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Diocese consecrated to Sacred Heart of Jesus

By MIKE GORDON ANCHOR STAFF

FALL RIVER - S1. Mary's Cathedral was overflowing with parishioners from around the diocese at the June 10 Mass consecrating the Diocese of Fall River to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and many in attendance told of their excitement.

The Mass came on the eve of the feast of the Sacred Heart and Rose Marie Benoit from St. Julie Billiart Parish in North Dartmouth said it was a moving experience.

"It's a great event for everyone. We come here to give our hearts to Jesus and he's giving his whole heart to the Fall River Diocese today with this consecration."

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM, Cap., was principal celebrant of the Mass which brought many clergy and parishioners together.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Pope Leo XIII's Consecration of the World to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Mass gave those gathered an opportunity to renew their own dedication and consecration toJesus Christ.

Annemarie Anderson, also of St. Julie's, said she prays to the Sacred Heart frequently. "I have a devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and think that the consecration and celebration are very important things. It's wonderful," she declared.

Permanent Deacon Frank Mis of St. Stanislaus Parish,

Fall River agreed. "We always trust in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and he deserves the honor we give him today..

The bishop consecrates him for every parish in the diocese. This is a very special day."

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus revolves around the inexhaustible source of mercy and love poured out for humanity by God through the pierced heart of Jesus. It is a symbol of God's love for mankind.

Bishop O'Malley was pleased to see so many people in attendance at what he called "a wonderful occasion. My heart is filled with joy as we come together to consecrate our diocese."

In his homily, ., the bishop said that / . the Mass was "a chance to focus on Jesus' saving love I for humanity, a love that grows stronger when human life or dignity is threatened," and he touched on the importance of Pope Leo XIII's 1899 encyclical "Annum Sacrum" (On Consecration to the Sacred Heart).

"His heart is a sign of his unfailing love. It is a door for friendship. It is a symbol of sincerity, fidelity, honesty and love. We are his people. He has shown his great love for us. We will lay hold of life at the feet of the Sacred Heart."

The intercessions sought a renewal of Christian values, offered prayers for those without hope and Tum to page 13 - Sacred Heart

Hundreds attend Society of St Vmcent de Paul conference ~

BROADCAST AWARD - Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., presents award to James Karam, who along with his brother Robert Karam, was cited for support of Catholic programming at the recent Communications Day luncheon. The Karams are owners of WHTB-WSAR Radio of Fall River. (AnchodGordon photo.)

Bishop meets with area media ~

Diocesan Communications Office is host to luncheon, talks; Karam brothers cited.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

FALL RIVER - Fielding questions from representatives of the area's news media, Bishop Sean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap., called for continued and increased innovative dialogue between the Church and the secular press as they address mutual areas of concern and the vital roles they play in the community, at a luncheon June 10.

Father John F. Moore, Secretary for Communications, and John E. Kearns, Jr., diocesan assistant director of Communications, who hosted the event, greeted the guests. The meeting followed directives of the Second Vatican Council calling for a day offocus on communications in each diocese at the direction of the bishop.

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Spiritual Advisor Father Daniel L. Freitas is honored on his 50th anniversary of ordination.

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

NORTON - In a keynote talk laced with humor, more than 150 attendees at the 31 st annual Society of Vincent de Paul Northeast Regional Conference at Wheaton College here last Saturday were told "to continue to show your love for God in seeing the face of God as you help those in need."

Dr. Ernest Collamati, chairman of the Religious Studies Department at Regis College in Weston, a popular theology professor and Tum to page 13 - St. Vincent

... gone fishin' AMONG THOSE attending the S1. Vincent de Paul

regional conference were, from left, Samuel Carocci, chairman of the Northeast Region; Joseph H. Miller, national president of the Society; and Horace J. Costa, president, Fall River Diocesan Council of the Society.

In keeping with our 49-issue schedule, the production crew at The Anchor will be shovin' off and not printing for the issues of July 2 and July 9.

The Anchor business office will be open, however, during the break.

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Good Shepherd Sister to mark diamond jubilee SOUTH YARMOUTH - Sister Dorothy Marie Kelley will celebrate her diamond jubilee as a Sister of the Good Shepherd during a

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A native of Quincy, she is the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Anna (Gleason) Kelley. After graduation from St. Gregory High School in Dorchester in 1939, she entered the novitiate of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd in Peekskill, N.Y. She holds a bachelors degree in home economics from St. Joseph College, West Hartford, Conn., a master's degree in social work from Boston

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Most of Sister Dorothy Marie's DeMars in Devil'sLake, North Dakota, A memorial service was held 60 years in religion have been she was a daughter of the late Joseph Wednesday at Mount Sacred Heart spent serving young women in the and the late Rose-Anna (LeMay) Convent in Littleton. A Mass of Chriscapacity of child care or social DeMars. She made her religious pro- tian Burial was celebrated Thursday at work in New York, Connecticut, fession as a Daughter of the Charity of St Rose ofLima Church, Littleton. InVermon't and Massachusetts. She the Sacred Heart of Jesus on July 18, terment was in St Mary's Cemetery, . has served as a nurse at Good Shep- 1929. She served missions in Newport, Newport,Vt. herd Center in Marlborough prior to her mission assignment to Cape Cod in 1991. Since then she has FALL RIVER - Holy Union Sis- Alabama and Fordham University in been involved in pastoral care with ter Agnes Jerome Kenney, 95, a mem- NewYork. the Good Shepherd sisters at Cran- her .of the Holy Union Community at She taught at Rose School in Alaberry Point Nursing Center in the Landmark here, died Tuesday at bama, St. Edward School in Baltimore, Harwich. .

Marian Manor, Taunton.

Md., St Francis de Sales School in New The Sisters of the Good ShepBorn in Randolph, she was the York and Sacred Heart and St Mary's herd, a worldwide congregation, daughter of the late Thomas 1. and the schools in Taunton. After retiring she was founded in Angers, France, in late Elisa Jane (McHugh) Kenney. became a librarian atSt. Mary's School.

1835 by Sister Mary Euphrasia; in Sister Kenney entered the Holy She retired in 1986 to the Sacred Hearts Boston in 1867; in Marlborough Union Novitiate in Fall River on June Convent in Fall River and to Marian . in. 1964 and in Harwichport in 27, 1924, professed her first vows on Manor.

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Jan. 29,1926, and her perpetual vows Her Holy Union sisters are her only on July 26, 1931.living family. She was the sister of the After entering the Holy Union, she late Thomas, John, James and Joseph attended the College of the Sacred Keriney.

Hearts in Fall River. She received a Her funeral Mass was celebrated bachelor's degree in education from the Thursday in Sacred Heart Church, Fall former Providence Teacher's College River. Interment was held today in St. and attended Springhill College in Patrick Cemetery, Fall River.

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SyDlposiuDllaunches FaDlily Rosary move to ,North Easton

Office of AIDS Ministry sets day of retreat and reflection

By JAMES N. DUNBAR

NORTH EASTON - More than 300 people attended the Symposium on the Family as the Father Patrick Peyton, CSC Family Institute held its inaugural event on June 6 on the campus of Stonehill College.

The purpose of day was to "Listen to Families" as they shared their varied experiences of spirituality in order to assist the Institute in the development of future programs.

At the same time it was announced that The Family Rosary will move its international headquarters from Albany, N.¥. to North Easton, Mass., by August of next year.

The move was announced June 6 by Holy Cross Father John Phalen, president of Family Rosary, the worldwide family prayer ministry founded in 1942 by the late Holy Cross Father Patrick Peyton.

Father Phalen said that with the move the organization hopes to create a viable place of family prayer and pilgrimage, since Father Peyton's grave site in Holy Cross Cemetery is located on the grounds of what will be the new headquarters.

The headquarters will include a gift shop offering rosaries and other prayer and inspirational materials and a room for viewing Family Theater Productions' programs, including those on Father Peyton's life. It will also house a new Father Patrick Peyton Family Institute.

Plans call for using an existing building that includes a chapel, a library, reading/media rooms and dorm rooms available in the sum-

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FALL RIVER - A day of retreat and reflection for persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, caregivers, loved ones and others concerned, will be held Saturday, June 26, at Cathedral Camp, 157 Middleboro Road, East Freetown.

Sponsored by the Office of AIDS Ministry of the Diocese of Fall River, the annual spiritual retreat will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

"It is titled 'A Moment of Grace'," said Dr. Krysten Winter-Green, diocesan director of AIDS Ministry. "Cathedral Camp is a wonderful place for

meditation, reflection and talk;' she said. "We will have a prayer service, and it is for those living with AIDS as well all otheraffected by AIDS including fathers and mothers, brothers and sister, children, and friends and all those who are involved in caring."

A special memorial service for Ralph Townley, a volunteer in the AIDS ministry who died three weeks ago, will also be held, Dr. Winter-Green announced.

To register, call 674-5600, extension 2295. While there is no fee to register, donations are encouraged.

Bishop, O'Malley Will preside at holy hour for vocations NEW BEDFORD -A holy hour for vocations will be held Friday, June 25 beginning at 6 p.m., in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 230 Bonney St. All are invited to attend in support of vOCations.

The service, in English, will mark the eve of the ordination oftive men to the priesthood for the diocese.

FULL SCALE - Holy Cross Father Thomas Feeley, national director of The Family Rosary, and Holy Cross Father John Phalen, president and chief executive officer of the international group, look at building plans as they announce the move of headquarters from Albany, N.Y. to a site near Stonehill College. Construction will begin in the summer of 2000. mer for retreats and family prayer seminars. Additional offices will be added to the building.

Participants at the symposium were welcomed by Holy Cross Father R. Bradley Beaupre, interim director of the Institute; Holy Cross Father Bartley MacPhaidin, presi-

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His Excellency, the Most Reverend Sean O'Malley, .O.F.M. Cap., Bishop of Fall River, has announced the following appointments: Rev. Brian Albino from Parochial Vicar of Immaculate Conception Parish, New Bedford, to Parochial Vicar of Espirito Santo Parish, Fall River, and Chaplain, Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River.

Rev. David J. Landry, from sick leave to Parochial Vicar of Saint Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth.

Rev. Hugh 1. McCullough, from ParocQial Vicar of Saint Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, Wareham.

Rev. John M. Murray, from Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, Wareham, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, Fall River, and Chaplain, Bishop Connolly High School, Fall River.

Rev. Robert 1. Powell, O.S.B. Cam., from Parochial Vicar of Saint Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Julie Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth..

Rev. George B. Scales, from Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, Falmouth, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth.

Effective July 1, 1999 Rev. Mark R. Hession, from Parochial Administrator of Holy Rosary Parish, Fall River, to Parochial Vicar of Saint Patrick Parish, Falmouth.

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dent of Stonehill College; and Holy Cross Father John Phalen, president and CEO ofThe Family Rosary Inc., an international organization of which the new Peyton Family Institute is a part.

Keynote speakers were Father Michael Himes, a member of the Theology Department at Boston College; and Dr. David Thomas.

Bishop Sean P. O'Malley was principal celebrant at an afternoon Mass, and was joined by Bishop Robert E. Mulvee of Providence, R.I., and Auxiliary Bishop Michael .Cote of Portland, Maine. Other concelebrants included Holy Cross Father Wilfred Raymond, provincial superior of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, Eastern Province and chairman of the corporate board of Family Rosary/Family Theater; and Father John J. Oliveira, pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, New Bedford.

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The bombing has ceased and,·the war has begun. All the verbiage about peace in Kosovo is mere rhetoric. The world is about to witness a ground war where all. the odds point to a winless . situation. As troops of western nations crossed into this tragic region, the legacy of the cold war emerged in the sudden appearance of Russian troops blocking access by British contingents from NATO. The tension between Washington and Moscow again accelerated into uncertainty. Somewhere along the line the brilliant strategist of the West forgot that Russians are closely allied to \the Serbians as orthodox Slavs. The occasion of ground support was a prime opportunity for Russian intervention unknown to NATO forces. As one observer reflected, the Russian backlash is rooted in the fact that Moscow was forced to standby and watch the bombing of one of its neighbors by its former enemies. Somehow the West envisioned that the fall of communism was the beginning of an entire new approach to Eastern Europe. Capitalism's triumph has failed to take into account the historic realities of the Balkans. The dollar biU, laptop computer and the latest fashions cannot cover up the deep wounds of division and hatred that have permeated the Turkish mind-set of the area. There is a great ideological division between Western and Eastern Europe. Kosovo is a prime example of where the two divisions are ~ntangled in a situation that could become a bloodbath.

In our euphoric expectations that we can bring peace to.Kosovo, we ignored the fact that many nations do not like the West and the United States in particular. We would be foolish· to think that the Russian federation, as shaky as it is, supports the propaganda of the West. Syria, India, Lebanon, .Iran, Iraq and China do not view us as close allies in our striving for world peace. To be. sure, few (CNS photo from Reuters) would support Yugoslavian President Slobodan Milosevic with , .

I fidelity and love: However, cred~nce would be given to the notion A GROU,Pb:r U.~.,MARINES HUDDLES FOR A PRAYER BEFORE LEi\.VING THE that you simply do not thrust yourself into someone else's war.

USS KEARSARGE FOR A GREEK BEACH AS PART OF THE INTERNATIONAL Few have the vision of democracy that is a hallmark of Western PEACEKEEPING FORCE BOUND FOR KOSOVO. ACCORDING TO THE INTERideology.

NATIONAL PEACE PLAN, A CONTINGENT OF U.S. AND ALLIED PEACEKEEPAside from the debate as to whether American ground forces '. INGFORCES,\VILL IN'jrm;:J.U~TURN TO KOSOVO OF MQ~'j;~ A should be in Kosovo, we must face .the hard, cold facts that they MILLION ETHNIC-ALBANIANS"AFrER THE WITHDRAWAL OF YUGOSLAV are there along with other European allies. Because the situation is so volatile, there must be a unifying factor of command and purFORCES FROM THE REGION. pose. The risk of sudden warfare among all concerned parties is too great. You can'~ have armies milling about on their own. A "LORD, HEAR MY PRAYER; LET MY CRY COME TO YOU." single commaJ?d is imperative if we are to extricate ourselves from PSALM 102:2 the situation as soon as possible. This should be anational priority. No American soldier sp-ould be offered up on .the altar of military arrogance and diplomatic nearsightedness.

Above all, it is important that we not bury the truth of historic fact under the pile of political expediency. The story of the past, seen in the light of the present, does not bode well for the future.

By FATHER EUGENE HEMRICi'( The passions of hatred and revenge are the story of the Balkans. It use of available resources. It is snare you! Keep an open mind.

CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE is so very sad that evil has such a stronghold on hearts that makes another thing for pastors and pa- Put your feelings aside, and free them refus.e to forgive. When the Good Lord asked us not to kill, Pooiing resource.sis an idea rishioners in those parishes to your mind to see clearly."

Courage is a virtue ,that imhe asked all his followers to seek peace of heart and denounce that is catching on quickly within . bring a willing spirit to the plan. the Church due to fewer priests " If innovative 'Church' strate- plores us to avoid entrenchment. murderous anger in all its forms.

We must raise the concept that respect'for and development of and the growing challenges par- gies such as this one are to suc- It says to us, "When did you last ishes face. Dioceses are turning 'ceed, those involved will need to try to do something differently, human life requires peace. Let's recall that peace is not merely the more frequently to ,clustering or rejuvenate the virtues needed for to break out of the old and try absence of war; and that peace is not limited to maintaining a twinning' parishes. In Philadel- success. One of the foremost vir- something new? Do you still balance of power between' adversaries'. Peace is always the work phia, for example, Cardinal An- . tues to consider is team spirit, have an adventuresome spirit?" of justice and the result of love. In this light, let us remember that thony Bevilacqua has approved which implies kindness, underCourage coaxes us to fight the Prince of Peace has declared: "Blessed are the peacemakers." 30 clusters of 204 parishes. This standing, courage and humility. that which drains the beauty from When clustering is mentioned, our spirit. Sometimes when pasThe Editor will entail closing parishes, merging some and twinning others, people usually feel that their turf tors Qr parishioners hear of clusmeaning, that two congregations is being threatened. Often they tering or· mergers, they. become will keep their separate parishes be'comesuspicious or ~our. Kind- mean-spirited. Courage says, "Avoid the" ugliness meanbut share a pastor. , ' 'hess implores us: . '. On paper, th~s, plan makes - to ke~p an ,~ven disposi- spiritedness creates, don't let wonderful sense. Parishes will tion, repel feelings' bf resentment your sp'iritssag or buckle. Qon' t share talent, res9urces and espe- ,,~M It:tgo of thed,esire' to dOlpi- let fear push you into a 'little world OfyOUf own.", cially ideas which'could greatly nate a situation;· ," .

Humility is a virtue that sits - to try to·.seethechanges we OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER increase interparish collaboraus down and says, "As much as tion, It also.~ay IlJ.O!ivate parish-are experiencing as a challenge pubiished weekly by The Catholic Press of the Diocese ofFall River. .you like to c'ontrol your life, God ioners to think'more globally; and opportunity; " 'P,O, BOX 7 887 Highland Avenue - not to' go immediately 'on ultimately is in control. Take a instead' of working solely'within Fall River. MA 02720 'Fall River. MA 02722-0007 their boundaries, they will.be enthe defensive and to suspect the look at what is happening, and Telephone 508-675-7151 . for a moment try and see if God's couraged to venture into new ter.,%rst;· .

FAX (508) 675-7048 ritories. . - to look for the best in a situ- hand is in it. Stop playing God!" Send address changes 10 P.O, Box 7 or call telephone number above _ As. the Church faces the chalTo make what looks good on ation. paper really work, a willing spirit The virtue of understanding lenges of the third millennium, EDITOR .GENERAL MANAGER NEWS EDITOR must accompany it. It is one thing motivates us to grasp the think- the better we can couple a proper.

Rev. John F. Moore Rosemary Dussault . James N. Dunbar to demonstrate that merging cer- ing of another. It says, "Don't pre- spirit with our pastoral plans, the ~ LEA'A'f PRESS - FALL A~YEA tain parishes :vill maximize the judge; don't let prejudice en- better they will succeed.

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Even without final reports, the 1999 Appeal reportedly has surpassed last year's mark.

FALL RIVER -Officials at the Diocesan Headquarters ofthe 1999 Catholic Charities Appeal were busily putting together final reports pouring in from the Fall River Diocese's 111 parishes as The Anchor went to press this week.

"Even though final reports are not yet available, we are able to announce that theAppeal has surpassed last year's total;' said Msgr. Thomas 1. Harrington, director of the Appeal. 'This is certainly something every pastor, volunteer and contributor can be proud of."

It was reported that the announcement of the final results of this year's Appeal will be made known within a few days.

'There is always a flurry on the final days of reporting," noted Msgr.

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CAPE COD AREA: ,-', .. '--~~ St. Pius X, South'Yarmouth .~ 150,880.37 Our Lady of Victory, Centerville \ 99,512.00 Corpus Christi, Fast Sandwich", .' ' : \ <~ \8.1,,796.00 Our La~y .ofthe As~uJTIP!~O~~Q~t~ryillf -\ '-, • ,":C 79,776.00 Holy Tnmty, Wt:stHarwlch f , , \ - / _ -:.. ..,_---"..

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NEW BEDFORD AREA:\ C L, Our Lady of Mt.,CarmeILNJ3'L:' . J-:~St. Julie Billiart, North,Dartmouth-~ St. Mary, South Dartmouth Immaculate Conception, NB St. Patrick, Wareham ' TAUNTON AREA: St. Ann, Raynham ..

Holy Cross, South Easton Immaculate Conception, North Easton St. Anthony, Taunton St. Paul, Taunton

'BUSINESS & COMMUNITY ATTLEBORO AREA $200 A&A Fuel Co., Inc., East Providence. . CAPE COD & ISLANDS AREA $350 Council of C.atholic Women, District V; $300 JohnLawrence Funeral Home, Marstons Mills; $200 W. Vernon Whiteley; Inc. Plumbing & Heating, West Chatham.

FALL RIVER AREA $810 Sawejko Communications; $800 Firstfed Charitable Foundation; $250 Custom Apparel Processing; $200 Jackson Company, Inc.; $100 Americana Travel; Collins Construction Co.; Paul B. Sullivan Insurance.

NEW BEDFORD AREA $500 New Bedford District Council St. Vincent de Paul; $400 Holy Name Couples Club; $250 St. Anthony, Mattapoisett St. Vincent de Paul Society; Norm's Catering.

NATIONALS $500 Rev. Daniel L. Freitas, Melbourne, Fl.; $100 Auburn Construction Co., Inc., Whitman.

PARISHES ASSONET St. Bernard $1,200 M-M Gary Marcondes;$1,OOODa1aldEmordJr.;$1oo Scottw. Blevins, Mr. Raymond Gagnon, M-M Donald Howarth, M-M Peter Martin.

ATTLEBORO StTheresa $770 St. Vincent de Paul Society of S1. Theresa Parish;$2oo Mary E. Chatigny & Eileen Murphy; $150 M-M Henry Lumbra; $100 M-M William laBree.

St. Stephen $100 M-M Donald P. Brown Jr. St. John the Evangelist $350 M-M Martin Dietrich; $200 M-M Douglas Strott; $100 M-M Victor Bonneville, M-M Joseph

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Graney, Michael Graney, Helen Lepper, Sarah Mannix, Elizabeth Nazzaro.

HolyGhost $600 Rev. Stephen B. Sal-

vador.

ATTLEBORO FALLS St. Mark $200 M-M Robert Guillette; $150 M-M Leo Sullivan; $100 M-M Brian Uthway, M-M PeterCmgan.

BUZZARDS BAY St. Margaret $300 Emmalene Letourneau; $100 M-M Anthony Dimambro, Barbara Decic Lawrence, MMCharles Undberg.

CENTERVILLE Our Lady of Victory $500 Rev. RichardWiIson; $400 M-M William Fulginiti; ~ M-M Edmund L. Bower; $200 M-M Peter B. Childs, M-M John Lonergan, M-M Edward F. McBride, M-M Michael J. McMarus; $150 M-M Dennis Metrick; $1 00 Dr. & Mrs. Richard J. Angelo, M-M Edmond Camara, M-M Kenneth Cirillo, M-M Henry Cole, MMJohn J. Driscoll, M-M Paul J. Everson, M·M Frank M.Gigliotti, Donna E. Hume, Mrs. Constance Kaiser, M~M Joseph Nicholson, M-M Cornelius O'Sullivan, MM Costantino Sabatini, Mrs. William Schlegal, Mrs. George Sheehan, William Thys. : CHATHAM Holy Redeemer $130 M·M William Putnam; $100 M-M James Hanlon, M-M ChristopherC. Bradshaw.

DARTMOUTH SlMary$10,OOOM-M Patri:kCamey; $100 Dr. & Mrs. James Stillerman, Harry O'Neill.

EAST FALMOUTH St. Anthony $300 M-M Louis McMenamy; $200 M-M Philip Richer; $1 00 M,M Fred Freeman, M-M Robert Donovan.

EAST FREETOWN St. John Neumann $2,000 Dr. Stephen HeacoX; $200 M-M Elton E. Ashley Jr.; $125 Mrs. Daniel C. Ferree; $1 00 M-M Peter Durocher.

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Harrington. ''While the campaign officially ended midway through last week, we keep the books open for an interval to allow the pastors and parish secretarial staffs to process late arriving contributions."

DioCesan DirectorofDevelopment Michael 1. Donly said that telephone reports were coming in at a fast and furious pace from all comers ofthe diocese. "It'is a bit like being in the election headquarters of a candidate on ' voting day;' he remarked.

Corpus Christi $350 M-M Robert BUckley; $300 UllianTully;$250 Luke Miller; $125 Edward C. Larkin; $200 June H. Miller, Catherine M. Buckley, M-M Richard J. England; $1 00 Martin Mulry, M-M Roger t. Mazerolle, M-M Henry J. Roux, M-M Peter A. Cadieux, M-M William E. Clark, Mrs. John Handrahan, M-M Donald V. Cianciolo, M-M Richard D. Boudreau, MMJohn F. Mcisaac, M-M John M. Burke, M-M Frederick A. Twomey.

EAST TAUNTON Holy Family $650 M-M David Gay; $400 Holy Family Women's Guild; $150 M-M Mark Sabina; $100 June Strojny, Patricia M. Richardson,Theodore UppoId, M-M Walter Karcz, M-M Charles Woodward, M-M Robert Robidoux, M-M John Mascarello, M-M James Withers.

FAIRHAVEN St. Joseph $150 M-M Stanley Palys; $100 Mr. Robert Paine, M-M A1cide Pelletier, St.Vincent de Paul Society.

Sl Mary $1 00 M-MWiliiam Boyer.

FALL RIVER St. Mary's Cathedral $100 Dolores Simmons, In Memory of Horace N. Hall.

Holy Rosary $200 Fall River Antique Market; $1 00 Mrs. Albert J. Roy, M-M Joseph Pacheco, M-M Paul Miniacci. sacred Heart $200 Mrs. Irene Price; $100 Sacred Heart Chess Club.

St Anne $250 Jacqueline Fallows; $100 Lucianoand Maria Santos, Germaine Carrier.

Espirito santo $200 S1. Vincent de Paul Society; $1 00 M~M Duarte Silva, Maria Fragata.

Sl Joseph $300 Mrs. MaryWhittaker.

St Michael $300 Anonymous; $150 A Parishioner; $100 M-M Lawrence Ferreira, M-M Deodato Sousa, Miss Evelyn Almeida, Mrs. Mary Gonsalves & Family, M-M Antonio F. Cabral, M-M Alvaro Pereira, M-M Manuel S. Medeiros, Manuel Rogers & Sons Funeral Home, St. Michael's Church Prayer Group, In. Memory of Ana Freitas & Relatives.

Notre Dame $1 00 Normand Lambert.

St. Stanislaus $200 A Friend, The Kinnane Group; $150 A Friend; $110 M-M James Cordeiro; $100 Evelyn Bean, M-M John Cordeiro, M-M John Kinnane, Joan LeClair, Cheryl Mello. .

Holy Name $350 Attomey & Mrs. William F. Patten;$130 M-M Michael Coughlin; $125 Margaret J. Turner; $100 Eleanor Manchester, M-M Barry Bibeau, M-M Joseph Reilly, Mrs.William Hacking, Thomas Ponton, M-M Richard Charland, M-M. Stephen Fernandes, M-M Thomas Dunn Jr., Kathleen Leonard, M-MWiliiam Keating Jr., M-M Augustin F. Ranagan, M-M David

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Are media violence and teen crime -linked?

On~ doesn't have to be brilliant to figure The Columbine High School shootings are becoming known as the wake-up call to out that being immersed in violent images the problem of violence among our youth. and action at a young age can play havoc in People continuously talk about the Littleton, Colo., school killings, lay- ...- - - - - - - - - ing blame on parental blindness, meanness in schools, lack of spiritual teaching, the easy availability of guns and the media's fixation on violence. _ In mid-May, President Clinton,

By Antoinette Bosco in California to attend a Hollywood dinner, urged the film industry to rethink the way it portrays killing.

He was on thin ice here because some in the a young mind. And kids are immersed in vioentertainment business were concerned that lence. The president cited the latest figures Hollywood would become the scapegoat for that the "average American child will see' 40,000 dramatized murders by the time he or the escalation of violence in America.

Yet, the' president was right to speak out she reaches 'age 18." about the effect media violence can have on I first became conscieus of how effective young people. He cited only a few of the media violence can be about 20 years ago many studies that show how a continual diet when I interviewed Robert Liebert, a psyof violence desensitizes youth and can lead chologist who was researching this subject. to aggressive behavior in the adolescent and He told me about a boy who had put crushed teen years. . glass in the family dinner after getting the

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idea from a TV show. He described how a small girl had been doused in gasoline and burned by a gang, simply to re-enact a television scene.

Liebert emphasized that "a higher exposure to television violence is associated with greater approval of violence and a greater willingness to use it in real life." And that was more than 20 years ago!

Since then, we have seen much worse evidence of the connection between media violence and actual crime. In December 1997, when a 14-year-old went on a shooting spree in a Paducah, Ky., school, he told investigators he had seen school shooting done before in a scene from the movie called "The Basketball Diaries." A character in that film dreams of breaking down a school door and randomly shooting five classmates while other students cheer: Classmates ofEric Harris, one of the shooters in Littleton, told investigators that their classmate was obsessed with the computer game "Doom." In that game the youth pushing the buttons battles powerful demons. He

shoots to win, not to conquer: evil, but for the bigger prize - to be able to go to even greater violence.

It is reported that some 15 million copies of "Doom" are in homes, where youngsters can control the 3-D gun and see "the gruesome images of shattered bodies, bleeding clumps of flying flesh and disembowelments," wrote Colorado reporter Deborah Frazier.

After the Colu'mbine massacre, Denver Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput was reported to say, "Common sense tells us that the violence of our music, our video games, our films and our television has to go somewhere, and it goes straight into the hearts of our children, to bear fruit in ways we cannot imagine, until something like Littleton happens."

Let us all protest the excessive violence that invades our homes through the media.

Let us love our children enough to protect them from the brainwashing that tells them the way to solve problems and be powerful is to blast and destroy others.

Parish blessing-of-the-pets services, and ~ore

I have read Harley, boat and pet-blessing I personal1y..never have attended a parish blessing-of-the-pets service, although this stories lately (same-sex relationships, too, for has a lot to do with the fact I have never been that matter), and this naturally made me woninvited. Please do not think I am against them . der why no parish to my knowledge has ever (blessings, pets or parishes). I would be more held a blessing-of-the-yard-tools rite.

Theology and lawn-and-garden technolthan delighted to attend one (blessings and parish) if I personally knew any' of the pets ogy both have advanced to the point this being blessed and there was a decent chance seems not only possible but darn near mandatory. for a food-filled reception afterward.

As a matter of fact, such renegade quasiThis assumes the camels (double-bad breath) and cockatoos (prone toward screech- blessings are already happening behind a lot ing and trying to pluck eyeballs out of your of our backs and without any official Church face) were required to remain in the parking sanction. Just in ,the few moments I was lot. wince-watching (new gerund) 83-year-old In return, I would expect pet-blessing- Agnes O'Rourke tearing around her yard on seekers to be willing to attend Harley ariding lawn mower yesterday I heard phrases Davidson blessings or blessings of fishing like, "God help her," "God bless her," "Good boats (both of which I have, sadly, owned heavens," "Lord have mercy" and "Lordy, , but never had blessed, at least not with holy lordy, lordy."

I have no idea if any of these people were water in the traditional sense of the liquid).

on power lawn tools - such as limb trimmers -to see which ones remove the fewer thumbs and ears, the blessed or non-blessed.

Naturally, the trick would be to make sure someone like Toro or Sears did not ----------....jr-':::;~-; try to market blessings along with their extended warranties.

Does anyone smell a parish fundraiser here? , There has been a little talk in theological circles (ones about the size you used to shoot marbles in) that the teaching around indulgences

By Dan Morris should be dusted off, updated and reformulated.

Well, here ya go. Opportunity knocks. mowers service, especially if there was a Comments are welcome. Write Uncle chance for a food-filled reception afterward.

The evangelization and interreligious pos- Dan at 6363 Christie Ave. No. 222, sibilities boggle the mind. And theological Emeryville, Calif. 94608; or e-mail: research? Double-blind stucUes could be done cnsuncle@yahoo.com. even baptized, although one did make the Sign of the Cross. The point is that I would bet money almost each one of them would have attended a blessing-of-the-riding-Iawn-

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Richard Reilly, M-M Cart Taber.

NORTH ATILEBORO ,St Louis de France $300 Ms. Barbara Bell; $1 00 Sullivan, M-M Santi DiRuzza, Theresa Ryan.

NANTUCKET St Mary $200 M-M Patrick Fitzgibbons; $150 Mrs. Mrs. Deborah Curry, M-M David Correira.

St Jean Baptiste $500 St. Jean Baptiste School: TAUNTON St Mary/Our Lady of the Isle $1 ,000 Gordon V. William H. Firth; $100 Duggan Associates, James In thanksgiving for the counseling provided by Catho- , Gallagher; $800 Jeri Van Ette; $500 In Memory of O'Connell.

St. Paul $100 M-MWilIiam 13l.Eben:bf, PaUireViera lic Social Services; $350 Anonymous; $150 Maurice Beulah & Edwin Scully; $350 M-MThomas Paterson; NORTH DARTMOUTH St. Mary $1 00 Joseph & Anne Medeiros.

Milot; $100 Michael Lavoie, Anonymous. $300 M-M Roy Barrett, Donna M. Quinn; $250MSt Julie Billiart $250 St Julie'sYouth Group; $135 Immaculate Conception $200 James Duffy, $100 SS. Peter & Paul $100 Mr. James E. Rogers.

M Paul Clarke, M-M Samuel Garrison; $200 M-M Uvia KcmaIski; $1 00 Paul R. Brasells, Benilde F. Costa, Harold Dennen, Russell Heap, Paul Peterson.

St Patrick$135In Memory of Ja;eph A. Levesque. Myles Reis Sr., M-M Harry Robishaw; $140 Frances M-M James J. Donnelly, M-M Freddy Groves, Sheila sacred Heart $300 M-M Horace Costa; $100 FALMOUTH .

Robbins; $120 Patricia Roggeveen; $100 Linda Isherwood, M-M Aires Isidoro, M-M Raymond S. Peck, Virginia Alves.

St. Patrick $500 Rev. George B. Scales; $300 Bellevue, Ms. Eleanor Ferreira, M-M Donald W. - M-M Robert Peckham, M-M Peter E. Ricardo In St Joseph $1 00 Ann Levesque, Edward J. LYrch, Florence M. O'Connor, $250 M-M John Molongoski; Holdgate, Henry Huyser, M-M Philip Jekanowski, Memory of Aurore Dion, St.Julie's Ladies'Guild, M-M Joseph Oliveira. $200 M-M Bruce J. Buff; $130 Anne Vieira; $1 00 M-M Knights of Columbus #2512 I.J. McGee Council, M- Edward Sylvia, M-M David Tremblay.

Our Lady of Lourdes $1 00 M-M Mark Perry, MJohn Condon, Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Donta, M-M Paul M Stephen Lamb, M-M Robert N. Lelle, Adele NORTH DIGHTON M Michael Rodrigues.

Goulet, M-M Edward V. McCarthy, M-M Kenneth McKeever, M-M William O'Keefe, M-M Francis St. Joseph $100 M-M Michael Delaney, Don & St. Jacques $1 00 Clive Olson Jr. . Rebello, Priscilla & David Carignan, M-M Joseph Psaradelis, M-M Richard Starr Sr. Rosalie Emond.

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary $150 M-M Barry Costa, M-M Ralph J. Cowie Jr., Robert E. Curran, ORLEANS NEW BEDFORD Kennedy.

Margaret A. Frederick, Reed & Unda Hamilton, RobWAREHAM Our Lady of Perpetual Help $800 OLPH Church St Joan of Arc $200 Mrs. Mary Keefe; $100 Mrs. ert Picone, James R. Webber landscaping.

Ellen Covell, M-M Charles Marquis, M-M John St Patrick $500 Raymond Fava, James F. Harding; Bingo; $500 In Honor of Our Dedicated Parishioners; MANSAELD $200 In Honor of St. Anthony of Padua For Special McLoughlin, M-M Paul O'Connor, M-M Richard $300 Mary Iacobucci; $200 Mrs. BernardTobin, M-M St Mary $600 Mr. John F. Gomes; $500 M-M Paul Graces: Panuczak, Mrs. Patricia lagwyn.

MeMn Prada, Andre J. Lanoue; $1251n the Name of E. Bousquet, M-M Philip Crimmins; $250 Cynthia OSTERVILLE St. Theresa, M-M Thomas Mitchell, In Memory of Our Lady of Fatima $1 00 Our Lady of Fatima St. Blanchard; $200 M-M Thomas K. Hughes, M-M Tho- Vincent de Paul.

Our Lady of the Assumption $1 ,000 M-MTho- Manuel Babbitt; $1 00 Eunice M. Sylvester, In Memory mas E. Rogers; $175 M-M Mark Canuel; $150 Mrs. St Mary $500 Dr. & Mrs. Roger laCoste. mas J. Galligan Jr.; $200 Chartes H. Donald, Mary E. of Caitano & Candida Barros, Joseph Cafarella Jr., Martha L. Suiham, Thomas F. Crimmins; $1 00 M-M Immaculate CQnception $1,000 Charismatic Donald, M-M James Ryan, M-M Robert Watson; $125 Isabelle Andrews.

Paul Vienneau, Donald EJNancy H.Vogel, M-Mlimo- Prayer Group; $300 Cabral-Baylies Square Funeral M-M Otto Plescia; $100 M-M Ronald J. Beals, M-M WEST HARWICH thy J. Fidler, Mrs. Paul Ethier, Mr. R. D'Onofrio, M-M Home; $125 M-M Joao Pereira.

William Haney, M-M Ronald E. leBlanc, M-M Edward Holy Trinity $600 Steven & Rebecca Minniger; Joseph N. Kuzdzol, M-M Frederick G. Gibbs, M-M St Casimir $1,000 A Friend; $100 M-M William , Machado, Victor Mcinnis, M-M David C. Pina, M-M $500 Bizabeth J. Dolan; $400 M-M Harold McKenna; Thomas J. Crimmins, M-M John Driscoll, M-M A. Ratcliffe, M-M Fryderyk Gorczyca, Frank Kmiec, A HenryCiampi, Mrs. Dorothy Pattberg. $300 Ma~orie livenan; $250 M-M Philip F. Cacciatore, Daniel Geribo, M-M GuyTomase, M-M John M. Ful- Friend, A Friend, A Friend, Rev. Kazimierz Marguerite & Bill Hefleman;$200 M-M Kenneth D.Grade; POCASSET lerton, M-M David P. Santoro, Jean Lee & Ray Martin. Kwiatkowski.

St John the Evangelist $1 00 Unda M. Randlett, $150 Nicholas zapple; $125 M-M G. Stephen Beales MARION Dr. & Mrs. Laurence Vienneau. ' Sr., M-M BemardWelky; $1 00 M-M Bemard R. Beriau, Holy Name $200 M-M James Holmes. . St Rita $200 Rosalie C. Kairys; $130 M-M Frank SEEKONK M-M John R. Black, M-M A. Chotkowski, M-M Joseph St Anthony $150 M-MDonald Dumont; $100 Cafarella; $11 0M-M John W. Haverty; $1 00 Dr. & Mrs. Anonymous.

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel $600 M-M Matthew J. Clemente, Edward J. Cox Jr., James A. Fair, M-M Jeffrey Glavin, In Memory of Ann C. & Michael G. Quirk; $1 00 M-M Norman J.Verville.

Raymond Foumier, RosemaryI. Frizzell, M-M Joseph St. James $1 00 Mrs. MaryVarnett.

Ungard, M-M Albert M. Cordeiro.

St Mary $1,050 M-M Joseph Hodge; $100 Leo & Harding, M-M Richard Hoyer, M-M Albert Loring, M-M St. Francis of Assisi $250 St. Vincent de Paul ROMAN CATHOUC PARISHES OF MARTHA'S Beatrice Heaney, Michael & Patricia Halliday, Maureen John Macinnis, M-M William Maloney, M-M Walter Conference.

VINEYARD .

Mason, tvl-M Uoyd McDonald, Geraldine D. Murphy, St. Lawrence$150Wiliiam F. O'Donnell III; $1 00 laFleur, David Mcintyre.

St Augustine $500 Ms. Susan Spruell; $300 Mrs. Roland Dumas, Marc & Usa Lemieux.

James Noonan, M-M RobertI. Paradise Sr., M-M RiSOMERSET Cronig's Market; $1 00 Dukes County Savings Bank, chard Pd<etl, M-M John Shea, M-M Wallace L Somers, St Patrick $1 00 M-M Edward RaUSCh. Our Lady of the Assumption $200 Dolores Ms. Beatrice Phillips.

SOUTH EASTON M-M Robert Spidle, M-M Richard Waystack, Alice Fonseca.

St. Elizabeth $500 Mr. Robert Carroll.

Holy Cross $1 00 M-M Brian Sheehan.

Bonatt, Otto & Mary Sears, William H. Splaine.

St. Kilian '$100 In Memory of Fernandes MATIAPOISETT SOUTHYARMOUTH Marcondes.

WESTPORT St Anthony $250 Dr. & Mrs. Oliveira; $150 M-M Our Lady of Grace $300 M-M John MacDonald III. St Pius X $150 M-M Michael F. Doyle.

St.Theresa $200 M-M Richard Lizotte..

St George$150M-M Rui Cordeiro; $100 M路M Edward Sylvester, $100 Marie Cole, M-M John SWANSEA St John the Baptist $225 Portuguese Prayer Gannon, Patricia LeClair, M-M John McGarrie, M-M Group.

St. Michael $100 M-M Larry Bywell. . Joseph McConnell.

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THEANCHOR -Diocese ofFall River- Fri., June 18,1999

Combating fatigue Dear Dr. Kenny: I'm tired all There may be 2n underlying physithe time. My housework has fallen cal cause, .such as a low-level inway behind. I'm canceling social fection or a chemical deficiency events because I have no energy. Ijustsit around, - - - - - - - - - - - sometimes watch television and sometimes do nothing. I don't think I'm depressed. At the young age of 44, I just With Dr. James & feel I've run "out of gas." How can I get my Mary Kenny energy back? (Indiana)

Family Talk

Fatigue is a common symptom of many ailments, both physical and mental. When we don't know what the cause is, we give it the obvious name of "chronic fatigue syndrome."

Naming it, however, is not a solution.

First, see your family physician.

Tell him or her what is wrong, and ask for a complete physical exam.

that can be remedied.

Fatigue is a common symptom of clinical depression.

You may benefit from seeing a psychologist for a psychological evaluation. Depression itself is something we all feel often enough and is not in itself a sign of any mental or emotional illness.

Clinical depression, however,

differs from the normal everyday variety in several ways.

1. It persists for several weeks or more.

2. It significantly affects important life areas like eating, sleeping, relating to others and work.

3. It results in an attitude of helplessness, the feeling that nothing you do will make a difference.

Whether your fatigue has a physical cause, is the result of depression or simply stands on its own, here are some things you can do to get your life going again.

'- Modify your eating habits.

Eat breakfast. Eat frequently (nibble healthy snacks) but eat less at major mealtimes.

- Avoid self-medicating. Be very careful of caffeine and any

over-the-counter stimulants. These may "buy a quick fix," but will do you more harm in the long term.

Caffeine addiction and withdrawal can cause chronic fatigue, the very symptom you are trying to eliminate.

- Exercise daily. Twenty minutes of regular aerobic exercise, even if you have to force your body into motion, will do more than anything else I know to elevate your energy level.

An aerobic exercise is one that stretches your heart and lungs.

Walking, jogging, stair-stepping, exercycling, bicycling, aerobic dancing and swimming are all good activities. Show moderation. If you are moving too fast to talk to someone, you are going too fast.

- Brighten up. Open your blinds or drapes; let the sun in. Try light bulbs with an increased wattage in your home fixtures for awhile. Increased light has been

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known to lift depression and increase energy.

Schedule your activities.

This may be the most important key to get yourself going. Write down your important daily tasks, and then press yourself to do them.

Start small. Try scheduling four hours a day. For example: Clean rooms from 9-10; fix lunch and prepare dinner from 11 :30 to 12:30; laundry and/or shopping from 1 to 2; aerobic exercise from 3:30 to 4:30.

Check with the experts for underlying causes of your fatigue. Begin with diet and exercise, and schedule four hours of things you must do.

Good luck at getting going!

Reader questions on family living and child care to be answered in print are invited. Address questions: The Kennys; St. Joseph's College; 219 W. Harrison; Rensselaer, IN 47978.

Common-law marriage Q. Last· week my former daughter-in-law discussed the wedding plans of her son, my grandson. I asked who would officiate at the marriage; she said no one.

The "groom" told his mother they intend to perform the ceremony themselves. I've never heard of this. She further said they have checked, and it is indeed done in Colorado where they live.

Could this be truly a marriage?

Grandma is concerned! (North Carolina)

A. Surprisingly to many peopl~,.

I'm sure, this so-called co'm'monlaw marriage could very well be a valid civil union.

In common-law marriages, if a man and woman are legally able to marry each other and fulfill certain conditions, they are considered le-

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days. An attorney friend graciously res ear c h e d present state-tostate laws on the subject. To my

By Father surprise and hers, 12 states, includJohn J. Dietzen _ ing Colorado and ... the District of Columbia, still: ~ecognize com- - using the same last name, calling each other "my wife" or "my mon-law marriages.

Requirements differ somewhat husband," filing joint tax returns from state to state, but common- and so on.

Of course, the couple must also law marriages can occur generally when a straight couple (common- honestly live in a state where such law marriages don't apply to 'same- marriages are recognized. No state sex couples) cohabit for a signifi- defines the period of time these requirements must go on for a common-law marriage to take effect.

Once it exists, however, the couple must go through a formal divorce to end the marriage.

So your grandson and his friend have apparently received accurate information. Other states currently recognizing common-law marriages are Alabama, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah - and New Hampshire for inheritance purposes only.

All other states have Full Faith and Credit statutes accepting the married status of a couple coming from a state which recognizes common-law marriages.

Obviously, any couple contemplating this avenue for their life together will need good legal advice concerning all the conditions for a common-law marriage and its implications.

Catholics need to remember, too, that such state laws do not repeal or diminish the canonical requirement that Catholics must enter marriage before a priest or deacon for that marriage to be recognized as valid in the Church.

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Friars established as religions community

By JOHN BURGER

cese has allowed the community to use St. Adalbert's, a former Polish NEW YORK - The Franciscan parish. The friars,who own no propFriars of the Renewal - begun in erty, renamed it St. Crispin's after a 1987 by Capuchin Franciscans from 17th-century Capuchin beggar.

New York and New Jersey who St. Crispin's operates the Padre \yanted to live religious life closer Pio Shelter for 18 homeless men in to the vision of St. Francis - has the basement of the school and St. been formally established as a reli- Anthony Residence for 65 formerly gious community. homeless men in a six-story teneFollowing Vatican approval, New ment next to the rectory.

York Cardinal John J. O'CoMor isThe friars also distribute food and sued the decree last week at a Mass clothing; host Alcoholics Anonyin St. Patrick's Cathedral. After 12 mous meetings; and sponsor years as a "public association of the catechetical and athletic programs faithful" under his sponsorship, the for youths and a free medical clinic. community is now a diocesan reli- A free dental clinic is coming soon. gious institute.

The community follows the ex"It is God who has given life to ample of Blessed Padre Pio, the Italthe Franciscan Friars of the Re- ian Capuchin stigmatistwho esnewal," the poused daily cardinal said repentance Father Groeschel, a highin his homily. and reform. author and speaker, profile "Nobody is "That's the prepared to was the community's first serChristian give up liter- vant. life-ongoally everying conversion and a thing ... un.. less he is given the grace and is per- call to holiness," said Father sonally called by Jesus."

Lombardo, who also is superior at At the Mass, six of the eight St. Crispin's. founding members professed final Members of the community live vows to the cardinal. Five other simply. Their chapels have hardpriests and four brothers professed wood floors, with chairs but no final vows to their superior, and 25 kneelers. Bedrooms are small, each brothers from around the United containing a sleeping bag, crucifix, States, England, Trinidad and desk and a few books. Few of the Canada took temporary vows. friars use a mattress, and their air conAlso present were nine novices ditioning is an open window. who will take first vows next yearThey cook and bake bread, wash and members of the Community of their habits, clean and handle the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal, maintenance they can do. They're who must seek their own status as a in the chapel at 6 a.m. for morning religious congregation. prayer, and later spend some four and Several days after the Mass, the a half hours in private and commucommunity elected new officers for nity prayer, including Mass. three-year terms: Father Glenn "A lot of men are drawn to our Sudano as servant, Father Robert community because they have a Lombardo as vicar, and Fathers An: strong inclination to support the drew Apostoli, Benedict Groeschel Gospel of life," Father Apostoli said. and Richard Roemer and 'Brother "Here I have the opportunity to Michael Kmiotek as councilors. Fa- die to myself by serving my brother ther Groeschel, a high-profile author tea or holding back from gripes," and speaker, was the community's said Brother Elijah Ford, a seminarfirst servant. ian from Manchester, England.

The community's 50 members live "And out there, the poor will get me in five friaries and conduct various to heaven with their trusting spirit ministries to the poor and homeless.

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FATHER THOMAS Gentile and his car take a rest on victory lane at the Louisville Motor Speedway in Louisville, Ky. The priest ranks sixth in point standings at the track. (eNS photo .from Catholic Explore"

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While his victories are more off-track than on, . it's just the way he wants them.

ByWALTOLHAVA CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

JOLIET, Ill. - He is no Mario Andretti, JeffGordon or Richard Petty, but FatherThomas Gentile, pastor and stock-car racer, holds his own on the track.

For 12 years, Father Gentile, pastor ofSt. Helen Church in Sivley, Ky., has gotten behind the wheel for the Saturday night racing features at the Louisville Motor Speedway. Currently he ranks sixth in the track's point standings.

Father Gentile is licensed by NASCAR to race in the street stock division at the Louisville track. He races a pair of 1979 Buicks, each one designed to run on the different tracks - one that is three-eighths of a mile and the other, seven-sixteenths of a mile.

But racing is not all the 51-yearold priest does at the track. It's not unusual for Father Gentile to offer counseling and comfort to racetrack personnel, including one who recently underwent cancer surgery.

"Racing and being at the track are more than just a hobby for me," he said in a telephone interview with the Catholic Explorer, newspaper of the Joliet Diocese. 'J\ll the fellows know

that if they have a problem, they can call one ofus and they will have someone tQ..talk to, whatever the situation is.

'J\nd for a lot of the people at the track, this is a chance to get back in touch with the Church," he continued. "I know that for a lot of the track people, I might be the only ministertype of person they get the opportunity to meet up with."

He is an active member of the Motor Racing Outreach Program, which operates an open tent at the track during the racing season that is manned by members ofdifferent faiths.

Also, if a driver is injured,members of the outreach program are on hand to act as go-betweens for the medical staff and the family of the driver.

Outreach member Rev. Ron Lasley, a Baptist pastor who used to race against Father Gentile but now limits his track activities to counseling and giving advice to those who ask for it, says he and the priest have "built a pretty unusual friendship out here being from different denominations."

"He's an instrumental part of our motor-sports outreach chaplains' program here ... and certainly is a help with the people of the Catholic denomination, and, don't tell him I said 'this, an all-around good guy," Rev. Lasley told the Catholic Explorer.

Father Gentile first became interested in stock car racing as a teen-ager in Louisville. He worked in a pit crew for about 10 years at a race track in

southern Indiana.

The idea of actually getting behind the wheel was sparked 12 years ago, when a St. Helen's parishioner was relating his own plans to race at Louisville Motor Speedway. The track holds races for rookies on' Friday nights, and Father Gentile gave it a shot, fmishing second in the qualifying heat and third in the feature that night.

While Father Gentil~ serves as a pastor in Shively, he also travels around to differentNASCAR sites offering anti-drug seminars and addressing various theological concerns.

-The racing season runs from April to September. During the off-season, Father Gentile patches up his own car or works on building new ones for others.

"It gives me something that I find very interesting to,do and helps clear my mind," he said. "It's a very physical hobby, and I find a great release in the action. It's a fonn of therapy for me, something to help release tension and pressure."

Speedway vice president Frank Scott said that Father Gentile's presence at the track is a win-win situation for everyone.

"He works on charitable projects that help benefit the raceway and his church. And he lives here year-round and has for 10 years, so he's always here. And it's good for the track, because people notice him being here;' Scott added.

Church urged to promote, educate full-time lay ministers SANFRANCISCO(CNS)-:-When Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles was a boy growing up in North Hollywood, his parish had five fulltime priests who did everything.

But the Los Angeles archbishop said he does not C9unt himself among Catholics who pine for a return to "the good old days."

Instead, he says today's Church is in "the most exciting of times." And these times call for a sustained effort to promote, educate and supportfull-time lay ministers as they take their place in a working relationship with the clergy so that both can effectively serve the people of God, he said.

Cardinal Mahony made his remarks to 55 people attending an invitational colloquium on "Forming Lay Lead-

ers" at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco.

The meeting was sponsored by the Washington-based Foundations and Donors Interested in Catholic Activities, known as FADICA, a 23-year-old association of independent foundations which fund Catholic-sponsored projects.

In his address, Cardinal Mahony referred to the huge numbers of vocations between 1,936 and 1966 "as an extraordinary aberration in religious vocations and we cannot look at them as the nonn." But at the same time, one cannot downplay the current shortage of religious vocations, he cautioned.

'The shortage is at a crisis level that cannot be underestimated;' he said.

Cardinal ~ahony talked about

three tensions in today's Church. Two of them revolve around clergy and ecclesiallay ministers as they learn how to work together. The third tension, he said, "includes the rest ofthe folks. The ordinary folks still have expectations, which have not changed."

He urged educators involved in training ecclesial lay ministers, and others in service to the Church "not to take secular models and sprinkle them with holy water."

Every member of the parish staff, including secretaries and business managers need to be coming from as deeply a spiritual base as those who minister directly to the parish through religious education, youth ministry, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, and socialjustice work, he said.

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She has amassed facts on headstones, mausoleums, memorial symbolism and necropolitan cartography, the

By PETER BERGIN science of mapping cemeteries. .

CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE Sclair has studied every type ofcemetery - municiROMEOVILLE, Ill. - As a child growing up in rural pal, military, secular and religious - and uncovered Illinois, Helen Sciair's job was to trim the tall grass from the mysteries of each. around the gravestones in her hometown cemetery.

"I look at all ethnic, religious and secular kinds of While her peers may have played games like "ghost burial spaces," she said. in the graveyard" or shuddered at the prospect of walkIn her research on Catholic cemeteries in the Archdioing among chiseled headstones and looming mausole- cese ofChicago, she said, she found that Cardinal George ums, Sclair, now a grandmother and retired Mundelein, who died in 1939, helped steer Catholic cemschoolteacher, never developed an inter- eteries away from ethnic exclusivity. The cardinal deest in the supernatural. clared that cemeteries should be like the parishes, where "I never discuss ghosts," said all ethnic groups were welcome, Sclair said.

Sclair, 68, who lives in Lincoln Whether Catholic or secular, the way a cemetery Park on Chicago's North Side. looks is determined by the rules "I have no interest in the and regulations of that particusubject." lar cemetery, she explained.· Commonly referred to "Catholic cemeteries are alas "the cemetery lady," most at the point ofdeSclair has spent the last manding a Catholic 25 years researching symbol on their markcemeteries - from the ers," she added. ground up - and for And very few burial the last six she has grounds next to the taught a six-week-long church still exist, she class on Chicago and its noted. cemeteries at the Cemeteries are put Newberry Library in Linon high quality land \~ " coln Park. for reasons of geology, ,~.\i In addition, she is a freshe said. A suitable HELEN SCLAIR, checking the headstone of burial space requires quent lecturer and Midwest editor for the Associa- a former postman, researches a cemetery in the soil that is elevated tion for Gravestone Stud- Chicago area. She has spent 25 years collect- above the surrounding ies based in Greenfield, ing facts about headstones, mausoleums, me- area to avoid flooding, Mass., for which she writes morial symbolism and necropolitan cartography. she noted. three columns each year.

Moreover, availThe challenge of un- (CNS photo from the Catholic Explorel) able modes of transporcovering the remains of tation determine to a history has kept Sclair wandering for a quarter century great extent where a cemetery is going to be located, where others fear to tread.

Sclair said.

"Scarcely there is a day that I don't find something Cemeteries used to be located as close to the living new. There's just so much stuff there (in the cemetery)," population as possible and were called "walking" cemshe told the Catholic Explorer, newspaper of the Joliet eteries, she noted. Unlike modem cemeteries which have Diocese. "Every day is a challenge for me. One of the wide paved roadways for automobiles, walking cemthings that happens when I'm out in cemeteries, I can eteries had paths running through them to accommogo past a grave a hundred times and, depending on the date a horse and carriage, Sclair said.

Crunching numbers: Vatican book shows top-heavy Church

By CINDY WOODEN

tinents where the ratio of priests per bishop increased overthe past 20 years, despite the fact that at the same time VATICAN CITY - Statistically more dioceses were created and more speaking, a priest today has a better bishops were appointed in both contichance of becoming a bishop than he nents. had 20 years ago.

The declining total number of The Catholic Church has fewer priests in the world continues to be due priests than it had in 1978, but it also to the falling number of religious-orhas more dioceses and, therefore, more der priests. The nurriber ofdiocesan bishops. clergy worldwide has increased The very gradual trend toward a The area of growth highslightly since 1978. more top-heavy Church is docu- lighted in a recent Vatican arThe number of religious-order mented in the "Statistical Yearbook priests fell from more than 158,000 of the Church 1997", a 489-page ticle was the expansion of the in 1978 to fewer than 141 ,000 by tome released by the Vatican in early Catholic episcopacy; in 1978 June. there were 3,714 bishops in the end of1997. The number of diocesan priests grew in the same peThe book is anumber-cruncher's the world and by the end of riod from more than 262,000 to delight, providing tables on Cathomore than 263,000. lic population, country-by-coun- 1997 there were 4,420 - an inMore importantly, though, the try; figures on catechists, seminar- crease of 19 percent. increase in seminary enrollment has ians, religious, permanentdeacons, grown faster than the increase in the priests and bishops; tallies of baptisms, marriages and annulments; and ures add up to fewer priests for each general Catholic population. In 1978, a detailed count of Catholic schools bishop and fewer priests to choosefrom there were 84.4 seminarians for every 1 when filling a vacancy in the rank of million Catholics; by 1997 the ratio and social welfare institutions. had grown to 107.5 seminarians for 1 For the flfSt time, the worldwide bishops.

In 1978, there were 113.3 priests million Catholics.

Catholic population has surpassed one The United States is fourth in terms billion, based on reports from dioceses for every bishop; by the end of 1997, the ratio had fallen to 91.4 priests for of Catholic population - it has 58 for the year ending Dec. 31, 1997.

The area of growth highlighted in a every bishop, according to the statis- million Catholics - and second in terms of the number of priests recent Vatican article was the expansion tics office.

Africa and Asia were the only con- 50,017. ofthe Catholicepiscopacy; in 1978 there CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE

were 3,714 bishops in the world and by the end of 1997 there were4,420-an increase of 19 percent Over the same period, the total number of priests in the world declined by almost 4 percent from about 421,000 priests in 1978 to just more than 404,000 by the end of 1997.

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FLUSHING, Mich. - A teacher Following the discussion, stuand a group of students at St. Rob- dent William Hipkins brought in a ert Bellarmine Catholic School in videotape of a "60 Minutes" broadFlushing who are concerned about cast which contained a segment the recent epidemic of scho.ol focusing on the effects of viplence shootings want to send a message in games. that violent video games have no Then, Ford says he received place in society. guidance from the Holy Spirit in In fact, teacher Tom Ford and the getting the idea for a video game students feel so strongly that video turn-in similar to gun turn-ins that games may be one of the root causes many cities have sponsored. of teen violence that they allowed a Ford contacted the producers of steamroller to crush 44 of their own "60 Minutes" fora list of the video video games which have been games mentioned in the piece. The deemed unsuitable. producers put him in touch with The students, formed a group attorney Jack Thompson. The Micalled Students Against Violent ami-based lawyer has filed a civil Entertainment, or SAVE, and were lawsuit, on behalfof the families of instrumental in <;>rganizing the victims of the Paducah, Ky., high video game turn-iri. school shooting, against the de"We have a tradition of practic- signers, manufacturers and distribuing Christian service (at the tors of certain vi~eogal1}es. school). This is an incredible exThe 18 games named in the lawtension of that," said Ford, who has suit are ones played on a regular taught for 16 years at St. Robert, basis by Michael Carneal; who which has kind~rgartene~s through opened fire at Heath-High School in eighth~graders. He also is the stuPaducah in 1997, leaving three student council's fac~lty adviser. , dents dead and five others wounded.

Stu den t .-.:.--,...-..:;.....--------,...----. Carneal has council since been president In fact, teacher Tom Ford and sentenced to Michelle the students feel so strongly life in prison.

Bannick, 13, '';" Thomp,that video games may be one was pleased son has spothat more of the root causes of teen vioken' via telethan 150 lence that they allowed a phone conpeople steamroller to crush 44 of their ferences to turned out own video games which have the St.Robfor the ert student steamroller been deemed unsuitable. council as event.

"I well as to an thought it - - - - - - - - - - - - - -. . in form awas successtional meetful," she told The Catholic Times, ing held for parents in May. newspaper of the Lansing Diocese.

"What we have in the hands of "Originally, we thought if we got millions of kids are not video games at least one game it would be a suc- but murder simulators," Thompson cess," added Bannick, who 'turned said. "(The games are filled) with in three of her own games. gore, mayhem and are from the pit, Games specifically targeted for of helL" the turn-in included "Doom," According tb Thompson, Eric "Quake," "Redneck Rampage," Harris and Dylan Klebold, the "Nightmare Creatures," "Resident shooters in the Columbine tragedy, Evil," "Mech Warrior," "Final Fan- had trained themselves on a moditasy," "James Bond 007," fied version of "Doom" which the "Wolfenstein," "Phantasmagoria" two had changed to look like the and "House of the Dead." halls of their high school.

Students who were willing to Thompson emphasized that the give up their games were rewarded shooters involved in the school inwith T-shirts, flying discs, rulers and cidents are "morally and criminally cash. Tom Bellinger, a parent of two culpable" for their actions. Howstudents at the school, donated the ever, the shooters have been targets money and drove the steamroller themselves ofthe video games and that dealt the crushing blow to the the designers, manufacturers and games. distributors should be held "morWhile Ford believes that 44 vio- ally and criminally culpable." lent games no longer in the hands "Experts say (video games) harm of children is a good start, he has every kid that plays them," he said. already started planning for a secSome Flushing students, howond turn-in after school resumes in ever, were reluctant to turn in their the fall. This time he will also be video games. "They don't see the looking for violent music CDs as damage that they do," Ford told The well.

Catholic Times. "Parents need to Ford said the video game turn- say we don't need these in our in idea was born from the tragedy houses." in Littleton, Colo. When he had , But Kevin Decker, a student discussed the murders with his reli- , from FJ'ushing Junior High School, gion class, the students agreed to decided to give up his copy of the actively seek out their peers who "Extreme G" game. "I thought it may feel disassociated and to in- was just senseless how violent it clude them in activities. While that was," the 14-year-old said.

SYLVIA CHANG stars in the film "The Red Violin:' (CNS photo from Lions Gate Films)

Austin is 'Powerless' in silly sequel NEW YORK (CNS) - The following are capsule re- among Rwandan gorillas, culminating in his killing two views of movies recently reviewed by the U.S. Catholic park rangers. As directed by Jon Turteltaub, the steely performances of the two actors compensate somewhat for a Conference Office for Film and Broadcasting. simplistic script and formula scenes of prison brutality.

"Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" Intermittent violence and a few instances of rough lan(NewUne) Mindless sequel to the 1997 spoof in which the swing- guage and profanity. The U.S. Catholic Conference classiing British secret agent (Mike Myers) time-travels back to fication is A-ill - adults. The Motion Picture Association the '60s to recover his libido and joins forces with a comely ofAmerica rating is R - restricted. '''The Red Violin" (Lions Gate) CIA agent (Heather Graham) to again save the world from Sumptuous. drama spans more than 300 years as an the wacky machinations of Dr. Evil (Myers in a dual role).

As directed by Jay Roach, the silly shenanigans alternate exquisitely handmade violin passes from its grief-stricken with gross toilet humor and puerile sexual innuendo for a maker in 1681 Italy to a child prodigy in Vienna a century mixed bag of goofy but tasteless entertainment. Comi- . later, a passionate virtuoso in late 1800s England, a discally intended violence, frequent sexual innuendo,-crude graced music teacher during Mao's Cultural Revolution references, rude gestures i,IIld a few instances of profanity. and on to an eventful auction in contemporary Montreal.

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Catholics in other areas, most recently the Diocese of Green Bay, Wis., CHICAGO - '~ttack of the TV also have voiced their displeasure to Anti-Violence Crusaders" might be the local stations that carry the show. title of an upcoming episode of 'The' In December, two Green Bay diocJerry SpringerShow;' recently esan officials strongly crititaped on location. cized the decision to move the In that location show from a late-night slot to Chicago's City Hall - there 4p.m. were no chants of "Jerry!

Officially at issue for the Jerry!" Instead, Chicago Chicago City Council was the Catholics and other Chrispresence of off-duty Illinois tians wore red and white "Stop peace officers, specifically the Violence" buttons and members ofthe Chicago Police asked their city representaDepartment, who serve as setives to spring Springer becurity guards and witnesses to yond ,city limits.. the numerous "fights" that One witness to the historic break out on the syndicated city event, simulcast on show.

MSNBC, Fox News Channel While Springer, accompaand Court TV last week, put nied by a legal consultant, was the attendance at 300 people careful in his replies about the ' who made. up two groups fights, those present cared less "Jerry's people are over about their authenticity than there;' said Michael Robinson their ability to influence young ofSt SabinaChurch, Chicago, viewers. !is he pointed across the City "To my death, I will tell Councilchambers. ''And Jesus' you, the fighting on our show people are over here." . doesn't glamorize violence.

Now in its 18th month the JERRY SPRINGER promotes one of hiS The message people get from campaign including petiti~ns, ,home videos, "Jerry Springer - Too Hot for our show is that fighting letters and requests by Father TV," in Los Angeles last year. (CNS photo doesn't work;' said Springer.

Commenting on Springer's Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. from Reuters) Sabina Church, to investigate statement, Father Pfleger the violent content of the syndicated show well-known for a high contei\t of strongly disagreed. show taped in Chicago, led to Chicago computer-altere4 nudity, bleeps for proDespite cries locally that the hearAlderman Edward M, Burke's threat to fanity and guests ducking for cover. ing was a media circus and a tremensubpoena TV talk show host Jerry LastNovember, FatherPfleger wrote dous waste of city tax dollars, Father Springer, to testify before the council's to the Federal Communications Com- Pfleger said it was worthwhile to get Police and Fire Committee. Springer, mission chairman, Wdliam Kennard, Springer to pledge under oath to abide who appeared without subpoena, vol- asking the FCC to ban the show for its by Studios USA calls to rid the show of unteered to be sworn under oath. violence and profanity. continued violence and nudity.

During his 'campaign against the violence content of'The Jerry Springer Show;' FatherPfleger, and parishioners like Robinson, prompted a local NBC station to discontinue carrying the

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Pope recovers from fall, flu, continues Poland trip

By JOHNTHAVIS

pope took a day off to rest, but spent much ofhis "down" time meeting small groups of residents and traveling to local shrines.

In recent months, Vatican officials have commented that the pope apPears to look and sound better than a year earlier. Some sources have attributed it to improved treatment for his neurological disease. The Vatican has never given details of the pope's treatment, saying it is a private matter.

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WASHINGfON- Therepatriation of Kosovar refugees should be voluntary, safe and to their own homes, and should be accompanied by regional development and reconciliation efforts, said the head ofthe U.S. bishops' Committee on Migration.

Bishop NicholasA. DiMarzio, committee chair, said in a recent statement, '1t is time for the intemational community and humanitarian agencies to turn their attention to the difficult task of assisting the Kosovars to return to their homeland."

In the statement, issued in Washington following news ofa peace agreement in the Kosovo conflict, the bishops offered five principles "necessary to ensure that the refugees retum to Kosovo in security and dignity."

The principles are: - "Repatriation should be voluntary." Some refugees may be so trau-

- Albania, Macedonia and the Yugoslav republic of Montenegro "should be enabled to accommodate permanently those refugees who wish to remain there." Also, resettlement in the United States and other countries should remain a "viable and humane a1temative" for those unable to return to Kosovo; - "Repatriation should be conducted in a safe environment." The bishops said that returning Kosovar refugees and Serbs who live in Kosovo are entitled to the protection of the international peacekeeping force, and their safety includes the removal of land mines; - "Refugees should be allowed to return to their own homes." The United States and the international community should provide reconstruction assistance to Kosovo to rebuild its homes, businesses and infrastructure, and pr0vide transitional assistance so refugees can "live in dignity until their dwellings arerebuiltand theirjobsreclaimed";

ment a regional development plan."

Not only must there be a long-term development plan for the Balkans, and especially Kosovo, said the bishops, but there should be ongoing assistance to the governments of Albania, Macedonia and Montenegro as a sign ofappreciation and for the general economic development of the region.

- "Reconciliation efforts should commence." The bishops said the international community, nongovernmental organizations, and local religious, political and civil leaders must help reconcileAlbanians and Serbs living in Kosovo in a process that could take ''years of patience and forbearance." Such efforts are vital to ensuring a lasting peace, they said.

In a spiritofreconciliation, the bishops also counseled against unjustly fixing blame; "Although those who participated in the violence and expulsion of the refugees must be held accountable," they said, "we must avoid the imposition of collective guilt."

WARSAW- Pope John Paul IT fell and cut his head, requiring three stitches, but it did not appear to slow him down as he barnstormed his way through Poland. , The popeslipped in his Warsaw residence - reportedly in the bathroom - at the apostolic nunciature in Warsaw last Saturday, and the cut on his right temple was quickly sewn up by doctors.

His physician gave the 79-year-old pontiffa quick examination and found his heart rate, blood pressure and nervous system signs all normal. Ten minutes later he was off by helicopter to Sandomieri where he celebrated Mass with asmall white bandageon his head.

Papal spokesman Joaquin NavarroValls gave no additional details of the incident, which occurred on the eighth day ofthe pope's marathon, highly successful visit to his homeland during which he beatified 108 martyrs; paid a brief, emotional tribute to survivors of theWorldWar IT Battle ofWarsaw; told Polish youth that society in the third millennium will be formed on their moral choices; hailed Poland's democratic era, but said it must be anchored in moral truths; and was showered with gifts at Masses and services.

He celebrated the three-hour liturgy in Sandomierz as scheduled, in front of 300,000 people under a broiling sun, showing no ill effects.

The pope's latest fall followed the busiest day ofhis trip, in which he presided over nine separate ceremonies or meetings in Warsaw. Throughout the visit, he has looked relaxed and sounded good, impressing his aides.

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Flu sidelines pope KRAKOW, Poland (CNS}-A mild case of the flu forced Pope John Paul IT to cancel Thesday' activities in Poland, including a planned papal Mass for more than one million people in his former Archdiocese of Krakow. The pope was running a fever of about 100 degrees and had been advised to rest for a day, papal spokesman Joaquin NavarrO-Valls told reporters. It was the first time bad health had caused the pope to cancel a full day's eventS during a foreign trip. As expected, the pope continued the rest of his Poland visit.

But a side trip to Armenia to visit gravely ill Catholicos Karekin of Etchmiadzin, patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church, has been canceled. Navarro-Valls said the pope's illness had nothing to do with a cut on his head that he suffered after falling three days earlier in Warsaw. The spokesman said the 79-year-old pope had a viral influenza, probably brought on in part by the heavy schedule during his visit and the change in temperatures at papal liturgy sites.

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By FRANK BROWN CATliOLIC NEWS SERVICE

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia Caritas Catholic aid organizations from at least 10 European countries are ready to send aid to Yugoslavia when the government changes regulations that put all relief under the direction oftheYugoslav Red Cross, said a Caritas official in Belgrade.

He said with this regulation in place, aid delivered by Catholic agencies would be distributed without any recognition of the donors, "Our donors don't wantto give the assistance - which often involves a lot of money - in an anonymous way, without getting some publicity," said FatherAntun Pecar, who heads Caritas Yugoslavia.

Hundreds of tons of vital humanitarian assistance from Catholic donors in Western European is not making it

While Father Pecar said all nonto Yugoslavia becauseofwartime regulations that other religious groups are governmental organizations were in finding ways around, the priest said. the same quandary, other religious In just one example, Father Pecar charitable organizations said that they said, French Caritas is poised to dis- either were having no problems or patch trucks carrying 400 tons ofpow- were successfully circumventing the dered milk to the country where staples government regulations. . Dragan Makojevic, head of the like sugar and cooking oil are already Serbian Orthodox Church's charity, in short supply.

Father Pecarcalled the undelivered Philanthropy, said the new regulation aid part ofthe "biggest interest" shown has not prevented the church from imby the international community in porting 1,400 tons of food and clothhelping the region since fighting first ing aid from abroad since the beginning of the war., erupted in the Balkans in 1991.

"So far, it has not affected us at all," Under an order by Yugoslavia's Federal Ministry ofLabor, Health and said Makojevic, adding that getting Social Policy issued March 29 - five approval "is not a problem." But Fadays after NATO's bombing campaign ther Pecar said Caritas wanted to keep began - all imported foreign aid must complete control over incoming aid be distributed by the Yugoslav Red . so that the Catholic Church can take Cross, which is charged with priori- credit and also to maintain Caritas' tizing those regions most in need of existing distribution network on the local level. help.

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,CALCUTTA, Indil,l- The Missionaries of Charity formally .petitioned the Calcutta Archdiocese to 'begin an investig~tion into. Mother Teresa's heroic virtues, the first step to becoming a saint. ' A petition dated June II asks Archbishop Henry D' ~ouza of Calcutta to initiate an inquiry into the life, heroic virtues and reputation of holiness of Mother Teresa, .foundress of the Missionaries of Charity, who died in Calcutta in September 1997" Missionaries of Charity Sister Lynn, whom the congregation has chosen as vice postulator for the cause, earlier handed the petition' to the archbishop reported UCA News, an Asian Church news agency based in Thailand.

Based at the order's headquarters in Calcutta, Sister Lynn will assist Missionaries ofCharity Father Brian Kolodiejchuk, the postulator for Mother Teresa's cause. . The opening session of the local inquiry will be a public event and is scheduled for July 26, the feast of Saints Anne and Joachim. During the session, all involved will take . an oath of secrecy and to do their jobs well.

CAlliOLIC NEWS SERVICE However, a date to begin the inquiry itself was not decided, said JERUSALEM - While living in Archb~shop.P'Souza. He told UCA the Old City of Jerusalem in the foot,News that people have been as- .~~ps of Jes~s may see!TI romantic and signed for particular tasks, but the unique, the reality is actually quite diftribunal to exa'mirie the witnesses ferent' . .had not yet been nominated offiBehind thecenturies~6ld stone walls, cially. families live in crowded conditions, Before the' inquiry begins, th~ often with five or six people sharing Calcutta archbishop must, makt? the one room.

Missionaries of Charity petition The plumbing is archaic - in many public and declare his intention to homes the kitchen and bathroom are open the diocesan inquiry. He would one and the same- the wiring is faulty then formally begin the proceed- and plaster and paint constantly peel ings, Father Kolodiejchuk said. off the walls.

The priest explained that "the Those who can afford to do so have whole idea is to obtain proof that fled the cramped quarters for housing Mother Teresa exercised Christian outside the ancient walls. Now, most of virtues beyond the common way the residents ofthe Old City are elderly and document the proofs for such heroism," =~o:;~::~:' families who canHe said the petition handed to Many Christian farnilies are among Archbishop D'S.ouza included a those who have moved out of the Old brief chronological biography, a summary ofMotherTeresa~s writings City; today there are only about 4,000 living among the 30,000 and an initial list of witnesses who Christians residents of the Old City. could be called to testify.

For the past seven years, the PonIn March, the Vatican exempted tifical Mission for Palestine has helped Mother Teresa's case from the usual Christian residents.restore their homes five-year waiting period before be- with a one-time grant of up to $5,000, ginning a canonization process, and with the average grant being around many people hope that the "saint of $3,000. Recipients are responsible for the poor" will be canonized during repaying a quarter of the grant, and the year 2000. tho~ funds are used for future grants.

So far, about 350 families have been helped. Now the Pontifical Mission is aiming to help 100 families 'a year.

The Pontifical Mission for Palestine, based in NewYork, was established to proVide humanitarian and pastoral

Consecration to the Divine. Will Oh adorable and Divine Will, behold me here before the immensity of Your Light, that Your eternal goodness may open to me the doors and make ,me enter into It to form my lift; all in Y0U, Divme Will. Therefore, oh adoraple Will, prostrate before Your Light, I, the least of all creatUres, put myself into the li~e group.of'the sons and.daughters ofYolJf Supreme FIAT Prostrate in my nothingness, I invoke Your Light and. beg that it clothe me .and eclipse- all that does· not. pertain to You,:Diviiie Will. It will be my Life"the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of mY'whole being. ,I dortotwant the human will to have life in this heart ,any longer. I will cast it away from me and thus fonTi 'new Eden of Peac.e,:ofhappiness and of ~ove: With It'! shall be always happy. shall have a singular stre!1gth and a holiness 'that sanctifies all, things and conducts them to God. . . , ' '.

Here prosq-ate, I invoke ·the h~ip of the Most Holy' Trinity that They permit me to liv~ in the cloister of the Divine WilJ and thus return in,me the first order. of creation, just as the creature was created. ", Heavenly Mother, Sovereign'and Queen ofthe Divine Fiat, take my hand and introduce me into the Light of the Divine Will. You will be my guide, my most tender Mother, and will teach me to live in'and t6 mairitain myself in the order and the bounds' of the Divirie Will. ' Heavenly Mother, I consecrate my whole,being toY01!C fullmlc1,lhite Heart. :You will teacq'rile.the doctrine of the Divine Will and I will listen most attentively to Your lessons. You will cover me with Your mantle so that the infernal serpent dare not penetrate ~to this sacred Eden to entice me and make me fall into the maze of the human will.

Heart of my greatest Good, Jesus, You will give me Your flames that they may bum me, consume me, and feed me to form iit me the Life of the Divine Will.

Saint Joseph, you Will ~ my protector, the guardian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in your hands. You will keep my heart jealously and shall never give it to me again, that I may be sure of never leaving the Will of God. My guardian Angel, guard me; defend me; help me in everything so that my Eden may flourish and be the instrument that draws all men into the Kingdom of the Divine Will. Amen.

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JAQUILINE ASSI, with three of her four children, stands inside a room of their house being renovated in the Old City of Jerusalem. Funds for the project come from the Pontifical Mission for Palestine. The children from left are Nourit, five; Canon nine; and five-month-old Jirles. (CNS photo by Debbie Hill) support to Christians in the area- with "It is as if! had been living in hell, a focus on Catholics - after the cre- and now I am .in the sky;' she said, ation of the State of Israel and the dis- proudly watching as a worker finished placement of Palestinians in 1949. up her new staircase. With the grant . ''It is,very important to keep a Chris- money she is repairing the staircase and tian presence in the Old City. This is renovating the upstairs to include a where the Mother Church is;' said new kitchen, bathroom and sitting project director Maher Twjman. 'We room, so she will not have to climb the want to at least make the houses mini- stairs so often. mally habitable for the people:' "Jerusalem is my treasure," said Margaret Suleiman Kamar, 67, who Kamar. "My father's family is from livesalonein two-room flat, said the grant Jerusalem. I know this is where Jesus .lived."'"I .". ., 0" has chaDged her' entire outlook on·life.

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' ,. prov~ their ~ety and security:' He said the A1'rC victory was "a reThe renamed' New National Party, newed mandate for thecountiy to move the former National Party that ruled forwiud faster toward the implementa- with apartheidfor46 years, saw its share ·tion of the.Reconstruction and Devel- of the v~te drop to about ~ven per,opment Program::' Before the celebra- . cent, a third of th'e support It had five tions ended, Mbeki told his ministers'it years ago. It also lost its position as the was time ''to go b~k 1? work." He said largest ~pposition p~. , Sou,th Afri~ haOdrrec~ them ''to '~ tJ:Unk th~ surpnsmg thl~g was achieve SOCial' transformanon sooner .that It did well m 1994, not that It went -. rather than' later': and ''to radically im- down now;' ArchbiS~op Napier said.

CAPElDWN, SouthAfrica-The African National Congress' overwhelming victory in~South African elections could be a good thing if the party improveS the lives of the rriajority ofcitizens, said Archbishop Wilfrid Napier ofDurbil!J.. . ., , TheANC won almost two-thirds of the seats in the national parliament during balloting in early June. ' Local opposition parties and the media tried ''to create paranoia that a two-thirds majority foftheANC would mean they would change the constitution," Archbishop Napier said; noting .that "some people are nervous that this overwhelming majority will mean that only one JX?int of view is h~d."

But Thabo Mbeki; 56, who succeeds 8~year-old Nelson Mandela SQuth Africa's'president, made a wiSe victory'speech, the archbishop said in a telephone interview from Durban. .' Mbeki interpreted his party's victory ~'asaclearmessagefrom the people that it is time for the government to get down to work and stu:t delivering" rather than·as a mandate for·the party to use its vast popular support to make changes that would increase its power, Archbishop NaPier said.. .

"If they do start delivering, as Mbeki proinises, then a lot of good can come out ofthe party's vast majority;' he said.

In his victory speech in Midrand, NUNS SMILE as they watch Pope John Paul II' celebrate near Johannesburg, Mbeki stressed that Mass' in Pelplih, Poland. The 79-year-old pontiff was on an economic growth, the fight against crime and national reconciliation were. extensive tri~,~~.~is native country. (eNS phot~ from Reuters)

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Owners of WHTB-WSAR Radio of Fall River, and the Portuguese newspaper, 0 Jamal, broth- ' ers James and Robert Karam were recognized for their support of Catholic programming. They have added devotional programming to the daily broadcasts: with WHTB, AM 1400 signing-on each week day with a recitation of the rosary in Portuguese led by Bishop O'Malley, and signing-off with a rosary in English also led by the bishop. At WSAR, AM 1480, morning devotions open the broadcast day.

Bishop O'Malley told the group of regional secular and diocesan newspaper, radio, local cable operations and television station representatives attending that "somehow the media and virtual reality seem to eclipse reality itself at times and create its own reality in the world. The power of the media is enormous and that power can create great good or create gre"t evil. We know that the human heart has to go outside of where it is fascinated by violence, pornography and sensationalism. Our challenge is to nurture the nobler sentiments in ourselves, and our children."

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more time daily watching TV than they spend in school, the bishop said. "It has a message of rampant individualism and unbridled materialismwhich are not only antagonistic to religion but also undermine civic virtues and a sense of community and solidarity that are necessary for a strong democracy."

The Catholic Church tries to address moral and ethical questions arising from the news, he said, and sometimes the Church's teaching - such as on gambling and capital punishment - require careful analysis. "We are always grateful when we get a fair hearing from the media," he said. "We are also grateful for how the Karam brothers have accommodated religious programs and been so cooperative with the diocese."

Addressing the questions from the audience the bishop: endorsed getting priso'ners to spend more supervised time working in the ~om­ munity; said that a local steamship authority, like other commercial endeavors, should follow the principal of the common good; clarified the need of closing parishes a few blocks apart in order to better deploy a dwindling number of diocesan priests; supported the continuance and expansion of the diocese's various youth programs;

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Continued from page one expressed thanks to God for the winding down of the Kosovo cri- asked for a greater love and trust in was "really gratified by the celebrasis and hopeful' reconciliation in our community. Following the in:, tion ,and the people's support." the Balkans; and expressed hopes tercessions, Bishop O'Malley in. St. Gelais, whose chapter and fears towards the future use of vited parishioners to kneel with worked with other diocesan chapthe Internet. ... ters of the Men of Sacred Hearts him as he recited a prayer conJames Karam, who accepted the a i ;.. to. help bring about this ~pesecrating the diocese before honors for himself and his brother, statue of the Sacred Heart of'~ clal event to the Fall RIVer Bob, chairman of the board at Diocese, said that the chapters UMass-Dartmouth, who could not Jesus in the sanctuary.

Donald St. Gelais, presi/.: are now striving to promote be present, expressed gratitude for dent of the Men of Sacred U more devotions and enthronethe award and praised his commitments to the Sacred Heart in ted staff. In a highly competitive Hearts, Fairhaven Chapter, . families. Bob Noiseux, presiindustry, with giants controIling said it was "a very important day dent of the Fall River chapter, the media, it is often difficult to for the, ~iocese becaus~ we're~. agreed. "The whole purpose is keep a local focus and provide al- recogmzmg Jesus as kmg and U'" to bring families back toternatives, said Karam. "But we friend of all people, A lot of gether with Jesus as the have tried to understand our role planning and work went ,_. and how we can help address com- into to?ay and I'm very;' . \ center of the family." mon concerns and meet the de- happy It was so well at...~ \ If you would like mands of our audience and our tended." ! "'. \ more information community." We do this, said Following the ·...rt.~ ,'" } about the Sacred Heart Karam "without the kind of pro- Mass, the bishop 'I~ :~~'''' of Jesus or enthronegramming that succumbs to trends sign~d a formal dec- ,..: :-f~. ~,)'" ment call The Men of .... designed to shock and outrage lara~lOn of,the conse.t..",'f ...., J the Sacred Hearts, our senses for the sole purpose of cratlOn while several ':~ -, Fairhaven Chapter attention and marketing ratings, at Sacred Heart Fa~. at 999-2680 or the expense of our community val- thers looked on. ~~.J/ ~ . -( write to them at: ues. Despite the high costs,'we con.

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Reflecting on the name of the society, he said he hears it as 'Vincent of Paul.' "Vincent, from the Latin roots Vincere, which means, to conquer; and Paul coming from the Latin name meaning small. "You men and women are the ones who conquer, and your roots are small, not morally, but I am thinking in

KEYNOTE SPEAKER Dr. Ernest Collamati addresses members of the St.Vincent de Paul Society at Wheaton College's Science Building during a three-day conference.

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The 74-year-old former pastor said man of God." The s~er said Society members he was delighted that the Society '~are dedic!l~ to· giving to,tho~e in . mar~ed his 50thanniyersary as "priest many forms of need,and fight an en- ''We celebrated Mass and later we had emy: poverty, lack of employment, a, wonderful dinner together and the unbearable living conditions, aban- members were very kind to me," Born in Terra Cha, Terceira, the donment and loneliness. You are standing like David in communities Azores, Father Freitas studied for the that are very comfortable at times and priesthood at the Seminario d' Angra forgetful ofthose in need, and yet you in Terceira and later The Catholic remember. Your roots are in a God of University in Washington, D.C., and at·St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, love and mercy."

The three-day conference keyed Md. He was ordained in St. Mary Caon prayer, celebration of the Eucha- thedral, Fall River .by Bishop James rist and on various workshop sessions L. Connolly on June 11, 1949. He and interaction with. fellow served as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Bedford; Vincentions.

On Friday night, June 11, the Santo Christo, Fall River; St. members honored its spiritual advi- Elizabeth's, Fall River, and 'as pastor sor, retired Fall River Diocesan priest of St. John of God in Somerset. BeFather Daniel L. Freitas,' on the 50th sides his duties as spiritual advisor to anniversary of-his ordination to the the St. Vincent de Paul Society, other priesthood. He spoke about his role diocesan assignments included being in the Society.

"My job has been to deliver a spirituality among the members," explained Father Freitas in an interview with The Anchor. He retired three years ago after 47 years 6f service as a priest in the Fall River Diocese. "In recent years we have a national spirituality committee and all of us spiritual advisors from ilie eight regions are included," he said. ''We have written a prayer manual to help those who don't see a priest often - because of lack of them - and who have lay people spiritual advisors." . .

He has been regional advisor for 24 or 25 years. "It all started when I went to St. John of God Church, Somerset :-and every six years we change officers. I told them that at the end of the last term,' which. ends FATHER DANIEL L. FREITAS next month, I would retired from the advisor's job in this Northeast Region because I am now living in director of the Catholic Charities ApFlorida, in the Diocese of Orlando, peal and the Bishop's Annual Charity and that is in the Southeast Region. I Ball, and being an auditor and advohelp out at Ascension Church in cate at the Diocesan Tribunal.

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AtCaritas asselll"ly, speaker cites 'just-war theory' dilemmas VATICAN CITY(CNS) - References to the "just-war theory" in traditionat9athoIic,teaching can give the impression that the Catholic Church supports some wars, said a Nobel Peace Prize winner.

"When the Church speaks about the conditions for a 'just war,' the impression is given that in some situations the Church 'blesses' war," said Mairead Corrigan Maguire. Maguire, co-winner of the 1976 Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland, gave the opening speech at the June 14-19 general assembly of Caritas Internationalis.

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that 97' percent of the school children at Our Lady of , TAUNTON - Students'in grades K-5 at Our Lady Lourd~s' took part. , of Lourdes SchQol in Taunton recently'tool,c on a' "It was a project that ,bridged generation gaps and schQol. project' entitled "What if you dic!n't have paren'ts '~erepretty astonishep at the creations students toy~?" 'and they had a lot of fun doing it' according to came upwith;' said Booker. "One student, with her father's school ,principal ,,' '~elp, made a doll Arleen M. Booker. but of cardboard.

"Our aim with , Some used plastics this project was to ' . and paper to make teach kids to, be creplanes and boats ative and look at from material that things in a different would have 'been light. It was very thrown away. It was successful and most great," she deof the students here elared. participated even All projects though it wasn't a were displayed in required assignthe school's cafment," said Booker. eteria and inShe also said that eluded carved the project helped wooden dolls, a students realize robot made from that not aU-children plastic bottles, around the world cardboard houses are as fortunate and and many differcan buy manufacent toys. After tured toys. they made their Students were toys the students asked to make atoy watched a video using recyclable entitled "A Toy is materials or things What You Make, found around the It," which dehouse. Teachers enHOMEMADE TOYS - Students at Our Lady of picted chIldren in couraged students Lourdes School, Taunton, made toys from recyclable Kenya, Peru and' to participate and materials for a school project entitled, 'What ifYou Didn't from around the' consult with par- Have Toys." Pictured, from left, with toys are: Kyle world and the' ents and grandpar- Caetano, grade 5, carved doll; Bryan Chaves, grade 1, toys they created. 'ents when brain"The students 'storming abouth~licopter;Jonathan Connon, kindergarten, cardb()~rQ were amazed that 'their toy: Parents' plane; Carina Enright, grade 4, corn husk doll; Ashleign many of the toys and grandparents Chaves, grade 2, noise makers; and Elliott Sh~rman, ,.were' similar!", :;later came ,to the grade 3, plastic bottle robot. s~id Booker. ,

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BISHOP STANG High School seniors Bethany Soares and Jadilyn Kagan received awards at Senior Awards Night. Soares received The President's Award of Excellence and Kagan The Spartan Award. The awards are given to those who best exemplify the ideals of the No. Dartmouth school and who are involved through school activities or the community.

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YOUNG'ARTISTS"':" Three students from St.Jean Baptiste School, Fall River, were recognized for their ar:twork in , the recent Children's Trust Fund Art Contest. From ,left, are : Amanda ·Petrin, honorable mention, DariielleAguiar, honor, able mention, and'Joshua Carvalho, third place. '

HANDS ON - Michelle Cabral, a marine biology major from the Water Watch Program at UMass-Dartmouth, recently instructed students atSt. Jean Baptiste School, Fall River, in a science project about clams..Cabral visited students in grades kindergarten through six and is pictured sharing the project with third graders. '

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GRADUATES FROM Holy Family-Holy Name School, New. Bedford, recently honored the former director of their school, the late' Father Thomas E. O'Dea, by dedicating their memory book to him, A copy of the book was given to his cousin, Mary O'Dea, at the class of 1999 Family Night. Father O'Dea served as the school's director from 1973:-1989.

Catholic high school sending five grads to Naval Academy ~ Academic and

religious training they received said to give them an advantage.

By DONNA KOROS STRAMELLA CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - For five graduating seniors from St. Mary's High School in Annapolis, relocating to college won't require shipping boxes and making that long move out of state.

They've all been accepted at the U.S. Naval Academy, so they'll be living on a campus just three blocks from their former high school.

For St. Mary's parishioner Timothy Shanley, the Naval Academy is a family tradition, begun by his father, a retired Navy captain. All four of his brothers, both his brothers-in-law and even two cousins graduated from the school.

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Mullen, who also has a brother "In the summer program, you're basically a plebe for a who will be one year ahead of him week," said MacAdams, a parish- at the academy, already has reioner at Holy Family in ceived some advice on time ecoDavidsonville who was selected nomics. "You really need to budadmissions director at the acad- Mary's students Arthur as best male candidate from his get your time," he said. "You just emy, about five percent of each MacAdams IV and Steven Kuehn company and the student with the need to know when to do what." class is made up of children or sib- - already. have had a small taste most potential during the pro- .

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High School is Catherine Williams, ates. . life. They ...

Kuehn believes who has only been at the school ,ej,..., .

Shanley's brothers were quick a t his years at S t. and parish since January, although ••':::J"~ to offer some survival advice for Mary's grade school she lived in Annapolis earlier followed by high when her father taught at the acadschool there have emy. She realizes the plebe sumgiven him a good mer will be difficult, especially into academy life for foundation for the since the longest she's ever been newcomers. If past away from her parents is two weeks. next four years. numbers hold, 89 ~'V "I've learned a . "That's going to be the worst students in an inlot academically, part," she said, "but I'll just rememcoming class of about making ber that it's going to end."

1,220 will drop out The five St. Mary's graduates friends and about before the fall. good study habits," he will also be joined for plebe sum"Basically, they said. "And my faith mer by a 1998 graduate, Nick told me to never will help me a lot. I Rogers, who attended a military think about failprep school for a· year after high I think the whole experiure," Shanley told ence will strengthen my school.

The Catholic ReI A seventh St. Mary's graduate, faith." view, newspaper of MICHAEL MULLEN, 18, was accepted into the freshKuehn shares a Maria Smear, was accepted at the the Baltimore Arch- man class of the U.S. Naval Academy. (eNS photo by connection with fel- Naval Academy but decided to aclow plebe and 1999 cept a basketball scholarship from diocese. "Whate~er Donna Koros Stramella The Catholic RevieW) you do, don't pIty , St. Mary's graduate Yale instead. yourself. But, they all said they tended a summer seminar program Michael Mullen, Both their faPantelides credits the strong pro. would go back and do it again." before their j!lnior year of high thers were 1968 graduates of the gram at St. Mary's for turning out .. Shanley and two other St. school: so many Naval Academy students. academy.

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doesn't don't love you, it really is hopeless.

The youth group in our parish had If you really like a girl who thinks a clever fund raiser during Lent. They you aren't her type, then you aren't sold "God cans." her type. Period. Don't try changing The "God can" was actually an alu- her mind. There's a word for people

By CHARLIE MARTIN· CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE minum soda can, with a glued on la- who follow somebody around, trying bel explaining what it was about. to convince that person that "we They sold them for a buck a piece and should be perfect for each other." The Kiss Me word is "pathetic." It's hopeless.

Kiss me out of the bearded Moonlight floor We'll take that trail -fp51 Suppose you used to be together, barley Lift your open hand On your father's map but you broke upover something you Nightly, beside the green, Strike up the band think is silly or unimportant. Or, pergreen grass And make the fireflies dance (Repeat refrain) haps you've changed and think the Swing, swing, swing the Silver moon sparkling other person owes you another chalice.

Written by Matt Slocum spinning step So kiss me If the other person doesn't want to get Sung by Sixpence None You wear those shoes, back together, it isn't happening. It's FO~ YOUTH • ABOUT YOUTH the Richer; Copyright (c) And I'll wear that dress Kiss me down by the hopeless. ' 1997 by Le Tigre Surun Broken tree house This isn't just about teens. Adults ."

Refrain: Balloon Publishing Swing me upon its raised quite a bit of money. have exactly the same setofproblems. ·(ASCAP) I Squint hanging tire '. : Oh, kiss me bC:meath· The notion behind the "God can", . I have coffee with a man of40 who is The.milky twilight< .Songs; 1998, Squint Bring, bring, bring is simple-and remarkably profound. still ~razy about·a woman wQo ' . . :.; Lead me out on the .El'ltertainment ..

Your flowered hat There are some pro~lem,s you. solye d.umped him a year ago. He keeps callfor yourself- and some you can't. ing her, writing her letters. Every time The instructions 6n the labeLex- . it makes her angrier. It's hopeless. ... : SIXPENCE NONE'the Richer'!! "Kiss Me" course, you may ·not be sure' what you want. In plained th~t idea and suggeSted writ-. . You are responsible for your aC, .has zoomed up the charts. I guess romance, no that case, tell tQe other of your uncertainty. When ing each unsolvable problem down tions. Show others ~onesty and re- matter what the season, is sure way to gain popu- you are c,areful of. another's heart, you will alon a little slip of paper, sticking it in-: spect. Make sure that your groomirig ways have that person's respect. . larity! , side the ~anand leaving it there for' is good and your behavior is approAs I often recommend in these columns, date The song presents a variety of summer-like God's attention. When you've got a priate. If you're interested in someromantic images. The world of the girl in this a varie.ty of people rather than becoming overly problem you can't manage, pur Chris- body, let the person know, and go out song is filled with fireflies dancing, green, green involved with one person. ·Summer is three tian faith calls for turning it over to of your way to treat that person well. grass, and swinging around on the hanging tire months, and your future reaches far beyond what Invite the person to spend time with God. You can't fix it, but "God can." down by the broken tree house. Clearly, it is a yoti experience in this brief season.

Further, be very clear about your values. Even In almost any situation that in- you, and do your best to make it a fun magical summer as she invites her guy to "kiss volves other people, some parts are time together. me beneath the milky twilight." It is easy to sense a passing summer romance might entail making But if the other person turns you your responsibility and some are behow she is being swept away in the emotion of decisions about sexual behavior. Make sure that yond your control. You can control down three times in a row, that should the type of touch you engage in remains consissummer romance. your behavior, but not that of other end it. If the other person says flat out Suchan experience can be innocent and fun. tent with those values that you have picked to people. You can be responsible for "I'm not interested," there's nothing Yet, when dealing with love, even the fleeting guide your life.

You want to come out of this summer feeling what you choose today, but you can't else for you to do. summer romance variety, it is important to be good about who you are and how you acted. Stickchange the past and your can't conFinding love belongs in the "God careful of one's own heart - and of another's. trol the future. How you treat others is can." Maybe it won't be in time for Acting with care begins with understanding ing to your values is a way to ensure having this your responsibility, but how they feel this year's prom. Maybe it won't be your intent. A summer romantic fling rarely be- good feeling.

Summer often brings the added freedom to the person you have in mind. In fact, comes a commitment. If your intent is to enjoy about you is beyond your reach.

This is clearest in the arena of ro- when love comes, it's almost always a just a few dates with someone, then be truthful. explore your life and dreams. Ask God to help Don't lead someone on just so you have a dating you be wise in what you choose as summertime mance. Love is about emotions. You surprise. experiences and relationships.

You can't make anybody love can want somebody to care about you, partner for summer romance.

Your comments are always welcome. Please Likewise, be aware of any promises that you but you can't make it happen. you, but God will eventually send might make. If you are just interested in dancing address: Charlie Martin, 7125 W 200S, An old phrase really catches this: someone for you to love. After all, God in the moonlight, don't agree to go steady. Of Rockport, Ind. 47635. "hopelessly in love." If you're nuts has been in the business of love for a about somebody, arid that person long time.

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California Catholic leaders assessing pastoral care in prisons

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man from Sacramento who was raised a Catholic but later lost any relationship he had had with God. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - During a visit by 13 CaliHe said each day he must fight the anger he feels at fornia Catholic leaders, inmates at the state prison in not receiving family visits. "I want to be able to care Sacramento revealed the importance ,: .

I ' " about somebody, and I want somebody of spirituality in their lives. . .!.-',. to care about me," he said.

Another inmate, a musician who bePat said his men's support group had .' ~~. become a place to heal wounds inflicted came a Catholic in prison, told the deland received, a place to find God. Marty egation that prisoners are able to "walk played a soulful song on guitar about a better path" when supported by prison God's love for all creation. Chris told ministry.

Sister Enright said the Catholic about a Catholic deacon bringing God's grace into his life and how that, Church could playa major role in buildr ing much-needed detention ministry promade all the difference.

The visit was the sixth state grams. prison visit led by Auxiliary Bishop • "Jesus has called us to this. These are our brothers and sisters," she said. "We need Gabino Zavala of Los Angeles, liaison to detention ministers and prison chaplains for to care for them and those who work with California's Catholic bishops. them with· compassion and kindness."

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Publicity. Chairmen are asked . after the 8 a.m. Mass until midto submit news items for this col- night. All welcome. umn to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of~ city or FALL RIVER - Catholic Sotown should be included, as well as cial Services is sponsoring firstfull dates of all activities. DEAD- time homebuyers' seminar "There's LINE IS NOON ON MONDAYS. No Place Like Home," Saturday Events published must be of in- from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Espirito terest and open to our geneml read- Santo Parish. All welcome. For more ership. We do not normally carry information call Lucia Vieira at notices of fund-raising activities, 674-4681. which may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from our FALL RIVER - A Healing Serbusiness office at (508) 675-7151. vice is held at St. Anne's Parish and Shrine every first and third Sunday ATTLEBORO - A monthly of the month at 3: 15 p.m. The next Taize Prayer Night will begin to- service will be Sunday. All welnight at 7: 15 p.m. at the La Salette come. For more information call Shrine. It will include Scripture, 674-5651. petitions, prayers of reconciliation, MANSFIELD - The Mother's chant and will be led by Father Pat. Those attending are asked to bring. Group meets in the Rose Garden building behind St. Mary's Church a candle and holder. All welcome.

The first annual Asian-Indian every Tuesday from 10-11 :30 a.m.

Pilgrimage Day will be helel" at the All are welcome to socialize and Shrine Saturday beginning at 10 meet other women from the area. A a.m. The day will include Mass, play room for children is available. music, processions and celebration For more information call Kim of Asian-Indian heritage. All wel- Paiva at 238-9472 or Tricia Collins come. For more information call at 339-4240.

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MASHPEE - A young adult Devotions and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will held at prayer group meets on the first and the Shrine Sunday at 3 p.m. to honor third Wednesday of each inonth at . all fathers, living and deceased. All 7:30 p.m. in the chapel" of Christ the King Parish. All welcome. For welcome. more information call Heather EAST FREETOWN -,-. Sajpt Kirby at 548-2364.

Anne's Hospital" will conduct a NEW BEDFORD - Members Congregational Health Ministers Program on June 26 from 9 a.m. to and friends of the Class of 1924 of 1 p.m. at Cathedral Camp. Holy the former Holy. Name School are Union Sister Dorothy Cotterell will invited to join in the celebration of address the topic Midlife Spiritu- Mass for living and deceased classality. For registration or more in- mates on June 24 at noon in St·. formation call the Pastoral Care Anthony's Church, Mattapoisett. It Department of the hospital at 674- marks the 75th anniversary of 5600 ext. 2060. graduation and for more information Of transportation call 758EAST FREETOWN - A day 3719. of retreat and reflt:<ction for persons living with and affected by HIV/ NEW BEDFORD - The Prayer AIDS, caregivers, loved ones and Group of Our Lady Perpetual Help concerned others, entitled "A Mo- Church will meet on June 22 at 1 ment of Grace," will be held on June p.m. for recitation of the Divine ~6 from lOa.m. to 3 p.m. at CatheMercy Chaplet, rosary and reflecdral Camp, 157 Middleboro Road. tion, a Marion talk and BenedicIt is sponsored by the Diocesan Of- tion of the Blessed Sacrament. All :ice ofAIDS Ministry. For registra- welcome. tion or. illformation call 674-5600 ext. 2295.

SOUTH YARMOUTH. - A Separated/Oivorced Catholics SupFALL RIVER - There will be port Groupwill meet on June 27 at no Sunday Exposition of the the St. Pius X Parish Life Center.

Blessed Sacrament at St. Anthony Welcome is at 6:30 p.m. Meeting of the Desert Church in July but begins at 7 p.m. All welcome. For Exposition· will continue every more informatipn call Father Rich- .

Monday, Tuesday, and Wedne.sday l!1"d M, RoX at 255-0170.

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Columbine must. lead .to· improved public. scbQols, official says DENVER(CNS)~Parents.want

something more basic from public schools than teaching reading, writing and arithmetic, according to the cQmmissione.r of the <:;oIOl:ado State Board of Education. "They want the.ir children to come horne in. one piece," said commissioner William J. Molont:<y, who is a parishioner at Holy Ghost Church in Dt:<nver. "The Columbine tragedy was a terrible blow to public edu-

cation beca1.!se people have ls:nown for some time that there were learning deficits, but we didn't realize just how. dangerous it was," he told· the Denver Catholic Register archdiocesan newspaper. Following the shootings at Columbine High School in the Denver suburb of Littleton, the board' drafted a statement that calls for restoring moral values and discipline in Colorado public schools.

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for Spanish-speaking volunteers ~n detention ministry. Approximately 33 percent of the inmates at the Sacramento prison are Hispanic.

Bishop Garcia and three others in the delegation were able to speak briefly with some Hispanic inmates who have been in lockup since November 1997 in conneclion with their demand for a separate exercise facility..

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'They are very real human peings In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to oversee prison in need of care and spiritual enrichministry programs and meet individual ment aild connections," Sister Enright told The, Catholic Herald, Sacramento FATHER DENIS McNanus inmates' needs, he said. In the middiocesan newspaper. 'They have a de- is the only Catholic chaplain for 1960s, there were roughly 460 inmates sire for sharing their faith with others the 6,000 inmates at San for every Catholic chaplain in the state, and a real concern for their families Q . p' . M . Co t\l but now there are about 2,000. and children." u~ntin nson In ann un.y , "It's a ministry of presence and you Among the inmates whom delega- Calif. (CNS photo Nancy can't be present,"·he said. "Without a tion members met was a 50-year~0Id Westlund, The CatholiC Herald) strong volunteer program, you're lost."

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.Wanderer urges senator to run on third-party ticket ~ GOPSen. Bob Smith of

New Hampshire gets the backing:

By LOU'PANARALE CATHQ.UC NEWS SERVICE

WASHINGTON- The Wanderer, a lay-edited national Catholic newspaper, has urged Republican Sen. Bob Smith ofNew Hampshire to run for the U.S. presidency on a third,.party ticket.

Sffiith; a Catholic, had announced. in February thathe would seekthe GOP nomination for president in the year, 2000 because 'Td like to reverse ·the cynicism in American politics. I think that we need to have somebody chart the right course."

The Wanderer, published fiSt Paul~ Minn., has supported Smith since he· first announced that hewould seek the Republican nomination for president But in the weekiynewspaper's recent issue, a signed editorial by Wanderer editor A.1. Matt Jr. and an oJHXl piece by University ofNotre Dame law school professor CharJes E. Rice urged Smith to· leave the Republican Party and seek the presidency under the US. Taxpayers Party. .

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that the newspaper urged Smith to switch parties because the Republican Party was no longer a leader of moral causes and was "bankrupt for ideas."

H~ added-that The Wanderer has received a steady stream ofletters from its readers who urged that Smith leave the Republican Party if he hoped to have any chance of being nominated.

In Washington, Smith's presidential campaign manager, Karen Hickey, told CNS the senator welcomed The Wanderer's support and has not ruled . out the possibility ofI'llJlDiDg on athirdparty ticket But as of now, said Hickey, ''he is not advocating or promoting it but is considering it because he has become very frustrated' with Republican leadership. He has always taken advice from The- Wanderer very seriously."

In his oJHXl piece, headlined "Sen. Smith and Third Party," Rice wrote: '''or several decades, we have been governed by alternating wings Of a common political enterprise."

Rice said the Democratic and Republican parties act as if they are branches of one party, "differing only in degree in their endorsementofhigh spending and taxes, (and) aCceptance

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of anti-life culture as a permanent feature ofAmerican law." "'There is no way that a principled candidate like Sen. Smith will get the presidential nomination of the Republican wing ofthe One Party;'Rice wrote, saying "an alternative vehicle" is available in the U.S. Taxpayers Party.

Rice quoted Smith as saying: ''I'm worried for the sake ofmy party. Idon't . want the Republican Party to go away. ... If you take the pro-life,-pro-gun and Christian conservative people out of the Republican Party, well, you don't have a Republican Party."

The U.S. Taxpayers Party,.based in Vienna, Va, was founded in 1992. Its 1992 presidential candidate, Howard Phillips, appeared on the ballot in 21 states: In 1995 the party was formally recognize<J by the Federal Election Commission as a national political party. In 1996, Phillips was again the party's presidential nominee; appearing on ballots in 39 states.

In its literature the party calls for a "return to a government that protects all innocent life; a government that protects· liberty, not suppresses it; and a government that allows the free pursuance of happiness, not regulation of it."