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Pope's Lenten message asks people to forgive ~ 'Love Is not resentful' is this year's theme.

By JOHN NORTON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul IT asked Christians to radically embrace the Gospel command to love one's enemy, saying forgiveness was the only way to peace between peoples and nations. "In our times, forgiveness appears more and more as a necessary dimension for an authentic social . . " renewal and for the ' strengthening of •

"the psychological mechanisms of self-pity and revenge." He particularly emphasized the importance of the sacrament of reconciliation, saying the experience of receiving God's forgiveness "encourages us to live in love, considering the other not as enemy but as a brother." In addition to its spiritual fruits, forgiveness brings peace between peoples and opens individuals to the material needs of others, he said. Especially in places where conflict has left enduring animosity among peoples, accepting and offering forgiveness interrupts "the spiral of hatred and revenge, and breaks .the chains of evil which bind the hearts of rivals," he said. "For nations in search of reconciliation and for those hoping for peaceful coexistence among individuals and peoples, there is no other way than forgiveness received and offered," he said. He said spiritual reconciliation also predisposes individuals to see and respond to the material needs of others, because "a heart reconciled with God and with neighbor is a generous heart." When done with a reconciled heart, the traditional Lenten practice of almsgiving "assumes a deeper meaning, because it is not just giving something from the surplus to relieve one's conscience, but to truly take upon one's self the misery present in the world,': he said.

peace ", ' ' ~ he saidininthe his world," annual message for Lent. " The 1,600-word ~ " message, centering on ":,>i", . 4', ""'1\ " the scriptural phrase, , ' • 1 "Love is not resent- ~ . . . . ful," was presented at a Vatican press conference. The pope said Lent, a traditional time of reconciling with God, should prompt believers to re-examine whether their lives conform to Christ's command to "love your enemies (and) do good to those who hate you." ''They are words that, if taken seriously, demand a radical conversion," he said. In addition to asking forgiveness for wrongs committed, "the Christian must make peace even when feeling as the victim of one who has unjustly offended and struck," he said. The text ofthe pope's address appears in its entirety He said only interior conversion and "humble obedience , to the command of Jesus" could enable believers to resist' on pages eighi and nine.

Fall River diocese issues Lenten disciplines 2001 ~

Lent begins on Feb. 28, which is Ash Wednesday.

FALL RIVER - Lenten regulations regarding the laws of fast and abstinence for Catholics residing in the Diocese of Fall River were announced this week. By abstinence is meant abstaining from meat. Fast means limiting oneself to only one full meal a day.

Law of fast: - All adults, those.} 8 and older, are bound by the law of fast up to the beginning of their 60th year. - On days of fast, those bound by the law are limited to a single full meal. This meal is meatless.

Two other meatless meals, sufficient to maintain strength, may be taken according to one's needs; however, together these two meals should not equal another full meal. - There are two prescribed days . of fast: Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. '

Law of abstinence: - Those who are 14 years of age and older are obliged to observe the law of abstinence. - On days of abstinence, those bound by the law abstain from meat. - On all Fridays of Lent, abstinence is prescribed. This, of course, includes Good Friday. Abstinence

is also prescribed on Ash Wednesday.

Lenten discipline: The Code of Canon Law very aptly summarizes the ecclesiastical discipline in Canon 1249: "All members of the Christian faithful in their own way are bound to do penance in virtue of divine law; in order that all may be joined in a common observance of penance, penitential days are prescribed in which the Christian faithful in a special way pray, exercise works of piety and charity, and deny themselves by fulfilling their responsibilities more, faithfully and especially by observing fast and abstinence...."

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Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., wilfpreside at 3 p.m. ceremonies as hundreds prepare to enter into the Church's sacramental life. By FATHER HENRY J. DAHL DIRECTOR OF THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INmATlON OF ADULTS

FALL RIVER - Most of us who claim membership in the Roman Catholic Church were baptized as infants. As we grew up we were gradually initiated into the full sacramental life of the Church. But what about those who were baptized in other Christian traditions who wish to become Catholic Christians? What about those .who were never bap-

In a chat with The Anchor recently, Father Dahl said that ,1~s a convert myself, nothing is quite as emotionally moving for me than to watch the diversity of -people who come forward to sign the Book of the Elect signifying their desire to unite themselves to the fullness of the faith as found in the Church established by Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend the 'Sunday ceremony and a reception to follow in St. Mary's School hall." tized and who also wish to become Catholics? How are all of them brought into full membership in the Catholic Church? Since 1988, when the bishops of the United States mandated its use, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, commonly referred to as the RCIA, is the way that those wishing to become members of the Roman Catholic Church are led, by stages and at their own pace, into full participaTum to page 13 - RCIA

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®httuury Sister Susan Schmidt CGS MARLBORO -,- Sister Susan Schmidt of the Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 95, who served her community in the religious life for 65 years, died Feb. 14 at Somerville Hospital after a brief illness. ' Born in Waterbury, Conn" the aaughter of the late Pilus and the late Rosa (Cserus) Schmidt, Sister Susan attended Sacred Heart School in Rhode Island. In 1936 she was one of the sisters who had , the privilege of opening the'Contemplative Sisters of the Good Shepherd Comp1Unity in Providence, R.I. She professed her first vows on July 22, 1939, dedicating her

'Bishop IJughes of Baton Rouge named coadjutor of New 'Orleans By CATllOUC NEWS SERVICE

bishop Mohtalvo that the pope served as rectorofSt. John's SemiWASHINGTON - Pope John wanted him to become coadjutor nary in Brighton, Mass., from life to pray for ,all peoplebspecially those served by her Good Paul II has named Bishop Alfred archbishop iii New Orleans. Arch- 1981 to 1986 after having served Shepherd congregation. She as- C. Hughes of Baton Rouge, La., bishop Hughes was in the midst as a faculty member, spiritual disisted her colleague sisters in the as coadjutor archbishop of New of a pastoral planning' process in rector and lecturer there since ' Baton Rouge and was preparing' 1962. kitchen and the'making of altar Orleans. ' He was vicar general and vicar The appointment was an- to move ahead with efforts "to breads for vanous parishes. of administration of the Archdioaddress the pastoral challenges nounced in Washington by ArchIn 2000, because of failing cese 'of Boston under Cardinal emerging from this effort." bishop Gabriel Montalvo, apostolic 'health, "Sister Susie Q," as she But in a letter to the pope, Arch- Bernard F. Law from 1990 until was affectionately called, was nuncio to the United States. Archbishop Hughes, 68, will bishop Hughes wrote: "At your his appointment to Baton Rouge. missioned to Cranberry Pointe "Archbishop Hughes assist Archbishop Francis B. , Nursing Home in Harwich. brings with him to our archSister Susan is survived by sev- Schulte in the governance of diocese the keen mind of a eral cousins and the members of the archdiocese, the secondA native of the West Roxbury secgifted theologian and a warm oldest diocese in the United her Good Shepherd Community. and compassionate heart of , States, and ~iII succeed him of Boston, Archbishop Hughes tion. B:er funeral Mass was celebrated Feb. 17 in the Good Shepherd as the 18th leader of the will be welcomed to the Archdiocese a loving and devoted shepCenter Chapel in Marlboro. Inter- archdiocese when Arch- ofNew Orleans on May 2 with a'spe- herd," Archbishop Schulte said. ment was in St. Benedict's Cem- , bishop Schulte steps down, cial Mass at St. Louis Cathedral Archbishop Hughes was Archbishop Schulte, 74, etery, West Roxbury. born Dec. 2, 1932, the third has ,served as archbishop of of four children to Alfred C. New Orleans since 1989 and must submit his letter of resigna- . word, I will lower the net in the Hughes Sr. and Ellen (Hennessey) tion when he reaches his 75th Archdiocese of New Orleans in a Hughes, who are both deceased. birthday on Dec. 23, 2001. spirit of faith and loving obedi- He has two sisters and a younger brother, Jesuit Father Kenneth "Life is full of surprises!" Arch- ence." bishop Hughes said at a news conArchbishop Hughes, who was Hughes; targeted air defense installations ference at the Notre Dame Semi- installed as the fourth bishop of After'attending St. John's Semion the outskirts of the Iraqi capi- nary chapel: "I thoughnhat after Baton Rouge on Nov. 4, 1993, said nary College, where he earned a tal, striking for the first time in Baton Rouge there was only his last seven years in Louisiana bachelor's degree in philosophy in two years north of the southern heaven!" "have been the happiest years of 1954, he completed his seminary "no-fly" zone they patrol. Iraq' A native of the West Roxbury my life and ministry. The priests, studies in 1958 at the Gregorian said two civiliims were killed and . section of Boston, Archbishop deacons, religious and laity of the University in Rome. 20 injured in the attack. Hughes will be welcomed to the diocese have embraced me warmly He was ordained in Rome as a Cardinal Sodano, speaking at Archdiocese of New Orleans on and made generous collaboration priest for the Boston Archdiocese a reception at the Italian Em- May 2·with a special Mass at St. in service to the Church's mission on Dec. 15, 1957, and after two bassy to the Vatican, also re- Louis CathedraL', ajoy. I experience a profound sense parish assignments, returned to the ".Personally and in the name qf of impending spiritual and human Gregorian for a doctoral degree in newed the Holy See's condemnation of a U.N. economic em- the entire archdiocese, I welcome loss as I now prepare to leave." spiritual theology from 1959-61. bargo directed against Iraq since with joy and thavksgiving this apBut, he added" "In apostolic He joined the faculty at St. John's the end of the 1991 Persian Gulf pointment," said Archbishop ministry, we do not look back, but Seminary in 1962.. ' ' . War. Schulte, who was ordained an aux-, in the spirit of St. Paul press forArchbishop Hughes is a memHe noted that many countries, iliary bishop in Philadelphia in . ward to what lies ahead." ber of numerous U.S. bishops' including Italy, shared the 1981, the same year ArchbIshop Archb'ishop Schulte called committees, including the Ad Hoc Vatican's position, and said, "We Hughes was ordained as an auxiJ- Archbishop Hughes "an outstand- Committee to Oversee the Use of hope wisdom will finally pre- iary in Boston. ing theologian and one of the most the Catechism: He is chairman of vaiL" Archbishop Hughes said he was respected members of the Ameri- the editorial oversight committee surprised when he received call can hierarchy."Archbishop Hughes of a new catechetical directory. earlier in the week from Arch- . . '

Vatican official condemns , use of force against Iraq VATICAN 'CITY (CNS) ~ Three days after U.S.-British airstrikes against Iraq, the Vatican's secretary of state condemned force as a means of bringing stability to the region. "Maybe some think that the problems can be resolved with force, but the' Holy See thinks differently," Cardinal Angelo Sodano told reporters Monday according to ANSA, an Italian news agency, Without ever specifically referring to the raids, the cardinal said the Vatican hoped that violent "methods do not continue. If you wan.t peace, you /:lave to prepare for peace." U.S. and British warplanes

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Serra 'Club hosts talks on art -and vocations NORTH ATTLEBORO Brenda Chilli Loiselle, head of the Art Department at Bishop Feehan High School, and Sister Thomas More of the Dominican Provincial House in Dighton were recent speakers at meetings of the Attleboro District Serra Club.

Loiselle presented a visual display of computer and digital photo equipment in use at the Doran Arts Center at the school. . • Sister More, former administrator at Madonna Manor, offered her views on fostering voc~tions to the re.ligious life.

Pope presides over biggest consistory in Church history By JOHNTHAVIS

number ·of new cardinals this year, some of them .:..- includVATICAN CITY - Pope ing the three Americans - reJohn Paul II is presiding over ceived guests in the Paul VI the biggest consistory in the Audience Hall. Church's history, creating a -On Thursday, the pope rerecord 44 new cardinals during turned to St. Peter) Square to three days of ceremonies at the concelebrate a: morning Mass Vatican .. with the new cardinals. At that Many of the cardinals time, he presented each of them brought hundreds or even thou- with it gold ring, a sign of their sands of guests, so the scale of special bond with the Church the celebrations is unprec- of Rome. edented. The main events were Many 'If the cardinals spent held in St. Peter's Square, the the rest of only place big thC? day in enough to acreceptions, commodate Many of the cardinals' someti mes the crowds. brought hundreds oreven vi si ti ng the Among the Rom e thousands of guests, so churches new cardinals to the scale of the celebraare three from which they the United tions is unprecedented. have' been States: Cardiassigned. The main events were nals-desigThese :'tituheld in St. Peter's Square, nat e I a r " the onlyplace big enough churches Theodore E. to accommodate the McCarrick of symbolize Washington, their new crowds. Edward M. status as Egan of New members of York and Avery Dulles, a re- the clergy of Rome and their nowned Jesuit theologian. new relationship with the A.t a Liturgy of the Word the bishop of Rome, Pope John . pope held the consistory proper, Paul. formally inducting the new Today, the pope was to greet members into the College of . the new' cardinals and their Cardinals. He pronounced a for- families in a final audience. mula of creation and solemnly The pope named the cardiread their names. nals in January, leaving them Then, as each cardinal knelt about a month to' make travel before him, he consigned to plans, send out invitations and them a scarlet biretta - the order their distinctive red garb. "red hat" - whose color signi- It was the eighth time Pope fies their willingness to shed John Paul has created new cartheir blood for the faith. The dinals since his election in pope's sermon focused on the 1978; he has now named 160 significance of the appoint- of the total 184 members of the ments for the individual prel- College of Cardinals. ates and for the universal Of that number, 135 would Church. be eligible to vote in a conIn tlie afternoon, the cardi- clave, which is restricted to nals hosted '!courtesy visits," in those under age 80. Pope John which anyone can come to of- Paul has named 125 of the vot. fer congratulations. The visits ing-age cardinals, leaving a deare normally held in the rooms finitive stamp on the body that of the Vatican's Apostolic Pal- will some day choose his sucace, but because of the high cessor. CA~OLIC NEWS SERVICE

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Respecting the gift There are many in our social order that simply refuse to believe that man is destroying his environment and ultimately himself. For the last decade scientists and environmentalists have been telling us that we cannot continue to abuse and misA YOUNG LAD EATS THE manage the gifts of nature ttiat have been entrusted to us. The USUAL MEAL FOR THE radicals of the status quo .have done everything in their power NATIVES AND VOLUNTEERS IN to discredit the evioence of. those who are trying to tell us that GUAIMACA, HONDURAS; we are entering into an ecological crisis of disastrous proporRICE, BEANS AND TORTILLAS. tions. In their.greed to abuse the gifts of the'natural order, they THE MISSIONARIES FROM have lashed out against all who are attempting to save humanity from ·itself. Their motivation to ignore all the portents is of THE FALL RIVER DIOCESE . course based on avarice and profit. This mind-set just closes its WORKING IN GUAIMACA eyes and deafens its ears to facts and findings. Like the robber REPORT TtIAT THE VILLAGERS .. barons of the past, they only take from nature; they never are HAVE JUST THE VERY BASIC givers. OF NECESSITIES. (PHOTO It is imperative that we ignore the high .power defiance of these manipulators and take. to mind and heart'the evidence . COURTESY OF FATHER PAUL that the scientific world is presenting for our surviv(,ll. This past CANUEL) 'Week alone two important international reports were presented indicating that we, the world family, are in a catastrophic risk "BUT WHEN YOU GIVE from an ever-increasing global warming pattern. A panel of ALMS, DO NOT L.ET YOUR the world's most important environmental scientists has presented to the United Nations a study which in effect tells of the LEFT HAND KNOW WHAT consequences of warming temperatures, rising seas artd shifts YOUR RIGHT HAND IS in weather patterns caused by global warming. This report foreDOING, SO THAT YOUR casts more tropical diseases, ·more droughts and floods, more ALMSGIVING MAY BE IN severe weather and more deaths from heat waves as the planet becomes warmer. SECRET. AND YOUR FAThey predict that global floods will affect as many as a halfTHER WHO SEES IN SEbillion people. Those who now live in warm climates will; in CRET WILL REPAY YOU" due course, suffer crop failures, (amine and water shortages. ,.. (MAT.T 1.0:3·4). ., In their conclusions, scientists reflect that every ·natural and socioeconomic system is vulnerable to climate change. The increased use of gases and coal is the prime factor in heating up the earth. Glaciers are melting at an ~stol,lnding spee.d; deserts are ever-expanding and water supplies are evapqrating. ':.. . . Despite all the evidenc~"afl1aii'a;·th·e;tapit~t?§trt"'WbfHhs,1. ,I I .,1

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Could jury duty be a religious experience? By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

Usually our experience whe.n called to jury duty seems anything but religious. Never did I think when I received a recent District Court jury summons that I would find myself reflecting as deeply as I did on religious principles. In the past, when'! have walkec,J by this federal court in Washington, I have had to carefully watch mY'step to avoid tripping over TVcamera cables taped to the sidewalk. This is the same court 'that heard cases involving fonner President Clihtonand Microsoft. As I approached its entrance, I happened to notice a three-sided obelisk conta'ining symbolic images of justice; To my surprise, one was an image of a man and woman in a prayerlike posture before a cross with the Ten Commandments above them. Upon entering the building, I came across' the same Ten Commandments on the court's front doors. Once within, I found the commandments again and again on the doors to courtrooms. Normally when we think of the Ten Commandments, we first think of Moses handing them to

the Israelites. But, as one theolo-. gian reminded me, the Ten Commandments were' ultimately handed on to all of us by God. They are God's laws, which are at the heart of all law. It occurred to me that day that as much as some in America wo~ld like to do away with reli- . gious symbols, the symbolism found in and around this federal court serves as a reminder to everyone who enters that it is a temple of justice where secular laws come under the law of God. Interestingly, by the way, there is a frieze in the courtroom of the U.S. Supreme Court in which Divine Inspiration stands at the shoulder of Justice, reminding us that Justice is to be guided by God. During the jurors' preparation . period at District Court on my day of service, I was struck by the close similarities between the duties jurors fulfill and what is a major duty for all Christians: In briefly introducing a juror's duties, a court representative pointed out that we represented the community and were carrying out an important duty in terms of looking after its well-being. But isn't this a responsibility

that the Church tries to instill in its members? When we are baptized, we become part of a community. Just as all other members are responsible for our well-being, we are re~ponsible for theirs. This may sound like an easy principle to follow until we re- . flect on how many people go it alone, avoiding all civic or Church responsibilities. Next we were reminded in District Court that every person has a right to trial. Within this old civic principle is the essence of Christian dignity: Every person has a sacred worth. To harbor prejudice or to prejudge a situation is not only unjust bu't undignified. Of course, outside of weighing the merits and demerits of a case among ourselves as jurors, we were told not to discuss it with anyone else. Here again was a reminder to conduct justice in the most dignified manner possible. As much as I have n~ver enjoyed receiving notice that I've been called to jury (Juty, when I began to see its. relationship to important Christian principles, it began to feel much more like a religious experience than an unwelcome civic chore.

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.MARONITE BISHOP Robert J. Shaheen, left, looks on as Cardinal Nasrallah Sfeir, Maronite patriarch, reads during the episcopal ordination of Bishop Shaheen at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis. (CNS photo by Richard C. Fine of the St. Louis Review)

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Jim Swift, associate pastor of St. Raymond's Maronite Catholic ST. LOUIS - Those famil- Parish in St. Louis. iar only with Latin-rite Catholic The timing of the ordination practice might have been sur- . for the Eastern Church symbolprised at the episcopal ordination izes the "intimate connection beof Bishop Robert J. Shaheen in tween the Eucharist and ordained the Cathedral Basilica of St. ministry," he added. In the Western church, after a Louis. The new bishop, appointed bishop has been ordained, all the to head the Maronite Diocese other bishops present impose their of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los hands on him, signifying that he Angeles, was ordained by Car- now belongs to the order of bishdinal Nasrallah Sfeir, Maronite ops. At the Maronite ordination, patriarch, during the Liturgy of four Maronite bishops assisting the Eucharist, after the bishops the cardinal imposed their hands received Communion but be- on Bishop Shaheen. Other bishfore the clergy and laity re- ops present made the gesture from ceived it. a distance. In the Latin rite, an ordination In both Latin and Maronite takes place between the Liturgy episcopal ordinations, the presider of the Word and the Liturgy of holds the Book of the Gospels over the head of the man to be the Eucharist. At the ordination, Cardinal ordained. That is done because Sfeir placed his left hand on the bishops are known as the preachEucharist and his right on the head ers of the Gospel, Father Swift of Bishop Shaheen as he said a said. , In both rites, the presider also prayer. The action signifies that "the anoints the head of the new bishop power (of ordination) comes di- with consecrated oil. When a rectly from the Eucharist, Jesus, priest is ordained, his hands are through the patriarch t<;> the newly anointed. A bishop's head is ordained," said Vincentian Father anointed as a sign that he is the

head of the church, Father Swift said. In addition, Maronite Bishop John G. Chedid, retiring head of the Diocese of Our Lady of Lebanon, and retired Maronite Archbishop Francis M. Zayek took the new bishop on a procession through the church immediately after his ordination and before Communion was distributed to the clergy and laity. • Most of the music at the ordination was sung in Arabic or Syriac, a dialect ofAramaic, the language used during Jesus' time. Major parts of the Mass also were spoken or sung in Syriac. More than 100 Latin-rite priests, along with Latin- and Eastern-rite bishops and some three dozen Maronite priests, participated in the ceremony, which showed the beauty and communion of the Catholic Church, Father Swift told the St. Louis Review, newspaper of the St. Louis Archdiocese. "When you have an interritual concelebration, everyone wears the vestments of his own rite," he added.

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Name of city 675-3847. stages of the disease, and . refuse Communion to or town should be included, as NORTH DARTMOUTH -,. of course is regressing r------~.:...---_r-:::::iiiiiiij;;;;:::-..,.,Alzheimer's patients, as long well as full dates of all activias they are physically able to ties. DEADLINE IS NOON ON A Separated-Divorced Group regularly. But I am conwill meet Feb. 26 from 7-9 p.m. vinced he is sometimes U , receive. There is no way one FRIDAYS. could legitimately pre~ume Events published must be of at the Diocesan Family Life Cen- more aware of "what is ter, 500' Slocum Road. Guest that the patient is incapable interest and open to our general speaker Sacred Hearts Father f~i;: on" than we of receiving the Eucharist readership. We do not normally Richard McNalley will address with sufficient awareness and Is there a rule about carry notices of fund-raising By Father the topic "Spiritual Journey for this? I think that, even spiritual benefit. activities, which may be adverJohn J, Dietzen Separated-Divorced: To Whom in his condition, receivThe Church's position is tised, at our regular rates, ob- Shall We Go." and has been that when it ~ng Communion would tainable from our business ofcomes to the sacraments, be a big help. (Wisconfice at (508) 675-7151. NORTH DARTMOUTH sin) we always give people the benefit of any doubt and The Qext Retrouvaille weekend A. Your instincts and experience agree totally with leave it to God to sort out. We are ignorant oLtoo ATTLEBORO - Masses on will ,be held April 6-8 and offers all that is known about Alzheimer's sufferers, espe- many factors to take that judgment on ourselves. Ash Wednesday at the La Salette couples a chance to heal and re- cially in their later and final stages. The loss of memory Finally, I hope you are taking advantage of every S\1rine will be celebrated at 12: 10 new troubled marriages. For, and 'of cognitive abilities, which so distresses and frus- opportunity to keep yourself fed, spiritually and emop.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. As of more information call 1-800- trates caregivers like yourself, is not the whole story tionally. Caring for Alzheimer's patients is arguably Feb. 28 weekday confessions will 470-2230 or the Diocesan Office of what can be going on deep inside. the'most draining and exhausting task one can have, be held from 2-3 p.m. and 5-6 of Family Ministry at 999-6420. Even when they cannot speak intelligibly or ratio- and it cannot be done without a load of continuing p.m. Weekend confessions will be nally, or grasp verbal communications, many, per- help and support. '. held from 1-4 p.m. on Saturdays ORLEANS - A Separated- haps most, of these patients can experience through Fortunat~ly, a large variety of printed and other and Sundays. Call the Shrine at" Divorced Catholics Support their senses much that seems to open up parts',of their resources are available for such assistance. Most larger 236-9055 for more information. Group will meet Feb. 25 at 12:30 lives that seemed to be lost in permanent darkness. communities today list an Alzheimer's Association p.m. It will include a presentaJust before this past Christmas a' group of 60 chapter in the phone book. National headquarters are FALMOUTH - A day of tion entitled "From Shame and Alzheimer's patients attended a church service in Cali- at 919 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611-1676. recollection for women will be Guilt to Self Esteem," by Dor- , fornia. Many of them could not say their own names, Phone 1-800-272-3900. Their website is www.alz.org. held on Feb. 28 beginning with othy Levesque and a potluck sup- but from s9mewhere inside they found the words to A free brochure answering questions Catholics a 9 ".m. Mass at St. Patrick's per'at 5 p.m. Those staying for sing "Silent Night" and "Joy to the World." ask about the sacrament of penance is' available Church. It is sponsored by, the the supper are asked to bring a Experiences that reach the senses of hearing and by seO(li~g ;t stamped, ~lf~~ddre.'!sed,envelo~.~o St. Patrick's Council of Catholic covered dish. For more informa- ,touch sometimes seem especially able to surface memo- Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. Women and will include prayer, tion' call Father Richard Roy at ries long lost to consciousness. In my,own experience, Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the lunch and guest speaker Mercy 255-0170. Catholics iii the later stages of the disease may unex- same address, or .e-mail: jjdietzen@aol.com. Sister Dympna Smith and a pre, . ) sentation entitled "Lenten ReSANDWICH - Catholic So." , ~_: flections." If you are pl~hriingr6 y ciiil'Services'"will hold an infor J ' " ' , ' . t-,·.. f J.I:.·.•• attend please call 540-5134. mation session for individuals . and families'interested in adoptFALMOUTH - Safe Place, ing a child from a foreign couna program for friends and fam- tryon March 4 from 2-4 p.m. at , March is Women's History Month; but I rarely find can economic system, ily members grieving a suicide Corpus Christi Parish. Refresh- much attention given to this. Perhaps the reason is that , She has put their stories {nta a resourCe book called meets on the first and third , ments will be served. For more even to this day the reinarkable work of women in the the "Historical Encyclopedia of American Women EnThursday of each month from information call the Fall River past 'couple of centuries has been a well-kept secret. .trepreneurs, 1776 to the Present" (Greenwood Press), 7:30-9:30 p.m. on the second office at 674-4681. While women's studies programs have been developed avmlable in libraries. floor of the chamber of comI especially love the accomplishments of the dozen on some college and university·campuses, little of their merce building. It is sponsored SWANSEA - On March 2 research results actually filter out of the hallowed halls. or so women of color, like Henriette DeLi lie (1813by The Samaritans of Cape Cod and every First Friday of the How many of us know about 19th- and 20th-cen- 1862). How many Catholics know she established a reand the Islands. For more infor- month day-long Adoration of the tury women who bucked ligious commu!lity for mation call 548-8900. Blessed Sacrament follows the 8 the obstacles against gen- ~-------...;..-- biack women, the Sisters of a.in. Mass until 6:30 p.m. at St. der, race" status and envithe Holy Family, and a NEW BEDFORD Our Dominic's Church. Devotion to" ronment to start businesses home for the sick, aged and Lady Star of the Sea Lay' Our Blessed Moth~r will'foilow that m~de them millionpoor? Carmelite Community will ,meet the 8 a.m. Mas's on March 3. For; aires, engage in social re- ' Then there was Hattie on Feb. 25 beginning at 12: 15 p.m. more information call 675-7206: form, open schools for Austin Mosley (1900at St. Joseph-St. Therese Church poor children, found reli1998), who developed a By Antoinette Bosco hall. It will include prayer, instrucTAUNTON - The Youth gious communities and thriving business called tion on Carmelite spirituality, Apostles Institute will hold a blaze the trail for women "Hattie's Chicken Shack." Mass and evening prayer at 4: 15 seminar for youth ministers, in politics? L...----------l,.....;:..... J-I She lived by a creed: "When p.m. For more information call teachers, catechists, parents and I've become familiar with more than 100 of these anybody comes to the door, 993-2763 or 295-1084. interested parties entitled "Help- admirable women, thanks to my sister, Jeannette give 'em something to eat. That may be Jesus." ing Adolescents Learn to Pray," Oppedisano. An. associate professor at Southern ConThe encyclopedia includes the story of one of our NEW BEDFORD - Devo~ on March 6 at 8 p:m. at Dolan necticut State University's School of Business, she newest saints, St. Katharine Drexel, foun{1er of the Sistion to Our Lady of Perpetual Center of St. Mary's Church. wanted to develop a course on the entrepreneurial ven- ters of the Blessed Sacrament. Having inherited gre,at Help is celebrated every Tues- Attendees are invited to join for tures of American women from' a historical perspec- wealth, she saw this as God's way of preparing ,her "for day and devotion to Divine Mass in the side chapel of the tive. She wanted to identify determined women who a future of responsibility." What she did to feed, house Mercy on Thursday following church at 7:30 p.m. For more made important economic, ·cultural, educational and and educate the forgotten people of the United States is the noo.n Mass at Our Lady of information call the Youth social reforms, even when the odds were significantly indeed the mark 9f sainthood. Perpetual Help' Church. For Apostles at 672-2755. against them. Remarkably, my sister discovered that even though more information c.all 992-9378. But my sister hit an obstacle, because - Guess what! most ofthese women experienced tragedy, poverty, great WEST HARWICH - The - she found very little resource material on these fe- responsibility and often extremely hard lives, many of NEW BEDFORD - A pro- Perpetual Adoration Chapel at male innovators. What was available was written mostly them - fired'with a vision to serve others -lived into gram entitled "Lord, Liar or Lu- Holy Trinity Church, 'Route 28, by men who implied that women entrepreneurs were an old age well beyond the average life span of women natic: Will the 'Real' Jesus Please invites people to sign up and "a recent phenomenon." That sparked in my sister what of their times. Stand Up," will, be held in the spend an hour or two in prayer. she has called the main ingredient of entrepreneurship: ''They ~ere women of courage, stamina and tenacupper room of Bickford's Res- This regional chapel of the mid- "passion." She began passionately to research and re- ity; they were talented jugglers of the demands from taurant, 2980 Acushnet Avenue Cape area depends on the sup- discover outstanding women who fit her definition of multiple social roles; and they achieved against the odds," on March 14. It is part .of the port of people. All ages wel- entreprene~r: "agents of change, who took substantial said Jeannette. ''This work is a celebration of .these Youth and Young Adult Ministry come. For more information call risks to initiate and develop 'an endeavor," and in so women." Office's "Theology on Tap" se- Jane Jannell at 430-0014. In March, let us remember them: doing have made a substantial contribution to ourAmeri-

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Bishop asks Bush for U.S. support of East Timorese

THE ANCHOR - Diocese ofFall River- Fri., February 23,200 I

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Is it a cold or a flu or a fold or a cloo? If it seems to you that I am way turns into a scene from the writing this column really, really "Wizard of Oz." J\ long, long yelfast, then you are right. I am low b'rick driveway looms out writing it during the small enve- endlessly before you. lope of time between when my You con~ider joining arms 12-hour cold, achey-flu medicine with unseen companions and kicks in and the 18 minutes it lasts ends. During the dramatic treks I have taken from the house during recent days - up the driveway to the mailbox - I have worn a backpack full of , By Dan Morris handkerchiefs and tissues. If not, I might have been .... -1

friend," he says, "everyone in the neighborhood has this bug and it's a doozy, Have you seen the Wizard?" You ask him for directions back to Kansas. When you arrive there, Dorothy has been replaced by the Wicked Witch of the Thermometer who cackles: "Fluids and rest. Fluids and rest. But first, take a bath in chicken soup." .Truly one of the weird things about this particular "bug" is that it seems to be a hybrid between a cold and a flu and running the last couple of miles of a 26-mile marathon. You kinda ache, but not as badly as with the flu. Your sinuses are in full revolt, but defy cold meds. You are so fatigued you need help blinking. ' Maybe it should be called a fold, or ,a clue, or a cloo, or a phluchold, or a cold-ooey. Yes, you guessed it. My 18 minutes have expired. Comments are welcome. Email Uncle Dan at ensuncle @yahoo.com.

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(Mk lO:33). Wi-th thes~ 'words, the-Lord invites ~',·~they are words that, if taken seriously, the disciples tojourney with hi.nlalong the road' demand a radical conversion. Instead, that leads from Galilee to the place where he ' when one is offended or hurt, one is ~ill complete his redemptive mission. The road tempted to give in to the psychologitowards Jerusalem, which the Evangelists cal mechanisms of self-pity and represent as the crowning point of Jesus' earthly venge, ignoriQg the invitation of Jesus journey, is the model for:. the ChPstian.who is' to love one's enemy. Nevertheless, committed to following the teacher on the way ,'d~ly human events clearly evidence of the cross. Also the men and'women of today' . how much forgiveness and reconciliare asked by Christ to "go up to Jerusalem."ation are undeniably needed for bringHe insists on this, particularly in Lent~ a propi-' ing about a real personal and social tious time for self-c'onversion and for finding, renewal. This is valid in interpersonal full communion with him, intimately taking, relations' but also among communipart in the mystery of his death and resurrec- ti~s as well as nations. tion. ,3. The numerous and tragic conLent, therefore, rep~esen~s for believers thei~licts which tear at humanity, someopportune occasion for a profound re-exami- times also ar~sing from misundernation of life. In the contemporary wotld~ , stood religious motives, haye left .alongside the generous testimonies of the Gos~ marks of hatred and violence amongpe(there are baptized who, in the face of the peoples. Occasionally, this occurs demanding appealto set out'''up to Jerusalem," also among groups and factions offer indifferent resistance and sometimes even within a nation itself. In fact, with a open rebellion. "There are situations in which sad sense of helplessness, we assist the experience of prayer is lived in somewhat at times to the return of .skirmishes, superficial way, in a way that the word of God which were believed definitiv~ly does not penetrate i~to life. Even the sacrament settled. This gives the impression that of penance itself is thought by many to be in- some people are inyolved in a spiral significant and the celebration of Sunday,lit-' of unstoppable violence that will continue to reap victims upon victims, urgy only asa duty to be fulfilled. without a concrete solution envi. ,,' How is one to accept the'invitation to con- , sioned. The desires for peace that arise from at the,v,mous levels, is calJed each time to acversion that Jesus addresses to us also in this every part of the world are thlis ineffective: The knowledge as her own with renewed convic'.'" necessary commitment to move toward the de- tion. Lenten season? How can a serious , sired agreement ~oes not appear to take root. change in life come to be realized? , 4;:~:rh.e only way t6':peace i~ forgiveness. It is necessary frrst of all to open In the face of this alarming scenario, Chris- To' accept and give forgiveness lIl~kes posthe heart to the touching messages . tians cannot remain indifferent. Itis for thisJea-,sible a,.new quality of rapport betw'een men, of the liturgy. The period that leads son that,in the jubilee ye'ar just cOIicluded~'~tj~~errqpting the spiral of hatred and· revenge,. , to Easter represents a providential spoke out asking God's pardon for the Chur~h~!;~i~a, preakS'othe chains of ~vil whic~ bind th~ " , gift of the Lord and a precious 0P"' ,and for the sins of~her'-: hearts ofrivals. For nations' in. search of rec-' . portunity to draw closer to .......... . .-,......-.,.........-=-==-......,...,.-...........,r children. Vie are,; weli 'Ori~i~~ati6n and, for~t~~s~ ~oping'fQ~:p'eaceful.:'~ ~ him, turning inward and listening to hi.s' voice L..J aware that the ,guIlt of coeXIstence ,among lllihviduais amtpeoples," within us. ' Christians somewhat there is no other:way than forgiveness re- ", darkened the spotless face:, ceived and offered. How rich are the benefi- ... 2. Some Christians think ' flowever, trusting in God,'s cial teachings which resonate in the 'Words they are able to do witl,lout such merciful love, which does not take of the Lord: "L.<?v~: your enemies and pray a constant spiritual effort beinto account evil in the face of rep~n-: ' for those,who pe'rsecute you so that you may tance, we are also able to continually re'-', be sons of your F«t.her who is in h~Slven;' for cause they do not heed the urgency of 'confronting themtum with confidence to the path. Thel6ve<'he makes his sun rise on the evif artd on 'the ' of God finds its highestOexpressions p~e~."·good and sends niin on the just and on the selves with the truth of the Gospel. So as not to disturb their cisely when man, sinful and thankless',-is; .unjust" (Mt 5:~4745). To love the one who way of living, they attempt to brought back to full' com-' "offends you disarms the adversary and is abJ~ empty and make innocuous munion with him. In 'this -,'to'transform a battlefieldinto a place· of supwords such as: "Love your enperspective, the "purifica-' pottive cooperation. emies, do good to those who tion of the memory" is hate you" (Lk 6:27). For these above all the renewed conThis is a challenge that concerns individu-' persons, such words sound so fession of divine mercy, a als but also communities, peoples and all hudifficult to accept and translate confession that the Ghurch; manity. It concerns families in a special'way.

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It is not easy to convert one's self to for- ,tic social renewal an~ for the strengthening of giveness and reconciliation. To reconcile can peace in the world. The Church, announcing already seem problematic when at the origin forgiveness and love of enemies, is conscious there is self-guilt. If then the other is guilty, to inspire in the spiritual patrimony of all huto reconcile one's self can be seen even as an manity a new way of relating to each other; a unreasonable humiliation. To take this path; somewhat difficult way, but rich in hope. In it is necessary to experience interior conver- this; the Church knows to rely on the help of sion; the courage of humble obedience to the the Lord, who never abandons one who turns command of Jesus is necessary. His word to him in difficulty. _ leaves no doubt: Not only the one who provokes the estranged, but also the one who suf5. "Love is not resentful" (l Cor fers must find reconciliation (cf. Mt 5:23-24). 13:5). In this expression from the First Letter The Christian must make peace even when to the Corinthians, the Apostle Paul recalls that feeling as the victim of one who has unjustly forgiveness is one of the highest forms of pracoffended and struck. The Lord himself acted ticing charity. Lent represents a propitious in this manner. He waits for the disciple to-time to further deepen the significance of this follow him, cooperating in this way in the 'virtue., Through the sacrament of reconciliabrotherly redemption. tion, the Father gives to us in Christ his forgiveness'and this encourages us to live in love, In our times, forgiveness appears more and ~onsidering the other not as an enemy but as more as a necessary dimension for an authen- a brother. May this time of penance and reconciliation encourage believers to think and act in the sign of authentic charity, open to all the human dimensions. This inner attitude will lead them to carry the fruits of the Spirit (cf. Gal 5:22) and to offer with a new heart material help to those who are in need. '

ing: "But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?" (1 Jn 3: 17).

heart reconciled with God and with neighbor is a generous heart. In' the holy days of Lent the "offering" assumes a deeper meaning, because it is not just giving something from the surplus to relieve one's conscience, but to truly take upon one's self the.路misery present in the world. To look at the suffering face and the conditions of misery of many brothers and sisters forces us to share at least part of our own goods with those in difficulty. The Lenten offering brings about adde<;l richness of meaning if the one 'making the offering is freed from resentment arid indifference, obstacles which keep us far from communion with God and with our brothers and sisters.

Brothers and Sisters! St. John Chrysostom, commenting on the teaching of Our Lord on the way to Jerusalem, recalls that <;hrist does not leave the disciples ignorant of the struggles and sacrifices that awaited them. He underscores that to renounce the "I" is difficult. However it is not impo~sible when one is able to count on the help of God granted us "through the communion with the person of Christ" ("Patroiogia Graeca," 58, 619 s).

The world expects from Christians a consistent witness of communion and solidarity. In this context the words of the Apostle John are very enlighten-

With these sentiments, I invoke the protection of the Mother of Mercy on the Lenten journey of the entire community of believers and impart my heartfelt apostolic blessing on each of you.

"The Christian must make peace even when feeling as the victim of one who has unjustly offended and struck. The Lord himself acted in this manner. He waits for the disciple to follow him, cooperating in this way in tHe brotherly redemption."

"The world expects from Christians a consistent witness of communion and solidarity."

That is why, in this Lenten season, I want to invite all believers to an ardent and confident prayer to the Lord, because it allows each person to experience anew his mercy. Only this gift will help us to welcome and live the love of Christ in an ever more joyful and generous way, a love which "does not insist on its own way; it is not ~sentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right" (l Cor 13:5-6).

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eNS video reviews NEW YORK (CNS) - The Stallone seeks revenge against following are home videocassette the thugs wh6 murdered his reviews from the U.S. Catholic brother. Director Stephen Kay's Conference Office for Film and gimmicky camera work and styl-Broadcasting. Each videocassette ized visuals fail to disguise a is available on VHS format. The- nonsensical plot, atrocious peratrical ,movies on video have a formances and senseless violence. U.S. Catholic Conference clas- Much gratuitous violence, brief sification and Motion Picture As-' drug content, fleeting lesbian sociation of America rating. All sexual el1counters, recurring reviews indicate the appropriate rough language and brief profanage group for the video audience. ity. The U.S. 'Catholic Confer"Bless the Child" (2000) .ence classification is 0 - mor~ Absorbing thriller in which a ally offensive..The Motion ~ic psychiatric nurse (Kim Basinger) ture Association of America ratsuspects that her six-year-old · ing is R - restrict~d. (Warner niece (Holliston Coleman) is be- Home Video) "Good.night Mister Tom" ing tar.geted by members of a (1999) Satanic sect planning to misuse the child's extraordinary powers Engrossing drama set in a to fulfill a biblical prophecy. As World War II English village directed by Chuck Russell, the where a curmudgeonly senior (John Thaw) is transformed f~miliat: good vs. evil premise has a convincingly spooky edge. when forced to take in a nine-. with a refreshing emphasis on the year-old London boy (Nick selflessness of love, but is marred Robinson) who has suffered' by a cheesy ending. Recurring much at the hands of a mentally violence with some gore, occult ill mother (Annabelle Apsion). theme, brief drug use and mini- Handsomely'directed by Jack mal rough language. The U.S. Gold, the sentimental story upCatholic Conference classifica- lifts with its charming depiction tion is A-IV -·adults, with res- · of community, caring and tolerervations. The Motion Picture ance. The U.S. Catholic ConferAssociation of America rating is ence classification is A-II R - restricted. (Paramount) adults and adolescents. Not rated "Book of Shadows: Blair by the Motion Picture Associa-' . Witch 2" (2000) tion of America. (PBS Home Putrid sequel in which four Video)' young people and their locaL "A Walk Up Broadway" (1999) guide go into the woods where a previous group supposedly vanEngaging documentary in ished only to experience similar which David Hartman and hisparanoia and murderous vio- torian Barry Lewis stroll along lence. Director Joe Berlinger's · New York City's Great White crass attempt to further a "Blair Way, detailing four centuries Witch" movie and merchandis- worth of historical fact and lore ing franchise is a debasing film associated with the famed 17whose cop~out ending should dis- mile-long street, a former gust anyone unfortunate enough Algonquin Indian trade route. to endure this shrill, pointless Lewis relates wry anecdotes mess. Recurring stabbings, sexu-- about Walt Whitman, ,the Yankees ally violent situations, "recre- and 19th-century moguls and ational substance abuse, intermit- Broadway celebrities while also tent nudity and constant rough . commenting on the remarkable language. The U.S. Catholic Con- architecture of the Woolworth Building, the' Customs House, the ference classification is 0 morally offensive. The Motion Flatiron Building and the CloisPicture "Association of America ters, among others. The U.S. rating is R - restriCted. (Arti- Catholic Conference classificasan) tion is A-II - adults and adoles"Digimon: The Movie" cents. Not rated by the Motion (2000) Picture Association of America, Virtually unwatchable Japa- (PBS Home Video) . "Woman on Top" (2000) nese animated muddle aimed at children in which youngsters Escapist comedy about a sizwitness constant hostility be- zling chef (Penelope Cruz) who t~een Digimon creatures, such leaves her native Brazil and stias a giant monster who inflicts fling macho husband (Murilo much mayhem. before being de- Benicio) for San Francisco, where stroyed. Based on a Fox TV se- she lands a television cooking ries, three directors can't make show that is an instant hit. Whimsense of their cobbled-together sical visual effects and exotic loshorts so settle for chaotic action cations notwithstanding, director scenes stressing aggressive be- Fina Torres' dull film capitalizes havior. Frequent angry confron- on the aesthetic pleasures but lags tations. The U.S. Catholic Con- behind in engaging narrative con- ' ference classification is A-II -,..- tent. Theme of mysticism, a few adults, and adolescents. The Mo- sexual encounters with nu'dity, tion Picture Association of minor homosexual innuendo and America rating is PG - paren- brief crass language with fleeting tal guidance suggested. (Fox) profanity. The U.S. Catholic'Con"Get Carter" (2000) ference classification is A-III Ineffectual remake of a 1971 adults. The Motion Picture AssoBritish thriller in which vicious ciation of America rating is R Las' Vegas hit man Sylvester restricted. (Fox)

MISS GROTKE'S fourth-grade class celebrates the end of the school year in the animated feature "Recess: School's Out." (eNS photo from Walt Disney Pictures)

"Recess: School's Out' scores 'F"'on the entertainment scale By ANNE NAVARRO CATliOUC NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK - Do away with summer vacation? Not if a group offourth~graders from the Third Street School have anything to say about it. Disney's innocuous family film "Recess: School's Out" is just that: harmless but bland animation. Based on the TV cartoon, "Disney's Recess," about a bunch of elementary school kids and, well, what they do during recess, the film feels like an extended episode of the series. It's summertime and ring leader TJ. Detweiler (voice of Andrew Lawrence) is the oilly one of his inner circle who isn't away at some specialty summer camp. His boredom is soon broken when he sees a hugdaser beam poke out of the schoolhouse roof. Suspecting ~omething fishy is going on, TJ, finagles a way to gather the gang back from summer camp ~o help him get to the bottom of the mystery. As with most Disney films, the evil guy is instantly recognizable. James Woods is the edgy voice behind dastardly Dr. Benedict. A former school principal ousted for his unconventional way of raising test scores, the bitter Benedict once tried to eliminate recess from the school day. Now he plans to use a laser beam to alter the weather and create a permanent winter, thereby doing away with summer vacation. . .

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NEW YORK (CNS) - Following are recent capsule reviews issued by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. .

"Down to Earth" . (Paramount) Stale rerriake has an aspiring comedian (Chris Rock) die prematurely, followed by inept angel (Eugene Levy) placing him in the body of an elderly millionaire who has just been bumped off by his wife and her lover. Directed by hrothers Chris and Paul Weitz, the romantic comedy is a poor rewrite that uses the race issue for cheap laughs. Some sexual

While the film is peppered with some adult humor aimed at chapero,ning parents, most of it barely rises above a chuckle. The look of the animation is flat with muted colors, but the characters themselves are cleverly drawn and voiced. Yet the children's adventure remains pretty mundane. However, the interesting parts of the film are the 21st-century cultural updates. TJ. threatens to post his sister's diary on the Internet if she doesn't give him a ride to his buddies' summer camps. And there seems to be a baby boomer's nostalgia for the lazy summer days when kids just hung out in the neighborhood playing kick-the-can instead of going to space camp or the like .for six weeks. This nostalgia is also reflected in the choice of music: almost every song is a hit from the 1960s. Martha & the Vandellas' "Dancing in the Streets," "Let the Sunshine In" by the 5th Dimension, and scads of other '60s tunes are heard througIlout the film. And speaking of music, Robert Goulet is a treat as the hysterically deep singing voice of chubby bass Mickey, a member ofTJ.'s clique. Though children may be enttlusiastic about seeing familiar cartoon faces on the big screen, the film's 84 minutes ultimately may bore them. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G - gene~al aud!ences.

references and fleeting profanity with recurring crass language. The U.S .. Catholic Conference . classification isA-II-adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be . inappropriate for children under 13.

"The Price of Milk" (Lot 47) Offbeat New Zealand fairy tale about a happily engaged couple (Danielle Cormack and Karl Urban) living on a dairy farm whos~ idyllic lives are disrupted when they come into contact with a strange Maori woman (Rangi Motu) who steals things for retribution. Set against magnificent rural landscapes, writer-director Harry Sinclair's sophomore feature examines the boundaries of relationships and the theme of entitlement with surreal happen-ings and, an eccentric wit. A livein relationship, brief drug use, some sexual innuendo and fleeting nudity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III

- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 :- parents are strongly cautioned: Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. .

"Sweet November" (Warner Bros.) Strained romantic remake in which a free-spirited young woman (Charlize Theron) lakes in a different man every month, her latest being Keanu Reeves. who falls in love with her but soon discovers the sad secret behind her brief romances. As directed by Pat 0'Connor, the drama's slack story line is barely engaging and, though treated off- . handedly, the film's subtext of promiscuity is unsettling. A few sexual encounters with fleeting nudity, brief profanity and some. crass language. Th~ U.S. Catholic Conference classification is AIII - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly ~autionecf. Soine material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

TIlEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., February 23, 2001

Pope asks Austria to promote culture of respect for life

RESIDENTS OF village near La Hormiga in the Putumayo province of Colombia walk to the border with Ecuador to escape fighting between guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, right-wing death squads and government troops. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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Pope sends peace medal to guerrilla leader.

guerrillas," he added. Known by its Spanish initials FARC, the guerrilla army was to return to formal peace talks this week for By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE the first time since it broke off peace negotiations in BOGOTA, Colombia - The president of the Co- November. lombian bishops' conference expressed "unconditional Regarding the critical reaction of some sectors to and enthusiastic supp0r1;" for the agreement made by Pope John Paul II's decision to send a medal to Colombia's president and the leader of the Marxist Marulanda, Archbishop Jaramillo explained·that "this Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to renew gesture does not express any moral judgment of the peace talks. recipient, but is an act aimed at expressing the Holy Archbishop Alberto Giraldo Jaramillo of Medellin Father's desire for peace and justice in Colombia." praised the 13-point agreement signed by President Pastrana gave M~landa a medal with the pope's Andres Pastrana and Manuel Marulanda in early Feb- image on one side and St. Paul'on the other. The medal ruary after the president traveled to the demilitarized also had the phrase "Peace is in Truth." i6i-ieofSan'Vicent6Jde¥Caguan':" "," ' ,,' .. . PaS~ra~a, said'that the pope gave him 'the medal . 'The"~r~1i611~h6'pl;rl~iie'd ih'el~ir~~meht!s to' when it was known that he was going to meet the "make of San Vicente del Cagllan a demilitarized zone guerrilla leader. A nearly 40-year conflict involving guerrillas, death only for the purpose of peace, and not for the guerrilsquads and government security forces in Colombia las to recruit new militants." If the guerrilla army "keeps its word in this regard, has claimed more than 35,000 lives in the laSt 10 years it means that children will not be forced to join the alone and left some 1.2 million people displaced. I . ,

VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul IT asked Austria to use its unique position as a "bridge country" at the heart of Europe to promote a culture of respect for human life and family. Europe and its countries "stand today at a crossroads: to become either a blossoming garden or a stagnant pond," he said last week at a meeting with Austria's new ambassador to the Holy See, Walter Greinert. . "For a garden to be filled with flowers, it must be a place that favors life," he said. The pope said laws - in Austria and other European countries - that permit abortion in the first three months of pregnancy "remain an open wound in my heart." . Growing discussion of legalizing euthanasia acro~s Europe showed that people were moving a.way from seeing life as a gift, he said. Recent biomedical research, he added, was treating early human development not as simply as an object of study "but also of manipulation and cloning."

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He said European culture must be called back "to the principles of an authentic humanism, giving a dynamic and sure foundation to the promotion and defense of the rights of the human being in one's very essence." Defense and promotion of families must be anolher priority for governments, the pope said. "Experience demonstrates that the stability of peoples is favored above all through the flowering of famili~s:' he said. ''The garden of our society will flourish when families flower anew." He said society's weakest members also benefit when its families th.rive. Families are "not only the sanctuary of life, but also a school of social love" that becomes solidarity extended outside the family, he said.

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Oregon death penalty initiative .said to have 'big head start' PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) - A ences University. drive to abolish the death penalty in On the ca~paign committee are Oregon is "taking off with a big head Archbishop John G. Vlazny ofPortstart," said the campaign's manager. . land, archdiocesan chancellorMary Having come up ShOlt of signa- Jo Tully, Oregon Catholic Confertures to qualify for the state's 2000 ence director Bob Castagna, and ballot, opponents of capital pllnish- Jesuit Father James Jacobson, chapment hope to qualify an initiative lain in state prisons. for the 2002 elections. The committee counts 1,000 A group called the Life for a Life volunteers and will have more than Committee wants to replace the death a year to gather about 90,000 valid penalty with sentences of life in signatures. prison without parole and require Hanis said many Oregonians are those convicted of murder to make skeptical about abolishing the death restitution to victims' families. pemilty. But organizers say the more "It has taken more than one cycle they talk to voters, the more voters to affect public policy at this level," come around.to their side. Angela Harris, committee chief, told "We must recognize the pain that the Catholic Sentinel, newspaper of is inflicted upon the families of the Portland Archdiocese. "We have murder victims and support them lots ofsupport from people we gath- in their time of need," said Paulus. ered together last. time and we are ''This measure will ensure that ready to go." criminals who commit terrible Chief petitioners of the ballot ini- crimes spend the rest of their lives tiative, called the Life for a Life Act, in prison with no chance of ever are retired U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield, being able to hurt another person a Republican; Norma Paulus, former again," she said. "Families of vicOregon education superintendent; tims will receive restitution and no and Dr. William Connor, a physi- innocent person will receive the cian with the Oregon Health Sci- death penalty." .

Churches, Harris said, are "a really good conduit for the conversation to happen." Last year, Catholic parishes allowed signature gatherers to set up tables after Masses. The Catholic drive against the death penalty gained momentum in September 1997, when. the definitive Latin edition of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" was promulgated by the pope with a stronger emphasis on Catholic teaching against the death penalty. The changes reflected Pope John Paul's argument in his 1995 encyclical, "Evangelium Vitae," that the cases in which the execution of'll murderer is necessary for public safety "are very rare, if not practically nonexistent." In 1999, during a Mass in St.Louis, the pope appealed for an end to the death penalty and intervened with the Missouri governor on behalf of a death-row inmate. Last year, a study in Rorida by the Palm ijeach Post showed that it cost the state $51 million more to carry out executions than it would have cost to carry out life sentences without parole.

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Officialspraisepriest's 'save the tigers'campaign By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VALMIKINAGAR,India-A priest in eastern India has won admirers even among Hindu government officials for persuading tribals not to illegally hunt tigers. "The priest has done what we could not do with state power and resources," said Ashok Prasad, a senior forest conservator in Valmikinagar, Bihar state, re..ported UCA News, an Asian church 'news agency based in Thailand. Father Hilarius Kujur of Bettiah Diocese has persuad~d Tharu and Oraot:\ tribals not to poach tigers and to become the wild animals' guardians instead, the officer said. ·Prasad told UCA News' that ,they received no reports of tigers being killed after the 65-year-old priest launched his "save the tiger" campaign among tribals who live near the forests on the IndoNepal border, a traditional habitat of Royal Bengal tigers. Two decades ago, the forest housed some 1,000 tigers, but their number came down to 20 just before the priest's campaign. Since then, the tig~r popula: tion has gone up to 32, and Prasad predicts it will hit 200 in a decade if the trend continues. Father Kujur, an Oraon 'tribal priest, told UCA News that he wanted to save the tigers because many of his parishioners lost their crops to wild grazing animals. According to agronomist Ramakant Mishra, tigers are "the

most reliable guards" since they prowl around fields for wild animals that destroy the crops. Sitaram Mishra, a forest ranger, said that until the priest intervened, the government spent some 500 million rupees (about US$10.8 million) for tiger conservation in the area - without results. In 1990, the government dedared the forests a protected sanctuary for tigers and made.poaching them a cri·me. However, poaching was not brought to the attention of authorities since it involved big money; Father Kujur said. Father Kujur said he taught some 200,000 Tharu and Oraon that poaching tigers went against ,their respect for nature and harmed the forests they revered. He also convinced an assembly of elected headmen and village tribal clan chiefs that they. could save their crops if they let tigers live. On the priest's proposal, the elders met at Valmikinagar, some , 600 miles east of New Delhi, and pledged not to kill tigers;.a vow that bOUlid all tribals in the area. The priest said the chiefs 'formed a tiger protection force comprising 10 people for every village. ' - , ' '. ..., , , According to.l,l study ,by the " nongovernmeqt.al Jrido~Nep~J.

"-'.. SCHOOLCHILDREN in the village of Candelaria, EI Salvador, carry the coffin of a classmate in a funeral procession. A second earthquake in a month's time destroyed homes, businesses, schools and churches in the country. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Salvador"an bishops call for joint effort to reconstruct By

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sequence of ,a global situation mated reconstruction costs at a where you have a recurrence of SAN SALVADOR -'While March 7 meeting of donor coun- natural disasters or man-made diSalv~doran~ began the proce~~ of tries in Spain. It is still too early sasters that create stress on the inburyIng ~helr .dead.el1 masse f~r. the . to say how much more will be ternational community's response sec?nd t~me In a mo~t?, the, blSh- sought after the Feb. 13 quake, to this situation." Meanwhile, impromptu funerops' .co.n~erence calleo on all sec- , which in one province alone FriendshipAssociatiori;'wild'ani~,J9.f S tOJ01~ forces to produce a re- " d~stroyed ~ore than two-thirds als have been taking place across the country for the latest quake mals destroyed some two billion constructIOn plan. ' of the hOUSIng. .rupees' (US$43 million) worth of . ,. l~ a pastoral message released, The bishops said the interna- victims, many of whom were chilcrops grown in the area. wlthl? hours o~ the Feb.. 13 ,quake, tional aidthat has been received dren. A poignant focus of the tile bIshops s~d that thIS new'na- since Jan. 13 - from governtionil1 disaster should be a cause for mental and nongovernmental nation's grief has beenthe funeral reflection, but also a motive for a sources - has been "abundant of the children who died beneath "common response that is fitting to bu't insufficient" to meet the the walls of their parish school in the dimensions"of the tragedy. needs of the earthquake survi- the town of Candelaria, about 18 The bishops called on the govern- vors. miles east of San Salvador and ment, political parties and other soBruno Moro, U.N. coordina- . close to the quake's epicenter. ' cial groups to overcome their differ- tor in EI Salvador, predicted , The bodies of five small chilences for the good of the country. , "some donor fatigue after these dren and their teacher had heen recovered from the ruins. AccordWhile' praising the response two earthquakes." from all sectors to the first quake "Without an indication that ing to witnesses, 25-year-old Ana that hit the country Jan. 13 -Ieav- there is some lesson learned from Elizabeth Chicas de Chavez had . ing up to 1,000 dead and tens of one natural disast~r to another, already run to safety from the topthousands homeless - the bishops there is disenchantment" on the pling building, but turned back criticized "some actions that reflect part of donors, he told Catholic . to try to save some of her tiny the inability to set aside personal News Service in an interview. pupils. ' Officials were uncertain how and political bias" reflected in cases But he added that the crisis of of "discrimination in the handing confidence was not limited to many were still buried in the colout of aid relief." El Salvador, but rather "the con- lapsed school. Opposition politicians' have complained that the government of Francisco Flores has left them 'Out of the emergency response for poChurc~ litical reasons. "It is time to sit down and toVATICAN CITY (CNS) de Paul Society's international gether elaborate a phm for recon- The work of the Society of S1. coordinating committee were struction ... (a process that) we are Vincent de Paul around the meeting in Rome and participated' willi:lg to"facilitate so as to design world is a ;eminder to the in the pope's weekly general autogether the future of our nation," Church of its obligation to serve dience. said the bishops. Christ in the poor, Pope John The soci~ty has more than. According to officials figures, Paul II said. 800,000 members in 130 coun, more than 270 have been killed in All Christians are called to tries. the latest of the two quakes to hit find ways to demonstrate to othIn a written' message to the the impoverished Central American ers "the tenderness and compas- coordinating committee, the pope country. Aid workers now say that sion of Christ himself, who re- said one of the greatest values of SOBHIYA AL-AMUR, 50, confronts an Israeli bulldozer more than 15 percent of the six mil" minds each person of the value the society is that it emphasizes as it destroys two Palestinian houses near a Jewish settle-' lion inhabitants have been affected of their dignity and the unique ' "personal contact with the poor," ment in the Gaza Strip, while Israel's Prime Minister-elect" by the double disaster. place they occupy in the heart one of the most effecti ve ways of After the first quake, the gov- of God," the pope said recently. sharing "the infinite tenderness of 'Ariel Sharon was looking to forge unity government. (CNS ernment planned to seek a large Members of ~he S1. Vincent our Father in heaven." photo from Reuters)

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Haitian-Americans tepid about Aristide's return to power ByTOMTRACY CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

port of Haiti's impoverished minority, and he became Hai'ti's first democratically elected president in 1990. He fled Haiti in the fall of 1991 after the coup, and :-etumcd in 1994,

munity after an Organization of American States observer mission said the count method used was unMIAMI - In Miami's Little fair. Haiti, lean-Bertrand Aristide's inauAristide's inauguration was regumtion earlier this month to portedly shunned by much of his second term as Haiti's the world, with many counpresident prompted none of "I feel he (Jean-Bertrand Aristide) tries declining to send delcgathe high energy and emotion seen after his first election and is' not doing anything ·to help the tions because of disputed legthe military coup that deposed country and he is alienating the islative elections last year. The him in 1991. United States, France and Canada," United States was.represented "There is a big difference said Flore Jean-Pierre, 22, who is a only by its ambassador. "I feel he is not doing anybetween Aristide in 1990 and senior at Barry University in Miami thing to help the country and now," said Yves Renaud, a Haitian-American who runs and a member of the school's Hai- he is alienating the United States, France and Canada," an Internct-based Haitian tian Intercultural Association. said Flore Jean-Pierre, 22, news service from Miami. "I . who is a senior at Barry Unican't believe someone who came when a U.S. military invasion re- . versity in Miami and a member of from so high has fallcn so low." As a Salesian priest,Aristide, who stored him to power. He was suc- the school's Haitian Intercultural Association. has since been laicized, drew atten- ceeded by Rene Preval in 1996. Last year's elections put Aristide Aristide must comply with the tion in the mid-I 980s by criticizing the totalitarian regime ofthe Duvalier back in power, but were judged un- rules of other countries that want to family. His homilies won the sup; acceptable by the international com- help .I:laiti, added Jean-Pierre, who

said a good i.eader is someone who is willing to listen to criticism something she said Aristide lacks. "The people are living in poverty and nothing has changed," JeanPierre said. 'There are countries that want to help but they won't because of Aristide." . . Carline Faustin, a Haitian who works for the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, said the election controversy needs to be put aside and Aristide needs to govern. "Let the man do his job and hopefully there will be a better future," said Faustin, who also hosts a Haitian-Creole-language radio show in

Miami. She said she is no supporter of Aristide, but she noted the new presidel}t still enjoys considerable support among Haitians in the city. It would be better for him to serve his term without further controversy, without the "constant chaos" in Haiti, according to Faustin. ''Aristide recently met with members of the opposition parties at a meeting hosted by the papal nuncio in'Haiti, according to Miami's Renaud. "It's been a real lesson for everyone - that it's not just about popularity, but also legitimacy, fairness, honesty," he said.

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tion with the community of thc faithful. On March 4, the first Sunday of Lent, thousands of men, women and children throughout the world will gather in their diocesan cathedrals to take part in the liturgical celebration known as the Rite of Election. This liturgy, in which the bishop formally acknowledges the readiness of those being called to the sacraments of initiation at the Easter Vigil in their own respective parishes, is the second step in Christian initiation and brings to a close the formal,.period of formation of those preparing for full membership in the Catholic Church. In this diocese, catechumens, as those who are preparing for the sacraments of initiation are called,0 and candidates - those who are already baptized in other Chris-

tian traditions - will gather with their godparents, families, friends and Christian initiation team members to celebrate this tite with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM· Cap. During the Rite of Election, the bishop formally acknowledges the readiness of the catechumens and

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calls them ~o the reception of the Easter sacraments, to be conferred later in their own parishes. The catechumens, who are now called the Elect, respond to the bishop's call by expressing their desire for the sacraments and inscribing their names in the special book that lists the names of those who have been chosen. Combined with the Rite of Election is another rite known as the Call to 'Continuing Conversion. At this ceremony, Bishop O'Malley will ask forthe approval of the sponsors of those already baptized in other Christian traditions and of those baptized Catholics who are completing their Christian initiation, to continue their preparations· for confirma- . tion and or Eucharist or reception into the full communion of the Catholic Church.

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THESE BISHOP Feehan High School, Attleboro, seniors are all smiles after receiving early notice of acceptance by the college of their chQice. From left: Patrick Ward, Dartmouth College; Matthew Gibson, New York University; Jessica Ciak, Bates College; Rachel Dillon, Brown; Catherine Poholek, Georgetown; Kristen Ettensohn, Brown; Nicole Nadeau, University of Notre 8ame; Rajeev Chaudhry, full academic scholarship to the University of Rhode Island and Colin WhQoten, University of Loyola. At right is Katherine McCann, recipient of a full academic scholarship to Boston College. .

Bishop Stang hoopster· honored NORTH DARTMOUTH Bishop Stang High School senior basketball standout Dan Martin was honored by representatives of ~cDonald's last Friday as a nominee to the 2001 McDonald's All-American High School Basketball Team. The captain of the team, he averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds a game so far this season.

The 24 th annual McDonald's All American High School Basketball Game will be played March 28 at the Cameron Indoor Stadium, home of the Duke University Blue Devils, and broadcast live on ESPN at 9 p.m. Martin was among 1,600 basketball players nominated and the team's final roster will be announced later this month.

..... AN INDUCTION ceremony was recently held at St. Mary's School, New Bedford, for 27 members of the Junior Honor Society. The event featured guest speaker James McNamee, superintendent of schools for the Fall River dio. cese. With students and McNamee are principal Cathy LaCroix, pastor Msgr. John J. Oliveira and honor society advisors William Butler and Anne Souza.

FUTURE SCIENTISTS - Notre Dame School, Fal! River, recently held its annual Science Fair. Some of the eigl:1th-grade winners were, front, Christine.· Bernier, Nancy Gayed, Ian Roderiques;Jessica Neto and Valerie Bigos. . .

• CATHY LACROIX, principal of St. Mary's Sehool, congratulates sixth-grader Thomas Lally for placing first in the school's recent spelling bee. Thirty-seven students participated in ,the competition and Lally Will now represent his school in the regional spelling bee at The Campbell School, New Bedford.

Young Catholics say materialism not focus of all in age group By MARGARET PLEVAK CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

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difference," he said. A few high school students at Divine Savior Holy MILWAUKEE - Today's younger generation Angels in Milwaukee told the Catholic Herald that they has arguably been enjoying more disposable income spmd their disposable income on music, entertainment, By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE tipped over and rolled, but the than any past generation did at their ages. and clothing. A couple of them hold outside jobs, and all drivers came out and waved to the They're spending it, too: cups of latte and espresso, ' get some type of financial help from their parents. A recent Saturday night I went crowd every time. CDs, $75 concert tickets, polo shirts from Abercrombie Allie Cimple, 16, and a junibr at Divine Savior, said with my friend to the Monster There was an occasional boo and Fitch, wireless phones, computers and sport utility that a lot of the girls she'knows "spend insane amounts Truck Derby at the local stadium. when a driver backed off a stunt vehicles. ' of money on stuff that they really don't need." I wasn't all that interested afthat might have smashed his It's a generation that's been compared to "Friends," But she thinks she and her friends will be more careter all, I'm more of a jazz-con- $150,000 truck into very expenthe television show about a group of young singles in ful with their income as they get older. ' cert type than a truck-racing fan. sive bits of shiny metal. But all in New York. "I like to go to Statbucks on Still, my (riend thought it would all, the entire audience was amaz"I love that TV show, but I the weekend, and right now I be fun, and I agreed, mostly to be ingly well behaved. More than ~on 't kn?,w ~ybod~ w~o lives kind of take that for granted, but a good sport. anything else, it reminded me of when I'm in cQllege, I don't like that, Said Jenm Ohva, 26, Monster Trucks are actually going to the circus with my own a youth minister at St. Matthias think I'm going to want to pay giant dune bugparents when I Parish in Milwaukee. $3 for a cup of coffee when I gies with six~=~~~::----was little. Oliva's own lifestyle sounds can make it at home," she said. foot-tall balloon "'-~~01 What I liked downright frugal compared to And as far as giving money . ..,Y I tires, 500most about my her peers. Her parents have alto charity goes, Cimple said that horsepowerracevening at the lowed her to live rent-free most people she knows are so ing engines and, Monster Truck while she pays offstudent loans. busy that whenthey take the time up on top, a Derby were She owns a used Jeep, and one to volunteer in the community, tiny little pickthose thousands of her last vacation trips was to "it means just as much as if we:d up truck body. of families Michigan. She has no personal put five dollars into something." They're painted spending the computer, no call waiting, no That is true among young in outlandish colors, with names evening together, away from the. cable television. adults as well, Oliva said. ''This ' like Airborn Ranger, Wrenchhead television. They were there for a ''My friends call meAmish," generation likes the things that and Grave Digger, and the sound single purpose - to have fun toshe told the Catholic Herald, ' we have, but we' are very conof their motors is a cross between gether. Milwaukee's archdiocesan scious that there are people who a jet plane taking off and a giganWhen the family is going on newspaper. don't have. We're not unaware, tic chain saw, a rumbling snarl- an outing, teen-agers often try to She does splurge on upscale and most give of their time as ing roar. avoid going along. Whether it's footwear - Doc Martens and much as they can. They look and sound like moMonster Trucks, a sports event, a Birkenstocks - but she takes "But when you're working torized dinosaurs. They do not picnic in the mountains or an afgood care of her shoes so 50- or 60-hour weeks it's hard" really race so much as take turns ternoon of swimming at the lake, they'll last through the seasons. she said. "A lot of ou; schedul~s , flying over huge bumps and lines teens sometimes act as though She does shop, but scouts for ATEEN-AGER peruses music CDs changenotonamonth-to-month of parked cars and old vans. family activities are beneath them. sales. at a store in Waukesha, Wis. Young or a week-to-week basis, but I went expecting not to like it. Much more fun, some think, to She likes to eat out for lunch people tc1ay are enjoying more dis- day-to-day." I figured the stadium would be stay home and play video games and get together with her posable income than any past generaLike her own peers, the teens full of angry loudmouths and or watch television. friends weekly, but part of her tion did at their age. (CNS photo by Oliva works with prefer one-shot drunks, two of my least favorite Later on, the same teens say paycheck goes to support her All F d' k C th H lei) projects, often combined with a types of human cl;)mpany. Imagthat their parents do not underparish and several charities like en re riC son, a ~ Ie era chance to get together with ine my surprise when I climbed stand them, that they do not lisHabitat for Humanity, or alfriends, such as an AIDS walk or a charity bowl-a-thon. to my seat and found the stadium ten, that there is no warmth in their most any high school fund-raiser she hears about from Some studies have shown a rise in volunteering among was full of kids and their parents! relationship. the teens she sees. young adults. A 1999 survey by the University of CaliMy guess is that two-thirds of ,Maybe your dad does work too Henry Reyes, 26, a former computer programmer fomia-Los Angeles found that 74 percent of incoming the audience - and there were at much. Maybe your mom does not at Milwaukee's Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance freshmen had volunteered during their last year of high least 30,000 people there - were lik~ your friends or your taste in Co., who left his job to become a religious formation school. In 1989, only 62.percent had done so. elementary school children out for music. But a relationship - any director for youths at St. Patrick Parish in Milwaukee, Students at Divine Savior get involved in everything an evening with their parents. relationship - 'is a two-way thinks young people are buying too much into the from tutoring to packing lunches at local meal programs. I did not hear a single drunk street. Your part may be as simple American dream. While volunteering is a graduation requirement at the fan yelling' obscenities at a ref- as agreeing to participate in fall)''The Catholic Church teaches one thing through its school, many say they've stayed involved even after their eree. There were no fights in the jly activities and outings. Just gocatechism and sacraments and the Mass, but society required hours are met and want to keep on doing it stands. Thirty-thbusand people lng along and being pleasant can' teaches another," he said. "It's theAmerican dream that's after they leave school. shouted their approval at the high- do a lot toward opening up compromulgated. Get an education, get a well-paying job, Rachel Gerhartz,17, a senior at Divine Savior Holy est jumps an<:t cheered for their munication with your folks. Angels who went on a mission trip to the island of St. and get the things in life that you really want." favorite drivers. Like me, you could end up Reyes, who is from Puerto Rico, estimates that about Lucia last summer, said that she really noticed the mate~twasaneveningofthrillsand having fun. I didn't want to go, 85 percent of the young people he works 'with have rialism around her when she came back. chills, with a present sense of dan- after all, since I'm such a sophisjobs and their entire paychecks go t9ward music, mov"Since that experience, I'm not going to say I don't ger, but nobody got hurt, and I ticated type. I would have missed ies, clothes and hairstyles. buy things that I want, but I try not to think that I need imagine hardly anybody does. a great time. Monster Trucks are "I think growing up in a time of plenty obscures the everything," she said. ''There's a point you need to step The occasional Monster Trucks pretty cool. value of money. Then spending it doesn't really make a back and realize you don't really need this."

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Pope to youth: By JOHN NORTON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II told Catholic young people the only way to attain a meaningful life is to fearlessly embrace the radical self-sacrifice Christ asks of his followers. "Those who focus solely on earthly goods will lose, despite the appearance of success: Death will take them with a pile of things, but with a failed life," ,he said in his message for World Youth Day 2001. "The choice is ~hus bet~een being and having, between a .fulllife and an empty existence, between truth and deceit," ·he said.

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The annual message to youth wasreleased only in Italian at the Vatican Feb. 15. World Youth Day 200 I will be celebrated at a local level April 8, Palm Sunday, in most dioceses. The U.S. observance bf World Youth Day this year is Oct. 27-28. The pope said he wanted young people to reflect on Christ's words in Luke's Gospel: "If any wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Putting these words into practice means being, like Christ, a servant to all people, detached from all types of riches and willing to suffer humiliation and per~ecution,

he said. "Christ does not ask one to renounce living, but to welcome a newness and a fullness of life that only he can give," said the pope. . In Christ's teaching, the expression "take up the cross" should not be understood as a focus on mortification and renunciation, he said. . "It does not refer priJllarily to the duty to patiently suffer the little and big daily tribulations; nor, even less, does it intend to be an exaltation of suffering as a means of pleasing God," he said. . "The Christian does not look for suffering, but for love. And the cross, when accepted, becomes the sign of love and

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of total gift," he said. He warned young people that accepting Christ's invitation means going against modem culture, which idealizes "easy success, a rapid career, a sexuality detached from a sense of respon·sibility and, finally, an existence centered on self-affirmation, often without respect for others." "But open your eyes well, dear young people: This is not the path that makes one live, but ttte road which collapses in death," he said. . The pope began his message to youth on a personal note, telling them that they have "accompanied and almost sustained" him in his many travels around the globe.

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Increase of non-Christian immigrants evangelization could expose them to the accusation of proselytism;' the pope said. in Christian countries brings the. . However, he .said, Catholics must remember, "the matter to the fore. .

~ssion' of the Church today is exactly that of giving every human being, regardless of culture or race, the CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE concrete possibility of meeting Christ." Pope John Paul said another essential element of VATICAN CITY - Catholics are called toshare the Church's mission is to defend the dignity and the the Gospel with non-Christians both in what were tra- human rights of all people, including their rights to ditionally considered missionary territories as well as preserve their heritage and to practice their religion. in their own neighborhoods, Pope John Paul II said. People also have a right to leave.their own country The growing presence of non-Christian immigrants . and. enter another nation, although the right must be in predominantly Christian countries calls the Church' regulated to protect the common good of the people in to be welcoming, to provide concrete assistance ~d the receiving country, he said. to open avenues of dialogue, the pope said in his mes-· The increased mobility of the world's people ofsage for World Migration Day. fers possibilities for dialogue among members of difIn many countries, the pope said, the Church's ani- ferent races and cultures, the pope said. At the same tude toward non-Christian newcomers already re- time, it may increase a "sense of temporariness" and sembles Church workers' activity in mission land~.: relativism, leading to a decreased practice of the faith 'They take care of the sick, the poor, the illiterate." h 1ld a relaxing of moral values. Christians, he said, must respond to the physical In1migrants have a right to respect for their cultural and material needs of the poor, but motivated by the heritage, even in pastoral care, the pope said. Ministry Gospel they do so in a way that ultimately aims at among them should be sinlilar to that available at home sharing the Good News of salvation in Christ. in the.ir own language and reflecting their own cul"Some people fear that doing charity in view of ture.

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Vatican, Lutheran, Reformed churches <iiscuss indulgences ROME (CNS) - The abuse of lie theologians explained the indulgences contributed to the Ref- Church's understanding of indulonnation, and questions about the gences. In fonnal responses to the . Catholic practice continued to raise papers, Protestant theologians execumenical concerns during ilie plained their views of indulgences and the concern expressed by some . Holy Year 2000. Representatives of the Pontifical that the practice contradicts stateColmcil for Promoting Christian ments affinTIed in.the joint Roman Unity, the Lutheran World Federa- Catholic-Lutheran declaration" on tion and the World Alliance of Re- justification.. fonned Churches .met in Rome reAnnouncing in late 1998 the criteria for Holy Year indulgences, cently to discuss the questions. Meeting sessions were led by Pope John Paul II wrote, ''With the CardiI,lal-designate Walter Kasper, indulgence, the repentant sinner resecretary of the council for Chris- ceives a remission of the temporal tian unity; the Rev. Ishmael Noko, punishment due for the sins already general secretary of the Lutheran forgiven." The pope said the fact that sins World Federation; and the Rev. Setri Nyomi, general secretary of ilie are forgiven through sacramental World Alliance of Reformed confession and the perfonnance of penance "does not mean that there Churches. "are no enduring consequences ofsin The participants wantedto understyle," said a statement from Ellen . stand each other better; the meeting from which we must be purified." McCloskey, CCC director of pro-; was not aimed at coming to "an The Catholic Church grants .induction. . agreement on indulgences - an is- dulgences to the faithful after they Wiili ilie film's wide-screen, sue on which there have been have gone to confession, received 35 mm fonnatand use of"ilie lat- longstanding differences between the Eucharist, prayed and perfonned est digital technology and motion· the Roman Catholic Church and the specific works ofcharity orpenance. control photography, viewers will: churches of the Reformation;' the Msgr. John Radano, an official see tIlese artistic and religious. statement said. at the council for Christian unity and treasures in extraordinary clarity. In fonnal presentations, Catha- a participant in the meeting, said the and detail," McCloskey said. Bishop Blase J. Cupich of Rapid City, S.D., chairman ofilie CCC's distribiJtion committee, said in a statement, "Coming during Lent, ilie premiere at Ra.PmitIentBusIJ MDJfs 10 lnaeast govemnJfIIIluntIing for frIiIb.bosed S«iDI dio City Music Hall is an ideal . .PfOIP'DIDS. Pemmt of the genemI pu6/k thDIliinks this is Q_ opportunity for families, parishes and "oilier groups to meet Jesus once'again, iliis time through ili~ -eyes of believers from past ages." "It will be a powerful expe.rience," he added. "Th~ images only if programs steer away jil 'The Face' and tile accompafrom re6gious messages nying narration are botll fasci'nating and spiritually compelling." Oilier funders of ''The Face: government should not fund . Jesus iq Art" include tile Dolan religious organizations Family Foundation, Family Theater Productions, Our Sunday @~don'tknow' Visitor, United Metllodist Communications and ilie Aztec FounC 2001 otS 6nIpbis '> dation.

. . . THIS IS a detail taken from the promotional artwork for' the film "The'Face: Jesus in Art." The work is a mosaic-composite made up of tiny images of Christ. The film, funded in part by the Catholic Communication Campaign, examines 2,000 years of artistic renderings of Christ. It will debut in New York March 31. (CNS photo courtesy CCG)

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Catholic view is that "an indulgence is an expression ofGod's mercy for a penitent and contrite sinner conveyed through the Church." The acts perfonned by the penitent are not designed to earn the in- . dulgence, but are "gestures which outwardly express an inner repentance;' Msgr. Radano said in an interview after the meeting. Michael Root, a professor at Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio, who presented a pa- . per at the m~ting, had written ear. lier that ''typic~ Lutherans may not know many ofthe details ofthe history of the Refonnation, but they know that the Refonnation began as a protest against the sale of in-' dulgences." In 1517, Martin Luilier condemned the practice and so did the Council of Trent in 1567. 'Msgr. Radano said some Protestants thought iliat encouraging Catholics to seek an indulgence during the Holy Year contradicted the affinnations made in the 1999 "Joint Declaration on Justification;' which said that justification and salvation are free gifts of God, which cannot be earned by performing good works, but rather are reflected in gOod works. Root, writing on the topic in Pro Ecclesia magazine, said official Catholic teaching "makes clear that indulgences relate to sins which have already been forgiven and to persons who are duly disposed.... As reconciled wiili God, such persons are justified" already. Msgr. Radano agreed, saying the Church does not teach that an indulgence is necessary for salvation, nor that an indulgence adds anything to the saving action of Christ But Root, in the magazine article, said the approach some Catllolics take in seeking indulgences can give an impression to outsiders that they are trying to earn part of their salvation. which could ''undercut that trust in Christ's saving work which Catholics and Lutllerans agree is. tP.QUJ' ~n~

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