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Celibacy, catechism focus of Holy Thursday letter VATICAN CITY (CNS) Along with a letter to priests focusing on the new "Catechism of the Catholic Church," Pope John Paul II has reissued a reflection on the continuing value of celibacy for Latin-rite priests.

The papal statement on celibacy was originally published during the pope's December 1992 meeting with presidents of European bishops' conferences.

"As the Gospel presents it, celibacy is a gift for the individual and, in him and through him, a gift for the church," the pope said.

The pope's annual Holy Thursday letter to priests marks Christ's institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood at the Last Supper.

This year, the pope said, it is fitting for priests to give thanks for the new Catechism of the Catholic Church and the help it will provide in teaching the faith.

"This text is a response to the mission which the Lord has entrusted to his church: to guard the deposit of the faith and to hand it down intact, with authority and loving concern, to coming generations," the letter said.

At a press conference, Archbishop Crescenzio Sepe, secretary of the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy, said the pope wants a deeper study and understanding of problems facing today's priests, particularly those connected with their identity, spirituality and formation.

The two themes presented by the pope to priests for reflection this year - the catechism and

celibacy - should be seen in that context, Archbishop Sepe said at the press conference.

The papal reflection, he said, highlights celibacy as a gift for the individual and for the church. . "It is, therefore, an expression of the total gift of self in and with Christ to the church," he said.

The papal reflection on celibacy notes that its requirement 'for L;itin-rite priests was reaffirmed by the Second Vatican Council ,and the 1990 Synod of Bishops.

Christ, through the Holy Spirit, wrote the pope, "makes it possible to overcome the spirit ofthis world and to see celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of God as a choice of life, against all human weakness and human stratejl;ies."

The papal statement expressed esteem for the Eastern-rite tradition of married clergy, but said that the Latin-rite church·"wishes to remain faithful to the charism which she has received and embracecl as a gift from her Lord and Master."

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THE ENVIRONMENT is the Lenten theme at 51. Peter the Apostle Church, Provincetown. Use and abuse of Earth are illustrated in a meditation scene that changes weekly, such as the one above, representing ocean pollution. The scenes demonstrating human irresponsibility toward God's gifts will 'give way on Easter Sunday to a tableau depicting potential to respect Earth. .. ..

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BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY celebrates Mass for the feast of the Annunciation for large congregation of pro-life workers at St. Mary's Cathedral. To bishop's left is Rev. Stephen A. Fernandes, diocesan director of the Pro-Life Apostolate. The painting at right depicts Our Lady of Guadalup.e, patroness of the unborn. (Hickey photo)

Annunciation Mass recalls God's gift of life

By Marcie Hickey "I am certain that abortion will one day be outlawed as a barbaric practice," Bishop Sean O'Malley told a packed St. Mary's Cat hedral during a pro-life Mass celebrated March 25. the Feast of the Annunciation.

1n recalling the day the Savior "b'ecame one of us," it is appropriate to focus on the "real issue" in the abortion debate, "the dignity, of human life. which is precious and unrepeatableand unique," said the biShop.

"Unborn children are the least of our brothers and sisters" referred to in Matthew's Gospel (25:31-46).

That passage might easily be amended. "I was a child being aborted and you did nothing."

Bishop O'Malley declared.

He called for Catholics to nonviolently oppose abortion and advance the cause of human life as a civic as well as religious value.

"Preservation of innocent human life is a prerequisite in any just society and we must be loud and clear in that message." he said.

Bishop O'Malley referred to the recent shooting of Florida abortionist Dr. David Gunn as a "tragic setback" which violates the principles of the pro-life cause.

"The Catholic Church opposes violence-and that is why we oppose abortion," which is a form of violence against human life. he said.

Inwhatever form abortion pro-

test takes, "What the Church asks of us is that we always proceed in a spirit of love and truth and nonviolence."

"Only when we change people's hearts" will the practice of abortion be defeated. he added.

The Mass. with 29 concelebrants, was organized by Pro-Life Aposto late director Father Steven A. Fernandes and parish pro-life representatives. It drew individuals, families and groups from all over the diocese. including representatives from the Knights of Columbus. Diocesan Council of Catholic Women. the Office for Catholic Youth Ministry. religious communities. parish youth groups and Catholic schoolchildren.

INVITATION All are invited to attend the Mass of Chrism at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Cathedral. At this Mass, at which Bishop Sean P. O'Malley will be celebrant, chrism, a mixture of olive oil and balsam used at baptism, confirmation, ordination and dedication of churches and altars, is blessed for use in the diocese throughout the year.

A painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe. patroness of the unborn. was a focal point at the front of the church during the liturgy. which was punctuated with an occasional baby's cry.

Readings and prayers of the faithful were offered in both English and Portuguese.

Jennifer Rocha. a confirmation student at SS. Peter and Paul parish. Fall River, spoke about her class's "spiritual adoption" of an anonymous unborn chlld in danger of abortion. (See article page 13.)

"I believe God answers prayers." she said. "For the nine months this child is preparing for birth. I am praying that life will not be denied. and I hope many other people will pray for all the other unborn children."

Bishop O'Malley. wearing a chasuble with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. told congre- . gants that the Feast of the Annunciation is a "little Christmas"-a day to celebrate the fact that "Mary's special vocation began today" as "God came into her life and into our lives."

He recalled that Scripture conveys numerous stories of"miraculous births"-those of Sarah and Hannah in the Old Testament and Elizabeth. mother of John the Baptist. among them-showing how "God used his power to intervene in history."

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The Palm Sunday liturgy, to be celebrated at 4 p.m.

Saturday, April 3, will be offered by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley. Concelebrant will be Rev. Horace J. Travassos; liturgical deacon, Permanent Deacon John Moniz; deacon chaplains, Permanent Deacons Robert Pelland, Lawrence St. Onge.

At the Chrism Mass at 4 p.m. Tuesday; April 6, Bishop O'Malley will be celebrant with diocesan clergy as concelebrants; deacon chaplains, Permanent Deacons James Marzelli Jr., Paul Macedo.

Fathers James S. Medeiros and Douglas H. Sousa will be bearers of the Oil of Chrism; Fathers James M. Fitzpatrick and Francis J. McManus, SJ, the Oil of the Sick; Fathers William Boffa and Gregory A. Mathias the Oil of Catechumens.

The office of Tenebrae will be recited at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 7, with .Bishop O'Malley. Liturgical deacon, Permanent Deacon Michael Murray; deacon chaplains, Permanent Deacons James Meloni, William Martin.

Bishop O'Malley will celebrate the Holy Thursday liturgy at 7 p.m. April 8, with Father Travassos as concelebrant; liturgical deacon, Permanent Deacon John Welch; deacon chaplains, permanent Deacons Antonio daCruz, R. Donald Biron.

On Good Friday, April 9, the Celebration of the Lord's Passion will be held at 3 p.m. Bishop O'Malley will preside and Father Travassos will be celebrant; liturgical deacon, Permanent Deacon Thomas Bailey; deacon chaplains, Permanent Deacons John Schondek, Patrick Mahoney.

The Easter Vigil will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 10. Bishop O'Malley will be principal celebrant with Father Travassos as concelebrant; liturgical deacon, Permanent Deacon Francis Camacho; deacon chaplains Permanent Deacons Leo Racine, .Richard Murphy. .' Easter Mass 10 a.m. April 11, telecast 11:30 a.m. on .'.

WLNE, Cha~nel 6. Bishop O'Malley will be celebrant; liturgi.cal deacon Permanent Deacon Joseph Stanley; deacon chaplains Permanent Deacons Robert Normandin, Claude LeBlanc. .

Masters of Ceremonies for all Cathedral services: Msgr. John J. Oliveira, Rev. Richard ··G. Andrade.

Encyclicals computerized VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II and about 15 million bytes of his teaching are making their debut on computer disk.

Marketed in Italy by the Vatican and an Italian firm, the two disks feature the pope's audience talks from 1979 to 1992 and a compendium of social encyclicals written by various popes.

The project is designed to give preachers, journalists, students and others "easy access to the authentic teaching of the church," said U.S. Archbishop John P. Foley~ president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications.

At present, the disks are available only in the Italian language.

"They're mainly for specialists," Father Nicolo Suffi, president of the Vatican Publishing House, said in early March. Sold in a compact disc format, they are designed to be used with a compact-disc reader in conjuction with any personal computer.

Meanwhile, the Vatican plans to offer the "collected works" of Pope John Paul - the first 40 volumes - on computer disk by the end of this ·year.

Father Suffi said he foresees a potentially bigger market for a third project under consideration, a Latin-language computer disc packet of Roman Rota decisions.

The Rota is the Vatican's main appeals court for annulment cases.

Catholic 'Le-ague' ' to honor King The Massachusetts Chapter of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil League for Religious and Civil Rights will honorformer Massachusetts governor Edward J. King at its annual award banquet 7 p.m. April 15 at the Sheraton Tara Hotel in Framingham.

King will receive the John W. McCormack Public Service Award, named for the late Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is given to a public figure who exemplifies the religious freedom principle of the Catholic League.

Former Boston mayor John F. Collins, a league board member, will be master of ceremonies, and the award will be presented by last year's recipient, Hon. William M. Bulger, president of the Massachusetts Senate.

Also in attendance will be Boston Cardinal Bernard F. Law, a previous a ward recipient, and Springfield Bishop John A. Marshall.

Catholic League members and supporters are welcome at the banquet. For information contact the League at III Cabot St., Needham 02194, tel. (617) 444-5997.

Connolly' parenting series continues "Life Skills for Building SelfEsteem," the third in a series of four seminars on "Parenting for Prevention," will be offered 7 to 9 p.m. April 6 in the auditorium of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

Rev. James Mattaliano, SJ, coordinator of the school's Alcohol and Drug Awareness Team, will present the program, intended to assist parents in dealing with issues affecting teens, especially alcohol and drugs. All are welcome. Information: 676-1071.

DONALD R. KEOUGH, president and chief operating officer of the Coca-Cola Company since 1981, will receive the University ofNotre Dame's Laetare Medal this year. A 1949 alumnus of Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., and the father of five Notre Dame graduates; Keough also is chairman emeritus of Notre Dame's board of trustees. The award was announced on March 20, Laetare Sunday, and will be presented at Notre' Dame's commencement e?,ercises May 16.

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Diocesans sent 32,465 cards, slightly fewer than the 34,628 mailed by first place Boston. The diocese of St. Louis, MO, ranks third' with 24,000.

Catholics nationwide mailed three postcards to their Washington legislators on National Project Life Sunday urging defeat of FOCA, which would establish a national policy lifting all restrictions on abortion.

A fourth postcard went to the Human Life Amendment office, also in Washington, to track participation.

The return figures are preliminary results reported at a Washington meeting of diocesan prolife directors last week, said Father Fernandes, who joined the meeting in progress after concelebrating a Pro-Life Mass at the Cathedral March 25.

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should absolutely know what they've accomplished," said Father Fernandes. He attributed the drive's success to efforts of Bishop O'Malley, diocesan clergy and parish 'pro-life representatives, whose planning included a diocesan meeting prior to the drive at which Professor Mary Ann Glendon of Harv.ard University and Michael Taylor of the Human Life Amendment committee spoke.

Bishop O'Malley's "unambiguous endorsement" of the drive "made it clear how much he holds it dear to his own heart to accept with enthusiasm the gentle truths of the pro-life message," said Father Fernandes. The overwhelming participation is "proof that it can be done when everyone works together" and it suggests a positive future for pro-life work in the diocese, he added.

Father Fernandes noted that copies of Bishop O'Malley's bilingual prayer at the rally preceding , the January 22 March for Life in Washington were distributed to all diocesan pro-life directors at their national meeting.

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themoorin~ Swing to the Extreme Despite the euphoria of American politics and especially of the Democrats, the world is in a head-on plunge toward fundamentalism, In a secular society such as ou'rs, where God is merely a word on the dollar bill, it's very difficult to see religion as a significant influence on a person's lifestyle. Yet for most people on planet Earth, religion for better or worse is the total package of life.

In fact, religions are fast becoming the dominating force in world politics, incredible as that may seem in a country such as 'ours where the main national concern seems to be a balanced budget, while individuals are preoccupied with planning for or enjoying their oWn retirements.

When we think at all about Muslim or Hindu fundamentalists, we have been accustomed to considering them as being a world away from us. Only when adherents of one or· another such faith involve us in a World Trade Center explosion do we begin to look beyond the narrow limits of our self-imposed nationalism ..

From Iran to India, France to Israel, Germany to Waco, fundamentalist forces are having an impact on our world order. Throughout the world, the members of the right are assembling powerful political machines.

Indeed, there exists a current crisis in authority, creating a gap that the firmly dedicated right intends to fill. It should be obvious that the entire Middle East is fast becoming encapsulated into the fundamentalist Muslim ideology.

In nations where pluralism and liberalism have been allowed up to now, anti-democratic fundamentalists have become the winners of people's minds and hearts. As the former members of the oil cartel elite lose power, their place is being taken by their sons, who are fiercely dedicated to a rejection of American culture. This new elite has created a powerful network that opposes all secular ties. Iran sustains this system, financially backing current power plays in Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon and Palestine.

N ow it seems that this battle between fundamentalists and their adversaries is being brought to America. We as a nation are being enmeshed in a long-term security problem that goes completely against the grain of our national sense of personal freedom. As terrorist acts of the extreme right increase, so will our constitutional rights decrease. For too long have we taken our freedom for granted. We have never had to live in a war zone, but continued extremist actions could unfortunately change our entire lifestyle.

All of us who care about this country and what it stands for must .begin to v,alue the wonderful gifts and opportunities we possess as Americans. Millions of people of the world yearn to come to our shores; and we who are already fortunate enough to be citizens of this land must look beyond the purely materialistic concerns that so often capture our hearts and souls and renew the vital energy inherent in our democracy. We cannot let extremists paralyze us in self-destructive fear, which is no more than a cancer of the mind.

In our ongoing struggle to assure continuance of our democracy, let us not become extremists ourselves. May our emotions be guided by right thinking, our social order by moral values and our laws by justice. This mindset will help us persevere in our democratic. way of life.

"When they were come to the place which is called Calvary, they crucified him there." Luke 23:33

The story of a beam of wood'

By Nicole R. Boudria On an early Friday morning nearly 2000 years ago, I was brought from the outskirts of Galilee to the city of Jerusalem, a strong oaken beam ready for ajob that only my strength could accomplish. While I was being carried into 'the city I wondered what my job would be. Would I be a support in a mighty synagogue or would I be used to build someone's The Editor home? Little did I know where my journey would take me.

In Jerusalem. two large. burly men laid me on the dusty ground and placed another wooden beam , horizontally over me to form a cross. So this was it - my imporOFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER tant job was that of a plain. ordinary wooden cross. I lay on the Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River ground flooded with disappoint887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722 Telephone 508-675-7151 FAX (508) 675-7048 Send address changes to P.O. Box 7 or call telephone number above

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But disappointment soon turned to excitement as the men carried me into the center of Jerusalem.

At this point, I was beginning to think that my life as a cross would mean nothing more than being moved from one place to another.

However, I would soon realize this was not the case.

Shortly. a platoon of Roman guards marched into the center of

the city. pulling a strange-looking man behind them. I noticed him right away because he was not like other men. Despite the fact that the soldiers had beaten. insulted and taunted him. he uttered no complaint. Even' as a crown of thorns was pressed onto his head he spoke not a word. As the soldiers approached, they ordered this man to carry me up a hill a few miles in the distance.

I found myself supported by this poor man as he carried me toward the hill. Don't ask me how. but I knew he had done nothing wrong.

My wooden fibers swelled with pity as we approached the hill.

Before we reached the summit he fell three times. Each time my feelings of pity grew tenf€lld.

At the top of the hill I was once again placed on the ground. I watched with horror as the man's clothes were stripped from his beaten. scarred body and he was ordered to lie on top of me. Then steel spikes were driven into his hands and feet.

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been immense. but the man never uttered a cry.

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Darkness fell around me and loud '~racking noises thundered from above. I knew this man had died. I was filled with sadness.

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I thought I would be nothing but an ordinary wooden cross.

Instead. I have taken a place in history as a symbol of hope and love for Christians all over the world.

Nicole Boudria is a junior at Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, and a member of St. William's parish, Fall River, where she is a lector.

Making the Passion relevant Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 It's impossible to even skim the surface of Matthew's Passion narrative in such a brief article. But we should remember several things about this most important passage when we hear it proclaimed and also when we reflect on it later.

First, the four Passionj Resurrection narratives are the earliest segments of each gospel. (Rudolph Bultmann often defined a gospel as three chapters describIng Jesus' passion, death and resurrection, preceded by a dozen or more chapters of introduction.) The Lord's first disciples quickly realized his deathj resurrection was the most important part of his earthly ministry. Whatever else he said and did made sense only when seen against the background of these two events. Gospels were composed (and must be read) backwards, beginning with these passages. The infancy narratives, on the other hand, were the last elements to be included and can only be understood correctly when read last.

Second, evangelists rarely dwell on Jesus' physical suffering. (Almost half of our 14 Stations of the Cross are not found in the gospels!) The Lord certainly endured physical pain, but his psychological anguish was much more significant for the narratives' original readers. Gospels were not "written for posterity." The Sacred Authors composed their works for specifi'c groups: the small faith communi-

Daily Readings April 5: Is 42: 1-7; Ps 27:1-3,13-14; In 12:1-11 April6: Is49:1-6; Ps71:16,15,17; In 13:21-33,36-38.

Mass of Chrism: Is 61:13,6,8-9; Ps 89:21-22,25,27; Rv 1:5-8; lk 4-16-21 April7: Is 50:4-9; Ps 69:810,21-22,31,33-34; Mt26:1425 April 8: Ex 12:1-8,11-14; Ps 116:12-13,15-18; 1 Cor 11:23-26; In 13:1-15 April9: Is 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2,6,12-13,15-17,25; Heb 4:14-16;5:7-9;Jn 18:1-19:42 April 10: Easter Vigil (1) Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1,26-31; Ps 104: 1-2,5-6, 10,12-14,24,35 or Ps 33:4-7,12-13,20-22. (2) Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2,9,1013,15-18; Ps 16:5,8-11. (3) Ex 14:15-25:1; Ex 15:1-6,1718. (4) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2,46,11-13. (5) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6. (6) Bar 3:9-15.324:4; Ps 19:8-11. (7) Ez 36:1617a,18-28; Pss42:3,5;43:3-4 or "Is '12:2-6 or Ps 51:1215,18-19. (8) Rom 6:3-11; Ps 118:1-2.16-17,22-23. (9) Mt, 28:1-10 April 11: .acts 10:34,3743; Ps 118:1-2,16-17,22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6-8; In 20:1-9 or Mt 28:1-10 or lk 24: 13-35

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Lord. There was no reason to ask THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., Apr. 2, 1993 God to come into his life. He knew the Lord was already present, already speaking, already working.

He only prayed that he, DeuteroAs piut of Providence College's Duffy '43, William J. Shovelton '43, Isaiah, might be open enough to 75th anniversary celebration, its William F. O'Connell '44, John P. hear and see that presence every .

Fall River Alumni Club will honor Cronin '53. day.

Also Fathers John J. Steakem '55, alumni priests of the Fall River Especially today we must rememFrancis L. Mahoney '56, Horace Tradiocese on Sunday, April 18. ber our Scriptures were written to The celebration will begin with vassos '65, Kevin Harrington '72, Stehelp us understand our faith, not phen J. Avila '77 and Gerard A, Hebert 5 p.m.

Mass at St. Mary's Cathe- '77. give us the faith. The Sacred dral, Fall River, concelebrated by Authors presumed we're already Fall River Area Alumni Club experiencing the Lord. If we don't ' Bishop Sean O'Malley, Rev. John officers are Robert Leite, presiF. Cunningham, O.P., president dent; James Donnelly, vice-presireflect on our experiences, this

By FATHER ROGER of Providence College, and alumni dent; Debra Perry Ozug, treasurer; coming week will be wasted. There's monsignori and priests.

KARBAN no reason to listen to God's word John E. Saulino, secretary; Ron Dinner will follow at White's on Cote, past president. ties of which they were a part. in the Bible if we're not listening to the Watuppa, Westport. The proThey, like us, suffered much more God's word in our lives.

All are welcome at the event. gram will include viewing of the Further information (40 I) 865psychologically than physically. college's 75th anniversary' video 2414.

Third, each narrative contains and an awards presentation. passages found in no other narraTo receive Providence College Diative. Though few of us read ScripHO CHI MINH CITY, VietNot in Constitution ture critically enough to pick out nam (CNS) - The Vietnamese mond Jubilee Awards: Monsignori "Sin is no part of the true constiHenry T. Munroe, '50, and John J. such differences, the four accounts edition of the Roman Missal turned Smith, '54, and Fathers John G. Car- tution of any member of the human are as distinct as fouf sets of out to be a best seller once the roll '35, Joseph L. Powers '42, Edward race."-Evelyn Frost fingerprints-if we know what to government allowed its publication. look for. Matthew's narrative, for Six thousand copies of the misinstance, contains two unique sto- sal, which has more than 1,000 ries: the only gospel description of pages bound in a red hard cover Judas' death, and the strange report, with gold impression, were sold of the sealing and guarding of almost immediately. A pocket-size JUNE I â&#x20AC;˘ JUNE 9 '93 Jesus' tomb. edition of the book is planned.

JOIN FR. Bw. CAMPBELL & FR. ISADORE KOWALSKI The two accounts seem to have State control on religious publibeen included because Matthew cations and economic constraints THE SAFE AND CHEAPESf WAY TO THE VILLAGE WHERE wrote for a Jewish community. had prevented the local church THE BLESSED MOTHER IS STILL APPEAlUNG TO His readers would probably ,have from having the missal, promulknown about the potter's cemetery gated by Pope Paul VI in '1970, IVAN, MARIJA, VICKA, AND JOCOV. outside Jerusalem called "Blood printed in the vernacular.

Field." Judas' death was chronicled The current edition was possible not only for its own value, but also by contributions from international pp/dbl as one way to explain this burial Catholic organizations. The New Inclusive All ground's strange name. (Remember Vietnamese Missal was printed at that there's a different interpreta- Le Quan Loc printing press in HO tion in Acts I.) The community Chi Minh City, which belonged to members also had to deal with the church until 1975 when South Jewish relatives and friends who Vietnam fell to the Vietcong. put down their belief in Jesus' Although the press is now under resurrection. They frequently had government control, its director is to refute the claim that the Lord's aJesuit priest, Father Anton Ngudisciples stole his body from the yen Ngoc. tomb sometime between Friday Last year 6,000 copies of the afternoon and Sunday morning. breviary for priests and 5,000 copies In doing so, they eventually deve- of a breviary for religious were loped the unique story of a sealed printed and also sold out in a few and guarded site. weeks. Their success surprised the Matthew included both stories liturgical commission, headed by to make the narrative more releFather Barthelemy Nguyen Son vant to his readers. Jesus, passion, Lam. death and resurrection are wasted "The breviaries were nDt only if not actually experienced by insold to priests and religious, but to dividual Christians. God workmg the faithful as well," Father Nguyen in our lives today is far more said. "Religious books have become , important than God working in very rare." other people's lives yesterday.

The shortage of religious publiThis is why Paul begins today:s cations, particularly the Bible, famous Philippians passage with supports a flourishing black marthe directive, "Your attitude must ket. In Ho Chi Minh City, a Bible be Christ's..." in Vietnamese, Chinese or English Only when we start emptying sells for as much as 150,000 dong ourselves for others will we start (around U.S. $12) ~ about an seeing the value of Jesus' suffer- average worker's monthly salary. ings. By really imitating his death, we'll also join in his exaltation.

Youth to visit patients Five centuries before Jesus, Deutero-Isaiah also knew the imporThe youth group ofSt. Patrick's tance of God being part of his life. parish, Somerset, has donated $50 He expressed his experience in one to the American Cancer Society of the Bible's most important lines: and purchased daffodils for patients ",Morning after morning he [Yah- at the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop weh) opens my ear that I may Home, Fall River. The students hear." Being God's disciple meant will deliver the flowers on a visit to constantly listening to and for the the home April 8.

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6 By DOLORES

Prayer without action isn't prayer ing the rosary for those confined. She told Father Pennington apologetically, "I don't know what's wrong with me. Some days it takes me all day just to say the rosary. "

He uses this example to teach us that the rosary, scripture, spiritual reading, and prayers can all lead us into the presence of God. They are all meditative tools.

While I've suggested centering But there are people who have prayer as a method of deepening used these for years and have not our relationship with God, I want to emphasize that it is by no means reached the closeness to God they the only way to develop spiritual- desire. It is for these I suggest cenity. Father Basil Pennington tells. tering or contemplative prayer. of a woman who had lived a life of This kind of prayer is not meant to love an.d service to others but in replace other forms but to enhance her older years was confined to her them.

One of the chief criticisms and home by ill health.

She lived across from the hospi- dangers of centering prayer is that tal and spent most of the day pray- it can lead us into a selfish "God-

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and-me" Christianity. If that's all it accomplishes, it fails because it does not move us out of ourselves to love and show compassion to others.

Thomas Merton told us that we bring our love for others into our meditation where it is reinforced

by God's love and energizes us to love and care for others more deeply. In other words, love is a spiral. The more we really love and know God in the depths of our being, the more we love all whom God created. And the more we love others, the more love we return to God. M orton Kelsey emphasizes, "What we do with our lives outwardly, how well we care for others, is as much a part of meditation as what we do in the quietness and

turning inward. In fact, Christian meditation that does not make a difference in the quality of one's outer life is short-circuited."

one somewhere has none?" And "Am I willing to be taxed more or to give up some of my comforts so that.others may live decently?"

Jesus, Gandhi and Martin Luther King understood this simple. truth.

They kept their prayer life in order first. Then they addressed injustice, armed with the love of God.

'Love for others cannot be a mere idea or wish for their welfare.

If our prayer doesn't move us to compassion and action in alleviating misery and injustice, it remains a selfish feel-better indulgence.

Jesus referred to such loveas lukewarmness which he spit out of his mouth.

I've noticed that when Catholics get turned onto scripture study and! or centering prayer, they become more active in addressing the needs of the less fortunate.

Even if this behavior isn't specifically taught, it 'seems to spring from the grace received - God's lesson plan, maybe.

Many of us pray that injustice will disappear but we don't take any action to see that it does. We wish that poverty, homelessness, and racism would go away but if there's one clear gospel message, it's that Jesus' followers actively address injustice.

This means courageously dealing with such questions as, "Can a Christian own two coats if some-

What to do when your kids are lying

By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY Dear Dr. Kenny: My husband and I are quite upset. We left our two sons, ages 16 and 13, at a dance last weekend and said we'd pick them up at a certain time later on. They were there when we came to get them, but later we learned that they'd been off somewhere else in a car with older, ~irls.

I feel we have been lied to, and now we can't trust our own chil-

dren anymore. We grounded them indefinitely and said no more dances, but I'm not sure that was the right thing. What can we do? - Illinois You are wise parents to question constantly your parenting strategies. I am not sure that grounding and canceling the dances are the best way to obtain your objectives.

Preventing your sons from going to dances may be eliminating something good. You want to avoid "throwing the baby out with the bath." Dances are generally a healthy place for young men and women to meet and' relate to one another and are probably better

for their growth and maturity than staying home in front of the television set.

The purpose of discipline is to change certain behavior. Punishment is not always the best way.

Causing pain may not accomplish the desired result.

The objective of "good" discipline is not to hurt or to satisfy our parental anger but to accomplish our objective. Stay focused on the outcome you want. As I understand your letter, you want to stop the lying and to make sure that your boys stay at the dance.

Both outcomes can be obtained by using other sources to check.

You don't trust them to tell you

the truth when it's to their advantage to do otherwise. As the old adage wisely states: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

Ask one of the chaperones at the dance to keep an eye on them and to let you know if -they leave.

Tell your sons that you are doing this. Another possibility would be for you to chaperone the dance yourself or to drop in at random during the dance to see if they are there.

Checking up is itself the discipline for lYing. This is what telling a lie cost them: Their parents are no longer willing to take their word.

Someone might object that you

should be able to believe your sons. True enough, but the world does not run on shoulds.

Be sure to continue to believe them in matters where it is not to their advantage to lie. When there is no longer an advantage to lying, they will tell the. truth.

Lying is a difficult matter for parents, who want very much to believe their children. The best discipline is to remove any advantage to a lie by verifying what you need to know independently.

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How popes were chosen in the early church

By FATHER JOHN J. DIETZEN Q. Our Study group recently discussed Catholic teachings about the pope and the papacy. A question none of us knew much about was: How has the pope been eleded or chosen?

F or many centuries there were no such things as cardinals, so there must have been other ways of choosing. C~n you help? (Cali-' fornia) A. No official procedures for

choosing the pope, or bishop of Rome, existed for all practical purposes for more than half of the church's life.

In 1059, Pope Nicholas II decreed that the choice for pope would be primarily in the hands of the cardinals, who were at that time something quite new in the church.

During many centuries before Nicholas, popes, as well as other bishops, were chosen in some manner by the clergy and laity of the diocese.

Exactly how this happened varied. As one would suspect in dealing with positions of such en<irmous religious and political influence, personal power, family prestige and other kinds of leverage commonly played a significant" role in sllch choices.

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Later on, beginning after the death of Charlemagne, the strongest power in saying who would be pope lay in the hands of the Holy Roman Emperor.

For centuries during this period, diocesan bishops were picked by the local king or ruler, on the assumption that he spoke for the people.

Similarly, the emperor claimed to speak for all the people in the Western church in the choice of the bishop of Rome. When these emperors were German, their distance from Rome caused them oftert to cede this power to the local church in Rome.

This in effect simply placed the choice in the hands ofthe powerful families of Rome, who naturally used their power to the fullest.

This made major conflicts between the rights and powers of emperor and pope inevitable. Finally, in the 11th century, Pope Nicholas (10391041) moved to eliminate outside influence in the papal elections.

As one might guess, he didn't erltirely succeed in his goal. Father William Bausch points out in his history of the church ("The Pilgrim Church"): "In fact, the process was simplified because now, all the nobles had to do was to influence the electing of cardinals!"

Papal elections, of course, will never be totally free from outside force,S as long as the church exists among nations and cultures and human beings. But it was a step in a good direction. ' Nearly 140 years later, in 1179, the Third Lateran Council required

a two-thirds majority in a papal election. In 1941, Pope Pius XII made it two-thirds plus one.

In our own generation Pope Paul VI broadly revised the election procedures, including a provision that only cardinals under the age of 80 may vote in the election of the pope.

Pope Paul's procedures remain substantially in effect today. .

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Oscar Hammerstein's sounds of ·music ·By :ANTOINETTE .BOSCO I

A lot of attention is being given the 50th anniversary of the Broadway musical "Oklahoma," the inaugural collaboration of musical geniuses Richard Rogers and Oscar 'Hammerstein II. The famed team went on to create eight more shows:including "Carousel," "The Sound of Music," "South Pacific," "The King and I" and "Flower Drum Song."

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memorable is hard to boildown to a few words: They had real stories.

The music was classy. The onstage visuals were· riveting. And the lyrics spoke ofmatters emerg- ' ing from the heart. .Recentli I had the privilege of ' interviewing Oscar Hammerstein's' son William about his father, who died 33 years ago. ' "He wa~ a very positive person," the 74-year-old Hammerstein said of his father. "He taught me about honesty and the importance of being straightforward. He taught me to respect women."

Oscar Hammerstein's mother died when the future lyricist was 12. She represented to h·im "all that was good in life," said Wil.. liam Hammerstein, who ..believes

that the "strong, dignified" mother superior in "The Sound of Music" was a tribute to his grandmother.

Words written by Hammerstein have sometimes been called social catechism.

As one New York Times writer put it, the Rogers and Hammerstein songs are "secular hymns" that "sweetly but firmly instructed people on the rules of behavior in a world where America knew best, and good triumphed over evil.".

William Hammerstein says it was his father's "infectious optimism" that was so attractive. He says his father believed that the way to love God was to ,love others.

"We belong to one another," . William Hammerstein recalled his

Wouldn't it be great if we could return to the optimism of Oscar Hammerstein, instead of having to No wonder the lyricist could listen to lyrics that tout brutality, write so powerfully about preju- soulless sex and despair, as is the dice, as he did in "South Pacific" case ;.vith so much music today?

Maybe the best reason for the with the memorable "You Have to 50th-anniversary celebration of this Be Carefully Taught" t,o hate. . A recent New York Times arti- composing team's first collaboration is simply to be reminded of cle about the 50th anniversary looked back nostalgically at the' the beautifully simple truth that there is a better way to live. It's heyday of musicals that were called reaching out in love - or "Amer-ica's Happy Talk."

"You'll Never Walk Alone."

Th'e writer .concluded: "The There was one more characterAmerica of Rogers and Hammeristic of his father that William stein - where the good guys won, love conquered all and progress .Hammerstein wanted to call to my was taken for granted - was itself attention.

"For my father," he said, "faith a dream, a golden bubble of postwas always more of a verb than a war hope and confidence that noun." ~Y~P.9(lIJ~d .r\lQte. t.h.a.R.i.t..1;I.\lIS.t.."•• father saying; "the oneness on earth is the same as our oneness with God." .. \

Hope for Webster Dear Editor.

May the peace of our risen Lord be with you. I'm writing this short note to thank you very much for the fine article you published in the Anchor [March 5) about my grandchildren Webster and Ralph. which is really beginning to take root.

Robert Demers. who has a business in Abidjan [Ivory Coast) is trying all he can. through his office there. to locate the children.

All of this was done through your hard work and united efforts.

May God richly bless you and the staff for a job well done.

Thanks a million! Have a happy and blessed Easter.

Mary Nyepon Attleboro

His passion flowed and drizzled on the Cross out in the rain, He conquered every .worldly woe and rose on Sunday morn.

The message of that rising brought hope to all reborn.

The blades of green surrounding me are'like His royal rise, The hope of future days and gorgeous springtime skies.

Jean Quigley Rehoboth

VERY REV. Pierre E. Lachance, OP, prior of the Dominican community at St. Anne's parish, Fall River, has been named Franco-American of the Year by the FrancoAmerican Civic League of Fall River. He will be honored at the league's annual banquet, to' be' held April 18 at White's of Westport.

League president and banquet chairperson Normand Ouellette said tickets are available from committee Nature's Resurrection members or ticket chairman I see the greening lush spreading Ronald Cote, telephone 674over sleeping land; 9326.

My heart begins to pound and leap Father Lachance, a native at sight of grassy band. of St. Anne's parish, Fall These fields have lain abandoned' River, graduated from its to winter's lashing tongue, So sad they looked, their every parochial school and studied song seemed sung. at College de Montreal in But now God's smiled once more Canada before entering the and promised work again; Dominican Order. Ordained I laugh and dance and hope, while to the priesthood in Fall River reaching for my pen.

These hands feel restless now for June 27, 1942, by the late soil's dark hopeful yield Bishop James E. Cassidy, he And I can almost see the corn tall celebrated his golden jubilee in the field. last year.

I wonder why we too must go through winter times in life, He was a seminary profesKnowing little of spring's finery, sor and a missionary in Canfrozen down with strife. ada from 1942 to 1959, then Perhaps we need that cleansing ice returning to his native parish, to reach to deepest bone, where he has served for over forcing heart to fix and stay, no longer rolling stone.

33 years as director of St. Those times of cold and sorrow to Anne's Shrine, with the exbe remembered in the night ception of five years during Somehow bring lustre to every which he was a parochial vicar springtime sight. and director of St. Anne's Our Blessed Lord went through the icy winter pain, School. He has been prior of the Dominican community since 1987. .

Father Lachance conducts a regular charismatic healing ministry at St. Anne's, is involved in pro-life and retreat April 4 1985, Rev. James F. McCarthy, activities and is also historian Retired Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fall and archivist for the parish River and for the Dominican pres1991, Rev. Gaspar L. Parente, Retired Pastor, St. Theresa, Pata- ence there, as well as for area gonia, AZ Franco-American parishes.

April 6 1977, Rev. Msgr. John A. Chippendale, Retired Pastor, St. Patrick, Wareham 1980, Rev. Lorenzo Morais, Retired Pastor, St. George, Westport 1987, Rev. Msgr. William D. Thomson, Retired Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis April 7 1976, Rev. James A. Dury, Chaplain, Madonna Manor, North Attleboro AprilS 1988, Rev. Alvin Matthews, OFM, Retired, Our Lady's Chapel, New Bedford April 9 1919, Rev. Cornelius McSweeney, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Fall River 1965, Rev. Edward F. Dowling, Pastor, Immaculate Conception, Fall River

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By Pat McGowan Help! Birthright of Greater Fall River is practically broke. The organization, which helps unwed mothers and their babies at no cost and which celebrates its 19th year in the Fall River diocese this month, . is on the financial ropes.

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mental style that is Birthright's hallmark. Services included provision of free pregnancy tests, baby and maternity clothes, baby furniture and baby food-and always a listening ear and a kindly heart.

The center provided 478 pregnancy tests last year at a cost of $2.25 each. Add to that the cost of renting and heating office space, even though kept low by a generous landlord, and the $75 a month bill for Yellow Pages advertising and telephone services and it is easy to understand why a standing ad in the Fall River Herald News which cost $115 a month has had to be canceled. Even with every possible economy, it costs about $500 a month to keep the Birthright office open eight hours a week with the aid of 10 volunteers.

The volunteers are kept going by the knowledge of the need, as are workers at six other Birthright centers in the diocese, including one in New Bedford, the city with the highest teen pregnancy rate in Massachusetts, followed by Fall River, with the second highest rate.

Janet Barbelle of Swansea, regional consultor for Birthright and a volunteer in the Greater Fall River office, said that the seven diocesan centers aided some 3200 young women in 1992, more than half the number of the 6000 served by the Commonwealth's total of 17 Birthrights.

Asked what was on their wish list, aside from the pressing need for cold cash, the Somerset group was quick to list more volunteers and every sort of baby and motherto-be need. Greatly appreciated are yard sales and similar fundraising activities organized by parishes and other groups; and a popular undertaking with schools and Councils of Catholic Women is the sponsoring of baby showers with collected gifts going to Birthright mothers. A special fundraiser will take place Sunday, June 13, at Christ the King parish, Mashpee, with Bishop Sean O'Malley in attendance.

And Jason Kenny of S1. Thomas Mare parish, Somerset, has organized STAND, Somerset Youth Against Needless Death, as a Birthright support group; while in the planning stage is a Priests for Life concert such as filled the 850-seat auditorium of Fall River's Bishop Connolly High School in 1991.

Volunteers are not paid but there are intangible rewards, such as a note one young mother sent the woman who had sheltered her d ur-

ing her pregnancy: "Thank you for being the. mother that my own mother would not or could not be." That particular Birthright client has gone on to a successful professional career.

Then there was the scared young girl who came into the office and whispered, "My friend said to come here-you were good." .And a Birthright family who cared for a high school student during pregnancy, then cared for her baby so she could finish her studies and graduate had the joy of seeing her enter a happy marriage into whi.ch her child was lovingly accepted then continue her education to become a registered nurse.

Young women can be secure in the knowledge that what they tell a Birthright volunteer remains completely confidential. "If I see a girl in a mall or on the street, we don't know each other," was the way one worker put it.

Best of all are the calls that come after the arrival of a Birthright baby: "Thank you for my son"; or "I wouldn't have my daughter if you hadn't been here."

It makes the money worries, the late-night emergency phone calls and the hours spent in the Birthright offices richly worthwhile.

All the volunteers ask is the opportunity to continue giving babies the right to life.

You can provide that opportunity.

Addresses and telephone numbers of diocesan Birthright offices follow:

Birthright of Attleboro, 48 Bank St., Attleboro, tel. 226-2220.

Birthright of Falmouth, Homeport Complex, Gifford St., Falmouth, tel. 457-0680.

Birthright of Martha 's·Vineyard, Church and Main Streets, Vineyard Haven, tel. 693-4137.

Birthright of Cape Cod, 10 E. Main St., Hyannis, tel. 771-1102.

Birthright of New Bedford, 398 County St., tel. 996-6744.

Birthright of Taunton, 78 Broadway, tel. 822-2921.

Birthright of Greater Fall River, 1100 County St., Somerset, tel.

675-1561.

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LAYETTE ITEMS and baby toys await young mothersto-be at the Somerset headquarters of Birthright of Greater Fall River. Checking supplies are below, from left, Eleanor Gagnon, Audrey Shott and Joan Drewett. Above, Audrey Shott takes a phone call. (Hickey photos)

Obituaries St. Julie Billiart parish, North Dartmouth.

He died March 26 after a brief illness.

In addition to his work with the Standard-Times, Rosa was for many years a freelance photographer for the Anchor.

Seaman described him as "one of the most even-tempered men I ever knew" and that opinion was shared by those who worked with him at the Anchor, said Father John F. Moore, Anchor editor, who celebrated Rosa's funeral Mass.

"I would call to ask him to go somewhere for a picture, he'd go and take it, and would show up Sunday night at the rectory with the finished prints," said Father Moore in his homily.

Seaman also paid tribute to Rosa's professional expertise which garnered him many awards. "There wasn't a trick in the photo book he didn't know," he declared.

A native and lifelong resident of New Bedford, Rosa was路 a World War 11 veteran. He was active in Damien Council of the Knights of Columbus in Mattapoisett and was a volunteer with ,New Bedford's Market Ministries.

He is survived by his widow, Agnes (Ventura) Rosa; a daughter, Deborah Galvam of New Bedford; a son, Edward Rosa of Cumberland, RI; two brothers; Albert Rosa of Westport and John Rosa of New Bedford; a sister, Celia Colburn of Costa Mesa,' Calif., and grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Sister Mary James路 The Mass of Christian Burial was offered March 27 for Sister Mary James Hill, SUSC, 94, who died March 25 at the retirement home of the Sisters of the Holy Union in Fall River.

An Acton native and the daughter of the late James and Mary J. (McArthur) Hill, she professed first vows March 20, 1924, and final vows Aug. 26, 1929. Her first teaching assignment was in Pawtucket, RI, and subsequently she served at the former St. Jacques School, Taunton, and at St. Michael's School and the former Sacred Hearts Elementary Academy, both in Fall River.

In retirement, she continued to assist at St. Michael's and also aided fellow retirees at Sacred Hearts convent.

She is remembered by parents of her hundreds of pupils over the years for her love and concern for children and for her dedication as a teacher.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

Edward P. Rosa "Hu~or and humility"'marked Edward P. Rosa, said Hank Seaman, a fellow photographer with the veteran cameraman at the Standard-Times of New Bedford until Rosa retired in 1975 after some 30 years of service.

Seaman paid tribute to his friend last Monday at Rosa's funeral at

Sex exploitation of children by tourists condemned VATICAN CITY (CNS) - The Catholic Church must work to expose and break the "conspiracy of silence" about tourism that includes sexual exploitation of women and children, a Vatican official said.

Archbishop Giovanl1i Cheli, president of the Pontifical Council for Migrants and T.ravelers, said bishops' conferences must emphasize the fact that an individual's right to travel must not lead to the denigration or exploitation of poor people at one's vacation destination.

The archbishop spoke at a recent meeting on the sexual exploitation of children. Sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Family, the meeting was held in Bangkok.

Accurate statistics on the number of children and adolescent victims of sexual exploitation have not been compiled, he said. For example, various studies on the situation in Thailand give figures ranging from 20,000 to 800,000.

An accurate study is needed to understand the extent of the problem and to ensure adequate measures "to counter its terrible consequences."

"However," Archbishop Cheli said, numbers are "less important that the actual fact that children are being destroyed in both body and soul."

He cited one study that estimated "three out offive foreigners who visit Thailand will come for sexual reasons."

"The scandal of the trade in

women and children is in practice wrapped in a kind of conspiracy of silence," he said.

Pastoral care in tourism, he said, means not only provid ing for spir-

itual need of tourists, but educating travelers about the moral obligation of respecting the human dignity and culture of the peoples they will visit.

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N un plans new order to serve the poor WASHINGTON (CNS) - Sister Jeanne Mary Guanlao, a 66year-old Philippine nun. lives by the adage that a little bit of kindness goes a long way.

She is so convinced of this that she is forming a new religious order of women in the Philippines whose sole mission is to be kind to the poor.

"I want to let people know that kindness is the only thing that is lasting. All else crumbles," she said.

Sister Guanlao, who recently visited Washington, is no stranger to the poor. As a child growing up in the Philippines she used to give so much food to the poor that her family sometimes had to lock their pantry to be sure they would have food for themselves.

At age 21 she joined the Carmelites, where she spent 18 years before leaving because of illness.

Since then, she hasbeen caring for the homeless "squatters" in any way she can.

Now. the sprightly woman, about 5 feet tall, says she feels ~'stronger than ever" and is filled with determination to help the poorest of the poor and to share with other women her "happiness in being the spouse of Christ."

"My 'mission is not to convert, I'm not even converted' myself," she said with a grin. "What I want to do is show the poor that they are important." , She intends to begin this message at home, by accepting poor and uneducated women into the order. "We are not going to teach the poor; we are going to love them. You don't need an education to do that," she told Catholic News Service during her visit to the V nited States.

The order, Eucharistic Carmelites of Love and Kindness, will be both active and contemplative and will be based in the yet-to-be-built House of Kindness in Angeles, Philippines.

Sister Guanlao has drawn blueprints for the home and last March Archbishop Paciano B. Aniceto of San Fernando blessed its cornerstone. But further progress has been halted by a lack of funds.

Sister Guanlao said she will try to raise the necessary funds'herself because the San Fernando Archdiocese has been financially drained by helping victims from the devastation of Mount Pinatubo's volcanic eruptions in 1991.

Once the House of Kindness is ready, she said, she will have no problem finding women to join her because many have already been asking. She said the building could house 90 women, because "we will sleep on the floor and that will take up less space."

According to Sister Guanlao, the nuns will not have a specialty but rather "an apostolate to abandoned and homeless people, to prostitutes, to the sick ... whatever God wants us todo every moment."

Part of their ministry to the poor will be devoted to what she called "livelihood projects," involving the nuns and unemployed men and women.

Sister Guanlao wants the House of Kindness to be a home with a family atmosphere for the sisters and the local poor.

She acknowledges she has her work cut out for her, but the work, she said, is God's. "I've put it in God's hands," she said.

She said she prayed intensely about the undertaking to be sure it was God's will. She admits that at her age she would not mind remaining hidden, but she can't ignore what she calls "a heart for the poor."

"With the poor I could not be unkind," she says. "That is the gift God has given me."

For information on the House of Kindness, write Ministry of Kindness, cl 01420 Aztec Avenue, Metairie, LA 70005.

Sacred Heart Home Residents of Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford, have a new way to celebrate their birthday in addition to the birthday recognition party held on the last Thursday of each month.

The activities staff now recognizes individuals' special days by presenting a birthday cake and photo button and taking a picture of the one celebrating.

New residents are also recognized by the activities staff. V pon arrival, a new resident's photo is

taken and made into a button to be worn so that he or she can be introduced more easily. The activities staff also familiarizes the new arrival with events and activities at the home.

Yvonne Mello is ombudsperson at Sacred Heart Home. She visits residents weekly, acting as'a spokesperson and a liaison to resolve any problems which might arise:' She is available to residents and families during her weekly rounds or at Coastline Elderly Services.

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SACRED HEART NURSING HOME, New Bedford, administrator Sister Blandine D' Amours, SCQ (left), chaplain Father Paul Price, SS.Ce., and Sisters of Charity of Quebec Superior Sister Lisette Cliche, SCQ, welcome Bishop Sean O'Malley during his March 12 visit to the home. The bishop greeted and blessed residents as he toured the facility.

Invite a friend Easter is just around the corner, and our churches will ,be packed that day not only with the faithful but also with the unchurched.

Heavenly music, Easter lilies and colorful clothing help bring out those who usually show up only at weddings, funerals and Christmas rites.

That's who make up the unchurched, according to pollster George Gallup, Jr.. and 40 percent of all Americans fit that description. Gallup's research also shows that half of the unchurched would welcome an invitation to join a church or a synagog!

Apparently no one has asked them, however, because ihey are still outside looking in. Some 80 percent of those who do enter a church do so as a result of a direct invitation from a friend, relative or interested person.

Total strangers can also be effe'ctive evangelizers. You'd never guess it, but even telemarketing works! Glades Presbyterian church in .Boca Raton, FL, made calls to neighborhood people in one campaign and added 160 members.

Hundreds of thousands of people have been added to church rolls through telephone efforts in more 'than 2,000 congregations serving 190 different denominations

following one such program called "The Phone's for You." Because the unchurched are waiting to be called, one telemarketer said that if you dial 20,000 phones, 10,000 people will answer, and some 2,000 will agree to let you put their names on your mailing list.

What ha-J}PCns when a church lets its members fall away and then works to bring them back is illustrated in this little rhyme which appeared many years ago in the monthly newsletter at St. Elizabeth of Hungary parish, Baltimore, MD: TEN little Christians came to, church all the time; one fell out with the priest and then there were mne.

NINE little Christians stayed up late; one overslept on Sunday, then there were eight.

EIG HT little Christians on their way to heaven; one took the low road and then there were seven.

SEVEN little Christians chirping like chicks; one didn't like the music and then there were six.

S IX little Christians seemed very much alive; one got travelitis and then there were. five. ~ FIVE little Christians pulling for heaven's shore; one stopped to rest a while and then there were four.

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FOV R little Christians, each busy as a bee; one got his feelings hurt and then there were three.

TH R EE little Christians couldn't decide what to do; one couldn't have his way and then there were two.

TWO little Christians (the story's almost done), one of them grew weary and then there was one.

ON E little Christian can't do much, 'tis true, but one brought a friend last Sunday and then there were two.

TWO little Christians each won one more. Now don't you see: You add them up and two times tw,o make four.

FOU R little Christians worked early and late; each of them brought one. Now there were eight.

EIG HT little Christians, if they double as before, in just seven Sundays, we'd have 1,024.

Try it and see what happens when one person invites a friend to church!

Crossing the border for health care

By Ron Pollack Some Americans who travel to Mexico are not lured by white sand beaches or Aztec ruins. They seek something more crucial to their well-being: health care they can afford.

Families VSA sent a team of researchers to talk to Mexican doctors and their American patients to find out what is going on. And we priced prescription drugs at 15 pharmacies on each side of the border.

We found enormous price differences for both drugs and health services.

We found that half the Americans crossing the border actually have health insurance! But even with this coverage, they go to Mexican border-town doctors because their deductibles in the V.S. can be higher than the entire cost of care in Mexico.

For those without insurance, the situation in the V.S. is even

worse. High health prices in the V .S. are such an obstacle for many families that their only hope for care is to head south.

First-time visits to a Mexican doctor, not counting tests and medicine, cost an average of $25.

When we priced out doctors in three U.S. communities along the border, we found an average charge around $65!

Brand name prescription drugs are also more expensive in the V .S. The exact same drugs cost an average of three times more in the V.S. than in Mexico. Some drugs cost as much as six times as much in the U.S. Cardizem, a heart medicine, which costs $ I9.8 I for 30 tablets (60 mg. each) at Walmart in Southern California can be purchased for only $6.12 at Farmacia Del Dios just across the border in Mexicali.

The high prices in American pharmacies are not the druggists'

fault. They are being overcharged by the big drug companies, who sell the same drugs at far more reasonable wholesale prices in other countries.

The vast majority of Americans' who go to Mexico for health care would prefer to be treated in the V.S. But, at American prices, many find they have no real choice. So they wind up driving south across the border when a child is ill, or for routine and preventive care, for dental services and for prescription drugs.

Of the hundreds of Mexican doctors we surveyed in border towns, 99 percent reported seeing American patients.

It's really a disgrace that Americans are forced to go to a foreign country for care. It's time we created a comprehensive and affordable health care system right h,ere in America.

Ron Pollack is executive director of Families USA Foundation

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C'olson says morals lack . causes crIme ,

WASHINGTON (CNS) - The high U.S. crime rate "boils down to" a lack of morality and character, concepts that may "sound quaint today," according to Charles Colson, winner of the 1993 Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion.

"The root of our crime problem ... is the breakdown of individual moral character and the resulting erosion of our character as a people. Neither the liberal solution nor the conservative solution [to crime] reaches this deep:' said Colson, whose seven-month jail sentence for his involvement in Watergate led him to form a prison outreach ministry.

Colson, a Baptist, spoke recently at the National Press Club in Washington. He was named in February to receive the Templeton Prize for his Prison Fellowship, which has a full-time staff and a network of 50,000 volunteers who try to help convicted criminals change their lives by evangelism and practical assistance.

In his speech, he traced the country's moral breakdown to Watergate. In 1974 he pleaded guilty to conspiracy and obstruction of justice. He said when he first came to Washington, he came convinced "nobody could corrupt me."

He also discussed a study by Harvard professors James Wilson and Richard Herrnstein, who determined a chief cause of crime was "the lack of proper moral training among young people during their morally formative years, particularly I to 6."

If the cause is. moral, Colson believes, the solution is moral.

Prisoners need a message of "hope and redemption," he de: dared, saying that Mother Teresa's approach to the sick and dying has served as an example for him.

To her, he said, "those who are dying in the streets," no matter - what their beliefs, "need to die with dignity." The fellowship feels "prisoners are entitled to their God-given dignity:' he said. eNs photo Children don't seem to learn the CHARLES COLSON difference between right and wrong "Y ou are never more dangerous at home or at school, and "the than when you are self-righteous:' drumbeat message of commercials, television and music is to live for he added.

He said his experience of more the moment and go for all the than 17 years dealing with tens of gusto you can," said Colson.

He called the U.S.prison system thousands of inmates confirms what he says various studies have "terminally ill," saying that last shown - that the cause of crime year 856,000 people were incarcannot be traced to poverty or cerated in the United States at a cost of$20,000 per inmate. But the oppression but to moral factors.

Colson referred to a study begun crime rate continues to rise, espein the 1960s by psychologist Stan- cially the rate of violent crime, he ton Samenow and psychiatrist Sam- added, noting that in prison he uel Yochelson. They shared "the witnessed the human cost of crime, conventional wisdom that crime is seeing "men spend most of their caused by environment [and] set days lying on their bunks, their out to prove their point:' and were souls corroding, bodies atrophyastonished that crime was "ex- ing."

"I've never been in a place so plained by people, as they put it, filled with anger, bitterness, desmaking wrong moral choices," Colpair, dejection," he said, adding he son said. was not surprised that up to threefourths of those released commit new crimes within four years of their release.

Prisons serve the purpose, he said, of separating offenders from the rest of society, but the liberal approach of rehabilitation has proved to be "a costly myth," and the conservatives' "deterrent theory [00 'lock them up and we'll scare people out of crime' doesn't work either."

What's needed, he said, is a balance: tough laws to lock up "truly dangerous people" in "humane facilities"; and alternative sentencing for nonviolent offenders such as to work camps or community services.

Polish immorality concerns pope freedom in Poland, even at the risk oflosing its traditional popularity.

It was the second time in a week that he had expressed deep concern about the direction of Polish society following communism's demise.

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Church aid needed to reduce maternal deaths ROME (CNS) -- A leading Catholic obstetrician says the church should take a more active role in alleviating the "scandalous" maternal mortality rate in the Third World.

One helpful step would be creation of a Catholic institute of health for mothers and children, which would try to bolster the church's declining presence in maternal health, said Dr. Robert Walley, a professor at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

Walley is a consultor for the Pontifical Council for Pastoral Assistance to Health Care Workers and runs a safe motherhood project four months of the year in Nigeria. He recently met with Vatican officials to promote his initiatives.

World health experts estimate that between 500,000 and I million mothers die annually from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth - 99 percent of those in the developing world.

"Maternal mortality is a disaster, and it cries out for something to be done. It doesn't get a lot of publicity because these women don't die all together - they die alone in small villages out of sight, often in great fear and agony," Walley said.

With maternal death, survival chances decrease dramatically for children left behind, he said. Families often disintegrate in the aftermath of a mother's death, so the social repercussions are also tremendous, he said.

Wally said that for every such death, it is estimated that 10 to 15 women suffer long-term health damage such as obstetric fistulae.

This condition, which has all but disappeared in the developed world, affects hundreds of thousands of young women in Africa.

The tragedy is that most cases of maternal death and illness cottkl be prevented with proper treatment, but "the world has little care for motherhood," Walley said.'

The church should be in the front lines when it comes to promoting health care for mothers, he said. But that's where a deeper problem comes in: Catholic obstetricians are "going the way of the dinosaurs," he said.

Walley blames the declining Catholic presence in reproductive health care on what he calls "the abortion asteroid," which has caused Catholic obstetricians and gynecologists to be "frozen out" of the profession. ' For the young Catholic doctor or nurse it is "professional suicide" to enter obstetrics or gynecology, he said. They are routinely requested to do abortions and sterilizations and if they do not, they do not get referrals, he said.

In m~ny' countries, the numbers of doctors trying to implement church teaching ,in 'obstetrics and gynecology,has dwindled to a handful, he said. In the next generation, the situation is going to become much worse, he said.

He said he feels the church has not given enough support to Catholic doctors and nurses, thus he has suggested that the Vatican sponsor an international meeting of Catholic obstetricians.

He pointed out that if the church, one of the largest global providers

of health services, wants to resist abortion and sterilization as automatic answers to women's problems, it must regain its leadership role in maternal and reproductive health care.

Establishing an international institute of maternal health, he said, would give the church needed professional influence in research, teaching and program evaluation.

He also suggested that local churches set up women's care centers to help fill the void caused by the closing of Catholic obstetric units. But implementing such programs would require courage and innovation by local Catholic health professionals, and moral support from the highest church authorities, Walley emphasized.

U.S. Vatican embassy getting smaller quarters ROME(CNS)- To save money TOKYO BRIDAL ATTIRE designer Yumi Katsura and increase efficiency, the U.S. displays the handwoven chasuble and matching miter she Embassy to the Holy See will presented last week to Pope John Paul II. The vestment move into smaller quarters once features a red inset on which Polish flowers are embroiused by the Russian diplomatic dered. (eNS/ Reuters photo) delegation to the Vatican. an embassy official said.

Political officer Damian Leader said the State Department signed a lease forthe building near Rome's VATICAN CITY (CNS) -Although she is not Catholic, noted Circus Maximus in mid-March.

Japanese bridal-attire designer Yumi Katsura admires Pope John Leader,said the move was in no Paul II and wanted to make something specialfor him. way a sign of downgrading the So during a private meeting last week, she presented one of her U.S. Embassy to the Holy See. He creations to the pope: a chasuble of hand-woven silk and real gold explained that staff cuts made thread with a red inset on which Polish flowers are embroidered. under the Bush administration "I would like to see him wear it at a big occasion," Ms. Katsura, mean the embassy needs less space. speaking through an interpreter, told Catholic News Service after The building will undergo a the audience. ' security check and some remodelIn designing her wedding gowns, Ms. Katsura has studied Westing before the staff moves from its ern styles, including liturgical vestments. Although designing present site on Via Aurelia. chasubles is far from her normal work, she previously made one The new quarters will have to be for a chaplain. secure "physically and electroniMs. Katsura said she had no way of guessing how much the cally," Leader said. Theft of office pope's new vestment and the matching miter would be worth. It equipment is seen as a greater took traditional Japanese artisans two years to assem,ble. danger than bugging, he added, "I would never make another t,o sell," she said. saying he hopes the new building The day before the presentation, Ms. Katsura was given a will be ready for occupancy by close-up look at other papal vestments kept at the Vatican.

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She made her presentation to the pope in a small meeting room In addition 'to an ambassador' after his weekly general audience. and three V.S. foreign service "He was impressed with the beau~iful colors," she said. Ms. officers, the embassy staff has two Katsura came to Rome specifically to make her gift. "I admire him U.S. secretaries, four other staffers very much," she said. and three drivers.

The Bush administration had cut a U.S. Information Service officer's position and that of a secretary. The information service ROME (CNS) - Pope John forced the communist government officer at the V.S. Embassy to Paul II's visit to Albania will mark to resign.

Italy now covers both embassies. the "renaissance of religion" in a "I was surprised. I thought the country which was officially athe- young generation which grew up ist a few years ago, said the spirit" under communism would be very ualleader of Albania's newly emerg- indifferent. But they are very VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope ing Catholic community. interested in religion," ArchJohn Paulll thanked members of "It's not short ofa miracle" that bishop-designate M irdita. the Knights of Columbus for their Albanians have retained their reliIn 1967 Albania proclaimed itself efforts to promote higher moral gious feelings after decades of com- "the world's first atheistic counstandards in family and public life. munism, said Archbishop-desig- try," he said.

"I wish to encourage you to con- nate Rrok, K, Mirdita. 53, of "N 0 public manifestations of tinue in this endeavor, knowing Durres-Tirana, religion were allowed. Any kind that the greatest service you can He was interviewed in Rome was risky," he added. render to others, especially to the where he had come for talks with The pope's visit will be "treyoung, is to teach and promote a Vatican officials. The pope plans mendous." he said. way of life in harmony with our to visit Albania April 25 to ordain "He is the first pope to visit dignity as God's beloved children," four bishops, including ArchbishopAlbania. The very fact that he is the pope said during a recent audesignate Mirdita, an ethnic Alban- coming helps to encourage peodience with 150 V.S. knights. ian born in Yugoslavia who worked ple." he said. for 20 years in the archdiocese of Government officials estimate New York. that 11-12 percent of the cur'rent The episcopal ordinations of 3.3 million population is Catholic. bishops will reestablish a hierarchy Archbishop-designate M irdita in a country which came under was born in the Yugoslav republic communist rule in 1945 and de- of Montenegro in the city of Klezna. clared all religious activity illegal Ordained in 1965. he went to New in 1967. Religious liberty was res- 'York in 1973 to work in a parish tored after a 1991 general strike for Albanian immigrants.

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NEW YORK (CNS) - The Catholic Medical Mission Board will start a program in Lithuania for babies with neurological problems.

Program coordinator Michael D. McCarthy said in a New York interview that the agency would send two American therapists to Lithuania this month.

McCarthy said suitable candidates will take an eight-week certification course and will then operate clinics as training centers for workers from other countries of the former Soviet V nion.

The program will be sponsored locally by an agency set up by former President Vytautas Landsbergis, named for him and headed by his wife, Grazina. '.

In a letter to the mission board she wrote: "For almost 50 years, our nation was sovietized and dehumanized.

The fate of handicapped children born into such a society was a brutal one. They were hidden, ignored, abused .... The introduction of neurodevelopmental therapy techniques to our country will be an invaluable contribution not only to the progress of the infants themselves, but towards the progress of our society as a whole," The U.S. therapists will train the Lithuanians in a technique which seeks by early intervention to reduce or eliminate severe speech disorders and retardation for children born with neurological handicaps.

McCarthy also reported that enough pneumonia vaccine for 85,000 people had been donated to the mission board by the Merck pharmaceutical company, and was shipped to Lithuania in insulated iced cartons.

Fuel sho'rtages have made for cold houses in Lithuania, McCarthy said, and there have been numerous deaths from pneumonia. The Merck vaccine was designated for people especially at risk: young children, the elderly and people with other diseases.

Last year. the mission board sent Lithuania vaccines for measles and mumps and rubella, McCarthy said.

Lithuania has become the largest recipient of Catholic Medical Mission Board aid. Of $19.8 million worth sent to 45 countries in the last fiscal year, Lithuania got $6.3 mi-llion, far more than any other country. Next largest were Angola, EI Salvado and Hungaryeach receiving a little over $1 million.

Pope to Jamaica KINGSTON, Jamaica (eNS)Pope John Paul II wil1 visit Jamaica for two days in August, the Jamaican government has announced.

A Vatican official said the plan for the August trip was to spend Aug. 9-11 in Jamaica, Aug. 11-12 in the Mexican Yucatan,and Aug. 12-15 in Denver for World Youth Day activities.

The official said thepope would return to Rome Aug. 16 and remain in Italy until early September, when he is expected to travel to the Baltic nations.

The Jamaica and Mexico stops were originally planned.as part of the pope's October 1992 trip to the Americas, but were dropped from the schedule after the pope underwent intestinal surgery in July.

His visit to Jamaica will be the first by a pope.

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PARTICIPANTS in March 25 Pro-Life Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral. (Hickey photos)

Annunciation Mass· recalls gift of life Continued from Page One There is a pattern, the bishop said, of "the prayed-for child and despair that it would ever happen."

But Elizabeth. "an old lady, conceivcs a child." demonstrating that nothing is impossible with God. God's "greatest intervention" of this kind is the Annunciation, the bishop continued. "Jesus had no earthly father; Mary is overshadowed by the Holy Spirit not in an act of generation but creation and sanctification. Mary freely accepts God's plan. She gives of herself with faith and love. The new life, the child ... is the fruit ofGod?s love for us."

The Annunciation is a "feast of faith" because it acknowledges that "our God has become our brother," said Bishop O'Malley. "The Word is made flesh, our Savior is coming into the world and will never leave us."

Everything in the material world "has taken on new meaning [and) sacredness" because "God has broken into our history."

Mary's pregnancy is testimony to the paramount sacredness of human life. the bishop continued, describing the scene at the Visitation. Mary's greeting of her cousin Elizabeth.

"John the Baptist leapt for joy in his mother's womb in t~e presence of the unborn Christ. What does that tell us about when life begins"!"

"From our mother's womb. God knows us and loves us," Bishop O'Malley emphasized.

Human life is increasingly "cheapened" as "a growing number of Americans don't see abortion as a moral problem but just a surgical intervention," the bishop continued.

The most common reason for the "terrible choice" to abort a child is convenience. he said. He cited a Washington Post article which acknowledged most abortions arc performed on women ages 20 to 29 who believe a bahy would interfere with school. work or other concerns. Seven percent ga"e poor health as a reason and one percent cited rape or incest.

"The arguments of abortion advocates," said the bishop, are always couched in "the most dramatic terms possible:" surely an abortion cannot he denied to '''the II-year-old girl who is mentally handicapped, poverty-stricken, has

been raped and has German measles and who already has three children!'

"But what they are really advocating," the Bishop continued. "is license to the 1.6 million plus abortions that take place every year."

"Abortion is a religious issue: thou shalt not kill," Bishop O'Malley said bluntly. "It is also a political and civic issue: we believe in civil rights," life foremost among them.

The Church docs not want to be labeled "anti anything," he said.

"We are .li)I" values, community. marriage. children. life. We pledge to help those in need, and to promote adoption as an alternative to abortion."

This is "a wond~rful message for the world." he continued. "and it is not fanaticism or anti-woman. but

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Just as Mary's yes to God's pia n at the Annunciation "changed her life and the course of history," we are asked "to say yes to God and yes to life to make our God'a little more present and visible in today's world." said Bishop O'Malley.

In the course of his homily. the bishop also explored the reason the Annunciation feast is celebrated March 25.

In the Middle Ages, he said. it was believed to be the anniversary of creation. Later it was considered to be the date of the crucifixion.

But the most logical reason. "and mv favorite one." said Bishop O'Mall~\. "is that March 25 is nine months before Decemher 25!"

BISHOP O'MALLEY blesses crowd at Pro-Life Mass. (Hickey photo)

time I will pray his 'mother will give him the most precious gift of all, the gift of life.

Everyone has something on earth to accomplish. This unborn child that may be killed has a purpose in the world. Will he be able to complete the purpose that God has given him here on earth? Who knows if this baby could grow up and develop a cure for AI DS or a solution for other problems we have today? How will we know, if he is aborted?

If the mother feels she is unable to properly care for the child she can give him up for adoption. There are many couples who are not capable of giving the gift of life'.

These couples could raise the child with proper care and values.

I believe God answers prayers. For the nine months this child is preparing for birth, I am praying that life will not be denied him and I hope many other people will pray for all the other unborn children.

Similar "spiritual adoption" programs have been held at other diocesan parishes, including St. Bernard's, Assonet, St. Dominic's, Swansea and St. Patrick's, Somerset.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) - A public denunciation by Pope Pius XII of Nazi war atrocities against Jews would have sparked more repression, said a Vatican background paper presented at a recent Catholic-Jewish meeting. "Where the Nazi machine 'was already organized for oppression, the screw would have been turned even more tightly," said the paper. This position was shared by the Allies and the International Red Cross, it said. "Those engaged in humanitarian work were agreed that the results in terms of human lives were more important and urgent than the manifestation of public indignation," it said.

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Students "adopt" unborn babies Among those attending the diocesan pro-life Mass March 25 at St. Mary's Cathedral were con.firmation students from SS. Peter and Paul parish, Fall River. In January, 30 of the class's 40' members signed up for a voluntary program through which each participant is pr.aying for an unknown baby in danger of abortion. Each student names his or her "adopted" baby and wears a "Precious Feet" pro-life pin, whether on a collar or a baseball cap.

A number of parents and friends have joined the students' venture, and each month the group is given an update on the developm'ent of the unborn baby.

Jennifer Rocha spoke on behalf of the class at the pro-life Mass, reading the following essay: I spiritually adopted a baby because it's one way I can help an unborn child. I am totally against abortion. I feel it is another form of murder.

In just one month after conception my baby is 10,000 times bigger. By the twentieth .day he developed the foundation of his brain, spinal cord and nervous system. By the twenty-first day his heart began to beat and he could pump blood through his own circulatQIy system.

My baby is most vulnerable to abortion in the second month of his life. At this

for vocations in "those societies dominated by a climate of secularization, in which the spirit of this world hinders the action of the Holy Spirit so that the seed sown in the hearts of the young either does not take root or does not grow."

The pope prayed that Latin-rite priests and }aithful "may not fall into doubt or sow doubts in others or become - God forbid! - supporters of different choices and of a different kind of spirituality for the priestly life and ministry."

Archbishop Sepe noted a decrease in requests by priests seeking dispensations from the obligation of celibacy. The number of such requests was '482 in 1991 and 444 in 1992, he said.

At the same time, the number of men earlier granted such dispensations who now are requesting rein, tegnltion into the priesthood is increasing, he said. He did not have exact figures on the number of such requests.

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in our schools St. James-St. John Sixth- and seventh-graders from ing Ethan Allen (Nathaniel MonSt. James-St. John School, New teiro) and George Washington Bedford, re'cently attended New (Sean McCormack).

Bedford Regional Vocational After reviewing testimony and Tech's annual Vocational Educa- evidence, the five jurors found tion Week exhibit at Carney Arnold guilty.

Academy. Several 1992 graduates Science Fair ofSJSJ attend New Bedford Voke, Seventhand eighth-graders and the younger students were curious to see what they are studying. presented science fair projects last , Seventh grade social studies month. Judges were chemistry students recently took part in a department faculty and students mock trial of Benedict Arnold at University of Massachusetts(played by Ryan Medeiros), "Dartmouth, including SJSJ gradaccused of treason against the uates Jason Green and Patrick Kenny.

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Eighth grade winners were The trial, at which Ivonilde Rafael was judge, included three- Michelle Guill1eault, first place for member prosecuting and defense "The Effect of Food on Blood teams and five witnesses, includ- Sugar Levels," and Philip Pereira, second for "Chemistry Kinetics."

Honorable mention went to AnMontie Plumbing thony Signorella, Chantal Souza and Danielle Bill.

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A WARD WINNERS: At St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven, Father Patrick Killilea, SS.Cc., pastor, congratulates school bookkeeper Theresa Pawelczyk, who was honored for 10 years of service with the St. Joseph Medal, presented during a St. Joseph's Day liturgy. Right, science fair award winner Matthew Jarvis.

St. Joseph's School Matthew Jarvis, a seventh-grader at St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven, earned a certificate and first place gold medal at the 32nd Annual Rensselaer Region III Science Fair held March 12 to 14 at Bristol Community College, Fall River.

His project, "Can I Design an Aerodynamically Superior Paper Airplane?" also earned the Tom Cahill Award for the highest scoring project at the fair and a digital watch given the entrant who best applied the scientific method.

St. Joseph's will receive a plaque listing Tom Cahill award winners to be kept at the school until next year's science fair.

Other St. Joseph's School participants in the regional fair were seventh-graders Anthony Bakarat and Catherine Cortese and eighthgradersJ,ason Galary, Corey Reidy and Joel Salituri. Salituri won a certificate of merit from the Southeastern New England Society for Med,ical Technology for his project, "Bacteria-The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly."

By Tom Lennon What's the right amount of sleep?

Some people can get by on six hours a night. Others require eight to 10 hours. In general, teens rec quire more rather than less sleep since they are still growing.

Recently, Ibecame aware of one teen's struggle with sleep - or the lack of it - when I bicame ill with a high fever ~nd had to go to my neighborhood, clinic for medical help. , I,n the waiting roc;>m I saw Teri, the 17-year-ol~ daughter of my friend Elaine. Teri had strep throat, and at first she seemt;d, rather subdued. .

While her mother sat busily reading a mag<,lzine, Teri told me how she had probably cqme by her infection.

"It was a wild weekend," Teri said. "Last Friday the party went ,on all night, and it was just great.

But, I didn't get. home until, 5 , o'clock in the m9rning. ") got up around 9 a,m. because I ha9 to be at school for a rehearsal of 'West Side ,Story.' ·Then at 2 o'clock in, the afternpon a bunch, of us went ice skating. We were on the river about four hours.

"Later, in the middle of supper, Gina called up,and wanted me to stay at her house that night after we went. to ,a movie with some friends. Afterthe movie we watch~d

a video, and then talked till about 3 in the morning."

Teri's throat must have begun to hurt more than ever, because she suddenly concluded her chronicle with: "I think that whole weekend I got about nine hours sleep."

Teri's mother Elaine could 'keep silent no longer. "And you really got run down, got ,a strep throat and are going to miss several rehearsals!" , Bu't I'm sure Teri didn't have to be told that having a good time was not her problem. She knew her problem was losing valuable sleep in the unreasonable quest for a good time.

Yet, who wants to sleep when there's party going on? 'Or ~hen friends are skating? Or ~hen there's a' rehearsal to go I'a? Or when friends are going to a movie? .

There are' so many things to do that sleep seelT).s a waste of ti'rrie.

Nevertpeless:',lif~ go~s bett~r with the right am,ount of sl~ep.. It's not th~t you should never stay up late, ' ' , ' But Teri righ;tly sensed she had bt;eri exces~,iv.e. to, the point Qf endange,ring her health. She knew she was doing something wrong.

The right ambuntof sleep will not ,only help to keep you in good physical health, it will- also'promote your emotional health: '

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A lip-sync co'ntest and the appearance of a mime made for two very different performances at Taunton Catholic Middle School last month.

Teacher and mime Scot Cannon performed the skit "We Can," which shows students how to deal with the everyday problems teenagers confront.

The 45-minute prese'ntation shows "a day in the life of' Canon's character as he is blasted out of bed by an alarm clock, dreads a homework assignment, struggles to get his locker open, eats a rubbery lunch and confronts problems on the school bus.

The need for self-esteem was emphasized throughout the humorous and evocative program.

Afterward, Cannon removed his 'makeup to speak with students.

The performer, who' has background in pantomine, community theater, and television, was a music teacher for 12 years and is also a triathlete.

Students and faculty recently competed in a performance of a different kind: the second annual lip-sync contest offered by teacher Susan Lopes. \ Justin Gordon, Vladimir Negron, Jared and Steven Monast and Maureen Hamel earned the grand prize for their performance of "End of the Road."

First prize went to Talia Bourque, Diane DeMatos and Kathleen George for "I'm Gonna Always Love You;" second prize to Adam Cardoza for "Runaround Sue;" and third to Heather Baylies and Jessica Caldwell for "Les Poisson."

Overall there were eight acts in the junior division (fifth- and sixthgraders) and five acts in the senior division (seventh- and eighthgraders). .

Faculty offered performances based on the movie "Sister Act," and special non-judged performances were given by Dan Thompson and Susan Lopes as Kenny Rogers, and Dolly' Parton singing "Islands in the Stream" and' by Roland and Gail Chailifoux as Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand singing "You Don't Bring Me Flowers Anymore."

Judges were Maryann Smith, Denise Foley and Rhonda Arguin.

Roland Chalifoux was master of ceremonies and Joshua Monast managed the stage crew.

The entire performance was videotaped and dedicated to sixthgrader Jill Rose, who is seriously ill.

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, You'll be ,less inclined to have angry outbursts. And'what probI~ms you have willlikely'weigh less heavily on you., Y9u'1l feel more capable in dealing with life, and you're likely to do better in the classroom. " " , . Long ago, the value .and pleasUl:e of sleep was fully appreciated

by William Shakespeare :in 'his play "Macbeth." The murderous Macbeth could, no, longer sleep because 'of the terrible deeds he had committed.

The troubled Macbeth referred to sleep as the "balm of hurt minds" great nature's second course" and "chief ,nourisher in life's feast." , ,'. ,', Macbeth was' right. Sleep is all that'and more, as anyone suffering from insomnia will tell you. So let's'hear it for sleep - in the'right amount: . '

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Bishop Stang The legal community of Southeastern Massachusetts will memorialize Stanley Stankiewicz through the dedication and naming of the Bishop Stang High School baseball field, which will be refurbished through the North Dartmouth school's capital campaign.

Stankiewicz, an avid baseball player and president of the Stang Class of 1969, graduated from the University of Massachusetts and Suffolk Law School. He worked in the Clerk's Office in Bristol County Superior Court until 1981 , when he joined the District Attorney's Office. He died in 1989 at age 37 from a heart attack. H is wife, Jane, is also a Stang alumna.

Representatives of the local legal community plan to be present when the first ball is thrown on the new memorial field.

As part of the campaign to refurbish the field, the planning committee will hold a Spring Bash 8 p.m. to midnight tomorrow at the United Fisherman's Club in ·New Bedford. Information: alumni office, 993-8959.

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GOOD FRIDA Y WALK: Youth and their advisors from St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, take to the streets in their Good Friday Walk last year. They plan to repeat the event on April9 to benefit the Missionaries of Charity in New Bedford; the Mississippi Delta area health and welfare program Sharing; and Project Amen, which provides food and medical care to the poor in Ayacucho, Peru. The five-mile walk begins at 9 a.m. at the church and all are welCome to walk or sponsor walkers. Afterward, the youth group members will present a Living Stations of the Cross in the church. For information call the rectory at 673-7831.

Bishop Connolly High Scho'ol Bishop Connolly High School students Michael Charkowski of Fall River and Stephanie Schuller of Portsmouth, RI, were members of a winning delegation at the Region One Junior Achievement Conference (ROJAC) held recently in the Catskill Mountains, New York.

The three-day event offered seminars, lectures, guest speakers, competitions and free time activities for student delegations from all over the Northeast. The Fall River/New Bedford group was chosen' as the best delegation in Division I (less than II delegates).

Charkowski and Miss Schuller have been involved in Junior Achievement throughout their years at 'the Fall River high school.

The program has afforded them exposure to real-world finance, accounting, marketing and managerial situations. They have also had the opportunity to make contacts with local, national and international business people.

"JA is great, because it is real business," Charkowski said, "yet you don't have to take the risk that real business' people take."

Over the pa,st five years. Charkowski has held a variety 'of positions in his student 'company a~d he was als9, a ROJAC planning committee member.

Miss Schuller, ROJAC delegation leader, was previously named Outstanding Woman of the, Year and was a member of a' Company of the Year.·· ' This year, she said, the group's motivation for its first-time win of best delegation was to prove that a merger between New Bedford and Fall River Junior Achievement would be beneficial.

She fe,els that the merger of the groups symbolizes how JA unites young people without racial prejudice. . , Both students feel their J A experiences might prompt them to careers in business. .

Students of the Month Seniors Kathleen Mary Abrams of Somerset and Christopher Michael Moniz of Tiverton, RI, are March Teenagers of the Month.

M iss Abrams is a member of the National Honor Society. yearbook staff and student government (as secretary) and is captain of the cross country and track teams.

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Moniz is a participant in baseball. ski club and ski team. and the Student Trainer Corps and is a member of the yearbook staff.

Jen Azevedo and Lenny Moniz, both of Westport, are Athletes of the Month.

M iss Azevedo, captain of the girls' ski race team, was the team's number one racer and helped lead the squad to a third place finish for the season.

Moniz was goaltender for the school's state champion hockey team. Saip Coach Mike Relihan, "Lenny has been positive since the first day. This has helped the rest of the team. Both on and off the ice, ... no one has worked harder than this young man."

Sports and Activities Lacrosse will be offered as a new coed club sport at Conn,olly this spring. , Hockey defenseman John Ruel has been named to the Boston Herald AII-ScholasticTeam. while Coach Relihan has been named Division III Coach of the Year.

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State Senator Thomas Norton recognized by state proclamation that Connolly is the first Fall River high school to win a state championship in hockey. He has invited the team to the State House for a tour and a following dinner.

The Cougars have been named to the Boston Globe Top 20 state hockey teams list, encompassing teams from Divisions lA, I, II and III. Connolly earned one of only 12 spots for the more than 400 non-Division IA teams.

Mike Donnelly of Somerset and Jen Osbourne of Tiverton, RI, have run their way into the Connolly record books at the All-New England Indoor Track Meet at Boston University.

Both finished fourth in their respective two-mile races,' marking the best finishes ever by Connolly athletes in the event.

Both students are Eastern Athletic Conference all-stars and Donnelly is State Class D champion.

~Academy The office of continuing ed'ucation at'Stonehill College, North An extensive display of projects Easton, will offer an Adult Educareflecting various countries and tion Infor'mation Night 6:30 p.m. cultures makes up the Dominican April 15 for adults thinking about Academy, Fall River, social stureturning to school. dies fair, assembled by students The meeting, to be held in the under the direction of Marianne Joseph W. Martin Institute for Rego, Pamela Chretien, and Sister Law and Society, will address such Irene Comeau, SSJ. Projects have topics as juggling time, work and been judged on content, presentastudies; study skills; choosing tion and visual display, with courses; and financing part-time , winners to receive their awards at education. For information call an assembly today.

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Sister Comeau has received a The college honors program will reading project grant from the sponsor a lecture and musical proProvidence Journal for fifth-grade gram by professor Albert Cullum, and kindergarten students to work "The Ham and Eggs of Opera," 7 together in creating "Fables Rep.m. April21 in the Martin Institold." tute auditorium. Professor Cullum r-ach fifth-grader teamed with a is a member of the education dekindergartener to re-write and ilhipartment" at Stonehill. Forinforstrate one of Aesop's fables. The mation call 230-1243. grant was used for materials to Jeff Jacoby, chief editorial wricreate the students' books and to ter for the Boston Herald, will purchase a set of "Fables from speak as part of the "Is Congress Aesop" for the school library.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Apr. 2,1993

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Ultreya 7:30 tonight, R. E. center.

Mass will be offered for the poor and hungry 6 p.m. April5, followed by a paperbag supper in parish center.

ST. JOAN OF ARC, ORLEANS Penance service with opportunity for individual confessions 7:30 p.m.

April 5.

ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Lenten penance service following 7 p.m. Mass April 7. Four confessors will be available for individual confessions.

LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Fathers Ray Vaillancourt and Joe Gosselin will lead a Seder meal 7: 15 p.m. April 5. Holy Week schedule: confessions I to 2:30 and 4:30 to 6 p.m. April 5 through 7. No confessions Holy Thursday to Easter S unday. Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper 7 p.m. April8. Good Friday services will be Spanish Way of the Cross 10 a.m. followed by liturgy; English Way of the Cross (outdoors) 12: 10 p.m.; Passion service 3 p.m.; Passion play 6:30 p.m.

Easter Vigil Mass 8 p.m. April 10.

Easter sunrise service 6 a.m. Aprilll followed by Mass in chapel. Information: 222-5410.

DIABETES ASSOCIATION, FR Diabetes Association of Greater FR will hold Parent Education Day 9 a.m. to noon April 3, Clemence Hall, St. Anne's Hospital, FR. ST. PATRICK, WAREHAM Young people of the parish will present Living Stations of the Cross 7 tonight.

ST. PATRICK, FR Parish mission with Father Bruce Neylon,7 p.m. April 5,6 and 7, lower church.

ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO Holy Week Triduum with Father Matthew Morry of Providence College 7 p.m. April 5,6 and 7, main church. Sessions include Mass, sermon and opportunity for confession. Unwrapped gifts for newborns will be collected at Easter Sunday Masses. Healing service and Sunday Mass with Father William T. Babbitt 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

SACRED HEART, N. ATTLEBORO Bishop O'Malley will celebrate 10:30 a.m. Palm Sunday liturgy beginning with blessing of palms in front of school and procession. Youth group Easter egg hunt will follow Mass.

ST. LAWRENCE, NB Tenebrae service 7 p.m. April 7.

ST. ANTHONY of the DESERT, FR Exposition of Blessed Sacrament 8 p. m. Holy Thursday, April 8, to 8 a.m. Good Friday, SI. Sharbel .Chapel, 300 North Eastern Ave. ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Vincentian food collection takes HEALTH CARE SEMINAR: Presenters in a March 25 place this weekend. Grade 6 CCD program "Health Care: Rights and Responsibilities" at Stonestudents will enact Stations of the hill College, North Easton, were, from left: Father Robert A. Cross in mime 7 tonight.

Oliveira, diocesan director of continuing forma~ion of clergy D. of I. St. Patrick's Circle Daughters of and laity; Sister Patricia Vandenberg, CSC, MHA, president/ Isabella meeting 7 p.m. April 14, Old CEO of Holy Cross Health System Corp., South Bend, IN; Town Hall, Somerset. Eleanor Gagnon of Birthright will speak, and James M. Dawson, MHA, president/ CEO of St. Anne's Hosbaby items will be collected for pital, Fall River; Gerard Desilets, state commissioner of legisdonation. Vice regent Trish lsserlis lation and policy; Kenneth J. Branco, MSW, PhD, Stonehill will collect foodstuffs for local soup kitchen. K. ofe. and D. of I. members associate professor of sociology; and Craig S. Higgins, M HA, will attend 9 a.m. Mass April 18 at PhD, Stonehill chairman of health care administration.

St. Thomas More Church, Somerset, Seminar topics included roles in health care of church, followed by breakfast. Mrs. lsserlis will attend D. of I. state convention government, aging, economics and prevention. (Bauman April 23 to 25 in Danvers. photo) ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Youth ministry will perform Living Stations of the Cross 7 p.m.

150 students from 14 diocesan poster contest, topics were: "HelpApril 7, church. elementary and high schools en- ing grandparents" for grade 4; CATHEDRAL CAMP, tered an essay and poster contest "How to help a sick friend" for E. FREETOWN held in conjunction with the recent grade 6, and "Identifying health St. John Neumann, E. Freetown, forum, "Health Care: Rights and care concerns" for grade 8. confirmation retreat April 3. St. Winners were Kerry Beth LeathResponsibilities," at Stonehill ColJean Baptiste, Fall River, graduaerwood of St. Anne's School, Fall lege, North Easton. tion retreat April 5.

River; Laura Cabral, Dominican First-place winner in the essay O.L. ASSUMPTION, contest was Colleen Murphy of Academy, Fall River; and Ryan OSTERVILLE Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taun- Tracey, St. Joseph's School, New Father George Winchester will Bedford, Each received a $50 savton. She received a $50 savings conduct ladies' day of recollection on the Holy Week Triduum begin- . bond and video material for the ings bond.

All posters are on display at ning with 10 a.m. Mass April 6. high school.

Information: 428-1849.

For the elementary students' Stonehill College.

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Holy Week Schedule PALM SUNDAY: APRIL 3-4

HOLY THURSDAY: APRIL 8

The Solemn Blessing of Palms will take place at the 4:00 P.M. Vigil Mass.

Palms will be distributed at all the weekend Masses.

7:00 P.M. Concelebration of the Lord's Supper.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow until midnight.

MONDAY: APRIL ,5

GOOD FRIDAY: APRIL 9

7:00 A.M. and 12:10 P.M. Mass 7:15 P.M. Parish Penance Service

3:00 P.M. The Liturgical celebration of the Passion and Death of the Lord.

It will include the distribution of Holy Communion and Veneration of the Cross.

TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY: APRIL 6, 7 Masses will be offered at 7:00 A.M. and 12:10 P.M.

With Durfee Hilltop reports

by Bob Accetullo and Sheila Freitas In what is believed a first for a bishop ofthe Fall River diocese, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley recently addressed students at . Fall River's BMC Durfee High School during the school's MultiCultural Awareness Week.

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He was heard by about 800 students during one of the bestattended events of the week, said Michael Vieira, publications advisor for the Durfee Hilltop, the school's newspaper.

Himself a linguist, fluent in Portuguese, Spanish, French, Italian and German, the bishop told the students, quoting novelist Flannery O'Connor, that "knowing a second language is like having eyes in the back of your head."

He emphasized the importance of knowing one's own culture and roots in order to understand oneself and stressed that students should be colorblind, seeking friendships with various groups and refusing to categorize others without getting to know them as individuals.

"Permanent peace," said the bishop, "is within our grasp if路 we open our hands to take it.

But too many hands are clenched in fists or clutching possessions, while other hands are empty and outstretched, begging."

Closing his talk with a plea to students to "build a community where we care about each other as brothers and sisters," the bishop rated a standing ovation from his audience,

Stations of the Cross.

This is a day of A bstinence and Fast

HOLY SATURDAY: APRIL 10 12 NOON

Traditional Blessing Of Easter Food

3:00 to 4:30 P.M.

Confessions.

7:00 P.M. Solemn Easter Vigil; Blessing of the New Fire, Paschal Candle, Renewal of Baptismal Promises.

Please note: This Vigil is the most important Liturgical Service of the year. It is the only Mass offered on this day.

EASTER SUNDAY: APRIL 11 Mass will be offered at 8:30,10:00 and 11:30 A.M. and this Sunday at 7:00 P.M.

BISHOP O'MALLEY addresses students at BMC Durfee High School. (Michael T. Lifrak photo courtesy of Durfee Hilltop)