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Bishop revisits death penalty By JAMES N.

MAY CROWNING - Second-graders Jared Robinson and Natasha DeSa of St. Anne's School, Fall River, participate in a recent crowning of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Students and faculty took part in a prayer service as part of the month-long celebration..

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FALL RIVER - Even as postponement of the execution of convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh prompts more debate over capital punishment as well as the public's demand to watch his death, area newsmedia sought out Bishop' Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., to reflect on the issues. In statements made at a mid-afternoon interview Monday with Channel 10 Newsman Paul McGonagle outside the Diocesan Office of Communications on Highland Avenue, the bishop talked about what the Church teaches and gave his own views on the violence public execution spawns. Asked whether the Church's stand on the death penalty might be an unpopular one, Bishop O'Malley said the crimes McVeigh committed "were certainly heinous and acts of terrorism which should be punished TELEVISION REPORTER Paul with the full force of the McGonagle interviews Bishop. law." O'Malley outside the Diocesan OfBut, the bishop exfice of Communications. (Anchor! Turn to page J3 Gordon photo) - Bishop

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to assist women and children who frequently find themselves homeless. The new program of the group I whose members come from . across the Fall River diocese is called "Dress A Child." Organized by Maureen Papineau, the 4th vice president I of the DCCW, and Eileen White, coordinator at the diocese's May 24 is the Catholic Social Services, the venfeast of the Asture aims to provide clothes for cension of the children of all ages whose mothLord. It is a holy ers take up temporary quarters at day on which the new, Donovan House HomeCatholics are less Shelter in New Bedford. obliged to attend It will be located in the former Mass. St. James Convent in the Whaling City. Arlene A. McNamee, director of Catholic Social Services, I talked about the input from the DCCW in a recent interview with The Anchor. "We hope to open Donovan Turn to page eight - DCCW

GOOD START - Catholic Social Services Coordinator Eileen White, left, and DCCW 4th Vice President Maureen Papineau, organized the "Dress A Child" program that clothes children - babies through teens - to vitally assist the upcoming Donovan House Homeless Shelter in New Bedford. .. (Photo courtesy-of Madeleine Lavoie)

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Sister G~rtrude Emery CGS HARWICH - Contemplative Religious of the Good Shepherd Sister Gertrude Emery, 95, who served her community as a religious for 76 years, died May 3 at the Cranberry Pointe Nursing Center after a brief illness. Born in Boston, the daughter of the late Oscar and the late Josephine (McCauley) Emery, she attended St. Joseph's School in Lynn. She entered the-convent on July 26, 1925, professed her first vows on July 22, . 1926 and dedicated her life to pray for all people, especially those served by the Good Shepherd Congregation.

Sister Gertrude assisted the sisters in making of the altar breads for various churches. She came to Cranberry Pointe Nursing Center in 1998 and won the hearts of the staff and loved being with them. ,She leaves members of her religious Congregation and many, friends. Her funeral Mass was celebrated May 7 at the Good Shepherd Center Chapel in Marlboro on May 7. The Sullivan Fitzgerald & Collins Funeral Home, Lincoln Street, Marlboro, was in charge ofarrangements.

Local mission director attends Annual National Conference NEW BEDFORD-Msgr. John 1. Oliveira, diocesan director for the

Propagation of the Faith, was among 110 fellow Mission Office directors attending the recent, Annual National Conference for the Holy Childhood Association and the Society for the Propagation of the Faith held in Los Angeles, Calif. Msgr. Oliveira said he was en. couraged to leam of what is being accomplished for children in the

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mission areas ofthe word. Along with some new suggestions, the meeting Qf missionaries is . always an enriching experience, he said. He'said he hopes to involve diocesan children in programs for learning, prayer, and financial assistance to children in the mission countries. Keynote speaker at t!'le conference was Bishop Robert Rivas, O.P., bishop for the Catholic Diocese of Kingstown, West Indies. He is the , first Caribbean-born Dominican to become a bishop in the 500-year history ofevangelization in that part of the world. .

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. JENNIE SILVIA, seated amongst her family, was recently h.onored at Our.Lady's H~ven, Fairhaven, where she celebrated her 1oath birthday. The party Included a family gathenng of five generations, musical entertainment and refre~hments. 'Si.lvia was given a floral arrange~ ment and balloons by the home and many shared In her speCial day. . .

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MISSIONARY SERVANTS of the Most Blessed Trinity Sister Catherine Francis Lamb is greeted by Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., at a recent dinner-reception at St. Stanislaus Parish marking her 50 years profession as a religious.

In Your Prayers Please pray for the following . priests during the coming week , May 23' , 1944, Rev. William F. Qonahue, Assistant, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 1995, Rev. Alfred 1. Guenette, A.A. May 24 1907, Rev. James F. Clark, Founder, St. James, New Bedford 1985, Rev. Patrick Heran, SS.Cc., Former Rector, Sacred Hearts Seminary, Fairhaven May2S 1925, Rev. Michael P. Kirby, St. Mary, N,orth Attleboro 1961, Rev. James V. Mendes, Administrator, Our Lady ofAngels, Fall River

Father Fernandes celebrates 25th anniversary of ordination HYANNIS - Father Stephen A. Fernandes, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish, Hyannis and director of the Pro-Life Apostolate for the FalI River diocese, is celebrating his 25th jubilee year of ordination to the priesthood. He was ordained a priest on May 8, 1976 by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River Father Fernandes, 51, is a native of New Bedford and the son ofJohn F. Fernandes of New Bedford and the late Irma R.(Rogissart) Fernandes. He attended St. Joseph's School, New Bedford, and graduate from Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, in 1967. He studied for the priesthood at St. John Seminary ColIege where he graduated cum laude in 1971 and received a master's degree in divinity from St. John Seminary, Brighton, in 1976. Father Fernandes served as a parochial vicar at St. John the Evan-

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NORlHDARTMOUIH-Lym- Devlin, director of brachytherapy at Peter and Paul in Fall River on Nov. . phoma, head and neck cancer, and Brigham & Women's, Dana Farberand 17,1993, and was named pastor of genetic counseling will be the sub- Children's Hospital; and KatherineA. St. Francis Xavier on June 28, 2000. jects covered by three prominent Bos- Schneider, MPH, CGS, senior genetic Other diocesan appointments in- ton medical and research profession- counselor at Dana-Farber Cancer Included: director ofthe New Bedford! als at a cancer symposium sponsored stitute. For reservations call The Oncology FalI River Marriage Preparation; by The Oncology Center, Dartmouth, auditor for the Tribunal; secretary on May 24 from, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Center at 508-979-5858, ext. 1010. of the Priests' Council; coordinator the Hawthorne Country Club, 970 Montie Plumbing of the We CarelWe Share Module; Tucker Road, North Dartmouth. The Oncology Center is a joint chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Re- service of Saint Anne's Hospital, & Heating Co. serve; and Cape Cod Area director Southcoast Hospitals Group and the Over 35 Years of Catholic Charities Appeal. Longwood Radiation Oncology Cen- . of Satisfied Services Formal celebration of the jubi- ter at Harvard Medical School. Reg. Master Plumber 7023 lee will be on Sunday with a Mass Presenters will include Dr. David JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. at 2 p.m. in St. Francis Xavier Fisher, an oncologist at the Dana432 JEFFERSON STREET Church folIowed by a reception in Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham FALL RIVER 508-675-7496 & Women's Hospital; Dr. Phillip M. the school hall. .

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An important reminder Currently the annual Catholic Charities Appeal is underway. This diocesan collection is the most important fund-raising event. Thousands of people throughout southeastern Massachusetts depend on the Appeal in many ways unknown to the general public. FOI: example, the permanent diaconate program is funded primarily by contributions to the Appeal. Nearly 70 permanent deacons and 19 candidates now minister in our parishes. Their formation program, ongoing retreats and continuing education conferences are supported in part by the Catholic Charities. The office of the permanent diaconate and its corresponding clerical salaries flow from the largess of funds ,from this appeal. The permanent deacon program provides a wonderful extensions of the work and efforts Of Catholic Charities. This gift of ministerial service to the local Church should remind us of the corresponding need to share in this work by our generous donations. On the domestic scene, Catholic Charities is involved in a rainbow of works. It helps to prevent child abuse and domestic violence and helps find homes for unwanted children. It provides programs for atrisk youth and is an advocate for the growing number of people living with AIDS. These individuals and personal services are sometimes overlooked by institutional realities. Catholic Charities reaches out to serve the person who so often is the least or our brothers and sisters. It is an extension of the call for all the Church family to be beatitudal people. In the remaining weeks of this Appeal, may·there be a generous outpouring of support for this indispensable charity. It is a very positive way for all to show their thankfulness to God for ~he many blessings that they have received in their living and life. Catholic Charities should not be a merely optional opportunity to donate; it is a necessity that only can function with each individual's generous donation.

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A necessary work It is rather frustrating to note the foot-dragging that is going on in the effort to clean up the Massachusetts Military Reservation on Cape Cod. For more than 2Q y~~rs after the first ~etection of pollution there yet remains the fact that the threats to public health have not only not been eradicated but not even fully investigated. The litany of concerns seems to be never-ending. The danger of heavy metal& in, the soil threatens human health. Mercury,' cobalt, lead and nickel'are associated with many types of ailments ranging from kidney and lung disease to heart and brain infections. The ground water problem still continues. Very high amounts of contaminants are flowing toward the towns of Bourne, Sandwich, Mashpee and Falmouth. This ongoing pollution more than threatens the very fragile nature of the Cape's ecological systems. The ponds of the upper Cape also need to be tested for the continuing threat to health th.at water pollution poses to the general public. The military has indeed curtailed some of its activities at the Reservation. However, there exists an urgency that demands actions, not mere-words. When public health becomes a real issue there can be no' room for stalling and bickering. The question now is not one of blame. It is more than obvious the reckless abandonment by the military has caused the current crisis. What must be accomplished at the present time is a serious and sincere.cooperative effort to, not merely c1~an.lJP· the pollution but also to safeguard'the public interestbyexte'nsive national, state and local programs investigating and reporting the real facts of the matter. Pursu~~t~t<?this are the ~ecess~ry actio.ns to gu~r.:.antee ongoing monitoring of all areas of co·ncern. ' . " ,... ' . Once again let it be emphasized that Jhispublic:danger is not a. myth. It is very real and must riot be swept'aside by those parties responsible for this disaster. We must. p~serve and not ·destr0y. the: gift of creation God has given to each of us as a trust. ' " . The Editor

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Taking religion seriously on CapitolHiU By FATHER EUGENE HEMRick CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

When we think of Washington, 'images of senators and congressmen addressing the press on local and world issues immediately spring to mind. Seldom do we envision government officials in the reve~se role of listening - especially listening to addresses on th~ importance of religion in their life and work. On May 5, the Washington Theo 10 gical U ni on i naugurated a lecture series for those working on Capitol Hill on the ."Relevance of Religious Faith to.·Public Policy." The lecturers included Jesuit Father William Byron, former president of The Catholic University of America, Franciscan Father Kenneth Hime~, a noted moral theologian, and Thomas Hughes, who worked on the Hill most of his life. In their talks, Fathers Byron and Himes spoke to the ques, tion: Is reason sufficient in itself for assuring the proper ethics and sacredness of life? Father Himes pointed out that as highly intellectual' as the' great Greek philosophers were, the Greek nation espoused the 'institution of slavery and had an imperfect code of ethics. To perfect the code of ethics, the wisdom of the Old Tes-

tament prophets - descendants of Hebrew slaves in. Egypt who worshipped one God - was needed. For human wisdom to be effective, it must depend not only on hu, man reason but on a faith community that believes God has a plan for humankind. Fatper Byron pointed. out that "reason tells us what to do, and spirit tells us .how to do it." In todiy's world th~divine. spirit guiding our ·actions is needed more than ever for a number .6fcritical reasons . Among those reasons is the fact that when ·".we split the atOln" we.split the \vofld"; that "we are to bioethics today what Orvill.~ an,d Wilbur. Wright were to flight in. their times," and that "we. desperately need' to rethink the principle which suggests that 'because we can do something, we ought to do it.''' .. . To'm Hughes spoke about' conflicting forces on the Hi II that detract from God's role in the workplace. Among those forces is the creed that you must win at all costs; that getting programs passed relies more on consensus than merit; and that most decision making is made on the run with little time to reflect on its moral implicatio,ns. . In the question-and-answer session, that followed, one Hill ' ;

employee asked how we can find time to reflect on the· moral implications of our work in the midst of busy schedules. "Waste time with the Lord in prayer," Father Byron replied, and then added, "In order to keep our families together, we must likewise waste time with them." When our immediate work seems very important, time taken from it seems wasted. We must learn how to replace the feeling of wasting time fo·r "very important things" with the principle of wasting it fo'r the "nlOst important" things in life. In order to accomplish this, Father Byron told the story of· Gen. Robert E. Lee, who would ride into a town and be surrounded by mothers holding up the.ir children for his blessing. After blessing one child, he whispered to a mother: "Teach your child discipline!" Father Byron pointed out that in order to find time for reflection, we need to cultivate a spiritual methodology and the discipline it yields. . As I reflected on this inaugural meeting, it occurred to me that the more people who are dedicated to government can "waste time" for religion as we had just done, the better off we and our country will be for it.

Clergy, couples to hear about marriage prep, marital ·challenges By JOHN E. KEARNS JR. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DIOCESAN OFFICE OF COMMUNICA110NS

Christian Commitment" materi- , Healy's presentation to clergy is als addressing cohabitation are the second part in a three-year used throughout the United States, commitment "to help our priests , NORTH DARTMOUTH as is his audiotape series, "Rooted better their skills in working with Dr. James Healy, a nationally rec- in Love: Speaking to Couples our people to prepare them for ognized figure in the area of,mar- About Marriage." For two years married life." He said that the riage preparation, will offer pre- he was an advisor to the National diocese is fortunate to have Healy sentations on that and ancillary Council of Catholic Bishops' present both programs. topics to members of the clergy Committee on Marriage and the "On the cutting edge," is how and to couples next week. Family. Last year he received the Scottie Foley, the co-program diHealy, who has a doctorate in National Marr,iage and Family rector for the diocesan Family counseling psychology and has Ministry Award. Ministry Office, describes Healy's served for 12 years as director of Father Mark R. Hession, direc- work with young married couples. the Center of Family Ministry of tor of Continuing Education and' The Family Ministry Office is the Catholic Diocese of Joliet, 111., Formation of Clergy, said that sponsoring the session for couples will speak to couples on May 22 and Foley is excited that a speaker from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Family of such caliber is coming to the Life Center, 500 Slocum Road, ' diocese. "He (Healy) is witty and North Dartmouth. down to earth; those who hear The talk, geared to the newly marhim are in for treat," she said. ried' but open to everyone, is enHealy is expected to look at titled: ''When the Cake is Gone: How three topics in his presentation to to Get Married and Stay Engaged." couples: why communication may On May 23, Healy will meet not always be the most important for a daylong session with Bishop thing in marriage; why being the Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., right person is as important as and clergy from across the diofinding the right person; and discese to look at marriage preparacovering the three types of intition as well as the pastoral chalmacy which cause a marriage to flourish. . lenge of cohabitation. A widely published author conCouples interested in attendtributing articles to a variety of ing are encouraged to contact magazines such as Family Perthe Office of Family Ministry spective, Catholic World and at 508-999-6420 to register. Liguorian, Healy is married and Walk-in registrations at the the father of four children. evening talk will be allowed as His "Living Together and available space allows. DR. JAMES HEALY

Retired reUgious collection reaches another new high WASHINGTON (CNS) - The annual collection for retired religious hit a new high, as last December's collection raised $32.6 million, topping the previous record of about $31.5 million set the year before. In all, the appeal has raised $351.1 million in its 13 years, making it by far the most successful nationwide Catholic collection in history., ' Precious Blood Sister Andree Fries, head ofthe National Religious Retirement Office, which distributes funds raised in the collection, said that despite the high recognition the campaign receives, "more people are becoming aware of the situation (for the first time)." "That's interesting to me after 12

years of working with it," she said in an interview. Sister Fries added that the collection campaign is successful in part because "people also care very deeply about the religious who formed them in their youth and nursed them to health." Of the United States' 194 dioceses, the 23 that do not participate in the national campaign operate their own fund drives or had started local collections before the national appeal began. Of the $32.6 million raised in the most recent collection, $27.5 million will be distributed in basic grants in June. Nearly 500 congregations of.religious sisters, brothers and priests are expected to receive the grants.

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Editor: The National Religious Retirement Fund is deeply grateful for the generosity of the people of the Diocese of Fall River in contributing to the care of senior religious. We are humbled by the love and respect evidenced by such giving. The contribution of $163,110 from Appeal XIII for 2000 will be of great assistance in funding for the welldeserved care of our 52,000 members. The support made possible by the funds is a great consolation for retired religious, giving them peace of mind when they see their institutes able to continue to carry out the mission entrusted to them. /

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May cremated remains be present during a funeral? Q. My ,retir~d husband and of inquiries they were receiving, having the \;lody of the deceased I have talked with our parish in 1996 the American bishops re- present for the funeral Mass betpriest about funeral arrange- quested Vatican permission for the ter expresses our belief in the digments, including cremation• bishop of a diocese to allow the nity and sacredness of the human We realize cremation is permit~, presence of the cremated remains body, as it is honored in the futed by the Church now, but at funeral liturgies in the United neral liturgy. Nevertheless, cremation bewhat happens at the funeral . States. The Congregation for Diforehand, with the ashes Mass? Is the urn with the ashes allowed in the , . . . - - - - - - - - - - rr" ~~~-....... in church for the funeral Mass, is still possible. church? We seem to be Q. A recent movie getting mixed answers, dealing with exorcisms even from priests.' and devil worship spoke, (Florida) '1 as I understood it, of A. Answers to your "diabolical obsession!' Is question have developed By Father that the same as possesvery slowly over the past John J. Dietzen sion? (Oklahoma) 20years or so, as crema- .... _ A. No. Very briefly, tion has become more common in the United States. One vine Worship and the Discipline possession usually refers to conestimate is that more than 20 per- of the Sacraments grarited this trol, or near control, of a person's body, as it were, from the inside, cent' of funerals in our country request the following year. Since then, new readings and by an evil spirit. ' now involve cremation. In some Obsession is the term used for states the figure is much higher. adaptations of the rites have been Percentages for Catholics appear prepared and approved for litur- an experience of mimy people gies with the cremated remains of through the centuries in which an to be not much different. individual is molested physically As I have explained several the body present in church. A number of bishops and arch- in circumstances that seem to times in this column, cremation formerly wal' forbidden by the bishops. have delegated their par- point to an eyil spirit as the cause. It is, therefore, more of an exCatholic Church (and some other ish priests to make the pastoral Christian denominations) because decision for a funeral to be cel- ternal than internal influence, but anti-Christian groups, especially ebrated in the' presence of the is more than a "temptation" in the ' ordinary sense of that word. in Europe, promoted it as a sym- ashes. ! Thus, while the Cath<;>lic A free brochure' outlining bolic rejection of Christian belief in the immortality 'of the soul and . Church, continues its preference basic Catholic prayers, beliefs for traditional entombment, it rec- and moral precepts, is available the resurrection. That argument is no longer ognizes that a variety of circum- by sending a stamped self-adraised seriously. For decades now, stances - geographic, economic, dressed envelope to Father the Church has no longer prohib- family considerations and so on John Dietzen, Box 325, Peoria, ited the practice, provided it is not - can make cremation an under- IL 61651. Questions may be sent to .fachosen in disrespect for Christian standable choice. It still',;urges,';howeverr that.;" ..ther l)ietzenllftlie:satne~adareSs, faith 'or beliefs. "•" even when cremation will 'follow, or e-mail iidietzen@aol.com. Beca~se of the large volume

,ATTLEBORO - The musi- tration begins at 8: 15 a.m. and the .cal group Spirit will play at the walk kicks off at 9 a.m. For more La Salette Shrine Coffeehouse information call 508-235-5057. Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a non-perishFALL RIVER :....- The Youth able food item for a local food Apostles Institute will hold a propantry. For more information call gram for youth ministers, teach508-222-5410. ers, catechists, parents and all inA healing service in Portu- te~ested parties entitled "Youth guese will be held Sunday at 2 Ministry in a Large Parish Setp.m. at the Shrine. It will be led ting,"June 5 from 8-9 p.m. in the by La Salette Father Manuel conference room at St. Anne's Pereira and include music, Eu- Shrine. Attendees are invited to charfst and the opportunity to be join them for Mass at 7:30 p.m. prayed over and anointed indi- in the rectory ,chapel. For more vidually. • information call Youth Apostles The Bethany Nights series with at 508-672-2755. John Polce continues at the Shrine _MANSFIELD - A healing May 25 at 7:30 p.m. It will include music and prayer., service will be held May 22 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Church. It will EAST FREETOWN be conducted by Father Francisco Young Adult Volleyball wi,ll be- Anzoategui. For more' informagin on May 24 from 6:30-8:30 tion call Barbara Harden at'508p.m. at Cathedral Camp for any- 339-6860. one in their 20s or 30s. Future dates include June 7 and 21 and MASHPEE - A parish misJuly 5 and 19. For more infor- sion will be held June4~8 at mation call Bud Miller at 508- Christ the King Parish. It will 675-3847. begin each day with Mass at 8:30 a.m. and a talk by Passionist FaFALL RIVER - A Spiritual ther Vincent Youngberg will conSupport Group for People Expe- clude the day at 7:30 p.m. riencing Cancer will meet May 23, 30 and June 6, 13 and 20 from NEW BEDFORD - Rosary 10:30-11 :30 a.m. at the Santo and Benediction will be held May ! Christo Parish Center. For more 23 and 30 at 7 p.m. at St. James infoLmation call Karyl Benoit at Church, 233 County Street. It will· 'include - a short talk- by" a' 508-674-5600 ext. 2515. Franciscan Friar of the Primitive' FALL RIVER - Catholic Observance. For more informaSocial Services seeks volunteers tion call 508-990-0364. to teach English as a Second Language; and civics in the Attleboro NEW BEDFORD - A Spiriand Taunton areas. Prior teach- tual Presentation on Divine Mercy I received my copy of the Catholic Women's Net- and their caregivers. ing experience is not necessary will be held' on May 21 at Holy work publication recently and was struck by the first Surprising to me was getting a call from Helen and training will be provided. For Name of Sacred Heart of Jesus words I read: ''Ask the animals and they shall teach Weaver, a long-time friend, telling me that her muchmore information call Areli Church at 7 p.m. and on May 22 you; the birds of the air, and they shall instruct you" loved dog, Daisy, had died. I felt her sadness because Hodkinson at 508-226-4780 or at St. Joseph's Church at 6:30 p.m. (Job' 12:7). I remember Daisy so well from the times I visited 508-674-4681. It was yet another instance of what i· feel is a new Weaver..She said she wrote about her experiences Each will begin with Mass and will' feature an audio and visual pre- focus on animals coming to light in the past few 'with her amazing dog in a book she titled "The Daisy FALL RIVER - The Senior sentation as well as replicas of the years, but oddly .enough, Sutra" (Buddha Rock Wheels USA program provides Shroud of Turin and other icons. by going back to a very Press). electric wheelchairs to senior citi- For more information call Kim old source: the Bible! , To my surprise, she zens and permanently disabled . Tow at,508-?96-~230. , I.immediately thought wrote about what she bepersons at no cost for use in the ,.. '. ' " . . ,", .' of my dearest friend, Virlieves she learned - that home. For more information call SOUTH YARMOUTH ginia, who died of lung we definitely can talk to 800-246-6010. "Corp9 rate and Government In- :cancer four years ago. Her the animals. What's more, fIuence on the Mass Media," is the most faithful, loving comBy Antoinette Bosco "they can talk to us, have FALL RIVER-SaintAnne's the!TIe of the May 21 Pax Christi- panion for more than 15 a deep wisdom to impart Hospital is sponsoring a three- mile Cape Cod meeting. It will be held 'years had been her dog ....-------~--i..~_.;..._...J and a spiritual essence that community walk entitled "Get , from 7:30-9: 15 p.m. at St. Pius Duffy, and she was devastated when he became old' survives death," Weaver says. Moving," Saturday at the Fall X Church hall. For more infor- and cancer-filled and had to be "put to sleep." . My friend was helped in her need to stay in touch River Heritage State Park. Regis- mation call 508-771-6737~ As I sat with Virginia in her final days, she often with Daisy when she enlisted the help of some "aniwould sJ:llile in remembrance of her friend. She asked mal communicators." While some of us might be me several times: "Toni, do you think animals go to skeptics when it comes to the question of whether, heaven? I'd love to see Duffy again." I assured her and how,people actually communicate with animals, no one can argue with Weaver's bottom line: that t~at all of God's creatures have life everlasting not really sure, but wanting to give her comfort. "we humans need to remember we are connected to Then I read of the research by Donald Griffin, the animals." FALL RIVER Father nually to conduct the business now 85, who wrote a book 25 years ago boldly sugThis connection should not be a new idea for us, Stephen Salvador, Chaplain of the of the organization and to gesting that animals have feelings and can think. It especially for those of us w~o have considered St. Fall River Diocesan Catholic oversee the many activities was considered a flaky hypothesis back then, but now Francis of Assisi. Committee on Scouting, recently' they sponsor for Catholic, much more research and interest has surfaced on the "Walk on the earth gently," he wrote. "Do not attended the four-day National Scouts nationally including question of animal 'consciousness. In fact, according pollute the water and the air, be kind to all creatures Catholic Committee on Scouting the Religious Emblems Pro-· :to The New York Times, the University of Chicago because God is present in them!" I have spent joyful (NCCS) executive board meeting gram, Scout development and Press will be issuing an updated edition of a 1992 days on the feast day of St. Francis when churches in Rochester, NY. religious ~ctivities. book by Griffin called ''Animal Minds." have held the noble event called a "blessing of the Father Salvador, pastor of In addition to this Father. SalThen, not long ago, I happened to catch a cable- animals." Saints Peter and Paul Parish at vador also participated in the plan- , TV program about "miracle pets." This presents stoI am grateful to the Catholic Women's Network Holy Cross Church, Fall River, ning for the biennial NCCS con- ries of people who have been saved from disasters and to Helen Weaver for reminding me how mysteserves as Region I Chairman ference to be held next spring in because of actions by their pets. You feel awed watch- rious and wonderful are all God's creatures who fill of the NCCS. They meet an- Tucson, Ariz. ing the incredible interaction between these animals this earth.

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Get a grip For those of you who love on pews sounds like rain. (OK, a flamenco dancer. It must be stated the "orans" to hate hand-holding during OK, OK. I made up the last the Our Father at Mass (almost two.) position is not required or ofAs any Catholic with noth- ficially advocated by the bishall of you have written me letters), you are going to love this.ing better to do than look it up ops at large or the folks at NatuToday's liturgy topic is "orans" can tell you, "orans" refers to ral Family Planning. However, and "orans posture." the "posture" or "position" the BCL has "expressed a Many questions surround taken during prayer in which strong preference for the "orans." Among them r-----------r-~=::_-,.."orans" gesture over are: What the heck does the holding of hands, it mean? How do you since the focus of the Lord's Prayer is a pronounce it? Is there a letter missing someprayer to the Father and where? "Is it irreverent not primarily an exto make jokes about pression of community By Dan Morris and fellowship. "orans juice"? How irreverent? What does it What the BCL has have to do with holding not outlined yet, howhands at Mass during the ever, is how pastors and Our Father? one bends one.'s arms at the el- parish liturgy committees are Well, what it has to do with bows with hands palm up in a going to handle this (get it? holding hands during the reverent, beseeching gesture. "hand-Ie"?), especially where it Lord's Prayer is that "orans One should never, never, has become custom to form posture" is what the Bishops' never shrug one's shoulders humongous human chains by Committee on the Liturgy during the "orans gesture," as holding hands during the Our wants us to do instead of hold- it makes you look like you are Father. ing hands. asking God a silly question and! In these cases, people who That's what the BCL says on or thinking something like, take on the "orans po.sture" its Internet Web site "Huh?" look like they either are being (bcl@nccbuscc.org) where In the interest of liturgical poor sports or, worse, that they "orans" has been the lead item purity, it should be made clear have judged the hand-holders as for some time, acing out things the left arm stays on the left side doofuses for whom they will. like when or if you should and the right arm on the right now pray. (OK, I admit some stand; if it is OK to feed.2-year- side and that t)ley are not to be of you letter-writers have acolds Cheerios from zip-lock crossed in front of you or you tually said this, but I am sure bags during the Liturgy of the run the risk of a) dislocating a you were just kidding.) Yes, you could politely deWord; and if it is OK to fan shoulder, b) looking like you yourself with a hymnal when have been sleeping in a snarled cline holding hands and say, "I it's so hot the sweat dripping parachute, c) being mistaken for am in orans position." But what

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Deacons 'urged to be 'witnesses of Christ' by Chicago bishop By CHRISTOPHER GUNTY CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

TEMPE, Ariz. - Deacons must be willing to be "witnesses of Christ" who "preach the Gospel to all who will listen," saW Auxiliary Bishop Gerald F. Kicanis of Chicago. "We go out into the deep. The spirit has taken hold of us, set us on fire, and sent us out on a mission," Bishop Kicanis said during the opening Mass at the 25th annual convention of the National Association of Diaconate Directors in Tempe. About 328 people participated in the April conference. Bishop Kicanis, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on the Diaconate, told The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the ~hoe nix Diocese, that the deacon plays a unique role in the Church's sacramental ministry. "In all the studies about the diaconate, people see deacons as more advanced laity or lesser priests," he said, w~en actually they are neither. "It's a separate and distinct ministry." He added, "It is first of all a sacramental ministry, so it kind of sacramentalizes what others

are doing. It is especially a ministry of the Eucharist, of the word of service." One of the fears today is that the diaconate will be utilized only to fill in for a shortage of priests, he said, but he noted that the majority of deacons "are employed outside of the Church and their ministry is parttjme." "They volunteer 12 to 15 hours a week over and above liturgy and homily preparation," Bishop Kicanis said. A deacon's primary ministry is parish-based, but some dioceses are moving toward having deacons in ministries such as those serving prisons or hospitals. "Primarily, the deacon is to be an icon of service to the Church," the bishQp said. ·The deacon, by his calling, emphasizes the importance of service, he added. "When the permanent diaconate was restored (in 1972), its primary purpose was to bring an official presence of the Church to places without a priest, but also to sacramentalize the role of service in church," Bishop Kicanis said.

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as priests grow older and the needs increase that we need more ST. LOUIS, - Archbishop and more young men who are \ Justin F. Rigali of St. Louis is call- willing to accept the invitation of ing on priests .and parents in his Christ to follow him," he said. The archbishop said that adult archdiocese to promote vocations role models play an important ' to the priesthood. The archbishop called the need role in the formation of young to promote priestly vocations "a people. An initial step of young super priority" of the archdiocese. GATHERING - Among .those participating at the recent annual convention of Diocesan He made the comments in an people's formation occurs in interview with the St. Louis Re- archdiocesan high schools where Council of Catholic Women in Taunton, were, from left, newly elected President Betty MazzuCchelli, view, the archdiocesan newspa- students are taught "what the guest spe~ker Notre.Dame de Namur Sister Peggy Crosby, keynote speaker Sheila McCarron per. The emphasis on vocations' priesthood is" along with the of the National Council of Catholic Women, past immediate President Lillian Plouffe, and NCCW Lewis. (Photo courtesy of Madeleine Lavoie) also was discussed at a recent beauty and importance of Chris- Boston PrQ\(i~e Directo~)l:1eresa ",,, l - ' . ~. ~. ~: conference he hosted for tian marriage. He said that archdiocesan - ''::''',.-. priests on "The. part of an , Continued from page one "It's not a question of individual's Legacy of the putting their children under search for hapPriesthood Pass It On." pressure, but a question of p~ness comes House in July," McNamee an- play of their clothing donations. a talk by Notre Dame de Nar:nurs The women designed card- ' Sister Peggy Crosby on social conPriests can letting their children know through under- nounced. "It consists of transistanding God's tIonal housing for homeless board shapers to resemble young cerns facing Catholic women; and promote voca,how much they esteem the will. women and children, and we will children and teens and even used a report from outgoing President tions by the joy dolls to showcase the many out- Lillian Plouffe. ' There must have 17 beds available." that they show priesthood, how convinced fits. Each of the forms and manThe new officers include Presibe "a willingBecause Donovan House is they are that Christ's plan 'in their own vocation, Arch- for the Church requires the ness to make geared to providing services to nequins were dressed in brand dent Betty Mazzucchelli of bishop Rigali priesthood because it re- sacrifices, a families, DCCW's newest input new clothing, and many even had Mashpee, Recording Secretary willingness to is gathering clothing and other accessories like hats, shoes, Helen Stager of Dartmouth, and said, adding quires the Eucharist." . make Treasurer Jeanne Alves of East an effort items for children who will be sneakers~ and backpacks.. that his own 40 . Archbishop to serve others," housed there for as long as 18 In recent weeks the DCCW Falmouth. years as a priest Justin F. Rigali he said. held its 48th annual convention at Good Counsel Award winners months. have been' a Coyle and Cassidy High School were: District I, Emilia '''Amy'' "Many of the folks show up at A large part time of joy and ofthejoyofser- the doorstep with nothin~," in Taunton, elected new officers Caron' of St. George's Parish, happiness. vice is found in ~ McNamee reported. "We are then and presented the Margaret M. Westport; District II, Miriam Parents can promote vocations through the the celebration of the Eucharist, left.with suddenly trying to clothe Lahey, Our Lady of Good Coun~ . McCoy of the Catholic Women's sel Award to five members. Club of New Bedford; District ill, "esteem" they show for the priest- the "source and summit of the all these kids." They also attended Mass cel- Theresa. McAndrews of the McNamee said that what many whole Christian life," the archhood, he added. DCCW members did, "was to ebrated by Bishop Sean P. Daughters of Isabella in Easton; "It's not a question of putting bishop said. In addition to serving the take a different age and gender . O'Malley, OFM Cap.; heard a talk District IV, Barbara Sheehan of their children under pressure, but a question of letting their chil- needs of the Catholic commu- and buy whole outfits for them to on the varied mission of women St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro; dren know how much they es- nity, the priest also is critical in 'wear. It makes a big difference ... in the Church by Sheila McCarron, and District V, Mildred Allen of teem the priesthood, how con- reaching out to the larger com- it is really expensive when we programs director for the NCCW; St. Patrick's Falmouth. vincedthey are that Christ's plan munity by making sure it has the have to clothe 10 different chilfor the Ch!Hch requires the opportunity to hear the word of dren at any given time, and this priesthood because it requires the God and teachings of the Church, program is a wonderful, major ' step in assisting us." Eucharist," he told the St. Louis he said. "We're very optimistic and In the past, the women's group Review. The archbishop cited an urgent have great trust in God's grace, has substantially helped CSS by need for vocations, saying that the but ... the number of vocations holding "showers" that in essence needs of the archdiocese are far that we have will determine to provided many gifts to St. greater than the number of priests some extent how we open new Mathi~u's Home in Fall River and parishes, how many priests we St. Clare's in Hyannis, both of can fulfill. "Luckily, we have been can get to parishes and; even on which are residences for women. "The group has come up with blessed with many priests over the occasion in smaller communiyears and still have a good num- , ties, having to share a priest," providing furnishings such as sheets, towels, pots and pans, ber of them. But it is obvious that he said. _ _ _ _ _..,..;... ~....:---------------:... blenders, dinnerware, glassware 'and toasters, all kinds of things that seem like a little, bu't really amount to a lot," McNamee noted. "They have outfitted both St. Mathieu's and St. Clare's with so many things, and it is wonderful, ., \, because when the women leave, / they take the furnishings they need to start their own homes, and so we have a continuous need for the items the DCCW helps to provide." , When the diocesan women heard that children would be com... ing to Donovan House, they decided to establish the children's ~ .. clothing program, " and it is so very much appreciated," McNamee added. OUTFITS FOR children of all- ~ges' are available as Recently, affiliates from the Donovan House readies to open its doors this sumrT1er. (Photo five districts of the DCCW of the courtesy of Madeleine Lavoie) diocese gathered to present a dis-

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Pope struggles physically, but shows drive still intact' By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

POPE JOHN Paul II embraces a girl during Mass in Valletta, Malta. The pope beatified three Maltese Catholics during the service attended by nearly half of the island-nation's population. (CNS photo from Reuters)

Pope beatifies three Maltese, calls them guides for future By JOHN THAVIS CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE VALLETTA, Malta - On the last day of his pilgrimage in the footsteps of St. Paul, Pope John Paul II beatified three Maltese' Catholics and called them guides for the Church's future. Malta, an almost entirely Catholic country with deep feelings of friendship toward the pope, gave him a rousing welcome during his recent visit. Many on the Mediterranean island took a two-day holiday in the pope's honor. It was a kind of homecoming for the pontiff, who was arriving from relatively low-key receptions in mostly Orthodox Greece and predominantly Muslim Syria, earlier

stops on his six-day pilgrimage. Celebrating Mass in Valetta, the ,pope beatified Father George Preca, who founded a movement devoted to Catholic teaching and evangelization; Sister Maria Adeodata Pisani, a cloistered nun kno\짜n for her commitment to the poor; and Ignatius Falzon, who evangelized among British sailors and boat workers in the 1800s. An estimated 170,000 peoplenearly half the country's population - packed Malta's biggest square and surrounding streets for the lit- , urgy. After the pope read the beatification decrees, a loud round of applause broke out as a curtain dropped and pictures of the three newly beatified were unveiled.

FROM A bell tower a police sniper peers out over the area where Pope John Paul II is celebrating Mass in Malta. (CNS photo from Reuters)

VALLETTA, Malta - On the first of three foreign 'trips this year, Pope John Paul II appeared to struggle more than usual against the limits of age and illness. The pope, who turns 81 in midMay, showed that his tenacity and drive remain intact. He slogged through a heavy schedule of more than 22 meetings and liturgies during his May 4-9 pilgrimage. But his audiences in Greece, Syria and Malta witnessed the increasing toll taken by the pope's neurological disorder and his various operations. His arm trembled, his speech was often indistinct and he walked with great difficulty, sometimes taking minutes to maneuver short flights of steps or traverse an honorary red carpet. His talks were slowed by labored breathing. Throughout much of the trip, the pope was a curved figure with . his chin drawn down to his chest and his eyes drawn to narrow slits, His lack of expression is attributed by Vatican sources to Parkinson's disease, a degenerative illness. The pope occasionally bounced back with a smile, a glance or a wave, but these moments were rare on this trip. Has the traveling grind become too much for the most traveled pope in history? "I don't think so. He's keeping the pace," Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said on the , plane to Malta. He said the pope had no intention of giving up his foreign trips. The pope plans to go to Ukraine in late June and probably Armenia in September, NavarroValls said two other countries were possible next year, in addi-

They were the first to be beatified from Malta, and in a sermon, the pope called them models for the entire Church. From heaven they accompany us on our pilgrim way on earth, and through their prayers before the throne of God they help us to scale the heights of holiness," he said. His overnight stop in Malta allowed the 80-year-old pope to close his cycle of biblical pilgrimages on familiar terrain, with a Catholic flock that gave him undivided attention. He rode through the winding streets of the island in a popemobile, past houses decorated with small religious symbols, cheered by flag-waving families. In Malta, where St. Paul was shipwrecked on his fourth and last missionary voyage in 60 A.D., the pope said the Gospel had taken hold and flourished in a way that should inspire the rest of Europe. ' Divorce and abortion are illegal in Malta and remain opposed by a majority of the population. In his welcoming address to the pope, President Guido de Marco said the Maltese cherished the "safeguarding of the right to human life since conception" and still give a high value to family unity. Before leaving Malta on his way back to'Rome, the pope stopped at the headquarters of the Society of Christian Doctrine, the association founded by Blessed Preca in the mid-1900s. Its members, celibate lay men and women, devote hours each day to prayer, the study of, Church teachings and religious instruction of the young. Blessed Preca died in 1962, and his work was seen by many as a precursor to the Second Vatican Council, which began the same year. Today his society has more than 1,000 members working in seven countries around the world,

tion to World Youth Day in Toronto. Vatican officials, while insisting that the pope remains as lucid as ever, appear to have accepted the fact that the world will watch his mobility and spontaneity diminish in public. In Syria, for example, toward the end of a three-hour-Iong liturgy, the pope appeared to experience difficulty handing out Communion to a long line of local Catholics. "The poor pope," said one priest at the altar. "Three or four times I thought, 'He's got to stop, he can't go on.' But he did." In El Quneitra, the Golan Heights city where the pope recited a prayer for peace, an aide held the pontiff steady by the back of his sash as he stepped tentatively along the porch of a bombed-out church. The pope also skipped large sections of his speeches, on two occasions reciting the first and last paragraphs and letting a translator read the rest in Arabic. His hosts sometimes appeared worried when the pope was called to move around. He stumbled briefly on a rug during his historic visit to the Umayyad mosque in Damascus. At one point, while leaving a Mass in Syria, he stopped to steady himself for so long that a patriarch motioned him several times to move forward. All this changes the experience of his visits. The most obvious difference is the lack of ad lib remarks, which have practically disappeared, even where the pope speaks the local language. At the Umayyad mosque, Dr. Tarakji Mohammed, the grand mufti's doctor, said the pope was clearly suffering the symptoms of his nervous system disease. But that made his presence all the more remarkable, the doctor said.

POPE JOHN Paul II and his entourage walk with President Guido de Marco, right, down a red carpet in Malta. The tiny Mediterranean island-nation was the pope's final stop on his threecountry tour tracing the steps of St. Paul. The pope, who turns 81 May 18, struggled through much of his heavy schedule of meetings and liturgies during the trip. (CNS photo from Reuters)

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"About Adam" (Miramax) Off-putting romantic comedy set in Dublin in which a charming young man (Stuart Townsend) seduces a sweet nightclub chanteuse (Kate Hudson), and then unbeknownst to her, proceeds to alsp bewitch her two sisters (Frances O'Connor and Charlotte Bradley). Told in flashbacks from varying points of view, director Gerard Stembridge's selfish characters and meandering narrative show little respect for marriage or family ties while conveying that sex is a cure-all. Several sexual encounters with fleeting nudity and recurring rough language and profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted. "The King Is Alive" (lFC) Pretentious drama about a' group of bus travelers stranded in an abandoned African desert town who decide to stage a production of Shakespeare's "King Lear," which ultimately reveals the naked truth behind their personalities and relationships. With drivel for dialogue and a pathetically weak narrative, director Kristian Levring's film is tediously paced and populated with stock characters. A suicide, a sexual encounter with brief nudity, some menace and much rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is Am - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

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Lushly photographed melodrama adapted from the Pearl S. Buck novel set in 1938 China where a middle-aged wife (Luo Yan) gifts her brutish husband with an innocent concubine whom her son (John Cho) comes to love, even as the wife and an American missionary (Willem Dafoe) struggle with mutual feelings of love. Director Yim Ho contrasts East-West cultures against the backdrop of the imminent Japanese invasion in a romanticized depiction of broken vows leading to heroic redemp-' tion. Brief wartime violence and numerous but discreetly handled HEATH LEDGER and Paul Bettany star in a scene from the film "The Knight's Tale." sexual situations. The U.S. Catho(CNS photo from Columbia Pictures) , lic Conference classification is Am - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"Startup.com" (Artisan) Interesting documentary about an embattled dot-com startup company and the strain its establishment places oli the longtime friendship of its founders. Providing a fly-on-the-wall perspective, director~ Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim ~xplore the human toll brought on by the pressure-cooker atmosphere of starting an Internet company d':lring the turbulent economic times at the beginning of the 21 st century. Intermittent rough language. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-III - adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is R - restricted.

"The Trumpet of the Swan" , (TriStar) Nicely animated musical tale from the E.B. White children's story about a mute trumpeter swan (voice of Dee Baker) whose concerned dad (voice of Jason Alexander) reluctantly steals a trumpet to give his son a chance at self-expression. Directed by Richard Rich, the charming story with its message of support and honesty translates to pleasant' if not exceptional family entertainment. The U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-I - general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is G - general audiences. .

This 'Knight' will make your day By ANNE NAVARRO CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

NEWYORK-A lowly squire becomes ajousting celebrity in the rollicking action-adventure story "A Knight's Tale" (Columbia). He's the bigger-than-life hero moviegoers love to root for: an ordinary Joe who achieves fame and fortune against the odds through sheer grit and courage. He's William Thatcher (Heath Ledger), an English commoner in France who dons the armor of his dead master to compete - and win - in the nobles-only sport of jousting. Inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales," writer-director Brian Helgeland has deftly blended contemporary behavior, attitudes and dialogue into the period piece, likening medieval jousting to college basketball. Fans paint their faces with the coat of arms from their favorite competing knight while gesturing in unison and even doing the wave. The modem twist is most apparent in the film's musical score, with such arena-rock tunes as "Takin' Care of Business," "The Boys Are Back in Town" and "We Will Rock You." And into this mix is poured a formulaic but nOl1etheless sweet love story. It's evident that the film is aimed at a young movie audience, but it's likely that adults will also have fun with tbe spoof. However, for those who resist the flagrant incongruities of modem-day sensibilities set in medieval times, the next two hours may be a long ride on a horse without a saddle. Will's immediate Sijccess with a lance launches him on a brilliant career once some fake lineage papers are drawn up by Geoffrey Chaucer (Paul Bettany), a writer with a gambling problem that often leaves him penniless and without a stitch of clothing. Geoff creates a new identity for Will, Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein ofGelderland, and joins level-headed

Roland (Mark Addy) and hot-headed Wat (Alan Tudyk) as part of the good knight's entourage. Although the narrative is predictable, Helgeland still manages to hold the audience's attention. Will is assigned a formidable adversary in the form of Count Adhemar (Rufus Sewell), a ruthless champion who, though of high birth, is willing to sink to lowly depths to win. And 'of course, there is stunning Jocelyn'(Shannyn Sossamon), a willful noblewoman to whom Will takes a fancy. Will defies the rigid class system by announcing, "A man can change his stars." However, the film stumbles by letting him win against all opponents quickly; which turns his victories into a thing of ease rather than hard-fought triumphs. The only uncertainty is when not whether Sir Lichtenstein's true identity will be discovered, but even then the suspense is not sustained for long. And at a little over two hours, the film is a bit indulgent in its length:. ' '.' I , .. However, the film strikes a balance between what could be seen as conflicting elements, and it entertains despite its by-the-numbers plot. And the wellcrafted action scenes - with slow-motion sequences and smashing lances - are integral to the story and never exploited. Colorful characterizations and pleasing performances also contribute to the film's overaliliveliness. Likely to catapult Ledger into stardom, "A Knight's'Tale" is an adrenaline-rushing, toe-tapping oddity that somehow works. Due to intermittent action violence, some rear nudity and fleeting crass language, th'e U.S. Catholic Conference classification is A-II - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 - parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropri~te for children under 13.

Television actor speaks out against death penalty HOLLYWOOD (CNS) - By allowing capital punishment, the state is saying deathrow prisoners are beyond redemption and do not have human value, says TV actor and activist Mike Farrell. And that is t,Jnacceptable, added Farrell, who currently stars on the hit NBC series "Providence," and is perhaps best remembered for his role as BJ. Hunnicut on "M*A*S*H." He made the comments in an interview in Hollywood, where he was taping an appearance for a Catholic-funded show called "Personally Speaking." The show, hosted by Msgr. Jim Lisante, is on the Odyssey channel and is produced by the U.S. Catholic Conference's Catholic Communication Campaign. Farrell's appearance is scheduled to air today. "It seems to me that if we (as a society) believe in the fundamental sanctity oflife that ; .â&#x20AC;˘â&#x20AC;˘ r.

it makes no sense for us to be taking life," said FarrelL who has been a political and human rights activist for more than 25 years. The actor said that, through his association with a halfway house that sheltered people who were newly released from prison, he becaine sensitized to "the plight ofso many people who have so little opportunity in life and end up, as a result of bad choices on their part, on the wrong side of the law." Farrell said today's society tends to "minimize or ignore those people," so that they "become kind of invisible. That goes in spades for people on death row." But his experience at the halfway house showed ,him that "there is always hope for someone. There is always hope that they will respond to the hand held out, to the option that is positive, to the notion that there is something more than themselves to think about" .

The actor noted that for years people did not talk about the death penalty "because it was kind of a given that everybody was in support of it." . "Politically and socially," he said, "it was somehow appropriate that those people be singled out, put away and ultimately killed." Farrell said his activism stems from his own upbringing where he learned that all people have an inherent value and are "worthy of God's grace." "For many people," he said, "Jesus is the model and even if you only thought ofJesus as this great teacher then you owe it to that belief to put into practice some of the things he spoke of." Farrell has traveled throughoutAfrica and Latin America'and seen firsthand the depths of poverty and oppression. However he remains ti,mdamentally optimistic about human nature and human potential.

"I've been to some pretty grim places and seen some pretty awful things, but at the same time there's always the other side," he said. ''There's always someone who will demonstrate, through his or her actions, that there is reason to hope," he said, "and there is a power that accrues to people who stand in the face of overwhelming odds, whether it's in the Third World or in the prison or skid row or a halfWay house." Farrell said he thinks that, "instead ofsimply judging behavior based on our own perception and our own body of experience," everyone needs to realize there are reasons people behave the way they do. He said he was not excusing behavior "on that basis~' but feels understanding it "is crucial so we don't lose ourselves in this sort of superior 'us-against-them' categorization that allows for people 'to be disposable and ultimately, disposed."

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, "A LARGE poster promoting the theme of coexistence hangs in the Old City of Jerusalem. The poster, incorporating the Islamic half moon, the Jewish Star of David and the Christian cross, is part of. a showing of international artists. (CNS photo from Reuters) ,

Vatican issues new liturgy translatiQn rules WASHINGTON (CNS) - The meaning of the' text, the correla, Vatican has issued a new instruction of its various words or exprestion on translating liturgical texts. SiOlis, or its aesthetic qualities." Among topics it addresses are . ~t specifically rejects a number inclusive language - one of the, of common devices used by transmost sharply contested issues in re- lators to avoid use ofexclusive lancent years in the English-speaking guage'in translations. The instruction says: "In particuworld - and requirements for exact translation ofLatin texts in other lar: To be avoided is the systematic languages. resort to imprudent solutions such The Vatican Congregation for as a mechanical substitution of Divine Worship and the Sacraments words, the transition from the sinposted the instruction in English, gular to the plural, the splitti~g of French and Latin on the a unitary collective tenn into mascongregation's page of the Vatican culine and feminine parts, or the introduction of impersonal or abWebsite late last week. The document replaces the 1969 stract words~ all of which may imVatican instruction titled "Comme pede the communication of the true Ie Prevoit" (French for "as fore- and integral sense of a word or an seen"), which has guided transla- expression in the original text. Such tors of Latin liturgical texts around measures introduce theological and the world for more than 30 years. anthropological problems into ihe Unlike the 1969 text, which gave trarislation." translators latitude for relatively free In language about God and the translations in a number of areas, persons of the Trinity, it says, ''The the new one says the nonnative Latin truth of tradition as well as the estexts ofthe Roman Missal and other tablished gender usage of each reliturgical rites "must be translated, spective language are to be mainintegrally and in the most exact man- tained." "ner, without omissions or additions It orders no tampering with the in tenns of their content and with- Christological tenn "Son of Man" out paraphrases or glosses." and says that traditional usage of The new instruction is titled "fathers" is to be retained for the "Liturgiam Authenticam" ("The patriarchs and kings of the Old TesAuthentic Liturgy") and is subtitled tament or the Fathers ofthe Church. in English, "On the Use ofVernacuMore generally, it says that, "in lar Languages in the Publication of translating biblical passages where the Books of the Roman Liturgy." seemingly inelegant 'words or ex"Liturgical texts should be con- pressions are used, a hasty tendency sidered as the voice of the Church to sanitize this characteristic is ... at prayer" and therefore "should be to be avoided." , " free of aD overly servile adherence Where soine texts may be diffito prevailing modes ofexpression," cult to understand or interpret correctly, it says, "It i!, the task of catit says. On the issue of gender-related echists or the homilist to transmit tenns and inclusive language, the that right interpretation of the texts instruction warns 'that an insistence that, excludes any prejudice or unon changing traditional usage "is just discrimination on the basis of not necessarily to be regarded as persons, gender, social condition, the effect or the manifestation of race or other criteria, which has no an authentic deveiopment of the foundation at all in the texts of the language as such." sacred liturgy. " It adds, "Even if it may be nec"Although considerations such as essary by means of catechesis to these may sometimes help one in ensure that such words continue to choosing among various translabe understood in the 'inclusive' tions of a certain expression," it sense just described, it may not be adds, "they are not to be considpossible to employ different words ered reasons for altering either a in the translations themselves with- biblical text or a liturgical text that out detriment to the precise intended has been duly promulgated."

Charities Appeal contributors "taking ~dvice, are giving lDore FALL RIVER - While evidence to date is just "anecdotal," indications are that many residents of the Fall River diocese paid particular heed to the recent suggestion or' Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., that they increase their gift to the annual fund-raising campaign, reports Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, director of Catholic Charities路 Appeal iOOI. 'In a taped message which played in all the parishes of the diocese on the Sunday preceding the formal openiiig of the 60th annual drive, Bishop O'Malley recommended that those who previously had not contributed to the Catholic Charities Appeal or those 'whose contributions were less than $60, might consider making a gift of that amount. The $60, the monsignor said, would mean offering a doHar for every year in which the Appeal has been conducted. , Early returns at the Appeal headquarters in Fall River suggest that a "good number" of

donors responded to the suggestion. Many interesting and inspiring stories emerge every year, Msgr. Harrington noted. "A priest celebrating a Mass in a nursing home, received a crumpled dollar bill from one of the residents. 'Father,' the donor asserted, 'I want to help with the Catholic Charities Appeal.' The priest said: 'It put me in mind of the Scriptural story of the widow's mite.'" Friends from business, industry, the professions and the civic organizations are currently being solicited as the "Business & Community" phas'e of the Appeal continues. If prospective donors who have not been

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Delay in executing McVeigh is called 'a good decision' By MARY ANN WYAND CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS - "Any decision not to take a human life is a good decision, even if it represents only a temporary delay," Indianapolis Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein said Tuesday about the postponement of Timothy McVeigh's execution. The federal government announced it would delay the execution of the Oklahoma City bomber for 30 days, until June 11. The delay will enable McVeigh's attorneys to review more than 3,000 pages of d9Cuments, compiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation after the bombing, that were not provided to the defense during McVeigh's trial. McVeigh is on death row at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, which is in the Indianapolis Archdiocese. He was to be executed last Wednesday." "We fervently hope that the stay of execution will give Timothy McVeigh the time he needs to feel remorse for his heinous crime and ask forgiveness of his Creator," Archbishop Bueehlein.said on behalf of the Indiana Catholic Conference. , "The cause of this stay of ex, ecution is yet another example of the possibility of human error occurring during the legal process," the archbishop said. "While Timothy McVeigh has admitted his guilt in this case, the flaws in the judicial system demonstrate the possibility of error happening in other cases where the suspect may be innocent." Archbishop Buechlein, who is chainnan of the Indiana Catholic Conference and a member of the

U.S. bishops' Committee on ProLife Activities, said he will, con~ tinue to pray for McVeigh, his 168 victims'and their families. Catholic bishops and other Church leaders across the country have said that McVeigh's death will not bring genuine healing or closure for the victims' families and would only serve to compound society's cycle of violence. , In Boston, Cardinal Bernard F. Law sent a letter to President Bush '. asking him to commute the death sentence of McVeigh to life in prison. He said executing McVeigh would not bring about genuine healing or Closure; and thal the publicity surrounding it would only serve to "coarsen us as a nation." "My thinking about that execution is the same as my thinking 'about any execution - I'm opposed to capital punishment," the cardinal told reporters'outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross after celebrating Mass. , He called the McVeigh case a "terrible case," but said there are other ways, such as life in prison, to meet the demands of justice. "I think that a worse punishment would be life imprisonment, but I think" that also provides an opportunity for the kind of healing that will never be achieved by capital punishment," he said. The cardinal added that he prays for 'the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing and understands how their families could come to the conclusion that McVeigh's death is the only way justice will be served. However, he noted that there are many survivors who "believe that capital punishment is not the best way to go, and I would ally

myself with them." "The execution of Timothy McVeigh has generated muchneeded,debate on the death penalty in our country, and around the world," said Bishop Paul S. Loverde of Arlington, Va., in a statement. Bishop Loverde said Pope John Paul IT has been clear in caUing for an end to the death penalty because it is "both cruel and unnecessary" and in urging Catholics to be "unconditionally Pro-Life." "We are called to be Pro-Life in every stage of life," Bishop Loverde wrote. "Yes, there is a monumental difference between killing an unborn child and putting a criminal to death for a crime he or she committed. Yet our Pro-Life philosophy must hold at every stage." The four bishops of Colorado likewise objected to McVeigh's execution. Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and Auxiliary Bishop Jose H. Gomez of Denver and Bishops Richard C. Hanifen of Colorado Springs and Arthur N. Tafoya of Pueblo - said the death penalty "cheapens respect for life and increases our taste for vengeance." Bishop Kenneth A. Angell of Burlington, Vt., described capital punishment as an "act of revenge which is beneath our dignity" and "does not satisfy our needs for justice and peace." He made the comments in an appeal to his state legislators May , 10 to oppose efforts to reinstate the death penalty there. "Vengeance does not bring peace, but more violence," he said. "And more violence will not compensate for the'death of a loved one, nor redeem serenity for the living."

'Dominus lesus' a focus of Catholic-Jewish meeting By TRACY EARLY CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE NEW YORK - "Dominus Jesus," last September's Vatican document on non-Christian religions, was one of the difficult issues addressed by the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee, said attendees at the committee's meeting in New York. David Berger, an Orthodox Jew who teaches history at Brooklyn College, presented a paper raising questions particularly about a statement in "Dominus Jesus" that the Church "must be primarily committed" to "announcing the necessity of conversion to Jesus Christ and of adherence to the Church." That teaching shows why Orthodox Jews might resist theological dialogue with Catholics, he said. "A climactic paragraph of 'Dominus Jesus' effectively expects Jews to participate in an endeavor officially described as an effort to lead them, however gently and indirectly, to accept beliefs antithetical to the core of their faith," Berger said. Criticism of Orthodox Jews for resistance to theological dialogue should be "suspended as long as this passage of 'Dominus Jesus'

remains in force without a formal assertion" by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which issued the document, or the pope that it does not apply to dialogue with Jews, he said. Assurance on that point was given during the meeting by Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Vatican Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews. '''Dominus lesus' is an intraCatholic document about interreligious dialogue addressed to Catholic theologians concerning problems with relativism, syncretism, universalism and indifferentism," the cardinal said. "It does not enter into the JeWIsh-Catholic dialogue." At the press conference, Cardinal Edward I. Cassidy, Cardinal Kasper's predecessor in the Jewish relations post, said the concern of "Dominus lesus" was non-Christian religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. The religion of the Jews is not viewed as "another religion" in the same sense, he said. Berger did not attend the press conference, but was "not completely satisfied" by Cardinal Kasper's explanation, according to Seymour Reich, a New York lawyer who chairs the International Jewish Committee on In-

terreligious Consultations. That committee and the Vatican Commission (,m Religious Relations with the Jews established the liaison committee following the Second Vatican Council, and it was having its 17th meeting. In addition to the joint communique reporting on topics discussed, the committee issued two documents. The longer one, a "Declaration on Protecting Religious Freedom and Holy Sites," said "interreligious and anti-religious violence have been on the rise," and declared "our common commitment to the protection of religious freedom and to the security of holy places." The other document issued by the committee was a Recommendation on Education in Catholic and Jewish Seminaries and Schools of Theology. Courses on Jewish-Catholic relations should be "an integral part" of a Catholic seminary curriculum "and not mere'ly electives;" the liaison committee said. The document also said it was "particularly important that Jewish schools teach about the Second Vatican Council and -subsequent documents and attitudinal changes which opened new perspectives and possibilities for both faiths."

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Pope' again credits Mary with saving him from assassination VATICAN CITY (CNS) Twenty years after he was shot and seriously injured in St. Peter's Square, Pope John Paul II again credited Mary with saving his life. The pope spoke at a Sunday blessing on the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, which commemorates the series of Marian apparitions to three children in Portugal in 1917. . "I myself had the opportunity of experiencing her protection on May 13, 20 years ago," the pope said. He spoke from his apartment window above the square where he was shot three times as he rode in an open jeep during a general audience. The pope was rushed to a hospital and underwentemergen<;y surgery. No vital organs were hit, but bullets tore holes in his intestines, shattered his left index finger and wounded his right forearm. Recovery took several months. The pope saw a significance in the date of the assassination attempt and his survival. He made a trip to

Fatima, Portugal, a year later to give thanks to Mary and later placed a bullet fragment from the shooting into the crown of her statue at Fatima. The pope immediately forgave his assailant, MehmetAli Agca, and later visited him in prison. Agca, who was apprehended in the square, was sentenced to life in prison in Italy but last year was sent back to Turkey, whete he is serving time for previous offenses. Last year the pope revealed the "third secret" of Fatima, a prophetic vision of Church suffering that the pontiff said he believed was in reference to the attempt on his' life. That prompted Agca to describe himself as a tool of divine providence.

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plained, "What the Church is say- man life is sacred and looks for ing is that capital punishment ways of punishing crime other should not be the ultimate pun- than government sponsored ishment, that it is an act of state- death," Bishop O'Malley sponsored violence and only con- opined. tributes to the climate of violence Asked if Catholics can be tom we are already.experiencing in in a decision on the death penalty, Bishop O'Malley made it our country." Most, practically all the west- clear that the Church's position ern democracies have come to "is a nuanced' one. The Church terms with this and abolished believes' that there can be circapital punishment and it exists cumstances that can justify capiin only the most violent coun- tal punishment. But we see those tries, Bishop O'Malley noted. circumstances as being tied up "That should tell us some- with the Church's teachings on thing about using this method self defense." to punish crimes. It only enThe bishop explained that the courages more crime and the de- . modern state no longer- needs to valuation of human life," the execute criminals in order to bishop added. protect citizens. . While terrorism is a terrible "We have ways of isolating modern phenomena, it is di- someone for their entire lifetime· rected at the most innocent from the rest of the community," people possible, because that Bishop O'Malley noted. "Given only gleans more publicity for the other assaults on human life taking place in our society, we the terrorist. "I think the international me- feel this 'is the time for all of us dia has to come to terms with to make the determination that how to report on acts of terror- capital punishment is something of the past, as it is in practically ism," the bishop said. Addressing McVeigh, Bishop all the democracies in the O'Malley called him "a man world." McGonagle said the McVeigh who is anxious to be executed and it will bring only more pub- case is strange in that many . licity. He (McVeigh) wants to Americans say they want to see commit suicide and he wants the the execution itself nationally televised and he asked how state to do it for him." What is needed is a system Bishop O'Malley viewed that. "Look at the popularity of of justice that is just, "but which also respects the fact that all hu- the 'Jerry Springer Show,''' the

bishop said. "There's so much violence on TV and we wonder why. children are becom- . ing more violent ... and we realize we're using the media to turn violence into entertainment." It is the same kind of entertainment seen at the fall of the Roman empire "when people would gather in the Colosseum to watch gladiators and Christians thrown to the wild beasts ... and they cheered," the Bishop pointed out. . "To publicly present this execution as a type of entertainment is very dehumanizing," the bishop asserted." In essence, Bishop O'Malley's statements at the press conference echoed those of his February 1999 pastoral on the death penalty "The Gospel of Life vs. The Death Penalty." It said in essence that when human life under any circumstance is not held as sacred in a society, that all human life is diminished and threatened. The pastoral maintained that the Church's Pro-Life stance is cOAsistent and is based on the theological affirmation that the person is made in the image of God, the philosophical assertion of the dignity of every person, and the Church's social teaching that society and the state exist to serve the person.

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GRANDPARENT LUNCHEON - Mary Earle shares a moment with her granddaughter Julianne during the annual Grandparent Luncheon at Espirito Santo School, Fall River. Many school children spent time with their grandparents and enjoyed showing them their school and classrooms. Below students Brandon Sousa, Justin Estacio, Jordan Levesque and Peter Costa prepare soup for the meal.

STUDENTS IN grades six and nine in St. Mary's Religious Education classes in North Attleboro, made and distributed Easter baskets to'the homebound of the parish. The students decided and purchased with their own funds all the items that made up the individual. baskets.

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STUDENTS IN grades three, four and five of St. Mary's Religious Education classes, as part of their Lenten project focused on intercessory prayer and acts of kindness towards others, and putting them into action. A calendar was given to each student that included various ways they W9uld be encouraged to put into action the request for the day. After completing a prayer request or act of kindness, they would clip out the square from the calendar and place it on a leaf. The leaf was then put on a tree on the bulletin board in the back of the church. As Lent progressed, the tree that was once bare had its branches filled with acts of kindness and intercessory prayersâ&#x20AC;˘. The students approached the Lenten project with much enthus.iasm.

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STUDENTS ADRIA Tondreault and Krista Swiada of Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, hC!,d award-winning poems in the New Moon Art and Poetry Exhibit at the Attleboro Museum. Tondreault's "Untitled;' garnered second place and Swiada's "Why I am I;' was chosen as the third-place poem.

Dragging unwilling teens to Mass By CHRISTOPHER CARSTENS

the faith by leaving them at home on Sunday. One recent Sunday morning we People fear that dragging unwillwatched a little family drama one ing teens to Mass will tum them pew in front of us. This wordless against religion, causing them to stop battle of wills probably is played out going as soon as they can. Their arin almost every parish, almost ev- gument supposes that somehow, if ery Sunday. you let kids drop out when they're They were a father and his teen- 13, some magical force will draw age daughter-Itook her for about them back when they're 25. 14. From the moment we sat down Teens who drop out early mostly behind them, everything about her don't come back. said "I'm here against my will, and There are three stages in your life as Church memI resent it." She didn't look ~====~---., bers. .. -~t~1 --;-In Stage I, at him even once. She read the bulkids go because letin and flipped 0 their parents go. through a little The kids don't book she found , even think about near her seat. She it. stared out the open FOR YOOTH â&#x20AC;˘ ABOOT YOOTH - D uri n g door. She braided their early teens, and unbraided some pieces of string most pass through Stage 2, a period in her purse. She wasn't rude, and of questioning during which they she didn't disturb anybody except challenge their parents' thinking on perhaps her father. all manner of subjects, including reHe remained calm and did ex- ligion. An important part of growactly what he had come to do. He ing up Christian is working through knelt and prayed, and she gazed off thal period of rebellion and then disinto space. When he stood to sing, covering the value of the Church in she stood, shifting from foot to foot a brand new way. in sullen silence. -The third stage comes when While he received Communion, the maturing young person finds that she sat in the pew, pushing her cu- matters of faith and a spiritual life ticles back with a pencil eraser. really are important. It emerges As the final words of the Mass through a realization that some of were spoken, she heaved a sigh of the mind's questions must have relirelief and headed quickly for the gious answers, and some of the door, her father calmly following heart's empty places can only be behind. ' filled through a relationship with One might reasonably ask, God. "Shouldn't he just leave her at However, you can't get to the home? If teens want to sleep in on third stage if you drop out in the Sunday or hang out at home, does middle of Stage 2. If you haven't it make any sense for their parents stayed around long enough to get a to drag them into Mass?" Abso- sense ofwhat adult life in the Church lutely. may be about, you can't possibly It is a Christian parent's respon- know what you're' leaving if you sibility to make sure that their kids decide to bail. participate in the Church's life. That's why it's the parent's reDoes a parent have the right to sponsibility to keep you going until make a teen-ager go to church? Ab- you're ready to tackle the really big solutely. In fact, it's an obligation. issues on you own. At baptism, parents make a solYour comments are welcome. emn promise to raise their children P'ease address: Dr. Christopher in the faith. The baptismal service Carstens, c/o Catholic News Sercalls parents the first and best of vice, 3211 Fourth S1. N.E., Washteachers. You can't teach kids about ington, D.C. 20017. CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME - Students from Notre Dame School, Fall River, enjoy a trip to see the Pawtucket Red Sox in action. The school was treated to the game as part of a recent fund-raiser. From left are third-graders Jessica Medeiros, Craig Resendes, Jay Chicca, Nathan Ferreira and Nicholas Lake.

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FIVE STUDENTS from Holy Trinity School, Fall River, show off bicycles they won as top prize winners in the school's annual candy drive. The school raised more than $48,000 and other top students enjoyed ice cream sundaes and a pizza bowling party. From left are fifthgrader Ryan Dunn, kindergartner Ian Chaney, third-grader Angela Allard, kindergartner Joey Kennedy and third-grader Timothy Machado. '

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Mass, renamed street mark anniversary ofcardinill's death, The mayor recalled an occasion when a firefighter was dying from b}lrns, and Cardinal O'Connor left another engagement to spe'nd' two-and-a-half f hours with the family, a mixed Catholic-Jewish family. ' ~.,"I' He talked with them about the ;\ connections of the two faiths, and helped the family "in a way I don't think anyone else could have done," Giuliani said. Cardinal O'Connor's sisters, Mary O'Connor Ward and Dorothy O'Connor Hamilton, and some of his nephews and nieces were present. Ward spoke briefly on behalf of the O'Connor family at the street-naming ceremony. Noting VOLUNTEERS WERE honored by Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, for their dedication that her brother was from Philato helping others. Among those honored were: Claire Beaulieu of Fall River, 11 years; Rose delphia, she said the family was proud that New Yorkers took him Medeiros of Swansea, 11 years; Blossom Nery of Fall River, 1 years; and Amelia Cichon "to their hearts as he took them to also of Fall River, 12 Years. They each received a pin commemorating their 2,000 hours of his heart." service. Edward I. Koch, a Jewish former mayor of New York and close friend ofCardinal O'Connor, also attended the Mass and spoke at the outside ceremony. He said few people left the world as good as they found it, but Cardinal 0' Connor was one of the "far fewer" number with "the ability to leave it a better place." FALL RIVER - Forty-five Jeanne Menard, Theresa Roberts of Westport; and Rita "Whenever his name is men- area men and women from 11 Nientimp, Ruth Pires, Elizabeth Quinn of Little Compton, R.I.; tioned, there is the pleasure of re- cities and towns were recently Pucci' and Raymond St. 11 years, Claire Beaulieu, Leo membering the moments we were recognized for their cumulative Germaine of Fall River; Sister Beaulieu, Collette Fortin, together - here, in Rome, in Irehours of volunteer service to Theresa Joseph Hazera, OP, of Dialina Furtado, Margaret Giza, land," Koch said. "But I always Saint Anne's Hospital. The Dighton; Jacquiline Clark, Sis- Robert Latinville, Elizabeth weep because he's gone. I loved event was 'held during National ter Dorothy Cottrell, Stella Mello and Katherine Simon of · " h1m. Volunteer Week and held at Hebda, Arthur Linhares, Fall River; Jean O'Brien, Joseph The street designated John Cardinal O'Connor Way is a block of White's of Westport. They were, Clotilde Oliveira and Barbara Minior and Alphonse Saulino of Somerset; Rose Medeiros of Manhattan's East 50th Street be- presented with certificates for Walsh of Tiverton, R.I. d~dicated service ranging in New this year were awards Swansea and Margaret Goslin of tween Fifth and Madison Avenues years from five to 27. ' for years of service to the .hosWestport; 10 years, Alice running along the south side of the Volunteers who received pital. 90 volunteers earned Arruda, Helen Faris, Grace cathedral. awards for reaching milestones awards for service ranging from Foley, Claire McMahon, Blosfrom 100 to 7,000 hours of ser- five to '27 years., They, are: 27 som Nery and Sister Julie Pintal, vice in areas throughout the hos- years, Louise CaQuel of OP, of Fall River; Jeannette pital were: 7,000 hours, Rita Somerset; 23 years, Rita Paquette of Somerset; Theresa Bernier of Tiverton; 6,000 Romanowicz and Nelly Tawa of Rodrigues of Swansea; and Dorhours, Louise Canuel of Fall 'River; 21' years, Suzanne othy Roppe of Tiverton, R.I:; Somerset; 5,000 hours, Louise NaggiarofFallRiver; 19'years, Nine years, Stella Capone, Chapdelaine of Fall River; Yvonne Nasser and Mary Ponte, Agnes Domingo, Lorraine 4,000 hours, Alice Arruda and of Fall River; Doris ,Bergeron of Kozak and Edwin Porada of Fall Lorraine Lima of Fall River; Somerset and Rita Bernier of River and Margaret Burns of 2,000 hours, Claire Beaulieu, Tiverton, R.I.; 17 years; Gladys Somerset; Eight years, Claire Amelia Cichon, Lorraine Barre, Mildred Dutka and Ouellette of Fall River; Seven Heroux and Blossom Nery of Marrilou Leonard of Fall River; years, 'Lorraine Heroux of Fall Fall River and Rose Medeiros of Irene Ouellette of Somerset; and River; Gary Conroy and Irene Swansea; 1,000 hours, Frank Eileen Rafferty of Westport; 16 Lake of Swansea; Diane Mello years" Louise Chapdelaine of of Raynham and Lorraine Cosgrove of Fall RIver. 500 hours: Sis"ter Irene Fall River; Alzira DeMattos, Emorid and Deacon John F. Brodeur, Theresa Canuel, Anne Menard and Marina Orosz Branco of Westport; Six years Esther Dzugala, Theresa Goulet, of Swansea; Roberta Trainor of Mary Jane Camara, Rosalie Mary Krochmalick, Robert, Somerset; and Kenneth,Lade of Canuel, Helen Carvalho, Joseph Latinville, R. Paul L'Heureux Rochester; 15 years, George Cichon, Frank Cosgrove, Rosalie and George Pelletier of Fall Pelletier, Arlene Reed and Rose 'Fournier, Dennis Hudey, Rita River; Dorris Bergeron and Rego of, Fall River; Mary Lacroix, Jacqueline Plante, Janet Patricia Daly of Somerset; Ma- Cronan of Somerset and Evonne Sahady, Arthur Siliva and rina Orosz of Swansea; Eleanor Lavoie of North Dartmouth. Evelyn Siliva of Fall River; Edna Roberts of Westport Harbor; Fourteen years; Ruth 'Hurley, Beaulieu and Constance Colbert Albertine Caron of Portsmouth, Eleanor Shea and Ruth Sullivan of Somerset; Muriel Rego of I" ' R.I.; and Geraldine Holewiak, of Fall River; Constance Hill of Swansea; and Dennis ST. PATRICK'S Cathedral is seen behind a new street Rita Morotti ancLRita Nadeau of Little Comp~on, R.I.; 13 years, Cunningham and Rita Morotti of sign designating John Cardinal O'Connor Way in New York. Tiverton, R.I. Dorothy Judge of Somerset; 12 Tiverton, R.I.; Five years, Hilda One block of East 50th Str:eet in Manhattan was named for 100 hours: Annette Borden, years, Jose Bor.ges, Amelia F-urtado and Veronica the cardinal, who served as archbishop of New York from Rosalie Canuel, A~na Chlebek, Cichon, Patricia Galkowski, Humphreys of Fall River and 1984 until his death last year. (CNS photo by Chris Sheridan, ·Albert" J?esma~a~s, Donald Lorraine Lima' and Deacon Valerie Chmielewski of 9,f;ath(f)/ic New. York) , ",' , ., ," ~ .. P7s~~ral~' ~atfIcla Gancarz, FrankM~s.~f.F~I~ ~v.e~;.I?I.e!ill0r Somers~t. NEW YORK (CNS) - The first anniversary of the death of Cardinal John J. O'Connor of New ' York was recently marked with a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral and the naming of an adjacent street, John Cardinal O'Connor Way. Cardinal Edward M. Egan, Cardinal O'Connor's successor, celebrated the Mass, and said it was a celebration of his life and a time of rejoicing, despite the mourning and tears. The Mass was celebrated also in memory of the two preceding archbishops of New York, Cardinals Terence J. Cooke and Francis 1. Spe1JJn.an, Cardinal Egan said. He welcomed members of the Cooke and Spellman families, as well as family and close associates of Cardinal O:Connor. .. : Immediately after the Mass, a ceremony was held outside the cath~al to mark the formal naming of the street, and a covering was removed to show a new street sign: John Cardinal O'Connor Way. A bill giving the designation was passed unanimously by the City Council March 31, and signed by Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani May 1 in a City Hall ceremony with representatives of the cardinal's family, work associates and friends present. The mayor also attended the Mass and the ceremony afterward, and said Cardinal O'Connor's greatest gift was "the tone he set for the city" in showing respect for all its people whether they agreed with him or not. Giuliani said Cardinal O'Connor was "very kind to me" and to others, but especially to the men and women in the city's uniformed services.

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