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Church may be entering new phase in fighting .clergy sex abuse By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - The U.S. Church may be entering a new phase in its struggle to eliminate sexual abuse of children by priests. As a result of recent events in Boston, bishops across the country may have to take a hard new look .at whether they should publicly name all priests who have been credibly accused, whether old case files. should be turned over to prosecutors,
and whether every priest who ever abused a minor should be automatically barred from ministry for life. At the same time, differences among dioceses of the Boston province - covering Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont - ' show that the evolution in Church policies will continue to vary from one diocese to the next. Some consider each diocese's ability to set its own policy to be part of the Church's Turn to page J3 - Church
THE DOMINICAN Sister's convent in Fall River, shown here from the rear courtyard, will be closing its doors soon. (Anchon'Gordon photo)
Dominicans to close convent in Fall River. Some will be going to The Landmark in Fall River, where one Dominican nun as well as members of the Holy Union Sisters are already lodged. Several have By DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR chosen to go to Ossining, where there is a greater facility for extended care. OthOSSINING, N.Y. - The Dominican ers have opted to relocate to other conSisters of Hope have announced that they vents. The decision to close the Center was are planning to close their Center of recommended by the congregation's Hope on Park Street in Fall River. The Center, dedicated in 1895, ,has Properties and Facilities Committee and served for more than a century as the endorsed by more than 200 Dominican motherhouse of the Sisters of Hope meeting Dominican Sisters of in Ossining in late July In his column this 2001. A final decision Fall River and was the home of Dominican week, AnchQr editor was made in August. Academy which had Dave Jolivet reminisces The recommendaserved the young about growIng up with tion came after a year's women of the Fall study of the properties River diocese until it the Dominican Sisters as and facilities of the conclosed its doors in neighbors - Page Five. gregation, which in- . 1999. L--J cluded their centers in According to Dominican Sister of Ossining and Newburgh, N.Y., and propHope Donna Brunell of the erty in North Dartmouth, Mass. congregation's communications office in Dominican Sister of Hope Madeleine Ossining, the convent will close this Tacy, who resides in North Dartmouth, summer, probably in July. was a member of the committee. Although the property, owned by the "The recommendations of the comcongregation, has not yet been publicly mittee reflect the thinking of the conadvertised in the Fall River area, it is al- gregation as a whole," she said. "The ready on the market and some' bids have committee wanted to be sensitive to the already been received, Sister Brunell needs of the sisters in Fall River." reported. Dominican Sister of Hope Gertrude All of the 20 sisters currently resid- Gaudette, who resides at the Park Street ing in the convent have made arrange- Convent, also was a member of the comments for housing at other locations, said mittee. Turn to page 12 - Dominicans Sister Brunell.
• Landmark motherhouse adjacent to Sf. Anne's Church ending a rich history.
BEAUTIFUL CASEMENTS on both sides of the organ loft in St. Mary's Cathedral will house the thousands of pipes that will be returned as part of a restored pipe organ system funded by a capital campaign.
Cathedral plans to restore pipe organ By DEACON JAMES N. DUNBAR FALL RIVER - When St. Mary's Cathedral rector Father Edward J. Healey said he was going to return pipes to the organ loft, he wasn't talking about heat. Fresh from a major renewal of the interior of the Cathedral that included the heating system, Father Healey's focus this time is on returning a magnificent pipe organ to serve the mother church of the Fall River diocese. To raise the approximately $155,000 in the ambitious restoration endeavor, the rector has implemented an appeal that includes outright gifts, memorials or pledges over a one or two-year period. As part ofthe diocese-wide appeal, flyers will include a list of organ components
should a donor like to specify a particular gift. Donors who are able to make a substantial contribution will be acknowledged on a memorial plaque. This week, Father Healey and Madeline Grace, organist and choir director at the Cathedral, retraced the history of music in the cathedral church and what the planned refurbishing of the organ entails. In 1866, eight years after he assumed parochial responsibility for the new Cathedral Parish, Father Edward Murphy purchased an organ with three manuals and 41 ranks from the E.&G.G. Hook Company of Boston. Rebuilt twice over the subsequent years it was replaced during 1951 renovations by a 35-rank organ built Turn to page 13 - Cathedral
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David Parkes concert rescheduled for March 11
Fall River parishes to host citywide mission
FALL RIVER - For the first for seven years as chaplain and di- sary Church, 120 Beattie Street; - ·Wednesday, March 13: enced 70 years of atheistic com- time, parishes in the city of Fall rector of campus ministry at Providence College. He also was pastor "Catholic River will sponsor a citywide Lenten Values: A Roadmap for munism. Daily of Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish in Living," at St. Mary's CatheMission. Themed "Beatitudes for The proceeds from the conBelievers," it will take place .Ordinary Zanesville, Ohio and campus mindral, 327 Second Street; cert will go directly to the mis- Thursday, March 14: "What, sion in order to build a church March 11-14 each night at 7 p.m. at ister at Rutgers University. , Priests in Fall River encourage Me Holy?: The Universal Call to Hodedicated to Our Lady of Fatima. the locations listed below. everyone to set this time aside as part liness," at SS. Peter and Paul Parish The presenter of the mission will Confident in the maternal help of their Lenten journey: be Dominican' Father Joseph at Holy Cross Church, 47 Pulaski of the Holy Mother of God, the - Monday, March 11: "You' are Street. friars and sisters are hoping to Barranger, prior of St. Stephen The sacrament of reconciliation build a true place of prayer for Priory and Retreat Center in Dover. Witnesses! Yes, that means YOU," He preaches retreats at the priory and at Saint Joseph Church, 1335 North be celebrated at 6 p.m. on the will I the 800,000 inhabitants of Main Street; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. does parish renewals and retreats Togliatti. - Tuesday, March 12: ''Witness- For more infonnation call'any city Tickets for the previous con- throughout the United States and cert date will be honored on Europe. Before coming to St. ing from the Cross: What Can We parish or St. Michael Parish at March 11 and additional tick- Stephen's, Father Barranger served Do with Suffering?" at Holy Ro- 508-672-6713. ets may be purchased a't the door. Adult admission is $12 ($10 for seniors) and $6 for children. Father Edward F. 'McIsaac Donations for the mission in Russia may be sent to the FAlL RIVER - Father Edward included High Point and Lumberton, Home, also in Fall River, from 1980 Franciscan Friars of the ImF. McIsaac, 80, of the Catholic Me- N.C.; as a chaplain at Ray Brook, to 1993. maculate, P.O. Box 3003, New In his retirement Father McIsaac morial Home, a retired priest of the N.Y., and teacher of philosophy at Bedford, MA 02741. , resided at the St. John Vianney House Graymoor Friars Seminary; minisFall River diocese, died Sunday. For more information con, Born in Woburn, he was the son try at Canal Rats, British Colum- until moving to the Catholic Metact Martha at 508-994-5035 of the late Colin F. McIsaac and the bia, Canada; and the Retreat House, morial Home six years ago: or Maggie at 508-428-4527. He leaves a sister, Mrs. Madeline_ late Mary Jessie (MacDonald) Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He was incardinated into the Fall Coyle and a brother, Colin F. McIsaac. He received a degree in theology in 1948 from The Catho- River diocese in 1969 and served at Mcisaac, both of Auburndale; and La Salette Retreat Center lic University in Washington and was St. Thomas More Parish, Somerset; nieces and nephews. The funeral Mass was celebrated ordained in February 1948 by the St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River; St. ,947 Park Street late Cardinal Francis Spellman in John's in Attleboro; St. Margaret's, this morning in Corpus Christi Attleboro, MA 02703·5115 Buzzards Bay; Corpus Christi, East Church, Auburndale. Interment was New York. 508·222·8530 Father McIsaac entered the Sandwich; St. Patrick's, Wareham; in Calvary Cemetery, Waltham. The Jeffrey E. Sullivan Funeral Franciscan Friars of the Atonement St. Joan ofArc, Orleans; and as chap' Afternoon Recollection - Fr. Cassista taking the religious name of Father lain at the Catholic Memorial Home Home, 550 Locust Street, was in The Desert in the Scriptures Roy McIsaac., His early assignments and the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop charge of arrangements.
NEW BEDFORD - The wel1 known Christian recording artist David Parkes, who was forced to cancel his area benefit performance last December due to the illness of his son, has set a new concert date. Parkes will sing for the benefit of the Russian mission of the Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Immaculate on March II at 7:30 p.m. at Bishop Connolly High School, 373 Elsbree Street in Fall River. The Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the Immaculate, familiar to many in the Diocese of Fall River and custodians of Our Lady's Chapel in New Bedford, have a missionary spirit and a growing presence in many countries around the world. In the city of Togliatti, Russia, situated 18 hours east of Moscow, their two little communities of friars and sisters are carrying on the arduous mission of re-evangelization of a people who have experi-
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Daily Read'ings March 4 2 Kgs 5:1-15a; Pss 42:2-3;43:34; Lk 4:24-30 March 5 .on 3:25,34-43; Ps 25:4bc-5ab,67bc,8-9; Mt 18:21-35 March 6 Dt 4:1,5-9; Ps 147:12-13,1516,19-20; Mt 5:17-19 March 7 Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2,6-9; Lk 11 :14-23 'March 8 Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81 :6c-11 b,14,17; Mk 12:28b-34 March 9 Hos 6: 1-6; Ps 51 :3-4,18-21 b; Lk 18:9-14 March 10 1 Sm 16:1 b.67,1 0-13a; Ps 23:1-6; Eph 5:814; In 9:1-41 or 9:1,6-9,13-17,3438
Born in Fairhaven, she was the daughter of the late John E., and the late Nellie (Butler) Woods.. She entered the Congregation of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus an'd Mary on Aug. 15, 1932 in Fairhaven, and made her religious ,profession in France on Feb. 12, 1935. Sister Margaret was a teacher for' many years at Sacred Hearts Acad~ emy and St. Joseph's School in Fairhaven. She also served in Honolulu, Hawaii in the formation program of the congregation. In the late 1980s, Sister Margaret spent several years with the community at Mount Rainier, Maryland, where she did volunteer' work for social
justice and peace issues. Her retirement years were spent at the Hood Street Community in Fall River, and most recently, in Fairhaven. She leaves a sister, Elizabeth Woods of Fairhaven as well as the members of the religious community of the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts. She was also the sister of the late Mary Woods and John Woods. Her funeral Mass was celebrated Tuesday in St. Joseph;s Church, Fairhaven. Interment was in St. Mary's Cemetery, New Bedford. The Fairhaven Funeral Home, 117 Main Street, Fairhaven, was in charge of arrangements.
In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming week March 5 1995, Permanent Deacon Manuel H. 'Camara March 6 , 1932, Rev. John W. Quirk, Founder, St. Joseph, Taunton; Rev. Bernard P. Connolly, S.S., St. Charles College, Maryland J 996, Rev. Antoine Lanoue, O.P., St. Anne's, Fall River
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Hispanic communities to gather for Lenten retreat March 9 NEW BEDFORD - On Saturday, March 9 the Hispanic communities from throughout the Diocese of Fall River will gather for the annual Lenten Diocesan Retreat (Retiro Cuaresmal Diocesano) at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart Parish Center, 121 Mt. Pleasant Street, New B·edford. The retreat will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The preacher will be Father Oscar Alvarez Zea, of the Archdiocese of Medellin (Colombia). Father Oscar has served in large parishes in the slums of Medellin and is currently studying at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome, where he intends to eam a licentiate in Canon Law. Father Oscar has also served in the Fall River diocese during his school vacations, working with the Hispanic Communities at Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Parish in New Bedford, St. Francis Xavier parish in Hyannis, and St. Mary's/Our Lady of the Isle parish on Nantucket. The theme of the day is "The Holy Spirit in tne Heart of the
Christian." In his talks Father Oscar will focus on how Hispanic Catholics can seek the renewal of the Holy Spirit in their lives, "so as to live Lent in an ever deeper commitment to Christ, and thus help to build up the presence of the Spirit in our diocesan church and in our daily lives," according to Father Richard Wilson, director of the Hispanic Apostolate. The day will end with Mass at 4 p.m. in the Parish Center, celebrated in Spanish by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. Throughout the day the Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available in Spanish and English. There also will be special bilingual activities for children and adolescents, organized by Father William Rodrigues and the youth ministry team of St. Francis Xavier parish. The retreat day is a collaborative event, sponsored by the Hispanic communities based at St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River; Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Parish, New Bedford; St. Joseph's Parish,
Local group plans vigil for six-month anniversary of 9/11 FALL RIVER - On Sunday, with the opportunity to raise the March 10 at 7 p.m. in the Mary collective voice of our movement Chapel of St. Mary's Cathedral, to challenge the policy profiteermembers of Pax Christi-Fall ing we have witnessed in the wake River will take part in an action/ of the September II tragedies," prayer vigil to coincide with the said Dave Robinson, national conational Catholic peace mQvement ordinator of Pax Christi USA. of Pax Christi USA. It will com"There is no real policy conmemorate the six-month anniver- sensus in this nation and we are sary of the terrorist attacks i.n going to Washington, D.C. to New York City, Washington, D.C., make that clear. Since Septemand Pennsylvania. ber 11 Congress has used the 'war Actions nationwide will in- on terrorism' to justify everyclude an action/prayer vigil in thing from corporate bailouts to Washington, D.C., where leaders tax cuts, from fast track authorfrom Pax Christi USA's national ity to massive increases in decouncil, regional leaders and na- fense spending, little of which tional staff ~ill gather together actually addre,sses the true secuin a leadership summit. It will be rity or human needs of our naan unprecedented gathering that tions' people." will include meetings with . For more information repolicy makers and a congressional garding the local event, contact briefing. Estelle Roach, Pax Christi rep"This gathering will provide us resentative at 508-673-6023.
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Arts now! S'o very often we get bogged down by the negative news of the day. From ground zero to the current Church scandals it seems that only the bad makes headlines. If it doesn't shock it's not worthy of print or broadcast. Well, every now and then some positive events surface that become rainbows of hope in a rather dreary landscape. One such happening was the recent headline announcement in the field of arts. The planned expansion and revamping of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts came like a breath of fresh air. The half-billion dollar project will be built in various stages and will provide needed exposition space. In a world where sports stadiums take precedence, the daring museum plan is a vivid reminder to all that the arts should have a 'very real place in our lives. We are indeed enriched in this Commonwealth by the art family and its projects. For example, the great Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown is also in the expansion process as well as our local Old Dartmouth Whaling Museum: The state has invested in a terrific museum of modern art in North Adams and the Peabody-Essex Museum in Salem is simply outstanding. The Fall River Historical Society has dev~l~ oped a wonderful master plan and the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester is exceptional. In a very real sense, arts are in a renaissance here at home. . It is imperative that such a rebirth of the arts receives widespread support on all levels of encouragement. We simply need the arts in our lives. It is very important that we constantly remind ourselves that created in the image of God we can express the truth of that relationship with Him by the beauty of our artistic endeavors. Art is a distinctive form of human expression. The "Catechism of the Catholic Church" teaches that art is a freely given superabundance of a person's inner riches. It states "art is a form of practical wisdom, uniting knowledge and skill to give form to the truth of reali'ty in a language accessible to sight or hearing." To the extent that it is inspired by truth and love of beings, art bears a certain likeness to God's activity in what He created. Art however is not an absolute end in itself. It always must be ordered to and enabled by the ultimate end of man. Art simply for the sake of art really has no meaning. As ponderous as this reflection might seem, it contains the motivation as well as the mystery which art brings to our living. Art lifts our souls from the drudgery of everyday routine. It captures our imagination and inspires our spirit resulting in a fulfilled person. The human being who cannot or will not appreciate the contribution of the arts is indeed deprived. In this very hurried world we must realize that arts take time. We have to go out of our way to appreciate artistic gifts and talents. Every now and then we should make a determined effort to expand our mi.nds and souls by means of the arts. We simply have to stop and smell the flowers. Likewise, when we have the opportunity to be involved in art projects, we should realize we have the opportunity to make our world not only a better place in which to live, but a more beautiful one as well. Our poor planet, battered by war, famine and terror. needs all that beauty, elegance and grace that arts stimulate in our search for the true meaning of our existence. So when we read of the many endeavors to expand our art horizons let's realize that the fine arts rank among the noblest expressions of human ge!1ius.
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use them thoughtlessly. drew people closer to Christ. It is In two recent documents, Pope worth noting that few of the parI am amazed at the number of John Paul II pointed out that when ticipants ever had met each other, pastors, Catholic and Protestant, we have something good such as yet they shared their insights on who boast that they never have E-mail, there is always a poten- prayer openly. anything to do with E-mail or the tial that it will be misused in damIn lookirig for enriching spiritual resources to mention on our ; Internet. Though their parishio- aging ways. 'ners may rely on the Internet and But the pope also envisioned Website, we found that Creighton E-mail, some pastors talk as if these technological advances as University provides online rethese modern electronic tools are the wave of the future for evan- treats in which every spiritual evil, a waste of time and not to gelization. Among other things, detail in the day is carefully .be trusted. ' the Internet and E-mail have ex- mapped out. One pastoi' expressed his dis- traordinary powers for strengthThe Website at St. John's Abdain for E-mail this way: "I like ening the bonds of a Christian bey in Collegeville, Minn., profresh flowers in our church and community and; more impor- . vides, among other things, an exThe Executive Editor real candles that burn." He meant tant, for drawing us closer to cellent bibliography of the life of the saint of the day. that E-mail is artificial because Christ. . you don't see or really experience The Alban Institute Website in The recent success of the Nathe person with whom you are tional Institute for the Renewal Washington, D.C. - an ecumeniof the Priesthood that we recently cal, interdenominational research communicating. It is true that a certain corpo- established in Washington D.C., site - provides exceptionar in- _ ral, personal sense is missing is just one example of the pope's formation on effective parish and when E-mail is used. Yet, so many confIdence in E-ma.il and the congregational models. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER family members -living or sta- Internet. Its particular mission is The Woodstock Theological Published weekly by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of 'Fall River' tioned far from each other - are to use E-mail and the Internet ex- Center Website at Georgetown 887 Highland Avenue . P.O. BOX 7 able to keep in close, meaningful clusively in order ~o spiritually University, iii true Jesuit style, Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007 and frequent touch via E-mail, and intellectually energize priests, addresses the moral and ethical Telephone 508路675-7151' FAX 508-675-7048 supplementing this with more lay leaders and deacons. problems besieging society. E-mail: TheAnchor@Anchornews.org . When participants were asked personal phone calls. When all these Websites and Send address changes to P.O. Box, call or use E-mail address . It is true. that unprincipled what helps them maintain their stories are summarized, the bothackers and technical breakdowns spirituality in the midst of a busy, tom line is that the Internet and EXECUTIVE EDITOR have called into question the reli- daily schedule, the inspiring sto- E-mail are here to stay, and the Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore ability of.the Internet and E-mail. ries that surfaced were awesome, quicker we learn to use them ef'EDITOR NEWS EDITOR OFFICE MANAGER Nor can it be denied that valu- reflecting creative spiritual prac- fectively in our ministries, the David B. Jolivet James N. Dunbar Barbara M. Reis able time is wasted when people tices and steadfast discipline that better off we will be.
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Gone but never forgotten Within the last few weeks, exist. The closing of the Centhe images originating from ter of Hope jogs some wonderRoute I in Foxborough were ful recolIections for me, havboth sad and exciting. I felt a ing grown up in that neighborpang of melancholy watching the east wall of Foxboro Stadium come crashing down. It was from there only a few weeks prior that the New England Patriots began their wonBy Dave Jolivet derful playoff ride to the 200 I world championship (ahhhhh). The excitement comes from the anticipation of hood as a lad. AlI of the nuns a brand new, state-of-the-art who taught my buddies and me stadium to house the world at St. Anne's School calIed that champs. Yet, despite the new building home. I can't count the abode, there will always be rec- times when we would give the ollections of the old yard: the sisters a hand carrying whatever spirit of Adam Vinatieri line- needed to be carried from the driving a game-tying field goal school to the center, and vice through the uprights in a Janu- versa. Why, we would even go ary snowstorm; the spirits of the there in the summer to visit last Patriots' team to play there some of our favorite teachers, circling the field as a thank you just to sit in the courtyard and to their fans; the spirits of ev- chat. eryone involved with the Pats I can still hear the clatter of for the last 30 years. the large rosary beads they had And, when the Boston Gar- attached to their belts as they den came crashing down in seemed to float across the floor. 1997, there were a bit more Only the creaking of the hardmelancholic feelings: the spirit wood floors there proved they of Bobby Orr flying through were actually walking.' . the air in 1970 after scoring the Even when we weren't visStanley Cup-clincfting goal; iting them, the sisters still made the spirits of Boston Bruins and an impact on us. 'My friends Celtics championship teams; and I used to play "around the the Beatles, JFK, etc., etc., etc. block tag," meaning we would Yet, there was a twi'nge of team-up and play hide-and-goexcitement with the advent of seek covering three or four city the FleetCenter. blocks in our neighborhood, inBut, last week came the sad, cluding the block housing the sad news of the closing of the Center. (Later, as we grew Center of Hope of the Domini- older, we moved to the Battlecan Sisters on Park. Street in .shi p Massachusetts for "aroundFall River. This time, it was all the-ship" tag - when it was melancholy. After housing the just 50 cents to get on board ... Dominican Sisters since 1895, but that's a column for another the doors wi II c lose one last day.) Many times we would time. And there's no new home traverse their property. to look forward to. When we weren't chasing Now, only the memories will each other around the neighbor-
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hood, we created our own skateboards by disassembling a roller skate and nailing the two pieces to a one-inch-thick board. Our flight path was the sidewalk directly in front of the Center. Not only were our voices loud, the steady hum of steel wheels on concrete added to the decibel level. Despite our traipsing across their property, or surfing across their sidewalks, the sisters never shooed us away. (OK, maybe one or two of the older nuns would, once in a while.) In fact, many times, they would watch from the windows, or come out to chat with us. In their 107 years in the neighborhood near Kennedy (South) Park, the Dominican Sisters provided countless youngsters with a great example of love for God and concern for their fellow human beings. The nuns at St. Anne's School, Hospital and Church; and the sisters who taught at Dominican Academy have made a lasting, positive impression on Catholics and nonCatholICS alike. · To those whose life they touched, send a prayer their way as they adjust to life without Park Street. And maybe even offer a thank you. Whatever becomes of the former Center of Hope, the indomitable spirit of the Dominican Sisters will radiate from every creaky nook and cranny of thai great old building. And no one can close the door on the fond memories. . Dave Jolivet is a former sports editor/writer and the current editor of The Anchor. Comments are welcome at Dave.lolivet@Anchornews.org.
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"Lucifer, Freud and Youth: Not So Str~ge Bedfellows"* • Where: Youth Apostles Residence, 42 Chicago St., Fall River (Formerly St. William's Rectory)
Please note new address effective February! When: Thesday, March 5, 2002 7: 15 p.m. Evening Prayer; 7:30 Mass; 8:00 Seminar Presenter: Dr. Rick Varieur, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist and Radio Talk Show Host For: Youth Ministers, Teachers, ReI. Ed. Volunteers, Parents, Priests
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ATTLEBORO - The La Salette Shrine will host a day ofcharismatic prayer, praise and teaching Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Shrine theater. It will be led by La Salette Father Richard Lavoie. For registration information call 508222-5410. . A Diocesan Lenten Pilgrimage Day will be held March- 16 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Shrine. It will include several keynote addresses and Mass with Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. For registration infOimation call Lisa Gulino at 508-678-2828. ATTLEBORO - SI. Joseph's Parish has 24-hour EuchaIistic Adoration beginning after the 9 a.m. Mass every Friday of the month. It ends before the 9 a.m. Mass on Saturday. All ages welcome. For more information call Pauline L'Heureux at 508-222-7047. BREWSTER - A Mass and healing service will be held March 6 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Cape Church, 468 Stony Brook Road. La Salette Father William Kaliyadan will lead it. It is held every first Wednesday of the month. For more information call 508-385-3252. CENTERVILLE - A workshop entitled "Sexual Abuse and the Church: Professionally Assisting a Pastoral Response," will be held Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at Our Lady of Victory Parish. Presenters will include Katherine Donnelly and Thomas Carr. For more infOimation call 508-775-5744. . DIGHTON - The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold its annual retreat April 5-7 at the Dominican Sisters Facility. Father Craig Pregana will serve as retreat master. For more information call Claudette Armstrong at 508672-1658. DIGHTON - Members of the Taunton District Council of the St. Vincent de Paul Society will attend a Mass March 4 at 7 p.m. at St. Peter's Church for the intention of the canonization of Blessed Frederic . Ozanam and in memory ofdeceased members. Its regular monthly meeting will follow in the parish hall. FALL RIVER - The Senior Wheels USA program provides electric wheelchairs to senior citizens and permanently disabled persons at no cost for use in the home. For more information call 800-2466010. . . FALL RIVER - The Youth Apostles Institute will hold a program for youth ministers, teachers, catechists, parents and all interested parties entitled "Lucifer, Freud and Youth: Not So Strange Bedfellows," March 5 from 8-9 p.m. at the new Youth Apostles residence, 42 Chicago Street. Attendees are invited to join them for evening prayer at 7: 15 p.m. and Mass at 7:30 p.m. in .the chapel. .For more information
The practice of covering crosses and statues i"n Lent
Q. Each year our parish staff authority to reintroduce the prachas a discussion about whether tice on their own. Q. My wife is Catholic, and I the crosses and statues in church should be covered during Lent. was raised Protestant. Since our Our pastor and liturgy coor- marriage six years ago, we have dinator say no. Yet we regularly attended Mass together. Youth Apostles at 508-672call see it still done in other p~rishes. Neither she nor I, however, 2755. Is there a rule any more FALL RIVER - The Legion or is it up to each parof Mary will celebrate its 50th year ish? (Florida) of operation in the diocese with its A. Before 1970, Acies Consecration March 10 at 2:30 crosses and other images p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral. A buf- in Catholic churches trafet at the Holy Rosary Church hall ditionally were covered will follow. For more information with purple veils during By Father call Alice Beaulieu at 508-995-2354. the final two weeks of John J. Dietzen Lent, during what was FALL RIVER - The Fall River then called Passiontide. First Friday Men's Club invites all Since the publication of the re- understand what I and others 'area men to join them tonight for a vised missal in 1970, however, the who are not Catholic should do 6 p.m. Mass at the Sacred Heart regulation is that crosses may be or not do at Mass. I .know we Church. An informal dinner will folcovered "if the episcopal confer- should not receive Communion; low in the parish center. For more. ence decides" to do so. In that case but how about bowing or genuinfOimation call 508-678-1792.. images are covered during the fi- fleeting before entering the pew? Can we go forward at ComHYANNIS - A Symposium nal two weeks until the celebraaddressing health care access for im- tion of the Lord's passion on Good munion time with otJters who migrant and refugee communities on Friday (for crosses) or until the cross their arms for a blessing? Cape Cod and the Islands will be beginning of the Easter Vigil (for May we stand' for the Gospel, for example? And give the sign held March 21 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 other images). p.m. at the Radisson Inn. For more These rubrics are found at the of peace? Make the sign of the information call Melissa Diaz at' end of the Mass for Saturday of cross at the sprinkling of holy 617-350-5480, ext. 204. tne Fourth Week of Lent and were water? repeated by the Vatican worship I'msurethesearetrivialquesNEW BEDFORD-TheCour- congregation in. 1988. tions, but I know others in the age Group will meet March 9 at 7 Since the U.S. Conference of parish are as confused as I am. p.m. in the rectory of Holy Name Catholic Bishops never has voted (Ohio) of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. to continue the rubric of covering A. They're not at all trivial or Courage is a support group for images, the practice has not been unimportant questions. My mail Catholic men and women who are permitted in this country for 32 regularly brings the same questions confronting same sex attraction issues and who are striving to lead years. Individual parishes have no from other areas as well. chaste lives. For more information call Msgr. Thomas Harrington at . 508-992-3184.
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NEW BEDFORD - Calix, a group which enlists Catholic men and women who are gratefully celebrating recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction and other dependencies will meet March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the parish center of Holy Name of the Sacred Heart ofJesus Church. Newcomers always welcome. NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford Catholic Women's Club will meet for Mass March 13 at 7 p.m. at St. Lawrence Church. It 'Yill be followed by a business meeting at the Century House. Father John M. Sullivan will be guest speaker. For more information call 508-9959319. NORTH DARTMOUTH':"-'A Diocesan Ultreya will be held March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Family Life Center. For more information call Barbara Gauthier at 508-823-4116. SOUTHYARMOUTH-The Cape Cod and Islands Chapter of Catholic Nurses will hold a Night of Reflection, led by Msgr. John Smith, March 20 at 7 p.m. in the Life Center at Saint Pius X'Church. Refreshments will be served. WESTHARWICIi-The Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Holy Trinity Church, Route 28, invites people to spend an hour or two in prayer. This regional chapel of the midcCape area depends on the support of people. All ages welcome. For more information call Jane Jannell at 508-430-0014.
Most Catholics, it seems to me, have no idea how uncertain and confused those not of our faith can be about how to act at Mass and other ceremonies, even after years' of being there week after week. The short and simple answer is that people who are not Catholic are welcome, even invited, to do everything Catholics do, except, as you say, receive Communion. Participate in the prayers, sing, make the sign of the cross, bow or ge!1uflect as you wish; In fact, the liturgy should become a more genuine act of worship for you if you participate this way, as long as you feel comfortable doing so and if your actions reflect your interior attitude of prayer and devotion with the people worshiping alongside you. It would perhaps not be a bad idea for parishes to place an occasional note in'the bulletin on these matters to put you and others like you more at ease. A free brochure describing basic Catholic prayers, beliefs and moral precepts is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325,. Peoria, IL 61651. . Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or e-mail: iidietzen@aol.com.
How world r~ligions view.war and peace
At Easter especially, knowing that all the great for his messages plotted to get rid of him. Jesus never backed down. He had to show us how religions of the world preach a similar gospel of peace, I am saddened that the world still hardens its to make the world right, and this will only be done heart and chooses war. when we, the children of his Father, end conflict, . I get many requests to speak on how we can hold hate, vengeance.and war, and become loving people on to faith in troubled times and forgive those who who seek forgiveness and peace. I expanded my reading hurt us. I am asked beand found urgings for cause I write about for- _ - - - - - - - - - - peace in other religions. giveness and my fidelity Buddhism teaches that to my baptism in spite of true happiness requires the fact that the God I had that we live in peace with come to love and trust allowed me to be pumothers. Confucianism says that "peace and love meled by ,the pain of should reign throughout burying two sons. By Antoinette Bosco the world" and that "the In all honesty, I acknowledge that at first I most high God seek~ screamed at God, asking, peace among his people." "Why have you forsaken me?" But it hit me very Hinduism maintains that "God is a God of peace fast that I wasn't the first to ask this. Jesus, his Son, and desires peace for all people." Islam offers the said these words first, on his cross, at the climax of same message, that God will guide people to peace the first Lent. I knew then that if I was ever going "if they will heed him." Then he will "lead them to trust his Father again, I had to get to know Jesus from the darkness of war to the light of peace." better. Peace comes up in the Psalms, Proverbs, I recalled -what the British author Gilbert Ecclesiastes and Isaiah, and the bottom line is that Chesterton, a Catholic convert, had written. He said the peaceful life offers the greatest opportunity for the poet - Robert Browning - who wrote "God~s -happiness and prosperity, that God commands peace, in his heaven, all's right with the world" was wrong. and urges all his followers to work for peace. And he explained that if all was right with the world, Jainism says strongly that "the enlightened' will God wouldn't have had to send his Son "to.show us make peace the foundation of their lives" and that how to make the world right." So I went back to all people "should live in peace with their fellows. the Gospels, to really study what Jesus was about, This is the Lord's desire." Taoism follows suit, sayand I found a challenge that is hard for humans to ing that "the good ruler seeks peace and not war, accept. and he rules by persuasion rather than by force." Jesus spoke continuously of compassion, mercy, Christians call Jesus the Prince of Peace. He died forgiveness and overcoming hate with love. The world to bring us this message, that our Father wants us to . talks of vengeance and retaliation. Jesus could be said make this a world without hatred, greed and egos to be a contradiction to the world. During Lent, this that always want to "even the score." Then we could becomes ever clearer,.as the forces who despised him be a world of peace, not war.
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Cloning, science, and us The specter of Francis Bacon, the English philosopher and statesman who died in 1626, haunts the U.S. Senate's debate over cloning in 2002. Bacon, founding father of the scientific method in England, taught the innocence of knowledge and insisted on the radical autonomy of science. When a congressman last year argued that "we should not allow theology, philosophy, or politics to interfere with the decisions we make on [cloning]," he was speaking Bacon's language'particularly in describing any regulation of science as "interference." N on-i nterference with science is one of the crucial subtexts oftoday's cloning debate. But the claim that science should have a unique immunity from public scrutiny and legal regulation doesn't have much going for it, philosophically or empirically. At the level of theory, science, as science, cannot. determine how its findings are used. As Francis Fukuyama puts it, "science can discover vaccines and cures for disease, but it can also create infectious agents; it can uncover the physics of semiconductors but also the physics of the hydrogen bomb." Whether science contributes to healing rather than to bio-terror--
ism, and builds cell-phones rather than nuclear weapons, is (contrary to our congressman) a matter of "theology, philosophy, and politics" - a matter of public policy. The claim for science's immunity from political scrutiny and legal regulation also fails empiri-
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cally. From the beginning, nuclear was understood to be a force of immense power to be kept under rigorous political scrutiny and control. Imagine Enrico Fermi emerging from the University of Chicago football stadium in 1942, announcing the first controlled nuclear chain reaction, 'and then demanding free rein to develop this process as he and his colleagues saw fit; he'd have been quickly locked up. Medical research with human subjects is under strict legal control. These constraints embody the recognition that, by its very nature, science (in which data is data, wherever it
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comes from) cannot be self-regulating. If we recognize the need to set boundaries around the development of nuclear technology and medical research, why should biotech research be exempt? There is another subtext to the cloning debate, and that is the question of what cloning would do to the cloners - to all of us. Like the stem-cell research debate, the cloning debate is usually framed in terms of the moral status of the embryo: Is a tiny embryo, produced by in-vitro fertilization or cloning, a human person entitled to the full protection of the law? To my mind, this isn't a complicated question: nothing that is human was ever anything other than human; nothing that is not human can ever become human; and nothing that will become human is ever, at some point, other-than-human. These are facts of logic and genetics, and they ought to be pressed hard in seeking a total ban on cloning. I wonder, though, if we ought not widen the frame of the debate. Perhaps we should not only debate what happens to embryos used for research, but what happens to us. When human begetting is re-
Chinese president says religious figures who ~reak law go to jail By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE BEIJING - No one has the right to interfere in legal action taken against religious figures in China who break the law, Chinese President Jiang Zemin said at a press conference with visiting U.S. President George W. Bush. The two presidents held the news conference soon after their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing February 21 , the day Bush arrived in China. Twice Jiang ignored questions concerning restrictions on religion in China and the detention of more than 50 Catholic clergy, reported UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand. However, toward the end of the press conference, Jiang responded by saying that the Constitution of the People's Republic of China provides for religious freedom. "I don't have religious faith. Yet this does not prevent me from having an interest in religion. I've read the Bible, I've also read the Quran, as well as the scriptures of Buddhism," Jiang said, adding that he has met and exchanged views with religious leaders on various occasions. However, he said: "Any religious follower has to abide by the law. So 30me of the law-breakers have been detained because of their violation of law, not because of their religious belief. Although I'm the president of this country, 'I have no right interfering in the judicial affairs, because of judi-
cial independence." Fides, news agency of the Vatican's Congregation for the Evangelization of 'Peoples, released a list of 33 Catholic bishops and priests who were arrested or under house arrest since the mid-1990s because of their refusal to join the government-approved Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. . U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice told reporters that, in their private meeting, the two leaders had a long exchange
on religious freedom and that Bush urged Jiang to open talks with the Dalai Lama and the Vatican. Bush also indicated in Seoul that he shared views about his faith and how significant religion is in his life when he met with Jiang at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Shanghai in October. An underground Catholic source from Beijing told UCA News that he did not expect an appeal by Bush would do much to improve Sino-Vatican relations.
Our Lady's Monthly Message From Medjugorje February 25, 2002 Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, "Dear Children! In this time of grace, I call you to become friends of Jesus. Pray for peace in your hearts and work for your personal conversion. Little children, only in this way will you be able to become witnesses of peace and of the love of Jesus in the world. Open yourselves to prayer so that prayer . becomes a need for you. Be converted, little children, and work so that as many souls as possible may come to know Jesus and His love. I am close to you and I bless you all "Thank you for having responded to my call."
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THEANCHOR-DioceseofFall River-Fri., March 1,2002 placed by the manufacture of hu· man beings, what happens to us, the manufacturers? When, slightly farther down the road, human beings are designed as products rather than received as gifts, what happens to us, the designers? When human life is treated like another commodity rather than as a profound mystery, what is happening to us? The moral status of the embryo is a crucial issue in the cloning and stem-cell research debates. But so is the moral condition of ... all of us. Which is another reason why our congressman had it backwards when he proposed ejecting "theology, philosophy, and politics" from these debates. The congressman wanted 'public policy to be guided by the "best available science," period. But the best avail-
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able science cannot, as science, tell us what cloning human beings and using indisputably human creatures as research materials will do to us. We need other guides here. The available guides are theology, philosophy, and politics. The members of the United States Senate cannot be allowed to plead the autonomy of science in the current cloning debate. We send these men and women to Washington to deliberate the public good. We should demand that they do precisely that.
George Weigel is a senior fel. low of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. George Weigel's column is distributed by the Denver Catholic Register, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Denver. Phone: (303) 715-3123.
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Bishop PicbI gether the world's Catholic bish- to the entire Church, not simply Tadeusz londrusiawia Oemens Werth JerzrMmr ops to bring the Church creative to clergy and religious, the docuand courageous change, most evi- ment set the foundation for SIIIIm: AilItlltOlnll iJ c.nI. Idem EInlpe dent today in the liturgy revised achlevements by the council and from Latin, Bishop Trautman said postconciliar reform, Bishop in his recent talk. But, he said, that Trautman said. Bishop Trautman said tensions spirit of reform has stalled. ,"roday, centrist voices are not in the Church over liturgical rebeing heard, and so we witness a newal must never take center pullback from the openness of stage. He said Catholics'must ask Vatican II," said Bishop if liturgy has renewed them, transBy FRANK BROWN Trautman, a biblical scholar who formed their hearts and minds, and Blagovest-info agency reported its behalf in Russia, a mostly Ortho- CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE assisted at the council, which ran brought them to the "full, con- .. from Moscow. . dox country of 144 million. from 1962-65. scious.and actlve,participation en-'.... MOSCOW ~ "Representatives Zhirinovsky, best known in the Under the resolution, the Foreign Chairman of the liturgy com- visioned by II." of the Vatican" could be denied vi- West for his anti-Semitic remarks Ministry is required to report to the mittee for U.S. bishops from "Despite the revision and sas to visit Russia in the future un- and in Russia for his fiery and some- Duma "on any cases ofthe Catholic 1992-95, he serves today as a reform, there is a chasm of Grand, .der a nonbinding resolution made by times clownish oratory, frequently Church violating the freedom of member of that committee and is Canyon proportion between the .the country's lower house of parlia- champions causes' of the Russian conscience or belief of citizens of a popular speaker across the intended reality and our experi- ment. Orthodox Church, including loudly any govemments in the Commoncountry on liturgical matters. ence," he'said. :'Tli.~re are parish ,< . The recent resolution by the Rus- opposing last year's papal visit to wealth of Independent States," Also, he chairs the U.S. bishops" communities.and qlUrch groups sian Duma was passed following the Ukraine. Blagovest-info reported. doctrine committee. that are..st~Jt:.not renewed Vatican's upgrade of the Catholic The wording of his resolution is The commonwealth comprises "We see an orchestrated apply- liturgically. Too ,9ften, we have Church's administrative structure in .vague and does not indicate whether the countries that were part of the ing of the brakes to liturgical re- , changed·'the rubrics but not the mostly Orthodox Russia. representatives ofthe Vatican would Soviet Union, except for Latvia, newal," he said. He called Catho- attitudes." . . The resolution, put forward by include only the handful of diplo- Estonia and Lithuania lics to "live the liturgy" to revi, I,-iturgical renewal had its mis- ,:' nationalist leader and Duma Vice mats stationed in Moscow or the The SO-million member Russian talize liturgical reform. . takes, too, he said, like abandon- 0 SpeakerVladimirZhirinovsky,asks 'Scores of priests and nuns who are Orthodox Church regards the former Bishop Trautman spoke at First ing popular devotions that were·~. the govemment's committee on pub- foreign citizens and must renew their Soviet Union as its ,canonical 'terriFriday Erie, sponsored monthly theologically solid. .'lic associations and religious orga- visas on an annual basis. tory - ecclesiasticaljuriSdiction .. ·~tions to send a request to the Church observers said that, in and, therefore, objects to the creation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 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A CATHOLIC NUN prays at a protest against war as U.S. President George W. Bush was visiting South Korea. Christians and Buddhists attended the rally at the Chogye Buddhist Temple in Seoul. Some Church workers have called the president's comments on North Korea unhelpful. (CNS photo from Reuters)
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St. Therese entered the Carmelite devotion to the saint after winning . order at the age of 15 despite strong the Olympic gold medal. She also INDIANAPOLIS - When resistance. She died in 1897 and has done charitable works, such as fonner Olympic gold medalist Tara was canoniZed by Pope Pius XI in establishing a playroom at a Detroit Lipinski skates these days, she does 1925. She was declared a doctor of hospital in honor of the saint. so in tribute to St. Therese of the Church by Pope John Paul II in "She's really special to me," the Lisieux. ' October 1997. skater said. "I'm attracted to St. , Lipinski, 19, is the youngest gold Lipinski told The Criterion that Therese because of her young age, medal winner in Winter Olympic her family was not overly religious her 'little way,' and not being .per7 history. She was 15 when she. took when she was growing up, but her fect but still trying." first in women's figure skating at the parents were good role models and She added, "Faith is what you 1998 games in Nagano, Japan. taught her right from wrong. tum to and what gets you through "Without St. Therese I would Over the years, God and St. no matter what. It plays a huge role have never路 won the Olympics," Therese "have kept me going no in my life." Lipinski told The Criterion, news- matter how bad things were;' said Lipinski has even visited the paper of the Indianapolis Archdio- Lipinski, who lives in Houston. A home of St. Therese in Lisieux; the cese. ''I focused on St. Therese and native of Texas, she spent many of skater was in France to shoot a she gave me the strength to do that." her training years in the Detroit area. movie recently. "Of course, I've been through a "I know how much I believe in Lipinski now skates professionally in the ''Target Stars on Ice" lot with my skating and dealing St. Therese," she said. "Whatever 'FORMER OLYMPIC gold medalist Tara Lipinski credits St. " it is that gives you hope,. just beshow, alongside Olympic champi- with doubt;' she added. She also watched the strain her Iieve in it. Without hope and faith, Therese with her win. (eNS photo by Barry Mittan, courtesy ons Kristi Yamaguchi, Katarina ice skating put on her parents, who you have nothing." Witt and Ilia Kulik. of Target Stars on Ice) She made the comments in a lived apart during much of her amaphone interview with the paperjust teur skating career. Her father prior to performing in Indianapolis stayed at home in Texas while she in early February with the show, traveled with her mother. She said St. Therese always has which is on tour through April. The 61 U.S. cities on the tour include come through for her, and feels the Milwaukee, Cleveland, Detroit, saint has given her small signs that things will be all right. She recalled Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Lipinski nonnally performs a getting a knock on her door one day: solo number called ''The Color of It was someone delivering a rose Roses" during the Target produc- necklace, but there was no note. Another time, recuperating in tion as a dedication to the saint known as the "Little Hower." the hospital after hip surgery, she The skater wears a St. Therese was working on a crossword medal and carries a small statue of puzzle, she said, when "I looked at the saint wherever she goes. She 12 down it said: 'the saint of the was 14 when a Pittsburgh diocesan' little flower.'" Lipinski said that after praying priest, Father Vince Kolo, first told her about St. Therese - who, ac- for help during difficult times, she cording to tradition, gave roses to has often received roses she believes to be from the saint, and h a s ' those who prayed to her. St. Therese of Lisieux was born tried to return the favors. For example, she has dedicated in France in 1873. She said she wanted to spend her heaven on her skating program to St. Therese, earth doing good deeds. A mystic, even publicly acknowledging her CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
Praying rosary for Lent seen as way to finding peace in troubled world PHILADELPHIA (CNS) Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua of Philadelphia urged Catholic adults and children in his archdiocese to pray the rosary as a Lenten devotion but also as a way to find some measure of peace and calm in a troubled world. The cardinal made the plea in a letter distributed in all parishes and in a separate letter distributed to every student in parish grade schools and religious education programs on February 11, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. "Not much was spoken at Lourdes, but the message of Our Lady was very clear: prayer and penance for the conversion of sinners," the cardinal wrote in a letter distributed in all parishes. "We all have the need to do penance for our sins and the sins of others." Another element "that flowed from Our Lady's message at Lourdes was devotion to the rosary," the cardinal said. "Upon seeing 'the beautiful lady,' St. Bernadette fell on her knees and began to pray the rosary. She was overcome by a great sense of calm
and peace as she offered her prayer gazing in loving attention at the woman clothed in white who stood at the grotto." Cardinal Bevilacqua called attention to- the many" troubles of today, including "unspeakable acts of terror which have scarred our nation for generations to come," and "constant unrest in many parts of the world, particularly in that land which we call 'holy.' Daily we learn of new tensions as unsuspecting people fall victim to random acts of violence." Pope John Paul II "is ever mindful of the significance of the rosary and of devotion to the Blessed Vrrgin Mary," he said. "In light of the many tragic events which plague these distressful times, our Holy Father has asked the faithful to pray the rosary for peace in the world and an end to terrorism." The rosary, the cardinal added, "allows us to meditate on mysteries of the life, death and resurrection of Christ and of the special role his Blessed Mother plays in our salvation."
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eNS video reviews featuring-suggestions for Lent By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
PRINCESS FIONA is surprised to see where Shrek has been injured in the computer-animated comedy "Shrek."The film won a Christopher Award. (CNS photo from DreamWorks Pictures)
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"Wit," about a woman's NEW YORK -- The movies struggle to live with cancer, joined "Shrek" and "A Beautiful Mind" "Band of Brothers" as HBO's and the television miniseries Christopher winners. . "Band of Brothers" were among A&E's "The Lost Battalion" 24 Christopher Award winners chronicled the bonds forged by announced recently in New York. American soldiers in World War Other feature films winning I, while NBC's "Uprising" Christopher Awards were the dra- miniseries chronicled the despermas "Iris" and "The Widow of ate fight staged by Jews in the Saint-Pierre." ,Warsaw ghetto against their Nazi The awards are given annually overlords in World War II. by The Christophers, founded by "Taking Back Our Town" on Father James Keller in 1945. The the Lifetime cable channel showed organization is rooted in the how one community took on polJudeo-Christian tradition of ser- luters in their city. vice to God and humanity; most ABC's "20/20" newsmagazine commonly through TV, radio and won for its segment "Mother publishing ministries and its Dolores," which profiled former awards. It takes as its motto the movie star Dolores Hart, who Chinese proverb, "It is better to turned her back on Hollywood for light one candle than to curse the life in a convent. darkness." Of the 850 books sublJ1i'tted for In addition to "Band of Broth- Christopher Awards consideration, ers," seven otherTV or cable pro- there were a dozen winners, split grams won Christophers th'is evenly between books for adults year. and for children. Ken Burns won his fifth ChrisOne of the路 adult book wintopher for "Jazz," the PBS ners was Catholic News Service megadocumentary tracing the rise columnist Antoinette Bosco, of jazz music. whose book, "Choosing Mercy," PBS also won a Christopher for deals with Jhe fight against capian "American Experience" in- . tal punishment and includes the stallment, "Abraham and Mary stories of families of murder victims. Lincoln: A House Divided."
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NEW YORK - The following are home videocassette reviews from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film and Broadcast- . ing. Each videocassette is available on VHS format. Theatrical movies on video have a U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification and Motion Picture Association of America rating. All reviews indicate the appropriate age group for the video audience. What follows is a list of suggested videos that are appropriate for viewing during the holy season of Lent ~nd hopefully will inspire viewers to live better Christian lives and come closer to Chri~. .
''The Assisi Underground" (1984) Fact-based story of a Franciscan friar (Ben Cross) who helps set up a network of hiding places for Jewish refugees in Assisi's monasteries while the local bishop (James Mason) organizes their escape from German-occupied Italy. Directed by Alexander Ramati, the sincere portrayal of the religious setting adds a spiritual dimension to this example of the . Christian resistance to Nazi inhumanity. Much menace and some stylized violence. The U.S. Conference of C&tholic Bishops classification is A-II adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG - parental guidance suggested. (MGM)
''Babette's Feast" (1988) Screen version of a story by Isak Dinesen, set in a t:Ugged Danish fishing village in 1871, shows the impact of a French housekeeper (StephaneAudran) on two pious sisters who carry on their late father's work as pastor of a dwindling re.ligious flock. The conclusion follows the preparation a.nd consumption of an exquisite French meal, with focus on its sensual and religious implications and its healing effect on the austere sect路 and the French woman who prepares it. Danish director Gabriel Axel's lowkey and understated work is rich with detail and fine, controlled performances. Subtitles. Cerebral treatment. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G - general audiences. (Facets)
. "The Bible" (1966) Six episodes from Genesis (Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, the Tower of Babel and Abraham) are pictured as literally as they were written, largely leaving their interpretation to the viewer. John Huston directs, narrates and plays the part of Noah in this reverent but enteltaining spectacular. George C. Scott as Abraham takes acting honors among a cast including Ava Gardner, Richard Harris, Ulla Bergryd and Michael Parks. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. (Fox)
"Black Robe" (1991) After arriving in 17th-century New France, a Jesuit missionary (Lothaire Bluteau), guided by Algonquins, endures. both a dangerous journey through the Canadian wilderness and an Iroquois attack to reach a distant Huron mission. Toward the end director Bruce Beresford manages to put the cultural clash between the humorless priest and the unbelieving Native Americans in a moving spiritual context. Some brief but graphic violence and several shadowy sexual encounters with momentary nudity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restric~ed. (Vidmark)
"Bonhoeffer: Agent of Grace" (2000) Well-crafted biopic about a German Lutheran minister (Ulrich Tukur) who spoke out against Hitler's policies and virulent anti-Semitism, all the while smuggling Jews out of Germany and continuing to write about ethics ~ntil he was imprisoned and hanged. Director Eric Till gives the philosophical issues a fine human dimension and a sense of urgency in the inspiring tiue drama and intelli-
gently presents the ethical quandaries Bonhoeffer f~ced as he struggled to be truly Christian. Brief violence and rear nudity. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. (Vision Video)
"Captains Courageous" (1937) Spencer Tracy won an Oscar for his performance as Manuel, the simple"Portuguese fisherman in Rudyard Kipling's story of a spoiled rich boy (Freddie Bartholomew) rescued at sea and turned into a good shipmate by the kind-hearted veteran sailor. Director Victor Fleming provides a gruff but appealing picture of life aboard the fishing boat, backed by some memorable sea scenes and the unsentimental transformation of the youth's character under Manuel's manly yet compassionate influence. Youngsters may get teary-eyed at Manuel's death but all is emotionally resolved in the lad's homecoming. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I - general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. (MGM)
''The Face: Jesus in Art" (2001) Exquisite documentary explores artistic representations of Christ through the ages and around the world, detailing how art attempt:; to comprehend and touch the divine by depicting the human Jesus. Visually stunning and further enhanced by remarkable special effects, a glorious music track and insightful narration, director Craig MacGowan's superb film allows the viewer to experience both great art and spiritual uplift. A few strong images of suffering and the Crucifixion. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Association of America. (USCCB) .
"A Man for All Seasons" (1966) Engrossing drama of the last seven years in the life of Thomas More, Henry VIII's chancellor who met a martyr's death rather. than compromise his conscience during a period of religious turmoil. Robert Bolt's script is masterfully directed by Fred Zinnemann, with a standout performance by Paul ~cofield in the title role, among pther notable performances from a uniformly fine cast. The historical dramatization achieves an authentic human dimension that makes its 16th-century events more accessible and its issues more universal. Profoundly entertaining but heavy-going for c.hildren. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is AI - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is G - general audiences. (Columbia TriStar)
"The Straight Story" (1999) When an ailing 73-year-old Iowan (Richard Farnsworth) learns his estranged brother (Harry Dean Stanton) in Wisconsin has had a serious stroke, he sets off, driving a lawnmower along the highway, to make peace with him before it's too late. Directed by David Lynch, the result is a compelling character study of an elderly man whom Farnsworth's convincing performance makes as real as the photography of a part of the country where neighborliness is considered a virtue. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-I - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G - general audiences. (Disney)
"To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962) When a Southern lawyer (Gregory Peck) undertakes the defense of a black man (Brock Peters) accused of rape, he has to help his young children cope with the town's racial hostilities and their own fears of a retarded neighbor (Robert Duvall). In this fine adaptation of the Harper Lee novel, director Robert Mulligan evokes a nostalgic picture of smalltown life as seen mostly through the eyes of a youngster whose father is a reassuring figure of integrity in the confusing world of adults. Excellent for discussions of racial prejudice. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops classification is A-II - adults . and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. (Universal)
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CHRISTINE SUMA of Cleveland, center, speaks at the National Parent Rally for School Choice in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington recently. Parents and children on both sides of the issue demonstrated outside while justices inside heard testimony on the constitutionality of Cleveland's school voucher program. (CNS photo by Martin Lueders)
Future of voucher prograDl hangs in balance before SupreDle Court By CAROL ZIMMERMANN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON -A decision on whether or not a school voucher program in Cleveland violates the constitutional separation of church and state now rests with the U.S. Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments on the issue February 20. Based on some of the comments made by the justices during the 80-minute presentation, Cleveland's voucher program might be considered constitutional as long as parents are offered a wide variety of alternatives for their children beyond just public and religious schools. Alternatives include tutoring programs, magnet schools and community schools, which are public schools separately chartered from the regular school district. Currently, 96 percent to 99 percent of students who participate in Cleveland's six-year-old pilot voucher program attend a religious school; opponents describe this as a government endorsement of religion. But a lawyer arguing in favor of the current program said the tuition offered to low-income
families of up to $2,250 per year pointed out that it made sense that did not signify government sup- students were choosing parochial port for the schools parents chose schools because these schools are for their children. already "up and running" and "AnYQne looking at this legis- have a proven track record of suclation would conclude there is no cess. endorsement of religion, but the Acknowledging the failed pubgovernment trying to resolve a , lic school system in Cleveland, problem" of failing schools, said Scalia questioned the lawyers David Young, an attorney from about the means to provide a betColumbus, Ohio. ter education, asking: "How do Those on both sides of the case we get from here to there?" before the court say its outcome The case has attracted the inwill have long-term ramifications, terest of educators ,around the either bringing new life to a bur- country. Dozens of school boards, geoning voucher movement or teachers associations, church putting a halt to it. groups, civil liberties organizaAnd both sides looked to the tions and state agencies weighed questions and comments of Jus- in with "amicus," or friend-oftice Sandra Day O'Connor, who the-court, briefs urging the court is considered a pivotal vote in the to' approve or reject the Cleveland case. program. O'Connor asked several quesMany of their arguments echtions about all of the options oed points made by the U.S. Conavailable for Cleveland school ference of Catholic Bishops in a parents. brief arguing that the program Justice David Souter ques- should not be considered uncontioned the practical implications stitutional because most voucher of the program, noting that, even recipients choose to attend though students 'could choose an Church schools. alternative to their failing school, In its ."amicus" bI:ief, the more than 96 percent of them have American Civil Liberties Union noted that the 6th U.S. Circuit chosen religious schools. But Justice Antonin Scalia Court ofAppeals, which ruled the
Pope says Satan still at work in world dominated by evil, sin VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Before beginning a weeklong Lenten retreat, Pope John Paul II warned that Satan is still at work in a world often "dominated by evil and sin," 'The devil, the 'prince of this world,' continues his deceitful action even today. Every person, beyond his own desires and the bad example of others, is tempted by the devil - all the more when he notices it least," the pope said at a recent Sunday blessing. The pope was commenting on the Gospel reading on the first Sunday of Lent, which described Christ's temptation by Satan in the desert. He said the lure of sin remains a constant for men and women of today, and "one needs to remain vigilant in order to react with readiness against every attack of temptation," He said the spiritual tools against evil are ancient and effective ones: prayer, the sacraments, penitence,
vigilance, fasting and attentive listening to the Word of God. Earlier in the day, saying Mass at a parish in Rome's northern suburbs, the pope said the Gospel's account of Christ's temptation offered a valuable lesson to modern people, who face frequent invitations to evil as they cross the "desert of daily life," He said Lent offered Christians a unique opportunity for reflection and self-examination, a chance to recognize one's own faults and make progress on the path to conversion. That evening, the pope began a week of spiritual exercises led by Cardinal Claudio Hummes of Sao Paolo, Brazil. Cardinal Hummes was preaching on the theme, "Always Disciples of Christ." The pope canceled all his regular meetings and audiences for the retreat, which was attended by many officials of the Roman Curia.
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u.s. ambassador sets biotech answer to global hunger By JOHN NORTON CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
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VATICAN CITY ~ Hoping to enlist broader Vatican support for genetically modified food crops, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See has brought together top U.S. biotech experts and Church officials for a series of informational meetings. In the latest gathering, several top Vatican officials met for dinner at Jim Nicholson's embassy residence last week with C.S. Prakash, director of the Center for Plant Biotechnology Research at Tuskegee University in Alabama, and other U.S. agriculture specialists. Nicholson said he also hopes to fly Vatican .officials this year to a biotech research facility in the United States or in another country to show them firsthand how genetically modified seeds are produced and the benefi ts of their use. Neither Pope John Paul II nor the Vatican has taken a definitive stance on the genetic modification of foodstuffs, but they have emphasized the need for safeguards for people's health and the environment. Nicholson said the meetings he has organized - incl~ding two with scientists and representatives ofAmerican biotech companieshave been an opportunity to address some of the Vatican's concerns and ensure that Church officials are abreast of the latest scientific advances. At the dinner, for example, Prakash told officials how he had developed a type of sweet potato - a staple in some developing countries - with five times the normal amount of protein. "I think (Vatican officials) fully
understand the importance of their moral voice. They strive to be fully informed when making decisions," Nicholson told Catholic News Service. Church officials at the February dinner included Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, Vatican foreign minister; Cardinal Jan Schotte, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops; and Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, perm~ent observer to U.N. agricultural and food agencies. Nicholson said widespread fears in Europe about the risks involved . STUDENTS ATTEND classes at Wadhams Hall Seminary College in Ogdensburg, N.Y., .with genetically modified food might have exerted "an influence" in this file photo. (CNS file photo by Paul Finch, Catholic Sun) on Vatican thinking on the subject, but he said he was confident the science could speak for itself. "We have this ability now to grow crops that are cleaner for the atmosphere and are more efficient, produce more yield, and portend the opportunity of feeding people By MARY Lou KILIAN Msgr. Robert Aucoin, rectorare three from the Diocese of Bufwho are hungry. Wherein lies the CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE falo, N.Y, and one each from the president of\the seminary, said problem?" he asked. dioceses of Ogdensburg, Arlington, Wadhams Hall "has struggled with OGDENSBURG, N.Y. Nicholson said that after farmVa., Syracuse, N.Y., and a declining enrollment" for several Wadhams Hall Seminary College in ers obtain their first supply of years. "Even though there were ocPeterborough, Ontario. . Ogdensburg will close June 30, modified seed, they could recycle Declining numbers and no fore- casions of some growth, the downit year after year by harvesting it Bishop Gerald M; Barbarito announced to the priests of the dio- seeable increases in enrollment led ward trend, heightened in this acafrom their crops. .cese. to the decision by the Diocese of demic year, signaled the need to re"Some people do that, but they Founded in 1924, Wadhams Hall Ogdensburg and the board of trust- assess our ability to achieve effeclose some of the. efficiency," he is one of only a handful of college- ees. tively the seminary's mission. said. ,Bishop Barbarito said, "The clolevel seminaries currently operating ''The leadership in the seminary Nicholson said he felt "no creates an environment in which stuin the United States. The school has sure of Wadhams Hall as a semiawkwardness at all" about representing U.S. commercial biotech- offered a bachelor's degree in lib- nary college at the conclusion of this dents may grow academically, spirinology interests to the Vatican, eral arts with a majo~ in philosophy spring semester will indeed be a sad tually and humanly:' he said. ''This which in the past has expressed and a minor in religious studies for moment for our 'diocese and par- environment without a critical mass concern about the concentration college-level students discerning a ticularly for its priestS. It has been of students is incomplete because it of technology in the hands of a vocation to priesthood and theologi- 'home' to many of our priests and lacks the primary element for which cal studies. ' certainly one for me since my ar- the environment exists." few. Upon completion of the' rival in the diocese. Bishop Barbarito has appointed "The fact that these scientific "My commitment to Wadhams Msgr. Aucoin to chair a task force advances are being made by com- Wadhams Hall program, candidates mercial interests I don't think enter another seminary where they Hall Seminary College has been rea- to recommend a formation program should be a barrier to their use," 'continue their formation and stud- soned and undaunted:' he added. "Its for college seminarians from the ies in theology for an additional four closure is not so much a decision as Diocese of Ogdensburg. The group he added. years. Current enrollment at it is an acceptance of the reality also will evaluate the building and Wadhams Hall is 15 students, eight which the downward trend and the current assets of Wadhams Hall to of whom will graduate in May. Of immediate enrollment place before determine their possible continued the seven remaining students, there us'." use for Church purposes.
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:'Although it was painful to hear the recommendations, I realized it .was the practical thing to do. The response of the assembly was proof to me that we did not work in vain:' she said. Much hard work.went into the final decision. I am now trying, as best I can, with the help of God, to relate to the maxim: 'We can't change the wind, but we can adjust our sails.''' Sister Philomena Marie McCartney, prioress of the congregation, commented: "This is a bittersweet moment. A rich history has been lived out from the Center and has been grounded in the spirit of St. Dominic. This history will always live in the hearts and minds of the sisters and those to whom they ministered." The history has been a distinguished one. In 1891, Sister Mary Bertrand Sheridan, foundress of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Sienna, accornpanied by Sisters Mary Anna Scoles and Mary Catherine
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Buren arrived in Fall River from Carrollton, Missouri. They came at the request of the Dominican Fathers who staffed St. Anne's Church. The sisters immediately began teaching at St. Dominic and St. Thomas schools. In 1894 the Park Street land was purchased with assistance ofDominican Father Charles Sauvel and construction of the central part of the convent was begun. . On March 7, 1895, Bishop Matthew Harkins, Bishop of Providence, R.I. presided at the opening of the new convent and formally blessed the house, all which fell within his diocese. The Fall River diocese was not established until 1904. The day following the dedication, the sisters opened the privately operated, all-girl Dominican Academy with seven students and began providing excellence in education and Gospel values to young women in grammar school and high school. In subsequent years theAcademy
prospered, drawing students from across the region. By 1965, enrollment in grades kindergarten through 12 hit a Whopping 565 and more teachers were hired. By 1971 a diocesan-proposed merger ofDominican Academy and Mount St. Mary and Jesus Academy was carried out. But by 1987 enrollment had dipped to 220. From then on, the, student body numbers declined each year, until, in June, 1999, with less than 160 students, it closed. The original congregation, the Dominican Sisters of Fall River, along with the Dominican Sisters of Newburgh, N.Y., and the Dominican Sisters of Ossining, N.Y., founded the Dominican Sisters of Hope in 1995. In the Fall River diocese, Dominican Sisters of Hope also serve in Acushnet, Attleboro, East Freetown, Fairhaven, Mashpee, North Dartmouth and New Bedford. Nationwide the sisters serve in 33 dioceses in 19 states and Puerto Rico.
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strength as an institution, while others - including USA Today, which called for a single national policy - regard it as a weakness. Boston has been the focus of new national attention to the issue since two events converged in mid-January: - The first of possibly several criminal trials of John Geoghan, suspended from pliestly ministry in 1994 and defrocked in 1998, who is alleged to have molested at least 130 children in more than 30 years as an active priest. -An investigative series by the Boston Globe, aided by a court-ordered release of previously sealed archdiocesan documents in abuse cases, which highlighted questionable past practices of the archdiocese in its handling of priests accused of sexual misconduct with minors. Under intense fire over his past handling of priests known to have molested children, Boston's Cardi~ nal Bernard F. Law in January announced a "zero-tolerance" policy: "Any priest known to have sexually abused a minor simply will not function as a priest in any way in this archdiocese." He also ordered, effective immediately, that any priest, Church worker or volunteer who hears an allegation of sexual abuse of a mi-
Cathedral by the Kilgen Organ Company. "This was in fact the last three manual organ built before Kilgen went out of business and sadly the installation was plagued with problems throughout its life," Father Healey said. "It was not a good instrument," he added with a smile. It was removed in the 1970s. When the electronic, three manual digital Allen organ, costing $90,000, was installed in 1982, many of the Kilgen organ's marvelous pipes were kept in storage "currently in the bam at the chancery," the rector added. "The technology ofthe electronic Allen organ is long out of date and needs major replacement and so wen began looking at what we had and what we needed," Father Healey said. "II' your computer was 20 years old, you'd be concemed," Grace said aconsiderable amount has already been spent to replace speakers "and the rest are about to go. It won't last much longer." One of the great successes of the Kilgan installation was the beautifully designed organ casework which was kept and which now frames the colorful rose window of stained glass seen in the organ loll. ''The pipes you see on the outside of the casework are not truly the pipe but are only ornamental," said Grace. "What we hope to do through this appeal is to fill this casework again with the genuine pipes that will elllich our liturgies by suppOlting the singing of the palish congregation and add solemnity to diocesan celebrations." One of the windfalls of the merger of St. Louis Palish fOlmerly housed on Bradford Avenue and the Cathedral Palish was the need to find a home for the Charles
nor must report it to state authorities. He said he now backs a bill before the Legislature that would make priests and other Church workers mandatory reporters of child sex abuse allegations. He publicly removed nine priests from their work and turned over to county district attorneys more than 80 names of priests with an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor in their past, some going back 40 years or more. As the media scrutiny and public debate grew more intense, bishops of neighboring dioceses began responding as well. Elsewhere in Massachusetts: - ' In a letter distributed in all parishes, Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of Worcester said the diocese will update its 1996 policies on reporting sexual abuse and, like Boston, will begin immediately to require its personnel to report all allegations of abuse of minors to state authorities. - Bishop Thomas L. Dupre of Springfield said in a series of media interviews that no local priests found guilty of sexual misconduct with minors can be given parish assignments, but a small number have nonparish posts in which they have no regular access to children. - In Fall River, which has required Church personnel to report
such allegations to the state since 1993, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley said the diocese would undertake a new review of its policies and then begin a new round of seminars on the topic throughout the diocese. Fall River developed one of the nation's most stringent training, screening and reporting policies in the early 1990s following revelations that one of its former priests, James Porter, had molested at least 120 children before he left the priesthood In 1974. Responses also came from neighboring states. Bishop John B. McCormack of Manchester, N.H., said February 15 that no priest who has sexually abused a minor will be returned to ministry in his diocese, which covers the entire state. He publicly named 14 priests who have admitted such abuse or had "credible allegations" against them and gave their names to the state's attorney general. Seven of the priests already were ban-ed from ministry, and he immediately suspended the other seven. Six of those were retired or on sick leave and he removed the seventh from his parish post. Bishop McCormack's stand is notable because he is 'the head of the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse, which pro-
Chadwick organ (built in Reading) which served the St. Louis community so well from the time of its installation in 1905. Of early electric action design, it was restored in 1988 by the late Paul Delisle of the DeLisle Pipe Organ Company. He is Grace's brother. The pipes from the Chadwick organ are stored on the third floor of the parish school. The plan is to augment the Chadwick organ to a three manual instrument whose scale would be in keeping with the architectural proportions of the Cathedral and its liturgical needs. "We will also be installing some pipes from the Chadwick organ and the ones kept from the Kilgen organ to serve the Cathedral," Father Healey explained. How many? "We're talking about thousands of pipes, ranging from some as little as a pencil to others J6-feet high and eight inches in diameter," said Grace. ''The ranks of the pipes only need re-voicing." The overall plan will still have an organ console where the current Allen organ is situated on the main floor of the church on the right side, as well as another console in the choir loft. . "Both organs will be attached electrically to the large motor in the loft that provides wind to sound pipes both in the choir loft and near the altar," Grace explained. "We will be able to use both organs and utilize sepal'ate choral groups along with brass and wind instruments for various liturgical celebrations." A proposed contractor would combine old and to-be-purchased pipes and hitch up the two consoles
vides resources on the issue to all the nation's bishops. In Portland, Maine, Bishop Joseph 1. Gerry said there were only two active priests in his diocese who had been accused of sexual abuse of a minor. At weekend Masses February 9-10, both priests admitted their past misconduct to their parishioners. Whether the priests would remain in their posts would be up to the parishioners. Diocesan officials said they would give a district attorney relevant personnel files of any other living priest or expriest of the diocese who had been accused of sexual abuse of a minor any time in the past. In late February the only bishop in the Boston province who had not made a public statement on the issue was Bishop Kenneth A. Angell
of Burlington, Vt. His communications director, Gloria Gibson, told Catholic News Service that he was away the week of February 1723 but had asked the Diocesan Sexual Misconduct Board to reevaluate diocesan policy and advise him whether changes should be made. She said he planned to make a statement upon his return. One key indicator that re-evaluation of diocesan policies would spread beyond the Boston area was a new statement issued on the other side of the country by Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles. He said that any priest or deacon who is found to have sexually abused a minor "will not be reassigned" and should seek laicization because "he will never return to active ministry."
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- one of which includes a newly purchased and renovated 1952 console by Canadian builder Casavant. "That's our plan,'" said Father Healey. "We're marrying Chadwick and Kilgen," he said laughing. "To be truthful, there is no place else for us to go." , To date, renovations to the Casavant cost $6,000 and another $5,000 was spent dismantling the organ at St. Louis'. Father Healey noted that throughout history cathedrals have been cultural centers for the regions as well as surrounding neighborhood. "We have tried to continue that tradition of offering concerts of sacred music and theater and of hosting choral and instrumental ensembles to enrich the life ofthe community," he said. Grace added: "A digital organ connected to speakers makes one sound. But the grand sound of a pipe organ is much, much different, and we have the opportunity to move in that direction. The new consoles and pipes will be a genuine, quality instrument that would not go out of fashion and with upkeep wi1llast a long time." The $155,000 earmarked for the project "is far less that the estimated $500,000 plus we might have to spend if we went to an organ builder and said, 'Make us a new one from scratch,''' said Father Healey. "God has blessed us with many gifts. One that we can return with a grateful heart is the gift of music," he commented. Contributions or inquiries may be addressed to St. Mary's Cathedral Organ Fund, c/o Rev. Edward J. Healey, rector of the Cathedral, 327 Second Street, Fall .River, MA 02721.
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. FALL RIVER Peter and Paul School re- and the people of God. This is a wonderful opporcently announced that the National Catholic Edu- , tunity for us to recognize her and all she's done to cational Association has named Mercy Sister Bar- support Catholic education," bara Riley as the After graduating NCEA. Catholic El- r-r---.--rrr~~~ from SS. Peter and Paul, Sister Riley atementary School Distinguished tended Mount St. Graduate. Mary Academy, Fall Sister Riley, who River, and then went graduated from the on to Bryant College. school in 1947, reShe received a ceived the prestimaster's degree from gious award at a reCatholic University in cent Mass at Saint Washington, D.C. and Peter and Paul Para master's in English ish at Holy Cross from Boston College, Church as family She taught at Mount and frierids looked St. Mary's here, St. on. The award recMilry's Academy ognized Sister Riley B'ayview Riverside, for her out$tanding __ R.I., and Bishop dedication to reliFeehan High School, gious life. Attleboro. She has Principal served in numerous Kathleen Burt said leadership positions "Sister Riley will with the Sisters of hold, a place of Mercy of the Amerihonor among nuPRINCIPAL KATHLEEN Burt, left, of SS. Peter cas and currently is the merous faithful and Paul School, Fall River, presents a Distinguished Mission Integration alumni for her com- Graduate award to Mercy Sister Barbara Riley. She Director for the Sisters mitment to the was named by the National Catholic Educational As- of Mercy in Rhode IsChurch, our diocese sociation. " lan<;l.
.... EIGHTH-GRADE music teacher Tony Borges of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, New Bedford, conducts clarinet and recorder lessons with, from left: Nicole Patricio, Rebecca Ybarra, Ricardo Aguilar and Kenny Paulino. â&#x20AC;˘ TEACHER SANDI Lefever of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, worked with first-graders regarding the seven continents. Students made maps by matching outlines of each continent and gluing them onto a grid. Students are, from left: Andrew DaCosta, Lexis Carreiro and Matthew Vidal.
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Singer's lament over her abortion draws young, old as listeners . By ROBERT DELANEY CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
DETROIT - How to present the Pro-Life message effectively is a question that has occupied Pro-Life activists for decades, but a young musician's lament over her own abortion has demonstrated a remarkable power. When Erin Beck of the "aggressive acoustic" band Madison Greene sings "Little One," it's not unusual for women - young and old - to seek her out during a break totell her their experience~. . "Men have come up to me crying and repenting for forcing their girlfriend to have an abortion years ago," said the resident of suburban Lincoln Park, south of Detroit, of the effect of the song she wrote about four years after having an abortion as a high school student in Buffalo, N.¥. At first, her abortion was something she pretty much kept to herself. "My parents knew, but I hadn't told anyone. I thought I would just keep trying to work that out between God and me, but then it became increasingly clear that he was calling me to share that story with other people - to heal other people through my brokenness," she told The Michigan Catholic, newspaper of the Detroit Archdiocese. The personal turmoil that followed her abortion came as a surprise to her, she recalled, because she had never heard' abortion discussed by her family or preached about at the church in which she was raised. And although she probably would have called herself a Christian, if asked, "at the point I had the abortion, I wasn't turning to the Lord at all," she said. "I didn't even understand why I was aching, because I believed what my counselor at Planned Parenthood had told me - that it was just tissue about the size of a grain of rice," Beck recalled. She said she began to feel her life darken, and reached a point where she wanted to take her own life. "That was when I cried out to God, and his comfort and
his presence washed over me. That was what saved me both spiritually and physically," Beck s~d. Although not a Catholic, she said she admires the Catholic Church's Pro-Life message. Beck performs the song, backed up by Michael Blair on
ERIN BECK of the Detroit band Madison Greene sings about the pain and redemption she experienced after an abortion. (eNS photo by Robert Delaney, Michigan Catholic)
guitar, at many Madison Greene appearances, but it still remains a private thing in some ways. They have recorded it, but as a "hladen track" on Madison Greene's "The Whitestone Gathering" compact disc. There is no mention of it in the liner notes, but leave the CD player running after the last song listed, and there it is. The song starts out this way: "Oh what have I dorie? This life left in my hands - have I really let it go? Have I sunk this low? I have never known your face but I've felt you, I have known you." Mostly, Beck plays violin in the group, while lead guitarist Blair and his sister, Melissa, do most of the vocals. Blair's brother, Brian, is bass guitarist, and Beck's husband, Jason, plays a wide variety of drums. Blair is also a prolific songwriter, writing "95 percent" of the band's material, by his estimate. He describes the band's sound as "aggressive acoustic, with Celtic and tribal overtones." All of the band's members are committed to their faith, and that Christian commitment comes through in Blair's lyrics, but he makes the point th-at the songs are based on their experience and are not a form of evangelization. "We have a common faith in God and in the teachings of Christ, but we don't use our music as a pulpit, but just to express what we've been through," he said. Speaking of Beck's "Little One," Blair said, "She has a heart for that (Pro-Life) issue, a heart for the unborn, and we're all on the same page." Many of Madison Greene's performance venues are churches, but some are bars, especially in college towns. Band members have developed a following in Wisconsin that has made them a real audience draw there, but are not so well known in metro Detroit, and Blair said no Detroit radio station even will consider playing their songs. Madison Greene might not be getting airplay or much publicity, but the band has put out four independent releases that are available on its Website- http://www.madisongreene.com.
In the .end, communication matters By CHARUE MARTIN • CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE INTHE END
It starts with one thing. I don't know why It doesn't even matter how hard you try. Keep that in mind. I designed this rhyme To explain in due time alii know. Time is a valuable thing. Watch it fly by as the pendulum swings. Watch it count down to the end of the day. The clock ticks life away. It's so unreal. Didn't look out below. Watch the time go right out the window. Trying to hold on, but didn't even know. Wasted it all just to watch it go. I kept everything inside, and even though I tried it all fell apart. What it meant to me will eventually'be a memory of a time when Refrain: I tried so hard and got so far But in the end it doesn't even matter.
I had to fall and lose it all But in the end it doesn't even matter. One thing, I don't know Why. Doesn't even matter how hard you try. Keep that in mind. I designed this rhyme To remind myself how I tried so hard In spite of the way you were mocking me Acting like I was a part of your property Remembering all the times you fought with me. I'm surprised it got so (far) Things ~ren't the way they were before. You wouldn't even recognize me anymore. Not that you knew me back then But it all comes back to me in 'the end. You kept everything inside, and even though I tried it all fell apart. What it meant to me will eventually be a memory of a time when Repeat refrain.
I put my trust in you. Pushed as far as I can go. For all this there's only one thing you should know. Repeat refrain. Sung by Linkin Park Copyright (c) 2000 by Warner Bros.
chart as I write this. The group's music has been described as a mixture of metal, industrial rock and rap. One reviewer called their sound angstdriven and reminiscent of Fred Durst's music. "In the End" is about the importance of communication in relationships. The character in the ~"'I!fJ. / ~~.,I~ song sings: "I kept everything in~M~! A-e~A side, and even though I tried it all fell apart." He says the other person did the same thing. "In the end," he says, "it doesn't even matter." Is this true? Does it make nf> difference? Perhaps his words.are his attempt to cover up the pain he feels· about this loss. The song mentions some prob-~ lems the couple faced: "I tried so hard in spite of the way you were mocking me, acting like I was a part of your property." However, they hid their pain from each My thanks to a reader from other. Consequently, they did not Green Bay, Wis., for encour- discover how to constructively aging me to review Linkin solve problems by practicing Park's "In the End." Their new more kindness and respect for disc "Hybrid Theory" rests at each other. ' No.2 on' Billboard's album The song points to a fact about
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relationships that cannot be overemphasized. When it comes to preserving love, working at communication needs to be ongoing, even when it is the pain within the relationship that must be discussed. This is going to be essential in marriage. The song does not tell us why this couple failed to talk about their hurts. But it is important to say that the communication process must begin with genuine listening. Listening in a caring way involves putting aside one's own feelings and thoughts. Listening estab'lishes an understanding about what the other person is feeling and experiencing, even when you do not agree with his or her point of view. Almost all of us can grow in effective listening. Does it make a difference "in the end" if we consistently try to do this? Does it matter that couples avoid the temptation to keep "everything inside"? One thing for sure, a lasting marriage will call for true communication.
Yourconunents are always welcome. Please address: chmartin@swindiana.net.
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BRYCE JONES and Nicholas Carpenter-Patarone show off astronaut attire to other kindergarten students at St. Francis Xavier Grade School in Moundsville, W.Va. The students were the first in the nation to participate in NASA's Kindernauts pro. gram introducing children to the wonders of space exploration. (CNS photo by Colleen ,?uncan, Catholic Spirm
West Virginia tots first in U.S. to be part of NASA program By COLLEEN DUNCAN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. Kindergartners at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Grade School in Moundsville are boldly going where no kindergartner has gone before. The children are the first students in the country to participate in "Kindernauts," a new space education program of the Na-. tional Aeronautics and 'Space Administration. The inaugural program is being presented by the NASA Educator Resource' Cen-, ter in Fairmont. As Kindernauts, children have the opportunity to 'build a solid foundation in science and related fields by studying the universe and NASA's space program. Leading the class through the new course of study is kindergarten teacher Shannon Ferris, who attended a workshop last November for the new program. ''This is something I have always wanted to do," Ferris told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the Diocese ofWheeling-Charleston. ''The kids are' really enjoyingjt, and this will give them something to build on as they get qlder." The St. Francis Xavier kindergarten class has nine students, who all are active Kindernauts. Since the beginning of February, the children have been participating in a variety of educational and entertaining activities associated with the program. . "They are learning about space, stars, constellations, the space program and the astronauts," Ferris. said. One of the children's largest projects was the construction of
. MMUs (man-maneuvered units), which are packs that allow astronauts to move freely in space. The children's versions of the devices were assembled with construction paper and plastic beverage bottles. The children have sampled real astronaut food, supplied by NASA and a local Army Reserve center. NASA provided the class with bite-size Oreo cookies. Not only did the children enjoy their treats, they also learned that foods which can' leave crumbs are always provided to the astronauts in bite-size form to prevent loose crumbs from flying about. the shuttle while in'orbit. , NASA also provided the children with two astronaut suits, complete with helmets and other accessories, which they took turns trying on:' The class also had the chance to learn about the workings of the universe and plants. In conjunction with Catholic Schools Week activities, the kindergartners presented a play about the -planets. Each child was assigned a planet and then gave a brief presentation on its history and placement in the universe. Parents also had the chance to visit the class to see the success of the program and what their . chIldren were learning. To culminate their exploration of space, Ferris and the children were planning to take a field trip to Wheeling Jesuit University's Challenger Learning Center to see a simulated blastoff of a space shuttle. Ferris, who said that Kindernauts has been a great'success, plans to continue the program in some form for future kindergarten classes.
Modem-day Bethany (el-Azariyeh) is supported One of the smaller villages that played an important and significant role in the story ofour Lord by-a population ofapproximately 1,000 people. It was Bethany. It was located on:-th~ southeas,tern was here that the Church of Lazarus was erected slope ofthe Mount ofOlives about two miles from in 1952 and encompasses a grotto. It stands on the site once occupied by many ancient religious buildthe outskirts of Jerusalem. ings of centuries past - all thought to be situated This little village, on the road to Jerion the place of the tomb of Lazarus. cho, was at the edge of the Judean wil.derness and the barren hills that <leThere is another event that occurred in Bethany which is far more meaningscended eastward into the Dead Sea. ful, but perhaps overshadThe surrounding area supowed by the dramatic ported excellent grazing event of the raising land for shepherds and of Lazarus. For it was an area concentrated was here as recorded with olive groves. in Luke 24:50 and 52, The present day Arab village of el Azariyeh that our Lord's ascen(place of Lazarus) now ocsion took place. cupies this site. It was just east He led his disciples of this area to the north of out as far as Bethany and Bethany that Jesus spent his lifted up his hands and 40 days in the wilderness afblessed them. And then he deter his baptism. Jesus would parted from them. This place, have traveled to and路from this this home so often opened to him would be the place from which he village many tun'es and referred to it as his Judean home (Mark 21: 17). would return to his Father's home. Bethany played a large part in the When I come across "Bethany" major events of the ministry of in reading through Scripture, I alJesus: 1) The triumphal entry into ways have a deep appreciation Jerusalem began in Bethany (Mark and warm thought for that little 11: 1-10); 2) After he overtUrned the tables of the village and the special meaning it had for Jesus. money-cllangers in the Temple, Jesus returned to Bethany for the night (Matthew 21:12-13);'3) It Ask Dr. Dig was in Bethany that Jesus cursed the fig tree that had no fruit (Mark 11:12-14); and the anointing I just recently saw the movie "Gladiator" of 路the woman with the jar of expensive perfume and was imp~ with the military operations happened in Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13). of the Roman army. In the Bible, when it menHowever, Bethany is best known in Scripture tions a centurion, what is it talking about? RobertG. because it was the home ofMary, Martha and their brotherLazarus. Jesus often visited their home, and it was here that he performed the miracle that Dear Robert: I too shared your interest in the movie, and I was perhaps the proverbial last straw for his opposition, the event that sealed their commitment have always had a great deal of interest in the Roto have him killed: Jesus raised his friend Lazarus man military machine, especially of the Republic from the grave (John 11: 1-44).. era. The centurion was literally, ''the captain of a The name "Bethany" as used in the Gospels is hundred." He was usually a loyal and c~)llrageous derived from the name soldier that worked Beit Hanania, which is his way up through the name of the area at the ranks and was the time it belonged to promoted by the -the tribe of Benjamin. It generals. could easily be confused with the name of Dr. John Heird "Bethany, beyond the is a Bible historian Jordan" where John was and archaeologist. baptizing (John 1:28). He is a writer and Based on archaeological lecturer on biblical evidence and the backgrounds and Bodmer Papyrus (ca. is the development 200 A.D.), the latter or director for the "Bethany, beyond the Diocese of Little Jordan" is probably the Rock. Write him at current-day Qasr eldtrlig@krmpaxn. Yheud. A monastery of St. John now stands at this location, which is located east of Jordan and opposite of Jericho.
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