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St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River is expected to welcome back parishioners for Ash Wednesday ceremonies. By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - Like every owner of an old house, Father Edward J. Healey has discovered that what starts out as simple fixit can turn into a complicated reconstruction project. The task gets incredibly complicated when the house is the vintaged 1852-era St. Mary's Cathedral, the Fall River diocese's mother church, and Father Healey, rector for two years, faCing a myriad of unexpected and dovetailing decisions. "It all began on Oct. 23, 2000 when the decision was made to replace the old metal heating pipes embedded in the concrete slab under the wooden floor of the cathedral and put in new ones," Father Healey said in an interview last week. The initial task was to replace the pipes with composite tubing that is more resilient and will give off more heat. That meant having to remove all the pews and then remove the flooring to get at the slab. It also meant a change from a boiler that

was fed by oil to a system more efficiently heated by gas. "And now I have to laugh

as gas prices go up," he quipped. it is never chilled is in the floor," Father "The basic heat for the Cathedral so that . Healey explained. "However, the supplemental heat needed to keep the congregation warm meant installing massive vents in the walls and to do that we had to remove all the dark oak wainscoting along the walls of the church." That's when the workers discovered that much of the wood had been eaten away by termites. "The damage had been longstanding, the wood was spongy and looked like cork. We even found pills that had been put down at some time past to try to kill the termites," the rector reported. So extensive was the damage that only the wood trim could b~ salvaged and new oak panels are being fabricated. They will be stained to match the oak that dominates the wood in the Cathedral. At the same time this was being done, it was decided that with only one small restroom in the whole building, the time was right to add another. "We created that out of three quarters of the shrine room in the rear of the church under the choir loft that not many people even knew was there," he said. In room on the east side that balances STAGING DOMINATES the interior of St. Mary's Cathedral in Fall River Tum to page 16 - Cathedral . during a major reconstruction project now underway. (Anchor photo)

Jerusalem-bound, local priests travel to retreat ~

The pilgrimage will find 15 diocesan priests and Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., walking the same paths Jesus did. By JAMES N.

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FALL RIVER - The city of Jerusalem was the starting point this week for a retreat-pilgrimage in the Holy Land currently underway for a group of diocesan priests. The spiritual retreat to many sites well-known and held sacred to Christians because of Holy Scripture was planned by Father Edward J. Healey, rector of St. Mary's Cathedral. He is a seasoned traveler in that area, having thrice visited Jerusalem and its regions, in February 1995, November 1996 and in the fall of 1999. "I have a fine and experienced guide there who I know very well and an agency I have dealt with before and we are all looking forward to a wonderful experience" said Father Healey who talked to The Anchor last week. The group left Sunday night on a Swiss Air flight Tum to page 13 - Retreat

Faith-based cancer outreach pilot program begins on Cape ~

A cancer survivor recognizes what was given and what needs be returned. By JAMES N.

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NORTH FALMOUTH - A faithbased cancer-support program for Catholics will begin at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish here in coming weeks and it is expected that many Catholic parishes in the Cape Cod area will soon be taking part. "Although there are other cancer support groups in the region we found in our upper Cape area that there are very few places that people can actually tum to in a faith-based community for help," Msgr. John F. Moore, pastor of St. Elizabeth's, announced' this week. "We will serve not only those who have cancer - the survivors, but their families and friends and caregivers as Tum to page 13 - Outreach

BUSY EDITOR - The Anchor's Msgr. John F. Moore makes time to establish a regional cancer support group for Catholics in his St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in North Falmouth. (Anchor photo)

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Iowa priest named rector of North' American ,College By CAlliOUC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - Msgr. Kevin C. McCoy, vice-rector for administration at the U.S. bishops' seminary in Rome, has been named the school's n~w rector.The North American College, home to many seminarians from the Diocese of Fall River, Mass., over the years, announced the appointment this week. Msgr. McCoy, a 46-year old priest from the Dioce.se of Sioux City, Iowa, 'succeeds Msgr. Timothy M. Dolan, who has been rector for seven years. "Msgr. Dolan is just such a personable fellow and has set a FERTILIZER & TREATMENT Programs Custom Tailored ForYour Lawn

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He enjoyed sports, especially golf, and reading and stamp collecting. Surviving are two sisters, Agatha Pepin of Iva, S.C., and Marion Dupuis of Fall River; ,and nieces and nephews. Brother Conrad's funeral Mass was celebrated Wednesday by Auxiliary Bishop Michael R. Cote of the Diocese of Portland, Maine, at the Brothers' Notre Dame Chapel in Sanford. Burial will take place in the spring in the Brothers' Cemetery. The LaFrance:Lambert Funeral Home, 29 Winter Street, Sanford, was in charge of arrangements'.

Retired' bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph dead at 80 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS) - Bishop John J. Sullivan, who led the Diocese of Kansas CitySt. Joseph from 1977 to 1993, died Sunday at the Jeanne Jugan Center, a care facility run by the Little Sisters of the Poor. His funeral Mass was held today at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, followed by burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Bishop Sullivan, who was 80, retired 'in 1993 because of the debilitating effects of Parkinson's disease. He moved to the Jeanne Jugan Center in 1997. John Joseph Sullivan was

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1944, and served in St. Mary Parish in Guthrie, Okla. While there, he began recruiting college students to work as volunteers among the poor, starting a lifelong history of involving lay people in Church ministry and service to the poor. In 1968, Bishop Victor Reed of Oklahoina City appointed him episcopal vicar for eastern . Oklahoma.. Pope Paul VI appointed Father Sullivan bishop of Grand Island, Neb., on July 25, 1972. He served there five years before Pope Paul appointed him bishop of Kansas City~St. Joseph. He'took office in Kansas City on Aug. 17, 1977, and served until his retirement and succession by Bishop Raymond J. Boland on Sept. 9, 1993.

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·,Feb.19 1895, Rev. Andrew 1. Brady, 'Pastor, St. Joseph, Fall River 1953, Rev. Leopold Jeurissen, SS.Cc., Pastor, Sacred Heart. Fairhaven .Feb. 20 , 1922, Rev. James H. Fogarty; Pastor, St. Louis, Fall River 1986, Rev.' Raymond M: Giguere, O.P., Assistant, St. Anne, Fall River Feb. 21 " , .1997, Rev. Msgr. Luiz G. Mendonca"PA, Retired Pastor, Our, L.ady,of Mt. Carmel, New. Bedford " ' ,:'. '. ' . ..... :.: .. : .'. . ., '. .. ' '. " . Feb.22 " '.', 1954',Rt.·.Rev:Msgr..Jov!t~·thag·non! F;o.unde,r, S~: J~s~ph, N~,~ , . Be4f~rd. ~,,' , '. ' 1 ' , ' .

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Trusting in God, sick proclaim the value of life, says pope By CINDY WOODEN CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - When those who are ill or infirm trust completely in God's care, they proclaim to the world that life is always worth living, Pope John Paul II said. Greeting the sick, the aged and people with handicaps on Sunday, the pope thanked them for their "silent mission in the Church" and their witness to the world. Hundreds of sick people, health care workers and volunteers attended an afternoon Mass in St. Peter's Basilica on Sunday, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, which the Catholic Church marks as the World Day of the .Sick.

Pope John Paul spoke to the pilgrims after the Mass, telling them that their example of hope and joy proclaims to '路'men and women of our time, who are frequently anxious and unable to give meaning to suffering, that God has not abandoned us." "Living your situation with faith, you testify that God is near," the 80-year-old pope said. "You proclaim that the tender and loving closeness of the Lord ensures that there is no season oflife which is not worth living. "Sickness and death are not realities to flee or to criticize as useless, but are both stages of a journey," he said. . The pope reminded the pilgrims

of Mary's words to St. Bernadette at Lourdes, "I did not promise you would be happy in this world, but in the next." Her words, he said, are a call to look on one's life on earth as part of a journey whose ultimate promise is happiness with God for all eternity. Earlier in the day, reciting the "Angelus" with pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square, the pope said too many of the world's people have no access to basic health care.. ''This is a serious injustice," he said. All people of good will, but especially political and economic leaders, are called to work to ensure the situation is corrected, he said. Pope John Paul offered thanks

Bishop O'Malley to attend consistory at Vatican FALL RIVER - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., will be among many bishops from across the world who will be guests at the Feb. 21 consistory at the Vatican convoked by Pope John Paul II during which 44 cardinaldesignates will receive a red skull-

cap and silk-covered biretta as also receive gold rings. they are inducted into the College Bishop O'Malley left earlier of Cardinals. this week to accompany 15 priests Father Richard Wilson, secre- of the diocese at an annual retreat, tary to the bishop, will accompany part of a pilgrimage to Holy Land Bishop O'Malley to the consistory sites including Jerusalem. From at which the new cardinals, named . there he will travel to Rome next by the pope in recent weeks, will week to attend the consistory.

. Lenten concert series planned FALL RIVER - A series of four new Lenten Gannon. a mezzo-soprano, is director of muconcerts "The Way of the Cross" featuring a musi- sic, liturgy and pastoral ministries at St. Francis cal interpretation of the Stations of the Cross will . Xavier Parish, Acushnet. She is a member of the be presented in March and April. Liturgical Commission for the Fall River dioComposed by pastoral musician Denise Morency cese. The concert schedule follows: Gannon of New Bedford, the newly revised meditative celebrations of the Lenten Season incorpo- March 2, 7 p.m., Our Lady of Victory . rates original musical settings and is now accompa- Church, Centerville; nied by a newly published contemporary text by - March 9, 7 p.m., St. Mary of the Isle Christine Ondria. Church, Nantucket; The complete work is arranged for string quar- March 16, 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Church, tet but is performed with piano, organ and oboe. Edgartown; The live concerts also include simple sung refrains - April 9, 7 p.m., St. Francis Xavier Church, with the congregations participating. Acushnet.

Retrouvaille offers help for hurting Dlarriages COLUMBUS, Ohio (CNS) lors for follow-up sessions. the program are more receptive to "Couples are not going to solve othercouples who have experienced A program called Retrouvaille, French for "rediscovery," is a life- their problems at that first the same pain and disillusionment. Ghiloni, a member of St. Retrouvaille weekend and they line for troubled marriages. For couples facing difficulties, shouldn't come expecting it to," Francis de Sales Parish in NewRetrouvaille is a an effective first Ghiloni told The Catholic Times, ark, said that many times husstep they can take toward rebuild- newspaper of the Columbus Dio- bands and wives come to that first ing their maniages, according to Matt cese. "But each partnerin the couple weekend of Retrouvaille thinking shouldcome to the weekend expect- that it's going to open the other Ghiloni. He and his wife, Dee, are a ing to leam more about themselves spouse's eyes. What ends up haptrained "presenter" couple for the and their spouses and to have a bet- pening, he said, is their own eyes program in the Columbus diocese. tel' understanding about what they are opened. Ghiloni said that the program's An international movement that need to do to make the marriage fonnat was molded after that of began in Quebec in t 977, work." Retrouvai!1e has an 85-percent Marriage Encounter, noting that so RetrouvaiUe consists of one weekend session and six follow-up ses- success rate at improving maniages many of the program's elements are when both partners are openly will- similar. sions over a three-month period. "But it isn't the same," Ghiloni The beginning weekend is ing to work at the relationship, say emphasized. "ManiageEncounteris geared toward helping hus~ands officials.with tbe program. Each weekend is presented by a designed for couples who are in and wives re-establish communication and to gain new insights into priest and three trainedcouples,each healthy marriages to make them themselves as individuals and as a of whom were ready to get a di- even healthier. Retrouvaille is for couple. At the end of the week- vorce or were close to it but saved . couples who are hurting - a lot of end, couples receive contact infor- .their maniages through RetrouvaiUe. baniers and watts get broken down Organizers say roupIes who try during this weekend:' mation for local marriage counse-

lHEANCHOR- Diocese ofFait River- Fri., February 16,200I on behalf of the whole Church to the members of religious orders and to lay people who provide health care "in the poorest countries, in the midst of difficulties and conflicts, even risking their lives to save the lives of their brothers and sisters." The pope also sent a message to participants at an international gathering in Sydney, Australia, sponsored by the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers. Health care is a basic human I

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The refugee tide As we gingerly trod into the new century the world family faces a refugee tide of explosive proportions. From the Congo to China, Palestine to Pakistan, India to Indonesia, millions are displaced and seeking a home. According to our own Census Bureau there are n million undocumented people in America. Given the tumultuous events in Central and South America, this number will surely increase. For many nations of the West the answer is to close and protect borders'. The materialistic indifference to this social outcry is nothing more than a deaf ear. Agencies such as the. United Nations' High Commission for Refugees are swamped. It faces unrealistic demands with lack of resources and international support. Many member states of the United Nations are out-of-control. They simply are nations in name only. The old hates are never far from the surface. Tribal, racial . and religious antipathies have continents scarred and bleeding. There seems to be no end to the daily media reports of the continuing upheaval of people throughout the world. Wars and revolutions thrive on injustice. In today's atmosphere of social upheavals,- the real meaning of justice is ignored. Any reflection that justice is a moral virtue is treated with ridicule. In the haste to seek vengeance and I:etaliation so many refuse to acknowledge that justice demands we respect the right of all people to establish relationships that promote equity and the elusive common good. In dealing with this路 subject we should call to mind that many of today's injustices flow from excessive economic inequalities and from inordinate slowness in applying the needed remedies. Today's global world should demand the establishment of greater international cooperation in the economic field. Many world families have gained a shaky national independence. However, most of them are still far from freedom because of burdening inequalities and the unfair distribution of their own national goods. It is quite obvious that developing nations will continue to be unable to share in necessary material aid because of current business practices. The temper of our times has clearly indicated that if an economic order is to be created which is ,honest and genuine then there must be termination of excessive profit taking, nationalistic pretensions, political domination and the dissemination of imposed ideologies. It is obvious the mass movement of world peoples solely threatens the common good. Every effort should be made to pursue the . renewal of what is universally shared by more effective means. The family of nations should create goals to achieve this objective. In the practical order this means food, health, education and employment; it means attending to the hardships of refugees scattered throughout the world and it means to assist migrants and their families. International agencies, religious services and private foundations cannot work independently of one another in the face of the problem's magnitude. A spirit of mutual interdependence and fraternity should motivate an outreach that will indeed promote universal progress. It's so easy for agencies to create a tunnel vision in which they lose sight of the worldwide picture. A consistent mind-set of cooperation is imperative to relieve today,'s pattern of enormous misuse. The Church has been thoroughly present in this ordeal. She continues to urge all her members to be willing to serve in this mutual collaboration in order to make the Beatitudes a true reflection of Christ's mission in the midst of this very human crisis.

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A HAITIAN WOMEN CELEBRATES IN THE STREETS OF PORT-AU-PRINCE AFTER JEAN-BERTRAND ARisTIDE WAS SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF HAITI. ARISTIDE, A FORMER CATHOLIC PRIEST KNOWN TO CHAMPION THE POOR; FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE TO REMEDY A RUINED ECONOMY IN HAITI. (CNS PHOTO FROM REUTERS)

"HE RAISES THE POOR FROM THE DUST, HE LIFTS THE NEEDY FROM' THE ASH HEAP" (1 SAMUEL 2:8).

Something to remember about parents who have died By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

All it takes is the whiff of a cigar like the ones dad often smoked or the hand lotion mom used, and suddenly I swell up at the thought of them gone. Like many who have lost parents, the one thing I miss most is being able to pick up the telephone and share a joyful ev'ent with them. Accomplishments that once have 'meaning no long do 路because the ones who would be most proud of them are gone. In moments of sorrow like this, I have learned a lesson about coping that I pass on to you who also experience such moments: Recall the best lessons you learned from mom and dad, and relish them! I guarantee this will tum your sorrow into joy. The first lesson I remember when I think of dad is that he was forever there for others. When he saw a need, he quietly pitched in as if this were the only thing to do. -As an engineer with the Chicago fire department, he drove fire trucks. -At home, he was forever driving people who couldn't

drive for themselves or driving to the store to pick up necessities for them. -When I flew home, he was always there to pick me up. Nev~r did he complain, even though he may. have been fighting a fire all night long in below-zero weather. Dad also taught me that nothing lasts forever. When I sold our home after mom's death, it was tom down, and the loss of this symbol of life was yet another death in me. Yet, I could hear dad in the background saying, "Nothing lasts forever, it was time for it to go so that another young couple, like your mother and I once were, can build' on our lot and start a new life together." Mom loved observing life and often would pass on the lessons she'd absorbed through her observations. I remember riding on a bus with hedn Rome where two young children were totally out of control. As the children's mother with a firm tone took control 9f the situation, my mother said, "That, my boy, is tough love." Mom also taught me how to "borrow" important information.路 We would go to restaurants, and

if we really liked the meal we would analyze its i~gredients. If we still had trouble identifying them, ~he would put on her feminine charm and literally coax the waiter to bring us the cook's secret. Once we had it, we would go home an~ duplicate it. Mom was forever passing on meaningful Italian idioms to me which I now pass'on to others i~ my homilies. Everyone whose marriage I witness hears the ItaliilO expression "Uk fa." When mom applied it to married life, . she would say: "Every couple wants a divorce at one time or other. 'Uk fa' means bury the hatchet, have a glass or' wine and let life begin anew because it is shorter than you think. And by the way, don't feel you are the only one who has ever had these kinds of exasperated feelings in marriage; it happens sooner or later to every married couple." For me, recalling the cherished lessons mom and dad taught me resurrects their spirit and helps me realize' they are alive more than ever in me. It also inspires me to keep that life alive by passing their lessons on to others.

That was one great team we saw in January Teamwork. That's what it takes principals and we can't say Jesus." And nowhere does the to win. Everyone pitching in, do- enough about the students' won- Lord say in Isaiah, "Can a woman ing their job and doing it well. derful behavior and how they did . forget her nursing child and have Great leadership and fine ability everything asked of them. They no compassion on the tissue of come together and creates a win- came ready for a spiritual experi- her womb? Even these may forner. ence and they found it. They were get, but I will not forget you. Never was that more evident prepared for putting their faith on Behold, I have inscribed you on than this past January. the palms of My hands~" No, I'm not talking Pro-choice advocates about the Baltimore glorify their dastardly Ravens winning Super deeds by deceiving othBowl XXXv. I'm talkers. It's up to us to cut ing about the six buses through that deception filled with Pro-Life ad. by informing today's vocates from the Dioyoung Americans right cese of Fall River who here in this diocese. By Dave Jolivet descended upon the Each year, the number '. nation's capital to fight of young people who atfor those who cannot tend the March for Life fight for themselves ... to be a the line." in Washington grows. That voice for those without a voice... The students who went to means, every year, less and less to humanize the unborn. Washington this year know what young adults will fall prey to the Two hundred and twenty teens abortion is. No more will these pro-choice propaganda. and 111 adults were in the mix students be duped by abortion Catholic voters in Massachurepresenting this diocese in the advocates with the term "pro- setts consistently elect pro-choice annual March for Life last month choice." They know choice is just candidates to the U.S. Senate, in Washington, D.C. That com- a kinder way of saying "killing." House of Representatives and lobination of leadership and abil- They know there can be no cal offices. Either they don't reity, that kind qf teamwork, will "choice" when it comes to human alize what abortion is, or they ultimately save many innocent lives. don't care. Yet, if we educate All too many of their peers young adults of the evils of killlives in this country. Kudos first go out to the lead- don't know what pro-choice ing unborn children, there will ership: to Bishop Sean O'Malley, means. They don't know what come a time, when the Pro-Life OFM Cap., who, year after year abortion is. Last year, I spoke to vote will become the majority. makes the trek to the capital to be a group of confirmation students The fight for life has been, and with young diocesan pilgrims; to about partial-birth abortion. At will be a long, tough one, but Laurie Larson Silva, project man- first they didn't believe that cruel headway has been gained. To the ager of the diocesan Pro-Life a procedure existed. When my students who went to WashingOffice, who has maqe the jour- story was corroborated by others, ton this year, congratulations. Well . ney every year since the March's they couldn't believe such a pro- done. But don't let that be the end inception in 1974; to the tireless cedure took place in this country, of it. Let others know what aborefforts of Father Stephen A. let alone being legal. The students tion really is. Let others know Fernandes, director of the dioc- were truly horrified. what pro-choice really means. They don't know the other side esan Pro-Life Apostolate and To the "leaders" of this year's Marian Desrosiers, assistant direc- of the story, of the commercials journey, also, congratulations and tor; to James McNamee, diocesan they see on television that say, well done. Take heart knowing . superintendent of schools; to the "No one should take away a that you have planted a seed in priests, religious, principals, woman's right to choose." To the hearts and minds of a powerteachers, youth ministers and them, that sounds noble. They ful force of young adults. That chaperones whose shinning ex- don't know that means, in many is one seed that will be nurtured ample has and will influence instances, the "choice" is to kill and grow, and will not be an unborn child. young minds and hearts. aborted. Leadership without "the workThey hear that a fetus is not To anyone who cares for the ers" would be fruitless, so I send human, but simply tissue. Tissue? unborn and路 is horrified by their giant congratulations to the young Nowhere, in illlY version of the senseless killing, defend them any people who cared enough to take Bible that I've read does it say in way you can. Become part of the the time to fight for the thousands Luke for instance, "When Eliza- team. For it is only by teamwork of helpless tiny human beings beth heard Mary's greeting, the that life, as God intended it to be, who are at risk daily of termina- tissue leaped in her womb, and will be protected. Elizabeth was filled with the Holy tion. Dave Jolivet is a former An impressed McNamee, Spirit," or did the angel tell our sports writer/editor, and curwhen he returned from the so- Blessed Mother, "You will be with rent staff member of The Anjourn said, "I talked to all four tissue and give birth to a son, and chor. Comments are welcome at (diocesan Catholic high school) you are. to give him the name. anchorpress@sneplanet.com.

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Major funders of Catholics for a Free Choice not Catholic WASHINGTON (CNS) - No foundations that have Catholic philanthropy as a focus appear in public records among the major funders of Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC), according to a Catholic foundation specialist. . CFFC describes itself as an independent nonprofit Catholic organization "working in the Catholic social justice tradition." It is most noted for its efforts to promote wide access to abortion, contracep~ion and voluntary sterilization and to support dissent from Official Church teachings in those areas. It also recently waged an unsuccessful campaign to get the Holy See's permanent observer status at the United Nations revoked. "Supporters of CFFC include the Ford,

MacArthur, Rockefeller, Public Welfare, William and Flora Hewlett, David and Lucile Packard, and Buffet foundations," said Francis J. Butler, president since 1981 of Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, or FADICA. The Foundation Center's index lists all grants of $10,000 or more made by the nation's top 1,000 foundations, as recorded in their annual Form 990 reports to the Internal Revenue Service. Butler did not cite dollar figures in his article, but he provided results of a four-year grant index search to Catholic News Service at its request. For the years 1996-99 it listed 36 grants totaling nearly $5.6 million from major foundations tq CFFC in Washington.

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Q.l've read your column for years and now have Each is distinct, but each is truly God. , a question about the Holy Trinity. Which person in From this perspective, every action of God that inthe Trinity is the Creator? volves creation, including creation itself, is coequally Publicity Chairmen are asked NORTH DARTMOUTH St. Paul writes about Jesus, "In him were cre- the action of all three persons. Since there is only one to submit news items for this col- - The next Retrouvaille week- ated all things in heaven and on earth" (Col 1:16). God-substance, none of the three act independently. umn to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, end will be held April 6-8 and Yet in the creed we say, ''I believe in God, the Fa- Whatever is done outside of their co-existent relationFall River, 02722. Name of city offers couples a chance to heal ' ther almighty, creator of heaven and earth!' ship, all do. Then in the hymn to Thus, it is proper and necessary to say that the Faor town should be included, as and ref!ew troubled marriages. ther, Son and Spirit are in- -"- well as full dates of all activi=- .- For more information call 1- the Holy Spirit we sing, volved in the work of creties. DEADLINE IS NOON ON 800-470-2230 or the Diocesan "Come Holy Ghost, creationand in all that sustains FRIDAYS. Office of Family Ministry at ator blest!' Are they all "creators"? How do we and affects that creation. Events published must be of 999-6420. explain this? (Wisconsin) At the same time, as God interest and open t,o our general A. We must realize first reveals himself in the ScripNORTH DARTMOUTH of all that we do not have readership. We do not normally tures, specific divine actions A Separ~ted-Divorced -and as limited creatures, carry notices of fund-raising ,By Father are attributed to one·or anactivities, which may be adver- Group will meet Feb. 26 from could not possibly haveJohn J. Dietzen other of the three persons. tised at our regular. rates, ob- 7-9 p.m. at the Diocesan Fam- a thorough "explanation" External actions of God are tainable from our business of- ily Life Center, 500 Slocum of the nature or the works seen as appropriate (thus the Road. Guest speaker Sacred' of the Holy Trinity. The reason, of course, is that we term appropriation) to a particul¥ person in view of fice at (508) 675-7151. Hearts Father Richard are dealing here with the greatest, and central, mystery that person's "place" in the inner life of the Trinity. ' The Father, for example, because he is without prinATTLEBORO - The mu- McNalley will address the topic of the Christian faith. Practically everything we know of the Trinity has ciple or origin in the eternal Trinity, is associated with sical group Spirit will perform "Spiritual Journey for Sepacome from the Church's theological and spiritual re- power and creation. . rated-Qivorced: To Whom Shall on Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. flection on two sources: how Jesus talked about the The Spirit, who is viewed as the union of love beas part of the La Salette We Go." interrelationships between himself and the Father and tween the Father and Son, is associated with holiness. Shrine's Coffee House series. the Holy Spirit; and how Christians, individually and comfort, all those human experiences that result from NORTH EASTON For more information call 222collectively, experience the Father, Son and Holy Spirit the fire and joy of love. Weekend Cursillo retreats for in their lives. 5410. The Son is seen as the Word generated from eteradults will be held at Stonehill Jesus, for example, speaks of sending the Spirit In nity, not as a creature, but as sharing the God-nature FAIRHAVEN -AMass for' College as follows: Feb. 23-25, numerous passages we read how the very early Chris- with the Father. To him is attributed qualities such as the late Columban Father women; March 22-25, men; tians are quite conscious that their actions are undertaken orderliness and filial love of the Father. In him, as the Aedan McGrath, a Legion of April 19-22, women. It offers under the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit (See Word made flesh, the kingdom of God is revealed as Mary devotee, will be held on participants a chance to reflect Acts 10:44, 1'1:12, 13:2 among many other examples.) present in our human existence. Very gradually, in somewhat different ways in the While only the Son took on our human nature and Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph's and renew their nHationship regan to explore the con- entered eternal glory through the paschal mystery of East and West, the Church Church. Refreshments will fol- with Jesus. For more informanections between the Tririity's life and actions "ad in- . his death and resurrection, all three persons were, and low in the church hall. lion call Larry Souza at 477- tra" as they are sometimes called, God's inner life, and are, involved and active in the entire saving life and 6662 or Dave Guillemette at God's actions "ad extra," what God does outside him-.' work of ~esus. . FALL RIVER - A series 539-4186. self, in creation. " ' ,.It is impo~sible here to give extensive biblical referof four monthly classes on This brings us closer to the ¥tswer ~o your question;; ,..en~Ji,to 'all ·th~se tJ:U!hs. I3l,lt a ,li~e. serious looking up NORTH DARTMOUTH ins?far:~we can h~ve on~. ~i1e they relate in some ofp~~~~~si~.the ql9.~d ~ew.le~.tap]l}9~,~~1 y~yj9 a Natural Family Planning by the Couple to Couple 'League - The Fall :River Diocesan mystenous ways WIth eacH oilier as "pers9.ns,': ,~e:Fa~< i ~~14t1;J~e .ofexamp,l<r.s,pf th~~e ~~ys o~ ,s~aking,ab<?ut continues from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Council of Catholic Women's ther, the begotten Son and the Spirit who proceeds from, ' the oneppcJ, and the, I,ntt;mal ~ommunallife and exter' , nal'actions of the Holy Trinity. at S'aint Anne's Hospital on annual retreat will be held both share equally the one 'di~e nature. March' 6, April 3 and May 1. March 30 to April 1 at the Fam-, ,For more information call ily Life Center. Father'Edward Diane Santos at 674-5741 ext. A. Murphy, parochial vicar of 2480. Holy Name Church, Fall Here at Church Bureaucracy Monitoring Post 7 we Catholic bishops. Or the national bishops' conference. Or River, will be retreat master. have incredible news to repeat for the couple of Catholics the U.S. bishops' conference. FALMOUTH -Aday of For more information call who might have missed it. The American bishops are However, they were forever irritated by confusion about what or what not to capitalize. recollection for women will be Claudette Armstrong at ·672- changing their name. held on Feb. 28 beginning with 1658. Oh, no, no, not each individual bishop is going to Of course, radio and television people did not have to a 9 a.m. Mass at St. Patrick's change his name. Rather, the organization of bishops has worry about capitalization at all, which has been a longChurch. It is sponsored by the ('., ,ORLEANS _ A Sepa- . changed its name. Or, to be simmering source of [ric. St. Patrick's Council of Catho- rated-Divorced Catholics Sup- more accurate, the organizationinpressclubsacrossthe tions (plural) of bishops'have country when print and lic Women and will include port Group will meet Feb. 25 been combined into one en. 0 broadcast laborers are sitprayer, lunch and guest speaker at 12:30 p.m. It will include a . tity with anew name,only the ting around during happy Mercy Sister Dympna Smith presentation entitled "From new name sounds like the old JL hour. and a presentation entitled Shame and Guilt to Self-Es- name only different. "You can just rattle off "Lenten Reflections." If you are teem," by Dorothy Levesque, "Thatis to say, effective July 'American Catholic bishops' plannin'g to attend please call and a potluck supper at 5 p.m. I the National Conference of B D M . conference' and not give two 540-5134. Those staying for the supper Catholic Bishops (NCCB) , y an OrriS hoots if you capitalize any' are asked to bring a covered and the U.S. Catholic Conferor all of it," yell print media copy editors at broadcasters. NEW BEDFORD - The dish. For more information call ence (USCC) will become the "Do you think I look better in cobalt blue or power Daughters of Isabella Hya- Father Richard Roy at 255- United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). Not to worry. This has been OK'd by not only theVatican, yellow?" respond television people. cinth .Circle #71 will hold its o170. but met with unbridled enthusiasm by the leaders of busiWhile the bishops are reluctant to admit this, it is said ' monthly meeting on Feb. 20 'nesses who make letterheads, business cards, envelopes some of them took pretty good ribbings over the years in at 7 p.m. at the Holy Name of SOMERSET - The St. and websites. Rome or other parts of the world when they would say, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Par- John of God Women's Guild It i~ rumored that there are several people who know "Yes, lam working with the National Conference ofCathoish Center. For more informa- will meet on Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. where the NCCB stopped and the USCC started (or the lic Bishops." People would ask, "Which one?" tion call Mary Macedo at 993- Members are asked to bring other way around), but no one knows for sure who they are. Uh, the U.S. bishops' conference was the only one in As a matter of practice, the two organizations were the world that did not take time out to note 'which nation it 9179. their gifts for the March 21 fash"acronymiously" linked and usually alluded to in Church was talking about. Hmmmm. ion show. circles as "the NCCB/uSCC." On the other hand, those Along the same lines, the bishops assiduously avoided NEW BEDFORD - Our who referred to it and/or them as "the USCClNCCB" were using ''American'' for their new name so as not to inadvertLady· Star of the Sea' Lay SOUTH YARMOUTH endy offend'the Canadians; many of whom are convinced Carmelite Community will "Civic Responsibility in the dead giveaways greenhorns. Truth is that many people who worked for the organi- they are also residents of North America. . meet on Feb. 25 beginning at New Millennium: An Address zationsbecamedisorientedandaskedforaiT-sickhessfiags' While Mexicans are notquiie as touchy about this, 12:15 p.m. at·St. Joseph-St. to Christians," will be the theme when asked if NCCB stood for National Catholic Confer- there is a sensitivity there as well as they had to call themTherese Church hall. It will'in- of the Feb. 19 meeting of Pax ence ofBishops, or National Conference ofCatholic Bish-' selves the United States of Mexico because "the United clude prayer, instruction on Christi-Cape Cod.. It will be ops, or National Confederation of Catholic Bishops, or States of the Rest ofAmerica" sounded funny. 'Carmelite spirituality, Mass and held from 7:30-9:15 p.m. in St. National Council of Catholic;: Bishops, or National CathoIt will be no time before we are all accustomed to evening prayer at 4: 15 p.m. Mary's Hall at St. Pius X lic Council o(Bishops. "USCCB;' which, again, stands for U.S. Conference of Ditto for the USCc. Catholic Bishops. And not U.S. Council of Catholic BishFor more information call 993- Church. For more information Most of the media ignored the distinctions and called ops, or U.S. Catholic ConferenceofBishops, or U.S. Catholic 2763 or 295-1084. • ' call 771~6737. theAmerican bishops "the American bishops." Or the U.S. Council of Bishops. Beep!

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Election numbers, once more John Green of the University of Akron may know as much' about which Americans vote for which candidates, and why, as anyone in the country. In a recent seminar at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, Dr. Green analyzed the complexities of religion's impact on the 2000 presidential election. Here are some of Green's conclusions: - Religious affiliation and levels ofreligious practice mattered more in how Americans voted for president last year than they did in 1996 and 1992. - While we live in a "multi-variant world" in which race, class, gender, and ideology all play their roles in voters' choices, the evidence is overwhelming that more religiously active Americans broke heavily for George Bush in 2000, while less religiously active Americans broke heavily for Al Gore. - The one striking exception was among African Americans, where there was no discemible difference between the more and less religiously active in an overwhelming vote for Gore. - Non-Hispanic Catholics were 20 percent of both the Bush and Gore coalitions, and were thus the crucial swing vote in this election, as they have been since the old Catholic-Democratic alliance shattered in. 1972. - White evangelical Protestants who attend church once a week or more were fully one-third of 'llie Bush coalition, while black Protestants were almost one-fifth of the Gore coalition. - There is a newly identifiable group of American voters, perhaps 15 percent of the electorate, whom Green identifies as "seculars"; they made up almost one-fifth of the Gore coalition. - Votes for Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan were concentrated among the less religiously obser-

vant and the "seculars." industrial Midwest, and the cities of - Character concerns about the West Coast, and Bush voters President Clinton carried more dominating everywhere else) canweight among less religiously ac- not be parsed according to the abortive evangelical Protestants than tion issue alone. Rather, the red/blue among more religiously active divide seems to be between those evangelicals (who, presumably, had .with a more traditional approach to other reasons for tilting heavily to- acluster ofissues (sexual mores, the family, the state ofculture, the role of government) and those with a more liberal approach. Toward the end of the seminar, I asked John Green whether it could be said that frequency of religious practice was the single best predictor of voting behavior in the' 2000 presidential elecward Bush.) tion, African Americans excepted. - Bush scored considerably Green, a judicious political scienhigher among more religiously ac- tist, said that it would be inapprotive white evangelical Protestants priate to talk about a "single" most than Senator Dole had in 19%. Bush effective predictor in something as also scored higher than Dole among complex as a presidential election. white mainline Protestants (Angli- But, he immediately added, frecans, Lutherans, Methodists, one quency ofreligious practice was one group of Presbyterians, members of of the most important factors dethe United Church of Christ.) termining voter behavior - and - Religiously active non-His- one growing more important all the panic Catholics went for Bush, 57 time. percent to 43 percent. This continued a trend toward the Republican Party among Catholics who attend Mass once a week or more that has been under way throughout the past decade. - Less religiously active nonHispanic Catholics went for Gore, 59-41, continuing a decade-long trend toward the Democrats among this group. . .:......Hispanic Catholics went overwhelmingly for Gore, 76-24. - Hispanic Protestants were more likely to vote for Bush (33 percent) than were Hispanic Catholics. - Mormons were the most monolithic bloc of religiously affiliated voters: 88 percent for Bush to 12 percent for Gore. - The now-famous red-andblue map ofAmerica (with Gore voters clustered in the Northeast, the

THEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., February 16,2001 The lack of attention paid to this faith-and-practice factor by media focused on gender gaps and racial divides distorts our understanding of the dynamics of American politics. Whetherearly 21 st-century America will be closely divided or deeply divided will have a lot to do with how the religiously assertive, the less religiously active, and the seculars interact. George Weigel is a senior fel-

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Catholic officials express surprise and hope after Israeli 'election voters cast ballots in the elections; it was the lowest turnout in Israel's history. Normally more than 70 percent of voters cast ballots. Many Jewish voters said they cast their ballots more to indicate displeasure with what they saw as too many concessions from Barak, , especially on the issue of the status of Jerusalem, rather than as a sign of approval for Sharon. Less than 20 percent of Israeli Arab voters, who had vowed to boycott the elections, turned out to vote. Commenting on the low Israeli Arab turnout. Father Elias Chacour, principal ofMar Elias College in the, village of Iblin, said: ''For once, the Arabs ht<re said they would not be ignored. They are sending a message that they have had enough of empty promises about narrowing the gaps and greater equality. We are no longer going to be sheep blindly following the shepherds. Now we hope and pray he will surprise everyone with a realistic peace plan." Catholic political activist Nadia Hilou ofJaffa also went to the polls, but she said she cast a blank ballot. . She said she wanted her vote to be felt llI).d to show that she was not stepping out of the democratic circle,. but that neither of the two candidates were acceptable to her. She w~ the only one of her family and friends to vote, she said. . Wadie Abumlsser, a Catholic political analyst, said it was highly unlikely that' Sharon would be able to build a stable parliamentary coalition, given the fad that the parliamentary makeup remains the same ~ before the:elections. He said most Christian and Muslim leaders he has spoken with are taking a wait-and-see attitude to see what sort of government Sharon forms. Sharon has 45 days to form a coalition and present it to the president In the meantime, Barak continues in his role as prime minister.

22 to school and catechetical staff advising that diocesan staff will not attend. Father Stubna -told Catholic News Service last week that diocesan officials reviewed the program for the NCEA convention "as they would any program offormation to see if it follows our guidelines, and this program simply did not."

"TItis is an unfortunate but an important situation," she told the paper. "It's not aboutme. It's about the attitude, our attitude as a Church toward thipldflg, ideas, and development of a matUre faith." By CAROL ZIMMERMANN Helm told CNS she has never CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE heard of dioceses saying they will WASHINGTON - Citing not support the annual convention, objections to programming at the which draws thousands of Catho-upcoming National Catholic Edulic school teachers and religious cational Association coneducators from around the vention, officials of the diocountry for four days of ceses of Peoria, Ill., and workshops and general sesPittsburgh said they will not "Unfortunately, this year we are sions. allocate diocesan funds to not assured that authentic Catholic "But we've certainly had pay for teachers to attend teaching will be presented through- speakers that not everyone the convention. out the -programs of the convoca- has liked," she told CNS. The dioceses also said t'lOn, " he wro te. "I' In a memo to pastors, t IS WIt. h great re- principals, educators who decide to atdirectors of relitend the April 17-20 con- gret that Bishop Myers has decided gious education and chapvention in Milwaukee on that in light of the above concerns lains in the Peoria Diocese, their own will not receive Catholic educators if) the Diocese Msgr. Rohlfs noted that the continuing educational of Peoria will not be sponsored for diocesan educators have parcre!iit usually available to theirparticipation in the convocation ticipated in the NCEA conthem for participating. this spring." vention for years and in the Msgr. Steven Rohlfs, past the gathering "has been Peoria's vicar general and helpful for the most part." chancellor, told The Catho"Unfortunately, this year lic Post, Peoria's diocesan newsBut "no one has been barred we are not assured that authentic paper, that Bishop John J. Myers from going" to the convention, Catholic teaching will be preobjected to the' scheduling of said the priest, referring to media sented throughout the programs of Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister reports that claimed teachers t;he convocation," he wrote. "It is as a keynote speaker. ' would not be allowed to attend the with great regret that Bishop Sister Chittister is a well-known event even on their own. Myers has decided that in light of spiritual writer iuid lecturer. Many Sister Chittister is scheduled to the above concerns Catholiceduof her talks', and published works give the keynote address during the . cators in the Diocese of Peoria will... are critic_~of.Church teaching on, closing day of the convention on : not be sponsored for their particithe ordirlation of women, homci- - "spirituality and'educational-leader-" pation in the convocation this sexuality and other issues, and ship;' which Claire Helm, NCEA's spring." Msgr. Rohlfs described her as a director of leadership development. An NCEA statement said that "dissenter': from Church authority. described as the nun's forte. "throughout the 98-year history of In a memo sent to his staff last The nun, who was out of the the convention, various speakers OctOber, Father Kris Stubna, edu- country when CNS tried to con- and sessions, have, on occasion cation secretary for the Diocese of tact her, said in an interview with resulted in some lively discussion: Pittsburgh, stated that "several the National Catholic Reporter As a professional Catholic educaobjectionable speakers" were weekly newspaper that she tional association whose mission slated for the NCEA convention, thought what the two dioceses is to serve its members, NCEA "most notably Sister Joan were doing violated the tradition works diligently to advance the Chittister." He sent a memo Nov. of Catholic education. teaching mission of the Church."

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, JERUSALEM (CNS) Catholic Church officials expressed surprise at the ovelWhelming victory of Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon and said they hoped he would be committed to the peace process. Father Majdi al-Siryani, legal director of the Latin-rite Patriarchate ofJerusalem, said it was "alarming" that Sharon gamered 60 percent of the vote to defeat Labor Prime Minister Ehud Barak. "I wasn't shocked that Sharon was elected, but by the percentage with which he was elected," said Father al-Siryani. "I'm not unhappy with his election. I don't think wewill suffer any more. We are suffering a lot now. But at least the international community will be dealing with someone whose past they know more about," said Father al-Siryani. He added that while Barak and Sharon were military men, perhaps Sharon's extensive experience in the political arena would allow him to approach the peace negotiations in a more pragmatic way. Barak was accused of zigzagging his way through the negotiations without giving a clear indication of where he was headed. "Unlike Barak,'who was fresh out of the military, ,maybe Sharon will understand the rules of the game, that it doesn't take 'another war for peace," the priest said. ''I am perplexed, but maybe he has more of a chance. But does he have the drive to make peace? I'm not sure." Father al-Siryani, who also serves as parish priest of Beit Sahour, said many of his young' parishioners are expressing fear that a war is imminent. Sharon is well known for his role in the 1982 Lebanon war and is held indirectly responsible for the massacres at the Sabra and Shatilla refugee camps. Only 60 percent of registered

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DANIEL AMADOR reads the Bible under a light pow-' ered by solar-charged batteries in the town of San Ramon Centro, southern Honduras, in late January. Amador purchased a solar panel through a program of the Honduran government and the World Bank. In the next 10 years, the, program aims to bring electricity for the first time to isolated towns where power lines are unable to reach. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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.... THE CAST of NBC's "The West Wing" includes Martin Sheen (fourth from right), who stars as President Josiah Bartlet. (CNS photo from NBC) ~ TOM HANKS stars in a scene from the movie "Cast Away." (CNS photo from 20th Century Fox) Both productions were Christopher Award winners. The awards are given to shows, films and books that affirm the highest values of the human spirit. . "':--t·

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Roosevelt," and the History Channel's ''Founding Fathers." OtherTV winners included PBS' "Seeing Red;' TNT's "Baby" and "Freedom Song," and the HBO documentary "Cancer: Evolution to Revolution." The Christophers said 700 books . were submitted for consideration for book awards. Six books for adults and five books for young people won awards. Besides "Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of . Hope," Jonathan Kozol's book on schoolchildren in the South Bronx, N.Y., the adult book winners were: - ''Dark ft4idnight When I Rise: The Story of the Jubilee Singers Who Introduced the World to the Music of Black America" by Andrew Ward. - "Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley with Ron Powers. - ''It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life" by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins. - ''Life Is So Good" by George Dawson and Richard Glaubman. - ''With Love and Prayers: A Headmaster Speaks to the Next Generation" by F. Washington Jarvis. The children's book winners were: - Preschool: "How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?" by Jane

Yolen, illustrated by Mark Teague. - Ages 6-8: 'The Mousery" by Charlotte Pomerantz, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus. - Ages 9-10: 'TheYellow Star" by Carmen Agra Deedy, illustrated by Henri Sorensen. - Ages 11-12: "Hope Was Here" by Joan Bauer. - Young adult: 'The Wanderer" by Sharon Creech. This year's winners ''honor tales about men and women faced with a bewildering variety ofobstacles: illness, loneliness, rejection, even the overwhelming forces of nature," said Msgr. James P. Lisante, director ofThe Christophers. But in all the stories, the subjects face their challenges ''with courage, determination and an indomitable faith;' he added. Christopher Award winners, according to the orgariization, "must exhibitexceptional artistic and technical proficiency and unique vision, be significantly positioned to impact the widest possible audience within its designated age level and, above all, they must affinn the highest values of the human spirit." The Christophers seeks to serve God and humanity through publishing, TV, radio and awards ministries, taking as its motto the ancient Chinese proverb: ''It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness."

. WASHINGTON (CNS) - The first real test of whether President Bush's proposed faith-based initiatives will succeed in changing the way the nation's social services are provided will come in his budget proposal, said an official with Cath~ lic Charities USA. Sharon Daly, vice president for social policy at Catholic Charities, said she sees some very good ideas in the proposal for encouraging community and faith-based groups to have an expanded role in social services. She said she particularly welcomes Bush's proposal for new tax deductions for charitable donations and thinks his description of what he considers the "right role" for faith-based groups in the government is appropriately balanced. "The real test will be the president's budget, though," she said. If plans to have more nongovernmental groups handling social services do not include expanded funding for those services, "somebody is going to be left out." 'The bottom line is if there's not additional money, it's going to be hurting care," Daly said. For instance, there is already a nationwide shortage of affordable housing, Daly explained. If the faithbased initiative only pulls more organizations into the pool of those trying to provide low-cost housing with too little money, fewer, not more, poor families will end up being accornmodated. Bush's budget, expected soon, also needs to cover a more realistic

reimbursement rate for social services that already are handled by organizations like those affiliated with Catholic Charities, Daly said. The rate at which contract agencies are reimbursed for services provided on the government's behalf is far too low, she said. That means the sponsoring agencies have to subsidize the actual costs of counseling or day care that the government does not directly offer. The 1,400 local agencies affiliated with Catholic Charities USA serve about 10 million people a year in a combination of governmentfunded and privately funded programs. Bush's executive orders launching the program established a White House Office of Faith-Based and Cornmunity Initiatives and called on five Cabinet agencies todo the same. Those would operate in the departments of Justice, Education, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development. Bush also proposed: - allowing taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions to receive tax credit for contributions to charities; - permitting withdrawals without penalty from Individual Retirement Accounts for contributions to charity; - raising the cap on corpOrate charitable donations; -limiting corporate liability for donations of equipment; - encouraging states to offer tax credits for contributions to anti-poverty charities.

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.Popular catechism for adults marks its 25th a:nniversary PITTSBURGH (CNS) - The said. "There is some real joy ih continuing appeal of a 25-year-old knowing that the work that went into catechism for adults proves it is still that has helped people all these years. "The effort that went into the meeting its goal of "providing solid material for adult faith formation," fourth edition was to see that it was said one of its authors, Pittsburgh in line with the 'Catechism of the Catholic Church' and cross referBishop Donald W. Wuerl. The catechism, "TheTeaching of enced to it. So itjust makes it a comChrist," also has a number of spin- pletely up to date and useful book off programs, including Bishop today." The book has been translated into Wuerl's award-winning weekly television program, ''The Teaching of 13 foreign languages, including Chinese. Christ," which airs in "It was ~ort of an Pittsburgh and on antecedent to the 'Catsome national cable echism ,of the Catholic networks, and a video Church,'" Father series, "Exploring the Lawler said, though Teaching of Christ." some people were worThe book is soon ried about putting out coming out in a new a book "stating the version called "The faith of the Church, Gift of Faith," and the and so many people abridged version. "All of the·se offwere fussing about so many things." shoots say to me the "It was a wonderful original goal is still team of people," Fabeing met," Bishop ther Lawler said. But Wuerl told the PittsburgiJ Catholic, newspaper of the he credited the late Cardinal John 1. Wright, who was bishop of PittsPittsburgh Diocese. Other co-authors of the book in- burgh from 1959 to 1969 and later clude Capuchin Father Ronald headed the Vatican Congregation for Lawler, director of the diocesan Clergy, as the one initially behind· Office for Adult and Family the work. Father Kris Stubna, Pittsburgh's Cathechesis, and his brother, Thomas Comerford Lawler, a scholar diocesan secretaryforedueation, said the catechism "has been a great gift" on the Fathers of the Church. . The first edition of ''The Teach- for the diocese because it is used as ing ofChrist" was published in 1976, one of the primary references for and updated editions were published . all their guidelines, curriculum main 1983, 1991 and 1995 by Our terials an.d adult faith formation proSunday Visitor. grams. "I'm just very excited and very "It's helped us to really advance pleased with the thought that the the cause of Catholic education in catechism could continue to be of an extraordinary way," he added. "It service for 25 years," Bishop Wuerl is at the heart of everything we do."

JESSICA CAUFFIEL, Jessica Capshaw, Denise Richards and Marley Shelton star in a scene from the movie "Valentine." For a brief review of this film, seeCNS Movie Capsules on . this page. (eNS photo from Warner Bros. Pictures)

'CrOUChing Tiger, Hidden . D ragon' picked as best movie of 2000· NEW YORK (CNS) - The U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting has picked "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" as the best movie of 2000. While the office annually selects the year's top 10 films, this is the first time it ranked them one through 10.' The rankings were announced by the USCC Feb. 7. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," set in 19th-century Qing Dynasty China, focuses on the quest to recover a warrior's stolen and precious sword. , , "The film blends mesmerizing

eNS book review THE JOURNEy TO PEACE: REFLECTIONS ON FAITH, EMBRACING SUFFERING AND FINDING NEW LIFE, by

major texts for future publication. The subject came,up again and again before he died in November of that ., year. CardinalJoseph Bernardin; edited "AI, you'll have to do that for by Father Alphonse P. Spilly and Jeremy Langford. Doubleday me," he told Precious Blood Father Alphonse Spilly, who 'had been the (New York, 2001). 151 pp. cardinal's special assistant for 12 tC~i REVIEWED BY Lou PANARALE years. Father Spilly describe4 the CATHOUC NEWS'SERVICE cardinal's request as "a very emotional thing for me." In August 1996 Cardinal Joseph In the final months before he NEW YORK (CNS) - FolBem~rdin of Chicago . died, Cardinal Bernardin lowing are recent capsule reviews was told the pancreatic share~ his personal re. cancer doctors removed flections with Father issued by the U.S. Catholic Cona year earlier waS recurSpilly on faith, suffer- ference Office for Film and ing and facing death. Broadcasting. ring in his liver and was inoperable. After learning Those meetings resulted "Faithless" he likely had only a few in ''The Gift of Peace," (Samuel Goldwyn) months to live, he correwhich made The New Disturbing Swedish drama sponded, visited and York Times best-seller about a happily married woman . prayed with ailing people list. (Lena Endre) who impetuously Now comes the enters into an affair with her and their families· from around the country. newly released followhusband's friend (Krister "Many people have up, "Journey to Peace," Henriksson), irreparably damagasked me why I'm at a collection of Cardinal ing not only her marriage, but her peace; or how I can be at L.... - - ' Bernardin's previously peace;' the cardinal remarked. unpublished reflections. Using the nine-year-old daughter (Michelle "First, you have to put yourself Stations ofthe Cross as a framework, Gylemo) as well. As directed by totally in the hands of the Lord. Sec- the book reveals Cardinal . Liv Ullmann from Ingmar ondly, you have to begin seeing death Bernardin's extraordinary faith, wis- Bergman's autobiographical screenplay, the film's remorseful not so much as an enemy but as a dom and compassion. friend. And thirdly, you have to 00The editors say "The Journey to tone exposes the destructive efgin letting go. And if you can do Peace" was designed to help readers fects of thoughtless sexual ,nisthose three things, then you experi- understand the relevance of Jesus' behavior and the results of living, suffering, death and resurrection to a selfish life void of morality. ence peace." The cardinal was asked by friends their own lives, inviting all to join Subtitles. A f~w sexual encounto consider compiling some of his the journey that leads to peace. ters, brief frontal nudity, an abor-

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martlal·arts with stunning special 8. "Cast Away." 9. "The Color of Paradise." effects into a script brimming with intrigue and suspense," the 1O. "East-West." Office for Film and Broadcast"With all the talent and money ing said. It classified "Crouching moviemakers have at their disTiger, Hidden Dragon" A-III posal, one \yould hope for more adults. The Motion Picture Asso- inspiring films that families might ciation of America rated it PG- enjoy and that might lift the hu13 - parents strongly cautioned. man spirit," said a statement from Some material may be inappro- Coadjutor Bishop Joseph A. priate for children under 13. Galante of Dallas, chairman of the Rounding out the top 10 were: U.S. bishops' Committee on Com2: "Traffic." "munications. 3. "Chicken Run." "Movies have the power to 4.."Butterfly." persuade, and it is incumbent upon 5. "Billy Elliot." movie makers to work for good 6. "Best in Show." and for viewers to demand the 7. "Remember the Titans." most of them," he added. tion, a suicide and some rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"Saving Silverman" (Columbia) Mindless comedy about two twenty something friends (Jack Black and Steve Zahn) who concoct a plan to save their best friend (Jason Biggs) from mar. rying the wrong woman , (Amanda Peet) by kidnapping her and reuniting him with his long-lost love. As directed by Dennis Dugan, the familiar story is told in a monotonous fashion with a lagging pace and an occasional chuckle. Comically intended violence, a few sexual situations and references, fleeting profanity and some crude expressions. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

"The Taste of Others" (Artistic License) Witty French comedy-drama in which a successful but bored businessman (Jean-Pierre Bacri) attends a play with his wife and becomes eriamored with the lead

actress (Anne Alvaro) whom he later discovers is his English tutor. As directed by Agnes Jaoui, the character-driven plot fumbles a bit, but is nonetheless an often engaging story told with poignancy and humor about the attraction of opposites. Subtitles. A few implied sexual encounters, some drug content and intermittent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

''Valentine'' (Warner Bros.) Ridiculous horror flick in which four women, friends since childhood, are threatened by a nerd from their past who exacts revenge for their-merciless teasing at a junior high school Valentine's Day dance. As directed by Jamie Blanks. the amateur film's cherub-masked killer produces more laughs than gasps as the clueless female characters prance around in search of true love in a preposterous plot that barely holds together. Intermittent violence with gore, a few sexual situations,.brief nudity and fleeting rough language with some crass expressions. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

Schools bring peace studies into daily curriculum By MARY ST. PIERRE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

THEANCHOR-DioceseofFallRiver-Fri.,February 16,2001

told The Florida Catholic, Palm Beach diocesan newspaper. Dorsey founded the not-forprofit institute at age 21 to help students, educators and parents strengthen the social climate

being laughed at in class or the cafeteria during lunch." . PALM BEACH, Fla. -Jason School violence, according to R. Dorsey believes the solution Dorsey, stems from any action that negatively affects the social clito school violence does not rest in more security guards or metal mate in a school. This includes detectors for the nation's how students feel about themselves, their relationschools. ship to their peers, their p;lr-, Instead, the young' "Many students have a very differ- ents founder of the Institute to and their teachers. "Children who often reEnd School Violence sees ent perspective on violence than the solution in avoiding their parents, teachers or even the ceive negative reactions by gossiPl listening, changing media," Dorsey said. 'Their biggest their peers, parents or teachbehavior, forgiveness, and concern is not about being stabbed ers, begin to feel ostracized sharing examples of suc- ' or shot in school. They are mOle and they often act out violently on these feelings," ~ess, as well as learning to lose, empathize and apolo- afraid of being laughed at in class Dorsey said. or the cafeteria during lunch." The path that led Dorsey gize. to peace studies was not a Dorsey's program straight one. Raised by a based on his book "Can Students End School Violence?" within their school. He speaks single mother in a rural Texas com- has been adopted in five annually to more than 100,000 munity, he began college pre-med schools of the Palm Beach dio- students and educators across studies at age 16 but found that cese. Pat Cantieri, assistant super- America. His mission is to make medicine was not the field for him. intendent of schools in the dio- schools and communities, both Through Harvard University he ·then became the youngest particicese, wants all the schools in the rur.al and urban, safer. "Many students have a very pant on an international archeodiocese to sign on. . "Instead of.giving kids an as- different perspective on violence logical dig in Israel. At age 18, Dorsey wrote "Gradusignment which would mean more than their parents, teachers or homework, the teachers read part even the media," Dorsey said. ate to Your Perfect Job" and founded of the book, ask the students to "Their biggest concern is not his own educational publishing comthink about it, and then have open about being stabbed or shot in pany, raising capital through invesdiscussions on the subject," she school. They are more afraid of tors, friends and family.

Mayor asks 'churches to help Baltim;o,re·'s··tr9·u,bled youths. .

By GEORGE P. MATYSEK JR. , CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

BALTIMORE - Baltimore Mayor Martin J. O'Malley says he is convinced that faith-based institutions can do a better job than the government to reach out to troubled teens in the inner city. So he is launching a mentoring program called "Baltimore Rising" to link church volunteers with at-risk youths. Focusing on three police districts where 72 percent of all crimes are committed, the program will recruit a minimum of 10 churches in each.district. Each church will be asked to enlist 10 volunteer mentors from the c.ommunity to work with young people who have al. ready committed crimes or who seem likely to become involved in violent behavior. Four churches in each district will be asked to provide space for after-school and literacy programs funded by the Baltimore Office of Employment Development. Those churches also will provide space for the city to conduct an anti-violence intervention effort for young people and .their parents. The program will pay each church $5,000 for a coordinator to recruit the mentors in addition to $3,000 for general expenses. The city will hire youth monitors to work directly with young people and establish three violence response teams composed of mental health professionals, police officers, clergy and citizens.

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each other at home, in school and on the streets." To better understand the mindset, problems and desires of school children, Dorsey met with more than 150,000 students nationwide before writing the book. They shared their personal insight and solutions to preventing violence. "All schools have the potential to' get better at creating connection and community," he said. "What it takes to prevent and end school violence will start with each one of us."

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Realizing through conversation and education that there was a problem with violence on many levels, Dorsey began to study school violence from the perspective of students. His research led to his second book, "Can Students End School Violence?" . "The goal of my book is to really build powerful families by emphasizing the importance of strong values," Dorsey said. "To build community in schools across America we must educate students on how to better connect with

lar program there called the Ten Point Coalition. O'Malley credited the Boston program with helping to avoid the murder of any teens in two years - as compared to 57 children murdered in Baltimore in the same time period. "With our ministers as generals, we are going to recruit an army of hope," he said. "Together, we will save lives."

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Pope urges' Italian Church to keep up Pro-Life efforts By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II, celebrating Italy's annual Pro-Life day, encouraged Catholics to keep working against the "many traps that unfortunately threaten the value of human life" in today's society. Speaking at a Sunday blessing at the Vatican last week, he said that every child is like a word spoken to parents, calling on them to welcome this new life, and to society, calling for help in the child's development. He offered thanks to the many who work on behalf of young children, the sick and the aged, and encouraged the country's many Catholic associations to keep up their fight for life. Speaking to Vatican Radio the same day, Cardinal Camillo Ruini, papal vicar of Rome, said the ProLife movement in Italy was trying to make young couples more 'open to having children and diminishing the sense of fear and apprehension associated with larger families. He noted that Italy has one of the lowest birth rates in the world and said it represents a serious problem. Earlier in the day, the pope

made his first pastoral visit of the new millennium to a Rome parish, resuming a series he began many years ago, Spending nearly two hours at the church of Sant' Alfonso Maria de' Liguori on the city's northern outskirts, the pope spoke with some 300 children about the next World Youth Day celebration, scheduled for Toronto in 2002. He celebrated Mass in the new church, moving slowly around the altar and receiving help when he went up and down the step's. In his sermon at the Rome parish and in his talk to the faithful at the Vatican, the pope picked up on a theme he outlined in his apostolic letter following Holy Year 2000: the need for the Church to cast its spiritual nets far and deep, building on the momentum of the jubilee. "This is the favorabie moment for a new spiritual and pastoral effort, not just a wishful ~Jream, but based on the strong and deep experience of grace during the jubilee year," he said. One of the Church's main tasks was to translate the energy of the jubilee into concrete lines of action, he said.

SEVEN-YEAR-OLD Sari Ali straightens metal bars in a blacksmith's shop in the industrial area of Baghdad. Some Iraqi children work hard jobs to improve their living standard as the trade 'embargo imposed on Iraq following the Gulf War moves into its 11th year. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Caritas Europe report urges end to sanctions against Iraq ~

While the sanctions were 'aimed at preventing instruments of destruction, the sanctions themselves are proving just as destructive.

has to be brought to an end. Filochowski said. "The most moving moment "For us, that 'is not true. What came when we visited a pediatric we want to do is to be apologists for unit at a hospital in Mosul, which 'the Iraqi people. "It is clear that thousands of chilin Old Testament times was the city of Nineveh," Filochowski' dren are being deprived ofthe chance said. "In the pediatric ward we saw of life. Sanctions were put in place tiny incubators which had been to prevent Iraq developing weapOns made for one child - yet each of mass,destruction. It is a cruel and By PAULINUS BARNES incubator had three babies in (it). tragic iro,ny that they (sanctions) are CATHOLIC NEws SERVICE The Perspex was cracked and the now responsible for mass destrucMANCHESTER, England - The . holes had been taped over with tion themselves," he said, United Nations and Western govern- p l a s t i c . . Sanctions against Iraq were first ments should immediately suspend Filochowski told CNS that in imposed by the United Nations afsanctions against Iraq, said Europe's one cancer hospital they visited, ter Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 leading Catholic aid agencies. only ihree ofthe eight radiotherapy and the resulting Persian Gulf War. Representatives of Caritas Europe machines were working properly. Although the initial aim was to force made the recommendations in their "They simply cannot get the Iraqi withdrawaffrom Kuwait, U.S. recent report, "A People Sacrificed: parts because of sanctions - ev- leaders, incluJing former President Sanctions Against Iraq.'" erything is classed by the U.N. as Bill Clinton, indicated that the West In his preface to the delegation re- having a potential 'dual use,'" he wanted to oust Iraqi leader Saddam port, Denis Vienot, president ofCaritas said. ./ Hussein.' Europe, said the recommendation was U.N. ymbargoes relate 'to anyDuring their visit, members of simple, clear, and could be quickly thing that could possibly be used the Caritas delegation 'met Iraqi implemented. in weapons production. Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz, Julian Filachowski, director of the "Some people have been in- who told them that if the U.N. obCatholic Fund for Overseas DevelOp- sinuating that those who are op- jective had been to topple Iraqi leadment, official aid agency of the En- posed to sanctions are apologists ership, this was not going to hapglish and Welsh bishops' conference, for the Iraqi regime," pen. took part in the Caritas Europe visit to Iraq in January. He said: "The sanctions are humanly catastrophic, morally indefensible and politically ineffective. They BOGOTA, Colombia (CNS) Puerto Leguizamo; the local are also legally questionable. They are . Colombia's president caught mayor, Nestor ~on Ramirez; and a failed policy and must be changed." not only the nation by surprise but . several mid-level guerrilla leaders. The delegation's report describes After a moment of silent mediIraq ac; a country that is being "sys- also members of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces when tation, Pastrana asked all present at tematically de-developed, de-skilled, he traveled to the area under their the cathedral to pray the prayer atand reduced to peflJ.lry as '! result of control and asked the guerrilla tributed to St. Francis of Assisi, sanctions." which starts, "Lord, make me an leaders to join him in prayer. "We traveled to the North and to In an effort to save the foun- instrument of your peace." the South of the country as well as dering peace process, President Bishop Munera said: "At this touring around Baghdad," Andres Pastrana traveled a week point, to pray is one of the very Filachowski said. ago to the region of San Vicente few things we can actively do, be"We saw children's hospitals and del Caguan, controlled by the cause positions se~m to be too far clinics, water and sewage treatment guerrillas, and invited them to apart." plants. We met Church leaders and pray together at Our Lady of "Nevertheless, we have not lost government ministers, and we talked Mercy Cathedral in San Vicente. our hope that God's grace, together Pastrana was joined in prayer with the common desire for a peaceto ordinary people. "The suffering that we witnessed by Bishop Francisco Javier ful Colombia, will finally bring powas appalling. This chapter of misery Munera Correa of San Vicente- sitions closer," he said.

.Colombian president prays with guerrilla leaders

â&#x20AC;˘ PRIESTS JOIN the celebration of Mass marking the 1Oath year of the Catholic Church in Rwandcuecently in the capital city of Kigali. A Vatican official urged Catholics in the central African country to put aside ethnic hatred that has plagued their land and express forgiveness. (CNS photo by M,arco Longari)

Outreach well." By faith-based is meant "that for Catholics, the absolute necessi~y is to realize that the Eucharist is such an important part of the journey," he noted. ,"We frequently forget that one of the main reasons Jesus came was to heal. His healing mission was essential. We must have Jesus as part of the healing process - it might not be the body - but it will be the mind and soul. In essence it is to bring the identification of the Eucharist with the person. Then, in outreach, we can become an extension of Jesus' healing ministry." The program will be held the third Wednesday of every month, year round, "because , you can't begin such an effort and then call a stop to it for the summer," Msgr. Moore stated. This is the first such area program and it comes after consultation with several pastors in the Cape region and they all agree, he reported, Because it is an important and needed shared ministry outreach, those pastors had endorsed the project and will list it in their parish bulletins. "The affirmation of my own brother priests has been a blessing to me," he added. "Tl}e format will be very simple," the monsignor said. "We will have Mass here at St. Elizabeth's on each of the meeting nights at 7 p.m. Then we will go into the church hall and have a speaker and sharing. We might even break into small groups - with people with similar forms of cancerso that they can share their experiences." Finally, refreshments will be served. Msgr. Moore, who is also the director of the Diocesan

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Office of Communications, editor of The Anchor, the newspaper of the Diocese of Fall River, and director of the Permanent Diaconate Office, says initiating a new, time-consuming program was based more on just need. "I can identify with this program because I am a cancer survivor, " Msgr. Moore said candidly. ' "I am surviving two types of cancer, prostrate cancer, for which I had surgery in 1998, and also malignant skin cancer. My first skin cancer surgery was on the same day President John F. Kennedy was killed - in 1963. I continue to go every three months for examinations and minor surgery, and my surgeon and I have developed a marvelous relationship." He recalled that when medical officials first diagnosed that he had prostate cancer" I can't tell you how many came to me ~nd talked to me about how they felt when they too were first diagnosed. That is what basically has gotten me going on this. Those people came in and offered me so much support and continue to offer much. So when I told various medical people about the proposal for the outreach, they said, 'superb.' " He commented that it his own journey with cancer that has spurred him to doing something about it. "So often we just sit back and do nothing. But in reality, I can say that in some w.ay I am being forced to do this because of all these people coming to me and wanting'to talk." Currently Msgr. Moore is drawing up a list of speakers and witnesses for the monthly meetings, and he said he has several people, including physi-.

cians willing to address the meetings. He says the aim of the programs is "to replace fear with faith. That is the biggest problem. I told those helping me with this that it is terribly important at these meetings to be sure we have plenty of boxes of tissues around." Caregivers, including family, Hospice, medical personnel, social workers, priests and deacons ,and those who volunteer in any way to assist those with cancer are expected to become a valuable part of the upcoming presentations. "We hope t6 build up all these services within the community so as to extend to all those involved," the monsignor explained. , The initial organization meeting, although held in the middle of a blizzard, drew 34 interested members from his parish and they indicated the kind of strong support he can expect, .he reported. "What those people said mattered was 'faith, faith, faith.' And while the faith-based program is geared for Catholics, non-Catholics are welcome ... because cancer does not respect any religious denomination," he asserted, Leaving no stone unturned, the monsignor said the outreach. program is being dedicated to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. "It is not because we are looking for miracles, although we truly believe in miracles, but each cancer patient who comes to us will receive the green scapular," he said. "And our prayer will be the "Memorare" which is really an extension of our Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal which we have in church. I believe it too

mental policeman, said that as a boy he always wanted such a haircut and he told us, 'So' I may as well enjoy it.''' Saying that ·"everybody has a story to tell," Msgr. Moore noted that "Sometimes they have no place to tell it and this outreach program will provide the people and the place and offer an opportunity to get rid of a lot of baggage." The first meeting of the cancer support group will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m., at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 481 Quaker Road, North Falmouth.

has been at the heart of things that have inspired me, moved me to do things." "While we in the parish have put it together on our own we don't know where it will go, but I think it will be an interesting journey," Msgr. Moore noted. "Like everything else I'm sure it will evolve and change. But the important thing is to reach out, because we've found that one of the greatest problems with people is that when they know someone has cancer 'they avoid him or her like the plague." Much like thOSe who suffer from AIDS, "families don't know what to say or do and coworkers avoid them," Msgr. Moore commented. "Most people don't know how to handle the physical effects," he said, relating that a man who came to the program's organization meeting had just begun chemotherapy and had his hair cut in a Iroquois style "just hair along the top and the sides shaved, because he was told he his hair was going to fall out. The man, an environ-

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visited with the Latin Patriarch Michel Sabbah, and an investittlre ceremony was held. Father Healey, and Bishop O'Malley who accompanied his priests, received the prestigious silver "Pilgrim Shell" as Knights of the Holy Sepulcher. The shell is the symbol of the pilgrim and associated with Santiago, de Compostela in Spain where it is believed St. James is buried. The tradition is that pilgrims took one of the seashells to prove they had indeed been there and as a result the shell has fittingly become their symbol, Father Healey explained. FroJ1.1 Jerusalem the group journeyed'to Galilee where the retreat was held under the direction of Father Joseph Mindling, OFM Cap., from Washington, D.C.

"We will be housed in a guest house atop the Mount 'of Beatitudes where we are told Christ preached," Father Healey said. "It is a wonderful place that overlooks the Sea of Galilee." During breaks in the talks the retreatants will visit many of the sites linked in the Scriptures to Jesus, including Nazareth, Mount Tabor, Capernaum, Cana, Magdala, and Tiberius. On the final night the priests will journey to the Mediterranean Coast and visit Haifa, Mount Carmel and Caesarea where Herod set up headquarters and Pilate'ruled, as well as places associated with St. Paul and his trial. From there the pilgrims will head back to Tel Aviv and arrive back in the diocese on Thursday, Feb. 22.

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Coyle' and Cassi~y students celebrate history TAUNTON - Several Coyle honorable mention honors for hisand Cassidy High School students torical research papers at the 28 th will be participating in the 200 I annual Framingham State College National History Day district Historical Conference. The Juncompetition at Bridgewater State ior students were Dan Chapman, College on March 3 and will Odessa Fernandes, Kimling Fink present their history projects for and Alision Perry. More than 400 judging. Students and their high school students participated projects are': Freshman Kristyn in what is the state's largest hisMeade, "Galileo: First Modern torical conference. Other Coyle Scientist;" Sophomore Susan students participating were: JunGiovanoni, "Women Conquering iors Cory Byers, Sean Cantwell, Frontiers in Education;" Sopho- Scott Golder, Natalie Hedlund, more Kyle Bradbury, "Architec- Carolyn Cassiani, Neha Ohri, tural Development of Skyscrap- Nick Chmura, Tim Jussaume, ers and their Effects on Society;" 'Mike DeSousa, Christine and Sophomore Sarah Gibson, Seedholm, Jessica Zaks and Se"The Internet: A Digital Frontier." niors lillian Holmes and Cecilia Four students recently received Smith.

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FALL RIVER - The Fall River Diocesan CYO will sponsor its annual All-Star Basketball Tournaments on Feb. 25 pairing the best players from around the diocese in competition with one another. The Junior Boys and Junior Girls All-Star Tournament will be held in the Kennedy' CYO Center in New Bedford. The schedule is: I p.m. New Bedford' Boys vs.Taunton Boys; 2 p.m. New Bedford Girls vs. Taunton Girls; 3 p.m. Fall River Boys vs. winner of boys game #1 followed by a presentation of All Tourney Team and MVP trophies; 4 p.m. Fall River Girls vs. winner of girls game #1 followed .by a presentation ofthe All Tourney Team and MVP

trophies. , The Prep Boys AII-Star'Tournament will be held at the Taunton Catholic Middle School as follows: I p.m. Taunton vs. New Bedford; 2 p.m. Fall River vs. winner of game #1; 3 p.m. All Tournament and MVP awards presentation. . "'The mid-season tournament brings a lot of parents and spectators," said Diocesan Director of the CYO Father Jay T. Maddock. Aside from some problems with the boiler @t the Fall River court he said it has been a "good season" and there's always "a lot of enthusiasm" from the young people involved.

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ARCHBISHOP QUIGLEY SEMINARY

Who is really smart? By AMY WELBORN

UNITED BLACK SEMINARIANS

were involved in pregnancies before marriage, both boys and girls. This is a me~sage to all the Or how many got involved in smart kids: truly idiotic acts of vandalism, Watch out. You're nowhere harassment or theft. Or how many near as smart as you think you smart kids were just plain mean. are. How can anyone with even the Take it from a former so- least bit ofintelligente be brought called smart kid who, as a teacher, down by such self-destructive achung out around I'=~=~=:tivities? plenty of smart -~~ Here's how it kids: If there's ,,' :=-:::""11 works: If you are one thing I've a generally intellearned, it's that 0 ligent person and smart kids have are constantly the most uncanny .. told as much, habit of making FOR yOaT" • ABOaT YOaT" you're at risk of the dumbest . . .1 forgetting one choices and bigimportant realgest mistakes. ity: You are still human, you can Let me explain. You probably still be blinded by emotion and already understand that there are need, and you can make huge lots of ways of being "smart." mistakes. There's book smart and street You know how to make good smart. There are also people who grades. You know how to balance are very diligent workers, spend school and extracurriculars. You hours hitting the books and get have a pretty good understanding no grades less than an A, but who, of the world. Surely any personal when you get down to it, aren't decision you make will be bathed that intelligent at all. Sure, they're in the same glow of success as smart enough to figure out what your report card, right? they have to do to succeed, but Not exactly. beyond that they're really just 'One of the most brilliant stugood memorizers rather than' dents I ever encountered knows this firsthand now. This girl good thinkers, right? No, when I talk about the smart graduated near the top of her kids, I'm not necessarily talking class, started college as a sophoabout the honor roll. I'm talking more and finished her degree in about the kids; no matter what two and one-half years. Somehow, grades they pull or how engaged in the midst of all that, this same they are in school, who are just girl decided she would get marintelligent: No matter what their ried, and did, at age 20. No one specific strengths, they have a could dissuade her. She had a quick understanding, they're able good head on her shoulders; she to see the connections between knew what she was doing and always had, after all. details, and they can analyze. You're probably pretty smart A year and one-half later, her yourself. I'm tempted to declare marriage had ended. So sure, thank God for whatthat if you're reading this, you're a proven genius, but I won't. ever gifts you have, but beware We'll just acknowledge that you all the same. After all, scour the know you're not stupid, and you Gospels for days, and one thing probably think you're smarter you won't find is Jesus declaring, than some of the people around "Blessed are the honor students you, particularly the adults. ..... He seems to indicate that As I said, watch out. Here's why. there's something beyond intelliI can't tell you how many gence that brings peace. smart kids I've known who've So put that brain to good use. ended up their late teens depen- Try to figure out what that "somedent on alcohol. Or how many thing" might be. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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JEFF JOHNSON and Femi Pedro join in the celebration of Black History Month at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago. They are students at Archbishop QUigley Preparatory Seminary. (CNS photo by Michael Wamble, Catholic New World)

Catholic students Dlark Black History Month with special Mas~ By MICHAEL D. WAMBLE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

CHICAGO - Drawing upon the wisdom of their ancestors, more than 1,000 African-American students from high schools and elemenla1)' schools throughout the Chicago Archdiocese gathered for Mass at Holy Name Cathedral Feb. I to praise God for helping them to keep the faith. February, recognized as Black History Month, began for the students with a call for them to enter into "collective work and responsibility" to improve their lives and the life of the archdiocese. JeffJohnson and Femi Pedro, students at Archbishop Quigley Preparatory Seminary, raised the banner for their school and the student group Unitea Black Seminarians. Johnson, a senior at the high school seminary, was attending his sixth Mass in celebration of black history at the cathedral. "The Mass means a lot to me because it shows that as a people we can all come together in unity and celebrate the seven principles (of Kwanzaa)," said Johnson. Kwanzaa is a nonreligious festival, held annually from Dec. 26 to

Jan. I, that celebrates AfricanAmerican history and culture while focusing on community and family. For this year's Black History Mass at the cathedral, the theme was the "ujima" principle of Kwanzaa. Ujima is Swahili for "collective work and responsibility." As a member of the seminarians' group, Johnson said that "collective work" is paramount to expressing a group perspective to achieve goals because the school only has a dozen or so black teens. For Pedro, a sophomore at Quigley, the annual Mass serves as a reminder that "African-American people have a place in the Catholic Church that is, in this country, predominantly white." Janet Sisler, interim co-superintendent of the archdiocesan Office ofCatholic Schools, spoke about the work needed between students and the schools' office. "Because we have models of ujima, we can WotX together to build up the kingdom of God together," she said. Sisler, along with Denise Spells, principal of St. Ethelreda and general chairwoman of the school's

Black History Month committee, acknowledged the work of the late Deacon Bishop King, who sponsored the first archdiocesan Black History Week over 20 years ago. "When someone has a vision and works to make it a reality the way (Deacon) Bishop King did, there is no way in the world we should let it fall by the wayside," Spells told The Catholic New World, Chicago's archdiocesan newspaper.' Deacon King died Jan. 8. "We must instill in our children and teens a sense of pride, dignity and positive self-esteem so they move forward carrying the torch for us all," she added. More than 70 predominantly black Catholic schools participated' in the first Mass and week of events in 1978, according to Spells. Chicago Auxiliary Bishop Joseph N. Perry closed this year's Mass with the observation that Black History Month was not so much a celebration of the past but has a unique connection to today, and to the future. "We must think what can we give back to God and our nation," he said. "To me, that ensures that someone coming after us can celebrate a Black History Mass."

Caritas donates bikes t9 help anti-child abuse campaign By ALPHA JALLOH

to the volunteers whose job was to monitor She told town residents at the meeting, "We sel the children instead of subjecting them to the homes ofthe children and report to Caritas also hope that those of you who are fostering corporal punishment, sin.ce "corporal punishment only increases their trauma." children will treat them in a humane way." LUNGI, Sierra Leone - Caritas, the on the children's welfare. "Since you know the community well, The essence of fostering the children, she Kamara said that during .the. war the.chil- . Catholic aid agency in Sierra Leone, donated bicycles to 50 volunteers to support an anti- . we hope you can do the work effectively dren acquired ,tiolent tendencies and anti-so- added, was to make them feel at home. "It is one big step toward reintegration child abuse campaign after reports of abuse . and give us an accurate report," the program ·cial habits. "We expect you to be patient-With them into civil society," she said. manager, Sunkari Kamara, told the volunby foster parents. . and know how to treat them," she said. . She expressed the hope that foster parSince the disarmament of rebels began in teers while distributing the bicycles. The children also have been traumatized ents would respect the'rights of the children. Kamara said the report of the volunteers 1999 after the signing of the Abidjan peace . ''They deserve to be treated like human accord to end the country's civil war, Caritas will enable Caritas to appraise the foster care by what they saw and did during the war, said Kamara. ' beings, despite what they have done to the has placed 215 former child combatants un- program. ''They saw people being ~lled and they society," she said. "We will now be able to know whether der foster care in Lungi. R~ports Qf the chil; Kamara appealed to the residents to adopt dren being overworked; undei-(ed and forced placing the children under foster care pro- themselves have taken part in killing, mutilating villagers, torturing, burning houses and .children who are ages five to eight, since many to live in inhuman conditions by their foster duces the desired J;esult," she said. Kamara said the volunteers should also . raping. Some even saw their parents or 'rela-' -had been reluctant to adopt young children. parents caused Caritas to hold a meeting with tives,killed. So, they have 'been psychologi- ... ··~Withiri a few years, they are grown up. residents of the town of Lungi and discuss .give a report on potential foster· parents. "" . leis only at the beginning they·are difficult the issue with them. ; "This will enable us to choose suitable cally affected," she said. Kamara appealed to foster parents (0 ooun~.< . to. tak~ ~~_of," .she.said. . Caritas donated bicycles in late January foster parents," she said. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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Speakers .debate.need for bigg~r.··role· of.··· women. iIi' ,Churc,h' NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y.. on the theme '.'WhatKindofChurch (CNS)-AnOhiocongresswoman. Are 'American Catholic Women urged U.S. Catholic women to use Looking Toward'in the 21st CenAmerican society's democratic free-. turyT dom to move the Church internaLaunched by tP.e late Cardinal .tionally toward democratic struc c . Joseph L. Bernardin ofChicago, the tures more open to women. CommonGround Initiative is staffed But law professor Mary AnD'· by the National PaStoral Life CenGlendon voiced reservations about .ter in New York under. the' leader"importing secular notions of gov- ship of Msgr. Philip 1. Minnion. emance into the Church." Kaptur said she did not "expect Glendon, who teaches at Harvard miracles" but. hoped to see "steady Law School, and Rep. Marcy progress" as a result of women's efKaptur, D-Ohio, who are both 'forts to move the Church forward. RECTOR FATHER Edward J. Healey and architect Tom Palanza survey the interior of St. Catholic, appeared together recently: Glendon responded. "I look to Mary's Cathedral as two workers make repairs to one of the church. walls. in a session of a Common Ground the Church to pullme fOlWard." Initiative program held in NeW' Kaptur acknowledged that ''the Rochelle. moral role of.the Church has,pulled Continu'ed from page one Kaptur called for a fuller repre- us all fOrward," but said that on the sentation of ''those doing the work . political plane the Church had I'llade To accommodate the handi- and work underway, showed us a and professing the belief' at every : historical alliances with destructive the shrine room - in 1978 becoming a vestry "that didn't capped,- several of the pews in rubber mold he had created to level of the Church. sySttlms: front of 'the altar that holds the duplicate the original rosettes that She said the "restrictive admin-' . ''It's not about power," said Sis- ,:"ork" has been turned mostly tabernacle have been removed decorate many areas of the into a needed ambry, where the istrative architecture of the Roman .ter Sara Butler, a member. of the holy oils for the entire diocese are and a marble floor laid and re- cathedral's ceiling and columns. Church" was formed when .the . Missionary Servants of the Most movable seating installed. "I use a polyurethane material Church was linked to an autocratic .' BleSsedTrinity who teaches at the kept. "These changes are the first so that these won't be damaged On one side at the rear of the political structure, and it remains .. Chicago archdiocesan seminary at Cathedral, in a room that had been , major ones since 1978 when the by water like the originals, many . autocratic rather than democratic Mundelein. Cathedral sanctuary was remod- of which regularly have fallen," toward women. But Miriam Therese Wmter who a confessional- and turned into eled to reflect the changes in line Palanza explained. a closet, a large storage facility is As a member of Congress,. she" teaches at the interdenominational 'with Vatican Council IT and in anPalanza and Father Healey are can participate in passing laws, but ' Hartford seminary ,in Connecticut, being built. Balancing it on the ticipation of the-75th anniversary pleased with the work so far and other side will be a new, bright hervoice in the Church is "muted." said: ''I think it,is all about power." If significant numbers of women reconciliation room that will be of.the founding of the diocese," the rector is looking forward to she said. 'The Church must mature Father Healey reported. ,:"elcoming his parishioners back. politically." became priests-and bishops, power handicapped accessible. 'He said· that when the floor waS Other ideas emerged and "for ''The main church will open on Glendon directed attention to the in the Church would no .longer be opened up; it appeared that the origi- Ash Wednesday for: ceremonies us doihg the planning, it appears exercise of influence through the - used in the style of a patriarchal hithe time was right," Father Healey nal'cement 'slab' of the 'cliurch had and'Masses and functions on rearing ofchildren, and said this vo- erarchical society, she said. been somewhat replaced in 1951. weekends - but not weekdays cation received ''too little respect or Margaret O'Brien Steinfels, edi- said with a laugh. "But we couldn't dig up the until we get everything finished "For a long time there have reward." tor of, the lay magazine original slab in Our Lady's ... we expect by Holy Week," FaAlthough the Church always Conunonweal and dialogue modera- been complaints that the back wall Chapel, build in 1869 and so we ther Healey explained. "Until of the sanctuary was very dark and needs purification, its record of sup- tor, raised th~ question of how the had to put the heat in the walls." then we will continue to have very uninteresting, so we have port for those in need of help com- credibility of the, Church was afThe rector said that while the weekday Masses in the school." taken a bit of risk," he added. "We ~ares favo~ly with other 'institufected when. its teaching about·the main body of the Cathedral was oak carved . have removed the solid There will be "utilitarian nons, she smd. marginalized was not reflected in its apostles from atop the chancel tom out, "we suddenly found we events" such as the Rite of Elec- "Where is my vocation' as a treatment of its own members. "How long c"an' aD .institution screen where they have been since had the opportunity to paiqt the tion, Scout Awards and the Lemother more respected?" she asked., suggei;tingthatitwasnotatHarvard.· preach one thing and yet internally 1913, and placed them on pedes- ceiling and the upper areas, and gion of Mary events on three Sundays in March, for which the CaThe two speakers addressed an not be able to observe the standards tals built into the back wall. We so we went ahead." As Father Healey lead the way thedral will also be open. audience of more than 100 women - it is preaching?" she asked. 'The have arranged for fiber-optic light"Although we will open the and a few men in the last offoUr dia- , .' Church has to come to grips with ing to illuminate each apostle. It into the Cathedral where dozens of workers were erecting new should make the rear wall very inmain church building for Easter, logue sessions that began in· 1999,: this.'" teresting." . walls, installing heating units,lay- it does not mean that all we have He added that "the apostles are ing tile and wiring, replastering to do in the chapel and Bishop's currently in the shop being refin- and painting from a hydraulic lift, chapel will be cOIJ:lpleted," Father we met with Deacon Thomas Heal~y noted. "But we will cerished and their haloes gilded." . The marble, baptismal font, Palanza, an architect who is di- tainly have it all done in time for .Just fhtnj is which after the 1978remodeling ocesan facilities consultant. the celebration of the diocese's Palanza, whose expertise is of the sanctuary was moved to the 100th anniversary of founding on I'emmt right of the sanctuary- "somehow seen in every facet of the designs March 12, 2004." made it way over to the left side Monied of the sanctuary moved on a layer 14 of soapsuds and was sited near the lectern. "But it is too busy an area, NmrMarried and so with the permission of Bishop'Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap, we will move it to the rear DiYoR8d of the Cathedral,"the rector said. "It will be placed near the enI trance to the ,~hurch in a very' striking place and yet adjacent to ' Widowed the ambry an9 the oils as most baptismal fonts are. We will create a marble floor there similar to Co-habitating the pattern at the altar and the font will be lighted from above." While those are the major Sepanded structural changes, Father Healey said new lighting is also being inTOM PALANZA makes ornate decorations for St. Mary's stalled and a much needed new Cathedral by hand - part of the extensive renovations gosound syste~: . ing on in the Fall River church. (Anchor photos)

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