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Franciscan Father Cook has spent 29 years ministering in one of the world's poorest nations.

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOF! STAFF

SPREADING THE WORD - Father Emil Cook speaks with parishioners about life in Honduras.

He hopes people will join him this year to help the poor of the Central American country and encouraged people to "do something beautiful for Jesus." (Anchor/Gordon photo)

SAGAMORE - Franciscan Missionary Father Emil Cook has worked with the poor in Honduras, the second poorest country in out hemisphere, for 29 years, but exudes such enthusiasm and energy when talking about his work one might think he was preparing for his first trip to the Central American country.

Father Cook brought that message of mission to St. Theresa's Chapel last· Saturday as he continued his journey through the Fall River Diocese before continuing across the U.S. During the homily he spoke about the plight of the poor in Honduras and stressed the importance of getting involved in mission work and specifically what we as Catholics are called to do.

"The people in Honduras don't have the power to break out of poverty," declared Father Cook. "People live in homes with dirt floors, no lights and very few children go to school beyond the sixth grade. People don't feel good about themselves, but we are trying to work with the Honduran people to help themselves."

Father Cook spoke about the power of education and how through educating the young people of Honduras we are helping families break from the grip of poverty. "All the kids we work with in Honduras have some sense of family and when they get education they help their families. But we have to get more people involver;l," he advised. . Durjng his talk, Father Cook also stressed the importance of bringing the Catholic faith and prayer to the Honduran people.

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Bishop. 0 ',Malley .speaks out against capital punishment ByANcHOR MIKE GORDON STAFF

have an impact. "I would be very gratified if people read . this and let their voices be heard by the governor and legisFALL RIVER":"'- Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., lators;' said the bishop.

Recent debates in Massachusetts have proposed bringaddressed the press last week on the eve of the release ofhis Pastoral Letter on Capital Punishment, 'The Gospel of Life ing back the death penalty which former Gov. William Weld vs. The Death Penalty;' his longest letter to date, in which called "a deterrent to crime?' Bishop O'Malley addressed he advises that violence sHould not be our response to viothe "myth of deterrence;' in his pastoral letter and asked: ,...--......;:.-------....;.------. "How can we help our society belence.

"I would be very gratified if come less violent with state-sup"We want a society where life is ported violence? . valued. That is the. plea of the people read this (Pastoral Letter "We should be looking (or real Church," declared Bishop O'Malley on capital punishment) and let solutions. It's not that we are soft at the two 0' clock press conference their voices be heard by the govon Feb. 26. "It is not necessary to on crime or want criminals back on the streets. We want to make our kill prisoners in order to protect our ernor and legislators. n society safer, but when human life citizens. We can incarcerate them - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley without parole." under any circumstance is not held as sacred in society, all human life The bishop~s pastoral letter calls for the abolishment of the death penalty and encourages is diminished and threatened;' asserted the bishop. . people to seek "real solutions to alleviate crime and vioBishop O'Malley's pastoral letter was also sent to parlence in communities." It comes on the heels of three recent ishes, local high schools, ecumenical leaders, fellow bish~ messages issued by Pope John Paul IT also calling for an end ops and clergy. He said that the Massachusetts bishops will to capital punishment. issue a statement on capital punishment and all hope to be present when a vote in Massachusetts comes up. As a. follow Bishop O'Malley published the pastoral' letter in The Anchor and several secular newspapers to make the Church's up to his pastoral letter, Bishop O'Malley 'plans to organize teaching clear to people and stated that he hoped it would state-wide prayer vigils. .

BISHOP SEAN P. O'Malley addresses the media regarding his recent pastoralletter.denouncing capital punishment. He hopes that those reading ':The Gospel of Life vs. The Death Penalty," will support the abolishment of the death penalty and encourage a society where life is valued. (Anchor/Gordon. photo) .

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Diocese plans Eucbaristic Congress in celebratio.n of Jubilee 2000 FALL RIVER - A Eucharistic Congress will be held in the Fall River Diocese in celebration of Jubilee Year 2000 and the beginning of the third millennium, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced.

The diocesan events will take place during the week of June 18,

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2000, culminating with a special lit- combines celebrations of the Word, Father Avila said that it offers "a wonurgy on the feast of Corpus Christi, -communal prayer and devotional rites, ' derful opportunity to call our people private adoration, opportunities for to a greater understanding of the EuSunday afternoon, June 25, 2000.

Pastors, school administrators, catechetical instruction and proces- charist and to make it the center of our • apostolates and spiritual groups in the sions with the Blessed Sacrament. live's."

He said he has met twice with comdioces.e are urged to mark these dates Together, these elements aim to increase on their calendars, particularly the understanding and devotion fu Christ mittee members and that each gatherJune 25 liturgy. It is the hope of the in the Eucharist and to relate this lit- ing has generated a lively exchange of ideas on ways to foster a greater bishop that as many as possible, rep- urgy of worship and witness to life. resenting all parts of the diocese, be The diocesan Eucharistic Congress appreciation and love for the rich gift able to gather for this special Corpus will happen in unjson with the Inter- of the Eucharist. in addition to planning the EuchaChristi celebration. national Eucharistic Congress in Among those to be present at the Rome. Pope John Paul IT has asked ristic Congress activities, the commitcelebration will be eucharistic minis- that the Jubilee Year 2000 be "an in- tee will suggest opportunities for a more intense focus on the Eucharist ters who will be commissioned in the tensely eucharistic year." context of the liturgy; those adults Bishop 9'Malley has named Fa- . in the context of customary parish ahd newly received into the Church ther Stephen 1. Avila to chair a com- diocesan events that take place over through the Rite of Christian Initia- mittee to plan the Eucharistic -Con- the course of the year.

Working with Father Avila on the tion of Adults and a representation of gress in the diocese. . first Communion classes from parIn initial reflections on the event, Eucharistic Congress 2000 Commitishes throughout the diocese.

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tee areVery Rev. Henry S. Arruda, Deacon Bruce Bonneau, Denise Gannon, Father Maurice O. Gauvin, Father Edward 1. Healey, Holy Cross Father Daniel 1. Issing. John Keams Jr., Rev. Mr. Roger Landry, Bobbi Paradise, Jean Revil and Denita Tremblay.

As plans for the celebration solidify, the committee will release periodic updates on the schedule of events, Father Avila noted. In the meantime, he underscored the importance of keeping the timeframe open on par-' ish calendars in order that all parishioners can participate in the programs.

The 'custom of a eucharistic congress dates back to France in the latter part of the 19th century. They are now organized on international, national , and r~gional' scales.

3rd Annual Lenten Retreat Day Saturd.ay, March 13, 1999 God, The. Father of Mercy

A Day 01' RefleCtion and Prayer on the Millennium Theme: God~ the ·Father of Mercy and the Return of 'the Prodigal Son. Cathedral Camp 9:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Presenter: Lisa M. Gulino, Dir~ of ~dult Ed . Call Lisa Gulino at, (508) 678-2828 by March ~O to register. $10 includes lunch.

• DENITA TREMBLAY, center, addresses a diocesan committee planning a Eucharistic Congress rOJ Jubilee Year 2000: From left, Denise Gannon, FatherStephen J. Avila, Tremblay, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, Very Rev. Henry S.Arruda and Holy Cross Father Daniel J. Issing. (Photo by John Kearns, Jr.)

,Legion of Mary ,planning Acies March 14t FALL RIVER - Members of the Legion of Mary will renew 'their allegiance.to the Blessed Mother at the 47th annual Acies COI1secration cer-

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emony, March 14, 2:30 p.m., in St. . Mashpee; and a junior and s~nior Mary's Cathedral. group at both St. Joseph's, Fairhaven The ceremony will .include recita- and St. Joseph Parish, New Bedford. tion of the rosary, the Legion of Mary The Legion of Mary Apostolate is prayers and Benediction of the one of personal sanctification and Blessed Sacrament. Bishop Sean P. evangelization.

O'Malley will preside and give a homIn their work of evangelization, ily. Refreshments will be served in St. Junior Legionaries fashion rosaries for Mary School Hall following the ser- the missions; visit families of those vice. The public is invited to attend. with new children; recite the rosary Members of praesidia or Legion outside abortion clinics and promote .of Mary groups in the Fall River Dio- the Legion of Mary at church festicese will be taking part in Jhe renew~, vals and fairs. ceremony. .

For more information about the Currently there are presidiae in the Legion of Mary contact Father Barry followi~g parishes: Our Lady of W. Wall, diocesan director of the Le-' Mount Carmel, New Bedford; St. gion at 758-3719 or Sacred Hearts Joseph's" Attleboro; St. Mary's Father Matthew Sullivan, spiritual Fairltaven; St. Joseph's, Fall River; St. director of the New Bedford curia of . Bernard's, Assonet; Christ ,the King, the Legion, at 999-0400. '

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EMBLEMS - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will award various emblems and badges to Fall River Diocese Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and adult leaders Sunday at 3 p.m., at St. Mary's Cathedral.

Diocesan Scouting emblems will be presented on· Sunday FALL RIVER - Members of diocesan Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops and councils and adults involved in Scouting programs will be recognized at Religious Emblem ceremonies Sunday at 3 p.m., in St. Mary's Cathedral.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will preside at the ceremonies, sponsored by the Catholic Committee on Scouting, at which religious

emblems, including various medals and badges, will be presented to those who performed religious service in the diocese. The ceremonies will include prayer, music and a special blessing of the awards.

Father Stephen B. Salvador, chaplain of the Scouting Program and pastor of Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro, said that Ad Altare Dei and Pope Pius XII emblems will .

be awarded to Boy Scouts and I Live My Faith and Marian emblems will be presented to Girl Scouts.

The adult leaders who showed exemplary qualities in service traditionally receive the Bronze Pelican or St. George emblems in advancing Boy Scouting and the Elizabeth Ann Seton emblem for dedicated efforts towards Girl Scouting...

Annual ethics·symposium at Stonehill College is March 12 NORTH EASTON - Stonehill College and Saint Anne's Hospital will co-sponsor the 10th annual ethics symposium March 12,8 a.m.2:45 p.m., at the Martin Institute of Law and Society at Stonehill College. .

Faculty for the symposium "The Right to Life' and Allowing Death:

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court's affirmation of a Virginia parental notification law "is an important victory for Virginia parents and their daughters," said pro-life attorney Clarke D. Forsythe.

Without comment Feb. 22, the high court upheld a 1997 Virginia law requiring that pregnant women under 18 notify a parent before having an abortion.

"Parental notice laws, like Virginia's, have been repeatedly upheld by the Supreme Court," said Forsythe, president of the Chicagobased Americans United for Life.

"Thankfully, this law will continue to protect the rights of Virginia parents and their daughters' welfare."

Mary Spaulding Balch, director of state legislation for the National Right to Life Committee, said she was "encouraged - though not surprised - that the Supreme Court . again acknowledged the right of states to pass these protective measures."

"As the Supreme Court has previously stated, 'the medical, emotional and psychological consequences of an abortion are serious and can be lasting;''' Balch added.

"Young girls deserve the support and guidance of their parents."

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Writing for himself and five other judges, Judge J.. Michael Luttig said parents "are obligated to know and they are entitled to know the life-defining decisions their children face."

"A mother and father who assume the responsibility of the highest calling in life are entitled to the fullest possible measure ... of constitutional encouragement in their sacred endeavor," he wrote.

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Somewhere in the jumbled world of international politics and power the very notion of individual human rights is being ground into the dust. In fact, governments in India, Indonesia and Serbia support and encourage outright pe,rsecution of their citizens. Much . of the hatred generated in these nations is founded on religious bias. Christians in India find themselves the targets of Hindu radicals. In Indonesia, churches are burned with people inside them.

Much of Serbia's trouble is rooted in ancient religious rivalries.

Religious wrath is perhaps the most violently manifested deed. in the world today. This intolerance has been exacerbated by standards set by modem society and must be condemned. Yet, there are few collective voices speaking out on this issue. On every continent the individual's human rights ate being tossed into the gutter. Religious freedom is acknowledged" by states only as. a .means to consolidating power. In too many regions religious rights are abused to gain political power. This seems contrary to the essence of freedom, rights and choice..

We need to revisit sound concepts that motivate. us to work 'diligently in preserving our religious liberties and those of all who wish to live in true freedom. It should be government's priority to (eNS photo by"Paul Jeffrey) assume the burden of safeguarding the religious freedom of all its JENNIFER HANSON, A CATHOLIC FROM DORSET, VT., HELPS LOCAL. RESIDENT citizens in an effective manner and with just laws. Government MAlEO LOPEZ REBUII:;D HOMES IN A 'SMALL VILLAGE INSOUTHERN:HONDURAS. should also see to it that the equality of citizens ·under the law, HANSON WAS AMONG THE FIRST GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS SENT TO HONDURAS BY which itself is an ~lement of the' comirloh good, is never violated • AN ECUMENICAL PROGRAM AIDING COMMUNITIES WIPED, OUT BY IUJRRICANE for religious reasons. It is absolutely wrong when a government MITCH. MORE VOLUNTEERS ARE ExPEClED OVER THE'NEXt two YEARS either encourages religious persecution or simply ignores the plight THROUGH THE PROGRAM 'SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL,COUNCIL OF CHURCHES of the persecuted. In too many places the latt~r b<?rders on govAND THE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT. ernment policy. . " " In India, Congress Party President Sonia Ghandl, who' is Ital"WHATEVER YOU DID FOR ONE OF THESE LEAST BROTHERS OF MINE, ian-born Catholic, accused the ruling Hindu government of weakYOU DID FOR ME." 'MATTHEW 25:40 ness in enforcing the law to protect minorities. Churches have been burned and people murdered and the' government suggests a national debate on the issue. There is no urgency in apprehending the perpetrators. It would be politically emparrassing. Such a mindset encourages force and anarchy. People simply will noC other ~d. that tlJe loss of ,~wen qne deal with their fellow man in justice and civility. What can be said

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICK .person· is our loss. " CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE about India could also be directec;l to most of the world's' trouble By truly internalizing this reality, spots.

By the year 2050, Catholics are , we come to better understand who we Society in general has the right to defend itself against possible expected to represent 33 percent of are as Church and what we stand for. abuses committed on the pretext of religious freedom. It is the' the u.s. population while in 1990 There is an old adage that understanding begets understanding. Put another particular responsibility of ,government to provide this protection. they represented 26 percent.

Aquestion in today's Church, how- way, once we understand we are Government should not act in an arbitrary manner or in an unfair spirit of partisanship. As foolish as it may be sound to many in ever, is whether the projection for Church, we then act as Church, and 2050 would be even higher if evan- more important we act as Christ acts. government, public actions should be controlled and regulated by gelization were betterpracticed.At the During his public life, Christ, the judicial norms, which in tum should conform to the moral order. moment, the Catholic Church is los- true shepherd, had to pursue those who Recent events in our country show how few' appreciate judicial ing Hispanic members to other faith were on the periphery or who actually norms and how many more have oisdain for the moral order. traditions at an alanning rate. Ofequal had turned away from him. He reached ~t is imperative t.hat we realize that sincere and valid peace comes concern is a 10 percent loss over re- 'out, and those he touched became when people live together in good order and true justice. This cent years ofFilipinos,'who are tradiflows, of course, from a proper guardianship of public morality. tionally Catholic.

Many Catholics wonder what the Letter to the Editor Religious fanaticism poses a danger to public order. The disregard Church is doing about this. To answer . for the common good is one of the saddest commentaries of our that, however, we first have to ask, Who Editor: century. It divides people and ignores individual freedoms which is "the"ChiJrch"? Do we see Church as are an essential reality in any democratic government. 'the pope, bishops and pastors? Or is 'As YO,u are inost likely ?lware, during the .last feW, years the As we prepare for. the new millennium may we work diligently Church every baptized person? collection 'of used clothing has moved' from the back waters of The answer is that the Church is all to safeguard religious' freedom across our most frail planet. In this· activity by charitable organizations.to the competitiv~ sphere of way all people will come to act witI'! greater responsibility' in' ful- . ,of us together, with and in Christ, no 'international business.The operations of the St. Vincent de Paul matter the language we speak, where filling their duties in the community of life. .' . we liye 9r ~hatposition we hold in Society'and local'charity-supporting thrift shops are now in direct The'Editor the Church'. in the words ofthe Three ,competition with commercial recyclers and questionable "chari- . " ,Musketeers, we are "all for one and . table fund-raising organizations."

The efforts of.our diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society, through one for all." . its ~ollection bins, :~tores' Program and salvage centers, which The point is particularly important provi.de gooq quality used ~i.othirig as well 'as fopd, furnishings, in discussionfof evangelization. lhe housebold ite,rns ariddirett financial support to those in need, responsibility for stemming losses to along with tbose of otner charitaole drganizations, are being adother faith traditions is a joint one; versely impacted by thes!3comrnercial, clothing collection proevangelization requires team spirit. grams.' ' .

But how do we develop that?

While we do not wish to deny any bonorable commercial venOFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER A goQd place to start is with VatiPublished weekly by The.Catholic Press 01 the Diocese 01 Fall River can Council U's "Constitution on the , ture its right to a fair profit, we know that th'ere is a considerable of confusion among the general public as to which col.887 Highland Avenue P.O,. BOX 7 Church" and the' writings of theolo- 'amount lection operations are actually in support of charitable operations, Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722~0007 gians on what the Church is. I believe and which are not. ' , ' . . .

T~lephone 508-675-7151 it'is important to reflect deeply on The people of Southeastern Massachusetts are generous in FAX (508) 675-7048 ' what it means to be baptized into the supporting their neighbors in need. We want to help clarify the Send address changes \0 P.O. BOll 7 or call telephone number abovG Church community. clothing collection situation for them and let them better focus If we really took our, baptismal their giving. vocation to heart, we would be much EDITOR GENERAL.MANAGER NEWS EDITOR Horace Cosm, president more concerned about stemming Rev. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault James N. Dunbar Fall River Diocesan Council Church defections. We would realize ~ LlA"AY PRESS - FALL RIVER St, Vincent de Paul Society that we are in communion with each '.1

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New directors named for Diocesan Health -Facilities systeITI FALL RIVER - Julie M. Cayer was recently named as the new director of marketing and development for the Diocesan Health Facilities system. Cayer worked previously as the director of marketing and development at the Greater New Bedford Community Health Center. The Fairhaven resident

Westboro, and holds associates degrees in business from Bristol Community and Newbury Colleges.

Anne Fenton was recently hired as the new director of volunteers and community development at Our Lady's Haven arid will be in charge of recruiting, training and supervising volunteers for the home as well as coordinating fund-raising campaigns for its benefit. She will serve as a liaison to the community explaining about the many volunteer opportunities available to local community groups, schools and organizations.

"I know we live in a very supportive comr:,nunity that wants to

fundraising with the Old Colony United Way and the United Way of Attleboro/Taunton. She also has

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For more information on volunteer opportunities call Anne Fenton at 999-4561.

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Father Drinan urges Catholics to acceptgreater leadership

By BILL KURTZ CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

States is still capable of leadership," he told the audience of about 75.

MILWAUKEE - Jesuit Father "We changed the world once, why Robert Drinan, a former Democratic can't we do it again?" congressman from Massachusetts, Catholics are now "the best edusaid U.S. Catholics can take pride in cated people in America;" he said. "I past achievements and urged them always rejoice when I see a Catholic to become better informed and more in a high_position." , vocal in the public arena.

But, he said, Catholics must The priest, a law professor at Je- make their voices heard.

Recalling the impact of constitusuit-run Georgetown University in Washington, spoke recently at a day ents' mail6n members of Congress, of reflection at the Cathedral of St. he said, "You have no idea how imJohn the Evangelist in Milwaukee. portant you are to formulating pub"As Catholics and Americans' we lic opinion." have solemn obligations that oth- _ He said he dreams that 62'milers don't have," he said. "We have a lion U.S. Catholi'cs will realize their new mission, to bring justice and strength. "If,all' of us were active," peace to America and the world." he added, leaders "would be much More than once during his talk, more responsive." . '-. the Jesuit bemoaned a lack of viAlthough time devoted to prayer sion in U.S. foreign policy, adrift he is never wasted, he said, faith and blamed for foreign arms sales and justice must be linked. "You can't the lowest level of foreign aid just piously pray' and neglect jusamong 23 donor nations. tice," 'he said. "You have to get out "The world is hoping the United there in the trenches."

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MARCH 9. 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. Diabetes Education for patients and families.

Topic: "Preparing My Easter Basket: Elizabeth Porter, RN, patient educator, 508-674-5600, ext. 2490.

MARCH 11, 10:00 A.M... 4:00 P.M. "Diabetes Radiothon" WHTB Radio 1400 AM. Sa'nt Anne's Hosp:tal and the Diabetes Association of Greater Fall River v,iil team up to provide important information about diabetes. Sample free foods prepared especially for diabetics. To be broadcast live from TA Restaurant, 408 South Main St., Fall River.

MARCH 12. 8:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M. "The Right to Life and Allowing Death: A Contradiction or a Consistent Ethic?"

Tenth annual ethics symposium co-sponsored by Saint Anne's Hospital and Stonehill College's Martin Institute of Law & Society, No. Easton, MA. $45.00, CEUs available. Registration deadline: March 5, 508-674-5600, ext. 2480. . . MARCH 18, 3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. "Living Well" radio program WSAR radio 1480 AM will feature our cardiac rehab team discussing "Now that you've had a heart attack."

MARCH 21, 12:00 P.M. "Senior Sunday Luncheon" with board-certified urologist Richard Caesar, MD. Topic is "Management of Urinary Incontinence and Related Conditions in the 90s: Updates on Advances and Treatments Including Erectile Dysfunctions; $4.00 per person; reservations required, 508-674-5600, ext. 2635.

BEGINNING MARCH 22 "Get Fit, Live Fit" exercise and education group for women with cancer. Meets for 12 weeks, Mondays, 4:30 " 6:00 P.M. and Thursdays, 9:30 - iO:30 A.M. Free. Karyl Benoit, 508-674-5600. ext. 2515.

Oncology Support Groups Saint Anne's Hospital sponsors many support groups for cancer patients, their families, and caregivers. All are free of charge. For information about groups held at Saint Anne's Hospital. please call l(aryl Benoit, 508-674-5600, ext: 2515. For information about groups at The Oncology Center*, please call 508-979-5858, ext. 1043.

Save These Dates: APRIL 12. 5:30 P.M. "Strength for Caring: Dealing with Fatigue and Cancer" a program for patients. families and caregivers sponsored by OrthoBiotech. Contact Karyl Benoit 508-674-5600, ext. 2515.

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Vietnam will permit religious to be ordained VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Mter refusing to allow the ordination of any religious-order priests in 1998, the government ofVietnam has given permission for- nine men to be ordained in March.

Fides, the news agency of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, said the nine would be ordained March 18 in the Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of Peace in Ho Chi Minh City.

Archbishop Jean-Baptiste Pham Minh Man, the city's archbishop, will ordain two Dominicans, two Jesuits, two Redemptorists, a Sulpician, a Franciscan and a member of the Nazareth Institute, a local order.

The religious to be ordained range in age from 37 to 68; most of them finished their studies for the priesthood several years ago and have been awaiting government permission for their ordinations, Fides reported.

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Saturday evening Mass Q. I thought I understood something for many years; now I'm not sure. At a recent meeting the priest said a Saturday evening Mass is not a vigil for the Sunday Mass..

What does that mean? Wasn't the Saturday evening Mass initiated to accommodate people who for some reason could not attend on'Sunday? Has·there been a change? (Missouri) A. No, there has been nocli.ange.I'm not sure what YOIJf priest may have meant, but in at least one way he is right. The Saturday evening Mass is not, properly speaking, a vigil for Sunday. It is referred to as an anticipation ofthe Sunday Mass.

Thus, the Mass celebrated Saturday evening is the one assigned for that Sunday in the liturgical calendar, with its own Scripture readings and prnye~. .

The same pointS apply generally to Masses celebrnted on the evening before aholy day of obligation. .

Some major feasts, Pentecost and Christmas

for example, have a separate Mass for the "vigil" (the day before the actual feast) designated in the Sacramentary. Masses on the evening before these feasts use the texts of the vigil (Instruction "Eucharisticum Mysterium;' 1967; No. 28).

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my faith. Admittedly, one driving force is the spiritedconversationsl'vehadwithmygrown daughter who has been attending a fundamentaIist church. .

A few weeks ago you wrote an interesting column on the perpetual virginity of Mary ~~"L.. and referred to Luke 1:34, where Ma~ says she has no relations with a man.

, In Matthew, however, we're told that Joseph had no relations with Mary until she bore a son, Jesus.

Doesn't that contradict the belief in

By Father Mary's future virginity? (Delaware) A. What Matthew says in that verse John J. Dietzen is not really relevant to the future virginity of Mary, one way or the other.

by Church law for Catholics to fulfill their "obIn the "New American Bible," the passage ligation" by participating at Mass on the' reads that JoSeph had no relations with Mary "before she bore a son." Whatever the translaevening before a Sunday or holy day.

Q. For the past few years I have had a re- tion, however, the Greek adverb in the Gospel, newed interest in understanding more about he~, simply means until, or "as long as;' with no

implication of what happened or didn't happen

afterward.

Some in the past have attempted to claim that this word refutes belief in the continued virginity of Mary. Such an interpretation, however, is pretty commonly considered unwarrnnted today.

The intention of the Gospel author is clearly to show that Joseph was obedient to the instructions received from the angel, that he should accept Mary as his wife, that she would have a .son, but it would come about not by him, but through the action of the Holy Spirit. Anything further. than that would go beyond what the text says.

A. free brochure answering questions Catholics ask about Mary, the mother ofJesus, is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, m. 61651.

Questions for this column should be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address.

The face of Jes'Qs in a deep-violet funk Ever been in afunk? Sure you have.You know the mood. For no reason, at least none that is easy to name, you feel blue. Don't ask me why the color blue is supposed to denote indefmable sadness. Iprefer gray or maybe dark violet .

So there you go. Iwas feeling pretty dark violetnot long ago. I think it had to do with our children. Something along the lines ofthem notpracticingCatholicism the way I had assumed they would because - well, because they were brought up to, that's why.

Prayer did not seem to be working. Busy signal from God. You know what Imean. . This was a tiny qit of so~ actually. Spiritual writers tell us about things like St Teresa ofAvila's "dark night of the soul." And Cistertian Father Basil Pennington, in a recent book, "Lectio DivifUl," talks about how it seems some days God '1ustdoesn'tshow up."

Well, here I was - in the company of saints and

masters of centering prayer. I wonder how they feel aboutdark violet I was sitting on the utility company's power box nearour mailbox (could this have interfered with divine transmissions?) and wallowing around in my darkviolet funk when a voice startled me.

"Hello:'Itwasourneighbor,Jerry.AforrnerGreen Beret who served inVietnam and came through it withouta scratch, Jerry was disabled when adrunken driver slammed into him as he was crossing the street here.

They say his body traveled more than 50 feet in the air.

Initially he had been prqnounced dead by paramedics. However, Jerry was alive. His next six months were spent in a c;oma. The accident robbed him of memory, of thought process skills, of !he ability to speak much. With time he was taught to walk -ever so awkwardly with the aid ofacane and arm brace. It seems tie traded these for love ofGod. "Wanna walk?" he managed to ask slowly.

ing cartoons onSaturday mornings, or in the checkout' "You bet, Jerry;' I said. stand or whatever," Itold him. . "You sad?" he stammered.

My violetness began to pale as I babbled on, hon"Sort of, Jerry," I admitted. I didn't go into dark estly thinking I was being kind to him by visiting in violet or even StTeresa ButIdid warble on.

-----------li-:::;;::~---,I-I adult language rather than the baby talk I would hear spoken at him from time to time.

Jerry listened, dragging his one nearly useless leg as Ikept talking.

The heavy-heartedness had vanished.

Jerry said nothing.

We came back to the mailbox. "Hey, thanks for the visit, Jerry;' I said. "It's been

By Dan Morris good talking with you."

After what seemed like avery long moment, he said haltingly, "I know."

Our eyes met, and in my heart I knew I was looking "It'sdisheartening sometimes when you wonder if you ~ave passed on any values to your children, or if into the face ofJesus-the Jesus who seeks us out to theyjustpicked themup between bowls ofcereal wateh- heal and comfort

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March 7, Third Sunday ofLent.

Cycle A.. Readings: .. 1) Exodus 17:3-7 Psalm 95:1-2,6-9 2) Romans 5: 1-2. 5-8 3).John 4:5-42

By Sharon K. Perkins Afew years ago there was a potato chip commercial that taunted consumers with the phrase, "Bet you can't eat just one!" The idea was that the product was so tasty that the snacker could never be satisfied' with just one chip. Of course.. this wasn't a problem - until the bag became empty.

Similarly, stories abound of people who strive to re.ach their goals and succeed, only to feel an emptiness that persists until a new challenge presents itself. The victory of achievement soon gives way to a renewed quest for whatever completes the phrase, 'Til be happy when......

The Scriptures from this third Sunday of .

Lent speak to that pervasive, persistent void in the huinan heart that is never satisfied, no matter how qeluded we are into thinking that the solution is just

Moses.encountered it in' the nomadic children of Israel, who lost perspective on God's saving acts ofdeliverance and' became focused on satisfying their thirst.

The disciples whose mission was to find food, and the woman whose quest was to draw water, were both perplexed by the notion of food, water and worship that far exceeded.their limited expectations. , In contrast to the immediate but shortlived gratification that isJhe object of human striving, Jesus offers something more: the liVing water of his own Spirit, springing forth abundantly as a gracious, unmerited gift. In exchange for the hardness of heart that accompanies unmet expectations, God gives, as St. Paul says, the kind of hope which "does not disappoint."

us ut whoever drinks the water I give him wi11 -ne.ver be thirsty ... " -John 4:14a

Just as God promised to stand in front of the rock at Horeb, He is standing in front of the heart hardened by disillusionment and frustration. The choice has been given to us to remain·thirsty oi~ through thanks- • giving and worship, open the floodgates of peace with God.

QUESTIONS: Have you ever wished for something you thought would make you happy,only. to find yourself disappointed? What hardness of your heart needs to be . softened through thanksgiving during this Lenten season?

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Parenting - a love story I couldn't believe it. Here I and FulfiIlml~nt" (email address: the insight that we can't really was on St. Valentine's Day, a day [www.LovingOurChildren.com]). love our children if we don't also devoted to love, reading an ar- is written by a father, Paul Zucker. love ourselves. ticle in the New York Times It begins with raw honesty. "I came I w'ish all parents had Zucker's Magazine - and getting nervous to consciousness in a rage. Stand- vision of the child. Listen to - about a growing movement in ing over my cowering four-year- this: "Every day- I will remind America to "discipline myself that my children children." That's because r----------~are born with an indiI couldn't find any real vidual temperament that is neither ,inherently love in it, and I've 'always believed that's the good nor bad. They are first thing parenting is born with a radiance, a' about. light, which ha_s the caThe piece told about pacity to realize trem~n"a tough··parenting,

By Antoinette Bosco 'dous positive qualities if movement" that is "tellallowed and enc~>uraged ing permissive baby ....----------~l::.f... ....;;.;.J... to shine through their toboomers they've been 'tal being. If I try to 'beat' doing it all wrong." old daughter, spewing venom and certain qualities into them, I will The growing number of pro- hate, yelling.... How could I be suppress the light within them, ponents of this so-called affirma- doing this to my precious daugh- creating the dark and their intive-parenting movement seem ter, who had opened up my eyes ability to find their natural, posito agree on two things: Babies and heart to a newfound capacity tive expression in the world."

I'll take that understanding have to be toilet trained by two to feel and experience love?" years old, and physical punistiZucker goes on to tell of his of what loving parenthood ment is just fine, beginning at 18 journey over the next eight years means any day over the "promonths, preferably spanking to become the parent he believes punishment" var,iety now gainwith "a small piece of flexible all parents should be - one who ing popularity. leather or plastic to create a mov~s on "from thinking 'I love' Zucker has discovered that sting." What??? to being an instrument of love." parenting is never a "done Fortunately, I also had been He learned that loving is "the, deal." As our children grow, we, reading another book. on act of nurturing others to express too, grow. Parenting is '1.. "beparenting, one that relieved my and know themselves." He also coming" task. Who are we bedismay about a return to cruel ri- discovered something I believe coming as we grow with our gidity in parent and child rela- the saints passed down to us:"'- children? tions. I was attracted to this book that "no one can give what she! " I love how Zucker concludes • immediately by the title, which I he doesn't have." Or, as I became his book. Children, and our believe states a truth I always hav~ a'ware in raising my' seven chil- love for them, generate believed - that parenting is sup- dren, "What you are shouts so miracles. "We transform ourposed to be a mutual love story. loud, I can;t hear what you say.~' selves and the world through This book, "Loving Our ChilSo Zucker,began to w0fk on our ability to be loving," he dren, Loving Ourselves-How We himself and in the process gained ,says, and that's the great gift of Achieve Our Mutual Happiness tremendous wisdom, especially parenting.

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When a friend bet~~ys Dear Dr. Kenn)': My feelings have been badly hurt. A good friend raid and did 'some things behind my back that are very much a betrayal. I'm sad, but even more 1'm having a hard time controlling my anger. I don't know if I can face her.

(Illinois) What a practical and honest problem. Who among us has not felt angered by the thoughtless behavior or downright meanness of a friend?

Keep on loving. Remain a loving person yourself. Do not react in kind. Don't give up on friendship. That is foremost. The only true damage to . you would be if you became as mean-spirited' as your friend. , Be sure of your facts. Good journalists have at least two sources for every story. That's a good rule.

You might try the direct 'approach. Gather up your courage, and go up to her and say: "I felt very hurt when I learned that you :..."

Be nice to your friend. Fight anger with kindness. That's the advice that Jesus and St. Paul give.

Love your enemies. Be good to those w~o do you harm.

To be nice to a nice person is easy. Everyone loves the good guys. Christians are invited to love the mean and deceitful. Super Christians continue to love a friend who betrays them.

Talk to another friend in confidence. Talking with someone else can help you clarify your' ,thoughts and feelings. If, howeyer, you are doing this to tell someone else how bad a person your friend is, don't. Don't gossip.

Write out your feelings. Writing helps us get a •handle on emotions and pain. Poetry is a therapeutic way to put feelings into words. The psalms and country-western songs were written by hurting people.

Meditate on Holy Thursday night. That was probably the hardest time for Jesus. Not Friday when he hung on the cross. The physical pain may have been intense, naile'd to the cross, but the worst was over by then.

In the Oarden of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, Jesus was debating with himself what to do, worried, almost in despair. He had heard that the Jewish leaders were ,?oming to arrest him.

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He needed his friends. Yet one of them betrayed him. And the rest were so unconcerned they couldn't even stay awake. When the crunch came, they ran.

How disappointed and alone he must have felt.

Another simple strategy would be to ignore your friend. If you can't confront her and can't stomach being nice to her, act as if she wasn't thf;re. Ignoring is a powerful response, if that's whc.t you want, but it is still mean.

Ignoring is not doing nothing. Ignoring is the most effective way to get back at someone; you act as if you hadn't heard,and if you had, it doesn't matter to you.

Have you eve'r said hello to someone and had that person fail to respond? Have you ever tried to ~nter a conversation and been ignoreq by both parties? That hurts. ' But'meanness never ends until someone breaks the angry cycle. Don't become a mean person over a single unfortunate incident. Stop it now.

The betrayal of a friend can be hard to handle.

Hurt and angry feelings overwhelm us. You must react in a way that tells who you are, what kind of person you can be.

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By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WILMINGTON, Del.-A 33'· foot statue's recent journey from Wilmington to St. Louis and back. took a Chicago man one step closer to a childhood dream.

The more than 8,400-pound, stainless steel statue of Our Lady of Chicago, created by Wilmington sculptor Charles Cropper Parks, traveled more than 500 miles to intercept a general papal blessing during Pope John Paul II's late January visit to St. Louis.

But the statue is destined for ,Chicago, not St. Louis, according to the Oak Lawn, Ill., man who financed its creation, St. Germaine parishioner Carl Demma, "I want to give something back to my city and my faith," he said, .

"I want the children to see it that's the main thing," The origins of the statue can be traced back to Demma's own childhood. Growing up in All Saints Parish in Chicago, he often helped the nuns with their grocery shopping and one daysaw a statue of Mary at the convent. "It was awesome," he remembers.

"Through all the thin'gs in my life, I've always talked to'Mary."

When he was nine, he went downtown with the pastor and noticed a statue atop the Chicago Board 'of Trade Building. "I thought it was Mary, but I found out it was the goddess of wheat,"

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then lower it for the trip to the it every year. next. " ~- But -Our La'dy'Of' Chicago"is The lift is being made by Doug too heavy to, transport upright,' and raising and lowering it every Johnson of Bruce Industrial Co. week by hane could cause dam- in Wilmington; his rather, Gary age, so Demma' is buying a spe- Johnson, drove the truck to St. cial hydraulic lift that will be at- Louis on which the Madonna was tached temporarily to raise the .transported on its back. Once the statue to its feet in one parish and truck found a strategic spot along .the papal route, a crane lifted Our Lady of Chicago to its feet so the pope could see what he was blessing. , The statue then was returned , ,to Delaware.for completion of the lift. .

As a Protestant, Parks said making a statue of Mary is no more a religious experience for him than creating another statue', of a child, for example. Both mirrot to him the beauty of God's creation.

Parks now understands that "people pray to Mary to intercede for them with God." Demma declined to reveal the cost of the statue, saying "the mon'e.y was immaterial." The statue that went to California reportedly cost $350,000.

Wherever it goes, Demma hopes the statue will be a source of inspiration, especially to young women raising families. He wants it to dedicated to all the . women who have been important in his life. "I always 'connected A CRANE is prepared to move a four-ton steel statue of Mary created by sculptor Charles Mary with my mother and my Cropper Parks of Wilmington, Del. The statue was created for a'Chicago man and was trucked aunts when I saw their su,fferings. to S1. Louis during.the recent visit of Pope John Paul II. (CNS photo by Jim Dallas, The Dialog) You have to go to Mary."

Indiana- Senate panel defeats bill to abolish 'd~atb penalty

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INDIANAPOLIS (CNS) -.:...A state Senate com- , mittee has voted 7-4 to kill a bill abolishing the . death penalty in Indiana.

Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein

By MARK PAmSON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE raciously," 'he told was among religious leaders, prosecutors and lawCNS. "And I was very yers testifying. in support of the bill at the Ash WASHINGTON - Benedictine Father interested in history.

Wednesday hearing. The archbishop is general Cyprian Davis, who didn't start out life' And I wanted to bechairman of the Indiana Catholic Conference, as a Catholic, went back to trace his roots come a Catholic. I'm - public policy arm of the state's bishops.

- and those of all African-American sure that much of it On behalf of the conference, the archbishop Catholics. was, 'some of it was, said, "We believe it is everyone's duty to recogH,is 1990 work "The History of Black very romantic, but on , .nize the sacredness of all human life and to recCatholics in the United States" is still the other hand, I was ognize, name arid ~eject as anti-life any action seen as the definitive work in its field. honestly impressed by that threatens, diminishes or extinguishes life.'~ It could be the major portion of ~he the Catholic Church." , Though Catholic opposition to abortion and Father 'Davis' ac-' Washington-born monk's legacy. . euthanasia is ~ell known, he said, Catholic opFather Davis, 68, apriestsil!ce ~956 ceptance of ,Catholiposition "to death as a penalty ror capital offenses , ,and a monk at St. Meinrad Archabbey in cism did not necessaris less known to the general public." , Indiana even longer, was back in his iiy mean an escape Citing the teachings of the U.S. bishops and hometown to give a talk on "Afri,can- from racial prejudice.

BENEDICTINE FATHER C . D ., b k Pope John Paul II, Archbishop Buechlein said Americans in Catholic Education" at The The parallels between ' yprran aVIs 00 the death penalty '~erodes the dignity 'and,lowers Catholic University of America. , church and society, "The History of Black Catholics in t~e United the valiJe of all human life." It is not a deterrent In the talk, he noted how, during the, :continue today, he. States" is still, seen as the ~~finitive work in its field. again'st violent crimes, he said, "nor dOes it honor days of segregation, blacks believed "the maintained.

(CNS photo by Nancy Wlechec) the victims or their families.'" , racial policies of the Catholic Univer."I think anywhere. : "Sadly, at the heart of it all, the.death penalty sity were the 'racial attitudes of the Ro- an African-American ,. seems to be more about revenge than justice," he man Catholic Church.

Such a conclusion goes in terms of our society, we live in a' ,like .the military. in his statement. said of course, extremely painfulfor society where racism is still a reality," he African-Americans are "an integral was, More than 200 Catholics from around Indisai~. " part of the Church, and we're not negliblack Catholics."

The school's'policy did ana joined the archbishop at the state capitol not chang~ qntil the late 1930s, first adIn the days of racial segregation, the gible," he said. building to support the abolition effort. " mitting blacks only as graduate students 'clfmate was unmistakably harsher. "I ,Referring to remarks on racism made It was the firsttime the state Senate has reconaIp.ong them Father Davis' own father. wrote,to one Benedictine"monastery, just ' by Pope John Paul ,II during his January sidered,capital punishment since the death penFather Davis also said during his re- asking for information,. and I' indicated visit to St. Louis, the priest said the alty was reinstated in 1977. Since then,Indiana marks that education continues to be o.ne that.I was black and so' forth, and this .pope.'s message was that "this is one of has had 83 inmates on death row. the most critical issues f9r African- community wrote back and s'aid,'Join the 'evils in the United States that you of Jesuit Father James Schulz, coordinator of the Americans 'tgday, .and that Catholic the Josephites,''' Father Davis recalled. have to face ainong other things, and that Indiana Catholic Conference in the Diocese of Certain religious commuflities are you haven't resolved." schools have had a decisive impact 0", Gary, said he was proud of the Catholic response "To a large extent we do tend to gloss the development of the African~Ameri- willing to accept blacks, he added, but at the hearing. would probably prefer that the'per, over or to say, "Well, we've passed becan community, both Catholic andno,n"they "Even though the bill was not passed," he told ' C a t h o l i c . ' son would not be too black." . yond this issue," Father Davis said,'''The the Northwest Indiana Catholic, Gary's diocesan The contradiction, as. Father Davis problem is we really haven't passed beThose beliefs reflect Father Davis' own paper, "getting the committee to listen to ourcon, p u t s it, is that the Catholic Church is one yond this issue. And most African-Amerihistory. cerns exceeded expectations." bo~, I used to read vo- ofAmerica's most integrated institutions, cans will say that:?

"When I was a Father Schulz said Catholics, as people of God, must become involved in the issue.

Deacons launch program as interim heads of parishes .~

TIIEANCHOR-Diocese ofFall River-Fri., March 5, 1999

Pilot program utilizes permanent deacons' professional talents as administrators.

filled within a few. months. In the decisions ..He's basically there to St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese, try to hold things together,to lend a priest from the chancery has typi-' ~~pport, to try to resource (the staff) cally filled in as short-term canoni- in whatever their needs are." cal adininistrator. . Franciscan Sister Janice Welle, .

By EMILIE AST A new trend is emerging, how- community life coordinator at CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ever. The local Catholic population Risen Savior, said Dolan's skills in is growing faster than the number budget and strategic planning may ST. PAUL, Minn. - Two perma- of priests available to serve them, help the parish "set the foundation nent deacons are pioneering a new . according to archdiocesan projec- for some long-range planning."

St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocesan tions. In several parishes, pastor Sister Donnelly said interim adprogram as interim heads of parishes vacancies have extended longer ministrators will spend 10 to 15 th~t are between pastors. than just a few months. hours a week in the parish, provid-' "I understand we're guinea Guardian Angels in Oakdale was i!1g more presence than a priest who pigs," said Ervin Barrett of St. Paul, without a pastor for 15 months in already has a full-time assignment. who in January was named interim 1997-98.

The archdiocese plans to train a administrator of St. Mary Parpool of people - men and ish in Waverly. "They're tryThe concept of an interim parwomen, ordained and lay ish administrator is not new in who can be placed in parishes ing us out."

Both he and Thomas Dolan with longer-term pastor vacan-. of Edina, who has a parallel Lutheran and other Protestant cies, Sister Donnelly added. denominations, which have a They may be needed more ofassignment at Risen Savior in BurnsviIle, remain active in long tradition of congregational ten than in the past. The numinvolvement in the selection of a ber of Catholics in the archdiotheir home parishes.

Both bring years of busicese is growing by about ness and administrative backnew pastor.

10,000 people a year. At the ground to their new roles same time, the number of acalong with their pastoral extive priests is dropping, accordperience as deacons. Barrett, 路68, is Risen Savior and St. Mary, both . ing to a 1997 study by the Pastoral a retired business manager of a pastorless since mid-1998, may not Planning office union. Dolan, 70, has a background see new pastors u~til June.

"I think there are enough or- .

Although lay staff members dained (priests) to preside at Euin business administration and graduate-level teaching. keep day-to-day church business charist," Sister DonnelIy said.

The concept of an interim par- running smoothly, parishes need "There might not be enough to pasish administrator is not new in on-site leadership and a link to the tor every parish."

Lutheran and other Protestant de- archdiocese, said Sister Fran She said the archdiocese, like nominations, which have a long tra- Donnelly, a Sister of Charity and other dioceses around the coundition of congregational involve- archdiocesan director of ministry try, is also exploring possibilities ment in the selection of a new pas- personnel. She helped develop the of more permanent alternatives to tor. In fact, Barrett and Dolan have interim administrator program. a resident pastor in every parish, enrolled at Luther Seminary in St. The administrator is "to be an such as placing two or more parPaul in a training course specifi-. assuring linkage with the archdio- ishes under a single pastor or makcese a.nd the archbishop," Sister ' ing a deacon or lay person the percally for interim ministry.

But in the Catholic Church, Donnelly told The Catholic Spirit, manent administrator with a priest where the archbishop appoints pas- archdiocesan newspaper. "He's not assigned as the ordained sacramentors, past vacancies were usually going to be in a position to make tal minister.

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Bishop says 'ill-advised' U.S. money fuels hatred in Ireland peace among the warring factions within the six-county province in CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE the north of Ireland that is still part of the United Kingdom.

ATCHISON, Kan. - Peace in . He noted that Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is possible, is only about one-third me size of Bishop Raymond 1. Boland said, his own Missouri diocese. He also but the centuries-old hatreds that no~ed that its population of 1.5 still exist will continue to defy million - slightly less than the simple solutions. population of metropolitan KanIn a speech in Atchison, the sas City ~ includes about one Irish-born bishop of Kansas Citymillion non-Catholics whose famiSt. Joseph, Mo., said "third-, lies date back centuries, a fact that fourth-, and fifth-generation" Irishastonishes many Irish-Americans.

Americans make the prospects of ''They feel they are just as much peace dimmer through their ignoIrish as the Catholics feel," Bishop rance of the realities of Ireland, and Boland said, "ill-advised" monetary assistance The tensions in Ireland date that has fueled the conflict.

"Huge amounts of money have. back nearly a millennium to the Normans. "One ofthe biggest probpoured into Ireland from this side lems of the Irish people is that we of the Atlantic. A great deal of that are cursed with long memories," has gone to purchase arms," he told Bishop Boland said. ''The hatreds an audience of more than 100 and distrust go very, very deep, and people at Mount St. Scholastica convent. He spoke at the invitation .things that happened centuries ago are remembered." of the Benedictines for Peace. , A guerrilla war raged for the Bishop Boland has been a memnext 26 years, claiming more than ber of the Northern Ireland Inter3,300 lives, Bishop Boland said.

Church Committee since its foundFinally, after years of fits and starts, ing in 1990. It is an ecumenical negotiations among all parties to group of religious leaders from the conflict finally bore fruit in both sides of the Atlantic who have 1998 with the Good Friday Agreeworked to foster dialogue and

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menlo mediated by former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell.

Although many of the conditions that fostered the conflict are still in place, Bishop Boland said signs of hope continue to emerge.

One sign, he said, is the booming, tourist-fueled economy of the Republic of Ireland.

Another sign, he' said, is the unification ofEurop~,into a single monetary system,. ~ith the euro as the common iJrl,it to~ mo路ney.

"Northern Ireland can 'no longer be seen as'a part of Eriglim'd or Ireland," he said, "It ~pw;t()fEurope."

But the biggest sigit;he said, may be symbolized by the,change in attitude ofa single man; Peter Robinson, a leader of a Unio~st political party.

Bishop Boland:r alled speaking with Robinsort during the negotiations that led,to the Good Friday Agreement. "He told me to my face, 'We don't care what agreement you come up with. We will wreck it,''' the bishop said.

But after the overwhelming vote to ratify the agreement, the two men met again. ''This time, he told me, 'The people have spoken.

They want peace and we have to work for it,''' Bishop Boland said.

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SNOWSHOE STATIO~S - Patricia Hayes (left) and Arlene Markert pray at an outdoor Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of Ephesus House of Prayer in Jamaica, Vt. The women were among a 'group of snowshoers which trekked through the Lenten devotion in late February. (CNS photo by Cori Fugrere Urban)

Priest,found guilty in death penalty protest SCRANTON, Pa. (CNS) - A Scranton djocesan priest active in prison ministry was found guilty in Philadelphia Municipal Court along with six others on charges connected to a death penalty protest last fall at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia.

Father William Pickard, chaplain at Lackawanna County Prison in Scranton for 14 years, and the six other defendants are members of the Penn.sylvania路 Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty.

Convicted on four separate misdemeanor counts, they each could face up to six years in prison.

A hearing is set for April 7 to reconsider the verdict. .

Also found guilty were Mennonite

Rev. Jeff Garis, C.R. Robinson, James Graham, Jim Cummings, Scott Lamson and Charles Sherrouse.

They were found guilty of obstructing the administration of justice through picketing; obsttucting the highway; conspiracy to obstruct justice; and conspiracy to obstruct the highway.

A state law prohibits picketing, demonstrating or leafleting with the purpose of intentionally influencing a jury, judge or court officer.

Their Oct. 19 protest including carrying signs opposing capital punishment and the distribution of flyers decrying what they say is racial bias in Philadelphia's death sentencing, and calling for a moratorium on the death penalty. .

Coordinator of Religious Education Holy FamilyParish, East Taunton, seeks a coordinator of Religious Education for all students, grades 1-9 (this includes a two-year Confirmation preparation in grades 8 and 9).

Due to issues of space, all classes take place on , Sunday. This is a'growing parish and program currently consisting of approximately 550 students. We are seeking a flexible, collaborative, creative person to meet the needs of the students and work with the staff.

Applications/interviews accepted immediately.

Fo'r a job description call 508-824-5707 Send resume to: Rev. Jay Maddock, Holy Family' Parish P.O. Box.6I9, E. Taunton, MA 02718 or FAX: 508-824-5665

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By JONATHAN LUXMOORE of Poland in September 1939. The - News Service, Sosnowski said the CATHOLI,C NEWS ~ERVICE ,publisher said the entire print-run pope had consented to the publiWARSAW, Poland - A Polish. of 10,000 copies sold out a day af-' cat.ion after seeing two earlier editions of his poetry issued by Bialy publisher has released a collection ter publication., of poems written by Pop~ John Paul / A brochure from Bialy Kruk Kruk,"Songs of a Hidden God" II asa upiversity student six decades publish~rs qescribed the poems, (1997) and "Births of tht;: Believ. ago. printed with pictures by photogra- ers"(1998):' He added that the pontiff had Leszek Sosnowski of Krakow's pher Adam Bujak, as a "sensational.

Bialy Kruk publishers said the 78- lit~rary discovery" that revealed the sent a "letter of blessing" 'to the year-old pontiff consented to the 'young man's "stunning maturity of editor, Marek Skwarnicki, and publication privately after admir- reflection" and "richness of lan- "waited impatiently like any auing.the company's earlier work. guage." , thor." , "Renesansowy Psalterz" ("ReIn one poem, "Morning Hymns," "This is the poetry of a Krak~w

of wartime experiences, he couldn't write the same way. Preparing for priesthood, he shut the collection up in a drawer and neverreturned to it. Itwas only at our proposal that he agreed to have it printed," he said.

Among other items, "Renaissance Psalter," includes a: full version of Wojtyla's poem to his mother, Emilia, who died in 1929, when he was eight.

In an editor's introduction, Skwarnicki said Wojtyla had not yet decided to become a priest when writing the poems. However,

his vocation was clear in the poetry's "divine, "sacral style," Skwarnicki added.

"Reading the Psalter, we, glimpse the spiriNal history of a future archbishop of Krakow and bishop of. Rome," Skwarnicki" a Catholic journalist, said. , Asked how he would use profits from, (he book, estimated at $170,000 on the .first day, , Sosnowski said the pope's personal secretary, Bishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, had recommended donating part to "some hospital or children's home," but stressed that Pope John Paul had laiq down no conditions and was not expecting an honorarium.

,Real Patch ~dains tells Catholic students t~ 'dance through life' ~

He told his audience ' that he was 'much crazier' than the movie ,portrayed him.

By CLARE MACDONNELL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

ARLINGTON, Va. - The reallife physician named Hunter "Patch" Adams, portrayed by actor Robin Williams in the hit movie, told Catholic high school students in Arlington to embrace life and to not be afraid to reach out to others.

The m.ovie tells the story of Adams' determination as a medical student to treat patients with humor and humanity.

Dressed in colorful, mismatched garb, the gregarious doctor, who is also a professional clown, spoke from the auditorium stage at Bishop O'Connell'High School in Arlington to kick off the school's 24th annual "Superdance," a fundcraiser for cystic fibrosis.

It is the largest high school fundraiser for cystic fibrosis in the country. In 23 years, the school has raised $1.5 million.

In his remark~, Adams shared with the students what he said his father told him as a child: "Be thankful you are alive, then look around to see who else is at the party." , Adams is one of several doctors who run the Gesun'dheit Institute, a holistic clinic in West Virginia. He and his colleagues are currently planning to build a hospital to provide free, holistic care.

Inspired to become a doctor 'while institutionalized for depression as a teen-ager, Adams told the crowd simply but emphatically, "I love people." As a result of his experience as ,a patient, he was a pioneer in the idea of treating the patient instead Of the disease.

Referring to the fact that he has made no money and has gained no material possessions from his work, Adams told the students, "I've only known pain to practice medicine but I am a billionaire of the richness of life."

He said he will make $4 million, this year and all of it will go back into his work. With a note of sadness in his voice, tIe said that the , first donation to his clinic came ·14 years into the project. ~Last week, two large fou!1da~

tions gave us all the money we need Church - to draw an interest in the temptations of fame. "I don't said. "Forgetthe name and remem, want you to be seduced by celeb-, ber the deeds." to build the hospital," he said. "It my work."

He cautioned the students about rity - mine or anyone else's," he has taken a film ~ the modern .

Adams did not leave the stage ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~, without giving the school an ex. ample of his clowning abilities.

While performing he pointed out that the humor in the movie starring Williams was understated. He is much crazier than the movie portrayed him, he said.

"None of this is what I started out to do," he said. "But the thrill , of the quest is palpable everyday and I want to offer that intoxication to you."

Adams challenged the students to move beyond the Superdance event by spending a week with a child who has cystic fibrosis or with another suffering individual.

"Take it upon yourself, with intent, that the minute you leave your house you will give;" he said.

"Make yourself act conscientiously toward this goal. Think to yourself, 'Maybe my feet will save lives,' and remember that every day is a superdance, so dance through life."

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By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK - The following are classifications of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. . "8mm" (Columbia) - U.S. Catholic Conference classification, o - morally offensive. Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating, R - restricted.

"Just the Ticket" (MGM)U.S. Catholic Conference classification, A-IV - adults, with reservations. Motio~ Picture Association of America rating, R - re·stricted. .

Sixteen-year-old actress, Leelee Sobieski portrays Joan of Arc in a scene' from an·. i\lIiance-Atlantis produGtion being filmed near Prague in the Czech RepubliC'. The film about the 15th-century French heroine and saint is to air in the United States as a CBS miniseries in May. With a budget of $20 million it is said to be the most expensive madefor-TV movie ever. (CNS photo fro~ Reuters)

"Lock, Stock and 1\vo Smoking Barrels" (Gramercy) - U.S. Catholic Conference classification, o - morally offensive. Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating, R - restricted.

"The Other Sister" (Touchstone) - U.S. Catholic Conference classification, A-III - adults. Mo- . tion Picture Association ofAmerica rating, PG-13 '- parents are strongly cautioned that' some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

J'teering pOint.l ATTLEBORO - The La Salette Shrine Divine 'Mercy Prayer Group meets every Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. in the chapel. All welcome.

Singer/guitarist Chris Heard will make his first appearance at the Shrine's Coffee House Saturday at 6:30 p.m. All welcome.

For more information call the Shrine at 222-5410.

ATTLEBORO Father Craig A. Pregana will speak at the 7 p.m. Masses at St. Stephen's Church on March 8-11 as part of a joint Lenten Mission with St. Mary's Parish, Seekonk. All welcome.

BARNSTABLE The Barnstable public schools are seeking senior volunteers aged 55 and older for several programs regarding careers, marriage and families. For more information call Rene Alvarez, volunteers coordinator, at 790-6458.

BREWSTER - The Lazarus Group of Our Lady of the Cape Parish will conduct a grief seminar entitled "Come Walk With Me" beginning April 9 in the parish center. This eight-week seminar is for those who have experienced the' death of a loved one within the past year and will be held from 7-8:30 p.m. For more information cal1 Patricia Clock at 255-5964 or Happy Whitman at 385-3252.

EAST SANDWICH - Father Germain Kopaczynski will address the topic "Bioethical Issues Facing the Church on the Eve of the New Mil1ennium," March 13 at 9:45 a.m. at Corpus Christi Parish Center. For more information or to register call 833-8432.

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Laity, Saint Rose of Lima Chapter, will hold its next meeting March 1d in the Dominican Academy Chapel. It will pegin with the recitation of the rosary at 6:40 p.m. and be followed by Mass, Liturgy of the Hours, a conference by Father Pierre E. Lachance, discussion and fellowship. All welcome. For more information call Ann M. Fennessey at 674-1899. The snow date is March 17.

FALL RIVER - The 47th annual Acies Consecration ceremony of the Legion of Mary will be held March 14 at 2:30 p.m. in St. Mary's Cathedral. Bishop Sean O'Malley will officiate and be homilist. Refreshments will be served following Mass. All welcome. For more information on the Legion of Mary call'Father Barry Wall at 758-3719.

FALL RIVER - A Festival of Choirs, sponsored by the Greater Fal1 River Council of Churches, will be held March -l4 at 4 p.m. in St. Anne's Parish. All welcome.

from the area. A play room for children is available. For more information call Tricia Collins at 339-4240.

NORTH DARTMOUTH-A Separated and Divorced Support Group will hold its monthly meeting March 8 from 7-9 p.m. in the Family Life Center. Holly Fitzgerald, who worked as a' counselor fo'r CatholiC Social Services, will speak on the topic "The Value of Counseling." All welcome.

NORTH EASTON - A program entitled "Bringing the MessianiC Age into the Religious Education Classroom: A Jewish and Catholic Mandate," will be presented March 14 at 3 p.m. in the Martin Institute Auditorium at Stonehill College. All welcome. For more information call Donna Benoit at 565-1131.' . SEEKONK - Saint Mary's Parish Music Ministry Group will present the Song of Mark today and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. in the parish.

All welcome.

lHEANCHOR- Diocese ofFall River- Fri., March 5, 1999 SEEKONK - Father Craig A. Pregana will spea)< at the 9 a.m.

Masses at St. Mary's Parish March 8-11 as part of a joint Lenten Mission with St. Stephen's Parish, Attleboro. All welcome. : SOUTH DARTMOUTH St. Mary's Parish will host a Lenten Retreat March 8-11 at 7 p.m. Fathers John Sweeney and Francis Kelly will present during the retreat which will include Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Monday .through Thursday. All welcome. For more information call the rectory at 992-7163.

SOUTH YARMOUTH - The Cape-Islands Chapter of Catholic Nurses will meet March 17 at 7 p.m. at the St. Pius X Parish Center. All Catholic professional health care workers are welcome.

Refreshments will follow a talk entitled "A Night of Recollection," led by Msgr. John J. Smith.

For more information call Jackie McGorty at 428-4671.

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SWANSEA - The Fal1 River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women District I will meet March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Louis deFrance Parish hall. Guest speaker Debbie Mello will address the topic "Family and Consecration." A business meeting will follow. All welcome. For more information call Lucille Raposa at 678-2727.

WEST HARWICH - The St. Francis of Peace Fraternity will hold its monthly meeting March 14 at Holy Trinity Church. Mass will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. A business meeting and refreshments will follow. Inquirers are welcome. For more information call Kay Fitzgerald at 394-0323.

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford Catholic Women's Club will celebrate Mass for deceased club members March 10 at 7 p.m. in St. Lawrence Church. It's regular monthly meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the Century House, 107 South Main St., Acushnet. Father Edward A. Murphy will be guest speaker.

Sponsor a Child at a Catholic Mission. It's Affordable!

HYANNIS - A support group for parents, families and friends of gays and lesbians meets on the second Monday of each month 7-8:30 p.m. at the Catholic Social Services building, 261 South Street. The next meeting is March 8. The group offers support in a safe and. confidential setting where members can share experiences and concerns. New members welcome. For more information call 771-6771.

Yom;, opportunity to help a very poor child is much too important to miss. And Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA), an international Catholic c1lild sponsorship program can show you the affordable way.

Through CFCA you sponsor a child for the amount you can afford. Ordinarily it takes $20 a month to provide one poor child with the life-changing benefits of sponsorship. But if this is not possible for you, we invite you to sponsor at a level you can afford.

CFCA will see to it (rom other donations and the tireless efforts of our missionary partners that your child receives the same benefits as other sponsored children.

Your sponsorship pledge helps provide a poor child at a Catholic mission site with nourishing food, medical care, the chance to go to school and hope for a brighter future. You can literally change a life!

And you canbe assured your pledge has its greatest impact because our programs are directed by dedicated Catholic missionaries wjth a longstanding commitment to the people they serve.

MANSFIELD - The' Mothers' Group meets in the Rose Garden building behind St. Mary's Church every Tuesday from lOII :30 a.m. All welcome to socialize and meet other women

Little Corina lives in a small mountain town in Honduras. Her mother is blind and her father abandoned them.

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CFCA PEACEMAKERS - Kathy and Jim McGinnins, well known internationally for promoting alternatives to violence, will conduct a workshop, "Stop the Violence," Tuesday, March 9, 7 p.m., sponsored by the Fall River Diocesan Office for Family Ministry at 500 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth. For more information or to register, call 999-6420:

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World's Catholic: population has surpassed one billion ~

As numbers of priests hold steady, numbers' of religious' are .. decreasing. ~. ',,',

They were served by more than, 219,000 'parishes and than 115,000 missiol)ary stations across the world.' ,;1 -. ..,' While the !lumb'er'of Catholics per priest cOntinu'es -to increase,

By JOHNTHAVIS the yearbook noted that the num~ CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE ber of seminarians' was -rising, up about 2.5 percent from the previVATICAN CITY -,It's officiai ousyear.

- for the first tim'e, the world's It said the Church's pastoral Ciltholic populatio'n has surpassed workforce totaled nearly 3.4 milone billion. . lion: ., , The Vatican announced the - more than 4,400 bishops; event when it unveiled its 1999 - J:T1ore than 404,000 priest~ annual yearbook, in a presentation of which nearly 264,000 were dito Pope John Paul II. The latest sta- ocesan clergy; tistics show that while the Cathomore than 24,400 perma°lic 'population continues to in- nent deacons, which increased 4 crease, the number of-priests is percent; holding about steady and the num' - more than 58,000 male reliber of religious is slowly dr~p- gious who were not priests; . ping. .

- more than 819,000 female According to the. statistics, religious; dated Dec. 31, 1997, there were . - more than 31,000 members about 1,005,000,000 Catholics of-secular. institutes; . registered in the wor,id's dioceses, - more. than 26,000 lay misrepresenting 17.3 percent pf the. sionarjes; .. , global population. .

- .more than two million tatBy' regiohs, Catholics repre-. echists: .. ' .. . sented 62:9~percent in the 'A'meri'According to tne yearbook; the cas, 41.4 percent in Europe, 27.5' . \ratItan . maintainsdiplomatic;'re~ percent'in Oceania, 14.9 percent· lations' wiili 168' states,· also a in Afri~a and 3 percent in· Asia. record.' '

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Consecration to the Divine Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself into the 'little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and beg that it clothe me~and eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine , Will. It will be my Lift<, the 'center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life inthis heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the newEclen.of~eace,of happiness and of love. With It J shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strengt~ ~d a. holiness tha.t' sanctifies all things and conducts them to God. . ~. .

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of the Mdst Holy Trinity that They permit me to live in the. cloister of tbe Divine Will and thus return in me the first order of creation,just .as the creature was created. . ' Heavenly Mother, Sovereign and Queen of the Divine Fiat, take hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be:ffiy' guide,: my !!lost tender Mo'ther, and will teach me t6 live in and to maintain myself in theordei and the bounds o{theDi~ineWill. Heavenly Mother;'Yconsecrate my whole being toYour.Immaculate Heart. YOI.J..will t~ach me the 'doctrine of the Divme Will and I williisteninost'ahentively to Yourlessons. You will cover me with Your mantle'so that the infemal'serpentdare not penetrate into ~his sacred Eden to entice me and make me,fall into the'maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in every.thing so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Am~n. !;

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POPE JOHN Paull! has waiv~d the five-year waiting p~riod for investigating the sainthood cause 'of Mother Teresa, shown here,with Bish,op Sean q'Malley during her visit to New Bedford in May of 1995. (Anchor file photO). .'

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By'JOHNTHAVIS CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE . VATICAN CITY -Afterarioutpouring of requests from allover the world, Pope John Paul II has lifted the standard five-year waiting period for investigating the sainthood cause of Mother Teresa.

"Because the response was so great and insistent, the Holy Father decided to go ahead," Father Ciro Benedettini, a Vatican spokesman, -said March 1. The. move allows a diocesan investigation into Mother Teresa's life to begin immediately. , In Calcutta, where Mother Teresa ran a home for the dying and where her cause is being initiated, Archbishop Henry D'Souza said he had been informed of the ~aive~ ~y the Vatican's Congregation for Sainthood Causes. . .

Church sources in Rome said It was apparently the first time such an exception had been made. .;. ' Shortly after Mother Te"resa's death in September 1~97, the pope said that he thought it was "necessary to follow.t.I}e normal way" of deJibera~ng sainthood .causes, even in the case,of Mother Teresa, 'whom many had considered a living saint.

The rules foresaw an interval of five years before any official consideration.

B!.!t th,e pope changed his mind' over the last 18 months, In part be- . cause people from many countries and walks of life wrote to the Vatican to support sainthood for Mother Teresa, according to Vatican officials. ''There was just a massive, spontaneous response on the part of all sorts of people at every level of society, both inside, and outside the Church. There h;lS been no other case like it," said one informed Church official, who asked not to be named.

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pope; as the Ch~;ch's supreme leg- . there is a·16t ofevidence to consider.

The sainthood process involves islator, can always decide to waive a rule like this. One of the reasons he several steps: - deClaration of person's hedid so in this case was that the rule' _ seemed superfluous for Mother roic virtues; Teresa. . - beatification, in which a perThe waiting period was estab- son is declared "blessed" following lished as.a'norm to make sure there. certification of a miracle attributed is, a true reputation of holiness be- to the person's intercession; .

- canonization as a saint, after fore the Church begins working on a sainthood cause, but Mother another certified miracle, in which . Teresa was someone who "had a the qlUrch declares that the person's reputation for holiness throughout life is worthy of honor and imitaher life," said one official. tion by all the faithful.

Since her death, Mother Teresa Even with the dispensation, the road to'''official'' sainthood may not has been cited several times by Pope be short for Mother Teresa, because John Paul as a model of holiness in local Church experts and Vatican action. In a recent talk to medical officials will have to pore over the and Church experts on the topic of documentation and testimony avail- dying, the pope said Mother Teresa, able. Be~ause McitherTeresa was an along with many saints through the international figure who fou.nded a ,centuries, had given the kind of care religious order and established cen- and attention needed by people in ters ~dl1Qspit~ls all over the globe, the last phase of life.

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. give i.!P sqloki.ngfor a ~y and qo~~ " A' main bene~t of thjs .ini.tiative the; equival~nt mO,ney. to the fight- would be to ~w attention to the damagainstAID~L . " .age smoking C!lusesto the health of The proposal by the Pontifical. tob~o userS and diOse around them, Council for· Pastoral Assistance. to .the'council said: It cited World Health HealtheareWorkers was ~igned as a' ,Qrganization statistics, showing that penitential preparation for the year 3.5 million people die each year be2000.At the same time, it aimed to pro- cause ofsmoking, a figure which is exvide conqete. assistance to AIDSsuf- pecte4 to ~ple ov\?r the.next 30 years. ferers and increase awareness abo!.!t the The council's idea follows an earhealth risks of smoking, said a Febru- lier Church suggestion of small acts of ary statement sent to bishops and, .personal penance, which during the posted on the council's Internet site. . jubilee year Catholics can use to gain The council asked local Church an indulgence from temporal punishleaders to "invite all Christians and all ment for sins. One indulgence suggespeople of good will" to give up to- tion was to abstain from tobacco or albacco products for a day and to give cohol for one day and donate a proporwhat they would have spent in smok- tionate amount toward the poor or sufing to the fight against AIDS. fering.

The funds could be allocated to 10The council said this spirit should cal Catholic hospjtals or to other health also motivate people during the curcare organizations that sponsor pro- rent season of Lent. "

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MISSION FRANCISCAN Father Emil Gook stands with Carlos Dias, left; and Mario Lanza, right, at St. Theresa Chapel, Sagamore, during his recent visit to promote a mission in Honduras where he has spent some 2,9 years working. (Anchor/Gordon photo)

"\Vor'ld Ne~s Briefs Bishop urges changes in INS mandatory detention law WASHINGTON (CNS) -At a hearing on Immigration and Naturalization Service practices, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio urged Congress to revise its 1996 law mandating INS detention of all noncitizens convicted of anything the law defines as an "aggravated felony."

Every week, he said, the Church gets "numerous requests" from immigrant families' "to help loved ones who have languished in detention for several months and even years after having served a criminal sentence, or who .aJ'e being deportedb,ecause of a minor crime."

Bishop DiMarzio, auxiliary bishop of Newark, N.J., and head of the U.S. bishops'Committreon Migration, was on:pf sev:ral.witnesses who addre~sedthe House JUdiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigrationand Claims at a three-hour hearing on the effectiveness of INScqntrolover illegal aliens and legal immigrantS who have committed a crime.

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. LANSING, Mi~h.(CNS) - Sister Helen Prejean aSked a crowdat' the state Capitol iii'Lansing ifthe only way "todo justice" intrlurder cases "is 'to imitate'the action and kill the killers?" The Sister of St

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of the best-selhngbook "Dea<I Man Walking," made the com.ments at a recent press conference. The death penalty could endupa~a ballot issue in Michigan in" 2000. Thestate abolish~ capital punishment in 1846 but efforts to reinstate it have begun with the introduction of two Senate joint resolutions.

For jubilee, Vatican to issue identity cards to visitors VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Vatican plans to issue identity cards to visitors during the year 2000 that will include personal health data, access to mass transportation and records of reservations for events and services. Officials who released details of the "Pilgrim's Card" this week, emphasized that several aspects of the program, such as prices and availability dates, were still being finalized. They nevertheless were able to describe a range of potential benefits to card-holding individuals and groups. Card holders w.mld be able to reserve places for Jubilee Year celebrations ranging fron~ papal general audiences to liturgical celebration!>.

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lowing the hurricane. Father Coo~~ stressed the importance of helping all the time, not just following a disaster like Mitch. "We still need help now. We do not just sustain poor children, orphans and ab~n­ doned mothers. We want to'help them prepare to sustain themselves, to give them a chance to have a future where they are the masters of their own destinies."

People can help through donations, the sponsorship of a child or through their visits to the mission.

Father Cook said that he hopes to eventually build a hospital in Honduras and construction continues on several projects including a new girls town and a permanent visitors'

'Jesus came asa missionary.' As Catholics ~e ·should all reach out and help-people," said Father Cook. ~The Franciscan Mission in Honduras has built four .high schools, two grade schools,. a trade school, orphanages, seyeral boys and girls towns, three residential houses for university stud~nts and a project for abandoned mothers and their children. They reach out to thousands of people through various programs. But because there is just one Catholic pries't per 45,000 people in Honduras, compared with one priest per 1,000-2,000 in the U.S., it is easy to see much help and effort is needed.

During the four months that Father Cook promotes the mission wofldwide, he hopes to encourage more people to visit Honduras and help out firsthand. "If we expect the rewards of Jesus, we must do the works of Jesus," he asserted.

Alice Woodill of St. John the E~angelist Parish, ,Pocasset, is one of those people. She has visited Honduras for the last two years. "I was down there last year when Hurricane Mitch hit., It was bad, but I wanted to get involved and help when I heard about the mission in Honduras. What Father Cook has done down there is incredible," declared Woodill.

Woodill and a group of people from various Cape parishes including St. Pius X, South Yarmouth; St. Patrick's, Falmouth; Christ the King, Mashpee; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, North Falmouth; and St. John the Evangelist, Pocasset, traveled down to Honduras in 1997 and 1998 for two' weeks. They assisted with the construction' of buildings and rooms, sorted through clothes, whitewashed buildings and helped in any way they could. Members of Corpus Christi Parish and St. Theresa's Chapel organized the trip and the ages of those who went ranged from 30 to 72.

"Our parish has a special connection to his mission and what Father Cook does in Honduras is very important," said Father Marcel H. Bouchard, pastor of Corpus Christi Parish, Sandwich, who also traveled to Honduras with the mission workers in 1997.

"Our hands are the hands of Jesus," Father Cook told par.ishioners during a reception following Mass. "We need to share our full faith, the total faith of Jesus Christ with people. We've been empowered and sent forth,'! he declared.

At the reception follqwing Mass, a video showed some of the devastation. that Hurricane Mitch had unleashed on Honduras ;and the country's struggle torebuild. It sh()wed a high school being built, a new sewerage system being put into place and the completed home for abandoned mothers at the mis·sion. Viewers also saw Honduran people at Mass celebrated by Father Cook.

"Being in Honduras was a very spiritual experience," said co-coordinator Janet Kirsch. We shared daily Mass anci prayer, we worked. pn different projects. It was an incredible experience."

During one of the video scenes the narrator described devastation that Hurricane Mitch brought to his country as he panned across a city of tents which was the norm 1'01-

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Father Cook will be traveling in the slates through Easter pUllin...;more than 30,000 miles on his car in just four months, but that's his work, his mission.

An informational and planning meeting for this year's trip to Honduras will be held March 16 at 7 p.m. at Corpus Christi Parish Center.

For more information call cocoordinators Janet Kirsch at 8880191 or Fred Twomey at 888-0957 or write to Mission Honduras, P.O. Box 1715, Milwaukee WI 53201.

Our Lady's Monthly Message From Medjugorje February 25, 1999 Medjugorje, 'Bosnia-Herzegovina "Dear children, Also today I am with· you in a special way 'contemplatingand living the passion of Jesus in my heart.

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Other planned alternative spring said FatherJim Griffin,carnpusmin- bama and Bronx, N.Y., and volun- own back yard," added Coonan. ister at Virginia Polytechnic In~titute,. teering in homeless shelters in ChiService trips started at payton's break trips included: ..:- more than 100 students from WASHINGIDN - Thousands of ,in Blacksburg, Va., who was getting '. cago. and St. Louis. One group also' Marianist~ri.m <::ampus in 1989 when' .~ college students are turning away .. ready to take a group of students to planned to spend the week in Wash- a small group of students in the Pax Creighton University in Omaha, from the long-held tradition of spring- Haiti in early March., ,;, ington lobbying for debt relief for Christi student servi~e club.'orga- Neb., volunteering in Appalach·ia nized a trip to the Bronx. Each year and other regions across the 'These students are well off, and " developing nations. " break beach parties to spend their off- '; "For me, coming from a white, the number ofparticipants has grown. United State,s and sponsoring their campus week-doing service projects.. 'to see whatifs like to be poor-just Across' the country they're build- blows their minds," he told 'Cath0lic ' middle-class family, I've been iso"It's a·powerfulleaming experi- trips with raffles, luncheons and " ' ing:homes, tutoring students, regis- 'News Service in a ence for so miffiY of swing-dance lessons; the students," said' : . ~ 'about 100 .students from tering voters, visiting- the sick and telephon~ inter"For many of these students, this is their first elderly; and volunteering in home- . view.' " NickCardilino;co- Marquette University in MilwauAbout 20 Vir- .' experience of poverty. These students are, well less shelters and soup kitchens, ' ordinator of com- kee were' also spreading out to In projects dubbed "'Alternative ginia Tech students 'off,' and to see iNhat it'$/ike :to be poorjusf blows munity outreach . build ·homes, tutor children at an and service clubs Indian reservation in South DaSpring Breaks," "Spring Break Out" were 'going to be their minds." or "Appalachiari Olitreach," students working with stufor the university's '~oia, ,work at a' Detroit /lomeless ...:- Father Jim Griffin, are spending a week helping others dents i'n Mexico Center for. Social shelter and help at a L' Arche comcampus minister, in cities and rural areas in the United 'and rebuilding a Concern. munity for the mentally handiVirginia Polytechnic Institute, States and Central America. high school in' ru- ' "They learn capped in Toronto; Blacksburg,Va. These are not excursions planned ral Kentucky over about a different - about 200 students from the on the spur of the moment either, but their break. culture, get a stron- University of Notre Dame in South Some schools planned far in advance by students ger sense of the im- Bend, Ind., were volunteering in the filling out applications, getting on are coordinating more than a dozen lated from a lot ofAmerican culture," portance of doing service consis-' Appalachian region, working with waiting lists, and taking part in pre- such trips. The University of Dayton said Patrick Coonan, a 21-year-old tently rather than just going out once migrant farm workers in Rorida, atrequisite training seminars and fund- was sending 130 students to 12 sites, junior from Fort Wayne, Ind~, who and it exposes them to the possibil- tending a civil rights seminar in Bir.raising. including one in Haiti where stu- was preparing to spend a week in ity of doing a year of service (after mingham,Ala., and studying nonvioIn exchange, the students 'count ',dents planned to volunteer at an or- Salyersville, Ky., to work with the graduation)." lence from a Catholic perspective in Christian Appalachia Project. on getting satisfaction from helping phanage and hospitals.

TQe spring break program also Washington; 'This is not'only about us going , develops leaders, he said, noting that others, which they hope lasts longer ' The school's other trips included - twenty-eight students from than a winter tan.

Habitat for Humanity projects in out and doing service for a week, it's each trip is planned and led by stu- Rockhurst College in Kansas City, "For many or'these students, this' South Dakota and New Orleans, tu- also about learning about American dents, giving them hands-on experi- Mo., were volunteering in, Mexico is their first experience of poverty," toring students in Mississippi, Ala- culture, the poverty that exists in our ence in making decisions. and Guatemala; Last spring, about 20,000 students ten students from across the nation participated in. some Georgetown University were plantype of alternative break experience, ning to spend their break studyaccording to BreakAway, a national ing the political and social issues resource of information on alterna- of the. U.S.-Mexico border. In their tive spring break programs based at seven-day stay, they planned to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, ride with the Border Patrol, tour a Tenn. factory, meet labor organizers, and William Kerrigan, a senior at Je- stay in a squatter community and suit-run Boston College who was a political asylum house; getting ready for his fourth altema- groups of students from tive spring break trip, said the trips Franciscan, University in have helped him "learn a lot about Steubenville, Ohio, were planning to what·you really need in life, rather volunteer in Mexico, the Bronx and than what you think you need."

Baltimore, while about 40 other stuHe was one Of 460 studentstak- dents planned a trip that almost made ing. part'in the Boston College Appa- the annual college Jipring beach pi1·lachiaVolun!eers Program that setoff grimages come full circle. They ,in vans Feb.. 26 t9;locations:on the. planned to hitaRorida beach to evan, .EasfCoast without faculty. Of staff ;. gelize .in the schooP's 14th annual members. This is the 20th year Bos- Sonlife. ' " ., :. ton College' students have made The Steubenville _students ,.' \ .•• .'1; spring.b'reakservice treks. " .. planned .to spend four days .getting . CELEaRATION:~·;:Students at St. Mary's School, New Bedford, celebrated the 100tt; . 'Kerrigan coordinated·the trip to " to know people and ,talking to them day of school 'with sever~1 activities'incl~ding an artlproject'in which.t!1ey mad,e 00 ,he~rts.

New Road, Va., a small community . aboutOod~tLakeWoI:th,Ra,abeach on the Chesapeake Bay 'where many 'outside o~ West 'Palm Beach.- . '. and a ch~in of-100 paper strips. They also enjoyed a. cake comm'emoratirig theoccasioii Carole Brown, coordinatorofthe and colleCted 100.cann.e~,gqo.ds and $'100 for several charities. .'. . ': ':';.'" . ',,: "./ ' " ,residents earn meager, incomes : . shucking oysiei-S ana few'h6rrl.~ Ha\;e university's student evangelism proindoor plumbing. He and other stu- gram, calle<!:the excursion an'~'in­ den~wen~ going' to, tear do_~q old . tense ~xperi~nce'th~t p~~es ~ lot of -houses t~.!'n!ike ro()~ for new bomes" . buttonS:¥'Ou're out therein your'bath'. with runniQg water;and sewer hook- .ing suit sharing.something so.sacred 'ups.' . ,. . " " as your faith,'; 'she S-aia: .: - . .'

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STUDENTS :fi'om St. Mary's Religious Education.Pr.c;:>gram, North Attleooro, stand iii f'ront of' a board dedicated' to .' the uOuardian . Ar,lgels Among Us,:' specifically the men and women of the' fire and police departments.

Children in grades one through six worked on the project and sent letters thanking personnel for the. many ways they keep the town safe:

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Nun Run helps college students experience religious life

Our Rock and···Role Is there life after love?

By CHARLIE MARTIN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

Believe' No matter how hard I try You keep pushing me aside And I can't break through.

There's no talking to you.

It's so sad that you're leaving.

It takes time to believe it.

But after all is said and done You're gonna be the lonely one.

Refrain: Do you ~elieve in life after love' I can feel something 'inside m.e' s~y I really don't ·think Yqu'(e strong enough now.

Repe~t. ~efrain., .

What .am I supposed to, do? , Sit around and'wait for you? . . . Well, 1.can't dQ that.' .

And there's no turning back.

I need time to move on.

I need love to feel strong.

'Cause I've had time To think it through And maybe I'm too good for you. . Repeat refrain ;: .

Well I kl"!ow that . ,. .' I'll get through this 'Cause I know that I am strong . '1 don't need you anymore. . (Repe.at three times.) . Repeat refrain.

Written by. Higgins/Ba~ryl,Tor~hl ., Gr.ay/!VIcLenl)en/Powell. Sung by Cher. .', Copyright, (c) 1998 ·by Warner Music ., UK Ltd. " .

CHER IS on a hot streak: 'a new album, a new .. ~'Ioved" the idea of attending a certain school? hit cassi ngle, the "National Anthem" at .the This is where the song's message is helpful. No Superbowl and a made~for- TV movie about her. matter what disappointment life presents, we can life with Sonny Borio. She is pop music's "ageless still choose to "believe." At times, we have to give wonder;" . up a certain plan. However, life's opportunities Her.cassingle"Believe" asks, "Do you believe 'are' larger than any single set of circumstances. in life after love?" At first, the question seems We can continue to believe in a goal even as we strange. Isn't love supposed to make life better? adjust our expectations of how that goal will be However, this song is less about love than about realized.

Of course, while we are intens.ely experiencing how to survive the loss of a romance. ~ The woman in the song eventually decides that a loss or disappointment, keeping faith in a dream she'll "get through this, 'cause I know that I am ·is difficult. Good friends can heip us keep our strong.'" So she answers her own question. There perspective. Friends don't discount our pain. is life after love.

Rather, they stand with us. Further, they keep beThe question is how to rediscover ~neaning and lieving in us even when our hope seems buried in purpose· after facing any type of significant loss, doubt., not just a romanc~. Many times our lives. bring Truly, God 'is that type 'of friend. Share your surprise occurrences - events that alter our plans feelings with God no matter what they may be.

God's understanding is bigger than any feeland hopes.

For example, at this time in the school year ing; Ask God to help you find what your life holds many high school seniors are watching the mail as you deal with painful loss. Ask God to help you for letters of acceptance from colleges. Time and keep on believing!

Your comments are always welcome. Please consideratio'n went into choosing a college. How does one respond when this letter announces re"' address: Charlie Martin, 7125W 2008, jection rather than a~ceptance? What if the·senior .. Rockport, Ind. 47635. ~ , "

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and wanted to go on the next Nun Run. AUSTIN, Texas - Women and Ashour realized the Nun Run men·at St. Mary's Catholic Center at could have a greater impact, beTexas A&M University in College yond College Stati·on. "At St. Station getting to witness the joy Mary's, we want to give people and love Of religious life firsthand. hope and serve as beacons," Ashour Through the Nun Run and the said. "We don't just want to affect · Seminary Sprint, members o( the. the students here, we want to be a Catholic' center an~ learning more light to other campus ministries about the daily lives of religious men and a light to theChurch," and women in convents, monasteries In mid-March, Ashour and about and seminaries throughout the colln- 30 women will once again load up try. . the vans and travel to six more conThe Nun Run began early last vents. She said most of the women year when Monica Ashour, campus who go on the Nun Rim are between minister at the Catholic center, de- the ages of 18 and 24. . cided to invite other women to go "I think all of these women are at with her and a friend to visit con- least oPen to religious life," she said. vents in Arkansas and Nashville.

'They know that they should at least "I had a friend :-vho had goneto see what religious life is all about." visit some of the convents, and when . While visiting the convents, the she eame back, she told us that we women participated in prayer with &hould consider doing the same," the sisters; attended daily Mass, Ashour said. So during spring break ' helped prepare'meals, visited the variof 1998, Ashour ,and 10 other women ous ministries of the convents, parloaded it van and set out to visit a ticipated in recreation, listened to · Benedictine convent in Fort Smith, vocations stories and chatted with the Ark., and a Dominican 'convent in nuns about religious life.

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At the Carmelite convent in "It was more ora spur-of-the-mo- Kirkwood, Mo., the women gora taste ment type of trip," Ashour said. '.'We. of monastic life, as most meals were never expected to get such a big re- . eaten in silence while a sister read sponse.". :' . from a spiritual book. Down the road The Catholic center was able to . in St. Louis, they visited the Missionfind a donor to cover the costs of rent- . ary Sisters of Charity, Mother Teresa's ing the van, meals and aecommoda- order, arid witnessed the simple, Jet .tions. Ashour said this helped mini-, profound, mini&tries of the order. mizethe cost for the "nun-runners."

In Nashville at .the Dominican Despite the spontaneity of the trip, convent, the women got to see the Ashour said it was a'definite success. sisters in action on' the first day of "It was a life-changing experience by school. The sisters also invited the which we saw various paths to holi- group to play softball. ness '~ something all the faithful Ashour said the game was quite a ought to seek, whether married, reli- sight as the nuns hit home runs and gious or single," Ashour said. . ran the bases in their full-length habDuring that initial Nun Run, its and with rosaries that draped to Ashour realized her own call to reli- their knees. She said the trips not only gious life. Later this year, she will have a positive effect on those who join the I;>ominicans of St. Cecilia in go, but they also have an impact on Nashville. ' the sisters that they visit.

During August 1998, Ashour and 'The women we visit get so happy 23 women visited seven convents in seeing all these vibrant young women Missouri, lllinois, Alabama, and Ten- . who are open to religious life," AshoUI nessee. Also on this trip, members of said, adding that participants "see all the group Were guests on the EWfN these vibrant women, young and old, program, "Life on the Rock." living with so much joy and love."

According to Ashour, being on The Seminary Sprint, a group of the show was a great way to spread nine men along with Father David the word about the Nun Run. She said Konderla, associate pastor of St. .right after the shpw aired, seven Mary's, visited two monasteries and · wOlllen from across the country ca.lIed a semi~ary this past January.

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ATTLEBORO - Bishop Feehan nual dinner/auCtion "Celebration for'· High School senior Magdalena Education" on March i9 at 6 p.m. at Tereszkiewicz was recently'honored the Lakeview Pavilion in Foxboro. as the winner of the Attleboro Coun- For informatio!\'call' 22(i-7411. cil on Human Rights essay contest.

Brenda Loiselle, fine arts departShe wrote about her expedence as a. ment chainnan, has l:ieen notified that young immigrant toArnerica from her ',seven students have been recognized . native country of Poland in an essay at the Boston Globe Scholastic Art entitled "Coming to a New World." .., Awards. Freshman Edward Kalafarski The final par6nt/teachei'.confer- . and seriior'Mlchael Bulman received enceofthe year' was held yesterday 'gold key av,:ards:while freshman from 6:30-9:30p.m. in the school's KendI:a Betro and senior Rebecca cafeteria. Parents who were unable . Mores were awarded silver keys. Junto attend may arrange conferences iors Erin Daigle, Katie Webster and with teachers by. contacting the senior Catherine Servant all earned . honorable mention' certificates for school at 226~6223, 'Paul Mancini, band direCtor, re- their work. The students were honcently received word that freshman ored at a public ceremony at the State Rachel Henderson of Norton has Transportatiori Building in Boston. been chosen to play frrst choir French.

Senior Catherine Servant was sehorn in the Massachu'setts Musical lected as one 'of six Massachusetts Education Association's Southeast s~udents named a Distinguished FiDistrict Orchestra. She will perform nalist in the Prudential Spirit ofComon March 6 at 2 p.m. at Attleboro munity Initiative program for her High School. work with the school's clothing store, The school will hold its 14th an- Christ's Closet.

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BISHOP FEEHAN High School senior Matthew Harris has been selected as a finalist for the 1998-99 Coca-Cola Scholars Program from 137,000 entries. He will be flown to Atlanta for an awards ceremony in April where he may win a $5,000 renewable grant to any U.S. college or university. As a finalist he has already won a $1,000 grant.

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lHEANCHOR ~ Diocese ofFall River~ Fri., March 5,1999

Teachers, Prayers, Donations 'Urgently Needed

Indian Mission Dire~tor Pleads for Help, Special to The Anchor /

THOREAU, NM - As Catholics around the 'globe fast, pray and give alms for Lent, the director" priest, sisters, lay missionaries and staffofaNewMexico~issionschool

are concernedabout urgently-needed help. They work daily to make quality Catholic education a reality for American Indian children in their care.

These children "do'without" as a way of life ... will y.ou help them? For many of our studel)ts, the school at St. Bonaventure Mission is th~ir "last hope." . They'veex~riencedfailurein other schools or inability to get to school from great distances.

Trusting in God, everyone at the Mission prays for urgentlyneeded help.

St. Bonaventure Mission started a school more than a decade ago when the founder

realized the Indian child'ren in the Mission's CCD classes didn't have even the,most basic reading and writing skills. Today over 300 children, most of them Native American,join in prayer to keep their school from closing., The Indian boys and girls attending St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School live with, the following realities: .55% of the Navajo . population cannot read or write; ,.lnMcKinleyCounty(where the Mission is located) over, 50% ofschool age children live in poverty; • The suicide rate among Navajo teenagers is, ten times higher than for their' age group in the U.S. population at large.

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• McKinley. County has t.he highest alcoholism rate in the United States.

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A nearly 40-meinber ~trong corps of dedicated lay missionaries teach and carry ounhe other wor~ of the Mission. This "other work" includes maintaining the buses and vans which travel the remote mesas to bring the children to school; preparing two nourishing meals daily for the children; and bringing both food and water to'aging Navajos living in poverty in remote areas bf the barren Reservation.

New lay missionaries often ask, "Can this be America?"

Will you help?

Gifts made to St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School are taxdeductible. The school also qualifies for "Matching Gifts."

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• St. Bonaventure Mission depends on the • generosity of loving volunteers to staff our school. : If you are interested in teaching, Q1:Jcnow someone • who is, please contaCt me for further information. ,

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At St. Bonaventure, students work together to make,a good lent. This 4th grader will be more kind to everyone.

Dear Anchor Readers, In this special season of sacrifice, I'm asking for your prayers and'for your'help. My concern is for the children and elders served by St. Bonaventure Indian Mission. Without caring friends like you we can't exist.

Only through education· can the Navajo children in our school break free of the poverty so prevalent on the reservation. We depend on volunteers to heed the call to service for teaching and counseling in our school.

Please pray that the Holy Spirit will guide willipg volunteers to heed rhe call.

I also invite you to become part of this gospel work among our Navajo brothers and sisters. Your generosity will bring love and h?pe, in the form of education and caring, into struggling lives.

I can't meet these needs without your help.

In Christ's Love,

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