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Pope praises, criticizes U.8. religious life WASHINGTON (NC) - In a letter to the U.S. bishops, Pope John Paul II mixed words of praise for U.S. religious with sharp criticisms of "radical feminism and polarization" and other aspects of religious life in the United States. In the letter, released in Washington March 29, the pope blamed lack of new vocations partly on a failure of religious to live up to their calling and identity. A continual state 'of flux ... an excessive self-absorption and introspection, an overemphasis on

Bouquets and brickbats the needs of the members as opposed to the needs of God's people are often stumbling blocks" to potential vocations, he said. The II-page letter reflected on the results of a study of religious life begun by the U.S. bishops in 1983 under a papal commission headed ~by Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco. The archbishop's reactions to the letter appear on page 6.

The pope stressed the primacy of consecrated life and community life for religious, warning that "in many instances the apostolate or ministry seems to have eclipsed the other values." He called for an end to the "polarization" among women religious, urging them to "speak to one another" and "remove the causes of their division." At the same time he reaffirmed

the status of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious - a focal point of complaints by more conservative women's orders - as the official organization established by the Holy See to coordinate relations with the Vatican and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. He said that other associations of religious can legitimately be form'ed, but these "are distinct

Rites, rights inseparable SAN DIEGO (NC) - Eucharistic celebrations unite congregations in breaking down barriers of racism, sexism, classism. ageism and nationalism, speakers said at a . national Diocesan Liturgical Commissions meeting held recently in San Diego. Its theme was "Liturgy and ~o cial Justice: Celebrating Rites Proclaiming Rights." "It is impossible to worship God in good conscience and ignore our clear responsibilities to work at building up [the] kingdom," said Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen of Seattle in a homily delivered by delegate Richard Hilliard in the prelate's absence. The homily stressed the importance of giving preference to the poor - those who are hungry, homeless, "above all, those without hope of a better future." The liturgy "gives a glimpse of what the kingdom [of God] could be like" and invites the assembly to overcome its inertia and improve existi ng social and economic st ructures by combating "militarism, the arms race, sickness, poverty, hatred and oppression of every sort," the archbishop said. Sister Thea Bowman of the Institute of Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University in New Orleans. said the Creed calls the faithful to protect and defend life. She said that justice, including elimination of child and spouse abuse, should be preached from the pulpit and urged a daily examination of one's commitment to "help someone overcome oppression" by sheltering the homeless, teaching the illiterate and listening to people who hurt. Father J. Bryan Hehir, U.S. Catholic Conference counselor for social policy, said the Second Vatican Council's document on the church in the modern world places "social ministry at the heart of the life of the church" but that it has been difficult to forge the link between liturgy and social ac~ion.

from" the LCWR and the parallel men's group, the Conference of Major Superiors of Men. In recent years women superiors who have refused to participate in the LCWR have lobbied to end LCWR's exclusive representation of women superiors on joint commissions of the CMSM, LCWR and NCCB. Pope John Paul also criticized U.S. religious for inadequate structures and exercise of authority within some orders. Turn to Page Six

Social health index plunges TARRYTOWN, N.Y. (NC)Fordham University's annual index of the social health of the United States has recorded another drop, continuing a downward trend that began a decade ago . The index also showed that since 1970, the first year analyzed, several social problems, such as child abuse, teen suicide and alcoholrelated traffic deaths, have worsened and only a few have improved. The annual study, "The Index of Social Health: Measuring the Social Well-Being of the Nation," was released by Fordham's Institute for Innovation in Social Policy, part of the Jesuit University'S Graduate School ofS9cial Service at Tarrytown. CONVENTION-GOERS study schedules at the National Catholic Educational AssociaDescribed as similar to the contion parley in Chicago. (NC ph.oto) sumer price index or the Dow Jones average, the study evaluates the nation's social health by assessing the status of 17 social problems, including drug abuse, infant mortality, unemployment, murCH ICAGO (NC) - Speakdinal Bernardin and Archbishop archbishop, in a keynote address ders, housing and the gap between ers at the National Catholic EduRoach have served as chairman of on the opening day of the convenrich and poor. cational Association convention the NCEA board of directors. tion discussed how Catholic eduOut of a possible 100 points, the index for 1986, the last year for in Chicago praised' Catholic eduArchbishop Eugene A. Marino cation has been a gift to the church. which statistics were available, was. cators forand their strides in • of Atlanta, the first U.S. black Turn to Page 16 education said great Catholic schools • 35, a drop from the 1985 index of could serve as models for other 39. schools. The index peaked at 72 for 1976 About 15,000 Catholic educabut has fallen 37 points since. It tors, including many from the Fall was 69 in 1977,67 in 1978,57 in River diocese, attended the 86th 1979,51 in 1980,42in 1981,and35 Does he, doesn't he? annual convention, held March in 1982. 27-30. This year's theme was "And some say, 'well, should WASHINGTON (NC) - CitIt increased slightly after 1982 "Catholic Education: Gift to the before falling again to 35 in 1986. ing budget constraints, President that include parochial schools?' Church." Bush said March 29 that he does And I've said ·yes.' But the probWhen the index began in 1970, Parental choice and involvement, not think parents of private school lem again is that we are - and that performance on 10 of the social fund raising, minorities and troustudents "should get a tax break" gets really to your philosophical problems examined was classified bled youngsters were among'topas "good." But in 1986 only three for paying private school tuition underpinning of your question ics covered during the convention. and paying for public schools we can't afford to do that," Bush were in the category - infant morHonored for their efforts in said. tality, the high-school dropout rate through their taxes. Catholic education were Cardinal and the poverty rate for those over The president, whose press secre"So I think that everybody Joseph L. Bernardin of Chicago, tary, Marlin Fitzwater, attempted should support the public school age 65. who received the NCEA John F. The year 1986 saw nine probto clarify the remarks the next day, system," Bush continued. "And Meyers Award March 28, and' commented in a White House ques- then, if on top of that, your parlems end up in the "poor" cateArchbishop John R. Roach of St. gory, compared with only four in tion-and-answer session with ents think that they want to shell Paul-Minneapolis, who was given 1970. youths from the Close Up program. out, in addition to the tax money, the NCEA's C. Albert Koob Award The problems at their worst "I have been intrigued with the tuition ~oney, that's their right March 29. recorded levels were: children in concept of tuition tax credits," and that should be respected. But I Both awards are named after Bush said, responding to a query past NCEA presidents. Both CarTurn to Page Six Turn to Page 16 from a private school student.

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Bishop Gonzalez Bishop Gonzalez, 38, is among the youngest bishops in the nation. He is active in the Hispanic ministry of the Boston archdiocese and .since January has been bishop of the new West Region of the archdiocese, which takes in the cities/ towns of Waltham, Weston, Wellesley, Framingham and Marlboro. Born in Elizabeth, N.J., he was brought up in Puerto Rico. He is'a Franciscan priest and the first religious order priest to be a bishop in the Boston archdiocese.

BISHOP DANIEL A. CRONIN and Father John F. Andrews, Cape and Islands area director of the 1989 Catholic Charities Appeal, remind diocesans that "it is in giving that we receive." (~tudio 0 photo)

CCA Special Gifts plans set The Special Gift phase of the diocesan Catholic Charities Appeal begins Monday, April 24, and ends Saturday, May 6. The appeal, now in its 48th annual campaign, helps support the works of charity, mercy, education and social service in the diocese. The special gift component reaches fraternal, professional, business and industrial organiza·tions in Southeastern Massachusetts. Since appeal apostolates serve all, Special gift contributors view their participation as a community endeavor. Bishop Daniel A. Cronin has sent personal letters to special gift solicitors requesting their aid.

Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, diocesan appeal director said that over 900 special gift solicitors will make 5,150 contacts in this phase of the appeal. David L. Hautanen of West Yarmouth, 1989 Lay Chairman of the appeal, has requested that the solicitors make their reports to area gift headquarters as soon as possible. The final date for such reports is Saturday, May 6.

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AZOREAN DANCERS and musicians entertain staff, students, parents and alumni of Espirito Santo School, Fall River. (Studio 0 photo)

Azorean dancers charm Fall Riverites 24 teenage folkloric dancers from Capelas, Azores, charmed their audience at Espirito Santo School, Fan River, where they and accompanying musicians performed in the course of a recent visit to the city. At the school, they were greeted by Sister Lia Oliveira, FM M, Portuguese language teacher, and a student delegation which escorted them to Espirito Santo parish han where kindergarteners welcomed them by waving American flags and both visitors and students presented songs and dances. Following the program the visitors toured the school and were guests at a buffet luncheon. Sister Mildred Morrissey, FMM, Espirito Santo principal, noted that the school, founded in 1910,

was the first parochial school in the nation established for education of Portuguese children. Although only a few of the present students are themselves immigrants, more than 97 percent are of Portuguese heritage, the majority from the Azores. An students are learning the Portuguese language and Sister Morrissey expressed the hope that meeting the Azorean teens and sharing their music and dancing would increase the Fall Riverites' appreciation of Portuguese culture. In addition to visiting Espirito Santo, the Capelas dancers spent a week at th~ First Baptist Church in the city and a second week aboard the USS Massachusetts at her berth in Battleship Cove on the Taunton River.

At a reception and show on the battleship they received citations from U.S. Representative Barney Frank and from representatives of the state and city governments. During their stay, they also appeared before audiences at several other city schools. Their trip was made possible by the Portuguese government, the Fall River school department and various organizations, businesses and individuals.

The Mass of Christian Burial was offered April I at Sacred Heart Church, Fall River, for Sister Rose Lamb, SUSC, 71, who died March 28. A native of North Dighton, she was the daughter of the late William and Cathryn (Wyatt) Lamb. She graduated from St. Mary's High School, Taunton, and in 1936 entered the Religious of the Holy Union of the Sacred Hearts. She held a bachelor's degree from Catholic University and master's degrees from St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y., and Aquinas Institute, Chicago. Her teaching career included assignments at Sacred Hearts Academy and the College of the Sacred Hearts, Fan River, and Bishop Cassidy High School, Taunton.

She worked in reiigious education in Grand Rapids, Mich., from 1972 to 1981 and at St. Mary's parish, South Dartmouth, for several years before retiring to Sacred Hearts Convent, Fall River, in 1987. She is survived by two sisters, Eileen Zalewski of Westport and Charlotte Moton of Oregon; a brother, William Lamb of Wood~ land, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Rev. Conrad Lamb, OSB, and James H. Lamb, are deceased. -

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Jerome Marques, chairperson of foreign languages at the city's B.M.C. Durfee High School, was among those arranging the visit. He said he hopes that in the future a group of Fall River youngsters will make a similar trip to the Azores.

U.8. priests "overworked, frustrated''? WASHINGTON (NC) - Many cation and wider distribution of U.S. priests feel "trapped, over- the report. worked, frustrated" and suffer low Titled "Reflections on the Morale morale, says a' study issued by of Priests" the 20-page booklet, the U.S. Bishops' Committee on was the work of a subcommittee, Priestly Life and Ministry. headed by Bishop John L. McRaith The growing shortage of priests of Owensboro, Ky., of the priestly and a feeling by many that their life and ministry committee. years of work ·to implement the Another source of frustration Second Vatican Council are "being for priests, the report says, is the blunted or even betrayed" con- fact "that some solutions to the tribute to the low morale, the clergy shortage are precluded from study says. discussion and that not all pasIt also cites loneliness, tensions . toral solutions and options can be over sexual issues and polarized explored. view!, of the church as key factors. "Discouragement," it continues, "Generally every study or com- "comes from the acute awareness mentary done on the priesthood or of priests that some possible avenshortage of vocations mentions ues of relief are not to be consisexuality - and specifically man- dered or discussed. Those most datory celibacy - as a major rea- commonly referred to are ordinason a) for leaving the priesthood; tion of married men, effective use b) for shortage of vocations and c) of laicized priests and expanded for loneliness and personal unhap- roles for women in ministry." piness of those who stay," the On polarized ecclesiologies, or report says. views of the church, it notes that It says that sexual tensions in- priests are called "by theology and volve not only questions of "per- vocation" to be healers and reconsonal and interpersonal levels of cilers, making "tension and outsexuality" for individual priests, right hostility all the more dishearbut also "what might be called 'the tening and difficult to bear." politics of sexuality' which would What a bishop can do to ease include the issues surrounding femthe demoralization of priests "is inism, married clergy, optional celibacy, the role and place of homo- not easy and is definitely limited," sexuals in ministry, just to name a . the report says. It says that what priests often few." The report went to the U.S. want most from their bishops is bishops last spring, but was not "more personal contact, greater made public at that time. In Sep- interest in their ministry and ongotember the administrative commit- ing moral support.". According to the report, one tee of the National·Conference of Catholic Bishops approved publi- way to improve morale among

priests is to give them greater say in their future by involving them more fully in the selection of diocesan officials, including bishops, and in the development of diocesan policies. Priests' "need for a sense of community, common vision and mutual responsibility" can be met in part by encouraging collaborative forms of ministry and by establishing policies in areas such as health care and retirement which show a sense of caring, the report says. It says priests may feel a closer sense of' community with "bishops who are frank and honest ... about their own frustrations and questions." "Priests do not expect from their bishop all the answers and solutions to the issues that confront them," it says. "What they do look for is the opportunity to dialogue with their bishop in the issues that affect their lives. These issues generally include a vision for the diocese, collaboration, shared ministry, as well as the tensions of parish life, rectory living, celibacy and sexual maturity." While noting the many practical issues that affect the morale of priests, the report stresses that all such questions "need to be placed within the context of discipleship which is central to spirituality for the priest today."

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Here we go again: how to face fiscal reality and simultane.ously save face, the old Massachusetts game. During the presidential campaign, the nation was told ofthe fiscal soundness of the Commonwealth and that the Massachusetts miracle had been wrought by Mr. Dukakis. .Well, shortly after the ballots were tallied, it was learned that things were not well in the state and that the nation had been spared a similar fate. . Not only was the cupboard bare but there weren't even enough food stamps to fill it. The mirage of solvency provided a great campaign talking point but a shattering experience for the state's taxpayers. The Massachusetts miracle had indeed become a nightmare. Now comes the reality offiscal responsibility. How will the state pay its bills? Will the General Court honestly and objectively rise to the task at hand? How great a burden can the taxpayers really carry? These and more uncertainties are surfacing. There are, of course, some certitudes. There is no question about raising "sin taxes." Cigarettes and alcohol, as always, will be the first to be hit. There will be new gasoline, restaurant and hotel taxes. This will be only the beginning~ Given the mood of today's legislators, everything and anything will be fair game. Teachers, police officers and firefighters can expect to be laid off; new schools, housing and hospitals will go unbuilt; social needs will not receive proper consideration; desperate environmental necessities will go unheeded: all because of stagnant, inefficient and careless state government. If basic needs are to suffer, you can imagine what will happen to those areas of life many consider frivolous, such as Net UPI·Rcutcr photo the arts, libraries and cultural endeavors. You can be sure they A LEBANESE SOLDIER COVERS HIS EYES AT THE SIGHT OF DEAD CIVILIANS IN A will be relegated to fiscal oblivion. For instance, the MassaBURNED-OUT CAR AFTER ARTILLERY DUELS BETWEEN CHRISTIANS AND MOSLEMS chusetts 'council on the Arts and Humanities is imperiled, with IN BEIRUT a proposal having been made by the powerful Ways and "They have filled this place with the blood of innocents." Jer. 19:4 Means Comrnitteechairmansimply to closedown the whole operation. Books and libraries have also been targeted by the gang on the hill. Even now, the level of library expenditures per student in public education is at a national low, with Massachusetts .ranking 51 st in this category as early as 1986. All other states and the District of Columbia were higher than our so,.called It is estimated that $300 billion By Father Kevin J. Harrington often formed by ads promising bastion of learning. al1nually is paid by the public in lawyers fat incomes. I frequently have the pleasure of The current situation guarantees that state institutions of We forget that lawyers don't the form of a "tort tax" raising talking to high school students create income, they redistribute it. tqe cost of goods and services. higher learning will have little or no funds to purchase new and find that many of the brightest books, periodicals or audiovisual materials. When this happens, express a desire to study law, a In brief, they are the pie slicers, not This tort tax is a chief cause for medical expenses increasing beyond the pie bakers. the quality of state education will be severely affected. profession often attracting those the inflation rate as many doctors I do not mean to belittle the submit·patients to unnecessary diagIndeed, a good library is the heartbeat of a good school and with dollar signs in their eyes. noble profession of law. At their nostic and treatment procedures There is, however, a genuine best,lawyers protect people's rights, one can already see that some state colleges will be headed for the intensive care unit if stupidity and illiteracy are once again need to attract competent lawyers oil the wheels of commerce and for fear of medical malpractice suits. to serve the poor and to work in keep human arrangements operatpermitted to triumph. government posts. Ironically, in a ing in a generally orderly manner. Of course, many injury claims The lack of sufficient funding for the literature and arts that country with more attorneys than are not frivolous, and people should our tort system has However, nourish man's spirit is more than disheartening. any other nation, this need goes be recompensed for avoidable completely distorted the legal pro- harm. But the present system does unmet. In short, the current approach to fiscal responsibility is on fession. Originally it was based A few years back, Harvard Uninot work totally to the advantage barely worthy of zombies. The dull and dim business as usual versity president Derek Bok be- the sound concept that when injury of the plaintiff but seems designed approach so often espoused by the General Court should not moaned the fact that so many of occurred because of another per- by lawyers for their own benefit. be depended on to bail out the Commonwealth. America's brightest youths become son's malice or negligence, the Delays guarantee lawyers conIn particular, we need our schools,libraries and arts to bring lawyers rather than scientists· or injured party had a right to a just tinued income, and not ·surprisengineers, contrasting our nation's compensation. ingly less than half of the $16 bilspirit and soul to the state. Today, the chain of causation lion Americans annually pour into Let them not become the sacrificial lambs in the present training of engineers with Japan's. for liability is nearly endless, plain- tort litigation goes to compensathigher rate. round of power politics. tiffs are viewed as having virtually ing victims; the rest is devoured by

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Both a skilled engineer and a conscientious lawyer benefit society, but engineers produce more wealth for a society than do lawyers. I do not intend to impugn the motives of every law school student but it does not bode well for a society when so many of its talented youth enter a' profession whose growth is being spurred by some rather disturbing trends. How many television and radio ads encourage victims to sue villains with the enticement of not having to pay a fee if one's suit fails? Obviously, today's students envision a world that will be even .more contentious and regulated than ours. Their idea of law is too

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no responsibility for their safety, and juries shovel money at complainants to compensate them for "mental distress" and to punish defendants. But civil courts are not criminal courts. Punitive damages should be in the hands of the criminal courts. Multimillion dollar judgments, once limited to the most severe injuries, are now common. There should be pcnalties to deter those who file frivolous suits. There should be a cap on awards given to injured parties and a more uniform method of compensating victims.

the system, mainly as fees to lawyers: Many good lawyers are disgusted with these trends. They should take the lead in cleaning up their profession and work for better laws. Our present system fosters the notion that one has a right to a risk-free life and erodes the principle of individual responsibility for actions. Let's hope that the story of Rock Hudson's lover receiving $14 million to compensate' him for mental anguish caused by anticipation of contracting AIDS will become not only the system's low point but its turning point.

Parents need kids In a television commercial for a VCR, two parents are sobbing because their young son is going ofLto camp and they won't have anyone to program their VCR while he's gone. I understand their feelings. When it comes to technology, I admit to failure. It took me months to learn to set my electronic travel alarm. I don't even try the electric one by our bed. When my husband was away and the electricity flickered briefly, all the clock-orie'nted appliances blinked till he returned home. Why do they make things so difficult to program and why are children so able to run them at birth. We have a TV with cable, a VCR, and a remote control. Just when I can make them work, one of my young adults reprograms the channels through the VCR. I shout, "What did you do to the TV?" "Mom," my son says patiently, "first you punch three on the box and then you punch fourteen on the TV and then eight on the clicker. Simple." Simpler to send him back to school. I'm one of those who wants to learn one way of doing things well and leave video games to the 7-11. I have one word processing program for my computer and it works

for me but when I sit down at it after my kids have used it, the thing starts blinking commands like, "Not found. Try again," or "File deleted." That's when I explode. Who dared delete my file? It's as futile as asking who used my best knife to pry open the paint can. "It's in there somewhere," responds my son, patiently pointing at the computer. "You probably just forgot the file name." While denying that possibility, I deliberately call him by his brother's name. I hate to be possessive about my equipment and I want to share it with the family but when they reprogram everything in sight, I'm tempted to sell everything and go back to Walden Pond. I have a simple radio in my car which is programmed to my three favorite stations. I confess my son programmed them for me in about four seconds. But when I'm gone a week and return, I get a blast of heavy metal that blows me away. What he can program in four seconds, he could reprogram in six, but he doesn't. By then he's gone and I'm left with his music and the helpless feeling I get when I can't read technical instructions in Japanese. If one is dependent upon a battery-operated digital alarm clock, how does one know when that battery is due to die? So I set my New

Church and culture Why did Pope John Paul II establish the Pontifical Council for Culture in 1982? In an address at that time, he said the church's dialogue with culture is vital, for the destiny of the world at the end of the 20th century is at stake. What do we mean by culture and what is at stake in it? The word refers to the values of the comm.unity or society we live in. Culture is the soul ofthe people. Cultural developments in the fields of education or medicine, for example, along with developments in the spiritual order, hopefully point in the direction of a higher order of life. At first sight it would seem we are living that higher order of life in today's culture. For example, we have improved medicines which better sustain life. There is insurance aimed at providing us security and we can jet from one place to another in half the time a trip once took. But are we becoming more what we should be because of such advances? Or have we become so reliant on technology that we have lost a certain independence and integrity - that we put up less resistance and let others manipu...... late our lives? And isn't it true that we jam more activities into our lives because we can accomplish them faster? Technology is not at fault, but our approach to it. What is questionable is being cOntent with the current state of affairs without challenging social developments to lift us to a higher order. Culture distinguishes us from the animal world. If we are cultured we shouldn't allow ourselves

to become part of the rat race, or allow our environment or values to go to the dogs. For the heart of culture 'is the spiritual. And we are made in the image of God. His peacefulness and order within us should motivate us to act more, not less, humanly. We must be concerned for ecology because we are God's stewards and are in charge of the world. We must adhere to values and strive for beauty, in the process seeking out God's beauty. There is concern that many of the advances we call progress really are antithetical to living in a higher

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 April 10 1944, Rev. John P. Doyle, Pastor, St. William, fall River April II 1914, Rev. John F. Downey, Pastor, Corpus Christi, Sandwich April 12 1909, Rev. John Tobin, Assistant, St. Patrick, Fall River April 14 1977, Rev. Cosmas Chaloner, SS.Ce., St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet 1935, Rev. Louis N. Dequoy, Pastor, Sacred Heart, North Attleboro

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By DOLORES CURRAN

Age clock and then, as a backup, myoid Big Ben.. I had a digital watch once but setting it required a tiny screwdriver and 20-20 vision. If I crossed time zones, resetting it took all my air time. My microwave oven is capable of retrieving and cooking last year's turkey but I use it to defrost or heat, period. It won't operate without the clock but I've found that even with all its memory, it doesn't know the time of day so any numbers I punch in make it work. "How come the microwave says 11 p.m.?" my kids ask at breakfast. "Leave it alone," I order. "It's working." I've told my family a couple of dozen times not to give me battery gifts that blink. An electronic address book terrifies me. One false punch could wipe out a lifetime of friendships. There's an insidious checkbook balancer on the market. I don't want it. If they ever simplify technology for the windup generation and develop 100-year batteries, I'll be first in line. But, meanwhile, I remain dependent upon my children to survive modern technology. And oh, how they love it!

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order. Many would argue that we are becoming less refined, less human and less spiritual because we aren't as closely linked to God as we should be. It is the mandate of the Pontifical Council for Culture to study all aspects of culture in order to learn where the church needs to evangelize if the Gospel is to be linked to culture and to foster true progress.

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She's Mother to all Q. I hope you can clear up a confusion for me. I'do not understand why Jesus addressed his mother as woman at the marriage feast of Cana and again at the cross. I cannot find any time he called her mother. Have I missed something, or is there something theological behind It? (Pennsylvania) A. It is remarkable perhaps that at no time in the Gospels does Jesus directly call Mary by the title mother. The reasons may be many, but a few points may help understand what lies behind these passages. The two references you give in the Gospel of John (2:4 and 19:26) generally are understood in light of the heavily church-sacraments orientation of the fourth Gospel. Nearly everything in this Gospel relates in some way t,o the sacramental life of the church as the living body of Christ, continuing his presence and life through history. Thus, Mary is seen not so much in her role as the physical mother of Jesus as in her role as the New Eve, the woman who is "mother of all the living," as the first Eve is called in the story of creation (Genesis 3:20). This meaning is heightened when on Calvary Jesus speaks to his mother as woman, but says to the "Deloved disciple," who stands for' all believers in Christ: There is your mother. You also might look at the Book of Revelation (Chapter 12) where, again, the woman who is the mother of Christ is identified as the mother of all his followers, "those. who keep God's commandments and give witness to Jesus." Q. I do not understand the church's ruling which says that one who procures an abortion incurs an automatic excommunication from the church. I certainly feel abortion is horrendous. However, I also feel that many women are pressured into it by family, boyfriends, even doctors. Even a woman who is happy about her pregnancy can go through a period of depression and confusion. Since we do not excommunicate murderers, even those who commit multiple murders of innocent people, why then the woman who has an abortion? Is it a rule we are afraid to change because it may look as if we're approving abortion? It seems very judgmental against women. (Massachusetts) A. It is true that according to the canon law of our church, anyone who procures a completed abortion incurs an automatic excommunication. This may include not only the mother but others directly . involved in the act. However, a number of critical conditions must be met before a particular individual is excommunicated for this reason. You hint at some of those reasons in your letter. Forexample, the individual must be at least 16 years old and be aware when the act is committed that such an excommunication is

By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN going to be incurred if the abortion is carried through. Obviously, many people who know that abortion is seriously wrong still do not know that an excommunication is attached to this act. They may not even know what an excommunication is. As you indicate, circumstances surrounding the pregnancy easily may cause nearly paralyzing fear and confusion in the mind of the girl or woman. All of us who work with women facing this decision know that, particularly if she is younger; pressure from relatives, friends, physicians and sometimes, incredibly, from their own parents, can be extremely severe. Again the excommunication would not be incurred. Some other conditions also are required but you probably get the point. Your remarks about the relationship of abortion to other forms of killing are perceptive. Canon law experts discussed that very point about the imbalance between penalties for abortion and other homicides in preparing the latest (1983) revision of canon law. One reason the decision was reached not to change the church law on. this subject at this time was precisely the one· y~u· men~ioned, the fear that such.a ¢hange. lTlig,ht add confusion over the mo'rai chilr~ acter of deliberate abortion. F or those interested in checking references, the sections of canon law most relevant here are Canons 1398, 97, 1323 and 1324.

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Bouquets and brickbats Continued from Page One He acknowledged that "a rigid and autocratic style of government" sometimes found in the past had to be corrected, but said this could not be done "by destroying authority." "The substitution of a management model of authority for a government model is not the answer," he said. He warned against "a loss of personal authority or an unwillingness to use it." Lack of authority in religious life, he said, "leads to a self-direction and autonomy which are incompatible with being identified with Jesus, who came to do the will of the Father." In his comments on feminism, the pope told the bishops, "I concur with you in supporting and promoting the rights and dignity of women..... However, aradical feminism which seeks the rights of women by attacking and denying fundamental, clear and constant moral teaching does not reflect or promote the fUll reality and tJ:ue dignity of women." The pope urged the bishops to continue meeting and talking with religious in their dioceses, as they have been doing under guidance of the Quinn commission. "In your role as bishops you have the responsibility to teach .all your people, including men and women religious," he said. "Related to that teaching office is the need and obligation to present a sound theological exposition of religious life." In local and national discussions with religious and among themselves regarding religious life, the U.S. bishops have addressed a number of tensions facing men and women religious today. They have included tensions over the relationship between community life and apostolates, especially in orders founded for apostolic purposes, and over different approaches to authority and government in orders. The pope said that "some of the

tensions cited ... can be dispelled by a clear a,nd unambiguous the. ology of the church." He urged the bishops to "promote a clear understanding" of the relationship between religious and the local bishop and the role of religious in the local church by meeting regularly with religious superiors in their dioceses for "a more effective and coordinated planning for mission." He especially urged attention to . the community life ofreligious. "Community life is at the heart of religious life; it is a distinguishing feature of this type of consecrated life," he wrote. "Religious life is vowed life lived in community. Religious are called to be an exemplary community within the community ofthe church.... The holiness of religious is inexorably bound to the full living of their community life." He said he shared a concern of bishops about "a growing secularization in religious life." "Religious are not merely professional persons who assist in the work of the church," he said. "They are at the heart of the mystery of the church; they belong inseparably to her life and holiness. They are called to a radical living of tile baptismal commitment common to all." The pope described religious as "called to be a sign of contradiction, a witness of counterculture in a world which so often seeks selfgratification and fulfillment, which alienates the poor and .the powerless, which is intolerant and hostile to minorities, which is noisy and strident and frenetic." In such a world, he said, commitments to poverty, chastity, obedience; community life and closeness to God "offer a viable and feasible alternative to what is and speak the promise of what is to be." He urged bishops to encourage and exhort religious "as they strive to live what they profess; like us they bear the w~aknesses of the flawed human c~>ndition."

Continued from Page One poverty, child abuse, teen suicide, health costs for those over age 65, alcohol-related traffic deaths, and gaps in health insurance, in unemployment insurance, in food stamps, and between rich and poor. The "fair" category for 1986 included drug abuse, unemployment, poverty by household, homicides an9 lack of affordable housing. A special focus of this year's report was an analysis of V. S. social health under the last four presidential administrations. V nder President Reagan the index averaged 38 points. During the Nixon-Ford years, V.S. social health was at its highest with an average rating of68 and during the Carter years it slipped to 60. The study said that while cuts in social programs under Reagan brought about an expected decline in social health, the change was

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Abp. Quinn says papal letter "balanced, supportive"

WASHINGTON (NC) - Pope John Paul's letter to the U.S. bishops on religious life is "very balanced and mild" and "very supportive of the religious," Archbishop John R. Quinn of San Francisco said March 30. The letter concerned a Vaticanmandated study of U.S. religious life begun by the bishops in 1983. Archbishop Quinn, who headed' the papal commission guiding the study, said in a telephone inter.view that he was "dismayed" at \ what he considered "negative" news' reporting on the letter. The archbishop said that "those under- way before Reagan 路took negative elements" of U.S. religoffice. ious life cited in the papal letter The Nixon-Ford years demon- "were expressed also by religious" strated "consistent performance" in their dialogues with bishops on many problems, but the study during the study' and were concontended that was in par~ because tained in the commission's final 1960s social programs Qf the report to the pope. Kennedy-Johnson years had begun He said the pope also focused to take hold. on "strengths" of U.S. religious, and he quoted, the pope's praise of Catechetical Sunday their "generous and varied service, greater prayer life, eminent proplan book ready fessional competence [and] serious response to renewal." WASHINGTON (NC) - "Know The letter, he said, urges bishops and Share the God of Mercy" will . to pray with religious, minister to be the theme of Catechetical Sunthem and work closely with them day 1989, to be celebrated Sept. in planning how to carry out the 17. church's mission. The letter is "not A book including special Mass juridical" but spiritual and pasprayers, commissioning and prayer toral in its tone and content, he services and ethnic celebrations is said. available from the V.S. Catholic Referring to the tensions in balConference Department of Edu- ancing priorities of consecrated cation, 321 I FourthSt. NE, Washing- life and apostolate which the letter ton, DC 20017. cited, Archbishop Quinn said, "The religious themselves feel that tenThe book, in ~panish and English, also includes material for cele- sion." He said the dialogue between bishops and religious begun in brations in Native American, black and Hispanic communities as well dioceses across the country as a result of the papally mandated as fo~ migrant workers, small study has proven "very beneficial" groups. schools, the disabled and those preparing for the Rite of in addressing some of those tensions. Christian Initiation of Adults.

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I BUFFALO, N.Y. (NC) Buffalo Bishop Edward D. Head has ilppointed a tribunal to start the canonization process for Msgr. Nelson H. Baker, a priest who founded several institutions to care for the poor. The tribunal will start looking into the sanctity of Msgr. Baker by hearing testimony from people who knew him or heard anecdotes about him secondhand from reliable eyewitnesses. His published letters and writings will be reviewed and a historical and critical biography is planned. . Msgr. Baker was pastor of Our Lady of Victory parish in Lackawanna, N.Y., until his death on July 29, 1936, at age 94. lOver the years, he operated soup kitchens, founded homes for unwed mothers homeless boys and abandoned infants and established Our Lady of Victory Hospital, all near Lackawanna. ; Severat members of his parish and others from the Buffalo diocese suggested pursuing the cause for sainthood for the priest, and in October 1987 the Vatican's Congregation for Sainthood causes gave the necessary permission. Msgr. Baker was born Feb. 16, 1842, in Buffalo. He was a soldier in the Civil War and a business/nan before being ordained in 1876. I The information gathered on Msgr. Baker will eventually be turned over to the Vatican, where ~ study of his sanctity will be

The letter shows that in Pope John Paul's view, apostolate and consecrated life "interpenetrate," each influencing the other in religious life, the archbishop said. He noted that .the pope rejected both "a rigid and autocratic style of government" that characterized some rdigious orders in the past and "the substitution of a management model of authority." . What the pope meant by a '~man颅 agement model," he said, was a . "consensus" form of government in which the superior exercises no real authority over the community but "is only the executor of the will of the group." The papal emphasis on community life as "the heart of religious life" is also a balanced view that reflects "an important feature -of religious life" bl,lt does not exclude the possibility of individual religious living apart from their communities "for the sake of mission," he said. The criticism of "radical feminism" by the pope reflected concerns expressed by both bishops and religious ,during the study, Archbishop Quinn said. He acknowledged that some women, including some women religious, object to the language of complementarity of the sexes which the pope used to say that men and women are equal but not identical. "But men and women are different. They're not the same. To neglect that is to ignore reality," he said. The archbishop praised the letter's support of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious as the canonical organization representing superiors. of women's' orders in the United States. He said he supported the pope's call for women religious to resolve divisions through dialogue and said

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the Leadership Conference has ~ried to open doors for dialogue with other associations of sisters and with communities whose superiors are not conference members. . I The superiors who are members 9f the conference represent more t;han 90 percent of U.S. women religious. ; "You should remember," he said, ~'that the LCWR was one of the first to support the Holy Father and the commission" in 1983, when it was first formed and when many religious feared that it was the start of a conservative crackdown bn U.S. religious orders. : While much of the controversy over religious life in recent decades !:tas focused on sisters, Archbishop Quinn said the papal letter also tepresents "a challenge to men religious. " j A problem facing religious who eire priests, he said, is a tendency "to let their role or office as priests 9bscure their role as religious. There is a need for them to recover a sense of their vocation as religious." , , The archbishop said the diocesan-level dialogues between bishops and religious that were begun under his commission are continuing in many places, al~hough the work of the commission has been finished for SOme time. ! "Wherever I go, religious still come up to me and speak enthusi~stically" about the dialogues, he said. f;路.路 :'

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A rticles liked Dear Editor: Your recent articles about two of our Holy Union Sisters were well appreciated. The front page story of Sister Barbara Walsh's' work in Appalachia (Feb. 24) and Joseph Motta's article about Sister Mary Lou Simcoe's. teaching in Tanzania (March 3) were informative, interesting accounts. I am certain that many readers enjoyed these articles since both sisters are well known in the Fall River area. Thank you once again for· the excellent coverage. Sister Mary Oliveira, S USC Fall River

New Code WASHINGTON(NC)- The United States and Soviet Union must adopt "a new code of conduct" to end the Cold War and its underlying threat of nuclear destruction, said former Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara .. "Such a code would be based on a belief that each bloc's political interests should be pursued through diplomacy, not through military threats and not through the use of military force," said. McNamara, who headed the Pentagon from 1961 to 1968. He spoke at Georgetown Uni'versity in Washington, at a conference marking the university's bicentennial.

St. Jolin's, Pocasset offers safety tips St. John's parish, Pocasset, offered the following safety tips in its Easter Sunday bulletin: Do not 'ride in an auto - they cause 20 percent of all fatal accidents. Do not stay at home - 17 percent of all accidents happen there. Do not walk in the street - 15 percent of all accidents occur to pedestrians. Do not travel by air, rail, or water - 16 percent of all accidents result from these activities. Only .001 percent of all fatal accidents happen in church. See you there as God's family each Sunday!

EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Since the actual place of residence of SUSAN STORY CLARK is unknown. We cite SUSAN STORY CLARK to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Tuesday, April 18, 1989 at 10:30 a.m. at 887 Highland Avenue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the SMOllER-ClARK case? Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having knowledge of the residence of the above person, SUSAN STORY CLARK, must see to it that she is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation. Henry T. Munroe Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts, on this 30th day of March, 1989.

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Sarah represents March of Dimes LINCOLN, Neb. (NC) - A 7year-old student at a Nebraska Catholic school has been chosen as 1989 national ambassador for the March of Dimes. Pretty SarahT. Park is a secondgrader at Cathedral· of the Risen Christ School in Lincoln. She was born with spina bifida, a defect of the spine, and hydrocephalus, an abnormal amount of fluid on the brain, two of 3,000 birth defects for which the March of Dimes raises funds and does research. "As nationa(ambassador, Sarah will help people everywhere understand that birth defects are very real and that continued efforts are required to overcome them;" said Charles L. Massey, March of Dimes president. Despite her handicaps, Sarah keeps busy and gets around well with the help of arm crutches and leg braces. She enjoys singing, swimming and riding her handpowered tricycle. On March 19, she received her first Communion. "I believe Sarah will represent our school and all disabled children with her friendly smile and charm," said Benedictine Sister Mildred Busch, principal of Sarah's ·school. Sarah, who was Nebraska state ambassador for the March of Dimes in 1987 and 1988, was chosen national ambassador in February after a lengthy selection process, her mother, Terri Park, said. . "It's her outgoing personality, her smile, her eyes," said Mrs. Park about why Sarah was chosen as national ambassador. "We're real proud of her." As ambassador, Sarah will travel 60,000 miles this year to promote the March of Dimes, and she is already hard at work, her mother added. Sarah recently made a public service announcement with pro golfer Arnold Palmer and on Feb. 21, she, her parents .and her 3-yearold brother, Christopher, went to

NEW YORK (NC) - In response to a recent New York Times editorial that said white and black Americans were only now awakening to the urgent needs of the poor, Bishop FrancisJ. Mugavero of Brooklyn said the U.S. bishops have been battling poverty for years. The bishop, in a letter to the editor of the Times, lauded the Campaign for Human Development, the U.S. Catholic Church's domestic antipoverty program. He responded to an editorial that suggested that this year "white Americans as well as blacks are finally a wake to the need for urgent action" such as that envisioned in 1968 by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "I agree with your conclusion ... that the time has come for the U ilited States to engage in a campaign to eliminate poverty," the bishop wrote. "However, not all ears were deaf' to Dr. king's call. The civil rights leader had called for a poor people's campaign to fight what he called the ~two evils" of bigotry and the economic exploitation that he said flowed from it. Bishop Mugavero said a model for a national anti-poverty crusade has existed for nearly 20 years in the Catholic Church through its Campaign fpr Human DevelQPment. "We have committed ourselves to continue' to wage war against poverty using the campaign as our vehicle," he wrote. "We think it provides a model that sets high standards for similar efforts." In 1969, the bishops authorized a national Catholic effort against povety and a year later established the Campaign for Human Development, he said. At that time, he wrote, the bishops declared that "poverty in the United States is a cruel anachronism" and asserted that "it is unthinkable some Americans should still be condemned to live out their lives within the hellish cycle of want." The bishop explained that the idea behind the Campaign for Human Development was to provide funds to help organized groups IIIIIIIUIIIlIII1II1III1I1111111111111111111111'IIIIIIIIIIIII'1I111I1

the White House to meet with President Bush. Sarah gave the president tennis shoes to promote the March of Dimes national walkathon. "She thought that was pretty neat," said her mother. "He gave her a presidential pin. Her classmates were 'really excited when she got back from meeting the president. They mobbed her." After Sarah met with the president, she was invited to a reception held by Nebraska Gov. Kay Orr,. for whom Sarah's father, Randy, provides security as a state patrolman. "She enjoys the travel, the airplane rides and the sights," her mother said. "I get tired, but she doesn't." This month, Sarah plans to attend a reception honoring opera singer Beverly Sills and participate in a walk with U.S. senators and . representatives to kick off the March of Dimes national walkathon, scheduled for April 29-30. Sarah has undergone four operations since birth for her birth defects. Her mother said no other operations' are planned for the near future.

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of low-income people in developing economic strength and political power in their own communities. . "The goal is to encourage selfsufficiency anq development of people caught in the cycle of poverty and' dependence," Bishop M ugavero stated. He said that in New York he had "witnessed the wisdom of this approach" in such efforts as a housing Qevelopment sponsored by East Brooklyn churches and a new communities project of Brooklyn Ecumenical Cooperatives. ~'These are but two of the more than 2.500 projects that have been supported by the campaign across the country," he added. "Over the last 19 years. more than $160 mil-

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Boys Town unveils growth plans, hopes to expand to 17 new locations WASHINGTON (NC) - Boys Town executive director Father Val J. Peter said he plans to change how America takes care of its children by spreading the concept of Boys Town to at least 17 other U.S. locations by 1995. "We're trying to create a revolution in child care," said Father Peter, a native of Omaha, Neb., who since 1985 has headed Boys Town, Neb., a community which rehabilitates homeless, abused, neglected or handicapped children. Each year more than I million children in the United States suffer from abuse and neglect. The expansion, involving estab-

lishing considerably smaller residential centers patterned on Boys Town, is already under way. Satellite residential centers for children are operating in Orlando and Tallahassee, Fla. A third, in San Antonio, opened April I. Land has been acquired for,a fourth in Las Vegas, tentatively scheduled to open at the end of the year; an option has been taken on land for a fifth in the Los Angeles area; and a search for sites in Brooklyn, N. Y., and in south Florida has· started, Father Peter said. "We're going to the major metropolitan areas that have a tremendous need for youth services," . Father Peter told National Catholic

News service. "We want to go where the trouble is." The satellite homes will be patterned on the existing Boys Town, where 520 boys and girls live on a 1,300-acre campus that includes a farm, riding stables, a sports complex, churches and 72 homes where youngsters are cared for by highly trained married couples. The children attend middle school for third through eighth grade, then Boys Town High School and a Vocational Career Center. "It's not that these children are bad children, but they have not learned the' skills needed to live in society in a harmonious way," Father Peter said. "Boys Town is a healing place. We take children whom everybody else has given up on." John Vianney College Seminary Boys Town, surrounded by Omin St. Paul, Minn. As mayor, aha, is an incorporated village Randle represents Boys Town at with its own post office. Father functions, welcomes guests, is a Peter said the satellite homes won't liaison between the ,children and make up a community like Boys administration and promotes leader- Town, but will be individual homes ship among children. He also heads in different neighborhoods, each the l6-member student council. with a trained married couple with fulltime responsibility for six chil"It's really exciting," Randle said. dren. "It's got its ups and downs. At first , Boys Town operates a number I thought I could do everything. of other programs as well as the Then you realize things don't residential campus. They also operalways work out the way you want them to. If 10 percent of your ate the Boys Town National Institute for children with communicadreams come true as mayor, you tion problems, a National Family are a winner." Home Program under which Boys Town consultants can help others Randle said he has faced some sticky moments as mayor, includ-. start similar programs, an innercity school for troubled youths ing one instance when the children and a short-term shelter. All the his constituents thought he was p;'ograms are operated under a betraying them becll;use he couldn't $60 million budget, helping about get the administration to end a I i,oOO children yearly. dress code. Funding for the programs comes "I had to explain why we have it from private donations, local govand some of the kids said that I ernment grants and proceeds from was on their [the administration's) a Foundation Fund established in side," he said. 1941 by Boys Town founder Father Randle said he has also had Edward J. Flanagan. happy moments such as ehen he ' "Father Flanagan changed the and all the Boys Town children image oftroubled children in Amergreeted then-Vice President George ica," Father Peter said. "We want Bush during Bush's 1988 election to do that again in our own time." campaign at the Omaha airport. Father Flanagan founded Boys Randle presented Bush a Boys Town in 1917 and the community Town Honorary Citizen Award was made famous in a 1938 movie, , and spoke to him about children's "Boys Town," starring Spencer concerns, including illiteracy, lack Tracy. Several other movies about of health care and the need for the community have been made more aid to homeless and handi- and Father Peter said there is talk capped youngsters. of a television series.'

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WASHINGTON (NC) - Boys Town Mayor Corey Randle, 18, says he'll follow in the footsteps of the men who have headed the community Randle has called home for six years, and become a priest. Randle told National Catholic News Service in a telephone inter• view that he decided on the priesthood when he was 5 years old before he even knew about Boys Town. "I've always wanted to be a priest," said Randle, a senior at Boys Town High School and community mayor for the last 10 months. "I just didn't know until I came to Boys T own that you had to be a Catholic to be a priest so I converted to Catholicism." Boys Town, founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan, has always been headed by priests. Since 1985, Father Val J. Peter has directed the community, which serves 520 boys and girls. Rand,le plans to enroll in St.

Card. Mindszenty case to reopen BUDAPEST, Hungary(NC)As part of a "democratic renewal," Hungary plans to reexamine the conviction of the late Cardinal Jozsef M)ndszenty, said Barna Sarkadi~Nagy, vice president of the State Office of Church Affairs. The reexamination is part of a general plan to reopen the "big lie" cases against church and political leaders in the years immediately after the Communist Party came to power, Sarkadi-Nagy said. Cardinal Mindszenty, symbol of staunch church resistance to the communist government in the late 1940s and early 1950s, was arrested in 1948 on charges of subversiqn, treason, spying and currency manipulation. He was later convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. The M indszenty and other cases will be reopened publicly and Pope John Paul II has been informed of ,the government's decision, he said. The pope plans to visit Hungary in September 1991. But reexamining the case does not mean the government plans to approve the cardinal's political views, said Sarkad i- Nagy. "H e was too rigid" and "not very progressive in the Hungarian church," the official added. "He was for keeping the [Hungarian] kingdom" and "against the Hungarian republic as a state," Sarkadi-Nagy said. The cardinal's attitudes caused "a tragedy for the Hungarian Catholic Church," he added.

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They're trailblazers By Joseph Motta Noone can say that Sisters Mary Christopher O'Rourke, RSM, and Doris Kelly, OP, aren't trailblazers. Respectively they are engaged in elementary and secondary guidance work in Fall River diocesan schools. Sister O'Rourke, among her many involvements, is a parttime guidance counselor at St. Anne's School, Fall River. It is a pilot position, she said, since St. Anne's is the first diocesan elementary school to have a counselor on a regular basis. Sister Kelly, as school psychologist/ adjustment counselor for the Diocesan Department of Education is also a diocesan first. She visits the four diocesan high schools every week, and occasionally one of the many elementary schools. Sister O'Rourke Sister O'Rourke thinks St. Anne's School is a great place to work. She says she and principal Irene L. Fortin share the same views on education. "She really believes," the Sister of Mercy said, "that unless one attends to the needs of the parents and the teachers one cannot successfully attend to the needs of th'e children." Sister O'Rourke, who lives in her native Providence, smiles and gestures often when speaking about her work at the 480-pupil school, which began last September. "In a sense" she explains, "my job is crisis intervention and assessment.." She's well prepared for it. She holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Notre Dame and was from 1968 to 1973 president of Salve Regina College, Newport, R.I. Her 25-year association with the Catholic college also included teaching and department chairman work and dormitory supervision. The sister, a trained family therapist who operates a small private counseling practice, also ran Newport County's Head Start program for five years and from 1985 to last year was administrator of the Mercy Sisters' province of Providence. Sister O'Rourke is also a consultant for a day care center and a women's religious community. At St. Anne's, she regularly sees students dealing with grief problems, most relating to broken homes. Children with motivational problems are also among her frequent visitors. It's frustrating, Sister O'Rourke said, that there aren't "enough hours in the day" to see every student. At St. Anne's mOl)thly faculty meetings, Sister O'Rourke teaches . communication skills and offers advice regarding discipline. Faculty members are also free to come to her for counseling, she said. The sister notes that she often refers to a statement by Mother : Catherine McAuley, hercommunity's foundress: "The goal of Catholic education is to fit children for this world without unfitting them for the next." The church, she opined, "has a real responsibility to support married families and help them with

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for Certified Counselors, she attended Fall River's former College of the Sacred Hearts and holds a bachelor's degree from Regis College and a master's degree from Boston College, one of several schools at which she has done graduate studies. The Dominican also conducts psychological testing of candidates for the diocesan Permanent Diaconate Program and teaches counseling techniques to deacons. Many of her young clients are guidance counselor-referred youngsters suffering long-term problems, many relating to divorce and death situations. Sister Kelly said that many of the teens with whom she works have family and peer difficulties and that most suffer from a poor self-image. . "Some youngsters," Sister Kelly said, "feel that they're not worth anything if they don't get all As or achieve great success in athletics or other areas." She feels strongly, she says, "that a youngster should be recognized for what he or she is." She likes teens and working with them, she ad,ds, noting that they respond well to and actually prefer structure and order. It often takes several sessions, ' though, she notes, to build trust and confidence and "break down barriers" between herself and a young client. She says she sees her duties as "a beginning" for the diocese, thinks she's "growing with the job" and hopes that the guidance area will see expansion.

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- Imaging. Picture a pleasant scene from your past when you ; Try the ideas already suggested were relaxed and happy. Examine for getting to sleep. But if you do it with your five senses. Recall hot succeed, little else will work in what it looked like, sounded like, your life until you get some rest. In smelled like, felt like, etc. This is this case, a sleeping pill may be a moe interesting and fun than count- temporary answer. ing sheepyand certainly better than Actually, a glass of wine or a can frantically reviewing your worries. of beer at bedtime may be safer - RelaxatioJ;1 techniques. Pay than a sleeping pill unless, ofcourse, attention to your breathing. Count you have a tendency toward alco_your breaths. Imagine you are polism. We have a much longer exhaling all your tension and worries, and inhaling peace and love. , history ~ith the u'se of alcohol and we know far more about its afterFeel the heavy tension draining ¢ffects than we do with most drugs. out of your limbs and into the bed. - Pray. Say the rosary and I Someone objected that I was meditate on the mysteries. Let ~ncouraging alcoholism with this your mind drift in contemplation *dvice. My answer is that a drink of God's marvelous creation. Listen may still be better than a drug. I . for God's comfort. I Sleep is truly a gift of God. A - Activity. If you still can't good night's sleep can be a valuasleep, for heaven's sake get up and ~Ie resource for dealing with hard do something useful. For half an 1ays. Good night and sleep tight. hour, clean house, organize your ~ Reader questions on family livphoto album, watch late-night tel- ing and child care to be answered evision or write letters. When your i'n print are invited, Address the eyelids start to close, go back to Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's bed. Colle2e, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978. I

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- Reading. Have a bed lamp . nearby and several favorite books or magazines. Something far away from your daily experie'nce is best. Good choices could be adventure stories, mysteries, science fiction, National Geographic, etc.

The men's liberation movement is getting more aggressive in its efforts to do away with anti-male sexist sentiments. Men's Rights Inc., a Sacramento-based organization. concerned with "sexism and men's problems," recently announced its third annual awards for the "best and worst in advertising." In 1984 Men's Rights Inc. created "Mr. Media Watch'~ to monitor sexism in advertising a!1d to improve the image of men in print and broadcast media. Its survey last year of 1,000 ads found that "every jerk singled out in a malefemale relationship was the male." This year' Mr. Media Watch reports that there has been progress. Some advertisers, it says, are beginning to respect the male consumer. The ads that won the "best" awards show men as warm, caring and nurturing. "Best in Broadcast" went to Budweiser for a powerful portrayal of love between father and son. Pure & Natural received an award for its ads with a father bathing his infant. ' The best public service award was given to The National Easter Seal Society whose ads of a handicapped father demonstrated that "a father doesn't even have to have hands to keep his baby happy, healthy, loved and well-fed." These images are a far cry from the old macho ideals. A lot of people are catching on. What we should respect in a man is not power or money, but his ability to be loving. Among the Men's Rights Inc. citations for the "worst" in advertising was one to Pampers, on grounds of implying that only mothers change diapers. . Men's Rights said that NutriGrain consistently portrayed men as ignorant in cereal and waffle commercials. It said Grape Nuts created "the most obnoxious cou-

pIe of the 80s. The woman would rather die than give him some positive feedback, and he never seems to tire of her abuse." The diamond industry was accused of escalating harassment by encouraging women to demand that men spend large sums of money to buy relationships. I'm glad to see men standing up for a more positive image. I hope they succeed. Women, of course, have had to wage enormous battles against de. nigrating images ill the media, and have only been partly successful. For every. picture of a foolishlooking guy, there are probably 10 still portraying women as emptyheaded sex objects. Sexism definitely goes both ways, and it always has. The sitcoms of the 1950s almost always portrayed fathers as idiots of the Dagwood Bumstead variety. Men were henpecked, frazzled, browbeaten, helpless and unin-

~olved , .with home and family. Wot;llen didn't fare much better they were selfish, ditsy-brained, ~agging spendthrifts who drove their husbands bonkers. i In the '60s and '70s women \>egan fighting back. Now men are following suit, and I think there is a clear reason why. I Perhaps it all reflects a pow~r game within the society the adver~isers are addressing. Just as men ~ave tried to keep women out of the board room, maybe. women want to keep men off their turf of home and family. Many women are reluctant to give up their tradi~ional power base. '. I But the handwriting is on the wall. The forces working for equal ~ights for both sexes are too strong ~o hold back. , Equality between men and women is inevitable. Women will run more businesses and men will nuriure more children'. .

That first formal dance By Hilda Young Following are Hilda's rules of the road for high school sophomores about to take part in their ·first formal school dance. .- You will hear rumors two days before the dance that your date really wants to go with someone else. You will respond by telling friends the same thing about yourself. - From nowhere a cowlick will appear. Hair that has behaved perfectly since your birth will suddenly become impossible to comb. - You will spend an hour at the rental tux shop deciding between a fluorescent blue or flat black cum~ berbund and pretending you understand how all this stuff goes together. .- You will order a wrist corsage to match your date's sea blue dress. The florist will deliver a bright red pin-on. Your date will

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: - You will remember at the last second that you and your date will be sitting in the back seat chauff~ured by your parents and that the last people to occupy the rear s:eat were members of your sister's s,occer team, appropriately named 'ithe mudders." ! - Your date's father will take a full ·roll of 36 pictures when you arrive at her house. You will see , ~lue flash photo spots before your eyes for the rest of the night. : - You will sweat bullets when you start dancing for fear your . bow tie may pop off, your cumberband might sag or your father's old cuff link holding your shirt t,ogether might work loose. I - You will add up how much t,he evening cost and calculate it as the rough equivalent of frying 4,000 fast-food hamburgers last summer.

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.New Director for Cape CSS office Robert Fournier of Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich, recently began duties as director of the Cape Cod area office ofthe Diocesan Department of Catholic Social Services. He replaces Garry Neal, LICSW, who will supervise students in the department's counseling program while retaining his clinician work caseload at the Cape Cod office. Fournier and his wife Tess have three children. He holds a master's degree from the Boston College School of Social Work and is pursuing doctoral studies there. Fournier, 41, joined the Cape Cod office lastMay as a counselor.

D of I to honor Queen Isabella Members of the Daughters of Isabella, an international organization of Catholic women founded in 1897 and named for Queen Isabella, the Spanish monarch who funded Christopher Columbus' voyages, will participate in an April 21 Washington, D.C., tribute to the queen, a dedicated Catholic and champion of the poor,' marking the 538th anniversary of her birth. The celebration will be held at the Queen Isabella statue at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Daughters of Isabella international regent Madame Mary Whitneywill offer the event's keynote address.

New evangelization vATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II recently called on Mexican bishops to promote a new type of cultural evangelization that relies on lay Catholics for political and social activism. The pope said his advice for Mexico applied to "every pluralistic. society": a "larger and more decisive Catholic presence - through individuals and associations - in the various seCtO~s of public life."

O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Ultreya 8 tonight, religious education center. Guild meets noon Monday, parish center. Vincentians meet 7:30 p.m. Monday. ST, JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET Parish council meeting 8 p.m. Tuesday, parish center. O.L. CAPE, BREWSTER Children's choir rehearsal 4 today, church. Men's' Club communion breakfast April 16: information: Don Dunn, 385-4085. Individuals interDOMINICAN ACADEMY, FR ested in participating in a 4 p.m. Roller Skating party celebrating Saturday Mass choir may contact Easter season 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesorganist Claire Costello, 385-3302. day, Star Wheels, Seekonk. Alumna SECULAR FRANCISCANS, Terry Dunahoo, a children's author, POCASSET recently spoke to students grades St. Francis of the Cape Fraternity four through six about why she meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, St. John became a writer and the type of writing she does. Grade five and six stu- the Evangelist church and parish dents recently learned about the uses center, Pocasset: Mass celebrated by Father Jude Smith, OFM, who will of computer technology during a speak on "Our Fraternity": informavisit to Boston's Computer Museum. Feast of St. Catherine Mass April tion: Ernest Foley, 540-5392. 28. SACRED HEART, N. ATTLEBORO WIDOWED SUPPORT, NB Widowed of all faiths welcome to First Friday holy hour after Mass meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, St. Kilian 7 tonight. Liturgy committee meetrectory basement, New Bedford: in- ing 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, meeting room. formation: 998-3269. CHRIST THE KING, NEWMAN LECTURE, SMU COTUIT/MASHPEE Southeastern Massachusetts U niCatholic Women's Club meeting versity Newman Lecture Series talk, . 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Queen of All "Mary: A Contemporary Model of Saints Chapel, Mashpee:. Bruno Faithful Discipleship," by Father Magdalenski will offer a rug hookRobert Oliveira: noon Monday, ing demonstration: all parish women Board of Governors room, Student welcome: rides: Lecky Tolchinsky, Center: information: 999-8224. 428-1290. Dedication committee meetings: liturgy 7:30 p.m. Monday: ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Guild communion luncheon at parish council 7:30 p.m. April. 27; Seacrest Oceanfront Resort Dining both meetings at Qi\S chapel. Room, N. Falmouth, follows 11:15 CATHEDRAL CAMP, a.m. Mass April 23; speaker: Father E. FREETOWN Albert J. M. Shannon of Fleming, LeRepos weekend retreat with NY; information: Paulyne Dick. Father Joe Laughlin, SJ, today 540-2045. through Sunday. Holy Redeemer parish, Chatham, youth retreat today LaSALETTE SHRINE, through Sunday. ATTLEBORO "Relationships: The Joys & StrugST. JAMES, NB gles" seminar, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ladies' Guild meeting 7:30 p.m. April 15: led by Sister Philomena April 19, church hall; Officer Ray Agudo, FMM, Ph.D., a pastoral Furtado will discuss crime prevenpsychologist and administrative,cotion; information: Mildred O'Brien, ordinator of LaSalette Shrine's Pas994-4272. St. James-St. John School toral Counseling Center; participants advisory council meeting 7 p.m. Monwill learn to develop capacity to day, school library, New Vincentian relate to themselves, God and othofficers: Loretta Bourque, president; ers; information: 222-5410. Christine Hayes, vice-president; Mildred Coynes; secretary, Sylvester HOLY TRINITY, W. HARWICH Mitchell, treasurer. Vincentians' food Ladies' Association of the Sacred drive to benefit area needy April Hearts meClting 2 p.m. today follows 29 j 30; canned goods and other nonBenediction, church; gathering inperishables may be brought to cludes consecration of new members Masses. and entertainment by The Mid-Cape Chorus: all p~rish women and their ST.ANTHONY,MATTAPOISETT guests welcome: information: HarGuild scholarship applications availriet J. Chadik, 432-8978. Parish able at rectory; deadline April 15. council 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Room Young Mothers' Bible Study 9:30 8, parish center. a.m. Fridays; information: rectory, 758-3719 during normal business SECULAR FRANCISCANS, FR hours. St. Clare Fraternity meeting 6:30 p.m. April 9, Rose Hawthorne ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Lathrop Home, Fall River. St. Louis Altar boys' outing to Boston Red Fraternity meeting Wednesday be- Sox game April 17. gins with 6:30 p.m. Mass, church: SEPARATED AND DIVORCED, includes discussion on social justice. NB New Bedford Separated and ST.STEPHEN,ATTLEBORO Women's Club meeting 7:30 p.m. Divorced Support Group meeting 7 Monday, parish hall. Alcoholics to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Family Life Anonymous meeting 7 p.m. Sun- Center, N. Dartmouth; Louis Robildays, hall. AI-Anon 10a.m. Wednes- lard and Rudy Caruso will speak days. about insurance; information: 994-8676. ST. MARY, SEEKONK MCFL, NB CHAPTER Summer softball begins 6 p.m. Massachusetts Citizens for Life May 21. Adventure youth group. general membership meeting 7:30 New Bedford chapter seeks volunp.m. Monday, parish center. Vin- teers to help prepare for Mother's Day Roses Drive; help needed 9 a.m. centians meeting after 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. Informati~n on prayer to 3 p.m. April 15, St. James Church group-sponsored Life in the Spirit basement, New Bedford; informaSeminar weekend April 22j23: Pau- tion: Mary Ann Both, 636-4903. line L'Heureux, 336-6349. ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA DIVORCED/SEPARATED, Mass culminating religious eduGREATER TAUNTON Meeting 7 to 9 p.m. April 16, cation evening classes 7 p.m. Mon- . Immaculate Conception Church, day, church. Taunton; video, discussion on "Cop- HOLY NAME, FR ing with Loss." Rosary 5 p.m. weekdays.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., April 7, 1989 BCC LECTURE . Cardiologist Dr. Herbert Benson of New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, will offer a free lecture, "The Relaxation Response: The Bridge Between Religion and Medicine," 7 p.m. May 24, Bristol Community College Arts Center, Fall River; information: campus, minister Sister Suzanne Beaudoin, SSCh, 678-2811, ext. 247. ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Six communion cups have been donated by parish teens in memory of Jodi DeMello. First Friday holy hour 7 tonight, church. Teen Club meeting 7 p.m. Sunday, hall. ST. PATRICK, SOMERSET Fellowship meeting 7 p.m. Sunday, parish center; all welcome. Parish choir rehearsals 7 p.m. Tuesdays; new singers welcome. ST. STANISLAUS, FR Mr. and Mrs. James Moniz are celebrating their 25th wedding a.nniversary. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Altar boys' outing to Boston Red Sox game April 17. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Youth ministry program formation meeting 8 p.m. Monday, lower rectory. First Friday devotions conclude 6 tonight. Parish council meeting 9 a.m. tomorrow, lower rectory. Children's Mass 10 !l.m. Sunday. ST. JULIE, N. DARTMOUTH Youth group meeting 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 9, church hall. ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Second Dominga: Mary Ann Boucher, 20 Dover Street, Fairhaven. First Friday Mass 7 tonight; Sacred Hearts Association meeting follows, rectory meeting room. O.L. MT. CARMEL, NB Women's Club meeting and social 7 p.m. Wednesday, church basement. Second Dominga: Jose Rego, 8 Webster St., S. Dartmouth; crowning at 12:15 p.m. Mass Sunday. ST. JOSEPH, NB Prayer group Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesdays; meeting 7 p.m. April J9 and 26. Seniors' group installation of officers April 20, Thad's restaurant. Legion of Mary First Friday holy hour begins with 5 p.m. Mass today; adoration after J I a.m. Mass to 5 p.m. every Monday. Parish council meeting Monday.

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ST. ANNE, FR Novena service in honor of St. Anne 3 p.m. Sunday; healing service follows to 5 p.m. CATHEDRAL, FR First Friday Masses 8 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. today.

Deacon to head personnel group ST. PAUL, Minn. (NC) - William Umphress, a permanent deacon and director of human resources for the Archdiocese of St. Paul-Minneapolis, is presidentelect of the National Association of Church Personnel Administra-' tors. Father Donald Thimm, director of lay personnel services for the Milwaukee archdiocese, became president of the association at a Philadelphia meeting. Umphress will become president at the association's next annual convention. The association is a professional organization advocating just personnel practices for all church employees, putting "practices into sync with proclamations ofjustice," U mphress told the Cathlic Bulletin, St. Paul-Minneapolis archdiocesan newspaper. "Things are changing and getting better" in the area of church personnel policies, Umphress said. "It's important that people who work for the church hear that, because sometimes they get frustrated when change doesn't come fast enough," he said. In addition to just wages and studies of comparable worth paying similar wages to people whose jobs require similar skills -the association is looking at "portability of pension benefits." Portability would allow people who work for the church in one diocese to transfer pension benefits ifthey began working in another diocese, Umphress said.

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Fidelity oath may affect pastoral counseling WASHINGTON (NC) - The than of its general impact on church daily pastoral practice of priests intellectual life. It successfully reregarding birth control and other pressed some potentially dangerdifficult areas could be affected by ous ideas about faith and doctrine, the new profession of faith and but also led a significant number oath of fidelity issued by the Vati- of serious Catholic scholars to halt can, said Msgr. Frederick Mc- theological and biblical research Manus, a V.S. canon law expert. out of loyalty to the church or fear While most initial attention has of reprisals. While the new oath is quite diffocused on the likely impact of the new profession and oath on the ferent in content from that of Catholic academic world, Msgr. 1910, it is like it in that "it is McManus said one area where the obviously an attempt to go after documents may "hit people hard- people [considered insufficiently est'~ is in their possible impact on orthodox] in different ways," Msgr. McManus said. pastors. Pastors are to take the The doctrinal congregation deprofession and oath each time they are assigned a parish. clared that the new oath was to Msgr. McManus, a professor of take effect March I, but Msgr. canon law at The Catholic Vniver- McManus said he "can't imagine sity of America in Washington, any effort to implement it" .before commented on the new Vatican it is published in the "Acta Aposdocuments in a recent telephone tolicae Sedis," the official periodiinterview. cal through which church legislaIf pastors interpret the oath and tion is issued. expanded profession offaith strictIn terms of the new oath's posIy, it may affect their approach to sible impact on Catholic higher pastoral counseling and confession, education, Msgr. McManus said it Msgr. McManus said - especially again highlights the strong empha"to put it bluntly, in the area of sis that Cardinal Joseph Ratzin'Humanae Vitae,' " the papal en- ger, head of the doctrinal congrecyclical that says all forms of arti- gation, has been placing on the' ficial contraception are intrinsically idea that any Catholic theologian wrong., "teaches in the name ofthe church." The Vatican Congregation for The concept of theologians the Doctrine of the Faith pub- teaching in the name of the church lished the new o'athof fi,delity and: was central to'the recent removal profession offa'ith in th~ Feb. 25,' of Father Charles E. Curran as a ,issue of L'Osservatore Rbmano,' moral theologian at Catholic Vniversity after Cardinal Ratzinger's :the Vati~an newspa'per. : The new'profession offaith con- congregation declared him inelisists ofthe traditional recitation of gible to function as a professor of the ,NiceneCreed plus three new ·~Catholic theology. paragraphs in which the person " Msgr. McManus sai!i he thinks, . expresses his or her adherence to that most theologians in V.S. everything taught by the church. Catholic colleges and universities The fidelity oath, to be sworn view themselves as professors of with one's hand on a Bible, states, .theology by reason oftheir compein part that in all of his or her tence in that field, not as officials words and actions the person tak- of the church who teach in its ing the oath will "foster the com- name. "I would like to see that whole mon discipline of the whole church" and will follow all authentic teach- thing discussed more fully," he ings of the pope and the bishops said. "with Christian obedience." He said Cardinal Ratzinger's Among those who must take the concern for li,censing and regulatnew profession and oath are all ing those who are in a position to candidates for the diaconate and speak about faith and church all persons receiving new assign- teaching extends to other areas as ments as pastors or as teachers of well. philosophy or theology in all When the new Code of Canon Catholic seminaries and univer- Law was being drafted, he said, sitieS'. Cardinal Ratzinger "was much exMsgr. McManus was asked to ercised" when the commission compare the new oath with the drafting the code rejected his call church's 1910 Oath against Mod- for legislation that would require ernism, which condemned a wide lay preachers to be given a "faculty," range of new historical, scientific or formal license from church and philosophical theories. Re- authority, to preach. quired of all priests, candidates for orders and seminary professors, it Loyalty was taken yearly in many places "For employee success, loyalty until it was dropped in 1967. Today, less is remembered of and integrjty are equally as importhe specific content of that oath tant as ability." - Banks

.ft ~. THE POPE,eelebrates Mass with U.S. bishops and VaticaB officials/during their recent i meeting in Rome. (NCjUPI-Reuter photo)

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VATICAN CITY (NC) - Before you present the teachings in spe- ~ierarchy over the relationship of the major meeting of V.S. bishops, cific cultural circumstances? bishops to theolo~ians. Vatican officials and Pope John At the March meeting, the situaI It also explains Vatic~n worry tion was phrased as the tension over a 1988 AIDS, policy st~tePaul 11, many participants emphasized the tension between V.S. between Catholic doctrine as "the ment by t~e .50-m~mber V .S. bl~hsociety and the often counterculone and, only path to salvation" ops' AdmInIstratIve Board, whIch and "trying to make things 'work' ~aid the ?ishops w.o,uld not oppose tural message of Catholicism. 'They predicted that this, more in our culture." The pope said the (actua~ InforI?atIOn about c?nthan the unwinding tensions b yformer, While CardInal J o.hn J. : ?oms In publ,lc ,A~ I?S. educatIO.n tween the U.S. hie'rarchy and the O'Connor of New York saId th~ ~rograms: The VatIcan feared thIS Vatican, w'ould be the focus of the latter. " .' , . :»,oulq be Interpret~d a~ a weakenmeeting. The prediction turned In general, the pope and the l,ng of ~he church s ?!.a~ket conout to be ttue. Vatican line up on the side of demnatIOn o~ a!f artIfIcial means But also emerging from the strengthening.the proclamatio,n and ?f contraceptIon. March' inee"tings was the underly- the w?rld's bIshops on ,the SIde of I The fear was alsq expressed by a ing dynamic tension existing be-adaptIng. ,'. n~mber o~ V .S: cardirals and a~c~tween the Vatican and the world's This tension underlies VatIcan bIShops, shOWIng how wrong It IS bishops on the cutting edge of problems with Africa!!, bishops ~ver to ,over~enerali?:e re~~r~ing .on evangelization in hostile or unreinculturation, .L.atlll ~",lencan 'lV,hlCh Side of .the dlYI~Ing line ceptive societies. The Vatican wants bishops over politIcal actiVIsm and bishops and VatIcan offiCIals stand. strict adherence to the faith, while Asian bishops over use of non- Individuals frequently cross the many bishops favor as much flexiChristian' spiritual methods, dividing I!ne, on s~ecific issues. It is the tension that has caused This dynamic, tensIO~ also cuts bility as possible to make the faith the Vatican Congregation for ~cross Ideolo~lcal barners. meaningful to their listeners. Catholic Education to call an interi Contributing to much of the , All agree on th~ need ~o evangel- national meeting of Catholic edu- dynamic tension between V .S. and Ize. The d~~amlc tensl~n c~~s cators to revise draft norms for Vatican church officials is V.S. from the dl erent emp asehs. , 0 Catholic universities. democracy and' its use of comyou put the stress on strengt enIng I, I' f' d' t d" I The norms are meant to ensure promise as a so utIOn- III Ing ac. f the proclamatIOn 0 tra ItIOna .,. '" I I" . t "V S ' t h e way that sound doctnne IS taught In tIc' In h a p ura IStIC. socle · teac h Ings or on a d aptIng h ' y. f. ' class and that the campus reflects bishops are t e In entors. 0 ,a an overall Christian lifestyle. Many society in which compromise IS educators around the world how- not evil," said Archbishop John R. Roach of St. Paul-Minneapolis. VATICAN CITY'(NC) - Pope ever, say the draft rules will not I All this has ,concrete implicaJohn Paul II has approved five work legally, academically or cultions for bishops when it comes to turally in their countries. people for canonization: This dynamic tension helps ex- taking a sta~d on, p~blic policy - Blessed Clelia Barbieri, founder of the Little Sisters of plain the specific trouble spots . i,ssues .that I~volve Immutable Sorrow, who was born in Italy in between the Vatican and the V.S. Catholic teachIng~, such as abort:inn. 1847 and died in 1870. ~ Blessed Agnes of Bohemia, a : In a session on "the bishop as 13th-century Poor Clare abbess teacher of the faith," participants VATICAN CITY (NC) - Soviet discussed to what extent comand daughter of the king of Bohemia, who founded a hospitaller officials in the Vkraine have offered promise is allowable in working order, a Franciscan friary and a to allow Eastern-rite Catholics toward a common good, Poor Clare convent before becom- there to celebrate religious services : The participants "were generin Latin-rite churches, but the offer <illy agreed that given the demoing a Poor Clare herself. - Blessed Gaspare Bertoni, is likely to be refused, Vkrainian cratic process in the V nited States, founder of the Order of the Holy Church leaders in Rome said. We cannot withdraw from the deStigmata of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Cardinal Myroslav Lubachivsky, bate early. You remain in the who was born in Verona, Italy, in spiritual head of the worldwide debate beyond the stage where you Vkrainian church, said in a state- think you'll win your full point," 1777 and died there in 1853. ment that Vkrainian Catholics said Archbishop Roach. - Blessed Albert Chmielowski, founder of the Sisters and Broth- should be able to worship "in their The important thing, the partiers of the Third Order of St. Fran- own churches." The Vkrainian qipants agreed, was that comproCatholic Church is an Eastern-rite mise involve tactics to get the cis of Assisi, Servants of the Poor. church. Born in 1845, he died in Krakow, ~oint across, not fundamental Poland, in 19 I6. matters of faith. In reality, this description of - Blessed Riccardo Pampuri, a doctor and a professed religious of compromise also fits the results GOO:' ANCHOR HOLDS the Hospitaller Order of St. John \Yhich often emerge from the of God. 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FILM RATIN GS A-I Approved for Children and Adults The Rescuers A-2 Approved for Adults and Adolescents The Adventures of The 'Burbs Police Academy 6: Baron Munchausen City Under Siege A-3 Approved for Adults The Accidental Tourist Fletch Lives Beaches Jacknife Bill and Ted's Lean on Me Excellent Adventure Leviathan Chances Are The Mighty Quinn

Only Out Cold Rain Man Rooftops Three Fugitives Tr'ue Believer

A-4 Separate Classification (Separate classification is given to certain films which while not morally offenSive, require some analysis and explanation as a protection against wrong interpretation and false conclusions) Full Moon in Blue Water Mississippi Burning Working Girl

Cousins Dangerous Liaisons Dead Bang

O-Morally Offensive Heart of Midnight Skin Deep Kinjite Slaves of New York Forbidden Subjects

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Area Religious Broadcasting The following television and radio programs originatt! in the diocesan viewing and listening area. Their listings normally do not vary from week to week. They will be presented in the Anchor periodically and will re(lect any changes that may be made. Please clip and retain for reference. ' On TV Each Sunday, II :00 a.m WLNE, Channel 6. Diocesan Television Mass. Portuguese Masses from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, New Bedford: 12:15 p.m. each Sunday on radio station WJFDFM,7 p.m. each Sunday on television Channel 20. Portuguese Masses from Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Anthony of Lisbon parishes, Taunton: 7 p.m. each Sunday and 6 p.m. each Monday on cable channe127. "Confluence," 8:30 a.m. each Sunday on Channel 6, is a panel program moderated by Truman Taylor and having as permanent participants Father Peter N. Graziano, diocesan director of social services; Right Rev. George Hunt, Episcopal Bishop ofRhode Island, and Rabbi Baruch Korff. "The Beat," produced by Building Block Ministries of Taunton and aired on many cable systems in the Fall River diocese features videos from and information on contemporary Christian rock artists. Check local listings for times and dates. Mass 9:30 a.m. Monday to Friday, WFXT, Channel 25. "Breakthrough" 6:30 a.m. each Sunday, Channel 10, a program on the power of God to touch lives, produced by the Pastoral Theological Institute of Hamden, Conn. "Maryson," a family puppet show with moral and spiritual perspective 6 p.m. each'Thursday, Fall Riverand New Bedford Cable Channel 13. "Spirit and the Bride," a talk

show with William Larkin,6 p.m. Monday, cable channel 35. On Radio "Be NotAfraid,"lSmiJiutes of music and Gospel message hosted by Father James M. Fitzpatrick, parochial vicar at St. John the Evangelist parish, Attleboro, is heard at 8 a.m. Sundays on sta~ tion WARA, 1320 AM. The Cath路 olic clergy of the Attleboro area sponsor the program. "The Beat," Christian rock music and information produced by Building Block Ministries of Taunton, is broadcast at 6:00 a.m. Sundays on station WVBF . Boston, 105.7 FM, and may be heard in the Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton deaneries. Charismatic programs with Father John Randall are aired from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Monday through Friday on station WRI B, 1220 AM; Mass is broadcast at I p.m. each Sunday. "Topic Religion," presented by two priests, a rabbi and a Protestant minister, is broadcast at 6:06 a.m. and 9:06 p.m. each Sunday on station WEEI Boston, 590 AM. Programs of Catholic interest are broadcast at the following times on station WROL Boston, 950 AM: Monday through Friday 9. 9:15, 11:45 a.m.; 12:15. 12:30. I p.m. A Polish-language rosary hour. conducted by Father Justin, is broadcast at 1:30 p.m. Sundays on station WALE. 1400 AM. A Polish-language Mass is heard from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. every Sunday on station WICE, 550 a.m.

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His group met with some success and he enjoyed those several years a great deal. He could have chosen to pursue his goal and seek greater fame and fortune. But in the end he chose a career in electronic engineering and he's doing well in that field.

By TOM LENNON

Q. I want to be a rock star and everybody says that rock stars are really bad. Is it wrong for me to want to be a rock star if I don't do anything bad .when I am one? (Pennsylvania) A. First of all, not all rock stars are "really bad." And you need not assume that a person has to do something bad simply because he or she becomes a rock star. It is certainly not wrong for you to want to pursue such a career, but you should give long and careful thought to whether you want to embrace this vocation. Here are some questions and ideas I'd recommend you consider: Do you have a good supply of physical stamina? The hours of rehearsal and performing will be long and arduous. So will the travel time. You'll need all the energy you can muster. Do you have a good supply of humility? Musical directors and technicians at times will give you orders that you won't like one bit. You'll have to swallow your pride, bite your tongue and still give your all for the rehearsal or performance - perhaps just when you could drop from exhaustion. Do you have a good supply of

patience? You will have to deal with all sorts of people. some of them very demanding. some temperamental, some greedy and scheming, and some just plain nasty. Can you handle all the conflict with a certain measure of serenity or will you go to pieces and b~ miserable? Db you have a good supply of courage? Stardom usually comes neither quickly nor easily. Likely you will have to endure many periods of being deeply discouraged and you'll need all the bravery you can muster to hang in there. Can you resist the lure of alcohol and other drugs? These abound in the world of celebrities and at times they'll probably appear attractive to you. There will be.adult pressure to use them. It all sounds rather grim, doesn't it? If this is enough to make you give up your dream, well, maybe you should.

Your questions are welcome always. Address Tom Lennon, 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

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CONNOLLY STUDENTS attending the 1989 Region One Junior Achievement Conference were, front row from left, Marc Turcotte, Amy Almeida, Cassia Picard, Kris Batista,Jennifer Venice and Stephanie Ciosek; back row: Greg Ciosek, Christine Vieira and James Agar.

Bishop Connolly High School Stephanie Ciosek, Christine Vieira and Kris Batista, seniors at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall R.iver, have been recognized for their participation in the Greater Fall River Junior Achievement program. Stephanie, a Somerset resident, recently won local arid regional J A speech contestsi,:and has the unprecedented distinction of twice winning the Atlaritic coast contest. Fall Riverite Christine, president of "Hot Off the Press," JA publishing company~ is 'a member of the student 'planning committee for J A's annual conference. At the' '87 'conference,' she was selected the 'Atlantic coast's outstanding. young businesswoman. . Kris, also from Fall River, was Connolly's outstanding applied economics student last year arid was school representative to the national J A conference, where she ranked among the top five percent of Junior Achievers nationally in understanding and application of economic and business concepts, ·In February of this year she was named an outstanding young businesswoman at a regional JA conference.

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Kara O'Connell and Keri Hanley have been selected to the Fall River Herald News All Star Girls' Basketball Team.

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Many awards were recently made to members of Connolly's winter sports teams. '' Robert Kennedy received the 12th annual Peter Machado Memorial Award and Scholarship and Craig Bernat and Loraine Michaud merited MIAA Sportsmanship I\wards. Letters went to the following students: Boys' basketball: Chris Lafrance (captain), Brendan O'Neil, Robert Kennedy, Jason Ryan, Kevin Aguiar, Ryan Doyle, Michael Gendreau, Pat McGonigle, Conrad Paquette, Jeffrey Waclawik and Paul Gauvin. . 'Girls' basketball: Kara O'Con-

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nell (captain), Keri Hanley, Missy Iacovelli, Noreen Daley, Alanna Coffey, Jennifer Hornsby, Cara McDermott, Jodie Medeiros and Julie White. ' lee hockey: Skip Langton and . Craig Aumann (captains), Robeit Dufault, ~yre Costa, Scott Costa', RobertGuay, Matt Macy, Brian Camara, Scott Storey, Jeff Schenck, Paul Phaneuf, Glenn Martin, Jaymie Carvalho,. Mike Bettencourt, Heath Menezes, Eric. Stuobert, 'Dan O'Con:nell, Craig' Bernet and Larry Bell. ".' .Girls; .winter track:. Lor-aine Michaud, Aimee ;y~zina, Sharon. Hand and Rebecca Manning (captains), Muffy Merrick. and Jeanne McLaughlin, Boys' winter track: Jeff Pereira, Dermot Murphy and Paul Lindo (captains), Mike O'Neil and Brian Ramos. Alpine ski team: Holly Marvel and Mike Saracen (captains), Jennifer Tung, Matt Audet, Tim Boucher, Matt Leffers, Greg Ciosek, Dan McDermott, Lowell Metivier, John Medeiros, Eric Pilotte, Matt Palme, Mathias Bube and Jeremy Tung. Swimmer: Jason Buchanan.

Rx: Children To mark Children and Hospitals Week, St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River, recently held tours for Fall River schoolchildren, including classes from St. Stanislaus and St. Anne's schools. Youngsters took a hospital tour, escorted by Sister Cecilia Downing, OP, director of volunteers, and her assistant, Betty Novacek. The children visited the pediatrics, physical therapy and emergency departments, making a final stop for a video on health and nutrition and a snack of cookies and milk. The visit was followed by a hospital-sponsored art contest for the participating children. Winners included Joseph Machado of St. Anne's School and Jennifer Aguiar of St. Stanislaus.

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Coyle and Cassidy holds peace and justice da.y By Bill Breen Students and faculty at Coyle and Cassidy High School, Taunton, recently heard a powerful and moving message from Greer G. Gordon, director of the Boston archdiocesan Office of Black Catholics during the school's biannual "Peace and Justice Awareness Day." Ms. Gordon's topic concerned apartheid and civil rights and their connection with what the Catholic church professes. The native of Baton Rouge, LA, told her audience that it cannot forget the fight and ad vances made by blacks in the United States. "The black students in this high school and in this community may have absolutely no consciousness of what segregation was or to what extent segregation in an informal fashion still exists in the United States," she said. "What we see in South Africa today is a sign of what could happen here," she opined. Ms. Gordon challenged CC students to always seek Christian solutions to the problems 'peace and justice issues present. She cautioned the students that if issues of

social justice are ignored and prejudice is allowed to grow, there could come a day in this country when a particular group could again be denied their civil rights. "It's not just an issue for a black person or a Hispanic person or a Jewish person," she said. "It's an issue for all of us." Ms. Gordon's remarks opened a day designed to increase awareness of world peace and justice issues. Following her keynote address, students participated in seminars on topics including prison ministry, AIDS care, the plight of the homeless arid the mentally ill

St. Stanislaus School, Fall River. Chocolate Easter candies made by seventh and eighth graders taught by Wendy Burns at St. Stanislaus School, Fall River, were presented to children in the pediatric unit at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Eighth grader Andrea Ciosek, whose mother. Janice, is pediatric unit assistant head nurse, accompanied Mrs. Burns for the presentation, accepted by patient David Levesque.

and helping the hungry and the politically oppressed. CC faculty members Michael C?te an.d Anthony Nunes were responsible for organizing the event, which concluded with a liturgy celebrated by school chaplain Father William Boffa.

St. Vincent's School Gerald J. Poisson, principal of Stl Vincent's School, Fall River, is inCluded in the 1989-90 edition of Who's Who in American Education. The Westport resident has been the school's principal since January, 1985.

: Bishop Stang The Bishop Stang High School, Dartmouth, senior prom will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight May 17 at the Venus de Milo, Swansea. A prom reception in t~e school gym is scheduled for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. f[he school's drama department will present the musical "Guys and Dolls" April 28, 29 and 30. N~rth

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tv, movie news Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and' Catholic , Films Office ratings, which do not always coincide. " General ratings: G-suitable for general viewing; PG-13-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, 'unsuitable for children or young teens. By Christopher Carstens for two or three weeks.and you will Catholic ratings: AI-approved for Somebody came up with the notice that it works. children and adults; A2-approved idea of homework, and since then You have to be away from the for adults and adolescents; ,A3teen life has never been the same. television. Many teens have no approved for adults only; A4-sepaMost kids seem to feel the same problem listening to the radio while rate classification (given films not way about homework - "Yuck, . doing their homework. However, morally offensive which, however, no fun, boring, a re~1 brain pain.", almost nobody can study efficiently require some analysis and explanaGiven a choice between doing and watch television at the same' tion); O-morally,offensive. homework "nd going shopping at ' time. Television' is too magnetic Catholic ratings for television the mall., most teens don't have"a and it draws your mind away from movies are those路 of the' movie house hard time maj<.ing up their mi'nds. your work. A IS-minute assign- versions of the films. However, you mus~eventually get. ment will take two hours if you try" around to t,hose ~Igebra workshl;ets. to do it while you watch television. and history chapters, no matter Finally, you can teach yourself , 'NOT'E to concentrate for longer' periods. how miserable you feel about them. ,Plea~e ,'ch~k dates and There is no w.ay to make home-, ' It's easy to sit down to study.at 7, ' times of television and radio work fun. Until. they start giving . and then remember that you need programs against' Io<;al listassignments ,like "Play Nintendo to sharpen some' pencils. Then you Ings, ,which may differ from until you pass Level 14, on Super work for a few minutes and realize U.e New,York network schedMario Brothers,".homework will that you need a glass of milk. And ules ,supplied" toTh~ Anchor. continue to, be,le~s than exciting.' you told Jill you'd call. Pretty However, you can take some .Qf soon, it's 9 and you've been "workthe pain out,of it. ing on" your homework for two Lots of kips fi~d that t/ley can. hours and almost nothing is done. New Films" ' With a kitchen timer and a little get their homework done in about' "Dead Banif' (War'ner Bros.) one-third the time if they.sett.le in willpower, you can learn to con- Unsatisfying .cop'drama featuring and work adt steadily. By learning centrate better. Set the timer for 15 a trou~leddetective (Don Johnto be more efficient, yqu can sal- minutes, put it where you can't see. son) on the trail of acop killer tied ~age more time for the fun thing~ it and work steadily until the timer in with a white supremacist moveof life. rings. Then, when your 15minutes ment. Much grisly violence, a graThe hardest part of doing your are up, take a little break. When' tuitous sex scene, profanity. 0, R homework is getting stinted. This. you come back, set the timer for 15 "Fletch Lives"(Universal) Chevy may come as a surprise to a lot of more minutes and work without teachers. and parents, but it is interruption until the timer rings Chase reprises -his role as a wisepretty easy for the average teen- again. Keep it up until you're guy investigative reporter ;lnd is up against a sinister plot tarid him ager to put off the big fun of mem-, done. orizing those Spanish vocabulary YO.u will find that you can grad- of his newly inherited plantation words. The trick is to begin study- ually increase the time on the timer in Loui..siana. Cheesy. A satiric ing at the same time every night. . until you can work 30 minutes or subplot about a sleazy cable netPick a time and stick to it. If you even longer without going into work faith healer (R. Lee Ermey) start right after dinner or at 7 every Pepsi panic. As your concentta- works, Rough language laced with night for two weeks, it becomes a tion improves, you will finish fas- vulgar references and sexual inhabit. Your homework won't be ter and remember more of what nuendoes and a casual attitude toward sex. A3, PG more fun - but it will be easier to you study. get started and easier to get done. Getting done quickly and re"Jacknife" (Cineplex Odeon) membering what you study. Those Next, it helps to do your homeThe arrival of an old Vietnam war work at the same place every night. are the keys to surviving homebuddy (Robert DeNiro) traumaWhen you regularly study in the work. Oh, yes, one more thing. tizes a veteran (Ed Harris) who's same place, your mind will go into Yo'u still have to turn it in. drowned his war memories in drink ".homewor~ gear" as soon as Y0,u Dr. Carstens is a clinical psy- and drugs for 20 years. The visitor, Sit there With your books. Try It chologist in San Diego, Calif. who has worked through his own

St. John's School, Attleboro St. John Evangelist School, Attleboro, will mar~ National Volunteers Week I}ext week in several ways. Students will pray daily for school volunteers and a downtown Attleboro window display will be organized by. Linda Pemberton/ and Pauline O'Keefe. Celeste Connors will' accept a citation on behalf of school volunteers at II a.m. Tuesday at Attleboro City'Hall, and seve'ral school volunteers will participa,te in a City of Attlebo'ro / Sturdy .Memorial Hospital-sponsor~d volunteers' luncheon the same, day. , Msgr. John J. Smith,St. John's' pastor, will offer aMass of thanksgiving for volunteers at 9 a.m. May 4. Students in grades five through eight will exhibit social studies projects at a school history fair on Tuesday, open to all during school hours and from 7 to 8 p.m. that day. Students John Cavallo Steven Chouinard and Brian Dunphy

were winners in an Emblem Club essay contest on "Are We Abusing Our Freedoms?" Their efforts won them, respectively, $\00, $75;and $50 bonds. -Students' Jaime Reiley,' Mike Kotch and Holly Grochmal will be trained as Substance Use' Peer Association program 'pee; leaders. ' The Massachusetts ,A.'ris Lottery will provid'e funding for ~ixth, seventh and eighth graders to attend , "High Gear," a kid~perf6rmed musical comedy about issues concerning .youngsters, April 26 in Boston. " ,. The 'Futu~e Planning Co'mmittee will mee"at 7 porn: Mondayin the recto'ry. ' Principal Sister Martha Mulli, gan, RSM, said the school provided eight of 39 teams participating in the annual St. John's Invitational Basketball Tournament, a popular three-week event which attracts many area schools. St. John's eighth grade boys team, she said, enjoyed a satisfying victofy over Foxboro, undefeated for three years.

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with the past. A love story between the visitor and the troubled vet's shy sister (Kathy Baker) unfolds with humor and tenderness. Wellacted and sensiti~e. Some profanity, brief violence and a discreetly, filme,d bedroom scene. A3, R, "Leviathan"(MGM) An aborted Russian genetic experiment dooms aU .S. mining team and turns most of the divers, into serpentine amphibious beasts. Tedious. Moderate grisly gore, some profanity laced with sexual vulgarities. A3, R "Rooftops" (New Visions) An' urban, fantasy about New York City's homeless adolescents who set up housekeeping on tene'ment rooftops and defend their turf against invading crack dealers using a form of martial art called co'tubat dancing. Includes a thwarted love affair between a white 'boy anda HispaJ;lic girl (Jason yedrick and Troy Beyer), comic relief by a young, Hispanic graffiti artist (Alexis Cr1!z) and dastardly deeds by a slimy crack dealer (Eddie Velez) Who eventually ge~s 'his come)ippa,nctt.. Much profanity, some menace and intense violence and' a fleeting, graphic ,sexual encounter. 路A.3, R . . ' ',. , Film on TV Wednesday, April 19, 9-11 "p.m. EDT (PBS) - "A 'Great Wall" (1986) - Gentle but :keenly observed comedy of cultural c'ollision when a Chinese-American family visits relatives in Peking in the first American feature produced' in mainland China. A I, 'PG .

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15,000 at parley .Continued from Page One He praised the monumental efforts of Catholic religious educators despite sometimes impossible burdens. "Your energy is given freely and enthusiastically, even when the impediments are great and the physical realities burdensome," Archbishop Marino said. "Inferior facilities, inadequate salaries and benefits, overcrowding, understaffing, these and many other real adversities may beset you' in your vocation." "In spite of it all, the enduring product of Catholic education is consistently excellent, an ongoing testimony to the enlightening power of the Spirit,:' he said. Cardinal Bernardin March 27 said religious education programs are important but they can "never replace parents in the religious formation of children." He shared with parents and educators some ofthe points covered in his recently published book, "Growing in Wisdom, Age and Grace: A Guide for Parents in the Religious Educa. tion of Their Children." Boys Town executive director Father Val J. Peter March 28 discussed how Omaha's Boys Town has helped troubled youngsters achieve success, and a divorced mother of three told educators to' get ready for a wave of children from single-parent homes hurting from divorce. The mother, Suzy Perkins of Shaumburg, Ill., executive director of Rainbows for All God's

The shaking Bush Continued from Page One don't. think they should get a tax break for that." The issue arose again the next day, when Fitzwater held one of his routine press briefings. Fitzwater explained that Bush' had said that even parents paying tuition should have to support public schools. "The president said that they should - everyone should - have to pay to support public schools, and there shouldn't be a tax break for that just because you're paying for two schools," Fitzwater said. "He then said that he continues to support the concept of tuition tax credits for private schools', but that [after] a review of the budget considerations now - he doesn't believe we can afford it at this time," Fitzwater said. When a reporter replied "that's not what he said, Marlin," Fitzwater elaborated. "That's what he meant to say, and that's what a careful reading will show you he said." The way the question was raised prompted confusion, Fitzwater said. "That was the confusing part, the way the question was raised was: 'Why should my parents have to pay to support public schools when they're paying for me to go to private schools?' "And it has always been the president's position - and the last administration's position - that everybody should pay for public schools and how you treat private schools is on top of that," Fitzwater added. "He still supports it [a tuition tax credit] in concept, yes."

; In posing the original question, the student, Joseph Thrill, told Bush that he attends a private school in Hawaii. "I go to a private . school and my parents pay tuition directly to the school. But yet, part 6f their taxes which they pay ... go to the public school system, ~ven though I do not attend public school. Should they get a tax break on that?" i Reporters also questioned . whether Bush had changed his rrtind on tuition tax credits since t,he fall 1988 campaign. : Fitzwater said that during the campaign Bush was for tuition tax credits, but then as president has dome to better realize that the rPoney to permit it just isn't available. i During a campaign interview with National Catholic News Servibe and other Catholic press representatives Bush said that "I don't Know where [former Education Secretary] Bill Bennett stands on· tuition tax credits, but I want to be sareful also in saying I support that, but I'm not pledging to have those enacted in the first term of a Bush presidency ·because of the dost. But I favor that approach to ~ducation." I

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