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CCA at alltime high. The Most Reverend Daniel A. . The amount received in this Cronin, Bishop of Fall River, . year's campaign exceeded the 1989 announced today that the 1990 total by more than $145,000, an Catholic Charities Appeal of·the increase of over seven percent from Fall River Diocese has concluded the previous year's total. with the largest sum realized in Commenting on the success of its 49-year history. A total of this year's Appeal, Bishop Cronin $2,218,143.84 was contributed to thanked the thousands of individthe Appeal. uals and businesses that contribNoting this unprecedented level uted to the Appeal, and likewise of giving by diocesan residents, expressed his gratitude to the hunBishop Cronin expressed heartfelt dreds of volunteers who assisted gratitude. Proceeds are distributed the Appeal by devoting their time throughout the year to diocesan and energy. agencies, apostolates and institu"For the Appeal to attain this tions to provide a wide variety of amount during a year of record pastoral, educational and social services to residents of Southeast- difficult economic times is an extraordinary achievement. The ern Massachusetts. In reporting the record sum at- seven percent increase assures that tained in the 1990 Appeal, Bishop so many worthy programs to beneCronin singled out for special fit residents of the diocese will conprai$e its Diocesan Director, Rev- tinue providing needed service. It is encouraging to know that so .erend Monsignor Anthony M. Gomes, Reverend Daniel L. Frei-' many people responded so genertas who assisted Monsignor Gomes, ously to our Appeal. It is a tangiand Horace J. Costa of Taunton, ble demonstration of sharing our Turn to Page 17 diocesan lay chairman.
REJOICING AT THE successful completion of the 49th annual Catholic Charities' Appeal are, from left, Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, assistant Appeal director; Bishop Daniel A. Cronin; Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, Appeal director, who retires this month and who will be succeeded by Father Freitas. (Hickey photo)
Pope, Gorbachev key to East bloc changes, top cardinal says VATlCAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II and Mikhail Gorbachev were the two crucial figures in Eastern Europe's political revolution, said Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Agostino Casaroli. Cardinal Casaroli credited Gorbachev with speaking out against the failures of communism. He
said the Soviet leader, while facing serious problems, was. seeking a real solution - "which is in the interest of everyone td encourage and support." The cardinal made the comments June 2 in Krakow, Poland, where he was receiving an honorary degree.
Cardinal Casaroli said that for decades, as the Vatican's chief negotiator in Eastern Europe, he was convinced that communism was a bankrupt system that had moved far away from its utopian goals. But, along with others, he was surprised last year. when one East European country after an-
other began throwing off communist rule. Looking back, the cardinal said, the election of Pope John Paul II and the rise of Gorbachev were "two facts that, because of their unforeseen nature and the influence they exercised, must surely be
considered fundamental" to the change.. The Polish pope's defense of human and religious rights had a profound echo in his homeland, he said. Among the East-bloc nations, Poland was the ripest for reform and in fact became the first to chalTurn to Page 17
High school gets new principal, confers first Bellarmine Awards It has been an exciting week at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River. Not only has appointment of a new principal been announced but at last Sunday's graduation exercises, a new tradition was inaugurated with the first presentation of the Bellarmine Award to two "founding fathers" of the
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New Principal Upon recommendation of the Diocesan Department of Education, the Most Reverend Daniel A. Cronin, S.T.D., Bishop of Fall River, has appointed the Reve-
rend John P. Murray, S.J., to serve as the new principal of Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River, effective July I, 1990. Father Murray has been director of admissions and financial aid at Boston College High School since 1988. Previously he was guidance director and a counselor at
AT LAST Saturday's ordination of John M. Sullivan, from left, atthe moment of ordination, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin imposes his hands on the new priest's head; Father Sullivan shares the sign of peace with family members;
the school and also carried out various administrative tasks. Ordained a priest on June 20, 1987, the principal-elect holds a bachelor's degree with a history major from Fairfield University. He also holds three master's degrees, in counseling from Fordham University, in divinity from
the Berkeley, Calif., School of Theology and in theology from the Weston School of Theology, Cambridge. In addition to directing admissions and financial aid at Boston College High School, Father MurTurn to Page 17
Father Sullivan and Bishop Cronin; a young girl is among those receiving the first blessings of the new priest. (Hickey photos)
leading Parishes ATTLEBORO AREA SI. John, Attleboro SI. Mary, Seekonk MI. Carmel, Seekonk SI. Mary, Mansfield SI. Mark, Attleboro Falls
48,975.00 35,051.50 32,191.00 30,170.00 28,663.00
CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS AREA SI. Pius X, So. Yarmouth SI. Francis Xavier, Hyannis Holy Trinity, W. Harwich Corpus Christi, Sandwich O.L. of Victory, Centerville
81,307.50 64,278.00 45,883.50 44,100.00 38,915.00
FALL RIVER AREA Holy Name O.L. of Fatima, Swansea Our Lady of Angels SI. Thomas More. Somerset SI. John of God, Somerset
48,534.00 30,334.00 26,764.00 24,282.00 22.288.00
NEW BEDFORD AREA MI. Carmel Immaculate Conception SI: Mary. So. Dartmouth SI. Julie Billiart. No. Dartmouth SI. Mary
42,152.00 37.881.00 36,887.40 25,106.00 24,963.00
TAUNTON AREA SI. Ann, Raynham SI. Mary Holy Cross, So. Easton SI. Joseph Immaculate Conception, No. Easton
27,382.00 23.110.00 21,408.00 19,656.00 19.578.00
Parish Totals
North Attleboro Sacred Heart SI. Mary Norton-SI. Mary Seekonk MI. Carmel SI. Mary
7,687.00 17,188.00 13,823.00 32,191.00 35,051.50
CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS AREA Brewster-O. L. of the Cape 26,817.00 Buzzards Bay-SI. Margaret 14,768.00 Centerville-O. L. of Victory 38,915.00 Chatham-Holy Redeemer 29,250.00 East Falmouth-SI. Anthony 30,376.00 Edgartown-SI. Elizabeth 5,105.00 Falmouth-SI. Patrick 35,086.00 Hyannis-SI. Francis Xavier 64,278.00, Mashpee-Christ the King 27.520.00 NantucketO.L. of the Isle 15,062.00 North FalmouthSI. Elizabeth Seton 26.978.00 Oak Bluffs-Sacred Heart 7,545.00 Orleans-SI. Joan of Arc 27,255.00 Osterville-Assum ption 18,437.00 PocassetSI. John the Evangelist 24,658.00 Provincetown-SI. Peter 9,950.00 Sandwich-Corpus Christi 44,100.00 South Yarmouth-SI. Pius X 81.307.50 Vineyard Haven..,.. SI. Augustine 7,315.00 Wellfleet-O.L. of Lourdes 6,069.00 West HarwichHoly Trinity 45,883.50 Woods Hole-SI. Joseph 8,577.00 FALL RIVER AREA
ATTLEBORO Attleboro Holy Ghost SI. John SI. Joseph SI. Mark SI. Stephen SI. Theresa Mansfield-SI. Mary
15,788.00 48.975.00 11,321.00 28.663.00 11,596.83 22,403.00 30,170.00
Fall River SI. Mary's Cathedral Blessed Sacrament Espirito Santo Holy Cross Holy Name Notre Dame Our Lady of the Angels Our Lady of Health Holy Rosary
Special Gifts $25
ATTlEBORO . $50 Corinne Precourst, N. Attleboro
Lawrence Ready Mixed Concrete Co., Inc., E. Falmouth I
CAPE COD $300 Neworld Bank Of Cape Cod, Falmouth $40 Frederick V. Lawrence, Inc., Falmouth
FALL RIVER
_ $100 Manuel Rogers & Sons - Fall River-New Bedford Express, Assonet
NEW BEDFORD Our Lady of Fatima $500 St. Vincent de Paul-Our Lady of Fatima; $50 St. Anne Sodality-Our Lady of Fatima, Senior Citizens Club-Our Lady of Fatima; $30 MlM Paul Costa; $25 M/M Daniel Murphy, ,'M/M James Wooler. St. James $250 Carol DeSouza; $200 ,James Mullin; $100 M/M Patrick Baker; $40 Francisco Andrade, M/M Richard Netinho; $30 Jacqueline Reis, Grace and Mary Regan; $27.50 M/M James Curry, Margaret A. Bernier; $25 M/M Wilfred Demers, Dorothy and Carbl Bruneau; Dr/M Leonard Roche, M/M Hermand R. Saunders, M/M Steven DeSouza, Ellen S. .Vaughan, M/M BenedictHarrison. '. St. Lawreiice $150 Guard of Honor-St. lawrence Parish; $135 M/M David R. Nelson; $120 D/M,Robert Small; $100 M/M Ray Barbero, In Memory of Rev. William R. Jordan; $60 Mary B. Wheaton; $35 M/M Darryl R. Gifford; $30 M/M John Burt, M/M Raymond Weber; $27.50 M/M Albert Broadland, M/M Leo St. Aubin, M/M Robert Sullivan. $25 ,Philip C. Beard, MlM William;:
NEW BEDFORD $25
Bettencourt Pharmacy
Brady, Jr., M/M John Harrison, III, Mary Manning, M/M Anibal Medeiros, Michael Racine, M/M Robert S. Stewart, M/M Leo Tracey, M/M William T. Hart, Robert P. Letourneau &, Mary 'Anne McGuire, M/M Peter Mason, M/M Peter Morris, M/M Arthur B. Walsh. St. Joseph $500 St. Joseph Church Bingo; $300St. Joseph Parish Societies; $50 M/M Edmond Charette. St. Theresa $50 M/M Raoul LeBlanc; $25 In Memory of Edna Nadeau. Immaculate Conception $660 Portuguese Prayer Group-Immaculate Conception Parish; $600 Rev. Jose Dos Santos; $25 M/M Daniel P. Moniz S1. Francis of Assisi $100 St. Vincent de Paul Conference. St. John the Baptist $55 M/M Joseph Motta; $40 MlM Jose Chipelo; $30 Elias Braga, Susan Horn, A Friend, MlM Richard Carreiro, M/M Adolph P. Walecka, Isabel & Agnes So~za, In Memory 'of Msgr. John A. Silvia; $25 Madalena Mingola, M/M David Howes, Rosalina Camara, Anonymous, ~ Friend. .i.
12,568.10 4,401.70 15.600.00 3.256.00 48,534.00 15,250.00 26,764.00 9,125.00 20.035.00
Immaculate Con~eption Sacred Heart SI. Anne SI. Anthony of Pad ua 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 WestportO.L. of Grace SI. George SI. John the Baptist NEW BEDFORD AREA New Bedford Holy Name Assumption Immaculate Conception MI. Carmel Our Lady of Fatima Our Lady of Perpetual Help Sacred Heart SI. Anne SI. Anthony of Padua SI. Casimir SI. Francis of Assisi SI. Hedwig SI. James SI. John the Baptist SI. Joseph SI. Kilian SI. Lawrence
O.l. of Perpetual Help $400 OLPH Bingo; $30 M/M Paul A. Pabis: $25 MlM Charles J. Rutkowski.
6,825.00 14,002.00 13,787.00 15,128.00 7,975.00 7,309.00 10,837.00 8,005.00 15,116.00 14,542.00 11,320.00 19.093.00 11,080.00 18,246.00 10,917.00 22,288.00 13.300.00 24,282.00 30,334.00 16,034.47 20.268.00 12,125.00 12.213.00 7,687.00 14,428.00
18,195.00 4,488.00 37,881.00 42,152.00 8,853.00 6,144.00 6,184.00 4,229.50 5,994.80 4,542.00 7,134.00 2.595.00 13,486.00 17,828.50 12.908.00 3.389.16 17,740.00
SI. Mary SI. Theresa
24,963.00 11,344.00
AcushnetSI. Francis Xavier
11,863.00
East FreetownSI. John Neumann
20,434.00
FairhavenSI. Joseph SI. Mary
16,726.00 9.115.00
MarionSI. Rita
7,162.00
MattapoisettSI. Anthony
15,633.20
North DartmouthSI. Julie Billiart
. 25,106.00
South DartmouthSI. Mary
36,887.40
WarehamSI. Patrick
23,176.00
. TAUNTON AREA Taunton Holy Family Holy Rosary Immaculate Conception Our Lady of Lourdes Sacred Hearf SI: Anthony SI. Jacques SI. Joseph SI. Mary SI. Paul
14,044.00 5.706.00 14,683.00 15,406.00 13,862.00 14,884.00 7,197.00 19,656.00 23,110.00 17,451.00
DightonSI. Peter
6,185.00
No. DightonSI. Joseph
10,849.00
No. Easton- . Immaculate Conception
19.578.00
RaynhamSI. Ann
27,382.00
So. EaslonHoly Cross
21,408.00
Our Lady of Assumption $50 Den'nis Avila; $35. Joaquim Livramento: $30 M/M Manuel Figueiredo; $25 M/M John Lessa, M/M Paul Baptista, M/M Gerardo Corchado, M/M Isadore Monteiro, M/M Albert Houtman, M/M Norman Turner, M/M Edward Rogers, M/M Jeronimo Barros, M/M Albert Silva.
Holy Name $00 St. Vincent de Paul Society; $50 M/M Lawrence Burns Jr., Daughters of Isabella Hyacinth Circle #71. M/M John Macedo; $40 M/M Alfred Alves: $35 Ernest & Lillian L'Abbs; $30 MlM Augusto Fernandes; $27.50 O.L. of Mt. Carmel $1000 Rev. Msgr. Kathleen Coholan, M/M Lester Chace; Luiz Mendonca, AFriend; $350 In Memory $25 M/M Ronald Bumpus, M/M Michael of Joaquim& Isaura Reis; $150 PortuCollet. Mrs. Russell Crawford, Holy Name guese Prayer Group; $100 M/M Virginio Women's Guild, M/M Stephen Lute, Macedo, Holy Ghost Society, M/M Paul J. M/M Sylvester Luce, M/M Michael Macedo; $51 Elias Costa; $50 M/M McGreavy, Grace Mikina, M/M Hugh J. . Manuel S. Costa, M/M Humberto Rego, A Mikina. Friend' $35 M/M Joseph Nunes, M/M GUilhe~me Motta, A Friend; $30 MlM St. Casimir $1000 Ferdinand B. Sowa; Joao B'orges, M/M Jose B. DeMello, $125 Edward Kulesza; $67 St. Casimir's Maria G. Nascimento, AFriend. Senior Citizens; $55 AFriend; $50 Mrs. $25 M/M Joao A. Arruda, Elza T. Alves, Charles D. Arruda, M/M Louis Josefek, M/M Brian Lawler, M/M Richard Mach- laura Avila, Lillian Cordeiro, MlM Belarmino Da Costa, M/M Daniel Fournier, nowski, A Friend; $40 M/M Joseph Fernando A. Gaspar, Maria C. Jesu, M/M Ponichtera; $38 M/M Henry RoszkieEduardo I. Melo, Fernando N. Oliveira, wicz; $35 M/M Stanl.ey Adamowski, M/M Fernando Oliveira, M/M Joseph Perry, Walter J. Tomkiewicz, M/M Eugene Wajda, M/M Thomas Rafferty, Hortense Ribeiro, AFriend; $30 M/M Jan Domagala, M/M Michael Ribeiro, In Memory of George John Gonet, M/M Fryderyk Gorczyca, The Lubera Family, Charlotte Moffatt, A Roderigue, M/M Gabriel Da Rosa, Carlos Santos Irene Sousa, M/M Joseph Tavares, Friend. A Frie~~. . . . . $25 Mrs. Frank Belina, Mrs. Olympia Ceasar, M/M Robert J. Couto, Wanda Sacred Heart $400 MlM Gerald LaDabrowski, M/M Rene Fortin, M/M WaiFrance; $125 In Memory of Normand ter Gajewski, Mrs. Kamalia 'Gauttier, Mrs. Seguin; $100 St. Vincent de Paul SocIety; Albina Glod, Emile S. Golda, Edward $25 Claudette Menard. ' Jarosik, Frank Jarosik, Mrs. Teddy M. St. Mary $850 Rev. John F. Moore; Kalisz, M/M Joseph Lech, M/M Michael $100 M/M Roger Bourgeois, MlM GasLinkiewicz, Mrs. Edward Nowak, M/M ton DeBrosse, DIM Gerald R. Carrier, Walter Palys, Mrs. LouisPeltz, M/M Louis Steven Perry; $50 M/M William Con.F. Peltz, M/M Stanley Schick, M/M Karl stant, Alfred Dias, MlM Arthur Caron, Schlemmer, M/M Joseph P. Stefanik, M/M Raymond Veary; $40 M/M Paul M/M Michael Swintak, Eleanor TomcBoutin, M/M Robert Allain, M/M George zewski, Felix Walski, Janice Whitmer, E. Landry;'$35 M/M Peter Becker, M/M John B. Wojcik, Holy Rosary SodalDorothy Brault.. M/M Leonard Cotter; ity, St. Casimir's Circle, AFriend. $30 Francis M. Devlin, Mona Provencher, M/M Martin McCoy, M/M Manuel C. CorSt. Ann'e $25 Alma LaFrance, 'Ralph .reia,' M/M Ro'nald- Silveira. ' Saulnier, Normand Lapointe, Clement $25 M/M James LaCroix, Emil & Qoris Mailloux路. , ....-- . Brugger, M/M Richard Botelho, M/M S1. Antony of ,Padua $100 Bern'adette Arthur Greene, Kenneth Hamel, M/M Goulet $25 M/M Roger F~'rnandes, Harry Robert Andrade, M/M Louis Dumont, Hathaway. . , Thomas Griffiths, M/M Ronald Borges, ..' ..
M/M Mark Richard, M/M Joseph Towers, M/M Francis McHugh, MlM Richard Collard. $25 M/M Steven D. Rooney, M/M Raymond Rocheleau, MlM Charles Mello, M/M Nelson Ostiguy, M/M Milton Brightman, M/M Joseph Correia, Mrs. James Rooney, M/M Roland Leblanc, M/M Evangelos Safioleas, M/M Arthur Ferreira, Helen Belson, M/M Adriel Calvao, Norma Sylvia, Hilda L. Souza. $25 M/M Kevin W. Richard, M/M David Alves, M/M Ronald Hubert, Gloria T. Berube, M/M Charles Macedo, M/M Richard Waite, Agnes Rua, M/M Thomas CoiJcci, MlM Felix Kocor, M/M Edward Angelo, M/M Daniel Costa. MlM JoseM. Carvalho, M/M Paul. M. Sleight, M/M . William Whelan, Jr., M/M Albert Pepin; M/M' Carlos Pacheco, 路M/M Kenneth J. Sylvia, Barbara Stefani, Nancy Curry. . MATTAPOISETT ,St. .Anthony $250 M/M Maurice Downey; $200 Virginia Gingrass; $150 .D/M Mark A. Mahoney; $100 aov.a Publishers, Inc.,. DIM John Bender; $75 M/M Edwin Allard, M/M David Mcintire; $50 M/M Paul Fistori, M/M John McGar"rie, Elielyn L:Roberts, MI.M Antone Silva, Barbara W.Silva, 'Mrs. 'John Costa; $35 M/M Richa'rd Bellefeuille; $30' M/M John O'Le~ry.:. . . $25 M/M Marc Goddu, K: St. Germain, M/M David Todd Jr., M/M Robert Alves, Jr., M/M Paul Anthony, M/M Raymond Briggs, M/M Migel Brito, M/M John Camacho, MlM Michael J. Dahill, M/M Joseph Flynn, MlM路 Michael Jennings, Doris Kinney, Sophie LaFrance" M/M -Paul Lariviere, M/M Stephen Lombard, M/M Jack mcGraw, MINI Antone Nunes, M/M Stanley M. Orzechowski, M/M Clifford Silveira, M/M Philip Silveira, M/M 'William Silveira, Mrs. francis Sullivan, M/M Joseph Zychowicz. EAST FREETOW.N St. John Neumann $200 DIM Gerald Masaitis; $50 M/M Jose Mendonca, M/M ,Paul E. Sorelle, M/M Arthur Blais; $35 M(M George Reiniche; $25 M/M Wilton
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. "MSGR';" ALFRED J: / GENQREAU, in residence at
the Priests' Hostel in Fall River, will mark his 55th anniversary of priestly ordination on June IS. He plans a private celebration with family members. A Fall River native, he was born Jan. 9, 1911, the son of the late Napoleon and Marguerite Gendreau. After graduating from St. Anne's School, Fall River, he attended high school and college in Montreal and prepared for the priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, from which in 1938 he also earned a doctorate in theology. His doctoral dissertation dealt with the theology of baptism as expounded by St. Augustine. Ordained June IS, 1935, by the late Bishop James E. Cassidy, he then taught in seminaries in Baltimore, Seattle and Detroit as a Sulpician Father, also serving from 1943 to 1946 as an Army chaplain in the European theatre of war. Msgr. Gendreau returned to the Fall River diocese in 1954, first as associate pastor at St. Mary's Cathedral until 1959, then as administrator of St. Peter's parish, Dighton, for two years. He was named
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Court won't review peyote case WASHINGTON (CNS) - Despite pleas from a diverse coalition of religious groups, the U.S. Supreme Court June 4 refused to reopen a case of religious peyote use, subject of a controversial court ruling in April. . The court declined to rehear court arguments in the case of Oregon vs. Smith. Ruling April 17, the court upheld the right of a state to ban use of peyote, an outlawed drug, even by religious observers in a sacramental practice of their Native American faith. In its majority opinion, the court also took issue with the judicial precedent that laws interfering with religion must be justified by a "compelling government interest." In scrapping the "compelling government interest" precedent, the court irked numerous constitutional law scholars and church groups, who regard the action as a potential threat to religious practice. On May 10, a coalition of religious groups and attorneys, including six faculty members of Catholic university law schools, filed a petition asking the justices to rehear the case. "Every religious group in the country will be profoundly disadvantaged by the majority's rule" in the Smith case, the petition declared. "Under it, government could, for example, without constitutional impediment ... outlaw
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Pope calls for more bambinos
ROME (CNS) - Billions of soccer fans will follow the bouncing ball around 12 Italian cities for the world's premier sports event. It's socc.er's World Cup, where 24 national squads of men in short pants kick their way through 31 , days of competition to determine the No. I team. For the Catholic Church and its chief playmaker, Pope John Paul II, the hope is that contact with the religious history which permeates Italy will help the athletic world and its fans - increasingly obsessed with the economics of sports rediscover moral values. Kick-off is today with defending champion Argentina meeting underdog Cameroon in the northern city of Milan. The finale will be in Rome July 8. A total of 52 games are scheduled, taking up at least 104 hours of live television time. The competition is held every four years and glues more fans to television sets than any other athletic contest. Soccer is the world's most popular sport. Italy also expects an international avalanche of soccer devotees, ranging from world leaders to '''hooligans'' known for starting fights with opposing fans. Vying with hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops for their attention is the church. As is typical in Italy, where 98 percent of the population professes Catholicism, nothing major can happen without a religious dimension. While the government has spent more than $800 million in renovating stadiums and repaving streets, Italy's bishops have been busy planning how to score spiritual goals with participants and onlookers. Besides programs informing tourists of religious services, activities have included special conferences on the meaning of sports. At these conferences, the message conveyed to a growing secular world is often countercultural. The stress has been on morals over money and virtue over victory.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II, expressing concern over Italy's low birth rate; said ,young couples should stop being selfish and start having children June 9 again. 1945, Rev. Timothy J. Calnen, Christian couples must "not be defeated by an unjustified fear of Pastor, St. Joseph, Woods Hole 1966, Rev. Joseph S. Larue, children" and should "overcome Pastor, Sacred Heart, North Attlethe many baseless and selfish tenboro dencies to put off childbearing," June 10 the pope said. 1915, Rev. William H. Curley, Opening one's marriage generPastor, SS. Peter & Paul, Fall ously to children is a "concrete River gesture of love for life and a clear 1949, Rev. George A. Meade, testimony of trust in divine provi- , Chaplain, St. Mary's Home, New dence," the pope said in addressing Italian pastoral workers in- Bedford June 16 volved in family issues. 1975, Rev. James McDermott, The pope said openness to childPastor, St. Patrick, Somerset ren was "especially important in a June 18 moment of sharp demographic dec1935, Rev. James M. Coffey, line such as that which is occurring P.R., Pastor, St. Mary, Taunton in Italy." 1984, Rev. DeCian Daly, SS.Cc., The Italian government,'the pope Associate Pastor, St. Joseph, Fairadded, should encourage child- haven bearing through economic incenJune 19 tives and institutional support. 1916, Rev. Hormisdas DeslaurItaly has one of the lowest birth iers, Founder, St. Anthony, New rates in the world. Last year the Bedford number of births per thousand inhabitants was 9.7, compared with 23 in 1940 and 33 in 1900. That compares to about 16 births per GOD" ANCHOR HOLDS thousand inhabitants in the United States for 1989.
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Although the Vatican fields no team in the competition, the pope was the early star with a pretournament fast break. On May 31, as television cameras carried the event live throughout Europe, the pope blessed Rome's newly renovated 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium, where the championship game will be played. But he also bombarded the sports world with a series of piercing shots on goal. Looking at a playing field where World Cup organizers already have sold the sod to souvenir hunters for more than $150· for a few square inches, the pope criticized "the obsessive preoccupation with gain" and "the commercialization 'of almost every aspect of sport." Foul play also includes violence and "the use of doping and other forms of fraud," he said. The pope remembered 24 workers who died in labor accidents in the rush to finish stadiums and support installations by deadline. Sports superstars were told that "it is not only the champion in the stadium but also the whole person who should become a model for millions of young people, who need 'leaders,' not 'idols.' " Fans were warned that watching the World Cup must not divert public attention from "the great challenges of our time: the struggle against hunger, the attainment of peace." But the talk was also a papal urging to visiting soccerenthusiasts to learn from Rome's history as "the ever-living center of Christianity." "Try to listen to the noble human and religious message addressed to you by the many memorials and ruins that are so filled with history," he said. "Do not be distracted guests, unable to hear the thousand voices speaking of moral greatness and above all of Christian heroism," he said. As the near-capacity crowd cheered, the pope began and ended his visit to the Olympic Stadium
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St. Anne's Hospital gratefully ack· nowledges contributions that we have received to the Remembrance Fund during May. 1990. Through the remembrance and honor of these lives, St. Anne's can continue its "Caring With Excellence." Robert Arrugo Leonard Boardman Rose L Bosse William J, Bourassa Gilbert Cabral Mary C, Casey Mrs, Mary Deubel Mrs. Jeanne Dupont, R.N. Rose A. Fanning Gerald Ferreira Mariano "Jerry" Ferreira Hyman Karasik Marcel LaRue Marie B, Maalouf Mrs. Dominick Mello Mrs. Alberta 1. Martin Viola Messier Mary J. Murphy Antoinette Normandeau Regis O'Connell Rosealma Ouellette Samuel Parrish Larry Prezalar Kasmira Przystas Joseph Rezendes Maryanna Roy Joseph C. Saulino Patricia A. Selleck Francis Stafford Mrs. Ann R. Sullivan Catherine M. Taylor Achilles Thibault Margaret Whalen
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TRINITY SUNDAY JUNE 10
"Going therefore, teach ye all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Matt. 28:19
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CNS)Benedictine Sister Joan Chittister at the 1990 Heartland Conference questioned whether church ministers were putting the teachings of Christ into practice in current time. The difference between social service and ministry is the difference "between religion for real and religion for show," she told the recent conference sponsored by the diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph and the archdiocese of Kansas City, Kan. "We must be aware not simply of the pain, but of why the hurting hurts. Then we must set out to do something to cure the causes as well as soothe the symptoms," she said. "What can we do in our time that achieves the fall of a 'staywarm-and-well-fed' mentality of ministry that Paul warned us about and that the wounded of the world have learned to ignore?:' she asked of the 800 who heard her keynote address. Sister Chittister, an author and theologian, said that in the story of Christ's transfiguration can be found the meaning of ministry to the homeless, the poor, the uneducated and the ill and emotionally stressed. At the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor Jesus revealed 'his divinity to Peter, James and John. "What really happens on Tabor," Sister Chittister said, "is not what happens to Jesus, but what happens to them." Those apostles came to see Jesus differently, she said. Similarly, in the mirror of the Transfiguration, she said, "we see our own church and spirituality. We see the perennial struggle between piety and Christianity, com-
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Building selfesteem Dear Mary: I have two grandchildren, ages, 6 and 5. My husband and I feel that the older child has lost so much of her self-confidence and self-esteem. The younger child has always been very forceful. I feel the parents baby her much more and that they also used to scold the older child when the children squabbled. I feel it has caused the older child to become afraid to stand up for her rights. The younger child is able to do things on her own much better. She is confident and is always saying she is good at whatever she is doing. She has a winning personality. The older child is so kind and will do anything for someone, but it seems people just don't warm up to her the way they do the younger one. Also the older child is very hurt since starting school because it seems so often she is excluded fro~ playing with some of the children. There are two or three girls who pull the other girls away from my granddaughter. She gets hurt by this, and we tell her not to pay attention and play with someone else, but since there are only nine girls, this is a problem. - 'Ohio Recent research indicates that from the earliest years some people jump into a new social situation; others prefer to stand on the sidelines for a while and watch the action. Such behavior appears too early for us to "blame our parents." One of the most common remarks of parents when they have more than one child is "they are so different." As a concerned grandmother, you can be a resource person to both girls. First of all, do not blame the parents or criticize their parenting. You would be infringing on their right to parent as they see best, and you might anger and alienate them. Second, do not draw attention to your older granddaughter's problems. You will only indicate
By Dr. JAMES & MARY KENNY to her that there is something wrong with her, adding to her insecurity. Do not devote all your attention to the older child, because this too could cause family tension. Instead, have the girls over individually to visit you or go places with you. Try to accept and enjoy each girl for her own qualities. Self-acceptance precedes selfesteem. You can help each granddaughter accept herself as she is by accepting and enjoying her yourself. At the same time, you can enhance self-esteem by teaching' new skills in a relaxed environment. When your older granddaugh-. ter visits, plan things you and she will enjoy doing together. Teach her to cook. Play games. Work jigsaw puzzles. Color together. Draw or paint. Sculpt in clay. Garden. Hike. Swim. Ride bicycles. Do not emphasize achievement but having fun. Self-esteem does not develop because adults repeatedly tell a child, "You're OK." Rather, selfesteem develops because the child, with aid from adults, develops competency and knows she is OK. As your granddaughter develops new skills and capabilities she ,will develop greater self-esteem. There is little you can do directly to help your granddaughter cope socially in school. Most children suffer slights and hurts in school. Focus on her good qualities, and let her learn to cope at school. Your older granddaughter will never have the personality of your younger granddaughter. Instead of comparing them, love each one for her own unique gifts. Reader questions on family living or child care to be answered in print are invited by The Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978.
European synod looks to evangelization VATICAN CITY(CNS)- With World War II as citizens either of the downfall of hard-line commu- the communist East or the demonist regimes in Eastern Europe, cratic West, the pope said. bishops must seize the opportun"A new situation is dawning" in ity to restore Christianity's influ- Central and Eastern Europe, he ence in Europe, Pope John Paul II said. People who have lived under said. , communism "can come out from Although for the past 50 years the catacombs." faith has competed with seculaIn regaining their freedom and rism and materialism in the West rebuilding the church, the pope and was repressed in the East, it has survived "more or less deeply said, "the reality of disunity among rooted in individuals, environments Christians" must be kept in mind. The synod sessions will include and societies" of Europe, he said. the presence of "our Orthodox While communist governments lost power in 1989, "religion and and Protestant brothers and sisthe church have shown themselves ters," he said. "Christians on their part must to be the most effective means to liberate man from a system oftotal carefully reflect and ask themselves subjugation," the pope told 40 if and to what degree the extinEuropean bishops and religious guishing ofthe church's rights was 'superiors, including representatives not somehow related to an inadefrom Byelorussia, East Germany, quate evangelization," the pope . Bulgaria, Hungary and Czechos- said . The synod's discussions should lovakia, as they met this week to prepare for the 1991 special "enable us to discern more exactly 'assembly of the European Synod what the Holy Spirit is saying through the experiences of each of of Bishops. At the synod, the bishops should the particular churches of Europe," share the lessons learned since the pope said.
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WASHINGTON (CNS) About 200 U.S. bishops are expected to attend an assembly for reflection and prayer June 21-27 at the Jesuit-run University of Santa Clara in Santa Clara, Calif. The theme of the special assembly is "The Bishop: A Person Called to Be Priest, Prophet and Leader." Cardinal Godfried Danneels of Malines-Brussels, Belgium, is to lead the bishops in a series of daily re.f1ections and to give an address June 25 on "The Bishop as Prophet." Auxiliary Bishop Robert F. Morneau of Green Bay, Wis., is to lead a day of recollection June 24. To assure a meditative atmosphere, reporters are exch:lded and no business sessions are scheduled. At least two Catholic groups plan to'demonstrate their concerns for changes in the church during the meeting, however.
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CORPUS, an organization of resigned priests seeking acceptance of married priesthood in the Latinrite church, scheduled its third national conference June 22-24 at San Jose State University, three miles away. Its agend'a calls for "an activity related to the presence of the American bishops" the afternoon of June 23 at Santa Clara University. That evening a San Frandsco Bay Area group called Women's Ministry Dialogue has scheduled outdoor vespers at the university's Mission Gardens to pray for "fun incorporation of women into the ministry of the Catholic Church." Speakers scheduled to address the bishops during their meeting include: - Jesuit Father James J. Gill, senior psychiatric consultant at the Institute of the Living in Hartford, Conn., on the personal dimensions and demands of being a bishop. - Sulpician Father Raymond E. Brown, professor of biblical studies at Union Theological Seminary, New York, on scriptural insights into the bishop as a priest. - Sulpician Father Robert F. Leavitt, president-rector of St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, on the bishop's role as both a symbol and a builder of the local faith community. - Jesuit Father John Coleman of the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, Calif., and Robert N. Bellah of the University of California, giving a joint presentation on the bishop as leader and on the cultural barriers to the understanding of leadership and priesthood in the United States. The 1990 special assembly for extended prayer and reflection on a major topic is the third such meeting by the U.S. bishops. At similar meetings in Collegeville, Minn., they reflected on their ministry as bishops in 1982 and on . priestly, religious and lay vocations in 1986.
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DOMINICAN SISTERS OF HAWTHORNE A religious community of Catholic women with seven modern nursing facilities in six states. Our one apostolate is to nurse incurable cancer patients. This work is a practical fulfillment ,of our faith. The most importaflt talent, highly prized by us, is the talent for sharing of yourself-your compassion. your cheerfulness. your faith-with those who have been made so vulnerable and dependent by this dread disease. Not all of our sisters are nurses. but as part of our apostolate, all directly help in the care of the patients. If you think you have a religious vocation and would like to know more about our work and community life, why not plan to visit with us. We would be happy to share with you a day from our lives.
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By DOLORES CURRAN
When our daughter was in junior high, she read a biography of Albert Schweitzer in which he submitted our compassion for others is directly proportionate to our ability to leave a worm struggling on the sidewalk after a rain. Shortly thereafter, Teresa went 'jogging after a rain. She passed a struggling worm, remembered Schweitzer, and interrupted her jogging rhythm to go back. Dislik-
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Obviously he is referring to himself. But why doesn't he say Son of God? Or does he do this more than we realize? We'd appreciate your explanation. (New Jersey) Your question is a larger and more important one than I suspect you realize. The answers can tell us a great deal about how Jesus saw himself and his mission, and what
There is more to it, however, as our Lord uses the phrase. It has overtones of Jesus as Messiah, "one like the son of man coming on the clouds of heaven" (Daniel
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We live in a quick-fix culture, one that wants to apply a solution and be done with it. But we don't have quick-fix .problems. Movements like nuclear freeze and environmental cleanup will take years to achieve results. The Ineedy, homeless, abused, and addicted are not going to disappear even after a year or two of intense attention. How, then, do we avoid compassion fatigue? By focusing on one or two areas of concern and accepting the idea that a small part in achieving change is all we can do personally. I can teach parenting skills to the homeless at Samaritan House. It isn't going to change the world or even homelessness but it might keep one or two children from being abused. We can also change our area of concern occasionally. If we find
ourselves wondering if we're achieving anything worthwhile at the soup kitchen, maybe it's time t,o give it up and volunteer to teach reading to illiterate adults for awhile. Finally, we can affirm each other more for what we do. We all need to be told occasionally we're performing a worthwhile service well. "Thanks for caring," is a simple phrase and one which helps offset potential compassion fatigue. I strongly suspect that Jesus, being human as well as divine, had his bouts of compassion fatigue at times. He must have become weary of so many people asking to be healed. But we also know that he went out into the desert occasionally to get away and pray, to refresh his spirit so that he could return and minister to others. We can do the same.
Jesus: Son of Man and Son of God he considered most necessary for us to know. Whatever responses we are able to give raise perhaps as many questions as they answer; but they reveal much about the Gospels. As you indicate, the title Son of Man occurs often in the four Gospels, a total of82 times. Remarkably, it is used all those times only by Jesus himself. Its first and most basic meaning is the obvious one: He is a man, truly a human being. ("Son" is a typical Hebrew expression meaning that one is a member of that particular group or species. See for example Psalm 8.)
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Compassion fatigue sets in. "I've already given," becomes our tired cry. "We've had this problem too long. When will we stop hearing about it?" We grieve with those who have lost a dear one when the loss is fresh but when they continue to cry after a year or so, we get weary of offering solace. We care about those who suffer chronic illness or depression but 'compassion fatigue sets in when we feel our caring and resources dwindle. Our visits with them get fewer and shorter. I think it's important that we accept that compassion fatigue is a normal reaction to ongoing needs. We can become paralyzed if we focus too much on our inability to alleviate all needs and suffering in our world. A natural reaction, if this paralyzation goes on too long, is to stop caring and become cynical.
7: 13). In the only New Testament use of the title outside the Gospels, Stephen refers to this text before his martyrdom (Acts 7:56). Another meaning is evident from the numerous times Jesus refers this title to himself in the context of his passion and death. As the Suffering Servant of Yahweh (Isaiah) it is precisely as man, a member and representative of the human community, that he sees himself undergoing his redemptive suffering and death. John adds another dimension to the title. In that Gospel the Son of Man is spoken of as one who existed before his appearance on this earth (cf. John 6:62). The preexistence of this "Son" does not appear in the other Gospels. Obviously, Son of Man is a title Jesus considered profoundly sig-
nificant to express who and what he was, and is, as our Savior. Son of God, on the other hand, is a title Jesus claims for himself very rarely, though it occurs over 70 times in the Gospels, mainly the Gospel of John. In light of the first century church developing theology, it reflects the . unique relationship Jesus had with the Father. This unparalleled relationship, a kind no one else possesses, is what enables Jesus to be mediator between us and the Father. It gives his saving actions their power to redeem the world. Thus, to answer one part of the question I believe you're asking, even when the title Son of God is used in the New Testament it is not in the doctrinal sense we later Christians might assume. It refers more to Jesus as Savior
than to his divine nature as the second person of the Trinity. Speaking technically, the title Son of God in the Gospels, and the rest of the New Testament, is soteriological rather than metaphysical. The Gospels, in other'words, are more concerned with revealing to us the Lord Jesus as Savior of the world, sent by the Father, than with theological terminology. Development of Christian dogma about the Trinity, and its implications about the divinity of Christ, would come fully into its own only much later, inthe third, fourth and fifth centuries. The subject is well worth discussion by your group, or any group interested in searching the Gospels for a deeper understanding ofJesus and his mission, and how that mission is shared by the church, his body on earth today.
Getting the courage to ask "What doth it profit?" By
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In early April the business news TV programs reported that a "stock wizard" was resigning at the height of his career. Peter Lynch was leaving Fidelity, one of the largest stock mutual funds in the nation. All the reports agreed that Lynch, 46, had had a "phenomenally successful" 13 years with Fidelity tak-
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In most big cities skyscrapers are proliferating. As we raise our eyes up to these giant monuments to creativity and prosperity, however, it can be difficult to get back down to earth and the reality of poverty. I came down to earth harshly after reading a recent Campaign for Human Development study.
ing Magellan mutual funds from a worth of $100 million in 1981 to $13 billion today. About a week later, I read about another high achiever saying he would not renew his contract. Ricardo Muti, 48, conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, is quitting his position in 1992. What was interesting was the similarity of each man's reasons for stepping down from the top. Lynch said he wanted to spend more time with his family, in religious endeavors and in community service. Muti also wanted more time with his family.
I saw a television interview with Lynch and was impressed with his values. He said his father had died of cancer at age 46, his own age now. He implied that this had set him thinking, contributing to his desire to spend more time with his family. An active Catholic, Lynch also said that he and his wife had set up their own charitable fund. I have known many people who reached a certain age, took stock of all the demands their,work was making on their time and their life, and said "no more." It is never an
easy decision, because it takes tremendous courage to give up position, money, prestige and connections. My daughter Mary faced that hard choice. After earning an MBA, she got a Wall Street job with a prestigious firm. Within a year she was considered an expert in her field of investment analysis. But the world of Wall Street began to erode her. She could not bear to think of looking back on her life and saying she had spent it trying to make the rich richer. It took great courage for her to
leave a job that would have catapulted her to six-figure income, but she did it, as she said, to reclaim her soul. When I heard her sing the lead in "Carmen" last summer and the hymns at midnight Mass last Christmas, I rejoiced at her decision. I find it heartening that wellknown figures like Lynch and Muti are letting the public know that even in such rarefied worlds as theirs, the Gospel question, "What doth it profit a man if he gain the whole world and suffer the loss of his own soul?" can be heard and answered.
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Helping the poor help themselves Among points that especially struck me in this report by the U.S. bishops' anti-poverty program were the following: - The poor are getting poorer and they are younger and more desperate. - Communities of the poor are isolated and barren of many essential services. - Many who are working in low-income areas are on the verge of burnout. Ministry to the poor,is seen as unattractive by' many and often there are few successes to keep those who are in it going. - The poor identified the ch urches "as the last credible institution" existing in their communities.
- Yet work among the poor frequently is seen as "extracurricular" to the real Job of the church. ,The report ends on an upbeat note, recommending that more be done to help the poor not only monetarily but through programs aimed at empowering them. It adovcates self-help efforts which instill pride, dignity and a sense of worth in the people being helped, pointing to projects like COPS (Communities Organized for Public Service) in San Antonio, Watermark in North Carolina and 'the FLOC (Farm Labor Organizing Committee) in Toledo, Ohio, as some examples of how the poor
were helped through self-help programs. As I put down the report I. went back in memory to a course I used to offer for teachers. In particular, it examined how a teacher might encourage students to think and to initiate new ideas rather than feed . all the ideas to the students and thus block student participation. As sound as this practice is, however, it does not come naturally to many people. It requir'es the skill of observation and the kind of sensitivity that enables a teacher to look for the right moment to encourage a student's initiative.
It requires patience as well as the courage to take a risk. Most students take a long time to loosen up and step out on their own.
As I reflected on the CH D report, it occurred to.me that there are parallels between a teacher's role and the role of those who minister to the poor. The skills needed to prompt student initiative resemble the skills needed by those working to help the poor help themselves. We need more people working in this field who, like the good teacher, have great respect and care for those who are served and thus are able to foster their many gifts.
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More responses The following letters are responses to "Weekend Buffets?" (Anchor, April 20). Editor Dear Editor: I suppose that this letter could be called "A response to A Response," which appeared in the May 25 Anchor. Father Buote is no doubt a very learned man, since he quotes so eloquently from human psychology and church history. I do not pretend to be so learned. However, I do know quite a lot ,about recent church history. It is true that those who have lived many adult years before Vatican II find it most difficult to accept what is going on in the church today if they are really serious about their faith. Father Buote is right. It is not simply nostalgia for the good old days. It's proper respect for church tradition! I find it. most disturbing and unbelievable that a Roman Catholic priest should find the. presence ofthe sacred Body of Christ, though veiled in the tabernacle, a cause for confusion in his worship. If the Mass is the wor~hip of only God the Father and not of the Son, then we have been using the wrong prayers for a long time! It seems to me that the penitential rite and Kyrie; the Gloria, the Creed, Agnus Dei and much more are certainly in part addressed to the Son. The second reading, the Gospel and homily are all based on the life of Christ and his teachings. The truth is that the Mass is a Trinitarian form of worship. Jesus' presence should never be a confusion for a good Catholic. When the apostle Philip asked Jesus to show him the Father, he responded: "If you have seen me ,you have seen the Father. I am in the Father and the Father is in me." He also said: "No one can come to'the Father except through me." No - w~ do not want to go back to the Mass of the second century. Nor do we want to simply discard the beautiful and sacred traditions of our church simply for the sake of change; traditions which were inspired by the Holy Spirit over the centuries. Much of the changes brought about since Vatican II were not prescribed by that Council. These include abandoning the Latin for the vernacular, the priest facing the congregation, moving the tabernacle, communion in the hand by a multitude of ministers and many more. Most ofthese changes were permitted to some degree by Vatican II, but not directed. They Were brought about during the hectic years following the council by the modernist addicts of change. They are the ones who have changed our "One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church" into the "One AmericanOptional Church." J. Gagnon Fall River Dear Editor: I want to thank Father Buote for his excellent article (Anchor,
May 25). He reminded us that what we grew up with in the liturgy, we tend to think is THE tradition of the Church, a sacrosanct tradition, and that the changes introduced by the Vatican II corrupted something beautifM Vatican II did in our time what the Council of Trent did in the 16th century: purified the rites of the Mass from abuses and preserved the best from the traditional form of celebration. The fact is that the Latin Mass as we knew it in the recent past does not in any real way represent the "traditional Mass." It is just a few centuries old, with later additions. A knowledge of church history enables us to put things in perspective. I believe that what many long for in the return to "the Latin Mass," "the Tridentine Mass," is not so much the structure of the Mass itself, but the reverence associated with the pre-Vatican Mass. Even the Latin, which few lay people ungerstood, created a sense of awe in the presence of the incomprehensible God. But who would want to hear the readings of the Mass in Latin today? Who would want to reintroduce the "Last Gospel" and the prayers after the Mass:' the Hail Holy Queen and the Prayer toSt. Michael, which do not belong'to the Mass"and are fortuitous additions that detract from the Mass itself? These and other-additions to the Mass are not in the best tradition of the liturgy. And the readings of the old Mass that kept repeating so monotonously! Thank God for the new Lectionary. What, I believe, many Catholics of my time long for is the reverence with which the Mass was, at its best. celebrated before Vatican II. That Mass was clearly God-centered rather than "community-centered" and inspired awe and reverence. The Gregorian chant contributed to this majesty and reverence. Hymns in the vernacular have too often not recaptured this "sense of the divine," especially with the folk Masses that not infrequently focus attention on the singers instead of lifting our minds and hearts up to God. As far as hymns are concerned, I thank God for the fine repertoire of Bibleinspired songs composed in recent years. They are definitely uplifting. The introduction of the sign of peace, which in itself is very good, can become a distraction at the hallowed moment when we prepare to receive our Lord in Holy Communion. It would not be if people simply turned to their immediate neighbor to extend in a sober manner a gesture of Christian love: Peace be with you. Moments of reverent silence in the Mass are important too, as provided in the Vatican Constitution on the Liturgy. The Mass with the priest facing the people is meant to create a sense of community among the worshipers. This is good. But the attention is not to be on the community, but on the worship of God! All together we worship God. It is that God-centeredness that generates reverence, true worship. Finally, the manner in which the priest at the altar carries out the celebration can effectively focus our minds and hearts on God; or
can have a contrary effect if perfunctorily performed. If we, as priests, were always profoundly aware of God when at the altar, we would project a sense of being in his presence that would truly inspire the people of God. But we, being human, are not always at that level of union with God, alas! Essentially, what I am trying to say is that perhaps what people are longing for in the Latin or Tridentine Mass is not so much the old form of worship as the sense of reverence associated with it. And I feel that this sense of reverence could well be preserved in the new Mass given us by the Fathers of Vatican II without returning to the old Mass. Thus we can getthe best of ~oth old and new. Fr. Pierre Lachance, OP Fall River
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Coyle-Cassidy students find the face ,of Christ in Ecuador By Marcie Hickey Ask Naomi Rapoza and several of her Coyle-Cassidy High School classmates what they did during their spring vacation and they will tell you they went to Duran, Ecuador. Ecuador? All right-so it is not the first vacation spot which springs to mind. But 12 juniors and seniors from the Taunton school are convinced that there is much to be learned from a visit to the small South American village. "It was a really friendly and hospitable place," said Naomi. ' That came as a surprise to many of the students, who were unsure of what to expect from the service retreat program, called Rostro de Cristo, the Face of Christ. "The reason I decided to go was more or less curiosity," said senior Cathy Moran. "I wanted to see what it was like" in the Third World. "I expected it to be like one of those Ethiopian relief commercials," admitted Naomi, describing her vision of "children outside crying for food." But it wasn't like that at all, she assured the Anchor. Although the residents of Duran were "visibly poor," Naomi said, "No one complained. They didn't have an attitude of 'here come the do-gooders.' They simply accepted us into their lives." "They looked at us as potential friends, people to share their lives," said Coyle-Cassidy foreign lan-' guage department chairman Anthony Nunes, who chaperoned the trip along with religion department chairman Michael Cote and math and religion teacher Sister Mary Elizabeth Murphy, SUSc. Father Jim Ronan, a Boston archdiocesan priest and Society of St. James missioner, coordinated the Coyle-Cassidy group's Holy Week visit. ' The Rostro de Cristo program invites small groups of young people to spend 10 days sharing in the daily activities and religious life of
the 150 to 200 families of the cerro, a large hill overlooking Duran, one of the most poorest communities of the area. The retreatants were responsible for' cooking, cleaning and obtaining supplies at their living quarters and also participated in various community service projects, including volunteering at a school and soup kitchen and assisting in a construction project. They took part in the liturgies of the community, which is part of the parish of Santa Marianita, run by the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle. Coyle-Cassidy students have participated in numerous projects through the school's community service program, designed to make them aware of poverty and the needs of others in the context of church social teachings. But this is the first time the program has taken on a global dimension. While the retreat involved structured activities and evening talks and reflections, participants were told that the experience was not so much "doing'" as "being": discovering the face of Christ in another culture. For Michael Cote, it was a chance to see his students experience firsthand "what we've been teaching in religion class all these years" about "the tremendous needs of our brothers and sisters in the Third World." That need was expected by the group and evident upon their arrival at Duran. "It was smelly, it was dirty and people were packed into their houses," said Nunes. "But still, as I looked up at the cerro, lines from Scripture seemed so real to me." "We all went with the idea" that conditions would be primitive, said Cathy, and so they were surprised to find their living quarters were equipped with running water. electricity beds. , "It was a lot better than we all expected," said John Joyce, but he was quick to point out that theirs was the only with running water.
ABOVE, SENIORS Jonathan Nunes, Cathal O'Brien, John Joyce, Cathy Moran and Beth Boyle with the children of Duran. Below, the childrens' school.
"The huts on Gilligan's Island are palaces" compared to some of the local homes, Cathy summed up. , But the attitude of the people is anything but demoralized, she said. "They're truly amazing people. They had enormous respect for us-and each other. They felt they couldn't do enough for us. On top of everything they gave us spiritually they wanted to give us more and more." She said she admired their simple lifestyle. "Things are so laid back and relaxed. That'sthe beauty of it." , Although most students on' the trip did not speak Spanish, the language barrier did not prove too severe a problem. "You could just smile at someone and they knew what you meant," said Cathy. The two groups seemed to find ways to understand one another, John noted, recalling an afternoon he spent in the local soup kitchen with a fellow student. "I thought she'd taken Spanish, so I let her run everything," he said. "She did a good job, too, but then at the end of the day I found out she didn't know any Spanish!" The soup kitchen, run by Santa Marianita parish, served about 200 people a day, supplying the day's only meal for many, and that was 'only"soup, fruit and a drink," said John. . The students not only served the food (in several sittings because the dining area was so small) but assisted in buying and preparing it. In another service project, some students helped to construct a cement walkway which is gradually winding its way up the cerro. The pathway from the cerro to the village "is the lifeline of the people to the community," said Cote. "People sometimes climb it three or four times a day." "It's a tough climb, and unbearably hot," added Nunes. "And in the rainy season people 'can't get down the hill." Visiting groups have been adding concrete slabs to the ml1ch-needed walkway. Jonathan Nunes was one of the students who worked on the project. With only two men from the community helping them, the CoyleCassidy group spent five hours a day mixing cement and carrying sand and rocks to the site in plastic buckets, Jonathan said. They completed three concrete slabs in two days of work. "Th'llt was enough for the whole time we were there!" he said. Naomi, Cathy and Beth Boyle volunteered time at the village school, which was holding summer session classes for two hours a day. ' The three-year-old school is "very primitive," they reported. "The're are no books, no decorationsexcept the flag and a picture of Sister Ruth," the school's founder, "sort of the Mother Teresa of the cerro," they said. The Coyle-Cassidy students taught the children games and songs, they said, but the youngsters' favorite activity was learning new English words. "All the kids wanted to learn English and come to the United States," said Naomi. While their educational opportunities are limited, Nunes said, "The kids are very curious. There was such an eagerness to learn.
A VIEW of the cerro. (Moran photo) They asked us question after ques- Coyle-Cassidy students hosted a tion about everything." dinner for their cerro neighbors. "Every person we had been liv"The kids down there were so special," Beth Boyle agreed. "They ing with came and said goodbye were so friendly and nice. They individually," said Cathy. "Parents may have had a piece of plastic as a were thanking us for taking care of their children and the children toy-but they shared it." The children were "very polite," were holding onto us, not wanting added Nunes. "We never saw kids to let us go." "People we hadn't seen at all cry because they wanted something , thanked us and wished us good or were mad." "I don't think we saw a single luck," said Naomi. One thing the students had not kid cry the entire time we were there-until we were leaving," said expected was that they would find it difficult to leave a Third World John Joyce. country. The Holy Week visit also gave Going there, said Naomi, didn't the Coyle-Cassidy group a unique glimpse at the vibrant faith of the take much courage, "because if people of Duran. On Good Friday worst came to worst we could afternoon they observed a proces- always go home. We knew we were sion traveling from one church to only spending 10 days." But "it almost takes courage to another, with costumed participants, and a nearby village put on come back," she said. In the Duran a smaller scale procession "with a community "there's true joy, happman playing Christ walking bare- iness and faith that's so void in the foot through the street and carry- first world. When you're there, you go back to the basics." ing a cross," said Cathy. "There's no rat race down there, "The fact that they walk so Jar no stress," said Beth. "You felt and put on something so elaboate special and loved. It was hard to is powerful expression of faith," ,leave for selfish reasons." ' said Naomi. "My feelings about the trip are The group celebrated Easter changing every day," said Cote. "I Mass in a newly-built chapel on think of the experience of seeing the cerro. the face of Christ in the joy of the "By that time these people were children, the welcoming of the our neighbors. We had a strong community, the faith that is lived bond in their community and were out moment by moment and cherwelcomed by them," said Cathy. ished by the people." "It's real community of faith," Perhaps the lesson that the added Beth. "It's not just people teacher hoped the Rostro de Cristo from the same neighborhood going experience would convey to his to Mass together. That sense of students was best summed up in community seems to be lost in the Cathy's comment, "Now I know United States." that two-thirds of the world's Thegroup learned just how much population lives in conditions like they had become part of the com- this, that all of the things I have munity when it came time to leave. you can live without. It's someThe parish youth group held a thing I w,ish everyone could exdance for them, and then the perience."
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In April, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops pla?s for a three-to-five-year campaign to publi·clze the Catholic stance on abortion. They hired the nation's second-largest public relations firm, Hill & Knowlton, to conduct the $3 to $5 million campaign, to be largely financed by the Knights of Columbus. The announcement occasioned an outpouring of 'both positive and negative reactions, including some from NCCB members. The thoughts of two of them follow. a~nounced
It was necessary MILWAUKEE (CNS) - Hiring a public relations firm was necessary for U.S. bishoptto effectively deliver the church's teaching against abortion, said the president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. "I happen to think that move was a good idea," said Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk. "We can preach every Sunday on abortion," Archbishop Pilarczyk said in an interview with the Catholic Herald, Newspaper of the Milwaukee archdiocese, "and we'll be preaching to people who already accept the church's teaching." "It's not the pro-life people who are complaining" about the campaign, Archbishop Pilarczyk said. "But those who are 'prochoice' are saying, in effect, 'Get out of our forum.' "To me, that says all the more that we should be in that forum," the archbishop said. Archbishop Pilarczyk discounted criticism about Hill & Knowlton's clients including the manufacturers of oral and intrauterine contraceptives and condoms, cigarettes, Playboy Enterprises and the League of Women Voters, which supports abortion. "My perception is that these [public relations] firms are for hire," he said. "If I go into a grocery store and buy something, the fact that someone whose beliefs 1 don't agree with also uses that grocery store doesn't affect my opinion, I'm going to use the best grocery store for the money I can find," he said. If some of Hill & Knowlton's "other accounts aren't in accordance with what we believe, 1don't think that's a relevant issue," Archbishop Pilarczyk said.
No "row by row"" STOCKTON, Calif. (CNS) Bishop Donald W. Montrose of Stockton has ordered an end to emptying pews "row by row" for Communion because he said the practice encourages people to receive the sacrament who shouldn't. He said he was guilty of "a real sin of omission" by not insisting that only people free of mortal sin receive the Eucharist.
THE DIOCESAN Health Facilities Office, under the direction of Father Edmund J. Fitzgerald, at right, recently awarded a 1,500 scholarship to an employee of each of the four diocesan nursing homes who is furthering his or her education. Pictured with Mrs. Martha J. Da~eault, administrator of Madonna Manor, North Attleboro, and ,scholarship committee chaIrman, are, from left, scholarship recipients David Aspen of Catholic Memorial Home, Fall River; Lorry Jeppe, Madonna Manor; Linda Rodrigues of Our Lady's Haven, Fairhaven, recipient of a special management scholarship; and Danielle Goulot, also of Our Lady's Haven. Not pictured is the Marian Manor, Taunton, recipient, Denise Aguiar. (Hickey photo)
Altar girls seen OK by Texas bishop
TYLER, Texas (CNS) - Bishop Charles E. Herzig of Tyler has said pastors can refer to both canon law and logic to defend their decision to allow girls to serve at the ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNS) altar. - A public relations campaign by Bishop Herzig, writing in the the U.S. bishops to get their mesMay II issue of Catholic East sage on abortion heard is a good 'Fexas, newspaper of the Diocese idea, but so far it has been "a P.R. of Tyler, said that "without going goof," says Anchorage Archbishop into a long explanation" he believes Frances T. Hurley. there are two arguments that A reason for that, he said, was prompt pastors to allow girls to be the fact they hired a Madison altar servers. Avenue"firm to conduct the camFirst, the revised Code of Canon paign. Law of 1983, he said, did not Archbishop Hurley, writing in retain a canon from the 1917 code his weekly archdiocesan newspaper, that restricted ministry at the altar The Catholic Commentary, said to males. the public impression of a slick Second, the church allows Madison Avenue approach to women to distribute Communion abortion and the negative reaction - a much greater privilege than it would provoke "might have been serving at the altar. "If you can do anticipated." the greater, you can do the lesser," He called the announcement of he said. "It seems logical that if mama, a the campaign "the 'Exxon Valdez' . of the Catholic bishops' confer- woman, can hold and distribute ence," a reference to the ship whose the body and blood of the Lord, spill of 10 million gallons of oil off little Suzie, a girl, ought to be Alaska's coast has severely dam- allowed to carry the processional cross and the books, to present the aged Exxon's public image. "N 0 matter what good materials cruets and to ring the bell," said Bishop Herzig. are produced ... a P.R. goof will Bishop Herzig said girls serve at continue to flow with the tides," he the altar in some of the parishes said. within his diocese. "I have not The Alaska arch bishop said there is nothing wrong with using "pro- prohibited them from doing so. At fessional expertise" to get a mes- the same time I have not encoursage across. He asked whether the aged the pastors to inaugurate the practice where it has not previously critics really object to the technique itself or oppose it because been in force," he said. "Good people are aligned on they "fear the content of pro-life both sides of the issue, and until it spots." But he disagreed with the con- is resoJ:ved definitely and authoritference's approach of hiring an atively the tension must be characoutside firm to deal with the polit- terized by mutual respect and charity," said the bishop. ically volatile question. The second draft of the U.S. "What about hiring a firm that bishops' on women's concerns, has other clients whose activity is released in April, calls for a reverblatantly at odds with church sal of church norms excluding teaching?" he asked. women from certain lay ministries, He said that issue "might be such as lector and altar server. It argued at length ." but aside from says existing norms "seem to conthat the selection was, in this wri- tradict our mandate that women ter's opinion, itself a P.R. blunder." be more visibly involved in the life A better approach, he said, might of the church." have been that used by the church Bishop Herzig noted in the in the early 60s in connection with column that where girls are perfederal aid to non-public schools. mitted to be altar servers, "for the "The bishops' conference quietly Time Well Spent approached a public relations firm and hired one of its top people for "Life is never a waste of time if the conference's staff," he said. we are experiencing new, healthy "This provided a professional ideas of ourselves. Many times expertise and also assured content these experiences are gained only for a national information pro- in disappointment." - John Torgram. It worked." mey
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School religion clubs get equal access WASHINGTON (CNS) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-1 June 4 that public high school students can hold after-school religion club meetings without violating the Constitution. The court acted in Board of Education vs. Mergens, involving Westside High School in Omaha, Neb., and a challenge to the federal Equal Access Act. Passed by Congress in 1984, the act ensures religion-oriented student clubs - and those discussing politics or philosophical topics the same access to public high school facilities as that enjoyed by other extracurricular student clubs. "Thus, even if a public secondary school allows only one 'noncurriculum-related student group to meet' ... the school may not deny other clubs, on the basis of the content of their speech, equal access to meet on school premisies during non-instructional time," Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote in the opinion for the court. . The ruling drew immediate praise from the top lawyer for the U.S. Catholic Conference, one of the groups that had filed a friend-ofthe-court brief on behalf of the students. "In this case, the court specifically said that allowing such a club is not the same as endorsing or sponsoring it," said Mark E. Chop-. ko, USCC general counsel. "On the contrary, exclusion of a religion club on the basis of its religious content conveys a message of hos-
tility, contrary to constitutional tradition and a sense of justice." The dispute began when Westside High School students formed a Christian Bible club but were denied permission to meet at school. A federal district court ruled in favor ofthe school authorities who barred them, but the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the lower court. The equal access law applies to public high schools that receive federal funding and that permit a "limited open forum" - that is, allow club meetings outside. official class hours. If public high schools do not want religion clubs meeting alongside other extracurricular clubs, "a school district ... ' could simply forgo federal funding," Mrs. O'Connor's opinion for the court stated. "Although we do not doubt that in some cases this may be an unrealistic option, Congress clearly sought to prohibit schools from discriminating on the basis of ... speech, and that obligation is the price a federally funded school must pay if it opens its facilities to non-curriculum-related student groups," the court opinion added. Mrs. O'Connor pointed out that the school authorities contended that the Equal Access Act "has the primary effect of advancing religion." However, "because the act on its face grants equal access to both secular and reHgious speech, we think it clear that the act's purpose
was not to endorse or disapprove of religion." Furthermore, she said, "there is a crucial difference between government speech endorsing religio'n, which the Establishment Clause forbids, and private speech endorsing religion which the Free Speech and Free Exercise clauses protect." In part, the First Amendment declares that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech." Stevens disagreed with his colleagues. "Can Congress really have intended to issue an order to every public high school in the nation stating, in substance, that if you sponsor a chess club, a scuba diving club, or a French club - without having formal classes in those subjects - you must also open your doors to every religious, political or social organization no matter how controversial or distasteful its views may be?" he asked. "I think not." But Chopko said that "Congress recognized the commonsense proposition that religious groups stood on the same footing as secular groups and should be extended the same benefits." "We are pleased that the court. recognized the act for what it was and affirmed the right of students to choose to express religious values with like-minded students," he said June 4.
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CANCER SURVIVORS celebrate conclusion of a nine-session educational series on health, relaxation and medical and financial aspects of cancer with a cookout last Sunday at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. Sponsored by the hospital's Hudner Oncology Center, the program included an address by cancer survivor James Lenehan. Top, preparations for the cookout; bottom, group picture. (Gaudette photos)
WASHINGTON (CNS) Bishop Pavao Zanic and Archbishop Frane Franic have faced off again in a public exchange accusing each other of misrepresenting the facts of the alleged Marian apparitions at Medjugorje, Yugoslavia; Archbishop Franic has issued a response to Bishop Zanic of the Mostar-Duvno Diocese, where Medjugorje is located, who denounced the apparitions in a 16page tract he delivered to Vatican officials in mid-April. The bishop accused the alleged visionaries and the Franciscan priests who support them of lies, manipulation and "fabricated miracles." The archbishop, recently retired head of the neighboring Archdiocese ofSplit-Makarska, responded with an open letter to his fellow bishop, made available to Catholic News Service in Washington May 23. He accused Bishop Zanic of "poor knowledge of mystical theology" and of making false and unprovable accusations against some of the Franciscan priests promoting the apparitions. From the bishop's list of complaints, Archbishop Franic wrote, "one could conclude that Medjugorje is a mud puddle of sin, heresy, treasons and greed, and that all of this is leading to destruction." But he said from his own personal experience he considered Medjugorje "a holy place." "Our Lady was appearing in Lourdes and Fatima and, in my opinion, is now appearing in Medjugorje," he wrote. A commission of the Yugoslavian bishops' conference has been studying the claims of apparitions at Medjugorje but has not yet reached a decision. Archbishop Franic was in the United States in mid-May to speak at a conference on Medjugorje. In an interview during his visit he told CNS of his response to Bishop Zanic and promised to forward an English translation of the letter, written in Croatian. The two Yugoslavian prelates have engaged in several public disagreements over Medjugorje since the aileged apparitions to six local children began in 1981. The small town, in the Yugoslavian Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has since become an international pilgrimage site that attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors. Archbishop Franic asked Bishop Zanic why, in his pamphlet, he should "seek and dig out the past life ofthese individual Franciscans (promoting the Medjugorje apparitions) and bring out .-before the world the sins which they committed according to your findings." "Forgive me if I tell'you, as an older brother, that you are making an error regarding fatherly love," he wrote. _ "It is also methodically wrong," he added. "One can answer to you, then, that our Lady appeared to sinners and not to the righteous, as it was the case of her divine Son." Referring to a long series of instances detailed by Bishop Zanic in which he said he caught the visionaries in lies and contradictions, Archbishop Franic said the bishop's demands for consistency failed to take 'into account the "human element" that is acknowledged even in the church's norms
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for interpreting divine revelation in Scripture. "Some people find such 'contradictions' in the holy Scriptures.... It is no wonder, then, Father Bishop, that the same fate awaited, in my opinion, the words of our Lady, pronounced to simple children who did not study theology and who are not recording on a tape," he wrote. He said similar problems "were acknowledged in the visions and conversations" of St. Bernadette at Lourdes and the three children who saw Mary at Fatima. The church eventually judged that the apparitions at Lourdes and Fatima were believable. Archbishop Franic urged Bishop Zanic to "please go sometime, maybe even incognito, to Medjugorje and begin to hear the confessions of the pilgrims." "In this way," he added, "I am certain that you can best get to know Medjugorje - by seeing the miraculous conversion of souls, the greatest miracles which are happening in Medjugorje, in far greater numbers and in far greater intensity than in any other parish in Herzegovina and even in Lourdes."
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Brazilian bishops take Amazon problem to Rome ROME (CNS) - A group of Brazilian bishops warned that the Amazon's people and land are losing the battle. against increasing "devastation and depredation," fueled mainly by the search for profit. The bishops, in Rome to meet with Pope John Paul II last week, called for an international struggle against development projects that "are destroying nature, on which all life and all creatures depend." They'also urged companies and creditors to halt the unchecked exploitation of the vast Amazon forest area. The current pace of development, they said, is already threatening the survival of some local native populations and the future generations of others. "Our faith in the God of life moves us to take a position against all sowers of death," they said. The bishops made their appeal in a message, "In Defense of Life in the Amazon," made public in Rome. The group was led by Bishop Moacyr Grechi of Rio Branco, president of the Western Amazon bishops' conference. The pope told the bishops privately that he was concerned about ecological damage to the region and said he wanted to visit there during his next trip to Brazil, expected sometime during the next two years, the bishops said. The pop'e visited the Amazon during his trip to the country in 1980. The bishop's statement described a pattern of economic exploitation in northern Brazil that has scarred the land and disrupted the lives of native peoples.. "Entire populations are losing the land they have lived on for centuries and are nearing extinction. We are witnessing with horror episodes of true genocide, which are in their final phase. In the name of a dubious type of progress and badly understood development, the millennial forest is being destroyed and the peoples of the forest are receiving a death blow," it said. The bishops appealed to developers to be "more sensitive to so many protests" from around the world and to "limit their search for profit." International creditors, they said, should finance only projects that "guarantee the respect of nature and the human being in the Amazon." In describing the damage to the Amazon, the bishops were critical . of Brazil's environmental policies. They said one reason for the burning of virgin forest areas was to obtain economic aid offered by the government - part of "an absurd national policy under which the tearing down of a forest is considered a good thing," They said more than 300,000 prospectors, victims of national agrarian policies, have helped dig up entire river beds in search of gold. The processing of gold has left rivers full of mercury and other deadly chemicals, turning fish into "poison" for local peoples, they said. The bishops criticized proposals to build dams and hydroelectric facilities, saying they would flood large areas of forest and destroy the habitat of many local tribes. Road building has opened up whole sections of the Amazon to exploi'tation, they said.
In general, they said, "the government agencies are inefficient and sometimes are directly compromised in the violation of laws" regulating the environment.
Pope expresses alarm In an earlier statement to a Vatican forum on tropical forests, sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, Pope John Paul II expressed alarm at the rapid destruction of the world's tropical forests and said the process was threatening countless forms of life. "Even the quality of human life, because of its dependence on the dynamic interaction of other species, is being impoverished," the pope told scientists. The pope cited the great potential medical value of plants and microorganisms in tropical forests, such as those used in producing antibiotics. "U nfortunately, the rate at which these forests are being destroyed or altered is depleting their biodiversity so quickly that many species may never be cataloged or studied for their possible value to human beings," the pope said. The pope blamed an "unjustified search for profit" as the leading cause of forest destruction and asked, "Should a concept of development in which profit is pre- . dominant continue to disrupt the lives of the native populations which inhabit these forests?" He also noted that poverty, too, endangers tropical forests - as when foreign indebtedness forces countries to "unwisely administer their hardwood resources in the hope of reducing that debt." Likewise, he said, the attempt to create lands for farming or pasture is an example of inappropriate means used for good and necessary aims. "In this case the solution of an u.rgent problem can create another, equally serious one," he said. The pope said that while population pressure is often cited as a major cause of forest destruction, demographic expansion is not just a matter of numbers. He said the church would continue to condemn coercive population programs and uphold the right of couples to decide about children according to moral and religious beliefs.
Physicians praised VATICAN CITY (CNS) Pope John Paul II recently praised a group of ear, nose and throat physicians and asked them to increase emphasis on preventive medicine. As people live longer, he said, diminished capacity to hear and to speak can lead "to solitude, isolation and even social margination."
ON HIS MOST recent trip, the pope arrives at Malta's national stadium. (eNS/ UPIReuters photo)
"Providence guides steps of pope" VATICAN CITY (CNS) - As Pope John Paul II winged his way to Mexico in May, his thoughts turned to Africa and Eastern Europe. "Providence guides the steps of the pope," he said. "The distribution of the trips this year is appropriate. After the events in Central and Eastern Europe, there was the trip to Africa to tell Africans that they cannot be ignored. Now to Mexico to tell Mexicans and Latin Americans that they have not lost the heart of the pope to Eastern Europe." The pope's words, during an inflight news conference, symbolized his desire that world attention and resources not be路 drawn to the newly emerging democracies at the expense of the Third World. The words take on greater emphasis when they come from a world leader who has a personal and institutional stake in rebuilding the moldy societies left after 40 years of communist rule. The pope is the Polish-born leader ofa church that suffered heavily under communism and that now wants to be the moral cornerstone for a new way of life. Sandwiched between the Africa and Mexico trips was a two-day visit to Czechoslovakia, the pope's first trip to Eastern Europe after communism lost its grip on society. The blitz trip was a last-minute
addition to the pope's 1990 travel plans, an indication of his growing emphasis on this politically amorphous part of the world. The pope's 1991 schedule is expected to be dotted with other blitz trips to Eastern Europe. Already Hungary and his native Poland are preparing gala receptions. So why not use this year's trips to show that new problems are not draining papal concern for the moral health and economic wellbeing of the Third World? The pope's January visit to four of Africa's. poorest nations was a running commentary on the need for developed countries to share their wealth and resources with people forced to live amid drought, sand and heat. In Mexico, living in the shadow of the United States, the pope warned against automatically following "liberal capitalism" as the model for socioeconomic development. The. pope applied the message to all of Latin America, where the political and economic power of the United States dominates the region. In essence, it was similar to messages he has preached for more than 10 years in Africa, Asia and Latin America: Find your own road to development based on your own culture, identity and values. Papal trips are a reflection of the pope's interest. Twenty-two of the pope's 48 journeys outside Italy - including stops in more than 60 countries - have been to the Third World. His49th trip, in September, will take hi,m to Africa once again. Even though 1991 is shaping up as travel time to Eastern Europe, Vatican officials already are calling 1992 "the year for Latin America." The pope has announced his intentions to revisit the region to launch celebrations marking the 500th anniversary of the arri-
val of Catholicism, an anniversary he sees as the spark for a "new evangelization" of the region.
Newman's vision praised by pope VATICAN CITY (CNS) Cardinal John Henry Newman's vision of a church that "fears no knowledge" describes the proper路 role of Christianity in the changing European culture, Pope John Paul II said. The pope, addressing a group of scholars during the centenary of Cardinal Newman's death, praised the English theologian and writer for his view that religion must accompany all learning. His advocacy of unity between theology and science, and between faith and reason, holds a lesson for the modern world, the pope said. "I n the present changing circumstances of European culture, does Newman not indicate the essential Christian contribution to building a new era based on a deeper truth and higher values?" the pope said. Cardinal Newman, a convert to Catholicism, showed an unwavering love for the church - and here, too, offers an example to modern Catholics, the pope said.
Spirituality's first VATICAN CITY (CNS) Bishops should spend less time administering if it interferes with preaching, teaching and developing inner spirituality, Pope John Paul recently told members of the Philippine hierarchy. Priests and quaiified laity could take up some of the diocesan executive chores, he said. "In the midst of God's holy people, the bishop in an eminent way is called to center his own life on Christ," the pope said.
Toronto Y<luth Co'rps' 'swIms'a"g'ainst'lide"'" By Pat McGowan for the poor by means of purchaswith eNS news reports ing and renovating rundown buildings. The 1990 National Catholic In view of the fact. that some Educational Association conven40,000 Toronto families are in tion was for the first time ever held need of housing and 100,000 othin Canada. It attracted a record ers are in danger of losing their 23,000 Catholic educators to present shelter to urban renewal Toronto, the largest city in Canada, where, in addition to attend- . programs, the task is herculean, said the workers. ing convention sessions, they could Another of Toronto's inner-city dine in lakefront restaurants, enjoy fabulous malls and admire an awe- problems was addressed by NCEA convention speaker Susan Presinspiring skyline. 26 of the 23,000 conventiongoers ton, coordinator of a runaway prevention program for the chose another activity. On a sunny Wednesday after- Toronto branch of Covenant noon they met at Toronto's Con- House, a youth shelter network vention Center, sneaker-shod and originating in New York over 20 ready for "Sidewalks of Toronto," years ago and now active in many an inner-city walk focusing 011 the countries. Ms. Preston said her program problems of street children. 27-year-old Terry Sullivan of tries to educate students about the Youth Corps of the Toronto street life before they consider Archdiocese shepherded the group running away from home. Youngsters run when they feel on a brief subway ride to "the other Toronto," an area of they have reached a crisis situaboarded-up, graffiti-decorated tion, she explained. They generhouses, bleak apartment buildings ally have made no plans and are attracted to the "bright lights" of and unlovely housing projects. In the course of a brisk walk downtown Toronto. Then, one of two things happen along rubbish-strewn sidewalks, he explained that Toronto, as well to them, she said. Either they are taken in by older as being a world class metropolis, is a city of two classes, where children who use them for drug sales, crimes or prostitution or 65,000 persons patronize food banks every month, rooming they find a minimum-wage job houses and inexpensive family which eventually pushes them to dwellings have been gentrified or street living because they can't their sites taken over for condom- afford to live in Toronto. Those in iniums and office buildings, and the latter situation often then turn discrimination and bureaucracy to selling drugs, she added. often impede the nation's muchMs. Preston said that in Toronto alone, more than 10,00.0 children admired universal health care from live on the streets, rooftops, park reaching the homeless poor. benches and in abandoned buildInadequate shelter and underings. nourishment, he said, are the main Most street youths are involved cause of a greatly increased inciin sex, the drug trade or other dence of tuberculosis among Toronto's poor. Their life expec- crime, she said. "We have discovered that over tancy, he added, is on the average 50 percent of our kids were offered seven years less than that of more money for sex within the first 24 affluent Torontonians. hours of hitting the street," she As the waikers passed through a said. small park, Sullivan noted that it In the drug trade, the youths was a favored summer sleeping spot for the homeless. He also either become runners delivering pointed out a small greenhouse, drugs from dealers to buyers; pushers who work mainly at elecomfortably warm all year round. mentary schools offering free drug "Plants get heat, people don't," he samples to help the market grow; commented. He said the Youth Corps con- or security officers who watch for ducts the inner-city tours through- the police or drug users who owe a out the year, trying especially to great deal of money, she continued. reach high school students. "We Toronto's Covenant House prowant not only to rescue the poor vides shelter for some 80 children but to raise the consciousness of nightly, she said, 30 in beds and the rich," he said. the rest on the floor. The tour ended at an interdeThe agency offers the basics of nominational Christian Resource food, clothing and shelter and also Center in the middle of Regent provides counseling, education proPark, a 12,OOO-person housing grams, recreation and job location development with a 20 percent assistance. unemployment rate and a reputaThe Youth Corps also seeks to tion as a hotbed of drug dealing. reach high school students, said There workers operated a soup Sullivan, moving them not only to kitchen and a daytime drop-in avoid running away from home center for hostel dwellers who must but to raise their sights to include be out of the shelters during the the service of others. day. Another major undertaking "We e.ncourage parish youth to is provision of affordable housing organize small groups," said a
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Description of Program: An ecumenical Christian service organization founded to assist people of Eastern Kentucky with self-help programs. The volunteer program focuses on a daily prayer life, community living and service work in the various CAP programs. Term of Service: Permanent volunteers serve for one year or longer. Temporary volunteers serve for 3 weeks to 3 months. Personnel Needed: Professional and general workers for year round programs such as child development centers, GED-and Tutoring, home repair, youth centers, emergency assistance, small farm projects, spouse abuse shelters, health care, residential programs and much more. Qualifications: High School diploma. Age 21 for permanent volunteers and 18 for temporary volunteers. Men and women. Singles and married couples without dependents considered. Personal interview required for permanent volunteers. Benefits: Permanent volunteers receive room and board, health insurance and a living allowance of $75.00 each month. For further information write to: CAP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM 235 Lexington St. Lancaster, KY 40444 (606) 792-2219
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Gray, Jr., M/M Joseph Medeiros, M/M Paul A. LanglOIS, Anne Chadwick. NORTH DARTMOUTH St. Julie Billiart $500 Paul G. Cleary; $100 Robert E. Keiran, M/M Joseph Winterhalter, M/M Robert Ladino, Dr/M Ronald Hantman; $50 M/M John F. Garcia, M/M Allen Quintin, M/M Timothy Watterson, Hazel Dupre, Dr/M Gerald E. Petsch, M/M Kevin G. Champagne, M/M Douglas Golenski, M/M Donald Pittman; M/M lIidio M. Azinheira; $40 Sarah Sylvia, M/M Lloyd Francis, M/M Richard Cleveland; $35 M/M RobertW. Macheado, M/M Thomas Hardman; $30 M/M James Rodericks, M/M John C. Cabral, M/M John Wenc, M/M Rui A. Silva. $25 M/M Daniel C. Santos, M/M Miguel Pimentel, M/M Martin D. Manley, M/M Arthur Poitras, Jane Brightman, M/M Leonard Ponte, M/M Edmund Tavares, M/M Richard Barboza, M/M Herve Lapointe, Maria Pacheco, M/M Manuel Cordeira, Gertrude Peck, Judith Rego, Mary Sunderland, M/M Maurice Messier, M/M Robert Martin, Dr/M Michael Gouveia. $25 M/M Robert Costa, Sr., M/M Kyle Pierce, M/M Raymond Coderre, M/M James Taylor, M/M John Kopaczewski, M/M Carlos Lopes, M/M Kevin Barrett, M/M Paul Simas, Mary Pothier, M/M Jaime Pereira, M/M Lee Williams, M/M Jack Jacobsen, M/M Herbert Foisy, M/M Wayne ~amlet, M/M Mark Robidoux, M/M Richard Kehoe, Judith Haskell, M/M Jasper Parnell, Elsa Wright, M/M Edward Anderson, MlM Alfred Correia M/M Stephen Braz. ' SOUTH DARTMOUTH St. Mary $5,000 'Anonymous;$100 Humphr;ey, Covill &Coleman Insurance Agency Inc., Norman Menard, Bova Publishing, MlM Antone Theodore; $50 M/M Nelson W. Mare; M/M Manuel Santos M!,M Edgar W.·' Moorhouse,:R~semary QUinn; $30 Mrs. Eli Ferguson. ' $25 M/M Henry Leal Sr., M/MRobert Tavares, M/M Fred Assaf, M/M Stephen Prescott, M/M Anthony Freitas, .M/M Fernand Racine, M/M Roger L. Desrosiers, M/M George A. Perry, M/M John Costa, M/M John L. Caruso, Diana Barros, Armando Ragas, Joyce Menard M/M Denis Ryan, Florence Menard,' MlM Freddy Groves, Yvette Poirier. WAREHAM St. Patrick $200 M/M George Barrett; $110 M/M Robert A. Williams; $100 M!,M Francis Vicino; $100 In Memory of Juhe Babbitt, M/M Craig Dutra, M/M Donald P. Leaver, Mrs. Frank Medige, Desmon!! Murphy, M/M Chester Rusinoski, M/M Chester A. Smith, Jr.; $75 Dennis J. Filkins, Angela Ricker. $50 M/M Joseph Cardoza, M/M Syl· vester Andrade, M/M Joseph Cafarella, M/M Antone Cordeiro, Jr., Mrs. Lucien A. Duverger, M/M Richard Kiernan; $40 MlM Henry Horne; $35 Ann K. Nolan; $30 JoAnn Savary, AnnC. Cowell Joseph V. Crimi, M/M Frank Lopes, MlM James J. Toomey, Gail Zorn. $25 Amelia Baptiste, Lucinda Amado M/M Joseph Bacchierei, Tony Bachieri' M/M August Baptiste, Mrs. Theodor~ Baptiste, MlM Carmelo Castellana, M/M John F. Crocker, M/M John T. Donahue, Corine Fernandes, MlM Edmond Florindo, Mrs. George Gifford, M/M Richard Govoni. ~25 Mrs. Donald Heselton, M/M Epifanlo Jorge, ~rs. Herbert Lloyd, MlM Donat MathUrin, M/M Dennis Mattos M/M Emele J. Monfils, M/M Kenneth J: Monast, Roland Masse, M/M Myron Pea.body, M/M Oliver Silva, Mrs. Joseph S, Stec, M/M Mark Rogers, M/M Leon S~meter, M/M Howard Smith, M/M Michael L. Souza, Mrs. Gertrude Sullivan Clarence A. Warner. '
FAIRHAVEN St. Joseph $50 Mrs, Roberta Braley, M/M Leo Tremblay; $25 M/M Roger Caron, M/M Normand Demers, M/M Roland Dube, M/M James Greenway, M/M Nelson Guerra, M/M William Luminello! M/M Thomas Marnik, MlM Armand MartinS, Mary Caton Medeiros, M/M Jose.Nobrega, M/M James Reuss, Doreen SylVia, M/M Leon Sylvia.
St. Mary $800 M/M James Amaral' 'William Brown, Alvin &Irene Oickle FeliBurke, M/M Joseph Amaral; $30 Jean C cia Juras, Juanita Collings, B.J. D~Bois, $50 M/M Edward Allaire, Dr/M Deni~ Ellis; $25 M/M John Apillane, M/M Brault, M/M Rene Lemaire, The Plaud & M/M Lawrence Henningsen Dolores R Thomas Geoghegan, M/M Robert Kesten, Tichnor ' Rudler Family; $30 Mrs. Elvira Carvalho M/M Joseph Riley, Dr/M James Marie Dupuis, Adeline Grenon, MlM McCarthy, Mrs Louis Sieracki, AnonyBUZZARDS BAY John Hergenhan, M/M Salvatore Lommous bardo, M/M Stephen McCabe, M/M Jose $200 Thomas Hartigan, Grace O'Con· St. Margaret $100 M/M Charles LooMelD, Charlotte Benoit, MlM Jose Borges, nie; $60 M/M Tony Vieira; $50 M/M nor; $100 M/M Edward Mclaughlin, Mrs MlM Joseph Cataldo Jr.; $28 M/M SteArmand Mathis, M/M Jeremiah O'Con· Ed~in Payton, Maurice Savage; $35 phen Gonet; $251 n Memory of Manuel & ElOise Reynolds; $30 M/M Richard Dobnor, Margaret Haggerty; $50 Dr/M Honarina Alua, M/M Raymond Daigle, Michael Miniter, M/M Thomas Hennibins; $25 M/M Francis Paulette, Joseph M/M Robert Hillman, Mrs. Peter Gwozdz gan, M/M Elinus Hadley, Eileen Mciver, Pina, Katherine Fernandes, Eva TCoombs, M/M Paul Sirois, Gary Rose, M/M Jame~ M/M John Brady, M/M James Murphy, . Gregory .Fosella, M/M Daniel Hostetter, Townley, M/M Anthony Lepore, M/M Jay Mrs F.M. Grant, Mrs Lillian Kennedy, Albert Mitchell, Anonymous; $40 Robert Tavares, Clemence Motyl. ' Elskamp, Anonymous; $35 M/M NichoMary Morvan, Beverly Polisky las Seymour, M/M Richard Grey, $100 John F Hickey, M/M Herbert MARION M/M Curtis Sanford, Anonymous; $25 Greeley, M/M Gerald Hough; $50 MlM St. Rita $100 M/M Stephen G. CarM/M George Vamvakas, MlM John MurJohn P King; $35 M/M Jim Dunn; $25 nazza, Etta F. Hogan, Sandria Parsons' dock, Mae Thomas, Dr Raymond GillesMartha Monaghan, Mrs Dominga Andrade, $50 Mrs. Herbert Hohn, Jennifer Hemeon' pie, Helene Roemer, Mrs Seth Zarum, M/M C. Chester Bromley, M/M Philip Catherine Roche, M/M Tharles R. Young; M/M Ronald Beals, Mrs Lincoln Divoll, $38 Albert & Irene Muren; $35 Sara & Jenkins, M/M John F Clark, M/M Peter M/M James Higgins, M/M Gerald MclelDuffy, M/M Paul Duffy, Anthony Andrade, E.L. Bartholomew, Jr.; $25 M/M James lan, M/M John Pina, Anonymous M/M Oliver Garneau, M/M Hugh AMacM. Cain, Mary W. Doherty, MlM James $100 Mae C Scott, Anonymous; $50 Donnell, M/M Louis Fachetti, Josephine Kenney, M/M Edward J. Rogers. Edith White, Anonymous; $30 M/M John Welsh, Patrick & Helen Nee ACUSHNET Heher; $25 Margaret M Sheehan, M/M $50 Patricia Chismer, M/M Walter William Bright, M/M Wilson Perry, M/M St. Francis Xavier $150 M/M MatEno; $35 Valerie Harrison; $25 Mrs Anna John Zibutis, Anonymous, M/M David thew Charbonneau; $50 M/M Robert A. Emond, Paul ACaldwell, Josephine Post Quigley Martin; $25 M/M John Engel, M/M Vincent Plourde, M/M Normand R. Laporte. $500 S1. Margaret Conference, Buzzards Bay . , FALMOUTH CAPE COD 51. Patrick $400 Mrs Gilbert J NooHYANNIS nan; $200 M/M Edmund J O'Connor; St. Francis Xavier $350 M/M Thomas CORPUS CHRISTI $100 M/M Joseph Costa; $1000 Friends Corpus Christi $600 M/M Owen J H Duffy, In Memory of Fr. Joseph M of St. Thomas Chapel; $50 M/M John J CarrollJr, M/M Philip FMackey; $35 Ms Gaffney; $200 M/M Paul O'Brien; $160 Caplice, O.M.!.; $200 M/M Adolphe RichJean CM,axwell; $25 M/M George Binda, M/M George D Williams; $150 M/M ards; $100 Eleanor Deveney, M/M NichoM/M Charles J Nolan, M/M John T Donald J Lonergan; $145 Anonymous; las Karukas, M/M Marshall Lovelette O'~onnor, Mrs· Mary H Nolan, M/M $120 Anonymous; $100 M/M Richard J M/M William EMcinerney, M/M Willia~ Harold F Beaumont England, M/M Richard F Noonan, M/M Naylore, Lillian J Senteio; $75 M/M Joseph Sciacca, M/M Woodrow FWhite' Frank Marshall, Mrs Elmer TSmith; $50 EAST FALMOUTH $75 M/M Roiand 'E Chevrefils, MlM John J Bell, Dorothy Clark, Alice D DegSt. Anthony $600 Rev. leonard M~I Donald V Cianciolo, MlM HenryJ Roux; nan, In Memory of John & Ann Fehr & $60 James WConlon; $50 Mrs John Ber· Louise' Earle, M/M Leonard S Francis, laney; $200 John Coppinger; $150 M/M nard, M/M Bertrand F" Boulay~ Valerie Roberta Hart, Marie Herlihy, M/M Edward Daniel Bailey; $100 M/M Anthony SolimMastrangelo, Be'rnard A Pender, Irene ine; $50 M/~ Manuel Rapoza; $35 M/M Pereira-Brown, 'M/M Arthur J Dolan , M/M Joseph F Keenan, M/M John' A Roberts, Robies Refrigeration, MlM Frank Frank Macedo; $30 M/M Jude Royals; McArdle, M/M Francis J McCusker, Anne Roderick, Mary Regina Rowell, Carol A $25 M/M William Bento, Josephine Couto, A Maroney, M/M John M Mitta, M/M Sisson, Mrs Kenneth Worster, M/M Don- M/M John Druley, M/M Stanley Eldridge, ald R Nolin ," B~rbara Feener, Franics Galiani, M/M John L Roberti, M/M Joseph M Sheehy, , " $40 Mrs R!~hard Lucius, Mary Murphy, Joseph Motta, M/M Milton Servis M/M Thomas MThompson, Rosemary P $100 William Hurley; $75 M/M Wi'lSweeney, M/M bernard A Wahle; $40 M/M James Troy; $30 Grace Aylmer, M/M F Dow Clark, M/M George W M/M Charles Gallivan; $25 M/M Adam liam Gilmartin; $50 M/M Joseph Andrade, Agostinelli, Mrs James V Ahearn, M/M Albert Downey, M/M Stanley HelmsStreeter; $35 Anonymous $30 Anonymous; $25 M/M Neil W David L Berkeley, John T & Sylvia M dorff: M/M Hugh Owens; $40 M/M Frank Souza; $30 M/M John Burke, Allison, M/M Michael EAndrews, Lucy N ,Broussard, Lawrence J Cadigan, M/M Fonseca, M/M Joseph P Greene, Mary Henry J Carty, John Carty, William T M/M Jospeh Rose; $25 Belmeda Alwardt, Kent, M/M Claude M McKee, M/M Casey, Eileen M Concon, Mrs Antonio M/M Jose Amorin, Timothy Andrade, Donald Manchester, Edward FMoynihan Dias, M/M Daniel J Donovan, Eileen M/M Harry Corbett, M/M Carlos BraceJr, M/M Kevin CRobin, Theresa CWood Duane, Marjory Fratus, Charles Girard, ras, M/M Ernest deSouza, M/M William $250 M/M Henry A Zanello; $125 M/M Thomas M Goodwin, M/M Albert F Ferzoco, M/M Ernest Holcomb, M/M Edward Anonymous; $100 M/M Kenneth Fi- Grenis, Rose Harmon, M/M Thomas Marks, M/M James McClutchy, Clara gueiredo, M/M William Power; $75 M/M Holmes, Joseph Mendes, M/M William P Pacheco, M/M Richard Priebe, M/M . Francis J Fleming; $50 June M Meehan, Reavey, Edward VanDorn, Mrs Thomas Julio Santos, M/M Milton Soares, M/M James Valdes Louise GRobbins; $40 Marie De Conto- Wallace, Toni GNagel $300 In Memory, Joseph S Buckley; Thomas; $25 M/M Theodore F Behrle, $500 M/M Bradley Smith; $225 M/M Theresa PChisholm, M/M William John- $110 David Lussier; $100 John Barrows, John Michaels; $200 M/M John Collins; M/M R. Bastille, Mrs Joseph Crimmins, son, Mary RLegwin, M/M Walter K Noel $100 M/M Joseph Paruti, M/M Manuel M/M John J Deasy, Bertrand AFournier, Souza, M/M James Webber; $50 M/M M/M Thomas Gianrdino, M/M Donald Paul B~nsback, M/M Jeffrey Batt, M/M WEST HARWICH Rogers, Marjorie Sordillo; $75 M/M RobPaul Kinsella, MlM Arthur Lahan, James ert ACrockett; $50 M/M Richard Cronin, Holy Trinity $180 Dr/M Jos. E. AndPine, M/M Charles Oliver; $40 Richard M/M John W McBarson, M/M James erson; $150 M/M Wallace Raneo; $125 Corey Jr, MlM Frank Moniz; $25 M/M M/M JamesSullivan; $100 M/M Anthony McMahon, Mrs Ronald Mansbach, M/M Walter Braga, M/M Joseph Costa, Eva William J Miller Jr, Sheila Montminy, Salvato, M/M Charles Curran, M/M EdMontlero, M/M Alfred Segall , ward Cahput, Marjorie, C Tivenan, Mrs M/M Lucien Poyant, M/M Philip Reilly, $300 M/M Frederick Murphy; $150 Mary L Ryan, Mrs Albert Trocchi Kenneth Desmarais, Mrs Rose Donovan Alvaro Lopes; $110 M/M Anthony Spa$40 Francis Buckley, M/M Paul J M/M John Sullivan, Mrs Elizabeth Schnei: gone; $100 M/M Patrick Lewis, M/M derhan, John CBlackburn, Arley Maku- Cahill; $35 David Dezelle, MlM John John Martin, M/M Colen Murphy, Karlen Gillen; $30 Irene T Aylemer; $25 M/M rat, M/M Dan Manning, M/M Walter Wannop; $75 M/M John Santos, M/M Mason, Nicholas Zapple; $75 Joanne Sul- Ernest Anger, Mrs Wesley E Bennett, K~vin Smoller; $50 Nancy Andrade, Mary livan, M/M John Meehan; $50 Mrs M/M Joseph Boucher, Ida Brown, Oliver BiShop, M/M John Chnch, M/M Rodney T Champagny, Ann T Claffie, Charles Joseph Kelly, M/M Raymond Fournier deMello, M/M Manuel Medeiros, Kat· M/M Albert McPhee, M/M Thomas Peter: D'Agostino, M/M Harold Dore, Mrs Fredhleen Miller, Janina Sikora, Donna Sofuoerick Ellis, M/M Charles Farrell, M/M son Jr, M/M Bernard Hanlon Sr, M/M lis, Anne Bonneau; $30 Richard E'Edidio Bernard Foley, M/M Joseph Gemme, John B McCarty, Gladys Zinkus, M/M Agnes Lewis, M/M Antone Medeiros Lor: Richard Larki, M/M CharlesSamko M/M Madeline Golenski, M/M James Kelly, raine Santos ' M/M Joseph Qucinas, M/M Anthony Albert Bishop, Eileen Bourke, Mrs Robert $25 M/M Frank Almeida, M/M Adolph Martin, M/M Robert A Melpignano, Rita Fagan, Joseph Whalen, M/M Eugene Moda, M/M Robert RMorin, Margaret L Bishop, MlM John Brand, M/M Paul Favret, M/M Joseph Mulligan Bumpus, M/M William Burke, M/M ErnPieroni, Rose M Rosbrough, M/M Henry $40 Anthony & Joanne Nagy' $35 est Cabral, M/M John Carcieri, M/M Joan Sullivan, John D & Joyce A Russo John Depointe, M/M John Flanagan, $200 Flatley Co.; $100 Elinor Hudson McKeogh; $30 M/M Robert E Welsh M/MRay. Godin, M/M John Gumbleton, Kniley, The Asa Bearse House; $50 M/M Dr/M David P Doherty; $25 Mrs Georg~ M/M Daniel Kalletta, M/M Myron MedeiDonald R Nolin, M/M Frank L Spifman, Jensen, M/M Walter Kangas, Mrs Elizaros, M/M James Nalloran, M/M'Robert M/M Walter Starr, M/MJerome LSoles; beth Halloran, M/M Clifford A Daluze Levert, Elizabeth McCarty, M/M Robert $25 Toni GNagel, Mrs William FDeAvilla, Doris Dwyer, Louis Fernandes, M/M WiI: McGovern, M/M Curtis Hill, Hilda RapM/M Robert Guertin, Mrs David BSingleham GreenWOOd, M/M Calvin Lee, Mary F oza, Maria Rebello, M/M Joseph Souza, ton . Stel!ens, M/M David Conlin, M/M JoaM/M Jeffrey Tavares, Genevieve Verisquin Pena, Helen Sullivan, M/M John J simo, M/M Allen White, M/M Paul Wimer OSTERVILLE Leonard Jr, Olive Marston, M/M RayO.L. of Assumption $2300 Anonymmond Alvey, Mary Anderson, M/M Glenn CHATHAM ous; $200 Mrs George Carlson; $100 Coffin, M/M Paul Coleman M/M-Henry M/M John B Curran, M/M William LavHoly Redeemer $250 M/M Richard Cusick, Mary Dyson, M/M' Joseph Fererty, M/M Roland Ashley; $75 Anonym- Maranhas; $110 M/M William J Bren· nandes III, M/M Philip BGaudet Jr Barous; S50 M/M John Szymanski, Hope nan, M/M Robert Wolin; $100 Cecilia J bara Gibbons, M/M David Jacek, 'MiM
Aide, M/M James Drew, M/M Joseph Forbes, M/M Edward Smith; $75 Frances Arnold; $50 Wilfred Boulanger, Marie Campbell, M/M William J Hagerty, Mary Tleate, Helen McCarthy, M/M Donald J Shea; $35 Arline Maloney; $30 M/M Robert Banziger, M/M Frank Dresser, MlM Oliver Eihorn, M/M James Kerwin $25 M/M John Chapman, M/M leo Concannon, Marjorie E Connors, M/M Robert Denn, M/M John Dixon, Albert D~ueding, M/M Joseph Fallon, M/M Richard Hoy, M/M Denis CHynds, Robert J Payne, M/M Ruben Roca, Mary Smith, M/M Richard Sullivan $300 Constance M Hamrock; $200 M/M Thomas Sheehan, $150 Constance Gormley; $100 M/M Richard Dart, M/M J~mes R larkin, M/M Thomas McGrath, M/M Norman Normandeau, M/M Richard O'Meara; $75 M/M Francis Fleming; $50 Alice Dobbyn, M/M John Ford, Helen Killen, M/M Eugene Kissel, M/M William Machie, M/M J Donald Plunkett; $30 Mary Pearl; $25 M/M Gerard Barry, M/M Kevin T Dixon, Donald Fontneau, M/M James Griffin, Jas. Hliey, M/M Charles Kenney SOUTH YARMOUTH S1. Pius X $100 M/M William Reardon, M/M Richard Delorey; $75 Richard Croteau; $65 M/M Victor Costanzo; $60 Mrs John O'Hara, M/M Francis Martin' $50 M/M Norman Reilly; Mrs Elizabeth Cassidy, M/M David Cassidy, M/M William Scalley, Thomas Butler; $35 Patrick ,& Anne Dineen, M/M Francis Oliva; $30 AI.exander Bean & Constance, Charles Diana; $25 M/M John Czyoski, Mrs Cath· erineHall, Mrs Thomas Walsh, Cecelia ·'R.ennie, M/M Francis Mann'ing,MrsJames Finnegan, Emile Camandona& Ruth, Margaret Carson, M/M Francis Martin, Ruth Thacher, Wilfred Amnotte, M/M . Bismarck ladner, Mrs Norman McDonah, Francis Sullivan, M/M William Keith , $200 MlM Robert Costello; $100 M/M ,Domonic DiCori" Ricliard'M Quirk, M/M J.F. Doherty; $80 MlM Ralph Mann; $60 Mrs Ferdinand F Killian, M/M Peter McNalTla~a, Helen McCright;' $50 M/M . Robert J Lea.lanc, Robert lGerling;Margaret M Gavin, M/M Thomas Robinson, M Kathryn Peros; $40 Mrs Richard Ter· rio; $35 Mrs James Keary; $30 Mrs John Morse, Mrs Richard Hegarty; $25 Edward Oberlander, Mrs Franklin Kelley, M/M Caesar Moniz, Betty Call, Cathy Donnelly, MlM James Hughes, Mrs William Arseneaux, M/M John F McLaughlin, M/M Martin J Murphy, Mrs H Timilty, M/M John Gallagher, M/M John Fahey, M/M Joseph Jamiel $~50 Joseph Madden; $100 Mary J MOriarty; $550 Mrs John Manwaring; $50 Joseph Kalal, Mrs Rita Dreyer; $27.50 Robert Fitzgerald; $25 M/M Daniel Sullivan, M/M James Ruhan, M/M Robert Fitzgerald, Mrs Reginald Cline, Mrs Anne Ch!lds, Mrs Rita McNerney, M/M David Akin, M/M Norman Gill, Mary Finnegan $200 Ml,M Harold Jarvis; $150 M/M Richard Sullivan; $100 M/M James Quirk, Jr, M/M Lawrence Howe, Michael Mulcahy, Mrs' lucy Kiley; $25 Mrs Helen Gallant, Barbara Tholl, Miriam Damon Marietta Guillette '
OAK BLUFFS Sacred Heart $50 M/M John Camacho; $25 M/M John Christopher, M/M Henr~ Shelley, Mrs Peter Dawley, M/M DenniS Alley EDGARTOWN S1. Elizabeth $100 MlM' Stephen Rose, Philip Walsh, Dr/M Gerald Westover; $50 Edgartown Hardware, George ,Goulart, Margaret O'Neill, MlM Arnold Kheary WELLFLEET Our Lady of Lourdes $100 M/M John Monahan PROVINCETOWN S1. Peter the Apostle $100 Mary lou Santos; $50 Marilyn &Tim Downey, M/M Eugene Poyant; $35 M/M Emmanuel Souza; $25 Alice Cook, Warren Crawley, M/M Gordon Ferreira $200 M/M William Gordon; $50 M/M David Roderick; $25 M/M Edwin Rose Mrs Katherine Perry ,
VINEYARD HAVEN St. Augustine $50 Catherine Ferro, Rose Lopes, James 0 Reynolds, James F Reynolds; $40 Thomas Trebby; $35 H. Paul Ryan, Viola Lopes; $25 Jean Levesque, Richard Massaline, Dora Beauchemin, Georgiana Kurth, Daniel Culkin, Rodman F Backus, Jr. WOODS HOLE St. Joseph $200 AFriend; $100 M/M John Valois, AFriend; $40 AFriend; $25 Dr/M Thomas Sharra, A Friend ORLEANS St. Joan of Arc $100 Edwin R&Mary ELannon; $75 Althea Robida; $50 Dr/M James P Moran; $25 Patricia AFeeney, M/M Alfred ERizzotti NANTUCKET St. Mary $50 Jacqueline RTullo; $35 S.C. Spence; $25 Carol Crowell, Cathe· rine O'Brien, William Toner, M/M Edward FVaughan .
M/M John A Largay Jr, MlM Thomas Capizzi; $50 M/M Charles Leonard; $45 Alice Wood, M/M Alan Donheiser, Aldina Souza, M/M Colin B MacDonald, Paul J Leary & Family, Katherine Kane, M/M Wm R Edmonds, M/M Frank McGinity, M/M Paul Rajunas, M/M Richard Roser, Ellen ATucci $250 MlM Peter J Bartek; $50 M/M Frank Bottos, Samuel C. Re, P.A. Mullane, M/M Joseph McCormack, M/M Thomas Glennon, M/M Raymond PLeganowicz, M/M Richard M Cashin
POCASSET St. John the Evangelist $500 Richard Crespi; $100 MlM George Vigeant, M/M Lawrence Brennan, Virginia Frappier, M/M Joseph Walsh, M/M Joseph Dauphin; $75 A Friend; $50 M/M Keith Songer, M/M John Henderson, M/M Wil· lard Olmsted, Mrs Otto Becker, Robert Collyer, M/M Brian Sundquist, MlM Neil Culhane, M/M Charles Bird, Lucienne LeBlanc, M/M Vincent Corsano; $35 MlM Edward Kenny, Elizabeth Maginnis; BREWSTER $30 Mrs Robert Seddon, M/M John O.L. of the Cape $100 Mary KBaroni, Fuller; $25 M/M Thomas Hanley, M/M Annette Hailer, Elizabeth Sheehy, M/M . Ernest Frappier, M/M Rene Bergeron, John Collins, Marie Walsh; $50 MlM M/M Orland Shields, Dr/M Jay Dembro, Joseph Savago; $30 M/M Robert A Donald Ford, M/M Thomas Dunlavey, McLellan; $25 M/M Woodrow McEntee, Mrs Charles Moore, M/M William DesmaM/M Joseph E Costello, M/M Roger rais, M/M Leonard Dexter, Thomas Foley, Hubbard, Mrs M. 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SALVATORE DURANTE, left, and his wife, next to him, at the marriage of one of their sons. (eNS photo)
Historic homer helped their romance bloom . WASHINGTON (CNS) Roger Maris' historic home .run Oct. I, 1961 batted the New York Yankee into baseball fame and sent Salvatore Durante and Rosemarie Calabrese down the aisle. Durante, who was in the stands that day with his sweetheart, Rosemarie, caught the homer which broke Babe Ruth's record. The catch made the 19-year-old delivery boy $5,000 richer and able to afford marriage. Three weeks later. on Oct. 29, the couple were wed in St. Finbar's Church. Brooklyn. The story of the Durantes is one of four vignettes featured on a recent N BC-TV special that presented unreported aspects of frontpage stories that once gripped the nation. The Durantes, who still live in St. Finbar's parish, recalled the piece of sports history and its impact on them in a telephone interview with Catholic News Service. They had been dating about a year by that October, said Mrs. Durante, who bought the tickets for the game. . "I'd never been to a game but wanted to start going because it was one ofthe things he liked," she said. They had box seats, went with his cousin and girlfriend, and for the first two innings, Rosemarie sat in the row behind the other three. At the third inning, Durante suggested they change seats and he would sit alone. Moments later, she said, "Sal stood in his seat and caught the ball." "The day after, we spoke to our parents," Mrs. Durante said. "Three weeks later we were married." After the game Durante tried to give his trophy back to Maris but the athlete told him, "You keep the ball. Make what you can" with it, Durante recalled. "He was a fantastic man, friendly,
thoughtful," said Durante, who met the late home-run king a few times. "When I was to receive the $5,000, the only way I could get it was if Roger Maris flew to Sacramento, Calif., to be in a photo with Sam Gordon," he said. Gordon, a businessman, had agreed to pay the money "if he could personally present Maris with the ball," said Durante. "Roger did me that favor." - Durante, now a school bus -driver, said the reward for the ball amounted to "a year and a haIrs salary back then." . That was 28 years ago and the Durantes still credit the Yankee hero with giving them the start of a happy family that came to include three sons, "all baseball fans," Durante said. The youngest, Sal J r., is a pitcher for Southeastern Louisiana U niversity in Hammond, La. The eldest, Robert, is married, and he and his wife will soon make the Durantes grandparents. The middle son, Thomas, a broker on .Wall Street, still lives at home. The story of Maris' big day is part of their family lore, Durante said. "We get a kick out of it. It's still exciting to see it ,on television every time it comes up," which happens a couple of times a year, he said. . "Maris' record still stands," said Durante. In the 150 years that baseball's been a popular Amercan sport, no one else has hit 61 . home runs in a season. The Durantes are proud of their own record too - a marriage going on three decades. "We get along. We love each other," said Durante. "Whatever problems we had - being in between jobs, sicknesses - we resolved. We had children to take care of." "It wasn't always easy;" he said. "But we managed. We stuck together and we handled it."
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stuck with the Little League raffle tickets By Hilda Young I knew my three Little League sons would be supportive when I told them I had been named captain of their team's raffle ticket sale. "You'll have to be examples," I told them fondly, "and sell your quotas right away." "I've got dibs on grandma and grandpa," yelped my youngest. He dashed for the phone. The oldest stared at me blankly. "We read in Mr. Hubble's social science class that this kind of experience can be harmful for the developing adolescent psyche." "His kid plays soccer," I snapped. "How would he know? Besides, you can develop your psyche right after you learn how to hit a curve ball." The third just rolled his eyes. "Can I quit baseball instead?" Luckily, things looked like they would go better with other players and their parents. Jason Meade got rid of his two books of tickets the first night when his dad rolled down the car window and the tickets were sucked into 5 o'clock traffic. Things deteriorated rapidly, however. I found myself making pep talk phone calls in the evening. "How are the ticket sales going, David?" "Ticket sales?" "You remember, David, the team's raffle ticket fund-raiser?" "Can I call you back? I have to go to the bathroom." "Hello, Chad? This is Mrs.
Young. How are your raffle ticket sales going for the team?" "How do I know you are Mrs. Young?" "Chad, you've known me since birth, call here six times a day, have a personal relationship with our refrigerator and you are hitting .345." "Someone could have told you that." I started hawking the things myself - in the grocery checkout line, at coffee after Mass, when friends would call (which was becoming rare). One woman refused rudely. "Don't you feel you are victimizing other people by trying to blackmail them, into supporting your kids' athletics?" she huffed. "That's the last time I go to any of your Becky's ballet class bake sales, Sis," I retorted. "It's time to turn in the receipts and what tickets are left over," the coach told me last night. "Can you call me back after the FBI has tracked down the third baseman and the catcher, and after 'Unsolved Mysteries' has aired a program about how an entire Little League team has become invisible? "Besides, how do I know you are the coach?" I asked. "We've been married 20 years, I know your mother's maiden name and your oldest son can't layoff a high pitch," he claimed. "Someone could have told you that." ' Your comments are welcomed by Hilda Young, 25218 Meadow Way, Arlington, Wash. 98223.
CCA at alltime, high Continued from Page One material goods in helping one another. Following Christ's example, we have come to serve and not to be served. A significant way in which we as a diocesan family can serve our brothers and sisters is through the annual Catholic Charities Appeal," said the bishop. He took special note of the generosity and dedication of the priests coordinating this capital drive: "I want to recognize specifically and thank our priests who by their own contributions of time and resources provided exemplary leadership and coordination for the success of the Appeal. We had asked the priests to renew their efforts in a special way this year, and they responded in kind. Not only did 107 parishes exceed last year's total, but 69 parishes registered increases of I ~ percent or
more - a wonderful achievement!.. , For the first time in the history of the Appeal, a parish registered a total in excess of $80,000. St. Pius X in South Yarmouth, the leading parish, reported a total of $81,307.50. St. Pius'X also registered the largest actual dollar increase, $7,647.50. The second highest amount recorded in the 1990 Appeal, $64,2.78, is credited' to St. Francis Xavier parish in Hyannis. Coming in third 'Nas St. John the Evangelist parish in Attleboro with the sum of $48,975. In the greater New Bedford area, Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish, leading in that geographic section, had returns of $42, 152. Holy Name parish led the Fall River Deanery" reporting total gifts of $48,534, and St. Ann's parish in, Raynham was the leading parish in the Taunton area with contribu-: tions totaling' $27,382. . . . ' .
Pope says Y,outh can ,accept vocations, VATICAN CrfY (CNS) Young people today are as capable as ever of accepting' a religious vocation, said Pope John Paul II. "The hope is that they kn'ow how to receive and follow the invitation of Christ," he told participants in a' recent symposium on vocations'to the consecrated life sponsored by the Italian bishops: conference. , ,' "I think that the .capacity to be dedicated to Jesus has not been diminished in the men and women to today," he said. "Young men and women, in feeling a profound need for truth, justice, love, solidarity, are potentially disposed to live to its'depths
the exp~rience of ~elig'ious life," /te; added. , , '''Of course:"~ constant spirit of sacrifice is needed to live in full.n~;is the demands ,Qf.a religious' vocation," ne said. '. ' " i But ac,cepting the sacrifices '~\is' worth the effort," the pope sllilJ. Encouraging vocatipns is a fun-, damental activity ,of the entire church, especially people who have l 'accepted their vocations, he ~aid. :( "In a determining way, the'ex-1o. ample of religious and priests will contribute to the growth of vocations," the pope said., ' Priests and religious should be "faithful to the commitments they have assumed," he added.
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New principal, first Bellarmine Awards Continued from Page One ray has worked intensively in support of development efforts at the school. As a member ofthe executive board of the New England Association of Catholic Development Officers, he brings !tis expertise in long-range planning and financial management to his new post. Bishop Connolly High School is one of four diocesan high schools, serving primarily the greater Fall River Catholic parishes with several students commuting from Aquidneck Island. It is coeducational, enrolls approximately 500 students and is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Since its foundation, Bishop Connolly High School has benefited from the services of the Society of Jesus of the New England Province as well as from the Brothers of Christian Instruction, mem bers of other religious communities, and'dedicated lay instructors. The Ignatian spirit guides the school's educational priorities. Bellarmine Awards Bishop Connolly High Scho~l's new awards will honor persons who have shown exceptional dedication to Catholic education and to the school's ideals. In his introduction to the presentation ceremony, Rev. Stephen F. Dawber, SJ, Connolly principal, said-the award was named for St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621), a Jesuit priest, archbishop of Capua in Italy, a cardinal and a doctor of the church. He served five popes and his writings and preaching in defense of the faith' during ,the Reformation were what earned him the title of doctor. As an educator he held the position, the first to be held by a Jesuit, of professor at" the University of Louvain in Belgium, ' "It is in keeping w,ith the spirit of the life of'this great saint of the church that we hOlior these first recipients of the,Bishop Connolly High School Bellarmine Award," continued Father, Dawber. 'The citati<ms for ~sgr. Sralloo, who was not able to be present ~or the ceremony, 'and for Msgr. Gomes, who; received the award plaque from Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, follow:' Msgr. Shalloo Our first honoree is a native of the city of Fall River, a graduate of Durfee High School and Boston College. Ordained a priest in 1937, he
has served the people of the diocese of Fall River at St. Joseph's parish, St. Louis parish and most recently as pastor of Holy Name parish. He was the founding editor of the diocesan newspaper, The Anchor, and has served as chaplain and moderator of several organizations within the city. Tonight, however, we honor him for his tireless dedication to the service of youth at Bishop Connolly High School and for the kind and generous, person that he is. When the late Bishop Connolly decided to build a high school for boys in the city of Fall River, our honoree served as cochairman of the fundraising committee and since that time he has bet;n a generous benefactor and supporter of Bishop Conn?lly High School. ' In 1964, the late Judge William A.Torphy described him as a man with "human kindness of spirit" and tonight we honor him for that quality also. On the occasion of his 50th anniversary as a priest in 1987, he chose the prayer of St. Ignatius for that celebration: "Lord, teach me to be generous, teach me to serve you as you deserve..." In celebration of a life of the living out of that prayer and in grateful recognition and appreciation of his loyalty and generosity to Bishop Connolly High School, it is my ,great privilege to announce that a Bellarmine Award is given with genuine love and respect to Msgr. Daniel F. Shalloo, Msgr. Gomes Our second honoree is a native of the city of Taunton. He is a graduate of Taunton High School and the Univer'sity of Notre Dame. Ordained , to the priesthood in 1942; he has served Hie drocese of Fall River a.t St. John th~' Baptist in New Bedford, Sarito Christo here in Fall River and, since 1961 and since 1965 as its pastor, at Our Lady ofthe Angels parish. , Since 1969, he has been the director of Bishop Cronin's annual Catholic Charities Appeal, raising millions of dollars for the' charitable works supported by the diocese M Fall River.
As chairman of numerous organizations in the city, he has devoted hours of his time to improving the quality of life for its citizens. Honored by the Fall River Chamber of Commerce and the United Way, his dedication as a priest committed to the Gospel of Christ and as a humanitarian is recognized by all. Devoted also to his beloved alma mater, the University of Notre Dame, he can be seen on the sidelines cheering the "Fighting Irish" to another victory and has been honored by the Notre Dame Alumni Club 'as Man of the Year. Invested as a domestic pre~ late with the title of Monsignor in 1964, Pope John Paul. II elevated him to the 'rank or' protonotary apostolic in 1987, attesting to his outstanding service to his Church. He served as cochairman, with Msgr. Shalloo, for the Buiiding Fund for Bishop Connolly High School and 'he, too, has been a loyal, generous and dedicated supporter of this school. Renowned as' a priest for his spirituality, as an administrator for his expertise, as a man for his goodness, tonight we honor you, Msgr: Gomes in the name of all the students, past and present, of Bishop Connolly High School whose lives you have touched by your generosity and loyalty to our school. Therefore, it is with great pride and gratitude and it is my personal privilege to present this Bellarmine Award with genui!le love and respect to Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes.
P'ope, Gorbache路v " Continued from Page One ,lengeits communist 'regime.' he noted. . " , Np less surprising was Gorbache;v's emergence, ,Cardinal Casaroli said. Without naming the Soviet leader, the cardinal characterized him as "a voice of great authority raised t~ denounce'the failure o.f the system and in recognition of the urgent 'necessity to change direction." 'Gorbachev saw the need to "turn to democratic methods in order to heal. the mortal wounds of the ,people, caused by Ii long sociopolitical, moral and economic dictatorship," Cardinal Casaroli said.
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. ' Graduation has left a huge void in the boys' track teams of each of the four diocesan high schools, , Graduation meant the end of the high school track careers of Bishop Feehan's Brian Kelley, Bishop Stang'sJohn Ford, Bishop Connolly's Brian Ramos and Coyle-Cassidy's Todd Ducharme. The four have excelled in track events both in the Southeastern Massachusetts Conference, and in state competition for the past two years. Attleboro's Feehan Shamrocks have been blessed to have had Brian Kelley for the past four years. Without question, he ranks as one of the top track athletes ever to have competed in the state, ifnot the nation. Highlighting Kelley's career was his record-breaking performance in the National Pentathlon last March in Syracuse, N. Y. He became the first hiZh school boy in the history of U.S. track to score more than 4000 points (40 II) in the high school pentathlon. "What can you say about BrianT' said Feehan coach Bob L'Homme. "In winter track, he set his goals and achieved them: He's a hard worker and has tremendous concentration. Brian's good at everything and doesn't have a weak event." This was proven at the 1989 state decathlon last June when Kelley broke the old record of total points in the two-day event. In that 10-event meet, Kelley won five and tied for first in two others in a field of the top 40 track athletes in the state. Later that summer, Kelley went on to win the national AAU decathlon in Texas in the junior division. In the '89-'90 season, Kelley ran the fastest time in the nation in the 600 yard ruri with a time of I: 12.3. He has led Feehan
IUSHOP CON NOLLV'S Brian Ramos, one ofthe state's top long distance runners for the past three years.
to numerous Class C championships throughout the past couple of years, last year winning the 800 meter and high jump events in the class. He also won the 800 at the 1989 all-state meet and was named to the Boston Globe All-Scholastic team. Turning down the opportunity to play basketball at Feehan, Kelley opted for track, a decision he's glad he made."Tiack not only has been fun, it's made路 me a better person." In addition to track, he has been active in Feehan's peer counseling program. In the fall, he will enter Penn State University on a full track scholarship. At Taunton's Coyle-Cassidy and North Dartmouth's Bishop Stang, the Warriors' Todd Ducharme and the Spartans' John Ford have gone head-to-head for the past three seasons. Each time, the competition has been close and fierce. Each is the best-ever high jumper at his school. In the high jump, 1989 was Ducharme's year with the Taunton native taking Ford in the Coyle-Cassidy-Stang dual meet, the SMC championships, and the Class D meet. But this year Ford turned the tables to beat Ducharme three times in the high jump. Both are outstanding high hurdlers and both had the best time in the conference this year at 15.1 seconds. But an hour after placing second behind Ford in the ,high jump at this year's confere,nce meet, Ducharme won the high hurdles with the best score out of the II league schools. When Ducharme and Ford have competed against one another, it has' brought out the best of each of them and as a result we have seen the best track meets in the area in many years. I consider Todd to be one of those student-athletes who come along once in a great while. He is a true Christian who always gives 100 percent. The rest of the team takes the lead from Todd and that's why our team has had one of the most successful seasons in many years. A C-C National Honor Society member, Ducharme was also awarded the Lamb Memorial Scholarship as the Taunton'school's top male athlete for I989-J 990. He is a peer education group member and a letterman and all-star in football, basketball, and track. He will continue his education at Williams College in the fall. Ford is also a team leader at Stang. He broke the school high jump record this year at ~-feet-6~颅 inches and has been a proven hurdler and triple jumper. He recently led the Spartans to the 1990 spring track class D championship
and broke the class record (6-6) in the high jump. "He's more than just a team member, he's also, a coach," said Stang head coach Mike O'Brien. "He's a major reason we've 'won the Class D indoor and outdoor titles." "I tried football and basketball," said Ford, "but I found out that track was more fun ... I started high 'jumping at the Falmouth Invitational meet and I kept getting better. I've needed to work hard for the last three years, but it's been worth it." In addition to track and field at Stang, Ford was student council president and senior class vicepresident. He was active in Students Against Drunk Driving. A Tiverton, R.l. native, he will attend the University of Rhode Island. Brian Ramos has been an inspiration not only to his Bishop Connolly teammates, but to all conference runners in the last four years. He holds all of the long-distance records at Connolly and has been named to the Boston Globe allscholastic team and the New Bedford Standard-Times and Boston Herald all-star teams. He won the Class D two-mile in 1990, finished fifth in the all-state meet, and took sixth at the New England. Ramos ran cross-country in the fall and was equally successful in winter and spring track. Thewinner of the Class D meet, he placed third out of all the harriers in the state. ; Ramos' dedication and enthusiasm in track carried over into the hallways of the Fall River high school. "He's just been a tremendous young man," Cougar head coach Chris Chasse said. "Everyonelooks up to him and he's friendly to everyone. He's always helping out the younger kids and pushes ~hem hard to get the best out of them." An honors student, he was a member'of the school's community service program. "You have to have dedication to do long-distance r~nnin.g," said
BISHOP FEEHAN'S Brian Kelley hands off the baton in the 4-by-400-meter relay.
Anne Gedrites, among this Other awards and recipients: Headmaster's Service Awards: week's graduates of Coyle-Cassidy High School, Taunton, was one of William Czepiel, Daniel de Abreu, two state winners in this spring's Todd Ducharme, Ann Gedrites, Century III Leadership competi- James Hoye, Naomi Rap~>za tion, earning $1,500 in college , Coyle-Cassidy Service Awards: scholarship funds. ',Catherine, Moran, Brent Borden, As part of the prograJ.11, she Andrew Marshall, Susanne Bettenattended a March conference in court, Melissa Battaglia ' Williamsburg, Va., at which she Parents' Awards: William Leoand 101 fellow winners chosen nard, Maureen Parkinson nationwide analyzed and proposed National Honor Society inducsolutions to problems that will 'tees: Andrea Baskinger, Nicole face the United States in the next Belliveau, Neil Dube, Mary Kate century. The students also shar- Giovanoni, Kristen Greene, Jesse pened their leadership skills and Holmes, Erin Ledoux, Neil Mormet with various outstanding rison, Rebecca MurphY,Jonathan Americans. ' O'Reilly, Julie Poyant, Sarah T\:te students }Vere chosen on the Saladyga, Laura Watson, Cheryl basis of school and community Wilkinson. involvement, leadership skills and National Honor Society schoacademic success. Also required in larship: Stacey Sanborn the competition were knowledge of current events and an essay on innovative leadership. , Miss Gedrites' essay was on acceptance of the hearing-impaired in today's society. "Although the cry for equality and acceptance by and of the hearing-impaired is a silent one, it also deserves to be recognized and acted upon," Miss Gedrites wrote. "We must strive to integrate the helJringimpaired with the,hearing society to achieve mutual communication skills, understanding and acceptance between the two groups. Sign language must be recognized ANN GEDRITES and offered within educational systems as a language of importance." , Well-versed in sign language herself, she uses the skill at her local4-H Club chapter, where she Barbara Lavigne, a seventh and is also codirector of entertainment and has won a number of 4-H eighth grade science teacher at St. awards. ~ James-St. John School, New BedAt Coyle-Cassidy, she was a ford, will participate in a summer member of the National Honor institute for middle school science Society and school chorus and was teachers at Southeastern Massaa Voice of Democracy contest chusetts University July 9-28. winner. The institute will focus on science The Taunton resident will use content, process skills, teaching her Century -II I scholarship at strategies and the learning process Worcester State College, where itself. Sessions will include several she plans to major in elementary evening programs and field trips education and communications. to the New England Aquarium, the Boston Museum of Science, * * * * Seniors Stacey Sanborn and Woods Hole Oceanographic InstiJohn Murray were honored as tute, Marine Biological LaborCoyle-Cassidy's faculty selections atories and the Lloyd Center for for路 Man and Woman of the Year Environmental Studies: . at the annual honors night May , I nstructors hold presidential awards in the teaching of science 24. . Chosen for academic achieve- and additional input in the fields ment and school 'service, Louise of biology, chemistry, physics, Scanlon presented them with astronomy, earth science and plaques in memory of her hus- science education will be provided band, Joseph Scanlon, longtime by SMU science faculty members. The institute is organized by the teacher and athletic director at the Association of Presidential AwarTaunton high school. Named outstanding students in dees in Science Teaching and the their respective classes were National Teachers Association and freshman Kimberly Cambra, soph- is funded by the National Science omore Jonathan O'Reilly and jun- Foundation. ior Paul Gomes:, . .
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Ramos. Some days 'you just don't feel like running' and training, but you just have to force yourself to do it." It appears that this philosophy 'has worked for him. He'll leave his Westport home in September for studies either in the Boston College night, program or at the lJniversity of Massachusetts. 'For 'Brian Kelley; Todd Ducharme, John Ford, and Brian Ramos, the race is over as far as high school track is concerned. But their records, their contributions, and their Christian examples to their teams and schools will not soon be forgotten.
St. Mary's School St:' Mary!s School, New Bedford, will offer a summer video workshop 'for students ages II to 15. The program wjll address the history, techniques, vocabulary and science of video and motion pictures. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to produce their own video. ' -' Classes will be heldJrom 10 a.m. to noon Monday through Friday for two consecutive weeks with sessions beginning July 9 and 23 and August 6. For information contact the schoolat 995-3696 or Daniel P. Larkin, 992-0390.
in our schools Bishop Connolly This evening, the gymnasium of the National Honor Society and a Bishop Connolly High School, Fall member of the drama club, yearRiver, will be the site of a benefit book staff and post-prom commitconcert for Connolly junior Tom- tee. She was also active intutoring maso Vannelli, who was stricken and peer ministry. with a rare brain infection in April. The Fall River native will attend After withstanding a stroke, head- Southeastern Massachusetts Uniaches and high fever, he recovered versity. from the infection and returned Ranked second in the class is parttime to school. However, he Brian Michaud of Westport. He still faces a year of close monitor- has been a member of the Coning by doctors and a large debt due nolly chorus, drama club, yearhospitalization without medical in- book staff, Amnesty International surance. and post-prom committee. 'He has Students and friends of Bishop received awards for dramatics and Connolly High School have organ- community service. Michaud plans ized tonight's "MAZ-AID" con- to attend the Berklee School of cert to support the honor student Music.. and athlete. • • It will offer an impressive array Connolly's Paul 'Turcotte is of musical and comic talent. Radio among 250 Massachusetts sophopersonalities and' other special mores attendingaJune 7-10 Hugh guests .will also donate their time O'Brian Youth Foundation leaderand talent. . ship seminar at Bentley College, The program will be held from 5 Waltham. to II :30 p. m. Tickets are available Planned are panel discussions at Connolly and other area high with leaders in business, educaschools. For information, call tion, science and government on . Connolly at 676-1071.' corporate responsibility with regard • to the environment, foreign polThe 1990 valedictorian was icy, community involvement, entreJennifer D'Alio, who received silver preneurship and the art of leadermedals for the highest average in ship. _physics and U.S. history and was Delegates were chosen on the the winner of the Harvard Book basis of leadership in school and Award and the Bausch and Lomb community activities. Science Award. She has been president of the Connolly chapter of
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St. John Evangelist George and Martha Washington loved it. Thomas Jefferson brought it home. Dolly Madison served it at parties. What was this' new sensation? Ice cream-introduced in the United States on June 8,1786. St. John the Evangelist School Attleboro, is celebrating today's anniversary with a make-your-own sundae. party. The school is supplying the ice cream, while, each class is responsible for bringing a different,topping. ~
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The class of 1990 will graduate at a liturgy of thanksgiving 7 p. m. Sunday. There will be a photo session atSt. John Evangelist Church at 6: 15 p. m. and a reception hosted by grade 7. following the Mass.
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Recent award winners are James Cryan,.Elks essay contest; Stevany Tortorella 'and Mark Da'miano, Elks Youth Awards; and Christine Doyle, Capron Park contest. Holly Grochmalwon both a Knights of Columbus essay contest and a Daughters of the American Revolution history award. " First place finishers in a social studies competition were Todd Agius', Holly Grochmal, David Maglio~zi and ,Crystal Monast: In second place were Stephanie Joyce, John Zi~o, Erin Knight.and Ryan Collins.
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The school has received an Apple Imagewr.i~er ~nd 10 software materials through a,supermarket registe~ receipts program and has also earned $45 through collecting soft drink caps. '.
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Faculty memb~~ Jay Hoyle thanks all who participated in the third annual Mark O. H~yle Merp,orial Schola.rship. Roa'd Ra:l;e, which~etted $6,535 fo,r the .fund.
science. :lulie' Toscano received silver medals for mathematics and science, a bronze medal for English, and the Spanish award. Latin award winner George Jabren was also a bronze medalist in mathematics. Other bronze medalists were Lisa Gagnon, science, and John McCracken, mathematics. Matthew Harrison received the Sister Rosaire Goforth business award, and Daniel Noreck and Jennifer Wojcik were honored by the accounting department. Honors in economics went to Scott Doucette, Robert Hillman and Roderick McGarry, also the recipient of a social studies award. Psychology certificates went to Karyn Conlon and Tracie Feeley. Awards for American or world history were presented to Jennifer Bergevine, Jason Bla'ckader, Keith Deruisseau, Christine Fontes, Joanne Gervais, Deana McHoul, Karyn Conlon, Marc Cote and Steven Goodreau. .Honored for achievement in art were Kristopher Alexander, Marc Gagnon and Joanne Gervais. Manuel Amaral, Julie King, Katherine Vitosky, Andre Desvergnes, Dennis Drumheller, John Goff and Corena Ledget: were honored by the home economics department. CO,mputer science awards went to Roberta Carney, Dennis Drumheller, Edward Boren, Joseph McLaughlin, Bryan Shurtleff, Marc Cote and Steven Goodreau. Receiving awards for athletic achievement were Daniel Noreck, John Sullivan, and Brian Kelley. Maria Bruno and Jeffrey Taylor were named outstanding scholarathletes. Lisa Ferland was the recipient of the Sister Marian Geddes Award Jor scho.ol spirit and the Principal's Leadership Award. The Sister Carmelita Grimes service award went to Charles Tramontana. , Jeffrey Cavallo was honored with the Sister Vincent Ferrer trophy for the student who best exemplifies the spiritual ideals of Feehan.
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Bishop F eehall Bishop Feehan High'Schqol, AttlebQro, recent,ly held itsannual awards ceremony. GoJd medals in English, science and m~.thematics' went to Steven Gq,Qdreal1' .also ~il}ner of the French award. Priti Patel was a silver medal,ist in English and
Amy Raposa, daught~r, oLMi-. and Mrs. Phirmino Raposa of Fall River, is' th~ recipient'. df the St, Stanislaus, W(lmen's Guild's fifth annual scholarship. Grad\.!.aiing in the top 10 percent of her class at St. Stanislau.s School, fall River, she will attend Bisfrop Stang' High 'School; North'Dartmouth, in the fall. ,,
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tv, movie news Symbols followina film reviews indicate both aeneral and Catholic Films Office ratinas. which do not always coincide. General ratinas: G-suitable for aeneral viewina; PG-13-parental auidance stronaly suuested for children under 13; PG-parental auidance sug,aested; R-restricted. unsuitable for children or youna teens. Catholic ratinas: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; 4-separate classification (aiven films not morally offensive which, however. require some analysis and explanation); O-morally -offensive. ' Catholic ratinas for television movies are those of the movie house versions of the films.
NOTE Please check' dates and times of television and radio programs against local listIRIS, which may differ from the New York network schedules supplied to The Anchor. New Films "Without You I'm Nothing" (MCEG): Loosely structured adaptation of Sandra Bernhard's onewoman show, set in a mostly black jazz club. A distasteful vehicle for the comedienne to showcase her scathing disdain for current pop idols, the political scene, commerical products and conventional behavior. Cowritten by Miss Bernhard with director John Boskovich, the film is emotionally uninvolving and self-absorbed. Drawn-out musical numbers and sketches, marked by barbed humor and cold delivery, accomplish little more than alienating the audience. Sexual exploitation· with nudity, numerous, instances of rough language, positive portrayal of drug use. O,R
Two graduation exercises, a Flag Day ceremony, field trips and an end-of-the-year Mass are among June activities at St. Jean Baptiste School, Fall River. , Kindergarten graduation ceremonies were held yesterday at a Mass celebrated by Father Denis G. Theroux, son of kindergarten teacher Mrs. Lorraine Theroux. Grade 8 graduation ceremonies will take place as part,of Sunday's II a.m. Mass celebrated by pastor Bisltop Stang High School, Father Rene G~ Gauthier. .Mayor Carlton Viveiros will be North Dartmouth, held its athletic the guest· at. Flag Day activities . awards banquet on May 30. , ..A Show of Fcirce" (Paramount): Keyin Dakin and. Kerrie McThursday on the school grounds. Namara were named theoutstand- , Plodding political thriller in which . Parents and·friends are invited to a TV reportel"(Amy Irving)' puts the ceremony, which begins at 9 ing male and female student-athher life in danger tracking possible of the year; and Kenneth ,Ietes a.m. , collusion between U.S. and Puert:o Furtado was named the' 1990 Each of the school's nine classes 'Rican government officials in the John Ford received scholar-athlete. ,has taken part in'educational'and deaths of two men at the Cerro recreational field trips, ranging special recognition for setting a Maravilla'commuriications fac,ility for the h.igh new school record from visits to the Mystic, Aqua, rium to a day-long picnic in Moo- jump. Spring sp~rts awards recipients' dus, Conm were: " , On June 15, ,Father Gauthier ~aseball: MVPs.,.- Sean Brady, will c.elebrate the Mass marking Kenneth Furtado the e,nd' of the school year. StudentGolf: MVPs - David Carvara, of-the-month certificates' for May ,and June will- be awarded to the .Timothy Sc~mitt; most improved following students in, order of kin- .,.- Matthew Osborne, Softball: MVP - Michelle Lardergarien ·through eighth' grade: Heather Powers and,Michael Vi- r.ive~; most h,eart -Jennifer Rigby Tennis: MVPs - .Patrick Mc-' veiros; Danielle Brodeur and Ponch Barresi; Justin Raposo and Carley Cormack, Lynn Asato; I'10% award Boiyin; Christopher Brodeur .and ' - Heath.Antonio, Erin Hoye , Track: MVPs - John Ford, Tara Wichmann; Tina Boivin and Alesha Estes; Coaches' Awards·David Splinte~; Kim Rapo~o and Adam Berard; Steven Splinter and ,'Kevin Dakin, Maura Downey Lee Chippendale; Jas9n Santos and Susan Bertoncini; K~rri 'Mathieu and M'ichelle Dl;Smarais.
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near San Juan. Based on Anne Nelson's book, "Murder Under Two Flags," Brazilian director Bruno Barreto's first U.S. effort depicts the controversial 1978 killings as being staged by a repressive government in its struggle against the Puerto Rican independence movement. Good performances by Andy Garcia as the prosecutor and Lou Diamond Phillips as a provocateur, but the movi~'s disjointed treatment strains credibility. Several scenes of graphic violence; much menace and minimal rough language. A3,R "Total Recall" (Tri-Star): Doug Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) doesn't know why his wife (Sharon Stone) ana some total strangers are trying to' kill him; he only knows he must get to Mars to find out who he really is. Director Paul Verhoeven's intricate plot exposes an ugly futuristic society where human life warrants no respect, women are manipulative sexual playthings and the only solution to injustice is massive bloodshed all underscored by chilling sound effects, gruesome makeup and overpowering special effects. Wanton disregard for human life in countless scenes of excessive, gory violence; sexual exploitation and rough language. O,R
Witness to grace, pope tells students VATICAN CITY (CNS) - Pope John Paul II recently told future priests from the United States that they should be "convincing witnesses" of the power of grace. Speaking to 29 newly-ordained transitional deacons who are students at North American,College in Rome. he said that "each of you has come to know something of the immense power of God's word to bring wisd'om. strength and peace to human hearts. In your preaching and in your pastoral service of God's people, I pray that you will always be convincing witnesses 'of the power of.his grace to bring healing and peace."
, FOR TJ;lESECOND year in a ro'w, Mansfield hockey players are'Bristol County Cya champions. Fr~m left, front row, Bill Kewer, Mike Walsh, Randy Mingo, Todd Sheehan, Vinny Richardson, Guy Morris, Jeff Dow'n~y, Eric D'Entremont, Dan Bernazzani; rear, Coach Nick DeMarco, Don Briggs, Brian Holmes, Ma'rk Lanzetta, Sean, Kunelilis, Mike J-fuber, John wink ,Chris S,mith, Dave Firth, Todd Barbato Scott ~arbato,.MikeLewandowski, Andy Gildea,-Coach Paui Barbato. Not pictured, Brian Smith. '
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O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Youth group trip leaving OLV 9:30 a.m. Sunday. "Final Decisions" seminar exploring medical, legal, ethical, spiritual and practical options available for those who wish to make informed decisions for their final days 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. tomorrow, Cape Cod Corrfnunity College, Commons Building. Information: 362-2131 ext. 439. SS PETER AND PAUL, FR Student Awards assembly 10 a.m. Wednesday, Father Coady Center. Grade 8 graduation 7 p.m.,Tuesday; speaker will be alumnus Dr. John P. Malloy. Vincentians meet 7 p.m. Thursday, rectory. St. Helena's Ultreya Group meeting 7-9 p.m. Sunday, Father Coady Center. MASS. CITIZENS FOR LIFE NB area monthly meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, St. James Church, NB ~ 234 Second Street
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"SACREDliEAIif,'NB Those interested in the position of CCD coordinator may submit applications and resumes to Father Clement E. Dufour before June 30. Parish patronal feast celebration with Saturday dinner-dance and Sunday brunch this weekend.
ST. STANISLAUS, FR Evening prayer service to mark . . Feast of St. Anthony of Padua 7 p.m. Wednesday, followed by reception to honor Deacon Frank W. . Mis. Sacred Heart devotions following 7:20 a.m. Mass Fridays in June. Grade 8 graduation at 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday. CATHEDRAL, FR Adult sacramenta] preparation classes will begin at the end of June; those interested asked to register as soon as possible. SEPARATED/DIVORCED CATHOLICS FR area meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday and June 27, O.L. Fatima Church hall, 560 Gardener Neck Rd., Swansea. Taunton area meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart religious education center. Attleboro area meeting 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday, St. REV. EDWARD McMary's parish center, N. Attleboro; Donough, C.SS.R., will information: 695-6161. conduct an outdoor healWIDOWED SUPPORT ing service at 2 p. m. tomorFR area meetings 7 p.m. fourth Tuesdays, St. Mary's Cathedral row at LaSalette Shrine, School hall, 467 Spring ~t. InformaAttleboro. Rain date July tion: 999-6420. 7. Cape Cod Widowed Support Group will host a presentation by Father McDonough leads Henry Praeger, a photographer a healing and restoration and Holocaust survivor, 3 p.m. ministry at the Shrine of June 24, education center library Our Lady of Perpetual Help· at Christ the King parish, Mashpee. in Boston. His ministry DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA Hyacinth Circle 71 meeting 7:30 takes him throughout the p.m. June 19, Holy Name CCD cenworld and his weekly teleter, NB. Ruth Edwards will give a vision program airs on the musical slide presentation, "Window to Discovery." Plans will be disCTNA cable network . cussed for intemational convention The Shrine will also host July 29-Aug. 4 in Montreal, Cana Terre du CoinCafe dinner ada.St. Patrick's Circle, Somerset, year-end meeting 7 p.m. Wednesat 7: 15 p.m. June 19. A day, Old Town Hall. A Yankee swap LaSalette missioner will be . will. follow the business meeting; featured in a LaSalette :v.er- . members are asked to bring a ·summer-related gift. St. Patrick's Circle sion of 60 Minutes. Reser-. 65th anniversary will be celebrated vation deadline is June 12. at Somerset Lodge, preceded by a Information on either Mass at St. Thomas More Church; information: Cathy Bishop, 674program may be obtained" 5301. from LaSalette Shrine at CATHEDRAL CAMP, 222-5410.. E. FREETOWN DRE's/ Pastors convocation June 10-13. ST. MARY, N. ATTLEBORO ST. JOSEPH, NB Sacred Heart devotions 7 p.m. Vincentian District Council will Tuesdays in June. Finance commitholda communion breakfast followtee meeting 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, ing 8:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, church r.ectory.. . hall. HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO HOLY NAME, FR Youth group meeting 7 p.m. Class night 6:30 tonight, school. Sunday.
'L8SAiETTE'CENTER;' . ATTLEBORO Teach the Children Well III, enrichment program for catechists with theme Morality and the Catechist, July23-27. Facilitated by Rev. Gilles Genest, MS, Mrs. Felicia McKnight and Sr. Patricia Cocozza. Children may participate in a"concurrent vacation Bible school. Information: 2228530. ST. ANNE, FR Grade 8 graduation 7 p.m. Monday, church. ST. LOUIS de fRANCE, SOMERSET Religious education registration after Masses this weekend. ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Day retreat in church hall 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. tomorrow; speaker will be Sister·Francis Clare, SSND; information: 992-5402, 994-2221. Ladies ofSt. Anne communion breakfast Sunday. ST. JEAN BAPTISTE SCHOOL, FR Flag Day ceremony with Mayor Carlton Viveiros 9 a.m. Thursday. All invited. CORPUS CHRISTI,SANDWICH Seminarian Andre Faria will speak on vocations at all Masses June 16 and 17. Women's Guild banquet 6 p.m. Thursday, First Edition Restaurant. Plans are underway for establishment of a local chapter of Catholic Daughters of the Americas; information: Mary Sheehan, 888-2867, evenings. ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON Parish council meeting 7: 15 p.m. Sunday, rectory. ST. GEORGE, WESTPORT Holy hour 7 tonight, church. Bible study 7 p.m. Sunday, center. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Mass for high school graduates 10 a.m. Sunday. HOLY NAME, NB Eighth grade graduation 2 p.m Sunday, church. ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, FR 'Council of Catholic Women potluck'supper and meeting6:30 p.m. June 19, Father Reis Hall; motherdaughterc,ommunion breakfast Sunday in hall following 9:30 a.m. Mass; procession 2:30 p.m. Sunday with marchers to meet by 2 p.m. ST. JULiE BILLiART, N. DARTMOUTH RCIA information night7 p.m. June 18, church. ST. JOSEPH, NB Vincentian Distric Council will hold a communion breakfast following 8:30 a,m. Mass S.unday, church hall. 'HOLY ROSARY, TAUNTON There will be no pierogi brigade until.June 26; donations for ingredients will still be accepted. Father's Day novena Masses begin June 17; enrollment cards available at church entrance.
ST. JOHN OF GOD, SOMERSET Annual Holy Ghost Feast Sunday beginning with procession at II a.m. from Slades Ferry Ave. to church, followed by Mass and crowning at noon. Following the Mass soupas will be served in parish center. There will be entertainment and Domingas and Mordomofor 1991 will be drawn. ST. JOHN EVANGELIST, POCASSET Father Francis B. Connors will celebrate his 40th anniversary of ordination during a 2 p.m. Mass Sunday; 'a program will follow in parish center. Women's Guild luncheon noon July 19, Daniel Webster Inn; information: Betty Primmerman, 563-6620, Adele Schaefer, 5633835. ST. JEAN BAPTISTE 'CELEBRATION, NB . La Ligue des Presidents will observe the feast of St. Jean Baptiste June 24 with reading of mayor's proclamation on steps of city hall at 9 a.m. Mass of remembrance celebrated by La Ligue chaplain Father Clement Dufour 10 a.m. Sacred Heart Church, NB, followed by laying of wreath at Franco-American Square; corner of Mt. Pleasant St. and Hathaway Rd. Brunch at Century House, Acushnet, I p.m.; reservations: Lillian Lamoureux, president, 997-9044. EMMAUS/GALILEE Galilee. monthly reunion 7-10 p.m. Sunday, Neumann Hall, Cathedral Camp, E. Freetown. Program includes a "Growing in Faith Together" presentation by Colin ' and Christine Thrift; commissioning of Emmaus 84 team,.and Mass celebrated by Father Richard Gendreau ofSt. Stephen's parish, Attleboro. Emmaus 84 June 15-17. ST. MARY, SEEKONK Vincentians meet following 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. Explorer Post I Youth group dance 8 p.m.-midnight tomorrow, church basement; membership meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, parish center folIowed by volIeyball. RELiGIOUS EDUCAnON CONVOCATION Directors/ coordinators of religious education programs will meet June 10-13 at Cathedral Camp, E. Freetown, for sessions that include satansim, sexuality, prayer, reconciliation and other issues currently facing religious educators. Information: Catholic Education Center: 678-2828. SACRED HEART, FR Anyone wishing to set up a home visit by Sister Helen may call 673-0852. ST. PATRICK, FALMOUTH Registration for first grade CCD for September following Sunday Masses and from 9:30 a.m.-noon and 1:30-3 p.m. June 18 and 19. Bloodmobile 1-6 p.m. Wednesday, Wesley Methodist church; appointments, 563-2650; walk-ins welcome.
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) formed by the pope in 1989, is About 500 Vatican lay employees dealing too slowly with their grievrecently marched silently beneath ances. Pope John Paul II's apartment "We've decided to request an window to protest delays on salary audience with the pope and ask adjustments and labor reforms. him to strengthen the labor office. The brief demonstration was We wanted to point out that in the the third labor protest in Vatican current situation, there is no diahistory. Following a regular as- . logue" between employees and adsembly of the Association of Vatiministration, said Alessandro Cancan Lay Employees, the workers di, a lay association leader. walked the short distance from the Vatican officials said the emassociation's headquarters in Vatployees' grievances were being dealt ican City to the SI. Damasus with by the labor office and by a Courtyard below the pope's office number of separate commissions, and living quarters. some of which include labor repreOrganizers said workers were sentatives. One reason the issues upset about Vatican inaction on are not being resolved is lack of pay scale adjustments, pensions reserve funds at the Vatican, said and employee norms. They claim an official who asked not to be the Vatican's Central Labor Office, named .
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PROCESSION OF BISHOPS TO SS. PETER & PAUL CATHEDRAL IN ST. THOMAS FOR BISHOP O'MALLEY'S EPISCOPAL ORDINATION AUG. 2,1984
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RI. Traditionally, the coat of arms of the bishop of a dio~ cese is joined with the coat of arms ofthe diocese itSelf. The Fall River coat of arms is composed of a silver field on which is displayed a red cross centered by a silver star honoring Mary, patron of the diocesan cathedral. The cross is superimposed on a blue, wavy diagonal band represent~ ing falling water.
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On the right, on a red back~ ground, a golden sailing ship is displayed, taken from the O'Malley family arms. The ship is placed amid three silver stars taken from the arms of General George Washington, which are used today as the arms for the capital city of Washington, DC, where Bish~ op O'Malley was serving at the time he was appointed to the Virgin Islands. The stars also represent Our Lady as Queen of the Sea. The upper portion ofBishop
O'Malley's arms is that of the Franciscan Order. The crossed arms are those of Christ and of St. Francis, with both hands bearing the nail marks of the crucifixion. Two charges or designs indicate special honors con~ ferred upon Bishop O'Malley. At the center of the proces~ sional cross that tops the shield is the red and gold cross patee ofthe medal of a Knight Com~ mander of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator, an honor bestowed on the bishop in 1974 by the Portuguese govern~ ment for outstanding service to the Portuguese people. Additionally, the shield itself is superimposed on a red and white Maltese cross, signify~ ing that the bishop is an honorary chaplain of the Mil~ itary Order of Malta, receiv~ ing the recognition in 1991. The bishop's Latin motto, which in English is "Do what-. ever he tells you," appears below the shield. The coat of arms is completed with the insignia for a bishop approved in 1969 by the Holy See, comprising the gold processional cross and the pontifical hat with six tas~ sels on either side ofthe shield, all in gre~n.
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO OUR NEW BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY WITH THE ASSURANCE OF PRAYERS FROM
Holy Rosary Church Franciscan Friars. Taunton
From Northeast Hispanic Catholic 'Center 'The Northeast Hispanic Catholic Center rejoices with the Diocese of Fall River on the . designation of Most Reverend Sean O'Mal.. ley, O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of St. Thomas, VI . and Chairman ofour Board ofDirectors, as its bishop. Bishop O'Malley's life of austerity and ecclesial service, especially his concern for the poor and for the Hispanic community, began' long ago as Director of the Hispanic Aposto.. late in the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. and as a founding member of our Center." As the new bishop of the Diocese of Fall . River, Bishop O'Malley brings rich priestly and episcopal experience which is missionary in character. We are confident that because of this vast experience, Bishop O'Malley's assignment in Fall River is a positive step by the 1-J.oly See and a guarantee ofthe spiriiual growth ofthis challenging diocese in Massachusetts. Obviously, from the point of view of His.. panic ministry, this Center in particular is especially pleased by this new call of Bishop O'Malley. We are sure that the clergy and the people of Fall River will welcome him with love and appreciation.
+ Mario]. Paredes Executive Director
FROM LEFT, at editorial board meeting ofHispanic~AmericanPastoral Studies, a journal published by the Northeast Hispanic Catholic Center, Father Lorenzo Albacete, STD, coeditor; Boston Cardinal Bernard Law; and Bi~hop O'Malley, chairman of the center's board of directors, share a light moment. (Michael Hoyt photo)
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From Cardinal Szoka My best wishes and congratulations on the occasion of your appointment as the Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. I was delighted with this good news. Your life as the Bishop of Fall River will bring new challenges and opportunities together with some difficulties and even sufferings. But be assured that the Lord will also give you the special joys and con... solations which only He can give. I am with you in spirit and will remember you in my Masses and prayers, as I ask you to remember me in yours. + Edmund Cardinal Szoka President of Prefecture for Economic Affairs of the Holy See
From Cardinal Bernardin Congratulations on being named Bishop of Fall River. I was delighted when I heard the news. Be assured of my prayers and support as' you begin your new'ministry. + Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Archbishop of Chicago
BISHOP O'MALLEY with two shy youngsters at Holy Cross Church, Christiansted, on the island of St. Croix.(Catholic Islander photos by Mary Conway)
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Dear Bishop O'Malley, UMore than a thousand welcomes!" Be assured of our love and prayers, asking God to bless you with peace and happiness, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit as you shepherd us all in the days to come.
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From Cardinal Bevilacqua Please accept my sincere congratulations upon your appointment as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. The'news of your appointment has been a source ofgreat joy for me. I know that you are extremely well--qualified to fulfill the responsibilities of your new and important assignment. Certainly the priests, the reli-giousand the faithful of the Diocese of Fall Ri~er will be blessed by your faithful and wise 'service in their midst. While you are undoubtedly conscious of the weight of your new office, you can also be encouraged by the knowledge that God will ever be with you. Please be assured of my prayerful support and that of your brother Bishops in the United States. As you begin this new ministry in the Church on August 11, 1992, may you re-joice in the new life of Jesus Christ. + Anthony Curdinal Bevilacqua Archbishop of Philadelphia
,From Cardinal Mahony It is a great joy for me to write and to send along my personal congratulations on your appointment by our Holy Father, PopeJohn Paul II, to serve as the Bishop of -the Diocese of Fall River. Our' Holy Father has obviously chosen wisely in this appointment, and we all rej-oice as he entrusts this new pastoral assignment to you. Please be assured of my very special prayers as you assume this new role of pas-'toralleadership for the Church, and we all look forward to your continuing generous service for the Church throughout our country.
S~ JOHN NEUMANN CHURCH WELCOMES BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY TO THE CHURCH OF FALL RIVER. MAY YOUR MINISTRY WITH US BRING HOPE TO ALL OUR PEOPLE.
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From Ambassador Trusso Me es muy grato dirigirme a Vuestra Excelencia Reverendisima a fin de hacerle llegar mis mas sinceros augurios de feli . . cidad por el reciente nombramiento a Obispo de Fall River. Hago propicia la oportunidad para reit.. erar a Su Excelencia Reverendisima las expresiones de mi alta consideracion. + Francisco Eduardo Trusso, Ambassador from Argentina to the Holy See .>
From Archbishop Cronin Congratulations and best wishes on your appointment by our Holy Father as Bishop of Fall River. May God bless you and the clergy, religio'!-ls and laity entrusted to your pastoral care. The Diocese of Fall River remains close to my heart with many fond memories of happy years and I am confi.. dent you will be overjoyed at the loving reception you will receive. + Daniel A. Cronin, Archbishop of Hartford
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What's in a name? Well, if you happen to be an O'Malley there is a tremendous amount of history. If you are a County Mayo O'Malley, and most are, then you really have a tremendous fam~ ily story. At his first news conference in the diocese, our new bishop mentioned that he was a Mayo O'Malley. To know your roots is important for everyone but if you happen to be Irish; it's the stuff of legends. In the West of Ireland,-where County Mayo is located, clans and roots run deep. In fact, Yankee visitors are often over~ whelmed by the reception they receive from their relatives in the old country. But it becomes understandable when one realizes that in a land historically so often overwhelmed by invasion, rebellion, emigra~ tion and persecution, the family has frequently been the only stabilizing factor. And one must also remember that the Irish are rooted in the Gaelic or Celtic tradition with its intermixed fact and faerie. In the Book of Irish Families, the O'Malleys are said to be the Irish of the Irish. In the long subjugation of the Irish people and the attempted destruction of the Gaelic tongue, O'Malley is one of the few 0 names from which the prefix was never widely dropped. It is not a clan per se, but it is widely known and in this diocese will be quite recognizable. Our new bishop's coat of arms includes a ship. Unlike the majority of clans in the West of Ireland, the O'Malleys were famous for their naval exploits. Their prowess at sea is evoked in their motto, Uterra mauque potens," roughly rendered upowerful on sea as well as land." In the romantic tradition of lore and story that is so uniquely Irish, the most famous of all O'Malleys is not a male. Grace O'Malley was a famous sea captain and the leader of rebellion in Mayo for over 40 years. Even today in Irish schools, she is looked upon as a unique leader in the cause of independence. This is but part of the heritage of our new bishop. Coming to us from an island diocese, he will still be surrounded by the ocean. Many in his new flock owe their living to the sea. From the fisheries of New Bedford to our National Seashore, from the marinas and harbors that dot our diocese to our many islands, Bishop O'Malley will not be far from the sea and its challenges. He will indeed serve on sea as well as land, as declared in the heraldic motto of his ancestors. Like them, he will face the problems of the times. His new home is not without social difficulties and problems and, like O'Malleys of the past, he will be thrust into the limelight as he upholds the freedoms and rights of the church while endeavor~ ing to bring peace and justice to the process of healing those who are hurting. Indeed, Bishop O'Malley's following of Francis as a Capuchin member of the saint's religious community should stand him in good stead as he pursues a gentle ministry of reconciliation. It is obvious that the fact he chose to live among the poor during his work in Washington will be a sign of hope in our diocese too. That he pursues his ministry attired in the brown robe of a Franciscan might be a bit jarring to some but should also be a sign of his compassionate concern for all in spiritual or material need. He brings to a diocese that is an ethnic tapestry his expertise in language. His ability to communicate in Portuguese 'and Spanish as well as in French, Italian and German, as evidenced by his doctorate in languages, will be well used in our diocese! With his gifts, his talents and his heritage, Bishop O'Malley brings much to this portion of the Master's vineyard. But he will not be able to maximize his personal abilities without the cooper~ ation of all the faithful in the mission given to each of us through our incorporation into the Body of Christ. Ministry today cannot be a one~sided matter. Each of us in his or her own way must support one another. The work of the church will always meet opposition. In a strident and crass secu~ lar order, her message is too often ignored. Yet deep in each soul and conscience is a yearning for love and peace. <
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The parish family of St. Joan of Arc welcomes you as our new spiritual leader and good shepherd with much love! ST. JOAN OF ARC ORLEANS
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No matter how far one has strayed from the ideal, no matter how dark one's life might seem, no matter how dreadful the conflicts of the time, we are a people of hope. Our church should be our source of that hope, our leadership dedicated to nourish.. ing it. It's in that spirit that we should welcome Bishop O'Malley. For his episcopal motto he has taken the words of Mary: UDo what.. ever he tells you." That choice, taken from the Gospel account of Christ's first recorded miracle, that which occurred at the wed.. ding feast of Cana, tells us much of Bishop O'Malley's faith. When the waiters at Cana obeyed the words of the Lord, a miracle happened. Our diocese has Mary of the Assumption as its special patron. In these new days and during the future, may all in the diocesan household fervently pray that, aided by Mary's intercession, our new bishop will serve well and be well served as he tries in his own way to udo whatever he tells you."
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OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER
Published weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese of Fall River 887 Highland Avenue Fall River, MA 02720
P.O. Box 7 Fall River, MA 02722-0007
CHURCH OF THE HOLY NAME FALL RIVER
Telephone (508) 675-7151 FAX (508) 675-7048 EDITOR Rev. John F. Moore
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offers Bishop Sean O'Malley its love, support and prayers and wishes him ma.ny happy 路years!
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BISHOP O'MALLEY SAINT GE01\GE CH'l.11\CH WESTPORT· DARTMOUTH
THE PARISH COMMUNITY OF OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL Joyfully welcomes our new Shepherd,
Muchlsimo gusto me ha dado al recibir la informacion de su nom~ bramiento, por el Santa Padre, como el sexto obispo de Fall River, Massa~ chusetts. Lo felicito de todo corazon y deseo lo major de las manos de Dios para usted y su nueva grey. Yo se bien que la ganancia de Fall River es la gran perdida de Virgin Islands. Esperamos que quita, Ie de a Virgin Islands un pastor tan buena como el que ha tenido hasta el presente. + Patricio F. Flores Archbishop ofSan Antonio
From Archbishop Roach Sincerest congratulations on your appointment as Bishop of Fall River. That's a marvelous appointment and I am very happy for you. Know that I . will keep you in prayer. + John R. Roach Archbishop' of St. Paul & Minneapolis
From Archbishop Schulte SIXTH BISHOP OF FALL RIVER
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Congratulations and prayerful best wishes on your appointment by the Holy Father as the Bishop of Fall River. I join the Church of Fall River in praising and thanking God for what he will accomplish through your good ministry to them in the years ahead. Not only is the diocese blessed, but our Conference is en~ riched by your good· presence. + Francis B. Schulte Archbishop of New Orleans
From Archbishop Zayek I was' most pleased to hear the
announcement that His Holiness, Pope John Paul II, has appointed you the new Bishop of Fall River. I express my best wishes for a fruitful ministry. .~ . ..+ Francis M. Zayek Bis:hop -~f St. Maron~USA
From Bishop Carmody Congratulations and best wishes on being named the next Bishop of Fall River by His Holiness,. Pope John Paul II. This change, like all changes, will be painful, but the ' Lord gives us the necessary graces to bloom where we are planted. + Edmond Carmody, Bishop ofTyler '
YOUR ENTIRE PARISH FAMILY HERE AT SAINT MARY, BOTH PRIESTS AND PEOPLE, WELCOMES YOU 'WITH OPEN ARMS.
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Congratulations on your appoint.. :ment as Ordinary of Fall River. We extend a warm welcome as you join' REV. HORACE J. TRAVASSOS our province. We .look forward to Rector being with you for the installation andwor~~whhyouinthechal . . ,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ lenges that we face. We welcome Bishop O'Malley , + JosephJ. Gerry OSB .as he prepares for his new assignment Bishop of Portland and assure him of our prayers. + Amedee W. Proulx Auxiliary Bishop of Portland'
From Bishop Head I rejoice with you upon the very good news that our Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, has appoi'nted you Bishop of Fall River, Massachu.. setts. As you prepare for your instal.. lation, I assure you of a remem.. brance in prayer. I am confident the ' Spirit of God will give you His gifts .of wisdom, right judgment and courage which will enable you to faithfully shepherd this diocesan Church and bring the people entrusted to your pastoral care to a deeper rela.. tionship with the Lord Jesus.
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From Bishop Ibrahim Dear Bishop O'Malley: Grace and peace to you. May God grant you every joy in your new ser.. vice as the sixth bishop of Fall River. Please ~ccept my prayers and most hearty best wishes on this occa.. sionand for your successful ministry. + Ibrahim N. Ibrahim Bishop of St. Thomas Apostle Chaldean Diocese.
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From Bishop Pilla I just received the news of your appointment as Bishop of Fall River, Massachusetts. I want to offer you my congratulations and warm, per.. sonal best wishes. While I share your joy, I know that this appointment invokes many chal.. lenges and great responsibilities. I pray that the Holy Spirit continues to enlighten and guide you as you build up the ,Body of Christ in the Diocese of Fall River. Your ministry in the Diocese of St. Thomas has been a tremendous bless.. ing for so many people. I join you in thanking God for the privilege of serving His people there and ask that He give you the grace that you need to move on to this new appointment with confidence and strength. + Anthony M. Pilla Bishop of Cleveland /
WELCOME, BISHOP O'MALLEY UWe always give thanks to God, the , Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, in our .prayers for you because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love you bear toward all the saints." Col. 1:3-4
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Congratulations on your appoint.. ment as Bishop of Fall River! Although my schedule will not permit me to be with you for the happy occasion of your installation on August 11, I offer my prayers and best wishes that Our Lord will guide you as you assume your new respon.. sibilities to the people of Fall River. + James W. Malone Bishop of Youngstown
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From the priests and parishioners of St. Louis de France Parish in Swansea, Mass.
Bishop Sean O'Malley On the occasion of his appointment as Bishop in service to the people of God in the Diocese of Fall River.
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Just a note to more f()rmally con... . .vey.the congratulations which I was able to offer personally .while we¡ were at Notre Dame~ The Holy Father continues to show. his wisdom! I know that the people of Fall River will"be well served by a good and holy bishop. Count on my continued friendship, prayer~~~nd support. + JohnJ. Myers Bishop of Peoria
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From Bishop Dupre It was with great joy that I learned of your appointment as Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. I know this. appointment means recognition of the work you have been accomplishing for the Church for many years as well as of your talents, skills and dedication to God's' people. I look forward to seeing you and participating at your ordination on Tuesday, August 11, 1992, at the Cathedral of Saint Mary in Fall River. I do take this opportunity to assure you of my prayers and fraternal support as you begin this new and important undertaking in your life. + Thomas L. Dupre, Auxiliary Bishop of Springfield
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being' named the next Bishop of the Diocese of Fa~l~iver. Because of prior commitments, I will be unable to attend your instal.. lation on August 11th. However, I will be with you in spirit a~d in prayer. May God bless you as you begin this new phase of your ministry. + Arthur N. Tafoya Bishop of Pueblo
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From Bishop Fisher I just want to take this opportunity to again express my congratulations on your being named as Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. I know that the people will be blessed from your ministry as you share so generously' your talents. + Carl A. Fisher SSJ, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles
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Congratulations on your appointment by our Holy Father, PopeJohn Paul II, to be the sixth Bishop of Fall River in Massachusetts. I send you my best wishes as you assume this new appointment, and I assure you of my prayers for I know the work there will be very challenging. I am sure there has to be something quite sacrificial to leave the sunny Caribbean to come to the industrial northeast. However, with all your talents and abilities . as I have observed them, along with your mastery of several languages that will be of great advantage to you in ministering to ethnic segments of your new diocese, I could think of no one more qualified to be the shepherd of this diocese. Good luck, and ad multos annos! + Edward U. Kmiec, Auxiliary Bishop of Trenton
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From Bishop Paska Please accept my congratulations on your appoint.. ment as the Bishop of Fall River. We received this news just recently, and wish to assure you ofgood wishes and pr~yers for all your intentions as you dedicate your services to the Church. + Walter Paska Auxiliary Bishop of Ukrainian Metropolitan Archdiocese
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Dear Bishop Sean: BISHOP O'MALLEY I am delighted to learn of your appointment as Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River. I write now to express my heartfelt congratulations. You will, I know, receive a warm welcome from the bishops of the Province, and ST. JOSEPH PARISH • FAIRHAVEN also of this Region. The outstanding work which, you have done as a ' Prayerful Good Wishes priest, and for the past seve'r(ll years as a bishop augurs To Bishop Sean O'Malley well for the faithful of the Diocese of Fall River. I pray that Almighty God, through the intercession of His From The farish Family Of Immaculate Mother and of St. Francis, will bless y o u ' 'I Saint Anthony abund~ntly with His choicest gr,,:ces. J---. In (,~~
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Father Columban Crotty, SS.Cc., provincial of the East Coast Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, has announced assignments that involve'members serving in the Fall River diocese. As of September I, Rev. William T. Penderghest, SS.Cc., will be pastor of St. Francis Xavier parish, Acushnet. Rev. Benedict F, Folger, SS.e<;::., will be parochial vicar at Our Lady of Assumption parish, New BedFATHER FOLGER ford, and Rev. Paul Price, SS,Cc., will be chaplain at Sacred Heart haven, was formerly associate pasHome, New Bedford, replacing tor at Holy Trinity parish, West Rev. Albert J. Evans, SS.Cc., Harwich. He has just completed a who will assist in the apostolate of . sabbatical year of study and is com the Enthronement of the Sacred mission director for the Sacred Heart. Hearts community. He has also Father Penderghest, who marked been a missionary in the Bahamas his 25th anriiversilry of'oraihation' . ·'a'nda'teachednCalifornia;· this year, is presently treasurer for Father Price is a native of Fall the Sacred Hearts East Coast ProRiver. Prior to his assignment as vince. Formerly he was develop- pastor ofSt. Francis Xavier parish ment director for the province and Acushnet, he was pastor of the previous to that was pastor of former St. Boniface parish in New Queen of Peace parish, Harlingen, Bedford. He has also served as Texas.' pastor in Wellf1eet, Chatham and Father Folger, a native of FairMattapoisett.
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) - Pope John Paul 11, presiding over his first public event since undergoing intestinal surgery, said he felt spiritually close to the many people who sent him get-well prayers and messages. The pope made the remarks during the Angelus blessing Aug. 2 at his summer residence at Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome, where he bantered with a crowd of several hundred people about his recovery. "So far, this first attempt is going pretty well," he said toward the end of his five-minute talk. The pope still appeared thinner than usual, but his voice was stronger than in previous weeks
when he tape-recorded the Angelus prayer for radio broadcast. He stood alone on a balcony of the summer residence and was cheered at length by those gathered in a courtyard below, .The 72-year-old pontiff was recovering from surgery July 15 to remove a benign colon tumor and gallbladder. Doctors said he is expected to fully recover, but will need a month or two of rest. On July 30, the Vatican said all papal audiences - including the weekly general audiences' - were cancelled until further notice. Sources said the Vatican did not want visitors or groups turning up at Castel Gandolfo in the hope of a meeting with the pope.
Diocese of Falll River
OFFIClAL REV. MSGR. JOHN J. REGAN REV. FRANCIS X. WALLACE REV. GERARD A. HEBERT DEACON PATRICK J. MAHONEY
Rev. Msgr. Henry T. Munroe, Administrator ofthe Diocese of Fall River, has approved the nomination of the Rev. Columban Crotty, SS.Cc., Provincial of the Sacred Hearts Communities, and has made the following appointments: Rev. William T. Penderghest, SS.CC., Pastor of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet; Rev. Benedict F. Folger, SS.Cc., Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Assumption Parish in New Bedford Effective September I, 1992
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I will w-alk atnong you••.• Lev. 26:12 "I WILL WALK among you...you shall be my peopie." That promise of God to the children of Israel finds its echo in the relationship of a bishop to his flock. Next Tuesday, in this SOOth year of Christianity in the Americas, Bishop Sean O'Malley begins his walk among the people of the diocese of Fall River. What is the heritage of this land and its Catholic people?· This diocese encompasses perhaps one of the most historic areas in the New World, a region which to this day reflects the ethnic diversity of an immigrant church. The Irish, French-Canadian, Polish, Portuguese, Hispanic, Cape Verdean, German, italian, Asian and other immigrants of past and present years have shaped the unique face oftoday's church of Fall River. Founded March 12, 1904, the Fall River diocese now has 350,450 Catholics, just about half of the area's total population of 700,440, making it one ofthe most Catholic areas in the nation.
However, this was not always so; in fact, this once Puritan stronghold all but banned Catholics from its environs. Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod was the Pilgrims' first landfall on their tamed journey to Plymouth; their law would govern the early days of English settlements in Massachusetts in which Catho. lies had little, if any, role. Yet history reveals that the crucifix preceded the Pilgrims to the land now part of the Fall River diocese. In the early 17th century, French explorers Champlain aRd De Monts explored the New England coast, landing in 1605 at what is now Stag Head in Chatham. They immediately set up a cross and claimed the land for France. Since all French expeditions of the time were accompanied by a
priest, usually a Jesuit, it may be presumed that Cape Cod then had at least a brush with Catholicism. The expedition was, however, ill-fated; the French intrusion was challenged by the land's Native Americans, leaving many of the explorers' party dead or wounded. Another explorer, Miguel Corte Real, sailing for Portugal, also most likely reached the area in 1511, at that time apparently having had his name and the arms of the king of Portugal carved into what is now known as Dighton Rock. Other evidence shows that a French vessel was shipwrecked near Cape Cod around that time and that some survivors reached shore; their fate, however, is unknown. If ~ny Catholics settled on Cape
Cod during the century and a half following the French explorations, there is little testimony of it - not surprising, given that the English settlers of 17th century Massachu-
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OUR LADY OF THE ASSUMPTION CHURCH in New Bedford
First Catholic Cape Verdean Church in the United States
CONGRATULATIONS! God's Blessings Be Upon You! Primeira Paroquia Cabo Verdeana de Norte America Felicitaloes Deus Te A ben~oe Sempre!
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Congratulatory messages from diocesan -organizations, religious communities and area businesses on the occasion of Bishop O'Malley's installation as sixth bishop of Fall River win appear in the August 14 issue of the Anchor. Also designed as a souvenir issue, it will include full coverage of the bishop's installation Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral and the following reception at Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.
St. Anthony of the Desert Church, Fall River, wish to extend our gracious welcome to His Excellency, Bishop Sean O'Malley. We would li.e to assure him 01 our continued prayers as he serves the people 01 the Diocese of Fall River. . "
-WELCOME TO OUR NEW SHEPHERD AND FRIEND! May God Bless And Watch Over You As You Guide Us In Faith. Together May We Be Instruments Of God's Peace, Bringing Healing And love To The World Around Us.
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As A Blessed Community Of, Faith, May We Do Whatever The lord Tells Us And Thus Give Witness To His Presence In The Fall .River
Diocese• .REV. ROBERT C. DONOVAN, Pastor REV. FRANCIS B. CONNORS and REV. ALPHONSE B. JANSONIS, Mass Assistants REV. MR. JAMES MARZELLI, Jr., Permanent Deacon AND
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I will walk among you Fall River, meanwhile, was esment for a first offense and 4eath . timated by Bishop Fenwick to for a second. When the Stuarts regained' the have had only 20 Catholics in 1828. The low number was attribEnglish throne in 1660 and the official church again became Ang- · uted mainly to bigotry among the lican, the Massachusetts Puritans city's population. It was not until 1835 that Father asserted political and religious independence. Quakers suffered John Corry, who served Tal:lnton, bitter persecution and it is likely · Fall River, Providence and Newport, purchased land for Fall RivCatholics were no better tolerated. . Governor Winthrop boasted that er's first church. . On the site where St. Mary's in 1689 there was not a single "papist" in the entire territory, Cathedral now stands, Father which can only mean that ·there Corry erected St. John the Baptist , was no public Catholic worship at · Church and 'served as its pastor the time. In the next centu~y,90 until 1839. · Catholics were known to arrive at Cape Cod after 15,000 Acadians A Burg~oriing Church were exiled in 1756 by Massachu'THE YEARSI840to 1870 were setts colony rulers from what was then Maine to the territory of an'era o(epic growth in Catholic Oeorgia. A' group of the exiles population and church' construcended up·in the town of Barnsta- tion 'due to the influx of .various " ble,' but there is scant record of. immi.grant groups. . The first Catholics to arrive in their fate as a community. It is certain their Catholic faith did not large' nUn:lbers were from Ireland. survive the harshness of Puritan Fleeing famine in the 18405, they comprised the majority of the area's ClipeCod. Catholic population until about The First Catholics 1860, By that time, French CanaNOT UNTIL 182\ did the ~erri dians and' Portuguese immigrants· tory that is now the. Fall River dio- ·were also flowing into the area, the cese have its first Catholic parish. former populating the mill towns · That church, dedicated as St. and the latter lured by seafaring Mary's, arose in the city of New' opportunities to New Bedford and Bedford, then world-famous for then the length. of the Cape. its whaling industry. Now St. With the new arrivals came the Lawrence Martyr CHurch, that first need for new churches in Fall chapel served poor Irish laborers. River, New ,Bedford, Sandwich Its founder, Father Philip Laris- artd Taunton, and for establishsey,was an Irish Augustinian who ment of the first parishes in North arrived in Boston in 1818. Easton, North Attleboro and ProA Catholic community also vinct:town. St. Mary's, completed emerged on'Cape Cod at that time ·in 1850, was the first parish in the with the founding of St. Peter's Attleboros. parish in Sandwich. The parishionIn 1852 the cornerstone of what ers, about 70 Irish immigrants, is now St..Mary's Cathedral in had moved with the New England Fall River was' blessed by Bishop Glass Works Company to Sand- John Fitzpatrick of Boston. The · wich from East Cambridge in 1825. church was completed in 1855 and Their'church was blessed in Sep- was considered then as now to be tember 1830 by Bosto!l Bishop one of the finest examples of Gothic Benedict Fenwick. Catholics had architecture in Massachusetts. also settled in what is now WareThe cathedral architect,' P.c. ham and in the mid-i830s WareKeeky, also built St. MarY's~hurch ham, Sandwich and' New Bedford in Taunton, completed in 1872, · were linked as.a single parish. and St:.Lawrence Martyr' Church Taunton's Catholic community in Ne:w Bedford, completed in ·1870.· - then mimberingabout 150 The· .latter was named 'for the · sought permission from Bishop . ,patron saint of pastor Father Law-' Fenwick' fOf construction of a rencl~ McMahon, who, it is interchurch in 1830; the bishop dedi- esting to note, became in 1879 the · cated the first Taunton church two fourth bishop of Hartford, the years later. current see of Bishop O'Malley's
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ST. MARY'S Church, Fall River, the future cathedral, at the time of its dedication in 1855. Right: the Sisters of Mercy were the first religious community to arrive in the diocese. Here Sisters M. Dolorita, Marie Roselle, and M. Rosalita row ashore in South Dartmouth, enjoying vacation time at Star of the Sea Villa in 1958.
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I will walk among you predecessor, Archbishop Daniel A. Cronin. The Portuguese community was growing in the 1860s in Province'town, Fall River and New Bedford. The first Portuguese priest to come from the Azores to serve New Bedford's Portuguese residents was Father Joao Ignacio d'Arevedo, who in 1875 built St. John the Baptist Church, the first Portuguese parish in the United States. L'Abbe Paul de Montaubricq was the first permanent pastor of French Canadians in Fall River. Their chapel, the mother church of French-speaking parishes in the diocese, was completed in 1870 and dedicated to St. Anne, its congregation then numbering about 3,000. The Diocese of Providence THE DIOCESE of Providence, established in 1872, comprised the
state of Rhode Island as well as the Massachusetts counties of Bristol, Barnstable, Duke and Nantucket and a portion of Plymouth County. Father Thomas F. Hendricken of Waterbury, Conn., was appointed bishop. During his 14year episcopate, FalI River saw establishment of six new parishes: Sacred Heart (1872), St. Patrick and S1. Joseph (1873), Notre Dame (1874), Immaculate Conception (1882) and SS. Peter and Paul ( 1885). Indeed, Catholics overflowed Fall River, and in 1873, across the Taunton River, the cornerstone of S1. Patrick's church, Somerset, was laid. Meanwhile, Father Hugh J. Smyth, who had established Sacred Heart parish, Taunton, went on to become a great builder of the church in New Bedford, establishing Holy Family grammar and
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POPE ST. PIUS X, founder of the Fall River diocese, inscribed this portrait with an apostolic benediction for Bishop James E. Cassidy.
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I will walk among you high schools, St. James School and the former Holy Name (St. Joseph's) School. He also established the former St. Mary's Home for orphans and underprivileged children. Other parishes founded during this period were Immaculate Conception, Taunton (1884); Sacred Heart, New Bedford (1876); St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro (1883) and St. Stephen, Attleboro. A parish was begun at Woods Hole in 1882, part of the jurisdiction of Father Cornelius McSweeney, who also served the islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Father Matthew Harkins of Boston was named Providence's second bishop in 1887. Turning his attention to building schools and establishing charitable institutions, in his 17-year tenure he founded 20 parishes in what is now the Fall River diocese; more than half of them serving non-English-speaking immigrants. St. Stanislaus, Fall River, became the first Polish parish in the diocese, and Holy Rosary, Fall River, was created in 1903 as an Italian parish. New French-, Portuguese- and English-speaking parishes were established in Fall River, New Bedford and Taunton, with growth on Cape Cod coming somewhat later than in the cities. St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis, was founded in 1902, and the following year Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket welcomed their first pastors: br,thers Rev.
Dr. Thomas McGee and Rev. Patrick J. McGee, both graduates of the North American College in Rome. Expansion was not without its problems, for too many city parishes were being built, some literally back-to-back. With changing trends of population growth, this situation has created problems Bishop Harkins did not foresee. He did recognize, however, that the Massachusetts area of the diocese was growing and should become an independent diocese. His petition to that effect was granted in 1904. A New Diocese ON MARCH 12, 1904, Pope St. Pius X founded the Fall River diocese, the first he created in the United States. To lead this largely immigrant church, the pope chose an immigrant priest: Father William Stang. Born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, now Germany, Bishop Stang was educated at the American College in Louvain, Belgium, and ordained in 1878. He served in the Providence diocese before returning to the American College as vice rector in 1875. In 1899 he returned to Providence, where he was director of diocesan. missionary efforts until his appointment as bishop. Consecrated May I, 1904, in Providence by Bishop Harkins, he came to his see on May 8 amid the cheers of thousands. Bishop Stang accomplished a great deal in a brief episcopate before his death in 1907. HI< pre-
BP. WILLIAM STANG
BP. DANIEL F. FEEHAN
BP. JAMES E. CASSIDY
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parish. Dominicans of St. Catherine of Siena arrived in 1891, followed by Sisters of St. Joseph in 1902 and White Sisters in 1903. In 1905, the Sacred Hearts Fathers came to parishes in Fairhaven; and in 1906, the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary arrived, as did the Felician Sisters who taught in Polish parishes. Also that year the French Dominicans of the Presentation established St. Anne's Hospital, Fall River. In two years, II months and 21 days, Bishop Stang had secured the affections of his people. Despite a howling blizzard, thousands lined the streets when his body was brought to St. Mary's cathedral after his death on Feb. 2, 1907.
and who during his 23-year tenure found(:d 38 parishes and continued his predecessor's emphasis on Catholic education and charitable institutions. Support was given three orphanages already in operation: St. Vincent's Home, Fall River, staffed by Sisters of Mercy; St. Joseph's, Fall River, with Grey Nuns of Montreal; and St. Mary's, New Bedford, with Sisters of the Third Order of St.Francis. Bishop Feehan renovated and expanded St. Vincent's and St. Mary's homes, and in 1909 opened Bethlehem Home. for Infants in Taunton, also run by the Sisters of Mercy. Bishop Feehan's concern for young people also prompted establishment of Cathedral Camp, East Freetown, and St. Ann's Camp (now St. Vincent's) in Westport. His predecessor was memorialized
sided over a diocesan synod in 1905, at which time there were about III priests in the diocese. He established 13 parishes, noteworthy among them Our Lady of the Assumption, the only Cape Verdean parish in the nation. St. Boniface, New Bedford, was created for the German community; St. William in Fall River was named for the bishop's patron saint. He was a staunch supporter of the bu.ilding of parochial schools, and he welcomed numerous religious communities to the new diocese. In 1873 the Sisters of Mercy were the first to arrive and had established a school in Fall River by 1874. Also serving in Fall River were Holy Cross Sisters at St. Anne's School; Sisters of JesusMary, staffing a girls' boarding school at Notre Dame parish; and Holy Union Sisters at Sacred Heart
Bishop Daniel F. Feehan Bishop Stang was followed by Bishop Daniel F. Feehan, who was consecrated Sept. 19, 1907
We extend Prayerful Good Wishes for God's Continuing Blessings on BISHOP SEAN O'MALLEY
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BP. JAMES L. CONNOLLY 1951-1970 with the 1910 opening of Bishop Stang Day Nursery in Fall River, in which for many years the White Sisters cared for children of working mothers. Working young women were served by St. Francis Guild in Fall River, founded in 1910 by the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, and by a similar organization opened in New Bedford in 1917 by the Grey Nuns. In 1920 these sisters undertook a new enterprise: establishment of Sacred Heart Home for the Aged and Infirm in New Bedford. A pioneer health. facility for the diocese and indeed the nation, it still operates today. Also under direction of Bishop Feehan, Catholic Charities was centralized in 1925 in the Catholic Charities Bureau, administered by Father Charles A. Donovan. Steady advances were made in Catholic education: primary
AUX. BP. JAMES J. GERRARD 1959-1976 schools were built in all areas, and two coeducational and four private girls' high schools were operating. With the diocesan-wide expansion, however, came the sorrows of World War I and the 1918 influenza epidemic in which millions of Americans died. The diocese opened its schools and churches to the sick, irrespective of creed and nationality, and clergy and religious selflessly offered their services. In failing health by 1930, Bishop Feehan sought assistance in governing the diocese. His vicar general, Msgr. James E. Cassidy, was named apostolic administrator and auxiliary bishop in 1930 and succeeded Bishop Feehan upon the latter's death July 19, 1934. Bishop James E. Cassidy Fall River's third bishop had long been prominent o.n the dioce-
BP. DANIEL A. CRONIN 1970-1991 san scene: in 1904 he was named first chancellor of the Fall River diocese and in 1908 became cathedral rector. He was appointed vicar general in 1909, madea monsignor in 1912 and appointed pastor of St. Patrick's church, Fall River, in 1913, remaining there until his elevation to the episcopacy. As bishop, he was a capable administrator and initiated numerous projects, including Catholic Memorial Home and the Rose Hawthorne Home in Fall River and Our Lady's Haven in Fairhaven. His causes were many: temperance, patriotism, the welfare of millworkers and sponsorship of conferences on industrial problems. He founded the Catholic Youth Organization, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Catholic Boy Scouts, the Society for the Propagation of the Faith and the St.
Vincent de Paul Society; and built Msgr. Coyle High School, now Taunton Catholic Middle School, and Msgr. Prevost High School in Fall River, which later merged with Bishop Cormolly High School. New parishes were built - one, at Horseneck Beach in Westport, was swept away by the 1938 hurricane. Others were more fortunately situated in Attleboro, Assonet, East Brewster, Pocasset and Wareham. Three new churches were built in New Bedford; two in Fall River. Like his predecessor, Bishop Cassidy served during a world war. His interest in servicemen was evidenced by his conversion of a former Fall River Masonic temple into a USO club. His patriotism is witnessed by the George Washington Monument in Fall River, erected through contributions from Catholic schoolchildren of the diocese. Bishop Cassidy was the first American bishop awarded the Crimson Cross of the Order of Christ from the government of Portugal and he received honorary doctorates from the University of Notre Dame and St. Mary's, Baltimore. He died May 17, 1951,atage81. A Hometown Bishop DURING THE DAYS of Bishop Feehan, three young priests left the Fall River diocese to teach at St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota. One became archbishop of that see, another a national civil rights figure. The third became Fall River's fourth and only native bishop. James L. Connolly was born in
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the see city on Nov. 15, 1894. He attended Durfee High School, then St. Charles and St. Mary's seminaries in Baltimore. Ordained in 1923, he served briefly at Our Lady of Lourdes parish, Wellfleet, before undertaking grad uate studies in Washington, D.C. From 1924 to 1928 he studied at the University 6f Louvain, Belgium, earning a summa cum laude doctorate in historical science. Thereafter he was rector of the minor and major seminaries in the archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis until 1945, when he was named Fall River's coadjutor bishop with the right of succession. Consecrated in St. Paul on May 24, 1945, he returned to Fall River and was pastor at Sacred Heart parish until Bishop Cassidy's death. His 19-year episcopate was another era of building: 15 new parishes established, 33 new churches and 15 parish and CCD centers constructed. Additionally, 14 elementary schools were established, along with Nazareth Schools for Exceptional Children in Fall River, Hyannis and Attleboro. Always a father figure for the Nazareth children, the bishop often visited and played with them and has long been remembered as the "children's bishop." Bishop Connolly also realized the need of bringing the word of God to all members of his flock. Thus in 1957 he founded the diocesan newspaper, the Anchor, today the largest weekly newspaper in Southeastern Massachusetts. Msgr. Daniel F. Shalloo was appointed general manager, as-
HEM VINDE! The priests and parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, New Bedford, heartily welcome our new Bishop, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley. May the Lord bless and help him as he shepherds God's people in this portion of the Flock.
Msgr. Lulz G. Mendonca Rev. Daniel O. Rels Rev. John A. Raposo Rev. James Ferry Rev. Antonlno C. Tavares (retired)
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I will walk among you as auxiliary bishop Msgr. James J. sisted by Father Jo,hn P. Driscoll. Gerrard, vicar general of the dioAtty. Hugh J. Golden, who had cese, a native of New Bedford, and been with the Fall River Herald pastor of St. Lawrence Church in News for' 15 years, was named that city. , managing editor, a post he held until his death in 197.0. A second great moment came The first Bishop's Charity Ball when the bishop's former chancelto benefit charitable apostolates of lor, Msgr. Humberto Medeiros, the diocese was held in 1956. was named bishop of Brownsville, In 1959 Bishop Conno!ly began Texas. Consecrated by Bishop building the four diocesan high Connolly at St. Mary's Cathedral schools: Bishop Stang in North on June 9, 1966, and installed in Dartmouth, followed by Bishop Texas on June 29, that same friend Feehan, Attleboro, and Bishop would in 1970 become cardinal <;:assidy in Taunton.. In the Fall archbishop of Boston. River area came a Jesuit-staffed Following the directives of the boys' school that advisors insisted Vatican Council, Bishop Connolly be named for Bishop Connolly. submitted his resignation on his himself. . 75th birthday and retired on Nov. Honors came in 'other forms: 10, 1970. On that day, Bishop like his predecessor, Bishop Con- Daniel A. Cronin, then an auxilnolly was awarded the Grand Order iary bishop of the Boston archdioof Christ by the government of cese, was named his successor. Portugal. He received five honorThe new bishop paid tribute to ary doctor of law degrees and an Bishop Connolly at his installahonorary degree in sacred theology. '. tion, noting that "the Church of He participated in Vatican Coun- Fall River has had from its begincil II, and was among the first to .nings shepherds worthy of the implement its reforms, quickly in- name, bishops who have taken troducing evening and Saturday with utter seriousness and comvigil Masses to the diocese. mitment to duty the charge laid on In 1964 a Diocesan Commission them by Christ himself. .. None for Christian Unity was established, . has discharged this ministry with followed by a Priests' Senate and a greater dedication and strength of diocesan school board. In 1968 the mind and character than Bishop bishop promulgated a revised set James L. Connolly." of pro-synodal statutes or dioce. Bishop Cronin san laws governing church life. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Moving moments iff Bishop Connolly's episcopate came when ofHartford Archbishop Daniel A. he passed on apostolic succession Cronin as bishop of Fall River are to two of his most trusted col- well-known to today's diocesans. Installed at St. Mary's Cathelaborators. On March 19, 1959, he ordained dral on Dec. 16, 1970, with the
THE FUTURE Bishop Cassidy; an ardent supporter of prohibition, marches (at far right) in a June 1914 temperance parade in New Bedford.
A BLIZZARD did not deter the throngs who attended Bishop Stang's funeral on Feb. 7, 1907.
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The Parish Family of Saint Casimir Church New Bedford, Mass.
Extends Warmest Welcome And Prayerful Best Wishes To Our New Shepherd The Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap., Ph.D
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DIOCESAN MOMENTS: Children at the former Nazareth Schools, including this one in Fall River, eagerly awaited such visits from Bishop Connolly. Bottom left: St. Anne's Hospital staff were seeing double in 1967 when twin newborns were visited by twin Dominican Sisters Luz Amparo, left, and Angela Consuelo. The Fall River hospital is just two years younger than the diocese. Right: Aship passes in review at the 1986 Blessing of the Fleet in Provincetown.
I will w'alk among you ceremony on live television, Bishop state. He was named a papal Cronin told diocesans, "the chamberlain with the title of Very Reverend Monsignor in 1962 and Church's mission is divine - to proclaim Christ and to carryon in 1968 returned to Massachusetts to be ordained an auxiliary bishop his salvific mission." The fifth bishop of the.diocese of Boston. He wItS pastor of St. Raphael's parish, .Medford, until was born in Cambridge, .He studhis .appointment to the Fall River ied forthe priesthood at St. John's see. Seminary, Brighton,and the North Bishop Cronin's first pastoral .. American College in ,Rome, and letter was on respect for human was ordained in Rome Dec. 20, 1952,hy the late Cardinal Cle- life, prophetic of the growing controversy over abortion and euthamente Micara, He serve.d at two Boston arch- nasia-that has arisen in the decades diocesan parishes before returning since. An early task was the completo Rome for graduate studies in sacred theology, which he com- tion ofthe new St, Vincent's Home . ple"ted'in 1956.' - . complex in Fall River, a project In 1957 he was appointed ass!s- initiated by Bishop Connolly. timt to the late Archbishop Joseph In October of his first year, F. McGeough, Apostolic Inter- Bishop Cronin blessed and dedinuncio in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. cated the new church 'and audito-' The assignment lasted four years, rium of St. Julie Billiart, North I after which then-Father Cronin Dartmouth. It was one of many returned to Rome as an attache to such occasions over which he prethe Vatican City secretariat of sided in the Fall River diocese. .
A memorable occasion was the March II, 1979 Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral marking the 75th jubilee ofthe diocese. It was celebrated . in the presence ofArchbishop Jean Jadot, DD, then apostolic delegate to the United States. The cathedral, restored and resplendent for the event, was filled with diocesan clergy and representatives of diocesan parishes and institutions. The 75th anniversary observance continued throughout 1979 with a variety of spiritual and social activities, among them a trip to Rome and a papal audience for a diocesan contingent. Days of Devotion involving talks, discussions, liturgy and a meal were held at each diocesan parish. , Also a jubilee year highlight was "We Care, We Share," a census and evangelization project headed by Father Timothy Goldrick. Through home visits, parish volun. teers invited Cathoiics and non-
I vvill vvalk alllong you• • •you shall be. llly people cant wedding anniversaries celebration, now held each October for couples married 25, 50 or more years. In 1981 the diocese saw native son Father Joseph Delaney installed as bishop of Fort Worth, Texas.
SISTER GERTRUDE GAUDETTE, OP, carves Bishop O'Malley's coat of arms, to be hung above the altar at St. Mary's Cathedral. (Hickey photo) Catholics alike to learn about the Catholic faith and to share in wide-ranging spiritual, cultural and social activities. Catholic growth was rec6rded especially on Cape Cod, where Bishop Cronin established the new parishes of S~ .. Elizabeth S~ton, North Falmouth ana Christ the King, Mashpee. Also new were St. Rita, Marion, and St. J()hp Neumann, East Freetown. Seven new churches were built by established parishes in various' areas of the diocese, whi·le numer~ ous other parishes were remodeled, enlarged and / or augmented with parish centers. Notre Dame Church, Fall River, was rebuilt in modern fashion after a tragic 1982 fire destroyed the original historic edifice, whose twin
green spires had towered over the city for more than 76 years. St. Stanislaus parish, Fall River, now faces the similar challenge of ·rebuilding after destruction of its church in a 1991 blaze. Although some parishes and schools'c1osed during the 70s and 80s, other diocesan undertakings saw rapid growth. Nursing homes were renovated and services up- . graded. The departments of Catholic Social Services, pastoral care of the sick and communicati'ons expanded. Pro-life; ·divine worship and youth ministry programs be,' came distinct diocesan offices, and the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults was implemented. 1980 marked ordination of the. diocese's first permanent deacons and establishment of the signifi-
The Office of Family Ministry was established in 1981 with the opening of the Family Life Center in the former convent of Bishop Stang High School. The North Dartmouth building provides ample space for retreats, resources and offices. In 1983 came the sad news of the death of Cardinal Medeiros in Boston and another time of mourn. ing came Sept. 12, 1986 with the death of retired Bishop Connolly. He was interred in the bishops' crypt at .St. Mary's Cathedral, where' 'his longtime friend Auxiliary Bishop James J. Gerrard was also buried after his death in·June 1991. In 1990, hundreds honored Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes upon his retirement. Pastor of Our Lady' of Angels parish, Fall River, for 29 years, he was also the longtime moderator of the Diocesan Coun-. cil of Catholic Women, coordinator of the annual Bishop's Charity Ball and director of the annual' Catholic Charities Appeal. Succeeding him as DCCW moderator is Father James F. Lyons; Father Daniel L. Freitas now holds the latter posts. Msgr. Gomes remains' the area's number one fan for the' University of Notre Dame football team, for which he is chaplain.' A hallmark of Bishop Cronin's, episcopacy was concern for vocations, and 1990 saw establishment. of the Called By Name Vocations program now implemented in sev- . eral areas of the diocese. Just before his December 1991 appointment as Archbishop of Hartford, Bishop Cronin led a multicultural celebration welcom-
ing the Knights of Columbus Quincentennial Cross to the diocese. After his appointment to Hartford'was announced, the new arch- . bishop bid the Fall River diocese' farewell in January.
Msgr. Henry T. Munroe was elected administrator. He will serve until next Tuesday, when Bishop Sean O'Malley becomes the sixth bishop of this historic see.
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.A preacher is sent By Father Kevin J. Harrington model of a disciple who entrusts As the diocese of Fall River the problems of others to her son. awaits installation of its sixth The servants, simply by doing the bishop, it would behoove us to will of Jesus, participated in an pray for Bishop Sean Patrick awesome miracle. Doing whatever the Lord wants O'Malley as he assumes the responus to do involves listening to Jesus sibility of shepherding his flock. in our everyday lives. Our everyIndeed, at every Mass we pray for day world is filled with so many the pope and local bishop. This should not be a perfunc- conflicting messages that it is often tory inclusion but a reminder to us easy to be bewildered and conthat our prayers can truly be a fused. A shepherd calls his flock source of blessing for our new with a unique voice immediately recognized by the sheep. Jesus bishop as he meets the challenges called himself the Good Shepherd that await him. We should be gratified that the upon whom every pastor and pope has chosen for our diocese a bishop is called to model himself. A shepherd both listens and leader whose background will serve him well. His spirituality, rooted teaches. An effective teacher will in his calling as a Capuchin Fran- always beagood listener. InJohn's ciscan, will keep him close to the Gospel, Simon Peter says to Jesus, poor whom he served so well as "Lord, do you wash my feet?" Jesus.answers, "If I do not wash director of the Hispanic apostolate in Washington, D.C. and as you, you have no part in me." That shift of emphasis implies bishop in the Virgin Islands. His facility with languages will that the bishop must in some sense enable him to remain close to the allow himself to be taught if he is various ethnic groups that enrich to teach effectively, and he must be our diocese. Bishop O'Malley has the rare combination of youth and experience that endeared him to the people of the Virgin Islands and God willing will likewise endear him to the people of God in the Fall River diocese. Inscribed on his coat of arms in Latin are the words: "Quodcumque Dixerit Facite" or "Do Whatever The Mass of Christian Burial He Tells You." These words are was offered Aug. 3 at Holy Name among the few in Sacred Scripture Church, Fall River, by Father attributed to the Blessed Mother. \ Michael R. Nagle for his father, The occasion is the wedding feast RobertJ. Nagle,8l, who died July at Cana when Mary addresses the 31. Father Nagle was' principal servants, knowing full well that celebrant of the liturgy, with many her son would as-I< them to fill six priests as concelebrants. The final stone jars with water to be changed commendation ceremony was coninto wine. ducted by Msgr. Henry T. MunMary provides us with a perfect roe, diocesan administrator. For 17 years superintendent of Fall River public schools before his retirement in 1980, Nagle had Last week's account of activities earlier been principal of BMC received from St. Vincent de Paul Durfee High School, vice-principal Camp, Westport, did not include at Henry Lord Junior High School the information that the St. Vin- and a teacher in many city schools. cent de Paul Societies of Taunton, During his term as superintenRaynham and North Dighton have dent, he supervised construction sent more than 100 boys from the of the new Durfee High School on Taunton area to the camp for two Elsbree Street in Fall River. Its weeks. Under the Taunton Vin- auditorium is named in his honor. centians' sponsorship, more than A Fall River native, Nagle was 40 area boys will return to the the son of the late Michael and camp Aug. 17. to 21. Brigid (Maher) Nagle. He was a graduate of Durfee High School and of the former Bridgewater Normal School, now Bridgewater State C_ollege. At Holy Name parish he was a eucharistic minister and lector; and Aug. 8 at Sacred Heart parish, also in Fall 1880, Rev. William Bric, Found- River, he was a member of the er, St. Joseph, Fall River senior citizen group and the First Friday Club. Aug. 12 His other affiliations included 1974, Rev. Victor O. Masse, M.S., Retired Pastor, St. Anthony, the board of trustees of the Fall River Public Library. He was' a' New Bedford member for 29 years, eight of them Aug. 13 1896, Rev. Edward J. Sheridan, as chairman. He belonged to many professional educators' associations Pastor, St. Mary, Taunton 1964, Rt. Rev. Leonard J. Daley, and to the Lebanon American Pastor, St. Francis Xavier, Hyannis Society. He was frequently called on by 1991, Rev. Gabriel Swol, OFM Conv., former associate pastor, various organizations as an arbitrator and was a patient represenHoly Rosary, Taunton tative at St. Anne's Hospital, Fall Aug. 14 1947, Rev. Raphael Marciniak, River, for many years. The husband of the late M. Rita OFM Conv., Pastor, Holy Cross, (Flynn) Nagle, he is survived by Fall River 1969, Rev. Conrad Lamb, his son, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Taunton; a O.S.8., Missionary in Guatemala daughter, Nancy L. Nagle, vice principal of the Talbot Middle No Problem Children School, Fall River; two brothers, "There are no incorrigible Harold C. Nagle and Hillard M. sinners; God has no permanent Nagle, both of Fali River; a sister, problem children."-Nels F. S. Angela Robertson of Seekonk; and Ferre several nieces and nephews.
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Shrine concerts continue The LaSalette Shrine, Attleboro, outdoor summer concert series continues tomorrow with performances at 6:30 p.m. by Nancy Benetti and at 7:30 p.m. by Middle Earth. Ms. Benetti, a Boston area recording artist of religious music, will perform with musicians and backup singers. Middle Earth is a group of five musicians, also from the Boston area, who combine classical, folk and contemporary sounds. In case of rain the concerts will be moved indoors. Concertgoers are invited to attend 4:30 p.m. Mass prior to the shows. For information call 222-5410.
Daily Readings -Aug. 10: 2Cor 9:6"10;Ps 112:1-2,5-9; In 12:24-26 Aug. 11: Ez 2:8-3:4; Ps 119:14,24,72,103,111,131; Mt 18:1-5,10,12-14 Aug. 12: Ez 9:1-7; 10:1822; Ps 113:1-6; Mt 18:15-20 Aug. 13: Ez 12:1-12; Ps 78:56-59,61-62; Mt 18:21'19:1 Aug. 14: Ez 16:1-15,60,63; Is 12:2-6; Mt 19:3~12; Assumption Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3·4,15,16;16:1-2;Ps 132:6-7, 9.-10,13-14; 1 Cor 15:54-57; Lk 11:27-28 Aug. 15: Rv 11:19;12:1·6,10; Ps 45:10-12',16; 1 Cor 15:20-26; Lk 1:39-56 Aug. 16: Jer 38:4-6,8-10; · Ps 40:2-4,18; Hb 12:1-4; Lk 12:49-53