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Deaneries ready for Catholic Charities-Appeal drive By JOHN E. KEARNS JR. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
HYANNIS - With a series of kick-offgatherings held over the past week and a half, the Fall River diocese has officially launched the 64th annual Catholic Charities Appeal. The annual springtime campaign provides the financial support for the numerous programs, services and agencies sponsored by the Fall River diocese in southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod and the Islands. Diocesan Director of Development Michael 1. Donly explained that the kickoffs offer an opportunity to highlight the wonderful work of Catholic Charities-funded programs, to thank supporters for their loyalty, and to build enthusiasm for this year's Appeal. "So many of those who participated in the Charities Appeal kickoffs have worked on the Appeal in their parishes for literally decades," said Donly. ''The kickoffs give us a chance to say thank you and to share with contributors the impact that Appealsupported agencies and programs are having because oftheir commitment and generosity. We then hope they will help us to spread that word to fellow parishioners." .Parishes will begin 2005 Appeal collections the weekend of April3QMay 1. Kick-off meetings were held in
Hyannis for parish representatives and priests from the Cape & Islands Deanery; in Raynham for those from the Attleboro and Taunton deaneries; and in Dartmouth for those from the Fall River and New Bedford deaneries. At the Hyannis and Raynham sessions, Arlene McNamee, the director ofCatholic Social Services in the diocese, spoke of the growing problem ofhomelessness, especially among children, and how the Appeal provides the financial resources for her agency to respond. In Dartmouth, Deacon Richard 1. Murphy offered a look at his ministry at the Barnstable County House of Correction. The Appeal underwrites the cost ofprison ministry initiatives in the diocese as well as the preparation of permanent d.eacons, like Deacon Murphy, who then go on to work in many parishes and diocesan apostolates. Bishop George Coleman took the opportunity of the kick-off gatherings to express his appreciation to those who assist their pastor in carrying out the.Catholic Charities Appeal year after year. "You have my deep thanks for all you have done at your parish to ensure a successful Appeal each year," he said. In his comments, the bishop went on to recount that during the homily of the Beatification Mass of Mother Tum to page 13 - Appeal
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German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger elected 265th pope: "Benedict XVI By JOHN THAVIS NEWS SERVICE VATICAN CITY - German. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the 78year-old guardian of the Church's doctrine for the last 24 years, was elected the 265th pope and took the name Benedict XVI. TheelectionTuesday cameon the second day ofthe conclave, presumably on the fourth ballot. It was a surprisingly quick conclusion to a conclave that began with many p0tential candidates and no clearfavorite. Cardinal Ratzinger was chosen by at least a two-thirds majority of 115 cardinals from 52 countries, who CATliOUC
cast their ballots in secret in the Sistine Chapel. His election was announced in Latin to a waiting world from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica. A massive crowd of young and old filled St. Peter's Square and welcomed the news with cheers, applause and the waving of national flags. White smoke poured from the Sistine Chapel chimney at 5:49 p.m. .signaling that the cardinals had chosen a successor to Pope John Paul II. At 6:04 p.m., the bells ofSt Peter's Basilica began pealing continuously to confirm the election. At 6:40, Chilean Cardinal Jorge
Medina Estevez, the senior cardinal in the order of deacons, appeared at the basilica balcony and intoned to the crowd in Latin: "Dear brothers and sisters, I announce to you agreat joy. We have a pope ...." He continued: "... the most eminent and reverend lordship, Lord Joseph Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church Ratzinger." The crowd in the square burst into applause. The day before, Cardinal Ratzinger had opened the conclave with a stem warning about relativism and the "winds ofdoctrine" and ideological currents that had buffeted the Church in recent decades.
Statement by Bishop George W. Coleman on the occasion of the election of Pope Benedict XVI
ARLENE MCNAMEE, director of diocesan Catholic Social $ervices, tells attendees of a kick-off meeting at the Stonefbrge Restaurant in Raynham, how the Appeal provides the financial resources for her agency to respond. (Photo by John E. Kearns Jr.)
FALL RIVER - Within minutes of the Vatican announcement that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had been -elected in conclave as the new Holy Father, Bishop George W. Coleman offered a statement for the occasion. His statement reads: "I was overjoyed at the news of the election of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Dean of the College of Cardinals, as the Supreme Pontiff. The inspired work of Pope John Paul II will be the extraordinary challenge to the new Pope, who with great courage and decision has chosen the name
of Pope Benedict XVI. May God give him wisdom, strength, and length of years; and, above all, may the Lord Jesus be side by side with His Vicar on Earth as the Pope shepherds the Church as Successor to Peter, to whom Christ gave this unique ministry."
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Greek Orthodox Archbishop Iqkovos:; dead at 93, was ecumenical giant WASHINGTON (CNS) -:Retired Greek Orthodox Archbishop lakovos of North and South America, 93, who died April 10 of a pulmonary ailment in Stamford, Conn., was a pioneer in Orthodox-Catholic relations and a world-recognized ecumenical leader. His successor, Archbishop Demetrios, held a trisagion, or· Orthodox service for the dead, the following morning at the Chapel of St. Paul in New York at the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America. He declared nine . days of mourning and announced that the funeral would be held April 14. "Archbishop Iakovos was a believer in the uniting and healing power of the love of God," Archbishop Demetrios wrote in a statement. "Throughout his min-
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NEWBURGH, N.Y. - Domini- teacher training in the College of the can Sister ofHope Mary ofthe Cross Sacred Hearts in Fall River and muLandry, 97, who taught at schools in .sic training from the Pius X School the Diocese of Fall River, died of Liturgical Music in New York March 28 at the Newburgh Center City. of Hope. Sister Mary was an elementary Born in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, teacher for many years. During her Canada, the daughter of the late Jo- active ministry she taught art and seph E. Landry and the late Marie directed school choirs. Locally, she Annette (Pinard) Landry, she entered taught at St. Anne School in Fall the Dominican Sisters ofFall River, River and St Francis Xavier School Mass., in January 1929, She pro- in Acushnet. She also taught in fessed vows in August, 1930 and in Peru, New York, and in Canada. August, 1934. She received her She later volunteered at St.
Mrs. Germaine Surprenant-Pepin NEW BEDFORD - Mrs. Germaine T. (Mathieu) SwprenantPepin, 89, wifeofOmer 1. Pepin and widow of Laurier Swprenant, died April 11, at the Sacred Heart Home after a long illness. She was the mother of Deacon Robert L. Surprenant of Acushnet, who serVes at St Anthony Parish in Mattapoisett, and who is also a practicing attorney. Born in New Bedford, the daughter of the late Leopold and the late Lea (Demanche) Mathieu, she lived
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leaves another son, John R. Roma 13 years and in Melrose since 1956. of Arlington; two daughters, Carol Before retiring, she was a com- .A. Parker of Maine, and Catherine puter operator at Automatic Radio M. Roma of California; a brother, in M~den for 20 years. She was a Richard M. Keane of Pittsfield; member of St. Mary's Parish in nine grandchildren; thre~ greatMelrose and its Ladies Sodality. grandchildren; and nieces and Besides her deacon son, she nephews. She was also the sister of the late Thomas Keane, Rose Manning, Margaret Fox, and Notre Dame Sis. ter Mary Keane. Her funeral Mass was celebrated Please pray for the following ~ April 15 in St Mary's Church in Melrose. Burial was in Wyoming priests during the coming weeks Cemetery, Melrose. April 25 1940, Rev. Jqhn J. Wade, Assistant, Sacred Heart, Fall River Daily Readings 1955, Rev. Raymond J. Lynch, Chaplain, Catholic Memorial . Home, Fall River April 25 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3,6-7,16-17; April 26 Mk 16:15-20 1982, Rev. Ubalde Deneault, Pastor Emeritus, St. Joseph, April 26 Acts 14:19-28; Attleboro Ps 145:102002, Rev. James F. Greene, Pastor, Our Lady of Fatima, New 13ab,21; In Bedford \\'\ . 14:27-31a . . .. ~p~i127 ·_-----·-/'i _ April 27 Acts 15:1-6; Ps 1925, Rev. Francis 1. Bradley, D.D:;Rect6fCathedral, Fall River 122:1-5; In 15:11949, Rev. Romeo D. ArchambatilCSt Anne, New Bedford 8 . 1973, Rev. Edward:S0'Ked\ISJ., retired, St. Francis Xavier, April 28 Acts 15:7-21; Ps \ . Boston . \~-96: 1-3,10; ,In 15:9-11 April2~i . April 29 Acts 15:22-31; 1959, Rev. Stanislaus J. Goyette) I:,:astor, St. Louis de France, Ps 57:8-1 0,12; In Swansea . .\\. _ 15:12-17 April 29 \ '\ . . April 30 Acts 16:1-10; Ps 1987, Rev. James Leo Maguire, Pastor~Monterey Diocese, Cali100:1-3,5; In . ~\ . fornia 15:18-21 1989, Rev. Adolph Szelagowksi, OFM~Conv., Parochial Vicar, May 1 Acts 8:5-8,14-17; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, New Bedford Ps 66:1-7,16,20; 1999, Rev. Peter P.Mullen, M.M., Maryknoll Missioner 1 Pt 3:15-18; In April 30 14:15-21 1900, Rev. John A. Hurley, Pastor, St. Mary, North Attleboro . 1930, Rev. David F. Sheedy, Pastor, St. John Evangelist, Attleboro 1993, Rev. John Moda, Pastor, St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic I11III1111111111111111111111111 Church, Ford City, Pa. THE ANCHOR (USPS-545-Q20) Periodical
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lives of more than 7,000 teen- adults, teen-agers and clergy that agers. It is believed to be the long- has built up over the years. One est running youth retreat program needs only to ask these people what an enormous gift and blessin the country today. In today's ever-changing and ing ECHO has been in their lives. demanding world, one may ask Many will say that the ECHO Proenced an ECHO weekend. This how did ECHO of Cape Cod sur- gram has allowed them to keep group takes part in various vive the past 35 years while other Jesus the center of their lives as ECHO-relatec,l activities through- retreat programs failed. One only teen-agers, young adults, parents has to look at the adults involved and Christians and helped to make out the year. ECHO originated in 1968 today, many of whom made an them the person they are today. through the efforts of Father Tho- ECHO weekend as a teen-ager and What a testament to ECHO of mas Mayhew in Seekonk. It was continue to live out the message Cape Cod and all who are associdesigned for juniors and seniors of"encountering Chri'st in others." ated with it. It has been a 35-year faith jourOne can only hope that this in high school to supplement high school youth ministry programs. ney filled with profound joy and wonderful program, ECHO of and was based on the adult love. The secret of the success of Cape Cod continues to "echo" Cursillo retreat program. The ECHO of Cape Cod is the tremen- Jesus' love for many, many years name, ECHO, was suggested by dous support community of to come. Msgr. John J. Oliveira based on a quote from spiritual'writer Abbot Marmion, "Joy is the echo of God's life in us." In 1970, the ECHO program was brought to Cape Cod by the Provider of then pastor of Our Lady ofVictory Church, Father Francis Connors, Personal Emergency Response Systems, who saw the need for a retreat proMedication Management Systems, and gram on the Cape. The first ECHO Fall Detectors ' weekend was held at the St Francis Xavier Parish Center. Call Darlene in our Fall River office for more Over the years ECHO weekinformation - 1-877-441-0777 (toll free) ends have been held at the *covering all of New England Craigville Conference Center, La Salette in Brewster, Briarwood Conference Center in Pocasset and finally back to its present location at the Craigville Conference CenHAPPY MARRIAGE WORKSHOP ter. To date, ECHO has touched the Sunday, May 1, from 2-4 pm .
ECHQ retreat program to celebrate 35th anniversary CENTERVILLE - On May 13 at 7 p.m., at Our Lady of Victory Church here, ECHO (Encountering Christ in Others) of Cape Cod will celebrate its 35th anniversary. ECHO is a weekend retreat program endorsed by the Diocese of Fall River, and is offered to high school sophomore, junior and senior young men and women. There are six weekends a year, three for girls and three for boys. Candidates are sponsored by teen-agers that have made an ECHO weekend of their own. The weekend is conducted by a team of highly trained priests, adults and young people who share witness talks of their own faith journeys. These talks follow the theme of the weekend, "the Paschal Mystery"; "Christ Has Died, Christ is Risen, and Christ Will Come Again." The purpose of the retreat is to deepen the relationship between the young person, Jesus and the Church community. ECHO affords the opportunity for young people to experience God's love , for them in a profound and often surprising way, often times assist-
ing them to prepare for a life of faith in a world sometimes hostile to Christian values. This is not done in the academic environment but in a warm, supportive, and open atmosphere. After the. weekend, weekly reunions are held on Tuesday nights at Christ the King Church in Mashpee and on Thursday nights at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville. The purpose of these reunions is to gather as a community, sharing prayer time as路well as planned programs with their peers. There is also a Website, echoofcapecod.org, which has the history of the program; applications for those wishing to sponsor a candidate for a future ECHO weekend, address lists and picture.s of past ECHO weekends. ECHO of Cape Cod is overseen by a lO-member executive board comprised of three men and three women, known as rectors and rectoras, who direct the ECHO weekend; two priests, who serve as spiritual directors; an applications advisor; and a chairperson. In addition, there is a Youth Board, made up of adult advisors and teen-agers who have experi-
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The changing Cape This past week two interesting reports were published concerning significant changes on Cape Cod. One report was from the Housing Assistance Corporation (HAC), and the other from the U.S. Census Bureau. Together they offered data that simply indicates trends that will indeed affect Cape living. The Cape's population for the fIrst time in years is declining. There are many factors .that are 'influencing this rever~al. Less people are living full time on the Cape. More and more properties are being used as CARDINALS TAKE THE OATH second hoines. The increase in this area of housing is creating a OF THE CONCLAVE AS PEOPLE widening gap 'of affordability. More and more young people simWATCH ON A LARGE TV ply cannot buy a home on the Cape. What does this mean? The MO-tm'OR IN ST. PETER'S number of young families is on the decline. Those whQ are movSQUARE APRIL 18. (CNS ing to the Cape are retirees who have little or no fInancial concerns. This creates even more problems. For example, the populaPHOTO BY NANCY WIECHEC) tion of school age children is being affected by decrease rather than increase. One report from the Cape Cod Times indicated that "You, LORD, WHO KNOW· in Barnstable, the student population dropped by 10 percent over THE HEARTS OF ALL MEN, the last four years, a decline school officials expected would take SHOW WHICH ONE OF place over 10 years. It pointed out that school enrollments have decreased by as much as 15 percent at Marstons Mills, East THESE TWO YOU HAVE Hyannis, Hyannis West and Centerville elementary schools. CHOSEN TO OCCUPY- THIS Investigations have shown that many people have left the Cape MINISTRY AND because there are no jobs that can offer a Cape living wage. The APOSTLESHIP" (ACTS HAC survey revealed a full 80 percent of people polled made less than the median working income of $1,259 a week. More than 1:24-25). two-thirds said they spent more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs. Thirty percent is the state guideline for expenditure in housing, to help ensure sufficient income for other expenses such as food, utilities, health care, day care and car expenses. Given the fact that many jobs on the Cape are seasonal, and rental-housing costs are high, fewer workers are at hand. Many times this gap is fIlled by illegal immigrants who often live in fear of deportation. This cr:eates a very unstable marketplace. This situation is compounded by the fact that federal and state assistance is also on the decline; such agencies as HAC have turned to the private sector to seek support for affordable housing. In our socio-economic times, more and more are also turning to the private sphere where there is no such reality as a bottomless pit. Almost two years before the pastor-poet to the end, he deemed Adam's sin caused him and us to It is important to read the signs of the times well. For example, cardinal electors assembled in the that art form the most effective to lose much of our original endowtransmit his message. on a diocesan level, we thought it was only the cities that were Sistine Chapel to discern, with ment, it is not the end of the story. He called the second of three God made redemption possible being affected by fleeing populations. Cape Cod was the fastest- God's help, the one to whom they poems, "Meditations on the Book through the New Adam, who is growing area, along with Upper Bristol County. The Cape rev,ersal should pass the keys of the kingdom of heaven, Pope John of Genesis at the Threshold of the Christ, the center of the Last has interesting implications. The population is growing older. Re..paul II gave them and the Church Sistine Chapel." In the chapel, he Judgment and of all of human tirees demand by nature different life services, especially in the a meditation on the principal duty says, Michelangelo translated into history. "I will not die comarea of medical care. Who will attend to senIor's needs? If you of a new Holy Father. a visible Gospel the central pletely," Adam rejoices in the ' cannot bring up your family on the Cape because of fInancial hardHe gave it in the form of a images of the beginning and end pope's poem. All of us sons and ships, those who would work in this area will simply be not at poem on the theology-iil-art of the of the human person. daughters of Adam have the same hand. . Sistine Chapel. On the vault, we see the hope for redemption in the New The shortening populations of school-age children will in,deed During his fIrst 12 years of creation of the world and of Adam, the judge of the living and be a factor when we consider educational concerns. How will this priesthood, Karol Wojtyla Adam and Eve, which "God saw" the dead. published poems under affect Church-sponsored educational endeavors? . , This journey from the These two reports should be well kept in mind as we plan, as two pseudonyms. Friends "old Adam" to the :'New Adam" he calls the "path best as we can, for our tomorrows. It is obvious that the Church on said he adopted pen of all generations." Cape Cod, for better or worse, will feel the effect of these trends. names because he wanted his literary work to be Pope John Paul II was Such data should always be considered and updated as we face,the judged on its own artistic calling on the Cardinal reality of life on Cape Cod. ' merits and not given any electors to focus on this By Father Roger "extra credit" because it , path during their deliberaJ.'Landry The Executive Editor was written by a popular tions. He who spent his young priest-professor pontifIcate teaching that and university chaplain. "Christ fully reveals man The poetry by "Andrzej Jawien" and pronounced so good. to himself and makes his supreme and "Stanislaw Andrzej Gruda" Michelangelo, allowed us to see vocation clear," was reminding was critically well-received, but what "God saw," so that we, them to 'let Christ fully reveal short-lived. When Father Wojtyla likewise, can pronounce it good. himself to them from the eloquent . was consecrated a bishop at the .The message of the goodness of walls. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER age of 38, his new responsibilities creation "speaks from the walls," "It is here, at the feet of this Published weekly by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River did not give him time to continue ... "penned not with words, but 'marvelous Sistine profusion of 887 Highland Avenue P.O. BOX 7 the poetry. The poet in him, with the richness of colors." color / that the cardinals gather / a Fall River, MA 02720 Fall River, MA02722-0007 however, never died. On the front wall of the chapel, community responsible for the Telephone 508·675·7151 FAX 508·67$·1048 In 2003, Karol Wojtyla we see Michelangelo's "Last legacy of the keys of the KingE-mail: TheAnchor@Anchomews.org returned to this literary form one Judgment," which is man's end. dom. / They come right here. / Send address changes to P,O. Box, call. or use E-mail address last time, publishing three poems While many are frightened by the And once more Michelangelo under a more famous, nom de prospect ofjudgment, the pope wraps them in his vision., .. EXECUTIVE EDITOR plume, Jobo Paul II. He entitled reminds us that Michelangelo's Rev, Msgr. John F. Moore 'The Sistinepainting will then them, "Roman Triptych." He no central message is of hope: we see· speak with the Word of the Lord: / NEWS EDITOR OFRCSMANAGSR longer cared about their being· Adam, the fIrst sinner, among "Tu es Petrus" (you are Peter) as Jame~N~[)unbal" MaryCha$e judged on artistic merits, but a those who are saved. 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HCA MEMBERS OF the Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women enjoyed its annual luncheon meeting at Rachel's Lakeside, Dartmouth, where they finalized plans for the May 7 diocesan convention. It will be held at St. John of God Church in Somerset. From left are: Dolores Ferro, second vice president; St. Joseph of Cluny Sister Eugenia Brady, moderator; Lynette Ouellette, president; Maureen Papineau, first vice president; and Doris Poisson, fourth vice president.
Leader of Mass Council of Churches otTers condolences on death of pope BOSTON - The Rev. Diane been a long and creative periodKessler, executive director of the his commitment to foster Christian Massachusetts Council of unity will be one of his outstandChurches offered "heartfelt condo- ing legacies. The papal encyclical lences" on behalf of its members ..Ut Unum Sint" (That All May Be to the Roman Catholic Church on One), issued in 1995 and reportedly shaped considerably by his the death of Pope John Paul II. In a copy of the letter sent to own hand, is a comprehensive and The Anchor, the Reverend Kessler heart-felt chart that builds on presaid the Council and its members vious work and points the way forlament " .... the loss of this ener- ward in concrete and challenging getic and humble religious leader, , ways." Dr. Kessler said that, "We can and we pray that his longing for reconciliation will be a continuing give no more fitting testimony to inspiration to all people every- his life and ministry than to continue to carry out the ecumenical where." She added that, "Whatever else mandate 'about which he cared can be said about the pontificate with such unreserved passion. We of Pope John Paul II - and it has know that God will bless this man
Letter to the Editor Editor: Congratulations and sincere thanks to Dave Jolivet and staff for the fine special edition of The AnG'hor, Farewell Holy Father. The 48-pages of articles and' photos in color and black and white, of both local and universal interest, are so arranged as to
make the very readable edition not only a loving tribute to the memory of Pope John Paul II from this local Church, but also a valuable reference source for the future. Father Barry Wall Pastor, Holy Rosary Parish, Fall River
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NEW BEDFORD - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is held at St. Joseph-St. Therese Church each non-holiday Monday following the celebration of 8 a.m. Mass. It continues until 2 p.m.
CHATHAM - The Pro-Life Prayer GrolJPS of Holy Trinity . and Holy Redeemer parishes invite all to .participate in their monthly Holy Hour Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Holy Redeemer Church. Recitation of the rosary will be followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. For more information call 508-9450677.
NEW BEDFORD - Courage, a support group for those dealing with same-sex at~raction while trying to lead chaste lives, will meet Sunday at 7 p.m_ at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. Jame's Church's rectory, 233 County Street. The meetings combine prayer and sharing. For more information call Father Richard Wilson at 508-992-9408.
FALL RIVER - Catholic Social Services seeks volunteers to help drive residential clients to medical and counseling appointments on a weekly basis. For more information call Sheila Sullivan at 508-674-4681.'
NORTH DARTMOUTH--,The Diocesan Divorced-Separated Support Group will meet April 25 from 7-9 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. It will include viewing of the video "Facing Your Loneliness." For more information call Bob Menard at 508-6732997. .
FALL RIVER - Adoption by Choice, a program sponsored by Catholic Social Services for those interested in adopting a domestic newborn or a child born in a foreign country, will be held May 1 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the CSS office, 1600 Bay Street. Handouts and refreshments will be available. For more information call 508-674-4681. MASHPEE - A Cursillista Reunion and Communion breakfast will be held April 30 beginning with the celebration ofMass at 9:30 a.m., in the St. Jude Chapel of Christ the King Parish. For more information call 508477-8417. MISCELLANEOUS - The first annual Nurses for Divine Mercy Conference will be held April 30 at the St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Boston. It features 10 guest speakers including Father Seraphim Michalenko, Vice Postulator of North America , for St. Faustina. Nurses can earn
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NEW BEDFORD - "A Day with Mary," will be held April 28 beginning at 7:50 a.m. at Our Lady's Chapel, 600 Pleasant Street. It will include a procession of.Our Lady, crowning ceremony, and a meditation on the Resurrection by Father George M. Roth. Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. For more information call 508-996-8274. '
ATTLEBORO - The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette will hold a healing service at 2 p.m. Sunday with La Salette Father Pat. For more information call 508-222-5410.
FALL RIVER - First Saturday devotion will be observed following the celebration of 9 a.m. Mass at St. Mary's Cathe: dral May 7. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will occur at noon.
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You saw their pictures, pilgrimS including the archbishop, gathered ecumenism? around a small television to watch. In 1981 Pope John Paul IT huddled in blankets against visited our little town of AnchorWhen a woman religious made Rome's crisp spring air. They her plea before the pope for greater age. More than 50,000 people pressed against the barriers turned out for an outdoor Mass on involvement in ministry for keeping them out of St Peter's a brisk February morning. A women, the room fell silent. Was Square, they watched for lights in carnival-like atmosphere prevailed the papal apartments, they pleaded this audacity? Rudeness? For me, it signaled the inevitable march . 'as the biggest civic event to hit our with God for the pope's health. tQward women's rights. The pope town since the 1964 earthquake That was when Pope John Paul didn't unfolded. IT had taken a critical turn. Like I had been asked to write a story Ultimately, like the dad at the Catholics worldwide, I felt I waS wheel chastising recalcitrant fiveabout the visit for the Catholic sitting at the bedside of a suffering year-olds in the back seat demand- paper back in Omaha, and I wrote parent. on deadline immediately As a Catholic who came of age following _-------......--r---::::::---,., following Mass. What amazes me now, in this Vatican IT, this was my electronic age, is that my pope, the only pope of whom 1really have a . story traveled, not by mouse click, but by snail memory. mail, to Nebraska. And like so many in What a mind-boggling that post-conciliar. By Effie Caldarola tidal wave of changegeneration, I am the age a technological, historical, daughter of Pope John Paul IT would be if his life even biological- this ing to go to McDonald's, the pope pope presided over! had been different Right now, i would tell us to stop talking about As the Berlin Wall recedes in understand why the IiaIians call women's ordination. So, seeing the memory, this is the man who helped their popes "papa" bring it down. At a time when life I don't say that as the always greater good which the Church is, issues rage, here is the man who obedient, obsequious daughter. No, we stopped, though there are moments over coffee and in prayer spoke consistently for life against I speak as the somet:in)es rebellious, often argumentative, but groups where the issue festers still. the death penalty, abortion, our illultimately loyal daughter that I am. Meanwhile, this pope did things conceived war in Iraq. we wouldn't have dreamed of . For a worldwide Church that I remember the excitement when this robust Pole assumed the when I was a child growing up in a includes every ethnic group, every throne of Peter. Vatican Council IT small town where Lutherans and governing system, every vision of had galvanized us, and we saw this Catholics waged low-key war and God, this is the man who was non-Italian as a harbinger of no Catholic set foot in a Protestant called .to hold us, even those noisy .church. change. Americans, together. I was sometimes the mouthy When the pope made his first This pope prayed in synagogues trip to the United States, I worked and mosques, he prayed with the kid in the back seat, papa But for at the chancery office in Anchor- . religious symbolism of other all the world of good you did, a . age, Alaska Such was this pope's faiths. Can our children ever simple "thank you" will never be . charisma that the whole office, fathom what he did for enough.
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For the Journey
The Christians in the Holy Land By SIR PAUL D. HAND SR.,
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NORTH EASTON - A marriage workshop for Catholics entitled "Path to Holiness," will be held from 2-4 p路.m. May 1 at Holy Cross Family Ministries. It offers newly and long-time married couples the opportunity to examine the uniqueness of their marriage and their strengths and路 challenges. For more information call 508-238-4095. ORLEANS - A SeparatedDivorced Catholic Support Group will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. in the parish center of St. Joan of Arc Church, 61 Canal Road. - Topic for the evening is single parenting. Widowed are also invited to attend. For more information call Father Richard Roy at 508-255-0170. POCASSET The Discalced Carmelite Secular Order welcome inquiries from single or married lay men and . women who are devoted to the . search for union with God based on the teachings of SS. Teresa of Jesus and John of the Cross. They meet at St. John the Evangelist Church, 841 Shore Road. For more information c路all Rachel Cote at ~08-540-9767.
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A Shrinking Population . The Holy Land, which had a. significant Christian population that numbered up to 20 percent in .past decades, is experiencing a decline in that population to about two percent. The term "Holy Land," includes Israel, the Palestinian Authority (aka ~he West Bank) and Jordan. Christians from those areas have emigrated and settled in'other parts of the world including Europe, Oceania, and the Americas. Like the Jews of years past, the Palestinian Christians have created their own Diaspora. Inhospitable living conditions, which many Americans cannot easily envision, are mainly responsible for this emigration. It is driven by a desire for a better life for themselves and their children. In both Israel and the West Bank. they have experienced, either the complete loss of their traditional farm lands, olive groves and orchards, or have been denied ~ess to them 'by the Israeli. government that seized the land for the purpose of establishing settlements for Israelis. Deprived of the abilitY to earn an income, families impacted by these land takings became destitute.
In some towns and cities, the homes and businesses of innocent Palestinians have been destroyed by the Israeli military in retaliation for terrorist attacks that are carried out by a relatively small group of Islamic fundamentalists. The new security wall that is being con.structed by the Israelis has cut through towns an-d villages, therC?by isolating homes and lands so that individuals lose easy access to families, places ofemployment, shopping areas, schools and houses of worship and their farms or olive groves. In addi.tion, checkpoints and roadblocks have denied them reasonable access to healthcare, employment and other necessities of life. The Intifada and the Israeli response to it has literally destroyed the infrastructl:lre of the West Bank and left its citizens demoralized, traumatized and living in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion thereby limitingany possibility of a healthy community life. Th~ Palestinian Christians have traditionally-been employed in the hospitality industry but one result of the Intifada has been that the number of pilgrims visiting the路 holy sites has dwindled to a trickle. Thus, a major source of employment has literally evaporated. Being neither Jewish nor Muslim, the
Christians are a minority in the . land in which their heritage goes back centuries. This history explains why, while many have emigrated, some desperately want to stay in their homeland. To do so, they need help because they cannot maintain their community of Christians by themselves. Christians Are Responding to Their Needs The Latin Patriarchate (Archdiocese) of Jerusalem encompasses Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Jordan, an expanse. of about 35,000 square miles. These territories comprise the biblical area known to all of us as "Palestine." Parishes, with their aSsoCiated schools, are located in places whose very names stir the Christian heart and imagination. These treasured places include: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Bin Karem (scene of the Visitation and the birthplace ofJohn the.Baptist), Ramalla, Belt Sahur (where the -shepherds heard the message of Christ's birth), Gaza, Amman, Kerak and many others. The parish priests in these areas struggle mightily to keep the 'faith alive, educate the young Christi!UlS and provide humanitarian aid, whenever possible. The Latin Patriarch (ArchTum to page 13 - Holy Land
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What does it take to understand the Bible? Q. You often answer ques- faith and openness to God's tions about the Bible, and I word is always spiritually proffind them interesting. I'd like itable. In fact, anyone who apto learn a lot more, but some- proaches the Bible with this attimes I feel reading the Bible titude reaps far more benefits isn't that good for me since than one who has a lot of expert I'm certainly not an expert. knowledge, but little falth. In the There must be many more like me. I like to read part of the New Testament every day. But how does an ordinary person, without a lot of education about the Bible, By Father know he's getting out John J. Dietzen of it what he should? (Ohio)
Questions and Answers
A. First, I'm pleased you have the Bible as part of your eVt:ryday prayer life. St. Jerome, possibly the most noted Scripture scholar and translator in the history of the Church, wrote once, "To live in the atmosphere of these holy books, to think about them constantly ... , is this not to live in the kingdom of heaven already, here on earth?" That's what you're trying to do. Don't stop. Jerome, who lived in the fourth century, gave a good' answer to your question in a letter to one of his friends. Don't be put off reading the Scriptures by the language or other difficulties, he said. Whatever those problems may be, "whoever comes along can find instruction so that, in one and the same sentence, both the learned and the ignorant can find plain meaning" (Letter to Paulinus). What Jerome means is that reading Scripture in a spirit of
Scriptures, God always speaks to us with intimate personal tenderness, love and power. This does not deny that at least a little information about the background of the Bible and its individual books can make their reading more beneficial, and prevent much misunderstanding and confusion. Very little of the Bible, for example, is straightforward history as we think of it. Every book is colored by the people who wrote it, when they wrote, the conditions of their culture and so on. Most of it is a combina:tion of a multitude of literary forms'poetry, parables, personal or community reflections on memorable events, legal documents, visions and other manifestations of God's influence over human events, prophecies - and, finally, the divinely inspired insights of the biblical writers who put together these revelations and experiences in .
excellent notes on books and verses, a big help in your daily readings.
the form we have them today. In addition, all of what is now in the Bible was handed down by writing or word of mouth during a period of thousands of years. It is therefore an advantage to know some of the circumstances of the time, what their customs were, what words meant. A parallel might be a 1971 magazine being read today by a high school freshman. Without some knowledge of those times, the meaning and implications of terms like Watergate, gay and big bands would be different for him than for the people who read them when they were printed 34 years ago. You don't need a Ph.D. in Scripture studies. If you don't already have one, begin with a copy of the "New American Bible, St. Joseph Edition." I'm sure you will find the introductory materials about the Church's teachings on the Bible and how to read it, along with
marriage was "established by God (and) no legislature or court has the authority to redefine it." In Kansas, same-sex marriage is already banned under state law, so the law itself was not challenged, but supporters ofthe ballot measure said the ban needed to be in the state's constitution to protect it from a legal challenge." With the vote, Kansas became the 18th state to haVe a constitutional amendment banning samesex marriage. Similar proposals are on the ballot in three states next year and more than a dozen states are considering similar ~mend ments. The Minnesota House approved a bill that would let voters decide whether the state constitution should be amended to define marriage specifically as a union between a man and a woman and to ban civil unions between same-sex couples. Minnesota law already prohibits same-sex marriage, but like Kansans, supporters of the amendment say it is necessary because courts could overturn the existing ban.
Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, is seeking qualified applicants for the following position available August 2005: DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS MINISTRY - Full-time salaried position. Responsibilities include promoting the spiritual and educational growth of the University community by providing for liturgical celebrations, administration of the sacraments, religious instruction and other programs and events; supporting the mission and values of the University and the Catholic Church and foster the practice of Mercy; providing for spiritual guidance and support of all constituencies of the University community. Also must plan and manage the annual budget for Campus Ministry. Requirements .are a Master's degree in the area of Pastoral Ministry, Religious Education, or Theology, with at least two-years of experience in Campus Ministry at the college level, or experience in adult parish ministry. Must be a practicing Catholic. This is only a brief description of the duties required for the position. Deadline for submission is Friday, April 29, 2005. Mail, fax (401-341-2921) or E-mail resumes (resumes@salve.edu) with application (available on line) to: Director of Human Resources, 100 Ochre Point Ave, Newport, R.I. 02840-4192. Minorities are encouraged to apply. Information on the University's Affirmative Action Policies and Procedures can be obtained in the Human Resources Office: www.salve.edu.
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Kansas voters approve measure to ban same-sex marriage, civil unions MERRIAM, Kan. (CNS) Kansas voters have approved a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex couples from marrying or entering into civil unions. The Kansas Catholic Conference in Merriam, just outside Kansas City, supported the ban on samesex unions and had urged Catholics to vote in favor of it. A March letter distributed by the conference, the public policy arm of the state's Catholic bishops, said the measure was "for the good ofmarriage, family life and our society." "We believe this amendment will help protect our state from the possibility of a future court redefining marriage. That is hardly an idle threat, for we have watched the usurpation by the courts of the authority of legislatures to restrict or prohibit abortion," the Kansas bishops wrote. The Catholic conference also distributed yard signs supporting the amendment that said: "Vote yes! Protect marriage April 5th." The words were accompanied by a sketch of a bride and groom. The Kansas bishops wrote that
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-Painting at Franciscan University depicts pope as university student STEUBENVlLLE, Ohio (CNS) legacy is huge and I think will be - A life-size painting ofPope John appreciated even in centuries to Paul II as a young university stu- come." To turn up images of him dent now hangs in the lobby of the as a young man, she said she did John Paul II Library at Franciscan research on the pope - "more book than Google" - referring to the University of Steubenville. The painting by California artist online research engine. "I painted him from his high Lisa Steinbrenner Andrews, who specializes in portraits and still-life school graduation picture, pictures subjects, was unveiled at the uni- of him as a young priest and picversity April 8, just hours after Pope tures of him as an actor," she said. The portrait is painted on muJohn Paul's funeral. "It's a portrait of Karol Wojtyla seum-quality canvas and stands 72 as a university student destined to inches tall and 54 inches wide. The dedication, which had long be pope," Andrews said. The painting is called "During Unrest the been planned for that date, drew Lord Will Strike," a phrase taken hundreds of students, faculty and from the work of one of the pope's friends ofthe university to the library. "I don't know if we have a fufavorite writers, 19th-century poet Juliusz Slowacki, who predicted ture pope in this gathering today;" 100 years before the election of said Franciscan Father Terence Pope John Paul II that one day there Henry, university president. "I do would be a Slavic pope. know that each of us has a unique The painting was begun at the call from God. urging of the university and its "I hope this painting inspires you board of trustees but the project students here today, and all of our -gained streQgth when the artist's future Franciscan University stuson, Kirk, a sophomore at dents, to follow in John Paul II's Franciscan University, signed on to footsteps and become men and the idea. women ofhope and courage, whose "I asked Kirk what he thought lives will be a transforming presabout my painting the pope as a ence in the Church and in the younger man and he really liked the world," he added. idea," Andrews said. "The pope's Andrews told the gathering that wisdom permeates the campus," he "this portrait could not hang in any told her. "It would be so right for other place and have the same significance, the same impact." him to be here." "It was painted for you at'this Andrews and her husband, Robert, are also the parents of a daugh- precise stage in your lives," she ter, Lauren, ajunior at Aragon High added. "In it I attempted to personSchool. The family belongs to Na- alize for you a critical moment in tivity Parish in Menlo Park, Calif. world and Church history when "I've been very much a fan of God called, and someone anthe pope," Andrews said. "His swered."
INSPIRED BY: Pope John Paul II's life and work, artist Lisa Steinbrenner Andrews recently completed this life-size portrait of the pontiff as a young man. The piece, unveiled April 8 at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, will hang in the school's John Paul II Library. (CNS photo by Bonnie Francis)
PILGRIMS HOLD a banner that translates as "sainthood immediately" during the funeral Mass for Pope John Paul II in S1. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Thousands of the faithful began chanting the pope's name in Italian during the funeral and calling for his immediate canonization: (CNS photo from Reuters)
Church officials reject making late pope an instant saint By JONAntAN LUXMOORE CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY - Vatican officials have dismissed press claims that Pope John Paul II could be beatified as early as October after receiving "popular acclamation" as a saint from Catholics worldwide. "This is complete fiction; although it's possible the process could be speeded up, such dates are totally imaginary," said Jesuit Father Hieronim Fokcinski, an official of the Congregation for Saints' Causes. "There's no possibility of acclaiming saints this way, particularly when doing so would bypass this congregation and appear to pre-empt decisions by a future pope," he said in a recent interview with Catholic News ServiCe. Jesuit FatherPaolo Molinari, one _ofthe Vatican'slongest-servingpostulators of saints' causes, said he would not be surprised if Pope John Paul were canonized someday. "But these media reports have been organized by a group of Poles. They're setting up an atmosphere to pressure the Holy See to do something which hasn'tbeen done for 500 years," he said ''We have to be very careful in cases like this, when nationalism is involved and banners are being produced by an organized group," he said. "Popular enthusiasm can pass, while it can also affect the authority ofa pope." Calls for Pope John Paul's canonization have proliferated since his April 8 funeral, during which placards were held up calling for him to be declared "subito santo," Italian for "saint immediately." Father Molinari said he believed a beatification process would take "a minimum of three-four years." Normal procedures require a minimum of five years to pass from a candidate's death before the process begins.
He said Pope John Paul "agreed exceptionally" to waive the five-year norm in the case of Mother Teresa, who was beatified in 2003. Her cause was opened in 1999, two years after her death, because she was ''universally regarded as a saint in her own lifetime," he said. Current Church rules require detailed examination of all archival material on a sainthood candidate as well as the cross-examination of witnesses and the compilation of documentation on the person's life. A commission of historians and theologians must also carry out investigations, before a group of cardinals refers the case to the pope for a final decision on the candidate's "heroic virtues." Speaking tojoumalists last week, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said a decision to speed up a possible cause for the pope would "depend solely on the next pope." Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins, who headed the Congregation for Saints' Causes until Pope John Paul's death, said that a process for the late pope could only open after five years. "Popular sentiment is one thing," he told Italy's Catholic daily, Aweni~, "Canonical recognition of sanctity is another." Another Italian daily, Carriere della Sera, reported that the Polish secretary ofthe saints' congregation, Archbishop Edward Nowak, had suggested the expected Synod of Bishops in October as a possible occasion for Pope John Paul's be-路 atification. However, a spokesman for Archbishop Nowak told CNS he believed the interview had been distorted. Pope John Paul beatified Popes Pius IX and John XXIlI in 2003, 125 and 40 years, respectively, after their deaths. Press reports said Venezuelan
Cardinal Rosario Castillo Lara, a retired Vatican official, told mourners in Caracas he had witnessed the curing ofa woman with cancer after a general audience in Rome. He said he believed "a new star will soon radiate great light in the heavenly firmament." Meanwhile, Italy's La Stampa daily said that the pope's private secretary, Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, described thecureofa U.S. Catholic of Jewish origin who had cancer. The archbishop reportedly said the cure occurred after the man attended a Mass with Pope John Paul in 2002. A priest from Poland's Niepokolanow Franciscan monastery,Father Janusz Zatger, said many Catl;olics believed a miracle had occurred when a sick child was unexpectedly cured April 5 路after undergoing life-threatening brain surgery. ''We came to St. Peter's to pray with the father after the Holy Father's death, and we all believe the pope pointed his finger and helped him," Father Zatger told CNS. "At a time when many miracles are being witnessed in acts ofgener0sity and friendship, we are certain this was an act ofintercession by the pope," he said. However, Cardinal Jozef Glemp of Warsaw cautioned that a formal process would be needed to ensure a "deeper awareness of his life and teaching." ''For the world, it's obvious that John Paul II is a saint - the question ofwhen aprocess begins doesn't in any way change the fact of his holiness," Cardinal Glemp told Poland's Catholic information agency. "Although John Paul II is universally viewed as a saint, I wouldn't -rush the process, so we can get to know his teaching better, sort it out and docurnent it," he added.
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Vatican releases stats on week from pope's death to funeral VATICAN CITY (CNS)-In the week followipg Pope John Paul U's death, more than three million pilgrims descended on Rome to honor the late pontiff, a Vatican statement
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THE TOMB of Pope John Paul II, is located in a grotto below the main level of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS photo from L'Osservatore Romano)
Polish Church personnel begin exodus from Vatican after pontiff's death By JONATHAN
LUXMOORE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
national body, and we need up to 20 people in Rome to handle Polish Church affairs," the bishop, VATICAN CITY - Polish priests and nuns who worked with former secretary-general of the Polish bishops' conference, told Pope John Paul II have begun CNS. "In proportion to the numleaving the Vatican, marking the end of an era for those who ber of Catholics in Poland, howworked with the pope throughout ever, our Church is most of his papacy. underrepresented here." A 606-page reference book, "For all Polish personnel, this is the end of an era - it's as if the published in early 2005 by ground has been pulled from bePoland's Catholic Bernardinum neath their feet," said Dominican publishers, says 4.5 million PolFather Konrad Hejmo, chief chapish citizens visited Rome during lain for Polish pilgrims in Rome. Pope John Paul's pontificate; it lists 427 Polish clergy and Father Hejmo told Catholic News Service that laity who held Vatican positions during his more than Archbishop Stanislaw Father Hejmo told Catholic News 26 years in office. Dziwisz, the pope's personal secretary, left the Service that Archbishop Stanislaw In the book's introducVatican April 9 looking Dziwisz, the pope'spersonalsecretary, tion, Cardinal Deskur said "sad and changed" and left the Vatican April 9 looking "sadand the Holy See had been "closely linked to the Polish would live at the Polish house in Rome's changed" and would live at the Polish nation for more than a thouGiustiniana suburb pending house in Rome's Giustiniana suburb sand years," adding that a decision from the next pending a decision from the nextpope Poles were now "present in almost all Vatican institupope about his future. about his future. tions" and were viewed as He said the pope's other "responsible and well presecretary, Msgr. pared for their duties." Mieczyslaw Mokrzycki, 46, was the nomination of bishops. At the time of Pope John Paul's returning to his home in Lviv, "Poles were not only in the Ukraine, to work for Latin-rite papal entourage, but a national death, three Poles held senior Cardinal Marian Jaworski of Lviv. clan and power center," the paper Vatican positions: Cardinal Zenon Several Polish Sacred Heart wrote. "They created a filter to the Grocholewski, who headed the nuns, who cooked and cleaned for third-floor apartment in the Ap- Congregation for Catholic EducaPope John Paul throughout his ostolic Palace and a pressure tion; Archbishop Stanislaw Rylko, pontificate, have been offered group cemented by a common who headed the Pontifical Council for the Laity; and Archbishop new Vatican accommodations by language and personal habits." retired Cardinal Andrzej Deskur, The Vatican has indicated that Henryk Hoser, an official of the another Pole, Father Hejmo said, at least eight Poles - including Congregation for the Evangelizawhile others would return to their the pope's secretaries and the tion of Peoples. Father Hejmo said Polish staffmotherhouse in Krakow, Poland. three nuns who cared for his "They're obviously sad to be apartment - were at the pope's ers and pilgrims welcomed April leaving - let's hope they find bedside at the moment of his 10 homily remarks by Cardinal Camillo Ruini, papal vicar of new strength and energy," the death. Bishop Tadeusz Pieronek, rec- Rome, who thanked them for their priest told CNS. "It's a huge upheaval for them, tor of Krakow Theological Acad- service. "The fact that a Pole was pope particularly since they were with emy, said few Poles had held imthe Holy Father in his last days, portant positions under Pope John is a cause of great pride - but we know he is the property of all and he was always so lively and Paul. kind," he said. ''The Roman Curia is an inter- Christians," Father Hejmo said. Polish newspapers have speculated about the future of Archbishop Dziwisz, 65, who served the pope since 1966 and is widely seen as a candidate to replace 77year-old Cardinal Franciszek Macharski of Krakow. Meanwhile, Italy's La Repubblica daily reported that local bishops and priests had welcomed the departure of the "Polish party" from the Vatican, adding that Archbishop Dziwisz had "ruled the Church" during Pope John Paul's illness, even deciding
On April 12 the Vatican press office released a treasure trove of data from April 2, the day the pope died, through April 8, the day of his funeral. According to final figures from the Italian government, record crowds headed to St. Peter's Basilica, where Pope John Paul's body lay in front ofthe main altar April 47, with 21,000 people entering the church every hour, or 350 per minute. Visitors waited an average of 13 hours to pay their respects; the longest wait was 24 hours, and the longest line was more than three miles. On April 8, the day of the pope's outdoor funeral Mass, 500,000 packed St. Peter's Square and the street leading up to it, with another 600,000 watching on giant television screens set up near the Vatican and at sites on the outskirts of Rome. After waiting in endless lines, pilgrims were evidently parched: Volunteers distributed more than three million free bottles of water over seven days. With all that water flowing, the 3,600 portable toilets set tip around Rome got a workout. The number of riders on Rome's already crowded public transportation system increased by 40 percent. Buses and trams carried an additionall.l million people per day, and the city's subway system carried an additional 300,000, with a total of more than 15 million trips above and below ground April 2-8. All those pilgrims, many from foreign countries who did not speak Italian, needed help at times. The city of Rome's information line responded to 20,000 calls per day, up from a daily average of 8,000, with operators answering queries in English, French, German, Spanish, Chi-
nese and Arabic. City officials distributed 400,000 flyers with useful information for tourists, and 20 series of text messages with updates on traffic were relayed to 43,500 Romans who signed up. The weary and the sick took advantage offirst aid stations more than 4,000 times. Rome ordered an extra 100 ambulances to handle the influx following the pope's death. On hand were 8,000 volunteers, 12,000 security and public order personnel, 2,700 local police officers, 1,000 firefighters, six helicopters, and 400 soldiers to help manage the crowds and any possible problems. Journalists contributed to a portion of the influx. More than 6,000 accreditations have been issued since April 2. While the Vatican statement said it was impossible to count exactly the number of radio and television stations that broadcast the April 8 funeral, 80 channels transmitted from European Broadcasting Union positions, and 137 television stations from 81 countries informed the Pontifical Council for Social Communications that they carried the Mass. Vatican Radio broadcast live in seven languages. The Vatican Website's live video stream offered an alternative to television for 1.3 million people. At the funeral, 157 cardinals concelebrated the Mass, and an additional700 bishops and 3,000 prelates were present. Communion was likely difficult to receive for most in attendance: 300 priests were on hand to distribute, with a ratio ofone priest to 1,700 faithful. Among the 169 foreign delegations were 10 royal sovereigns, 59 heads of state, 17 heads of government, and dozens of ministers and ambassadors. 1Wenty-three Orthodox and eight Protestant delegations attended, as well as Jewish, Muslim and other non-Christian communities.
THE VATICAN has issued a special stamp indicating the vacancy in the Holy See. The Vatican launched the special stamp April 12. (CNS photo from Reuters)
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Six new books on Pope John Paul II REVIEWED BY MAUREEN E. DALY CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
cause of his dissent from Church teaching on sexual ethics and other Six new' books by and about issues, and he left a teaching posiPope John Paul II were published tion at The Catholic University of .in the last weeks of March as the America in Washington. However, pope's health worsened. They are this book is not a polemical critique but rather a useful and approachreviewed in brief here. UNIVERSAL FATHER: A able summary of the pope's think·LIFE OF JOHN PAUL II, by ing. Faculty of schools of theology · Garry O'Connor. Bloomsbury (New call this book "a much-needed volume" and "an excellent overview." · York and London, 2005). 436 pp. This is a very readable new biTHE LOVING HEART: THE ography of the pope, filled with lit- PRIVATE PRAYERS OF POPE erary and theatrical references that JOHN PAUL II, by Pope John help to place the pope in the con- Paul II. Atria Books/Simon and text of world culture and 20th-Cen- Schuster (New York, 2(05). 179pp. This book is a translation of an tury history. O'Connor spent 10 years re- Italian book called "ll Vangelo della searching this work, so that while Sojferenza" or "The Gospel of Sufit reads very smoothly it is also care- fering." Here in the pope's own '. fully documented. It has a detailed words are his thoughts and prayers lO-page chronology of the pope's on the meaning of suffering. These life noting significant historical . short selections are taken from mes· events.· It has a very useful eight~ sages written for the "World Day page listing ofthe pope's many pub- of the Sick" or messages addressed ,lications 'with a brief description of to the sick and suffering during his the content ofeach. And it has a 10- world travels or in visits to hospi· page bibliography of source mate- tals and residential clinics. Here are · rial and suggestions for further read- words of comfort and clarity. ing. JOHN PAUL II: A LIFE IN As an author who has written 18 GRACE, by Renzo Allegri, trans· other books, many on theatrical sub- lated by Marsha Daigle· jects including biographies of WIl- WIlliamson. Servant Books/St. An· liam Shakespeare, Paul Scofield thony Messenger Press (Cincinnati, and Alec Guinness, O'Connor is Ohio, 2(05). 202 pp. -able to place Pope John Paul II's This biography, written by an .' life in its proper artistic and philo- expert on the life of Padre Pio, sees sophical context. This biography is the pope's life through the lens of highly recommended.. miracles, exceptions and special MEMORY AND IDENTITY: graces. It moves as swiftly as an adCONVERSATIONS AT THE venture story through the pope's 'DAWN OFAMILLENNIUM, by long, eventful and sometimes ap· Pope, John Paul II. Rizzoli (New parently miraculous life. Allegri York, 2(05). 172 pp. . emphasizes the pope's several near '. As the realization .that a great brushes with death, especially the mind has passed away begins to 1981 assassination attempt, which . ..take hold, readers may regret that· the biographer and the pope him.they never had a chance to meet and self see as an example of the spe'converse with Pope John Paul II. cial protection of Our Lady of For those readers, "Memory and Fatima. The tone of this biography Identity" will be a real pleasure. It is openly reverential. is the edited account of conversaJOHN PAUL II IN THE ·tions that the pope had with two HOLY LAND: IN HIS OWN . ' philosopher friends. It gives the WORDS, edited by Paulist Father · delightful sensation of sitting in on Lawrence Boadt and Kevin di fascinating talk among persons of . Camillo. Stimulus BookslPaulist great intelligence, wide knowledge Press (Mahwah, N.J., 2(05). 156 pp. and compassionate perceptions. Pope John Paul was so prolific The topics they cover with pithy in his public addresses - and his 'wisdom and historical insight in- words and actions and speeches clude the limits ofevil, freedom and provoked such widespread comresponsibility, and concepts of pa- ment - that just one journey's triotism, European identity and de- statements and reactions can form mocracy. a whole book. That is what we have THE MORAL THEOLOGY here. This useful book collects in OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, by Fa- one place the pope's speeches given therCharlesE. Curran. Georgetown during his history-making visit to · University Press (Washington, the Holy Land in the Jubilee Year 2(05). 262 pp. 2000, a map of the journey, photos, This book is a concise yet com- and commentary from Jewish and plete summary of the late pope's Christian perspectives by Yehezkel moral teaching. Father Curran, a Landau, an associate in interfaith remoral theologian who has served as lations at Hartford Seminary in president of three national scholarly Connecticut, .and Paulist Father societies Of theology and ethics, Michael McGarry, rector ofTantur gives a systematic analysis of the Ecumenical Institute, in the West moral theology that underlies the Bank. Because it focuses on one pope's authoritative teachings, spe- topic this book could be a good text cifically his 14 encyclicals. Father for an adult interfaith discussion Curran's own writings led to the group that is interested in further, Vatican barring him from teaching ing Christian and Jewish underas a Catholic theologian in 1987 be- standing.
RICHARD AND Stephen Payne, founders of Arcadia Films, flank Rob Draper, director of photography, for "The Saints Speak." Stephen Payne and his father have produced a series of films on the lives of saints, a gO-minute documentary on the life of S1. Louis de Montfort and promotional videos for the Steubenville East youth conferences. (CNS Photo Courtesy of Arcadia Films)
Father-son filmmaker team· spotlights Church's teachings By MARY WALSH CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
better known" through their work in the media. Their latest project is a public WINSTED, C~nn.- - Stephen Payne left Hollywood in 1991 be- .' service announcement for the cause he was not happy with his . Massachusetts Catholic .Confernewfound career as postproduction ence on embryonic stem-cell recoordinator for the USA cable tele- search. vision network. In the 30-second spot, a shot 'The execs were pushing the en- . of the globe from outer space velope on sex and violence and I was fades· into a shot of a new baby really feeling awful that this was being delivered into the. arms of happening under my involvement," its waiting mother. A voiceover said Payne, 38, who is a Catholic. explains that every human being "I decided my life was really was once an embryo, just as butconsecrated to Christ, and I had terflies were once caterpillars. to step out of that industry to try, The topic of stem-cell research to do something in fIlm that would is one with which the Paynes are make a difference," he told the especially familiar. Stephen's Four County Catholic, newspaper mother, Patricia, suffers from of the Diocese of Norwich. Parkinson's disease and is curLooking back, he said he be- rently undergoing treatment with lieves the events that led him to adult stem cells. She recently testeam up with his father to found tified against embryonic stem-cell Arcadia Films Ltd. in 1998 have research before the Massachusetts been providential. Legislature. I Today, instead of preparing The Paynes also have produced racy, made-for-TV movies for several commercials encouraging broadcast, Payne and his father voters to consider life issues when have produced a series of films on voting. The spots, paid for by the lives ofthe saints, a 90-minute Priests for Life, were aired in documentary on the life of St. battleground states during the Louis de Montfort and promo- 2000 election year. tional videos for the Steubenville "The Saints Speak," a series of East summer youth conferences. 40 spiritual minimovies, is curTheir clients include Eternal rently airing on EWTN. In the Word Television Network, known tllree- to five-minute-long clips, as EWTN, as well as Priests for an actor or actress portrays a parLife, Angelicum University in ticular saint, offering viewers' reRome and most recently the Mas- flections on the Eucharist in the sachusetts Catholic Conference. saint's own words. The reflections "We've always been taken care are taken from the saint's writings. of in God's divine providence and Saints featured include Catherine we've never had to do anything of Genoa, Augustine and John secular in over 10 years," Payne Chrysostom, to name a few. said. From their studio in The Paynes' involvement in Litchfield County, the father-son Christian media production began team aims, as Payne explained, in 1992, just as Payne returned to "to make Christ and Our Lady the East Coast, disillusioned with
Hollywood. At the same time his father, Richard, resigned as publisher and editor of a major international religious publishing house. Although,the elder Payne had planned to manage the new company, when it reneged on a promise to refrain from selling Gnostic and New Age books, he decided to leave the firm. It was then that the two decided to form their own venture in film. Soon thereafter, Richard Payne, who had been the founding editor of the 100-volume "Classics of Western Spirituality" series for Paulist Press, was asked to be managing editor of a 1,400page book on St. Louis de Montfort. After working on the book together, father and son embarked on their first film project a docudrama on St. Louis de Montfort. The pair and a small crew traveled to France and shot the fIlm on location throughout Vendee and Brittany in western France. The Paynes, who are natives of Canada, said that they approach their work "always in an atmosphere of prayer to discern what God really wants." Stephen Payne said, "Our interest is really to serve the Church and that's primai)' in everything we do." The pair also firmly believes that the media holds great hope and possibility for furthering Catholic teaching. But the industry's creative side needs Catholics' support. 'The potential is huge for evangelization," said Stephen Payne. "Catholics,have to come together to realize if (Mel Gibson's film) 'The Passion' was possible, what else is possible?"
Bishops, priests, laity arrested in China, Asian news agency says
NIGERIAN CHILDREN pray at a makeshift shrine inside St. Paul's Church in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. American Catholics should be concerned about what happens to Africa, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes sense for long-term practical reasons, such as Western security, a Catholic Relief Services official said at a symposium in Chicago. (CNS photo from Reuters) .
CRS official urges iDlDlediate and long-terDl aid for .Africa By PATRICK BUTLER
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Zhangjiakou, also in his early 80s, was detained APrtI 1, the foundation statement said. In a March 30 press release, the Kung foundation reported that government security officers had arrested Father Zhao Kexun, 75, an underground priest in Xuanhua diocese, Hebei province. Six Chinese bishops were missing, 13 bishops were unqer house arrest, 19 priests were detained or have disappeared, and three more were in re-education camps, according to a list compiled March 1 by AsiaNews, an Italian-based missionary news agency. The government-approved Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association was formed in 1957 to put the Church in synchronization with cornmunist goals and to separate the church from "foreign interference," such as ties with the Vatican. An underground Church continued to exist and face persecution. In recent years, Church leaders in Hong Kong have said two-thirds of the bishops belonging to the patriotic association have reconciled secretly with the Vatican. The Chinese Church kept alive the line of apostolic succession with ordinations by validly ordained bishops. Pope Pius XII was the last pope to publicly appoint bishops in China
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are realistically sustainable with government accountability, she CHICAGO American said. This approach gets attention Catholics should be concerned from most regimes, she said, since about what happens to Africa, not CRS works in 36 African countries just because it is the right thing to and donates more than 60 percent do, but because it makes sense for of its resources to African devellong-term practical reasons, an ofopment programs. A significant ficial from Catholic Relief Serpart of that money comes from vices told a group of Chicago U.S. Catholics, she added. Catholics. The Church is in a unique poRowena Gono, who is sition to exert major influfrom Africa, spoke during a ence in Africa, where Carecent "Africa Summit" at The Church is in a unique posi- tholicism has been growing faster than in any other part . St. Ambrose Church in Chicago and stressed that tion to exert major influence in Af- . of the world, Gono said. She Africa's biggest problems- rica, where Catholicism has been noted that Africa has 115 disease, a staggering debt growing faster than in any other part million Catholics, 10,000 burden, corrupt govern- of the world, Gono said. parishes and 75,000 mission ments and endemic poverty stations. American Catholics in - ultimately threaten Westforgo ancient rivalries, Gono said particular, she said, "should push ern security. Africa has 10 percent of the African leaders are learning it is themselves beyond their comfort world's population but three quar- in their best interest to cooperate zone. It's nice to contribute money, ters of the HIV/AIDS cases, and since "united we stand, divided we but it's even better to go a step further by lobbying Congress to give per capita annual income ranges fall." from $315 in Botswana to $3,430 The ability of the African Union help where it will do the most in South Africa, making the conti- to force previously corrupt coun- good." Gono outlined some of CRS' nent the poorest part of the world, tries t<;> clean up their acts is makshe told participants at the daylong ing it easier to attract aid from African successes, such as aiding forum sponsored by the Chicago Western countries, which are be- passage of the U.S. Clean DiaArchdiocesan Office for Peace and coming more selective about who monds Act, which restricts the sale in the United States of rough gems Justice. gets aid, she added. "One criterion is that they can't used to fund civil wars in countries "AIDS is being called a national security concern, as are inept gov- be known as a corrupt country," like Sierra Leone and Liberia. CRS ernments which create an unstable said Gono. "Somehow the coun- also has successfully campaigned political climate, especially worri- tries are trying to meet those crite- for $15 billion in U.S. aid to be some in a region so close to the ria. And I think we're going to see allocated over a five-year period to fight HIVh\IDS in Africa and . Middle East," Gono added. She more of that." The policies ofa growing num- the Caribbean, she said. also noted that extreme poverty As Gono sees it, the successful "breeds discontent (and) discon- ber ofaid agencies including CRS, tent breeds revolution." the U.S. bishops' overseas relief work of CRS is all part of what According to Gono, the good and development agency, are to get being Catholic today is really news in Africa is that multinational involved only in those projects that about. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
HONG KONG (CNS)-Atleast four bishops and priests and several lay people from Hebei and Zhejiang provinces reportedly were detained by Chinese security officials in incidents in late March and early April. 1\vo separate Catholic sources from Wenzhou diocese in Zhejiang told UCA News, an Asian church news agency based in Thailand, that their underground bishop and some lay Catholics were detained. Officials arrested Bishop James Lin XiIi of Wenzhou on Palm Sunday, and a Wenzhou Catholic surnamed Gao the following day, and a few more parishioners also have disappeared, the source said. Bishop Lin, 84, reportedly has been confined in the cathedral ofthe government-recognized Church cornmunity since 1999 with no freedom of movement. He reportedly is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Another source from the same diocese reported that local security officials took away four parishioners March 21. Meanwhile, the U.S.-based Cardinal Kung Foundation announced that Auxiliary Bishop Leo Yao Liang ofSiwantze (Chongli-Xiwanzi) was detained. In press release on the matter, the foundation reported that local Catholics attributed the detention ofthe bishop; who is in his early 80s, to his refusal to join the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. Father Wang Linling of
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Benedict XVI was seen as most , respected, controversial cardinals By CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
consistories, synods of bishops and VATICAN CITY - Considered other assemblies often have the the guiding light on doctrinal issues weight of a keynote address. When during Pope John Paul IT's pontifi- then-Cardinal Ratzinger talked, cate, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger people listened. who chose Pope Benedict XVI as Sometimes his remarks, have his papal name - entered the re- been bluntly critical, on such diverse cent conclave as one of the most re- topics as dissident theologians, lib:spected, influential and controversial eration theology, "abuses" in lay , members, of the College of Cardi- ministry, homosexuality, women as nals. priests, feminism among nuns, preSince 1981 the 78-year-old Ger- marital sex, abortion, liturgical reman cardinal and now pontiff-':" re- form and rock music. garded as one ofthe Church's sharpAs Po~ John Paul's pontificate est theologians - has headed the developed, some Vatican observers Congregation for the Doctrine ofthe said the fomer cardinal's influence , Faith, the Vatican department , grew. charged with defending orthodoxy In his first decade at the helm of in virtually every area ofChurch life. the doctrinal congregation, thenSince November 2002 he had Cardinal Ratzinger zeroed in on libbeen dean of the College of Cardi- eration theology as the most urgent nals, a key position in the time be- challenge to the faith. He silenced tween popes. Latin American theologians like Some Churchofficials at the Vati- Franciscan Father Leonardo Boff can thought Cardinal Ratzinger and guided the preparation of two could be elected to the papacy, par- , Vatican documents that condemned ticularly if the College of Cardinals the use ofMarxist political concepts was looking for a candidate who is in Catholic theology. older, experienced and dedicated to But after the collapse of MarxPope John Paul's theological and ism as a global ideology, the former ecclesial agenda cardinal identified a new, central Over the years, former Cardinal threat to the faith: relativism. He said Ratzinger met quietly once a week relativism is an especially difficult ,with the pope to discuss doctrinal problem for the Church because its and other major issues facing the main ideas - compromise and a Church. Insiders say his influence rejection ofabsolute positions - are was second to none when it came to so deeply imbedded in democratic setting Church priorities and direc- society. tions and responding to moral and He said modem theologians are doctrinal challenges. among those who have mistakenly "I'm not the Grand Inquisitor," applied relativistic concepts to relithe former cardinal once said in an gion and ethics. He said Jesus is interview. But to the outside world, widely seen today as "one religious he has been known as the Vatican's leader among others," concepts like enforcer. He,made the biggest head- dogma are viewed as too inflexible lines when his congregation silenced and the Church is accused of intranor excommunicated theologians, sigence. withdrew Church approval of cerThe new pontiff's theological tain books, helped rewrite liturgical ideas are based on years of study, translations, set boundaries on ecu- pastoral ministry and Vatican expemenical dialogues, took over the rience. Born in Marktl am Inn April h.andling of clergY' sex abuse cases 16, 1927, the son of a rural policeagainst minors, curbed the role of man, hi$ family moved several times bishops' conferences and pressured during his younger years. His priestly religious orders to suspend wayward members. In 2003, the congregation issued an important document that said Catholic politicians must not ignore Simon, 'the son of Jonah, heard. I essential Church tea<;hings, particu- To you I will give the keys of the larly on human life. That set the stage Kingdom. I Those to whom the for a long debate during the 2004 care of the legacy of the keys has U.S. election campaign.on whether been entrusted I gather here, Democratic Sen, John F. Kerry, a allowing themselves to be Catholic who supports legalized enfolded by the Sistine colors, I abortion, should be given Commun- by tIie vision left to us by ion. ' Michelangelo. I So it was in The congregation also published August, and then in October, lof a document asking Catholic law- the memorable year of the two makers to fight agrowing movement Conclaves (1978), land so it will to legalize same-sex marriage. be again, when the need arises White-haired and soft-spoken, after my death. I Michelangelo's Pope Benedict XVI comes across in vision must then speak to them." person as a thoughtful and precise "Conclave: a joint concern for the intellectual with a dry sense of hu- legacy of the keys of the King.mor. A frequent participant at Vati- dom. I They will find themselves can press conferences, he is a famil- between the Beginning and the iar figure to the international group End, I between the Day of of'reporters who cover the Church. Creation and the Day of JudgHe is also well-known by the ment. I It is given to man once to Church hierarchy around the world, die and after that the judgment! and his speeches at cardinal "A final transpareqcy and light.
studies began early but were interrupted by World War II. In a book of memoirs, Cardinal Ratzinger recalled that while a seminarian, he was enrolled by school officials in the Hitler Youth program; he soon stopped going to meetings. After being drafted in 1943 he served for a year on an anti-aircraft unit that tracked Allied bombardments. At the end of the war he spent time in a U.S. prisoner-of-war camp before peing released. Ordained in 1951, he received a doctorate and a licentiate in theology from the University of Munich, where he studied until 19~7. He taught dogma and fundamental theology at the University of Freising in 1958-59, then lectured at the University of Bonn from 1959-1969, at Munster from, 1963-66 and at Thbingen from 1966-69. In 1969 he was.appointed professor of 90gma arid of the history of dogmas at the University ofRegensburg, where he also served as vice president until 1977. A theological consultant to West German Cardinal Joseph Frings, he came to the Second Vatican Council as an expert or "peritus. " After the council, he published several major books, including "Introduction to Christianity," "Dogma and Revelation" and "Eschatology." He was named a member of the International Theological Commission in 1969. Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of Munich and Freising in 1977 and named him a cardinal the following year. As a cardinal he has frequently criticized the growth of Church bureaucracy and its output of studies, reports and meetings. Asked once whether the Vaticari would operate better in Germany, he responded, ''What a disaster! The Church would be too organized. . ''The saints were people of creativity, not bureaucratic functionaries," he added.
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I The clarity of the events I the clarity of consciences I It is necessary that during the Conclave, Michelangelo teach them. I Do not forget: "Omnia nuda et aperta sunt ante oculos Ejus. " (All things are naked and open before His eyes). I You who are in all, show the way! I He will teach :)'ou...." It is that vision of the human person's beginning and end, his origin and destiny, that Pope Benedict XVI, and with him the whole Church, receives the mission to preach and to protect. May the Lord, who is all in all, and who has taught the Cardinals these lessons this week, teach us all with Benedict XVI how to walk this "path of all generations!" Father Landry is a parochial vu:ar at St Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis.
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Teresa of Calcutta, Pope John Paul lamcy, family ministry, HIVIAIDS II described her life as one of both support programs, adoption assis"prayerful contemplation and ac- tance, college campus ministry, CYO, and a network of regional oftion." The bishop noted that the same fices of Catholic Social Services. could be said ofthe life ofPope John In the coming weeks parishioners Paul II. will be hearing much more about the "We too are called upon to assist 2005 Catholic Charities Appeal as the poor, to sacrifice to the extent that efforts intensify to promote the Apwe are able," said Bishop Coleman. peal and the many things it makes "And like Mother Teresa and Pope possible. John Paul II, our contributions . An audiotape message with brief <should be steeped in prayer." reflections about diocesan proThe kickoffs also included the grams and an invitation from presentation ofa 1Q-minute video on Bisnop Coleman to parishioners to the Appeal produced by Media Im- lend their generous support will be age of New Bedford. It featured an played at Masses in the diocese. MSGR. L1BERIO Andreatta carries a torch past a checkpoint in.the Israeli security wall overview of Appeal-funded pro路 Some parishes will make use of the during the second annual peace run in the West Bank April 14. The race included Palestin- grams and ministries as well as a Catholic Charities Appeal video at ians, Israelis and Italians and was dedicated to the memory of Pope John Paul II. (eNS number ofpoignant testimonies from Masses, socials and group meetphoto by Debbie Hill) persons who have benefited from ings. An informational brochure has been created again this year and is them. Donly reminded attendees "to being mailed with solicitation cards, never underestimate the impact of and an expanded edition of the diContinued from page six Catholic Charities in the Diocese of ocesan Development Office publiFall River," and to remember that cation Sharing, focusing on the bishop) of Jerusalem and the Holy creating programs to repair, re- entails making an annual contribu- ''94 cents of every dollar donated Appeal, will be available at parSee have made a commitment to store, cleal! and paint the proper- tion that is directly embarked for each year goes directly to the nearly ishes. preserve the Christian community ties of the patriarchate and then use by the Latin Patriarch of 30 agencies and apostolates funded Viewers ofa variety ofcable telein the Holy Land, not just for their hiring those in need to do the work. Jerusalem to accomplish his and by the Appeal." vision networks may also catch one benefit, but also for Christians all- Jobs are shared so that enough can the Holy See's objectives in the Last year's Appeal brought in a of three 3Q-secondpromotional spots over the world. Those sites, made be earned to feed one's family and Holy Land. record setting $3,946,996.99. It or commercials produced for the holy by the presence of Our Lord, the recipient can retain his self-esAt the local level, the Order is inarked an increase of 7.4 percent Catholic Charities Appeal. Over the Jesus Christ, are today alive with teem and pride. .To accomplish organized into lieutenancies under or $272,152 over the previous record next month and a half, the spots will a Christian presence, albeit a these goals, he obviously needs the direction of a lieutenant who set in 2003. air a total of 1,086 times. smaller one than in the past. No both spiritual and temporal sup- is appointed by and is directly reLastly, the Catholic Charities Among programs supported by one wants to see those sites bereft port. sponsible to the grand master, a the Catholic' Charities Appeal are Appeal also has a presence on the of Christians and end up simply as Many groups from allover the cardinal, in Rome. Each lieuten- emergency and transitional housing, Web. Browsers can visit monuments to something that hap- world.are doing their best to assist ancy also has a grand prior, usu- food pantries and vouchers, youth www.catholiccharitiesfaIlriverdioc路om pened years ago, like the Forum in the patriarch. However, there is ally an archbishop or bishop, who ministry, hospital and prison chap- to learn more. Rome, the Parthenon in Greece one organization to which the Holy works,in conjunction with the lieuand the Inca and Aztec ruins in the Father has路 entrusted a major role tenant to achieve its mission. In the r--------------------~ Americas. in preserving the Christian pres- Northeastern (USA) Lieutenancy, The patriarch has a number of ence in the Holy Land. That orga- the lieutenant is Dennis J. Looney, major objectives of which the con- nization is the Order of the Holy Jr., KGCHS, and Boston Archtinuation, maintenance and support Sepulchre of Jerusalem. bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, The Post Office charges The Anchor 70 cents for of the Catholic parishes and The Order is an ancient Catho- Cap, is the grand prior. It has a notification of a subscriber's change of address. schools is paramount. It is around lic Order of Knighthood that traces membership of almost 700 knights Please help us reduce these expenses by notifythem that Christian life is focused, its roots back to the First Crusade and ladies who contribute almost ing us immediately when you plan to move. just as it was in the Catholic im- in 1099 when its mission was to a quarter of a million dollars each migrant communities of our own regain control over the holy sites year in support ofits mission in the Please Print Your New Address Below dioceses during parts of the last and, especially, to protect the Holy Holy Land. The membership intwo centuries. Sepulchre, the tomb of Our Lord. cludes several knights and ladies NAME: A second objective of critical It is one of the oldest organizations from Central Massachusetts. is to educate the young, in the Catholic Church. Its mission importance Each year, the Order holds a the next generation, which will be today - to help preserve the number of meetings for the benSTREET ADDRESS: the future leaders of the Christian Christian community in the Holy efit of its members and also has an community. It is also important that Land - is very similar in spirit to annual meeting at which new CITY, STATE, ZIP: _ they be prepared to take an actiYe its original purpose. members are invested in the Or- I Worldwide, the Order is head- der as Knights and Ladies of the role in the broader economic and NEW PARISH: _ civil life that will most assuredly quartered in Rome and is currently Order of the Holy Sepulchre of I come in the future. There are cur- comprised of 50 lieutenancies in Jerusalem. Members ofthe clergy, rently 40 Patriarchal schools - six 29 countries with approximately who wish to undertake the Same in Israel, 12 in the Palestinian Au- 22,000 members. In the United .commitment to this apostolate, are Please attach your Anchor address label below so thority and 22 in Jordan - that States, there are nine lieutenancies also eligible for membership. we can update your record immediately. One of the ironies of history enroll over 18,000 students. Be- with about 11,000 members. The cause of the economic situation, knights and ladies of the Order ,in that the Holy Land, the cradle most of them are struggling finan- undertake a solemn commitment of Christianity that was consecially as parents cannot afford the to provide spiritual and temporal crated by the presence and voice Please cut and adhere address full tuition. Nonetheless, the patri- assistance to the Christian commu- of Jesus Christ, has seen and is arch makes up the difference to nity by supporting the objectives currently seeing bloodshed, suflabel in this space of the Latin Patriarch. Many have fering and turmoil. A further assure the children's education. Another objective is to provide also made pilgrimages to the Holy ironic fact is that the Holy Land is also holy to and of great imhumanitarian aid to those in need. Land. Aid is provided principally in two Invitations to be invested as a portance and significance to both CLIP THIS ENTIRE FORM AND MAIL TO: ways. There are outright gifts to knight or lady of the Order are ex- Judaism and Islam. Despite this individuals and/or families to as- . tended to devout Catholic men and sacred heritage, some Christians sist them in the purchase of criti- women who have been actively have left while a group of them cal medical care and medicines. engaged in and support the work has chosen to remain and keep a The patriarch understands that of the Church in their parish and living Christian presence in that simply giving money to individu-路 diocese. When invested, they land. The members of the Order P.O. BOX 7 - FALL RIVER, MA 02722 als, while necessary some of the pledge to continue their commit- of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusa'time, (~.an be dehumanizing and ment to the Church and to provide lem, and other Christians, are . THANK YOU destructive of their self-esteem. both spiritual and financial support working to assure that they will Consequently, he has focused. on to the mission of the Order. This be able to do so.
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SCIENCE FAIR winners from St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet, were recently announced. The grand prize winner was seventh-grader Olivia Durand. Eighth-grade 'winners were Chris Fidalgo, First; Felicia Rousseau, Second; Travis Gomes and DouglasRichard, Third. Sarah Romanowicz and Meaghan Travassos earned honorable mention. Seventh-grade winners were _ Alex Borges, First; Erin White, Second; Phoebe Laplante, Third. Lauren DiFelice, Chad Martin and Olivia Tetreault earned honorable mention. Sixthgrade winners were Aaron J. Marshall, First; Nick Monticello, Second; C~rista Lawton, Third. Honorable mention was earned by Alyssa Aguiar, Allison Johansen and Sarah Leidhold.
HOLY FAMILY-HOLY NAME School faculty, students and friends gathered to pray the Luminous Mysteries of the Rosary for the repose of the soul of Pope John Paull!. With each prayer a candle was added creating a rosary of light in memory of our Holy Father at the New Bedford school.
LIEUTENANT RON Sevigny of the Fall River Fire Department reviews fire safety rules with second-graders from St. Stanislaus School in that city. Students learn about safety throughout the school year and got to see fire trucks and equipment up close during the annual visit.
GAME DAY was recently held at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedfotd. Faculty, staff and students brought in card and board games and gathered in the afternoon to play together. From left, First-Graders Joshua Chor, Natasha Sebastiao, Sarah Adesso, and Meghan Long enjoy a game of checkers.
STUDENTS FROM St. Mary's School, Taunton, listen as Ben Franklin, played by Bill Meikle, tells them about life, events and people from the late 1700s. His visit was a recent highlight for those in grades three to five who are studying American History The youngsters asked many questions during Ben's appearance.
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I Share and check troubled feelings By CHARliE MARTIN LET ME GO One more kiss could be the best thing One more lie could be the worst And all these thoughts are never resting And you're not something I deserve In my head there's only you now This world falls on me In this world there's real and make-believe This seems real to me Refrain: You love me but you don't know who I am I'm torn between this life I lead and where I stand You love me but you don't know who I am So let me go Let me go I dream ahead to what I hope for And I tum my back on loving you How can this love be a good thing? I know where I'm going through (Repeat second verse.) (Repeat refrain.) And no matter how hard I try I can't escape these things inside I know, I know When all the pieces fall apart You will be the only one who knows Who knows (Repeat refrain.) You love me but you don't You love me but you don't You love me but you don't know who I am You love me but you don't You love me but you don't You love me but you don't know me Sung by 3 Doors Down Album: 17 Days Copyright (e) 2005 by Universal
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The guy in the song recognizes two facts. He doesn't doubt that his girlfriend loves him. But he also feels that "you don't know who I am." He understands that "in this world, there's real and makebelieve," and even with his fear he acknowledges that "this seems real to me." However, he still wonders, "How can this love be a good thing?" Because of this doubt, he tells her: "So let me go, let me go." This decision may prove unfortunate. He appears to walk away from the very gift he needs to heal the pain within him. Relationships trigger many feelings, especially feelings a person has tried to ignore. The emotions the guy is feeling reveal that he has difficulty with a quality that is essential for any healthy relationship: trust. It is clear that he doesn't trust that his girlfriend could truly love
him if she knew everything about him. He doesn't really know, he only thinks this is true. If he breaks through the fear, he might realize that his anxiety is unfounded. He can stop his fear from ending their relationship by attempting a different style of communication. He needs to tell his girlfriend that he's experiencing difficult feelings that he doesn't know how to discuss. He can begin to share some of his fear even if the words seem inadequate. He could practice what I call "share and check." In this process he would reveal a small part of what previously has been hidden and then check how his girlfriend responds. Often when a person opens up, the other respects the courage. He may not know this. And his fear may keep him silent. Yet, by sharing a little and checking her reaction, he might discover that he can trust her love for him. If she is unwilling to hear his story or responds in a critical, judgmental way, he can back away from the relationship. This will hurt, but if he has only shared a part of his story he will be less vulnerable. Many times what we think is unacceptable is in fact very human and notparticularly terrible. Further, it can be helpful to our human relationships to realize that God knows everything about us. God not only has accepted this "all," but continues to love us. Understanding the reality of God's love helps us leave the past where it belongs. Relationships built on enduring love always ask us to grow. They also become the pathway for healing. Refuse to let fear run your life. Trust love when it feels right.
Your comments are always welcome. Please write to me at: chmartin@swindiana.net or at 7125W 200S, Rockport, IN 47635.
KEN BILBREY, left, facility manager at Pope John Paull! High School in Hendersonville, Tenn., and his brother, Tim, hang a banner bearing an image of the pope outside the school. The school, named in honor of the pontiff, Was working on various ways to honor him, including banners, prayer services, a play about the pope's life, and a Mass for the youths of the Diocese of Nashville. (eNS photo by Andy Telli, Tennessee Registef)
The only pope I'd ever known By KASE JOHNSTUN CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE I captured it forever in the digital camera God created for us in the human head: The sun dropped down below the stadium walls as the helicopters dropped with it to the ground. Equaling the roar of a football crowd in Mile High Stadium, tens of thousands of us cheered as he stepped out of the helicopter and drove around the stadium in the popemobile. The excitement dwarfed that of any prep-school, college or professiona! ~porting event I ever had attended. We greeted Pope John Paul II with cheers and applause, and
like a crowd pulling "for their favorite team we high-fived, low-fived, hugged and smiled. The energy in the stadium shook the stands, and the old Mile High swayed like a brarich in a storm. The sun departed for the evening, and he spoke to us about Christ, about youth, and about the power we had to make this world a better place. I was 17, a year from leaving for college, 11 years of schooling behind me, and I thought I knew everything. While walking down the hallway at school less than two months previous to that night, while walking up the stairs of the stadium and while standing with my friends two
seconds before the pope popped out of the helicopter, I acted "too cool" to show emotion, to get excited about something religious in nature and to cheer
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the Holy Spirit, and for the first time in my life I felt the Holy Spirit swirl through me like a spinning inner tornado, touching every ounce of my being! Humbled, I left the stadium filled with a spirituality l'd never felt before - and a reassurance of the faith of my parents, a love for the faith of my teachers and a gift I would never let go of. I sat on my couch April 2 when CNN announced the death of "el papa," our pope. He is the only pope that I, born in the late 1970s, ever had known, and I feel pretty fortunate about that. Pope John Paul II apologized for many of the wrong actions on .
the part of Catholic~ over the centuries. And I feel pretty fortunate to have known a pope who respected all religions, the first pope to enter a mosque, to enter a synagogue and truly to live what it means to live a "Catholic" life. His love was universal. It reached out specifically to the youth of the world, recognizing that young people are not just the future of the Church, they are the present and future Church. This was a responsibility Pope John Paul II embraced up to his final breath. He recognized and outlined a spiritual, guiding map for us to follow: his own life.
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Pilgrims praise, simple papal tomb; frustrated 'by being rushed By JONATHAN LUXMOORE CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
VATICAN CITY ~ Pilgrims and visitors praised the simplicity of Pope John Paul II's tomb after it was opened to the public April 13, but complained about being rushed through by guard~ from St. Peter's Basilica. "Such a simple, beautiful .monument suits his style," said Benedictine Father Lawrence O'Keefe of Ramsgate, England. "But it was disappointing we couldn't stop, even for a few seconds. I came to pray for the pope and a worthy successor. It.'s a pity we had to do our praying in the queue." Father O'Keefe was one of . thousands entering the basilica's grotto to view the white marble tomb for the first time; most visitors waited up to an hour. Visitors were required to pass through anti-terrorist metal detectors before entering the grotto, whose doors opened at 7 a.m. The previous day, several hundred journalists were taken on an adva!).ce ~our of the tomb, which contained the sarcophagus of Blessed Pope JohnXXIII before his 2000 beatification. A group of cardinals and the Polish nuns from the pope's household prayed April 12 at the tomb. Norbertine seminarian Matthew Kaiser, 24, of Los Angeles, a student at Angelicum Uni-' versity, said he came on the first day expecting smaller liQ-es and was impressed by the austerity of Pope John Paul's tomb, a few yards from the spot traditionally marking the resting place of St. Peter. "It was too rushed - they gave you less time than when
the pope was lying in state," Kaiser said. The pope, whose remains lie in front of a sculpture of the Madonna and Child, asked in his will for a "grave in the ground." The grave, decorated by a vase of white lilies, stands close to the sarcophagus of Pope John Paul I, who died in 1978 after 34 days in office, and between the tombs of the 15th-century Queen Charlotte of Cyprus and the 17th-century Queen Christina of Sweden. Andrzej Tokarczuk, an ethnic Pole from Chicago, accompanied a group of musicians in traditional costumes. He said the simplicity of the pope's grave suited a pontiff who had arrived in Rome "with no more than a suitcase." . Several Polish visitors, mostly with parish groups, were in tears after not being permitted to pray in "the grotto. Halina Juszczak of Poznan, Poland, said she was certain Pope John Paul was "watching over us in heaven. Without him, there seems to be an emptiness in St. Peter's Square." Retired Bishop William R. Houck of Jackson, Miss., president of the Catholic Church Extension Society, said he was impressed by the large numbers standing in a "quiet, respectful atmosphere." "If you want to be s~lfish, you can think you should be aqle to spend more time here than others," said Bishop Houck, who spent an hour in line. "We talk a'lot about emulating John Paul II's dedication to truth, justice, love, service, forgiveness and reconciliation.Perhaps we should learn from his patience, too," the bishop said.
MOURNERS FILE past Pope John Paul II's tomb in a grotto under St. Peter's Basilica. TheVatican opened the site to the public April 13 for the first time since the pope's funeral. (CNS photo from L'Osservatore Romano)
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ANNIBALE GAMMARELLI, right, stands with his nephew outside the family's tailor shop in Rome where papal vestments are displayed in the shop's window. Gammarelli's shop, founded in 1798 by Antonio Gammarelli, has served every 20th-century pontiff except for Pope Pius XII. Two or three days before the April 18 start of the conclave, the shop delivered papal outfits in three different sizes to the Vatican. (CNS photo from Reuters)
Papa.1 tailor gearing ,up for new pontiff By BENEDICTA CIPOLLA CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
wool cassock with attached capelet, a white silk cassock and matching red capelet with buttons up the front, a skullcap, a sash and red leather shoes. After the election and before the new pope's presentation to the public, he will quickly don the outfit that best approximates his size and sartorial taste. "We hope one of them will fit, more or less," Gammarelli said in ' an interview ~ith Catholic News
when he began to be stooped over, he was a handsome man," ROME - When "Habemus Gammarelli told CNS. "He was papam!" (We have a pope!) rings easy to work with, very out from the balcony overlooking simple.". St. Peter's Square, most of the Once an order comes in from faithful will be waiting for the a new pope, Gammarelli and his name of the 265th leader of the team head to the Apostolic PalCatholic Church, their upturned ace to take measurements, which gazes fixed on his face. they keep on file for future re-' Filippo Gammarelli will be quests. anxiously scrutinizing the new Books dating back decades pontiff's body. contain the arm, waist, inseam ancJ As papal tailor, head measurements of thouGammarelli will be more sands of priests, bishops and concerned with measurecardinals, who can phone in Pope Pius 'abolishe9 .cardinals , an order from across the ments and mental calculasilk trains, and thus also the servants globe - unless, of course, tions for the outfits the new pope will need in the trailing behind to carry them, and the weight fluctuations have days following the elec- decorative ermine trim and ostrich- impacted their sizes. tion. Mudi' of the pomp and plumed fans favored by pontiffs past While it is not certain the circumstance surrounding went the way of the papal court and next pope will call upon his the papacy died out with services, Gammarelli's shop' portable throne that footmen carried Pope Paul VI, who got rid - founded in 1798 by his through the crowds. of the papal tiara and inforebear, Antonio sisted on an unadorned Gammarelli - served every marble slab to mark his 20th-century pontiff except for Service in his store, located on a tomb. Pope Pius xn, who stuck with his tiny street behind the Pantheon in Likewise, the last half-cenfamily's tailor. an area chock full of stores sell- tury has brought a paring down This past weekend, before ing clerical garb. of pontifical and other ecclesiMonday's start of the conclave, Pope John XXIII, one of the astical clothing. Pope Pius abolGammarelli delivered three sets more rotund pontiffs in recent ished cardinals' silk trains, and of outfits to the Vatican, identical memory, almost burst the buttons thus also the servants trailing beexcept for size: small, medium of his first cassock, while the slen- hind to carry them, and the decoand large. der and short Pope John Paul I rative ermine trim and ostrichAbout 10 tailors and seam- found even the smallest outfit too plumed fans favored by pontiffs stresses raced to finish the order long. past went the way of the papal just 48 hours before the deadline. When Pope John Paul II court and portable throne that One woman worked only on stepped onto the balcony, clad in footmen carried through the hand-sewn buttonholes, 30 per one ofthe shop's white cassocks, crowds. cassock, while another employee Gammarelli breathed a sigh of Which is not to say ermine trim focused his attention on more than relief. might not come back someday: 200 silk-covered buttons. "He carried himself beauti- ''The pope can have whatever he Each set consists of a white fully. Before the last few years, wants," said Gammarelli.
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