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FALL RIVER Father Lucien Jusseaume, 86, a retired NEW BEDFORD - Bishop . the Holocaust who subsequently pastor and fonner episcopaf repSean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., came to America and became res~ntative for religious, died will be the featured speaker at a leaders in their respective comApril 6 in Saint Anne's Hospital. Holocaust related program in munities. Born in Fall River, the son Tifereth Israel Synagogue on May It will be the second appearof the late Octave and the ance of Bishop O'Malley at a 3 at 7:30 p.m. late Clarience (Gregoire) The event is hosted by the Holocaust memorial. Holocau'st Committee of the JewIn November, 2000, Bishop Jusseaume, he graduated from ish Federation co-chaired by Ed O'Malley delivered the princi- Bles'sea Sacrament 'Grammar pal address ·at an ecumenical School in 1929. He studied at Rudnick and Steve Gorban. Accompanying BishOp memorial service in St.' St. Hyacinth and St. Alexandre O'Malley on the dais will be au- St-anislaus Church, Fall River, colleges in Quebec, and prethor and photo-journalist Nick Del which commemorated the 62nd pared for the priesthood at St. anniversary of Kristallnacht, Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Calzo. Del Calzo has also been invited the 1939 incident known as the Md. to address local high schools on "night of broken glass" during He was ordained a priest on his recent award-winning book, which Nazism officially began June 7, 1941 by Bi~hop James "The Triumphant Spirit." It por- the exterminatiori of Jews in E: Cassidy in St. Mary's CatheEurope. ~rays the lives of 51 survivors of dral. Father Jusseaume served as . Montie Plumbing a provincial vicar at St. Advertising & Promotions & Heating Co.. Stephen's in Dodgeville, Sacred Over 35 Years Heart in New Bedford and St. Calendars, Pens, Mugs, Gifts, Etc. of Satisfied Services Special· Awards, Commemoratlves Hyacinthe, New Bedford. He Reg. Master Plumber 7023 Shop 24 Hours - Visit JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR.

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served again at Sacred Heart· in St. Jean Baptiste in Fall River in New Bedford beginning in 1946 1973; and made pastor of St. and served there until he was Roch's in Fall River. in 1976. named pastor of St. Mathieu's In 1982 he became chaplain of Our Lady's Haven Nursing in Fall River in 1969. He was appointed pastor of . Home in Fairhaven and retired St. George's in Westport in on July 1, 1990. He leaves a brother, Leo 1972; .named associate pastor of Jusseaume of San Diego, Calif.; two sisters, Anita Stebenne of Fall River and Religious of Jesus and Mary ,Sister Lucie Jusseaume of Plainville; and nieces and nephews. He was the also the brother of the late Annand Jusseaume and the late Sisters of St. Joseph Sister Claire Jusseaume. . Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., was the principal celebrant at Father Jus~eaume's funeral Mass on Tuesday in Blessed Sacrament Church, South Main Street. Burial was , in Notr~ Dame Cemetery. FATHER Ll!CIEN JUSSEAUME

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Sister Maurice taught at St. Kilian School and Holy Fam-. 'ily High School, both in New Bedford. She also taught at SS. Peter and Paul School, Mount St. Mary Academy, 51. Louis' School, St. Patrick School and Bishop Gerrard High School, all in Fall River.

River, and retired to St. Mary ~onvent at Bay .vi~w in 19?3. She leaves a Sister, Nma Lonergan of Newport. She' was also the sister of the late Maryknoll Sister. Rita Lonergan. Her funer~1 Mass was celebnited April 9 in Mount St. F'She-"was~-atsoffi~l{sacristali"" Rita Cfiapel~Burialwas in Res'" ai:: 5t. Vincent Home, Fall urrection Cemetery. '

In Your Prayers' Please pray for the following pr.iests during the coming week \

April 16 1928, Rev. Arthur E. Langlois, on sick leave, Denver, Colo. 1995, Rev. Norman F. Lord, C.S.Sp:, Hemet, Calif. 1996, Rev. John W. Pegrtapt, Priests' Hostel, Fall River

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. \ ' .1935, Rev. Hugh B. Harr~ld, Pastor, St. Mary, Mansfi~ld 1956, Rev. Msgr. John F. McKeon, P.R., Pastor, St. Lawrence, New Bedfor~. \ \ .,' '.,j 1984, Rev. loao Vieira Reseqdes, ~etire(rpastor;Espirito Santo, Fall River . . .\ \. ,/_---'/- 1985, Rev. Wilfred'C.-B~ger:M.S., LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro /..-/~-. \ \ . 1992, R~y.-George E. Amaral; R,etiredPastor; St. Anthony, Taunton \\ . \ \ .

. . . April 19\ . , 1'975, Rev. Msgr. Leo 1. Duart; P~~O\, St. Peter the Apostle, Provincetown \ \ . 1990, Rev. Daniel E. Carey, Chaplairi" Catholic Memorial Home; Fall River \ \. . \\

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. April 20 '. \ 1954, Rev. Edward F. Coyle, S.S., St. Mary Seminary, Baltimore, Md. ' 1970, Rev. James E. O'Reilly, Pastor Enieqtus, Our Lady ofMt. Carmel, Seekonk . . 1999, Rev. James P. Dalzell, Retired, Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River ' . April 22 1910, Rev. James L. Smith, Pastor; Sacred Heart, Taunton 1954, Rev. Thomas F. Fitzgerald, Pastor, St. Mary, Nantucket

Five-week series will key on end of life issues SOUTH yARMOUTH - A closer look at Church teaching as well as medical and ethical issues in the death and dying process will be the concentration of a fiveweek course at St. Pius X Parish beginning April 23. Hosted by the Diocesan Offices of In Support of Life and Adult Education, the series will be held on the Monday nights of April 23 and 30, and May 7, 1"4 and 21. All of the courses will be held

from 7 to 9 p.m. They will offer participants a clear, concise, logical and positive look at the Church's position on such issues as physician-assisted suicide, euthanasia, palliative care and health care proxy. The .course topics and their speakers are: - April 23 and 30: In Support of Life's "Tough Questions" with Father Tad Pacholczyk; , - May 7: "Becoming Comfortable with Talking about Death

and Dying," with Jesuit Father Francis McManus; - May 14 and 20: "Making Sense of Health Care Proxy, Comfort Care Orders and Other Health Care Choices" with Lorraine Silveira, RN and Diane Santos, RN, MSN. . Nurses attending may be able to obtain 12 CEU credits.

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FALL RIVER - Two diocesan priests serving in parishes have been named pastors by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. Father Thomas A. Frechette, who has been serving as parochial administrator at St. Peter Parish, Dighton, has been named pastor there, retroactive to March 30. Father Daniel W. Lacroix, who has been parochial vicar at .St. Mary Parish, Mansfield, was named pastor of S1. Francis Xavier Parish,Acushnet,effective

Cross Father Robert E. deLeon as pastor of Holy Cross Parish, South Easton, effective June 1. Also effective that same day is the transfer of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Father Robert Charlton from pastorofSt. Mary.'s in Fairhaven to pastor of St. Josep~ Parish in the same town; and the appointment of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Father Patrick Killilea as pastor of St. Mary Parish in Fairhaven where he has been served as parochial vicar. .

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His Excellency) the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appointments: . Rev. Thomas A. Frechette, from Parochial Administrator, St. . Peter Parish, Dighton, to Pastor, St. Peter Parish, Dighton.

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Effective March 30, 2001 Rev. Daniel W. lacroix, from Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Parish, Mansfield, to Pastor, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet. Effective April 18, 2001 His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nomination of the Very Reverend ArthurJ. Colgan, C.S.c., Provincial Superior of the Holy Cross Fathers, and has made the following appoint-'·· ment:

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Effective June 1,2001 His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nominations of the Very Reverend David P. Reid SS.CC., Provincial Superior of the Sacred Hearts Fathers, and has made the following appointments:

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Rev. Robert Charlton, SS.Cc., from Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Fairhaven, to Pastor, St. Joseph Parish, Fairhaven. Rev. Patrick Killilea, SS.Cc., from Parochial Vicar, St. Mary Parish, Fairhaven, to Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Fairhaven. Effective June 1,2001 FATHER DANIEL W.LACROIX

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The challenge of Easter In a nation that legally refuses to respect life, the meaning of risen life, resurreCtion, is a mere fable. To compound the difficulties of belief, the notion of death is practically un-American. Somehow we have fortified ourselves with the concept that we shall NUNS WAVE PALM FRONDS live forever. We no longer die, we merely pass away. ThrougQ our DURING THE PALM SUNDAY material affluence and eve~-expanding technology we have molded a cult of the ·comfortable. Because we have so much to live for, PROCESSION AT THE MOUNT death has no place in our living. However, never before in human OF OLIVES IN JERUSALEM. history has death been so close to each and every' one of us. In . THE PROCESSION RETRACES fact, with satellite communications, death is instantly at hand. Daily THE STEPS OF JESUS AS HE I we view media coverage, movies and newspaper accounts of ENTERED JERUSALEM BEFORE people dying. Wars, earthquakes, floods lind volcanic eruptions HIS ARREST AND CRUCIFIXare brought into our living rooms. We begin to view death as a television show. As a result we have numbed our sensitivities and ION., (eNS PHOTO FROM we block out the reality that we too shall die. REUTERS) The truth is, death is a violent upheaval in· our human way of existing. For many it is the most "unnatural" act that we too shall ''PRAISE TO, THE LORD, die. ALL YOU NATIONS! GivE Holy Week is a wonderful time to face the truth of our own person. For believers it is a time of faithful affirmation in the promGLORY, ALL YOU ise that life is changed but not ended. As Christians we are given PEOPLES! THE LORD'S the possibility to believe in a mystery thafour physical death is not LOVE FOR US is STRONG; the end of our lives but that we are entering into a continuing of THE LORD IS FAITHFUL the life that God has given to each of us. This is made possible by the gift and promise of Jesus to, wake us up from our sleep and FOREVER. HALLELUJAH!" open us to his eternal life. , (PSALM 117.). Bill Moyers' thought-provoking television series "On Our Own Terms" has helped millions of people come to grins with their own mortality. It has graphically told the journey of many terminally ill people with dignity, grace and beauty. So very often the gift of faith and family is seen as one of the comforting ways that a people can truly look death in the eye. It also afftrrils the, very basic concept that we die as we' live. It is more than important that we believe the Good Friday message that Jesus has taken the sting out of death. 'He has broken the power of death. Life·does notena at·Calvary>So.many people ju~t cannot bring themselves to begin climbing this hill. Without faiVt there can be no qope; 'perhaps thiS ·is' why :so many people in oar .' comfortable America are despairing and suicidal. Those who advocate assisted suicide have lost all respect for life in so far as they have abandoned a truly holistic concept of the whole person. It.is the whole person, body and soul, that has a chance at holiness. By FAll1ER EUGENE HEMRICK ecumenical meeting, it was that nomics or class distinction, or Easter is a special time to affirm thai the resurrection of Christ is CAll10UC NEWS SERVICE role confusion is still.the greatest could it be that churches have not the central mystery of our Christian faith and the source of all our At first it would seem that stumbling block in lay ministry. yet developed sufficient ho.pe. Time is reversed through the Resurrection; the 'eternal is .Catholic lay ministers have little Ii is not as if lay ministers multicultural education programs born. Time and space have been redeemed and ~arried forward in common with lay ministers. in don't know what to do. Rather, serving other cultural groups? into a future of everlasting life aJ)d joy. other religious denominations due role confusion revolves around Spirituality was another issue It is most important for all of us to remember that to the degree to their different religious back- questions such as: Why is so much discussed at the meeting. It was we ,have entered into His death and resurrection, we will be able to grounds. The opposite was found effort made to distinguish or- pointed out that lay people enterbring the transferring grace of Je~us into the material world that to be true during an ecumenical dained priests from the laity and ing ministry tend already to have surrounds us. Jesus becomes more risen, in 'his body, the Church, as meeting of lay ministers co-spon- so much less of an effort made to a spirituality; guiding, that spiriwe and others allow Him to use as healers and reconcilers in a sored last month by the Washing- . emphasize' their collaboration in. tuality is of primary importance. . world that so very often is ripped apart by" dissension and bitterness. ton Theological Union and the light of ,their common baptism? It is not, however, a question of Washington Theological Consor- Why the fuss over turf and titles refonning their spirituality but of Easter is a precious moment that allows us to make this world a tium in Washington, D.C. when churches can use all t,he helping tIlem as they enter into a better place. It helps us to throw· off the darkness and walk in the The first commonality among ministers they can get? ' new spiritual venture. . light. .In this light, that of the risen Christ, we can transform the religious denominations is that One question raised during the It was further pointed out that " . culture of death into a pilgrimage of life and light. Death no longer they require prospective ministers meeting concerned the churches' some lay ministers enter ministry , has any power over us. to be thoroughly, educated in the- ability to attract younger people after a conversion experience; , The Editor ology. Not only must ministers t~ church ministry, Why is this some are inspired to serve others; pass this test, but, also the tests of so often a second or th~rQ'c~~ 'sWI others hOpe that serving in spiritual character and of being ,choice for them? Is it bec'ause' of " this 'way will provide them with approved, and commissioned by ;,l?w ~~ge~,or "e~ause.ttte~p'osi~: ,a s~nse of inner well-being and thelrchurches. . . : bon lacks status m, the. eyes of ave.nues for personal growth. This is a farcry from the days , many, or could it be that young What is common in all this is when most well-meaning persons' people are more worldly and that each of these ministers has a OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER were pressed into service imme- don't seek this much involvement call from God and brings special gifts to ministry. Published weekly by, The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River diately after indicating a desire to in church service? serve their parishes or c'ongregaAnother set of questions at the When the ecumenical meetP.O, BOX 7 887 Highland Avenue tions. Today's lay ministry has meeting concerned gender and the ing ended, one reality more than Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA 02722-0007 become much more professional fact that women fulfill the great others stood out: Lay ministers Telephone 508-675-7151 and exacting across all religious majority of lay ministries. Is lay have much in common, whether FAX (508) 675-7048 denominations. ministry viewed as a woman's they are Catholic, Lutheran, Send address changes to P,O, BOll 7 or call telephone number above One might think that once lay world for a variety of reasons? Presbyterian, Anglican, Baptist ministers fulfill all the requireRacial and ethnic concerns also or Jewish. The greatest comEDITOR NEWS EDITOR PRODUcnON MANAGER ments jn terms of preparation, were raised during the meeting, monality is that all are working they would have a clear-cut pic- with some wondering why cur- diligently to produce the best Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore James N. Dunbar Dave Jollvet ture ,of their roles. But if there rent lay ministers tend to be Cau- service possible by the most . ~~ on~ issue t,hat ~tood ?ut at ~e casians: ~s it a question of ec?- qualified ~ople. "

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I want the Boston the Boston Bruins have April 23 through May 21, 2001 Garden back! failed to make it to the And, let this be a lesSt. Pius X, South Yarmouth son to the folks at the cor~ Stanley Cup playoffs. By Dave Jolivet Current issues, concerns and questions about suffering, death and dying And for the second year ner ofVal) Ness Street and are topics discussed to show positive, caring alternatives to physicianin a row, Bruins fans will Yawkey Way. You've assisted suicide. Very practical teaching on how healthcare proxy, comfo!'l seen the tum-around ofthe be able to gtJiltlessly root care measures and how to assist the dying person spiritually, emotionally for the Colorado Avalanche to bring playoff run of 29 consecutive years. fonner' inhabitants of the Garden. and medically. Presenters include: Rev. Tad Pacholczyk; Rev. Francis ,-During the Garden years, the This should only inspire you to build home Lord Stanley's silverware. McManus, SJ; Lorraine Silveira, RN; and Diane Santos, RN, MSN. How sad for us that most of New B's won five Stanley Cup champi- a new Fenway Park as soon as possible! England has to get its Stanley Cup onships. CEU's are granted for Nurses. For more infonnation please call Lisa M. Gulino, Director of Adult Education at 508-678-2828. thrills vicariously through Ray -The same storied franchise has Dave Jolivet is a fonner sports Bourque. played six seasons in the DefeatCenter Additionally, the once-proud bas- and has failed at a postseason bid HAMMOND ORGANS ketball tradition of .the Boston , thrice, including the lasttwo years in Celtics is on the verge of failing to a row for the first time since 1965. $2,495 pIp WANTED!! make the playoffs for the sixth 67. And in the three years they went straight season. 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Dietzen not exhausted by the huretreat for members of the Diocesan Council of Catholic believe he would want man lives we experience on this earth. There could easWomen themed "Our Culture Fails to Cultivate the 'Religious them to share companRoots" held at the Family Life Center in Dartmouth. President ionship for the rest of their days. She won't ask ily be countless life forms with the capacity to know Lillian Plouffe, left, and Claudette Armstrong, a past, presi- this question of her priest. WiD you give us an and relate to the Creator in a conscious way. Considering the exuberant generosity with which dent, display rosaries from Medjugorje that Armstrong pre- answer? (Michigan) A. I believe the important answer is the one your God lavishes life'of al1 kinds on the world around sented the members. (Photo courtesy of Madeleine Lavoie) mother' is giving. It's her life and her conscience, us, we might be excused for strongly suspecting and she is responsible for it. To try to push her into that this divine extravagance isn't limited to our something that is against what she is convinced God time and place. Beyond that, however, any theory about whether wants is obviously not gO'od or loving. I must say I agree with her. Maybe she feels that, or how that extraterrestrial life might happen is, at even though she is old, she still has obligations of least as of now, pure conjecture. Preference will be given to those good example, to display what she knows are right Some contend ifis typical human arrogance even FALL RIVER...:...... The Medi-. cal Staff at Saint Anne's Hospital who are, or will be, enrol1ed in a values and ideals. She doesn't wanttoundo in these to question the existence of other intelligent life. -invites applications for the 2001 southeastern Massachusetts or final years what I'm sure she has been <trying to We cannot be, they claim, the only fish in such a big pond. Dr. Victor A. Palumbo Memorial Rhode Island col1ege or univer- teach her family throughout her life. I've known many people: who do what you are That is not a strong argument, it seems to me. It sity; Scholarship Award. _ be a graduating high school asking. If they have any strong spiritual background, pretends to know more about what God expects and Two $1,000 scholarships will be available this year, it was an- senior or currently enrol1edcol- however, they're not awful1y happy with their de- receives from creation than we will probably ever cision, even less so as time goes on.. know this side of eternity. ' nounced. To be eligible, candi- lege student; complete the Victor.A. Since you ask for·it, my advice is to support her A free brochure answering questions Catholics _ dates must: - be a resident of the Greater Palumbo, MD scholarship appli- in doing everything possible wi~ he~.friend. They. ask about ecumenism, intercommunion and other _' canJn~eJlfe _much !T!0~e. ~I!i<..>ya!>~e_ ~~ :g<?od' ~O!_ -_wa~ofShaiing with people of otherfaiths is availFall River area, including. cation; .. __'. . __ :. ~.: . - be aDi~t~- thia~afd cfur~'- o';:e'ach-:otfter"'wiiliout"givin!f"Ho"Wffii't-~u::are-urgihF"':'iltile-1t'Y-~=a-~ped; 'self-addressedrenvelqpe Assonet, Berkley, Dighton, Fall ing the 2001-2002 academic year. Q. There are strong theories today that intellito Father Jolm Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, IL 61651. River, Freetown,' Rehoboth, Deadline for submission of g~nt life exists in other galaxies of the universe. Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the Swansea, Somerset and Westport in Massachusetts; and Tiyerton applications is May 'II at 4 p.m. With the trillions of stars, there must be more life same ad~, or e-mail: ijdietzen@aol.com. For applications and further and Little Compton, R.I.; - be entering or pursuing' a i.nformation concerning the degree in nursing, allied health or scholarships contact SaintAnne's other health care profession at an Hospital Medical Staff Office at Since the 1970s we have celebrated Earth Day passages from the "Catechism of the Catholic accredited college or uni'versity. 508-674-5600, en 2002•. in late April as a time to focus on our.responsibility Church~': "A theory that makes profit the exclusive to revere nature, from which we derive all the prod- norm and ultimate end of economic activity is moructs we need to survive as a people. This day of ally unacceptable" (No. 2424). "Economic life is awareness came about because we were beginning not meant solely to multiply goods produced and to see the, disastrous path we were on. increase protit or power; it is ordered first of all to In'the interests of becoming wealthy, comfort- the service of persons, of the whole man, and of the FALL RIVER - Trappist 28 (Memorial Day weekend); able, self-satisfied and loaded with new possessions entire human community" (No. 2426). monasteries throughout the June 6-10, and August 1-5. and conveniences, we called ourselves modern, Recent news reports point out that European leadUnited States are offering free and Retreatants will work, pray with embraced even untested technology and ignored th~ ers are app'alled that the United States has said it exciting retreats for single men and attend conferences gi venby the many ways we were raping the earth. Taking no- will not follow through on the 1997 Kyoto Proto. tice, many called for a r--~--------' and women discerning a vocation monks and nuns themselves. col, in which 38 nations to the religious life. Because of the popularity of the halt to environmentally' agreed to reduce their The Massachusetts regional 10- retreats, early reservations must be destructive actions. by emissions of greenhouse cation for retreats for men is St. made. Some. restrictions may apply. proclaiming Earth Day. gases, an action necessary Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, while For information and more Well, not only are we to contain global warmretreats for women will be held at scheduling dates for the "Live- not out of the woods yet, 11.. ing. Some say they susSt. Mary's Abbey in Wrentham. in Experience Retreat" call toll but we seel.Jl to be getting pect that America's first . 'in deeper. Policies comSome of the dates are May 27- free: 866-548-3463. By Antoinette Bosco interest is company profing out ofWashington are its, not world safety, and scary. Consider: We are ----~-------c:...i.._~_.....J.... are calling this "irresponnot going to try to reduce . sible" and "arrogant." carbon emissions ,which escalate global warming; As for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the we are lowering arsenic staridards for driVking wa- Union of Concerned Scientists, in Earthwise (Spring ter, endangering millions; spurred by oil compa- 2001), called this attempt to ravage a glorious wilHYANNIS - Semana Santa P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. nies, we are looking into opening America's last derness, a true national treasure, "shortsighted." or Holy Week services for Cape , Sabailo Santo (Holy Saturday) magnificent wilderness, the Arctic National Wild- They estimated that all the'oil gotten from drilling Cod, all to be celebrated in Span- April 14: the Easter Vigil will be life Refuge, to oil dril1ing. What's next? there' wouid supply U.S. vehicles for only five ish, are as fol1ows: celebrated at Sacred Heart Chapel These days I am again reviewing what Pope John months! They sensibly recommend that we stop Today, Viernes Santo (Good at 8 p.m. , Paul II spoke about shortly after the ~nd of the ju- driving "gas guzzlers" and demand fuel efficient Friday), the service of the ComPascua (Easter) April 15: -Eas- bilee year. He called for an "ecological conversion," cars. :'In less than three years the country would memoration of the Lord's Passion ter Mass will be celebrated at 1 giving a broad definition of what he meant by that. save more gasoline than ANWR could provide," will be held at 3 p.m., at Sacred p.m., at St. Francis ,Xavier First, he referred to a "human ecology" that would they say. ' . Heart Chapel, ~ummer Street (off Church, 347 South Street, God gave us the earth and made us its stewards, "render the life of creatures more dignified" and Route 6A) Yarmouthport. At 6:30 ~yannis. protect the "radical good of life in all its manifesta- to respect it and care for it. Our mandate from God p.m., a bus will leave from the For more information on any tions." He said that humanity .must beco.me ever is to complete the work of creation, to perfect its chapel for Espirito Santo Church, of the services, call Father Richmore sensitive to the need to "prepare an environ- harmony for our own good and that of our neighFall River, where travelers wiII ard Wilson, director of the Hisment" for future generations. bors. We should take that mandate and responsibiljoin in a outdoor Burial Proces- panic Apostolate for the Diocese . I also think everybo<;ly should meditate on theseity most seriously. sion of Jesus, led by Bishop Sean of FaD River at 508-675-1311•.

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The new Eugenics LONDON - Just before I be- acter. What can be done should be gan to speak to some 20 members . done, on this view. of the British House of Commons Combine that pragmatism with and House of Lords on the pope's the probability that science has reanalysis of the challenges to 21st- placed the Church of England and century democracy, Ian Paisley, the the monarchy as an object ofBritish veteran anti-Catholic bigot and po- veneration; add to the mix the fact liticalleader from Northem Ireland, that (as the cardinal put it) British .briefly stuck his head \nto the room to see what was afoot. In retrospect, I was somewhat relieved that I didn't notice him at the time. The temptation to say, "Do come in, Dr. Paisley, and hear what the Whore ofBabylon is plotting" might have proven irresistible.. In the odd twists and tumsofpost-modempolitics, Ian Paisley is, oddly enough, culture no longer has any concept something of a Catholic ally in the of absolute moral norm~; consider United Kingdom. For as Britain the enormous financial gains to be rushes ahead of the United States in harvesreq from the revolution ofour the culture ofdeath sweepstakes, le- genetic knowledge - and the result galizing the cloning of human em- is predictable. On the u.K. biotech bryos for "research" purposes, Pais- front, anything goes. ley and like-minded Protestant funLord David Alton, one of the damentalists are among the heroes of the Anglophone Pro-Life Church's political' allies in what has movement, has not given up the fight been, so far, an unsuccessful bid to by any manner of means, but a deslow down Prime Minister Tony pressing sense of inexorability perBlair's efforts to accelerate Great meates the debate about the biotech Britain's headlong surge into the future in Britain. A similar sense of brave new world. fighting the inevitable drew some When I asked the newly-created like-minded American intellectuals Cardinal Cormac Murphy- together a few months back to conO'Connor what he thought lay be- sider what might be done beyond hind the govemment's determina- ringing our hands. As I explained to tion to steamroller a cloning bill my British colleagues, one idea to through Parliament, the cardinal said emerge from these Washingtonhe thought it had a lot to do with a based conversations was to reintropragmatic streak in the English char- du~ the word "eugenics" ill polite

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then filled with unspeakable new marvels of His love for us. our Redemption, we have re- tive Eucharists during the 50 joy - experience His living After our celebration last newed in our hearts the real": days of Easter, family· dinand glorious presence. From year of the Great Juoilee of ify of Christ's promise:' "I am ners, the domingas in the Him they receive with you always, Portuguese community, the , t othe close of the nightly house rosaries of the the gift, of the ;. "T' age" (Mt 28:20). Hispanic community, and Spirit (cf. In '-;,,'c The Holy Father .many other parish customs. 20:22) and the command to pro,\, says thatfrom this In all of these events, we claim the Gospel' -:.. ',:'~"." '.' " assurance of, combine prayer with the joy to 'all nations'" (Mt ~\ ' ' Christ's presence of being together with other 28:19). [NMI # 1 8 l \ " \ , ,,:' among us, "we members of God's family. Like' the \:!:.. mustgainnewimSpringing from our prayer Apostles, we, too, '\. petus in Christian and Easter joy must be a reDearly beloved in Christ, are called to "exliving, making it newed commitment to love Christ is Risen! It is with perience His livthe force which in- and service towards our spires our journey neighbor. The Holy Father great joy that I share this ing and glorious of faith. Con- adds, "Many things are necgreeting with you, the great- presence." It is est greeting that anyone could from our encounscious of the essary for the Church's jourshare. In exchanging our Eas- ters with Christ's Risen Lord's pres- ney through history, not least ter greetings with family, forgiveness in ence among us, in this new century; but withwe ask ourselves out charity (agape), all will be friends, fellow parishioners Baptism and and strangers on the street, Reconciliation, --'.. _..;:, - today th~ same in vain." [NMI #42] The "y'''' question put.to Church's first Eucharists wearesharingwiththemthe,'withthepowerof .,\\ ,\-' ~. ;:' \. \\ ~ :--:-2';:1 Peter in Jerusa- were often tied to "Agape" secret behind our own Easter His Spirit in Con- " joy - that Christ has died and firmation, with His '/ '-;'. . ~. _ \,'. . r ........... , ~. • lem immediately meals, which served to bring risen to offer to both of us, the healing power in _'~. .": " ; "; ~''.: . after his Pente- the community together. With greeter and the person being the Anointing of '~, .~<, ! {, . . ':~;:,: ~ cost speech: the ma~¥ challe.nges facing greeted,'a new life filled with the Sick, with His j' ;':1\ : ,/'0,0, \\ I ~\ ,\:, '\~ 'What must we our families, region, and naboundless love. love .in Matri~ c: This reality is not always mony, with His' ",I,,~,', .. ,.~ '~. [NMI #29] called to deepen our appre·'.4 ""." A.~'" ~-.' . . 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The price he The witnesses at the first to unearth this joy to prepare ou r paid was infinite.The only payEaster had the same difficulty. and live it. This is hearts, bodies ment He asks is Love. The Holy Father, Pope John not something and souls to reBe assured of my 'prayers Paul II, wrote in his Apostolic ,which we disnew our Baptis- for each of you as I pen these Letter "Novo Millennia cover all at once, mal promises, to lines to wish you a Blessed Inuente": "The Gospel ac- but something $0 rejoice in the Easter. counts conclude, in fact, by beautiful, so mulpower. of the showing the Nazarene victo- tifaceted, ,that Cross and Resurrious over death. They point God has allowed -\- ' ,', rection in our own Devotedly y~urs in Christ, to the empty tomb and follow ,it tobe a treasure CHRIST RIS.ING from his tomb is depicted in the paint- lives. Part of this him in the cycle of apparitions to which we can ing "The Resurrection of Chrisf by Giovanni Dal Ponte. rejoicing calls for inwhichthedisciples-atfirst return to again The painting is a holding of The Minneapolis Institute of celebrations, perplexed and bewildered, and again to find Arts. (CNS photo from The Minneapolis Institute of Arts) such as our fesFALL RIVER - In a Easter message presented in a letter this week, Bishop Sean p. O'Malley, OFM Cap., said we are all called to experience Christ's "living and glorious presence" and the deepening of a "renewed commitment to love and service towards our neighbor." . His message reads:

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(eNS photo courtesy King Features) praised the unanimous decision of a egon and the Anti-Defamation three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Cir- League had filed friend-of-the-court cuit Court ofAppeals. briefs in support of the abortion docFourdoctors and two abortion clin- tors and clinics. ics based iIi Oregon had won a$107 The lawsuit filed in 1995 had million judgment in 1999 against the claimed the coalition had violated American Coalition of Life Activists federal mcketeering and clinic access for its publication of the names and laws by conducting a "campaign of addresses of 12 doctors who perfonn terror and intimidation" against abor~rtions ~d use of ''wanted'' posttion supporters. By JERRY FILTEAU was Spurgeon's response to his life in the country. ers offering $5,000 for infonnation In the first trial, U.S. DistrictJudge CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE colleague's "smartest person" reThe strip has two other main leading to' revocation of their medi- Robert Jones of Portland, Ore., told cal licenses. WASHINGTON - Bobo's mark. characters. the jury they could consider the hisAn affiliated Website called the tory ofviolence by opponents ofaborprogress was a little slow until he Spurgeon, in a separate phone ,Materialist nonbeliever Lenny switched from a musical band to interview, was not swprised that a is a hedonistic rabbit with a smart "Nuremberg Files" had publicized . tion and the fact that three doctors infonnation about hundreds of abor- whose names appeared on the lists religion. reporter found similarities between lip and oversized ego. 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structed layers of muscle and fat using clay. . In traditional religious art, the face of jesus has MANCHESTER, England - The face has domi- been shown as longer and thinner, with longer hair q,ated the front pages of British newspapers and .and a longer beard than in the BBC reconstruction. magazines for a week. In publicity notes for the series, producer Michael The hair and beard are cut short. The skin is Wakelin suggests that the hair of men in the Middle dark and the eyes stare out. And underneath, the· East at the time of Christ would have been shorter By JOSEPH R. THO,MAS . a nondescript farming cbmmunity same question: "Is this the face of Christ?" and more curly than traditional religious CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE just outside of Plains - that i~lf art has shown.. . The face is a reconstruction by forenI'm a city boy (the Newark that no longer exists. sic artists in Manchester, based on the "Artistic clues have been Carter's entrepreneurial but aloof gave rise to beer barons) and can't. skull of a first-century Jewish man, gleaned ftom frescoes of Jewrecall having seen a cow or a farm father began farming in Archery in for "Son of God" - a three-part ish faces painted in the third until I was out of high school, al- 1928 when Jimmy was four, movTV series being shown in April by . century A.D., found in the though at the time I'm talking, ing there from Plains. While Carter the British Broadcasting Corp. ruins of the Jewish'synaabout - which would be the '30s provides enough prehis!ory to situThe series, according to the gogue of Dura Europos in - horses were still messing up the ate his story and enough recent deBBC, reconstructs the life and .Syria," he said. "The images city streets and, if you had a mind tail to satisfy the curious about the times of Jesus and aims to strip of Jewish biblical characters to, you could buy a live chicken at fate of his parents and his three sibshow that their hair was dark, away the layers of history from lings, his focus is always on the farm the biblical" sites and reveal them short and curly, that they wore local markets. I was,therefore, totally fasci- and the land. He writes: as Jesus would have known them. trimmed beards, and that their "My most persistent impression, nated by Jimmy Carter's memoir, The first program in the series, skin was ·olive-colored." "An Hour Before Daylight" as a farm boy was of the earth. The face, he said, was mabroadcast April 1, examined the his(Simon & Schuster), in which the There was a closeness, almost an nipulated by computer technoltorical evidence for the existence of former president describes what it immersion, in the sand, loam and Jesus and looked at his childhood and ogy to be as "consistent as pos. was like growing up on a rural red clay that seemed natural and early adult years. Usingcomplitergraphsible with the available evi_Depression-era farm'in southwest constant. The soil caressed my bare ics, t~e program recreated the temple dence." feet, and the dust was always boilGeorgia.' that Jesus would have known in JerusaTom HorWood, acting direcWhat it was like seems more ing up from the dirt road that passed lem. tor of the Catholic Media Ofpurgatorial than enchanting, but 50 feet from our front door, so that The program also explored ttie reafice in London, told CNS that Carter, who shook the manure inside our clapboard house the red the first program "was an enjoysons for Jesus' mission and looked at' from between r----:-----:::-:-=-------, clay particles, able and engaging reconhow his baptism by John the BaptiSt ranging in size his toes to atwas a turning point in his life. struction of the Holy Land from face powtend college THE BRITISH Broadcasting Corpo- in the first century." The second part of the series, der to grits, and the U.S. broadcast April 8, explored the ration created a computer-generated "It made some interestwere ever" Naval Acadbackdrop to Jesus' mission by image of how Jesus may have looked, ing assertions and was cerpresent, paremy, looks looking at the context of the based on the skull of a man buried in tainly informative and eduticularly in the back on those Jewish people in the first cen- . Jerusalem 000 years ago. (CNS cative," he said. summertime, days with fondtury. photo from R~uters) .. "It is also, of course, a when the ness (albeit The final program examines' '., , Cleyer.piece oCmarketing . wooden ·doors " the la~~ew- da~s·o!:es.tJS!-:,li!.e, iricl~~ingthe last2 ~'y,~e>BB~'t~ tb~M,are :a.s1c!I1.g i(.jh!s~i.~iWJ"Jf.~e of "more fondness than they de"werekeptopen _ supper.·an'd the Journey::tnto Jerusalemf1It;11lsolfea~ q,Ghnst:;:ro whlch-·the.~l)s~,er Isnp,-It IS clearly not and thescreeris serve"), seeing . tures the reconstruction of the first-century Jewish the face of Christ. It is just a first-century skull. just stopped in each new man's skull. Just because someone comes from the same ethnic' the trash and circumstance a In Jerusalem, a plaster cast of a skull dating back group'it doesn't mean that you can assume that they some of the "partic'ular to the first century was made and brought to the look the same," he said. less-adventurblessing" ora Unit of Art in Medicine at the University of But asa piece of marketing it appears to have ous flies," "great experiManch'ester, where forensic medical artist Richard worked - more than six million viewers were reCarter's ence" or an "exNeave rebuilt the face. In a painstaking process in~ ported to have tuned into to the series' first proconcerns are citing" event. volving more than 100 measurements, he con- gram. '\\"""',.-;n oi"" R"I·"I Boyhood .with the da,ily If our cul. rhythms of tures shape us, sification is A-llI - adults. The Applegate). As directed by' Jeanthen Carter provides the perfect ex- this place: family· life, the lives of Motion Picture Association of Marie Gaubert, the time-travel film ample. The evidence of that shap- the black sharecroppers, relations offers some mildly amusing jokes America rating is R - restricted. between the races, community life ing is spread throughout this book, and neat special effects, but the slen''Blow'' (New Line) the title of which refers to the start in Plains, the rituals of schooling der, familiar premise is soon engulfed Ambitious biography that relates of his day with the Performance and religious practice and court. the story of cocaine smuggler by a predictable tum of events:. of assigned chores. On the face of ship, responsibilities given, duties George Jung (Johnny Depp), who Some scary images, a few mild it, there is little that escaped the embraced, friendships made, leswent from blue-collar obscurity to sword-fighting scenes, some crude notice of this youngster who, on sons leamed, and the mores of an becoming a $35-billion-a-year con- humor and fleeting crass language. his own, read Tolstoy's "War and area in which divorce was a bigduit for the Colombian cartels, turn- The U.S. Catholic Conference clasPeace" in the fifth grade. ger sin than adultt:ry, moonshine ing cocaine into America's biggest sification is A-IT - adults and adoWe are served well by his was everywhere and his mother drug problem. Although initially lescents. The Motion Picture Assomemory. Eager and curious, a boy nursed the poor (black and white involving, director Ted Demme's ciation of America rating is PG-13 fascinated by the mysteries and alike) and played poker. NEWYORK (CNS) ~ Follow-· cautionary tale is unmemorable as it - parents are strongly cautioned. history of the land around him, he But his is never a dry retelling. ing are recent 'capsule reviews is- loses momentum with its sentimen- Some material may be inappropriis thorough, efficient and honest Rather, his account.is laced with sued by the U.S.. Catholic Confer- tal portrilyal ofJung in his later years. ate for children under 13. as a writer. He reminisces with revealing anecdotes about people: ence Office for Film and Broad- Pervasive drug content, a few brief ''Pokemon 3 The Movie" enthusiasm about the important and his parents and relatives, ofcourse, (Warner Bros.) situations, some vic>-; casting." . scenes.ofsexual the mundane, about the onerous but also his many black mentors, Mind-numbing animated film "Along Came a Spider" lence, fleeting nudity and continual task of applying poison to the blos- his neighbors, his chums (mostly (Paramount) TOugh language and profanity. The based on· the television cartoon sesoming cotton crop in an effort to black until he entered high schOOl), whicn a U.S. Catholic Conference classifi- ries in which a human teen trainer . Disappointing thriller in control boll weevils and about die and his teachers. This in a town psychologist-detective (Morgan cation is A-IV -adults, with reser- of Pokemons must save his mother hygienic rituals observed in the where everybody knew everything Freeman) teams up with a Secret vations. The Motion' Picture Asso- and a young orphaned girl 'from absence of indoor plumbing and about everybody else and the arService agent (Monica Potter) to ciation of America rating is R menacing Pcikemons with bizarre rival of an empty casket caused toilet paper. . catch a methodical predator (Michael restricted. powers. Though the popular ani''An Hour Before Daylight" is much excitement. Wincott) who has kidnapped the mated creatures are likely to make "Just VISiting" (HoUywood) It is impossible to come away consequently not only an entertaindirector Michael Haigney's film a of a senator. The Innocuous adventure comedy in young daughter ing'recollection of a unique boy- from this work without great adhit with children, the premise is nonsurprise ending. in director Lee which a 12th-centuryFrench knight hood experienced by a man who miration for the people and the sensical and the animation, while Tamahori's generic film does little (Jean Reno) and his peasant squire became one of the most powerful land, their failings - particularly to compensate for a sketchy story (Christian Clavier) are accidentally is flat. The U.S. Catholic colorful, leaders in the world, but it is an in regard to race ~ notwithstandline that lacks character definition transported to 21 st-century Chicago Conference classification is A-Iimportant social document as well, ing. They nurtured a decent man and a compelling plot. Some vio- by a wizard (Malcolm McDowell) general patronage. The Motion'Pican account of a way of life that no who now writes about them with lence and sporadic rough language. ' where they meet the knight's mod- ture Association of America rating longer exists in a place - Archery, understanding and authenticity. The U.S. Catholic Conference clas- . em-day descendant (Christina is G - general aud~ences. By PAUUNUS BARNES

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Women accept bishop's help in choosing life AUCKLAND, New Zealand cal help for crisis pr~gnancy. Thousands of p'hone calls fol(CNS) - Thirty-eight women have taken up· the offer made by lowed, and hundreds of women Bishop Patrick Dunn of Auckland have used the center's services in 12 months ago to give financial Auckland since the media publicand every other possible help for ity. Several women spoke o'Lthe women to choose life instead of trauma they experienced' on dis- , abortion. Help has included short- and covering their pregnancy and the long-term accommodation for al- difference to their lives made by most 30 women at Bethlehem help given from the center. "It was the hardest choice of my House, a facility for mothers and babies run by Pregnancy Life Cen- life and also the best," one mother ter. Assistance also has come in the said of 'her decision to give birth form of help with university fees , to her child. Another, not a Catholic, said her and occasional help with monthly bills or mortgages for families son will always have "Aunty Sisfearful of losing their home if the ters," referring to the Missionaries of Charity \'yho have been workmother could not work. The bishop's pledge "to any ing with the center. woman'regardless of creed or cirFamily Life International "will cumstances, and without any con- always be my family,'.' said the ditions attached," was made in CEl- young woman, who is now startoperation with Family Life ing a new life in the capital, International's Family Life Preg- Wellington, but keeping in weekly nancy Center, which offers practi- contact with center staff.

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Iteering pOintl Publicity Chairmen are asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town should be included, as well as full dates of all activities. DEADLINE IS NOON ON FRIDAYS. Events published must be of interest and open to our general readership. We do not normally carry notices of fund-raising activities, which may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from our business office at 508-675-7151. ATTLEBORO - Musician Ray Tierney will play the La Salette Shrine's monthly Coffee House on April 21 at 6:30 p.m. For more information call 508-222-5410. EAST FREETOWN - An Emmaus Retreat for young adults between the ages of 20 and 35 will be held June 22-24 at Cathedral Camp. This coeducational weekend provides an opportunity for young adults to experience God's love and share in a Christian community. For more information call Paul Hodge at 508-399-7418. FALL RIVER -

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NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford Catholic Women's Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. May 9 at the Century House, 107 South Main Street, Acushnet. David Reboy of the New FREETOWN - Mother of 'Bedford Park Zoo will be guest the Sorrowful Heart Rosary speaker. For more information Crafters are actively making call 508-995-4053. and sending out handmade roSOMERSET - A Holy saries to Missions around the world. They are available for Hour for vocations will be held teaching and/or demonstrations April 19 at 7:30 路p.m. at St. for individuals or groups inter- Thomas More Church. Reested in learning how to make freshments will follow this them. For more, information eve~ing of prayer and song call Carol Spoor at 508-644- before the Blessed Sacrament. For more information call 5082645. 673-7831. HYANNIS ' - The Cape Cod SOMERSET - The Nurse Chapter of the Massachl;lsetts Citizens for Life is accepting' Ministry Group of St. Patrick's applications for a $500 schol- Parish will sponsor a day long arship to be awarded to a gradu- program on health care ethics ating senior from Cape Cod or from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 21. the Islands. It includes an es- It will feature Catherine Seeley say. For more information call as guest speaker and attendees can earn co'ntact hours. For reg508-771-2255. istration call Claire Stevens at MASHPEE Aaron 508-678-3831. Lazare, executive director of SOUTH YARMOUTH the Center for Adoption Re-路 search and Policy, will present The Pax Christi-Cape Cod a program on adoption on group will hold its monthly April 22 followil)g the 11 :30 meeting on April 16 from 7:30a.m. Mass at Christ the King 9: 15 p.m. at St. Pius X Parish. Hour and Benediction will be held on Mercy Sunday, April 22, at'Holy Name Church, Fall River. The Chaplet of Divine Mercy will follow. For more information call 508-679-3127.

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ni~aonr.lla~geTwl)agesv,and".~fewer.;6ff.fl1e:m':路 . VATICAN CITY (CNS) - In to maximize the number of pages an effort to make its fat red year- that could be eliminated, said an book easier to consult, the Vatican official in the yearbook office. introduced slightly bigger pages The cover of the old yearbook in the reference work's 2001 edi- . measured about 7 inches by 4.5 tion, a modification to the cen- inches. The volume was 3.25 tury-old format that also elimi- inches thick. nates hundreds of pages. . The official said the book's font Officials from the Secretariat sizes have also been made slightly of State, which is responsible for smaller, but not enough to be disupdating the volume, presented cernible with the naked eye. the new yearbook to Pope John With the changes, the official Paul II April 9. Vatican publish- said, the 2001 yearbook is 412 ing officials said the book, known pages shorter than th~ 2000 edias the Annuario Pontijicio, would tion' which was 2,604 pages long. be available to the public toward The pontifical yearbook lists the end of April. the Vatican offices and staff; the The new format adds nearly one world's dioceses and mission terinch in width and half an inch in ritories; bishops, cardinals and height to the yearbook pages, a international religious orders of measurement carefully calculated men and women; and papal dip-

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chaplain at Bishop Feehan High School in Attleboro. Father Lacroix Father Daniel W. Lacroix is a native of New Bedford and the son of Norman C., and Irene A. (Depault) Lacroix. He graduated from St. Mary's Elementary School in New Bedford and from Bishop Stang High School in 1977. He graduated from Bridgewater State College in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in history and secondary education. He entered St. John's Seminary in 1983 to study for the .

priesthood and was ordained a priest on June 4, 1988 by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in St. Mary's Cathedral. Father Lacroix has served as a parochial vicar at Holy Name Parish in New Bedford, at Holy Redeemer in Chatham and at St. Patrick's in Wareham. He has been parochial vicar at St. Mary's in Mansfield since Oct. 25, 1995. Father Lacroix has also served as an auditor in the Diocesan Tribunal since 1990 and has been assistant director of Catholic Charitie~Jor the New Bedford

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Novena of Divine Mercy will be held April 14 at 3 p.m. and Easter Sunday through Easter Saturday at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church. The Mercy Sunday celebration, April 22, will begin at 2:30 p.m.

Rejoice, 0 earth, in shining splenclot", t"acliant in the bt"ightness ofyout" King! Cht"ist has conetuet"ecl! GI0t"Y fills you! Da t"kne~s va nishes fot"evet"!

At this blessecl Eastet" season, may the light ancl love of the Risen Cht"ist bt"ing peace ancl joy to y~u. o

Happy Easter from the. Staff and Parish Family of Corpus Christ Parish East Sandwich, Massachusetts

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STUDENTS IN Mercy Sister Suzanne White's pre-school class at S1. Anthony's School, New Bedford, made hats to celebrate the birthday of author Dr. Seuss. The red and white creations are reminiscent of the one worn by the main character in ~is story "The Cat in the Hat." At left, students Raphael Fernandes, Macey deSousa and Ashley Rose celebrate with some green eggs and ham. '

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~ MORE THAN 40 seniorS from Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, participated in a weekend retreat at the S1. Dominic Savio retreat house. Here, Katie Poholek shows off a poster focusing on "Communities of Love;' with her group.

.~ SENIOR TIMOTHY Connelly is congratulated by alumnist John Gualtieri, member of the Runaways Running Club USATE-NE #85, for receiving the Manuel S. Desierto Award, given'annu, ally to a c;:ollege-bound track student who shows dedication and teamwork. Looking on .is cross country track coach Robert I:Homme.

FIRST-GRADERS in Margaret McCormick's class at Our lady of Mount Carmel School, New Bedford take part in a recent Spirit Day. They were allowed to come to school in pj's and slippers and some even brought their favorite stuffed animals.

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By AMY WELBORN A young woman wrote a letter to me to share her dismay at certain aspects of life in her Catholic high school. I won't go over the details, but what it all came down to was her perception that actions just weren't matching up to words. In her mind, her school was "Catholic" in name only. She concluded her note by telling me that she was currently searching for a religion that didn't embody so much of what she described as "hypocrisy." Vh-oh. Vh-oh for her, and uhoh for the rest of us. Let's take the rest of us first. This teen wasn't exactly dumping on her peers, although their behavior clearly irked her. No, her gripe was more that the unChristian behavior of her peers was being tolerated by adults, and the whole mess was being ignored so everyone's sense of their faith could remain unchallenged. So there's point No.1. So often we think that our behavior is purely our own business, right? . We think that as long as we're not physically harming ourselves or others we're OK. . But there are lots of ways to harm others, even indirectly. No, we can't run around the planet. bearing responsibility for everyone else's perceptions on our shqulders. We can, however, stop and remember before we engage

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is tinged with hypocrisy, we have, indeed done some harm. Now the uh-oh for her. And maybe for you, too. The presence of hypocrisy is no reason to abandon one's faith, though that may be tempting since you have to wonder. what power this faith has when you see people - adults or other kids - living in violation of it. You have to wonder if it's really as true and as good as they say it is when they can't even bother to really let it mold their lives. Yes, you have to wonder, and there's nothing. wrong with that kind of wondering. But in the end you have to remember one other very important thing: The truth of something is'n't determined by how well people live it. . You believe in honesty, right? I'm sure you do. I'm sure you strive tobeanhonestperson,andl'msure you would much prefer to deal with honest people than liars.

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people and even a few outright ing as that may be, we have to hypocrites. It's filled with people remember that the way people live who stumble and fall, who-like doesn't define what's true. Peter - betray Jesus in big and When we're seeking faith, it's not other people who should be small ways, But in the end, as discourag-' our final guide. It's Jesus.

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