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JOANNE NOCHELLA ~ith her sixth-grade religious education students (from left) Tommy McManamon, Colin Driscoll, Jamie DiCostanzo, Carrie Hamilton, Noel Girouard, Amy Heufelder.
Sixth-graders have unique CCD class St. Patrick's parish, Falmouth, has found a unique venue for one of its sixth grade religious education classes. Each Tuesday after school, six students head to Freedom Crest Nursing Home, where they are taught by Joanne Nochella, a young woman who suffers from Lou Gehrig's disease. The usual grade level lesson plans are followed with a few modifications: an opening prayer, snack, general discussion of the lesson with Scripture reading and application of the lesson to daily life. Class closes with a meditation song and final prayer. Ms. Nochella attended religious
education classes at St. Patrick's and was confirmed there in 1977. She has been confined to a wheelchair since 1983, two years after graduating from Falmouth High School. She has resided at Freedom Crest since 1990. When Ms. Nochella contacted St. Patrick's director of religious education, Marie H. Leavens, to express her interest in teaching, Ms. Leavens and nursing home administrator Matthew Muratore were happy to accommodate the religious education class in one of the home's dining rooms. St. Turn to Page 10
Which one? WASHINGTON (CNS) Three young people from each of three U.S. dioceses vying for the chance to host a 1993 world youth rally and papal visit will be in Rome on Palm Sunday to hear the announcement of the site selection. Dioceses on the short list of contenders are Buffalo, N.Y., Denver and St. Paul and Minneapolis, according to Paul Henderson, associate director of the U.S. bishops' Office· of Family, Laity, Women and Youth. Pope John Paul will announce the location, date and theme of the visit during a Palm Sunday Mass at the Vatican April 12 in which ~h.e U.S. young people will partICipate. Also on hand forthe Palm Sunday announcement will be youth representatives of three national Catholic youth organizations the National Catholic Student Coalition, the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry and the Focolare Movement. The U.S. bishops are covering trip expenses
for the 12 young people off to Rome. Official title of the event is "World Youth Day 1993: The International Meeting - A Gathering of Youth and Young Adults," Henderson said. Turn to Page 10
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All are invited to attend the Mass of the Chrism at 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Cathedral. At this Mass, at which Boston Cardinal Bernard Law will be celebrant, chrism, a mixture of olive oil and balsam used at baptism, confirmation, ordination and dedication of churches and altars, is blessed for use in the diocese throughout the year.
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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Democratic candidates for president Jerry Brown and Bill Clinton see nearly eye-to-eye with the V.S. Catholic bishops on health care and economic changes, but when it comes to abortion, the differences are dramatic. In response to questionnaires submitted to their campaigns by Catholic News Service, former California Gov. Brown and Arkansas Gov. Clinton agreed with the bishops' argument that all Americans should have equal access to health care. On other topics, the two agreed with some points advocated in the bishop's 1992 political responsibility statement. However, both support legal abortion and favor the proposed Freedom of Choice Act, which would prohibit states from restricting access to abortion. Clinton's campaign responded to the CNS request by sending the candidate's position papers. Brown's campaign returned an "Index of Issues," a compilation of excerpts from speeches and his record as governor. Brown and Clinton both support universal health care, advocate preventative medicine and say a universal system would help reduce costs. "In Canada, people are spending $500 less per capita than we are and they're living two years longer and they're covering every single person ... [the Canadian system] would save over $100 billion a year," said Brown. Clinton's 10-page health plan emphasizes streamlining the current insurance system, eliminating bureaucracy, and eliminating unnecessary testing and duplication of expensive equipment. He said he would improve preventive and primary care, expand longterm care and intensify health education. The candidates agreed in supporting legal abortion. Brown said he supports the right to abortion "totally free from any pressure or inducement from the federal government." Clinton said if elected he will issue an executive order repealing the "gag" rule, a 1988 federal rule prohibiting abortion counseling and abortion referrals by workers at federally-funded clinics. The Bush administration March 20 revised it to allow doctors at such clinics to discuss abortion as an option. Both candidates favor reinstating federal Medicaid money to pay for abortions of poor women and support the Freedom of Choice Act. Maximum funding for Head Start, a priority of the V .S. bishops, has the support of Clinton and Brown, both to improve the eduTurn to Page 10
WASHINGTON (CNS) - Republican candidates George Bush and Patrick Buchanan expressed agreement with the U.S. Catholic bishops' stands on abortion and educational choice in response to a questionnaire from Catholic News Service. But on health care, immigration and the economy, there were disagreements between them and the bishops. The Bush campaign responded directly to the CNS questions; the Buchanan campaign sent position papers on topics raised. Both candidates expressed opposition to abortion. with Buchanan saying that as president he would "lead the fight for life in the Congress and the federal courts. We will veto any law that seeks to codify an abortion 'right' or that forces taxpayers to subsidize the killing of innocent unborn children." Bush said although "people of good will may disagree on questions as difficult and complex as this," he opposed abortion "except when the life of the mother is threatened or when there is rape or incest." The candidates expressed support of choice in education, although Bush did not use the word "vouchers" in his response. "Giving parents the ability to leverage change in the way we educate our children can help transform all of our schools into the best schools in the world," Bush said. Buchanan said that "federal. state and local vouchers should be encouraged for use in all schools." He also expressed support for a constitutional amendment allowing prayer and religious instruction in public schools. Asked what he would do to improve schools, Bush mentioned his "America 2000 initiative, a strategy to modernize our educational system, maintain local control over schools and better prepare our children for success in life." Buchanan's position paper did not respond to that part of the question, except to say that he would "encourage teaching of U.S. history and of English and American literature in our public schools." On health care, neither candidate backed the concept ofuniversal access endorsed by the bishops. "To lower health care costs and expand available coverage, the government should deregulate the system, encourage competition and provide incentives for employers and employees to purchase affordable insurance," Buchanan said. Bush's response recapped his previously announced health care Turn to Page 10
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At the Chrism Mass at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, Cardinal Bernard F. Law will be celebrant with diocesan clergy as concelebrants; liturgical .deacon, Rev. Mr\! Medeiros; deacon chaplains, Permanent Deacons Johq Welch and John Moniz. . Fathers Maurice Gauvin and Thomas Frecbette wilji: be bearers oftbe Oil of Chrism; Fathers George Bellenoit and Bruce Neylon the Oil of the Sick; Fathers William Boffa and George Harrison the Oil of Catechumens. Msgr. Munroe will celebrate the Holy Thursday liturgy at 7 p.m. April 16, with Fathers Travassos and McManus as concelebrants; liturgical deacon, Rev. Mr; Medeiros; deacon chaplains, Permanent Deacons John Schondek and Joseph Stanley. On Good Friday, April 17, the Celebration of the Lord's Passion will be held at 3 p.m. Msgr. Munroe will preside and Father Travassos will be celebrant. R~v. M.r. Medeiros will be liturgical deacon: Deacon chaplaInS Will be Permanent Deacons John Sullivan and Richard Murphy. The Easter Vigil will be celebrated at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 18. Msgr. Munroe will be principal celebrant, with Fathers Travassos and McManus as concelebrants; Rev. Mr. Medeiros as liturgical deacon; and Permanent Deacons Oscar Drinkwater and Robert Normandin as deacon chaplains. Easter Mass will be telecast at 11:30 a.m. on WLNE, Channel 6 on Easter Sunday, April 19. Msgr. Munroe will be cel~brant; with Rev. Mr. Medeiros as liturgical deacon; and Permanent Deacons Robert Faria and Louis Bousquet as deacon chaplains.
Seminarians get "spiritual year" PHILADELPHIA (CNS) - St. Charles Borromeo Seminary of the Philadelphia archdiocese has inaugurated a year of spiritual formation for its seminarians, believed to be the first of its kind in the United States. The spiritual year precedes theological studies and this year has 38 participants. "This spiritual year is not pre.paring seminarians to become monks," said Philadelphia Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua. "It is helping them to become holy priests, holy shepherds, holy leaders." A normal day in the program includes morning and evening prayer, Mass, holy hour and Benediction, community rosary, personal meditation and instruction in the church's spiritual heritage. Three retreats, each different in style, are part of the program, which also schedules recreation, reading and a required work detail. The seminarians have a "pas-
toral day" once a week, working in nursing homes, hospitals and social service centers. "We live in such a busy society," said the progrllJTl's assistant director, Father John M. Savinski, "so caught up, so high paced. "This year therefore becomes a time set apart," said Father John Savinski, program associate director. "It's almost like a desert journey, a time for the seminarian to recognize where the Lord is in his life." "There's no hiding from those brothers you have difficulty understanding or liking," said seminarian John J. McCole. But through difficulty and especially in prayer, "you get a better understanding of each other and people in genc:!'al." __
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REV. DANIEL L. Freitas, pastor of St. John of God Church, Somerset, and diocesan director of the Catholic Charities Appeal, is pictured with Rev. John F. Andrews, pastor of St. Bernard Church, Assonet, and assistant CCA director for the Fall River area.
CCA kickoff April 22 The kickoff meeting for the 51 st annual Catholic Charities Appeal of the Fall River diocese will be held Wednesday, April 22, at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, with a reception at 7 p.m. and the meeting at 8 p. m. The Appeal provides. funds Jor ~he maintenance and expansion of the diocesan apostolates of mercy, social services, education and other charitable endeavors. Rev. Msgr. Henry T. Munroe, diocesan administrator, will be keynote speaker a! the meeting, to be attended by more than 500 priests, religious and laity from every area of the diocese. They will hear Charles T. Rozak of South Attleboro, Appeal chairperson, stress the role of the laity in the campaign and Appeal director Father Daniel L. Freitas explain mechanics of the AP.E.c:.al. Marian Desrosiers of Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich, a member of diocesan Pro-Life Apostolate, will also speak. Msgr. John J. Oliveira will offer the opening prayer, and Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes will give the closing prayer. Kenneth Leger of Fall River will lead singing of the National Anthem at the opening ofthe meeting
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and Paula Freedman, Dawn Tavares, J. Luke and Nicholas Zammit will close the program singing God Bless America. The Special Gift Phase of the Appeal will run from April 20 to May 2. The parish phase is scheduled for Sunday, May 3, when 20,000 volunteer solicitors will visit the homes of 350,000 diocesan Catholics.
Directors named at Memorial Home Josephine Z. Alfonso, MSW, LICSW, has been named director of social services at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, and coordinator of social services for the four Diocesan Health Facilities nursing homes. Ms. Alfonso holds a master's degree in work from Rhode Island College and a bachelor's degree in sociology from UMass-Dartmouth. She was formerly director of social services at Sacred Heart Home, New Bedford; Goddard House Nursing Home, Jamaica Plain; and Randolph Crossing, Randolph. Ms. Alfonso's professional memberships include the National Association of Social Workers, the Academy of Social Workers, the Southeastern Massachusetts Nursing Home Social Workers, the American Society on Aging and the Massachusetts Continuing Care Association. . Catholic Memorial Home social worker John Rogers, LSW, has assumed the new position of director of admissions. Rogers has been at Catholic Memorial Home since 1984 and holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from UMass-Dartmouth.
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PARTICIPANTS IN a 1990 pro-life rally mourn at a "cemetery of the innocents" similar to the memorial display set up at last Sunday's Washington demonstrations. (eNS/ UPI photo)
Dawn Ravenell was not at Sunday rallies WASHINGTON (CNS) ing, with cheers and roars from the Dawn Ravenell was not one ofthe half-million on the Mall lending 500,000 marchers for abortion occasional punctuation to the rights in Washington April 5. scene. Nor was she one ofa few hundred Typical chants included, "Procounterprotesters at a smaller rally life, pro-woman," "Not now, not that day or at a pro-life candlelight ever," "Real feminists don't kill vigil April 4. babies," and "Life, yes, abortion, Dawn Ravenell is dead, the vic- no," with its Spanish counterpart, tim of a legal abortion. She would "Vida, si, aborto, no." have been 20 this year had she not Signs abounded at the counterdied in 1985 at age 13 as a result of her legal abortion. She was one of 106 women identified by the Washington chapter of Feminists for Life as having died as the result of. legal abortions. They were somberly memorialized at the vigil, their names printed on mock tombstones, which also included their age, race, date The Mass of Christian Burial and location of death, and the doc- was celebrated April 2 at St. Antor who performed the abortion. thony Church, Manchester, NH, Beth Luteran, Feminists for Life for Sister Jeannette E. Vezeau, chapter president, said at the vigil CSC, 78, a former New Bedford that the abortion rights rally spon- teacher who died March 30. sored by the National OrganizaSister Vezeau was president of tion for Women and the National Notre Dame College, Manchester, Abortion Rights Action League for 17 years and was then named was a "death march." president emeritus. Police estimated the crowd at Born in Gonic, NH, she earned 500,000 for the rally on a chilly, bachelor's, master's and doctoral windy day reminiscent of the an- degrees in business education and nual Jan. 22 March for Life rallies also held a doctorate in education in Washington. from Boston University. "The death solution is no apShe entered the Congregation proach to the problem," Ms. Luter- of the Sisters of the Holy Cross in an said. She, as did other women 1933 and made her first profession in the vigil crowd of about 150, of vows Feb. II, 1935. wore white armbands to signify She taught in elementary and that they had had an abortion. secondary schools in New BedFrederica Mathewes-Green, na- ford; St. Albans Vt., North Grostional spokeswoman for Feminists .venordale, Conn., and Manchesfor Life, said the women with ter. Forthree years she was superarmbands were "wounded veter- visor of schools for the Sisters of ans" of the abortion war.. the Holy Cross. It is a war many a woman still She became president of Notre fights within herself, she said, Dame College in 1967. She was an adding that "as long as she's in executive board member of the denial, she's not going to come to New Hampshire College and Unigrips with whom she's lost" through versity Council and of the New abortion. Hampshire Post-Secondary ComDescribing how many women mission, serving as vice chairman feel when they learn they are preg- for two years. ' nant, Ms. Mathewes-Green said, From 1965 to 1971 she served "A woman wants an abortion like on the Manchester diocesan school an animal with its leg caught in a board and the diocesan Commistrap wants to gnaw its leg off in sion for Christian Unity. order to get freed." In 1974, she received the WoAt the April 5 counterprotest on men's Achievement Award from the West Lawn of the Capitol, the New Hampshire Business and where a manmade pond separated Professional Women's Club. the counterprotesters from the She is survived by a brother, abortion rights rally stage, about Kenneth, of San Francisco, a sis300 people engaged in more than ter, Estelle Gness of Peabody, and two hours of nonstop slogan chant- nieces and nephews.
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protest as well, including, "Susan B. Anthony Called Abortion 'Child Murder,' " "Abortion: A Neat~ Quick and Easy Way Out - For Men," and "If the Issue Were Slavery, Would There Be Such a Thing as 'Pro-Choice'?" One imaginative banner-maker placed a picture of a fetus within the upside-down pink triangle used as a logo by AIDS activists. The banner included the AIDS activists' slogan, "Silence = Death." Most counterprotesters came from the Washington area. Dan Walsh, 26, of Washington, said he came "just· to make· the. pro-life. presence felt. "This is the other side's day," he said, looking at the abortion rights rally, "but not to let it go unanswered." Feminists for Life member Amy Crossed said she was involved in the abortion issue while a student at Catholic University in Washington, scene of an ongoing debate about whether an abortion rights student group should be allowed on campus. The issue grew more personal for Ms. Crossed last year, when she learned she was pregnant: the same situation she had theorized about for years - single, pregnant, with parents who "took it hard." "It never crossed my mind that abortion would be an option," Ms. Crossed said. "I considered adoption, because I knew there would be a lot of people who would want this baby." Her parents are "very traditional," she added, but "after the initial shock, they were very supporting and very affirmative." Others offered prenatal and postnatal care for her and her child. She kept the baby, Charlie, born in mid-March. His father carried him throughout the counterprotest. And Ms. Crossed said they planned a May wedding.
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themoorin~ Oscar Reflections Oscar night is perhaps the glitziest media event of the year. Hundreds of millions watch the flashy show to see the stars and be part of never-never land. To the winner go the box office spoils. Those who receive the coveted Oscar become all but gods, enshrined forever in the temple of movieland. They are honored for the rest of their earthly lives in a fashion and style that only America could conjure up. In short, the entire Oscar scenario, like it or not, has a tremendous impact on the nation. For this reason, some comments should be made on two of this year's major Oscar recipients, "The Silence of the Lambs" and "Terminator II." Talent and ability aside, it is difficult to praise the theatrics of these films. Silence of the Lambs is basically the story of a cannibalistic psychopath who gets away with consuming his victims because of very nebulous investigative efforts. In fact, at the movie's end, he states his intention to sit down and dine on another unsuspecting victim. What makes the Oscar seal of approval of this film so disturbingly revolting is that even as it was running in the nation's theatres, the courts were involved in the infamous Jeffrey Dahmer trial, which turned the nation's stomach. Dahmer's method of murder and his subsequent eating of his victims shocked the country. It seems as if the public wanted the trial brought to swift completion, buried and forgotten as soon as possible and the murderer removed from sight. Yet, while all this was being reported in the media, the same public was flocking to see the same situation enacted on the screen. Approval of one and hate of the other', acceptance of a movie but revulsion at its real-life counterpart, rewarding actors but condemning Dahmer: in truth an emotional yo-yo which says a great deal about the value system of a people who praise cannibalism on the screen while scorning it in Milwaukee. Some say movies are only make-believe. Try telling that to the families of the Milwaukee victims. The other movie, Terminator II, apparently. wop .for its magnificent-portrayal of violence., -murder andrev.erige.: What a damning indictment of -American values! Is it a wonder violence is one of our most overwhelming national problems? We deplore our "mean streets," yet glorify murder and homicide. In fact, why need we go to movies to view such actions? We need only walk in our own cities nightor day. Murders, rapes and muggings are commonplace, court dockets are full, while police seem powerless as the criminal justice system crumbles. The one thing our nation does not need is even a token acceptance of violence, an acceptance evidenced by the Oscar accolades for Terminator II. We cannot, of course, deny the impact of movies on the public mores. For entertainment, amusement and instruction, films are an unbeatable art form, but one to be handled with due concern for morality and standards of good taste. We all know that the world of Disney is unrealistic, but let us not settle for sadomasochism as the norm for entertainment. If we do, we are indeed a very sick society. The Editor Letters Welcome Letters to the editor are welcomed. All letters should be brief and the editor reserves the right to condense any letters if deemed necessary. All letters must be signed and contain a home or business address.
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Pain is 路the "hinge. of s'alvation By Father Kevin J. Harrington Each year Palm Sunday calls us to celebrate the central events of our redemption. The reading of the Passion is more than a liturgical rite. it is a truly human experience of sorrow and suffering. However, the grace that Jesus gained for us on the cross leaves the cross still standing, still needed. The way to salvation and life is still the very way Jesus took: the way of loving surrender rather than triumph, of hope rather than fulfillment, of faith rather than vision. One ofthe earliest Palm Sunday homilies was delivered by the theologian Tertullian: "Caro salutisest cardo," he said. "The flesh is the hinge of salvation" - Christ's flesh and ours. That is to say, we enter into the Paschal mystery only through the reality of our own human living and dying. The liturgical reenactment of these saving events acts as a continuous invitation to every believer to share in living human life the way Christ lived it. Too many halfhearted believers wave the palms of triumph but flee the crosses of their own lives. Society seems to encourage religion as long as it limits its concern to liturgy and sacraments. When it rightly extends that concern to what people perceive as real life, conflict begins. If Jesus had limited his ministry in order not to offend the Scribes and Pharisees, there would have been no cross. But the truth that Jesus taught went beyond that of the civil and religious authorities of his day. The mandates of the Sermon on the Mount were and are too often considered too idealistic to be practical and Jesus' call
for radical conversion too often goes unheard. The credibility gap between our formal religion and actual living continues to be a source of scandaL How many devout Catholics still fail to understand that Catholicism involves more than fulfilling ritualistic obligations? Too many people do not understand why Church teachings must have an impact upon business, politics, race, society, war and peace. I am not belittling the value of sacraments and liturgy, simply calling to mind the fact that they are meant as means to help us seek and serve God in our daily life. Our daily taking up of our cross means following Christ in his love, patience, unselfishness, total giving and forgiving. Too many. Catholics are like Peter, able to recognize Christ in
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the glory ofthe Transfiguration on Mount Tabor but cringing at finding him on the cross at Calvary. They resemble the two disconsolate disciples on the road to Emmaus after Christ's crucifixion: "We had hoped that he was the one to redeem IsraeL" Too many Catholics put their hope in religion as a means of assuring personal salvation; but no authentic Catholic can profess faith in the risen Lord unless, like Thomas, he or she embraces both the glorified Easter Savior and the scarred Christ of Calvary. Doubting Thomas's exclamation of faith, "My Lord and my God!", could not be made until he saw with his own eyes that what the other 10 Apostles had already seen. Many Catholics are like Thomas with regard to the sacraments and liturgy. Their hearts do not burn when sacred Scripture is explained, nor are their eyes truly opened to .Christ in the breaking ofthe bread. But, as in the cases of the disciples on the road to Emmaus and of doubting Thomas, it is only after their hope has been dashed that they are able to hear and see anew. That experience has been shared throughout the centuries by countless disciples. As we prepare for Holy Week, we are reminded that Christ can still be found in the least of his brethrel1. We are not called flee. from our crosses but to take them up with the sure faith that Jesus, who was no stranger to suffering, is closest to us when our hopes are dashed and in desperation we reach out for help, knowing that our own strength will not suffice us. Our pain, the pain of all human flesh, is the hinge of our slavation!
The important moments Isaiah 50:4-7 Philippians 2:6-11 Luke 22:14-23:56 Once a year we come close to hearing the Gospels as their authors intended them to be heard - in very long segments. Only on Palm Sunday is our Gospel passage long enough to permit us to really get into the mind of the evangelist; to learn his theology and appreciate his unique contribution to our faith, But because Passion narratives seem so immense, we are often tempted to jazz them up with special effects or recast them into
April 11 1914, Rev. John F. Downey, Pastor, Corpus Christi, Sandwich April 12 1909, Rev. John Tobin, Assistant, St. Patrick, Fall River April 14 1977, Rev. Cosmas Chaloner, SS.CC., St. Francis Xavier, Acushnet 1935, Rev. Louis N. Dequoy, Pastor, Sacred Heart, North Attleboro April 15 1908, Rev. Christopher ,6. Hughes, D.D., Rector, Cathedral, Fall River April 16 1928, Rev. Arthur E. Langlois, on sick leave, Denver, Colorado
By FATHER ROGER KARBAN movie script presentations. Instead, we should put down our missalettes and listen to God's word prolaimed with all its power and insight intact. Perhaps the greatest desecration of this unique opportunity is this: we priests and ministers are so squeezed by the abnormally long liturgy, so awed by the huge amount of scriptural material, that we do away with the homily. We simply announce our parish's Holy Week schedule, encourage everyone to participate in the appropriate services, and walk away from our responsibility to make God's word relevant. We forget that our people ache to havethe Passion narratives broken open and explained - no matter how long it takes. Luke's theology is especially pertinent to the way many of us experience ourfaith. Unlike other evangelists, he does not emphasize Jesus' suffering and death out of proportion to the rest of his life. For him, the Lord's entire ministry is equally as saving and important as his final hours. This seems to be why Lukeadds a second volume to his work: the Acts of the Apostles. Jesus' life and ministry continue 100ig ~fte'" his death 'and ,resurrec;' tion. They are found in the Christian community's ministry and life in the way we daily live our faith. Luke rarely mentions anything about the Lord's physical suffer-
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ing. Jesus' pain is always much more psychological than physical. His disciples' misunderstanding, Peter's quick denial, his rejection - all hurt more deeply than any bodily pain. Also count the times he is declared innocent: by Pilate Herod and even the centurion. There is no reason for him to suffer the way he does. Sound familiar? Though few of us ever deserve suffering, we still must endure it. Luke tells us that through our patient acceptance of such situations we work out our salvation. Like Jesus, we achieve real life by giving ourselves over to life's ordinary, nonsensical, unjust occurrences. Notice, too, in the middle of all this injustice, Luke's Jesus continually forgives. He heals the high priest's servant's severed ear, prays for those crucifying him and promises paradise to the repentant thief. The evangelist knows what attitude qf mind guarantees salvation. Luke's theology certainly fit~ into Deutero-Isaiah's experience of Yahweh. Though we usually emphasize the painful, hurting verses of this Third Song of the Suffering Servant, one of the most important verses for the prophet comes when he mentions, "Morning after morning Yahweh opens my ear that I may hear." The true
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follower of God can only be desgave himself over to the "human cribed as someone who faithfully estate" of which he had become a listens. The real disciple always part did God highly "exalt him prays that the Lord will open and bestow on him the name above his I her ears to hear whatever he every other name," asks. This is the Jesus-image Luke Thinking we are cut out for conveys. In the middle of trem- "better things," we rarely judge endous outside pressures, he is our daily situations important constantly listening and reacting enough to sacrifice ourselves for. to his Father's voice. Yet Luke reminds us that each Paul perfectly summarizes Jesus' situation in which we honestly try response to all that happened dur- , to give ourselves over to God and ing his earthly life and ministry by those around us is a vitally imporsimply saying," He emptied himtant situation, That's what Jesus selL" Only after he completely taught and believed,
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Why are there no funeral Masses during Triduum? that parish? What is the reason for such a rule? (Massachusetts)
By FATHER JOHN J. DIETZEN
Q. A close friend of mine died last Holy Week. Instead of the regular funeral the priest had a prayer service and Scripture reading on Holy Thursday. He said we could not have a funeral Mass'on that day. Is that a rule of the church or was it just in
A. The priest was correct. No funeral Mass is permitted on Holy Thursday or during the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday evening through the Easter Vigil liturgy) or on the Sundays of Advent and Lent and the Easter season, or on any holy day of obligation (General Instruction of the Roman Missal, N. 336. Order of Christian Funerals, N. 178).
with your friend. The ritual in such instances is basically the Liturgy of the Word as it is celebrated at a funeral Mass, including Scripture readings, homily, prayers and blessings. Only the Liturgy of the Eucharist is excluded. The reason for this practice is simply the special liturgical character of each of these days. The unique focus on the mysteries of the death and resurrection of our Lord during the final days of Holy Week is considered so predominant in our Catholic life that it should not be interrupted by any other eucharistic celebration.
While there would be no funeral Mass on these days, the body may be brought to church for a funeral liturgy. In fact, the church provides such a liturgy in its official On Holy Thursday no other ritual. 'parish Eucharist is ordinarily This probably is what occurred permitted, for example, outside
the evening Mass of the Lord's Supper. Only in case of special necessity may another Mass be celebrated that day for people who are in no way able to take part in the evening Mass.
a priest give conditional absolution and anointing of the sick? (Ohio) A. These sacraments can be given conditionally as long as there is any doubt whatsoever about the individual's death. We don't need to become too technical about it, but the beginning of rigor mortis or bodily decomposition is generally considered a safe rule of thumb. A free brochure outlining Catholic prayers, beliefs and practice is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, IL 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to the same address.
As I have explained previously, we are just beginning to come to a fuller realization of the uniquely sacred character of these days celebrating the death and resurrection of our Lord and uniting us as his disciples to those saving words. Somewhat similar reasons explain why funeral Masses are not permitted on the other days indicated. Q. When a Catholic adult dies suddenly or is found dead, how long after such a person "dies" can
At-home methods to attain fitness and weight loss By Dr. JAMES & ,
MARY KENNY Dear Mary: I had my first child six months ago, and I have not been able to loss the weight I gained in pregnancy. I do not want to go on a strict diet because I am breastfeeding, and dieting might not be good for the baby. But I don't want to carry this extra weight forever. - Iowa Research has changed many of our ideas about how to lose weight.
A few decades ago high protein was suggested as the way to lose weight. Current diets suggest everything from no carbonhydrates to bread and grapefruit to milkshakes. What can the ordinary person make of all this confusion? Covert Bailey is an authority with credentials: a biochemist who is interested in how the body uses food. His book "The New Fit or Fat" (Houghton Mifflin) tells us that fitness is the key to losing weight and maintaining weight loss. These body differences may explain why you and many women gain weight after pregnancy. Bailey points out that the activities connected with homemaking and
child raising, while considerable, are not fitness activities. Fitness activity has four characteristics: It uses the largest muscles ofthe body, legs and buttocks; it is sustained for at least 15 to 30 minutes at a stretch; it is aerobic, using a pace which stretches you but still allows for talking during the activity; and it is performed regularly, six times per week, says Bailey. How can you engage in a fitness activity while caring for a young baby? Any aerobic activity which you can do at home without purchasing lots of expensive equipment is ideal. Running in place is boring but effective. You might try it to music or while watching television. A newer activity, even more
effective and easier on the joints, is stairstepping. Use an ordinary stair or low bench at a comfortable "stair" height. Step "up left, up right, down left, down right," After 100 steps change to lead with the right. Aerobic dancing, if done for a sustained period (15 minutes or more), is excellent. Try your library to get videotapes which you can follow. Changing activities during the week is good for the body and the spirit. Perhaps on weekends you can jog or bicycle outdoors while others watch the baby. On some days you might hire a high school student after school to give you a brief timeout. As for diet, Bailey has one sim-
pie but effective suggestion: Do not add fat to anything you eat, no butter or mayo on bread or potatoes, no fat-filled salad dressing. There is more than enough fat in the American diet already. Substitute fat-free mayo and salad dressings, which are now widely available. You are wise to consider your baby's welfare first. You need enough food to nourish yourself and your baby. To get your weight down and keep your spirits up, try a regular aerobic fitness program. Reader questions on family living or child care to be answered in print are invited by The Kennys, 219 W. Harrison St., Rensselaer, IN 47978.
The healin,gpower of the mind By ANTOINETTE BOSCO
I had back-to-back phone conversations recently that got me thinking about the illnesses and injuries that attack our bodies and the different ways we seek to heal ourselves. The first call came from a friend who has lived by trying most of her
By DOLORES CURRAN
"People are consumer Christians today," a minister friend of mine complained. "They choose a church based on the services it provides -education, day care, eldercare, Twelve Step Programs, counseling, social life - not on doctrine, worship, faith community or what they can give to the church community. We're becoming community centers, mega-churches, and the small church with a small staff can't compete." I've reflected on his words often as I've seen three mega-churches in our city buy and move into empty Savings and Loan default shopping malls. They operate more as a college than as a traditional church. Indeed, according to some of
life to cure all her ills with prescription and over-the-counter medicines. During the call, she complained about having to take so much medication that she often couldn't remember which pill was for which ailment. The phone call reminded me of the time she and I worked at the same office. She had opened her purse, exposing about 10 small bottles of different prescription and over-the-counter drugs. At that mOment, a fellow worker peered down at the array of bottles and exclaimed, "My God, you're carrying a drugstore around with you." Then I laughed. Maybe I did
the wrong thing. But it wa'sn't the first time I had conveyed in some way my suspicion that most of her physical complaints were due to being overmedicated. The other call involved a conversation with an 86-year-old man I was interviewing. As an aside he mentioned that his daughter had suffered from cancer years ago and had been determined to battle her illness with her mind and her spirit. He wasn't implying that everyone could cure themselves of cancer. But what was remarkable in his daughter's story, he said, is that she has been healed.
His daughter'S story reminded me of an incident in my own life. I remember that in 19721 developed a tumor on my thyroid gland. My mother and my sister had been similarly afflicted and they had to have their thyroids removed. One doctor, a radiology specialist, said I needed an operation. But I said I couldn't have one. At that time I was a single parent taking care of six of my children. My family doctor decided to shrink the growth with cortisone, and I - trUly believing God would help me - embarked on a program of prayer. The tumor diminished and then disappeared. To
Ask not what the church can do my friends who serve as social workers, educators and even physical therapists on the staffs of these churches, many members who support the church financially and take advantage of their services, never attend worship services. I have mixed feelings about the phenomenon, which is occurring in the Catholic church as well. As our numbers of ordained clergy shrink and parishes close, we are developing mega-parishes ourselves. The sense of community diminishes in proportion to size. Many parishioners never interact with a priest, parish leader, or other parishioners. When visiting these parishes, I ofte'n ask someone who the celebrant is and they can't supply a name. I then ask how long they've been in the parish and their answers range from one to five years. People once sought out a church as a faith community, a family where they could meet others like themselves and share the intimacy
of liturgy together. In fact, that is the origin and meaning of the Mass - coming together to proclaim a belief and celebrate that belief in community. I believe many Catholics still seek that but when they find themselves in a parish of 12,000, the size of a parish near us, they ,sense the futility of finding community and feel a great sense of loss. On one hand, I believe being a consumer-oriented Catholic is healthy. If we don't find a faith community which supports us in developing a 'closer relationship with God, we should be mature enough to search for one that does. If we're yearning for help in counseling or a deeper spirituality through scripture groups, we should seek out a church which offers these ministries. If 'Ye resent spending 90% of parish resources on the education of20% ofthe parish children, then we need to find a parish with a fairer distribution of resources. And vice versa if we resent the use
this day I never have had a recurrence of the problem. While I hesitate to talk about the healing power of prayer for fear of being called a religious fanatic, evidence of this power abounds if we look for it. Many books are being written about the mind-body connection in healing. I'm not saying that these replace what science has discovered about healing. But given the side effects of drugs and their limitations, attested to by all scientists, I'd most times rather take my chances on a healthy attitude and lots of prayer when it comes to healing.
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which offers few services but which is a faith family. It is a priestless parish and we worship in a public school gymnasium. The Jesuits serve us on Sunday and we have a salaried lay administrator but everything else is run by parishioners. Eventually, we will build a church and, because we're in a high growth area, we will become large in numbers. I suspect we will then lose a certain sense of community and demand more services. I hope not, but when I look around at the other Catholic mega-churches in the area, I worry.
of parish resources for anything but the education of children. On the other hand, commitment to a faith family is two-way. My friend who complained about his flock being takers and not givers speaks to a deeper problem in our cultural psyche today. We want a church that serves us in multiple ways but we don't want to be called upon to serve others in the church. Only 10% of Catholics serve in any way other than financially or attending Sunday Mass. My husband and I feel fortunate in belonging to a young parish
Live, don't die, he says LONDONDERRY, Northern Ireland (CNS) ~ Londonderry's bishop would rather see Irish build than bomb for their country. "I nstead of running around want,ing to die for Ireland, I much prefer people going around trying to live for Ireland," Bishop Edward Daly, of.~?~,don~e~ry told .Catholic
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H ospiee thanked Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to tell the people in the Fall River area what a great organization we have in our great city. Through personal experience with Hospice Outreach, I feel the need to let others know about the help available to them. The following is a letter I wrote to Linda Valley, her staff and volunteers: Dear Linda: I can't begin to tell you what Hospice Outreach means to me. Although I have been a volunteer for almost four years, I could never give to Hospice what it has given to me through the kind and thoughtful expressions oflove I and my family have received. Hospice Outreach, the staff and volunteers who have helped care for five members of my family will always hold a special place in my heart. I never dreamed that such love, kindness and compassion for another human being could exist until I saw it in all the people involved in Hospice. Your slogan, "A special kind of caring," truly exemplifies what Hospice Outreach expresses to all the patients and families you have cared for. All your staff and volunteers have put in countless hours of love and devotion to so many in need,
DAILY READING April 13: Is 42:1-7; Ps 27:1-313-14; In 12:1-11 April 14: Is 49:1-6; Ps 71:1-6.15,17; In 13:21-33, 36-38 April 15: Is 50:4-9; Ps 69:8-10,21-22,31,33-34; Mt 26:14-25 April 16: Is 61:1-3,6,8-9; Ps89:21-22,25,27; Rv 1:5-8; lk4:16-21. Mass ofthe lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8,11-14; Ps 116: 12-13.15-18; 1 Cor 11: 23-26; In 13:1-15 April 17: Is 52:13-53:12; Ps 31:2,6,12-13.15-17,25; Heb 4:14-16;5:7-9; In 18:119:42' April 18 (Easter Vigil): (1) Gn 1:1-2:2 or 1:1,26-31; Ps 104:1-2,5-6,10, 12-14, 4,35 or Ps 33:4-7.12-13,20-22 (2) Gn 22:1-18; PsI6:5,8-11 (3) Ex 14:15-15:1; Ex 15:1-6.1718 (4) Is 54:5-14; Ps 30:2,46,11-13 (5) Is 55:1-11; Is 12:2-6 (6) Bar 3:9-15,32-4:4; Ps 19:8-11 (7) Ez 36: 16-28; Ps 42:3,5;43:3-4 (8) Rom 6: 3-11; Ps 118:1-2,16-17,2223 (9) lk 24:1-12 April 19: Acts 10:34,3743; Ps 118:1-2.16-17,22-23; Col 3:1-4 1 Cor 5:6-8; In 20:1-9 or lk 24:1-12 or lk 24:13-35
including me and my family. The support that we receive through your bereavement program has helped me and others to realize that we are not alone in our grieving. Please know that you and your staff, along with your volunteers, will always be needed in some one's life, and to you, Linda Valley, I say that any organization is only as good as its leader. Through your example and devotion I will always be grateful and proud to be associated with Hospice Outreach. Thanks again for all you have done for me, my family and my community. Dol Chretien Fall River
Defending Catholies Dear Editor: The only anti-defamation league Catholics have is the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. It deserves the support of every Catholic. It fights discrimination and defamation of Catholics nationwide, even to defending them in court. Every reader can help by informing the League of anti-Catholic news articles, TV and radio statements or acts of bigotry and discrimination experienced in their own lives. It is not necessary to be a' League member to do this. Those who wish to receive the League's newsletter, while helping financially, can contact it at III Presidential Blvd., Suit 22y, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004-9720. The Massachusetts League chapter can be reached at III Cabot St., Needham Heights, MA02l94, tel. (617) 444-5997. Mary McEnroe New Seabury
He hadn't heard Dear Editor: Just a quick note to express my thanks for your much needed editorial on Catholic Bashing(Anchor, March 20). It was needed for a long time and you gave us chapter and verse. This is the first time that'l have ever heard of the League and cannot understand why this excellent propaganda forum has not been used more to combat efforts to destroy moral and religious values. Why hasn't it been spoken about from every Catholic altar. .. why have no groups been formed (that I know of) to challenge the rot which emanates from the controlled media? As a Catholic Caucasian America-First activist I'd like to know more about it: organization and programs, for example. Arthur Romero North Chatham
A nothergo-around Dear Editor: In Watergate, President Nixon stonewalled the issue and lost the presidency. Since then nearly every politician in question has taken full responsibility for his actions, however detrimental to the public
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Commission members thought the title should specifically address his work with Hansen's victims and the poor and outcast, and be expanded to include victims of modern afflictions such as AIDS or homeless ness. Belgium, where Father Damien was born, is under consideration for the beatification ceremony. Hawaii was rejected as inconvenient for travel. Father Bukoski said the final site decision rests with Pope John Paul II.
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trust. It worked especially well for President Reagan when 252 unguarded Marines died in Beirut. Indeed, immediately after the tragedy, President Reagan defused the issue with: "I take full responsibility" - even though the guard on duty did not have ammunition in his gun to prevent this catastrophe. We are now having another goaround with 355 members of Congress who are taking full responsibility for bouncing check after check. In truth, this admission of guilt may be good for the soul but it does not correct the crime nor erase the sin. Perhaps we in our area should be thankful that Congressman Frank is not part and parcel of this kind of insult to the intelligence of the voters in our district. Roland W. Pain Fall River
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VATICAN CITY (CNS)Catho.lics must have faith that God's promise to provide pastors for the church will be kept, but the church also must take concrete steps to encourage men to become priests and to educate them for a lifelong ministry, Pope John Paul II said in an apostolic exhortation, "Pastores Dabo Vobis" ("I Will Give You Shepherds"), a document based on conclusions of the 1990 world Synod of Bishops on priestly formation. The 227-page document goes .from the very beginning of formation, educating children in thefaith, to ongoing formation programs for elderly priests. .The pope reaffirmed the synod's support for the practice of ordaining to the Latin-rite priesthood only men with "vocation to celibate chastity." The papal statement recognized that some Eastern-rite Catholic churches ordain married men and noted exceptions made in particular cases of married clergy who convert to Catholism. Seminary education requires "a careful preparation for priestly celibacy," said the pope. He declared that "celibacy should be presented clearly, without any ambiguities and in a positive fashion. The seminarian should have a sufficient degree of psychological and sexual maturity as well as an assiduous and authentic life of prayer, and he should put himself under the direction of a spiritual father." The synod, and the pope quoting it, said: "In order that the .seminarian may be able to embrace priestly celibacy for the kingdom of heaven, he needs to know the Christian and truly human nature and purpose of sexuality in marriage and in celibacy."
Lay people, too, must understand the church's reasons for asking its priests to be celibate so they can help priests through "friendship, understanding and cooperation." The law requiring celibacy reflects the "will of the church," the pope said. It is not just a rule, but a "value" that expresses a priest's "undivided love for Christ and his church" and "a full and joyful availability in his heart for the pastoral ministry." Synod members had suggested that qualified women be encouraged to participate in programs for the formation of priests and the pope pointed out that he, in earlier documents, and the synod stressed "the suitability of a healthy influence of lay spirituality and the charism of femininity in every educational itinerary." . Lay men and women can contribute positively to the formation of priests, the pope wrote, but those individuals should be "selected with care," as should anyone involved in formation programs. The document discusses human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation. Human formation tries to help young men mature and nurture the personality traits and characteristics they will need for effective ministry and personal happiness. Included is "affective maturity" which, based on a correct understanding of human sexuality, allows one to form deep, chaste and respectful friendships with men and women. . Spiritual formation includes study and meditation on the Word of God, participation in the sacraments and seeking God through service to the poor and weak, said the pope. Intellectual formation includes
Runners, joggers and walkers are invited to participate in the fifth annual Mark G. Hoyle Memorial Road Race beginning at 9:30 a.m. May 17 at Cardi's Furniture in Swansea, exit 2 from 1-195. Mark, who died in 1986 at the age of 14, was a Swansea resident who contracted AI DS through treatment for hemophilia. He was the nation's first youngster with AIDS knowingly allowed to attend school. He was a member of St. Dominic's parish in Swansea, where his father, Jay, is a eucharistic minister. Hoyle, a teacher at St. John the Evangelist School, Attleboro, for the past 23 years, has written a book about his son titled ·'Mark." Swansea will memorialize Mark by naming the town's new elementary school after him. Proceeds from the three-mile race will benefit the Mark G. Hoyle Memorial Trust Fund, which distributes money for college scholarships, AIDS research and education. Over $26,000 has already been awarded in Mark's memory. . Race T-shirts will be distributed to the first 750 registered applicants, and prizes are as follows: trophies to first three male and female runners in seven divisions - junior (13 and under), high school (14 to 18), open (19 to 29), submaster (30 to 39), master (40 to 49), senior (50 to 59) and veteran (60 and over). Cardi's will award gift certificates to the first male and female finisher, beds to the first boy and girl finishing in the junior division, and recliners to the first male and female finishers over 50. Joseph Case High School, which Mark attended, will award plaques to the first male and female finisher from the school. A post-race raffle will award a grand prize of a weekend trip to New Hampshire for two. Applications are available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to race director Jayne Wilson, 17 Circuit Drive, Swansea . 02777, tel. 678-5801. Applications will be mailed to all of last year's participants. 11I111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111'
philosophy and theology, but also social sciences and other areas of knowledge that will help future priests know or explain God better and have a greater understanding of social situations or cultures in which he will minister; while pastoral formation tries not only to impart skills needed to lead a parish community, to have stress that leadership should flow from understanding of the Gospel and fellow human beings. The pope supported a synod recommendation that before candidates enter a major seminary they should take part in the program to prepare them for the seminary lifestyle. He asked the Congregation for Catholic Education to gather information about "initial formation" programs used by various dioceses and to share an evaluation of them with national bishops' conferences. The apostolic exhoration also suggested formation of groups for adolescents interested in the priesthood and adaptation of seminary programs for older men. He also called on bishops to provide continuing formation programs for priests to help them renew their decision to serve God and the church through the priesthood.
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Hospital records show that death from malnutrition in Iraq skyWhat It's Made of rocketed after the Gulf war. "The corruption of the age is UNICEF said last December that made up by the particular contrithe death rate for children under 5 had doubled since before the war. . bution of every individual man; some contribute treachery, others Relief agencies have not been injustice, irreligion, tyranny, avarable to meet the increasing human- ice, cruelty, according to their itarian needs in Iraq. Catholic Re- power."-Montaigne
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Pope sends team to Iraq VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II has sent a factfinding team to Iraq to gauge humanitarian needs and to express his "concern and solidarity" for the Iraqi people. International organizations estimate that tens of thousands of Iraqis, especially children, have died of malnutrition and disease in the year since the Persian Gulf War ended. Heading the April 4 to 12 mission is Bishop Alois Wagner, vice president of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum," a coordinating organization for Catholic aid agencies. Accompanying him were Father Claudio Gugerotti, an official
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Which one? Continued from Page One Vatican and U.S. church officials, in visits to the three dioceses in recent months, have been wooed with excursions to a picturesque natural amphitheater built into , the' Rocky Mountains, a helicopter tour of Niagara Falls, an appeal from former U.S. Vice President Walter Mondale, as well as video presentations and 2-inch-thick written proposals. In Buffalo, Henderson said, the courting included a helicopter flight into Rich Stadium and a gift of a football autographed by Buffalo Bill quarterback Jim Kelly that read: "Hope to see you in Buffalo in '93." In the Twin Cities, the names of visiting Vatican officials shone from the Metrodome scoreboard when the two Pontifical Council for the Laity staffers toured that facility, Henderson said. The Pontifical Council for the Laity is the event's sponsor. The U.S. bishops and the chosen diocese will co-host the event. One factor in the decisionmaking process is the chosen diocese's ability to handle a crowd of at least 60,000, the number of young people expected to attend the six-day international conference. But papal Mass in the selected city is expected to attract some 200,000 individuals.
Henderson anticipates that the event will cost the host diocese very little. Funding will come from the U.S. bishops' conference, he said. Young people attending will be housed in college dormitories and with area families in private homes, he said. Henderson told CNS that the Vatican officials were surprised at the ethnic diversity they encountered in the United States. The 12 young Catholics going to Rome for the pope's announcement are Asian-Americans, AfricanAmericans, Hispanics and aNative American, as ~ell as young people of European ancestry.
Papal advice VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II encouraged participants in the charismatic renewal movement to cooperate fully with local bishops and the Vatican. There should be "no conflict between fidelity to the spirit and fidelity to the church and her magisteriu~," the pope told several hundred international charismatic leaders at the Vatican. The pope praised the charismatic movement for its ability to help promote a solid spiritual life based on the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Continued from Page One cational system and to boost the economy. Brown said he would cut payroll taxes, push forward "every singll~ public works project in America to put people to work" and reinvest some money now spent abroad in "things that will create efficiency and a more innovative economy." Clinton's economic proposals also mention a tax cut and public works projects, as well as providing ways for families to meet health care insurance and housing costs when unexpectedly unemployed. The U.S. bishops favor tax credits for families and a shift of spending from weapons to health care housing and development assist路 ance for poor nations. Brown would support enterprise zones, giving tax credits to employers willing to create jobs in poor areas. He also proposed allowing people on public assistance to take aid in the form of a voucher, which an employer could supplement and use as a salary for ajob. Clinton said he would "empower the poor to work their way out of poverty ... by expanding earned income tax credit for the working poor and by supporting public and private partnerships to give lowincome entrepreneurs the tools to start new businesses." Neither candidate addressed the bishops' proposal for school choice vouchers but both supported increasing funding to schools as a form of economic development, and recommended higher educational standards. Clinton proposed a trust fund from which any American could borrow college funds, to be paid back either as a loan or with a term of public service. Materials provided by the campaigns had scant information on the candidates' positions on immigration and refugees. The bishops favor increasing the number of immigrants admitted to the United States and oppose repatriation of Haitians. Brown's issues index said simply that he "favors immigration with controls." Clinton provided a press release saying he opposes repatriation and Haitians because "it violates the basic principles of decency and fairness."
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States, well, that's not my idea of what immigration is for." Bush described immigration as "not just a lin'k to our nation's past, but also a bridge to America's future" and said that "stronger enforcement of existing laws... is our best deterrent to immigration abuse." He expressed support for employer sanctions, which many in the church have opposed, and for an increase in immigration agents and border patrol officers. On the economy, neither candidate expressed support for the bishops' stands in support of a refundable children's tax credit, a shift in budget priorities from weapons to health care, housing and aid to poor nations, and increases in the Women, 1nfants and Children, Head Start and Job Corps programs. One of Buchanan's key proposals stands in direct contrast to that of the bishops. "Phase out foreign aid and end the weekly siphoning of $300 million from a depleted U.S. treasury to Third World and socialist regimes," his position paper says. Buchanan also proposed a freeze on-all federal spending, hiring and salaries. Bush cited proposals in his State of the Union address for "a series of tax cuts and other changes in the tax laws that will stimulate the economy and create jobs." He blamed the Democrat-dominated Congress for its failure to pass earlier proposals for economic reform. "Had these been enacted, our economy would be in better condition than it is now," he said. "Clearly, it is time that we rallied the American people and got the economy moving."
CCD class Continued from Page One Patrick's catechist Kathy Heufelder, a registered nurse, assisted in developing the program. Several home residents have also participated in classes from time to time. In addition to their religious education, the sixth-graders have participated in volunteer activities with Ms. Nochella, creating dried flower arrangements for the home's dining tables, constructing a "People Helping People" collage for Ms. Nochella's room, and helping residents decorate their Christmas tree. The students also made ornaments for their parish tree and planned an outing with Ms. Nochella to sing carols and decorate at the church. In February the class held a birthday party for their teacher, inviting her father, also a Freedom Crest resident, and the home staff. The parish considers the project a great success, with Ms. Nochella enjoying her time with the children and the students learning greater sensitivity to persons with disabilities.
Sorry about that TOKYO (CNS) - An adapted version of a play by Pope John Paul II was among entries in an international radio drama contest sponsored by Japanese radio wrfters. "The Choice" is a Vatican Radio adaptation of "Our God's Brother," a play by Karol Wojtyla, the pope's given name. It was translated into English for Vatican Radio by Boleslaw Taborski. Vatican Radio's English-language program hired professional actors, recorded the play and aired it in segments on Sundays in December. The play, one of 31 entries from 22 countries, did not win an award.
St. Anne's appoints, reports certification, support group plans In recent news at St. Anne's Hospital, 795 Middle St., Fall River, three appointments have been made, a mammographer has been certified as an advanced-level radiologist, a stroke support group has been initiated, and new members are sought for the hospital's existing chapter of the National Coalition of Cancer Survivors. Appointments Dr. Leslie R. Sandler of North Kingston, RI, has been appointed to the department of emergency medicine.' He is a graduate of the , University of Cape Town, South Africa, and has completed resi. dencies there and at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX. Denise Berard of North Smithfield, RI, has been named chief respiratory therapist in the hospital's department of pulmonary medicine. She is a graduate of RI Hospital School of Respiratory Therapy and has over 15 years of experience in her field. Barbara F. Lewis of Attleboro has been appointed nurse-manager of St. Anne's emergency department. A nursing and ambulatory care instructor, she has over eight years ofemergency care experience. She holds a bachelor's degree in nursing from UMass Dartmouth and is completing requirements for a master's degree in health education at RI College. Mammography Certification Elizabeth A. Orton of Westport recently passed the first examination for advanced level certification in mammography to be offered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. She holds a certificate of radiology from Northeastern University and an associate's degree in health from RI Community College. With over 18 years experience, she is a breast image specialist at St. Anne's. Support Groups The hospital has initiated a Stroke Club for those recovering from strokes to provide educational and emotional support through speakers and group interaction. Meeting are held each last Thursday at I:30 p.m. at Room 136 in Clemence Hall behind the hospital building with an entrance on Forest Street. Attendees need not be patients of the hospital or its affiliated physicians and there is no charge for meetings. Further information is available from Elaine Maccio at the hospital, tel. 674-5741. Seeking new members is St. Anne's chapter of Cancer Survivors, which meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. each 2nd and 4th Wednesday in the Nannery Conference Room, also accessible from Forest Street. A balf-hour planning meeting precedes each session. As with the Stroke Club, meeting are free and members need not be patients of the hospital or its physicians. Relatives are welcome to attend. The group provides an opportunity to share feelings, experiences and information on employment, insurance, family relationships and health maintenance. Its facilitator is Lisa Mello, RN, who may be reached at the hospital's Hunder Oncolgoy Center, tel. 674-5741.
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McMAHON COUNCIL 151, Knights of Columbus, presents New Bedford Mayor Rosemary Tierney with an award commemorating her election and the quincentenary of Columbus' arrival in the New World. She was cited as a contemporary representative of the spirit of Columbus, "sailing ,uncharted waters as the first elected female mayor of New Bedford." At left, Grand Knight Primo Tarini; right, Cardinal Medeiros Assembly Faithful Navigator Gilbert Rebello.
K of C defends salaries, travel expenses WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Knights of Columbus is no United Way, says the world's largest Catholic fraternal society in response to complaints that its top official is overpaid. United Way, as a non-profit charitable organization, doesn't "have income from running a profit-making business. We do," said Russell Shaw, spokesman for the Knights in Washington. Headquarters are in New Haven, Conn. Shaw told Catholic News Service March 30 that salaries, such as the $455,500 received in 1991 by Supreme Knight Virgil C. Dechant, chief executive officer of the 110year-old society, "are not remarkable in the insurance industry in general." Recent revelations that the president of United Way earned $463, 000 in salary and perquisites in 1991 created a flap that resulted in his resignation. "We're a fraternal society, a Catholic lay society. We're also a rather large insurance company," Shaw said. The Knights of Columbus has a $20 billion insurance operation and claims 1.2 million members in the United States. According to industry figures, the average cash compensation including salaries and bonuses of the 30 highest paid U.S. commercial insurance CEOs was a little over $1 million in 1990. Dechant was not among them. The National Catholic Reporter reported last week that salaries and benefits for the top 10 directors of the fraternal organization came to nearly $1.7 million in 1991. The organization 'lists 1990 travel expenses of more than $2.6 million, it said. The figures came from records of the Ohio Department of Insurance. Copies were circulated among Grand Knights in Illinois by Earl N. Bonovich, an insurance salesman for the Knights for 15 years. Bonovich, in a letter to 340 Illinois Grand Knights, cited accusations against United Way president William Aramony, including "excessive salary, lavish travel habits, outside income and possi.~Ie cronyism and nepotis~.:'.
"I have a concern that our Supreme Knight and the Knights of Columbus may find ourselves in a similar circumstance," wrote Bonovich. Dechant responded in a threepage memo that said his annual income reflects two jobs he performs, with $59,000 of his salary coming from the Knights' fraternal operations and $396,500 from the insurance operation. He said that the Knights' profits had increased considerably during his 16 years as Supreme Knight, climbing to $3.5 billion at the end of 1991, compared to $656 million in 1976. , He said the $2.6 million travel figure covers expenses for 66 state deputies, 2,400 district deputies and 1,250 insurance agents as well as for headquarters' employees. Tom Lynch, a Knight from Oregon, Ill., commented to the National Catholic Reporter that "We stand on corners and pass out Tootsie Rolls, and everybody does it for nothing," "Shaw told'CNS that "it's great those men are out there selling Tootsie Rolls to help the retarded," adding that many Knights' administrators have done volunteer work too. But "here we're talking about people doing fulltimejobs that are very taxing. They-deserve salaries commensurate with their abilities and the sensitivity of the tasks they do. This is not a weekend volunteer activity," said Shaw. Shaw said the Knights gave away "nearly $94 million" in 1990, while members that year donated 36.5 million hours in community and church service. He said the Knights annually give $2 million to the pope for his personal charities, finance telecasts of papal ceremonies and provide "substantial" funding for the U.S. bishops' Natural Family Planning program, among other charities. Shaw told CNS that when BOl1ovich left the Knights' employ, "the parting was not friendly, on either side." Bonovich said he lives off a Knights of Columbus pension.
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,Is it 路1, Lord? VATICAN CITY (CNS) If the church is seeking new models of holiness these days, it might consider Sainthood Scenario No. I: Mrs. Worthy, the local IOthgrade teacher who died 15 years ago, could awaken interest in the dullest of students, it seemed. Her energy in the classroom was amazing, considering she had three children and a husband to tend to at home. Witout broadcasting it, her strength was her faith: prayer, Mass and the sacraments. After her death, relatives received a stream ofletters from former pupils, describing how her spiritual example had changed their lives. What are Mrs. Worthy's chances of being declared a saint? Not very great, unless her friends, relatives and co-workers get the ball moving, say church experts. In the marathon for sainthood, lay people have generally been also-rans. One big reason, as Pope John Paul II pointed out recently, is that folks like Mrs. Worthy have no organizational support - the kind that a high-profile religious order can give. The pope, in fact, said he would like to canonize a married couple, but that the Vatican had no candidates in the hopper. He raised a "few eyebrows when he wondered aloud whether "the system, the mechanism" for finding lay saints should be changed. At the Congregation for Promoting Saints' Causes, reaction was blunt. "The church is not against lay people," said the congregation's relator general, Father Ambrosius Eszer. "The congregation is begging for causes, and we are taking everything we are sent. But there is a profoundly democratic element here - we depend on the will of the Catholic people," he said. Unfortunately, Father Eszer said, many ordinary Catholics ~'can't believe that married people can be holy, or saints." They often don't know how to promote a cause, and when called to testify on behalf of would-be saints, "many people won't admit, 'This person is better than me,''' he said. The church introduced formal saint-making procedures in the late 1500s. Since then, more than 190 lay people have been added to the roster of saints. But most of these have been canonized in large groups of martyrs, honored more for virtue under fire than for exemplary individ ual lives. Only II lay people have been canonized as individuals, as opposed to about 250 members often founders - of religious orders. Six of the lay saints were virgin girls or women; two were men who left their family or home to pray; another was a boy of 14 who founded a religious community. Modern Catholics can be forgiven if they fail to identify completely with these models of sanctity. St. Mariana of Quito, for example, a virgin with unusual ascetic practices, used to spend her Friday nights lying in a coffin. Congregation officials said new lay causes are being introduced at a faster rate and now number
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about 100 out of approximately 1,500 active files. But "if nobody pushes, nothing happens" to draw Rome's attention to these new causes, said one official. That's where religious orders and related organizations have an . inside track. Which leads to Sai~th~od Scenario.,No.2: .. . A Spanish priest, praying during a retreat, had a flash of inspiration: to promote a new kind of saintliness, integrated in the everyday lives of lay men and women. His organization grew slowly at first, but eventually came to include more than 70,000 Catholics from some 80 countries. Many members were attracted by his personal charisma and his book of spiritual maxims, considered a classic by his followers. The priest, Msgr. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer, died in 1975 and is already scheduled for beatification in May. Members of his organization, Opus Dei, are expected to attend the ceremony in record numbers. Opus Dei, a kind of layperson's religious order, set some records for organizational clout in the cause of Msgr. Escriva. His cause raced through the saints congregation in 10 years, provoking accusations of favoritism and irregularity. But one big reason for the fast pace, Vatican officials said, was the amount of documentation quickly assembled by Opus Dei: 75,000 signed testimonials, 13,000 pages of Msgr. Escriva's writings, and a 6,000-page exposition on his life prepared by historians. "It was an absolute masterpiece," Father Eszer said ofthe exposition. Many years ago, Opus Dei began sainthood proceedings for two of its lay members, but their causes have not moved ahead. Saints congregation officials offered some advice for those who think they knew a saint - such as Mrs. Worthy: - After the requisite five years from her death, form a club or association and approach the local bishop, who will need to conduct
the initial investigation. The grQup should be able to describe Mrs: Worthy's virtues and show she is a subject of prayer among local people. Th~ association will wisely begin to collect hmds to pay for future costs ifher cause goes ahead. - If the bishop is favorable to investigating the cause,: the group. should commission a biography of Mrs. Worthy and start collecting documents for diocesan experts to evaluate. This includes published and unpublished writings, diaries and interviews. - Gather potential witnesses who knew Mrs. Worthy personally. The bishop will want to ~ee whether she had a real reputatIOn for holiness. If the' diocesan experts think Mrs. Worthy has a good case, the bishop will send it on to Rome. There, the file is reviewed and usually registered as an active cause. That's only the beginning, of course. More documentation is normally requested before the congregation declares that Mrs. Worthy had "heroic virtues." Then a miracle must be found before she is declared "blessed," and another before she is canonized a saint. For miracles to occur, people must be praying to Mrs. Worthy which means she must be better known. Time to crank up the 'printing presses and mail out prayer cards. All this takes time, usually decades; even with today's speedier processing, those who actually knew Mrs. Worthy may be long departed by the time she is placed on the calendar of saints. Lay Catholics can meanwhile take heart in the fact that Pope John Paul has canonized more than half the church's lay saints and has beatified several others. Typical of this growing lay minority was St. Giuseppe Moscati, a 20th-century physician who treated cholera victims in Naples; also typical was the fact that he remained celibate his whole life. The pope will have to keep looking for that married' couple.
In the last chapter of his Exhor- signs of this in the form of fatigue, tation on Evangelization, Pope and above all in a lack of joy and Paul answers the question: what hope. How can we win people to do we need to equip us to evan- Jesus Christ if we ourselves are not gelize? joyous and hopeful? First, we need the action of the Evangelization should be a joy, Holy Spirit. He is the principal says the pope. Here he sounds like agent of evangelization. It is he a charismatic and I am convinced who impels us to proclaim the that at heart he was. He speaks of Gospel and at the same time causes the "enthusiasm" which evangelizthe word of salvation to be ac- ers should have, "an interior encepted and understood. By his thusiasm that nobody and nothing guidance and power the Church can quench." Isn't it remarkable to evangelizes. have a Roman document, usually So it was with Jesus. He began so sober and low-keyed, comto preach with authority, with mending enthusiasm? But why not? power, with miracles and healings Are we not the bearers of the greatshortly after he was baptized by est good news the world has ever John in the Jordan and the Holy heard, and is not "filled with God" Spirit came down upon him. From the root meaning of enthusiasm? that moment on we see him being The pope concludes by praying led by the Holy Spirit in all he did. that the world "be enabled to In their turn, the Apostles began receive the Good News, not from to evangelize with power at Pente- evangelizers who are dejected, discost. Only then were they fully couraged, impatient or anxious, equipped to preach and set out to but from ministers of the Gospel convert the world. In them was whose lives glow with fervor, who fulfilled the promise of Jesus: "You have first received the joy of Christ shall receive power when the Holy and are willing to risk their lives so Spirit comes upon you and you that the kingdom may be proshall be my witnesses." (Acts 1:8) claimed and the Church established It was this power that enabled in the midst of the world." them to cast out evil spirits, to heal As we fulfill our mission to and work miracles, to overcome evangelize, we shall find that the their natural timidity and proclaim greatest blessing comes to the one the Good News with boldness. who evangelizes. As Saint Francis In them was also fulfilled Jesus' of Assisi said, "It is in giving that words: "When they bring you be- we receive." fore synagogues, rulers and auU.S. church assists thorities, do not worry about how to defend yourselves or what to Eastern Europe nuns say. The Holy Spirit will teach you WASHINGTON (CNS) - The at that moment all that should be U.S. church, through the bishops' said." (Lk 12: 11-12) Office to Aid the Catholic Church In the same way, when we step in Central and Eastern Europe, out in' faith to share the Good has aided women's religious orders News of Jesus Christ, we can trust throughout the region. that the Holy Spirit will inspire us Among needs being funded are with the right words to speak. novitiate construction, scholarship After stressing the importance funds, convent restoration and of the Holy Spirit in the work of heating, 'chapel furnishings, and evangelization, Pope Paul turns to purchase of a residence. the qualifications of the human The funds come from an annual evangelizer. He says that the evan- nationwide collection to help the gelizer must first be evangelized. church in former Soviet bloc counYou cannot give what you do not tries. have. When you speak of Jesus Several funded projects involve Christ you must first believe in the the Sisters Servants of Mary ImGood News of salvation; you need maculate, founded in 1892 in to have experienced this new life in Ukraine. The sisters were granted Christ yourself. Otherwise, your ' funds to build a novitiate which witness will not be authentic. As will also house five old and infirm one man said, looking at gloomy sisters. Christians, "How can you want A convent and novitiate will be me to believe in their salvation; restored near Lvov, Ukraine, for they look so little saved!" When 17 other sisters from the order. you are alive in Christ, it shows. Their original convent was confisThe evangelizer must be on fire cated by the communist governwith the love of Jesus and eager to ment and converted into a storage make him known. Remember house. Christ's words: "I have come to In Poland, funds will help furlight a fire on earth. How I wish nish a chapel for the order in Warthat it were ablaze!" (Luke 12:49) saw, and restore heat to a convent If we really believe we have Good in Swidwin. ' News to proclaim, we should be The U.S. bishops have also proexcited, filled with joy, eager to vided the order with scholarship share it with our brothers and funds to train 10 novices and eight postulants, and funds for working sisters. Now we come to what is per- with large youth groups. haps the most inspiring part of the "Many young women are now papal exhortation. The evangel- answering the call to religious life," izer, he says, must spread the Good said Bishop Basil H. Losten of the News with the fervor of the saints. Ukrainian Diocese of Stamford, Not to have this fervor is a serious Conn., in a statement. shortcoming, he asserts. We see The order, which had 1,100 members in 182 convents before communist suppression, now numbers 142 members. Studite Sisters in Ukraine have received funds for a., residence where they can continue their charitable and catechetical work. Communist suppression drove the order's 100 sisters underground. Only 50 to date have emerged.
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WASHINGTON (CNS) - The "sin Of sexism" has ruptured the "intended harmony" between men and women, says the third draft of the V.S. bishops' proposed pastoral letter on women's concerns. Titled "Called to be One in Christ Jesus: A Pastoral Response to the Concerns of Women for Church and Society," the document gives strong support to the church's "unbroken tradition" of "calling only men to ordained priesthood." In the third draft, the bishops pledge to work toward improving wages for women and guaranteeing equal treatment for all persons under the law. With regard to their own house, the bishops say the ability of deacons and priests to work cooperatively with women is so important that a seminarian's "incapacity to treat women as equals" ought to' be considered a "negative indicator for fitness for ordination." The 81-page draft, the third published result of a process of consultation with Catholic women and writing begun by the bishops in 1983, ~as written by a committee of six bishops, headed by Bishop Joseph L. Imesch of Joliet, III. It was sent to the bishops in early April and was released April 9. The first draft was released in April 1988 and the second draft in April 1990. Between issuance of the second and third drafts, V.S. bishops' conference leaders participated in a Vatican-requested international consultation on the proposed pastoral letter in Rome. The third draft is to be discussed at the V.S. bishops' June 18-20 meeting at the V niversity of Notre Dame and is expected to be voted on at their general meeting in November in Washington. The third draft expands the second draft's description of Mary as a disciple, placing new emphasis on her role as "mother of the church" and a person who practiced "obedient faith" and "continuing fidelity." It lists canons from the 1983 Code of Canon Law that allow women to participate as lectors and eucharistic ministers, as diocesan tribunal personnel and as chancellors of dioceses. Gone from the document are the second draft's: - Statement encouraging "participation by women in all liturgical ministries that do not require ordination."
- Discussion of Christian feminism. - Explanation of the church's rationale for not ordaining women to the priesthood. - Quotations from Catholic women who commented on church teaching during a series of consultative meetings conducted nationwide to help the bishops write their pastoral letter. The third draft states that it is not the "appropriate place to enter into a discussion" of the "complex issues" related to the church's tradition of not ordaining women to the priesthood. In the document, however, the bishops urge "careful study" of a number of church ministry topics, including the sacramental nature of the priesthood, the distinction between '~the common and ministerial priesthood," and the relation between "jurisdiction and orders," that is, between church governing powers and the ordained priesthood. The second draft had asked for a thorough studyofthe possibility of ordaining women as deacons and called for changing church norms excluding women from such lay ministries as I~ctor and altar server. The third draft amends this plea, calling only for "continuing dialogue and 'reflection" on the "meaning of ministry" with regard to ordained deacons, lectors, acolytes and servers. , The third draft says that in the V nited States, patterns of hiring, pay, advancement and benefits in the workplace often penalize 'women arid notes thafwomenwho work full time earn approximately 65 cents for every dollar paid to men. It calls on Catholic parents to advise their children about the dangers and consequences of unexpected pregnancies. "If, however, such a pregnancy should occur, people need to stand by their daughters and encourage them not to have an abortion," the draft says. "Sexual difference is a part of God's good creation," it says. "The equality of men and women as persons is best served not by disregarding sexual difference but by taking this gift and reality into account," it says. The document says this doesn't mean, however, 'that one sex should be regarded as superior to the
other. Rather, it says, God's will is that men and women relate to each other in love and respect, "enriching each other not in spite of but precisely because of their Godgiven differences." The pastoral letter says that the bishops' consultations with Catholic women revealed that: - some husbands seem unaware of the complex activities involved in homemaking and that such insensitivity is particularly painful
THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Apr. 10, 1992 when a wife works outside the home and also bears the full burden of homemaking; - questions regarding regulation of births were of "great concern" to women with unexpected pregnancy occasioning marital fights and frustrations; - women were critical of "inadequate or unfair hiring policies
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St. John the Evangelist School ttWorking with and for one another" St. John's cares for academics, city When you enter St. John the Evangelist sent, also monthly, to homebound parishioners School, you discover not only a school commit- a reminder they are not forgotten. ted to academic excellence, but one that has Parishioners in need are assisted through the warmly embraced its community for 38 years. St. Vincent de Paul Society with collections of Established in 1954 by the Sisters of Mercy, food and clothing. Throughout the school, puSt. John's originally served grades one through pils are challenged to act upon their Christian eight. Three years ago, a kindergarten opened to beliefs. Concern for others is nurtured, demonmeet the ever-growing needs of the Attleboro strating how caring can bring about a positive area. change in both donors and recipients. St. John's now has a Pupils are also exwell-established five-day, posed to other cultures, halftime program for to global awareness and some 30 children. to the technology and An all-lay faculty is community resources dedicated to stimulation needed to help them of the intellectual, moral develop the knowledge and spiritual developand skills necessary for ment of St. John's 245 Christian leadership in pupilS. Emphasizing resociety. ligion, mathematics, readSt. John's has a rich ing, language, arts, scisporting tradition. ence and social studies, Twelve years ago, a basthe curriculum challenketball tournament beges the child while nurA science experiment engrosses David Walsh, gan with a handful of turing Christian growth. Tim Hanley, ,Paul "Chip" Scanlan. teams competing for _ . Supplem~nting an.d enhancing the a.cad~~tc,~ t~Ie~, ~a:.楼s: Today _t~e .S~. ,J.o~n InVitational. program are classes m art, music, phySIcal edudraws' up to 40 teams competmg over t~ree cation, computers, Chapter 1 reading and weeks. Its success is due largely to dedicated mathematics and, for grades 5-8, science labs. A volunteer coaches. parttime resource teacher aids those in need of The smaller Kaleidoscope Tournament is a highadditional support in reading and math. light of the annual Catholic Schools Week for Spirit of Belonging St. John's and other competing Catholic schools. Meanwhile, floor hockey is favored by younger puWhichever classroom you enter at St. John's, you will discover activity and enthusiasm, be it pils with even kindergarteners playing. the kindergarten class on Dinosaur Day, a Student and sports councils exemplify the policy second-grade spelling bee or an eighth-grade of incorporating pupils into school governance. science lab. Teachers recognize each student as a Without volunteer support, sports and other unique individual and each is encouraged to events would be impossi1;lle. Indeed, the concept reach his or her potential. of a family of parents, teachers and students All within the school share a true spirit of working together underlies all that goes on at St. belonging. Thus it is no surprise to discover first John's. graders being assisted with reading by eighth During the year, parents are invited to the grade Big Sisters, or sixth graders helping kin-路 kindergarten Christmas play, the summer condergarteners with letter writing. St. John's pucert, an annual Father-Daughter dance, a pils work with and for one another. Mother-Son softball game and many other On the teachers' level, the school participates activities. This year each grade also hosted parin the Association for Supervision and Curricuents and grandparents for "Let's Do Lunch." lum Development, the National Catholic EduA School Advisory Committee of parents, the, cational Association and the Mercy Elementary principal and the pastor is another excelEducation Network. lent means of parental involvement; and new at Serving the Community the school is an alumni association. Some members have children at the school and it is While providing the benefits of a Catholic education to the community, St. John's also hoped that out-of-towners will "Rediscover St. fulfills its role as a parish schooL Monthly" John's." In all, St. John's is proud of its achievements of classes visit the elderly at a local adult daycare center, entertaining them with song and drathe past 38 years and pledges to continue providmatic presentations, while letters and cards are ing Catholic quality education for years to come.
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Facts and Figures St, John the Evangelist School 13 Hodges St., Attleboro, MA 02703 Telephone (508) 222-5062 Founded 1954
BISHOP EDWARD D, Head, left, of Buffalo, NY,and Bishop Thaddeus Peplowski of the Polish National Catholic Church exchange documents during a Buffalo church service at which they signed a covenant fostering ongoing dialogue and mutual respect between their. churches~ (CNS photo)
Sister Martha Mulligan, RSM, principal Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, pastor/ director Tuition: $975 parishioners; $1050 others Sister Mulligan Serving K-8; 245 pupils Msgr. Hoye Specialty offerings: computers, music, art, physical education, sports, resources.
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By Christopher Carstens Nobody can tell the future. You can't be sure what kind of work you will be doing when you grow up. But this is the time fOf planning that ~areer. Jobs,can be divided into three broad categories. The first category is Really Good Jobs. Doctors, lawyers andengineers fall into this category. Sodo teachers, social workers, bu'siness managers and the administrators of government programs. ,These jobs offer good PaY and good working conditions - and they also require a lot of school, at least bachelor's degree. . The second cate'gory is the Pretty Good Jobs. I once knew a guy who drove the tractors off a factory assembly line. He'd' start up a brand new tractor, drive it outside and walk back in for the next one. He got paid $17 an hour, had health insurance and owned his own home. Pretty Good Jobs include things like factory work where there's union representation. Construction workers, postal employees and telephone operators also fall into the Pretty'Good Jobs category. This is where a person who hasn't gotten very far in school can turn a willingness to work hard into a career; The third category is Crummy Jobs. Crummy Jobs pay the minimum wage or a little above. When Crummy Jobs employers hire you, they don't even ask you how far you went in school because it doesn't matter. But it is very hard to raise a family on the wages of a hamburger cook or a dry cleaning clerk. Here's what the long-term trends tell us about jobs over the next 20 years.
First, there will be more Really Good Jobs. There will be plenty of high paying jobs for registered nurses and electrical engineers. But if you don't have the education, you won't even be asked to fill out an application for those jobs. Second, there will be lots more Crummy Jobs. The fastest growing segments of our economy are in companies that hire people for low wages. The really sad thing is that the' jo bs in the middle - the' Pretty, Good Jobs - are going away. The United States once led the world in manufacturing. Our cars were the best, our TV sets and cameras were the best. ' But now these produc,ts are made in other countries. The Pretty Good Jobs are going to Germany and Japan and Sweden. There's a lot of competition fot the jobs that remain. ' The best chances for advancement lie with a college degree in a field like nursing, engineering or education. But if college isn't for you, you can still get a Pretty' Good Job if you aim for a highly skilled trade. '" ". Learn to repair computers or copying machines. Become a medical transcriptionist, which is a specialized typist who works for doctors. They are in short supply and the wages are quite good. Usually you can get training at community colleges or public schools. There are still chances for Pretty Good Jobs, but you need excellent skills to get them. Regular college isn't for everybody, but there are lots of other options for training. But without those skills, you face a life of Crummy Jobs. So if you want to do well in life, stay in school!
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A simple touch of your hand And everything is right The gentle way you look at me When we kiss goodnight You have given me the freedom That no other love has known Now I thank you girl Thank you girl The countless ways you've touched my heart Is more than I can say The beauty that you've shown me Takes my breath away, A picture-perfect painting 'That's what our love is yes and I ne,ed you so And now I know I~ve found the masterpiece in you The work of art is true And I treasure you, my love I've found the masterpiece in you The work of. art is true And I treasure you Sometimes I wonder what I'd be had I 'not found you A lost and lonely soul This world has shown me nothing new But now my life's a canvas Painted with your love And it will always be And now I see The two of us together through time We'l never fall This fairy tale, we share it Is real inside our hearts Let it be forever Never let it enci This promise I do make heaven is ours to take When I'm lost and insecure You'l fill me up and reassure Everything will turn out right Written by Kenny Nolan. Sung by Atlantic Starr (c) 1991 by Reprise Records for the U.S. and Wea International Inc. ATLANTIC STARR'S "Masterpiece" makes quite a statement. For the guy in the song, his romance is a "work of art." He tells his girl, "I've found the masterpiece in you."
Is such a statement for real? Could a person date or marry someone who is literally a treasure of a human being? The answer depends on one's perspective.
While it is important to know what human qualities you seek in a partner, don't look for the ideal man or woman. Rather, look for someone whose honesty, trust and commitment enable both of you to find a bond of lovt; that is endless. What I like about this song is how it encourages us to see beyond current difficulties in a relationship.', Love is like the fine focus on a microscope, enabling the viewer to see with greater clarity and depth. Truly, each person is a masterpiece, for we ~re made in the image of our creator. ,We possess innate goodness because of our eternal connection with our source the loving God who invited each of us into life. Love's power help~,us recognize this goodness, both in ourselves and in others. When we fall in love .we not only feel different, we are different. Love lifts us up beyond our normal range of understanding' to glimpse more of life's potential for happiness and satisfaction. ,This is not only true for romantic love but for any act of genuinely loving al).other human being. Of course keeping such a high perspective is not easy. Working through problems with another can be trying on any relationship. Yet if we can look past the immediate pain and see the good in the other person, we then can see what God sees - the eternal value of being his daughter or son. Even if the pain leads to the breakup of the romance, love will still have taught us what we often overlook in everyday life - to see another as a loving God sees that person. Your comments are welcomed by Charlie Martin, R.R. 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.
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By Dan Morris "Are you going to sweep your roof this year, Morris, or let the needles and leaves compost another year?" my neighbor Bud asked me. "What's up, Bud?" I replied. "Through spit shining your water faucets? As you might surmise, Bud and I have differing notions of what one does with the area immediately surrounding one's home. For beginners, I call that area "the yard." In Bud's case it is "the lawn." If yards were human they would have tattoos and eat barbecued pork ribs without a napkin. Iflawns were people, they would say "teal" instead of "bluegreen," vacation in Switzerland and correct waiters' wine pronunciations. The green limby things alongside the house that hide the weeds are "bushes" at my place. They are "shrubs" at Bud's, and they can't even hide weeds because he trims their poor little defenseless bottoms.
I plant. Bud cultivates. I mow., Bud landscapes. I water. Bud irrigates, soaks and mists. My grass grows. His germinates. His is green. Mine is ... well, not green. "That's unique," Bud said pointing at my house. "Not many people can get dandelions to grow in their rain gutters. Just to irritate him I took my nine iron leaning againsHhe garage door and whacked a weed out of my front yard, complete with a nice divot. "As you can see, I am busy weeding. Bud' grea(ced. A greak, as you know, is a cross between a growl and a squeak. ' "You know," he greaked, "if you don't pull the roots out, those weeds will come right back." I nodded. "Hopefully in time for me to practice for the all Saints School father-son golf tournament. I do, I do, I do love it when Bud greaks.
CYO CHAMPS: Fall River South won the Bristol County Hockey Championship, defeating the New Bedford Whalers. Team members are: (front row, from left) Dan Driscoll, Eric Shurin, Kevin Romiza, Tim Bronk, Todd Raposa, Kevin Storey, Russ Gagnon, Jack Indio. Second row, from left: Keith Shallcross, Peter Shallcross, Todd Vandam, Paul Stravato, Scott Vokey, Brian Safioleas, Coach Gus Venice. Doug Smith and Eric Bradbury, also team members, are not pictured.
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M()vies Recent box offIce hIts 1. Basic Instinct, 0 (A) 2. Wayne's World, A·III (PG·13) 3. My Cousin Vinny, A·III (A) 4. The Lawnmower Man, A·III (A) 5. Fried Green Tomatoes, A-II (PG-13) 6. American Me, A·IV (A) 7. Beauty and the Beast, A-I (G) 8. Stopl Or My Mom Will Shoot, A-II (PG-13) 9. ArtIcle 99, A-III (A) 10. The Hand that AockS the Cradle, 0 (A)
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FATHERS RENE G. GAUTHIER, pastor of St. Jean Baptiste parish, Fall Ri~er, left in left photo, and Richard W. Beaulieu, director of the Diocesan Department of Education, unveil St. Jean Baptiste School's new art-~cience lab which .w~s dedicated to the pastor in a surprise ceremony on his birthday. All faculty, students and staff, along wIth Father Guathler s sister, Mrs. Maurice Metivier, at his right, and principal Kathie Barboza, at left,joined to honor him with an original song and present him with students' artwork, right photo. (Hickey photos) and Mrs. James-Henri Ingles of Swansea, is a member of the choir and has served as secretary and assistant director of the drama society for two years. She also teaches Sunday School. Turcotte, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roland Turcotte of Fall River, is a member of the National Honor Society, Connolly Drug and Alcohol Awareness Team, Foreign Language Club and Sailing Club. He also participates in the choir and drama society. He is involved in Little Theater Company Drama Productions and is an Eagle Scout.
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C.oyle-Cassidy High School, The baseball team is managed Taunton, is planning various' activby Steve Winslow and will use ities as the end of the 1991-92 game captains throughout the school year approaches. season. Freshmen and s'ophomores are **** anxiously a waiting the annual The school had six students place Freshman-Sophomore Semi-For- at the Region III Science Fair held mal this weekend in the school's last weekend at Bristol Commungym. More than 100 couples will ity College in Fall River. Freshenjoy a catered meal and dance to men Jennifer Parent, Kate Tena OJ until II p.m. Class moderaney, and Laruel Goj; sophomores tors Kathy St. Laurent and Sister Chris Pacitto and Cheryl Dill; and St. Paul Collard, along with class junior Jeff Tenney received awards officers and student council mem- for their projects. bers, have been working hard in Students Brian Awalt, Tim Holy Family-Holy recent months to plan the event. Booker, Ean Connell, Jonathan The Junior Prom is scheduled O'Reilly, Margaret Barton, Matt Nam'e School for May 8 at the Sheraton-PlyMoniz and Mike Farrell; represmouth, while the Senior Prom will Students at Holy Family-Holy ented Coyle-Cassidy at the annual be held on June I at the HawPhysics Olympics at Wellesley Name School, New Bedford are thorne Country Club in Dart- College. Faculty members Sister participating in the Easter Seal mouth. Mary Catherine and Sister St. HOP-N-ING program, which The music department is prePaul coordinated the team's efforts. teaches children about the causes of disabilities and their effects on paring for its Spring Concert, slated people's everyday lives. The' chilfor May 20. The concert band,jazz band, and chorus will appear, and. IS Op dren also find out how wheelchairs, crutches and other specialized the 1992 Fine Arts awards will be Thirty members of the Bishop equipment work. presented during the evening.' Feehan High School, Attleboro, The next part of HOP-N-ING Academic awards and honors student choir and music teacher gives the kids a chance to help. By will be presented at Honors Night Elaine Saulnie~ will travel to in Coyle-Cassidy's auditorium at 7 Washington, DC' 'during' April hopping as many times asthey can p.m. May 21. The Athletic Awards vacation to participate in America in three minutes, they earn money pledged by family and friends.: Banquet,sponsored by the Coyle- Sings!, a project benefiting homeCassidy Athletic Association, will less children. . . Funds raised help provide such be held May 17.. ; The Feehan 'students will join Easter Seal services as summer 1992 Commencement Exercises ·more than one hundred choirs camp, therapeutic swim program, will be held June 4 at St..Mary's . from various states who will bring· · home: health care, physical and Church, with a Baccalaureate ~hss not only their voices but donations · occupational therapy, speech ther-. at II a.m. and the. gr;:lduation of canned goods, .clothing, toys apy, equipment loan" technology ceremony at 4 p.rn:: . and toiletries. Financial contribufor indepenence, support groups .* * * *, tions will al:;o .be accepted for the · for people recovering from strokes, and information and referral The 1992 spring spo;ts season is Children's Defense Fund. services. underway with near record particChoirs will arrive April 24 to ipation in all sports. The softball register at the Washington MonApril Students of the Month. team's head coach is Victor Au- utilent and hear guest speakers, gusto and captains are seniors Katie .. including White House staff member Gregg ~etersmeyer. Wapenski and Jen Hunt. The boys' and girls' track teams ,On Apnl 25: Feehan students are led by head coach Steve Will perfor~ a half-hour foncert McGonigle and captains Rich on one of five stages. s~t up at the Domingos, Rob Holland, Andrea Il'!onu~ent. ~ll partlclp~tmg.stu; Baskinger, Heather Thompson and den~s Will receive an Amenca Smgs. Rebecca Murphy. t-shlrt.. The golfers are coached by Maryellen Stanghellini and captained by Keith· Brockman' and . . Mike Sheerin'. . Wendy Susanna Ingles and Paul On the tennis court, the WarLeo Turcotte have been named riors have Mrs. Veronica Watson Teenagers for the Month of April as their coach. Seniors Margaret at Bishop Connolly High School,' Barton and Brian Peech'a are ·the Fall Rive·r.· 1992 captains. Miss Ingles, daughter of Mr.
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are, for preschool: Michelle Tavares; kindergarten: David Sosnowski. Brian Santos. Grades I through4: Caitlin Hibbard, Leslie Metro, Cherese Spinola, Amanda Tiago. Grades 5 through 8: Benjamin Goldblatt, Amy Dubreuil. Joseph Violet. J"hn Tweedie.
Taunton Catholic Middle School An Easter Triduum service will be held for all students on Holy Thursday, followed by a hunger lunch. Fora $1 donation to Catholic Relief Services, participating students will have a lunch consisting of a roll and grape juice. Sixth graders 'are writing short stories and are planning book reports that will involve dressing up as story characters and constructing dioramas. The students are also participating ina Math-a-Thon for St. Jude's Hospital and studying the industrial revolution: Seventh graders have written poems and are doing play readings on social topics such as helping the homeless and mainstreaming the handicapped. The class is also collecting business cards for sevenyear-old Craig Shergold, who suffers from a brain tumor and wishes to collect a record number of the cards. The drama club plans a performance of The Wizard of Oz in May.
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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., Apr. 10, 1992
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LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Holy Week services: Wednesday: communal celebration of sacrament of reconciliation 7:30 p.m. Holy Thursday: Mass of the Lord's Supper 7 p.m., Shrine cafeteria. Good Friday: Spanish Way of the Cross and liturgy with Rev. Paul Canuel 10 a.m. English Way of the Cross at outdoor stations, rain or shine, 12: 10 p.m. Observance of Lord's Passion 3 p.m., People's Chapel. Passion Play in mime 6:30 p.m., People's Chapel. Holy Saturday: Easter Vigil 8 p.m. No confessions Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. Information: 222-5410. O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Jim Higgins, vice president of Cape Cod Baseball League, will speak at Men's Club meeting 7:30 p.m. April 14, R.E. center. CATHOLIC ALUMNI CLUB RI and Southeastern Mass. Chapter of International Catholic Singles Club monthly social gathering April 12, Brass Rail Restaurant, 1125 Fall River Ave. (Rt. 6), Seekonk; dinner at 6:30 p.m. followed by meeting to discuss activities. Information: 8248378 or 885-7651. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, TAUNTON Dr. Vincent Bilotta, director of LaSalette Shrine counseling center in Attleboro, will speak at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in the church hall on Slowing Down and Listening to God. All welcome. ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, FR Council of Catholic Women meeting 7 p.m. April21, Father Reis hall. All welcome.
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SUICIDE BEREA VEMENT In Memory Still suicide bereavement support meetings 7 to 9 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Catholic Social Services, 261 South St., Hyannis. Walk-ins welcome. Information: 771-6771. SECULAR FRANCISCANS, FR Profession ceremony and eucharistic liturgy followed by social 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home, 1600 Bay Street.
Passion Play The Taunton District Council of Catholic Women will host a Passion Play 7:30 p.m. tomorrow, St. Jacques Church, 249 Whittenton St., Taunton. Cast members are confirmation students at Mary Queen of Peace parish in Salem, NH, and their siblings. The New Hampshire parish has sponsored the program for the past seven years, beginning with a cast of 12 young people which has now grown to 40 members. All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. GIFT RETREA T St. Anne's GIFT retreat weekend May 15 through 17 in Portsmouth, RI. Transportation provided. Information: 676-9367; 975-2631. ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO Holy Week Triduum with Father Jack Reed of Providence College April 13 to 15 with 7 p.m. Mass and opportunity for confession. Ecumenical noontime services sponsored by Attleboro Area Council of Churches April 13 to 17, Centenary Methodist Church. ST. ELIZABETH SETON, N. FALMOUTH Men's Club health clinic with free blood pressure, blood sugar level. and hearing checks 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. tomorrow, church hall.
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Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday: April 11-12 The Solemn Blessing of Palms will take place at the 4:00 P.M. Vigil Mass. Palms will be distributed at all the weekend Masses.
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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will follow until midnight.
NOTICE TO THOSE who faithfully send us their parish bulletins: could you do us the additional favor of indicating on the bulletin when an event such as a lecture, workshop or special service is open to nonparishioners. Many thanks!
Fighting hunger WASHINGTON (CNS) - American cities should be assisted in grassroots efforts to eliminate hunger problems that are more widespread than at any recent time, according to witnesses at a congressional hearing. I n testimony before the House Select Committee on Hunger, J. Larry Brown, professor of nutrition and health policy at Tufts University in Massachusetts, said a current poll shows Americans blame the federal government for not solving the nation's hunger problem. The hearing centered on 14 steps communities can take toward eliminating hunger.
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Good Friday: April 17
Monday: April 13 7:00 A:M. and 12:10 P.M.
Holy Thursday: April 16
ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Women's Guild meeting 7:30 p.m. April 16, Somerset Historical Society, 271 High St. A guided tour of the facility will be followed by business meeting. Guests welcome. Rides from church parking lot may be arranged through Alice Arruda, 674-0246. ST. MARY, SEEKONK Blood drive 5 to 8:30 p.m. April 16, parish-center. Meeting to discuss helping the unemployed 7:30 p.m. April 26, parish center. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Lenten concert 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Music ministry will perform Victorian-era cantata "The Crucifixion" accompanied by slide show. MCFL Cape Cod chapter Massachusetts Citizens for Life meeting 7 p.m. April 21, meeting room of Stop & Shop, Independence Park off Rt. 132, Hyannis. HOLY NAME, NB Penance service with priests avail.able for confession in English, Portuguese and French 7 to 8 tonight. HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO Family penance service in English and Portuguese 10 a.m. to noon tomorrow. EMMAUS/GALILEE Galilee monthly reunion 7 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Neumann Hall, Cathedral Camp, E. Freetown; Sister Marianna Sylvester, RSM, of Our Lady of the Assumption parish, NB, will speak on "Insights into Holy Week - How to Make It Personal."
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