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A MOST WONDERFUL "FIAT"! 90 catechumens and candidates and their families and sponsors gathered Feb. 16 at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, to say "Yes" and declare their intent to become full members of the Catholic Church. Here, one candidate adds her name to the list as her sponsor and Father Richard E. Degagne look on. (Anchor/Jolivet photo)

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By Dave Jolivet Anchor staff B'shop Sean O'Malley OFM Capl" was the presiding c~lebran~ for the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion held at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River last,Sunday afternoon. The event: held on the first Sunday of Lent in the context of a Liturgy of the Word, is a celebration for candidates preparing for confirmation and the Eucharist and for nonCatholic candidates preparing for reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church. 90 catechumens and candidates from throughout the diocese gathered with their sponsors, families and friends before the bishop to express their desire to be fully initiated members of the Church. The rites are part of the Rite of Christian Iniliation of Adults (RCIA), There are three categories for whom the rite is designed: I.) Catechumens ~ persons who have never been baptized into any faith and who come to the Church seeking the sacraments of initiation: baptism, confirmation and Eucharist. 2.) Candidates preparing for confirmation and/or Eucharist - persons who have been

baptized into the Catholic Church, but have not been fully initiated, persons who have, for some reason, fall~n away from the practice of th,e f~lth and are, thus called t? contlnumg c,onverslOn. 3.) Candldates prepanng .for reception int,o the full communion ofthe Catholic Chu~ch -: persons who have, b~en baptl~ed Into a~other Chnstlan eccleslal commu!ll~~ who now seek to become fUI.ly Initiated members of the Catholic Church. During the ceremony, Father Richard Degagne, director of the diocesan RCIA, read the names of the catechumens and candidates to the bishop, who in turn asked that they and their sponsors present themselves to the filled church, Bishop O'Malley asked the sponsors if the catechumens and candidates were sufficiently prepared to be enrolled among the elect forthe coming celebration of Easter; if they have faithfully listened to God's Word proclaimed by lhe Church; if they have responded to the Word and begun to walk in God's presence; and if they have shared the company oftheir Christian brohters and sisters and have joined them in prayer. The sponsors answered affirmatively, and

the bishop asked if the catechumens and candidates wished to enter fully into the life of the chur~h throug~ the s~craments of baptls~, confirmatIOn and the

With that completed. the bishop declared the catechumens and candidates to be members of the Elect, to be ,initiated into the Sa~r~d Mystenes at the next Easter V!gll. Eu~hans,t. Theprese~tees~nswered ,As part of,the Call t~ Contlnuafflfmatlvely, at which time they mg Convers1o,n, the bishop told were asked to come forward and the elect, candidates and sponsors write the!r names in the Book of that the Christian life and demands the Elect m the front of the church. Turn to Page 13

INITIAnON CANDIDATES listen carefully as Bishop O'Malley offers his blessing upon them. (Anchor/Jolivet photo)

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DCCW to hold conference on Domestic Violence

Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the appointment of Rev. Richard G. Andrade "Opening Our Eyes to Domestic' Bedford, is scheduled to address as pastor of St. Jean Baptiste parViolence" is the theme of a most the legal aspects of abuse. ish, Fall River, effective March 5. important conference to be held Father Andrade is presently chaIn addition, Rev. Mark R. HesMarch 9 at Bishop Connolly High plain at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall sion, director of Continuing ForSchool, Fall River. River. This conference ends a year of mation of Clergy and Laity, will Earlier he was a parochial vicar speak on the Church's policy events sponsored by local DCCW at St. Anthony parish, East Faltoward violence. The presentation groups in several of the deaneries mouth, St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall based on creating a heightened will also include two testimonies River, and St. Pius X parish, South awareness of violence in'the home. given by abuse survivors. Yarmouth. Registration will begin at 8:30 The keynote add ress will be given A native of St. Jacques parish, by Marie Kenny, executive direc- a.m. and the conference is slated Taunton, Father Andrade is the tor of the Governor's Council on from 9 a.m. to I p.m. The Dioceson of Frederick P. and Jeannine Domestic Violence. Representa- san Council of Catholic Women is (Simard) Andrade. After graduatives from the Fall River Police sponsoring this morning of varied Action Group will speak on elder, speakers and the public from' tion from St. Jacques grammar school and Coyle and Cassidy High parent and child abuse and Tom throughout the diocese is invited School, both in Taunton, he entered Carroll, an investigator in New to attend. St. John's Seminary, Brighton, to prepare for the priesthood.

Preaching and story telling, hot topic~ at convention

(Chicago, IL) The 1997 annual convention of the National Organization for Continuing Education of Roman Catholic ,Clergy (NOCERCC) was held Feb. 3 through 6 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Orlando, FL. The theme was Preaching and the Art of Storytelling. Father Mark R. Hession, JCL, diocesan director of

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priestly formation and education was among the 185 participants at this year's convention. The theme was explored in light of the pastoral challenge of getting our sacred story up from the Scriptures and out into the lives of a people increasingly shaped by, electronic sensibilities. Featured speakers included Sister Joan Dl;laplane, OP, professor of homiletics at Aquinas Institute in St. Louis, MO; Dr. Thomas Boomershine, professor of New Testament at United Theological Seminaryin Qayton, OH, and Rev. Walter J. Burghardt, SJ, senior fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center in Washington, D.C. NOCERCC President Rev. Fran-. cis S. Tebbe, OFM, presented two a wards: the 1997 President s 'Distinguished Service A ward was given to Rev. Walter J. Burghardt, SJ, for his exceptional commitment to service to the Gospel and the Church exemplifying NOCERCC's mission, and goals as well as his long-stallding contribution to the life and ministry' of priests; the 1997 Pope John XIll Award was presented to Rev. Thomas R. Bevan, Executive Director of the NCCB Secretariat for Priestly Life and Ministry. The award recognizes Father Bevan's commitment to the ministry of continuing formation of priests. NOCERCC, founded in 1973, is the only national organization solely concerned with and involved in the continuing education/ formation of the presbyterate of the Catholic Church in the United States. Members include 152 dioceses, 66 religious provinces, many institutions and organizations involved in ministerial education, and several sponsoring members. For additional information contact the NOCERCC National Office, 1337 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60622-6490; 312-2261890;,FAX 312-829-8915.

After serving as a transitional deacon at St. John the Evangelist parish, Attleboro, Father Andrade' was ordained June II, 1983, at St. Mary's Cathedral by former Fall River Bishop Daniel A. Cronin. While he served at St. Mary's Cathedral, Father Andrade was also chaplain for Girl Scouts and Campfire Girls in the Fall River area.

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Girl Scouts 'earn Cyberspace patch The Plymouth Bay Girl Scout Council offers an Internet Virtual Patch Program through its web page, at http://www.girlscoutsph.org. When it was instituted in 1996, it was the first formal internet Girl Scout program in tQecountry. The web site has been visited neilrly 3,000 times and th'e patch' program is one of its most popular pages. The requirements include an online safety pledge, learning to use e-mail and web searches, using the internet as an information resource and sharing these skills with others. The program promotes

use of the medium as a learning tool and promoting the medium itself to others. Girls have taught grandparents, parents, siblings and friends about the internet. Among,the first Girl Scouts to earn the.Virtual Patch are members fro'm' Corona, Calif.; Rodiester ari'd Levittown, NY; Barne'gat;NJ and Caribou, Maine, as well as Plymouth Bay Girl Scouts from Falmouth, Rochester, Sandwich and Middleboro. Local girls receive an embroidered patch from the council, and all are listed on the web site's Wall of Fame.

The Virtual Patch Program is part of Plymouth Bay's initiative to promote the use of tect..nology to school-age girls. The council also offers a traveling Internet Illuminations program, which brings vjsiting equipment and experts to troops where they meet, and an 'e-ma"il newsletter arid 'web pages to which young uSI~rs can contribute. For more information about Girl Scouts on the internet, e-mail stafrgirlscouts-pb.org or telephone Plymouth Bay Girl Scout Council at 508-824-4034.

Pope marks 125th anniversary of Providence dioce:se VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II marked the 125th anniversary of the Diocese of Providence, RI, with an audience for pilgrims from the diocese. "You have wished to come to Rome, to the city of the Apostles Peter and Paul, in order to strengthen the bonds of faith and love between your local church and the See ,of Peter," the pope told the pilgrims. The Feb. 15 audience was part of a pilgrimage Jed by Providence Bishop Robert E. Mulvee to mark the anniversary of the establishment of the diocese Feb. 16, 1872. In the 500-year-old Clementine

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renew their commitment to live their faith more fully "~lDd to communicate it whole and entire to the young generation." He prayed for God's bles!iing on the diocese and on the United States.

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Four neighboring parishes have joined together to promote a greater respect for life by hosting a series of nine Holy Hours. Each month from February through October the Holy Hour will be held by one ofthe following hosting parishes: St. Jean Baptiste, Our Lady of Health, Sts. Peter and Paul and St. William, all in Fall River. The first interparish Holy Hour forlife to pray for a greater respect for humari life and to show our strong common bond to the preservation and sanctity of all life is

scheduled for Sunday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. at St. William Church located on Chicago St. near Maplewood Park. The liturgical celebration will consist of a candlelight pro-life Iiving rosary, liturgical readings and Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Members of all four parishes will take part in the Living Rosary with meditations on the Sorrowful Mysteries. Music will be provided by Mrs. Yvette Caron. All are welcpme. For add itional information, please contact Bea Martins, tel. 678-3351.

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New Fall River fire c:hapla'in·has already left a mark on the city By Dave Jolivet Anchor Staff During an interview with the Anchor the very first thing Father Michael Racine said was, "I am noUohn Foister, norcan 1 be." He was of course referring to the late Father John F. FoIster who served as fire chaplain for Fall River, Somerset and Swansea for over 30 years. Father Racine was named fire chaplain for Fall River by Bishop Sean O'Malley this past October, making him the first fire chaplain in that city since Father FoIster passed away Sept. 12,1995. Although the shoes of Father Foister are impossible to fill, Father Racine enjoys his job and goes about his busine~;s without trying to be a carbon copy of his predecessor. "Father Foister was a very unique man, and the fire department loved him," said Father Racine. Each day is a learning experience for Father Racine, who serves as parochial vicar for Notre Dame parish in Fall River. He is on call 24 hours a day, ready to be there for firefighters or fire victims. "When I'm at a fin: scene, the men will tell me that Father FoIster used to do this for us and we'd like you to do that too," said Father Racine. "I have a lot to learn, but 1 do love the job." Father Racine told the Anchor that the simple job of pouring coffee or cold drinks for the firefighters is extremely important. "You can never know what a hot cup of coffee means to a firefighter when he comes out of a hot, smoky building. They really appreciate it," he said,. He also rer~tes 'that JUS! being at a fire scene is com-~ fort to the men and the victims.'

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"They can see the physical preshour span, Fall River experienced ence of the Church when a chatwo fatal fires. In the first, a 14plain is there," he said. year-old boy perished. Father The chaplain is usually called in Racine gave the boy final blessings by the fire department when there at the scene, and along with a Fall are individ uals or families involved, River police officer, gave the boy's or if a second alarm goes out. mother the terrible news that she Since last October, Father Racine had lost her only son. "That was a is doing his best to get to know the very difficult time for me. 1 will department he serves. ""ve been never forget any of it," said the trying to pop in on the guys in all priest. Not only was he there for the the stations, b'ut with the different family at the scene, but he attended shift, it's pretty difficult to get to the boy's wake and read the Gosmeet them all," he said. "If my timpel at the funeral as well. "I could ing is right. 1 get invited to have it tell it mean a lot to the boy's lunch with them," he added. It didn't take very long for Fa- - mother to see me at the wake and funeral," he said. This is what the ther Racine to gain hands-on presence of the Church is about. experience. Shortly after Christmas, Less than a day later, another a restaurant/ apartment complex young man lost his life in an just a block from his rectory home was destroyed in an early morning apartment fire in Fall River. A 25year-old man was the victim this fire. Father Racine and Notre Dame pastor Richard Beaulieu time, and again Father Racine offered the church hall,as a shelter dealt with family at the scene. The family was Cambodian and for the displaced families on what did not speak English, so Father was a bitter cold day: Father Racine Racine had to deliver the bad news went to a nearby donut shop and through an interpreter. obtained gallons of donated hot Father Racine said these two coffee for those working on the fir.es deeply affected the firefightscene, and from the back of his ers. "They were down, it's never pickup truck, he served the firefighters. Hours later, a canteen easy to experience a loss of life," he said. Since the fires he hasn't talked truck from the Providence, RI, to any of the firefighters about fire depa'rtment showed up on the their feelings, but says he is there scene. for them if they need him. Fire "That night showed me that we needed something more," said Fa- Chief Dawson told Father Racine that in his nearly 30 years on the ther Racine. Since then, he has been working with Fall River Fire job, he's never seen a 24-hour stretch like that one. Chief Edward Dawson on transDespite the recent tragedies, Faforming one of Father Foister's ther Racine loves being fire chatwo trucks given to the city into a canteen truck for the Fall River plain. Recently he's involved a group ofyouth in his ministry. The Fire Oepartment. '. More recently, the new chaplliiri youths,' all' from Fa'lI River, are learned fir.st-hand about the tough- part of a Boy Sc;:outgroup called est part of the job. Within a 24- Fire Explorers. They aid Father Racine in distributing coffee to the firefighters and helping in other capacities, while staying out of harm's way. "Most of these young men will end up being firefighters some day, and it's good experience for them, and a help to me," he said. So far, in just a few months time. Father Racine has developed a keen appreciation for firefighters and also the victims of fires. "Y ou can never know what these people go through until you go through it yourself," he said. Father Racine not only gives support as fire chaplain, but he also receives it. Two other area fire chaplains have been a help to him.

Father Gerard Hebert, chaplain of the Somerset Fire Department and Father Thomas O'pea, chaplain of the New Bedford Fire Department, have been a great source of strength and encouragement for their colleague. Father Racine feels it is also important to remember retired firefighters. "These men risked their lives every day they went to work," he said. The Fall River Firefighters Union has donated a pall for the caskets of retired firefighters who die. "It's a simple white pall, with the firefighters' emblem on it," said Father Racine. "I purchased a chasuble to go with it." Father Racine said he's already had funerals with the new pall and chasuble, and the families were very touched by it. He said if anyone is interested in obtaining a pall, they can call him at the Notre

Dame rectory in Fall River at 679-1991. One fond memory since his appointment was when Father FoIster's sister, Anne-Marie FoIster, gave Father Racine a set of the beloved priest's vestments and his firefighter jacket. "It's a great way for me to remember him, although when I'm at a fire, his name is always brought up," said Father Racine. It's true that Father FoIster can never be replaced, but Father Racine will make a mark of his own on the Fall River Fire Department and on the citizens as well. It appears he already has.

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OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.IP.M., Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appointment: Reverend Richard G. Andrade to Pastor, St. Jean Baptiste parish, Fall River.

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By Rev. Kevin J. Harrington A tempest may be brewing in a teapot or a real storm may be brewing in a small courtroom in Alabama. Behind Judge Roy Moore's bench in the Etowah County q~cuit ~ourt are two hand.i;arved \v~oden. ~abl~ts~ containi~g . the Ten-Commaiidments, the biblicallaws that Moses carrIed down from Sinai. The' 50-year-old judge, a Vietnam veteran, is not one to ,pull punches. He sees his role as defending the federal and state constitution's wtilch both explicitly acknowledge that the basic morality of mah's laws IS founded iIi God's laws. . . Not surprisingly, Judge Moore became the target of' a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama. Judge Charles Price of Montgomery County Circuit Court or,dered Judge Moore to stop inviting local .preachers to begin court sessions .' with prayer:' The Editor Judge Price allowed Judge Moore to continue displaying the Ten Commandments, but upon appeal reversed himself and ordered the wooden tablets removed on the ground that they violated state and federal prohibitions of governOFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF T.HE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER. ment-sponsored religion. Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River However, Judge Moore has a political ally in the statehouse, 887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 Governor Fob James, Jr., who Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007 promises to use all legal means Telephone 508-675-7151 possible to prevent the plaques FAX (508) 675-7048 from being removed, including Send address changes to P.O. Box 7 or call telephone number above. calling out the National Guard and state troopers. He compared his refusal to accept Judge Price's EDITOR GENERAL MANAGER Rev. John F, Moore Rosemary Dussault ruling with Abraham Lincoln's refusal to'observe laws protecting ~ L£.t,RV PRESS - FALL RIYEA slavery. This confrontation is not

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likely to occu~ soon because Ala- asked about the legitimac)' of paybama Attorney General Bill Bryor ing taxes to the emperor, he examwill appeal Judge Price's ruling to . ined the coin of the realm, noted the state Supreme Court, tempor- Caesar's image, and simply rep-' arily blocking any action on it. lied, "Give to the emperor the Judge Moore is perplexed as to things that are the emperor's and why his courtroom has suddc~nly to God the ..things that are God's" ,becomne a foc\l~'ofnati·on.alatten ..cf\1ark.,12:-'7; Matt., 22:21; Luke ,tion;-.,He. notes that ,prayer is 2Q-25).' Clearly, ~hristil!nS are - offered and references to .God are called to place duty to God before made in Congress and the United duty to civil authority. States Supreme Court as well as at St. Thomas wrote in his Summa presidential inaugurations, while contra Gentiles that God is offended the nation's currency unashamedly by us not when we viol.ate His ;; declares "In God we trust." commandments but when we act The judge is devoutly:re,ligious against our own good. We did not ,and no doubt:.knows the biblical 'create the commandments. They quote: "JJy' me kings rule: and are God's gift to us (0 keep us from lawmakers decree just laws" (Pro- acting against our own gO!Jd. verbs 8: 15). . . Given our twentieth-c:entury It is not a coincidence that our human laws reflect the Decalogue. experiences of Nazism, fascism and Murder, theft and perjury are communism, we are understandaalmost universally condemned by bly more cautious about a!,suming society. As St. Thomas Aquinas that civil authorities have: divine wrote in the Summa Theologia: approval of all that they d,:cree or do. Moreover, those who live in "Laws enacted by men are either just or unjust.'Ifthey are just, they democratic societies believe that if have the power to oblige in con- civil authority does receiv,: divine science from the eternal law from .approbation, it is through the consent of the governed, rather than which they are derived." This controversy has another directly from God's throne. The biblical precedent. When Jesu's was divine right of kings has been replaced by trust that God works through the will of the people by means of open debate, fn:e elections and constitutional forms of governance. It is hard to believe that our Founding Fathers could eyer have envisioned a judge agreeing with the ACLU in a county and a state that overwhelmingly agrees with Judge Moore who stated: "The increase in crime stems from a loss of morality that is directly linked to a loss of willingness to ac:knowledge God in our lives."

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So~innprovennent The following commentary was published in the Feb. 6 issue ofthe Catholic Standard, newspaper of the Archdiocese of Washington. The column was written by Cardinal James A. Hickey of WashIngton. When I was much younger, the do-it-yourself craze was catching on. Mild-mannered accountants, emboldened by illustrated roofing manuals, scaled the heights of their houses in search of elusive leaks. Absent-minded professors, armed with monkey wrenches and the latest issues of Mechanix Illustrated, tried to fix leaky faucets. The craze continues. In fact, Americans are spending more time and money than" eVI:r on home improvement. Weekend carpenters, plumbers and electricians roam the aisles of stores like Hechingers and Home Depot. There's even a sit-com called "Home Improvement." Possessing the dexterity of Stan and Ollie combined, I am in no position to tell you how to improve your house. But I do have a word or two to say about improving your soul. And with Lent upon us, I can think of no better time to offer you some tips on "soulimprovement." Mind you, I've tested the advice I'm about to offer and can assure you that it will work. So here are a few pointers, offered with apologies to home improvement experts everywhere. The tirst thing you do when you're serious about home im-' provement is to figure Out what needed. Is the foundation crumbling? What is in disrepair? Is the house too small to accommodate family members and guests? "Soul improvement" works the same way. We begin by taking an honest look at ourselves. How solid are our spiritual foundations? Are Christ and his love truly the foundation of our lives? What are our major flaws? We need to check for cracks in our integrity, energywasting anger and uncontrolled appetites. Is there enough room in our hearts for everyone - especially the poor, the immigrant, the unbor-n, the frail elderly or even that irritating co-worker or nagging relative? The next thing needed, as any home improvement specialist will tell you, is a plan!You don't just start knocking down walls or tearing into your electrical system with a screwdriver. Instead, you need to design what you're going to do and how you're going to do it. Usually at this point, most people need to consult an expert. I'm happy to say that "soul improvement" works the same way. Be clear about your spiritual goals for these 40 days. But be equally clear about your plan for attaining those goals. At this stage, I earnestly recommend a consultation with the "Master Architect" - the Lord who made us and redeemed us. His services are free and can be readily obtained in the many confessionals and penance rooms around the archdiocese. Yes, I am recommending that we all make a good confession, not just at the end of Lent, but at its beginning. What other advice do homeimprovement aficionados offer? If asked, they'd tell you to make sure

you have the right tools. If the repairs are minor, a handy $69.95 tool box may do the job. But for really significant repairs and renovations, various power tools are necessary, such as power saws, electric drills and the like. Home improvement experts also point out the need to have an adequate power source. It's pretty disheartening when the circuit breakers start tripping. Again, this advice is sound for all of you intent on "soul improvement." After you've identified necessary improvements and prepared your blueprint, you need to choose your tools. The traditional Lenten "tools" are almsgiving, fasting and prayer. They are the tried and true ways of widening the doorway of our hearts so that Jesus Christ can enter and transform our inner self. By serving Jesus in the poor, imitating his fasting in the desert and encountering him in daily heartfelt prayer, you'll start chipping away at all that disfigures your original beauty. Of course, these Lenten tools won't work if they are disconnected from their power source. To cut wood, an electric saw needs to be plugged in. To accomplish Lenten goals, you need to be connected to , the Lord Jesus, especially through the sacraments of the church. That is why it is so good to attend Mass daily during Lent and to find extra time for prayer. After all, "soul improvement" isn't a merely human project: It's the Lord working in us~ . Like,all'wise home improvers;I know you'll want to check the blueprint periodically to measure your progress. And before Lent is over, I'd recommend a second or third consultation with the Master Architect. Once again you can find

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him in a confessional or penance room. And if you've botched the job, he'll gladly allow you an anonymous consultation - also free of charge. If you follow this program, you should be considerably happier with your inmost dwelling place when Lent is over. And please, take good care of it. It's the only one you'll ever have.

Quit judging others LOS ANGELES (CNS) - For Lent, Los Angeles Cardinal Roger M. Mahony has asked Catholics to stop "judging and condeming others." Citing the Catholic Common Ground Initiative inaugurated last summer by Cardinal Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago, Cardinal Mahony urged "that a high priority be given to adopting a far more generous spirit of charity and civility towards one another." Before his death from cancer last November, Cardinal Bernardin inaugurated the Catholic Common Ground Initiative to unite and revitalize mainstream U.S. Catholics around their shared faith, values and mission. In his 1997 message for Lent, Cardinal Mahony said he joined the initiative because "I felt that a spirit of harsh judgment, bitterness and disunity were beginning to take hold at many levels in the church here in our country." "This strident spirit was being expressed in various columns and letters to the editor in official and unofficial Catholic periodicals and newspapers, on radio talk shows and even in public demonstrations pitting one group in the church against another," he wrote. "I was becoming ever more sad to see this meanness replace the ideal to which Jesus has called us,"

An economic Way of the Cross WASHINGTON (CNS) - The interfaith coalition that" held the first "economic Way of the Cross" in Washington last year has released a new, more biblical version for use this year. In addition to Scripture readings and prayers for each station, the 44-page publication includes background materials on the moral and human dimensions of economic structures and policies. An accompanying resource suggests various ways the economic stations can be adapted to celebrate them in any community. "The biblical understanding of economics is really a profound analysis of what's taking place," said John Mateyko, an architect from Lewes, Del., who is coordinator of the project. "In Scripture, economic problems are understood as broken and neglected relationships relationships with other people, with God's creation and with God," he said. The Religious Working Group on the World Bank and International Monetary Fund created the economic Way of the Cross last year. The group is, a coalition of about 40 Catholic, Protestant and interfaith institutions and organizations with shared concerns about the human impact of World Bank and 1M F debt policies, especially in the most heavily indebted poor countries of the world."

In the inaugural economic Way of the Cross last Good Friday, about 100 missionaries and Christian peace and justice advocates processed for four hours in prayer and song through the streets of Washington. Their prayer stations were the headquarters of major national or international institutions involved in establishing or carrying out economic policies. In the resources for local adaptation, suggested station sites include local voting places, soup kitchens, banks, credit unions, community centers, municipal buildings, shopping malls and day-care centers. Marie Dennis, associate director of the Maryknoll Justice and Peace Office in Washington, said the group built on last year's experience in revising the materials. She said the Maryknoll office, which handles distribution of the resource materials, distributed about 400 to 500 copies last year. This year, she said, they did an original printing of 1,000 and distributed half of those in the first three weeks following publication. The economic Way ofthe Cross resource packet is available for $6 (postage included) from: The Religious Working Group on the World Bank and IMF, P.O. Box 29132, Washington, DC 20017. Phone (202) 832-1780, fax (202) 832-5195, or e-mail mknolldc (at)igc.apc.org.

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he said. "The harm to relationships within the church itself was growing and the real public scandal exhibited to people outside the church was becoming embarrassing." He cited Jesus' warning in Scripture not to judge or condemn others. "Too many people continue to discover a small splinter in someone else's eye without recognizing the wooden beam in their own," he said. "Joined to this excessive zeal to condemn others is a prideful self-righteousness by which certain people offer themselves as the paradigms of orthodoxy - thus justifying their lack of charity, understanding and forgiveness." He suggested that for Lent, Catholics should: -Not Qnly fast from food and drink, but abstain from "judging and condemning others." - Pray "for the unity of our

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Catholic community, for those with whom we might disagree and for a new civility among all of us." - Study and reflect on the Bible, especially passages on Jesus' patience and forgiveness in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. - Prayerfully study the sections of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" on the characteristic marks ofthe church as one, holy, catholic and apostolic. - Reach out in charity not only to the poor and homeless, but also "to those who may differ with us so that our dialogue and conversation will reflect Jesus' call in our lives." Upon Cardinal Bernardin's death Archbishop Oscar H. Lipscomb of Mobile, Ala., succeeded him as" head of the initiative committee. which is made up of 24 prominent U.S. Catholics representing a wide spectrum of backgrounds and viewpoints.

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"THE STEWARDSHIP GAME," created by Bob Perron will soon be made available commercially. The director of reli~ious education at a Topeka, Kan., churc~, said he created the game to help children see that stewardship is about more . than money. (eNS/ Bollig photo)

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stewardship. When students land on this space, they must 100k up TOPEKA, Kan. (CNS) - Stethe specific Scripture passage listed' wardship is often equated with and see how it relates to stew~rd颅 responsibility, dollars and duty. ship. It is something most kids do not The first time Perron introduced learn until they are at least teenagers, and it is something few people' the game to the religious education students and students at St. of any age would describe as fun. Matthew School, he used a lifeBut Bob Perron is out to change board with people as game size all that. He has come up with "The pieces. Stewardship Game" to bring . The game, which took up an a grown-up concept down to a entire gymnasium floor, was a child's level. It relates the three basic con- rousing success for the entire class cepts of stewardship - time, talent to play. When he printed up enough and treasure - to how children "boards.~' so kids could play in make choices and can fulfill their small groups of five or less, the response was even more pheown stewardship responsibility. "We need to teach kids while nomenal. "It was a test marketer's dream they are kids that stewardship is more than just giving money," said - 500 kids playing the game and Perron, director of religious edu- having a good time," he said. "They didn't want to stop playcation at St. Matthew parish in Topeka. "And we need to teach .ing. In fact, they approached me kids that tithing is an important for a game to play during indoor part offinancial plans. We need to recess, which for me was a sign show kids how to spend responsi- that the game was good," Perron talked with several pubbly - whether it is for tithing, savlishers about producing a comings or something material that we mercial game, and in late January need or want." Perron came up with the idea signed with Sheed and Ward Pubwhile researching resources on lishers, based in Kansas City, Mo. stewardship for his youth group. The official "Stewardship Game" He wanted to teach students about should be available in early summer. stewardship three times a year, "This is a game where (kids) are instead of once, which is the norm. "I was fooling around on the learning good lessons,"Perron said. computer and came up with the "The game is at a level they underidea for the game," he told The stand, but it isn't talking down to Leaven, newspaper of the Archdi- them. This brings stewardship to ocese of Kansas City. "There was them so that it isn't this grown-up nothing special to it - it was just thing coming from the pulpit, but choices they make in their own an idea." The game is played on a board lives." with pieces you move by rolling dice. Instead of buying property or paying up, you land on time, treaSCARSDALE. NY (CNS) - A sure or talent squares and pick up funeral Mass for Viggo F.E. Ramcards, moving forward or back- busch was celebrated in Scarsdale ward according to what your card Dec. 30 at Immaculate Heart of says. Mary Church, one of the more For example, if you landed on a than 1.000 Catholic churches he "talent" space, the card might read: had worked on in his 62 years as an "Y ou are a great athlete and you architectural designer. Rambusch get involved at sports in school. was 96 when he died Dec. 27. In Go forward two spaces." If you 1988 he was recognized as "dean of landed on a "time" card, you might American church architects" by get "You didn't mow the lawn The Catholic University of Amerwhen your parents asked. Go back ica in Washington. In 1994 Pope two spaces." A "treasure" card John Paul 1\ installed him as a might be: "You found $50 from Knight of St: Gregory for his suplast winter in your coat pocket and port of the Catholic church in blew it all on CDs at the mall. Go Scandinavia. Rambusch was born back two spaces." in 1900 in Staten Island. NY. the Other spaces on the board feason of Frode Rambusch. who in ture Bibles, where students must 1898 had founded the Rambusch look up Scripture passages on Decorating Company.

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Reports of miracles and wonders abound these days. There was the report of an image of the Virgin Mary on a glass office building in Clearwater, Fla. The image was two stories high and appeared in shades of the rainbow. More than a half million people came to see the image. Many ofthem called it a miracle. Nonbelievers called it a chemical residue or discoloration. Reports said that people turned the building's parking lot into a kind of shrine, leaving money, which was distributed to local charities. And a recent TV program reviewed a whole series of incidents where people have reported seeing holy faces in strange places. A couple of people discovered the face of Christ on knots of trees. . I remember a Phil Donahue show on which a woman and daughter brought a tortilla with an image on it. They, and thousands of people who had come to stare, claimed it to be the face of Christ. And the very latest was a big photo in the National Catholic Reporter labeled "Doughy portrait." Pictured was a cinnamon bun, which had been enshrined and could be seen at a coffee shop in Nashville, Tenn. The pastry was said to resemble the face of Mother Teresa. The photo caption said that th~ discovery of the cinnamon bun had "grown into something of a phenomenon with the store selling T-shirts, prayer cards and book marks promoting the shaped sweet." Now, I have a problem with all this. I think that the phenomenon of seeing holy faces - which really draws out the curious and the seekers of miracles -is a serious distraction from real sanctity. The crowds who come really want magic, and I don't think that's God's way. A priest I know told me recently that some people in his parish had come to him exclaiming that the face of Christ was on the wall of a basement room. He 'went down to look and, indeed, one could imagine the shadows on the wall of this dimly lit room to be an image of Christ. So he changed to a brighter bulb - and the image disappeared!

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By Antoinette Bosco dress and abbess of the Benedictine Abbey or Regina Laudis in Bethlehem, Conn., a medical doct,,>r and a wise woman. She responded that people drawn to this kind of phenomenon perhaps are those "who don't want to see the face of Christ in the one place Chris,t said it would be - in another person." Then Mother Benedict said something else worth thinking about, specifically referring to the supposed face of Christ in the tortilla. She said th~lt if the woman making the tortilla was reaching out for Christ, uttering an instinctive cry for the nourishment of Christ,. then perhaps the face was real- for her. The tortilla may have become a symbol of what we already have - the nourishment of Christ in the Eucharist. I think that was a wiser and kinder approach than I had taken. Perhaps the best way to approach the bandwagon of holy sightings is to know that all things are possible to God, but the way to God is not via oddly placed images. Rather than running to see a so-called religious phenomenon, Christ-seekers should be learning of him in Scripture, the church and the sacraments, and looking for his image in other people.

Getting your children to behave Dear Dr.K~nnY:路 How does a parent get' kids to. mind today? I tell'my children to do something, and nothing happens. They either argue with me or forget. Sometimes they even defy me. Am I doing something wrong or is it simply modern. times? (Ohio) You are obviously doing something "wrong" because it's not working. To go further and label your children as "bad" because they don't do what they're told is irrelevant. The important objective is not to blame, but to get your children to do what you require. Saying something does not necessarily make it happen. Don't confuse your parental goal (getting them to do the dishes) with your strategy (telling them to do the dishes.) Your verbal request or demand, even when backed up by a threat of punishment, may not be the best way to get the dishes done. . One way to avoid nagging and lectures that degenerate into threats is to have a preplan. Be specific about when and where and what happens if your child does the dishes and what happens if he doesn't. Be specific about what you want. Write it out on your bulletin board. Dishes, for example, are to be done by Johnny on Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings by 7 p.m.

Daily Readings Feb. 24: Dn9:4b-l0; Ps79:8-9,11-13; lk 6:36-38 Feb. 25: Is 1:10,16-20; Ps 50:8-9,1617,21,23; Mt23:1-12 Feb. 26: Jer 18:18-20; Ps 31:5-6,14-16; Mt 20:17-28 Feb. 27: Jer 17:5-10; Ps 1:1-4,6; lk 16:19-31 Feb. 28: Gn 37:3-4,12-13a,17b-28; Ps 105:16-21; Mt 21:33-43,45-46 Mar. 1: Mi 7:14-15,18-20; Ps 103:1-4,912; lk 15:1-3,11-32 Mar. 2: Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3,7-8,12-17; Ps 19:8-11; 1 .Cor 1:22-25; In 2:13-25

Offer a token reward. JO.bnny gets one poLnt each time he does his job. The points can add up t.o some small surprise or privilege.

With Dr. James & Mary Kenny Provide a brief but immediate penalty ifth,~ dishes are not done on time. For example, no televi.sion or phone. Here are some other ways to avoid nagging and lectures. Charting behavior often obtains good results. Industry and sports both keep statistics as a way to obtain what they want; a higher work rate or more rebounds and points scored. Why shouldn't parents do the same? A chart for room pickup might break the overall job into seven or eight smaller parts: bed made, floor picked up, dirty clothes in hamper, etc. Theil give a point or a smile face for each smaller job completed by a certain time. Modeling is the best way to teach or discipline. Whether you are concerned about a small child coming when called or teenage drinking, parental example is. a powerful tool. The parent who shows up when he or she has promised and the parent who drinks in moderation have far greater disciplinary impact than the parent who tells the child one thing and does another. Parents can exert physical control without punishing. If a young child does not come when ca:l1ed, go get him, and bring him home nicely. If a t.eenage daughter stays out late at a party, do the same. They will quickly learn that parents follow through. If the children are shoving and fighting, s'~parate them. Send one outside. If little ones are running through the house, grab the slowest and hoM onto him for 30 seconds. You do not have to UHe your mouth, and you can even be pleasant. Perhaps the biggest mistake we parents make in discipline is giving too much attention to mi!,behavior. The attention makes matters worse. Thili is why parental nagging and lecturing are so often ineffective.

","The' pope's com'ments on evolution ( Q. We hope you can clear up some confusion about what our Holy Father said recently about evolution. We have read that, according to the pope, many recent scientific discoveries lead us to realize that "the theory of evolution is more than a hypothesis." However, two recent newspaper columns claim that this is a mistranslation, composed by certain "secularists" and promoted by some American Catholics. The real translation, they claim, is the one in the Vatican newspaper. . To be honest, the translation they say is right doesn't make much sense. Can you help? Where could we obtain a copy of the pope's talk? (Indiana) A. On Oct. 22 of last year, Pope John Paul II presented a message to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences concerning new scientific information on the theory of evolution and explained the church's position about that theory. As you are aware, the theory of evolution proposes that, through many eons, our human bodies evolved from pre-existing living beings into their present form. I, too, have seen a number of writers who say much the same as the ones you read. They generally reflect a strong fundamentalist interpretation of the Bible, especially the Genesis stories of creation. At any rate, the information they present is grossly incomplete, often false; they obviously feel it is important for some reason to minimize what Pope John Paul said. Shortly after the pope delivered his message, the English language edition of the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano quoted the Holy Father as saying that "new knowledge has led to the recognition of more than one hypothesis in the theory of evolution." A few days later the same newspaper's editor acknowledged its wrong translation and affirmed the correct translation, which you cite. Forgive my quoting French for a moment, but it will help answer your question properly. In his message the pope said the following: ..... de nouvelles connaissances conduisent a reconnaitre dans la theorie de l'evolution plus qu'une hypothese." The nor-

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Five boys and girls from Norton, ages 10 to 14, were named local champions of the 1997 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the district level. Knights of Columbus Council # 11690 in Norton sponsored the local competition at St. Mary's parish center, Attleboro. All youngsters ages 10 to 14 were eligible to partici pate. Kevin Blake was the winner of the IO-year-old boys' division. In the II-year-old bracket, Marsea Whouten and William Terry were champions. The 12-year-old champ was Jasson Poirier and Christopher

Claim rejected WARSAW, Poland (CNS) A Polish bishops' conference official has rejected newspaper claims that donations raised from parishes at Christmas for a special pro-life fund were left unaccounted for. He said local bishops would decide whether to give information about the sums raised in the nationwide Midnight Mass collection. "Many other pro-life fundraising initiatives have been organized by local parishes, and information about how much was raised in this case, and how it will be used, is an autonomous decision for each bishop," said Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek, bishops' conference secretary-g(:neral. "But there have been no cases of money being used for purposes other than , those officially announced. There must be social control; but there must also be trust." ............. ...

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to 2000 Jubilee success needs spiritual preparation ROME (CNS) - The success of Jubilee Year 2000 wi11 not be measured by public works projects, but by the spiritual preparation of the participants, said the Vatican's main pilgrimage organizer. Msgr. Liberio Andreatta, administrator of the pilgrimage offices of the Vatican and the Diocese of Rome, said, "Few people look at this event for what it really is and wi11 be: a spiritual, cultural and pastoral event." The Roman pilgrimage offices, which organize tours for Italians to Catholic shrines around the world and visits to Rome and the Vatican for foreigners, held a three-day meeting in early February to discuss the theological. and pastoral implications of the Holy Year. But with tens of millions of visitors expected in Italy during the year 2000, the logistical problems of housing, feeding and - transporting them could not be ignored. Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who arrived at the meeting 20 minutes late because his, car and police escort were stuck in a traffic jam, said the jubilee would be "an occasion for national reconciliation and full collaboration" amoflg political parties and between the church and state. Msgr. Andreatta said too much media attention has been given to national and local government squabbles over allocating money for hotels and hostels, improving subway and railway access to the Vatican and building a new tunnel to ease surface traffic around the Vatican. The logistical and practical preparations must all be placed at the service of the spiritual aims of the jubilee, he said. "If Rome in the year 2000 should find itselfunprepared from the logistical point ofview, it will require patience," Msgr. Andreatta said. "But if the hearts ofChristians

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People should find church doors open in Rome VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II asked the clergy of Rome to keep their churches open as much as possible in order to meet the busy schedules of their faithful. Priests, he said recently, must make a greater effort "to meet the needs, schedules and desires of our people, who often work very tiring hours and who need to find priests ready to listen and able to give a word of faith, encouragement and consolation." At his annual meeting with the pastors and leading clergy of the Diocese'of Rome, - L.. which he heads, the . pope focused his attention on efforts to strengthen the Catholic identity of Rome and its citizens in preparation for the year 2000. The program, which includes the training and commissioning of some 12,000 lay missionaries committed to home visits and distributing copies of the Gospel, will not succeed without the guidance ofholy priests, the pope said. "We are ministers ofreconciliation and, therefore, we carry out an essential part of our mission through ministry in the confessional," he said. "But we cannot do so with sincerity and effectiveness ifwe ourselves do not first turn constantly to the mercy of God, assiduously confessing our sins and imploring the grace of conversion," the pope told the priests.

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Public safety. must improve in Rome

VATICAN CITY(CNS)- In addition to resolving traffic, parking and lodging problems in preparation for the year 2000, the city of Rome must improve public safety, Pope John Paul II said. The pope held his annual meeting with the mayor and city council late last month; the pope and Mayor Francesco Rutelli focused their remarks on getting the city ready for an on~ slaught of Holy Year pilgrims. "Serious and surprising episodes of violence," which have included at least two serious attacks on Roman priests in the past three months, "are symptoms not only of the lack of security in which numerous citizens live, but also a lack of values which makes civilized living problematic," the pope said, Every neighborhood in the city, he " told the mayor, must '-J be made safer. How,'" ever, he added, efforts to improve public safety wi11 not have a • ""-i................ ....._ _-'!'!"--I.._.Iasting.effect on crime , I '.. ~,. ·unlessthey-areacministered Jith care, according to companied by efforts to improve the niles of the church, and with people's morality and ethical begenerosity, ~ven if it requires a havior. The city government and the priest to sacitifice some ofhis perchurch must work together to sonal time, the pope said. I support the values and the instiPope Johr Paul II also told the tutions that give society a healthy priests to accrept the contributions foundation, especially in the famof lay people and learn from i1y, he said. them. "It is necessary to resist those "Throug~ them our pastoral tendencies which, hiding behind action can be multiplied, over- a false concept offreedom, try to coming barJiers and penetrating introduce into legislative and adspheres whith would be difficult ministrative regulations an· unto reach in dther ways," he said. due enlargement of the concept Holy pri~sts, men who truly of the family or inappropriately are aware of acting in the person make it equal to other living situ, ations which are not only morof Christ and who place their really, but also socially precarious," lationship with Christ at the cen- the pope said. tel' of every activity, will ensure Rutelli told the pope the spirithat the Rome qiocesan mission tual strength ofthe city was based succeeds, th~ pope said. on its deep and intrinsic links with

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the Catholic Church and the bishop of Rome. The pope, he said, is the "interpreter of a hope for justi,ce and charity which on a moral level involves everyone, including nonbelievers and those who profess different religious convictions in the Eternal City, who must receive an equal welcome and respect." The mayor told the pope the major traffic flow, parking, subway and construction projects planned with the year 2000 in mind are making headway.

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ROME (CNS) - Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Truji110 said he has asked Pope John P'!ul II to write more books. With part ofthe royalties from the pope's 1994 book, "Cmssing the Threshold of Hope," the Vatican is helping construct a home for Rwandan orphans modded on Boys Town, said the cardinal, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family. "I told him, 'Holy Fath~:r, you must keep writing,'" Cardinal Lopez Trujillo said Feb. 11 at a Rome meeting on preparing for the year 2000. The cardinal's report focused on plans for the World Meeting ofthe Hol'y' F'ather with Families;. scheduled for early October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Cardinal Lopez Trujilk> said the primary goal of the international meeting will be to iJ1o~rease the enthusiasm of Catholic couples for family life and explore ways they can be a witness and support for families in their own communities. In addition, he said he hoped the gathering would result in concrete support for the constl'lJction of a Catholic family retreat and convention center in Nazareth. The cardinal described his vision for the facility as "a ,::enter for the new evangelization of the family" and said he had already looked at two appropriate pieces of property overlooking the: town where Jesus grew up.

- a) She does not start jumping up and down on your lap in a fair imitation of Dennis Rodman. b) He does not slyly place his head under your chin feigning a moment of quiet, then thrusting By Dan Morris I upward and severing the end of your tongue between your teeth. Catholic New Service . i c) She does not grab your lower lip, jerk herself at you and head-butt your nose. Yeah, baby-sitting a 9-month-old is kind of like riding a bicycle. It all comes back to you after Answer: Of course, all of the above. Note: If you wear glasses I recommend tempered lenses / you start. Also, make a mistake and you end up in a body cast. with soft rubber rims - or switching to contacts with replacement insurance. For those of you about to become occasional baby sitters of 9-month-olds, I do offer a couple Feeding time. Do you: ' of refresher questions. ': a) Sn27 open the baby-food jar his parents left with you, then play open-field fling-and-spit? For example, to entertain the tyke (notice, this rhymes with bike) you place three items in b) Attempt to hold the child's arms and hands down with one hand while you wipe a spoonful front of him or her on the floor. To which one will creature crawl? of the baby food around his or her face, occasionally sneaking a little into her or his mouth or a) The apple. nostrils? b) The fluorescent green, germ-fighting $40 glorified hunk of high-tech rubber in the shape of c) Eat the baby food yourself, then feed the baby mint ice cream or left-over mashed potaa toad? toes and gravy? c) The traditional, magic set of house-and-car keys? Answer: Parents always leave you with the baby food they cannot get the rug rocket to eat Answer: None of the above. He will spin in place like a Lazy Susan and head for the nearest themselves. Counterattack accordingly. lamp cord and electrical socket. I What is the average crawling time for a 9-month-old from your phone in the kitchen, through You are holding this precious child. He or she gently leans his or her forehead against yotirs. the dining room, across the front room and to the antique lamp with the electrical cord which is It is because: I telepathically screaming at the child: "Yank me! Yank me! Yank me!"? a) He wants you to know in a child's nonverbal way how much he loves you; ' a ) One telephone rings. b) She is tired and signaling for a nap. b) Two telephone rings. c) He wants a closer look at your nose hairs and a chance to rip out a handful. c) The time it takes to say, "Hello. Yikes..." Answer: Do not underestimate for a second the gripping and ripping power of a 9-month-o~d. Hint: ytke rhymes with bike. And as a fast, all-terrain vehicle, a 9-month-old beats a bii<e, no Here's an easy one: You are exhausted from chasing Master Teething or Miss Turbo Crawl ~ontest. . from electrical socket to electrical socket. So you decide to hold him or her on your lap and coo Your comments are welcome always. Please ~end them to Uncle Dan, 25218 ~eadow at human blur. Be careful that: ". _:;'~--i.' 0": __ .~'. :-.,:--.."_-:-Way;:-ArUnglonjl:WA·\98223,' ,.~ '.' . ~'. (\r ."~~ r. -

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Catholic press circulation is on the rise

COACH JIM Siegfried oversees the Marian High School Crusaders on their practice field in Imperial Beach, Calif. Siegfried, who was paralyzed from the waist down in an auto accident, has been coaching football for nearly 20 years. (CNS/Camplisson photo)

Coach, friend is exemplary role model By Kim Camplisson IMPERIAL BEACH, Calif. (CNS) - "Good! Keep your head up. Run out there. Watch your hands. Great!" shouted Jim Siegfried. It's typical feedback from a high school football coach. But what isn't so typical is that this coach is paralyzed from the waist down and is directing plays from his wheelchair. Coach Siegfried, or Coach "Ziggy" as he is affectit;>nat(:\y,.called, is assistant football coach for the Marian High School Crusaders. Before coming to Marian Catholic High School in Imperial Beach, he coached football for many years at University of San Diego High School in San Diego. Mike David, head foot ball coach for Marian. recruited Siegfried after working with him at the San Diego high school. "I've never seen anybody get along better with the players." David told The Southern Cross. newspaper of the San Diego Diocese. "He gets the most out of them." Siegfried, David and the rest of the coaching staff do seem to get the most out of their players, as the Crusaders were tied for first place in their league and ranked sixth in the state of California. This school of 350 regularly wins against San Diego schools like Madison with 1,700 students, and Mar Vista with 1,800. Siegfried's first coaching position was at Los Altos High School in Los Altos. In 1977. shortly into his first season, he was paralyzed in an automobile accident. He thought he'd never be able to coach again, but the other coaches encouraged him. "They told me. 'We'll do anything you need to give you the ability to coach.... Siegfried recalled. After relocating to the San Diego area, Siegfried was hired by the University of San Diego High School to coach junior varsity football with David. Siegfried said one of the only challenges he faces coaching from his wheelchair is "not being able to show (the players) what I want them to do." He has to find a way to describe it, helping them visuali?-e his directions.

He credits his success as a coach to the family atmosphere and tightknit community at Marian, saying, "We have a great group of kids here." He also is thankful for dedicated volunteers like Al de la Rosa, father of one of the players. who "looks out for me like a big brother." De la Rosa keeps the golf cart that Siegfried uses to get up and down the field during games in good repair. Siegfried is humble when it comes to describing himself as a role model. ' "All coaches are role models," he said. He does remember one boy. from years ago at the University of San Diego High School, who was encouraged by Siegfried's determination to overcome physical odds. "He was the smallest kid on the team, but he gave his all." remembered Siegfried. "One day he told me, 'I appreciate you being here. Whatever I do in life. I'm going to dedicate it to you,''' The young man now plays football at the

University of California in Davis. Marian senior Luis Nieves, a varsity player, describes Siegfried as a "great coach and a great person. He never gives up." What impresses Luis the most. he said, is that "some others in a wheelchair might be sad all their lives, but (Ziggy) does more things than most people (without a disability)," Varsity player Jorge Chavez, a Marianjunior, describes Siegfried as a "great coach" who is "very motivational," Chavez is impressed with his ability to make the players work up to their potential, but what he feels will be most lasting in his life is the fact that "he's in a wheelchair, and tan do all these things." ,

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. (eNS) - A nearly 10 percent increase in overall Catholic magazine circulation has fueled a rise in the total circulation of Catholic publications in the United States and Canada, according to the Catholic Press Association. U.S. magazine circulation went up 11 percent from 1996 levels, from 14,01 1,477 to 15,491,747, said the CPA, a trade association for Catholic publications that is based in Ronkonkoma, a Long Island suburb of New York. Canadian magazine circulation dropped slightly from 863,637 to 861,611, but the U.S. increase brought the total magazine circulation up to 16,353,358 from last year's 14,875,114, or about 9.9 percent. Total circulation for 644 Catholic newspapers, magazines and newsletters in the United States and Canada stands at 26,790,289, according to the CPA's tally, up nearly 6 percent from last year's figure of 25.343,743. Thejump in U.S. magazine circulation in 1997 more than makes up for the 6.7 percent drop suffered between 1996 and 1995, when it totaled 15.1 million. This year's increase came despite a slight decrease in the number of U.S. Catholic magazines, from 254 to 250. Circulation for 167 U.S. diocesan newspapers rose just 0.2 percent, from 5,572,838 to 5,585,511, while the 13 Eastern-rite publications saw a drop of .0,1 percent, from 72,472 to 72,361. The five U.S. national newspapers dropped 1 percent, from 214,000 to 211,637. Some of the figures were first published in the February issue of the Catholic Journalist, the CPA's

monthly newspaper. A statistical summary of Catholic publications was included in the CPA's 1997 directory, also released in February. Foreign-language publications suffered the biggest circulation drops. Canadian foreign-language publications dropped 37 percent, from 281,500 to 177,100, while U.S. foreign-language publications dropped 15 percent, from 460,528 to 392,128. The U.S. change was attributable to the reclassification of a Spanish-language Puerto Rican newspaper into the diocesan paper category. But that reclassification led to a near-quadrupling in the "other diocesan newspapers" category, which skyrocketed from 21,700 in 1996 to 81,700 in 1997. Circulation held steady for Canadian national and diocesan newspapers. The figures remained unchanged from last year's levels of 36, 100 and 80,000, respectively. Newsletter circulation was up, too. While the Canadian number remained unchanged - one newsletter with a 12,000 circulation U. S. circulation grew 2 percent, to 3.79 million, and the number of newsletters increased by three, from 132 to 135. The 1997 CPA directory is available for 523 for CPA members, and $48 for nonmembers (includes 53 shipping and handling). Checks can be made payable to the CPA and sent to the Catholic Press Association, 3SSS Veterans Highway, Unit 0, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779, attention: Chris.

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"We see what a gift we have," said Chavez, in simply being able to walk. Marian principal Estelle Kassebaum describes Siegfried as a terrific role model and an exemplary coach. "He is always up, no matter what," she said. "He has always got a goal in front of him."

Cardinal asks pope to write more books By Cindy Wooden ROME(CNS)-CardinaIAlfonso Lopez Trujillo said he has asked Pope John Paul II to write more books. With part of the royalties from the pope's 1994 book, "Crossing the Threshold of Hope," the Vatican is helping construct a home for Rwandan orphans modeled on Boys Town, said the cardinal, president ofthe Pontifical Council for the Family. "I told him. 'Holy Father, you must keep writing,'" Cardinal Lopez Trujillo said Feb. II at a Rome meeting on preparing for the year 2000. The cardinal's report focused on plans for the World Meeting ofthe Holy Father with Families, scheduled for early October in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Cardinal Lopez Trujillo said the primary goal of the international meeting will be to increase the enthusiasm of Catholic couples for family life and explore-ways

they can be a witness and support for families in their own communities. In addition, he said he hoped the gathering would result in concrete support for the construction of a Catholic family retreat and convention center in Nazareth. The cardinal described his vision for the facility as "a center for the new evangelization of the family" and said he had already looked at two appropriate pieces of property overlooking the town where Jesus grew up. ply of cards, please call, faX, or w:rite",~ our donations are gratefully accept$d to support our missions in Peru.

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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION I Residents and staff of Our Lady's Haven nursing home in Fairhaven gathered Feb. 4 for Mass on Mission Day. The home's 52nd anniversary was cause for celebration as a d'ay of activities followed.

Our Lady's Haven celebrates Mission Day On Februiuy4, 1945, Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, opened its doors to the community and quickly established a reputation for compassionate care. On the anniversary 'of that date each year, staff members and volunteers gather to celebrate Mission Day and reflect upon and recommit themselves to the home's mission of caring. Mission Day 'began this year with a special Mass concelebrated by Rev. Edmund J. Fitzgerald, executive director of" Diocesan Health Facilities and Rev. Roy

Yurco, SS.CC., chaplain at Our Lady's Haven. A special Mission Day banner created by Haven staff members was presented during the Mass and a newly formed Mission Choir performed. A buffet luncheon followed by an afternoon prayer service and slide show were also offered. All events were coordinated by Sister Maria Cravedi, MPV, director of pastoral care and the Mission Effectiveness Committee at Our Lady's Haven. DuringJ~S: mass:Fa\her Fitzge-

raid praised staff members for taking what could simply be ajob and creating personal ministries of care. He also urged staff to remember that residents call them to mission, and that service to residents is the most important work they can do. "When we live in a mission sense, then we live with words like compassion, concern, care and support...all the words that make this a home where hope abounds," Father Fitzgerald said. "That's what we're all about."

BON APPETITI John Connors, a fifth-grader at St. Mary's Primary School in Taunton, serves lunch to his friend Alfred Mailloux, who lives at Marian Manor, also in Taunton. A Partner Program pot-luck luncheon, prepared by the students and their families, brought several of the nursing home's residents to St. Marfs for an afternoon of sharing with their younger friends. The students have visited the residents throughout the year and spent the afternoon creating arts and crafts.

Church groups aid So. Africa's' elderly CAPE TOWN, South Africa (CNS) - As the South African government prepares to make further cuts in, its subsidies for oldage homes, some church groups are trying to fill the gap in providing care for the elderly.. Catholic care for the elderly is provided by individual organizations and parishes. One parish in Johannesburg has initiated a project to open its own retirement village for elderly parishioners, while in Cape Town 17 homes for the aged are run by

Catholic Welfare and Development. The cut in government subsidies for institutions, which has led to many shutting down, was a "strong motivation" in Rosebank Parish's decision to build its own home for 80-100 people, Father Harry Wilkinson said in a telephone interview from Johannesburg. "We realize that :if we want something done, we must do it ourselves," Father Wilkinson said. But raising funds is difficult, and it may take two years before

building starts for the proposed 7million-rand (U.S. $2 million) retirement village, he said. The government has said it is cutting back on subsidies for institutions that have taken in people who do not need constant nursing care and can afford to support themselves. Only the very frail and those from destitute families will be allowed to use governmentsubsidized institutions. Catholic Welfare and Development in Cape Town has a Neighborhood Old Age H!?mes project

JOHN SHARP, possibly the nation's oldest altar server, walks down the aisle of St. Ignatius Church in Baltimore with Jesuit Father William Watters. Sharp celebrated hi!. WIst birthday Feb. 5 and was honored by the parish. "It's a great honor to be a Catholic!" he told the Baltimore archdiocesan paper, The Catholic Review. (eNS/ Walker photo) that provides homes for poor elderly pe9pl.e who are fi\ en()ug~ to looK·,Utel'tnemselves:'- '.>1' ,'" The project was started in 1981, when apartheid laws decreed that homes for the aged separate race groups. Catholic Welfare and Development chose not to register the homes, forfeiting a state subsidy, to enable them to be multiracial. . In post-apartheid South Africa, many homes for the aged that rely on state subsidies are still run on racial lines, and the government has warned them to admit people of all races or face closure. A committee, including representatives of interest groups such as churches and welfare organizations, has been appointed by National Welfare Minister Abe Williams to decide how to spend the welfare budget and to look for short- and long-term solutions to problems. It was set up amid complaints about the lack of progress on the part of the welfare department in moving toward ll:W welfare goals. Margaret Dobson, who heads up the Neighborhood Old Ages Home project. has been involved in talks with government representatives about a new approach to care for the elderly. She said the responsibility for providing safe, cheap accommodation for fit, but poor, elderly people would fall largely to churches and servi.ce organizations.. Catholic Welfare and Development's project houses 92 elderly . people in homes in and around Cape Town. Most of the homes were donated by individuals, and all residents have either a small pension or disability grant, from . which they pay rent and a share of the household bills. When residents of these houses get too frail to take care of themselves, they are moved to the'pro~

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Managed ca're'problems must be faced, says speaker NEW YORK (CNS) - Catholics who want the church to continue its hospital ministries must confront the ethical problems associated with managed care, according to a priest who specializes in medical ethics. Father Denms A. Brodeur, stewardship vice president for the Sisters of St Mary Health Cart' System in 81. Louis, said these problems included not only such issues as abortion and contraception but such broader concerns as care of the poor. People responsible for Catholic hospital ministries must find ways of working with partners who do not share their values, and ways of securing the understanding of bishops who are soml:times "shortsighted" and "not sophisticated" in their judgml:nts, he said. Father Brodeur spoke in New York recently to the Catholic Hospital Administrative Personnel Program, an annual weeklong course offered at S1. John's University with joint sponsorship by the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens. Managed care - a contract with private companies or government to provide health services at a specified per capita cost - is not in itself unethical, Father Brodeur said. Although some people try to avoid facing the issues, resources are always limited and always require hospitals to make some choices about levels of care they wiII offer, he said. "We don't like making those choices," he said. But he said they were being made one way or another even before the "managed care" concept came along. Father Brodeur said, however,

that current developments were creating new pressures. In the past, he said, Catholic hospitals have been able to provide services to the poor partly by shifting costs to patients who could payor carried insurance. But companies negotiating to get the lowest cost of managed care now often say they want all their payments used for their own employees, with no cost shifting, he said. The argument tqat there is no community responsibility (or the poor is "myopic," he said. "It cannot be allowed to stand." Father Brodeur discussed government Medicaid contracts as a special problem for Catholic hospitals because they involve care of the poor. Hospitals who enter into these contracts must agree to provide contraceptive services and in certain cases abortions, he said. Since Catholic hospitals do not perform these procedures, they commonly make arrangements for paying some other facility to provide them, he said. Then, he said, administrators of the Catholic facilities must think through the way this will be handled to minimize cooperation with immoral actions. F Or purists, any arrangement may be viewed as "cause for scandal" and present a problem for the local bishop, Father Brodeur added. But he said Catholic health care today, not only in treatment but in community programs of preventative medicine, has to be carried out in networks that include people with diverse values. Father Brodeur said physicians and others working in Catholic hospitals sign contracts agreeing to abide by the "Ethical and Religious Directives" issued by the

National Coriference of Catholic Bishops. But he said courts had ruled these contracts could not be used to control what physicians did at other locations. So a physician affiliated with a Catholic hospital may at times be performing abortions elsewhere, and consequently creating concern in the Catholic community, he said. While most people .agreeing to follow the directives doubtless know that they rule out contraception and abortion in Catholic hospitals, many probably do not realize they have agreed to much more than that, Father Brodeur said. He pointed out that the latest version of the directives, issued in 1994, affirms "the right of each person to basic health care" and declares that the mission ofCatholic health care includes special concern to serve the poor and others "whose social condition puts them at the margins of our society and makes them particularly vulnerable to discrimination." "If you tell your physicians, here's what you agreed to, wiII they all applaud?" he asked. "Probably not." Father Brodeur said additional ethical problems were created when profit-making companies entered the field of health care. That means investors have to be assured of a competitive return on their capital, and consequently less is spent on care, he said. "Do we want Wall Street companies dealing with managed care?" he asked. "My answer is no. But others would turn over all health care to the market, and that means the profit is measured by the sen'ices they don't provide."

Mother Teresa successor to be elected by Feb. 25 CALCUTTA, India (CNS) Missionaries of Charity sources in Calcutta say a superior general for the religious order will be selected "definitely on or before Feb. 25." They told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, that the elections will be held when the 123 electors at the order's ongoing chapter are ready. The congregation's constitution allows for up to four scrutinies, or ballots, and there are no set time limits, so an election date cannot be set exactly. Mother Teresa, who founded> the order in 1950 and has led it since, is now 86 years old and ailing, and she is not expected to be re-elected. She was elected unanimously in all seven previous chapter elections since 1961. The current chapter, being held at the Missionaries of Charity motherhouse in Calcutta, was postponed from October due to Mother Teresa's recurrent heart problems, which required her to undergo her third angioplasty in five years in November. The chapter convened following a mandatory eight-day retreat held Jan. 16-23, but the election process scheduled to begin Feb. 2 was postponed. Missionaries of Charity sources earlier said the sisters' reluctance to elect a successor to Mother

Teresa while she is ailing was proving to be a major hurdle. The motherhouse is closed to outsiders during the chapter. The electors and nuns closely involved said they are sworn to secrecy concerning chapter proceedings and added that Mother Teresa is well. The Missionaries o( Charity constitution stipulates that the superior general, called "mother" by congregation members, be elected by secret ballot with an absolute majority of votes. If three scrutinies fail to produce an absolute majority, a fourth will take place, with only the leading two members from the previous ballot eligible for votes. Should a tie happen in the fourth ballot, the elder of the two sisters is considered elected and cannot refuse her election unless the chapter allows it. Six councilors general are also elected through secret ballot to help manage the affairs of the congregation. According to the constitution, the superior general must be at least 40 years old and have been in final vows for at least 10 years. She may be re-elected for a second but not a third term. The successive elections of Mother Teresa as superior general were exceptions to the constitution and wee made with permission from the Vatican.

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Pope sets fifth pilgrimage to Polish homeland By Jonathan Luxmoore WARSA W, Poland (CNS) Pope John Paul II is to make a to-day tour of his native Poland beginning May 31, taking in 12 cities and a major international religious congress, according to an official schedule published in Polish newspapers. A key feature of the trip, which will be the pope's longest ever to his homeland, will be a June I Mass in the western city of Wroclaw to close the 46th International Eucharistic Congress. The pope will also stay three days at a bishops' conference retreat house in the resort of Zakopane in Poland's southern Tatra Mountains. The visit to the mountains, long requested by local inhabitants, will feature a full day of hiking. Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza daily reported that officials hoped a meeting with representatives of "sister churches," to be held during ecumenical discussions with minority denominations in Wroclaw, would include talks with the head of Russia's Orthodox Church. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexei II, who turned down a meeting with the pope at Hungary's Pannonhalma monastery in June 1996, has provisionally accepted an invitation to the eucharistic congress from co-organizer Cardinal Henryk Roman Gulbinowicz of Wroclaw. Pope John Paul will meet Poland's head of state, President Aleksander KwasniewSki, a former communist, at arrival and departure ceremonies, as well as at a private meeting in Wroclaw's City Hall. The pope is also expected to discuss current church-government disputes during talks with premier Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz in Krakow.

Other highlights of the May 31June 10 trip will include ceremonies marking the 1,000th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Adalbert (956-997) at Gniezno, Poland's first cathedral see, where major relics of the saint are held. It is expected that St. Adalbert will be declared Europe's fourth copatron, alongside Sts. Benedict, Cyril and Methodius, during the papal visit. John Paul II wiII also mark the 600th anniversary of the theology department at Krakow's Jagiellonian University, where he received the last "Habilitation" (associate professorship) degree awarded before its forced closure by Poland's communist regime in 1954. He wiII celebrate Mass June 9 in the city's Wawel Cathedral, in the chapel where he celebrated his first liturgy after his ordination in 1946, and will visit his parents' graves in Krakow's Rakowicka Cemetery. As on all previous pilgrimages, the pope will also travel to Poland's national shrine of Jasna Gora which was visited by 3.5 millio~ pilgrims in 1996, and he will canonize a new Polish saint, Jan of Dukla(1414-1484), in KrosnoJune

10. The visit will be the pope's fifth full-scale pilgrimage to Poland.

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Group' ad'ds' ~ew' 'T'V' 'r'ating: 'F' for failure WASHINGTON (CNS) - Less veteran producers Norman Lear than two months after its debut, and Aaron Spelling backs a systhe television ratings system has tem that would assign ratings for been deemed a failure by one of the organizations touted as a resource by the organizations responsible for creating the TV parental guidelines. The Parents Television Council issued a "report card" giving the SEATTLE (CNS) - Archbishop ratings an F at a Feb. I I press Thomas J. Murphy of Seattle conferece in Washington. The resumed his public ministry Feb. council is a Los Angeles-based 10 with a Mass and anointing of project of the Media Research the sick at St. James Cathedral. Center. ' He took the occasion to speak . The age-based ratings system is of his own struggle with leukemia "hopelessly confusing, inconsistent, and to challenge the idea of assisted contradictory and meaningless," suicide. said a statement by L. Brent Bozell 111, chairman of both organizations. He said it should be scrapped in fa VOl' of a content-based system. The conclusions were reached during a prime-time survey of all 150 hours ofprogramming shown on the six commercial broadcast networks in the first two weeks of January, with the ratings were first instituted. They were announced Dec. 19. Inconsistencies were a big reason why the council wants to scrap the current system, which is modeled after the movie ratings system. . Under the new system for TV, content determines what rating a show is given but no explination is ARCHBISHOP MURPHY made to viewers as to what that content 'is except to say a show The 64-year-old archbishop was "may contain" unsuitable material. hospitalized Dec. I with .reduced There are six broad categories, kidney function and acute leuketwo for children's programs, TVY . and TVY7, and four for all others, mia. He was hospitalized for 39 TVG, TVPG, TVI4, and TVM. A days and has bee.n recovering at home since then. tiny icon with the rating appears Th e evenmg . M ass a t th e ca th eon the screen at the beginning of dral marked the World Day of the each show.. , . ' . I' ,Sick, anannualobservance i,nitiated :'In itS'aJi'alysis, 'ih~'Pa~~nts I~le,- 'by Pope john'PilULt'I'in"1993' for vision Council found that shows Feb. II, the Feast of Our Lady of given a TVPG rating. which sug- Lourdes. gests parental guidance and accountIn his homily Archbishop ed for more than three-fifths of all Murphy said that in the past he programming, had more sexual celebrated such observances as one references per hour than did'shows bringing the gifts of God's word, rated TV 14, which suggests pro- the Eucharist and anointing to grams may be unsuitable for child- others who were sick. "Tonight, however, I come as ren under age 14. The survey also found that 52 one wh'o also shares the human percent of a II TVPG shows con- condition of fragility and illness," tained vulgar language, compared he said. "I join all of you who to 68 percent of the TV 14 shows. suffer from cancer or leukemia, NBC led all networks with 67 HIV or aging, broken bones or vulgarities, nearly twice as many broken spirits, emotional or physas ABC, CBS and Fox, all of ical disabilities." whom had vulgarities numbering "I still have leukemia," he told in the mid-30s. TVG-rated shows came in third them. "lam still in need of prayers." in terms of number of hours aired The !lrchbishop administereq the in prime time, with 27 hours out of anonting of the sick to about 20 the 150 surveyed. TVPG shows people andwas himself among the took up 92 hours of prime time, hundreds who received it from while TV 14 shows accounted for assisting priests. the remaining 31 hours. CBS led He called it ironic that the last with 10 hours of TVG program- time he met with his people for an ming, followed by the three-nights- evening Mass iii the cathedral was a-week WB network with 6.5 hours in November when CardinalJoseph and ABC with 5.5 hours. L. Bernardin of Chicago died. The Parents Television Council "That gathering provided me wants Hollywood to voluntarily with the opportunity to reflect on reston; the spirit of the "family the realities of life and death," he hour," in which the first hour of said. "I did not realize then that I prime time is set aside for shows. would have the opportunity to anyone in the family can see. speak about these same realities In calling for a change in the from personal experience. ratings system, Bozell warned that "Our society'today finds it far it too should be voluntary. "It bet- too ealiY to dismiss the value of the tel' get done if Hollywood doesn't Weak and fragile among us," he want the feds to take the system continued. "The great temptation over," he said. today is to remove the aging and Content-based ratings "wouldn't dying from our midst in the name necessarily reduce raunchiness," of compassion or a false sense of said a statement by Media Research autonomy. There is the great cry Council analyst Thomas.J ohnson, 'to legalize assisted suicide to prowho compiled the analysis, "but teet the dying from what they fear they would more effectively let most: intractable pain, loss of conparents know what to expect." trol (~nd) human' dignity, arid Johnson said a TV industry finan<':I~I. stress. , caucuswh6se' metnbersr'include -- ~~But.'~assiated,suicide.is. nat

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Satanic ritual suspected in incident at New York Marian shrine WEST HAVERSTRAW, NY (CNS) - Rotting animal carcasses discovered on the grounds of the Marian Shrine in West Haverstraw Feb. 3 may be related to a satanic ritual, the shrine's administrator said. "No one knows for sure who's responsible, but it appears this has some satanic overtones." said Salesian Father Richard Crager. "I suspect it was a group of kids, but I'd be guessing at this point." The mutilated carcasses have been found on the shrine's grounds several times in the past few months, but the incident discovered Feb. 3 was the largest, according to police. At the latest discovery, police uncovered carcasses of mallards, deers and a freshly killed raccoon. Also found at the scene were two deer skulls, several animal bones and as silver skull ring.

Father Crager said the incident occurred in a heavily wooded area in the southwest section of the 200acre shrine. "It was a good distance from any of our major buildings. The area is not easily access. ible," he said. A similiar incident occurred at the shrine about seven years ago, Father Crager said. "It's one of· those things that's impossible to control," he said. "There's no way to block access to the property." Haverstraw Police Chief Paul Allison declined to comment on the incident, saying the case was under joint investigation with the state Department of Environmental Conservation'. The shrine, operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco, holds retreats and other religious activities' for youths and adults. '

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compassion," he said. "True: compassion is the willingness to share the pain of others, to be pre!,ent to them, to learn from them and to . recognize that human life i!, a gift from God. We cannot allow a court, a legislature or another human being the right to say that one human being, though fragile, sick or aging, has less value than another." Decisions about hum2,n life "from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death," he said, "are not a matter of holy privacy or only the autonomy of the individual." Instead, "such decision. must recognize the value of faith, family and friends who offer their support, love and care," he added. "Just as quality experiences ofIiving call for the presence of others, the quality experience 0:[ dying requires the same." He said that as someonl: with a life-threatening illness, he can "appreciate the possibility of death." . "However," he added, "I appreciate even more the care, love, faith and hope that family, friends and health care personnel have shared 'with me. Facing the reality of death, I know I must be a steward of the gift of life." He said he plans to cho'(Ise "only those treatments that offl:r a reasonable hope of benefit" and not

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sive burdens" on himself (lr others. At a press conference before the liturgy Dr. David White, the hematologist in charge of ,the.archbishop's treatment, said Ar.:hbishop Murphy has responded "remarkably well" to chemotherapy but still has slight blood irregularities and. is receiving weekly transfusions. The archbishop said he was Idciking forwa1'd to returning to limited public ministry. He said he was not aware of any.·plans to name a coadjutor archbishop to assist him. Facing a life-threateni.ng illness has given him a new appreciation of life, he said. He now Bavors the . splendor of a sunset and pauses to study intricate wood carvings in the cathedral. "\t's like a Polaroid c2.mera," he said. "You look at things and you want to take hold and develop it slowly. "You do it with pl:ople," he added. "You. don't say. 'Hi, how are youT and not wait for an answer, as we often do. You appreciate and savor the moments we take for granted."

Spread the 'Word ROME (CNS) - Pope John Paul II has dispatche:d a small army of Catholic activil;ts to take a million copies of the Gospel to the homes of Roman families. Along with "The Gospel According to St. Mark," the families are receiving a letter from the pope a.king them to open the book and read it. It's part of his plan to revitalize the faith of Romans in preparation for the GreatJubilee of the Year 2000. The pontiff, visiting a Rome parish Jan. 1.9, said he'wanted every family in the city to 'receive the slim volume. 'J: .'.

90we)comed into church Continued from Page One that flow from the sacraments are not to be taken lightly. The sponsors were again asked if the candidates were properly trained and realized the commitment involved. Bishop O'Malley then spoke to the elect and candidates and told them the Church recognized their desire to be sealed with the Holy Spirit and have a place at Christ's Eucharistic table. In his homily. Bishop O'Malley told the congregation that on this day we celebrate this rite not only in the diocese of Fall River. but we join with every diocese throughout the world. The bishop welcomed the elect and candidates and told them, "You are entering the largest and the oldest Christian church." He continued by saying. "The church is not a club or a multinational corporation, it is the Body of Christ." He told them to be a disciple means to take up the cross, but to take it up with faith and joy. The Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion is the second of three stages a catechumen or candidate experiences on the way to becoming a Catholic in the RCIA. The first stage is. the Rite of Entrance to the Catechumenate. during which the candidate receives instruction in the Catholic faith. Through various ministries of the Church. individual come to know the: living presence of God in their lives. Following the Rite of Enrollment. usually during the liturgical season of Lent. the entire parish c0n:tmunity renews its commitment to the ChriS1ianV.fe.bY joil1 i Qg withJl\e elect in reflecting on Scriptu're. and joining in fasting. prayer and works of charity. The third stage, the Sacraments of Initiation. ,is usually celebrated during the Easter Vigil. Within this context. the faithful renew their own baptismal promises and the elect themselves are baptized. confirmed, and receive the Eucharist. Following are those who were welcomed to the Church during last Sunday's celebration: Cape Cod & Islands: St. Francis Xavier. Hyannis - Joan Adam, Peter El-

Tl1E ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri.,' Feb.'21, 1997

Johannesburg desperation sees priests as latest prey By Winnie Graham

SIGNING THE BOOK OF LIFE: This man, with the blessing of his sponsor, adds his name to those intending to become full members of the Catholic Church at a ceremony at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River, Feb. 16. Father Richard E. Degagne looks on. (Anchor/ J olivet photo) dridge, Michael Rosemond; Corpus Christi, E. Sandwich - Dana Black. Kasey Black. Ashley Bartlett. John Canida. Ann Cook. William Fenton. Allyson Jones, Deborah LaCroix. Marshall Meyers; St. Pius X. So. Yarmouth - Katherine Burt. Melissa O'Rourke, Sheri Perkins, Scott Smith, Ronald Standish. Richard Trott; Our Lady of the Cape. Brewster - Autumn Collette, Donnie Hosick; Christ the King. Mashpee Allison Daigle, Jennifer Doherty. June MlIntbtr: [;)artyn Remillard;.Tnacey, Lee Vacn6ti; 'Angera I Willoughby; St. Peter the Apostle. Provincetown - Reid Holt. Attleboro: St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro - Richard Angevine. Lisa Delfino. Karen Richards; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk - Molly Christiensen, Craig Finizia, Marilyn Sheldon; Sacred Heart, N. Attleboro -'Alan Follett. David Dey; St. Mary·s. Mansfield -Jennifer Coughlin, Susan Trombetta. Taunton: Holy Cross. Easton - Tracey Alferi. James Condon, Ralph DiPrimo, Peter Spaulding, Jennifer Turell. Lorrie Whitkins; St. Paul·s. Taunton Cheryl Nye; Immaculate Conception, N. Easton - Chris O·Reilly. Kelly Rich. Kenneth Robbins. David Sheehan,Jamie

Vene~uelan authorities CARACAS, Venezuela (CNS) - Venezuelan authorities closed one of Latin America's most notoriously violent prisons Jan. 25, less than a year after it was blessed by Pope John Paul II. Amid tight security a convoy of 27 buses transferred the last 609 inmates out of Reten di Catia prison. where 412 prisoners died in violent circumstances last year. Inmates' family members watched and cried. Prison staff placc~d a banner across the entrance reading "Closed." Venezuelan Justice Minister Henrique Meier hung a heavy lock and chain across the prison doors in a symbolic action. He said that prior to its demolition Feb. 9. the prison would be open to the public "so that people realize what this hell was like." Authorities plan to build a new plaza on the spot and dedicate it to the pope. During his visit to Venezuela in February 1996, Pope John Paul blessed the prison from a highway overpass across the street. He did

Turpin; Our Lady of Lourdes. Taunton - Shannon Suzanne Whitman. New Bedford: St. Joseph's, NB - Lois Aguiar, Herminia Colon, John Duarte. Jonathan Gurney. Brenda Vazquez; Our Lady of the Assumption, NB - Manuela Almeida Cabral. Iris Carrion, Michael Cromwell, Nathalia Dacruz, Peter Duarte, Linda Gomes. Rori Souto; St. John the Baptist. NB - Rance Gillespie; St. Julie Billiart. N. Dartmouth - Kristine Gorman, Cristy Lynn Frates. Pamela . Lel!~Y. ,C,l!rl, g~!tqn; ;.~t.. .J,oseph·s., Fairhaven - Terri Jacobsen. Richard Ramos, Jeana Sargent. Norman Sargent. John Tyson Jr.; St. Patrick's, Wareham Vanessa Johnson, Ann Sheehan, Lawrence Wright; St. George, Westport Gregory MacNeil; ,Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, NB - Martha Puga. Fall River: St. Anne·s. FR - Jennifer Bazinet. Michelle Bettencourt. David Lavally. Courtney Salva. Dawn Tessier; St. John the Baptist, Westport - Lori Beth Dellecese. Robert Joseph Michael Porawski. David Sheridan, George Sine; Notre Dame. FR - Jennifer Lessard; Our Lady of Angels, FR - Angela Chapman; SS Peter & Paul, FR Rachel Medeiros. Lisa Wright.

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not go into the facility, known as "hell" because of its degrading conditions: rodents, open sewers and the prevalence of weapons and drugs among inmates. About 100 prisoners were also pardoned in honor of the pope's visit. The pope's gesture was widely seen as an acknowledgment of the

harsh and often violent prison conditions in the country. Built 35 years ago to house around 750 inmates, the prison at one time held more than 4,700 prisoners. Many prisoners died each month as inmates fought for control of the trafficking of drugs and arms inside the jail, according to human rights groups.

Prayer Box Dear Lord, Please help us during this season of penance to sacrifice with a joyous heart remelnbering your vast sacrifice for all of us, your son Jesus. Add a fire to our lives fueled by your love and a passion to follow your word. Thank you for our many blessings, too numerous to count.

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNS) - A Catholic priest and a young seminarian were assaulted, doused with gasoline and threatened with death when burglars broke into a Johannesburg rectory. Father Gerhard Hattingh, pastor of Holy Angels parish and the diocesan newspaper editor, and Mulushewa Thomas, a young seminarian from Ethiopia, said they believed they were going to die when thieves attacked them inside the rectory as they returned home separately. "It's a miracle we are alive," Father Hattingh said. "When I saw Thomas twitching on the floor of his room. I started to pray for him. I thought he was dying." The two were among the latest victims in a spate of attacks on Catholic priests, who have been assaulted, robbed and hijacked on numerous occasions in recent months. Priests working in the giant informal settlement at Orange Farm, south of Johannesburg, have been robbed. In the township of Soweto. Father Peter Holiday had his car stolen - three times. About two years ago, Father Noel Stanton was murdered in Cape province for his Sunday collection. Father Hattingh. editor of Johannesburg's Diocesan News, said when he returned home at 8:40 p.m. he noticed that the security gate was open. He said he presumed that a guest, Thomas, had returned ahead of him and left the gate ajar. When the priest. entered the house, he said he could smell gasoline: When he entered the kitchen, a man swung around and pointed a. pistol at him. '''Don't move,''' he quoted the man as saying. '''We want your money...• Before the priest could answer, a second man demanded money. The two rushed at Father Hattingh, twisted his arms behind his back and pushed him upstairs. He said his bedroom was a mess: drawers had been ransacked and the bedroom door kicked in. One man warned him not to move and poured gasoline down his back and over his clothes. "I was drenched in it," Father Hattingh said. They threw him to the floor and tied his hands behind his back. "Across the floor, I noticed Thomas lying, handcuffed. He was twitching. I prayed for him because he appeared to be dying. He had the same movements as a man I had seen die several months earlier after he had been shot. "I looked for blood, but at the angle at which I was lying I could not see any. I thought they had shot Thomas as they would surely shoot me. I prepared myself for death." The burglars wanted money. They cocked their pistols and repeated their demand to know where the collection was hidden. "One produced a cigarette lighter, which confirmed my expectation of being killed," Father Hattingh said. "I had the grace to remain calm and persuaded them to escort me downstairs to fetch keys to the safe." He said he was warned that if an

alarm went off, he would be killed. In the sacristy, one of the robbers folded collection bags into the priest's briefcase. The priest said the robbers took the Sunday collection and foreign currency he had received as gifts for a proposed visit to Rome. When one of the men dragged out the briefcase and locked the priest inside the sacristy, he called the police. When three more foreign seminarians and two priests arrived. they walked straight into two of the robbers, who told them the place was being burglarized. "When Father Ben (Mahlungu)· questioned him, he was given a swipe across his back with a hammer," Father Hattingh said. "My five guests were pistol-led to the spare bedroom, where Thomas., overcome by fumes, was coming around. One of them managed to press the panic alarm button and, with the siren going, the robbers fled," he said. Father Hattingh said although the experience was over, the nightmares continue. "I relive the episode constantly," he said. "I believe God protected us in a decisive way." he added.

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Dr. Donna F. Boyle Her award recognizes the 40 years of service she has given to Catholic education. While academic principal, Dr. Boyle has made significant contributions to the Coyle and Cassidy cQmmunity and she has put into motion a plan to restructure the school's curriculum with the support of department chairpersons. Under her leadership, Coyle & Cassidy has received both accredi-

tation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, and an award from the U.S. Department of Education recognizing it as a "School of Excellence:" "Dr. Boyle, an educational visionary, realizes that excellence in education is an ongoing process," said Coyle & Cassidy Headmaster Michael Donly. "She therefore continues to promote an atmosphere where needs are recognized and addressed." '. Students set for competition After a school-wide competition in .which members of the: -Social' Studies department judged project~, sevenil students were selected to participate in the 1997 National History Day District Competition at Bridgewater State College on March I.' In the individual performance category, sophomores Danielle Oliari and Rebecca Pye will represent the school, as will freshman Laura Pye. In the group ·project competition will be juniors David Mackiewicz, Michael Draper, Danielle Desrochers aJ:\d Timothy Draper. Sophomores !"att Chmura, Pe~ ter Cohenno, Georgia Karage9rgos, Victoria Souza, Kerri Powers, Karen Donoghue, Andrea Perry, Lisa Fortin, Heather Dennis and Jessica Smith will compete. Freshmen Jennifer Brown, Nadia Melim, Daniel Covell and Mark Mc,(;Qy.ern willalso;.present projects..

St. Joseph's, Fairhaven Sister Lillian Marie Cookson, SSCC:ofSt. Joseph School, Fairhaven, received the Outstanding Religious Educator Ovation (OR EO) Awa~d during a celebration held Catholic Schools Week.

member-in-charge of the school's bingo for six years. He is also actively involved in school sponsored events and moderates a group of confirmation candidates. The Distinguished Graduate Award highlights individuals "who as ad ults put into practice the values and ideals they learned in their Catholic elementary school." Aiello believes that children need Jesus in their lives on a regular daily basis and ·that a Catholic school education reinforces strong moral and Christian beliefs that will last a lifetime. He credits St. Joseph's School for preparing him in a unique way to meet the responsibilities of adult life.

'Taunton Catholic Middle School Parent volunteers at Taunton cates of appreciation. Several Catholic Middle School have ormembers were acknowledged for ganized themselves into a group their substantial contributions: called VI PS. Since October of Marie Cirelli, Jeanne Crombie, 1996, this group has provided more Annalee Nystrom, Robert and than 200 hours of service and supConnie Sullivan, Maureen lanport to the school. Parents have noni, Bernadette Cabral, Elizabeth done mass mailings, database man- Terrill and Ann Lubold. agement, assembled monthly newsThe annual Science Fair was letters, videotaped special events, held Feb. 4. Students in all grade painted scenery for plays, made levels participated. In the category costumes and planned a float for of Excellence in Science, the winthe Taunton Christmas Parade. ners were: Grade five - Brad Currently, the group is working Fisher, Michelle Morrison, Vaneson a bus trip to New York City, a sa Patenaude and Ryan Trudeau; father-daughter dance and a golf grade six - Alison Elias, Susan tournament. Giovanoni, Patrick McNamara The VI PS meet three times each year fof. planning and operate through a series of communiques' sent home I weekly through the Three students of Bishop Stang Taunton Catholic Middle School High School, No. Dartmouth, were Development Office. In addition, recently named as award winners VIPS members can be found working in many areas of'the in the Boston Globe Scholastic' school, including the library and Art Awards Program..Freshman cafeteria. .Rachel Stopka was named a Silver Recently, the VI PS were invited Key Award winner and received a to a reception in their honor at the certificate for her achievement. newly established volunteer office Rachel's entry, The Boot. done in on the second floor of the school, the pointillist style went on disacross from the library. play at the State Transportation The room was filled to capacity Building, Park Square, Boston, on as school principal, Kathleen A. Jan. 27 and will be there until Feb. Simpson welcomed the VI PS and 27. thanked them for their invaluable Stang students receiving Honorservice to the school. Each of the able Mention in the competition 68 volunteers were given .certifi- are seniors Michael Carney for his .1' .' .

and Kathleen Rose; grade seven -Corey Byers, Sean Cantwell, Alaina Driscoll and Seanna McRae; grade eight -·Jamie Patel, Diana Picariello, and Erin Robens. Outstanding Achievements in Science Awards were given to: grade five - Tracy Correia and Jessica Scott; grade six - Adam Bagni, John Stahl and Lynn«: Vasconcellos; grade seven - Nicholas Chmura and Timothy Juss~lume; grade eight - Adam Guaralcli and Kevin Reilly. The Principal's Award, in recognition of efforts to advance science, was given to Brigitte Sullivan.

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Sr. Lillian Marie Cookson Sister Lillian Marie is retired, but works "full time" tutoring children in reading and prepares second-graders for the Sacraments of penance and Eucharist. . Distinguished graduate award Thomas Aiello, a 1970 grad uate ofSt. Joseph's School, was named the 1997 National Catholic Education Association Catholic Elementary School Distinguished Graduate Award. Aiello, currently a letter carrier and a student at Cape Cod Community College, has been an active St. Joseph's school board member for four years, and has been

MARDI GRAS St. Jean the Baptist School, Fall River, style. Students celebrat~d the certification of the school by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. with a Mardi Gras party on' Feb. II. The students and faculty were given. a dress down day Clnd a spaghetti and meatball lunch complete with beverages and garlic bread.

THOMAS AIELLO receives an award from Father William Heffron, SSCc. .

graphic entitled Mr. Chicken. and Sara Dembro for her drawing entitled Jayne. Stang Blood drive set The National Honor Society at Bishop Stang is hosting a blood drive in collaboration with, St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, Blood Bank. The drive will be' held at the Stang John C. O'Brien Gymnasium on March 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Alumni, family and friends are invited to be donors. Appointments should be scheduled b advance by calling the Stang Development Office at 993-8959.

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Listening Is Part of Loving By Charlie Martin Catholic News ServIce

ALL I WANT Can't Ignore or hIde away Can't escape from the thIngs That lIne our way Take It, leave It, break It Anyway, you can't get back To yesterday All I want, all I want to do You better listen from now on Stop what's going on Stop what's going wrong You better listen from now on Confidence; coincidence Call It sin It's Just lIke people say Tomorrow's here So open up your eyes Never hesitate All I want All I want to do Is make you lIsten from now on SleepIng In the dark Dreaming of the stars Keep one to wish on From now on It makes me want To give you everything Pick you up And take you home again Hold you tight And think that now Is then All I want to do All I want to do You better listen from now on Open arms or cryIng eyes Say hello or wave goodbye WhIch one are you thInkIng of All I want, all I want to say Is everythIng I feel From now on Written by I. Broudle/P. Coyle. Sung by Susanna Hoffs. Copyright (c) 1996 by London Records USA 1990 by Chrysalis Music (ASCAP)/Westbury Music Ltd. SUSANNA HOFFS' vocal wants to say "everything I feel style on "All I Want" caught from now on." Yet, will her guy my attention. be listening? The song describes a romance It depends. If they continue their current style of communiat the crossroads of possible separation. The woman in the eating, nothing will change. song tells her guy to "stop what's Frustration will grow, and most going on, stop what's going likely their relationship will end wrong." She wants to know if in a flame of anger. it's going to be "open arms or Actually, listening is a skill, crying eyes." Ultimately, she not something that automatisays, "AliI want to do is make cally occurs. you listen from now on!" Just because two people are in However, can you make anlove does not mean real listenother person listen? The woman ing happens. In fact, as a counse-

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lor I see the inability to listen as a problem in many kinds of relationships. If you are feeling like the woman in the song, I suggest that you try a different approach. First, ask the other person when would be a good time to talk about your concerns. Don't just start dumping out your hurt feelings. Setting a time (and if need be, a place) tells the other that having his or her attention is important and necessary. Next, minimize distractions. Turn off the television and unplug the phone. This time needs to be free of interruptions. Private rather than public places are best for significant conversations. In initiating the dialogue, ask the other to hear your points of view all the way through before responding. Avoid any accusing or blaming. Take full responsibility for whatever you feel. However, describe the change that you seek. Ask the other to work with you in discovering solutions to the problems being discussed. Offer to negotiate the differences between the two of you. Focus your goal not just on getting what you want but on finding a consensus that supports the relationship you share with the person. If you see that either of you is getting defensive, suspend the conversation temporarily. No listening goes on when an individual feels threatened. It is more helpful in attaining your goal to take a IS-minute break than to further damage the relationship. These are beginning steps, so set modest goals. Like any skill, listening requires effort and practice. Whether the relationship involved be a romance, a friendship or between a parent and a teen, listening enhances the feeling of being loved. Set out to become a better listener! Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, Ind. 47635•

ST. MARY'S School, New Bedford, recently held its Science Fair. Pictured are some of the winners: (back row, from left) Cathy LaCroix, seventh and eighth grade teacher; Erin Lemieux; Ross Fortin, Lauren Girouard and Amy Desrosiers. (Front row, from left) Marianne Phillips, Jeff Magalhaes, Sarah Roy, Kevin Spirlet and Casey Bandarra.

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EVERY WEEK St. Joseph School, New Bedford, principal Paulette Dansereau has lunch in her office with the stu~ents oft~e week from Grades One and Two. One ofthe perks IS a free Ice cream cone for all. Pictured are Kailey Poitras, Jeffrey Beaudry and Corey Gagne.

Diocesan CYO All-Star tournament this weekend The Fall River Diocesan cya will be sponsoring three All-Star basketball tournaments Feb. 23, at three different sites. Teams from the Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton areas will compete in these tournaments. Players were selected from among the many parish teams who take part in Cya basketball throughout the diocese. The Junior Girls All-Star tournament will take place at the New Bedford area Cya center (Kennedy Center) on Feb. 23rd with Fall River playing Taunton at 1:00 p.m. and the winner of that game taking on host New Bedford at 2:00 p.m. At the Fall River area cya cen-

ter, the Junior Boys All-Star tournament will begin on the 23rd at 1:00 p.m. with New Bedford taking on Taunton. The winner of that game will then play Fall River for the championship beginning at 2:00 p.m. Finally, at the Taunton area Cya center (located at the Taunton Catholic Middle School), action at the Prep Boys All-Star tournament on the 23rd begins at 1:00 p.m. with Fall River playing New Bedford and the winner of that game taking on host Taunton at 2:00 p.m. At all three tournaments, an All-Tourney team and a tourney MVP will be selected and presented with awards.

KRISTIN DISSINGER (right) and Amanda Poholek have been selected to participate in the Southeastern Massachusetts Band Association Orchestra for the 1997 season. Kristin, daughter of Anne and Bill Dissinger of Mansfield, was selected as principal cellist and Amanda, daughter of Bob and Florence Poholek of Mansfield, as second violin.

"''''1'6' THE AN CHOR·....:...: Dioces'e' of·Fall·RiV¢t.:..:.Fti:;·Feb:·21';· 199'1""·ADUI~T·~DUC~T10N " ." n'''\/,b'Sj\INT *~N~'S'H~SPITAL,'FR''tLaSALETTE SH'RINE" In aSSOCiatIOn with Safety ·Pro- ATTLEBORO . The spnng session of Fundamen.

tals of Faith begins the week of Feb. 25. Courses run for four consecutive weeks from 7 to 8:30 p.m. and are offered throughout the diocese: Tuesdays, "Respect Life" is offered at St. Thomas More, Somerset, and "Sacraments" at Christ the King, Mashpee; Wednesdays, "Christian Living I" at Sacred Heart, Taunton; SACRED HEART, PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN Thursdays, "Christian Living I" at are asked to submit news items NO. ATTLEBORO St. Mary's, Mansfield. To register, A parish mission, to be held Mar. for this column to the The Anchor, call Lisa M. Gulino, teL 678-2828. WIDOWED GROUP. P.O. Box 7,Fall River, 02722. 4-7 from 7-8 p.m., will focus on t.he four gospels of Matthew, Mark, The Fall River Widowed Group . Name of city or town should be in- Luke and John. will meet on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the cluded, as well as full dates of all CHRIST THE KING, MASHPEE St.Mary's School Hall on Second activities. Please send news of fuFrom Mar. 1-6, the parish will St. Peter Boomer from US Healthture rather than past·events. hold a mission entitled "Grace Hap- care will be the featured speaker and Due to limited space and also be- pens" led by Father John Powers. all are' welcome. In the case of inclecause notices of strictly parishaf- Two different programs will be given ment weather, cancellation will be fairs normally appear ina parish's each day at 8:30 a.m. and at 7 p.m. announced on local radio stations. own bulletin, we are forced to limit All are welcome. Information: Annette, teL 679-3278. items to events of.general interest. DAY OF RECOLLECTION STATIONS OF THE CROSS The annual day of recollection for .ON CABLE Also, we do not normally carry 1'10A video of .the Stations of the tices of fundraising activities, which all religious of the diocese will be may be advertised at our regular Apr. 19 at Cathedral Camp in ·East Cross, produced by Church Views rates, obtainable from the The An- Freetown. Bishop Sean O'Malley Productions and narrated by Father will preside and honor jubilarians . Roland Bousquet, will air on .Frichor business office, telephone marking 25, 50, 60 or 70 years in daysthroughout.lent on cable tele(508) 675-7151. religious life. vision systems in the following areas: On Steering Points items, FR iAFall River. at 7:30 p.m. on cable CATHEDRAL CAMP AND . dicates Fall River, NB indicates RETREAT CENTER, channel 13' New Bedford at 11:00 New Bedford. a.m., cabl~ channel 47; Acushnet E. FREETOWN The following events are coming and Fairhaven at 11:00 a.m., cable CATHOLIC WOMAN'S CLUB up at Cathedral Camp; Feb. 21-23, channel 2; Marion, Mattapoisett The New Bedford Catholic WoEmmaus Retreat; Feb. 22, St. An- and Wareham at' 6:00 p.m., cable man's Club will hold its Executive thony, E. Falmouth, Confirmation channel 8. Board Meeting on Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. Retreat; Feb. 25, Lenten Day of HOLY NAME, FR at St. Lawrence Rectory, '110 SumPrayer for priests with Bishop Sean A Women's Guild open meeting mer St:, New Bedford. O'Malley. at 7:30 p.m. March 4 in the parish school will offer a slide presentation by a member of the Fall River Return to the mystery and splendor ·of the Camera Club.

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gram-Consultants, Inc., Saint Anne's Hospital will sponsor a .JlO-hour Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Basic Education Program beginning Apr. 3. For information or an application, call (800) 4996428. ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN An adoption infqrmation program on newborn and older special needs children will be offered at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 in the parish center. Information: 674-4681. ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, WESTPORT A Lenten adult series will be offered by Dr. Liz Bachtel, clinical psychologist at UMASS Dartmouth, Mar. 4 and II from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The programs, entitled "Everyday Sacred: Awakening to Soul in Ordinary Life," are free and open to the public. For information, call 6362251 or 636-5506. CURSILLO The Cursillo c~mmunity'of Somersetf Swansea Will offer a .Palanca Mass for the team and candidates of C~rsillo #,158 on Mar. 6 at St. MIchael's Church, 270 Ocean Grove Ave., Swansea, at 7:30 p.m. Father Richard Gendreau will celebrate the 'Mass and all are invited to attend. DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA .Benedict Circle #61 will ,be conducting a drive to help "Newborns In Need" until May 23. Boxes have been placed at St. Mary, Sacred Heart and St. Mark in No. Attleboro; St. John, .Holy Ghost and St. Joseph in Attleboro. All items collected will be distributed to needy mothers in the area.

"My name is Jesus" is a series of Lenten programs being held in the theater on Tuesdays at 7: 15 p.m. The Feb. 25 presenter will be Father Richard Delisle. The Feb. 22 Coffee House evening will feature Ed DeMayo at 6:30 p.m. Father Richard Delisle will lead a mini-mission, "Jesus Today," from Feb. 22-26 at the following Masses: Saturday at 4:30 p.m.; 5,unday at 12:10 p.m.; Monday, Tu(,sday and Wednesday at 12:1.0 and .6:30 p.m. . Father Seraphim .Mlc'halenk~, v!ce-rector ?f th~ Shn.ne (If t.he DIvine Mercym S~ockbnd~~, will lead a Day of Reflectlonon DIVine Mercy Mar. I at La~alett~fr~m IOa.m. t04 p.m. Pre-reg.. ~t~atlOn IS requ.ested. The~e facIlities are ~andlcapped acceSSIble. For more informatIOn, call 222-5410. BLOOD DRIVE .St. Mary's parish, ~o. Fairhaven, Will hold a blood dn~e on Mar. 9 from 8 a.m. to I p.m. In tt~e church basement. Call Beck.y Allerse, teL 9.95:582~, for an appointment. Baby-' slttln.g WIll be available at tbe rectory meeting room. HOSPICE OUTREACH, :FR A Volunteer Patient Care Training program will be offered by Hospice Outreach from 6:30 tl) 9 p.m. each Monday and Thurs~ay from March 10 through May 8 In Clemence Hall of Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River. ~nformation: 673-1589. LEGION OF MARY The 45th annual Acies cc:remony will take place on Mar. 9 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. Bishop Sean O'Malley will preside.

Ambassador's job is to make friends By Lynne Weil Watching the 62-year-old dipROME (CNS) - One might lomat at work, it's clear he is not think that being his country's only the type to stand by in silence. ambassador in all of Europe would Recently a young Italian couple be a lonely task, but Raymond came to his embassy by accident Tai, Taiwan's envoy to the Holy - they were planning a vacation See, does not see it that way. in China and wanted information. "My job is to make friends," he Slightly embarrassed on being set told Catholic News Service in a straight, they were about to leave recent interview. "It is good for my when Tai personally met them in country and good for the world if I the foyer, showered them with make as many friends as possible." maps and pamphlets from the racks Since only 30 countries recog- near the front door, and saw them nize Taiwan - the Republic of off with the cheery admonishment China - and the rest prefer not to that they really ought to visit Taicross the communist rulers of the wan sometime. People's Republic of China Tai showed an interest in interwhich calls Taiwan a rebel pro- national affairs early on, earning a vince - friends in places.high and degree from the Department of low matter very much to the island Foreign Languages and Literature country of 21 million people.. at National Taiwan University in Tai's personal pursuit of allies 1965. paid off in january when, five A U.S. State Department stimonths after arriving in Rome, he pend then brought him to schools was able to arrange a papal au- in New York, Minnesota and dience for Taiwanese Vice PresiHawaii, and he earned a master's dent .Lien Chan, the country's degree in American Studies. This highest-ranking official to visit the led to his first job in the Foreign Vatican. Ministry back in Taipei, as a spe"Today I was at a reception cialist on North America. where I ran into (Archbishop Then came a string of distinJean-Louis) Tauran," Tai said. guished positions in education, "He congratulated me and told me diplomacy and politics - punctuI'm dynamic. That's what he said: ated by stints as a spokesman for 'You're really dynamic,''' his political party, his government Archbishop Tauran is the third- and his president. highest\ official in the Vatican But no career consists only of Secretariat of State. high points. Tai counts. as one of Tai's inner dynamo is fueled by the lows the loss of Taiwan's seat the conviction that his. country is in the United Nations in 1971, the legitimate govemment of all of . while he was a ranking member of the delegation. The change was China. Hence his order to fix the busi- made on the insistence of Beijing, which became a U.N. member the ness cards which he inherited they once said "Ambassador of previous year and has since blocked Taiwan to the Holy See," now it is Taiwan's readmission. . "That was very hard," he re"Republic of China," . In conversation he mixes the called. "They usurped our seat. Was that fair? Taiwan was a foundterms "R.O.C," and "Taiwan" for the listener's sake. But he some- ing member of U.N. The U.N. times corrects the uninitiated if talks about justice and peace, and, our government didn't do anything they stray. "My name is Raymo_nd Tai," he wrong. I don't think that was fair," Tai's family lost its land holdexplained. "Why should I just stand by silently if someone calls ings in a communist takeover in .the.wake of a brutal ""ar. But, charme Bill Smith?"

acteristically, Tai bounced backwhen cousins chose soon afterward to move to the budding republic, he went along, Leaving parents and other relatives behind. Now a father, Tai has e:ncouraged his' 25-year-old daughter to widen her horizons, sending her to high school in the United States and to college in Britain. Tai was Taiwan's representative to the United Kingdom in 1990-93, when, like many of his col1e:agues, he perfected his skills at conducting diplomacy through trade. In several countries where Taiwan has no formal diplomatic ties, cultural and trade centers fat;ilitate contact in other ways. "Diplomatic relations are not as important as they once were," he said. "That's a concept from the 18th or 19th centuries, when travel and communication were more inconvenient. Now trade is a more important means of contact between countries. And by the way, a trade representative can also speak with people in the foreign office, with or without diplomatic relations," Taiwan takes this stance with increasing frequency, as other governments cease formal diplomatic relations with it out of re'spect for Beijing. South Africa was the most recent country to d.o so, much to the chagrin of President Nelson Mandela, who admitted that he could not risk alienating China and damaging his country's growing role in global affairs. Such developments make a formal diplomatic outpost lik(: the one at the Holy See all the more significant for Taiwan. "I feel honored to have this responsibility," Ambassador Tai said. "And I feel grateful to the taxpayers for this opportunity, because it is really intere'sting for me," Asked how long he would be posted in Rome, Tai replied, "I will stay as long as my country requires me to,"