AS THE MARIAN YEAR opens, Father John F. Moore, pastor, Bishop Daniel A. Cronin and Father Robert T. Canuel, parochial vicar, break ground for the new St. Mary's Church, New Bedford; right, the bishop confirms 131
adults in a Pentecost Sunday I Marian- year celebration at St. Mary's Cathedral. (Rosa, Gaudette photos)
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Reappeal set • In ARM case WASHINGTON (NC) - The V.S. bishops' conferences announced June 5 they will appeal again a federal court ruling requiring them to provide extensive church records on anti-abortion strategies. Calling the case "unprecedented" and "exceptional," Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, general secretary of the conferences, said allowing the case to proceed "is to permit irreparable harm" to the bishops' conferences. In the ruling issued June 4 the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and V.S. Catholic Conference lost an appeal of a contempt-of-court citation that was issued over their refusal to produce the records. In a 2-1 decision the 2nd V.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York let stand a May 1986 federal district court's order to produce the documentation or face SIOO,OOO-a-day fines. "To say we are disappointed by the result is a dramatic understatement," said Msgr. Hoye in a June 5 statement announcing plans for the appeal. Msgr. Hoye said the case is important not only for the NC~B USCC "but also for any religious or tax-exempt group concerned about issues of public debate." "If necessary, the conferences will seek to protect their rights in this case by way of petitioning the Supreme Court for review. For now, the conferences will seek appropriate relief from the imposition of penalties in order to allow this matter to be reconsidered fully by the court of appeals or by the Supreme Court," Msgr. Hoye said. The suit in district court is part of a 7-year effort by Abortion
Rights Mobilization to force the V.S. government to revoke the tax-exempt status of the Catholic Church in the United States on grounds that it engaged in political activities forbidden to tax-exempt religious organizations. Msgr. Hoye said the court had ruled that the bishops' conferences were mere witnesses to the case with "no interest in or basis to challenge the constitutional authority of the federal district court." "The fundamental dispute in this case is not between ARM and the government, the nominal parties to the lawsuit, but between ARM and the conferences. It is our tax exemption that is the target ,of the dispute," Msgr. Hoye said. Abortion Rights Mobilization argues that the Catholic Church has illegally politicked for antiabortion candidates and that the church's retention ofits tax-exempt status puts groups like Abortion Turn to Page II
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'S, ticularly dev tinized, and go have been assigned to "stake out" churches and report on regular Massgoers. Catholic orders, although allowed to exist in Czechoslovakia, are strictly forbidden to recruit or aecept new members. In recent years, however. small underground conventsand cloisters have reportedly sprung up throughout the country. In them, men and women, appar* ently living ordinary lives, se-
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Diocese welcomes two new priests By Joseph Motta June. For many, it brings memories of happy weddings and graduations. It will remind Fathers Edward J. Healey and David J. Landry of a beautiful ordination day. The men were ordained Fall River diocesan priests Saturday by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin at St. Mary's Cathedral. June 6 came complete with perfect weather. Hundreds of wellwishers wore smiles as they gathered to see the ordination. "I'm happy that he found his niche in life," said Adrienne Messier, a longtime friend of Father Healey. "He's been searching for a long time." Also present to participate were scores of priests. "All the ordinations bring back a lot of good memories," said Father Richard E. Degagne, parochial vicar at New Bedford's St. Anthony of Padua parish. Father Degagne, who noted that
e CretJy follow the vows of their particular orders. The existence of these secret orders made headlines in 1983 when Czechoslovakian police raided clandestine Franciscan communities in Prague and other cities. As secret religious order members were found in recent years at all levels of Czechoslovakian society. the govem* ment apparently became worried and began acting against them, the reports say.
the previous day was the fifth anniversary of his own ordination, remembered the support he had received on that happy day from already-ordained diocesan priests. "It's good to be here and return the support to these guys," he said. "A day like today...recalls what it's all about," noted Father Mark R. Hession, a parochial vicar at Holy Name parish, Fall River. Father Arnold R. Medeiros, parochial vicar at Taunton's Our Lady of Lourdes parish, and Father Peter N. Graziano, pastor of Fall River's SS. Peter and Paul Church, both said that an ordination day offered the opportunity for them to renew their own priestly commitment. Father Medeiros said that ordination "reminds me of the fraternity" of the priesthood. "It was the most memorable day of my life," Father Graziano said, thinking back to 1963. "I have gratitude to God for giving me this priestly vocation," said a reflective Father JohnJ. Murphy, pastor of Holy Name parish, New Bedford. "It's something all priests should thank him for." In his homily, Bishop Cronin spoke of the duties of priests. "They are called to share in the priesthood of the bishops," the bishop said, "and to be molded into the likeness of Christ, the supreme and eternal priest. "By consecration they will be made true priests of the New Testament," he said, "to preach the Gospel, sustain God's people, and celebrate the liturgy, above all, the Lord's sacrifice." Bishop Cronin then spoke to the candidates. "You must apply your energies," Turn to Page Nine
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READY FOR THE FUTURE are graduates of the four diocesan high schools. From left top, Bishop Connolly graduate Chris Souza collects autograph of classmate Elaine Soares while Sue-Ann Pierce and Richard Rodrigues wait their turn; Coyle and Cassidy seniors take their marching orders literally; proud Bishop Stang faculty members stand with their graduating offspring. Standing are James and Geraldine Lanagan, Nancy Mulcare,
Susan Caron, Cecile LaRochelle, Susan Henriques, Lorraine Charest; seated, Matthew Lanagan, Jennifer Mulcare, Andrea Caron, Christine LaRochelle, Heather Henriques, Michael Charest. Among Feehan seniors are recipients of $1,0.00. grants from the Commonwealth Scholar Program Paul Lambert, Chnstme Huff, Michelle Gagnon, Raymond St. Pierre.
Pope's trip to Poland sees him confronting government By NC News Service Pope John Paul II returned to the Polish university where he once taught, to tell scholars that Marxism's view of religion is losing ground. On the second day of a weeklong visit to his communist homeOland, the pope told the academics that Marxism's materialistic vision has diminishing credibility in the world. He attacked the "opinion, particularly in Marxism,.of the alienating character of all religion" as an outdated philosophy that is being replaced by a "rediscovery ofthe dimension oftranscendence." The pope's June 9 talk at the Catholic University of Lublin, the only such institution legally recognized among Eastern bloc states,
also called for the "just autonomy" for some 40 years. The raising of of the university to be respected. such a delicate issue in a nationally Polish academics have protested televised speech was seen as a tighter state controls that, since boost to the faithful, and as a sign 1985, have resulted in the firing of that the church was not about to more than 100 professors for rea- drop its longstanding goal in order sons widely believed to be political. to win other government concesIn the great hall of the university sions. where he once taught ethics, Pope "Everybody is happy with that John Paul told some 500 scholars speech," said Krzysztof Sliwinski from all over Poland that the a lay activist who before the visit attempt to drive a theoretical wedge said publicly he hoped the pope between science and religion had would raise the issue. failed. On Wednesday the pope was Last Monday, the first day of scheduled to beatify Karolina his trip, the pope gave Poland's lay Kozka, a 16-year-old girl killed in Catholics something to cheer about. 1914 while resisting attempted rape In a talk to communist govern- by a Russian soldier and yesterday ment authorities he explicitly ap- to preach at a Mass in Szczecin to pealed for the laity's right to form include renewal of marriage vows. Today he celebrates Mass at associations - something the government has stubbornly resisted Gdansk, a Solidarity stronghold
still considered a center of opposition to the government. Also in Gdansk he will anoint the sick in the Mariana Basilica. He will conclude the day with a visit to the shrine ofOur Lady ofCzestochowa. Tomorrow he meets with textile workers in the city of Lodz and
artists and cultural leaders in Warsaw. On Sunday the pope closes a national eucharistic congress which he opened on Monday, beatifies Bishop Michael Kozal, a victim of the Dachau concentration camp and meets with the Polish bishops. He returns to Rome in the evening.
Christendom award to BBS official WASHINGTON (NC) - Jo Ann Gasper, deputy assistant secretary for population affairs in the Department of Health and Human Services, has received the Christian Service Award of Christendom College, Front Royal, Va. The Catholic college emphasizes support for the church's magisterium, or teaching authority.
In January Mrs. Gasper stirred national controversy when she attempted to deny federal family planning funds to Planned Parenthood agencies because of the organization's support for legal abortion. The Christian Service Award cited her "valiant work at Health and Human Services in ensuring the rights of the unborn citizens of our country."
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New Bedford Jesuit dies A concelebrated funeral Mass was offered Monday at Campion Center in Weston for Rev. Raymond P. Bertrand, SJ, 57. He died June 4 after a year and a half struggle with leukemia. A native of New Bedford, Father Bertrand was a graduate of St. Anthony's High School in that city and of Boston College, class of 195 I. He entered the Society of Jesus in the summer of 1951 and studied philosophy and theology at Weston College, where he was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. In the course of his training, he taught for three years at College Notre Dame de Jamhour in Beirut, Lebanon. After ordination,he earned a doctorate in theology at the Institut Catholique of Paris. After a brief period as a theology instructor at Fairfield University in Connecticut, Father Bertrand spent the last 20 years of his
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themoorin~ Let's Push the Pushers Few people can ignore the reality of drug abuse in our society. In' fact, it probably affects more Americans than any other problemi AIDS may rate more scare headlines but drug abuse is even more vicious in that it is a major cause of AIDS. Daily more Americans, especially teenagers, succumb to the insidious entrapment of drugs. No longer does this involve the mere smoking a "joint"; it is the hard core drugs that have captured our young people, heart and soul. Drugs, in short, are our number one social ill. During his recent journey to South, America, Pope John Paul addressed this subject at the tomb of St. Peter Claver, remarking that today, as in the time ofthe 17th century saint, the ambition for money dominates the hearts of many people and converts them through the drug trade into traffickers in the freedom of their brothers and sisters, whose servitude is often worse than that of slaves. The pope hit the nail on the head when he zeroed in on the pushers, the core of the drug problem. As the slave traders of old kept their victims from freedom, so do today's drug dealers lure their prey to self-destruction. Each and every day our obituary columns recite the litany of the dead as young people overdose. HarQly a headline but is somehow connected to the tragedy of drug and alcohol abuse. From the marginal to the mighty, drugs have become a destructive way of life. The wealthy try drugs for kicks, the poor for hope. However, nowhere on the social scale is the problem so rampant as among the young. Kids everywhere are into drugs and know where to buy them. Natural teenage daring and the force of peer pressure play into the pusher's hands. He or she can always find buyers because addiction respects neither person nor place. Drugs ensnare and destroy more and more Americans each day than any other form of illness. Yet so little is being done to prevent their spread and sale. True, spot ads urge kids to say "no," but they are far outclassed by the music videos that encourage drugs as a way of life. Schools invite law enforcement representatives to inform students of drug dangers even as the pushers wait for the dismissal bell. All in all, what we have thus far done in this country is mere tokenism. Kids die while the pushers drive new automobiles. Kids get caught for a joint, the pushers get away with literal murder. Merely to tell everyone about the evil of drug abuse is useless. We must put some truth into our words. The first and prime target should not be the abuser so much as the pusher. The courts, law agencies and federal forces must get together, overcome their bickering and self-interest and zero in on those who kill for a hit. Ourjudiciary must prosecute pushers and drug traffickers to the limit. If the law is too lenient, it should be changed, even to include life imprisonment without parole. When the pushers get pushed, we will have started to get serious about drug abuse. The church through the Holy Father has clearly stated that the whole human community must mobilize to confront this crucial issue. The church on all levels has the task of educating her children to human dignity, to self-respect and to an appreciation of spiritual values. Catholic schools must lead the way in helping young people resist the temptation of drugs. Pastors must be vigilant to lift up the broken and abused. Drug abuse and all its fallout is our problem. We must face it, The Editor challenge it and conquer it.
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A graced opportunity By Father Kevin J. Harrington
The Marian year provides a graced opportunity to reflect upon the holiness of Mary and its relevance to the important role of women in today's Church. One of the marks of the Church is that it is holy. Literally,the word means set apart. But it is unpopular to be distinctive, especially in America and other nations where egalitarianism is worshiped instead of utilized merely as a practical political technique. We hate to be different and it is within this context that the holiness of Mary stands out. Everything about Mary distinguished her from other Nazareth women of her age. She was set apart from the moment of her conception without sin to that of her glorious Assumption, yet not so set apart that she did not share fully in our humanity. And Jesus grew in wisdom, age, and grace through his relationship with her as well as with God the Father. There is a danger that we might reflect solely upon Mary's divine privileges summarized by the doctrines of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption and lose sight of her humanity. But she should be a role model for the contemporary woman. She was fearless enough to question the angel at the time of the Annunciation,
great-souled enough to endure being corrected by her son and to learn to go beyond family ties, heroic enough to stand beneath the cross and share the agony of Jesus' death. Possibly we must take Mary from her pedestal to fully appreciate her role as a model disciple. As a disciple, she is the first and perfect fruit of the Redemption and the very symbol of our salvation. Just as Mary brought forth Christ to a waiting world, so we are asked to do the same. Just as Mary waited with the Apostles for the coming of the Holy Spirit, so we await his coming into our hearts to make us temples of glory. In this day when liturgists and theologians argue about gender-inclusive language, Mary shows us the maternal face of God. Only parents can fully share the agony of a son unjustly persecuted. Only parents can suffer the rebuke of a child who seemingly understands more than they. Only parents can suffer the scorn and ridicule of neighbors who cannot understand what they do. Small wonder that Jesus would entrust his mother to his beloved disciple. While Peter and James were given great roles as bishops of Rome and Jerusalem respectively, John's responsibility could have been no less in the eyes of Mary's son.
The contemporary controversy that surrounds women's role in the Church would undoubtedly have seemed strange to Jesus. Perhaps it was his interaction with Mary that made him so sensitive to the needs of women. He was a celibate but he had close women friends with whom he delighted to dine. He challenged the stereotyping of women by telling Martha, the cook, that he preferred her sister Mary to listen to his teaching, for she had chosen the better part. In this connection, we should recall that in Jesus' day rabbis forbade the teaching of the Torah to women. Jesus also attacked the hypocritical practice ofstoning a woman caught in the act of adultery. He saw the humanity of a Mary Magdalene while others only saw a prostitute. Though by Jewish law women were not allowed to be witnesses, Jesus appeared to them as well as to his male disciples, thereby making them witnesses to his resurrection. As contemporary men and women walk the path of a pilgrim people, they can know that while Jesus always goes before us, Mary walks beside us as our comfort and help. Hopefully the Marian year will renew devotion to her and help restore women to their rightful place of dignity in today's church.
Parent burnout A couple of years ago a friend of mine with elementary-aged children enthusiastically revealed her summer plans for the family. "Each day we're going to do something speciaI," she said, and went on to count off a dizzying list of places to visit and activities to do: museums, libraries, zoos, craft workshops, malls, hikes, picnics and the like. "This summer, nobody's going to get bored," she said. "I'm not going to hear, 'There's nothing to do.' " I felt a twinge of guilt and envy at her planning because I was approaching summer vacation rather haphazardly, planning to take each day at a time, swimming lessons and all. I couldn't believe the change in my friend when I met her in late July. Not only was she disenchanted and resentful, she was angry with herself and her chidlren and had stopped involving herself in any family activity. "Forget it," she said bitterly. "Here I was, trying to give them a wonderful summer and all they did was complain and fight me." She was a summertime candidate for what Dr. Joseph Procaccini termed "parent burnout" in his excellent book of the same title in which he writes of the five stages leading to ultimate disenchantment and burnout among parents. The first he calls the gung-ho
stage, which is marked by unrealistic expectations and perfectionism. The new parents totally involve themselves in the children and their lives. Often they give up adult-related activities in favor of children's, even their couple relationship. This stage is followed by one which is marked by doubts: is all this doing any good? Why does nobody appreciate me? Few realize that their failures are due to unrealistic expectations rather than malparenting. The third stage, transition, is the crucial one in which parents can turn it around by revising expectations and accept that their goals are not healthy either for them or the children. At this point, thousands of parents reexamine their expectations, realize the damage they are inflicting upon themselves, their marriage and their family, and accept a scaled-down perspective of parenting, including time for each other. This is where my friend failed. When her grandiose summer plans broke down, she could have scrapped them and all!lwed the children to experience some responsibility for their own summer enjoyment, but instead she forged ahead with determination and an attitude that said, "You wi11like this because it is good for you and I am giving up myself for you and you don't appreciate me."
Dealing with 路scandal These days, the news seems people to fight against it. No. Among the poor in spirit to bring reports daily alleging fraud or scandal in high are those who know the good that should be happening and see that places. At this moment there it is not happening. They know the
is the Iran-Contra affair, the Bakker ministry and charges against several Wall Street figures, for example. Three months from now, you can bet there will be just as many juicy stories to chew on. For some, the news of a scandal is like sitting in the grandstands watching a circus. Each tumble of a public figure affords them a guffaw. But to parents who are trying to instill children with sound principles the discovery that a trusted public servant is a fraud is cause for sorrow. It is that one bad picture which is worth a thousand words. There is no doubt that many persons take bad news seriously and experience anxiety because of it. They worry about the fabric of society tearing apart, the future of the next generation and whether the United States will fall because of internal corruption. Then there are those who, like ostriches, stick their heads in the sand in order to hear nothing and escape the bad news. The worst thing we can do is to say none of these events matter; they don't make any difference. When we begin to say that, we're losing our prophetic edge.
difference between what should be and what is. They possess the prophetic gift of justice. They are benevolent, kind and generous and
How should we regard bad news about scandal in high places? Scripture offers a principle that may prove helpful. Take a look at the first 'Beatitude. What did Christ mean when he said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit"? Poor here cannot mean that Christ is advocating poverty. If anything, he came to encourage
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When parents fail to heed and correct at this stage, they go into stage four, pulling away, which is marked by active dislike of the children and paranoia: they're out to get me. Woe to the child who innocently drags mud onto the carpet; the parent sees it as deliberate misbehavior. He or she eventually reacts as my friend did who cares anymore? Finally, this disintegrates into total withdrawal or support and concern, ending with stage five, chronic disenchantment. Here the parent simply gives up, becomes bitter and reasons, "What difference does it make anyway? After. all I've done, my kids aren't any better than kids whose parents don't even try." According to Dr. Procaccini, parents in these last two stages need professional help if they are to retain good mental health. Naturally, Dr. Procaccini is talking about a wider parenting perspective than summertime, but many families who experience annual summer burnout might learn a lot by reading this book and examining their own goals and feelings.
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they burn with compassion for the oppressed and exploited. There will always be scandals and bad news. If we grow cold and indifferent toward them then we're in big trouble. Indifference, like apathy, is ultimately very destructive in society. Although we may not want to experience the pain we feel when our prophetic instinct is addressed by events around us, it is good news for us and for our country. Being sensitive, anxious and distressed in the face of bad news reflects the fact that the prophetic spirit is still alive and well in us.
Risky plot failed ROME (NC) - At the beginning of World War II Pope Pius XII took "a terrible risk" and conspired with German generals planning to overthrow Adolf Hitler in hopes of ending the conflict, according to Jesuit Father Robert Graham, a prominent Vatican historian. Once in power, the generals planned to negotiate a peace, he said; but they got "cold feet" and dropped the plan. At the request of the generals, the pope had secretly relayed the plan to the British government, said Father Graham. "It was an unfriendly act by the pope against Hitler," which if discovered by the Nazi leader would have been disastrous for the Catholic Church, Father Graham said.
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Questions about Eucharist Q. Do you have any explanation concerning the need for confession before receiving communion? I'm confused and I think a lot of Catholics are. Is it every time one goes to communion? Once a month? Once a year? What is the latest on going to confession to be able to receive communion? (New York) A. Yours is a good question but I believe you're asking more than you realize. You really have three questions: Is it necessary always to receive confession before communion? What does the precept to go to confession once a year really mean? And how often might one properly receive this sacrament? They're all big questions. I'll try to answer them briefly but, I hope, helpfully. The practice of receiving the sacrament of penance before each reception of communion accompanied the great decline in receiving the Eucharist in the late Middle Ages. The high (or low) point of this development came under the influence of the Jansenist heresies beginning in the 16th and 17th centuries. Under the influence ofthis severe rigoristic approach to morality and the sacraments, many aspects of Catholic belief and life were bent all out of shape. Among these was the feeling and practice that reception of the Eucharist, even by cloistered nuns and monks, should be limited to a few times a year. Ordinary folks were encouraged to receive perhaps only once a year, sometimes even less than that. In such confused times it is understandable that people gradually assumed they must go to confession each time before communion. This situation prevailed almost into our own century when Pope Pius X (1903-1914) urged early communion for children and frequent communion for all. As people began receiving communion each month (remember the monthly communion Sundays for the Ladies' Sodality or the Holy Name Society?) or even weekly, the "tradition" of confession before every communion continued. The church, in fact, still is wrestling with this same history on the question whether or not confession absolutely must precede first communion for young children. This, among others, is a major reason the church today finds it critical to reevaluate the theology and place of the sacrament of penance in our daily Catholic lives. How about the obligation "to confess at least once a year?" The church rule on this never has been as absolute as it sounds. Even when this "obligation" first appears, in the year 1215, when already communion rarely was received by Christians, it is clear that only confession of mortal sins was required once a year. This, of course, would be necessary to fulfill another requirement ofthat same council, to receive the Eucharist at least once a year, at .Easter time.
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Our present canon law No. 989 continues that tradition: All who have reached the age of reason must confess any serious sins once a year. Obviously this intends to suggest a bare minimum, not the ideal frequency, for receiving the sacrament of penance. How often should one celebrate reconciliation with God and "with our brothers and sisters who are always harmed by our sins," as the rite of penance puts it? That same rite, which is the official guide of the church for this sacrament, mentions only Lent, obviously the most appropriate time. Others would be Advent and whatever occasions during the year or in one's life obviously invite us to reexamine the direction of our lives and commit ourselves completely to God. A free brochure outlining Catholic .prayers, beliefs and precepts is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father Dietzen, Holy Trinity Church, 704 N. Main St., Bloomington, 10. 61701. Questions for this column should be addressed to Father Dietzen at the same address.
L'A priests to help AIDS patients LOS ANGELES (NC) - Over 150 priests in the Los Angeles archdiocese will take part in a pastoral referral service for persons suffering from AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome. The priests will help AIDS patients deal with spiritual and relational problems, said Father Brad Dusak, director of the archdiocesan Office of Pastoral Ministry to Persons with AIDS and to the Lesbian and Gay Community. For example, he said, they might help a person come to terms with the initial shock of a positive AIDS diagnosis or assist AIDS patients and families to adjust after a period of alienation. In April, the California bishops issued a joint pastoral letter on AIDS titled "A Call to Compassion" in which they said any Christian response to people with AIDS must start with "unconditional love and comp~ssion." The bishops said they took the unusual step of issuing a joint pastoral in part because "the unprecedented epidemic of AIDS has affected Californians in an extraordinary fashion."
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AT ST. MARY'S children's groundbreaking, superintendent of diocesan elementary schools Sister Michaelinda Plante, RSM, Father Canuel and Dennis Poyant look on while students, from left, Julie Poyant, grade five, Brian Simmons, grade eight, and Shawn Swift, grade two, make the dirt fly at the site of the new primary learning center. Nursery student Erin Dubois waits with Father Moore for her turn to shovel. (Rosa photo)
A whole new beginning Youngsters then deposited personal items of their choice into a "It's a whole new beginning," parish time capsule. says Peter Chasse, a fifth-grader at Kindergarten student Jacqueline St. Mary's School, New Bedford. Ventura threw in a special item, "a Peter was talking about a parish little can with a little bear on it ceremony held Monday for stuholding a heart." Why did ,she dents, a groundbreakingfor a prichoose that? " 'Cause I like it." mary learning center. Each of the nearly 400 students , The previous day, Bishop Daniel had been given a blue kazoo. Led A. Cronin blessed the site where by tambourine-playing volunteer ground was broken for a new St. Carolyn Hamel, they rendered "The Mary's Church. Both church and learning center will be part of a At the groundbreaking, Father Bells of St. Mary's." Later, while dozens of youngparish complex. A 24-hour prayer Moore, Poyant and Father Robert vigil preceded both events. T. Canuel, St. Mary's parochial- sters, perhaps considering careers A Mass prior to groundbreak- vicar and concelebrant at the chil- in music, continued to play their ing was a true celebration. In a dren's Mass, dug the first earth kazoos, hundreds of blue and white grade-by-grade procession, singing from the site of the learning center balloons were released into the New Bedford sky. students entered the church, each with golden shovels. An original prayer was read by group led by an upper-grade 'boy "It's just fantastic," said Father bearing a wooden cross draped seventh grader Julie Poyant, the Canuel. "It's kids' day! They'll with a red banner. principal's daughter. remember this for a long time." Also wielding shovels were Sis"Today is for us," Father John School parent Steve Costa F. Moore, St. Mary's pastor, told ters Louise Angele Chouinard SSJ, watched as ice cream and a large the students. "It's for St. Mary's and Sister Leocadia, RSM, and cake decorated with both real and School." four students. candy balloons- quickly disapMany school parents and friends Sister'Chouinard recently won peared. were at the Mass. A good number the 1987 Miriam Joseph Farrell Husband ofthird-grade teacher of them, like all the students, wore Award for distinguished elemen- Susan Costa and father of Brian, a blue and white T-shirts reading tary school teaching. Sister Leo- first-grader, Costa spoke about "St. Mary's School - #1 and cadia, a former teacher, is the the new learning center. growing." school's secretary. "I think it's probably the most - - During his homily, Father Moore important thing that I've seen in Erin Dubois represented the told the students that the groundschool's nursery, receiving much this area in years," he said. breaking was the beginning of "a "It keeps us in tune with the applause for her struggles with the transition, a very, very big one." times. I think my son will benefit shovel. Jesus, he said, told his apostles: Sister Rita Pelletier, SSJ, for 10 greatly." "Teach all I've told you." That, the Second-grader Carolyn Jasinski years St. Mary's religious educapastor said, was the responsibility tion coordinator, wore her school agrees. of the parish school, "to bring "I'm happy because we're gonna more and more of the best of edu- T-shirt as she cheered Erin on. have a new school and a new "I think it's an exciting moment," cation to you." she said, "very challenging and church. They're gonna be bigger. Buoyant, bright music was offer"We won't have to be squashed." very hopeful for the church." ed throughout the Mass by the By Joseph Motta
parish children's choir, directed by Mrs. Janice Lynch. Mrs. Jackie Vardo was organist. The scbool;s principal, Dennis R. Poyant, was surprised .with a plaque commemorating the groundbreaking. Poyant received thunderous applause. "He's done so much to bring us to where we are," noted Father Moore. "He gives a lot of love, a lot of caring."
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lennium of Christianity. The pope expressed hope that the prayers generated by the events would help bring peace to a troubled humanity. "In spite of unprecedented advances, the man of today feels deeply shaken by the contradictions in the world and in people, contradictions which sometimes make him doubt the very value of life," the pope said June 6 in a short speech after the rosary, which was televised live via satellite to more than 31 countries with a potential viewing audience of 1.5 billion people. The pope formally inaugurated the Marian year a few hours later during a nighttime outdoor Mass in St. Peter's Square. In Washington, the president of the National Conference ofCatholie Bishops urged making the Marian year "a time of special grace." The president, Archbishop John L. May of St. Louis, in a statement released June 5, urged U.S. Catholics to "wholeheartedly" enter into the spirit of the special year of devotions to Mary. Pax Christi USA, a national Catholic peace movement, said it will celebrate the year by honoring Mary as the "Queen of Peace." Special prayer cards are to be distributed to the movement's 8,000 members, encouraging them to pray daily.
New priests have diocesan ties A native ofNorth Dartmouth last month as a pnest of the diocese of AltoonaJohnstown. P~., while a native of East ~rOVidence, w~o. has been servlDg as a tranSitional deacon at Holy Cross Church, South Easton, will be ordained there tomorrow. Father Albert H. Ledoux, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aurele Ledoux of St. Geor~e parish, Westpo~, was ordamed May J6 by Bishop James J. Hogan of Altoona~Johnstown.He celebrated a Mass of thanksgiVing at St. George Church on May 24. Father Ledouxisa 1970 graduate of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, and a 1974 graduate of Stonebill College, North Easton. He holds a master's degree in French from Middlebury College and has also done graduate work at Pennsylvania State University. He prepared for the priesthood at Mt. St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Md. He will serve as parochial vicar at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Altoona.
He prepare~ for. the priesthood at the Umve!slty ~fNotre D~me a~d the Um,:erslty of St. Mlchael~ College m Toronto, from ~hlch he gra,duated l~t y~; :-"Ith a ~as.ters degree 10 dlVlDlty. W.hl1e It,l Toronto ~e also s~r.ved m pansh and hospltal mmlstry. Last September, Rev. Mr. Denning was ordained to the diaconate at Holy Cross Church, where he will continue to serve following ordination. He will offer a Mass of thanksgiving at the church at I J:30 a.m. June 14.
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Continued from Page One Pentecost Sunday, and was preceded by an internationally televised rosary recitation by Pope John Paul II the evening before from Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica, the oldest existing church dedicated to Mary. In the U.S., some 3,500 people crammed the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington as this nation's participants in the event. Other shrines seen during the hourlong program were in Germany, Spain, the Philippines, Portugal, Canada, Poland, Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Ireland, France, India, Mexico" Paraguay and Senegal. In the Fall River diocese, the year opened last Saturday with site-blessing and groundbreaking for the 'new St. Mary's Church in New Bedford and with a Pentecost Sunday confirmation Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday. Diocesan Marian year activities will consist of both devotional activities and educational programs, to be coordinated by the Divine Worship Commission. The special year of devotions to Mary, the second in the church's history, will end Aug. 15, 1988, the feast of Mary's assumption into heaven. Last Jan. 1 the pope announced the 14-month year to help Catholics enter the third mil-
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The Connolly glue By Pat McGowan "The whole lot of us could drop dead tomorrow and the building would keep going." That's how Father James C. O'Brien, SJ, principal of Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, describes the importance of Lucienne Dumais and Gertrude Gendreau to the school. Better known as Lou and Gert, the pair are the glue that holds the school together, indicated Father O'Brien. Gert is registrar and secretary to the guidance department; Lou is "Mrs. Everything," handling "an astonishing range of day-to-day problems with unfailing competence and discretion." But things are changing on Elsbree Street. At the end of June, Gert will leave Connolly to work with her husband and sons in the family businesses, Gendreau Construction and Quality Millwork and Design, both on Lindsey Street in Fall River. Lou will continue working fulltime during the summer but will switch to a three-day week in the fall. Gert has been at the school 13 years, Lou in the building 19 years. Lou's record needs a little explanation. She came to the Connolly building in 1968, when the school took in the student body and teachers of Prevost High School after the Notre Dame parish institution was destroyed by fire. For four years Prevost remained a separate school housed in the Connolly building and for the first year Lou worked for Prevost, then worked for both schools until 1972, when they merged. Since then she has been on the Connolly roster. The other day Lou and Gert took a little time between answering telephones and fielding requests for prom tickets and college transcripts to reminisce about their Connolly years. When the school was smaller, they recalled, they "did everything," including supervising after-school detention. That was handled by having erring stude!1ts sit on a row of chairs in the office while routine work continued. Gert, the mother of six sons,
"knew all the tricks," said Father O'Brien, and she and Lou had no discipline problems. Over the years, they said, there have been only two boys who showed disrespect. "Both came back the next day and apologized to us." By students and faculty alike, Gert is known as "Sarge," confided Grace Burke, head of the Connolly language department, who came into the office during the interview and contributed her opinion of Gert and Lou: "Two of the most important people in the school. They help every teacher and they're like mothers to the students." Ms. Burke also explained "Sarge." "Gert is always after us to get our reports in on time. Once I was late and she got on the intercom to remind me. I thought it was turned off and I saluted and said to some other faculty members, 'Okay Sarge.' 'I heard that,' came Gert's voice." Gert and Lou agreed that among pluses of their jobs has been the chance to establish caring relationships with many students. Such relationships include com. forting those afraid of bringing poor report cards home, making emergency loans, sometimes out of their own pockets, and, in the past few years, manning the phones at Connolly's post-prom parties, assuring parents their youngsters had reached school safely. Parents are grateful for Gert and Lou at other times too. As one said, "Lou believed in my child when I wasn't sure myself. And her soothing voice - it made any problem a little easier to hear about." That students also appreciate Gert and Lou's concern is evidenced by those who keep in touch after graduation. In the words of one alumnus, "One good thing about coming back to visit is that we know you'll be here." The Jesuit community cherishes the pair as well. In 1983 they were the first two women to receive the Appreciation Award of the Jesuit Secondary Education Association. It was presented at a faculty party and, said Ms. Burke, "It was thefirst time Gert was speechless."
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_._--- -'AT DEDICATION OF Bishop Connolly High School gymnasium, from left, Father James O'Brien, SJ; Fall River Mayor Carlton Viveiros; R. Aime and Rita Lafrance; Muriel and Richard Lafrance; Mary Jane Keyes, Connolly athletic director; Msgr. Anthony M. Gomes, with Richard Lafrance cochairman of the school's current fund raising drive. (Norm Fontaine photo courtesy of Fall River Herald News)
Connolly gym dedicated to Lafrances Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River, has dedicated its gymnasium to R. Aime and Rita Lafrance, who recently contributed over $100,000 to the school's current capital development program. The program will help meet needs in the areas of athletics, academic programs, student financial aid and campus renovations. R. Aime Lafrance is the founder of White's restaurant, Westport; his son Richard, the present ownermanager, is a Connolly parent and chairman of the -school's board of regents. In remarks at the dedication ceremony, Connolly principal Rev. James C. O'Brien, SJ, said: "Theoretically, we are honoring Aime
and Rita Lafrance tonight, by putting their names in perpetual remembrance on this gymnasium. "The fact of the matter is that they honor us by letting us do it. They help us to teach the biggest lesson that a school like this wants its young people to learn - what the good life is all about. "The Lafrances are successful people in a financial sense, yes. But that isn't where their goodness essentially lies. These people began with very little, and overthe years they had their ups and downs. "What is good, what is most successful about them is the constancy they have shown in their willingness to work hard, to remain
what they were first taught to be, to be faithful to each other, to their family, to their church, to their community - to care generously for others. "We want more than anything else at Connolly to persuade our students to become people like that - people like this. Now, every time a boy or girl looks at the name of the gym and says 'Who are the Lafrances?,' we'll have the chance to tell not only who they are but what they are. I like that very much. "So, for your stupendously generous gift to our drive, thank you, of course. But for the gift of your lives and example, I think, thank you even more."
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VERY REV. Edward C. Duffy, pastor of St. Francis Xavier parish, Hyannis, and District V moderator of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, meets with Joanne Quirk of South Yarmouth, a DCCW past president, to plan Bishop's Night on Cape Cod, to be held with a new format and seating plan Thursday, Aug. 6, at the Sheraton-Regal Inn, Hyannis. Tickets for the annual DCCW-sponsored event, which provides the opportunity for summer and year-round Cape Cod residents to meet Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in an informal setting, are available from rectories and residents of DCCW affiliates throughout the diocese. Proceeds benefit diocesan charities.
Diocese welcomes two new priests Continued from Page One he said, "to the duty oftt:aching in the name of Christ, the Chief Teacher. "Share with all mankind the word of God you have received with joy. Meditate on the law of God, believe what you read, teach what you believe and put into practice what you teach. "Always remember the example of the Good Shepherd who came not to be served but to serve, and to seek out and rescue those who were lost." After being questioned by the bishop and promising obedience' to him, the candidates prostrated themselves on the cathedral floor while Father David A. Costa, parochial vicar at St. Thomas More parish, Somerset, sang the Litany ' of the Saints. Afterwards, the bishop and all priests present imposed hands on the candidates' heads. The men became priests during the bishop's imposition of hands and prayer of consecration which followed. When asked if the ceremony made him think of his own future ordination, Gregory Mathias, a
member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parish, Seekonk, and among diocesan seminarians serving at the ordination as minor ministers, said "It sure does." He recalled the newly-ordained men's ordinations to the transitional diaconate earlier this year. "It was really moving," Mathias said. "I'm sure that this ordination will have the same effect on me." Bishop Cronin ended the service with some informal comments. "I can't think of any better way to anticipate the Marian year [which beg~n Sunday] ...than to allow two young men to share in the priesthood of Jesus Christ. "May Mary protect these two young priests and guide them along the way." The bishop congratulated the pair and their families, friends and brother priests, and thanked Father JohnJ. Smith, diocesan Vocations Director, for his guidance and encouragement. He also expressed gratitude to the staff of St. John's Seminary, Brighton, where the ordinandi studied. Before heading for her Rehoboth home after the ceremony,
Beverly Ferreira, for years a Fall River Diocesan Choir member, spoke of her pride in singing at ordinations. "It's a privilege," added fellow singer Joan Cuttle, who is inyolved in music ministry at St. Thomas More parish. "It's very profound. We're starting the rest of our lives today," Father Healey had said shortly before the ceremony.' The new priests will very much enjoy those lives, if Father Philip N. Hamel, parochial vicar at Our Lady of Grace parish, Westport, has his way. "I hope that they'll have long, happy priesthoods and good priest friends and parishioners to support them," he said. The new priests and their parents received spontaneous applause when exiting the cathedral. While waiting in line later for his priest brother's first blessing, Marc Landry perhaps best summed up the feelings of everyone who attended. When asked by The Anchor what hopes and wishes he had for his brother, he said, "just say 'love ya.' "
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Media monitoring VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has asked Latin American bishops to monitor the mass media and denounce manipulation or religious news by ideologies incompatible with church teachings. The bishops also were asked
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You have carried a burden for many years. No wonder you have been to doctors and mental health. As you observe, they have not been able to help you with your problem. You do not seem to have primarily a medical problem or even a mental health problem, and certainly not a spiritual problem.
You have a business and legal problem. As you and many women have found out, women can no longer depend on men to handle their business affairs or to see to their material well-being. In today's world a woman of any age in any situation needs some knowledge of how to handle her material goods. You did take charge of the farm when your husband died and your children were quite young. This was Ii competent and courageous thing to do. You seem to be far more knowledgeable and capable than you give yourself credit for. Where do you start? Here are three suggestions: I. Get the kind of advice you need. For a business and legal problem you need a lawyer and an accountant. If you do not have a lawyer or an accountant, ask a trusted friend or perhaps your pastor to recommend one. Do not think that because this is a family matter business professionals should not be involved. Many businesses are organized between family members. Almost all benefit from the formal structure and organization which lawyers and accountants can provide. As you have found out, when family businesses have no formal legal structure, great problems can arise. Professional advice is not cheap. To minimize their time and your costs, prepare carefully in advance for meetings with accountants or lawyers. Get the facts. Who owns what? Get property deeds, prop-
erty tax records, income tax records, records of payments and receipts. 2. Determine what you want. Since you ran the farm yourself, you know about farm income, farm expenses and common ways of passing along ownership. Determine what you think is reasonable, where you have been wronged and how the matter could be resolved. Tell your lawyer and accountant what you want. 3. Apparently you have lived in . your community for many years, yet you can find no one to talk to . about your problem. You might well need someone to support you as you approach lawyers and accountants. Perhaps you have a brother or sister in the community. Perhaps you and your husband had good friends or neighbors you could now ask for help. Brooding about a problem can be devastating to the rest of your life. Do your best to resolve your problem by going to the proper resource persons. Whatever is decided, try then to put the problem behind you. Even if you are not entirely satisfied with the resolution, count the blessings you have: your health, your job and the opportunity to take of yourself . and to love and serve others. Resolve the problem to the best of your ability, get rid of the Valium and get on with your life. Reader questions on family living and child care to be answered in print are invited. Address the Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Ind. 47978,
The joys of discovering one's parents By Antoinette Bosco Recently I read a newspaper article called "My Mother's Mystery" written by middle-aged author Joan Gage. It was an account of her mother's memory book, a diary of sorts, begun in 1928, while she was still a Kansas high school student. Her mother died at 73. Ms. Gage, a Massachusetts freelance writer, acknowledged she was searching her mother's memory book for insights into "a stormy relationship" and help in raising her own three children. 1 read the article with great interest for I have long been fascinated with the relationship between parents and their sons and daughters. I often hear grown children criticizing their parents, especially their mothers. While this is not too surprising considering the intensity of many mother-child relationships, it is sad when I hear women my age admitting, "I never really got to know my mother." It also is sad to hear an older mother saying that her children never wanted to know how difficult her life had been. In the article, the author sensitively takes the reader through the discovery that her mother didn't start out to be the stern, tightlipped, though beautiful, mother she had known. One revelation surprised the author: How her mother's hopes for an education collapsed with the stock market crash of 1929. With his savings evaporated, her father sent her to live with a married brother in another state and a sister-in-law that she didn't get along with.
While the author probably knew the bare bones ofthe matter, what the memory book revealed was what she didn't know - the pain of her mother's loneliness and the loss of close friends at a tender age. That's how it is with most of us as we're growing up. We know a lot of facts about our parents but not the feelings that accompany those facts. I recall my own parents talking oftheir younger years. My mother related how she had to leave school after eighth grade because the family, immigrants from Italy, were poor and she had to help her mother work in the house caring for her seven brothers and sisters. I listened with interest to her stories as a child, much as I did to the fairy tales she read to me. It was only when I was much older that I heard the pain behind her stories. Then I began to understand her deprivations, lack of opportunities and sense of not being as "good as the American girls."
That is when I began to know my mother as a person. I also knew my father had been in World War II at 18. He told me how he and his buddies were without food for a week and how, when they finally got food, it was canned Spam. They ate it and vomit.ed. It was years later before I understood the trauma he had undergone as a teenager, seeing his buddies killed, never knowing if the next bullet would be for him. In her article, Ms. Gage writes, "I learned how much my mother was molded by her generation's history and its concepts of a woman's duties." That is, of course, a major reason why growing children cannot get to know their parents fully. Their experiences are from different worlds. Children can't have true empathy for their parents' joys, losses, triumphs or deprivations. These are simply anecdotes for a long, long time. It is only after the decades pass that offspring may be able to move beneath the parenting to get to the person who always was there.
"Exotic technologies" rapped WASHINGTON (NC) - Government funds should be spent to promote adoption and better health care for the poor instead of"exotic reproductive technologies" that are "morally questionable," a spokesman for the U.S. bishops said in recent Capitol Hill testimony. Richard Doerflinger of the prolife office of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops spoke
before the House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Family. Both morality and public policy should recognize "the human dignity ofthe child" and "the integrity of marriage and the family" as key principles guiding use of procreative technology, Doerflinger said. He particularly scored the practice of surrogate motherhood.
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Contemplation comes first VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II says religious orders, following the examples of their founders, should give the contemplative dimension a central place in their community life. Otherwise, religious risk living a "badly understood apostolate," he told some 850 superiors of women's religious orders, meeting in Rome. The pope said he understood that religious must be attentive to contemporary problems, such as u'nemployment, drug abuse, poverty, hunger and disease, but he noted that civil officials normally take care of these problems. Religious should take special interest in "other poverties," he said, including moral disorders, religious indifference and disbelief, and a "relativism" of conscience. Unless social effort by religious orders springs from the contemplative life, it "risks remaining sterile," the p"ope said. . The pope also said. religious orders should keep special qualities that distinguish themselves. Those who think otherwise, the pope added, ignore an "essential aspect" of the church: its diversity and pluralism. He said religious orders should adopt new forms of community life that are in keeping with the intentions of their founders and "in line with the surest and healthiest tradition." "Maintain, make blossom again and affirm the choices of your founders," the pope said.
Reappeal set Continued from Page One Rights Mobilization at an unfair political disadvantage in pressing their own pro-abortion position. In their appeal the NCCB-USCC had argued that First Amendment religious rights were at stake if the subpoenas for church documents were allowed to stand. In a joint friend-of-the-court brief filed in the federal appeals court in June on behalf of the NCCB-USCC, the National Council of Churches and other religious bodies said the Abortion Rights Mobilization lawsuit threatens "the freedom of all religious bodies to pursue their mission." The brief said some of the churches represented agree with the Catholic bishops on abortion and others do not, but all insist on the rights of churches "to act and to speak on questions of public policy without suffering state-imposed penalties or disabilities." Besides the National Council of Churches, an association of 31 religious bodies with combined membership of about 40 million, those joining in the brief were: American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, National Association of Evangelicals, and Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
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"Institutions actually house a small percentage of elders," Ms. Becky Murphy of Taunton Catholic Middle School looked at the Therrien explained, pointing out senior citizens sitting across from that in Taunton, for example, only her and asked the question so about 240 of approximately 8800 many young people would like to seniors are institutionalized. At one of the small encounter put to their elders. "Why do you pinch our cheeks?" groups at the program, seniors Becky wasn't being rude. Not at Clare Gilchrist, 66, a member of all. She was taking an opportunity Taunton's St. Mary parish, and to get to know what older people Charlie Pirozzi, 76, of St. Joseph parish, were open with Becky and are all about. She and other TCMS seventh her classmates Jennifer Riendeau, graders recently participated in an Jennifer Taurazas, Eddie Correia intergenerational outreach pro- and Julie Cayon._ "Your music is too loud!" Chargram held at the school and sponsored by the Taunton Department lie told the youngsters. "Are you of Human Services. It brought the aware that your loud music may youngsters together with some 15 hurt your ears, that you may be elderly men and women who had deaf when you're 40 or 50?" The children countered with charvolunteered to participate in the ges that the tunes of Clare and program. According to director Jean Ther- Charlie's generation are too soft rien, the program, her original idea funded by a commonwealth grant, seeks to break down communication barriers between the WARSAW, Poland (NC) - A young and old and destroy stereo- Polish priest is buzzing ahead with types they have about each other. plans to build the world's first There are many misconceptions international bee-based therapy about the senior generation, she center in southern Poland. Father said, citing as an example the fact Henryk Ostach, 62, head of the that TCMS youngsters, in a test Polish beekeepers' association, told administered before the meeting Reuter feature writer Irena Czewith the volunteer seniors, indi- kierska he was planning to set up cated their belief that most elderly an "apitherapy" sanitarium in persons reside in institutions such Kamianna, a mountainside village as nursing and old age homes. in southern Poland, with facilities to treat up to 10,000 patients by using natural remedies based on bee products. "Bees are the great hope of sick people," Father Ostach said. Father Peter N. Graziano, execThe healing properties of honey utive director of the diocesan office and other substances produced by of Catholic Social Services and bees, together with the clear air of area directors of the agency are the mountains, could be the answer attending the 10th annual confer- to a variety of illnesses, including ence of the New England Catholic respiratory- complaints, eye probCouncil on Social Ministries. lems and skin diseases, the priest The meeting, at Emmanuel Col- declared. lege, Boston, ends today. Key speakers were Father J. Bryan Hehir of the U.S. Catholic Conference, who spoke on the relaLOS ANGELES (NC) - Plationship between the bishops' pastorals on peace and the economy; cido Domingo will be featured in a Sister Marie Gaffney of Catholic program scheduled to precede Pope Charities USA whose topic was John Paul II's Mass Sept. 15 at the the feminization of poverty; and Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Frederick Perella of the Hartford Domingo, a noted Italian tenor, archdiocese, who discussed the will sing "Ave Maria" with the work of the Campaign for Hilman Paulist Boy Choristers of Los Angeles. Development.
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and slow. But, they admitted, they probably won't like the music their own children will listen to someday. The seven new friends discussed drugs (Charlie: "Even if they call you chicke'n, stay away from them!"), the dangers of cigarette smoking and the temptations advertisers hurl their way. In the process, the generations learned a lot from and about each other. "I think I realized that the youth of today are right on the ball!" Clare said. Charlie found that today's kids are "more levelheaded and not as sassy" as he thought they'd be.. When spokespeople from each of the groups reported their findings to the others, it came out that the older folks found that youngsters are concerned about their upcoming education expenses and jobs. "They're more or less just like us," Eddie Correia said of his new friends, "except maybe they're a little slower and they get tired a little faster." The children enjoyed a "modified aerobics" exercise program with the seniors that afternoon, Ms. Therrien said, and would be retested to see if their opinions about elders had changed. She said she hopes to use her findings to develop more intergenerational programs in educational settings.. "I think this is an opportunity for the students to reach outside themselves," said Sister Patricia Muh:yan, SUSC, the middle school's principal. "They're taking time to relate to people who really have a lot to offer them. "I think there's offering on both sides."
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Pope, Reagan meet
Laity limits set by pope VATICAN CITY (NC) - Pope John Paul II has praised lay preparations for the next Synod of Bishops, but said lay participation in the event must be limited for the synod to retain its episcopal character. Such a limit "has in no way weakened the ensuring of lay participation in the ecclesial communion," he added. The pope's comments came during his recent Vatican meeting with some 200 participants from around the world at a consultation sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Laity. The consultation was held in preparation for the October synod on the laity to be held in Rome and to discuss the role of the laity in the church and the world. Nonclerics may not vote in the synod, but some may be appointed by the pope to attend as advisers . or observers. In his speech, the pope said lay preparation for the synod has been "excellent" and has produced "a great wealth of suggestions" for synod organizers. However, the pope also stressed that the synod is "essentially a _place of sharing for the bishops designated as synod fathers." "Although I have already expressed my wish to invite a significant number of lay people to be present at the synod, their numbers cannot exceed objectively determined limits without the risk of changing the nature of the synod itself," he added. The pope also emphasized the complementary roles ofthe clergy and the laity. He said he hoped the synod would stress the "coherence of the sacramental structure ofthe church in which the ministerial priesthood signifies and realizes the presence and the action of Christ."
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PADRE PIO saying Mass. The wounds on his hands are clearly visible. He customarily wore gloves, except at Mass.
Pope attends Padre Pio centennial SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO, Italy (NC) - Pope John Paul II told priests in southern Italy to adhere to the "fundamental values" of the priesthood exemplified by Padre Pio, a stigmatist and internationally known confessor. Pope John Paul recently came to San Giovanni Rotondo to help the town, where Padre Pio spent the final 50 years of his life, mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. The pope called the Italian Capuchin a model for today's priesthood because of his devotion to the sacraments. He told priests not to let "badly oriented renewal" divert them from their primary tasks of celebrating Mass and hearing confessions. In 1947, as newly ordained Father Karol Wojtyla, the pope had visited Padre Pio, who carried the stigmata - open sores in five places on his body corresponding to the traditional wounds of Christ on the cross. Padre Pio's cause for sainthood is being studied by the Vatican. The priest's reputation as a confessor, spiritual adviser and holy man drew people from many nations to San Giovanni Rotondo. Since his death in 1968 the town of
Sullivan plea applauded; WASHINGTON (NC) Church advocates for corporate responsibility applauded a decision by the Rev. Leon Sullivan, author of a widely used code of condu,ct for U.S. businesses in South Africa, publicly to urge U.S. corporations to withdraw from that nation. Dr. Sullivan's announcement "has pulled the moral rug out from under the feet" of U.S. businesses still in South Africa, said Timothy Johnson, .executive director of the Interfaith路 Center on Corporate Responsibility. "Rev. Sullivan has drawn the only logical conclusion," said Robert Hennemeyer; a foreign affairs adviser in the U.S. Catholic Conference Office ofinternational Justice and Peace. In a June 3 speech in Washington Dr. Sullivan called on all U.S. businesses to pull out of South Africa within nine months and asked the U.S. government to enact an economic embargo of the nation "until statutory apartheid is end~d and blacks have a clear commitment for equal political'rights."
By coincidence, the USCC announced the same day it will complete divestment from businesses operating in South Africa since a USCC review of the situation- in that nation found that the South African government had not made "significant progress toward dismantling the system of apartheid." Last September the 46-bishop USCC administrative board urged Catholic dioceses and other Catholic institutions to "give consideration to" divestment and shareholder stock actions to oppose apartheid. The board suggested_ to diocesan officials and other church leaders that either of two actions be taken: - "Institute a program for the prudent and fiscally responsible divestment from business enterprises doing business in South Africa." - "File, encourage and join with others in filing shareholder resolutions with portfolio corporations doing business in South Africa, requiring them to' implement a disinvestment program by withdrawal from South Africa."
23,000 inhabitants has become a center for pilgrims visiting his grave. Padre Pio's devotion to celebrating Mass and hearing confessions should be "adapted to the mentality of our times" by contemporary priests, the pope said. Padre Pio "even today is a point of reference, because in him were well developed the two elements or powers which specifically chacterize the Catholic priesthood," the pope said. These are "the ability to consecrate the body and blood of the Lord and to forgive sins," he added. "But it would be a grave error if, because of a badly oriented renewal, priests would forget these fundamental values," the pope said. "And one cannot appeal to the [Second Vatican] Council to justify such a forgetfulness," he said. He also praised Padre Pio for
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VATICAN CITY (NC) - In his third meeting with President Ronald Reagan in the past five years, Pope John Paul II spoke of the need to end the arms race and said the "oneness of humanity" must influence the "policies and practices of governments." The pope's brief public comments followed a speech by Reagan which praised the pope for his "courageous and compassionate leadership" and spoke of a spiritual revival in the Eastern bloc "despite generations of oppression." The public speeches followed a 55-minute private meeting between the two world leaders in the papal library June 6. It took place on the eve of the international economic summit in Venice of "the Group of Seven" industrial powers and the pope's third visit to his Polish homeland. "Whenever moral and spiritual values are rejected, or even given mere lip service and not truly integrated into daily life," the pope said, individuals and nations then "fall short of what we were intended to be as men and women created in the image of God." The pope's comments followed a slightly longer speech by Reagan which lauded the pope for his spiritual leadership and spoke of the pontiffs upcoming trip to his "troubled" homeland. The president also said he and the pope share a vision of "the moral causes of prosperity," including "hard work, honesty, initiative, thrift, spirit of service and daring." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .I
Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione in the southern Italian town of Pietrelcina, on May 25, 1887. As a boy he helped his parents by tending sheep on their small farm. He entered the Capuchins at age 15 and took the religious name of .Pio. He was ordained in 1910. On Dec. 20, 1918, shortly after being assigned to San Giovanni Rotondo, he received the stigmata. The stigmata is considered a sign of great holiness because it, allows a person to share in the physical suffering of Christ crucified. Others who have had the
stigmata include St. Francis of Assisi. Padre Pio wore gloves in public so as not to emphasize the stigmata, but he often took them off when celebrating Mass, allowing people to see his blood-stained palms when he blessed them at the end of the liturgy. After his 1947 visit with, Padre Pio, Pope John Paul returned to San Giovanni Rotondo in 1974 as Cardinal Wojtyla of Krakow to pray at the Capuchin's tomb. This year, as pope, he visited the tomb, hospital and other sites associated with the priest.
usee dropping South African holdings Divestment entails shareholder selling ofstocks in companies doing business in South Africa, while disinvestment is the withdrawal by corporations themselves of their investments and activities in South Africa. Immaculate Heart of Mary Sister Frances MJocek, USCC director of finance, said that current USCC holdings in companies doing business in South Africa are approximately $5.3 million, a reduction of approximately $18 million since the divestment process began. The bishops' conference has a total investment portfolio of $75 million. Dr. Sullivan is the author of the lO-year-old Sullivan principles, which call for integration of corporate facilities, establishment of equal and fair employment practices and an increase in the number of black managers. ' In his speech, Dr. Sullivan said the Sullivan principles are not working. Of nearly 200 American companies doing business in South Africa, he said, the 127 that subscribe to his principles have failed
to undermine apartheid, despite their "notable record." Companies should reinvest in countries around South Africa, he said, and sell their South African operations only to buyers who will promote equal rights and black participation in ownership. Johnson, reacting to the speech, said, "No longer can Citibank, the only U.S. bank with South African operations, or Mobil, Texaco and Chevron who sell to South Africa's police and htilitary, or Control Data, IBM and Unisys (Cmp.) wh'o supply S,outh Africa's computers, hide behind the Sullivan principles, obscuring the specific concrete ways in which they support apartheid and white minority rule." The Philadelphia Baptist minister's statement "sends a strong challenge to white supremacist South Africa" and leaves U.S. investors in South Africa in a "morally isolated and exposed position," Johnson added. Johnson's agency provides staff assistance to 220 Catholic organi-
zations, mostly religious orders, and dozens of Protestant organizations. Christian Brother Raymond Blixt, president and chief executive officer of the Christian Brothers Investment Services, a New York-based investment advisory firm for Catholic agencies, said the firm will discuss whether to alter current investment practices at a management meeting in June. He noted possible negative effects on black workers of U.S. withdrawal. The firm manages capital resources amounting to nearly a half billion dollars for about 750 Catholic schools, hospitals, parishes and religious communities. The South African government reacted angrily to Dr. Sullivan's June 3 speech. Foreign Minister Pik Botha said Dr. Sullivan's decision was "neither in the interests of the workers nor of the United States itself." The Reagan administration said the companies' continued presence in South Africa remains the best hope for social change.
. THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Fri., June 12, 1987
Fall River Area CYO League teams are evaluated The Fall River Area CYO Baseball League got underway Monday night with a contest between Immaculate Conception and Swansea at Kennedy Park. CYO associate director Al Vaillancourt said eight teams will play in a 21game regular season schedule, followed by championship playoffs. Last year's first place team St. Michael's has lost a number of players due to the age limit but they promise to be in the thick of things as does St. William's, last year's champions. Immaculate Conception under manager Armand Berube looks to be a strong contender as does Swansea under manager Ed Carey. St. Elizabeth's manager Jim Quartochi says he has his strongest team ever while Fred Heinig has a fairly young team at St. Anne's. John Simas returns to manage Our Lady of Health and Ron Chouinard hopes to lead Notre. Dame to recapture its former status as a league powerhouse. Team summaries follow: SWANSEA: With the return of several key players, Swansea looks to improve on its overall record of 18-5 from last year. Manny Fonseca, Joe McKenna and Mike Custer will be joined by newcomers Jim Hines, Jay Fiola and Doug Benoit on the mound. Last year's infield of Mike Custer, John Griffith and John Oliveria will be backed by Bob Renard, Eric Homel and Dan Lima. Joe McKenna and Tim Carey return to the outfield to be challenged by first-timers Cory Santerre and John Furtado. Bruce Thomas will get the call behind the plate. ST. ELIZABETH'S coming into this season has probably its strongest team in its short history. Returning are veteran pitchers Chris Rioux, Roy Langton and J.R. Carvalho. Taking the catcher's post is veteran Bob Leduc. Also joining the club for the first time is Somerset pitcher Rich Reuest, who will also fill the spot at shortstop. Ron Clement, who played for Durfee, will play third base. High hopes for some strong offense production lie on newcomer Rich Dias and Bob Arsenault along with needed speed hopefully provided by Scott Maitoza. NOTRE DAME after an uneventful 1986 season will be looking to regain respect in 1987. Veterans Ed Roussel, Ron Dumont, John Bank, Andy Ratcliffe and Kevin Lajoie will be joined by newcomers Tom Cummings, Ron Avilla, Mark Turgeon and Jeff Valcourt. IMMACULA TE CONCEPTION should have a strong team. Veteran Paul Hebert returns behind the plate while Pete DeFusco after a year off comes back to play short. Pitching chores will fall to Mark Esposito, Phil Laliberte and Mark Marcoux. Mario Texeira will anchor the infield while Tim Plante leads a very strong outfield corps. OURLADYOFHEALTHu~
der manager John Simas returns with several players from last year. Pitchers Scott Dooley and Denny Green will be backed by Rich Raposa while veterans Jay Carvalho and Tom Plourde look to provide some offense for Simas. In all likelihood Mike Lavoie will be catcher. ST. MICHAEL'S under veteran manager Jack Alves promises
to be strong as always despite the loss of some key players from their championship years. Returning will be one of the league's best pitchers in Jeff Lopes and the outfield will be anchored by Greg Alves. Veteran Brian Bishop is also back with St. Michael's this year. Look for some big things! ST. ANNE'S has four returning veterans to a squad that averages 17 years of age. They are pitcher Randy Chabot, catcher Alan Bolger and outfielders George Botelho and Mike Michno. The infield will be anchored by second baseman Todd Johnson and shortstop Kevin Timberlake, up the middle with rookies Jim Melvin at third and Jeff Tallman at first. The outfield will be patrolled by Mike Howard in center, back from a successful Legion Post 314 season. Manning the mound will be Rich Senra and Bruce Vadeboncoeur. Newcomers vying for positions are catchers Rich Costa and Jay Chicca, first baseman Tom Costa and outfielder Ed Rego. Former players Jim Silvia, Steve Mauricio, Brian Franco and Bill Stanton will assist manager Fred Heinig in coaching duties. ST. WILLIAM'S has lost John Medeiros to the age requirement but many other veterans are returning. Pitching will be the big question mark, at least at the start of the season. Norm Rego and Lou Resendes return from last year and Charlie Medeiros will again fill the relief role. Big things are expected from Jeff Medeiros. Newcomers Dave Gastall, Jeff Gagnon and Eric Laurianno will also see some action. The catchers are veterans Gerry Roy and Joe Kazen. The infield returns intact with Scott Cambra at third, Gil Lima at short, Tim Albin at second, and Dave Plourde at first. In the outfield, veterans Darin Conforti, John McDonaldjoin Rego, Charlie Medeiros and Jeff Medeiros. Carl Mello will be backup infielder.
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Q. How can you start a meaningful dating relationship? (Georgia) A. You can prepare long before such a relationship begins. In the give-and-take of family living with dad, mom and your brothers and sisters, you can learn to be flexible, forgiving, generous, assertive, self-sacrificing and genuinely loving. In other areas of your life, you can try to develop a range of interests that will give you many topics for conversation. A hobby you like, a sport you enjoy, a book you read for fun - things such as these will help keep the conversation lively when you're on' a date. You might also visit the public library and delve into a book on etiquette. Yes, etiquette. This will help you learn how to behave in various social situations, and such knowledge will help you feel more at ease on a date. The phrase "meaningful dating relationship" might mean one that is very serious in the romance department. Your letter reveals that you are a sophomore in high school, and at such an age you are Dot yet ready for such a relationship. You need to learn more about people and about life before entering into such a relationship. Part of that education can come from reading worthwhile novels, and plays. Some of these may seem boring to you at first. Try, how-
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Post-Easter thoughts By Cecilia Belanger Easter is still with us and with it a spirit of hope. We continue to expect great things from God. 'He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shal~ he not also with him give us all things?" More and more we realize the freedom in the life of-Christ. In him we find :a,letting-go of. things that are unnecessary. We let something go so ,that something' else may come. I recently visted a lady in failing health. Her parting words were "God grant that I keep my memory ,because I do not want Christ to be absent from my thoughts." People wonder if they are right with God in their lives. One asked, "Do I live in him and his thoughts or do I live in myself and my own ways and thoughts?"
By Charlie Martin
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We need to break the shackles of the self-bound life into the liberty of the life that has lost itself in the freedom of God. . But we all need quiet, private nooks in our lives, where we can talk to our Lord without distractions. Every so oftenT'he Anchor carries a feature called "Let's hear it from the kids." It is one of my fav~rites., The children's answers. to various que'stibns are something to delight their Lord. These are the innocent vessels that are clean and undefiled. Christ tells us to be as pure as these littiechildren. We thank God for those dedicated hearts who are fighting all that dehumanizes in our society today. There is comfort in the thought that when the work is the Lord's one can depend upon the power of the third person of the Blessed Trinity..
Ms. Christina drives a 944 Satisfaction oozes from her pores She keeps rings on her fingers Marble on her floor Cocaine on her dresser Bars on her doors She keeps her back against the wall She keeps her back against the wall. So I say I say welcome, welcome to the boomtown Pick a habit We got plenty to go around Welcome, welcome to the boomtown All that money makes such a succulent sound Welcome to the boomtown. Handsome Kevin got a little off track Took a year off of college And he never went back Now he smokes too much He's got a permanent back Deals dope out of Denny's Keeps a table in the back He always listens to the ground Always listens to the ground. Well the ambulance arrind too late I guess she didn't wantto wait. Recorded by David 'and David. . Written by David Ricketts and OavidBaerwakl. (c) 1986 by Almo Music Corp., Zen oflniquity and 4841 Music (ASCAP). I WANT TO ASK my readers David and David's "Welcome to write to this column and share to Boomtown" reminds us that their responses to this, question: any' measure of success can be As teens, what are the best ways destroyed by drugs. All their ot~ers can support you in your. money. 944s and other posses~ efforts to say no to drug$? sions were of no help to "Ms.
Christina" and "Handsome Kevin," For them "the ambulance arrived too late." Most people are aware of the dangers of using drugs. On tele~ vision we see famous athletes, movie stars and well-known po~ litical figures describing how drugs can ruin a person's life. All of us are familiar with today's slogan from the fight against drugs, "Just say no." What we don't talk about is how hard it can be to say no. Many teens face strong peer pressure to tryout drugs. A peer say~ ing "Come on, just give it one try" is a powerful force. Refusing to smoke pot, do cocaine or experiment with other drugs may lead to laughter or ridicule by one's peers. What is needed is more support for teens trying to resist this pressure. First of all, teens need more opportunities to talk about the pressure they face. In groups, teens and adults need to explore strategies that can help individuals face those difficult moments when they must decide yes or no. Teens also need more programs that promote self-esteem. The best defense against peer pres~ sure is a healthy sense ofwho one is as a person. Peer disapproval is never an easy experience, but people who believe in themselves can more readily resist others' reactions. So again I ask you to write me and share your thoughts on this important topic. I will pass your ideas on in a future column. What you have to say might keep a fellow teen out ofthe drug trap. Send correspondence to: CharUe Martin, 1218 S. Rotberwood Ave., EvansvUle, Ind. 47714.
Bishop Feehan High School Underclassmen at Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro, were recently recognized for their achievements. Among awards made at the school ceremony were 1987 "I Dare You" awards for outstanding leadership to students Lisa Tetreault and John McIntyre and the Bausch and Lomb Award for excellence in science to Carolyn Rockwell. Kristine Donly earned the Salve Regina Book Award in recognition of high achievement and commitment to excellence. Student Todd Piantedosi was the recipient of the Holy Cross Book Prize for outstanding scholastic achievement, commitment to school and community and concern for others. Piantedosi also won the National Honor Society Award, for generous response to calls for assistance. He is vice-president of Feehan's NHS chapter.
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Senior Tanya Buzzell recalls as a high point 'of her Feehan years 'two work trips to Tortola, British Virgin Islands, sponsored by North Attleboro's First United Methodist Church. As a church member, she joined other young people in painting and repairing schools and other buildings for poor Tortolans. At Feehan, Tanya was a National Honor Society and French Honor Society member. She belonged to
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Elaine Saulnier, Feehan's vocal director, has been named a member of the Great Woods Festival Chorus for the 1987 season. The chorus will join director Michael Tilson Thomas, and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in two major summer performances. On July 25 they will present "La Boheme" and on Aug. 9 Bernstein's "Chichester Psalms." Ms. Saulnier previously performed the Bernstein work with the Catholic University Chorus and Orchestra. A Catholic Uni-
versity alumna, she has worked at Feehan since 1980. A former music coordinator at St. Mark parish, Attleboro Falls, .she was also a soloist for the Boston Archdiocesan Choir, which sang for Pope John Paul II during his 1979 U.S. visit.
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55 students at St. Anne School, Fall River, recently received kindergarten diplomas in ceremonies at which Father John R. Foister, pastor, and school principal Irene L. Fortin presented the diplomas and aide Elaine Guay distributed carnations to the graduates. The youngsters entertained with "We Know Our Stuff," a play by Sister, Mary Damien Gross, RSM, "Happiness," a song by Sister Roberta McGrath;RSM, and "We Are the World." The grad).latespresented roses to Mrs. Guay and teachers Brenda Coyle and Cassidy High School, Gagnon and Dia~e Gu;ay. Taunton, has ·b~en named state level winner in two divisions in a mathematics contest judged by the National Council of Teachers 'of Many of the 223 recent graduMathematics. ' ates of Bishop Stang High School, Students John.Raposa~ compet- North Dartmouth, plan to attend ing in ,the grades seven through Catholic institutions of higher learnnine division, and Lisa Lamothe, ing. They have chosen Holy Cross, competing in grades 10 through Assumption, Providence, Stonehill, 12, were judged best among 56 Emmanuel, St. Joseph and Salve contestants. Regina colleges, Marymouth ColEntrants were asked to design lege of Tarrytown and the,Univermath activities using a set of sity of Dayton. dominoes. Class members have been awardJohn and Lisa received certifi- ed scholarships totaling over cates and CC received two plaques. $130,000.
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ARRUDA draws. Tim looks on. Teacher Milton Breault's in on the deal. And Sister Lea Malley is still trying to figure out what happened. (Motta photo)
The Tim Arruda mystery By Joseph Motta People at S1. George School in Westport have been mighty confused lately, because a student there, Tim Arruda, recently won a logo contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Quality Engineering. Tim Arruda won the contest! Good going, Tim Arruda! But virtually nobody in the school knew who Tim Arruda was. Except Tim. And Arruda. Yup. People at St. George School sure have been baffled.
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"Put the Lid on Pollution." Kevin hadn't made Ii copy of the winning logo, so regretfully The Anchor will not be able to print it. The boys' science teacher, Milton Breault, who had asked his students to design logos as a class assignment, was in on the name combination, but hadn't thought to mention it to Sister Malley. "I thought of the idea and Kevin could draw better than me so he drew it," Tim explained, shortly after he and Kevin received certifica tes commemorating their achievement. Tim and Kevin, both 13, will begin high school in the fall.
The mystery began a couple of months ago when diocesan ele"The idea fOl: the garbage can mentary school teachers began working with the DEQE to make just came to me," Tim said. "Mr. their students and the public aware Breault was talking about the conof the hazardous waste problem test and it was the only thing that I and southeastern Massachusetts could think of." Kevin said that he did six or trouble spots. A highlight of the effort was an seven drawings before completing environmental in-service workshop one he thought was good enough for the teachers, held at SS. Peter to submit. "I was kind of excited," he said, and Paul School, Fall River, and directed by Dr. Cynthia G. Kruger "'cause I didn't think we were of Southeastern Massachusetts going to win." The young artist, who enjoys University, Kathleen A. Burt, principal of SS. Peter and Paul and experimenting with different types Angela Stankiewicz, a faculty of lettering, was worried about all the competition, he said. member. Miss Burt and Miss Stankiewicz Other Winners worked with Dr. Kruger to proStudents in grades seven through vide area diocesan and public school teachers with ideas for stu- 12 were eligible to compete in the dent projects on hazardous waste logo contest. S1. George School students Kelly Fontaine and Doug and sites. Dr. Kruger coordinated a DEQE Moniz were among eight honoraposter/ logo contest for the stu- ble mention winners. Kindergarten through grade six dents. The winning logo will appear on a DEQE resource booklet and students participated in the hazardous waste disposal poster conon other publications. test. When Dr. Kruger phoned St. SS. Peter and Paul student George School and told principal Christopher Luebke was a kinderSister Lea Malley, RSM, that garten winner, and John Pimental eighth grader Tim Arruda was the and Michelle Boutin of Fall Rivlogo contest winner, Sister Malley er's Holy Name School scored in was, to say the least, surprised. grade one competition. .. 'We don't have one,' I told Adam Iveson and Christine Pelher," Sister Malley said. letier, both second graders at SS. "So I investigated" the principal Peter and Paul, were winners, as said, "and I sent for Kevin Arruda, was fourth grader Elizabeth Joy seeing Arruda was the dominant Ramos of Fall River's Dominican name. I asked him if he ever used Academy. the name Tim, and then he exSSt Peter and Paul's Karl Amaral plained it." was among fifth grade winners, and Jennifer Silva of that school Coworkers was a grade six winner. Six Catholic What Kevin explained was that school students merited honorable he and classmate Tim Steadman mention. worked together on the logo proParticipating schools represented ject, so they combined their names the communities of Fall River, when submitting their entry, a Westport, New Bedford, Fairhaven talking garbage can that urges and Rochester.
Symbols following film reviews indicate both general and Catholic Films Office ratings, which do not always coincide. General ratings: G-suitable for general viewing; PG-I3-parental guidance strongly suggested for children under 13; PG-parental guidance suggested; R-restricted, unsuitable for children or young teens. Catholic ratings: AI-approved for children and adults; A2-approved for adults and adolescents; A3-approved for adults only; 4-separate classification (given films not morally offensive which, however, require some analysis and explanation); O-morally offensive. Catholic ratings 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 list· ings, which may differ from the New York network schedules supplied to The Anchor. New Films "The Chipmunk Adventure" (Samuel Goldwyn) - Animated feature plays like a musical revue of pop tunes as Alvin and his Chipmunk friends sing and race around the world in hot-air balloons with their female cousins, the Chipettes, inadvertently delivering stolen diamonds for wicked con artists. Director Janice Karman deiivers a charming, light diversion for the younger set. A I,
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compromise when the family is duped by the father's unscrupulous campaign manager in this comedy of manners and teen coming of age. Two shower-room sight gags and some rough language are brief and restrained. This movie shows that patience and understanding help rebuild family ties. A2, PG-13 Films on TV Sunday, June 21, 9-11 p.m. EDT (ABC) "Heaven Can Wait"(1978). Comedy of errors and mistaken identity: a pro football player (Warren Beatty) dies and returns in the body of a recently murdered eccentric millionaire. Directed by Beatty, the movie plays upon the romantic turn ofgood deeds inspired by a beautiful woman and the hero's desire to win the Super Bowl. An innocent, wise and funny fantasy. A2. PG Sunday,June 21, 9-11 p.m. EDT (NBC) "Paternity" (1981). A callous egomaniac (Burt Reynolds) decides he wants a son and interviews prospective surrogate mothers. Beverly D'Angelo gets the job and foolishly falls in love with the boor. David Steinberg's slack and listless comedy of sexual politics provides only a false female stereotype and rough language in support of a mature but ill-conceived romantic plot. A3, PG Religious TV Sunday, June 14 (CBS) - "For Our Times" - CBS examines linguist John Allegro's controversial theory of healing based on the Dead Sea Scrolls. Religious Radio Sunday, June 14 (NBC) "Guideline" - New Zealand's UN ambassador, David McDowell, concludes a discussion of international relations in the South Pacific.
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Film reveals deaf tensions CHICAGO (NC) - The Oscarwinning actress in the film "Children of a Lesser God" helped voice the frustrations of the deaf, said a Chicago priest who ministers to the hearing-impaired. The priest, Father Joseph Mulcrone, director of the Chicago's Catholic Office of the Deaf, said many of the deaf with whom he works have told him the actress, Marlee Matlin, "says all the things we want to say." . In "Children of a Lesser God," Miss Matlin, herself hearing-impaired, plays Sara Norman, a deaf woman who is janitor at a school for the deaf. Miss Matlin won the 1987 Academy Award for best actress for her performance. In the film, through a relationship with a teacher played by William Hurt, she communicates her frustrations and anger at having to adjust to a hearing world which refuses to learn her language. She "communicated effectively a lot of the anger they feel - not only the deaf feel, but the handicapped in general feel," Father Mulcrone said in an interview with The Chicago Catholic, newspaper of the Chicago archdiocese. "They always have to operate according to the terms of the non-impaired." Father Mulcrone said he has known Miss Matlin, 21, "since she was a kid" and noted the deaf
community's delight that a deaf actress was chosen for the role. But the movie also was disconcerting for some. Movies like "Children of a Lesser God" and the TV movie "Love Is Never Silent" in some ways make the deaf feel "stripped naked," he said, because they are used to being in their own world. "It's like opening the morning paper and seeing that there's going to be a made-for-TV movie about your family - the good and the not-so-good," Father Mulcrone said. Father Mulcrone said that Piper Laurie, who played Miss Matlin's mother in the film, portrayed the "typical" hearing mother of a deaf daughter - loving her and wanting to communicate, but not understanding her daughter's world . How mothers react reflects their own experiences, he said. "Some are angry at God ... and their own families asking, 'What happened?' What did you do?'" he said. "Some people pull their hearing kids away because they're afraid they might be contaminated."
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Iteering pOintl ST. MARY, NB Parish Cub Scout troop needs new leaders. DCCW,NB New Bedford District Council of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Mass and installation of officers 7 p.m. June 15, Our Lady of the Assumption Church; refreshments follow; all welcome.
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ST. MARY, SEEKONK Vincentian meeting after 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. Women's Guild installation Mass Monday; new officers: Ann Costa, president; Rita Bedard, vice-president; Doris Kulik and Elizabeth Froment, secretaries; Dorothy Palana, treasurer. ST. PATRICK, FR Holy hour 2 p.m. Sunday. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER, HYANNIS Holy Name Society 21st annual corporate communion breakfast follows 9 a.m. Mass Sunday, Msgr. Thomson parish center; guest speaker: Father Charles Poirier; all welcome; information: Ralph Rocheteau, 775-0473.
O.L. VICTORY, CENTERVILLE Daughter ofthe Holy Spirit Sister Barbara-Ann Farrell, daughter of parishioners Mr. and Mrs. Donald Farrell, is celebrating her silver jubilee. The parish has donated $500 to the rebuilding fund of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Saragosa, Tex., recently destroyed in a tornado. ST. ANTHONY, E. FALMOUTH Prayer meeting 8 p.m. Thursdays, CCD hall. Red Cross Bloodmobile 12: 15to 5: 15p.m. Wednesday, Canty Recreation Building. Religious education program for handicapped is planned; volunteer aides may contact the rectory, 548-0108. Registnitions for adult baptismal and adult and high school doctrine classes now being taken, rectory. HOLY TRINITY, W. HARWICH Scripture study classes after 9 a. m. Mass Wednesdays and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, parish center. AI-Anon meeting 8 p.m. Mondays; Alcoholic Anonymous meeting 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Damien Hall. Prayer group 8 p.m. Tuesdays, hall. Singers and musicians needed; information: Judy L'Heureux, 432-2894. Youth group 7:30 p.m. Sundays, hall. Friendly visitor to the homebound/ communion visit information: Shirley Gomes, 432-1431 evenings. ST. JOSEPH, FAIRHAVEN Adoration 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. June Fridays. Parish picnic August 2. Family ministry meeting 10:30 a.m. Sunday, church. Youth group meets 7 p.m. Thursday, church. Parish school students Aminah Pilgrim and Tricia Alves were finalists in Delta Kappa Grammar essay contest. Claire Henry received honorable mention.
ST. ANNE, FR Firefighters' Memorial Mass 10 a.m. Sunday, upper church; reception follows, school cafeteria. New Home and School Association officers: Susan Chapdelaine, president; Susan Melia. vice-president; Joyce Berube, treasurer; Elaine Guay and Rose Almeida, secretaries. Former parishioner Claire Lavoie recently professed solemn vows at Our Lady of Grace Monastery, N. Guilford, Conn. ST. JAMES, NB CYO awards banquet tomorrow. HOLY GHOST, ATTLEBORO The parish thanks departing secretary Patty Kettle for her service. Women's Guild executive board meeting 7:30 p.m. June 18. The parish CYO high school basketball team finished as league champions; grade school boys team were second in their league; all players thank Andy Nimoroski for his gift of a banquet, where former Boston Celtic Dave Cowens was the special guest.
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SECULAR FRANCISCANS, FR St. Clare Fraternity Mass and meeting 6:30 p.m. June 14, Rose Hawthorne Lathrop Home, 1600 Bay St. ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA, FR Women's Council potluck supper and meeting 7 p.m. June 16, Father Reis Hall. ST. ELIZABETH, FR "Does Anybody Care?," a pro-life film produced by Father John Powell, SJ, will be shown at 4 p.m. Mass tomorrow and II a.m. Mass Sunday. DOMINICAN LAITY, FR St. Rose of Lima chapter meeting follows 2 p.m. holy hour June 14,37 Park Street. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI, NB Women's League annual communion supper 6 p.m. Tuesday, Solomon's Restaurant. New officers will. be installed at 10 a.m. Mass Sunday. OUR LADY'S CHAPEL, NB Lay evangelist Greg Trainor of River of Life Ministries, Ocala, Fla., will speak at 7:30 p.m. July I, sponsored by Cenacle of Zion prayer group. ST. DOMINIC, SWANSEA Folk choir rehearses 7 p.m., parish choir 8 p.m. each Thursday. Parish council meeting 9 a.m. tomorrow. CCD personnel and board of education potluck dinner Wednesday. Women's Guild installation 6 p.m. Tuesday, church; banquet follows, Venus de Milo restaurant, Swansea. CHRIST THE KING, COTUIT/MASHPEE Parish Marriage Encounter weekend of November 7. SEPARATED AND DIVORCED, FR Support group meeting for separated, divorced and remarried Catholics 7 p.m. June 24, Our Lady of Fatima church hall, Swansea. BLESSED SACRAMENT, FR Polka Mass 6: 15 p.m. tomorrow. ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST, POCASSET Parishioners Susan Dawson and Garrett and Ed Reed made a recent Emmaus retreat. Parishioner James Marzelli, a candidate for June 20 ordination to the permanent diaconate, will participate in a Mass of thanksgiving 2 p.m. June 21; reception follows, parish center. SS. PETER & PAUL, FR The parish school congratulates its 29 graduates. Father Gerard Pelletier, a Marist missionary stationed in Papua New Guinea, recently visited the school; students presented him with their $200 Lenten sacrifice. ST. LOUIS de FRANCE, SWANSEA Parishioner Robert Normandin, a candidate for June 20 ordination to the permanent diaconate, will be liturgical deacon at a 6:30 p.m. Mass of thanksgiving June 21; a reception will follow in the parish hall. LaSALETTE SHRINE, ATTLEBORO Healing service 2 p.m. Sunday, shrine, with Father Leo Maxfield, MS; all welcome. "I Have A Friend Who Claims to Be Seeing Apparitions" session, led by Father Donald Paradis, MS, a theologian and authority on apparitions, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, monastery; all welcome. Shrine chorale seeks new members; information: Father Andre A. Patenaude, MS, 222-5410. CORPUS CHRISTI, SANDWICH Cape Heritage Nursing Home Mass2 p.m. June 15. K ofC Council charter night June 20, Human Services Building, Quaker Meeting Road, follows 5:30 p.m. Mass, church. ST.STEPHEN,AtTLEBORO Parish council election after all weekend Masses, lower sacristy; council meeting 7:30 p.m. Monday, rectory hall; parishioners welcome. SACRED HEART, FR Women's Guild board meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday, parish hall.
APOSTOLATE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Paul J. Macedo, son of Fred and Gladys Macedo, hearing-impaired persons active in the apostolate, will be ordained a permanent deacon June 20. A 5:30 p.m. Mass of thanksgiving June 21 at his home parish, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, New Bedford, will have a section reserved for the hearing impaired; reception follows, church school. ST. STANISLAUS, FR . The parish school congratulates ~ts 16 graduates. Mass of thanksgivmg celebrating God's gifts to parish over past 25 years 10:30 a.m. Sunday; solemn evening prayer 6:30 p.m.
CATHEDRAL CAMPS, E. FREETOWN Bread of Life prayer group weekend retreat June 12 to 14. Westport Middle School class picnic days June 16 to 18. King Philip Regional School class picnic June 19. ST. MARY, FAIRHAVEN Family Mass 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Legion of Mary block rosary 2:30 p.m. June 28, St. Joseph Church, New Bedford; Benediction follows in church; all welcome; curia meeting 6:30 p.m. Sunday, rectory. FAMILY LIFE CENTER, NO. DARTMOUTH Lamaze Natural Childbirth class Tuesday. Engaged Encounter begins Friday.
New principal at Notre Dame Sister Michaelinda Plante, RSM, diocesan superintendent for elementary schools, and Sister Eileen C. Reed, RJM, president of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, have announced appointment of Sister Claudette LaPointe, RJM, as principal of Notre Dame School, Fall River. Sister LaPointe is a graduate of the former Jesus-Mary Academy in Fall River and holds a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Fordham University and a master's degree from the University of New Hampshire. In addition, she completed a certificate program in elementary school administration at Bridgewater State College. Her previous experience has included teaching assignments at Holy Family School, Woonsocket, RI, and St. John's School, Bronx,
NY. From 1979 to 1985 she taught at Notre Dame School. She recently completed a sabbatical year of renewal at her community's motherhouse in Rome. In announcing the change, Sister Plante said: "We have been very blessed with the presence of Sister Helene Dussault for the past six years as principal at Notre Dame. Her gentle manner and her love for Catholic education have been a strong force at the school and at our elementary principals' meetings. "Sister Claudette, of course, brings her enthusiasm and her great spirit to Notre Dame. The fact that she taught there for six years a while back is a plus because she will already know many of the families and supporters of the school.··
Pope to meet AIDS patients on U.S. trip WASHINGTON (NC) - Pope John Paul II will meet with AIDS patients Sept. 17 when he visits San Francisco during his visit to the United States, the Archdiocese of San Francisco has announced. The pontiff will meet the patients at Mission Dolores, where they will be accompanied by families, friends and primary caretakers. The mission is among those found-
ed by Franciscan Father Junipero Serra. The patients will be among a group of about 800 invited to the mission, which the pope will visit at the end of a six-mile motorcade. A papal meeting with AIDS patients had been urged by Archbishop John Quinn of San Francisco, who spoke with the pope about AIDS and homosexuals in San Francisco during a spring visit to Rome.
Sacred Hearts vicar marks silver jubilee Rev. Roy J. Yurco, SS.CC., pastor of St. Boniface church, New Bedford, and vicar of the Sacred Hearts Community provincial house in Fairhaven, will mark his silver jubilee of ordination June
21. A member of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, he was ordained at Queen of Peace Seminary, Jaffrey Center, NH, in 1962. In his priestly career, he has been involved in high school education, has served in several curacies in and out of the Fall River diocese, has been a hospital chaplain and has held several positions within his congregation. He is active with 3rd and 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and is presently completing a second term as grand knight of Damien Council #4190. In the past he was faithful navigator of Bishop Cassidy General Assembly. He is cochaplain to Damien Council and co-faithful friar to Bishop Cassidy Assembly. Father Yurco, of Slovak descent, was born in New York City. He is proud of his heritage and well versed in the Slovak language and customs. Prior to entering religious
life,!te worked in a New York bank and attended the eVl':ning division of City College Sch'Jol of Business. He will celebrate his jubilee with a Mass of thanksgiving at II a.m. June 14 at St. Boniface Church. A parish reception will follow fr-om I to 4 p.m. at White's restaurant, Westport.
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