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VOL. 46, NO. 19

• Friday, May 3, 2002

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Catholic Charities' Appeal in parishes opens Sunday FALL RIVER - The spirited fund-raiser. regional promotional rallies over, A single theme has been identhe 61st annual Catholic Charities tified as running through all the Appeal in the Fall River diocese ,promotional initiatives, said gets down to basics this weekend Michael Donly, director of Dioc, when parishioners begin making esan Development. , their gifts and pledges that will "The concept is, if we can ensustain the vital ministries and courage just five percent addiagencies' outreach to those in tional new contributors to the need over the coming year. Appeal from among parishioners, "We'll simply await the early and if all those who have supreturns that will be tabulated Sun- ported us in tl1e past could conday evening to get our first real-" tribute Just five percent more this istic assessment Q!the,l:::ampai~,~' '.' year,.we wi'lll1ay~ a very successsaid Msgr. ThomasJ. Harrington, ful effort," sai'~'nonly. director of the Appe~t .' , A~ is, the tradition, the Appeal Preparations in'the ind~y\i~uar\ is~,beforeeverYone's eyes. Color, parish communities~ffaith·h.l:lve _Julposters depicting the red and included viewings of'!( video blue h~arts which have characterproviding colorful infonnation izedthe Appeal for may decades about the myriad of activities un~ have been blossoming on parish dertaken by the many' grounds and buildings extending hardworking diocesan agencies ,from the tip of Cape Cod and the and institutions which are funded Islands' communities offshore all by the Appeal. the way up to Mansfield, the A special, expanded edition of Attleboros and Easton. Sharings, a periodical prepared at A great deal of enthusiasm for Diocesan Headquarters of the the yearly Appeal has been regisAppeal, was distributed to parish- tered by some of his fellow ioners in the various parishes last priests, who are conducting the weekend. campaign in their respective parAn audio tape message from ishes for the first time as new pasBishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM tors, Msgr. Harrington told The Cap., was played in each parish, Anchor. inviting its members to lend their In the New Bedford Deanery, Tum to page 13 - Appeal generous support to the yearly

HOLY CROSS Brother Joe Esparza ,speaks during a recent meeting of the Diocesan Core Community for RENEW as other members of the group look on. From left with Brother Esparza are Father James Morse, pastor of St. Stephen's, Attleboro; Lisa Gulino, director of Adult Education and Evangelization; and Father Thomas C. Lopes, director of RENEW. (AnchodGordon photo)

R.E.NEW process continues forward By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - The Diocesan Core Community for RENEW 2000 met last week at Bishop Connolly High School for faith sharing and to continue preparation for the program's implementation in parishes. There are currently 19 people on the diocesan team and they are working to set up parish RENEW teams at more than 50 parishes. These small faith communities

will create an environment for RENEW that gets parishioners involved and builds enthusiasm. Susan Medeiros of St. John Neumann Parish, East Freetown, said she heard about the RENEW process through her pastor, Msgr. Stephen J. Avila, and was excited to get involved. "I like the idea of these small faith communities and really wanted to be a part of RENEW;' said Medeiros. "It's a good thing for the parish and the Church~"

RENEW .is an outreach that targets non-practicing Catholics in an effort to revitalize their faith. The three-year process is also an opportunity for all Catholics to get excited about their own spirituality. "We're very happy with how it's going so far," said RENEW director Father Thomas C. Lopes. "Today our d~ocesan core team will be looking at the gifts and talents we each bring to share. We Tum to page 13 - RENEW

Veterans to remember Father Emil Kapaun at Cape Cod Mass By"DAVE JOLIVET EDITOR

i BISHOP SEAN O'Malley, OFM Cap., addresses those who attended a Catholic Charities kick-off program at White's Restaurant in Westport recently. (Photo by John E. Kearns Jr.)

HYANNIS - The memory of an American Korean War hero will be alive and well come Memorial Day on Cape Cod. The hero also happens to have been a Catholic priest and chaplain in the U.S. Anny,and is the subject of an effort to advance the cause of his canonization. Father Emil J. Kapaun is most noted for his compassion and sacrifice while a prisoner of war of the Chinese Communists in North Korea in 1950-51. The chaplain died while in captivity at the age of 35 on May 23, 1951. Father Kapaun will be remembered at a noon Mass on May 27 at Our Lady of Victory Church, Centerville, celebrated by Auxiliary Bishop

Francis X. Roque of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, and the bishop protector of Catholic War Veterans U.S.A. Joining Bishop Roque will be U.S. veterans, including at least one friend and battalion mate of father Kapaun. The event will be the result of an exhaustive effort by U.S. Anny veteran AI Makkay Sr., a parishioner ofOur Lady ofVictory. ''The more I learn of Father Kapaun's heroism and faith, the more amazed I am," said Makkay in all interview with The Anchor. "I've spoken with quite a few men who were imprisoned with him, and they all paint the same picture of the man - a man of God and a man who cared deeply for his fellow captives. HopeTurn to page 13 - Kapaun

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NEW BEDFORD - Father James F. Greene, ir:t Mississippi and Misaw AirBase in Japan, Father 69, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish here, died Green returned to the Fall River diocese. He subsequently served as parochial vicar at St. April 26 in Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Francis Xavier Parish in Hyannis Born in fall River, hewas the son of the late Frank B. Greene .------~----'-----...,and at St. Dominic's in Swansea, and in 1979 was named pastor of and the late Anne (Reardon) Sacred Heart Parish on Oak Greene. After graduation from St: Bluffs. In 1986 Father Greene Joseph's School in Fall River and was appointed pastor of St. James Case High School in Swansea, he Parish in New Bedford. He beprepared for the priesthood at St. came pastor of St. Rita Parish in Philip Neri Seminary in Haverhill Marion in 1994, and in Septemand Cardinal O'Connell and St. ber 1995 was named pastor of John's seminaries in Boston. Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Ordained a priest on Feb. 2, New Bedford. 1961 by Bishop James L. Father Greene, who held the Connolly in St. Mary's Cathedral, rank of lieutenant colonel, conFall River, he served for three tinued to serve as chaplain for the years as a parochial vicar atSt. Air National Guard at Otis Air Joseph's Parish in Taunton. He Force Base on Cape Cod before entered the U.S. Air Force in resigning his commission in 1964 as a chaplain and for nine 1981. years served on active duty durHe leaves several cousins. ing the Vietnam War. FATHER JAMES F. GREENE Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, His military assignments took him to Keesler Air Force Base in Mississippi, OFM Cap., was principal celebrant of Father Glasgow Air Force Base in Montana, and to the Is- Greene's funeral Mass Tuesday in St. Mary's land of Crete. From 1969 to 1971 he was the chap- Church, New Bedford. Burial with military honors lain in charge of conducting funerals for Catholic was in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Fall River. The "Birchcrest" Home of Waring-Sullivan, military personnel at Arlington National Cemetery and assigned to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Ashton, Coughlin, Driscoll, 189 Gardners Neck Following assignments to Columbus Air Force Base Road, Swansea, was in charge of arrangements.

NALC food 'drive benefits area food banks, pantries FALL RIVER - Letter carriers here and in surrounding communities will join with 10,000 of their colleagueS <nationwide on Saturday, May II, to collectnon-peIishable food donations in the IOLh annual National Association of Letter Cartiers' National Food Dlive. Last year, in Fall River, Westp0l1, Assonet and Somerset, the carriers collected more than 60,000 pounds of food due to the generosity of patrons.

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With that, the NALC were able to service a number of local chari" table organizations including St. Patrick's Church in Somerset, and Sacred Heart Parish, the Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home, and Catholic Social Services all in Fall River. Other chaIitable' organizations that receive food include the Salvation Army, the Veterans Association of Bristol County,· First Baptist Food Pantry, Greater Fall River Community Soup Kitchen, Our Sisters Place, Citizens for Citizens, Church of Our Savior, Somerset Food Pantry and St. Mark's Episcopal Church. 'The success of the collection isits simplicity," said Paul A. Knarr, NALC Branch 51 Food Drive co-

ordinator. He said that all citizens have to do is to place boxes or cans of nonperishable food next to their mailboxes before their letter canier delivers their mail on May II. ,The carrier does all the rest. The food is taken back to the post office, sorted, and then distributed to the local food banks, where it is made available to needy families . "An estimated 30 million people ... including 12 million children, go hungry every day in America," said Knarr. "This drive is one way people can help those light in their own city or town." For more information donors can contact Knarr at 508-904-0329 or Steven Kafel, NALC's local media coordinator, at 508-646-6555.

:[n' Your Prayers Please, pray for the following priests during the coming week May 6

1905, Rev. Thomas P.ElIiott, Founder, St. Mary, Mansfield 1980, Rev. Asdrubal Castelo Branco, Retired Pastor, , Immaculate Conception, New Bedford . 1994, Rev. Ernest E. Blais, Pastor, Notre Dame de Lourdes, Fall River

May 7 1958, Rev. Raymond P. Levell, S.1., Professor, Spring Hill College, Mobile, Ala. , May 9 1940, Rev. J.E. Theodule Giguere, Pastor, St. Anne, New Bedford . 1941, Rev, john P. Clarke, Pastor, St. Mary, Hebronville May 12 1920, Rev. John F. deValles, Chaplain, United States Army 1986, Rev. Herve Jalbert, Retired Pastor, Blessed Sacrament, Fall River

Neophyte Mass honors those baptized at Easter FALL RIVER - Those baptized at recent Holy Week celebrations as well as their families and parish teams of the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults were greeted by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley and other clergy at a special Mass last Sunday. The Neophyte Mass is a way that the bishop can gather with the newly

baptized Christians and celebrate with those who' came into the Church at the Easter Vigil. In his homily at the Mass in St. Mary's Cathedral, Bishop O'Malley expressed the hope, joy and peace Christianity brings to one's life. He encouraged them to be bearers ofthe Good News, reminding them that the early followers of Jesus were

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called the "people·of the way" because Jesus himself said, "I am the Way...." Lori McCormack of St. Pius X Parish in South Yarmouth, who was among the neophytes, said 'This day was lovely and I am so pleased I participated." Many others expressed similar sentiments. "It was powerful worshipping with many of our neophytes, said Suzanne Medeiros, an RCIA team member from St. John Neumann Parish in East Freetown. 'The joy and peace of our risen Lord was truly felt." Diana Baron of St. Mary's Par-

ish, New Bedford, said that the liturgy "provided an opportunity to reflect .on what an honor it is to be a part of the journey of those coming to the faith." Joan Robinson, coordinator of RCIA for St. Pius X Parish in South Yafmouth, said she was "inspired by

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OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.EM. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has accepted the nominations of the Very Reverend Arthur 1. Colgan, C.S.c., Provincial Superior of the Holy Cross Fathers, and has made the following appointments:

Since the actual place of residence of lYNDA GAY WEST is unknown. We cite lYNDA GAY WEST to appear personally before the Tribunal of the Dio· cese of Fall River on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 10:30 a.m. at 887 Highland Av· enue, Fall River, Massachusetts, to give tes· timony to establish: Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the Samson·West case? Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, lynda Gay West, must see to it that she is properly advised in reo gind to this edictal citation. (Rev.) Paul F. Robinson, O. Carm., J.C.D. Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts on this the 26th day of April, 2PW.

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Media .monopolies Merge, merge, merge seems to be the battle cry of the American media market. In the past few years we have been living in a time of communication revolution. Newspapers, radio and cable television have undergone a wholesale buying frenzy. The results are mega-companies owned by the few. For example, one company in this country owns more than 200 radio stations. The recent AT&T cable expansion is nationwide. As each merger takes place, a national monopoly is created. As these media giants continue to gobble up local papers and stations across America new commercial titans are dominating the industry. What was once local is now national. Less and less people now own massive media holdings from coast-to-coast. Computer generated programming and global Internet access have made much of this possible. But such realities are but the tools for those who desire to completely dominate American media ou.tlets and markets. Media monopolies are now commonplace. Their dominance is felt across the entire land. The danger that is inherent in such power is obvious. First and foremost is profit. Since 1996 cable television rates have increased by 43 percent. As companies g~ow in size so do their demanding bills. Consumers are at the mercy of those who have exclusive control of the media.. Advertising, rate increases, competition are demolished and greater editorial control rests with a handful of owners. In the area of cable, governmental controls are few. Cable will .be able to controi the Internet. In the case of mega-companies, local programming gets the short end of the stick. Consolidation is de facto killing off all and any competition. There is often only token consideration in the building up of the local community. Profit becomes the sole guideline of media success. Deregulation has increased imposing consolidations: In this light we must remind ourselves that airwaves are a public trust. Dictatorial possession as such can have a disastrous effect on 'the life of the nation. Political choices will be limited to those who can pay for media advertising whose monetary rates are a nest egg for media profits. Politicians can become the front men for these powerful media monsters. For many, the elite will. determine election and reelection. . We must constantly be aware that the media exerts a massive force and indeed an authority over the public arid private lives of each one of us. The chief moral duties respecting the proper use of the media falls on owners and those who work for'them. Consider. ing·today's state of affairs, this indeed is a heavy responsibility. By molding and activating people t~ey can lead them upward or to disaster. People in the upper media echelon have a moral task. Their ability to regulate commercial, political and artistic aspects of the media should not b~ in conflict with the common good: To assure that this is achieved, civil authority faces a special responsibility. It is dutybound to defend and protect a true and just availability of information. It also must protect consumers in the free exercise of their lawful rights. " Public authority which properly concerns itself with the well-being of all its citizens has the responsibility of seeing to it that the instruments of social communication are not 'used in a distorted, false and misleading manner which would debase and ignore the common good. Nothing really can justify recourse to disinformation for manipulat"ing public opinion through the media. If this is not dealt with, then we will allow ourselves to become a totalitarian state.

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I also think it is good in such times to read about people who Recent reports that al Qaeda dealt wisely WIl. fear. When networks are regrouping and Pope John XXIII went to bed planning to employ human suiat night, he would tell God: cide bombers send chills up my "Lord I have done everything I spine, as does the thought of the can do; it's your world, I leave Israeli-Palestinian war es, it to you to take care of it. calating into a nuclear war Good night." . between the West and Pope John was not exPope John was not exempt from empt from hearing omiEast. Moreover, I am fright- hearing ominous news. Even though nous news. Even though ened by news that the an- he was pope, he was fragile and at he was pope, he was fragthrax found in the Hart times overcome by fear. But he also ile and at times overcome Senate Building across had a great capacity to love - the by fear. But he also had a the street from where I great capacity to love live is much more stron- best weapon against fear, as $t. the best weapon against ger than first believed and John points out in his first epistle: fear, as St. John points out' is still causing serious "Perfect love drives out fear." in his first epistle: "Perproblems for those struck fect love drives out fear." by it. St. John's message I tremble as I experience the Or, "Life shrinks or expands in means we should love God so Church I love being discredited proportion to one's courage" fully that our vision about life at a time when 'religious values (Anais Nin). Or, "The ultimate changes. are needed desperately. measure of a man is not where As long as we live, there alThe drought we've experi- he stands in moments of com- ways will be something to fear. enced sets me on edge,as does fort, but where he stands at If we run from it, it wi'll follow the fragile economy. times of challenge and contro- us. If we look it squarely in the What can be done to prevent versy" (Martin Luther King eye, it will stare us down. fears like these from destroy- Je). Or, "Nothing is to be The way to conquer fear is ing one's peace of mind? feared, it is to be understood" to love God with our whole beMy first principle is to ac- (Marie Curie) . ing. Then we will see that life cept the fact that fear is always Proverbial sayings aren't is not to be so tightly gripped with us, and once we have put just clever phrases composed by us, but surrendered to the it behind us it doesn't disap- on the spot; they represent one who created it. When we pear. Rather, it runs ahead of us life's tough lessons that have achieve this, we free ourselves and waits to meet us at our survived the test of time. of this life's fears.

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A tale of two cities It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. It just depended on which side of the border your hockey loyalties lay. For those residing in or near the Paris of North America, there is much joie. For those a bit fUlther south and east, there's always the Red Sox. There is no joie in Beantown, for the No. I seed in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League, the Boston Bruins, was bumped off by the No. 8 seed, the Montreal Canadiens. Sacre bleu! The Bruins were returning to the postseason after

qualify - Club de Hockey Canadien. Hockey is a religion in Montreal, and the faithful hadn't been to church for a few years. No doubt, they would return with a passion. The Boston Bruins were the better team - coming in. The

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a two-year absence. Les Canadiens had just completed a three-year playoff hiatus. Boston sailed into the big dance with relative ease, while the Habs fought ~nd clawed to the very end of the season to earn an invite. Of the seven other playoff teams in the East, there was but one that was tmly fearsome. It wasn't the potent Ayers from Philly, nor was it the demonic Devils from New Jersey. No, it was the last team to

By Dave Jolivet _ Canadiens were the better team coming out. The Bruins were big, strong, fa"t and knew how to put the puck into the net. Yet, all that went out the window when they drew the Canadiens as their first (and final) round opponent. Regular season aside, nothing pointed to the Bruins getting past this round. Montreal LOVES hockey; Montreal was hungry; Montreal had beaten the Bruins in 22 of the previ-

ous 29 playoff series; Montreal has won 24 Stanley Cups; Montreal WANTS another Stanley Cup. At times, the once proud and classy city on the St. Lawrence doesn't appear to be what it once was. The dislike ofAmericans was crudely evident during the playing ofthe "Star Spangled Banner" prior to games three and four at the Molson Centre. But Americans aren't the only targets - many English-speaking and French-speaking countrymen share contempt for each other, and the city and province can barely tolerate their own country - periodically seeking to secede from Oh Canada. Montreal may be in a state (or province) of flux, but one common bond is hockey. And in the BruinsCanadiens series, Montreal wanted it much more. The fans wanted it more, the coaches wanted it more, the press wanted it more, and most importantly, the players wanted it more. There was no way the Bmins could prepare for the tidal wave of

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I have difficulty comprehending sometimes, and it happened when I read your editorial ("Politics and the dignity of person") in the AprilS edition. Frankly, I do not know what your point is or was. You tell me I shoulp be all tears and wailing for the plight of poor Massachusells Governor Jane Swift. Is this the same lady who falsified her marriage certificate? Whom the Bishop of Worcester objected to and refused to appear with at Assumption College because it was sending the wrong message? How about her record at MassPort or the Turnpike? About blaming an aide (a baby siller) for conflict of interest in finding her an apartment? In short, give me a break about her being a simple mother who decided her first duty was to her children. The lady was not a class act and was in over her head; she withdrew from the race because she was about to be trounced and could not raise money to campaign. Your rant about the barbaric Democrats is nonsensical and puts a lie to your piety about holding all politicians in high regard. If your editorial really reflects your belief that no woman can survive a male dominated field ... I warn you never to suggest such a downtrodden role to any of my four daughters. Instead of holding up a female as a role model ... you would rather tell me that a poor little girl in the corner office was done in by all the bad male politicians; and therefore tell the young women of this diocese they should stay out of the fray because they do not have the equipment to battle with the bad boys. I think you are wrong. Ithink the Holy Spirit is an equal opportunity person, and I would prefer

listening and reading that positive note.

Don Fleming Mattapoisett Editor: Father John Dietzen in his April 5 column ("Can Christ save people who aren't Christians?") presents a confused and misleading picture of Catholic teaching regarding the dogma "Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus" ("Outside of the Church there is no salvation"). Contrary to what Father Dietzen asserts, this has always been the infallible teaching of the Church, which from its inception was face-to-face with the existence of pagans who died without hearing of Christ. The columnist forgets the words of St. Paul: "Without faith it is impossible to please God." The Church has always taught that even those who died without knowing about the Church or Christ, still had to accept by faith the entire revelation which the Holy Spirit provided for their salvation, however much that was.

Franciscan Brother Alexis Bugnolo Mansfield Editor: The fortunes being made by many lawyers, newsmedia, etc., on the horrific treatment of some of our trusting children are a temptation to branch out and exploit other past wrongs. We all know of teacher:;, police, public servants who have done as much or worse. The Church is doing everything it can to root out and cooperate in every way to atone for the past behavior of a few priests - in comparison to the many thousands of Catholic priests serving across the world.

Does anyone believe all other - ministers, rabbis, mullahs, etc., are super moral? I think not. What about all the school children taken advantage of by perverted school teachers, male and female? Doesn't the same thing go on with people in police custody? When are lawyers going to ask for millions of dollars from local taxpayers for those who had their lives fouled up by public servants? Being Catholic is an honor and privilege you must earn. There is also a cost. You can never say nobody loves me or will help me or I can turn my back to anyone in need. Catholicism is a sacred obligation based on love and charity and from these, every other good thing in our lives will come. We must preach, understand human frailty, right any wrongs, and support our Church and its leaders, now, especially when they need us the most. We will persevere as always and the world will be a better place for it, mistakes and all.

Robert E. Cabral Provincetown Editor: I congratulate you and your staff for the good article on the history of The Anchor. Editor Hugh Golden was a friend of mine and a good lawyer and great journalist. I rememberonly as an observer - the stmggling days he and Msgr. Daniel Shalloo had to do what had never been done before - start a newspaper. Each of them would kneel down on the living room floor in . Hugh's house on Madison Street, Fall River, with newspapers from other dioceses spread all over the floor trying to choose the style, name, etc. Printing became a nightmare, but it worked out fine.

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ties, but I'll root for them now, and hope for a Toronto-Montreal conference final. What a series that would be for hockey purists, and for those two hockey meccas - it will be the best of times or the worst of times. Bien! Dave Jolivet is a former sports

hockey passion about to wash them away. The Canadiens won the series with heart and desire, and in sports, that's a deadly combination. Just ask the St. Louis Rams! The Bruins seemed content to just make the playoffs. The Canadiens had loftier goals. It will be fun to watch the Habs in the next round. It's always fun to watch a sport played with passion. Maybe it's my French-Canadian

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From 'scandal to reform : Above all, holiness Over the past several months, all of whom, according to tradias story after story of clerical mis- tion, were ultimately martyred in conduct filled the papers and the witness to the truth they lived, news broadcasts, I have thought with the sole exception of St. John time and again of the good priests the Evangelist (who in any event I know, and what they must be suffering because of the scandal caused by their brotherpriests. It is small comfort when one is caught in the media hurricane and every day seems to bring a new body-blow, By George Weigel but it's worth remembering that those whom Christ chooses have been betray- suffered the slow martyrdom of exile). Judas is mentioned in the ing him from the beginning. During Holy Week we read Acts of the Apostles, but treason again the story of Judas. What is not the main story-line in Acts: would have happened to the first fidelity is. There is a lesson for priests of the Church if they had us here. become demoralized and paraIn thinking recently of all the lyzed by the betrayal of their fel- good priests I know, I have low-apostle? What would have thought especially of younger happened if all the members of priests, and particularly of the the early Church were so scandal- men with whom I became friends ized by Judas's treason that they in Rome during the years I was could not grasp how God brings preparing my biography of Pope John Paul II. They are some of good out of evil? The early Church got it right, the finest men I have ever met. however. It acknowledged that We prayed, walked, toured, areven the chosen can betray their gued, partied, laughed, and call by including the story of Ju- mourned together. These young das in its sacred Scripture, as a priesis are now doing wonderful' reminder and a warning. But it work in parishes and diocesan offocused its primary attention on fices and seminaries - often unthose who lived the truth of their der difficult personal or pastoral apostolic and priestly vocations: circumstances, sometimes under

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suspicion because of their orthodoxy and fidelity to the Church's liturgical rubrics. They have been happy in their priesthood, and now some of them frankly admit to being shaken. To them, I would like to say: you are the generation of reform. You are the men who will revitalize the priesthood in the image of John Paul II, "priest of the world's destiny" (as one book nicely styled him). You are the men who will restore trust where it has been broken, because you see your priesthood primarily in evangelical and sacramental terms. Because you don't think of yourselves as ecclesiastical functionaries but as icons of Christ, and because you know that you are that by the grace of Christ and not by any merit of your own, you will be the generation that reforms the ecclesiastical apparatus so that scandals of the sort we have seen in recent months are far less likely. You are the'men who will be the bishops who call other men to priestly holiness and who call the laity to be apostles in the world. I am quite confident of that, even as I know what pain and suffering it will cause you in the years ahead. Be not afraid. Priests are much on'our minds th~se days, but we would be very

The do-nothing syndrome Paying extraordinary attention to the Middle East Europe's coolest castles?" Yet many of us insist on asking, "How could the crisis, an acquaintance of mine reacted as so many Americans do by asking, "I wonder how much people of Germany who' knew about the concentratrouble I am going to have getting back the deposit tion camps stand back and not do anything?" Maybe not 路unlike so路 many American. Catholics on my trip to the Holy Land!" , and others who know Using its own curious about the annihilalogic, my brain immedition of the unborn ately r'etlected on the fact every day in every . that many of us decry aborstate - do nothing. tion but don't do anything Or how so many about it. "Brain," I said, of us Catholics know "take a time out. If you are about the. inhuman going to behave this way, realities of the prison then you are going to have By Dan Morris system and do nothto remove yourself from ing. the general population and Or the struggle of sit in the corner, look at the a single parent in the wall, and maybe we can find an orange traffic cone to set on your cranium parish and do nothing. Or the debilitating loneliness of persons in conbone." What does a deposit on a nice Holy Land tour . valescent homes and do nothing. Or the isolation of families with special-needs have to do with abortion? Well, Mr. Brain sassed back, lots of people are children and do nothing. Or the starvation facing thousands in the Sudan concerned that Israel - predominantly a Jewish statc - runs the risk of repeating awful behaviors and do nothing. Or the swath of death being cut through so much against the Palestinian peoples that wcre perpetrated against the Jewish peoplc of Europe during the of Africa by AIDS and do nothing. Or the indescribable confusion and despair of Holocaust more than six decades ago. And while the Holocaust was happening, loads youngsters addicted to drugs and do nothing. Or the poverty and political terror crushing so of Christians (and people of other faiths too) just kind of sat around noting how horrible it was and many in Latin America and do nothing. Truthfully, one could beat one's breast until the saying, "Someone should do something about cows come home about how much we know and this." Of course, there was a rather large war that took how little - if anything ,- we do. On the other place, and something was done about it, but not un- hand, we could do - something. Today. Now. And til after a large number of people - whole coun- free our brains from their "time out." And our hearts, tries full- just "lived their lives" for quite a while. LOb. Comments are welcome. E-mail Uncle Dan at A few did wonder, "How much trouble am I going to have getting a refund on my vacation tour of cnsuncle@yahoo.com.

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THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., May 3, 2002 mistaken if we thought that this crisis of clerical scandal doesn't have something to do with all of us. God has a way of dealing with times of scandal and reform: God deals with the Church's failings by raising up saints to renew the Church in its witness to Christ and his Gospel. The fully adequate response to today's crisis is the response that is always necessary when the Church is bottoming out - the call to holiness must be lived

more intensely by every member of the Church. Everyone. The crisis of today is like the crises of the past. It is a crisis caused by an insufficiency of saints. That is a wake-up call for all of us. "Crisis" also means "opportunity." The opportunity before all of us is to live holier lives. George Weigel is a senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C.

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He smd the co~~t~e ~s plan- ",lics',~ges 20t039 nUll1ber about 20 . Church?'" . .' . ~s~eril the ~igques~on~ of therr ~iCtlms famihes. In th~ . T.ea~~~ m~g a membership imttatlVe that "rmllion, a good~sittil wup that'la " .'. A key finding, Sister Johnso,n' hfe;" sh~ smd. "~ tJ:1lOk it'S been t,lJI\e, til~(::hurch has learneo ~~t Will run f~om Januar~ 2~03 lot offaith traditions would. give """"smd, ~as th~t only I? p~rc~lftt?J': m?~ a sm of omiSSion than comped<?p~ite's: cannot be: rehabih- ,. ~hrough Apn.12~05. Its obJech~es anything to have;>said::.sod61pgist' those ~ntervlewed smd y.es,;.w;~en " rrnSSion." tat~d. ,.' . ;', . " lOclud~ enhstlOg andforrr~lOg Sister Mary JohQson. .. aske<:t if they were ever.(m90u~ged " . The Church has not "carved out . ·'That.ls a tough thm~ to learn:. ~athohc ~dults as lead~rs, bnn~-. .. The challeJjge for the Catholic" to think abo~t becorrnrig a Sister, enough space for yo~nger people BIshop ~~~telfinger ,smd, but, th~"" mg, scoutmg to C~thohc orgam-" Church is to teach this younger gen- brother o~ pnest. to even be .able to rmse. therr co~ Churchs compassIOnate care,· zatlOns and attractmg youths. ' ..eration more about their faith and "It pomts to a need on the part cerns and Issues and hfe expen. about the Church's notion ofvoca- of the Church to systematizeedu- ences," Sister Johnson said. "It's a . ·tion but also to listen to their ques- cation about vocations to all the Church dominated by the older . tions and concerns, she told Catho- ways of life, even the notion of what generation." @ The Church is currently doing a lic 'News Service in till interview vocation is to begin with," she said. prior ·to.her address at the April IS~en asked ~bout th.eir occu- lot for high school and college ~@ITITiJITITiJ@(j' L2@@L2 'O$) ., 21 Third Continental Congress on pahons or profeSSiOns, a hny gro~p youths thr?~gh youth groups and Vocations in Montreal. - less than one percent - smd campus rrnrnstry programs, but she D@$)~ @[j'@@ITIJ@] In the interview and at the con- they were in any kind of religion- said not enough structures exist to gress, Sister Johnson, who is a Sis- related work, Sister Johnson said, address the concerns faced by ~~~ ~©flffi(?6(j' c ter of Notre Dame de Namur and "so that really raises the question young Catholics out ofcollege who fldv~rtii(l yo~H' an associate professor of sociology of where will the future ministers are single or newly married. at Emmanuel College in Boston, of the Church come from." Sister. Johnson and her research Of shared results of research she and "It's not just (about) sisters and colleagues recommend the Church three colleagues did on a sample priests but people involved in lay make a preferential option for ministry," she continued. If the young adults. Young people intergroup of Catholics ages 20 to 39. Her co-researchers were Juan Church really believes in employ- viewed called for more parish proGonzales, sociology professor at ing la~ pe?ple in all kinds ofchurch grams and activities geared for their California State University in Hay- orgarnzahons and structures, she age group and more adult educa®trn~@[f~@DUD[jiji)@UDU ward, and two professors from The said, it should heed the data show- tion on Scripture, on the faith and Catholic University of America in ing that most people currently in lay on the Church's social teachings. }j@@[J She ~ugg~sted the .Church also Washington, sociology professor rol~,s are ~lder than 4 0 . . .Dean Hoge and associate religious How is the Church gOlOg to create hstemng seSSiOns to hear studies professor William Dinges. reach out to and correct that? ... We how young people "see things and They conducted phone inter- don't have too many peers rninis- how they think and what they believe." views with more than SOO con- tering to peers," she told CNS. firmed Catholics nationwide and Some overriding findings were: "Usually we see the Church as talked to another 100 either in in- young adults are strong in their faith a teaching Church and we must be dividual interviews or in focus and believe the basic tenets of the a listening Church," she added, notgroups. Results were published last church; they have a generous spirit ing that the vocations congress and fall in a book titled "Young <\-dult of service but are not familiar with . the process that led up to it were Catholics: Religion in the Culture the Church's social teaching or Sec- good examples of that. of Choice:' from the University of ond Vatican Council documents; She said a popular program Notre.Dame Press. many said they disagreed with around the country called ''TheolThe reason for the research, Sis- many of the Church's teachings on ogy on Tap:' which brings young .ter Johnson told CNS, is that "many birth control and homosexuality; adults together with Church leadThis Mess/ilge Sponsored by the Following Catholic religious organizations in and many would like to see more ers for a dialogue at a pub or resBusiness Concerns in the Diocese of Fall River the United States look out and don't positions of authority and decision- taurant, is one way to give young GILBERT C. 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on zero tolerance," Cardinal AnBut he argued that "mandated thony J. Bevilacqua of Philadel- sentences" for all priests guilty of phia told reporters at a news con- sexual abuse may not be the anference. swer. Expanding on the term, he On NBC's "Meet the Press," said, "By that I mean that we are the cardinal said, "Zero tolerance all agreed that no priest guilty of is not our term. It's a term that's even one act of se~ual abuse of a· been given us and therefore if you minor will function in any minis- don't meet it, somehow you've try or any capacity' in our dio- failed." ceses." "Zero tolerance for this kind of .The degree of unarumity on the behavior - of course, there is no issue was not that dear, however. question," he said. "Zero tolerIn a round, of talk shows Sun- ance in the sense that one strike, day, Chicago's CardirialFrancis one any kind of possible offense E. George said when th.e bishops of this nature, and therefore meet this June·they may end up .you're ejected from the priestadoptjitgazerd~toIeranc~'policy:.. hood -there has to be some disbecali~e ofihe public pressiIre:for .'.' cussion." - .. it. In a radio interview Detroit

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Cardinal Adam 1. Maida said, "If Minneapolis said that they all one priest would abuse a child supported zero tolerance for ofafter all of this, I would put him fending priests. As head of the U.S. bishops' out right away.... It's a horrible thing, and in most cases it's a Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual crime." Abuse, Archbishop Flynn will be . Upon his return to Baltimore, responsible for preparing and preCardinal William H. Keeler said senting concrete proposals for a that in the Vatican meeting the U.S. national policy when the bishops bishops got a "green light" to de- meet June 13-15 in Dallas. He said the bishops of the 10 velop a national policy of "zero tolerance on the part of the Church dioceses in the St. Paul-Minneafter a credible act of child sexual apolis province, which covers abuse by one of the clergy." Minnesota and the Dakotas-, At a round-table with report- agreed to create an outside auditers Los Angeles Cardinal Roger ing process to assess each M. Mahony said: "The Holy Fa- diocese's handling of sex abuse ther said, 'People need to know. issues. They plan to present rethat there is no place in the priest- suIts of the process tothe rest of hood and religious life for those the nation's bishops in Dallas. In Boston, the vortex of the sex who would harm the young,' To me, it .can't be any more clear than abuse 'scandal over the past three that." months, Cardinal Bernard F. Law Cardinal Theodore E. denied published reports that the McCarrick of Washington urged Vatican was preparing to give him a distinction between past offend- a Vatican post by June. An ers and anyone who offends from archdiocesan statement said the reports "are without substance, now on. . Mter a telephone conference' groundless, and appear to be pure with the other nine bishops of uncorroborated speculation." Minnesota and the Dakotas, Arch- .' Pickets protested in front of the bishop Harry J. Flynn ofSt. Paul-· cathedral during Cardinal Law's Sunday Mass there.

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.Bethlehem reduced to city of crushed cars, rotting garbage BETHLEHEM, West Bank (CNS) - The sounds and the smells of the old city of Bethlehem have changed. . Now instead of the tantalizing smell of exotic spices and sizzling grilled meat mingling with the sounds of tour groups tramping their way to the Church of the Nativity, one hears the crunching of glass underfoot and smells the rotting garbage. Flies hover noisily over piles of overgrown trash, and burned-out hulks of cars litter the old marketplace, which a mere four years ago had been reno.\rated with high hopes and foreign money, ready to .greet the stream of millennial-year tourists. Cars battered and run over by tanks line the roads heading to the marketplace and the alleyways leading up to the Church of the Nativity. Brightly colored turquoise doors painted for the millennial celebrations have bullet holes through . them, while others have been twisted and tom by Israeli soldiers who went door to door, searching for gunmen they believed responsible for violent attacks on Israeli civilians. Almost a month after the Israeli incursion, only a few residents venture outside their homes, while children play among the shattered cars and scattered clothes that old women once sold at the market. A group of journalists and photographers stake out a place at the end of one alleyway facing the Church of the Nativity, waiting to catch a glimpse of negotiators and people leaving the church as the threeweeklong standoff continues. Farther away from the church, Alia, a 32-year-old Muslim resident of the

old city, is on her own stakeout. She sweeps away at the mound of collecting refuse, pushing away the rancid green water from her doorway. "Look what has happened," she said, looking about her at the reeking piles of garbage. "I am thinking of cleaning it up myself." Alia also referred to the rotting meat at nearby butcher shops. "Notice the smell?" she asked. "Diseases will come to us. I hope the press will make the U.N. come here to help us clean." She said soldiers came several times to the home she shared with her mother and brother's family, but did not break or steal anything. ''The Israelis do something and then the Palestinians answer back; that is what is happening. What we need is for this to become clean," said Alia. Another Muslim resident ofthe city who requested anonymity noted that the Israelis aim loud noises at the church at all hours of the night, preventing the residents from sleeping. He is sure the Palestinians took guns inside the church, he said. Basem Hamis, 24, has been staying with friends since the Israelis took over the city because he wasn't able to make his way back to his home near the Church of the Nativity. He was arrested three times, he said; twice he was beaten. "I never imagined living like this," he said. "I don't have any future. For two years there have been no tourists in Bethlehem. Only if this situation ends can I think of a future for myself."

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behind his uncle's words, "With great power comes great responsibility." His purpose becomes clear: He NEW YQRK - Kicking off the summer movie must protect the innocent by fighting crime.' Every superhero needs aworthy adversary, and season is the thoroughly enjoyable popcorn picture Spider-Man gets one in the form of the Green Gob"Spider-Man" (Columbia). ' With the exception of a few minor points, direc- lin (Willem Dafoe), a wicked creature fitted with tor Sam Raimi has remained true to Stan Lee and metallic green armor who rides around on a soupedSteve Ditko's 1962 Marvel Comics creation of the up glider like a rabid snowboarder. arachnid crime fighter with the humble background. And like Spider-Man, the Goblin has a human Bespectacled Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) is alter-ego, Norman Osborn, a scientist who swal, an awkward high school nerd, bullied by school- lowed an experimental potion that turned him into the evil green monster. But mates and even the bus driver. unlike Peter, Norman can't He can't get up the courage to control when the Goblin will speak to his pretty red-haired come out, which produces neighbor Mary Jane (Kirsten some very good scenes of Dunst), even though they've Norman speaking to his lived next to each other since schizophrenic self, as the they were six. But Peter, an orGoblin pushes Norman into a phan raised by his doting Aunt murderous rampage. Dafoe's May (Rosemary Harris) and over-the-top performance affectionate Uncle Ben (Cliff evokes the filni's comic book Robertson), is in for a major roots and works well with the change when he is bitten by a film's fantasy elements. genetically altered spider on a More is likely to be exhigh school field trip. , , A large part of what makes pected fromthe visual effects, this film work is MagiJire, who however. While the bird's-eye view of New York City as infuses his working-class hero .. from Queens with quiet humor Spider-Man swings from . and路:vulnerability that allow TOBEY MAGUIRE soars as the building to building is excitP~~er' to cpnnect with t~e a~- web-clad superhero in "Spider-Man." ing, many of the computer'du::nce. The day after he s blt-, . generated images are stiff and ten by the blue-and-red spider, (eNS photo from Sony Pictures) obvious. 'AndSpider-Man Peter's vision is perfect. He ' doesn't move with as much stares in comic disbelief at his newly buffed body. alacrity and grace as one would expect路from the' And it isn't long before he discovers that, along with fast-crawling insect. But audiences may be willing his superhuman strength, he's capable of spinning to forgive the film these faults since it is a mostly By CINDY WOODEN Women iii Labor" ~'istied, closely industrial size webs and scaling tall buildings. diverting couple of hours spent with 'your friendly CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE to centuries of popular piety in Raimi:handles Peter's transformation from neighborhood Spider-Man. VATICAN CITY'- Although Rome. Pregnarit women would, ,dweeb to superhero in an affectionate and comical Although t~e stylized violence may be too indedicated to the prince of the come to pray for a good labor and a way. Trying to figure out how to shoot web. strands for younger adolescents, parents may decide tense apostles: St. Peter's Basilica boasts ' healthy , baby~'" said路 Daniele fi'om his wrists, Peter first tries to squeeze them out. their older teens might enjoy the film while undereven more images of the queen of Pergolizzi,director of the photoThen he shouts words like "Shazam," taking a su- , standing its fantasy elements. heaven. graphic archives on~e basilica : perhero stance in obvious self-mockery. When he _ Due to sporadic stylized actio.n violence and menThe basilica's more than 50 imThe image of. Mary holding a finally gets it, he ends up swinging wildly from his ace with fleeting crass language, the U.S. Conference ages of the Blessed Virgin Mary baby Jesus' with golden curls is not . web and smashing right into a brick wall. . 'of ~atholic Bishops classification i~ A-ill :- adults. sculptures, paintings, mosaics and dated, although Cardinal Noefound , 'Peter uses his newfound powers' strictly for. fun, The Motion Picture Association of America rating is engravings -'arecelebrated in a new evidence that the fresco was already series ofVatican stamps and in abook .- the subject of popular devotion in until the night his Uncle Ben is killed by a carjacker' PG-13 - parents are strongly cau.tioned. Some mateby Cardinal VIrgilio Noe, the retired the 14th century; when it adorned in New York City. Suddenly, Peter sees the hard.truth rial may be inappropriate for children tinder 13. archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica.. the wall of the Orsini Chapel in the In the qook, "Our Lady in the original Vatican basilica. , Vatican Basilica," Cardinal'Noe U.S. Conference of Catholic Bish- she will die within a week. In addiThe basilica, constructed under wrote that the images are ",an aItis- the Emperor Constantine, was tom ops classification is A-III - adults. tion to blatant product placements, tic witness of the devotion of the down at the beginning of the 16th The Motion Picture Association of director Stephen Herek makes fluff popes to the mother of God." . America rating is PG-lJ - patents out of a promising premise. Implied century, but because the fresco was The number of images that have' so popular, it was salvaged and trans.are strongly cautioned. Some mate- . affairs, fleeting violence, brief alcoaccumulated in the basilica over the ferred to the new St. Peter's' Basilica. rial may be inappropriate for chil- hol abuse and an instance of rough ages, he wrote, "is,not meant to condren under 13. ' language. The U.S. Conference of Other images featured on the tradict liturgical rules - which do Vatican stamps or in Cardinal NQe's Catholic Bishops classification isA"Jason X" (New Line) not permit any more than one im- book also were saved from the old Mindless gorefest in which ho" III- adults. The Motion Picture Asage of one saint in any one church basilica, including an eighth-century tC~' micidal maniac Jason (Kane sociation of America rating is PG- but to underline' the devotion' mosaic of Mary bathing the child Hodder) is frozen using cryogenics 13 - parents are strongly cautioned. ICaIIV~Wlllle~ , which the faithful ofevery age have Jesus, the fresco "Our Lady of the then accidentally thawed out in the Some material may be inapproprihad for the 1110ther of God and for Column," lliJd the oddly titled "Our year 2455 and proceeds to slaugh- ate for children under 13. . the mysteries of salvation in which Lady of the Slap." NEW YORK (CNS) - The ter everyone in sight. The 10th in ''The Salton Sea" ,Mary' had a part as a collaborator (Warner Bros.) Cardinal Noe said the origins of following are capsule reviews of the "Friday.the 13th" series, dir'ecc with God." Overwrought thriller about a man the fresco of Mary with a handprint movies recently reviewed by the tor Jim Isaac's tedious horror flick The Italian-language book, the , on her cheek s.till are debated by U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bish- is brimming with decapitations, im- (Val Kilmer) who d~lves into Los fruit of two years' research and study scholars, although it likely dates ops' Office for Film and Broad- palements, and snapped necks in a Angeles' seedy world路 of drugs to of every nook and cranny of the from the 13th century. casting. story that fails to elicit interest.de- seek revenge on his wi fe's ki Hers and world's largest church, opens with "Hollywood Ending" Just how much of the fresco's spite its futuristic setting. Much bru- become~ involved with a slacker St. Peter's most famous Marian im- story "is legend and how much is (Dream Works) tal violence, some sexual situations drug addict (Peter Sarsgaard), an age, Michelangelo's "Pieta." Disappointing comedy about a with a sadistic tw.ist, brief nudity, abused neighbor (Deborah Kara history is impossible to know," the But the I0 stamps issued in mid- cardinal said. has-been director (Woody Allen) fleeting drug use and some rough . Unger) and a psychotic drug honcho March by the Vatican focus on lesser According to the story, a drunk who is given another chance by his language with profanity. The U.S. (Vincent D'Onofrio). Director DJ. known - and more difficult to find .. man slapped the image, not only ex-wife (Tea Leoni) to direct a ma- Conference of Catholic Bishops Caruso's strained film uses too many - frescoes, paintings and mosaics. leaving a mark on Mary's cheek, but jor film, only to go psychosomati- claSsification is 0 - morally offen- camera tricks and an overstuffed plot "Our Lady of Women in Labor" causing blood to flow from the cally blind, a fact that must be hid- sive. The Motion Picture Associa- bursting with complications. Recur, is one of the images 'hanging over fresco onto the wall and floor. den from' the studio head (Treat tion of America rating is R - re- ring drug content, sporadic brutal an altar in a chapel in the basilica's . For Cardinal Noe, the story is a Williams) 'as well as the cast and stricted: violence, fleeting bedroom scene, ingrono, where many previous popes symbol of the many times in his- crew. Despite several one-line termittent profanity and rough lan"Life or Something Like It" are buried. tory when Marian devotion has zingers and a promising start, writer(20th Century Fox) guage. The U.S. Conference of The chapels are used for early been ridiculed or even violently re- director Allen's film drags as its outContrived romance in which a Catholic Bishops classification is morning Masses, but are closed off jected and underlines the role ofSt. rageous conceit becomes increas- vain, self-absorbed telejournalist A-IV - adults, with reservations. during the day when hundreds of Peter's Basilica as a sanctuary that ingly unbelievable and much of the (Angelina Jolie) re-evaluates her life The Motion Picture Association tourists are walking through. honors and protects devotion to the humor falls flat. A few sexual refer- with the unwanted help of a former of America rating is R - reThe fresco of "OUF' Lady of . mother of God. ences and brief drug content. 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VATICAN CITY - The issue of homosexuality among U.S. priests drew unexpected - and for some people, unwelcome - attention d!Jring last week's U.S.-Vatican summit on clerical sex abuse. BishopWilton D. Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told a press conference that it was an ongoing struggle to ensure that "the Catholic priesthood is not dominated by homosexual men." He said there are difficulties in seminary life and in recruiting when a seminary has a "homosexual atmosphere or dynamic that makes heterosexual young men think twice" before entering, either because'they don't want to be identified with a gay culture or would feel harassed. He said U.S. seminaries have worked especially hard since the mid-1980s to make sure that priesthood candidates are "healthy in every possible way - psychologically, emotionally, spiritually and intellectually." Bishop Gregory's remarks came after the opening session of a twoday meeting between U.S. and Vatican officials, who were discussing how to respond to the cases of

sex abuse that have come to light in address it on the occasion of the the United States. U.S.-Vatican summit. His comments drew immediate U.S. Cardinal 1. Francis Stafford, criticism from Dignity, an unofficial a top Vatican official, told CNS April support group for gay Catholics and 19 that the vast majority of recently their families which opposes Church reported sex abuse cases in the teaching on homosexuality. United States involved homosexual Marianne Duddy, executive di- activity by priests, not child abuse rector of the U.S.-based organiza- in the strict sense. tion, said Bishop Gregory's com"I think it's a misnomer, really, ments "signal that a witch hunt to to call (the problem) child abuse. I oust gay priests may be the bishops' think it's more of an acting out honext move, including rejection of mosexually;' said Cardinal Stafford, any further gay applicants to Catho- president of the Pontifical Council lic seminaries." for the Laity and former archbishop She said that, as the Church faced of Denver. the crisis of sex abuse, it appeared He said recently reported cases that its leaders were willing to "sac- that involve pedophilia, or attraction rifice" its gay priests., to pre-pubescent children, "are a sigIn a recent interview with Catho- nificant minority, and to focus on lic News Service, Bishop Gregory those is, I think, to blur the' reality." made clear that the issue of chastity , Cardinal Adam J. Maida of Defor priests applies to homosexuals troit made a similar statement to and heterosexuals alike. He said one CNN, saying that behavioral scienquestion the Church should also be tists "are telling us ... it's not truly a asking is: "How do we support those pedophilia-type problem, but a hopriests who may have the homo- mosexual-type problem." sexual orientation and have been abHe said the Church has to "look solutely faithful to the Church in ev- at this homosexual element as it exery regard?" ists, to what extent it is operative in . In that interview, Bishop Gregory our seminaries and our priesthood said that in his opinion the question and how to address it." Others, like Cardinal Theodore of homosexuality in the priesthood should not necessarily be linked to E. McCarrick of Washington, have the sex abuse issue. But some said the main issue is not sexual oriChurch officials chose to raise it or entation but whether a priesthood

Archbishop Flynn to head '.' ,USC:C,B.~~x ~~~,~~ p~~~1 " WASHINGTON (CNS) - Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of Belleville, IlL, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has expanded the conference's Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse and named Archbishop Harry 1. Flynn of St. Paul-Minneapolis as its new chairman. Bishop John B. McCormack of Manchester, N.H., a committee member since 1996 and its head since 2000, had asked to resign as chairman, citing the press of diocesan business. He will continue as a member. In the next few weeks the enlarged committee will have the task of addressing the national Church crisis over clergy sexual abuse of minors and translating results of the April Vatican summit on thal issue into concrete recommendations for the U.S. bishops to debate and vote on when they meet in Dallas in mid-June. Archbishop Flynn is highly regarded among the bishops for the work he did to bring healing in the Diocese of Lafayette, La., in the 1980s, when he was sent there to help it recover from the devastation left by two child-

THE ANCHOR - Diocese of Fall River - Fri., May 3,2002 candidate was "acting out" sexually. Many Vatican officials view homosexuality as a factor in the sex abuse cases and have noted that most publicized cases of sex abuse by clergy against minors have involved homosexual acts. In March, Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls caused a stir when he said that "people with (homosexual) inclinations just cannot be ordained." He added that this does not imply a "final judgment" on homosexuals. For several years, the Vatican has quietly been studying whether to formally address the question of homosexuality in the priesthood in a set of norms or a document. Re-

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Polish head of Siberian dioces,e denied re-entry into Russia By FRANK BROWN

As is true throughout Russia, the. Diocese of St. Joseph is heavily dependent on foreign clergy to MOSCOW - The bishop of the Catholic serve its estimated 50,000 baptized Catholics. Of Church's largest diocese in terms of geographic size 47 priests, two are Russian citizens, and out of 49 was denied entry to Russia and was forced to return nuns, only six are Russians, Father Weclawik said. Including Bishop Mazur, two of the four bishops in to Warsaw, Poland. Bishop Jerzy Mazur of the Diocese of St. Joseph Russia are foreigners. Russian officials long have used visa requirein Irkutsk, Russia, flew last month from Warsaw to Moscow's main international airport, presented his ments for foreign clergy to make the work of the valid multientry visa and was told by members of Catholic Church - and other minority faiths the Border Guard Service that he was on a list of more difficult. Earlier in April, people to be denied an Italian priest who entry, he said. has been working in An official from Russia for 13 years the Polish Embassy was stripped of his in Moscow went to Russian visa withthe airport and was out explanation told by the Border when he arrived Guard Service that from Milan, Italy, at Bishop Mazur, a the same Moscow Polish citizen~ was airport where being kept out of Bishop Mazur was Russia in accordenied entry. dance with a deciObservers inside sion by "higher au- , and outside. the thorities," the CathQlic Church in bishop said in a Russia have little telephone interview doubt that Father from Poland. Caprio and Bishop At the Vatican, CARDINAL JOSEPH Ratzinger celebrates Mass at spokesman Joaquin Mazur's visa woes Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere April 20, mark- Navarro-Valls constem from the furiing his 75th birthday and 25th anniversary as a bishop. The Âˇdemned ous reaction of the the cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the bishop's expulsion. BISHOP JERZV Mazur of the Diocese of St. Joseph in politically powerful Faith, submitted his resignation to Pope John Paul II on his He said the pope's Irkutsk, Russia, flew last month from Warsaw to Moscow's Russian Orthodox April 16 birthday, as required by canon law, but the pope was diplomat in Mos- main international airport, presented his valid multientry Church to the not expected to accept the resignation any time soon. (CNS cow an.d of~cials at visa and was told by members of the Border Guard Ser- Vatican's creation photo by Max Rossi, Catholic Press Photo) the.VatIcan s Se~re-. vice that he was on a list of people to be denied entry. of dioceses for Russia. The February tafla~ of State Im- (CNS photo by Bob Roller.) move was followed medIately had reby anti-Catholic quested an explanation from their Russian counterparts and asked that demonstrations in at least four Russian cities. Orthe bishop's visa be returned to him. thodox bishops accused Catholics of "expansion"It is hoped," the spokesman said, "that Bishop ism," "spiritual poaching" and proselytizing. One Mazur can return soon to his faithful in eastern Sibe- Central Asian metropolitan compared the pope to ria," a four-million-square-mile diocese that stretches Osama bin Laden. from the Chinese border to the Arctic Circle. Russian politicians seem to be taking their cues Bishop Mazur, 48, has worked in the former from leaders of the 80-million member Orthodox Soviet Union since 1992. Church. In February, the Duma, Russia's lower By CINDY WOODEN k In Irkutsk April 21, about 170 Russian Ortho- house of parliament, passed a nonbinding resoluCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE said, "I know well my wea ; nesses and ask forgiveness for my dox believers demonstrated in front of the city's new tion instructing the Foreign Ministry to deny visas Catholic cathedral demanding that the Vatican re- to "Vatican representatives." ROME-Celebrating his 75th faults. "I also am so thankful to God scind its February decision to upgrade four aposbirthday and his 25th anniversary Recently the Duma began debate on a measure askas a bishop, Cardinal Joseph for having had so many opportu- tolic administrations to dioceses. ing Russia's president to shut down the new dioceses. 'This is a great tragedy, a great drama for us," Ratzinger gave thanks for the nities to bring his light and truth At least one longtime Church observer in Mosmany opportunities he has had to to others," he told those at the Father Jozef Weclawik, diocesan chancellor, said. cow said he saw the Catholics' troubles as part of a witness to his faith and asked for- Mass. "We waited so long for priests, for the return of the "new Russian isolationism" affecting the work of giveness for times when he might Named archbishop of Munich Church, and now they must leave." some Protestant groups as well. not have been a "good shepherd." and Freising, Germany,. in March The German cardinal cel- 1977, Pope Paul VI made him a ebrated the anniversaries last cardinal three months and three week at Rome's Basilica of Santa days later. Pope John Paul named Maria in Trastevere with a dozen him to head the doctrinal congrecardinals" and hundreds of well- gation in 1981. are found to be developmentally OKLAHOMA CITY (CNS) finding that use oJ the death penwishers from his native Bavaria. Focusing in his homily on disabled by a psychologist or psy- A legislative ban on executing alty is especially inappropriate for The cardinal, prefect of the what it means to be a good shepchiatrist. Such disability is defined people with developmental dispeople with the capabilities of Congregation for the Doctrine of herd, Cardinal Ratzinger said, "A as having "sub-average general inabilities is the right thing to do, children. the Faith, submitted his resigna- bishop must do as Christ did: pretellectual functioning concurrent wrote Oklahoma City Archbishop People with IQs of 70 or betion to Pope John Paul II on his cede his flock, being the first to with deficits in adaptive behavior." Eusebius 1. Beltran. low have limited ability to under- . April 16 birthday, as required by do what he calls others to do and, Archbishop Beltran noted that "Supporting a ban on the exstand the consequences of their canon law, but the pope is not first of all, being the one who 18 states have banned the execu~ ecution of persons with developactions or to control their actions, expected to accept the resignation stands against the wolves who tion of mentally disabled people. mental disabilities recognizes the Archbishop Beltran wrote. Thereany time soon. come to steal the sheep. He cited recent church teaching foundatio'n of a moral vision for fore, the cited goals for the death At an audience with the cardi"As in the time of Jesus Christ, from "Evangelium Vitae" ("The society," he said in a statement pubpenalty - retribution and deternal and his Bavarian guests, in- so today there are those who Gospel of Life"), in which Pope lished in a recent edition of The rence - are meaningless, he said. eluding dozens of men wearing claim to want to govern the John Paul II said execution is ap-' Sooner Catholic, archdiocesan Although such people "may be lederhosen, the pope publicly of- people, but in reality are only propriate only when it is not oth- . able to tell right from wrong, newspaper. . fered his thanks to Cardinal thieves and brigands," he said. erwise possible to defend society. Such a ban "does not implicmuch as a child can, they should Good governing, Cardinal Ratzinger "for his work, and I ask' He said he concurs with U.S. itly condone criminal,acts, nor does not be subjected to, nor should the that God continue to guide him . Ratzinger said, is not a way to be bishops and the state and national it\ignore the pain of the victim's state utilize, the extreme punishlovingly so that he can continue served or gain power and riches, Catholic conferences which have ment of the death penalty" which family or friends," he wrote. his service 'in the Church~" but it means dedicating one's life called for an end to executing The Oklahoma bill would prois ordinarily applied under the During his homily at the to the common good, leading all people with mental disabilitieshighest standard of blame. hibit the execution of people who evening Mass, Cardinal Ratzinger to live in truth and love. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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FIREMEN WALK along a construction ramp leading into the World Trade Center disaster area. Debris removal and recovery work at the site is expected to end by June, nine months after the September 11 terrorist attacks. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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he noted, conversations with firstyear pastors Father John J. Sullivan in St. Lawrence Martyr Parish in the Whaling City, and Father Daniel W. Lacroix of the rapidly growing suburban community at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet, indicated that special efforts are being made to maximize returns. "And returns indeed need to be

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maximized, because cutbacks in state supported programs of assistance and aid have resulted in greater calls upon our own diocesan agencies and ministries than ever before," Msgr. Harrington said. Many contributors take advantage of the pledge system, spreading their gift to the Catholic Charities Appeal over the entire

year. Other givers are taking advantage of the opportunity to use major credit cards in making their contributions.

Donors may give to the Appeal through any of the local parishes across the diocese, or they may communicate directly with Diocesan Headquarters at P.O. Box 1470, Fall River, MA 02722. I

will be answering questions, providing support and reference materials for the parish teams. Things are going well right now," said Father Lopes. . He added that the next step is called invitational ministry and the team will be inviting people around the diocese to become group leaders for churches. Christina Constantino is one of the core community members helping to set up a parish team at Espirito Santo Church in Fall River. She is currently involved as a lecturer, with her parish prayer group and the Catholic Charities Appeal, but still finds time for the RENEW process. ''I'm really excited about it," said Constantino. "I think it will help people and I'm hoping to bring the fulfillment I get out of it to other people." In addition to faith sharing,the meeting also allotted time for reports on training in the Spanish and Portuguese communities and exchanging of ideas for the RENEW prayer campaign. There was also shared prayer and song. Lisa Gulino, director of Adult Education and Evangelization for the Fall River diocese, cochaired the meeting with Father Lopes. "The beautiful thing about RENEW is we look for those untapped talents and resources in our parishes," said Gulino. "RENEW is sharing faith and it gives people a more profound relationship with God in one's daily life. It's a wonderful thing."

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Core member Lorraine Sedak agreed and stated that when there is a good community people are more connected to one another and the Church. "Their faith grows tremendously and it brings life to the parish," Sedak declared. Plans are currently underway for a liturgy this fall celebrated by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley OFM Cap., to further the RENEW process. '

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fully, this Mass can help further his sainthood cause." Chinese forces overran Father Kapaun, and others from the Third Battalion, Eighth. Regiment, First Calvary Division, on All Saints Day, 1950. For nearly 24 hours, Father Kapaun crisscrossed the danger-laden battlefield to aid wounded American soldiers. On November 2, Kapaun and hundreds of his compalliots were captured and brought to Camp No. 5 in Pyoktong, North Korea. It was there that Father Kapaun routinely performed extraordinary acts of humanism. Retired Colonel Filmore A. McAbee, who is not a Catholic, spoke with The Anchor recently about Father Kapaun. McAbee, a Cummaquid resident, was a friend of and fellow POW with Father Kapaun at Camp No.5. The interview brought McAbee back to those horrible days, but not all the memories were negative. "Father Kapaun was a remarkable man," said McAbee. "While serving as our battalion chaplain, he gained the respect of many of the men, but after his capture, he became so much stronger." McAbee recounted episodes of being tortured, starved and neglected by his captors. But Father Kapaun rose above the misery and worked diligently to revive the spirits of his friends. "To survive Camp No.5, you had to want to live," said

McAbee. "Those who didn't or weren't strong enough mentally just gave up and died. Father Kapaun tried to prevent that. The POWs needed great encouragement and Father Kapaun provided that." The retired colonel was a young 30-year-old major at the time, and was told by Father Kapaun to,

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"Take charge of these men, because no one's doing anything for. them." Starvation, exposure and dysentery were prevalent among the POWs, yet Father Kapaun nursed the sick and dying, while becoming physically weaker himself. "We had Protestants, Catholics, Turkish Muslims, and all races and nation-

alities in our camp," said McAbee. "Yet Father Kapaun ministered to them all, and when he said a Mass, they all wanted to be there. "The Chinese soldiers were afraid of him because he was a man of the cloth, and because all the men had tremendous respect for him. They didn't want to kill him, but they did nothing for him when he fell ill. Father Kapaun died in May of 1951 , but with medicine and care he wouldn't have." McAbee told The Anchor that many of the men, including himself, were inspired by Father Kapaun and they survived for another two-and-a-half years in the prison. "Through all he experienced, I never heard Father Kapaun say a bad word about his captors," recalled McAbee. "He treated everyone with respect" McAbee will be in attendance at the Memorial Day Mass in honor of his friend and battalion mate. "All Korean War Vets, members of the American Legion and all veterans are invited to attend the Mass on May 27," said Makkay. A reception will follow in the parish hall. All veterans and their guests are invited. Refreshments will be served. Makkay added that the Mass honoring this heroic priest comes at a crucial time, with the Church experiencing great turmoil in America.

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i 4 THE ANCHOR -..:... Diocese of Fall River --:.. -pj'I., May 3, 2002

IT'S THIS WIDE! Seventh-grader ThomasJoyce and eighth-grader Brandt Tierney of St. Margaret Regional School, Buzzards Bay, measure the length of the Agawam River as part of a recent water quality project. With them are classmate RaffiMelanson and parent Dan Gilmore.

FOURTH-GRADER Witney Valley of Espirito Santo School, Fall River, takes part in "Rachel Rossetti's Birthday to Remember," during a recent school·performance by the Looking Glass Theater company of Providence, R.1. Below, student actors Corey Carvalho, Scott Costa and Monica Soares share a scene with a visiting actress.

Student proje'ct promotes a clean enviroDlDent BUZZARDS BAY - Students at St. Margaret's project thr?ugh a y~ar-Iopg water~hed semina.r. Regional School are completing a water quality and The project protects and conserves the envIronland use project this month in which they learned ment by bringin~ awareness to the community about how to determine the boundaries of a watershed and using safe and biodegradable lawn fertilizers and test the quality of the water. cleaning agents; the danger of litter and pollutants Since last year, seventh- and eighth-graders have that may damage a river's ecosystem, and constant been working on site at the Agawam River where testing of the water, they have learned of it's history, ecosystem and how Science teacher Greg Carbone and technology the use of surrounding land can impact the quality teacher Cherie Gilmore have played big roles in the of water. ' project's success as has Principal Mary Ann The Agawam flows from Plymouth to Wareham and LaFluer, its "number one supporter," according to empties into Buzzards Bay and the purpose of the pro- Caradimas. gram has been for students to leam about the need for Students have shared their knowledge with the keeping our waters clean and that's an important thing public through newspaper articles, and displays in according to facilitator Pam Caradimas. schools and libraries.' They will participate in the "The students have been learning a great deal Earth Day fair at the Barnstable County Fairgrounds and have gotten a lot out of the project," said on May 18 and also give a Power Point presentaCaradimas. "It gives them an awareness of the earth tion at Bridgewater State. They also sponsored a and how to take care of it." coloring project and created a brochure entitled Caradimas works as a fulltime substitute and "Sparkling Rivers!" teacher assistant at St. Margaret's and brought the "It's been a great experience for the students," project to the sch'ool after, attending a watershed 'Caradimas concluded. The school was awarded a class at Bridgewater State College. The college's mini grant by~ihe Barnstable County Green Grant Watershed LablRiver Net is the facilitator of the Youth Council for the project.

• COURTNEY ZECHER and Amy Lupisellaof Bishop Feehan High School; Attleboro, are all.smiles after being nominated for the $1,000 National Honor Society scholarship. Each is in~ volved in many school programs including sports, the . MATH TEACHER Francis Hamel of Bishop Stang High NHS and service-oriented , School, North Dartmouth, was recently named Teacher Of The activities. Year by its Notre Dame Sister Teresa Trayers' Chapter of the National Honor Society. Receiving the honor, Hamel said "I thank God every day for the opportunity to work with dedicated staff and teach the students of Bishop Stang." With him are NHS members Sam Reidy, Gillian Baumgart'and'Sara·Reid.

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Youths tell congress they seek spiritual guidance of elders By JOSEPH

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Church and bring about renewal. The youths also asked for mentors and spiritual directors to help them find their MONTREAL - Hearing from their elders that they vocations, whether it be to manied, single or religious are "the hope of the Church," a group of young Catho- life. Earlier, one of the young people who worked on the lics has asked for help in the form of prayer, counsel, spiritual direction and personal witness as they work to draft, Alexandre Julien, said that among Catholic youths discem their vocations. . "there is a great thirst for authenticity." He said they want bishops, priests, women religious In a two-page statement released on the final day of the recent Third Continental Congress on Vocations in and the pope, too, to understand that young people "want Montreal, the youth delegates said they sought a cov- a scat at the table" and want to be part of "a real conversation" about the Church. Julien, a student at Laval enant with the Church. "Everything we ask of the Church, we will offer in University in Quebec City, added that youths also want return," the statement said. "We ask for prayer and will to know their faith better. Delegate Sister Kathleen Nealon, who will take her pray in return for the Church. We seek wisdom and final vows as a Sister of the Holy Redeemer in August, knowledge and will use those gifts in return to enrich SIXTH-GRADER Nathaniel Alcaidinho and, fifth-grader our Church. We will remain faithful to Christ and the said that youths also want to sec women religious and Tabitha Vargas were among many students to take part in a Church by living out our vocations, promoting a cul- priests as human beings who will share the full stories recent "Western Day" at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, New ture of life and joy, while living in hope and love. Please, of their,lives, she said: "We don't want it sugarcoated. Bedford. Students dressed in western attire and learned give us the resources we need to be what God has called We want to know religious for who they are." square dancing as part of the day's activities. us to be." , The statement grew out of discussions at a dinner attended by 130 Catholics under age 35. Later in the evening, a group of 70 returned to the conversation and began to develop a statement to share with the more than I, 100 bishops, priests, religious sisSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (CNS) turer spoke to a hushed and full ters and brothers, permanent deacons, and lay profes- Describing herself as '1ust a sto- Walsh Gymnasium on the South sionals who had gathered in Montreal to develop a plan ryteller." Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Orange campus to launch the to foster religious vocatiqns. Melissa Noel, a 27-year-old researcher from EastPrize winner Toni Morrison warned "Voices ofOurTime" lecture series, ern Washington University in Spokane, sparked the inian audience at Seton Hall Univer- sponsored by the Catholic tiative with a plea during a Rlenary testimony. university's honors program. Her sity not to get stuck in the "best "I kept hearing story after story that (other youths) audience cut across racial, gender years" of their lives. were called here for a reason, that they were specifiTo those who see their college and age lines. and individually called here," she said, "and that cally She pondered whether she years as the best years of their lives, this invitation felt intensely spiritual, deeply sacred and should speak about the past, present Morrison said, "you have my conlegitimately awesome." or future, Morrison said. dolences." Noel said some members of the group worked The present, she lamented, is "so Those who remain stuck in the throughout the night to draft and redraft their statement dispiriting." Tuming to the future she "best years," Monison said, "never mature." She cautioned the young felt "the human invention of the fu- to be ready to present it to the entire congress The statement reassured the Church that Catholic adull<; that therc ,uc entirc industlies ture" is "not yours for the taking; (it youths are excited about being Catholic and hungry for aimed at maintaining that immaturity. is) what you make of it." holiness. But to do their part, they need guidance and Then there is the past what "If happiness is all you have on CELINA, 14, plays outside in Bethlehem duryour .mind, you indeed have my Monison refen'ed to as the "tradi- leadership, it said. , ing a break in an Israeli-imposed curfew re"We seek to grow in understanding and knowledge sympathy:' she said. "There is noth- tion" of Seton Hall University. cently. The children's father, Anton Salman, a of prayer to discern our vocations in Christ and to learn She said the past "is not done, it ing more exciting than true adultCatholic lawyer, was among the Palestinians hood; it is an achievement that is a is not over." The process of the past all aspects of our faith," the statement said. holed up inside the Church of the Nativity for The statement asked for a dialogue between youths continues, and the past changes as it hard-won glory." and older Catholics to help heal current wounds in the nearly four weeks. (CNS photo by Debbie Hill) The acclaimed author an~ lec- is re-examined, she said. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

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Ending the school year in good conditi.on By

CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

The school year is winding to an end. If YOll're a student, your stress level is likely to be at its highest, with all those exams and papers coming due at the same time. How on earth can you get all of that stuff done? Because you're so nervous, instead of studying. you decide to clean out and rearrange the'stuff in your backpack. You call all five of your best friends to talk about how you will never have enough time to get tinished. You feel better talking on the phone, but you're not making any progress. As soon as the phone is back in the cradle, the panic starts all over. You probably are expecting the lecture about how you should have started sooner, how you shouldn't have let your work get so backed up. Yes, you should have, and no, you can '~t go back afld'6hang~ that now. .'

You still need to get the work done, and it is hard to work efficiently under pressure. Fortunately, there's a tool that may save your neck, even at this late date. Make a list of things . . you need to do, and then do the things on your list. "\-'~?11 As simple as it seems, that little list is your key to getting organized. Big items, like "write biology paper," may need to be broken down into smaller jobs, like "go to library," "organize note cards:' "write Websites" and "write paper." Once you've made your list, decide which items are the most important right now. For example, if you have an English paper due in six days and a geometry final tomorrow, it doesn't make sense to spend all your time tonight doing research for the pap~r. Put a star next to the most impor-

tant, most pressing items, and do them first. If the exam is tomorrow, geometry prob-

on to the next subject, and review that material. When you've put in your time on the second subject, if you have the energy, you can go back to the first subject again. As you complete each starred item on your list, draw a line through it. Take a little break, and go on to the next item with a star, and get it done. When all the items with stars are done, look at your list again. Put stars next to the items that are most important now. Do them next. Writing a list won't get the work done, but it will get you organized. Putting stars next to the most important items and doing them first won't mean you can finish everything on the list, but it means that you will do what counts most. Your comments are welcome. Please address: Dr. Christopher Carstens, do Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

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·Twelve··who changed destiny: The· story of the Apostles Twelve men who were chosen by our named 12 as his companions 'whom he of Judas' replacement,Matthias. So, we committed to Christ, can absolutely Lord to change destiny - and the world would send to preach the good news; they have an idea of who the 12 were with change the world and destiny. Happy Digging! - seemed unlikely candidates by mod- were likewise to have authority to expel some minor debate among scholars. em standards. Over the next several in- demons. He appointed the 12 as follows: As we look at these men over the next stallments we will look at their lives, Simon to whom he gave the name Peter; several installments, what can this list tell Ask Dr. Dig .work, determination and even their James, son of Zebedee; and John, the us or mean to us? I. too am inter: deaths, which'made such. an impact upon brother of James (he' g~ve thes.e:t~o the:' There. was nothing -~"'~-"-""'''''''''-~"!''''''IIII''--''''ested in ancient civiJization. name Boanerges, or':SOIls·ofThill~dd~);. spectacular or e x - ' " Egypt, especially .: <These ordinary men - fishermen, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew;· traordinary about concerned with the .farmers, revolutionaries, government Thomas, Ja~es,_ so'n of Al'phaeus;. them .. But Jesus -~ Bible. What is the . \Vor~ers and·laborers.- werechos~m to .Thaddaeus, SjIrjon of the Z~alot Party; and' looks. deeper than story of the Egyp~ecome tI:te Twelve Apostles of Jt!sus. Judas Iscariot,·:.who·: betniyed·him.': This: that into the hearts tian princess that ·They.wouldgooutintothe'w.orldrecrui~- is St. Mark's-list found in' Mark 3:13-19.· of men' and women. Solomon took as a ing'everyone to tell everybody about In the G6spel~:ofMatihew~and:Luk~; Jesus 'formed them bride inI Kings3:1? Jesus, the Messiah. This is their story. the list is pnmluilY the same,'with slight .. into the very soul of Arthur : .. We. know their names.. W~ll, almost.re-ordering of the.t.ames. Also thesehvo what· would be the Dear Arthur: First, :,we have to sort through sevlists rename Thaddaeus: Matthew'call- Church and gave Solomon must. eralilsts.in the·Bible that make f//~ ~., ing'hiinLeb~ae~.fs"and. Luke refe~ng. them the most exhave been an excep-' 111 '" . _ .: .. ' to hIm as Judas;.the Qrother' tr~ordinary. task definitive identification a tiona! man, given the little.difficult. The three . .' :.. ". .',' . : oJ J.ames:. This· gives' imaginable: calling .-.~_ many historical inSynoptic .Gospels (Mat:#;<;, '. "rjs.e toanidentific'a- the' entire world, in_ .............. .stances when various' thew; Mark-and. Luke) each M . tion :problein of this cluding the mightigive' list:'of the' 12 in .the r:=:'I disciple .. ·Of which . est empire ever narrativ¢s·.The fourth Gos- -:-c~·~......,.u. James is he .the brother; known, to repen- "';';;';;;==="-,=====0..=-":";==;;;""" pel, the Gospel of John, has no arid is he the-5t. Jude that tance and faith in the . such list. And the book of the . wrote the'littlt{epistle at the. risen Christ. of Christ and the 12 at the Last Sup~ eign kings. But in this Acts of theApostles, given its . end bfthe New Testament You can be sure' per. case it was more than purpose to tell their marvel-. .. bearing ~hatnarile?(See.Mat- . that any citizen of likely the daughter of .. ous story, only gives one verse . thew 10:2-4 and Luke 6:14-'16).. the Roman world would have laughed at Pharaoh Siamon in the 21st dynasty. to list the Apostles. The following : In the list offered in Acts 1: 13 any prediction that within three centuries Dr. John Heird is a Bible historian . , synopsis helps show how Scripture the order is slightly different the Christian faith would be the official and archaeologist. He is a writer and lec- . gives us a roll call of this very se... and again, Thaddaeus is called faith of the empire - all beginning from turer on biblical backgrounds ant! "he' lectgroup: . . . . Judas, the brother of James. the determination, faith and blood of these development director for the Diocese of "He then went up the mountain and Also Acts, correctly so, leaves out Judas 12. Little Rock.. Write him at summoned ,the men he himself had de- Iscariot, who has since died and then in We therefore can leam, and see in our drdiu@lampcom.com. ci<ied on, who came andjoined him. He I :21-26 gives the acco.unt of the calling own lives, that ordinarymenand women,

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