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ATTENDING THE 25th anniversary liturgy for the first diocesan diaconate class were, from left: Father Philip N. Hamel, pastor of St. Joseph-St. Therese Parish, New Bedford, Deacons Leo W. Racine, James Meloni Jr., Benjamin Nogueira, Vincent Walsh, Francis Camacho, Maurice Lavallee, and Andre Nasser. (Photo by Anne Cabral)
First diocesan diaconate class celebrates 25th .anniversary NEW BEDFORD - The 25th anniversary liturgy of the Permanent Deacons from the Class of 1980 was celebrated Jurie.19 at St. Joseph-St. Therese C.ht!rch in New Bedford. The class of 13 riien was the first one ordained on June 7th, 1980by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin, . then bishop of the Fall River diocese. Father Philip N. Hamel, pastor, and Father Michael Racine, Chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital and
cousin of Deacon Leo Racine, Class of 1980, concelebrated the liturgy. Seven out of the original 13 ordained deacons' served at the liturgy as well: Oeacons' F~ancis Camacho; Maurice Lavallee, James Meloni Jr., Andre Nasser (ordained in the Melkite Rite), Benjamin Nogueira, Leo W. Racine, and Vincent Walsh. Three deacons were unable to attend due to illness: Deacons Oscar
Drinkwater, Paul Metilly, and Frank Mis. Deceased Deacons Manuel Camara, John Cwiekowski, and John Scho.ndek were remembered in prayer during th(f·liturgy. . Bishop George W. Coleman and Msgr. John J. Oliveira, diocesan director of the Permanent Diaconate Office, honored the Class of 1980 earlier at the annual diaconate convocation held at St. Turn to page J3 - Deacons
FALL RIVER - The appointment of five new directors of diocesan offices and a new executive editor for the diocesan newspaper, The Anchor, were announced today by Bishop George W. Coleman. The appointments, all effective July 1, include: Father David M. Andrade as diocesan director of Pastoral Planning; Father Roger 1. Landry as executive editor of The Anchor; Father Gregory A. Mathias as diocesan director of Family Ministry and director of the Family Life Center; Father Marek S. Tuptyp.ski as diocesan director of Pastoral Care of the Sick; Deacon Robert D. Lemay as diocesan director of the Rite of Christian Initiation ofAdults; and Mrs. Marian Desrosiers as diocesan director of the Pro-Life Apostolate. Father Andrade, 45, a Taun-
ton native, was ordained a priest May 31, 1986 by Bishop Daniel A. Cronin in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall River. He has served as a parochial vicar at Our Lady of Health in Fall River, St. John of God in Somerset, and St. Theresa's in Attleboro where he became parochial administrator. While serving at St. Jean Baptiste Parish in Fall River, he was named pastor there in 1998, and continued as the new Holy Trinity Parish at St. Jean Baptiste Church emerged in June 2000. He has also served as a chaplain at Saint Anne's Hospital and an advocate and auditor at the Diocesan Tribunal. As director of Pastoral Planning he succeeds Msgr. Ronald A. Tosti. Father Landry, 35, a parochial vicar at St. Francis Xavier Turn to page J3 - Heads
2005 Catholic Charities Appeal in final stages . FALL RIVER - Tuesday, June 21, the last day of the 64th annual Catholic Charities Appeal, was certainly a busy day at Appeal headquarters. All parishes were checking their mail, calling in their final reports, and checking their parish totals as the dioc-
esan-wide process was drawing to a close. "The phones were ringing off the hook, with many parishes calling in two or three times as they were receiving last minute donations from friends and parishioners through the mail and in Turn to page JJ - Appeal
Taunton students go to bat for classmate's brother TAUNTON - In just three days, the students at .St. Mary's Primary School here raised more than $3,100 to benefit the family of one of their own. Four-year-old Jared Faria, brother of Jillian Faria, a kindergartner at the school, has been diagnosed with Krabbe's Disease. The illness is an error in the genes that does not allow for proper nerve development in the brain. The disease is characterized by progressive neurological dysfunctions such as mental retardation, paralysis, blindness, deafness, and paralysis of certain facial muscles. It progresses until the individual can no longer function independently. Jared is currently undergoing treatment at the Fairview Clinic in Minnesota where he will remain for four-five
months. In an effort to help offset the family's medical and travel expenses, St. Mary's students participated in a special "St. Mary's Rox!" event, featuring K-O, mascot of the Boston Rox baseball team, who was on hand to greet students at a special morning assembly. The children brought in a minimum donation of $1 and dressed in their favorite baseball attire. The dress-down day event raised more than $2,200. Additionally, half the proceeds ofa special lottery ticket sales at the school's production of "Honk Jr.," totaling more than $800, was also donated to the family. STUDENTS AT St. Mary's Primary School in Taunton recently gathered with "It's a great opportunity to show the children how easy it is to make a differ- K-O, the mascot of the Brockton Rox baseball team. K-O appeared at a fundraising event for the family of a St. Mary's student, whose brother is seriously ill. Turn to page three - Taunton
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Saint Anne's Hospital volunteers \ honored for dedicated service
Obituaries Sister Lea Doucette SUSC
Awards range from 100 to 10,000 hours FALL RIVER - Area men and women from Greater Fall River recently were recognized for volunteer service to Saint Anne's Hospital at its annual National Volunteer Week celebration at White's of Westport. The corps ofvolunteers was rec.ognized for its dedication and commitment to work on behalf of the hospital's patients. Those who received awards for reaching milestones from 100 to 10,000 hours of service in areas throughout the hospital were: 10,000 hours: Marrilou Leonard, Fall River. 9,000 hours: Rita "Pat" Romanowicz, Fall River. 7,000 hours: Louise Canuel, Somerset. 5,000 hours: Sister Thomas More, O.P., Dighton. 3,000 hours: Rose Medeiros, Swansea; Jean O'Brien, Somerset; Marie Reed, Fall River. 2,000 hours: Margaret Goslin, Westport. 1,000 hours: Paul L'Heroux and Debbie Norwood, Fall River 500 hours: Margarida Dumas, Fall River; Anne Marie Nicoletti and Barbara Walsh, Tiverton, R.I. 100 hours: Elias Barboza, and Fnmk'Rezenaes, Fall River; Wayne Borge, Somerset. In addition, Lorraine Emond, Fnmk Cosgrove, and Alice Auclair, volunteers who died during the past year, were remembered and recognized for their service. The current corps of adult hospital volunteers includes: From Assonet: Deborah Copeland, Michelle Hadley, and Carol Spoor. From Berkley: Antone Barboza. From Dartmouth: Judith Hart and Evonne Lavoie. From Dighton: Sister Irene Brodeur, O.P., and Sister Thomas More,O.P.
From Fall River: Cecile Almeida, Odette Antoun, Alice Arruda, Lorrie Arruda, Michael Bakst, Elias Barboza, Claire . Beaulieu, Leo Beaulieu, Lucinda Boaz, Jose Borges, Lisa CadimaPaswell, Mary Jane Camara, Theresa Canuel, Stella Capone, Helen Carvalho, Louise Chapdeleine, Anna Chlebek, Amelia Cichon, Theresa Costa, Irene Daly, Albert Desmarais, Donald Desmarais, Marge Dumas, Rosemary Enright, Helen Faris, Beverly Ferreira, Shirley Ferreira, Helena Fonseca, Collette Fortin, Claire Fnmco, Del Furtado, Margaret Giza, Roland Gomes, William Gonsalves, Theresa Goulet, Mary Griffin, Dennis Hurley, Ruth Hurley, Stan Janczura, Stella Jennings, Moriom Khanom, Lorraine Kozak, Paul L'Heuroux, Rita LaCroix, Robert Latinville, Marrilou Leonard, Lorraine Lima, Joan Lowery, Maureen McCloskey, Jeanne Menard, Louise Monsour, Suzanne Naggiar, Gisele Nasser, Liliane Nasser, Debbie Norwood, Barbara O'Neil, Louise Oliveira, Pauline Paquin, Irene Paradis, Barbara Pelletier, Ruth Pires, Rita Place, Jaqueline Plante, Marie Reed, frank Rezendes· Rita Romanowicz, Jayson Rot~st~in, Janet Sahady, Barbara Schroeder, Eleanor Shea, Arthur Silvia, Ev~lyn Silvia, Katherine Simon, Elaine Skibinski, Nelly Tawa, Rev. Ralph Tetrault, and Susan Whalon. From Rehoboth: Annie Souza. From Somerset: Suzanne Almeida, Robin Bazabal, Doris Bergeron, Wayne Borge, Margaret Burns, Louise Canuel, Valerie Chmielewski, Dorothy Judge, Elizabeth Novacek, Jean O'Brien, Claire Proulx, Alphonse Saulino, and Donald Truver. From Swansea: Thomas L. Carroll, Mary Chaves, Alzira DeMattos, Irene Lake, Rose
FALL RIVER - Holy Union Heart School in North Attleboro; Sister Lea Doucette, formerly Sacred Hearts Academy and SaMedeiros, Marina Orosz, Roger known as Sister Anne Marthe, 86, cred Heart Parish School in Fall died June 8 in the Catholic Me- River; and at Immaculate ConcepPellisier, and Theresa Rodrigues. tion School in Taunton. From Westport: Deacon John morial Home. Born in Wedgeport, Nova While caring for her invalid Bnmco, Phyllis Chrupcala, Margaret Goslin, Mary Jane Roy, and Scotia, she was the daughter ofthe mother and later her brothers, she late James E., and Mabel ministered at Chelsea's Our Lady Carol Siembab. (Cotreau) Doucette. ofthe Assumption Parish and was From Tiverton, R.I.: Angelina After graduating from As- a substitute teacher at its school; Amanmtes, Yvonne Berube, Paul Brown, Jacquiline Clark, Sister sumption Elementary School and and also taught in the religious Dorothy Cotterell, Dennis Chelsea High School, she entered education program in Revere. She has resided at the CathoCunningham, Raul Fernandes, Ed- the Holy Union Novitiate in Fall River on Sept. 10, 1938. She made lic Memorial Home since 2003. ward Holewiak, Geraldine her first profession of vows there Sister Lea is survived by a Holewiak, Monique Kczmarek, Rita Morotti, Ann Marie Nicoletti, on Sept. 20, 1940, and her per- brother, Albert Doucette; several Dorothy Roppe, Ernest Silvia, petual profession on Aug. I, 1946. cousins; and her Holy Union SisSister Lea studied at the Sacred ters. She was also the sister of the Thelma Solas, Gertrude Valentino, Heart School ofEducation in Fall late James Doucette. and Barbara Walsh. From Little Compton, R.I.: Bar- River and earned a bachelor of . Her funeral Mass was celscience degree in education from ebrated in the Catholic Memorial bara Passmore. From Portsmouth, R.I.: Fordham University in New York. Home on June 13. Burial was in Albertine Caron, Madeline She taught at schools in Massa- SLPatrick's Cemetery, Fall River. chusetts, New York, and New JerThe Waring-Sullivan Funeral Myslivy, and Celeste Sefranek. Home in Fall River was in charge Saint Anne's Volunteer Ser- sey. Locally, she taught at Sacred of arrangements. vices Coordinator Diane· Palmer notes that there is an ongoing needSister·'M. Joseph Teresa O.Carm. for volunteers in many capacities. "Volunteer opportunities will satFRAMINGHAM - Carmelite gation, primarily in the New Enisfy most schedules, as well as acSister M. Joseph Teresa, 77, the gland area, including the Cathocommodate personal interests," former Noel Marie Corconm, died lic Memorial Home in Fall River. notes Palmer. "For as little as two June 8 in Metro West Hospital here. Her last mission was St. Patrick's to three hours a week, it is a gratiBorn in Fall River, the daugh- Manor in Framingham. fying way to help the staff during ter of the late Frederick B., and She leaves a brother, Paul F. busy times while also making hosthe late Mary F. (Kelley) Corcoran of Westport; a sister, pitalization a little more pleasant Corcoran, she graduated from Brenda Corcoran of Dartmouth; for patients." Bayview Academy in Riverside, nieces and nephews; and grandTo learn more about volunR.I., and attended Salve Regina nieces and grandnephews. teer opportunities at Saint College in Newport, R.I. Her Mass of Christian Burial Anne's Hospital, call Volunteer A member of the Carmelite was celebrated at St. Patrick's Services, 508-674-5600, ext. Sisters for the Aged and Infirm for Manor. Burial was in St. Patrick's 2080. Information about this and 56 years, Sister Joseph Teresa en- Cemetery, Fall River. other programs is also available tered the Carmelites on Aug. 22, The Eugene J. McCarthy and on Saint Anne's Website, 1949 and professed her vows on Sons Funeral Home in www.saintanneshospitaI.org. March 27, 1951. She ministered Framingham was in charge of arat various houses of her congre- rangements.
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In Your Prayers Please pray for the following priests during the coming weeks June 27 1863, Rev. John Corry, Founder, St. Mary, Taunton; Founder, St. Mary, Fall River 1933, Rev. Dario Raposo, Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton 1980, Rev. Msgr. Thomas F. Walsh, Retired Pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro \"\. 1984, Rev. Msgr. Bernard)J:}fenton, USA Retired Chaplain, Retired Pastor, St. Joseph, North\\?iphto~ ~ JUDe 28~________ 1947, Rev. Thomas C. G~irig,:'A:ssistant, St. Lawrence New Bedford ~l\~0 '
1952, Rev. Simon Pease, SS.Cn;~dministrator, Sacred Hearts, ~' Fairhaven 1961, Rev. Alphonse M. Reniere, \,p.P., Dominican Priory, Fall River .\ July 1 \,\ 1993, Rev. Fernando A. Veiga, CM, Vincentian Mission House Fall River July 2 1967, Rev. Gerard A. Boisvert, Assistant, St. Anthony, New Bedford 1996, Rev. Maurice H. Lamontagne, Retired Pastor, Our Lady of Grace, Westport July 3 1942, Rev. Thomas P. Doherty, Pastor, St. Kilian, New Bedford
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Massachusetts bishops' statement on Marriage Amendment June 16, 2005 We support the citizen-led effort to gather signatures for a new initiative petition that would add the f~llowing language to the Massachusetts Constitution: When recognizing marriages entered after the adoption of this amendment by the people, the Commonwealth and its political subdivisions shall define marriage as only the union of one man and one woman. This proposed amendment restores to our laws the traditional definition of marriage. To remain effective as society's primary institution for ensuring the well-being of children, marriage must be understood by government as a commitment involving one man and one woman.. The amendment addresses only the meaning of marriage itself and affects only future marriages. It takes no position on how the legislature should assign legal rights and economic benefits. Thus, if placed on the statewide ballot in 2008, it gives the people a clear choice on marriage. We oppose another amendment, initially approved by the legislature in 2004, which combines the issues of marriage and same-sex civil unions. This proposal fails to provide a clear choice - it dictates that civil unions shall be treated as marriage in all but name. Protecting marriage is more than preserving a name. The people deserve the opportunity to vote on marriage.as a stand-alone issue.
Thus, we encourage all Catholics to exercise their civil right to participate in the signature drive for the new initiative petition. When the time comes in the fall, signatures may be gathered outside Catholic churches with the cooperation of pastors. We remind supporters to conduct their campaign in a spirit of respect for all persons.
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peded that process," said Kris matter before the convention. at Last year, in response to a treMineau, president of the Massachusetts Family Institute and mendous outpouring from citizens St. Joseph Manor spokesman for the Coalition for across. the Commonwealth who Marriage and Family - an alli- wanted the opportunity to vote on (' 1I th ul ie-spun so red ance of 20 state and national the issue of marriage, Represen- nursing hOl1lc groups standing for traditional tative Phil Travis (D) Rehoboth, marriage in Massachus·etts. 'successfully brought the Marriage Pri\'lItc I~csident Ruol1ls In 2002, then Senate President Affirmation and Protection DlIily COlllllluniun & Chllpel Tom Birmingham, in violation of Amendment before a ConstituAdult Day Progrlllll the state constitution, refused to tional Convention. But once again - CALLNOW Post-Hospital Rehllh Care take up the matter in a Constitu- the will of the people was Cape Cod 508·362·7777 tional Convention despite the fact thwarted when Senate President Respite Care New Bedford 508-992·1400 that the lawful number of signa- Robert Travaglini and Senate MiFree application on Internet 508-583-5834 tures was collected by the citizens nority Leader Brian Lees changed www.ccnm.com ofthe Commonwealth to bring the the amendment to establish Civil 215 Thatcher St.. Brockton MB # 1161 Unions fully equal to marriage. www.SJMBrockton.org •APR 5.78, 30 yr $1 Ok min. "We see it as a flawed amendment because it's contradictory in terms and was designed to fail at the ballot box and in the courts," Mineau added. At the same press conference, a citizens' initiative petition drive, VoteOnMarriage.org, was .unveiled to allow citizens a clear up or down His Excellency, the Most Reverend George W. Coleman, Bishop vote on marriage. The text of the • of Fall River, has announced the following appointments: A non-profit Catholic ApostolDJe amendment reads: "When recog.9 Cedar Swamp Road (Rte. 5) Rev. David M. Andrade Diocesan Director ofPastoral Planning nizing marriages entered after the • • Smithfield, R/02917 adoption ofthis amendment by the 4(J/-231-0074 Rev. Roger 1: Landry Executive Editor of THE ANCHOR people, the Commonwealth and its • Conference with Father John Corapl political subdivisions shall define • Frida)' August 5" 2tJ05 at 7:00 p.1IL & SaturdllY August 6'" 2005 at 8:00 a.m. Rev. Gregory A. Mathias Diocesan Director of Family Ministry marriage as only the union of one • Pre-registration requlredl Please Regl.ter Early! and Director of the Family Life Center Mail a setf-addressed, stamped en\lelope man and one woman." • with this fonn and payment made payable to: Morning Star Christi:m Center To be placed on the 2008 balRev. Marek S. Tuptynski Diocesan Director of Pastoral Care of NAME PHONE ( I lot, the amendment would need • ADDRESS' the Sick CITYISTATElZIP _ signatures from 65,825 residents • of the Commonwealth and the • VISA:.- MASTER CARD_ EXPIRATION DATE Deacon Robert D. Lemay Diocesan Director of Rite of Christian • CREDIT CARD NUMBER support of 25 percent of the legInitiation ofAdults SIGNATURE islature. To succeed at the ballot Please Specify Number of nckets • box, a simple majority of voters • _$15.00 per person _$25.00 per person _$30.00 per person Mrs. Marian Desrosiers Diocesan Director of Pro-Life must approve it. Friday Only Saturday Only Both Days Apostolate For more information, contact: • I _uld like to make a donation to help someone I••s _fortunate In the amount of: $ Lisa Barstow 617-480-1719 or • Effective July 1,2005 Hayden 617-928-0800. Melanie . . "
BOSTON - Citing it 8$ a flawed amendment, the Coalition for Marriage and Family recently announced it will actively oppose the current constitutional amendment (known as the Travaglini-Lees Amendment) before the state legislature that both defines marriage as the union ofone man and one woman as it simultaneously writes same sex civil unions into the state constitution. "For the past four years, the citizens of Massachusetts have taken aggressive action to codify the definition of marriage and the legislature has continually im-
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The 'no' vote The late Holy Father, John Paul II, did not have good things to say about the proposed European Constitution. The fact that it deliberately avoided mentioning the cultural Christian foundation of Europe was more than disturbing for the pope. So, along with French and Dutch voters, he too would vote "no," not to the theoretical reality of a constituti0I!, but to part of its current contents. There are some who are not writing off the concept ofa united Europe. This is an exaggerated response. The European Union is basically founded on ideas but practically is an economic reality in the process of evolution. The resounding "no" vote was based on multi-issues. European countries are running scared on such issues as emigration, lost jobs and stagnant growth. Also, one must never forget that nationalism is always boiling away on the true proverbial back burner. Nations have a tendency to be quite self-righteous. There is a certain skepticism in the expansion of the number of nations to be included in the European Union, especially when it comes to Turkey, which really is not viewed as part of Europe. Old hatred smolders in Europe, especially when it comes to the Ottoman Empire - present day Turkey. Another factor that motivated the "no" vote has· to be the fear that European nations are being inundated with thepeople$ of their former colonies. Before World War I, European countries plundered Africa, India, Indonesia and Asia. Since World War II, peoples from these places have flooded into the so-called mother countries, bringing with them customs and cultures foreign to the European mind-set. Yet, these people are needed to do the jobs that Europeans feel are beneath their dignity. The birth rate of so many European countries has forced them to rely on their colonials in the battle to balance supply and demand. They are an important factor in the job market when al,l is going well. However, some countries are havingjob losses; in the world of social liberalism such a reality drains national . economICS. The "no" vote also indicated that young people have some different view than their peers; only people over 65 swung to the "yes" side of the ballot. It was the young voters who turned out in great numbers to say "no." It should be evident,that this trend, if continued, will reflect a resurgence of grass roots politics. This would be a real plus for the many European countries that are governed by elitists who enjoy the political vacuum of their own making. Young voters bring a freshness to the world of politics that often threatens those protected by a political isolation. They must be encouraged to be part of the system. It is interesting to note that Vatican Council II urged that thos'e with a talent for the difficult, yet noble, art of politics should prepare themselves for it and become engaged in political activity. In this light, young people should not relegate themselves to political indifference, but rather be activated in voice and spirit, that they may serve the common good. The "no" vote was a reflection of what people can do when they feel that their country is adrift and slipping out of their grasp. It will be more than interesting to see how many other countries view this situation, and what direction the European Union will take in response.
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fans would feel confident and Press day this week falls on strong. the Summer Solstice - the first Get real! We're New Enday of summer! We all know it, glanders aren't we? The glass is except for Mother Nature. never half full here. For us the Here's hoping she wakes from glass is not only half empty, but her Winter Solstice slumber for it leaks too! more than just a day or two at a time this year. Despite the grand lady's lack of consistency around here, it is in fact summer and that means our thought processes should change . with the seasons and begin to concentrate on By Dave Jolivet FOOTBALL! Sure it's baseball season, but we don't For example, it may be worry about the Red Sox until summer now, but the days are it's nearly the Autumnal Equinox. In a mere 30 days the World already getting shorter. See? Champion New England Patriots Half empty with a leak! We may be on the verge of a open training camp at Gillette Stadium in the football capital of three-peat, but for many of us we still enter a new season with the world, Foxboro (or the Pats of the late 1960s in the Foxborough,orFoxburro,or Foxburrow, or Fahxburroh, etc.). back of our minds. Will Tedy Bruschi come back In a few short weeks we this season? If not, what will the begin defense of our back-toback Super Bowl wins, and three loss of the team sparkplug mean to the Patriots machine? out of the last four. One would Now that he's signed for think after all this success Pats
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years to come, will Tom Brady lose that childhood wonder with the game, and with that his intensity? What will the loss of Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel mean for the offense? For the defense? Will Richard Seymour's contract squabble affect his play, or his teammates? Will this be the year Peyton Manning finally gets the best of us? On a Monday night in November - on national TV? I think I've just depressed myself. There's so much to be worried about this summer. And then we have the autumn Red Sox on deck. Suddenly I miss the January and February snow storms that walloped us earlier this year. We may have been immobilized, but at least we had a couple of championships to relish. Summer's here. The heat is on. Comments are welcome at davejolivet@anclwrnews.org.
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Simplified catechism to be released June 28 at Vatican VATICAN CITY (CNS) The shortened, simplified version of the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" will be presented by Pope Benedict XVI during a June 28 liturgy at the Vatican and will be available in Italian bookstores the following day. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said national bishops' conferences would be responsible for translating the volume into their local languages and for publishing the volume in partnership with the Vatican publishing house. The "Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church" was drafted by a committee led by the new pope while he was prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine ofthe Faith. A draft of the volume, in which Church teaching is presented in a question-and-answer form, was sent for comment in early 2004 to all the cardinals and the presidents of bishops' conferences around the world. The draft distributed in 2004 included an appendix with some
common Christian prayers and standard formulas of Catholic doctrine. Navarro-Valls said that, "40 years after the conclusion of the Second Vatican Council and in the heart ofthe Year ofthe Eucharist, the compendium can be a precious aid for satisfying the hunger for truth felt by every human person of every age and condition." In 2003, Pope John Paul II commissioned the shorter, simpler version ofthe 865-page catechism, saying there seemed to be a widespread desire for "a briefcompendium containing all the fundamental elements of Catholic faith and morals, formulated in a simple and clear manner." The late pope had said the new, shorter text would "faithfully mirror" the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" and would be "an authoritative, sure and complete synthesis." A spokesman for the U.S. Conference ofCatholic Bishops' publishing department said he expected the minicatechism to be released "later in 2005."
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FALL RIVER - The Feast of Santo Christo will be celebrated this weekend at Santo Christo Church, 185 Canal Street and it's something that Pastor Father Gastao A. Oliveira looks forward to every year. "The feast of Santo Christo attracts thousands ofpeople from all over New England for the Mass and procession. It' very special." It will begin with a solemn Mass celebrated by Bishop George W. Coleman at 6 p.m. Saturday. Father Adriano Manuel Torres Borgues, pastor in Vila do Porto - Santa Maria, Azores, will ~.
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Is there a typical summer? ,Publicity chairmen ar,e asked to submit news items for this column to The Anchor, P.O. Box 7, Fall River, 02722. Name of city or town should be included, as well as full dates of all activities. DEADLINE IS NOON ON FIUDAYS. Events published must be of interest and open to our general readership. We do not carry notices of fund-raising activities, which may be advertised at our regular rates, obtainable from our business office at 508-6757151. ATTLEBORO - The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette will present singer musician John Polce at his monthly Bethany Nights Program tonight at 7:30 p.m., an evening of song, prayer and healing held in the church. Ahealing service will be held at the Shrine Sunday at 2 p.m. For more information call 508-222-5410. BREWSTER - Mass will be celebrated by La Salette Father Richard Lavoie July 6 at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Cape Church, 468 StQny Brook Road. A healing service will follow. For more information call 508-385-3252. EAST FREETOWN - ' "Summer, Shakespeare and Original Sin: A Reading and Study of Othello," will be held June 29; July 6, 13, 20 and 27; and August 3 from 7-9 p.m. at Cathedral Camp. This book discussion forum, led by Deacons Maurice Ouellette and David Pepin and sponsored by the Diocesan Adult Education Office. FALLRIVER-First Saturday devotion will be held July 2 at St. Mary's Cathedral. Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will follow. MANSFIELD - An orientation night will be held June 28 from 7:30-9 p.m. at St. Mary's Parish, 330 Pratt Street, for new volunteers for A Woman's Concern, pregnancy health services building of Fall River. A second night of orientation will be held June 29 at the First Christian Church, 11 Otis - Street, Mansfield. For more information call Bea Martins at 508-6783351. NEW BEDFORD --.:.. The Courage Group will sponsor a holy hour in the chapel at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. James Church Sunday from 7-8 p.m. Courage is a group dealing
with same-sex attraction but striving to lead chaste lives. During the holy hour they will pray before the Eucharist. For more information call Father Richard Wilson at 508-992-9408. NEW BEDFORD - A Bible study on St. Luke, sponsored by the Adult Education Office, will be held June 29, July 6, 13, 20 and 27; and August 3 from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. James Parish. To register call Lisa Gulino at 508-6782828. NORTH DARTMOUTHThe Diocesan Divorced-Separated Support Group will meet June 27 from 7-9 p.m. at the Family Life Center, 500 Slocum Road. Guest speaker Anthony Bernard Herman will address the topic "Humor to Influence the Quality of Life.'~ Refreshments will be served. NORTH EASTON - A vacation Bible school for adults, taught by Holy Cross Father Joe Esparza, is ongoing now through July 14 at Holy Cross Family Ministries, 518 Washington Street. Classes will be offered on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon and Thursdays frQm 7-8:30 p.m. For more information -call 508-238-4095 ext. 2013. NORTH EASTON - The Northeast Catholic Family Conference "Making Faith Visible," will be held Jilly 16-17 a't Stonehill College. Thousands of Catholics are expected to share in prayer, learning and celebration of their faith. For more information call 781-551-0628 or visit the Website at NECatholicFamilyConference.com. . POCASSET - The 12th annual Mass of the Anointing ofthe Sick will be celebrated Sunday at 2 p.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 841 Shore Road. For more information call Betty Kazmier at 508-563-9020. WAREHAM - Experiencing God, a retreat day at S1. Patrick's Church, will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. It will include guest speakers, music and lunch. For more information call 508-295-0780 or via E-mail: StPatricksRE@yahoo.com. WEST HARWICH - The Pro-Life Prayer Groups of Holy Trinity Church and Holy Redeemer路 Church will sponsor a holy hour tonight at 7 p.m. at Holy Trinity Church. Rosary will be followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. -
If there is a typical summer, this has the hallmarks Church politics, we discussed her job prospects. , ofone. The flower beds look great. Most ofmy On the last day of her too-short visit, my husband came home early, and we went for a long walk. perennials survived a moderate winter. The bleeding There's a saying here that Anchorage is "20 minutes hearts are beautiful, each delicate little heart-shaped from Alaska in any direction," meaning that the real flower visible outside the window where I write. The children, a soon-to-be senior and a soon-notAlaskan wilderness lies outside our little metropolis. to-be middle-schooler, are cleaning out their lockers But from my house, ifyou walk to the end of the and counting down the days until dismissal. The street, through the park and over the one lazy little summer soccer schedules are out, and the tourists. railroad track that runs down to the port of Seward, have appeared downtown. Yeah, it's another Alaskan you can lose yourself if you want to. There's the summer. occasional moose that But something is sometimes halts my missing - one child. Not husband's daily run, a host ofother wildlife and, very missing as in picture-onthe-milk-carton, but rarely, a black bear. missing because she's out We walked about three ofcollege, working away miles, peering over the froin home. No longer, as tree-covered embankment 'ay Effie Cai'darola my friend Gail likes to say and thinking how anyone when one of her brood . who slipped and rolled finds a job, "on the family down might never be payroll." , found. About a mile beyond the embankment, the This child lias been gone before, for college and an trees run into the mudflats, Anchorage's answer to academic year in Italy. sandy ocean beaches. Beyond the mudflats are the But always; right on schedule, when the tulips shimmering waters ofCook Inlet, and beyond that the were ready to bloom and the insistent honking of northern Pacific. returning geese filled the.sky, there she'd be, home for It was a gorgeous day. -We laughed and let the dog the summer, reclaiming her room, her summer job and run loose. We talked about everything and nothing, her place in our lives. and took a few pictures with the jeweled wa~er as our Now, she's spending a Jesuit Volunteer year in a backdrop. We listened for the train whistle, but it distant city and polishing her resume to find a job never came. there in the fall. She loves it, she says, and she needs Then we walked home, took showers and loaded to plant her feet somewhere for a while. everyone in the car for dinner out. There was the usual What goes around comes around. Thirty years ago, argument, familiar in three-child families, about who my husband left the East Coast for a volunteer year in had to sit in the middle in the backseat. Alaska and never went back. Now his daughter seems We won't be having that fight for a while, I to be reversing the process. thought, my nostalgia getting the best of me. . We had her for a brieffive-day visit this spring. . I place my daughter and herjoumey in the Lord's For those five days I put aside e"erything else. The hands, and I ask for a little help on my joumey as well. writing waited, the house survived without dusting. Her departure路reminds me that no summer is really We went for moming lattes, we commiserated about typical, that every golden day is a gift unlike any other.
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Vatican confirms suppression of the Society of St. John SCRANTON, Pa. (CNS)-The Vatican Congregation for Clergy has confirmed Scranton Bishop Joseph F. Martino's decision to suppress the Society of St. John, a small organizationoftraditionally-mindedpriests that has been troubled by financial difficulties and allegations that two of its members had sexually molested a minor. The Catholic Light, Scranton diocesan newspaper, has reported that a Vatican decree dated May 3 rejected the society's appeal against the bishop's decision to suppress it. "The bishop has directed that the members of the suppressed society may not celebrate the Eucharist at a private residence where they are now located, may not engage in any fundraising activities and must carry a prominent notice on the Website www.ssjohn.om that the Society of St. John is no longer a recognized ecelesial entity ofthe Roman Catholie Church," the newspaper said. As of June 15, the Website still described the society as ''working under the leadership ofthe pope and bishops ofthe Church," with no reference to its suppression. The society was formed in 1998 by priests who had left a schismatic traditionalist organization, the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X, to return to the Catholic Church. Bishop Martino's predecessor, nowretired Bishop James C. Timlin, gave
canonical authorization for the society as a public clerical association of the Diocese of Scranton. Like the schismatic group, the society is devoted to celebrating Mass in Latin according to the Tridentine rite, as it was celebrated before the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. In 2002 Bishop Timlin suspended two ofthe society's founders, Fathers Carlos Urrutigoity and Eric Ensey, from priestly ministry following an allegation that they had sexually molested a student at St. 'Gregory's Academy in Moscow, where the priests lived before they obtained a property in Shohola. Father Urrutigoity was founding superior general of the society and Father Ensey was the chancellor. The student and his parents filed a lawsuit against the priests, the so- ciety, the diocese, Bishop Timlin, the academy and the Priestly Fraternity ofS1. Peter, which runs the academy. Court documents in the lawsuit inelude depositions from three other former students testifying that Father Urrutigoity slept with them or sexually fondled them. Last November Bishop Martino suppressed the society. He said that . in six years it had showrl no progress in attaining its stated purposes, that the allegations ofsexual misconduct have caused public scandal and that the society's financial decisions and
conduct have placed financial burdens on the diocese. These included the abuse lawsuit and a $2.6 million debt liability the diocese incurred in 1999 as guarantor of a loan for the society's purchase ofthe I,OOD-acre property in Shohola.. Bishop Martino also cited a failure to give an annual financial accounting to the bishop as required under Church law. The society also faced a second lawsuit alleging that it misused some $5 million received from donors for the building ofa Catholic liberal arts college, a project the society subsequently abandoned. The Vatican decree said the society "has been plagued with numerous difficulties, particularly in the areas of economic and pastoral activities" and "has repeatedly-refused to fully cooperate with the ordinary (the local bishop) in the execution of his responsibilities regarding the oversight of the financial situation of the society." It said Bishop Martino acted properly in suspending the society and the society's appeal "is rejected because it has no basis in law or in fact." This May the society sold the Shohola property and repaid the loan. Also in May the diocese and other defendants settled the sexual abuse lawsuit for $380,000, ofwhich $200,000 came from the diocese.
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Married priests in the Roman Catholic Church Q. In your column concern- cism felt they should remain ing celibacy several months within the Anglican tradition ago, you stated that there are and work toward a reunion of in the Roman Catholic (Latin) larger groups ofAnglicans with Church today many married the Church of Rome. converts from other Christian In time, many decided to join faiths who now serve as ordained priests in the United States and Europe. We have at least one of these priests serving in our diocese. What is By Father the process that qualifies one to convert John J. Dietzen and become a noncelibate priest in the Latin rite? Is it limited the Catholic faith individually, only to certain designated usually with their families, and other Christian faiths? (Ohio) apply as married candidates for A. Catholic policies permitordination in the Roman
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ting married converts to become candidates for the priesthood are relatively recent and still developing. A few basic criteria, however, seem to be emerging. The largest number of married Roman Catholic priests in our country are fonner Episcopal priests, members of the Anglican Communion. Their situation is to some degree unique among non-Roman Catholic clergy. As was true in the Oxford movement during the 1800s in England, some Episcopal priests of the current generation who leaned toward Roman Catholi-
Catholic Church. As Anglicans, they said, they were formed . within the Catholic system, and embraced Catholic tradition and teaching. Some of them, especially those who looked for the larger reunion of the churches, even accepted the primacy of the bishop of Rome. They maintained that both in marrying and in their movement toward the Roman Catholic Church with hopes for ordination, they acted in good faith. The Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith accepted this reasoning, it
seems. It recognized these Episcopal priests and their families as acting in good faith, and approved their reception into the Roman Catholic Church and eventual ordination as married men. They were, in other words, dispensed from the promise and commitment of celibacy. Some married Lutheran clergy, now Catholic priests, feel that the attitude ofAnglican clergy finds a parallel in many Lutherans who consider themselves "evangelical Catholics," temporarily separated from Rome and working for reunion. One former Lutheran clergyman, now a Catholic priest, holds that this understanding is grounded in the Lutheran Augsburg Confession of 1530, and opens the way for married Lutherans to be received on the same basis as Episcopalians, with the same possibility of ordination to the priesthood. On the other hand, people who are raised Roman Catholic are presumed to know and be committed to the current Catholic discipline of a celibate priesthood. They may choose either to marry or be ordained, are aware from the beginning
What a parish secretary is you are speaking as it is a place. For years it has been ac"How may I help you?" knowledged within inner circles Translation: Talk fast. of the Church across the United "Father has a very busy States and Canada, and, one would suspect, other parts of the schedule this week." Translation: Unless death or a very world as well, even Texas, that large donation is involved here, much of the real power of the you are not going to speak to the local Church is held gently but pastor today. firmly in the hands of a person "Indeed." Translation: known simply as "the parish "Hmmmm." secretary." Pastors might come and go, but a parish secretary remains a rock of stability, a touchstone offamiliarity, a human boulder, a slate slab of power, a cement wall. Parish secretaries By Dan Morris know where the backup set of keys (to everything) is kept. They "We've never done that here know whom to call when the at St. All Saints." Translation: furnace gets the flu. They know Your idea has roughly the same how to order the altar wine. chance as a snowball in Hades. They know phone numbers by "I will have Father call you." heart. They know secrets by Translation: Father will call you. heart. They know the bishop's "I'll see that Father knows secretary. you called." Translation: A pink They know these things and memo sheet with your name and many more. number will be put in a priest's Thus, we offer here the mail slot. beginning of a "Secretary "May I put you through to Speak" lexicon as a code Father's voice mail?" Translabreaker or interpretive tool for tion: There are two calls on persons perhaps unfamiliar with hold. Catholic parish life: "Have you tried directory "Hello, this is St. All Saints assistance?" Translation: This is Parish." Translation: "This" is as l1Ju_cb:.tbe;lJerso.i;l1PIw.h~m.ei1~2 a;p~ris.h;)J9t a, p.hQ!J.~. bo\!k.; . ;. J'"
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"Are you a member of the parish?" Translation: Things will go better for you if you are. "Could you spell your last name please?" Translation: I am checking you against the list of registered parishioners. "Tell me a little more please." Translated: You want a priest to perform your marriage ceremony next week, and how much does it cost? Oh, . honey, you've been away from the Church for a while. Candidly, I am amazed we Catholics have not yet established a national Parish Secretaries Sunday or something like that. We could make it August 25, the feast day of the patron saint of secretaries, Genesius of Aries. He was also invoked for chilblain. You know, chilblain as in sores caused by exposure to cold. And nice words from a parish secretary can often do just that - bring you out of the cold, warm you and heal you. On the other hand, Catherine of Alexandria is also considered a patron saint for secretaries. Makes sense. People who ran up against her were often converted in a hurry and/or then beheaded.
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that one of these sacraments precludes the other. It seems certain that Roman Catholic policies for ordaining married converts to our faith are still developing. Probably many as yet unforeseen factors will become part of the debate, and affect the Church's practice. How those factors are addressed and resolved as time goes on will partly determine which other Christian faiths might possibly be treated
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A free brochure on ecumenism, including questions on intercommunion and other ways ofsharing worship, is available by sending a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Father John Dietzen, Box 5515, Peoria, IL 61612. Questions may be sent to Father Dietzen at the same address, or E-mail: fjdietzen@aol.com.
Six Boston priests removed from ministry BOSTON (CNS) - The Boston Archdiocese has announced that six priests of the archdiocese who have been accused of sexual abuse of minors are "no longer in the clerical state." Earlier in June the archdiocese announced the return of two priests to active ministry following a review ofcomplaints against them. Elsewhere in the country at least two other dioceses announced in early June that local priests had been laicized. Only the Vatican can laicize a Catholic priest. All cases involving credible accusations ofsexual abuse of a minor by a cleric must be sent to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Fait4; . Removed from the clergy ranks in Boston were John K. Connell, Denis Conte, Peter 1. Frost, John Hanlon, Richard Matte and Paul D. White. Hanlon was convicted in 1994 of raping a boy and was sentenced to three concurrent life terms in prison. The other five were accused in civil lawsuits. On June 5 the archdiocese announced that Father Edward F. Sherry, on administrative leave since 2003, will return to ministry as pastor of Nativity Parish in Merrimac. It said the archdiocesan review board was
unable to substantiate a claim that he had sexually abused a minor 30 years ago and recommended his return to ministry. Two days later the archdiocese said Msgr. Robert Fichtner, also on administrative leave since 2003, will be able to exercise public ministry again. It said the review board determined that a single complaint of misconduct more than 20 years ago was unsubstantiated. The Diocese of Manchester, N.H., announced that Ronald E. Corriveau has been laicized by a decree issued March 21 by Pope John Paul II. Corriveau had been accused offondling a 15-year-old boy in 1982. In another development Bishop Joseph P. Delaney ofFort Worth, Texas, on June 10 released the names of eight priests - six diocesan, two religious - accused of sexual misconduct with minors since the founding of the diocese in 1969. In a statement read on his behalf, Bishop Delaney, a native of Fall River, Mass., who is ill, said he had struggled for three years with the decision to name all accused priests, but he hoped it would "facilitate the healing process for all who have been hurt." The complete list of the priests and their assignments in the diocese was posted on the diocesan Website, www.fwdioc.org.
St. Anne's Prayer "Good St. Anne, Mother of Mary, and Grandmother of Jesus, Intercede for me and my petitions. Amen."
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Royal Canadian Mint launching coins honoring Pope John Paul II OTTAWA (CNS) - The Royal around the world, he was the hero Canadian Mint has launched two who brought down communism in commemorative coins - one Poland," the statement said. gold and one silver - in Pointing to the hardships honor ofPope John Paul ._ the pope faced losing II. ;>;'~'~ \1 . his mother at a young 'k( ,:,: , age, then his . The coins, .designed by artist â&#x20AC;˘ ~ brother and father, Susan Taylor, '. -:.Ii \. facing Nazi pershow the pope Ii\ ,;1 \' ~"" >-. ~1 secution, then raising one hand I' 'M' ' ' : r .rr.. \' communist dictaI /~'~ ~~ t\ l~ torship, .the rein blessing while holding on to his I' ~t\~ <;~~, 1~ lease said the crosier. . V ! !,:~~:"'~f\"~(,-l pope's "warm and The gold coin has I, f, \\.\.JJ!~ gentle grace was un,deniable." a face value of $75 (US$60.30), the silver $10 The coins come in maroon (US$8). display cases protected by a black In a recent statement, the mint box. The coins can be purchased by' described Pope John Paul as a . "central force in world affairs." a toll-free call to the Royal Cana..: "For many in Canada and dian Mint at: 800-268-6468.
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NEARING THE high point of his journey, Jonathan Williams of West Hartford, Conn., makes his way toward the Continental Divide in New Mexico June 8. The Fordham University graduate is running across America to inspire people to do something positive with them'selves and for society. (CNS photo by Craig Robinson)
Man runs across U.S to inspire people to do something positive By JOSEPH KOLB
and really didn't know what I Firehouses have been common , spots for Williams to sleep in. He wanted to do," said Williams. GALLUP, N.M. - When As a member of Fordham has spent nights in motels paid for Jonathan Williams arrived in University's cross-country and by strangers who met him earlier Gallup June 7, he was one day shy track teams and a still-avid runner, in the day and became interested of being one month into a run Williams was always inspired by in his effort. across America that he has under~ the Forest Gump character, who One such incident occurred in taken to inspire people to do some- woke up one day and decided Holbrook, Ariz., where he met thing positive with themselves and spontaneously to run across the Mike and Lavena Dunn and Gus for society. United States. Pesina, from Gallup, in a restau"I'm doing this to promote posiFor a year, Williams roughed rant. tive attitudes and goals," said the out the course he would take across "I was pretty beat when I 26-year-old native of West Hart- the United States. To carry along walked into the restaurant," said ford, Conn. "I want people to think his clothes, sleeping bag and per- Williams. The trio said they recoutside of the box." sonal belongings, he decided he ognized him from a recently run Williams began his crosstelevision broadcast. "We ate country journey on Mother's a huge meal and they told me Day, May 8, from Newport "During this trip I have experi- when I got to Gallup, N.M., Beach, Calif. He will end his they would put me up in a run in Newport, R.l. He said enced the lowest mental and physi- motel." he did not realize the signifi- cal extremes imaginable as well as While he 'was in Gallup, cance of his departure date the highest points, and the experi- members of the local newsuntil he started running. ence has shown me that I can con- paper coordinated New "My mother died of quer obstacles, " said Williams. Mexico lodging for him in breast cancer seven years Thoreau, Grants and Laguna. ago, and I think of her every Williams stayed at the sceday but didn't realize the signifi- would push one of those three- nic St. Joseph Mission in Laguna, cance of starting the run on wheeled strollers joggers often use courtesy of Franciscan Father Ulric Mother's Day until later," Williams to hold their baby while running. Pax. said in an interview with The Voice "1 chose to run along the de"During this trip 1 have expeofthe Southwest, newspaper ofthe commissioned sections of (U.S.) rienced the lowest mental and Gallup diocese. Highway 66 because of the safety physical extremes imaginable as Williams said he decided not to (of it) and how it would be a per- well as the highest points, and the dedicate himself to one particular fect way to see America's diverse experience has shown me that I cause such as breast cancer, tes- cultures and history," he said. can conquer obstacles," said Wilticular cancer or physical fitness, There have been times he has had liams. Shortly into the 3,200-mile but to allow people to choose a to renegotiate his course, he said, run, he experienced 110-degree cause with which they can iden- but he still anticipates arriving in temperatures between Needles, tify vicariously through him as he Newport sometime late in Septem- Calif., and Oatman, Calif., and the made his way across the United ber or early October. lung-crushing high altitudes of States. "I'm about two weeks ahead of eastern Arizona and western New After graduating from Fordham schedule now," said Williams, who Mexico. University, Williams studied eth- averages 25 to 30 miles per day on "I've broken down crying on ics at the University ofNew South the road and takes breaks that last more than more occasion because Wales, in Australia, where he re- no more than two days. ofthe shear physical and emotional ceived his master's degree. During his breaks he relies stress," said Williams, but added "I didn't get accepted to law heavily on the generosity. ofpeople that he told himself, "I'm not goschool after finishing grad school to help house and :feed ,hi'm. ing to let this'day beat me!" CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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THE DOMES of St. Peter's Basilica are seen at sunset in Rome recently. Vatican workers are restoring the highest point of the massive dome designed by Michelangelo. (CNS photo by Nancy Wiechec)
Vatican artisans work to restore tip of St. Peter's Basilica By CAROL GLATZ
cialists will tackle the rust and corrosion that has encrusted the dome's gold-plated, bronze sphere. Though from St. Peter's Square the sphere looks no larger than a beach ball, the archbishop said the hollow globe can actually fit up to 14 people. A large cross adorns the sphere, atop of which will be affixed the Vatican's hi-tech lightning rod, which marks the highest point of the basilica at almost 450 feet, he
for money; for 81. Peter I dedicate my body and soul.' I found this so moving," the archbishop said, VATICAN CITY - Scaffolding now covers the tip of St. noting he now keeps a copy of the Peter's Basilica as Vatican workletter on his desk. ers restore the highest point of the The Fabbrica has preserved centuries-old church. numerous documents and letters The basilica undergoes conit received from the various archistant maintenance and repairs by tectural masters such as Donato the Vatican's team of Bramante, Carlo Maderno, "sanpietrini," the church's speMichelangelo and Giovanni Bernini, who all worked on decialized artisans and workers. signing or building 81. Peter's BaNow one of their latest projects silica and Square. is cleaning and mending the lantern - an open, circular "Perhaps these letters will someday be pubstructure - and a goldcoated, bronze sphere, both Archbishop Comastri said part of lished. I think the best ocof which top the basilica's the restoration project includes put- casion would be next year, massive dome. which will be the SOOth "It's a huge task, taking ting up a new lightning rod "since a anniversary of the start of almost a month just to put lot of lightning bolts hit the basilica." work on the new basilica," when Pope Julius II orup the scaffolding," said dered a larger, more granArchbishop Angelo diose basilica to replace the Comastri, head of the Fabbrica di said. Until February, Archbishop smaller, deteriorating original, San Pietro, the Vatican office reComastri had been the papal del- he said. sponsible for the basilica. The restoration work on the The difficulty lay in transport- egate of a small Italian sanctuary ing and mounting the heavy scaf- on the Adriatic coast, the Holy dome's summit was expected to folding to heights of more than House of Loreto, a squat, stone wrap up early this fall. The arch400 feet, he told Catholic News cottage traditionally marked as bishop said the work would not Mary's house from Nazareth. disrupt or block the view of some Service. That task was delegated to the Now he oversees the care of the 5,000 to 6,000 tourists who climb Fabbrica's team of"pontaro/li" or largest church in the world, a the 349 steps to the top of the cu"catwalkers," so called because of charge he finds daunting, but in- pola every day. Workers also installed a taller their expertise in climbing and vigorating. "My love for St. Peter and love fence at the top of the cupola to working at dizzying heights. Besides setting up the scaffold- for the Church have given birth keep acrobatic tourists from mising, the "pontaro/li" also erected to a new passion" for the basilica chief. Italian media had reported a cable that now shuttles equip- and its artistic treasures, he told at the end of March that a protester had climbed over the railment and supplies to the dome's CNS. The archbishop said he has ing and perched himself on the tip. Archbishop Comastri said part found great inspiration in a letter cupola. Archbishop Comastri said the of the restoration project includes he found while digging around in putting up a new lightning rod the Fabbrica's archives "just out new fence is now more than four and a half feet high, surpassing "since a lot of lightning bolts hit of curiosity." The letter is from artist European regulations "so now the basilica." He said artisans will clean and Michelangelo Buonarroti and is it's much more difficult for repair the 16 stone candelabra that dated Feb. 18, 1562. someone to go and do something "He wrote, 'I am not working foolish." dot the top ofthe lantern, and speCATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
ROME - Italian bishops scored a major victory with the defeat ofa referendum aimed at repealing restrictions on artificial reproduction and embryonic research. Cardinal Camillo Ruini, head of the Italian bishops' conference, urged voters to stay away from the polls, saying a boycott of the June 12-13 referendum would send a "double no" on efforts to repeal current restrictions. Because a quorum, or 50 percent plus one vote of all eligible voters, is required for a referendum's results to be valid, not casting a vote is an alternative way to show opposition to a proposal. With 26 percent ofeligible voters turning out over the two days of polling, Cardinal Ruini praised people's "maturity" and ''wisdom'' in adhering to the boycott, while downplaying his role in the successful campaign. "I did not fight to win, I am not the winner. I feel I am a bishop who just tried to do his duty, a person who listened to his conscience as a believer, but also as a man and citizen," he said June 13 after voting ended that afternoon, according to Vatican Radio. The cardinal made his comments in a speech to participants attending a national meeting ofdioCesan Caritas organizations in the central Italian town ofFiuggi. The fact that so many people deserted the polls, even more than had been predicted, "reflects the wisdom of the Italian people, their moral conscience," he said. "I am positively struck by the maturity of the Italian people" in choosing not to "worsen" what the Church sees as a still imperfect law aimed at granting greater rights to
the embryo, he said. Those who did not vote demonstrated "good sense" and "made a choice in favor oflife," Cardinal Ruini said. The mid-June referendum asked voters to repeal restrictions on artificial reproduction and research on human embryos including: - a ban on freezing human embryos, using them for research or cloning them; -limits on "in-vitro" fertilization procedures that call for no more than three embryos to be created at a time and with all three to be implanted without performing diagnostic tests for possible genetic diseases; - a ban on third-party sperm or egg donations; - guarantees that the embryo has the same rights as its mother and father. Though the overwhelming majority of Italians who voted chose to abolish these limits, the lack of a quorum invalidated those results. Cardinal Ruini said protecting the rights of the embryo through a boycott of the referendum resonated with many Italians, not just practicing Catholics. "Not just Catholics were dedicated to this battlefield, but also many lay people; many nonbelievers fought the same battle," he said. In the run-up to the referendum, Pope Benedict XVI thanked the Italian bishops May 30 for working "to enlighten and justify the choices Catholics and all citizens" have concerning the referendum. But the pope never explicitly endorsed their appeal for a nationwide boycott. Instead he told them he believed in "the light and grace of the Holy Spirit who acts on the consciences and hearts" of people.
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Ex-USCCB film official reunites teacher with Tony-winning writer By MARK PATTISON NEWS SERVICE
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WASHINGTON - When the Broadway drama "Doubt" racked up four Tony Awards, including statuettes for best play, best director, best actress and best featured actress, Gem Pare beamed while watching the recent television broadcast ofthe awards. Pare, the retired director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Office for Film & Broadcasting, grew up down the street from the playwright of "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley. Although the two have an age difference ofabout three years, both Pare arid Shanley attended St. Anthony School in the Stratton Park neighborhood of the Bronx in New York. And both knew very well the people behind the names Shanley used for his characters in "Doubt." One ofthem, Sister James - as SisterMargaret McEntee was called then - was not only still very much alive but also occasionally corresponded with Pare, who had been a seventh-grade student of the Sister ofCharity, now 69. When Pare read a review of"Doubt," then being performed off-Broadway, and noted a character by the name of Sister James, she immediately called Sister Margaret's residence to jokingly warn her, ''Your 15 minutes offame are coming." . But it had the potential to be an uneasy kind of fame. "Doubt" centers on the suspicions of the principal of the fictitious, circa-1964 St. Nicholas School, SisterAloysius (the name ofthe real-life principal at St. Anthony), that one of the parish priests has been sexually abusing a student. She confides her suspicions to Sister James, as19ng her to report any unusual behavior on the priest's part. Sister James,a young, idealistic sister, has trouble believing any person, let alone a priest, could have the capaCity to peifortn such unconscionable acts. Pare, went to see "Doubt" and loved it. "There's a great misunderstanding ofthis play," she told Catholic News Service in a telephone interview from her home in NewYork
City. "A Catholic audience thinks this is priest-bashing. Nothing could be further from the truth. John Patrick Shanley in the Playbill (program) said he wrote this play to honor the women who gave their lives to educate him." The play is rooted neither in autobiography nor in fact. Even so, after writing a fictionalized version of his former teacher, Shanley told Pare of his hesitation about seeing the real Sister Jameswho is known as "Sister Margaret" to her religion students at all-girls Notre Dame High School in Greenwich Village, but is simply "Peggy" to friends. "I called Sister James, not without trepidation," Shanley told CNS in an E-mail. "We talked, she was lovely, terrifically intelligent and good-hearted. I knew there would be no problem. I arranged tickets (for her)." Sister Margaret saw the last offBroadway performance of"Doubt" and loved it, too, although she later told CNS, "I never thought I was as naive as he made my character out to be." When meeting the cast backstage after the show, she found that the cast loved her back. Pare said the nun told her: ''They were asking for my autograph instead of the other way around." Shanley accepted the Tony for best play by saying, "I want to thank the Sisters ofCharity for teaching me how to read and write." Sister James, in her first year ofteaching, was his first~grade teacher. He is no stranger to awards. He had already been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama for "Doubt." He also won an Oscar for best screenplay for "Moonstruck." Other screenplays to his credit include "Joe Versus the Volcano," which he also directed, as well as "Alive" and "Congo." Nor was it the first time Shanley used his childhood years as source material for his work. His first Hollywood screenplay, "Five Comers," was based on growing up in Stratton Park. The ~cript's quality convinced ex-BeatIe George Harrison to finance the movie's production.
TAYLOR DOOLEY, left, and Taylor Lautner star in a scene from the movie "The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D." (eNS photo from Dimension)
eNS movie review: 'The Adventures of Shark Boy ~nd Lava Girl in 3-D' NEW YORK (CNS) - Here's a novel approach to making a movie that children will enjoy: Have a kid _come up with the idea. "TheAdventures ofShark Boy and Lava Girl in 3-D" (Dimension) is an enjoyable family fantasy that is truly a "family" effort. The movie was directed by Robert Rodriguez based on characters created by his 1O-year-old son, Racer Max. It tells the story ofatimid lO-yearold with a fertile imagination, coincidentally named Max (Cayden Boyd), who spends much ofhis waking life lost in daydreams, as an escape from mundane daily anxieties. He is constantly picked on at school by the class bully (Jacob Davich) and, while they shower him with love, his parents (Kristin Davis and DavidArquette) are always fighting with each other. Unlike Walter Mitty, Max is not the starofhis flights offancy, merely their chronicler, living vicariously through two invented superheroes: Shark Boy (Taylor Lautner), a gilled lad raised by sharks with the jaws to prove it; and the flaming Lava Girl (Taylor Dooley) who, as her name
implies, can tum into molten lava. But Max spends so much time in his own head that he has trouble distinguishing between what's real and what's imagined. So he's only somewhat surprised when the aquatic wonder and the volcanic vixen actually appear - interrupting his math class - and enlist his help. They blast off on a mission to save a distant world - the planet Drool- from the sinister machinations ofMr. Electric (George Lopez, also Max's teacher), who wants to rid Drool ofits dream power. With its bubblegum-colored sky and computer-generated CandyLand terrain, Drool is about as far removed as possible from the gritty monochrome back alleys of "Sin City" (Rodriguez's most recent attempt at virtual world creation). Instead of hulking hit men, Drool is inhabited by roly-poly giants who lumber through valleys of milk and cookies. Jungian psychologists would have a field day deconstructing the surreal Daliesque drearnscape, but kids will be delighted by the whimsical visuals and wild gadgets, in-
c1uding Shark Boy's shark-shaped rocket ship. There are even enough clever sight-gags to keep adults amused: "brainstorms" that literally rain spongy brains, a trip down the "Stream of Consciousness," and a ride aboard a ''train ofthought." The 3-D effects are an improvement overRodriguez's last foray into funhouse filmmaking ("Spy Kids 3D"), but he still hasn't figured out how to incorporate them into the narrative without a feeling of gimmickry. The 3-D detours - though visually entertaining- grow tedious and distract from the genial tale. With its "don't smash people's dreams" theme, "Shark Boy and Lava Girl" imparts a positive message about the importance offostering creativity, echoing Einstein's adage that "imagination is more important than knowledge." The film contains some light comic book violence and mildly rude humor. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is AIl - adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG.
the cape and cowl to become Gotham City's self-appointed guardian. Director Christopher Nolan goes for a more gritty "reality-based" approach, focusing on the psychological dimension of Bruce/Batman's inner conflict rather than comic-book heroics. Intense action violence, 1~~'()'\1ie some frightening images and mature thematic elements, as (ca.l1~lles well as a few crude expressions NEW YORK (CNS) - The and an instance of profanity. The following are capsule reviews of USCCB Office for Film & movies recently reviewed by the Broadcasting classification is AOffice for Film & Broadcasting of m- adults. The Motion Picture the U.S. Conference of Catholic Association ofAmerica rating is Bishops. PG-13 - parents are strongly "Batman Begins" cautioned. Some material may (Warner Bros.) be inappropriate for children Dark and brooding prequel under 13. that explains how Bruce Wayne "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" SISTER MARGARET McEntee is pictured in 1956 with (Christian Bale) became the cos(20th Century Fox) her first-grade class路 at St. Anthony's School in the Bronx tumed crimefighter and reveals Excessively violent - not to section of New York. Sister Margaret's former religious name, the "hidden years," detailing his mention dull and unfunny - acSister James, was used by an old first-grade pupil of hers, training as a member of a clan- tion comedy about a couple (Brad John Patric~ Shanley, in his Tony-winning Broadway drama . destine order of ninja-like vigi- Pitt and Angelina Jolie) living an "QQabep;,'(ef\!Wj}otf&ourtes~lsw~~.~.L~~~J lantes;:Ieading upto:his donl"ling) or.dinaI'if:; su,~u1jbaIlj3i fe, ~ea:(lhOB::-1.
unbeknownst to the other - a hired assassin working for rival organizations, and who, upon learning the truth, stop at nothing to try and kill each other. Director Doug Liman's stylized but unstylish action film is a trashy glorification ofviolence and ugly brutality, only fitfully watchable thanks to the attractiveness of its stars, whose onscreen chemistry is practically nil. The witless script hasn't even a smidgen of reality to ground the improbable proceedings, making for an unusually distasteful film. Relentless violence, cold-blooded murders, profanity, crude language, sexual situations and banter, suggestive costuming, implied premarital sex. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is 0 -:- morally offensive. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 ~ parents are strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children uh(.Ie'rll'3~lq
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person," stated Cindy Iacovelli at Appeal headquarters. "The foot traffic was extremely heavy as well, with pastors and parish volunteers hand carrying their final reports in to us," she continued. "It really is something to behold," stated Mike Donly, director of Development. "The pastors and parish volunteers are really on a mission. They are dedicated to doing the best job they can for the needy of southeastern Massachusetts, Cape Cod, and the Islands.
Not that this year is any different from preceding years. The effort and dedication of these people, along with the generosity of parishioners and friends, has always been the hallmark of the Catholic Charities Appeal here in the Diocese of Fall River," continued Donly. The final Appeal total, along with the results .of the 96 individual parishes, will be published in the July I edition of The An-
chor.
Top five parishes in each deanery as of 06/17/05: Attleboro: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Seekonk St. Mary, Mansfield St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro St. Mark, Attleboro Falls St. Mary, Seekonk
$ 140,426.00 80,837.50 66,062.00 49,085.00 40,870.00
Cape Cod: St. Pius Tenth, South Yarmouth Our Lady of Victory, Centerville Christ the King, Mashpee Corpus Christi, East Sandwich Holy Trinity, West Harwich
$ 183,541.51 105,336.00 95,654.00 94,955.00 91,860.38
Fall River: St. Thomas More, Somerset Holy Name, Fall River St. John the Baptist, Westport Santo Christo, Fall River St. Michael, Swansea New Bedford: St. Julie Billiart, North Dartmouth Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Bedford St. John Neumann, East Freetown Immaculate Conception, New Bedford St. Patrick, Wareham Taunton: St. Ann, Raynham St. Anthony, Taunton Holy Family, East Taunton St. Paul, Taunton Annunciation of the Lord, Taunton
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45,915.00 43,382.00 40,175.00 36,383.00 35,619.00
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71,082.00 61,695.00 59,545.00 48,756.00 47,902.00
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82,138.50 .41,945.00 35,996.00 34,275.00 28,711.00
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Michael Lewis; $400-Patricia A. Colonies, Maria C. Duarte; $250- . Louis LaCivita; $200-Mrs. Cecile Major, Mrs. Dorothy Stafford; $IOO-M/M Gregory Beland, M/M Donald Burch, Mary Fabas, M/M Ronald Fabas, M/M Stephen Parent, Mrs. Dolores Sweeney. Buzzards Bay St. Margaret: $IOO-Bridget & August Christofori, Martha & Paul Monaghan, Anna M. Emond, Robert 1. Barry, Vita Hodges, Theresa & Ralph Johnson, John Hickey, Ramona M. Lynch. Chatham Holy Redeemer: $500-Dr/M David J. Farrell; $300-St. Vincent de Paul Society, M/M Robert Oliver; $1 OO-M/M Daniel 1. Brown, M/M James E. Cullen, M/M James Griffin, Mrs. Richard O'Meara, M/ M Horace G. McDonell. East Falmouth St. Anthony: $1 ,500-M/M Richard Reilly; $750-M/M Daniel R. Bailey; $200-Franklin W. Perry. East Freetown St. John Neumann: $1,500-M/ M Raymond Romagnolo; $500-A Friend; $250-M/M Peter Gross; $200-M/M Roger Lamy, Kenneth &
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Christ the King: $2,500-M/M Judith Ann Belli, Kathleen HenryEast Taunton Robert Tischler; $2,000-Dr/M Rob- West; $1 OO-Donald Neves. Holy Family: $1,050-St. ert Wilkinson; $600-M/M Robert St. Lawrence: $1,1 OO-St. Vincent de Paul Society; $250- Costello; $500-M/M Carlton Vincent de Paul Society; $1 OO-Mrs. Anne Sauerbier, M/M James Cohn; MacDonald, M/M Walter Kennedy; Robert W. Small, M/M Manuel $200-Janice Pomerleau, Frances $300-M/M Dante Lancellotti; Lima. Winterson, M/M James Withers; $250-M/M Paul O'Brien, M/M St. Mary: $1,OOO-In Memory $175-M/M David Cardoza; $100- Robert McCarthy; $240-M/M Pe- of John J. Oliveira; $250-M/M Theresa M. Gomes, Robert Larkin, ter McEntee, Sr.; $200-MIM David Mark Pittman, M/M Arthur Mrs. Raymond Prunier, M/M Hendrick, MIM Robert McNamara, Villeneuve; $200-ln Loving Vincent Barrett, M/M Peter Ms. Helen Moriarty; $150-M/M Memory of James Mendes; $100Andrade. James Danforth, M/M Joseph MIM Kevin Charbonneau, M/M Fairhaven Joyce; $IOO-MIM William Wright, Thomas Darling, Mrs. Lionel J. St. Mary: $200-M/M George M/M Edward Dolan, M/M John Martin, M/M Darryl Aviza, M/M E. Boucher,' M/M Roland A'. Tynan, William Ferguson, M/M Richard Bousquet, M/M Raymond Leblanc; $150-M/M Kevin Lucidi; George Baker, M/M Edward Lemery, Jacqueline & John $ 125-MIM John Rodriques; $100- Pirozzi, M/M Larry Wheatley, M/ Bowden, Henry Fortin & Jane MarMrs. Helen Page, M/M Paul M Gerard Labute, Margaret Davitt, tin-Fortin, M/M Armand AugustPhaneuf. M/M James Crowley, Anne ine. Fall River Antonelli, MIM Joseph Linhares, North Attleboro St. Mark: $500-Emerald ConHoly Name: $125-MIM John Sheila Dutton, Barbara Connolly, McDonald; $100-M/M Reginald M/M Robert LePage, MIM Jeremy sulting Partners. St. Mary: $700-Paul & Marisa Cousineau, MIM William Heaney, Johnson. Schasel; $500-Friend of St. Mattapoisett M/M Dennis Paval, Bernard Ryan. Patrick & Deb St. Anthony: $250-M/M Ed- Mary's, Holy Rosary: $125-M/M M/M Joseph Armand Boudria; $100- Louis . ward Sylvester, Jr.; $1 OO-MIM Mat- Fitzgibbons, thew Downey, M/M James Levesque; $200-M/M Howard Goncalo, M/M Steven Leite. Immaculate Conception: Machado, MIM Michael Pellegrino, Gaudette; $100-James & Ann M/M William Quinlan, Timothy Allen, M/M Robert Cox, Jr., M/M $IOO-Judite Medeiros. Notre Dame: $200-M/M Rene Watterson & Cathleen Dupont, M/ Dale Gaudette, M/M Kevin Lachapelle, Jr.; $lOO-Raymond M Steven Galavotti, Ms. Mary Griswold,' Jeannine Knobel. North Dartmouth Vincelette. O'(:;onnor. I New Bedford St. Julie BilHart: $500-M/M Sacred Heart: $100-Mrs. Immaculate Conception: Stephen Phillips. Emily Buckley, Mrs. Katherine North Easton Lavoie.. $400-Immaculate Conception Holy Immaculate Conception: $150St. Anne: $150-Paul & Anne Ghost Society; $300-Anonymous; Marie Sardinha; $100-Paul & $250-M/M Olivl:;r M. Cabral; $200- M/M Wayne Casey; $100-M/M Men of the Sacred Hearts-New Dennis Pray, Mrs. Albert Dacey, M/ Sandra Bernier. St. Michael: $1 OO-St. Michael's Bedford Chapter, In Memory of M Angelo Ziino, M/M Walter Holy Rosary Society, MIM Ernesto Manuel & Mary Bettencourt; $125- Chojnacki. Furtado, MIM William Aguiar, Theresa Fidalgo, Katherine Maria Continued on page 12 Anonymous, A Friend, In Honor of Amaral; $IOO-Laura Constant, A St. Michael. Falmouth Montie Plumbing St. Patrick: $1 ,OOO-M/M Keith & Heating Co. D. Bombaugh; $300-Mrs. Frank 1. Over 35 Years O'Connor; $250-Mrs. Alice Shread; of Satisfied Services $200-M/M Michael W. Herlihy; Reg. Master Plumber 7023 $lOO-MIM David C. Ahem. JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. Hyannis St. Francis Xavier: $1,000432 JEFFERSON STREET Hugh O'Neill; $200-M/M Philip FALL RIVER 508-675-7496 Finne'gan, M/M Ponchito Mangahas, M/M Robert Potvin, Anneva Smith; $150-MIM Perkins Beaudry, MIM Ernest Procaccini, M/M Greg Smith, Mrs. Francis X. Walsh; $125-John Bradley, M/M Alfred Nelson, Jr.; $105-Sylvia Adams; $10 I-Joan Hanlon; $100M/M Leo Berard, John Campbell, Eileen Cavimaugh, M/M William PRACTICE THE DEVOTION OF THE FIRST SATURDAYS, Driscoll, Eileen Duane, M/M Kenneth Eubanks, M/M Theodore AS REQUESTED BY OUR LADY OF FATIMA Galkowski, Mrs. Roberta Hart, On December 10,1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister Lucia Patricia A. Haste, Joseph Hoffman, (seer of Fatima) and spoke these words: "Announce in my M/M Charles Holmes, Dorothy M. name that I promise to assist at the hour ofdeath with the graces Holmes, Betty I. Jenkins, Joseph the salvation oftheir souls, all those who on the first necessaryfor Kennedy, M/M David Maher, Mrs. Saturday of jive consecutive months shall: John McKeever, Robert C. O'Shea,1. Go to confe~sion; 2. Receive Holy Communion; 3. Recite the MIM John Spillane, Mrs. Frederick Rosary (5 decades); and 4. Keep me company for 15 minutes while Thome. meditating on the 15 mysteries ofthe Rosary, with the intention of Mansfield making reparation to me. " St. Mary: $550-MIM James 1. In a spirit of reparation, the above conditions are each to be Darragh, Jr.; $250-MIM Thomas J. by the words: "In reparation for the offenses preceded Mikulis; $200-Jean Lee & Ray committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary." Martin; $150-M/M Bryan J. Hill, Confessions may be made during 8 days before or after the Mary Tynan; $100-M/M John first Saturday, and Holy Communion may be received at Barry, M/M Peter 1. Bilafer, Cecelia either the morning or evening Mass on the first Saturday. Casey, MIM Paul C. Chotkowski,
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North Falmouth St. Elizabeth Seton: $1,800Rev. Msgr. John F. Moore; $7S0Rev. Francis Chase; $SOO-M/M Dominic DiMartino; $400-M/M Ed Coye, M/M Leonard Roberge, Dr/M Paul Spinale; $2S0-M/M Gerald Good, Mrs. Jean Langley, John H. Sullivan, M/M Joseph Tamucci; $200-M/M Timothy Denmark, M/M Richard LeDuc, Robert McCusker, M/M James Roux; $ISO-Mrs. William Stone; ,$ 1OO-M/M Russell Bishop, M/M William Connors, M/M John Donohoe, Mrs. Joseph Duggan, M/M Richard Fitzgerald, M/M Raymond LeBlanc, Daniel Lynch, M/M Joseph McCarthy, M/M Bernard McMahon, Clare O'Brien, M/M James Orphanos, M/M Ralph Pellegrini, ,M/M James Ulwick, Mrs. Richard Woodward. Orleans St. Joan of Arc: $IOO-M/M Joseph O'Connor, Dr/M Frederic F. Flach: Osterville Our Lady of the Assumption: $SOO-M/M Richard T. Colman; $400-Anonymous; $300-M/M John Sullivan; $2S0-Anonymous; $200-Anonymous, M/M Allen Donaruma; $ISO-Ronald & Carol Ayotte, M/M Thomas Melia; $IOO-Anonymous, Fred Bean, M/ M John Bergin, M/M Walter DeLorey, M/M Alex P. Duhamel, Kevin F. Kavanagh, Paul & Eileen Morgan. . Pocasset St. John the Evangelist: .$SOOM/M Philip T. Riley; $2S0-M/M Harry 1. Borden; $200-ln Honor of Jacob Joseph Murphy on His Baptism; $IOO-M/M Steven Kane. Provincetown St. Peter the Apostle: $1,210Knights of Columbus-Walter Welsh Council, St. Peter's Club. Raynham St.- Ann: $700-Francis Campbell; $SOO-M/M' Jean Jacques; $300-M/M Michael Webber; $240-M/M Richard Labonte; $200-M/M Jeffrey Lortie; $17S-M/M George Milot; $160-M/MAlan McRae; $ISO-M/ M Paul Quigley; $ 140-M/M James Machado; $130-M/M Antenor DaSilva; $lOO-Mary Cady, M/M Edward Ennes, M/M Walter Linden, Otilia McDonald, M/M Paul Moscardelli, M/M Kenneth St. Martin, M/M Robert Sullivan. 'Seekonk Our Lady of Mount Carmel: $SOO-M/M Kevin Harney; $2S0M/M William Cuddigan; $200Mrs. Raymond Connors, Jane D' Allesandro; $IOO-M/M Thomas Clifford, Carol Frattaruolo, M/M Michael Means, M/M Harold Messenger, M/M Thomas Michaluk, M/M Patrick O'Malley, M/M Frank Pratas, Ann Marie Soares, M/M Roland St. Pierre. St. Mary: $SOO-David & Lisa Spencer; $200-Ronald & Donna Paris; $ISO-Frank Padykula; $100Richard & Carol Carignan, Ronald Campanelli, Frank & Virginia Chianese, Antonio & Elaine DeAguiar, James & Sally Garrott, Robert & Lindy Goudreau, William路 & Barbara Harty, Fred & Liesse SIemon, Thomas & Sherry Ustas. Somerset路 St. John of God: $1,OOO-ln Memory of M/M Evaristo Lagoa;
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U.S. BISHOPS listen to a presentation at the opening of their midyear meeting in Chicago June 16. Topics on the two-day public agenda included priestly formation, a pastoral letter on world mission, a statement on Catholic schools, clergy sexual abuse and U.S. adaptations of the Roman Missal. (eNS photo by Karen Callaway)
Clergy sexual abuse again a major item at bishops' Chicago 'meeting By JERRY FILTEAU CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO - As they have been at every U.S. Catholic bishops' meeting since June 2002, clergy sexual abuse of minors and the protection ofchildren from such abuse were a significant part ofthe June 16-18 meeting in Chicago of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Major i~ on this June's agenda were approval of revisions of the 2002 "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People" and the related "Essential Norms" imple-' menting the charter legislatively, The bishops adopted those documents by respective votes of229-3 and 228-4. As legislative text the norms still need Vatican approval. But Vatican rejection seemed quite unlikely since the fmal version approved by the bishops had only four minor variations from the draftjointly developed by U.S. and Vatican officials. The revised charter and norms are to take effect fot five They also took time to approve other documents and projects, vote on financial matters, discuss the growing phenomenon of lay ecclesial ministry and celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Catholic Church Extension Society. As the bishops met inside Chicago's Fairmont Hotel or gathered June IS for a pre-meeting Mass at Holy Name Cathedral, on the streets outside various demonstrators picketed and held press conferences. Among thern were lead~ ers of clergy sex abuse victim groups, abortion opponents, gay rights advocates who oppose Church teaching on homosexuality, women's ordination advocates, and members of Voice of the Faithful. Documents the bishops approved during the meeting included a new Program of Priestly Forma. tion, a statement in support of Catholic schools, a statement on missions and a s~~eIAen~ c;:qrnmit-
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ting themselves to mutual support and correction in implementing the child protection charter. All were adopted by overw4elming margins. The new Program of Priestly Formation will replace the 1992 edition of that program if the Vatican approves it. It explicitly orders the rejection of any seminary applicant and expulsion of-any seminarian who has molested a child or shows inclinations to do so. For the frrsttime it explicitly addresses questions of sexual orientation, saying that when the Vatican publishes its expected norms on the admission ofhomosexually orienteq men to the seminary or priesthooel, U.S. seminaries will follow those policies. , The statement on Catholic schools urges more efforts to make them available to all Catholic children and, especially in poor rural and inner-city areas, to non-Catholics whose parents seek the quality ofeducation and values that Catholic sC,hools can offer. The mission statement reminds Catholics that everyone is called by baptism to participate in the mission of spreading the Gospel to all nations. The "Statement of Episcopal Commitment," adopted by a 223-4 vote, commits the bishops to report to the papal nuncio any allegation of sexual abuse of a minor by a bishop and to work and reflect with one another to promote full implementation of the charter in every diocese. Also on that, issue, the bishops committed themselves to spending up to $1 million from a reserve fund to help pay for a study ofthe causes and context of that abuse over the past half-century. The study is expected to cost between $2 million and $S million. Bishops who head dioceses rejected a request by their Committee on Budget and Finance to increase their diocesan assessment by four
ofan expected 2006 conference budget deficit ofmore than $2 million. , , With a new translation due soon for the English version ofthe latest official Roman Missal in Latin, the Committee on Liturgy asked the bishops to approve a series of current U.S. adaptations in the Mass, in use for more than 30 years, in order to obtain the necessary prior Vatican permission for their continued use before the new.English translation ofthe main Latin text is submitted for approval. The bishops elected Bishop Arthur1. Serratelli ofPaterson, N.J., as chairman of the Committee on Doctrine until November 2006. He will serve the remainder ofthe term . opened up by the res'ignation of Archbishop William 1. Levada of San Francisco, who w~s recently appointed prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by Pope Benedict XVI. Following up on a request to a group of U.S. bishops last year by the late Pope John Paul II, the bishops decided that each diocese in the country should establish an armual day of prayer specifically for priestly vocations. ' In preparation for a probable debate and vote this fall on a document on lay ecclesial ministry, the bishops heard presentations by three bishops on various aspects of that issue. In another look toward their fall , meeting in Washington, the bishops approved a proposal that their Committee on Domestic Policy develop an updated statement on growing Church opposition to use of the death penaltY. Although the bishops met for three morning and two afternoon sessions, only the frrst two morning sessions were open to journalists and invited observers after one bishop complained that he thought a pool photographer who was to be admitted to both sessions had been intrusive and disruptive during the ~tJleftty~to~q~~qne:i9.~ 1!1R~,~e~~i~n,JYri~'~i~" 'I ,-:,:./1 ~, ;;
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Parish, Hyannis since July 2, In 1958 he married the former 2003, will become parochial ad- Joanne Nowak and together they ministrator of St. Anthony's Par- raised three sons and a daughter. ish in New Bedford effective June After leaving the Marine Corps he 29. A native ofLowell, he was or- completed a 27-year military cadained a priest June 26, 1999 in reer in the U.S. Coast Guard. St. Mary's Cathedral by Bishop Meanwhile he completed his stUdSean P. O'Malley, OFM Cap. His ies for the permanent diaconate summer months' assignment after for the Fall River diocese and was ordination was as a parochial ordained by Bishop Daniel A. vicar at SS. Peter and Paul Parish Cronin on Nov. 6, 1982. He at Holy Cross Church in Fall served at St. John's in Pocasset River. In September 1999, he re- and then at Christ the King in turned to studies at the Pope John Mashpee. In 1989 he received a 'Paul II Institute of the Pontifical bachelor's degree in social work Lateran University in Rome, with from Bridgewater State College residence at the North American and was employed with the MasCollege. On June 28, 2000, he sachusetts Department of Social MEMBERS OF the Fair River diocesan diaconate Class of 1980 and their wives and was assigned as a parochial vicar Services. Since 1993 he has been friends gathered following an anniversary Mass held at St. Joseph-St. Therese Church, New at Espirito Santo Parish in Fall the full-time pastoral assistant at Bedfor~, last Sunday. Front from left: M~rina Orosz, Louis Nogueira, Margue"rite Racine, River, and as part-time chaplain Christ the King Parish, the first Cathenne Audette, former secretary at the diaconate office; Sa1r:na Nasser, Lillian Camacho, at Bishop Connolly High School full-time pastoral assistant in the Terry Lavallee, Ann Meloni, and Annamae Schondek, wife of the late Deacon John Schondek. in Fall River. diocese. He has been active in the As the new executive editor of RCIA since coming to Christ the Back row, from left: Deacons Leo Racine, Vincent Walsh, Andre Nasser, Francis Camacho, Maurice Lavallee, and James Meloni Jr. Not able to attend were Deacons Frank Mis Oscar The Anchor, he will replace Msgr. King Parish. As the new RCIA director he Drinkwater, and Paul Metilly. Deceased members of the Class of 1980 are Deaco~s John John F. Moore. Father Mathias, 41,was orreplaces Father Henry J. Dahl. Schondek, Manual Camara and John Cwiekowski. (Photo by Anne Cabral) dained a priest on June 19, 1991 by Lisa M. Gulino will remain as asBishop Daniel A. Cronin. He has sistant director. Mrs. Desrosiers, a resident of served as a parochial vicar at CorContinuedfrom page one pus Christi Parish in East Sandwich, Sagamore Beach, is the wife of Mary's Church in New Bedford ofAfraid" and "Amazing Grace." Catherine Audette, former secre- St. Mark's Parish in Attleboro Falls, Joseph F. Desrosiers. They are the on May 22. At that event the The wives of the deacons also tary to the diocesan director ofthe and St. Mary's Parish in Norton. He parents of six children and have a bishop presented the deacons with played an important role in the cel- Diaconate Office at the time of has also served as chaplain at granddaughter. Long active in the gifts of appreciation, and their ebration. Lois Nogueira, wife of their ordination, and Father Bishop Feehan High School in Pro-Life ministry, she gave the wives and the widows of the de- Deacon Nogueira and Lillian Hamel, the deacons received sou- Attleboro, and at Cape Cod Hospi- keynote address at the 1992 Catholic Charities Appeal. She ceased members received floral Camacho, wife of Deacon venir mugs marking their anniver- tal in Hyannis. Following recent graduate was appointed assistant to the diCamacho, proclaimed the readings sary. remembrances. "We are very grateful for their of the liturgy. They also received booklets studies he was named administra- rector of the Diocesan Pro-Life Salma Nasser, wife of Deacon that contained pictures from their tor 'at St. Julie Billiart Parish in Apostolate in 1993, named acting service over the past quarter century," said Msgr. Oliveira. "It's Nasser, Annamae Schondek, wife ordination day as well as impor- North Dartmouth. In the Family director by Bishop Coleman in amazing how quickly the years of the late Deacon John Schondek tant events prior to that June day. Ministry Office, Father Mathias 2004, and in 2005 was appointed and Marina Orosz, wife ofthe late The booklet contained reflections will replace Father Thomas A. director ofthe Apostolate. She has have passed. been instrumental in the develop"For the last 25 years, these Deacon Eugene Orosz, carried the each deacon had written regard- Frechette. ment and implementation of ParFather Tuptynski, a native of men have lived a ministry of ser- offertory gifts. Many friends and ing their past 25 years of service ish Pro-Life Committees; the anKwidzyn, Poland, was ordained a vice to the bishop and the people' family members of the deacons in the Church. They received also attended to join in thanksgiv- prayer cards and following an . priest on June 14, 1997 by Bishop nual Diocesan March for Life in of God." opening prayer, shared with each O'Malley in St. Mary's Cathedral. Washington, D.C., and the annual Leo A. Racine and Rebecca ing and celebration. , Racine, Deacon Leo Racine's son Following the liturgy, the dea- other their personal reflections of His first assignment was as paro- Respect for Life Walk for Mothand gran~daughter, provided the cons and their families went to their ministries. At the conclusion chial vicar at Our Lady of Mt. ers and Children in Boston; as music for the liturgy. Many of the White's Restaurant in Westport for all enjoyed a reminiscent slide Carmel Parish in New Bedford. well as programs in diocesan songs chosen for this Mass had a luncheon reception. At the meal, show, put together by Deacon In June 2000 he was appointed schools and parishes. The co-auspecial meaning to this first or- attended by all the deacons, along Nogueira, dating back to their' chaplain at Charlton Memorial thor of "The Book ofInnocents," dained class of deacons from the with Mary Camara, wife ofthe late early formation days with the en- Hospital with residence at Notre which was published by the U.S. Dame Parish in Fall River. Since Conference of Catholic Bishops Camara, tire "Deacon Family." Fall River diocese; such as "Be Not Deacon Manuel July 7, 2004 he has been pastor at in 2003, she travels extensively in the region addressing teens and St. Patrick's Parish in Somerset. As diocesan director of Pasto- parents on the issues of ch&stity Continuedfrom page four ral Care for the Sick, he replaces and Pro-Life. In coming weeks TheAnchor Father Edward 1. Healey. for you to have her! It is not right real meaning of matrimony. We and told us clearly what its Deacon Lemay is a native of will offer greater profiles of the for you to have him!" see it in the rampant practice of violation would constitute: Lowell, where he graduated from new appointees as well as perLast Saturday in Spain, a cohabitation before marriage, "Whoever divorces his wife and St. Joseph's High School and en- sonal interviews and the scope where the inextricable, God-given country where devotion to St. marries another commits listed in the U.S. Marine Corps. of their ministries. John the Baptist is strong and connection between love, adultery against her; and if she marriage, sex and children (in that this feast is still a national divorces her husband and holiday, 1.5 million people order) is ignored. We see it in the marries another, she commits Gold Medal Bakery is looking for a new or mid-level marched on Madrid with that high rates ofdivorce-andadultery" (Mk 10:11-12). Accountant. 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TAUNTON - The St. Mary's Primary School Drama Club' taught hundreds of students, friends and family members in attendance.that it doesn't matter what you look like on the outside, but what comes from within you that makes you unique ... ,and they did it with style! The students, who' are in Grades Three through Five at St. Mary's, sang and danced to full houses for consecutive evenings recently at the McCarty Performing'Arts Center at Coyle and Cassidy High School in Taunton. SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE students from St. Margaret's Regional School, Buz"Honk! Jr." is the tale of life in zards Bay, stand' near the Agawam River where they have worked during the s.chool year the duck yard for one "different" doing field studies, making maps, and collecting data as part of a school environment en- duck, (Evan Maras), who struggles richment project focusing on various'ecosystems: to find his place in the world, and the unwavering and unconditional love of his mother, (Jeana . Caporelli), who risks all to help him. Along. the way he faces dan-
ger from the duck yard's cat (Lindsey Meunier), who not only helps him into trouble, but puts him on the path home. We also meet the self described "aesthetically challenged" bullfrog (James Kelleher) who offers these words ofencouragement, "Someone will love you, warts and all." This modem version of the classic "Ugly Duckling" is upbeat and fun, but doesn't lose its powerfullife lesson ofacceptance and love. Sandra Parker, assistant principal at St. Mary's, as well as one of the play's directors said of the show, "It's a great play and the kids are absolutely fantastic." The closing evening's performance began with a special dedication of this year's school yearbook to Bea Viera, who created St. Mary's Primary School's shield.
MEMBERS OF the Eighth-Grade Class at St. Anthony's School, New Bedford, and their . teacher Darlease Monteiro, celebrate completing their skit in the school's annual talent show.
THIRD-, FOURTH-, AND FIFTH-GRADERS at St. Mary's Primary School in Taunton perform in the teaching production, 'Honk! Jr.'
PRE-KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS at St. Mary's School, New Bedford, clean their desks with'shaving cream ..Clockwise from 'left are Nicole Poineau, Victoria Roszkiewcz, Erin Rezendes' and Colin Bourgeois. . .' :.'_,
ROSS PERRY 'and Sara Vasconcellos are all smiles after being named Man and Woman of the Year at Coyle and Cassidy High School. They received Joseph Scanlon Memorial Scholarships during the Taunton school's Honor's Night from Miohae! Soan)on, S,9n of the Jate.J,osepl:l.S.Ga~IQfJ .. , ;
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THE' ST. MARIA GORETTI Youth Group of St.Jo~eph-St. Therese Parish, N~w Bedford, attend~d a recent Pawtucket Red Sox game against th.e Richmonq araves. Everyon~ had a great time eating hot dogs, cotton candy, freeze pops and drinking. soda. The day was capped off by an 11-3 So~ win. Below, Youth Group members pose with members of the Godspell cast; Tim Cabral right and路 Matt Bernardo left. Both Tim and Matt's parents are on the yeuth group staff. The group recently went to the' play at New Bedford Regional Vocational High School.
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But it's home to me, and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And"l'm the only one, and I walk alone I walk alone (Repeat three times.) Refrain: My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only , thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me 'Til then I walk'alone Ah-ah ah-ah ah-ah ahhh . I'm'walking down the line That divides me somewhere in my mind On the border line Oftheedgeand where I walk alone Read between the lines Of what's up and what's all right Check my vital signs To know I'm still alive and I walk alone I walk alone (Repeat three times.) (Repeat refrain.) I walk alone (Repeat.) (Repeat second verse: I walk this empty street ...) (Repeat refrain.) Sung by Green Day Album: American Idiot (c) 2004 by Warner Brothers Every year, I look over the Grammys to see who won what. This year's pick for "Best Rock Album" was Green Day's "American Idiot." I can't endorse this album wholeheartedly because it
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you are not alone. God continues contains explicit lyrics that I don't to guide you through these times to find acceptable or necessary. But the album's biggest hit, "Boulevard new experiences ofhis grace and ofBroken Dreams," has a message healing. We can see how to live by worth talking about. Printed here is the radio version examining the life ofJesus. He at times struggled with deep loneli(no vulgarity). The song doesn't .ness and even despair. Yet, he need the superfluous vulgarity to . could always sense his Father's make an interesting comment loving presence. about loneliness. Catholic tradition is among The song's character sees his those that teach that God sends life as a longjo.urney dOwn a angels to walk through life with us. "boulevard ofbroken dre~.'! In Angels bring their love and guidance even when we are not looking for it. These personal guardians do not keep us from life's hurts, but they "arrange" the seemingly chance encounters that support needed spiritual growth and lead us beyond life'!; mjuries. In my own life, I have gotten lo~t in pain at times. But later I was able to perceive that something of great value was happetiing during those periods ofdisappointmentsomething I hadn't understood in the beginning. . I am privileged now to work as a pastoral counselor with others as his words: "i walk a lonely road, God heals and re-creates their the only one that I have eve~ . lives. As part of the process, I try to known." His shadow is ''the only help them renew their trust in one that walks beside me.'路' themselves, God and life itself. There are times when life feels Initially, this is very challenging. the way the character describes it. But eventually the walk down the Perhaps we feel little sense of boulevard ofbroken dreams leads connection with other people. to new possibilities, newopportuPerhaps the dreams we hoped would guide our lives seem broken nities. Along life's pathways we meet by unexpected developments. However, these are times when we other "travelers." We leam to honor their stories. We also are far from alone. discover new strengths within Before you were born, God ourselves. We begin to see through assured your soul that you would life's illusions, including the never face life's difficulties and illusion that we are all alone. challenges alone. As your life To paraphrase the words of the evolves, you are brought to song's character, we see that our situations that aid your spiritual growth. Each person has lessons to "sometimes wish" has come true, that indeed we have been "found." leam and destinies to encounter. Comments are welcome at: Even when these important lessons chmartin@swindiana.net appear cloaked in pain and hurt,
How I spent my summer vacation By M. REGINA CRAM CATHOUC NEWS SERVICE
The summer has just started, but I'm sure you're already thinking about that nasty fall essay you'll be asked to write. (You are thinking about it, aren't you?) You know the one I mean: the essay about how you spent your summer vacation. I certainly don't want you taxing your brain in the heat, so I've taken the liberty ofcompiling a few ideas to get you started. There's no need to thank me. I. "It was a rainy day in early August when my twin sisters' bickering drove me to the breaking point. 'That's it!' I shouted. I signed onto my laptop in order to take the ultimate-step ofrevenge: I listed my sisters on eBay. The
bidding was quite lively until an astute eBay supervisor put a stop to it. Too bad; the bidding was up to $183.47. I really needed that money." 2. "My adventure began when a spaceship landed in my front yard. Well, it wasn't exactly my front yard; it was more like the side yard where it's shady. Everyone knows that aliens prefer to land their ships in the shade. As the door slowly opened, I could see the faces of the beautiful alien princess, Azalea." 3. "Our minivan was jammed with duffels and munchies and skimmer boards for our annual trip to the beach cottage for a week. My kid sister had begged to do her own packing this year, so my parents reluctantly agreed. It was
only after we arrived at the shore that my mother thought to check my sister's suitcase. It contained six pairs ofunderwear and a bathing suit. That's all."
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4. "It was one ofthose steamy July days when everything feels clammy. My mother insisted that I clean my room, which I found unnecessary since portions of the carpet were still visible under the heaps ofclothing and CDs.
In'stead, I cranked up the music and snuck across the hall to my brother's room. There I used my decorating superiority to rearrange the furniture, adding delicate touches like the old green toilet that had been stored at the back of the garage for so long (it was covered with cobwebs). Then, there was the Barbie bedspread from my sister's room and the short-sheeted bed. I could hardly wait to see his reaction." . 5. "It was a dark and rainy night. My friends and I traipsed through the neighborhood, stomping in puddles and belting out theme songs from our favorite childhood TV shows. Suddenly we were confronted by a family of skunks ..."
6. "On my summer vacation I worked ajob. It was boring. We went to the beach. It was nice. I got sunbumed. It was not nice. The end." (I would not recommend this one.) 7. "Over the summer I spent a week with my dad in California. I thought it would be boring but it turned out to be the adventure ofa lifetime. It began when we headed to the desert for a day-long hiking trip. Who could have known that we'd find the skeleton of ..." OK, it's me again. Even if none ofthese essay ideas is of interest to you, I hope that you take one piece of sage advice: Get an ice cream every day. After all, the world looks better from the other side of an ice cream cone.
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Friday, June 24, 2005
Vatican says giving blood helps Christians heal thesic.k By JOHN THAVIS
specific mandate: 'Heal the sick,'" he said. VATICAN CITY - Top Vati"Beyond solidarity and natucan officials encouraged blood ral compassion, there is this donation, saying it was a power- mandate of Christ, whom we ful and practical way to carry out obey with our innermost nature Christ's command to heal the by giving blood. This is a great sick. satisfaction, fulfilling from our Pope Benedict XVI, addressed hearts Christ's command to pilgrims from his apartment win- give health," Cardinal Lozano dow, sent special greetings to said. blood donors everywhere to mark The cardinal added thatgivWorld Blood ing blood was also a concrete Donor Day He said .Christians June 14. way for ChrisHe said . should find inspiration for tians to oppose C h r i s t ian s blood donation in Christ, what Church should find in- who "redeemed us with his leaders have called the "culspiration for blood.'" blood donation ture of death" in Christ, who and its values "redeemed us with his blood." of selfish pleasure, power and Cardinal Javier Lozano domination. Barragan, head of the Pontifical the World Health OrganizaCouncil for Health Care Work- tion began sponsoring the annual ers, celebrated Mass near the blood donation awareness day in Vatican with several hundred 2004. It said that 82 percent of blood donation volunteers. In a the wofId's population does not sermon, he asked why people have the certainty they will reshould give blood. ceive safe blood if a transfusion The answers are many, he is needed. said. For one thing, despite milThe situation is worst in imlions of donors each year, the poverished countries, where world does not have enough most people have to rely on famblood to meet medical needs ily replacement donations or paid especially in poorer countries. donations, the WHO said. Many give blood out of a It said more than 80 million sense of solidarity or compassion units of blood are donated every for the sick, he said. But for year around the world, but only Christians, donating blood 39 percent is collected in develshould have another special oping countries, where 82 permeaning. cent of the global population "Christ gave to his disciples a lives. CATHOLIC NEWS SERVICE
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NEWLY-ORDAINED Holy Cross Father George Piggford, second from left, is greeted by, from left, Holy Cross Father Arthur Cogan, provincial superior - Eastern Province of Holy Cross; Bishop Joseph F. Martino of Scranton, Penn.; and Holy Cross Father George Lucas, provincial vicar - Eastern Province of Holy Cross.
Congregation of Holy Cross ordains new priest NORTH EASTON - The Congregation ofHoly Cross, Eastern Province ofPriests and Brothers, is pleased to announce that George Piggford, C.S.c., was ordained to the Roman Catholic Priesthood on June 4. Bishop Joseph F. Martino of Scranton, performed the ordination at St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Father Piggford has been teaching as assistant professor of English at Stonehill College and has preached, baptized, and assisted at Masses at Holy Cross parish in South Easton. He spent the previous three years at the University
of Notre Dame earning a master's of divinity degree. While there he also taught in the English department, worked with the homeless, and ministered to the dying. After growing up in St. Michael the Archangel parish in Elizabeth, Penn., Father Piggford attended Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he was awarded two degrees in English: a B.A. in 1989 and an M.A. in 1991. He later pursued further graduate work in literature and language at the University of Montreal in Canada, receiving a Ph.D. in 2000. Amidst these studies, Father Piggford taught at Duquesne, Penn State University, the Univer-
sity of Montreal, and Tufts University in Medford. Father Piggford spent the summer of 2002 in Brockton helping at Main Spring house with adult education, food distribution, and in the Work Express program. The Congregation of Holy Cross is a religious community of priests and brothers founded in France in 1837. In the Diocese of Fall River, Holy Cross sponsors Stonehill College, Holy Cross Retreat House, Holy Cross Family Ministries, Holy Cross Parish, and St. Mary's Parish in Taunton. More information on the Congregation .can be found on their Website at www.holycrosscsc.org.
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