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Pope John Paul II dies after ·Iong struggle with illness cardinals and priests at the pope's silica ofSt. Mary Major and former bedside began celebrating the Mass archbishop of Boston, was among for Divine Mercy Sunday. During the prelates standing outside on the the course of the Mass, he said, the steps of St. Peter's Basilica when pope received Communion and the the announcement was made. Many anointing of the sick. in the crowd wept, and after a long Father Stanley Pondo of Indiaapplause the square was enveloped napolis, who was in the square in silent prayer. The bells of St. when the pope's death was anPeter's Basilica tolled a steady nounced, said the pope's death left death knell. him "sad and happy."

"Dear brothers and sisters, at "John Paul II has been the pope 9:37 this evening our most beloved my whole adult life. He's been my Holy Father John Paul II returned inspiration. I didn't enter the semito the house of the Father. Let us nary until I was in my 30s and it pray for him,". Archbishop was partIy because of his influence.

Leonardo Sandri, a top official of ... I'm happy because I'm sure he's the Vatican's Secretariat of State, in heaven now," he said. told the crowd.

Father Pablo Gadenz ofTrenton, Navarro-VaIls later said, "The N.J., said he was sure the pope's Holy Father's final hours were death would come that night or the marked by the uninterrupted prayer next day, Divine Mercy Sunday, of all those who were assisting him which the pope established. in his pious death and by the choral "We all feel like orphans now, participation in prayer of the thoubut it's a time of grace, a time of .Daily Readings sands of faithful who, for many . faith. The Holy Spirit will guide the hours, had been gathered in St.. cardinals to choose a worthy sucApril 11 Acts 6:8-15; Ps Peter's Square." cessor, so we pray for whoever that 119:23-24,26The spokesman said those at the might be, he saiq.

27,29-30; In pope's bedside at the moment ofhis With the crowd estimated at 6:22-29 April 12 Acts 7:51-8: 1a; death included: his personal secre- 100,000 people, another prayer serPs 31 :3cd-4,6taries, Archbishop Stanislaw vice began at midnight and was led 7b;8a,17,21ab; Dziwisz and Msgr. Mieczyslaw by Archbishop Paolo Sardi, an ofIn 6:30-35 Mokrzycki; Cardinal Marian ficial in the Vatican Secretariat of April 13 Acts 8: 1b-8; Ps Jaworski, the Latin-rite archbishop State, who said, 'This is a holy night 66:1~3a,4-7a; In of Lviv, Ukraine, and a longtime of vigil and prayer in memory of 6:35-40 personal friend of the pope; Polish our beloved Pope John Pau!."

April 14. Acts 8:26-40; Ps Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko, presiCardinal Angelo Sodano, who 66:8-9,'16-17,20; dent of the Pontifical Council for· had served as the pope's secretary In 6:44-51 the Laity.; and Fath~r Tadeusz .. of state, celebrated a memorial April 15 Acts 9: 1-20; Ps Styczen, a former. student of the Mass for the pope April 3 in the 117:1-2; In 6:52pope's and director of the John Paul square.

59 II Institute at Lublin University in The cardinal said Pope John Paul April 16 Acts 9:31-42; Ps Poland. had spent his entire papacy promot116:12-17; In Also present were the three nuns ing the "civilization oflove" against 6:60-69 who cared for the pope's apartment, the forces ofhatred in the world and April 17 Acts 2:14a,36the pope's personal physician and had called the Church to be a 41; Ps 23: 1-6; 1 two other doctors and two nurses, "house of mercy, to welcome all Pt 2:20b-25; In the spokesman said. those who need help, forgiveness 10:1"10 About 90 minutes before the and love."

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bassadors to the Vatican, cardinals, . pope lay dying, some staying all bishops and eve,n a dozen journal- night in quiet and moving vigils, ists were led into the Clementine aware that there was little hope for HaIl of the Apostolic Palace April his recovery. Shortly before his death, U.S. Cardinal Edmund ·C. 3 to pay their last respects.

The ceremony followed a Mass Szoka led a candlelight prayer serattended by some 70,000 people in vice in the packed square.

"Like children, we draw close St. Peter's Square.

Conscious and alert the day be- around our beloved Holy Father, fore his death, the pope was able to who taught us how to follow Jesus concelebrate Mass in his papal and how to love and serve the apartment, the Vatican said. He be- Church and the people," Cardinal gan slipping in and out of con- Szokasaid.

'This is the gift we present to sciousness the morning of April 2 and died that night, it said. him as he prepares to take his last Tens of thousands of faithful journey. May the Madonna present streamed to St. Peter's Square as the him to her Son and obtain for him, through her intercession, the reward promised to the faithful servants of the Gospel," the cardinal said.

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tives from diocesan parishes have been invited to the program so they may bring the message and awareness back to their parishes.

Board members, delegates and alternatives attending the convention may participate in the training session but mu~t register by ,the deadline of April 16 so that NCCW may send the proper num-

ber of resource packets: Our Lady of Good Counsel Awards will be presented during the convention and the installation of officers will take place followingMass.

For more information or to register call co-chairs Claire McMahon at 508-672-7698 or Theresa Lewis at 508-993-5085.

DCCW slates May 7 workshop on children and the environment

MEMBERS OF the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women r,ecently gathered to review the agenda for its 52nd annual convention to be held May 7 at the parish center of St. John of God Church, Somerset. From left: Co-Chairman Madeleine Lavoie, Chairman Claudette Armstrong, and DCCW President Lynette Armstrong.

Fall River DCCW readies for 52nd annual convention FALL RIVER - The Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold its 52nd annual convention May 7 at St. John of God Parish Center in Somerset.

Themed "To Jesus Through Mary," check-in and coffee will be from 7:15-8:15 a.m. Attendees must register by April 30. It will feature three guest speakers: DCCW moderator St. Joseph of Cluny Sister Eugenia Brady; Susan Conroy; and 'Father Edward Murphy.

The keynote address will be given by Sister Brady. Born in County Clare, Ireland, Sister Brady was missioned to Wilmington and Torrance, California for 25 years where she ministered as an educator and religious educator as well as an organist and choir director.

She taught at Cluny School in Newport, R.I., for three years and continued her ministry of music there.

By the mid-80s, Sister Brady was in West Warwick, R.I. serving as DRE at Christ the King Parish.

She then journeyed to Fall River, where she served as an associate director for the Office of Religious Education for eight years. She was instrumental in bringing the RAINBOWS Program, a grief program for children who have lost a parent through death and divorce, to the diocese. She continues to serve the diocese as a member of the office of Family Ministry and devotes some of her time as retreat

and spiritual director at retreat centers and religious communities on the East Coast.

Susan Conroy of Portland, Maine, will speak on her experiences with Mother Teresa in Calcutta. She has written the book "Mother Teresa's Lessons ofLove and Secrets of Sanctity." Conroy spent the summer of 1986 in ' Calcutta working with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity. In 1987, at the request of Mother Teresa, she spent two weeks at the Order's convent in South Bronx, N. Y. in contemplation of the religious life. Although she did not enter the Order, she did visit Calcutta again to work with the Sisters among the dying and corresponded with Mother Teresa until her death in 1997.

The final speaker will be Father Edward Murphy, a native of Ireland. A late vocation to the priesthood, he attended seminary in New England and was ordained a priest for the Fall River diocese in 1998.

He has served at Holy Name Parish, Fall River, and currently resides at Immaculate Conception Parish, Taunton. Father Murphy is a chaplain at Morton Hospital and leads several prayer groups. He has led served as the spiritual director for several pilgrimages to Medjugorje and will give a talk on' Mary.

As part of the convention, Patricia Smuck, jormer NCCW first vice president, will present a

training session focused on children and their safety. "Make the Case for Children's Health," comes as the result of a grant received from the National Council of Catholic Women. Representa-

Office of Environmental Justice.

The message of the CASE program is that children who are poor are at a greater risk than adults from environmental health hazards. Acoalition of major Catholic religious, health, social service and policy organizations have come together to respond to this concern. Its purpose is to inform and educate the larger community and build aconstituency for children's health.

Pastors in the Fall River diocese are urged to consider sending at least one or two representatives to the workshop. Deadline for registration is April 16.

For more infonnation contact co-chairs Claire McMalwn at 508672-7698, or Theresa Lewis at 508993-5085.

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Effective AprilS, 2005

FALL RIVER - A special training session focusing on Children and a Safe Environment will be presented during the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women's annual convention May 7 by Patricia Smuck, former first vice president of the, ' National Council of Catholic Women.

The 52nd annual conv~ntion will be held at St. John of God Parish Center in Somerset, beginning at 7:15 am.

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The ·Marian pope Much has been written, and yet ~il1 be, about the legacy of our late Holy Father, John Paul II. This past weekend we have had an unprecedented media outpouring across the world reflecting the work and priorities of this most remarkable pope. Hours of television time have shown us the massive outpouring of people praying for him on his journey home to the Father. Rome has become the center of religiOl,ls commentary to such an extent that one wonders if there is anything left to be said. The Church, indeed, is on the television screens of the world.

Many have attempted to pinpoint the achieyements of the late pope. His work is often seen in sweeping broad terms, pl~ying itself out on the world stage. There can be little doubt that he was one of the great movers of his time. His international presence, as evidenced in his crisscrossing the earth, is indeed an historic first.

Millions who would never personally see a pope welcomed him with an awesome enthusiasm. .

There were also some in the ChUrch who viewed him as a theological conservative really not reflecting the temper of the times. All world figures are open to such criticism whe.n they refuse to com· promise principles. This subject could be one of endless reflections.

Having said this much, there is one particular aspect of the PQpe's papacy that truly should be noted; namely, his absolute devotion to Mary, the Mother of Jesus and the Mother of the Church. For him this was nota mere·act pf,pec~~~ary piety, !Juta ~Rir~tual priority. He truly believed and liv,ed witlt the reality. of Mary in the totality of Christianity.. Mary was not a mere theological nicety; he saw her as a spiritual necessity. For some Christians; Mary has little or no place in their religious experience. Too many have simply left the Mother, and look at the state that. mainstreaming has ieft them. The pope rightly affirmed that the Church's devotion to .the Blessed Virgin is intrinsic to Christian worship. He consistently demonstrated that the Church must honor Mary with special devotion and affection. This belief, of course, is rooted not only in Scripture, but also in the history of the Church. From the most ancient times, the Blessed Virgin has been honored with the title of "Mother of God." For some, in their search for modernity, Mary . has taken a devotional back selJ,t. Pope John Paul's open devotion to Mary has, on occasion, agitated some so-called intellectuals, who saw Marian devotion for the uneducated and less sophisticated. Throughout his life, the pope refuted such thinking by his own real and deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin.

This might seem a minor and mute point in such a dramatic and daring life" which Pope John Paul lived each day. Yet, he tried to teach all in the Church 'not to be seduced by complexity. The key to life is simplicity; peace in the human heart is born from simplicity in our lives.

However, we spend a great deal of our time carrying the burden of ever-increasing complexities. As a result, many have viewed Marian devotions as worthless. The pope constantly called us back to such devotion. In his own mystical way, he tried to tell us all that simplicity is the key to perfection, and that Mary, in her own' simplicity, was the key to making our lives worth living. Beyond her historical importance, Mary is' central to Christian life. Pope John Paul II has taught us that one of the greatest challenges we face as modem Catholics is to find a genuine place for the Blt::ssed Mother in our own personal spirituality. May he now pray with Mary to' help us achieve that goal.

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"Crossing the finish line On the walls to the right and left on the line to break the Nazi of the tabernacle in Pope John Paul ordinance and enter the secret IT's private chapel in the Vatican, seminary in Cardinal Sapieha's there were large bas relief sculpbasement. As a young priest and tures of the deaths,of Saints Peter bishop in Poland, and later as and Paul.

Cardinal Archbishop of Krakow, Whenever I had the privilege to he fought against the Communist visit that chapel for the pope's oppression of the Polish people. morning Mass; I was always struck And through his 9,670 days as St. by the inscription at the bottom of Peter's successor, he fought to .the sculpture dedicated to the bring the Gospel of Christ to Apostle of the Gentiles. It was people-of every genemtion and in taken from his parting words to St. every land.

Timothy, his spiritual son: He was wounded, almost killed, . "Bonum eertamen certavi. Cursum consummavi. Fidem Putting Into .se11lavi.".

Pope John Paul IT the Deep contemplatively gazed at those words fOf over two

By Father Roger . and a half decades. On J. Landry April 2, he was able to make that valedictory fully .... _ his own and state it to us, his spiritual children: "I have on the battlefield of St. Peter's fought the good fight. I have square. He stared down commufinished the race. I have kept the nist dictators in Poland, Cuba and faith" (2 Tim 4:7).

El Salvador. He publicly defended He indeed fought Christ's good the sanctity of every human life in fight for decades. His whole life front of various world leaders and was a fight for Christ and for those protagonists of the culture of for whom Christ himself fought to death. He always fought fearlessly, the death. because he knew he wasn't ' He fought to defend his Jewish fighting alone. With Christ, and for friel)ds in Wadowice as a young Christ, he fought for the downtrodboy. As a young man under Nazi den. He fought for those for whom occupation, he fought to keep no one else fought. He fought for Polish Christian culture alive, us. risking his life to perform with He likewise fought to finish the other young people in the Rhaprace Christ gave him to run. Once sodic Theater. He again put his life St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians:

"Do you not know that in a mce the runners all compete, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win!" (l Cor 9:24). Pope John Paul IT indeed ran with his eyes on the priie.

Dubbed "God's athlete" early in his pontificate," Papa Wojtyla ran the 26-year-marathon of his pontificate as a continuous hundred-yard dash. He worked 17hour days almost to the very end, packing so much into tflch day that he left many of those around him - from his assistants, to photographers, to journalists gasping for air. In his foreign travels alone, he ran the equivalent of 28 times around the earth, or three times back and forth to the moon. He ran until he could run no longerl:llltil the time he needed the help of modem Cyrenians to finish the last station on his modem Way of . the Cross. But neither old age, nor bullet wounds, nor broken hips, nor Parkinson's, nor tracheoto- . mies, nor feeding tubes nor any other possible excuse could stop him from following Christ to victory across the threshold of the eternal promised land.

And in that long pilgrimage, in which he didn't just "walk by faith" but "ran" by faith, he proudly "kept the faith" while at the same ,time lavishly Tum to page six - Line

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Atop a strong foundation their heavenly reward, while It was Bob Dylan who wrote in the turbulent 60s, "The times, leaving indelible marks on the people whom they served. they are a-chanin'."

The torch they carried in life These words echo true in the is being passed on to young Catholic Church as the second millennia changes guard with the third.

The Church Christ instituted while he was on earth has Inst some very powerful and inspirational figures over the pas~ few decades.

By Dave Jolivet Does that mean she is weakening? Hardly.

Catholic men and women It is because of these noble the future of the Church.

Catholics that Christ's beloved These holy people have been Church will not only survive, 'and will always remain stellar but flourish. examples of charity, piety, faith, Women and men such as Mother Teresa, Padre Pio, Sister sacrifice, courage, strength, weakness, doubt, love, and Lucia, and the Diocese of Fall above all, obedience to our River's own Father Patrick Peyton, left this earth to receive Heavenly Father.

My View From the Stands

Last Saturday, the Church' lost this generation's greatest teacher, leader, and servant with the passing of Pope John Paul II. As sad and crushing a blow as that is for Catholics around the world, how fortunate for today's new generation that he was a part of their lives. . For all young Catholics, this was the only pope they have known, and if there was to be only one pope to have know, it was JPII. As adult Catholics, it must be our first priority to keep the memory, legacy, teaching and example of each of these holy people alive, and pass them on to young Catholics.

It is .vital that students in our

Bush hails'pope as 'champion ofhuman freedom, ' attends Mass

By CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTON - U.S. President George W. Bush praised Pope John Paul II as "a champion of human freedom" and a "witness to the dignity of human life" April 2.

The president and first lady Laura Bush also attended a Mass for the pope at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, just hours after the qeath of the 84-year-old pontiff.

In a brief televised statement from the White House, Bush called Pope John Paul "an inspiration to millions of Americans and to so many more throughout the world." ''The Catholic Church has lost its shepherd, the world has lost a champion of human freedom, and a good and faithful servant of God has beeo called home," the president said. .

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Paul's witness reminded us of our obligation to build a culture of life in which the strong protect the weak," Bush said. "And during the pope's final years, his witness was made even more路 powerful by his daily courage in the face of illness and great suffering."

Speaking earlier in the day during his weekly radio address, Bush called Pope John Paul faithful servant of God and a champion of human dignity and freedom."

"Laura and I join millions of Americans and so many around the world who are praying for the Holy Father," he said. _ Bush said he and Laura will attend the pope's funeral at the Vatican. He had been receiving regular reports on the pontiff since his health began deteriorating March 31.

The president visited the pope at the Vatican in 2001, 2002 and 2004. .

In June 2004, Bush awarded the pope the Presidential Medal of Freedom and called him a "hero of our time."

the right hands - young hands, strong hands, faithful hands.

For the last half century, a relatively small chunk of time in the whole scheme of things, the foundation of the Church rested on a man from a small war-torn town in Poland; on a frail little woman nursing the cast-offs on dirty streets in India; on a lamb among lions in Hollywood; on a pious, devout priest from Italy; and on a young girl who took Our Lady's words to heart for a lifetime.

Imagine what our children can do - if we just keep alive the right examples to follow.

Rest in peace JPI!. You've more than earned it.

Comments are welcome at davejolivet@anchornews.or~.

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On December 10, 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia (seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce in my name that I promise.to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces necessary for the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the first Saturday of five consecutive months shall: 1. Go to confession; 2. Receive Holy CommuniOn; 3. Recite the Rosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me companylor 15 minutes while meditating on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of _ making reparation to me."

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Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after the first Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at either the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday.

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"The world of technology is capable of offering the griefjourney a myriad of ways to deal with loss, and in the case of such a world-renowned figure as Pope John Paul, it gives not only Catholics but anyone driven to honor him in some way the opportunity to do so," Hathaway said.

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To help the comm4nity cope with this great loss the Hathaway Family has posted a memorial page on their new interactive Website.

"Pope John Paul was truly a holy man," said William "BT" Hathaway. "He was admired and revered as a spiritual leader and a man of peace. He was a man of the people and people will look for ways to cope with their grief."

He said, "Our Website now includes a special memorial page dedicated to Pope John Paul. Anyone may go there to light a candle of hope. Having a means to ex~ press feeling of grief is vital in any time of loss. We feel honored to

parochial schools and religious education classes know and understand the works of these great contemporaries.

It is critical that young men in women in programs such as ECHO and Emmaus know and understand the works of these faith-filled luminaries.

It is imperative that the selfless acts of these remarkable Catholics not fade into a distant memory in history books.

These great men and women have laid the groundwork for what needs to be done in the third millennium. They have provided the materials to maintain and expand the Church on earth.

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ATILEBORO - The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette wilI host the Gregorian Chant Choir from Assumption College in Worcester on Saturday. They will sing during the celebration of the 4:30 p.m. Mass and a concert will follow. The Shrine will host a Hispanic healing service Sunday at 2:30 p.m. La Salette Father John Sullivan will lead it. For more information call 508-222-5410.

FALL RIVER - St. Anne's Church will host a Healing Mass on April 14 at 6:30 p.rn. The rosary will be recited at 6 p.rn. Benediction and healing prayers will take place after the Mass. .

NEW BEDFORD - Dorothy Curry, president of the Catholic Woman's Club of New Bedford, will preside at the annual Bishop's Night Banquet April 13 at the Wamsutta Gub at 6:30 p.m. to honor Bishop George W. Coleman. For more information call 508-994-8542.

BREWSTER-A gathering ofall the Cape and Islands Charismatic Prayer Groups will be held April 16 at 9:30 a.m. at Our Lady ofCape Parish.

La Salette Father Richard Lavoie will NEW BEDFORD - Catholic celebrate Mass. Fellowship and alunch Social Services recently announced will follow. For more information call ·that the Maya K'ichee Organization has arranged a pastoral visit of Father 508-432-2939.

Tomas Ventura Tol of the Diocese of BREWSTER - Our Lady ofthe Santa Cruz K'ichee. He will celebrate Cape Parish will offer the eight-ses- Masses ofThanksgiving at St. Arithony sion bereavement program "Come of Padua Church, 1359 Acushnet AvWalk with Me," beginning April 17. enue, April 9 at 6 p.rn. and April 10 at Each session will deal with a specific 2:30 p.m. A reception and fiesta will aspect of the grieving process and is follow in the church basement. For open to anyone who has experienced more information call 508-993-1691. the death ofa loved one. It will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. and is open to people WESTPORT - The Fall River of all faiths. For more information call Diocesan Council of Catholic Nurses are sponsoring the seminar "Violence Happy Whitman at 508-385-3252. and Abuse: Identification, Intervention, EAST FREETOWN -A retreat Prevention and Resource," tomorrow entitled "Awakening God's Presence: from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at White's of A Contemplative Dimension ofChris- Westport. For more information call tian Living," will be led by Father 508-678-2373.

Robert Powell April 23 from 9 arn. to 3 p.m.. at Cathedral Camp. For more YARMOUTHPORT .:.. Father information call Father Powell at 508- Roger Landry will lead a Morning 761-0746. of Recollection, themed "Being Risen with Christ," tomorrow at the FALL RIVER -Catholic Social Sacred Heart Chapel on Summer Services is seeking volunteers in the Street. It will begin with the celFall River area to help drive residen- ebration of Mass at 9 a.m. and intial clients to medical and counseling cludes adoration of the Blessed appointments. For more inforination Sacrament, two conferences on call Sheila Sullivan at 508-674-4681. prayer and reconciliation.

Special 48-page memorial edition about Pope John Paul due Saturday FALL RIVER - The Anchor will publish a memorial edition about the life and times of our late pontiff, John Paul II, tomorrow.

Dozens of articles and historic photographs will offer an in-depth look at the successes and frustra-

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passing it on.

Faith is, of course, a·content of truths we believe, and Pope.

John Paul II was faithful to Christ's teaching - including on the issues most controversial to modems - and called us all to similar fidelity.

But faith is, first and· foremost, trust in a perSon, and it was here that Pope John Paul IT was like a modem Abraham and a modem .

Mary. It was his trust in Christ that gave him the courage to fight the good fight no matter how tough the battle. It was his trust in Christ that . gave him the fortitude to cross the finish line. It was his trust 'in Christ - in his word, in his promises, in his help, in his love - $at allowed him, notwithstanding odds and experts, to "put out into the deep water and lower his nets for a catch" (Lk 5:4).

Friday, April 8, 2005

World leaders voice sorrow, condolences over pope's death WASIDNGTON(CNS)-From the former president of Poland who said Pope John Paul II's death was "as if Poland lost its mother," to Cuba's President FideLCastro, who declared three days of mourning in the communist country, the world's political leaders voiced appreciation for the late pope. .

"He looked after Poland as a mother looks after her family," said LechWaiesa, who led Poland's Solidarity movement,· which helped bring about the downfall ofcommunist rule. Wal~sa, who was a friend of the pope, the former archbishop of Krakow, became Poland's fIrst democratically elected president in 1990. ''When a mother passes away, the .family often breaks down - may this not happen this time," Walesa told reporters.

In Cuba; Castro published a letter to the Vatican on the front page of the newspaper Juventud Rebelde April 3, saying the pope's death was "sad news" and offering "the most heartfelt condolence.s of the Cuban people and the government."

Cuba has been an officially atheistic country since Ca$tro came to power in a 1959 revolution, but thawing relations with the Church .led to an official visit by the pope in January 1998.

Castro ordered thr~e days of mourning, to include flying flags at half-staff, and sus~nsion of events, including anniversary celebrations for communist organizations and baseball games. He also had a book of condolences opened for the public to sign.

In China, where there has been no such warming of relations with that nation's communist govern-· ment, Liu Jianchao, spokesman for China's Ministry ofForeign Affairs, issued a statement expressing his country's condolences. China prohibits religious activity by any group

not specifically permitted by the government and does not recognize the Vatican's authority over catholics in that country. . Liu's statement said in part, "We hope the Vatican, under the new pope, will create conditions conducive to the improvement ofrelations -with China" U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that apart from the pope's role as a spiritual guide "he was a tireless advocate ofpeace, a true pioneer in interfaith dialogue and a strong force for critical self-evaluation by the Church itself."

LeaderSofheavily catholic countries joined in expressing the grief of their people.

Spanish Prime MinisterJose Luis Rodriguez zapatero said the pope's death "represents the loss of one of the most towering world figures in . recent history." . Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the people of her country "received the news of his death with a deep sense of grief and loss. He was a holy champion of the Filipino fanllly and of profound Christian values that make every one of us contemplate what is just, moral and sacred in life."

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi said Italians are "mourning the loss of a father" who will be remembered as a man offreedom and justice.

Irish President Mary McAleese said Pope John Paul's story "is that of a man of immense faith and conviction and, in latter years, great personal courage. He engaged with hu. man culture and civilization in every aspect and in every corner of the . world."

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the pope would be re~ membered for his travels and because he preached world peace, citing the pontiff's opposition to the

U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Even in countries with very few Catholics, the pope was recalled fondly.

Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom said "Israel, the Jewish ·people and the entire world lost today a great champion of reconcilia- . tion and brotherhood between the faiths."

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said the world h'lS lost "a very important religious figure who dedicated his life to peace and justice for all."

Walesa wasjoined by current and former leaders of former Soviet countries in crediting the pope's role in peacefully changing the Soviet regime.

Croatian President Stjepan Mesic said Pope John Paul's role as a champion of improved relations among all peoples, countries, civilizations and religions brought him the respect of miIlions throughout the world.

"His place in history has long been ensured. Now he has taken his place in etemity," he said.

Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev called the pope "the No. one humanist on the planet." fIungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany thanked the pope for helping lift the yoke ofcommunism from Europe.

In England, Prime Minister Tony Blair said the world has lost a leader who was revered by people of all faiths and none.

"He never wavered, never flinched, in the struggle for what he thought was right and goOd," Blair said.

Blair had been expected to ask the queen to dissolve Parliament April 4 so he could call national elections in May, but he canceled his meeting so he could attend a vespers service in honor of the pope in London's Catholic WestrninsterCathedral.

Vatican publishes information from. p·ope's death certificate

VATICAN CITY (CNS)-Inan May 18, 1920, resident" in Vatican .Hygiene Direction ofthe Vatican City Like with St. Peter's catch on unusual I:Jlove, the Vatican published City and citizen of the Vatican, died State" and dated April 2, 2005. the Sea of Galilee, John Paul IT's the information contained in Pope at 21:37 hoUrs on April 2, 2005, in Vatican spokesman Joaquin trust did not go unrewarded. His John Paul IT's death certificate, speci- his apartments in the Vatican Apos- Navarro-Valls said April 3 that the greatest legacy may be that he has fying the causes of his death and tolic Palace (Vatican City), because formal "rite ofthe verification of the inspired countless young people contributing factors. of septic shock (and) irreversible death ofJohn Paul II" took place that of every ·state of life - to emulate The April 3 statement, signed by cardiocirculatory collapse," the state- morning, almost exactly 12 hours that trust, cast an anchor into the pope's personal physician, Dr. ment said. . after the pope had died. heaven, and similarly lower their Renato Buzzonetti, said septic shock The certificate stated that Pope Accordillg tq rules published by nets. Fishing season has not ended and cardiocirculatory collapse were John Paul suffered from Pope John Paul in 1996, the with his death, but, in many ways, the causes ofdeath. It confirmed that ':parkinson's di~ease, past episodes camerlengo or chamberlain of the has just begun. the pope also suffered from ofacute respiratory insufficiency and Holy Roman Church must verify the The passage from St. Paul's.

Parkinson's disease and other prob- subsequent tracheotomy, benign en- death. letter to St. Timothy ends, "And . lems. larged prostate complicated by unAhhough the camerlengo, Cardinow a crown of righteousness The publication of 'the detailed . nary infection, and hypertensive and nal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, had awaits me, which the Lord, the medical statement came less than 24 ischemic heart disease." been called to the papal apartment righteous judge, will give me." We hours after the pope's death. In 1978, It said that to confIrm Pope John immediately after the pope died, pray that Pope John PaUl IT now after the unexpected death of Pope Paul's death the pontiff's medical Navarro-Valls said the ceremonial wears that imperishable crown, so John Paul I, there was controversy, team used heart-monitoring machin- verification took place at 9:30 a.m. that, in losing so good a pope, we and later wild speculation over thl< ery for more than 20 minutes.

April 3. may gain an even greater interceslimited and vagUe medical informa"I declare that the causes ofdeath, The papal secretary-chancellor, . sor! tion published by the Vatican. according to my knowledge and con- Eiuico SerafIni, notarized.the verifiThis is the first in a simes of "I certify that His Holiness John science, are those indicated," the state- cation document and attached the columns Father Lmulry win be Paul II (Karol Wojtyla), born in ment said It was signed "Dr. Renato death certificate to it, Navarro-Valls writing about our 264th Pope.

Wadowice (Krakow, Poland) on Buzzonetti, director ofthe Health and said.

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Is purgatory still part of the faith? teaching tells us that we can Q. I am nearly 80 years assist those who are "in old and was taught that purgatory" by our prayers and everyone goes to purgatory good works here on earth. after death, nobody goes to This is simply an aspect of heaven immediately. But our belief in the communion of today there isn't much said saints, which unites in love all about it. Is purgatory still part of our faith? Are we still to pray for the dead? (Michigan) A. Purgatory is still very much a part of our faith. It is also true, however, that we speak more carefully

By Father about purgatory than John J. Dietzen we sometimes did in the past.

Perhaps one reason who are joined to Christ, we hear less aboiJt purgatory today is that many of us have a whether still on earth or in the next world. lot of misunderstandings that Equally clear is that the could use some correcting. The official teachings of the Church hoary pictures of torture, pain do not intend to answer physical and a punishing God, which details about purgatory. Is it a used to be common and which state or condition, or a "place"? made purgatory kind of a Is "time" involved or not? Since minihell, may scare someone the world after death would not to death, but most are irrelappear to have hours or days or evant to authentic Catholic years as we know them, it seems teaching. unlikely that purgatory involves Two things are clear in our tradition concerning purgatory. place or time as we experience them here.

First, we believe there is some A few years ago, Pope John condition or circumstance in Paul II challenged us to take a the process of dying or after fresh look at heaven, hell and death by which any punishpurgatory. When we hear those ment remaining for sins is satisfied. And second, Catholic words we pften pay more

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attention to popular images than to the doctrines themselves. A little reflection should warn us to be careful about the "beliefs" these familiar words and images might inspire.

In his reflections the pope made explicit what has been implicit all the time.

Does anyone really believe, for example, that heaven or hell or purgatory are "places" as we think of them in this life, somewhere out in another universe or on an unknown planet?

This tells us something about purgatory, according to the pope. Purgatory is not a place but a "condition" of purification for the saved whereby Christ "frees them from their imperfections." As the Catholic catechism says, purgatory is a process, a transition of purgation and of cleansing.

Christian spiritual theology and practice in fact recognizes often that this process can occur, at least partly if not wholly, even before we die. It is not uncommon, with Christian insight, to say of people in severe physical or emotional pain that they are "having their

7 purgatory here on earth."

None of this changes or minimizes the ancient practice of praying for people who have died. Past, present and future are all one present moment to God. Our prayers, whenever they are said before or after death, go to a God who is not limited by when they happen to be offered.

Can you imagine God saying: "It's too bad your prayers are late. If you had said them yesterday or last year, I could have done something about it." Prayers lifted to God

for the living or the dead "go back" over their entire lives, their final illnesses and their entrance into eternity. They are never lost or wasted.

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Theologians at helm of activities to mark archbishop's murder SAN SALVADOR (eNS) Two prominent liberation theologians were principal leaders of a week of activities to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar A. Romero.

Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez, known as the father of liberation theology, spoke about God in Latin America from the perspective of social outcasts. Je- suit Fathedon Sobrino spoke of faith in Jesus, liberation and hope.

Both priests spoke to approximately 800 people who filled the auditorium of Central American University in San Salvador March 28. The crowd, which spilled out onto the adjacent lawn, included local and foreign Church leaders, parishioners, students and social justice activists.

Father Gutierrez reaffirmed Archbishop Romero's call for the Church to be the voice of the voiceless, but noted that "the goal is for those who have no voice to have one."

"I'm not going to say when it will be necessary to stop being the voice for the voiceless ... but let's know what we're aiming for," he said.

Father Sobrino said that these days faith often loses its connection with reality.

"To follow Jesus is to make Jesus real," he said.

He warned against letting the words "justice" and "injustice" disappear from everyday language, especially in political circles.

"I have the intuition that the first battle could be the battle of language," Father Sobrino said.

Throughout the week, -work-

shops were held on issues such as Church martyrs, international solidarity and the future of the Latin American Church. The activities culminated ApriL2 with a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Madariaga of Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Simultaneous events were being held in- the United States, Europe and elsewhere.

The archbishop, who spoke out fervently against government and military repression against Salvadorans, was gunned down by. a sharpshooter March 24, 1980, while celebrating Mass in a hospital chapel in San Salvador.

The day before, in a homily broadcast throughout the country, Archbishop Romero challenged soldiers to disobey their superiors' orders to kill Salvadorans.

"Brothers, you are from the same people; you kill your fellow peasant. No soldier is obliged to obey an order that is contrary to the will of God," he said.

The 1980-92 civil war in El Salvador pitted leftist guerrillas against the oligarchic government, backed by the U.S. government.

By the time peace accords were signed; more than 75,000 people had been killed. C~techists and clergy were among those targeted.

A broad amnesty decreed in 1993 by then-Salvadoran President Alfredo Cristiani blocked Archbishop Romero's suspected killers from being tried in El Salvador.

However, last September, a U.S. court tried and condemned former Salvadoran Air Force Capt. Alvaro Saravia for his part in authoring the crime. Saravia, a U.S. resident, is currently a fugitive.

THE SUN rises over Lake Michigan as members of Divine Mercy Parish in South Milwaukee participate in a sunrise Easter Mass. More than 400 people turned out for the outdoor liturgy, located on a bluff overlooking the lake. (CNS photo by Sam Lucero, Catholic Herald)

Italian-born Mayo Clinic doctor is possible candidate for canonization

By JULIE CARROLL CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

heart surgeries to repair congenital do in research," he said. heart defects. .

Wallace, who is retired and livRastelli's research reduced the ing in McLean, Va., said Rastelli had mortality rate for congenital heart many qualities of a saint.

"I think he was deeply commitsurgery from 60 percent to 20 percent, according to a 2001 profile of ted to his religion," said Wallace. '.'He Rastelli in a Mayo medical journal. didn'ttell people, 'I'm a good CathoCardiac surgeons still use the lic or a good Christian'; hejust lived technique he invented nearly four a good Catholic, Christian life." decades ago - called the Rastelli Rastelli's wife, Anna, has remarprocedure - to treat congenital heart ried and lives in Italy. His daughter, disease.

Antonella Rastelli, who was four ''There are tremendous numbers when her father died, went to live in of people he helped, not only by his Italy with her mother, then returned contributions to surgery, but he was to the United States where she a real ambassador in Rochester for earned her medical degree. people in Italy -children who came She said she was surprised to for surgery, surgeons and other phy- learn her father might become a sicians from Italy who came here to saint.

"I don't think he was the type of train," said Dr. Robert Wallace, who served as chairman of the depart- person who would have enjoyed all ment of surgery at the Mayo Clinic the publicity that is happening around his name," she said. "It's an in the 1960s.

Rastelli made his most signifi- otherworldly experience to have cant contributions to medicine in the been drawn into this story." final years of his life, after he had Msgr. Gerald Mahon, pastor of been diagnosed with Hodgkin's dis- St. John the Evangelist in Roches-ease, said Wallace, who visited ter, where Rastelli was a parishioRastelli in the hospital the night he ner, said he believes Rastelli could _inspire medical personnel and padied. ''The thing I remember about that tients alike. visit was his saying he was sorry he "He had the heart and face of wouldn't have the opportunity to do Christ for his colleagues and also for some of the things he had hoped to his patients," he said.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Mayo Clinic doctor who developed surgical procedures that have saved the lives of thousands of children born with heart abnormalities could someday have the title "saint."

Bishop Bernard 1. Harrington of Winona and Bishop Silvio C. Bonicelli of Parma, Italy, have begun the process for Dr. Giancarlo Rastelli's canonization.

"I think lots of miracles happen at the Mayo all the time," said Bishop Harrington, who-described Rastelli as "a man of faith, a good mentor and a good example for everybody else who's in the medical field."

Bishop Harrington learned about Rastelli wlien Bishop Bonicelli sent him a letterrequesting permission to begin the canonization process.

Canon law says the process is to be initiated by the bishop ofthe diocese where the sainthood candidate has died.

Rastelli, an Italian-born surgeon, died in Rochester in 1970 from Hodgkin's disease. He was 36.

Bishop Harrington said he granted permission for Bishop Bonicelli to lead the effort to have Rastelli canonized in Parma, where Rastelli already has a following.

Now Bishop Bonicelli must gather information about Rastelli to submit to the Vatican for review. If WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Rastelli is accepted as a candidate for sainthood, miracles must then be Supreme Court has refused to attributed to his intercession for consider an appeal of a ruling that Rastelli to become a saint. The pro- struck down Idaho's law requiring minors to get parental consent cess can take many years.

Rastelli earned his medical de- for abortions in most cases.

The justices let stand a ruling gree from the University of Parma, then in 1960 went to the Mayo Clinic by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of AN IMAGE of slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar A. in Rochester to study under Dr. John Appeals that said the Idaho law Romero is seen during a Mass at the cathedral in San Salva- Kirklin, who had performed many was too restrictive about the cirdor March 27. (CNS photo from Reuters) of the world's first successful open cumstances under which girls

Court lets Idaho parental consent abortion law die

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younger than 1-8 could have an abortion under emergency provisions. The case was rejected without comment.

The 9th Circuit ruling said Idaho's l~w was unduly burdensome because it limited abortions without the consent of the teen's parents to cases of "sudden and unexpected" physical complications.

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Friday, April 8, 2005

Images of faith, art from Mexico exhibited at Knights' museum

PILGRIMS TRAVEL in a boat with a statue of Jesus during Holy Week celebrations on Cocibolca Lake in Granada, Nicaragua. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Laws change, problems clearer and death penalty support dims

By PATRICIA ZAPOR

ment without parole, said Diann Rust-Tierney, executive director ofthe National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.

Rust-Tierney said the public's growing skepticism has played out in courthouses, where prosecutors seek death sentences less often and juries are more reluc. tant to impose them.

After courts overturned the capital punishment laws of KanWASHINGTON - Even besas and New York, both legislafore pollster John Zogby contures took up bills to fix the techducted a nationwide poll for the nical problems cited by the courts.

U.S. bishops that proved it, signs As of late March it looked like neither body would succeed, leavwere accumulating that capital ing the two states without the oppunishment was losing favor tion of imposing the death penamong Americans and among alty and indefinitely suspending Catholics in particular.

Zogby International's the execution calendar for November poll of U.S. those already on death row.

Catholics found that less Besides the change in public opinThe Kansas Catholic than half now say they sup- ion, death penalty opponents say Conference reported that port the death penalty. As re- they see a shifting tide in recent court state senators decided to hold off on legislation until cently as 1994, 80 percent rulings limiting death sentences; in they know the outcome of of all Americans supported the death penalty, with an apparent lack of legislative enthu- the attorney general's apCatholics favoring it by siasm for fixing technical problems peal of the state Supreme about the same margin. in capitalpunishment laws; and in the Court's ruling to the U.S. The new data was re- sense that the public andpolicy-mak- high court.

Rust-Tierney said the "released recently as part of the ers are beginning to be put offby the ligious voice" in arguing the kickoff of a new Catholic immorality of the death penCampaign to End the Use of flaws of the system. alty has always been importhe Death Penalty, being co''The public is uncomfortable tant. But until now, no church has ordinated by the bishops' Department of Social Development and with the idea that we're not get- made quite the commitment of the ting it right," she said. new Catholic campaign, she said.

World Peace.

After reconsideration of eviFor the last decade, the Besides the change in public opinion, death penalty opponents dence or judicial review, about Church's "face" of opposition to say they see a shifting tide in re- 120 people have been released the death penalty has most promicent court rulings limiting death from death row since capital pun- nently been that of individual sentences; in an apparent lack of ishment was reinstated in the Catholics, acting on their own, legislative enthusiasm for fixing 1970s. More than 80 have been including Sister of St. Joseph technical problems in capital pun- exonerated just since 1990'. Re- Helen Prejean, author of two ishment laws; and in the sense that views by several states and vari- books on the topic; Bud Welch, the public and policy-makers are ous outside organizations have whose daughter, Julie, was killed beginning to be put off by the shown that the death penalty is in the 1995 bombing in Oklahoma almost exclusively sought for de- City; and exonerated death-row flaws of the system.

Zogby's findings echoed other fendants who are poor and is dis- inmate Kirk Bloodsworth.

Whatever the influence, Cathopolls showing Americans are in- proportionately imposed on milics are coming to understand the creasingly disillusioned with the norities.

Disillusionment about capital Church's teaching that fundamenway capital punishment is imposed in this country, and prefer punishment was a factor for three tal respect for human life includes the lives of convicted criminals. alternatives such as life imprison- state legislatures this winter.

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NEWHAVEN,Conn.(CNS)A priceless collection ofreligious art from Mexico is being exhibited for the first time outside the country at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven.

"Images of Faith & Art from Mexico," which opened March 23 and runs through October 9, features paintings from the 16th through the 20th centuries, with most from Mexico's colonial era路 Paintings in the bilingual exhibit depict the life of Jesus, Mary, bishops and saints including Juan Diego and Rose of Lima. Several images of Our Lady of Guadalupe reflect Mexico's fervent devotion to its national patron saint. ''This is the finest collection of religious art ever to come out of Mexico," said Lawrence D. Sowinski, executive director of the museum.

The 48 works ofart were painted over a 500-year period and represent a blending of Old World, European art with that of local artists to produce a new styie that is distinctly Mexican. The unique and lively painting style of these New World artists also reflects the strong devotion of the Mexican faithful.

The exhibit was initiated by Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, who made arrangements with Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera of Mexico City following a visit to Mexico.

According to Anderson, the exhibit offers the opportunity to express appreciation for the Spanish culture and its influence in the United States.

It also marks the 100th anniversary ofthe founding ofthe Knights ofColumbus in Mexico in 1905.

"Part of what we want to accomplish in the museum is to show the diversity within the Christian community," said Anderson, who said

this is the museum's first bilingual exhibit.

"Mexicans have great pride in their culture and heritage and this exhibit aifrrms that," he said.

Of the collection, 35 pieces are on loan from the Mexican government. They come from important and historic locations within Mexico City, including Metropolitan Cathedral, Latin America's oldest and largest cathedral.

Over the centuries the historic cathedral, dedicated in 1667, has displayed the best offerings from regional artists throughout Mexico.

This is the first time most of these paintings have been moved since they were first installed hundreds of years ago.

While some paintings have been carefully restored, others appearjust as they have been displayed for hundreds of years in churches and other venues in Mexico City.

'The collection is very rewarding," said Sowinski. "So much ofthe history of the Mexican people reflects many difficult years ofprotecting their faith.

"Paintings depicting Jesus' torment, for example, parallel the torment felt by the Mexican people," he said. "You get a sense of how seriously they took their faith from the passion shown in their art."

The fIrSt Catholic missionaries arrived in Mexico in 1523,just two years after the Spanish Conquest and the fall ofthe Aztec capital to Heman Cortes and his conquistadors. Only eight years later, Mary appeared to Juan Diego in 1531.

Among artists whose work is included in the exhibit are Juan Correa (1646-1716) and Cristobal de Villalpando (1649-1714), who are regarded as major masters of Mexican Baroque art.

KNIGHTS OF Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson stands near a 17th-century painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe by Jose de la Cruz that.is currently on display at the Knights of Columbus Museum in New Haven, Conn. (CNS photo by Mary Chalupsky, Catholic Transcrip~ ~'

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Movies, TV shows, books, individuals honored with Christopher Awards

By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK- Four movies, six television programs, 11 books and three individuals were honored at the · 56th annual Christopher Awards ceremony' held in New York.

Sargent Shriver was honored with the Christopher Leadership Award for a career "of exemplary public service." .

The fIrst director of the Peace Corps, he was also at the helm of many other government and private social service initiatives in the 1960s and '70s,including Head Start, Job Corps, the federal Office of Economic Opportunity, the National Clearinghouse for Legal Services, Upward Bound and Volunteers ir!

Service to America, known as VISTA. Shriver, U.S. ambassador to France in 1968-70 and the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 1972, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994.

PulitzerPrize-winning author Dr. Robert Coles, who is also a psychiatrist, was given the Christopher Life Achievement Award for ''his lifelong commitment to illuminating the moral and spiritual lives ofchildren." . Among his 75 books are three previous Christopher Award winners. He won a PulitzerPrizein 1973 for his five-volume series, "Children ofCrisis." He was awarded thePresidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 and the National Humanities Medal in 2002. Coles is also a social ethics ·professor at Harvard University.

Hockey Hall of Farner Pat LaFontaine received the James Keller Award, named after the . Maryknoll priest who founded the Christophers in 1945. He was honored for his philanthropy.

He played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League with the New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Buffalo Sabres, retiring in 1998 · as the second highest-scoring American-born player in NHL history.

LaFontaine founded the Compassion in Courage Foundation to help children cope with serious illness or life-threatening obstacles through interactive playroom installations in · pediatric hospitals across the United States.

The TV program ''Face the Nation" won the Special Christopher Award. Television's second oldest · program -:- it debuted Oct. 2,1960

- it has hosted generations of lawmakers and other public figures to discuss the pressing issues ofthe day.

Five other TV shows were honored with Christopher Awards: The HBO drama "Something the Lord Made"; the HBO Family program "Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me"; "A Survivor's Story" segment of "ABC News Primetime Thursday"; A&E's "The Brooke Ellison Story"; and "The New Americans," an "Independent Lens" presentation on PBS. Four movies won Christopher Awards: ''Finding Neverland," "Hotel Rwanda," ''The Incredibles" and "Miracle." According to a news release on the awards from The Christophers, the protagonists in each fIlm "realize that to make a difference they've got to step up to the plate, challenge their detractor and demons and pursue new goals with courage and conviction."

Of the 866 books submitted for Christopher Award consideration, 11 received the prize - six nonfIction books for adults and five books for young people.

The adult books were: TlIDOthy B. Tyson's "Blood Done Sign My Name: ATrue Story"; PeterEisner's ''The Freedom Line";.sam Swope's "I Am a Pencil: ATeacher, His Kids, and Their World of Stories"; Neely Tucker's ''Lovein the Driest Season: A Family Memoir"; Li Cunxin's "Mao's Last Dancer: A Memoir"; and ''The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face ofIllness"

by Dr..Jerome Groopman.

The winning books for young people, by age group, were: ''Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo," by Karma Wilson and illustrated by Doug Cushman (preschool); ''The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey," written and illustrated by Demi (ages six to eight; "Shredderman: Secret Identity" by Wendelin van Draanen and illustrated by Brian Biggs (ages eight tolO); ''The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts" by Richard Peck (ages 10-12); and "Thura's Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq" by Thura Al-Wmdawi (young adults).

The awards honor entries that exhibit exceptional artistic and technical proficiency and a significant degree of public visibility and that affirm the highest values of the human spirit, according to The Christophers.

Sister Rita Larivee appointed first woman publisher of NCR KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS)Sister Rita C. Larivee of the Sisters ofSt. Anne has been appointed publisher and chief executive offIcer of the National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company.

She becomes the fIrst woman and the first religious to hold the top management job in the company that publishes the National Catholic Reporter, an independent Catholic weekly with head-

quarters in Kansas City, and several newsletters.

Sister Larivee has been the organization's associate publisher since 1997 and has been Interim publisher since January when Thomas C. Fox resigned.

The announcement was made in an article posted on the newspaper's Website. She was appointed by the company's board of directors.

SANDRA BULL.OCK, left, in a scene from the movie "Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous." (CNS photo from Warner Bros.) Bruce Willis, right, in a scene from the movie "Sin City."

(CNS photo from Dimension) Brief reviews of these films appear in CNS Movie Capsules below.

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.ICaIVSUlllles NEW YORK (CNS)- Thefollowing are capsule reviews of movies recently reviewed by the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. ''Beauty Shop" (MGM) Amiable comedy about a widowed mother (Queen Latifah) working as a hairdresser wpo, after a falling-out with the shop's owner, flamboyant Jorge (scene-stealing Kevin Bacon), opens her own establishment in the ghetto and, thanks to her styling prowess and warm-hearted people skills, overcomes myriad oJ>:. stacles to succeed. Bille Woodruff's engaging film is a perfect showcase for the likable Latifah, the eclectic ensemble cast (including Alfre Woodard, .Alicia Silverstone, Djimon Hounsou and Andie MacDowell) makes for interesting watching, and despite some salty street language and salon sex chatter the movie imparts solid messages about loyalty, friendship, and parenting. Some profanity, crude language and crass expressions, sexual innuendo and suggestive dancing.

The USCCB Office for Film & Broitdcasting classification is A-Ill - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG13- parents are strongly cautioned

''DottheP' (Swnmit Entertainment) Convoluted, kinky story set in

London about a temperamental flamenco dancer (Natalia Verbeke) who, recovering from an abusive re-· lationship, agrees to marry a gentlemanly Brit (James D'Arcy), but at her bachelorette party encounters a video-camera-wielding Brazilian actor (Gael Garcia Bernal in his first

English-speaking role), setting the FBI agent Gracie Hart (Sandra Bulsceneforaromantictriangle. Writer- lock), this time teamed with a hosdirector Matthew Parkhill's story of tile and reluctant partner, Sam Fuller seamy love is not quite what it seems (Regina King), sidestepping her new to be, as there are some neat . role as celebrity front person for the Hitchcockian twists along the way, agency and going back into action but the plot is improbable in the ex- to discover the whereabouts of her treme, and theexecution-despite pal, Miss United States (Heather some clever touches - feels Burns), and master of ceremonies semiamateurish. Much rough and Stan (William Shatner), both of crude language, sexual situations, whom have been kidnapped in Las partial rear nudity, suicide with as- Vegas, while Nevada agent Collins sociated gore, murder without retri- (Treat Williams) jealously attempts bution. The USCCB Office for Film to block her efforts. Director John &BroadcastingclassificationisL- Pasquin succeeds in mixing the limited adult audience, films whose laughs and the action, and Bullock .problematic content many adults and King make appealing sparring would [md troubling. The Motion partners and register genuine humanPicture Association of America rat- ity underneath the slapstick. There's ing is R - restricted. a solid message about friendship ''Milk & Honey" (Wellspring) throughout. Some crass expressions, . Low-budget drama which takes mild profanity, comedic action vioplace over the course of one night lence, gender cross-dressing and about a middle-aged Manhattan sexual innuendo. The USCCB Ofcouple- both guilty ofinfidelity - - fice for Film & Broadcasting classiwhose strained marriage is tested fication is A-Il- adults and adoleswhen an argument sparked by an cents. The Motion Picture Associa. embarrassingepisodeduringacock- tion of America rating is PG-13tail party drives the husband (Clint parents are strongly cautioned.

Jordan), an emotionally troubled ''Sin City" (Dimension) stockbrokerrecovering from arecent . Visually bold but ultraviolent mental meltdown, on an after-dark movie based on Frank Miller's hardodyssey of soul-searching through edged graphic novels which weaves the streets ofNew York, and his wife together pulp-crime stories from the (Kirstin Russell) into the arms - and popular comic book series, includeventually, the bed -ofayoung per- ing the tale of an honest cop (Bruce formance artist who reminds her of Willis) trying to protect a girl from a a dead past love. Director Joe politically connected sadistic killer, Maggio's meditation on human and a .street brawler (Mickey frailty illustrates how past sins can Rourke) who goes on a killing spree have ruinous effects in the present, to avenge the murder ofa prostitute. butends on a subtly hopeful note that Directed by Robert Rodriguez, the seems to affirm the resilience oflove. movie is a hard-boiled fever dream Several instances of full-frontal or ofexcessive brutality, morbid humor partial nudity, including one adulter- and sexual imagery which - though ous sexual encounter, brief violence highly stylized and inte~tionally and much rough and crude language. over-the-top- pushes the envelope The USCCB Office for Film & ofeven its restrictive R rating. GraBroadcasting classification is L tuitous graphic violence, including limited adult audience, films whose dismemberment and decapitation, problematic content many adults sexual situations with nudity, a suiwould fInd troubling. cide, an execution, as well as rough ''Miss Congeniality 2: Anned and crude language. The USCCB and Fabulous" (Warner Bros.)

Office for Film & Broadcasting Likable follow-up to the original classification is 0 - morally of"Miss Congeniality" (2000) with fensive.

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Remains of 19th-century Chilean leader found under cathedral crypt

A STATUE of Jesus Christ remains standing amid the rubble.of an earthquake that devastated the town of Gunung Sitoli on the Indonesian island of Nias. The island has a predominantly Christian population. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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but the group had not reported back to Church personnel, said Wendeved Rakam, a field officer for the Franciscans' Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation.

"There is very. limited communication with Nias right now.

They are there, but we have not heard back from them," Rakam told Catholic News Service.

Nias suffered minor damage from the December 26 earthquake and tsunamis that killed

Disaster Relief, said rescuers found 330 bodies in the rubble~ WASHINGTON - Catholic The toll was expected to rise as Relief Services and other aid more bodies were believed to be agencies sent medical and relief trapped in collapsed buildings, supplies to Indonesia's Nias ishe said in a statement. land after an earthquake of magThe quake damaged Gunung nitude 8.7 hammered a region Sitoli's airstrip and prevented all still recovering from but small planes from landing.

December's earthquake and tsuMost aid was being ferried in, namis. aid officials said.

At least 330 bodies had been The majority of Nias' recovered from the March 28 600,000 population is Christian, quake on Nias island and with about 30 percent beits neighbor, Simeulue; ing Catholic. The Church government and aid offi"Since December ~6, there has coordinated the recovery cials said the number effort from the December could climb to more than been a series of tremors and after- earthquake and tsunamis, a shocks, with each one sending fear fact that allowed CRS. to 1,000.

Among those injured through the people," he told eNS. mobilize quickly in March, was Capuchin Father 'This is vel}' unstable psychological Cecile Son-a, CRS commuBarnabas Winkler, admin- situation; there'sa lot of depression, nications associate, told istrator of t路he Sibolga dioCNS. cese, who was seriously a lot of fear. " "We were able to rehurt when the building he ceive reports from partners was sleeping in collapsed, and networks there almost said Jonathan Evans, CRS coun- at least 174,000 people in I I immediately, which allowed us. try representative for Indonesia. countries; about 120 people to amass supplies pretty Unconfirmed reports said Father were killed on the island, ac- quickly," she said.

Winkler was evacuated off the cording to Church figures from CRS President Ken Hackett, island for medical treatment. that disaster. But the island, who was in Indonesia touring CRS leased a 400-ton ship to known mostly as surfer's para- CRS projects in Banda Aceh and carry medical supplies, food and dise, suffered the brunt of the M~ulaboh, met March 29 with other emergency items from latest earthquake, which oc- Coadjutor Archbishop Anicetus Banda Aceh, Indonesia, to Nias, curred about 75 miles off its Sinaga of Medan to discuss the agency said. north coast. ways CRS could respond to "We and other agencies are At least 30 percent of the Nias. . putting everything we have on buildings in Gunung Sitoli, the Hackett, who was forced to the boat," Pat Johns, CRS direc- island's biggest city,. were de- evacuate his hotel due to the tor for emergency services, said stroyed, according to The Asso- earthquake, said the "level of in a statement. ciated Press, although other anxiety in the region was pretty "There are a lot of people out news agencies reported more high." on the streets who are hurt, have damage. Significant damage "Since December 26, there lost their homes and have no ac- also was reported in the island's has been a series of tremors and cess to food and water," he said. second-biggest town, Teluk aftershocks, with each one send. ing fear through the people," he Jarkas, the relief agency of Dalam.

Indonesia's Medan Archdiocese, Budi Atmaji Adiputro, a told CNS. "This is very unstable dispatched an emergency team spokesman for Indonesia's Co- psychological situation; there's to Nias by helicopter March 29, ordinating Agency for National a lot of depression, a lot of fear."

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SANTIAGO, Chile (CNS) napped and executed in University of Chile archaeologists Valparaiso by insubordinate miliremodeling the crypt ofSantiago's 路tary troops opposing Chile's decmetropolitan cathedral confirmed laration of war against the Peruthey have discovered the remains vian-Boli vian confederation. of influential 19th-century politi- Church officials removed his cal leader Diego Portales heart, which now rests in the Palazuelos.

Valparaiso cathedral, and buried Forensic.experts confirmed the his body in the cathedral in identity of the body found in mili- Santiago. However, the body was tary uniform under the cathedral's moved twice due to cathedral main altar. Archaeologists also renovations, and its exact location found the deteriorated remains of was unknown until now. another man, presumably Jose "Portales set the foundations of Tomas Ovalle, provisional presi- the Chilean republic and the type dent ofChile in 1830, but his iden- of leadership it was to have. He tity had not been confirmed. basically established our current Portales, a controversial politi- constitutional system, our presical figure who occupied four Cabi- dential system," said President net posts in the I830s, has been Ricardo Lagos Escobar. credited for designing Chile's 1833 Portales' remains were exconstitution that established an au- pected to be reburied in the new thoritarian presidential system. crypt of Santiago's cathedral, Portales also set out to consolidate which should be completed in Chile's control over the Pacific August.

Ocean arid harshly criticized the . "He was one of the great men Monroe Doctrine as American ex- in our country. Of course he alpansionism. ready has a place in the new In 1837, while serving as min- crypt," said Msgr: Damian Acuna ister of war, Portales, 44, was kid- Jarpa, the cathedral's dean.

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. FIRST PLACE - JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL COREY LAZARO - SEVENTH GRADE - OUR LADY OF FATIMA PARISH, EAST SANDWICH

The Bible teaches that human life is different from other types of life, because human we can never be God. Only God can give beings are made in the v.ery image of God. We are not just a bunch of cells randomly and take lives. Only God can be God. People thrown together by some impersonal forces. Rather, we really reflect an external God who choose abortion try to be God. When who knew us from before we were made, and purposely called us into being. Not only humans do this, there are. always negative . did God make us, but He values us. The Bible tells us of a God who is madly in love consequences. Families are tom apart, indi- with us, so much so that He became one of us and even died for us while we were still . viduals suffer with guilt and depression, our offending Him. When you 1;>elieve in the Bible, you have to believe that human life is nation and others are divided.

Sacred, more Sacred than we have ~ver imagined.

While the majority of offenses against The idea Utat we are all made in God's image can lead to positive attitudes of respect, God's plan for'life ,come through abortion, .value and consideration for all human beings, including ourselves.

The Bible teaches that the child in the womb is truly a human child, who already has we cannot limit the wrongs against the sacredness of human life to just abortion. a relationship with God. A baby, just like all other human beings, has the right to life, the Assisted suicide takes the life of a person right to know, love and serve God. A baby is unable to protect itself, that is why we must who is suffering away before God intends hot allow his or her life to be taken away. his or her life'to end. Embryonic stem-cell ~ .Abortion is the opposite of these teachings. It is a reversal of justice. It is a destrucresearch prevents many fetuses from being tion of the helpless rather thana rescue of them. If God's people do not step in to save bom.Instead, they become medicinal aid for those whose lives are attacked, then the people are not pleasing or worshipping Him. ' someone else. Human cloning tries to replace ': The message we have heard from the beginning is to love one another. To take the life God's precious, unique creations with some- of another is to break the Fifth Commandment. Abortion is death. Christ came to conone who can never be the same. In each case, . qiJ~r death, ~d therefore abortion. humans are playing God. Also, in each case, The final outcome of the battle for life has already been decided by the Resurrection humans are messing with God's plan. They of Christ. The Pro-Life movement is moving from the victory Christ won to the fullness are defying God's intentions in being created of that victory on that last day. ''There shall be no more death." in His image.

BeiIig made in God's image makes us saSECOND PLACE - HIGH SCHOOL credo It makes our lives have worth far beJARED ZELsKI -11TH GRADE yond the worth of all'other creatures. That is AT BISHOP STANG HIGH SCHOOL, NORTH DARTMOUTH why it is so wrong to take that life away. It is wrong before birth and at the point very near Since 1973, when the United States SuStill, statistics cannot stand alone in the natural death, as well as any time in between. preme Court affirmed the practice of abor- fight against abortion, for Scripture remains For 32 years, our nation has told us that the tion, there have been tremendous negative the most important foundation for respectunborn are not human. We have been told cultural effeCts in the United States. Over 40 ing life."It is necessary to understand that that we are being compassionate in taking million abortions since Roe v. Wade has led God Himself considers unborn babies to the life of someone very ill or taking the life America down a long road of consequences. be people. The prophet Jeremiah stated, First, abortions have many physical, "Then the word of the Lord came to me, of an unborn to help someone who is very ill. As Pro-Life Christians, it is our job to use mental, and domestic fallouts, and the sta- saying:' Before I formed you in the womb the relational part of being made in God's tistics are startling. About 70 percent of re- I knew you; before you were born I sanctiimage to spread the blatant wrong in abor- lationships end within a month of an abor- ' fied you; I appointed you as a prophet to tion, assisted suicide, and embryonic stem- tion, and three out of four fathers of aborted the nations." It is perhaps most fundamencell research. We need to spread the sacred- babi~s long for them. About four of five tal, however, to understand that all humans ness of being "made in His image." women often think about their aborted chil- are created in'the image of God, which is dren; practically all feel the pain of taking stated in Genesis. The "Clitechism of the human life. Moreover, according to the Catholic Church" declares: SECOND PLACE - JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Being in the image of God the human United States Department of Health and TRISTAN WADE - EIGHTH GRADE Human Services, the number of child abuse individual possesses the dignity of a perAT HOLYTAMILy-HOLY NAME SCHOOL, NEW BEDFORD cases skyrocketed after abortion was made son, who is not just something, but someThe debate over abortion is not about death but about life. When does life begin? legal; there was an 1112 percent increase one. He is capable of self-knowledge, of Who created life? Who has the legal right to terminate life? As Christians, we know the from 1973 to 1987. self-possession and of freely giving himanswers to these questions'. It is our own responsibility to represent those without a Women who have 'abortions are more self and entering into communion with voice. These are the unborn, whose life has begun at conception. likely to be adniitted into a psychiatric hos- other- persons. And he is called by grace to Life as we all know, is not perfect. Not all life is created in ideal conditions. Some pital than those who do not. About 20 per- a covenant with his Creator, to offer him a pregnancies are not planned. Some are the results of violence. Some just don't fit in cent of women with abortions are diag- response of faith and love that no other with already hectic schedules. No matter what situation exists, at the moment of con- nosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, creature can give in his stead. ception life begins. . . specifically post-abortion syndrome. Other An unborn baby is someone, not just , In the medical community, then~ are ways to determine life. Testing can be done days risks include an increase in cancers, espe- something, whose life is sacred and irreafter conception to confmn pregnancy. Ultrasound can detect a beating heart, a growing cially breast cancer, and future pregnancy placeable. That unborn baby has a plan fetus; and even the sex of the baby. Further testing can be done to ensure that proper complications. Suicide is about seven times from God and a future, despite its defensedevelopmental criteria are being met. Abortion advocates argue that this life cannot be more comm~m among women with abor- lessness. Killing unborn babies is sinful, sustained outside the womb. What really matters is, there is indeed life within that womb. tions; alcohol abuse, drug abuse, and eat- yet approximately 1.3 million unborn baMany people feel they have the "right" to claim ownership of the fetus. As man and ing disorders are also very common. bies die from abortions each year. This woman, they have contributed the sperm and egg needed to produce this being. Have Georgette Forney, past abortionist and co- .great moral struggle against abortion is far they als()'given it life? The answer of course is no. God is the creator of all living things. founder of the anti-abortion group, Silent from over. As Christians, we are called to God is the Father, breathing life into all made in his image. , No More, had an interview with live the Gospel of Life. Each woman has In our country, as in all countries on earth, laws exist. Not all laws benefit all people. LifeNews.com in 2003. She stated, "Hear- the right to a healthy life, and each unborn Not all laws are modeled from God's laws. The legalization of ab6rtion-on-demand is ing women after women speak about the baby has the right to live. We are all made one of these laws. This law, plain and simply, condones murder. It makes it legal to end problems created by abortion really puts in the image of God; there are no excepa life that God has so lovingly created. this issue in perspective ... the nightmares, tions. Not only is abortion an absolute imAs Christians it is our duty to protect the precious life that our Lord has created. It is substance abuse, sterility, suicidal thoughts, moral act, but it also has detrimental efnot "good enough" to ban late term abortions. It is not "good enough" to ban partial- self-hatred' and relationship difficulties fects on the world. But for now, we must birth abortions., We must convince the people of America and of all countries that any show the commonness of the pain." continue saving one soul at a time. means of abortion must cease to exist. We must help them understand that all life is "good enough."

The Pro-Life Apostolate would like to thank all young men and women who Following Jesus' example, we must proclaim God's word. We must remain peaceful, but entered the contest. Each essay was thoughtfully written and courageously not timid. We need to make our presence known, and our voices heard. United in prayer and defended life, from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death. in our beliefs in God's word, we can obtain our goal to let life prevail "In His Image."

We are often told that we are made in God's image, but are often left trying to figure out what that means on our own. In fact, it was not until this school year in my health class that I learned the phrase's meaning.

Father Dave Pignato, the chaplain at my school, came to speak to all the health classes about happiness in following our vocations.

In his talk, he touched on the happiness that comes from following our blueprint, the four aspects of being made in God's image. Unlike the rest of creation, we are intelligent, we have free will, we have immortal souls, and we are relational beings.

Like God, we can think. Like God, we can make our own decisions. Unlike God, however, we make bad decisions at times. Our' souls have no end; they will live forever as God lives forever. The difference is God has no beginning or end whereas we have beginnings. Also, like God, we interact with others. God is never alone. The fact that God is a Trinity and that he interacts with humans so much shows God is relational and likerelational with other humans and wise, we God. These qualities make us so much more special than any other creation and make us sacred. .

For over 30 years, we hilVe witnessed the horrors of many American peoples' choices.

For more than 30 years; people in America have legally chosen to have abortions. More than 45 million babies, human beings, have been lost due to people exercising their free will in the United States alone. This number is already larger than the number of casualties in all the wars the U.S. has been in combined and it is constantly growing at an astonishing rate. Millions of sacred lives have been stolen that can never be returned.

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Lynch School ofEducation at Boston College and one of the authors of a recent study on inner-city Catholic elementary schools, said the closing of these schools is tragic because of their ministry to the poor.

City schools that are strapped financially have to come up with ways to share resources with other schools, make partnerships with local businesses and develop strong leadership, he said. , NCEA officials announced March 31 that they are commission; ing a study by the Center for Ap-

plied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University on where the demand for Catholic schools is growing and why other schools have closed in the past five years.

At a press conference, Sister Dale McDonald, a member of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and director of NCEA's public policy and research, said the study, which will be completed in the fall, should help the NCEA offer solutions to "reverse the trend" of school closings.

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PHILADELPHIA (CNS) More than 13,000 Catholic educators attending the National Catholic Educational Association convention in Philadelphia March 29-April I not only learned new approaches to teaching science, computers and religion, but also discussed complex issues such as teaching medical ethics to high school students, ways to prevent Catholic city schools from closing and how to engage more adults in the Church.

Just an hour after the death of Terri Schindler Schiavo, a workshop presenter urged NCEA delegates to join in prayer for her family. The questions raised by Schiavo's condition were some of the same issues the speaker said he takes on each day in his medical ethics class at Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern.

"It exposes them to a new way of thinking and asking questions," Dennis Fisher said of the class he teaches seniors.

Fisher told the NCEA delegates that he was not aware of a textbook for Catholic high school students that specifically dealt with medical ethics in light of Church teaching. Instead, he tells his students about specific medical cases which they weigh against Scripture, Church teaching . and the writings of theologians.

In discussing abortion, stem-cell research, cloning, euthanasia and dozens of other issues, he said the class looks at ''what the Church teaches and what should be happening."

The speaker told Catholic News Service that the course is especially important for young people to realize just how much the Church has . to say about the prevalent issues of our time.

Other seminars during the fow-day convention also dealt with ways to reach not only. young people, but adults, with the Church's message.

Sister Maureen Shaughnessy, general superior of the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, N.J., reminded NCEA delegates that even if they teach in Catholic schools or religious education programs they still work with

adults - either parents or coworkers - and they should always "encourage adults to be formed in their faith."

"Adult faith formation is a necessity, not an option," she said, noting that this has been a priority of the Church since the Second Vatican Council.

Sister Shaughnessy urged the teachers to think of new ways to reach out to parents, stressing that simply inviting them to a program wouldn't work for families who are already so busy.

Instead, she suggested that they consider sending home written material for parents. One school superintendent asked if publishers could develop a program where parents who aren't churchgoers could work on something with their children.

Sister Shaughnessy noted that

more people in the Church are recognizing the importance of reaching out to adults, saying, "A quiet revolution is taking place."

"We've got to do something," she added, but she also pointed out that Catholics often think of educating only their young people in the faith and still hesitate to emphasize adult faith formation.

NCEA delegates were also urged to rethink how they educate young people in the inner cities, particularly as .urban Catholic schools are closing across the country.

"It's innovate, or perish," wamed Jesuit Father Joseph O'Keefe, telling Catholic educators about the plight of city Catholic schools.

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Bishop Feehan High School holds sch091-wide retreat day ATTLEBORO - On March 23, Bishop Feehan High School students, faculty and administrators ·participated in a schoolwide retreat day. The day was highlighted by a conclusion to the school's Lenten Can Drive, which featured a total number. of canned goods collected by students totaling more than 35,000.

Other activities during the day included a guided meditation by Tony Bellize, a nationally recognized retreat leader, and a concert by Barry Kingston. Kingston is a .professional Christian recording artist and co-founder of New Spirit Inc., a non-profit

youth ministry organization. New Spirit Inc. participates in 100 y.outh retreats throughout southern New England each year.

The retreat day was organized by Campus Ministry Director, Carla Tirrell and the school's Peer Ministry Program. A committee of 12 students and 12 faculty members met to plan the day's agenda and nominate speakers for the day: Peer minjsters .were responsible throughout the retreat day for conducting activities, group discussions, and overseeing the Lenten Can Drive during Lent.

A GROUP of youths from St. Margaret's Parish, Buzzards Bay, enacted the Stations of the Cross along the Cape Cod Canal on Good Friday. Above, Rebecca Davies, right, helps carry the cross. Below, the group rests. after completing the six-mile journey. -

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Teen athletes are waking up to dangers of steroids GENEVA, N.Y. (CNS) - A few feet could mean the difference between a home run and a long fly ball. How far would you go to gain that extra distance? ' Often far enough to compromise your health and ethics, judging from the ongoing steroid flap in the major leagues, involving some of baseball's biggest stars. If these athletes aren't satisfied with their immense God-given talent, what's to keep young athletes from emulating Barry Bonds, Jason Giambi and others by taking steroids as well?

Not much, apparently. An article late last year in Newsweek magazine claimed that 300,000 American students in grades- eight through 12 use steroids.

Bob Castor, 17, admits he was once tempted to go this route. But he had a change of heart after Ken Caminiti, the National League's most valuable player in 1996, died last October.

Caminiti, who was only 41, had a history ofdrug and alcohol problems. In 2002 he becanle the first current or former major league player to admit to illegal steroid use, claiming that about half of all major leaguers took steroids as well.

"I think (Caminiti's death) should have been a wake-up call," said Castor, a junior at DeSales High School in Geneva and a member of the Saints' renowned varsity baseball progranl.

Steroids are used by numerous athletes and bodybuilders. The most popular of these substances are anabolic steroids, which quickly build muscle mass and

strength. However, steroids are essentially hormones - and, if misused, can cause severe acne, hair loss, infertility, breast growth in males, mood swings, depression, stunted growth and eventual muscle deterioration.

Steroids are illegal unless prescribed by a doctor - yet, according to Newsweek, they can easily be obtained via "a bewildering black market of pills, gels and injectable solutions purchased over the counter in countries such as Mexico, on the Internet or from a guy at,the gym whose cousin knows a batboy."

Although the major leagues have moved in recent months to enforce tighter restrictions on steroids, virtually no policing exists at the high school level, Newsweek said. Only 13 percent of all U.S. school districts test for drugs, and none for steroids, due to the high cost of testing.

Ron Passalacqua, DeSales' head baseball coach, called it "totally ridiculous" for an athlete to seek to "gain an edge with steroids." But he acknowledged that "the temptation's always there"and it might be hard to walk away once an athlete start on steroids.

"I don't tllink you can stop.

You'll think you've always got to have that edge," he said.

Bo Manion, an 18-year-old senior, said he can see why major leaguers might resort to steroids: "They want to have the big name."

Laquitara said he feels baseball authorities have been slow to clamp down on these stars because, "if people are hitting 60 homers a year, it's going to sell more tickets."

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By CHARLIE

FLY Any moment, everything can change Feel the wind on your shoulder For a minute, all the world can wait Let go of your yesterday.

Can you hear it calling Can you feel it in your soul Can you trust this longing And take control?

Refrain: Fly Open up the part of you that wants to hide away You can shine Forget about the reasons why you can't in life And start to try, because it's your time Time to fly.

All your worries, leave them somewhere else Find a dream you can follow Reach for something, when there's nothing left And the world's feeling hollow.

Can you hear it calling Can you feel it in your soul Can you trust this longing And take control?

(Repeat Refrain.)

And when you're down and feel alone Just want to run away Trust yourself, and don't give up You know you better than anyone else.

(Repeat Verse 1.)

(Repeat Refrain twice.)

Sung by Hilary Duff Copyright (c) 2004 by Hollywood Records/ Buena Vista Records Reviewers of Hilary Duff's third album, called simply "Hilary Duff," point to her development as an artist. I agree. In fact, "Fly," her current hit off that album, offers enough

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listen to your soul's desires.

"Can you trust this longing?"

Once you identify true desires, the next step is make decisions about whether to pursue them. Sometimes this is not easy. You might find that your mind serves up many doubts - reasons why a very appropriate and fine desire never could be reached. Set aside these doubts.

Begin to plan and carry out the first steps of a plan that can eventually .I~ lead you to attain the good goals you

solid advice to fill several columns.

The song testifies to the importance of self-belief. Duff encourages us, "Forget about the reasons why you can't in life, and start to try, because it's your time, time to fly."

Suppose you allowed her words to affect your choices. What would change in your life?

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sider her suggestions on how to make your life more what you want it to be: "Let go of your yesterday." She is right. The power to make changes always exists in the present moment no matter what occurred in your yesterdays. The past is a valuable teacher.

Its lessons can inform today's choices.

Then, let go ofthe past, trust God and become a co-creator with God ofwhat your life can be.

"Can you hear it calling?" Recognizing true and good desires first depends on understanding what they are. To do this, you must practice being quiet. If your mind is always busy focusing on activities, when will you listen your soul's voice?

Practice being quiet five to 10 minutes each day. Ask God to help you

If by "control" is meant extending the effort needed to reach a goal, then, indeed, only you can do your part. However, when you make a clear and purposeful commitment to pursue a good desire that flows from your soul, all of heaven stands ready to assist you. Consequently, you don't have to figure out or control every detail of your plan. Instead, be open to surprises. Often you will discover that help and direction appear from sources you never expected. Do what depends on you, and then invite God to guide your path.

"And when you're down and feel alone, just want to run away, trust yourself, and don't give up!" Most attempts to "fly" run into bumpy weather. At some point, you will be tempted to give up. Ask those you trust to help you through times of uncertainty. No one achieves a true desire on his or her own. Make God your primary ally, but also include those who believe in you.

This way ofliving calls for some quiet times in your life, the maturity to know and believe in who you are and the courage to act. God affirms that you can "fly." Do you?

Your comments are always welcome. Please write to me at: chmartin@swindiana.net or at 7125W 2005, Rockport, IN 47635.

On keeping a problematic friendship

By KASE JOHNSTUN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE "I have tried for years with him, but alII ever got was burned."

I heard the words stream from my mouth Saturday night while talking to a friend. "I just got sick of it. I couldn't keep reaching out to him just so he could misinterpret my good will and throw it back in my face. I just gave up on him is all," I said.

Keeping friendships healthy can be difficult. But deciding to keep a friendship can be even more difficult. I have a friend who, as noted in the previous dialogue, always brought me more problems than good. I tried for years to call, invite and to, keep the friend~hip ~ealthy llAd alive, but it-alw.ay~~~eJ!ledto come baCK to bite me.

So I established some criteria to help decide if it was worth it anymore, and although I may not always have been right (and I admit I was wrong many of the times we struggled), I had to make a decision whether it was worth it anymore or if it was time to let things go.

These may not be the only things upon which to base a friendship's continuation, and they may not be the perfect criteria, but more than anything they made me examine what the next step should be. You should develop your own criteria if you struggle with someone in your life.

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Question: Does my friend have family to lean on, and if we are no longer friends will my friend be completely alone?

Answer: My friend has a good, loving fanlily that he cherishes, and they cherish him.

Question: Does my friend contribute to my happiness more than my unhappiness?

Answer: No. (It was tough to be honest with myself on this Question: Does my friend one.)

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I understand that friends aren't alive to make me happy all the time and that many times it is my duty as a friend to help them be happy, to help them with their problems and to care for them when they are down.

But, it took a very long time for me to realize that there comes a point when you have to choose friends who do not bring anger out in you or make you feel guilty. It hurts, and it's not easy, and the guilt from ending a friendship can be overwhelming, but sometimes you have to move on if you have a friend who brings out thoughts that aren't Christian.

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At the end of the Mass, a Vatican had been hospitalized twice in reofficial read the message the pope cent weeks for spasms of the larhad prepared for the midday recita- ynx, and in late February he undertion of the "Regina Coeli." went a tracheotomy to make breath"To humanity, which sometimes ing less difficult. Doctors inserted seems lost and dominated by the a nasogastric tube to aid nutrition power of evil, selfishness and fear, March 30.

The evening of March 31, the the risen Lord offers the gift of his love which forgives, reconciles and pope's infection caused a high fe~ opens the spirit to hope once again," ver and septic shock, which brought on heart failure. He was treated' the pope had written.

When the pope died, Vatican immediately with antibiotics and Radio interrupted regular program- respiratory equipment that had ming, and the radio's program di- installed in the papal apartment, and rector/ Jesuit" Father Federico his conditionstabilized temporarily.

Lombardi, celebrated Mass in But in his statement early April 1, Navarro-Valls made it clear the Latin.

The home page of the Vatican pope's condition was deteriorating; On the evening ofMarch 31, the Website was changed, replacing the usual drawing ofSt. Peter's Basilica pope received the "holy viaticum," with the emblem used when the a reference to the Eucharist given papacy is vacant: two crossed keys when a person is approaching under a partially closed death, the Vatican said. It was the "umbracullum" (umbrella or pope who decided to be treated at the Vatican instead of being taken canopy). .The Italian Parliament lowered to the hospital, said Vatican spokesits flag to half-staff after the pope's man Joaquin Navarro-Valls. death was announced.

Cardinal Mario Francesco In Warsaw, the capitaI of the 'Pompedda, who visite!i the dyiIig pope's native Poland, the pope's pope, described the scene in the death was marked by the tolling of pope's bedroom: Assisted by sevchurch bells and the sounding of air- eral doctors and his personal staff, raid sirens. On Polish Tv, several the pontiff lay serenely on a bed in commentators were in tears as they the middle of his room, comforted announced the pope's death.. by cushions, occasionally opening The Vatican April 3 published his eyes in greeting to the handful the infonnation contained on the of visitors allowed inside. official death certificate signed by . At his last, poignant public apDr. Renato Buzzonetti, the pope's pearance at his apartment window personal physician and head of the March 30, the pope greeted pilgrims Vatican health service. . in St. Peter's Square and tried in The cause of death was listed as vain to speak to them. After four "septic shock and irreversible minutes, he was wheeled from cardiocirculatory collapse." view, and the curtains of his apartThe 84-year-old Polish pontiff ment window were drawn for the

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For more than a decade, the pope suffered from a neurologi~al disorder Parkinson's disease. As the pope's he~lth' failed in recent months, .many ofhis close aides said his physical decline, never hidden from public'view; offered a remarkable Christian witness of suffering.

The pope's death ends a historymaking pontificate of more than 26 years, one that dramatically changed the Church and left its mark on .the world. Many observers consider Pope John Paul an unparalleled protagonist in the political and spiritual events that shaped the modern age, from the end of the Cold War to 'the start of the third millennium. ' For the Church, the pope's death set in motion a period of official mourning and reflection that will culminate in the election of his successor. Pope John Paul's funeral, expected to be attended by world leaders from far and wide, will take place today.

Cardinals were already making their way to Rome to participate in a papal conclave or election, scheduled to begin 15-20 days after his death. The 183 members of the College of Cardinals were to participate in preliminary discussions before the election, and the 117 cardinals under the age of 80 were eligible to vote in the closed-door conclave.> A youthful 58 when elected in 1978, the pope experienced health problems early. He was shot and almost killed in 1981 and spent several months in the hospital being treated for abdominal wounds and a blood infection. In later years, he suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken thigh bone, arthritis of the knee and an appendectomy. He stopped walking in public in 2003 and stopped celebrating public liturgies in 2004.

In recent years, the pope spoke with increasing frequency'about his age, his failing heaith and death. He was deterririned to stay at the helm of the. Church, but also said he was A NUN holds her face as she prays during Mass at the prepared to be called to the. next life. ~olish St. Stanislaw 9hurch in Rome April 1. P0p.e John Paul "It is wonderful to be able to give II was in grave condition after suffering septic shock and heart oneself to the very end for the sake failure. (CNS photo from Reuters) . of the kingdom of God. At the ~ame '

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time, I fmd great peace in thinking of the time when the Lord will call me: from life to life," he said in a 1999 letter written to the world's elderly.

The pope continued: ·"And so I often fmd myself saying, with no trace ofmelancholy, a prayer recited by priests after the celebration of the Eucharist: 'In hom mortismeae voca me, et iube me venire ad te' (at the hour of my death, call me and bid me come to you). This is the prayer of Christian hope," he said. .

In the hours before his death, prayers went up on the pope's behalf from all over the world, from China to the pope's native Poland,

from Christians and non-Christians.

Rabbi Riccardo di Segni, the chief rabbi of Rome, came to St. Peter's Square to pray, saying he wanted to offer "a sign of participation" with the Church.

As the pope lay dying, journalists who tried to enter the square were turned away unless they were coming to pray. The world's media arrived in unprecedented force, S4frounding the Vatican with broadcasting trucks and film crews. A supplementary press office was prepared for the thousands of reporters expected to arrive for the pope's funeral and the conclave,

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l;Jishop Coleman issues statement on passing of His Holiness John Paul II FALL RIVER - The death of His Holiness Pope John Paul II provides us with an opportunity to reflect on the life of this remarkable man, and on the Petrine ministry which he carried out so capably for the past 26 years, and, most especially, to thank God for the extraordinary gift that His Holiness has been to the Church and to the world, Bishop George w. Coleman said in a prepared statement. It continues: On the evening of Oct. 16, 1978, Pope John Paul addressed the crowd gathered in St. Peter's Square in his fIrst address as Pope.

It was an era when the world was divided between East and West, . when the arms race was at its height; in a word, it was a time in which people were looking for a sign of hope. The new Holy Father, in a strong, vigorous voice, expressed that hope when he exclaimed, "Be not afraid!"

That encouragement' to live without fear, based in impert).lrb.able~faith in God, marked the life of Karol Wojtyla and his ministry , as Pope John Paul II. ·He was determined to serve as a pastor to his people, and his "parish" was the world. He traveled to 129 coun.tries, visiting the local churches

throughout the world, giving witness to his faith and proclaiming the hope that derives from it.

On an international level, the Holy Father, both personally 'and' through the offices of the Holy See, worked tirelessly for peace. His support for the Solidarity movement in Poland and the inspiration he gave the people of Poland and other countries helped bring about the fall of Communist Regimes in the East. In more recent years, his has been a moral voice for the people of the world, encouraging the establishment of peace and decrying the waging of war.

Moreover, Pope John Paul labored with great effort and concern to establish and promote a true culture of life. His profound understanding of and respect for the human person was at the heart of the Holy Father's life and teaching. It accounts for his opposition to abortion and euthanasia, for his support of human rights, and for his love of all people, particularly the poor.

• Let us pray for our Holy Father and commend him to the Lord who 'chose him to serve as His vicar on earth and who promised him and us that He would be with us to the end of time.