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Pope Pius XII greets liberators of Rome BACKED BY the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, U.S. Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, front left, rides through the streets of Rome after the 5th Army took the city on June 4, 1944. At right, Pope Pius XII blesses American and British newsmen at an informal news conference on June 7, 1944. (CNS/ Reuters & .eNS photos) _ _ _ _ _ _0• _•-
viewed the church's constant position on the male-only priesthood from the time of Christ to recent pontificates. Despite this teaching, "at the present time in some places it is nonetheless con. side red still open to debate, orthe church's judgment that women are not to be admitted to ordination is considered to havf: a merely disciplinary force," the pope, said. He said it was part of his "ministry of confirming the brethren" to declare that there must be no doubt on the matter. The issue of women's ordination has bel~n under increasing discussion following the decision last year by the Church of England to ordain women as priests. The pope at that time made clear that the policy represented an obstacle to ecumenical progress. In his latest letter, the pope recalled that as early as 1975 Pope Paul VI had reTurn to Page 12
Appeal now at $2,167,239 Reports from parishes and Special Gift donations brought the 1994 Catholic Charities Appeal to $2,167,239.15 as of May 30. All collectors are asked to complete their calls as soon as possible and bring their reports to their headquarters or their parishes. The parish phase of the Appeal closed May 25, but Appeal books will be open until 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 8. To assure credit, reports from May 31 on should be brought in person to Appeal headquarters, 344 Highland Avenue, Fall River. The following parishes have surpassed their final total for the 1993 Appeal: Holy Ghost, St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Attleboro; Sacred Heart, N. Attleboro; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Seekonk; Our Lady of the Cape, Brewster; Our Lady of Victory, Centerville; St. Anthony, E. Falmouth; St. Francis
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No women priests, says pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) - In a brief but emphatic apostolic letter, Pope John Paul II said the church's' ban on women priests is definitive and not open to debate among Catholics. The all-male priesthood does not represent discrimination against women, but fidelity to Christ's plan for the church, the pope said. "I declare that the church has no authority whatsover to confer priestly ordination on women and that this judgment is to be definitively held by all the church's faithful," he wrotf:. He said he was issuing the document "in order that all doubt may be removed" on a question of such crucial importance to the church. The six-page letter, titled "On Reserving Priestly Ordination to Men Alone," was made public at the Vatican May 30. Addressed to the world's bishops, it re-
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - When the Allied Army liberated Rome in June 1944, an important chapter of world history was played out on the Vatican's doorstep. Soon after leading his forces into the Eternal City, U.S. Lt, Gen. Mark W. Clark drove his jeep into St. Peter's Square a nd was greeted byelated monsignors and bystanders, It was, in a way, the joining of two
Xavier, Hyannis; Christ the King, Mashpee; Our Lady of the Isl~, Nantucket; St. Joan of Are, Orleans; O.L. of Assumption, Osterville; St. Pius X, S. Yarmouth; St. Augustine, Vineyard Haven; Holy T~inity, W. Harwich; St. Joseph, Woods Hole; Cathedral, Blessed Sacrament, Holy Cross, Holy Rosary, Sacred Heart, St. Anne, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Jean Baptiste, St. Michael, St. Patrick, St. William, Santo Christo, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall River; St. Patrick, St, Thomas More, Somerset; St. Michael, Swansea; Our Lady of Grace, St. John the Baptist, Westport; Holy Name, O. L. of Fatima, O. L. of Perpetual Help, St. Anne, St. Casimir, St, John the Baptist, New Bedford; St. Joseph, St. Mary, Fairhaven; St. Julie Billiart, St. Mary, So. Dartmouth; St. George, Westport; Holy Rosary, Immaculate Conception, O. L. of Lourdes, St. Anthony, St. Jacques, St. Joseph, St. Paul. Taunton; Holy Cross, So. Easton.
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Leading Parishes ATTlEBORO AREA 51. John, Attleboro O.L. of MI. Carmel, Seekonk SI. Mary, Mansfield 'SI. Mary, Seekonk SI. Mark, Attleboro Falls
$45,855.00 40,583.00 31,942.00 31,074.00 27,907.00
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA $91,273.50 SI. Pius X, So. Yarmouth 73,125.00 SI. Francis Xavier, Hyannis 49,064.00 Our Lady of Victory, Centerville 48,153.00 Holy Trinity, W. Harwich 36,864.00 SI. Patrick, Falmouth FALL RIVER AREA Holy Name, Fall River SI. Thomas More, Somerset Holy Rosary, Fall River SI. John of God, Somerset Santo Christo; Fall River
$41,914.00 28,213.00 26,980.00 24,806.00 20,120.00
NEW BEDFORD ARI:A MI. Carmel, New Bedford Immaculate Conception, New Bedford SI. Mary, So. Dartmouth SI. Julie Billiart, No. Dartmouth , SI. Patrick, Wareham
$42,695.00 30,812.00 29,717.00 28,258.00 23,677.00
31,942.00 Mansfield-SI. Mary North Attleboro 10,524.00 Sacred Heart 18,031.00 SI. Mary 14,495.50 Norton-SI. Mary Seekonk 40,583.00 MI. Carmel 31,074.00 SI. Mary CAPE COD &THE ISLANDS AREA Brewster-O. L. of the Cape $26,880.00 Buzzards Bay-SI. Margaret 10,743.75 Centerville-O. L. of Victory 49,064.00 Chatham-Holy Redeemer 30,141.12 East Falmouth-SI. Anthony 30,880.00 Edgartown-SI. Elizabeth 4,285.00 Falmouth-SI. Patrick 36,864.00 73,125.00 Hyannis-SI. Francis Xavier 35,607.00 Mashpee-Christ the King 13,161.00 Nantucket-O. L. of the Isle North Falmouth24,118.00 SI. Eliza beth Seton 5,777.00 Oak Bluffs-Sacred Heart 26,817.00 Orleans-SI. Joan of Arc 21,060.00 Osterville-Assumption Pocasset25,225.00 SI. John the Evangelist 6,912.00 Provincetown-SI. Peter the Apostle 33,615.00 Sandwich-Corpus Christi 91,273.50 South Yarmouth-SI. Pius X Vineyard Haven8,405.00 SI. Augustine Wellfleet5,200.00 Our Lady of Lourdes West Harwich48,153.00 Holy Trinity 22,570.00 Woods Hole-SI. Joseph
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 SI. Patrick SI. Thomas More Swansea' Our Lady of Fatima SI. Dominic SI. Louis de France SI. Michael WestportOur Lady of Grace SI. John the Baptist
5,740.00 10,530.00 16,873.00 6,776.00 16,483.00 14,139.00 10,949.00 6,274.00 7,968.00 10,570.00 4,798.00 13,598.00 14,904.00 10,912.00 18,715.00 12,576.00 20,120.00 10,777.00 24,806.00 15,659.00 28,213.00 18,267.00 13,105.00 15,772.00 12,624.00
4,197.00 2,245.00 10,644.00 20,250.00 11,272.00 203.00 15,863.00 22,535.00 8,348.00
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-SI. Mary Wareham-SI. Patrick Westport-SI. George
7,391.00 19,351.00' 13,663.00 7,631.00 2,985.00 17,029.00 :!8,258.00 :!9,717.00 :!3,677.00 i.2,793.00
TAUNTON AREA Taunton $14,550.00 Holy Family TAUNTON AREA 15,341.00 7,483.00 Holy Rosary $23,908.50 SI. Ann, Raynham 17,244.00 -12,315.00 Immaculate Conception 21,796.00 SI. Joseph, Taunton 15,275.00 Our Lady of Lourdes 20,026.00 SI. Anthony, Taunton NEW BEDFORD AREA 12,484.00 Sacred Heart 19,943.00 Immaculate Conception, N. Easton New Bedford 20,026.00 SI. Anthony 17,780.00 Holy Cross, So. Easton $16,025.50 Holy Name 11,619.00 SI. Jacques 3,643.00 Assumption 21,796.00 SI. Joseph 30,812.00 Immaculate Conception SI. Mary 16,910.00 42,695.00 MI. Carmel 12,056.00 ATTlEBORO AREA FALL RIVER AREA SI. Paul 2,222.00 Dighton-SI. Peter Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe Fall River Attleboro 6,684.00 8,451.00 Our LadY'Of Fatima $12,045.30 SI. Mary's Cathedral $11,334.00 Holy Ghost 1),170.00 8,153.00 North Dighton-SI. Joseph Our Lady of Perpetual Help 5,104.00 Blessed Sacrament 45,855.00 SI. John 6,489.00 North EastonSacred Heart 14,883.00 9,518.00 Espirito Santo SI. Joseph 19,943.00 Immaculate Conception 4,634.00 SI. Anne 4,532.00 Holy Cross 27,907.00 SI. Mark 2:3,908.50 6,441.00 Raynham-SI. Ann SI. Anthony of Padua 41,914.00 Holy Name 11,482.00 SI. Stephen __________ ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _26,980.00 ____ _________ __ _Easton-Holy ___ _ _ _ _ _1 _ 1'7,780.00 5,169.00 South Cross SI. Casimir 21,50000 Holy Rosary SI. Theresa
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Special Gifts NATIONALS $1000 Mass. State Council of Knights of Columbus
FAll RIVER $1000 H. Capaldi, Swansea $800 First Federal Savings Bank of America
$250 Hathaway Funer~1 Service Trina, Inc. $200 Knights of Columbus Cassidy Council #3669, Swansea. $150 Fall River·New Bedford Express $100 Deknatel, Inc.
$1000 Corpus Christi Women's Guild, S~ndwich $500 Aluminum Products of Cape Cod, . Dennisport F~lmouth Lumber, Inc. $250 Nickerson·Bourne Funeral Homes $200 Lawrence·Lynch Corp., Falmouth SI. Anthony Council of Catholic Women, East Falmouth $100 Falmouth Bark & Topsoil Company
Edward T. Mello Electrician Robert A. Spidle Plumbing & Heating
ATTlEBORO . $750 SI. Mark Conference, Attleboro falls $320 SI. John Conference $300 SI. Mark Women's Guild, Attleboro Falls $250 SI. Ther.esa Conference, South Attleboro $200 SI. Mark Youth Group, Attleboro Falls SI. Mary Women's Guild, Seekonk
$UO Reardon & Lynch Co., Inc. $100 Mr. & Mrs. Leo Lacha nce·Dolties Caterers Grand Knight Council 5108, Knights of . Columbus, Seekonk Country Haven Nursing Home, Norton $80 Chartley Beer &Wine, Norton $50 Carey Company V.H. Blackinton & Co., Inc., Attleboro Falls Mandeville Chevrolet, Inc., North Attleboro
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Parishes NEW BEDFORD Holy Name $500 Couples' Club of Holy Name Church; $100 In Memory of Martin P. Barry; $50 Deolinda Cunha, M/M Ernest L'Abbe, M/M Armando Leca, M/M Antonio Mendes Our Lady of Assumpti.on $50 M/M Thomas Lopes, Ana Miranda, M/M David Houtman, Palmira Silva, M/M John Lessa, M/M Manuel Soares, Ann Silva St. Casimir's $1000 Atty. Ferdinand B. Sowa; $500 Rev. Henry Kropiwnicki; $150 Edward Kulesza; $55 SI. Casimir's Senior Citizens; $50 A Friend, Claire A. Gonet, M/M John Gonet, Stanley (ira· biec, M/M Louis F. Peltz, SI. Casimir's Rosary Sodality, Walter Jarosik St. HedWig $120 M/M Joseph Rap· oza; $50 Wanda Monize, PatriCia & Robert Olejarz, Bernard & Jeanne Cook St. Joseph $100 M/M A. Laurier Mar· cotte; $80 M/M Stephen Yates Our Lady of Fatima $50 M/M Eugene Berche St. Anthony $100 Anonymous; $50 Dorothy Despres, M/M Harry Hathaway, M/M Robert Levesque; Our Lady of Perpetual Help $500 OLPH Bingo; $400 In Memory of the Conventual Franciscan Fathers & the Bernadine Sisters who have served the Parish.
MARION St. Rita $500 M/M Frank 1. Perry Jr..
MATTAPOISETT St. Anthony $225 Dr/M Lawrence Oliveira; $100 Dr/M John Bender, M/M Robert Black, M/M Robert Gauvin Dr/M St. Lawrence $200 SI.·Vincent dePaul William Pendergast ' Society·SI. Lawrence Conference; $100 $50 M/M Joseph Battistelli, Mary Ann M/M Anthony Ferreira; $50 M/M Albert Brogan, M/M Paul Fistori, M/M Robert Anderson, M/M Lawrence E. Finni, M/M Lawrence, M/M Michael McCarth'y, M/M Paul H~mason, Elizabeth O'Connor James F. Moran . Immaculate Conception $700 Rev.· ACUSHNET Jose A. Dos Santos St. Francis Xavier $100 M/M, Mat· Sacred Heart $55 Sacred Heart Ladies thew A. Charbonneau; $50 M/M Gary F. Hathaway Guild; $50 McMahon Council #151 K of C, Humberto Cardinal Medeiros CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS St. Mary $400 SI. Vincent dePaul BREWSTER Society-SI. Mary's Conference Our Lady of the Cape $150' Helen V. Griffin . St. James $50 Dr1M Leonard Roche, M/M Raymond Couto, Peter F. DeCosta, BUZZARDS BAY M/M George Dos Santos St. Margaret $150 James H. Feeney; NORTH DARTMOUTH $100 Mary C. Fuller, Charles H. Loonie, St. Julie Billiart $100 M/M Joseph Gerald F. Hough; $50 Gordon E. Oliossi, Winterhalter, M/M Martin Kawa, M/M Edward O'Melia, Julio P. Roderick & Bernard Buraczenski, M/M Fernando P. Sons, Inc., John Gray Medeiros, M/M Charles Toomey, Dr/M CHATHAM Ronald P. Hantman; $75 M/M Leonard $300 Francis X. Bova $100 M/M Furtado, M/M David 1. Silva $50 Karmen Brisson, Laurie Lipman, James Drew; $70 Wilfred Boulanger M/M John 1. McKinnon, M/M Edward EAST FALMOUTH Magiera, M/M Robert Martin, M/M Jay St. Anthony's $300 M/M Anthony O'Neill, M/M Robert Peckham, SI. Julie's Briana; $250 Elena Reis, In Memory of Ladies' Guild • Reis Family; $1'00 Mary Little, M/M SOUTH DARTMOUTH Ralph Cox, M/M Donald Hoffer; $75 Bea· St. Mary's $100 In Memory of Veron· triz Monteiro; $50 M/M John Barros, ica O'Neill; $50 Doris Vigeant M/M William Burke, M/M Philip Fullin, FAIRHAVEN M/M Joseph Haynes, Mary Lomasney, St. Mary's $50 M/M Robert R. Benoit Ducillia Newton
ORLEANS HYANNIS St. Joan of Arc $200 Dr1M Peter St. Francis Xavier $300 Ralph & Barnes; $75 M/M Thomas Brady; $50 Rosemary LoVuolo; $100 M/M John M/M Thomas Koerwer, John McGilli· Welsh, M/M R. Bastille, William 1. cuddy, M.D., Dr/M Robert McLalJghlin, Creighton, William Johnson, M.D.; $50 M/M John Prendergast M/M Frank Clancy, M/M John Gillen, Elizabeth C. Grady, Mrs. John· Heaps, OSTERVILLE . M/M John W. McBarron, M/M Gil Raposo Our Lady' of the Assump~ion $100 M/M David E. Driscoll; $50 M/M Richard OAK BLUFFS Cain, M/M Paul A.Lirikewicz, M/M John . Sacred Heart $1000 Reliable Market; B. Curran ' : ' . . .' $175 Francis Dorcey; $100 Mrs. Armando Pacheco . POCASSET . St. John the Evangelist $125 Patricia CENTERVILLE Heath; $50 M/M Timothy Andrade Our Lady of Victory' $1;200 M/M David W. Wroe; $500 M/M William E. SOUTH YARMOUTH Curran; $150 George & Lois Sommers; St. Pius Tenth $200 M/M John E. $120 Jeanne Ojala;,$100 M/M Patrick E. Murphy, Dorothy Wardan; $100 M/M Costello, M/M Edward 1. Gibbons. Sr., John T. Conway, M/M Brenton Ray; $75 Sara & Edward Kirk, M/M Richard Pow· John 1. Cochran, III; $65 Marie Connors; ers; $75 M/M William Hutchinson; $60 $50 Ellen Gott; M/M Lawrence Newell, M/M Peter Boissonneault Elaine Flaherty, M/M Chiulli, John K. Russo $50 Tim & Sharon Acton, James M. Devlin, M/M Richard Gleason, Mrs. Mary WOODS HOLE T. Grace, Margaret M. MacLeod, WM St. Joseph's $200 Dr. William Daly; Richard K. Mason, M/M Christopher $150 Joseph & Catherine Dunn; $100 Murphy Robert 1. Huzttner, Frank & Kay Fewore; $50 Robert A. Brooks, Charles A. Clarklin, WEST HARWICH Holy Trinity $500 M/M Lewis Milkey; Marie Healey, Dr. Norman Starosta $200 Marjorie Tivenan; $150 M/M Phil EDGARTOWN Waystack; $125 M/M Bernard Welky St. Elizabeth $200 M/M David $100 Catherine Allen, Paul 1. BoICk, Vaughan M/M Donald Brouillette, M/M Lee, H. FALMOUTH Daley, M/M John DeVincentis, ~'/M St. Patrick $500 Falmouth Lumbe'r; Frank Duffy, M/M John 1. Griffin, Dr/M $300 M/M Edward Heylin; $250 M/M Robert Lynch, Helen L. Richards, Mary Leslie Wilson, M/M Louis Tessier; $125 M. Roth, Dorothy Ryan, Mrs. Roger Scan· Ann Vieira; $100 William 1. Drew, Ruth Joyce, M/M Joseph Connor, M/M An· . lin, M/M C. V. Shea, M/M Alfred Smith; $80 Margaret Kenney; $75 M/M William thony Ghelphi; $50 Dr/M Cafarella, M/M Turn to Page 13 Karl Prewein, M/M James Hazelton
Rwandans' dr0wD, " in blood, lalnents Vatican newspaper VATICAN.CITY (CNS) - The people of Rwanda "an: drowning in their own blood" while the international community discusses the situation but does little about it, the Vatican newspaper said. "The image of a swipling river, carrying life mangled, torn to pieces and killed, stops the heart, " said a front-page editorial in L'Osservatore Romano. Tens of thousands of bodies have floated down the Kagera River to Lake Victoria in Uganda. "It is one thing to hear about massacres; it is another to see 'pieces' of a horrible genocide. And these pieces are mutilated human bodies. The heart stops," said the article signed by Mario Agnes, director of the newspaper. "Compassion has drowned. Cruelty wins. The lords of blood and horror dominate Rwanda," wrote Agnes. The brutal murders of thousands of children, caught in ethnic warfare fanned by partisan political interests, should remind the world' of King Herod's slaughter of the Holy Innocents, he said. Those seeking dominance and revenge feel they must kill the children; "they need to kill the future of this people." Anges said. "And in the face of this horror, what are those who have their hands on the helm of world political events doing? They discuss it around this table or that one," he said. "Along with the murdered men, women and children, the river is carrying away the consciences of those who can and must stop the slaughter," the editorial said. . Peace will not come to Rwanda unless the international community take action and insists that the killing stop, he said. But what is more, he said, the world must ask itself why it continues to sell arms to so many different peoples in Africa. History has already judged those involved in the killing, Agnes said, but the judgment of God will be more severe.
New support group The Diocesan Office of Family Ministry is sponsoring a new support group for persons age 40 and under who are gric:ving the loss of a spouse, child, sibling or parent. Meetings will begin Wednesday, June 22, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., continuing each second and fourth Wednesday at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road, North Dartmouth. Further information: tel. 999-6420 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Correction In the Anchor for May 27, Rev. Brian Albino, SJ, was reported as having been appointed parochial vicar at St. John the Baptist parish, New Bedford, effective immediately. The appointment is not effective untiIJune 15. The Anchor regrets the error. 1111I111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111I111111111111111 ,HE ANCHOR (USPS-545-020). Second Class Postage Paid at Fall River, Mass. Published weekly except the week of July 4 and the week after Christmas at 88THighland Avenue, Fall River, Mass. 02720 by the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River. Subscription price by mail, postpaid $11.00 per year. Postmasters send address changes 10 The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River. MA 02722.
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OBITUARY Margaret Vezina Bishop Sean O'Malley was principal celebrant and many diocesan priests were concelebrants at M onday;s Mass of Christian Burial offered at St. MarY's Cathedral for Margaret "Peggy"Vezina, 63, who died May 27 in Fall River. She had been a data processor for the diocesan chancery office for 17 years before her retirement in 1993. Homilist Father George Bellenoit, director of t~e Diocesan Department of Pastoral Care for the Sick, spoke of Mrs. Vezina's patience and cheerful courage during a long illness which he called her "road to Emmaus." Speaking at the end of the ,liturgy, Bishop O'Malley lauded her contribution to the chancery office, singling out her even-tempered disposition and pleasant attitude, A Fall River native, the daughter of the late Daniel Harrington and the late Margaret (Rockett) Harrington, Mrs. Vezina was a graduate of BMC Durfee High School and a member of St. Patrick's parish, Fall River. Previously she had been a member of the Cathedral parish, where she was a lector, a member of the Altar and Rosary Society, a former Women's Guild president and active in Cub and Boy Scouting and Campfire Girls. She was also a member of the Fall River Catholic Woman's Club. She is survived by her husband, Roger A. Vezina, two sons, Michael of Fall River and John of Uxbridge; and a daughter, Peggy M. Vezina of Leverett. She also leaves five grandchildren, and was the grandmother of the late Kelly Ann Vezina.
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about ho"" to settle our differences peacefullJT. a presentation entitled "Qualify ofLife DeciJionJ" Diversity is one of Fall River's greatest strengths. Unfortunately, it is too often a by Rev. Mark Hession. Pre-registration is source of mistrust and required. There is a $4 misunderstanding. charge which includes In our final ':U;,ru~q S A I N TAN N E ' S ; 0 S PIT A ~ lunch and the presentation. Ollr Community semmar, Contact the Food & we'll discuss ways to resolve conflicts that Nutrition Dept. at 674-5600, ext:. 2635. cause divisions between us. We invite you to participate. After all, it's best to raise your Diabetes Education and Support Group consciousness - not your fists. "Travel and Vacation Plnn,"" June 14,6:00-7:30 p.m., Nannery Conference Room, Clemence Hall. Presented by Joyce Piepert, MM, Sc, Caring for Our Community "Confli.cl1wolation'; June 16,4:30-6:00 p.m., RD, and Maria Cabrales, MS, CDE, this Nannery Conference Room, Clemence Hall. month's focus will be on how to pack Ron Ponte, LlCSW; will present part four of medications, supplies, clothing, and food, as well as choices when dining out. Free and this lecture series aimed at building an atmo;phere of improved communication and open to those with diabetes and their loved shared appreciation for the diversity of theones. Contact Maria Cabrales at 674-5600. ext. 2390. - Fall River community. Sponsored by the Multicultural Health Committee of Saint Anne's Hospital. Free and open to the public. Safe Sitter To register, contact 674-5600, ext. 2270. June 29 & 30, 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Education Classroom. Taught by certified professional nurses, Safe Sitter is a medically accurate Prostate Cancer: "\\'hat It Is and How instruction series that teaches children aged 11It Is Treated" June 6,6:00-7:00 p.m., Nannery Conference 13 how to handle emergencies when caring for young children. Safe Sitters learn basic life Room, Clemence Hall. Presented by Richard Hellwig, MD, Chief, Hematology/ Oncology saving techniques, safety precautions and tips and Raymond Dugal, MD, Chief, Radiation on basic child care. There is a $35 charge per Oncology. Free and open to the public. student. Contact Kathy Bednarz at 674-5600, Contact Paul Taraborelli, MSW; Oncology e~. 2480. Social Worker at 674-5600, ext. 2270, OJ" Rosemarie Baylies, RN, OCN, at 675-5688.
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F:or many Catholics in the United States, the very word "catechism" sends a negative signal. How many still recall memorizing questions and answers like some mechanical device! Very little time was spent on really understanding them; in fact, rote memory was the stuff of religion classes. Somehow, the more responses you could cram into your memory, the better seemed to be your chance of personal salvation.. God help a child who could not chant back the 12 fruits of the Holy Spirit or the six commandments of the Church. Such failures practically put one beyond the hope of heaven. As a result, many could recite faith facts but faulty teaching methods produced confusion in actual practice because little emphasis was laid on applying religious principles to daily living. . .., . . As we attempt to correct our notion Qfcatechism,it would be well to remember that its. original me~ning referred to oral instruction. The Greek root of catechism refers to resonance or echo, and in the Acts of tile Apostles, Luke uses the~verb in the sense of instructing in the way 'of the Lord. The' writings of Paul also clearly refer to oral instruction in the handing on of all that had been received from the Lord. Indeed, for centuries catechetical instruction remained an oral matter. It was not until the invention of the printing press that it took book form, remaining the mainstay of religious education for four centuries. For most American Catholics, knowledge of their faith was shaped by tile famous Baltimore Catechism. First published at the end of the 19th century, it remained the flagship of .U.S. catechetical ttexts until the Second Vatican Council.' . But as time went on, it became clear that the Church needed. a better tool and better methodology to bring the unchanging truth of revelation into a relevant context. The new Catechism . of the Catholic Church is nothing iike-that of Baltimore. It is really the first"official war king·. manua,lefGlliurch· doctrine in .:' ., •. , ,; . .400 years. Not a replacement for the old question and answer format, it is intended as a universal and standard reference work to guide clergy, preachers, teachers and educators in their mission of passing on the Good News. It is.also meant to be a readable book uniting the Catholic family in their understanding of Church teaching. Often the rapid and confusing changes that, so unsettled the people of God after Vatican II were ,also divisive. It is hoped that the new catechism will help eradicate religious illiteracy and dispel the fuzziness so often at the heart of theologicalcontroversy. To be sure, critics will attack this new teaching tool as too rigid and static. Others will be upset because they will find in it little support for their subjective theological reflections. This said', the new catechism is a needed pastoral instriIment. There is nothing wrong in uniformity as to thought and teaching; what cbuntsisthe "how" of presentation. Fortunately, the. catechi~m<felies heavily:on.Scriptural references in summarizing teachings, as well as on the Fathers of the Church and the wonderful writings ofthe Eastern churches. Rooted firmly in revelation and the handing' on of the Word, let us pray that it will be an effective tool for use in the Church's unceasing mission ,to rene~ the fCice of th,eearth. . The Editor
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WASHINGTON (CNS) - The Wuthnow. who had suspected that future of religion in America may only 20 percent to 25 percent of all rest in support groups ranging Americans participated in support from prayer fellowships and Bible groups. study groups to 12-step groups As a religious phenomenon. like Alcoholics Anonymous and support groups may already be community organizations like the having a greater effect on AmeriCub Scouts. according to a Prince- caT\s than their church-going habton sociologist. its. Wuthnow believes. Professor Robert Wuthnowand' "As a result. Pro~estants tended 15 researchers spent over three to be in groups that were some. years iooking at support groups what smaller. met more often and around the country and their mempr~yed, mo·re. regularly. whereas · b~rs. The result i is "Sha.ripg the Ca'tI,1olics tended to be irigroups ,Journey: Support Groups andAl11er- . ~hat wo'rke~ o.n projects tog~ther. .,;" • r '{IJ ,.'" ,-' ,ica's New Quest for Comm.lmity." .focused. 9n ~p'ecific needs and propublished ,recently by. Thl:, Free vided support." he added. ; , Press. and a companion volume , . Th~ .best w~y to b'erlefit from called "Small Groups and Spiritu- ..small ;groul's is 'for people to see aJ.ity." due out later this year.. them a place to "share stories. "There's no question that the share prayer concerris. share their future of religion will involve small I struggles and' find "a sympathetic ·groups." Wuth'now said in an in- ear.. acceptance and encourageterview.,with Catholic News Ser- ment." saip Wuthn::lw. "There are ·vice. "All the newer churches. and so few places today where that can the churches that are growing, happen." he said, have small groups." But there is a danger of small groups becoming divisive if, for , The glue that binds together example. "you have the Pax Christi small groups is that they provide group meeting over here and the "support and caring" for their charismatic renewal group over members. Wuthnow said. !here.... Wuthnow said. A 1991 survey of 1,900 randomly selected Americans. conducted for Surveys have shown that about him by the Gallup Institute in 40 percent of the U.S. population 1991. found that 40 percent particgoes to church or synagogue in ipate in a small group. and that any given week, roughly equal to about two-thirds of the groups the number participating in suphave a spiritual or religious orienport groups. "But since the avertation. Fifty-seven percent of small age small group lasts one-and-agroups are officially sponsored by half to two hours. and the average a church or synagogue. church service about an hour. more "When I first got the numbers time is being spent in the small out of the computer. I thought groups." he said. there had to be a mistake." said An Episcopalian raised in a Pres-
byterian-Baptist household. Wuthnow found little difference between Catholic and Protestant partil:ipation in support groups. "The biggest difference between Protestants and Catholics was that more of the former belonged to Sunday school classes or to Bible study groups. whereas more of the latter belonged to special interest groups." such as discussion groups on cu~rent events. book discussion groups and sports and hohby gro.uPs.,Wuthnow wrote.
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."The solution is constantly' tel be 'drawing small-group members back i1ntothe life of the church wit:~ a balarll;edprogram," he added. Another danger that especia.lly affects Bible study groups is ::or them to dissolve into sessions at which participants talk only about the stresses in their lives rather than about the Bible. Such groups often have leaders who are "preuy theologically uninformed and undisciplined as far as the traditions of the church go." Wuthnow said. The most effective' Bible groups, he said, combine study and sharing in equal sure, sometimes separated "break to shift gears."
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"Leading a group as a pastor or member is not an easy task." Wuthnow said. He urged tho~;e taking on the task to rely on the leadership seminars offered by various denominations. as well as on the many manuals, books and videotapes available on leading small groups.
J esti's" """:""'., descent ·into"hell" Q. In our Scriptun: session the question was raised: What does the Creed mean when it says Jesus descended into hell? (Ohio) A. Our word hell comes from an old Teutonic word, "hela," which means a hidden or covered place. I n earlier English usage it meant any kind of a pit or dark hole. The word is a translation of a Latin (and Greek and Hebrew) term which means the lower regions, a name for the place where people go after death, without regard for any condition of reward or punishment. Our language is always changing, of course. Today's meaning of the word is considerably different. Its appearance in the English Apostles' Creed, however, is now so traditional that a change is not likely. Q. Could I follow up on your answer to the ques'lion about the placement ofthe tabernacle for the veneration of the Eucharist? You referred to several church documents saying the tabernacle should be in a separate room from the body of the church. A friend of mine said she saw in a Catholic newspaper that present church law contradicts what you said. She showed me a quote from canon law which says the tabernacle should be in a part of the church that is prominent, conspicuous, beautifully decorated and suitable for prayer. She showed me a clipping that said it is no lonl:er legal for the tabernacle to be hidden or hard to find, or which makes no provision for private devotion. What do I answer? (Kentuclty) A. It has never been legal for the tabernacle to be hidden, or hard to find, which makes no provision for private devotion. In fact, every Catholic regulation on this matter is to encourage and make more authentic all our Eucharist-centered worship and prayer. As I indicated in the column to which you refer, that has always been true, including in those documents, such as the Roman Missal, which provide for a separate area, even a st:parate room, for reservation of t.he Blessed Sacrament for prayer. The new codt: of canon la w does not remove that provision. The very beginning of the code (canon
Daily Readings June 6: 1 Kgs 17:1-6; Ps 121:1-8; Mt 5:1-12 June 7: 1 Kgs 17:7-16; Ps 4:2-5,7-8; Mt 5:13-16 June 8: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1-2,4-5,8,11; Mt 5:17-19 June 9: 1 Kgs 18:41-46; Ps 65:10-13; rJlt 5:20-26 June 10: Hos 11:1,3-4,89; Is 12:2-6; Eph 3:8-12,1419; Jn 19:31-37 June 11: Acts 11:21-26; 13:1-3; Ps 98:1-6; Mt 10:7-13 June 12: Ez 17:22-24; Ps 92:2-3,13-16; 2 Cor 5:6-10; Mk 4:26-31~
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By FATHER JOHN DIETZEN two) says explicitly, "current liturgical norms retain their force unless a given liturgical norm is contrary to the canons of the code." No scholar I know of has ever suggested that the law you quote is in any way contrary to the previous liturgical norms. It is rather a strong support and clarification of those norms. As I explained, churches which follow Catholic guidelines on placement of the altar and tabernacle are not "hiding" the tabernacle. Rather than making prayer before our Lord in the Eucharist difficult, such regulations attempt to honor all aspects of our eucharistic life (sacrifice, sacrament and veneration) in the manner ,they deserve. A free brochure outlining marriage regulations in the Catholic Church and explaining the promises in an interfaith marriage is available by sending a stamped self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, III. 61701. Questions for this column should be sent to the same address.
Dr. Collins to head Caritas Chri'sti Michael F. Collins, MD, FACP, has been named president-elect of the Caritas Christi Health Care System, which serves over 250,000 persons annually in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, is among its member hospitals. Dr. Collins is an associate dean for government and medical affairs and an assistant professor of internal medicine at Tufts University School of Medi~ine. He serves as a director of Catholic Charities of the Boston archdiocese and is a member of the archdiocesan Health Care Ministry Board and of St. Luke's Guild. A Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy S'epulchre, he is also a member of the Government Relations committee of the Cathoiic Health Assn.
ewe elects officers The Fall River Catholic Woman's Club has elected the following officers for 1994-95: President Margaret Leger, vice president Nancy Jalbert, secretary Maureen E. O'Rourke, treasurer Elizabeth A. Neilan. Elected directors were Mary Ponte, Ruth E. Hurley and Margaret Kelliher. Serving as registrars will be Nancy Borges, Grace Flanagan, Marcella Hayden, Leona Riberio, Margaret Wiles, Jeanne Woodward, Mary E. Rodrigues and Marie Perry.
The diocesan Apostolate for Persons with Disabilities and Spiritual Connections, Inc., which helps meet spiritual needs of the developmentally disabled, will hold their fourth annual conference from 8: 15 a.m. to noon Tuesday, June 7, at Union United Methodist Church, 600 Highland Ave., Fall River. The Apostolate is also offering a seven-session parish advocacy certification program for volunteers interested in working with a pastor and his staff in providing pastoral assistance to and with persons with disabilities. Conference Program With the theme "Inclusion through Bridge Building," the Tuesday conference will have as keynote speaker Mary Jane Owen, executive director of the National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities. A presentation by Robin Friedlander, a community recreation liaison person for Project REC (Recreation in Education and the Community) at Children's Hospital, Boston, will follow. Ms. Friedlander has worked with children and adults with disabilities for over 10 years in work, home, school and recreational environments. A panel discussion and question period will close the conference. , Parish Advocacy Those interested in the parish advocacy program should be committed to inclusion of persons with disabilities in all possible aspects of parish life.. Training sessions, all at St. Vincent's Horne, 2425 Highland Ave., Fall River, will take place June II, 13,20,27 and July II, 18 and 23. The June II and July 23 sessions will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. All others will be from 7,to 9 p.m. Further information is available from the Disabilities Apostolate office at 679-8373, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, or from parishes.
Dominican Academy 50-year reunion The class of 1944 of Dominican Academy, Fall River, plans a 50year reunion 2:30 p.m. June 12 at Fall River Country Club. The class is the only one to have had eight reunions. With the theme of Gonna Take a Sentimental Journey, the reunion program will include much nostalgia and reminiscing about the decades from the war years to the present. Additionally, a memorial Mass is planned at a later date for decea'sed class members Helen Sullivan Meyer, Marguerite Tonelli Silvia and Rita McMahon Bailey as well as Dominican Sisters Sybillina and Thomas. Heading the planning committee are Annette Chouinard Gilbert, Orelina Shannon Reed and Eleanor Shea.
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Birthright parley in Framingham Some 50 members of the seven Birthright chapters in the Fall River diocese will attend the Birthright International Convention, to be held June 9 through 12 at the Tara Sheraton Hotel in Framingham. Janet Barbelle, convention chairperson and a regional consul-
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THE WIND AND WAVES look well under control as Bishop Sean O'Malley blesses the fleet at Fall River's Heritage Park last Saturday. Msgr. John J. Oliveira is at left. (Studio D photo)
Spiritual recharging By Father Eugene Hemrick , today's.'work'&r, ~I cannot help but Why do most mornings, no recall my altar:boy days when I would wonder why so many busimatter the day of the week, feel like;:t dreaded Monday? How often nesspersons went to the 5:30 morndo we get up and drag a sluggish, ing Mass before going to work. unwilling body through the motions One day I picked up Hillaire Belloc's book, "The Path to Rome," of getting ready for work? Once the body's batteries are and got my answer. It is the story of Belloc's pilrecharged we stick it into our car or onto a bus or train and begin its grimage by foot from France to daily draining process. By noon, Rome. Every morning he went to tight sched ules, ringing phones, Mass. He explained why: cramped office space, stale air and . "For half-an-hour just at the a glaring video monitor have all opening of the day you are silent and recollected, and have to pui but drained us. Coffee drinkers or cigarette off cares, interests and passions... smokers will use these habits to This must certainly be a great recharge themselves, even though benefit to the body and give it they have repeatedly vowed to quit tone. "The surroundings incline you and hate using these products. Some of us promise ourselves we to good and reasonable thoughts, will take a walk at lunch, but sel- 路and for the moment deaden the rasp and jar of that busy wickeddom do. We remind ourselves of the sim- . ness which both working in one's pie water cooler exercise of getting self and received from others is the up perio.dically and taking a re- true source of all human miseries. freshing break with the best drink Thus the time spent at Mass is like ever created. We quickly learn that a short repose... distractions make this exercise "The most important cause of much more difficult than it seems. this feeling of satisfaction is that These are the facts of the daily you are doing what the human workday. Ever since the scientific race has done for thousands of age began, studies have been con- years. This is a matter of such ducted on how to change things at moment that I am astonished peowork. ple hear of it so little." Last summer the EnvironmenThe search for new scientific tal Protection Agency came up ways to find quiet and. peace is. on with a way to succeed. It created a because so many people are wakquiet room, described as "a simple ing up in the morning only to wish peaceful room, without the sym- it had never arrived. b91s of any religion, where employThe times are calling us to take a ees may go and be still from time closer look at the benefits of the ,to time. Conversations and non- morning or noonday Mass. Censensical disturbances are inappro- turies of solid tradition prove it is priate." still our best means for achieving "Some people smoke, some refreshment and a sense of being people jog. The quiet room is well-grounded, along with peace another way to deal with the stress of mind, during the workday. people feel in a positive way," says Don't Do It Eduardo Rodela, a program analyst with EPA. "Let no man pull you so low As I reflect on the situation of that you hate him."
Teens' summer jo~s Dear 'Mary: My children, ages their own jobs by finding needed 13 and 15, want to earn money service in the community and filduring summer vacation. I am ling that need. Service jobs are looking for something other than best for young people because they babysitting and lawn mowing. Any use the talents available and require suggestions? - Pennsylvania little or no capital. Here are some How wise of you to support ideas: -Tutor younger children. your children's efforts. I don't know -Teach basic computer skills. why you object to babysitting and lawn mowing, as these two jobs -Run birthday parties for young still furnish spending money for children. . -Repair bikes or collect broken many a young entrepreneur. Babysitting and lawn mowing used.bikes and construct workable can be run as serious businesses to bikes for sale. Some young people already have the benefit of the young workers and the customers. Encourage your . marketable skUIs. Yol1ng artists child to design a flyer or brochure can design logos for businesses giving rates and a phone number and T-shirts for individuals or to call and stating why the custo- organizations. Skilled gymnasts mer should hire him/ her. Some- might aid in gymnastic classes for one skilled with computers should younger children. Provide services to the elderly. be able to prod uce such a flyer quickly and at low cost. Run errands. Read to them. Visit Babysitters might organize a ser- daily and check on their wellvice in which one member takes being. Cook meals for them. Provide services for people who phone requests and assigns jobs for all participants. In this way sit- are away. House-sit. Water plants. ters can indicate in advance when Care for pets. they are available, and customers Whatever your children decide can get a sitter with one phone call. to do, certain ground rules should Babysitters in the service might apply. Parents should not be the be required to meet certain require- main customers. Parents should ments such as a minimum age and not be expected to furnish capital. completion of a course for babyDaughter might use the family sitters. Such courses are offered by lawn mower to start her business, schools or hospitals, ora parent- but once she is active, she should nurse or educator might design consider buying her own equipand offer such a course. ment. Similarly, young businessYour children might develop persons should not expect unlim-
Look for the rainbows I was in the audience with 1,000other people not long ago at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Manhatt!i'n, waiting 'for poet Maya Angelou to make her entrance on stage. People may not have been familiar with her name prior to President Clinton's inauguration when she delivered her poem, "On the Pulse of Morning." , As we waited for Ms. Angelou's appearance at the hotel, one might have expected her to begin her talk with a poem. Instead, it was a song, "When it looked like the sun wasn't gonna shine any more, there was a rainbow in the clouds..." She sang in a rich, powerful mezzo. From then on we heard about "rainbows" from this incredibly talented woman, who is also a best-selling author, teacher, civil rights worker, singer and actress. Her story about her Unele Willy was the one I won't forget. Uncle Willy had a disability, a neurological problem which made him "so ashamed of his condition" that he rarely left his hometown in Arkansas. But he took care of little
Maya from the time she was a tot. He taught her the multiplication tables and something much more, lessons that had .,to do with the healing power of love. In those days, which Ms. Angelou called "the Iynchin' years," black men were in constant danger of being taken on "rides" by whites. She recalled times when her uncle had to be hidden away in bins that she and her brother would fill with potatoes and onions. But that didn't defeat him. Uncle Willywasa rainbow. Rainbows are' all around us. LOOk first at home and then look outside, the poet said, mentioning some of her rainbows, like Gandhi, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Beecher Stowe. She said regretfully, "We don't often enough look for the rainbow." But again, she emphasized, the rainbows are all around. They are the "he-roes and she-roes" who can help us flesh out our dreams. She explained, "Once you love yourself, you pull more" people under your aura. Your rainbow encircles them." She called this a
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ited chauffeuring or unlimited use of the family phone for business. Burnout is a common pitfall for young businesspersons. YOII might suggest the job be limited to summer only. Be aware too of the danger of getting in too dee p, that is, devoting too much time and energy to work. Learning to price correctly, neither under' nor over the local scale, is another skill which might require your hdp. Many books are available on jobs for young people. Money Smart Kids by Janet Bodnar (Washington, ,D.c., Kiplinger Washington Editors Inc., 1993) has many suggestions and recommends additional books. Your library can also help. Starting a business can be a learning experience and a g::owth experience as well as a way to earn money. You are wise to encourage your children. Reader questions on famiI:y living and child care to be answered in print are invited by The Kennys; 219 W. Harrison; Rensselaer, Ind.
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magic that, "ennobles the person who dares to love... I find myself speechless in the face of love." The teacher in her then clarified what she calls love. "I don't mean feel-good love. I mean a condition so powerful that it allows us to build bridges and find the courage to cross them in the attempt to reach others." When we love, we heal, Ms. Angelou said. With all her immense talent and energies, this gifted woman gav,e a surprising summary of what she has come to believe her role in life to be. "I believe my role is to be grateful... because we have rainbows," she told us. When she concluded and I Idt the ,hotel, I found myself walking away with a rainbow named Maya Angelou.
Parenting's occupational hazards By, Dan Morris Americans increasingly look to the federal government for answers to fundamental things: health care, job safety, retirement, a good laugh. Has the time come, then, for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to look into hazardous work conditions associated with babies and toddlers? Anyone who has lived through the agony of stepping barefoot on a Lego house, knows of what I speak. Little regulations might help requiring parents, for example, to wear safety goggles during feedings; insisting shin guards be worn
while "operating" anywhere near a 3-year-old. Gas masks should be wall-mounted near diaper buckets. All newborns should be fitted with nonslip patches and/ or hand grips. If OSHA wa's on its toes, it would suggest 4-year-olds be retrofitted with running lights, locator beacons and backup bells. CPR-type classes with special ratings ~ould be developed, such as: I) Care and operation of a diaper pin. 2) Tripping and falling management: For example, how to survive a full-tilt (timmmmmber) fall
when a 2-year-old snags a death grip around your ankles. 3) Colic intervention: Specialists could be trained to recognize and respond to parents sufferin,g sustained exposure to a colicky infant -- red-eyed twitchy peopk who threaten to beat you with a Big Bird doll because you are: standing between them and thl: Pampers shelf. 4) Pain management: Learnin~: to function even though you napped with a plastic toy pterodactyl imbedded in your neck. Admittedly, the fines and penalties could be路 significant. On the other hand, if OSHA could make the home safer "from" little ones, they might consider teens next.
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dis~ussed by prie~t NEW YORK (CNS) c..: Covert Father Brodeur said an issue to rationing of medical carc as hap- discuss is the probability factor: pening and the issues involved for instance, should an operation should be discussed openly. says a be performed 'jf experience has priest who specializes i.it medical shown that in 98 percent ofsimilar ethics. cases it. 6rings no benefit, or Father Dennis A~ Brodeur. an whether a patient should even be executive of the Sisters or St. Mary offered such an option. Health Care System in St. Louis, In the case of Jacqueline said in a recent address to Catholic Kennedy.Onassis. who died May hospital administrators ~that one 19 from lymphatic cancer, probform of rationing-occurs through lems were avoided because- physilimitationsin government-financed dans and patient agreed on the programs. appropriate action, he said. He cited an Illinois situation Theoretically, her life might have where 2000 people were on a wait- been continued a few more days if ing list fo.r a state government- she had- been kept in the hospital' financed operation but only six and various emergency measures operations were performed each had been applied, he said. But her week. The priest ~aid that it is un- physicians -said that from their . realistic to expect an absolutely standpoint any further treatment _______ -equaLll.s._syslem~lt\lJlh~Jm:()~_ would ~ futile. and she decided gress toward a more equal and bet- from the perspective of her values ter understood system would be that it was more important to possible If Americans conducted a return home for her death. public discussion on how medical The process of thinking through benefits would be allocated. medical decisions should not be Father Brodeur said greater influenced by reference to divine clarity was needed about the miracles, the priest added. He said meaning of "futile" treatment as that people improperly confuse understood from the medical stand- two levels of discourse when they point and from that of personal argue that futile treatment of a values. person in a hopeless, vegetative Problems arise when physicians state should be continued because and patients, or their families, d_~- God might perform a miracle. agree, he said, either when patients Father Brodeur's address was and or families want continuation given at S1. John's University, of treatment that physicians con- Jamaica, NY, and was co-sponsider futile, or when physicians sored by the Catholic Medical recommen4 treatJ!1ents that pa- Center of Brooklyn and Queens. tients feel are too burdensome to be worthwhile. - Father Brodeur said the principle of respecting a patient's wishes and autonomy in medical care is -ge~erally considered of fundaBROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) mental importan~, but that the Some thieves see religious institu~ movement for assisted suicide tions as "easy marks.... Brooklyn showed a need for limiting that Borough President Howard Golden principle. told a security seminar for area In cases where patients or their religious leaders. families insist on operations or "Thefts of valuable artifacts from measures that physicians consider churches, synagogues, mosques futile, questions will arise regardand other places of worship are an ing who will pay for them, he said. everyday reality," Golden said. Police Det. Richard Capobianco outlined "four D's" of blocking crime - deter, deny, delay, detect - and suggested a wide range of tactics to make theft or robbery June 4 from religious institutions more 1920, Rev. Louis J. Terrien, difficult. D.P., Dominican Priory, Fall River "There are simple things you 1949, Rev. Jose P. d'Amaral, can do yourself, and you don't Parochial Vicar, Santo Christo, even have to be a security expert," Fall River he said. "The secret is hardening 1979, Rev. George Daigle, Pasthe target." tor,Sacred Heart, North Attleboro His suggestions ranged from June 5 keeping cash on hand in locked 1954, Very Rev. Thomas J. safes to installing fences, deadbolt McLean, Pastor. S1. Francis Xav- locks on doors, grating or bars on ier, Hyannis windows and skylights, outdoor 1970, Rev. Msgr. Louis Prevost, security lighting and closed-circuit Pastor Emeritus, St. Joseph. New television cameras. Bedford He urged those responsible for ~une 6 church property to mark office 1993, Rev. CorneliusJ. Keliher, equipment and valuables with Former Pastor. S1. Mary, North identification numbers. Attleboro He also urged them to maintain secure, separate documentary files JuneS 1961, Rev. John S. Czerwonka, of valuables, including photoAssistant, St. Stanislaus, Fall River graphs aQd purchase records or appraisals. , June 9 Use of simple identification pro1945, Rev. Timothy J. Calnen, cedures for couriers, utility workers Pastor, St. Joseph, Woods Hole 1966, Rev. Joseph S. L~rue, and other service personnel will Pastor, Sacred Heart, North Attle- deny entry to thieves who use those ploys to gain access to a boro building, he said. June 10 1915, Rev. William H. Curley, Full Contribution Pastor, SS. Peter and Paul, Fall "A man who has reformed himRiver 1949, Rev. George A. Meade, self has contributed his full share toward the reformation of his Chaplain, S1. Mary's Home, New neighbor." - Norman Douglas Bedford
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Q. In terms of the surgery that you went through, did you find your faith helped you through that? A. Oh sure.... Because of the way the whole thing unfolded - I gOt a chance to talk to a doctor who had an answer to my problem - I felt, and I said this many times at the time. the Lord carried me to that point and when the operation came ... I never had a doubt that it was going to be successful. I just felt that having beeo_carried that fat, the Lord was going to carry me the rest of the way.
Q. Before you lalked to that dOdor, had you come to the realization that maybe this was it, the end? A. Oh absolutely. The disease I had by definition was fatal ... inevitably fatal. There was no cure, no treatment, there's not much more finality than that.. .. Then along came this doctor, Dr. Tom Starz} is his name. He's a pioneer in the transplantation branch of medicine and he had written a book, an autobiography which they had sent me a complimentary copy of.. .. Having no sense that this had anything to do with my problem with the disease, I asked that it be brought.to me.... I sat right over at that table over there and called him on that phone ... to thank him for the book, which I did. and we had a brief conversation. I said, "By the way do you know anything about familial amyloidosis?"
He said. "I'll call you b~ck in five minutes." so he called ~e back .. , and said ... can cure it with a liver transplant" - a disease !tltat up to that point had been incurable. I
Q. Did you ever go .hrough a phase of questioning why Ihis was ! happening to you? A. No, I never got i~to that. I had no complaints. I went through 56 years of life ... perfeFt health. played sports. did everything I ever wanted to do. Thef.e days, I mean, there are kidsand1they're in infancy, you know, some don't even get a chance to be biOrn. Kids die from leukemia 5. 6 tears old, so if you get 56 good ~ears you have no complaints. I di4n't really get into that "why meT' ~,business. It's counterproductive, anyway. It doesn't solve anything. i Q. Do you still have limits on what you can do in te"ms of a workday or are you b_ck to a normal schedule? 'I A. I am back to just, about a fulltime schedule. Ther¢ are no restrictions. I mean, I've got a 34year-old ticker, OK? It works very well. It's still a 62'year- o ld body but the heart is 34 years old. And the liver is good. I feel very good. I'm ready to go. For a l while I would get tired in the middle of the day; lhat doesn't happen anymore. By 10 otclock at night rm tired ... but everybody else is tob. There was just one slight hint of tejection
since I had the surgery.,.. Theoret· ically, there's always a chance of rejection, but in my case up to now and it's almost a year, there has been no rejection whatsoever.
Q. Now that you have been through this operation, has it given you any Insight perhaps inlo health care reform? What ahout the whole idea of rationing? A. 1 think in every version of every health care plan I've seen the transplantation option is always covered. The reason for that is while'each individual procedure is very expensive, measured against the total health care expenditure it is a very, very minuscule percentage, I think less than I percent.. .. I don't expect to see it eliminated in any of the plans that are currently being considered.... My own experience has given me a much more heightened appreciation for the importance of maintaining quality of care. If we think we can just reduce costs arbitrarily and sacrifice quality of care, I am not in favor of that because that would be totally counterproductive, A corollary to that is that ... we maintain that commitment to research.... There's somuch genetic research going on now. You can list one disease after another thought to be incurable and all ofa sudden because of genetic advances now becoming curable. What about your conviction that abortion is wrong. Does that come from your faith as a Catholic? Your family uphringing? Did you always have that conviction? A. Yes. I always did. The first time this became a public issue in this country was J 966. I was then a candidate for governor, and I was opposed to abortion. I don't think anybody - mother. father. clergyman .- had ever talked to me about abortion up to that point. The reason for that is ~ and I have thought about this - there'was a virtual consensus. Most states in this nation, most legislatures in this country, made up of Catholics, Protestants, Jews, atheists, agnostics, and every other strand of religion you can think of, had arrived at a consensus that the tak· ing of the life of an unborn child was abhorrent ... not by edict of any church, not by any papal
encyclical.. .. It's part of the natu- . ral law that human beings who conceive another human being should not kill that human being. ... In 1973 when Justice Blackmun with the stroke of a pen rewrote and repealed all the laws of most of the states in this country that said abortion is a felony or a crime - and made it not only not a crime but a' consitutional right found nowhere in the language of the Constitution _. he short· circuited the history of this countryon the issue and took that issue away from the people. The people of this country do not support abortion on demand. The prochoice people would like very much to debate this issue {onlyj on religious terms because they take a very secular view of the world. They want to take any kind of absolute moral judgment, or any kind of r:eligious belief out of the publ'ic dialogue. Religion has always informed the political debate of this country.... One of the most dogmatic statements ever put on paper runs something life this: "We hold tbese truths to be selfevident." Truths. They don't change from year to year. They're not subject to the whims or the fancy of a generation or even a century. Q. How do you balance as a governor your own ideal about abortion when abortion 15 legal and you have constituents who like the f.ct abortion is legal? A. In a democracy we can always change the Constitution. We don't have to accept it. We have to abide by it and obey it while it's in effect. And 1 have done that as governor ... but that is not to say that you cannot make changes that are consistent with a constitutional interpretation. For example, the Webster case is an example; [and] our case, the Pennsylvania case. We now have in this state a new law which says there must bea 24-hour waiting period following an explanation ofthe procedure and the risks. We have a book that is given to every woman that wants to have an abortion. We have a compendium of names and addresses of organizations that point out where women can go for other help and services, whether it's adoption, an explanation of their rights, help with employment, help with nutrition, whatever they need. Once you say the child has a right to
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Q. What do. you think ahout another life issue that ha. been in the headlines lately, Dr. Kevorkian and this movement for assisted suicide? A number of states have tried to make that legaJ. A. It's a logical progression because life has become very cheap. And once life becomes subject to the whim of any outside force as is the case with abortion or assisted suicide none of us is safe,-no life. is safe, What's next? Who'S" next? Elderly people? People who have physical disabilities?
Q. What about the Democratic party? You've often said they are dead wrong on abortion. Do you see a role for yourself after your governorship ends, with your party, trying to make differences? A. I sure hope so. Look at that button back there. (The button says, "I'm a pro-life Democrat and I want my party back!") What I have said to the Democratic party is you claim to be the protector of the powerless. That'-s been your self-declared mission, that's the only reason I'm in this party, and you have protected everybody, the status of women,' the rights of African-Americans and other minorities. the rights of children, the rights of handicapped people, they were never left as a matter of choic'e. They were mandated if you will by an intrusive government. A perfect curn;nt example is the medical and family leave issue. I'm in favor of that. The same people that_are advocatingchoice on the abortion issue have said to the employers and business owners of this country whether you Jike it or not, whether it costs you money or Qot, whether it disrupts your business or not, we're going to force you to enable your employees to take leave in cases of illness in members of their family. And we're going to make you keep a spot open for them.... It's the right thing to do. The fundamental obligation of government is to protect the lives and safety of its own people and the Democratic Party has been the champion of the powerless through.: out its entire history. We have been a country which historically
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Mobility of the aged By Monica and Bill Dodds We crawl and then we walk. We walk and then we run. We go from here to there without even thiriking about it. M ability is more than a symbol offreedom; it is an act of freedom. But mobility doesn't
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ing the proper balance is never easy. It not only varies from family to family but from episode to episode. You need to encourage and you need to support, but you are no1 helping if you step in and do it all. Let your parent complete the task, even if that takes longer. - Admit it's hard to sec some-
Obviously, the best way for your aging parent to stay mobile is to ______ si~2Iy ~!~y __I1!Qvt1!g路__l]l~ ~JJY~_ o,neJr:~u lo~~_~tr:uggJ~~B:~m~J1l~~L "use it or lose if' holds truth in this - fhat many times it's the only way case. It is so much harder to go that person will gain new skills and through - to endure - physical new confidence. The only way he
therapy and make a comeback than it is to remain in good shape. When an accident or disease chips away at a parent's mobility
- or when it takes a sudden swipe - rt's hard on both generations. A parent may be forced to admit he or she is getting old and there will be an end. A child can no longer deny that is what's happening to a mother or father. An arthritic hip. A neurologically impaired foot. Amputations. A side frozen by a stroke. There are so many ways an aging parent's mobility - freedom, independence - can be hobbled. . And when that happens, what can an adult child do to help Mom or Dad? Here are some points to consider: .. -Remember this is an emotional time for your parent. He or she may deny help is needed, "forget"' a cane or walker, or refuse to use a device in public. Your parent may be frightened, discouraged and angry. Coming face to face with a brace, a cane, crwalker, crutches or a wheelchair is hard. -Don't fight! Keep in mind that you may find yourself performing a balancing act. You dance along that tightrope between taking over completely or saying nothing even when Momor Dad is doing something dangerous. Find-
or she will begin to regain some independence. -Solicit the support of outsiders - doctors and physical therapists, for example - to deliver the same message you are giving. -Make sure your parent has the right equipment and it's pr:operly fitted. Make sure Mom or Dad understands how to use it: the correct posture, the correct stance, the correct rhythm and speed. An occupational or physical therapist can help make sure your ~rent understands_ why the equipment is nece~ary:!;:, , -Get trkined also. That way you will know, when the two of you come to a curb, which leg goes where and where the cane needs to be. You will know how to get a wheelchair down a ramp or up a set of stairs. You will know how to help Mom or Dad get into and out of a car. -Give your parent time to adjust. Picking up the skill to use that device can't be learned in an afternoon. Mom or Dad may need time to practice at home before stepping back out into the world: -Remember that jfyour parent is beginning to recuperate after a loss in mobility, things may never be the way they were before, but they can be much, much better than they are right now.
BILL AND WENDY SIKORA with children Jenny (in wheelchair) and (from left) Kateri, Timmy, Eddie, Jeremy, Justin, Jonathan and Tobin. (eNS photo)
Love multiplied: family opens home to special needs children CLEVELAND (CNS) - Bill anc! Wendy Sikora have a simple respO.... when asked how they're ahle to nurture a household of nine children. "Our priest' would ten the story of the woman who was asked, 'Ifc禄.r cal't you divide your love among so many chi~renr"Sikora explained. "She said, 'You can't divide love, only multiply it: " Bill, chief legal counsel at the NASA Lewis Research Center, and Wendy, a pediatric registered nurse, have a family that"s special in many ways. Five of the children are their biological offspring, two are theirs by adoption and two are foster children. Three of their non biological children have special needs: 1year-old Jenny has spina bifida; S-year-old Timmy has no arms and- a host of other birth defects; 2...year-old Eddie was a crack co路 caine baby. The fourth, Jonathan, survived
Spotting symptoms of senioritis By Dan Morris High school counselors' call it "senioritis'" Parents know it as a condition in which their teenager displays ;in increasingly languid attitude toward life. Like sleeping face down in their waffles. In case you didn't realize it was your resident pre-adult's last scheduled year of secondary school, the military will provide notice. Beginning in September. the mailbox will labor under recruitment mailings from every branch of the armed forces, some of which you didn't know existed. , They also called. This is kinda nice. It gives you someone to talk to who is interested in your child's future. Little things give awaysenloritis sufferers. For example, they start calling teachers by first names. .. Larry said I had to attend class
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replaced by total negligence. Raking his room recently, our son found a spare tire he had been missing under a pile ofdirty clothes. Casually overheard phone remarks catch your interest. "How long does a minor-in-possession arrest stay on your record?'" "How much do you think it would cost to rent a limo like the one in the Bud Light commercial and have them drive you to MazatIan?" '路You mean there are still colleges without po-ed dorms?" Not to worry. however. Senioritis usually cures itself. On the other hand, I, do have this 30-yearold brother-in-law ... but that's another story.
"The teacher:' They become frank. "So are yOll going to do anything about your 'D' in there?" you ask. "N 0," senior says. "I ~'s the only period I can skip to visit with Lisa." You nod. "Makes sense to me." The condition hits full flower after the first semester, when many seniors realize next semester's grades will be too late for colleges to use for grants or scholarships. Creative teachers, therefore, use innovative techniques to keep students' interest. Clanging cymbals at five-minute intervals are good. Dragging a bare-clawed cat across, Sum of Loveliness a chalkboard, I hear, works well. A common byproduct of senior"Purity is the sum of aU loveliitis is that lack of diligence toward ness, as whiteness is the sum of all room cleanliness disappears. It is colors." - Francis Thompson
a near-fatal cardiac arrest a month after joinill8 the family. After their first children were born, tbe couple began adopting as a way to help children with spe- . cial needs. Later, a social worker suggested they try offerill8 foster care as well. Since then they've taken in two dozen foster children a waiting permanent adoption. Being foster parents to children with special needs began in 1983 with S-month-old Danny, who was born prematurely after his mother was in a car accident. The Sikoras began visiting the struggling baby at the hospital and eventuall)' brought him home for short visits. But he had a diseased heart muscle, and on one such visit he died. Despite that sorrowful first experience with a child's special needs, they knew they wanted to try it again, said Mrs. Sikora in an interview with the Catholic U niverse Bulletin, newspaper of the Cleveland diocese. The Sikoras are members of St. Peter Church. Six months later. they became the foster parents of Jonathan, who was supposed to be a healthy infant needing placement until adoption. "J,mathan's name means 'gift,"; said Mrs. Sikora. "He's our gift from God:' But one day he went into complete cardiac and respiratory arrest. "Bill resusdtated him and I called 911," Mrs. Sikora said. . After his hospitalization, he became difficult to place for adoption. So the Sikoras took him. Jonathan eventually had corrective s'P.rger}l for a muscle deformity and spent more than a year on a monitor to detect any stoppages in his breathing. "Today he is a perfect thirdgrader witha heart as big as he is," Mrs. Sikora added. They heard about Jennifer from an agency. When they first saw her in the hospital, she was a month old, a tiny child born with spina bifida. Also hydroencephalic, she
had a shunt to relieve a dangerous fluid buildup around her brain. "She bas done well," Mrs. Sikora said of Jenny, who uses a wheelchair and now is a first-grader. "She has some learning disabilities; she has a tougher time learning. But s.he's bright; she dances with the Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wh,eels and wears braces.... Foster son Timmy came along in 1988, after a Catholic Social Services caseworker learned about a hospitalized boy with serious physical p..oblems, including a rare blood -disease and no a..ms, although he does have hands' that grew out of the back of his shoulders. Timmy has since had several operations to reconstruct his deformed hip, knee and ankle joints. The Sikoras hope his legs will become fit enough to bear weight and that they can get him a special artificial arm for his left side. "What God didn't give him, he made up for in other ways,~ said Bill Sikora. "He has a sharp intelI"t. He lights up a roora" Eddie's first experiences with life included a daily struggle to overcome the effects of being born addicted to, c..ack cocaine smoked by the mother who bore him. In the Sikora family's care. he has progressed from sitting to standing to rumning. His speech is delayed, blat he is off oxygen and respirators. The Sikolras, married nearly 20' years, said their decisions to open their home and hearts to anothe.. child are shared with the whole family. "There's .a family commitment with each mew child we adopt," Mrs. Sikora said. "'Every one of the kids has to be committed to it. "Some days are chaotic," she said, but ev'erybody in the family has respon:sibilities around the house. "They aren't special because of their handicap,"' she said. "They are special b,ecause they are part of a family."
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Nursing homes honor employees Long-time employees ofthe four diocesan nursing homes were honored for their years of service at a recent event at White's of Westport. Also, Bryant College Certificates of Management were presented to 26 managers for completion of a two-year educational program, and five em ployees were awarded $1 ,500 scholarships. The scholarship recipients were: Lisa Camacho, a custodial assistant at Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, who plans to pursue a career in commercial art; Francine Arruda, a certified nurse aide at Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, pursuing a bachelor's degree in nursing at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth; Maria Figueiredo, a social worker at Marian Manor, Taunton, who will continue her studies at Brockton Hospital School of Nursing; Sharon Martin, a social worker at Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River, who plans to complete a master's degree in health services administration at Salve Regina University, Newport, RI; Marybeth Mazzoleni, a bookkeeper at Marian Manor, Taunton, who pursues a bachelor's degree in business management! accounting from Bridgewater State College. Nursing home employees honored for 25 years of service were Louis Cyr, maintenen(;e specialist, and Nancy Saravo, registered nurse, of Catholic Memorial Home and Thelma Allard, certified nurse aide at Madonna Manor. From the four homes, six employees were honored for 20 years of service, three for 15, 14 for 10 years and 75 for five years of service. From the diocesan health facilities office, Maria Soares was honored for 10 years of service. Recognized for five years of service were Fathers Joseph Costa and Edmund Fitzgerald, Kevin McKay, Colleen McRoy and Catherine Pavao.
Inner-city teachers going to Harvard WASHINGTON (CNS) Twenty-two Catholic school teachers and youth ministers from soffi!: of the nation's toughest neighborhoods will attend a special institute at Harvard University this summer on teaching children spiritual and moral development. The program, now in its second year, is led by Pulitzer Prize~ winning author Robert Coles, a child psychiatrist at Harvard noted for his research on the impact of spiritual values on children. It is a joint project of the National Catholic Educational Association, the Jesuit-sponsored Weston School ofTheology in Weston, and FADICA, Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities. Francis J. Hutler, FADICA president, said Catholic schools are often the only islands of hope in crime-ridden inner cities. "They're the ones doing something," he said. He said the program, a combination of retreats and· academic seminars, offers teachers a chance to share experiences, sharpen classroom skills and deepen their commitment to teaching at-risk children.
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Beth was nominated to a two-year term as· one of 10 youth members of the diocesan Youth Ministry Council, which advises the staff of the youth mi nistry office and meets with a group of adult counterparts. The councils have a role in planning youth ministry office events such as last year's Summer Splash, which featured games, swimming and sundaes at Cathedral Camp in East Freetown. Another major event is the annual diocesan youth convention, for which Mary Beth was one of three masters of ceremonies last November. That involved planning the program from workshops and a prayer service to a forum with keynote speaker Molly Kelly, who travels nationwide speaking to teens about chastity.
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But months of organizing didn't prepare her, Mary Beth said, for the moment when "suddenly you're looking out in front of 1,000 kids your age" wanting them to have a good time and learn something. "It's a big responsibility." Mary Beth will be moving on to new responsibilities now, starting college next fall at Salve Regina University in Newport, RI, where she plans to study nursing. But she has set an example for youth involvement in the church that she hopes others will follow. "Kids have so much to offer in ideas and opinions and they have the energy to really get things going." . To the teens out there she says, "become part of it - you can add to it!"
IN THI~ SPOTLIGHT: Mary Beth Rausch, at right, and fellow masters of ceremonies Erin Duarte and Andy Smith open last November's diocesan youth convention. (Hickey photo)
A teen's-eye view of youth involvement in the church By Marcie Hickey
Mary Beth Rausch graduates Sunday from Somerset High with a resume that reads like that of a typically busy teen: school newspaper, marching band and chorus, member of a peer leadership group that does anything from warning junior high students about the dangers of drugs to entertaining nursing home residents with a "senior citizen prom." She was even Somerset's queen for a week during October's Musictown Festival. But all of these things need to be kept in perspective, she says, and for her that perspective is her Catholic faith. Through involvement in her home parish, St. Patrick's in Somerset, and as a member of the diocesan Youth Ministry Council, she has been outspoken among her peers and adUlts about gl~tting teens involved in the church. A folk group member and first grade CCD teacher at St. Patrick's, she was nominated as a sophomore to represent the parish at CLI, the weeklong Christian Leadership Institute offered each summer by the Diocesan Office for Catholic Youth Ministry to train teens for leadership roles in their parishes. "It's a good experience and it gives you the skills' to put things together" when organizing events and to motivate peers, said Mary Beth, whose advice to youth seeking church involvement is "if there's a youth group, definitely join. If there isn't one, you could start one." If there are no specific youth activities, she added, there are always plenty of opportunities for volunteering at church functions or in outreach projects such as soup kitchens in which youth are certainly welcome. "I think kids sometimes feel threatened -- that organized religion is too demanding and it doesn't look like fun," said Mary Beth. "But it's all what you put into it when you get involved. I feel I have a strong faith which helps me to grow as a person and gives me a sense of doing something good
and being part of something positive." Most youth are looking for just that - something positive - she pointed out, and she has spoken to junior high members of the parish youth group, encouraging them to "get involved in anything they can when they get into high school. Be active in the parish." Churches have plenty to offer; sometimes kidsjust need an invitation, she said. "They need to be continually welcomed." Both youth and adults benefit from teens' participation in parish .life, Mary Beth added, since working together forges better understanding between generations. "Adults can be hung up on negatives about kids. Good kids can be overlooked" if they fail to draw attention to the good they're capable of doing, she pointed out. As a member of the parish's confirmation retreat team, composed of both youth and adults, Mary Beth said she observed that, "we learn from the adults and they learn from us too - their minds open up to seeing the good in kids." Breaking !.tereotypes teens and ad ults have of one another was the aim of another of Mary Beth's undertakings this year as one of three youth presenters of a workshop at the diocesan religious education convention in September. The teens, not listed in the workshop program, appeared "dressed like thugs - in leather jackets and ripped jeans," Mary Beth recounted. Not surprisingly, the audience was not impressed. "We got funny looks. People made assumptions about us," said Mary Beth. They weren't take:n seriously until they were introduced as presenters by an adult advisor. That program, she said, made the teachers more conscious that "they might pass [a student] over without realizing it." The teens gave the teachers "a kid's view of how adults treat us" and asked that they "give a little more to reach out" to the student who seems not to want to be there. "That kid needs attention." After completing CLl, Mary
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'Pope says' -ncr:':' Continued from Page One minded Anglicans that the church opposed women's' ordination for several fundamental reasons: the example of Christ in choosing male apostles, the constant practice of both Catholic and Orthodox churches, and the magisterium;s consistent teaching on the matter. He noted that Pope Paul's teachings were authoritatively explained in the 1976 document, "Inter Insigniores," issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. That document added theological reasons against women's ordination and showed that Christ's way of acting was not due to sociological or cultural motives, he said. Pope John Paul also reviewed his own teaching on the subject, particularly the point that Christ acted freely and that hi,s 12 apostles received a special function in the church, one that could not be exercised by any other member. The papal letter emphasized that the nonadmission of women to the priesthood "cannot mean that womell are oflesser dignity, nOl' can it be construed as discrimination against them." This is shown by ,the fact that Mary, the mother of Christ, received neither the mission of the apostles or the ministerial priesthood, he said. The presence and role of women in the church remain "absolutely' necessary and irreplaceable," he said. The Vatican's own 1976 document said the role of women is of capital importance for the humanization of society and for the good of the church, he pointed out. "The New Testament and the whole history of the church give ample evidence of the presence in the church- of 'women, true disciples, witnesses to Christ in the family and in society, as well as in total consecration to the service of 'God and of the Gospel," he said., A statement issued by the Vatican press office attempted to put the pope's letter in perspective, saying it was a response to "widespread uncertainty" on women's ord!nati~n.
The papal letter is not a question of "a new dogmatic formulation, but. of a doctrine taught by the ordinary papal magisterium in a definitive way; that is, proposed not as a prudential teaching, nor as a more probable op,inion, nor as a mere matt<;r of discipline, but as certainly true," it said. "Therefore, since it does not belong to matters freely open to dispute, it always requires the full and unconditional assent of the faithful," it said.' The statement said the papal letter, "far from constituting an obstacle" to ecumenical dialogue, can provide an opportunity for all Christians to deepen their understanding about the, priestly ministry. '.
Iffy on abortion , WASHINGTON(CNS)-Supreme Court nominee Judge Ste~ phen, G. Breyer has won praise from senators whose votes wil1 be needed to confirm him to the court, but there. was quick. criticism of him from, the National Right to Life Committee, which cited his vote to overturn Bush administration regulations restricting staff at federally funded family planning clinics from encouraging patients to have abo'rtions. The Supreme Court later upheld t~e regulations as constitutional.
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Prologue. Part 1: The Profession of Faithea., Section 1: "I Believe" - "We Believe." Section 2: The Profession of the Christian Faith.
Part 2: The Celebration of the Christian Mysteryea., ,Section 1: The Sacramental, Economy. Section 2: The Seven Sacraments of the Church.
Part 3: Life in Christea., Section 1: Man's Vocation: Life in the Spirit. Section 2. The 10 Commandments..
Part 4: Chrjstian Prayerea., Section 1: Prayer in the Chri~.tian Life. Section 2: The Lord's Prayer: "Our Father!'!
VATICAN CITY (CNS) While confirming its contempt for anti-Semitism, the Vatican has downplayed reports that a docu- ' ment it is preparing on the Holocaust would be a historic admission of guilt by the Catholic Church in the extermination of Jews. The document: first announced by Pope John Paul 1\ in 1987, is still in its initial stages, but received major press coverage following reports about its contents from Jerusalem, where an international Catholic-Jewish group met in late May. Although the Vatican's Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews has been working on a document on the Holocaust and anti-Semitism for several years, a' draft has not yet been published Vatican sources said. "The only document about the 'Holocaust 'or anti-Semitism referred to during the meeting of the International Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee in Jerusalem was a project under preparation by the German bishops' conference in consultation with the Polish bishops," said Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls. , Journalists familiar with the German bishops' projected document said it is in its fourth draft, with a fifth draft not expected' before the end of the year. The fourth draft reportedly says
that a tradition of anti-Jewish teaching in the Catholic Church contributed to an environment that made the Holocaust possible. Commenting on the proposed Vatican document on the Holocaust, Navarro-Valls said it was not discussed during the Jerusalem meeting. He said he did not know how close it was to completion. "It will not be an easy document to write," he said. "It will involve not just theological issues, but must include historical judgments." Navarro-Valls said the ,;hurch's contempt for all forms of antiSemitism was "clearly expressed" in its new "Catechism of the Catholic Church" and in the pope's many strong statements. .Jewish groups have accused the Catholic Church of looking the other way duril1g the World War 11 Holocaust, during which the Nazis killed 6 million Jews. Vatican historians have rejectl~d such accusations. The pope, who witnessed antiSemitism first hand during the Nazi occupation of his native Poland, was the first pontiff to visit a synagogue and concentration camps. Last December he led the Vatican to a historic diplomatic: recognition of Israel, a landmark after 2,000 years of hostility between Christians and Jews.
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ROME (CNS) ~ Cardinal Bernard F. Law of Boston and three other English-speaking bishops met Pope John Paul II last week in Rome's Gemelli hospital for a formal presentation of the English edition' of the "Catechism of the 'Catholic Church." , The amount of time taken to translate the catechism is a sign 0'[ the importance the church gives to its content and to the need for "transmitting an exact formulation of the Christian m'essage and the church's teaching," the pope said in a May 27 written message. Cardinal Law said the message was read to bishops from the U ni~ ted States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, India and other countries during a meeting with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of t~e Faith. Cardinals Ratzinger and Law, with three other bishops, then went to the hospital to present the pope with special1y bound copies of the catechism. "He was in a much better state than I would have suspected he would have been after such a long hospitalization. He was himself," Cardinal Law said. The pope left the hospital shortly after the visit after a four week stay for treatment of a broken thigh bone. , Cardinal Law, speaking for the other bishops, thanked the pope for the catechism. "In this way national and diocesan catechisms, having their own catechetical and pastoral language and methods, will faithfully com-
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Vatican stall1lp honors Galih~o VATICAN CITY (CNS) More than 350 years after condemning astronomer GalileCi Galilei as a heretic, the Vati<:an is honoring him with a stamp. The stamp, which went on sale May 31, has a portrait of the sci(:ntist in the middle of or::>iting rings of planets and scientific instruments. InOctober 1992 PopeJohn Paul 1\ formally acknowledged that the church erred when it condemned Galileo for defending as fa(:t the Copernican theory that the earth revolved around the su'n. Th,: theory was not accepted for an,:>ther 100 years. The astron~mer was found guilty of heresy in 1633 because it was thought that his views contradicted Scripture. In acknowledging the church's error, Pope John Paul said the 17th-century theologians and prelates judging Galileo relied on an overly literal interpretation of the Scriptures to insist that the earth was the fixed center of the universe.
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50 years ago Continued from Page One cans arrived with Sherman tanks, cigarettes and smiles. Among those who watched the army roll in was Arcangelo Paglialunga, now a journalist who covers the Vatican. "We couldn't sleep all night, we were so excited. We'd been waiting a tong time for that day," recounted Paglialunga. At that time he was a university student in hiding from the Italian fascists, living at home near the Vatican. His family had watched the last of the German occupation soldiers march wearily out of the 'capital on June 3, 50 years ago today. Expectations rose on June 4, and late that night shouting went up in the Vatican neighborhood - the Americans were drawn up at the Roman walls in front of the Basilica of St. John Lateran. "At 6 a.m. the next day the tanks arrived in Via della C;onciliazione, leading to the Vatican. For two hours there was a parade of jeeps. The soldiers had flowers in their rifles and were tossing out cigarettes," Paglialunga said. Pope Pius X It witnessed all this from his apartment, trying to select the right moment for a muchawaited appearance. But when he was about to come to the window, he saw a tank parked on Vatican territory in the square below. It belonged to a group of soldiers visiting St. Peter's Basilica. "He had the U.S. commander called and told them to get that tank out of St. Peter's Square," Paglialunga said. Only then would the pope greet the liberation army. The episode was confirmed by others at the Vatican.
CARE FORCE: Lita Bladen, a volunteer with the San Jose, Calif., Care Force, offers a meal to a client. A cooperative effort of several churches, the group st:rves about 350 hot meals three times a week. (CNS photo) Paglialunga and his friends watched as a jeep carrying "an officer with his legs up on the dashboard" made its way into St. Peter's Square. It was none other than Clark, who posed with a
priest for a photograph, then asked for directions to the Campidoglio, Rome's city hall. The priest told a boy on a bicycle to show them the way through the crowded streets, and off they
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went .. the jeep following the bike, Paglialunga said. Some have identified the priest in the photo as Irish Msgr. Hugh O'Flaherty, who from his Vatican office ran part of the clandestine organization to help escaped prisoners of war during German occupation. Hundreds of people were being hidden in church-run institutions, including the Vatican. "The place was packed full of refugees, safely ensconed inside. Now the danger was over, and they could leave," said U.S. Jesuit historian Father Robert Graham. American soldiers were among those who gathered in St. Peter's Square on the afternoon of June 5 to hear the pope speak of the longawaited liberation of the city. To many, Pius XII had been a spiritual inspiration during occupation, refusing to leave Rome and the Vatican·even in the face of German threats. His appeals helped prevent the city from being turned into another battlefield. Two days later, the pope met with American and British journalists who were covering the war with the Allied army. According to Raleigh Trev*.!yan, a British officer in the Italian campaign who wrote a book about his experiences, the papal audience was a less-than-formal affair, with photographers shouting "Hold it, Pope," and "Attaboy" as they snapped the pontiffs p:cture. Paglialunga, who obtained and preserved a photo of that audience, can point out in the left-hand corner the face of an up-and-coming official of the Vatican Secretariat of State: Msgr. Giovanni Battista Montini, thefuture Pope Paul VI, who was in charge of relief work during the war.
Paglialunga remembers vividly how American Catholic GIs packed St. Peter's Basilica for the first Sunday Mass after their arrival. They all genuflected at the elevation of the host - something Romans never did, he said. And at collection time, the baskets came back full of dollar bills. "They needed extra big sacks to carry out the collection that day," he said.
"Young, Hot, Safe!" Not! NEW YORK (CNS) - The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights is placing 2,500 ads on New York subways to tell riders that "condoms don't save lives" but "restraint does." The message is a direct challenge to ads placed by the Gay Men's Health Crisis that promote condoms, showing persons of the same sex kissing each other while holding condoms. The ads read: "Young, Hot, Safe'" "What young people need to be taught is abstinence," the League said. "There is something terribly perverse about a society that tells young people to abstain from smoking I}ut doesn't have the moral courage to tell them to abstain from sex." The text of the League ads is: "Want to Know a Dirty Little Secret? CONDOMS DONTSAVE LIVES. But Restraint Does. Only fools think condoms are foolproof. Remembel', better safe than sorry." William A. Donohue, League president, said the t l-by-28-inch ads cost $5,000 to produce and $ to,~OO to i l1 stall.
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SHERIFF SPEAKS: Bristol County Sheriff David - R. Nelsofl addresses law class at Bishop Feehan.
Bish,op Feehan High ATTLEBORO -Vanessa Cesarz of Seekonk is vale-. dictorian and Amy Dwyer of Mansfield is salutatorian' for the Class of 1994, which graduates tomorrow. Miss Cesarz is a finalist in the National Merit and Century Three Leaders programs and is a Coca-Cola Scholar semifinalist. She has received scholarships from the National Asso~iation of Secondary School Principals, the Brown University Club of RI, Johns-Hopkins University, and the National Elks. She is the state winner of the French Language Foundation French Contest. At Feehan Miss Cesarz was vice president of the student council and was active in student government for four years. She holds five athletic letters in softball and cross country, for which she was team captain during her senior year. She was a member of the National Honor Society, French and Spanish honor societies, math team, year. book staff, homecoming committe€'and concer~jband; She participates in parish youth ministry anc;! is a volunteer for Big Sisters and the Association for Retarded Citizens. Miss Cesarz will attend Brown University's eight-year program in liberal medical education and plans to major in health and society in Third World countries as preparation for a career as a physician. Miss Dwyer holds a commendation from the National Merit program', the Bausch and Lomb Science Award and the Salve Regina Book Award. She has attended the National Youth Leaders Conference as a Congressional Scholar and is listed in Who's Who Among American High School'Students. She was vice president of Feehan's SADD chapter and a member of the debate and academic decathalon teams, the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society, and the competition majorettes. She was head of the lighting. crew for the theater department. She also ' teaches CCD in her parish. Miss Dwy.er will major in social thought and analysis at Washington University. She plans a career in social work. •
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Bristol County Sheriff David R. Nelson recently addressedjuniors and seniors in Sister Maria Jude's law class. Among topics he discussed were the future of c'ounty . corrections and t.he criminal justice system, the role of drugs and alcohol in the system, and the increasing county inmate population. . . Sheriff Nelson said he expects more than 250 inmates to enter the system this month due to the truth in sentencing laws passed earlier this year in the state. "Almost 90 percent of all inmates incarcerated in Bristol County are imprisoned on drug-related charges, and the numbers keep growing," he said. "We have a jail in Dartmouth that is filled to capacity; as a matter of fact, on some days we have prisoners sleeping on mattresses on the floor of classrooms or recreation rooms. We have far too many inmates~t our Ash Street facility in New Bed-. ford, The Eastern Massachusetts Correctional Alcohol Center, and at the Pre-Release Center in Dartmouth." He added that "when I took over as sheriff in 1993, there was a single facility with about 275 inmates. Now we have about 1,000 inmates." . Sheriff Nelson is one of 16 guest speakers to have addressed the law class this year. "The students are very knowledgeable about the criminal justice system and they asked well-thought-out questions on pertinent issues," the sheriff said.
TAUNTON-Laurie Poyant of New Bedford is valedictorian and Theresa Arpin of Middleboro is salutatorian for the Class of 1994, which graduated yesterday in '. ceremonies at the school. Miss Poyant is Coyle-Cassidy's Woman of the Year for 1994. As a senior, she was vice president of the National Honor Society and Peer Leadership Group and served as a school tour guide. She was captain of the girls', basketball and volleyball teams, earning the 1994Jamesand Helen Lamb Memorial scholarship as the year's top female student-athlete. In 1993, Miss Poyant received the Outstanding AthleteAward and a U.S. Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete Aw.ard. She was previously Coyle,-Cassidy's freshman, sophomore and junior of the year, and she received the Bausch and Lomb Science Award and Harvard Book Award. Miss Poyant will attend the Catholic University of America, where she plans to study architecture. 'Miss Arpin,who made the school's honor roll for 16 'consecutive terms, has been secretary of the National Honor society and a member of the French Honor Society as well as the school's top scorer on the 1992 National French Exam. As a sophomore; she received a third place award on the regiomillevel for her History Day video presentation. She was a member of the school physics team, which this spring won three first place trophies on the state level. She was captain of the cross country and winter and spring track teams this year and has earned three letters in each sport. She was also a four-year member of the flag squad and served on the CC Captain's Council. Miss Arpin .will attend Tufts University on th~ .Air Force ROTC scholarship and plans to study premedlcme.
SCHOLARS.: Coyle-Cassidy valedictorian Laurie, Po.yant, left. and salutatorian Theresa Arpin.
Bishop S~angHigh NORTH DARTMOUTH - Twelve eighth grade students who are members of Bishop Stang's Class of 1998 received Principal's Achievement Awards at Academic Awards Night May 17. The students received plaques from principal Theresa Dougall for their academic excellence and performance on the Bishop Stang entrance exam. , The award recipients are: , , Miriam Bates and Shannon Roderiques, Dartmouth Middle School; Matthew Jarvis, St. Joseph's School, Fairhaven' Heather Medeiros, St. Philomena's School, Portsmouth, RI; Timothy Wojcik, Hastings Middle School, Fairhaven; Megan Lally, Ford Middle School, A~h~~ , , , ,Kevin Oliveira and Bethany Lamoureux, ORR Junior High School, Mattapoisett; Heather Pierce, We.stport Middle School; Erin Starck, Falmouth Academy; Richard Grundy~ Holy Family-Holy Name School, New Bedford; Jeremy Caron, S1. Jean Baptiste, Fall River.
St. John the Evangelist ATTLEBORO-Seventeen students will graduate from St. John the Evangelist school at a 5 p.m. Mass on Sunday. Diplomas will be presented by pastor Msgr. Daniel Hoye, principal Sister Ann Therese Connolly, CDP, and eighth grade teacher Jay Hoyle. Graduates will take part in the liturgy. Readings will be given by Sarah Rando and Ro~ert Caruso. Prayers of t~e Faithful will be led by Eleanor Sbardelli. Shanna Brierley will explain the class' offertory gifts and class president Brianne Pouliot will address the congregation. The recipients of the St. John Parish, Jean Carroll Memorial, Mark G. Hoyle Memorial and Leadership awards will be announced at the graduation. , A reception planned by the seventh grade class under direction of Mrs. Claire Powers, seventh-grade teacher, will follow the Mass. '
CAN DO: Fifth grade !{irls at Our Lady of Lourdes School. Taunton, sortfoodforthe parish St. Vincent de Paul Society. They gave up recess time fa.' several days for the project, while classmates cleaned the parish statue of Our Lady of Lourdes. .
.Our Lady of Mt. Ca'rmel NEW BEDFORD - The school was recently visited by Assistant Deputy Superintendent Gary Crowell and two minimum security prisoners from the Dartmouth facility of the Bristol.County Correctional System. Lt. Crowell spoke to grades 3 to 8 about the causes and consequences of drug and alcohol related crim~s. The students participated in role-piaying situations which instructed them in ways to "say no" and walk away from uncomfortable situations. The prisoners shared their personal histories with drug and alcohol abuse, as well as its effect on their lives. They discussed their loss of self respect and family support, and how their drug dependency caused them to do many things that they did not enjoy doing. . They said their lives have been changed through the EMCAC Rehabilitation Program for drug and alcohol dependencies. They now have hope for a new liJe, and once again can feel good about themselves. Both prisoners tried to impress on the students that . they have a choice when it comes to trying drugs and alcohol and how the best way to prevent addiction is to say no right from the start. The students were enco'uraged to completetheir education and be the best they c:an be. The program concluded with a question and answer period. Students were curious about how the speakers' drug problems had first arisen and how they would change their past if they could. The program was planned by health instructor Robin Mayo.
St. James-St. John NEW BEDFORD-Grade 4 has been studying :'1ative American tribes and· recently visited the Heffe:nrefer . Museum of Anthropology, where they experienced such practices ofthe Plains Indians as living in a tepee, making and eating pemmican, and making bracelets with beads and sinew. In the classroom, each student researched a trib!: from the Aztecs to the Wampanoags and constructed a model of their chosen tribe's village. Fourth-graders also have adopted an overseas freighter. They are corresponding with Harry Bertrand, chief engineer on the Overseas Joyce. who promises to send pictures and a video about life on the freighter. The fifth grade has ·completed a unit on the solar system. As a final project, they collaborated in writing and performing a "Planet Play" for the first, second and third grades. Miss New Bedford 1994 Anita M. Bailey visited fourth- through sixth-graders on May 20 to speak about the dangers of smoking. She also signed autographs for each student. Miss Bailey competes in June for tht: title Miss Massachusetts.
SSe Peter and Paul FALL RIVER - Eighth grade graduation will take place at the II a.m. Mass Sunday. 25 students will join the ranks of the school's 16,000 alumni. Stepping-Up will mark the end of kindergarten for 31 students at 7 p. m. June 7. The children wiII entertain with a program of songs, poems and dance followed by presentation of diplomas.
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BEAUTIFUL IN MY EYES You're my peace of mind In this crazy world You're everything I've tried to find Your love is a pearl You're my Mona Lisa You're my rainbow sky And my only prayer Is that you realize You'l always be beautiful In my eyes The world will turn And the seasons will change And all the lessons we will learn Will be beautiful and strange We'l havf~ our fill of tears Our share or sighs My only prayer is that you realize You'l always be beautiful In my eyes You'l always be beautiful In my eyes And the Ilassing years will show That you will always grow The more beautiful in my eyes When there are lines upon my face From a lifetime of smiles When thll time comes to embrace For one long last ride We can Il~ugh about it How time really flies We won't say goodbye Because true love never dies You'l always be beautiful In my eyes Written and Sunl: by: Joshua Kadison (c) 1993 by SBK Records as ti me passes there will be "les1 SUSPECT that Joshua sons" to learn. Kadison's "Beautiful in My Surely, he and the woman he Eyes" will soon be heard at lots loves will have their "fill of of weddings. Off the same CD tears" and "share of sighs." Yet, as Kadison's first hit, "Jessie," he tells her: "My only prayer is the song clearly describes the that you realize you'll always be potential within romantic love. beautiful in my eyes." The song's character speaks What Ilikf: about this song is of the goodness he finds in his its balance. Most oftoday's pop romance. He understands that
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music makes romantic love into something that it is not - a magic elixir curing all of life's problems. Such an idea misrepresents the genuine ways love can affect our lives. A much more helpful and realistic approacl is to see how love relationsl.ips become teachers and guifies for our lives. Let me explain. All of us enter romance with a variety of past hurts. Many times our pain has been pushed outside conscious awareness. Since every relationship, no matter how good or healthy, eventually encounters problems, these very difficulties serve as a catalyst to resurface the pain that we have hidden away within us. Consequently, one's romance can become a guide for rediscovering the ways you need to heal. However, such a perspective requires the song's insight that the current hurt is a needed "lesson" for us. Too often, we immediately blame the other person for what is hurting us. We fail to see what is being mirrored back to us about our lives, and specifically about our past. What can be more helpful is to step back from the current problem and ask ourselves these questions: What else might be happening here? Does what I am feeling now remind me of anything that occurred in my past? Could this current anger or hurt also be emotion related to past events? As Catholics, we respect marriage as a sacrament, meaning that it makes real God's power and presence in our lives. Part of this power and presence is God's desire to help us find healing for whatever ways we have been hurt in life. Use your love relationships as ways to receive this healing and guidance, and then watch both you and your partner grow more beautiful in each other's eyes. Your comments are welcomed by Charlie Martin, RR 3, Box 182, Rockport, Ind. 47635.
THE 1994 VICTOR A. PALUMBO, MD, MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP of$1 ,000 wa's awarded by Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, to Amy Lynn Willen, graduating from Somerset High School, who plans to study pharmacy. Announcingthe award are Dr. Daniel Harrington (left) and Dr. Richard Palumbo, son of the late Dr. Victor Palumbo, who practiced obstetrics and gynecology in Fall River for 38 years and was president of the Saint Anne's medical staff.
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By Christopher Carstens There was a familiar voice on the answering machine. It was Charlotte, my dad's wife. Mom passed away years ago, and Dad and Charlotte have shared some beautiful years together. But the most recent years have been my father's years of decline. Eighty years old, his body diminished, his mind had wandered in recent months - far from home, far away even in time. Many mornings he would wake up uncertain where he was, thinking that perhaps he was on the Iowa farm of his boyhood or in an army barracks somewhere in Germany. Charlotte's voice would bring him back, gentle and calm, "BiII, I think you were having a dream." "Yes," he would answer, "a dream," but as soon as he closed his eyes he would be gone again, and his dreams were every bit as real to him as the world of sheets and bedside tables that the rest of us saw. So now it was Charlotte's voice on my phone machine. "Chris, you'd better give me a call right away, just as soon as you get home." I knew what this message was about. There would be no surprise. I called Charlotte, and she said that Dad had died that afternoon. Peacefully, painlessly, he had simply stopped coming back from his dreams. When your father dies you feel like an orphan. It doesn't matter if you're 6, 16 or somewhere in your 40s. He's the only dad you ever get to have. When teenagers lose a parent, people somehow expect them to be able to manage it. "You aren't a little kid, after all." It isn't so. Time and age don't protect you from this blow. Three things made the loss of my father bearable, and I'd like to share them with you. First, my father is in a bette'r place. I don't know how people without religious faith face death. I'm grateful that my parents gave me the knowledge that Jesus waits for us at the end of all this living. .Second, my father and I became very close in the years after I grew up and moved away. At times when I was a teenager I wasn't sure we'd ever speak to each other on civil terms. My dad was an alcoholic, and his drinking days were dark and stormy for us all. But life is long, and there are many chances for new beginnings. My father found Alcoholics Anonymous and sobriety. He found a warmth and capacity for love he'd never known, and then we found each other anew. I wiil ever be grateful. Know this in the times when you and your mother and father are having problems, when loving thoughts are hard to find: Some-
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day it can be different. Don't ever give up on the chance of finding each other. Finally, I didn't go to the funeral alone. I went with my wife and our teenage son. Our daughter, far across the country in college, simply could not be with us. As I walked away from the gravesite, at the end of all the praying, the hymns and the tears, my son put his arm, around my shoulders and held me. He's taller than I am now, and right then he was stronger. I needed him, and he knew it. His warm, supportive hand held me when holding was the most important thing. Right then we both knew. The generation had passed. In love and trust, we walked forward together. Your comments are welcomed by Dr. Christopher Carstens, c/o Catholic News Service, 3211 Fourth St. N.E., Washington, D.C.20017.
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MANSFIELD ""'~' ~"j ~APOSTOI:ATE'F.OR I'.ERSONS All-night Sacred Heart prayer vigil 'WITH DISABILITIES begins with 7 p.m. Mass June 10 and Mary Jane Owen, dire,:tor of the ends with Benediction arid 7:30 a.m. National Catholic OffiCI: for PerMass June II. Prayers will be offered. sons with Disabilities, wi \I speak at for world peace. vocations and parMass and social 2 p.m. SUllday at St. ish centennial. Vincent's Home, FR.
ST. STANISLAUS, FR ' All-day exposition of Blessed Sacrament Sunday following 10:30 a.m. Mass and concluding with 5 to 6 p.m. holy hour. OUR SISTERS' PLACE, FR Free informational workshop on domestic violence and ways to help alleviate the problem 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 13 and 14, Unitarian Society, 309 N. Main St. Registration closes June 8. Further information: Mary Lynne Alexion, 677-0224. ST. JO'AN OF ARC, ORLEANS Crop Walk to relieve hunger I p.m. June 12, starting from Middle School parking lot. Information: Deacon Don Biron, 896-7823. OUR LADY'S HAVEN; FAIRHAVEN Workshop for nurses on pain management for cancer patients 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. June 9; registration requested by June 4. Information: 999-4561. SAINT ANNE'S HOSPIT AL, FR "Prostate Cancer: What It Is and How It Is Treated," part of the 'cancer education series "Learning for Life," 6 to 7:30 p.m. June 6, Nannery Conference Room of Clemence Hall, on Forest Street behind the main hospital building. Speakers will include Richard Hellwig, MD. chief of hematology / oncology, and Raymond Dugal, MD,chiefofradiation oncology. Information: Paul Taraborelli, clinical -social work director,.674-5600 ext. 2270, or Rose Bailey, radiation oncology nurse, 675-5688.
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IT TOOK the first three Saturdays of May for aU first communicants at Corpus Christi parish, Sandwich,' and its mission of St. Theresa, Sagamore, to receive the sacramen( From top, St. Theresa's class and the first and second se:isions at Corpus Christi . . EDICTAL CITATION DIOCESAN TRIBUNAL FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS Since -the actual place of residence of RAYMOND BELTRAN is unknown. We cite'RAYMOND BELTRAN to appear per· sonally before the Tribunal of the Diocese of Fall River on Monday, June 13, 1994 at 2:30 • p.m. at 887 Highland Avenue. Fall River, Massachusetts, to give testimony to establish: 'Whether the nullity of the marriage exists in the QUAGLIA-BELTRAN case? Ordinaries of the place or other pastors having the knowledge of the residence of the above person, must see to it that he is properly advised in regard to this edictal citation. Jay T. Maddock Judicial Vicar Given at the Tribunal, Fall River, Massachusetts, on this 26th day of May, 1994.
Only agencJT WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic Church's refugee resettlement program now is th.e only nongovernmental agency processing Haitian asylum seeker!: after the Immigration and Naturalization Service began requiringapplicants to check in regularly or risk being returned to detention while their cases are pending. Tht: only other church resettlement agency, the Church World Service Immigration and Refugee Program of the National Council of Churches, withdrew from the Haitian. program to protest the administratively unwieldy check-in requirement.