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DCCW ·convention OJ1 May 6 will include several workshops TAUNTON - The 46th annual System and graduate of the with End of Life Issues"; - Christine Homen, MSW, convention of the Fall River Dioc- School of Sacred Storytelling in esan Council of Catholic Women Haggerstown, Md., will speak on LICSW, a therapist at La Salette will be held May'6 at Coyle and "The Fabric of Our Lives - }low Counseling Center in Attleboro, will address the issue of "Women to Tell Your Story"; Cassidy High School here.

The theme of this year's meet-, - Don Novo, an Outreach rep- and Forgiveness"; -Heidi Bratton, award-wining is "One Bread, One Body, One resentative with the Massachusetts Lord of All, Hope for the Family Division of Medical Assistance, ning photojournalist and author in the New Millennium." will speak on "Dealing With the of "Walking with God" books for Registration and a coffee hour Long Term Health Care System , children, will present a: session for parents and grandparents, "Crewill begin. at 8 a.m.

- Medicaid"; - Dr., Mary P. Tranter of ating Balance in Your Life."

Guest speaker for the morning .For more information and to session will be Dr. David Tho- . Harvard Medical, director of mas, director of research and edu- guidance and bio-ethics instruc- register, call President Lillian ,cation at the Father Peyton Insti- tor at Coyle and Cassidy High Plouffe at 669-6684 or Kitsy, 'lute at Stonehill College in North School, will address "Dealing Lancisi at 222-0135.

Easton. He will speak on "Hope for the Family in the Years Ahead." He is also the general .editor of Family Life Education and is a theologian and catechistin-residence at' Queen of Peace Parish in Aurora, Colo.

The special ,guest will be· Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., who will be principal celebrant of a Mass at 11 :30 a.m. . During the liturgy~ the memo~ rial Margaret M. Lahey, Our Lady .of,.Good Counsel Award will' be presented to fi ve women who have contributed their time and talents to parishes,' districts and the Council. Lahey was the sec. ond president of the Council.

A family-style luncheon will follow the Mass.

The afternoon session, which includes si'x workshops, will open . at 2 p.m.

DCCW CONVENTION - Planners for the May 6 annual . The presenters will be: convention of the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic -:- Columnist Dorothy 1.

Women include, seated, Adrienne Lemieux, Lillian Plouffe and Levesque, a former teacher, principal and past executive director Helena Luxton; and standing, Maureen Papineau, Emma '. of the North American Confer- Andrade and Ma'ry Jane Wood.. ence of Separated and Divorced Catholics. Her topic will be "Conflict Resolution - Dealing 'with Difficult Situations"; -.,.. Deacon John Walsh, a vol- . unteer in the Raynham School " Please prayfor the following ),

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THE LANTERN AWARD annually awarded by the Knights of Columbus of Massachusetts is presented to Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., right, by State Deputy James R. Sawyer and Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston at a Patriot's Day ceremony in Westborough.

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Knights of Columbus' The Lantern Award given to Bishop O',Malley WESTBOROUGH - The Massachusetts State Council of the Knights of Columbus honored Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., with its prestigious The Lantern Award at its lOOth annual Patriot's Day Dinner on Monday.

More than 635 members of the Knights and their guests attended the 44th annual presentation of the award held at the Wyndham Westborough Hotel in Westborough.

Paul F. Beaton, executive secretary of the state council, said that the state council yearly seeks an outstanding citizen of the United States, who, by his or her life exemplifies and magnifies the great virtue of patriotism. ''The award itself reads that, 'as loyal and patriotic citizens of the United States of America, we proclaim that the life example of our

honored recipient ments esteem and admiration and is most worthy of our designation," said Sawyer.

Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston, who, with State Deputy James R. Sawyer presented the award to Bishop O'Malley, is among those who have received the award.

Among many other recipients are: former FBI Director 1. Edgar' Hoover, the late Robert F. Kennedy, Cardinal Francis Spellman, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, AFU CIO President George Meany, Cardinal Richard Cushing, Red Sox player Carl M. Yastrzemski, former' State Senate President William M. Bulger, Professor Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard Law School, Cardinal John O'Connor, former Celtics star Robert J. Cousy, Humanitarian Thomas 1. Aatley, Arthur J. Goldberg, ambassador to the

United Nations; and Dr. Mildred F. Jefferson, president, Right to Life Crusade.

Among former recipients from the Fall River area are Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin, Cardinal Humberto Medeiros, and Thomas 1. Hudner Jr., winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

FatherArnold R. Medeiros, state chaplain of the Knights, a member of The I,.antern Award Committee and pastor of St. Patrick Parish..

Wareham, was among those attending.

Cardinal Law gave the invocation and Bishop Daniel P. Reilly of Worcester, also a recipient of The LanternAward, gave the benediction.

Among the guests was Virgil C. Dechant, Supreme Knight of the Knights ofColumbus, who is also a holder of the award.

Fla. bishops in dialog'ue with governor on ,capital punishment· BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CNS) - Though they derstanding from the governor that he "goes to great haven't found any middle ground yet on the death lengths to be assured of the guilt of the individual penalty and related issues, Florida's Catholic bishops who is issued a death warrant," and that he will conand Gov. Jeb Bush continue to dialogue on the mat- tinue dialoguing with the bishops regarding the death penalty. . ter.

At St. Vincent de Paul Major Seminary in Boynton , "But at this point there is no main intersection of Beach during a recent, one-day forum on the death thought," he added. "The bishops speak against the penalty, the executive director of the Rorida Catho- death penalty outright in all respects; the governor lic Conference, Michael McCarron, talked with the feels strongly there are some crimes grievous enough press about his organization's relationship with the that the death 'penalty is warranted.~' Bishop Anthony J. O'Connell of Palm Beach said Rorida governor on capital punishment.

The Catholic conference represents the Rorida - during'the press conference that the new Englishlanguage'edition of the "Catechism of the Catholic bishops in state, judicial and legislative matters.

Since Bush took office in 1999, the state of Rorida Church" reflects Pope John Paul II's increasi[lgly clear has put to death three men - Allen Davis, Terry teaching on the immorality of capital punishment.

McCarron pointed out that although Bush recently Sims and Anthony Bryan - and another, Tom became a Catholic and understands Catholic teachProvanzano, is awaiting execution.

McCarron said the conference has had regular ing has developed on the death penalty issues, "he correspondence with Bush and that the governor has does not appreciate the consistency of it - and he granted special meetings with two of Florida's bish- is in good company among Catholics in that respect." ops to speak about the death penalty.

Specific matters the Rorida Catholic Conference "We have differed with the governor on the question of capital punishment," McCarron said, "and we has raised with the governor include the question of have talked about the various aspects of it that are racial disparity and death row; a move to ban the particularly problematic: mental retardation, crimes execution of the mentally retarded; and a move to committed while ajuvenile; the whole notion of piea amend state law to require a unanimous jury to implebargaining where two people were involved with a ment the death penalty.

In the 38 states that have the death penalty, there crime and one of them pled out and another ended are only three, including Florida, that don't require up on death row."

McCarron said the Florida bishops have an un- a unanimous jury to put someone on death row.

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In our very mundane world,pleasure and self are seemingly the driving force of our social order, All activities of the human persona are ordered to the realm of self-gratification, The acqui, sition of material things has become the fulfillment of goals and purposes are intended to bring'the individual joy and happiness.

This concept of pleasure for the sake of pleasure takes root in the ideas and concepts that flow from Freud's reflection of the human spirit and the all-persuasive ego. In qursocial order there can be little doubt that the ego concept has become the critical determining factor in our lives. Everything centers about the ego.

The fulfillment of orie's own needs and impulses and the satisfying of basic, needs without incurring punishment are dynamic in our everyday living, From the world 'of advertising to television's MTV; the pleasure of self is the motivating force. It plays out in the fulfillment of the "do it my way" mind-set. Jhere can be little doubt of the effect of this personal and social development in our society. ~ " , ', Easter stands in direct contrast to this, force, which is driving people into the ,depths of their own darkness. The concept of ,moral and right judgments is 'clo~ded ,by this aH~.pervasive self So many people have no way to' go but down. What shou.ld be the light of life becomes hopelessness. Somewhere 'along, the line, life becomes a joyless journey. , Easter is the season of joy as expressed so beautifully and dramatic,<illy)n tIle, word "A)leluia.".We, say, "This indeed is the ,day the Lord has made, let heaven rejoice and earth be glad.

There is no darkne'ss; it has been overcome. All creation be~ comes a choir of joy.'" , We mtist never forget that creation was given and entrusted to, each and everyone' of .us as a responsibility, representing not 'a sQurce of suffering 'but rather as the foundation of .creative existence. An individual who believes in the essential ·goodness of all creation has the 'capability to discover all the'secrets,-of'creation in order to perfect ,the: work assigned to that person'~by' God. :, The,~ssyntial joy of creation reaches its full~ss i9 the'joy Of salvatiou and the.joy ·of redemption. The Gosp~Lis,#Mve all th,¢ . great joy, given to all mankind. ~In'.·this.,refle9tipii,;,:-s,!l~ation not 'only confronts evil and darkness buCalso'pr6cl~~i9s'h,s victory over all these forces., The Church sings. this ,concept, loudly at tqe services of the Easter Vigil a,s it prays, "0 happy fault which , , gains for us'so~ great a Redeemer." , In this light, the cause of ,our joy gives us the strength to over.come c:<vil and to embrace. the "divine. The Good News is tHe power' and sourCe 9f this joy, , , '., , , ,.WiJh this,inmind; one must,not end their joy at Calvary. To be '; stire'we all must stop at the foot' 6fthe Cross. But, weshould,not ,; be forever grounded in that place. As sure as the Lord left th~t site of, pain and suffering, so must each of us continue the journey. ,Beyond the 'place of thesktill is .resurrection.The journ~y goes 'on until each one' of us shares in the joy of Easter.. This is the goal and object. of all l i v i n g : . ' . " ,It should, be obvious then that we stand in stark contrast to the 'preachers of gloom aI}ddoolp...Bpth,iIYour sotiety and.,our. Church . there' are those who would lead us :into .dark places: For the believing Christi~n th~ journey is from darkness to light; from shadow to sunshine, from death .toresurrection. Our journey is always facing the sun. The radiance oCour rising dispels nature's gloom. The, light of Christ does the same for all who walk in the Spirit. This is at the very heart of our Passover. We share his victory over de~th, and live with Him forever in God. We share in the light of glory through Jesus, the light of the world.

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The Illinois bishops recently .,vowed to t~kle t:!Ie age-old prob'lem of racism with new vigor. On , April 4, the 32nd anniverSary of the assassination ofMartin Luther King Jr., they issued the pastoral letter, . "Moving Beyond Racism: ~aming to See With the Eyes of Christ."

Commenting on'the pastoral letThe Editor ter, Cardinal Francis E. George of Chicago said: ''This is notjust about a change in attitude, but a change in behavior so that we can go enter the millennium free of the sin of racism."

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Let us rejoice this Easter, ,in this special Jubilee Year, that we are children ofthe resurrection, given new life ofhope andfaith ,through Jesus Christ.

While putting together this tickets to any of these events runs lee Year, we sports fans can share a little of our good fortune with week's Anchor, our news editor about the same. gave me a story about the people Something isn't right. I have the poor. Maybe we can turn the starving in Ethiopia. I went to one of those jerseys. Ipay my $10 Good Friday lives of the people the Catholic News Service every .month for NESN. I go to of Ethiopia into the promise of website to find a picture to pub- . at least one game a year. But now, an Easter Sunday. Maybe we can help my new hero live. lish with the story.

In case you're interWhat I found, touched ested, the address for me deeply and made me CRS Ethiopian aid is stop and think.

CRS,P.O. Box 17090, The picture, on page . ,Baltimore, Maryland six in this issue, shows 2120~-7090,or you can a starving Ethiopian call. 1·800·736-3467. child being fed through Happy from Dave loUvet is a a tube. What struck me

By Dave Jolivet former sports writer/ most was just how little the Staffand Parish Family editor, and current this young boy had in Corpus Christi Parish staff member of The the world.

To come up with subject mat- I'll think about the boy when I Anchor.

East Sandwich, Massachusetts .Comments are welcome online ter for this column, I generally pull my Willie McGinest Patriots . have to keep an.eye on the sports jersey over my ·head. I'll think . atanchorpress@sneplanet.com. world to see what our heroes like about the boy when I settle in to .

Nomar Garciaparra, Drew watch another Red Sox tilt. In Bledsoe and Ray Bourque are fact,. I think about the boy often.

Maybe it's because it's Holy doing. But this past week, I came up with a new hero - the Ethio- Week, or maybe the picture just struck a nerve, but I thinkTd like pian boy in the picture. .

Our athlete heroes may strive to match the relatively small for perfection and ~hampionships price I pay for sports entertain- the young boy in the picture ment, and send that along to the ~r· Lad~ is fighting for'his life. And what 'boy in the picture.

I've done- some simple math. if he does survive? What does "he 235 north Front Street • new Bedford' have to face? More hunger, dis- There are 361,350 parishioners ease; exploitation, slavery? Yet, in this diocese. Let's say that half he continues to fight to survive... of them are' sports ,fans ifhe is even still alive at this mo- (180,675), and half·of ,those (90',337) can afford to give up' ment.

The picture made me think' attending a game this ,year, or mass and novena Pratlers Each, Dati at 12: 00 noon about us, the residents of South- buying a new jersey, or can afThe conclusion of the novena will take place on Sunda~, April 30, 2000 eastern' Massachusetts. Unless ford an extra $50 to send to at' the U: 00 a. m. mass, followed b~ 'the veneration of the relic of S1. llaria Faustina. we're quite ill, not many of.us Catholic Relief Services to help will ever have to be tube-fed to the people of Ethiopia. From this IlJe invite ever~one who has a deootion to the Divine merc~ to ioin us Jor this novella. stave off starvation. Quite the diocese alone that would meari Conducted b~ the Conventual Francisca.n Friars. contrary. We lead pretty good $4,516,850! Imagine what could be done there with even a fraclives here.

As sports fans, many of us wear ' tion of that money!

There is nothing wrong with our teams proudly, donning our favorfte team jerseys as a show of enjoying sports or any enterSunddlJ, April 30, 2000 support. Yet, the boy in the pic- tainment. We all need leisure Specidl Liturgq & Devotions dt 11 d. m. ture made me think. Currently, a activities and recreation. But Patriots' jersey,se·lls for $75, a Red it's not completely innocent if Sox one is $89, Bruins $75, Celtics we know there are many like $42 and Revolution $70. To be able the boy in the picture who sufto watch the Red Sox this season fer without our help.

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When faith is challenged , Most of us 'khow life presents great challenges. suffered from the type of malady that tormented, This. month I spent time with a couple, Marie and my late son Peter, the illness they call variations Artie Pelligrini, whose son Joe was gunned down on manic depression. Having grown up surroulJded in his car on a city street. . by 60 acres of woodland, where he literally abNow this month they had another, most diffi- sorbed the beauty of nature, Barrett kept going back to the woods, hopcult trauma to endure. ing to find in these Artie Pelligrini, only places what could save 59, has had a stroke and him. is paralyzed on -the left Time after time, surside of his body. While rounded by the beauty the couple have great of nature, he found the faith in God, in their healing that would enheart of hearts I know

By Antoinette Bosco dure. It was there, in the they ask, "Haven't we had enough?"

L......----':....-'-_ _..... midst of nature's beauty, that,he felt, and rejoiced Yet, as they face many new adjustments, they accept the fact that . in, the presence of God and the discovery of his there are no satisfactory answers to why they are own brightness: "The brightness of a day has little to do with being hit again with such pain: They are trusting in God to help them get through this, as he has whether or not the sun shines, or whether or not helped them get. through the death of their .be- we have an electric lamp handy. No, our brightness is a measure of how trimsparen~ we are to the loved son.

This same month I had a call from Michael divine light whose rays consist of grace and peace Barrett,.a writer and musician who had played the beyond our understanding."

Barretttoid me he put his reflections in writing cello at the wedding of Stuart and Laura Brush.

They've lost one son to suicide and one to mur- so that people, devastated by pathos, "could find a der. Laura Brush, a musician, and her husband: a voice that speaks to them," because, he added poMethodist minister, never capitulated to despair; etically, "nobody is out there waltzing through the never gave up on God. On the contrary, they al~ park.'~ ways have turned to God, believing in his sustainIf everyone could understand the truth about ing grace.'. how we can find the light ~hat gets us out of darkI have met so' many beautiful people who re- ness, as Barrett has, their faith, when shaken, would fused to be destroyed by the trauma that plun'ged become strong. When you've been "devastated by them into darkness. In so many ways, they chose pathos," Barrett said, "you have to find a voice life. Barrett is also one of these people. He touched that talks to you." He has. ,me deeply. when he sent me a book he had \\iritten His book (Serenity Press, Plainfield, Conn.) is called "The Silent Stream," reflective meditations "a gift given back," he says, explaining that "when from his Soul.. you have gained some kind of healing, you go to It was clear from his words that he long had help those ,still in the darkness."

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A STARVING child is fed through' a tube at a temporary feeding center in the town路of Gode in Ethiopia recently. (eNS photo from Reuters) , .

'Ethiopians facing starvation; CRS sends food to thousands

By DECLAN WALSH

Eritrea, has urged the international community,to make a "coDANAN; Ethiopia -Visitors ordinated, sustained. effort" to to Danan receive a macabre wel- send food aid and the means to come. distribute it to people suffering.

The road leading to the town starvation throughout the counis littered with the bony carcasses try. of dozens of cattle,. goats and don"This is a drought situation, it's keys. not of famine' proportions yet," Danari is the worst-hit town in, said Margarite Clark of Save the the chronic drought that is threat- Children USA. "It-all depends on ening eight million Ethiopians whether the rains come. We fear with starvation, they won't." .

But whatever its technical Some 9,000 people flooded to Danan in recent months after their name, the people of Danan know animals died or'thirst. They came: thilt they are starving and their in search of food and water, but people are dying. The governall many found was death. ment distributed food April 9 for Just a decade ago the region the first time in more than a was green and wealthy with food, . month. Each family received just so much so that it sent its surplus . two pounds of wheat. Unless more of sorghum to -hungry cousins aid arrives soon, that will have to acro.ss the country. Now it is a do-them for another month.

The wheat is too harsh for the harsh, brown terrain of withenyd trees and dust swirls whipped up stomachs of malnourished chilby the oven-hot. wind. . dren. They need high-protein milk A small toe poked out from a and high-energy biscuits, but there small bundle of cloth inside one . are little of these in Diulan.' .. of the hundreds of rough huts in Water is an equally pressing the mai.n camp for displaced problem. Save 'the Children has people. Bishar Sigale, a young hired'two tankers to ferry water' man with sad 'eyes pulled back the . from a well seven miles away. But . brown cloth to reveal his four.... that means each farrtily receives year-old daughter, Anab, who died less than two gallons per day for . just hours earlier. drinking, cooking and 路washing.

"She was losing weight for . But the' busiest men in Danan weeks and couldn't take any food are to be found standing over a at the end. The only thing was deep square hole on the edge of milk, and since our animals died town. They take turns digging a we didn't have any 'left," s<lid the dusty grave for yet another chilq, grief-stricken father waving flies the latest in a line that stretches away from the tiny corPse. for hundreds of yards. It is their This is the third child Sigale sixth grave in 24 hours: has lost since arriving at Danan "This is allI.have to do since four months ago. The family of my' livestock died," said nine trekked some 40 miles over Mohamed Dubat. "I am ~5 years seven days to get to Danan. They old, and I have never seen anyarrived with nothing because their thing like this. We are' on the donkey. died along the way. verge of despair, all our people Within weeks Anab's two-year- will die without immediate help," old brother and six-year-old sis- he said. ,Ahmed Ibrahim of the Ogaden ter had died of disease and malnutrition.

Welfare Society said when World .It. is .the same story in f:very Food Program director Catherine, hut across the camp. Officially, Bertini visits this town in mid 300 children have died, but hun- April, he will tell her she must dreds, inaybe thousands, more urgently airlift milk and soft fooo . died along the torturous route to to Danan for the dying children. the camp, "From now o,n they need imArchbishop Silvano Tomasi, mediate heJp, not more assessapostolic nuncio to Ethiopia and men.t," Ibrahim said.

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Coping with the guilt of an abortion Q. I hope you can help me. A close friend sent' piness, happens at another level than remember-. me one of your columns about excommunica- ing~ Forgiveness means letting go, especially of tion because of an 'abortion. More than a year anger and resentment, and of the desire for reago I too had an abortion, and I've never for- venge. For you, this means the anger and resentgiven myself for it. Honestly, I don't think I can. ment, and perhaps even the need for punishment No one in my family knows, and, my friends you feel toward yourself. .

You have done a serious wrong, we admit that. who do know have no idea what pain I feel every time I hear a baby cry. I haven't gone to confes- But it is past, part of history, and there's nothing sion and sometimes don't wantto be forgiven you, or even God, can do to change that. The imbecause then I'll forget, and I won't let myself portant present concern of God is where you go' from here.' . otT that easily.

God knows you (as all of us) are a long way I wanted more than anything to have the baby, but I kDew my mother ' from perfect. You are not the first to make a .would kick me out, and r-"';"~---~-.;...--r~iii big-time mistake,' and the baby's father would you will not be the last. not be there physically or emotionally. , What is needed now' is the humIlity to acknoWlI'm now in a new relationship with some. edge that, and to calmly and peacefully go home one I believe truly cares

By Father to God's love, and befor me, but I fmd my. John J. Dietzen' lieve in his faith in you. self holding' back.

I realize this is a big Maybe it's the anger I order, but with prayer have toward myself. I know I want to be happy again, but I still want and patience, and the sacraments of reconciliation to remember that awful mistake I made. (Texas) and the Eucharist - and insofar as possible work-

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-A. I'm very sorry for you. A' lot of painful healing will be needed in your heart as you move, as you say, toward happiness again. It will behelp~ (ul, I believe, to reflect prayerfully on a few truths: as you move in that direction.

First, there is no way you will everforgetyo.ur experience, no matter what you do. It has had too great an impact on your feelings and memories.

But that has little connection with forgiveness, either YQur forgiveness of yourself or God's forgiveness of yOI;l. .

Genuine forgiveness, which can occur gradu- . ally, and which will be part of your returning hap-

ing through it with a friend you can trust - it can happen more peacefully and gracefully than you think. Don't be intimidated by how you feel at the moment. As the Bible says, God is bigger than our hearts; so don't be afraid to move on. Good luck!

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C.hastityprograms help te~~s, parents talk·about sexuality ~

It firids them talking more'about family' beliefs,and standards.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif.

The aim of a new Sacramento diocesan program is to get parents and teens to talk about a subject'that probably doesn't rank among the top-10 topics at the dinner table: the positive value of chastity.

But through the program, teens and parents are talking and more - they're also finding common ground.

"Our main goal is to talk about what chastity is and how it fits into a whole life," said Chris'tine Cipperly, diocesan respect life coordinator. "Instead of parents saying to kids 'just don't,' what they say is, 'In our family these are the standards, this is what our family believes.' That's a very empowering thing."

Cipperly has paired up with daughter Zoe, a, high school senior, to bring the chastity work-

Over the past 18 months, she has taken the chastity message to .

Catholic Church groups, youth conventions, high schools and colleges across the c'ountry, from. shop to religious education was opening the lines of commu- . th~ .Diocese of Reno, Nev., to the classes and youth groups in par~ nication between teens and their families. ishes and Catholic schools.

The mother of nine children, "This is the first time we've Cipperly has a bit. of experience . really got into a group and talked in relating to young people. She about sex freely and were not just also worked for 14 years as the taught about it. It was kind of nice AIDS program director in a pub- to be able to do that," she said. lic health department.

Carol Abrams, president of St. While working with teens on John Vianney'sparent's club, said AIDS education and prevention, the workshop "lets the kids know Cipperly said, she found a signifi- that they're part of this big, huge cant number of them not· only support group, that there are a asked for information on absti- multitude of parents and teachers nence, but "they were hungry for all thinking the same thing." it."

Amberly Sherman, a member "It really formed my con- of Corpus Christi Parish in Tahoe science around how we talk to our City, is also spreading the chaschildren about sex and sexual be- tity message as a regional coordihavior," she told the Catholic nator of a task force that trains . Herald, Sacr.amento's diocesan young people to become activists newspaper. in chastity education.

A recent visit by the motherSherman, 25, who has spent a daughter team to St. John Vianney lot of time working with youths, Parish in Rancho Cqrdova began said she was "saddened by the with a brainstorming session on number of young people who. had the sexual.messages families are been sexually promiscuous" and receiving in today's society. saw a "great need for the young For Kellie Hill, a member of people of our culture to be chalSt. John Vianney's youth group, lenged, for a new high standard . an important part of the program to be set."

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Project Rachel ad campaign not for pros~lytizing,. official says . .

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WASHINGTON - The national advertising program for Project Rachel, the Catholic Church's post-abortion reconciliation ministry, is not aimed at "returning Catholics to the fai th nor proselytizi ng~" . a spokeswoman for the U.S. bishops' Pro-Life efforts said.

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Some of those who have ment that the purpose of the ad campaign and of Project Rachel . called Project Rachel offices "is to offer women and men suf- after hearing or seeing the ads fering after abortion any help have been practicing Catholics, some have left the Church and they need."

She said she issued the state- many are non-Catholics,Alvan~' ment because the widespread said. In the Washington Arch-· interest across the United States diocese, for example, 40 perand internationally about the cent of those who c~lled for advertising program had post-abortion counseling were prompted stories that contained non-Catholics.

"Many were referred to some "inaccuracies which Protestant ministers, to a rabbi andto lay counselors, but many non-Catholics were pleased to talk to priests," she said. "Every effort. was made to offer the kind of help the caller 'most needed and desired."

Alvare also said the ad campaign - which includes radio ads in English and Spanish, placards for buses and subways, billboards and a wersite offering informaticin in nearly a dozen languages - "was not planned to coincide wfth any other event concerning abortion."

Planned more than a year in advance, the program which kicked off in February was "timed to coincide with the opening months of the jubilee year, a tr.aditional time in the.

Christian calendar for offers of reconciliation and healing," she said.

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Father M·cGivney's sainthood Cause moves to Rome phase '~

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Three boxes of signed and sealed documents and a solemn ceremony marked the conclusion of a two-year Hartford archdiocesan investigation into the jus, -tification for sainthood of Father MiChael J. 'McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus.'

In this initial two-year phase, all known materials on the life and works of Father McGivney, a'native of Waterbury, were gathered and a wide consultation took place concerning the priest's public image and private persona.

Th.e boxes were hand-delivered to the Vatican; where the Congregatio,n for Sainthood Causes will further study the priest's cause.

"His pastoral life was dedicated to provide for the material and spiritual welfare of his parishioners," Hartford Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin said at a March ceremony closing the first phase. "He lived a life of virtue and holiness." , A huge.por'trait of Father McGivney adorned with flowers graceq the room. A hush came over the attendees as Archbishop Cronin sat at a, desk signing the documents and marking them with the seal of the archbishop. Only the sound of his pen could be heard.

The documents were' turned over to the postulator of the cause, Dominican Father Gabriel B. O'Don'1ell, who later took them to Rome. ,"This is a momentous moment," said Virgil C. Dechant, supreme knight of the Knights of

Columbus. "We are finally on the right track."

Susan Brosn'an, of Resu'rrection Parish in WaJljngford, who was on the historical commission for the sainthood cause, said that despite the prpgress it represents, she ~ill miss being involved'in the cause.

"It's kind of sad that this part is over, but it's a rea.11y wonderful experience, to be part of such an historical process," she'said. ' Only three Americans have been declared ,saints - Bishop John Nepomucene Neumann (1811-1860); Mother Francis Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917); and Sister, Elizabeth Ann ~eton ,( 1774~ ~ 821), who was the first American-born sainLPhiladelphia-born Mother Katharine Drexel, who will be canonized on Oct. 1, will , become the fourth U.S. saint.

The Hartford archdiocesan tribunal will continue to investigate any miracles that could be attributed to Father McGivney," who was a parish priest at St. Mary in New Haven. He died in 1890 atthe age of 38.

"The're are several alleged miracles that have been reported, and almost all miracles today are 'cures,~' said Bishop Thomas V. Daily of Brooklyn, N.Y., who is the supreme chaplain of the Knights of Columbus.

Archbishop Cronin said that Father McGivney has been a model for priests.

"What this shows is that here's just an ordinary parish priest in the Diocese of Hartford, who gave in his life every evidence of holiness," the archbishop said. .

Bishop Daily agreed: "Father McGivney was not a man who lived in an ivory tower," he said, adding that Father McGivney would never have viewed himself as a saint.

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ROME - The Church must stress Christ's unique . Turning to the mystery of the existence of evil in and universal role as the world's savior "exthe world, Cardinal Biffi said the traditional explicitly and without tiring," said a planation that God permits evil without willprominent Italjan cardinal. ing it was "completely insufficient."

SPeaking at a theological conBecause Christ - the savior -:- is the ference in Rome on "Christocenter of all. that exists, sin and evil have centrism," Cardinal Giacomo a precious role in God's plan, the cardiBiffi of Bologna warned of atnal said. temptS to soft-pedal Christ's cenThough God does not will evil, he trality in the universe and human wants "to demonstrate merciful love, history. able to overcome every rebellion and Various attempts have been defeat any stubbornness," he said. made· to "dilute. Christianity" into a If God had chosen to create a world catch-all religion, to strip the Gospel of without sin, it "undoubtedly would have exany absolute value and to promote a "kind pressed other perfections; but in it there would of theological by-pass" straight to God, not be room for the value of a crea"getting around the impervious rock of ture who humbly recogthe Church and the 'stone nizes its faults, nor the which will make people penitent love which stumble,' the Redeemer only a soul which has -crucified and resursinned can bestow on rected," he said. the Father, nor above all Christ, after calling the redemptive affechimself the "cornertion of Christ, who dies stone," warned that "~v­ for our salvation," he eryone who falls on that said. stone will be dashed to The two-day theological conference was pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it hosted by the Pontififalls," said the cardinal, cal Athenaeum Regina citing the Gospel of Apostolof\.lm (Queen of Apostles), founded in Luke. . This. passage "is CHRIST IS depicted with apostles atthe Last Sup- 1993 and directed by among the most impor- per in a window at St. Mary's Cathedral in Winnipeg, the. Legionaries of t:l'lt of the New Testa-. Manitoba, Canada. (CNS photo from Crosiers) Christ.

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Suspenseful World,War IT action Repelling tale of a late 1980s ,Prama about a young Navy lieutenA FULL-LENGTH film using the latest in 3-D clay animation tells the story of the life of Wall-Street yuppie (Christian Bal~) ant (Matthew McConaughey) who who despises his associates and is leads a daring mission to comman- Jesus Christ. "The Miracle Maker" is set to air on ABC Easter Sunday. (CNS photo from , able to murder women, colleagues d~r a disabled German U:boat and ABC) .and cops ~ith gleeful impunity. As capture a top-secret Nazi encrypdirected by Mary Harron, attempts tion device. Writer-director . to satirize the greedy excesses of Jonathan Mostow sharply captures the me generation are overwhelmed the claustrophobia of submarines, by the remorseless main character's and the film's intense visual effects killing sprees and the film's core are striking, although bland perfornihilism. Recurring violence with mances m¥e it difficult to distin- ' gore, including nudity and'graphic guish among the characters. Recur-' sexual encounters, recreational drug ring war violence and fleeting crass ' BVGERRI PARE the dead, Jesus faces his own imminent agony and CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE . abuse" some profanity and frequent language. The U.~. Catholic Condeath, sadly telling Peter and .Judas at the Last SupNEW YORK :..- The story of Jesus, as seen, per that he is aware they will betray him that very rough language. The U.S:' Catho- ference classification is' A-II - . lic Conference classification is' 0 adults and adolescents. The Motion through a child's eyes, m.akes for fine Easter evening ,night. ' - morally offe'nsive. The':Motion Picture AssOciatidn ofAmerica nlt~ '. viewing in "The Miracle Maker," airing Easter SunThe highly dramatic crucifixion scene is followed

by Mary Magdalene's discovery of the empty tomb, Picture Association ofAmerica rat- ing is PG-13 -:- parentS are strongly day, April 23, 7-9 p.m. EDT-on ABC., cautioned that some material may The quality production uses exceptional 3-D clay ,after which the risen Jesus appears ~o her and othing is R - restricted. ''East Is East" (Miramlllx) be inappropriate for children un- animation- for the most part, other times switching ers. As the people rejoice in salvation little Jamar , Droll British comedy-drama set der 13. to the more traditional flaf animation, as when Mary 'proclaims, "He is with us for~ever!" , in the early I970s about a control- ;, ''Where the Moriey Is" (USA) rec~lls in flashba~ks Jesus' birth and,his,teaching in .

J:)irec~ed -Qy;Stanislav. Sokolov and perek HaYf<s, ling Pakistani father who 'blindly;)t 't Disappointing drama about a the temple' at age 12. ' , ,_ '. ."The Miracle Maker" embodies simplicity, drama Framing the story of Jesus' life from age 30 on -::- and joy in the Good News. , tries to drag his seven B'ritish-bom famous bank ropber' (Paul children back to traditional Mus-, Newman) who fakes a stroke to is the character'of a sickly young girl named Tamar, Unlike some films in which Christ is depicted as lim ways despite their resistance to , break out of prison ,but his game (voice of Rebecca Calhlrd) who observes Jeslis, solemn to the point of unapproachable, here Jesus saris, arranged marriages and reli- . is discovered by. a cunning nurse (voice of Ralph Fiennes) preaching in her viilage. radiates warmth as adults and children alike are drawn gious instruction. ,Damien (Linda Fiorentino)who offers her Her parents (voices of Julie Christie and -William to him. The childlike perspective of Tamar should O'Donnell's deft directOljal debut silence in exchange for his exper-' . Hurt), meanwhile, become'desperate as her condi- appeal to youngsters in the viewing audience and it is an absorbing look at cross-cul- tise on one last heist. Despite a win- - tion worsens. ' lends freshness to the story's 'familiar trajectory. tural familial relationships with a ningperformance by Newman, di. A compassionate Jesus prevents Mary Magdalene Another plus is how. the. film succeeds in conwell-written, credible plot and rector Marek Kahievska's flawed (voice of Miranda Richardson) from being attacked' veying both the, human and the divine in Jesus withlively characters. Brief marital :'film romantiCizes a life bf crime and draws followers not only by the, miracles he out falling into the trap of sounding preachy. A fluid sexual encounter, some domestic with unconvincing plot twists, Pl?rforms but by the parables he uses, such as the pace alternates ChrisCs preaching and parables with violence, homosexual innuendo, characters who are caricatures and Good Samaritan, to illustrate how we should love . events in the Savior's life. flash of nudity and recurrent rough a contrived ending. Brief sexual one another as God loves each of us.

The character of Mary Magdalene may puzzle language. The U.S. Catholic Con- encounter, some crass language and Particularly well done is the scene where Jesus some as she seems unstable and very much in need ference cllissification is A-III - ' an instance of profanity. The U.S. joyfully accepts baptism by John the Baptist(v.oice of Jesus' healing touch. , Sudden switches from clay to cell animation, adults. The Motion Picture Asso- Catholic Conference ciassification of Richard E. Grant). Althou'gh his detractors claim is A-IV - adults, with reserva- Jesus' power comes from the devil, Tamar's father however, can be distracting. While the clay'facial ciation of America rating is R restricted.' tions. The Motion Picture Asso- 'come~ to believe the opposite and leads him to her expressions are remarkable, the body movements "Set Me Free" , ciation of America rating is PG- deathbed, where Jesus restores her life to the awe seem a bit jerky in spots.

(Artistic License) 13 ...:...- parents are strongly cau- of all the villagers. ' Two years in the making in Russia and Wales, Somewhat poignant coming-of- tioned that some material may be lipon hearing Herod l).as beheaded John the Bap- and using top-grade vocal talent" "The Miracle age story set in 1963 Montreal inappropriate for children under, tist, Jesus weeps and heads with his apostles to Maker" is recommended viewing on the Church's wttere a 13-year-old girl (Karine 13.

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Indonesian artist seeks Church support for catec~ism in comics 'Bv CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

, BANDUNG, Indonesia - An Indonesian Catholic artist said he has sought support from the local Catholic Church in West Java to help him realize his childhood dream of creating a catechism in comics 'for young people. " Comics cari be an effective tool to help children understand catechism, Toni Masdiono, a comic-artist and lecturer at the· .state-owned Institute of Technology in·, Bandung, told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand.

"A weB-designed. comic based on chilaren:s thinking will be enthusiastically , . welcomed by them," Masdiono said.

'Citing popular Protestant-published comics, he challenged the Church to publish.

Catholic comics.

The inspiration of creating a c~techism in hood Association to realize the idea.

The challenge now. is to firid someone to .comics originated from his childhood expe"Catholic. comic artists have great potential to help youngsters, the neglected seg~ write the text, "but I dO'believe I could find rience offinding a comic book on the life of ment of the Church, to enjoy the noble val- the person soon," said~aSdiono, who pub- St.- Sebastian, titled ''A Way with Plenty of ues of the Bible and Catholic teaching," the lished "Fourteen Steps in Crafting Comics" Thoms," which he still has, he said. . The book was illus~ated bya Javanese artist said. in 1998.. . . Masdiono said he has a group of illustraMasdiono, a graphic design graduate, said , Catholic from Yogyakarta,he said.

He noted how much children love comics. tors that can create a Catholic catechism in many Catholic comic artists and illustrators ,"You see in bookstores, the comic books , have contributed their. talents for Protestant comics. section is always crowded by children and "We alrhilVe strong dedication to serve churches and secular publishing houses.

"I sent my works to Protestant publishing you'ngsters. My own children always ask me the Church. With Church permission and fi- , nancial support, we can make it," said houses and other publications. Many Catho- to buy comic books or draw comics for .

Masdiono, whose wife is also an illustrator. lic illustrators, designers and comic artists them," he said.

Masdiono, a member of the editorial staff 'Masdiono said he is looking for Catholics also serve the Protestant church and secular of Bandung Diocese's KorilUnikasi monthly to finance a group concerned with produc- publishing houses," he said.

He urged the Catholic Church to ~1Camine magazine, expressed his hope that the Church ing a children's catechism. .

He said he would contact Catholic media' the lack of support and attention to Catholics would start using comics to reach people of all ages.

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associate pastor to S1. John CArHOUC NEWS SERVICE Neumann, who was superior of VATICAN CITY - In a sol- the Redemptorist community. e'!1n ceremony in S1. J>eter's In 1854 he was tran'sferred Square, Pope John Paul II beati- from Pittsburgh to parish rnipisfied three religious women and try in a number of cities in Marypriests, including land. He also served as head- of .two .Redemptorist Father Francis Redemptorist seminaries in Xavier Seelos, a German who Cumberland and Annapolis. ministered to immigrants in the After ,a draft order in 1863 Uriited States. threatened to force seminarians to Known as an expert confessor, join the Union Army, Father Father Seelos "invites the mem- Seelos traveled to Washington to bers of the Church to deepen their petition President Abraham Linunion with Christ in the sacra- coln for an exemption. The rements of penance and the Eucha- quest was denied because only rist," the pope said. priests could be exempted, so FaMore than 40,000 pilgrims, ther Seelos had the seminarians bundled up against stiff winds and ordained. dark skies, attended the beatifiFrom 1863-66 he worked as cation Mass a week ago. an itinerant missionary, preachLooking fatigued early in the ing in English and German in Mass, the pope appeared to briefly Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, lose his balance. But as the lit- Missouri, New Jersey, New York, urgy progressed, he seemed to Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island gain strength and his face became and Wisconsin. more expressive.

Transferred in 1866 to New Redemptorist Father Joseph Orleans to minister to poor imElworthy, former director of the migrants, Father Seelos caught Seelos Center in New Orleans, yellow fever and died Oct. 4, said the message that U.S. Catho- 1867. lics should draw from Father His body lies in a sanctuary Seelos' beatification was: "Go to tomb in St. Mary's Assumption conf~ssion.

Church in New Orleans.

"If you want peace, go to conIn addition to Father Seelos, . fession," Father Elworthy said the pope beatified: after the Mass. "If you're not at - Sister Mary Elisabeth peace with yourself, you can't Hesselblad, 1870-1957, who repromote peace in the world." / founded the Order of the Most Speaking to beatification/pil- Holy Savior of St. Bridget, betgrims in the Paul VI Audience ter known as the Bridgettines; Hall, the pope said he hoped Fa- Father Mariano de Jesus ther Seelos' example would "in- Euse Hoyos, 1845-1926, a Cospire more young people to re- lombian priest who devoted spond with generosity to Christ's himself especially to serving call to take on the task of evange- farmers and the poor, whom he' lization in the priesthood and re- called "Christ's nobles"; ligious life."

- Sister Anna Rosa Gattomo, Born in Germany in 1819, Fa- 1831-1900, an Italian widow who ther Seelos traveled to the United founded the Daughters of St. States in 1843, where he was or- Anne, dedicated to serving the dained a Redemptorist one year poor and suffering; later.

- Sister Mariam Thresia He spent nine years in Pitts- . Chiramel Mankidiyan, 1867burgh, working the first six as 1926, an Indian "forerunner of

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Jesus reminds us we are responsible for the progress ofthe Gospel we proclaim..~ are being asked: Do you live what you believe? So you really preach whatyou live?

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Vatican'official urges crackdown o~ women~;forced info slavery'

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" 'VIENNA, Austria (CNS) The fact that some of the women -Women arid giils forced ot encour- ; ,voluntarily~nteied Into prostitution aged to leave their homes and be- does not make it any less of a'crime come prostitutes in another country" or any ,less'} violation oftht:;ir human are part of anew flfldgrowing foimof dignity, Msgr, Rezeau said. slavery, a Vatican official snid, .'

"Consent to slavery" cannot be ':A gro~ing~ number' of 'y'oung the cover under which slav~ry is re- . women, children and illeg~ immi- introduced into modern societies, he grants are the objects'of asordid tI:af- ,-said, The monsignor urged congress ficking which recalls the'darker times participants to vote down an amende, of slavery," said ,~sgr, Dominique 'merit to the "Convention against Rezeau, the Vatican's representative' Transnational Organized Crime" that to U,N~ agencies inVienna. . would ~xempt from the definition of The 10th U.N. congres~ .on t~e. human trafficking situations in which prevention ofcrime.was held recently . ,adult women .givetheir}ormal and in Vienna. informed consent to prostitution.

In his speech, Msgr. Rezeau called' People should be shocked, he on the internation,al comml.Jnity to ~aid, at the results of a World Migra'use modern law enforcement ,tools tion Office survey in which "a maand the courts to stop crime, but not jority of yo~ng girls questioned at a to forget' how much education and Central European school saw prostieconomic development can contrib-. . tution as a means of assuring their ute to. preventing crime in the first .future.", . place. " ':. The Vatican official asked conGlobalization, he said, has al- gress participants to remember that lowed "the inhabitants of our planet crime is not simply a violation of to coriununicate, to understand one laws, but in most cases is also' a vioanother and to help one another," but lation of basic moral values and of it also has given criminals a. great~r the dignity oithe human person. chance to exploit the poor on a larger To be effective, crime prevention level. programs must include a strong foIn 1998, an estimated four mil- cus on education in human and' lion women and girls were "t!le vic- moral valu~s and efforts to promote tims of international trafficking in ' developmeilt so that people do not ,human beings in one form or an- .feel they have to tumto crime to sur-' other,'~ he said. vive, he said.

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Oh adorable and Divine, Will, behold me -here befor~ the immensity of Your Light, that'Your ,eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make me enter into It to fomimy,life"all in You, Divine Will. Therefore"oh adorable Will, prostrate before: , Your Light; L'the least of all creatures, put'myself iJ:tto the little group 'ofthe ,sons and daughters of Your Supreme FIAT. Pros-' trate in' my ~n6thingness, I invoke Your Light and beg'that it,' · clothe me,and eclipse: all that does not pertain to You, Divine WilL It will be my Life, the center 6r my intelligence, the . , enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being. I do not want '" the human willtohayel~e in.this ~~ any.longer. I will cast it . ·: away from me' and thus form the 'new,&len of Peace, of happi-' , , ness and of lqve., With It l,sh~ be always'happy. I shall have " a singular strength and a holiness' that sanctifies all things and ' ' , conducts them-to God.....' :, . , . Here prostrate, 1 invoke the help of the' Most Holy Trinity that They permit me to live iil the cloister of the Divine Will 'and . thus return in me·the first order of creation,-just as the ,creature' '. . was' created. ' .' Heavenly,Mother;' Sove~ign and Queeh of the Divme Fiat, .. ,. · take my- hand~and·~troduce:me, into ,the-Light of the~Divine·· Will. You Will be:mygUide/myniost tender Mother; and will , teach me to liVe' in and to·maintairi myself in the ordeccand,t:he " bourids of the Divine,Will: Heavenly Mother, I conseCrate my whole bemg to Your irrnnaeulate·Heart. "You will'teach',me, the doctrine of the Divine Will.and I ,Will· listen most attentively to Your lessons.. You wiUcoverme-with, Your 'mantle so that'the ' -infernal serpent" dille oat penetrate into thiS-sacred,Eden to' en- , tice me and make me fall into the'maze of the human,will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus;,You will~gi~e :~e Your · flames that"they may bum me, ,consume me; and feed' me to , form in me 'the Life' of the Divine Will.' , Saint Joseph, yojJ will: be .my protector, the' guardian ,of my - ,heart; and will keep the keys of my will in.your hands., You' . will keep my heart jealously and shall never>give it to me again, .. that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God:· ' ·My guardian Angel, guard, me; defend me; help me in everything so that" my Eden may flourish and be the'instrument' that draws all men into the' Kingdom of the Divine Will.. Amen. ' ( In Honor of Luisa Piccar~eti:J. 1865-1947 Child of the Divine Will)

SUPPORTERS OF candidate for president of Peru Alejandro Toledo torch the gate of the presidential palace in Lima,last week. Demonstrators were accusing rival candidate, President Alberto Fujimori of fraud in the recent election. (eNS photo from Reuters) ,

Peruvian bishops urge calm . amid post-election tensions LIMA, Peru (CNS) - Peruvian bishops renewed general of the Peruvian bishops' conference, urged their call to citizens to avoid violence· amid ten- citizens to avoid violence "at any cost." sions following the country's presidential election. ' Toledo protested that day along with 4,000 dem"This is the moment fo"r serenity, respect. and onstrators at Government Palace iIi Lima, where confidence in the law," said Archbishop Juan <:::ipriani they were di~persed by police tear gas.

Thome of Lima. ' Portillo said that after counti.ng nearly 40 perThe president of the Peruvian bishops' confer- cent of the votes, Fujimori had almost 50 percent, ence, Archbishop Luis Bambaren Gastelurriendi, said . just short of winning the first round. the Peruvian popula~ionshowed a "great level of' But the spokesman for the international organi_zation Transparency, which monitored the elections, .civility and'respect fOf the democratic system.'" , "This respect must be kept," Archbishop 'said that, statistically, "it is impossible to deny a BamBaren added,. . , ' second electoral round." Transparency said its Tensio'ns between the followers of President sample counting ofless than one percent of the vote Albert~ FUJiinori and'those of candidate Aleja:nqro indi~ated ~ujimori should face a runoff and added Toledo iflcreased'late last week after the president 'his-outright win woul<fconfirm its suspicions of . of the National Office of Elector~ Process, Jose fraud.

PortilloCampbell,'stated that the official results of· Toledo; with the'sUpport of the other opposition the elections would nQt be lmown iititil two or three. presidential ca.ndidates,said t.!lat he wou'ld not'recdays later. , ~ ~:. ognize the results of the National Office of ElecFollowing a dem(;mstration by opposition' sup-toral Process,which r,aised doubts ifhe would stand porters protesJing possible election fraud April 10; . ,in a runoff if Fujimori is' short of the 50 percent Bishop Miguel Irizar~ampos of Cal~ao, secretary-,needed to win., l

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. ·CAPE TOWN; 'South Africa . taken: an 'official positjon on the veterans from' 1,000 farms. Po(CNS)- Invasion of w'hite- controversy,- general feeling lice said 'there were too many in, owned farms in Zimbabwe could, among the bishops is thatthe new vaders for them to handle. further,darrlage the country?s al-' law' "will at least bring some . Among the participants iii the ready devastated economy but is settlement on the land ,issue" ab march.called by the National Conunlikely to.lead to fU,rther.loss of , though the way it carne, about is stitutionalAssembly -'grouping ,life, Church offiCials ,said. unfortunate;" , the opposition, civic and religious. " .The factthat production on farms' ,President,E.obert.Mugabe had .. , bodies.,- was Jesuit Father Oskar . has been disturbed by the invasions ' persuaded Parliament to give him' WenDter, social communications could ha~e "serious consequences ,the ,right to seize farms ,without officer of the bishops' .conference. for the ecqnoiny," said Tarcisius ,compensatipn. The new law 'ab- The march, which ,began peace.. Zimbiti,acting'national director of , solves his cash-&trapped adminis- fUlly,~cros1ied the path.of protestthe Catholic,Commission for Jus~ tration fromcompens~ting farm:' ing war veterans. \ tice and Peace in Zimbabwe. ers ifformer-colonial power Brit,"The police allowed the ,~ttack­ , About 4,500 mostly white~ ain refused to assume: financial ing'mob (the veterans) to ,crash owned large farms' account for responsibility:. . into the marchers," FatherWerrnter ,abOiJt.75 percent of Zimbabwe's Chenjerai Hunzvi, leader of ~aid,. not~ng that· "stones were productive land. Whites constitute " the invaders, many of-whom are . thrown .and'people were beaten. a tiny minority of Zimbabwe's veterans of the 1970s liberation Archbishop Patrick Chakaipa '1:2.5 million population. war ,against.minority white'rule, of Harare has urged· the govern- Zimbitisaid in a recent tele-' said the invasions would continue. ' ment and the farmers to reach a, , phone interview from Harare; ·Hesaid that white farmers had , compromise on the land situation .

"The situation is very ,disturbing, declared., war on the country's "to avoid bloodshed.'~ but I don't think we're headed for' black 'majority.

Zimbabwe is struggling with a civiLwar. ,.

"We will not let them win this its worst economic crisis since ,'. Father Walter Nyatsanza, gen- war," he said. ' . , , ' independel)ce from' Britain, 'eral secretary of the Zimbabwean On April 10, police asked the largely- blamed on mismanagebishops' conference, said that al- Zimbabwe' high court to set aside ment by Mugabe's 20-year-old ' though the conference has not an order evicting about 60,000 government.

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world the light ofChrist shines forth . as a beacon of hope in our world and in our lives. The power of sin is broken by Christ's death and resurrection, and we are once again empowered by the grace of God to live as His children.

As we bask in the grace of this Jubilee Year, our Holy Father urges us to, 'Open Wide the Doors to Christ': to allow the risen Christ to enter through the doors ofour hearts so that He may dwell within. Over the past 40 days of the spiritual retreat we know as Lent, we have joined with those preparing for the Easter sacraments in pondering the Paschal Mystery and how we, as disciples, are called to share in this mystery by uniting ourselves with the person of Jesus Christ. The Paschal Mystery is God's I11anifestation of His love for us through Jesus Christ. 'God s610ved the world that He gavy us His only Son so that ev-' eryone' who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal. life.' ~hrist's love for His Heavenly' Father, in obedience to His will, a love poured out for us, is made visible and effective on the cross. The . cross plays a key role not only in Christ's life but also in ours: He tells

us: 'Whoever wishes to be my disciple must be willing to deny his very self, take up his cross, and follow in my footsteps.' When we die to self and embrace the mystery. of the cross and follow Christ, we express our belief that one comes to a greater life only after dying to a lesser one.

For some, the cross of sacrificial love is a stumbling block; but for the follower of Christ, it is the key that unlocks the doors of our hearts so that we may open them wide to Christ. Christ's presence in our lives brings a new and radiant vision of faith in the midst of our uricertainty, a renewal of hope in the midst of our paralyzing fears, and a deepen- , ing of love for God aI1d for one another in the face of a self-centered world.

The grace that flows from the waters of Easter is extended to all who cal} upon Christ as their Lord and Savior: the newly baptized and initiated into the Church, the young adults-who will share in thduIln~ss of Christian initiation next month through the Sacrament of Confir~ mation, those who will be anointed in their hour of sickness, and those who will be forgiven througn'the

ministry of the Church. Christ's resurrection is not an event we merely remember· as occurring 2000 years ago, it is a saving mystery we continue to celebrate and make present every time we encounter the Risen Christ in the sacraments, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.

During this Jubilee Year, a year 'intensely Eucharistic in nature,' we are particularly aware of the gift of the Eucharist in the building up of the Body of Christ, the Church. As we celebrate this joyful season of Easter,' I promise to remember you and your families in my prayers, particular y at Holy Mass. May we continue to grow together in holiness and come to a deeper awareness for and appreciati.on of the newness of life that has been won for us by Jesus Christ. May the words of the 'Exsultet' resonate in our' hearts: 'Rejoice, for Christ has conquered! Glory fills. you! Darkness vanishes forever!'"

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FALL RIVER - All seats were filled. at St. Mary's Cathedral on Thesday as Bishop Sean P. O'Malley OEM'Cap:, celebrated the Mass of.

ChrisQ, and blessed the holy oils which will be used in 6,000 baptisms, 4,000 confirmations, several ordinations and thousands of anointings of the sick during this Jubilee Year.

He spoke about the importance ofadministering the sacraments with the Gospel and the ,significance of the Holy Week celebration.

'The Chrism Mass is a splendid BISHOP O'MALLEY blesses.the sac'red oils at Tuesday's moment in the life of the Church," saJd Bishop O'Malley.. "We come Chrism~ass at the Cathedral.' (Anchor/Gordon photo) , together to prepare the tools of ol.\~ . trade for the new year and we pray' tidings to the lowly ... To give them.' paniedGrace .. ·Eduardo Costa for all those who will receive Christ's oil of gladness." played clarinet, Tobias Monte, sacraments, anointed with these oils."

Bishop O'Malley said that apriest. trumpet and John Beaulieu was The oil of the sick, oil of the cat- 'must take his duties with great hu- featured on timpani. echumens and oil of Chrism were . mility and seriousness stating ''The brought to the altar by Deacons' promises we make today are a decLouis Bousquet, John Branco, Leo laration of intention to love Jesus Racine, Joseph Stanley, Robert Faria Christ and His Church and to serve and Joseph Mador. The bishop His people." He said they must also blessed each of the oils and asked seek God's help that they may be that they be filled with the power of faithful to their interiorjourney, "frathe Holy Spirit.

- ternal to our brother priest and zealThe day was also an opportunity ous in serving our people." for diocesan priests to renew their In the renewal of commitment, ordination vows and the bishop was the priests resolved to be faithful min.thankful of their efforts and work isters of the mysteries of God and they do for God's people. "We re- celebrate the Eucharist and the other new our priestly promises and re- liturgical services with. siflcere dededicate ourselves to a priestly way votion. Those gathered were then of life at the Chrism Mass," stated asked to pray for their priests and Bishop O'Malley, adding that priests the bishop that.they may befaithful should unite themselves with Christ ministers 'of Christ. and "try to be more like Him." Transitional Deacons Rev. Mr. The readi ngs focused on the Paul Bernier, Rev. Mr. Scott Ciosek theme ofanointing and the first read- and Rev. Mr. William Rodrigues asing, from the Book of Isaiah, re- sisted at the Mass. Music and song lated to the importance of the priest were provided by the Fall River Diin administering God's sacraments. ocesan Choir directed by Madeleine. ''The spirit of the Lord God is upon Grace. me, because the Lord has anointed Michele Burdick served as canme ... He has sent me to bring glad tor and three musicians accom-

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BISHOP CONNOLLYstuderts who took part in the Jubilee pilgrimage were, from left, Roxanne Gagnon, Kati~Benevides, Brittany'Thompson, Katie LeBlanc, and Erica Hubert. "

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FALL RIVER - In concert with Pope director ofeducation, and James McNamee" John Paul II and his call to mark the year diocesan supenntendentof schools.

2000 as aJubilee Year, the students, parents, The pilgrimage was held in lieu of the faculty and staff of Bishop Connolly High annual walk-a-thon usually held as a fundSchool made a pilgrimage from the high raiser for the school. However, students and . sch,ool to St. Mary's Cathedral recently. faculty went forward and contributed weekly Participants gathered in the school gym- throughout Lent in the spirit of almsgiving nasium for a light dinner before embarking to raise funds to De contributed toward the on their journey, , Jubilee Walk. This year, those funds will be As the sun began to set, the grqup gath- donated to the diocesan Catholic elemenered around a cross that was erected behind . tary schools in Fall River. the gym on Ash Wednesday. After an opening prayer and the blessing of the Lenten fire by school chaplain Father John Murray, the, walk to the Cathedral began.

Campus minister Christopher Connelly , led the procession as he carried the huge wooden cross through the streets of Fall' River. As dusk fell, the group passed through Ruggles Park where proceSsion candles were lit for the remainder of the pilgrimage.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap:, ,"met with the pilgrims at the Cathedral and . read a Jubilee Year prayer. Connelly tl!en knocked on the door of the Cathedral with the cross in ~ manner reminis~~nt ofthe pope in Rome on Christmas to begirt the Jubilee Year.

The procession passed through the Jubilee Door as students chanted the Litany of CHRISTOPHER CONNELLY Saints. The celebration ~of ,Eucharist with Bishop O'Malley presiding culminated the carries a cro~s through 'the streets evening's events. Also in ~ttendance were of Fail River aided by senior Keith Father William Garland,' OSA,' <Ii'ocesan 'Almeida and Father'John Murray...

SEVERAL STUDENTS from William Butler's science class at St. Mary's School, New Bedford,Jeceived special recognition at this year's science fair for their award-winning projects. With their teacher, from left are: Edward O'Leary, Meredith Gray, Jenr:tifer Silveira, Amanda Allain, Ki~yFortin and Dominic DeMello.

.... COYLE AND CASSIDY::High School students recently'sponsored a "h.uman awareness day entitled "Celebra:. tion of Life:' featuring workshops and . ',' spe~kers on su,ch topics as human ~~~~"""'-~';"';;"''''.,.;;:...J , rights, the environ'ment ~nd soci~l. activism. From "left are: Dennis Poyant, headmaster; Donna Boyle, academic ,. princip~,;, $arah-Beth Bethiaume, faculty . member; Heather Keenan-Gallagher; Alex Keenan-Gallagher, ,keynote spea,ker; students Kerri Rodenbush and Patrick Menton and Community Service Director MiGhael Cote. ~ Bishop'Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap.; distributes communion to students at Coyle and Cassidy 'High School, during a recent pastoral' visit.

Following the Mass student leadership officers Daniel G. DaRosa and Melissa Lee Sousa presented, the bishop with several gifts including a $$00 donation to the Catholic Charities Appeal. '

FIRST-GRADER Candace Madeira of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, New Bedford, is all smiles as she stands next to a handmade quilt that she and her classmates prepared to honor the scho'ol during a prayer service. , ,

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transfening to Columbine in 1998 to be with old friends.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - As He was eating lunch outside iIi an afternoon sun streams in the senior parlcing lot with friend through venetian blinds, Colum- Rachel Scott when both were shot bine High School senior Richard by a gunman Castaldo barely saw Castaldo and his girlfriend, junior out of the comer of his eye. Eight, Heather Cross, sit at the dinner maybe nine, bullets pierced table in his Englewood home en- Castaldo's arms, lungs and spinal joying pizza. column. He is paralyzed from the At least they are trying to en- chest do'¥n. A bullet remains joy it. lodged in an abdominal muscle. . CNN cameramen are filming Scott died. them. A photographer and a reCastaldo spent four months in porter are waiting to interview the hospital and underwent seven them. The phone rings - a na- surgeries. His lungs have healed tional morning news show wants to the point where he has resumed an interview. playing the tuba for the school As April 20, the first anniver- band. He has .regained movement sary of the Columbine shooting in his left arm, which he nearly' approached, everyone wanted to lost. He drives a specially fitted know how the survivors were do- van. Volunteers made the family ing. , home wheelchair-accessible. But "I think I'm doing goodt his'mother, Connie Michalik, holds Castaldo said. hope that he won't spend the rest His demeanor says that he is a of his life in a wheelchair. little.,tired and a~noyed by back."1 knowsooner.er later. we'll to-back interviews, hut Castaldo get Richard walking again," she is too' nice to complain: said.. .

Castaldo attended Bishop' . Castaldo said he wasn't thinkMachebeufCatholic High School . ing about the upcoming anniverin Denver for two years before sary, and the family made no speCATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

SECOND-GRADE students (above) from Saint Anthony School, New Bedford, recently visited Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, and brought cards they had made to give to its residents. 'Below, kindergarten students, assisted by sev€!nth-graders from Saint Anthony School, raised several hundred dollars for Easter Seals this year during its HOP-NING'. program. Students learned about physical disabilities and the effects on people's everyday lives in classes and joined children across Massachusetts in raising more than $200,000 for Easter Seals.

cial plans for April 20.

"On one hand, I'll be glad to get it over with," Michalik said.

"It's hard.to see your child in a wheelchair and to come to terms with (the fact) that he didn't do anything - he was eating lunch.

That's been difficult. He's a pretty straight arrow." lJayer and the support of family, friends and well-wishers have got the family through the past year.

"People really came forward," Michalik said.

But their lives were drastically changed and the' healing continues.

Michalik said she prays daily, often asking the intercession of St. Jude, patron ofdesperate situations.

"I just keep thinking that when God closes a door, he opens a window," she said. "God has a plan, I sure don't know what it can possibly be. But, there must be a master plan I don't know about yet. I just keep hanging on to that. I'm still looking for the window."

Although in 'a wheelchair, Castaldo said he feels he's re- . mained pretty much the same. He will graduate in May and plans to study business in college. He was pr.eparing to leave for six days in Hawaii'to participate in a band competition.

"I want to have a business so'meday," he told the Denver Catholic Register, archdiocesan newspaper. "My plans for the future haven't really changed. I don't think'you have to think your life .is over because you're in a wheelchair.".. .

Cas~aldo returned to Columbine last fall for the same reason he transferred there - to be with friends.

"It seemed kind of goofy to change, it seemed like a hassle," he said. "AlLmy friends are there."

There is a greater sense of acceptance at Columbine these days, but other than that, it, too, has remained much the same, Castaldo said.

"In the beginning, everyone was buddy-buddy, but now, it's been a year and that's not so much the case," girlfriend Cross said.

"People are back with their own groups. Some kids ha've pulled their acts together and some kids haven't."

Was there a way to prevent the Columbine shooting? .

"I don't know if there's much that could have been done," Castaldo said. Refening to the two student gunmen, Eric Hanis and Dylan Klebold, whom he didn't know, he added, "They just went nuts."

Castaldo believes the rage the two unleashed on the school must have been building "for a few years."

Mother and son said they don't spend time thinking about the gunmen, who killed a dozen students and a teacher and wounded Castaldo and 20 others before killing themselves.

Both said they can't imagine how the Harris and Klebold families could not have been aware that

lHEANCHOR- Diocese C?fFall River- Fri.,April 21 ,2<XX> their teens had amassed ammunition in their homes. But they don't dwell on anger. , "It's a useless emotion," Mic;halik said. "It makes you bitter."

Castaldo agrees..

"I think people should start focusing on the good things that came out of this instead of just the bad things," he said. "How everyone

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is healing and how everyone's so positive and everything."

Offering a glimpse into her son's humor and strength of spirit, Michalik said that while viewing a James Bond movie recently, she exclaimed, "Did you see that? That guy got shot four times."

"Oh, that's nothing," Castaldo said.

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AITLEBORO - Bishop Feehan High School will offer three cheerleading clinics for girls in grades 1-3,4-6 and 7-9 this summer. They offer personalized instruction, spirit awards and are , sponsored by varsity football cheerleaders and coaches. For more information call 226-6223.

ATTLEBORO - Musician John Polce will perform in the chapel of the La Salette Shrine on April 28 at 7:30p.m. Join him for an evening of song, witness and prayer. For more information call 222-5410. .

Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated at the Shrine on April - 30. It will begin with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 10 a.m. BishOp Louis Gelineau will celebrate Mass at 12:10 p.m. in theoutdpor chapel. / ,

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ATTLEBORO -The 13th annual Pro-Life Living Rosary and Mass will be held on May 7 beginning with the rosary at 10 a.m. at the La Salette Shrine.

Mass will be celebrated at 12: 10 p.m. and the day is coordinated by the Attleboro area Knights of Columbus councils..For more inform'!tion call 761-7224 or 2369019.

'CENTERVILLE-The Cape Cod Widowed '~upport Group will ' meet on April 26 from 1:30-3' p.m. in the lower hall of the religious education center at Our Lady ofVictory Parish. The topic

will be "Family: Dealing with Fears and Feelings." For more information call Dorothyann Callahan at (617) 267-5258.

FALL RIVER - An organizational meeting of the Fall River Area CYO Baseball League will be held on April 25 at 7 p.m. at the Sullivan-McCarrick CYO c:enter, 403 Anawan Street. Parishes in the Fall River deanery planning to have a team in this ,year's league are asked to have', their-coach or representative at,tend this meeting. For more information call 672-1666.

more information call 699-8383.

NORTH DARTMOUTH "Bishop Stang High School's drama club will present the musical "Guys and Dolls," on May 4,5 and 6 in the John C. O'Brien Auditorium. For more information call 996-5602.

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A Separated-Divorced meeting will be held on April 24 from 7-9 p.m. at the Diocesan Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road.

RAYNHAM - The Feast of, Divine Mercy will be celebrated at St. Ann's Church, 660 North Main Street, on April 30 beginning at 3 p.m. It will include a teaching on Divine Mercy by Father Robert S. Kaszynski, the Di, vine Mercy Chaplet and Benedic'.

FALL RIVER - Holy Name tion of the Blessed Sacrament.

Church will celebrate Divine For more information' call Ann Mercy'Sunday on April 30 at 2 ' Levasseur at 822-6866. p.m. It will include Benediction , SEEKONK - A Life in the of the Blessed Sacrament, solemn novena, the Chaplet of Divine Spirit Semin,ar will begin on May Mercy and an opportunity for rec- 3 in the lower church at Our Lady onciliation. For more information of Mount Carmel Parish, Route 44. This eight-week course will c'all 679-6732. , meet on Wednesdays. For more FALL RIVER - The Fall information call (401) 434-6584.

River Diocesan Council of CathoSOMERSET - A prayer serlic Women will meet on April 27 at 7 p.m. at St. Louis Church. For vice for vocations will be held on more informatiol) call Helen April 27 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Thomas More Parish. father Tim Reis Ouellette at 674-4050. , will be guest speaker. It will in' FALL RIVER - The Fail clude Benediction of the Blessed River Widowed Group will meet Sacrament. Refreshments will be on April 24 at 7 p.m. in the St. available.

Mary's School hall. All widowed persons are welcome. For more TAUNTON - The St. Jacques information call Annette Choir will present a Tenebrae SerDellecese at '679-3278. vice entitled "Darkness," immediat~ly following the 7 p.m. Good FALL RIVER - SaintAnne's Friday Celebration of the Lord's Hospital's School of Nursing ,Passion, tonight at St. Jacques Alumnae Association will hold is Church, 249 Whittenton Street. annual communion and scholar- For more information tall Frank ship,supper on May 7 at 5 p.m: Wilhelm at 678-9649.

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