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Pastoral ministry to the sick; A busy business

By JAMES N.

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MANSFIELD-For most people, sickness brings loneliness and depression as well as physical anguish. But a team comprised of priests, religious and lay volunteers is reaching out to those in the diocese's hospitals and Catholic nursing homes, making sure that the Church's mission of meeting the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of its members is being fulfilled.

Direction of the Fall River Diocese's Office of Pastoral Ministry to the Sick falls squarely on the shoulders of Father George C. Bellenoit, pastor of St. Mary Church in Mansfield.

In an interview this week, Father Bellenoit and priests share in their ministry and that spoke of the busy ministry to the sick, lauded coverage. One of them will be available around the clock. There is the workers, especially Assistant Director Sister of a backup priest always Mercy Shirley Agnew, and available on call for any offered a timely reminder chaplain who calls him." that it is the generosity of The pastoral ministry parishioners to the Annual office oversees services to Catholic Charities Appeal Cape Cod Hospital, Hyaneach year that makes the nis; the Rehabilitation program successful.

Hospital of Cape Cod and "Currently there are the Islands, Sandwich; nine fulltime and one partTobey Hospital, Wareham; time priest chaplains, 13 Falmouth Hospital, fulltime and one parttime Falmouth; St. Luke Hospireligious sister chaplains tal, New Bedford, and one fulltjme religious Charlton Memorial Hospibrother chaplain," Father tal and St. Anne Hospital, Bellenoit said.

Fall River; Morton Hospi"Pastoral care provides FATHER GEORGE tal, Taunton, and Sturdy 24-hour coverage to staff, BELLENOIT Memorial Hospital, Attlepatients and families," he boro. explained. ''The sisters and brother chaplains It also has chaplaincy service in the

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Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River; Madonna Manor, North Attleboro; Marian Manor, Taunton and Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven.

"There is no 24-hour care structure at the Catholic nursing homes," the director said, "but chapl~ins are available throughout the day and evenings when there is a need."

Father Bellenoit, who has directed the program since 1990, reports that the program in this diocese - one of the few dioceses in the United States that supplies fulltime chaplains to all hospitals within its boundaries, is working well. ''The most recent hospital to receive a fulltime chaplain was Falmouth Hospital.That came about last summer. Until then it was covered by one of the local parishes."

Although local priests may provide backup to the hospitals, the chaplaincy programs at those facilities come under the Office of Pastoral Ministry.

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They heroically faced the needs of struggling mill communities in the late 1800s and continue to minister to people in our changing times.

Final story in a series on the history of the Sisters ofMercy, who will observe the J25th anniversary of their arrival in the Fall River diocese ill April.

By SISTER CATHERINE FELTON, RSM ARCHIVIST FOR THE REGIONAL COMMUNITY OF THE SISTERS OF MERCY

FALL RIVER-While work in the textile and cotton mills was putting bread on the tables of most families here at the tum of the 20th century, the long hours, disease and lack of medical assistance, as well as the lack of child labor laws, were taking their tolls.

In 1885, when Fall River was still part of the Providence Diocese, Bishop Thomas Hendricken realized that many small children had been orphaned in this area and purchased land and buildings on the east bank of the Taunton River. He turned to the Sisters of Mercy to take over the direction of what was dedicated as St. Vincent's Home.

Sisters M. Magdalen Slattery, Rose Bannigan, Martha McElroy and Michael Mullen opened the home in the largest building of

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the complex. Some of the lumber taken frorn older buildings was used in building a school there. In 1894 a brick building was erected, for the orphanage.

While the sisters' work among the children was most successful, the 1920s brought changing views on how children without parents should be raised. Society and the legislature looked at the educational, social and psychological impactoflife in the orphanages. Meeting the new standards, the sisters established smaller groups and high school students were separated from grammar school pupils. Students who could handle a regular curriculum

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W:ere placed in th~ public·s~hhdls. ' The Sisters ofMercy were called tOJl new task when in 1909 the Bethlehem Borne for Infants was opened in Taunton. Sister M. Benedict Nugent and six other sisters organized and ran the home. Their work there ended in 1929 when it was shown that better results could be obtained by boarding the infants with private families.

The diocese took a giant step when in 1910 it built Mount St. Mary Conventas the motherhouse for the Sisters ofMercy Of Fall River. It was not until 1946 that the Mount Turn to page 13 - Merc)'

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FUN TIMES-Sister of Mercy M. Rose deLima Clark takes a ride on the merry-goround at St. Vincent Home, Fall River, in this undated photo.

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RAYNHAM-Deacon John Welch of St. Anne's Church in Raynham is a person very much involved in his church and community and that involvement has helped many people become confirmed members of the Church through an adult confirmation class which he directs.

Welch said that the idea for the class started about 11 years ago shortly after he was ordained a permanent deacon in June of 1987. He heard some priests at a deanery meeting talking about how many adults they had to be confirmed. "I thought maybe the deacons could help out and save them some extra time," he said adding that he and Permanent Deacon Mike Murray of Immaculate Conception in Taunton worked together on the program for some time before Deacon Murray was assigned to the Taunton parish.

The program is for adults over the age of 17 who have been baptized and made first communion but for some reason were not confirmed. Welch said that a lot of military people get moved around and he sees some of them but mostly it is people from the Fall River Deanery who are seeking to receive that sacrament. The classes run for eight weeks beginning on the day after Ash Wednesday and run about an hour to an hour and a half.

This year Welch has his largest class, 23 people including a local family.

The classes are run in lecture form by Welch and involve several video presentations on the sacraments. There is a similar adult confirmation class in Attleboro, run by a team of several deacons who meet with candidates on two Sunday afternoons for two four-hour sessions. Welch said that he gets some help from his wife Carol, with whom Tum to page 13 - Deacoll

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THE ANCHOR -Diocese of Fall River -

Fri., Mar.·27, 1998

®IT ttltartl~D Sister Jeanne Amirault, SUSC

Portu.guese Cardinal Rib.,~i(o, dies

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FALL RIVER-Sister Jeanne Clara Amirault, 85, of the Sisters of the Sacred Union of Sacred Hearts, who resided at Sacred Hearts Convent, 47 Prospect Place, died March 24: '.

Borri Clarisse Amirault in Taunton, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Amirault and the late Mary (Allaire) Amirault.

'She was a member of St. Jacques Parish and received her education at St. Jacques' Grammar School al)d Taunton High School. . , On Sept. 7, I?35 she entered th~ .Congregation of the Holy Union Sisters in Fall River. She pronounced her final vows on Aug. 26,' 1942..

She worked at St. Mary's Convent for three years and in St. James' Convent for nine years in Patchogue and Astoria, Long Island, N.Y. Sister Jeanne sp¢nl..l 4 years a(St. Martin's Convent in F~il River and 3~ years at Sacred Heart's Convent in.Fall River. During her many years of service to her community she served as cook and housekeeper.

She is survived by two cousins.· Her. funeral Mass .was celebrated Thursday. in the chapel at Sacred Hearts Convent. Burial was inSt. Patrick's Cemetery.

n' ." h" rope praises . IS leadership; Bishop O'Malley recalls their meetings.

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By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

VATICAN CITY - Portuguese Cardinal Antonio Ribeiro of Lisbon, known for his pastoral leadership at a time of church-state tensions, died at . age 69 of cancer..

In a telegram of condolence, Pope John Paul II called Cardinal Ribeiro a "generous pastor" who served, the church with love and energy. The cardinal's death March 24 left the Coilege of Cardinals with 162 members, of whom 119 are eligible to vote in a papal conclave.

As a theologian, he appeared on a popular..weekly television program from 1959-67. He was named a . bish()P.by Pope Paul VI in 1967, was : ~. , .' By MICHA'EL F. 'IJ~CH; appointed Latin"rite patriarch of .

'CATHOLIC NEWS SERVicE Lisbon in 1971 arid ,became a cardi... :r ...

•••. •. '. . ARLINGTON, Va. ~ Bishop John R. .t<eating'of~rlington died in nal two..years later a't age 45.

In 1975 he was elected president Rpme thenightofMarch 21-22, shortly after he met with Pope John ~aul of the Portuguese..bishops' confer-., If torep6rr on" the' state of his dioc'cse. ".:' .• ' '. .' ,., ··,L'. . " ence, at a time of confrontation beBishop Keating, 63, suffered a massive heart attack at the Oblates of tween the church and leftist political' si. Francis de Sales residence in Rome. Hi~"t:iody was found in his room I<e~ders, especially.:o,verissues ofedu- ; w.hen he did not show'up for b r e a k f a s t . ' I:, cation, labor and cClmmunications. . 'He and other bishops of Region 4 dioceses had a group meeting with .'In his' telegram, the.' pope praised' th«r pope March 17 and Bishop Keating met p,rivately with'the pontiff the cardinal as "an intrepid pastor who March 19. in his ecclesial ministry showed that The Region 4 bishops still in Rome held a Mass for Bishop .Keating he'was a'true witness of the Gospel March 24 atthe North American College, the U.S. seminary in.l,{ome, amqng his people.". . with Cardinal William H. Keeler of Baltimore as chief celebrant. " The pope said Cardinal Ribeiro Accompanying Bishop Keating to Rome-were Father Robert J. Rippy, had shown everyone "the way 'oftruth his chancell6r,and Oblate oj St.. Francis·de Sales E~t.her Mark Mealey, ,-in charity and of service to the comhis judicial, .vicar. They were expected t.o return to Arlington witV the munity through-constant attention to .. bishop's body~ His funeral wUs'Scheduled foOJarch 28'.auhe Cathedral the most needy." ; ,.;,;, '. of St. Thomas'More with Cardinal Keeler' presiding. '.' ....> ..;., "; '..:,:. . " Portuguese authorities announced, Bishop Keating Had led'the:A:rlington'Dioc~se ~inceA'ug.4s~) 9..&3':', Born':; a 'nation'al day of mourning as a sign ' July 20? 1931, in ~hicago,::he~was ordained a:pr!~s~ofthe Chicago Arch-.· of respect,forthe cardinal and ordered ~ diocese Dec. 20, 1958, after studies at ,Quigley Preparatory Seminary in flags flo.wn at half-staff. .

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Chicago, St. Mary of the Lake Seminary i~ MI:md~lein, 111., and the North:: Cap., issued the following statemerit American College in Rome., . ,.'

He returned to Rome in 1960 for advanced studies and earned a doc- upon learning of the cardinal's death: "We are saddened by the news of torate in canon law in 1963 from the Gregorian University. In Chicago he. the death ofAntonio Cardinal Ribeiro, was assistant chancellor, 1963-71, cochancellor for priest personnel, 1971Patriarch ofLisbori. We cherish many 7~, and vicar general and chancellor from 1979 until his appointment to fond memories of his visits to our dioArlington. He also was assigned to various Chicago parishes as an asso-, cese and of being with him on retreat ciate pastor during those years." , . at the Shrine of Fatima. Memories of

Medeiros,. with whom he vice the He will be sorely was named a cardinal by Pope Paul missed.

VI in J973,.and through his work with "We pledge our prayers for the the Catholic University of Portugal. . repose of his soul and for the conso"Cardinal Ribeiro was a man of lation of his family as we I~xtend our great spiritual depth who offered val- condolences to the new archbishop ued guidance to the Church in Portu- and the good people of the Patriarchgal as the country made the transition ate of Lisbon. We pledge our prayers, to democracy. His pastoral sense and likewise to Archbishop Jo~:e da Cruz personal piety ~ere among the won- Policarpo, who stands ready to begin derful qualities. that enhanced his, ser- his ministry as Patriarch of Lisbon."

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Catholic Social Se'rvices, to, represent inimigr~~nts FALL RIVER-The diocesan office of Catholic Social Services has been granted agency recog-· nition 'by the U.S'-I;>epartment of Justice to represent low-income immigrants in cases before the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

With this recognition, CSS will become the only non-profit agency on the South Coast whose paralegals can legally represent immigrants in naturalization, permanent residence, politicalasylum and other cases.

This also allows the agency to represent clients at deportation and exclusion hearings, said Attorney Frank L. Holland, legal director of the agency's Immigration Law, Education and Advocacy Project. The immigration project was st'arted in 1995 with funds from Catholic Charities and the Massachusetts Bar Foundation.

"Until now, there were no agencies with this recognition

participating with him at the Feast of Santo Christo in Sao Miguel and of sharing in the celebration of his 25th anniversary as Patriarch of Lisbon remain vivid. He came to know many people in the diocese through his association with 'ouf own Humberto

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south of Boston," said Holland, who added that the situation led to many abuses. . Arlene McNamee, CSS's executive director, said the approval FALL RIVER The

by INS "is the culmination of a . Multicultural Health Committee of commitment that we've made to Saint Anne Hospital is currently acimmigrants. They are a significant cepting applications for six $500 scholarships offered to those purpart of our local population." suing a health care career.

This is the 11 th year the committee will provide scholarships to members of linguistic and cultural minorities who are residents of the Greater Fall River area communities. Applicants must be entering or pursuing a degree in a nursing and! or health care related profession at an accredited college or university.

The deadline for filing applications is April 10. The awards will be presented on May 3.

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ATTORNEY FRANK L. .HOLLAND

For information and applications call Natalia Konarski at (508) 674·5600, ext. 2455, or contact her at Interpreter Services, 795 Middle St., Fall River, MA 02741.

FREQUENTVISITOR-Gardinal Antonio Ribeiro, Patriarch of Lisbon,. (left) presides at a Mass in Santo Christo Church in Fall.River on Aug. 17,1976; just three years afteir being named" a cardinal by. Pop'e Paul VI. "The cardinal Vi'as well . kno\.V":fo :m~~y in this city., .

In. Your Prayers Please pray for the following "priests during the coming week NECROLOGY March 28 Alfred J. Levesque, Pastor, St. Jacque,s, Taunton Bernard A.Lavoie, Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River Dieudonne Masse, OFM, Retired, Montreal, Canada Howata~~ Waldron, Pastor Emeritus, St. Thomas More, \\ \ March 29 1923, Rev. James H.\Gflrr, S.T.L., Assistant, St. Patrick, Fall River . 1951, Rt. Rev. MSgr\~ward 1. Moriarty, Pastor, St. Patrick, Fall RIver

1960, Rev. r97·2,'Rev. 1983, Rev. 1985, Rev. Somerset '. .

March 30 .~ 1963, Rev. Aime. Barre, Qn sick leave, Fall ~jyer~ 1985, Rev. BenOit R. Gana\d, Re~~U;S. ~avy

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April1 195 ,Rev. George A. Lewin, Pa~tor, St. Mary, Hebronville 1974, Rev. Edwin J. Loew, Past~f; St. Joseph, Woods Hole April\Z . \ \ 1961, Rev. Adolph Banach, OFM €onv., Pastor, O.L. Perpetual Help, N~B~fu~ \\ 1976, Rev. Donald Belanger, Pastor; St. Stephen, Attleboro 1993, Rev. James B. Coyle, Pastor Emeritus, St. Dorothea, Eatontown, ~.

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Taunton parish to mark 125 years mittee under the direction of the TAUNTON-Sacred Heart the Staples Block on West Water parish's 12th pastor, Father GalParish will celebrate its 125th an- Street. But by November of 1874 niversary at a concelebrated Mass the parish had purch:ased the April 9, II a.m., at which Bishop former Old Weir District School Sean P. O'Malley will be princi- building, which served as the pal celebrant. He will be joined church until 1903. At the time the bi Bishop Louis- E-. Gelineau, basement church of the current former bishop ofProvidence~RJ., _..Sacred Heart church was availand Father Jon-Paul Gallant, a able fOt:..\,!se. former pastor at the church.

Today, thecomple!ed church is The parish was founded on a magnificent example 'of-Ro: April 17, 1873 by Bishop Thomas manesque architecture. DedicatedF. Hendricken, the first bishop of in 1912 during the tenure of FaProvidence, in the Weir section of the I' Thomas McGee, its fifth pasTaunton, which, like the rest of tor, it is noted for its carved cofwhat was to be the Fall River dio- fered ceiling, beautiful stained cese, was then under his gover- glass and carved oaken doors. It nance. was designed and decorated by architects Sacred Heart was the second ecclesiastical Catholic parish. in Taunton and Rambusch and McBride and the Father Hugh Smith, itstirst pas- doors were handcarved by the tor, also served Catholics in Weir Kirchmeyer Studio of New York.

Village, East Taunton, the A series of events to comDightons, Myricks and Berkley. memorate Sacred Heart's anniverInitially he celebrated Masses in sary is being planned by a comSaturday, West Harwich Sunday, East Freetown " Thursday, Plymouth Friday, Fairhaven Saturday, Somerset Sunday, North Falmouth

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lant. The yearlong celebration opened with a parish retreat and a dinner dance. Other spring events will include a family barbecue.

A parish history will commemorate the anniversary and a

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Mar.30 On 13:1-9,15-17, 19-30,33-62 or 13:41 c-62; Ps 23: 1-6; In 8:12-20 Mar. 31 Nm21:4-9; Ps 102: 2-3,16-21 ; In 8:21-30 Apr. 1 On 3:14-20,91-92, 95; (Ps) On3:52-56; In 8:31-42 Apr. 2 Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105: 4-9; In 8:51-59 Apr. 3 Jer 20: 10-13; Ps 18:2-7; In 10:31-42 Ex 37:21-28; (Ps) Apr. 4 Jer 31:10-13; In 11 :45-56 Apr. 5 Lk 19:28-40; Is 50: 4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20,23-24; Phil 2: 6-11; Lk 22:14-23: 56 or 23: 1-49

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- First and foremost, these members would rid the Church ofcierical domination. BHiming all of today's'Church problems on the clergy, they would reduce organized religion to the status of a town , meeting. Feeling that leadership ill' the Ch'urch is beirig m'on6poIized by the few,J they relegate concepts suer as an orthodox magisterium and hierarchy to the realm of the 'medievaL In short, they would have us believe that lay leadership is the'only way to make the. Church' meaningful for our times. 'q~rgy~re ,needed merely as sacramental functionaries and reminders of tra9ition. , . This reasoning would also' have u's' b~lieve that the' Church in America should'·abandon· the Roman tradition to' become mere , 'sect in the international church family. Thus the American Catho.' liC' Ghurch would be an independent branch of the ,one Church, following the pattern of diversity of American Episcopalians. But the concept that the Church is solely for in,tellectuals do~ds its universal vision.

Proponents of this view actually belie've that the Church in America has.been freed from its "ghetto" mentality. Somehow the fact that much of the Church in the United States is still comprised of immigrants is ignored by pseudosocial intellectuals. The Church they envision is for those who have made it on the social ladder and they step on the hands of those whom they believeto be below them. This arrogance of mind and spirit is smug and too often mean-spirited. The first to feel the displeasure ofthese "liberals" would be the "conservative" clergy. Espousing.,a renewed Modernism, the liberals would at best ignore and afworst condemn the clergy. Declaring that Catholics are)ed by priests and ,religi6us who are anti-scHmce: democratic and capitali~tic-; they feel that the l '. only hope of t~e Church fOf\ a ~el~vant fut~rf?js to be found in an : educated lay elite: ." ' ".- " .

Further, these thinkers opine that the Church is.' in a period of stagnation because her energy are demoralized. The fact that many have left the priesthood and few are entering s~minaries,h~s fueled their conviction that in the long run the Church would be better off rid. of such a demoralized and aged clergy. :Such a Church would indeed be unable'to provide the leadership needed byt0day'sAmerican Catholics. We need to pray for new vocations to the priesthood, not to denigrate the clerical' state. Therelis always room for criticism, but negativity and pessimism only erode hope. .

We should do all we can to put an'end to'this'separati'sm and divisiveness in our Church family. American Catholicism is admittedly unique but we have always had a distinguished history of loyaltyto the universal Church. It is hard fo'r us to relinquish-completely the puritanical policy that is S,O much a part of our nation's history, yet we should make every effort to recognize such thinking when it is presented as a way of savin,g Cathplicism i~ this _, , ' ", "' :- . country.

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\ NEWYORK-CardinalJohnJ. O'Connor of New York welcomed the action of the Clinton administration in easing restric;tions .on the sending ofhumanitariim aid to Cuba.

But he questioned the c,ontinued restriction on travel between the ' United States and Cuba.

Speaking at a Spanish-language Mass of thanksgiving for the visit of Pope John Paul II to Cuba, the cardinal referred to his pwn participa.The'., Editor , tion in the papal trip, and recalled '.' meeting a woman who was "able to ;see her family in Cuba once again after 40 years." " "Why should there be such restrictions? Is that good? Is that human? Is that what God wants?" ,he OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER asked, speaking in Spanish.

Cuban-Americans and other Published weekly byThe Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall Rive; . . " ,- f'"' members of the Hispanic commu887 Highland Avenue P.O, BOX·7· . nity gathered at St. Patrick's CatheFalf Rive';', MA 02720 Fall Riv,er,!MA 02722.-~007 dral March 20 for the Mass com'.,.

Telephone 508-675-7151 ' memorating the papal visit. Some FAX (508) 675-7048 had been members o[a delegation , Sehd ;address changes to P:O. Box 7 o~ call telephone number above the cardinal led to Cuba to share in the papal events.

EDITOR' GENERAL MANAGER NEWS EDITOR The day of the St. Patrick's Mass Rev. John F; Moore Rosemary Du~sault James N. Dunbar tumedouttobealsothed<iyTheNew York TImes carried a front page story ~ L!A'RY PRUS - FALL RIVEA reporting that President Chnton ';

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wolild'startallowing 'direct charter' of Charity of Cobre. flights to Cuba for such purposes as The decision of the CI inton ad, sending church-sponsored humani- ministration to relax restrictions on tarian supplies. . •. reliefflighti'was also welcomed by . Cardinar'O'Connbr referred to ' Terence Kirch, president of the the story in his homily, citing it as : Cathoi'ic Medical Mission Board. an example of positive develop"It is very good news, very exmerits 'coming out of the papal visit. Citing," he told Catholic News SerHe also took note of the Cuban . vic;e jn a telephone intervie~. "It will . govert:!ll)ent.'s decjsion to "free cer- .~ring big ~uts i'1 shipping costs. But tain p~isoner~ at the Holy 'Father's more,important, the fact that it haprequest." But he said that "we will pened gives us hope that relations have to wait and see"how far Cu- will become more normalized. It han authorities would go in allow- would be ni,ce if the embal:go could ing the:.kind :of fr~edom' for the e n d . " . " people and for the.C~urch that Pope' " Working in· cooperation with Catholic Relief.Services in Balti.John Paul advocated. j...... ' Cardinal O'Connor said the pa- more, the Catholic Medical Mission pal visit was "the most positive. thing Board, based in New York, has been to happen in Cuba in 40·years.~~ He . sending medicines l for.diHtribution reported that the Cuban people "ap- by Caritas Cuba. Kirch said most of plauded the freedom to express their the shipments had to be sent through faith openly after years of oppres- third countries, and the new freedom sion," and that many were "almost ''to' use direct charter flights would in a state of shock over what was significantly"lower transportation ·happening." c·osts. .

"Our Holy Father has done what . The New York, TImes in'an editoonly. he coiIld do," Cardinal rial also credited the papal pilgrimO'Connor commented. Now those age for the change in U.S, policy. outside should do what they can, he Headlined "Taking the Pope's Cue said. on Cuba," the newspaper comHe urged particularly that his lis- mented;' "There is at last positive teners pray daily for the help 'of movement in America's Cuba Mary, addressing her under the title policy, spurred by the pope's pilof the country's patron, the Virgin grimage." .

Boston Archdiocese to close 60 parishes •

Lack of priests, poor Mass attendance will cause closings through 2008, says cardinal.

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BOSTON - The development of a pastoral plan to take the Boston Archdiocese to its biccntennial in 2008 may require the closing of up to 60 parishes in the next 10 years, according to Cardinal Bcrnard F. Law of Boston.

efforts "are not for the purpose ofclosing parishes."

The column was also read at all parishes at Masses March 14-15. · "Pastoral needs and demographic factors change, however," he wrote.

"It would be totally unrealistic to assume that there will be no change in the configuration of parishes when we mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Boston in 2008.

"By our bicentennial year, it may be that we will have experienced a reduction of from 40 to 60 parishes.

This number has been suggested to me by the vicars and regional bishops."

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Cardinal Law added, "Pastoral planning at the level of clusters of parishes will result in recommendations concerning the future configuration of parishes. Our planning is not from the top down." . . What will be decided in the long run is "how the personnel and material resources at our disposal can be more effectively used for the mission of the church," he explained.

An unsigned editorial in the March 13 issue of The Pilot noted how the archdiocese's larger cities "once teemed with first- and second-generation Catholics."

"Until the prevalence of the automobile as the common mode of fam-

Cardi.nal Law urges study on U.S.-Cuba relations •

He hopes commission might find ways of lifting the current embargo against the island nation.

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CARDINAL BERNARD LAW The work of "assessing the present configuration of parishes" i.s a pastoral planning objective, Cardinal Caw said March 7 at an archdiocesan convocation that drew more than 3,000 people to Boston's World Trade Center.

He added that he does not have a list of specific cities, towns and parishes that may be affected.

Currently there are 738 active priests in the archdiocese and 387 parishes. By 2005, the number of priests is projected to shrink to 573 and by 2008 to decrease even more.

Another challenge Cardinal Law pointed out is a 2 perctmt decline in Sunday Mass attendance over the past five years.

"How sad it is" that people are "depriving themselves of the grace of the Eucharist," the cardinal said.

"Please come home. You must know the emptiness we suffer by your absence."

In the overall planning process, parishes have been assigned to clusters which, following a time line, make recommendations and implement actions and report to the regional .bishop in charge of the clusters.

At the convocation, the archdiocese was divided into regions and people gathered at tables by cluster to discuss planning concerns or obstacles.

Representatives of many clusters reported successes in joint confirmations, youth ministry, shared rectory living, adult religious education, vespers and revamped Mass schedules.

Among major concerns identified were the need for better communication, education and training; the lack 'of leadership and need for more support from pastors; and the fear of many that "clustering automatically means closing."

In his column in the March 13 issue of The Pilot, Boston's archdiocesan newspaper, Cardinal Law said that the pastoral planning

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston has reaffirmed his objection to the U.S. embargo against Cuba while at the same time calling for a bipartisan commission on U.S.-Cuba relations as a way to help the island nation's economic development.

"It is impossible to reasonably support the embargo against Cuba while at the same time granting Most Favored Nation ~tatus to the People's Republic of China, and while moving into closer relations with Vietnam," Cardinal Law said March 13.

"Both of these nations have a deplorable record on human rights in general and on religious liberty specifically," he said. "If openness is thought to further freedom in those nations where change is not so evident, how is it that a different standard is applied to Cuba when there is evident change?"

The cardinal made,his remarks in a speech to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in Somerville, a Boston suburb.

Cardinal Law led a group of 240 Bostonians to Cuba in January for Pope John Paul U's visit to the communist nation.

While many are convinced the visit has accelerated changes in Cuba, the cardinal pointed mit that "it is not the visit alone, stunning though it was, which chronicles change...... : · "These changes could not have occurred without the active approval of President Castro," the prelate added. "He has been a promoter, not an obstacle to what is now happening in Cuba."

Cardinal Law remains a critic of Castro but said he believes Iifting the U.S. economic embargo is a necessity given where Cuba finds itself today, lacking necessities, including food and medicines. The embargo dates back to 1962, the year of the Cuban missile crisis.

The cardinal urged the United States and its leaders to "move the starting point of U.S. policy from the missile crisis to the papal visit. The Holy Father has amply demonstrated that a policy of positive engagement can achieve far more change within

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shift was and remains a religious exodus with very painful consequences."

The editorial said many Catholics will have to overcome an "exaggerated parochialism."

"Some laity confuse 'church' for 'pari sh'; some priests confuse 'church' for 'diocese.'There would be no parish without the diocese and no diocese without the church," the editorial said. "It is the church which wi II endure until the end oftime. The same promise is not given by Christ to the other two."

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Part of the reason the embargo has not been lifted, the cardinal said, is what he termed "the pressure of partisan politics." He suggested that a commission could be headed by a . former U.S. president and could include a cross-section of senators, corporate executives and prominent Cuban-Americans.

The cardinal also called on President Clinton to "chart a new relationship between the United States and Cuba."

He further urged the president to approve direct humanitarian flights between the United States and Cuba. He also 'called on Clinton to lift the trade bans put into place by the HeIms-Burton Act, and for Congress to pass two bills that would end the ban on food and medicine sales to Cuba.

"The lack of medicines more quickly and cheaply attainable from the United States severely restricts the treatment that can be provided (in Cuba)," Cardinal Law said. ''The effects of the lack of sufficient food threaten the most vulnerable members of the population, the old and the young. ''The people of Cuba deserve better than that from us," he continued.

"It adds no honor to our country to deprive a people of those necessities which should never be used as bargaining chips. Change is occurring in Cuba.

The question is: Do we have the political and moral courage to change?"

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Respecting children's intelligence Two reports in late February appeared contradictory. The first headline read: "IQ Scores Are Up, and Psychologists Are Wondering Why." The next day's headline was: "U.S. Trails the World in Math and Science.',' , You had to wonder: If kids are getting smarter, why the low marks in two important subjects?

WASHINGTON (CN§) -.. Any debalE!'"Qy~r natur~',\,~ . vs, OUrtu ~e.must tak~'.i~Jo 90nsider~tiQ~~~~~:)JFJlPor~{~~1 po~~ ;::;~:~~~:ear~a~Ot~n~::i~~a~e~~iri~~O;~t~~~ tanceof free will, the. nation's top 'g,~()'~tiCisf t6ld'a/ 1 mite ability. Since we don't have national academic gat~ering of doctors 'and medical e~UG,cl~ors March,' standards and most classes in American schools still 21. Dr. Francis S. Collins, director of the' National grade students' according to how they do on-anHuman Genome Research Institute at the National, swering fact-based questions, we're always going Institutes of Health,otold' a Washingt()n:J::9nf~rence., to get skewed results. that t~~g~ne~mappiQg'proJectisl?b:.. ' .. ,·tnat;eYcj~¥ the~~~~p~~~~~'~~e~:~~~~h~~fst:r~ C~:~~l~n:~~~ erym'ajor dis:ease ',}~)(~ept some., '<:0 .\ ;.I,pf~tfaum~r~1~ in the 19th century when schools were seen as trans- has· both a genetiC 'and an environmental com;; " mitters of the concrete information necessary for a ponent As genetic research progresse$, he'said,it - much simpler life, and atime when little was unwill, become increasingly possible to discover prederstood about how we humans learn and mature cisely the diseas.es to, which a pqrtipularperson,. intellectually." might be susceptible.,"f7ree will isnev~~~m~:ntioned,,;~\ prola~~r:te~ehi~~~do~er:~~~~I':;~~s1~e~nt~~~r~~~ never measured in th'ese 'scale~';"',f1:~:;$~id:'\lt's.un~':" cal thinking skills needed for the new technologifortunate that it's not mentioned, beC'a'Lis~ to dl"ide cal century which will be the home of our chileverything up into nature vs. nurture di~counts what dren, created by them. And the way I look at it, the it means to be a human being.: Lord is already at work helping them get ready for

Ohio partial-birth ban:

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Clergy sex abuse studied , COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. (CNS) -'17hpughglar-., ing headlines abouh:clergy Sexual\'ali>,~sehave;;, waned, it does not mean the problemissolveO,ac- ' cording to Benedictine Father Roman PaLir, executive director of the Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute. Father Paur, a monk at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, said in an interview at his office .with the St. Cloud Visitor,newspaper of theSt. Cloud' Diocese, that, so far, ''we have just clean~d some of the debris so that we can begin to see the problem more clearly." He said he believes there is "an urgent need for us to continue to work at this in an environment that is open to learning."

it by making them smarter. Witness the rising intelligence scores. ' I've been around young people all my life. In the past few years, I have found myself constantly repeating, "Kids today are so much smarter than kids were in the past."

Any grandparent has seen this. I still reflect on my granddaughter Sophia, who at age 5 asked her mother if she and daddy had thought about her, when they got married. My daughter smiled and explained, no, because she hadn't been born yet.

To which Sophia replied: "Yes I was. Ijust hadn't shown up yet." 1;'hat had to be the best critical thinking, linked to theology, that I had come across in a long'time!

I remember meditating after my son Peter died

and communicating with him. I had interviewed people who had had near-death experiences, and all had said that in these incredible experiences they had been told what is all-important on earth is loving and learning. Why the learning? I asked Peter.

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lost. Everything learned is passed on to the next generation." I immediately thought, "No wonder kids today are so smart."

What an awesome responsibility it is for adults today to teach our young ones, and that goes also, and maybe especially, for teaching reJigion.

Smarter chi Idren need to be respected for the way their brains are working. In a new book, "Reclaiming Spirituality," (Crossroad), author Diarmuid O'Murchu boldly tackles "th4~ futility and danger" of religious educational systems that advocate getting "them in before they can think for themselves and begin to question the meaning of things."

O'Murchu, risking much criticism, a.dds that '''many people who belong to religious in!:titutions have neither the intuitive, listening or discerning skills to appreciate and understand what is happening." The perennial temptation, he suggests, will be to offer answers to questions which are not really the questions being asked.

Faith development in early childhood and adolescence will become ever more compleK in this 'emerging age of ever brighter children. We must not panic, but trust in God's evolving creaJ:ion, and keep on learning ourselves.

Children who resist bedtime Dear Dr. Kenny: Our 5-year-old refuses to go to bed. His bedtime is 8 o'clock but we're lucky to get him down by 9:30. And only after a battle. He begs, cries, makes a million excuses,. asks for extra drinks of water, another story, longer prayers. What can we do? (Ohio) Mealtime and bedtime are basic events in the family. Eating and sleeping are elementaJ parts of life itself. They must be pleasant times, not the cause for a battle.

One school of parenting might say: Order the child to bed, and accept no nonsense. Force matters if you must.

Don't choose that approach. Bedtime should remain a pleasant and positive experience.

You say your son makes up one excuse after anotherto delay bed. Sometimes I think that's how we got our long litanies of the saints. Monks in the Middle Ages didn't want to adjourn to their cold cells, so they kept adding more saints to the list.

Your first effort should be to see that your son has some physical activity designed to tire him out. Also, avoid foods with caffeine, especially soda pop.

Since your son finds bed unattractive, do what you can to make it a desirable place. Here are a few ideas. Try one or two at a time, and stick with the most effective ones. , -Stay with your bedtime routine. A story, a prayer and a drink. These moments are precious.

Reading or telling stories to your son is something he will always remember.

-Lie down with him if that helps. Better to stay with him in his "space" than have him invade yours.

-Provide some bedtime food, perhaps dry cereal or crackers, but a snack that he may eat only while in bed.

-:Tape record,a story. ~et him play his favor-

ite stories over and over. Perhaps hearing your voice will reassure him.

-Does he like certain music? Or sing-along songs? Let him play an audio tape or CD, but only when in bed.

-:Give him a picture book or something he

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Talk '.With Dr. James,& Mary Kenny likes to look at. .:-A transistor radio can'be very attractive, especially if bedtime is the only time he can listen.

-Does he have a television in the bedroom?

A VCR? Put on a Disney video or something that he enjoys watching. Many adults fall asleep watching television.

-Give him a flashlight, especially one with a button. Tell him it's a light sword, like Luke Skywalker used in "Star Wars." He can scare away monsters or make play shadows on the wall.

Bed is a pleasant place for most adults. We look forward to going there, for rest or other fun activities like reading and watching televisi.on and loving.

Parents should make bed a pleasant place for kids as welL Start with a routine. Then try one or more of the above suggestions. Good luck!

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Indulgences

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JOHN J. DIETZEN

In light of its belief in the com-

Q. Would you please explain in- munion of saints, he said, the church dulgences? I am a non-Catholic "undertook various ways of applying (Lutheran) and have been attend- ' 'the fruits of our Lord's redemption to ing the Stations of the Cro~s with the individual faithful and of leading my husband. . them to cooperale in the salvation of The booklet we use mentions their brothers so the entire body of the indulgences. Is this a church rule church might be prepared" for the or does it come from the holy Scrip- fullness of God's kingdom. (No.6) For hundreds of year~, the remistures? I asked a priesL He didn't want to talk about it, except to say sion of temporal punishment (as disthat many prayers "have indul- tinct from eternal punishment) for sins , already forgiven through prayer, fastgences attached."

Other Catholic acquaintances ing and good works, has been called seem familiar with the word, but an "indulgence."

Indulgences were, formally atknow little about indulgences. In fact, one told me ~o let her know if tached by ,~he chur9h ~o c~,rtain I learn anything. I hlipe you can prayers and actions. Again in confpr7 deal with this in your column. (New mity with Christian belief in the comJersey)"'" muniCln'ofsaints, theYcould be apA. As you are discovering; the church is extremely careful today when it speaks of indulgences. This area of Catholic belief has been often and badly misunderstood, with tragic consequences.

Traditional Catholic teaching about this subject is based on two ancient Christian beliefs. First, every sin is not only disobedience of God's law; it also violates the harmony of creation established by God, and is, at least to some degree, a rejection of his love.

Thus, complete forgiveness requires not only conversion but a reintegration of that divine order, a process which involves some painful cleansing (purgation), before encountering the presence of God after death.

In 'The Doctrine of Indulgences" (1967), which called for reform of the, whole indulgence stntcture, Pope Paul VI pointed out that the early Christian society "was fully convinced that it was pursuing the work of salvation in community" with each other.

plied 'tb oneself or to those who have died.

Today: the number of indulgenced prayers and works has been drastically reduced. And.there is no determination of days or years, as was common previously. I Among other things, this avoids confusion. Contrary to what many Catholics believed, an indulgence of one year did not mean one year less of purgatory - which itself needs another column.

It meant, rather, the alleviation of painful purgation which might be achieved through one year of fasting or other penance. It did nOl, therefore, directly address the question of time in purgatory.

As Pope Paul explained, the main concern now is to attach greater importance to a Christian way of life, to cultivate a spirit of prayer and penance, and to practice the virtues.offaith, hope and love, "rather than merely repeat certain formulas and acts" (Enchiridion of Indulgences, 1968).

A Lent vvith friend and God

By DAN

MORRIS

Wind, apparently, is a big deal to people who skipper sailboats - this, along with screaming and calling perfectly normal things like ropes "sheets."

I would call the sails "sheets" way before I would call a rope a "sheet," but that's getting ahead of my story.

These things I learned during Lent when I went on a long-planned, threeweek sail with my best buddy from childhood. Mike has a nice sailboat in the British Virgin Islands.

I rationalized this as a retreat from phones, faxes and the frenetic. Time with God at its finest.

Some notes from my ":;hip's log": Day 1: My friend says I'm welcome to go barefoot, but warns me about protrusions all over the boat that can tum toes into throbbing, ugly stubs.

I've known this guy since fourth grade and how he exaggerates.

Day 2: Is there any way to administer aspirin to one's toes directly? I am walking like a cross between the hunchback of Notre Dame and one of Disney's dancing hippos.

Day 3: Four toes remain unscathed.

They look terrified, however. Mike complains my toe blood will stain the boat's fiberglass gel coat.

Day 6: Long John Silver shouts, "Can't you even tie a simple rollingbollendasher-knot with a half-shanktwist and a quick-release-nub?" Or something like that.

I yell back, "Your mother wears .combat boots."

Day 9: Captain Blighe becomes noticeably agitated when the wind becomes what sailing folk call a gale.

With eyes the size of a large pizza (same color, too), he screams, "Winch like a wind-molher, you idiot, or we're

gunna loose Ihe throckmorten.

Slipshankle the mizzen cleat and turnbuckle the starboard c1ampdaster.

Quick."

I reply, "Say please."

Day XI: Ahab has developed a nasty habit of swinging what is called a sail "batten" (resembles a samuraisword-size tongue depressor) at me every time I approach "his" end of the boat, that is, the pointy end.

Day XIV: Blackbeard and I are both up at 6 a.m., sharing a pot of coffee and an incredible'sunrise, a sunrise that makes you want to stand in the bowsprit (furthest point of pointy end) and applaud God until he comes on stage for a standing ovation and shouts of "bravo."

We recall times when we were kids and hunted one another with our BB guns. Rules were that you could not fire if closer than 10 'feel (two body lengths) and that you could not intentionally point at either of the other guy's eyes.

Laughed until we cried. So hard I snorted coffee through a nostril.

Dripped on gel coat. Laughing ceases.

Truce ends.

Day XVIII: So little wind today.

This leads to prolonged reminiscing about backyard camping - and stuff we did for which death penalty was a surety if parents found out. We suspect now they did know. We lived anyway. Forty years later we're sharing Lent on a sailboat in the Caribbean.

Day XXI: Fast from phones, faxes and frenetic ends. Soul brother and I embrace.

"Next year?" he asks.

"I'll consult with wife and toes," I promise.

I wonder if I can work something like this for Advent.

Great pains are taken by the church today to keep the understanding of indulgences in harmony with the Gospel and with the understanding offaith nurtured by Vatican Council II. It is helpful to keep in mind the church's hope that, through these prayers and actions, "the faithful will be more effectively moved to live holier and more useful lives, thus healing the division between the faith which many profess, and the daily lives they lead" (Eilchiridion, Observations 4).

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The pontiff asked for clemency for political prisoners ancj asked that they be freed.

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

ABUJA, Nigeria - Visiting Nigeria to beatify a local priest, Pope John Paul II called on the country's military government and citizens to honor the priest's memory by respecting the human dignity of all and . promoting reconciliation.

Arriving in the country March 21, the pope recognized the role Nigerian soldiers have played in restoring democracy in other West African nations and said it was time democracy be given a chance in Nigeria.

The Vatican gave Nigerian gOV" ernment leaders a list of about 60 prisoners, including journalists and politicians jailed for their opposition to the government, and asked for "clemency" on their behalf.

Temperaturesw~re in the upper 90s throughout the pope's March 2123 stay, but the 77-year-old pontiff seemed to handle the heat and humidity well, and he read his speeches in English with a strong, clear voice.

He did use the ebony and ivory cane he received March 21 as a gift from Gen. Sani Abacha, the country's leader who came to power in a 1993 COUP..I. The pope was met at the airport by the general, who repeatedly has said he will hand power over to a civilian government in October 1998, based on the results ofAugust general elections.

At the arrival ceremony, the pope told Abacha and all Nigerians. "You are all called to muster your wisdom and expertise in the difficult and urgent task of building a society that respects all its members in their dig-

"All Nigerians must work to rid nity, their rights and their freedoms." gland, where he had gone to learn Pope John Paul thanked Nigerian the contemplative life in order to society ofeverything that offends the¡ dignity of the human person or viosoldiers for their prominent role in found a monastery in Nigeria.

During the homily at the Mass, lates human rights," Pope John Paul the West African intervention forces that have helped restore democracy attended by an estimated 1 million said at the Mass.

'This means reconciling differin Liberia and in Sierra Leone. He people at an abandoned airfield, the ences, overcoming ethnic rival- , particularly thanked Nigerian ries and injecting honesty, effisoldiers involved in rescuing ciency and competence into the Catholic missionaries trapped by art of governing," the pope said the fighting in Sierra Leone in to applause.

February.

The pope's theme of recon"Justice and peace are the ciliation and cooperation for the path of development and good of the country continued progress." the pope said. "May the evening of March 22 as he God strengthen those who walk ............ ,"""". met with 34 Muslim leaders in this path in the service of the Abuja. Followers ofIslam make human community." up just over half of Nigeria's Abacha told the pope he population. hoped the implementation of his "As Christians and Muslims, plans for democracy "will usher we share belief in 'the one, merin a new era of stabiliwand sustainable development in our ciful God, mankind's judge on the last day,''' the pope told the country." leaders.

The pope and the general met True faith in God, he said, privately that evening for about means respecting human rights, 30 minutes in the new State House in Abuja. the country's especially the right each person capital since 1992. The two has to follow his or her own respoke about the human rights ligion. situation in the country and the The world's victims of reliwork of the Catholic Church in gious persecution, he said, "are Nigeria, said Joaquin Navarrosad proof that force - and not Valls, papal spokesman. democratic principles - has Leaving Nigeria March 23.

WEARING A colorful vestment of prevailed, that the intention is Pope John Paul once again ennot.to serve the truth and the couraged the people and govern- African design, Pope John Paul " common good but to defend ment to make democracy a real- waves to worshipers gathered for particular interests at any cost."

Mass in the village of Kubwa, Nigeria. ity.

Religious leaders, the pope 'The time is ripe for your na- The pope spent three days in Nigeria said, have an obligation to ention to gather its material riches and beatified a'priest from a local dio-' sure their people do not misuse and spiritual energies so that ev- cese. (eNS/Reuters photo) their faith as an excuse to harm . erything that causes division or even kill others. Leaders must . may be left behind and replaced by pope said he came to preach what make clear their belief that "the Alunity, solidarity and peace," he said. Father Tansi had preached: "recon- mighty cannot tolerate the destrucCelebrating Mass March 22 in ciliation with God and reconciliation tion of his own image in his chilNigeria's Catholic stronghold, of people among themselves." . dren."

Onitsha, in the country's Southeast, Prayers at the Mass, The pope also called on Nigeria's Pope John Paul beatified Father concelebrated by all the nation's Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi, a bishops, were said in English and the priest from the area. Father Tansi. the five languages spoken by the largfirst Nigerian to be beatified, died in est of the country's 250 ethnic 1964 in a Trappist monastery in En- groups.

Conference keys o'n who speaks for the Church

By C,NDY WOODEN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - As Catholics gain greater access to the media, the Church must help audiences discern whether or not what is offered is truly Catholic teaching, said Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles.

Addressing the March 16-20 meeting of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Cardinal Mahony said bishops' conferences need to find ways to regulate the use of the term "Catholic" in the media, but also to educate Catholics in judging when someone is speaking for the church.

U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley, president of the council, told members, "It is not always easy to discern who truly speaks in the name of the Lord and his Church."

When bishops visit the council offices at the Vatican, the archbishop said, they mention two sources of concern: - "So-called Catholic media which have become ... too secular

and can give the impression of compromising Catholic doctrinal and moral convictions"; - "Or so-called Catholic media which can give the impression of being 'more Catholic than the pope' - either by being unjustly critical of local bishops or bishops' conference. or by appearing to commit the church to political or social positions which do not flow from authentic Catholic teaching or from the policies of bishops' conferences or the local bishops." . In their prepared remarks, neither Archbishop Foley or Cardinal Mahony mentioned specific examples of media or media personalities that are causing problems.

However, discussion among council members included mention of the controversial Radio Maryja, run by a priest in Poland, and the Eternal Word Television Network in the United States, run by Mother Angelica.

In November on "Mother Angelica Live," the nun criticized a pastoral letter Cardinal Mahony wrote about the Eucharist and Sun-

day celebrations of Mass. She claimed he was confusing Catholics by allegedly teaching that the eucharistic bread and wine remained unchanged before' and after the consecration.

The cardinal sent Mother Angelica a letter explaining that she was mistaken. He expressed his belief in Christ's real presence in the Eucharist and pointed out where that teaching was found in the pastoralletter. He also asked for a public apology.

In his speech to the pontifical council, Cardinal Mahony said, "In some instances, those who have access to the public media, but have little or no competence in Catholic theology or church doctrine, assault the legitimate authority of the church."

If the message is "one of fear and divisiveness delivered with rancor and arrogance even while appealing to the virtues of humility and obedience," Catholic faithful should recognize that the message is not coming from the Church, Cardinal Mahony said.

bishops to increase their efforts to cooperate with Muslim leaders in building a new Nigeria and promoting respect between the followers of Catholicism and of Islam.

"The Creator of the one great human family to which we all belong desires that we bear witness to the divine image in every human being by respecting each person with his or her values and religious traditions, and by working together for human progress and development at all levels," he said in a March 23 message to the bishops.

"It is of the utmost importance that all Nigerians should work together to ensure that necessary changes may be brought about peacefully and without undue hardship to the weaker segment:; of the population," he said.

Celebrating Mass March 23 in Abuja, Pope John Paul focused in his remarks on building strong individual families as well a!: working toward ensuring the en tire nation saw itself as a family of individuals, ethnicgroups and religions all working together for the good of all.

The Catholic Church, he said, insists that such a family can be formed only when its members recognize that everyone shares certain rights and responsibilities.

"Respect for every person, for his dignity and rights, must ever be the inspiration and g':liding principle behind your efforts to increase democracy and strengthen th~: social fabric of your country," he said during his homily.

Freedom, justice; equali.ty and solidarity "must be the building blocks of a new and better Nigeria," he said.

Clinton asked to assjist Africa's farmers

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By MARK PAmSON CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON - On the eve of President Clinton's scheduled trip to Africa, the Christian lobbying group Bread for the World urged him to make African farmers his first priority.

"If President Clinton wants to help the majority in Africa, agriculture must be a~ the top of his agenda," said Rev. David Beckmann, a Lutheran minister who is Bread for the World's president, at a March 19 press conference.

Clinton was to leave March 22 . for Africa, visiting Ghana, Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Botswana and Senegal.

Bread for the World long ago chose as its 1998 theme "Africa: Seeds of Hope," urging greater development of subsistence farms to reduce hunger in sub-Saharan Afrir-a.

Rep. Doug Bereuter, R-Neb., said he would introduce the Africa:

Seeds of Hope Act in the House.

"By focusing on sustainable agriculture, research, rural finance and food security, our legislation is directly aimed at helping the 76 percent of the sub-Saharan African people who are small-scale farmers," Bereuter said. .

Congress had passed an Africa trade bill earlier in March, but "it's fair to say it lacks balance," Bereuter said. The Africa: St:eds of Hope Act "is really the perfect complement to our invigorated trade strategy with Africa," he added.

Amos Midzi, Zimbabwe's ambassador to the United States, said 70 percent of his own nation's economy is "directly dependent" on agriculture.

Forty percent of Zimbabwe's gross domestic product is agriculture-related, as is 45 percen!. of its exports. Also, 60 percent of its industrial material comes from agriculture, Midzi said.

Rev. Beckmann called Clinton's trip "an unprecedented opportunity to stop the increase in hunger in Africa," and the Africa: Seeds of Hope Act a sign of "increased support for African farmers, especially African women, as they struggle to increase their productivity."

Medical students mull assisted suicide angles

By PATRICIA ZAPOR CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE ARLINGTON, Va. - Next-,generation doctors at a recent forum on assisted suicide voiced concerns about being expected to aid in causing the deaths of their patients.

After hearing a dramatization of an actual Florida court case over a patient's request for doctor-assisted suicide, members of the American Medical Student Association debated the implications of assisted suicide with a panel of speakers at a conference in Arlington. The program also was videotaped for use by the association's member groups.

Panelists at the March 14 forum had noted that some medical journal writers have suggested, not entirely in jest, that because physicians are trained to treat illness not to evaluate the emotional and moral aspects of a patient's desire for assisted suicide - that it ought to be "philosopher-assisted suicide" instead.

Several other medical students in the audience said they were dis-

turbed at the thought of physicians participating in causing people's deaths, partly because of historical roles of doctors in the gross abuse of human rights in the name of medical research, such as the brutal experiments done on living subjects under the Nazi regime.

The American Medical Student Association stood alone among medical organizations in supporting a legal right to assisted suicide when the U.S. Supreme Court heard cases from New York and Washington states in 1996.

The court ruled in June 1997 that the states' laws prohibiting physician-assisted suicide are constitutional. Since then, federal courts have upheld an Oregon voter initiative legalizing assisted suicide in that state.

One of the panelists, Faye Gersh, executive director of the Hemlock Society, said Oregon's assisted suicide law requires a medical opinion that the patient is terminally ill and requires a IS-day waiting period before the necessary drugs may be obtained. She said people who wish to end their own lives may have ad-

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ditional difficulty finding a pharmacist willing to prescribe an intentionally lethal dose of medicine.

The Hemlock Society advocates for legalization of the means to choose the time and circumstances of one's own death and offers advice to people interested in suicide.

Panelist Rev. Jeanne Brenneis, who is bioethics director and a chaplain for Hospice of Northern Virginia, said studies as well as her personal experience with hospice patients show that even people who initially say they want assistance in ending their lives don't bring it up again if their pain and depression are treated properly.

One student predicted that if assisted suicide becomes commonplace, there would soon be a "new class of victims" - the infirm and elderly whose family members felt compelled to "relieve suffering" rather than watch loved ones die.

Panelist Lee Brown, an ethics and philosophy professor at Howard University, said he is disturbed that medical students are not taught more about being compassionate with their patients.

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He said Catholic University, founded by the U.S. bishops in 1887 as their national university, has "a privileged role and a leadership responsibility" to serve as a model of commitment to Catholic higher education. Catholic University has 6,200 students enrolled in 10 schools: religious studies, philosophy, law, arts and sciences, engineering, social service, nursing, music, library and information science, and architecture and planning.

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For the past three years he has also been associate vice president of the university and held an interim post for a year as academic vice president at Niagara University in Lewiston, N.Y. He studied canon law at Catholic University from 1985 to 1987, earning a licentiate, and returned in 1990 to earn his doctorate. He also earned master's degrees in divinity and theology from Mary Immaculate Seminary in 1983 and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Niagara University in 1978.

WASHINGTON - Vincentian Father David M. O'Connell, an associate vice president and academic dean at St. John's University in Jamaica, N.Y., was named 14th president of The Catholic Universily of America March 17.

The appointment takes dfect Sept. I. At 42 he is the second-youngest president in the university's history.

Only eight years ago he was a student there completing his doctorate in canon law.

At a press conference announcing his appointment, Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston, chairman of the board of trustees, said Father ...-------., O'Connell "brings to his new role an impressive record in university administration, a proven dedication to the mission of the church in higher education, the Vincentian charism of service to the poor, his familiarity with CUA as an alumnus, and his youth."

Father O'Connell succeeds Christian Brother Patrick Ellis, 69, who said he plans to take a sabbatical this fall to write a book.

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NEW YORK (CNS) :- The following are 'capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic Conference Office, , fot Film and' Broadcasting. '" ''Mr. ,Nice Guy" (New Line) . 0verdone imartial arts extrava", ,ganza if) ,which an Austr!l1ian TY'chef fro ll],Hqrg K;oflg (Jackie Chan) ~nds ,himself pursued bya drug lord (Rich..ard"Nortonj,'then decides to,fight back _ an~ single- harideclly deJT:IoH~hes. .his , entire'gang.' Directed by Sarno Hung, " the pl<?t serves up one bre'athless chase :'aftel\mother i tHrough Melbourne's , streets;'buiIClingsa9d surrounding en; viryfls, but wit.h nothillg eJse going on, , the fast-paced action is too contrived : to~be"anythi,ng liI,ore thaI! tiresom~. : Much stxlize9 violence, menace, ;sexual innuendo and coarse languag'f. · The U.S. Catholic Conference c1assi; ficatioiJis'A-llI-adults. The Motion :: Picture'Association of Ahi~nca rating , . is pd-'13'~ parents' are strongly cau, tioned that some material may be in, appropriate for children under 1'3. , ,''Niagara Niagara'" . (Shooting,Gallery) Tortured tale of runaway teen lovers (Robin Tul:mey 3J1d Henry Thomas) turns into tragedy. when .the girl runs out <:if her Tourette's syndrome medication and substitutes liquor and pills in a vain attempt to take the edge off her wild outbursts. Directed by Bob Gosse, the formula road movie evokes some sympathy for the afflicted teen in what is otherwise a tired story of outcasts on the run. Brief sexual encounters, much substance abuse, frequent profanity and continuous rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-IV -adults, with reservations. The Motion Picture Association ofAmerica rating is R restricted.

"A Rat's Tale" (Legacy) Disappointing family fantasy in which a pair of enterprising rats save their community by finding an antidote · to a new rodent poison in flowers growing in a long-lost magical garden under the granite foundation of Manhattan. Directed by Michael F. Huse, the Gerrran production mixes live-action · American characters,and settings with beautifully crafted German mari-

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By MARK PATIISON and marries the home's caretaker, She was just a person who was doI CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE who loves her child as "his own. ing what she was supposed to do." ':/ WASHINGTON - In trying to Eventuillly, Rose is forced to face up Delany is probably best known describe the point of her new made- to her lies in a chance to ultimately for her role on the IV drama series for-television movie, "The Patronfind'truelove, faith and healin'{ ,'''China Beach," for which she won Saint of Liars,"Catholic actress "I think the Caiholic Church 'tWo'Emmysas best actress.

Dana Delany t~oughtabout her ~a- . comes off Pxetty-well" in ~he rTo be.known that. way "doesn't ther. ..,., telefilm;b-elany told ~NS. The bother me," she. said. "I was lucky i "My father. was raised a Catho- movie, she added, ·:shows viewers : to do it. It w~s"thev/riJing as much 1lIlI"1IJ• •1ll11111--1IJI~': Iic. He went' to. CatiloJ.ic schoo.ls," ,', that "Godputs:yo'u"on ih,is path, even . as anything," that rriade it success· Delany sai(J: "Whenorilx parents got . though you avo,idiiC\~ , " f u l , Delany added. I ' oitettes: a'od studio'backgrouna~, but .. div9r~ed II) the mi~~'79s,'asevery- ". Delailywill be feaiured in thr~e "I wis glad to do it,. Heel I grew the thin story of talking ;animals and::b~<;Iy'seer:Jed ~o be doing in,those ' theatrical films and one. other made- as an actress bn that show, and as a magical powers is too belabored to . (1l1y.s,he _s~opped going·tp.confs:s- ' for-TV movie in the months ~heao. human being," she ~~ai~, In playing ,The, fihris are "WigeAwake," in ! real peop.Ie, she addl~d, "you have a hold interest or much 'charm. The U:S. .' sion;"he:stbpped going.,to Mass" ~e- .

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Showtime pay cable "It's just that so many people channel about righ- ence of God In the ~y s. daIly life ~ he c,0":les to t~IlJ1S ~Ith ~IS loss. ViVId keep things to themselves for so long teous gentiles who depictIOn of JuvenIle gnef an~ a few that they would never have to 'Iet saved' Jews during crude words., The ,U.S: Catholic Con- build up" Delan told Catholic the Holocaust. ference claSSificatIOn IsA-ll - adults '. . y , . .

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Jucha is still erated. Director John McNaughton's band, not telling him she is two steamy soap opera twists into ludicrous months' pregnantwith their child. At alive, Delany said. In triple crosses before smugly rewarding the advice of her parish priest, she conversations wi th DANA DELANY stars as Rose Cleardon the most vile of the conspirators. Spa- takes refuge in a hQme for unwed her, Delany found with Sada Thompson as Sister Evangeline radic violence, various sexual encoun- mothers run by nuns and is be- that "she doesn't like ters, full nudity, substance abuse, recur- friended by Sister Evangeline (Sada to be called a righ- in the CBS made-for-TV movie "The Paring profanity' and much rough lan- Thompson). teous gentile. She tron Saint of Liars:' (CNS/CBS photo) guage. The U.S. Catholic Conference . classification is 0 - morally offensive. tel' sources of food, while other ani- formation should or should not be The Motion Picture Association of

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America rating is R - restricted. . CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE He criticizes Enli!:htenment-like duce drugs, medicines even body Twenty years after his first book parts. And we all know about the enthusiasm to gain access to and control over the very "blueprints" of warning of the dangers of genetic recently cloned sheep;"Dolly."

All of this is dwarfed by the im- life, to remake nature. Rifkin has technology, Jeremy Rifkin returns to

By GERRI PARE - CATHOLIC NEWS S!ORVICE ' long sacralized nature and he the fray with "The Biotech Censees genetic engineering threatNEW YORK - A presidential hopeful turns to his campaign team to help tury," Rifkin's predictions in ening that absolutized nature. He him dodge character issues in the thinly disguilied.no.vel-turned-movie, "Pri- "Who Should Play God?" have rightly asks who is to determine largely come true, and his warn,. mary Colors" (Universal). what this new and better nature In author Joe Klein's tale o'f a supposedly fictional Southern governor's ings~are repeated even' m9re is, what is a'good gene and what ,presidential primary campaign, everyone saw President C1intpn'i!1 candidate strongly today. He now predi¢ts . _ .', ' , '. , .

Jack Stanton. is a bad gene. He fears that we that because of Oll,r new powers ."might well barter ourselves Now, with the ongoing allegations about sexual misconduct,' the movie to remake ourselves -and our 'seems positively eerie. in no, small part due to John Travolta's'uncanny'rendi- world; our way of life will be away, a 'gene at :l time, in extion of Stanton as a Clinton clone. " , , . change forsome measure of temtransformed, moie fundamen, .

I ' With ,the. skilled ,team, of wiit~r'EI.l!il!.e May' a.nd qirector Mike NichQls, the tally in the next 25 years than in porary well-being." movie keenly 'observes the politiCal process -as it clashes with personal ethics. the past 200. ; Rifkin discusses the imporIt's not nearly aSsuccessful as a cnaracter study.. fact, most of the players aTe tant issue of pate:nting various The author sees the wonders :sketched superficially, with more attention given to driving ~he plot forWard.' aspects of genetit engineering, of the:Biotech Century as a The story is seen from the perspective of an idealistic African-American, grand Faustian bargain. We see but the emotional 'title of that Henry Burton (Adrian Lester), who becomes Gov. Jack Stanion's campaign before us a bright future full of cHapter, "Patenting Life," sugmanager after he is.convinced·Stanton tl}llycares about the co.mmonman.. gests' how he exaggerates the is'hope and promise, but with evMore concerned about winning is self-prociaimed strategist Richard ery remarkable step we tind our,', 'sue, He rightly warns of the danJemmons (Billy Bob Thornton), who recognizes their.main problem is selves asking, ''At what price?" ; gel' of monopolies in biotechnol:' . , Stanton's weakness for women. . ' " Rifkin describes the bargain in ogyas its commercial imporSavvy wife Susan Slanton(Emma Thompson) fie~cely defends her.husstrong terms and emphasizes tance grows. band in public while privately.alternating between anger and anguish. , that each of us is likely to be part Rifkin closes with "A PerDuring the New Hampshire primary, Stanton survives claims of an affair sonal Note," a catalogue of hard of that bargain. He proposes to made by his wife's former hairdresser, but the team qecides they must unquestions for the Biotech Cencover all of the skeletons in his closet to'defend him should other indiscre- offer "an informed, sober debate tury. These are mostly good on the many issues raised by the tions be revealed, as indeed they are. .' . biotech revolution," admitting questions, but they leave us as A new teammate for the task is called in, Libby Holden (Kathy Bates), a · the many benefits, but also warncritics glumly standing on the longtime friend and loyal political ally of the Stantons. plications of human genetic engi- sidelines.

What she eventually uncovers tests both her and Burton's faith in their ing of the many dangers.

In genetics, information is dou- neering. By 2002, the Human Gecandidate and drives one to a desperate act when the Stantons reveal their true Father Currie is G, chemist and bling every two years. New meth- nome Project is expected to map all colors, fired by their steely determination to reach the Oval Office. ' of the Association of Jepresident · 100,000 human genes, thus identiods for isolating and identifying In Nichols' hands, this end-justifies·the-means approach may be seen in genes are accompanied by numerous fying the gene or genes responsible suit Colleges and Universities. For tragic terms, which gives the movie some thought- provoking substance.

Because of fleeting violence including a suicide, various implied affairs, new techniques to manipulate and for more than 400 genetic diseases. the past six years, he has taught a those genes. Genetic screening made possible by course on "Theology and Science" recurring profanity and much rough language, the U.S. Catholic Conference transform classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America "Superanimals" are being geneti- this information creates a whole at St. Joseph's University in Philacally engi,neered to make them bet- . range of questions about how the in- delphia. rating is R - restricted. i

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LEMON GROVE, Calif - Give an idea to St. John of the Cross parishioners Lee Clapham and Robert Fleetwood, and they're likely to write a song about it.

When a priest mentioned that there were too few Easter songs, Fleetwood sat down and wrote three verses of"He is Risen" and Clapham wrote the music.

The hymn received thunderous applause after it was performed at their Lemon Grove parish six years ago.

Clapham and Fleetwood are currently enjoying success in another musical genre - two of their country songs appear on "America," a compilation released late last year by Hilltop Records.

Country songs may seem to be at the opposite end of the spectrum from liturgical music. But the two styles, say the composers, are much closer than one might think.

"Country performers are basically Christians who tell stories of life," said Fleetwood, a past member of the Country Music Association, in an interview with The Southern Cross, newspaper of the San Diego Diocese. .

The "America" compilation includes Rusty Stratton's rendition of two Fleetwood-Clapham songs, titled "Let's Keep the Dirt Out of Our Country" and "Can't Stop Loving Those Wrong Women."

Fleetwood tells two different stories in the songs scored by Clapham.

In one song, he rallies Americans to "keep our music clean." Inspiration came several years ago when Tipper Gore appeared on Phil Donahue's show to speak out against offensive song lyrics.

"The audience did their best to embarrass her and make her feel bad.

I was inflamed. I sat down and wrote the song," said Fleetwood. He added that he plans to ask his friend, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter, R-Ollif., to give Gore a copy of the song.

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music. That arrangement set the stage for collaboration and a strong friendship.

When Fleetwood's late wife was bedridden, Clapham, a eucharistic minister, brought her Communion.

When Clapham's great-grandson, Thomas Jordan Moon, was born out of state, Fleetwood wrote a song titled "There's A New Moon Over Texas." Clapham supplied the music for the song, and it received radio play in Texas.

He and Fleetwood keep active and there is little risk that anyone will think their next country song is autobiographical. The duo's latest collaborationis titled "Gotta Get a Life Before I Die."

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VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II has encouraged new research into prenatal psychological development, saying experts need to gauge the effect of family life and other factors on the development of the unborn. ' The pope made the comments in a message March 20 to participants in a church-sponsored meeting on "Biological and Psychological Foundations of, Prenatal Education."

The pontiff called the new field a "marvelous and valuable" a'rea of research. He said it was right for health experts to study the unborn "not just to observe his physical growth and listen to the beat of his tiny heart, but also to investigate his emotions and register the signs of his psychic development."

He said that while medical care can affect prenatal development, tho development of the unborn is

also significantly influenced by the emotions experienced during pregnancy. He urged researchers to focus in particular on the connection between the psychological development of the unbo~n and the context of the surrounding family life.

"The harmony of couples, the warmth of the home and the calmness in daily life affect his psychology, favoring harmonious maturation. It is not only genes that transmit the hereditary traits of parents, but also the repercussions of their spiritual and emotional experiences," he said.

He encouraged the Catholic experts to continue this line of research, saying it stood in contrast to other studies on the unborn that "risk forgetting the mystery of the person" present in prenatal life.

The pope said he hoped people and agencies involved in funding prenatal research would distinguish between programs that "support life and others which offend its integrity or compromise its existence."

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Marlo J. Blais has joined the team of caregivers at Bethany House Adult Day Health Care, Taunton, as the director of recreational therapies. She will be responsible for'creating meaningful programs and activities to meet participants' abilities and interests. The monthly activities calendar includes exercise, arts and crafts, garnes, entertainment, educational programs and outings. She was previously activities director at Pleasant Manor in Attleboro.

At Marian Manor in Taunton, Kelly Camara, A.D.C., has been named director of therapeutic activities. She will plan, implement and evaluate such activities designed to aid the Manor's 116 residents to develop the physical. intellectual, social and spiritual aspects of life. She was director of activities at The Pavilion, Hyannis, and at Bannister Nursing Care Center, Providence. R.I., before joining the team at Marian Manor.

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Vatican repents of Christian inaction against N'azis ,

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"The main purpose of the docu- ops' conference, Bishop Karl church failed to intervene effecment islo furnish internal guidance Lehmann ofMainz, also applauded tively to stop Nazi abuses. ' The French bishops' conference, to Catholics all around the world the document. In a statement the who have no knowledge of the Ho- day of its release, Bishop Lehmann which last fall asked forgiveness of locaust," he told Catholic News !;'aid he hoped the paper would the world's Jews for French comService March 17. "This will be a "help heal the wounds of past in- plicity in the Nazis' activities, made , justices and create a future in which no comment abo~t the Vatican valuable teaching tooL" Eugene J., Fisher, an official in such an injustice can never again document.

By LYNNE WElL charge of Catholic-Jewish relations occur."

Israel's ambassador to the Holy CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE in the conference's Secretariat for German bishops issued their See,Aharon Lopez, said he also ROME - Several church offi- Ecumenical and Interreligious Af- own document on the Holocaust in would have no immediate comment cials said they expected that a new , fairs, said, "One has to understand April 1995. Their document said the on the subject. "It is a very serious Vatican document on the Holocaust it as a document addressed to the would advance Catholic-Jewish universal church."

Fisher noted that the document ,dialogue.

The document, published March "calls for research, study and dialic Church" in Nazi Germany's perse16 by the Pontifical Commission logue" and said that it opened the I cution of European Jews. way for common historical study • Some say it fell short for Religious Relations with the "This document makes it sound oftheir expectations.

Jews, reinforced church condemna- projects with Jewish scholars. like all that church teaching did was "It is certainly not the end of a tions of racism and genocide, deto make Christians insensitive and

By LYNNE WElL plored Nazi Germany's attempt to story," he added. "I would say it's indifferent to what was happening" to CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE exterminate Europe's Jews and the beginning of a story."

Jews under the Nazi regime, Rabbi In New York, Cardinal John 1. noted that some church teachings ROME - Jewish leaders world- Rosen said. "There was more, much pre-dating the Second Vatican' O'Connor said he hoped that people wide expressed mixed views on a more, and church representatives as who read the document would "see Vatican document on the Holocaust. well as the pope himself have used Council were "anti-Jewish."

When it was released, Cardinal it as another step forward in the onAlthough many greeted its long- , stronger language than that in the William H. Keeler of Baltimore was going dialogue betw~en Catholics anticipated publication March 16 as past." in Rome with a group of Catholic and Jews."

The document, "We Remember: A a step forward in Catholic-Jewish re"'We wish to turn awareness of lations, a number said the l4-page Reflection on the Shoah," was puband Jewish leaders promoting interpast sins into a firm resolve to build statement fell short of their expecta- lished by the Pontifical Commission faith ties. for Religious Relations with the Jews The cardinal, moderator for a new future in which there will be tions.

Rabbi David Rosen, head of the after a decade of research and review Catholic-Jewish relations in the no more anti-Judaism among ChrisU.S. bishops' conference, said the tians or anti-Christian sentiment Jerusalem office of the Anti-Defama- by a number of Vatican officials; it document would "absolutely" fur- among Jews,''' he said, quoting the tion League of B'nai B'rith, said in a included a foreword by Pope John telephone interview March 17 that "we Paul II. ther dialogue between ,the two document.

Ignatz Bubis, president of the Cen,The leader of the German bish- should recognize the significant faiths. , things" in the document, such as "the tral Committee of Jews in Germany, expression of errors and regrets for the said that while the advent of the docu~Jn failure of individuals" to stop the Ho- ment "showed progress," it neverthelocaust.But he added that the docu- less was inadequate. wilt Ae LkRe on ea.llln ad it ij "For me, it was a disappointment," ment sho~ld not have "eliminated the ~ en JreaPen complicity ofCatholics and the Catho- , he said from his office in Frankfurt,

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and comprehensive document, and we would like to study it before offeringa reaction," he said. But the representative to thl~ Holy See for the Palestinian LibeTation Organization, Afif Safieh, took the occasion to issue a statement praising Pope John Paul II fol' the document.

He said ,it "gives Your Holiness the unequivocal moral authority to invite Israelis and Jews to a similar soul-searching" cOrlcerning their policies on Palestinian peoples.

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Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to form my life all in You, Divine Will. Therefore, oh adorable.WiII, pro~trate before. , Your Light, I, the least of all creatures, put myself.intothe little group of the sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Pros-. trate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Ligtit and beg that it ' clothe me and. eclipse all that does not pertain to You, Divine Will. It will be my Life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want the human will to have life in this heart any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus form the new Eden of Peace, of happiness and of love. With It I shall be always happy. I shall have a singular strength and a holiness that sanctifies all things and cond~cts them to God..

Here prostrate, I invoke the help of t.he Most Holy'Trinity that They permit me to live in the cloister of theDivine Will and . thus return inme the first order of c~eation,justas the cr~ature was created. " . " Heavenly Mother, Sovereign ~mq. Queen of th~ Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me'into the Lightofthe,Divine Will. You will ,be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in and to maintain myself in 'the order and the bounds of the Divine Will. Heavenly Mot~er; I consecrate my whole 'being to Your-Immaculate Heart. You will teach me the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your m'aritle so that the infernal serpent dare 'not penetrate into this sacred Eden to entice me_and. make me fall intMhe, mazeofthe;human.will.. . Heart of my gri:atest'Good~.Jes':ls,,:You~ilI,giveme' Your. flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form in me the Life of the Divine Will. , Saint Joseph, you will be my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. . .

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Germany. "I have found that the Vatican is always reluctant on statements about World War II. Butafter 10 years of consideration, something clearer should have come out of this matter."

Bubis said he was particularly incensed at the assertion in the paper that Pope Pius XII, whose pontificate lasted from 1939 to 1958, "personally or through his representatives" saved "hundreds of thousands of Jewish lives." ''The Vatican itself saved maybe a few thousand, and a few tens of thousands were saved by church authorities throughout Europe," Bubis said.

"But more than the numbers, it was significant that the Vatican kept its activities secret and did not openly speak out for the saving of Jews during the war, when it was most needed." , A number of jewish leaders maintain that Pope Pius could have used his moral authority to greater, advantage in predominantlyChristian Euro~ to p~vent Nazi atrocities.

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Unrealistic portrayal of a fractured Church,in U. S. damages its le~ding role abroad.

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world' a picture of its church that I the bishop said. don't think is realistic," the bishop America is the leading country in the world and is the dream of many said.

French missionaries established a Third World peoples. said Bishop lasting Christian presence in Papua Bonivento. But Catholics in the New Guinea beginning in the late United States need to be more united 19th century. In a country of 4 mil 7 in finding ,ways to rea,:t against me-' li9n people, approximately 1.4 mil- dia abuses, he added. lion are Catholics.

"Remember that you have some "Some of these people have been brothers around the world, and they evangelized only. as recently as the can be comfo'rted Or hu.miliated in I96?s, and their faith is' v~ry'strong," , their faith by what you do," he said.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. ~ Media portrayals of the U.S. Catholic Church as fractured and at odds with church authority in Rome however exaggerated - are discouraging to ThirdWorld Catholics, said a bishop from Papua New Guinea. ,''The church in the U.S. is very influential in the world, and we are

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE piah(US$1.20)tobuyc:issavas, sweet very intet:ested in"thechurch i,n the , MANADO, Indonesia - A par- potatoes and bananas, while the U.S.," said Bishop Cesare B.onivento ish priest in Manado celebrated his spiced fish had been prepared by pa,.ofVanit:J1o, ~apuaNew Guinea. : trarisfer of duty by giving a reception 'rishioners. For drinks: lheguests had "When I talk. to the common where edible roots, bananas and plain 'water, .instead or beer or soft people (in the U.S.) I find great supspiced fish were served as an example drinks, as would have ,been usual at port for the Holy Father, but when I of au~terity. such receptions., . see the media I see a lot of conflict.

T!'le' simple reception wa's meant 'He noted that for feast-loving Newspapers that act only in their own "to,)each, pari~hioners,nQ~ only In . Minahasans, a predominantly Chrisinterest are harmful to us because they wordS but also in deedsal?out' the tian ethnic group, a simple reception create,an image ofthis country that is church'scconcem over the. current would cost 500;000 rupiah (US$50). no~ real," Bishop Bonivento said dur:(ecoriomic) crisis. Arid.jthappens; . ,As. Indonesii\'s' morlths-Iong e~o- ..; ing a February visit, . that we are in the Lent~n period," nomic crisis continut:d into midHe also said that incomplete or said 'Father Feighty Boseke. Hisre-, March, govemment offic ials discussed incorrect world perceptions of what . marks were reported by DCA News, with the Intemational Monetary Fund is happening among Catholics in the anAsian. ctiurch'news agency based, the terms' of its $40 billion restructurUnited States are damaging. Cathoin Thailand.· .' ing plan for the country. lics in the United States need to chalfIosting the M~rch 'rece'ption: Fa- .

Earlier in the month, a lay sponlenge the big media organizations or therBoseke said he'was norashamed . sored forum' for Asia meeting in journalists who poorly represent the to offer:an inexpensive traditional Quezon City; Philippines, said the Catholic faith and Catholic affairs, he menu at a gathering attended by crisis, particularly under IMF-dictated said. , Bishop Joseph Suwatan of Manado, terms in Thailand, Indonesia and "I love American people, but we fellow priests. religious and lay lead- South Korea; had taken a heavy toll have a picture that is not real at this in terms of social impact on the poor ers. , moment, and the U.S. .is giving the He' said he spent just '12,OOO'ru-, and the marginalized.

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St. Mary Corporation voted to open Connolly in the dioc(~se. This was a high school in the convent. the bishop's pet project and he was To do that, the north wing of the a solid backer of Sisters Maureen convent was e~tensively'rebuilt. It Hanley,· Kathryn' Murphy and opened in September 1946. By Patricia Custy woo were assigned 1958 the number of student,s wait- to the!facili~y. Nazareth Hall reing to enter the school was so great o . spite care program opened in 1982 that a new academy was'built with Sisters Maureen Mitchell. and nearby. The building, with spa- Patricia Custy in charge. They saw cious classrooms, modern science the, need for a program where parlaboratories, and auditorium, gym- ents could place what were then nasium and cafeteria was dedi- called mentally handicapped chilcated on Sept. 22, 1960. dren or adults for an overnight or A devastating fire broke out in weekend stay. The second floor of the convent during daylight hours the building was used and the seron Oct. 25, 1965. An investigation vice continued for about two years. pointed out several structural faults After 28 years of service, Nazareth in the convent, necessitating a ma- Hall closed in 1985. That came afjor expenditure of funds to make re- ter legislation was passed that manpairs. The review for the capital out- dated all communities offer special lay also pointed out an important education courses in their public area trend. The enrollment at the schools to those who requested it.

Mount as well as in other Catholic Actually, the important minisschools in the area was decrt;asing. try to crildren with handicaps was In order to strengthen Catholic begun in 1969 in Attleboro. It was education in Fall River, three open t? 'all faiths. , Catholic girls' schools merged in In 1960, the diocese saw a need 1971: Dominican Aca"emy, Jesus- for a scho~1 for. handicapped chilMary Academy a"d t~e Mount. It dren in the Cape Cod area and in was decided that Mount $1. Mary's September of that year, Nazareth would house the merged student Hall-on-the-Cape opened its classpopulation and the name was rooms to ·15 students. Sisters M. changed to Bishop Gerrard High Jamesita Lavery, Bernadetta Ryan School in honor of Auxiliary and Patricia Custy welcomed the Bishop James J. Gerrard. The dio- . students. In 1984, the schooJ, cese took over operation of the which had provided a muchschool and Mercy Sister M. Sylvia needed service, also closed in light of new legislation.

Rice was named principal., Throughout the many changes By 1977 it was clear that the convent that housed the sisters that the Sisters of Mercy have enwould have 'to be closed for the countered in their generous and school to remain'in operati·on. For dedicated ministries, there has alnine years there ~as a happy and ways been a strong emphasis on successful merger of the girls' education, pastoral care and parschools, but when Bishop Con- ish work throughout the sisters' renolly High School, which had been gional community. ", an all-boys' school,' went co-ed, In 1991, the sisters in this dio~ things changed. In 1980, due to de- cese joined with' more than 7,000 creasing enrollment, Bishop Sisters of Mercy,'from North, Gerrard High School closed.

South and Central America, Gua'm When Nazareth Hall for Excep- and the Philippines to become the tional Children opened in 1958, it Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of was the first of three such schools the Americas.' established by Bishop James L. It was Mother Catherine

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Mar. 27, 1998 McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy, who, animated by the Fall River diocese in elemen- sociation and act as [lursing C)ssisthe Gospel and her·pas~ion for the tary and secondary schools, in- tants; see patients at the Catholic poor, sent out Sister Francis Xavier cluding Bishop Feehan in Attle- Memorial Home and serve as Warde, the first Sister of Mercy boro; Holy Family-Holy Name, St. chaplains in hospitals on Cape Cod ,professed by Sister McAuley in James-St. John and St. Mary's in and the Islands.

The destitute and' the poor have 1833 in Ireland, to America. That New, Bedford; Our Lady of charted course has come full circle Lourdes in Taunton and SS. Peter always found relief.by .turning to in the community of sisters' in this and Paul and St. Anne's in,this city. the -Sisters of Mercy. The sisters Some sisters serve in parishes offer food, shelter and non-tradidiocese. The response is the same now because the poor need help witnessing to mercy in pastoral tional types of education, and also now. It is the same need thatBister care. Two sisters minister in fu- operate Market Mi'nistries in New Warde and her little band encoun- . neral homes and another is the Bedford and the John E. Boyd tered when they arrived in New bishop's representative for the re- Center in Fall River.'

Asked to administer St. Vincent Bedford in 1873, predicating that ligious of the diocese.

Responding to spiritual and Home in this city more than 100 service on the specific needs of society - "Where one ministers, all health needs, Sisters of Mercy min- years ago, the sisters are there toister at Morton Hospital, Taunton, day responding with vigor to the are present."

After more than a century there and S1. Luke's, New Bedford; challenges of the times. The legacy are Sisters of Mercy ministering in serve with the Visiting Nurse As- of Mother McAuley continues.

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GROUNDBREAKING-Bishop James L. Connolly wields the ceremonial shovel at the groundbreaking for Mount St. Mary Academy in 1959. With the bishop are, from' left, Sister of Mercy Olga <;3alvin, Msgr. Raymond Considine, Sisters Catherine Durkin and Antonine Fitzgerald; and Father William Galvin and Father John Galvin to her immediate right; Father Arthur Tansey; the bishop; Msgr. James, J, Gerrard and a representive from the Gilbane Company, architects. '

he recently celebrated 45 years of marri~ge, when he c~\-ers that s~cra­ ment, but he's able (0 do what he does because he's retired and has time.

He also has time to 'volunteer in the RAVE (Raynham Adult VolunContinued from page one teers for Education) program at the LB Meryl School in Raynham where he reads to fourth graders and teaches fifth graders about storytelling, an dressing the spiritual and emotional salaries are set by the diocese. art he's practiced as a professional for some· ten years. He also offers needs of those sick and in nursing "This is a ministry that is constory-preaching workshops'for priests and deacons and is the sealer of - homes..It needs to be done in a most tinuously busy and getting busier, weights and measures for Raynham. compassionate way. And that ex- especially in hospitals, because paMany people from the dio~ese are tends not just to those sick, but to tients hospitalized are much sicker involved in the Rite of Christian Inifamilies and medical staff people as now than in the past because of intiation ofAdults process, but the prowell," he added. ' surance regulations'" Father gram of S1. Ann's is l)ot rel~ted to it, In 1997, the chaplains made Bellenoit pointed out. "So chaplains since it only work$ ..yith adults and more than 100,000 visits to patients, are in greater demand in their minthose who have alreadyl;>een bapdistributed the Eucharist more than istry of responding to' acute situatized. This fairly uniq\.lt: program;. . 94,000 tim~s, anointed 19;000 and tions as well aSl)laking initiaLvisconfirms its candidates on Pentecost did 25 emergency baptisms'.i· , its to new admissions." , Sunday and Welch said "I,see ilas a The chaplains' ministry is one of . 'More than 90 percent of the cost way of presenting the faith to adults of this tremendous u'ndertaking.is presence, prayer, support, counsel in a new way that perhaps they're not borne by the di<)c'ese through the and sacramental celebrations. accustomed to." He added that "it's Chaplains in certain hospitals func, proceeds of the Charities Appeal. an honor for me to share my knowlCost to the diocese for the minis- tion as heads of their respective care edge of the faith with the candidates," try is nearly $450,000 a year. "The departments. They coordinate lay and he really enjoys the program. money from the Annual Catholic volunteers who' function daily as The people involved must enjoy Charities Appeal is absolutely nec- special ministers of the Eucharist, it too because he has been doing the essary," Father Bellenoit asserted. bringing Communion to those who classes for some ten years. He said ' "Most of this ministry would not wish to receive. that many ofthose'involved corne up Like any other ministry with take place if it were not for Catholic to him afterwards and'say they wish ·PERMANE~T DEACON Charities. It is the, major funder of great needs, there is always the opit could go on longer. ':It's a lot of John Welch, who has been the pastoral ministry in this diocese." portunity for more people to be inwork and time to keep up with rules The costs grow continuously as volved and the chaplains depend teaching an adult confirmaand regulations," ,added the retired do the salaries of those involved full- greatly on the eucharistic ministers telephone company employee, "but tion class at St. Ann's Parish, time, as in any other ministry or pro- who help them out, Father Bellenoit . if I can help someone see God in their Raynham, said he enjoys fession, he reported. "As we opened noted. lives, even a small part, I know it sharing his faith with others. a new ministry this year we had to "There are people who have changes them and it changes me too." (Anchor/Gordon photo) fund a new person, for example. The taken the diocesan Pastoral Care to

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the Sick course, who are helpful to the chaplains in their daily visitations. They broaden the ministry and hopefully reach out to the many People who are in need of it," he said.

The education program, for men, women and religious who wish to live the Gospel message of caring for the sick, is conducted once a year.

"Its role is to help people who are going to be doing pastoral ministry eHher throug~ their parishes or through hospitals or nursing homes, to learn more about what a pastoral visit is, what it means to visit the sick, and how to become more effective in that roltf," the director said. "A number of people have takell the course over the years." The program's preceptors are qualified instructors as well as professionals trained in the ministry of ca~e to the sick.

The pastor and director said he leans heavily on his assistant director. "Sister Agnew and I work closely. She is very busy, overseeing the pastoral care course and she is also the chaplain at Tobey Hospital in Wareham and the Rehabilitation Hospital in Sandwich."

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:~ BISHOP CONNOLLY sophomore Kim Cordeiro was chosen as this year's Thomas Keyes Memorial Scholarship recipient. She stands with Principal Anthony S. Nunes, Athletic Direc~ tor Mary Jane Keyes; and last year's recipient, Kevin DeSa. Each year a sophomore who exemplifies an abundant spirit of enthusiasm, devotion and care for Connolly is chosen to receive this honorin remembrance of Tommy Keyes, a student involved in a tragic car accident in 1984. Proceeds from the Tommy Keyes Memorial Golf Tournament fund the $1000 annual award which winners receive through graduation. '.'

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CAREER DAY! First grade students in Nancy Davis's class at Holy Family - Holy Name School, New Bedforcl, recently celebrated career day and students dressed to fit the part.

Sean Carney, Jess.ica Bernier and Tristam Wade pmticipated and listened to speakers who visited their classrol:>m to talk about careers.

Connolly students prepare 'college applications FALL RIVER-On March 30 from 7-9 p.m. the Bishop Connolly High School guidance department will host an evening for juniors and their parents entitled "Life After Connolly, A Guide to the College Application Process."

They will discus~ the role ofstudent and parent in the college admissions process, ways to enhance one's child's chance, of admis~ion, preparation for the cam-' pus visit and interview as well as the role of financial aid in college admissions.'The guest speaker will be Brian Murphy, director' of admissions at Stonehill College and the program will take place in the school's cafeteria , Students and faCUlty recently celebrated cultural diversity with music, theater and special presentations during the school's annllal World Language Week. Hallways were decorated with ' posters, banners and streamers representing the colors of different countries and each day celebrated a different culture ~d l<;mguage. '

Ethnic lunches were served in the cafeteria and ethnic music was piped in over the intercom before homeroom.

Faculty members got into the spirit with an ethnic potluck lunch.

Highlights of the week's events ineluded the play Between Two Worlds, whose theme explored the plight of the immigrant;, Professor George, Winius,'

arenowned historian, gave a presentation: ConsequencesofDaGama'sVoyage to India; Mike Moniz, a graduate student from Brown University spoke on religion as a symbol ofAzorean culture; and a group of40 students, mostly freshmen' and sophomores, attended Bale Folelorico da Bahia at the Shubert ,Theatre, Boston.

Science is big'at OLM~' NEW BEDFORD-Students at Fernandes as' well as' eighth graders Our Lady of M;ount Carmel School, .Elizabeth Taber, Kelly Sousa, New Bedford, have been busy in their Melinda Costa, Andrea Borges :and. science Classes with a variety of Kelly Linhares. Sixth graders have projects and activities. The seventh been studying the ocean and the class and eighth grade students recently decided to adopt a humpback ~hale. completed their science fair projects Through saving bottles and cans and and nine students were chosen to rep- fundraising they were able to get resent the school 'at the regional sci- enough to become the "adoptive parence fair held at Bristol C:ommunity ents" of the humpback whale Patches. ' College. 'Those selected were seventh Students received a picture of their SCIENCE FAIR WINNERS! Students at St. Josepl1 School, graders Ryan Alcaidinho, Christine whale and an adoption certificate, New Bedford, were recently selected as winners at the Patacao, Lori Cancela and Caroline both on display a~ the school. ' .(;,) :..-; school's, annual science fair. They are (from left .tl) right in

front row) eighth grader Cherri Lavalley, s!3cond place with "How do Planes Fly?"; seventh grader Henri Valois III, first place for "Acids and Bases"; fifth grader Joshua Souza, third place with "Which Detergents Help Plants Grow?"; and (back row) seventh graders Greg Moore and Matthew Camara with "Titanic" and "Fire" and fifth grader Timothy Sylvia with "Which sUbst~nce stops ice from melting?"; honoratlle mention.

Feehan studen'ts ,celebr,ate foreign. languages,

ST. MARY'S SCHOOL, New Bedford, recently held its annual science fair and 47 seventh and eighth grade students participated in the event. They were each required to prepare a research paper, experiment and display poster. Those receiving special recognition were (back row left to right) Sharon DeMello, Casey Bandarra, Leslie-Ann Stevens, Heather LaCroix, Bethany Lemenager, Daniel Shea. In the front row: Sara Maltais, Matthew Braga, Sara Roy, David Bousquet, Phillip Olejarz,John Pepin, Kevin Spirlet, and Andrew DeMello. . '

ATTLEBORO-Bishop Feehan's ' that celebrate languages and sponSpanish National Honor Society, soring ethnic days at the school Sociedad Honoraria Hispanica, has lunches. been nominated for the J.e. Penney The third academic qlJarter will Golden Rule Award for its weekly close on March 27. service at S1. Joseph's food pantry The school's competil:ion varsity in Attleboro. The program recog- cheerleading squad, coached by nizes outstanding volunteering and Heidi Daniels, recently closed out a prizes are awarded to the agency successful winter season with a where volunteering takes place. fourth place finish at the David In recognition offoreign language Prouty Invitational. month, the language department has Math team coach Ginny Jolin anscheduled a number of activities in- nounced that her team qualified for cluding beginning each day with a the divisional playoffs in I:he Southprayer in a foreign language, read- eastern Massachusetts Math League ing language related trivia questions which were held at Old Rochester over the intercom, hanging posters High School March 25.

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Living with an alcoholic

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By CHARLIE

This gets really destructive.

Mom would send me along on Sat, urday errands with Dad, which My father, who died some years meant hewould be bar hopping for' ago, was a good and kind man. He hours, with me at his side. Someloved me as deeply as a father can .h9w, as a sixth-grader, I was sup- . love a son, and I, in return, loved him just as mL!ch. There was only one problem. Dad was an alcoholic.

Dad was the kind of drinker of who never missed a day of work.

But he'd drink every night wilen Age he got home, and he got pretty soused most Saturday and Sunday, FOR YOUTH • ABOOT YOOT" afternoons.

He never beat any of us. He never missed a payment on the posed to make sure he was 'sober house because.of alcoholisfl) .. enough to d~ive home.

Sadly, though, a lot of the time, . Putting a kid in charge of a when Dad was in the house heji.lst' grownup is futile. Sadly, the kid " ,wasn't really there. often grows up thinking that he or My friends would come over, .she ~s responsible for, keeping. and often,he'd b.e in theTyroom,. dther peop}e [(om 'm~king mis: passed ,out. ,"He's ,really tired,"· takes. It's a~ ,impossible task. It w~:d say. We never, said, "He's always makes you miserable when drunk." That. wouldn't have been you ~ail ~ and yo,,! always wilL, polite.

Late at night, he~d be Even worse, you may find yourdfl;lOk, and want ~o ,~al,k <You s,elf at,tracted to l:elationships with ",coul~n't ~e, fU.de, So ,you sat and.,. people who.are screw-ups becau,se listened - for hotlr's. It was: dread- 'you feel, comfortable tryfng to save~ ful. somebody. It's a sure way to make , ~ad,join~d AA and got sober your lif~ ~ ~isaster. ' ." : when I was in high school. His so- " If you have an alcoholic parent, briety,a gift I'll always c,herish, you may be set up for a lot qf sadgave us some wonderful years to- ness un less you get your head clear gether. I've done OK in life, and about what you ar(;: and are not rethere aren't a lot of visible wounds sponsible for. to show the effects of growing up ,It's hard to learn. Most'people with an alcoholic father. can't do it on their own. Luckily, . But let me tell you, I'm nearly mutual support groups, like 50, and I'm still dealing ,with some Alateen and Alanori, can share of the patterns his dri'nking set up. proven ways of getting your head, . , One American in. 10 has a clear. There's usually no fee. drinking problem, and nearly oneIf you're interested in learning sixth of American teens have at more, about programs for teens le~st one alcoholic parent. ~ith alcoholic parents, call the If you're growing up with an al- Boys Town National Hot Line at coholic parent, your life gets con- 1-800-228-3000. They have a nafused in ways that often aren't easy tional database of programs for to spot. teens. Let them know what you're You start by pretending thi,ngs dealing with, and they can guide are better than they really are. Dad you to help in your community. wa~ just resting "because he was Hey, the call's free. What have tired" - not because he'd had you'got to lose? eight glasses of gin. Speaking the Your comments are welcome. truth is punished in an alcoholic's home. ' Please address: Dr. Christopher Then, we were always hoping Carstens, c/o Catholic News Ser- somehow -,- that we cou Id keep vice, 3211 FourthSt. N.E.; Wash' ington, D.C 20017. him from getting too drunk.

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are reading too much into the ,lyrics. However, it d(;Yes nQl Could have tuned in, tuned in; violate the SO!lg' to allow it. to' But he,tuned out. .: .' /.. :.': ,'. - speak to'."us ,about our beliefs. . -, ','-'.'.

Bad times, , Hqw dp b~.Iiefs,emible Alone in the corrhi'or'" ' u~ tobe people "giveMo fly';?

Teens have many opportunities, Waiting, locked o lit.' . to show that their beliefs,influHe ~ot ~p. oU,tta ~ere, . , ' , "", ~. . I '." ence their choices and oehav.l, Ra~ for hlmcir.eds of,.miles ..... ,'. . ior.betls extend'the 'song's Made it to' the ocean . "flying" metap~or to ev~ryday Had a smoke in a tree teen life', ' ,' ,- - , ' I . . , ' The V'ind.ro.se u P . " .. " Do you fly toward choices Set him down on 'his, knee.' '.' "'::,~ ,', , "that demonstrate respect? First , Wave came crashing ',,' , , and foremost, do' you respect , and appreciate youtseU? ' Like a fist to .the jaw, ",' ' For example do, you avoid' Delivered him wings.' .. letting failures and disappoint- ' "Hey, look at me now." , ments lead yop, to. negative Arms wide open' '" self~criticisrri?Do 'you respect With the sea as his floor , your gift of life by' refusing all Oh, he's'flying: . offers to use alcohol and other Whole. , drugs? For those of you who I,. : drive, do you respect the power Floated back down . of an automobile and lise it re'Cause he wanted to share sponsibly? ' The key to the locks Do you flyaway from g~s­ On the chains he saw , , ' siping about others? Putting Everywhere. . , others down behind their backs First he was stripped ',:', . is easy to do. Sometimes your Then he was stabbed peers will do this in your presBy faceless ,men, w~1I . ence. Do you have the integrity to flyaway from such conHe still stands versations or even to defend And he still gives his love. the person being maligned?

He just gives it away Do you fly toward chances And the love he receives to help others? Christians keep Is the lov,e that is saved. their awareness up. They real~ And sometimes is seen ize when someone among their A strange spot in the sky peers needs help with academA human being ics. They reach out to a new student and help him or her to That was given to fly. feel connected to a new school.

They join in on school projects Written by Ed Vedder/Mike McCready especially those geared toward Sung by Pearl Jam helping others in the commuCopyright (c) 1998 by Sony Music nity. Such teens are generous Entertainment Inc. with their time and enthusiCopyright (c) 1997 by White Treatage, asm.

Innocent Bystander, Jumpin' Cat Music, These are just a few examples from teens' lives that Scribbling C-Ment Songs (ASCAP) extend the concept behind the THE SIGN SAID: "Store key to the locks on the chains" song's title, "Given to Fly." opens at 12:0 I a.m. Be among to human existence. He wanted Indeed, to be Christian is to be the first to get your copy of to free us to live in a new and different. It is to dare to believe ·Yield.'" I don't know if there different way. Jesus, crucified that giving your love abunwas a mad rush, but I do rec- rather than "stabbed," was dantly and often allows your ognize that Pearl Jam is im- "stripped ... by faceless men." spirit to fly! mensely popular.

Through his resurrection, Your comments are alOff their new CD "Yield" is metaphorically, Jesus is someways welcome. ,Please adthe current chart hit "Given to one who "was given to fly." dress: Charlie Martin, 7125 Fly." The lyrics remind me of I am not aware of any ChrisW 200S, Rockport, Ind. the life of Jesus. tian'slant in Pearl Jam's mu47635.

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FAIRHAVEN-The Saints and Singers music group will perform an Easter concert at St. Mary's Church at 8 p.m. on April 3. All are welcome.

FAIRHAVEN-Our Lady's Haven nursing home knows that caring for an aging loved one is an enormous responsibility and can help!

Call Debbie Osuch at 999-4561 for more information about ways to plan healthcare and other related arrangements, including in-home help or crisis intervention.

FALL RIVER-The Portuguese Youth Cultural Organization of 186 South Main Street announces that a Health Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 31. The main

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. EAST FALMOUTH-The annual Communion Breakfast of the Falmouth Council Knights of Columbus will be held on April 5 following the 9 a.m. Mass at S1.

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ATTLEBORO-The Birthright Office announces that it is now located at 100 County Street, Attleboro. It offers free help to pregnant teens and women, including pregnancy testing. For more information call Birthright at 226-2220.

·session about Catholic funerals will be held from I :30·3:30 p.m. on March 29 at Christ the King Parish.

All are welcome to join Father Edward Healey as he discusses wakes, expenses, and cremation.

FALL RIVER-Volunteers are needed to tutor immigrants in beginning English for 1-2 hours a week, day or evening. No teaching skills required. Volunteers only need to speak, read and write English to help others. Materials and training provided. There is also a special need' for persons fluent in Portuguese to prepare elderly/disabled persons in their homes for American citizen-' ship. - For more information or to volunteer, call Catholic Social Services at 674-468 I.

NEW BEDFORD-A conference for Catholic mt:n will be held at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on April 18. Cardinal La~ will host the event and Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will be am:>ng participating bishops. A bus for local men will be leaving from Holy Name Parish, New Bedford, at 6:30 a.m. April 18.

Call Msgr. Thomas Harrington at 992-3184 to reserve a spot; for more information call Bud Miller at 6782828.

FALL RIVER-The Men's First Friday Club of Fall. River will next meet at 6 p.m. April 3 at Sacred Heart Church. Father Richard Gendreau of St. Michael's Church, Swansea, will address the topic "How the Church is Changing and Why" following the 6 p.m. Mass.

All area men are welcome.

FALL RIVER-St. William's Church will host a holy hour to promote a greater respect for life at 7 p.m. March 29. The theme will focus on "Support of Prayer in our Daily Lives," and the celebration will consist of a living rosary, liturgical readings and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome. For more information call Bea Martins at 678-335 I. HYANNIS-A vigil and recitation of the Divine Mercy chaplet is held from 10-1 I a.m. every Wednesday at 68 Camp Street. All are welcome to join in support of the right to life of all unborn children. For more information call 428-7281.

MANSFIELD-A grandparents support group is being formed by the Mansfield Council on Aging for those who are raising their grandchildren. They will meet at 3 p.m. on Mondays in the COA office. For more information call Nancy Embleton at 261-7368. .

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NEW BEDFORUi-St. John the Baptist Parish will sponsor a concert of Lenten sacred music by the Swansea choral group One Body.

-The concert is themed "Celebrate the Lord of Love!" All welcome.

NORTH ATTLlE:BORO-A First Friday celebration will be held at Sacred Heart Churc:h hall on April 3. It will consist of intercessory prayer at 6:30 p.m. in the chapel, Mass at 7:30 p.m., a program themed "Images of God's Love" from 8-9 p.m., followed by adoration through the night until 3 p.m.

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TAUNTON-Tht: Massachusetts Department of Public Health announces its Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative. Thi:; comprehensive cancer screening program offers free health services across the state for women who are uninsured or underinsured, 40 or older, with a focus on women over .50 and under 40 with a personal or family history of breast cancer. For more information call Morton Hospital's Health Services Referral at 828-7778.

WESTPORT-The Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses will hold an educational seminar for healthcare workers at White'1: of Westport March 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is entitled "Ways to Feel Good About Yourself' and will be presented by· Robert D. Brennan, RN. For more information call 678-2373.

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DUBLIN, Ireland - A British initiative to end workplace discrimination against Catholics in Northern Ireland may diminish efforts to end sectarianism, said a priest who has campaigned for years on the issue. .

British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Marjorie Mowlani has set a 13-year target to address fully the "stubborn imbalance" between Catholic and Protestant employment opportunities. She plans to create a newall-embracing Equality Commission by incorporating the existing Fair Employment Commission, Equal Opportunities Commission, the Commission for Racial Equality and the Disability Council.

However, Msgr. Denis Faul of Dungannon, Northern Ireland, said there were fears that by creating a new superbody - incorporating four groups that tackled different areas of discrimination and equality of opportunity - Mowlam may

in fact weaken the fight against sectarianism.

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Unionists, or loyalists, who are mainly Protestants, want Northern Ireland to remain a .province of Great Britain. Nationalists, mainly Catholics, want Northern Ireland united with the Irish Republic.

In 1995, the Fair Employment Commission found that while Catholics make up 40 percent of

those available for work in Northern Ireland, they accounted for only 33.6 percent of senior civil servants.

In the very highest ranks of the civil service, where salaries exceed $65,000 a year, Catholics made up only 17.4 percent of the total.

"At present in North,~rn Ireland, a Catholic man is :two·and-a-half . times more likely to be unemployed than his Protestant neighbor," said Msgr. Faul. .

He said there are many areas of employment In Northf:rn Ireland where Catholics are excluded.

Some, like the police.and security forces where Catholics form only 9 percent of staff,lack Catholics for historical and political reasons, he says.

But there are other spheres where Protestants have dominated for less obvious reasons.

Msgr. Faul said, "If you look at the wholesale trade, with the exception of the drinks industry, wholesale is totally dominated by Protestants, and they won't let Catholics in."