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FALL RIVER DIOCESAN NEWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS VOL. 38, NO. 10

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A SPECIAL DAY: Principals at last Saturday's Mass and reception at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Fall River, honoring Deacon and Mrs. Manuel Camara are, from left, son and daughter Paul Damian Camara and Claudia Moniz; Father Edward E. Correia, pastor; Deacon and Mrs. Camara; Father Jose Eduardo, OFM Conv; son H. David Camara.

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By Pat McGowan There's room for 600 people in the pews of St. Anthony of Padua Church, Fall River. Last Saturday night every pew was filled and there were standees.

"Is it always this crowded'!" pastor Father Edward E. Correia was asked. He laughed negatively.

The SRO congregation was honoring Deacon and Mrs. Manuel H. Camara Jr. as part of a yearlong celebration of the 25th anniversary of the dedication of St. Anthony's' new church building, replacing a structure the parish had outgrown. Through the year.

priests who have served in the parish have been invited to return to celebrate Mass. preach and renew ties with church members.

Last Saturday it "Vas Deacon Camara's turn. except that he wasn't returning; he's always been there. He and his wife Mary could well be called Deacon and Mrs. St. Anthony of Pad Ull. Born, baptized and married in the parish. they have given it a lifetime of service.

That it is appreciated was obvious.

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Father Step~l~n A. Fernandes, director of the Pto~Life Apostolate, has reported that some 60 percent of dioc;esanparishes have reported on th,enumber of postcards they sent~I{jWllshingtonas a result of Natlonal Project Life Sunday, when, churchgoers were asked to send c;uds to members of Congress expr~ssing their support of pro-life pr~~rams.

He said the heed for continued work for thd pro-life cause is reflected intij(: following letter received by a cpnsti~uent of SenatorJohn F. K~r~y(p-MA): Thank ydutforcontacting me by postb'rdtoncerning health car~ .neforql and abortion. I appr«;ciate being made a ware of yqur vjews, and I would likelc)J~~You know where I st~nclo.p this very important tl>pi~.•.

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A T CEREMONIES blessing the newly renovated parish center at Immaculate Conception Church, North Easton, from left, Very Rev. Francis L. Mahoney; Rev. Paul A. Caron, Immaculate Conception parochial vicar; Rev. Lucio B. Phillipino, pastor; Bishop Sean O'Malley, OFM Cap.; Msgr. John J. Oliveira.

North Easton church marks parish center renovation At ceremonies last Saturday at Immaculate Conception parish, North Easton, Bishop Sean O'Malle'y joined with the church community to celebrate the successfUl completion of the repair and renovation of the parish center.

Originally built in 1962 and dedicated July 31 of that year by the late Bishop James J. Gerrard, construction of the center was supervised by the then pastor, the late Rev. John J. Casey. It included a gymnatorium seating 500, six classrooms and a kitchen.

The renovations have brought the number of classrooms to 12

and there are also audiovisual and conference rooms. The entire structure meets all building code requirements and is fully handicapped accessible.

The updating of the center was directed by Father Lucio B. Phillipino, the present pastor of Immaculate Conception, who said his flock "is eagerly looking forward to many ways we can use this center to move forward as a parish."

The North Easton parish was officially established in 1871, although Mass was celebrated in the area as early as 1832 by visiting Turn to Page 13

Cardinal Be'rnardin case, highlights media resp-onsibility issues WASHINGTON (CNS) Along with last week's complete withdra wal of sex ual abuse allegations against Chicago Joseph L. Bernardin came calls for a new look at the role of the news media - and especially the controversial leading role of Cable News Network - in bringing the now-discredited claims to worldwide attention'last fall.

"The role'of CNN and others in the accusations made against Cardinal Bernardin is a story deserving of telling," said Archbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops.

He suggested that not only some journalists, but also some lawyers and therapists should face scrutiny. "Unfortunately, only the media, medical and legal professions can appropriately police themselves," he said.

Last November CNN broke the story that Steven J. Cook of Philadelphia had filed a Ill. wsuit accusing Cardinal Bernardin of having abused him sexually 17 years ear-

Iier, when he was a preseminary high school student in Cincinnati and the cardinal was' archbishop of Cincinnati.

The first CNN report was aired only minutes after the lawsuit was filed Nov. 12 in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati. But the report included six minutes of excerpts from a sympathetic CNN interview with Cook in which the accuser was asked his feelings, wept on camera, describl:d the cardinal as "vermin" and "evil," and called for his removal from office. He also urged "others wHo may have been used and perpetrated and raped by him to come forward."

The broadcast portions of the prerecorded interview did not include a single question about Cook's own credibility, whether he could prove his claims or how he could corroborate them.

CNN closed the report with a plug for its "comprehensive onehour program on the sexual abuse crisis in the clergy," titled "Fall From Grace," that was to be aired two days later, Nov. 14.

In the next two days the network repeatedly aired the allega- . tions in its hourly news reports, using them to plug the upcoming special.

Near the beginning of the special program, Cardinal Bernardin was referred to as a churchman who himself faces charges that he has been a sexual abuser and has "fallen from grace."

"CNN, I think, played a large part in propagating this around the country and giving credibility to the allegations," said Msgr.

Francis J. Maniscalco, press spokesman for the U.S. bishops.

When Cardinal Bernardin held a press conference Feb. 28 to comment on the complete with-

drawal of all allegations against him, he made an oblique reference to the CNN reporting that was immediately recognized by those familiar with ttie story.

"There is only one thing that still troubles me," he said. "I am concerned about the almost instantaneous judgment made by some that I had fallen from grace or had been permanently damaged, even before I had a chance to respond or the legal system had deliberated.

"I trust that, after reflection, the appropriate persons will address. this issue so that others will be spared this travesty," he added.

Although CNN was the most visible focus of criticism and questions, the debate over journalists' responsibility was much broader, and perhaps nowhere more thoroughly discussed than in Chicago itself.

"Many of us in the media· owe Joseph Cardinal Bernardin one rather large apology," wrote Chicage> Sun-Times editorial columnist Dennis Byrne shortly after the claims were dismissed.

Peter Steinfels, senior religion correspondent of The New York Times. told Catholic News Service, "Anybody can file a lawsuit saying anything.... I don't think the media can use the fact that a lawsuit has been filed to avoid making an independent judgment" on the credibility of the accuser, the plausibility of the allegations and how to report the event.

Despite the fact that CNN and the other TV networks played the lawsuit as a major story, the editors at The Times decided to give it minimal coverage. They buried it deep inside the first section of the paper, with only a few inches of newsprinLunder a single column headline.

The story got Page One play and much more extensive treatment in many other dailies, but most of the coverage balanced the allegations in the lawsuit with careful emphasis on Cardinal Bernardin's absolute denial of ever having abused anyone and his unblemished reputation.

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.' S~c'iologisf:pr.jest dead at 85 NEW ORLEANS (CNS) -: A memorial Mass was celebrated Feb. 26 for Jesuit ·Father Joseph H. Fichter, 85, a sociologist and pro-, fessor at Loyola University in New Orleans for 44 years, who died Feb. 23 ..

There was no wake because Father Fichter donated his body to science.

Jesuit Father Thomas Clancy,"a longtime colleague and friend, said Father Fichter should be remembered for two' th'ings - one that came at the beginning of his career, the other at its end.

"In his early years he had an eno:rmoj.ls influence on students" who became New Orlea'ns leaders and changed the political face of the city, he s a i d . _ , "I n his last years he devoted hiniself to doing research. to promote the cause of Mother Henriette Delille, the free woman of color who founded the first congregation of African-American . nuns in 1842 in New Orleans," said Father Clancy. He added that her canonization was a goal the priest had wanted to live to see. ' "Today they are probably exchanging notes. May he rest in. peace," he said..

Father Fichter was chairman of the Loyola sociology department from 1947 until 1964. In 1978 he was named professor emeritus of sociology and continued to teach at Loyola until the current academic year.

In. the 1960s he helped implement a plan that made Loyola the first integrated private college in Louisiana. He founded the New Orleans Commission on Human Rights and was a member of the Urban League and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Father Fichter wrote more tha'n 30 books and reports on sociological studies of religion including a landmark study on the parish called, "Southern Parish," published by the University of Chicago Press in 195 I. His most rec.ent book, "Sociology of Good Works," an autobiography of his pr'Qfessionallife, was published earlier this year as a sequel to his 1974 book, "OneMan Research."

Many of his additional writings reflected fields> he investigated including religion as an, occupation. the charismatic renewal and clerical celibacy, highlighted in his 1989 book, "Pastoral Provisions: Married Catholic.lJriests." He also wrote a book called "Wives of Catholic Clergy," 1992.

He said poor manage'ment, not the celibacy issue, was the root of many parish problems. He said that frequent reassignment of priests with little or no warning gave priests no real status in the church and thus they became "for~ gotten priests." The term comes from his book, "America's Forgotten Priests: What Are They Saying?" a compilation of surveys of more than 3,000 diocesan priests.

A native of Union City, N.J., Father Fichter was ordained a Jesuit in 1942. He held bachelor's and master's degrees from St. Louis University and Ji doctorate in sociology from Harvard, were he was the first American to hold the Chauncey Stillman Chair of Catholic Studies.

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High court won't hear pro-lif~ case WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Supreme Court has declined to . hear the appeal of a New Jersey man whose efforts to prevent his fiancee from having an abortion raised the legal question of when human life begins..

The case'had attracted national and intern.ational support, including an unusual friend-of-the-court brief filed by Mother Teresa asking the justices to use the suit by Alexander Loce against the state of New Jersey to legally establish that life begins at conception. . "The Supreme Court has failed to address the core issue in the' entire abortion debate - whether the unborn child possesses a constitutional right to life," said Patrick Mullaney, Loce's attorney.

Loce sued New Jersey after' courts rejected his efforts to prevent his fiancee from having an abortion. He was convicted of trespassing after he and several companions went to the abortion clinic where she had an appointment and attempted to block the entrance to the operating room.

His fiancee had the abortion.

Chaplains meet VATICAN CITY(CNS)- An' international meeting of military .chaplains has supported "humanitarian intervention" to protect human rights and to assure that , relief supplies reach people "in extreme poverty." The chaplains cited, the U.S.-led Persian Gulf War against Iraq and the Unite~ Nations peacekeeping forces in Somalia and Bosnia-Herzegovina as examples of"interventions aimed at humanitarian aid." They also asked greater U. N. flexibility in allowing chaplains from one nation's contingent to f11inister to members of the same religion from another country. The meeting of military chaplains from Europe a'nd North America was held in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Father Joe Tagg III, a lawyer called to the priesthood, entering turned priest from the diocese of the seminary in Rome. Only days Me,mphis, Tenn.; will preach a before his scheduled ordination in Lenten mission at St. William's ,1978, once again beset by doubts, parish, Fall River, March 12 to 15. he passed up his vocation and The mission will focus on God's returned to his law practice. While love, mercy and forgiveness and doing much pro bono work for the the ways in which people can accept poor and underprivileged, and octhese gifts in their own lives and casionally for the diocese, Joe Tagg use them for their own good and also enjoyed the "good life"-a fashionable residence, sports car the good of others.

The program is intended, to with phone, a lakeside house in "allow people from all walks of life Arkansas. to take time during Lent to reflect "I was enjoying life," he recalled. on the mystery of.G.od's love for us . "I never missed the Sugar Bowl, I and the many ways in which we always had tickets tOlhe final four receive that love," said St. Wil- basketball tournaments, and I beli'am's pastor Father Jay Maddock. longed to all the right clubs....So Father Tagg will speak at all l'd be less than honest i{ I didn't Masses this weekend followed by tell you that I went through a the first mission session 7 p. m. grieving process when I finally Sunday. Sessions will contin~e at made up my !Jlind to really be 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. both Monday ordained." and Tuesday. He will be available On New Year's Day 1987, he to' meet with participants after' vowed to end the indecision and each session and the sacrament of spend 'the year in intensive prayer penance will be offered. Several and discernment to determine once priests will participate in the and for all if he had a vocation. By Tuesday evening session, closing November, after months of soulthe mission with a penance service searching, retreats and spiritual and opportunity for confessions. direction, he had madf: up his mind-and returned to Rome for Father Tagg, who is affiliated with St. Ann's parish in Memphis a "refresher course" for men who have been away from th,~ir vocaand the marriage tribunal of that tions for a time. diocese, has given missions and "From the moment I made my retreats around the country. decision in November, I never Though he originally felt called looked back," he said. "Itnew this to the priesthood in high school, was the right decision and I felt he struggled with the decision for good about it. I knew I was ready many years before pursuing a law because God was making the decidegree. After three years as a trial sions on what I was to do with my lawyer, he ha'd an $80,000-a-year life." practice. But in 1974 he again felt Father Tagg was ordained in December 1988, and since then has completed a degree in canon law, making him one offew people 'in the nation to hold degrees in both church and civil law.

OBITUARY Sister Quinn

Sister Mary Felicitas Quinn, 93, of the Faithful Companions 'of Jesus died March 4 at St. Philomena Convent, Portsmouth, Ri. Born Katherine Natalie Quinn July4, 1901, in Fall River, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Katherine'(McNicholl) Quinn.

She attended local Catholic elementary schools and Technical. and BMC Durfee high schools.

She entered the Faithful Companions of Jesus, of which 'three aunts and an older sister were also members, in 1922 at St. Joseph's Convent, Fitchburg. The following year she was transferred to the French novitiate in Brittany, where she made fir~t profession jn 1924.

She taught in England before returning to Fitchburg to teach at St. Joseph's School and then Blessed Sacrament School in Providence, RI. She completed religious formation in Brussels, Belgium, where she made fimll profession in 1930.

She again taught at Blessed Sacrament for 18, years and at St. Joseph's for 24 years before she became librarian' at St. Philomena's School in 1972. She retired,in 1984.

Sister Quinn held bachelor's degrees from Catholic Teachers College, Providence; Providence College; and a master's 'degree from Fitchburg State College. She taught at Catholic Teachers College during thel950s and '60s. .

She is survived by a twin sister, Dorothy M. Quinn of Florida; a brother, Bertrand D. Quinn of Co. Tipperary, Ireland; and nieces and nephews.

Jewish head hlUds Catholic sup]~ort PRAGUE, Czech Republic (CNS) - The head of the Czech Republic's Jewish commu,nity has praised Catholic leaders for supporting his community's demand for the return of pre-World WarlI Jewish property. . Rabbi Karol Sidon d,escribed' the attitude of Archbishop Miloslav Vlk of Prague towHd the property issue as a "nice surprise."

In early February, Arc::tbishop Vlk accuse9 the Czech govl:rnment of discriminating in its tn:atment of the property restitution claims of religious associations.

The <;:atholic Church is part of an interdenominational group which has supported the Jewish claims: Catholics number about 4.7 million, nearly 45 percent of the republic's population. .

The Czech Jewish population, at 1,300 members a tiny fra:tion of its ,pre-war level' of '250,000, is demanding the return of202 buildings and sites appropriated by the government, including synagogues, cemeteries, schools and houses.

The Catholic Church is also demanding the return of assets it owned which were confiscated and nationalized after the communist takeover in 1948.

The property includes 17 million acres of forest, 500,000 acres offarmland, lakes totaling 250,000 acres' in surface area: and 3,400 buildings.

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WASHINGTON (eNS) - Although some doctors arc "intellectually allergic" to the idea, scientific studies have shown that prayer "makes living things healthier," according to physician and author Larry Dossey.

Dossey's book, "Healing Words: The Power of Prayer a nd the Practice of Medicine," recently published by Harper San Francisco, details the results of more than 130 scientific studies on the effects of prayer in healing. M ore than half of the experiments showed that prayer dramatically improved the health of the person or object prayed for.

Some dismiss the results of studies on prayer for human subjects by linking them to the effects of "the power of suggestion" or"positive thinking," Dom:y said. But when bacteria, fungi, rats and germinating seeds grow faster when they are prayed over, "it's a very powerful demonstration that leapfrogs all the complaints raised," he said.

The former chief of staff at Medical City Dallas Hospital gave up his medical practice several years' ago to write and do research on the effects of prayer in healing. He currently co-chairs the panel on mind! body interventions in the Office of Alternative Therapy at the National Institutes of Health.

That little-known office, set up

by Congress in 1992, is charged with looking into a variety of alternatives to drugs and surgery - imagery, hypnosis, biofeedback, art, dance and music therapy, yoga· and prayer, among others.

"I was utterly delighted" when the office was established, Dossey said. "I didn't think anyone at NIH knew ther<: was such a thing as prayer being used to promote healing."

The office has so far given grants of about $20,000 to $40,000 each to some 25 studies of various alternative treatments, including one

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to Dr. Scott Walker, a psychiatrist with the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque who is looking into the value of intercessory prayer on patients involved in drug and alcohol rehabilitation. .

Dossey sees the value of the office as primarily symbolic at this point. "Some in NIH wish it [the officel would go away, but there have been some very influential scientists at NIH who have stood up in support" of alternative thera pies, he said.

"If you can talk about these studies at NIH - which pretty much defines how medicine is practiced in the United States - then you can talk about them anywhere," he added.

"Most Americans would say it's about time," Dossey said, noting that a 1990 study by Dr. David Eisenberg showed that one-third of all Americans participated in some sort of alternative therapy that year, spending a total of$14 billion.

Raised in a fundamental Baptist household near Waco, Texas, Dossey now lives in Santa Fe, N. M., and has no affiliation with any religious denomination. But his personal spiritual life includes both prayer and meditation, and he strongly advises anyone who is ill to "get your name on as many prayer lists as you can."

The 131 studies described in his

book have several things in common, Dossey said. "They show that no particular religion has a monopoly on how to pray or who to pray to" and that physical distance is no obstacle to effective intercessory prayer, he said.

There does seem to be a "skill factor" involved, since "people who have prayed for 20 years are more effective than those who have never prayed before," Dossey said. But those with no experience can also have good effects, he said. "It's not limited to some special elite group of pray-ers."

The studies also found that those who pray that "God's will be done" rather than for a specific outcome often have more success, he added.

In the years after he discovered the scientific studies on the benefits of prayer but before he gave up his practice, Dossey himself began praying for his own patients, although he did not tell them about it. He also began distributing lists containing the phone numbers of local ecumenical prayer groups.

He urges his fellow physicians to "loosen up on this subject" and to look at the scientific data about prayer.

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A Mutual Concern In recent weeks much has been said about the economic advantages and employment benefits that will flow from casino gambling; and one ca,n be certain that even more will be written and printed on the subject in. weeks to come. Mass meetings, public forums and various oth'er forms of posturing will probably overshadow other major concerns that should be addressed.

Chief among them is the plight of our fishing industry.

While casinos are only a possibility, a here-and-now problem is the fact that income derived from fishing is the sole support of thousands in our area. Those who now go down to the sea in ships may never get out of port if the dictatorial government regulations now under consideration as a means of controlling commercial fishing are implemented. There seems to be a great deal of intellectual mandating and very little practical input in this situation. Idealists are ignoring pragmatists; government officials are sidestepping fishermen.

No one will deny the need to conserve and protect our fisheries. Centuries of industrial pollution and massive fishing by fqreign factory ships have indeed taken a toll on the marine habitat. Our waters have been scandalously misused and our exploitation of them has inflicted a heavy burden on nature. In short, there is great need for responsible use of the oceans, demanding of 'its very nature international agreements and ongoing diplomacy.

We simply have no choice other than to do everything possible to protect the seas and the life they nurture. If we fail in this, we are the losers. Nature always exacts h-er just deserts.

Nevertheless, we cannot be so protective that we destroy people and their livelihood. Simply to demfwd the imposition of new laws and regulations without realizing thei~ potential for harm to those 'who earn their living from the sea is poor government. This is the 'heart of the situation facing our local fishing fleets. Not only do fishermen need time to equip their vessels to meet new standards, it is also necessary for them and government officials to collaborate on framiQg regulations . that will benefit both men and ocean.

We need to protect our seas; we also need to care for those who make their living from them. Right now the ocean is winning, while fishermen are left to drown.

One promising light on the horizon is the current work being done in aquaculture. In some parts of the nation, fish farming is a key ind'ustry and recent developments at area institution~ give us hope that it will develop locallyâ&#x20AC;˘. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and the University of Rhode Island are strongly committed to this relatively new field of study. Their efforts deserve our support and encouragement.

Yet much of the research needed requires the support of government grants. Na'tional and state bureaucracies must not allow programs meant to aid these new initiatives to become mere political pork barrels.

As' governmental maneuvering takes place, one cannot forget those depending for their living on the fishing industry.

They need help in complying with the laws affecting them and it should be obvious they will require government support.

Only by working together will legislators and fishermen, conservators and sea captains, schools and industry become a, force that will go beyond stopgap measlJres to craft a responsible approach to reaping the bounty of the ocean.

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AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF ST. PATRICK IN IRELAND, CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS WERE SUPERIMPOSED,ON STONES THAT MARKED SITES OF PAGAN' CEREMONIES, SUCH AS THIS ONE AT KILREILIG, COUNTY KERRY

"I am the Lord thy God...thou shalt not have strange gods before me."

Ex. 20:2,3.

Co,ming to kn()w the face of God

By Father Kevin J. Harrington With restoration of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults in many parishes throughout the diocese an important aspect of Lent has been given long overdue emphasis. Lent is being seen less and less as a time for "giving things up" and more and more as a time for personal renewal of souls. U nfortunlJtely, one of the things that too many Catholics have forgotten is the importance of their own baptism.

There are many ways to encounter Christ in our life. Lent recalls, our first encounter with him in the sacrament or" baptism. Baptism is a precious gift, reminding us that we are God's. '.

Those present at our baptism are generally the' mQst important people in our life because they will be the ones who will teach us how to love. But however sincerely meant, the promises made by the parents and godparents present at a baptism to reject Satan and all his works and empty promises are just that: promises.

Broken promises lead to broken relationships which can lead to broken lives. Human beings are fragile and they need a great deal of tender compassion. That is among reasons why baptism in the Roman Catholic tradition takes' place in infancy. The sacrament each of us reminds that there was a moment in our life when we were

the most important person in the world. An infant cannot be promised love. He or she must actually be loved. Baptism reminds us that God once used us to make the statement that the human race is worth continuing.

Children's insatiable need for love mirrors with greater clarity our own need for love. One of the most eminent Roman Catholic psychiatrists of our times, Robert Coles, wrote a masterpiece entitled "The tV10ral Life of Children."

Coles once interviewed a 10year-old slum boy named Eduardo.

As Eduardo looked over the city in which he lived, in all its splendor arid squalor, his spontaneous comment was recorded by Coles: "If I had a choice to pick the way I'd die, I'd choose to'be carried off by the wind over the ocean. I'd be made clean' twice before I sa w His face." When Coles turned to the boy with a quizzical look, Eduardo said in a whisper, "God's face."

Eduardo's imaginatiqn provided an insight as profound as that of St. Augustine: "My heart will be restless until it rest with thee," or ofSt. Thomas Aquinas' noble quest for the Beatific Vision: "Jesus whom at present only veiled I see, What I yearn and long for, 0 vouchsafe to me."

To believe that every human being possesses a bit of unique truth, beauty and love to pass on to another can be very. difficult

when life's obligations seem too hard, too long or too borin,g. This is why God h~s put relationships in our lives. When God showed his human face to us in the person of Jesus it should have come as no surprise that the first thing he taught the disciples was how to love.

Jesus came'into this world to proclaim the Good News and to forgive sins. His message was needed then and it is needed now.

We may know intellectually that the Good News is God's unconditionallove but until we are :~ea,led and forgiven we are as pitiful as the paralytic who had to be brought through the roof by his friends to meet Jesus.

This is why we were carried by someone else into the church on the day of our baptism so tltat we too would encounter God'!: face.

Every time we meet someone in pain and .Iisten with a co mpassionate heart, we heal as Jesus did.

Every day we meet someone whose pain takes the form of anger at us and we forgive him or he'r, we heal as Jesus did.

This is why when Jesu:; was cruelly hurt by Peter's triple denial, he asked him if he loved him three times and three times instructed him to feed his lambs and ~,heep.

People can come to know the face of God and .Iearn their true worth and beauty through our compassionate caring for them.

Wh(j"are the true prophets?

II Chron. 36:14-17,l9-23 Ephesians 2:4-10 John 3:14-21 Since most ancient manuscripts of the Hebr~w Scriptures concluded with II Chronicles, today's first reading is very significant. It contains the last lines of the last book of the Bible Jesus used.

In only 10 verses, the Sacred Author recaps the causes of the Babylonian Exile, describes the pain of destruction and banishment, and closes with Cyrus' proclamation permitting the Jews to return to Jerusalem. Though it ends hopefully, the passage's main message revolves around the reasons for the calamity: "The princes of Judah, the priests and the people added infidelity to infidelity ...They mocked the messengers of God, despised his warnings, and scoffed at his prophets..."

Given human nature, all of us can be expected to add "infidelity to infidelity."lnsteacl of following God's commands, we're always looking for loopholes, always trying to find an easier way. Yet the Lord compensates for our human nature by sending us prophets to remind us of, and encourage us to follow, the way which leads to life.

Our Sacred Authors believe prophets are an essential part of faith. They can't imagine a time or occasion in which these messengers of God won't be nel:ded. Presuming all institutions and leaders eventually tend to lead us astray, they judge people much more on their reaction to prophets than on their response to the establishment.

Most of us modern followers of God find this difficult to understand. Brought up with a deep faith in our leaders and institutions, we were almost never made aware of any "outside voices" telling us about the Lord's will. Thinking that everything we needed to know and accomplish for salvation came through the establishment, we forgot the beginnings of our own system of belief.

Before anything else, the historical Jesus of Nazareth was a

Daily Readings March 14: Is 65:17-21; Ps 30:2,4-6,11-13; In 4:43-54 March 15: Ex 47:1-9,12; Ps 46:2-3,5-6,8-9; In 5: 1-3,5-16 March 16: Is 49:8-15; Ps 145:8-9,13-14,17-18; In 5: 17-30 March 17: Ex 32:7-14; Ps 145:8-9,13-14,17-18 March 17: E" 32:7-14; Ps 106:19-23; In 5:31-47 March 18: Wis 2:1,12-22; Ps34:17-21,23; In 7:1-2, 10,25-30 , March 19: 2 Sm 7:4-5,1214,16; Ps 89:2-5,27-29; Rom 4:13,16-18,22; Mt 1:16,1821,24 or Luke 2:41-51 March 20: Jer 31:31-34; Ps 51:3-4,12-15; Heb 5:7-9; In 12:2-33 or, for Cycle A, Ex 37:12-14; Ps 130:1-8; Rom 8:8-11; In 11:1-45

Social' workers'" zero in on world problems WASHINGTON (CNS) - For five days ending March 2, the world's social problems - from disarmament to farmworker rights, from welfare reform to ecology took the forefront as Catholic social ministry workers met in Washington. They included Rosa Neto Lopes, who works in the Campaign for Human Development

By FATHER ROGER area of the Diocesan Department KA.RBAN of Catholic Social Services. prophet. He certainly didn't operAmong those addressing the ate through an establishment. As meeting were Vice President AI we know from the first verses of Gore, who praised the church's Mark's gospel, his proclamation justice-based ecology efforts; Uniof the good nl:WS of God's pres- ted Farm Workers of America ence sprang from a conviction that president Arturo Rodriguez who the Lord is with us and working said the death of union founder among us whether or not any insti- Cesar Chavez last spring has led to . tution is with us or working among a renewal in the organization; comus. Instead of hooking us up with mentators E.J. Dionne, Margaret some structure or code of conduct O'Brien Steinfels and George Weiwhich would remove us from the gel; and experts on agriculture polreal world, Jesus encouraged us to icy, foreign policy and welfare polgo so deeply into that world that icy. Dionne is a native of Fall we would ultimately discover God's River and the son of Lucienne voice and actions all around us.

Dionne of Holy Name parish in Some who listened to Jesus' the city and the late Dr. E.J. outside voice were also able to Dionne. recognize God's special presence Meetingin the Capitol with sevin him. eral hundred participants of the Within one generation of the 1994 Combined Catholic Social Lord's death and' resurrection, Ministry Gathering, Gore said Paul proclaim's, "We are truly environmentalists are increasingly [God's] handiwork, created in aware that social justice issues' Christ Jesus to lead the life of good should be considered along with deeds which God prepared for us concerns about protecting natural in advance." resources.

Two generations later, John dePope John Paul II and Cathovelops the concept of God's pres- lics in the United States have, been ence in Jesus even further. "Yes," particularly perceptive at drawing he writes, "God so loved the world connections between abuse of rethat he gave his only Son, that sources and the effects on people whoever believes in him may not who are unable to speak up for die but may have eternal life." themselves, Gore said.

One ofthe most notorious "out"What he has written is the most side voices" in history is now rec- compelling, authoritative stateognized as the most "inside voice" ment by a religious leader on this of God in our midst. . subject," Gore said of the pope's The recent death of my friend 1990 World Day of Peace stateand teacher, Father Carroll Stuhl- ment, in which he defined the mueller, has caused me to reflect environmental crisis as a moral more deeply and honestly on the challenge. issue of prophets in the Christian Chavez, the farm labor leader community than I ever have before. who died last April, was credited I remember a conversation I during a memorial Mass Feb. 27 had with Carro'll years ago. Be- with influencing the career choices cause he was one of the world's of many involved in Catholic social experts on biblical prophecy, I ministry. asked him for his opinion on "I probably would not be here , prophets in our own day and age. today if not for Cesar Chavez and He first mentioned obvious ones the United Farm Workers union," like Martin Luther King, Mother said Jesuit Father Joseph Hacala, Teresa, the Berrigan brothers and executive director of the U.S. Ralph Nader. Then, giving me his bishops' Campaign for Human Defamous smile, he said, "You know, velopment, one of the' sponsors of Rog, I have my own private list of the Mass. prophets that I won't share with Since his death, the United Farm anyone, not even you. If I ever Workers has opened 10 offices, were to get up in the pulpit on Sunday and tell people who I signed 6,000 new members, settled think the real prophets are today, a 14-year-old, $2.5 million claim that'd be the last-time I'd ever be for back wages, and begun an permitted in that, or any other ambitious effort to revitalize the farm labor movement, Rodriguez pulpit!"

I'm not certain to whom Carroll said. was referring. But since that conAnd the commentators' panel versation I've never stopped look- said social activists have cause for ing...and listening. optimism because of new emphasis on moral values in political life.

"Across the political spectrum - and notably including President Clinton - there is an understanding that if we are to get March 12 1961, Rev. Aurelien L Moreau, somewhere on the road to social justice. we have to address how Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River 1989, Rev. Adrien E. Bernier, children are affecte<J by family breakup," said Washington Post Pastor, St. Mathieu, Fall River columnist Dionne.

March 16 Weigel, president of the Ethics 1957, Rev. Francis J. Maloney, S.T.L, Pastor,St. Mary, North and Public Policy Center in Washington, lauded the "new focus on Attleboro character in civil society," while March 18 1989, RI:V. Robert D. Forand, Mrs. Steinfels, editor of Commonweal magazine, said personal rec.P. West Hartford, Conn.

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By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY Dear Dr. Kenny: I am a single mother with an only child in third grade. He's a problem and getting worse. He does not obey the teach.er. He pllshes and shoves in line.

He's never where he's supposed to be.

Every time he misbehaves, the teacher or aide gives him a pink slip. Pink slips cause him to serve

'detentions, but he doesn't see~ to mind.

I've just gotten home from a conference at the school, and they tell me something has to be done.

He's already been tested for hyperactivity, and they said that's not his problem. He behaves well at home but not,at school.

What' can we do? It's getting worse. (Indiana)

or teacher or supervisor has not remarked in desperation: "The more I get after him. the worse he gets. He's just doing it to get attention."

You get more of whatever behavior you pay attention to. The school is paying attention to his misbehavior by awarding him pink sli'ps. They are getting more of it.

That is not surprising., Attention is a powerful reward. even negative attention like' pink slips and detention. What parent

Furthermore. nothing is lost.

He has already reached the limits of the school's capacity to handle him. and he probably can't get much worse.

By igilOring.the school would be subtracting the "secondary gain" from their discipline. The secondary gain is the time it takes and

the attention it provides to give him a pink slip and settle him in detention.

The "other shoe" of this different approach is to try to "catch your son in the act" of being good.

Identify good behavior to stand counter to his misbehavi.or.

Award him a "happy slip" every time he does good and behaves himself.

As much as possible. the school might try to "ignore" the bad behavior.· If they complain that they can't. you can point out that ignoring is a very effective way to get rid of anyone or anything.

Here is a sample: HAPPY SLIP Date: T~acher:

Obeyed teacher the first time.

Classwork completed ' Obeyed lunchroom rules Obeyed playground rules Used proper language

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Waited for teacher properly Walked to class properly The child then could go through II . hI" the day co ectlng appy SipS instead of pink slips. The slips might be worth some additional reward. such as food treat~i. privileges or ,whatever else the child values.

This system has been tried in several schools with considerable success, both with individuals and schoolwide. Perhaps yourschool would consider it.

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Catholics can still receive sacraments after divorce.

By FATHER JOHN J. DIETZEN Q. 1 am a divorced Catholic. I understand that I can no longer receive the sacraments.

I was always taught that when one went to Mass you should always receive communion. 'Now, of course, I don't.

Should I still go to Mass? I can't participate fully because I cannot receive the sacrament of holy communion. So why bother? (California)

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You can go to the sacraments. penance and communion. right now!

It continues to astound me how. many Catholics. let alone those who are not of our faith. h~ve the . wrong notion about this.

The church knows that. given our human weaknesses. sometimes situations in a marriage demand that one of the parties seek a divorce to escape the physical or emotional abuse one partner is inflicting on the other. and per.haps onthe children.

Even when circumstan'ces are not that disastrous. and a civil divorce happens. .the partners. if they are C~tholic. ma~ receive the

sacrament of penance. confess any seriously sinful responsibility for the collapse of the marriage and go . to communion.

This is no new teaching of the church.

Access to the sacraments. according to the practice of the church. becomes an issue only if a Catholic contemplates another marriage in the Catholic Church.

I n this case one needs to talk with the parish priest. or other parish minister. to explore, what methods are possible to make that happen.

I hope you. and any other-s in your position. will no longer deprive yourselves of these avenues of grace and strength. You need all the help you can get.

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Your'final three-word question is an exceedingly profound one. and not easy to answer adequately. at least for me.

Your instincts and convictions about 'the intimate connection between the celebration of the Eucharist and holy communion are entirely valid. .

Certainly I, and most Catholics I believe, would agree with you in not being able to imagine going to Mass regularly and being unable to receive the Eucharist.

On the other hand. the Mass. the celebration of God's word and of the Eucharist. is still ~he focus and apex of our Catholic liturgical life.

Catholics. for example. who remarry out ·of the church are. not

canonically excommunicated. As Pope John Paul II said several years ago. "The church remains their mother. and they are part of her life" (Address to laity in San Francisco. Sept. 18. 1987).

Whoever we are. and in whatever circumstances. sharing in the eucharistic sacrifice. thoug,h incomplete without communion. remains a high priority of that bond with th.e rest of the body of Christ.

A free brochure outlining Catholic prayers, beliefs and practices is nailable by sending a sta mped self-addressed envelope to F:ather John Dietzen, Holy Trinity ClJlurch, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 6170 I. Questions for this column. should be sent to the sam,e address.

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Th~re IS no way on thiS earth.l,n GEORGE w.hlc? you can say yes to ma~ s dlgmty and know that· you re HIGGINS going to. be spared from sacrifi.ce.".

QUOtI~& Lawrence Cunmng-' If Cesar Chavez had been merely hafm ,.chlalrman °hf thue d.epar~mentf nonviolent we wouldn't honor him o t heo ogy at t e mverslty 0 Notre Dame, I sa'id that the prestoday. His willingness to give his ence of individuals such as Chavez life for change made him special. . h h : I was invited to deliver the hom- among us h as b een a sign t at t e h ."

'11 h' f ily at a memorial Mass (or Chavez, . uman . SpIrIt Stl t IfStS or a transcendent affirmation of the founderofthe United Farm Workindividual's worth and the right of ers, during the recent plenary session of the 1994 Combined Social the individual to live with dignity Ministry Gathering in Washing- and some cO'mmunal bond with others. ton,D.C. The UFW under'Chavez's leadI opened with Chavez's own words from the last paragraph of ership, had ~uch in common with his autobiography: "Fighting for' the Polish labor movement, Solisocial justice, it seems to me, is one darity.

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Pope John Paul II, in his encyclical "Centesimus Annus," says that the collapse ~.f commu~ism in Eastern Europe b~gan With the, ~reat uphea.vals which took pla~e 111 Poland 111 the name of solIdarity.", But also worthy of'special emphasis, the pope says, is the fact that the fall of the communist bloc '" 'r h d 1 t ' wahs abccom p IS e a mfos everyl protest f were y Imeans . h 0 peace u r h uSll1g on y t e weapons 0 trut and justice" " The pop~'s tribute to S?lidarity's .co,?mltment to nonVIOlence applies 111 equal measure to Chavez and the l.!FW. In fact, it might even be sald.that Lech Walesa and Solidarit~wer~ following Chavez's example 111 thiS regard. , It is important to bear in mind,

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The answer is up to the farm lence did not mean·inaction. Like workers ana their supporters'. his role model, Mahatma Gandhi, Tha(s why I began and ~{hy I he wasn't afraid to move and to now conclude by pointing to make things happen, and he never Chavez as a sign of God ,~ a asked people to 'do things he committed Christian who 'for wouldn't do himself. deeply religio\ls motives, sai;'j yes We honor Chavez because' he to man's dignity. said yes to human dignity at great Our theological vocabular'l has .personal sacrifice. .' ... become S? cu.lturally co~d.lt\l)ned But wha't about the future? that we fll1d It rather difficult to Dolores Huerta, it cofounder of put into words the religious meanthe U FW, recalls that Chavez ing of such witnessing in support fh . h often told her he would not spend 0 uman ng ts. one day building the union if he All too frequently we tend to thought that it would not survive draw an arbitrary distinction. behis death. tween evangelization on the one . Since his funeral, however, peohand and commitment to ju:,tice pie have been a,sking both publicly and human rights on the other. and privately whether or not the Chavez kept the two together. union actually can survive, let alone To honor his memory, we must do prosper. the same.

Pope John Paul's thoughts on sufferin2 By

"Job" was produced by members of Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell. It was the ANTOINETTE play's American premiere and the first time it had ever been presBOSCO ented in English.

The audience was treated to a thoughtful work and iilso was given information about why young Most of us probably have forW ojtyla chose to write about sufgotten that Pope John Paul II fering. began adult life as an actor and playwright. Recently, a drama The pope lost his mother and group in Cromwell, Conn., put on on.ly brother when he wa~ just a a play he wrote as a young man. ' child. These two traumatic hap-.

The play, based on the suffer- penings caused hi.m to ~hink deeply ings of Job. was written by the about. personal suffenng and the pope when he was 20-year-old suffenng of others.

Karol Wojtyla. Simply titled "Job," On Nov. 2, 1939, Wojtyla wrote the work shows the extraordinary to a friend, "I have'lat~ly gi~en talent seeded, within the future much thought to the hberatll1g pope, along with his gift for poetic force of suffering. It is on suffering expression. that Christ's system rests, begin-

ning with the cross and ending with the smallest torment."

The pope's plllY was memorable in the way he linked tlie sufferings of Job with those of Jesus. The pope's own summary of his play, asrep'rinted in "The Collected Plays and Writings on Theater of Karql Wojtyla" (by Boleslaw Taborski, Berkley: UC Press, 1990), affirmed: . .

"I have written a new draina . Greek in form, Christian in spir~ it eternal in substance like 'Every:nan.' A drama about ~uffering....

In my play it goes like this: Job's neighbors come to feast in his house .... However, before he has a chance to lead them (in), terrible messages arrive one after the other.

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disperse, to return as mourners. letter of Feb. II, 1984, "Salvific" (They are convinced that Job's he once again referred to the nufmisfortunes are caused by his secret fering of Job: sins.... ) , "If the Lord consents to test "But before the mourners arrive, Job ... receives a visit from three of , Job with suffering, he does it to demonstrate the latter's rightee,ushis friends. A dramatic exchange ness. The suffering has a nature: of with them begins to develop the a test." In a,certain way the Book idea that suffering ·is not always a of Job "is a foretelling of the paspunishment. This is what J ob thinks sion of Christ.. .. Love is also the ... but he still cannot understand fullest source of the answer to the why he', the just one, is the object question of the meaning of sufferof God's punishment. ing."

"He, is. helped by the prophet Elihu (who) comes to him and in Certainly the theology is not his presence has a prophetic vision; new that our suffering can be he sees Christ's passion, the Garden linked with that of Christ in the of Olives, Mt. Calvary.... On the work of redemption. But it i!. a example of Christ's 'passion, Elihu hard request for us to fulfill. For shows the positive meaning of suf- the Lord is asking us to love • fering." enough to say yes when he calls .:>n Later as pope, in an apostolic us to help carry the cross.

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Religions must promote respect

God's a spirit Dear Editor, I too take issue with a priest (for that matter, anybody) using the pronouns he/she when referring to God. God is a spirit and has no gender or sexuality. When Jesus was on earth as God and man, He was not a "she". He was Christ, the King.

Genevieve E. Foley New Bedford

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In each neighborhood, every person needs to be told the answers to these questions. Then we must exercise the spiritual work of mercy, "Warn the sinner." There are perfectly legal, moral, peaceful. non-violent and very effective ways to do this. Love demands it. Many doctors, not limited to OB.-GYNs, are dabbling in abonion on the side, without the knowledge of the other patients they see. They should be called to account for their actions. Many of them win cease doing abortions if their activity is made known. After a while, although abortion remains legal

Dear Editor: HowllflleyoulUfow wharp-owcr __ t~-may-he-nobody to .do_abor~ you have! By repetitive recitation 110ns! . . ofasimpleaspiration "Dear God, For more mformatlOn on ways please change the hearts of all to ~mplemen~ this project, write to mankind into hearts most pleasing Pnests for LIfe, P.O. Box 14 I 172, to thee." you can change the world. Staten Island, New York 10314.

By the blessing of holy water yQU Fat~er Fra~k A. Pavone can release souls from purgatory.

N~ttona1 DI~ector bring d6wn prQtection on your Pnests for Life family, and free yourself from venial sin. On'a visit to the Blessed Sacrament you can be present in . spirit at all the tabernacles in the world and offer prayers for yourself and all mankind.

Through recitation ofthe rosary, you destroy sin and vice and receive DUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) - A special blessings for yourself and your family. Wearing the brown report commissioned by the bishops scapUlar you are constantly under of western Ireland says the imthe protection of the Blessed poverished region needs' rapid economic development to reverse Mother.

By your fervent and incessant an increasing loss of population. prayers said in the name of the The report said the Irish governFather he promises to, grant what ment should set up a development ever we ask of him. At adoration board and appoint a minister for of the Blessed Sacrament you give the West to push rapid progress. honor and glory to him and ease Among other things. it called for a the pain of his most Sacred Heart. major effort to develop fisher~es.

By each Mass you attend you pay The bishops said they fear that if him the highest degree of.homage a vigorous five-year plan is not. possible. With each communion undertaken. the population of the your place in heaven is -raised region will fall by a further 20 perforever and your stay in purgatory cent in the next 17 years. shortened.

The region's population has With a simple aspiration, "My fallen by nearly 50 percent over the God I adore thee:' you gain eter- last century. Much of the exodus nal glory. Praying before the cru- was to the 'U nited States in the cifix is most efficacious and is to latter half of the 19th century. him a great consolation.

Archbishop Joseph Cassidy of Have no doubt about it if you Tuam said Feb. 3 that average do an things in his name and with household incomes in western Irelove you can change the world. land are between 10 and J I percent Jean B. Quinn below the national average. He South Dartmouth added that the popuIat.ion of County Leitrim fell by 55 percent, .

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I have tremendous hope for the pro-life movement. As I travel the nation <;Ioing pro~life work, no day goes by thar I am not inspired again by the determined love and sacrifice of pro-lifers.

We are in a new chapter of the movement, a .chapter in which many more aTe responding to tbe insight that abortion is a local phenomenon. W.e must continue the work of petitioning the government ~ and praise is due to the many groups who coordinate these efforts. Yet abortions do not occur in the halls of Congress. They occur down the street from when~ we live and work and from where our children play. Babies are killed in our neighborhoods, and we who Jive there are responsible to bring the killing to an end, We can start by answeringtwo questions: Where is the nearest location where babies are being killed? Precisely who is doing the killing?

Archbishop Cassidy introduce4 the: report at a press conference at Castlebar. County Mayo.

The region addressed in the report includes counties Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon. Mayo and GaljVay. Irish Pdme Minister Albert Reynolds has said that the government would carefully consider the " bishops' report.

Western Ireland is primarily an agriculturalTegion. But the report said much could be done to develop a fishing indbstry· there.

The report said it is "utterly reprehensible that s·o few efforts'" have been made by the government to expand tocal ft-shing. it also noted that Irela.nd accounts for less than 2 percent of the European Community's fish harvest. =rhe report recommended developing fish farming and said that a marine industries technology park should be located in the region.

"THE SCREAM," Edvard Munch's famed 1893 painting, was recently stolen from an Oslo, Norway, gallery, and abortion foes have hinted the theft· is- intended· 10- foree broadcast of the pro-life film "The Silent Scream." (eNS/ Reuters photo)

Satan's for real, • says magazme ROME(CNS) - Satan is a real being who hates God and wants to destroy each person's possibility of eternal life, says an editorial in an influential Jesuit magazine.

The reality of Satan an~ of demons is shown by the words and actions of Jesus, said the editorial in the Feb. 19 issue of La Civilta Cattolica.

Distinctions made in the Gospel between Jesus' healing siCKness and casting out demons show that he did not share his contemporar~ ies~ superstitious views- ofdemonic influence. the unsigned editorial said.

UFor Jesus. the diabolical world - established in a kingdom or principality in ·which Satan is the leader and the demons are his servants and helpers - is"a reality," the ma"gazine said.

"Jesus did not speculate about its nature and origin: He affirmed only that it is in opposition to God and aims at ruining and tormenting man.... it said.

When Jesus cast demons out of people, he did not blame their possession on sins they may have committed; nor did he blame all illness on demonic influence, the article said.

Jesus' struggle with Satan in the desert and his confrontations with demons who had possessed people showed Satan to have real power in the world; a strength which only the superior strength of God could vanquish, Civilta said..

It Said Jesus had a realistic view of the demonic. ~'Satan is not the mythic personification of the evi! which is in the world and in. buman beings.... it said.

Rather. he ""is a Personal being, the enemy of God and human beings. who seeks to get in the way of God's design for the salvation of humanity and the world, and who. through hatred of God, tries to ruin and destroy individuals, tempting them to rebel against God, to put himself in God's place and to cut the word of God from hearts so that it does not bear fruit," rhe article said.

By attempting to demythologize Satan, it said, people eitheF weaken the impact of Jesus' faith and struggle -with 'the devil or make him out as duped by the superstitions of his time.

v ATlCAN CITY (CNS) Major religions are obliged to help reduce conflict and misunderstanding in the world by promoting respect for others and for their beliefs, a top Vatican official said.

"We need to go beyond the age of savage pluralism in order to become aware ofthe existence of an indivisible human community." said French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray. president of the Ptmtifical Council for Justice and Peace.

He made the remark's at the opening of the recent Conference on Peace and Tolerance in Istanbul.

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Self-determination key to Irish peace, she says CHICAGO(CNSj - The"miss- common," she said. "Hopefully, ing link" has been found for resolv- the future generation will rebuild ing the trouQles in Northern Ire- our society." land, said Mairead Corrigan MaCatholic and Protestant church guire,.the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize leaders are now meeting together, but the churches can do more, winner.

"The missing link in the. peace' Mrs. Maguire said. "The whole process has been the voice of the ecumenical movement is not big Northern Irish people determining enough," she said.

Mrs. 'Maguire said the Peace their own future," said Mrs. MaPeople welcome those wh'o use guire, a Northern Ireland citizen.'

The Dec. 15 pact says unificaviolence to join their movement.

"We're not in the business of tion olthe Republic of Ireland and condemning people," she said. "We Northern Ireland must be approved work with prisoners and their by a majority of the people in families."

Northern Ireland.

Despite its troubles, Northern The two Irelands have been apart f()f- so -many' - years-ffiaCifS---no JreTanols-lior ~lfe--vlo1ent:place many assume it to be, she said. longer feasible to unify, Mrs. Maguire told The New World, Chica"Many people have worked for peace, been forgiving and compasgo's archdiocesan newspaper. sionate," Mrs. Maguire said. "SevThey "are two distinct identities eral times it seemed as though we ... and we need to have two distinct eNS photo would have a Bosnia. People drew jurisdictions," she said. back. There has been a discipline."

Mrs. Maguire, a Catholic, and CARDINAL CAHAL DALY Northern Ireland needs to reBetty Williams, a Protestant, won form its political structures, she the Nobel Prize for their efforts to stem sectarian violence in North- said. ern Ireland. Mrs. Maguire became "Majoritarianism doesn't work in a divided society," Mrs. Maguire a peace activist after two nephews said. "The- challenge is to create and a niece were fatally injured -by political institutions that reflect an out-of-control IRA getaway ARMAGH, Northern Ireland unduly delayed decision to end the pluralism of our commuAity." car whose driver had been shot (CNS) - Cardinal Cahal Daly, violence. He said that the whole A secretary before she began dead by British soldiers. the primate of all Ireland, says the peace process could be wrecked·by campaigning for peace, Mrs. MaShe said the deaths of the chilIrish Republican Army and its IRA or loyalist atrocities. guire said ordinary people can political wing, Sinn Fein; should Loyalist refers to the mostly dren only solidified her commitment to nonviolence. make a difference. take the opportunity for peace in Protestant part of the Northern "Ordinary people have power, ~'I was always very conscious of Northern Ireland offered in ajoint Ireland population which favors They can change things by going the fact that violenCe. is counterdeclaration of the British and Irish continuing under the British-flag:' to tpe people \n charge," she said. prime ministers.

Cardinal Daly coq.derPoed the productive,~ she said~; "When my She added her faith is a "very sister's' children died, it was· very Their statement said: "'The Brit- continuing "murderous, ~tppaign":;,._ impo_tto use ""~,QPPI'",un" important part of what I do:' by loyalist gunmen :'aga~ nM' ish government agrees that it is for ity I eould to say v;.,len",' ,is Mrs. Maguire was in the United the people ofthe island of Ireland tionalist members of ni~ic.paf,. wrong.'" ,',<:-.

States'to talk about the peace procouncils and the Catlit>liC como: alone, by agreement wlth', the two Mrs. Maguire co-founded tbe cess and to support a boycott of pints respectively, to exercise thei.T munity in general as "unspeakably Community of the Peace People. Amoco CQrp. for its investments evil." right of self-determination on the which brings together Catholics. in Myanmar, formerly Burma. The, basis of consent. freely and conand Protestants at the community boycott was begun in 1990 by the currently given, North and South, level. The segregation of the two in Chicago Coalition for a Demoto bring about a united Ireland', if Northern 'Ireland is destructive, cratic Burma. The country is ruled that is their wish." she said.

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Cardinal Daly said that Ameri"We can be very prejudiced withIn 1993, Mrs. Maguire, Mrs. can media coverage of a recent out even knowing it," she said. Williams and other Nobel Peace visit to America by Sinn Fein pres"We need education (about one Prize winners, including the Dalai DUBLlN.lreland(CNS)-lrish ident Gerry Adams concentrated another) and mixing as much as Lama and South Africa's Anglialmost entirely on the issue of his officials were once so concerned possible." can Bishop Desmond Tutu, tried about the sight of drunken Irish reaction to the peace initiatives. to visit Myanmar but were refused One Peace People program is a "The American attitude to Sinn celebrating on St. Patrick"s Day summer camp for Catholic and entry. They wanted to see dissithey proposed changing the date Fein will change radically if peace Protestant children where they dent leader and 1991 peace prize of the national holiday. is not delivered," he said. learn about nonviolence. laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who Irish government papers for He added that there is an over"They build bond. offriendship has been under house arrest since 1962. recently released, included a whelming desire for peace in Northand realize they have rn;uch 10 1989. plan for cleaning up the image of ern Ireland and that the grass-roots 51.

Patrick's Day, along with a' republican cOJ11munity is among those in whom it is evident. Repub- hope of getting better weather for lican in Northern Ireland refers to it, by moving the March 17 festival those who strongly favor reunion to September.

A switch to autumn would help of the six counties of the British shed "the last vest,iges of the repuptovince with the Irish Republic. tation for alcoholism associated "There is a widespread convic- with March I T' and remove "a tion that republicans have now, as source of irritating comment by never before, an opportunity for foreign journalists," wrote Tadgh peace with honor and that there o Cearbhaill. then assistant secrewill neve~ be a better opportunt~ry to the prime minister. ity," the cardinal said.

The cel~brati,on. of Ireland's "Sooner or later they will have patron saint. St. Patrick. came to opt for peace and it will be on during Lent - a penitential time terms no different from and;from - and did not lend itself to the their point of view, no better than mood associated' with a national those now on offer:' he said. festival, he said.

He said that it would be foolish The rain in March did not favor not to recognize the series of parades and outdoor festivals, acchanges in British government con;ling to th~ doc.uments. Autumn policy toward'Northern Ireland in was considered more appropriate the past 25 years. because it would coincide with The cardinal said that any fair- harvest festivals and could extend ,. minded person w~uld agree t~t the tourist season. the British government had made The idea, however. was never a significant movement toward pursued. recognizing the legitimacy of Irish "It would be like changing republicanism as a political aim.

Christmas to midsummer," huffed Cardinal Daly said that there one critic. There was no comment rNs phOlo are'serious risks involved in an from St. Patrick.

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The words flowing from the sanctuary that day we're incomprehensible; they were also Irish.

Few of those in the great church built by Archbishop John Ireland understood what Dr. McK.iernan was saying. so a translation was provided in the Mass program.

I can't remember whether Dr. McKiernan repeated the reading in English. but the experience made me wonder once more ahout the wisdom of trying to bring back the I rish language.

Beautiful and musical though Irish may be. it can never match the power and majesty-and the universality-ofthe King's English (pardon the expression) as written. spoken and sung by the sons and daughters of St. Patrick.

Polls taken several years ago in Ireland s;how that a majority' or the Irish want the language t<? be preserved, but individually th'ey don't want to take the trouble to learn it.

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Other pri,ests participating were Father Paul Canuel, coordinator ofthe Diocesan Aposto-· late to Hispanics; Father William Costello, pastor of the host parish; Father Kevin Harrington, pastor of St. 'Joseph's parish, Attleboro, and Father Ken Pepin, a Missioner of LaSaIette statio\led in Argentina. The retreat was organized by the five Guadalupanas Sisters who reside at Our Lady of Guadalupe parish, New Bedford, and minister to the Spanish-speaking in various areas of the diocese.

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) University of Tennessee forensic anthropologist Emily A.Craigsays she' has found a way the alleged image of Christ- on the Shre>ud of Turin could have been prnduc:ed by a medieval artist. ' A possible solution, .he says, can be found in the simple carbon dust drawing method often used by medical iIlustratolS. "ToOls, materials and concepts required to use the drawing 'technique ha... been avaiIable,cor turi....aDd could ha... been brought together by a I 3th- or l4th-century artist to create the shroud, she said.

She and Randall R. Bresee, an associate professor of textiles and clothing at the university, reported theirfindings in a recent article in the Journal of Imaging Science and Technology.

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tained iron oxide. which could only on the uppermost fibers. It have come from dried blood in contains 110 brus.h marks and is areas where the image shows what not layered. Accurate three--dimenlook like bl(lod stains. sional information - long one of Opponents of the "medieval the most astonishing aspects of the forgery" thoory have pointed out shroud to many researchers - is that the lmage shows no layering easy to reproduce.' of brus" strokes such as one would Ms. Craig said in an interview expect froman artist's work. They that the research by her and Bresee have also argued that no medieVal addres~ some of the questions artist would have had the sophisti- that have stumped shroud researchcated know1ege of negative imag- ers for years. ery needed to produce such an "Our intention is not to ques· image centuries before the devel- tion the authenticity of the shroud opment of P,hotography, but only to hypothesize on the But Ms, Craig and Bresee argued technique used," she said. "Our that the la}ering problem is re- demonstrations and experiments solved if the artist used various were done with several media. powdered pigments. creating the including carbon, and we know image first on paper. transferring that carbon was not the medium it to the cloth with a wooden bur- used on the shroud. We invite nishing instrument. and finally researchers to take our results and setting it with heat. experi~ent. using the hundreds of They said a handbook on the media that are avaiiabJe.~ arts from that era "includes instrucThe shroud's history in Europe tion for grinding pigment into is clearly documented since 1354, powder, bTlJshing charcoal With when it was placed in a church in feathers and burnishing an image France by Geoffrey de Chamy. onto cloth....

But there is no documentary proof Ms. 'Craig told The East Ten- that it is the same cloth that had nessee Catholic, Knoxville dioce- been preserved and venerated for san newspaper. that' the idea that several centuries before that in simple carbon-dusting techniques Constantinople. could account for the shroud image The House of Savoy, ltaly's popped into her head two years royal family 'from 1861 to 1946, ago during a lecture by Bresee on owned the shroud from-1453 until forensic techniques with textiles.

1983, when Umberto. of Savoy Bresee sho",ed slides of the shroud died. He willed the shroud to' the and asked participants to imagine Vatican~ how a medieval artist could have produced it. ,"It was so simple." Ms. Craig LONDON (CNS) -- Anglican said. "I went home and ,with a few things lying about the hous<:, I spiritual leader Archbishop George duplicated the process." ' Carey of Canterbury. England.

The Craig-Bresee article details has appealed for unity in the how the modern researchers used Church of England following passage of final legislation to allo~ electr~n microscopy. computeJ" image analysis and other tests to women to. be ordained priests iII show that images produced by the church. He admitted that the them on cloth by the dustingand step would be "a qluse of sadness burnishing process replicate im- and regret" for opponenls () f portant characteristics of the. women's ordination, but assured opponents'they would continue tl() shroud.

As in the shroud, the doth in have a ""full and hODored place their tests has an image that appears within the ch urch."

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THE ANCHOR~Dioceseof Fall River· Fri., Mar. I J. 1994 Ad Altare Dei Moby Dick Council Troop II, St. Lawrence, New Bedford: Ian Oliveira. Fall River Troop 15. SS Peter and Paul: Shawn Catima; Espirito San(o: Matthew Coughlin; Notre Dame: Matthew Rebello.

Troop 16, St. Patrick, Somerset: Matthew LaPorte, Christopher LaPorte, Brad Mayer; Espirito Santo: Jonathan Nogeira.

Troop 21, St. Louis de France Swansea: Joshua La Comte.

Anawan Council Troop 79, St. Al\n's, Raynham: Paul Michael Di Benedetto, Paul L. Briggs, Theadore Edward Sargent III. Troop 33. St. Mark's. Attleboro Falls: Joseph Heme Aubin, Kevin John Donahue; St. Stephen's Attleboro: Kurte Risotti.

Narragansett Council Troop I. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Seekonk: Paul Armstrong, Robert Fregault, .Justin Nicholas.

Pope Pius XII Moby Dick Council Troop I J. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. New

SCOUTS await procession to begin Sunday's awards ceremony; Jennifer Guisti receives I Live My Faith award from Bishop O'Malley. (Hickey photos)

'86 receive Scouting awards Bishop Scan O'Malley and diocesan Catholic Scouting chaplain Father Stephen B. Salvador awarded religious emblems to 70 Boy and Girl Scouts and recognized 16 adult leaders at the annual Scouting Religious Awards Ceremony March6atSt. Mary'sCathedral, Fall River.

The adult honor for Girl Scouting. the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, was presented to Natalie Morais ofSt. Mary's parish, South Dartmouth; Jeann~ Camarl', S.t.

Anne's parish, Fall River; Carol Griffith, St. Joseph's, Taunton; and Jeanne Dennis, Sacred Heart, Taunton, Awarded the Bronze Pelican for leadership in the Boy Scout Moby Dick Council were Joseph Primo, Holy Rosary, Fall River; Lawrence B' S J I' F' h Izarro, I. osep 1 s, aIr aven; Donald LaPorte, St. Patrick's Somerset; John Walsh, St. Louis de France, Swansea; and Cory Ferreira, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford.

Other Bronze Pelican recipients were, from the Narragansett Council, Thomas Fox, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. Seekonk; and from the

Anawam Council, Patricia Handren, St. Joseph's, Taunton. and Brian McCror)' and Donna Vrana, St. Ann's, Raynham.

The St. George Emblem, Boy Scouting's highest adult honor, was presented to Moby Dick Council leaders James Corbert, St. Lawrence, New Bedford, and David Roberts, St. Francis Xavier. Acushnet; and to Michael Cox of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, See-. konk, in the Narragansett Council.

Awaq.js.for yOl.!th were given. as follows: I Live My Faith Fall River Troop 1076. Espirito Santo parish: Alexandra De Melo, Stacey Ann Viveiros. Troop 1009.

St. Anne's parish: Melissa Larrivee.

Troop 1148, Espirito Santo: Stacey Resell1des, Stephanie Resendes, Amanda Soares.

Taunton Troop 448, St. Paul's: Andrea Plumb; Sacred Heart: Amy Fraser; Immaculate Conception: Anne Gumabon; Our Lady of Lourdes: Kristen Offley; St. Joseph's: Jennifer Chaves, Crystal Fratus, Becky Gagnon, Mary Harraden, Rosemarie Hor-

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Troop 365. St. Paul's: Julie O'Boy. New Bedford Troop 53, St. J uli·e's. North Dartmouth: Jennifer Guisti. Troop 62, St. Mary's, South Dartmouth: Lori Da Costa, Deborah Morais, Sarah Otis.

Marian Medal Fall River Campfire Group 33, St. Anne's: Jennifer Camara; Holy Cross: Jillilm Collard. Troop 118, Notre Dame: Julie A. Rebelo.

Troop 119, Notre Dame: Celeste Masse; Espirito Santo: Bethany Soares.

Taunton Troop 494, St. Joseph's, North Dighton: Martha Andrews, Marta Andruk; Sara Andruk; Sacred Heart: Heather Dennis; St. Paul: Christine Dever; St. Joseph, Taunton: Rochelle Lima.

Troop942,lmmaculateConception: ,Jennlifer Sousa, Theresa Sousa.

Spirit Alive New Bedford Troop I, St. Julie's, North Dartmouth: Elizabeth Metthe; St. Francis of Assisi: Celia Viegas.

Bedford: Carleton Jorge. Troop 18. Our Lady of the Angels. Fall River: Dennis 'Hennessey. Troop 49, St. Lawrence, New Bedford: Liam Corbett, Adam Cardoza.

Troop 170. St. Mary's. South Dartmouth: David Morais, Daniel Morais, Kevin Da Costa, Robert De Campos, Kenneth Wheeler, John Barreiros; St. Julie's. North Dartmouth: Patrick Hartigan.

Anawam Council Troop 33, Sacred Heart, North Attleboro: Paul M. Barry: St. Mark's, Attleboro Falls: Kristofer Boutin; St. Stephen's Attleboro: Danny Carmichael, Paul D. Risotti.

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THE CHURCH AND WORLD: From top, a Lebanese soldier inspects the damage inside a Maronite Catholic church north of Beirut after a bomb exploded during a Mass Feb. 27.

At least 10 worshipers were killed and 60 were wounded; at a Feb. 27 memorial Mass for Cesar Chavez in Washington, priests receive communion, from left, Msgr. Thomas Cribben of the diocese of Brooklyn, NY, Jesuit Father Joseph Hacala, director .of the Campaign for Human Development, and Newark, NJ, Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick; in China, Bishop Cosmas Shi Enxiang, center, wearing cross, sits with Chinese nuns befo're the a.ltar of a church built by members of the illegal pro-Vatican church in China. The church, built on private properfy, is about 100 miles from Beijing. (CNS photos)

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The 70 members of the new Pontifical Academy for Life will also conduct their own research, aimed at helping the church take its message about the dignity of human life to the entire scientific and medical community, said Cardinal Fiorenza Angelini, president of the Pontifical Council for Pas-

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The book. formally known as the "Annuario Pontificio." was recently presented to Pope John Paul [I. Concurrently. the Vatican released a summary of statistics included in the book. which is over 2.300 pages long and lists all the church's cardinals. bishops and monsignors. all the world's dioceses and religiOUS orders and the officials and staff members of every Vatican office.

Although the personnel assignments are current as of Jan. I. .1994. the statistics on the number of priests. Catholics. men and women religious' and seminarians are from data reported on Dec. 31.

1992. [n 1992 the number of priests in the world increased by 610 to 404.641. The increase was 858 in 1991 and 1.694 in 1990, which marked the first increase in decades.

The percentage of the world's priests who belong to 'religious orders continued to decline, the report said: with 64.2 percent of the clergy diocesan priests and 35.8 percent religious.'

Despite the increases. the number of pries is at the end of 1992 was 2.8 percent less than in 1978:. there were 0.6 percent more diocesan priests. but 8.3 percent' fewer religious.

Africa. with a 29 percent increase. and Southeast Asia. with a 41 percent increase. continued to show the biggest increases in priests. while the numbers went down 9.9 percent in Europe. 10 percent' in North America. 4.1 percent in the Middle East and 5.6 percent in Oceania.

Europe is still home to the majority of the world's priests.

Some 55 percent live on the continent. almost double the percentage of those in North and South America.

The number of seminarians enrolled in the final philosophy and theology studies prior' to' ordination. was almost 63 percent higher than in 1978. the report said.

The number of seminarians at t he end' of 1992 was reported as 102.000. Relative to 1978. the number grew 177 percent in Africa.

102 percent in Asia.47.6 percent in the Americas and 32 percent in Europe. while the number of seminarians in Oceania. which includes Australia and New Zealand. was, "substantially stable."

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With the growing threats to human life, the pope "felt he needed to do something very dramatic and at the same time substantial," sa'id Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New York.' ,The cardina'l, a member of Cardinal Angelini's council,joined him at a press conference announcing the new academy.

Unlike existing pontifical academies ~ the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Social Sciences - the Pontifical Academy for Life will require potential members to affirm their adherence to church teaching on abortion, contraception, euthanasia and other issues before beginning their work..

"These academics may be nonCatholics, even non-Christians, under the essential condition that scientifically and culturally they completely adhere to the teaching of the church in all that regards life," Cardinal Angelini said.

A[though the new academy is considered an autonomous body, it will advise the Vatican of its findings through Cardinal Angelini's office.

The cardinal said a person's membership in the academy would terminate "at the moment he or she deviates voluntarily in writing, words or action from the teaching of the church."

Pope John Paul ,nominated as academy president Dr. Jerome Le'jeune, a French geneticist. Other members of the academy, which is to include 'up to 70peop[e, were not announced.

Speaking to members of Cardinal Angelini's council, at the Vati-

can for a plenary meeting, the pope said the academy should "fulfill the specific task of'study, information and formation on the principal problems of biomedicine and law relative to th.e promotion and the defense of life," especially when those problems touch Christian morality and church teaching.

The pope told council members that age-old questions about the. existence and meaning of suffe:ring are being asked today with "growing dimensions and intensity."

"One notices with painful wonder that the sufferings resulting from wickedness, egoism and the abominable hunger for gold and power are assuming such proportions as to cause dismay," the pope said.

"The precious gift of life is attacked and stolen," he said, and "not just from millions of unborn children."

"Many families are destr.:>yed and whole social communities experience the threat of extinction in the ruthless massacre-holocallst of fratricidal wars," the pope sa:id.

The church's role is not only to be with people in their suffering, to offer prayers and charitable assistance, but also to defend "the precious and noble" gift of life represented by each human being, he said.

Cardinal Angelini said the pope established the academy because the church knows it cannot address all the ethical questions raised by scientific research if it has no contact with the scientists themselves.

Cardinal O'Connor said he hoped the academy would be a "countermeasure to this culture of death" in which abortion is widely. accepted and there seems to be growing acceptance of euthanasia and assisted suicide.

Catholic·executives brinl~ faith to market rewarding and, for me, it's \Ii hat a

By Mitch Finley [n my mail recently was a 'business vocation' means."

Each issue of Hard Ch,:>ices. newsletter called Hard Choices.

Pierce said, "addresses a specific It's published quarterly by a workplace issue from a Christian Chicago-based national organizaperspective. It's a forum for extion called Business Executives for change of views between. as we Economic Justice, a group of some say, 'Catholic business people and 60 Catholic business leaders dedicated to letting' their faith impact our ministers.'"

One of its features is a section how they do business. .

The group was formed, accord- called "A Sermon We'd Like to Hear." ing to member Gregory F. AugusIn this section. Pierce expl~ijned, tine Pierce, a Chicago publisher, as a response to the U.S. bishops' "we try to look forward to Vlhat's pastoral letter on economic jUs- coming up in the Sunday Mass readings .... We pick one reading tice, which appeared a few years and·say. "Here's one that bothers ago. us or that we wonder aboul, and [n one issue. Joseph M. Sciortino. chief executive officer ofSys- we'd like to see this addressed in a col South Florida, a major div- . homily.' In fact, we have had some clergy tell us that they have used ision of Sysco Corp .. wrote about this ... as a basis for a homily." the role of top management in In one issue it carried a reflecmaking the workplace a "human community. tion on the story of the rich man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31). The Sciortino said that top mananonymous author wrote that" Abagement has a responsibility "to make the workplace the type of raham does not condemn the rich man because he wore fine clothes community in which all of us can and had magnificent feasts every exercise our God-given talents to day. The rich man's failun: was the fullest. It's challenging, it's ignoring Lazarus, denying the: need at his door."

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Down to Earth "Nonchalance is the ability to remain down to earth when everything else'is up in the air." .., Earl Wilson

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) - By praising Sunday as a day of worContinued from Page One ship and rest, Pope John Paul 1\ Lehmann said he and other stepped into Rom(:'s store war. reporters from Chicago newspapChicago sociologist and writer On one side an: merchants faers and TV stations had hit the Father Andrew Greeley told the voring the current law prohibiting streets of Philadelphia, Cincinnati Daily Southtown. a Chicago daily, most stores from opening on Sunand other cities to find out what that he thought the local media did day. Their opponents are shop they could about Cook and those a good job covering the story, but connected with him. owners who want to sell on Sunday. he did not give high marks to the The pope aligned himself with national media.

He said he himself spent long the never-on-Sunday group when "I think CNN was the real vil- days traveling around Ohio and DOMINICAN ACADEMY students and their dads lain," he said. "They played it so digging through court records to he addressed several thousand visitors in SI. Peler's Square during a enjoy the festivities at the Fall River school's Father-Daughter big. They used the charges against unearth any leads that might shed recent Angelus talk..

Dance, which was themed "I'll Show You the World" after the Bernardin to hype their Sunday light on Cook's claims.

Among those present were meme-vening special all day Friday, song fr'om the movie Aladdin. (Ga~dette photo) Money bers of the Association of MerSaturday and Sunday. That made chants and Workers for the Defense it a worldwide story."

"0 Lord, the sin done for things of Sunday. supporters of the SunCNN itself dealt with questions there's money in."-John Edward day closing law. They gathered Masefield about its coverage in a program on 5,000 signatures on a petition askthe U.S. media and religion a little Continued from Page One Camara took a few moments to ing city officials to keep store shutmore than a week after the Berlector and led the sung Prayer of express his gratitude for "the ters closed. nardin case broke. kindness and love shown me since the Faithful. Grandchildren and a The pope noted their presence In the program "Reliable Sourmy ordination to serve this parniece wen: b~arers of the gifts. and said that "their cause merits ish." He was ordained in 1980 as a , ces," moderated by Bernard Kalb, which included the alb and stole consideration."

Steinfels and veteran religion commember of the first class of perworn by a deacon. mementos of Sunday values should include mentator Father Richard John Neuthe Camaras' 50th wedding anni- • manent deacons in the Fall River GENERAL CONTRACTORS going to church and "physical and haus both criticized CNN's handiocese. Speaking in English and versary celebration. tools of the 55 Highland Aven'ue mental rest," the pope said from dling of the lawsuit story.

Portuguese. he also paid tribute to deacon's work as food and milk Fall River, MA 02720 his apartment window overlook• CNN's lead reporter on the case, his wife and her constant support inspector for the city of Fall River ing the square.

Bonnie Anderson, defended her and gift~ from the St. Anthony of in his activities, 678·5201 Below. a preschool girl held a network's coverage as "extremely Mary' Camara's turn came after Padua credit union. where Mary sign saying. "I want to be with my fair" but acknowledged later in the the liturgy. She joked that she and Camara was for many years treasmother on Sunday."1t was a referprogram, "I think we overplayed her husband hao "been in the parurer and manager. ence to complaints that many the story .... My sense is that we ish so many years that Father CorAlso cans of food, symbolizing mothers who are sales clerks would overplayed it far more than it was reia says' In the beginning God Deacon Camara's position as a have to work on Sunday if the law worth." made Adam and Eve, then he director and treasurer of the Fall Over 35 Years changes.

Dan Lehmann, longtime religion made Mannie and Mary.' " She River Community Soup Kitchen. of Satisfi~d Service reporte r of the Chicago S u n-Times, The store war has been fought recalled how the couple were active a Serra Club magazine, recalling off and on for several years as . his work with, the vocation-spontold Catholic News Service March' Reg. Master Plumber 7023 in the Cursillo. Marriage Encoun4 that he thought Chicago-area· Rome officials periodically test ter and charismatic movements JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. soring organization, and the doumedia had managed to keep a the public opinion waters by alble red cross of the Southeastern and spoke appreciatively of "the 432 JEFFERSON STREET sense of balance and fairness in lowing optional Sunday openings wonderful little things Mannie Lung Association, for which he is Fall River 675-7496 their coverage throughout. for experime.ntal periods. The pope does." She and he were among the a volunteer. sPQJ<e during one of those periods. first members of the diocese to As homilist. Deacon Camara Rome officials said that the receive the Marian Medal for outpreached on righteous anger, such number of s~ores open on Sunday as that displayed by Jesus when he standing church service. went up steadily during the experIn conclusiolJ. parish council drove merchants and moneychangimental period. On the first Sunmember Manuel Marques preers from the temple in Jerusalem. day, 161 stores were open at 4 Such anger. he said. may be ap- sented the Camaras with a color p.m., while 429 were open at the photograph of the huge stained propriate in parents confronting same time by the third Sunday. children or those combating wrong-. glass window that dominates the Supporters of Sunday selling doing in the workplace or in gov- entrance to St. Anthony of Padua. say that it is needed in a modern depicting the saint and the symernment. It can also be expressed city catering to millions of tourists bols of the four Evangelists. The through cards and letters to gova year. presentation was followed by a ernment officials. such as those Opponents, besides citing relispontaneous and prolonged standsent by pro-lifers for the past two gious reasons. complain that it ing ovation for the Camaras. then years. robs owners and workers of a day Following his homily, Deacon by a reception in the parish hall.' of rest and adds to overhead and labor costs.

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Continued from Page One is disastrous, moreover. that from Signs advocating t he stor~ owner's these false starts, a legislator would, position compete for attention in able to poor women seeking as does Senator Kerry. extrapodisplay windows with posters anan abortion. As long as our late to the radical posture of connouncing end-of-winter clearance nation's courts maintain aborMember FDICIDIF .....

LENDER sidering abortion 'health care' and sales. tion as a fundamental right using tax dollars to pay for them!" and a legal option for a woman to pursue in dealing Pro-Life Mass with her pregnancy all woFather Fernandes announced men. regardless of their ecothat Bishop Sean O'Malley will nomic status, should have celebrate the annual diocesan pro- ' equal access to abortion prolife Mass at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March cedures. As our nation's 22, at St. Mary's Cathedral. health care system is reformHe requests that parish pro-life Queen Missions ed, I will continue to defend representativ(:s seek to arrange atall women's reproductive Holy Mary, Our Mother, tendance at the Mass by schoolhealth care options. today, each day find in our children and CCD class members Thank you again for contacting me. Although we may and notes that the bishop will greet last hour we entrust ournot agree on) this issue, I the representatives following the selves entirely to your care'.

Mass. appreciate your taking the We place in your Ihands our time to make me aware of entire hope and happiness, your views. Please do not our every anxiety and diffihesitate to contact me in the Continued from Page One future about thiS or other culty, our whole lives. May matters of concern to you. priests. The present church, built our every endeavor be diCommenting on Sen. Kerry's of stone quarried from the ledge rected and guided accordletter, Father Fernandes said."1t is on which it stands, was erected in ing to the will of your Son, at least sad, if not maddening and 1904. by the aid of your prayer embarrassing, that a United States A former parish center was desSenator should continue to be and special favor with God. troyed by fire in the late 1940s and bamboozled by the rhetoric of the for many years Christian doctrine 'Amen. abortion industry and employ their classes were conducted on the camNational Shrine chapel tired euphemisms, viz., 'terminapus of Stonehill University, with prayer tion of pregnancy,' 'reproductive seminarians assisting in instruction health care options' and the like. It of up to 1,000 children.

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Nonetheless, for him, though he feels that they are "still getting closer," he's praying and saying: "Please forgive me, I know not what I do, ... I <;an't stop loving you."

By Charlie Martin These lyrics seem to expres!: his fear that the relationship PLF;ASE FORGIVE ME might be ending, perhaps ·be·, cause of an unnamed hurt be" · Still feels like i tween them.

The first night together When it comes to long-term F eels like the first kiss love, this fact is clear: If love i:; Irs getting better baby to endure, there will be times No one can better this when the relationship requires I'm still holding on the healing power offorgiveness''You're still the one Genuine forgiveness is not First time our eyes met some sort of quick-fix to smoot~l It's. the same feeling that I get over a hurt. Rather, forgiveness ,Only it feels much stronger begins with honest self-evaluWant to love you longer ation'of what caused the prohYou still turn the fire on lem.

If you're feeling lonely, don't Saying "please forgive me" is You're the only one there ever was not enough to restore loving Only want to make it good / harmony. ·If we do not underSo if I love you stand how our behavior ha.s A little more than I should hurt another, we will not see , Please forgive me how to change this behavior in I know not what I do the future. .

Please forgive me Consequently, when you rel:I can't stop loving you ognize that you have hurt soml:· Don't deny me one you love, first give the rela.This p.ain I'm going through tionship some space. Inform Please forgive me . the other person that you want I need you like I do to think about what has occurPlease believe me red.

Every word I say is true Share what has happened wi':h - Please forgive me a trusted friend. Ask this friend .1 can't stop loving you to assist you in perceiving what Still feels like feelings could have motivated.

Our best times together such a hurtful action.

Feels like the first touch After this time of assessment, We're still getting closer baby Can't get close enough al\d before you approach the person you have hurt, ask God Still holding on . to send healing love to you and , Still Number 1 I. remember the smell of your skin the other person.

Invite God to be present as I remember everything · I remember all your moves you discuss the incident. God's I remembe,r you, yeah . guidance can help both of you to discover the greatest good I remember all the nights, still do ,If you're feeling lonely, don't for the future of your shared You're the only. one there ever was love.

Only want to make it good At this point, you are ready .So if I love you to·talk. Share your insight about ., A little more than' I should what happened and how you The one thing I'm sure of plan to handle future situations Is the way that we made love. differently. Tell the person you.

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The acronym is as reassuring in' the retail world as it is in that of computers: no surp~ises: no hidden messages or flaws. "You set: it, .' you can believe it."

But what we see often is determined by what we think or expect to see. Many times preconceived ideas make it impossible for us to understand new situations or new ways to look at old situations.

A good example is the new rage called "Hidden Pictures." These' are popping up in museum gift' shops, mail-order catalogs and shopping malls, and wherever they're displayed people cluster around them.

At first glance, they don't seem like much. The image looks like a fine-grained pattern of muted colors etched on a black 'background: the pattern is pleasing enough, but t~ere is nothing to indicate form or content.

The, print over 'my desk is 'primarily blue and purple shading into coral. Underneath it is labeled "J~JTIping Dolphins," (I didn't see dolphins when I bought it. but now I can. I bought it on faith,) Another popular print, called "Guardians oCthe Deep," features horizonal bands of tiny patterns in shades of red, yellow and cream on black. . . ,Picture t~is s~ene at the mall. A group of, p~ople ~re gathered around a temporary kiosk: all'are staring .at these simple, colorful images. Listen in. '" don't g~t it.,1 don't see anything.'!,A companion offers advice. "Let yqur eyes,rela,x." . .01', "Look into the picture." .

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"Oops! I lost it!" as the person tries to practice this new way of seeing. There is also a determined' and delighted desire to see the pictures hidden in the other images and to show someone else this new way of seeing.

The second possible response is just ·as instructive. Most people simply give up, walking away shaking their-heads-, saying;!'l-just don't get it." Some insist it's a hoax and make jokes; others shrug their shoulders as if it doesn't matter one way or the other; a few feel stupid and· get angry.

Some viewers keep trying again and again with a sense of determination and hope. Where others see an insurmountable problem, these viewers see a challenge.

Challenged viewers change the way they look at hidden' pictures. looking again to 'see what they couldn't see before.

I am reminded 'of another such depiction: a plaque on my office wall that looks like black Arabic script on a light background until you. realize. you'.re. supposed to focus on the spaces between the letters.

When you'r eyes'adjust, the sign declares JESUS for all to see, t:o remind us that Jes'us is always with us in all the hidden spaces - if we kn<;>w ·how. to' look. And many times knowing ho~ to respond to people and events in the everyday world requires the same kind of ·.shiff, in the way 'we see. " Remember the hidden pictures:' You have to be willing to trY"ilnd : it takes practice, but th,e results titn be "Wow! That's fantastid" ~ Good luck on"improving y~>ur . ." ,I . vision! '.

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The following events will bt; held at the Martin .Instit~te on the North Eastqncampus of Stone hill College: At 8 p,m'.'March 22, sf~ge actress Robin -Lane, will portray FirstLadies Jackie Kennedy, Eleanor Roosevelt; Mary Lincoln, Julia Tyler, Rachel Jackson and Abigail Adams in the one-woman production "Ladies First." , A panel di~cussion of i'Domestic Violence-'-The Church's Response" will be held 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 24. Participating will be Hon, Catherine Sabaitis, associate justice, probate and family court; Hon. Susan Del Vecchio,

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At 7 p.rri, March 28, State Representative 'Carmen ,Buell will speak about the legislative process and how it affects the delivery of health care· services. For information ca]1:Profes'sor Craig Higgins, ,1' , 230-1127., ' The college has also scheduled a

Holy'Week Tenebrae Servic,e for8 p.m. March 29 in the Chapel of Mary. EoI' information' call 2301487. ,. . ,All events:are free,. open lO the public 'and accessible to persons .with disabilities.

:Hf.lI.N.·, , ~. Holy'Family;-H.oly N'.l~e,~:chool, New Bedford, recently conducted a sp~ilingbee for gr·afl.es '6 through 8. Each student received a booklet to study words ranging from'beginner to challenger levels.' School wi'nner'Robert Gomes will particip'atein tHe New'Bedford City .Spelli'ng Bee.

THE ANCHOR--Diocese of Fall Rivero-Fri., Mar. II, 1994

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in our schools

OUR LADY of Mt. Carmel students (above and right) dress in styles of Hawaii, Pola~d, France, Portugal ~nd Mexico in their study of various nations for a Multicultural Day.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School Students at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, Ne:w Bedford, took a trip around the world right in their own co~ridors Feb. IS. For a Multicultural Day celebration, preschool through eighth grade students had researched different countries an'd set up exhibits in the auditorium.

Principal Rosemary da Silva explained that students in each grade level worked in groups to study various aspects of their assigned country, and the project encompassed the history, geography, culture, entertainment, food, crafts and flags of 10 nations. Students brought in food to sample, dressed in costumes, sang folk songs and performed traditional dances.

The preschool gave a presentation on Portugal with crafts, pictures, costumes and food and then performed a Portuguese version of the chicken dance. The kindergarten sang two Irish songs after studying that nation's name, geography, crafts, flag and music.

1n their study of Mexico, firstgraders learned many Spanish words, which they used to make picture boo~s containing SpanishEnglish tr,anslation. They dressed in costume to perform a Mexican Hat Dance.

The second grade studied Greece, and the third grade researched Canada. Fourth-graders created their own plaid designs and played bagpipes in their study ofScotland.

Fifth-graders created a display about Germany. Sixth-graders served PolJish pastry and sang in Polish as two costumed couples danced a polka.

Seventh-graders presented a French fashion show. Eighthgraders in Ha waiian costume served pineapple and presented' their schoolmates with leis.

The Multicultural Day was a time to learn to appreciate other cultures and to realize that they are all special, Mrs. daSilva emphasized.

"We have to learn to accept individual difference and learn that God created us all equal," she told students in her introduction to the festivities.

Taunton Catholic Middle School Judging in the TCMS Science Fair took place Feb. 15. Students were awarded points based on originality of topic, application of scientific method, e:ffective use of experimental equipment, thoroughness and logging of data.

An open house was held Feb. 16 for viewing of exhibits, closing with an awards ceremony. Winners and their project topics were: Outstanding Achievement in Science Grade 6: Ryan Ruggiero, "Hermit Crab Color Preference"; Grade 7: Matthew Chmura, "Taunton Area Water Quality"; Cory .Zamaitis, "Gender Bias and Memory".

Grade S: Tim Barney, "Food Preservation," Megan Dineen, "Intelligence."

Each received a $100 savings bond.

Excellence Awards Grade 5: Lauren Bisio, "Rug Cleaner.s"; Chris LeBrun, "Wrist Shots and Slap Shots Accuracy"; Chris Norman, "Fertilizers"; Tasha Perry, "Window Cleaners"; Brigitte Sullivan, "Pop(:orn."

Grade 6: Marcie Awalt, "BetteryBattle"; Jennifer Brown, "Photosynthesis"; Robert O'Connell, "M&Ms"; James Sullivan, "Oxidation."

Grade 7: Patrick Bauer, "Are Name Brands Better Than Generics?"; Josh Monast, "The Invisible Enemy"; Jennifer Robbins, "Pulse

and Blood Pressure and Exercise."

Grade S: Emily Bowen, "Does Color Affect Memory?"; Anne Goj, "Static Electricity"; Karen Read, "Vine Growth."

The Principal's Award for outstanding application of the scientific method was presented to eighth-grader Adam Paul for his project, "What Do Birds Eat?" Each received a $50 savings bond.

Seventh and eighth grade winners will advance to the regional

science fair later' this month at Bristol Community College, Fall River.

Judges were nurse Cheryl Hoiland; dietician Ann Hemmer; biologist Christian Fagan; Mulchaey School, Taunton, teachers Marie Wisz, Donna Jardim and Mary Gallagher;engineer Richard Chmura; Dr. Charles Thayer; pharmacists Richard and Mary Giovanoni and Henry Arsenault; and Parker Middle School teacher George Terzarkis.

THE MUSIC career of Bishop Connolly High School senior Matthew Tracy will take a Nordic track this spring when he joins the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra on its Scandinavian Tour, performing in Helsinki, Finland, and Goteborg and Stockholm, Sweden.

Before the tour, the G BYSO will perform a farewell concert in Boston's Symphony Hall April I under the direction of David Commanday.

"A Fall River resident, Tracy recently advanced to the G BYSO senior orchestra, in which he plays the viola. He is the only performer from the Fall River area to have been selected to play in the AllState Orchestra March 17 to 19 at Gordon College,Wrentham.

Coyle-Cassidy High School Final preparations are underway for the United States DrugFree Powerlifting Association'S New England States High School Championship Meet at Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, this weekend. More than 50 high school lifters will vie for individual and team championships.

The meet will be held in the school gymnasium from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. both days. On Saturday, all girl lifters and boys in the 114-165pound category will compete. Boys in the lSI-pound to heavyweight class will lift on Sunday.

All lifters will compete in the squat, the bench, and the dead lifts. Awards will go to the top five

classes (determined by age and weight) and the five top teams.

The meet will be broadcast on the Taunton Educational NetworkTaunton Cable Channel 2S. Four underclassmen won the first annual in-school Floor Hockey tournament, held to benefit the school's Food Pantry.

Tourney winners Kyle Jacques of Lakeville, Joey Hunt of Taunton, Jeff Ladino 'of New Bedford and Mike Parker of Assonet were awarded trophies donated by the Coyle-Cassidy Athletic Association. The real winner was the Food Pantry, which realized $SO in proceeds.

Two schools participate in mock trials Students from Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, and St. Mary-Sacred Heart School, North Attleboro, are competing in the 1994 Massachusetts Mock Trial Tournament, a program sponsored by the Massachusetts Bar Association in which students assume the roles of lawyers and witnesses, trying fictitious cases in real courtrooms. Attorney volunteers assist in preparation for the trials, many <;>f which are presided over by Massachusetts judges.

Participating from the North Attleboro school are, as attorneys for the plaintiff, Justin Duquette, Lauren Noone and Blake Sigman and, as attorneys for the defense, Mindy Chapman; Irene Choberka and Andrea Gualtieri.

Witnesses for the plaintiff are Lindsey Aubin, Shay Bennett, Jessica Ciancarelli, Merrilee Fazio, Amy Piasecki and Dominic Tedino.

Witnesses for the defense are Kattie OToole, Brendan Poirier and William Smith.

The students are coached by seventh grade American history teacher Mary Ellen Smith and Attleboro attorney Susan Jacobs.

Students from St. Mary-Sacred Heart have put much effort into preparing" for the tournament, meeting after school, on weekends, and during vacation.

Participating from Bishop Connolly are Teresa Carreiro (captain, defense); Liza Peters (captain, plaintiff), and Pam Costa, Mike

Doherty, Christina Erwin, Patrick Griffin, Jeff Guimond, Lili Ibara, Kristy Levesque, Jenny Lynn, Lauren Mauceri, Andrew Monastess and Kevin Roy. They are coached by Ted Pettine and assisted by Fal1 River attorney Clement Brown.

Last year' the Connol1y Law Team was Section S champion, finishing eighth overal1 in a field of 120 schools. The team lost by one point to a team that later Went on to capture the state title.

Student teams in the state are now competing by region in preliminary trials to be completed next week. Teams with the best courtroom records will advance to county championships in April. A playoff in late April will decide the state mock trial champion.

Throughout the tournament, each team is trying the same hypothetical case: a civil action in which a student sues the city for negligence for failure to prevent another student from bringing to school a weapon which was used to injure the plaintiff.

The goal of the tournament is to help students gain an understanding and appreciation of the role of the legal process in our society.

The program helps students to sharpen listening, public speaking and reading skil1s while building self-confidence.

Since the start of the mock trial tournaments nine years ago, more than 10,000 Massachusetts students have participated in the program.

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K. or c., FALMOUTH Knights of Columbus Council813 social meeting with corned beef and cabbage dinner 6:30 p.m. March 15, council hall;' prospective members welcome: LaSALETTE CENTER, ATTLEBORO "Contemplation: Journeying Toward the Divine" contemplative retreat tonight through Sunday at the Castle. Presented by Sister Elaine Twitchell, SND, the retreat invites contemplative prayer reflecting on teachings of St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross. Information: 222-8530.

ST, ANTHONY OF DESERT, FR All welcome at Sacred Heart of Jesus/ Immaculate Heart of Mary Charismatic Prayer Community tonight, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and including an address by Deacon Donald Massoud who serves at St. Anthony of the Desert.

ST. MARY, TAUNTON Bishop O'Malley will install Father William M. Costello as 14th pastor at 5 p.m. Mass March 13, followed by reception in parish center.

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LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Brother Bob Nichols and Simonne Romero of the Shrine Team wiII lead stations of the cross, 7: 15 tonight, ShrineTheater. Themed "Were You There?," the service will include Scripture, reflection, music and video portrayal of important figures in the Passion story.

CATHEDRAL CAMP, E. FREETOWN . Our Lady of the Assumption, NB, retreat March 11-13. ' ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Anointing of the sick will be 'administered at annual Mass of healing II: 15 a.m. March 20.

ST. PATRICK.. WAREHAM St. Patrick's Day celebration 7 to 8:30 p.m. March 16, parish hall, will include singing and dancing by parish youth, joke telling, surprises and refreshments. Youth will enact stations of the cross 7 tonight.

ST. MARY, MANSFIELD Food 'N Friends Kitchen needs volunteers to prepare and serve a meal for the hungry in Mansfield one Tuesday a month. Information: Joe Murphy, 339-715401' Ellen Westlund, 339-~881.

HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO Attleboro 'area U1treya' 7 p.m.

March 13, parish center; all Cursillistas welcome.

ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Lenten vespers service 4 p.m. Sunday; Sister Beth Mahoney will present reflection on "Redeemed by the Wood of the Cross."

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"Power of Love" parents' support group will meet 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Thursdays, rectory meeting room.

'ST. MARY, SEEKONK The Seekonk police department will present "Scams, Misrepresentation and Safety" at women's guild meeting following 7 p.m. Mass ' March 21.

ST. BERNARD, ASSONEt Vincentians will collect nonperishable foods next three weekends for Steppingstone, a FR rehabilitation program for alcohol and substance abusers.

O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Brayton and Suzanne Shanley will . present "Following the Nonviolent Savior in a Broken and Violent World" 7 to 9 p.m. March 25 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 26, parish center; to register call 385-2115.

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Irish American Club will attend noon Mass Sunday; Irish music will be played.' ' ST.STEPHEN,ATTLEBORO Lenten sacrificial meal 6 p.m.

March 18, followed by enrichment ' program for all ages.

HOLY NAME, NB David Bernard of Boy Scout Troop 46 has received the Eagle Scout Award.

SACRED HEART, NB Saints and Singers Chorus will perform Easter Musical "Believe" 8 p.m. March 17.

DCCW Taunton District Council of Catholic Women will present pro-life program', "Birthright: A Positive Choice, A Service of Love" 7:30' p.m. March 16,.Holy RQsary parish, Taunton. Speakers will be Catherine Poirier, founder' and director of Birthright of Greater Taunton, and Theresa Galligan, director of counselors. Baby items will be accepted.

Refreshments will be served. All welcome, ST. WILLIAM, FR Lenten penance service 7 p.m.

March 15 followed by opportunity for individual confessions. Stations of the cross noon Wednesdays during Lent.

ST. MARY, NORTON Diaper drive for Birthright of Attleboro March 12 and 13.

CATHOLIC NURSES Cape-Islands Chapter of Catholic Nurses evening of recollection 7 to 9 p.m. March 16, St. Pius X parish hall, S. Yarmouth, presented by moderator Msgr. John J. Smith.'i\1l welcome. Refreshments follow. Information: Dee Santos, 775-3371.

ST. ANNE, FR Parish pro-life. committee is col-路 lecting baby items; those wishing to donate may take a baby bootee off the tree near the altar and return a gift March 19 or 20. Flyers at church entrance offer gift suggestions.

BCC CAMPUS MINISTRY Bristol Community College, FR, campus ministry office will sponsor the lecture "Church Annulments: What? Why? How?" by Father Jose Sousa of the diocesan marriage tribunal 7:30 p.m. March 24, College Commonwealth Center (Parking Lot 12). A question and answer period will be included. Information: 6782811 ext. 2247.

ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP, FR .

Greater FR Alzheimer~s Support Group for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's or related diseases will meet 12:30 to 2 p.m. March 22, Catholic Memorial Home, 2446 Highland Ave. Information: 6790011.

OFFICE OF AIDS MINISTRY Office representative will be in NB deanery first Mondays at Our Lady of the Assumption parish, in Taunton deanery first Wednesdays at St. Joseph's rectory and in FR deanery third Mondays at Clemence Hall, room 225, 243 Forest St. Referrals for pastoral counseling, educational presentations and consultation may be made by calling the office at 6745600 ext. 2295.

OCHRE COURT, Salve Regina's main administrati'Jn building and temporary movie set. (Hickey p~oto)

Lights ... Camera ... Arnold.!

While no one claimed .to see UFOs or Elvis, an unusual rash of sightings recently gripped Salve Regina University and the surrounding seaside city of Newport, RI. There were reports from all over campus, and all over town, that" Arnold" had been spotted.

Movie' hero Arnold Schwarze. negger has just wrapped up filming in Newport for his latest motion picture "True Lies." Schwarze negger and director James Cameron, the team responsible for the blockbuster "Terminator 2," spent over a week at Salve Regina shooting scenes for the comedy I adventure film. , The university was glad to welcome Schwarzenegger ~nd company, who provided an off-season boost to Newport's summer tourism-based economy. . , "In February in Newport, there's not much excitement," said Tom Flanagan, Salve Regina's vice president for administration. "The business owners asked that if the o movie people wanted. to use the property, could we acquiesce."

The university~s administration building, Ochre Court, will double

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as a Swiss chateau in the film. One of the mansions located on famed "Millionaires' Point," Ochre Court was built during the Gilded AgI: as a "summer cottage" for a wealthy New York real estate developer.

Its European-style roof line, f<:aturing turrets and gargoyles, is what attracted the film producers to the building.

In addition to the'exterior, the president's office and another room were used as interior settings for the movie. The cast and crew filmed through the night and did not interfere with the university's dayto-day operations.

Many students stood outsid:~ in bone-chilling temperatures hoping to meet Schwarzenegger. While several students were able to s:nap a photo or catch a glimpse ofthe star, only a few students were able to actually meet him.

The luckiest of all may have been junior Sarah Burkwit ,:lnd seniors Michael Staff and Trc:ssa Basher. T~ey presented him with a Salve Regina sweatshirt.

"We just wanted to thank you for coming to Salve Regina," Tp~ssa , said and received a hug and kiss from a thankful Schwarzenegger.

"Is it my size?" the actor joked, flashing his famous gaptoothed grin and holding the extra-large sweatshirt to his chest.

The "True Lies" crew filmed in 'Newport from F~bruary 22 through March I. While the majority of time was spent at Salve Regina, additional scenes were shot at nearby Rosecliff mansion.

"True Lies" is scheduled Cor a summer release by 20th Century Fox Studios.

Taunton won the Junior Girls' tournament and New Bedford the Senior Boys' tournament in CYO basketball all star games.

In the Junior Girls' tournament, played March 3 at the Kennedy Center in New Bedford, Taunton defeated Fal.' River 45-41 in game I and New Bedford 43-39 in game 2. High scorers were, from Taunton, Amy Slykier (15 points) and Stacy Aubin (12) and, from Fall River, Erin Harrington (14) and Holly Lima (II).

Amy Slykier was most valuable player. Named to the all-tourna- . ment team were Stacy Aubin; from New Bedford, Debbie Sousa and Ann McNamee; and, from Fall River, Melissa Pacheco and Holly Lima.

New Bedford defeated Fall River .. ' . " . ' .

82-76 in the' senior boys' all star game March 6 at the Kennedy Center. High scorers were Gary Turner of Fall River (23) and Brian Merchant of New Bedford (16). Merchant 'and Fall River's Paul Tavares were named coMVPs. Turner and Nelson Dias of eNSI Universal City llhoto Fall River and New Bedford's Ben TEMPORARY Newporter Andrews and Dana Heywood were Arnold Schwarzenegger named to the all tournament team.

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