent The Church's regulations for the Lenten season follow: - abstinence from meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays during Lent and Good Friday for those aged 14 and older; - Ash Wednesday and Good Friday arc to be observed as days of fasti ng.for those aged 18 to 59. Fasting is defined as eating only one full meal and two light meals during the day. Eating between meals is not permitted; however, liquids are permitted.

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Holy Spirit," said Father Avila. "In his Ad- cated to the Eucharist as the central mystery vent message to the diocese in December, of our lives of faith. and rejoice"- Luke 15:31 Bishop O'Malley said that the Church's liThe Gosp'eJ reading at the February 19 turgical calendar is without a specific feast Mass will be the familiar story of the return By JAMES N. DUNBAR to celebrate God the Father. We looked hard of the Prodigal Son taken from Luke 15, in FALL RIVER - A Mass of Reconcilia- . and came up with a focus on Lent and a time which a father welcomes back with open arms a son who had squandered his inheritance tion celebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley for reconciliation." The jubilee Holy Year itself will be dedi- and then returns repentant asking for forgiveon the first Friday of Lent, February 19 at 7 ness. "I have been waiting for p.m., in St. Mary's Cathedral will you," the father says lovingly to center on God as Father in this his son upon his return. The fafinal year ofpreparation for the ther had been standing out on the . Jubilee 2000. roadway each day, scanning the "As you know, 1999 is the last horizon hoping for his son's reyear prior to the celebration and turn. It is a scriptural reading traour Holy Father has asked us to ditionally used at Penance serfocus our attention on God as Favices. ther, emphasizing His love and The late Father Henri J.M. compassion," the bishop said. Nouwen in 1995 wrote a book, In ke.eping with the theme, the "The Return of the Prodigal Son: Diocesan Jubilee Committee is A Story of Homecoming," offerassisting the bishop with the ing a new emphasis on the spiriplans for the special Mass. "This tual journey of sinners back to the will give us the opportunity to Father. That idea is at the center reflect on the Father's love for us of the celebration. and the spirit of reconciliation To be displayed in the Cathewhich is central to our Lenten. dral for the Mass and then for the journey," Bishop O',Malley remainder of the Year of the Faadded. ther, will be a reproduction of Father Stephen J. Avila, secreRembrandt's famous painting, tary to the bishop, said parishes "Return of the Prodigal Son," throughout the diocese will be furnished by St. Stanislaus Parsending delegations to the speish. The painting depicts the forcial Mass. He said that the upcomgiveness and compassion inhering celebration follows others ent in the love of God the Father marking the preparatory years for for all of his people. It is his love, the jubilee that commemorated forgiveness and compassion God the Son and God the Holy which will be at the heart of the Spirit. February 19 celebration, Father "You recall that on Ascension Avila said. Thursday in 1997 there was a diThe painting will be reproREMBRANDT'S 'Return of the Prodigal Son' depicts the ocesan celebration honoring God the Son, and on the Vigil of Pen- scene in Luke 15. A reproduction of the painting will be in the duced for the front side of a spetecost last year we had a special sanctuary of St. Mary's Cathedral for the Year of the Father cial prayer card being printed for liturgy honoring the Year of the celebration and until the Jubilee Year 2000. Turn to page 13 - Year

Hecker Justice Award Marykn~ller battles for human rights ~

Father Roy Bourgeois asks M,aryknoll Affiliates and others to press their Washington congressional delegations to halt funding the controversial U. S. Army School of the Americas. By PAT MCGOWAN

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Maryknoll Affiliates, lay men and women supporters of the work of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, whose members are informally known as Maryknoll Missioners, gathered recently at St. Anthony Parish here where they met a remarkable priest. He is Father Roy Bourgeois, described by a fellow Maryknoller as a patriot, priest and prophet who "has fasted, prayed, and gone to jail to stop the killing in Latin America." Much of that work, says Father Bourgeois, is the work of graduates of the U.S. Army School of the Americas at

Fort Benning Ga., where Latin American soldiers are trained to kill and torture those who rebel against dictatorial governments. A native of Lutcher, La., he majored in geology at the state university, then joined the Navy and served in the Vietnam War and devoted his free time to volunteering at a local orphanage. While in the country, he was wounded by shrapnel, for which he received the Purple Heart Award, and saw many of his comrades killed. The experience made' him consider his life goals more seriously and he decided to become a missionary. A chaplain suggested he think about Maryknoll. He entered that community and was ordained in 1972. While a seminarian, he had, with other protesters, picketed the White House holding a one-word sign, "Peace" for which he spend a night a jail. He had also written articles and lectured on the situation of Vietnamese children and refugees, driven a truck for Catholic Relief Services in Southeast Asia and helped begin a New York chapter of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Turn to page J3 ---, Maryknoll

COMRADES - Maryknoll Father Roy Bourgeois meets with Owen McGowan of Somerset, a Maryknoll Affiliate and husband of Anchor writer Pat McGowan.

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Father Healey lobe· installed St. Mary's Cathedral rector FALL RIVER - Father Edward J. Healey, former chaplain of Cape Cod Hospital, will be installed as rector ofSt. Mary's Cathe- ,..dral in ceremonies there Saturday at 4 p.m. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley on February 5 named Father Healey to serve as Cathedral rector and as secretary for Community Services. The appointments were effective Wednesday. A native of Attleboro, Father Healey is the son of Edward 1. Healey and the late Viola M. (Murray) Healey. He is a graduate of Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, and received a bachelor of arts degree from Westfield State College in 1976. Prior to.discerning a vocation to the priesthood, he studied full time at the Switzer Institute for Social and Rehabilitative Services at Assumption College in Worcester, earning a master's degree in 1980 and a certificate of advanced graduate studies in Rehabilitation Counseling. In 1982, he began his studies for the priesthood at St. John Seminary

in Boston and was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in St. Mary's Cathedral on

'IHEANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri., Feb. 12, 1999.. which offers a discussion of issues from an interfaith perspective. Father Healey has served as representative for this province to the board of the National Federation

WORCESTER, Mass. - The Worcester Diocese has launched a prayer campaign to prevent reinstatement of the death penalty in Massachusetts. Rachelle A. Comtois, director of the diocesan Office of Social Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation, kicked off the cam~ paign with a memorandum. "In solidarity with Pope John Paul II, let us pray to end the death penalty," she said in the memo to pastors, parish and diocesan staffs, religious houses, schools, prayer groups, Catholic associations, ecumenical groups and grass-roots organizatiqns around the diocese. Interested groups and individuals have been asked to pray "A Prayer to Abolish the Death

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Parish, South Yarmouth. In 1993 he ELECTRICIAN was appointed chaplain at Cape Covering Cod Hospital with residence at St. Southeastern ......._-., Francis Xavier Parish, HyMassachusetts annis and later at Christ Licensed & Insured • the King Parish, Mashpee. He was instrumental in the establishment of a ministry to Spanish speaking people on the Cape and has served as the SWANSEA.MA priest for the Hispanic Fr. Robert Lynch o.'F.M. (508) 675-7506 Catholic Community of ORLEANS.MA P.O. Box 23 Cape Cod since its foun(508) 255-6969 Boston, MA 02112-0023 dation in 1990: He has U£. #/5934E also served on the Marriage Preparation Team, as the spiritual advisor to NEED A GOOD PLUMBER? Divorced and Separated I HEARING AID SALES Catholics and as advisor For your home or business. & SERVICE to the Support Group for Parents of Lesbian and' I I Free Hearing Test Gay Children. Repairs On All Ma~es Father Healey has been I I active in planning and . In Home Service... Plumbing & Heating : participating in many : We Make House Calls Est. 1920 Lie. 10786 I ecumenical prayer and I memorial services on the I I Cape. He has worked with "The Experienced I clergy of other denomina- I Professional Hearing Aid Center Plumbing People" I tions for an ecumenical I Swansea Professional Park Providing a Full Line of Father Edward J. Healey presentation of the Sta- I Plumbing & Heating Services I 1010 GAR. Hwy (Rt.6) tions of the Cross each L ~L':':I~ ~w~s~ ~M~S~ ... Swansea Good Friday. June 6,1987. Father Healey has appeared on ESSENCE OF PORTUGAL Father Healey's first assignment Cable 3 TV in the Central Cape as was as parochial vicar at St. Pius X a panelist on "bn Sacred Ground," JULY; 10 - 22, 1999 - 13 DAYS

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Catholic education in America There is an obvious dis.array in o~r public schools. Discipline, leaming and values are suffering because of our amoral society which has abandoned the impoJ1ance of ethical and spiritual formation of students. As a result many parents are frustrated and rightly so. The state is not the prime educator. Parents h.ave the first and inalienable . right to educ~te their chiidren. They should enjoy free~om. in the . choice of schools for their children. The emergence of charter schools in public education is indicative of the right of.choice, although that choice it is still limited. Public authority has not granted all parents the same choice. Parents .are not free to' select schools. The government does not allow the right of conscience when it involves Catholic schools. Fortunately there .are signs of change given the Milwaukee voucher system.. It should be noted that Catholic schools.are not orily for Catholics. Of the 2.6 million students enrolled in Catholic elementary and secondary schools, non-Catholics represent 13 percent according to the National Catholic Education Association. The statistics reflect the growing number of parents, regardless of religious denomination, who choose Catholic schools for their children. As stated by the president of the association, "parents of all religious cultures and backgrounds share a common bond namely the desire for a values' and morals learning environment for their children. Public schools simply are unable to provide this assurance." Sad to say, President William Clinton and his followers are anti-ehoice. The single ray of hope in this position is that at state and city government levels from California to New Jersey, legislators are delving into the matter of school reform. To help in this decisionmaking it would be well to remember what Bill Bennett reflected in a challenge to Catholic educators. He told them: "Take' the toughest, roughest kids from public schools and enroll them in Catholic schools. Turn them around and show the nation the potential of a Catholic education." . It is interesting that less than 10 percent of Catholic school teachers are 'members of religious orders. It is quite a different story from the 50s and 60s when lay teachers were the exception. Increasingly, lay men and women are running Catholic schools. Catholic boards of education are exerting greater influence.. Yet, the Catholic: identity and commitment to values, monlI arid ethic,iemillndnvioiate. Values' are desperate voids in government-run schools. It should also be remembered that Catholic schools at:e not searching for a philosophy of education, as do so many public educators. The Fathers of Vatican II in their document 01). education, clearly and defmitively set forth the principles of philosophical and theological formation of Catholic schools. The Church in its "teachings states with utmost clarity that it has no desire to isolate itself from the world, but that Christian education is in the world and in a sense, for the world. What is interesting in this document is the insistence upon the integration of Christian education into the wh0le pattern of human life. At ~ time when the role of the Church in education is. constantly challeng~d in this country it is important to note how well Catholic schools serve the nation. Catholic schools are not based 'on a philosophy of isolationism. It is important to emphasize that all are welcome into our schools; that we serve the nation: We can do this and still retain our distinctive identity. As more and more non-Catholics look to Cathplic schools as a model, then we in the Church should be willing to share that model with people who are seeking to find morals and virtues in education. All that is needed is an openness of mind and sincerity of purpose by those who legislate laws and boundaries. America will be a better place if this ideal could be achieved. . The Editor

THREE TEENS SHARE IN A ROSARY PRAYER PRIOR TO A MASS AT THE BASILICA OF THE NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, WASHINGTON, D.C., BEF9RE LASt MONTH'S MARCH FOR LIFE. (ANCHOR!. GORDON PHOTO)

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Whatever happened to American culture?,,By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK

States is in the midst of a what it actually means to be Amerim~1ticultural explosion. Due to rac- can in terms of combining many During a conversation with' a ism and an enclave mentality on cultural traditions, which together seminarian from Bolivia studying the part of some, however, there is form the nation's foundation? to be a priest in the United States, I resistance to this development. And When we boast about being asked, "What do you find most dif- this raises a serious question for the American, what do we mean? Does ficult about ourAmerican culture?" new millennium: How might the that bqast encompass the heritage He answered, "That you don't church and society best respond to of grandparents and great-grandhave a distinct culture." the resistance met in the face of an parents who brought their history He then went on to explain and culture to a new country that he.studies with students When we boast about being - making their history _from Asia, Eastern Europe, InAmerica's history? dia and Africa. He added that American, what do we mean? What is the right question although he speaks Spanish, Does that boast encompass the to ask? Some people obvihe is not the same in terms of heritage. of grandparents and . ously wonder why we are adculture as students who are great-grandparents who brought mitting too many outsiders to Guatemalan or Argentinian. . the country. Others wonder whether America still values The seminarian sara his . ·their history.and culture to a n~w biggest challenge is not learn- country ._- making their history its tradition as a warm, weling English, Tather it is get- America history? .' coming home. ting along with four or five. When the Bolivian semidifferent cultures. Although narian said America doesn't he lives in America, he felt he could ' increasingly multicultural society? have a specific culture, I wonder if . One step' is to examine the ques-he knew how true his statement was. ,be living anywhere. This young Bolivian's situation . tions- c'urrently raised' about The nation is not exclusively white, reflects census data verifying that multiculturalism in order to see its language has never been solely the United States is no longer pre- whether we are raising the right English nor has its tradition been dominantly European in ancestry. ones. History repeatedly has shown singular. In fact, some big cities and suburbs that one well~formulated question To be American is to live with now contain large immigrant popu- has the power to change the world. diverse cultures, enjoy the ethnic lations whose cultural tradition is . Take for example Christ's question foods of neighbors and partake in not Judeo-Christian at all. Their to Peter, "Who do you say I am?" their national festivities. To be a laws and ways of thinking may be Is it best to start by asking how true American is to realize that based on Muslim, Hindu, Confu- to absorb immigrants into Ameri- today's "Tower of Babel" is not a cian or Buddhist traditions. can culture as we have known it? curse; rather, it is God's way of mal<No one can deny that the United Or is it better to inquire further into ing life anything but dull. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Diocese's religio~s renew .their vows at Cathedral liturgy By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - Hundreds of priests and religious brothers and sisters renewed their vows Sunday afternoon during a Mass celebrating World Day for Consecrated Life held in St. Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., the principal celebrant and homilist, told the assemoly that as a Franciscan, a member of an Order, he too was renewing his vows with them. "This year I am a religious, a Capuchin brother for 34 years," the bishop said. "It has been the greatest source of joy in my life. Some of the most wonderful people I have ever met in my life have been religious and priests." Bishop O'Malley said the Holy Father in calling for such a day of observance set three goals: to thank God for the gift of religious life; to promote a knowledge and esteem for the consecrated life; and for religious "to celebrate together solemnly the marvels which the Lord has accomplished in us ... a more vi'vid consciousness of our irreplaceable mission in the Church and in the world." And he thanked them "for your faith-filled service to Christ and his people." The concelebrants of the Mass and the liturgical ministers, lectors and those presenting the gifts, were all members of religious orders, congregations or societies within the Fall River Diocese. Dominican Sister Joanna Fernandes and 19 others of her Or-

der were among those taking part. "It will be 32 years for me since . I took my first vows, Sister Fernandes said in aninterview with The Anchor. "We make our final vows only once, but what we are doing today is renewing the spirit of those vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. We,are acclaiming again what-we have committed ourselves to do with and for the Lord. It is wonderful remembrance and opportunity for us to relive the values and opportunities." Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Father Patrick Fanning, one of the concelebrants and among the priests renewing their vows, made his final vows in 1983. "Today, simply, we are making a recommitment to what God has asked us to do, be doing, all along. It is a wonderful oCCasion." La Salette Father Dennis Loomis, provincial superior of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, and a concelebrant at the Mass, said "this is a remembrance of what I was asked to do back in 1971. I promised to live my life by the three principles of poverty, chastity and obedience. The, vows are like what married people do: they get up, for , instance, in the middle of the night, to take care of a sick child. When they look at one another, they are renewing their vows. Frequently people at 25 and 50-year jubilees of marriage renew their vows. They say: 'It has been good.' I look back

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those bases, but it was not being made available to dependents of those serving in Vietnam. My husband and I persisted, feeling sure that if only we tried hard enough we'd find something. But, we didn't. There was nothing for us.

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W here can I leave you and the children? I want you in a place where you'll be safe." T~at was my husband's big concern as order~ came for a second tour of duty in Vietnam, and we had to leave the Army post where we'd been living. . It was the late '60s; the Vietnam War was at its height, and great civil unrest was sweeping America. We thought, talked, and prayed, and eventually decided that the best place for me and our young sons would be housing on a military base. There we would have extra security and live in a protected environment. So we began our search. Every weekend we'd all pile into our station wagon and drive somewhere along the Eastern seaboard checking out one or more military bases looking for a temporary home. It was a discouraging effort. There was plenty of empty housing on

t was at the time of. our deepest JFt:> discouragement that a new and radical thought entered our minds: Maybe the children and I could spend the next year in England where I had some family? The idea seemed preposterous. What about the cost of the trans-Atlantic . travel, let alone the constraints of our budget? HoY\' would we find a home, what about medical care? The questions kept coming. Tentatively at first, and then with growing resolve, we pursued the possibiJity, and, to our amazement and joy, things fell into place, and the boys and I went to live in England. It all worked out better. than we had dreamed possible, and at the end of the year we were again reunited"as a family. We knew at the time that God had graced us with wisdom to make that decision, arid

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gra~efully we thanked him. What we did not realize then, but.what emerged slowly and often dimly in later years as we talked about this chapter of our lives, was that this experience offered us hope and encouragement for current life situations where we faced difficult decisions.

"W e had glimpsed how immense, how "mysterious and hidden" is the wisdom of God, and how, at times, it seems to be quite preposterous if judged by the wisdom of the world. In just a small way, we had grown in trust and in our relationship with the HoJy Spirit.

QUESTIONS: In wrat circumstances have you experienced the mysterious power of God's wisdom? When do you pray for wisdom - is it only when you are up against a wall?

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Lent is' a thoQghtful time I used to have a hard time with is an astound:ng love story about Ash Wednesday. It had such a life and cover ant. Christ brings us dreariness about it. '.'Dust we are, out of Lent and to eternal life beand to dust we shall return" seemed cause he is a lover. to defy the idea of resurrection and Before we get to this undereternal life. It didn't seem hopeful standing, we may wonder about or life affirming. But I've come to see _ - - - - - - - - - - there is a reason behind this idea of dust and ashes. It is to tell us we must face our earthly mortality, our vulnerability to weakness, our moral failures. That's our human condition. By Antoinette Bosco That's reality. Some' Christian writers .... have said we are chroni... cally ill and that Lent forces us to the emphasis on dust and ashes see how we must repent so as to especially when we have ·to exheal and seek again what is ulti- plain this to children! Well, it mately important. comes from the Bible, from GenLent, the dry time in the desert esis 2:7: "Then the Lord formed for 40 days, has a happy ending. man from the dust of the ground Lent invites us again to meet the and breathed into his nostrils the person who knows us and can give breath of life, and so man became us life. In fact, he revives us by a living being." breathing new life into us,c..a life I wonder if we ever think about that will never die. T~e Easter story that line; really. God could have

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made us from starlight or sun rays, from clouds or wind. But he made humans from dust. I think God made us from the earth so we'd always know we are one with all nature. Maybe God made us from earth so that we could really believe him when he showed us through the resurrection of his Son that we were made for eternal life. Being made from earth, we can identify with how nature hangs onto life and so be able to believe scientifically as well ....J1-I as theologically that to be reborn after dying is our destiny too. I studied a lot of science. I learned that nothing in nature dies. Everything lives again in one form or another. Resurrection is the great theme of nature. How great a God it is who made his creation for eternallife! One day I walked near a swamp where people had thrown litter. On top of discarded plastic bags, I .

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Are stat~es still covered during Lent?

Lent, 'The practice ofcovering crosses continue the practice of covering is now preparing some details for. and images in the church may be ob- crosses and images, and so the pracserved, if the episcopal conference tice, in accord with the rubric of the Holy Week, with our pastor. For many years we have not cov- decides. The crosses are to be covered Sacramentary, has .not been permisered tJ:te statues in church during the until the end of the last two weeks of Lent I remember celebration of the , . . - - - - - - - - - - when that was done regularly, but Lord's passion on liturgy documents we have read and Good Friday. The studied suggest this should not be images are to redone, for reasons which seem to us main covered unvery sound, un light of what Holy til the beginning of Week is supposed to mean and how the Easter VigiL" By Father it is observed. . The most sigJohn J. Dietzen One ofour newer members, how- nificant part of that _ rubric is that the Il.ever, says she was in a church last year when all the statues were cov- practice may be continued if the epis- sible for the past 25 years. Individual ered, not only during ]Holy Week but copal conference so decides. That parishes are not free to reinstate the same condition was repeated in 1988 practice on their own." (BCL Newsall during Lent Has there been a d ange in the in a "Circular Letter Concerning the letter April 1995) Q. In your book "Catholic Life rules? Or are we correct in continu- Preparation and Celebration of the ing what we have been doing? Easter Feasts," from the Congregation in a New Century;' you state that for Divine Worship (No. 26). (Florida) Catholics may be married before a The usual procedure in liturgical minister or justice of the peace if a A. I, too, have seen statues covered in some places in recent years, but there law requires bishops to vote to abol- dispensation for such a marriage is is no foundation today for this prac- ish a practice or make it optional. The obtained from the bishop. Would the Church allow such a tice in the Church's liturgical instruc- bishops voted some years ago, for example, to make the anointing with the marriage if the officiating person is tions or policies. Before th.:: revised edition of the oil of catechumens optional at the a woman? Would the church allow a female minister to participate in a Sacramentary (Roman Missal) in baptism of infants. As the U.S. bishops' Committee on marriage ceremony performed by 1970, statues in churches were typically covered with purple cloths dur- the Liturgy explains, however, in this a priest in a Catholic church? (Louiing what was then called Passiontide, case the bishops must vote to con- siana) A. If a dispensation from the form the last two weeks of Lent. . tinue the practice. Otherwise it ceases. "The National Conference of has been granted, the marriage may This revised missal notes, just before the text of the fifth Sunday of Catholic Bishops has never voted to be performed before any legally qualified person, male or female. Catholic guidelines for interfaith sharing in weddings provide for certain ways non-Catholic clergy might participate when a priest is the officiating minister. Possibilities vary depending, for example, on whether the ceremony is or is not within the celebration of the Eucharist. If such sharing is allowed, no general Church regulation would limit that sharing to male clergy. It would be wise, however, to check with one's pastor about any local polIcies before plans advance too far. Afree brochure, in FngIi<lh orSpanish, outlining marriage regulations in the Catholic Church, and explaining the promises in aninterfaith marriage, .. ' .oiI.. . • is available bysending a stamped, selfaddressed en~elope to Father John CROATIAN RELIGIOUS march in candlelit procession Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, m. 61651. Questions for this column should from the Franciscan church to the cathedral of Zagreb Feb. be sent to Father Dietzen at the same 2 to mark the World Day for Consecrated Life. (CNS photo

And so we need Ash Wednesday and Lent to jolt us to "repent" and focus again on our great origins and our destiny of eternal life, designed by the Father, guaranteed by the Son and continually energized by the Spirit. Lent is only the prelude. God made us for the prize - Easter.

found little sprouts in decaying leaves. I was awed at how truly nature persists to nurture life. I was struck by the realization that we breathe because God put his breath in us, as he put breath in all of nature. Yet, enter sin, and the emphasis is on darkness, mortality and ashes.

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u.s. religious leaders press Clinton on Palestinian rights By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGIDN-Morethan Ifill U.S. clergy, including four Catholic bishops, and numerous lay religious leaders have called on President Clinton to press for Palestinian human righ~. . Among nine poin~ in the group's petition was a request that the U.S. government "withhold financial aid to Israel and the Palestinian Authority until they comply with U.S. law and human righ~ covenan~." Pending such compliance, the petition said, "aid should be given to Israeli and Palestinian nongovernmental organizations working for peace based on human righ~." The petition was delivered to U.S., Israeli and Palestinian officials in New

York, Washington and other cities by Search for Justice and Equality in PalestinelIsrael, a human righ~ group in Framingham, Mass. Search executive director Edmund R. Hanauersaid in ~ statement, ''IfPresident Clinton heeded Judea-Christian values and international law, his policies would reflect the positions ofU.S. religious leaders and Israeli human righ~ groups, not those. of the Israeli government and the Israeli lobby in the United States." In their petition, religious leaders - including nearly 140 Protestant bishops-condemned abuses by both sides, saying the violations "preclude justice for Palestinians and security for Israelis:' They said that Israel signed the Universal Declaration ofHuman Righ~

and the Geneva Convention, but continues to violate articles in the agreemen~ that prohibit torture; arbitrary arrest, detention or exile; arbitrary expropriation or destruction of personal property; interference with religious worship and observance; collective punishment; denial of food and medical supplies; and other actions.· The leaders said Israeli violations were documented by the U.S. State Department, Human Righ~ Watch, Amnesty International, and several other watchdog groups. The religious leaders also cited Palestinian abuses of secret trials, torture and intimidation of political opponen~ and the media, as documented by Amnesty International, Human Righ~ Watch and Palestinian human righ~ groups.

Oregon House committee moves to affirm seal of -confession By ED LANGLOIS

penitent wishes it. By a 7-0 vote, the House Judiciary Criminal Law Cornmittee approved the bill. The proposed law was expected to meet with approval on the House floor before the end ofFebruary. The proposed legislation springs from a 1996 case in which Lane County prosecutors tape-recorded murder 'suspect Conan Hale and Father Timothy Mockaitis as tile priest

heard the inmate's confession at the local jail. . SALEM, Ore. - A key panel in "Roman Catholics believe the .the Oregon House ofRepresentatives sacraments to be privileged encounadvanced a bill last week that gives ters, mediated by the Church, begovernment affirmation to the seal tween an individual and God," Faof confession. . ther Michael Maslowsky told the House Bill 2329 would allow cornmittee. "Lane County engaged priests and ministers to invoke the in an impermissible and repugnant clergy-penitent privilege. Current intrusion into the sphere of religious Oregon law protec~ the secrecy of expression." such sacred conversations only if the Father Maslowsky, an attorney and director of pastoral services for the . Archdiocese ofPortland, gave the legislators a primer on sacramental theology, saying the sacramen~ in unsullied form are "intrinsic and essential" to the life ofthe Church. Disclosing the conten~ of a confession would "usurp the power of Christ;' he said. Attorneys from both sides of the Hale case listened to the tape and made a transcript, but never used the information in the trial. Hale was convicted of triple murder and faces the death penalty. In 1997 the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the taping unconstitutional, saying that inviolability of religious confession is "the expectation of every repentant sinner" and "the assured confidence ofevery minister of God's grace." Still, Hale's defense attorneys have not ruled out using the tape in an appeal of the sentence. Father Mockaitis could conceivably be subpoenaed to testify and face a choice between contempt of court 'and' excommunication. . The bill would make the c1ergypenitent privilege different from the secrecy extended tp attorneys and c1ien~ or doctors andpatients. Those privileges can be waived if the client or patient wishes. The jailhouse confession taping brought swift· and zealous protest from local Catholic officials and from the Vatican, which joined in calling for immediate destruction of the tape. Many Catholics saw the recording as a gross violation of one of the Church's most sacred rites. The tape A WOODEN cross on a hillside near Capt. Robert Scott's'" remains in a state evidence lockup. The bill would not be a first in the famous J,\ntarctica hut, in backgrQund, stands as a memQria:l nation. Clergy may invoke a privito a member of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's Ross Sea .lege in 12 other states - Alabama, Party who died in 1916. Scott's hut is full of supplies and other California, Colorado, Georgia, Illiartifacts left over from the ill-fated 1910-13 expedition in which nois, Indiana, Michigan, Nt::w Jersey, Scott and four colleagues died in a bid to become the first men Ohio, Vermont, Virginia and Wyoto reach the South Pole. (CNS photo from Reuters) ming. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Catholic signers of the petition included: Bishops Raymond A. Lucker of New Ulm, Minn., and Kenneth E. Untener of Saginaw, Mich.; retired Bishop Charles A. Buswell of Pueblo, Colo.; and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas 1. Gumbleton of Detroit.

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smuggling ring dealing in illegal human traffic. , NEW YORK - Here are some Tuesday; Feb. 23, 9-10 p.'ll. EST television programs of note for the (PBS) "Russian Roulette." A week of Feb. 21: "Frontline" documentary examinSunday, Feb. 21, 8-9 p.m. EST ing the questionable security of the (Disc) "Skin Deep." Special focus- Russian nuclear arsenal and ing on a couple who had plastic whether bombs. and missile parts surgery performed on their three- may be missing and up for sale on. year-old Down syndrome child so the international black market. that his condition would not be imWednesday, Feb. 24, 9,-10 p.m. mediately obvious, and investigat- EST (NBC) "Lance Burton, Masing the debate surrounding such ter Magician: Top Secret." Spesurgery. cial in which the illusionist will Sunday and Tuesday, Feb. 21 and attempt to make a B2 Stealth 23, 9-11 p.m. EST each night,. Bomber at Edwards Air Force sim(CBS) "Too Rich - The Secret ply vanish and he will also be tied Life of Doris Duke." Fact-based to tracks of a roller coaster whose miniseries about the eccentric cars speed toward him at 85 mph as American heiress (Lauren Bacall) he tries to escape. who inherited $100 million at age Wednesday, Feb. 24, 9-11 p.m.. 13,.her lifelong search for love and EST (PBS) "Paul Robeson: Here I the unusual relationship she held Stand." An "American Masters" up to her death with her manipula- special, profiles the multitalented tive butler (Richard Chamberlain). African American performer and his Monday, Feb. 22, 9-11 p.m. EST strong p~rsonal beliefs which led (NBC) "Border Line," Melodrama him to' challenge the HOl,lse Unstarring Sherry Stringfield as a American Activities subcommittee single mother and immigration at- when he was called before it in July torney who comes upon an Asian· of 1956. CATHOUC ~EWS SERVICE

-'Payback';glori6es niurder NEW YORK (CNS) ~ The following are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. "Payback" (Paramount) . Violent action movie in which a thief (Mel Gibson), cheated of his share of a heist and left for dead, survives to return for the . money, murdering one and all who get in the way of his revenge mission. Director arian Hegeland depicts sadistic violence in a jokey fashion that suggests the. killer is a supercool hero for ending up with the booty, a blonde and a batch of bodies underfoot. Numerous brutal beatings and killings, sadomasochistic sexual situations, drug abuse, intermittent profanity and much rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is 0 - morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association' of America niting is R - restricted. "She's All That" (Miramax) Predictable teen romance in which a handsome senior (Freddie Prinze Jr.), after being dumped by his glamorous girlfriend (Jodi Lyn O'Keefe), bets he can transform the class loner (Rachael Leigh Cook) into a popular beauty by prom night. Director Robert Iscove's derivative comedy is all too familiar and the self-absorbed adolescents prove uninteresting. An implied .affair, some sexual references, brief alcohol abuse and a few instances of profanity and rough language. .The U.S. Catholic Conference clas.sification is A~III ..,.......,..adults. .The ·Motio~·. Picture' Association of America rating·is PG-13'- parent~ are strongly cautioned that some material may be inappropriate for

SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR and Sean Patrick Flanery star in the romantic comedy, "Simply Irresistible." (eNS photo from 20th Century Fox) dren under 13. children under 13. "Still Crazy" (Columbia) "Simply Irresistible" (20th Century Fox) Uneven British spoof in which Leaden romantic fantasy in former members of Strange Fruit, a which a small-time New York res- rock group that broke up in the taurant owner (Sarah Michelle 1970s, try to overcome old antagoGellar)oan9 a swank 'department nisms for a comeback concert tour store executive (Sean Patrick in the 1990s. Directed by Brian Flanery) are brought together by a Gibson, the proceedings focus on magical force endowing her with the fictitious band's behind-the, extraordinary culinary skills that scenes activities and the flawed literally sweep him off his feet. Di- characters of its members (Stephen rected by Mark -Tarlov, the un- Rea, Billy Connolly, Timothy imaginative premise fails to spark Spall and Bill Nighy) but the treatany magic in the appeal of the two ment is more sentimental than saleads and the resulting romantic tirical and the uneven results are complications are too labored to onry mildly amusing: Sexual sitube much more than occasionally ations and references, a flash 'of all}using. Sexual innuendo"crude nudity, drug and alcohol abuse l language and some profanity. The recurring rough language and ocU.S. Catholic Conference classifi- .casion:;ll profanity. The U.S. cation is A-III "" ,adults. The Mo- Catholic Conf~r:ence, c.I,~.ssi.fi<;:a tion Picture Association ofAmerica tion is A-IV ~ adults, with reserratf~g is PG-13 - paients are vatiens. The Motion Picture Assostrongiycautioned that some ma- ciation of America rating is R terial.may be inappropriat~ for chil- restricted. "

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film ldatinas By .CATHOLIC .,NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK - Here is a list of recent films the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting has rated on the basis of moral suitability. The fIrst symbol after each title is the' USCC classifIcation. The second symbol is the rating of the Mo,tion PictureAssociation ofAmerica. usec chissifIcations: A-I general patronage; A-II - adults and adolescents; A-III - adults; A-IV - ~dults, with reservations (this indicates fIlms that, while not morally offensive in themselves, are not for casual viewing because they require some analysis. and explanation in order to avoid false impressions and interpretations); 0 - morally offensive. MPAA .ratings: G - general audiences, all ages admitted; PG •. - parental guidance suggested, some material may not be suitable for children; PG-13 - parents are strongly cal,ltioned that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13; R - restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian; NC -17 - no one 17 or under admitted.

Jack Frost, A-II (PG)

'.. ' Affliction, A-III (R) Another Day in Paradise, 0 (R) Antz,A-II (pG) At First Sight, A-III (PG-13)

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Babe: Pigin the City, A-I (G) A Bug's Life, A-II (G)

The Celebration, A-IV (R) . Central Station, A-III (R) The Children of Heaven, A-II (PG) A Civil Action, A-II (PG-13)

Dancing at Lughnasa, A-III (PG).. ' Down in the Delta, A-II (PG13) ,

Elizabeth, A-IV (R) The Emperor's Shadow, A-III (no rating) Enemy of the State, A-III (R)

The Faculty, 0 (R)

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The General, A-IV (R) Gloria, A-IV (R) Gods and Monsters, A-IV (R)

Happiness, A-IV (no rating) . Hilary and Jackie, A"IV ~R) The Hi-Lo Country, A-III (R) Home Fries, A-III (PG-13) Hurlyburly, 0 (R)

I Still Kno'!'what You Last Summer, 0 (R) In Dreams, A-IV (R)

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Life Is Beautiful, A-Il (PG-13) Little Voice, A-III (R)

Meet Joe Black, A-III (PG-13) Mighty Joe Young, A-II (PG) My Name Is Joe, A-III (R)

Patch Adams, A-III (PG-13) Playing by Heart, A-III (R) Pleasantville, A-IV (pG-13)' The Prince of Egypt, A-II (PG) Psycho, A-III (R)

Ringmaster, 0 (R) The Rtigrats Movie, A-I (G) Rushmore, A-III (R)

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Saving Private Ryan, A-III (R) Shakespeare in Love, A-III (R) The Siege, A~III (R) A Simple Plan, A-III (R) Star Trek: Insurrection, A-II (PG) Stepinom, A-III (pG-13) The Swindle, A-III (no rating)

The Theory of Flight, A-IV (R) There's Something A\>out Mary,A7 IV (R) The Thin Red Line, A-III (R)

Urban Legend, 0 (R)

Varsity Blues, 0 (R) Virus, A-III (R)

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Waking Ned Devine,A-III(PG) The Waterboy, A-III (PG-l3)

You've Got Mail, A-III (PG)

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Good Shepherd Sisters and contemplative colleagues are searching for the lost sheep FALL RIVER - The Good Shepherd Sisters, active throughout the Fall River Diocese, have only to look at their name to understand their mission. When Sister Mary Euphrasia Pelletier founded the congregation in France in 1829, she made it clear that her sisters were to pursue the care of the lost sheep whether they be in Italy, .Germany, America, Africa or Asia. She saw the lost sheep as women and girls at risk due to the social evils following the French Revolution. Under the care of Jesus, the Good Shepherd, Sister Pelletier inspired her followers to the direct care of the most powerless and abandoned in society, the poor, the marginalized, the ostracized. Today, the Good Shepherd mission, traditionally carried out in resi-

dential treatment centers, has moved forward into the community, reaching out with a more diverse and vibrant response, closer to the needs of the people. . . The Good Shepherd Sisters assist family members within their natural environment in an effort to strengthen individuals and to prevent family breakdown. Keenly aware ofthe ferninization of poverty, they are alert to identify and ch'ange unjust structures that prevent people from living lives of dignity and hope. By means of the Global Women's Exchange, the sisters provide markets for the work of women in underdeveloped nations, guaranteeing them a fair market price for their goods and economic independence by preventing them from being exploited in Third World countries.

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Briefs More Mitch survivors fleeing to U.S., say church workers SAN SALVADOR (CNS)- Increasing numbers of survivors of Hurricane Mitch are fleeing Central America in search of work in the United States, said church and governmental agencies. "We've noted a huge increase. From last Nov. 15 onward, the flow of migrants has increased greatly," said Mario Morales, deputy coordinator at a church-supported refuge for illegal immigrants on the GuatemalanMexican border. He said that in December, more than 800 people had passed through the Migrant's Shelter, a project supported by Scalabrinian missionaries in the border town ofTecun Uman, Guatemala. The normal monthly average was 300-400 migrants. Exiles protest reported action by Vatican official on Pinochet MANCHESTER, ~ngland (CNS) - A group of Chilean exiles in England sent an open letter to Pope John Paul II protesting the alleged actions of a Vatican official concerning the fate of th~ir former dictator, Gen. Augustb Pinochet. "It is in our opinion highly distressing to know that the Chilean Cardinal Jorge Medina Estevez, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, has carried out, according to his own declarations, 'discreet negotiations at all levels' to procure the intervention of the Holy See in order to obtain the freedom of Gen. Pinochet and his immediate and unconditional return to Chile," said the letter issued by the Londonbased group Chile Democratico. At the Vatican, spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said Feb. 8 that the Holy See has never taken a public position on the Pinochet case, but that this did not exclude efforts on a diplomatic level.

Working in conjunction with the apostolic sisters are the Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd, who, in 1993, established a foundation on Bank Street in Harwichport. Their life is one ofcontemplation and solitude; their specific ministry is to pray for women and families at risk and they support by their prayerful lives the ministry of the apostolic sisters throughout the world. At Harwichport, the sisters, including artist Sister Jean Brown, engage in needlework, painting, arts and crafts and provide altar breads for many churches in the Fall River Diocese and the Boston Archdiocese. They also provide pastoral care to their aging and ill colleagues residing at Cranberry Pointe Health Care Center in Harwich. Sister Rose Virginie Behrend is studying nursing at Cape Cod Community Hospital in order to better serve health care needs. At Cranberry Pointe, the apostolic Good Shepherd Sisters' ministry has been direct service to women and girls referred to them for care. Sister Dorothy Kelley serves her sisters as director of pastoral care there. Another Good Shepherd Sister serving in the Fall River Diocese is Sister Dorothy Moore who works with the children's choir at St. Lawrence Martyr Church in New Bedford. In residential treatment centers in Marlborough and Springfield Massachusetts; Dix Hills in Long Island and Manhattan, N.Y.; and in Wickatunk and Morristown, N.J., they conc;luct schools and provide clinical service to women in need. . The Good Shepherd Volunteers are college-age men and women who give a year of their lives working with the sisters enabling people to become independent and to do things for themselves. The Associates also support the sisters' mission by their" prayers and good works. For further information on the apostolic Sisters ofthe Good Shepherd, contact Sister Debbie Drago, 82-31 DonCaster Place, Jamaica, N. y. 11432 or call (718) 380-8664. For the Contemplative Sisters ofthe Good Shepherd, contact Sister Agnes Rose Richardson, 3472 Broad St., Trenton, N.J. 08610, or call (609) 585·8203.

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ROME (CNS) - Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the Vatican's top doctrinal official, said he's a cardcarrying organ donor and considers it a "gesture of love" toward people in need of transplants. The German cardinal, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine ofthe 'Faith, made the remarks in an interview with the Rome newspaper La 'Repubblica Feb. 4, as Italy debated 'new legislation on organ donation. , "Donating one's own organs is a morally licit gesture of love, as ',long as it is a free and spontaneous 'act," the cardinal said. r' He said he had joined an organdonor association seyeral years '!go .' '\.,

and always carried with him a ca,rd stating his willingness to donate his organs to whomever was in need. Church teaching states that the free gift of organs after death is legitimate and can be commendable. ' Italians have been debating ,the merits of proposed legislation that, after an information campaign, would ask Italian adults whether they wanted tobe donors; lack of response would be considered an assent to organ donation. Some political and religious leaders have criticized the so-called "silent assent," saying it'removes the requisite of free choice by the donor and coullllead to abuses.

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Archbishop Romeo was John Paul II appointed diplomat'" named apostolic nuncio to Haiti with.experience..in trOl~bled coun" . in December 1983, while Jean'',tries suc,h as H'.iiti and C910m~ia, 9').ude "~aby J)oc" 'Qu~~lier was ,along WIth parts of Europe, Afnca stili preSident. Duvahet ended and Asia, to be his representative his family's three-decade fU'le In Canada. , ,,' over the, impoverished country in Italian Archbishop Paolo 1986 by fleeing, leaving power Romeo, 60;was named nuncio to i'n 'the hands of a 'military-civilCanada Feb. 5. He had been serv- ian junta.. ,' ing as nuncio to Colombia since, After the archbishop's move to 1990. . the nunciature. in Colombia, that After studying canon law, he country reviself its constitution to entered the diplomatic service in reflect that it wouldnb longer block 1967 and worked in the Philip- divorces of Church'marriages. pines, Belgium, Venezuela and In addition to' Italian, ArchRwanda and in the Vatican Secre- bishop Romeo' speaks French, tariat of State. Spanish, English and German.

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Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity ofYour bght, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter'into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness; I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me and eclipse alI.that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It willbe my Life, the cent~r of my.intelligence, the en,rapturer of my heart an,d of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I \\Iill cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy:.I sh'!J,l have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies, all things and conducts them to God. Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation, just as the creature was created. . . Heavenly Mother, Sovereign an.d Queen of the Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me tnto the Light of the Divine Will. You will be'my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself ill the order and die bounds of ~he Div~ne Will., Heavenly Mother; I consecrate my , whole being to Your Imm,aculate HeaI}. You will teach me the doctrine ofthe'Divihe Will 'and i will listen most'attentively to Your-lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not pentjtrate into this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will. Heart of my greatest 900d, -Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feeo me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will.' " Saint Joseph, you will be my protector: the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your'hands. You will ~eep my hearljealously and shall never give it to me again, that ,. I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that 路draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen. ( In Honor.of Luisa Piccarreta 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

Pope sends Cardinal Silvestri~i to Jordan for Hussein's funer~l By CINOVWOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Silvestrini. was joined at the Feb. 8 funeral by Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto, who has served as the Vatican nuncio to Jordan since diplomatic relations were eS,tablished in 1994.

King Hussein had met Pope Paul VI when the pope visited th,e Holy Land in 1964, then again in 1978 at the Vatican. The king sent his brother, the former Crown Pri'n'ce Hassan, to Pope'John Paul n's in'ilUguration in 1978 .. Two months later, the king had his first private audience with Pope John Paul. The 'two also met in 1980, 1987 and 1988. . After .llle路 1987 ,me;ti~g, th'e Vatican iss~ed a press release that sai,d King J:Iuss~in disc,l;!ssed with Pope J09n Paul ,ef{ort,s to-, bring peace to the Middle East. 'The pope,' the . 1987 statement said, "listened with interest, knowing the experience and the wisdom of the sovereign." The Vatican-published "Yearbook of the Holy See," said, "this praise of Hussein expresses the appreciation of the Holy See for the mod-

VATICAN CITY -PopeJohn Paul II, who had met King Hussein of Jordan'four times, sent Cardinal Achille Silvestrini to the king's funeral in Amman a~ his personal representative. , , King Hussein, who ruled Jordan for more than 45 years, was 63 years 9ld wh垄n he died Sunday of canc~r. "The Holy.-.See expresses its, parti<.:jpation in' the suffering of ,this noble na,tion,' recalling the numerous contacts King Hussein had with the HolyFather," said a statement _ from Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the Vatican sp9kesman. "Given the'dipl,omatic bonds which unite the Kingdom of Jordan with the Holy See and the personal bonds which unite the royal household with the Apostolic See," Pope John Paul decided to send a high-ranking representative, the spokesman said. Cardinal Silvestrini is prefect of the Congregation for Eastern Churches, which oversees the pastoKING ABD.ULLAH of Jordan speaks to mem- eration manifested by the king in the events ral care of Cat\1olics in bers of the Jordanian Parliament as he is sworn of the region and for Jordan. Although not compris- in as the new king Feb. 7 following the death of his commitment to ing an official Vatican his father, King Hussein. (eNS photo from improving the situa. tion." delegation, Cardinal Reuters)

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denounces proliferation 'of Internet porn By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE curb the use of the Internet in the prosecution. of at _ least 13 PARIS - A Philippine Catholic spread of child pornography and pedophiles. organization denounced the prolif- to protect children from exposure "Presently, our investigations are eration of child-pornography on the to harmful material on the Web. focusing more and more on the InInternet at a UNESCO meeting in Founded in 1974 by' Father ternet as a tool being used by the Paris. Cullen, PREDA originally set out pedophiles and child traffickers to "Combating child pornography, to rehabilitate teen-age drug ad- induce foreigners to come to the pedophilia ap.d sexual exploitation diets. PREDA's focus soon shifted - Philippines," Hermoso told the of children on the Internet is now to rescuing minors from lucrative UNESCO conference. PREDA's Web investigations inone of the greatest challenges," said sex syndicates. The group estiAlex Hermoso, director of the elude the tracking of adverPeople's Recovery, Empower'Combating child pornography, tisements of sex tours featuting minors. Other areas ment and Development Assis- pedophilia and sexual exploitatance Foundation. ' tion of children on the Internet is involve 'attempting to track , PREDA; baseq in Olongapo the operators behind Web City,Phi.lippines,isTun by Irish now Qr iJ of the greatest chalsites offering Asian child hi-ides to Westerners. Columban Father Shay Cullen. lenges,"said Alex Hermoso, direc" Th,ere are currently The organizatiol1 nms a home tor of the people's Rf3covery, Em. for路 more than' 30 abused and t d D 't A about 60,000 porn Web .eve opment ssites in operation.in North destifute chil~ren: including powerrnen an victi!J1s Qf pimp rings tha,t pros~ $istance Foundation, America, and the industry's titute youths to foreign tourists profits for 1998 were estiin . ~he cities of Manila,mated at $1 billicln. mates so~e60,000 chil.dren are ,"This'is an international prob, Olongapo and Angeles. . . 'H;ermosospoke at UNESCO's employed in p'rostitution in the lem that to date has largely been headquar~ers, where some 300 spePhilippines. dealt with by national and provincialists in child care and child proIn 1982, th~ organization d~- ciallegislation," said Pierre Dionne, tection, Internet specialists and ser- nounced a ,syndicate selling chil- director of Canada's International yices proyiders, law enforcement d~en a's' young as nine years old to Bureau for Children's'Rights, a partagencies and government represen- U.-S. servicemen at, th'e base in ner organ,iiation ofPREDA. "There has to be more use of international tatives met in January to consider Olongapo City. Working with undercover teams legislation and cooperation at an ways of fighting child pornography and pedophilia on the Internet. The that infiltrate the bars where chil- international level bet.ween govdelegates called on UNESCO to ,dren are on sale for sex, PREDA has ernments and law enforcement ' sponsor and develop initiatives to also been behind the successful agencies."

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ing ashes on the heads of people and, originally, the wearing of sackcloth, is an ancient penitential practice common among the Hebrew people (see Jonas 3:5-9, Jeremiah 6:26, Matthew 11 :21). In the early centuries in the Church it was part of public penance for sin. By the Middle Ages, emphasis was placed on personal rather than public sin·. In recent years an alternativeformula for the imposition of ashes emphasizes a more positive aspect of Lent: "Turn away from sin and be faithful to the GospeL" In St. Matthew's Gospel, we read that Christ urges us to pray, fast and give to the poor, "in secret" (Matt 6: 1, 16-18). If we make a "show" of being hungry or striking a pose of constant prayer of making a gen- . erous donation, the Gospel warns us that we have already received our reward, albeit an earthly, not a heavenly one. Some of us pre-Vatican II kids used to make it clear that we couldn't join our friends at the movies or eat candy or ice cream "because we gave them up for Lent." Our moods seemed to match the dull time of year as winter holds . fast and spring was reluctant to claim its due. Lent is closely associated with the transition from winter to spring. The word "Lent," for example, comes from the old Anglo-Saxon word for springtime, "lencten." It. describes the gradual lengthening of daylight after the winter solstice. It is a special time of grace from God to renew our faith and charity, to reform our Christian lives. Rather than, "end,uring" Lent, it ,becomes a', personal endeavor to take on the heart and mind of Jesus the Christ. While most prayer falls within the forms of adoration, thanksgiving, reparation or petition, reading Sacred Scripture during Lent, especially the texts chosen for the Sunday liturgy, will offer us a certain "renewaL" One of the Prefaces in the

Maryknoll After his ordination Father Bourgeois went to La Paz, Bali via, where he worked with migrants, assisting women to develop a knitting cooperative and building a center that offered a clinic, day care and soup , kitchen. Father Bourgeois soon became aware of the condition of political prisoners in the La Paz jails, sent there under the regime of General ,Hugo Banzer, a graduate of the School of the Americas. When the Maryknoller realized that many prisoners were being tortured or held in solitary confinement, he went to Washington to report the situation to the Congress. As a result, when he left Bolivia, he was told that he could not return. At home,he began spreading the word as to what was happening in Bolivia and ,other Latin American countries, such as the 1980 assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero and the rape and murder of three nuns and a lay missioner, also in 1980, in El Salvador; as well as similar atrocities in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Nicaragua and Honduras. In nearly every case, graduates of the School of the Americas were involved.

Mass for Lent in the "Sacramentary" Fridays during Lent. On fast days, reads: "As we recall the great events those ages 18 to 59 are obliged to that gave us new life in Christ, you eat only one full meal and two light bring the image of your Son to per- meals during the day. Eating befection within us." tween meals is not permitted; howThe Order of Prayer, the official ever liquids are allowed. Those who pastoral guide to the liturgy and cel- are ill or in need of nourishment are ebration of th~ Eucharist, spells out excused from the rigors of fast and that Lent begins on Ash Wednesday abstinence. and continues until the Mass of the The somber theme of Lent gave Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday rise to the liturgical color purple or night. If notes that: violet for vestments; no flowers deco"Lent is first, last and foremost rate the altar and the dropping of about baptism. Baptism is about the joyful acclamations of Alleluia going down with Christ until death and the Gloria are reminders of the and being raised up with him to season. The "Order of Prayer" spells it glory. This death and rising can be celebrated only after it has been ex- out nicely, saying that early Lent's perienced and lived in the daily fab- Scripture texts "Speak of beginning ric of human life. So Lent is about anew, of fasting, prayer and dying to self for the life of others. almsgiving; of conversion; of muLent is about dying to all human tual forgiveness and of hardness of supports which blind us from see- heart; of love of enemies; of absoing that true life is in God alone." lute claims of justice and love over For those of us who are baptized ritual and cult; or the call to holiand members of the Church, Lent is ness...." the unique opportunity to revitalThe readings for the second half ize and reform our spiritual lives, of Lent turn to Jesus the Christ, the prepare ourselves for the paschal Son of God "of whom John says that mystery of Easter. But Lent is also a all who believe in him will have etertime for catechumens, those in the nal life. Christ is presented as the process of the Rite of Catholic Ini- healer and life-giver, as the one who tiation ofAdults, preparing via elec- gives life through his confrontation tion and scrutinies and catechesis with death and gathers into one the for the reception of the sacraments scattered children of God." of baptism, confirmation and Eucharist. ~ear One of the ways to fine-tune our spirituality is by fast and abstinence. Continuedfrom page one Denying oneself a basic human need such as food for a period of the Mass which' all participants will time may be done for different rea- receive., , sons. It prepares for a feast. It proA processional cross that will 'motes self-discipline. It supports lead celebr"nts and'participants to ,one's prayers. It'olean~esoneselfof(' 'and from the sanctuary is available previous abusesand sin. All of these courtesy of Sacred Heart Parish, have been motives for the Lenten. Taunton. Pastor Father Jon-Paul Gallant brought it from Rome foltradition of fasting. Fasting has to do with the lowing a retreat/pilgrimage. The amount of food we eat. Abstinence Holy Father used a similar cross to has to do with the kinds of food we bless the people at his weekly paeat. For instance, those aged 14 or pal audience. Bishop O'Malley is older are obliged to refrain from eat- to use the cross at the Mass to bless ing meat on Ash Wednesday and the congregation.,

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cas, Father Bourgeois said that while members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are unanimously opposed to the school, people in other states could call or write their representatives and senators' telling them they do not want approximately $20 million annually in U.S. tax dollars spent on the school's maintenance. Videos and a book are also available on the school and more information can be obtained from SOA Watch, P.O. Box 4566, Washington, D.C. 20017. On Jan:· 23, Father Bourgeois was given the 1999 Isaac Hecker Award for Social Justice for his ongoing efforts to close the School of the Americas. The award· was made at the Paulist Center in Boston. The award is named forPaulist Father Isaac Thomas Hecker, founder of the Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle in New York in 1858. Previous Hecker award recipients include Catholic Worker cofounder Dorothy Day, 'farm labor organizer Cesar Chavez and Sister Helen Prejean, a Sister of St. Joseph of Mcdaille who is an anti-death penalty activist. .

"When the pain is very strong," says Primosi U Mujemula, a 35-year-old Tanzanian with AIDS, "I pray. Then it does not hurt so much." Each day, Sister Gratiana Nunuga travels up to 100 miles to help care for, and pray with, the 195 persons with AIDS who l~ve in the Mwanza Diocese. At every visit, Primosi asks Sister Gratiana to pray with him. When she gives him her hand, her smile is reflected in his face; Primosi is immune to despair. ~Often, when medicine offers no answers, only people like Sister Gratiana can help. You can, too. Please pray for Sister Gratiana, Primosi and the people of the Mwanza Diocese. And, ple~se, support the work of the Church in the Missions through the Propagation of the. Faith.

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During his talk in East Providence, Father Bourgeois recalled that he was for a while discouraged, feeling that his spreading of the word was having no noticeable affect on events. Then he remembered something Dorothy Day, cofounder' of the Catholic Worker newspaper, had said: "We are not called to be effective but to be faithfuL" . For him, this meant he should back up his activity with prayer, accompanied by fasting. And this he did, together with nine other Vietnam veterans, at the entrance ~o Fort Benning, where-they remained for 35 days, drinking only water. He repeated the fasts in 1994 and 1995 onihe steps of the U.S. Capitol, at times when cutting funds to the School of the Americas was being 'voted on. ' Those bills were defeated, but since that time many U.S. newspapers have editorially criticized the school; and Atlanta Bishop John F. Donoghue wrote a letter in his diocesan newspaper supporting the school's closing. Asked what the Maryknoll Affiliates and others could do towards closing the School of the Ameri-

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Bishop Conn~lly, stodentswin art awards 'FALL RIVER - Five Bishop Connolly High School studeqts recently won awards in the Boston 'Globe Scholastic Art Awards pro'gram and according to Jim L'Heureux, director of admissions for the School, "Students were very' happy about having' their, works selected. We're all very pleased." , Winner of the prestigious Gold , Key Award was freshman Lisa WeSt, daughter of Mi". and Mrs: Raymond ~est of Newport, R.I. Silver Key awards were captured by seniors Daniel Boardman, son of Mr.' and Mrs. Carleton Boardman of ,Swansea; Stephen Medeiros, son of

Mr. and Mrs. Jose Medeiros of Swansea; and Kathryn prklauer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Erklauer ofWarren, R.I. Honorable mention winner was freshman Nicholas Reis, son ofMr, and Mrs. Gilbert Reis of Swansea. ' The Gold and Silver Key winning works are currently on display in the State, Transportation Building in Boston. The student artists were honored in an awards ceremony Feb. 7 in Boston. Charles Dwyer, the art teacher and Att'Department chairman at Bishop Connolly, was pleased and said "It's been another very good year for us."

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STUDENTS FROM Notre Dame School, Fall" River, pose with.a trophy they won for their second place finish in the annual Quiz Bowl held at Taunton Catholic Middle School, Taunton. Students pictured are front, from left, Alyssa Neto, Chris Saulnier and SrieAnn Murphy, and standing, Cassie Barry, Stacy Farias, and Stephanie Souza.

HYANNIS - The cold of winter has not slowed down the 210 students at St. Francis Xavier Preparatory School who have been, busy with many academic, 'athletic and social events. On the basketball court, both the girls and boys teams are 'having successful seasons as they compete against other local middle school teams. The newly formed St. Francis Xavier Prep cheerleaders have been active, at games and bringing school spirit to the contests. . Students recently gathered for a school dance and will be atte~ding a semiformal this month. They also. held student volleyball games and

an ice cream social as part of Catholic School Week and several students will be participating in the All Cape String Jamboree. The school's yearbook committee is putting together its edition for this year and eighth graders are considering their options for high school next year. St. Francis Xavier will be holding its final testi~g day for students interested in applying for the 19992000 school year on Feb. 27 at 9:30 p.m. They have openings for fifth, seventh and eighth grade classes. For more information contact Headmaster Stephen Kenney at 7717200.

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CARNIVAL ROM'E - A giri dressed ina Carnival costumethrows confetti at visitors to St. Peter's Square in Rome. In countries with large Catholic populations, Carnival is celebrated with parties and parades the week before the penitential season of Lent, which begins Feb. 17 this year. (CNS ' photo by Nancy Wiechec)

, FUN, LEARNING! Fourth graders, top from left, at EspiritoSanto School, Fall River, Jacob Miguel;"Christil1e qo'sta and' Matthew Barreira work in the math center to estimate the costÂˇof an ice cream p~rty. At left, Janna Silva, Jonathan Sousa and Matthew Santos write about their hobbies in the school's learning with hands on center.

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One day of dragging their possessions around offers a feel of life without a home base. ByTERRY KOLB CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ST. PAUL, Minn .. - Seventhgrade students walked into their classrooms at St. Odilia in. Shoreview one morning and were told they had been' ~'evicted" from their lockers. Students were allowed to retrieve their books and personal belongings - and forced to carryall their possessions with them throughout the day. "Homeless locker day" is part of a poverty unit designed by St. Odilia computer science teacher Linda Hanson. The unit has a threefold purpose: - students experience firsthand the frustrations and dehumanizing setbacks that families living in poverty face on a daily basis; - students learn how to use computer technology to do bud-

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have known it will be over.. After graduation, you'll be off to jobs or college. The day-to-day patterns of your life will change more than you can imagine. In the last months of your senior year, math and Engiish and science all need some attention - after all, there are still fmal exams. But a lot of life's most important lessons aren't learned in school. I'd like 'to suggest a little homework assignment. Here are three things I wish I'd picked up in my own family, before I went out on my own. First, whether your mother is a great cook or not, there are some things she makes for dinner that you particularly love. Before graduation, you'd be really smart to learn how to make your favorite dinners. I grew up in rural New Mexico, and my most cherished meal at home was pinto beans with green chili: I never took the time to learn how mom made it, and she died 20 years ago. I've played around at figuring out her recipe, but it never has been quite right. Maybe your mother's best meal is spaghetti, or fried chicken or potato pancakes. You know what you like. This spring, ask her to show you how to make those special meals, and when you're my age you'll still be able to

short ones - during processing. scl'lool) stared at us," she said. "I They filled out long, complex know now that it's not their fault forms and headed for a line. when people have to apply for Some thought they were smart public assistance. It can happen to choose one of the shorter to anyone." gets, spreadsheets and multime- ing," Hanson said. Students lines. But when their turns came Anna Lamusga said she will dia slide presen~ations that show found long lines - and, a few they found that the "processor" never again stare at a poor perthe effects of poverty; ~ ., either spoke only Spanish, son. "I have an' understanding of - students learn to or was such a nitpicker how they must fee!." apply Catholic social that they had to re-do At the St. Odilia's hunger ban路teachings to the poverty their forms with neat pen- quet Jan. 21, participants reproblem. manship and perfect punc- ceived meal tickets identifying "I wish every 12- and tuation. People who re- them as high-income, middle-in13-year-old could go cently have moved to the come or Tbird World citizens. through this," Hanson United States face similar Tickets were further identified told The Catholic Spirit, situations, Hanson said. with symbols indicating a newspaper of the St. "I've never been in a change in living or, working cir, Paul-Minneapolis Archwelfare line myself, b'ut cumstances;that forces a person diocese. "They d6n'tjust' I've talked to people who to move from one income group . . learn about poverty. They have," Hanson said. "This to another. learn life skills." taught tlie students about The hunger banquet uses a In additi~n t'o home.the dehumanizing aspect game approach to teach imporless locker day, .the unit of poverty, the total lack tant aspect~ of world poverty, included a "processing of privacy and how a poor Hanson said. Depending upon day"; an apartment, job, person is considered a the dynamics of the group attransportation an'd 'day number and treated as tending the banquet, some parcare search; and a .parish such." ticipants might receive a four"hunger banquet." Anne Burmaster said course dinner, while others dine she was frustrated because on bread and water. Hanson"s students liad to apply for public assisBut all learn that 60 percent the 'public assistance tance and complete apclerks did not give any in- of the world's population is structions, yet any little chronically malnourished, while plication forms to move ANNA LAMUSGA, a seventh-grader at St. mistake on the form meant into a homeless shelter another 25 percent receives an during the processing day Odilia School in the St. Paul suburb of Shoreview, that she had to go to the annual wage of less than $8,000 - a project that literally Minn., struggles to hold her belongings during end of the line and start per year. That leaves 15 percent "homeless locker day," which was part of a pov-' 1).11 over again. , of the world's population fprtutook hours. "We made the whole erty unit at the school.' (eNS photo by Dave "I felt pretty helpless . nate enough to have a nutritious' . morningOlong and bor- Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit) and the other kids (at daily diet, she said.

Special hOInework for the Class of 1999 By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

lHEANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River--"'-Fri., Feb. 12, 1999

eat "mom's pork chops irr mushroom gravy" - or \\;hatev.er is her best bet. Next, learn how to do your own laundry, All of it, and that includes the . ironing part. Already I can hear the howls of protest: ''Nobody irons any路 thing anymore, it's all wash and wear." Actually,.you can go about clean and tidy without ever pressing a shirt or a skirt. But someday you'll want to look really nice'for a dilte or job interview. You'll find yourself holding a hot iron and wondering if the pointy end goes iJp or down. Maybe you'll be lucky and get rich right away - then you can pay somebody to do that lauridry for you. Most of us have fairly long periods in our lives when looking good depends on taking care of our own stuff. Invest a few hours now, and you'll know how !t's done whenever it re~ly needs domg. Finally, learn to write a letter. We live in a world of e-mail and voice mail and cellular phones. Still, nothing communicates like a simple. handwritten note. . Every Christmas, I get dozens of 路 photocopied Christinas letters. Myoid friend Larry Clarke sends me a short handwritten note every year. His are the letters that really stay in my mind. A pen-and-paper letter stands out, even if it's only a few sentences. Buy a little card with a picture of a flower. Write, "Dear grandma. It was nice to talk to you on the phone last week. I hope we get to see you again this summer." When your grandmother gets that card, she'll put it up on her dresser mirror and may well keep it there for years. You're going to be on your own sooner than you think. If you can cook a few meals, take care of your own clothes and write a thank-you note now and then, you're pretty much ready for life as a grownup. Oh, yeah, that and the job thing. But that part's why you go to schoo1.

Our Rock and Role Teens: Finding alternatives to drinking By CHARLIE MARTIN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Angel Spend all your time waiting For that second chance For the break that will make it OK. There's always some reason To feel not good enough And it's hard at the end of the day. I need some distraction . Or a beautiful release Memories seep from my veins路 Let me be empty and weightless and maybe I'll find some peace tonight. Chorus: In the arms of the angel .Far. away from here From this dark, cold hotel room And the endlessness that you feel. You are pulled from the wreckage , Of your silent reverie. You're in the arms of the Angel;

May you find some comfort here. So tired of the straight line, And everywhere you turn There's vultures and thieves At your back. The storm keeps on twisting, You keep on building the lies That make up for all that you lack.. It don't make no difference, Escape one last tir:ne It's easier to believe In this sweet madness, Oh this glorious sadness That brings me to my knees. . Repeat chorus. ' Written by S. McLachlan/P. Marchand Sung by Sarah McLachlan Copyright (c) 1997 by Arista Records

SONGS WITH the word "angel" in the title seem to be other choices. Some teens find their breaks in listening to music, some in hot! i recently reviewed R. Kelly's and Celine Dian's "I'm YourAnge1." Also on the charts is Sarah Mclachlan's ''An- active sports, others in youth groups or creative school activities. You have to understand yourself, your own personality gel" from the soundtrack of"City ofAngels!" McLachlan's cassingle is more about fmding peace and and what lifts your spirit when you feel burdened and worn self-renewal than angels. The person in the song is obviously out This topic would be worth discussing at a parish youth feeling overwhelmed. She says, 'There's always some reason to feel not good enough, and it's hard at the end of the group meeting or religiQus education class: What are healthy daY:' She needs "somedistraction or abeautiful release." She and enjoyable ways to take abt:eaI<:?And if your friends insist wishes she'd ''find some peace tonight in the arms ofthe angel on partying with drinking, howdo you walk away and choose aless dangerous alternative? far away. from here." My purpose is not to be preachy. Teens already know the All of us can identify with needmg a break from challenges and problems. Teens need to know how they can "find facts about using alcohol. What is important for both teens and the adults who care some comfort" when they are struggling. Most middle school and high school teens encounterachoice about using alcohol. . about them is to discuss the kinds of situations where drinkDrinking may be atemporary distraction from problems, but ing is presented as the only alternative. I doubt if alcohol is ever an angel ofcornfart. itcomes with consequences and danger. Let's help each other fmd better alternatives. Walking away from peers who want you to drink requires Your conum;nts are always welcome. Please address: thatyou have aplan.You need to know how to take abreak in other ways. It is much easier to refuse alcohol if you have Charlie Martin, 7125 W 2008, Rockport, Ind. 47635.

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ginning Feb. 21 at 2 p.m. in St. Mary's Parish Center. Preregister by calling Jon or Maureen Howey at 339-4730. MASHPEE - A seminar entitled "Parenting for Peace and Justice," will be held on March 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Christ the King Parish. It is presented by James and Kathleen McGinnis, founders and co-directors of The Institute for Peace and Justice. All welcome.

tory, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. For more information ,call Msgr. Thomas Harrington at 992-3184. NEW BEDFORD - . The next m~eting of Calix will be held Feb. 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Holy Name Parish Center. Calix enlists Catholics who are gratefully celebrating recovery from alcoholism, drug addic7 tio!,! and other dependencies. Mass will follow and new friends are always welcome.

p.m. All welcome. FALL RIVER - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament with all day adoration of the Holy Eucharist will begin on Feb. 16 following the 7 a.m. Mass at Holy Name Church. It will continue until a 7 p.m. prayer meeting. All welcome. ,For more information call 679-6732.

Publicity Chairmen are asked ing Lent a series titled "Loaves to submit news items for this col- and Fishes: Sharings for Lent," umn to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, will be held at 1 p.m. in the cafFall River, 02722. Name of city ·eteria. Stations of the Cross will or town should be included, as well . as full dates of all activities. be held on Friday evemngs at NEW BEDFORD - A EuDEADLINE IS NOON ON MON- 7:15 p.m. Confession hours, charistic day of prayer for voDAYS. beginning Fep. 17 are Mon.cations to priestly and religious Eventspublishedmustbeofin- Fii. from 2-3p.m.and 5-6 p.m.; life will be. held Feb. 18 at Our terest and open to our general Sat. from 1-4 p.m.;. and Sun. NORTH ATTLEBORO NEW BEDFORD - Cour.readership. We do not normally'. from 1-5 p.m. For more infor- age, a support group for As part of its Lenten mission, Lady of Perpetual Help carry notices of fundraising ac- mation call 222-5410. Catholic men and women who Sacred Heart Parish will hosr Church. It will begin with tivities, which maybe advertised are struggling to confront the one.-act play "Blessed Mass at 7:30 a.m. and include .at our regular rates, obtainable CENTERVILLE - The same sex attraction issues and Damien," as performed by adoration and Exposition of from our business office at (508) next meeting of Pax Christi - who strive to live chaste lives Charles Baker, actor and the Blessed Sacrament. All 675-7151. Cape Cod, themed "Preferen- will meet at Holy Name Rec- playwright, 0!l March 2 at 7 welcome. ATTLEBORO - The folk tial Option for the Poor," will duo Mosaic will perform at the be held on Feb. 15 from 7:30La Salette Shrine's Coffee 9: 15 p.m. at the R.E. Center House on Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. of Our Lady of Victory All welcome. Church. All welcome. A Portuguese Healing Service will be held at the shrine FALL RIVER - A HealBy MICHELLE AGIUS on Feb. 14 at 2 p.m. It will be ing Mass will be held at Holy For Chopra, hospice is "a great hospice, communication, dimenCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE led by Father Manuel Pereira Name Church on Feb. 23 at 7 fit," she told The Michigan Catho- sions of bereavement and biostaand include Mass, music and p.m. It will include healing DETROIT - The first student lie, Detroit's archdiocesan newspa- tistics. Other'required courses are the opportunity for people to prayers and Benediction of the has graduated from Madonna p e r . , chosen from business, education, She was somewhat familiar with nursing or pastoral ministry. The be 'prayed over and anointed Blessed Sacrament. All wel- University's hospice master's deindividually. Confessions in come. For more information gree program, and· that is just "the hospice because her sister-in-law ministry courses are taught at Satip of the iceberg," said the director used it when she was dying of cred Heart Major Seminary. Portuguese will be heard the call 679-6732. of hospice studies at the school in breast cancer in Texas, and family Sister'Eagen stressed that it's imday before from 2-4 p.m. . the Detroit suburb of Livonia. J11enibers were pleased with the care portant not to condemn those who The shrine will distribute MANSFIELD The "The demand is there," don't seek hospice or those ashes on Ash Wednesday, Feb: Couple to Couple League will said Sister Cecilia Eagen, a The goal of hospice care is for who are for assisted suicide. 17 at the 12:10, 4:00 and 6:30 hold a 'series of classes on Sister of Charity.. . "People, families need The master's program, not 'terminally ill patients to spend help," she said. "There'sspirip.m. Masses. Each Friday dur- Natural Family Planning beyet two years old, already has their final days at home, alert and tual pain within social pain. 52 students. Lorrie Chopra, free of pain, among the people We don't take care of just the physical pain, we take care of who began studying for her and things they love. master's in 1996 and graduthe total patient, within and ated last July, is the first to - . . . . . without. If we don't, we're not earn the degree. she received. taking care of him." Madonna, run by the Felician The grief her niece, 11, and After the loved one dies, the Sisters, is the only university in the nephew, 9, suffered after losing their grief is· there and hospice is still country to offer master's and mother spurred Chopra to work in there to help. . bachelor's degrees in hospice edu- pediatric bereavement. Sister Eagen recalled a student cation, according to Sister Eagen. Madonna's program is, targeted who, until he had taken hospice . The goal of hospice' care is for at more than nursing students, but classes, "was all for assisted suiterminally ill patients to spend their a bachelor's degree in any subject cide." After learning about hospice and educating himselfin the area, final days at horne, alert and free of is a' prerequisite. pain, among the people and things The hospice core courses in- "he said he was moved more than they love. clude history and philosophy of once," she said. .

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We·bster parish helps Haiti-an village get water pipeline By MICHAEL Cox CATHOLIC' NEWS SERVICE

spoke of the need for a clean water source for his mission village. WEBSTER, Mass- In raising "Whatever water source they money for a pipeline for a Haitian had, it wasn't healthy," the nun told village, parishioners ofSacred Heart The Catholic Free Press, Worcesof Jesus Churchin·.Webster are hop- ,ter' diocesan newspaper. "They ing that an c;mtpouring of s!Jpport needed to get a clean source that will translate to an outpouring of flows out of the mQuntains. With ,clean water. t~e project he mentioned, we knew About $5,000 is needed to build we could help." a pipeline to get clean water from . Sister Donach appealed, to her the mountains in Haiti to the vil- parishion'ers after Masses in Nolage of Bosquette, but according vember to take this next step in to Sister Theresita Donach, Sacred' their relationship with S1. Anne's Heart's pastoral director, the amount Parish. The project, named "Haitian collected has surpassed that figu're. Pipeline: Water for Life," was As of Feb. 2, the figure·waS $6,110. launched. Since' 1995, Sacred Heart has ' For a $10 donation people been twinned with S1. Anne's Par- could buy a piece of pipeline in ish in Chardionnier in the Haitian their name orin m'emory of someDiocese of Les Cayes, said Sister one. Inside Sacred Heart Church, Donach, a member of the Sisters of paper replicas of the pipes were Holy Family of Nazareth: 'placed on the walls. . When the pastor, Oblate Father "Just a few more feet and we can Lourdy Dorismond, visited the Dio- cover the entire inside of the cese of Worcester this' summer, he church," said Sister Donach. "It was .

exciting for people to watch it grow." Also exciting, she added, was the fact ~'people gave $600 the day that I spoke. It was the same timt< the (Worcester) diocese was collecting for Hurricane Mitch. It was a gre'at outpouring.", Donations came from everyone, she said, including St. Ann's sixthgraders. Instead of giving each other a $5 gift at Christmas, the students raised $150 for the pipeline. Two youngsters, Brian; 9, and Nicholas Bergeron, 11, have pitched in by making ziivelopes for the donations, said Sister Donach. Although the project bas ·exceeded its goal, Sister Donach said she hoped donations would continue until March, when she will go to Haiti to get a sense of what is going on there. She said she hopes the pipeline will be built early next year.