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Five retirements announced Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., has announced the retirement offive pastors of the dioce~e. They are Rev. Edward J. Burns, p,astor of St. Mark parish, Attleboro Falls, effective June 19; Rev. James W. Clark, pastor of St. Joan of Arc parish, Orl,eans, effective April hood at St. Meinrad Seminary, St. 15; Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, Meinrad, IN, and St. Peter's Colpastor of St. John of God par- lege of Western University in Lon• h S t f~ t' J don, Ont., Canada, and in 1951, IS, omerse, ~ lee Ive u.ne 1952 and 1953 took graduate 26; Rev. Cornelius J. 0 'N elll, courses in semantics and liturgy at pastor of Sacred Heart par- the University of Notre Dame, IN, ish, Taunton, effective June studying under Rev. Jean Danie26; and R.ev. Luciano J. Pe- lo~, SJ; ~ev..Balthasar Fisher of . t f St M' h el Trier UmversIty, Germany; Rev. relr~, pas or o. . Ie ~ Louis Boyer, C.O.; Rev. J.B. parish, Fall River,· effective O'Connell arid Rabbi Eugenio June 26.

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Father Burns, a native of Fall River, is the son of the late Edward J.and the. late Ann L. (Reilly) Burns. He prepared for the priest-

In 1964 and 1965, Father Burns was awarded study grants to Trier University.

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In 1978, Father Burns went to St. Peter and Apostle parish in Provincetown as pastor and in 1987 to St. Mark's parish, Attleboro Falls. His diocesan posts have included service at the Diocesan Tribunal as a notary from 1955 to 1958 and later as an advocate.ln the 1960s he wasa member of the former Diocesan Commission for Sacred Liturgy, Music and Art; and he has served as .diocesan director of ecumenism.

He is fluent in Portuguese, French and German.

Father Burns was the brother of the late M. Dolores Burns, who was for many years chair of the English department of BMC Durfee High School, Fall River. Another sister, Dr. Ann B. Hoverson, resides in Bloomington, MN.

Father Clark Father Clark, a New Bedford native and the son of the late James W. Clark Sr., and Catherine McHugh Clark, was ordained Feb. 2, 1956, by the late Bishop James L. Connolly, served as parochial vicar at St. Patrick's parish, Wareham; St. Joseph's, Fall River; and St. Mary's, Taunton. He was administrator of Sacred Heart parish, Oak Bluffs, before being named pastor at St. John the Evangelist in Pocasset in 1977. In 1991 he was assigned to his present parish in Orleans.

Father Clark has also served in many diocesan posts: from 1963 to 1967 as assistant director of Papal Turn to Page 13

In Appeal donations:

St. Pius X parish tops!

The 1996 diocesan Catholic Charities Appeal. has topped the $2 million mark. Msgr. Thomas J. Harrington, dioc.esan director of the Appeal, noted that there are encouraging signs in some of the parishes and geographic areas of the diocese, but said however that significant additional returns are needed to reach the amount needed to support diocesan institutions, agencies and ministries for the coming fiscal year.

"Certainly one community of faith which has shown remarkable generosity is that of St. Pius X parish in South Yarmouth," the director said. During last year's Appeal. the parish was the first in the diocese to achieve the $100,000 level; and this year, indications are that it will register a 10 percent increase over last year's recordshattering figure.

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Area

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ATTLEBORO AREA O.l. of MI. Carmel. Seekonk SI. John the Evangelist, Attleboro SI. Mary, Seekonk SI. Mary. Mansfield SI. Mark, North Attleboro

46.939.00 39,028.00 29,315.00 27.575.00 14,719.00

CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA $102.312.00 SI. Pius X. So. Yarmouth 50,694.00 SI. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 40,482.00 Our Lady of Victory. Centerville 40.092.00 Holy Trinity. W. Harwich '34.176.00 SI. Patrick. Falmouth FALL RIVER AREA Holy Name, Fall River· SI. Thomas More, Somerset SI. Stanislaus. Fall River Holy Rosary. Fall River SI. John of God, Somerset

$33;023.00 27.672.00 23.708.00 23,045.00 20,261.00

NEW BEDFORD AREA . O. l. of MI. Carmel, New Bedford SI. Mary, So. Dartmouth Immaculate Conception. New Bedford • 51. Julie Billiart, No. Dartmouth 51. John the Baptist, New Bedford

$38,455.00 32.541.00 30.813.00 29.782.00 19,525.00

TAUNTON AREA $22.114.00 20.705.00 18,340.00 . 17,871.00 14,157.00

SI. Anthony. Taunton SI. Ann. Raynham Immaculate Conception, N.Easton Holy Cross, South' Easton SI. Mary; Taunton

Parish Totals ATTLEBORO AREA Attleboro Holy Ghost SI. John SI. Joseph SI.·Mark SI. Stephen SI. Theresa

$11.608.00 39,028.00 9,352.00 14.719.00 8.080.00 12.159.00

27,575.00 Mansfield-SI. Mary North Attleboro 4,254.99 Sacred Heart 11,551.00 SI. Mary 13.325.00 Norton-SI. Mary Seekonk 46,939.00 Mt.-Carmel· 29,315.00 SI. Mary CAPE COO & THE ISLANDS AREA $ 28,415.00 Brewster-O. l. of the Cape 4.396.00 Buzzards Bay-SI. Margaret.

40,482.00 Centerville-O. l. of Victory 31,361.00 Chatham-Holy Redeemer 32.605.00 East Falmouth-SI. Anthony 30.276.00 East Sandwich-Corpus Christi 3.840.00 Edgartown-51. .Elizabeth 34.176.00 Falmouth-SI. Patrick 50.694.00 .

Hyannis-SI. Francis Xavier 29.102.00 Mashpee-Christ the King 5,086.00 Nantucket-O. l. of the Isle North Falmouth. 30.338.00 SI. Elizabeth Seton 5.500.00 Oak Bluffs-Sacred Heart 28.842.00 Orleans-SI. Joan of Arc 23.893.00 Osterville-Assumption Pocasset23,525.00 SI. John the Evangelist4.314.00 .

Provincetown-SI. Peter the'Apostle 102.312.00 South Yarmouth-SI. Pius X 5.640.00 Vineyard Haven-SI. Augustine Wellfleet5,450.~0 Our Lady of Lourdes West Harwich40.092.00 Holy Trinity Woods Hole28.190.00 51. Joseph FALL RIVER AREA Fall River SI. Mary's Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Espirito Santo Holy Cross Holy Name Holy Rosary

$ 7,497.50 4.736.00 14,842.00 3,464.00 33,023.00 23,045.00

6,487.00 11.938.00 15,156.60 3.049.00 . 11,789.00 13,589.00 13.081.00 4,687.00 7.999.00 8,471.00 3,932.00 8,512.00 9.094.00 9,276.70 23.708.00 13,652.00 14.772.00 9,670.00

Immaculate Conception Notre Dame Our Lady of the Angels Our Lady of Health Sacred Heart SI. Anne SI. Anthony of Padua SI. Elizabeth SI. Jean Baptiste SI. Joseph SI. Louis SI. Michael SI. Patrick SS. Peter & Paul SI. Stanislaus SI. William Santo Christo Assonet-SI. Bernard Somerset SI. John of God 51. Patrick 51. Thomas More Swansea Our Lady of Fatima SI. Dominic SI. Louis de France SI. Michael Westport Our Lady of Grace SI. John the Baptist

20.261.00 16.099.00 27,672.00 16.7311.00 12.019.00 19.890.00 11.807.00 14,581.00 19.552.00

NEW BEDFORD AREA New Bedford Holy Name Assumption Immaculate Conception MI. Carmel Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred Heart SI. Anne SI. Anthony of Padua SI. Casimir

$16,003.00 4,542.00 30,813.00 38,455.00 2,397.00 5,808.00 5.141.00 5,965.00 4,069.00 6,664.00 4,547.00

6,168.00 . 2,450.00 10,280.00 19,525.00 9,405.00 1.508.00 17.671.00 10.300.00 8,725.00

SI. Francis of Assisi SI. Hedwig SI. James SI. John the Baptist SI. Joseph SI. Kilian SI. Lawrence SI. Mary SI. Theresa AcushnetSI. Francis Xavier East FreetownSI. John Neumann FairhavenSI. Joseph SI. Mary Marion-SI. Rita MattapoisettSI. Anthony North DartmouthSI. Julie Billiart.

South Dartmouth:..c..SI. Mary Wareham-SI. Patrick Westport-SI. George

7.165.00 1'),375.00 111.557.00 li.350,OO :',423.00 m060.00 2!1.782.00 3'~.541.00

15'.516.00 ·8.854.00

TAUNTON AREA Taunton Holy Family Holy Rosary Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Lourdes Sacred Heart SI. Anthony SI. Jacques SI. Joseph SI. Mary SI. Paul Dighton-SI. Peter North Dighton-SI. Joseph North Easton. Immaculate Conception Raynham-SI. Ann South Easton-Holy Cross

$13,873.50 9,133.00 9,143.00 13292.00 11,270.00 22,114.00 8,516.00 13,520.00 14.157.00 12.384.00 6,556.00 7,m.50 18.:l~0.00

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NORTON Louis Soldani, M/M Gerald Tulis, M/M St. Mary's $300 M/M George Fitz- William Upham, M/M Alan R. Post maurice, $100 Rosemary Dolan, M/M NORTH ATTLEBORO William Marvel, M/M' Abel Rodriques; St. Mary's $275 SI. Mary's Ladie's $60 M/M John Drane; $50 M/M James R. Barney, M/M James F. Famulare, . Guild; $200 M/M Francis M. Gallagher,

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Claire M. Faherty, Paul J. Roche; $150 M/M Hugh Donnelly; $100 Mary Kennedy, James O. Connell; $60 M/M Francis Considine; $55 Edward Nolan; $50 Mrs. Frank Fisler, Gertrude Dalton, Leo Chabot, M/M Leo Cloutier, Rita Billingkoff Sacred Heart $200 M/M James Dulude; $150 M/M Dennis Dion; $100 M/M Harry Cooper, Gerard Desilets, M/M Richard Paradis; $75 M/M Normand Cloutier, M/M Richard Deschenes; $50 M/M Raymond Alger, M/M Richard Bardsley, M/M Harold Edgar, Catherine Gagne, M/M Normand L'Homme, M/M John MacDonald, Jr. _

SOUTH ATTLEBORO St. Theresa's $800 M/M Normand Carrier; $200 M/M Frank Gillan; $150 Mrs. Esther Desmairais; $100 M/M Richard Magliozzi, M/M John Casserly, Arthur Mondor, M/M Boleslaw Rec, M/M Edward Courchene, M/M Robert Joubert, Dominick Berardi, Dolores Sweeney; $75 M/M Robert Peloquin; $60 Thomas Reilly; $55 M/M Roland Satti; $50 Ms. Linda Hood, Mrs. Marie Butler, M/.M Morris Vieira, M/M Norman Guilmette, Ms. Carol Shea, M/M Aime Turgeon, Carmine Cambio, M/M Donald

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Catholic vote seen as key Among the hundreds of delegates attending the Catholic Press Association national c:onvent.ion May 22-24 in Philadelphia, were three individuals from the. Fall River Diocese. Fathe~r John F. Moore, editor of the Anchor and director of the diocesan Office of Communications, Rosflmary Dussault, Anchor general manager, and John Kearns Jr" assistant director of the Office of Communications, participated iin the threeday conference ofjournalists from around the nation.

PHILADELPHIA(CNS) - As Bob Dole unofficially fired the opening round in this year's battle for the Catholic vote, one political analyst told church journalists that Catholics could be the key swing voting bloc in the fall electibn.

Dole's speech to the: convention made national headlines when it led to a verbal war 'between the Senate majority leader and President Clinton over moral leadership and partial-birth abortions.

A day later, University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato told the CPA convention Clinton's veto of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act was probably the "dumbest" thing he's done this year given the importance and the volatility of the Catholic vote.

About 400 Catholic journalists - reporters, editors, book publishers and business managers attended the annual convention just a few blocks from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall.

Dole, who is leaving Congress to concentrate on his presidential bid, was a late addition to the convention agenda, which was designed in part to discuss issues facing the church in Ii presidential election year. Both Dole and Clinton were invited, but Clinton sent his regrets, citing his schedule.

"We are pleased to have Sen. Dole address the concerns of the readers ofthe Catholic press," said CPA president Anthony Spence in explaining the invitation. "We hope this will provide an opportunity to .enhance the level of public discourse in our public:ations."

Dole preached traditional values in his convention address, but the day's biggest sparks came when Dole, in the final five minutes of a

2S-minute address, said Clinton "pushed the limits of decency too far" with his \leto of the partialbirth abortion bill.

That brought an angry outburst from Clinton, who at Ii press conference in Milwaukee accused Dole of telling women "its OK with me if they rip your body to shreds" if partial-birth abortions are not available.

The Dole campaign countered with its own response, saying Clinton knew the bill he vetoed "allowed an exceptiol1 for severe physical injury that W(ilUld threaten the life of the mother."

In lieu ofa personal appearance before t~e Catholic journalists, Clinton sent a message to the convention acknowledging "some painful and sobering issues upon which we disagree" but adding that "there is much more we hold in common."

Sabato, an author and political analyst, said he found it "astounding" that Clinton didn't speak given the importance of the Catholic vote - or at least send Vice President Al Gore in his place.

"I think a number of people at the White House probably regretted it after seeing the attention that Dole's speech got here yesterday," Sabato said in response to a question at a convention luncheon May 24 about what Clinton might do to woo the Catholic vote.

Sabato said Clinton currently leads among Catholics by a margin of two to one, but he has to be concerned about the partial-birth abortion veto.

"Leaving the moral arguments aside, I think politically its the dumbest thing he's done this year ... because it seems so extreme," said Sabato, noting that usually it is the Democrats who try to paint Republicans as extreme.

But election-year politics wasn't the only topic at the convention.

At a discussion on promoting the role of women in sQciety, panelists said there's much the Catholic press can do to recognize the importance of women in the church.

At an opening Mass May 22, Archbishop John P. FoleY,a Philadelphia native whQ is president of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for Social Communications, cited

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At the end of the convention, Christopher Gunty, associate publisher of The Catholic Sun in Phoenix, became CPA president for the next two years. Formerly the CPA vice president, Gunty succeeded Spence, editor in chief of the Tennessee Register in Nashville, Tenn.

Bishop backs ban WASHINGTON (CNS) - The sale of pornographic materials at U.S. military stores "dishonors the military," the head of the Archdiocese for the Military Services USA said in supporting legislation that would prohibit such sales. "It is inapproI1riate and unnecessary that our military stores be in this unseemly busilless, thereby putting the military's stamp of approval on pornography consumption by military personnel," said Archbishop Joseph T. Dimino of the military archdiocese. He said the archdiocese supports H.R. 3300, the Military Honor and Decency Act, and an amendment to the National Security Authorization bill that would end taxpayer-subsidized sale or rental of pornography at Department of Defense facilities.

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Cardinal dies VATICAN CITY (CNS) Offering his condolences upon the death of retired Cardinal Leo J ozef Suenens, PopeJohn Paul II recalled the Belgian's central role at the Second Vatican Council, marked by "a great openness to the working of the Holy Spirit" and to the opinions of other council members.

Cardinal Suenens died May 6 in a clinic in Brussels, Belgium, where he had been hospitalized for treatment of a blood clot. The retired archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels was 91 years old. Before his key involvement in the Second Vatican Council. the future cardinal was best known as a Marian scholar. In the last 20 years of his life, his main theological and pastoral concern became supporting and

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Born in Providence, RI, the daughter of the late Edouard and the late Justine (St. Onge) Leclerc, she was a Dominican Sister of the Congregation of St. Catherine of Siena, for 70 years, entering the community in 1924.

She graduated from Sacred Hearts School of Education, Fall River, and taught at St. Anne School, Fall River; St. Francis Xavier School, Acushnet; St. Peter School, Plattsburg, N. Y.; and St. Augustine School, Peru, N. Y, She leaves nieces and nephews and a sister-in-law, Jeannette Leclerc.

Her funeral Mass was offered May 24 in the chapel of Dominican Academy, Fall River, and interment was in Notre Dame cemetery, also in Fall River. .

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Reflecting on this season of commencemen~s, the New York Times summarized words of wisdom offered by uncounted graduation speakers. Running through their reflections was a plea to graduates to avoid the growing cynicism of our times.

The Yuppie days of the eighties are over but the philosophy of the era lingers. It's time, as we prepare to enter a new millennium, that we rid ourselves of this residue..

It will be a difficult task. Cynicism has been around a long .time. Derived from Greek thought, it was so influential and effective that it is considered a major school of philosophy. to ·put it in the proverbial nutshell, cynics founded the original "me" generation.

From the outset, cynicism promoted a manipulative and contentious mind-set that depreciated knowledge and the common decencies. The self was considered all-important and independence was sought, no matter the cost. As the philosophy developed, cynics became violent critics of social customs they disliked as well as of all other philosophical schools.

Thus they became a symbol of faultfinding misanthropes who truly believed that all human contact is motivated by self-interest. .

Sad to say, in the eighties America was bitten badly by a cynical approach to life that has infected an entire generation.

Fortunately, todafs young people are beginning to sense that the cynical lifestyle is not for them. They applaud those who tell them to be creative thinkers and do something with their lives. Indeed, graduates acro~s the land were encouraged to take risks.

It's refreshing to hear people say that risk is what life is all about. Sometimes we succeed; sometimes we fail. We need to accent our failures as a 'natural part of learning.

In a world that seems to have personal social security as its only goal, conformity and comfort rule the day. If anything or anyone challenges the status quo, that circumstanc~ or person is to be debased, even destroyed; and the best way to do this is apparently by resurrecting cynicism.

But on the bright side, we are seeing an ever-increasing number of men and women whose optimistic philosophy propels them into positions as leaders of community life. .

It must be recognized that such a development, which integrates independence with responsibility, is of paramount importance for the spiritual and moral maturity of the entire human race. This truth grows clearer each day if we consider how nations are becoming unified and how each of us has the duty to contribute to a world based upon truth'and justice.

Too many cynics, even in the Church, have decried humanism as evil. They forget that, to quote the Fathers of Vatican II, "We are witnessing the birth ofa new humanism, where man is defined before all else by his responsibility to his brothers and at the court ofhistory."(Church in the Modern World, Ch. II, Sect. I, No. 55) In the midst of cynicism, our culture must evolve in such a way that it can develop the whole human person harmoniously and at the same time undertake the d.uties that will bring about the unity ofthe human family. This is the real challenge facing today's graduates.

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Volunteerism shouldn't be involuntary

By Father Kevin J. Harrington President Bill Clinton, in an address that his public relations people termed significant, urged all public high schools to make community service mandatory by requiring students to volunteer for a certainnumber of hours in order to earn 'their diplomas. His comments came at a commencement address at Penn State University. I find it highly ironic that a president who did everything he could to avoid the consequences of a mandatory draft into military service would apply the full force of the presidency to this unnecessary and possibly unconstitutional idea!

Volunteerism is of course an idea whose time has come. America is blessed with some of the largest and best run volunteer agencies in the world. Other nations look at organizations such as the American Cancer Society with admiration and with a sincere desire to imitate their success. No other country comes close to the United States in its ability to attract; train and retain volunteers.

In fact, some 60 percent of stu- . dents do volunte'er through community groups or their families.

People should volunteer because they want to, not because they are forc~d to. That the federal government should mandate volunteering 'is not only an oxymoron. it is . moronic!

Victor Hugo, the author of"Les Miserables," put it best: "An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come."

The intrusion of government into schoo! policy is destined to open a Pandora's box of constitutional issues that will lead to resistance.

Parents from the Rye Neck school district in Westchester County, N.Y., have already filed an appeal with the Supreme Court, asking it to rule that mandatory service

programs violate their 14th Amendment right to control thei'r' children's education.

Constitutional issues abound in this matter. Prayer in public schools, the courts have ruled, cannot be mandated because of the diversity of beliefs. How then, can community service programs be mandated without offending the. value systems of some students. For example, in the Rye Neck school system, a student who intended to serve his community through preaching door to door as a Jehovah Witness was denied credit for such service. The Jehovah Witness value system differs from that of most mainline religions that feel that practice of the virtue of charity offers spiritual benefits.

However. the Supreme Court has accommodated the minority of atheists in the school system who resist mandated prayer.

Beyond the religious freedom issue raised by the Jehovah Witnesses,there are politically correct . and politically incorrect volunteer ; .

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projects. For example, in BI~thle­ hem, PA, the school system ap'proved students participating as volunteers in a community choir but not in a church choir. In Chapel Hill, NC, the 'schoo:1 district approved work for G reenpeace, but not for the Nat::onal Rifle Association and back in Bethlehem, PA, the school district approved work for Planned Parenthood but not fo'r Operation Re:;cue.

Apart from the fact that th,: net effect of giving public schoo\:; the power to conscript students would distort the concept of volun1.eerism, pragmatic problems also abound. Unmotivated students can go through the motions of service and become a burden to o:,her volunteers. Faculty night will be diverted from employing teaching skills to employing monitoring skills best suited for police work.

In short, President Clinton wants to impose a feel-good mandatory program for short-term polit:,cal gain. But the genuine desire to help others already exists in our young people. It does not have to be pumped into them, mer~ly drawn out of them.

Recognition should be given 1I0t only to those who excel in sports and studies, but to the millions of young people who act as volunteers because they want to. r..ot because they have to.

Volunteerism is a virtue. VirtUt:s, by their very nature, cannot be mandated, only appreciated!

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by Dr. Patrick V. Reid

Trinity: grace, love, fellowship Trinity Sunday Readings:

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2 Corinthians 13:11-13

"Live in harmony lind peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you." This exhortation from the conclusion of Paul's Second Letter to the Corinthians captures the spirit of the Trinity Sunday readings. Our God is revealed to us as a God of love and peace who calls us to live in harmony and peace. For" this wondrous gift WI~ can joyfully sing the verses of the Canticle from Daniel as our responsorial psalm: "Blessed are you, 0 Lord, the God of our ancestors, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever..... (Dan 3:52).

In order to appreciate the revelation of the Lord's gracious name in the reading from Exodus, we need to know the events that immediately preceded it in Exodus 32-33. While Moses is on Mount Sinai receiving the instructions for the building of the ark and tabernacle, the Israelites violate the covenant by making a golden cal.f and worshiping it. Their very existence as God's people has been endangered.

When Moses discovl~rs the calf and the people's wild dancing, he smashes the tablets of the covenant in anger. In order to insure the survival of the people, Moses repeatedly intercedes for them and begs the Lord to accompany this "stiff-necked" people as they march on from Sinai toward the promised land.

Finally, the Lord promises Moses that he will reveal his sacred name, and he instructs him to cut two more stone tablets and reascend Mount Sinai.

The revelation that occurs on the mountain is a high point in the Jewish tradition. We learn that ultimately the Lord is a merciful and gracious God. When the Lord des(:ends in a cloud, he proclaims his sacred name, "Lord" (written YHWH in Hebrew consonants). The Lord then reveals the character of that name by crying out: "The Lord, the Lord, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in kindness'and fidelity." Despite the repeated sins of Israel and the whole human family, the Lord is ever ready to begin again in mercy and grace. Having heard this revelation, Moses bows down in worship and says, "If I find favor with you, 0 Lord, do come along in our company. This is indeed a stiffnecked people; yet pardon our wickedness and sins, and receiv<: us as your own."

In response, the Lord promises to lead the people into the promised land and reestablishes the covenant with the peoplc~.

The Second Corinthians reading is from the concluding sentences of Paul's letter, and it was chosen for Trinity Sunday because of its concluding blessing: "The grace ofthe Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all!" Paul's conclusion is closely related to the problems facing the Corinthian community. They were badly divided into factions over the question of leadership. Som<: "superapostles" were claiming

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spectacular signs and wonders as credentials for their apostolic status. Paul, on the other hand, has insisted that the real credentials of the true apostle are sufferings in behalf of the gospel of the cross (see 2 Cor 11-13). In the conclusion Paul wants to bind· the community together in harmony and peace. He asks them to "Greet one another with a holy kiss." And he concludes with the blessing that reminds them of the "grace of the Lord Jesus Christ" (the gift of forgiveness), "the love of God" and "fellowship (koinonia) of the Holy Spirit" that is the heart of the Christian gospel.

The gospel reading is a theological reflection at the end of Jesus' dialogue with Nicodemus in John. In many ways it summarizes the whole message of John's Gospel. God's action in sending his only Son ,into the world is done out of love with the purpose of bringing believers to an eterna.l life which shares in the very life of God. "Yes, God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him m'ay not die but may have eternal life."

In John, the Son's moment of glory cernes when he ,fully reveals God's love by laying down his life for his followers (see J n 10: 14-18; 12:23-26). God's intention in sending the Son into the world is not condemnation, but salvation.

"God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might' be saved through him." .

However, those who turn from the revelation of God's love have already condemned themselves by refusing to share in that love.

Daily Readings June 3: 2 Pt 1:2-7; Ps 91:1-2,14-16; Mk 12:1-12 June 4: 2 Pt 3:12-15a,17-18; Ps 90:24,10; Mk 12:13-17 June 5: 21m 1:1-3,6-12; pi; 123:1-2; Mk 12:18-27 June 6: 21m 2:8-15; Ps 25:4-5,8-10,14; Mk 12:28-34 June 7: 2 1m 3:10-17; Ps 119:157,160161,165-166,168; Mk 12:35-37 June 8: 21m 4:1-8; Ps 71:8-9,14-17,22; Mk 12:38-44 June 9: Dt 8:2-3,14b-16a; Ps 147:1215,19-20; 1 Cor 10:16-17; Jn 6:51-58

Cool gifts for baby

By Dan Morris "Hey, it's not my fault all you got at your mom's shower was cutesic baby stuff," I told my grandson as I was packing him around the kitchen yesterday.

"If it had been up to me, I would'a brought some cool stuff like a fire extinguisher or a case of BandAids or maybe a trunk load of adhesive tape. Can't beat that adhesive tape. Why, your mother and her brothers could waste that stuff by the yar.d playing M.A.S.H." It's hard to tell, at three weeks, but I'm pretty sure Campbell was making eye contact with me -- or maybe the light fixture behind me. Certainly, however, my grandson understood that baby boys appreciate gifts like cold compresses and macho first-aid paraphernalia more than diaper pins. Not to say a diaper pin (:an't be an entertaining little devil in its own way.

I pointed at our smoke alarm. "Even a smoke alarm would have been something you could have taken apart later," I told him. He gurgled agreement.

We sat on the floor in front of the kitchen sink. "As a way of making things up to you, though, buddy," I told him, "I saved this for you. When you're done burping, we are going to put sticky-yucky faces on all the stuff under here that could make you sick, and then you are going to watch grandpa install antitoddler door latches. No insult intend~d, of course."

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Actually, my safety lecture for Campbell was inspired by a friend of my daughter. The workmate had given Marie and her husband a unique baby shower gift: a certificate for a Red Cross child-infant CPR/ first-aid class.

That's thoughtful. And caring.

In retrospect, a shower gift of a well-stocked first aid kit would have made a lot more sense for my wife and me than an animal figure mobile.

We could have used a couple of other items as well: first-aid kit for the car, fire extinguisher for the car, flashlight for the car, emergency blanket for the car:... You get the picture.

"Campbell, my lad," I said, "while we're thinking about it and you're not crawling yet, how 'bout we pick up a couple of safety doors for the stairs on the patio and basement?"

It was nice to have <;:ampbell's input. Later I can justifiably tell him - no doubt while he is mounting an attack on the safety door - that it had been partly his very own idea.

"Next week we'll start on your 9-1-1 dialing lessons," I smiled at him. I knew he was too young to read the emergency numbers list his grandmot~er had tacked to the phone.

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I met a young mother from the town adjacent to mine. Her 16-year-old son, who worked in a veterinarian's office, was found dead. The cause was a chemical substance legitimately used by the veterinarian.

Before any investigations were done, a paper ran stories speculating that the ,death may have been suicide. The mother long agonized over this added hurt, and she told me she was personally distressed over the judgmental and unfair reporting.

Of course, this story had to be covered. But was that the ethical way to do it? I think not.

I've been in the newspaper business for several decades, and never have I seen such insensitive rep'orting as I have occasionally encountered in the past few years. .

Certainly, for the most part, journalists do a good and honest job of reporting. We respect the responsibility and the complexity of this profession, and we rejoice that the First Amendment gave us our preciou~ freedom of the press. . , We applaud in agreement with Winston Churchill, who said, "A free press is the unsleeping guardian of every other right that free men prize; it is the mo'st 'dangerous foe of tyranny." , But to keep our press free and a foe to tyranny requires that those of us who gather the news must be a special breed. We take what is unknown and make it known. We can do so much good by exposing wrongs and reporting events.

But we also have the power to panic people by what we say, and to smear reputations. We can build or we can hurt.

What makes the difference has nothing to do with how smart or how educated ajournalist is. It has to do with the higher side of ourselves - the side that cares about honesty, morality and compassion. .Ethics, in other words.

Ethics is the "should we?" question. It confronts a journalist particularly when there is am biguity a bout the real truth of the information in a reporter's hands, and when there is pressure to get out the stories that make for titillating headlines.

Every time I pick up a newspaper these days, I find myself worrying that journalism is blurring the lines between news, entertainment and downrighl: gossip.

It's not hard to figure out the reason.

The competition in the media for our attention and our money is fierce. Everyone is so busy; they want the news, but it has to be quick - and entertaining.

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By Antoinette Bosco Facts and analysis are the bricks and mortar of re,sponsible reporting. But to keep. the interest of readers, newspapers have to give quick-to-read :iOundbytes and i~fo-nuggets,and titillating stories, other: wise people will put the paper down and turn on the tube.

I must emphasize that ethics in journalism is not a new problem. Way back in 1840, Horace G:reeley, the famed editor and publisher of the New York Tribune, complained that some reportin:~ was becoming reckless, unprincipled and immoral under the hypocritical pretense that the press was dutybound to keep the public informed.

By 1923, the media, knowing it had to start examining itself, established a code ofjournalistic ethics - to keep itself honorable.

Again, I thank God for our free press, but that does not mean free to be mean, hurtful, insensitive, self-serving or arrogant. Our press is free to be responsible and accurate, ethical and acco'untable.

Dick Salant, former CBS president, on'ce said that journalism is a business enterprise, but it is a moral enterprise, too.

Absolutely - and right on.

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Dear Dr. Kenny:, Our son stopped by with his friend last night, and the friend was drunk. Both boys are under 18. What should I have done? What if I discovered that our own son was under the influence? - Chicago Yours is a good practical question about a problem that may occur often. The first and immediate concern should be for safety.

You did not mentiolJ if they were driving. If the friend was driving, you must prevent him fro'm doing so further. Take his car keys. , If he won't give them to you, lift the car hood and "dismantle" the engine. There are simple ways to prevent an ,engine from operating which any car mechanic can show you.

You must stop him from driving, not simply for his protection but for the safety of anyone he might meet on the road. Don't ,argue with him. Never bother to argue with a drunk.

Call his parents. He is still a minor, and he is their responsibility. From your letter, I know that you would want to know if your son were intoxicated.

Some parents, however, don't want to know. They may not care. Or they may get so angry at hearing about a problem that they blame you for calling them. '

June 3 1991, Bishop James J. Gerrard, Auxiliary Bishop of Fall R i v e r ' , June 4 1920, Rev. Louis J. Terrien, O.P., Dominican Priory, Fall River 1949, Rev. Jose P. d'Amaral, Santo Christo, Fall River 1979, Rev. George Daigle" Pastor, Sacred Heart, North Attleboro June 5 1954, Very Rev. Thomas J. McLean, Pastor, Sf. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 1970, Rev. Msgr. Louis Prevost, Pastor Emeritus, St. Joseph, New Bedford June 6 1993, Rev. Cornelius J. Keliher, Fonner Pastor.

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. ,Other parents may take it out on their son :.n an abusive way, which does not help at all. If you know th'at the parents will respond with anger rather than concern, don't bother to call them. But let the young man stay with you until he is "safe" to leave.

You asked about your own son. The best WHy to teach the proper use of alcohol is through pan:ntal

'With Dr. James-& Mary Kenny example. If he learns from your example that alcohol can be taken in moderation, at meals, and ",~ver more than two (three at the most) drinks in a day, he is less likely to abuse it.

If he comes home drunk, warn him that the next time he 'does so he will have shorter curfew hours.

For example, if he can normally stay out till II p,m., he would then have to be in by 9:30 p.m. for four to' six weeks.

If he drives home drunk, I would take his car keys or car privileges away for at least a mon~h. Drink ing and driving are life-threatening, and must be prevented.

Even though you may be opposed to any underage drinking, allow him to call you from a friend's house ifhe has been drinking and must get a ride home. No penalty. Otherwise, he may not call and will try to l~et home some way without you knowing.

You don't want your son injured or killed while driving or being driven home by someone who has been drinking. Safety takes precedence over worrying what punishment to impose for underage drinking.

Notice that I have not suggeste'd a lecture. Lecturing is not an effective way to control behavior. Make the rules clear, and let it go at that. Your lectures will mean little or nothing at a party,or when he is offered a drink. ' Instead, be strict and firm in imposing consequences. Many parents lecture harshly but never follow through. Skip the lecture and take the obvious'steps to make the drinking less likely. He is less likely to consume alcohol if he has to be home by 9:30 p.m.

Infant baptisms after deatl,?

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Q. What is the thinking ofthe Catholic Church on not all happen at, once, like a clap of thunder, at the the destination of a child who dies before it can be moment the sacrament is administered. baptized? Could it be baptized after death in lIny . Christian writers often note, for example, that the way? (Iowa) grace of holy orders or matrimony is at work not A. The death of child before baptism is always a only after ordination or exchange of vows but also hurtful and confusing experience for believing Chrisbefore, as the individuals prepare themselves to be fit tian parents. It may help to keep in mind a few candidates for those sacraments. matters about our faith.

All sacraments. including baptism. are for the living; they cannot be received by someone who, has already died. If death is in any way'doubtful, of course, baptism could be administered in case the person is still alive. , That is not the whole story, however, Jesus clearly told us that baptism is the sacramental or "sign" way

By Father by. which people enter into his life, his community of faith. ' John J. Dietzen Christians have always pondered what exactly this ....- - - - - - - - - - means, since billions of people die without baptism, The church recognizes something similar about Multitudes of these have never even heard of God or . of Jesus. baptism. By church law, a catechumen who dies before baptism is already considered a member of If God loves all people and wishes them to be I the Christian faithful, with a right to full Christian saved, how does this happen? As the question applies burial, including Mass, to very young children, theologians have offered The bishop may permit the same for children who numerous possible exphinations through the centudie before their parents can have them baptized ries.

(Canon 1183), , Whatever the theory, however, one fundamental In other words, God has told us much about his conviction seems to remain: God offers the grace of plan for salvation, and he obviously expects us to salvation to everyone who does not place a deliberate belie"e and follow what he sa.ys, obstacle to that grace.

But there is also much he has not told us. As Pope Obviously, that would include children who die John Paul 11 putit in his book "Crossing the Threstoo young to have consciously chosen any obstacle hold of Hope," God is unendingly at work in the to God's love. St. Augustine, in fact, uses precisely sacraments, "as well as in oth,er ways that are known this principle to support his teaching that God gives to him alone" (Page 134). the grace of baptism, and the'refore salvation, to such As the catechism teaches, "God has bound salvachildren.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church approaches tion to the sacrament of baptism, but he himself is the same idea from another direction. Baptism is not bound by his sacraments" (Paragra ph 1257). necessary for salvation, it says, "for those to whom the Gospel has bel:n proclaimed and who have had A free brochure outlining basic Catholic prayers, the possibility of asking for this sacrament." beliefs and practices is available by sending a stamped, Little children, of course, have not had that self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, possibility.

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"'Pray an,d call me tomorrow" LEESBURG, Va. (CNS) "Take two aspirin, pray and call me tomorrow" could become just what the doctor orders, according to recent studies prese nted at a conference on health and spirituality.

"We are at the threshold to transform medicine," said Herbert Benson, a professor of medicine at Harvard Univen;ity, during the recent annual conference sponsored by the National Institute for Healthcare Research in Leesburg; Over 65 participants included doctors, nurses, psychologists, chaplains and university professors.

Benson is convinced that "faith and belief bring about healing" but said he came to that conclusion "not because: of my own belief system, but because of data."

He said the most powerful belief people have is in "something beyond them." and that such a belief "can be uSled to heal."

Studies of patients with some degree of spirituality have revealed decreased metabolism and blood pressure, which he said is the opposite of the "fight or flight syndrome" experienced by those without beliefs.

A cardiologist, Benson has written over 150 sci,entific papers and several books, including the newly published "Timeless Healing: The Power and Biology of Belief." He teaches at Harvard's Mind/ Body Medical Institute.

He said years of research on this SUbject have brought forth naysayers, including those who have . snubbed religion's alleged healing influence as "a placebo effect."

But from Benson's perspective, spirituality does far more than provide good feelings. "To put it simply, we're wired for God," he

said. "We're the only species that has a belief in something beyond, and this knowledge brings us an understanding of our mortality."

He also thinks the medical community will becoine more aware of the link between faith and healing and that it's "just a matter of time before Ithis understanding) is brought into medical practice."

Dale Matthews, an associate profess'or of medicine at Georgetown University Medical School, is also' convinced that faith plays a role in recovery. He told conference participants that 75 percent of over 200 medical studies he has reviewed showed a correlation between health and spirituality.

Forexarnple, two 1994 National Institute of Mental Health studies found that those attending church weekly had 29 percent less risk of alcoholism than those who attended freque'nlly, and those who prayed or read the Bible regularly had 42 percent less risk of alcoholism than those who did neither. And in a study of more than 2,500 patients, frequent churchgoers had lower rates of depression and other problems.

Matthews acknowledged that more studies are needed to determine other factors in the healing process such as heredity and behavioral patterns. But the current evidence that patients with d,eeply held spiritual beliefs have fewer medical symptoms or recover faster from illnesses than nonbelievers has changed the way he practices medicine. ,As a primary-care doctor, he said, he no lon~erjust prays for his patients on Sundays. Now he makes it a point to find out about their spiritu~lity.

He listens for spontaneous "God talk," when patients might say, for example, that they "pray to God nothing's wrong with them." He'll also ask patients if they think faith has a role in health. If they indicate interest, he encourages them to continue their religious practices.

Sometimes he provides counsel, prays with patients or refers them to clergy.

"We as doctors, committed to care for the whole person, should acknowledge the impact of religion," he said. "Patients don't want to check their Bibles in at the hospital door,"

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"I believe in an America where one's latest years alre the' good years - years of security and dignity; where medical care for the aged is provided 路out of Social Security," John Fitzgerald Kennedy told a cheering crowd in Philadelphia's Convention Cc:nter.

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just 20 months after his assassination. And, because of JFK's vision, two generations of older Americans have had the health care they deserve. For 30 yeats, Medicare has been a wel1-deserved birthday present - after a productive lifetime of hard work - on your 65th birthday. .

were dead set against creating Medicare. The opponents saw Medicare as a threat to the insurance companies - even though the insurance companies have always discriminated against the elderly and often refused to insure them.

Nonetheless, Medicare's opponents chose to stand up for the insurance companies while Medicare's supporters were standing up for America's seniors.

A Hol1ywood actor named Ronald Reagan, for instance, denounced the idea of Medicare as "socialized medicine." Senator Carl.

Curtis of Nebraska said that Medicare would be "a great disappointment." He was wrong. Since Medicare was signed into law, more than 60 million older Americans have benefited from JFK's idea.

By Ron Pollack They have had the peace of mind Not every politician shared Presi- of knowing that if a health crisis dent Kennedy's firm belief in pro- ' strikes, they will get the care they viding health care for older Amer- need without becoming a burden icans. In fact, many politicians on their children.

Today, nearly.al1 Americans 65 and over - about 33 mil1ion of them - are protected by Medicare. That's a big change from what it used to be like. Only half of our seniors had hospital insurance before Medicare; the other half But from your m~ther's point Of lived in terror of what would

By Monica and Bill' Dodds view,. you're trying to ruin her . happen when they got sick.

It shouldn't be surprising that.: Su'nday morning r~utine. Now she " Medicare had done more than you and your aging parent don't won't be able to say hel10 to her ease that fea.r., Nearly three years always agree on what's best for have been added to the life expec, fel10w "8:30 regulars," the friends him or her. No two people agree and peers she enjoys 路visiting with tancy of 65-year-old Americans al1 the time. each week. since 1965. The risk of death from When that kind of conflict arises, heart disease and stroke has deLetting her keep some control what can you do? As you make might mean mutual1y agreeing that clined dramatical1y in the last three your decisions, it's helpful if you decades. Medicare's support for keep in mind these three guidelines: one or two Sundays each month home and community based care I. Encourage and al10w inde- you take her to the 8:30 on Sunday and she gets to pick which Sunstil1 not strong enough - did _ pendence. not exist at al130 years ago; in the Part of growing to adulthood is days. Most likely, after a while, last three decades, Medicare has accepting, and somt:times demand- ' she'l1 feel equal1y comfortable with s'trangers" at the Saturday helped many of olir grandmothers ing, independence. Because of "the Mass too. ' and grandfathers get care in their chronic illness or mental deterio3. Remember each of us has a homes. ration, growing old can mean the to self-determinaThey're still trying to kill Medicare God-given right chipping away of that personal tion.

But Medicare has been under freedom.

In day-to-day living that means constant assault from politicians A goal for you as a caregiver is during its 30 year history. Some to delay or to minimize that ero- that your parent has the right to politicians have tried to kil1 Medision. Your role is to offer assis- determine what his or her life wil1 care outright; others have sought tance that helps Mom or Dad re- look like: to do this or to do that.

That's fine in theory, but com- to weaken it so that it "withers on main as independent as possible. the vine."

That means you don't take over plicating the issue in the real world of the aging parent and adult-child What is astonishing about these tasks or make decisions which your parent can stil1 handle. For caregiver is the fact that at some constant attacks is the fact that Medicare doesn't just save lives example, you don't dress Mom in point your parent's ability to make and make life better for older the morningjust because it would safe decisions may begin to fail.

Americans and their families. Meditake you only fivt: minutes but it Mom or Dad may begin to choose what is dangerous or unhealthy or care does all this cheaper than pritakes her 20. vate health insurance. The fact is 2. Whenever possible, let your may lapse into self-neglect.

That's not a valid excuse for you that Medicare gives 98 cents .01' parent be in control. health care for every dollar it takes It's human nature that we want to decide on your own that your in - spending only 2 cents on to be "in the driver's seat" when it parent is "incompetent" and to comes to our own lives. Giving up take over all decision making for administration and red tape. Private insurance companies spend control or having it snatched from him or her. It's better for you and much more on administrative red us can make us angry and fright- your parent to ask a professional an attorney, for example _ to tape - some.times up to 40 cents _ ened.

What you may see as a mere play devil's advocate on behalf of of every dollar they take in!

But Medicare's survival, and our detail can be monumental to your your mother or father.

That person can also help you hope for strengthening its benefits, parent. Maybe Mom has always gone to the 8:30 Mass on Sunday set up safeguards to protect your rest on tht: American people. If we speak up for Medicare - and moming but now you're concerned parent if necessary. It's possible to make sure the politicians hear us about her getting there on her design those precautions without own. You unilateral1y decide the losing sight of the importance of -JFK's dream will live on.

Ron Pollak, executive director two of you wil1 go to the 5:00 on your parent's independence, your Saturday evening, and you can't parent's need to be in control as of Families USA, the national much as possible and your par- health care consumer group. understand why she's so upset.

After all, you're the one making ent's right to determine how he or the sacrifice, aren't you? You're she wantsto live the remainder of GOOIS ANCHOR HOLDS his or her life. the one doing he:r a favor.

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Continued from Page One St. Pius X and Episcopal Vicar for the Cape.and Islands, speculated that the success of t'he Appeal in his parish may be due to utilization of door-tQ-d60r solicitation.

"We have well over 200 collectors on our committee," henoted, "and we try to exercise control over the number of calls we ask each solicitor to make, generally no more than '10 home' ·visits. In this way, we have found that we generate more than half of our yearly total on our very first day."

The pastor said there are over 3300 families in his parish and that "our people are generous. There is great

respect for the Church around here." .

It is interesting to note that the parish patron, Pope St. Pius X, was the pontiff who, in 1904, established the diocese of Fall River, little knowing that a parish bearing his name would one day achieve pistinction in the diocese he fO[ldly calle,d his "firstborn."

Friends in business, industry and the professions who have not yet responded to this year's Catholic Charities campaign are invited to contact Diocesan Appeal ht:adquarters at Post Office Box 1470, Fall River, MA 02722, or to call (508) 676-8943.

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by Christine Vieira Mills media expertise for education and mittee and began using his media his dental training to carve and skill to videotape special Masses.

Anchor Staff mold teachers' aids for demonstra- He also set up a closed circuit teleTurning his gaze from a window vision system in the church and that overlooks Sandwich's Wakeby tion purposes. parish center to accommodate After his retirement in 1991, he Lake beyond his backyard terraced gardens, Dr. GeorgI: Willenborg joined his parish's Pro-Life com- overflow crowds. lit his pipe and settled on his living room sofa to tell thl~ story of an eclectic craftsman: dentist turned artisan.

As a boy in his native New Jersey, he loved model making: an interest that served him well as a dentist. After five years in the military as an army dentist and many years in private pra<:tice, an accident cost him part of his fingers on one hand and necessitated a career change.

What was his new career? Hinting at what it might be were many items in the house and yard that he and his wife Joan had designed, and moved into in 1980: beautiful stained glass artwork, an interest they took up while living in New Jersey; flower gardens in the front and back yards, a hobby; the deck remodeling project, the canoe, local politics - all sources of enjoyment.

"I decided to go into education," said the parishioner of Corpus Christi, East Sandwich. So Dr. Willenborg entered a two-year master's degree program that offered education in media equipment and its uses in educ~ltion. "In 1968, use of media in education was just beginning," he explained.

"While I was teaching dentistry in New Jersey, I got involved in , taking pictures of techniques," he continued. Those pictures led to films and videos demonstrating dentistry techniques and procedures.

"In those days," he laughed, "a TV camera weigh,ed 400 pounds and took two men to lift it onto a dolly...

Dr. Willenborg and his wife, a physical therapist, moved to New GEORGE' WILLENBORG, a resident of Sandwich, England to be closer to her fa~ily demonstrates how he hand pours melted wax into rubber in Saugus and he began teachl~g in J?laster. (Anchor/ Mills photo) molds encased at Tufts University. He used hIS

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"I taped the dedication Mass for wax," said Dr. Willenborg. Any kind of wax, even colored, can be the parish center five years ago," he said, "and. just kept on going." used, he explained. "I've got some It was during a taping in Janu- ideas for some new molds for ary of this year that he noticed a Christmas," he said with a wink, box of candle stubs too short to be "but everyone isjust going to have used at Mass. Hearing that they to wait and see what they are." were to be thrown away, he asked The wax statues which, hejoked, for them. ". figured that I'd find are not recommended for dashsomething to do with them," he boards or window ornamentation, said. He did. are made from blessed candle wax "A model maker is always look- which he has received in abuning for something to use as a dance - but barely enough to mold," he said, holding a small keep up with orders. porcelain bust of the Blessed "No wax is wasted," he said. "I Mother, the gentle smooth lines of even remelt the rejects." her veil covering her head and "I do give some sets away," he shoulders. "She's elegant in her said, citing Bishop Sean O'Malsimplicity," he said. ley's surprise and delight at the set He chose the statue for his first he received. experiment with the candlewax.

"A set is even on its way to Constructing a silicone rubber mold Mother Angelica," he added. around it, he hand poured the "As a dentist," he said, "you melted and strained Wax into the , learn to work with molds and wax, mold, which he secured with an and here it is - my retirement outer plaster frame and rubber vocation. It all came together in bands. my ministry for stewardship."

The resulting wax statue was a A true Renaissance man, Dr. hit with parishioners so he added Willenborg toys with the idea of three other molds; a large and producing a business card to read: small version of Mary, Queen of "Have video, will traveL. wax Peace, and a Pieta, a reproduction statues, candles and other eclectic of Mary mourning over the body crafts." of Christ. He received an onslaught of orders through the Pro-Life To find out more about a wax committee, which receives all pro- figure for your home or to donate ceeds from sale of the wax figures. used candles, contact the Corpus "What I really need is the candle Christi rectory, tel. 888-0209.

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The Chu~ch: ·repe·nti'ng its own sins VATICAN CITY (CNS) - On a spring day ·in 1498, Dominican Father Girolamo Savonarola, whose fire-and-brimstone sermons against church corruption hap exasperated the Vatican, was hanged and burned at the stake in the main square of Florence.

Five centuries later, top Vatican officials were seriously considering declaring Savonarola a saint and martyr, as a sign of what the church calls its "examination of conscience" for the year 2000.

In early February, a Vatican report said its Theological-Historical Commission for the jubilee year was investigating the possible beatification of Savonarola and others who sacrificed their lives or careers in the face o·f church authority.

As Pope John Paul II said when he launched jubilee preparations in 1995, the church should demonstrate a spirit of repentance for giving in to "intolerance and even the use of violence" in its own ·past.

To Savonarola, who before his death was tortured on a form of the rack, those might be welcome words. But some historical experts are less than excited about the prospect of elevating the temperu.ous preacher to the ranks of sainthood.

"I don't think everybody is ·enthusiastic about the idea," said Dominican Father Emilio Panella, a historian in Florence.

"There's no doubt that Savonarola was an important historical

figure, and could symbolize a period about which the church now recognizes its errors. But the process of canonization is the different kind of judgment,:' he said.

He said some believe the church might inadvertently end up glorifying a dangerous type of fundamentalism that marked Savonarola's heyday, Savonarola considered his preaching"prophetic," In sermons beginning in 1482, he denounced moral corruption in society and in the church, eventually gaining widespread popularity. Churches overflowed when he spoke, "and Florence was swept" by an anti-vice campaign carried out in large part by children following his directions.

But Savonarola's message that the church hierarchy was due fora terrible chastisement did not go over well in Rome. Pope Alexander VI, the infamous Borgia patriarch whose papacy was anything but squeaky clean, ordered him to stop preaching, then excommunicated the Dominican in 1497.

Sayonarola defied the order, preaching on Christmas Day and declaring that whoever considered his excommunication valid was a heretic. He later wrote to' European sovereigns asking them to summon a council to reform the church and depose the pope. That move in particular has bothered church historians. .

There followed the fiasco of the "trial by fire," in which one of Savonarola's disciples accepted.a

challenge by a rival Franciscan to seek a divine judgment on the preacher. Dominicans were to walk through a fire in Florence's main square and a "miracle" would prove Savonarola right.

It was supposed to be a great spectacle, but delays, false starts and a rainstorm ruined the show and turned the crown surly. They stormed the Dominican convent, and the popular tide turned against Savonarola.

The next month he was executed and burned with two of his confreres, their ashes thrown into the Arno River to prevent supporters from collecting them, But as early as 1499, he was venerated in Florence as a saint.

Some Florentine church leaders, including Cardinal Silvano Piovanelli, think it would be nice if Savonarola could be declared blessed exactly 500 years after his execution - perhaps in a Mass on the same spot in downtown PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) Florence.

Declaring him a martyr at the The Oregon district attorney who hands of a 15th-eentury pope would authorized taping a sacramental certainly send a message. But would confession said he had made a misthe church risk creating a "patron take in doing so.

The apology was welcomed by saint of dissent'1 the Archdiocese of Portland, where "I don't think so. His disobedience was in a sense imposed by the taping occurred, but church the condition of his time, and it officials indicated that the apology . was well-eonsidered. He did remain alone was not enough.

The archdiocese "remains comsilent for months at a time," said Dominican Father Felice Verde, a mitted to the destruction of the Savonarola expert in central Italy. tape and the guarantee that never Father Verde said he thinks again will such a violation occur in Savonarola's canonization could the state of Oregon," said Auxilbe an important step for the third iary Bishop Kenneth D. Steiner, millennium church, The friar's archdiocesan administrator, in a effort to bridge the gap between statement May 23.

Calling the taping "not a past morality and political power is event but a present sacramental something modern people can transgression," Bishop Steiner said· relate to, he said. . ... 1 he had instructed legal·counsel to The Vatican commission is also inform a Lane County Circuit studying the possible beatification Court judge that the archdiocese of Bartolome de Las Casas, a would formally petition for the Spanish Dominican missionary in tape's destruction. the New World who later became In his statement, Lane County an impassioned advocate of the District Attorney Doug HarcleIndians and a harsh critic of the . road said: "I was wrong to authocruelty of the conquistadors. He, rize taping that conversation. too, was considered a controver"There are some things which sial figure in the eyes of 16th- . are legal and ethical but are simply century church authorities.

The commission is considering not right. I have concluded that tape recording confidential c1ergya historical review of John Hus, the Czech reformer who was con- penit.ent communications falls sidered a heretic by a church coun- within the zone of socially unaccil and condemned in 1415. He ceptable cond uct," Harcleroad said. was burned at the stake.

Archdiocesan representatives The church's liistorical involvement with slavery and anti-Semi- were to meet June 4 with Harcletism are also being looked at by road to develop a formal policy to prevent such tapings in the future. ti:te commission. Vatican officials Meanwhile, the Vatican deplored say the best approach seems to be assigning the topics to high-level the secret taping, calling it a violascientific panels to avoid all danger tion of religious freedom, and demanded that the tape be destroyed. of ideological prejudice.

It said any use ofthe t~ped confession would be "reprehensible and unacceptable."

The Vatican reaction was exMILAN, Italy (CNS) - A pressed in a May 211et,ter from the ma,jority of Italian Catholics sup- secretary of state, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, to U.S. Ambassador to port many church positions on bioethics but differ significantly the Vatican Raymond Flynn. At with church sexual morality,accord- the Vatican's request, Flynn foring to a nationwide su~vey spon- warded the protest to Oregon sored by the Italian bishops' con- officials. . ference. The survey also reported The confession was recorded that·84 percent of the Italian popu- April 22 in the Lan~ County jail. lation considers itself Catholic, far Both the prisoner, 20-year-old less than the official church esti- Conan Hale, and the priest were mate of 98 per~ent. Slightly more unaware they were being recorded. than 31 percent of all Italians ful- Hale, injail on burglary and theft fill the weekly Mass obligation, it charges, had been implicated in said. A summary of the results was the deaths of three teenagers in reported recently in the Milan- Lane County. It was the county's based Catholic newspaper, Avve- first-ever triple murder. nire. The full survey, done by the After it was revealed by a local Catholic University of Milan, is newspaper, the taping drew a storm scheduled for publication in book of criticism .from religious and form during the second half of civil rights leaders.

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ment came on M~y 24, when spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls expressed the Holy See's "deep surprise and condemnation" of the Oregon episode. He quoted from Cardinal Sodano's letter to Flynn.

Cardinal Sodano, citing the church's duty to defend rel.igious freedom and freedom of conscience, said the Vatican."stJ:ongly deplores the fact that this r,~cord­ ing was made and considers reprehensible and unacceptable that the recording would be used in any way."

He pointed out that chur<:h law protects the contents of a :;acramental confession as "inviolable" and binds the priest and all others to secrecy under pain of excommunication.

The church sees this priestoopenitent relationship as a "primary application" of the right to profess one's faith, ht: said.

Cardinal Sodano asked that Oregon authorities be informed of the "Holy See's insistence that the tape in question be destroyed and that the future integrity of th,: sacrament of penance in the case of prisoners be fully guaranteed."

Flynn said he'also discussed the case with Archbishop Giovanni Battista Re, an assistant secn~tary of state, who expressed the Vatican's deep concern but said. the Holy See recognized it was a .local matter out of the hands of the U.S. government.

Archbishop Re told the ambassador that the Vatican wanted to make sure its protest reached Oregon officials before it madt: its public statement.

Collection resu)!ts WASHINGTON (CNS) ~ The annual collection to help meet the retirement needs of religious netted $25.53 million in 1995, according to figures supplied by the National Religious Retirement Office. Officials said the collect ion fell $1.3 million shy of 1994's alltime high of $26.8 million, but noted that many dioceses in the Eastern United States were hit by a blizzard during the Dec. 9-10 weekend of the collection, keeping many Catholics indoors and away from church.

F'ive retirements announced, Continued from Page One Volunteers for Latin America and Extension Lay Volunteers. While serving in Taunton, he was chair of the city's Drug Commission and president of the Taunton Clergy Assn. In 1978 he was appointed chaplain to the Bourne Council, Knights of Columbus. He holds a master's degree in counseling from Boston College.

Father Freltlls Father Freitas, born in the village of Terra Cha, Terceira, Azores in 1925, is the son of the late Maria Luz Leonardo and the late Jose Luiz Freitas. After graduating from the village primary school, he entered the Angra do Heroismo Seminary in Terceira, then came to the United States in 1947 to complete his studies at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore.

Ordained in 1949 by the late Bishop Connolly, he served at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, New Bedford, for the following summer, then attended Catholic University, Washington, DC, for two years. In 1951, after serving at Santo Christo parish, Fall River, for the preceding summer, he returned as parochial vicar until 1972.

Father Freitas was then named administrator of St. Elizabeth's parish, Fall River. Six months after his arrival, the parish hall was destroyed by fire and he supervised construc:tion of a new hall and religious education center. Shortly thereafter, in 1974, he was named pastor of St. John of God parish, Somerset, where one of his first-tasks was to make plans for a new church. Less than a year later he had relocalted the rectory to' make room for the new church and a parish center, and by 1978 the complex had been completed and dedicated.

He has also been active in the St. Vincent de Paul Society on the parish, diocesan, n:gional and nationallevels, and as an auditor for the Diocesan Marriage Tribunal.

On the parish le:vel, he revitalized the Brayton Club and Holy Ghost Society, devc~loped religious education and youth ministry programs and, very importantly, liquidated the parish dc~bt by 1988.

A boating enthusiast, he has been active with the Coast Guard Auxiliary since 1958, and is membership training officer for Mt. Hope Bay Flotilla 814 and staff

training officer for Coast Guard Division VIII. He will celebrate his 40th anniversary of ordination on June 11 with a 4:30 p.m. Ma$s of Thanksgiving at St. John of God, followed by a banquet at Venus de Milo restaurant, Swansea.

River diocese and Stonehill College, North Easton. He was cited for 25 years of service to his fellow immigrants through PYCO. Among his other initiatives have been establishing and teaching English as a Sc:cond Language and citizenship classes. Today, with him as chairman of its board, Father O'Neill PYCO provides a diversity of serFather Cornelius J. O'Neill, pasvices, including translating, countor of SacreCl Heart parish, Taunseling for domestic violence and ton, was born in Fall River, the substance abuse, AIDS outreach, son of the late Patrick and the educational endeavors and advolate Sarah (Coogan) O'Neill. He cacy for securing health care and studied for the priesthood at St. housing.

Charles College, Catonsville, MD "Overall he's a kindhearted perand St. Mary's Seminary, Baltison," said ollle of his admirers, more, MD. Ordained by the late "always looking for the good in Bishop Connolly June 3, 1950, he people. He's always there, not only was then parochial vicar succeswhen PYCO has needed him but sively at S1. Margaret's parish, when his parishioners have needed Buzzards Bay; Sacr~d Heart, Oak him. We still hold to his message."

Bluffs; Holy Ghost, Attleboro; and Father Pereira served as paSt. Joseph's and St. Paul's, Taunrochial vicar at. Our Lady of the ton. ' ' Angels parish, Fall River; Our He was then named pastor of St. Lady of Mt. Carmel, New BedJohn the Baptist, Central Village, ford; and St. Michael's; as adminwhere he served from 1971 to istrator at Our Lady of Health, 1975, then becoming pastor of St. Fall River; and as pastor at EspiJames, New Bedford, from 1975 to 1977. He has been at his present rito Santo, Fall River, and St. .' John the Baptist, New Bedford parish since 1978.

Father O'Nc:ill has over the years before returning to St. Michael's been moderator of the Taunton in 1985.

'He was the first diocesan priest area of the Diocesan Council of to become a full-time public school Catholic Women; a pro-synodal judge and ajudge in the Diocesan ~taff member, serving as an ESL Tribunal; Taunton moderator for guidance counselor in the Fall R-iver the Particula,: Council of St. Vin- school system. cent de Paul; and a member of the Diocesan Commissions for Christian Unity and Divine Worship and the Bishop's liaison to the chaDUBLIN, Ireland (CNS) rismatic movement.

Brother Edmund Rice, 18th cenFather Pereira tury founder of the Congregation Born on the island of St. Miof Christian Brother and the Preschael, Azores, Father Luciano J. entation Brothers, will be beatified Pereira came to the United States next October, said a statement in 1955 after attending the Semiissued by the Christian Brothers in nary of Angra and being ordained Dublin. The ceremony will honor in the Azores May 30, 1954. "a man who was a husband and a He found an immediate concern father, a business man and a reliin assisting Fall River-New Bedgious brother," said the statement. ford area Portuguese immigrants, "He provides the church with the who at the time lacked such basics example of someone who achieved as translation services and hence holiness in a practical way. He were cut off from social service reached out to the poor and spent agencies' programs. As Father his fortune and energy in alleviatPereira once noted, "When I came" ing their suffering," said the stateto the U.S., "I knew very little Engment issued last month. He founded lish. I know their problems." the order in 1802. Beatification is That led him in 1970 to found the step prior to sainthood and PYCO, the Portuguese Youth required a miracle. In 1994, Pope Cultural Organiz~tion.

John Paul ,II approved as miracuIn 1995 he received a Justice and lous through the intercession of Peace Award at a symposium on Brother Rice the curing of a young "Just War and the challenge of man in Northern Ireland suffering Peace," sponsored by the Fall from advanced abdominal cancer.

Br. to be beatified

AT A RECENT chapter meeting ofthe East Coast region of the Hawaiian province ofthe sisters of the Sacred Hearts, general councillors Sisters Maria Beatriz Montaner of Chile, left, and Maria Javier Echecopar of Peru came from the community's mother house in Rome as observers and Sister Regina Mary Jenkins, right picture, Hawaiian province superior, facilitated the gathering, held at the community's convent in Fall River.

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NARB celebrates 25th anniversary The National Assembly of Religious Brothers (NARB), a Chicago-based organization of brothers of various religious communities and of associate members, will celebrate its 25th anniversary in Chicago from June 20 - 23 at Assembly '96, held on the Loyola University Chicago, Lake Shore campus.

NARB has 750 members from all 50 states and numerous foreign countries; its members perform a variety of ministries, depending on their interest and professional/ educational preparation and founding history. Teaching and administration at primary, secondary and the university levels, pastoral duties, health-care medicine, and clerical activities are only some of the functions brothers perform.

The theme of Assembly '96 is "Celebrating Brotherhood." A panel of young brothers will discuss why they joined their particular communities and what sustains them as brothers.

Non-NARB members are wel-

come to attend the Assembly. Registration brochures and university 'iving quarters information are now available. Additional information on registration for Assembly '96 is available by contacting: National Assembly of Religious Brothers, 1337 West Ohio Street, Chicago, IL 60622-6490. Tel. (312) 8298525; FAX:(312) 829-8915; e-Mail: narboffice@aol.com.

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A F AMIL Y M~th and Scienc'e Workshop was held recently at Our Lady of M 1. CarineI School, New Bedford. (Left picture) Maria Duarte and her daughter Ruth, and (right picture) Horacia Gouveia and his son Christopher~nd daughter Karen, all took part in the learning experience: '

Our Lady' of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford Earlier this mont~, Our L~d'y of ents would like to help their child-, Mt. Carmel School, New Bedford, ren with math, 'hut don't 'know' held a Family Math and Science how to begin or what to do.

Workshop for students in grades four through eight, and their Families took part in various group 'activities meant to encourfamilies.

The workshop, based on the age parents and students to work PALMS Institute, helps foster the together using problem-solving belief that learning is a life-long techniques. Working with balance process that begins and continues scales, money, cereal boxes, yarn, in the home and extends to school food, and other items, families , and community settings. It pro- . were involved in experimentation vides opportunities for adults and and discovery in order to develop children in a family to enjoy doing an understanding of mathematical mathematics together. Manr par- concepts and strategies.

From finding which film canis-' ter is the heaviest, to investigating' indirect evidence, to counting and grouping money, family math and science is a way of learning to like mathematics and doing activities that are fun for all ages.

The evening was a great success.

"Parents were very excited about the pro~ram," said eighth grade teacher and presenter Janice Brightman. "They wanted to know when part two would be held. It's very encouraging to see families working, learning, and having fun."

Bish,op Connolly High School Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, will, hold their 1996 commencement exercises on June I at 2:00 p.m. at Msgr. Jean A..

Prevost Auditorium. Bishop Sean O'Malley will present the diplomas and provide a few remarks , and a blessing.

The commencement address will be given by Rev. Jonathan DeFelice, O. S. B., President of St. Anselm College. Class valedictorian ,is Angela J. Pacheco. The processional and recessional will be provided by Concordia Brass Quintet.

The Baccalaurate Mass will be held this evening at Holy Name Cl1urch, Fall River, at7p,m. Principal celebrant will be Rev. David Costa, school chaplain.

Underclassmen Awards The following students received academic awards:' Art: Outstanding junior Kathyrn Lamontagne and Laura Raymond; Outstanding sophomore - Hayley Capodilupo and Jessica路 Morse; Outstanding freshman Fred Torphy.

English: Best Overall Student ,grade II '-- Megan Burns;' grade 10 - Julie Rattey; grade 9 - Hillary Womble. Most Improved Student grade II - Timothy Bolger; grade 10 -Jeffrey Soares; grade 9 ' - Milo Roberts.

American Association of Teachers of French, Spanish & Portuguese: French I - Jake Thibault and Lisa Boudreau; French II -

Kristin Lefebvre and Shaina KO-, bitaille; Honors French III - Julie Rattey; Portuguese I - Sara de Sousa and Steven Medeiros; Por-, tuguese II - Grace Coelho and Christina Teixeira; Honors Portuguese III - Catherine Hancock; Spanish I - Kara Hartling and Andrea Rego; Spanish II Rebekah Aguiar, Kristle Gagne and Josh Wilkinson; Honors Spanish III - Holly Brooder.

Mathematics: Algebra I - Shane Fennessey; Geometry - Rebecca Turcotte; Algebra II - Holly Brooder; Math Analysis - Anne Short, Religion: Religion 3 - Richard Pavao; Religion 2 -: Julie Rattey; Religion I - Kara Hartling.

Science: Chemistry - Matthew Cordeiro and Rebecca Turcotte; Biology - Brad Hinote, Marc Normandin and Hillary Womble; Physics - Megan Burns and , Heather Fink.

Social Studies: U.S. History Kristen Carreiro; A.P. U.S. History - Kathryn Lamontagne; World History --:- Nina-Marie Carvalho and Kristen Lefebvre;, Geography - Daniel Boardman and Jonathan Paull.

Special'A~ards: Scholastic Art Awards Silver Key - Laura Raymond; Silver Key (2) - Hayley Capodilupo; Gold Key - Fred Torphy; American High School Mathematics Examination - Daniel Murphy (top scorer); American Mathematics Competition - Holly ......J

Brooder; Bausch & Lomb Science Award - Daniel Murphy; Fairfield University Book Award Jenny Lynn:, Heisman Award Matthew Cordeiro and Anne Short; Christian A.' Herter Scholarship Nominee - Rebecca Turcotte (semi-finalist); Holy Cross Book Award - Matthew Cordeiro; Massachusetts Bar Association Award - Moira Albernaz, Todd Ardito, Matthew Boyle, Jennifer Durette, Kara Hartling, Alison Laboissonniere, Juliane Levesque, David Martins, Daniel Murphy, Tasha Murray, Shaina Robitaille, Casey Silvia, David Splinter and Merritt Walsh; National Honor Society Awards (for their talents and outstanding service to others, NHS acknowledges) - Marianne Grace, Julie Rattey and Rebecca Turcotte'; Paw Prints (school newspaper) Neill Nugent; Regis Book Award - Catherine Hancock; UMass Amherst Chancellor's Talent Award - Holly' Brooder; UMass Dartmouth Book Award - Michelle Freeley; ,Yearbook Awards (for dedicated service) - Grace Coelho and Kristle Gagne, (for outstanding photography) - Jake Thibault; Xerox Award - Anne Short.

Prayer For Our Children

Bishop Stang High ScJtoo,) Bishop Stang High School, No. Dartmouth, will hold its 34th commencement on June 2nd at 2 p.m. at the North Dartmouth campus with Bishop Sean O'Malley presiding. Class saluta\orian, senior class presideilt Brian Jusseaume, will deliver the welcoming address, and class valedictorian, Daniel

Osuch ,will deliver the valedictory address.

The Baccalaureate Mass will be celebrated on June Ist at 6:30 p.m. at St. Julie Billiart Church, No. Dartmouth (next door to the high school). Senior awards, including scholarships, will be presented 1'01-' lowing the Mass. .

KAREN BRENNAN (left), Foreign Language Department chairperson at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, and her daughter Kara, who was recognized for her athletic accomplishments, at the first annual Hail of Fame banque:t held recently. Kara's dad, Thomas "Ty'"Brenrian, Feehan 'M:, was one of the inaugural inductees. '

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., May 31,1996

Ou, Rocl anti Rol8 Stay free from emotional bondage

By Charlie Martin

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Your arms are warm But they make me feel as If They're made of cold, cold steel A simple kiss like a turnln' key A little click And the lock's on me Cln't move my Irms Clr.'t 11ft my hinds I pr,stend I can Ilwlys leave Free to go wherever I please But then the sound Of my desperlte clns Echoes off these dungeon wallo I've crolSed the line from mid to sine A thousand times and back again I love you blby, I'm In chains Should have known PallSIn' through the gate , Th,lt 'once made, I would not eocape I never thought this Is where I'd be But baby, baby, baby, look at me Baby, babY, look at me I'm In chains Baby, baby, I'm In chains Written by Arena/Werfel/Pensweck, Sung by Tina Arena (c) 1996 by The Tina Arena Publishing Designee Ah! The joy of falling in love! these dungeon walls." She can't Feels just like being locked away decide if she's mad or sane, but in prison, right? she knows this for sur~: "Look I hope not, but that is the at me, I'm in chains." experience of the woman in Perhaps all of this is merely Tina Arena's "Chains." The casmelodramatic. Yet it raises a single is off her n4~W CD, "Don't question: When does what is Ask." supposed to be love cross over A glance thrc1ugh the lyrics into emotional control and posreveals that this woman has consession? Certainly, .genuine love fused love with emotional poshas no resemblance to that. session. She describes how a If you are wortdering if you simple kis:<> is "like a turning are in love or in possession, key, a little click and the lock's 'consider these questions: 1. Am I able to share my real on me." She tells herself that she can always leave, that she is self with my dating partner? free to go wherever she pleases.

When answered affirmatively, Yet, she feels thnt "the sound of you are able to' express your m'y desperate calls echoes off needs, opinions and feelings.

Your partner may not always agree with youI' perceptions, but they are respec:ted.

2. Do I find myself making choices or using behaviors that I really don't want? If so, you are allowing the other person to control your life. Love never attempts this, but emotional possession thrives on it.

3. Does my partner use jealousy to keep me from seeing other friends? Even if you have agreed not to date others, you are likely to enjoy friendships with many other people, including the opposite sex. Such friendships are 'healthy and demonstrate that trust, not possessive contre,l, is guiding.your romance.

4. Do I feel that I am a better person because of this relationship? A relationship based on love is likely to help you grow more generous and compassionate toward others. Consequently, you feel good about who you are and how you are living your life. In contrast, being controlled by another lE:ads to diminished self-esteem.

S. Is God part of this relationship? All love comes from God. Loving relationships help us share our spiritual selves with others. A sure sign ofthis is how the love in the romance spills out easily to help others. On the other hand, possessive control feeds on fear, so it narrows one's sense of God's presence.

When it comes to love, it makes no sense to say, "I love you baby, I'm in chains." If you are in a dating relationship that feels this way, leave the relationship now.

Your comments are always welcome. Please address: Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, IN 47635.

St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven I

May 23 was a day to remember for 15 members of the 8th and 7th grade classes at St, Joseph School, Fairhaven. The students were ind ucted into the Sacred Hearts chapter of the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) during a candlelight ceremony. ' Memberships in the NJ HS is attained by effective demonstration of five qualities: leadership,. character, service, scholarship and citizenship.

Inducted were, from grade 8: Peter Lucas, Kristen Dzialo, Jeffrey Oliverra, Nicholas Collins, Jonathan Davies" Keri Gelnett and Amanda Hasenfuss.

Grade 7 inductees were: John Bizarro, Eric Hayes (president), Stacy LaBonte, Jaclyn Martin (vice president), Rebecca Osuch, Kristen Rumbolt (secretary), Nicole Verronneau and James Martin (treasurer).

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By Christopher Carstens When Steve and I were juniors in high school, we were inseparable friends. At school we hung out together. On the weekends we often went out for pizza and would sit talking and eating for hours.

Our relationship was about talk.

I have a hard time thinking of anybody with whom I shared my thoughts and feelings more comfortably, more openly, more deeply. Looking back, I still think that may have been the best, the truest friendship I ever had.

Maybe that's why I didn't feel too badly ,when the rumors started.

I recognized junk when I heard it.

Kathy, a girl I hardly knew, never talked to me except maybe to ask for the answers on the geometry homework. She came up to me in the hall and blurted it out.

"Everybody says you and Steve are gay. Is it true?"

"No way. Who says that?"

"It's all over. Pauline says she even saw you guys kissing in the haIL" "That's stupid~ It never happened."

Our close friends knew it wasn't so, the girls we were dating knew it wasn't so, we, knew it wasn't so, but that didn't matter.

"Everybody" knew.

A lot of what "everybody knows" simply isn't true. Rumors get start~ ed for all sorts of reasons, ranging from simple misunderstandings to outright maliciousness. Once they start moving around, they take lives of their own.

Janine gains 10 pounds, then starts exercising and loses them quickly. How many explanations are possible? Maybe she has AIDS. Or could it be that she feels so bad over breaking up with Rick that she has anorexia. Or could it be ...

Sue and Brianne are talking at lunch. "I wonder," Brianne whispers, .Ido you think Janine had an abortion?"

"That could be," answers Sue. Later Sue asks her boyfriend

ABOUT YOUTH Todd what he thinks, and Todd tells Phil that he heard from Sue that Janine was pregnant with Rick's baby:and she had an abortion, and that's why they broke up.

As far as the kids at school are concerned, it's true. Unfortunately, Rick and Janine can't prove it isn't.

But there is something anyone of the other kids could do. It isn't that hard to kill a rumor - if you've got a little courage.

First, don't accept unfounded gossip. If you haven't heard from Rick or Janine, then you have no reason to believe it.' Hearing the same rumor three times doesn't make it true. That just means it's a juicy bit of gossip that people are enjoying passing along.

Second, voice your doubts. A simple "I have no reason to believe that" is often enough. A single moment of opposition can slow the gossip frenzy.

Third, refrain from passing the word along. Repeating rumors is one of the most selfish and cruel things a person 'Can do. It makes you feel ~ood for a few seconds, at the cost of another person's reputation.

Finally, if the rumor is about someone you know, let the rumor's victim know what's being said. It's painful to hear such things but it gives a person a chance to fight back.

After we knew what people were 'saying, Steve and I made jokes about it. We even kidded about goingto the prom together, but we couldn't agree who got to wear the dress - so we went with our girlfriends instead.

Rumors can be hateful, hurtful things, but the truth takes away their power. Stand up for the truth.

Your comments are welcome.

Please address: Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/o Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C. 20017.

St. Vincent's happenings

MEMBERS OF the National Junior Honor Society at St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven, were inducted at a ceremony earlier this month.

St. Vincent's residential treatment and special education center for children wili be well represented at the June 1 Stand For Children rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Employees, children, area residents and the press will board three buses that St. Vincent's has chartered for the event, joining more than 3000 other buses traveling to the nation's capital froni points along the east coast.

In addition, St. Vincent's executive director, Father Joseph Costa has been asked to serVe as a regional spokesperson for southeastern Massachusetts at the press tent in Washington on the day of the event.

In other children's advocacy efforts, Father Costa and 8t. Vincent's Outreach Coordinator Ed Parr met with priests representing the parishes in the New Bedford Deanery to introduce the lOSt. Vincent's Provider," a quarterly, two-page newsletter that St. Vincent's will distribute through churches, mosques and synagogues in southeastern Massachusetts. The program is designed to raise awareness in communities of faith about the needs of children, and how St. Vincent's works to meet those needs through its treatment and education programs.

For more ihformation about St. Vincent's, or to receive the free quarterly newsletter, call Karin Dejesus at 679-8511, ext. 328.

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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri:, May 31, 1996 , OUR' LADY'S CHAPEL, NB On June 9 at 2 p.m., the feast of Corpus Chrjsti, there will be a solemn procession with the Blessed Sacra.- ment through- the streets of New Bedford. Corpus Christi is the feast' in which Catholics pay special homage to the true presence of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.

The procession begins at the chapel on 600 Pleasant Street across from PUBLICITY CHAIRMEN YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY are asked to submit news Items tor this the New Bedford Public Library.

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TO THE SICK Due to limited space and also because istry Office.

The Diocesan Department of Pasnotices of strictly parish affairs normally "Jammin' Under the Sea" is the toral Care to the Sick announces its appear In a parish's own bulletin, we are theme of an event to be held June 8 newly revised pastoral care educa.forced to limit Items to events of general at the Seaport Inn, Fairhaven. It is Interest. Also, we do not normally carry tion program for lay men and wosponsored by the diocesan Young notices of fundralslngl!ctlvltles, which may men,' religious', and deacons. The Adult Ministry. For more informa· be advertised at our·regular rates, obtainprogram is a five-week course to tion, call Christopher Vaness at 995able from The Anchor business offlco, teleprepare,the participants for ministry phone (508) 675-7151.

5275, Heather Ward at 548-2364, or to the sick. It will be offered at St. On Steering Points lIems, FR Indicates Bud Miller at 676-6503. . Julie's Parish, N. Dartmouth, SepFall River; NB Indicates New Bedford. tember II through October 9 and at CATHEDRAL CAMP, · CATHEDRAL, FR Corpus Christi, Sandwich, SeptemEAST FREETOWNThe Gregorian chant" "Missa de ber 18 through. October 16. For Cathedral Camp is looking .for Angelis" (Mass of the Angels), inmore information, contact your parplayground equipment. There are cluding Credo III, will be sung at St. ish priest or call Sister Shirley more than 500 youngsters in each Mary's Cathedral on June 2 at 10 Agnew, RSM, tel. 477-6170. Regissession at the camp and sometimes it ',a.m. Booklets will be available for is a long wait for a ride on the swings tration deadline is August 15. all. or slide. If your children have out- LaSALETTE SHRINE, grown that backyard set, the camp ATTLEBORO LIGHTHOUSE can put it to good use. Call 763-8874.

Tonight at 6:30 p.m. John Polce will share his Christiiln music for a CHRISTIAN BOOKSTORE SACRED HEART; Bethany Nights program.

NORTH ATTLEBORO Spanish-speaking people from Come and hear about personal throughout southeastern New Engexperiences of God touching others land are invited to a Hispanic Pil• Music while they were on vacation (your grima~e Day on June I at 3' p.m.

• Rosaries A.I own stories are welcome). Join in all Archbishop George Pearce will, be • Gifts or .any portion of the evening on the principal celebrant at the Mass June 7 for 6:30 p.m. intercessory and Father William Corrales, O. ' TEL. (508) 997-1165 prayer, 7 p.m. Mass, and 8 p.m. pro- Carm., from Medellin, Colombia, Open-Mon. - Sat. gram followed by refreshments and will give the homily. Flags of 9:30 AM - '5:00 PM socializing. Consider your own times Spanish-speaking countries will be away this season as "a vacation with flown for this speCial event and, 282 Union Street· New Bedford the Lord." . native costumes are encouraged.

The Coffee House on June I at 6:30 p:m. will feature .,Frank Denull.

New to the Coffee House, Frank is a Rehoboth resident and a composer, singer and musician.. .

All are invited to a Jubilee Mass June 4 at 7 p.m. to celebrate the 150th ~nniversary of Mary's apparition at LaSalette, France. More than 200 LaSalette priests and brothers from througho'ut North America will attend. For mor,e information on any event, call 222-5410 . "

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ST. MARY'S, MANSFIELD . ' There will be an all Ilight prayer vigil June 14 at 7:30 p.m. Mass followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament'all night·. Please sign' up at the doors of the church.

ST. VINCENT de PAUL, TAUNTON There will be a meeting with Mass on June 3 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Church, 261 Tremont St., Taunton.

Intention is for the deceased members of St. Vincent de Paul,Society and beatification of Frederic Ozanam. Meeting will be held in' the, church hall following the Mass.

FIRST FRIDAY CLUB, FR Members of the Fall River First Friday Club are invited to St. Anthony of the Desert Church, 300 Eastern Ave., on June 7 for 6 p.m.

Mass and a .meal follo·wing. Speakers will be outgoing president Paul Dumais and incoming president Frede'rick Dreyer. The dinner will conclude the club's 48th year.

THERE ISA GOD WHO WEEPS A retreat for women silrvi,v.ars of abuse will be held in Bourne (In Cape Cod September '27-29.-Cal\"Catherine Abbott, tel. 285-4061.

SECULAR FRANCISCANS, WEST HARWICH The St. Francis of Pe'ace Fraternity will hold its meeting on June 9 at 2 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church, West Harwich. Mass will be celebrated by Father Cornelius Kelly, OFM, who will speak on "St, Francis' Love of the Body and Blood of Christ." A business meeting, discussion and refreshments will foHow. ST. THERESA'S CHAPEL" SAGAMORE . . An afternoon of recollection for women will be held June 10 at St. Theresa's Chapel, Rt. 6A, Sagamore.

Confessions will be heard from 2:30 to 3 p.m. a!ld also at 5 p.m. by a priest of Opus Dei. All area women welcome.

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This Message Sponsoreaby the Following Business Concerns in the Diocese of Fall River " FEITELBERG INSURANCE AGENCY DURO FINISHING CORPORATION GILBERT C. OLIVEIRA INS. AGENCY GLOBE MANUFACTURING CO. WALSH PHARMACY ,

FATHER MARK R. Hession, ofSt. Joan of Arc Church, Orleans, accepts a check for $25,000 from the parish's Thrift Shop, as t_he final installment from the l,.adi~s' Guild for the parish debt. (Below) Rev. James W. Clark, pastor, burns the mortgage in ~ ceremony that also marked his 40th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood, as well as his retirement.